Chapter 40: bastard!

Meanwhile during the final test of the license exam, All Might was sitting in a high security prison cell facing All for One in a futuristic looking coffin with lots of tubes plugged into it and the only thing visible being All for One's face, which was covered in bandages soaked in dried blood and the only thing not covered was his left eye that was blood shot and practically crying tears of blood.

"My, my, what a surprise! look who decided to give me a visit." All for One wasn't actually talking it was a voice box connected to his head that read his mind and transmitted what he wanted to say.

"I came to set something straight but first, where is Tenko Shimura?"

"his name is Tomura Shigaraki."

"not according to the law, and not according to my master."

"oh get over it already will you? she's dead and burning in hell as we speak, well that would be true if anyone bothered to remember a lousy hero like her." if All for One's mouth still worked he would have smiled at this moment but he then noticed how All Might didn't even flinch in anger.

"oh? your not going to get mad? that's a surprise. guess you really did grow up All Might."

"answer my question already."

"or what you'll kill me? look at me All Might, I'm already dead thanks to your heroic efforts. but even if I were to tell you where I sent Tomura, he's already long gone and I have no way of knowing where he went. you see I did set up a location for us both to fall back yes, but I also made sure to have him find his own personal safe zone so that if any of his minions were to be captured none of them could tattle on him. not even me."

"... I suppose the bright side is that you'll no longer be able to poison his mind."

"tch, teachers are so underappreciated these days, but most of them follow a shitty education system anyways. ahem, I don't need to teach Tomura anything else, I already raised him to become a true killer as well as tactical leader. he was main issue was that he always thought that destruction was the best way to get the masses to bow down but now that he understands the world a little better he will be able to continue learning and growing until he eventually develops into the new king of the underworld." All Might couldn't help but get aggravated when hearing how the grandson of his master was to become the successor of the number one villain of all time.

"hm, still sad that it had to be that bitch nana's grandson of all people? didn't Gran Torino tell you to get over it?" All Might then looked at All for One in shock, it was true All Might did want to help Shigaraki see the folly of his ways because he was Nana Shimura's grandson. However, All for One should have no way of knowing this, unless he could still use his mind reading quirk.

"All Might." just then the intercom got both of All Might and All for One's attention.

"the casing we have All for One trapped in is meant to suppress his quirks however due to his massive arsenal of quirks it can only do so much. you only have ten more minutes until you need to get out, so we can do maintenance to keep him in check."

"tch, way to be a buzzkill, fine then since were short on time lets talk about something else, how is the world doing after the the whole All Might vs All for One incident."

"despite his imprisonment he is still a massive threat, please refrain from telling him anything about the outside world."

"... you heard the man."

"yeah, he must have a happy marriage, not that I'm one to talk. anyways if you're not aloud to talk then... how about we play the guessing game! ok, lets see. I guess that outside of this prison in fact all of Japan... is doing great! everyone is just going on with their lives as if there is nothing wrong with the world what so ever. I mean why would they, sure the number one hero has retired but there's literally an army of heroes swarming all over Japan its practically impossible for anyone to become a villain anymore, so in the end their is absolutely no reason to panic or be scared... is what everyone is trying to convince themselves but deep down they all know the truth. the number one hero is gone and Endeavor is never going to be as great or even better than him, hero society is already collapsing heroes that were once popular and well renowned for their side jobs like being models, doctors, and just plain action figure advertisement are having to work over time and are now seen as jokes who don't even deserve to be called heroes. because the truth is only about a third of all japans heroes- actually no, a third of the WORLD'S heroes are actually professional while the others are just in it for the fame and money. The Hero Killer knew this but not a lot of people listened at the time, mainly because you were still the number one hero and there wasn't a sane person alive that didn't love you. but now your gone and villains don't have much fear anymore and as more heroes fall more villains will rise.

this is the beginning of the end All Might, the hero society you tried so hard to build up is already falling apart, people are going to start losing faith in heroes and villainous factions are going to start forming, just like the Yakuza... man those guys were cool, I mean I never actually got along with any of the clans but I still respected the shit out of those guys, they were like modern day samurai, I wanted to join the Yakuza when I was a kid. ahem, sorry I'm getting off topic here's my point. you tried so hard to build up the symbol of peace so that everyone would feel at ease and the villains of the world would be frightened at the idea of breaking a law in your presence. but now your gone so none of that matters anymore, I mean really are you that stupid? did you really think that you would last forever, that you had all the time in the world to find a successor? no, no, NO! ... you failed as the number one hero because you decided to hold the whole world on your own, and because of your arrogance the world was passed to a bunch of incompetent and second rate heroes and because of that the world is already falling apart. ALL BECAUSE OF YOU, AND YOUR ARROGANT INCOMPETENCE!" All Might couldn't help but get aggravated at this point he was trying his best to hold it in and not let All for One see but he was clearly shaking in anger while clenching his fists with frustration.

"My, my, are you gonna cry?" the joy in All for One's voice was visible despite it just being produced by a speaker box which only agrivated All Might even more but once again to All for One's disappointment All Might kept his cool once again.

"Why do you even need a successor? You've already shown that with enough quirks you can survive the impossible so why Tenko?"

"Tomura, his name is Tomura Shigaraki you imbecile. anyways you really want to know why? fine then I'll tell you... its because I'm soft."

"... come again?"

"*sigh* back when I found out I had this power I was instantly overjoyed and thrilled that I finally could fulfill my dream of obtaining true power. I believe you already know I am an anarchist, I hate politics and law and how they allow the weak to gain power with ideals and pretty words alone. I despised those pigs even when I was just a tiny brat! I always believed that true power is what should make someone in charge so when I my quirk developed and I made the identity of being the man of the miracle cure for the quirk plague, I knew that I could finally get the power and authority I wanted without having to rely on stupid politics. and for a time it was good, or bad I guess is a better thing to say. I loved it more than anything to be incharge and strike fear into the lesser being of the world like those losers behind the glass! ... but then I got bored... and then I met my wife. she was so weak and normal that I would normally despise her existence but she was very beautiful so I was willing to give her a chance. and to this day I both regret and am proud of my decision, she tried to teach me how to love all forms of life and that just because bugs are lesser creatures doesn't mean we should kill them without care. She always took her time with everything and despite having a pitiful quirk she took on life with a smile on her face. she was so gentle, and kind, and beautiful, I could never bring myself to do anything besides loving her. haaa then Iz- our baby was born and I honestly couldn't have been more happy, when Inko was holding her for the first time I couldn't help but ball my eyes out I was so overjoyed. but you know everything fell apart because of your bitch Nana and now they both hate me with all their hearts. but I still love them and even thought I can't make them forgive me or even smile in my presence I still want to see them smile and let them live happy lives. that's my flaw All Might, I can't kill my daughter even if she is the next symbol of peace as well as the current host of One for All. So it all falls to Tomura, he and Izumi have to face one another, it was never going to be me or you, and it sure as hell wasn't going to be me. I am too soft to do the dirty deed but Tomura was raised to be a monster so he will be what I never could, the one to finally end the legacy of One for All and become the holder of two of the most powerful quirks in existence."

"you bastard!"

"my! My! I'm... running out of words that rhyme... you seem pretty pissed now!"

"She is your daughter! Why didn't you just give her All for One?!"

"oh what? like you gave her One for All?" All Might closed his mouth and then looked to the floor in shame

"tch, I'm shocked All Might, do you just make it a hobby to spoil that girl? aren't you supposed to be the good and fair guy here? you're really starting to make me feel like I'm actually a responsible father. anyways the reason I haven't given All for One to Tomura is because he still needs to improve, he's got lots of potential and room to grow. only until after his ascension into a true villain is complete, will I give him All for One. you see unlike you I don't go spoiling my prodigy, even if I want to, so in the end even if I failed my daughter I will be sure to never fail my son."

"he is not your son."

"in my eyes he is, just like how in his eyes I am his father you heard him that night, it honestly warmed my heart that was the first time he ever called me father since he started the league of villains. hen, he grew to be such a brat back in those days so the fact that he's handling the new and improved league of villains so well makes me so proud as a father. but anyways we're getting off track here, this is my previous point despite me being the villain I am a way better mentor to my successor that what you have been to your successor despite what she might say. I guess I understand why you spoiled her I mean I wanted to do that too, dressing like a hideous boy, getting beaten up every day, made fun of even by the teachers, and having to deal with the reality that her childhood dreams are just that, dreams. but that doesn't deny how much of an idiot you are to have given her One for All simply to give her a reason to not kill herself. I mean yeah she had organ deterioration but hey at least she didn't have cancer, that would have been a real joy ride."

"Is this all just a joke to you?"

"... ugh no! Its not ALL a joke to me, but most of it... hm, yeah pretty much. But concerning the little fight between Izumi and Tomura that's most certainly not a joke if anything its something I look forward to but also dreading very much. but I will continue to look on the bright side, Tomura is my son and Izumi is my daughter if Izumi wins then she inherits both One for All and All for One so I win, and if Tomura wins he gets both the quirks and I still win only a little more since Tomura was my intended successor, either all, one of my children will die yes, and that saddens me to my core but I will relish in the fact that the other will thrive and become what they have desired since their childhood. whether it be the number one hero and new symbol of peace or the new king of the underworld, they will make their mark in history and as a father I can never be more proud." All Might was getting aggravated again by All for One's twisted mindset and this time he couldn't make himself forget or even calm down with all his anger.

"... your a sick man."

"pfft, really? That's your best insult? I honestly expected more from the previous number one hero, but I guess your still a child All Might or should I keep calling you Toshinori? speaking of which why are you wearing that costume anyways? your the not the number one hero anymore. your a civilian now, hahaha! it fucking hurts to laugh but I still want to knowing that you no longer have any influence on heroes society due to your weakened body." All Might was practically displaying an aura of rage due to his ever growing hatred for All for One, he then stood up which made All for One's imaginary grin grow wider.

"All Might, please stay away from the glass."

"oh please you morons, look at him. what could he possibly do in such a weakened state."

"... heh, hahaha."

"hm? are you actually laughing?"

"why wouldn't I be, you think you have everything figured out despite being trapped in this cell, but I've got news for you All for One, or should I say Kaneki?" All for One then looked at All Might in shock which was quickly replaced with anger.

"... you little shit."

"I may not be the the number one hero but I still have a duty as the symbol of peace as well as the predecessor of the new symbol of peace! I don't intend to lose to any of your villains not even Tomura Shigaraki, I am relentless! I will not stop until justice is served and Izumi has finally made her mark as the next symbol of peace. I will stop your plans All for One mark my words! You'll be the one who watches helplessly as everything you've built comes tumbling down." All Might then left the room and after the doors sealed a doctor entered All for One's room and started checking his vital signs.

"how are you feeling today?"

"I'm still in pain doctor."

"... apologizes master, it seems that the medicine we are giving you as of this moment still isn't enough."

"never mind it doctor, its thanks to your effort that I'm even alive today."

"true but I have my master to thank for the limitless resources, I'm quite amazed that it was you who secretly funded this prison site."

"where do you think I found my most trusted and top minions. I had places like this built all around the world to help me round up the worst of the worst to build up my quirk arsenal as well as my army."

"hm, and with it being approved by the government and completely unbreachable no one would notice if its occupants start to disappear."

"Exactly but enough about that, how goes the project I asked you about?"

"oh its taking a considerable amount of time but when its done you will have a new and indestructible body... but master, why would you want a new body after all this time? what about Shigaraki?"

"this body isn't for me its for Tomura, I need to stay alive long enough to give him All for One so that he can become the new symbol of evil."

"ah, of course forgive my stupidity master."

"tch, don't sell yourself so short brat, everybody has a place in my empire as long as they prove their worth even once. anyways how close was I to hitting the mark?"

"you were spot on master, everyone is indeed acting like everything is fine and normal but if you look closely you can see the fear in everyone's eyes. villain attacks are getting more and more frequent, their are even professional villain groups as well as territory factions starting to form. We've even heard that one of the destroyed Yakuza clans are coming out of the shadows and slowly rebuilding their power."

"excellent, so about my son?"

"we haven't maintain contact with him but we have managed to keep some tabs on his wandering subordinates. their looking for the most professional and top notch villains to join the League... thought they haven't had much progress as of late."

"at least he's trying."

"indeed, truth be told master most of us didn't think he was worthy of your title but now that he's starting to take charge he's really shown how ruthless and tactical he can be without crying like a brat."

"and what about my daughter."

"... she's... she just got her provisional hero license today, she is now a legally allowed to assist in in emergencies and capturing villains thought she's not a pro just yet."

"hm... so in other words she's getting ready for her final battle, the battle that will determine if this Japan- no, this world will be ruled by justice or anarchy."

"I see, but if I may be blunt, why didn't you help your daughter when she wanted to kill herself?"

"like I said Doctor, I'm too soft now, I was told by my wife to stay away from her and our daughter. its just a rule that an anarchist like myself could easily break but I just can't not since it was Inko who said it, all I could do was just watch and do little things to help Izumi like heal her a little and give her some extra strength when dealing with the bullies, but in the end I was delaying the inevitable. how pitiful that the old king of the underworld has grown so soft that he can't even save his daughter. I can get anything done with just the snap of my own fingers but when it comes to helping the two women I love, I just fall apart and disappoint them both."

"... I see, thought I suppose it doesn't help to know that she also had a pitiful quirk despite carrying your superior genes."

"hm? hahaha, that's actually far from the truth doctor, you see when Izumi was born I wanted to keep her safe no matter what, Inko knew this but what she didn't know was her true quirk, Izumi was born with a quirk similar to mine only much more powerful. unlike me who needs to actually take the quirk of someone else her quirk had the ability to copy another persons quirk and make it her own forever without the need to actually take anything from them. with this she could become the most powerful person in the room simply by being around several people with amazing quirks. however this power was dangerous so I took it away from her and simply gave her a quirk of beauty."

"amazing, so that quirk resides in you now?"

"yes doctor, its the reason I have so many quirks in my arsenal despite being out of commission for a few years. its even thanks to this quirk that I was able to create the Nomus monster with their multiple quirks, without losing any of my own quirks. and truth be told doctor I managed to split a tiny piece of this quirk off and put it with the goddess blessing quirk I gave to All Might to give to Izumi."

"really? but, Tomura might be at a disadvantage now, why would you do that?"

"oh don't worry doctor, Tomura will be given the rest of my own and Izumi's All for One. and besides I didn't give Izumi an advantage I just gave All Might a parasite that he unknowingly but very willingly gave to Izumi, now she and I are connected, I will always be there beside her, I will be in her mind like a nightmare as well as in her shadow like the bogyman. granted she might be given a boost in her control for One for All and she might even be able to copy other quirks now but the chances of that happening are very slim. the point is that now I have her in the palm of my hands now and I intend to take this advantage to the fullest, All Might said that I will be the one to watch helplessly as everything unfolds, hahaha that moron has no idea how wrong he is!"


now that the day was coming to an end everyone was back at the dorms all talking about how exciting and exhausting it all was, Izumi on the other hand was had just entered the room but was still looking at her phone. I wonder when All Might will reply about my license she thought to herself.

"oh hey Izumi, you doing ok?"

"hm? oh yeah I'm fine Ejiro! I was just washing my face!" Izumi then smiled but Kirishima looked at her in confusion he then got up and to her confusion got a closer look at her face.

"what's this? Tokoyami said you nearly got crushed by that Red Eye villain so how come you look fine right now?"

"uh... I'm not entirely sure but if I had to guess I would say it is the medicine at work."

"huh, yeah I guess that makes sense but it kinda seems a little overpowered to make you recover so quickly despite it being a few weeks." except its been happening longer than that Izumi thought with growing guilt and confusion in her mind. Bakugo was looking at Kirishima and Izumi talking the entire time but at the time like everyone else he was reflecting back to the license exam.


Bakugo had been given back his test results like everyone else and he was looking at his paper surprisingly not in burning anger but disappointment. he only had 42 points in the end due to him yelling at all the adult H.U.C. civilians. he actually expected this so he wasn't that surprised but he was still disappointed with himself non the less. he then looked to the sky and grunted, why the fuck am I even doing this anymore he thought to himself.

"Katsuki Bakugo." Bakugo then turned to see some of the H.U.C. civilians he, Kirishima, and Kaminari saved only they were now in there regular attire and not their civilian disguises.

"we wanted to let you know that although you were mostly aggressive and rude to the civilians you were supposed to be not only saving but comforting, some of us saw how calm and inspirational you can be regardless of your feral nature. we just wanted to let you know that even thought you have a long way to go you are on the right path to becoming a pro hero. we look forward to your results in the special course as well as your individual test, we need great heroes like you."


"... great heroes like me? yeah right." Bakugo then walked toward Izumi and Kirishima.

"hey Izumi." Izumi then turned to her right to see Bakguo standing there seeming to be in self doubt about something, she was bothered by this but also slightly happy since Bakguo was talking to her again.

"what's up Kacchan?"

"I need to talk to you outside, its a personal matter." Bakugo then walked out the dorms, Izumi then looked at Kirishima and he smiled at her and gave her a thumbs up, he finally wants to talk to you Izumi, go for it. Kirishima thought. Izumi then smiled and walked out the dorm and followed Bakugo to the front of the dorms.

"... so what is it that you wanted to talk about."

"Izumi I need to get something straight, you-"

"NOOOOO!" Bakugo and Izumi then turned to left to see Jiro tossing what looked to be romantic novels and manga into a fire while Ashido was crying as she was held back by Hagakure and Asui. Bakugo was just staring at them confused but a little annoyed while Izumi was mostly concerned.

"lets... go somewhere else."

"um yeah." then then walked out of the dorms and Bakugo lead her all the way to the fake city training area, the exact same area where Bakugo and Uraraka trained for the final exam.

"Um Kacchan, we're not supposed to be in here!"

"don't worry this will be quick."

"o- oh! ok... so whats on your mind."

"I'm done Izumi."

"eh?"

"I said I'm done, I've had it with trying to be a hero, I don't even know why I bother with this bullshit anymore."

"wha- Kacchan no! why would you want to stop being a hero."

"are you fucking kidding me? this coming from the girl I nearly beat to death? I heard how your health was deteriorating, you know I'm at fault for that right?" Izumi then closed her mouth and looked to the floor in shame.

"I'm not gonna be a fucking villain if that's what your thinking but I'm defiantly no hero, so starting tomorrow I'm quitting this dumb school and I don't know become a stupid chef or something. so yeah no, neither you or any of the other fuck tards at this school will ever have to deal with my shit ever again, so hala-fucking-lula right?"

"but Kacchan-"

"but I know you can't except that so easily, because you've always been so fucking stubborn, so I'm gonna give you some motivation." Bakugo then quickly turned around and punched Izumi in the stomach with a small explosion, of course it hurt a lot but for Izumi it was absolutely unbearable. it had been a very long time since Bakugo had punched her but unfortunately she and her body remembered the pain very well, and with it came a lot of trauma. Izumi couldn't help but tremble to her knees and then cough up some blood, her organs weren't deteriorating anymore but due to her body remember the pain it she ended up coughing blood as if they were still damaged. Bakugo was about to help her up but then he stopped himself and just started leaned close to her ear.

"we're not friends anymore, you irrelevant to me and I'm irrelevant to you. if you ever try to be my friend again I'm gonna kill you, so leave me alone from now on... Deku." Bakugo then walked away and was heading for the dorms hoping to get to his room before anything else, obviously he knew he was going to get scolded for this but he'd rather face Aizawa's wrath than Uraraka's.

"*cough, cough* Ka- Kacchan! *cough, cough* wait!"

"we're done Deku! now fuck off already!" just let me go already! Bakugo thought why do you want to help me so hard damn it.

"*cough* I said stop damn it!" Bakugo was actually shocked with hearing anger in Izumi's voice so he turned around and saw her slowly standing straight, she then turned to her dark form and suddenly activated her spark.

"you've been beating the shit out of me since middle school and I always had to take it since you were stronger than me, but ever since I got to this school I made two vows, one I would become a great hero no matter what and two I would help you and anyone else become great heroes as well, but in your case I added a side note, if you were to ever hit me. I WOULD HIT YOU BACK!" Izumi then stood up and was about to throw a flaming burst smash at Bakugo but he appeared before her suddenly and slapped her with an added small explosion making her cheek red and burnt.

"you think you can take me Deku? you never stood a chance before so what makes you think you stand a chance now?!"

"... because before... I DIDN'T HAVE THIS QUIRK! STRIKE!" Izumi then swung her leg around and directly hit Bakugo in the face with a strike. Bakugo was stunned because of the strike and was now bleeding due to a cut caused by Izumi's strike, he then glared at her with murderous intent.

"grrr! you dumb bitch! you should have just let me walk away! but now I'm gonna crush you like a fucking bug!"

"go ahead and try you son of a bitch!" Izumi then yelled in anger as she activated Spark at the highest she could and then charged at Bakugo while he used his explosions to charge at her.


"YOU LEFT IZUMI ALONE WITH BAKUGO!" after Jiro was done buring all the books, the girls went back inside to finally relax but then some of the boys told them the concerning news of Izumi being alone with Bakugo.

"Kirishima why would you do that?! I thought you cared about Izumi!"

"ugh damn it! the one thing we all didn't want to happen actually ended up happening."

"*sigh* I'm gonna go and find them."

"wait stop! guys please! hear me out! you guys don't know Bakugo like I do, Trust me he cares for Izumi and is even willing to take a bullet for her. he would do absolutely anything to protect her and nothing to hurt her. and besides even if that was the case, which its not, Izumi isn't some fragile flower she's a cool heroin that can take on one of the League of Villains strongest guys all by herself. so really? whats the worst that could happen?" just then a large explosion from the training field beta went off. everyone looked at the explosion in shock and horror but then they all looked at Kirishima in anger.

"... uh... I'm pretty sure that's unrelated." then three more explosions were unleashed in Training field beta which even caused one of the false buildings to start breaking apart.

"ok its not unrelated."

"SOMEONE CALL MR. AIZAWA!"


Izumi managed to doge another of Bakugo's explosions and then used Strike to make all the dust in the air blow away, she did this so she wouldn't lose sight of Bakugo but was also hoping to get some dust in his eyes. but instead Bakugo made another explosion which more quickly got rid of the dust and also protected himself from any dust heading for his eyes. Izumi then landed on the ground and grunted in frustration knowing her small dust plan didn't work but then she saw the damage done to one of the buildings.

"shit... are you fucking insane?! watch what your doing dumbass!"

"... hehehe, hahahahaha! you know I was fucking pissed at first when you decided to start a fight rather than just letting me walk, but now I'm actually starting to feel better!"

"grrr! you psycho bastard!" Izumi then used Spark again only this time made a front flip at Bakugo which actually confused him. Izumi, despite her constant exercising, wasn't really flexible or athletic however when she used spark even with its straining recoil she was able to move more flexibly that she ever could without Spark. now that she was in the air she got her leg ready and hit Bakugo hard with a strike, Bakugo used his arms to quickly guard but the force of the strike proved to be effective regardless and even nearly broke his bone. Bakugo cried out in pain but then he released two large explosions from his hands pushing both himself and Izumi from each other. Izumi lost her balance because of this and she had no footing since she was practically flying in the air; so Bakugo, despite his soar hands used another massive explosion to be blasted right at Izumi and once he was above her he quickly blasted her with another small but powerful explosion that forced her into the ground hard. Bakugo then landed on the ground but did stumble a little, however he quickly brushed it off and walked toward Izumi with a grin on his face.

"heh, you dumb bitch, why did I ever do anything for you? not only are you an ungrateful piece of shit but you can't even fight for shi-" just then Izumi punched Bakugo in the face with another strike and then flipped back and kicked him in the face with another strike. she made sure her back flip was long enough to get some proper distance from Bakugo but when she landed her foot was hit with a shock of pain that nearly made her fall. normally when fighting she would quickly turn off spark and then activate strike separately because using both would just add on the power of One for All which added up to 30% which was more than she could handle given that she could barely even handle 10% due to her weakened state. however given the circumstances she didn't even have a second to make the switch between moves so she had to bear with the recoil for as long as she could.

"aaaah! grrr! me?! you think I'm ungrateful! I'm one of the only people who ever stood by you when everyone else started hating you! and what about Kirishima?! he's the one who wanted to rescue you in the first place! and this how you repay him?! you fucking asshole!"

"I don't give a shit about him and besides he can be a shitty hero with or without my help! not that I gave any to begin with!" Bakugo then used his explosions to charge again at Izumi but since her left foot was still soar she decided to hold her ground and wait for Bakugo to come close and then hit him with a strike using her right leg. unfortunately she missed because he anticipated her strike and used his explosions to quickly dodge the attack and then hit her in the back with small but powerful force caused Izumi to roll on the ground hard and when she tried to get up she started puking some blood.

"tch, look at you your still falling apart, are you really so fucking stupid to pick a fight with someone when your still puking your guts out!"

"*cough, cough* and who's fault is that?! You fucking psycho!" Bakugo then growled in anger and released a large explosion right at Izumi forcing her to ram into a wall and then in an instant Bakugo was right in front of her ready to hit her with another explosion but Izumi managed to activate a strike on time and hit Bakugo right in the face again, hitting him with her right arm making him practically fly to the left and roll on the ground.

"... ha... ha... hahaha! doesn't feel good does it?" Izumi then activated spark and then rushed toward Bakugo again using front flips and when she landed on Bakugo she made sure to land on him hard and then use all the force she could to kick off of him to dig him more into the ground. Then as she jumped off of him a large explosion was released which was what she expected, she then continued to use spark to try to fall safe onto the ground, especially to make sure to not land on her soar foot. however she failed badly and laded on her soar foot but surprisingly it didn't hurt. originally the abnormal speed of her healing scared Izumi but now she was smiling because she felt sure that she couldn't lose against Bakugo at this rate. Bakugo then dug himself out of the ground with another explosion and then got up with some clear difficulty due to the pain, but he got up none the less and glared at Izumi with burning rage. Izumi on the other hand despite being in her dark form was smiling and even waved her hand to tell him to come at her.

this enraged Bakugo at first but then he stopped and took a deep breath, this actually suprised Izumi because she never knew Bakugo to keep his cool when he gets enraged. Bakugo then looked around for a way to fight indirectly but then he looked to the ground and picked up a large piece of rubble. Bakugo then tossed it inbetween his hands and a little in the air to quickly test its weight and then he tossed it in the air and then quickly hit it with a small and powerful explosion. the explosion damaged the rubble piece into much smaller pieces but like a shotgun all the particles shot right at Izumi. one of the shards hit her cheek cutting it instantly, another hit her shoulder, two hit her stomach, one hit her right hand, two hit her left leg, and the last one hit her right leg. Izumi couldn't help but cry out in pain, none of the fragments pierced into her skin but the did hit her at high speed which did cut and bruise her skin causing a lot of damage. Bakugo then smiled and and then blasted the ground causing more rubble to be made and as it flied in the air Bakugo quickly started blasting them at Izumi. Izumi then tried to use a strike to fling them back at Bakugo but only succeeded to make a few go away and the fragments following hit her hard. Izumi then quickly activated spark and tried to using her enhanced speed to dodge the fragments as much as she could, it only succeeded however in reducing the amount of fragments she was hit with overall, but she was still suffering a lot.

it didn't take long before Izumi was no longer able to keep up and was being hit by constant fire of hot fragments and then Bakugo apeared right infront of her and punched her in the stomach again with another small and powerful explosion. Izumi then coughed up more blood but quickly then used strike in both her arms, out of pure adrenaline and rage, and hit Bakugo in his back which plunged him into the ground again. However Bakugo anticipated this and used his explosion to propel himself back up and hit Izumi in the stomach again while forcing her into the sky which lead her to falling hard on her back. Bakugo used his explosion to leap in the air and strike her down with another attack but Izumi used Strike in both her legs and kicked Bakugo hard in the stomach which forced him back and made him fall on the ground hard on his back. they had both gotten up at the same time but at this point they were both extremely exhausted, so much that even Izumi's strange regeneration wasn't helping enough. despite constantly huffing and puffing due to the exhaustion, Izumi weakly walked up to him Bakugo to continue attacking, he tried to punch her but she managed to doge and punched him hard in the face and kept punching him until the reached a wall.

"... ha... ha... this was a long time coming... you piece of shit!"

"oh yeah I guess I'm the only bad guy! like your so fucking innocent Izumi!"

"really?! you think you have the right to play a victim card? you put this fucking scar on my face!" Izumi then punched Bakugo again in the face but he just glared at her and growled in anger.

"you abandoned me when I needed you!" Bakugo then punched Izumi the face but she just glared at him in pure fury, they then continued to hit one another while pointing out reasons of blame at each other.

"you beat the shit out of me every day!"

"you pretended to someone else!"

"you practically made me your slave!"

"you get praised for every little thing and I get scolded for nothing!"

"you think your better than everyone!"

"the whole class loves you no matter what you do!"

"because I respect them! you on the other hand, are cocky! barbaric! completely destructive! you Beat me because of a stupid promise! you get pissed off way too easily! and worst of all-!"

"I KILLED ALL MIGHT!" Bakugo then punched Izumi hard in the face, hard enough to actually force her away and she even collapsed on the ground with a broken nose. Izumi laid on the ground for a little while as her nose bleed but then Bakugo collapsed to the ground, Izumi then ignored the pain and sat up to face Bakugo.

"w- what? what are you talking about?"

"... what the fuck do you think you god damn idiot! its because of me that All Might tired himself out and had to give up being a hero! every time I screwed something up it was fine, because it was something that didn't bother me or something I could eventually fix but then I hurt you Izumi, the only reason I became a hero. I knew I could never fix that but I still tried anyways but now I because of me All Might has retired and is nothing more than a guy of skin and bones, and that's because those bastards caught me, the whole world is falling apart because of me."

"wha- Kacchan that's not true."

"stop calling me that! and yes it's fucking true! everyone's acting like it was just a another natural disaster or horrible earthquake but no this was fucking worse, All for One was the fucking devil! he may be gone but he took All Might with him, and now everything is slowly going to shit... tell me your not an idiot and have taken notice." Izumi then looked to the ground in fear, it was true, the government and the media were just going on as if everything was fine but it was obviously just a front given that Villain attacks were getting more frequent and lots of heroes were starting to lose popularity. Izumi then snapped out of her depression and slapped her face.

"but Ka- Bakugo! none of that is your fault! All Might was losing One for All anyways!"

"w- what?"

"well yeah after he gave me One for All his use of it was... dwindling." Izumi then realized that she had spilled classified information about the existence of One for All. Izumi then noticed how Bakugo was looked at her, extremely confused and dumbfounded.

"... um, what?"

"uh oh, I shouldn't have told you that."

"Izumi what the fuck is going on and why the fuck did you just say that All Might gave you your quirk or his quirk or- whatever! why would you say something like that?"

"um... *sigh* ok, I give up I might as well tell you everything." Izumi then told Bakugo the secrets of One for All and All for One and how she was chosen to be One for All's next host and the next symbol of peace.

"so yeah that's everything... you ok?"

"... no."

"um... "

"*sigh* no, no I just mean... what the fuck Izumi? you tried to kill yourself just because your old quirk sucks?"

"what the- THAT'S YOUR TAKE AWAY?! BAKUGO I HAVE THE MOST POWERFUL AND MYSTERIOUS QUIRK AND THAT'S WHAT YOUR WORRIED ABOUT?"

"well no it made sense you saved my life, All Might saw you as worthy, and made you his successor. that was pretty straight forward, but god damn it Izumi you really hated yourself that much?"

"... to be fair you were trying to convince me to kill myself too you know."

"Ah! ... Yeah sorry about that. but uh, does your mom know?"

"... no, she just thinks it was an extension of my quirk that hasn't manifested until now. I didn't exactly do the best job of convincing her."

"... fuck, but ALL the teachers know about this?"

"yeah, so Aizawa is probably going to kill me when he finds out that you know too."

"fuck Izumi, how the hell did a blabber mouth like you manage to keep this secret for so long?"

"I guess I just got used to thinking of One for All as my own quirk now, though yeah at first the only problems I had was when Tsu asked about it but Kirishima saved me."

"oh yeah... wait does he know?"

"no, no, I never told him, I haven't even told Ocha-chan or even Iida."

"hm, so wait Izumi, if you are supposed to be the next symbol of peace then why didn't you beat scar face at the sports festival tournament?"

"ok first of all don't call him that, second of all, uh... I kinda wanted to save him from his self doubt and depression so yeah..."

"heh, wanting to save everybody no matter what that's the reckless Izumi we all know."

"yeah... Bakugo, are you really going to leave U.A.?"

"... well, yeah. I guess I am, I just... ever since I came to this school it just felt like things have been falling apart. I found the girl of my dreams only to realize she's been my punching bad for the past few years, I tried being a great hero but I'm much better at fighting that saving, and the worst thing is that those League of Villain bastards tried to recruit me." Izumi then looked at Bakugo in shock.

"yeah it's true, they thought of me as a villain just like everyone else, that hurt my pride a lot. and then there was the kicker when All Might had to come and rescue me like I was some fucking weakling and now because of the fight he has to retire... all because of me."

"Bakugo I already-"

"yeah, yeah I know! he has One for All and once it's been passed on it slowly fades to the new user. but still it would have lasted longer if he hadn't fought that night right?"

"no! that would have only been delaying the inevitable! besides if he had waited longer to fight then, he wouldn't have had the strength needed to defeat All for One if he had waited any longer."

"... I guess that's right, but I still feel like shit Izumi, I don't really think I have what it takes to be a true hero, despite what anyone says."

"but Bakugo, what about wanting to be a hero when we were kids?"

"I said that because I wanted to ask you to marry me when we grew up... but yeah even before that when my quirk manifested I thought I could be a great hero simply because I was great, but now... I just feel like shit almost all the time and barely anything has helped. I honestly feel better off being a villain and I don't even want to do that... ugh, everything fucking sucks. I just want to leave this shitty school and stop getting in everyone's way."

"... your not in anybody's way. besides I know you failed the licensing exam but you were at least close to passing right?" Bakugo then remembered the words of one of the H.U.C. employees we look forward to your results in the special course as well as your individual test, we need great heroes like you. Bakugo then smiled because he couldn't deny that at the moment it did feel good to hear that after all the doubt of before but now it just felt like words wasted on him.

"*sigh* yeah I did get good reviews despite having a failing grade but I still don't know why I should bother. the only other reason I'd want to be a hero was to be the very best but since you got All Might's quirk that ideas practically dead in the water." Izumi now had nothing left to say she could no longer think of any way to convince Bakugo to stay in U.A. Bakugo noticed how hard she was trying to come up with an excuse for him to stay, which left him with a look of disappointment.

"*sigh* ok enough about me Izumi why don't you tell me why the hell you'd want me to stay at U.A. and try not to lie this time."

"ah! I uh... but I wasn't-"

"you weren't lying when you said you vowed to help anyone who gave up on being a hero? yeah I call bullshit on that, a vow like that was way to specific and sounded more like an on the spot excuse. so again tell me the fucking truth."

"... *sigh* ok at first it was because I pitied you. I saw how you wanted to give up so badly it reminded me of well me, when I was all alone in middle school with no friends, no hope, and not even a will to live. it sucked and I don't wish that on anyone not even you."

"... are fucking stupid?"

"excuse me?"

"I'm the one who ruined your life you dumb bitch! all because I thought the girl of my dreams was dead or something! I mean come on, how could you not want me of all people to suffer?"

"Bakugo... its true that most of it is your fault but I made you think that I abandoned you when we were kids all because I was too selfish to accept that I had a useless quirk. I even went out to say that I was quirkless. I did that, and because of it I payed every price."

"ugh come on! Izumi this is why I wanted you to just hate me and let me leave U.A. you are way too fucking nice! you think every bad thing that happens in your life is your fault and you try way too hard to make life better for everyone else, so hard that you even break your own bones as a price."

"ah, well, uh... what about you! you have the chance to become a grand and successful hero as long as you stay in U.A. but instead you just keep focusing on the downsides. yeah you beat the crap out of me, yeah you are a total hot head, yeah you got captured by the villains, and yeah you failed the licensing exam but those are just accidents! sure some of them are down right awful and others are ones that people will never let you forget but that's not the point of accidents. you don't forget them you learn from them so you never repeat them! that's the point of growing up you fucking idiot! if you give up now life will never get better!"

"I feel like a suicidal numb skull like you should practice what you preach." Izumi then looked at Bakugo in shock while he continued to look at her with a bored expression but then he smiled and so did Izumi and then she started laughing and then he started laughing.

"hahahahaha! your so fucking right! what the fuck is wrong with me!"

"with you?! hahahaha! I chased after an loser just because I pretended he was a villain! hahaha! who got my childhood friend! hahahah! am I delusional or what?!"

"your fucking insane! hahahahaha! and so am I, I'm a suicidal nutcase! hahahahaha!"

"I'm a man child that throws tantrums all the fucking time! hahaha! I'm a just a big fucking baby! hahahahaha!" Izumi and Bakugo then continued laughing for some time longer but then they finally stopped and then just sat in silence.

"haaaa... what should I do now Izumi, now that I think about it I don't want to leave U.A. but, I don't have any motivation to be a hero anymore, even if you say the world needs more heroes, what good will I be, If I don't have a purpose?" Izumi was now again in deep tough wondering what could possibly convince Bakugo to stay in U.A.

"I suppose that is a tough decision one that I was hoping you'd already have the answer too." they both then turned to see All Might walking toward them with a with a seemingly angry expression. Izumi started sweating in fear while Bakugo grunted in frustration.

"come on get up both of you." Bakugo then slowly got up while Izumi stood up quickly out of fear and managed to stay still despite the quick movement giving her a headache.

"Young Bakugo I heard from the distance that you blame yourself for my retirement but you should know that my quirk was going to be drained out anyways." Izumi then felt a sense of guilt rush threw her.

"um, actually All Might I already-"

"what are you talking about All Might?" Izumi then looked at Bakugo in confusion and then he then quickly swiped his finger in the air, Izumi knew what this meant back in middle school Bakugo would use it to tell Izuku to shut up from a distance or to not answer a homework question. All Might then explained everything about One for All and All for One, all while Bakugo nodded pretending this was all something he didn't already know while Izumi was overwhelmed with guilt. All Might then started leading them back to the dorms.

"hm, so this One for All is supposed to be passed down from one worthy hero to the next?"

"yes that's correct." Bakugo then looked at Izumi in confusion as she was still sweating nervously out of guilt. I think you made a miscalculation All Might Bakugo thought to himself.

"*sigh* so I guess now you want me to keep this all a secret right? even thought I'm getting expelled?"

"... what are you talking about Young Bakugo?"

"huh? I just destroyed a training field and beat the shit out of Izumi... again! so why would I be allowed to stay?"

"trust me when I say there will be punishment, however to expel you would be seriously out of the question, we need good heroes like you for the future."

"tch, be serious All Might, do you honestly think I can be a hero." All Might then turned around and showed a genuine smile which made both Bakugo and Izumi stop in there tracks.

"I think you and Young Midoriya have a lot in common, you both doubt yourselves far to easily and rarely look at the positivity in your surroundings. true you did attack Young Midoriya far too many times but because of that she has only came out stronger and braver. not only that but she is always willing to help you as a fellow classmate isn't that right Young Midoriya?" Izumi then managed to calm down and showed a bright smile to Bakugo.

"yup! your not getting rid of me that easily you jerk!"

"hm, even with your ferocious attitude you still managed to find friends like Young Kirishima, Kaminari, Sero, and Ashido. two of which was involved in that foolish but successful mission to save your life am I wrong? not only that but Todoroki the student who you despise the most as well as Yaoyorozu and Iida all went to save you as well despite not having good relations with you." Bakugo then realized that, that was indeed true, he wasn't surpised that Kirishima, Ashido and Izumi went to rescue him but when he saw Iida, Yaoyorozu, and Todoroki helping as well he was understandably confused. Bakugo then couldn't help but smile as he looked to the sky, is this school just full of good hearted idiots? he thought to himself.

"tch, alright! alright! I get it. I'm not leaving U.A. but I hope you won't go cheering because I also decided on my new purpose as a hero. I'm gonna be your official rival Deku! you may have this One for All or whatever but my quirk is all natural! I'm gonna bring it to new heights and use it to overshadow you as a superior hero, and even if by the off chance I can't be the best I'll still make sure to be the second best hero! even better than that Bastard Endeavor, I'm gonna be at the very top because if anyone's gonna stand higher than you, its gonna be me! and if I can't beat you then nobody else will be aloud to beat you!" Bakugo then genuinely smiled for the first time since he got to U.A. which actually warmed Izumi's heart and made her smile brightly back at him.

"I look foward to it, Kacchan, oh I'm gonna keep calling you that by the way."

"tch, bitch."

"asshole!" Izumi and Bakugo then started laughing as they continued to the dorms while All Might had a aura of dread all around him, I asked her to stop cursing several times but she seems to be getting worse at it, you really are a bad influence Young Bakugo. All Might thought to himself. but then All Might turned around to them and opened his arms which confused both Bakugo and Izumi.

"I apologize for almost forgetting about this, but Young Bakugo you've had a tramatic past few days so I think you need a hug."

"... your joking right? do I look like a fucking eight year old? I don't need a damn hu-!" Izumi then pushed Bakugo forward and All Might then hugged him, Bakugo was trying to resist at first and was clearly enraged but after some time he started to calm down and then he went silent and then he started crying. Bakugo then collapsed and All Might didn't let him go and continued to hug and comfort him, all while Izumi watched the whole thing and couldn't help but cry as well. All Might saw this and offered her to join in but then shook her head, he needs this more than I do Izumi thought and All Might understood and continued to comfort the crying Bakugo until he was ready to get back up and continue to the dorms.


unfortunately the touching moment was killed as soon as the got to the dorms where Aizawa strangled them both with his scarf while using his quirk to keep them both from resisting.

"you stupid teenagers decided to fight right after the exhausting licensing exam?! I'm glad you have so much energy! I wish all the other students were just like you!"

"*chocking* you have a shitty way of showing appreciation..." Izumi thought this as well but wasn't as brave as Bakugo to say it out loud given their current situation. however Aizawa tightened his scar around both their necks which made them both start to turn red.

"ok! ok! Aizawa that's enough! take it easy!"

"you expect me to over look this and go easy on the kids for their stupidity?!"

"not that you crazy man! I'm talking about strangling them in general! you're gonna kill them and make U.A. look even worse than before! is that what you want."

"... oh right." Aizawa then let go of both Bakugo and Izumi fell to the ground and started gasping for air, was he really that close to killing us?! Izumi thought out of fear while Bakugo just grunted in anger tch, not even five minutes and I'm already regretting my decision on staying.

"besides Aizawa they fought because Bakugo blamed himself for my retirement and because of those pent up emotions he started losing his sense of direction in life, I understand your frustration but their still kids you know, for once will you just cut them some slack?"

"... grrr! irregardless who was the one who threw the first punch?"

"it was me obviously, I punched her because I didn't want her to care about me anymore." Aizawa and All Might then looked at Bakugo in confusion and then looked at each other, Aizawa then looked back at them both and grunted.

"*sigh* very well, I think I get it, this really was just a stupid quarrel between two hormonal idiots who don't know how to handle their emotions... LIKE I CARE! YOU'RE BOTH UNDER HOUSE ARREST, AND YOU HAVE TO CLEAN THE U.A. CLASS 1-A DORMS EVERYDAY! FOR MIDORIYA THREE DAYS AND FOR BAKUGO FOUR DAYS! I ALSO WANT AN APOLOGY LETTER FROM BOTH OF YOU! AND YOUR NOT ALOUD TO USE RECOVERY GIRL TO HEAL YOUR INJURIES! DO IT YOURSELF AND GET OUT!" Aizawa then used his scarf to slap both Bakugo and Izumi and then walked out of the room with an aura of burning frustration, All Might then apologized to them both for Aizawa's extremity and chased after him.

"ow... wow, I never saw Aizawa show much emotion."

"still that kind of punishment really isn't that bad, you think that was him cutting us some slack or some shit?"

"I'm not really sure. also what do you mean not bad? were not aloud to go to class for three days!"

"well me its four, and sure we have to do house cleaning but that's easy so its more of a small and weird vacation." Izumi then looked at Bakugo in disappointment for the first time since Middle school but then she realized that she was actually showing him an expression other than happiness or fear which made her smile even more. Izumi then went over to Bakugo and kissed him on the cheek which shocked him.

"I'm really glad were rivals Bakugo but lets keep being friends too, ok?" Izumi then smiled brightly hoping that Bakugo would laugh a little and then agree to it but unfortunately he just hit her in the head out of anger.

"what the fuck is wrong with you?! who kisses someone and then begs them to be friends you fucking psycho?!"

"I just wanted to show some affection you asshole! also did you seriously just hit me again?!"

"oh I'm sorry, aren't you the supposed to be the unstoppable Deku or some shit like that? get the fuck over it!" Izumi and Bakugo continued fighting all while All Might was just outside the room listening on the whole conversation, and was even smiling because of it. it seems your closer now than ever to truly saving yourself Young Midoriya, and even thought your relationship with Young Bakugo could still use some work I think a friendly rivalry is off to a good start, I only have to say that I hope Young Bakugo doesn't become the next Endeavor but despite his nasty attitude I think you'll both be fine.