Just wanted to put this here real quick. Apparently, not everyone is clear on this, but the SCP one-shot that was written was NOT canon, meaning it didn't actually happen, it was just a fun what if.


Most of the leaders of the world were gathered in the UN Assembly hall. Most were appearing by digital screens, only some had the time to show up in person. It was an emergency meeting that hadn't been seen in many many years.

As they waited for the main speaker, they talked among each other, discussing the discovery of the massive Mana winds coming from the South Pole.

"That's surely what this is all about," India said to China.

"Gates have never once been seen in the Antarctic, why would they start popping up now?" America asked Russia.

"My scientists believe that the Gates are attracted to people, which is why it took so long for a Gate to show up. There were so few scientists living there compared to other places in the world that it just makes sense."

"We were just about to send a rescue mission for those scientists, but Japan announced that it was far too dangerous. Said it was likely they were already dead."

"That's just cold."

A tapping interrupted their discussion as a man appeared at the front podium, his index finger on the mic. "Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, we will begin addressing the topic of this emergency gathering." The speaker wore a sling around his right arm and had several bandages on his left. "As many of you know, my name is David Shield, one of the lead researchers surrounding the mysteries of Gates and the Villains inside of them. After a recent encounter with said Villains on I-Island which resulted in the unfortunate loss of… too many lives, I was given true insight to the origins of these mysteries." David gripped the side of the podium with his unbroken arm, reminded of the crushed bodies he saw walking through the ruins of the once utopian city. His old friend in particular. "The Gates are not some natural phenomenon created by the tearing between dimensions or any other prevailing theories. The Gates have, in fact, been placed on this planet by a race of Godlike beings known as the Rulers. It was an attempt to give the human race a fighting chance against their enemies, the Monarchs, by allowing us to absorb the Mana leaking from the Gates and obtain Awakenings."

David broke off into a tangent, ignoring the many leaders requesting permission to speak, "As many of you are already aware, an SSS-Rank threat has emerged onto the snows of the South Pole. This threat has come to pass as a result of the Monarchs, beings who wish for the complete destruction of the universe and they are currently looking at our planet. We can only survive this threat by uniting the world under one banner… and by accepting the help of these Rulers."

From slightly off-stage, Yaoyorozu, Ryukyu, Tsukauchi, and Izuku were gathered, with Izuku clasping the hand of Nejire beside him. Maintaining constant contact with her was the only way to lessen the pain. Even now she was feeling the effects of the burns. And yet, she encouraged him to let go, "You have to go on stage, you can't have… me dragging you down."

Izuku shook his head, "Forget that, just come up to the stage with me."

Nejire still refused, "I'm only going to distract them and there's no reason for me to be up there."

Back out on stage, David finally began allowing questions.

"In the past ten years we've seen Angels, Demons, Dragons, and everything in between, so much to my own disbelief, I do not doubt your claim of Godlike beings. However, I am completely in doubt of your mental state after saying that we need to accept the help of a race that forced us to partake in the life and death war of the Gates. Do you know how many people we lost when Kamish was unleashed?!" The American President asked with indignation.

"With all due respect President Robinson, according to the Rulers, they have already attempted to defend this planet seven times before. Although they managed to push back the Monarchs, each time, it resulted in the complete destruction of the human race. Only through the use of a temporal manipulation device and Gates do we manage to find ourselves alive at this very moment."

"According to the Rulers you say? And may we meet these Rulers for ourselves?"

David nodded, "In total, there are eight of each race, Ruler and Monarch. In this very building, we have three of the eight Rulers and one of the eight Monarchs."

The woman who asked the question suddenly went pale, "M-Mr. Shield? Did you not just claim that the Monarchs are the enemy of the universe itself?"

David once more nodded, "That is true-"

"But like humans, we cannot generalize based on the way they were born," Izuku interrupted, now standing at the podium besides David, the three Ruler hosts fanning out to either side. "My name is Izuku Midoriya and I am the host to the Shadow Monarch, Ashborn. Contrary to the mission of the Monarchs, Ashborn is on the side of life and with his help I have already managed to kill Quaresha, the Monarch of Insects."

"And just as Monarchs can switch sides, Rulers are capable of the same," Tsukauchi finished, "Razar, The Holiest Fragment of Brilliant Light is a Ruler who has corrupted our armies and is gathering them at the South Pole, with the intent to wipe out all of humanity."

Practically all at once, the question light went on next to every single country. David singled out the President of Germany.

"Let us say for the moment that I believe this entire… concept and that these young men and women before us are indeed these gods among men… how on Earth do you expect us to trust them after they apparently used us as weapons for their war."

"I never claimed that the Rulers had been using Humans as weap-"

"It was implied. Dr. Shield, do you really believe a species like the ones you are describing would give a "lesser" existence… for lack of a better word, superpowers, without intending to use them for some kind of purpose?"

"That is-"

"Correct," Correnic answered, surprising the assembly as she introduced herself. "We did develop this planet in the hopes that you would be able to help in the war effort."

"So… you're confirming that you modified the human race with magical energies in order to make us into soldiers for your war?" The President took the introduction of a god in stride.

"I am confirming that we modified the human race with magical energies in order to make you into soldiers for your war." Correnic scoffed, "I've grown tired of you humans asking the same questions over and over. This is not just our war, the Monarchs are targeting all of existence, you should be grateful we're taking such a concentrated effort to keep this planet and its people alive. We did not attract the Monarchs here, they came of their own volition." This was technically true, as Razar could now be considered, in some sense, a Monarch and as the Ruler whose army brought the other Monarchs.

The next person to speak was, to the shock of everyone, North Korea. This was the first time they'd held a seat at the United Nations and this would be their first time speaking.

"I refuse to listen to a god, regardless of who they are or what their intentions are." He earned dozens of glares before continuing, "But I will listen to him," He pointed to Izuku, "Regardless of the differences between our countries, he saved our brothers and sisters in the south, that is worth something."

Izuku wasn't sure how to feel being praised by a dictator, but it did help get more of the Assembly Hall in a willing mood to listen. After all, if North Korea was open to it, then maybe they should be too.

South Korea nodded, "We, of course, will follow the same directive. We owe our lives and what remains of our country to this young Hero. We shall do whatever we can to help."

"America'll pitch in too!" A voice shouted as it barged into the hall.

"Hey you can't be in here!"

"Try me…" Thomas Andre threatened, lowering his sunglasses down just far enough to see his almost glowing retinas. "I've seen what these "Monarchs," are capable of. We've got no choice but to listen."

He let that hang in the air for a moment before other countries began announcing they would do whatever they could. Several of the big ones declared their intentions and even some of the smaller countries. However, plenty wanted to hear a more detailed breakdown of the situation before they decided anything, but by the looks of it, the Rulers had over seventy-five percent of the world behind them.

Thomas then looked to Izuku with a gleaming smile, "So… how can we help you kill the gods?"


As soon as a tactical meeting for the world's Heroes and militaries was planned, Izuku rushed off stage, running to Nejire, who was clenching her fists tight, leaning her head against the wall as her teeth grinded, fighting off the intense pain of the burns. Tears were forming at the corners of her eyes as Miruko rubbed her back, trying to help keep her calm. "He's coming, only a little longer."

Nejire only responded in the form of a sigh as Izuku's hands wrapped around hers, spreading that icy cold through her frame. Her entire body unclenched and she practically fell into Izuku's chest, reveling in the numbness.

Aside from Correnic's more metaphorical explanation, they still weren't one-hundred percent sure why Izuku gave her relief. What they were sure of, however, was the fact that the numbness only lasted for thirty seconds after letting go of her.

"There's gotta be something else we can do to ease the pain," Izuku pleaded as Tsukauchi, Yaoyorozu, and Ryukyu walked over to them.

"We weren't even aware that there would be a way to dull the pain at all."

Izuku sighed, then something dawned on him as he pulled one hand away from Nejire and reached into his Inventory, retrieving an ornate glass bottle.

[Item: Holy Water of Life.]

"Could this work?"

Tsukauchi took it in his hands, looking it over as Correnic "hmm'd."

"It won't actually heal the burns, but…"

"It's got enough magical energy inside it to keep the curse of the burns from destroying it inside her body. It would last for maybe a day." Correnic finished.

"That is if it even relieves the pain at all."

"We're going to be away for several days. With both the planning and the actual attack, there's no way this is going to be quick." Yaoyorozu said, "It's definitely worth the try."

Izuku nodded, "I've got four of them left, so best case scenario, we've got four days."

But Nejire suddenly shook her head against Izuku's chest, accidentally scraping one of her burns on his shirt, causing her to wince, even through the numbness. "You told me that those were what allowed your mother to wake up, you should save them for when we really need them."

Izuku looked up at Miruko, smiling, "Well, someone once told me that I'd never have enough of them to cure everything I wanted to, so I might as well use them where it matters." He looked back down at Nejire, who was staring up at him with big eyes, "You matter."

Miruko grew a massive smirk as she strutted forwards and planted a kiss on his lips. It was a quick one, so as to not make Nejire uncomfortable, but she just couldn't help herself.

Seeing that act of affection, Yaoyorozu also felt the love, so she wrapped her arms around Izuku's waist, leaning her head on his shoulder from behind.

With two girls hugging him and one that had just kissed him, Izuku and the girls drew a bevy of stares from the staff working behind the scenes.

Not being shy in the least, Miruko leaned into a hug with him as well and shot a glance at the rest of the staff, "What? Jealous?"

One of the female workers there opened her mouth to answer, but before she could, Izuku spoke a few words, "Shadow Exchange."

The entire group, including Tsukauchi and Ryukyu, were sucked into the darkness, emerging in the slightly less dark apartment that Izuku called home. It had been a long day and the sun had set hours ago. Some time after forcing the hospital to release Nejire, the emergency UN meeting was called and everyone rushed over.

For obvious reasons, the hospital wanted to keep Nejire in order to monitor, but they wouldn't be able to understand what Izuku did, so he asked them to discharge her. Of course, several doctors stood their ground, but once Izuku exerted the pressure of a National-Rank Hero, they folded.

As Ryukyu flipped on a light switch, Nejire yawned and stretched like a cat, breaking free of the group hug as Izuku made sure to keep his hands somewhere on her warm skin where there weren't burn marks. It was harder than one might think.

"I think I want to go to sleep," She slurred as she once more fell back into his chest. Her day had not been easy and the exhaustion was finally taking its toll.

Izuku nodded as the other girls let go and he was able to pick Nejire up, princess style, "I'll be right back."

Miruko pouted as he walked off with Nejire in his arms, "Has he done that with you?"

Yaoyorozu shook her head, "Not yet, but he will," She said, a mischievous smile on her face.


Izuku gently laid Nejire down in her bed, holding her hand as he tucked her into the sheets with Ruler's Authority.

Her burns had finally been bandaged with the help of Igris, who was apparently quite adept at wound dressing, so maybe now she wouldn't have as tough a time brushing up against someone.

However, even tucked away in bed, her pain mostly taken away, she didn't close her eyes. For a moment, she just stared at her ceiling before saying, "I'm scared."

Izuku nodded and after a few seconds of gathering his thoughts, said, "I know… Pain can be scary… I'm sorry."

"No…" She trailed off. "I'm scared of the pain… but that's not what I mean." Izuku waited in silence, giving her however long she needed to say what she wanted. "Even when these heal…" She reached a hand up to touch the one covering her right cheek and most of her neck, "I'll still be-"

Izuku saw where she was going and cut her off before she could even say it, "You'll always be beautiful. No amount of scars could change that."

"But… Rumi and Yaomomo… they're so pretty and they don't have any scars like I will." Izuku raised an eyebrow at that, he didn't expect Nejire to be someone who cared that much for her looks. In truth, she personally didn't care how she looked at all, she just cared how Izuku thought she looked.

In response, Izuku gave her hand a squeeze and said with as much conviction as possible, "I'm not sure when it happened, but you became part of my family. It doesn't matter what you look like, as long as you're part of this family, we will all love you."

Nejire smiled, remembering all the happiness Eri shone with, even though she had gone through so much. "That's right… I can't let something like this bring me down… not so long as I have them." Nejire closed her eyes and as exhaustion finally grasped her consciousness, she whispered, "I love you too."


Thank you for reading! I know this chapter was a bit short and a tad uneventful, but I had some fun writing it! The next chapter will be out on Christmas Day and it will definitely be a lot more exciting, this one was just to give you guys something to tide you over! On another note I have a question for you. Recently, on my discord server, a few of us have been discussing whether or not I should write a smut chapter. The majority of the discord is in favor, but I also wanted to hear what you, the readers not in the discord, thought about it! Have a wonderful Christmas Eve and I will see you the day after!