Disclaimer, don't own Log horizon or my hero academia or any other series used in this fic.
An: au,,,, ooc... Izuku is Shiroe (or a version of him at least)... accidental time-travel... sort off dimension travel... winged Izuku... magical Izuku...
"talking"
'thinking'
Chapter 6... Public
H1den-m4th: Guys! are you seeing this! am I seeing things?
H1den-m4th: I am seeing right?! Right?!
H1den-m4th: Enchanter made a PUCLIC APPARANCE in Musutafu!
Dr7co: what?! no way! sHow me!
H1den-m4th: just check out his fanpage! there's tons of photos and even videos there! allot of people saw him.
12: well he is gaining allot of popularity not to start with his skill. wouldn't surprise me if they're trying to recruit Enchanter or turn him into a official hero
H1den-m4th: wait isn't he already a hero?
12: sort of. it gets confusing fast. from what I can guess he's playing the vigilante laws or the laws used to mark one as a vigilante as he' not breaking those he's not a vigilante but he's not gotten an official license as a pro-hero either.
12: Enchanter's an pseudo hero for better words.
Dr7co: is it really possible? I thought you had to go to hero school to becom a hero?
12: nah, vigilantes came first then government made some legal by recruiting them, these legal heroes then went on to take apprentices who became legal heroes themselves due to the sponsoring.
H1den-m4th: I remember that one. it's an old law, from before hero schools, but anyone with hero recommendation can take the exam.
12: as hero schools where established the apprentice method fell out of practice but the laws for the recommendation and the toher for recruitment are still around.
Dr7co: so you can become a pro hero even as an adult?"
12: yep. but you need a hero to speak up for them.
Dr7co: enchanter wont' have a problem with that. he's amazing!
H1den-m4th: either way it's better now we got Good pictures and videos of our favorite Hero! I even got a new screensaver!
12: is it me or is enchanter's name sake appearance more intense in this pics somehow?
Dr7co: it's due to the pictures are taken when he looks more relaxed it brings that ethereal feel up some levels and makes the pics looks more real.
H1den-m4th: more real uh...
/
'why's hawks here?' Eraserhead wondered seeing the daylight hero waiting near the door camly.
"hey Enchanter" Hawks greeted as he saw the pseudo hero.
"Hawks" Enchanter hummed as they clasped hands or elbows with each other, appearing to be on rather friendly terms.
'that explains why Hawks is here, they probably met on a patrol or something' Eraserhead thought before shaking his head and approached. noting how both avians's attention glanced toward him.
'Perhaps they're more similar then sharing wings' Eraserhead thought dryly, "well then are we going in for the meeting who apparently Hawks is joining us on?" he asked enchanter giving him a bored look before opening the door.
"good to see- hawks?" Naomasa paused confused as he noticed the other hero.
"i'm here with Enchanter" Hawks said simply.
'with me? you practically moved in' Enchanter thought to that statement.
"right, well it's good that you got here without problems" Naomasa said turning to Enchanter and a shiver ran down his spine the moment he saw him.
meeting Shiroe while he's going casual and meeting enchanter in full gear, was two completely different matter's.
the eerie white color shimmering off his cloak, to the blood spun vines wrapping around dark wood of his staff.
the silvery visor acting as if a shield hiding his eyes from others as a beguile deception as the ghostly blue eyes glowed with ethereal mist, tangible mysteries and hidden knowledge when his cloths only made that sensation more evident harder to ignore as it almost became tangible.
Enchanter looked every much the picture of his namesake.
an grand mage of highest order, and almost seem to radiate raw untold and forgotten mysteries. it where actually a bit jarring seeing him in full gear after having seen him in casual, the stark difference.
no Naomasa decided, it wasn't like it weren't there, the wing spoke of a similar feel, just it where muted.
now it flowed forming an pressure in the area thankfully not anything like that...
darkness.
Naomasa glanced at Hawks who didn't seem bothered or even react and he weren't sure what to feel about that.
"lets get to the meeting room then" he said, gesturing deeper into the building.
/
as they arrived to a rather comfortable break room, the police chief Tsuragamae were already there.
standing up and held out a hand "I've heard allot about you Enchanter. I must say you're the most elusive person we've ever had to deal with"
shaking his hand Enchanter gave him a sheepish smile at that. "I'm afraid slipping into the shadows is an unconscious habit at this point"
sitting back down, as they took other seats in the room.
"down to business, you've probably already guessed we want a partnership with you"
Enchanter nodded to that.
"why did you become a vigilante instead of becoming a legal pro?" the police chief asked,
Enchanter chuckled closing one eye for a moment,
"I can't remember ever using a quirk" Enchanter said tilting his head, Hawks lips quirked as a curtain portion of that statement went over the others heads.
'they haven't realized it yet have they' hawks thought amused holding back a chuckle fully aware of Shiro's quirkless status. something that's quite the head twister when you filter in what he can do.
"who are you?" Eraserhead asked.
"Shiroe the Enchanter of course" Enchanter answered.
"your real name"
Enchanter didn't respond to that.
"how old are you?" Naomasa interrupted as they realized they weren't going to find out Enchanter's civilian name. unless on some off chance it is Shiroe, and they need to find a different birth name to locate who he really is. the detective stilled slightly at the train of thought.
"what a difficult question" Enchanter started not quite sure what to answer, as it had mainly two conflicting answers.
"you really are an incarnation then?" Eraserhead asked because the response lean to it. those cases had two separate ages their mind as in how long they lived here and their other life, then the second age being how old their body is.
Enchanter gave a kind-off gesture to that. "yes and no" he started making Naomasa rather confused as it registered as true. "it's more complicated then that, and while I can be called an nightmare class incarnation it's not all that true, as my other self isn't dead" he shrugged at the confused and surprised expression the other three got at that.
"I just woke up one night wondering if my luck was bad enough to be shunted into another world until I noticed the difference in my physical age were different. my current theory is some form of resonance causing me to gain my own copy of my other selves memories. my other is probably unaware of any of this even happened" Enchanter explained.
"right, are you japanese?" Naomasa said his quirk still registering it all as true.
"yes" they all blinked at the bluntness of that.
"so that other world is a version of japan?" came the following question.
"landmasses yes. country no. Yamamoto have the same landmass as japan but different history" Enchanter explained.
Eraserhead frowned for a moment 'shunted into another world' before the earlier words repeated in his mind.
"you're presence in that world was a isekai" Eraserhead stated making Enchanter nod in confirmation. and while it's not that simple, the general can be summed up as such, and it's not like Enchanter has any intention to explain the intricacies of what happened to theladasia or the adventurers.
"okay" Naomasa mused, "why did you become an unofficial hero?" Naomasa repeated the earlier question, not actually gotten an answer other then his lack of quirk use.
"I decided that if I were going to kept ending up in situations then I better do it properly, rather than halfhearted annoyance at idiots interrupting my grocery shopping" was the dry response.
"you're telling the truth" Naomasa blinked incredulously.
"you do know that most vigilantes just want to use their quirks in public" the police chief stated.
"well it's hard using something you don't have" Enchanter said offhandedly making Hawks chuckle, while the others sputtered in shock.
"tell me he's lying" Tsuragamae chocked, turning to Naomasa who just shook his head. the information slowly sinking in
"he's telling the truth" Naomasa said stunned pausing slightly "you have wings" he said, thinking back to the theory of throwback of some sort.
"they can be called a culture-throwback, as stories of fae in ancient times spoke of wings and flight but I believe our methods differ" Enchanter stated
"cosmetic items in theladasia are as the name implies, and exit in several different forms, but all changes and alters the wearers appearance in one form or another making you harder to imitate. they can be anything from horns, animal ears, tails, wings, even tattoos or prosthetic and so on. but they're very biological like even if their material isn't. when equipped they act and behaves as if a natural biological part of the user, linking to ones nerve system, senses, musculature and skeleton, thru transformation like activation"
"the way an cosmetic item merges with you upon activation makes it appear as you the user where born with it. of course this always come with some perk minor or major that made them popular for adventurers. a pair of cat ears would grant enhanced hearing, a tail would come with extraordinary balance. wings and flight as examples but the higher the level the better the quality and perk granted" he explained.
"as the cosmetic item links and merges with ones body ones original dna is left untouched, even with the physical changes it causes as it function without it. it's still an item that can be removed if the user chooses" Enchanter paused slightly. "while I can take them off, I'm used to having my Greater wings of Arcane being without them is outright strange and alien not to start with that removing them would destroy my balance for weeks, and my fae instincts don't agree with taking them off" he admitted. 'especially not with the perks granted and what I went thru to get them' he thought.
"in other words a culture throwback using another worlds method" Naomasa summed up stated.
"more or less," was the response
"illogical, this changes nothing" Eraserhead shook his head. "quirkless, throwback or not, you still. err ran circles around us all" that sounded almost painful to say out loud.
"I'm guessing you're not willing to share your identity with us?" Tsurugamae asked already suspecting the reason for the following answer.
"and the point would be?" Enchanter said dryly perfectly aware that his current self don't exist on paper and with how quirkless people are almost invisible to societies current laws.
knowing his civilian identity won't do a squat because it's not real or exist anymore.
"what if we could get you a license?" Eraserhead cut in, catching Hawks attention and startled Enchanter who blinked owlishly.
"what?" he asked.
"a hero license" Eraserhead repeated.
"it's not that easy" Enchanter said simply.
"you're the #1 sort of vigilante in japan" Naomasa deadpanned. "I'm rather sure you can pass the license exam, and considering Hawks presence you probably have two heroes sponsoring you"
"I've already given that offer before, but there was something of me not being enough" Hawks interrupted.
"that's because of the reaction to a quirkless hero, others will try to hinder or outright stop that from being possible. my magic and abilities don't filter in" Enchanter admitted pulling a hand thru his hair.
"magic?" was the shared question.
"theladasia don't have quirks. their powers came from mana, a spiritual energy from ones mind and spirit not ones physic. you could be a warrior and use will typed mana, weapon master who used chi or healer using spirit. and mages like Shiro here uses magic typed mana. it's something that can be learned with but takes time effort and dedication thought it's a lost art in this world" Hawks explained.
pointing at Enchanter "he haven't used any spells or visible magic due to the can of worms that would happen here" Hawks continued.
"I see" Tsuragamae mused
"illogical, you've proven yourself more the capable that being quirkless don't matter and that's while apparently holding back" Eraserhead pointed out.
"and I'm still going to vouch for you" Hawks stated cheerfully.
"you'll be sponsored by two pro heroes, but also get the police chief's backing" Naomasa said.
Enchanter thought would that work? glancing into the streams and watched how they moved yes he would probably get a license, it would also make manipulating the current easier, as he'd be in a better position to make real impact on the events.
"guess it's time" Enchanter chuckled, "but that will be your headache, I have no illusion that others won't try and stop you. I am still quirkless after all, magic wielder or not"
"agreed" Tsuragamae said "but I would like to know what you're capable of"
Enchanter stared while hawks grimaced that was a hard question to answer to say the least. "unless you're going to learn it, a analysis or even demonstration wouldn't be enough as mana is far more versatile and freer then quirks. I know the general gist from learning to use my own mana. but Enchanter here's an capital Arch mage" Hawks interrupted.
"Hawks's telling the truth, unless you're after learning to use your own mana, then a demonstration or even an analysis wouldn't be enough to comprehend what it actually means" Enchanter explained.
"I'm not hiding that I'm an incarnation, there's no point in that. but mana is something you understand by learning to use it. or all you'd get is a general summary that you may not even be able to understand" he continued.
Tsuragamae and Eraserhead glanced a Naomasa who looked mildly startled.
"welcome to the team, Enchanter" Tsuragamae said making his decision and held out his hand, as Enchanter accepted the handshake.
/
a or what looked to be humanoid sludge moved quickly thru the streets,
"go on try and catch me. if you can that is" the villain said out as several civilians fell to the ground or moved out of the way not wanting to be hit by him.
"don't fret, somebody'll come" a civilian said out watching as someone else exited the store holding a bag in his hand.
"he's probably taking advantage of that commotion from earlier this morning. guess there's tons of people who don't know what to do with their quirks huh"
"no end to 'em"
buffing up seemingly unnoticed by others around them.
"yes there is, why you ask?" he started as the villain turned their head and felt dreed.
"for I'm here!" All Might declared
elsewhere, Shiro turned toward the direction of said commotion with a distinct frown.
"a sun?" he wondered placing a finger at the side of his head to help focusing. that energy it just appeared, mana or no not mana? similar almost as if it merged with the users mana, causing that flare.
but moments earlier it wasn't there at all, it had felt no different from anyone else. so who or what?
'someone able to suppress their mana? no probably not that' he thought. that energy before it flared up like a burning sun it where muted, not dormant but suppressed.
whoever it was their energy reached very high reserves for some reason.
he where following another who's energy felt slimy for better words.
"urgh that feels disgusting" Shiro groaned.
/
Katuski muttered to himself as he walked down he road.
Aldera hadn't changed at all, sense Izuku's disappearance, and Bakugo still weren't sure what to think of the fact that Izuku needed to vanish for him to realize just how bad that place is.
or the fact that he messed up badly and wasn't sure how to fix it.
"damn it I can't even apologies" Katsuki cursed complaining as he kicked a can away.
"well what do we have here, a body suit in my size"
a massive sludge like form slid out form the ground behind Katsuki reaching out around him.
"it's okay kid, I'm just gonna use your body for a bit so cool it" the sludge villain started as Katsuki struggled.
"I'm saved, you're my hero. I never counted on that guy paying this town a visit"
'damn it' Katsuki thought "Let go of Me!" he shouted.
"and one with a tasty quirk too" the sludge grinned as he saw the explosions, not that it where doing much if anything to him.
'come on I need to get loose!' Katsuki thought, but trying to move when sludge where literally trying to swallow you.
it didn't take long before both where at a larger street. People screamed, running away from both the destruction and the villain.
"it's taken someone hostage" Deatharms said out seeing Katsuki trying to get lose.
"how dare you pray on a child!" the pro shouted, jumping into the air before attacking, but his punch didn't do anything actually it seemed as if his hand was sinking into the villain.
"what the hell is this?" Deatharms said out as he tried to get his hand out, "some kind of goo?"
a whip of sludge lashed out sending Deatharms into a metal door. "you okay deatharms?" a pro asked
"watch out!" was heard as both dodged the following attack.
"stay back or I'll snap his neck" the sludge villain said pulling back the sludge tendril
"Damn it Let me GO!" Katuski screamed out, as the sludge stayed on as a explosion went off pushing the heroes back a bit.
"you got so much power, I really hit the jackpot with a quirk like yours under my control I can take All Might down with one Punch" the sludge villain grinned as his from twisted rising further.
"oh no, it's no go for me unless it's two lane street" Mt Lady said having problem getting there as she was more or less stuck behind a few buildings.
"fire and wood don't exactly make a good combination" Kamui Woods said as he pulled several civilians from the burning buildings.
"don't' look at me I got my hands full putting out the fire" Backdraft said out as he tried putting out the flames "where's those firetrucks?" backdraft called out turning his head to the side.
"he's to fluid too grab and he's exploiting that poor kids quirk. thanks to that this is virtually a minefield. he's triply untouchable"
"this quirk is great! I won the lottery with this guy. and once I take ti for my own I'll have my payback against him!" the sludge villain said.
'like I'd let some gutter mud guy swallow me whole!' Katuski snarled mentally before a larger explosion was set loose
"Look out!" a pro called out as the villain struck again forcing them back.
"shit! not one of the heroes on the scene can tackle this guy! it's no good none of us have a quirk to stop a villain like this!"
"we got to do damage control until someone with the right power shows up"
"until then let's keep the damage under control. somebody will come soon for him" backdraft said out putting out some more of the fire. shaking slightly in restrained anger 'sorry kid you just got to hold out a little while longer' he thought.
"damn it, I can't get a grip on that weird body. if I only got more power, I could blow this guy away" Deatharms cursed clenching his fists.
"there's still plenty of people to save" Backdraft said out dosing the fires not that it was doing much with how wild the flames have gotten.
"I think every hero in the city is coming" Kamui Woods said pulling some more civilians out of the way.
the villain laughed as it started getting harder for Katsuki to move, 'damn it!' he cursed mentally.
/
nearby All Might leaned against a lamppost 'I'm pathetic'
'all that time I'd failed to notice' he thought.
"why are all the heroes at a standstill?" someone asked
"the guy's got some middle schooler hostage" another answered.
'hostage?' Shiro thought picking up the other comments around him.
"I see so that villain, is the same one All Might was chasing earlier right?"
"All Might? seriously he's here?!"
"yeah I saw him a second ago."
"in that case what's All Migth doing now!?" someone else asked.
"that's, Katsuki?" Shiro said slowly, before red eyes met with glowing blue.
"hey what's that kid doing?!" someone shouted as Shiro moved. visor appearing in a instant he tilted his head to be shadowed by his hood, some of his gear materializing with a simple thought.
"!" All might was shocked as he saw him run forward.
"stop you'll get yourself killed!" Deatharms shouted a hand reaching out but Shiro moved fluently out of the way of the incoming attack without pausing, flinching or hesitation.
"I'll blow you to pieces!"
Shiro weaved thru another serious of explosions shattering stones and flames, to the whip like tendrils in a manner All Migth found familiar as if Shiro knew exactly where the attack would come.
'Izuku?' Katuski though in total shock because that's Izuku right? but he looks like a completely different person.
fierce.
sleek form, fair skin and his hair softer, flowing in shoulder and chin long bangs, a turquoise color rather then green he had before.
the hood of his white parka jacket where up shadowing his face making it hard to see but Katuski saw green eyes weren't green but blue behind the silvery visor.
having a black ppolo-shirt under the jacket and you could see the brown leather belt with bag attached at the side, his pants grey green colored tucked into the black boots who had metal plates decorating parts of them as if armor.
'is that Izuku?' Katsuki could not help but to wonder, if it where he's changed allot.
shifting slightly as he picked up a rock and unseen flicked toward the villain with keen precision.
the sludge villain jeered back as the rock struck his eye. the sludge like form slipping off Katsuki's head allowing him to breath.
reaching forward as he grabbed Katsuki and pulled.
his torso and arm where out by the time the sludge villain regained their composure, a tentril lashing out to strike with intent to harm.
"don't get in the WAY!" the Sludge roared out.
Shiro shifted wings moved, the moment the explosion covered the area with dust, smoke and fire.
Katuski felt dreed for a moment.
'he dodged?' he thought with pure disbelief as did everyone else at what they saw.
he had to have dodged because there wasn't a sign of damage, a smirk tugging on his lips as the visor flashed a brilliant white and with a final tug he pulled Katsuki free.
"YOU BRAT! I'LL KILL-!" the villain roared before he sputtered as a wing struck them in the head.
splattering the villain against the walls and ground.
"urgh" Shiro groaned flicking his wing to get rid of the sludge that tried to cling to him.
it where silent for a moment.
"that was Awesome!" someone shouted.
"wait is that enchanter? without his cloak?" someone interrupted causing whispers to break out.
Katsuki took a gulp of air, ignoring the crowed as he turned to face Shiro.
"come on lets get you checked out" Shiro said and Katuski jeered back slightly.
'it's not him' he thought even if uncertain as he where being lead away.
/
"thank you Enchanter" the EMT said out startling katuski who turned to look at Shiro.
"I didn't know you had wings, it do explains the feathers thought" she continued, as Shiro raised a brow "my dotter is a fan" was the explanation.
"I see" Shiro hummed.
"now lets get name and quirk so I know if I need anything special" the EMT asked, afer all you never know if ones quirk threw a wench into things when it came to healing.
"Katsuki Bakugo, my quirks' explosion" Katsuki answered, as a police officer requested to talk with Shiro.
it went well until he picked up what the others where saying.
Katsuki who where glancing at him noticed the very distinct frown, he had the suddenly had the feeling that they'd been judged and found Lacking.
"enough" Shiro cut in shutting the trio up and instantly drew the journalists attention and interest. "why are you praising the kid's quirk when he got caught by the villain, who said quirk made an already lethal situation even more volatile when you three where to incompentent to do a squat abouot it?" his voice wher even but it didn't stop them from flinching back.
"none of us could get a grip on the villain" deatharms responded, but at the blank look he resieved it felt more half hearted.
"we were waiting for someone else to help!"
"idiotic nimrods can't you think or is that head on your shoulders there for looks?" Shiro asked honestly wondering if they could think for a moment.
"if I hadn't intervened, then Bakugo would definitely be dead right now due to your incompetence" Shiro said bluntly. making Katuski recoil slightly at the reminder of how close it where.
none of them would meet his eyes.
"I'm not even on duty. I were heading to the store for groceries for worlds sake when I heard the commotion. and if I had chosen to head to another store I wouldn't even be here!" they flinched at that.
Enchanter where very much ignoring that everyone where probably watching as the journalists where recording it with glee that's almost tangible. he's rather curtain that it where on live TV if he read that expression correctly.
"you're pro heroes. waiting around for someone else with more convenient power isn't an option. heroes can't afford such ridiculous notions. one mistake and you'll pay it with blood as someone dies or is brutally harmed because you weren't good enough to make due without quirk use and actually use your head, you can't just expect that someone else will or even can arrive"
"the sludge villain's body is non-corporeal yes, but his eyes and teeth definitely weren't and anyone can see that. wait for someone with convenient quirk. of all choices" Enchanter took a breath "all I needed to do was hit him in the eye to get Bakugo time to breath, then pull him out. your quirk wasn't even needed, I sure didn't need any to knock him out!" Enchanter stared at them for a moment.
"you don't need a flashy quirk to be a hero" he said and allot of people stilled. "passive or subtle can be better, but ability to use it don't matter if you can't act without one"
several stared at Enchanter with wide eyes, and it's clear that he's less them pleased right now.
"well now that the scolding is done" Hawks cut in startling everyone, as Enchanter simply let out a amused chuckle. the others stared thought as there's Hawks, currently carrying two grocery bags from looks of things.
"I thought I could do my own groceries this time" Enchanter spoke exasperated.
"well clearly you can't do groceries without catching a villain" Hawks stated.
"it's only 9 of 10" Enchanter said dryly.
"you two know each other?" a journalist asked.
"yes" was the shared response.
/
12: did you see that?
H1den-m4th: I saw, I saw, he saved the hostage when the other pro's weren't doing anything and he weren't even on duty!
Dr7co: but did you hear his comment. you don't need a flashy quirk to be a hero?
12: yes. everyone's talking about it. the other pro's taking allot of heat for their mess-up to.
Dr7co: that they are.
H1den-m4th: still trying to wrap my head around the fact that Enchanter got wings same class as hawks red ones.
12: did you notice that he have tribal wings on his wings?
H1den-m4th: wait what?
Dr7co: hey you're ring, the blue tinted color do form tribal wings!
/
an: it's a bit shorter then earlier chapters,
following chapters will most likely come at a slower rate. i'm currenlty trying to figure out the next chapter, but have no clue when i'l get it to my liking and put it out.
rewvie responce, Eka-tepac:
his mum, I actually don't know. perhaps she left under the pressure, or a villain attack happened, either way she's not in the picture and hadn't been for a while before the time-travel dimension incident happened.
as for the school. in the first chapter it's stated he tested out of aldera. after that he probbaly went for online classes.
Rewvie responce Eddyg125:
Dabi is Shiro's roommate, they live together and have for a while now, but it also means Dabi have access to shiro's library by default. a library he conjured from his memories of several libraries in theladasia. so dabi would find out the information either way. but he still needed to ask Shiro first, or Shiro would probably not even said anything partially due to said information is so basic and common knowledge for him or any adventurer of theladasia.
Shiro also already knows that it's only a matter of time before said knowledge becomes public on some level, or at least to some pro's and some officials, so having some backup who knows before is just handy. but he's also not hiding the fact he's an incarnation it's easier for him to use that fact n description then to deny it but you still have to ask first. unless you happen to on the same case as Shinso who he used it as a way to explain how he knows what mana is and how to use it.