All men are not created equal, that is the truth I Izuku Midoriya realized at the age of four. In this world 80% of the population possesses quirk of some kind. Well… the remaining 20% are what you call quirkless. Unfortunately, I am one of them. Even in that 20%, 95 percent of them are old people, which might help you realize what kind of life I would have had up until now.

"you should give up"

Those where the words my doctor said when I went for quirk counselling session with my mom at the age of 4.

This this is the exact moment my life took a drastic turn, and not so bright and cheerful as i hoped for. My dad left me and mom, I'm not exactly sure about the reason, but I know he hated me more than my mom.

I never let go of my dream, which is to become a hero and save everyone with a smile just like Almight does. But I never realized that this dream is the one that made my life terrible. I was naïve kid and believed in the impossible. Which was made abundantly clear by my childhood friend turned bully, Katsuki Bakugo. He would beat me up every day or to make me 'know my place 'atleast that's what he called it. My teacher ignored his bullying as it could end up damaging their relationship with Bakugo. I don't understand, why him? Why him of all people is this blessed? Am I the only one that feels this way? I don't know.

I don't know how long I'll be able to hold it anymore

"if you want a quirk soo badly, why don't you jump of the building and pray that you would be born with a quirk in the next life"

Why him? You know what I don't really care anymore. I have been alive for the past 12 years in this world and I don't even have a single friend. Every time I look at other people as a group being happy, I feel lonely, I'm soo lonely it hurts. Is it my fault that I'm like this?

Maybe Katsuki was right all along. I don't know, I'm not exactly sure, but he does have a valid point. I have decided, I doubt anyone would mourn for me. My mom would cry but, she has suffered enough because of me, this is for her best.

I reached the top of a building nearby. Once I enter someone was already there, wait a second is that Almight. Holy shit what is he doing here? I took a few steps forward and he noticed me.

"hello their young man, sorry I gotta go, have a wonderful day" he began to leave. But I haven't asked him anything yet. But at that time something came to my mind. I quickly moved and grabbed the back of his shirt. He turned around in shock. Suddenly something strange happened, steam began to come out of his body and then he turned into a skinny man with blood flowing from his mouth.

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH" I screamed. He covered my mouth to stop me. I couldn't believe it.

But this is the moment in my life where I changed, for better or worse, into something. I still remember those words.

"No, you can't become a hero without quirk"

It broke me, it was the last nail in the coffin. So being quirkless is my fault, it's not fair.

I was led out of the building by Almight, as it was closed from the outside. He contacted the security and got us down through the stairs. Upon reaching outside something blow up across the street, we both ran toward the crowd surrounding it. A huge fire throughout the the end of it a sludge like creature was holding a kid as hostage.

Wait that's Katsuki. I moved to the front of the crowd. The sludge monster is suffocating him. Ha serves him right for all the shit he has done. I'm happy now atleast there is karma in this world.

Wait doesn't that kind of thought makes me a villain? I don't know.

No no no that's not right. It's wrong to think like that. I'm wrong, despite his shitty attitude, no one is deserved to die…right?

I don't know, that's how a hero should be right?

I looked around me, about dozens of heroes were present at this situation. None of them is making a effort to save him. What are these idiots doing? Aren't they supposed to save him?

"kid gonna die"

"unfortunately, we don't have the appropriate quirk"

"where is Almight? Isn't he supposed to be on time?"

"these heroes are worthless, the kids gonna die"

"everyone stand back, help will arrive soon"

Something is not right here. What are they doing contemplating whether to save him or not? What the fuck Almight is doing. he is in the crowd, right? Oh, I forgot he turned into skinny form. I guess it some sort of time limit on his quirk. Which means he is down for the count. These guys here are the once that should act. Instead these bastards are too afraid to make a move. Rather they are missing the point of being a hero.

I don't know, I don't understand.

Am I wrong the whole time?

What is it means to be a hero?

To save people or to win, which one is it?

Suddenly a thought hit me.

It's not me that is wrong.

What's wrong is this messed up world…

I leaped forward with full force towards the villain.

"you idiot"

"he's gonna get himself killed"

"come back you moron"

I ran full speed towards Bakugo. I took my bag and threw it at the villain's face. It worked, the villain let go of Bakugo. I grabbed hold of his hand and tried to pull him out.

"Deku you idiot what are you doing here? you moron"

The audacity of this guy, even though I came to save him. If I'm gonna die, I'll die a hero. This world does not have a place for someone like me. I show you all those fuckers standing and watching, this is how a hero should act.

"you idiot get back what are you doing" I don't know why I did what I did. But at the moment I could only think of one reason.

I pulled him out with full force and threw him before me, the sludge villain recovered and grabbed me. I smiled at the look on Katsuki 's face, look of confusion and sorrow. What is he feeling pity for me? That bastard.

"GO ON LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH THE GUILT THAT SOMEONE YOU BELITTLED YOUR ENTIRE LIFE SAVED YOU. LIVE WITH THIS GUILT FOR THE REST OF YOUR FUCKING LIFE. I'LL LAUGH AT YOU ASSHOLE FROM THE OTHER SIDE. HAHA HAHAHAHA…." I laughed hysterically. The villain then covered my whole body.

They weren't lying when they said life flashes before your eyes when you face death.

"you useless piece of shit"

"you are a worthless scum"

"your lower than these fuckers Deku"

"you should probably give up"

"jump of the building, pray that you'll get a quirk in your next life"

"no, you cannot become a hero"

Have I made the right decision? I don't know , it hurts

It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts It hurts I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die.

I was wrong the whole time,

to be a hero is it win, right?

If I win everyone will listen to me, right?

If I win, I don't have to answer to anyone right?

If I win, everyone will like me, right?

If I win, everyone will love me, right?

If I win, I'll be a hero, right?

Suddenly a bright light, I was pulled out of the darkness by a muscular arm, arm belonging to Almight.

"I'm sorry young man, even though I have preached the ideal, I failed to live up to it….DETROIT SMASH"

The body of the villain was pushed backwards with full force. I was saved by Almight. The entire hero team present there gave me an earful of how stupid I was and I shouldn't have acted that way. While Katsuki was praised for his quirk. Those fuckers, I swear, they are gonna die a painful death. At least I can hope for that.

I turned around and started walking towards my home. What a terrible day, my suicide failed two times in a row and my idol destroyed my dream and to top it all off, my body ach like a freaking truck ran over me or something.

Ha ha, a single day is all it took to make me loose hope in life. I'm too tired to think, I better get some sleep.

"Izuku wait", I know that voice, the one I hate the most. I turned around to see him. He had his face down and fists clenched. What he wants now, I 'm tired can we have this tomorrow?

"can we have this tomorrow, I'm too tired for this" I said clearly exhausted.

"No, please wait…." Please well that's new. I stood there facing him. He took that as que and lifted his head but not seeing me in the eye.

"I'm sorry for everything I have done up to now, please forgive me" he proclaimed bowing his entire upper part of his body.

I gritted my teeth, after everything he has done, he thinks a stupid apology is gonna solve everything. He is the lowest of the low, I hate him to the core. What a fucking sorry is gonna somehow make my life better?

I'm fed up with this guy, I can't feel anything towards him.

"yeah sure, bye" I turned around and walked as fast as I could. He just stood up and left, that's good if he had followed me again, I would have lost it.

As soon as he left, Almight appeared before me in his muscular form, only to be forced to into his skinny form upon coughing up lot of blood. What is he an idiot? If it hurts him that much, he should stop doing that.

"young man I need to speak with you for a moment"

"if you gonna scold for what I did, stop I have learned my lesson. If its regarding your power, I swear on my life I won't tell a soul about it"

"no young man I came to thank you for your help"

"oh thanks, I didn't do much. I just swapped places with him. Anyways bye Almight, its good seeing you" I began to walk past him.

"wait a sec, I need to talk about something" I turned around to face him. What he wants from me anyway?

"I'm not done,.. I'm not done answering your question from earlier. I was worthless during that situation, a worthless by stander. But when I saw a timid quirkless boy trying to save him, it inspired me to act too"

I couldn't believe what I'm hearing.

"all hero has different origins, but everyone has one thing in common. There bodies move before they had a chance…."

Tears started streaming down my face, I raised the back of my hand to wipe them away.

"…that was true for you too" I clenched my shirt and my legs stumbled, my eyes shut with tears flowing.

"Young man you too can become a hero"

I can't stop crying; those were the words I needed to hear my whole life…

"young man what do you say about being my successor and inheriting my quirk"

"but is that even possible?" I'm confused, is this supposed to be some kind of test?

"yeah I can pass down my quirk to any one person I seem fit. So. what do you say?"

Ha haha hahaha hahaahahahaahahahaha I see it now, when he said I can become a hero, he was saying in the sense that I would inherit his quirk. This man he the no.1 hero doesn't know what a hero is? So I can't become hero without a quirk huh?

This man standing before me is the one to blame. Even though he had all the power in this world, he is ignorant about how our society works. I can't blame him though for not seeing the bigger picture, lot of people around me are ignorant as well.

I'm really grateful to him though, Atleast he decided to give his quirk to me, a wise choice. I'll rise to top in no time and change this society for the better.

"yeah I accept if that's ok with you"

"oh yes yes, don't worry I'll mentor you and change you into the next symbol of peace, young Midoriya"

There began my 10 months of hellish training in a local beach, where I have to clear up the garbage accumulated. Apparently, I have to train my body first, before inheriting one for all. So I worked hard and studied really hard. Katsuki stopped his bullying from that day. Well good for him, cuz I'm not planning on holding back if push comes to shove, since I got a quirk and all.

Time skip 10 months

I'm walking towards the entrance of the examination hall. I spotted Katsuki walking before me. Oh, this shit is trying to became hero too huh? How far the society has fallen? I slouched and closed my eyes.

My luck, I tripped on a rock and began to fell and I stopped I mid-air. What the hell?

"it would be bad luck if you fall before a exam right?" I raised my head my head to see a girl. Whoa this girl is cute. She touched me and placed me on the ground.

"ok all the best for your exam, bye" she walked off.

Holy moly I just talked to a girl

PS: Actually, didn't talk.

Oh by the way I forgot to mention this is the story of how I became the greatest HERO