Hello and welcome back to the start of Deku Kombat. Now to explain briefly to any reader me and Anime Insaniac, while doing the current chapters, will be going back and fixing the earlier chapters to improve their quality. As of now the first chapter is the first of these and as noted this will be worked in the background as we both work on the current future chapters so improvements will be done over time. Anyways if you want you can read again and if you're a new reader then first of thank you for reading and second I hope you enjoy this chapter or if not then thanks regardless for atleast reading the chapter. Now on to the story.

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Chapter 1: Choose Your Destiny

'Not everyone is created equal...'

A lesson that replayed in the mind of Izuku Midoriya, a green curly-haired young man with emerald-colored eyes and four freckles in both sides of his face, as he walked his usual route home from class. Memories of him as a four year old laying flat out on the ground after taking a beating from defending another kid from his childhood friend Katsuki Bakugo, or Kacchan as he called him, and some bullies flashed on his mind.

As time passed, humans reached a point in evolution where they began to develop extraordinary powers or quirks as they were now known. Early on, it was a handful of individuals that developed such abilities, but now, roughly 80% of the world's population has some sort of quirk, whether it be a simple ones such as magnified vision or powerful ones as creating explosions from your palms, almost everyone had a quirk. However, the other 20% are those who have not reached that level of evolution yet, which was indicated by an extra joint in their pinkie toe.They had no quirk to call their own and thus are named quirkless by society and, in the green-haired young man's case, useless...

It's been thirteen years since that fateful visit to the doctor, Izuku was now seventeen and on the final year of high school and was looking at the burnt and ash-covered journal that was a result of his latest encounter with Bakugo.

"...Baka... what kind of prospective Hero tells people to kill themselves..." He muttered rhetorically in a low voice with his head hung down as he entered a tunnel. The words of his class, all with pointing fingers, laughter, and looks that can be described as 'seriously' were imprinted in his mind as he continued his path in silence, looking at the journal still in hand. Everyone laughed as if the quirkless young adult attempting or even getting the idea of trying out for U.A, the greatest Hero university in Japan, was a joke and that anyone else with a quirk would be taken more seriously, even one of his classmates whose quirk allowed him to stretch out his eyeballs was taken more serious than him. Izuku couldn't help but feel utterly distraught and hurt even though he should have been used to this by now.

For the last thirteen years he had always been put down and everyone had just about given up on him. The memories of not only the discouragement but also the bullying and emotional manipulation from all of the students in his schools were finally reaching the tipping point. He should be strong, he should just tough it out, he should just ignore the pain of the hits and words and just move on with his day without saying and doing anything back, not as it would matter in the end. No one listened to the quirkless boy as those skirmishes were seen as misunderstandings from the other kids. He shouldn't feel sad and he shouldn't release his anger and sadness, but years of bottling then up were finally breaking that mental barrier as he could feel his fingertips shake and burning as he clenched both hands into fists with his right hand digging into the journal. Gritting his teeth and with his legs shaking, he tried holding back the tears as he continued walking down the tunnel before finally coming to a standstill slightly in front of a manhole.

"DEKU YOU'RE WORSE THAN ALL OF THESE OTHER EXTRAS HERE!" Bakugo's words rang through his mind as the words of the other class members also rang in.

"HAHAHA, as if a quirkless loser like you could go to U.A!"

"He must think it's a joke if they would allow him to try out."

"Take these words of advice Deku and don't even bother trying ok." Bakugo's words with a fake smile shown in his mind as the next sentence would finally be the breaking point for Midoriya.

"If you truly want to gain a quirk, then do a leap of faith off the roof and hope to get one on the next life." Izuku should have been used to this kind of abuse already, but just hearing Bakugo tell him to kill himself and with his emotions finally getting the better of him it made the green-haired young adult finally break as a tear made its way down his right cheek.

He wanted to scream, to yell, to just release all the emotions he felt, he wanted something to just make him feel like things will be ok... but he couldn't or at the least, he shouldn't. If he released his anger or tried to fight back, he would be ignored, if he told his mother she might worry to death about him, or Bakugo and the others would bring him hell. Izuku couldn't hold back the tears anymore and was just crying with drops falling onto the ground below. He still wanted to cling to that dream, he didn't want to give up yet, but he didn't want to cause anyone else any more trouble. Maybe... just maybe...

"Maybe Kacchan is right... maybe the world would be better off without me..." He thought out loud as he tried to wipe the tears away.

"Sounds like a plan boy!" Izuku heard a voice say as he turned around but was suddenly be engulfed in a green, rancid smelling goo as he began to feel the substance begin to push itself down his throat and nose. Midoriya struggled as he let go of the burned journal and began to claw at the goo. Trying to find some sort of grip, he could feel his lungs begin to burn and his mind was going frantic from the situations.

"Now hold still boy, isn't this what you wanted, I'm just helping to speed up the process!" The slime villain said as he continues to push himself into Izuku's airway. The green-haired young man could feel his mind becoming hazy as his movement began to slow down, he felt his vision begin to darken and the burning sensation he felt in the lung only continue to burn hotter until it just stopped.

He felt nothing...

The burning was now gone and felt as if he had a massive weight removed from him. The feeling of sludge being pushed down his throat and nose was completely gone. It was at this point that Izuku noticed that he couldn't hear, see, or feel anything, not even the rancid smells of the sludge villain registered, all he saw was darkness, he felt nothing...

Then, as if being woken up, he opened his eyes. It was at this point that he began to feel the solid ground and took note of the temperature around him. He felt a burning yet freezing sensation that he couldn't describe as he didn't know whether he was suppose to shiver or sweat.

"W-where am I?" he asked as he looked around the empty black void before finding a small flicker of light in the distance.

"No...no no no no..." Izuku said as he began to panic as he began to believe that he was dead, and that light was the way to his end. He died... killed by the one aspect of his dream that everyone told him would kill him if he tried. They were right and he died for it. No one will mourn his death, why should they, he was constantly pushed down and only his mom... he isn't going to see mom again, she will not see her son come home anymore. But maybe it's for the better, he won't be a burden anymore, all that was left was to follow the light.

He began to walk towards it like a moth and as he got closer he began to notice that the light source split into two and they took the form of flickering flames both of which were on stands. Another detail he caught was the red banner hanging in between the two flames as the green-haired young man looked closely at it and saw that nothing was holding it in between the two light sources. He began to get closer to the banner and saw an emblem in it, it was a dark circle that had the image of a dragon in the center.

"What the..." Midoriya said as on the ground in front of him a vortex of flames and a column of ice was beginning to form. It startled the green-haired young man before both the fire and ice subsided and what was left in its place were two podiums, each with a different objects on top of it, on top of different colored pieces of cloth. To his left, he saw a yellow cloth with the image of a yellow scorpion with a silver pincer and on top of the cloth was a small black Kunai that was connected to a thin gray chain. To his right, he saw a dark blue cloth with the symbol of a triangle being bisected by a shuriken and on top of the cloth lay a medallion that was light blue with the same symbol of the cloth imbedded in it with silver outlining it.

He got closer to the Kunai and saw a small plaque in the column and he began to read.

'Burning hellfire of the Shirai Ryu, Specter Grandmaster, Hanzo Hasashi'

"Scorpion" Izuku narrated as he then looked at the second podium which had a similar plaque on it.

'Ice cold temperatures of the Lin Kuei, Cryomancer Grandmaster, Kuai Liang'

"Sub-Zero" he said as he looked at both of them in confusion yet interest.

"I don't understand... what does this mean... what does any of this mean... am I dead, where am I?!" he inquired as he looked around as if waiting for someone or thing to give him an answer.

"To answer your question, you in your subconscious." Izuku heard as he jumped a little at the sudden voice.

"We have been observing you for quite some time, Midoriya. We apologize for this being the way we would introduce ourselves." A second voice said which was thicker in accent

"Who's there, who are you, and what do you mean you been watching me for a while?!" Izuku asked as he looked around for the source of the voices.

"Allow us to introduce ourselves." The first voice said as once more a vortex of fire and creeping ice would begin to form in front of him in the form of a man that was slightly taller than him.

The vortex subsided and the ice shattered to reveal two battle clad men wearing different attires as both stood in front of the green-haired young man. Their attires were different with the man from the flames wearing black baggy pants with yellow cloth wrapped around just below his knees, he had a black sleeveless shirt underneath with a yellow sleeveless gi over it and a yellow flap in front just below his waist that was being held together by a brown rope belt. He had a white neckwarmer, a yellow headband, white gash around both biceps, black fingerless gloves with brown leathery gauntlets over his forearms and part of his knuckles which had three spikes on them. He carried two swords on his back and as he looked at the man's face and saw the man looked quite old, he had a goatee and had their hair in a ponytail and looked to be Japanese. (It's Scorpion's Human Outfit from MKX).

The man who came from the ice looked to be Chinese and was wearing black baggy pants with a dark blue stripe running down the side, had gray shin guards that were similar to the ones in his forearms, he was shirtless and was wearing a sleeveless gi that had an opening in both front and back, having various symbols in each side with the same medallion on the podium in the right side of his chest, he also had a flap hanging below the waist. A detail that caught Izuku's attention was the big red scar running down the right side of his face that went down to his cheek and the blue glow that his eyes had. (This is Sub-Zero's Grandmaster outfit from MKX)

To say that Izuku was intimidated by the two men in front of him would be an understatement as he took a step or two back from them before the man in yellow spoke.

"Relax Midoriya, we are not here to hurt you and before you ask us a barrage of questions introductions need to be made." The man said as he crossed his arms.

"I am Hanzo Hasashi, former Grandmaster of the Shirai Ryu"

"I am Kuai Liang, former Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei." The man said as Izuku tried to return the courtesy before being stopped by Kuai Liang.

"We know who you are, Izuku. After all, we are your ancestors." The man said and Izuku looked surprised.

"What do you mean!? So I did die and you are here to lead me to the afterlifeandwhoknowswhatineedtoexpectthereissomuchineedtodoand.." the young adult started rambling on with Hanzo and Liang starting to sweatdrop.

"Even after all these years, that habit hasn't left him." Liang said as Hanzo nodded before addressing the green-haired young man which broke him out of his rambling.

"To answer your main concern, Izuku, you are not dead."

This news got a sigh of relief from Midoriya.

"At least not completely," Hanzo continued which almost made Izuku go into another panic before Liang continued the conversation.

"You are mostly dead. There's a difference between mostly dead and all dead. We were able to stop you from crossing over, thank lord Raiden for allowing us to see you, we were planning on meeting you for some time."

Izuku started flailing his arms as he began to ask questions to the two Grandmasters. "Wait you knew I would almost die?! Who's lord Raiden, what do you mean you are my ancestors, and what do you mean you been planning to meet me for some time?!" he asked as Liang approached the young man and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Easy, Midoriya, take a deep breath and give us time to answer all your questions." He said as the green-haired young man looked to be calming down then Hanzo continued.

"Lord Raiden is a thundergod and the guardian of Earthrealm and he informed us of your fate which would allow us to meet you." He said as Midoriya looked on.

"As to your second question, we said we are former Grandmasters of our respective clans and thus you are part of them as well. Your father Hisashi Midoriya comes from my bloodline and clan the Shirai Ryu who carries my power, Hellfire, which allows the user to control and draw their strength from the flames of Hell." Hanzo said as he lifted both palms facing upward as flames emitted from them and next to him the ground cracked open as flames rose from the ground before subsiding.

"As for your mother Inko Midoriya, she comes from my bloodline and my clan the Lin Kuei which gave us the powers of Cryomancy, allowing us to manipulate the element of ice however we see fit." Kuai Liang said as like Hanzo he lifted both palms at which point a blue/white mist and particles began to emanate before compacting it and the form of a round ball took form, getting bigger by the second before slamming it on the ground and some spikes of ice ejected from the around the impact point. Izuku was mesmerized by the display of quirks as despite the simple display, he could tell the amount of control both men were showing and something told him that there was more power behind them than what they were showing. He would be brought out of his thoughts by Liang as he continued with his explanation.

"Our powers were passed down from generation to generation, however as generations passed and quirks started becoming more frequently normal, regulations began to close in on our clans and to make sure that our members did not get discovered, our descendants dissolved the clans with the emblem being carried by remaining clan members. Not only that, it would seem that evolution might have dampened your inherent power as now your parents can only do minimal forms of our powers."

"This is all just insane. I mean a thundergod, realms, my bloodline, clans, and you two meeting me, it's all so much to take."

"It may seem so, but know that we are speaking the truth." Hanzo said as Izuku asked the question that hadn't yet been answer.

"W-wait, why would you want to meet, especially now that I'm 'mostly' dead?" Izuku inquired finally.

"So that you may inherit our powers." Hanzo said which made the young adult do a double-take as he looked both confused and intrigued.

"...nani?" He asked making sure he heard right.

"You did not mishear him, Midoriya. You will inherit our powers but for the transfer to work your body would need to transform so that complications such as incineration or freezing don't happen. This is why you needed to be on the brink of death as, once finished, your body would gain our powers but you will still look the same, almost as if you were never close to death." Liang said.

Izuku was still in a state of disbelief at what he was being told. After thirteen long years he now had a chance to live his dream, that he would be able to be a hero but before going deeper into his thoughts he would looked at the two men who were his ancestors.

"But... why me? Why wait until now?" To which he got an answer from Hanzo.

"Earthrealm has been peaceful for the past three centuries. However, Lord Raiden warned us of a danger to come to the realm once more. There needs to be a new generation of warriors to defend the realm, Izuku. We are giving you these powers because we've seen your passion for wanting to help others despite not having powers or a quirk as you would call it. You showed that character, helping others when they can't even at the cost of your own so believe me and Kuai Liang when we tell you that we are certain of our choice and that you will be the hero the realm needs." Hanzo finished sincerely.

Izuku felt his chest tighten at his ancestors' words. Those words he has always wanted to hear, words that showed faith that he could do it, that, despite all odds, he could have a chance of making it happen, and now, after years of being put down and even his mother saying how she wished things would of turn out different for him, he now had people who believed in him. After finally release all of the emotions inside him, he picked himself up.

"Hanzo and Liang, thank you." Midoriya said with complete sincerity which seemed to bring proud smiles to the two men as Liang continued.

"Now Midoriya, your time with us is almost up. It would appear that you are needed in your world." Liang said as Izuku looked at the man.

"W-wait there's still so much I need to ask, like your quirks I'll inherit and about our family!!" he exclaimed as Liang reassured their descendant.

"We'll explain more of it soon. Take care, Izuku." Liang said as he put a fist that enclosed on his palm as he bowed slightly.

"Until we meet again, Izuku. May you make us proud," Hanzo said as he put his fist across his chest and gave a small bow as well before Izuku suddenly felt as if he was electrocuted and felt the sensation of burning course through him. He felt so much pain that he wanted to scream but couldn't and before he knew it, he saw darkness once more.

Not like the first darkness, he saw as now he could actually feel the cool breeze of the wind and then the endless void was broken by a light which was getting brighter. He began to hear the world around him and heard a muffled voice that became clearer as he was coming to his senses.

"Hey kid, are you ok? If so would you please wake up?" Izuku heard as he also felt something hitting his left cheek lightly but at a rapid pace, he started to open his eyes and noticed the man in front of him. He was massive in stature and muscle, wearing a white shirt and olive green pants, had golden blonde hair that had two bangs that went to form a V shape and a bring smile on their face.

"Ah good, you are awake. I feared we lost you from the land of the living but fear not everything is ok now, why? Because I Am Here!" and it was after finally rubbing the last bit of daze from his mind that he realized who he was looking at.

"A-all M-might?!" Izuku exclaimed in disbelief at seeing the number one hero and after a small apology from All Might and getting his autograph, which made the green-haired young man giddy, All Might bid Izuku a safe travel as he would be taking the slime villain into custody. Before he could leave Izuku wanted to ask him a question but he was gone.

"Being the number one hero must keep him busy. Guess all of that in my head was just a dream...Too bad I couldn't ask him..." Izuku said, downcast as he looked down as his gaze fell on the burnt journal and a small smile was brought to his face.

"On the bright side, I got his autograph so the day wasn't all bad." he said with a bit of a chipper tone as he began to take steps towards his home.

"We can see why you admire the man, Izuku." These words made him stop in his path as he heard Liang's voice.

"W-wait so that wasn't a dream?! It did happen?! Did I die again from meeting my idol?! Also, how are you able to communicate with me if you are dead?!" Izuku went on muttering questions that were halted by Hanzo.

"Midoriya! Breathe!" Hanzo ordered, which didn't help with Izuku's confusion but did manage to stop his questions.

"Yes it all happened, the transfer of powers was successful and as to how we can communicate, we are calling from the astral plane. We are still dead, but Lord Raiden has allowed me and Liang to guide you through your training."

An understanding look dawned on Midoriya.

"Ok that's...understandable but what can I do with these powers I know you showed me a small demonstration in my mind but what exactly can I do, do I have strength, can I make a big and small fire and ice..." Izuku went on and on as Hanzo and Liang could only watch their descendant continue his muttering before Hanzo would give a fake cough to bring him out of his rambling.

"While we like your enthusiasm, Izuku, we will explain everything once we start your training tomorrow."

"Yatta!" Izuku said with a jump as Liang added.

"Yes, however, we will need to find a controlled environment for you to train in the meantime so you don't accidentally hurt yourself or others in the process."

"Any places that we may use?" Midoriya asked

"We can use that beach that accumulated garbage to train." Hanzo said

"You mean Dagobah beach? Not that I mind but why there exactly, no one goes there and wouldn't a forest or something like that be better?" The green-haired young man asked.

"Normally it would, however, you still need to learn control and we don't want you to accidentally cause a forest fire or freeze one. No one goes there so you can practice with free-range and the garbage can work as training." Hanzo explained.

Izuku nodded in acknowlegement, "Okay, that makes sense, so we begin tomorrow correct?"

"Yes, so head home and rest up, you'll be trained the best possible way you can, understand?" Liang asked as Izuku gave another nod which brought a smile to the two ancestors.

From that point on Izuku Midoriya would not only begin his training in how to use his 'quirk', but would also begin the steps towards a new path in his life. Oh, almost forgot, this is the story of how Izuku would come to be the realms greatest kombatant.

That's it for next and until then thank you all for taking to read this and I'll see you all on the next chapter this has been FightingGamePlayer11, signing out.

Also before I forget this is a Harem story with the parings being locked.

Izuku x Ochako

Izuku x Kyoka

Izuku x Tooru

Izuku x Momo

Izuku x Tsuyu

Izuku x Mina

Izuku x Himiko

Izuku x Nejire