That time I was reborn as a warrior princess
chapter 26- You're not alone
At Kamino central hospital the ER was in total chaos. The room was not only filled with wounded civilians, but also some pro heroes who got wounded when All For One transformed into a dragon and they were hit by the blast of energy from the transformation. Lucina was being checked by a doctor. The doctor was in shock at how damaged her left arm was. He casted her arm and a support for her arm.
"Thank you doctor. I think you did enough. There's more people with wounds more severe than my own. They need you." says Lucina to the doctor.
"I know but your arm is in really bad shape. I want you to stay here overnight just in case. If you feel more pain, call me or any nurse from the ER." says the doctor to her
"Understood. Thank you doctor." she nodded to him.
With that, the doctor left, leaving Lucina alone in her room. Then, Iida, Todoriki and Gerome came to see her. Lucina asked what happened to everyone. Gerome answered that Tokoyami and Bakugou already have returned to UA after the doctors checked on them and Momo accompanied them back to make sure their arrival would be safe. Lucina sighed in relief when she learned everybody returned to UA safe and sound.
"And All Might?" she asks in concern.
They all fell silent, avoiding looking into Lucina's eyes. Before any of them could answer, a small elder man in white and yellow uniform entered the room.
"All Might is still in surgery." the elder says " I don't think he will make it."
Lucina could not believe what she heard. She blamed herself for letting All For One kidnap her and stealing Tiki's dragon stone from her. Then, the elder looked at the boys, telling them he needed some time alone with her. Gerome told her they will be in the canteen if they need something. When they left, the elder hero cleaned his throat.
"First thing first, my name is Gran Torino. I am Toshinori's former teacher." says Gran Torino
Lucina looked at him a bit confused.
"Teacher?" she asks, blinking in surprise. "Were you All Might's teacher?"
"Yes, Toshinori asked me to give you this in case if something happens to him"
Gran Torino gave Lucina an envelope. She opened the envelope and started to read the letter.
"Dear Young Lucina, if you're reading this, it means something happened to me, most likely I am dead. First thing first, I want to apologize for the world of troubles I am giving you. You deserve more than this, especially after everything you went through with your friends. You see Young Lucina, I have a secret, a secret that was kept for eight generations. My quirk is nothing like the ones of this world. My quirk, One For All, is a transferable quirk that was passed generation after generation. My master, Shimura Nana, believed I could make a difference to the world and I did.
However, like many people,I am just an average man and I made many mistakes. True to be told Young Lucina, you were not my choice. First I was going to give the quirk to a young boy named Midoriya Izuku, but unfortunately he committed suicide. I blame myself everyday for his death. I never wanted this. I know how it is to live a life as a quirkless person, being a jerk and a hypocrite, I told him he could not be a hero without a quirk.
However, he showed he had the heart of a hero and I wanted to apologize to him, telling him he could be one, but I couldn't find him anywhere after the sludge villain's incident. Then, I heard about his suicide the day after the incident. I never felt so much regret in my life. I decided to go to UA to look for another potential candidate to be my successor. I found a young boy who could be a good candidate for One For All but the quirk itself did not want him; It wanted you.
I am not sure why but this is the first time ever the quirk itself wanted to choose the next holder. At first I did not want to give it to you. It's not because you're from another dimension, it is because you already have too many troubles on your own. I did not wish to increase them for you. I am sorry for not being there for you Young Lucina. Gran Torino will help you as much as he can, he knows how the quirk works and he was my master's partner. Once again I am sorry Young Lucina and good luck in your journey.
Sincerely
All Might."
Lucina was in tears. All Might wanted Izuku to be his successor. He wanted to tell him he could be a hero. But because of his suicide, All Might had to live with this regret in his heart. And by the irony of fate, All Might gave his quirk to her; Izuku's reincarnation.
"H-How could he give his quirk to me? I do not deserve it!" she sobs
Gran Torino's eyes widened in surprise as he took the letter from her hand to read it. He gritted his teeth in frustration, calling All Might a fool after reading the letter. He asked what All Might meant by she was from another dimension. Lucina had no choice but to tell the elder hero everything; from her original timeline until their arrival at USJ. Gran Torino took some deep breaths before sitting down.
"You gotta shitting me..." muttered Gran Torino, darkly. "But with dragons coming out so suddenly, I guess it makes sense. I am too old for this fantasy shit."
The two of them were silent for a few moments. Neither of them said a word. Now Lucina understood why she saw the shadow of All Might along with the byker man and other 6 shadows; they were all the past users of One For All. Then, they heard a knock; they all turned around and saw Recovery Girl. She had a grin on her face.
"Chiyo..?"
"Sorahiko-san, it has been a long time, isn't it?" the old heroine asks. " I wish this reunion was on better terms." She sighed sadly before looking at him and Lucina. " Toshinori passed away during the surgery."
Lucina let out an anguished cry.
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The funeral was a few days later. The UA students, the midea, the UA staff , the fans , they all were there. Lucina's expression was jaded; she blamed herself for his death. He did not deserve to die. Then, he heard a commotion; she saw a green haired man with glasses on his face shouting something like "You should've have listened to me, you fool!" before collapsing on the floor while sobbing very hard. A tall blond young man, a blue skinned girl and a tall, thin man with the face of a brown centipede were trying to comfort him. Lucina could swear she had seen that green haired man somewhere.
As usual Gerome was by her side; in her good and worst moments. The same goes for Iida; ever since their internship, their friendship became closer. Iida was making sure she was ok. Lucina had heard from Noire that Iida was willing to break the rules with Gerome and the others to rescue Bakugou, Tokoyami and her from the League. She knew Iida was very straight with rules and he was willing to break them to rescue that, Lucina was thankful for Iida to be one of her first friends in this world.
"It is raining really hard, is it?" Lucina asks out of nowhere.
Iida looked up and he noticed the weather was not cloudy; the weather was sunny and great. Before he could say anything, Gerome beated him.
"Yes it is. Just like in our families' funerals." Says Gerome.
Iida now understood the meaning; the rain was not about the weather itself but the stage of their souls. He had to agree that inside him it was raining very hard. Then, he could see Lucina's tears coming out from her sapphire eyes. Iida did not know how to comfort the sad princess.
Lucina was not the only one in turmoil; Bakugou was suffering as well. If he was faster in that moment, he would have used the divine pulse to save All Might. Because he was not fast enough, not only All Might lost his life but Byleth gave up her existence to save him. He killed the only person that cared about him. Byleth was with him in his worst moments, comforting him, scolding him and educating him. Byleth was more a mother than Bakugou Mitsuki ever was. Unlike his birth mother, Byleth was more caring and patient. Now with her gone, he felt alone and lost. He did not know what to do.
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The return to the dorms was gloomy. They were totally in silent. As Lucina walked towards the elevator, she turned to Gerome, Laurent , Noire and Yarne and told them she would rest in her room and she ordered them to not disturb her rest. The group looked at Lucina in concerned eyes before the elevator's doors closed.
In her room, Lucina did not bother to remove her clothes from the funeral. She just collapsed on the bed, with tears still rolling down on her face.
"All ...Might…"
Then, she falls asleep.
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Lucina opens her eyes and she finds herself in an unknown place. She realizes that she can move his right hand, but aside from that and the upper half of his head, the rest of her body is missing.
"W-What is going on?" she though
"Young Lucina"
Then, her eyes widened in surprise when she saw All Might before her. He was not in that damaged and fragile form anymore. He was healthy, huge and muscled; he was in his prime before his first fight against All For One. Lucina could not say anything because of her missing mouth but she was happy to see All Might so healthy again.
"I felt a deep sadness in your heart, Young Lucina. I came here to say none of this is your fault. I was already damaged and I knew I was going to die when I face All For One once more. I am just happy that you and the others are alright."
Lucina wanted to talk to him. Since she could not talk with her mouth missing, she frantically moved her hand. All Might noticed the gesture and he opened his palm. He could feel the letters she was writing with her fingers on his palm.
W
H
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All Might answered her that they were at the core of One For All. In that world was stored all the memories of the past users. Lucina could see All For One with a young man with short white hair. All Might told her that the young man was All For One's young brother and the first user of One For All. He asked her to pay attention because it was the origin of the quirk.
The tale of the two brothers was nothing but tragic. The first user had morals and a sense of justice, something that All For One lacked. Though all the bad things All For One did, he somewhat cared for his little brother. Now she understood why All For One told her to take care of his little brother inside her. In some ways, his little brother still lives inside her.
"So, you're the 9th user." says One for All as the image of All For One disappears. He looked at her and All Might with apologetic eyes. " My apologies, Toshinori. Usually I do not interfere with the business of the current holder but we need her to be the 9th holder." He says " And I apologize to you too, Lucina-san. I know you already have so many problems on your own, but we need you to be the 9th user."
Lucina looked at One for All in confusion, why did he choose her? She once again moved her hand, and One For All offered his palm for her to write on it.
W
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One for All looked at her with a serious look and answered it was because of Grima. From the information she had told All Might and the other UA staff members on the day they arrived, he knew right away the dark dragon was more dangerous than his own brother. His fears were confirmed after the incident with Midoriya Inko being manipulated by Grima and All For One wanting to get Lucina to be on his side because of the dark dragon.
Lucina could not help but to remember that day when Grimma attacked Ylisse castle. Suddenly, their surrenders changed and they saw an image of Lucina fighting against an army of undead soldiers along with Ylisse soldiers helping her. Then the castle was destroyed and all they could hear a dark voice
"So ends the human race. The future is built upon the past… but your kind shall never see it!"
Then, they could see Lucina standing before a giant dark dragon with six wings and six eyes. The dragon´s dark energy was nothing like they ever felt before. All for One was bad when he became a dragon but Grima was a very different story; his bloodlust was worse!
"Your mother and father are dead, Tiny One." They could hear him laughing; a very terrifying laughter. " Now it is your turn to DIE!
And the memory went dark. All Might was sweating in fear. He now understood why One For All wanted Lucina so bad to be the next holder. Grima must be stopped at any cost. They can't allow the dark entity to get full power.
Lucina was surprised when they saw her memories on the day that Grima attacked just when she was thinking about the event. Then, that means she could show All Might that memory; the memory before she was even born. The memory of when she was Izuku and his meeting with Naga.
"Young Lucina? Are you trying to show us something else?" asks All Might.
Once more their surrenders changed. All Might gasped totally in shock when he saw the boy, Midoriya Izuku standing before Naga -the divine dragon.
"I can make you to be reborn in the realm which I protect. You will be able to start all over again." Says Naga
"W-Will I be happy?" Izuku asks to the goddess
All Might and One For All could see Naga looking at Izuku with a gentle smile.
"Being reborn again, you will start your life all over again. You will go through moments of joy, sadness, hate, love, empathy and many other emotions. However, unlike your realm, you will have a family who truly will support you in my realm."
Suddenly, they all were blinded by the strong light. Then, they could hear a cry, a baby cry. All Might and One For All could see they were in a room of a castle and they saw a woman with brown hair and a man with dark blue hair. They looked at the baby in the woman's arms with pride and love.
"Look Chrom, Isn't she beautiful? She looks like you." the gentle woman says
"Welcome to the world, my daughter. My Lucina."
And the memories ended and they returned to the dark void. All Might looked at Lucina with a shocked expression on his face. He could not believe what he just saw. Why did Lucina show these images?
"Wha… what was that?" he asked in shock.
But One For All understood what Lucina was trying to say. He had read this kind of stories before, stories involving a protagonist dying and then being reborn into another world but with the memories of their past lives still intact.
"Are you trying to say you're Midoriya Izuku's reincarnation?" One for All asks.
Lucina nodded to him.
All Might could not believe what he was hearing. Young Lucina was Young Midoriya's reincarnation? It was impossible! Young Midoriya died last year and Lucina was about the same age as he was. She being young Midoriya's reincarnation was impossible! Then, One For All reminded him that time can flow very differently in other worlds and it was very possible the time in Ylisse, Lucina's realm, can flow differently from their world. All Might really wanted to deny it but in her exam test before summer, it explained why she knew about his stomach wound, it was because he showed his true form to Young Midoriya before his death.
"I… young Midoriya… I mean Young Lucina, do you hate me?" All Might asks suddenly. " I was the one who caused your suicide… I mean young Midoriya's suicide. I don't blame you if you hate me because I hate myself for this.
Lucina never blamed All Might for Izuku's suicide. She closed her eyes and showed one more memory from her past. One for All And All Might could see they were in some kind of Japanese temple. Then, they saw a child Lucina, who was around the age of six or seven. She was talking to an elder man who seemed to be a priest.
"It is so rare to find a child who remembers their past life." comments the priest. "Do you blame this man, this All Might, for your death in your past life, Aohime?"
Lucina only looked at stars
"Not at all, Sir Rainbow Sage." Says young Lucina. " It is true he was the last straw for Izuku but I never blamed him at all. I blame Bakugou and the rest of society for his death, they all told him he could not be a hero without a quirk. All Might gave him the same answer, however he was the only one, the only one who gave options on how Izuku can still help people even without a quirk. I wonder if things would be different if I had… I mean if Izuku had met All Might early. My spirit… I mean Izuku's spirit was too broken when they met."
And the memories vanish like a cloud being taken by the wind. All Might is in tears, he mutters he does not deserve such kind words. Then, he holds Lucina's hand, telling her he will not fail her and this time, he will help her to take Grima down once for all.
"The same goes to me." says One For All "You're not alone, Princess Lucina. Beside your friends, you have all of us to help you against Grima."
Suddenly six figures were standing behind One For All and All Might. Lucina could see a beautiful woman, the biker man from before, a dark haired young man, a young white haired man with two scars on his face and two and two shadow figures that Lucina could not really define but she knew they were allies, her allies. She was happy that she was not alone facing Grima and she could finally release some regrets from her heart and All Might's.
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Lucina woke up in her room. She felt so light, something she did not feel for a long time. Tears rolled down on her face but this time it was not from sadness but from joy. She finally released some regrets she had in her heart . She got up from the bed and went toward the balcony. She could see the sun rushing on the horizon.
For the first time in a long time, she felt hopeful.
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Somewhere else, Grima groaned in pain as he vomited into a bowl. He looked at his arms and saw ugly rashes. He remembered the battle at Archanea when Chrom and his damned shepherds group attacked him. His body suffered a lot from that battle and more when he was forced to open the dimensional gate to escape. He needed to find a way to fix Robin's body since he was the only one with blood pure enough to be his suitable vessel or else he would be bodiless for a long time.
Grima knows he can't allow this to happen. Robin's body is too important to die.
"Grima-sama." A hooded figure entered his room. He looked at his master's arms and hissed. He quickly put some medicine on the rashes and bandaged them but he knew it was useless.
"This body is disintegrating " He gritted his teeth in anger. " I need to find a way to fix it."
"And we may have found it, my lord." The hooded figure says "One of our grimleal brothers found out there's a child with power to rewind time on biological bodies. She may be the key to fix your body."
Grimma smirks, finally good news after a long time.
"Rewind time, hun? No doubt this child has the blood of a divine dragon." Grima says smirking
"I think so too, Grima-sama. You taught me only the strongest divine dragons have the power based time. With your permission, let me be the one to retrieve the child for you, my lord."
Grima caresses tenderly the face of his subordinate
"I know I can count on you. You're one of my most loyal grimleal here. And I know you will not disappoint me, Natsuo."
End of the chapter
*Omake*
Inside the core, One For All sighed sadly while folding his arms. All Might and Daigoro ( the 5th user) looked at him and they noticed he was a bit upset with something.
"What's wrong?" All Might asks.
"I forgot to ask her a very important question." says One for All. Then, he looks at All Might with a serious stare " Her sword is a magic sword, right?"
All Might nodded. From what Lucina had told him and everyone from UA, her sword was forged from one of Naga's fangs. The sword was an anti-dragon weapon that had passed from generation to generation. Since a dragon forged it, technically, Falchion is a magic sword.
"I wanted to ask her if her sword can transform her into a super magical girl after saying the transformation magic words." says One for All with a serious look on his face.
All Might's jaw drops; is he really serious about it? Daigoro let out a roar with laughter.
"Hahahah! Good one, First! Hahaha. But seriously, you got that idea from Masters of The Universe? Or from the Precure franchine?" asks the fifth user, still laughing.
One for All's face was blushed a deep red; his face looked like a little tomato. He muttered he liked the Masters Of The Universe series and he used to like She-Ra. Daigoro laughed even harder, especially when One for All hid his face into his hands; the first user felt so embarrassed.
"Seriously, since that young lass has blue hair, I think she would make a good blue precure. I can see her looking good in Cure Berry's outfit or maybe in Cure Ange's outfit." he smiles while imagining Lucina in procure's outfits.
One for All timidly looked at Daigoro, still embarrassed. " I think she would look good in Sailor Uranus' outfit. She is a sword fighter like the 9th user.
The two of them still kept talking about which magical girl outfit would look good on Lucina. All Might only looked at them with a deadpan expression on his face; he had no idea a big guy like Daigoro was a fan of the magical girls franchise.
"Young Lucina, I think you're in danger…." though All Might is still staring at the first and the fifth users' interaction with each other about magical girls.
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And that´s the end of chapter 26.
Yes, I killed All Might, I think it was necessary for the characters' growth, especially Lucina's.
Next chapter we will start with a new brand arc with Grima finally being involved. Are you surprised that Natsuo, Shoto's brother, will be one of the antagonists? Stay tuned for the next arc!
I hope you all liked my little omake. I wanted to add something cute and funny to make up for this sad chapter.
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Next chapter: Unexpected Visitors.
See you all in the next chapter!