Chapter 1

"All heroes, attack at your best! No holding back!"

"Aqua Storm!"

"Hell's Beam!"

"Light Rush!"

Shouting out loud, with traces of both courage and fear in their voices, were numerous heroes all over the city. Attacking, screaming, doing their best to defend the panicking citizens and to an extent their comrades. The intensity could be felt by the ongoing battle, alongside the drowning noise of bullets.

For it wasn't just heroes that were involved after all, but also the government from military officers to even policemen. All of them raising their weapons and firing non-stop at the enemy.

"Go left, left!"

"Continue firing, don't let up!"

"Get any wounded to safety!"

Orders were sent everywhere, telling people what to do. Using their training to do their best to stay as calm as they could, even with the immense pressure they were under. Many of them praying they alongside the heroes would find victory.

"Located new specimens. Proceed with capture." Fear then overcame the heroes and people, as that cold and metallic voice came from one of them. The enemy. It was the type of voice that had only cold logic on its side and nothing else.

"R-run!" One of the commanding officers of the military shouted. The men and women of the unit nodding as they all fell back into a tactical retreat, not wanting to risk their wrath. However some soon panicked upon seeing it going after them.

"Do not fear good men! For I have arrived!" From a crumbling building one of the heroes then came out. An old man with a long white beard. His Hero Costume is a full set of Japanese armour with a cape which he wraps around his torso. His helmet notably has one large horn pointing upwards.

Why, it's the current Number 9 Hero of Japan, Yoroi Musha.

Despite his age, many have seen his fights and new he was a veteran hero that has defeated many villains. For a moment the military and the remaining evacuating citizens felt a glimmer of hope.

"Scanning individual. Scan complete. Result: Obsolete. Do not need." Then just like that, it struck. With a bolt of plasma the Number 9 Hero had becoming nothing but ash. No matter how strong the man was, even he couldn't have defended against plasma with just a sword, nor his armor capable of resisting the intense heat.

It was just reality.

"...Uh..Uhhh…" Some of the people began panicking once more, one person lying on the ground on his knees horrified at what he saw. The man being a fan of the samurai warrior, and couldn't believe he died just like that.

"Detecting anomaly known as 'Quirk', in local species." Then the man's horror turned to terror as he then saw the machine that had instantly killed his favorite hero. Not even giving the old guy a chance to fight back, and wouldn't let him run either. Not that he could considering his legs felt like jelly.

There the man saw it staring down at him. A machine, a robot, humanoid, staring right at him with empty eyes that looked as if it were observing and reading everything about him. Then it acted.

"Subject scan complete. Results: Useful. Preparing for teleportation." Then, just like that, the man vanished away. He wasn't killed of course, though such a fate would have been much better in all honesty. Because when one is transported and sent to a ship shaped like a skull, it tells what one's fate would be.

Izuku Midoriya. That is the name of one of U.A. top students of the Hero Course. Not to mention the inheritor of One For All, a unique and powerful quirk that can be passed onto the next generation while growing stronger and stronger. While difficult to control initially, once it is fully mastered, the potential becomes limitless.

It's thanks to this quirk, that Izuku has been able to make it this far.

Having been accepted into U.A., defeated many of his classmates and becoming rivals, fight against the villains, and so on. Going through many obstacles to get to this point. And yet….

"...Despite wanting to be a hero…" Tears filled the young boys eyes, as he gazed at the scene below him. "...I can't even do anything to stop this."

Currently the ninth wielder of One For All is standing on a rooftop, as he watched the horror that was being committed. People screaming, smoke being produced by flames, strange machines coming out from blue beams. Izuku's emerald green eyes stared in absolute horror as many heroes and citizens were being under threat.

A look at the sky then showed the enemy, a skull ship with tentacles. Izuku then said one word, that explained it all.

"Brainiac." Nobody knows how, but one moment things had been normal, with the U.A. student himself having been taking a simple stroll to get some groceries. Wearing a regular blue shirt and slacks with his curly green hair feeling the nice gentle breeze.

Then it came. The ship appearing out of nowhere, and causing some ruckus all over on where it came from and how. Some at first thinking it was some heroes vessel, others thinking it was a government conspiracy. That's when a voice came out.

"Citizens of earth 8-DC(9), do not panic, for I have not come to cause trouble. I wish mearley to learn." At that moment everybody had been listening, including Izuku. Not a single one looked away, wanting to hear the rest of what the voice was about to say, where it then continued.

"I am Brainiac. A seeker of knowledge, who has traveled across worlds, and have discovered yours in doing so." He said in a voice that for some reason chilled the young hero in training. "Now I will do what I came here to do, collecting knowledge of all sorts. From your culture, your habits, your evolution line, even these 'Quirks' that are uncannily familiar to the meta-gene. All knowledge will then be recorded so that it will forever be preserved. Do not resist."

That's when the machines came out.

'Brainiac, just what kind of villain is he? His technology is advanced, more so than even I-Island. Is this a worldwide declaration, or just Japan at the moment? How many forces does he have, is he controlling all the robots by himself, what are his limits?' Izuku's mind raced with questions as he began trying to think of a plan to combat and learn about Brainiac with little results.

No sooner had Brainiac finished his speech, robots suddenly fell down composed of purple, grey, and green and landing all over. People were at first scared at the moment, but fear then turned to terror. Since the minute those robots landed, they began attacking.

At that moment the running began and Izuku suddenly found himself trying to rescue as many people as he could. True he wasn't a hero, not a true one at the moment. However he did have a license, and it could be used in emergencies-emergencies such as this. Not that it would have mattered, even if he didn't have a license, Izuku was certain he still would have chosen the same path regardless. Screw the rules, he was doing what was right!

"Still...this won't be easy." After battling for about half an hour, it was then the police and numerous Pro Heroes showed up in the area to combat the robots that seem to be everywhere.

When that happened, Izuku left and jumped up on the highest building he could find to get an aerial view of the city. It wasn't pretty at all.

All over he could see the fighting happening, heroes doing their best to push back the machines. Yet when one was destroyed two more took their place. Plus no matter what the heroes did, unfortunately it didn't stop some robots sending people away in a flash of blue light, which Izuku concluded to be teleportation. Most likely to that ship.

"Help! Help!" Hearing a scream, Izuku then stopped all his thoughts and focused on just that one voice he heard. He quickly looked down and saw a family of three being cornered by these machines. Their menacing eyes scanning the family where their gaze then fell onto the young crying baby in the hands of the father.

"Anomaly known as 'Quirk' detected. Scan results show a 'merge' of the two 'Quirks' from the kin. A possible 'mutation' type. Conclusion: Further testing in the lab." The machine simply stated horrifying the parents.

"What...No!" The father said as he then raised his hand, holding his child with the other, and released a stream of electricity at the machine. The attack working as the machine's circuits went haywire from the electricity.

To bad it didn't stop the others.

Without remorse, without mercy, without any form of hesitation, one of the other robots then fired a simple energy beam.

"Guh!" A beam that hit the poor man's heart, leaving nothing but a hole as instantly he died.

"Nooooo!" The wife shrieked as she quickly caught her child, but stared in horror as she wept at her spouse's death with blood leaking out. The machine then raising it's firearm ready to kill the mother to.

"Manchester…" Then a voice came out getting the machines to stop and tried to identify where it was coming from. Readings indicating it was coming from above, the robots then looking up. "Smmmmaaaassshhhh!"

Only to get a large kick to the face as one of them found its head ripped out leaving only a headless body that sparked. The robots immediately switched priorities from the baby to the green headed boy that landed in front of them.

"Miss, run!" Izuku ordered which the woman weepily response as she ran without turning back. Once she was gone, Izuku then rushed at the robots without any hesitance knowing that would only get him killed. A smart move to as they instantly began firing energy beams that Izuke could 'feel' the heat that was emitting from them.

Contrary to shows and comics, Izuku had a feeling that if he got hit, he wouldn't be left with a small burn mark at all. No, instead he'll more than considerably be left with a major burn that went through flesh and could fatally kill him if landed right. The heat these beams were immiting are hot.

"Adolescent intruding, scans indicate-" The machine was then cut off mid-sentence as Izuke just kicked it's head off like the first one. Then began weaving in and out to dodge any attacks the robots tried sending his way. Being careful to analyze the beam guns aims before they shot, then swiftly moving out of the way.

"Smash!" He shouted as he then gave a kick to what at first appeared to be nothing but air.

Yet the robots soon found themselves feeling a force of wind that launched them away off their feet. Thanks to the power of One For All, Izuke could amplify his strength so much, that a simple finger flick could launch an air bullet just like that.

Once the robots were down, Izuke then quickly dispatched the robots by stomping on their heads. They were resistant, the metal being quite durable, but with his quirk-even at 20%-they could be destroyed.

"Huh..huh.." Izuke began gasping for air, having rushed in to save the woman without stopping. Taking a breath of air as his gaze then found itself looking at the dead body of the man from earlier. Guilt toon coming, as Izuku wished he had made it sooner. His fists clenching to the point his skin was turning white.

Click!

Eyes widening, Izuku then turned where he saw one of the robots on the ground raising a blaster right at him. The head being a mess and sparking, but apparently just barley operational to control the body, which included the gun. He didn't even have time to move.

"Don't even think about it!" Though someone else could do the moving for him.

Seconds before the robot could even fire, a wave of ice covered the robot stopping it. Izuku's eyes widened as he then turned to face the person that saved him. A look of joy in his eyes as he saw one of his friends and rivals that had just saved him.

"Todoroki!" He shouted at his classmate. A reasonably tall, rather muscular young man who is well-built for his age. His hair is evenly split between two colors: white on his right-side and crimson red on his left, with the same for his eyes being turquoise and brownish dark gray. Currently wearing grey pants and a white tank top with half of his left side covered in some eyes with his right hand emitting fire.

"Midoriya,' Shoto said calmly. "I see your okay."

"Y-yeah, I am...sorta.." Izuku said as he stared at his friend. "H-how are you?"

"Okay. For the most part anyway." Todoroki then looked up at the sky where all the robots were coming from the ship. His eyes narrowing in small anger at it, knowing what those machines have been doing. He then faced Midoriya again saying, "I see you've been fighting those things."

"Y-yeah, I have." He said a bit nervously, as he then gave a quick look at the broken machine parts. "While they aren't pushovers, their not any stronger than the average person, though their durable and have many numbers with blasters that could kill if aimed right. It's because of that I…" Izuku then stared at the dead man's corpse nearby, guilt once more welling up.

"Midoriya." Todoroki then said noticing his friend's plight. "This wasn't your fault, none of this is. If anything, it's that monsters fault." He then pointed up above at Brainiac's ship. He then grabbed Izuku's shoulders and looked him straight in the eye.

"I know you're feeling upset, and I can't deny I'm not feeling the same to." The son of Endeavour had also seen people die, and contrary to his stoic expression, he did have disturbed feelings about how they died. "But right now, this isn't the time to be mourning. Instead we have a job to do, and it's not just helping the citizens or the people."

"I-it's not!?" Izuku says a bit shocked that Todoroki would say such a thing. Don't the heroes need all the help they need.

"That's right, and while I won't stop you from helping people, think about a person you need to meet first. To save!" Izuku didn't know what his friend was trying to say, not at first. But then his mind soon realized something, recalling why he was even out here in the first place.

"...Mom." He hoarse as he realized his mother was all alone.

"That's right Midoriya, and right now I'm going to visit my mother." While Todorki will help those if he can, he had a higher priority and that was his mother. Who was all alone with nobody but maybe his sister and brother who were suppose to visit her today. He had to get to her.

"I wish I could stay and help you Midoriya, but my mom comes first right now." He said beginning to move again. "Still, once I make sure she's safe, I'm going to head right back to U.A. with her as that's one of the few places that is safe."

That's right. U.A. has many heroes, from Eraser Head, Vlad King, Hound Dog, and so many others. It was the perfect place to not just plan, but a place for civilians to gather around.

"I see." Izuku said processing this information now knowing what to do. "Thank you Todoroki." His friend only gave a nod and soon left to the hospital ward. Once he left, Izuku began channeling some of One For All power into him, then jumped at a rapid pace.

'While I do want to help whoever's running, mom comes first!' Izuku wanted to be a hero, a hero that saved anybody who shouted for help. This included his mom, Inko. His only supportive family since his father left overseas and was raised only by her. The woman who did her best to support his dream, even if she had reluctance.

'She's done so much for me, and now it's time for me to return the favor.' Once he found his mother, he'll take her to U.A. knowing she'll be safe and sound. Even though a part of him felt regret hearing some people crying for help, he remorseful just left swearing once his mother was safe, he'll come back to help. His eyes then staring at the skull ship as they narrowed.

'Then maybe the heroes can find a way to bring down that ship.' Not that it would be easy. The few glimpses he saw of the ship and Izuku already could note that it had a forcefield. He could tell since he saw what appeared to be a thin yet glowing transparent energy sphere surrounding it. It could possibly stop missiles, and maybe other attacks sent its way.

"That's not to mention any counter measures it may have such as anti-missiles." Izuku began muttering as he analyzed the ship, deducing what the aircraft may be capable of. Noticing the sounds of jets coming which were likely there in an attempt to bring down the vessel. Even a few heroes that could fly were there.

"If only All Might could fight." Izuku says believing if All Might had been at full power, he could easily destroy the robots and help the other heroes big time. Instead the former Number 1 is de-powered after using the last of his strength against his enemy and is considerably quirkless.

But, even if All Might is no longer able to fight, then that just meant Izuku would do all the fighting for him. Maybe he could also gather his friends to help lead the citizens to safety, and perhaps even stop Brainiac.

"To think through...there was such a strong villain out there. Is he even really from another world." The thought that other dimensions existed sounded preposterous enough already. Yet the technology, the sudden appearance, the way the villain tone made him sound truthful, it was all too much.

Shaking his head, Izuku decided to forget about it all. It didn't matter if Brainiac came from earth or some other world, he's still a villain attacking and destroying all that Izuku loved. Putting his family, friends, and the people he vowed to protect in danger. And once he got his mom to safety he will try his best to stop that monster.

"Scanning: Detecting unknown anomaly." A cold voice said that got Izuku's attention, along with a plasma beam that nearly hit him. Grunting, Izuku had no choice but to fall back onto the ground landing as best as he could. When he did, he then saw numerous machines all staring at him.

"Scanning: Droid 76-0 is correct, detecting unknown 'Quirk' anomaly in organic. Scanners indicating the 'Quirk' is much different from others for some reason. Detecting accumulated energy." Izuku had to stop himself from gasping out loud, as the machine somehow is figuring out One For All. Or at the least knowing some of his quirks capabilities.

"Results show that organics 'Quirk' may be useful." Another robot said.

"Must send to the lab." That didn't sound right. Something inside Izuku told him that if he's sent to this lab, like many other people, it wouldn't end well. If he didn't want that, then he had no choice but to do one thing.

"Full Cowl: Smash!" He shouted as he once more channeled his quirks power into him.

"Energy level rising. Detecting powerful enhancing throughout subjects muscles and brain cognitives. Mus-" The robot didn't get a chance to finish as Izuku instantly kicked its head off. Naturally this made all the other robots begin firing at him, but instead of the usual plasma beams instead it was some kind of energy net.

'They must be trying to capture me now that they know about my quirk.' Izuku deduced as he did his best dodging the nets. The electricity they emitted showed that once they got on a tagret, they'd be incapacitated.

"Smash!" And there was no way he would allow that.

It wasn't just him either. Because while Izuku wasn't there, nor capable of witnessing it, a part of him could tell that it wasn't just him fighting back against these machines. No, everybody was fighting.

Katsuki, his former bully now turned rival was doing his best exploding the machines to small bits.

Tsuyu, a friendly frog like girl is leading people away alongside Mineta who used his Pop Off quirk to trap the robots.

Jiro, Yaoyoorozu, and Denki also fighting back with some heroes.

Even those of Class 1-B were helping others by leading them to U.A., with the Big Three themselves being the big guns against the invasion. All over the city, even if he couldn't see them, Izuku knew his friends and allies were doing their best to defend their homes. As Izuku fought dismantling these machines, a part of him felt glad that he wasn't the only one trying to defeat this new enemy.

While he didn't know it at the time, oddly enough numerous villains were also doing their best to stop the advancing machines. They were selfish people, but even they knew better than to attack heroes and instead help for just a bit.

Izuku threw a punch right through a robots chest then flung the machine into another. Most of them were now destroyed, leaving only five or six left. With a serious expression, Izuku raised his leg and gave a twirl with his leg, allowing the force of wind to send the remaining robots flying. All of them crashing into the buildings walls.

Now that they were taken care of, it was time for Iuku to go and find his mother. Nothing would stop him!

"As expected of the unique anomaly. While not at Super Man's level, you could indeed put up a fight as well as him." That's when he heard it. The voice. A feeling of cold dread enveloped Izuku, having never felt this emotion since ...since...All For One.

Then before he knew it, Izuku only felt one thing.

Pain.

"Gaaahhhhhh!" His nerves felt like they were on fire. His muscles screaming, his mind overloading with pain, his skin being assaulted by...by...electricity!?

After a few short moments, the pain then stop but Izuku still felt the numbing sensation and a killer headache. His muscles unable to move meaning he couldn't even prop up his arms to stop his fall, falling flat on his face onto the cement. Ignoring that though, the young hero tried his best to see who had just assaulted him. Yet that voice, why did he feel like he knew it.

It took all his remaining strength, but Izuku finally found himself meeting his assailant.

"Hello, Izuku Midoriya." Izuke then saw him. A green skinned man wearing an impressive set of high advanced armor that covered his chest, legs, and arms. His eyes looked inhumane, cold, just staring at it gave Izuku the feeling that this man may have no soul at all. Or if he did, one covered up deeply within, as the man-if he could be called that- studied him with eyes like Izuku. One that analyzed him, yet not for battle, but merely as if to see what made him tick.

It worried him.

"H-h-how," Izuku grunted, barely able to speak. "Do you ...k-know my na-name..?"

"I simply hacked into your worlds database." The man then answered. He then narrowed his eyes as he did what may have been peering into his very existence. His eyes not leaving him at all.

"Interesting. Your DNA is rather unique compared to most. I'm sensing a strange genetic anomaly within it, along with an immense amount of accumulated power. More so than other-what do you call them-'Quirks'." The green skinned man said with a voice that sounded eerily close to pleasure, but stopped at the last moment. The man showing no hint of joy, anger, concern, or anything of the like.

If it weren't for the skin, Izuku would think this man may as well be a machine. Or maybe...he could be considered one considering his way of action.

It mattered not though, as the man soon lifted Izuku up and stared at him, face to face. The fear growing so much, that if it weren't for Izuku's remaining instincts screaming at him not to, then he would have thrown up by now.

Two eyes staring right into each other.

One filled with fear but a hidden courage and bravery.

The other devoid of anything but logic.

"Yes," the man said as he then raised his left hand which held some kind of yellow cereal shaped box with circuit all over. "You will be 'worthy' to study. Izuku Midoriya, Brainiac acknowledges you as high quality material."

Then just like that, the two vanished.

Somewhere in U.A., a skinny old man was leading people to safety. Ushering them into the school as best as he could. He might not have his powers anymore, but he'd be damned if he didn't at least try and help those nearby.

"Hurry, hurry! Come on in!" Nearby the cement hero Cementros said as he helped a few old people into the school who looked worried sick.

"COME ON IT ALL! THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM HERE!" Shouting at full volume is the school's own loud mouth Present Mic, ho yelled out to not only attract the attention of people lost, but also disable any machines that got a tad close. The machines were tough, but they were tougher.

"Graa!" Coming from the nearby forest is Hound Dog himself, with many children on his back looking worried.

So many heroes in U.A., all dressed in their costumes as a way to reassure the public who came to them in worry and fear. Other schools in Japan also doing the same along with some areas the police have currently deemed as safe.

Toshinori Yagi, former Number 1 Hero All Might, did his best alongside the other teachers and staff. With his presence, a few people actually calmed down. He may no longer be Number 1, but all the work he did years ago and courage passed on to other people who trusted him.

'Still,' Toshinori thought worryingly. Staring at the city where fire could be seen all over. 'I haven't heard from young Midoriya in a while. I can only pray he's doing his best to stay alive out there in this madness. Never has there been a villain attack this large like this since the old villain known as Destro.'

It didn't help though that even during that time that while Destro and his army were strong, they didn't have an army of robots with such advanced technology. Where did this 'Brainiac' villain even get such tech?

"All Might!" Hearing someone call out his name, the retired hero turned to see the ever loud Bakugo himself running up to him. His fledgling student having spiky blonde hair with red eyes that wanted to murder. Sweat was all over him indicating that he must have fought those machines.

All Might did hear many students from U.A. have been doing battle against them. Even the Big Three of U.A. had been called upon to eliminate the threats.

"Yes young Bakugo. What is it?" He asked.

"Where is he. That shitty Deku?" A part of All Might wanted to slap Bakugo for calling his young successor such a crude name, but suppressed that impulse knowing full well that wouldn't change things. Instead he decided to just answer Bakugo's question.

"Unfortunately I have no idea." He honestly said. "Last I heard was that he wanted to spend time with his mother. So it's likely he's trying to bring her here to U.A. while also fighting those machines. Which reminds me, where are your parents at the moment?"

"There doing fine!" Bakugo yelled. True a small part of him was worried about them-his father especially being a push over-but he already called them. Telling them to come to U.A. which they agreed on, so Bakugo knew they were on their way. "Tch! That shit head better get here on time! There's already enough crap going around here!"

Ever since this damn invasion, Bakugo has been blowing apart these shitty tin cans as best as he could. They were a lot more durable compared to those trashy training bots in the school, but using enough of his power blew them apart.

"Anyway, I'm going to be getting my costume!" Bakugo then said before running off into the school. While he did well against those pieces of trash, it didn't hurt to have his gauntlets to deal extra damage.

"Okay! Just be safe!" The worried teacher yelled out with Bakugo just ignoring him. Sighing, Toshinori decided to just forget it knowing Bakugo would be just fine. He may be rather rough along the edges, but his battle prowess were top class. While still needing a long way to go, young Bakugo is already on his way to being a top hero.

'I just hope that the Pros like Endeavor can put an end to this madness.' It angered the former hero that he could do nothing but watch as Brainiac just killed and kidnapped so many innocents people. He may not know what Brainiac's plans were for those captured, but it didn't take a genius to guess that bad things would happen to them.

To think it was just the League of Villains and All For One he once worried about. Instead things were becoming worse, more so than the battle at Kamino. Because while All For One was a true monster, even that man didn't have the aid of such battle ready droids and a massive ship being led by some so-called dimension traveler.

Shaking his head, the former hero decided to just forgot on what he could have done in the past, and instead focused on the now. So many people needed help, and they were right in front of him. He had to give them a hand, even without his powers.

"Please, come over here." He told a young child who slowly nodded with tears in her eyes. As Toshinori began leading the girl to safety, he suddenly stopped as he felt something. Something horrible. Like a part of him is trying to tell him that something bad had just happened. But what!?

Then, for some reason, he found himself looking back at the skull shaped ship. Unsure why he was doing so. All he could tell was that he felt as if someone important to him had been taken. But, that was just a feeling, and nothing proving it at all.

….Right.

Tartarus. A prison located far away from civilization, where extremely dangerous Villains are imprisoned and interrogated under the highest security standards possible. Located on an island, surrounded by giant walls. The only access to the prison is a bridge with the entrance guarded by two or more guards that check every vehicle going in.

Sensors are continuously monitoring the vital functions of prisoners, reacting to even the slightest sign of unusual behavior or attempt to activate a Quirk. Nobody wanting a breakout as even one villain busting out can cause havoc beyond comprehension. Because of that guards will also monitor prisoners as a failsafe, and are authorized to use lethal force.

Tartarus's interior is heavily armored with blast doors lining narrow, steel-plated hallways. Prisoners incarcerated inside Tartarus are heavily restrained, sitting down on a large, high-tech chair with a full-body strait jacket. There are also the aforementioned sensors are also connected to four ceiling-mounted, automated machine guns that will fire on the prisoners if they suddenly move or have thoughts of activating their Quirk.

Yes, with this prison the worst of scum are trapped with no way out. A place where those placed in it aren't even sent to trial, deemed the trial as 'to good' for them. With at least over a thousand prisoners being kept in it until the day they die.

So far, nobody has managed to escape.

"Hm?" Except today just might be the day.

All around the prison, numerous inmates could somehow feel it. The unknown shaking, the tense air, the strange mood the guards had, and more importantly, how they were somehow able to hear screams.

This prison was made so well, that not even fireworks could be heard properly. These screams seemed to be an exception though. While the prisoners in Tartarus could just barely hear them, the fact they could said something.

One of the prisoners, considered one of the most dangerous, heard all of this and is bemused. To think he could actually hear screams. Interesting.

'I wonder what exactly is it that is causing all of those screams.' The villain thought as he then felt another unnatural shaking. Was it possible his disciple is the one doing it?

No, it couldn't be. While he knew his successor is strong, it was impossible for him to cause this much chaos. Maybe it was his bodyguard, yet even then he doubted it as well. While that monster that is his bodyguard is fearful, and is technically strong enough to cause earthquakes-or at the least shockwaves-something felt different.

Before he could think of anything else, another earthquake came. This one being the biggest as not only did he hear screams all over, but the very walls shook with the lighting in the room going on and off. He could hear numerous footsteps of guards running around all over. But what interested him most was what one of the guards said.

"Hurry, we need to begin mobilizing! Brainiac is attacking everybody!" There was more to it, but he didn't bother listening in to the rest. Instead more interested on this other villain.

"Brainiac." He simply said. Interesting, he didn't know anyone by that name. A new up and comer villain who is, how do the children say it, 'Taking the world by storm'? Whatever the case, whoever they were are clearly causing some mass havoc outside. Havoc that piqued his own curiosity.

"Hehehe, perhaps it's time for a probation." The villain then did his best to focus what little sensory vision he had left that relied on his passive quirks. Luckily for him, the sensors that monitored him only sensed a change with his 'active' quirks, his 'passive' ones going undetected.

He then did his best to time it right, knowing that if he made a mistake, he'll be shot at by all the guns placed in here. Not that they would kill him of course, though they would certainly sting a lot.

More shaking came, footsteps heard everywhere, and the lights going on and off. However, that also meant the electric current that powered the machines were also entering a state of being 'on' and 'off'. In other words, if he timed it right when the electric current is 'off', then he can move without the risk of the guns firing at him. He'd have to be quick though.

Even when he released himself, the second the power turned back on, the guns would just shoot at him.

"And right about...Now." The guns turned off.

Boom!

Then the entire cell along with a few others were promptly destroyed.

"W-what the-guh!" The man no longer spoke, in fact, he no longer lived thanks to the giant hole that replaced his stomach. Stepping out of the ruined cell came out a man that had no eyes, nose, or even ears. Aside from his mouth everything else was just scarred ruined flesh with an oxygen mask on him. The man carrying the air tank by his side as he walked out of the cell.

The villain didn't even take a second glance as he passed by the dead man he killed, and instead just kept on walking like normal. Alarms of course did go off, and the villain could soon hear numerous footsteps coming from afar. My, my, they sure react fast, a sinister smile showing itself on his face.

As for the guards, they quickly rushed in knowing exactly who's cell it was that had opened.

"Damn it! I can't believe he's freed!"

"Hurry, we have to contain him as quickly as possible. We already have too many problems with this Brainiac person."

"Aim for his head, don't hold back! No need to bother keeping him alive!"

All the men knew just how dangerous this man is. Even if he's weakened, and has some handicaps like his lack of sight and needing an oxygen tank to breath, he's still a man to be wary of. After all, there weren't many that could challenge the former Number 1 Hero All Might.

The guards soon found themselves armed and ready, to put an end to this menace. They already have their hands full with this Brainiac fellow who's been reported to kidnapping people, and while it technically wasn't allowed to kill defenseless inmates, why the hell should they care. This man has murdered countless, and is the reason the Number 1 Hero had to step down.

While death may have been to good for him, they couldn't afford to let this man loose any longer. Soon all the men saw him and raised their weapons.

"Fire!" The lead one commanded.

A rapid fire of guns and bullets rained down upon him.

"Impact Recoil." The villain simply said. From nowhere but thin air, all the bullets that should have hit him instead went back to the source.

"Ahh!" Many of them cried out in pain as a few felt the bullets they sent either break their weapons or enter their own flesh. This caused those who didn't get hit to stop firing for the moment.

"Grr, fire at the tank!" The officer yelled aiming his gun at the tank. Without it that damn villain would soon find himself running out of air and flopping like a fish.

"Oh my, I can't have that now can I." The villain said in such a calm voice. Instantly from his fingertips red and black tendrils came out where it then slammed into one of the guards. "Forced Quirk Activation." Upon those words the poor man screamed as he felt his quirk activate without his consent.

His quirk: Rage Barrage. A power that made him feel rage while also increasing his punches ten fold when in effect. The downside was that he became filled with rage and lost focus of his surroundings. Normally the poor man could control his quirk, but since it was forceblly activated, naturally his control became none and he struck at his own comrades without mercy.

The guards incapable of defending themselves at the sudden attack. Instead now forced to try their best to defend themselves losing focus against the man they should have been up against.

"Air Cannon." That lack of focus was the exact thing he used as a chance to strike. With his cunning he then aimed his attack at the group which promptly either knocked them away, caused some to go unconscious, or perhaps lose a limb and die. It didn't matter to him of course. All that mattered to the villain was getting out of here and seeing what was going on outside.

As he began heading to an unknown destination, prisoners inside their cells have heard what was going on and through the small glass window some saw glimpses of him. Seeing one of their own free and about, many tried calling out to him. Attempting to have him break them out with either threats or promises of power and money. He didn't bother with the riff raff.

Using his powers, the villain began taking a few 'shortcuts' by destroying a few walls here and there. Granted by doing so it released more than a number of culling death, loud alarms, and maybe freeing a prisoner or two here and there. But in the end he eventually made it to his destination, a room filled with different items.

"Now let's see, where is it." The villain then 'looks' around using some kind of quirk that allowed him to identify certain things. Eventually he found what he was looking for, a simple suit that was like the old one he once wore. The only difference was that this one is white with a grey tie. Oh well, not like the color mattered to him.

So with a good outfit change from his current prison uniform, he now wore a nice suit that he considered nice enough to wear. With that done, he then raised his arm up to the ceiling and released another Air Cannon that was amplified by five times than the usual one.

The entire prison shook with guards running all over screaming as things were going from bad to worse. Prisoners were either about to be freed or were already out, systems were failing, they were outnumbered and nobody was answering their calls. This had to be the worst thing to ever happen in Tartarus.

"Finally, some fresh air." But for the one who caused all this mayhem, he simply gave a refreshing smile as he is finally out of that giant cage, glad he could walk again without any restraints. However….

"..." Even without eyes, the villain could tell that things weren't right. His enhanced senses which included hearing heard numerous screams and could 'feel' a lot of death. Lots of death.

As for how he could tell, the villain had a quirk called Empathy View. This allowed him to 'see' a persons emotion, where he didn't even need eyes to tell at all. So while he lacked eyes, it was child's play to tell how a person is feeling.

Right now though, as he gazed up at the sky the man could 'see' a cluster of emotions above. Fear. Horror. Terror. Anger. Sorror. Rage. Pain. All kinds of negative emotions up in the sky, leading the man to conclude something is holding these people captive above. A giant ship most likely. Yet what interested him even more than all those negative emotions were two things in particular.

The first was that he could sense an emotional void on board, yet this 'void' so to say held some kind of large power inside them. That was ...informative. This meant whoever was causing all this isn't some joker and a viable threat. A strong one to from the looks of it.

But while the first one did interest him, it is the second that truly caught his attention.

'Help-' It is a voice. A voice he hasn't heard in so long. A voice that belonged to someone he once loved. 'Help...Please….'

"It's been a while...since I've heard your voice. My foolish brother." To think after all these years, he would at last hear his voice again. He knew it was a matter of time he would hear it eventually. Such a thing gave him nostalgic feelings.

Yet his brothers voice sounded like it was in pain. Something must have happened to the ninth to cause his brother to actually reach out for his help. Something quite bad.

"Hehehe, do not worry. I will save you eventually, but until I know more, I cannot make any hasty mistakes." If he were to try and save him, then first he must meet up with some old friends. Possibly even re-meet his disciple once more. Shame, because he was certain Tomura was growing quite well on his own. In any case, it was time to bring back some old allies, and get himself a new breathing mask. Holding the container was rather tiresome. Yes...

All For One is back.

Whoever said the story was about the hero?