Chapter 0: Prologue and introductions
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Izuku Midoriya wanted to be a hero like the Symbol of Peace, All Might, however, the born Quirkless, unluckily he was in the minority of world, the 20% of people.
Not that matters to him, when he learned the news of his state because he had another idolized hero too: the Pro Heroes' precursor, who was rumored to be the first from all.
So, in short story, our Canon-based main character started to train his body, little he did know his life will changes drastically at U.A.
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Far from Musutafu was Deika City, where in an abandoned lab have been investigated by the Meta Liberation Army's discovery force led by their "muscle": Geten on the morning.
"The others send me because I am one of their top fighters. What did you found?" told the ice manipulator to Slidin' Go.
"Okay boss, we've found a weird storage equipment." showed the Pro an armored, capsule-like object to him. "The scout who discovered this said: there is someone inside it." warned his superior.
"Then open it moron." ordered the parka wearer. "It's probably a powerful Meta Ability wielder is hidden there." spoke out his thoughts loud.
"On it." replied the Pro Hero and somehow made it open, revealing a suddenly awakened, instantly berserk person.
"Now I want to see other Heroes." snarked calmly Geten like an expert deadpanner before they were attacked.
It was around midnight when the sent Hero team could capture the unknown figure, luckily their ranks included Eraser Head and Vlad King.
"Nice work guys." complimented the recently arrived Fat Gum as a mood booster, his interning Hero Course student followed him.
"Who is the captured one?" asked Suneater shyly from the others.
"A teenaged girl of all things." snapped Eraser at the situation's absurdity. "Seriously? They couldn't capture her without my and Vlad's help."
"She is sleeping now from the tranquillizer darts; we were forced to use six and two of these can make Ryukyu sleep in dragon form. We couldn't calm her down by voice." added the Blood Hero.
"What? Are you sure? She isn't looking as a big one?" asked back the big Pro.
"For some strange reason Slidin' Go stunned her by saying the name Destro, after that he was forced to go home." replied the vampire toothed part-time teacher.
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In the past the rise of Quirks started by a birth of the Luminescent Baby in Qing Qing City, years later more and more superpowered people born, their unique status made drastic changes in history.
Japan was one of the critically affected nations, here it became a heated conflict's theater between numerous parties.
A group was led by a charismatic individual named himself Powerslave as a code name, he was a popular faction leader in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Right now his elite force, the Power Masters boosted by the masses were sent to stop a global threatening plot: at Kamino Ward was The Last Stand, a later famous, historical event, there were neutral civilians, anti-meta groups, pro-meta fighters and even the JSDF with the police in this hectic fight. Near a huge, experimental airport was the crucial battle, led by Powerslave himself on the "mutants" side.
Two young children ran on a nearly abandoned street when a stolen tank rolled in and fired at them. The older, six years old girl tried to desperately protect her three years younger brother from the blast; both orphans of the fights.
From the vehicle the pro-human crew was sure they hit the targets until the smoke dispersed: revealing a round shield straight out of a comic book, (an iconic Captain America emblem, but its includes a golden ring/concentric, narrow circle on the edges and a narrow black-green-black trio around the blue before the red,) and its holder. A 166 cm tall, hero costume and WW2/Modern American & Japanese military uniform hybrid wearer teen. The navy-blue suit included black iron soled boots with green-red-white-red-green stripes on them like rings, narrow stripes like them on his trousers. He had their analog on his upper-half part, a white star in white ring with a red circle in its center on his chest with two white wings. Although the costume had the feeling of a very modern armor with some white "Tron" lines, it had dark green knee- and shoulder-pads, silver elbow and wrist guards, these looked like if they were taken from a boxy armor. On his neck was the black neckguard, inside leather, outside carbon nanotube made material, like the most of the suit, also he had a silver-gray colored smile reminding diamond shaped respirator mask, a small, "bunny-eared" hoodie-mask combo hidden in the larger hood, these are navy blue, a black "swimmer" hood on his head currently, It further hides the natural white, short, soft spiky-messy hair. His face likes Izuku Midoriya's except for a small scar on his right side, diagonally splits the freckles from his ear to his mouth way. All around the suit was a cool, red scarf, this is one meter long and a dark brown ragged designed poncho-cape hybrid. On his hands are white gloves and he also wears a GI helmet with a mask-like visor, this navy-blue helmet has a retractable faceplate based on Optimus Prime's, that's colored gray. On the forearms are red bracelets for magnetizing the shield to recall or manipulate the trajectory, his brown, probably leather belt doubles as an extra utility belt with holsters for four pistols, two short swords and several other objects, for example knives. Above it worn the red utility belt with compact hyperspace capsule pockets. The complete arsenal includes a lot of flashbangs, smoke bombs, six pistols (four in the holsters), six ko-wakizashis (Japanese short swords, two in their respective scabbard), some extra shields, four tonfas, eighty knives, two wrist mounted grappling hooks and five katanas from those one placed in the back worn scabbard, designed the way to be easily reached by both hands. His green eyes radiate safety, kindness and hope, but also fierce determination and rarely even massive, tranquil fury too.
This person stood in front of the children, he might be young, however, he is one of Powerslave's best fighters.
"There's no need to fear, because I am here!" declared to them, giving them hope and safety, they knew he is a hero.
From his right a tall, red haired and musclebound man arrived too, he wears a sleeveless black jacket, blue denim jeans and white trainers. He uses that kind of coat because his Quirk would only damage it. Raising his right fist directing to the tank's direction and he yells an attack's name: "Flashfire Fist – Jet Burn!" with this warning he fires a fiery beam at the target, blowing up by hitting a bullseye on the ammo rack.
"Thanks Todoroki-san. Nice move." complimented the younger savior to the man.
"You should move Captain; I'll get these children into safety. We must stop the bird." replied the adult sternly.
"Got it." finished their talk the young hero and sprinted to his target location as the kids chanted his name: the experimental airport field held by the Homo Sapiens Naturalis Union, one of the most radical mutant hater factions, in fact they're the greatest fascist among them, even the others are despising the HSNU.
A prototype MBT stood in front of the main gate, theoretically the impenetrable door to the airport's bunker, this vehicle fielded a devastating particle cannon capable to tear anything what ended as its target.
It calmly aimed at the center of charging crowd of pro-mutants led by a tough, large brute and fired the gun.
The projectile was intercepted by the dashing shield wielding teen, the unstoppable shot has been stopped by the miraculous defense equipment, the owner just continued his run and without slowing down flipped the tank with his left arm in move, then punched the gate.
In the security camera room, a man stood, he was amazed at the sight, despite he knew his enemies are low on time.
Back on the entry point the massive door was broken, the one-man army breached it, his protective item easily stopped the defender's bullets and energy projectiles, his allies watched his flanks and joined into the fight.
But not him, he was practically unstoppable, he just simply charged in, the doors in front of him opened in instant, courtesy the hackers' work.
"Captain Kamino in the building, thanks Hacker Team. They can't slow me down." reported the rushing teen, he was answered by a stern man's voice.
"Still with that nickname? Seriously you should know better. I regret the day when your Uncle introduced you to those comics." scolded him his superior.
"Yours is from your favorite song. Also, mine refers at my home city." countered the teen.
"Remind me later, currently you changed the mission's scenario. We have to halt the launch." replied the man.
As the reply finished, the young fighter ran through the door to the runway, where was a huge plane.
"My designer suspect is German; this is an oversized Horten Ho IX." he sent another report.
"Analyze later." cut him the man before he would start that. "The bomber must stay here." barked the order to everyone.
"Sir! There is only one person in the massive jet." checked a woman with her life sensing ability.
"I boarded the behemoth." said the boy, suddenly the machine's entry door closed in, the vehicle pressurized to fly and started to move.
"Houston, we've got a problem." alarmed the Captain his mission control. "The pilot is about to make a manual take off."
"What are you waiting for?" asked the stern adult from the youth.
"I just found the bomb storage. It's full of experimental nukes, these things can level an area placed in a 3000 km diameter sphere if they're activated and their power leaves no life behind." analyzed the boarder as he moved toward the cockpit, the bomber was speeding up and flew through the hangar gate without any damage.
"Woah! This is a juggernaut!" exclaimed the boy.
Within a few minutes he reached his destination in the same time the brute of planes entered the stratosphere.
Unfortunately, the pilot's room was the place where the unknown driver hid itself, a brutal, sadist man whose family's ancestors are from Japan, he wore a costume born by the unholy combination of a businessman's suit and a WW2 era German general uniform. This man is feared by practically everyone, in his left hand was a scabbard and in his right was a blood hardened black katana. His clothes were black, his head liked to a stereotypical blond, blue eyed American until a biological experiment blew up into his face, turning into a scorched-like black skull, the same accident turned him into a super-soldier substitute too. The dreaded man's expressions are cold, reminding others to death, fittingly he took up the name Black Death and became the worst pro-human extremist.
"Captain Kamino I presume." he was somewhat surprised, which is rare, and he talked in Japanese. "Weren't you supposed be older?" he asked.
"Desperate times call for desperate measures." answered the youth, his voice revealed his own fright.
"Trying to be brave. What you can show against my decades of experience?" asked the man mockingly, his 180 cm height made him tower over the protector.
"I'll teach you to the meanings of these words: Go beyond! Plus Ultra!" replied the teen with a yell of courage, surprising his opponent, followed by throwing his shield which ricocheted in the cabin like crazy and took his katana out to fight.
The ricocheting object gave him extra ways of attacks as he fought with the fearsome foe and helped by the adrenaline.
"Not bad for a freak child." complimented darkly Black Death his "nuisance" in their blade lock in turn Captain replied with something what made the adult freeze as his world just turned out fake, this gave an opening to the hero and stabbed the monstrous one by using the blood tainted sword which disintegrated the target.
"I hate killing but if I am forced to do, I'll do it right." exclaimed the boy when the finishing blow struck, caught his still bouncing shield to strike that blade, unlike his resistant katana it reflected the destructive effect back to it. When he finished, he ran to the controls and jumped into the pilot seat.
"Control come in! It's Captain Kamino! I need support to take down this flying horror." called the future's hero his mission control.
"We are here and working on the hacking." answered Powerslave, their leader.
"I can change the bombs explosive components into making the effects of a cryo-blast." said the teen as he done that.
"Sir! The jet's tech is almost truly analog. We can't hack it The thing is near full manual!" cried a technician, unfortunately the new pilot heard it too.
"Calculating the blast radius if the cargo explodes the safest place is the evacuated North Pole to crash, I just need to fly it there." analyzed the youth.
"Just send into the ocean son!" ordered his father, the Powerslave.
"It won't work! The North Pole is the safest bet, there are no animals or people and by leading to it everyone will be safe." countered the teen.
"What about you?" asked his parent.
"I. Am. Forced. To Do. This." yelled back the kid and continued. "I can't return because of the detonators. I would kill the Japanese population at home. I must do this. I'll drive straight to the goal." finished his quick rant.
"Be quick! You're heading to the destination; you're slowing the jet and descending." warned the adult before he realized something, the fact his child could lose his life this time. "What are you doing?" the father roared in fear.
"There are no parachutes! I'll crash land it!" retorted back his son through the comms.
"No! You're piloting a flying cryo-bomb! Get out the jet!" ordered the leader, his voice revealed the fear of dying blood before him.
"Sorry." whispered the teen when he realized a crucial part of the situation. "Sorry!" repeated louder.
"Do not say sorry!" stroke back the elder.
"Tell Uncle I saved the day." requested suddenly the scared child.
"You'll tale the tale." replied the reassuring father.
"Tell Melissa I loved her." pleaded Captain Kamino to him.
"Confess to her yourself son!" teased him the man.
"I put my equipment minus the shield into the capsule pockets, I'm glad for those."
"Your crush knows that." another fatherly tease.
"I hope mom rests in peace. I loved her katsudon." said the boy.
"I'll make for your return and the soufflé." promised the breadwinner.
"Yours is the best soufflé." laughed his son then he turned the subject. "I hope it won't hurt."
"You'll die from old age and not in a plane crash." declared Powerslave.
"I missed mom." exclaimed the teen sadly.
"As I am." added the mourning man, still angry about himself for her death. And quickly added some "order". "I forbid you to die! Eject from the jet!"
"I can't! There aren't any ejector seats." returned the pilot as he spotted the slowly closing ice cap.
"Damn it! Stay alive!" yelled the adult. "You have to tell the media what you have done. The world watches your flight."
"You know when you asked me about a Quirk, I would choose dad. I deeply dreamed about flying like Superman." confessed the kid to his parent.
"I'll give you one to fly as you return." promised the father.
"I always wanted to be a hero like in the comics, manga or like Golden Bat. Now I am a hero." his son's courage came back, determination pumped in the boy to finish the mission. "I'm in an essentially hero costume, I fly a bomber to crash, I'll make history and none of those has any sense. People will know they're safe when a noble hero says: I am here. And generations will go harder by going their limits. Like Golden Bat, I am the first Villain, Vigilante and Hero at once. To the infinity I'll go beyond! Plus Ultra!" roared the Symbol of Peace his last dying breath, then the world broke.
At the middle of the North Pole he crashed, ensuing a massive freezing explosion which turned the place into a huge glacier. This was the end of mass hysteria against people with superpowers, from now the society finally acknowledged them.
However, a strong man's toughness broke too, crying he mourned and whispered his declaration: "I'll get you back Captain Kamino, my favorite Power Master, my unique commander, my only son. Midoriya Izuku. I'll reunite with you; you won't die before me! I'll go beyond. Plus Ultra!"