Four hours later and Izuku was released from surgery and placed into an induced coma to help with his healing, his breath was weak and his body despite how well built now looked weak lying on a hospital bed with tubes and wires keeping his body alive. Bandages covered his body from head to toe, keeping his skin covered and reducing mobility, in the event he was to move or be moved
"How is he?" Toshiniri asked Recovery Girl who was there to check on the transfer.
"He's got a long way to go, we had to put him into a coma to allow his body to heal, but he should be able to be woken within a week.
"Will be fine when he wakes?" Toshinori asked, his voice showing his worry.
"Not exactly." Recovery Girl grumbled crossing her small arms.
"What do you mean?" Toshinori looked to his friend a worried look in his eyes.
"It's more than the injuries that Izuku has sustained, it's how his body has been affected by the quirk used against him."
"I heard it was a transformation quirk, Aizawa found out that it caused the areas the attacker touched to become brittle."
"And that's the problem, my healing allows the wounds to heal, but until I learn more about this quirk I don't know how to reverse its effects. Right now, Izuku's skin and muscle tissue are closer to tissue paper, and his bones are not strong enough to support his own weight
"How long will this last?" Toshinori mumbled, crossing his fingers but keeping them out of view, hoping that his successor would be back to normal soon
I'm not sure how long the effects of the quirks will last, but given the severity of Izuku's condition it may go on for a few months..." Recovery Girl couldn't look her friend in the eyes as she spoke/
"Damn it." Toshiniroi hissed smacking his side with his hand. As this happened Recovery Girl noticed the worry in his eyes.
"He's blaming himself, despite his retirement he still acts like his old self, I admire this about him but even he needs to remember that even he can't be everywhere at once." Recovery girl told herself, she had seen how far her friend had pushed himself ever since he was wounded by All For One to the point of causing himself harm so long as he saved others but now that his time as the No1 Hero was at an end, he had to realise that he couldn't neglect himself
"Do you want a coffee?" Recovery Girl asked.
"No, but thanks for asking Toshiniroi mumbled taking a seat beside his successor, who lay there, lifeless, with the only sound coming from him being his breath, which was shallow. So much so that the beeping of the machines that monitored his heart was outcompeting the sound of his breath
"Come on Young Midoriya, you have to fight." Toshinori thought as he looked to his successor stretching his hand out to support him, only to pull it away, as he saw the cracks on the surface of his hands.
Two days later in Izukus Hosptial room, Toshinori, Aizawa and Recovery Girl, were sitting around a table, coffees in hand. All of them showing signs of exhaustion. Toshinori had not left the hospital since the attack, refusing to sleep so he could keep an eye on Izuku, Recovery Girl had been forcing herself to use her quirk beyond her usual limitations which was draining her stamina and Aizawa, had been monitoring his class as go make sure they were holding up after hearing the news.
"So what do we know about the quirk used on Izuku and Kirshimia?" Toshinori asked
"Luckily for us, your friend Tsukauchi managed to uncover some information on the man who attacked the boys," Aizawa revealed a file, that had been sent to him by Tsukauchi opening it on show Toshiniri and Recovery Girl the image of the man.
"The attacker's name is Moroi Akuma. He had been charged with 17 counts of murder and 25 counts of grievous bodily harm but he had evaded the law for 15 years in part due to his connections. " Aizawa read off the report, noting the key points.
"Who was he connected to?" Toshinori asked as the former symbol of peace he had dealt with numerous villains no matter their ranking in the criminal hierarchy.
"From what has been gathered Moroi was an enforcer for All For One, not much is known as to his specific role in All for One's organisation but we do know he had been involved in rooting out potential threats and keeping the peace and it seems that with All For One out f the picture in Tartarus, he had been hiding until his master's successor decided to call him in. " Aizawa noticed the shocked look in Toshinori's eyes, his pupils even smaller than usual due to how wide his eyes were open.
"And what of his quirk?" Recovery Girl sighed taking a sip of coffee as she looked through the file
"Thanks to Kirshimia we know that his quirk weakens objects that making skin contact. We also know that the effect is enhanced by prolonged contact, both through repeated contact or through continuous contact."
"Do we know when it will wear off?" Toshinori flicked through the files, hoping to find a page on the attacker's quirk.
" And That's where our information is limited. Most of the victims refused to speak out of fear of being harmed again. However, we do have two victims who recovered from his beatings... "
"And?" Toshinrio looked to Aizawa waiting for her to finish her response.
"The effects took 3 to four months and the other 6 months. Aizawa grumbled as Toshinori sat silently, taking everything in, looking to his Successor who lay there motionless.
"How is he going to deal with? Izuku won't be able to train and if we get attacked he can't fight back and you know how difficult it is to stop him, look at what he did at the sports festival." Recovery Girl looked to Izuku, she had seen just how stubborn he was pushing his body to the limits even if it risked him permanent damage
"And the attack at the summer camp," Toshinirio mumbled.
I've spoken to Nezu who has organised for Izuku to be given physical exemptions until he can get back to normal, but I think we need to keep him involved in some capacity. Cutting him out will do more harm than good. Nezu has also decided to keep Izuku on campus, it would be too risky to have him move back if he is to be targeted again and the school can provide support for him ."
"Agreed, What about Izuku's friends?" Toshinori asked, he knew how much they cared for Izuku and hoped they were holding up.
"I've told them that I will let them know when they can arrive, I don't want to cause a panic if they see him in his current state, they have taken it better than I had expected although, when they found out they were on the verge of tearing the dorm apart to gt Izuku everything they think he needed.."Aizawa stated his voice weaker than usual showing his worry.
While he claimed impartiality and acted in such a way to discourage this behaviour as he was a teacher who had to act fairly, he was still human. He saw the tenacity, the passion and the bravery that his class had shown through their short time at UA and even he had to be proud of them. Each of the class had their own strengths which Aizawa knew would grow with time and it was his job to nurture these strengths but also minimise their weaknesses and out of all the students the one who caused him the greatest trouble as a teacher had to be Izuku Midoriya. Je quirk was not commonly seen and its backlash was something that he had never seen in his time as both a student and teacher at UA. However, he saw that Izuku despite this was special even among his peers. he had a drive, a will that would not break but bend, moulding itself to allow him to keep going. When he broke his arms and legs he moulded his quirk to reduce the damage he did to himself. when he could not use it at full strength he moulded himself so he could use the power at a lower level and most impressively when his arms became ineffective, he trained his legs to compensate.
"I know how tough Izuku is he's already proven how far he can push himself and with his current handicaps he will come back stronger than before...I couldn't imagine him doing anything else. Aizawa stated, taking his coffee in hand as he leaned back in his chair, and took a drink.
"He's some kid..." Toshiniri sighed only for a weak voice to join in.
"Where am I?"
Izuku!" Aizawa jumped to his feet and rushed to Izukus side, shocked to hear his voice
"Young Midoriya! how are you feeling?" Toshiniori asked his voice a mix of relief and worry
"I'm, really tired..." Izukus eyes slowly closed only to open again after a brief respite
"This isn't right. you should be in a coma Izuku, we had to induce you." Recover girl mumbled, only to start scanning Izuku over checking his vitals she had never heard of someone waking from an induced coma especially someone who had been so severely injured
"Induce me...wait, wheres Kirishima, is he okay. we, we were fighting..." Izuku looked around trying to sit up on the bed to check the room, but his body refused to move.
"It's alright Izuku, Kirshimias fine, we apprehended the criminal who attacked you both," Aizwaw stated calmy, reassuring his student, knowing all too well the wired look Izuku was demonstrating.
"I remember kicking the villain then I black out...wait why am I covered in bandages?" Izuku looked down at his arms and saw that from the tips of his fingers to his upper shoulder were covered in thick gauze restring him from moving his hands and arms. And as he scanned himself further he saw the bandages covering his chest and felt them around his neck.
"Take it easy, we don't want to cause your body any more trauma," Toshiniroi stated sternly raising his hands trying to motion Izuku to relax.
"Trauma? What's happened to me." Izuku asked, he would have yelped in worry but he lacked the energy to do so.
"He clearly can't feel anything, the pain medication must have numbed the pain," Toshinori thought he knew how seriously injured Izuku had been and seeing him move as he did could only be explained through the use of powerful painkillers
"You see Midoriya, the villain you fought used his quirk on you." Recovery Girl explained,
"Yeah he said it was a fragility quirk," Izuku replied
"Yes. it has caused your body to become progressively more fragile, it has affected your skin muscles and bones."
Izuku lay there silently looked at his arms, moving his head slowly from left to right, as Recovery girl explained what had happened to his body.
"Your body has become so fragile that you can't walk, you can't fight, you can't sit in a seat without assistance, and you cannot activate your quirk, your body can't take the strain.
"But but I can't sit around doing nothing! I have to train, to get better, how else could I be a hero, cant I trying training maybe isometrics?"?" Izuku worried cry turned to a weak whimper as he saw his dream shatter before his eyes
" I'm sorry but you cant Midoriya, its too risky." Recovery Girl looked to Izuku and spoke softly, trying to be as careful as possible.
"We have already taken this into account Izuku, Nezu has exempted you from physical training till your better and I think you should be able to go back to class within a week, I will however be exempting you from taking notes until I know for certain, as such I will be providing class notes to you on the topics we will be covering and Ill let the other teachers know so they can do the same.
"But-but." Izuku stuttered trying to formulate a sentence but the words wouldn't come.
"No buts Izuku. I know how difficult it must be for you, especially given how far you've come but I cannot as your teacher put you at risk of causing yourself serious harm. And please let us help you, this is something you cant go through alone."
Iziuku lay there silently, tears welling up in his eyes.
"I'll let your classmates know you're awake...do you want them to come and visit today?" Aizawa asked as he got his phone from his pocket.
"No...can I have some time to myself?" Izuku mumbled
Aizawa and Toshinir bowed their heads and left the room
"I'll let your mother know that you're awake," Toshiniri whispered, putting his hand in his pocket to retrieve his phone
"Okay, just press the alarm if you need anything" Reovcery girl gave Izuku a small smile as she spoke before leaving the room.
As soon as she left, Izuku burst into tears, which was unable to wipe away., the tears irritated his skin, causing it to peel and crack further
"I'm worthless..." Izuku whept not caring that the door was open as his mentor and his teacher stood within earshot of his cries.
