Boku no Hero Academia: Tales of Heroism

Disclaimer: This is a fanfiction story of Boku no Hero Academia. I own nothing of the series other than the fanfiction stories that I make.

Tale 10.1: Demon Slayer Izuku

"Men are not created equal. That is the tragic truth of the world, especially in a world where superhuman abilities known as quirks exist."

Midoriya Inko, a young mother with dark green hair, sighed as she dialled the phone number of her mother, Agatsuma Hana, for help and advice. She had recently learnt that her son, Midoriya Izuku, was quirkless which was very rare for his generation. Considering that her son wanted to be a hero like All Might, the current No.1 hero and Symbol of Peace, the realisation that he did not have a quirk like the other children was a terrible shock for him. Inko, who was shocked and grief-stricken at the time, failed to tell him that he could be a hero in spite of lacking a quirk and instead told him that she was sorry.

Determined to make up for her terrible mistake, and hoping against hope that her mother's stories of people who had trained their bodies to achieve superhuman feats were somehow true in any way, Inko called Hana and said, "Mom, it's me, Inko."

"What's the matter, In-chan? You sound terribly troubled."

"It's about Izuku. He… doesn't have a quirk," said Inko.

A moment of pause passed before Hana spoke again with a more sombre tone, "I see. Would you like me to come and visit?"

Tears welled up in Inko's eyes and she nodded and replied, "Yes, I would very much like that."

Before Hana put down her phone, she said, "I will be here in a few days. I think it is time that I show you and Izu-chan something that belongs to our side of the family."

--One week later…--

Bakugou Katsuki, a blond four-year-old boy with sharp red eyes and a cocky personality, was staring at Izuku who seemed to be learning a dance from his aged grandmother, Agatsuma Hana, of all things. While Izuku was a boy of similar age with fluffy dark-green hair and freckles on his chubby cheeks, Hana was a short elderly lady with long grey hair which was tied into a bun and deep red eyes. Izuku was trying his best to match Hana's movements as she danced with unexpected grace for her age.

Ever since everyone found out that Izuku was quirkless, Katsuki basically considered Izuku to be a helpless loser who would never be able to achieve anything great in his life let alone become a great hero. It was not as though Katsuki was alone in having that belief as basically everyone knew that a strong quirk was necessary to be a great hero.

Katsuki's two "friends" also saw the strange sight and one of them asked, "Should we ask them what they are doing?" Being four-year-old children, they were somewhat curious about what Izuku and the old lady whom Katsuki claimed was his grandmother were doing.

Katsuki huffed haughtily and said, "Who cares? Deku's a quirkless loser and no fancy dance moves will ever change that." He then left the park with no further comment. All three boys knew that picking on Izuku was a bad idea as his grandmother was present so Katsuki's two "friends" did not bother to ask him why he was leaving Izuku alone for once. The two "friends" also did not disagree with Katsuki's cruel statement about Izuku.

However, the three boys did not realise that Hana had somehow overheard everything from them and she almost sighed in disappointment as she thought, "To think that Izu-chan's own friend would turn on him like that just because he's quirkless. That boy's behaviour reminds me too much of the traitor, Kaigaku, from my ancestor's story for my liking. I should probably have a word with In-chan about it."

Izuku, who was doing his best to become strong in spite of lacking a quirk by controlling his breathing and strengthening his body, was blissfully unaware of what had transpired.

--One month later…--

"In a world where quirks exists, there are two types of people. Heroes who use their quirks to uphold justice and protect the innocent and villains who abuse their quirks for selfish gain or to hurt others instead."

"Are you seriously telling me that Izuku actually beat up Katsuki and his two friends?" asked an incredulous Bakugou Mitsuki. Much like Katsuki, Mitsuki had blond spiky hair and sharp red eyes. She knew that her son was becoming rather cocky ever since he had discovered his admittedly powerful quirk, [Explosion, and that he was quite short-tempered like herself. It was therefore not surprising for her to find out that he had gotten himself into a fight. What she did not expect was to hear that Izuku actually managed to beat him in spite of not only being quirkless but also being outnumbered three-to-one.

The kindergarten teacher seemed nervous as she explained, "Well, it's more like Izuku gave your son and his two friends as much of a beating as they were giving him."

"And why exactly were those three boys ganging up on Izuku?" asked Mitsuki.

"That's the thing. Izuku claimed that the three boys were picking on a blond girl with yellow eyes who probably had a blood-related quirk but your son's two friends claimed that Izuku was lying and was defending a bloodthirsty villain. As for your son, he refused to say a word."

Mitsuki sighed in frustration and said, "Something tells me that Izuku is being the most honest one here."

About a month ago, Hana spoke to Mitsuki about Bakugou's behaviour and even compared him to a villainous character from an old story of the Agatsuma family, Kaigaku. Considering the fact that Kaigaku was a supposedly stronger senior and rival of Hana's ancestor, Agatsuma Zenitsu, it was easy to understand why Hana thought that Katsuki seemed too similar to that character for her liking. After all, Katsuki had no problem in admitting to his own parents that he considered Izuku as useless just because he was quirkless after a bit of questioning. Like most caring parents, including short-tempered ones like herself, Mistuki did not want Katsuki to walk down the wrong path in life and had told Katsuki to stop picking on Izuku or any other children who did not want to fight back. It was also becoming apparent that Katsuki did not listen to her.

"Still, how in the world did Izuku manage to put up a fight with three boys with quirks?" wondered Mitsuki. Little did she know that Izuku had his own talents which had nothing to do with having a quirk and everything to do with something else entirely.

--A few days later…--

Midoriya Izuku walked towards the park where he would receive his grandmother's training after school. As he made his way to the park, he recalled how he had defended a girl with blond hair and yellow eyes from being bullied by Katsuki and his two friends for drinking blood from a sparrow a few days ago…

--Start of flashback…--

Izuku was minding his own business when he saw a cat carrying a dead bird in its mouth. Although he felt sorry for the bird, Izuku knew that the cat needed to eat and was about to leave it alone when a girl stepped forward and faced it. As soon as Izuku saw the girl's face, he was filled with a sudden urge to run away as she was staring at the cat, or rather the dead bird in its mouth, as though she was starving and was looking at a delicious meal. Equally unnerved by the girl, the cat immediately dropped the bird and ran for its life.

As soon as the cat had abandoned its prey, the girl quickly lunged onto the dead bird like a starved animal and started sucking its blood. Although Izuku was terrified by the sight, he recalled his grandmother's story about immortal man-eating monsters who were once humans. Although the monsters were generally monstrous and had to be slain to be stopped, many of them had tragic pasts, were tricked into becoming monsters or were even turned into monsters against their will. As such, Izuku was willing to consider the possibility that the girl needed help in spite of her seemingly savage nature.

It should be made clear that, as far as Izuku was concerned, the whole idea an evil immortal monster turning humans into more of his own kind was not unlike the idea of a villain with a particularly powerful and dangerous quirk. As such, Izuku not only did not dismiss the story of the demons slayers who slew the monsters as mere myth, he was even willing to consider the possibility that the monsters were essentially quirkless humans who had been given quirks which negatively affected their minds and bodies. For some reason, his grandmother who was quirkless just like him found the idea quite amusing.

Back to what was happening at the time, Izuku was about to talk to her when Katsuki and his "friends" saw her and started to pick on her for being a "villain".

Determined to be a hero just like All Might, as well as the brave demon slayers from his grandmother's stories, Izuku rushed in to help the girl and focused on his breathing as he pushed Katsuki off her. He did not expect to be able to knock Katsuki off his feet or send him flying for a short distance. Needless to say, Katsuki was furious that Izuku actually managed to push him down and started attacking him alongside with his two "friends". Izuku reacted in fright and attacked the three boys while dodging their attacks. By the time the teachers caught them fighting, the blond-haired girl was long gone. As for Izuku, he got beaten up in the end but not without fighting back which left impressive bruises on the three other boys' faces. Thankfully, his mother and grandmother believed him and he did not get punished for getting into a fight with the three other boys. The same could not be said about Katsuki or his two "friends" though.

"However, this begs the question on who has the right or authority to decide that a person is a hero to be admired or a villain to be reviled. While personal opinions can be biased even in the best of times, society as a whole is anything but free of bias or prejudice."

--End of flashback…--

"Who was that girl was and why did she want to eat the birdie?" thought Izuku who was about to reach the park when he suddenly heard someone sob. Curious and concerned, he searched for the source of the sobbing sound and was surprised to see her hiding behind some bushes. She was squatting down and had her balled fists over her eyes. Immediately realising that she needed help, Izuku called out to her, "E-excuse me!"

Surprised, the blond girl turned to face Izuku and her red-rimmed eyes widened in recognition as she spoke to him, "Y-you're that boy who helped me."

Izuku was shocked to see an angry red bruise on her cheek and asked, "A-are you all right? Did someone bully you again for your quirk?"

Shock was apparent on the girl's face as she asked, "Y-you know about my quirk?"

Izuku scratched the back of his head as he admitted, "Well… not entirely, but I kind of figured that you need blood for it."

The blond girl stared at him incredulously and asked, "You're… not scared of me even after knowing my quirk?"

"Do you want to hurt me and drink my blood?" asked Izuku.

Surprised by the question, the girl thought for a moment and then replied, "I… like blood but I don't want to hurt you."

"Then I have no reason to scared of you!" said Izuku who was wearing an adorable million-watt smile.

Blushing at the sight, the blond girl said, "My name's Toga Himiko. What's your name?"

"My name's Midoriya Izuku," replied the boy who offered his hand to help her get up. He then took her into the park and said, "Come on, I'm sure Hana Baa-chan can help you."

"To be perfectly honest, I'm still not really sure what a real hero really is. Most of the time, just I do the very best I can, if not more, and hope that it would be enough to protect and save the innocent."

--Less than a week later…--

Midoriya Himiko, who was formerly known as Toga Himiko, knew two things. The first thing she learnt was that Agatsuma Hana was a wonderfully kind old lady who was absolutely terrifying when angry. The aura of anger which Hana exuded when she learnt about how Himiko was forced by her own parents to repress her quirk instead of finding better ways to cope with it was so strong that even Izuku got scared of her. The second thing was that Agatsuma Hana had connections with a lot of people who made it possible for Himiko to be legally adopted as a member of the Midoriya family in spite of her parents' protests. Granted, her parents tended to hit her when she did not follow their demands to be "normal" but she had not expected them to get into so much trouble for it.

Currently, Himiko was living in the same house as Izuku and his family which consisted of his mother, Midoriya Inko, and his grandmother, Hana. In addition, Izuku actually thought that her monstrously freakish quirk, the ability to transform into other people by drinking their blood, could be used for heroics of all things. Needless to say, she liked her new family who did not judge her for her quirk and instead encouraged her to find ways to cope with her lust for blood instead of simply repressing it. She suspected that part of the reason why they were so willing to give her a chance was because of their family legend of demon slayers fighting against man-eating demons who were formerly humans themselves. Personally, she found it hard to believe that Izuku's ancestor, Agatsuma Nezuko, had been turned into a demon who then travelled and fought alongside with her brother, Kamado Tanjirou, to find a cure for her condition. Nevertheless, Himiko was not inclined to judge since Izuku's strange family history had most likely made him and his family less judgemental about her blood-related quirk than most. Besides, as far as she was concerned, having an ancestor who could decapitate a demon by literally kicking his head off was awesome.

The small blond girl was busy helping Izuku with his "hero research" by watching the latest news on heroes when she suddenly heard Hana call out to her, "Himi-chan, your blood packs have arrived."

Himiko grinned broadly as she stood up and made a bee-line for the door where Hana, as well as the blood packs, was located. Although blood from blood packs did not taste as good as fresh blood, especially Izuku's, they were still plenty tasty in her point of view and did not require hurting anyone to obtain. Although less squeamish about blood, pain and injury than most, even she knew that hurting someone would inevitably attract trouble like how her blood-related parents got into trouble for hurting her.

Well aware of Himiko's desire for blood, and determined to help her manage the problem so that she could live a relatively normal life, Hana stopped Himiko from grabbing the ice box which contained the blood packs and asked, "Himi-chan, do you remember what I have taught you about your need for blood?"

Himiko nodded and answered, "I should learn to be happy with just a little bit blood just like Tamayo and Yushiro." She was referring to two demons from Hana's stories who, unlike the majority of their kin, did not eat humans and only needed a little bit of human blood to survive.

Hana smiled and nodded before she opened the ice box and gave Himiko a blood pack. She then said, "Drink only a little bit and keep the rest for later today and tomorrow." Hana then lowered her voice to a whisper as she added, "Also, In-chan and I both know that Izu-chan has been giving you his blood lately. Those plasters on his pricked fingers are a dead give-away."

Himiko paled as she realised that Izuku's attempts to secretly help her satisfy her desire for blood and study her quirk were already discovered by his mother and grandmother. Sensing her fear, Hana gave her a gentle tap on her forehead and smiled reassuringly as she spoke to her, "Don't worry, we both know that Izu-chan volunteered to give you his blood, Himi-chan. We just don't want him to accidentally hurt himself too much to help you, that's all."

Relieved that neither Hana nor Inko were upset with her or Izuku, Himiko simply said, "O-okay." She was still not completely used to not being judged as a monster or a freak for her quirk.

Hana patted Himiko's back and said, "Now, why don't you go off and see what Izu-chan has found out about the new hero's quirk?"

Nodding with a small yet genuine smile on her face, Himiko ran back to Izuku's room while carrying her blood pack.

--About nine years later…--

Izuku and Himiko were sparring at the local park where they often played as young children. Armed with wooden swords and protected by light pieces of armour on their limbs, chest and foreheads, the two teenagers sparred with such speed, strength and skill that they had impressed many people, including a certain underground hero known as Eraser Head, in spite of lacking quirks that directly improved their fighting abilities. Hana, who was observing their sparring sessions as usual, smiled as both had grown up to be respectable people in spite of their circumstances.

Although Izuku was undoubtedly quirkless, few could deny the fact that his body was stronger than most due to his increasingly harsh training regimen over the years. His lean yet strongly-build body was a physical testament of the arduous training he had endured for the sake of becoming a hero who could save others. Combined with his uncanny ability to analyse quirks and swordsmanship, Izuku had a real chance to become a hero in spite of lacking a quirk. Needless to say, many of his peers who believed that a person's worth is tied to his quirk despised him for being strong in spite of being quirkless. Surprisingly enough, Katsuki was not one of them as he grew to begrudgingly respect Izuku as a rival. It probably had to do with the fact that Izuku once accidentally broke Katsuki's ribs by punching him too hard when the latter tried to pick on Himiko again during their first year in middle school.

As for Himiko, she grew up to become an athletic teenage girl who, while not as strong or resilient as Izuku, was even more agile than him. Although she lacked his ability to analyse quirks, she was skilled in observing the mannerisms of others and knew how to act like another person. Much like Izuku, Himiko faced discrimination although the cause of her discrimination was her quirk which seemed more suitable for a bloodthirsty villain than a normal person let alone a hero. In spite of the discrimination, Himiko was able to endure it thanks to her beloved adoptive family. Much like Izuku, Himiko was essentially quirkless when fighting unless she transformed into someone and knew how to use the other person's quirk. As for how Himiko and Izuku made that discovery, Inko was willing to let Himiko to transform into her to test Izuku's theory that Himiko might be able to use another person's quirk by transforming into the said person. After all, quirks were known to alter a person's physical appearance and Himiko probably had to copy the quirk to be able to perfectly copy that person's appearance. Although Himiko could theoretically use another person's quirk after knowing how it worked, doing so would decrease the time she could remain transformed or even partially undo her transformation. In addition, she would generally be less skilled in using the copied quirk than the original user due to the understandably obvious lack of practice.

"All right you two, time is up," said Hana who then added, "Both of you will be taking your entrance exams in two day's time so no intense training until after the exam."

Well aware of the entrance exams for U.A. High School, the most prestigious hero school in all of Japan from which All Might himself had graduated from, Izuku smiled nervously and said, "I hope Himi-chan and I will be able to pass the exam. Even with the recent changes in the practical exam rules and our training, we will still be competing with many people with strong quirks who all want to enter the hero course of the school."

Although Hana knew that the success rate of entering the school, especially the hero course, was slim at best, she nevertheless smiled and said, "I'm sure you both will do well in the entrance exams, Izu-chan. Even if you fail to enter the hero course, there is always the sports festival in U.A. High School."

"You worry too much, Izu-chan," said Himiko who then added, "Even Eraser Head thinks we have a shot at becoming heroes."

"I know, but I still can't help but think of the worst case scenario," said Izuku.

"You'll both do fine as long a you do your best. After all the training you have both undergone, I'm certain you will be rewarded for it without fail," said Hana. She then turned around and woke a cheery smile as she spoke, "Now then, let's return home. In-chan is making hot pot today."

Chuckling at Hana's impressive appetite in spite of her old age and relatively small size, Izuku followed her and Himiko as they all went back home.

--The day of the entrance exams into U.A. High School…--

Izuku and Himiko were sitting in an auditorium with the other examinees, including Bakugou Katsuki who glared at them for a moment before ignoring them with a haughty huff. Although Katsuki still thought that he was better than them, he was smart enough to realise that underestimating them would be a big mistake. He could still feel a phantom pain from the ribs that Izuku had accidentally broken years ago during their first year in middle school. As much as Katsuki hated to admit it, the injury made him realise that if Izuku had been serious and used his ever-present wooden sword instead of his fist, a few broken ribs would have been the least of the blond boy's problems. Even so, he was still determined to prove to the other two that he was the best and would never be beneath them.

While Katsuki mentally swore to himself to put Izuku and Himiko in their place,a blond pro-herowith a loud voice named Present Mic gave theexamineesan energetically loud welcome like a DJ. The pro-hero then explained the rules of the test which basically involved getting as many points as possible by defeating three types of enemy robots which had different levels of difficulty and therefore offered different amounts of points each.

The pro-hero's explanation of the rules of the test was interrupted when a black-haired boy with a pair of rectangular half-rim spectacles and a serious-looking face spoke, "Excuse me, may I ask a question? On the hand-out, there are clearly four types of villains listed! Such an error would be the height of embarrassment for a top-tier national academy of U.A.'s calibre! The reason why we are seated here today is because we seek guidance on the path to becoming model heroes!"The boy then turned his attention to Toga, who was sitting between Izuku and Katsuki, and pointed at her as he added, "Moreover, you, the girl with the messy blond buns!"

"Huh?" was Toga's intelligently surprised reply.

"Can't you sit still for even onesecond? You're distracting! If you think that U.A. is some kind of pleasure jaunt, then leave this place at once!"

Hearing the bespectacled boy's stern scolding, Toga, who had been humming and swinging her legs without a care of proper manners, glared at him with an angry pout on her face as she replied, "What crawled up your butt and died, Mr I-Have-A-Huge-Stick-Up-My-Arse?" Hearing Toga's rude response made Izuku slap his hand onto his face with a groan of exasperation while Katsuki, who was sitting nearby,silently agreed with Toga.

Shocked by the sheer audacity of Toga's apparently unrepentant reply, the bespectacled boy was about to give the girl a piece of his mind when Present Mic cleared his throat to get everyone's attention and said, "About the four types of enemies, Examinee 7111, the fourth kind of villain that you'll encounter is worth zero points. You could say that they are area traps to the avoided."

Once the bespectacled boy, who was currently known as Examinee 7111, understood why there were four types of enemies, he threw one last glare at Toga who blew a raspberry at him in response before bowing to Present Mic and said, "Thank you very much! I apologise for being rude!"

Present Mic then told the examinees to get ready to go to their respective areas of the arena where they would be taking the test.

--At the arena…--

While many of the examinees marvelled at the size ofthe arena which looked no different from a small city, Examinee 7111noticed that a certain green-haired boy with freckles on his face was carrying a metallic training sword which was given to him by a staff of U.A. High School. Although aware of the recent changes in the rules which allowed students to use certain weapons or equipment under specific conditions, such as lacking a quirk that was suitable for direct combat, the bespectacled boy was nevertheless curious as the green-haired boy seemed a little too comfortable with the weapon. He was tempted to ask but decided to wait until later. He had a test to pass after all.

Suddenly, Present Mic announced that the test had begun…

--Meanwhile…--

As the examinees tried their best to score as many points as possible, the teachers of U.A. High School, including the current number one hero and symbol of peace, All Might, were watching their performances. Although All Might was undoubtedlyfamous and well-liked, the true form of the large and muscular blond man with blue eyes was actually skeletal in appearance. His emaciated appearance was due to suffering a villain's attack which destroyed one of his lungs and his stomach. Inevitably, his terrible injuries caused his body to waste away and weaken to the point that he could not maintain his muscular powered-up form for more than three hours a day.

Watching the examinees fight against the robots, a few examineesstood out from the rest such as a certain blond boy with red eyes who used his explosive quirk to destroy the robots. However, two particular examinees stood out the most as they were using their metallic training swords to literally cut the robots into pieces with such skill that their strikes were simply beautiful to look at.

"Aren't the metal training swords supposed to be blunt?" asked Midnight, a beautiful and curvaceous pro-heroine with spiky dark hair.

"They are," said Cementoss, a pro-hero who resembled a block of cement with grey hair which was tied into a ponytail. He, like many of the other pro-heroes, were amazed that the two children could cause so much damage to robotic faux-villains with mere training weapons.

"Just how strong or skilled are they to be able to do that?" asked Power Loader, a short pro-hero who was wearing a yellow helmet in the shape of a rectangular excavator claw. His hidden expression was obviously incredulous as he added, "One of them only has a blood-dependent transformation quirk and the other is quirkless!"

Eraser Head, a pale-skinned man with messy black hair, smirked at the other teachers and said, "I have seen their swordsmanship and their training. Those robots are nothing compared to what their grandmother has put them through."

"Do I… even want to know?" asked All Might who was beginning to have flashbacks of his own brutally traumatising training under a certain hero named Gran Torino.

Smiling what he wasseeing, an intelligent quirked animal of unknown species named Nedzu spoke to Eraser Head, "So that's why you requested that the rules be changed not too long ago. You wanted to give those two children and others like them a chance to prove themselves to be skilled fighters in spite of being basically quirkless while fighting."

"Considering that pro-heroes often use weapons and support gear, as well as the fact that we already allow students to use support gear which are vital for effective quirk usage such as that navel laser belt, it is only rational that we allow students who are basically quirkless while in a fight to have access to certain weapons such as swords and shields," stated Eraser Head.

Nedzu, who was actually the headmaster of U.A. High School, smiled approvingly and replied, "And a rational decision it certainly was." He then turned his attention back to the screens and said, "It seems that we have gotten ourselves a lot of promising students this year." He then turned his attention to Power Loader, who nodded in understanding before pressing a big red button, as he added, "However, the thing to really test their mettle is THIS!"

--After the button was pressed…--

Everyone in Izuku's examination group gaped in shock as a massive robot the size of a big building appeared. Understandably, many of them had a similar thought about the robot that moved on tank treads, "It's ridiculously huge!"

The robot then attacked with incredible force, smashing buildings into rubble. Certain that the massive robot was the "area trap" that Present Mic had talked about and had zero points, none of the examineeswere interested in attacking it. In fact, many of them decided to run away insteadas defeating it was, both figuratively and literally, pointless.

However, Examinee 7111 noticed that one person was running towards the robot instead of away from it. Realising that the person was the green-haired boy with a sword, Izuku, he called out to him, "What are you doing? That robot is too dangerous to take out on your own and it doesn't offer any points!" His shout got the attention of some of the examinees who stopped running away to see what was happening.

Instead of replying, Izuku ignored him and ran towards the robot with no apparent regard for his own safety. While many of the examinees who saw him thought that he was crazy, Examinee 7111 noticed that his eyes were not focused on the robot but on something else instead. He then turned his attention to whatever the other boy was looking at and was shocked to see that a brown-haired girl with pink blushes on her cheeks was pinned down by some rubble that was made by the giant robot.

Realising what the green-haired boy was trying to do, Examinee 7111 cursed at his own lack of heroic spirit and ran to catch up with him. As his quirk, [Engine] gave him engines in his calves and granted him increased running speed, he was able to catch up with Izuku. That said, Examinee 7111 had to acknowledge the fact that the other boy was fast and wondered if he had some sort of speed-enhancement quirk as well.

When the two boys reached the girl, Izuku asked Examinee 7111, "Can you help me to carry this thing? I'm strong enough to lift it on my own but I'd rather not risk hurting her even more."

Examinee 7111 looked upwards and replied, "Considering that the Zero-Pointer robot is looking at us, I'm more worried about getting away from it before it attacks us!"

As if on cue, the giant robot known as a Zero-Pointer raised its arm to attack the three examinees. Realising that they had no time to waste, the two boys quickly moved the rubble aside. Izuku then lifted the girl bridal-style with ease and quickly ran away alongside with Examinee 7111.

Before long, the exam was over…

--After the exam ended…--

The brown haired girl whom Izuku and Examinee 7111 had saved was receiving medical treatment from Recovery Girl, an elderly pro-heroine whose quick, [Heal, allowed her to heal injuries by kissing them. Although Recovery Girl's healing ability was effective, it consumed the patient's energy which meant that the young girl would be tired after the treatment.

After treating the girl's injuries, Recovery Girl turned her attention towards Izuku and Examinee 7111 to say, "Now, if you two don't mind, please help me bring her to the infirmary so that she can rest."

Izuku nodded and then easily lifted the girl bridal-style, again, before saying, "Please show us the way, Recovery Girl."

Although tired, the brown haired girl was aware of who was carrying her and blushed as she could not help but enjoy the feeling of being carried in the boy's arms. Her blush did not go unnoticed Recovery Girl grinned at her and thought to herself, "Ah, youth…"

Izuku would later learn that the girl's name was Uraraka Ochako while Examinee 7111's name was Iida Tenya.

--Springtime…--

Izuku smiled at his mother and grandmother as he spoke to them, "Well, it's time for us to go, Mom, Hana Baa-chan."

Inko, who was still attractive in spite of her increased age and weight, smiled lovingly at her two children who had successfully entered the hero course of U.A. High School. On a side note, Bakugou Katsuki, Iida Tenya and Uraraka Ochako also managed to get into the hero course of the high school.

Tears of joy welled up in Inko's eyes as she spoke to Izuku and Himiko, "Both of you look like young heroes already."

Chuckling at her daughter's dramatic proclamation, Hana gazed at her two grandchildren affectionately and said, "The road to being a true hero is long and hard but I'm sure that the both of you will be able to make it somehow. Remember, a true hero treats others with kindness and respect, even their enemies."

"We know, Hana Baa-chan," said Himiko while Izuku nodded with a smile.

It was time for the two children to set for for U.A. High School and Hana could have sworn that she saw the smiling visages of Kamado Tanjirou, Agatsuma Zenitsu, Agatsuma Nezuko and Hashibira Inosuke behind Izuku as he spoke to her and Inko, "See you both soon!"

"This is a story of how I, along with my adopted sister and classmates, became some of the greatest heroes of our time. This is a story of heroism and being the best we can be to save and inspire others."

--End Chapter--

Author's Notes:

This BNHA fanfiction story is, quite obviously, inspired by Kimetsu to Yaiba. Originally, I wanted to create a story of Izuku having a quirk which made him stronger but would make him more savage with a need for human flesh and blood for extended use. However, after watching episode 19 of Kimetsu no Yaiba, I decided to create this version instead. Besides, the swordsmanship of Kimetsu no Yaiba is too awesome to leave alone.

Extra Notes:

By the way, I recently read Kengan Asura and had a crazy idea which goes as follows:

The BNHA world is the future of the Kengan Asura world and the insane pre-quirk ways of martial arts is making a comeback with Izuku at the lead.

Midoriya Izuku - Descendant of Yamashita Kazuo who wants to be a hero in spite of being quirkless. Is not only good at analysing quirks but is also good at gauging the fighting abilities of others and discerning patterns. Inspired by the admittedly violent Kengan matches, especially Suekichi Kaneda who managed to gain the respect of Gaolang Wongsawat in spite of being a sickly average person, he trained his body to be strong in spite of being quirkless. It should be noted that he is willing to consider taking a path in hero management if he fails to become a pro-hero himself or is forced to retire from fighting.

Ashido Mina - Descendant of Kure Karla who prefers having fun over inheriting the legacy of the Kure clan which was dissolved due to the rise of pro-heroes. Although she has no interest in being an assassin, she knows many of the ancient Kure techniques of fighting and will not hesitate to kill if necessary. Is proficient in both her acid-based quirk and dance-based martial art techniques. (It's the eyes, admittedly.)

Tsuyu Asui - Descendant of Inaba Ryo who uses the Inaba clan's hair techniques together with her frog-based quirk. While blunt and creepy-looking due to her "Sadako-like" hairstyle, she is a kind girl who likes to help others. Much like the Kure clan, the Inabe clan dissolved with the rise of pro-heroes. (Let's face it, her face and standing posture matches pretty well with the Inaba clan.)

Yaoyorozu Momo - Descendant of Mikazuchi Rei and Kurayoshi Rino, she did not realise that her distant ancestors were involved in Kengan matches until after Izuku showed her some of the recorded matches. (Momo's hairstyle seems to fit the Mikazuchi clan's hairstyle, especially the bangs.)

Hagakure Tooru - Descendant of Hatsumi Sen, she did not realise her ancestry until Izuku showed her some of the Kengan matches of the pre-quirk era. Given Sen's womanising ways, it would not be surprising that he had left behind bastard children who would sire his descendants including a certain invisible girl. (An invisible girl who is a descendant of a man described as an elusive cloud.)

Rappa Kendo - Descendant of Sakura Hibiki who enjoys a good fight. Part of the reason why his quirk is so powerful is due to inheriting his ancestor's hidden talent for punching very hard. (Sakura Hibiki comes from a series that is linked to Kengan Asura known as Danberu Nan Kiro Moteru)

Kirishima Eijiro - Descendant of Uehara Ayaka who likes manly activities. He knew that his ancestors were boxing trainers but he did not realise that Sekibayashi Jun was one of the people who was trained by his ancestors. Needless to say, he aims to be as manly as the Kengan fighters, especially Sekibayashi Jun, Muteba Gizenga and Kuroki Gensai. (Uehara Ayaka comes from a series that is linked to Kengan Asura known as Danberu Nan Kiro Moteru)

I would like to offer this crossover idea, as well as my other stories, to whoever is interested to write a full story out of it. All I ask for in exchange are well-written stories and being acknowledged as a contributor.

Until next time, go beyond, plus ultra!