Prologue: To Become a Royal Knight
'Another day, another beating by bullies.' Was the thought of 5 year old Izuku Midoriya as he walked home from school. Young Izuku was one of the only few ordinary people to live in this extraordinary world of Quirks, Heroes and Villains. Amongst the world, Izuku was one of the few people to not be born with a Quirk. Quirks were superhuman abilities that spread world wide amongst the human population and it all started when a baby was born that emitted light.
The amount of Quirks rising soon turned the world into one of super powered individuals with the choice to become a hero or villain. 80% of the population had quirks while 20% remained Quirkless. Amongst his classmates, Izuku was the only one in his class to not have a Quirk and was often picked on and bullied by the other kids because of it. Mainly by his former best friend Katsuki Bakugo who was born with the power to create explosions from his body. He always used that power to hurt and bully Izuku along with other kids.
Izuku had a dream that he wanted to become a Hero, to protect the innocent and save lives like his role model All Might but was always shot down by insults from his classmates and no support from his mother who didn't want her child to be hurt because he had no power to defend himself. Didn't they support his dream? He wanted to save people, to give them hope! "Help!" A voice cried out from the alleyway next to him. "What?" Izuku asked as he felt a pull towards him. A pull to someone who needed a hero. Without thinking he ran down the alleyway to see someone being attacked.
It was a small blue and white faced baby dragon with red eyes, zigzag horns and a long tail who was being cornered by a bunch of kids 10 years older than Izuku. There were 3 kids and they all had animal quirks, one was a crocodile, one was vulture and the other was a Hydra. They were beating the poor little guy. "Hey! Leave him alone!" Izuku shouted getting the bullies and the bullied attention. "Run! These guys are sickos!" The blue dragon squeaked only to get kicked by the Hydra kid. "I know you! You are one of those Quirkless kids going around here! My little brother told me about a kid in his class who didn't have a Quirk and you match his description perfectly!" yelled the Hydra kid.
'What do I do? There's no way I can take on these guys without any powers! I'll get killed! I should find a Hero! I should…' Izuku's train of thought had stopped when he saw the look of the baby blue dragon kid mainly his eyes. The eyes of someone in need. Pleading for help. Then what happened next was a blur. "I bet he-" The Hydra was interrupted when a small fist had hit his face. The fist belonged to the one and only Izuku Midoriya who had lunged at the teenager and punched him in the face. This punch wasn't ordinary either. There was something special about it. For a few seconds, you could see a bright green coding aura around before it faded while the punch from a small child had sent the Hydra flying into a wall.
Unknown to the group below, someone was watching from above. His gaze wasn't of the dragon or the bullies but Izuku himself as a smirk came on his face. "I've finally found him. After all this time." The mysterious person spoke as he watched the scene unfold. Izuku landed himself into a fighting stance which was strange because he didn't recognize the one he was using but it seemed to belong to a master. "That Stance! It's the Stance of the Knight!" The blue dragon kid muttered to himself surprised.
"I'm going to say this again! Leave him alone! Fight me instead!" Izuku shouted as his eyes started to spark green coding in flashes. "I suggest you listen to the boy." Spoke a rough adult male voice as the mysterious figure had leapt down from the roof of the building and appeared behind Izuku. It was a mountain of a man who stood around 9 ft in size with tan skin, red hair and fangs wearing a gray visor over his eyes, a white jacket over his shoulders and black and white armor who had a beast like aura to him.
The two looked at the man in fear before grabbing their Ko'd friend and ran away. Izuku had fallen out of the stance as the small beaten blue dragon kid approached him. "Thank you for standing up for me! I'm Demiveemon! I owe you big time for saving me! You were awesome with the glowing punch and those Digicode eyes! You even have Gankoomon, a Royal Knight as backup as well!" Demiveemon exclaimed as Izuku was surprised. "Digicode? Gankoomon?" Was all he could mutter before a sharp pain entered him as all he could see was black before his body went numb.
The next thing the 5 year old knew he started to hear voices. It sounded like arguing to him. "Gankoomon! Was it necessary to knock the poor boy out? He's a human child for crying out loud! He's not even 6 from what the readers are telling me!" A young girl's voice shouted annoyed. "If I didn't stop all of that Digicode he was constantly expelling then things would have gotten a whole lot worse. The power from that source of code was extremely dangerous and could have attracted a lot of unwanted attention. Plus it was just a simple chop to the pressure point!" The familiar rough voice spoke.
"He has a point despite hitting a poor 5 year old. Master Gankoomon wouldn't do something like this without reason even if bringing the child here risks his title as Royal Knight." said a calm male voice. Izuku knew he had to wake up. He wanted to know what was going on. "Gankoomon! Jesmon! Blanc! Look he's waking up." A energetic female voice spoke as Izuku began to open his eyes while they adjusted. He seemed to be in a hospital room of sort under a scanner of some kind with strange people there. He recognized Demiveemon and the mountain of the man from before but not the little girl in the pink rabbit klobuk and the young woman in the black cat klobuk and the dragon armored white knight whose limbs were sharp long blades dawning a red cape who stood two feet taller than the man before him.
"Where am I?" Izuku asked a little confused looking around the room in a daze. "You are in the medic bay here at the castle. You had a little 'accident'." said the little girl. "You mean Gankoomon knocked him out?" Said the young woman as the little girl huffed. "Noir!" She shouted annoyed taking a trident and whacking the elder girl on the head with it. "Who are you guys? You guys look like Pro Heroes but I don't recognize any of you and I've seen a lot of heroes on TV." Izuku asked a little confused about the situation.
"I'm Gankoomon, a Royal Knight. This is my protégé and another Royal Knight, Jesmon and these two are our assistants Sistermons Blanc and Noir. You already met Demiveemon. So what's your name kid?" Gankoomon asked. "My name is Izuku Midoriya sir. Is Royal Knight the name of your Hero Agency?" Izuku asked a little puzzled.
"No! Royal Knight is a title for top network security of the Digital World! They are a group of incredible Digimon who protect the Digital World!" Demiveemon shouted as the 4 strangers deadpanned at the formality of the baby blue dragon. Izuku stood there with wide eyes. "You mean...you aren't human...and I'm no longer on Earth…?" Izuku asked as the 5 nodded. "AAAAAAAAAAAA!" Was all you could hear as the small freckled boy was freaking out of his little mind but who could blame him? "Kid. Kid. WILL YOU SHUT UP FOR ONE MOMENT?!"!" Gankoomon shouted as Izuku stopped to find himself being held still by Sistermon Noir.
"Don't worry. Gankoomon may seem harsh but he's a good Digimon. We just want to ask you some questions for all." Blanc spoke. "Okay. What kind of questions?" Izuku asked a bit nervously. "About where your from, what happened in the alley, things like that. Then we'll take you back home." Jesmon explained. "Well okay." Izuku said. The young boy started by telling them about his world, the beginning of Quirks, Heroes and Villains first. "So you've come from a super powered society? That's incredible but what did those guys back there mean about you being Quirkless?" Demiveemon asked.
"I'm part of the 20% of people who wasn't born with any powers. Quirkless is a term for those who don't have superpowers. I always get bullied about that and people always make fun of my dream." Izuku stated sadly. "And what's your dream, kid?" Jesmon asked a bit interested. "My dream is to be the world's greatest hero! A symbol of hope and peace to those who are in trouble! I want to save people and give people hope just like All Might!" Izuku shouted as he pulled out a small toy of a muscular blonde hair man in a super hero outfit with a big smile on his face. "Ain't All Might the strongest hero your world has to offer? You told us about him but why would people want to crush your dream?" Demiveemon asked.
"Because I'm Quirkless. They think I'll get killed the moment I go into action but I want to prove them wrong!" Izuku shouted as his eyes started glowing and released coding in streams while a strange mark appeared on his chest. It was a glowing gold mark that resembled a pair wings surrounding a V shaped mark almost like a Yin-Yang.
What Izuku didn't know was that everything was being watched by 13 other figures. These figures were the remaining Royal Knights and their founder Imperialdramon Paladin Mode. "That crest! There is no mistaking it. The lost 12th Digicrest. The Crest of Will!" The knights spoke amongst themselves while the Founder looked at the boy with interest. 'This kid! He's just like me when I was just a Rookie.' Jesmon thought amazed at the young boy's compassion and spirit.
"Everyday I would write down information about every hero who inspires me! To learn techniques to prepare for a career of being a hero! I want to prove to everyone that anyone could be a hero if they tried! That's my dream and I'm not abandoning it no matter what people say! Even if I fall, I'll just get back up with a smile on my face! That's the type of hero I want to be!" Izuku stated as something in his All Might action figure had begun to glow. "!" Izuku thought as a sphere shot of the toy and landed into his empty hand.
The sphere split into two and had transformed into a small handheld device with the Crest of Will inscribed on the back of it while the other half transformed into an emerald gauntlet with a V like brace on it and a holder for the device armed with black leather glove with yellow claws made out of some type of metal that encased the young boy's right arm. "I think we've found the 14th Royal Knight." Said Imperialdramon Paladin Mode getting looks of surprised from all of his knights who were in the room with him.
Gankoomon looked to the side for the moment almost as if he was getting a message which was clearly so from the surprised look on his face. "I didn't know your action figure could do something like that!? Where can I get one?" Demiveemon asked playfully as Izuku was just as confused. "I didn't know either!" The little boy stated as the glow around his chest and eyes had stopped. "Gankoomon?" Jesmon asked confused as the red haired Digimon approached the boy. "It seems our leader wants to meet with you Izuku along with the other knights." Gankoomon stated as Izuku looked completely surprised.
"Me? Is it something bad?" Izuku asked surprised until he found himself being picked up by Gankoomon and placed on his shoulder in a strange piggyback like fashion. "I don't know. Just stay with me kid." Gankoomon stated as him, Izuku and Jesmon disappeared in a flash of data like light before they found themselves outside by a gigantic tree with 13 other Knight like Digimon there waiting for them. "Whoa! So cool!" Izuku shouted amazed at the sight of the new world around him and the massive tree before him.
"So you are the child that Gankoomon brought here, young Izuku Midoriya." said the white and golden armored blue dragon knight digimon. "Are you the leader of the Royal Knights?" Izuku asked surprised at the tall dragon knight before. "Yes. I am Leader and Founder of the Royal Knights. I am Imperialdramon Paladin Mode. I've heard you wanted to become a hero." Imperialdramon PM spoke as Izuku stiffened.
"Yes! I've been dreaming about it for years! I've always wanted to become a hero! To protect others with a smile on my face just like my role model All Might! Can...Can I become a Hero even if I don't have a Quirk?!" Izuku asked as there was tears forming in his eyes as he thought on the words of his mother. 'Izuku...I'm sorry!' Rang through his head as he looked at Imperialdramon PM in the eyes. "This world has faced a lot of threats where even us Royal Knights were powerless to stop it but it was always saved by ordinary people just like you with the help of the Digimon. So yes you can. You can become a hero, Izuku Midoriya." Imperialdramon Pm answered.
Then the tears rolled down Izuku's face as he started to cry but they weren't tears of sadness. They were tears of joy. "Kid?" Gankoomon asked as he held the kid in his arms. "Thank you… I never thought I would hear those words from someone like you… Thank you! Thank you so much!" Izuku called out with a smile on his face. 'This kid never had that much encouragement before hasn't he? Even seeing his memories didn't show all of this.' Imperialdramon PM thought as he placed his hand on Izuku's head.
"Dry your tears. It is unbecoming of a Royal Knight." Imperialdramon PM spoke as Izuku looked surprised as he wiped the tears away. "Royal Knight?" Izuku asked surprised. "Yes. I've been discussing this to the Royal Knights about what we should do with you. You bear a power lost to this world for a very long time. The Crest of Will. The Emblem of a True Royal Knight. Within your tiny body is an incredible power and we wish to help you awaken it." Imperialdramon PM explained.
"Really but what about my world and my mother? She'll be terrified if she knew I was gone!" Izuku explained worried. "Well the truth is...the you here is a Digital Manifestation of your being. Your power has split you into a Digital and Real Version of yourself while we have been talking, you real world version of yourself has been going through your life. Your mother or friends don't know that the true you is here in the Digital World." Imperialdramon PM explained as Izuku understood that information. "How do I get back?" Izuku asked.
"We can send you back which will cause your two bodies to reunite into one being. You will know of the events happening in the your world since you are still link to the other copy of yourself. This is your choice but I decided we will train you with your powers here in the Digital World and become a Royal Knight to this world and yours. You bear that crest and its power and I know you can use it for good but this choice belongs to you. Do you want to become a Royal Knight?" Imperialdramon PM explained.
Izuku thought about this. He wouldn't be seeing his mother for a long time but he wouldn't get attacked by the bullies and finally learn to control a power to become a hero which was something he always dreamt about. With a thought he looked at Imperialdramon PM with a fire unlike any other in his eyes. "I may not see my family for a while but… I need to do this for myself. I need to prove to them and myself that anyone can become a hero quirkless or not! Imperialdramon Paladin Mode, I, Izuku Midoriya, will take your offer on becoming a Royal Knight and on my word that I'll become one of the strongest there is! I will not let you down!" Izuku stated as everyone could feel his iron will and steel resolve.
"May I ask a question?" Demiveemon asked getting Imperialdramon PM's attention. "Can I join Izuku on his journey to become a Royal Knight? If it wasn't for him then I wouldn't be here today. He saved my life and I want to repay him for that kindness plus it's also my dream to work alongside the Royal Knights and if I want to do it then I want to do it by my friend's side." Demiveemon asked. "Demiveemon. Is it okay if Demiveemon comes along as well? I understand where he's been and how he feels. We both are alike in a way." Izuku asked as Demiveemon's eyes shined brightly.
"Very well. I allow it after all, I can't deny a Digidestined his Digimon partner. You will encounter a lot of powerful and dangerous Digimon. Even though you'll be under watch and trained by Gankoomon, you need to work and defend each other. This world even though is beautiful it still has a dark side. The road will be tough but I have faith you'll be able to withstand it." Imperialdramon PM stated.
"Understood!" The duo stated with determined looks on their faces. Gankoomon watched them with a smile on his face. 'Those two are going to go far in life. And I'll make sure they'll be prepared for anything.' Gankoomon thought as he looked to the sky. A new adventure is about to begin for a young boy named Izuku and his partner Demiveemon towards their dream.