This was a long chapter, but I finally finished it.
Time seemed to go by so quickly for Izuku because before he knew it, he was already in Chūgaku. Since the departure of the Straw Hats, the young green haired boy had continued to train diligently. The friendship between him and Salomo continued. When it was time for them to go back to Shōgakkō, both boys stuck together like glue and only hung around each other while ignoring their classmates as though they didn't matter. The biggest problem of course...was Bakugo. Izuku had stopped calling him Kacchan since that day and hadn't tried to speak to him either, having remembered Zoro-sensei's words. But Bakugo wasn't the type to just leave people he didn't like alone and was always hassling them and saying cruel things since Shōgakkō. The two boys were more preoccupied with others things to even think about the short-tempered blonde, and Izuku was focused on training and his medical books.
But in true Bakugo fashion he didn't take kindly to "Deku" acting all high and mighty, so he did the most typical thing he always did. Pick a fight with Izuku, and out of pure instinct, Izuku kicked the ash haired blonde in the stomach and nearly sent him flying. Izuku would have apologized but stopped himself and simply walked away with Salomo, neither boy turning back. Izuku was well aware that his classmates still believed he was Quirkless and didn't bother to tell them otherwise because it was none of their business. Salomo didn't bother to interact with any of the students either after seeing how they treat his best friend. All in all, the two of them were considered outcasts in the entire school, but neither really cared. Izuku still wrote in his Quirk Analysis books, and had about 20 of them stashed inside his room. He wouldn't dare bring them to school for Bakugo to get ahold of them and try to destroy them. The relationship between the two was estranged to say the least, and his mother noticed it, as did Aunt Mitsuki. He remembered waking up late at night and overheard the two of them talking, aunt Mitsuki was telling his mom how she noticed the two of them hadn't been hanging out with each other. Not wanting to hear more of their conversation, he went back to his room. There was still a part of him that believed Bakugo had a good heart, and his mother always told him that people aren't always what they seem.
If that's true...then why didn't he believe it?
A poke to the cheek made him lift his head up from the desk. He gave a mini glare to his friend who gave him a cheeky grin in return.
"Good morning, sleepy head." Salomo smiled. Its been years but his friend had opted to let his hair grow long and it surprisingly looked good on him. He noticed the blonde was wearing his hair in a low ponytail today, its a wonder he didn't get any love letters from girls.
Izuku sat up straight in his chair letting out a small yawn, "I wasn't sleeping."
"If that's true, then why is there drool on the side of your mouth." Salomo smiled.
With a small blush he wiped the drool from his mouth pouting as his friend chuckled at his misfortune, "Its not funny."
"It is to me."
The pout on his face doubled if possible, making the blonde chuckle and comment how cute it was. As Salomo took a seat next to the boy he noticed something.
"Did you gain more muscle?" He asked, grabbing the green eyed boy's arm and squeezing it to confirm.
Izuku rubbed the back of his neck, "Probably, I might have gained some more muscle in my legs more than my arms." He said as the blonde let his arms go, "What about you? How are you feeling today?"
Salomo smiled, "I feel fine, actually. My mom's been taking your advice for me to train my body a lot more and I haven't felt any pain or sickness. Thank you for your great advice, doctor Izuku."
Izuku almost choked on his spit at the indication, "I'm not a doctor! Well...not yet anyway." He mumbled the last part.
The blonde leaned on his desk, "But I'm surprised. Do you plan on being a both a hero and a physician?"
Izuku fully faced the blonde, "I am. You could say Law-sensei kinda got me interested in it to begin with. Whenever we took a break from training together, he would tell me about how he used his power's to become a great surgeon and save some people. But...I have another reason why I want to become a doctor." He tilted his head away from Salomo when he mumbled that last part, 'I'll become a doctor. And I'll make sure you never feel pain from your Quirk ever again.' He saw first hand how Salomo's Quirk effected his health over the summer before they became Chūgaku students. Salomo said he was feeling good enough to use more of his powers, but that soon backfired when he gripped his chest tightly and fell to the floor writhing in pain. Izuku had never felt so scared in all his life, as he clutched his friend's hand tightly and stayed with him until they arrived at the hospital. After he was cleared to leave after a week and his fever went down, he recovered at home until his fever was gone completely. Izuku stayed over all that time, wanting to be there for his friend. He would never do that with Bakugo, and even if he tried the Explosion Quirk user would sneer and say he didn't need his help. Izuku used the time he spent over at Salomo's place to go through some more of his medical books. Since the blonde's Quirk effected his health so badly, then the best thing to do right now is to make sure his body's both strong and healthy enough to handle it. So Izuku had his friend work out just like him, but nothing too intense though. Slowly but surely Salomo was able to use more of his Quirk and hasn't had another incident since, but Izuku was still worried.
Salomo huffed in amusement, "Last I heard Aunt Inko was trying to get you to intern with a hero that has a healing Quirk."
"Yeah," Izuku confirmed, "The only person I know of with a healing Quirk is Recovery Girl, but I don't know if she'll let me observe her."
"What are you saying? Of course she will," Salomo assured him, "Out of every single individual in this whole school there are only three smart people here. You, me, and him, but out of us three you might as well be a prodigy when it comes to the medical field."
"I wouldn't go so far as to call me that," Izuku moved some of his hair from his eyes, "When it comes to me...once I start towards a goal, I can't back down. This is no different."
"I know. Or did you forget that I know you better than anyone." Salomo reminded.
Izuku snorted, "No, I haven't forgotten."
Salomo chuckled, "And besides," he taped his forehead, "We have a closer bond than anyone."
The green curly haired boy merely smiled. Back when they were in elementary school, Salomo decided to link their minds together so they would be able to know if either one was in trouble. He didn't think much of it, but knew it was convenient.
"Are you still playing the piano?" Izuku asked randomly.
"Still playing the guitar?" Salomo countered.
Izuku gave him a mock glare, "I blame you for that by the way."
"Who me? Why?" He questions innocently.
Izuku leaned back towards the window, "If you hadn't suggested a guitar would be good for me I never would have tried to play one and gotten hooked."
"You can't blame me for that. There was a part of you that always wanted to play an instrument. You just didn't know which one to start with." Salomo stated.
"Well...I liked listening to some music oversees and watching some guitar tutorials, so I can't say that I hate it. My mom was surprised I wanted to learn to play the guitar though, she seemed really happy about it." Izuku sighed.
"I figured she would, has she bought you one yet?" He asked.
Izuku nodded, "She did. I play for her sometimes."
Salomo leaned his head down on the desk, "Hey, Icchan?"
"Hm?"
Salomo stared into his eyes before speaking up again, "The two of us...we'll become heroes together, won't we?"
A smile appeared on Izuku's face, "Of course."
A soft chuckle escaped the blonde's lips, "You're still my hero." He said softly.
"I know." Izuku responded in kind.
Their conversation ended when the teacher came in and everyone went to their seats. The two of them already decided they were going to UA together and were going to be in the Hero Course. From the information he gathered, the school had many different Departments. There was the Department of Heroes, Department of General Education, Department of Support, and Department of Management. Since Salomo's health has improved from what it once was, he'll be able to join the same Department as him. There's a possibility Bakugo would be attending too, but he could care less. The friendship that was once between the two...
Had died out years ago.
Location-Aldera Junior High: Gym
The class was doing gym outside to day, which Izuku was okay with. He would rather do workouts outside rather than inside. The fresh air and beaming sunlight felt nice and was relishing every second of it.
"You look all set and ready to go." Salomo said, walking towards him.
Izuku smiled, "I can't help it. This school isn't my favorite place to be, but I don't mind the classes here. Especially P.E."
"You would," Salomo said with amusement, "Help me stretch?"
Izuku stood up, "Only if you help me."
"Yes, yes." The two of them did their stretches and Izuku was still surprised with how flexible his friend was. Pretty limber, too. Done with the stretching, the two simply waited for the teacher to tell them what they were going to do today.
The teacher blew the whistle that got the other kids attention, "Listen up! Today will be a free day, so that means all of you are free to do whatever you want! You can play ball, volleyball, soccer, or do stretches, anyway you're free to do any activity you want!"
"Hai!" They all chorused.
Salomo gave Izuku a side look, "So he says."
"Guess you're stuck with me." Izuku smiled.
"Please take good care of me, Icchan." Salomo chuckled.
"Likewise."
A pair of red eyes had been glaring at them since this morning. Bakugo continued to glare at Deku and that...Trans-Blonde for what felt like an eternity. Since that incident he noticed many things had changed. First, Deku stopped trying to hang around him all the damn time. Second, he and that damn blonde had been together since Shōgakkō and refused to interact with anyone else. And lastly, that damn nerd had gotten full of himself lately. The kick to the gut was just the beginning, next the little turd would start thinking he could kick his ass without even trying.
Who the hell did he think he was?!
"Hey, hey, those two are always hanging out together." One of the boys next to him said.
"Heard they've been friends since Shōgakkō," the boy next to him informed, "Come to think of it, didn't they go to the same school as you Bakugo?"
Bakugo gave him a fierce glare, "Shut up!"
"Whoa, whoa, calm down!" Another boy tried to calm the blonde down.
"Tch," Bakugo returned his glare back over to Izuku and Salomo, "Damn Quirkless nerd!"
The boy next to him with the short blonde hair smirked and picked up a baseball, "Then why don't we put him in his place?" Bouncing the ball up and down.
Before Bakugo could say anything the other boy had already thrown the ball, aiming right for Izuku's head. The other kids around them simply watched, believing the ball would strike the green haired teen in the head.
But it didn't.
Mouths hung wide open they all saw as Izuku grabbed the baseball with his bare hand that had now turned black with steam surrounding it.
"S-Seriously..." the boy who threw the ball said with wide eyes.
Even Bakugo had to stare at what he just witnessed before it contorted into absolute rage. He couldn't believe that fucking nerd had been hiding his strength this whole damn time!
Izuku said nothing as he threw the ball right back at the idiot who thought it be funny to throw it at him, and watched with hidden amusement as it got the boy right in the gut making him keel over. His arm became normal again and he flexed his fingers a little bit. After the first time he used his Busō-shoku no Haki (Armament Haki), he kept training with it and soon enough it went from purple to black. He was worried about it at first, but since it didn't seem to bother him in the least he left it alone.
He heard Salomo chuckle next to him and rolled his eyes, "Not funny."
"Pretty funny from where I'm standing." The blonde countered.
Izuku pouted, "Whatever. I'm going to do some more stretches." He said, walked away.
"Lead the way." Salomo teased, following right behind him.
"...You're enjoying this, aren't you?" Izuku deadpanned.
"Maybe." Salomo stuck his tongue out.
The students watched the two as they walked away, talking normally like Izuku didn't just catch a baseball and throw it right back at the moron who threw it at him just as hard.
"Hey man...you okay?" One of the boys friends asked carefully.
"Ugh..." said boy croaked.
Bakugo stood there seething with rage as he watched the two walk away. That little shit. This whole time he had a Quirk and hid it from him! Then what was that he did back when they were six? Was that part of his Quirk too?
Clenching his fist tightly, he grit his teeth, "Deku...!"
Izuku sighed, standing up as the final bell rung. He couldn't wait to get home, especially since he was being bothered by his classmates. He wouldn't have to be dealing with them in the first place had one of Bakugo's lackey's not thought it'd be funny to throw a baseball at him. Once PE was over and they went back to class the rest of the students started pestering him about what his Quirk was and why had he been hiding it all this time? He ignored all their stupid questions, simply focusing on reading one of his medical books. Aside from looking at his medical books, he was looking up on what might be on the U.A. written portion of the exam. From what he's seen the written part might be the hardest part of the Entrance Exam so its best to study up on the materials now rather than later.
"Deep in thought?"
Green eyes locked with clear blue ones, "No...its nothing."
Salomo gave him a knowing smile as the blonde wrapped an arm around the green haired child's shoulder, "You're thinking about the U.A. Entrance Exam aren't you?"
Izuku sighed as they walked out of the classroom, "Its been on my mind lately."
"It'll be okay," Salomo said, "You'll do great on the written portion of the exam. Actually, you'll get the highest score out of everyone there."
"I could try, but who knows?" Izuku said.
Salomo walked on top of a stone wall, making sure to keep his balance, "We'll be heroes together. That's our promise."
"Mm." Izuku agreed with a nod.
Salomo then faced Izuku, "Hold your hands out."
"Eh? Why?"
"Just do it."
Izuku sighed and did as he was told, "Yes, yes." He felt the soft touch of Salomo's hands covering his own. He always thought Salomo's hands were soft even when they were little. Sometimes when they took naps together during one of their sleepovers, Izuku would wake up first and noticed they were holding hands. It was at that moment he realized just how soft his friends hands were. These same soft hands that was burdened with a powerful Quirk that his body wasn't able to handle. Yet despite all that, Izuku had never once heard his friend complain and took everything in with stride and with a smile plastered on his face, but he could tell.
He could tell from just one look...that his friend was in constant pain, but tried not to let it bother him.
"You can open your palms now." Salomo's voice rang through his ears.
Izuku blinked as he realized he had been so lost in thought that he didn't notice Salomo had let his hands go. Having both hands together he slowly opened them, revealing something small yet so cute in the palm of his hands. He was possibly staring at the cutest little animal he had ever seen. It was orange with black stripes like a tiger, cream colored hands and feet, and on its belly, and finally topping it off with two cream colored tails and around its neck.
It was absolutely adorable.
Izuku's eyes lit up as he stared at the adorable creature, "So cute..."
Salomo chuckled, "I based it off of a Iriomote cat I saw in a picture book once."
Izuku was about to say something else when he saw the little thing yawn cutely before opening its eyes, which he noticed were green. The small kitten stared at him before letting out the most adorable meow he'd ever heard.
"Judging by her face I take it you like her." Salomo grinned.
Izuku nodded his head up and down, "What's her name?"
"I'm not the one who has to name her, you do."
"Me?"
"Well yeah, she is yours."
Izuku turned his attention back to the small kitten and used his finger to rub under her chin, making her purr a little. There were a whole list of names he could give her, but only one had to be special. A names that expresses how much he'd love having her around and show just how much she was beloved.
Beloved...
"Nala."
'Nala' gave out another meow, responding to her new name. It was decided then. She would be names Nala.
"African for "beloved," right?" Salomo inquired.
"Yeah."
Salomo rubbed the top of Nala's head with a smile, "I like it. It suits her."
Izuku snorted, "Mom's gonna love her."
"Now that I don't doubt."
Known fact that Izuku's mother absolutely adored small and cute things.
Location-Midoriya Residence
"I'm home."
There was a noise coming from the kitchen as his mother appeared, "Welcome back. How was school?"
Izuku took his shoes off, "The usual."
"Aunt Inko." Salomo came out from behind Izuku and hugged the woman with a smile, "Missed you."
Inko giggled softly, rubbing ther boys back, "You're so silly. You see me every time you come over here."
Salomo removed his face from her shoulder and pouted, "I still missed you."
She rubbed his cheek gently, "So sweet. What took you boys so long?"
Izuku said nothing as he merely showed her Nala. She froze stiff in place, staring at the adorable little kitten. When Nala rubbed her head with her paw that was it for Inko. All self-control went out the window as she scooped up the little cutie and rubbed her cheek against the tiny kitten.
"SO CUTE~!" She squealed.
Izuku gave Salomo a look, "Told you."
"Well at least she likes her." Salomo chuckled.
Inko held the little one in front of her, "Where did you find this adorable creature?"
"I made her." Salomo told her.
"Eh? You made her? Are you okay? Do you need me to get you some medicine?" Inko rambled off with worry.
Salomo had both hands in front of him, trying to calm her down, "I'm fine, Aunt Inko. Creating something that small doesn't bother me."
She sighed in relief, "Thank goodness for that. Now what's this little one's name?"
"Nala." Izuku told her.
Nala jumped away from Inko and went back to Izuku, landing on one of his shoulders. She rubbed against his cheek and mewled. He rubbed underneath her chin, "She's going to be living with us from now on mom, is that okay?"
"Of course it is!" She told him immediately, "Such an adorable creature can only stay here with us and no one else!" She skipped back into the kitchen, leaving a trail of flowers as she did so.
Salomo blinked and rubbed his eyes, "Did I just see flowers?"
"Don't bother trying to figure out how its possible. I had already given up." Izuku told him as they went to his room. He placed his bag on the bed as Nala jumped down from his shoulder and settled on the pillow, curling up into a little ball.
"I just thought of something." Salomo spoke.
"What is it?" Izuku asked as he skimmed through his Quirk Analysis notes.
Salomo gave him a gentle smile, "You'd make a great 'nii-san."
A choked sound came from curly green haired teen as he gave his friend a disbelieving look. Him an older brother? Doubtful.
"You don't look convinced." Salomo said with an amused look.
"Well of course." Izuku almost yelled, "Why would you say that all of a sudden?"
"But its true," Salomo smiled, "You're always taking care of people with such love and care. If you were to suddenly become a big brother it would be the same."
Izuku turned away as a blush covered his whole face at the statement, "Y-You don't know that."
"Yes I do." Salomo teased.
Before Izuku could try and get his hands on the smiling blonde, Nala jumped in his lap and stayed there instead of the pillow.
"See? Even Nala agrees with me." Salomo said.
Izuku rubbed the kitten's head as she had her eyes clothes, enjoying the caress. Such a small thing.
"Since you created Nala, does that mean she has her own special ability?" Izuku asked. One thing he asked about his friend's Quirk is that if whatever creation he made had their special abilities. Salomo confirmed they did, but their abilities were their own and not coming from him, so that's a good thing. But its amazing how his creations have their own abilities that don't draw from him and use their own energy. He can however end their existence if he felt like it, but Salomo was far too kindhearted to do something like that.
"Yep. But as for what they are, you're going ot have to figure that out for yourself." He said.
"I thought so." Izuku reached over, grabbing one of his Medical Books off the table.
Salomo was flat on his back, staring up at the bedroom ceiling, "There's a sense of comfortness whenever I'm in this room."
"Good." Izuku said.
Blue eyes looked over at the teen on the bed, "Icchan, I never asked before and feel free to ignore what I'm about to ask now if you want."
"What is it?"
Hesitation creeped within him but he pressed on, "About your dad..." He noticed Izuku had all but abandoned the book he was reading, his attention completely on Salomo.
"What about him?" Izuku's voice was so calm and devoid of emotion that it almost scared Salomo. Izuku was kind, always smiling, and didn't have a hateful bone in his body.
"No, nothing."
It was best not to ask after all. Since both his aunt and Izuku hadn't mentioned him before, he also hadn't seen a single picture of the man either.
"Overseas."
"Eh?"
Izuku sighed and put the book down, "When I was four years old I was declared Quirkless. Three days later, he said he had to go on a long business trip overseas."
Salomo didn't interrupt and listened.
"I would sometimes try and call his workplace but his assistant kept telling me he was in a business meeting," Izuku continued, "For father's day I made him a card and when I called his secretary to confirm he got it she told me that instead of opening the envelope I sent it in...he said he had no interest in looking at it."
Salomo was about to start yelling but the look on Izuku's face told him he wasn't done yet, so he kept it in.
"I remember standing there shaking as I held the phone to my ear. It was at that point I got his hidden message, "I refuse to acknowledge I'm related to you in any way." Izuku said calmly.
Salomo had remembered a time where Bakugo had made fun of the fact that Izuku's father wasn't around. Izuku hadn't heard the comment of course, which was a blessing in disguise but if he had...then what would his reaction be back then?
"I stopped trying to contact him after that and asked mom if she could cut his face out of some photo's we had of him," Izuku said, "She didn't even question me as to why I wanted her to do that." He stopped talking not wanting to continue the conversation anymore. Arms wrapped around him in a comforting embrace and he leaned his head on his friend's shoulder. He felt Nala lick his fingers as if trying to cheer him up in her own way. He appreciated the gestures from both of them and considered himself lucky to have met Salomo.
Very grateful.
"She agreed to see you?" Salomo questioned.
"Yeah, Recovery Girl is willing to see me and see the extend of my Quirk." Izuku explained.
Salomo beamed, "See? Told you she'd see you."
Izuku refused to look back and see a smug look on the blonde's face. He absolutely refused.
"By the way, where's Nala?"
As if summoned by his voice said cat popped out of Izuku's hair and made a cute sound just like all kittens do.
In his defense, Salomo tried every hard not to laugh and was doing a pretty good job. His shoulders were shaking so much Izuku wondered if his desk would start shaking right along with him.
"Stop laughing," Izuku pouted feeling Nala move around in his hair, "I tried to leave her at home many times but she just kept following me, so I had no choice but to take her with me."
Salomo's shoulder's stopped shaking as he calmed down from his laughter, "Th-This is just too cute..."
"Oh, whatever." Izuku turned his head away as Nala retreated back into the safety of his soft hair.
"So..." Salomo said, leaning forward in his seat.
Izuku raised a brow, "What?"
"Don't "what" me! When are you supposed to meet with Recovery Girl?"
"In three days."
Salomo rubbed his head, being mindful of Nala, "I'm so proud of you, Icchan."
Izuku blushed, "Don't pet me like I'm some kind of dog!"
"There, there." Salomo said playfully.
Izuku slumped, "Just do whatever you want..." he resigned.
"I intend to." Salomo said with a cheeky grin.
Their conversation did have an eavesdropper though. And said eavesdropper was glaring at them with red burning eyes as he heard everything. Bakugo had heard the name Recovery Girl before and even met the short woman a long time ago, back at the hospital he and some other people were in. He didn't know why Deku was trying to get in touch with the woman and didn't really care. The only possible reason the nerd would even need to see the short hag was probably because of the annoying blonde. He overheard the old hag talking to Aunt Inko about the blonde, something about how powerful his Quirk is and how his body was too weak to handle it, and that he got his Quirk at age 3 instead of 4. He refused to believe that. He refused to believe that the blonde was stronger than him, especially with a weak body. And the fact that he was hanging around the nerd of all people made his blood boil even more. The two of them together really pissed him off.
Later
"And there we go." Salomo placed the last of the gym equipment in the equipment room before walking out and locking the door behind him. With a sigh he moved his arm around in circular motion to get some stiffness out. He hadn't told Izuku yet, but he wasn't feeling as much pain as he did back when they were kids. If he was careful enough that also meant he would be able to use his Quirk to its fullest in due time, but he couldn't go wild just yet. He was starting to get impatient actually. He needed to get stronger so he could protect Izuku and his parents. Izuku was still his hero, but he wanted to be his hero too, not just have it completely one-sided.
His eyes became determined, 'Soon...soon, I'll be able to carry all of your burdens.'
"What's with that look?" A familiar voice questioned.
Salomo sighed inwardly as he heard the familiar voice of Katsuki Bakugo. There was just something about this boy that for the life of him he just couldn't understand. His desire to be a hero was there, but that sheer arrogance he exuded was less to be desired, and his hatred for Icchan was also less than pleasant. Reluctantly he turned to the angry teen with neutral look while sending an SOS signal to Izuku.
"Oh, you." He said.
Apparently Bakugo didn't like that response and instantly got angry.
"Why the hell is someone like you trying to be a hero?" Bakugo demanded.
"I could say the same to you."
"I asked you first, bastard!"
Salomo sighed, "Your yelling is really unpleasant." He said rubbing his ear.
"You little-!"
"Can you get to the point as to why you waited here for me," Salomo interrupted, "Surely you have a reason, right?"
Bakugo sneered at the blonde teen, "You've been hanging around that damn Deku since we were brats. What the hell for?"
Salomo raised a brow at such a question. Was Bakugo Katsuki truly so foolish?
"What a stupid thing to ask." He stated.
"What was that?!" Bakugo growled.
Salomo crossed his arms, "As far as I'm concerned my relationship with Icchan is of no concern of yours or any one else's. You've made it quite clear you don't consider him as your friend and he feels the same way for he hasn't even thought about you in years."
"I don't give a damn about what that nerd thinks about!"
"Then why are you so annoyed?"
Bakugo had nothing to say to that and Salomo merely sighed. Whether it was jealousy or just pure hatred, the way Bakugo feels about Izuku would always be strained.
"If that's all I need to go now." Salomo said walking past the teen.
"Oi! How strong is your Quirk?" Bakugo questioned.
Salomo stopped dead in his tracks, "That's something you don't need to know."
"Hah?! You looking down on me?!"
"Hardly," Salomo said calmly, "I will only show my Quirk to one person, and that person is not you."
Bakugo's hand lit up, "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" He demanded in a low tone that sounded dangerous and promised pain.
"Salomo!"
Said boy saw Izuku running right towards him and had to give a small smile at seeing his friend's worried face. He looked a little mad too. Izuku reached him rather quickly and grabbed his hand, "Let's go."
"After you." Salomo smiled.
Izuku didn't even bother to look back at Bakugo and simply dragged ther blonde off. Bakugo stared as they left and grit his teeth before slamming his fist into the wall.
"Deku that fucker...!"
Salomo yelped as Izuku practically tried to tear his jacket off his body, "Icchan, what are you doing?!"
Izuku's face was completely focused as he answered the blonde, "Checking you for burns. Bakugo wouldn't hesitate to use his Quirk on someone simply because they got on his nerves."
As sad as that fact was it was still true. Bakugo Katsuki was well known for his temper and his use for using his Quirk on people. Salomo honestly didn't understand why the boy wanted to become a hero with his personality and believed he was more suited for the villain role than anything.
He removed Izuku's hands from him with a smile, "I'm fine, Icchan. He didn't do anything to me, we just talked."
Izuku raised a brow, "Talked? About what?"
Salomo thought back to their conversation, "Why I want to become a hero, you, and how powerful my Quirk is."
To anyone else those questions may seem like normal questions but Izuku knew from his experience with Bakugo that his questions were more like gathering information. Bakugo was trying to weed out the competition by demanding answers and Salomo wouldn't budge. As much as he didn't want to believe it, he couldn't deny Bakugo's true nature. He saw everything as a competition, when he got his Quirk first, when he declared he was going to U.A. Everything was just a competition to him and nothing more. But it seems his drive has only gotten worse with the appearance of Izuku's own "Quirk" and Salomo coming into the picture with is own powerful Quirk. Bakugo would either see them as a threat or stepping stones and nothing more, which explains his more hostile tendencies towards the two of them. Izuku wasn't the the type of person to get angry at someone or rage out at them but Bakugo was really testing his patience, and now he was trying to have a one-on-one with Salomo? If anything should happen to his friend because of Bakugo there will be hell to pay. He wasn't the weak "Deku" anymore, he was Midoriya Izuku!
Hands touched his face and blue eyes peered into his with concern, "He didn't do anything to me, so don't show such a scary face."
Izuku blinked before getting his anger under control, "Sorry...its just...I want him to leave us alone already."
Salomo smiled, bumping their foreheads together, "You know what I think? I think he's jealous that I've become your "best friend" instead of him."
A snort escaped Izuku's lips, "Him? Jealous?"
"Don't believe me?"
"He would rather use his Quirk on me and leave me in a ditch somewhere than be jealous." Izuku doubted the ash haired blonde even knew of such a word.
Salomo moved his forehead away from Izuku's, "He asked how powerful my Quirk is and why I want to be a hero. My guess is the reason he asked that is because he knows my Quirk is powerful, but too much on my body."
"I'm not surprised he knows," Izuku stated, "My mom still talks to Aunt Mitsuki but she wouldn't tell him about your condition, so he probably eavesdropped on their conversation."
"In other words, he sees me as a threat." Salomo deduced.
"That or he sees you as a pebble to step over." Izuku said.
"Hmmm, then the same can be said for you too." Salomo said.
Izuku looked frustrated, "I'm not interested in being his rival or anything else."
"I feel the same way," Salomo told him, "Don't worry, I doubt he's the type to do anything drastic to get what he wants. Like wanting to see my Quirk for example."
"Yeah..." Izuku said, not sounding too sure about that. He feared Bakugo would try something to make Salomo show his Quirk to him.
Two days later, Izuku's uneasy feeling about Salomo and Bakugo's first encounter...was realized.
There was this uneasy feeling in his chest that just wouldn't die. Since Salomo's one-on-one encounter with Bakugo yesterday he had this uneasy feeling that wouldn't disappear. Nala had been getting restless herself and that had only made him even more nervous than before.
"Izuku." The voice of his mother called out to him.
"Huh?"
Inko had just gotten off the phone apparently and was now addressing him, "That was your grandfather. He said a package will be here for you after school today."
"Package? He sent me something?"
"Yep." She smiled, "Says it would suit you. Hasn't told me what it is though."
Izuku was curious as what his grandfather would have sent him. Both grandparents are from his mother's side and both loved him very much even when he was diagnosed as Quirkless. His grandmother, whose looks resemble his mother was just as sweet as can be. Now he knew where his mom got her kind and loving personality from. He looked up to his grandfather as father figure in his life and respected the man deeply, hell he wanted to be just like him when he became a hero. His grandfather was a professional hero back in the day but retired when grandma was pregnant with mom. Grandfather told him that he had his own hero name even though he said he didn't want one. His hero name was "Edge," the reason they called him that is because he fought with dual blades.
Wait a minute.
Dual blades...
That means...that means his grandfather was going to send him his dual blades! Excitement bubbled in his chest! His grandfather was entrusting him with his swords, the same swords he used to protect people and put fear into the hearts of villains! He got up from the table quickly but not before giving his mother a kiss goodbye, heading right for Salomo's place to tell him the good news.
After about 10 minutes he met up with Salomo and told him what his grandfather had sent him.
"He really sent you his dual blades? That's great!" Salomo smiled.
"I know, right?!" Izuku agreed, "I've been in love with his swords since I first laid eyes on them!"
"Did you ever tell your grandfather you were thinking of using a sword for your Quirk?" Salomo asked.
Izuku nodded, "Yeah, I told him a long time ago and I guess he remembered."
"I'm glad your grandfather is giving you his swords," Salomo said, "It means he's passing on his legacy to you."
Izuku grinned unable to wipe it from his face. That bad feeling he had been getting was nothing more than a dull ache, but it was still there. Just what is about to happen?
Today was just like any normal day at school, but Izuku still felt like something bad was about to happen. Nala had been on edge all day herself and wouldn't stop moving in his hair even though the teacher didn't notice which he wasn't surprised about in least. Bakugo wasn't helping, what with his intense stare directed at Salomo all damn day. Salomo assured him that it was just Bakugo being Bakugo and to think about those swords he was getting when he got home from school today. He tried...he really tried to listen to Salomo and think positive, but couldn't.
After school that bed feeling reared its ugly head in a vicious way.
And he'll never forget it.
After School
Izuku sighed as he retrieved his shoes from his locker and about to head off to wherever Salomo was. Salomo had told him his forgot something back at the classroom and to wait for him but he couldn't. As he stepped away from his locker he suddenly felt a warning signal from Salomo.
"Icchan!"
He didn't even think about it. His legs were already moving, running to where he believed Salomo was. He guessed it was his Haki that allowed him to sense people which he practiced with frequently. His heart was pounding in his chest as he kept running, praying that whatever was going on with Sacchan he would get there in time.
'It can't be because he's in pain from his Quirk, so then...' his eyes widened, 'Bakugo!' He grit his teeth, eyes flashing with anger, 'Why are you doing this, Bakugo?!'
Salomo meanwhile kept dodging Bakugo's explosions as he ran outside behind the school. Bakugo Katsuki was certainly persistent he'd give him that, but to the point where he would force someone who didn't want to use their Quirk against him? Just why in the world was Bakugo so insistent in him showing his Quirk in the first place? Was it so that he could assume some male dominance? If so, then how foolish. He jumped again to avoid another explosion as he arrived behind the school. Panting a little he put a hand to his chest to calm down his beating heart. He wasn't used to this much adrenaline, nor running as fast as he did. Hopefully Izuku got his SOS message and was heading towards their location.
He gripped his chest feeling slight pain and cursed, 'Not good! My Quirk is trying to activate out of pure instinct! This is bad! Hurry, Icchan!' Another explosion got his attention as he saw Bakugo walk out of the smoke with a menacing look.
"Nowhere to run now." He said menacingly.
Salomo stood up slowly from his hunched position calmly, "Honestly, what do you gain from trying to make me show my Quirk?" He was trying buy himself some time to keep his Quirk from activating.
Bakugo stopped in his tracks, "You're holding back."
"Obviously." Salomo countered tiredly as the pain was starting to get worse, 'Hurry and come, Icchan.'
"Why does someone like you with a weak body have a strong Quirk?" He demanded.
Salomo let out a huff, "Who knows? But I'm grateful."
"Huh?"
Taking slow steady breaths he elaborated, "While having a weak body does hinder me in using my Quirk at its fullest, I don't curse myself for having it. If I hadn't had this Quirk, if I hadn't come here, if I hadn't met Icchan...I never would have understood what happiness is."
"Happiness?" Bakugo scoffed, "Don't fuck with me! Stop fucking around and show me just how strong you are!"
The pain was getting worse. The last time he felt pain like this was back when he and Icchan were kids and he went too far with his Quirk that landed him right in the hospital. It was happening right now, only this time he could feel this will be worse than the last attack he had.
As his vision was starting to blur he gave a shaky smile, "I think I'll pass..."
"Bastard!" Bakugo was gearing up for an explosion.
Salomo expressed a calm smile, 'I can't hold it anymore...I'm sorry...Icchan...' his chest glowed brightly as he let out a scream when the bright light from his chest bursts free. The light reached the sky as the color matched the bright light Salomo was emitting.
Bakugo was sent flying as a result of the released light, but didn't have time to get himself together as Izuku knocked him out of the way and went towards Salomo.
"Sacchan!" Izuku hugged the boy as the last of the light left his body. The sky returned to its orange like hue. All was quiet as Izuku held his best friend in his arms, "Sacchan, can you hear me?"
Salomo slowly opened his half-lidded eyes as he looked at Izuku with a faint smile, "Icchan..."
"I'm sorry! I came too late!" Izuku apologized hysterically, "Try not to talk!"
Salomo chuckled softly, "I'm okay...just tired..."
"No! You need to stay awake! Do not close your eyes!" Izuku told him. A pale hand touched his cheek as Salomo kept his kind smile.
"I'll be okay...I feel warm...but, I'm very...tired." Salomo said as his eyes were slowly closing.
"Sacchan! You have to stay awake, Sacchan!" Izuku pleaded as tears streamed from his eyes.
The blonde's vision was getting more blurry as tried to keep them open, "Don't cry, Icchan...I'm just going to sleep for a little while...I'll see you when...I wake...up..." his eyes fully closed as he went limp in Izuku's arms.
"Sacchan?" Izuku called out shaking the blonde a little, "Come on, wake up...please wake up, Sacchan!" He leaned his head down on Salomo's chest and was relieved to hear a heart beat. Quickly Izuku put the blonde on his back as he took off running, his destination the hospital his parents had been taking him to since they arrived here in Japan.
'Please! Please let me get there!' He could feel power in his legs as he moved fast but not too fast where he would drop his friend.
Location-Musutafu General
Izuku burst through the door scaring the living hell out of the receptionist and some nurses that were still on duty. He fell to his knees as they gave out due to his adrenaline running out, as he finally got his breathing under control he spoke.
"Help...please..." he lifted his head as his tears showed, "Please...help...him..." he fell to his side as he passed out, he could faintly hear some footsteps coming towards him as one of the nurses shouted for the doctor to arrive.
Slowly green eyes came back to reality and Izuku shot out of his bed and looked around in a panic, but stopped when he felt someone hug him. He stopped all movement as he sensed it was his mother.
"Its okay, Izuku. I'm here." Inko told him softly.
There was a hiccup before cried in his mothers arms as he returned her embrace. He had arrived too late. Had he'd been faster, then Salomo would be okay. He should have went with Salomo when he went back to the classroom to get what he left behind.
Why?
Why was he too late?
He was supposed to be Salomo's hero!
So, why?!
Inko said nothing as she rubbed her son's head with soft soothing strokes, letting him cry his eyes out. She had been scared out of her mind when the hospital called, informing her that Izuku had burst into the hospital with Salomo on his back. She had immediately notified Salomo's parents and they met her at the hospital. Inko went to see her son first while Sofia and Asahi went to see their son, Salomo. She had no idea what happened but judging by her son's crying, it can't be good. The greenette had finally stopped crying and reluctantly removed himself from his mother's comforting embrace. Nala who had popped up out of nowhere landed on the boy's lap and meowed.
"I want to see him..." Izuku said.
Inko nodded and helped her son out of bed as she led him to where they were keeping Salomo. Nala had retreated back into Izuku's hair during their walk, since animals aren't allowed in hospitals she had hide in his hair to avoid detection. Izuku heard the distinct sound of crying and knew it had to be coming from Sofia, his aunt and Salomo's mother. As they arrived to the room where the crying was he saw Sofia was being held by Asahi as they heard the doctor explain what happened. His heart nearly froze when he saw the state Salomo was in. His friend was hooked up to wires on his arms and he was hooked up to an EEG, a device they use to monitor brain activity. He slowly approached the bed blocking out all sound within the room as he stared down at his friend. His skin looked so pale, almost like he was a ghost. His chest was moving up and down as his breathing was steady, the only sign that showed he was still alive.
"Your son is in a coma which was caused by his Quirk," the doctor explained, "We're using the EEG to monitor his brain activity and from what I can see your son appears to be okay. We did some more tests and your son's health doesn't appear to be in any danger, though his body is probably experiencing some pain."
Izuku touched his friend's cheek feeling just how soft it was. He truly did feel cold. Almost like a corpse. Shaking his head from the negative thought he focused back on his friend.
"I will be back to check on your son's condition shortly." The man bowed as he walked out of the room.
Sofia hugged her son's still form as her tears stained her cheeks, "My baby...who...?"
Izuku clenched his fist and Asahi noticed it.
"Izuku?" The man called out to the boy softly.
Said boy turned his attention to the man with the most angry expression he could muster, "Bakugo...he was trying to get Sacchan to show his Quirk...and then this happened!" In the past Izuku was too scared of Bakugo to speak out against him, but that was in the past. It was one thing to go after him, but to do this to Sacchan?! Unforgivable!
Sofia seemed to agree with his inner thoughts because she stopped hugging her son, her face becoming enraged, "How dare he..." her voice trembled with pure rage as she was trying to keep her Quirk from hurting those in this hospital, "He'll pay!"
Asah grabbed her immediately, "You can't, Sofia!"
"After what he did to our son how can you tell me not to?!" She yelled.
"I understand! I'm just as angry as you are and so are Izuku and Inko," He told her, "But using our Quirk's on a mere child will make us no better than him!"
Sofia seemed to calm down after that, but she will never forgive Bakugo Katsuki for doing this to her son.
Inko was angry too. She had known the boy since he was little and saw his outgoing personality, yet that personality soon became one filled with arrogance and anger. She won't cut off her friendship with Mitsuki though, but she fully intended to tell the woman what her son had done and would allow her to pick a suitable punishment for him.
Izuku was done with Bakugo Katsuki. After meeting Salomo he was content to just avoid the ash haired blonde, but now? He was done. He wanted nothing to do with him and if it was confirmed that the two of them would indeed be going to U.A...then that was fine. Both will go to the same high school, but Izuku had no intention of being any sort of rival or anything else. Something in Izuku's eyes changed that day, and the one responsible for that change will forever live with the consequences of his actions.
As soon as they got home, there was a delivery man waiting outside for them holding a package in his hands. Izuku took it from the man noticing he was having a hard time carrying it. His mom signed for the package and thanked the man for waiting for them with a bow making him smile and say it was his job. Once they got inside Izuku opened the package calmly as his blank expression didn't change. As he opened the box there before him were two swords. The very same blades that made his eyes sparkle, the same blades his grandfather used. Th scabbard was beautiful to look at it, with its black color and gold symbols etched all over it. He took one of the blades within in his hand, staring at it before unsheathing it to get a good look at the blade that was inside. As he pulled the sword all the way out he marveled at how beautiful it was.
His grandfather's swords...
Seigi (Vanquish) and (Seifuku-sha) Conqueror.
He sheathed the sword and grabbed the other one before going to his room, closing the door behind him Nala jumped out of his hair and landed on the bed. The blades in his hands were both placed on the bed right next to him as he pet Nala. His eyes looked completely dead as he stared off into nothing. He closed hie eyes remembering Sacchan's smiling face.
"That's why...you're my hero!"
Opening his eyes he placed Nala back on the bed with a new found determination.
'I am and always will be your hero, Sacchan!'
"Ah, Izuku-kun you're here." The receptionist smiled.
"Yeah, you said there was someone here to see me?" He inquired.
"That someone would be me, dearie." An elderly voice got his attention.
Looking down he noticed a short, elderly woman with grey hair styled into a bun that has a syringe looped through it. She was wearing a doctor's lab coat and a dress with yellow and red vest-like designs on either side, two yellow buttons, and a pink belt. She also sported pink boots and has a helmet on her head. In addition, Izuku noticed she walked around with a cane designed like a syringe. He knew who she was.
"Recovery Girl." He said.
She smiled, "That would be me, yes. And you are Midoriya Izuku, the young man with an interesting Quirk I've heard about."
He nodded.
"Well follow me then, dearie." She walked away from the receptionist, followed closely by Izuku. The two of them arrived at a patients room and Izuku noticed it wasn't a hero but a civilian. The man looked like he was sleeping, so maybe she was just checking up on him and wanted to drag him along.
"This patients has been complaining of stomach problem's lately," she explained, "I want you to see if you can find the cause as to why that is."
He said nothing and simply unsheathed one of the swords he brought with him, "Rūmu (ルーム)-Room)." a blue circle surrounded them both much to Recovery Girl's surprise, "Sukyan (スキャン)-Scan)." Imbuing his sword with energy he scanned the patient like an x-ray. He remembered Law-sensei telling him this could be use to see if an enemy had any weapons or other objects on them and this move could be used to swipe those object away from them. He noticed something in the patients stomach and found what the cause was for the lack of appetite. Sheathing his sword back he gave her his report, "He has a tumor in his stomach. He should get it removed before it becomes a problem."
Recovery Girl smiled, impressed by the display. She already knew the patient has a tumor in his stomach and was just testing the boy, and he passed with flying colors.
"Very good, Midoriya-dear." She praised, "You'll make a good apprentice."
Well that wasn't what he was expecting.
"Don't look so surprised," she told him, "With an impressive Quirk like yours it would be a waste not to have you for an apprentice. I look forward to working with you, dear."
"Likewise." He said.
She brought out a clipboard, "Now if you don't mind me asking. While you do indeed have a Quirk, you are still listed as Quirkless."
"Because I'm a late bloomer. I didn't get my Quirk until I turned six and didn't bother to re-register myself." It was true. He and his mom didn't bother to go back to the scientist who told him he was Quirkless and should give up being a hero.
"I see. Would you mind if I registered your Quirk?" She asked.
He shrugged, "Do whatever you want."
"Very well, now then what's the name of your Quirk?" She asked.
The word came to him instantly.
"Operation."
"Oh, Izuku you're here." Sofia smiled.
Izuku bowed, "Sorry I'm late, Aunt Sofia."
She shook her head, "Don't apologize, sweetie. I heard Recovery Girl was here and that she wanted to see you. How did it go?"
Izuku closed the door behind him as he sat next her, "I'm her apprentice now. She's also going to register me as having a Quirk since I'm still labeled as Quirkless." He told her as he kept his gaze on Salomo's sleeping face. His skin was no longer pale and there was no longer a need to keep him hooked up to the EEG. There was still a possibility he was in pain but they won't know for sure until he shows signs of it.
"That's good! Congratulations dear." She hugged him and returned it.
"How are you holding up?" He asked.
She sighed, "I'm getting there. Its just...he's never been in a coma before so I don't know how long he'll be asleep like this. All we can do is wait."
"I know."
"Inko called me not too long before you came here," she informed him, "We're going to have a meeting with Mitsuki and Masaru."
Izuku showed no emotion. So they were all going to have a meeting, huh?
"Are you okay with that?" He asked.
Sofia gave him a smile, "I agree with my husband that its best to handle this peacefully. I bear no ill will against Mitsuki or Masaru for I don't know them as well as Inko."
That gave Izuku some relief. As much as he couldn't stand Bakugo, he didn't bear any ill will towards Aunt Mitsuki or Uncle Masaru. They were far too kind to him.
"Oh, you must Midoriya Izuku."
He turned to face the new voice that called out to him. Standing at the door was a woman with long magenta hair, her bangs covering her left eye. She was wearing the standard doctors uniform with the exception of the red heels she had on. Her right eye, which he noticed wasn't covered up was orchid colored.
"Ichika-sensei." Sofia smiled.
Ichika gave a smile of her own as she closed the door behind her, "I came to check up on Salomo-kun. And you must be Midoriya-kun."
"Yes." He nodded.
"Nice to meet you," she said, "I'm glad you're both here actually."
"Is there something wrong?" Sofia asked worriedly.
Ichika-sensei shook her head, "No, nothing so serious. I wanted to ask permission to monitor your son's Quirk through a machine."
Izuku raised a brow, 'Machine?'
"What kind of machine?" Sofia asked.
Ichika stopped her check-up on Salomo and faced them, "Its a machine I've developed a long time ago. By hooking up the individuals brain to the machine it will allow me to monitor not only brain activity, but how much the individual's Quirk effects the body."
Izuku stood up suddenly taking the two women by surprise, "Then...you can tell if he's in pain or not, right?!"
"Izuku..."
Ichika gave him a straight face, "Yes."
Izuku saw this as an opportunity to see if his friend was in pain and another opportunity to do something about it, but the decision rested with Aunt Sofia.
Sofia saw the look on his face and smiled, "Please hook my son up to your machine."
Ichika bowed, "Thank you, ma'am."
Izuku grabbed Salomo's hand, 'If this machine can tell me if you feel any sort of pain while you're unconscious then I'll get rid of it no matter what!'
The nurses moved Salomo to a special room where Ichika's machine was. Once Salomo was all hooked up brain waves immediately appeared on screen.
"Okay, this Brainwave pattern is what we call-Delta The Deep Sleep Wave," Ichika explained, "He has a Detached Awareness but that just means he's in a Healing Sleep."
"So he's in the process of healing himself?" Sofia questioned.
Ichika nodded, "This also clarifies that he's in a deep sleep, which is very important for the healing process because its linked with deep healing and regeneration."
Izuku gripped Salomo's hand gently, 'So he's trying to heal some of the damage his Quirk caused.'
"And his health?" Sofia asked.
"Actually his health has shown great improvement from what it once was," Ichika reported happily, "While that is good news, its best if he doesn't try to use it at full power unless absolutely necessary."
Sofia's sigh of relief made him feel just as good.
A beeping sound brought them out of their good mood as they looked at the screen and Ichika-sensei was typing something frantically, "Looks like there's been some Quirk after effects from your son!"
"What does that mean?!" Sofia asked.
Ichika-sensei stopped typing to answer the question, "When your son released his Quirk in the form of a burst of light, he unknowingly left some after effects."
"After effects?" Sofia questioned.
Izuku got what she meant though, "Meaning that after he unleashed his Quirk the way he did, some after effects were left behind...like some of his creations."
Sofia gave him a surprised look.
"His Quirk is classified as "Alteration, correct?" Ichika inquired.
"Y-Yes." Sofia stuttered.
Ichika nodded in thought, "Then the after effects must be your son's creations, and from what I see here this one is having negative effects on your son."
"Is he in pain?!" Sofia demanded.
"Only a little, but that's enough to effect your son." Ichika told her.
Izuku stood before her, "Where is it?"
"Izuku!"
"I promised!" He yelled, "I promised him a long time ago...that I'd get rid of his pain!"
Sofia could say nothing to stop him and simply told him this instead, "Be careful. I'll let Inko know what's going on."
"Thank you!" Izuku thanked her.
Ichika held out an earpiece for him to take, which he did, "I'll be speaking to you through this. I'll track its location from here and tell you where to go. Also take this," she gave him a silver phone that looked similar to the iPhone, but much more advanced, "Its best you have two separate cell phones for this. My phone is already programmed in there, if another one of these after effects occurs I'll contact you immediately."
Izuku took the phone from her, placing it in his pocket, "I'll be going now!" He ran out of the hospital and Ichika got ready.
Sofia meanwhile contacted Inko to let her know what was going on.
Izuku ran as fast as he could while listening to Ichika-sensei's voice through the earpiece.
"You're very close! There was a police report not too long ago about a strange creature going on a rampage! They think its someone whose lost control of their Quirk, get there quickly!"
"Got it!" Izuku yelled as he kept running. Actually, he could get there much faster.
'I won't make it there at my current speed! In that case!' He got ready, "Sukai Wōku (空中歩行 (スカイウォーク)-Sky Walk)!" Izuku shot off like a bullet as he kicked the air to jump higher as though he were flying. His speed increased dramatically as he arrived at his destination quickly and landed on the roof of a building to get a better look. The creature looked like something Salomo could create but in all of the pictures he'd seen, this wasn't one of them. Which means this must've come from some sort of nightmare Salomo had and stuck with him.
"Izuku, are you there yet?!"
"I'm here," he responded placing two fingers on his earpiece, "There's some man down there dressed like a detective trying to talk to it."
"That's Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi of the Police Force. I can't believe they still think its a person having lost control of their Quirk."
Izuku agreed with her, "I'm gonna try and lead it away from them."
"Be careful."
"I will." He jumped down from the roof and used his Armament Haki on his legs and landed directly on the creature's head, slamming it head into the ground. The policemen behind him were sent flying, including the Detective as he stood before the creature.
"Did you get it?"
"Not yet." He said grimly.
The creature's head shot up and Izuku finally got a good look at it. It looked like a chimera only much more twisted and ugly looking, and oozing some purple substance.
Just what the hell kind of nightmare was Salomo having to have made this thing up?
"You! Get away from there!" Naomasa yelled.
Izuku ignored him and focused on the creature who was doing the same. Just as he was about unsheathe his swords his movements froze.
"Where...?"
His eyes widened as the creature spoke.
'It...spoke...?'
"What's wrong, Izuku?"
The creature moved closer, "Where...is...Alice...?"
'Alice?!' Was this creature...talking about Sacchan?! But is it calling him...he suddenly remembered the storybook he and Sacchan had been working on since they were kids! If this creature was here, that means other characters from Sacchan's storybook were here, too!
"WHERE IS ALICE?!" The creature roared as it sent its claw at him, but Izuku jumped out of the way and started running in order to lure the creature away. Like he predicted the creature started following after him, ignoring the Police Force as they yelled after him and that Naomasa guy tired to follow them but the creature knocked him away with its tail. Luckily the man was okay but he won't try to follow after him and the creature.
"Izuku, what's going on?!"
Izuku cursed as he dodged another swipe, "The creature demanded to know where Alice was!"
"Alice? Who is that?"
"Sacchan!" Izuku told her, "When we were kids Sacchan wanted to make his own picture book that was similar to Alice in Wonderland! He made himself as the main character, a male who was named "Alice!"
"So then this creature, is from the picture book he created?"
"That or it came from a nightmare he had and didn't tell me about it! He was also thinking of creating his own Wonderland as a means of having our own secret hideout!" Izuku informed her.
"I see. But, why is the creature so fixated on you then?"
Izuku stopped running and turned to face the creature, "Because I'm close to Sacchan!" that was his guess and it wasn't a wrong guess, but then again the creature could just go to where Sacchan was, which was the hospital. He unsheathed Vanquish, as he glared at the thing, 'But there's no way in hell I'll let you anywhere near him!'
The creature roared again as it charged fully at him. Before Izuku could try and attack it himself Nala jumped out of his hair and glowed brightly making him close his eyes. He only opened them back up when he heard what sounded like a 'yelp' and saw Nala wasn't so small anymore. She was about the same height as the creature but she was standing on two feet, had two muscle like arms, her two tails were bigger too.
What...the...hell?
Sacchan never told him Nala could transform. Either that or he himself didn't know. Nala looked at him and let out a "meow" so Nala was still her. He gave her a nod, "Toss it in the air, Nala!"
Nala obliged and grabbed the creature by the tail as she spun it around before sending it hurling in the air and Izuku was right in front of it. Both hands on his blades.
"Nanajūni Pondo Hō (七十二煩悩 (ポンド)-72 Pound Phoenix/Cannon)!" Holding the two swords horizontally above the shoulder, he performed a circular swing that launches two air compressed projectiles spiraling towards the creature, splitting it in half. He landed back on the ground safely as did the corpse of the creature. Sighing he sheathed both blades as he walked over towards it and saw purple blood oozing out.
He placed two fingers on the earpiece, "I killed it."
"And Salomo's condition is safe again. Good work."
He sighed in relief and rubbed Nala's head, "You did good, too."
"Meow." Nala mewled.
"We should get out of here." he told her.
Nala seemed to agree with him as she picked him up and jumped away from the area, leaping from building to building. Not too long after they got away the Police Force showed up and Detective Naomasa looked down at the creature and noticed the purple blood.
"So it wasn't someone who'd lost control of their Quirk?" He wondered, bending down to inspect the creature only to back away quickly as its split in half body disintegrated along with the purple blood.
"It disintegrated...? What's going on?" He questioned. The only real clue he had to go on now was the boy that was being chased by the creature but he was nowhere to be found.
"Sir! We looked around but couldn't find that young boy! Should we continue to search for him?" An officer asked him.
Naomasa shook his head, "No, I'll submit a report about what happened to day to the chief. The rest of you go home." He will also be telling Yagi about this, maybe he could find the boy and get to the bottom of this.
Ichika sighed as she leaned back in her chair, "Good work." She told Izuku.
Izuku sat down in the chair before Salomo, "Me and Nala worked together to get rid of the creature. Where'd Aunt Sofia go?"
"She left after contacting your mother and letting her know what happened," Ichika-sensei explained, "You should call her and let her know you're alright."
"I will." He said, standing up.
"You intend to keep killing those creatures, right?" She asked just to be sure.
Izuku faced her, "I made a promise...and I intend to keep it."
'That's right, I made a vow that I intend to keep.'
He placed his whole All Might collection before the Sister of the orphanage making her smile at him.
'I'll keep pushing myself to become stronger.'
Recovery Girl observed him as he scanned another patient carefully.
'I'll keep moving forward.'
His second phone vibrated while he was in class. Gathering his things he left the classroom, ignoring the teacher and not seeing Bakugo's eyes on him as he left.
'I'll keep fighting.'
He sliced the bat-like creature in half to prevent it from killing a boy with white and red hair who he got to safety. Once that was done he and Nala left the area immediately, he stayed behind to make sure the boy didn't say anything and sure enough the boy couldn't get a good description of him since it was nighttime.
'I won't stop.'
A local beach that used to be full of life, he was cleaning it up by himself and was almost done with the help of Nala.
'No matter what...'
The city at night was beautiful to look at, especially when the city lights made it more appealing. He stood on top of a building, looking down at everyone as they walked around unaware.
'I'll keep my promise!'
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