Let's continue this series! First, before this takes off, I'm gonna explain Izuku's new quirk.
Support Immersion: the strength, speed, and durability of the body increase parallel with the amount of support, from any distance given to the user. Able to affect the user's appearance.
Evolution ability: not yet accessed
Drawback: power limited to bodies limitations, support must be auditory
That's the gist of it. Teaser added and that will be revealed during the USJ arc. Bunch of bonding moments that should have happened. After all, any sign of darkness just needs a little light to make it a mere shadow.
Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia.
The bright light that had covered Izuku Midoriya has finally started to dim after a few minutes, and what the light revealed sent All Might reeling.
It was still Midoriya with the same clothes and freckles, but some things have changed. His hair was now a few shades lighter with the tips dipped yellow. His eyes had a yellow ring around his cornea and his formerly dark green eyes seemed brighter as well. His skin complexion was a light tan. The transformed boy had a stronger build, even though he was still abnormally skinny just less so. Izuku was now stumbling in shock of the bright light.
"Whoa, what was that? W-Wait, what's up with my voice?!" Apparently, his voice had also gone a tone deeper. Midoriya was starting to freak out.
"Young Midoriya, calm down. Do you not know why you just lit up like a Christmas tree and changed your appearance?" All Might questioned warily. After all, the boy did tell him he was quirkless.
"No! Wait, what about my appearance?" Midoriya hastily asked. All Might brought Midoriya over to a window nearby. "What happened to my hair and my eyes? Was that a quirk? Wha-how?"
'Hmm, it seems he really doesn't know what that was. It seemed like a quirk just activated, but that's impossible. He is well past the age for quirk development.' All Might contemplated on what to do next before telling Midoriya his next plan of action. "My boy, I do believe that was a quirk and it seems to have activated after I spoke. I am not knowledgeable enough in quirks to exactly tell you how this is even possible. However, I do know someone who is. Meet me at Dagobah Municipal Beach at 9 A.M. sharp. I'll take you to my friend." All Might quickly explained the rest of the details and left.
Izuku walked the rest of the way home and entered his home. His eyes were staring off as if his mind was elsewhere.
"IZUKU!" Only to be glomped by his mother and nearly hugged to death by his mother as soon as he came in. "Are you okay? I saw what happened on TV! Why would you run out there? You could have been hurt! You could have-. Wait, what happened to you?!" Inko screamed in panic at seeing the changes her son had gone through.
"Mom," Izuku whispered so quietly Inko barely heard him. Izuku looked up straight into her eyes. Tears pricked the edges of his eyes about to fall at any moment. His lips morphed into a quivering smile. "I have a quirk."
Inko stared blankly for a few moments before breaking down into tears herself. Inko remembered the looks she would get from the neighbors for having a quirkless child. All the whispers and glances have taken a toll on the once thin woman. The pain of seeing her child come home with burns and bruises caused too many sleepless nights to count, but none of that could compare to that night.
That night after she and her son had come home from the quirk appointment where he was declared quirkless. Izuku was on the computer watching All Might debut video. Inko knew Izuku wanted to be a hero so badly, but she still couldn't come up with an answer when he asked the question. 'Can I be a hero?' Nothing could hurt her more. Nothing except actually seeing her boy actually hurt trying to pursue an impossible dream. She made the decision and regretted it ever since.
"I"m sorry, Izuku! If I was a better mother, I would have supported you. I'm so weak that I hurt you!" Inko sobbed out burying her head into her son's shoulder. Izuku closed his eyes and let his tears fall as he comforted his mother.
"You did your best, mom. That's all you could do."
Izuku and his mother stayed like that till every tear was spent leaving behind a lighter heart and a brighter future.
"Izuku! It's time to get up!" Izuku launched up only to fall out of bed bringing the blanket with him. Groaning as he got up, Izuku looked at his clock to see it say 8:14.
"Crap! I'm gonna be late!" The next few minutes were a blur to the boy as he was rushing to get ready and headed out the door. He screamed a quick goodbye before closing the door. Izuku started to jog to his destination.
'Thank Kami, the beach is nearby!' When Izuku arrived at the beach, he immediately covered his nose from the scent of the dump in front of him. Instead of a beautiful sandy beach, there were acres of trash heaps covering the sand in filth. "Jeez, why did you have us meet here?"
"Young Midoriya!" A deep familiar voice came from his left. The green-haired kid turned to meet the new arrival to see All Might in his shrunken form.
"All Mig-" Izuku was cut off when the man covered his mouth with his large lanky hands.
"Shush! I'm not All Might in this form. My name is Toshinori Yagi. Please use that." After getting a nod, he took his hand from over Izuku's mouth. "Come on. I parked my truck just over there, but remember this place cause we are coming back here." Izuku looked at the man in confusion.
"W-why would we c-come back here?" Izuku projected his confusion. Yagi only laughed.
"Take it as a hint to your training. However, we must be going. We have an appointment to catch." Toshinori and Midoriya headed towards the truck and got in to head to the mystery person.
Izuku could now be found staring at the gate of the U.A., the most prestigious hero school in all of Japan, with awe.
"Your friend works here!" Izuku yelled in a scratchy high tone which earned him a chop in the head by Toshinori.
"Enough of that! I asked her to meet us here since this place would have the necessary equipment needed to examine your mysterious quirk and give us exclusive privacy while doing so. Walk-in with me or else the gate will shut on you, and when I mean on you, I mean on you." Toshinori explained and warned with a hint of amusement seeing Izuku's frightened expression.
As they walked into the building, Izuku got over the gate thing rather quickly and went back to fanboying over the school. Toshinori couldn't help but wonder if his quirk affected him mentally with the amount of information being mumbled at blistering speed. They came upon the infirmary and were met by a short old woman.
"Ah! Miss Recovery G-ACK!" Toshinori's words were cut off by a wack from the old lady's large syringe.
"How many times do I have to tell you to not yell in the infirmary?! Seriously, I think One for All enlarges your muscles and shrinks your brain." The old lady continued to reprimand Toshinori who was holding the growing bump on his head. Izuku, on the other hand, was short-circuiting on the fact the old lady knew All Might's quirk.
"W-What?! H-how do y-you know All M-might's quirk?" This cut off Toshinori's lecture when the old lady turned to Midoriya. The old woman sighed before looking to Toshinori. Said man jumped at her gaze and quickly decided it was the right time to introduce her.
"A-ah, I must have forgotten to tell you. Most of the staff know of my condition and fewer know of my quirk and it's origins. Please meet Recovery Girl. She will be examining you for information on your quirk." All Might explained sheepishly while rubbing the back of his head. Recovery Girl walked up to the boy and started looking him over before asking Izuku questions.
"What did the doctor, who examined you, test last time?" Izuku remembered what happened and his expression darkened slightly which did not go unnoticed by the two.
"The doctor had taken x-rays of my foot and found that my pinky toe still had two joints." The old woman nodded before asking him to remove his shoes. After the boy complied, she started to examine his feet. She hummed before writing something down on the board.
"Well, I see why you have misdiagnosed sonny. While you don't exactly look at it daily, you should have known the difference in your toes over the years. Look at your pinky toes now." Her words confused both of the males till they complied with her command. What they saw shocked Izuku more than anyone. Izuku now had only one joint in each toe. As All Might and Izuku were staring at his toes in astonishment, Recovery started to explain the situation.
"You are a rare case of delayed quirk evolution. It is a theory that quirks are evolutions of mankind. When someone does not undergo this evolution while in the womb, they are classified as quirkless. However, there are cases where certain individuals start the process of evolution but do not finish in time for release. In other words, your body was playing catch up. This is extremely rare where it is one out of every 200 million people get this. In the past, it has led to those people gaining their quirk later on in their lives." Recovery Girl went over to the chair and proceeded to sit down. "Now, what occurred before, during, and after your quirk's release?"
All Might snapped out of the trance that he was in to answer her question. "I can remember saying, "You can be a hero," right before he exploded into a light show. It was barely a minute before it died down enough to see the changes. It would be better if I just showed you a before picture of him." All Might reached for his phone in his pocket and pulled up the portrait of Izuku on the news. Looking between the two, the old healer could tell there was a slight difference in skin tone and hair color.
"There seems to be a transformative aspect of your quirk. Have you used your quirk since then?" asked Recovery Girl. Midoriya shook his head no. "Well, it seems your quirk activates when you're given verbal support. Though I do not know if you have to actually hear the support being given or be near the supporter for it to activate. Also, your quirk seems to have some passive aspects to it. I need more testing in order to know the specific aspects, but basically, your cells are being strengthened by the energy being produced by your quirk. Meaning, the functions of your organs are now more effective in production, protection, transmission, etc. Now, there is a chance that your quirk may be able to make regeneration possible. To what extent, I don't know. More testing would be required, but that is for another time. Excuse us for me and Toshinori will be outside discussing a private matter."
As Izuku sat on the hospital bed in a stunned silence, Recovery Girl takes Toshinori outside the infirmary.
"Toshinori, we have a problem," Recovery Girl says gravely.
Toshinori's expression turns serious and concerned. "What? Is there something wrong with him? Is his quirk harming him?" Recovery Girl rolls her eyes.
"Pipe down, Dad Might. We came out here for a reason. The boy is fine, in fact, more than fine. His quirk is working well, but maybe too well." Toshinori raises an eyebrow in confusion.
"What do you mean by "too well"." Recovery Girl sighs before taking out her chart.
"From what I gathered from your past encounter, his quirk was supposed to only give a temporary boost whenever someone gives their support to him. It was pretty weak to the point where it only gave off light rather than provide any benefit. However, after taking a look at his quirk energy readings, I believe that is no longer the case." Finally catching on to what she might be implying, the blond gaunt man can feel his heart drop to where his stomach used to be.
"Please tell me it just got strong enough to actually boost." She shakes her head.
"His quirk is stockpiling. Toshi, his quirk is acting just like One for All."
Wow. I can't believe how long it's been since I updated anything. I totally blame this on my lack of attention span which I take no fault for. Nope.
With that, I apologize for the loooong wait, but I hope I can be a bit more active while still completing college.
TD OUT!