Alright so let's have a talk guys. Guests and actual accounts gave me some really good advice. Like english teacher advice and he hit it right on the head. They essentially said 1. Notes are annoying in mid-chapter. I agree as when I read I kinda get taken out of the story when it happens so good point. 2. I think you're right when you said that I tend to skip over the details because I assume people already know them so I'll try and get better at that. Lastly, what he described as "Cool Writer Syndrome" is pretty much what I think I have been doing. Rushing the story and plot in order to get to the parts that I want to write. I have been doing that and I need to slow down and focus on creating a story, characters, and world I wanted to change. So everyone that left a review letting me know that I was acting like everyone already knew everything about MHA and DxD and kind of went too fast, so again thank you and hats off to you. Honestly, you helped me kinda get back on track and not rush everything so much. So thank you honestly. So, if need be I might go back and rewrite the chapters using the advice I was given. However, for now the best I can do is just take the advice that has been given to me and use it to make my writing, story, and pacing a lot better! So again thank you to everyone who let me know what I was doing wrong or right it really helps! I'm gonna put a couple of notes before the chapter explaining some questions here as well. Enjoy!
Where did One for All go?
So in DxD Issei powers up from his lust and by literal boobs. It's explained in the show that each holder had his/her own way of using Ddraig. Therefore, the way Izuku conjures up his energy and power is from One for All itself. I thought of giving him a double quirk or One for All and the Sacred Gear, but I figured I want him to be overpowered, but not THAT overpowered. It also takes the place of, say, Issei's demonic power.
How did Aizawa erase the Sacred Gear?
Well, like I said in the previous question, the sacred gear itself wasn't canceled directly. One for All inside of Izuku was canceled so he lost the power to use keep it up. It's just like how the show works except Izuku has a gauntlet and his powers instead of having One for All course through his veins.
Will I make Izuku go all angsty because of Ophis?
No. Never. I've made the characters go a bit OOC at times, but I still want to keep the natural personality in there somewhat. Izuku wouldn't go all angsty, he would try his best to change the future and the fate of whatever it is that might occur. So don't worry.
If you all have any more questions or concerns I'll answer/address them in the next chapter!
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"Someone I know...is going to die?" Izuku mumbled as he was looking at Mina skip away to the changing rooms.
"No...no no no!" Izuku said as he scrambled up. "Ddraig! She's gotta be wrong!"
'Take a deep breath partner! You need to relax right now. Losing your cool now won't help.'
"R-Right…" Izuku took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "But what did Ophis mean?"
'Chances are she's right. She is one of the most powerful existences in the universe, next to Great Red and Trihexa. However, Trihexa was sealed away for good and Great Red and Ophis have settled in the dimensional gap. She's usually not wrong, but her prophecies aren't always certain. You can change the fate you just have to be able to adapt and react.'
"The dimensional gap?" Izuku asked his partner.
'It's sort of like a plane of existence yet nothing actually exists. While heaven and the underworld have been destroyed the dimensional gap remains in order to house Ophis and Great Red.'
Izuku leaned against the wall and took another deep breath.
"So who exactly is Ophis and this Great Red?" Izuku asked as he began fiddling with his phone.
'Well, the best way to put it is he is literally the strongest being in this world. He is the true Red Dragon Emperor God. While Ophis is not as powerful as him she is still also one of the strongest existences in the world. They're both dragons that used to rule, but Ophis has always remained in the dimensional gap until she left and Great Red took over. She was hell bent on taking it back until Issei swayed her own judgement.'
"Issei again...was he really that amazing?"
'Feeling inadequate?'
"I don't know...I mean the only reason I even have this power is because of All Might. The power in One for All is the only reason I can even talk to you like this. What if I can't succeed Issei or All Might? What if I fail both you and All Might?" Izuku looked more in thought as he replayed everything through his mind.
'You are not All Might nor are you Issei. Sure you are next in line for both titles, but that doesn't mean you have to be them. You're your own person and own hero. No matter how many Red Dragon Emperors there have been in the past you have your own story to write.'
"Yeah...I guess you're right. Anyway I'll try and get stronger for the both of us." Izuku clenched his fists.
"Izu!" Mina came running out of the dressing room looking like she just threw a set of clothes on. "You have to come with me!"
"What?!" Izuku said, but before he could recognize what was happening he found himself on a chair outside of the door to Mina's dressing room.
"Hey Izu, I thought I saw you fall out there before I got in. Did I just knock you off your feet?" Mina said teasingly.
"M-Mina, should I even be in here?" Izuku asked nervously.
"Of course it's fine! Girls bring guys in here all the time!" Mina said as she began to change.
Izuku gulped and cursed the dragon part of himself. Since his senses were heightened he could hear everything. The way she took the clothes off of herself just sounded way too sensual to Izuku. He began to sweat.
'This is bad!' Izuku thought to himself.
"Alright! I'm coming out Izuku!" Mina called out. As soon as she walked out Izuku began to cover his eyes, but then he immediately froze.
"Soooo, how does it look?" Mina asked as she posed.
"M-M-M-M-M-Mina I d-don't think I chose that!" Izuku said as his face became bright red.
"Yeah, but I needed a new swimsuit so I figured this would work!" Mina said with a giant grin. "So, how does it look?"
At the second time the question was asked Izuku's mind didn't really work. Mina was wearing a red bikini that barely held itself together. The color of red seemingly radiated off her pink skin, which made it so much better.
"I-It's amazing…" Izuku accidentally said. Surprisingly, Mina blushed, but so did Izuku. However, Mina quickly recovered and decided to fire back.
"How's this?" Mina struck a pose that would probably put most Playboy models to shame. However, this pushed Izuku over the limit. He felt himself finally start to lose to the heat as he passed out and fell off his chair.
"Izu?!" Mina said as she caught the boy. "Guess it was over stimulation…"
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After Izuku came back to reality and finally composed himself Mina bought her clothes and they adventures the mall. Izuku went into a few pop culture stores to look at all of the hero merchandise and Mina went into the video game and fashion stores. Eventually the two found themselves in the food court talking with each other.
"Hey Izuku I've been meaning to ask, so what is your quirk really?" Mina said as she took a sip from her drink.
"Well…" Izuku thought for a second.
'Can I tell her the truth?'
'Partner, it's better if she thinks I'm just a symbiotic quirk that manifested a voice like that one bird boy's Dark Shadow. The more people who know about One for All and that you're the Red Dragon Emperor, the more danger and power you'll attract. You've already attracted the attention Ophis and Great Red.'
'I know I just...I feel bad for not being straight with her…'
'I understand, just be careful. Albion could come out at any point in time.'
'Right.'
"Well, I didn't really get it till this year so I don't know how to handle it too well. I'm sort of an anomaly. I think it's mainly a strength enhancing quirk that has a little bit of a support role. Like I did with Iida, I think if I can touch someone I can transfer my power to them." Izuku said.
"So it's kind of like a mix between a healer and a fighter?" Mina said comparing it to a video game.
"Sort of, but it runs on a timer or as long as my energy can hold out. To be honest I'm really weak and I wouldn't have been able to beat Bakugou without Iida's help. I just know that I need to get stronger in order to become a hero." Izuku looked down as he grabbed his cup and Mina once again took notice.
"Hey...is something bothering you?" Mina asked as she tilted her head to meet Izuku's.
"Oh no no! I think I'm just a bit confused about some stuff right now." Even Izuku could sense the tense and thick atmosphere so he decided to try and change the subject. "So are you excited for the USJ trip and the new dorms?"
"Oh yeah! I completely forgot we're going to USJ next week." Mina said with a smile returning to her face. "And the dorms too! I'm honestly a little nervous, but super excited! We'll all get to know each other better as well!"
"Yeah...I just don't know what I'm gonna tell my mom." Izuku sighed. He was right. His mom was his everything. She had been with him through thick and thin and even supported him after she had given up on him. She was the epitome of a great mom and now he had to leave her. What was he supposed to think?
"Are you close with your mom?" Mina asked the boy.
"Yeah, since I never really had any friends she's always been by my side. I love her and appreciate her a lot so I don't know how I'm gonna tell her…" Izuku sighed again once again realizing the mood he created.
"Hey do you wanna go to the park with me?" Mina asked him getting up and holding out a hand to him.
"Sure!" Izuku replied with a smile.
The pair walked out of the mall and in the direction of the park. It was one that was closer to the edge of the city and had a little outcrop that overlooked the city itself. Once they finally reached the park Mina showed Izuku the overview of the city from the outcrop.
"Wow...this is amazing!" Izuku said looking at the gorgeous sight in front of him. It was around 6:30 so the sun was beginning to set and it was a cloudless evening. Mina leaned onto the railing next to him and looked out with him.
"You've really never been here?" Mina asked again.
"Yeah, I never really had a reason to until now." Izuku responded casually.
"So, now that we're alone. What's up? You've been acting weird since karaoke. If you need someone to talk to I'm here for you." Mina told the boy as she turned around and leaned her back against the railing crossing her arms.
"Thanks Mina, but honestly I'm fine!" Izuku said reassuringly.
"You're a terrible liar…" Mina said with a small giggle.
"Yeah...I know." Izuku said flashing her a small smile.
After a few seconds of silence Izuku finally spoke up.
"Hey Mina? Have you ever...been afraid of yourself or the future?" Izuku asked as he turned around and followed Mina's posture.
"Hm...I think I know that pretty well. Y'know my acid used to be pretty harmful to me and others and it gave me a complex. I was afraid of my own power, but I learned to love my quirk. I just had to find a reason to keep pushing onward." Mina said as she pondered. "And the future? Well, I think everyone is afraid of the future. It's pretty scary not knowing what is gonna happen."
"Find a reason to keep pushing onward, huh?" Izuku said as he slid down the rail.
"Mind if I ask a question?" Mina asked.
"Sure go ahead." Izuku said as he thought about what Mina had said. What was his reason? To be a hero right? That was his whole existence. Then what was holding him back? Why was he so scared of himself? How could he not be! Izuku thought he had been in an attack with a villain only to be told he fell down the stairs. He thought he had accepted his quirk, but now it brought more trouble for him. Ophis? Great Red? Heaven and hell?! This was getting to be too much for him. Now on top of that he felt like he had a crush on a girl now and his school was piling on more information. However, Mina's question snapped him out of thought.
"Who is Ophis?"
"Eh?"
That was Izuku's only response. How was he supposed to respond?
"W-What? Where did you hear that?!" Izuku said beginning to sweat as he stood back up.
"Well, you were mumbling about someone named Ophis and then right now you were mumbling again and I heard the name Ophis again. It's a pretty weird name so I thought it was a new hero or something, but now I'm not too sure. So who is it? A girl~?" Mina said teasingly. What she noticed though, was that her heart began to hurt a little bit when she said that.
Izuku himself was at a loss for words. How could he have been so careless?!
'Ddraig!'
'Don't look to me it's your own fault.'
'Yes, but didn't you say she shouldn't find out!? Besides couldn't Ophis target her or something!?'
'I don't think she'd do that, but focus on right now. Just tell her she's an aunt or something.'
Izuku just sighed and gave a nervous laugh.
"W-Well, she's just my aunt and she's coming over soon to visit so I was thinking about it!" Izuku hoped Mina would buy it.
"Oh really? I was hoping for a little bit of drama…" Inside Mina breathed a sigh of relief, but on the outside she played it off.
"Hey, it's getting pretty late, we should head back." Izuku brought up.
"Yeah you're right. Shall we go?"
The two once again found themselves walking, but this time it was in relative silence. Mina thinking about her own feelings and Izuku thinking about his own situation. Both of the heroes in training were lost in thought. Soon they reached the station that Mina had to take to get home.
"Hey Izuku? Thanks for today I really mean it. I had a lot of fun!" Mina said as she turned to the boy.
"Yeah of course! Thank you for taking me!" Izuku replied showing her a smile. What happened next Izuku would think of for a very long time. Mina walked up to the boy and, being careful not to poke his eye out with her horns, she gently kissed him on the cheek.
"Goodnight Izuku!" Mina said as she scurried onto the train secretly yelling at herself. Even she didn't know why she did that.
Izuku was just silent with a giant blush and wide eyes.
'Wow, that escalated quickly…'
Izuku was pretty confused now.
"W-w-w-w-what!?" It finally registered what had just happened. Izuku then began to walk away still trying to process what just happened.
"Woohoo!" Izuku jumped up and threw a fist in the air.
"No way! How? Why? When? What is this feeling!?" Izuku said as he felt like he was lighter even then when he used his power for the first time.
'Heh, relax partner. I think you should give this girl a chance. Who knows? It could end up good for you!'
"Yeah, but...I'm me and she's just so amazing!" Izuku said as he made it to his house. "I'll deal with it later right now I have to get stronger!"
'That's the spirit.'
Izuku went straight up to his room after talking to his mom and made a page in his notebook dedicated to himself.
"Alright let's see…"
Hero: ?
Quirk: One for All/The Sacred Gear
Background: Ddraig has been inhabiting me since I was born, but has been dormant for awhile. Now he was released and I can channel One for All using his power. There is four stages to my power. 1st was my small gauntlet. 2nd was my full arm gauntlet. 3rd is the scale mail. Finally, the 4th is something called the Juggernaut Drive. Ddraig has told me I'm not allowed to use it and it can possibly kill me along with the world.
Abilities: Self-Healing, Transfer, Dragon Smash, Dragon Shot, Ddraig, and enhanced senses.
Weaknesses: A limit to my power. I require a sacrifice in order to increase my power resulting in damage to myself.
"That's enough for tonight…" Izuku said putting his notebook away. He felt his phone buzz in his pocket. Secretly, he hoped it was Mina, but he was just as ecstatic when he saw who it was from.
'Midoriya my boy! How are you keeping? I want to meet up tomorrow before you move into the new dormitories. We haven't practiced in a while so I'd like to see you as well!' - All Might.
'Hey All Might! I've been doing well, I have a lot to tell you. Is it okay if we meet up around 10-11 am?' Izuku replied.
'Sure my boy! We can use the training center at U.A. See you then!'
"I still can't believe it…" Izuku clutched his phone and slowly drifted off to sleep with a grin on his face.
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"Transfer!" Ddraig echoed as Izuku slammed his fist into All Might.
"Nice hit Young Midoriya! It doesn't seem to be as powerful as your 100% punch, but it hurts just enough!" All Might praised the young boy.
"It seems that transfer is the only ability I have that doesn't require a "sacrifice"." Izuku replied as he looked down to his hand.
'That's because it's your own power being culminated. Your body is still too weak to handle One for All so when you use your power in a full out attack it ends up with some kickback.' Ddraig reminded him. 'When you attack with just your body itself infused with said energy solely from me it ends up with less kickback.'
"Hm, that makes sense! I've read over the book that you gave me and it seems pretty solid. We just need to make Young Midoriya sturdier and stronger so he can handle his own power. Now Ddraig, how exactly can we achieve the "scale mail"?" All Might asked.
"Right now that would require a significant sacrifice. My previous wielder sacrificed his arm in order to activate the scale mail for 10 seconds at first. At Izuku's level, if he did that he would be able to hold it for nearly 10 minutes. Eventually, his power will increase to the point where he won't need to consistently have a sacrifice, but for now it seems sacrificing his right arm to me should be a last resort. You would fit in having a fake arm in this world at the very least." Ddraig told the teacher and student pair. All Might transferred back into his regular form while coughing up some blood.
"Agh! Damn, it seems like my time has gotten shorter again. Young Midoriya this is a good sign! This is the evidence of your own power growing!" All Might said placing a hand on Izuku. However, he noticed the boy looked a little sad and worried over that fact. All Might forgot that he was, in fact, Izuku's idol and favorite hero. How could he not be sad?
"Don't worry kid. I'm not going anywhere anytime soon!" All Might said placing a hand on Izuku's shoulder.
"R-Right!" Izuku said gaining his smile back filled with determination.
"So, have you packed all of your things?" All Might said as the pair walked out together to visit Recovery Girl.
"Mostly, everything is all boxed up." Izuku said as he took a drink from his water bottle.
"That's good, how did your mother take it?" All Might asked. Even he knew she would most likely be the most emotional one in his life. Izuku hated to worry or make his mother sad. All the times he covered up his bruises was for her. Especially, since he got his quirk now, he noticed that his mother was a lot more supportive and happier for him.
*Flashback*
"Hey mom? Can I talk to you for a second?" Izuku called downstairs as his mother cleaned up the table after dinner.
"Sure honey. Anything wrong?" Inko asked her son.
"W-Well, on Thursday at school we got told some news. We're going on a trip to USJ soon in order to practice our heroics." Izuku started.
"That's great honey! Just be careful okay? I don't want you to get hurt or anything like that." Inko said with a smile.
"A-Also…"
'It's now or never Izuku! C'mon you can do this!'
"We got asked to m-move into the new U.A. dorms. W-Would it be okay if I moved in there?" Izuku said as he braced himself for the incoming rejection.
"Oh...well, of course honey. If it's necessary for your dream I'll support it." Inko said as she clutched her apron.
"M-Mom?" Izuku said as he noticed his mother's demeanor.
"Oh my baby!" Inko wrapped Izuku up in a huge bear hug. "You're growing up so fast! I'm so proud of you Izuku!"
"R-Right!" Izuku just hugged his mom back as he felt her tears flowing out of her eyes.
'Well, I certainly know where you got your waterworks from…' Ddraig said snarkily.
*End Flashback*
"She took it a lot better than I expected her to." Izuku said with a small laugh.
"Ah that's good. Well, here we are! I have some paperwork to do in my office so I'll see you at school tomorrow Young Midoriya!"
"Ah wait All Might!" Izuku called out to his mentor before he rushed off. All Might turned around in surprise at the boys stern yet worried voice.
"Hm?"
"If...if someone told you that someone you were close with was going to die...what would you do?" Izuku said staring at his mentor with fiery yet uncertain eyes.
"That's an odd question. However, I would try and get stronger in order to protect that person. I am the number 1 hero after all!" All Might turned to his buff form and flashed Izuku a thumbs up before dashing away.
'Does he know about my situation!?' All Might pondered in his head as he ran to his office. 'That's impossible who would've told him?'
Izuku watched his mentor rush away faster than usual and began to ponder about why he was moving so fast. He put it up to his imagination and went to Recovery Girl's room.
He had to be at tip top shape for tomorrow. 1. He was moving in to his new dorm. 2. He had to face Mina tomorrow and figure out his and her own feelings. 3. The trip to USJ was also tomorrow and he had to be ready to show off what he could do.
Tomorrow Izuku would show his class and the pro heroes what he could really do with his power. However, right now he was a bit confused. The first problem was with All Might's rush to get away from him and the second was a bit more problematic.
Ever since he fought All Might he had a hot and stinging feeling in his arm. He didn't really know what it was, but it was pulsing. He chalked it up to using too much power in his sparring sessions and that recovery girl would fix it.
Yet little did Izuku know, that feeling was trying to signal to him that he was being watched once again.
