Inko couldn't believe it, she had kissed Toshinori. The king of this kingdom and she admitted that she loved him. Not that it wasn't true, but that was what her heart told her was right. That she was indeed in love with someone. A faint blush on her cheeks as she thought back to the kiss. Her heart even started to hammer around in her chest. How could it be that he, a king, had fallen in love with her?

She had no idea, but it made her happy. Though, what was she going to do about the All Might thing? Honestly, the young woman had no idea, but Inko just hoped that she would be able to get that sorted out in no time.

Looking around, she saw that Toshinori had taken off and it made her a little lonely. 'Where did he go anyway?' thought the green haired woman as she tried to think on where Toshinori had gone. They had enjoyed themselves dancing, even though it was mostly him swaying around with her sitting on the crook of his arm. It made her smile a little at the thought of that. Giggling to herself, the young woman looked up at the ceiling as she wondered what their future would hold for them.

She hoped that it would be a happy one at that.

"Inko?" came Zuko's voice, causing Inko to jump up a bit and swing herself around to stare at the masked guard. Letting out a soft sigh, she gave the man a small smile as she wondered what was wrong with him right then. "You okay?" He asked softly.

"I'm fine."

"Okay good, um where's the king?" asked Zuko.

Inko shrugged her shoulders as she said "He took off from me after we finished dancing." Inko blushed a little as she thought back about the dance. Zuko seemed to stare at Inko for a moment. If she could see him, she would imagined that he was blinking at her. "You okay?" asked Inko.

"Did he finally um… confess?"

"You knew he was going to?"

"I knew he had feelings for you for a while." Then he mumbled something about hoping it was done sooner but Inko just shrugged it off. Maybe he had been rooting for Toshinori to confess to her but hadn't had a chance to tell her about him loving her because something would come up or something. At least, that was what she guessed for the most part.

"I'll keep you company though until he comes back. Though I get the feeling he is going to do something silly or stupid-"

"Inko, please come up onto the front." Boomed out a voice, it didn't sound angry but it did sound serious. Inko turned to look at Zuko and saw as he frowned before shrugging his shoulders. It seemed that even he had no idea what it was that was going on here.

Carefully, she made her way over to the front of the room and blinked as she saw Toshinori standing there. His mask still in place but she saw a sparkle of happiness and love in his eyes. Now she knew, that that was what he was showing in his eyes the whole time. Love, and it was at her of all people. It made her heart thud quickly within her chest, making her almost think that it would burst from her chest in an instant.

Blushing a little, the young woman made her way over to the spot next to Toshinori and watched as he gave her a confident look in his eyes. She wondered what it was that he was going to do. Though she had a feeling that it was going to be huge, that it would change the very rules of the kingdoms and their rulers.

"Everyone, if I may have your attention please." Called out Toshinori.

No one heard him.

Toshinori sighed softly as he looked over at Hizashi and nodded his head.

Hizashi nodded his head and held his head back before throwing it forward as he let out a shout. "Everyone quiet down as King Toshinori has an announcement!"

As soon as those words left the man's lips, everyone had turned to Toshinori and watched as the king himself went to go on with his speech.

"Now, as many of you know I have refused to find a bride."

"Damn straight!" shouted someone from the crowd. Inko frowned a little at that.

"Yes, but that was because no one had caught my attention. Now, before I go on with my speech, I'd like to finally announce this. It was something that I have kept a secret for the time being and wish to finally put to rest." Toshinori calmly said before turning to Inko and she couldn't help but smile up at the man. He turned his attention back onto the crowd. "I am going to put an end to slavery. I think, it is enough to see that they aren't tools for our amusement, tools to keep our homes clean or anything in-between. They are people just like us. They have feelings, can feel love, sadness, and anger. We shouldn't be treating them like this anymore. I know that I will not allow myself to use slaves anymore. They will be my workers and nothing more." Toshinori called out, causing a bit of an uproar.

Toshinori sighed as he looked over at Hizashi and nodded at him once again.

"Quiet down!"

"Thank you." Toshinori said before he looked back at the other royals. "I am sorry but treating them all like this is wrong and should have never been put into practice in the first place. I am putting an end to it right now."

A few people cheered while others booed at the idea of losing their slaves. It was a start, though Toshinori knew that he would make sure that he got everything dealt with. Turning back to Inko, it seemed that he felt more strength. At least, that was what Inko read from Toshinori as he smiled at her, a few people gasped as they muttered about the 'Emotionless King' showing a smile.

"One more thing, I am happy to announce that I have indeed chosen a bride." A few people mumbled among themselves before Hizashi was about to silence them once again. Yet when everyone suddenly turned their attention back to the blonde king. "My bride, is at my side here. Midoriya Inko, will be my bride. I do not care what you all think about my choice for it is my choice alone. Love is something that no one should ever question and I am still following a set of rules."

Everyone shouted until Hizashi used his quirk at them once again.

"The rules that I follow are the rules of my heart and nothing more. Inko is my choice and I am happily in love with this woman and nothing will change that." Toshinori said with a calm yet happy smile on his face, which seemed to have shocked everyone in the room. Inko couldn't help but smile at the king, her heart soared at the sight of his smile and was proud to see that he wasn't going to hide it anymore.

A smile like that was to be shared, to be treasured in other ways and she knew that he would never fully be over his fears of losing others but she would make sure that he never had a reason to fear it ever again.

He gave Inko one last smile before he allowed it to disappear. "If anyone judges my choice, if they are against who I wish to be with then leave. Because I do not want to hear it. For those who aren't against it, please enjoy your night." Toshinori said with a chuckle before he turned to look at Inko before a cold gust of wind swirled around the room. Inko looked around and frowned as she wondered what it was that was causing all of this.

"King Toshinori!"

Toshinori seemed to freeze, Inko couldn't help but look at the blonde king for a moment before looking on ahead. There, a shadowy figure slithered its way up toward them. Toshinori acted and made his way over to Inko and held onto her as if to protect her. "It's you." He whispered, his voice sounded angry and dare she say it? Pissed off? "You finally show yourself!" Toshinori all but snarled.

"If I had known that you were searching for me, I would have revealed myself all that much sooner." Purred the shadow as it grinned, showing off its white sharp teeth. "I thought sparing you would make you see things differently but it seems that maybe I was wrong so I'll have to end things."

"See things differently?! You took my family away from me!" shouted Toshinori, his voice revealing just how angry he was. Just how much pain losing his family had caused him. He tightened his grip on Inko, wanting to make sure that she was safe at all costs. It seemed that Toshinori was going to keep his word about protecting her at the cost of his own life. There was no way that she would allow that to happen, she wouldn't allow him to risk his life for her. He had people who depended on him, a whole kingdom in fact. There was no way that she would allow him to die.

Just like how he was willing to protect her, she had to be willing to protect him.

"I had hoped that removing them would make you think of things in a different light of course. But, it seemed that you refused to think of anything other than to lock away your emotions." The shadow lifted his arms and shook his head in an 'I don't know' gesture before smirking down at the king and Inko. Licking his lips as if he was starving, hungry and this was his way of eating.

Toshinori narrowed his blue orbs on this creature and all but snarled at him. "I want you to leave this place! Get out of here!" A few of the guests backed up, scared as there was no one else that could fight the villain that had dared to enter the home of the Emotionless King.

"Why would I leave when I am just getting started!" shouted the shadow figure as he seemed to rush forward to slash his claws at Toshinori.

Inko felt as if everything had started to slow down. She had to make a quick decision but she knew what her choice was anyway. Toshinori was willing to shield her from the harm that this creature would cause for her. For him, and she knew that she couldn't allow this monster to hurt the man that she loved.

Tightly shutting her eyes, Inko looked up at Toshinori and quickly slammed her weight against the king. Toshinori yelped out in shock as he looked over at Inko with wide eyes as if asking her what she was doing. Inko gave him a small smile and looked up as she saw the shadow coming closer and closer to her. She felt her heart hammering in her chest out of fear, but at the same time Inko knew that this was the only way to keep Toshinori safe.

Inko tightly shut her eyes as she waited for the pain. Until a voice broke out through the silence.

"Don't you dare fucking touch her!" shouted the voice, causing Inko to look up just in time for Zuko to have jumped in front of her and crossed his arms over himself as the shadow creature slashed at him. Zuko yelled out in pain as he flew a little bit a ways from Inko only to groan in pain.

"Zuko!" shouted Inko.

"I'm fine!" Zuko said before he pushed himself back up and pulled out a vial from his pocket and sipped at its contents. What was that stuff anyway? "She won't hurt me again like that." Wait she? Wasn't this shadow a man? Zuko rushed forward and went to kick at the shadow, only for it to merely dodge the attack. "Damn it hold the fuck still!" shouted Zuko as he seemed to snarl in rage. "I won't allow you to do as you damn well please you fucking bitch!"

"Is that anyway to speak to a lady?!" the shadow spoke, its voice changing to a woman's which made Inko blink in shock.

"Zuko!" Shouted Toshinori as he pulled out his sword and leapt at the creature, hoping to hit her. Though the shadow just shook her head before slapping Toshinori into the wall. Everyone in the room started to scream and panic as they tried to get out of the room.

"King Toshinori!" shouted Zuko as he went to attack the shadow, only to be slapped away to the wall opposite from Toshinori.

Inko backed up in fear. Hizashi and Shouta weren't around either, most likely trying to help escort everyone out of the room while Toshinori was fighting the shadow, as was Zuko. She didn't know what she could do, it just seemed that everything was getting chaotic. "You!" The shadow said, causing Inko to look up with fear in her green eyes. "Because of you, you ruined everything. I'll make sure you scream in pain before I finish you off."

"Stay the fuck away from my Inko!" shouted a familiar voice, causing Inko to look up and her eyes widened in shock as she watched as All Might, dressed up in Toshinori's clothes rushed forward and threw his fist at the shadow.

Inko could only watch in shock as she watched the fight take place. As she watched All Might throw a fist, she saw that he wasn't wearing his gauntlets at all, and it was in that moment that she saw the one thing that she knew only Toshinori had.

"It's a sign that he is the next and true heir to the throne. Or at the very least, the first born male to take the throne."

Those were Shouta's words as she saw the lion birthmark on the back of All Might's right hand. There is no way that anyone, other than Toshinori should have it.

The shadow hissed at All Might as she snarled out "You! The new holder of the quirk. I didn't think I'd see the day where I can finally defeat you."

"Not today!" shouted Zuko as he jumped up into the air and went to slam his foot into the shadow's stomach. Which, it made contact.

The shadow gasped out in pain as Zuko's attack seemed to have packed in more power than it should have been possible. All Might jumped into the air and threw his fist into the shadow's face, hoping to knock it out. Yet, it seemed that the shadow managed to dodge quickly enough. Inko couldn't help but cover her face in shock as she tried to see what she could do to help. But, what could she do? It wasn't like her quirk was meant for this kind of thing.

Looking up at the shadow, she saw that it was trying to slash at All Might, no, Toshinori. She knew that it had to be the blonde king. After all, only the first born son of the king could have that mark and Toshinori was the only son. Zuko though, he seemed to know more than he let on as he told Toshinori not to get slashed at by the villain.

Clenching her hands into tight fists, she knew that she had to do something, but again what could she do? She could only attract small objects to her…

It was then that something sparkled at the shadow. Inko blinked as she looked up at the shadow and saw something sparkling within her line of sight. She couldn't help but blink in shock at what it was that she was seeing. Maybe she could use that to her advantage to help the two men out in this situation. If the shadow was distracted by something, it could work.

Smiling to herself, the young woman held out both of her hands and felt her quick activate. The pink aura surrounded her hands as she focused all of her power on the item in question. The shadow didn't seem to notice and for that Inko was thankful. Though it was hard for her to focus properly with the shadow moving so much.

'Come on guys, just keep her still long enough for me to distract her.' Inko thought to herself before pushing herself past her limit. Inko felt her mind straining as did her arms as she pushed more of her strength into her quick as she saw the item in question starting to glow in a soft pink aura.

'Got it!' She thought happily before she pulled her hands back. The shadow yelped out in shock as she was pulled toward the green haired woman.

"Inko!?" shouted both Zuko and Toshinori as they watched as Inko drew the villain to her.

"Attack her now! She's distracted!" Inko shouted.

It seemed that was all the men needed to hear as they rushed forward. Toshinori threw another fist, smacking into the villain's stomach seeming to knock the wind out of her lungs. Zuko jumped into the air and slammed his leg into the shadow's back, causing her to cry out in pain before snarling at the two men. "You win this time but I'll be back with an army!" shouted the shadow before seeming to disappear. Toshinori and Zuko fell down to the ground, landing on their feet as they breathed deeply. Inko though sighed in relief for the most part.

For now, both men were safe as was everyone else.

Though she had a serious lecture to give to Toshinori.

"Toshinori!" shouted Inko, causing the huge blonde to flinch at Inko's shout of his name as he turned around and gave her a nervous chuckle.

"Uh…"

"When were you going to tell me that you were All Might? Were you going to tell me at all even after you had just… just confessed to me?" Inko had tears in her eyes. Toshinori frowned a little before shrinking down to his original size as he rushed toward Inko and held her in his arms.

He let out a soft sigh as he kissed her forehead. "I had just confessed Inko. I wanted to wait for the right moment to tell you but I guess that it wasn't the right time to do so but it wasn't in the cards for me to wait." Inko sighed softly, she couldn't stay mad at the man. Not when he had gone so far out of his way to keep her safe, looking up at him she saw that he was giving her a serious look. "Though I should be angry as you shoved me out of the way to keep you safe. Why did you do that?"

"Because you shouldn't just be focused on me but your kingdom."

"I don't give a damn Inko. You are more important to me, I want you at my side, and I love you and… I can't bear the thought of losing you. If Zuko hadn't jumped in when he did you would have…"

"She would have lived."

"Huh?"

"Not for long though." Zuko said with a sigh as he rubbed at his hand. Inko frowned a little, a little confused at his words before she looked down at his hand. Seeing that his glove had been ripped off in the process during the attack. "Wished I got that bitch though, she needed to be taken down. I failed." He said with a sad sigh before dropping his hand.

"Let me take a look at that." Inko said as she got out of Toshinori's arms and made her way over to the masked guard. He tried to protest but Inko gave him a look that silenced him. "You will not give me and lip, you just saved my life and I will treat your injuries." Inko shouted at him before she took his hand in hers and went to check his hand for any kind of injury.

"You don't need to do that! Stop!" Zuko said in a panic trying to get her to look away from his hand.

Brushing aside the shredded remains of his glove, Inko blinked as she saw one thing that she had never thought she'd see. Looking at the back of the young man's left hand, she saw causing her to look up at him with wide eyes.

"Inko?" Toshinori said as he made his way over to Inko and frowned in concern at her sudden silence of concern over the masked guard. "What is it? What's wrong?" asked the king.

"Toshi, look at this." Inko said, not sure if she even trusted her own voice right now. Her mind had gone into shock over this, not sure if she could handle the idea that this could even be a possibility. It just didn't seem to make any kind of sense, there was no way that this could be true. Toshinori was too young for this to be a possibility!

"What the?!" Toshinori said sharply, causing Zuko to flinch. "How do you have this Zuko?!" shouted Toshinori, his voice raising as he glared at the masked man.

For on the back of his left hand, was a birthmark. A roaring lion just like the one that Toshinori had on the back of his right hand.