"I will kill these bastards! They fucking killed All Might the one true hero! They need to die," Stain told himself as he crushed the phone in his hand.

The fakes could wait. As painful as that was to him. He had a much bigger mission for now. To kill anyone associated with those bastards that killed All Might. The fakes would still be there later when he went to purge them. But these bastards needed to go. Now. Before they killed anyone else. If they could kill All Might then who knows what else they would do? They could go after more true heroes.

Stain dropped the crushed remains of the burner phone. It was time to avenge All Might.

Torino didn't know what to feel. He was sad sure, he was also mad, but he didn't know how to describe what he felt now. He was pissed Toshinori hadn't come to visit in a last time he visited was ten months ago damnit. He had even bragged about finding a successor(Who Torino realized he needed to find as soon as possible as he was never told who he was by All Might other than he was a student and going to UA soon. So he likely was a UA student now. He knew it wasn't Nighteye's boy because of that. And oh thank god) But he hadn't called once since. Jerk left an old man alone.

Torino knew he couldn't blame his student for that. He was too caring for his own good. The footage of the USJ was released and Torino had an idea of what happened. All for One had a child who wanted revenge and got it. In thr process he kicked the shit out of two pro's and one kid who needed to be told when he could and couldn't fight someone. Said kid was saved by a green haired brat who Detroit smashed the villains spine into what was hopefully dust(Torino thought he was All Mights successor because of that)

Then Toshinori burst in and saved the day. Dying in the process and getting a damn good hit in on Satan number two and probably killing him like he killed his father. At least Torino could rest easily somewhat knowing that. But still he had to come out of retirement because of that.

That sucked but maybe his application to return to UA as a teacher was going to be accepted.

I sighed as I entered my apartment. Alone. It was a bit depressing to be honest. I discharged myself from the hospital and I was allowed to leave. All Mights funeral was tomorrow. I needed to mentally prepare myself. People from around the world would be coming. Mainly American heroes and David shield. All Might was that influential and beloved.

I grabbed a bottle of water from my cabinet. It was weird. Knowing the man I had looked up to for so long died. I felt empty. Why was I the one who survived instead of him? Even if he had to retire he would have done more than I ever could as a hero. 'Don't think like that Katsu. All Might would rather you stay alive then him...' I knew that. I did. But I'd rather him be alive then me.

'Its no use to mope Katsu. You should do something productive. Something valuable with your time' I'd love to go browse the internet but that was just a bad idea waiting to happen. Maybe I should check Discord. I grabbed my phone which thankfully survived my brutal beating.

I opened Discord and saw I had three messages from Hado-sempai, two from Midoriya, and one from an unknown source. Ooh boy.

Neijre-chan: Hey!

Neijre-chan: Are you okay? How bad are your injuries? What happened?

Neijre-chan: Holy shit! How did you survive that? Do you have some sort of endurance quirk? Message me back once you get back from the hospital okay?

I smiled and sent a response. I sighed seeing my Nickname was set to Blasty once more. Damnit I wasn't Blasty! I wasn't Blasty... I hate not having nicknaming privileges.

Blasty: I'm fine. My injuries are healed... I'm sure you know what happened right now thanks to the damned press. I have no fucking idea how I'm alive though. I'll talk to you later sempai. I don't feel up to much right now. Not even quirk debate.

There was one thing we quickly agreed on; Quirks were cool. I spent a bit of my free time analysing them with Hado-sempai now and I probably would in the future as well. I opened up my conversation with Midoriya then. I knew I was going to have a bad week next week already. But I knew I couldn't refuse.

SmallMight: Hey um... I don't know when you get out of the hospital or when you'll be up but I kinda need to talk to you soon.

SmallMight: Its very important and I need someone to talk about this too... After All Might... I don't have anyone I can tell or trust enough yet and your advice helped me last time so I kinda need it again if that would be okay with you but you don't need to hear this because this kinda puts a target on your back if anyone else were to find out. Can I bring Uraraka as well?

ExplosiveImagination: Meet me at my apartment in an hour then. I'll hear you out for sure. Anything to distract myself. Also, you can bring Uraraka

I knew what this'd be about. Something involving a huge secret between him and the shadow lord of japan or something as big. It was a hunch. But nobody would just ask about this unless they needed the help and I knew Midoriya wouldn't go to anyone unless he was forced too. So this had to be huge. I needed something to occupy my mind other than All Might so this would be good.

I then looked at the final message.

? ? ?: You are worthy. Don't bother responding.

I just closed it. Fuck this shit.

I decided to just wait for Midoriya... Maybe I should make some tea first.

Midoriya opened his eyes suddenly. Where was he? He looked to be in a dark, barren, static-like void, 'Where am I?' He realized he didn't have a mouth... Or anything other than eyes really. Oh no, oh no. What was happening? Why didn't he have his body? Was this because of One for All? All Might's death? 'Oh god, Izuku don't panic. Think about other things other than A-a-all Mights death' Tears leaked out of the young man's eyes again as he began quietly sobbing.

Before he had an existential crisis again he felt a hand on where his shoulder should be. He looked up once more and saw someone! Who were they though? They looked to be a young man with a sickly and malnourished appearance. He had white, messy hair that was shoulder length. He reminded Izuku of the man at the USJ. But he didn't freak out right away because of the man's eyes. One of them was covered but he had bright green eyes filled with compassion and empathy. Completely unlike the man whom killed his mentor. He felt at ease? He was confused now and the man smiled softly, "I know you are confused, Ninth but we have much to talk about," Ninth? What did he mean by that, 'You are ninth as you are the ninth holder of our quirk. I am the first,"

Okay, he could read his thoughts. That was scary, 'Wait! Your the first user of One for All? How are you here? Shouldn't you be dead?' Midoriya decided to ignore the man reading his thoughts for now. He had much more important things to worry about.

The first holder chuckled, "I am dead. I, no, we shouldn't be here yet. But it seems things have changed. I'm impressed by you Ninth. Your conviction has shown that eighth has chosen a worthy successor to our power," Midoriya was confused again. What did the man mean by 'we' How did things change? What was going on? Why was the first even here? Said man raised his hands to his chest, "Woah no need to ask so many questions yet Ninth. I'll answer them. But I guess we should start with what I planned to say. Things in the world have changed immensely. My brother is dead. He was a horrible man who ruled over japan for centuries. His successor was the man who killed Eighth. Naturally, this is cause for panic in you and the world which is why I'm here. You currently have no guide so I figured I'd change that as soon as possible. Which I hoped to be a bit later but it seems you have gained some control over one for all. A percent maybe?" The man shrugged and Midoriya felt weak for only being able to use a percent, "Don't feel bad. Eighth as good of a person as he was, wasn't a good teacher. And you have only held our power for mere months. Three at most. Anyways now we can get on to what you would like to ask,"

Okay Midoriya had a lot of questions. He hoped they'd be answered, 'Do you have any idea of what I should do?' That was his first question. He felt so... alone at the moment. The one man he could trust fully was dead and he had nobody else to turn to for advice. He just hoped that the man who created their quirk had the answers he needed.

First smiled, "I understand you are confused and scared Ninth. But I do not have answers to that question myself. What I can say is you should find those you trust. People to help you in your journey. The man this quirk was created to defeat is dead but there is still evil out there in the world. You can't do things alone," Two people came to mind right away... But he hadn't known them for long. Could he trust them? "Who you trust with the secret is up to you. Remember that," Okay. Midoriya knew what he had to do now.

Midoriya nodded. He only had another question for now, 'If I can talk to you does this mean I can talk to the other users of one for all? Also how can you even talk to me?' That was a huge question of Midoriya's. He had a few theories right away like their quirks and parts of their souls being stockpiled into the quirk as well as power.

The first cupped his jaw with his hand. Deep in thought, "I have a theory. One for All in its base form is a stockpiling quirk combined with my original quirk. Once they combined they not only stockpiled power but quirks which contain part of the user. A vestige of sorts. And it is contained within One for All. We have been dormant for years. Waiting. Until One for All reached its peak. And it seems now is its peak. As for the others. They will reveal themselves when they see fit. Third and Second need some convincing first," He then shifted, "It seems our time is up Ninth. Keep up the good work and training and find those you trust with our secret,"

With that Izuku woke up. He groaned and looked for his phone right away. He had things to do and people to call. Two specifically.

Dr. Kyudai Garaki sighed in both sadness and disappointment. Don't get him wrong he was extremely happy. Young Tomura had killed All Might and avenged Sensei. But in doing that he had his chest cavity and head basically liquified from the inside out by a united states of smash, 'I knew I should have added another copy of shock absorbtion' The doctor admonished himself silent as he gazed over the young man he had spent the last six years bonding with. He couldn't save the boy. Even if he could then Tomura would be useless. It was best to let him die.

It was sad. He had lost everyone who had believed in had his Nomu's(Although they were far from perfect because he had to focus on Tomura) and his research still but nothing else. He needed more allies. More connections. He still had some from Sensei. Perhaps he could call up the MLA? Maybe they would be interested in his research. After all quirk freedomists couldn't be free if they died to their own quirk.

Yes that would be for the best, "Kurogiri could you get me the phone?" He luckily had Kurogiri. His prized Nomu. Made from Shirakumo Oboro. What a shame he couldn't copy his original quirk before he combined it and turned it into warp gate. Cloud was such a fascinating quirk.

Kurogiri nodded, "Right away good Doctor," He teleported away soon after.

Things were going to be different for Garaki and the man knew it. He just didn't know if they'd be good things.

R/DeadHeroes

Today is a sad day my fellow Redditors. We now have to add All Might to our list of dead heroes. He died bravely. Defending the students of UA from that villain. Let us honor his sacrifice by upvoting this post.

Shrink-Ray2333: It feels surreal. Like it's just a bad dream. All Might is the symbol of Peace(or rather was) I feel a bit empty knowing what happened. He looked so injured. So destroyed. Also fuck you for asking for upvotes.

1233 Upvotes

AllChamp1: I can't believe it. He died bravely. Also fuck off, Asking for upvotes when someone died is pathetic.

666 Upvotes

ExplosiveManiacArtist: This just feels like a dream. I was so shocked, so scared when seeing All Might's injured state. It really puts it into perspective that he was a man. Not some god-like most thought he was... RIP All Might. Also fuck off for asking for upvotes.

598 Upvotes

R/News

BREAKING NEWS: THE SYMBOL OF PEACE IS DEAD. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR SOCIETY? WHY ARE HEROES ACTING SO LAZY? WAS ALL MIGHT'S DEATH THE WAKE UP CALL THEY NEEDED? IS ALL MIGHT'S DEATH THE CATALYST TO SOCIETIES COLLAPSE? FIND ANSWERS HERE IN THIS ARTICLE!

I closed Reddit as I heard a knock on my door. It was time to hear Midoriya out I guess. I knew I was going to have a headache after today. A big headache.

Midoriya knocked on the door. It was nerve-wracking. Getting ready to tell the two people he felt he could trust most about the secret of One for All. But the first had told him to tell people he could trust. He was going to need them in the coming years. It felt nerve-wracking though. His hand was shaking nervously. He felt a comforting hand on his shoulder from Uraraka, "You don't have to tell us anything Deku-kun. I understand this has to be a lot to share," This is why he wanted to tell her at least.

Midoriya smiled shakily, "I'm fine. I need to do this. I trust you two a lot. At least a lot more than everyone else," He was hugged at that. Adorable, "Thanks," Uraraka let go of him and smiled. He smiled back. Why did he have such a good friend?

The door opened then and they saw Nendo who just looked done with life. He smiled, "Come in you two. Would you like some tea by the way?"

Midoriya shook his head, "No thanks though," He and Uraraka stepped inside of the apartment.

Uraraka also politely refused, "Thanks but no, Sorry,"

Nendo grinned, "Its fine. So... Should we just get into what you wanted to tell us Midoriya or do you want to wait for a bit? I imagine this isn't exactly small if your telling us now," He was right. Midoriya didn't exactly feel the most comfortable telling them at the moment but he had to.

Midoriya steeled himself, "I think I'll tell you two now. Its best to get it out of the way. I think you two should sit down for this," Both of his friends nodded and sat down on the couch as he sat down on a chair, "Alright. So let me just tell you what this is about. The true nature of my quirk and its history. My quirk is Named One for All. It is a quirk that is as old as quirks itself. It was made to beat a long dead man and it has been transferred to others for generations. I am its ninth holder. All Might was it's eighth. All Might was the one who killed the man and now the quirk lives on through me. Currently, the world is in a state of chaos which is why I'm telling you. I need people to trust. You two were the first people that came to mind. It is a stockpiling quirk that stockpiles energy that is used for power,"

Both of his friend's jaws both physically and metaphorically dropped. Nendo was the first one to recover and he looked like he had an epiphany, "I am going to ignore the history of the quirk for now as that isn't important anymore. I'm going to focus on how it works for now. You pull upon too much of that energy when you use the quirk. You have to spread it out in your body for it not to break your bones and you have to keep it at a level you can manage. Okay, there we go. Now why tell us? Why not your mother or Aizawa-sensei?" Okay, he took that well. 'Note to self. Listen to Nendo about quirks more' Nendo slapped himself then, "Also I'm not dreaming. Good,"

Uraraka nodded, "I understand why you haven't told anyone before but why now? And why us? Thank you for telling us though Deku-kun! And thank you for trusting us!" She took it well too. The worry in Izuku's heart evaporated soon after that.

Midoriya smiled, "T-Thanks... You two have helped me a lot and I feel like you deserve to know. I don't really have the best of experiences with adults so I'm not too sure about telling them yet. Plus I'm sure my mom would freak out," He hoped they wouldn't ask questions. He didn't want to answer more personal things right now.

Nendo nodded, "Fair. So... We need to train your quirk. Can you tell me more about it, please? I need to know more to analyze it," He looked slightly desperate which made Midoriya chuckle. At least this wasn't as bad as he thought it would be. And he wasn't thinking as much about All Mi- Oh... Yeah... "Can you tell me how it feels when you activate it as well?"

Midoriya went over all that he knew over the quirk, "Well One for All stockpiles energy throughout the years. Each year the quirk gets more powerful. When I activate it I pull from the pool of energy and channel it into a limb or in multiple limbs. I think I unintentionally channeled 40% through my whole body at the USJ though. Anyways when I use the quirk I feel a pressure of sorts on my li-"

Nendo cut him off, "Thats enough. I think I have an idea of what to do. As I said earlier you should spread the energy throughout your body. Spread the strain throughout so its manageable or nonexistent. Then you can work your way up to higher levels of power. Does that make sense?" Midoriya nodded, "Now. We need to figure out a training regimen," The gleam in his eyes promised pain.

Midoriya gulped. "Okay,"

Alright. I know some might question my choices here but let me explain them. The world is in a state of disarray. All Might's death is more impactful then one would think. Especially this early. Izuku needs people to trust. So he picks Uraraka(whom has been nothing but kind to him) and Katsu( who has helped him a lot and is nice as well) to help him deal with this shit because he can trust them. Also I was going to have Izuku unlock float early but decided i'd let him unluck full cowling and then see where we stand in the story later.

So yeah I'm going to keep this short today. Hopefully you enjoyed! I did. I plan on getting back to school soon and the sports festival soon but there may or may not be another chapter like this.

- stalk