The Hidden Sith: Izuku Midoriya
Chapter 19: Damns of the dead.
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
"Thought Communication."
Force Vision/Flashback/Voice of the Force
"All Might/Vocoder Speaking"
I know I should have updated the First of a Generation, but I had such a good idea for this chapter that I couldn't really stop. Hope you enjoy.
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Night Before UA Entrance Exams.
"Toshinori you IDIOT!" Nana raged, channeling Gran Torino as much as possible. "How could you let One for All end up in the hands of a Sith! Hell, at this point giving it to All for One's nonexistent illegitimate child would be smarter."
Said demon lord snickered. The vestiges had finally gone though and processed all the memories of their host. All for One himself didn't need as much time as his quirk, Perfect Memory was able to take in details much faster than most humans could. It was a bit of a shock to realize he was this far into the future, but he was glad that his flesh and blood self was still well and alive. Although that begs the question. Should he be worried about his own safety after his real-world self has shown a pattern of killing One for All users? Eh, questions for another time, for now he's going to enjoy this. He just wished he had some popcorn.
Hikage had disappeared, likely to go look for the second and third users. The others were in two camps. The first sided with Nana, IE, Daigoro and En, and the other, Yoichi sided with All Might.
"Please Shimura, listen to me." Yoichi pleaded with the seventh. "Yagi couldn't have known. You saw the memories."
Nana briefly stopped. "Yeah, why?"
"All Might is force sensitive. It's a shared connection with an unseen entity literally known as the force. And Darth Ferno is a Sith, a member of a religion known for dominating this force. False Aura of Light ring any bells?"
That made Nana, Daigoro and En pause. Yoichi had a point. All Might, as somebody who was force sensitive, was more susceptible to deception in the force than most others. Especially if he was untrained against somebody who had a decade of experience.
Nana looked down with a bit of shame. "I'm sorry Toshi, I just, got scared and frustrated."
Ghost Might gave a weak thumbs up before signing to Nana. "It's okay, I'm used to this kind of talk."
"I think, we need to talk about the elephant in the room, or rather the devil in the detail." All for One cut though. "How are you, the previous wielders going to deal with One for All in the hands of evil?"
"Evil?" A voice cut though. It was the third holder who had returned with the second and Hikage. "You mean those two from earlier?"
"Ah, you two, touch that tree." All for One pointed at the long-term memory tree.
"Why should we listen to you, the worst monster of this world?" The Second bit out.
"I don't think I can be considered the worst if you haven't looked into it properly." A shadow seemed to fall over the red eyed man's face. "Just do as I say, or I drag you kicking and screaming."
Yoichi and Hikage shook their heads and gestured to the tree. The second and third obeyed, and touched the tree, eyes glazing over.
"Although," En began, "All for One is right. How do we deal with this?"
"Why don't we just cut him off? Yoichi is the original holder of One for All, so he has the greatest hold on the quirk."
Yoichi looked up in thought. "That might work, but it might not, I don't have nearly as much control on the stockpile aspect as I do the inheritance. Guess we'll have to wait until Ferno tries to use the quirk again." All for one frowned when he heard that.
'I wonder if I should tell them. Probably not.' All for One thought. 'Besides, they would likely find out sooner than later.' "I think we should find wherever the eyes and ears intake information, just so we can view the outside world."
As much as the heroes did not want to listen to him, they had no better ideas. Although, they would have to wait for the second and third to be done with the memory dump.
During Entrance Exams
"All right Yoichi, he's about to use One for All." Nana said, looking though Darth Ferno's thoughts. "Focus as much control as you can."
The other holders, save for All Might all began to try and manipulate One for All into not obeying Darth Ferno, using their own quirk factors as a part of the stockpile aspect. All for One stood next to him. All Might gestured to the group while pointing at All for One.
'I really need to learn sign language.' "You're asking why I'm not joining them?"
All Might nodded.
"I don't like picking fights I know I won't win." Ghost Might didn't get a chance to ask what the meant when all the other previous holders started to scream.
The seven holders of One for All, had never felt such pain before. They all had memories of death, but once a body reaches a certain limit nerves shut off and the body gets colder. Their entire beings felt like they were being ripped apart, cracks forming along the vestiges' bodies. And as suddenly as the pain began, it ceased.
Yoichi the one who was least hurt, asked the most obvious question. "What, was, that?!" He asked All for One, the only one not in pain or panicking.
"You're asking about the sudden unbearable pain?" Yoichi only nodded. "There are somethings that I prefer that you didn't know but I suppose I can give you the bare minimum."
By this point most of the pain had worn off, and the cracks disappeared. They all looked up at All for One.
"That pain you just felt, was somebody targeting your quirk factors."
"Impossible. The ninth holder doesn't have that kind of power." The sixth holder spoke.
"Did I ever say it was the Ninth Holder?" A bad feeling sunk into the hearts of the One for All users.
"But we're the only ones here. It certainly wasn't Alcor or Sidious, otherwise All Might would have felt it coming."
"What is my Quirk?"
They all blinked as Yoichi got up, taking a moment before answering. "Your quirk, All for One, grants it's user the ability to take and give any type of quirk."
"And what is my limitations?"
"Any quirk that is incompatible with your body, you can't use, at least at full strength. That's why you usually get multiples of the same exact quirk, to make up for lack of power. You also can't create any quirks of your own. You can only give or take them." Yoichi was confused, what did it matter?
However, some of the more observant users of One for All were starting to catch on.
"Did you really think I created the Stockpile quirk out of thin air?" This dark look came across All for One's face, as traumatic memories came to mind.
"No…"
"The original holder of Energy Stockpile simply didn't agree with any of you. Isn't it odd how the second though seventh were hurt far more than you were? That because me, and all the others are quirk factors apart of Energy Stockpile. All Might here is a special exception, he is a soul fragment, meaning that he can't be hurt by the quirk, but the rest of us…"
"Who?" Nana began, fear visible on her face. "Who did the stockpile quirk come from?"
All for One sighed. "I told you, I'd rather you didn't know."
They all looked at All for One, whose face was now showing emotional pain. "A monster far, far worse than I." A distant memory of a demented smile and demon red eyes came to mind.
There was only one collective thought. 'Who could make All for One fearful?'
Night after entrance exams.
"You would think a bunch of Pro Heroes wouldn't be scared of a 15-year-old child." Darth Ferno spoke as he looked around. He recognized some of them, particularly En, Nana, and All Might. All Might talked about his own predecessor and what she was like.
As for En, an old interview was held with Best Jeanist's when he was much younger. Due to his own 'Deformity,' he was searching for a look that would not scare people. Said pro came across old tapes of En. En possessed the quirk of smokescreen, allowing him to create white smoke. The odd thing about the short hero was he would always take down villains faster than anyone could see, at least when the quirk was active. Bruises on said villains suggested that En had a second strength aspect to his quirk but was never proven.
Some of the heroes looked ashamed but didn't back down. One of them, Nana Shimura, decided to speak.
"Hard not to when you're looking at the face of evil."
"HA! Face of Evil?! Since you know who I am, you must have seen my memories. I am hardly the face of evil and you all know it." Darth Ferno mocked. He knew what this was, the fallen heroes and All Might were putting on a façade against him, trying to process the fact that battle born and battle-ready monsters like Sith and Jedi Existed. Not to mention all the incredibly powerful creatures Alcor had told him about.
The man with cracked lines in his face was next to speak. "Yes, we know about the various Sith that Alcor told you about Ferno." He grimaced when Ferno's smile disappeared.
"The amount of disrespect." The heroes tensed as the Sith continued. "Most Jedi have more respect than you when it comes to our titles. When speaking of or to a Sith Lord, use the title of Lord and then their name. And if that's beyond your willingness, then call them by Darth."
"What does it matter what we call you?" The voice was restrained but face of the bald headed one's face tightened.
Darth Ferno sighed. "Unless someone is intentionally looking to pick a fight with a Sith Lord, forgetting the title is considered mockery towards the entire order and the Sith in question. The only reason my Master gets away with it is because there really isn't anyone around to force him to do so. However, he does still use titles when addressing something of importance."
All the heroes looked at each other, before nodding and bringing down their formation. There was no point in attacking what could easily destroy them, especially without their access for One for All.
"Now," Darth Ferno began as he pointed at first En, then Nana, after Ghost Might, and finally All for One. "I know who you three are from old hero history as well as All Might, and based on your form as described by All Might, you are All for One, but I do not know anyone else here. Would you mind introducing yourselves? To make things simple, I will start. I am Darth Ferno, Dark Lord of the Sith, better known as Izuku Midoriya."
"I am Yoichi Shigaraki, I am the younger brother of All for One. My quirk, Inheritance, merged with a stockpile quirk to create One for All."
"I refuse to tell you my name or quirk. I am the second user of One for All." Darth Ferno frowned, and the heroes tensed up again before the Sith moved on.
"I am the third user of One for All." An awkward pause followed before the next one picked it back up.
"Fourth User, Hikage Shinomori, Quirk: Danger Sense. It's pretty self-explanatory." The man with the cracks said.
"I am the fifth user, Daigoro Banjo, my quirk Blackwhip sends tendrils outta me, like spiderman!"
Darth Ferno stopped the next one. "I already know who you are, En, Quirk: Smokescreen." Said hero did he best not to sulk.
"Now that we've all introduced ourselves, we can now talk like reasonable adults."
"Yeah right, you're still a child." Darth Ferno's eye twitched as he looked at the offender, Daigoro.
"Just because I can't kill you with lightning in here, doesn't mean I'm stopped from finding your grave, and desecrating it before vaporizing it afterwards."
"You wouldn't dare."
Darth Ferno gave a stare down Daigoro's eyes. "You willing to play a game of chicken with a Sith Lord?"
Daigoro quickly joined En in his not sulking.
"Anyone else want to poke the bear?" Darth Ferno asked. None of the vestiges were willing to antagonize him further.
"Good, now, I want to understand what you all are exactly and what you all mean to me. Aside from All Might, I already know what he is."
"Quirk Factors." Ferno motioned for them to go on. "Now that One for All has reached the singularity point, it has taken the quirk factors of its previous holders and consolidated them into actual physical forms. You could consider us living embodiments of quirks and the people they once were a part of." Yoichi spoke.
"I see, and is there any danger to my health?" Darth Ferno asked.
The vestiges didn't want to admit it, but they had no choice. Something was tugging at their quirk factors.
Hikage stepped forward. "I died of old age when I was forty, however, the only reason I suffered health risks was because I already had my own quirk. As somebody who wasn't born with a quirk factor, I doubt you would be at any risk, Darth Ferno."
Darth Ferno smiled. "Good, now that's out of the way, I want to make you all an offer. One you can't refuse."
All for One smiled as well. "Really now, I was about to say the same thing."
"Oh," Darth Ferno was intrigued. What was so tempting that the Dark Side began to chatter? "Go on…"
One week after UA Entrance Exams
Izuku had finished watching his acceptance letter and was about to tell the good news to his mother and brother. 'One hundred points. I was trying to keep a low profile, but I suppose that I can work with this.' He took a step forward before hearing something.
Boom, vrrr, zzzzttt.
'A large collision, a lightsaber and lightning. Is somebody fighting? Who can make waves this big in the force?' Darth Ferno closed his eyes in thought. Before they snapped open. 'Wait, I know the signature of at least one of them. Is that Darth Alcor?'
"Of course, the flesh and blood one, not the one that lives in any of the Holocrons." He muttered to himself. "I should have known. With how powerful the fragments are, the original has to be a magnitude stronger." 'But who is he fighting?'
A single name whispered from the dark. Sidious.
Darth Ferno's eyes widened in shock. 'The same Sith Lord who tried to invade my mind and corrupt it?' Ferno knew about the event, after all his master deemed it necessary to inform his apprentice about the attack. Darth Ferno made sure to create some traps for anyone stupid enough to try and force their way in again.
Darth Ferno took another step forward before a very loud scream rang out in the force. He could feel massive waves of pain. 'I think Sidious just lost a limb. Although I can't say I'm surprised. He seemed like an arrogant twit from the account of my Master, of course a Sith with thousands of years of life and experience would come out on top.' And then everything went silent.
'Looks like he got away. A shame, but at least I don't think I'll have to worry about him should I meet him in combat.'
Technically, where they were, it was a little around 8 in the morning. However, due to the movement of I-Island they standardized their time to match that of Pacific Time zone, Los Angeles. According to the clock it was actually 5 AM, but that didn't matter.
Darth Sybil was awoken by a large ring in the force. She shot up from her bed and scrambled to her window. She could sense two Sith dueling. Although, based on their emotions, one of them was clearly the dominate force. It only took a brief time, about five minutes, before a scream rang out.
Normally, she would go back to bed and get a bit more rest, while her mind wanders the branching future. Her name was much on the nose when it came to abilities, and along with her affinity for Sith Alchemy, she could create the future through technology. But seeing so many branches was getting frustrating, instead, it might be time to live more in the moment.
'Seven months, in seven months, you and I will meet. I'm not opposed to following you as the Sith Emperor, but unless you can prove your strength, I will not fall in line. A Sith is ever growing, and I am the same. So, prove to me, Sith Emperor Darth Ferno, prove you are strong enough to lead us all, because I will not HOLD BACK!' Mellissa Shield's eyes glowed a disturbing red ringed amber as the Sith apprentice had her thoughts. She then grabbed her Alchemy and Sorcery enchanted Vibroblade and went to go practice in her hiding spot.
Across the Galaxy and the force, the various Holocrons of Darth Alcor all had the same thought. 'Show off.' But it was the one in the Jedi Temple, a Beta series one that was most interested.
'All these light side signatures are annoying. It's hard to see anything beyond Coruscant.' The Alcor sealed in the Holocron vault thought. 'Although that does give me an idea. Based on what I sense, the Jedi have been declining in quality. Perhaps dispersing a little of the dark would help them out. And while it would make things harder for the new Empire to form, at least it would make things more interesting.'
Mind made up, the Sith Holocron began to tug at the darkness surrounding the Jedi Temple and its main source, the Sith Shrine underneath it. 'Once you forget something existed, you no longer have any control over it. If the Ancient Jedi never covered up that the temple was built on top of a Sith Shrine, maybe the modern Jedi would be more attentive.' And with that thought just a small amount of Darkness entered its way into the Holocron, giving it more power than it originally held.
He wasn't really opposed to getting more power, but the key aspect was making sure the Sith Empire he was building could thrive against any adversity. If the Jedi couldn't put up a fight, what was the point.
He could sense it. The more force sensitive or powerful Jedi could actually feel a noticeable shift. The weaker ones (About a midi-clorian count of 12,000 or less), didn't really feel anything though. At least a good portion of the order could feel the shift.
'Now, what will you do, apprentice of my first holocron? Will you rise up or be destroyed?'
So, there you have it. Chapter 19. Next chapter, it's Sith vs. Sith, Alcor vs. Sidious. You already know who would win, but it certainly will be interesting.