Okay, third time's lucky usually. I started this project a few weeks ago, but it spiralled out of control until we're... Here, with this Beta stage of a story. I will post only THIS chapter, and if you fine folks are interested, I will keep it coming. Hope it won't die like the rest of them...
I don't even own the OC. Thor is a combination of many works, one is Tales of Kaimere by Keenan Taylor, an amazing scientific illustrator and author whome I really wanted to buy his books. The second is definitely God of War. Third is One Piece's Kaido and Digimon's Growmon. Thank you Very much for messaging me if you thought that a total beast of a giant would be an interesting character to use. It's the principal that counts.
The biggest mistake of your life!
U.A.
Izuku stared in shock as his right arm was.. Broken. He wanted to use One For All in only one finger, at the very last moment, but he underestimated the potency of All Might's Quirk. He looked at Aizawa Shoto, better known as Eraser Head in sorrow and despair, however.. The teacher sighed dejectedly.
"Midoriya Izuku, I'm afraid that your Quirk would not be suited for a hero's job. All I can tell you is that, you are from this day, expulsed from the hero course of U.A." As soon as he finished his words, the teen dropped to his knees, his world shattering in thousands of pieces, "I don't know why you never trained your Quirk, but.. It is a shame."
"But.. I trained.. Harder than anyone..." Izuku muttered, "Why?" He asked his tears welled in his eyes, his despair was now utterly complete. "Why no matter what.. I am still Useless?" He asked himself as Aizawa sighed, and before he was about to advance, Izuku shot him a look of seething rage.
"Oh, what was that? You trained? How long?" He asked as Izuku's eyes widened. Could it be that he never read his file.
"You never even bothered to read my file?" Izuku asked and Aizawa nodded only to be greeted by a livid facial expression as Izuku glared at him with all seriousness and rage before he opened his mouth.
"Eraser Head, you are NOT a sensei!" Izuku said venemously. "You never read any of our files.. Why should you care that only the day of the exam I was able to use MY QUIRK?" Izuku yelled as the entire classroom looked at him in shock. "You know what? I'm getting out. I.. I need to recover, and not only.. Not only physically!"
"You are on leave until.." He begun only for Izuku's Glare to shut him up.
"I will talk to the Principal, All Might-sensei, and Recovery Girl. You, Eraser Head, are no longer my sensei. I do not even trust you to teach them." Izuku commented and the entire class looked at him in shock, "It's been fun, but.. What can a Quirkless person do?" He replied sadly to himself as he stood up and walked calmly to Recovery Girl.
"What have you done, Aizawa?" Katsuki of all people asked in shock, "I.. I don't think De.. Izuku was able to handle this." The perpetually livid explosion quirk said calmly, "It was his Dream to be a hero.."
"Deku-kun..." Ochako said as she felt a lot of sorrow invade her heart.
After visiting Recovery Girl
"I'm sorry Recovery Girl, it's just that.. Only recently I was able to use my Quirk." Izuku said bitterly, "I.. I let All Might down." He said as he went outside, Nezu personally visited him and gave him a three days leave. Little did they know the huge impact of this event..
Izuku walked slowly outside of the Campus, his brain was a raging storm, a brewing darkness inside his soul and heart as he reflected on his entire life. As he walked, he heard a girl's shout in an alleyway. Izuku being Izuku, which meant the kind hearted teen he is, immediately rushed head on, not even thinking as his body was on autopilot. The last thing he saw was a pair of golden slitted eyes, like those of a cat, four fangs like cannines, and a vicious grin as he felt a strong hit on the back of his head. He didn't even feel the stragely bitter goo that went down his throat, nor the syringe that went into his shoulder.
"Package retrieved, Boss man!" The girl chirped as the man who hit the teen, no.. He was a teenager, only at least Eleven feet something tall, was a red haired in a cut that flowed down to the base of his neck, had a stubble and deep blue eyes. The giant sighed.
"This is for his Own good!" He added as a black portal opened.
"Good job you two, let's get him in!" Then, they were... Gone as soon as they walked with their prize. Izuku's backpack was also mysteriously dropped in front of his appartment. The girl looked sad at the sight of the kind hearted teen being.. Kidnapped, but even if she regretted it, he would probably understand that it was Nothing personal.
At a bar, the duo arrived with the now sedated teen. The giant sighed as he made the unconscious teen swallow a bottle of water, and it looks like he did that a lot of time before.. He was able to do that job way too perfectly...
"What did you give him?" A man with many hands on his body asked as the Giant leveled him a cold glare.
"None of your business, Boss!" He replied angrily, "Now we are fucking even! I did this for my own Sensei's honor, but I never felt so disgusted with myself! I do NOT enjoy doing this to someone with a Primordial Spark like me!"
"You mean someone who rushed to my aid, not even knowing what awaits him, Kyoryu-san?" The girl asked mirthfully, "Tomura-kun, you wouldn't believe how kind he is. Please don't torture or kill him?"
"That's not for me to decide." The man known as Tomura replied, "Sensei? Is this the One?"
"Oh definitely! He recently awakened this power, he spent Months with Yagi, and definitely the one who got expulsed today. If you want to know about his life, I am willing to send you everything. Kurogiri, go ahead!" The bartender, a man who's head and hands were... Literal black fog nodded as he sorted two thick files. One was the information that concern the teen's private life, the other was his medical history, which was literally an inch thick. Shigaraki Tomura read everything with a seriously grim disposition, and the more he read, the more he pales until...
"No fucking way! This must be a glitch, a bug, an error, a fatal error!" Tomura was about to hyperventilate, he started to scratch his hair in distress, "You're telling me that.. All this time?"
Himiko was now looking at her boss with worry. Thor peeked but he didn't understand, but the pictures were blurry, only two woman, three kids, two were probably siblings, one man... "Tomura-kun, what got you... No! No way!"
"Oi, Himiko, what's the issue?" Thor asked as Kurogiri flipped the dossier as Shigaraki's voice came, all seriousness was tangible in the air.
"Midoriya Inko and Shimura Nana were related. Midoriya Izuku and Shimura Tenko are actually..." He sighed dejectedly.
"Cousins? Very distant cousins, yes." Kurogiri commented seldomnly.
"Thank Kami I have some relatives. Sensei, can I protect him, keep him safe, and make him my little brother? I always wanted a little brother!" That made the older man smirk.
"Do you have a plan to turn him to your side, Shigaraki Tomura?" That question made Himiko giggle.
"I can make him submit to me, after all, I only want to bite him, but nothing more. No stabbing or cutting!" She replied before she collected herself, "See, he's... He's the only man who ever answered my cry... All the others either ignored me, or left me to my fate, or called the cops or heroes..." She replied in a very sad tone. Tomura finally collected himself from his glitching episode.
"Argh, fine! Just.. Why you never told me before, Sensei?" He asked before he started to think, "How can we keep his Quirk supressed?"
"I have an idea if that's what you want to do, Tomura. About All Might's assassination plot, Thor, are you willing.." He didn't get to finish his words as the Giant glared at the monitor, and even if the big boss was blind, he felt the rage directed at his soul.
"Forget it! We're even now! If I am staying, is for him, and him only. And Tomura, this should be a scouting side quest. Weakening or not, do not underestimate them. While they lost their friend, how would they react if one of them was expulsed on the very first day? They would Definitely bury themselves in training!" Thor replied as Himiko whistled at his... Deceptively brutish look.
"Heh, for someone who looks like a brute, you sure are smart!" The old villain smirked, "Kurogiri, go, supervise, then flee!" That made the Nomu nod. "Shigaraki, I have a much better job for you : Get Dabi to join you, then Stain. Oh, and if the later ask you, tell him the following words which would be sent to your PC."
"Got it Sensei. So, it means me and the kid get to visit the Doctor?" He asked as the old man smirked.
"That's the plan. If he's compatible with Project assimilation, that's a HUGE bonus." That made Himiko's blood freeze for some unknown reason.
"There is no risk to him, right?" Himiko asked seriously only for the monitor to flash.
"What? No! If there is as much as One percent he's not compatible, then it's null and void. I need a General, a Leader, not another Nomu." The old man replied, "Now, if things go right, he would be one of the strongest men on earth."
"Oh, that's very reassuring. He's.. He's an amazingly good person if you ask me." Himiko replied shyly, unusually shyly.
"Do you have any problem with that, Tomura?" He asked as the blue haired man sighed.
"Call me Tenko, Sensei. He, you, the Doctor, Himiko and Kyoryu have earned that right, even you Kurogiri, but only in private." Tenko replied as he sighed, "That's why my itching stopped whenever I am close to him, we suffered enough."
"We all did, Tenko-kun." Himiko replied sadly, her frown was visible.
"Well, whenever he does wake up, we will have plenty of things to talk about. But Sensei, can you do me a favor? Please let his.. Mother at least be reassured somehow." Tenko said seriously, Thor smirked at him.
"You sure are a kind man, Tenko." Thor said as the other man glared at him.
"I am doing this for myself. She may be an NPC, but she's a very important NPC." He replied seriously, "So, my strategy guide is this : He have some moral points, right? If they get low enough with the right dialogue options, he may join our party, permanantly or not, I don't care, as long as he becomes one of us."
"That's a bold plan, Tenko. But fine, we'll see what we can do. Kurogiri, transport the kid, and let's hope it would be a good result, for.. Well, he's a very crucial part in my plans. We may not even need to take down All Might after all." He replied before he smirked, "Just send a few Nomus, and then, we'll observe, but let's not get involved at all!"
"Good plan, Sensei. If they know about the Nomu threat, then they may realize that we're here." Tomura grinned, but if they can't trace them, then it's a much better way. Psychological warfare at its best..
Days later
"I can't believe it!" Himiko muttered in shock at the news. It's been Days since Izuku got kidnapped, and yet, U.A. never moved too much. Only All Might was actively searching, alongside Detective Tsukauchi, but that was it. They suspected Nighteye and maybe Gran Torino were searching too, and maybe Nezu, but that was it. The others deemed a "Quirkless kid's life" not worth the risks.. A good thing they recorded EVERYTHING related to the aftermath, and the only one who was genuinely in distress was Midoriya Inko.
"Heh, this is exactly Everything wrong with this society. It's fucking disgusting!" Kyoryu, who introduced his real name to Himiko and Tenko, was currently seething with rage.
"I agree!" Tenko said as he decayed his soda bottle, which was empty, thankfully, "I mean, the kid have an unbelievable value, yet they discarded him? Sensei, you were wrong about All Might."
"Well, now his score is up to zero!" All For One said from the screen. "I don't know what to do now..."
"Oi, Boss, what do you mean?" Thor, the giant, asked seriously.
"Because kid, after this, I sure hope he accepts to be with us. Just be truthfull with him..." He replied before he turned his monitor off, an evil smirk on his face. This was better than he planned.
"Huh, where am I? Is that girl okay at least?" Izuku said as he finally woke up only to feel his throat dry. Tomura sighed as he walked slowly to the bound kid and gave him.. A sealed water bottle?
"Drink up. You've been out for three days. I.. I'm sorry about your Quirk, Sensei took it." He replied seriously, "And ask her yourself."
"Oh, the cute one! I never thought anyone would come to my rescue, much less worry about lil old me. I knew that you are very kind, Izuku-kun." She said as he gave her a raised eyebrow, "Oh, and it's Toga, Toga Himiko! You are very nice, cute and kind, and your blood is amazing. I usually want to stab those I like but... I only want to... Just.. Bite you.." Himiko said in one breath before she started to speak shyly as she blushed more than usually. "You are... Well, I..." She stopped as the Giant grinned at the teen.
"Remember me, Kiddo?" The giant asked as Tomura made Izuku drink, and the teen drank greedily as the man made one of his restrains chains long enough to reach his mouth. After he drunk, he shook his head at him. "I was dying of dehydration when you gave me that bottle of water... I.. I'm sorry for kidnapping you, it's like... Paying kindness with cruelty, bitting off the hand that saved me... I can never apologize, but please know, I was NOT happy one bit. But it was to pay off my Sensei's debt."
"Apology accepted..?" Izuku asked as the Giant sighed.
"Thor." He replied and the teen's eyes widened, "I'm an alien giant, but not that Norse God."
"Fine." He replied as he turned to the blue haired man who sighed.
"Shigaraki Tenko. Nice to meet you, cousin." That made Izuku's eyes widen, "I most all of my family, and you are my very last relative alive... Along with your mother."
"Argh, can you elaborate why I am Quirkless?" Izuku replied, "And you, why? Why did you use my kindness?" Izuku glared at Himiko so hardly she flinched.
"I.. I'm sorry, it was my job interview." She replied as she bowed, "I never wanted to harm you, Izuku-chan."
"Chan?" He asked as he almost tore his restrains, "Am I A KID?" He asked heatedly in anger before he blinked.
"There it is!" He heard the giant grin, "There is the warrior hidden behind the meek and helpless kid."
"I am not a kid!" He replied angrily.
"Yeah, well, she's older than you, thus the 'chan' suffix!" Tenko deadpanned, "But it is not important. I am your long lost relative, Tenko." Izuku looked around and started to think furiously but nothing came to his brain. "Your mother's side? My Grandma and your maternal Grandma are maternal cousins. You and Inko-san are... My last blood alive."
"So you kidnapped me to kill me then her?" Izuku asked in a deadpanned tone.
"No. Sensei was after your... Quirk for ages. I.. I couldn't do anything. I'm sorry!" Tenko replied honestly (with half a lie!) before he sighed, "But more importantly, Thor here gave you a power up that's considered sacred in his home server."
"Home server? You mean home country?" Izuku asked as Tenko sighed.
"No, home planet. He's an alien." That made sense. No one got taller than eleven feet that way.. But rarely. "If you felt his power, you would know that he's, like you, Quirkless." Tenko felt very bad about lying to Izuku. Although, the Dr. did call Izuku's mother and told her the situation.
"What do you want from a powerless, quirkless, useless teen like me?" He asked only for the three to glare at him.
"You still have an incredibly keen intellect, with stats over the roof in intelligence. And Magic tend to boost your stats beyond any peer. I would say you can, if you use your strength, beat down anyone in Mortal Kombat!" Tenko replied, "No, you can win an entire fighting tournament."
"I wish you are mocking me!" Izuku replied as he looked at his captor's eyes, they were sincere. "What do you want from me?"
"We want you to unleash the real you. Do you think that this society is perfect?" Tenko asked as Izuku replied.
"Not really, but the heroes are doing their best.." He begun only for the girl to.. Lunge at him. He panicked as the shakles became undone from the ground by his own newfound strength. However, she expertly took him down.
"Stop lying at yourself, Izuku-kun!" She said lividly, "You try to become their docile normal perfect powerless quirkless defenseless boy, but they keep treating you badly, and the longer you wear the mask, the more you become said mask.." He felt something wet drop on him from the girl that straddled him, these were.. Her tears? She was crying? "I know, because all my life, I was forced to wear a mask, to be 'normal'.. Which broke one day. You.. You know how I feel in the bottom of your heart, only.. Only you need our help to dig deep and find out, together, who you are. I am true, but.. How? How can I do it?" She asked as more and more tears flowed from her eyes and he couldn't take it. Unconsciously, he ripped the chain that bound him, the shakles became just armlets as he hugged her and started to stroke her back reassuringly.
"It's okay... You.. you don't have to.. Say anything more.. Toga-san." He replied shakily, mostly self confidence issues, but internally, he was shocked how he managed to talk and hug a girl until she calmed down.
"That's what I wanted to see. See, you are kind by nature. Even if the one in front of you.. Isn't that kind." He heard the voice of Thor who nodded at him, "I respect that the most!"
"Huh?" Oh! "Toga-san, I'm.." He begun only for her to put a finger on his lips.
"It's Himiko, Izuku-chan." She replied teasingly, "Besides, someone have to rebuild you. You are a hero, not because of your Quirk, nor your power, but because of this!" She said as she pointed at his heart, "Magic kills those who's hearts aren't pure.. Or don't have the Primordial Spark!" She replied as Izuku's eyes shrunk.
"I.. I could have died?" He asked as Thor snorted.
"Don't lie!" He said as Himiko gave him a hurt look.
"I can't lie to save my own life!" She replied as Izuku raised an eyebrow.
"Say a lie!" He replied seriously as she sighed.
"I-I-I h-h-ha-hate.. Y-y-y-you..." She stopped before she took a good breath, "See?"
"I believe you. Now, to find myself. Tenko-san, did you ever want to be a hero?" He asked as Tenko gave him a bitter chuckle.
"Yeah, and look where I am today?" He replied, "Look, can I trust you?" He asked as Thor kneeled.
"My honor as a warrior and a man-giant!" Thor replied, "I will take your secret to my grave!"
"I swear seldomnly I will never tell your secret." Himiko replied earnestly.
"I will bury this here and now, I swear it!" Izuku replied.
"I was abused as a kid by my father, because I wanted to become a hero. That's all I remember... Then when I grew up, I realized : Villains are sometimes more heroic than heroes..."
"Elaborate, then I will judge!" Izuku replied seriously.
"Look at this, then tell me... Honestly, how good are the so called heroes are?" He asked seriously as he rolled the clip. Izuku's eyes widened more and more as he stiffed in utter shock. This was... Even as Tenko undid his restraints, there were no reaction at whatever he had just seen with his own eyes and heard with his ears.
"Please tell me it's a lie!" Izuku whispered and all four occupants, Kurogiri included, looked at him in sympathy.
"It is the truth." They replied honestly.
About three weeks later
Midoriya household
Midoriya Inko never felt so tired her entire life. A month ago, her son dissapeared. After a quick visit by All Might and Detective Tsukauchi, who both vowed to find her son, she responded to the phone that rang. It was the Dr. she took her son to for his Quirk assessment, and he told her that a colleague of his called him from an untraceable phone, or a phone booth. He told her that his colleague will keep an eye on her son, and that he will update her whenever he gets any call, and not to kill herself with worry. How could she? How could she when her sweet, kind and innocent Izuku was missing for an entire month? How could she when her soul, liver and heart was missing? He baby, her child, her.. Her hero! He was Everything for her. She would die before she sees him harmed... And yet, he was missing. She lost a lot of weight, and developped some sleep bags, her eyes became bloodshot. However, she never thought that the door would be knocked as soon. She dashed to open it, only to see someone she never thought would be seen again.
"Hey, it's been a while, Okaa-san." Her.. Son, despite his definite changes, was the same. She found herself hugging him with strength that she never thought was there, as if he's a lifeline.
"If this a dream, please don't let me wake up!" She said as she bawled her eyes out. He son had returned. Even if this was the last thing that ever happened in her forty years of life, she would die a happy woman.
"Mom, it's me. I know, I changed.." Izuku said as she now gave him a good look, he became.. Different. A bit wider, but his body and his face, especially his eyes, changed. "It is not a dream, it is true!"
"Izuku, what happened to you? You changed! You.. I was worried to death." She begun only for her son to kiss her head.
"Okaa-san, thank you. Thank you for truly missing me. I know everything." He replied seriously. "So, did All Might look for me?" He asked her in a broken tone.
"Izuku, get in, and.." He sighed. "Is there something wrong honey?"
"Yes! You are everything wrong. Mom, you lost weight, you have sleep bags! Your hair is unkempt. I must cook something for you. I was.. At your cousin's home, and he's pretty decent." He replied seriously, "Don't worry, I'm fine.. No, I was never better!"
"Izuku, please.. I will.." She begun only for her son to put a larger, stronger and more muscular hand on her shoulder while he smiled at her reassuringly.
"I told you I will cook you something." He replied as he went immediately to the fridge and started to pull more and more ingredients, and then, she saw how fast he chopped everything, and how he boiled rice, cracked eggs, roasted vegetables and chicken and added cheese into the fried rice. It was less than ten minutes when he gave her a HUGE bowl of fried rice with a sauce, "Eat up! You need it more than I."
"Izuku, how did you..?" She asked as he grinned at her.
"I had some amazing friends. True friends that loves me, and my cousin, to help me out." Izuku replied as he sighed, "Poor Tenko. He asked me if he can visit us sometimes."
"Of course they can Honey. But, your classmates.." She begun only for him to slam his palm, startling her, "What's wrong my son?"
"Okaa-san, did they tell you that I was Expelled since day one by our Homeroom teacher?" Izuku asked his mother who's eyes widened in shock, "If they wanted to know, then No! I can never forgive him, he broke my dreams, he shattered my world, and because of him, I was missing for an entire month..." He replied seriously, his tone was... Cold. She looked into his eyes, and the hatred, the cold, unbridled, unadulterated pure hatred when he remembered that day where his life, his world, his views, his ideals and his Quirk were shattered into nothingness... She was terrified. However, he blinked and sighed. Okaa-san, are you alright?"
"Izuku, should I call a Doctor?" She asked as he shook his head.
"Nah, I'm totally good. Anyways, like me, my new friends did suffer. One of them literally Died, but was revived. The other was abused by her family more than anyone should, the other had lost Everything, and.. Turns out I saved his life. Tenko, our cousin, was.. He had everything ripped away from him in the span of seconds." He said as he wolfed half the food, but was still hungry, "Okaa-san?" He asked as she sighed.
"Izuku, where does she live?" She asked as he gave her a raised eyebrow, "I want to know, we bury them or cremate their bodies?"
"Okaa-san, she said that.. It doesn't matter anymore!" He replied as the older woman gave him a serious look.
"Son, if that girl means anything to you, avenge her!" She replied as he smirked viciously.
"Gladly, mischief!" He laughed at her facial expression, "What? I know that back then you used to steal stuff, cause mischief during your college years, when you and Mitsuki were friends.." He replied as she sighed dejectedly. "You slammed the door on Katsuki's face, didn't you?"
"Unless you accept his apology, I cannot forgive him. The Doctor called me into his office and showed me Everything, and I mean Everything that happened to you." She replied seriously and he gulped, "Young man, we have a very long discussion..." He was saved when the door was knocked.
"I'll get it!" He bolted in an amazing burst of speed that made her eyes widen. This was not something she ever thought would happen. Her son had became truly strong. "Oh, hello, All Might."
"Midoriya-shonen!" The booming voice of the number one hero was heard as he barelled through, tumbling with the kid until both laid on the ground. The teen laughed at the childishness, "Are you alright, Shonen?"
"Not really!" He replied sadly, "Where were you?" He asked in mock anger as he winked at the Detective who was grinning like an idiot to him.
"Finally, we found you. I came with Toshinori to tell Inko-san that we finally had a trail that didn't end up in a dead end, thanks to Sir Nighteye... And now? Now I'm happy you're here. Normally we go to the Police station but.. Considering your possible state, I cannot risk your health." The detective said as the teen looked at All Might in a very, very sad look.
"I'm sorry, All Might. I lost your gift. They.. They took it from me!" Izuku said seriously and the hero hugged him.
"But you are still here, right?" The teen nodded. "That's what it matters the most." The teen sighed.
"You don't understand, it's just that.." He replied as the older hero gave him a serious look.
"Did they hurt you?" He asked as Izuku sighed.
"Outside of training? No! They offered to help me out with their compromise, and now.. I'm a Primordial human." Izuku replied, "I think that I weight about one hundred and fifteen kilos?" He replied as All Might's eyes widened in shock, "Mostly is bones, skin, internal organs and muscle mass.. With little fat, but they're dense."
"Kid, what do you mean by stole it, and how? Brainwashing?" The detective asked seriously, "Who were they?"
"I.. I took an oath not to reveal them. I'm sorry? How I don't know. I was in a coma for three days..." He replied sadly. "What I do remember is that they trained me for a month, a hellish training that pushed me during twenty hours, to the point where even asleep, I was training..." He replied seriously, "But apart from my newly paler complexion, my muscle mass, my terrifying appetite, would Rush Launch be accepting of someone who eats more than the Norse God Thor himself? Anyways, back to the topic, I also know... Everything! The entire truth. This world is not white nor black, it's gray and multicolored." Izuku replied as the Detective eyes widened, the hidden meanings.. And everything was the truth? "Anyways, I want to take the torche, Yagi-sensei, but.. I'm unworthy. I'm sorry for letting you down, please do find.." He didn't finish his words only to see the giant of a man bowing down, on his knees, his head touching the ground. "ALL MIGHT! Rise up!" Izuku ordered as he tried to make the hero..
"I.. It was all my fault! What symbol of peace and hope am I if I couldn't protect you? You! My student, my friend, my confident, my.. Successor! Quirk or not, you are a Hero, Midriya Izuku!" The man was lifted by the teen, even if it made said teen struggle, "I don't care! You can even cut off an arm or a leg, I failed to save you from these fiends!" He replied as Izuku sighed and looked at the Detective who nodded.
"All Might, you tried, unlike the others who threw me to my fate! Even Nezu..." He replied as All Might sighed.
"I tried everything and more to find you, even telling Sir Nighteye and Gran Torino, but.." He started as Izuku laughed.
"Seriously, All Might, you did Nothing wrong. Well, good luck on finding your successor." Izuku said as he patted the man gently and looked at the detective, "Bottom line is that they helped me out. About your Nemesis? We must talk!" Izuku said seriously, his eyes burning like hell embers. "I heard from my captors that he's retiring.. For good." He replied and they waited for more. For an entire minute, "That's All I know about him."
"So, there would be a power vacuum in the underworld?" The detective asked Izuku who shrugged.
"Who knows? He was pulling the strings for how long now?" He asked as the Symbol of Hope's eyes widened.
"He's the one who stole your Quirk, All For One?" He asked as the teen shrugged.
"He calls himself Shigaraki, and apart from stealing my Quirk, my very lately manifested Quirk which would have killed me if I used it before, something Eraserhead should have known, had he read my goddamned file, sorry for swearing, Mom, but it's something that's still..." The Detective patted his head as All Might's eyes were now streaming tears of regret and shame, and Izuku's eyes widened. "Don't blame yourself, Yagi-sensei! You are one hell of a man, and the true hero.. For you want to save everyone. But let me ask you, who saves those who are abused? Heroes? They tend to shine up their images.. Take money even from the most depraved and evil kind of criminals, like bent cops! No offense, Det, Might!"
"None taken. Just, what do you mean?" They asked as Izuku bristled but he sighed, steam pouring out of his mouth.
"God! Why is everyone so ignorant? Even Sir Nighteye doesn't know, does he? Of fucking course he doesn't!" Izuku rambled and cursed before he was hit on the head by a rag, Inko glaring at him, "Sorry Mom, I apologize for losing my temper, it's just that... It's so frustrating!"
"I know... I totally understand. Just, promise me that you will help anyone who needs you, Midoriya-shonen." All Might asked as Izuku punched him in the arm, lightly.
"Call me Izuku. You don't have to be so formal, Might-san." Izuku joked before he looked at the Detective and bowed. "Thank you Detective for wasting your time and effort for a lost cause."
"Oi! Stop this kid and get some self-esteem. So what if you lost your Quirk? All Might told me about your hardwork, you can still work as a private inverstigator and corruption inspector. It's unofficial and the pay is... Horrendous sometimes, but knowledge is money, and with someone like you, you can easily make an amazing living. Hero or not, what makes you special is how.. You are a very heroic person at heart." The detective said as Izuku sighed.
"I'll think about it. If I do find a decent paying job, I might take it. Might as well stop going to school. Oh, and can I take ten minutes of your time?" He asked as the two men nodded and followed him to his room, he opened his PC and logged in before he showed them something.
"What the..." All Might said in shock.
"Are you serious? I wish I am dreaming!" The Detective added.
"Shit! No wonder you were That depressed. I messed up!" All Might said, "Back then, it didn't matter..."
"See, All Might? Detective Tsukauchi? This is the bright future that awaits me, thanks to Eraserhead! Please tell him that he's unworthy to be a teacher!" Izuku replied as he showed them a report, or rather, an article, with stats and facts about the 20% that lives Quirkless... More than 50% of them never reach adulthood, and those who reach it... Rarely if ever reach their thirties.
"My boy, I.." All Might said as Izuku gave him a soul piercing gaze.
"I am counting on you on their behalf, All Might! Save everyone, like the hero you are!" Izuku said and All Might nodded seriously.
"I swear to God, if Aizawa wasn't beaten to a pulp, I would beat the shit out of him!" He said as Izuku's eyes widened.
"Well, my captors have ties to the underground, and he did a background check. Guess what most of them were?" He asked as the Detective was about to ask, Izuku nodded. "U.A. entrance exam and especially Aizawa's rejects!"
"No way! He cause these... Fiends?" That made Izuku grin maliciously.
"Tell Nezu-sensei I said 'Hi' and 'See you tomorrow!" Izuku said as he escorted the now two broken men into his door. "Good night, and good hunt!" Izuku encouraged politely. He sighed as he saw his mother, finally laying down on the couch. He.. he felt he needed to do something, anything. So, being the sweet kid he was, he started to rub her back and shoulders... Until she slept. He carried her in his strong arms, and put her on her bed, and covered and tucked her in before he exited the room silent as a ghost.
It was still midday, and he was thinking about many, many, many things. What he did, what he talked about with his cousin, his new friends, the surprisingly nice Kurogiri... Then, he heard the phone ringing. Before anything, he was already there, picking it up.
"Inko-san, good news! My colleague..." He heard as he frowned.
"What were you doing to my mom, Doctor?" The old man was now terrified from the icy tone of Midoriya Izuku, "Now, you have to three until I hunt you down!"
"Wait, Izuku, I was always talking to her every once in a while to reassure her of your safety. I swear it's the truth!" The Doctor replied only to hear Izuku's breath calming down, "This saves me the trouble. Tenko wanted to appologize for lying to you about your.. Quirk situation, but we had no choice. The blood test came in right now, which saved me the trouble. Starting tomorrow, you can use your Quirk, and other ones. They fused! It was a success!"
"Wait, what are you babbling about? I thought all I have right now is my Magic!" Izuku replied as the Doctor sighed.
"I told Tomura it was dumb to lie to you, but apart from your Quirk situation, which I implore to keep secret until you do test it, and compete in the Sport Festival, he Never lied to you, same with Himiko and Thor. I swear it on my life. Please, I implore you, as your Doctor, to believe me." He said as Izuku slammed the phone down. It rang again.
"What the hell?" He asked as he heard the Doctor yelling.
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? Had we not do that, you'd keep on breaking your bones until your arms become crippled forever! You might have been armless if we didn't intervene! What kind of doctor leaves their patient to their self destruction?" Izuku sighed.
"Then I'd be a dead idiot!" He deadpanned, "So, what can I do for you now?" He asked furiously, "Now that I have my new Quirks, what the hell do you want from me?"
"To be free! I want you to be free my dear boy. My employer, which I am his confident wanted to test something. See, there is a powerful Quirk that was bestowed on a Nomu of mine, but it had to be dormant. Now, with your different physiology, we had to make sure." The old man sighed, Izuku remained silent, "Now then, you see, here's the deal : You now posses a new Quirk, one that reached Singularity status. Truth be told, I will send you a document about each and every Quirk, and finally, ask your Mother about her Quirk and your Father's, I have a theory that you now have both sides... Your new Quirk is called : Power Gestalt, and since it finally merged with One For All, it became One Power For All, and you can use it's power inside or outside your body. But I have two theories : First, try to spread it throughout your entire body, and the second, try to use kicks. Of course, the amplification of physical strength is but the beginning. The Vestigial Quirks of One For All, your own, and the other Quirks became secondary abilities. Now, then, starting tomorrow, I want you to apply everything you will learn into practice whenever you have time alone!"
"Okay, fine. How are the others?" He asked seriously as the Doctor smirked.
"Very well thank you, and they missed you. I told Kurogiri to deliver the file to you." He said as Izuku smirked. This would be very interesting. "And Tomura wants to visit you. He wanted to meet your mother."
"If they hurt her, they will die! Thor included, loyal to me or not, no one harms Inko and stays alive!" Izuku replied angrily, and the Doctor could easily see the green embers that burned hell itself.
"Understood. Take care now, and thank you." He replied as Izuku sighed. Tenko lied to him for his own good huh? He wasn't angry about that. He chuckled, his cousin outsmarted him at least, even if he's now free like him, even if he was liberated. It was hell, but it was hellfire that forged their strong bond, and he... Missed them.
"Midoriya-kun, here's your file!" He heard Kurogiri's voice as he opened the door, the black fog was about to leave only for Izuku to give him an angry look.
"Get them here by five!" Izuku said seriously, "And make sure No one follows you!" That made the Nomu nod at him, "Thank you, Kurogiri! You are my favorite Uncle, you know that?"
"Yes, take care now, kiddo. Just, read and learn, for your time to shine brighter than anyone else had came." That made the teen hug him? "What?"
"You were always there. In a month, I realized how much you guys do care. Just, stay away from the fakes until I do help out. And stay out of troubles!" He said the last part in a very serious tone. "I need you, you are my friends, and my last remaining family..."
"Well, beware of that Devil that's riding on your shoulder." Izuku's face showed confusing, "The cute blonde one that loves you from the bottom of her heart!"
"Nah, she's too nice for that, is she?" He asked as the fog Nomu sighed. This kid's childhood was fucked up! "But yeah, I think I do know exactly what she wants... And she earned it. I.. Never in my life I thought I would have a girlfriend... But ironically? She's the most beautiful woman I ever knew or would know if she accept herself as who she really is."
"You mean a blood thirsty predator?" Kurogiri asked as Izuku glared at him.
"Kurogiri-san, for the last time, she is not a predator, not without a cause. She had her reasons, and I want to kill her parents with my bare hands... If only I do find them, and I will. I will ask her, if she accepts it, I will NOT think about it!" That made the black fog gulp, as the teen hid his eyes behind his interlocked hands. "If anyone would ever harm Toga Himiko again..." Izuku spoke as his expression and aura became colder than death itself, "...I will personally find them, torture them, then kill them if I am merciful enough. That way..." He showed his bloodshot, cold glare of pure hatred, ".. They will taste my hatred!"
"Midoriya-kun, I implore you to calm yourself, and never ever walk through this path. Men can never come back from anger nor hatred. Please, for the sake of our friendship, stop! You are not a monster!" Kurogiri asked as the teen sighed.
"Fine, under One condition : She stays out of troubles, and you keep them safe. I will join, but I am not ready yet!" Izuku said, "Let that be our secret, okay?" He winked as Kurogiri nodded, the teen smiled at the kind barman who gave him a gallon of his favorite cocktail, "Thanks, it's Mom's favourite. Good thing I can hold my alcohol."
"What is it I hear about Alcohol?" He heard as Kurogiri was already gone, he gulped as the woman attacked him like a demoness possessed, "Izuku! We have a LOT to talk about!" She scolded seriously as the teen frowned and tore his shirt.. By flexing his muscles. The woman's eyes widened as she saw his body, and more when he removed his gloves. His body had... A LOT of scars. "What had they done?"
"I pushed myself into training, Okaa-san. If I didn't, how would I make the best of my situation?" He replied seriously, "Now, let's talk... Want to drink with me, Okaa-san? I know, I'm five years below the legal age but... I need you, and you're my best company!" He replied as his mother looked at him forlornly, "What's that look? You look prettier when you smile. If this is the price to be stronger, to protect everyone, then I would gladly pay it tenfolds!" The door was knocked and when Izuku opened it, he found... A cardboard box? He picked it up, and it was very heavy. Which meant...
"My babies! Oh I missed having these!" Izuku said as he tore the box which contained some extremely heavy dumbells, some titanium alloy grip resistance, and some... Resistance bands that probably weighted in the hundreds of pounds.
"Izuku, were you using these?" She asked her son who nodded, "Even in your sleep?" He nodded again. "My baby, what is wrong with you? Did you slept well?"
"Er, Mom, I'm usually awake for twenty one hours straight, if not more..." Izuku replied, "And apart from food, which I started to consume a lot more, and restroom breaks, I never take any rest. My body changed into something else.."
"Primordial... Wait, are you a caveman?" She asked as he looked away shyly.
"In a sense? Kinda!" He replied as he scratched his head. "It's complicated, but I have a secret that I want you to understand.. I, I was pushed into being a Primordial Human since, Thor said that I have that Primordial Spark within me."
"He made you into a monster? I swear I will tear him to shreds for hurting my.." She begun only to be pulled into a bearhug.
"Mom! If he didn't do so, I wouldn't have became this strong, even without any Quirk. Also, I have some good, and some bad news." Izuku replied seriously as She sighed and took two shot glasses.
"I think I should learn of the bad news first." She replied as her son sighed.
"I.. I no longer want to be a hero. Not because of the pain and shattered bones, but.. I don't think that they're truly the good guys. Only a few heroes are truly worthy." Izuku replied as Inko sighed a sigh of.. Relief?
"That means that you're free, right, Izuku?" She asked as Izuku's eyes steeled. "Izuku, please don't tell me you'll turn to the dark side?"
"The good news is that I not only got my new Quirk back, but even stronger and.. Controllable. It's called, "One Power For All".. It's an emitter Quirk that fused with another Quirk, and it have a lot of Vestigial Quirks, including yours and Dad's! Isn't that cool? How do you use your Quirk?" He asked her with gleed as he opened the notebook and got a pen so he can write everything...
"Izuku, promise me that you will Always stay true to your path!" She asked as he sighed.
"A month had given me a new perspective, and from now on, I will only serve my Own justice, not the justice of some rich old money who wants me as their boot-licking, butt-kissing attack dog, while the true victims like me suffer!" Izuku replied as his eyes spoke of a very deep well of power, "No, I will do the right thing, consequences can hit bottom!"
"That's my boy, but.. What is the right thing?" She asked as he sighed.
"Train my power, and then.. Stop the suffering of others who need it. I will become the One Power For All in need!" Izuku replied, "I don't care what the law says, hero, villain, vigilante or civilian. Anyone in need, I will be their savior, their angel of mercy! Anyone unworthy of life.. I don't know." Izuku replied as she sighed. Her son is no longer a hero fanboy, but a very hardened warrior, forged by hellfire itself, his dedication and determination were not those of a man, but a beast awakened from its eternal slumber.
"So, what do you want to know?" She said only for Izuku to stare at her seriously.
"Mom, promise me that you will Never Ever betray me! You were Always there, when I was a defenseless, powerless, quirkless mess with nothing but a will to save everyone in need, and kindness that hides a deep pain..." He replied as she now understood.
"I chased Katsuki away. The punk have the guts to show his face to me.." She replied, "But he wants to make amends."
"After I collect my debt from his first!" Izuku replied, "Mom, do you seldomnly swear that you will never change your mind of me?"
"Izuku, I know you better than anyone, and while you changed, your soul is that of my beloved, sweet angel of a son." She replied as she sighed, "If this is the life you chose.."
"If saving people who needs me is wrong, then I don't want to ever again be right!" Izuku replied as a fire was lit in his eyes and soul, and Midoriya Inko raised her glass.
"I'll drink to your newfound goal, Musuko!" She replied with a happy grin, "Just don't kill."
"A bit too late. A monster who had heroes and cops on his payroll. We caught him, yet, he kept taunting.. The next thing I knew, I grabbed Thor's katana and.. Beheaded him. I never felt so satisfied. Human slavery? Exploiting the poor? Killing innocent people for Money? Money? The fake bills?" He replied in disgust as his mother sighed.
"My Quirk can kill people, but I don't want to... However, if someone threatens you ever again, tell me who and I will pull their organs out, one by one!" Inko replied seriously, "Just because I don't kill, doesn't mean I can't!" izuku smirked at him mother's.. Vicious side which was extremely well hidden... But she was definitely a mama bear.
"It's alright, Okaa-san. I'm fine now..." He said as the phone rang and she went to answer. Her face soured as she sighed and put her palm on the receiver.
"Izuku, it's Aizawa..." She begun only to see the darkness in her son's eyes brew into a silent cold rage. "Aizawa-san, please, do not contact me or my son ever again!" She said coldly as she hang up.
It rang again...
"Yes?" She asked and Aizawa's voice was heard. She hanged on him. No hesitation whatsoever.
And Again...
"..." She listened to Aizawa's attempt for an apology. "Get the fuck out of our lives!" She said seriously, in a tone that would make even Satan himself tremble with utter fear and dread. She hanged.
And it ringed again...
"What?" She asked as she then relaxed, "Oh, hey Nezu-san. Oh sure, he holds no anger towards you.. Not a lot." She replied as Izuku nodded. "If you're going to pass the phone to Aizawa, please, understand that he went through literal hell during that month..." She listened. "Alright, he'll be there tomorrow morning, hopefully. Thank you Nezu-san. I will pass him. Izuku! Nezu is on the phone and he wants to talk to you."
"Hey, Principal Nezu-sensei." Izuku greeted calmly, if angrily. "No thank you. General course would be enough for me." He replied curtly as he listened, "Why not? I will be there tomorrow at dawn. Well, have a nice day, and tell Aizawa to Never show his face or voice to me... Or I am Not responsible for what can and would happen!" Izuku replied, "Thank you." He said as he heard the mouse like principal talk and he sighed. "No, I don't even want to hear it! I was in hell! Hell! I cannot forgive him! How many did he do the same thing with me?" Nezu talked more as Izuku sighed, "I swear, I will never ever do any harm if it is purely coincidence, but.. No! Just no! Now have a nice day, and tomorrow, I will have a nice match with you. Thanks." Izuku finally hanged as he massaged his temples.
UA
"Well, Aizawa, I hate to tell you, but you made the biggest mistake of your life!" Nezu said seriously, "Not only he doesn't want to return but.. He might quit being a hero forever, and you, mister.. All you had to do was just ask one single question : When were you able to use your Quirk?" Nezu sighed dejectedly, "Now he's Quirkless, and yes, they stole his Quirk.."
"I didn't know.." He begun only for All Might's skeletal form to glare at him.
"Did you bother to even ask?" All Might asked him seriously, "He.. He was broken! I never seen him so.. So souless. His eyes were dull, bloodshot, and he had sleeping bags of a Tanuki!" He scolded as he shook. "Aizawa Shota, I was never this dissapointed in anyone more than you!"
"It's a good thing he've been gone for three weeks and three days. He may even participate in the Sport Festival?" Nezu asked All Might who sighed.
"I don't have a good feeling. The young man had lost his Quirk, his last hope.. I failed him. I was supposed to teach and protect him, and yet..." He balled his fists, "How pathetic am I? Not for a single teen? What symbol of peace?" He sighed as he then walked away, dejected beyond any belief. This young man had his life ruined because of a bitter idiot and an idiotic old man who should have said something when it did matter. He looked into his phone and dialed a phone he saved on the speed dial.
"Hello?" The voice asked.
"Midoriya-san, it's Toshinori. I wanted to ask you, is Izuku-shonnen any better?" The hero asked as the mother bear sighed.
"What can I say? He lost... He lost his spark..." She said only for Izuku to say something.
"Okaa-san, if it is All Might tell him that I had forgiven him since day one, since he at least cared enough!" Izuku replied before he sighed, "And tell him that he needs to bury his guilt. There were nothing he could have done... Sometimes, you have to just stop and let go." Izuku said in a surprisingly warm tone.
"Toshinori-san, I will pass him. Izuku." She said as her son was now on the phone.
"Hey, Yagi-sensei!" Izuku said cheerfully, "Stop beating yourself, it was never your fault, it was mine.. I heard someone in need and I rushed head on!" Izuku confessed.
"Shonen, I'm so sorry for burdening you." All Might said in a broken tone as Izuku snorted.
"What burden? You saved me, All Might! You were the very first person, to ever believe that I can be a hero." Izuku replied, "So, I have three days to be ready to kick it all down to the ground, huh? What a short amount of time to train..."
"So, you're in?" He asked as Izuku's grin was felt.
"Quirkless or not, I will tell you a secret. I am Not weak. I might be slightly below you... In your well.. Tragic form of overwork, but I am no slouch either. I trained my body to be sharper than any blade!" Izuku said seriously, "And I intend to show something. But.. The issue is that, well.. Would it be a safe bet?"
"What do you mean, Izuku-shonen?" He asked as Izuku sighed.
"I plan to do something.. And I am sorry in advance. You were always so kind to me." He said earnestly. "Sorry for losing it."
"Hey, a Quirk can be replaced, your life is irreplaceable." That made the teen smile gratefully.
"Thank you, All Might!" Izuku said seriously as the older man hang up, tears welling in his eyes. If it wasn't for his professionalism, which he wanted to throw out of the window, he would have beaten Aizawa to a pulp, consequences be damned! How the hell he didn't see how.. Heroic this kid was?
AN : And I decided to wrap it at this. Well, this skeleton of a Beta is my Final Version.