" Long time no see, father..."
Izuku's words confirmed All Might's assumption. Soon, the expression on his face changed drastically. He stared blankly at the child in front of him.
The smile on his face disappeared in an instant, his intimidating face also disappeared and was replaced by a blank face.
His mind was paralyzed for a moment, he couldn't process what the boy said. It was just how surprising what Izuku said.
Izuku smiled when he saw All Might's reaction who had lost the smile he was always proud of. There was a time when he admired how he kept smiling while continuing to help others, but as time went by, he grew to hate that smile as the time goes by. All Might's smile always disappeared when his eyes met Izuku's, replaced with a gloomy expression as if denying his existence.
When Izuku disappeared, all of his family thought he was dead because there was no trace of his whereabouts. It was as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth. That's how much he wants to be discovered.
Not long after they started looking for him, everyone easily gave up looking for him. But that's just an excuse for them to run away from their responsibilities.
No one takes Izuku's disappearance seriously. They just concluded that the child would go back by himself. What can a child do in the outside world alone without protection? But the fact is that the child never came back, and over time, the child disappeared from their memory.
And now, the same child who they thought was dead stood before All Might, pointing a dagger at his own father. In addition, he gained strength capable of surpassing himself.
" No way, the child is dead, you can't be him? "
" What are you talking about, can't you see that I am still alive, why do you deny it, or should we do a DNA test? "
" No, it's impossible "
All Might continue to refuse while looking at Izuku in disbelief.
" Even if it is true, what proves that you are him? "
" Didn't Grand Torino warn you? "
All Might's eyes narrowed as he thought Izuku was eavesdropping on his accidental encounter with Grand Torino. But when he recalled his conversation with Grand Torino, he realized something. The answer to the previous question is now in front of him.
Grand Torino already knew of Izuku's whereabouts and refused to tell him, but that still didn't explain why he was being cold towards him.
" If that's true, then why don't you come back? "
" Go back? Do you think there is a place for me if I go back "
All Might didn't understand what Izuku was talking about. He was aware that he often ignored him, but that wasn't enough reason for him to leave his family.
" I know I ignore you a lot, but that shouldn't be the reason "
" Do you think you're the only one who blames this? "
" What are you talking about? "
" Then why don't you ask your beloved wife and daughter what they have done to me? Just so you know, your daughter often beats me when we are in school "
" No way, Izumi would never do such a thing "
" Are you saying this because you don't know? All right, that's fine, I'll just show you what she's done to me. "
Right after he said that invisible energy, grab All Might's body and lift him into the air. He struggled to break free from that clutches. He then looked back at Izuku who had the same hand gesture as if he was the one who lifted it.
This made All Might once again be surprised by the many abilities Izuku possessed that made him remember a certain man.
' Does he also have telekinesis?! almost similar to that man '
Izuku was still looking at All Might with cold eyes, he then summoned one of his shadows who had a powerful magic spell among his soldiers.
" Tusk "
Listening to his master's orders, Tusk activated his reinforced fire spell with a ball in his hand.
[Tusk Activation Skill: Hymn of Fire Dragon]
Flames began to gather in front of Tusk, he then fired a huge beam of fire towards All Might. Seeing a huge beam of fire streaking towards him, All Might immediately placed his hands in front to protect him from the explosion.
The fire that Tusk shoots is so large, that the audience can see the column of fire without going through the screen.
The fire then went out revealing All Might's figure which was covered in burn marks. Izuku then drops All Might to the ground. But as expected of the No.1 Hero, it was difficult to take him down with just such attacks. He was still standing despite being badly injured.
With his body trembling, he tried to look at Izuku. Izuku still had those blue abyss eyes gazing at him, but now within those abysses, the hatred he had hidden for a long time was slowly showing its fangs.
All Might realized this, which also made him think about what things could turn this quiet boy into this way. He then tried searching through his memories of the boy but found none.
Izuku Yagi's presence had long since disappeared from his family's memory, all that remained was the name he once had.
All Might wondered if he had said the boy's name once. No matter how many times he searched his memories, he could never find them. He realized that he had always ignored the boy, but he had a reason for that.
" Izuku... son, I'm sorry for what I did to you, but it all has a reason "
" Reason, you mean the fact that you have no quirk and have a son with the same fate as you, puts you ashamed? "
All Might's eyes immediately widened when he heard what Izuku said. He didn't expect Izuku to know about this, a fact he hid even from his own family.
" How did you "
" Ah that, I happen to know about it. After all, if you think about it isn't the answer is obvious, don't children inherit their parents' quirk, I was just assuming and after seeing your reaction, it seems my guess was right "
All Might got tense again after realizing he had lost his composure in front of his opponent. He quickly regained his composure, and once again looked at the child.
" Listen, I know you're suffering from it, but the reason I'm avoiding you- "
" What? Are you going to say some shit like Protect me? Better not say that, you make me cringe to hear that. "
All Might fell silent as soon as Izuku interrupted his words. He thought about what he had done to the poor child.
Every time he saw that child, he couldn't help but feel guilty. Upon learning that the boy didn't have a quirk like himself, he was shocked. He hoped that his two children would not have the same fate as him, but one of them obtain this fate.
Because of that, every time All Might saw his son's face, guilt immediately haunted him. He immediately avoided his as soon as their eyes met. Not knowing when that guilt started to become something that made him reject the existence of Izuku, a child who was a reflection of his past.
Since the day of knowing that fact, All Might started busying himself with his work. He also turned his attention to his daughter who had a powerful quirk like his wife.
All Might fears that if little Izuku dreams of becoming a hero, he could be killed by an unexpected incident or by a villain he meets without being able to defend himself.
Back then, he was so afraid of losing his son that he turned a blind eye and kept his son away from things related to his work as a hero. He hopes that this way his son will be safe, but contrary to his hopes, lonely little Izuku starts looking for ways to relieve his loneliness, and at that time he accidentally finds a video of his father saving many people while laughing.
Izuku, who grew up looking at his father, couldn't help but admire his father who looked like a hero in a comic book. From then on he began to be determined to be a hero like his father. He worked hard on his studies and training, trying to get his parents' attention. But his efforts ended in vain when his parents looked at him coldly.
That of course broke young Izuku, plus the pressure he always got from his younger siblings and the children around him, it was a miracle that the boy didn't turn and become a villain.
After sinking into his reflections, All Might looked back at Izuku. The anger was evident as both of his eyes glowed purple, and a dark purple aura swirled around them.
He knew his mistake wouldn't fix with just an apology. And it was clear the boy would never forgive him. But even so, he felt he had to do it. It didn't matter if the boy accepted it or not, at least he had said so.
" Izuku... I know you hate me, and I don't blame you for that, but at least allow me to apologize for what I did. It's fine if you don't accept it, but please forgive me "
Hearing All Might's apology, Izuku's anger exploded. A purple aura exploded instantly from his body. Unknowingly Izuku's 'Bloodlust' skill activated and made the temperature around him drop dramatically.
Apart from that, thanks to his anger, which exploded instantly, the skills he had not used for a long time experienced an instantaneous level increase.
ring~
[Skill: Bloodlust activated]
[ Skill: Bloodlust LV.2 level up]
[Bloodlust LV. 3 ]
A thick killing aura emanated from him. Instantly the entire stadium could feel the chilling chill. The people who felt it gave goosebumps, even the heroes and hunters present were shocked by the terrifying mana explosion and bloodlust.
All Might was also surprised by the amount of killing intent Izuku had. This makes him once again think about what the boy had experienced to make him have such a terrifying bloodlust.
Suddenly several daggers appeared behind Izuku. The daggers that had taken so many monster lives were now aimed at the No. 1 hero.
Izuku who was blinded by his anger, immediately charged towards All Might who seemed to have resigned himself to his fate. He thought that by dying maybe this child could be relieved of his pain. All Might closes his eyes preparing to accept his death.
But the pain before death that he expected did not come, he then opened his eyes and found Izuku's dagger only a few millimeters away from his eyes, while Izuku's eyes looked the other way. All Might was confused by this and looked where Izuku's eyes were fixed.
Izuku looked at the VIP audience seats which were quite far from them. There Izuku saw his friend standing looking at him with black smoke slowly dissipating around him.
Just before Izuku attacked All Might, Toya who had been watching their fight smiled briefly and turned to face his shadow. At first glance, Toya's actions baffle the family watching him.
" Toya-ni, what are you doing? "
Toya ignored Fuyumi and he moved his mana towards his shadow. This made the shadow soldier Izuku who was in his shadow react. From Toya's shadow, a shadow knight emerged with a terrifying aura like the one they had felt before.
The surrounding people were of course shocked to see a figure they had seen in the arena earlier standing between them, moreover, that figure had just stepped out of their brother's shadow.
" Toya-ni, do you have the same ability as Izuku? "
" of course not, this guy belongs to Izuku, "
" Then how is he here? "
" Izuku has secretly placed his soldiers in our shadows for protection or something, by the way, you guys have one in your shadows too "
Hearing what their brother said, they reflexively looked at their shadow, but no matter how many times they looked, nothing happened. They then turned back to their brother.
Toya calmly watched this, as soon as the figure had fully materialized, he immediately grabbed him by the neck. Toya put mana back into his hand and immediately burned the shadow's body until he disappeared.
" For what just now? "
" Just sending a warning to the kid before he does something stupid "
Feeling his shadow being crushed Izuku immediately stopped his attack and immediately looked in his direction as he felt his mana disappear. There he could feel his best friend just destroyed one of the shadows he had placed. And again Toya also sends telepathic messages to him.
" stop, that's enough "
Hearing Toya's words was enough to wake up Izuku who was raging.
As soon as Izuku get his senses back, he then lowered all his weapons and put them back into his inventory. He then sighed before looking back at his opponent who was also looking at him as if not understanding what had just happened.
" Izuku, you "
"Enough, because of you I'm almost lost control "
After saying that, Izuku suppressed all the mana he had released and summoned all of his soldiers back. He then raised both his hands.
" I surrender "
The sudden statement Izuku made sent the entire stadium into an uproar. What a very surprising result with an unexpected process. Most of the audience did think that Izuku would lose, but during the match, some people started to think that Izuku would win, but the result once again exceeded their expectations.
The same thing happened to All Might, he who thought his death was near, did not expect that Izuku would suddenly give up like that.
After hearing the emcee announce his defeat, Izuku immediately turned around to leave the arena. And right before he left, Izuku once again glanced at All Might.
" You know All Might, there was a time I once admired you. You are a great hero who saved many people. But you failed to save your own child and you still call yourself a hero.
You really had no shame All Might.
You don't deserve the title of Symbol of Peace... "
Izuku once again faced the front, he didn't know how long he could hold back his anger if he saw the face of the person he hated any longer.
" Goodbye No. 1, I hope you enjoy our reunion "
After giving the final hit to All Might, Izuku immediately walked away from the arena. Meanwhile, many spectators cheered for All Might's victory over Izuku. They were happy because their admired hero managed to win the match and defend his title as the strongest on this stage.
But contrary to the crowd's cheers, Izuku's words right before leaving were a big hit for All Might. He may have won the match, but inside he was completely broken. And it was all thanks to a child who had long since disappeared from his memory.
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Note:
Hello readers, it doesn't feel like it's been a year since I wrote this story, I just want to thank you for following this story for the past year, your support and comments have really helped in the development of this story.
From the author, Acier, I thank all of you for reading my story.
