What's up? IDK how to introduce myself here, so...yeah. Welcome to The Many Sides of Izuku Midoriya.
Basically, this is just about exactly what you'd think-or maybe not at all. I don't know what you're thinking.
This is an AU. I don't own My Hero Academia or Sanders Sides. The only thing I own is the plot of this and OC characters.
To be honest, this more contains the concepts behind Sanders Sides rather than the actual characters. Hopefully that's alright, though. Oh, and I'm most likely going to reference Sanders Sides multiple times.
Well, enjoy the story!
At four years old, Izuku was told that he was quirkless, which basically translated to useless. He was pushed around, bullied, taught that not all men were created equal.
However, this was his first and only set back.
Despite having no friends, Izuku was incredibly kind to everyone. He quickly learned how to fend for himself at school, hide the bruises, the burns, everything from his mother, who he had managed to convince long ago that the bullying had stopped ages before. Of course, she believed him, and sometimes, this made him feel a little bad, but he kept pushing forward.
Thankfully, though, while karma can be a real jerk to people that deserve it, good karma was coming. Good karma was something that would help make the poor, "quirkless" boy…
...into the greatest hero that the world had ever seen.
But we aren't at that part yet. In fact, Izuku isn't even in the story quite yet.
In another universe, All Might, the #1 hero, would find Izuku and be inspired by the boy. He would see the dedication to being a hero, to saving others, and give him a powerful quirk called One For All. In another universe, this quirk would cause Izuku to break his bones over and over again, struggling to master this powerful quirk.
However, that isn't the universe that we are focusing on.
Because this One For All has a consciousness, known as the soul of the first person to wield the quirk...and we aren't talking about All For One's brother. No, the quirk came from somewhere-it came from someone-a soul that's connected to the quirk, and therefore, connected to each and every One For All user.
And this person wasn't exactly what you'd expect of the quirk.
And with them, our story begins.
….
Ofa, who had long ago forgotten her real name, floated to one side as All For One flew at a weakened All Might, who dodged and grabbed All For One's arm, throwing him away.
"I'll make you pay for what you did to Nana!" All Might roared.
Ofa rolled her eyes as she felt All Might charge the quirk all full percent, causing Ofa's heart to start hurting. This happened every time one of the users used the quirk, and she just never got used to it, although she really wished that she could.
All For One just laughed, sending a large mass of ice towards All Might-not that Ofa really cared. Honestly, she didn't even like any of the users-they could see her, but they didn't talk to her or anything. She was just handed down to the next one when the user decided that she was no longer useful. And, of course, used to fight all kinds of villains, heroes, vigilantes, and the like. But what all of the users had in common was the undeniable desire to destroy All For One once and for all.
"You think Nana mattered in the grand scheme of my plan?" All For One asked, drawing Ofa's attention to him-she wasn't completely paying attention to the fight. "You think that you matter, either? All that matters is that I take back One For All."
Ofa just shrugged-this fight was really uninteresting-she'd leave, but she wasn't allowed to go that far from the current user-especially during a fight, seeing that distance could weaken their ability to use the quirk.
"You'll never be able to-One For All is a quirk suited for justice-it doesn't belong in the hands of a villain like you!" All Might proclaimed.
All For One laughed again, and at this very moment, Ofa was instantly on guard as a strange ball of concentrated darkness appeared in All For One's hand. "Who said anything about the quirk aspect of it?" With that, All For One shot the ball towards All Might, turning it into a beam.
Ofa instantly lunged forward-if the current user died, who knows what would happen to her!-and took the hit.
When the darkness faded, All Might was still injured-a large wound in his side-but Ofa was definitely worse off despite being an undead quirk.
Ofa panted, resting her hands on her knees, but All For One was grinning, then he held his hands towards Ofa.
"Ah, there you are," All For One said, then shot another beam, this one pink in color...and Ofa couldn't get out of the way. All Might-not that he would've cared, anyway-was too busy trying to stop the bleeding of his wound to notice the beam until it had already engulfed him and Ofa…
...and instantly, Ofa felt...lighter. When the beam faded, none of the pain from any of her injuries was there. A quick glance at All Might made her realize that he had healed a little, too-what? Why had All For One healed him mid-fight? What was going on?
All Might instantly walked forward, moving slightly around Ofa before firing up One For All…
...but it didn't hurt at all.
Ofa's eyes widened in surprise, then she stepped back. And she stepped back again. All Might didn't notice as he continued to fight with All For One-and, before long, All Might won…
...and Ofa was already a few blocks away.
Ofa quickly ran back over as All Might stepped back, standing over All For One's dead body...but Ofa knew him by now. All For One wasn't dead, but he was very close-if All Might punched him in the chest, then the deed would be done…
...but that pink beam had stopped the pain. All For One had healed her and All Might, and he had potentially set her free.
Besides, All Might wouldn't listen to her anyway…
Police sirens went off, and they both turned their heads to see Detective Lie Detector-not his real name, but Ofa couldn't remember what it really was-get out of his police car and rush over, making sure that All Might was alright. Other police cars arrived, surveying the scene...and then an ambulance appeared to take All Might to the hospital because he was still injured.
Ofa thought for a few seconds, then floated over and got into the ambulance just as the doors shut, then stared at All Might-who was telling the detective that he was indeed fine-as they drove to the nearest hospital.
….
...yeah, All Might was not fine.
He was put into surgery because a rib had been broken and had potentially punctured his lungs, and he was put in a medical coma for a few days while his body recovered. In that time…
...Ofa decided to test the limits of how far she could go.
She wandered the halls, stopping by dying patients that were so close to death that they could see her-normal people couldn't see her, but the dying, her users, and people that her user allowed to see her could. She talked to the dying, joked around, found ways to alert the doctors or nurses of something-even though she was a ghost, she could still touch stuff and eat, which was an...interesting experience. Most of the time, she didn't do either, though, but still.
However, three days after All Might's surgery, Ofa decided to test something out.
She stood in front of the hospital doors, took a deep breath…
...then walked outside of the building.
It was a rather sunny day, and there were plenty of people walking around, so Ofa just slipped into the crowd, being careful not to bump into people as she just walked around.
After walking around for awhile, though…
Ofa had ended up making her way to a quiet, peaceful neighborhood, and she stopped at a park, glancing over to realize that it was already dark outside.
"Oops," Ofa whispered, then smiled, looking a little forced. "All Might surely won't notice if I'm gone all night…?" Her smile became genuine as she sat down on one of the swings, loving how it made her feel like she was a young girl again, back on the playground…
"Woah, so you really have a superpower?!"
"Idiot, the term for those is 'quirks.'"
"Well, they're still superpowers, dummy!"
"Well, I think she looks dumb-I mean, what's with her hair?"
"Yeah, and those clothes...do you need specific clothes for your lame powers or something?"
"And what can your powers do? You're just a weirdo."
"Weirdo."
"Outcast."
"Worthless-"
"Uh, miss, are you alright?"
Ofa's head shot up to see a young, green-haired boy, about nine years old, giving her a concerned look.
Aw, how nice...wait.
He could see her?!
Ofa instantly stood up and leaned away from the boy, completely shocked. The boy looked surprised, then he looked sad.
"U-Um...sorry, I'll go-" the boy started.
"Y-You can...see me?" Ofa asked, kneeling down next to him-wow, this boy was kinda short-and scrawny. He was wearing an "All M" t-shirt-so an All Might fan, huh?-and a pair of shorts. He looked...genuinely concerned for her, which honestly surprised Ofa-how could he even see her?!
"Yeah," the boy said, sounding confused. "Should I not be able to?" His eyes got an excited look. "Do you have some kind of invisibility quirk?! Wow, that's so cool-"
"No, no, nothing like that," Ofa said. "I'm...I'm...dead."
The boy looked surprised. "Y-You're a-"
"Please don't say ghost-I'm not a fan of being called that," Ofa said. "But...yeah."
"O-Oh...then...how can I see you?" the boy asked.
"Must be part of your quirk-haven't you seen a ghost before?" Ofa asked.
At that, the boy instantly grew stiff-oh boy.
"I-I'm...I'm quirkless," the boy said quietly.
Oh. Wait a second…
"Huh...can you give me your hands right quick?" Ofa asked, holding her hands towards the boy.
The boy shrugged, then grabbed Ofa's hands carefully.
Ofa smiled, then closed her eyes and...let herself shine slightly.
The boy's eyes grew wide as the lights surrounding Ofa grew to surround him as well, and then it faded into both of them.
"W-What…?" the boy said, trailing off.
Ofa smiled. "That was my quirk detector. If you really didn't have a quirk, then that light would've stayed away from you."
"B-But...I-I have two p-p-pinkie-toe j-joints," the boy said, eyes tearing up.
"Ok, what the actual heck," Ofa said. "Two pinkie toe joints means quirklessness now?!"
"H-Huh?" the boy asked.
"Look, kid, having an extra pinkie toe joint doesn't mean anything about quirks," Ofa said. "People with a second joint-seriously, what the heck, that's weird-can have a quirk, people without can be quirkless-it doesn't matter! That's not a valid way to tell how someone's getting a quirk or not-Jesus!"
"B-But-" the boy started…
...just as Ofa felt a small tug at the back of her brain, and she knew that she had to go back…
...even if it was to tell All Might that she was leaving for good.
"Look, I have to go, ok?" Ofa asked. "Um...how about I talk to you again tomorrow? Meet me at the edge of the park, whenever you can. You'll be able to see me-others can't."
The boy hesitated, but Ofa saw something small in his features.
Hope.
"A-And you'll tell me about my...quirk?" the boy asked, clearly thinking that this was too good to be true.
"Of course," Ofa said, giving the boy a hug-he hugged her back, and she cherished the warmth for a few seconds-she hadn't felt real warmth for so long!-then she pulled away. "You head home...what's your name?"
"Izuku," the boy said. "Izuku Midoriya. And you are?"
Ofa smiled. "I don't have a name."
Izuku looked surprised. "You don't?!"
Ofa shook her head. "Nope. Sorry, but I have to go-see you tomorrow." With that, Ofa walked away. Izuku hesitated for a few seconds, then he headed home as well.
…
"Where were you?!"
Ofa rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "Taking a stroll-why does it matter? You were unconscious for three days-I'm not just gonna sit around and wait for you to wake up."
"You can't go far away and you know it!" Night Eye said-he was one of the only people that could see Ofa, which annoyed the heck out of her.
Ofa glared at him. "Look, I can do what I want-I'm my own person."
"You're a conscious quirk-you aren't your own person," Night Eye said.
Ofa barred her teeth, then took a deep breath. "Ok, you wanna go there? You really wanna do that? Then fine." She uncrossed her arms, then slightly stepped forward. "You know, I don't have to stay here. I don't need to let you use my quirk."
"It's not your quirk, It's mine," All Might said, clearly upset with Ofa.
"No, no, you're wrong," Ofa said, really angry as she started to glow…
...and a pair of black feathered wings erupted out of her back.
Ofa could see the shock and terror appear on Night Eye and All Might's faces, and she found herself smirking.
"You know what?" Ofa said. "I don't need One For All-keep it! Go ahead! If you can even use it when I'm gone!" With that, she turned away and speed-walked away…
...and she heard the two shout in surprise when she disappeared.
As soon as Ofa walked out of the hospital onto the nearly-abandoned street, she spread her wings and began to fly.
There's chapter one. Did you like it?
I'm sorry for making Night Eye and All Might jerks, but honestly, for this, it makes the most sense for them to be jerks-not to regular people, but they believe that Ofa isn't really...human, I guess? I don't really know, but it's kinda just the way they think regarding Ofa, as weird as it sounds.
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