A HUGE time skip is after this chapter. No, not until UA but still the longest I've done to date. But don't worry, you wont miss much, until Ishi is un UA, much of his time is spent training and doing gacha quests, which will be less interesting the more they show up.
Reply to johnduffy7878: I'm obviously not good enough at writing. I didn't want it to seem that way but if I, or anybody I could think of was in Ishi's position, they'd want to be powerful too. That he's 4 was something I didn't even plan for. At first, he'd instantly be at UA but I needed a lot to happen before that, so I opted to spawn him in as a baby instead. If it makes no sense it's because I'm shit at writing. Man, I've started doing this like half a year ago and English is my second language, so if I'm bad at correctly getting my point across, then sue me. And he's not obsessed with becoming 'the devil', Ishi just thinks it's what he's been placed in and that it's the most logical path to take. Say, you had all those powers, and that system is actively encouraging you to peruse... Satan-hood?, then you'd obviously follow that route. Also, some more outside forces and Ishi's personality are at play in regards to his desire to become Satan but I thank you for your review and I'll try and do I better. Could've been nicer though :( And just because that's Ishi's quirk, that I got through a wheel of chance by the way, doesn't mean he's planning on using it fully while he's 4. It's kind of his last measure, going all out with his true quirk.
Reply to a guest: it's not as if he's wanting to betray his friends, he just sees no solution to his problem. To him, it also makes sense, such a large and grand goal would require a lot. Still, if he's given the option, Ishi wouldn't betray anybody. But for now, as he only knows Mina, he is still going with the original plan. It may change, it may not, read further to find out.
Through specific action, a skill is gained!
[Singing] Level 1/100 [EXP 1/10]
"Burn me to the ground!"
-Operation Pyrite
The higher the level of this skill, the better will anything you sing sound. You could literately hum something at lvl 100 and people would think it's the best thing that has blessed their ears.
"That was easy, and only 10 EXP to level up?" Ishi has been humming a bit in his room while he trains his other skills, this is the result. He looked up his favorite music online and, when he saw none, he decided that, together with it being a hobby, he'll recreate them. This included the Undertale OST, Operation Pyrite which was one of his favorite songs to workout to, ULTRAKILL OST and the Terraria Calamity OST. There are also a few others in there but these took priority.
Though, for now, he needs to learn a few instruments and digital tools to even start to work on them. And for that, he needs to be older than four. That's why he is focusing on the stuff he can do. That includes the Gacha tokens he has yet to use. After the first time, there have yet to be any more Banner Quests, but he's fine with that, the last one probably aged him by 20 years. He looks at the piece of paper he wrote on what he wanted to do this weekend.
Learn a musical skill [X]
Do some Dark Magic [ ]
Spend 10 Tokens [ ]
Hang out with Bakugo [X]
Indeed, just a few hours ago, Bakugo and his family left again. They visited for the weekends to celebrate their first week at kindergarten, for whatever reason. Anyways, he still needs to to two things and today he plans to spend the tokens, 10 of his 15.
Default Banner:
[1 Pull] [10 Pull]
10 Pull Bonus: [Standard] 10% increased chance for anything above rare.
Analog Horror
[1 Pull] [10 Pull]
10 Pull Bonus: Higher chance to pull a creature.
He has enough creatures, 600 Zombies, so he decided to roll for the default banner. "How do I do this? Just press-" he puts his finger on the 10 Roll option, "-this button?"
Rolling!
XIXIX
1: Iron Sword [Common]
2: Weight Seals [Rare]
3: Wooden Bow [Common]
4: Mysterious Vial [?]
5: Super Shotgun [Limited]
6: Rubber bands [Common]
7: Potion of slowness [Uncommon]
8: God Of Charisma [Legendary]
9: NOTHING
10: Snickers Bar [Common]
Super Shotgun [DOOM Eternal]
Condition: Factory New
This is the iconic weapon of the Doom Slayer. Adorned with a meathook and double barrels, this gun can demolish even the sturdiest defenses. [Limited Bonus]: Uses no ammo.
"Jesus!" he has no time to look in his inventory to pull out his new weapon. And his anti-social self cannot imagine the trait he just got.
God Of Charisma
"You can imagine what this does."
-System
You are the most charismatic person in the world. Yes, you are not the most social one out there but if you try and motivate any troops or convince somebody of some bullshit... or charm a lady, you'll succeed, most likely.
"So I'm Erwin Smith combined with a harem protags luck?" he sighs. "Nothing I can do with this quirk directly, so I'll just ignore it. It'll be useful if I want it to or not." he closes all of the new notifications to open his inventory. Truth be told, it still amazes him, even out of all the other things he can do or make, a time stopping, space bending unlimited storage place is just soo cool.
Still, he looks through all the garbage he has. "I'll give the bow and sword to a zombie, see what it does with it." but only three things catch his attention. The super shotgun, of course. And two other objects, one is the 'mysterious vial' and 'weight seals'. After a bit of though, he pulls out the latter. White training weights for legs and smaller versions for arms appear in his hand. Two things happen when they fall into his arms. One, he feels like he can control the amount of weigh inside. And two,
He immediately falls to the floor with how heavy these are. "Ow." without expressing any discernable emotion except annoyance, Ishi concludes. "These are Rock Lee's training weights. Just with an adjustment capability. But I cant use them now, I'm too young." for that reason, he puts them back in his inventory before they crush his arm.
He looks at the next item, the vial of mysterious liquid. "Do you plan to drug me, system?"
I have no input in the gacha rolls, otherwise I would.
He spins the vial of red substance around a bit in his hand. "Then what is this?"
Care to take a sip?
He smiles but shakes his head. "I don't plan on dying today."
No result of the gacha can hurt you, they are rewards.
He frowns. "Changes things." he weighs the risks in his mind. "If this mutates me, I cant say that anything else is my quirk." he also whispers something under his breath. "I also don't want to be mutated."
If you truly don't consider mutation a reward, then it is not included.
Ishi tilts his head and lays one of his hands on the bed behind him. "Then, why is it mysterious to begin with?"
Fuck you! That's why.
He takes on a deadpan expression. "Bro." Ishi shakes his head. "But more power, especially if guaranteed to be good, is something I can always use. It's priority number one after all." he opens the vial and downs it.
It tastes like metal. "Is it just blood?"
Then his heart starts to hurt like hell. "Fuuuuuuuuck!" his curse is more silent, even if the pain is greater than anything he's yet experienced.
His whimpers turn louder as the pain becomes crushing. And from his dropping HP he guesses that is a literal statement. His vision turns dark in the corners as fear grips him. "C-Can't d-die..."
"Ple-ease..."
But his fear turns to determination as he remembers his goals.
HP: 2.9
"N-No... NO!" He hasn't even realized he's collapsed on the floor, gripping his chest. He slowly stands up, first on his knees then, even if shakily, on his feet. "I have t-too much to do." the pain slowly ceases. Returning to past levels before becoming a minor chest pain. Ishi immediately collapses in his bed before he looks at his new notification, noticeably tired.
[Nanomachines, Son!] Level 1/100 [EXP 0/1000]
"Can't fret over every egg!"
-Senator Armstrong
Your heart is replaced with one generating Nanomachines. Though, these ones are not the same ones that the good senator had, yours can be used with more variety. Their color is changeable, and so is all their other aspects. Though they need MP for grand changes. Of course, they still harden in response to physical trauma.
Ishi looks at his new skill in wonder. "I've run out of luck for a few years, haven't I?" he chuckles a bit, sounding more hoarse for obvious reasons. "I'm so lucky mom's at work right now. On the weekend... where is she?" he shakes his head. "I- uhh I'll just let her have her fun, maybe she's at a bar? No, that's not her." He shrugs. "Meh, she left by her own volition and has done so every weekend I've known her, maybe she is at work, overtime you know?"
Another thought comes to Ishi together with the desire to test his new power. "Do I have a grown mans heart now? Or would my machine heart grow with me?"
It'll grow. Don't ask now, either this or you get mutated.
"I'll stop asking." he tries to spread his nanomachines, through thought of course, to his arm. It promptly turns gray and it doesn't feel any differently. "Cool." he smiles. "And easy to train. Below my clothes, I can use them all I want, can't I?" he groans. "But another power I need to register as a quirk if I want to use it. Before long, they'll think I'm All for One."
He rubs his eyes, tired. But he can think, plan, like he always does when he cant train. "I-I think I'll leave my hell powers out of my public view." He smiles, now only slightly. "I don't think they'll look good in the spotlight either." he nods. "Then, I have two quirk slots I can fill, say I have two from really distant ancestors." Ishi nods. "I'll show mom my normal quirk and- and the nanomachines."
"Tomorrow, of course." He yawns. "Now, I sleep."
*BEEP!* *BEEP!* *SLAM!*
He mechanical clock is crushed. "No. Not today, I'm not dealing with you."
*b e e p* it's more weak. "Yeah, better shut up." he stretches himself across his bed, not even reaching it's bottom. But then, he remembers. "I've got the perfect chance today." Ishi Midoriya stands up from his bed, get's dressed into conformable clothes and exits his room. He gets his morning meal and drink to wake up fully and only then he realizes, his mother was watching TV on the couch.
Inko has yet to notice him. He sighs, as he does often now, and walks towards her. He touches her shoulder.
"AH!" She jumps. "I-Ishi! Don't scare me like that." she stands up from her sofa and walks behind it, next to him.
"Mom, I found out my quirks." He says, like it's every day news.
...
...
Silence, for a few seconds. Inko's now looking at her son with a shocked expression, but has yet to move a muscle. Ishi continues before she can. "Look." plainly, he tells her. His left arm hardens before the gray skin that has replaced it continues to grow even out of his hand until three claws have emerged from his knuckles. "I can make things out of this stuff." he almost brakes his persona at how Inko is looking at him, a shivering smile on her face.
She grabs and hugs him, he quickly dispels his 'quirk' before he skins his mom. She sniffles a bit on his shoulder. "I-I thought you didn't have one, that I failed to give you one. I-It's been a w-while since you turned four s-so..."
She doesn't continue. But Ishi does. "It's fine mom. I- umm I still have another quirk."
Inko freezes in his arms, obviously having ignored the first time her son said this. "Whaa?" more a wheeze than a word, she replies in a questioning gaze.
He swiftly looks away. "But i-it's not pretty, and hurts me."
Inko frowns and brakes the hug to look at her son. "Hurts you?" at first, she wanted to admonish her son, having concluded that he needed to have tested this self harm quirk, but she knows better. Ishi is only four and this quirk is not his fault, she knows better.
Ishi looks away in false shyness. "Y-Yeah. Um, I can control metals."
Inko tilts her head. "But how does that hurt you?"
Her son nods. "W-Well, it's not that good. Like, I can only barely lift a knife a few meters."
Inko smiles at her son, having forgotten about the reason of this talk, and tries to calm him down. Though he doesn't need it, only his persona would. "T-that's fine baby! My quirk is similar, weak telepathy and that's fine!"
Ishi awkwardly smiles at his mother. "That's not the problem." Ishi leans a bit back, slipping out of his mothers arms as both of them sit on their knees, and sighs. "There is another facet to this," in his growing excitement to explain his power, he forgets to pretend. "i-if I stab myself with the metal I plan to control, I can use my quirk on that metal even better. Though, the more I stab myself with the same metal the better, though I can also use multiple metals, if I wish to do so." his ramblings continue and his mother, purely because of that fact, keeps up with him. "Also, I don't bleed, nor do I keep wounds. My quirk, well this one, has regeneration too."
His mother patiently waited for him to finish. Then, she replied, a bit exhausted. "Oh god." she first says under her breath. "But it hurts, right?"
He nods, not denying it. He's had enough experience hurting himself, so he dare not deny it. "Just as much as it normally would." he can see the panic building in his mothers eyes, somehow, and quickly follows up on himself. "Don't worry! Uh- Um- it's my best quirk and I wont keep any injuries, I want to be a hero and a hero would use all he has to save somebody!" though not entirely untrue, he's twisted his belief so he can not lie to his mother. 'Yes, a hero would. But I'm no hero, I am the savior of humanity, or I hope to be, and I'll need this power. Even if I need it only to sacrifice it.'
His mother nods and, after a few minutes to calm the air, his mother asks in short order. "How did you even find out about that."
"Uh-"
He's been caught in a pickle.
'Half truths! God of Charisma help my antisocial ass!'
"I-I cut myself accidentally, both quirks responded!"
His mother bought it and they've registered his quirk the following hour. Ishi was thinking about his decision, if it was right to reveal these parts of his powers as his quirks. But he knows, it is irrelevant. When power becomes important in his plans, then he will have lost the need to hide any of it. He was glad though, only a person who can know if there is a quirk in a person was present at the registry, not somebody with more detail oriented powers. That was what he was scared of at first.
Now, it is Sunday, and he planned to now use dark magic. In his bedroom, of course. Mother is right in the other room but he's confident he can be silent. If his magic is as mute as he is is the question. Ishi closes his black book and stands up from his table. He walks into the middle of the room and rubs his hands together. "Okay, how do I do this now?"
You wont figure this out without my help. So, you need to focus on the thing you are creating with the dark magic and then just use normal magic without directing it anywhere. If the thing you are making requires more than just MP to be made, then it will take available recourses from nearby.
Ishi stands there, looking stupid. "I thought something completely differently."
One more thing, because of the system, before you create something, you need to close your eyes so it shows you the materials required. This also negates the worst aspect of dark magic, using materials you haven't allowed. For example, if you wanted a demon of great power, it would've used your mother as tribute.
He stands there a bit relieved at the system. "Thanks my guy, you arrent half bad!"
*blush*
"Did you just type the words bl- you know what? Fuck it, do what you want." he shakes his head. Then, as always with the experimentation of new powers, an idea flashes through his mind. "It wont create anything without my permission... then," he closes his eyes to think of something.
Reality Stone
1: 10.000.000 MP
2: An object of reality altering capabilities with at least [Legendary] status.
3: All except 1 of your HP (to bind the stone to you).
4: AN object that can store great power.
The green haired boy opens his eyes. "Wow. That is surprisingly achievable. Only the mana and items are a problem but I can use loop holes." he thinks for just a second before his, now superhuman, INT and WIS kick in. "Hey system, can I use mana from anywhere?"
As long as it stems from you, in any way.
An evil green stretches across his baby face. He opens his shop, with still 100 P, and looks up two words. "Mana Storage." many show up but only one with what he is searching for.
Mana Storage Unit [50 P]
"No, you can't put water in it Jason, it will kill us all."
-An employee to another employee
This device can store up to 100.000.000 MP points without any cost. It is only the size of a modern battery.
"So small?" a few sarcastic remarks come to mind. "I'm buying it." a small cylinder in black color appears in his hand. It has a small glass on one of it's sides showing a spinning metal circle. Ishi tries to flood it with his mana and small blue strings start to spin with the metal ball. The two ends of the cylinder are just like a normal battery and the rest of the object just as big.
Ishi smiles. "I'll channel like, two thirds of my mana inside here constantly. At some point, with the increase of my MP, I'll have enough to make an infinity stone." he shakes his head. "Still need to use dark magic."
Yes, the higher the level, the less MP an item costs.
He smiles. "I was wondering what leveling the skill would do." he claps his hands together and nods. "Then best get to it." he imagines something of magical property but still small enough to only cost MP. "I can make my own magical artifacts. so cool." he closes his eyes.
Pencil Sword
1: 30 MP
2: A pencil
Ishi nods. "Easy." and channels the rest of his mana, without direction this time. He hears one of his pencils form his desk clatter and spasm before a weight fills his hand. Opening his eyes, though tired from his lack of mana, he sees a golden pencil in his hands. He puts his first artifact in his right hand like a sword and presses the button. In just a second, a golden sword is in his hands. "Woah. Magic is awesome." he pulls out the snickers bar he got from his system and eats it. "But I'm tired and it's late, we celebrated my quirks all day."
He wobbles to his bed and collapses, mana exhaustion taking him into dream land.
'I don't have gamers mind... and I've never killed anybody and I'm actively planning to betray everybody I meet... this wont end well, will it?' Ishi is broken out of his thoughts by Mina, who's excitedly jumping towards him, through the small puddles that remain from yesterdays rain. It's the Monday he promised his favorite alien girl to hangout on and Ishi does not plan to disappoint. He's desperately tried to come up with any other solution to his problems but there where none.
If he, for instance, actually just became a hero then, not only would that not be what he's interested in but it would also not give him the available recourses to bring humanity together. They'd still fight wars and other such conflicts and Ishi would have to pick a side. But as a villain, he'd be avoiding such a thing and creating the best solution to his 'humanity' problem. As Mina Ashido, his very first real friend, Bakugo is entirely too mean and aggressive for Ishi's standards but he's still a friends just not as close, hops past the school gates and arrives next to him, Ishi can't help but to try and think of anything else.
But only one thing comes to mind as a temporary solution for his conscience, just enjoy his time with your loved ones. 'Yeah, that sounds nice. I've been training and getting all these new powers almost daily and it's honestly exhausting. I think I'll still train but only focus on the powers I already have. I'm still a child after all, I can let myself enjoy it.'
Would you like to turn of gacha quest temporarily?
Mina has yet to begin talking, still putting away her umbrella, that she has even when it's not raining, so he questions. 'Why would I do that?'
It would be the best path to enjoying your 'childhood' the best. I aim to optimize and help you with anything you desire. And also, if you deactivate Gacha Quests then you get 50 P instead of the one you would get.
He smiles. 'Free points instead of free stress. Yeah.'
Gacha Banner Quests Y [ ] / [X] N
He can only smile at his new option before his friend finally speaks to him. "Watcha' staring at?"
He turns to her, his childlike voice not reflecting his personality. "Some peace and quiet. Just though I'd take it easy for a bit."
Mina tilts her head, being extra cute in Ishi's opinion. "What do you mean?"
His smirk is followed by a shrug. "Nothing. We where planning on going to my house?"
Her previous confusion is gone in an instant as she smiles. "Yip!" a small hop follows her yelp.
He nods at her as he guides her to his mothers car. "And you got permission from your parents?"
She had grabbed onto his hand as they cross the street towards the car his mother is in. "Yes!"
He chuckles. Normally, would he be a teen again and this bee another girl his age, he'd be awkward as fuck. He'd probably say the dumbest shit and be embarrassed at the smallest things but he's 4, she's 4 and Ishi is not into kids. Now, she's a close friend, and he hopes this could cure his anxiety with people, girl especially, because being awkward and nervous with social interaction does not fit the image he's going for. "You are a bit exited, huh?"
She takes no time to respond. "Of course! Uh- um- your where my first friend and all, so 'course I am." she picked up the momentum she lost immediately.
'Even toddlers can be this socially adept these days? TF is this world?!' with how much she understands about social ques and how to express herself, Ishi is not sure that he's in kindergarten. They cross the street, walk through a puddle and arrive at the green car. He knocks at the window where his mom is sitting. She jumps slightly and looks to him quickly. He waves with a smile. Inko sighs in relief and opens her doors with the car keys. He looks back to Mina. "Go on, I've already asked mom, you can come."
She jumped in the back seat the fastest, almost being just a pink flash before his eyes. Ishi, a bit surprised at that rattles his head slightly before nodding and following his friend. He puts on his, and her, seatbelt before both get comfortable.
His mother looks over her seat and says, with a curious voice. "Is this the friend you've been talking about honey?"
He happily nods. "Yup. Mom, this is Ashido Mina. Mina, this is Inko Midoriya, my Mother."
The cute ball of energy waves at his parent. "Hello!"
His mother laughs slightly. "Hi!" she replies with a small wave of her own. She then turns back to the street. "I'll get back to driving then, you kids have fun."
The rest of the drive was talking about their weekends. Mina played a few boardgames with her parents and played around with her toys and quirk. He thought it sad she couldn't go out with anybody like she no doubt would want to, so he vowed to play with her more, even if it's sometimes mind numbingly boring to him. Ishi of course, couldn't say what he really did, he'd sound crazy to his mom and Mina would probably believe it and then tell her parents, who'd question his sanity also, so Ishi just told her he'd played with his toys and watched TV.
"I'm going to make some food! Go have fun kids." his mother closes his bedroom door and leaves the both of them alone.
Ishi turns to Mina and asks. "How long can you stay?"
She looks up at the ceiling. "Um... not long, mom wants to check out some dance schools after I asked her. Though I can only go to them when I'm older."
His mouth takes an 'o' shape. "You like dancing?" of course, he knew that. Though barely now, he can remember the show having Mina teach the rest of the class, or just some of them, to dance for... the school festival? he can't remember, it's been a while.
Mina nods enthusiastically. "Yes! Though I'm still not good at it." she has a few tears in her eyes.
Ishi blinks. 'Damn lady, don't cry! God, kids are so irrational, emotionally that is.' Ishi pats her shoulder. "It's fine, where only four years old. You'll get better." he hums. Then, he get's a great idea, and this time it does not include any pain or morbid training regiments! "Hey, I can go learn dancing with you!"
More exited than he's ever seen her, Mina tackles him from her spot on his bed. The adorable pink figure hugs him for a while and Ishi's not ready for this amount of kindness. 'Yeah... I- uh- How do I?- Just hug back?' he does so and after a few minutes, she separates herself from him.
She bobs up and down in her sitting position slightly. "Thanks Ishi! It'll be so much more fun!"
Ishi pushes his hands forward with a nervous expression on his child face. "It will be, but I've gotta ask mom. " Mina stops bobbing at that and her lower lip starts twitching. Ishi panics and flails for a second. He stutters a few 'uh's' and 'um's' before he tries to calm her. "B-But I'm sure she'll say yes!"
Mina calms down a bit but is still glooms. 'Times like these remind me that she and I are toddlers.' he sighs in relief. "Hey, I finally found my quirks!" as an attempt to distract Mina from her still remaining sadness, he brings up him main topic he planned to talk with her about. 'Ooooh, I think I shouldn't tell her about the self-harm. I don't even like to think about it. I've yet to do more than cut my palm, not even deep, and I don't plan to do more than that unless the situation calls for it.'
Mina looks at him with a curious eyebrow raise, though her lip still twitches from time to time. "Yeah, I have two quirks, ain't that cool?" she nods quietly. "Look, this is one, I called it 'Nanomachines'." her eyes regain their excitement and her lip looses her sadness as his arm turns gray.
Mina touches it, no permission asked or needed. "That's so cool!" her sporadic change in mood is explained, to Ishi, with her age.
The devil nods. "Yeah it is!" proud that his hard work is acknowledged, even if he hasn't worked on the nano's yet this still feels nice.
He tells Mina that his second quirk is only metal control, nothing more to it and they play around in his room a bit. Talking about All Might, who's on the rise now after his debut with toxic chainsaw and a few other heroes. She leaves shortly after and he asked his mother to accompany Mina to dance school. She was surprised at first, not thinking that I was interested in such things but she quickly agreed, not being good at saying no to her 'baby'. Though, they soon find out that they can only attend at age 11. That resulted in Ishi having to cheer Mina up a bit.
"Those are my new quirks." Ishi says with no discernable tone.
Bakugo does not care about how Ishi sees it, the blonde thinks he's challenging his authority, or whatever he thinks his position is. "I'm still better! Your quirks are disgusting, hurting yourself and turning your insides gray? Yeah, nobody will like that."
Even if he was hoping otherwise, Ishi expected this outcome. For that very reason, he's not deterred or intimidated by this, he's dealt with enough bullies in his first life to be. "You think? I'll get into UA and become a better hero than you." knowing Katsuki is still a good person, Ishi tries to direct his anger towards competition, for Bakugo to try and become a better him.
Katsuki does not appreciated that though and takes his answer as a direct challenge. He walks forward and past another kid on the kindergarten's playground. Ishi can clearly see his intent and enters what he likes to call 'combat mode', though he has yet to fight another human head to head. Of course, he has no plans to hurt Katsuki, they're 4 and Katsuki's only lashing out in anger. Ishi still focuses on his 'friends' arms and legs for movement.
"And stay down!" Katsuki screams while thrusting his hand forwards, explosions forming in it's palm. Ishi deflects it, though he recognizes that that was a slopy attempt at a reflection it still worked. The angry boy's palm is grabbed by Ishi's and pushed to the left. The explosion follows and, although small, still scorches a bit of the ground.
Bakugo's eyes are wide, not expecting anything like this while Ishi's are narrowed, having expected this exact situation. Ishi let's go of his opponents hand. "We need to head back inside Katsuki." he walks towards the door.
The blond just stands there, unmoving and looking at the air in front of him.
Their friendship turned to a rivalry shortly after.
Done! If you don't like how I did the encounter with Bakugo, then that's understandable. But I could just not see any other way that this would go, Bakugo and Ishi are both prideful, even if in different ways and Ishi getting two quirks, regardless of their strength, would seem as a threat to Bakugo. They'd clash and, if it was the Ishi from before he'd be reborn, he would've folded but with his new strength and his own expectations, he didn't allow himself to back down.