A.N: I'm not sure if I mentioned this in the previous chapters, but I said that I was taking a break from writing after the first arc was finished. I'm back now.

CH.22 THE END OF AN ERA

"I'm actually kind of surprised over the population's opinion on this", Ochako said while going through the information on her phone. She was dressed nice while sitting next to Izuku in the back of a limousine. "A large majority seems to be accepting of you or at least open to the idea of you and your new position while the others are completely against it"

"I'd say it's about fifty-fifty. The quirkless minority are definitely on my side, but the rest are only warming up to me due to their loss in faith towards heroes and Allmight", Izuku leaned on one arm as he stared out the window of the moving car. "They'll understand soon enough. Taking Endeavor's quirk was just the beginning. Now the flawed corrupt heroes will know that the consequences are real and very severe. Soon we will be able to give the people the heroes they need and deserve"

"What happens after that?" Ochako asked him.

"Well eventually I plan on having my new department absorb the Hero Public Safety Commission", Izuku explained. "Then in three or four decades I'll become prime minister of japan and have complete and total control over the society and be able to implement whatever laws I want"

"This just seems so surreal", Ochako smiled.

"Now you know how I felt when I first put the gauntlet on", he smiled back at her, then looked down at his device. "Anything I desire I can make a reality. The funny thing is if I decided to be an evil villain this whole country would be in ruins by now"

"You would never do that though", the brown haired girl corrected.

"Of course not", Izuku said without hesitation. "I have no wish to hurt innocent people", the car turned into a familiar neighborhood. "Though that didn't stop me from having to hurt the most important person to me", he sighed sadly as the limousine stopped at an apartment building. Izuku stayed put in his seat while he worked up the courage to do this.

"Are you going or not?" She asked.

"It's funny I haven't felt fear since before the gauntlet", Izuku chuckled dryly. "Yet here I am, scared of meeting one person", finding his resolve he opened the door and stepped out of the car. Walking up the stairs he made his way to a door that he knew by heart. Izuku stopped in front of it then worked up the nerve to knock on the door with his gauntlet covered hand. A moment later he heard the deadbolt unlock and the door slowly opened revealing an older woman with features close to his own,

"Hi mom", Izuku smiled warmly at the sight of his mother. What would she say to him? Would she be angry? Would she scream at him?

"Izuku!?" The woman immediately grabbed him in a hug.

"I guess I have some explaining to do", Izuku hugged her back while she sobbed into his shoulder. "Don't I?"

U.A-FACULTY MEETING

"How is this my fault!?" Toshinori shouted over the rest of the teachers.

"If you just gave quirkless people a shred of respect and dignity then we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place!" Aizawa yelled back at him. "But no you let your power and position go to your head and became just like the rest of the arrogant egotistical bastards who look down on those who are weaker!" Erasure head was furious. Part of him could understand a bit of what Midoriya went through. His own quirk was very impractical and people used to belittle and look down on him for it. He knew exactly how it felt on the bottom. All the rage, the despair, and the pain that came with it. Izuku though was smart enough to actually take his pain and channel it into ambition. And look what it did for him. "Choosing whose weak, whose strong, who can be a hero, who is worthy to pass one for all to! Like some sort of god among men! In what way does that make you different than All for One!?" The gaunt man's eyes widened in shock and anger that his colleague would dare compare him to his worst enemy and greatest villain of all time in any way.

"That's enough Aizawa!" Nezu shouted, stopping them before the argument got too far. Though judging by the look on Toshinori's face it seems that line was already crossed.

"I'm no different though", Aizawa sighed before looking away. "I've expelled and transferred students that I judged as unworthy of being heroes. However I at least gave them a chance first", and with that he stormed out of the meeting having said what he needed to say.

"Well that was something", Midnight slowly fanned herself with her hand. She had never seen Shouta get so emotional in all the years she's known him and it honestly got her a little hot and bothered.

"I think we should be focusing on what Midoriya is planning to do next", Snipe chimed in reminding everyone what they were originally arguing about.

"We tried that", Vlad King scoffed. "Everyone tried that and he still stayed ahead of us. What makes you think we can figure out what goes on in that twisted little head of his?"

"I hate to say it but he's right", Nezu said. "Midoriya has positioned himself perfectly. As a government department director, no hero or law officer can touch him." While they were sitting here bickering Midoriya was already scheming and making move after move to cement his new power and authority.

"You seem nervous sir", Cementoss noticed the trembling paws.

"Indeed I am", Nezu frowned. "In all the years of heroism, not a single villain has ever infiltrated our government", the white animal looked around at his fellow educators. "They certainly tried, but were always immediately rooted out before they got too far. Izuku Midoriya is the first to accomplish this"

"There's an upside to this though isn't there?" Toshinori asked.

"Yes with his position he'll be under close watch and scrutiny", the principal explained. "If he's caught doing anything illegal it would be grounds for getting him removed and indeed arrested"

"Yeah but how do you about arresting someone who possesses an infinity gauntlet?" Snipe wondered.

"The kid took down Endeavor three days ago and no one's seen him since", Vlad King reminded everyone. Not only was the hero missing, his agency was shut down and the media was spreading some rather concerning and damning things about him. Midoriya was obviously behind it, and every hero in the country was either too shocked or too scared to speak out against his actions. "He's vastly more dangerous than we originally thought"

"He's right", Toshinori actually shook when he remembered what he saw on the news three days ago. The way he touched the number two hero's head, and the effect it had on him. He'd seen this act only once before from another villain. The most dangerous villain to ever exist. From his point of view Izuku took Endeavor's quirk.

'Crystalized replications of quirks harvested from DNA', those were the words Midoriya used. Not only that, but All for One helped the boy and gave him all the information he needed on One for All. He must have given Midoriya a sample of his own DNA so he could replicate that man's despicable quirk. That's why All for One was so smug sitting in his prison cell. He knew that Izuku was in possession of both their quirks. He still needed to confirm it, but he was positive that's what happened.

He shuddered at the knowledge. Izuku Midoriya now wielded All for One and One for All together. For the first time in his life Toshinori had no idea what to do. He was supposed to be the number one hero and yet he couldn't find a solution to stop Midoriya. The boy was just too powerful now and worse it was all Toshinori's fault. Aizawa was right about him. He didn't even know Izuku yet he assumed he was powerless to not only protect himself but protect others. To be fair, there had never been a quirkless hero before, but he knew now that Izuku had the brains and determination to do it.

'Perhaps I was arrogant and egotistical' Toshinori thought ruefully.

MIDORIYA HOME

"I know what I'm doing and what I did do seems extreme, but it's all necessary", Izuku explained to his mother while they sat across from each other at the kitchen table. He had just finished going over when he came up with the idea for the gauntlet, the ten months spent helping criminals in the underground, his time with the League of Villains, his plan to get into the government and all the events leading up to this moment. He told her everything, well almost everything. Izuku had left out the part where he helped the Hero Killer bop off a few heroes. He may not have actually dealt the killing blows, but he'd rather not make his mom cry again.

"I get that sweetie, but why does it have to be you?" Inko asked.

"Because no one else will do it", Izuku said sadly. "Everyone is content to live in this corrupt world. There are people who thinks it's unfair, but they're not willing to do anything about it", he was referring to the quirkless people like himself, but it wasn't their fault that they've been convinced that they are powerless. "The only other person who also sees what's wrong with society and wants to change it is a serial killer. Can you imagine a psychopath wielding the infinity gauntlet? It would be a disaster", he at least had some morals. Unlike most villains he had no desire to kill those he hated. In truth he was the best person to change the hero based society.

"But couldn't you have been a hero with this invention of yours?" His mother asked the question that many wanted to know. Izuku actually chuckled lightly at that.

"You know mom. That was what I originally wanted to do", he smiled fondly, remembering his old naïve hero obsessed self. "I was planning to use the infinity gauntlet to become a hero, partly out of spite against Allmight and Bakugou, but then…", he paused with a sigh. "I started to see and learn things. I worked with various criminals in the underground and learned a lot about the world and heroes", Inko gasped hearing her son again confess to actually working with such bad people. "I found out how corrupt the heroes truly are and when I was hired by the League of Villains I learned how deep Allmight's lies run", Izuku looked at his mother. "How could I be a part of such a terrible system? So I figured why not change it, bring all the corruption to light and make a better world"

"Izuku" Inko began, but he continued.

"I'm not asking you to forgive or support me mom. I just want you to understand", he waited for her response.

"Izuku…you know I love you, very much", Inko wiped her eyes as they started to water. "I really don't like all this destruction and antagonizing the heroes, but If this is what you wish to do…then I'll support you in any way that I can", Izuku smiled and gently took her hand.

"You don't have to. I have everything I need for what comes next in my plan, but thank you. Just you saying that is enough for me", there was a knock at the front door and Izuku went to go get it. "On that note I have a gift for you mom", he swung the door open revealing Ochako standing next to a tall black Titan robot.

"Ummm…Hi", the brown haired girl shyly greeted the woman. "I'm Ochako Uraraka, I'm a friend of Izuku's and I work with him"

"She's the first member of my new department", Izuku clarified. "And this…", he gestured to the robot standing silently. "Is a Titan that I modified just for you. I reprogrammed and added a few extra features", Izuku explained gesturing for the robot to come inside. The machine did so, bending forward to make its way through the door.

"Oh my", Inko backed away from the big scary looking metal man. Like everyone else she too had seen what these things did to Endeavor three days ago.

"It's alright", Izuku promised. "It's perfectly safe I promise", the Titan stepped closer to the woman, got down on one knee and bowed towards her. "He's programmed to protect you and follow any order you give him"

"Why are you giving me this?" Inko wondered why she would need such a thing in her home.

"I'm not going to sugar coat this mom", Izuku went from smiling fondly to a serious expression. "There's going to be a lot of people coming after me. Not just villains, but heroes and maybe even police. Very soon will they realize how fruitless that will be", he looked down at his gauntlet. "When that happens they'll come after you to hurt me", it was harsh, but it was the honest truth. He wouldn't put it past villains to stoop that low, it was what they did best. However the corrupt heroes of society would also do the same when pushed to desperation. He'd rather cover that base right now as he still cared very deeply for his mother.

"This Titan is equipped with a scanner that detects quirks up to a specific radius and will let me know of any serious threat that approaches this neighborhood", At first certain government officials and police heads tried to give him a hassle for using an expensive machine for a personal matter, but he quickly shut them up by pointing out their own hypocrisy. He told them that he was using a robot that was designed and built to protect civilians to protect a civilian. If they had a problem with that then Izuku subtly threatened to let the people know that their so called law enforcement and government had no interest in protecting their lives from danger or at the very least let one robot protect the only remaining family member of a government director. What they and his mother won't know is that he was going to have at least five more Titans constantly patrolling the surrounding area.

'That's sweet of him', Ochako smiled seeing that he genuinely cared for his mom and went this far to ensure her safety. He even promised to do the same for her parents when they eventually make her employment in his department public.

"I don't know what to say", Inko looked from her son to the robot still bowing in her hallway.

"You don't have to say anything", Izuku smiled again. "Consider this part of my apology"

"Thank you Izuku", she hugged her son again. He was surprised with how accepting she was of this situation. He guessed that having her son back was enough for her.

DORMS

Katsuki stared at the image on the computer screen again. The pictures of Deku from three days ago during the prime ministers announcement. Everything seemed to be looking up for that nerd. He remembered watching the news and almost choking on his drink during the announcement. How could the government be so weak that it would give a villain shit like Deku a position of power?

"Ah Kacchan your looking rather low today", Izuku whispered behind him. "Almost like someone knocked you off your high horse", Katsuki whipped around to see Deku sitting there on his bed. "I'm surprised you haven't killed yourself yet, since that seems to be your solution for people when they are at their lowest"

"Shut up!" Bakugou snarled at him. This image of Deku wasn't even real, he had already figured that out yet it still wouldn't go away. Was he losing it?

"How does it feel to be a failure Kacchan? Does it hurt? Does it sting?" Izuku smirked at him. "If only you acted like a hero instead of a villain towards me and everyone around you then maybe this wouldn't have happened", Katsuki slammed his head on his desk, willing this hallucination to go away. "Always remember Kacchan…you are the real monster not me", Deku whispered in his ear before fading away.

Bakugou desperately wanted this voice in his head to go away. He figured the only way to make it stop would be to stop the real Deku. However that was easier said than done. The bastard's gauntlet made him nearly invincible and being a government hired director made him untouchable. It seemed taking down Izuku was impossible.

HIDEOUT

Shigaraki sat in an abused arm chair, repeatedly clawing at the leather arm as he watched the television screen. Every single news channel was talking about that brat. Izuku Midoriya, the former villain Apotheosis. The way the media used the words former villain irritated him. As if the kid wasn't still a villain at heart. Though what Shigaraki found truly infuriating was how Izuku became so popular in such a short amount of time. Izuku fought Allmight, but so did he. Where was his recognition? Why wasn't the media talking about the League of Villains anymore? Was he so easily outshined by the brat? All these questions were grating on Shigaraki's nerves.

Dabi watched his boss silently fume to himself. He was starting to wonder what he was still doing here. Izuku had accomplished so much with little help since he revealed himself to the world along with his gauntlet. He took on Allmight to what the media called a stand still. Then went on to persuade the government into giving him a position of power and authority. The kid even went the extra mile, by taking down the number two hero. The man that Dabi hated the most. Izuku did it without lifting a finger, he merely sicked his robots on him. It was quite a treat to watch the bastard get beaten down repeatedly and then dragged before Izuku who did something to him with his gauntlet that put the defeated hero to sleep.

What had the league done? A failed attack on U.A, a few small acts of terrorism on cities, kidnapped a student from the training camp, which lead to their base getting raided and their real leader defeated by Allmight. Now here they were, moving from place to place with no future prospects other than a possible alliance with the Yukuza.

How would you like to come work for me?

Dabi was starting to seriously consider Izuku's offer. Back then he hadn't gave it much thought, because Izuku only had three stones in his gauntlet. It made him powerful, but now with five of these weird stones of his he was beyond even that. Maybe he could accomplish more with him than Shigaraki ever could.

POLICE H.Q

'What happened?' Endeavor groggily woke up. Opening his eyes he tried to figure out where he was. Judging by the dim lighting, gray walls, and bars it was some sort of prison cell. He concluded that villain kid locked him up somewhere. 'Does he really think this can hold me?' He sneered at the audacity and sat up in the bed. Endeavor then tried to activate his quirk so he could melt the bars, but nothing happened. He tried again to activate hell flame and still nothing happened. The sound of a loud metal rattling was brought to his attention. Looking outside his cell he saw Izuku Midoriya running his gauntlet against the bars.

"Ah your awake", Izuku smiled at him through the bars.

"What did you do to me!?" Endeavor demanded.

"I took the one thing you value most", Izuku glared back at him. "The one thing everyone values most in this world. Your quirk"

"That's not possible!" The former hero shouted, face twisted in rage.

"Oh that's a scary face", Izuku mocked as he pulled a small card out of his pocket. It was Endeavor's hero license. "Awe your making the same face in your license picture", he snickered holding the license up to compare the images. "That scowl…reminds me so much…of my dear Kacchan", he then ignited the card with Endeavor's own quirk, burning the license to a crisp before tossing the smoldering plastic at the ex-hero's feet.

"Your career as a hero is over Enji Todoroki", he thoroughly enjoyed the look of shock and disbelief on the man's face.

"My agency will come after you for this!" Endeavor spat.

"I know that's why I shut your agency down", Izuku crossed his arms. "Oh that's right you've been asleep for three days and don't know what's going on now. Let's just say I can get a lot done in three days", he chuckled in amusement.

"Do you really think the public will let this slide?" Endeavor figured at least his fans would speak out against this brat. He was the second greatest hero after all.

"I've got a question for you", Izuku paced the outside of the cell. "Do you think anyone will give you sympathy now that they found out what you've done?" He stopped to glare at the man through the bars. "How you drove your wife to madness, how you discarded your children when you realized they wouldn't further your ambition", see the ex-hero's shocked and angry gaze he continued. "Or perhaps the public should know about how you drove your first born son Touya to suicide. You didn't even look for his body"

"You shut the hell up!" Finally snapping he stood up on wobbly legs.

"No you shut up!" Izuku yelled back. "The public knows the truth about you. They now know that you're not a hero. That someone like you should never be a hero, but don't worry for you won't be the only hero I retire"

"Who are you to decide that!?" Endeavor argued. "You're just some quirkless brat with a fancy glove!"

"Well this quirkless brat and his fancy glove is powerful enough to put you in your place", Izuku taunted him. "And I wouldn't be insulting quirkless people if I were you. After all you are one of us now", he smiled widely. "It's not so bad, you'll get used to it", Endeavor looked down at this clenched fist in rage, lamenting how useless he was now. The worst part was that the little bastard sounded proud of what he did to this once "great hero".

"I don't care how long it takes, but I'll make you pay for this one way or another", Enji Todoroki vowed.

"There's a few things I've been meaning to ask you Endeavor", Izuku ignored the man's petty threats. "Were you always like this?" He asked stepping closer to the bars. "Let me rephrase that. Did it ever occur to you in your entire career as a hero to simply be a hero? Was this all just a competition to you? A way for you to be the best? Did none of the lives you saved matter to you? Was every person just a point for your scoreboard in this ridiculous imaginary feud with Allmight?"

"What else would I do this for?" Todoroki stated. "What would be the point if I'm not the best?" Izuku just frowned in disappointment. Just like Bakugou and all the others, they missed the whole purpose of being a hero. Which was to be a hero.

"That's what I thought", pinching the bridge of his nose with a frustrated sigh he then slid open the entrance to the cell. "Alright then, off you go", he waved at the man to leave. Enji gave him a skeptical look. "You're not a prisoner Todoroki. You've had your quirk appropriated and your hero license revoked, but you're free to leave. This is your punishment Enji Todoroki to live free in the new world, completely powerless to change anything", two black Titan robots came up behind Izuku. "My advice to you is to try and piece back together your shattered family, maybe earn back their love and respect, have a second chance to be a father for once in your life. It's all you have left now", he smiled pleasantly and turned to his tall robots. "Boys escort this man out", the Titans growled in confirmation. Endeavor was taken by the arms and walked out of the cells. He didn't put up a fight. What could he do anyway? That little green haired brat stole his quirk from him and took away his hero license. He was worthless and useless now. The robots escorted him through the police headquarters, every employee and officer they passed gave him mixed looks. Some looked at the former hero with pity, others looked disgusted. Soon Endeavor was brought to the front entrance. The Titans then roughly pushed him out the doors where a sea of reporters and journalists were waiting.

"Endeavor is it true about what happened to your first son Touya Todoroki?" One of them asked shoving a mic close to his face. "Do you feel responsible for his suicide? Why did you lie to the public by saying his death was accidental?"

"Why did you lie and say that your wife moved to the hospital for health issues? Did your agency know all this? Is that why Director Midoriya shut it down?" More and more. The former hero was continuously bombarded by questions and accusations and for the first time in his life he didn't know how to respond. He was alone and completely powerless.

From atop the police headquarters Izuku watched the man with a satisfied smile on his face. This age of heroes was finally coming to a close and his new age would spring forth from the ashes of the old.

"I should really invest in some nicer suits", Izuku spontaneously remarked looking down at his cheap jacket and tie. The left sleeve wasn't even properly tailored for his gauntlet, he just ripped it off at the elbow. Not very classy at all.

Alright this is where the second arc begins. A little introductory that picks up where the last arc left off to get the ball rolling.

This would have been out earlier, but I really wanted to add that scene with his mother. Originally I wasn't going to do that till later, but then I thought no he still loves his mother. He would go see her as soon as possible and explain himself now that he's not a wanted villain anymore.

WOW! Over 4000 follows and over 4000 favorites. Thank you all so much. I've never had a story reach that milestone before.

I'm still running with the fan theory that Dabi is the oldest Todoroki Sibling. This Touya Todoroki that isn't around for some reason. If this theory turns out to be true I have a feeling the manga will elaborate further on what transpired, but for now I'm making my own way for my story.

INFINITY GAUNTLET POWERS

Space Stone-Blue: Creating Warp gates/portals. Flash warping only in short distances (Think flash step from Bleach, but leaves a blue glow). Locking things into a point in space. Epidermal shield, protects the wielder's body from most harm and can be focused on specific areas of the body at the cost of decreasing it from other areas.

Reality Stone-Red: manipulation of matter (moving it, reshaping it, changing its state, breaking it down, etc.) you could almost liken it to alchemy from FMA. Some gravity manipulation. Energy manipulation. Body levitation.

Time Stone-Yellow: Stopping time in a zone or area for a maximum of ten seconds. Anyone touching him or the gauntlet is unaffected. There is a cool down to this power that depends on how many seconds time was stopped in the bubble. Restoration, an ability that can revert all physical damage on the body back to its non-damaged state. It can also work on non-organic objects as well. Restoration cannot regenerate missing body parts, nor can it heal fatigue or undo death.

Power Stone-Green: One for All. Gives the user super strength, equal and potentially greater than Allmight. This stone can also be used to amplify the others when combined.

Soul Stone-Purple: All for One. Steals quirks and stores them in the stone to be used by the wielder of the gauntlet. Quirks stolen: Notice me not, X-ray Eye, Eye Stamp, Sludge, Energy Conversion, Vector, Quirk Multiplier, and Hell Flame.

Thank you for reading.

Next chapter Izuku pays a visit to a certain hero school.