Chapter 1: The Leap
The winds howled around Izuku Midoriya as he stood on the rooftop, his heart heavy with despair. Tears stung his eyes as he replayed the words of his idol, All Might, in his mind.
"I'm sorry, young man. Without a Quirk, you can't become a hero."
The rejection had crushed Izuku's spirit, shattering the dreams he had cherished since childhood. He felt like a failure, unworthy of the title he had longed for.
In his moment of despair, a voice pierced through the darkness, cutting through his thoughts like a knife.
"Just jump, Deku! You're useless anyway!"
It was Katsuki Bakugou, his childhood friend turned tormentor. His words were like a final blow to Izuku's already battered self-esteem.
With a heavy heart, Izuku took a step forward, the void beckoning him like a siren's call. He closed his eyes, letting gravity pull him down, down, down...
But instead of the cold embrace of death, Izuku found himself engulfed in a blinding light, his body tingling with an otherworldly energy.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a world unlike any he had ever known. Towering mountains stretched into the heavens, their peaks obscured by clouds of swirling mist. Strange creatures roamed the land, their forms shimmering with arcane power.
As Izuku struggled to make sense of his surroundings, he realized that he had been transported to a realm of cultivation, a world where martial arts and spiritual energy held sway.
Determined to survive in this unfamiliar land, Izuku threw himself into his training with an intensity he had never known before. He learned to harness the elemental energies of the world around him, honing his body and mind until he became a force to be reckoned with.
Years turned into decades, and decades into centuries, as Izuku tirelessly pursued his quest for power. With each passing millennium, he ascended to greater heights, his name becoming legend among the cultivators of the realm.
He became known as the Heavenly Sage Emperor, a title that struck fear into the hearts of all who heard it. His power was unrivaled, his mastery of the martial arts unmatched.
But even as he reached the pinnacle of strength, Izuku never forgot the world he had left behind. And after a thousand years of training and meditation, he finally found a way to return home.
As he stepped through the portal that would take him back to his own world, Izuku couldn't help but wonder how much time had passed in his absence.
To his surprise, when he emerged on the other side, only ten months had passed since the day he had jumped from the rooftop. It was as if no time had passed at all, and yet Izuku knew that he was no longer the same person he had once been.
Armed with his newfound power and wisdom, Izuku was ready to face whatever challenges lay ahead. For he had journeyed to the ends of the earth and beyond, and emerged not as a boy, but as a god among men.