Hey there, wow thank you all so much for all the feedback and likes from the previous chapter. I never imagined that this story would get so much attention. It's simple, instead of following All Might or a vigilante's footsteps Izuku is going to follow the Demon Slayers. There is a little more in the story and let's all start reading.
Also, shoutout to my beta, Xelaki
Izuku felt dizzy. All he remembered was seeing a pale man, his wallet, and then being attacked by horrific creatures. He didn't know if this was the cause of too many hero ideas or just a fever dream, but he remember he was saved by a man with long hair before he blacked out. While he was struggling to open his eyes, he heard some voices.
''What stupid idea is this?" Asked a serious voice.
''Do you have any idea of what did you do Tomioka?" Asked a strong and deep voice.
''I know but I didn't have any other choice.'' Said a cold voice.
''Did you see if he was with someone?" Asked a stern voice.
''No, but he was alone.'' Said Tomioka.
''Oh that's good.'' Said a childlike feminine voice.
''Why can't we just throw him in an alley?" Asked a quiet voice.
''He knows how I look. We have been spotted.'' Said Tomioka.
''You should use a mask more times. It hides your ugly face.'' Said a sweet feminine voice.
''Shut up Koucho.'' Said Tomioka.
Izuku soon managed to fully open his eyes and he saw it was morning and there were some people in front of him.
''What…'' Asked Izuku confused.
''Oh great! He´s awaked.'' Said the upright voice.
''Someone grab some water.'' Said the sweet voice.
Soon a person wearing a weird black uniform arrived. Its face was covered but he or she managed to pour some water on Izuku so he could regain his strength.
''Where I am? What is going on? Where is my mom!'' Said Izuku nervous but the person that splashed him with water slapped him in the face.
SLAP
''Silence! You are in the presence of the great ones!'' Said the random worker in the black uniform.
''What?" Asked Izuku, confused.
''You are in the presence of the Hashiras, the great and most powerful demon slayers of the entire corp.'' Said the worker.
''Hashira?" Asked Izuku confused.
The teen looked up and saw right in front of him 9 individuals. All are distinct and very different. They looked like nothing he had ever seen and none of them had a mutated look, all of them had a regular face and body.
''Well there. Welcome young man, I am sorry but you are in deep trouble.'' Said the loud voice of Rengoku Kyojuro.
''A mess right in front of me. It's not at all flamboyant!"' Said the dramatic Uzui Tengen.
''What a poor boy. All lost and confused, I hope his mother is ok.'' Said the sweet and childish voice of Mitsuri Kanroji.
''It's sad, a lost boy stumbling into the worst scenario. I hope his fate is not near.'' Said the strong and deep voice of Gyomei Himejima.
''What is the shade of that cloud?" Asked the quiet voice of Muchiro Tokito.
''So you are the brat that stumbled into a demon fight. What a joke.'' Said the quiet and chilling voice of Obanai Iguro.
''You better start talking you piece of shit.'' Said the angry voice of Sanemi Shinazugawa.
''Oh well, this shall be interesting. Let's see what the master has to say.'' Said the sweet voice of Shinbou Koucho.
''Says you, that wouldn't be happening if you haven't called me.'' Said Giyu Tomioka
Izuku saw those people look at him, he felt he was about to die, and he was ready to plead.
''please! Let me go, I won't tell anything to anyone.'' Said Izuku.
''Oh, you really? Do you think we are stupid?" Asked Uzui.
''don't joke around young one. They are going to ask where were you last night and you can't pass any lie detector test based on your breathing alone.'' Said Gyomei.
Izuku felt annoyed again, they were right he was nervous and all around scared.
''Please I just wanted to go home. I promise to be quiet.'' Said Izuku but nothing happened.
Izuku then saw the water Hashira and felt he could help him.
''Giyuu please…''' Said Izuku but he was immediately cut off.
''don't ask for my help!'' Said Ginyu looking at him all cold.
Izuku felt nervous. No idea of where he was, around a group of weird and scary people and with no powers to escape. He felt more useless than ever. But it was no time to feel sad as these people had some questions.
''Do you know what those things were? The ones that attacked you?'' Asked Shinobu.
''Yes. I guess they are…Demons?" Asked Izuku.
''Correct.'' Said Mitsuru all happy.
''Yes, it was just two henchman demons but still pretty strong ones.'' Said Giyuu.
''Can someone explain to me what is going on? Why are you talking demons as if they were real?" Asked Izuku.
''Well because demons are a real thing and have been around for almost 1000 years.'' Said Iguro
That broke Izuku's view, he thought it was an effect and those two had a weird quirk. He never imagined demons to be a real thing that exists in this world.
''What! That can't be. So those two that attacked me were….'' Said Izuku still confused.
''Real demons and you are lucky that you aren't in their belly.'' Said Rengoku,
''Wait a minute! If they have been around 1000 years, why haven't they died of old age or something else? I mean there are people with long age quirks that…'' Said Izuku and Sanemi cuts him off.
''Demons are immortal dipshit! They can live forever as long they drink human blood. You were lucky you got two lackeys after you, we've seen demons eat humans like they're shrimp!'' He said.
''But why are you all fighting demons? Are you all pro heroes? I never seen your faces before?" Asked Izuku and that got some of them to laugh at his question.
''No hero can stand a chance against a demon.'' Said Iguro.
''No hero?" Asked Izuku.
''Every time a hero goes up against a demon it's always on the demon side. Against a demon, the heroes have no chance.'' Said Shinobu
''What! The pro heroes can't win against a demon!'' Scream izuku.
''They get slaughtered and eaten.'' Said Gyomei.
''They have no match. A hero's training can never match a demon's strength. A regular demon is stronger than 8 pro heroes put together, one of the thoughted ones is just beaten having around the top 10. That is if they are lucky.'' Said Giyuu all cold.
Izuku was in shock about this revelation. Not only demons were real, but they can easily kill the pros. Until a few days ago Izuku imagined that heroes were invincible, able to always win and now he learn that there is a thread that they never were able to win against.
''Demons…are that strong?" He asked quietly.
''So what are we going to do with him?' Asked Uzui.
''Until the master arrives, we need to keep him here.'' Said Mitsuru.
''Well then at least we can keep the boy company.'' Said Rengoku.
''Sure, but I won't like that.'' Said Michuro.
''But…my mom! I need to inform her!'' Said Izuku nervous.
''Oh you did, you said that you were at a friend's house. At least you said on your phone.'' Said Uzui holding Izuku phone.
Izuku saw that they had sent a message using his phone, and his mother had answered with ´´ok, have fun´´. He was nervous now.
''What kind of family do you have?" Asked Iguro.
''is just me and my mom. My dad works overseas.'' Said Izuku.
''Oh poor soul, without a parental figure.'' Said Gyomei.
''Yes, without a father you might become a morbid person like Tomioka here.'' Said Shinobu.
''Shut up.'' Said Giyuu annoyed.
''Well, at least you guys must have some kind of quirk that can scan information. Now you know everything I said.'' Said Izuku nervous.
The Hashira all looked at each other confused.
''What are you talking about?" Asked Rengoku.
''Yes, none of us have quirks.'' Said Mitsuru.
''What! All of you are quirkless!" Scream Izuku in shock. All this level of presence and they are all quirkless.
''Yes, now shut up or I will punch your throat.'' Said Iguro.
''So what is your quirk? Mind tell us?" Asked Shinobu.
The shy teen looked at the ground ashamed and then tell them.
''Uh…I don't have a quirk. I am quirkleess also.'' He said.
''So why the sad face? There is nothing wrong in being quirkless.'' Said Rengoku.
''If you live in our area. Quirkless racism is still at large.'' Said Iguro.
''Bunch of idiots, if someone ever mocks me, I will cut their arms off.'' Said Sanemi.
''don't say that!'' Said Mitsuru all shocked.
''Harming human beings is against what we do.'' Said Gyomei.
Izuku then felt a little better, all those people were quirkless just like him. That made him feel like he was part of something.
''You are an All Might fan?'' Asked Iguro.
''How do you know that?'' Asked izuku.
''You have that in your wallet.'' Said Iguru holding a golden card.
ALL MIGHT FAN CLUB Number
Izuku was now embarrassed and he had forgotten that he had that card in his wallet.
''I was a fan of his until a few days ago.'' He said all serious and his tone was caught by the Hashira.
''What happened?" Asked Shinobu.
''He destroyed my dream of being a hero.'' Said Izuku all sad.
The hashira were surprised by that. The number one hero told someone not to be a hero. That was a huge surprise and going up against the whole ´´Everyone can be a hero!´´ that All Might preach.
''What a piece of shit!'' Said Sanemi pissed. He hated hypocrites.
''He is nothing but a man full of lies. Like I felt.'' Said Gyomei.
The Hashiras were discussing All Might and the way he handled that situation until Iguro talked.
''Well, that makes sense. Do you have muscles?" Asked Iguro.
''Or do you have super crazy reflexes?" Asked Uzui with poses.
''No I don't.'' Said Izuku.
''Huh, no wonder he bashes your dreams.'' Said Iguro.
''Kid look at you. No muscles, no intelligence, no flamboyant style you were not going anywhere.'' Said Uzui.
The teen felt that this was more his fault. The fact that he tried to make it up for his lack of quirk made him even more incompetent. He could have tried harder in his studies or hit the gym twice a day, instead, he just sat in his room and kept watching videos. ´´What a life´´ he thought all sad.
''He is right. I am nothing. I'm just an annoying, good-for-nothing, useless nerd.'' Thought Izuku in self-loathing.
''You can't just expect to become a hero from nothing. I mean if you had training since you were little that would be something. Have you tried any other line of work?" Asked Shinobu.
''No, even if I try a person with a quirk will beat me. Like they always had.'' Said Izuku all sad.
''Because those even with the most pointless quirk love to bash someone with no power.'' Said Giyuu
''Just great! Society turned into a stupid and hypocritical joke. I want to punch someone right now!'' Said Sanemi all angry.
''Poor life's.'' Said Gyomei all sad.
''While this era is pretty much one of the worst in human society, I can't blame them. Once quirks arrived things haven't been the same.'' Said Shinobu.
''Although I think heroes are boring.'' Said Michuro.
''You think everything is boring.'' Said Giyu.
''What hurt the most is that he was the one that inspired me. I loved All Might, I admired him and everything he did. His smile, his bright aura, the fact he never lost, I just…I felt completely broken upon hearing those words.'' Said Izuku all sad.
The Hashira were surprised to hear such a deep statement, Gyomei decided to calm Izuku the best he could.
''My child is true that what that man said were both the right and wrong words. You don't have the capacity of being a hero, but in fact, you never went to train or do something. You just blame yourself for not having a quirk and staying down. I want to console you but if you haven't stop to feel guilt for yourself I can't do anything.'' Said Gyomei.
Izuku heard the words from the muscular man and he was right. If he had started doing something to compensate for his lack of quirk, maybe All Might must have said something different, but it was still regarding quirks and he said ´´no´´.
''Crying again. Boy, we got a crybaby here.'' Said Iguro.
''He cries so much. It's like he has a pool in his eyes.'' Said Mitsuru.
''HA HA HA! Nice one.'' Said Rengoku laughing.
Shinobu then went and cleaned Izuku's eyes, she wanted him to feel good for the talk with the master later.
''Huh. Why are you doing this?" He asked.
''What? Just because you are our prisoner doesn't mean I can't take care of you.'' She said.
''Well thanks.'' He said.
''By the way what is up with these burns in your body?" Asked Shinobu seeing the burn marks left by Bakugo.
''Oh, my friend Kacchan gave me them. He has a quirk that causes explosions.'' Said Izuku.
The Hashira didn't like that answer.
''You mean bully.'' Said Sanemi.
''Kid, you better get therapy because this guy ain't a friend of yours.'' Said Iguro.
''Someone that attacks a weak person is not worth being called a good person!'' Said Rengoku.
''Your friend must be a character.'' Said Tokito.
''Let me guess, he wants to be a hero?" Asked Shinobu.
''Yes, more than anything.'' Said Izuku.
''Figures, someone with a good amount of pride leads to no good. Looking at you Shinobu.'' Said Giyuu.
''How haven't I poisoned you yet?'' She asked, pissed but still with a smile.
''Because I never eat near you.'' He said.
The teen didn't know what was about to happen, but he felt wouldn't be a huge deal.
''Wait for the master to give us a command, then we see what we can do.'' Said Ginyu.
''What do you…?" Asked Izuku but then a guy named Murata appeared.
''The master is arriving!'' Scream him.
All the Hashira bow down and put a hand on Izuku's head, to make sure he was also bowing.
Izuku didn't know what was happening. Maybe it was their boss but he didn't know what he looked like. After a few minutes, he saw what the face of the man who run this place looked like, a grotesque scar on his face while his body was all normal.
''Oh my is this the new guest we have?' Asked a sweet voice.
''AH!'' Said Izuku and that made the Hashira very mad.
''What did you say about the master?!' Asked Sanemi, pissed and ready to kill.
''Sanemi, please let the boy go.'' Said the master Ubuyashiki.
''Forgive me.'' He said.
''Is ok my child, I was born with a genetic disease that has been in my family for generations. The scar is part of the process, I am sorry if my appearance fighters you.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
Izuku felt all embarrassed, his mother had told him not to stare at people just because they look different.
''I am sorry for shouting.'' He said.
''Is ok, everything is forgiven. What brings you to my lands?' Asked Ubuyashiki.
''Huh? What?'' Asked Izuku.
''The master has asked you a question! Answer him!'' Said Sanemi pissed again.
''Now, my child please be gentle. The young boy is trying to answer.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''Sorry master.'' Said Sanemi.
''First introductions, my name is Kagaya Ubuyashiki and I know who you are Izuku Midoriya. We had some research done on you to make sure that everything is ok. Now I am here to ask a serious question.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''And what is that sir?' Asked Izuku.
''Child, please tell me one thing…What did he look like? The man that you saw last night?'' Asked Ubuyashiki and Izuku knew what he was refereeing to.
''He had a human appearance, almost impossible to see something wrong even among quirk users.'' Said Izuku remembering Muzan.
Ubuyashiki just had a smile over this information, this was going to be vital in future events.
''I see.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''Master what it seems to be this talk about?'' Asked Tokito.
''This boy had a great encounter that could help us.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''What do you mean?'' Asked Mitsuru
''he had an eye-to-eye contact with Muzan Kibutsuji.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
The Hashira all had a shocked expression written all over their faces, this was big news.
''What! The lord of demons!' Scream Sanemi.
''How did he look like? Was he tall? Short? Answer us!' Said Uzui all serious.
''Uzui, please restrain yourself.'' Said Ubuyashiki calming the sound Hashira.
''Sorry, is just…we never had an opportunity like this.'' Said Uzui.
''He looked like a man in his late 20's, with pale skin, black hair, and wore a white suit with a hat.'' Said Izuku.
The Hashira took note of that but it was almost nothing special.
''That's not enough information.'' Said Iguro.
''He also had a family. A wife and a child. She appears to be three or four years old.'' Said Izuku seeing what appeared to be a photo in Muzan's wallet.
''Maybe a fake one.'' Said Giyuu.
''Sure, what else?'' Asked Uzui.
''That's all I saw.'' Said Izuku remembering everything that he could.
''Yes, this should be good enough to run some research.'' Said Shinobu.
The Hashira exchange notes on what Izuku told and they imply that they would start making more investigation soon. Now it was about time to ask what to do.
''So master, what say we should do with him? He saw my face and knows my name, we can't let him walk around free.'' Asked Giyuu.
Ubuyashiki saw Izuku, scared and having no idea what to do. He just smiled and walk towards him alongside his daughters.
''Izuku can I ask you one thing?" Asked Ubuyashiki
''Yes.'' Said Izuku.
''What is your dream?" He asked.
The teen felt confused overhearing that question.
''My dream?'' Asked Izuku.
''Yes, what do you wanna do when you grow up?" Asked Ubuyashiki.
Izuku didn't know what to answer because he had no idea, so he decided to tell what his dream was until a few days ago.
''I wanted to become a hero and make everyone happy like All Might. Unfortanley I was living in a huge lie since a qurikless idiot like me can't be a hero..'' Said Izuku all sad.
''Oh my. Don't be so harsh about yourself. Even a quirkless can be a hero…'' Said Ubuyashiki and Izuku cuts him off.
''He told that to my face! He told me to give up and find another line of work! I don't know what to do. Being a hero was everything I wish to become ever since I was a kid, and now I got reality crushing me all around. I don't know what to do.'' Said Izuku all sad.
Ubuyashiki then to much of the hashira shock put a hand on Izuku's head and patted him a little bit.
''It's sad to have your dreams crushed. But sadness can make us stronger, you need to use what you have at your disposal and do the best that you can make it. Even he had this trouble when he was young.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''What do you mean?" Asked Izuku.
''The truth is…All might doesn't have a quirk. His power was given to him and he wasn't born with it. He is just like you.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
The answer shocked Izuku and the Hashira also upon hearing that.
''What! Is that true?'' Asked Izuku confused.
''Yes, All Might was born quirkless.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''How? That makes no sense, he has his quirk hidden for years. Not even the public knows his real name.'' Said Izuku.
''All Might real name is Toshinori Yagi. He was given his quirk by another superhero name Nana Shimura, who could float. Upon her death, he got her second quirk named One For All and used the power stock that it allows him to have and use to fight in the name of justice for decades. But it appears that he got addicted to the same power given to him.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
The teen had his world shattered. So All Might was just like him once and later he was given a chance by another hero. What a big hypocritical liar he has been admiring all these years.
''One For All?" Asked Izuku.
''Master is that the same One For All that you told us?" Asked Gyomei.
''The same. It's one of the seven mysteries of the world. Although it's a quirk that originated when they first arrived, it stocks power, and since All Might has had it for decades he has more power than anyone has ever had.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''Wait a minute. How do you know all this? How do I know it's not a big lie?" Asked Izuku.
Ubuyashiki smiled and then pointed to a tree with some crows.
''The crows.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''Huh?" Asked Izuku.
''Those crows are special ones. For years my family has bred this special type of crow to aid the Demon Slayers, while others act as drones for our sake. What they see we all see in our research department.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''So the crows act as security cameras for you all?" Asked Izuku.
''Yes, we have over two thousand crows at our disposal. We saw everything around many of the big cities of Japan. There are few secrets that we don't know.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
That got Izuku in shock, over two thousand crows transmitting information and images around to them. This was so wrong and yet made so much sense as a security measure.
''How long have you been operating?" Asked Izuku.
''The demon slayer corps have existed for over 1000 years.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''So you and your family have been fighting all this time!'' Asked Izuku
''Yes, we have been protecting Japan way before quirks and pro heroes existed. We the Demon Slayer Corps protect the world from the horrible demons that have been feeding off humans for so long.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
Izuku was in shock over all this. A secret organization that has been protecting Japan for over a millennia. This was big news.
''This is crazy. Although it makes sense since they never show up or have been spotted and the crows might alarm them and…'' Said Izuku mumbling making the Hashira and master confused.
''What is he doing?' Asked Iguro.
''I guess he is mumbling.'' Said Shinobu.
''that's annoying.'' Said Sanemi.
Sanemi then punched izuku right in the head.
Pounch
''Stop doing this crap!'' He said.
The teen tried to ignore the pain in his head and concentrate on the talk with the master.
''So what do you plan to do now?" Asked Ubuyashiki.
''Well, I don't know.'' Said Izuku.
''that's good because now you get to stay here for a while Izuku!'' Said Rengoku.
''Uh?" Asked Izuku.
''The bad news is you will be placed in a cell or work here forever.'' Said Iguro all cold.
''What!'' Asked Izuku in shock.
''Sorry kid. You know our faces and what we do, we can't let you go.'' Said Giyuu.
''Wait a minute.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
The Hashira stop talking and then look at their master.
''Izuku, tell me do still want to become a hero?" Asked Ubuyashiki.
''I don't know.'' Said Izuku.
''but you would like to save people just like a hero?" He asked.
Izuku didn't know what to say but he couldn't lie in front of these people.
''I guess so. All Might made society so perfect that is impossible not to want to help others.'' He said.
''Silly boy, just because All Might exist doesn't mean Society is perfect.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''What do you mean?" Asked Izuku.
''I have a confession to make.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
Izuku was about to get a shock even bigger than the All Might revelation.
''Hero society is corrupted. The government has used the people's love for heroes to benefit their agendas. They even created heroes that follow their orders like soldiers. They even make them commit crimes such as scandal or murder just to make society seem happy.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
The hashira just saw Izuku's horrified face. Hero society was a lie? Many of the lovable heroes were corrupt? Who should he trust?
''I guess he is not taking it well.'' Said Rengoku.
''Let him breathe for a minute or two.'' Said Tokito.
''If I wasn't a demon slayer, I still won't become a pro hero.'' Said Mitsuri.
''Same here.'' Said iguro.
''They are some of the most cruel and dirty people in the world.'' Said Gyomei.
Izuku didn't know what to say about all this.
''Hero society is just a big lie. Nothing is shiny and perfect!'' Said Izuku in horror.
''Nothing is perfect my child, if you want more proof I can deliver right now.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
''What do you mean?" Asked Izuku.
Ubuyashiki smiled and then looked at Shinobu.
''Shinobu may you call Kaina?" He asked
''Yes, master.'' She said.
The demon slayer used her communicator and called upon someone.
''What are you doing?" Asked Izuku.
''You will see.'' He said.
The butterfly woman then looked at her master and answered.
''Masters she is on her way.'' She said.
''Oh thanks.'' Said Ubuyashiki.
Izuku then heard some steps coming in their direction and too much of his shock he saw this new person.
''What! Wait a minute you are…'' Said Izuku in shock.
''Yes, Izuku, meet the former pro hero known as Lady Nagant, but here we just call her Kaina.'' Said Ubuyashiki showing the former pro hero now wearing a black and white uniform.
So, this is the twist, Lady Nagant is on the Demon Slayer headquarters as a servant. I will explain in the next chapter. But little spoiler, after she was classified as villain she ran away, was caught by the Corp and later decided to work for Ubuyashiki.
For those wondering if the Demon Slayer corps are a part of the government, I Have to say no. Ubuyashiki family is Bruce Wayne/ Tony Stark level of rich, he can afford all this crap with no problem over decades. They are not going to affiliate with the government because they don't trust them.
Izuku is going to learn a lot lately about trusting himself and wanting to train a lot. Wait when the UA test arrive, things are about to get crazy.
