FYI, the cover image is a placeholder until either I get good at drawing or somone else makes one that I can use with permission.


Izuku was trapped within the sludge man's body, his lungs were giving out. Breathing became harder and harder. His consciousness was fading. All the while, the villian was taunting, and tormenting him. He couldn't hear a word though. The oxygen in his system were dulling his hearing and his sight.

As he was convinced he was going to die, he saw a massive figure emerge... And a large preassure surrounded his body. The boy fell unconscious as he was freed from death's grasp.


Half An Hour Earlier

Toshinori Yagi was exploring the small city of mustafu, well small considering that Might tower was in Tokyo. He stumbled across a grocery store and figured why not? After all, the Nezu told him to get accustomed to the area as he hadn't been there in 35 years.

As he was done shopping he saw a crowd was formed near the entrance, curious he got a listen. "Huh, no one is stopping the villian." Another civilian spoke up. "They are probably dealing with the cleanup from this mornings incident. The villian is taking complete advantage from the chaos." Sounding somwhat dissapointed, another spoke from the crowd. "Geez, there really is no end to them is there?"

Yagi bulked up to his apperance as All Might and spoke from behind the crowd. "There is an end to them. Why?..." The crowd turned as they saw their shining hero. At the same time, All Might got a look at the villian... A sludge body quirk. Not something that would be too difficult. "...Because I Am Here!"

He sprung from the crowd, leaving behind his groceries exept for a couple of empty bottles of soda in his pocket. Seeing All Might made the sludge villian panic and rush to an allyway. All Might's increadable speed made it so that he was already directly behind him.

At this, cornered like a rat the sludge villian looked for a way out. "I belive this is where you turn yourself in pal. There is nowhere to run." The sludge villian's eyes scanned the floor and spotted his escape. A manhole cover, if he can somehow avoid All Might to get into the sewers, he would give him the slip.

"Haha, you are right... You caught me... Whatever will I do..." The sludge villian spoke slowly as he inched to the manhole that All Might had not seen yet. "...I suppose that... I have to give up now... NOT!" The sludge villian seeped into the cracks of the ground and escaped into the sewers. He made some distance traveling in the defiled waters when he heard All Might give chase. But he was nowhere to be found.

"Damn." All Might said with a broken manhole cover in his hand. "It'll be quite the search... Actually, I can catch him if I wait for him to surface. Hmm." All Might looked at a sewer map and reasoned that wherever the villian would pop up again, he would do it in an area with little survailance. The only place like that was below an overpass. Without wasting any time, he made his way there.

He sure wishes he could read maps better, or else he could have made it to the overpass quicker through the sewer. Oh well, it's not like anyone with sense would go over there.

When he got there he heard a voice. It was the sludge villian... He was in a struggle with someone. "Don't worry, calm down. I'll only be puppetering you... Quit struggling, calm down... It will only hurt for about 45 seconds... You'll feel better soon."

All Might had knocked up the manhole closest to the villian, and climbed out of it. He saw the hostage that the villian had. It was a kid, roughly 14 if he had to guess, probably coming home from school. His eyes were glazed over with terror. While All Might was smiling, he was seething with anger. This villian was risking the life of a kid just to escape from his petty theft.

"Do not worry, young man. Know why? Because I Am Here!" All Might declared as he dashed forward. "TEXAS SMASH!!!" He smashed the villian with wind pressure into chunks, which would be worrying, if the villian were anything other than liquid already.

All Might checked the teenager. He had green hair, and a particular scar on his left cheek that went diagnally from his jaw to a his cheekbone. If his skin were anymore pale, he would look like a ghost. At least he was already unconsious. He then checked the eye of the villian, also unconsious. All Might checked his pockets and found his soda bottles. Well, its better than nothing. He scouped up as much of the villian as possible into the makshift containment.

He then noticed somthing on the floor. A burned journal. It was open, without thinking very much, he picked it up. The page that was open had an illistration of an Oni in a heroic light. He looked at the teenager and said under his breath. "The boy can draw well." He flipped to a page and saw another illustration with a few notes. He then realized that he turned into a page dedicated to him. Ah, he's a fan.

All Might took a pen out of his pocket and signed an autograph for the boy. It's the least he could do for him as the kid's inspiration. Speaking of which, he should probably try to wake him up now. As he turned around he saw a rotund 3 colored cat rubbing it's head on the boy's right shin. Sunekosuri? A Yokai? Well... At least it was just a Scampuss, but that did leave him with the question of why it's here... All Might whispered to the Yokai. "Thanks for your concern, but I'll handle this." He then scratched the cat yokai behind it's ears. Sunekosuri then hopped with joy and dissapated.


Izuku mind was fleeting. Was this death, or somthing else entirely? When the darkness around him shifted, he knew he was dreaming, the same dream that haunted him for a long time. The landscape was dark with a crimson moon hanging above. Mountains of corpses, rivers of blood, and the screams of torment echoed in the hellish eternal night. The demon horde ravaged the world as it burned with war. One of which was the monster that took her away. At a certain point, the demon horde conjoined together in soul, all colectively gathering in a terrifiying Oni, sitting on one of the mounds of corpses. His body is covered in shadow. His eyes glowed with a deep crimson, with hatred for all things in this world.

These terrors were somthing Izuku became accustomed to, he never truly had a restful night since the first one. He truthfully, still has no idea what any of this means.


As he was drifting in his slumber, he felt a rapid, light tap on his cheek, awakening him from his nightmare. "Hey, Hey, He-- Oh good, you're awake!" He woke up only to see... ALL MIGHT. Midoriya scrabled backwards in suprise. Exitement overtaking him, making him nearly forget his near death.

"Whew, glad you are ok. Sorry you got caught up in my villian fighting. Usually I'm better at such things, but I got exited and careless because I'm in a new area, HAHA. But thank you for your assistance in keeping him in place! He is safely captured!" All Might raised two bottles of soda, containing the sludge villian.

The number one hero, All Might. In the flesh, saved his life. It actually is him! The real deal. He is a lot bigger in person!

As Midoriya thought these things, he suddenly realized that this was his one chance to get an autograph. He scrambled on his person to get his notebook, when he saw it closed on the ground. He picked it up and opened the first page, only to see that All Might had already given him his autograph. Mind you, it's in english, but that didn't matter much.

In exitment, Midoriya bowed his head. Promising that it will be well kept. All Might meanwhile just gave the superfan a thumbs up, and started streching. "Well, that's it for me, Ha! See you on the other side of the screen! Now to get this guy into custody..."

Midoriya was taken aback by abrupt end to his meeting with his idol. He didn't ask his question yet either. "Wait... I still haven't asked my question yet..." All Might seemingly did not hear him. "I'll be counting on your continued support! Untill next time!" All Might leaped up into the air.


Hmm, something seems off... He didn't weigh this much. He looked down to see the teen had clung to his leg when he jumped. "Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Let go of me! Your fanaticism is too much!"

The boy said in response. "I'm sorry All Might, but if I let go now... I'll... I'll Die!"

All Might stopped struggling after hearing that. It was true... Dangerously stupid, but true. He looked for a safe rooftop to land on... Blood leaked out of his mouth while looking. Shit. He didn't have much time left today. He will have to handle this as soon as possible. He spotted a roof reletivly safe to land on.

As soon as he landed the kid let go of his leg. "That... That was scary..."

All Might facepalmed. "Good grief... Listen, if you ask the owners downstairs and tell them the situation, they will probably let you down. I really am out of time, so I have to go NOW."

The kid reached out. "W-Wait!!!"

"No. I will not wait!"

"But... But even if I have no quirk... Can I still be a hero? Can someone like me become someone like you?" The kid asking this question stopped All Might's jump to the police station. Was that why the kid was so adamant on asking the question? "Without a quirk?..." Then it happened. His time ran out. Smoke enveloped him as he started to deflate, saying under his breath. "Oh no, Holy Shit, Goddamn it."

As All Might started to deform from his muscle form, the kid started monologuing. "It might be because I don't have a quirk... But I am always made fun of... Maybe that's why? But I don't know... I always thought saving lives is really cool. Fearlessly saving lives with a smile. That's why I want to be the greatest hero, llke you... !"

By the time the kid was done, Yagi had deflated.


"WHAT!? Wait until now... He was just... A fake? A phoney? You are so skinny?!" Midoriya blurted out from suprise.

"I am All Might, kid." Yagi said, coughing out blood from his mouth. Midoriya screamed in suprise again, Yagi then explained. "You know how swimmers flex their muscles at the pool? It's kind of like that."

Yagi then sat to the ground. "A fearless smile eh? Listen, now that you have seen me like this, don't go posting about this online. Not even accidentally." He then lifted up his shirt from the left side. "This is from a villian's attack roughly 5 years ago... Half of my respritory system is destroyed, my entire stomach is gone. I've become emaciated from the surgeries and aftereffects. Right now, I can only operate as a hero for roughly three hours a day."

"No way... Wait? 5 years ago? Was it with your battle with Toxic Chainsaw?" Midoriya questioned.

Yagi had to commend the kid for his knowledge. "You're well informed, but that punk couldn't hope to defeat me. No, this was from a fight I had with a villian that I asked to keep away from the public eye. Listen, I smile to show the pressure that heros undertake. Perhaps to also ignore my own fear. Pro heroes are always in danger of death. That is why I cannot say in good conscious that you can be a hero without a quirk."

The look on Midoriya's face was devestating to look at. "I... I see..."

All Might, feeling bad about saying that so bluntly tried to point the kid at the half full glass. "But you can still help others, like becoming a police officer." He stood up. "I will admit that they get teased by the fact that villians are handed to them. But it is a respectable occupation." He stopped at the staircase. "It's not bad to dream, but you have to be realistic about certain things." Wirh that being said, he left.


If you asked Midoriya what response he expected, that would honestly be it. He hoped it wouldn't be that, but it was. Dejected, he walked to the railing, not planning anything, just looking at the city that would not accept someone like him.

He still admired All Might, he was just trying to look out for his safety. He couldn't blame him. Well, at least he has his autograph.

He leaned against the railing when a hefty explosion was heard, tremoring the earth beneath it. At that moment, the railing came loose. And Midoriya stummbled off the building, his shoes at the tips were the only thing connected to the building when he lost balance.


Thank you for reading, please ask questions.

-Shmity