Short chapter I know, but this is more of ending the USJ and setting up for the coming storm with the next chapter :D

Chapter 20

USJ Part 4 (Finale) - Faces old and new

[During the events of the USJ, back at the University]

"I understand that this will be a drastic change for you Toshinori, but you really need to not overexert yourself." Nezu spoke with his arms behind his back as he looked up to the emancipated number one hero who was hanging his head down in shame.

This had been the third time in a week where Toshinori had practically run around and continued his heroic duties, so much so that by the time he had got to UA, he was running on 'empty' when it came to how much time he had left in the day to teach while in his hero persona.

Though the dean was smiling at him, Toshinori could feel the anger radiate from the tiny being before him as the blonde gently nodded, "I-I understand, sir... I truly do… but I simply cannot stop being who I am and ignore the cries of those who call out for help!"

Nezu sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose, shaking his head as Recovery Girl huffed as well, looking over a few charts on a clipboard before retreating into her office, not willing to hear the same talk given to the oaf once again. As her door shut, she slowly walked over towards her desk and placed the clipboard on top.

The older woman stretched, hearing and feeling the popping of her wizened bones as she sighed heavily… she was really getting too old.

Using her cane to continue walking around her desk, she slowly opened one of the more oversized drawers and reached in towards a prepared bagged lunch full of some of her things she would need to 'keep her levels up'... she really wished she had something sweet to go with her snack though, as it had a taste to it that either you grew to like it… or just eat it as quickly as possible and get over it.

Her hand paused when her eyes came upon the wooden box that laid beside it. She blinked for a moment before reaching in and pulled the elegantly carved box out, and placed it on her desk as she climbed up onto her chair.

Once settled, she let her hand gently run along with the divots of the designs, tiny carvings depicting scenes of nature and beauty with various peoples etched along with such splendid scenery. Recovery girl's fingers soon hit the latch that had firmly kept the box sealed, gently moving it up and slowly opening the lid. Her old eyes gazed upon the two objects neatly sitting in the silken wrappings inside.

One sat pristinely, the size of a golf ball though it had a slightly oval shape to it that had a somewhat dim white colorization to it that made it more pearl-like in its appearance. One would merely pass it off as a polished stone of some kind had they not taken a closer look at the multi-aspected nature of the thing to reveal it was, in fact, a crystal, with very faint swirling white mists cascading within it.

Beside the perfect gem was a similar one; however, it looked far older than its counterpart. Much of the opaque coloring had all but faded away. The mists within barely visible, with a large crack traveling three-quarters down its surface. Recovery Girl kept staring hard at the damaged thing with a sad look… the memories it stirred up of days long since past, and of the friends and family she missed to this very day.

A crash and muffled high-pitched shouting knocked the old nurse out of her stupor as she grumbled lowly, closing and latching the box tight as she slid down off her chair and 'hastily' made her way towards the closed door and ready to smack whoever was making such a ruckus. Her anger, however, shifted into confusion when she came upon the scene before her.

A small Moogle was hugging the dean, crying and shouting, though muffled, into the vest of Nezu so fast that it would even put Midoriya to shame. She walked over and stood beside the equally confused Toshinori. The skeletal man looked down to Recovery Girl once he noticed her, "I didn't realize they could be much smaller than they already were."

"They are still sentient creatures, you oaf, of course they can have offspring… they don't just 'pop' out of thin air." Recovery Girl frowned and huffed back, causing Toshinori to wince before both heroes looked back at the spectacle before them.

"Shhh… calm down, Mogal." Nezu had said as he gently held the much younger Moogle like a concerned parent, "If you made a mistake at the USJ prep, it's perfectly fine; this was your first-"

"BAD MEN!" Mogal blurted out loudly, stunning the three other occupants as the tiny creature was panting, "Bad men at the USJ! They hurt some of the students, and there were a lot of them and-"

Whatever Mogal was going to say next was cut short as a gust of wind erupted in the room, and the door to the infirmary slammed open against the wall. Recovery Girl and Nezu looked to the now unoccupied bed and the missing Toshinori once the wind had died down, easy to realize what had caused such an event. Nezu looked down to the child of a Moogle who was shaking hard in his arms.

"Mogal, you did a great thing to come to me with this, but go to Moghome for now… I'll check up on you and the others once we get this sorted out, alright?" The dean spoke softly as Mogal 'looked' up to him, a few nods given, and the tiny creature floated up to one of the many 'Moogle Doors' and disappeared.

Nezu turned his attention to Recovery Girl, the smile gone and a fierce look in his eye, "Contact Ms. Midoriya and have her come to the infirmary and set up a triage. You are coming with me to the USJ to assess and prepare for the extraction of our students."

Recovery Girl nodded and briskly went to get her medical kit for any sort of first-aid that would be needed. At the same time, Nezu moved quickly to a panel against the wall, flipping it open and pressing the large red button that caused the alarm from yesterday to blare once again. The dean announced that the students remain in classes until further notice and for heroes within groups B-F to report to the vehicle bay for immediate departure, stating this was a 'code: omega.'.

Moving his small paw from the button, the dean began to head out of the infirmary with Recovery Girl, both with stern looks on their faces, though they were merely masks for their true feelings. For the older woman, it was a concern for the students and hoping that both Eraserhead and Thirteen would protect them as best as they could… despite being young adults, the students were still children in terms of the world of heroics, and something like this was far more than what they should be introduced too.

Nezu, on the other hand, was thinking more about how this would be the reason for the 'press attack' during the previous day. He frowned at the implications of what this could genuinely turn out to be.

Unbeknownst to the two leaving figures, from within the office of Recovery Girl, the wooden box that had been left on top of her desk slowly began to shine a brilliant white through the crack of the sealed lid before soon dissipating like nothing had happened.

[One hour since the arrival of All Might at the USJ]

Nezu's beady black eyes were taking the scene before him in its entirety.

At the entrance plaza of the USJ, the police were escorting out all of the defeated villains in half a dozen police vans, all in quirk inhibitor cuffs and collars. A few choice villains had to be placed in a single truck due to being identified as 'cannibalistic', as was the case with the one shark villain that had to be dredged up from the flood zone.

At the entrance, the students were given blankets and some tea, speaking with the police and sharing their testimonies with Recovery Girl checking over the still unconscious Thirteen. The damage from the reversal of their quirk was clearly evident as their spacesuit was practically destroyed from the back, and the older nurse was checking over the hero's vitals as carefully as she could.

But now, Nezu was looking over the scene of the central plaza, of the utter destruction and bloodbath which the small furred being knew would be a PR nightmare should word get out. Not for the mere fact that within twenty-four hours after the incident of the UA security gate being destroyed, had a group of villains broke into and attacked the school, specifically first-year heroic students, all in some vain of glory to murder the number one hero, All Might. But for the fact that one of the students had viciously killed and dismembered two of the villains. The one that had lost a hand had gotten away from what was conveyed back to the police as 'sending a message'. Simultaneously, a rather large and odd-looking villain was left headless, now covered by a white cloth.

Nezu looked to the left side to see the small gathering of the students present during the events of the fight. Many of them with blankets wrapped around them like the others far up at the entrance, but unlike their classmates, these few students were not in a calm state like their counterparts.

Toru Hagakure, the invisible girl within class 1-A, had been in hysterics since coming upon the scene when she had seen the dead body of Yuga Aoyama, the only 'friendly casualty' of the event. She was currently being held close and comforted by Momo Yaoyorozu, who, while keeping the calmest of the girls at least, the dean could sense her worry over one of her classmates.

Tsuyu Asui was standing near her classmates, Kyoka Jiro, Denki Kaminari, and Minoru Mineta. Kyoka was speaking with Tsuyu in a hushed sort of tone, while both the boys were not that far from them, talking amongst themselves but clearly looking frightened or sick from the scene before them.

Then there were the other three boys, who seemed to be guarding the rest against the unknown force before them. However, if Nezu had to guess of the three, Bakugo was more interested in starting a fight and taking out the 'villain' before him.

Nezu noted he should raise Hound Dog's salary after this.

The other two, Eiji Kirishima and Shoto Toderoki, were actually looking out for their classmates from what he had observed, both ready to jump in if necessary to do so. The dean usually would be proud of their initiative to protect their fellow classmates if the circumstances were normal, however with the current unknown presented before them, Nezu had a horrible thought that not even All Might, who was standing beside him, could take on the threat all of them were facing.

And that possible threat was one Izuku Midoriya.

He was kneeling on the ground, both hands on his thighs and eyes staring directly at Nezu, which he noticed the dull orange color they now sported, which didn't sit well with the dean. In front of the now dark armored boy lay two people, Yuga Aoyama and Shota Aizawa.

Nezu looked over the underground hero from where he was, noticing the first-aid he had received and seemed to be merely knocked out. However, if not correctly taken care of by Recovery Girl soon, then the customarily tired teacher could face much more dire circumstances.

There had been a few attempts to reach the two bodies before Izuku. However, every time anyone had approached, the sword began to pulse with a dark sort of aura and mist, and the boy's eyes would shift to look in the direction of the person who was attempting to sneak upon him.

It only took two attempts to make the heroes realize that going anywhere near the boy or the two bodies was not an option.

Hound Dog growled low in his throat as he stood beside Nezu and All Might, not from any sort of anger or hostility but from confusion over the entire situation. To see a promising young and bright student cause so much chaos and carnage… the pro hero/guidance counselor did not know what to think. The dog man's thoughts were interrupted when Nezu began to speak to the 'being' before them.

"I guess introductions are in order; I am Nezu, dean of the UA Hero University. From your demeanor and my interactions with Izuku Midoriya previously, it is safe to assume you are not him."

The 'doppelganger' kept his gaze upon the small furry dean before a short huff of a chuckle escaped his lips; as he spoke in that ethereal tone, everyone could feel the area's temperature drop a few degrees, "You are a smart one… as I told Ms. Asui earlier, I am not Izuku Midoriya, yet I harbor… aspects of him to say the least."

"I see…" Nezu said and frowned slowly as he stood with his hands behind his back, "I will be blunt then, You have committed murder, and I am sure you are well aware that it is not tolerated here."

"If you are referring to the creature known as 'Nomu', there was no other choice."

"I find that highly doubtful, " Spoke the blood hero, Vlad King, whose arms were crossed over his chest and was one of the few heroes that were surrounding the boy from a distance, "Heroes must always do their utmost to subdue or incapacitate a villain."

'Izuku' looked over to the teacher with a raised eyebrow before suddenly breaking out into laughter, filling the area with such a dark tone to it that caused most of the students and some of the students to flinch, "Funny enough, the boy said that to me as well…"

The dark armored being glared at Vlad King then, causing the hero and teacher to immediately get into a battle stance, though was held back when the hand of Nezu rose up to prevent Vald King from outright attacking him, "So tell me, Vlad King, if the boy's memories and knowledge of heroes are anything to go by, how best would you deal with a literal 'monster'... something created to kill one of your 'gods'?"

"I'm sorry, but 'killing a god'?" Present Mic spoke up suddenly, looking utterly confused, "I hate to tell ya Listener, but gods aren't real… and it sounds a little too far-fetched to even think anyone could 'make' something to kill one."

Orange eyes soon shifted to the rocker hero, a smirk still on the mysterious beings lips, "Oh? How naive to think there are no such things as gods…" His eyes soon began to drift across some of the heroes as well as the students, a glint in his eyes flashed as he looked upon Momo, who shivered slightly from the gaze before the orange irises landed upon All Might, "Considering we have one standing before us right now…"

"P-Preposterous, I am not a god!" The number one hero sputtered at the thought, but a heavy sigh escaped the 'possessed' boy's lips.

"True, you are not physically a god… given the circumstances." The kneeling figure said that caused all the teachers to get nervous, primarily All Might, since none of the students had known about his injury, "But this society you live in, they certainly treat you like one… Tell me, How would Japan react if you suddenly... disappeared… or worse yet, die?"

The question hung in the air for what seemed like an eternity, though it was a mere few minutes. Most of the other pro heroes had looked towards All Might, awaiting his answer. Still, despite the smile he was displaying, the eyes of the person... no… thing staring directly at him and asking the question gave him pause.

He then looked to his students, as they too were awaiting his answer, many of them looking hopeful and for him to tell them what they were expecting him to, that it would be alright. But a twisting feeling within his gut, or what was left of it, made him realize that if things were going to change… hell, needed to change, then he'd have to start here.

"I'd… wish I could say that there would be my fellow pro heroes who would be able to carry out what was needed to keep the peace, as well as the promising students not only with this school but also the others across this fine country… nor do I doubt any of their skills or their achievements…"

All Might spoke solemnly, the smile on his face fading as everyone kept watching and listening to him, "But… you are correct, I have seen it myself… and I am guilty of perpetuating this 'worship' you speak of. And the day I either retire or die… I fear the chaos that will ensue if this is not properly dealt with before such a time will cause untold devastation due to the villains that would normally hold back and hide within the shadows because of my presence."

Many of the students were shaking as the number one hero spoke; some looked fearful of what he said while Bakugo snarled while looking at his kneeling 'classmate'. The teachers and even Nezu were simply staring at All Might, who now was clenching his fist as he began to speak once again, "But that's why I am here... supposed to be here for! To teach and guide the future generations of heroes for however long I am on this mortal coil so that they will rise up above me and not have just a 'symbol of peace' but a multitude of them so that people wouldn't just have a single person to rely on."

What happened next stunned everyone as All Might stood straight up before bowing towards his students who were present there, "My dear students, forgive me for not being here today, as well as forgive me for not being the proper teacher you were expecting me to be. I now know what I must do, and I ask you to please be patient with me in the future so I can properly guide you along with the help of my fellow teachers to become the best heroes you can be!"

The students slowly began to smile, a few cheering at the number one hero, with a few exceptions. All Might then turned towards his teachers and bowed again, "My colleagues, I understand I have not been the best coworker and may have gotten some ire for my lackluster teacher methods; I am very sorry for my attitude towards the work ethic I have displayed so far, I kinda ask for your forgiveness as I strive to become just as wondrous educators as you all."

The teachers were smiling back at the number one hero. It was Present Mic that spoke up first, "Hey, it's not easy teacher right out the gate, and to be fair, we should have said something before, but I know I'd be more than happy to give ya a few pointers when it comes to teaching these troublemakers." He and a few of the teachers chuckled at the light jab while some of the students looked aghast to be called such a thing.

All Might then faced Nezu, kneeling down and bowing with his head on the ground to the small dean, "Sir, I understand I have been a poor example of a teacher here at this prestigious school, I humbly beg for another chance for teaching here and the next generation, as well as future ones as long as I am able. I will accept any punishment for my previous actions."

Everyone grew silent after that little proclamation, though more so the teachers worried looks and the students looking on in confusion. The silence was interrupted as a gentle sigh came from the dean and patted the head of the number one hero, "Apology accepted, and we shall see about that punishment later… but for now, we need to deal with our 'guest'."

"Who's a guest?" asked Ochako as the rest of Class 1-A and Recovery Girl had come down the stairs now, joining the circle formed around the three bodies in the middle. The newly joined group of students looked on in confusion at the still kneeling and bowing All Might as well as the kneeling form of Izuku, whose gaze seemed to be locked onto the older nurse.

Recovery Girl raised an eyebrow at the staring Izuku Midoriya before her, squinting at him for a few moments before the emotions on her face slowly turned to dread to one of pure ice as she spoke low, "Why are you staring at me, Midoriya?"

The boy in question's look went to one with a soft smile, eyes half-lidded as he chuckled low, and as he spoke to her, the voice of the doppelganger shifted once again from that ethereal voice to one that sounded utterly different even from Midoriya's own voice. It was soft and airy, with a hint of playfulness to it that was alien to the ordinarily stuttering boy, "To think I would see you once again after all this time…"

The older woman froze as she gripped the cane in her hand, clenching it tightly as he continued to speak.

"Hello Krile, it's so nice to see you again."