The Fallen Hero

Graphic descriptions ahead. Read at your own risk. The sequel to this work is The Lost Todoroki, one of my other works, but I'll write with just enough backstory on my OC, Teiko, so anyone can understand her.

We're gonna swear, we're gonna get gory, we're gonna kill, we're gonna torture, there's gonna be mind-fuckery. If it's twisted and I can fit it in the plot, you better believe I'm putting it here. I did a romantic tragedy, I did an Endeavor redemption and told of Toya's descent into madness in the same tale. Now I'm gonna try to make you all cringe. My other stuff was cannon-complimentary.

This won't be. I'm gonna wreck shit. Even though this isn't cannon complimentary, there are going to be manga spoilers and some wild theories ahead.

"You can die full of regrets, All Might."

It was a drastic series of events that led to All Might's death. The hero failed to withstand All For One's final punch. "H-his body…" the newscaster stammered from his helicopter, which recorded everything live. Teiko Todoroki watched the scene where her brother, Enji, better known as Endeavor, stood nearby. "I can't believe it. All Might's body has been obliterated. This is your one warning, folks. It's graphic…" The image shook, thanks to the undeniable tremor that had overtaken not only the cameraman, but from the shattered nation. The lens zoomed onto the wreckage of the Symbol of Peace. Blood seeped into the ground where his dead body lay. Blonde tufts of hair stuck out at irregular angles, as if the force of impact had shredded his scalp. Splintered bones poked like white flags of surrender through his outfit, flesh, and smoking remains of his figure. The once strong hero had been utterly lain to waste.

The villain called All For One only fared slightly better. Teiko looked at the faceless silhouette of the gigantic man and felt fear in her core. She trained with Endeavor on a regular basis and they both sparred without holding back. At fifty one years old, she had maintained her physical peak far longer than expected. The red-headed woman looked so undeniably like Enji that she actually owned a shirt that said, Yes, I am Endeavor's sister. No, you cannot use me to get to him. Surprisingly, it saved her a lot of time when she went out shopping. The former-farmer found herself pushing to her feet, as if she could somehow help. "Don't you fucking do it, Enji," she shouted into the TV. Not only was he gone, but her nephew, Shoto, had left to visit some friends at a distant hospital. He said he wouldn't be back until morning.

The timing is too convenient. She could have kicked herself for her idiocy. Of course Shoto had gone to rescue Bakugo, his stolen classmate. Teiko felt anxious as she waited for her headstrong brother, the number one hero as of seconds ago, do something rash. So far, Shoto hadn't been shown. Surely that meant he must be safe. The villain known as Kurogiri had his body stabbed by dark tendrils and his quirk forcibly awakened. Warp gates opened. All For One grinned into the camera, even as his broad shoulders slammed up and down in breathless pants. "It appears I win. Prepare yourselves for the revolution."

On the scene, the students had been too stunned by the gruesome turn to mount their rescue. Eijiro Kirishima, Iida Tenya, Izuku Midoria, Momo Yaoyorozu, and Shoto Todoroki had been frozen with terror. Only meters away, Katsuki Bakugo was drug along with the League of Villains to their new hideout. Tears shamlessly spilled from Izuku's eyes. Momo and Iida began to weep next, with Eijiro soon afterwards, though he resisted as much as he could. As for Shoto, he thought he had seen worse than his classmates, but he was wrong. Now, tonight, they were all on equal levels of mental destruction. Kamui Woods sprang nimbly about and wrapped his tree branches around everybody he could possibly detect. First he grabbed Mount Lady, then Best Jeanist.

Tiger did what he could and grabbed the bodies of unfortunate bystanders. He knew one was alive. As for the other…police would have to find a way to identify her body. Edgeshot darted toward the voids, only for a voice to ring out. "Stop, you idiot!" The newscasters couldn't hear, but everyone on the scene felt the cold fury in Endeavor's voice. The warp closed behind All For One. "You'll get yourself killed. Stay back and let them retreat." Edgeshot pivoted at the last moment and barely avoided following the criminals into the dark abyss.

Edgeshot landed on the ground. "I put the nuisance to sleep! They shouldn't be able to get away!" He fought against the impending sense of dread that seemed to have overwhelmed the nation. Tomorrow, when the news spread, the effects would undoubtedly be felt by the world.

"And yet they are," Tiger responded, his left shoulder carrying a corpse. Silence followed his words. One by one, the heroes busied themselves with the task of finding civilians and carrying some to safety. It was Kamui Woods who found the students. It was only thanks to their disguises that he didn't recognize the well televised individuals.

"Are any of you hurt?" It wasn't unheard of for brave, idiotic civilians to get in close. Generally, they were the type of folk that had their phones out and tried to record everything for a quick buck. Izuku stood in place, his body quaking. None of the others fared better.

"We're just in shock," Shoto answered for the group. It was the best response, as it fit their varying levels of terror, anger, and misery perfectly.

"Me too, kid," Kamui answered sincerely. "As soon as you can, get over to the ambulances and get in line to get checked out." They all seemed to be in good health and he wanted to get as many injured civilians taken to safety. He created himself a tether of wood, grabbed a pole, and spun off to continue his search. Gran Torino kneeled beside the shattered, mangled mass that had once been All Might and wept. Not only was his sworn best friend gone, but her pupil as well.

None of teenagers remembered who moved first, or how they got there, but the students complied to Kaumi's wishes. Izuku did his best not to look at the splintered pile of viscera and bones, but Gran Torino's cries naturally called for his attention. He only glanced, but his sobs were renewed. They joined a line of people to be seen by emergency physicians. By the end of the night, they were all deemed to be in good physical health and were encouraged to find somewhere to spend the night, as the trains weren't running. The medic spoke without an ounce of emotion and only went through the motions of his job. He was probably too unable to focus at the loss of the Symbol of Peace.

Everyone had been praying for All Might's victory, but the prayers amounted to nothing.

Shigaraki was beside himself with glee. The mummified hand nearly fell from his face as he gestured at All For One. "You did it!" His tone sang with disbelief. "You did it!" A maniacal cackle tumbled from his lipless mouth. He carried himself with enthusiasm. "And we got our newest member." Shigaraki turned and beamed wildly at the blonde. Bakugo was stunned. He wanted to put on a brave face, but he was as shaken as everyone else that had faced against the League. He moved closer to Bakugo with his eyes wide and partially visible through the fingers of the dismembered hand. "If you continue to resist us, Bakugo, we can take your quirk and you'll become a Nomu."

Bakugo thought of the attack at the USJ and the incredible power of the hulking black creature. At the same moment, he considered how the beast seemed to be nothing more than a puppet. Shigaraki spoke again, this time to Mister Compress. "Go put him in a room so he can think about what happens to heroes that face against us." Shigaraki seemed to skid over the fact that he had done nothing, that it had only been All For One who had destroyed All Might. For once, Bakugo kept his mouth shut. All For One activated Kurogiri's quirk again and took a portal back to his chair, where he had his personal physician awaiting him. Though he had survived, he still sustained damage and worsened pervious injuries in the intense fight.

Mister Compress did as he was asked and turned the surprisingly silent teenager into a marble. The magician walked past his companions. Though some were unconscious from the fight, others, like the overly enthusiastic Toga, cheered at their victory. There was no need for quiet, as they were in an unfamiliar underground lair. Since the old one had been compromised, the move was entirely necessary. Bakugo was flicked into a small square that was clearly a full walled block cell. Mister Compress closed and locked the door behind him before he allowed the boy to resume his true form. Bakugo didn't even try to stand from the ground. He spent the night on his knees, his red eyes fixed unseeingly at the floor.

The choppiness of this chapter is my way of setting up the different perspectives you readers will be privy to. Expect lots of Izuku/Class 1-A perspectives, League of Villain perspectives, my OC Teiko perspectives, and Bakugo perspectives. If you don't feel I'm doing characters justice, I strongly encourage you to point it out. Generally, I have multiple chapters 'on deck' by the time I post one (even now, only a minute after I've finished this, chapter two is half way done), but I do not hesitate to edit them.

Spoiler alerts. I'm writing under the assumption that Dabi is Toya Todoroki. I wrote a full story about his story titled The Eldest Todoroki. The tl;dr version of it is that my OC Teiko Todoroki arrives ten years before the anime, when Rei (Shoto's mom) is hospitalized. Teiko unwittingly becomes a 'bad' example (it's all about perspective) to Toya. Because of her telling him not to feel responsible for his family anymore, he frees himself of any duties he no longer wishes to have. Enji tells Toya that he must attend high school - Toya 'flames out'. As a result, the teenager loses most of his skin. His aunt Teiko takes him to a hospital, where she witnesses the snapped teen's insanity and horrific appearance firsthand. At Toya's behest, she tells his family that Toya 'is gone', as she is very careful to never say he is dead. Toya asks Teiko to help him end hero society, so Teiko shows him how idiotic his dreams are by instantly beating him in a fight and showing him that he has no pain tolerance. He is found by a young Stain, who was still Stendhal at this point, and the two are last suggested to live together. Seriously, the story is much cooler than this summary. I may be biased, but I think it's worth a read.

To you lazy fucks, the super tl;dr version of The Eldest Todoroki is that Toya Todoroki argues with his dad, suffers a mental break, 'flamed out' and destroyed his own body with his cremation quirk. He takes on the name Dabi and encourages his aunt Teiko, (my OC who will be in this story) to tell the rest of his family that he is dead. He and Stain become off-screen friends and while Dabi/Toya builds up his pain tolerance, hence why he doesn't join his friend in killing heroes.

Last note! Some of you may ask, "But Tweepa, why are you throwing in an OC? That's so boring!" Well, readers. I'm throwing in my OC because I fucking love her and I want her to get into stickier situations than raising Endeavor's kids. I sincerely appreciate any and all of my readers, but my favorites are those who comment. Oh, and if you read all this, hot damn, you're dedicated.