Izuku Age: 6
'Unfortunately your son will never have a quirk.'
The words that destroyed him. He knew what they meant but didn't want to believe them. How could he? Before he could even talk he wanted to be a hero, but to be told he could never be one?
Feeling defeated and like an outcast more than usual he walked home. Passing the park he heard shouting coming from the creek. Was that Kaachan? Creeping toward the tree line and peering through, his guess was correct. Kaachan and his lackeys were bullying a kid with horns.
Being who he is, he decided to step up.
Some things never changed. Kaachan beat him down again without a second thought, and left him in a heap after he had his fun. At least the other kid got away. Taking a moment to pick himself up and reorient his shaky head to the world, he starts making his way home.
Checking himself over for bruises and scraps he walks past the tree line back toward the main park way. Rustling from the trees catches his attention and he is then suddenly picked up by a pair of arms and the cry of, "I found you, I found you, I found you, I can't believe I found you!"
Forcing himself not to cry out he turns around and sees someone who he has only ever seen in videos and on TV. The vigilante Absorbent Girl. Dressed in a swirl of different colors like a rainbow throwing up her head was covered and masked. Even if she was a vigilante she clearly was not cut out for stealth.
After seeing who it is and figuring out who she is, he starts struggling to escape but the lady has arms of steel. 'Why is she so strong?'
"Awe, poor zuku, you got hurt. Here let me help. [Heal]." A soft white light envelopes Izuku, he can feel the scrapes ease and the bruises fade, even through the struggling. He starts trying to call out but she speaks again, "Hush you, [Calm Emotions]"
This time he sees a green light and the feeling of needing to escape subsides and his thoughts start clearing. Why was he trying to run from her? She's only ever permanently dealt with villains if they were hurting a lot of people. He wasn't a villain, or even mean. "How do you know my name? Also where is the light coming from? I thought your power was absorbing knowledge and powers for later use?" He waited for his answer and received a full smile and a very mirthful laugh.
"Oh course you would know about me, even if I'm not a hero like All Might, I'm still a 'hero' right?" He could hear the air quotes even if her hands were occupied. "My power is much more complicated than that. I only say that to people so that they'd leave me alone about it." She lowered her voice and whispered, "Can't have villains knowing all my secrets now can I?"
Izuku thought about it for a moment and nodded, "Yeah that makes since, but you still didn't answer my first question."
She put him on his feet and kneeled down to his height, "I have a secret that allows me to know a lot about certain people. One of those people is you." She pokes his chest with her pointer. "The only problem is that I didn't know where to find you." She gives a slight pout, "So I spent the last few years going to every park waiting for you to appear and you finally did!" She puts a big smile on her face and this causes him to think.
"Wait why not just look up mom in a phone book?" He asks with a slight tilt to his head.
He sees her smile falter slightly as she says, with a little bit of shame, "I can't read Japanese." She takes off her mask and hood revealing her face, it was very pale with lots of freckles like him. She also had super deep green eyes and vibrant red hair. "You may call me Kat. My public quirk is Quirk Absorption." Her smile seemed to get bigger as she whispered, "My real Quirk is Gamer. Now you can't tell anyone that ok?" Izuku's eyes grew at the mention of a new Quirk. What could a quirk like that do?
"What does it-", Kat put her finger over his mouth and said, "No questions alright?" Izuku nodded against her finger.
"Alright Zuku, I have a question for you, do you want to be a hero?" A nod, "Do you want to help people?" Another nod, "Then I ask you will you be my heir when the time comes." Izuku tilted his head at the question and then it happened. A blue box appeared in front of him with the question [The person known as Kat has offered her power to you if she passes beyond the veil. Do you accept?] "Go ahead Zuku, there is no trickery here, click yes, nod your head or say yes." So Izuku looking her in the eye with slight confusion said yes with a nod. A new box appeared, [Congrats! You are now the heir to the Gamer quirk. The ramifications of this are not currently known and will become apparent of this later on.]
"What d-""[Sleep]" Izuku immediately slumped over into her arms. "Sorry little Zuku, no questions or reason for them. [Memory Warp]." A faint green light envelopes izuku's unconscious form and a blue box appears for Kat. [Please state the memories you would like to change and into what.] "Erase all memories of Kat and alter the last 5 minutes into a memory of him being hurt and fainting." [Do you wish to add a release condition?] "Yes, when he hears my true name associated with absorbent girl after my death." [Condition added. Memory Altered and locked.]
Kat looked down at Izuku in her arms, "Sorry bud but I'm not quite ready to die or to be known just yet."
Slipping a notebook into his bag she casts, "[Hidden Meaning]". The notebook becomes completely blank with the exception of one line on the cover, For when you meet All Might. Setting him back down on a nearby bench she casts, [Waking Dream], and walks away.
~8 Years Later~
Izuku stared out over the beach filled with trash, that would soon become his own personal hell. All Might has already left and had left him with his new training schedule. Having already looked through it he could tell his body was going to be pudding by the end of the first day. 'Oh well, small price to pay to become a hero.' Heading back home and going through the book again to commit it to memory he was met with a bright blue box causing him to jump back, trip over his feet and land on his backside.
With a groan he opened his eyes, the box floating in the middle of his vision, said,
"[Terms met!
Fortunately or unfortunately the process of transference has been completed.
Welcome new Gamer, to the Gamer quirk, V. 2.0.
We recommend starting by saying 'Stats'!]"
Izuku was, for a lack of better words, immensely confused. He stuck out his hand and took a swipe at it, his hand went straight through the box not even moving it. Not having any other ideas he said, "Stats". A new box appeared this time it was much larger and contained his name.
[Name: Izuku Midoriya
Age: 14
Level: 1
Quirks: ? (Inherited) (Locked)
Gamer (Given)
Health: 100/100
Mana: 150/150
Stamina: 100/100
Str: 10
Con: 10
Dex: 10
Agi: 10
Int: 10
Wis: 10
Cha: 10
Res: 10
Luck: 10
Points: 0
Perks: None
Qualities: None]
[If you would like more information on a given stat you select it at a later time, at your leisure. To continue with the tutorial please say, 'Upgrades']
Izuku knew what most of these stats meant. He'd played many RPGs before. Strength was how hard you hit and how much you could carry, and Constitution was how much damage you can take and overall life. Dexterity and Agility confused him, what made them different? He tried to select them but the box wouldn't let him. 'Guess I have to check at a later time.' Int along with Wis, was tied to Mana. Charisma was talking and lying, and he had no idea was Res was at all, he'd never seen that in a video game before. Luck was luck obviously, but the time he had ever seen it in a video game it was only used for loot drops. This is real life though enemies don't dissolve into pixels, so what would luck be used for?
Before he could say upgrades, a shadow appeared above him, "You okay kid?". Izuku then realized he was lying on the sidewalk, and to other people staring at the sky. Quickly scrambling to his feet, quickly apologized to the man for making him worry and rushed the rest of the way home with the box in front of him.
As he entered through his front door, he noticed the smell of food wafting in from the kitchen. With a call, "Hi mom!", he quickly made the rest of the way to his room. Before he could close the door his mom called back out to him, "Hi honey, dinner will be ready in about an hour."
With a call of acknowledgement, he closed the door threw his stuff on his desk chair, and sat down on his bed. "Upgrades." A new box appeared displaying three options:
[Perks]
[Qualities]
[Quirks]
[Please say perks to continue.]
"Perks." A new box appeared displaying a drop down list of many different options. Although many of them were grayed out and filled with ?.
[Perks are supernatural and magical upgrades that can be unlocked with perk points. As the Gamer you automatically unlock Gamer's Mind and Gamer's Body. Please select them below to find out more, and say Qualities to continue.]
First selecting Gamer's Mind and then Gamer's Body he read the descriptions for them.
[Gamer's Mind Lvl: Max
You are the Gamer, you have no time to freak out you are able to logically think through all situations regardless of emotions. You are also immune to almost all psychological effects.]
[Gamer's Body Lvl: Max
Your body is always in perfect health unless injured. You are unable to contract diseases or viruses. You are also able to, with proper rest, restore lost health and body parts. Be very careful however, if your health drops to zero you will die.]
Izuku blinked, 'I can restore lost body parts by sleeping? How would you even explain that to someone?' He decided to continue on with the tutorial and check out the other perks later on, "Qualities".
[If Perks are supernatural and magical then Qualities are the physical side, being the Gamer grants you one quality of your choice and who you are grants you an additional quality.]
[Quality added! Behind the eyes added.]
[You may select one quality of your choice at the conclusion of the tutorial. To continue say Quirks]
[Behind the eyes Lvl: 1 Xp: 0.00%
Your mind is one of your greatest attributes, and is able to perform calculations and other forms of thinking at a faster pace. Train this quality to one day be as fast or superior to even a super computer.
Increase INT by 2% per lvl of BtE.]
"Izuku! Dinner!" He jumped at the sound of his mother's voice.
That's, wow, how would you even increase something like that? Mental Math?' He stood up, closed the boxes and headed to dinner.
Izuku and his mother decided to sit down on the couch and watch the news for dinner that night. Not a normal occurrence but after Izuku broke the news of what happened today, they decided to see if he would appear on TV, much to Izuku's embarrassment. He had decided to keep the Gamer a secret for now until her knew more about it.
"Today in the middle of the marketplace a young student was taken hostage by villain while multi-", someone had run on stage handing the news caster a piece of paper and as she read it, her eyes widened.
"Breaking news! Viewer discretion is advised!" She paused, probably to give parents a chance to change the channel. "The vigilante known as Absorbent Girl has been found dead at the hands of an unknown villain! Earlier in the evening a group of officers responded to a noise complaint coming from a warehouse and discovered the mutilated corpse. Upon running diagnostics it is now known that absorbent girls true name is Katherine Hale, an immigrant from the United States, she leaves behind a husband and 2 children who are now under protective custody. We were unable to get any word from them. We will have more information within the hour please stay tuned."
As the TV cut to a commercial Izuku experienced the worst headache he had ever had, and then it faded as fast it came. He remembered her. "Mom I think I knew her."
Info looked at her son side ways and with a little worry, "How?"
"I think she was the one that gave me that notebook. The one that said 'For when you meet All Might?' Do you remember where it is?"
Inko put a finger to her chin and thought out loud, "Probably in the box of your kid stuff. I never threw any of your hero stuff out so probably in there. We can look for it after dinner. But why did she give it to you?"
Izuku honestly didn't know, he remembered the park but not when she slipped it in. She knew him not just his name but who he was and what would happen he could feel it. Deciding to continue hiding the Gamer quirk he told a white lie, "After I got into a scuffle with Kaachan awhile back, she found me in the park and healed me. She gave me the notebook and told me to get it signed for her, I think she just wanted to cheer me up."
Inko smiles at that, "She sounded like a nice lady, sad to know she's gone now though. I feel bad for her kids, to not have a mom anymore, I wonder how they're coping."
A notification popped up.
[New skill created! Lying Lvl: 1 Xp: 0.5%
Whether a white lie or a lie for your life, you sometimes got to do it. Mastery of this skill may even allow you to trick a god of truth.
Lies have a 1% chance of success.]
Izuku felt bad for lying but he resolved himself to tell the truth after he figured everything out.
They continued to watch TV and they did end up seeing him on TV rescuing Kaachan from the sludge villain, upon which his mother berated him for rushing in and hugged him for staying safe.
After dinner was finished, Izuku with the help of his mom, went through all the hero stuff from the last 10 years to find the notebook. Which was easier said than done as even from a young age he had written about all the heroes he had seen on TV or videos. His mom was helpful but got stopped every so often as she found something that made her eyes watered in remembrance of her little boy. Twenty minutes later and 3 boxes in his mom found it, they repacked all the stuff and organized everything a bit better for the future. When he took the notebook in his hand a prompt appeared.
[You have encountered a locked object.
This object has been locked by a spell and requires a password to read.]
'What could the password be?' He looked through the notebook but every page was blank, the only thing written on it was the cover. 'For when you meet All Might.' "Maybe.." He careful traced All Might's signature onto the cover.
[New Skill Created! Document Forging Lvl: 4 Xp: 0.40%
A signature is just a start, learn the flicks and daps off an original to even baffle the owner.
Mastery of this skill can either start a war or end one.
Believability of forged document 4%]
Izuku couldn't help but blush red, he only practiced All Might's signature a little bit. Definitely not 4 levels worth.
[Object unlocked!]
Izuku looked at the book in wonder. The words that were on the cover faded away and got replaced by the title, "The Gamer Files".
[Do you wish to add 'The Gamer Files' to your library? Yes or No?]
With an arched eyebrow he said, "Yes?" A yellow light engulfed the book. Upon dissipating the book was left unharmed and a new box appeared, [Do you wish to view your latest document?]
"Yes", a new box opened displaying the cover and a small tutorial book appeared, 'swipe with one finger to view next page or two fingers to view two pages. Pinch to zoom in. Alright pretty basic.' Putting down the original he started reading.
Chapter One - Secret or no Secret
'While the Gamer quirk has endless possibilities and you can, after many levels and experience, defend yourself from almost anything. You may want to keep it secret from everyone, barring your parents and the people who know your natural born quirk intimately. If you have multiple quirks it may be easier to say you unlocked more abilities through training and hard work. The option is yours but it is recommended you keep it from general knowledge as it will make you a large target.'
Sticky note in the notebook-
'Zuku, I suggest telling your mom, as she knows almost everything about you, All Might, as he is giving his quirk to you and knows you didn't have one before, and maybe no more than that. You will face many trials to become #1 but I know you can do it. Plus Ultra! ~Kat'
Izuku decided to take the advice offered and told his mom, she took it pretty well honestly. She only had a minor freak out from a vigilante wiping his memory.
He decided to spend the time before bed finishing the tutorial and choose his quality. "Upgrades."
The blue box appeared with the 3 options. "Qualities" A new box appeared this time not being covered by a tutorial.
[Qualities - 1 quality available
You have 21 available choices.
Strength of a Hero -
Since the dawn of heroes the first power thought of was super strength.
Increase Str by 2% per level of Strength of a Hero.
Steel Gut -
Knowing how to and being able to take a hit are two different things.
Increase Con by 2% per level of Steel Gut.
Watch the Hands -
Even a bad con artist knows you need quick hands.
Increase Dex by 2% per level of Watch the Hands.
Nimble Arts -
Even cats are willing to take advice from you.
Increase Agi by 2% per level of Nimble Arts.
(Attained) Behind the Eyes
Sage of Heroes -
Even heroes need someone to turn to for advice.
Increase Wis by 2% per level of Sage of Heroes.
Golden Voice -
When you speak people will listen, as long as you are interesting.
Increase Cha by 2% per level of Golden Voice.
Steadfast Hero -
Stand firm, hold your ground and bow to no man.
Increase Res by 2% per level of Steadfast Hero.
Drop of a Rainbow -
Four leaf clovers would be lucky to have you.
Increase Luck by 2% per level of Drop of a Rainbow.
Photographic Memory -
Gain access to the archive. A collection of memories based on your life.
Lost with direction -
Gain access to 3 survival type skills that deal with wayfinding.
Muscle Malleability -
It is 25% easier to gain bonus stat points from physical exercise.
Mental Gymnastics -
It is 25% easier to gain bonus stat points from mental exercises.
Ambidextrous -
Gain the ability to use your non-dominant hand unimpeded.
Steel Bones -
Your bones become ten times more dense.
Rubber Joints -
Your tendons can stretch and take more punishment before tearing.
Insomniac - (Can be taken 2 times)
Reduced time needed to sleep by 2 hours.
Til the last breath -
Once a week you are able to go below 0 equal to 25% of your total HP.
Longevity -
Increase life span by 25%.
Hunker Down -
Increase Str, Con, and Res by 20% for 5 seconds.
Fluid Grace -
Increase Dex and Agi by 20% for 5 seconds.
Mental Overdrive -
Increase Int and Wis by 20% for 5 seconds.]
[Choose wisely Gamer.]
Izuku was blown away, even if he could only choose one there was so many good options. If these were the physical side of Upgrades he couldn't wait to unlock a perk. Now which should he choose? 'Well Muscle Malleability would be extremely nice for his upcoming training from hell, but Photographic Memory seemed interesting too. Muscle Malleability though had the best immediate gains. So he selected it.
[Quality unlocked! Muscle Malleability Level: Max
Your body knows pains and gains.
Increase bonus stat point gains from physical exercise by 25%.]
[Remaining Quality points: 0]
"Quirks!" Izuku would be lying if this was the part that he was most excited for.
[Quirks are the lifeblood for almost all heroes, vigilantes and villains. Obviously you have the Gamer quirk, but what else can you do?
Unlike previous upgrades quirk upgrades are based on level of said quirk or your personal level.]
[As the Gamer you automatically gain the upgrade, Observe.]
[Skill unlocked! Observe Level: 1 Xp: 0.00%
This skill allows you to see stats and possibly hidden information about objects or people.
Revealed information: Name, Age, Level.]
'That's useful. I wonder what All Might's level is?'
[Quirks: Gamer, ? (Locked)
Gamer upgrades. (Based on Personal Level)
(Unlocked) Level 1: Observe
Level 15 : Party
Level 30 : Class
Level 45 : Path
Level 60 : Profession
Level 75 : ?
Level 90 : ?
Level 100 : ?
(Locked) ? Level: 0
To Unlock this quirk you must reach level 20 and sacrifice all XP. Your level after sacrifice will be level 1, however all bonus stat points, skills, perks, and qualities will remain the same.]
While he couldn't select them, he could guess what the upgrades for Gamer were. The quirk that was locked very much intrigued him. He obviously didn't have a quirk himself but maybe it was the quirk he would of had if he did have one.
'I should really find a way to grind xp. I really want to know what the quirk is but I feel like that's a lot of xp to give up at the same time. Oh well.'
It was currently 11 PM so finding a way to grind outside was not possible. Maybe there was a way to grind non-physical stats. Intelligence was finding possibilities, while wisdom is knowing the outcome of said possibilities. Charisma was just talking and he didn't really know of a way to level it besides talking. He didn't have a lot of friends so that was out. Res, or resilience as he figured out, was standing your ground, fighting fear and working through pain and death. So that was out. Luck the only real possibility he could think of was gambling but he was only 14 so that's a no go.
Intelligence first! Getting onto the computer he started looking for free online class. 'How to code. That sounds interesting.'
Izuku woke up the next morning at 8 am, later than he normally would but not late enough to make his mom wake him. He had spent 2 hours last night learning about coding and was rewarded with not only bonus stat points but a new skill as well.
[New skill unlocked! Coding Level: 7 Xp: 32.68%
In this day and age coding can lead you through many paths. From the most basics of robotics to machines capable of space travel. The future is at your fingertips.
Coding languages known:
Python: 72% complete
Java: 33% complete ]
[Due to intense learning you have gained 4 bonus stat points to Int. You also gained 2 points to Res for working through your headache and perseverance.]
The coding halfway through started to give him a headache, but at that point he had already gained 2 stat points to Int so he was all too happy to keep working. He had to stop though, he had training with All Might in a half hour.
Getting changed, grabbing a bite to eat and saying goodbye to his mom he made his way to Dagobah Beach. Still the same trash heap it was yesterday but as soon as he made it to the edge he was greeted with a prompt.
[Location found! Dagobah Municipal Beach Park. 1/? Locations found.]
"Huh."
"Young Midoriya, over here!"
Izuku started making his way through the trash heap and found the skeletal version of All Might. Izuku could still not believe this was All Might's true form, he still respected the man to no ends, but it was a lot to take in. With a hushed, "Observe" he looked at All Might's basic stats.
[Name: Toshinori Yagi
Age: 53
Level: ?]
[Note you encountered an individual who's level and stats far surpass your own. Level up to reveal more information about them.]
'How strong is he?' Izuku was shocked but not surprised, he hadn't had the chance to observe another hero. "Hello, Mr. Yagi!"
All Might's eyes widened, "I-I have something to tell you." Izuku was nervous, he could see the tension in All Might. "I have a quirk now."
"How is that possible, were you lying before?" It wasn't accusing, or disbelief in his voice just surprise.
"No when I was 6, a woman approached me and she said her name was Kat. She was Absorbent Girl, she died last night, you heard about that didn't you?" He looked up at his teacher, and saw an amazed look on his face.
"Izuku, your mission if you choose to accept is to get into UA as the #1 student, and to become able to wield my power in your own name?
[New Quest!
The New Torchbearer.
Do you accept?]
"How did you?.." Izuku trailed off eye wide staring at his teacher.
All Might sat down on top of a metal cabinet and began, "Roughly 9 years ago I met a woman while on patrol, she attacked me and nearly fought me to a stand still and I nearly had her, then she said she knew the truth, I was shocked and angry that a villain, a villain!, knew my secret, I was about to knock her out, and she told me she'd help me with something, and before you ask that is not something I will tell you yet. I took her help and we became friends. We went on a few missions together and a year later she gave me a notebook, where I was only able to the first page. It said she was able to pass on her power and when I found my successor I should speak that sentence. After she gave it to me she disappeared and whenever I tried to track her down she always slipped away, and then when I received my injury I wasn't able to keep my searches up. Eventually I forgot about her and the notebook, then I saw the news broadcast and searched for the notebook and found it in a small box where I put everything I received from her. I unfortunately didn't bring them today. I honestly thought she was a little crazy so I tried to put it out of mind, but I received a call from a contact of mine in the police and he told me that the handy work of her death was at the hands of the villain who gave me my injury. I think she tried to fight him."
[New Quest!
The First of Her Line!
Do you accept?]
Izuku having sat down already was lucky not standing when this appeared, he might have fallen to his knees. "Sir did she tell you anything about her quirk?"
"No, she always said she wasn't using her potential when fighting with me, but her 'edition' of her quirk wasn't powerful enough to defeat the greatest of the villains, only stand her ground. I assume you know something about that?"
Izuku nodded, "It's called Gamer, it turns myself and anything I interact with into a video game. When I received it, it said it was version 2.0, I assume she had Version 1.0."
All Might nodded thoughtfully, "I see, that would explain a few things but it doesn't explain how she was able to use different powers, and I'm afraid I don't know a lot about video games so I'm unable to think of your potential."
"I think if I train hard and a lot my stats will increase steadily making attaining the requirements for One for All much easier. I also can't get fatigued and as long as I'm not hurt I apparently don't need to sleep."
All Might's mouth hung open, "You're not kidding are you?"
Izuku shook his head, "Along with me pretty much turning into a game character I get upgrades to my being. Two of the free ones I received was Gamer's Body and Gamer's Mind. Gamer's Body gives me the unnatural endurance and Gamer's Mind turns my emotions off when I'm overwhelmed and makes my mind a brick wall to mind readers and mental manipulation."
"Not many heroes or villains have quirks based on mental manipulation, which just makes you stronger as most people are very susceptible to them. As for your endurance this changes everything." He adopted a very hard thinking face.
2 weeks later
All Might had given him the notebook, and it was another locked object but nothing he tried had worked so far. The only note was the first page and it was exactly what All Might said. No clue like his own and no obvious hint in the message.
While the notebook was a dead end for now. He had spent the last two weeks training with All Might, and gained a steady amount of points that started making his training easier. The beach was half way cleared, most of the larger items had been moved away, with the exception of the really large items. Seriously though, who dumps a car on a beach?
He decided to check his stats while walking to the beach to start the day.
[Name: Izuku Midoriya
Age: 14
Level: 1
Quirks: ? (Inherited) (Locked)
Gamer (Given)
Health: 500/500
Mana: 200/200
Stamina: 650/650
Str: 54
Con: 56
Dex: 46
Agi: 42
Int: 22
Wis: 20
Cha: 10
Res: 65
Luck: 10
Points: 0
Perks: Gamer's Mind
Gamer's Body
Qualities: Behind the Eyes
Muscle Malleability]
His stats were coming along nicely, though his physical stats were approaching the point where he barely gain a single point every 3 days of training, and his mental stats were slow going as he only had 2-3 hours a night to dedicate to them, and Resilience skyrocketed for keeping to mind numbing training both physical and mental nonstop. While he couldn't say he had fun, it was totally worth it.
Arriving at the beach he was greeted with the sight of All Might, in his thin form, nursing a cup of coffee to fight off the morning chill. He waved, "Mr. Yagi!"
All Might looked up, and smiled, "Young Midoriya, how are you today?"
Sitting down next to him, he answered, "Good, I feel like I can actually be a hero, but there is something I want to ask you."
"Yes?"
"I need to earn experience from missions, and I want to try and hit level 20 as soon as possible."
"Why is that?"
Sigh, "Gamer says I have a locked quirk that I inherited, and I really want to try and get it before UA starts so I have time to practice with it."
All Might nodded along with the idea, "I can see merit in that but I don't know how I can assist you with that."
"Actually I got a quest you might be able to help with, its about Kat." He found the quests box on accident one day, "It says find out who Kat was as a person and a hero, and gives me a hint, find the person who knew the most about her."
Putting his hand to his chin, "Well more than likely her husband, but her family is under protective custody." Putting his hand down and turning his gaze to Izuku, "What do you think I could do?"
Izuku flushed with embarrassment, finding the ground really interesting, he answered, "Maybe All Might could personally offer condolences to his friend's family? And maybe he could bring along a fan who wishes to thank them?"
All Might smiled, "Maybe but I could face a lot of backlash from that, I'll ask but no promises and I think it's time for you to start working."
"Yes sir and thank you."
Two weeks Later
Izuku and All Might sat at a table in a conference room in the middle of a police station, waiting for Kat's family to show up.
"Is it bad I'm nervous?" Izuku asked while fidgeting.
All Might patted him on his head, "Not at all, just try to calm down a little though."
Izuku nodded and started to take a deep breath when the door opened, in walked a man who was roughly 180 CM followed by a little girl and a teenage girl about his age.
The little girl, who had multicolored hair, ran up to All Might's chair and started to gush about the number 1 Hero. The teenager, who had very dark black hair, sat down and leaned back. She then started to glare daggers into Izuku, making him feel on edge. Her dad walked up behind her lightly smacked the back of her head, and said in a rather deep voice, "Stop that, you know you mother would want you to be nice."
That seemed to subdue the girl but she still shot a glare at Izuku. "Nice to meet you All Might and I believe your name is Izuku?"
"How did you know my name?"
The man sitting down, "My wife told me all about you and that you might want to meet me one day." He put his hand on his daughter's shoulder and said, "She also knows and isn't very happy about it."
"Why did mom want him to have her power, it's not like I couldn't use it." She crossed her arms.
"Sigh, We've been over this Seiren, your mom gave him the power before you were born." Izuku did a double take, how old is this girl?
"Um excuse me, but could you calm down the little miss?" Looking over Izuku saw the little girl was starting to shine with different colors and was starting to get brighter and brighter.
"Akito, come here please."
"But it's All Might!" She says exasperated.
"Now."
"But."
"No come here."
"Fine." She crossed her arms and stomped over to her father, who picked her up and put her on his lap.
"Now what can I answer for you?" The man wrapped his hands around his daughter and looked at All Might and Izuku expectantly.
"Mr. Hale, I'm curious to know how your wife knew what she did and why she never did anything with it?" All Might put his hands together and looked at the man.
"Unfortunately I don't know half of what she knew and she never told me. I apologize I'm not much help there, even my daughter Seiren doesn't know. Katherine kept her secrets under lock and key."
"It's alright, I was just curious, it's not a major concern. Izuku my boy go ahead."
Izuku jumped a little bit in his seat, "Uh, yeah, um, why did she chose me?"
Mr. Hale smiled and squeezed his daughter a little tighter, "She always said one of the greatest heroes to walk this planet had yet to be recognized and it would be a child who would throw themselves into any situation to help someone without thinking. She had her own reasons for choosing you but I'm afraid that was one of her other secrets, I apologize."
That's basically what All Might said when he offered One for All. "No that's more than enough, thank you. My next question is who was she?"
"Her name was Katherine Hale, when she entered a hero academy in the USA she dropped out and turned into a vigilante. She said something about the greatest evils don't deserve to live, she never killed from what I know. She just didn't agree with locking up the most depraved of villains."
Seiren spoke up and with a hard look spoke over her father, "Mom never killed, she only had her eyes on a handful of people that she deemed, 'Unfit' for life. Mr. Might knows who one of them is, and try as she might, she fell to that person. The only other I know of was out of her reach. Whatever that means. In her late teens she somehow learned of you and various other things, she never said how. This is just a guess but I think she gained a premonition quirk that she never talked about."
"That leads to my last question, how did she gain other quirks?"
"Oh! I know this one!" Akito exclaimed, "She was born with a quirk stealing quirk that I forgot the name of and used Gamer to make it into..." Seiren covered her mouth and glared at her little sister.
"Don't you dare say anything about that." She turned to Izuku, "If he wants the book he has to join me on an adventure in my world." She gave a smirk and said, "Do you accept this mission?"
[New Quest!
Seiren, Daughter of the first, has offered you a book in exchange for an adventure in 'her' world.
Do you Accept?]
Izuku blinked at the box and looked at Seiren and nodded, "I accept."
Seiren smile only grew bigger, and Akito shouted finally freeing her mouth, "That's not fair, that's not what mom wanted."
"Who cares, she gave me the book and I say he needs to do this, it's not like he can use it as a level one anyway." She crossed her arms and leaning back again.
"Wait how do you know my level?" Izuku asked stunned.
"We're her kids do you honestly think we wouldn't have some part of the Gamer in us?" She gave a deadpan look at Izuku. 'That makes sense.'
"Wait what's your level?"
"Take a look."
"[Observe.]"
[Name: Seiren Hale
Age: ?
Level: ?]
[Note you encountered an individual who's level and stats far surpass your own. Level up to reveal more information about them.]
Seiren smirked, "Oh yeah you're too weak."
"Meanie, you can look at my level!", exclaimed Akito.
"[Observe.]"
[Name: Akito Hale
Age: 6
Level: 17
Quirks: ?, and ?
Health: ?
Mana: ?
Stamina: ?
Str: ?
Con: ?
Dex: ?
Agi: ?
Int: ?
Wis: ?
Cha: ?
Res: ?
Luck: ?
Akito is a young girl and the second daughter of Katherine Hale.
Beware the power of a thief, as the best can steal your soul.]
"Why are there so many question marks? Also what's with the sentence at the bottom?"
"What level is your Observe?"
"Uh, level 1."
"How many times have you used it?"
Izuku realized he had only used it three times, "Three."
Seiren answered, "Then use it on dad and it should level up, but to answer your question, your Observe is to low level to view stats. As for the sentence, it's a warning, it becomes more clear and detailed the higher level you are and the higher level Observe is." She stood up, stretched and looked over to Izuku asking, "You ready?"
Izuku looked over at All Might who so far hadn't really spoken and just looked on in interest, his teacher just shrugged and nodded, "Um yeah sure. Just one thing. [Observe]."
[Name: Hideki Tanaka
Age: 36
Level: ?]
[Note you encountered an individual who's level and stats far surpass your own. Level up to reveal more information about them.]
[Observe has leveled up to level 2.
Observe Level: 2 XP: 0.00%
This skill allows you to see stats and possibly hidden information about objects and people.
Information revealed: Name, Age, Level, and stats.]
"Ok ready." Izuku stood and walked over to Seiren, when Akito jumped off her father's lap and started asking her sister to come along.
"Dad, it's up to you."
Hideki looked between his daughters and with a sigh said, "Fine but keep her safe Sei and be back in 10 minutes."
Seiren waved her hand nonchalantly at her father, "Yeah, yeah, not like I would ever let anything happen to her." She snapped her fingers and a black portal appeared next to her.
"Let's go." And through the portal they went.
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Main Quests:
First of her Line
The New Torchbearer
Side Quest:
Survive Seiren's Adventure
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Hello to anyone reading this!
This is the second Fanfic I'm writing. The OCs will only be relevant as side characters for the first arc or two.
No idea about romances yet. People will be maimed and/or die in this. Pros/Villains will be stronger/smarter. Deku will be far more mature by the time entrance exam starts and unlike most other gamer stories I've read, he will not be able to show/prove the gamer quirk, no parties (in the traditional sense), and no non-gamers being able to upgrade their stats.
Hope you enjoy!
If you see a grammar/spelling error I missed please let me know!