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Warning: Darkish, reader beware
Warning 2: Character deaths, and attempted Character death (self).
Warning 3: still not that great a writer, have mercy.
Warning 4: just prepare yourselves, roller-coaster ahead.
Deku No More, Chapter 3: SuperNova
We enter in a new timeline now. As seen before, Izuku Midoriya is to experience heartache and betrayal. This time, however, deviation starts a little prior to the incident in question, all due to the influence of a pink alien.
Past righteous anger and communication, ignoring self-delusional forgiveness, the mind of Izuku goes a different path. He has the anger, and depression, and focuses it on the one common denominator of his life. The reason for all his sorrows. Himself.
"I cannot believe it is happening!" though Mina Ashido. "Ochako and Midori are finally getting together. I hated I had to push Izuku into confronting his feelings using a cheap trick, but it worked. ""A hero is not able to protect others, including their spirits and hearts, if they cannot recognize their own feelings. A Hero has to trust his instincts, and love is one of those instincts a person has."" I knew making about being a hero would get him the courage to do it. and besides, I know breaking the girl code, but I had to tell him she would say yes, that she has been crushing on him for months. OHHHH, I just loved it when I saw him go up to her and ask to speak with her. I know I didn't need to eavesdrop, BUT I WANT THIS SHIP TO SAIL. Go Izuku, I knew you could ask to speak with her, and to invite her to your room, Bold move their Bucko. Hearing her agree to meet you, YES. And good job you too, going up at separate times, to throw people of the scent. Nice. And that was about 30 minutes ago, I wonder what's taking them so long to come back down, or are they? Gossip time tomorrow Ocha, you ain't going to get out of it." rambled the love focused Girl.
A few moments after, she heard the ding of the elevator. Hoping to be the first to see the new couple, she frantically looked, and was confused. Out of the elevator came Izuku, by himself, at least physically it was him. The look on his face, his posture, this is not the green haired cinnamon roll everyone knew. What the hell happened? She couldn't have rejected him, it's impossible.
Mina started walking towards Midoriya, as he was shambling towards the exit. "Hey, Midori. What's up?" she inquired.
Izuku, looked at her, with eyes rimmed red. "That was not a funny prank, Ashido. Please leave me be." He said in a voice so monotone, it sounded like a computer that was crashing.
"Midoriya, what prank are you talking about? I haven't tried to pull one. Besides, where's Ochako? She should be with you right?" the pinkette answered and asked.
"I am not sure if you are still trying to pull the prank, or just not informed. Either way, I have to leave and be by myself, Goodbye." He continued saying in a deadpan voice. He then proceeded to walk past her, accidentally bumping her, causing his phone to drop.
Ashido picked up the All Might covered phone, and decided to give it back to him when Izuku came back. She was beyond confused, this should be a happy time. Things were looking up for everyone. She was going to get to the bottom of this, just needed to start thinking how.
She went to the Kitchen table, away from the other partiers who had passed their license exam. Mina needed time to think, and plan. Contrary to what her grades and people think, Mina is highly intelligent, her specialty is in human interactions, not dry facts and figures. She worked on trying to piece together a puzzle, where she knew the pieces were supposed to fit, and apparently didn't. it was frustrating her.
Her contemplation was interrupted by the sudden actions of Tokoyami, Tsuyu, and Koda. The three mutation quirked classmates quickly perked up, sensing something, and then Tokoyami yelled, "TAKE COVER. INCOMING." And tackled the two nearest people, pulling them on the other side of a couch, away from the windows. Tsuyu followed along, tongue pulling everyone she could to a safe spot, while Koda showed impressive strength, and flipped the long dinner table up against the window, and then picking Ashido up in one arm, and jumping behind the kitchen counter.
Everything and everyone was quiet, surprised by their classmates actions. Idla stood up, and started, "This is not the proper procedure to warn your fellow class….." that was as far as he got as Tsuyu dropkicked him into a corner, Just in the nick of time. A shockwave hit the building, busting and fracturing the windows. The building shook, and it was not over. Multiple other shockwaves hit the dorm, as the emergency alarms went off. A prerecorded message blared telling everyone to remain in the dorms, the teachers will investigate the commotion for the emergency.
The waves stopped momentarily, until a massive blast happened where a flash of green light sparked and disappeared. No further waves hit the building, and everyone started to check each other for first aid necessities. Luckily, due to the animalistic classmates, only small bruises and a few cuts were the biggest injuries.
Looking around, to take a tally of who was her, Ashido remembered and then yelled out, "OH MY GOD, MIDORI WAS OUTSIDE!"
"Wait, what about Deku?" asked a bubbly female voice.
Ashido turned her head to answer, and froze in horror. There was Bakugo and Uraraka coming out of the stairway, together. And Uraraka was wearing Bakugo's black skull shirt. Mina's final thought for the night was, "Dear god, no. let me be seeing things." And passed out in shock.
A few minutes prior, with Izuku.
Midoriya was aimlessly walking, he had no destination, just a need to walk. More specifically, a need to be as far as he can from Them. His mind was a chaotic mess, having images and scenarios, thoughts, feelings, and everything in-between. He was not aware of where he was until he just stopped. He looked around, and noticed he was in the middle of the track field, no one around him for about a mile.
"Perfect, I am all alone. No one around, not that it matters. They don't care about me anyways, I should have known, I mean look at my life, right. Always the deku, always outside, no one wants me, no…one…wants…me."
"WHHHYYYYY" cried out the emotionally distraught boy, as he slammed his fists into the ground, unknowingly using 100% of his quirk.
"What's wrong with me, what did I do to deserve this. I though she liked me, why wasn't I good enough. Why'd it have to be him? Oh god, was it all a lie? I should have known, I'm pathetic, useless, unnecessary, WHY, WHY god, why do keep doing this to me. I can't take it anymore. STOP IT. I'm done, I can't go on. No one cares, they all are probably having a good laugh. Thanks guys. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY, IM SORRY GOD FOR LIVING, its me, isn't it. I'm the problem. Everyone would be happier without me, they prove it constantly. Im the problem, im the issue, im the mistake. WHY DID YOU MAKE ME LIKE THIS?" the boy cried out, with every sentence punching the ground, whether either one arm or both arms, unaware of the damage he was causing to his surroundings, and himself.
"Over here, its coming from this way" called out a teacher, trying to find the disturbance.
"No, I can't let them find me, I need to go, I have to get out of here." Panicking Midoriya thought, and used 100% to jump straight up.
Finally recognizing his body, Izuku started to laugh. "I did it now. I'm done. Once I land, they will interrogate me about this. I don't want to talk about it, ever. Hell, if I land I'm probably going to die. Die, that sounds like a good idea. No one would miss me. Hell, I'm at the level of a roof, guess I'm finally doing what you wanted Kacchan, swan diving…..NO, I refuse to let him get the last laugh. I finally have a quirk I would have died for, let that be it." The boy then focused on his power inside of him, and forced it out as fast he could, not caring anymore. He exploded in a bright green flare, and the body of Izuku Midoriya fell to the ground.
The next day at the 1-A dorms.
Mina Ashido woke up in her room, she had barely got any sleep. After the earthquake? Last night, Midnight sensei told everyone to head to their dorm rooms, and take care of their stuff. Maintaince will be here in the morning to repair the glass. Following the instructions of the Pro-Hero, Mina went to check on her room, after she woke up from fainting. Too drained to contemplate anything else, she took a quick look, and then fell into her bed, tossing and turning all night.
About 8 A.M., there was a page in the dorms for all to come to the common area. Mina left the room, wearing the same clothes from last night, and slowly walked down the stairs. Oddly, she didn't run into anyone. She was the last one to arrive, and stood off to the side of everyone.
Aizawa then made an announcement, "Everyone, classes are suspended for the next week. We need to repair from last night, and investigate the cause. We will be talking with each of you at a later date."
Looking around, she noticed a distinct lack of curly green hair. Mina asked, "Mr. Aizawa, where's Midoriya? He was outside last night when, whatever this was happened. Is he ok?"
Sighing, Aizawa answered, "No. Midoriya is not ok. He is currently in Recovery Girls office, barely alive. For some reason, he was the cause of last night's events. And it left him in a very bad way."
The class gasped, and one person quickly asked. "How bad is Deku? Can we see him? Is there anything we can do for him?", earning a hateful glare from a horned devil girl.
Aizawa answered, "No, he cannot accept any visitors right now. He is in critical condition. When he wakes up, we will need to talk with him about this problem. However, one thing is clear. Izuku Midoriya will no longer attend UA after he recovers. He will not be in any physical shape to attend. Recovery Girl says he will never fully heal from his injuries."
Mina thought, "Oh god, I was the last one to see him. I could have stopped him, I should have. Is he like this because of me? am I responsible?", getting extremely nauseous Ashido ran to the restroom and threw up.
While in the restroom, her phone dinged with messages. Picking it up, she noticed it was not her phone, but Izuku's that she picked up last night. Looking at the quick texts, it was from Bakugo. "I knew you were a fucking loser. Good riddance asswipe. Ha, let me help you out with some entertainment while you "heal" watch the video again, its about the only enjoyment you are ever going to get, fucking cuck."
Disturbed by the messages, Mina wanted to unlock the phone and find out what was going on. She knew it was an invasion of privacy, but didn't know the password. Looking at the case, she wondered. She typed in ALLMIGHT, and noticed 3 more empty spaces. What three numbers or digits could be the last, if the first part is even correct? Thinking about how Midoriya looked up to the former No. 1, and how the retired Pro-Hero acted around him, she felt the answer. Typing in S.O.N., the case unlocked, causing Ashido to shed a tear as the boy thought of himself as All Might Son.
Looking at his most recent activities, Mina clicked on a video that was sent to him by Bakugo. After a few moments, she threw up again. How dare he? HOW DARE SHE? This, was unforgivable. This was disgusting. Midori can't help himself right now, she will do it for him, she owes him that small amount for being a part of this issue.
Storming out of the Bathroom in full rage,, Mina exemplified why her codename should be Alien Queen. "UUUURRRRRAARRRRAAAAJKA! You complete, and utter unredeemable fucking Bitch." Getting close enough to the girl to slap the ever living shit out of her. So pissed was Ashido, she was not in control of her quirk and used the highest concentration of acid she could on the slap, permanently scarring the gravity girl.
The dorm mates exploded, some going to see Ochako, and others trying to calm down and stop Mina.
Mina yelled, fighting against Kirishima, who was holding her back, "How could you do that you fucking bitch? He was going to confess to you last night. That's what he wanted to talk to you about. BUT YOU JUST HAD TO GO AND FUCK THE ONE PERSON ON THE PLANET WHO HATES HIM. What the bloody hell is going through you sorry excuse for a mind? He trusted you, HE LOVED YOU FOR GOD SAKE. And you betray him like that. Let me go Kiri, She's why he is crippled. She needs the same."
"What are you talking about Mina? Ribbit. Ochako would never do something like that?" Tsuyu stated, trying to help her friend on the ground.
"Are you all fucking blind? SHE'S WEARING BAKUGO'S SHIRT RIGHT NOW. That blonde rat bastard even sent him a video of the TWO OF THEM FUCKING to Midori. " the pinkette yelled.
"You must be mistaken. Bakubro is crass, but not an asshole like that. He wouldn't do something like that. Calm down Horn Buddy." Kirishima said.
Pushing away from her middle school friend, "I'm not wrong. Here's Midoriya's phone, he left it last night when he left. I saw the video. Watch it yourself." And Mina then sent the video to everyone in class 1-A, and most of the teachers.
The ping of many phones happened all at once, and a few were brave enough to take a look. Those few felt there blood run cold as they saw what happened last night. What's worse, the volumes were high on the phones, so even those not watching could hear it. Disgust rang through most people, and the people helping Ochako, stopped feeling she deserved it. Even Mineta, the biggest perv, and one of the first ones to open the video was sickened by the video, if it was just sex, he could have liked it. But this shit was pure NTR, hearing all the crap from Bakugo spilling out of Ochako's mouth, demeaning one of the few people who treated him fairly and friendly, just so he could keep pounding her. He might be a pervert, but even he had standards
As for Bakugo, he started laughing. "Damn straight I took Round Face as my bitch. Deku wouldn't know what to do with a cunt like hers. Yeah, I sent him the video, only way he would ever see some sex, especially the chick he had been crushing on. Fuck, it was so easy to break her, I was actually a little disappointed." He walks over and looks at Urararka's face. "Tch, to bad Pink Slut ruined you face, it's disgusting to look at, wouldn't be able to get hard with a mug like that. Too Bad, you were kinda useful. What do you say, Frogger? Want to be her replacement?" looking at Tsuyu.
No one moved for about 3 seconds, and there were three different impacts heard, and everyone saw Bakugo flying. Tsuyu, Tenya, and Shoto had murder in their eyes, all focused on the blonde waste of space. The Dekusquad had unified in one mind, Izuku did not deserve this, and Bakugo needs to pay. They started to stalk towards Bakugo, intending to do a heroic dead, and end the existence of a true villain. Ironically, Midoriya would have been the one to calm them down.
Before the trio could get very far, Aizawa intercepted them with his capture weapon. Having ran back to the Dorms when he got the video, he knew the shit was about to hit the fan. Arriving at the moment of killing intent from the three friends of Midoriya activated, and started walking, he put a stop to any further hostilities. Commanding everyone to their rooms, and putting them on lockdown was the only way to salvage the situation. He dreaded the investigations he was about to do.
Once everyone had gone to their dorm rooms, he took Ochako near the infirmary. He didn't take her directly there, mainly to prevent any mishaps, since Midoriya was still unresponsive. Calling Recovery Girl over, the healer "did her best" to prevent any more scarring, but the scar of Mina's hand print was going to stay.
Recovery Girl could have completely healed her, but she was around when one Toshinori got the video, and had opened it. Both were horrified, and the elder nurse had to sedate the former Hero to prevent him from turning Villain. Feeling that completely healing her would be doing more harm than good, she left the reminder of the little bit….girl, so she can always remember her sin.
Investigations proceeded, and after two weeks, results were as follows:
Tenya Idla, Tsuyu Asui, Shoto Todoriki….no punishments, for when the investigation, only person who swore they hit Bakugo, was the boy himself. Everyone else claimed the trio started walking to him right when Aizawa showed up.
Katsuki Bakugo…..technically did not break any rules, though showed himself capable of intense cruelty. Instead of expelling him, and unleashing a powerful future villain, they let him remain at UA. However, he was to go to every Remedial Hero License class for the next year (even new ones after others gained their license) , and was not allowed to get his license until next year's exam. He was on dorm room lock down, if he wasn't in class, supervised training, or at remedial lessons, he was to be in his dorm room. Any excessive violence and brutality in hero training resulted in immediate failure of lesson, and was to keep at a placement of 5th or above in class placement, or be expelled. He was also prohibited from participating in the upcoming cultural fest, and next year's sports fest. He was also expected to spend at least 3 hours a week with Hound Dog, for psychologic evaluations, and therapy.
Ochako Uraraka…..found to be at partial fault for Bakugo's actions of video, though given leeway for not knowing about it. Also, was given lighter punishment due to being victim of assault by Mina. She was required to be 10th place or higher in class rankings, or be expelled. She was not allowed to participate in external apprenticeships for the first two sessions. Instead, she was forced to intern with Midnight, who was highly displeased by her actions, and was truly a harsh task mistress to the young girl. Though not an official punishment, the class ostracized her. Her friends became former friends, and wanted nothing to do with her. Any partners she was placed with for hero training ignored her, or gave her a pointless job task. After about two months of this treatment, she requested to be transferred to class B, which was accepted.
Mina Ashido….her actions were found to be partially justified (due to severe guilt), but taken too far. She was not allowed to have internships, and required to be 12th rank or above in class standings. She was told she also needed to do community service for three months. When she looked at options, she smiled and found the one that she wanted to do, and continued past the three months.
One week after the incident, in the Nurse's office.
Noise. Twitch. Pain. Light. Pain. More noise, but mumbled voices? Awareness, Izuku felt these things as he slowly woke up after a week. Confused by his whereabouts, he tried moving and was overwhelmed by PAIN. Squeezing his eyes shut, and reopening, he looked with just his eyes, and noticed familiar sights. He was in the Recovery Girl's office. Why was he there? What happened? Why does he feel this pain? And then, at a steady pace, small bits of information returned to him. Exam, Party, Mina, Ochako, Video, heart pain, feeling lost, emotion explosions, quirk explosion. Finally, after it all came back, he started crying, the first thing out of his mouth in a week was a sob, and a "couldn't even die right."
Hearing the crying, Recovery Girl rushed to see her patient, after pressing an emergency page button that was set up in event of Midoirya's awakening. Seeing the lad, she tried to comfort him, letting his pain cry out. Once the boy calmed down, she let the visitors she paged in. All Might, Aizawa, and Nezu all came in.
Midoriya was asked to give his version of events, letting him know that they already knew about the video. He broke down again, crying, but was able to let them know why he did what he did, about how this was the final straw that broke his back. Of all the bullying, and torture he had dealt with just culminated until it was too much. No one really objected to him, the boy had suffered enough. Nezu and Aizawa left to determine the punishments of the offenders, leaving All Might with Midoriya.
Izuku apologized in tears for failing his idol, that we was not worthy to be All Might's successor. The Blonde ex hero, just cradled the boy in his arms, and let Midoriya know he was worthy, that Izuku had dealt with more pain than All Might had ever expected, and was proud he lasted as long as he did.
Midoriya offered One for all back to All Might, but was refused. The man also known as Toshinori Yagi said he was not in a condition to handle it, but would see if someone would be willing to take it. Izuku agreed, and within 2 days, passed the quirk off to Togato Mirio, another candidate that was passed over due to finding Izuku. A little saddened he was able to be replaced so soon, Izuku accepted the outcome, since he would not be able to use it anymore.
The third day being awake, Izuku was released from the Nurse's office, and was taken to his mother's place. He was informed that he unfortunately was not physically capable of continuing in the hero course, so was removed from class. Midoriya accepted it, and instead of going to one of the other departments, opted to leave UA. Aizawa (not knowing about One for All) told him, if he got better, there was always a spot in the course for him, and if there wasn't he would personally take him on as a sidekick. Giving a small smile, Midoriya thanked his ex teacher.
All medical bills, and therapy costs UA paid for, and even promised a personal physical therapist to come by frequently to help him. Izuku didn't care, thinking it was a waste to use on him. Looking at the medical chart he was given, he knew he was unable to ever reach that goal of healing to the point of going back to UA.
Left arm: severe damage, ligaments torn, maximum range of motion, 30%. Maximum hand strength, barely able to hold pencil. Impossible to throw punch, and absorb kinetic feedback.
Right arm: moderate damage. One inch shorter due to missing bone mass. Maximum range of motion, 60%, maximum hand strength, able to hold ball in hand, barely
Neck, multiple vertebrae fused, head range of motion, 40% right side, 30% left side. Unable to tilt head up.
Legs. Both different lengths, unable to support body for more than a minute standing.
Waist/hip. Broken in multiple places, unable to heal properly.
And all this was after Recovery Girls quirk, this was the maximum she could heal. Yeah, he is confined to wheel chair for rest of life.
Two weeks after returning home, his physical therapist showed up. He was not thrilled. Mina Ashido was there doing community service. And she chose hero physical rehabilitation. She chose Izuku as her patient, as she believed he can pull off miracles, and would come back.
Izuku 's self-loathing and hatred found an irrational outlet. He blamed Mina, as a participant of the event. Anything vile he could to get her out of his life, like everyone else was. She accepted it all, and cried. She admitted she feels immense guilt for her part and wants to work to absolve it. But that she does believe in him, she explained why she is on community service, as part of punishment for attacking Uraraka and scarring her, and for spreading the video.
Shocked at what Mina did on his behalf, Izuku ok'ed her helping him, even though it was pointless. She came every Tuesday and Thursday for hours to help work his legs and muscles. Ashido brought him the news and gossip about school, but never mentioned Bakugo and Uraraka. Any messages the class wanted to send him, she brought and took back any messages (though it took months before he did). She also came every weekend to study with him, to keep him up to date on classwork. When he said he was not attending anymore and didn't need this, she countered his body may be damaged, but his mind isn't. And if he does get physical better, then why shouldn't he keep his mind up to date. Sighing, he let her do it, and participated, unknowingly helping her stay afloat in grades.
Oh, she also returned his phone back to him. After deleting the video, blocking Bakugo, and putting Uraraka in special folder, so he would have to choose to see her contacts to him, instead of popping up automatically.
Unbeknownst to Izuku, during the time Mina came to visit and help him, she fell in love with the boy. It might have been Nightingale Syndrome, or true feelings emerging, but she was fine either way. However, she never said anything, since he was not in a good place, and was not ready to handle or return said feelings. She pledge to herself that the moment he was ready, Mina would confess, and hope he would feel the same.
Over One Year Later.
The Cultural Festive opened up for the students. Everyone hoped this one would turn out good, as last years was shut down due to a villain attack. It was crushing for that to happen for it was the third biggest moral hit for UA. The first was Izuku's incident, as a sense of hope and drive was lost. The second was the death of one of the Big Three, Mirio Togato. He was involved in a raid to stop production of a quirk erasing bullet, and to rescue a tortured child. The raid was partially successful, as they did stop the production, and rescue the kid who turned out to be quirkless. Unfortunately, the villains in charge did escape, and no one knows where they are now.
What most people did not know, was that the little girl was not quirkless, but she lost it due to Mirio. After gaining One For All, Mirio had trouble regulating the power, as it was more than he expected. It would also interact with his natural quirk, boosting it at random times. This was the exact circumstances that led to his death. For he was able to confront the boss villain, Overhaul, and was winning, until one of the henchmen aimed a gun at the little girl, Eri, and fired. Dashing over to intercept the bullet, not knowing it was a quirk erasing one, Miro misjudged the power and jumped past the girl on first attempt. He then tried to put his arm in the path, but it went through his arm due to his quirk activating and it hit Eri. Looking at the little girl, he noticed her horn disappear, and didn't pay attention to his surroundings. Overhaul came upon him, and killed Mirio by disassembling him, causing a power spike that disappeared. Overhaul immediately shot Eri, with a quirk restoration bullet, but it had no effect. The yakuza leader then used his quirk to disassemble and reassemble on the girl, but it was ineffective. Apparently the quirk erasing drug interacted with the little girl's quirk factor, and made it permanent. Disgusted, Overhaul left the girl, as she had no value to him anymore.
The former classmates of Izuku Midoriya, the now class 2-A had decided to put on a play. It was a fantasy production of roughly the recent past. How mighty King All Might had to abdicate the throne, and let First Knight Endeavor become regent, until the next true king arose. The students were a guild that was charged to search the lands in the hopes of finding the next King. The play was….bad. Even though the Former and Current No. 1 Pro Heroes did help out in their respective roles, everything was horrible. The "main lead" role was given to Bakugo, who was a barbaric tribal warlord. He was given the role just to shut him up, since he would yell, scream, and threaten because he still had his superiority complex. Because of this, the story did not feel real, that the successor could not be found, as the Barbarian would spout off that it was he that was destined to be the King, and everything else was a waste of time.
Ochako Uraraka sighed from the backstage. She had been asked by some of her former friends to help, due to the need of her quirk. The gravity girl accepted, hoping to gain a few more inches of acceptance back. She had gained a partial friendship back with Tsuyu, due to later internships and freely breaking down and apologizing for her idiotic actions. Idla and Todoroki still kept her at arm's length, but no longer glared at her. Mina still would not even look in her direction.
Looking back at the play, she knew what was missing, Deku. He would have been the perfect lead man, being able to bring everyone together. It would have made sense for him to be revealed as the next King. However, that was not the reality of the situation. She still kicks herself today for not going to see him that night. Anyways, it was getting to be the climax of the story, where the Demon Lord Shiguraki empowered by the King of Hell, All for One, would be surrounded by the guild and defeated.
Ironic that the fantasy is the reverse of reality. For as the climax was about to finish, numerous black portals appeared, and out flooded the League of Villains and swarms of Nomu. The villain Twice came out with multiple versions of himself, and was able to capture the actors, and the main heroes in rapid succession. Since there were a lot of civilians, and were indoors, the Flame hero Endeavor was not able to do anything, and was captured also.
Once all the captured students were pulled out in front of the stage, the main attraction started, with Tomura Shiguraki appearing to brag about how pathetic the heroes were to be taken down so easily. He was offended that a play was put on in such an RPG way, that it didn't allow him to participate. He decided to hack the game, to all a secret level to be played. Oh, and let's not forget, the true master, pointing to the still active portal, where out walked All For One.
All for One spoke, "Oh good to see you all. I have to say, this is a true honor to be before you. All Might, my old friend, you're not looking too good are you? Is it because your last two apprentices are gone? Poor Mirio, losing his life, and One For All. Such a shame. Hmm, as for your other disciple, I do not see him here. That just won't do. He needs to be here with his friends, at the end. Come on out boy." With a simple motion, the ages old Villain summoned one more being out of the portal before it closed.
Class 2-A yelled out, for it was their lost friend, Izuku Midoriya. It was the first time most had seen him since he left. Izuku was still confined to his wheel chair, obviously still not in peak condition, but with the help of Mina, did at least look healthy.
"Here is our little lost lamb. Still damaged due to the actions of his classmates. It's a shame no one was able to truly help him after his tragic accident. After all, if one would see such a magnificent creature as he was to become hobbled, it would only be fair and just to put it out of its misery. Don't worry, I will do the deed for you, as you are not capable of being true heroes, and doing a mercy to one in pain." AFO spoke, horrifying the captured audience.
The multi-quirked leader went over to the wheel-chaired bound boy, and was about to touch him, when the boy decided to interrupt him.
"Wait, stop. At least let me say my goodbyes." Izuku pleaded.
Retracting his arm, AFO looked at the boy, "OH, why should I grant you a boon such as this?"
The green haired boy answered, "Two reasons. One, it would show how compassionate and honorable you are, over these heroes who left me like this. Two, if they don't know my thoughts, they might be able to think good things about me, but knowing my true thoughts it would be crueler."
Shocking his peers at the perceived hatred, and amazing the long lived crimelord, AFO decided to grant his request.
Izuku turned his head, and looked at a brunette, "Uraraka. I'm sorry. I should never had assumed a relationship with you. I have read your texts and emails, and seen how sorry you are for what you said. I forgive you. I just will always wonder what would have happened if you did visit me that night. Goodbye, Ochako."
Uraraka cried out, "I WOULD HAVE SAID YES. I should have been with you, I still want too."
With some tears in his eyes, Izuku spoke back, "Thank you."
The green haired one then turned to the pink skinned girl, "Mina, thank you. You have helped heal my body, and my soul. I know you started it out of guilt, but you have more than earned forgiveness, which I freely give. Please, forgive Ochako, you were good friends once, and a person needs all the friends they can get. Goodbye, Pinky."
Mina teared up herself, and yelled, "I love you Izuku."
Izuku responded, "I know, and I do to, my Alien Queen."
Searching for his next person, and finding a blonde bastard. "Twice, please gag that guy." After the request was done, "Bakugo, you were once my friend, but I have finally realized I was never yours. I had always freely given forgiveness for all the abuse, torture, and suicide baiting you had given me. Actually, right before I fell, I thought about your advice, and tried to take it. Apparently I suck at listening to you. What's funny, if you had not sent that video, I would have been happy for you and Ochako, even though it would have hurt. Spending all this time, with nothing to do but think, I came to the conclusion, you don't deserve any of the forgiveness I have given to you, and won't give you any now. I just hope in the future,, you realize how wrong you have been your entire life, and that it will not cost someone's life. I'm done with you, "Kacchan"
"To all my other friends and classmates, thank you for being part of my life. You were the best part of it. Be good to each other." Hearing a lot of cries of his names, he bowed his head.
"and Finally All Might. i know this might sound sad, but in the short time I knew you, I considered you a father to me. I respect you so much, that I am sorry for disappointing you. That I was not a better protégé, and I am sorry for Mirio. That the flow of history was dammed by his passing, but I found out an interesting tidbit. History, like a river, can always adapt. For it may flow and branch out, but if stopped, sometimes it flows backwards. Last time, I was in a bad spot, and used it wrong. But now, I am good, and want to show you I had learned the most important trait for a hero, self-sacrifice." And at that moment, Izuku Midoriya exploded into pure energy, bathing everyone in the theater in light energy.
The energy blast that emanated from Izuku (which had also completely vaporized him) healed everyone. That was its primary effect, its secondary effects were varied. For those that were truly evil, they could not stand the pure energy based of off multiple users of justice and love, and they died. The ones who were not completely evil, but were not actually good people, they lost their quirks. And for some rare individuals, even more changes occurred.
Fumikage Tokoyami and his quirk Dark Shadow, a duo steeped in darkness, but with a heart filled with sense of purity and justice changed to reflect this. No longer was the Avian headed teen represent that of a raven, but of a white dove. His quirk Dark Shadow transformed into a Light Being. Still able to do all that they had done before, but now was able to radiate a feeling of peace and comfort.
Mineta Minoru, a grape-haired pervert, grew up, both physically and mentally. He obtained a body comparable to the rest of his male classmates, no longer a midget. But the biggest change was in his attitude. He was ashamed of how he had previously acted, and a few days after the Cleansing, as this event was to be called, went to each female he had ever offended and apologized for his behavior. There was one woman who did not instantly forgive him, Kyoko Jiro. She had always been hurt from the one time he had tried to peep on the girls, and had not commented on her. Mineta tried repeatedly to gain forgiveness, and eventually found out the reason. He truthfully told her the next time he apologized, that he was going to say something, but got interrupted by her earphone jack. He also explained that she was not mentioned sooner, because he was saving the best for last. Being able to hear the boy's heartbeat with her quirk, Jiro realized the once-pervert was telling the truth. Blushing, she finally forgave him.
Tooru Hagakure was healed of a minor genetic flaw in her quirk that no one had ever known she had. It finally allowed her control to turn on and off her invisibility. So delighted, she finally kissed her longtime crush, and years later named her first child after the person who cured her and saved everyone. The child was a little girl named Izumi.
All the Nomus were reverted back to their original bodies, and for those that were changed while still alive, they got a second chance at life. This included Kurogiri, who reverted back to Shirokumo, to the shock of his old classmates Aizawa, Present Mic, and Midnight.
All For One, was healed from his damage from the fights he had with All Might years ago. However, the light considered all the quirks he had stolen as diseases, and cured him of them. This included the longevity quirks he had been using to stay alive. He rapidly aged to his true chronological age, and since it was centuries, passed away.
The League of Villains all died, except for two members. Both Twice and Himiko Toga had mental illnesses that had led them to a life of crime. The Cleansing cured them of their insanity, and took away their quirks. They turned themselves into the policy, and confessed to all their crimes. Due to the circumstances (insanity, quirk loss, and a general remorse as verified by Detective Naomasa) the two ex-villains were sent to the lowest security prison they had. After 10 years imprisonment, they both were released and met back up. They eventually got married.
Endeavor lost his powers. He had come to the realization he had been a terrible father, husband, and person already and had been working to fix that. The nail in the coffin was when he looked upon the villain Dabi when the light hit the scarred youth, and was healed, reverting to Enji's long lost son, Touya. Shocked he had been responsible for turning one of his children to villainy, and accepting his quirkless as a fair and just punishment, the now powerless No. 1 hero retired. On a side note, this action let him to finally reconnect with his family, including a non-scarred Shoto Todoroki.
Katsuki Bakugo also lost his quirk, but was not happy about it. He blamed Deku for his powerlessness, and swore to find a way to get his abilities back. Still determined to be the No. 1 hero, and still having a Hero License he had earned this last year, he would chase after villains to prove he was the best. Unfortunately, he finally caught up to one, after others had fled from him, and confronted the criminal. After the bad guy realized he was fighting a quirkless person, he ruthlessly beat the former student. Bakugo finally understood fear, and the feeling of true powerlessness. He was scared, knowing he was about to die, when an old memory popped into his head. He remembered quirkless Izuku running to save him from the slime villain. Katsuki finally realized how brave and selfless his former childhood friend was, and asked Izuku's spirit for forgiveness, right as the final blow that took his life connected.
Ochako Uraraka was healed from her facial scarring, and kept her quirk. Mina and the rest of class 2-A followed Izuku's final request and forgave her. Mina especially worked to be friends again, as they both had loved the same guy who was now forever out of there reach. Ochako was glad to accept the pinkette's friendship, and years later even had Mina be her Maid of Honor. Uravity found a guy to date while on a hero job. After years of dating they finally married. Ochako truly loved her husband, but would keep a secret from him until the day she died. The reason she dated Yo Shindo was that he reminded her of her first love Deku.
Toshinori Yagi felt soul crushed at the death of another one of his protégés. However, he did not have time to mourn too long, for izuku's sacrifice gave the former Number One Hero a chance to reclaim his title. For Yagi was fully healed, and felt the power he had passed on return to him. All Might was reborn, as he finally figured out the river analogy, as it flowed back into him. Yagi did return to Heroing, but let All Might stay retired. He took up a new name, to honor the person who had the greatest courage he had ever known, and had done the impossible. Toshinori Yagi took up the name Deku to be the hero that the boy who renewed his spirit could not be.
The newly minted Deku would go on to explain his name change in multiple interviews. He always proclaimed Izuku Midoriya as a true hero, whose life was like the sun. It gradually grew until it was blazing, and then dimmed for a while, until it exploded like a supernova, granting life to those around it. This story was repeated so often, people stopped associating the name Deku with Izuku, and had started calling him the Supernova.
Finished.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: FLAME ON.
Dude, did you Zordon Izuku? Yes, yes I did.
But, I thought you were an IzuOcha shipper, why Mina? Why Yo? Why didn't you put them together? Unfortunately, not everything can end in a happy ending. This was bittersweet outcome at best. For Yo, mainly for the common meme of him being a black haired Izuku. As for Mina, 2 reasons: 1. it would fit her personality, and 2. To show I do know Mina, and as a semi-redemption of her from Chapter 2 (which was a different universe, but hey, same character).
Why the self-hating Izuku? In canon, he does treat himself low, thanks to years of torment (THANK YOU VERY FUCKING MUCH ASSHOLE BAKUGO). So it would be easy for him to place the reason the video event "pillow talk" on himself, and believe it. I went for the self-raging aspect, because I know it happens in real life (done it myself a few times on bad breakups). Also, in case a little confused, each of these chapters show a different reaction and viewpoint, as the mind is extremely multi-faceted. I joke I role a dodecahedron every day to figure out who I'm going to be.
Well, one more chapter to go and finished right? Originally yes, however, I have come up with 3 more chapters to this, all of them are going to be interesting, so 4 more chapters, whoo hoo.
Wait, didn't you just post something this week? Yep, I am actually on vacation (applied for at beginning of year, prior to all covidi-19 issues), so I am more relaxed, energized, and not brain fried to be able to write things out.
Salvation for Mineta? Ok, that one was pushing it a little. I don't think he is actually a horrible person, just a boy a little more obsessed with the opposite sex than is healthy. And as mentioned in a previous AU, I can at least understand him a little. But main reason I did this was to point out a flaw in another character. Jiro, honey, rock goddess that you are, don't feel bad Mineta didn't perv on you….seriously he probably was going to, you just stopped him in mid-speech about Tsuyu, who was fifth girl he spoke about, and you were next babe.
Did you redeem Bakugo? Kinda, he is an ass, and deserves worse than what he got here. But at least I let him see the other side of life before he died here. And for those keeping score, yes, 3 out of 3 chapters of this story he dies in. in future chapters, he wont be killed off as much, though he might wish he was.
Physical therapy is true profession, and not some sort of punishment. It should be done only by trained professionals. Yep, fully agree. However, I felt I needed a way to show Mina in good light as opposed to last chapter, and figured she would want to help Izuku get better. Best solution I could come up with.
Why Mirio? Why Eri? 2 reasons: one, needed a way to have one for all get back to Izuku, as we do not know how the death of a successor would affect the quirk if the predecessor is still alive. Just a unique perspective on that whole "energy cannot be destroyed" concept. Also, Mirio would have only have had OFA for about a month, we saw Midoriya need at least 2-3, with training with Gran Torino, to barely control 5%, do not think our Tin Tin boy would have good control in that time frame. As for Eri, wanted a way to at least get her away from Overhaul, and prevent the spread of the bullets. This way solved both problems.
AFO got played by Izuku, why did he not stop the goodbyes? I see AFO as a cultured criminal, though one not opposed to get his hands dirty. The fact it seemed Izuku was being truthful to his classmates gave him a small vindictive thrill. And for All Might's time, he was concentrating on the hero's face more than what was said. By time he realized the allusion, it was too late.
Tokoyami, Tsuyu, and Koda? Proven fact animals can detect disasters coming. Figured those with animal quirks, or animal quirk affiliated might have a similar ability. If not, oh well.
I think that's it for this chapter, feel free to review, or pm me for any concerns or questions not answered.
PS. Stay safe and alive out there, protect yourselves.