Hello everyone! I'm going to be revising this chapter. I don't own Yokai Watch or My Hero Academia except for any OCS!
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"Detroit Smash" - Buff All Might, Demonic Voice Thoughts
Prologue: Crank in the Woods
Hello! I didn't see you there! My name is Izuku Midoriya and you must have stumbled upon my own secret journal. Have you ever thought there was life beyond death? Do you ever feel like you were being watched despite being alone? Or acted strangely out of character with no particular reason? Then I believe you must have came into contact with a Yokai. I guess you don't know what a Yokai is do you?
Yokai are mysterious spirits that emerged when a person or animal dies or even an inanimate object is overloaded with emotions whether they be negative or positive. Yokai come in many shapes and sizes with a variety of different abilities and powers even long before this amazing world of Quirks and their battles of Heroes and Villains even began. However no one had ever believed that Yokai existed and believed they were myths and fairytales to scare children but they existed at the very beginning of time still exist to this very day.
Why do I know all of this you may ask? Well I have story to tell where my life had changed at the age of 5 and took an amazing turn. The day I had ran into the woods and found something otherworldly. The day that started my path to become an extraordinary hero. It was the day I found that Crank Machine. The day I met a Yokai.
'Faster! Run faster Izuku!' Was the thought of a 5 year old Izuku Midoriya. This young boy was easily recognized by his emerald green eyes, freckles on his face and messy dark green hair. Why was this 5 year old running or what was he running from? Well, for one the boy is Quirkless. Quirkless is a condition where someone is unable to develop a Quirk or supernatural ability. Amongst his class, Izuku was the only one who was Quirkless.
Being Quirkless meant you were a target for bullies and others who believed the Quirkless were useless and worthless beings. Ones that didn't deserve to exist in this superpowered society. The boy was being chased by a bunch of kids with Quirks including his former best Katsuki Bakugo who possessed the quirk Explosion. You can recognize the explosive kid by his spiky blonde hair and harsh red eyes along with his explosive attitude.
Izuku had decided to stand up to Katsuki who was bullying a kid earlier and defended the terrified child despite Katsuki and his lackeys. Of course the reason he was being chased was because he had punched Katsuki in the face and the boy who possessed an overly large sized ego decided then and there that Izuku needed to be taught a lesson. This led Izuku to run away and being chased into the forest leading to his current predicament.
"Come back here Deku!" Katsuki shouted as Izuku could hear the harsh boy getting closer to him. 'At this rate, they'll catch me and I'll get beaten up again but worse than any other time!' Izuku thought before he noticed what seemed to be a closed off area in the forest coming closer into view. Without any hesitation he dove into the closed off section as quick as he could before sprinting even faster into a pair of bushes.
The boy had hidden himself behind a tree and kept silent trying to see if he could fool his pursuers. "Where did he go?" One of Katsuki's lackeys asked as they looked around for any sign of Izuku. "He must have disappeared! Damn, that nerd is fast! Let's go before someone catches us here." Katsuki's voice could be heard as Izuku heard them leave. Once he was sure, they were gone the boy came out of hiding and sighed.
"That was a close one. I glad they didn't continue their search or I would have been finished. Now to get out of here…" Izuku stated before he began to hear a strange noise. "Feeeeeeed meeeeeeee…" A mysterious voice spoke as Izuku suddenly began to tense. "What was that?!" Izuku asked a bit nervous and terrified. "Feeeed meeee… Feed me..." The voice had repeated as Izuku noticed it was coming from further ahead.
"Is someone hungry?" Izuku asked puzzled as he decided to investigate the voice. After all, someone might be starving to death in the woods and he did have a few snacks on him. Without any delay, he went deeper into the forest in search of the starving soul. The further he ventured, the louder the voice had become as it continued to eerily repeat 'feed me' through the woods. It had the young recently turned 5 year old completely nervous.
After what seemed to be an eternity of walking, Izuku soon found himself in the forest's clearing but strangely there wasn't anyone there. All there was a giant tree with spell tags and what seemed to be an ancient crank machine located in front containing a single ruby capsule amongst a bunch of stone capsules. The ruby capsule was glowing a light shade of royal red as if it contained some sort of hidden power.
"A crank machine in the middle of a forest? That is a strange place for one to be yet there it is. It seems extremely ancient too." Izuku stated approaching the ancient device before him. Izuku looked at the slot in the machine and was surprised that it could take coins of some sort then he looked down at the ground to see a red coin of some kind with a wisp on it on the ground. Izuku had picked it up and noticed it could easily fit in the crank machine like it was meant for that particular device.
"Well, here goes nothing." Izuku stated as he placed the mysterious coin into the machine and cranked it. Surprisingly the ruby capsule was the first to come out and Izuku noticed there was a sword emblem on it. "I guess I should open it." Izuku muttered as he began to tug at the capsule trying to open it. The capsule was locked tight but Izuku had refused to leave without opening it.
With an almighty pull, Izuku had managed to open the ruby capsule as a large blast of fiery wisps and wind had shot out of it forcing Izuku to fall on his rump immediately. "What the?" Was all the young boy could say as he noticed a giant shadow cast itself upon him. Standing there amongst the fallen pieces of the capsule, was a giant 25 ft beastish samurai cat.
The samurai cat was extremely muscular body and human like structure with blue and white fur, a white beard, muzzle, hands, feet and twin tails' tips, yellow narrowed and almost angry looking eyes, large claws and fangs, and pointy ears wearing blue samurai armor with 4 black and red swirl wisps on the front, a few golden spikes on the shoulder, side and knee pads and wielded a massive sword with a dark blue sheathe in the back.
"*yawn* It's been so long since I've been out of that dreadful capsule! Young boy, are you the one who freed me from my prison?" The samurai cat asked as Izuku was terrified but knew he had to answer or face the samurai's wrath. "Um...yes?" Izuku answered as the samurai cat looked at him in the eyes for a moment before laughing.
"This warm heart and such passion… I accept! I, Shogun King, swear my strength to you, my lord!" Shogun King stated as he got on his knees and bowed to Izuku. The boy was completely stunned and shocked from what he was seeing. "What?" Izuku asked a bit puzzled yet still in shock but he was slowly recovering. "Are you confused my lord? Surely you must know that freeing a Yokai from the Crank-a-kai means they become indebted to you. Or is this your first time?" Shogun King asked as Izuku snapped out of being confused.
"I guess this is my first time… So you are a yokai? I thought they were fairy tales? Oh, I'm Izuku Midoriya by the way." Izuku asked curiously as Shogun King merely laughed. "Nope, my young lord! Yokai are real and live all around you! You are very lucky to pull out an extremely powerful Yokai like me on your first turn. Your first time and you pulled out the King of Warriors!" Shogun King explained.
"King of Warriors? Are you a hero, Shogun King?!" Izuku asked curiously as Shogun King can easily see the passion within the boy's eyes and tone amusing him. "Yes my young lad. Back in Ancient Japan when I was alive, I was a legendary samurai that defended the land from those who threaten her and her people. No one was able to match my immense strength as warrior by warrior fell before my might granting me the title King of Warriors. My strength and skill only grew with each battle before I became a Yokai. Are you interested in heroes my lord?" Shogun King asked as Izuku smiled brightly.
"Yes! I want to be a hero when I grow up! A Symbol of Peace just like the Number 1 Hero All Might! Someone who people can depend on and make them feel safe with a smile on my face! But… people tell me to give up because I'm Quirkless or someone who wasn't born with a superpower like everyone else. Is it possible that a Quirkless person like me can become a hero?!" Izuku asked as he was trembling looking at Shogun King's eyes with glints of hope.
"I believe you can Lord Izuku for you possess the determination and passion of a warrior within your tiny body. I shall help train you in becoming a powerful warrior and hero!" Shogun King stated as Izuku suddenly broken into tears although they weren't tears of sadness but ones of pure joy. "Thank you! Thank you so much! This means a lot to me!" Izuku cried as Shogun King picked him up in his hand and gently comforted the boy.
"It's alright Lord Izuku. Let it all out." Shogun King comforted as Izuku continued to cry until he felt better. "Now, I should take you home since it's dangerous out here by yourself. Plus I have to find my comrades and see if they can assist me in your training. I'm pretty sure Robonyan 28, Rubeus J, Hardy Hound and Captain Thunder will be glad to know I'm fine." Shogun King answered as Izuku nodded.
"What if people see you?" Izuku asked a bit worried. "Ha! Yokai can become invisible to humans so no one will see us. Just lead me to your home and I'll do the moving." Shogun King laughed before he took off with the young boy in his arms. Despite being big, Izuku noticed how fast and graceful Shogun King was as they traveled through the city.
The giant cat yokai easily dodged and leapt over cars, jumped from building to building and moved with impressive speed. Izuku was extremely impressed by his new friend and was enjoying the entire experience. After a bit, the two made it to Midoriya's place in record time if anyone was keeping track.
"Thanks for the ride back home, Shogun King!" Izuku answered as Shogun King placed the young lad onto the ground. "Your welcome my lord. I'm glad I was able to help you." Shogun King stated with a smile on his face. "So when do we start training? I want to be ready as soon as possible!" Izuku shouted with excitement only for Shogun King to chuckle at the boy's enthusiasm.
"I love your spirit my lord. First I need to find my comrades so they can assist in training you and we also need to find a perfect place to do it without prying eyes. Is that okay Lord Izuku?" Shogun King asked curiously. "Sure and please stop calling me lord. You can call me Izuku because we're friends okay?" Izuku answered as Shogun King chuckled. "Yes, Prince Izuku. I'll see you soon." Shogun King stated before he left leaping away from the child.
"At least it's a bit better than Lord." Izuku muttered to himself before walking into his house. Soon night came as everyone in the city was fast asleep especially one certain green haired child. Izuku had found himself in a strange void of some sort consisting of green skies and eerie blue clouds. "Where am I?" Izuku asked curiously. "You are in what remains of my world." An eerie dark voice spoke as Izuku turned.
Floating before him was a black fiery wisp in form of a man but his features obscure by the wicked dark flames almost as if they were shadows. "Remains of your world? Are you by chance a Yokai?" Izuku asked curiously as the flaming man laughed. "My, you are a very keen one despite someone whose lifespan is a speck compare to a Yokai. Yes, I am a Yokai. The last one from the universe I hailed from." The yokai spoke with a haunting laugh.
"What happened to your universe to make you the only one alive?" Izuku asked curiously as the yokai sighed. "Because I failed everyone. All I have left is this haunting power of darkness. A darkness I don't want anymore. A darkness without a purpose. An evil power." The Yokai spoke sounding angered yet a hidden bit of fright within it. "I don't think your power is evil." Izuku answered surprising the yokai.
"What?" Was what the yokai could say about the boy's statement. "Your power isn't evil. Darkness is a part of everything. Without darkness, there would be no shadows, night and no balance for anyone. Plants, animals and people will die from too much of the sun. Darkness can also shield others from the light. Darkness isn't always evil as light isn't always good. It's how the power is used that decides whether it's for good or evil." Izuku answered as the yokai was silent before letting out a chuckle.
"For a 5 year old, you are really smart and wise. Maybe if I was more like you than my home wouldn't be in ruin. Izuku E. Midoriya, you may think you know your origin but it is shrouded in absolute darkness. However you do have the heart of a hero with a strong mind and soul. Maybe you will use this power and redeem the failures and mistakes I've done with it. Remember my name as I pass this forbidden strength and dark knowledge onto you to prepare you for the mystery ahead. My name is Ankoku-shin Enma and the darkness will lead you one step closer to the truth." Ankoku-shin Enma spoke as he turned into a sphere of black energy and shot into Izuku.
Izuku could feel a foreign yet familiar power surge through his body before letting out a scream and a gigantic wave of darkness from his body dragging everything into the dark depths. Izuku soon found himself back in his bed completely confused but relieved. "Was it all a dream?" Izuku asked as he sat himself up before he noticed something. He felt strange almost heavier and higher, his voice sounded strange and his vision felt weird but also felt his clothes were really tight all of a sudden.
The boy had gotten out of bed and walked to the bathroom going for the mirror. He noticed he was at least 2 ft over the doorknob as he walked in. When Izuku looked into the mirror, he was completely shocked. There standing in the mirror wasn't a young 5 year old boy but tall young man.
His skin was a light blue with blue markings, his hair was pure white with dark green upward streaks, the white in his eyes were now a blood red with his pupils yellow, his teeth were fangs with two poking from the bottom of his lips, his finger and toenails were claws, his ears were long and elfish and on his forehead was a third eye placed diagonal above his two eyes at the center.
He was now at least 5 ft 2 with lean and muscled body. Izuku didn't know what to do so he did the most rational thing a 5 year old should do in a situation like this. He screamed. "Izuku, what's wrong?! AAAAAAAAAH!" Inko shouted as she ran in to only notice the complete stranger in her house.
Inko immediately began to toss things at Izuku in complete fright as Izuku tried to defend himself from his mother's assault. "Mommy! Stop! It's me, Izuku! Stop it!" Izuku shouted raising a hand at her as her shadow morphed into a giant hand and grabbed her before holding the young mother still. "Who are you and what did you do to my son?! Please don't hurt my little Izuku! He's all I have left!" Inko cried shedding tears.
It hurt the young boy to see his mother cry. 'What should I do? How can she recognize me? I got it!' Izuku thought as he approached his mother and made sure she got a good look at the right side of his neck. "Look at my neck and you'll know who I am." Izuku stated as Inko was terrified but did what Izuku asked of her.
Her eyes widened as she noticed a birthmark on his neck. The birthmark was in the shape of the kanji for king and she knew only one person who was born with that kind of birthmark along with noticing the young man's clothes. "Izuku?" Inko asked as Izuku let her go allowing her to approach and hug him. "I'm glad you calm down Mommy." Izuku answered with his new adolescent and ominous voice.
"Izuku, what happened to you?! You've changed! You don't look like my little boy anymore." Inko asked. "I don't know! I woke up from this strange dream and found myself looking like this! I have no idea what is going on!" Izuku answered only for him to sense something in the room with them. "So you are the child Shogun King told me about. Who would have thought that you were blessed by an Yokai!?" A gruff adult male voice spoke as the two turned to see a surprise guest in Izuku's room.
It was a 11 ft tall red muscular humanoid cat Yokai just like Shogun King but with red and silver fur that was patterned like swirling flames, the same kind of eyes as Shogun King, two tails with white bushy tips, long pointy ears, sharp claws on his hands and feet, a small pendant around his neck, small beard and wore a yellow belt filled with lined up dynamite. Izuku could easily feel the immense power coming from him.
"Shogun King? Are you one of Shogun King's friends?" Izuku asked curiously while Inko didn't know what was going on at all. Who was this strange creature and what was going on?! "You can say that. My name is Rubeus J and you must be Izuku Midoriya, the boy who freed my pal from the Crank-a-Kai yesterday. Shogun King sent me here since he wanted someone to check up on you." Rubeus J answered as Izuku remembered what he said earlier.
"What did you mean by earlier that I was blessed by a Yokai?" Izuku asked curiously. "Some Yokai have the ability to lend their power and strength to a human. This is called Blessing. It's like how gods bless others for good weather and crap like that. Only really powerful Yokai can do something like this. Your powers is one related to that of the Drain Attribute which is the closest thing related to Darkness. Though I never seen one with incredible control over darkness before or grant their strength through someone's dream either. Usually those types never grant their powers onto a human and a child no less. Did you by chance see the Yokai or hear it's name perhaps?" Rubeus J asked as Izuku thought about it.
The Yokai he saw was completely black flames almost like complete shadows but suddenly he remembered the name the Yokai gave him. "I did get his name… He told me his name was um… Ankoku-shin Enma. I couldn't see his face or body because it was covered in these black flames but I did hear the name." Izuku answered as both of their eyes widened.
"My god…" Inko said surprised and a bit...horrified? Why did she seem horrified? "You don't know what Ankoku-shin means don't you?" Rubeus asked as Izuku shook his head. "Brat! Ankoku-shin means Dark God! In other terms a god of darkness! Don't you know what this means?! You have been blessed by the Fallen Yokai King, Dark God Enma!" Izuku didn't see that one coming at all. Not one bit.