The prologue for another story, this time loosely based on the mechanics of an MtG planeswalker. Hope you enjoy! I'm going to be using original planes for this story and will probably pull from several sources for the spells.

Betas: SyberSlash and Raef Darksbane

Wordcount: ~1100

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"If you really want a quirk so bad, why don't you take a swan dive off the roof and pray for one in the next life."

Midoriya looked at his childhood friend and for a second, his anger overrode his fear.

"Did you say something, nerd?" Bakugou asked as he looked over his shoulder, sparking explosions in his hand.

At the sight of the explosions that had been tormenting him for the past ten years, Midoriya cowered in fear.

"That's what I thought," sneered Bakugou.

"Pathetic, he can't even defend himself," one of Bakugou's goons said as Midoriya's shoulders slumped in defeat.

[~~Later~~]

Midoriya walked away from Aldera Junior High, damaged notebook in hand, thinking about Bakugou's words.

"If I had really done that, he wouldn't have been able to get into any hero school," he muttered, not caring where he walked. He sighed.

"I don't care what anyone says, I'll become a hero everyone can rely on. A hero that saves people with a smile. A hero like All Might," the green-haired kid said, a smile coming to his face as he walked under an overpass.

"Ah, perfect, a medium-sized invisibility cloak. Just what I need to hide from Him."

Midoriya froze and slowly turned toward the speaker only to be jumped by a creature made of slime.

"Quit struggling, kid," the slime villain chuckled. "It'll only hurt for 45 seconds."

'I… can't breath,' Midoriya thought as he struggled. 'Please… someone- anyone.'

With his sight fading, Midoriya felt something well up inside of him and on instinct, he grabbed at it. With the last of his rapidly fading strength, he pulled, and as he pulled, it ignited. In a flash of blinding green light, he disappeared.

Moments after, All Might appeared and defeated the villain. The only thing that indicated that Midoriya was even there was a bulky, yellow backpack and a damaged notebook.

《《Planeswalker: Four Years Later》》

"You're still feeling guilty about not getting there in time to save him, aren't you?"

"Yeah. If only those sewer systems hadn't been so confusing, I could've saved him," All Might said with a sigh, looking at Naomasa.

"I know how you feel, Toshi. But we can't always save everyone; you know that as well as I do."

"It's just so frustrating, knowing that if I had been a few seconds faster, he wouldn't have taken him," All Might said, setting his cup on Naomasa's desk. "Even after four years, I'm still confused as to why villains would want to kidnap a quirkless kid with no connections."

A beat of silence.

"Have you managed to find a worthy successor yet?"

"I've got a few in mind, but I want to observe them a little more before I come to a conclusion."

"So that's why you took that job at UA. Well, good luck in your search."

[~~Elsewhere~~]

Bakugou stared at the ceiling of his room, unable to sleep. Four years. It had been four years since Midoriya had disappeared.

As Bakugou thought of the only person whom he would even consider a friend, a wave of guilt washed over him as he remembered his last words to Midoriya.

"If you really want a quirk so bad, why don't you take a swan dive off the roof and pray for one in the next life."

'I was such a dick to him,' Bakugou thought. 'I was such a dick. Period. Why did it take losing him for me to realize that?'

'UA's entrance exam is in a few hours,' he thought, looking at the clock on his dresser. 'I'm going to get into UA and become the best hero out there. I'm going to become the kind of hero you wanted to be, Deku. The kind of hero that saves everyone, and then I'll find you and save you too.'

《《Planeswalker: Four Years Ago》》

The boy's eyes shot open and he bolted straight up in a panic, the feeling of suffocation assaulting his senses. When he realized he wasn't in danger, he put some pressure to his temples, hoping to ease his pounding headache, but was met with a layer of bandages that were wrapped around his head.

He decided that it wouldn't be a good idea to mess with the bandages and looked around the room he was in. The room was sparsely furnished, yet fairly comfortable, and constructed in a way that reminded him of the inside of a tree.

'Where am I?' The greenette wondered. As he wandered around, he noticed that the rest of the house was furnished in the same style as the room he awoke in.

'Might as well make myself comfortable,' he thought as he took a seat on a surprisingly comfortable couch.

"Oh, you're finally awake," a feminine voice suddenly said from behind him, causing him to jump up in surprise.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," the speaker said. The speaker, he noted, was a fairly attractive woman who appeared to be near his age, wearing a loose, forest green tunic and cream-colored leggings. Her dark hair was pulled into a long braid, which was draped over her right shoulder. Her blue eyes shimmered with worry.

"It's okay…" he replied. "Uh… where am I?"

"You're in my home, which is near the center of the forest of Ashara," she said taking a seat on the couch and motioning for him to do the same. "And in case you're wondering, I found you unconscious a short walk from here with a bad head injury."

"Well, thanks for your help… uh…"

"Enna, Enna Rivis. And you're welcome..."

"Oh, I'm... I'm..." he trailed off, trying to remember. His breathing got heavier as he racked his brain, searching for something that seemed to no longer there. "I don't remember."

When he finally came back to his senses, he found himself sitting back on the couch, a blanket draped over his shoulders with Enna rubbing soothing circles on his back and a cup of what smelled like tea sitting in front of him.

"Feeling better?" she asked when she noticed the return of his faculties.

"A bit," he said, taking the cup sitting before him. "Though I guess it makes sense that I wouldn't remember much after taking a blow to the head like I did."

"Well, since you don't have any memories, we'll just have to make some new ones," she said happily. "Let's start with a name."

"Okay."

"How about Eryn? Since I found you in the forest and you have green hair and eyes."

"I think… I like it."