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"Can someone without a quirk be a hero?" thought Midoriya
His teachers voice broke his train of thought.
"You guys are all third years now its time to start thinking about your careers and futures seriously! I want to hand out these career forms but I assume you all want to be heroes!" He said as threw the papers in the air.
Midoriya always wanted to be a hero it was his dream but he was born quirkless on top of that his childhood best friend became his bully even giving him the nickname "Deku" meaning useless. Bakugou made Izuku's life a living hell by teasing him, insulting him, and belittling his once best friend .
"Your aiming for UA too aren't you midoriya?" Bakugou and the rest of the class turned to look at Midoriya. They all laughed at the idea of Midoriya becoming a hero But Bakugou turned and slammed his hand on Midoriya's desk while adding an explosion making him fall back on his chair.
"FORGET IT, YOUR QUIRKLESS, YOUR BELOW EVERYONE ELSE AND YOU THINK YOU CAN MAKE IT INTO UA? STOP DREAMING!" screamed Bakugou as he drove Midoriya to the back of the class
"its just its always been my dream and i thought I could try the entrance exam ."said Midoriya in a low voice as the class mocked him.
After School Midoriya was on his phone, reading some hero news. to say, he was quite a big fan of hero mostly All Might the number 1 hero in Japan, as well as his idol. Midoriya picked up his hero notebook but before he could put it in his bag Bakugou swiped it out of his hand.
Midoriya reached out to grab it but Bakugouhad already burned it.
"What im trying to say is Don't you dare go to U.A nerd"Said Bakugou as he put his hand on Izuku's uniform and started using his quirk to burn Midoriya's unifrom.
As Bakugou was walking out the door with his friends he said the words that would change Midoriya's fate forever.
"if you want to be hero so bad I've got an idea that might save you some time if you think you'll have a quirk in your next life go jump off a roof" Bakugou said to Midoriya
Midoriya wanted to fight back but he couldnt. how could he? Midoriya only mustered a angry look with tears filling up his eyes. Bakugou sneered at Midoriya and showed off his quirk.
Midoriya stood in the homeroom all alone crying and afraid with no friends to turn to, no shoulder to cry on except his mother, she is the only person in this world who is there for him... but it's not enough.
Midoriya went outside to go pick up his notebook and he began having thoughts that no middle schooler should ever have.
'Why.. why is he allowed to do this to me in front everyone, In front of the teachers! They just let him do what he wants, i may be quirkless ....but im-im human too... im human aren't I?' Midoriya thought as the tears clouded his eyes
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While walking to get home, Izuku heard a very unusual sound behind him, it was like water broiling, he turned around only to discover that the road behind him had been replaced by an enormous mass of green goo like liquid. The worst part was that the said mass of green goo actually laughed.
"You will make a perfect skin suit for me to hide in k-"
The teen ran away, sure he was scared and all, but he wasn't stupid enough to just stay there.
The sludge was faster than Izuku thought, his curiosity forced him to look behind his shoulder once or twice just to get a clear view of the villain's position but also to learn how he was moving.
But even while running for his life, Izuku force himself to think about something and get out of this situation.
'Their body is liquid then it means they can go almost anywhere... unless-'
Izuku recalled that there was a park nearby, but most importantly a canal had been built right next to this park, he had found this villain's weakness.
Water.
Izuku was running out of energy and the villain was gaining on him, now he was regretting to not have taken his PE class seriously.
The sludge had prepared his ambush, a deserted area and secluded area where no hero would come to help Izuku. However the villain probably didn't expect that his target would manage to run away, if he was naturally faster thanks to his quirk he had obviously not experienced when it came to running after his prey.
Izuku saw a short bridge, the canal, he took a deep breath and jumped in the water with the villain following right behind him. The slugde didn't notice the water, as he were about to reach Izuku, the sludge villain notices the water below him.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" he screamed loudly, according to their tone, water had to be really dangerous for them.
Izuku wasn't safe yet, the current was strong, very strong, the water dragged him away, he missed several time the occasion to get out from the canal and when he finally managed to do so, the teen had spent at least ten minutes in the water, he was cold, and his body hurt him.
Izuku almost forgot about the time, and now he was far away from his home, too far away. And his mother will be in at least 30 min from now. he really needed to wash himself before his mom come home, he didn't wanted her to questioning him about the smell.
He ran across the streets as fast as he could, ignoring the confused looks and the laughs, it didn't matter at the moment. Of course Izuku made sure to not walk back through the area where he had been attacked even if now at this point the villain probably decided to find another hiding spot...
As he reached his apartment, Izuku literally punched himself in the head, what was wrong with him?! He should have reported this to the police he should have called the heroes, he-! But then again after having almost being transported by the canal to get out of the water would his phone still unsable. But he really didn't have the time about it right know.
Izuku didn't notice how far he had been running, it felt like one second ago he was barely leaving the park and now he was in the middle of a crowd...
'Why were they all yelling and looking at the same thing?' Curiosity caught Izuku's attention, he made his way through the crowd.
Once he managed to get pass the wall of people he saw what was happening, the slime villain standing in the middle of the street, fire and broken glasses everywhere, the street had turned into a battlefield. The heroes that were present couldn't even reach the villain as for these reasons explosions kept appearing between them.
"Get back! It's dangerous! Kamui what do we do about the hostage?!"
"I don't know, it looks like this thing is using the boys quirk to block us!"
Izuku wasn't sure why he suddenly focused on the hero's conversation... explosion, quirk, hostage, boy, the teen thought this wasn't possible and yet for a brief moment while the smoke cleared Izuku saw his former friend being smothered by the sludge...
"He deserves this-"
How could he think this? ... even if that's true in a way, Izuku couldn't find the strength to witness this scene.
"It's no use," Kamui Wood retreated closer from his colleagues. "We will have to wait until someone else arrives with a better quirk."
The teen glared at the hero, they were just going to wait while someone was being killed right in front of them? By the time they receive reinforcements KATSUKI will be dead and the villain will be gone...
Unacceptable.
Izuku ran across the barrage of the heroes and went straight for the sludge, the explosions weren't even violent, he had years of experience to be able to say that. The sludge wasn't even focused on the heroes, just like with Izuku he was trying to make his way into Katsuki's body.
"KID STOP! SOMEONE CATCH HIM!" Yelled Mount Lady.
"Too late, he is lost," added Kamui Wood, but Izuku tried to ignore this last part.
"Give in already! You are just hurting everyone around ... YOU!" The sludge noticed the teen who just
stopped at about five meters from him.
Katsuki wasn't struggling anymore, now the villain was focused on Izuku... but the heroes weren't reacting, it was now or never, they could reach the villain they could win! So why were they just standing in place? Izuku had to say something, even if it sounded stupid.
"Re-remember me?!" It sounded terrible, why did he have to try and take a somewhat funny tone.
"I ALMOST DIED BECAUSE OF YOU! I WILL SHOW YOU HOW IT FEELS TO BE ON THE VERGE OF DEATH !" The villain let go of Katsuki's body and lunged in Izuku's direction.
"Too late to run, can't count on backup, I need another way out-"
As the sludge fell down toward Izuku, he noticed that the slime was slightly being pushed away by the air .. it seems like an odd detail but it was enough for Izuku to notice that the only "physical" parts in the villains body were his eyes and jaw.
"Can't use a direct attack I need a proje- ... damn it" And of course the only said projectile Izuku had at the moment was his bag... if he died now he would never be able to see his mother again.
Izuku barely had the time to react at this point but he managed to throw the bag in the villain's eyes, successfully making him lose control of his trajectory. The sludge landed on the pavement, but Izuku wasn't paying attention, Katuski was free. That's all that mattered, the teen picked his bag as soon as he could.
"DO NOT IGNORE ME YOU BRAT-" Izuku heard the villain yell behind him, and then there was a powerful blow of wind. The heroes finally decided to act. Izuku had done his part, if he may say, now he only had to hurry to his destination.
"Wait! Kid come back!" The heroes were calling him... why? It's not important, Izuku kept running as fast as he could to his home, however Izuku felt something grabbing him by his leg, not the sludge, it was solid not liquid.
"WOULD YOU STOP?!" He was lifted in the air by a tentacle made out of wood, it was the pro hero Kamui Wood. "You put yourself in danger for nothing! You could have been killed you idiot! Then the villain would have escaped with another victim! Are you aware I could actually send you to prison right now?"
Scolded, he was being scolded by a pro hero for doing their job... but Izuku was focused on that, he saw
Katsuki sitting on the ground with a bunch of pros talking to him, he was fin-
"Your quirk is amazing! You will become a great hero!"
"You did good with that villain kid, he had no chance hahaha!"
He was being praised, why was he the one being praised? He was the victim during the whole event! He
did nothing! Absolutely nothing and because of his damned quirk he almost died! The villain was probably not even forcing him to use it, Katuski must have been trying recklessly to use it in order to somehow save himself...
It's not fair.
Kamui violently dropped back Izuku on the ground and left without another word, did he say anything while the teen wasn't listening? Apparently no, he just joined his colleagues to praise Katsuki... Izuku picked up his bag once again and left.
...
"It's not fair" he repeated "Why? ...WHY?!" At this point no one would listen, in fact no one would pay attention.
He saved Katsuki, he was the only one who dared to actually risk his life... he did even fully mean to help him, he had no real reason to help him... Katsuki was not a good person, but Izuku was kind enough to help him after everything the explosive teen had done to him.
And even when he wasn't even asking for anything he got scolded, not even some sort of reward, even
more free punishment for risking his life.
"Wait kid!" Izuku didn't pay attention, it was probably Kamui Wood again or another pro hero trying to scold him, instead he accelerated his walk until he ended up running. But the teen did not run too far away, a large figure crashed in front of him, slightly crackling the pavement. "Do not worry I am not here to reprimand you, in fact I would like to apologise for my comrade, he didn't mean to hurt you-"
All Might, the real All might, the symbol of peace standing in front of Izuku, he wasn't wearing his
costume though.
"A-A-A-All Might?!" Izuku had lost his breath, it had to be a dream, his idol was standing right in front of him, and when he thought about what he did back then, not only did he save someone without using a quirk or any kind of powerful weapon, Izuku had assisted All Might the symbol of peace himself!
Izuku was breathless, it allowed All Might to laugh "Calm down hahaha, I am not in a hurry! If it is so important I can wait a bit to listen, even if it isn't every day you meet the symbol of peace it is not a reason to collapse on the pavement from a lack of air. Breath my boy, breath."
Izuku took the hero's advice and wait a few seconds "Than-Thank you ... so, I-I need to know, d-do you think I can be a hero w-"
"Of course you can! I saw what you did! If I forget the whole dangerous and somehow illegal part of the story, what you did back there was amazing! All it takes to be a hero is the will to help the ones in need no matter where or when, you have to bring them hope, to show them it's going to be alright-"
All Might was gone in an endless speech about what it takes to become a hero, Izuku had given up on finishing his sentence for a moment but he found the strength to finish it.
"Even without a quirk?"
The symbol of peace fell silent "... Look ... Heroes are putting their life on the line, it's not that simple, you always have to give one hundred percent of yourself on the field ... Without a quirk, you put yourself in danger but also the people around you"
No ...
"I'm sorry but-"
Why?...
"I do not think it's possible."
no...
"But you could still join the police, it's not as fashionable as being a pro hero but you would still be fighting for a noble cause."
IT'S NOT FAIR!
Izuku was looking down but-... All Might's shadow was weird, the teen raised his head to see that smoke was coming out from the symbol of peace's body "Already?... I can't stay any longer, you should probably try to reconsider your objective kid, aim for something in your reach." The teen was about to hold back the symbol of peace but he had already made a powerful jump away.
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Without a word Izuku headed to his house, he wasn't too far away now, he climbed the strait
"Mom are y-" but before he could finish his sentences something liquid covered his mouth.
"DID YOU MISS ME?" the sludge villain! But how? Didn't All Might arrest him earlier? Izuku tried to escape but it was useless, now his lower body was completely engulfed in the villain's body "That was so cute!
The little quirkless kid who turned this one day in my life into a living hell getting his dreams shattered by the symbol of peace himself while I was escaping. It is just perfect, no one will hear you scream, no one will miss you, I will take your body, you won't need it anyway, you will never become anything in this world."
Izuku cried... this is how everything would end? Killed in front of his house by a villain just so they can
steal his body?...
'I...I don't want to die like this.'
Now that he was facing his finale moment, tear pooled on his eyes.
He recalled the face of his mother, her face full of anxiety and worry for his safety...
' I don't want to die...'
He didn't want to end his short 14 years of life in this place.
'If only, if only Had on more chance!'
Izuku eyes shot open wider.
And it happened
The slime had stop moving..
As if someone had presse the 'pause' button.
No, that wasn't actually correct; it hadn't stopped at all. It simply had slowed down so much that he
ended up thinking that way.
One millimeter in one minute?
It was very slow, but the slim was definitely still coming down his throat.
'Wha-what's going on here?'
Izuku couldn't hide his astonishment.
The the slime started to disappear as if it was slowly turning to dust. At the same time, Izuku's vision was starting to fade. His body felt weak and his eyes slowly shut.
But just before he passed out, there was a single message that he heard.
Unable to maintain consciousness long enough to hear the final words, Izuku passed out.