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    Izuku Midoriya returns to Japan after staying in California with his father and mother for the past ten years, coming back to a home that feels familiar yet foreign at the same time. Pro Heroes in the streets and skies protecting the innocent and defeating the devious Villains, that was how it always was no matter what country. But behind this modern Hero Society is a dark reflection that most prefer to keep hidden.

    In a realm crafted in the shape of this twisted reflection, terrible creatures of the dark lurk in their own society, hunting those alone in the dead of night and pulling them into their realm or waiting for those foolish enough to invade. Izuku must gather allies to put a stop to these otherworldly hunters, for even if he was born Quirkless fate has blessed him with a different power. The power of the Wild Card.

    TvTrope Page: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/BoundByChains

    Table of Contents:
    Arc 1 | The Beginning: Chapter 1 - 22
    Arc 2 | The First Step: Chapter 23 - Current

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    04 Feb 2026

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    Now usually Shroud the hero is no fan of kids that aren't his-- they're loud, abrasive and annoying, but Mechaman was undeserving of having the most toughest kid he had ever known as a son.

    The only thing he felt when he put that bullet into his wretched ex-friend's heart was sorry for the grief that young Robert would suffer through.

    Or: AU where Shroud was another father figure/babysitter for Robert.

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    20 Jan 2026

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    In a snap judgement, Midoriya Inko uses her quirk to save a life during surgery. She's promptly fired. The reason? Unlicensed, illegal quirk usage, cause enough to revoke her medical license and with it, her salary. At the age of ten, her son Izuku's life is flipped on its head. They move to cheap apartment in a more run-down area, sell their things, and work long hours to make ends meet.

    The world is rotten, and he begins to see the cracks. Unfair rules, chains written in ink that shackle everyone unfairly. Villains running rampant, unabated by corrupt heroes. His heroic dreams hold firm - he and his mom both promised they would always do the right thing.

    When Izuku is fifteen, he leaves work one night to see a woman being suffocated by a villain made of sludge, surrounded by explosions. Heroes watch uselessly and the crowd stands by, so he rushes in to save her. This woman, Curious, turns out to be a head lieutenant of the Meta Liberation Army, and in Izuku's heart she sees a roaring flame.

    What follows is a chain of events in which Izuku finds a new purpose beyond being a hero... Liberation.

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    What if a Quirkless Izuku joined the MLA?

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    18 Jan 2026

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    New year. Same mask.

    MacKenzie Hollister is now a freshman at Upper Lake High, and no longer running the school.
    When she and Nikki are forced to work together for a school project, they end up realizing that they are not so different from each other.
    Things that once seemed impossible to MacKenzie now almost feel like it could be reality.
    Almost.
    Her mask is breaking, her crown has been set aside, and she begins to learn what it feels like to be free. When she is allowed to be herself, and not the flawless queen everyone has made her out to be.

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    15 Jan 2026

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    Injured and fleeing from a too-early battlefield, Shimura Nana stumbles across a blue-eyed boy with dreams of being a hero. He doesn't understand, but Nana doesn't have time, so she leaves him with a new Quirk and a name: Gran Torino.

    Todoroki Enji doesn't recognize the hero that landed on his roof at 3 a.m., nor can he explain why she made him eat her hair. All he knows is he ate it, and now, Hellflame burns blue.

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    15 Jan 2026