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“ Man today has been emotional “ Izuku mutter after dealing with annoying dealing with suicidal threat from Bakugo so yeah that was something.
He skipped under a bridge; the dark unnerved him a little, putting him on guard that his classmates may have prepared an ambush there. Fortunately for him, he did not hear anyone, so he continued to nervously walk forward, just to stop when he heard a noise behind him.
*Gloop!*
Izuku his instincts were telling him someone was from behind him, turns around, and takes a fight stance. A viscous sound is followed by sludge coming from the manhole behind the greenest.
The sludge quickly formed a deformed body, and by way, his yellow eyes narrowed, and he was not very happy.
"Just my luck!! How is it possible that the bastard is here in the city, I need to hid-huh?...ohh~" the living mass of sludge snarled between rotten teeth, but he stopped once he saw the green-haired boy, who looked like he was ready for a fight.
"It seems luck is on my side now, A perfect skin suit for me to hide in. Hey, kid, you don't mind giving me that body, don't you?" The villain says in a fake friendly tone, but his sadism and cruelty are not hidden.
‘ Not easy booger brain ‘
Izuku quickly leaps back, avoiding one of the villains’ tendrils. which impressed the villain thinking that he might some sort of enhancement type quirk.
“ Huh, not bad kid, perfect just what I need, come here Brat! “ The villain roars charged with multiple tendrils, but thanks to Izuku’s training he was able to dodge and avoid them easily.
"How rude, you refuse to help someone in need?! Time to teach you a lesson in courtesy!" The villain grew at Izuku and was ready for another barrage.
But Then…
*BOOM!!*
The same manhole that the villain came from was burst-open. An extremely large and muscular man came from it, his blue glowing irises finding the villain, and the boy. Both rage and concern were present in his stare, but he quickly stood straight and prepared to save a young boy.
"DO NOT WORRY, KID!! I AM HERE NOW!!" The man declared that he immediately brought his first back, the already impressive muscles bulging slightly, as overwhelming power was regulated to defeat the villain without hurting the boy.
"All Might?!! Nonono, stay away!!! You monster!!!" The Sludge villain was shouted with both fear and anger. He immediately sent a liquid tendril to strike the number one hero, but the man ducked under the attack with ease and rushed forward at a blinding speed.
The villain unsuccessfully attempted to attack him again with another swipe. However, the hero dodged time, planted his feet firmly on the ground, and clenched his fist. Before the villain even realized that his defeat was just a matter of a couple of seconds.
"TEXAS SMASH!!!" All Might shouted as he threw a powerful punch in the direction of the villain, creating a strong wind that completely bulldozed its way through the sludge attacks and found its target, reducing the villain to pieces, but the resulting blast knocked back Izuku, knocking back to the wall bouncing off and landing on the ground. Looking forward, he could not believe it in his eyes.
"All Might?" It was the only thing that Izuku could mutter that he was just saved by his idol hero.
"* Whew * YOU GAVE ME A BIG SCARE, YOUNG MAN, BUT I AM IMPRESSED THAT YOU HANDLED YOURSELF SO WELL. SORRY FOR NOT COMING SOONER, THIS CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM IS A BIT OF A LABYRINTH" The hero chuckled with a small embarrassed sweatdrop dripping from his forehead, he had more than a scare, a heart attack would be more like it.
The boy blinked once, then twice, and the gears of his head shifted to overdrive. Before the hero could ask if he was feeling okay, the greenette yelped, as he quickly stood with a shocked expression; his eyes had both disbelief and admiration.
"A-Al-All M-Might!! Y-You are h-here! Oh k-kami, A-All Might is in f-f-front of me!!! He is so much cooler in p-person!!" Izuku stuttered and flabbergasted as his fanboy side took over, seemingly talking to the hero and himself simultaneously, confusing the hero a bit, but he appreciates the praises.
Suddenly, the boy stopped in his tracks and seemed to hastily look around for something.
"My notebook, I need to ask for an autograph" he muttered softly to himself as he quickly grew frustrated, he had his idol right in front of him and not a notebook to beg for him to sign. What an awful day. However, he was soon interrupted by the hero who leaned forward with a chuckle.
"ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THIS?" All Might asked him to extend his right hand towards the boy, making him see that he had his burned notebook.
"You already signed it!"
“ U-Um thank you for saving me “
"No problem, citizens. Were you hurt at all? The police are on their way, this guy just rolled a bit farther than anticipated."
"N-no, I'm fine, he didn’t really even touch me. I used my skills for self-defence. Those tendrils would be hard to break if I got caught."
"That was fast thinking!" ‘ Very fast thinking. This kid was a teenager, and he was able to think of it in the middle of dodging. He has potential. ‘
"All Might, sir, I wanted to ask you a question. It's really important. I tried to ask your website, but no one responded. Can you please answer with me? It's really important." He said it twice!
"Of course, what question is so important to you, young man?"
There was no one around to hear if this went badly, so Izuku bitten the bullet. He stood up and faced All Might.
"Throughout my life, I've aspired to become a hero. I have trained in martial arts, mastered weapon handling, practiced gymnastics, and dedicated years to learning about computers, coding, and developing support equipment. Yet, everyone insists that I cannot achieve this dream because I am quirkless." Izuku heard a soft gasp and shut his eyes, desperately hoping not to hear what he feared. "So, I wanted to ask, do you believe I can become a hero like you, even without a quirk?"
The few seconds between asking the question and hearing All Might's responses were nerve-wracking. Izuku could not even bring himself open his eyes.
If he had, he would have seen the gentle way All Might was looking at him, not with scorn or ridicule, but with admiration for his determination.
"Quirkless Aye?" All Might repeated.
"It won’t be easy, kid let me tell you. The nature of my type of heroism is to fight against overpowered ones, which are too dangerous for most others. Sure I also handle little guys like the one earlier, but my typical opponent requires a strong quirk or team to counter them."
This made sense. He had not worded his question correctly. He would not be the top ten hero fighting juggernauts like monsters. No, Izuku is a vastly different type of hero.
"I think you would make an excellent hero. The way you moved to evade capture earlier and came up with a plan to use your quirk on the fly was impressive. You definitely have the makings of a hero, young man."
"Oh my god, All Might thinks I can be a hero!" Izuku tried, he really did, but his genetics won, and he started flooding the platform with his tears.
"No, don't cry—ack!" All Might tried to comfort him but fell into a coughing fit. Izuku good nature took over and saw that All Might may need help.
"Oh, here, have some water." Izuku broke the seal and handed his water bottle to All Might from his bag.
‘ Truly a kind boy with the makings of a great hero. Nighteyes kept saying, I needed a successor. This is who I want. I want to pass One for All on to him. He is smart, resourceful, and has a good plan setup. '
All Might consumed a few drinks to clear his throat. Blood coming up when he coughed was a regular occurrence. He wiped off the droplets on the lip of the bottle and replaced the lid.
"You should work hard and once you get in to Hero School, I'll be watching for your internship request." ‘ I'll wait until he starts high school. Once he's in and sends a request for an internship, that's when I'll talk to him about OFA. ‘
"I'm going to attend UA!" Izuku tosses the water bottle back into his bag.
"An excellent choice! I'll see you at the sports festival then! For now, I have to be off. I actually have business other than heroics in town, and I'm already quit late.”
"I'm so sorry for taking up your time! Thank you so much All Might, sir!"
"No problem at all, be a safe young man, and Plus Ultra!" All Might made a more controlled leap, leaving a stunned Izuku in his wake. He did not move or stop smiling like an idiot when he started to walk home.
He walking home in a daze when he pulled out his water bottle.
"All Might believes in me. He believes I can be a hero!" Izuku took a drink of the pink tinged water and then jolted.
"Oh, this is the one I gave to All Might. Oh my god, I drank after All Might!" Izuku's inner fanboy couldn't decide if he should be mortified or elated.
After a time home, Izuku told his mom about meeting All Might, which she sobbed for joy for her baby meeting his hero. After a dinner and shower, he was off to bed as he was sleeping in his bed, but strangely something was happening red, vein-like lines course throughout his body that coincided with the energy flowing through him before they started to fade away. Another energy started taking form into a glowing blue energy aura enveloping his body, before fading, after which nothing happened and a green-haired boy.
However, no one knew, not even himself, that chaos inside his body was brewing.
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In the depths of One For All the past user vestiges were all in heated discussions on what just happened in a few hours. Their accidental successor Izuku Midoriya was actually curious to them, somehow he unlocked One For All, and Gearshift, all in a matter of seconds.
The first to speak was Yoichi Shigaraki, the first wielder, “Alright, as we have seen, This was unexpected”
“No shit, Sherlock, Damn it what the hell was Eighth thinking ” came the voice of the second user Kudo Toshitsugu, who was grimacing at the whole discussion.
Nana sighs thinking how she couldn’t defend Toshi this time, she knows he could be…a bit of an idiot if he was a good man. However, this was not the case here. The flaming Yagi vestige could not help but embarrass that he made this mistake.
“ Oh Toshi of all things “
“Damn, this kid unlocked One For All and Gearshift without you leader ha! ,” a man with Cadet Grey hair kept in a topknot looked at his companion with some amusement.
“Shut up, Bruce,” the scarred pink-haired man grumbled. “You wouldn’t be so glib if the kid was using your Meta Ability.”
“Hey, I’d be cool with the kid having my Quirk!” came a loud voice from a tall bald man wearing goggles and a leather jacket. “Lighten up a little, Kudo!”
The sole woman interrupted, “Do we have any idea why this happened in the first place?”
A man with unkempt white hair and green eyes shook his head, “One for All has never acted like this before. If I was forced to give a reason, I’d say due the child’s training for so many years, not only manifested One For All, but also the next Quirk down the list which was Gearshift ” He smiled at the scarred man, “Come on, Kudo-kun, he’s shown promise if he using Gearshift. And beside this was an incident, ”
Kudo, the second user of One for All, stewed for a second before he said, “Fine, Yoichi. You have a point. It was an incident. But it’s still, the kid still has no ideas he has One For All and now that with Gearshift ”
Yoichi then looks at Kudo with a smile
“ Then let’s introduce ourselves to Ninth “
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Izuku slowly became aware of the shadows surrounding him within his dreams. He recognized them as the same as those from the previous night. While trying to look around, he looked down and noticed that his own body was completely obscured by similar shadows. He could barely move, left, with only the ability to look around with his uncovered eyes.
Something in the darkness shifted and began to move towards him, and Izuku turned with a start. He tried to shout out but found himself unable to produce a sound due to his mouth being covered. The figure in the darkness approached until it was right in front of him, but still there was no detail revealed beyond the silhouette of two people.
He had white, messy hair. His hair reached to about his shoulders, and his bangs usually obscured his bright green eyes, which gave him a sinister appearance not consistent with his benevolent personality.
He dressed in simple clothes, wearing a white shirt and dark pants.
The other was a man who bore a strong resemblance to Bakugo, with short, spiky, ginger salmon hair, and somewhat thin red eyes that were slanted slightly downwards. He also had a large scar on his face, starting from the left side of his forehead, forking out in the middle, and finishing underneath both eyes. He wore a green combat jacket and a large black collar. He also wore large gauntlets, which Izuku thought could have been his quirk.
‘ What the hell who are these people, ‘ Izuku thought
“Hello young one, my name is Yoichi Shigaraki, you must wonder what happening to you; Yoichi said, as he did not have a mouth just blinked his eyes twice.
“ Oh! So you understand, well congratulations are in order, Congrats young one, you are now in possession of my quirk and the name of this power is One For All isn’t that exciting“ Yoichi said with a calm smile while Kudo's eyes rolled.
Izuku’s eyes widened; he had a quirk…One For All .... Howw that should be impossible…but he’s a boy who can sense and manipulate his own energy so maybe..
“ So to add you should know about your new quirk firstly One For All is a transferable Quirk that could be passed on from one user to the next. It also allows the user to stockpile an enormous amount of raw power, allowing them to significantly enhance their physical abilities to a superhuman level, resulting in unbelievable strength, speed, agility, and durability. Which this power has already been passed on eight times “ Yoichi goes into detail about the quirk.
Izuku's eyes widened thinking about the possibilities of using his quirk. He then saw Yoichi's expression turn into a serious one.
“ But it is important that no one ever knows about the secret of One For All ever. If people were to learn about One For All it would be catastrophic. Think what if someone were to take the power for themselves and to use it for not so good deeds? “ Yoichi added that Izuku’s eyes widened in horror knowing if a villain got their hands on the quirk, it would be bad. He blinks twice to understand the situation. Yoichi smiles while Kudo ‘meh’
“ Finally, you should know now, since you are now a wielder of One For All, it could not be stolen by any means. The Quirk can only be transferred to another person if the current wielder intends to pass it on, but it can be forcibly transferred. So you must be careful Midoriya especially when it comes to the new quirks “ Yoichi said as Izuku was shellshocked
‘ Wait quirks as in plural?! ‘
Kudo looked at Izuku like he didn't want to be there, but he spoke anyway. "Yoichi, we don't have a lot of time to explain," He began.
"Listen brat, in addition to cultivating power as it’s passed, One for All has also retained the original powers of each of those who held it, as well as their spirits. when it reaches a singularity point. Over the years you've been training your body, you’ve somehow unlock my quirk." Izuku blinks before his mind runs through these possibilities. Izuku had many more questions in his mind, but Kudo in front of him slapped him.
"Don't do that. That will get you killed in battle," he said, giving the Midoriya no time to think before continuing. " I am The Second User of One For All. My quirk is Gearshift. This allows me to decrease or increase the speed and velocity of an object in space. Due to it reaching Singularity, it is far stronger."
Did that mean Midoriya would be able to use it on hi-
"Do not use it on yourself. It will increase your speed, but it will damage your body just as much, if not more, than One for All. Use it on other objects. Now, that's all. Good luck brat?" Kudo’s voice was harsh, but it got the point across to Izuku who blinked. As the two faded away, Yoichi spoke one last time.
“ Do not worry everything will be alright, with us by your side, I know you will be a great hero “ Izuku’s eyes widened as they started tearing up all his life he ever wanted was to hear those words and now sees before him that someone believes in him. Yoichi then stepped forward, outstretched his hand, and tapped his forehead.
“ Just remember Ninth, You are not alone “
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Izuku shot up from sleep-wide awake gasping for air-clinching the side of his head. Thinking about this strange dream…..One For All ... .Gearshift ... .multiple quirks…..,but then he looked at his other hand and saw the red, vein-like lines course throughout his hand overflowing with energy before fading away.
He really had a quirk
He was going to get more.
“ One For All….” He muttered while staring on his hand.
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Back in the vestige world, Nana wondered why Yoichi mentioned her successor.
“ Yoichi why did you mention Toshi and how he got the quirk “
“ Nana, I wanted to test out a theory with the Ninth. Ever since we got a chance to see through his memories, this cannot be done with the Eighth‘s involvement. I know how much you deeply care for the Eighth, but I believe the Ninth will be the one to complete One For All. But his present with Ninth will complicate things. The Eighth had no formal training since his body was already able to handle my quirk from the beginning and get tips and advice from Torino. All I can do is ask you to trust me on this. Once we are able to talk with Ninth more efficiently, I will explain everything to him about the Eighth I promise you that “ Yoichi explains as he sat in his throne, Nana wanted to interject, but in the back of her mind Yoichi could be right, she saw the memories too and thought the kid was very resourceful, had a kind compassionate and selfless heart, and a warrior’s soul.
The great traits of a true Hero. Plus, Toshi was already thinking about making Izuku his successor, so it all played out.
She never doubted Yoichi's judgment before: she was just sad to leave Toshinori out of the loop, but she decided to go along with it and sat right on her throne, seeing what Izuku is made of.
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The Next Day
Izuku found himself at the beach, a place that had once been a dumping ground for trash but had transformed into his training ground as he cleared it while working on his physique. He stretched his body, clad in workout pants, feeling the sand beneath his feet and the sun's rays warming his well-toned muscles. Years of dedication and physical training had turned his body into a formidable presence, yet there was something unusual he hadn't noticed until he finally took a closer look at himself.
‘ Wait did I get taller or something maybe puberty’
Izuku thought to himself as he stood at least 6’1” in height and his body had become more of V Shape with a slightly slim waist and wider upper body it was not overly huge just right. His abs became more well defined and became eight packs. His arms became slightly longer and were defined mostly in his shoulder and biceps, lifting his arms up and flexing. His biceps were already large, but they seemed to double in size when he put in effort. His legs also looked strong, his thighs were slightly more muscular, and his lower leg muscles were more defined.
“ Okay this is weird, is it maybe due to One For All and Gearshift “ He mutters before shaking his heading focus on task at handle
‘ Come on, you can think about that later, now I focus on accessing One For All ‘ His brain started racking hundreds of ideas thinking of the possible possibilities of using the quirk safety without hurting, but all of them ended up failing. He was thinking so much that he started becoming frustrated and not figuring it out.
“ Arugh! Damn it, why can’t it be easy, it's just a simple stockpile quirk, this feels like major pain “ Izuku while scratching his head frustratingly, but then an idea struck Izuku like a lightning bolt.
‘ Wait stockpile, feel? if I just the quirks within in ’
Izuku takes a deep breath and shuts his eyes, concentrating his senses to detect anything. Moments later, a visual depiction of his body becomes see-through, outlining his form while a luminous white energy envelops his inner layer. At the core, Izuku perceives quirk energy signatures—not just one, but several. Upon closer inspection, he realizes there are at least six in total. He notices that one of them shines more brightly than the others, which, although glowing, appear somewhat dim.
‘ Huh, that must be Gearshift ‘ Izuku thought referring to the bright blue star ‘ But wait that can’t be right Yoichi say this quirk has been passed down eight time…no don’t you can think about that right now, just focus on One For All ‘ realigning his focus back onto One For All he sensed the enormous flames around the other stars
‘ Okay so this is One For All, judging by the fluctuation of power at the center, so I can’t just focus all the power at one spot due to how much power this quirk stockpile up ‘ Izuku thought chewing his lip, putting his hand on his chin thinking of safety to use the quirk. ‘ Okay, most energy and enhancement type quirk are able to focus the energy to a single point. But in this case that would probably break my bones from all that energy. So maybe instead of focusing on one spot, I’ll focus throughout my entire body at the percentage I’m able to handle.
Izuku put his theory to the test concentrating on One For All throughout his entire body. After a second the familiar red, vein-like lines course throughout his body that coincided with the energy flowing through him before
“ One For All Full Cowling….” He muttered softly, subconsciously crossing his arms, keeping the energy flowing. His body also generated crackling, a light, soft shade of cyan or turquoise that resembled lightning bolts, a bio-electric aura. His eyes shot open, pulling his arms apart, eyes shined brightly.
“ 5%! “
A strong gust of wind swept through, stirring up sand in its path. Izuku stood there, enveloped in Full Cowl. Electricity crackled softly over his body, creating a subtle sound of sparks. He gazed at his hand, captivated by the power he was wielding. This sensation was unlike anything he felt before .
“ Huh, so this is what a quirk feels like “ Izuku mutters before stretching his body for a second, taking a fighting stance and doing a couple of punches, kicks and acrobatic strikes, he lands on feet after doing a spinning flip kick.
Taking a breath, Full Cowling fades, stretching legs then rotating his shoulders. Taking the chance he thought about giving Gearshift a try, the second user did say not to use it on his body, but on objects. Looking for anything small he could use as a projectile.
After a second he found a small empty shell, “ Oh there’s one “ Picking up the shell in his hand, he then concentrated on summoning GearShift it only took him a second before he heard a sound.
*KA-CHUNK *
The sound of a car’s gear shift was played in his head before a blue glow enveloped the entire shell. ‘ Is this GearShift ‘ he thought as the shell which rocketed forward and tore through the sea at incredible speed splitting the water apart as it went forward towards the outer sea.
Izuku shockingly panicked for second hoping that it stop in his head he heard another Ka-Chunk sound as he felt the situation stop. Sea water for it back into itself before making a huge splash.
Marveling at what he did using his second quirk, looking at his hand he noticed the blue glow was covering his entire hand now, before hearing the Ka-Chunk again for the final time as the blue glow faded away.
Realizing that his chances to get into the Hero were much more higher now, but there was still one thing that was still on Izuku’s mind
‘ Huh, what else can I do ‘