Bakugo: "He can't say anything. He's so lame. Even as a third year. He still can't face reality."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlC8hwU1GEo
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjFjaQmqGB
Bakugo smirked, looking back at the shaking boy. Midoriya Izuku, fourteen and seemingly Quirkless, said nothing. This was how the world worked. The weak couldn't stand up to the strong. Even after all these years he was still being bullied by his former friend.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7UdKDfIdw
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRulIiOuZT
Bakugo: "You wanna be a hero so bad? I've got a time-saving idea for you. If you think you'll have a Quirk in your next life, go take a swan dive off the roof!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxSrxklkIk
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42u970jsWu
Izuku whirled, anger and despair evident on his face as he prepared to cry out-
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqb47LSgUC
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjzBYUoCOK
Miniature explosions crackled on the bully's open palm as he displayed his Quirk, a dark look on his face.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1BzeRU8EX
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrntPocvun8
Bakugo: "What?"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkrUQWFfZC
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqY6Sep2T4
He challenged, the explosions growing bigger with each passing second.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6OJggibUW
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFXvPpfA30
Izuku was left standing there in the empty classroom as his once best friend left with his cronies, their brutish laughter echoing through the hallway. As fast as his anger started it faded away just as quickly, leaving the poor boy alone and dejected.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmm80nJ4MZI
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xsIpsJJws
He slowly shuffled down the stairs, making his way to the back of the school to retrieve his fallen notebook. It was scorched and thrown out the window by Bakugo in a fit of smug superiority, landing in a tub of water where it now floated, nibbled at by carp swimming just under the surface.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIH1XW7HyN
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXka4upzuhI
Depression coursed through him as he fished it out of the water, grimacing as scraps of paper sloughed off wetly.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuxli3ndJK
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6UXFdvOzj
Weeks or even months of work damaged thanks to Bakugo.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikEfB5OvU9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0q9gDb4AM
Izuku: ‘Idiot. If I'd really jumped, you'd be charged with bullying me into suicide! Think before you speak!’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyVhhCN5Et
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWowUpoBBJU
Again, his depression and newfound anger seemed to flow away like water down a drain, as if someone had pulled the bath plug. He'd hardly paid attention to it and thought of the phenomenon as some sort of subconscious coping mechanism that he'd developed as a child.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtWKzOHeuo
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRTazfusi1
Ever since he was told to be an abnormality, strong or overwhelming negative emotions would simply disappear as if they were never there in the first place. At first he thought that this was his Quirk, the Quirk to cancel out negative emotions. But he quickly found out that he could still experience said emotions. Granted, he could still feel sad or angry, but never too much or for too long.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8767rvDTC
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJGerO4l8Q
He sighed, slowly shuffling out of the school and onto the way home.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIz4g0X2pwg
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcaKmowZm6
On the other hand, positive emotions such as happiness or excitement seemed to last a little longer, probably due to the same weird subconscious mechanism. Izuku considered the idea that he was going insane before quickly dismissing the thought. Then again, he'd sometimes have these weird dreams where he was sailing through the air, feeling free and powerful. Like a Hero.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCq4tHWHcfk
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPsiyQQSEU
Sighing to himself, the boy trudged along the empty road, entering a small tunnel as part of the journey home. In the end, they were just dreams. He'd probably never even figure out what his Quirk did until he was old and senile or by accident. That was how it was for most abnormal Quirks. The memory of his big sisters sobbing as she hugged him flashed through his mind.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ540FxZQD5X
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOxTW8USAc
Izuku shook his head, clearing his thoughts.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgG8B1rpsnX
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIu1Fp3a5MY
Izuku: ‘It’s for the best that I can suppress my negative emotions. I don’t want to make them cry ever again. I’ll-’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iL9IbcJSe
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsF3tDLhjR
His train of though however, was rudely interrupted by a sudden wet noise behind him. Turning to look back, he soon wished he hadn't.
The creature writhed and flowed like mud, its features oily and slick. Two glowing yellow eyes locked onto him, blinking lazily as they examined the weak, helpless boy before them. A formless body squeezed out from a manhole cover on the ground, dark green tendrils creeping from within the sewers whilst it hoisted itself up.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqqkmZ1rNW
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQQMu0YuyD
"A medium-sized invisibility cloak…"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ms9TE6uuM
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXEGqEBxf0
Izuku: "A quirk beast!? No, quirk beast can’t talk…"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7djpN6daXC
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLiyjkikvl
Regardless of what the thing was, Izuku ran. He had no chance of fighting against it. There wasn't even time for a fight or flight instinct to register as he bolted, running as fast as his legs would allow.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TSZKduf6E
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4J5xEc8wW
Too little, too late.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYNWNLMKtl
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCz2dCEEA5
The slime pounced, a literal wave of ooze wrapping and engulfing him in the horrible substance. His hero notebook was thrown to the ground as he fell, landing a few feet away. Pure, unadulterated fear coursed through his being as he realized what was about to happen.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlyB4CXSAE
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEESn6lObmf
"Don't worry, I'm just going to take over your body."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyW3dGR0pkH
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIbOOg9pZT
The villain hissed, slime already starting to enter Izuku's mouth and silencing him.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wvfZqchYf
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNHrcdwlyL
"Calm down, It'll only hurt for about 45 seconds. You'll feel better soon."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXp72moTTF
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9f1RzuYACJ
Valkyrie stood straight from her vantage point on the corporate office building, eyes staring ever forward while she surveyed the nearby landscape. Her svelte form still remained mostly the same after all these years, having not aged a day. She did grow a little taller, but not by much.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtS8gl6i3jO
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeYi61RLJj
So far it'd been a good day, no negativity that she could detect in the area. For the past ten years she'd been moving from area to area, detecting negative emotions to stop incoming crimes and rescue civilians in danger. Ten years she had followed the orders given to her by her onii-chan.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzak4a48q2
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZvqnDI4tG
Be a hero.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzTWpJ8FtI
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnK1vlYxB2
Still, oniichan hadn't even called her back, not even once in the past decade despite her doing her best to be a hero. Had she been doing something wrong? She puzzled, feeling confused and hurt.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYbjNJyn7k
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Csvwv9kk4
He didn't even let her share a visual link with him to show off her handiwork; she was only able to establish echoes of a connection while he was sleeping.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTNUe3Q0xM
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZMzZ7FZoy
She had so much to show him, but her orders demanded she continued her mission instead of approaching him. There were many lives to be saved and crimes to be stopped.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRksDEQh0C
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZSRwBvzUq
Did he hate her? What about her onee-chans?
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSlfkkfJcl
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7BO4eU8wL
The sudden, abrupt thought caused her to shudder slightly. A pang of heartbreak echoing within before she quickly swept it away.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTgq3KSjt7
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSVQ6E8f0c
She was sure that she saved more than enough people to qualify as being 'heroic'.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIv9AfxLp19
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmHNHkqJNJ
Yet oniichan won't even look her way. She even ignored the angry heroes who tried to attack her for unknown reasons over the decade. She didn't understand. Weren't heroes supposed to defeat villains and help the innocent?
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqIo3gnrFX
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIA4M948RA
That's all she'd been doing, the same as her onee-chans. Why did some still attack her on sight? It's not like she was harming anyone… well, not permanently, anyway.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvViFIDi3qL
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDenZ18E4Oe
She fed off her brother's negativity through the mental link, powerful emotions that she felt were unhealthy and detrimental for him were an energy source for her. It was a symbiotic relationship, beneficial for the both of them.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzArryfGgB
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsU3jrrSwPU
She got her food and he never got to feel too negative. Of course, she'd still let him feel a bit of negativity. She'd learned that emotions were what made a person, well, a person. She tried consuming positive emotions once but it was much too sweet and fluffy for her tastes. Plus, it made people sad when she ate up their positive emotions, so that wasn't very heroic.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgR0eRc26Ii
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90JpGmv3j6
Valkyrie thought back on the Angry Fire Man that had tried to burn her to a crisp so many times in the past few years. How enraged he'd been, and how bitter his anger tasted.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMP6F36fd9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQDSSc6uz4
Valkyrie: “Yuck.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGg6hgE8YM
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOk2CVnn1o
She'd usually stick to her brother's emotions instead of leeching off random people but sometimes she got hungry. Once, she got really hungry and started to feed on the fear of villains she fought. She quickly learned that it wasn't wise to do that as they just got less scared of her and started fighting back even harder.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfVgi9zTzG
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoFV3zMmyO
The vigilante prepared to move, flexing her fingers and taking a final look at the city before she departed to patrol a new area. This was her birthplace, the city where onii-chan created her and where her onee-chans worked.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkZAE9NGBx
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYF7KagSl6
Valkyrie liked coming back to this particular city, as strange as it may seem. It calmed her down, let her relax. It allowed her to spy on her onee-chans when the chance presented itself.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLo9R0612R
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS659peki6
She crouched and bent her legs preparing to jump when a sudden spike of fear coursed through her body, causing her to stop. Fear that transferred over her mental link instead of her empathy sense.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4lFQd7yWH
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3TsICAREZ
Valkyrie: “Onii-chan was in danger!”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzu7DV5344B
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOb18rwAtL
Valkyrie spun around to face the source of the fear, propelling herself dozens of meters with a single leap. She wasn't the fastest hero out there but she could still cover a good distance under pressure.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkIRSLLTk3
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZktlRsA0A
She was lucky she happened to be nearby while he was in danger. Her dear brother had felt fear before, but nothing like this all-encompassing, wave of dread.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaImkw8XMqF
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ThIks1m3W
She instantly recognized the type of fear from victims she'd rescued- it was the fear of death. She strode across rooftops, ignoring new negative readings that appeared on her emotional radar.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhhIUZxYSQ
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIpT2zLbGU
Objective one: Protect onii-chan.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrtcnRNtyf
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VVpvSeVbI
Objective two: Protect okaa-san and onee-chans.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLDrIPaTNi
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwv6AF6CVr
Objective three: Be a Hero.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq3amc5izL
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHyHtynZZu
It was clear which one Valkyrie chose. She sped across the rooftops towards her destination, the safety of her creator her current goal. Everything else was put on the back-burner.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9xxTaFIfd
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHk8w5s1e4m
Izuku struggled and panicked, twisting and kicking to no avail. The slime was in his mouth, choking him and stopping his breathing. He couldn't think, he couldn't breathe. Attempts to wrench the foreign substance out of his mouth failed as his fingers sank easily into the gunk, raking right through it like water.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnu21ehVnT6
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mvSTNBCO8
"You can't grab me. I'm fluid!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC876AeDPAO
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvQfYMAQKM
The living slime leaned in close, eye to eye with its victim as it gave off a malicious smirk. The boy started to flail his legs around, kicking in vain as muffled screaming echoed in the dimly-lit tunnel.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnXRolYjxK
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvCFwxMHzm
"Thanks for your help, you're my hero."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEO7la7tUB
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3f11m8Di9H
It crooned, now lifting him off the ground.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQ87ejbALd
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZZDZ8IRK0
"I'd never thought he'd show up in this town."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4a8TSUMNuF
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkE8IHX2oX
Izuku: I'm dying… Am I dying?
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKTXpHlGQ3
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjEA91Ar3y
Izuku thought, getting weaker and weaker as his air supply ran out.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30GANv86sU
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MPCnrEUnw
Izuku: ‘I'm dying...’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynT1jfM3pB
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCDwnMLRJN
Izuku: ‘Mom…Fubuki…Tastu…’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ajl2sIosr
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwuC92Ti1S
Izuku: ‘Someone…anyone…’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnH0bzqaSN
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdV1qovNND
The fallen notebook fluttered open, the page with his sketch of All Might flapping away.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5X3OL5JEv
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2dKEXHLXd
Tears began to run down the boy's cheeks. Was this how he was going to die? Killed by a villain in broad daylight?
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmlDfXNZDE
CLANG.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX36JbN50D6
The manhole cover behind them blasted from off from the road, bouncing off the ceiling and rolling away. Out of the ground a large, muscular arm reached out, the figure hoisting himself up onto the street effortlessly.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBqUcKCQgb
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5NvH1H3mQ
"It's all right now, young man."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbzb9blxkM
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrbWVpvybf
The villain turned to face the new threat in surprise, Izuku still gripped within his slippery folds.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdmyAeLVn8
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGnu1pwmXY
The magnificent visage of All Might stood before the two, a grocery bag in one hand, clenched fist in the other. Instead of his usual colorful costume he was dressed in a white t-shirt and green pants, clearly out on a casual walk.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWzmJJaSNy
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGMDQXIrJH
All Might:"I AM HERE!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3BWYYzAVf
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKm5WFEtRd
The villain snarled, a tendril of slime whipping forward and crashing into where the hero stood just moments ago. All Might easily dodged the blow, closing half the distance in a single step as he cocked his powerful fist back.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6e90R2REA
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgr1p8U6Mf
All Might: "TEXAS-"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NBBt6djpE
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Rr13fGs72
A white blur raced into the tunnel opposite All Might, two delicate hands reaching out as they speared into the villain's body from behind, grasping Izuku's shirt tightly. The sludge barely had enough time to scream as Valkyrie tore the semi-conscious boy out from within his slimy prison, shielding him from the incoming blow with her own body.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmW01M8oAM2
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2tGrHOfBS
All Might: "-SMASH!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl82kF0q1np
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zweNwtxcd
A pressurized blast of air rushed forward and impacted the slime villain, his body starting to break apart under the sheer force of the blast.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYc3qC6xOKi
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJRmJ8XcdN
"Wind Pressure?!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjQQxHqEMG
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCKICunkK2
The slime could take no more as it simply splattered everywhere, on the ceiling, on the walls, and all over Valkyrie. She tanked the pressure wave easily, her arms wrapped protectively around the boy even as he drifted off into unconsciousness.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMy5c8duFS
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqxhPHZgPw
Izuku: ‘All Might… and someone else?’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgE1YCuKLUT
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEu913AATyA
Izuku felt a strange comfort as the unknown girl embraced him. It felt somewhat… familiar.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ793sb5f4Wo
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOsd6fGX0Q
All Might: "Ah… oops."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cJlDlVG2p
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1H5p23tHoe
All Might said sheepishly, finally noticing the vigilante.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZp5Q3guXl5
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9cRnH17V9
All Might: "Didn't notice you there."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrjqjpTjE8
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjYOC0sfmQ
Valkyrie wordlessly stood up with her trademark deadpan expression still present on her face, the pieces of slime that stuck to the walls and ceiling stubbornly starting to slick off her like water off a duck's back.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAEbYmCPTW
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtrCnvgNiC
He was about to apologize since she didn't look very amused, but then remembered that's how she looked by default. Valkyrie glanced towards the hero, recognizing him as the Big Cheerful Man, All Might, before turning back to her brother.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gCcIFx8on
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VRJqPL41l
The Number One Hero scratched his head gently, unable to think of something to say. It wasn't the first time he'd encountered the strange girl, he'd tried to convince her to register for a hero license multiple times in the past, only for her to ignore him like he was a roadside plant.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsTuEWruZG
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJzcyyopBW
One time he'd even tried stopping her by putting his hands on her shoulders and she'd simply continued walking, dragging him behind her along the road with little effort. The girl really was something, that's for sure.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vNLtlozPy
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiIGqXPNzM
All Might: “Ahem.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKrxYmF8rB
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4DuRR4hFc
All Might coughed awkwardly, pulling out an empty soda bottle from within one of his pockets.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqp8qe6rHT9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28QjmqzgVn
All Might: "Would you like to help me clean up this villain, Miss Valkyrie?"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xv5z9Wqhi
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5KAZVl90o
The girl didn't even bother to look at him as she opted to sit down with her legs tucked in, placing the unconscious boy's head gently onto her lap. A lap pillow, he realized after a few moments.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFDITd3OP4
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZYbZ31VcT
Huh.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7jyeRY1BW
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksCJqXGf8m
That was… odd, to say in the least. Valkyrie never did that for anyone she'd rescued before. If he didn't know any better he'd say she was worried for him.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWxvw64a0x
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4AV8NEwmY
All Might: "Ooooookaay. I guess I'll have to do this myself then."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pWRLzblM8
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFeIed3nBO
After painstakingly collecting the pieces of the defeated villain by himself, All Might turned back to the pair, still in the same position he'd left them in.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgqVqXGo7r
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzbg6d43wi
Strolling over, he started to lightly tap on the boy's face. A few taps in Valkyrie had gently pushed his hand away. When he tried again she smacked his hand, seemingly annoyed though her expression remained even as ever.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpztcZF9yR
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRl1djXvrme
All Might: "Look, I'm just trying to wake him up to see if he's alright. If you don't mind, can you wake him up?"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzc1ZWvnlKk
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3e5CnUXA9J
Wordlessly, the girl nodded and craned her neck down slightly, grasping his head with both hands and pressing her forehead against the boy's with closed eyes, as if she was sensing something. A few seconds passed and she separated, nudging his head lightly with both palms.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAD8ZbIa9ZS
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI8ZlvmCku
Izuku's eyes slowly fluttered open, blurry vision attempting to focus on the object before him. He felt his back on the ground, his head on something warm and soft. A pillow? Why would there be a pillow in the in the middle of a tunnel-
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ383Y81iaG4
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LxBcXjRsS
The past few events suddenly flashed through his mind. The tunnel. The Villain. All Might!
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iCh9qiBz2
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDR98nQvSq
He blinked owlishly as he vision slowly focused, the whiteness before him focusing into a clear image.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdpJuhDkcG
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvw41hDX2A
A pretty girl stared at him from above, the soft green glow of her eyes reflected in his own. From above? Then that must mean-
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAWmVGtBrx
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRPXg404pz
A hand reached up to feel what his head was resting upon, finding only softness and warmth. The realization started to sink in as the blood began to rush to his face, turning the poor boy redder than a cherry tomato. He was resting his head on a girl's lap. A lap pillow.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QbzzTGG7O
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iymf6NLMV
At that moment, All Might and Izuku witnessed something that nobody had ever seen before: Valkyrie's smile.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhihGnBdezV
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcx7bDDySV
Valkyrie gave her creator a kind smile, a feeling of satisfaction and happiness welling up deep within her being. He'd grown so much since she'd last remembered!
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEpH2Pjhty
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyRKYPQhyE
Her brother was absolutely tiny when she'd last seen him and now he was at least twice as large. She idly wondered how he would react to her saving his life.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK7ZlbC8sQ
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrf2TS17do
She soon found out as Izuku backed away in embarrassment, apologizing.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6idAjo97A
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NcJ78UfLu
Izuku: "Uwaaaaaah! I-I'm so sorry Miss- Miss-"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaLxKJLRpc
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5RmCVP1g3
He stopped, finally realizing who she was.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoobjOaFfxe
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoaswWqOFi
Izuku: "You're- You're-"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLlqVtr27a
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfCigyX5y8
The poor boy was lost for words as Valkyrie, the infamous vigilante, tilted her head in mild confusion. The shock of sleeping on her lap was almost too much for him to take as he began to shake.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDT8UGd5NJ
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxoRGflLUx
All Might: "Oh good! I'm glad you're okay!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDluVh5j3Qv
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQmH03hWrD
A loud, cheerful voice boomed from behind him. Izuku spun around only to come face to face with All Might, a grin stretched from ear to ear.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIflBrEqVm
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnfWHYYd6F
All Might: "Valkyrie here must really like you, I've never even seen a different expression on her until now!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXy3NYqnYB
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjRuN3J5b1
Izuku: "A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-M-m-m-m-m-m-m-"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsmpy98X6S
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBhQ90QnjN
All Might: "Calm down, kid. Everything's okay now, sorry for getting you caught up in my villain fighting."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0o0c0JPIWD
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8VGMsyc6e
All Might shrugged, his glorious presence causing Izuku's legs to wobble like jelly. Valkyrie glanced between the two with mild interest.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLf5sNBADwU
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9R49hwh1Uv
All Might: "I don't usually make mistakes like this, but I was in high spirits on my day off in a new place."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6yKJIi19O
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YIPwEWySM
The Hero laughed loudly, a hand on his forehead. The trademark All Might Laugh!
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAMgcOMpNT
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDtPQl87fT
All Might: "But, you were a big help. Thanks! To the both of you, of course!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrw9Cn8qsOa
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzS7oFaio0
All Might proceeded to raise two soda bottles up victoriously, displaying the defeated villain within proudly.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XNc9rnafa
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGMLCAIutm
All Might: "I captured him safely!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpnXIPOUCl
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8MdaSyOrg
Izuku could barely believe his good luck. He got to meet both the Number One Hero and the Number one Vigilante, and help capture a villain, all in the same day! Any more excitement and he'd faint a second time. He made sure not to pinch himself: if this was a dream, he wanted it to continue forever. He can’t wait to see the look on Fubuki and Tatsu’s face.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorxQyqXknX
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDjBXuhhOT
All Might's teeth seemed to gleam in the afternoon sun as he grinned.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbmrZsJqZA
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWMvZqNxDD
Izuku: "Oh, right! An a-autograph! Where should I-"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiAuGpiWn5
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIqySb5csZ
A soft tap on his shoulder drew his attention- Izuku turned to face Valkyrie who was still smiling, his notebook in her hand.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1D19ElOvEH
Izuku: "A-a-ah. T-thanks, V-v-valkyrie-san."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskMrVWrKEU
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFbcAvS7Wz
It was times like these when he hated himself for not being able to talk to girls properly. Opening the notebook, he already found All Might's signature plastered along two pages in thick bold lettering. Underneath his thick handwriting was a small 'V' that All Might had somehow persuaded Valkyrie to write.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrnLHgPtn3
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡniUlGFnrRd
Izuku: "He already signed it! And so did you! Waaaaaah! Th-Thank you very much! It'll be an heirloom! A family treasure!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGhq44AV70
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSkpyOzWW0
All Might: "Okay!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWTPOS07Zf
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFht3eMUV0
All Might gave him a thumbs up, confident as ever.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKFbwjVM9H
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKNBBMr6xs
All Might: "Well, I need to take this guy to the police. See you again at the other side of the screen!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevaI8jyajT
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7R5MRbhfK
Izuku: "W-wait, already?"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPsgVCNNxy
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSUDxSMHF3
Izuku glanced nervously between All Might and Valkyrie, not sure who to look to. They both seemed to be preparing to leave, All Might crouching down and preparing to jump away and Valkyrie looking skywards with her usual bored expression back on her face.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6PEBBuDp5
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjZJ8oKl64
All Might: "Pros are constantly fighting enemies and time."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmQF1qGkoM
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd88hAJauT7
All Might answered, stretching his leg muscles.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gfoCp9apM
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS49Rq0nJvU
Izuku: ‘Wait, There are still... things I want to ask...’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQQ2RtRyyp
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2og5vtNnu
All Might: "Well then, I'm counting on your continued support!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXEzsL2I5n
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjteUCV04Sd
The Hero announced, leaping into the sky. But quickly All Might seemed to notice he was just a tiny bit heavier. He looked down at his leg, only to find the boy clutching at him tightly, holding on for dear life.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywCGOqegfG
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWElX0OZw63
All Might: "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgjabGlHa9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIs2IbiDcK1
Izuku: "Mrrrrrruugghhhhhrrgghhhhhh!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpMkcziMOB
All Might: "Let go of me! Your fanaticism is too much!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLrgFqhGAM
Izuku: "If I let go now.. I'll...I'll die!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0vaact0FP
All Might: "Oh. That's true."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6DPxOh03f
Izuku: "I have… a lot of things… I want to ask you directly!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjvLnRsqIj
All Might: "Okay, okay! I get it, so close your eyes and mouth!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUNX6rjsZ9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZ6Fa5LANp
Valkyrie watched as they flew further away into the air, eventually becoming a speck in the distance.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehxPYeT2OL
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikw1rPaerR
Hmmm. Onii-chan did seem rather happy to finally see her. Did that mean she was doing a good job?
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UeaDdVFW2
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRzSQlw80Y
The girl pondered for a moment before leaping away in another direction in search of new negativity. She had work to do, after all. She'd continue working on her current objective until she was summoned by her brother once more.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCtldtvsZN
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dwpUAxTh9
[Half an Hour Later]
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmU1LUmJwho
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PHDImnpqf
Midoriya Izuku trudged down the crowded street, barely even feeling the throngs of people pushing past him as they made their daily commute. A sad and sorry sight he was, eyes glued to the ground and head bowed. The young boy thought about what his childhood hero had told him earlier, the simple but brutal truth still sinking in.
His "sister" followed him discreetly from the rooftops, peeking out every so often to take a quick look to make sure he was okay. Valkyrie had initially went off in search of more people to save or stuff to fight, but was inexplicably drawn back by a huge wave of negativity from her brother only minutes after she left, literally pulling her back. In a way she was hopelessly drawn to her brother now after finally meeting him, much like how iron fillings are drawn to a magnet. She couldn't help but worry and fuss over him, especially when he was so upset now.
Ah, onii-chan. Dear, sweet brother of mine.
Noting to herself that she wasn't being very heroic right now by sticking to her brother instead of patrolling, Valkyrie supposed it was okay to take a break other than "sleeping" once in a while. The past ten years had been so boring that any normal human in her position would have gone insane long ago. Patrol, fight, sleep, repeat. Patrol, fight, occasionally have an existential crisis, sleep, repeat. It wasn't all bad though, she had made a few "friends" over the years, so sometimes she got to team up with a big group of heroes to bring down a particularly large threat. Those were fun.
The girl was yanked out of her nostalgia with another blast of bitter sadness from her brother. The poor boy was practically radiating depression; chunks of it were eaten away by her but more rushed in to fill the gap almost instantly; she might as well have been trying to empty a swimming pool with a teaspoon.
Sure, she could always absorb his negative emotions from her maximum range but a part of her wanted to stick around, to see more of him despite how sad he looked right now. She couldn't detect any negativity around here anyhow-
The construct stopped, suddenly raising her head. A wave of fresh new emotions had just entered her range, clearly from a distressed mass of people. Valkyrie sensed three major emotions as she stood; a surge of sour uncertainty, pockets of bittersweet excitement, and of course... spikes of cold crystalline fear. She turned in alarm, watching as Izuku continued walking towards the disturbance cluelessly.
She advanced forward to investigate further, unaware that her brother had noticed the commotion too, and was starting to make his way there to catch a glimpse of what was happening.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnhi1NX7Sn
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNljgCjqB2B
All Might: “A pro should always be ready to risk his life. Without power, can one become a hero? No, I should think not. Don’t throw your life away, your sisters wouldn’t want that.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2MtnRPDZg
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjZDhbsxcP
Those were the words that All Might had said to him, utterly shattering his dream of being a hero. The man had pretty much told him to give up and go be a police officer or something if he wanted to help out the heroes. He didn't want to just help, damn it. He wanted to be a hero, to make a difference…
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhZ1DNzOHr
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjAKzNxQ2V
You need to be realistic.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYSNcI3CEk
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjR8HohiHSr
It's time to start seriously thinking about your futures!
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0NHbJOwuW
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNc1Ny3LNU
Even as a third-year, he still can't face reality.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVI3Qe2PLhr
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡze87HHVME6
The words still echoed in Izuku's head like a clock-tower bell, an almost incessant ringing reminding him of his own worthlessness.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzunRYiE9TR
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6E4cfFZl4
Izuku held the still burnt notebook in one hand, and with the other he started to wipe away a stray tear.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Fk2ElGBX1
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1NuA3bTqZ
Izuku: ‘Don't cry. You knew this already, right? This is reality.’
The young boy continued walking, seemingly unaware of the commotion ahead.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2387rRtfI
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4AFA1MsxX
Izuku: ‘It's because I knew… that I tried so hard… So hard not to see. To ignore reality…’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1oEKyxrF1
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdg99x7ND14
He finally noticed the commotion when a loud explosion shook him from his moment of self-pity. A crowd was gathered outside a single-lane street, watching as multiple explosions rocked the nearby buildings, shattering glass and concrete.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNT5IIAk35
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVI1gdKfx4
Izuku: ‘What's going on? A villain?’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN8EpNbA5k
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmgkxR11on
The Sludge Villain roared, two different yet distinct voices distorting into one horrific echo. Izuku gasped, a hand to his mouth.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZUp0Wluun
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAt6ojlQRbt
Izuku: ‘The villain from before! He must have gotten free somehow.’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8VYSLMmo9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6tvIq7ZJ9
He thought back to the moment where he had clung on to All Might…with the villain stored in a bottle on the hero's pocket.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYW87RIr4h3
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcjKnmjZN7
Izuku: ‘All Might let him go? No, he dropped him when…This is my fault’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEmEtzoSZf
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgLLP927X3
"Why are the heroes just standing there?!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡle45mgjc7u
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCrC4eQymg
Someone in the crowd yelled.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEX6JlTn0l3
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4Olw2rp7A
"Seems the Villain's grabbed a middle schooler. They can't do anything till the hostage is safe."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL60sOEqesw
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY0h9Lmet1
Another bystander replied, shaking his head.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZNN4b5PFS
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMhMhjofkv
Izuku: ‘Whoever's caught is enduring the same pain I did… It's all my fault! Hang in there, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry…’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6L2ogGYuC
"AAAAAAAAGGGGHHH!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdbAVbFERH
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOC3d8NfUT
Another cry of rage, or was it pain? With the villain and his hostage's voices mixing together in a horrific crescendo, it was hard to tell.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdPvTQCy7X
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQwG6M4HDm
Izuku: ‘Someone will save you soon… A hero's bound to come...’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjA2yiN1TeS
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rPLg7HY25
Without warning the Villain turned to the crowd. Two pairs of eyes bulged, one belonging to the Villain and the other his hostage. Painfully familiar red eyes stared into horrified green ones.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUdVnms6Qc
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYKZ2pec9s
Izuku: "Kacchan?"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTe7VLbkwA
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6jASXhCBP
Time seemed to slow as his mind went into overdrive. Izuku’s notebook clattered to the floor and he rushed straight towards Kacchan's terrified face before his mind even knew what his legs were doing.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4T4gQ1z6Y
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbDAewqfoe
"No kid!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwgxTvZdXS
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGKj4oQyLp
A pro hero yelled as he saw the little brat rushing in. But Izuku moved faster than he had ever moved before in his life, ripping his backpack off his shoulders and slinging it towards the monster's eyes, the edge hitting it in the one spot that was a target. The sludge recoiled slightly and temporarily freed Katsuki's mouth to allow him some air.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXY7FD3ytob
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9KaAVkKZv
Izuku grabbed onto to it and tried futilely to rip the sludge off his former friend. But the monster recovered swiftly and a slimy tentacle smacked him away from it.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoW9Jlk0q9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSSwk6LAvB
He hit the ground and rolled over some flames, groaning in pain. The heroes panicked and made to rush forward, not willing to let another student get caught. All Might himself was trying to force himself back into his hero form to save the kid. But Izuku found strength he didn't know he had and somehow got on all fours.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnh6xKboT1
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDu3YBbOgA
"Give…"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATpDATJz5o
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ45UiVdYeB
His green eyes started to shimmer weakly.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrghP0Lw73X
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPXJiRGVKW
"GIVE KACCHAN BACK!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWed9f45y7
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNwcZ65Pc6
Later… long after it was all over… Izuku would swear up and down that he heard something similar to a violin string snapping inside his head and strange voice booming.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRB6WLHftKx
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwBCQCjxFC
Phase Two
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORY0lUQzfC
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB0p65fkCv
His whole body started glowing a brilliant emerald and his eyes began to shine the same way All Might's eyes did. And for split second, two locks of his on his head raised up like flaming horns.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1KhTT1Bxc
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ICFwFtMyi
He reached a hand out to the incredulous-looking Katsuki and the green glow enveloped him.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSzHZXO9tf
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbw9rbfQHeF
And then Izuku yanked and Katsuki was ripped away from the villain as if his captor wasn't even there. Katsuki rolled on the floor and coughed as he came to a stop near the boy,
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNF69SGoNP
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWloeAve5Ae
Bakugo: "Deku…What the fuck…What the fuck is this?!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOX0pirHlF
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKGI1evY8y
He yelled as Izuku stared at the fading glow on his hand as if it were the holy grail itself.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7GHieSxTf
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9dwANSv3I
"YOU FUCKING LITTLE BRAT!”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJF0QUhUTy
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9H3BmUsTfC
Izuku – who had been desperately trying to hold onto the fading feeling inside of him – startled and started glowing again. He jabbed his palm forward and a visible blast of pure force rocketed out. It appeared to be compacting even the air in front of it as it sped towards the villain. When it impacted, the monster blew apart into medium-sized chunks.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aCaC3edn4
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrP5tPGzyI
As a bystander, All Might had been completely and utterly moved by the little Quirkless kid acting more like a hero than all of the heroes there put together. It was what had inspired him once more. What had unearthed the spark of life left in him. After all of the bitterness of the past five years had ruthlessly tried to crush it as his body wasted away.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInv4OltbIj
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYY4MAiEN0o
All Might: 'Did… did he lie?'
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HsmXykbLO
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNCv1uSVxf
He had frozen mid transformation. He eyed the situation closely as it unfolded.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoCHo4tOu0
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZRtBLFcih
All Might: 'No… no… he looks completely and utterly flabbergasted. He's even more shocked than I am.'
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZN5RuXFUT
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdZ461NJHx
He started to grin and almost relaxed as he watched the boy blow the slime villain apart, and that proved to be a nearly fatal error.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sDxvQAA49
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFGDaOtmUI
"I'LL KILL YOU!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbB2j0e3M9B
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0oigp4lFa
The villain roared to the heavens as it forced itself back together. Izuku's untrained blast had been unfocused and had lost power as it traveled.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwahMwoUmL
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6wvYcqsX9
It didn’t have the force needed to blow the villain into small enough pieces like All Might did earlier.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkJPbcmax4
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZxAaK49yL
All Might: "No!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FRcbxF2Ri
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3tuGTJVLz
All Might coughed up a bit of blood and started forcing himself to transform as the villain formed a spear-tip-like tentacle and drove it straight towards Izuku before anyone could react.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7wPYNR7t3
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVaZ8ybZ2k
Well, almost anyone.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nomiJOMkW
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hFovZoXgH
Katsuki forced his rage and shock down and kicked Izuku out of the way. The spear tentacle pierced his left shoulder rather than his chest. It still forced the boy back and onto the ground with an agonized cry. The slime stayed in his body even as it separated from the main tentacle and All Might saw red.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvLD6MreLM
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7zNdWTetu
He forced himself into hero form and his fingers dug right into the steel lamppost and nearly ripped right through it. Another cry from Izuku distracted him for a very short moment. He almost stopped what he was doing as he saw a brilliant emerald flame erupt in the boy's injury, but refused to allow himself yet another mistake.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyA2AXhSPZS
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo11R1U4YKE
But before he could rush in, a flash white speed past him and in the next moment, a sharp crack resonated through the air, followed shortly by a wet splat. Izuku looked to see that the top half of the villain's head had disappeared… and an unsightly green stain was now sliding off a wall a few meters away.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkE55H9Baxx
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYNsugIhM4
Valkyrie stood over Izuku, a graceful arm outstretched in a backhand stance and strange green glow enveloping her. Izuku was putting together of what just transpired. She had just slapped the top of the Villain's head clean off. But still, the villain wasn’t out.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdXGzkztMG
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4HW0UqTT1
"You again?! You crazy bitch, that kid was my ticket to beating him!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOJBXJzjK9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58ZwOKfdBE
The Sludge screeched, his mouth flapping away while a pair slimy eyes glared at her from the ground as they struggled to rejoin the main body.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67Tomaxczv
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Cb3UZuek8
The villain could control his body remotely even without a head, just as Valkyrie suspected. It was how his pieces could form back together in the first place. Valkyrie grabbed both boys and leapt back, prioritizing their safety.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6r0PERlhL1
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5vc3XyPyV
For Izuku she held him under her arm gently. She wanted to sling Bakugo over her back but instead held him gently as well. He did save her onii-chan’s life after all.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nfptQySU0
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxZ6mMRIaJ
Instead of fighting it would be best to retreat now since she was carrying two civilians. No matter how much she pummeled the Sludge, he'd probably just reform rapidly unless she tore him into shreds and scattered them all over the place. But she couldn't retreat back into the crowd, that would endanger them too.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUV2BfIfX6
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaKzpRY0MM
The monster's eyes found their way back to the main body, sliding their way up his waist even as he lunged for the vigilante. With both her hands occupied, she raised her leg high into the air and stomped. The asphalt rupturing upwards in immense chunks and stopping the Sludge's advance and even blowing parts of him away. Before she could do anything else, a loud voice bellowed and caught her attention.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0try2VOhu
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzAolASNX1
All Might: "You've helped me again, both of you!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzq1ZQ5Rxl8
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwfKv0nuAZ
A huge figure dashed past, his mighty back now encompassing their vision. All Might shifted his head back slightly to look at Izuku, ever-confident grin on his face.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBHoBQs3nR
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWBC7t3dBw
All Might: "Thank you, young man. I told you what was required of a great Hero, but I see now that I wasn't practicing what I preached!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawdjT2oE41
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf543qRT7rx
Izuku: "All Might!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dNzF9jejo
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZXVSwgYIh
The great Hero dashed forward, his huge fist clenched and brimming with pure power.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BJWrFk0iu
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBtWgEgApy
All Might: "A pro should always be ready to risk his life! That's the true test of a Hero!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRbB6RJqY9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizyhWzpg08
The villain howled with fury, enlarging to maximum size.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUuCskrDA5
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyyCaHJRrY
"All Might!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qlKF7Enhh
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMs64NOtagh
A muscular arm reared back and shot downward, aiming low.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTzVLPZlVu
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVLcJIdp4d
All Might: "DETROIT SMAAAAAAASH!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fiHaCg1RX
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhalfsbhm4
The blast of air pressure that followed was almost unreal- it accumulated in an enormous wave that literally blew the Villain away, scattering him across the area.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dJpqVB0rD
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8v4d0omwfD
Nearby the various heroes braced themselves against the gust, Mt. Lady shielding the nearby civilians in a protective cradle she formed with her arms. Valkyrie stood still as a statue but held on tight to the two boys as their clothes flapped wildly in the wind. As an added precaution she exercised the new well of power she’s been gifted with, extending it to the two boys and temporarily imbuing them with her invulnerability. A tornado formed from air pressure ripped through the sky, a testament to All Might's immense strength.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2AFePVXiD
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvc0zqHZz6h
To the crowd's amazement and wonder, All Might's punch caused a rising air current that shifted the clouds, causing tiny little raindrops to fall. Then they started to cheer for their great hero, a cacophony of hope and joy echoing down the now battle-scarred street.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAZyfn3nJT
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNI2LHAQ2j
"Yeaaaaaah! You go, All Might!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyUNzo9I0H
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2lpEsHsI6
"You see that? He changed the weather with a single punch!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnxajd8dGt
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOwJTHeLQC
"Amazing! That's All Might for you!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUOiUg7KkQ
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhk4p8Hzcef
Valkyrie blinked, watching the raindrops fall and the subsequent cheering of the crowd. A small feeling of envy regarding All Might's raw power welled up within her but she dismissed it easily, opting to tend to her two charges instead.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQafPLwWG7
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XaCXmLUGI
She scanned Bakugo quickly to make sure he was okay, then sat him down. The angry boy wanted to demand answers from Izuku but he started to cough instead, clearing the remaining sludge in his throat.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp89eRH2w1x
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPu1mTjG3En
For Izuku she put him back onto his feet gently and stared into his eyes.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2XKvkxZen
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPcIOoom8q
Valkyrie: ‘He has a quirk…’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXttRG116v5
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfYdkTKNIH
But for some reason, she’s not that happy about it. Before Izuku can ask why Valkyrie is staring at him, All might rushed to the pair.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVGL6f4uw0
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2R3sGsU5AO
All Might: “Are you all right, mid- young one?"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnevKqMODlg
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVQNwKFdZu
All Might: 'What was that green fire? How did he awaken not one but two quirks?'
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjH1q8xrL1
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ccbOaNJv7
Just as he was about to speak again, the fire vanished and left behind unmarred skin. Something that made even Valkyrie’s eyes widen.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZgLBsBAOM
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡond0Kj9pJa
All Might: 'Regeneration?!'
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdD55pI8Ly
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNptTEZ42O1
He watched Valkyrie pat Izuku former wound in curiosity and worry as everyone who had been watching erupted in cheers.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeUoTJiZPZ
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwLIQJRx5L
All Might: "Even though I admonished you…"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMFOXoeKKy
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrStnaTsdJo
A small bit of blood flew from his lips, which he quickly wiped away to keep anyone from seeing except for Izuku and Valkyrie.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfTPGMD7nb
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBXyS3Jn3P
All Might: "I wasn't putting what I said into practice. I'm truly pathetic…"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMX8VjpCws
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVLlmScBZk
Izuku: "All Might…"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwIPiV57tr
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8GiL5ZE09
Death Arms: "Kid… what were you thinking?" Just what were you thinking, you reckless kid? You could have gotten yourself killed even with that amazing Quirk!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENHnIEdARi
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vPWQn6v49
No one but Valkyrie noticed Katsuki's fists clench.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSvmEVCTDp
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5la4U9erQi
Izuku didn't know what possessed him, but he spoke again,
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPe8pFbgG4
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIXYVKdoRW
Izuku: "But… but… I don't have a Quirk…."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegEcDitsNv
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4T29MFkEG
All Might: 'Ah, denial. He's probably in shock.'
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8QPARkUS0
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUqqcDgaod
Kamui Woods: "Pull the other one."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hMXrQvKhJ
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1iOHKJoNF
Izuku: "I've never… I've never had a quirk."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlSeZ5lXq4
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNB3d3Db5pN
Mt. Lady: "And you still threw yourself into that!?"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAgbURMK1m
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKm37J27h3a
Mt. Lady walked over and began to add to the admonishment as she heard this. She could tell the kid wasn't lying and also recognized the astonishment the boy was feeling, and that just frustrated her beyond belief. To think a little formerly-Quirkless kid was a bigger hero than her.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNxRKqnCKM
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIsvLc8zZQ
Mt. Lady: "You could have gotten yourself killed! You're lucky your Quirk suddenly manifested! What was going through your head?! I've never seen such recklessness in-"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKl9hrbxGI
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFyPUj7fuM
Years of resentment and mistreatment had built up to this moment, and the idea that he had a Quirk was starting to put a high in him that no drug could have. Even Valkyrie couldn’t stop flood of emotions.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC39d8MqZQP
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dKOoJMeDA
Izuku: "None of you were doing anything!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWl9zBegR6
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKw6tTk6dv
He spat out uncharacteristically, rage tinting his tone. The heroes recoiled. Even now, even now that he had a Quirk…even now they thought him useless!
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEektEGwSVB
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3vNNT77PX
Izuku: "The only one of you that did your job was Backdraft! 'Wait for a suitable quirk!?' What kind of heroes are you! Even a vigilante can do your job better."
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjk6szAoT9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdEZmBUtPM
The pro heroes started to get angry while Valkyrie practically coo’d at the praise. Meanwhile, All Might started to get worried. This… this was a lot of resentment he hadn't sensed earlier. Perhaps he'd been a fool not to. Even if things were better now, he well remembered bygone days before he became who he was today. Back when he had been just Toshinori Yagi. Back when he had been just like this boy.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwwUcGm8lh
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYnZquui0x
Izuku: "You want to know why I ran in? I don't know why! My legs moved before my mind even realized what was going on!"
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8a0xso51H
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvy8UmmTGGV
Everyone's breath was stolen from them. All Might began to grin even wider. Even with the resentment in him… this boy had the greatest potential for heroism he'd seen in decades.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdeumlauDY
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZjGt5p7Tu
But before he could say another word, the ground began to shake and the widows cracked.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrdrEobEqV
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcloGvUCqB
Mt. Lady: “What now?”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2UcShsXri
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dwE4qlPmb
Valkyrie: ‘Onee-chan…’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNWTzxcmsT
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3CHPqiZyF
Valkyrie wanted to run. She could feel Tatsumaki coming and she wasn’t happy. But a moment of hesitant, due to wanting to stay close to Izuku, cost her.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAzHqv7IB9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcoOxNq20r
Within a moment, the Tornado of Terror flew into scene. She looked down at everyone with bloodlust on reflected in her eyes. It got worse when she saw Valkyrie. She hasn’t seen her in person until now and she had to admit, she did look a lot like her precious brother. But that is impossible.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM226li6pCZ
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGeGBkoAMw
Izuku: “T-Tatsu?”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUBZOX2Lu4
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoG38ayb7V
Her face soften as she floated down to where Izuku was. All the other heroes backed up, realizing just who they were scolding. As for Tatsumaki, she started to inspect him carefully for any damages.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuR9ZJ0UOtC
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nxYJ0M3KM
Izuku: “Tatsu, I’m fine. Really.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BUX5mH2Jw
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJ17MtgRma
Izuku protested, but to no avail. His sister prodded at his body softly without saying a word which only unnerved everyone more. Then she started to check his head for any bleeding. The boy fidgeted nervously, a warm blush already building up in his cheeks.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzD8WljCm2
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOxubVzuMI
At last, Tatsumaki stopped and turned to everyone. Her words promising unimaginable pain if she didn’t get answers.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQU3pqkUiye
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2Hwcap7NA
Tatsumaki: “What. Happened?”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppd5uSTeW0
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdkEyBxO0P
Izuku: “Tatsu, how did you-”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBZtUbKuIv
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4s7FdFePYQ
Without turning towards her brother, she answered.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRjKTAjqjg
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltEz13mVpR
Tatsumaki: “I always make sure to sense if you’re ever in unordinary amounts of pain. I felt it before but it quickly went away. I would have come faster if I didn’t have do other’s heroes’ work for them. I nearly had a heart attack when I felt you in pain again and…something else, something strange. So I ask again. What. Happened!?”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLLskO77fW
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoGWEbKhFX
Only All Might was brave enough to step up and explain the events of the day. From the start to now, leaving out parts about All Might’s true nature and his private talk with Izuku. Wouldn’t want Tatsumaki to be even angrier.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0Vdd0kL9G
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaX5Xo6dBz
But when it was all done, her anger was gone. Instead, it was replaced with shock and barely contained joy. She slowly turned to her precious brother.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbkvS448Ex
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKI1BjXvfOs
Tatsumaki: “Y-Y-You have….a quirk?”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAd4wdVJFP
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25YckTMRmA
She could barely contain her tears, unlike Izuku who was finally letting everything catch up to him. He has quirk…
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFfAJk3VEu
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMW9MII0Nu1
He nods and immediately Tatsumaki scooped Izuku, twirling around in the air in unadulterated joy.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8x2ojRUgi
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6qmnmE7yj
Tatsumaki: “My brother has a quirk!”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAQqnXpoen
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZqaZ214qo
Seeing the normally serious Tornado of Terror squeal with such happiness made even the once mad heroes soften. This was too sweet of a moment to ruin. However, there was one exception.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoGApnMUB2
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqxzUdzwyT
Valkyrie felt happy for her siblings but she…wished she was being hugged too. Feeling out of place, she silently left the scene.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9RxvuDOfW
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFfbCfzGhn
Tatsumaki: “We need to tell mom and call Fubuki. We’re having a party!”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BtFAGRhhI
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHA1mEU2IEK
Izuku: “Haha, okay. But, can you put me down.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPdWMUpJLe
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlACG3eA4QJ
Tatsumaki: “Izu, are you embarrassed.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRZJH8ulgO
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQJf4hiqeB
The tomato face was all the answer she needed. She giggled before floating back down.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkXLVIXfIi
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LuIIWpROz
By this time, everyone was cleaning up the mess or taking Bakugo home. All except All Might.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoIjY9gAa1
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUGJITj8VC
All Might: “So I assume you’ll be taking him home.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EdMLIGVWQ
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWlo8NKJRA
Tatsumaki: “Of course. And…thank you for saving my brother.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ATPpMiQqF
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡez4eGDZ1J4
All Might: “I’m not the only one you should thank. Valkyrie did just as much, if not more than me.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwQzdGICxz
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17lE1NcGMS
Tatsumaki: “Right…well she seems to have left. Maybe some other time.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS034igFd6o
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6YhmReMHb
Izuku: “Huh?”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zyFiEctWM
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7spqFUQne
Izuku looked around and confirmed what his sister said. She was gone. For some reason…he felt sad about that fact.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCUEeX481X
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ773rkA9Aph
All Might: “If you don’t mind, may I come with you.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpyw8jSvVq
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5DLe9u8QN
Izuku: “R-Really?!”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCyRP93qws
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAW7IG0r5F
Tatsumaki’s eyes narrowed before answering.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8wbonUOaL
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFi553hzdv
Tatsumaki: “Why?”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJMc5ER9H2
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVK3MQ4Ndf2
All Might knew this was risky but he had to try. Izuku was too good of successor to pass up. He represents what a True Hero is. If he must reveal his secret to their entire family, so be it.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLAPizEYt5
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpccP361D5
All Might: “I wanted to properly thank young Midoriya for helping me regain my heroic drive.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyncM0zvDjo
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpm2Cdac0A
Tatsumaki: “I don’t know, this should be a family event and-”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6y1qm1mEl
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7paiRY03dQ
Izuku: “Please Tatsu, it’s All Might! At our house!”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnGJanAHJh
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0X4oU1DSdC
Tatsumaki looked at her bother’s star-lit eyes and sighed.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uO3lxN1yy
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35fshPULdK
Tatsumaki: “Fine, but when Fubuki comes home, you’re out.”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziUVoFpORg
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhXATqlkI7
All Might: “That’s fine!”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPu5YJ47LY
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnGNKsJMdj
Izuku: “Yes!”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiJlAbF91q
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcF2MKexZ1e
Tatsumaki picked them both up, causing All Might to gasp, and flew to their home. All the while, Tatsumaki had the biggest grin on her face.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUP1sRG5BOW
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHltlWSa7u4
Meanwhile
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PTUZ8snxU
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LbZIEb6Wm
Valkyrie: ‘Onii-chan…’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJmiQTwIv5
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1ST1EM5hy
Valkyrie was currently inside Izuku’s mindscape via their mental link, still conflicted over Izuku getting a quirk. Yeah, it powered her up somehow but she couldn't care less.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhE0TKhBh1D
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRCLeLcUO1
Her heart ached with loss. Was this how it felt to lose? To be fair, Izuku probably didn't know of her true nature, let alone his link with her. Still, it pained her to imagine that he didn't need her anymore, now that he had power of his own to wield. Wasn't this what she wanted? For him to be a hero, to be happy? But-
Valkyrie: ‘What about me, onii-chan?’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxjVbRbNO6
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivNcGzTI6s
She wanted to approach him, wanted to reveal herself so much over the last ten years… but she'd seen for herself that drawing attention to oneself would ultimately lead to people you knew getting involved, or worse, hurt.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8R1eDOQdc
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFKAOccToM
Time and again she'd seen it with both heroes and villains, with their monologues and attention-seeking. She'd sacrificed her own happiness just to make sure that Izuku was safe. Originally, she'd planned to reveal herself and all her deeds to him when he was a little older. Then she could be with her whole family, together at last.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIJXcslGaS
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1dL89ugsZ
But now she didn't know what to do.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uEcCXuPBE
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sowSuB7fe
A pessimistic vigilante had once said the same to her; that happiness was death to people like them. A family would make her vulnerable. Hesitant. Weak. She would put them in danger, just like he did.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQfTC1QyEK
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgYyKp0o6H
‘To be a hero… you must be alone.’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgx1UblHmqL
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfN2OvO6gs
Valkyrie: ‘No, no, no!’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibLp7QQsDG
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFehnaAGjTo
She shook her head, refusing to remember those words he had said. This was different. onii-chan would have power now. He could protect himself now, right?
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowLu7hJ2oy
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP38k2hyOJE
But still... it wasn't right for her to keep babysitting him if he got a quirk now. Even her onee-chans wouldn’t baby him as much now. He finally had a chance to be a hero just like them.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXRNvQ5TeF
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwJYlsGFqA
A treacherous, naughty little thought flitted across her mind.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXr7AOMDA4x
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbgx1Yo3xs
Valkyrie: ‘I don't want onii-chan to have a quirk. I want him all for myself. Onii-chan is mine. MINE MINE MINE-’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtggjDnOJg
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4D7hfbWeer
She shook her head again to clear away that horrible way of thinking. That wasn't- she had no right to do that! All she wanted was for Izuku to be happy. That was enough for her.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQj2YfGqWr9
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVd4Lh4XYc
Valkyrie: ‘But what about my happiness? I want to be with…my family…my onii-chan.’
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy88LFfWjpn
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3SmqGJwn1
The rising doubt and confusion clouded her mind, her mental form curling into a ball in Izuku's mind. The girl decided to go to sleep, thinking that she would cross that bridge when it was time.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1VRSYS4Li
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwU7QrgaJ6
As she does, she fails to notice the new resident in Izuku’s mind. Something massive, ancient and powerful. It emerges from tge darkness and stares at the mental contract.
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbNuizxCLi
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gzqDW5z3g
“Interesting…”
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQFpH736fM
Fanfic adapted:
The Emerald Phoenix by Primordial Vortex [2018 – 2023]
Used a line from the fanfic named Viridescent by darkfire1220 [2017-2023] (Don’t think I’ll use anything else from this one. Couldn’t get into it.)
ns 15.158.61.19da2
