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People are not created equal. This is the reality of society I learnt at the age of four. And it was..... my first and last setback.
It all started in Qingqing City, China.
An illuminating baby was born.
Since then, new powers have been discovered, and time passed without ever knowing why.
Before we knew it, paranormal became the new normal.
With 80% of the population having these so called powers, it has become a superhuman society.
With these powers, now called quirks, society has become a world of heroes and villains.
Unfortunately I however, are apart of the so called 20% of people known as quirkless.
'Sorry kid it's not going to happen'
'Izuku, honey, I'm so sorry'
I had a dream of becoming a hero. To bad fate decided to pull one over on me. The day I turned four, my life crumpled down and became hell.....
That was until the day that completely changed my life. For the better or for the worst, I guess I'll see.
Izuku POV
"Now you guys are third years, it it time to get serious about your futures, now I could hand out some career aptitude tests but......why bother!" The teacher exclaimed in front of the class "I know you all want to be heroes anyway."
The whole class cheered and commenced using their quirks.
Suddenly a low growl came from the desk of the student known as Katsuki Bakugou otherwise known as 'Kacchan'. "Hey teach, don't lump me in with these extras" he commented "They are all so weak, they will be lucky to become even a sidekick."
The classed erupted with fury.
"That's right Bakugou, you plan on attending UA, don't you" the teacher noted.
"That's right! You bunch of extra's, I will be the best and most popular hero there will ever be, and it all starts with UA high!" Bakugou bellowed across the room.
"Oh and isn't Midoriya also planning on attending..." the teacher snickered.
I froze in my seat.
The class burst out laughing.
"DEKU!!!!" Bakugou screamed, slamming his hands on my desk and using his quirk, I flinched as he did that. "You better not try for UA or you'll regret it, you got that.
"Y-yes K-kacchan" I squeaked out, loud enough for him to hear.
Why did the teacher have to say that?!
After Kacchan's lash out he returned to his seat and class then continued as normal.
~After School~
That fight this morning with Mount Lady and Kamui Woods is all over the news. I better add to my hero notebook. I started to mumble at intense speeds (A habit I unfortunately cannot break).
"What the fuck is this?" Bakugou walked in and snatched hero analysis notebook number 13 from me.'
I immediately started to panic. "I-I-I h-hi K-kacchan! Or I mean Katsuki, I mean Bakugou, which ever one you prefer, I'm so sorry."
"Enough! Stop with the mumbling nerd" Bakugou complained.
"I'm s-sorry Kacchan, I just didn't know what to say in order for you not to b-blow me up" I was panicking a lot.
"Is that what you think Deku? I'm hurt, wounded even." Bakugou's voiced was laced with sarcasm. You could hear two of my classmates laughing behind him.
BOOM! Bakugou suddenly exploded my notebook and proceeded to throw it out the window.
"Ah! My notebook! Noooo!" My voice was screaming.
"Listen Deku" Bakugou began, "You want want a quirk right? Here's some advice. How 'bout you take a fuckin' swan dive off the roof top, maybe then you might get a quirk in your next life."
I was shocked. I stopped moving for a minute. When I came to, Bakugou had already left.
"Stupid Kacchan" I trailed on "What if I had actually taken his advice and jumped? What would he do then?" I walked up to the koi pond. "Silly fishes, my notebook isn't fish food."
Once I had my notebook I started to walk home. My notebook had a noticeable burn on the front. I continued to walk under an underpass.
"My, you will be a perfect meat suit...." An unfamiliar voice echoed out from behind. I turned around only to find it was too late. I remember the feeling of suffocating, slowly losing consciousness as time passed, the feeling of drowning, the feeling of knowing you are about to die.
"-EAR -OT! -ECAUSE I AM HERE!" Was the last thing I heard before I lost consciousness.
The next thing I remember was waking up. How you ask. Simple, I was woken up to being SLAPPED (!) in the FACE! The was when I met All Might. My brain.exe started the overload with different emotions. "A-ALL M-MIGHT!!!! Am I dreaming, am I dead? Can you please sign my notebook? Wait you already did!" I burst out. I think I even started crying with joy.
"Alright you are awake young man, seeing as though you are alright, I am going to take my leave. Bye!" He waved before taking off.
Me being stupid me, took a hold of his leg.
"AHHHHHH!" I was holding on for dear life.
"Young man, look I know you are a fan but can you please let go?!" The number one hero responded.
"I can't let go now, i'll all! Look I just want to ask a question.
We then proceeded to land.
We were on an extremely tall building near the centre of the city.
"Look young man, I need to..... COUGH!" All Might coughed out some blood before a bif poof of smoke engulfed the rooftop. When the smoke cleared away a small, skeleton looking man was left in All Might's place.
"Who are you?!" I screamed.
"I'm All Might" the figured responded quickly.
"Impostor!" I was freaking out internally and externally. This surely cannot be All Might. I mean All Might is the symbol of peace.
Small Might then lifted up his shirt and I was shocked. "Five years ago I was given this injury. Now I don't even have a stomach" All Might chuckled awkwardly.
"Now young man, now you know this secret I must beg of you not to tell anyone." All might was on his hands and knees.
My brain was overloading. Who could of done this. Was it maybe toxic chainsaw? But then a thought popped into my head.
"Don't worry All Might, I won't tell anyone, I just have one question before you go." I was going to ask him the fated question.
"Do you think I can become a hero without a quirk?"
An awkward silence broke between the two.
"Young Man, it's alright to dream. Just make sure that dream is......realistic. Maybe become a nurse or a police officer (it is a much safer option)"
"Ok......thanks All Might. I'll let you go now, don't worry about me spilling your secret (it's not like anyone will believe me anyway)" Izuku whispered in a low, hust tone.
"Goodbye young man" All Might said as he flew off, leaving Izuku left on the rooftop.
'Jump off the roof top and maybe, just maybe, you might be lucky enough to have a quirk in your next life'
'Izuku, I am so, so sorry'
'Just make sure your dream is realistic'
The voices echoed in his head. Telling him to just give up. His dream was a fool's errand. Maybe he should follow Kacchan's advice. Everyone would be much happier without him.
Izuku took a step towards the edge.
'Weak'
Another step
'Useless'
Another step
'Worthless'
Another step
'Stupid Deku'
A final step.
He was now on the edge. Just one more step and it'll all be over. Just one.........
BOOM!
A loud explosion came from he distance. The rail of smoke rising into the endless sky.
Izuku snaps out of his deadly trance. He immediately recognises the explosions. He then remembers that All Might didn't have the bottle with the sludge villain wiith him when they landed on the roof.
Kacchan!
Izuku sprints to the scene. An overbearing crowd, just watching as the scene unfolds, their gazes too focused to notice a small, quirkless boy like him weaving in and out amongst them.
Once the scene is in view he realises....
'It's all, all my fault'
He looks around, taking in information from every direction.....
'Where are the heroes?'
He spies a few near the scene, just watching, not doing anything to help, their faces; gloomy, disappointed, not in themselves but in the situation.
BOOM!
Another deafening explosion rings out.
'They are getting weaker, that means........
KACCHAN!'
Without even thinking, his legs started to move all on their own. He was a green blur. No one noticed until......
"KACCHAN!" Izuku screamed out at the top of his lungs.
'The eyes, that's his weakness'
Izuku launched his bag at the villains eyes, shocking the villain, just enough for Bakugou to get free.
Unfortunately, the sludge villain now had his eyes on him.
Well it looks like one of us will be alive to see the light of tom......
"NEVER FEAR! FOR I AM HERE!" An all too familiar voices boomed out.
"DETROIT SMASH!"
A large gust of wind flowed through the city. Knocking out the villain in its wrath.
A drop of rain flowed down Izuku's face.
He looks up, only to find that one drop became many.
'A punch so powerful, it can change the heavens and Earth itself.'
The ringing of sirens were heard in the background. The murmuring of onlooking by-passers, the sound of handcuffs jingling as they were placed on the unconscious villain, the shouting of heroes telling him that he was too reckless and he should have left it to the heroes.
'The same heroes that just stood there whilst a boy almost suffocated to death, right quirk my ass, if it was that easy for a quirkless boy like me to save Bakugou, then for a pro, it should be like child's play.'
After the heroes were done with their rambling, I left for home.
'Mum would be worried sick by now'
Bing!
A notification startled Izuku.
NEWS! Sudden rain expected.....are cats getting smarter, studies show........what is a vigilante and how do they affect the night of our beloved cities?
'Nothing too much'
I was about to scroll when.....
What is a vigilante and how do they affect the night and how do they affect the night of our beloved cities?
'A vigilante, huh. No one ever said a quirkless person couldn't ever become one of those.'
Vigilante: A person who uses their quirk to voluntarily carries out duties usually done by Pro Heroes without paying attention to the law.
'Hehehe! I can't break the law if I don't have a quirk can I? Perfect!'
Thump, thump, thump.
'Kacchan.....'
"You shitty nerd, don't think I needed your help because I didn't, you got that!" Bakugou's voiced echoed through the peaceful street. Once he was done his crappy speech of saying how he was the best, blah blah blah, he left.
'Left as quick as he arrived, thank god.'
Izuku was about to continue heading home when.....
"Wait, young man!" A voiced echoed out for the third time in one day.
"It's Midoriya...." He deadpanned.
"Ah yes, young Midoriya, I saw your brave actions, and I would like to.......offer you my quirk.......because you too can become a hero! Do you accept?"
I started to cry.
Tears ushered out like geysers.
"Y-yes!!!!" I struggled to make words come out my mouth.
"Great!" All Might began. "Meet me at Dagobah Beach, tommorow, at sunrise, bring clothes to train in."
"H-hai" I stuttered out before he left.
What a hella of a day! But, wait, how am I supposed to become a vigilante?