It had been a slow day at the office, Yagi had asked him to do his hero paperwork for him again. He did three whole takedowns on his way to UA, I mean he was supposed to be taking it easy. But he had chastised his friend for overdoing it. ‘Yagi I can’t keep doing this for you, focus on finding your successor so you can retire already. I have enough paperwork as it is.’ He didn’t know those would be his last words he ever said to his friend. He looked over the documents one more time. Two villains with no real track record, a caught villain with multiple quirks, and seemingly no ability to speak. And a lot of caught low level villains that knew next to nothing on how the operation worked. All of them just had a reason to hate hero society or.. All Might. He had to figure this out.. He took another swig of his coffee. The sixth one tonight, as the sun began to rise. There’s only one villain that I know of that would be able to do this. But he’s been dead. He looked over at his other board, for the increase in quirk trafficking. “Naomosa come here! The blood tests came back.”
He was gonna be sick, the quirk trafficking case and this Nomu were linked. This Nomu was one Kenji Bura. But Bura had only had a minor Regeneration quirk, only able to heal off scratches and minor internal injuries. So this was likely the work of the terror of the underground, and All Might's arch nemesis, All For One. Only known by his quirk name at this point his old name lost to history, he is from around the beginning of quirks and has the ability to take and give quirks at will, including the merging of quirks, without any ill effects to himself. Unlike a normal person who would lose higher brain function after over 2 quirks, he could take hundreds.
Although that doesn't explain why they're taking quirkless people, what could be the reason for that? He needed to contact Torino, he was one of the few that knew the nature of the boogeyman of the underground, and he needed any leads he could get. So he could at least have something to show his old friends when he gets buried.
He had gotten lucky, besides some broken ribs, a broken arm, and tons of bruising. He'll be alright. Hizashi had tried to get him to stay at the hospital, but he just snuck out at night, he had to go to the teachers meeting after all. These villains had attacked his class, who had been too young. One of them, Mineta Minoru had decided to leave the school after the incident, which while he had been one of the students he had seen the least potential in. It still hurt for a student to leave because he couldn't protect them all. Several of them had suffered from quirk exhaustion, Bakugou had nearly torn a ligament from overuse. And Kirishima had been hospitalized with him and Thirteen due to injury.
But to top it off, All Might had to go and die, Well over his time limit and still fighting the villains. Although he wasn't much to talk, seeing as how he was currently more bandage than hero. Plenty of his students had already been assigned to Hound Dog for therapy, seeing the number one hero die in front of you, whilst you are fighting for your life, isn't exactly good for one's mental health.
We are meant to protect them, nurture them into the heroes they could be, and now they had to learn all too soon that not even the best are Invincible.
He hobbled into the conference room, Nezu had called an emergency meeting the day after the incident. He was supposed to join from voice call, but he wanted to be there in person. Thirteen who had more manageable injuries had been released the same day. So he should be fine for just a meeting.
Nezu "Ah Aizawa. Glad you could join us" the rat said with eyes full of worry. He could read the rats' expressions better than most. He knew him since he had joined UA's hero course after all.
He took his seat, next to an exasperated Hizashi. “You promised to stay there for at least until school opened again.”
“I couldn’t miss this meeting, Nezu put it as top priority, and I can't be kept out of the loop when my students are in danger.”
“Fine.. Just promise me you’ll go home after this?”
“Promise”
Nezu “There is no easy way to start this topic, so I will just be direct. All Might had a quirk that could be passed on.”
A quirk that can be passed on?
The meeting room shot to life with sounds of disbelief.
Nezu raised his paws “Please settle down, I will answer any questions at the end.”
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Everyone quieted down, staring intently at the rodent.
“It is called One For All. Its power grew with each user it was passed onto, increasing the strength of the users' quirks and physical strength. It has a sister quirk, All For one, that could take and give quirks at will, and the user could take and use quirks without the drawbacks usually experienced when someone has more than one quirk. This quirk belonged to the boogeyman of the underworld, All Might's nemesis was presumed dead, until the USJ attack.”
He felt a dreadful pool in his stomach. I thought they were just rumors to spook new underground heroes. Every Underground hero has heard rumors of The Boogeyman, a villain so powerful not even the Hero public safety commission dared to challenge them. Someone who ruled the underground from the shadows, as old as quirks themselves.
I couldn’t hold in my question any longer “The Nomu, are you saying that was his doing?”
“More than likely. Which means the villain who injured All Might so badly 7 years ago, is probably alive.
This is Nezu, there has to be a reason he’s telling us this now. Why he had allowed All Might to teach here, besides an early retirement ""Wait if you were keeping All Might's quirk a secret even from us, then why tell us now. Do any of our students have it now?”
The mammal's ears drooped, tail wagging in anxiety. Nezu is never nervous…
“He hadn't picked a successor before his death. I tell you this because his nemesis doesn’t know that, and will probably believe one of our students has his quirk. That's why, I want to continue the sports festival in spite of the attack.”
He stood up “ You want to broadcast their quirks after they were just targeted by villains, they need time to process, to grieve. At Least make it optional.”
Nezu shook his head “If we make it optional, and a student doesn’t participate, they’ll become a target of the most powerful villain in history. It has to be mandatory for the students of UA to be able to learn in relative peace.”
Kan, the teacher of the other hero course slammed a fist on the desk “And what if they attack at the festival?”
The rat stood motionless on the table “We will have increased security, more heroes patrolling and more heroes watching in the stadium, they’ll be safer there than anywhere else.”
Kan huffed and sat back down “Just because you’re right doesn’t mean I got to like it.”
Nezu looked at Kan “Noted, now if there are no more questions, that’ll be all”
The room was silent, every teacher processing everything. Not that he would ever doubt the rat’s commitment to the safety of his students, he has seen the rat at work whenever a hero or support company screws over a student. He just didn’t know how he could keep his students safe, through the most turbulent times of their lives.
“People mourn as a statue in his honor.. League of Villains members still unaccounted for Shig….. “Petty crimes increase after the symbols untimely…. The USJ had led to 4 casualties and one student leaving the hero course. If UA isn’t safe, then what is… Interest in careers besides heroics have skyrocketed after yesterday's ev…” Izuku turned off the Television. All Might is dead, he felt a mix of mourning and a tinge of regret. Deep down, he had wanted to prove his former idol wrong, to be able to look him in the eyes and tell him he was a hero.
It was already getting more dangerous, especially in the part of Mustafa he lived in. villains came out of the woodworks after his death. Plenty of people mourned his death online and in person, but he had found some people celebrating his death online. And whilst Izuku no longer idolized the man, he’d never wish for him to die.
“Hey sweetie, how are you holding up”
Izuku jumped, falling off the couch. “Oh mom, you’re home, I thought you worked today.”
“ I Came home early, How are you holding up, I knew All Might meant a lot to you.”
He flinched at those words, he had never told his mom about the events on the rooftop, she didn’t need to worry about him more
“I’m fine mom” he put on a wide smile, one he had put on a thousand times. “ Really i’m ok, sure everyone misses him.. But I'll survive.”
She eyed him suspiciously,looking for a crack in his facade, before sighing and heading for her room “Just know Izuku, I'm here if you need to talk.”
“I know mom, I know.” he said as he got up and stretched, after all just because the UA campus was closed, doesn’t mean he could slack on his practice. He let his thoughts drift into the background as he began his workout routine, falling into an easy rhythm.
Kurogiri had taken his right to the doctor, before leaving for sensei. The gun hero had almost killed him. He still felt the feeling of the number one’s neck collapsing under his skin. He flexed his hand experimentally. The doctor had patched him up, mostly. But he was still bedridden for another couple days. Sensei had seemed rather unexcited in spite of him succeeding in his quest, sure he had lost a bunch of minions, and the Nomu. But they had done their job, the final boss had been slain. So why was it that he still felt empty. He thought that killing the thing he had hated for so long would be more fulfilling. That hero brat had almost killed him. He had underestimated them, maybe he should scout them out, see if any Hero wannabees will cause him or Sensei any problems.
Things hadn’t gone according to plan, Young Tomura had been meant to lose, setting him up as a piece in the game, one he could more easily mold. And so he could surprise the blonde oaf with his true identity, destroying his morale. He had been perfecting this plan for years. But his young progeny had managed to kill the oaf, taking One for All with it… potentially. He's certain All Might had taken the teaching job to lead his successor.He’ll wait till the sports festival, he can figure out who it is then. Although with it being Nezu he was sure the pest had a plan. He’d have to watch for anyone trying to hide their power, and strike whilst they still don’t have control of the quirk. If they mastered it.. No he’d nip this problem in the bud. And then he can continue his plans with the doctor. the dear doctor had managed to acquire a quirkless kid, if anyone could take more than 5 quirks, it’d be them. He chuckled to himself. Who'd have thought that quirkless individuals would be able to handle more quirks than quirked individuals, the irony was palpable.. these new high end Nomu would be much more capable, shame that most quirkless people ended up dead before he could get to them.