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Act 1 - Legacy

Chapter 1 - Discovery

"Izuku! Don't rush off like that!" called Midoriya Inko as the family of three hiked through the National Park. Her son, Izuku, at age 7, was excited to seeing something new and that his father, Midoriya Hisashi, was able to secure vacation time for the entirety of Izuku's summer vacation. 

"Oh let him enjoy himself Inko! He's always in our line of sight, so no worries! Besides, how often does he get to run around like this?" Hisashi asked her as he pulled her against himself. Inko sighed against him as she looked up to catch his eyes. 

"I know that. Ever since the doctor diagnosed him as Quirkless, he's been having a hard time at school. Then there's his need to throw himself in front of every bully to protect other kids. Plus I'm pretty sure that Mitsuki's boy is bullying him. They used to be so close too! I don't know what to do, Izuku is convinced that he is still his best friend!" she exclaimed, her tone betraying her stress and sense of helplessness as she watched her bright little boy being ground down under the heel of society's prejudice against the Quirkless.

"So, our boy has a case of Chronic Hero Syndrome" he said, grimacing.

Inko threw her husband a long suffering look, as she continued, "His hero is All Might. So that means he stands up for the helpless. He sees someone being bullied, he'll go and fight for them. While I am proud of him, I just worry on how badly it would escalate"

"Yeah. I'm trying to get transferred here so that I could be here. Take some of the pressure off of you" he said, feeling guilty that he left his wife to deal with all the trials  and tribulations that came with a Quirkless son. But his position as a researcher in evolutionary biology required him to travel and liaise with colleagues around the world to get a better understanding of how Quirks originated and mutate between generations. 

Some of the more radical and bigoted (i.e. useless wastes of space) in both media and politics were claiming that this was the beginning of a new species, as a means to create an  us v/s them mentality. While true, this created unnecessary tension and prejudice, which was part of the reason that Izuku was suffering.

Why the fuck can't the world see that my little boy is smarter and kinder than all the other kids put together, I don't know. Everywhere he'll go,  he'll be judged because he's quirkless. Worst part, because of Quirks, scientific progress has gone on the blink. Any progress is towards assisting 'Heroes', not for the betterment of humanity! Hisashi thought to himself in frustrated anger, hating himself for not being there for his family.

"So..." whatever Hisashi was going to say was cut off by the choking miasma that suddenly enveloped them. A primal fear ran through him, like a rabbit that realised the shadow above it had 6 centimeter long talons attached. The sensation to rip tear shred kill...

And then he heard his son scream .

"IZUKU!" Inko screamed as she ran down the path, desperate to get to her son, Hisashi right behind her. They came across a strange scene when they found him. 

He was unconscious, his shirt had been torn, exposing his belly, with a strange black tattoo steaming on him. He felt sick on seeing it, knowing it had been burnt into his son’s body. How could anyone be so cruel to do that to a child? 

Lying next to him, was a strange creature that looked like a small toad. It had an electric blue skin and had an orange hakama with a strange spiral on it.

Refocusing on his son made him miss it's whisper.

"Phase one complete. Shinigami protocols activated"

- テンペスト -

Midoriya Izuku, age 7, woke up in a hospital room. 

All other stimuli was blocked when his mother, using the all powerful psychic connection that all mothers’ had with their offspring, knew instantly that he was awake and proceeded to hug the stuffing out of him.

Not that he was complaining, considering the terrifying nightmare he just had.

‘I am no figment of your imagination, little mortal’ came a rumbling voice in Izuku’s head, a tone of unimaginable power and restrained malice colouring it’s tone. This caused Izuku to tighten his grip on his mother, as he realised that the interesting blue toad with the orange hakama had been real.

He remembered being curious, making his way over to the strange creature. But, before he got in a word edgewise, it spoke.

“Finally, I have found you”

Whatever Izuku was going to say is now lost to the annals of history, as the creature seemed to wring its hands ( how did a toad have hands?! ), contorting it in strange ways. In a flash, he felt his shirt being ripped and a bloody scrap of paper being pressed onto his stomach.

And then all he felt was pain.

Pain and the feeling of a mountain lodged in his head.

The blackness of unconsciousness was welcoming.

Now though, he wasn’t sure if he was losing his mind.

Or, knowing his luck, he probably awakened some Deku quirk that wouldn't be of any use whatsoever. Possibly accompanied with schizophrenia and crippling pain.

‘Ok, seriously kid. Stop with the nervous mumbling, you’re freaking your mum out. And get therapy. Your mindscape is a wreck, and considering the last one was a sewer, that’s saying something’ came the rumbling voice again. So, it definitely was something other than a Quirk.

All trains of thought in Izuku’s mind were brought to an emergency stop when the door to his ward slid open to reveal a familiar figure.

“Have no fear Young Midoriya, for we are here!” proclaimed All Might, a strange mouse man standing on his shoulder.

MidoriyaIzuku.exe has stopped working. Error report generated. Would you like to debug?

‘Ok, you definitely need help if that’s how your mind works’ 

- テンペスト -