13 Ch. 14 - Revealed

Everyone stood at their own place, with their mind still processing and eyes blinking for what they have seen and witnessed. The vigilante Shadow just defeated the Nomu, name given by the villain named Shigaraki.

Every students are out while the explosion boy, Katsuki Bakugo, was sent to the U.A High School's Emergency Room, where the Youthful Heroine: Recovery Girl is working as soon as the medical staffs and ambulances are there.

It took a few minutes for them to view the carnage of the invasion made by the villains and Shigaraki himself before Snipe slightly pulls his hat down and said, "My goodness."

"I can't believe we let them escape after they made a such a crowd puller of trespassing." It was the Rated-R Heroine: Midnight who said that while looking at Snipe.

Footsteps can be heard behind them, and it was the Blood Hero: Vlad King, with Principal Nezu on his right shoulder before the said hero put down the mouse, dog, whatever species Nezu is.

Then, Nezu spoke, "We really need to make a drastic development in the security system, don't we?"

"Yes." Snipe answered, followed by Midnight. "A warp Quirk is very rare... but of all people to have one, it's the villain's."

"Without a doubt, they completely caught us off guard. More importantly, we have to make sure that there might be villains hiding somewhere in this place and protect the students at all costs."

The way he said that is unconvincing. Unfazed is a better word. It was nothing to him, but it left him something to learn. Why? He is a pro hero, of course.

Hearing Nezu's response made Snipe and Midnight nodded before they advance forward to the scene. As for the heroine, she has her eyes on one person.

You guessed it. It's the vigilante Shadow, or Izuku Midoriya, who was lying down to the cemented ground with his totally wounded right arm. As of now, the hoodied green-haired boy is in a puddle of his own blood.

"(Such power...)" Midnight remembered that one last punch in her mind. And no, her concern overpowered her energy to be in the mood of being playful and flirtatious.

She was concerned for how the vigilante went overboard just to save the No. 1 Hero, All Might.

At the battle arena, All Might wiped the side of his mouth, because of the blood spilling out of his mouth. As of the state he is in, he was now skinny, no longer in buff form. He was staring at Izuku for quite a while before he internally said, "(You came to the world, starting to save the civilians in the night for a few months, and then you appeared out of nowhere.)"

"(And I'm really grateful for you.)" He added, indirectly thanking the unconscious vigilante, but he was not done yet. "(Hadn't been for you, I would've died at the last second if you didn't give me those seconds. Thank you.)"

A heartwarming smile was shown on All Might's face before it turned into a tired and wounded expression as he fell on one knee and coughed again before someone shouted his name, "All Might."

The called-out person looked behind him, and after he smiled, he said, "Thanks, Cementoss, for coming at my aid."

"I'm a fan of yours, All Might. But as a hero, I will always help my co-workers who are in danger and needed to protect." Cementoss said as he stuck his right, cemented hand out to All Might who accepted it and was lifted to his feet by the humanoid block of cement.

Then the two heroes walked towards the unconscious vigilante. They owe him a huge favor of saving All Might.

They're towering the boy before Cementoss kneeled down and lifted him. Then he looked at All Might and asked, "Can I remove the hood?"

"Go ahead." Cementoss started to unveil the vigilante's hood, only for them to see his mouth covered by a dark green handkerchief, and his face is painted by his own blood.

They scanned his features. Dark green hair and a painful expression. As soon as Cementoss removed the handkerchief, they were taken back.

"He's a kid? There's... No... How? How did he become like this?" Cementoss asked in disbelief, for he and All Might are the first person to see the vigilante's real identity. Not the name, but only his appearance.

"He's... just a kid. Not older than my son." All Might was at loss. To think that the vigilante is only a child or a teenager in fact. It made him think of one question Why did the green-haired boy became like this?

"Can Quirkless people become heroes?"

"I'm sorry. Quirkless people can't become heroes."

"(Ugh. Why do I remember that?)" All Might was annoyed because of those words. Lately, he was having that dream for a few days. It was irritating that he just said that in front of-

"(Wait.)" His eyes widened, for he remembered the voice of a kid who asked him that question. The kid had dark green hair and eyes that are a mixture of innocence... and desperation.

After remembering it, All Might looked down and stared at the knocked out vigilante. The kid and the teenager, they share the same feature, and that is their dark green hair.

All Might began to recollect his thoughts about the vigilante's voice. There is no doubt about it. They have the same voice, but the difference is that it matured.

"(No. No. no, no, no, no, no.)" He finally realized. "(Don't tell me... I've made him reach that point.)" The part where he drove Izuku to the state of being hopeless is correct.

The night after the incident of him losing his mother, Izuku was hopeless, and homeless as well. Katsuki's house was a few blocks away and they, Katsuki's parents, went up to the green-haired boy and apologized for the loss of his one and only living family.

They, too, were very sad that their close friend, Inko Midoriya, died from a random villain that started the fire and caused her demise. They were friends ever since they met each other at their first-year high school.

They still chat, but only a few times before Inko's boyfriend, Hisashi Midoriya, married her and they lived in an apartment, which is the one that was set on fire.

They took him in and was eyeing him for a few days. By that, they were keeping an eye whether their son, Katsuki Bakugo, would rant some shit at Izuku's face or not.

That is what happened after what All Might said to Izuku when the boy was fifteen years old. Now?

He's a vigilante.

Silent and heavy breathing, All Might began to sweat, and this was unnoticed by Cementoss, so the humanoid block of cement asked, "Is something the matter, All Might?"

"Huh? Ah, it's nothing. I was shocked that he is a teenager." All Might lied and Cementoss, who was unaware of it, fell into his lies and said, "So am I. What are we going to do about him?"

Hearing that made All Might went to his contemplating world. Then, an idea came to his mind and let it out.

"Let's take him to the Emergency Room."

Cementoss' eyes went wide open as he heard that. Carry the vigilante to the U.A High School? Into the Emergency Room? Because of it, he asked, "Why did you think about that, All Might?"

Hearing his question made the No. 1 Hero sigh of defeat and confessed, "If you want to know, then this is not the place for me to talk about it."

As a pro hero, Cementoss said, "You wanted to save him, huh?"

"That's only the surface of it. There's more to it than meets the eye."

"I see." Cementoss replied, "If that's what you want, then I won't argue anymore." With that, he carried the unconscious Izuku on his back, stood up and said, "I'll go first, I won't let any student sees you in that form."

"Thank you again, Cementoss." All Might thanked, causing the said person to say, "No problem. I'm ready to help as always."

No hesitation, Cementoss started to walk back to the entrance and saw the long staircase ahead of him. He saw two persons almost going down and it was confirmed to be Midnight and Snipe.

The two teachers are going down until they spotted Cementoss carrying someone, which made them stop at descending down the staircase.

As soon as the humanoid block of cement hero started to ascend and that they are near to each other, Snipe was the first person to asked, "Cementoss, who is that your carrying?."

"It's him."

...

"What?" The two teachers did not shout but were totally taken back by what they are seeing.

"That kid is the vigilante? But how?" Asked Midnight with eyebrows raised and astonished of the fact that a kid just defeated the creature.

Cementoss answered, "There is a time and place for that, but now is not the time, Midnight. Please, focus on what is more important while I hurried him back to the Nursery Room."

With that Cementoss started to walk up the staircase at a fast pace. Snipe and Midnight? They blinked once, then twice, until it hit them.

He'll take the boy to the U.A High School's Emergency Room? Why, and how?

So many questions are running in their mind and it annoyed or irritate to the point where they had the urge to scratch their head. Needless to say, they shrug it off, knowing that they will have their answers later as the day goes on.

While that scene is happening, outside of U.S.J, at the entrance of it, there are many handcuffed villains escorted to many armored police vehicles.

If someone is a half kilometer away, they can hear the police sirens, meaning that the scene there is a total major case that may involve beyond violence.

At the side of the entrance, nineteen students are wearing different outfits, but it's positive that they're wearing their own hero costumes. Standing before them is a man, whose position is a detective, wearing a brown coat, brown hat, and white gloves while holding a paper and pointing his finger at them one at a time.

"...16, 17, 18 and 19. Apart from the boy who got almost killed, everyone else is unharmed." Said the detective, counting all of the students before looking at the paper.

The students, though, they were in an uneasiness state, wearing a worried look on their faces. After checking them out, a floating colorful blue glove just patted the boy wearing a martial art outfit with a large tail behind him and said, "Ojiro-kun."

The boy, now known as Ojiro turned around and saw no one but a pair of floating gloves. But in truth, he was looking at an invisible classmate of his.

"I heard that you were fired up this time. You were strong by yourself, huh?" The voice is feminine, meaning that the invisible person is a girl, but also has a mixture of worried and encouraging tone.

A sad smile was formed on Ojiro's face and said, "I thought everyone was by themselves. I just survived by using hit-and-run tactics. What about you, Hagakure-san? Where were you?"

"At the landslide area." The invisible girl said, pointing at someone. That someone is a boy that has a dual hair, red and white, wearing a white outfit, but his left side was covered by ice.

"Todoroki-kun was super strong. I was surprised!"

"I see. Anyways, what matters is that you're not hurt and for that, I am glad."

While those two are chatting behind the dual-haired boy's back, the said person thought, "(I didn't see her there. If I did, I almost froze her along with those villains. That was so close.)"

"Where do you think I was?" Said another person not far away from Todoroki, admiring himself by posing and wanted to grab the attention of his classmates.

That person is a boy, wearing a shining armor with a large shining belt with a navel in the middle.

He wanted to know where he was, however...

"I see, so the people you fought were also hooligans?" Asked the boy with a crow-like head while wearing a black cape. He was asking the other three. The redhead boy that helped Katsuki get back from the attack when he was unconscious, the other is a boy whose head takes the form of a rock, which is unevenly shaped and pointed at the top of his head, and his jaw is square-shaped. The boy wears a yellow and red suit.

Lastly, you know who it is. It's Pichu, or should the author say... Kaminari.

"They underestimated us 'cause we're kids." Said the redhead boy as one of his hands turned into a fist and punched it against the palm of the other, annoyed that the villains played them. Of course, they ignored the shining armor boy, so he turns around to find another group.

"Where-"

"So it was All Might and Shadow who made the bumps in U.S.J, huh? Talk about strength and power." Said the boy who had cylindrical tape dispensers on his elbows.

"As expected of All Might, but for Shadow, I can't believe he had that much power." Said the masked boy with six arms as they, including the man who had a full yellow suit, talked about what happened inside the U.S.J.

The shining armor boy was not affected by getting neglected as he turned around again... and saw Tsuyu Asui, the frog-like girl standing beside him and rested his hand on the green-haired frog-like girl's left shoulder when he asked that same question for the third time before he said, "Where do you think I was?"

The girl's expression was somehow unreadable, but one might say that she is straightforward or that she was not showing any kind of emotions, but that look of hers right now had an additional expression of confusion.

She stared at him for a few seconds before she slightly tilted her head to the side and said, "Where?"

"It's a secret." Said the boy, doing another pose and this time, he was facing at a random screen, or readers you might say.

"With that being said, let's have the students return to their classroom now." That was what detective said as everyone's eyes are now staring at him, except the shining armor boy of course.

"We won't be questioning them right away, anyway, right?"

After he asked that, the frog-like girl hopped in front of him and asked, "Detective, how is Aizawa-sensei?"

The detective pulled out his touchscreen phone, pressed the record app, and played an audio, which said, "Comminuted fractures in both arms and a facial fracture." It has a robotic male voice, but that does not stop there.

"Fortunately, there does not seem to be any serious damage in the brain. However, his orbital floor has broken into small pieces and his eyes have suffered from its aftereffects. That's what the doctor said."

"Kero." Tsuyu croaked sadly. For her teacher to have suffered that much damage, it's unbearable to hear it.

"No." Said the diaper baby boy, whose eyes are now getting teary from what he and his classmates just heard.

"What about Thirteen-sensei?" Said the pink-skinned girl with two small horns on her head. She was accompanied by Yaoyorozu and Jiro.

Of course, that girl was behind the detective, making him turn around and said to them, "Thirteen has been treated. The laceration from her back to the upper right arm was bad, but she will survive."

You might be wondering how did Aizawa and Thirteen are already in the U.A High School's Emergency Room.

That's because they were at the entrance already. As soon as the medical team and police team have arrived, they were quickly put in two ambulances and drove to the school campus where Recovery Girl is ready to tend their major injuries.

Of course, they ignore the one that was on the battle. That's Izuku Midoriya, the vigilante himself. Talk about total bias. The world is truly unfair for so long.

"All Might is still here, but soon he will be escorted to the Nurse's office."

"Bakugo? What about him?" Asked the redhead boy. "Bakugo? Ah, treatment is going well for him. He may have bone fractures, but Recovery Girl is doing her best to have him at his best state."

"I see, thank you."

"Now, go back to your classroom." Ordered the detective, making the class shout in unison, "Yes, sir!"

"Detective Noamasa!"

A random voice can be heard at the entrance of U.S.J, loud enough for everyone to look at the person who was shouting. The said person, now known as Noamasa, turned his head around and saw Cementoss running towards him carrying a familiar vigilante to everyone.

Izuku, who was being carried on Cementoss' back while his head is covered with blood, was laying on the hero's left shoulder.

When they saw the vigilante's state, the class froze. A dread look can be seen on their faces. They saw the vigilante Shadow, or Izuku, knocked down, blood trickling down on his face, torn outfit, and his right arm was purple and bloody.

Some of them had their eyes or mouth covered, and some of them started to cry as well, especially for the brown-haired bob-cut girl.

"Oh, God." She quietly whispered, very concerned for the vigilante's health. Shadow, Izuku's vigilante alias, saved her life from a traumatizing event that can end up her hero career, and possible chance of ending her life.

As soon as Naomasa is in front of him, Cementoss whispered something on the detective's ear. Hearing this made him nod, but shocked inside.

Fully taking control of his emotions, he turned his head to one of the policemen with a head of a cat and said, "Sansa, tell the others that they should quickly contact 911 for help. If there is no one responding, please escort Shadow to the nurse's office."

"Yes, sir." Sansa said, saluting Noamasa, before the detective approached him and whispered, "It would be better if you and others escort Shadow to the U.A High School's Emergency Room."

"Why is that, sir?" The police, whose face is a cat, asked in a low voice making Naomasa answered, "All Might wanted to save him and that he wanted Shadow to become a hero, not a vigilante."

"I see. Will do, sir." With that, he called out some of his peers, told them about it. They were hesitant at first, but hearing that All Might wanted to save him is enough for them to agree.

Without them even acting, an ambulance came, which is a miracle, because there are no police vehicles that can escort Izuku, or Shadow, to the Emergency Room with enough space or else, move his body and the unconscious boy will suffer more blood loss.

Seeing the vigilante's body being put on a stretcher, the student with six arms asked, "Is that... Shadow...?"

"There's no way that Shadow is a kid." Kaminari said, not believing the infamous vigilante is a teenager, whose age is the same as his or his classmates.

They have many questions in their mind, but cannot let it out of their mouth because they are watching Izuku getting inside the ambulance.

As for that, Sansa said to a medical staff, "I will go with you. Do not go to nearby hospitals. Instead, escort him to U.A High School's Emergency Room. For there, All Might will talk with him."

"Will do." After a few seconds, the ambulance drove off and went to the said destination.

After that scene, Detective Naomasa was about to go inside a police car, but someone interrupted him by saying his name, "Detective Tsukauchi." It's a normal policeman with eyeglasses.

"The villain inside has no apparent injuries and seemed docile, not even attempting to break free. He does not respond even when called out to, so we thought he was mute."

"Hm... I see, prepare investigations on him. Also, asked the principal to see if we have the permissions to check every corner of the school."

"Yes, sir."

==Inside a Bar==

In a bar located somewhere in the city, a small dark purple mist was formed. Few seconds later, it grows, and out came a certain injured villain, lying down on the ground, feeling the blood coming out of his arms and legs.

He stayed in the position for quite a while before he said, "Ah... Ouch... Got shot in both arms and legs... we completely lost... even the Nomu was defeated!"

He was filling with rage, knowing that he and his group had lost to some kids. "All the underlings were defeated in an instant!" He added, "Those kids are strong... the Symbol of Peace was healthy... You were wrong, Sensei!" He slightly lift his head up and stared at the monitor screen that says 'Sound Only'.

"No, I wasn't." A voice came from the screen. It's a masculine voice and the tone is formal, almost like he was talking in a meeting. "We were just not prepared enough."

"Yes, we did underestimate them. It's good that we did it under the cheap 'League of Villains' name." Another voice that is not from the first one.

It sounded like an old man with a sadistic tone, almost similar that the old man was smirking behind the monitor. Then the old voice said, "By the way, what about Sensei and my joint creation, Nomu? He was not retrieved?"

"It was defeated." It was a moment of silence before Kurogiri, the dark purple mist villain, said that. It shocked the old man and shouted, "What?! Then why did you not return him at once?!"

"More precisely, I have tried to go back and return him as well, but something about that person made me think twice."

"I demand who is that person that made you quiver like a child. Spill it!" Enraged, the old man really wanted to know about it. That his and Sensei's creation was not repossessed.

Again, Kurogiri did not utter a word until he said the person's name.

"Shadow..."

"Are you kidding me?! Are you fucking kidding me?! How did that vigilante get into our turf?! That no-good douchebag! He shouldn't pick his nose where it doesn't belong! After all that we have done, it was just a naught to create that Nomu to become powerful as All Might!"

"Relax, there. Do not let your anger get the best of you." Sensei said, calming down the old man before he continued. "You are right, though. It would be better if he didn't show up. Well, I suppose it cannot be helped. That's unfortunate."

"Power. That's right..." Shigaraki remembered it like it was just a second ago, so he told them, "That vigilante, he was just as fast as All Might..."

"Oh?" Sensei was intrigued by what Shigaraki just said as the hand masked villain continued his speech, "And him alone, defeated Nomu. If he hadn't gotten in the way, I am so damn sure that I have been able to kill All Might. That... that brat!" His hands began to scratch the floor with anger.

"Of course you have regrets!" Sensei replied. "But this was not a futile exercise. Gather the elite. Take all the time you need." He ordered as Shigaraki and Kurogiri listened intently.

"We cannot move freely, and that's the reason why we need a symbol like you. Tomura Shigaraki." The man called out the boy's name. "Next time, show the world that you are truly to be feared. No matter what."

==Time Skip; U.A High School==

It was around 4 to 5 PM and everyone have finally reached U.A. They all started walking towards their locker rooms. While everyone is talking about the incident, Ochako Uraraka was silent. Why? One thing for sure... she was reliving that scene, where she was about to get raped.

Then... a savior came to her. That savior is the infamous vigilante, Shadow. Became a living viral across Japan and to the world, capturing villains in the night... just like his vigilante name.

Had it not been for him, Ochako would've been a goner. But no. He came into her life... as a savior to her world... and now? She was really worried about what will happen to Shadow.

"(Please be okay.)" That is all she thought. Sure, she was worried about her life, but she is worried about his health conditions as well. She saw his state. It was horrible to look at.

All she can do is pray for his safety.

Inside the Nurse's Office, Recovery Girl is there, with three people laying down on their respective beds. All Might was lying on his own, staring at the ceiling, finally recovered from his fight.

For the other two? You want to know who they are? Well, silly, you already know them.

Katsuki Bakugo and Izuku Midoriya.

That's right. Childhood friends no more because of the ash-blonde boy's Quirk, Explosion, that turns their friendship into an abusive one. It's not like Izuku will cry after what Katsuki did to him when they were kids.

After those years of being bullied, Izuku accepts the harsh fact that the society truly disown the Quirkless people.

Izuku, instead of crying in the middle of the area, stood up, walked away, went home and it was there he began to cry silently.

As of now, Katsuki seeing less of Izuku since he finally got into U.A High School. But right now? What will be his reaction when he finally sees the vigilante's true identity?

That's about to happen right now.

The ash-blonde boy began to wake up and stared at the ceiling. Looking left and right, only for him to see curtains blocking what was behind them. He raised his body up and saw Recovery Girl.

"I see you're awake, sonny. Take a rest for a little while, so that you can go home without a problem." Recovery Girl said.

Katsuki was staring for a few seconds before he turned to his right. He pulled the curtains... and there he saw one person who he did not like to be here.

That person is none other than Izuku Midoriya.

"Deku? The fuck is he doing here?" He asked with a shocked expression, but slowly turned into a rage look as he clenched his fist and wanted to activate some small explosions from his palms, but soon felt pain in his body and it hurts like hell.

"Now, now, stay right there. You are not yet healed. Do not try to even hurt Shadow." Recovery Girl ordered. She already knows the vigilante since you know. Media.

As for the ash-blonde boy, he gritted his teeth and rest his body there for a few minutes. It really annoyed him that he just stay there, not doing anything while Izuku Midoriya was resting there beside him.

He then scanned his childhood victim's appearance. His face and head were covered in white cloth. Katsuki began to wonder why is Izuku Midoriya is here.

Out of all the places, Katsuki knows that they are in Recovery Girl's Nurse's Office, but that means...

"(Why the fuck is he in U.A? Did he apply in General Department? I told him to never even try to get here! That stupid Deku!)" He said, throwing tantrums internally at the unconscious Izuku.

"(But then, why is he here?)" He began to go into the world of thinking, but was interrupted by Recovery Girl, who said, "Okay. Can you bend your head down."

He followed what the Youthful Heroine said and received a kiss on the forehead. After that, he felt so tired that can make him sleep right now. "That is my Quirk. If you have enough stamina, that is the cue where I can use my Quirk, Heal. But if you don't, you might die, so please do not disturb my other patients and carry on your way."

Feeling so tired, he stood up and walked out with a little struggle, still that anger on his face is permanent until he left the room.

"Is he out?"

"Yes."

The curtains were pulled back and out came All Might, who was now sitting on the side of the bed. Apparently, when he heard Recovery Girl's voice when Katsuki woke up, he made sure that he covered his whole body with the white large blanket.

"Thank you, Recovery Girl."

"No pressure."

With that, they all waited for one person left. All Might went to the other side and pulled the curtains... for them to see Izuku's unconscious state.

All Might may have the tendency to be forgetful sometimes, but this is one of the occasions where he really needs to think about it, of what is the vigilante, or the green-haired boy's name.

That is until that name finally hit his head. Izuku Midoriya.

"(Young Midoriya...)" That is all he thought while staring at the knocked out vigilante.

==Izuku's View==

As for Izuku, he slowly opened his eyes... and to his confusion, it's pure black. He looked around, look up, down, left, right, front and behind, there's nothing except pure dark

Totally black.

"Where... am I?" That is his first question, which was answered by Shadow. "We're in your mind, you dunce."

The voice came from behind as Izuku looks at the source and he saw a figure, can't see his body, but white lines are indicating that it's a human.

"Is that you?"

"Yup. Guess it's time for me to reveal myself, huh?" The figure slowly lit up, making Izuku's eyes widened from the realization.

"Uh-huh, It's me. Who else would it be in your mind? Katsuki? Melissa?" Asked Shadow.

"No, I-I don't- wait a minute, where did that last one come from?"

"Does it really matter? If it is, then it came from your mind. I mean, I know what you're thinking, because... I'm you and you're me."

Hearing that made Izuku let out a deep sigh before he said, "Guess I'll never argue with that since you read my mind. So, how did you... You know?"

"I know, I know," Shadow answered. "To answer your mysterious question..."

Silence is the answer.

"I am your Quirk."

Scratch that. The second he said that, Izuku's eyes shot open as he looked at Shadow. There are many questions about what is going on about him. He was shaking his head in disbelief and decided to ask, "H-H-H-How? I don't understand what you said. You must be lying, right?"

Shadow sighed before he said, "If I ever lie, you should've never listened to me in the first place. Plus, you trusted me ever since your first mission as a vigilante."

Again, with simple words, Izuku sighed in defeat, knowing that there's no other way to see if he's honest or not.

"Then, why didn't you appear or like manifest in my body when I was 4? If it happened, my life should've been easier."

"Oh I did, but ever since it started, Quirks are mysterious," Shadow said.

"I guess I really manifested in your body, but not strong enough to sense it, until..." He halt in mid-sentence.

"Until?"

...

"Until someone became the trigger." Izuku was totally confused when he said that. Someone became the trigger? Who is that person?

"What do you mean?" Izuku asked... and soon, a gasp came out of his mouth, for he finally realized it. "Wait, you don't mean..."

Shadow nodded and walked towards him while saying, "The day Kacchan gave you that scar... is the day when I was born." He raised his right hand pulled back the hairs of Izuku that was covering his forehead.

On the forehead of Izuku, a large scar was revealed. It was long and ran across like from point A to point B.

"When he blasted you using his Quirk, something triggered in your mind or some kind of a push. And I didn't waste that opportunity to manifest myself in you. It was weak, of course, and I know you haven't sensed it since we're a kid years ago." Shadow continued.

"My force was weak enough that you're still Quirkless during those years."

...

"Until that day, it all changed."

Izuku knows what he meant and said it. "The day when I was bitten by a genetically modified spider."

"That's right. When the spider bite you, it somehow carries multiple Quirks that, in my opinion, became radioactive. Well, I can't really explain, but those Quirks mutated into one powerful Quirk. So powerful that it almost kills you in process, which I do know you remember that."

Izuku nodded his head without saying anything, having flashbacks from the day he felt so dizzy, so hot that he was like in a brink of death.

Shadow was not done with his story. "Realizing what was happening to you, I didn't think twice about saving you. If you die, then I die as well. If I die, you'll remain Quirkless for the rest of your life. Not only that, your bitch bully Kacchan might torture you as well."

Izuku almost laugh at what Shadow said, calling Katsuki a bitch. In fact, he likes it. A bastard one, you might say. To be honest, as of this time, Izuku really doesn't care about his childhood bully now, because of the harsh treatment he was getting from.

"Anyway, back to the main topic." Shadow respond. "As I merge with the mutated Quirk, something happened. I don't know if it's me or is that some of the Quirks in the mutated one fused with me, causing it to spread and somehow... merge completely with the carried mutated Quirk."

Izuku being mesmerized is totally an understatement. Another large group of questions he still needed to know. But for some reason, he doesn't need it after. Why? It's because of what his living Quirk just said a while ago, Quirks are mysterious.

"So, here I am, showing myself to you, and you already know the rest."

Izuku did not say anything for a few seconds, before he compiled the summary of the story and sighed. "This is a lot to take in. But what if I got an interview or interrogated with some detectives? Or what if those detectives have some lie detector Quirk?"

"Honestly, I don't know."

"Yeah. Should I say the truth or should I continue to lie?"

"Might as well give in."

"But-" Izuku was about to retort, but Shadow didn't let him.

"We can find a way to fight against their complaints if they ever took away your Quirk, well me especially."

All this time, Izuku finally sit, so many thoughts running on his brain. If it really happens, what will he do? Does he deserve the Quirk or not? If it's not, then...

What will be his life after that?

Then, what will he-

"Don't look so down, kiddo."

The sudden voice caused them to startled as Izuku stood up and they look around to find the voice.

"I'm over here."

The voice is strong in Izuku's right ear as he turns his head to the right, but there's no one. Of course, this is his mind, so why is he hearing a random voice out of nowhere? "C-Can you show your face please?" He asked with an anxious tone.

"C'mon, I'm right here."

This time the voice echoed in Izuku's left ear as he looks left, and he cannot believe his eyes, and so does Shadow.

"Mr. Stan Lee?!" They shouted with a surprised look on their faces. Before them... is a legendary person that made an impact to the world years ago.

Stan Lee, one of the most promising people that ever walk on earth and in the history of the world.

A Quirkless writer... who rose from the bottom of darkness to the light of the world's happiness.

It all started from the day he published a book called Marvel Comics.

Back then at his young age, there are almost 95% of the people in the whole world that are really...

Quirkless.

Time moves on and his books became famous to the people, but now...

The Quirkless people reduce to twenty-five percent, making the rest seventy-five percent of people with Quirk.

Nonetheless, even if the people had their own Quirk or criticize his books, he still doing it for the happiness of the next generation.

The day he died, many people, far from home or even travel from their country, visit the great memorial day that Stan Lee passed away.

There are almost 500,000 people or more. Because of it, the funeral took almost a month.

His books, his smile, his comedian writing to make his Marvel Characters so funny or more causes many people to get attracted to his books.

Written down in the world's history and his grave.

Mr. Stan Lee

Legendary Hall of Fame

Quirkless, yet very Precious

From that day on, many people sell many books of Stan Lee's, thanks to the co-workers and co-editors that are with Stan Lee.

Many families speak to their children about how the Great Stan Lee rose from dirt to plant.

Izuku became one of them and really admired Stan Lee, just like All Might.

But since the day All Might said that he can't become a hero, it almost turns his life upside-down, but the help of Stan Lee and his book cause him to never believe in what All Might truly said.

Somewhere in his heart, he can become a hero in everyone's eyes.

That is almost impossible for everyone who has their Quirk.

By the time Izuku was born, there are ninety percent of people in the world that had Quirk.

Now? Standing before them is the Great Stan Lee. Seeing him face-to-face makes Izuku and his shadow's legs almost worn out.

"Howzit going?" Stan Lee asked with a bright smile on his face.

"I-I-I-It's really a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lee." Izuku bowed down, still mesmerized that they are talking to a legend.

"Oh. My. GOD! We're your greatest fan, Mr. Lee!" Shadow was in full fanboy mode, almost like the old, yet young Izuku. Young, because he was acting like an excited child. Old, because Izuku used to be a fanboy, but not anymore.

The reactions from both Izukus made Stan Lee smile and chuckled.

"I'm very happy to see you two." He then ruffled both their hair, causing a shiver of enjoyment and excitement jolting in their spine.

"What are you doing here, sir?" Izuku answered, finally controlling his emotions of being a fanboy. Stan Lee answered, "I just wanted to visit, but it seems I got rejected by your welcoming invitation."

"Wha-I-I didn't mean to-"

"I'm just kidding, kid."

Stan Lee started to laugh while Shadow Izuku chuckled. All Izuku did is a very cute pout to Stan Lee, but gave a glare to his shadow.

Stan Lee finally calmed and faced the two, "Anyways, how's life to you?"

"I'm good with it." Izuku lied, and was exposed by Stan Lee, who already know behind that answer and said, "I see that lying eyes of yours that you're barely telling the truth."

Izuku looked down in shame, frown that he was discovered.

"Hey now, don't always look down, always look up."

Izuku slowly lifted his head from Stan Lee's inspiring words with his mouth had a small opening that was shown on his face.

Stan Lee started to say, "Life's not always full of rainbows, there are others like you, struggling to become a hero like the big Muscle-Fancy pants you really admire."

This caused Izuku to chuckle, because of a new nickname for All Might.

"So... I'm not here for asking 'How you've been?', but I'm here for a question that I needed to know from you." Hearing this made Izuku raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is it, sir?"

...

"Are you ready to become a hero?"

That made Izuku caught off guard. He was about to say yes, but something made his throat shut the words that were about to go out of his mouth.

A simple question or word may become deeper or even more than just imagining easy conclusions.

When Stan Lee said the word 'hero', it's not simple enough for Izuku. Hell, everyone knows that it's not simple.

But there's one problem, though.

Heroes these days are prideful, using popularity to rise to the top, not being selfless heroes who are in full commitment to saving people everywhere they go.

The hero that Stan Lee is talking about is the exact opposite of heroes today, with only full determination and self-sacrifice for a better future.

Izuki closed his eyes, remembering his past and used them as lessons for incoming days, he should be internally grateful for Katsuki, though.

Giving him an experience like that means that there's a long way to become a Hero to all.

A few seconds have passed, Izuku finally opened his eyes and made a decision with a serious expression.

"Yes, Mr. Lee." The answer brought a smile on the legend's face and said, "Good. Then you should know about this. I want you to train with everything you have. Become the best hero the world has ever encountered. Be the best the world needed. Be the hero everyone needs."

He paused, but his speech is far from over.

"But since a hero is a hero, but when you test the barriers that are blocking your path, break through it. If you have limits, break through them! If you ever did that, you're not a hero anymore, but you are..."

...

"A Legendary Hero." Stan Lee said with a proud tone in his voice.

Every word that came out of Stan Lee's mouth sent shivers and goosebumps to the kid and his friend.

Izuku can feel the hairs of his skin went up as if a strong magnet was attracting them.

Izuku took the words into his heart, he never sees a passionate Stan Lee, which caused him to tear up.

But those are not tears of fear, it's tears of joy, but most of all

an inspiration from one of the great Quirkless people that ever walk on Earth.

Izuku wiped his tears and look at Stan Lee with a determination, full of hope and peace look.

"We will, Mr. Stan Lee!"

Stan Lee never said anything, but to gain a big smile on his face.

Suddenly, Izuku's body started to light up, causing him to be in a confused state and asked, "Guys, what's going on?"

"You're waking up." It was Shadow who said that and it brought Izuku to sigh and said, "I guess... this is a goodbye, sir."

"This is not a goodbye... and it will never, ever be a goodbye. See ya around, kiddo." Then Stan Lee's body began to fade.

Before completely disappeared, Izuku said, "See you later, Mr. Lee! Tell Mr. Stank to say hi from me!" Izuku joked with a smile on his face.

Of course, that joke brought out a laugh from Stan Lee's mouth and said, "Will do. Izuku Midoriya. Oh yeah! Remember this. 'With Great Power, comes Great Responsibility!' Do that, and you will be the man who can make a big difference."

Just then, Stan Lee stood as the two watch him fade away before Izuku looked at Shadow and said, "Let's do this."

The green-haired boy offered his hand for a fist bump. Shadow smiled and accepted the offer and said, "Yeah. Together."

After that, Izuku's field of vision turns white for a few seconds, then it became black.

Slowly opened his eyes and the first thing he saw is three people looking at him.

==CHAPTER END==

A chapter dedicated to the Great Stan Lee. You will be remembered in a long, long time. Thank you.