The Symbol of Peace and Symbol of Evil

A skinny All Might glares into his nemesis nonexistent eyes, "I just want to make things clear… All for One."

*All Might POV*

All for One replies with an amused smile, "This place is stifling, All Might. For example, if my back starts to itch and I scratch it with the back of the chair, all the gun muzzles instantly point at me. In addition to my vital signs, even my brain waves are being constantly monitored. One thought about activating my quirk, and my life is in danger.

I'm imprisoned deep underground, covered by layers of security, with the thorough removal of anything irregular. The world likens this place to Greek Mythology, calling it "Tartarus." It is the name of the god that represents the underworld."

He chuckles, "Even I would have some trouble rebelling against a god."

A serious expression appears on my face, "No. You will not get out of here."

He keeps on smiling amusedly, "I'll keep on letting you think that. So, what do you want? Where is your dear teacher, Gran Torino? You acting alone? What's with the costume that looks like you don't know when to give up? I believe you are retired… All Might."

I continue glaring at him, "You sure talk a lot…"

All for One tries to shrug his shoulders but just tilts his head instead, "Try to understand. This is the first decent conversation I've had in a while, you know."

Ignoring him, I decided to get the point, "Shigaraki… Where is Shigaraki Tomura right now?"

He smirks, "Don't know. Unlike yours… he's already left the nest."

"What are you trying to achieve? What did you want to do? Preserving your body beyond human reason to live on for a long time, devoting all of that time into exploiting, controlling, experimenting, and toying with people… what did you hope to accomplish."

All for One replies in a seemingly bored voice, "That's not a very productive topic. You wouldn't be satisfied with my answer even if I told you. There will always be people who can't understand each other. I'm the same, you know. The same as you. Just like you longed to be a hero of justice, I longed to be like an evil devil king. Just like Gray and Natsu. Both long for an opponent who can fight with them on equal terms, someone who can light the fire and excitement in their hearts, someone who can satisfy their thirst for entertainment. Isn't it simple?

I had an idea and the power to give it form. If I could live forever in my ideal, then I wouldn't begrudge the effort to make it happen."

I frown slightly, "Then why do you need a successor?"

He "looks" at me for a few seconds, and starts laughing, "You're one to ask! Ahahahaha! That's funny! It's because you took everything from me! Look at my body!

Well, actually, most of what you see now is from Dragneel. You can't see it, but underneath this straitjacket is a whole mess of tubes and medical equipment keeping my body alive. My arms were completely destroyed from his attacks, and over seventy percent of my bones were broken. I was only allowed to heal when they put a gun against my head. You sure did a hell of a job teaching him to be a hero!"

He laughs and I can't help but agree in my mind, 'I should've spoken to him more about his morals, but after the last conversation, we had about that… it's hard not to agree with him. Normally I don't say this, but this man… this man truly deserved his beating.'

All for One stops, "Ho? Are you doubting your own teaching as well? Whatever, my point was, after you appeared, my seemingly infinite dream became finite. When a person realizes the end is coming, he passes his work to someone else. It's true for anything, the buildings and houses you see everywhere, the food you casually put into your mouth, your costume, and my medical equipment, all of it developed as it was passed on from person to person. I'm just trying to do what everyone else is doing."

A voice from a speaker goes off, "All Might. You have about three minutes left."

All for One complains as he turns to look at the one-way mirror, "Wait, don't say that. I want to talk more. I know that the world must be pretty shaken up by your retirement, but how are things looking?"

The voice speaks again, "He must be isolated from outside news. Please refrain from saying anything carelessly."

I continued looking at the man across from me, "So he said."

He lets out a sigh, "That's too bad. Well, I can honestly just assume that it's like this. Right about now… the media's unease by you being gone coupled with their worry about Endeavour as their new leader is causing them to complain about the unity of hero society as a whole. Meanwhile, sensing the growing instability, those who don't listen to the heroes, in other words, the people of the shadows, have started to act. They think they might have a chance to change society and have started to move in an organized way. I assume that Tomura, Gray, and the rest of them will continue to hide for awhile, in order to be sure of which group will rise to the top."

He continues speaking, "Everyone will want to increase their influence, so there will quite likely be quite a bit of fighting amongst the villains themselves. Of course, Dragneel's appearance does change things, but if the scenario I write functions properly, then that's probably how it's gonna turn out. Supposing that does happen, then it all would've been because of your fake form and retirement. From now on, you will not be able to save people as you wish to. All you can do is look on as the villains you yourself caused to increase and be stricken by your powerlessness as you pass the rest of your days. But won't you tell me… how do you feel?"

A small smirk appears on my face, and All for One looks confused, "Haha, you say that All for One, but you underestimate the new generation. You see, it is in human nature to be greedy and envious. Sometimes it leads to acts of evil, but other times, it can lead to self-improvement. Dragneel is the source of all the greed and envy in his class and potentially grade. His power and speed are overwhelming and his mind is sharp as well. His classmates continue to walk behind him, but for each step they take, he takes five. But as long as they keep on following behind him, they will continue to grow, and they will grow in leaps and bounds. Right now, All for One, Natsu is your biggest threat, but in the near future, his classmates won't be that far behind him."

I stand up, with a confident smile, "Shigaraki and Gray won't kill me. They can't kill me, because wherever the danger lies, Dragneel will find it. The future you imagine will not come to pass!"

All for One smirks, "You said you came to make things clear, did you come to say that?"

Behind me, the metal door slides open as the speaker says, "All Might, it's time. Please exit."

Turning around, my cape flows behind me, "We will destroy the future you have planned. As many times as it takes. You are the one who will watch as you pass on the rest of your days here."

I exit and he laughs quietly and I can hear him mutter, "The rest of my days, huh?"

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