Sadness And Grief RE:W

Izuku observed the room and found that there were two more bombs hidden near the cross.

Izuku walked out of the room to take a deep breath and saw that Midnight was exhausted.

Nemuri was still feeling nauseated. She was kneeling in the corner of the hall and rested her head on a nearby wall.

She tried to adjust her stomach but the moment she felt the horrible smell coming from the bodies, she couldn't stop herself and vomited again.

Izuku walked up to her and patted her on her back.

"Nemuri...Go outside and take a deep breath. Try not to think about the scene that much or else your stomach will never calm down."

She looked at Izuku and replied, "Don't look at me...I look disgusting..." She covered her face with her hands and tried to hide from Izuku.

'He can't see me like this... or else he won't...or else he won't... What? It doesn't matter. I am too old for that. I am way past my expiration date. Just like Lily said... It's too late for me to enjoy things like that.'

She stood up and went downstairs.

Izuku gazed at her back and said, "You are just feeling unwell. Everyone gets sick once in a while and you've witnessed such a horrible scene. It would be weird if you didn't get sick."

Midnight replied without stopping, "Yeah...But you look completely fine. A student sees multiple completely disfigured dead bodies and he doesn't feel unwell yet I, a pro hero, wasn't able to stop vomiting for 5 minutes straight. I feel like I am a failure." She walked into a nearby washroom to rinse her mouth.

Izuku sighed and thought, 'I've changed a lot. I've died too many times but you can't know that. I was still shocked by what I saw, but other than that, I couldn't feel anything... Only disgust and shock. These people were just strangers, but if they were my family or girl-friends... I wouldn't forgive him. Normal people would be highly stressed out after witnessing something like that. I hope that she will be fine.'

Nezu was listening to their conversation and frowned, "Many heroes have seen dead people, but those who saw something more brutal than a dead body, quit their job. I hope Midnight won't do the same." Nezu said and observed the defused bombs. "Heroes were the ones who saved me and I hope to catch the culprit soon, or else I won't be able to live with myself."

While he was the only animal with the quirk, he could still communicate with animals from the same species. He still had a family and his brothers.

Sadly, every single member of his family died at the hands of humans.

They were experimented on by humans who identified themselves as Villains.

At the time, Nezu was full of hate and rage and wanted to kill all of humanity but he was unable to do anything as he was locked up in a special room without a single escape path.

One day, he saw a kid, lurking around the lab.

He knew that the kid didn't belong to the people who captured him and his family, but he was still hostile to him since he hated humans.

The kid was searching for something when he saw Nezu in the cage. He freed him and took something from the lab before escaping.

Nezu was conflicted and didn't know what to do. He was both kidnapped and saved by humans. As he ran through the halls, human guards cornered him and he was once again captured. This time, however, a group of humans with weird clothes raided the place and rescued him and other test subjects.

That was when he met All Might for the first time. Young, courageous and a kind guy who wasn't afraid to talk to a weird animal like him. He was wary at first, but once they talked for a bit, Nezu was slowly changing his view of humans. Some humans were good.

All Might and Nezu got along well but soon, the government found out about the existence of an animal with a quirk and they attempted to kidnap him as well but All Might stopped them and explained how intelligent Nezu was. The government made Nezu do many intelligence tests to find out how smart he truly was and they were astounded when he aced all of them.

Instead of dissecting him for research, he was appointed as a principal of the U.A. Academy. At first, he didn't want the position of a principal, but after some persuasion, Nezu gave in and agreed to the request of the government. He also agreed to their second request, which was that once he died, they could freely dissect his corpse to find out why he was the only animal with a quirk.

The government knew that with Nezu as the principal, the academy would prosper. They could make more money and more talented individuals would be born for them to control.

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As Izuku was standing in front of the main door, he saw someone he hadn't seen in a while. It was All Might or rather, Toshinori in his frail form.

Izuku waved at him to get his attention.

Toshinori spotted Izuku and as they passed by each other, he whispered to him, "Let's talk inside."

Izuku followed Toshinori and saw that something was wrong with him.

Once they got inside, Toshinori sighed and said, "Where are the bodies? I am here to identify the fallen heroes."

Izuku frowned and replied, "Second floor, It's really a disaster if you ask me."

Toshinori clenched his teeth and replied, "Thanks."

Izuku never saw All Might this angry before.

"Ah Toshinori! There are multiple bodies piled up on the second floor but I don't recommend going there. It's a nightmare" Nezu replied.

Hearing him, All Might sprinted upstairs and opened the door.

The expression on his face turned into disgust and he transformed into his hero form out of anger.

"DAMN IT!" He yelled out and punched the nearby wall, destroying it in process.

Izuku slowly walked up the stairs and asked, "Did you recognize anyone?"

All Might changed back into his true form so that he would conserve energy and replied, "I am so sorry young Midoriya...It's been a long time since we have talked. I owe you an apology." He sat on the ground, leaned his back on the walk and continued, "No, I am afraid that in this state I cannot recognize anyone from here apart from the girl on the cross. She was one of the rescue heroes. We weren't really close but it's just sad and frustrating to see her like this! She didn't deserve this! None of them did..."

All Might wanted to cry but only a small portion of tears came out. He was already acquainted with death. He had no idea who any of these people were besides the girl, but he still felt that he failed as the symbol of peace everyone believes in.

"Not only did we lose ten of the older generation heroes a few days ago, but we also lost another bunch in this damned theater. The hero society is falling apart." All Might sadly commented.

Izuku wasn't sure what to say since the situation was horrible. He himself didn't feel anything but he knew that other people must be scarred for life.

As he was staring at the body of the girl, he noticed something inside of her mouth.

"Excuse me, All Might." Izuku reached his hand towards her mouth and pulled out a small ball of crumpled paper.

He flattened the paper up and read.

[Good day to the individual who receives this letter. My name is not important, and this is just a small notice. I will make sure to remove all of the fake heroes from this country, then police, and afterward, the corrupted government itself. No one will stop me. Their families will be burned down to the last member so that no foul seeds will be sown ever again.]

Izuku folded the paper again and murmured, "At least we are sure that it's about vengeance now." He frowned as he somewhat agreed with the killer's ideals.