Kapitel 3: CH.3

ACROSS THE CITY

Sometime went by, though it was unclear how long. Peace was once again brought to the city while people went about on their usual business. A while ago, the mud monster that had run on a rampage had been caught by All Might, though it hadn't been reported yet. So since then life in the city seemed fine, especially for three delinquents from a certain school that Izuku and Tatsumaki attended, as they were walking through an alley.

"It's his fault for getting in the way." Kacchan said. The teen was in his usual mood when it came to the subject of Izuku. At the same time his friends were walking behind him with cigarettes in their mouth.

"…He's your childhood friend, ain't he?" asked one friend.

"You really overdid it today, man." The other friend snickered.

Kacchan wasn't happy at all, though. The topic about Izuku always seemed to anger him even when he didn't want to. Hence, with a clutch of his hand, he let out a fiery blast in his palm in spite.

"He's still got that stupid dreamy expression from back then…Just seeing it pisses me off! And that Terror Tornado! Who the hell does that weak ass think she is opposing me like that! If she weren't a girl I would…Hold it!"

Kacchan then turned to his friends. He had smelled the smoke from the cigarettes at that instant, before then turning back to see that it was his two friends that were smoking.

"Didn't I tell you guys to quit smoking?!" Kacchan yelled angrily. "If we're found out, my recommendation letter will catch flames too…"

His friends weren't paying attention though. It wasn't because they didn't want to, but actually because of what they just saw at that moment. So with shaky hands and fearful eyes, they pointed at something rising behind Kacchan.

"Lo…Look!" The friends said with shaky voice.

However, there was little that could be done. The monster behind Kacchan was the same one that All Might had captured, but unintentionally released. And now, with its mouth wide open, it was mere meters from Kacchan, who was confused and had very little time to react.

Nice, a new guise!" The monster said. "And it's one with a quirk too!"

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MEANWHILE…

Somewhere else in the city, there was something else that was going on. The hero, All Might, landed on a rooftop, where Izuku finally let go of him after clinging on to the hero's leg a while ago. Apparently, sometime ago, Izuku had been caught by the mud-like monster which wanted to take over his body, but thanks to All Might he was saved. However, both of them were unaware that it was free and now causing its own terror.

"That was scary…" Izuku said with a dizzy and scared look.

All Might had his back at him as he stood a few feet away. "I say! Could I just drop you off downstairs? I seriously have no time, and I don't lie!" He said honestly.

Izuku immediately got over his earlier state with a panic look on his face. The top hero, All Might, was already thinking of leaving, right before he could ask him what he had in mind. Izuku wasn't sure if his answer would be positive though, but he thought about asking with a glimmer of hope on his face.

"Wait! Uhm…" He said.

"No! I can't!" All Might yelled. His back was still at him when he said that.

However, Izuku didn't stop there. He still saw his chance open despite what All Might said. As such, he went ahead with the question that has plagued his mind.

Can someone who's quirkless become a hero!?" Izuku asked. "Can even a quirkless person be like you someday?"

All Might tilted his head to the boy. "You're quirkle-"

Suddenly, the hero felt something within him. He knew what it was instantly, and as a result began to panic mentally as smoke began to cover him. Izuku didn't seem to notice any of this though, as his eyes were closed at the time. But it didn't matter, because now the muscular man was reverting back to his other body state.

'It's no good…Holy shit…Holy goddamn…' All Might thought worriedly.

Izuku finally opened his eyes, but he still wasn't looking at the top hero. The reason was because he was in his own moment as he felt mildly nervous.

"I have no quirk, so I'm constantly made fun of by everyone…Even the one person who helped me out sometime ago told me to give up. Maybe it's not just because I'm quirkless." He said. "I don't know why…I just think saving people is the coolest, most awesomest thing ever."

All Might was still reverting back to his former state. Izuku still hadn't notice any of the changes going on to his ideal hero, not until that moment that he looked forward with a cheerful smile.

"I want to know no fear and save people with a smile!" He exclaimed happily. "I want to be a legendary hero like you and….OOOOOOWAAAAAAAHHH-!?"

Finally, Izuku had seen what his hero was. The tall, muscular and bright smiling man was no more; instead it was a guy who was skinny beyond any ordinary person that the teen had ever seen before.

"You shriveled up!" Izuku shouted in shock. "Eh!? You mean, all this time….Eh!? Are you an imposter!? You're a stick!"

The man before him looked at him with odd face.

"I am still All Might." He said. And then blood came out of his mouth.

"Wha-! IT CAN'T BEEE!"

A moment like that was something All Might had hoped not to happen. But with Izuku having seen everything, the hero had no choice. He told Izuku his condition from a fight five years back that put him in the terrible condition he was now in. Apparently, his inner organs had been damaged and caused him to only stay as his 'mighty' self for three hours.

Izuku was shocked of all of this. His favorite hero, and the man he always looked up to, was suffering something terrible. But if that wasn't enough, the hero then shut him down on his dream of being a hero since pro heroes risk their lives every day. So it was a hard reality that the teen had to take in, especially as All Might walked away. It was only then after that the hero found out that he had dropped the mud-like monster that he had caught earlier.

"No…" He gasped