David had to completely shut down the island due to some malfunction preventing him from fixing the security system.
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When Izuku heard that, he immediately suspected a problem in the server room. The boy left Melissa and David to their private talk while All Might made his rounds across the Island to make sure everyone was alright.
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As for Aoi and him, they teleported straight to the server room. It was pitch black, perfect for Dark Shadow to go nuts. But the place wasn’t in ruins, so it really seems like he got himself under control.
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The trio were huddled together next to a slowly melting glacier with a hetermorph villain inside. Todoroki was constantly keeping the lights on with his fire.
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Aoi: “The heck happened here?”
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Mina: “We fought off the robots, and everything went black. But before that-”
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She says while looking at the frozen woman.
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Tokoyami: “Did you defeat the villain who started all of this?”
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Izuku: “Yes, I made sure he won’t bother anyone again.”
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The trio look at Izuku with slightly raised eyebrows.
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Mina: “You don’t mean-”
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Izuku: “N-No! He’s alive! I just crushed his legs.”
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Mina: “Oh.”
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Tokoyami: “He deserves nothing less.”
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Aoi: “Why? Who is this?”
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Todoroki finally spoke and explained what the other two couldn’t. The idea made Izuku want to back up and crush the arms as well. But he fought that strong urge down; he can’t go too far.
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Izuku: “W-What do we do with her then?”
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Mina: “Hand her over to the authorities. She’s still a villain, but if we explain things, I’m sure they can get her some help.”
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Aoi: “And I can get the collar off easy enough.”
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Todoroki: “Now that we have a plan, what now?”
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Izuku: “The power can’t come back until the server room is fully repaired. Melissa and her father will come down soon to do that. Right now, we need to melt this.”
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Todoroki: “On it.”
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Now that everything is over, Todoroki started melting the ice in earnest. Before long, Scoria was released and fell to the wet ground.
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Izuku quickly removed the muzzle, and the rest gave the woman room to breathe.
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She looked up, and everyone saw her charcoal teeth and orange tongue. She noticed their staring and covered her mouth.
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Mina: “It’s okay; you don’t have to hide with us.”
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Izuku: “And Wolfram is gone. He can’t hurt you anymore.”
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Tokoyami: “You’re free.”
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Aoi: “Well, almost.”
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The girl carefully approached the scarred woman.
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Scoria: “D-Don’t.”
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Her voice was rough and deep, yet laced with the essence of stolen innocence. It made Aoi pause, but only for a moment.
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Aoi: “Relax, I can remove it safely with my quirk.”
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Scoria backed up further, but Aoi kept inching closer. Before long, the teleporter made contact with the collar. Instantly, it was transported a few feet away.
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Unfortunately, the collar immediately exploded when it rematerialized. But Izuku reacted in time and contained the blast in a psychic bubble.
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Aoi: “Haha… sorry. Should have sent it elsewhere.”
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Scoria didn’t care about that. She touched her neck, something she hasn’t done in years, and almost immediately wept. Wordlessly, Mina hugged her and stroked the ash-colored hair.
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The warmth from this gesture made Scoria shudder and sink deeper into the embrace. After all these years, she is finally free.
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Todoroki: “We should give them some space.”
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Izuku: “Right.”
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Izuku and Aoi teleported to the next floor, while Tokoyami and Todoroki stepped a few feet away from the heartwarming sight.
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The next group Izuku ran into was Bakugo’s. The whole area was filled with broken and mutilated robots. Piles and piles of them were stacked up, with Bakugo using it as a makeshift throne. Well, that’s what he would like to tell himself.
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But in actuality, it was a good way for his constant explosions to light up the place. He was like a mini-sun for those below who were resting after the battle.
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Izuku: “Hey, everyone!”
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Uraraka: “Midoriya!”
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The group, minus Bakugo, ran up to the teleporting duo.
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Jiro: “What happened?”
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Kirishima: “Did you defeat the villain?”
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Sero: “When are the lights coming back on?”
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The boy smiled and explained the situation to his fellow classmates. Hearing that All Might was active again and that everything was resolved caused them all to sigh in relief.
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Izuku: “Right now, we should all regroup outside with everyone else. After that, we go to our hotel rooms and rest until the morning. By then, everything should be back to normal.”
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Denki: “I can get behind that.”
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Aoi: “Then everyone hold hands.”
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They did so after Bakugo jumped down and joined. Izuku noticed that the two hands he had little problem holding hands with were Kirishima’s and Uraraka’s.
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It was at that moment, with his current state, he finally understood why he didn’t like seeing it.
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In the next instant, the group was teleported outside by Aoi. The jump, though, finally tuckered the girl out. She fell on her behind and sighed.
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Aoi: “I’m done for today. Midoriya, can you take over teleporting duties?”
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Izuku: “Sure, but first… ”
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He looks at Bakugo, who noticed the gaze immediately.
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Bakugo: “Tch, what is it, Deku!”
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Izuku: “Kacchan, can we talk, alone?”
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Bakugo: “Hah?!”
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The boy stomped over to Izuku and glared at his rival. It didn’t take long before Bakugo noticed something was different with Deku. He was calmer, more in control.
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Izuku: “It won’t take long. Unless you want to do this in front of everyone?”
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Uraraka: “Do what?”
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The girl stepped toward the duo with a concerned look. Bakugo clicked his teeth and refused to look at her.
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Izuku: “Nothing serious, don’t worry about it. Wait here for everyone else to arrive; I’m sure it won’t take long for the others in the city to come here.”
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Uraraka: “O-Okay.”
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Izuku didn’t wait for Bakugo to agree before he started to walk away. The explosive boy only got more worried by the strange behavior. But he won’t let that get to him; he won’t show fear by not going.
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So the boy followed Izuku several feet away from the group, far enough that they couldn’t hear or see their conversation.
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What Bakugo didn’t expect was a surprise punch to the face, powerful enough to knock him to the ground.
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Izuku: “That did feel good. I always wanted to do that.”
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Bakugo: “Y-You basta-”
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Before he could get up and retaliate, the boy saw Izuku’s fierce glowing eyes. Bakugo froze.
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Izuku: “I finally understand why I didn’t like you and Uraraka getting close. It’s because you don’t deserve it.”
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Bakugo: “What are you-”
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Izuku: “You like her.”
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Bakugo: “W-What! No I-”
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Izuku: “Not fully, not yet. But I can read your mind and feel your emotions, now more than ever. You respect her, Kacchan, and you’re slowly falling for her strength of will.”
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The boy could only grind his teeth at the suggestion.
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Izuku: “But you don’t deserve it. Happiness, love, and joy. Not after what you did to me.”
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Bakugo: “You’re still on about that, Deku!?”
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Izuku: “YES!! You told me to kill myself! You bullied me for years! My friend since forever treated me like dirt because I was quirkless! Why should you get to be happy while never atoning for that?!”
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Bakugo was struck speechless by Izuku’s words, things he knew deep down but was too proud to acknowledge. But it was what Izuku said next that sent chills down his spine. Midoriya grabbed his chest and gave voice to his darkest urges.
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Izuku: “Kacchan… I-I… want to kill you.”
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Bakugo: “What… ”
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Izuku: “I could crush your heart right now and then, with some help, make everyone forget you ever existed. I want to do that. A part of me thinks I should do that.”
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Bakugo was still on the ground, unable to move. Never before has death been so close to him. Who would have guessed that it would be shy Deku that would make him feel fear.
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Izuku: “I thought I was past this when I made you see me as more than a pebble… but I’m not. Those years of abuse won’t ever leave me. Even with Kiri’s help, those years still weigh heavy on me. But… ”
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The boy takes a breath and calms himself.
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Izuku: “Despite recognizing that part of myself, I still won’t give in to villainous urges and end you. Despite everything, I still respect you, Kacchan, and wish things were different. But this time, you’ll have to earn it.”
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Bakugo: “E-Earn it?”
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Izuku: “Yes. When we get home, we’re going to have one last fight. One that will settle everything. When I win, you will apologize to me. Then, before or after the fight, you will tell Uraraka everything you’ve done to me. If you do that, I’ll have no problem with you, and we can move on. If you can’t do that, I’ll tell Uraraka myself, and you’ll be dead to me. Am I clear?”
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The explosive boy was unable to respond, too overwhelmed by everything said to say anything. Instead, he let his head fall down, the best he could do.
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Izuku: “I’ll take that as a yes. See you then, Kacchan.”
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He walked away and left Bakugo in the darkness of his own mind. When he returned to the group, everyone was reunited and happily talking. Uraraka noticed his return but didn’t see Bakugo.
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Uraraka: “Hey, Midoriya, where’s Bakugo? Did something happen?”
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Izuku: “No, we just came to an understanding.”
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Uraraka: “Really? That’s good, I like it when you two get along.”
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Izuku: “… Me too.”
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Momo & Kiri: “Izuku!”
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Out of the crowd came his two girls running to him.
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Izuku: ‘Right… I got to do that too. No more lying to myself.’
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Kiri: “Are you alright?”
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Momo: “You didn’t overdo it, right? Because you… look different.”
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Izuku: “I was more worried about you two. But more than that I u-um… actually… there’s something I have to tell you two.”
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Before they can ask what that something is, he pulls them into his arms with his quirk.
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The best policy is to rip the band-aid. So Izuku kisses Kiri.
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Everyone: “HUUUUH!!”
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Kiri did not care about the audience and pulled Izuku deeper into the kiss.
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Momo: “I-Izuku… ”
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But Izuku wasn’t trying to kiss only one girl. He escaped Kiri’s grip and then kissed Momo.
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Everyone: “HUUUUUHH!!!”
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Denki: “He can do that?!”
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At this point, someone definitely fainted over this. As for Momo, she was shocked at first but quickly kissed her man back.
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Kiri: “Oh…”
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After a moment, Izuku broke off the kiss and looked at his girls.
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Izuku: “I love both of you. Maybe that’s selfish, but I don’t care. I can’t pretend one of you means more to me than the other.”
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He said it. He wants them both, and he is not going to choose just one.
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Momo: “I… I don’t know… this is-”
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Kiri: “Well, if she doesn’t want you so… ”
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She tries to kiss Izuku again, but Momo shuts that down quick.
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Momo: “I didn’t say that! I-I just need time to think.”
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Izuku: “That’s fine; I’m sorry for springing this on you. I also didn’t want everyone to get the wrong idea so… ”
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Sero: “Hold on! Can someone explain what just happened? Isn’t Tae, Midoriya’s sister?”
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Izuku: “Adopted.”
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Sero: “Still… ”
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Ida: “This is highly irregular. I don’t know if it will work out in the long term.”
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Uraraka: “But if they’re happy together, then… it could?”
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Tsuyu: “I’m fine with it, kero.”
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Shoji: “Weirder things have happened.”
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Alice: “They do look cute together.”
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Denki: “Lucky bas-”
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Moving on from Jiro giving Denki his deserved earjack shock, Kaoru woke up from the fainting spell.
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Kaoru: “Ugh, what happened?”
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Shiho: “Midoriya is dating two girls. That creation girl and his adopted sister.”
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Kaoru: “… What?”
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Sabrina: “I don’t see much of a problem. It’s not as bad as liking older men.”
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Kaoru: “Hey! At least I don’t get off from whipping people.”
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Sabrina: “I-I don’t get off to it!”
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Izuku watched as the atmosphere returned to a jovial one. Despite his declaration, most of them seem fine with it. Even better, Ida is walking again. His heart soars at those facts.
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Izuku: ‘They accept me. Maybe… they’ll accept the rest.’
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The possibility of this warms his chest. Truly, he is lucky and blessed. Not just because of his quirk, but because of the family he has and the people he has met.
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Izuku: ‘I have to become worthy of this. To become a powerful hero that does more than defeat the villain. I’ll use this power to help and lift up my family and friends. That’s my responsibility, as a… prince.’
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It may sound prideful, but he has accepted it. With a quirk like his, how could he see himself as anything less than-
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Superior.
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Theo was dangerously close to death. What with the stab wound and long waiting time.
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But thanks to a certain brother, he survived.
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Theo: ‘Of course he can heal now… ’
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He made sure to stay away from Izuku after getting healed. He retrieved Titan and helped with general cleanup. Anything to keep appearances and not give Izuku enough reason to read his mind.
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Because for some reason, the esper felt more dangerous. Even if Theo resisted, it might not be enough.
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Theo: ‘Whatever happened tonight awoke something in the kid. I need to push up some plans and inform Sensei.’
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After cleanup, time went by fast. The villains were put behind bars, and the groups were debriefed on everything. Both on serious matters and more personal ones.
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Theo: ‘And he has two girlfriends now… I hate him.’
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Speaking of girlfriends, Mei was a bond the boy didn’t expect to make. Theo can’t lie; he… enjoyed spending time with her. Sad that they are on two different sides of a conflict.
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But a part of him thinks it doesn’t have to be.
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Don’t Ida and Melissa prove that quirkless people can rise above society? They didn’t need to bring it to its knees. Maybe he doesn’t have to-
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Theo: ‘No! They are exceptions and haven’t truly been tested. Not like I have been… ’
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He stares into the ceiling of the hotel he was given and sighs. It was still dark, but he didn’t mind right now.
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Theo: ‘Nothing has changed. I will kill the rest of my family and then continue where Melissa left off. But instead of focusing on someone who had a quirk, I’ll focus on those born worthless. Yes, that’s the proper path.’
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Putting the matter to bed, Theo turns in bed and drifts off to sleep.
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