Apotheosis

CHAPTER 32: REGRETS

'Not bad for my new design.' Izuku smiled as he finished his latest blueprint for the Infinity Gauntlet. He'd gone through several different designs, all part of the process of making it work how he needed it to work. All of his other blueprints were horribly flawed, so his current idea was leaning more towards the nervous system of his body rather than genetic manipulation.

'This will show them. It will show them all.' His green eyes had a mad obsessed gleam in them. With the power that he imagined the gauntlet would grant him, he would be the greatest hero in the world. A hero that could save every innocent life. A hero that could defeat any villain no matter how strong or what their quirk was.

Part of him had to wonder if he was only doing this out of spite. Izuku still wanted to help people. It was just in his nature to help in any way that he could. Sadly no one wanted his help. In fact some people won't even let him help. With the vast power of his gauntlet they would get it regardless. Allmight was wrong about him. He could be a hero and he would be better than him. He was wrong.

Izuku sat in his office as he finished reminiscing about a time that felt so long ago. It seemed like ages that he was a weak quirkless nothing with pathetic delusions of being a hero.

"Izuku its time." He spun around in his chair to see Uraraka standing in the doorway.

"Yeah I know." Izuku stood up and walked over to her. He stopped when she raised her hand in the air, silently telling him to halt. Ochako reached for his tie and undid it.

"You're a highly skilled super genius, yet you still can't properly do a neck tie?" She smiled as she tied it correctly for him.

"No one's good at everything." Izuku chuckled, slightly embarrassed. Once finished she nodded at her work and took a moment to admire how handsome he looked in his cool gray from fitting suit. "Shall we go now?" Last he heard the stadium just opened and started allowing people in. It would be filled in hour.

"Gather the others. We're leaving in twenty minutes." He ordered. The brown haired girl silently nodded her head and turned around to go get Todoroki and Iida. They should have finished putting on their gear by now. He's going to need all hands on deck for tonight.

U.A. PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE

"Are you ready?" Nezu asked. Toshinori nodded his head. He stood there in a baggy brown trench coat that was used to hide his hero costume underneath it.

"Yes I am." He was conserving his strength as much as possible. That was what allowed him to defeat All for One the last time he fought after all. "This madness ends today."

"Remember stay in the crowd and don't make a move until I get into Midoriya's files." The principal reminded. "I'll give the signal then you can take him. While that's happening I'll post everything illegal that I found all over the internet and his reputation will be ruined"

"Thank you." Toshinori bowed gratefully at him. "Whatever happens tonight you've been a great friend and ally."

"Good luck Allmight. You'll always be the symbol of peace. Never forget that." Nezu gave him a respectful bow in return. With one last look the hero stepped out of the office and made his way to the main entrance with his disguise on. There was someone that noticed him leave though. Someone who saw through the getup and followed after him.

"Allmight!" The gaunt man paused when he heard the call. Spinning around he saw young Bakugou there staring at him. The explosive blonde had been sitting outside. He couldn't stand to be in the common room with the rest of his classmates as they prepared to watch Deku's live presentation.

"Young Bakugou? You shouldn't be out past curfew." The older man chastised.

"Where are you going?" It was then that he noticed the classic hero costume the man was sporting underneath the shady trench coat. "You're leaving to go fight Deku aren't you." He quickly put two and two together.