Ayanokouji: Free Life

Chapter 44: Tending to Old Wounds

Ah, this entire battlefield is a mess. I can't see a single thing. The only good thing is that helicopter is no longer trained on me and is instead trained on All Might and AFO. Good, the more who see the fall of the old generation, the better. 

As I looked over the battlefield, a piece of rubble was launched towards my rooftop. I transformed my right arm into obsidian and changed it into a shield, which destroyed the piece of rubble instantly. Their fight seemed to be going into uncharted territory. However, I looked to the side and saw that Shigaraki, and the rest of the villains, had been given enough time to escape. So it seems All For One's main goal was reached. He saved his successors, for now. They will all meet their fates in the future, however.  

Me: As long as All Might loses One For All, this day is a success. 

As I peered over the battlefield, a figure emerged from the side of the roof as I stood up. It seems, despite my hopes he died during the ambush at the villain hideout,  

Me: Despite wanting to procure and create successes, you sure are easy to pinpoint from merely your breathing pattern, father.

An injured, yet angered, father was there, right behind me. I didn't even turn around, as I knew that looking at him in his pathetic state would only deter me from the sight I wanted to see. 

Father: Look at me son, look at me. 

Me: And why should I? My plans for the future have little to do with what you want, after all. 

Father: What plans? Do you honestly think you had a life in the beginning. You were always meant to be used as a tool for war. You were made from my cells to be just that. So why do you seem to care about others, as if you were a human to begin with. 

Me: Freedom. Every man, in the entire world, is given freedom, whether in the real world or in their own little fantasies. However, society and especially individuals like yourselves, think you can just manipulate creation into something it can never be. 

Father: And where is this all going, son?

Me: It goes to the direction my powers go and to the direction society should go. Society will change drastically once the conflict between AFO and All Might concludes. Whoever is the victor, won't matter a thing to me in the grand scheme of things. If AFO is victorious, I'll simply kill him off quickly. And if All Might wins, then I'll leave him alone for the time being, so he can squalor in his quirklessness. Depending on the situation, society will view me differently. 

Father: Since when did you ever care about society or those menial things, son?! There are bigger things at stake! Come back with me now, and lead the whiteroom to prominence! There, you can make all the changes to society that you need!!!!!!

I sighed. 

Me: At first, I did fear you father. You always came off as a man who would stop at nothing to see results. However, you failed to account one thing. You failed to account that I would grow this powerful so quickly. And you also couldn't even fathom, even during this very moment, of the power I will obtain in the coming weeks, months, and years. 

Father: What are you eve-

Me:  Have you ever heard about the existence of the 3 primordial quirks, father?

With this name spoken, he immediately began to sweat profusely, albeit hard to tell with the blood around his face. 

Father: How do you even know that name?!

Me: Because I read you're mind and have taken a copy of all that is inside it. It's one of the many things you keep there after all. 

Father: WHAT?!