I couldn't ever become a Villain, could I?
Of course not. Izuku, you're crazy for even considering it. Listen to yourself. A Villain! Seriously!?
But... Maybe... Oof.
What?
It's just... well...
Well, what?
Well... maybe it wouldn't be so bad... you know? Being a Villain.
So, what. You'd abandon your prince, just like that?! You'd go against everything he stands for, just like that?!
Crap. You're right, mysterious voice in my head whose identity I'm still trying to figure out.
Tch. I'm you, Deku.
Welp, I already have enough mental disorders by this point, why not add a split personality to that list.
That's not the proper term for what I am, I think.
I'm not a psychiatrist, dammit!
Still.
Izuku thinks to himself as he watches Kacchan blast himself away into the sky, from the hill he stands on.
I'll memorize the number that's engraved on this card by heart, just in case.
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By the time more Heroes come to help Shoto, Kirishima's already disappeared; escaped.
Leaving behind in his wake, a devastated Todoroki.
"Shoto! You need to calm down!"
Momo's words fall deaf on Shoto's ears.
How can I calm down?
How?
"Izuku..." Shoto whispers as he clutches the earth beneath him, knees on the ground.
Completely oblivious to the flames ravaging his surroundings, to the flames he's producing.
He clutches the earth tighter. "Izuku...!"
"Fuck, does anyone here have a fucking water Quirk?" Denki asks his co-workers as they stand from a far-off distance, the Heroes watching helplessly Todoroki's flames envelop the park he's in.
The fire surrounding Todoroki in the park he's in is enormous, threatening to envelop the neighboring buildings, even though Todoroki himself is nowhere near said buildings.
Fuck, just what the hell is going on with him...?
"IZUKU!" Shoto screams, tears streaking down his right side, "IZUKU!"
"Izuku? Who the fuck is that?" Pinky asks Momo.
Momo keeps staring at the fire.
"Fuck," Momo whispers.
"Momo?" Pinky asks.
"We have to stop this fire, as soon as possible." Momo says quickly.
"But how?" Pinky wails. "Literally none of our Quirks are cut out for this type of situation!"
Momo grits her teeth. "I'm working on it!"
"IZUKU!" Shoto screeches again. "IZUKU!"
He clutches the earth tighter, and falls face-flat on the ground, the fire around him threatening to consume him.
