The Line Between Light And Dark

Ch 8. Well That Wasn't Suppose To Happen

Never in his entire life had Izuku been as shocked as he was currently, no, shocked didn't even cover half of how he felt. He poked One For All again to make sure he wasn't hallucinating, but the results stayed the same only further confusing him.

He had Fa Jin.

How could he have possibly gotten Fa Jin, even if that had been the intention of Third. The man was dead, he took Quirks from a persons Quirk factor and dead people didn't have Quirk factors that were usable. That is of course, unless, One For All wasn't just a stockpiling energy and souls, but Quirk's themselves.

It was so ironic, his brother always used to complain about stealing Quirks when in certain aspects that was exactly what One For All was doing.

However that still left one unanswered Question, why had Third given him their Quirk. Why would Third give him, their worst enemy and the person who had killed their boyfriend, their own Quirk? It didn't make sense, plus unlike Yagi they weren't a Hero and had no problem potentially holding a grudge over something like that.

'Consider it a test of faith.' Third's voice responded to his thoughts, making Izuku nearly leap out of his skin.' Ah, so my theory was correct...giving you my Quirk has gifted me a stronger connection to the material world and you in general.'

'Ok, I will unpack the whole being able to talk to you while awake thing later, what to do mean by test of faith?' Izuku asked hesitantly and a small huff of annoyance came from Third.

He had a distinct feeling the man would rather be doing something else, but was humouring him for some reason.

'Fa Jin has been inside One For All for the second longest time of any Quirk, depending on how you use it in the future will determine whether I will end up giving you a chance or not.' Third replied and Izuku felt like this wasn't the whole story, but didn't say anything.' You will not let any of the other Vestiges know about this, understood?'

Izuku was taken aback by how urgent the third's tone seemed, but considering their gift and the fact they did it knowing full well it was a risk...he wouldn't tell anyone, not even his brother if they asked.

'I won't tell any of them, I swear.' Izuku responded and he felt the third's satisfaction, before something slipped away in his mind and he realized it was the third.

He inhaled deeply, once more left to his own thoughts as he tried to process what had just happened. Fa Jin wasn't a terribly hard Quirk to figure out, but it was a dangerous Quirk to get wrong. If he used it and didn't do it correctly, the Quirk could end up killing him with how much energy it had built up inside One For All.

Briefly he wonder if that was the plan, but shook his head as he knew that the third user would recognize the fact he could understand how to work Quirks like the back of his hand.

"I need to have another talk with Yagi and maybe get myself some therapy, I have a feeling I am gonna need it soon." Izuku grumbled to himself out loud, sighing as he reached over and grabbed his phone.

He blinked noticing a text message, before opening it and smiling.

Kacchan - You free on the weekend? Was wondering if you wanted to go to the movies, there is a new All Might documentary out.

Me - I am free, although I'll have to ask a teacher for permission.

Izuku placed his phone back down, smiling happily as he stood up and got ready for the day.

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Izuku walked into class with a smile, Katsuki waving for him to sit next to them. So he made his way over and set his things on the desk, whispering a quick hello to the spiky blonde.