Ash Maker - Pulvis et Umbra Sumus//My Hero Academia Fanfiction

Chapter 18: Quirky

Izuku has noidea what move he could come up with, using just Decaying Essence. Heisn't sure if he should use One for All... albeit, Hagakure Toruestablished the rather widely accepted excuse that it is a quirkgiven by All for One to corrupt him. Heck, this is what he toldTanjiro and Nezuko when they asked about the fight between All Mightand All for One! He would like to thank her. On the other hand, sheis already enough of a security risk to any secrets, so he bettershould avoid telling her anything about One for All.

His class wastraining, left to their own devices, figuring out their moves.Hitoshi somehow convinced Aizawa to copy his capture gear. Butbecause he joined the class later, he won't take the exam until nextschool year, so he has no pressure to master it and to make a move.So Izuku and the girls just rendered him to be their thinker whilethey do physical training.

"Like theRipley Grip, maybe you can copy Mina?", proposed Hitoshi. "HerAcid Veil, but it decays everything that touches her?"

"I wouldlike to avoid copying her again.", replied Izuku, "And I am notsure that a shield is what Aizawa had in mind."

"Maybe youcould build off that punch you gave All for One.", proposed Kyoka.Like Hagakure, she likes to spy on the teachers. Hence class 1-Aknowing the villain's name. "In general, use the quirks he gaveyou, make his plans backfire on him."

"Whatquirks did he gave to you anyway?", asked Momo. Like Izuku, she wasclueless what to pull off with her quirk. Like Mina, she just figuresout small tricks.

"Only astrength stockpiling quirk.", lied Izuku. Yoichi hinted he mayaccess the other users quirks. "I... fainted after he gave me thatquirk, so I don't know if it is the only one he gave me."

"Two quirksis already mind boggling, but can you imagine to have three? Or evenfour?", wondered Momo, "The possibilities!"

"I stilltry to get the hang of it, I'm kinda worried that a third quirk popsup.", said Izuku. He was again nervously scratching his neck. "Istill struggle to not break my bones using the strength quirk, whatmay happen with a forth one?" He started to mutter worries, notnoting that he started to float, until he felt Hitoshi's gear wrappedaround him.

"Looks likenumber three is here.", said Hitoshi, "Floating. Pretty harmlessin comparison."

"F-Float?"The first quirk to unlock is his grandmothers. He somewhat likesthis.

Hitoshi waspulling on him, "Damn! Could you try to manipulate it? You justfloat more. Momo, mind making weights?"

"On it!",said Momo, starting to create weights.

Aizawa sawwhat they were doing, and just said, "More quirks? At least nothingdestructive." He helped Hitoshi with his own gear. He thenrealized, "Shinsou, your pulling is weak."

"I don'twant to accidentally rip it!"

"Stopworrying, you too, Midoriya."

"Y-Yessir!" Izuku stopped his mumbling and took deep breaths, then hefelt the quirk stopping and he fell, the two gears making that hedoesn't drop to the ground like a plate.

"Looks likethe weights aren't needed anymore.", said Momo, somewhatdisappointed.

"UnlessIzuku starts to float again.", replied Kyoka. "Keep them close,just in case."

Back on theground, Aizawa dragged Izuku to Nezu, saying he needs to be informedof the new quirk. Bakugou saw them leaving the gym and asked whatthis was about.

"Oh, a newfloating quirk popped up in Izuku.", replied Jiro Kyoka. "He juststarted to float."

Bakugou knowsof One for All, All Might and Izuku didn't bother to keep it a secretback them. As well as the excuse Hagakure accidentally created. Buthe isn't sure where the floating comes from. Unless it is related tothe wonder quirk. At this point, he won't be surprised, not that hecares much anymore. "Fucking Ash Maker." He then left.

With Bakugouout of earshot, Hitoshi asked, "Girls, I need your help withsomething, not relating to quirks."

"Unless youwant to confess to our quirk dumpster, it may is.", said Kyoka.

"What?"How did they knew that? Now he was blushing.

"We knowyou like Izuku.", said Momo, "Your reaction confirmed that. Now,with what can we help you exactly?"

"How do Iconfess?"

...

Izuku took awhile to return. Which turned out to be Hatsume Mei's fault. Whiletalking to Nezu, somehow his move became the topic. Mainly becauseNezu told him not to rely solely on the newest shiny quirk he got orthe strongest. Izuku agreed, but said he will focus on Float for thenext while despite that, because he needs mobility.

He then hadan idea for a support item, Nezu told him to ask Hatsune for such.Which he did. He heard about Hatsume Mei from his class and saw herin the television of the sports festival. So he returned three hourslater with some sort of grabbling hook that is fixated on his sleeve.Both arms, actually, as he can't decide which arm to use to swingaround like Sero.

His left armso that he can use his right arm to attack as best as he can, or hisright arm so that he can maneuver the best he can, even if that meanshe needs to get better with his left hand aim. They also featureholsters for magazines with small metal marbles.

His newfingerless gloves, besides featuring an extension that helps to aimthe hook, the gloves feature a small pistol-like machine. Izuku cantouch it to infect the marbles with the decaying essence. Izuku was,while Mei was working on it, to ditch them, but he decided to keepthem as a backup. That was until Mei asked a question.

"Do youhave any other use for the marbles? Now that you can do it without?"

She said, ifnot, they would be a waste on his suit, unnecessary weight. So Izukusat in the workshop of the support course and started thinking. Inother words, he analyzed the shit out of his own quirk and considereduses for marbles. His muttering scared some of the other supportstudents, especially the ones who recognized his hair color.

Afterbouncing a few ideas with Hatsune, and a few of the braver students(one asked him to decay a machine to test the durability of thematerial she used), he decided a function. That is, after a test. Healready can infect objects with decay, and he can control when itstops. Can he control when it starts?

In short, themarbles will be mini landmines that are more discrete. They don'texplode your ass off, they decay it away.

Izuku askedSero, who was still jumpy around Izuku (to be fair, decaying skin hasto be fucking painful) if he could give him some pointers forswinging around. Turns out Sero is very knowledgeable regardingPhysics, well, ones needed for his quirk, actually. Considering thatMomo studies the shit out of chemistry for her quirk, that Sero doesthe same with movement related physics isn't surprised, even if it isfor a move he came up with and not his quirk directly.

After that,Sero Hanta was lesser of a pussy around Izuku.

...

A week later,after Izuku had some control of the floating, and a dream sessionwith the vestiges that was mainly spend with Nana celebrating hergrandson has her quirk, they were given a last task before they go tothe exam. They are asked to fight each other and use their moves. ButTogata Mirio has a different idea.

He requestedto fight Izuku.

Aizawaallowed it, he got a hunch to why the third year requested it. TogataMirio is heavily associated with Nighteye Agency, which itself isheavily associated with All Might Agency. Sir Nighteye used to be AllMight's sidekick after all. All Might fought All for One who gaveMidoriya these quirks for all Aizawa knows, so he assumes SirNighteye told him something regarding the randomly appearing quirk ofMidoriya Izuku.

Izuku wasnervous what the older boy knows, or what he was told. All might toldhim that Sir Nighteye tried to convince him to make Mirio hissuccessor. Considering the mistaken focus on physical strength of Onefor All, he isn't surprised. Lemillion is a buff hero in training.Unlike Izuku, who is still somewhat of a dusty orphan twig.Especially in comparison. Mirio is golden.