Vision of a Hero - Genshin Impact x Mha/Bnha

Disclaimer: The art used above is not mine. However the art for the cover is mine. The original art is by nezu #3197624 on zerochan (I think?) redrawn by me.

Izuku hummed a tune as he sat at the edge of the rooftop, eagerly waiting for his friend. He turned as he heard the footsteps behind himself.

"Kacchan! You've finally come," he exclaimed.

Izuku moved away from the edge and approached the newcomer.

"This better be quick, Deku. I've got other things to worry about," stated Bakugo.

Izuku gestured Bakugo to come closer.

"The sight here is breathtaking, don't you think?" said Izuku. "The perfect view for the last moments of your life."

"What are you-"

Izuku interrupted his friend.

"Don't you remember Bakugo? 'Just pray that you'll be born with a quirk in your next life and take a swan dive off of the roof of a building.' This is where it all started... my ambition... and this is where it will all end."

"What do you mean?"

"Confused? I figured you would be."

Izuku walked closer to Bakugo.

"Let me tell you a story, Kacchan."

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It was an encounter that I never would have expected...

To see a child no more than three years of age inside a tavern, unattended, was truly a surprise.

Our second meeting was, yet again, uncalled for. The same child had strayed off the park. He caught me rehearsing at the entrance of the forest.

"Whoa! That was awesome. What was that?" the child asked.

"This is a ballad. It showcases a story in the form of a song."

"Can you do another one?"

Ever since then, the boy became my only audience whilst rehearsal.

The boy was a ray of sunshine, always smiling. His happiness brushed off on me, making my days brighter.

But his light was lost the day he found out he was quirkless. His best friend turned into bully and his father left him. The only person by his side other than myself was his mother. But even she did not support his ambition to be a hero.

Over the years, I did my best to support him. I sung for him, comforted him, did my best to make his life happy. I was his only friend.

But then an incident happened in middle school, and he came to me on this very rooftop.

"I'm sorry," he told me as he stood at the edge. "I cannot take it anymore. All of this is too much for me."

"It's alright," I tried to console him.

"I met All Might today. He told me to give up on my dream."

"He's wrong! He doesn't-"

My friend sharply interrupted me.

"-'Just pray that you'll be born with a quirk in your next life and take a swan dive off of the roof of a building.' That's the advice I received today."

"Who-"

"Don't worry. It wasn't All Might. I'm sure you know very well who I'm talking about."