The Emperor's Dragon II

Reunion

All For One mentally sighed at his son's greeting. Logically, he supposed, when your son was leading a raid on Tartarus, they were long past the age where they would call you Dad... But that didn't mean he was ready for it.

Even if Izuku's next words only confirmed that he had grown up. "Don't say anything about Tomura."

Though, upon reflection that was an interesting statement. And what was just as interesting was the way Izuku was ordering the Nomu to block the stairs to the Fourth level and... to his senses formed a barrier around them. The High Ends had actually pushed All For One towards Izuku and he was curious enough to let them.

"Oh?" All For One asked.

Izuku said nothing and the Nomu completed their cordon around them. It was interesting. To All For One's senses there were four others in the area defined but the Nomu. One was Gigantomachia but the others... He didn't know them. They were obviously those who had sided with his son rather than Tomura.

"Just don't ask," Izuku repeated as he stepped forward.

All For One almost didn't see this movement when his son lunged forward and embraced him. Izuku had only gotten stronger and while he might now call him Father, he was still his son. He reached down, returning the embrace. Izuku was still shorter than him. All For One felt Izuku relax against him.

For three long breaths, Izuku just stood there before he stepped back. All For One heard Izuku take a deep breath. "Hold still," he said and as he watched, Izuku rose slightly.

His first thought was irreverent, that Izuku didn't have Air Walk but his son had Caeli Imperium to fly with. Then Izuku put his hands over his eyes. It felt odd, to feel his son's palms on his scarred flesh. All For One couldn't remember anyone touching him there except for the Doctor.

"Izu! You're doing it?" the girl asked.

"No need to wait," Izuku confirmed.

All For One had no idea what 'it' was. "I'm going to need you to trust me," Izuku whispered to him and All For One felt Dragon's Hoard reach out.

"You want my quirks?" He breathed the question.

"Just temporarily," his son replied.

For an instant All For One was indignant but he knew his son and Izuku had never asked him for quirks before. There would be a reason now. If it was Tomura... He'd have believed the brat was about to betray him, with his son... All For One gave a small nod, which Izuku felt with his hands, and he relinquished his hold on his quirks.

Dragon's Hoard was remarkably gentle and All For One felt it take the quirks he had. He didn't have many. Just those that were the most useful to fight the smiling blond idiot. Interestingly, Izuku left the copy of All For One and Regeneration to last and when he took the All For One copy, leaving him with Regeneration he sighed.

"There's still one," he breathed to his son.

"I know but you need that one," Izuku replied and hadn't removed his hands. "Now... Hold still please," he instructed without offering any other explanation.

All For One didn't know what to expect. His Little Dragon obviously thought something would. So did the others. He couldn't see them without radar vision but he could feel it and he was relieved that Gigantomachia hadn't moved to protect him so his bodyguard thought this was a good thing.

Then he felt a tingle... all over his body. It wasn't painful, it was just like he had all over light pins and needles. The feeling went on and then there was a dull ache in his head, that exploded into an instant of pain. All For One gritted his teeth but even as he did that, the pain was already fading. And then something brushed at his neck.