Remnants of a Hero

Chapter 1

"It's YOUR fault Izuku turned out quirkless! In this day and age being quirkless is unheard of ! When this gets out I won't be able to face anyone out of shame !"

"What are you talking about?! Izuku just had his dreams shatter and you're worried about what others will think of you? How could you even think of yourself at a time like this?"

Izuku heard glass shatter following by a loud scream. Stiff with fear, he pulled the blanket tighter around himself and tried his best to muffle his sobs. Soon he heard the front door slam and the screaming die down. Waiting for his heart to calm down a bit, he got down from his bed and gently opened the door to his room to peak out. Not wanting to make a lot of noise, he slowly went toward the living room. Seeing his mother, curled up on the floor, crying while trying to stop the bleeding on her forehead turned his blood cold. He quickly ran up to her and pressed his little hands into the towel she was holding over her wound. His tears flowing unchecked as the only thing going through his mind was to help his mother stop the bleeding.... 'Oh God there's so much blood.....'

Midoriya Inko looked into her son's eyes and felt her heart shatter the second time that day. He didn't deserve it. He didn't deserve any of this. Wrapping her hands around him she pulled him close and whispered, "I'm sorry Izuku....I'm sorry".

Izuku could hear the vulnerability in his mother's voice. He had never seen her break down so completely. She had always been his pillar of strength, his hero on the rare occasions when his father actually came home for a change, drunk and taking his rage out on him when she was not home. She would console him, treat his wounds and then they would watch videos of Izuku's favourite hero All Might until he fell asleep.

That night, as he lay in his mother's arms, four year old Izuku made a silent vow to himself. Even if he was quirkless, he WILL become a hero someday – a hero whose mere presence will always put a smile on people's faces. He would NEVER EVER let someone cry if he could help it.

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~ 25 years later ~

"Daddy! Daddy! Mommy and I saw you on TV again! You were so cool!" screamed three year old Toshi Midoriya as he ran up to his father as soon as he stepped over the threshold. He was immediately picked up in his father's arms and spun around till he was a giggling mess.

"Izuku! He just had his dinner. Put him down before he pukes it all up".

Izuku Midoriya stopped spinning his son around as he turned to face the source of the stern voice. Putting Toshi down, he wrapped his arms around the speaker's waist and kissed her.

"I'm back."

"Welcome home, Izuku", sighed Ochako as she returned the embrace.

It's been 13 years since the fight between his idol All Might and All For One which forced All Might to retire after his true form was revealed to the public and the flame of One For All all but extinguished.

"You're next"

Izuku had taken his idol's words to heart. All Might was not just an idol to him anymore. He was a mentor, a father-figure...he was family.

He could not pinpoint the exact moment people began to call Hero Deku the New Symbol of Peace. Whispers of it began after his debut, considering how similar his power was to All Might. But the turning point was probably when he was able to crush the Villain Alliance, capturing most of the key villains like Toga Himiko, Dabi, Twice and Kurogiri. Shigaraki had however managed to escape. After this monumental feat he had been hailed as the New Symbol of Peace everywhere he went.