The Legendary Hero: Deku (Discontinued)

Izuku Midoryia: Origin

"True heroism is remarkably sober very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to to serve others at whatever cost."
-Arthur Ashe

When I was four years old I truly learned that all men are not created equal. I was classified as a "quirkless" individual. No one respected me and no one saw me as a human being.

You see there are these things called quirks, where they give super human abilities like changing the weather or super strength. 80% of the population is born with a quirk but I'm part of the 20% that isn't.

As a kid I always looked up to heroes and see how they are willing to sacrifice everything to just save one person. I always wanted a quirk so I can be the best hero the world has ever seen. But once I was diagnosed quirkless, everyone gave up on me. My mother told me I should pursue a new dream, but I was determined to be come a hero.

But my best friend Bakugo or better known as Kacchan, he became the worst bully ever. He gave up on me and gave me the nickname "Deku". After a while the name had a meaning of "weak" and or "useless".

I wanted to give up and just be good at something else, but I wasn't going to that. I wanted to become a hero, so I started to work out so I can at least defend myself. But it never helped, I would still lose all my fights because they had one advantage, they all had quirks.

My mother became increasingly worried for my safety. But I always told her heroes go through this in a daily basis. But on my 7th birthday she died, she was being mugged and she was shot. When I heard the news I ran as fast as I could.

But the truth finally caught with me, she died a great mother. I was forced to go to an orphanage, but I still went to the same school as Bakugo and word got out that I was a orphan.

They all thought my mother had left me, so the bulling has only gotten worse. It went to the point where I would open my locker with letters saying that I should kill myself. I would report it to the school but in their words "who cares about a quirkless kid."

Once I turned 10 however I met my idol All might. It was a simple signing, and I was the last one to get my action figure sign. And I took my chance, I asked him "can I still be a hero without a quirk?"

He looked a me with a confused look. "First let me ask you a question young one." He paused, he saw the reporters coming closer and he started to get annoyed from those vultures. "Do you want to be a hero to be better than me, or do you want to be a hero to save people?"

I looked at him that day determined to finally speak my mind on why I wanted to be a hero. "I don't want to be a hero just to be better than you." This surprised the reporters, but it intrigued All might. "I want to be a hero to save people with a smile and become the symbol of peace and hope. Be the reason why people smile and feel safe. And if I ever face a villain that is stronger than me, then that is the only time when I feel I have to be stronger than you. I don't want to do it for the fame, the money, or to be number one. I want to do it so no child has to lose his or her parents because of a villain." Everyone was shocked that a ten year quirkless kid had the right idea of what a hero should be. "I want to be the hero that makes everyone feel safe, happy, and feel all their weight go off their shoulders. Why? BECAUSE I AM HERE!"

Everyone was stunned, All might stood up and went to one knee. "My boy, you already know what makes a true hero. So from this day on you will be training to be the best hero there is."

I was surprised by this, and he kept his word I started to train with him. It was later revealed to me about his quirk. One for all, a powerful quirk that is able to be passed down to one person to another and becoming much powerful than the pervious holder. At age 12 I received the quirk but I never used the quirk.

I kept it a secret from everyone that I finally had a quirk, but the bullying never stopped.

But I never paid any attention to them. 10 months before the U.A entrance exam however a sludge monster captured Bakugo and I saved him using my quirk. A huge gust of wind blew the monster away and Bakugo was free.

It was the first time anyone as seen me use my quirk. Bakugo was angered that I actually had a quirk and I kept it a secret but by then I had no intention to restore the friendship I once had with him.

But it finally brings us to where I took my first steps to becoming a hero. The U.A entrance exams, where I finally was able to show my potential of becoming a hero.

My name Izuku Midoryia and this the story of how I became The Legendary Hero: Deku.