Deku: The Golden Saiyan Hero of Hope

Chapter 14: Envy Versus Wrath

Chapter 14: Envy Versus Wrath

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

"Okay, sonny, it seems like everything is fine with you. I see zero injuries!" Recovery Girl stated as she checked Izuku's vitals for the third time. She made sure that Izuku's heartbeat and breathing were normal, and everything seemed to be perfectly normal. She did not need to use her Quirk since Izuku sustained no injuries in his fight against Shinso.

"Are you sure, Recovery Girl? He looked like he outputted a lot of energy when he broke out of Young Shinso's Quirk." Toshinori said worriedly as he has never seen Izuku showcase that kind of power before.

"Toshinori, please, I've checked the boy thoroughly three times already! He's fine. You're lucky he didn't break any bones this time or I would have given you both a harsh scolding!"

"Thanks, Recovery Girl. In the match against Shinso, I let my emotions get the best of me. It almost cost me the victory. And his words hit me pretty hard. I almost had a total mental breakdown... but I'm glad it all worked out in the end!" Izuku said with a depressed tone as he still remembered when Shinso called him "lucky" and "blessed."

"Well, his cried hit close to home for you, huh kid?"

"Yeah, but that did not mean I could lose either! I made a vow to win. That's what it means to aim for Number One, right?" Izuku exclaimed as he gave Toshinori a sheepish smile.

Recover Girl sighed, "Poor thing. You put some weird pressure on him again, didn't you?" Recovery Girl backhanded Toshinori to the side of his ribs.

"It was necessary! Ouch!" Toshinori yelped in pain as he rubbed his side.

"Oh yeah, All Might. I had a vision... "

"Hmmm? What kind of vision?" Toshinori asked as he recovered from the pain in his side.

"There were eight people. They looked like they were spirits of some kind. When it felt like my mind was filled with fog from the brainwashing, the vision appeared as if to drive away the fog. It was like time stopped for just a moment... which gave me the opportunity to break out it with my willpower alone. And if I remember correctly, there was someone who looked exactly like you, too, All Might. Was it... the people who had inherited One For All who did it?"

"What?! I'm a ghost?! SCARY!" Toshinori said in fright.

"What? I thought you would know about it!" Izuku yelled as he too was freaked out.

"No, I also saw it before, in my younger days," Toshinori replied as he crossed his arms in a serious manner.

"Really?"

"Yes. It is a clear sign that you have got a better grasp on One For All."

"What does that mean?" Izuku asked as he was now really curious.

"I think it's like a trace of something they left behind in One For All. Vestiges of their souls, if you will. You said you have unlocked 25%, right? I think that's why you're starting to get these visions. It is not something with the intent that can interfere with you, and you can't interfere with them. In other words, that vision is not what got rid of the brainwashing. It was that when you saw the vision, your strong emotions, drive, willpower, and determination to win allowed you to overcome Young Shinso's Brainwashing just long enough where you were able to generate a huge outburst of energy to snap you out of it. At least, that's what I think." Toshinori finished his explanation.