114 parts Ongoing MatureThis is the continuation of The Emperor's Dragon (Wattpad can only have 200 chapters in a fic)
It didn't start when All Might told Izuku Midoriya that he couldn't be a hero. It started much earlier than that, when Hisashi Midoriya walked out on Inko, taking with him their four and a half year old son.
All For One will devote a lot of time to investments he considers worthwhile. His son is one such investment.
"Young man," All Might said again. He was trying to sound gentle. "We can fix this."
Izuku stared at him. And then he laughed. It was a bitter, hollow laugh but as he laughed he let his hair fade to white and turned his eyes gold. The widening of All Might's eyes was somewhat carthic but wasn't going to be enough.
"No, we can't," Izuku told him before bracing.
All For One let his son go to make his own choices, giving him a new identity, and new opportunities. He's taught Izuku well but needs to know that his son will come to him because it is his choice.
Izuku is eager to see the world, and perception creates reality. What will Izuku see? A system that should be torn down and burned, or a system that is trying to be better than it is? Which side will he choose? Here, he is not All Might's chosen successor, but All For One's and no matter what he chooses, he will be a force to be reckoned with.
Follows Izuku through into high school and canon time and all the fun that entails.