A Tarnished Hero
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Last published Thu, Apr 3, 2025
Izuku Midoriya, hero hopeful, quirkless, and also a heavily abused teen, gets pulled into The Lands Between after dying to a villain when he tried to save his former tormentor. Ten months later while traversing Liurnia of the Lakes, Izuku is suddenly brought back to Japan, with no idea how he got there. His dream of being a hero still rooted deep within his mind, maybe this time, he could be one.
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