Ashfire

Years after the Paranormal Liberation War, Japan is a fractured battlefield. Quirkless extremists known as the Vanguard Sect wage a new uprising, believing quirks must be wiped from humanity entirely. Midoriya Izuku, stripped of his powers and working as a field analyst, is one of the few who can predict their tactics.

But when a mission goes wrong and Kirishima Eijirou is killed while carrying critical intel, everything begins to unravel.

Katsuki Bakugou-hero, survivor, and Kirishima's closest friend-goes missing.
Vanished.
Off-grid.
Dangerous.

The Hero Command turns to the one person Bakugou might still listen to: Midoriya.

As Midoriya uncovers the truth behind Kirishima's death, he finds himself dragged into a conspiracy deeper than the first war-one that threatens to finish what Shigaraki started. And somewhere in that darkness, Bakugou is burning out.

To save what remains of the world, Midoriya must first save the boy he once chased... and the man he's become.