Ok here me out if you're from my other works. Yes, they are continuing so don't worry. Now that that's out of the way. I started watching My Hero Academia, or Boku no Hīrō Akademia. I'm just going to go with My Hero Academia. Also, I apologize as I am not good with the Japanese honorifics so my apologies to anyone who wanted them.
Now my inspiration for this deals both with the underuse of the more supernatural side of superheroes (like Blade for example), plus a bit of my old manga collection with had titles like Rosario Vampire. So I figured why not? Pretty much how my thought process goes. Anyway on with the Prologue.
Disclaimer: My Hero Academia (Boku no Hīrō Akademia) is not owned by me. That much certain. It is owned by Horikoshi Kōhei. Please support the official release.
It all started with a glowing baby boy two hundred years ago. Soon more reports of people developing these strange abilities. These so-called "Quirks". Chaos soon engulfed the world. Civilization stagnated as criminals with these Quirks started to take full advantage of their powers. Nations changed, altered, rose and fell as because of this. As society tried its best to adjust to the chaos brave men and women took it on themselves to stop these villains. A new profession was soon formed.
Thanks to these heroes peace was slowly restored to the world. Governments, both new and old began recognizing their efforts. As the troubles came to a shimmer the world became a superhuman place. With nearly eighty percent of the population having one of these Quirks the amazing was now the mundane.
Yet, in the shadow of all of this. There was something else. Long before the existence of Quirks tales and legends of beings with power had existed. In the new era, they had fallen out of the public knowledge over soo much. Why listen to these old legends when the world had become as amazing as them? After all, it was all just fairy tales.
All tales come from somewhere. A myth doesn't just spring up despite what some people would think. No the creatures of myth and legend. They were real and in the last few centuries, they made great strides to hide from them. As humanity grew stronger, more interconnected, and more ambitious they retreated into the shadows. The moment Quirks appeared all hell broke loose. A chaos in the shadows raged for decades after the first Quirk users were born.
In the fighting for their future five groups rose up about from this a new order was created. A homogeneity was born. The old world hiding amongst the new. A secret few knew and even fewer believed was real. The perfect masquerade as the new world of Quirks made hiding in plain sight much easier. However, nothing last forever and despite their attempts cracks are starting to form.
This is the story of one person who would bring the two worlds together. For better or for worse.
Quirkless. That was what the doctors had said about their child. Inko Midoriya knew how much her child wanted to be a hero. Just like All Might his idol. Now he was in his room watching the recording of All Might's first appearance with tears in his eyes. It broke Inko's heart when he asked her if he could still be a hero.
Inko didn't know what to say to her son at that moment other then she was sorry. Inko just mindlessly did the dishes fighting back tears in her eyes. The sound of the door opening caught her attention breaking her from her thoughts. "I came as fast as I could." It was her husband Hisashi Midoriya. He was a man about her age physically, with black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing his business suit having come home as soon as he could. In many ways, he seemed rather normal for someone of this superpowered age. The only weird thing was his rather shape canines. He looked at his wife as one simple thought entered his mind. "Mind if I talk to him?"
Inko gave him a nod as she watched him head for their son's room. Silently Inko had a prayer to whoever was listening. She knew that having no quirk crushed her son. Yet at the same time, she hoped for the one silver lining in all of this. Her husband officially had fire-breathing powers. At least that's what the government knew. 'But would he be allowed to be a hero?'
As she thought about this Hisashi stood in front of his son's room. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Opening the door he saw his son sitting at his chair tears in his eyes with his favorite video buffering. "Izuku." His son turned to him his eyes almost lifeless. 'The world is a harsh mistress my son.'
He knew from lots of personal experience. "Dad," Izuku looked him still shaken by all of this. His world almost seemed too end. "D-do... " His voice was strained a bit as he looked at his father. Hearing from his mother nothing but an apology had shaken him. "P-p-p-please tell me.."
Hisashi let out a sigh. He knew what he was begging for. Before he could say anything about this there was one thing he needed to test. "Son open your mouth as wide as you can." Izuku was confused by this request. As was predictable given the circumstances. "I know your question son, please show me and I will tell you."
Izuku pushed his tears back as best he could. Opening his mouth one of Hisashi's finger hovered over his upper canines. With a gentle touch, he slid his finger over it. He felt it a cut forming. His son's canines were starting to sharpening. As quickly as the wound was formed it sealed shut healed over. "I see you have inherited it after all."
That brought confusion to Izuku. Had he inherited something? Didn't the doctor say he was Quirkless? So many questions ran through the five-year-old's mind. "What do you mean?" A bit of hope entered into his eyes at this,
Hisashi looked at the poster of All Might. He thought back to a time before all of this. "Izuku, do you know about the tales from before Quirks were commonplace?" He looked at his son who could have sworn his father's eyes turned red for a second, "About creatures, beings with their own amazing powers." He looked at his arm for a second, "Beings humans considered myths."
The five-year-old had a vague understanding of what he was talking about. A few of the kids talked about hearing about this from old movies. Apparently, they were beings who people used to talk about before Quirks were a thing. "Kind of, but what does this have to do with any of this?"
Hisashi bent down to his knee as he looked at his son in his eyes. The truth was he was happy that his son didn't develop a quirk. Yeah, he knew how wrong that sounded. If it wasn't for this development he was sure he would hate himself for thinking of it. "Every myth and tale came from somewhere Izuku, and sometimes they end up being more real than people think." He looked at the All Might video that was just about ready to play. "Far before the age of Quirks, they lived beside humanity some preying on them, some helping them, and some not caring for them." He closed his eyes as he continued, "But as time moved on humans grew stronger in sense, more connected and more ambitious pushing them slowly into the shadows."
To young Izuku it sounded like something from one of the old comics he once read. About a secret society moving into the shadows as time went on. "Was this all before Quirks?"
"Yes, it was when Quirks came into being." Hisashi let out a sigh. "It was total panic as now the biggest advantage they had over humans was no more." True some quirks were kind of useless. Sime didn't offer that much in the way of amazing powers. Even still those that did were terrifying at the time. Especially one pertaining to a weakness. "Chaos broke out amongst them a shadow war raged until it was stopped when the Big Five came together."
"The Big Five?"
Hisashi gave him a nod as he explained what he meant. "The five races with the greatest control and influence, Werewolves, Succubi, Dragons, Kitsune, and Vampires." He numbered each one off with his hand. "They created a peace and a masquerade in the world of Quirks." Hisashi stood up as he looked at his son. "Now why do you think I told you all of this?"
Izuku stared at his father for a few moments as he thought as to why. "Maybe it's to take my mind off what the doctor said?"
"Well yes but that's just a minor part of it. Hisashi closed his eyes as he thought about this. So many questions were going to come after he did this. In an instant, his canines lengthened into sharp fangs followed by his eyes opening their color a scarlet red with oval-shaped pupils like that of a cat, "That story is true my son, I and soon you are one of them."
As Hisashi predicted his son had a lot of questions. That, of course, made him remember his son's tendency to ramble on about what he noticed. The first question was of course what he was. The answer, of course, is obvious given his appearance. At least not to Izuku, who he had to explain what Vampire was. Then, of course, he had to explain why he was becoming one. As it was in mixed parentage families if Izuku had developed a Quirk he would be human. If he didn't he had an eighty percent chance of developing Vampirism at age five. Slowly he would become a full vampire which was completed on his fifteenth birthday.
Of course, as he did explain this he let it known that he was going to develop vampire abilities. Of course, this led to Izuku wondering the most obvious question. "So, I can be a hero after all!" The drinking blood bit was disturbing after all but at least it didn't matter what kind and that raw meat was a good substitute.
"That's the thing." Hisashi crossed his arms over his chest. He could see his son was enthusiastic about this development. He was as well for different reasons but there was just one thing. "The Masquerade forbids us from becoming a hero." Just like that Izuku could feel a pain in his heart once again, "However," Hisashi opened his eyes, "The Masquerade is starting to break."
A sad truth that was becoming clear to those who could see it. Already a select few heroes know about them. Some villains even knew the truth as well. There was even the possibility that the governments had some idea about the shadow society. This was just in the human's case. On the flip side, not every race followed the Big Five's ideals, even among those that did, groups existed that planned to break it, or in the more extreme sense wanted to return things to the way it once was.
Like it or not it was enviable that someday soon the Masquerade would fall and the new superpowered humanity will relearn of the others among them. Given the history of humans, that wasn't going to go well. As it stood there was only one way to stop this sort of thing. One of them had to become something they could trust. A bridge between the two. "Izuku if you are sure about becoming a hero promise me this." Izuku looked at his father who gave him a smile, "That you will do your best to show them that they shouldn't fear us and that we shouldn't fear them."
Izuku understood what his dad was getting at. Like All Might he had to be a symbol. He was going to be that symbol and make the world see. He was going to become a hero, just like All Might! "You can count on me, dad!"
From that day on Izuku didn't care that he was Quirkless. Sure it brought him bullying, especially with his goal to become a hero. Yet he didn't care about it. He had his own powers and a goal in mind. His father spent what time he could to help train him as he slowly came of age. He studied all he could both about heroes and also about the secret society hidden from the rest.
Of course, as the potential bridge trained himself things moved in the shadows. Plans centuries in advance were taking shape. He would be tested when the time comes. The road he was going to walk had more dangerous than just the villains he saw on tv and the like.
A cloud wind blow through the air. The night sky starless as the lights from the city had drowned it out. Standing on top of one of the buildings two figures were conversing. One hidden in a cloak the other covered in a mist. The mist-like figure looked at the cloak being almost analyzing him. "So, have you thought over our proposal?"
The figure in front of him didn't respond at first. The wind seemed to pick up ever so slowly as they turned around to face him. Crimson red eyes stared back at him as a fanged smirk was draped on their lips. A feminine voice spoke back with a slight eastern european accent. "I have thought it over."
So what do you think? As I know the fear is making the main character OP. Because of this, I'll be brief. Quirks are something only full humans can manifest and depend on the Quirk you can become the worse nightmare to a creature. As for being given one? Well, that remains to be seen but just know its a lot harder to control and use properly. So will he get One For All? We'll see.
Now then I figure I'll explain each species in a brief summary with some tidbits. So here goes with the first one.
Vampires: Physically stronger, faster and tougher than the normal (Quirkless) human Vampires greatest strength is their healing factor. Responsible for their increased longevity by slowing or stunting the aging process, it's not uncommon for a vampire to be fine after taking a hit that should cripple them. Some advance Vampires process unique abilities native to their clan or bloodlines. Vampires' process a species-wide allergic reaction to Galaric. Prolong exposure to hot temperatures have negative impacts on their physical abilities and healing factor. Sunlight is known to weaken them, through a Vampire can build up a tolerance over time. If a mixed child doesn't have a Quirk they have an eighty percent rate of developing Vampirism.
Well that's it for me. Leave any questions or suggestions you haee in the reviews, or pms. I'll get to the questions next chapter and I might take up your suggestions. I'll cya all next chapter have a great day.