My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire

by Blackdrag-rose

Interlude: Discoveries

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After picking up the pony girl known as Nightmare Moon, which Hisashi realized sounded like the name a villain might be given and reflected to find a better one in the future, he entered the hideout and made sure to close the door behind him, as he didn't want anyone following him inside. As AFO he owned a number of shady locations throughout the country, for him and his trusted allies to gather and plan in, or places where he might simply want to relax while he went over the pieces of information that were available to him. Such a thing allowed him to search for One For All, the power that he had given to his own brother in the past and then can to realize that it was far stronger than he intended it to be, especially since his brother had a Quirk he hadn't known about and the two merged into what it was now. All Might's power was why he assumed that he had what he was looking for, the evidence suggested that he had the Quirk, and then there was the fact that All Might seemed to be searching for him, as if fate was bringing the two together.

He focused on what was inside the building he had entered, as there was a bar, an ordinary looking bar, where he secretly conducted his business with other villains and his various followers, with only one location being advertised at any given time, and in this one there were hidden stairs leading up to a living area.

"Master." a voice said, which came from the one Hisashi trusted to watch over his secret bases and the precious cargo that was inside them, where he gazed at the humanoid figure whose body was made out of black mist, since that was what his hands and head were made of, and he wore a unique metallic brace around his neck while dressing in an elegant suit with a tie.

"Kurogiri, contact the good doctor and arrange for a checkup... there's someone I would like him to look at." Hisashi said, where he shifted his stance as he entered the bar, allowing the figure to see the little one he had picked up, causing Kurogiri to walk over and run a hand over her head for a moment, as his hands were physical, before the figure nodded and moved to where the untraceable phone was located.

Garaki Kyudai, known to the public by a few other names and was personally called the 'good doctor' by Hisashi, was one of his greatest allies, as together they had produced Kurogiri, a high end product who believed he was fully human and even acted like one, to the point where even he treated him as such. Garaki was also well known in the public as a good doctor, as in he was good at what he did and was even kind and polite, despite being a bit harsh when he had to deliver terrible news, such as when a child was discovered to be Quirkless. Of course a number of those messages were because he discovered that a kid had an interesting Quirk and he'd tell Hisashi, allowing him to use another Quirk to hide his identity and take the Quirk he was informed about, resulting in him faking the scans to inform the child that they were Quirkless. Hisashi only did that if the power in question was too good to pass up, because normally he waited for the children to grow and train their powers, so he could see if they were actually worth claiming or not, even though though was one kid he was having the good doctor watch over so he could move in instantly if the Quirk manifested.

The side effect of having a child was that there was a chance that Izuku could manifest a Quirk that was nearly identical to his own, if not entirely identical, and part of him didn't want his son to have such a dangerous power, not when he loved the various Quirks that existed in the world. Even at a young age, and barely understanding anything about the world, Izuku had a love for Quirks and how they worked, as Inko had told him that one of the kids that Izuku hung out with mentioned how he talked about them, which would no doubt make him an 'Quirk Otaku' as some people called those individuals. Hisashi had to wonder how his son would react if he realized he had a Quirk that allowed him to take the Quirks of others and store them inside his body, and potentially give them to people, just like he could do, plus how society would react to that information. He knew that it wouldn't be long before All Might tracked Izuku down and figured out whose son he was, and that he could be used against him, so Hisashi's plan was simple, the good doctor was going to keep an eye on his son during his exams and tell him if Izuku manifested anything like All For One.

If Izuku did manifest a similar Quirk, like he secretly feared, Hisashi was going to take it and search for a better Quirk that fit his son better, but if his son didn't manifest a Quirk he was torn between leaving him that way, to ensure he remained safe, and giving him a Quirk similar to the fire ability he told Inko he had, which was true since he did have such a power.

Eventually Garaki was brought in, as Kurogiri's Quirk was 'Warp Gate' and that allowed him to use the dark mist, or fog as a few called it, to create portals between two locations, and since Garaki was an ally that meant they usually used to for either him or Hisashi to move between the chosen hideout and the doctor's well hidden secret lab. Garaki was a fairly old man of portly and short stature, wearing his lab coat like always, though when he was in public he wore round goggles and when the two of them were together, in private, he switched to his gear shaped ones. The good doctor also had a Quirk called 'Life Force', which made him appear younger than he actually was, though it was one of the few Quirks that was willingly offered to Hisashi, hence why he looked so young, but the good doctor's other talent was that he had a way to duplicate Quirks, or at least specific ones. It was why he was able to gift Hisashi his Life Force Quirk and still remain alive, Hisashi switched the real one with the duplicate, just as the good doctor wanted, and since then they have been working together towards a specific goal, hence the plan they were working on.

As he thought about that they moved into the medical room that was in the back area of the hideout, cut off from the rest of the power that was around them, and the good doctor studied the girl after Hisashi placed her on the table, allowing him to run a few scans while she slept.

"Now this is interesting... I can see that she's a mutant, but I've never seen one quite like her." Garaki commented, as he had outfitted all of All For One's hideouts with the same tech, to make it easy for everyone else to use and this allowed them to work without his assistants walking in on them at the wrong moment, and this allowed him to scan the girl much faster than what was inside the hospital, before he smiled as he found something interesting, "She'll have a Quirk, that much I'm sure of. Where did you find her?"

"Believe it or not, but she warped into an alley I was walking by." Hisashi replied, where he could see the gears in Garaki's head turning, he could practically hear them, because this information would cause the old man to assume that the girl was a warper, just like Kurogiri, but he suspected that there was more to her than what they were seeing, "Also, a card arrived with her, which told me that her name was 'Nightmare Moon'."

"...Who in their right mind gives a kid a villain name as their actual given name?" Garaki inquired, not that he expected All For One to answer the question, since it was clear that not even he knew what was going on with the girl, though as he said that two things happened, the girl moaned for a moment and his boss' phone, which was also untraceable, rang, "I take it Inko is calling you again?"

Hisashi nodded as he pulled out the phone, seeing that it was, in fact, his wife, and opened it as he stepped out into the hall for a time, where he smiled and checked in with Inko, because if she was calling him it meant that something important must have happened while he was away.

"Hey sweetie, sorry I'm running late. I... ran into a complication at work." Hisashi stated, because Inko had no idea that he was All For One and he preferred to keep it that way, as she was one of the few lights in his life and felt that exposing her to his darkness was wrong, and the same was true for Izuku, hence why he pretended to work at a corporation and work late hours at times, even though the money he put into their accounts, all untraceable, was very real, "Did anything happen while I was away?"

Well, there was a villain attack and I had to change the route I was taking... and I found a girl, four years old and resting in a basket, with a card telling me her name was 'Celestia'. Inko replied, something that caused Hisashi to lean against the wall for a moment, because while it was nice to hear her voice again, reminding him that he should head home for a few days and let the heroes chase another villain for a time, he was surprised to hear that a second girl, identical in age to Nightmare Moon, had been found, on the same day no less, I tried taking her to the police, but was told that there was no match for her anywhere... I know they said that they'll keep looking for her family, but... well, I was thinking...

"You want to adopt her, don't you?" Hisashi said, because it was so like her, she was so pure and caring, like she was actually an angel in disguise, so he wasn't surprised that she would have the idea to adopt a random girl into their family, to give this 'Celestia' a better life, as it sounded like the girl might have been sent to her for a reason.

I want to, but... would we be able to provide for both her and Izuku? Inko asked, as she knew there was enough money for all three of them, even with the budding hero fan that her son was becoming, but at the same time she was worried about what the addition of another family member would mean to their finances and their ability to care for their son, much less another child.

"Honey, I'm sure we can manage... and even if we do adopt Celestia into the family I'm sure I can find a way to ensure that we won't run into any problems." Hisashi replied, which was the truth, with his abilities he could ensure that both Izuku and Celestia could be cared for with ease, in fact it wouldn't be hard with Nightmare if he wanted, but for now he decided to keep Nightmare a secret, at least until he was sure of a few things, which was when he heard something inside the room, "Hey, I have to go, but I'll be home soon. We can discuss the matter more when I get back, all right?"

Inko was the only one he didn't force his control over, he assumed it was her angelic nature or something, but he didn't want to pollute that light, and once she agreed that they would talk more later they cut off the call before he closed the phone and headed back into the room, finding that Nightmare was wide awake, yet the look in her eyes told her much about her.

"So, you're the one called 'AFO'... honestly, I'm not impressed." the girl, Nightmare, remarked, where Hisashi realized that she was more than a mere four year old mutant, rather she seemed far wiser than what she looked, which only made him all the more interested in learning about her, though he also refrained from getting annoyed, "I heard this guy mention your title while I was recovering... stupid portal, turning me into a foal... and then I heard you mention Celestia. Is that true?"

"First, I would prefer it if you didn't mention that I was All For One, because it draws unnecessary attention. Second, I name is Hisashi Midoriya... and third... yes, I mentioned her." Hisashi stated, where he observed the girl for a moment and found that she was angry, bitter, jealous, and had a look of hatred in her eyes that no normal four year old should have, rather it was like someone had taken all of their negativity and dark emotions and just created another being from them, "I understand the anger you are feeling right now, even if I don't understand why you are angry at the mention of her being mentioned, but unrefined rage can only cause self destruction... I can help you in controlling your emotions, but first..."

"You have a loving family to get back home to... go, I don't care." Nightmare replied, where Hisashi watched as she leaned back on the table, either because she didn't want to move from this position or didn't know how to use her body, but as he and Garaki walked out, however, he noticed something else in the girl, either loneliness or longing, or even a combination of the two, and Hisashi was sure he heard her talking to herself as they walked out of the room, "Why does Celestia always get everything?"

Hisashi sighed as he walked out into the hallway and leaned against the wall as Kurogiri returned Garaki to the hospital, as he needed to think about what to do with Celestia, Nightmare, and the latter's hatred for the former, though he had a feeling things were going to get crazy in the days to come.

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