My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire

Following their return to school after the Sports Festival the students of 1-A were told that they would have the next two days off, like compensation for participating in the event, while Aizawa told them how the staff would organize the various nominations the students would receive. With that in mind everyone was dismissed, where Selene and Celestia headed home with Izuku, though at the same time they noticed that Katsuki happened to be annoyed, no doubt since he had been beaten and couldn't make it to the finale of the tournament. The sisters didn't care about him and his mood, this was just like Katsuki when they thought about it, and when he got home they suspected that he would no doubt shout at himself for some reason, but that wasn't something they concerned themselves with. Other than that Izuku sent a brief text to Tenya, to wish him and his brother well since he had no idea what was going on in that regard, before he joined his sisters as all three of them headed home, to rest, relax, and prepare for whatever UA might throw at them next.

Sure enough the siblings found that their mother was waiting and ready to hug them when they came home, crying no less, a common thing that all of them were used to since it meant she had been worried about them, despite the fact that Selene and Celestia had abilities that kept them safe.

"Oh kids, I'm glad you guys are okay." Inko said, making sure to hug each of her three wonderful children in turn, because seeing how Izuku had wounded himself, which had been mended by Recovery Girl based on what she was seeing since Selene had told her about the incidents when Izuku's Quirk first manifested, so late no less, "I'm so glad that all of you did so well during the festival! Even you, Izuku, since you figured out how to get over the bone breaking aspect of your Quirk."

"Yeah, I went over the suggestions that Selene and Celestia had for me, along with how some of my classmates moved, and it just clicked all of a sudden." Izuku replied, while at the same time he found that his sisters tossed their medals into their rooms, landing on their beds based on what he was seeing, though he also knew neither of them remotely cared about their placements, rather they went into the festival focused on doing well for their schoolwork, "Just in time, too, since I wasn't too sure I could do anything to Shoto, but with the 'Full Cowl', as Selene and Celestia call it, I was able to combat my Quirk's own weakness and improve my ability."

Inko nodded as she wiped the tears from her face, she was just happy that her son was fine and that his body wasn't hurt at all, though as she let her kids relax, as she knew that they had been busy since the festival started, her phone rang and she found that it was Hisashi's number, something that put a smile on her face as she answered it.

Hey sweetie, sorry I'm calling so late. a voice said, which Selene recognized as Hisashi's, meaning her father was using the voice changer to make his voice appear perfectly normal, so their mother and the others didn't hear the strained voice that came from Hisashi's terrible battle with All Might.

"Darling, I should be the one worried about you. It's, what, three in the morning in the States?" Inko replied, though she put her phone on the speaker function so they could all hear him, since she suspected that her husband was calling to talk with the kids, plus her once everything was said and done, "You are getting enough sleep, right?"

Yes sweetie, I am getting enough sleep. In fact I managed to secure some time off so I could watch the Sports Festival and see how our kids did. Hisashi answered, confirming the thoughts that the family had, especially since some of the people in the crowds had been filming the festival for the rest of the world, hence why Aizawa said that it was like the Olympics, an event that was broadcast to the rest of the world, I figured that I'd call and congratulate the kids, before letting you guys settle in for some relaxation or whatever you were planning on doing.

"Honestly, after the day we've had, I'm ready to fall asleep and not get up until tomorrow morning." Izuku remarked, which was the truth, especially after all the power he put into trying to beat Shoto and the healing that Recovery Girl had given him before Celestia stepped in to fully mend his body, something he was still amazed by, before he sighed as he smiled in the direction of his mother's phone, "Hey dad, how are things going on your end?"

Fine, Izuku. I can understand your mood, as work has been leaving me drained and tired lately as well. Hisashi replied, a fact that Selene knew was a lie, but for the sake of the family both of them continued to play like he was working for one of the companies in the States, though at the same time there were things he wanted to tell them and say before he went back to his terrible existence, Oh, that reminds me, I saw how... recklessly... you were using your power, how you were simply hurling yourself at that Shoto boy with no regard for your body, breaking multiple fingers and even wrecking your arm... and then you did something different. Care to explain?

"Right, you wouldn't know. Celestia and Selene offered me some ideas on how to use my Quirk after we started at UA, and it took me some time to actually utilize their ideas." Izuku said, which was the basic truth, his sisters did tell him ways to use One For All, without the side effect of breaking his body all the time, and he had done nothing with that knowledge until his battle with Shoto during the festival, "They said that I should focus the feeling of using my Quirk to all parts of my body, like a cowl or something, and that they called such a power 'Full Cowl', allowing me to use the full power of my Quirk, enhancing my speed and power greatly without damaging my body in the process."

Then... why did you wait so long to use what your sisters told you? Hisashi asked, as he was genuinely curious as to why his son would decide to ignore what both Selene and Celestia had shared with him, especially since the sisters were far more experienced when it came to using their Quirks, and with how smart they were he was sure they made some good points for using this 'Full Cowl' over the bone breaking aspect, You knew they were only looking out for your well-being, so why would you ignore the help they were offering you?

"I... honestly don't have a valid reason." Izuku admitted, though while he knew his sisters would point out his desire to just please All Might, and his desire to copy his hero, he didn't want to point that out to his father, since he might be told off for such a thing, before he rubbed the back of his head, as if his father was actually with them, "But I see now that I should have taken their advice seriously and started practicing with Full Cowl, even before the Sports Festival started... maybe in due time I'll be able to fight at their level, without having to worry about wrecking my body."

As long as you work with your sisters, and don't ignore them anymore, that's all I can ask for. Hisashi said, though at the same time Selene knew that he was thinking about how to get One For All away from his son, not after how reckless he had been with it, despite only having it for a short period of time, making Selene hope he had found a Quirk that would make Izuku not be so risky all the time, Celestia, Selene, I wanted to tell the two of you that I'm proud of how you approached the Sports Festival, as you were more focused on acting like heroes and didn't care about the fame that would come from any of your wins... and by that I meant you didn't sabotage anyone and put your best performance forward. I was rooting for all three of you throughout the festival, and I'm very proud of all of you.

"Thanks dad, I'm happy that you were rooting for us. Truth be told, Selene and I wouldn't have bothered with the festival if it didn't help us with our schoolwork... since it will help with internships, we focused on performing well." Celestia stated, as she and her sister really didn't care about the fame, rather they cared about the lessons and everything that came from the festival, especially the lessons that could be learned from the various hero agencies that were out there, before she thought about something, "Also, we've discovered another aspect of Sunshine: as Selene says, the sun has the power to give and to take, and Sunshine has both the power to do harm, the power to protect me from harm, and the power to heal. I figured it out after Izuku hurt himself the first few times, and I've started to heal more... I can only mend wounds to a certain extent, but Selene is sure that, in time, I might be able to do far more than that."

"And don't worry, we haven't told anyone other than Recovery Girl, on her advice no less." Selene added, which was also the truth, even though she and Hisashi had agreed to hide this power from the higher ranking heroes since All Might could seek it out, and if he healed his body, which would give Celestia a lot of experience with her healing power, there was a chance he might try to get One For All back to resume being a hero, "She's been thinking about having Celestia over for some lessons to see how skilled she is with her healing power, to either determine if it can evolve to a higher level or if this is the height that her power can reach."

Well, let's hope she can grow her power, since there's no telling what you guys might face in the future. Hisashi said, even though both he and Selene already had an idea in mind, if Celestia could grow her healing power, and do more with it than tend to the wounds Izuku inflicted on himself, then there was a chance that she might be able to heal Hisashi's wounds, allowing him to return home at long last, even if it would raise a lot of terrible questions.

"Okay, let's let your father go and get back to his sleep, since he'll need it for when he gets back to work. I'll wrap things up and get to making dinner." Inko said, as she knew that her children wanted to speak with their father for a long time, just to catch up with him, just like she knew Hisashi wanted to speak with them at length as well, but she also knew that eating up too much of his time would only bother him later, causing the sisters to nod as they headed to the living room with Izuku, to which she sighed, "Hisashi, darling... when are you coming home?"

I wish I could say in a few weeks, but the company has been hammering me lately. I'm lucky I got a day off to watch the kids in the festival. Hisashi replied, though Selene noted that both of them were saddened by this information, which was fair since even she, Celestia, and Izuku were saddened by Hisashi's absence, the five of them made a wonderful family and the time apart only hurt all of them, I'll make sure the accounts have all the money you and the kids might need, and I'll do what I can to try and get some time off to come home... I can't promise anything, but I promise I'll do everything in my power to come home.

"Just... just stay safe, Hisashi, and come home when you can." Inko said, holding back her own tears for a moment, as she knew that the States were also dangerous, despite having their own heroes and whatnot, and she didn't want her husband to be hurt by one of the villains in the state he was working in.

Selene heard the confirmation that her father gave Inko, he would do his best to remain safe and come home when he had a chance to do so, before the two hung up and their mother went about gathering the supplies to make dinner, causing her to wonder what they could do to help train Celestia's healing ability as she wondered what UA might throw at them once they were back in school.

Hisashi sighed as he set down the phone he used to talk with Inko and the kids, because while talking with his family was one of his favorite things to do these days it also served as a reminder for what All Might had stolen from him, and that just made him angry at the same time. He hated All Might, far more than Tomura ever could, which was why he was trying to point the boy towards being a paragon for villains, a voice that would symbolize the hardships that the unfortunate many had to suffer, often creating the very foes that hero society had to fight. If he could get Tomura to focus less on destruction, and that was actual destruction since his Decay allowed him to break all sorts of things, and focus on something that was far more important, such as all the troubles he had been teaching him about, then maybe they could turn things around. Sadly that was just a pipe dream right now since the boy seemed trapped in his 'man child' phase, Hisashi wasn't even sure how such a thing had come to pass since he and Kurogiri didn't pamper Tomura like a spoiled child, but he was trying to break that mold and reach the boy that was beneath the surface.

There was also the nature of the 'hero-killer' that was running around lately, apparently he seemed to be targeting heroes for some reason, Hisashi hadn't figured out his motives or reasons for what he did, and all of his targets seemed to be the ones that he disliked the most, the greedy attention seekers.

"Meeting Stain might be beneficial to Tomura, cause him to make a creed of his own to live by... might get him killed, with how easy he is to tick off." Hisashi commented, though even that had plenty of problems, the first was tracking Stain down, a fact that they were also having trouble with, while the second was that he was sure that the personalities of the two would no doubt come into contact with each other in a violent manner, "Hm, maybe we'll hold off on such a thing, give him time to grow on his own before we see if he can be inspired by the hero-killer... and not in the 'destroy all of society' manner."

This was part of the reason why he was so focused on finding a way to speed up the training of Celestia's healing power, as it was the key for him returning to his family and putting his life as a 'villain' behind for good, and to do that they needed a lot of damage to be healed over a decent period of time. Of course the optimal path would be to heal All Might, his body was very damaged from their battle, but even he knew that the hero would seek to reclaim One For All from Izuku if someone was able to mend his body, so that option was off the table. He wasn't an option either, since that would involve revealing his truth to the family before he was ready to do so, so he had been looking into people who might give Celestia the sheer amount of experience needed to train her healing power at an exceptional rate. The answer had been rather simple, as he and the good doctor had been keeping tabs on the children they had helped over the years, some went on to live successful lives in their chosen industries, he wasn't forcing anyone to be villains, and one of them was perfect.

The boy was slightly older than Celestia, in fact due to the injuries he had suffered it seemed like his body was trapped in the for he would have taken when he reached eighteen, but the extensive damage was just what he and the good doctor were looking for, they just had to make sure the two encountered each other, hence why he made another call.

"Hello, Dabi? Yes, it's me... no, I'm not going to try to recruit you into being a villain." Hisashi said, as the good doctor was the one who managed to get the number when the boy came in for his checkups, to make sure his body wasn't going to simply collapse on him, since Dabi was like a walking corpse in some cases, but his determination to survive is one of the reason Hisashi had been so interested in him, "Listen, I might have found a way to help you heal your body, which should be able to help you with your vendetta. Why don't you come by the bar and we can talk about it in person?"

I'm spying on Endeavor right now, but I'll be by in a few days. the boy on the other end said, causing Hisashi to smile, as that was what he wanted to hear, that Dabi was willing to come and speak with him, to take time away from his vendetta and all the plans he was making, in fact he had some hopes that meeting Celestia might snap Dabi out of his revenge focused mindset and focus more on the beauties of life.

Hisashi let a light smile appear on his face as he told Dabi the information the boy needed to know, so he could come to the bar when he was good and ready to do so, and when the call was over he couple only hope that his plans in this regard were able to work, causing him to wonder what the future might hold for him, his family, and the rest of their home.