Izuku Midoriya : The Reincarnation of Alex Mercer

Chapter 29. Day in the Mall

[A/N: Ignore the grape shit in the picture above.]

Izuku finds himself waking up on the very familiar looking rooftop carve within his mindscape. The same rooftop where he saw the mysterious figures. The same rooftop where he awakened Tendrils. The very same rooftop where he met and bound souls with Alex and gained the Blacklight virus and converted it into a quirk.

This rooftop brought different emotions into him but the most notable was the feeling that Alex gave him... Hope. For him to be pulled away from the darkness and be given the light to continue his journey was something that Izuku will always be grateful for Alex and James, the latter for giving him the ability of Tendrils and Pack Leader at his disposal.

As he rose up to his feet, he wondered why he was in his mindscape. But his curiosity was halted when he heard shouting near his location.

"YOU FUCKING BASTARD! IF I WERE ALIVE RIGHT NOW, I WOULD'VE KILLED YOU AGAIN!!"

"Oh, James. You know damn well that I let you win in our last fight."

Looking over at the direction of the shouts, Izuku saw Alex and James standing near the edge of the building. The former has his arms crossed, leaning on the railing of the roof while the latter was in front of the former with his fist clenched in front of his face, visibly shaking as a tick mark can be seen on his shaved head.

Izuku could see Alex having an amused expression while James wore a glare towards the prototype. Though, he was confused how Alex could be here. If his memories weren't playing with, Alex already passed to the afterlife after transferring Blacklight into him. Also, how can James be here as well? "Umm...." he said, earning the attention of the two, who looked over at his direction.

"Ah, Izuku! Fancy seeing you here!" Alex smiled and approached Izuku, 'accidentally' bumping James' shoulder, earning a growl. "We've been expecting you!" he said as he approached the green-haired boy and gave his hair a ruffle.

"Really?" he asked and got a nod from the former Blacklight wielder.

"Yes, it has something to do with your recent discovery," Alex said. "Specifically, the Web of Intrigue, the interconnecting viruses that you saw last time." he paused before smirking, causing a confused look to appear on Izuku's face.

"More on that later, let me introduce to you my dear friend, James Heller." he said and pointed to the other person on the rooftop.

Said man growled and gave Alex a glare. "I am not your goddamn friend, you fucking bastard!" James yelled before looking over at Izuku. "And I met the kid before, it was after that time he consumed that motherfucking abomination that looked way too similar to you, Mercer."

Alex wasn't even fazed from the insult as Heller continued. "But to make it formal, My name is Sergeant James Heller and I destroyed Alex Mercer." he said and crossed his arms.

"Barely destroyed." Alex added, earning another tick mark on the man's forehead, but didn't say anything.

Izuku gave the man a slight bow. "Nice to meet you sir, I am Izuku Midoriya... ummm... the reincarnation of Alex Mercer..." he said, whispering the last sentence. Though the two adults heard it and snorted in amusement.

Heller looked at Izuku with scrutiny, causing the boy to shift awkwardly on his feet, before turning to Alex. "I still don't believe that this kid is your goddamn reincarnation. He's way too polite to be you." he said in a blunt tone. Izuku fell down comically as Alex just huffed in amusement.

"At least he doesn't yell profanities like he owns the place. I'm pretty sure that Bakugo kid is your reincarnation." Alex said teasingly.

The other man scoffs. "No way in hell that that suicidebaiter is my reincarnation..." he sneered.