Lost in the Darkness

Chapter 37

The ringing of my phone made me stop running. Izu's name flashed on the screen and I quickly answered. "Kiri-Nee, are you okay?" Izu asked, a bit out of breath.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Not entirely sure where I'm at. What about you and Kacchan? Is he hurt?" I asked.

"Kacchan's fine. We're in front of the station now, Todoroki and Yaoyorozu are on their way. It was a success."

I sighed in relief, my body sagging slightly. That's good. They're safe. They're all safe.

"Alright, I'll meet you there."

I hung up, but stared at my cracked screen.

Deciding I needed help wrapping my brain around what exactly happened, I looked for the video I had taken.

The Nomu's in that weird vat, the collapse of the building, that's it. Ah.

The phone is on the ground, it wasn't in my hands at this point, but it's still recording.

All For One walks past it, giving me a good look at his face. Or what's left of his face.

The mask is in his hand, so I can see his face clearly. It's mostly comprised of scar tissue starting from his upper lip and covering his entire head and the back of his neck. I can't see his eyes, but I can vaguely see the outline of his eye sockets. Then he puts on the mask.

I rewind it and pause on his face. This is All For One.

I don't know a whole lot about him or One For All. All I know is a story Izu had told me after the festival. The one All Might told him.

Apparently the two were brothers. And One For All is a Quirk passed on to the next, but what about All For One? Is it also a Quirk inherited? Or . . . no, it couldn't be.

It has to be passed down. That's why he calls Shigaraki by his first name.

They are the dark sides of Izu and All Might. Two sides of the same coin. One that is is good, the other that is evil.

And the older generation is duking it out, right now.

Which means the new battle will begin shortly.

Midoriya Izuku and Shigaraki Tomura. They will be the arch nemesis for years and years to come until one of them is gone.

Whether that means prison or death. It's a cycle from what Izu has told me. And after today, it'll be his turn to run it.

My gaze drifted upwards to the starless sky.

"I guess destructive cycles are common for everyone." I murmured.

~

I stared at the large building in front of me with the others.

Like everything U.A, it's pretty fancy. This is where I'm going to be staying for a while. Along with everyone else.

~Flashback~

"Eh? Dorms?" I questioned. Midnight nodded. After the whole incident a few days ago, school's been out for a bit.

I ended up staying over with the Bakugo's. But I had to go home because Midnight said she had some important news.

"Yeah. Dorms. I already discussed it with your homeroom teacher. He wasn't aware you lived with me until he looked at the files."

Ah, that's right. Midnight and I don't really have any connection other then the fact she's the one who had found me.

"You didn't tell him, right?" I asked.