Hero's Beginning
New Power

"Reflect on yourself and save others. Don't use your power for yourself. Being taken in by the hatred before you and trying to fulfill your own desires... That is the furthest from what a hero should be."
~ Akaguro Chizome 'Stain' ~

Key
'Hey' -Thoughts
"Everyone!" - Normal Speech
"Thanks" -Electronic or Telepathic
*For* - Sound Effects or Actions
"Reading!" - Super Moves, Author, or Deities

~ Welcome Back! ~

In one of Aldera Junior High's third-year classrooms, a sandy-blonde guy slept with his feet on the desk and his arms crossed while everyone else talked amongst themselves. But this story isn't about him, it's about a boy with bush-like hair, a freckled face, and a toned body hidden by his clothes. Although he'll be late soon, the guy known as Izuku Midoriya heard a large roar near the train station so he naturally decided to check it out, even if a voice in his head told him that his education is more important.

Either way, he saw a 2-story tall man in the middle of the railroad causing havoc as he knocked down a utility tower which was swiftly caught by the punching hero, Death Arms, capable of immense strength after bumping his fists together. As Death Arms set down the broken tower, he and the rescue specialist hero, Backdraft, who could control water from his hands, kept the crowd of civilians back while a man encased in wooden armor swung towards the scene.

The wooden hero was Kamui Woods, who landed on the railroad before having to jump up to dodge the giant villain from squashing him and then he started running up the villain's arm. Yet he was swatted away so he extended his arm to wrap around the arm of the villain that wasn't on the ground, but the villain swung him around like a tetherball until he pulled back his arm and landed on top of the train station.

But as the hero said something about evildoers, Izuku could see a giant woman running through the street before she jumped to drop kick the villain. "Watch out!" He yelled as he manifested a shield out of thin air before he jumped into the trajectory of the falling villain, pushing it just under the railroad before it started to shrink down. "Everyone alright!?" He asked as the shield vanished into thin air, leaving Izuku in his school uniform which hid his muscular build and he was grateful for that.

"Nice save, kid!" Kamui said as he jumped down next to Izuku and shook his hand before he posed for some of his fan club members. "But stay out of trouble and leave it to the pros." He said before Izuku nodded and left running towards school, though he barely made it there on time.

So he sat next to the window and in front of his friend Tempi Ru, a skinny and energetic girl with frizzy black hair that had one electric blue streak. While in front of him was some random guy who could stretch his fingers, which was honestly creepy. And a bit after Izuku sat down, their teacher started to talk.

Reference picture for Tempi Ru. Remember her hair is a bit frizzy and has one blue highlight.

"Since you're all third years, it's time to think seriously about your future. I'll pass out handouts for your future plans now, but... " He said before turning around dramatically and throwing a few papers in the air. "You're all pretty much planning to go into the hero course, right?" He said before everyone burst into cheers and started to use their quirks randomly, besides Izuku, Tempi, and the blonde guy from before because they frankly didn't care.

"Sensei! Don't lump us all in the same group. I'm not gonna be stuck at the bottom with the rest of these rejects!" The blonde guy said as he slumped back in his chair and held a menacing look unbefitting of an aspiring hero. But the rest of the class started to shout at him angrily while Izuku covered Tempi's ears before the blonde guy, Katsuki Bakugo, was going to start cussing. "Just shut up like the extras you are!"

"Oh, if I remember correctly, you want to go to UA high's hero course, right, Bakugo?" The teacher said as it silenced the class and replaced it with awe.

"That's exactly why you're extras." He said as he jumped on top of his desk and Izuku had to stop Tempi from pushing him off. "I aced the mock test! I'm the only one at this school who could possibly get into UA! I'll definitely surpass All Might and become the top hero! My name will be inscribed on the list of top earners!"

"Oh, I believe Midoriya wanted to get into UA's hero course too, right?" The teacher interrupted as everyone looked at the said guy who just sat there looking at a bird on the windowsill. But the class burst into laughter because they knew he was powerless, or at least thought that. And naturally, Katsuki slammed his hand on Izuku's desk but was stopped midway by a shield that appeared on Izuku's right arm.

"Sensei, there's something called privacy." He said as he pushed his shield so Katsuki fell back into his chair, but Izuku turned to look at Katsuki as his shield vanished once again. "Bakugo, don't assume you're so special. I aced the mock exam with the top score in the practical portion, so shut up." He said which angered Katsuki as he saw Tempi flick him off right behind Izuku.

Although that stopped their little fight, Katsuki glared at Izuku who was daydreaming throughout the entire day. If you wanted to know, he was reminiscing about the time when he got his quirk in one of the most unconventional ways.

~ Flashback Time! ~

When Izuku was 4 four years old, he confronted Katsuki who got his quirk just a few weeks ago and the praise for it went to his head. Leading him to start bullying and thinking everyone's lower than him. And at the moment, he was bullying a pink-haired girl who didn't have her quirk yet, so Izuku was defending her although he knew he didn't and never will have a quirk.

"Kacchan, don't hurt her! What did she ever do to you!?" Izuku asked/yelled as he stood between the two people, but Katsuki also had two of his lackeys behind him.

"She needs to know her place! And it looks like you do too!" He said in response before using his quirk to place an explosion right over Izuku's heart. Making the small boy to crash into the dirt as he remained motionless, his eyes laid open as they became cloudy.

Fun Fact in the middle of a serious moment: When someone dies with their eyes opened, it usually means that they fear the future.

~ Mindscape in Flashback! ~

On a floating island above a vast, glistening ocean was a forest with a clearing to allow a similar glistening pond where a woman sat in seiza next to it. The woman wore a complex white dress with gold decorations, detached sleeves, white thigh-high socks, and a long skirt that left the legs uncovered. but the woman looked like she was in her early-20's with her pale skin and lime green hair that was tied up so it formed a braided ring while a veil-like headwear rested on her head.

More importantly, little 4-year old Izuku walked into the clearing as the woman looked at him before smiling and standing up. "W-who a-are you?" Izuku asked nervously, but the woman only giggled in response.

"I am the goddess of war and wisdom, Athena, and if you were wondering this place is your mindscape." She responded in an angelic voice that instantly comforted Izuku. Well, until he remembered that he died just moments ago.

"U-umm... h-how a-am I-I here if I-I just d-died." He said as Athena walked up to him before picking him up.

"How should I say this?... Well, I decided to give you a second chance with a quirk this time." She said as Izuku's eyes basically turned into stars. "I didn't even tell you what your quirk is going to be and you're already excited. *giggles some more* Let's talk about your quirk before I send you back." She said as she set down Izuku on the soft grass before she sat down in front of him.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Izuku shouted as he jumped up and down before hugging the woman, making her happy for the little bundle of joy. But he stopped hugging her and sat down fidgeting to let her talk again.

"Okay, using my domain over war, I'm going to allow you to summon weapons that I've given you. But using my domain over knowledge and wisdom, you will be able to use any kind of weapon like a master." She explained although Izuku took a while to understand it. But while he tried to take in the information, an orb appeared and within it, you could see millions upon millions of different weapons. Yet, Athena put her hand inside the orb and pulled out a small, circular, silver shield with 4 points along the rim and where those 4 points were, a material from the rim to the center was built in it while the material looked like it was viewing into space with thousands of white dots within it, each varying in size and brightness.

"What's that, Athena-san?" Izuku asked as the shield grew bigger then smaller again. "That's amazing! It can change size!" He squealed which made Athena giggle yet again.

"This is the Aegis shield and it will be your first weapon." She said as she handed Izuku the shield in its smaller form, though it looked like the shield was designed for Izuku at that size. "Of course, it has some special abilities. It can change its size and be pulled back to you whenever you throw or lose it."

Once she explained that, Izuku started to fade away as his body started to glow white before blowing away like dust, yet he didn't freak out and understood it thanks to the gift Athena gave him. "Goodbye, Athena-san!" He said as he finally blew away and woke up from beyond the grave.

~ Reality in Flashback ~

As Izuku woke up, he had the Aegis shield connected to his right arm just without any visible connection. But he ignored that and saw Katsuki about to attack the pink-haired girl just like he was attacked just a moment ago. So he instinctively got up and charged into him with his shield, stopping Katsuki from blasting the girl and knocking him on the ground this time.

"Kacchan... leave her alone." Said Izuku who gave the most menacing glare a 4-year-old could muster, which made him run to his mother, quite literally too which annoyed Mitsuki Bakugo as she was talking to Izuku's mother, Inko Midoriya. "A-are you okay?" Izuku asked the girl behind him as he helped her up, but the Aegis shield vanished after glowing gold.

"Y-yes, t-thank you. I'm Kira Musubi." She squeaked out as Izuku noticed that she had pure white eyes, but if you looked closely, you could see she had a fog-like substance where her pupils and iris should be.

"Oh, I-I'm Izuku Midoriya. A-are y-you hurt a-anywhere?" He asked but she just shook her head and dusted her clothes off before her mom who shared her pink hair, took her out of the park.

"Good job, Izuku." He heard behind him and turned to see Athena standing there in a white dress, sandals, and sunhat while she smiled at the young boy.

From that day onward, Katsuki and his lackeys spread the rumor that Izuku was quirkless, although he was about to summon Aegis, Athena stopped him through what she called a mental link. So Izuku lived on like he was quirkless, but trained with Athena in different weapons like a shield, bow, and daggers throughout the years. But he favored the shield as a defense mechanism and non-lethal weapon until needed, which means that it could easily chop someone's head off with its constant sharp edges and 4 points that could change shape.

As for Kira, she started to play with Izuku until her parents made her switch schools once they found out about the bullying. Although, neither Izuku or Kira thought to get a way to contact each other, they both promised to become heroes together at UA.

~ Flashback End ~

'Was I really that sappy? Hopefully, she makes it into UA... ' He thought until the last bell rang and Tempi ran out of the class with the rest of the weird unnamed characters. Either way, he took his oversized yellow backpack and walked through the halls, but stopped at an opened door where he caught a glimpse of a white-haired girl being bullied by Katsuki and his lackeys who probably heard about the girl from his lackeys.

So he walked slowly towards the room unnoticed as he listened to what Katsuki was going to say while he readied the Aegis shield. "I heard you were quirkless, Albino Bitch." He said as the girl backed up into the wall and shook in fear. "Then what are you trying to do getting into UA!?" He shouted and was about to hit or explode the girl, but once again, Izuku used his shield to block him.

But once Katsuki saw the shield he was going to punch Izuku who stood at the door with his arm outstretched from throwing the shield. "Baka, you can't use your quirk in public." Said Izuku despite the obvious as he pulled back his shield which hit Katsuki in the back of the head.

Yet that didn't stop him from grabbing Izuku's leg and exploding the pants leg, which left it slightly burnt and revealed Izuku's leg. But since Katsuki kept his grip strong, Izuku used his right leg to slam Katsuki against the wall, making him lose the grip on the leg. "Let's get out of here!" Yelled one of the lackeys as they grabbed Katsuki and started running.

"Hey, you alright over there?" Izuku asked as he picked up his shield and made it vanish before looking at the somewhat short silver-haired girl. But then he noticed that she had shiny silver hair almost matching her pale skin, but what intrigued him was her eyes. The irises looked like mini-galaxies as small dots flickered in them like twinkling stars in the night sky.

Note: She's wearing the summer school uniform, so it should be mostly white or a lighter color.

"Yes, thank you for the help." She said with her head down and a pink blush across her cheeks. "My name is Mira Takahashi, what's yours?" She asked as Izuku walked up to her and lifted her head by her chin to make eye contact.

"Izuku Midoriya, but has anyone ever said that your eyes are like a galaxy full of infinite possibilities?" He asked as the girls blushed reddened and she pushed him away. "Sorry, I guess it's a touchy subject for you." He said as he had a small blush of his own.

"No, you were just too close... " She whispered before she heard him walk away, making her a bit sad that her savior was leaving.

But he stopped at the door and looked at the saddened girl. "If you ever want to talk, just look for me. I may not understand your pain, but you need other people to make it better. It'll only get worse when you're alone." He said as he heard Athena squeal in the back of his head, but didn't react to it before he walked up to the girl and hugged her out of nowhere. "It'll be alright, Takahashi-san." He said as she began to tear up.

Then, Izuku's eyes glowed gold and Mira's eyes did the same until Mira shot a purple beam out of her hand which made a mark on the wall. "W-what? How did I do that?" She said as Izuku stopped hugging her and looked her in the eyes. "Midoriya-san?"

"Guess you're not quirkless after all." He said with a smile and Mira hugged him with her head nuzzled against his chest. "Let it all out, I'm here for you." He said as Mira started to cry and he gently held her head and back. So they did that for a couple of minutes before Mira finished crying and thanked Izuku.

Once she left, Izuku left shortly after while Athena told him about how she awakened her quirk, but that conversation was quickly ended as Athena sensed someone fighting downtown. So she guided Izuku to it for a reason that she wouldn't tell him.

Note: The Gods and Goddesses are trying to make the story follow a certain timeline, so they'll guide Izuku to certain places.

Note: This may not be true, but I'm making it that Athena can sense different kinds of violence, from wars to barfights, she can sense and see them from wherever she is.

When he got there, Izuku saw a sentient sludge with eyes and a mouth holding Katsuki and Mira, the former of which was trying to free himself but made it harder to save him instead. 'Takahashi-san... gotta aim for the eyes!' He mentally shouted at himself as he equipped the Boots of Hermes to stand on an invisible platform in the sky and summoned a wooden longbow. 'Dual Shot.' He thought as he pulled the string of the bow and two arrows made of light appeared, but before he released the bow he turned the bow horizontally and let the two arrows fly to hit the villains eyes.

The shot made everyone turned to him floating in the sky, but the sludge creature screamed in pain and backed away from where the arrows were shot. "Stay back, I have two hostages! I'm not afraid to kill them!" It shouted as Izuku walked through the air slowly towards the scene.

"If you're ready to kill, then be ready to be killed." He said in response as he made the bow vanish and summoned his shield. Then he lunged towards the villain and used his shield to separate part of the sludge that held Mira, so he scooped her up and set her down with a paramedic. 

"Just because I can't see you doesn't mean I can't fight back!" It shouted once more before using Katsuki to blast Izuku right in the face when he went back for him. "Ha! Let's see you do that again!" It taunted as Izuku blocked a few explosions from reaching citizens, buildings, or cars.

Out of nowhere, Izuku felt some other power within him and he concentrated on grabbing Katsuki out of the sludge. To which his body complied and did it perfectly as he wanted to, without flaw and faster than usual. But once he grabbed Katsuki, he threw him back before blocking the sludge with an enlarged shield.

Then, the parts of the shield that looked like galaxies glowed before Izuku's eyes glowed gold once again as Izuku subconsciously used an attack he never knew about. "Reflection!" He shouted as the villain was blasted back and split into pieces, revealing a man left in his undergarments was being used as a vessel by the villain. Although, Izuku knew the villain was defeated as he looked towards the crowd behind him, "Everyone, alright? Anyone hurt?" He asked as the ones that weren't stunned meekly nodded.

And like this morning, Izuku left without a trace, well besides the camera crew filming everything. Yet on his way home, he heard someone running incredibly fast towards him so he readied his shield only to realize that All-Might was there in a white shirt and green cargo pants.

"All-Might? Is there something you need?" He asked in surprise as he made his shield vanish, but out of nowhere, All-Might was enveloped in a puff of smoke and a skeleton man who looked like a retired All-Might in 30 or so years. "Huh? Um... are you alright?" He asked as he looked a bit creeped out.

"Kid, I was stabbed through the stomach, what do you think?" He asked sarcastically before coughing up blood. "Good job earlier though; nice quirk too." He complimented after wiping his mouth.

Izuku was, of course, nervous, but was somehow able to overpower his fear and talk like he was talking to an old friend. "Thanks, but I knew I had to help when I saw Takahashi-san there." He said while scratching the back of his head. "But why are you really here?"

"A smart one, huh?" He said jokingly as Athena laughed within Izuku's mind.

'I'm the Goddess of Wisdom, my vessel has to be smart!' She yelled although only Izuku could hear her.

"But your legs moved on their own when you saw that girl, right?"

"Yeah, but I only met her today." He said sheepishly but All-Might continued his train of thought while Athena corrected a few of his faults in Izuku's mind.

"Many great heroes have all started their story with 'their legs moved on their own.'" 

'Eh, King Arthur didn't nor did 90% of pro heroes.'

"I believe you are worthy to inherit my power: One For All and be the new Symbol of Peace!" He said dramatically as the sun glowed behind him. "Will you become my student?"

"Of course, It'd be my honor, Sensei." Responded Izuku before he realized how late it was getting. "Umm... I have to go, maybe tomorrow we can start training."

All-Might sighed before he stopped being so dramatic. "Meet me at Dagobah Municipal Beach at the crack of dawn. Be ready to train for hell." He said before walking off and Izuku did the same as he went home.

Note: Skinny Inko in this story.

So, Izuku went home to his mother who immediately hugged him once he opened the door and he realized why once he saw the news report on tv. But she didn't say anything until she let go of him with tears on the brim of her eyes. "I'm glad your safe." She said while wiping her tears away and heading into the kitchen.

"Kaa-san, I'm sorry if I made you worry. But if I get into UA, it'll only be more of these battles." He said as he took off his shoes and walked into the living room.

"I know, I just want you to come back to me. Even if you're hurt, I'm always here for you." She said as she sat down at the dinner table and motioned for Izuku to do the same.

But after that awkward conversation, they didn't even talk as they listened to different reporters debate over Izuku's fight with the sludge villain. So, he went to his room where Athena told him that she gave him another quirk.

"I'm sorry but I gave you a quirk called Body Supremacy. It helped you control your body perfectly so your fear wouldn't stop you from rescuing Katsuki Bakugo." She said as he nodded and took off his shirt before she blushed madly.

"Sorry, I thought you wouldn't mind after so long." He said before grabbing a towel. "Thanks though, I might not have saved them without the quirk. So I owe you another time."

"You owe me a lot." She said before she giggled but that was cut off by a swift kiss from Izuku.

~ Kiss Scene! ~

A/N: Hello and sorry for the wait! I was planning some things out and made an extra long chapter for you at 4,000 words. So I hope you like the changes from the original like how Athena is the first goddess and he basically has the Trace power from Fate.

New Quirks

Weapon Manifestation - Izuku is able to summon weapons and other equipment that he has been given by Athena and possibly other gods. Although some weapons are very basic like the wooden longbow, some may have special abilities like the arrows he created or the Aegis shield which can change size.

Body Supremacy (Requested) - To be perfectly aware of and in control of the body. Which allows Izuku to execute attacks or other actions perfectly and even augment his body to be stronger or more resistant to attacks. Due to this quirk, Izuku cannot be mind controlled or hypnotized by most people.

Questions of the day

How'd you like the rewrite?

Who should be in the harem? (This will be in a poll to shorten the list)
Already have Momo, Jiro, Female Shoto, Tsuyu, Uraraka, Nejire, Mei, Itsuka, Ibara, Mina, Mt Lady.
I cut Toru and Midnight since I think that'd be weird.
Also, three OCs that were mentioned will be in the harem.