][ Previously: Many of his close friends, including his own brother Ritsu, tried and failed to reach Mob. Even Suzuki joins in to help out his son. The UA students are struggling to even reach him, forced to work together to win against this storm. All while the energy from their quirks are slowly being drained. ][

     '...My life used to be a whole lot darker..
                  until you showed up, Mob.

      At this point.. I don't care what you think. Or what lies you've told yourself.

     But you're a good person. ... And you deserve to know the truth.

     And if telling you the truth means having to let you go...

     ...

     So be it.

     I'll tell the world for you.'

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     Reigen gasped for breath. This wind was TOO STRONG! He could feel the faint heat from Mob's aura from all the way over here!

     "H-h-how..? How could I have not known..?" The man mumbled. "This... This is the extent what you've been holding in?!.. This whole time?!"

     'Hey, Reigen, you better start moving quickly!! My backup energy reserves just ran out! If we're out here too long, I might just be exorcised!!' Dimple cried. Reigen gritted his teeth, pulling himself closer to the bench against the intense force. He hugged it's concrete back, praying to dear God the rock wouldn't crack!

     "MOOOOB! WAIT-- WAIT UP!!.. I NEED TO TALK TO YOU!!" Shigeo ignored him. Izuku and Ochako screamed out his name as well, but that was no help either.

     "LOOK OUT!!!" Ochako warned. But Reigen didn't even have time to turn his head. A rock smashed through his hair. Reigen's arms went limp, his body writhing in pain. His vision blurred, for half a second there almost completely giving out. But Reigen fought to stay awake. He wouldn't allow his student to go on like this!

     Izuku let go of the bench and grabbed Reigen with his legs, hugging Ochako's waist tightly to keep him and Reigen attached. All of the girl's arm strength went into holding onto that bench.

     'I shouldn't...let go. Don't let him hugging me be a distraction!.. I can blush about it later, but for now, I NEED to SAVE people!!!' Ochako gathered the inner strength to pull herself even closer to the bench, allowing Izuku to again grab a hold of it. She gasped in relief, then blushed a little bit.

     Izuku was amazed with Reigen, meanwhile. This man had to have SOME determination, even to still be awake! Reigen crawled up the teen and grabbed onto the bench again.

     "Thanks, kid!!" The man panted. "I just need to...find a way to reach him!" The blond looked down, seeing a spotty but potential trail of rocks he could climb along.

     "Wh-why?! What are you going to DO anyways?!"

     "I'm going to... I'm going to tell him the TRUTH! That I never HAD a quirk to begin with!!!" Reigen admitted to the teen. May as well for practice sake.

     Izuku's eyes brightened, shimmering with wonder. Despite that fact, there was determination in the blond's eyes, the unsure but hopeful kind. The same look HE so often had... No matter what, no matter his circumstance, Reigen would NOT give up! .. And neither would he... Neither would Izuku. Even when it seemed like all hope was lost.

     There was always something to be done...

     ...Maybe he could help him...

     Reigen was tapped on the shoulder. "Hu?" Turning his head, he squinted at a singular green hair that was offered to him.

     "Eat this!!! It may not be much, but whatever's left of my quirk will STILL be able to give you a boost!!!"

     Reigen's brows furrowed. "..What??"

     "This quirk ISN'T mine!!! It was passed down to me!! I was quirkless JUST LIKE YOU!!!" Reigen's eyes broadened as well. Suddenly, there was an understanding like none other between the two. Lived experiences, struggles, dreams and hopes... Ones only that of a quirkless kid could ever have.

     Reigen grabbed the hair, and, without questioning the logistics of it, shoved the strand into his mouth. He gagged a little, but eventually swallowed.

     "Now how do I activate it!?!?"

     "Heh, that's the easy part!.."

     Right... Guess he just hat to imagine doing whatever that kid could do. The man felt a tingle throughout his body, followed by an all-encompassing warmth. This new power showed itself in the form of mini bright pink sparks around his body. Inhaling an extra long breath for food luck, the blond narrowed his eyes. He dug his heels into the earth...and ran. (...in the opposite direction. /j)

     Reigen burst full-sprint through the intense winds, cutting through it like a knife! "MOOOB!" He screamed. Shigeo's back was already turned to the man, refusing to listen. "I NEED TO YOU O--OAH!" The man ducked under a massive piece of rubble, then jumped several feet to avoid another. Shigeo was targeting him now, wasn't he?! "I'M SORRY! NOW JUST LET ME CATCH UP!" The man ducked, dodged, jumped, and rolled to evade the rubble attacks. He only successfully dodged about half of them, the others causing severe bruising and potential scars. Good thing he was at least trained enough in combat to know how to protect his head and neck while in a collision. That alone was probably the sole reason he even survived!

     He made very little progress. Shigeo was still leaving him in the dust. Reigen's back smacked into the remaining stump of a tree, crying out at all the injuries that now pleaded for him to just stop. Reigen stared up at the swirling storm above, at the kid who still walked away, and at last down at himself. His hands were all bruised, blistered, and bloody. But... He had both Dimple AND that kid's quirk helping him out! The only thing he really needed was to give it his all.

     "MOB!! I DIDN'T WANT YOU LEAVING ME IN THE DUST!!" Reigen tore off his shoes and socks, feeling the cold, torn grass and soil under his feet. His jacket was left to the wind. As was his pink tye. He shivered, he gasped for breath...he crouched, ready to charge. "SO I'VE BEEN TRAINING IN SECRET IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH YOU!!!"

     A nearby building erupted with a loud crack, breaking at it's very foundations, hurtling itself toward the ground where Mob stood. The man's eyes bulged.

     "L-LOOK OUT!!!" He dashed forward even faster than before, pushing everything within him to its limit!! He, jumped, slid, rolled, stumbled, rinse and repeat. Until finally he reached Mob, bursting through his intense barrier of an aura and shoving the kid out of the way! He was blast in the opposite direction, staring up in terror as the shadow of the approaching building grew larger over him.

     Shigeo caught his balance after being flung, swinging his body around and grabbing Reigen with his telekinesis. With the swing of the teen's head, Reigen shot out from under the building, flying past Mob screaming! The blond tripped and rolled over the ground, oof-ing and ow-ing all the way. Shigeo froze, a little surprised by his sudden action.

     'Why did I do that?! That annoyance would have been gone for good if I'd just left him to die!! It's what he deserves after al--'

     What was he saying..?

     Reigen deserved a lot of things.. but not death!.. What kind of a monster was he becoming on his own?.. Driven only by his emotions... Only by power... This was no way to be a good person either!

     Maybe...he really did need Mob in his life..

     The black in his hair grew out until only the tips were white. The majority of his body was now shrouded in darkness.

     Shigeo turned from the fallen building, continuing on his path, until--

     "Wait-..." Reigen stood, leaning against a slanted piece of the road, one hand bracing his back. "There's...something I need to tell you...real quick... You can leave me.. forever after that, alright?"

     Shigeo's head tilted slightly... What was this guy planning..?

     He stepped closer, hoping to scare Reigen off by burning him a little. Maybe then he would finally leave him alone.. But Reigen couched, a weak but effective green barrier going up to shield Reigen from Mob's intense aura.

     Dimple took over.

     "HEY, PARTNER! REIGEN'S BEING SERIOUS WHEN HE SAYS HE JUST WANTS TO TELL YOU SOMETHING!! YOU CAN SPARE AT LEAST A LITTLE OF YOUR TIME, RIGHT!?" Shigeo's eyes widened a little. He knew there was more to Reigen's sudden boost in strength beside taking Izuku's quirk! (He recognized Izuku's aura.) He closed his mouth, for now okay with listening to the spirit. "THERE'S SOMETHING MORE I NEED TO TELL YA TOO REAL QUICK!.. APPARENTLY, THIS WHOLE TIME YOU'VE BEEN THINKING YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BROCCOLI INCIDENT, BUT YOU'RE NOT!!... I CAN TELL YOU THE WHOLE STORY LATER, BUT YOU SAVED THE WORLD BACK THERE, KID!! I WAS THE ONE HURTING EVERYONE, BUT YOU MADE ME SEE THAT BECOMING A GOD WASN'T WHAT I ACTUALLY WANTED!! I ERASED YOUR MEMORIES BECAUSE I THOUGHT.. well, to be honest I was mostly embarrassed.. BUT ALSO BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP YOU GET OVER MY SACRIFICE! YOU DIDN'T EXORCISE ME, YOU DIDN'T HURT ANYBODY!! YOU'RE THE BEST FRIEND A SPIRIT LIKE ME COULD EVER ASK FOR!!!" Dimple smiled as he finished saying his peace, satisfied to see the slightest hint that Shigeo had actually taken all of that in. "Teh... You're a real piece of work, kid... But you're getting there." He could feel himself slipping from reality, fighting every second to remain existing. "Keep up the good work, and you'll be alright.."

     Dimple grew too weak to control Reigen, automatically giving him back his control. But he still had enough left to keep up a faint energy barrier. "Mob... I don't know where you're going.. or what you're planning to to once you get there...but hear me out real quick, alright...? There's something I've been needing to tell you.. for a long.. long time now..." Reigen's mouth tightened, hardly able to speak now that he was given the chance. Shigeo stood silently, motionless. "I...

     I lied. ... To you.. To my clients.. To everyone..."

     'Huh??' No way. Was he really??

     "I HAVE NO PSYCHIC POWERS!! AND I NEVER DID!.. NO QUIRK, NO MAGIC, NO-- NO.. NONE OF THAT!!! I HAVE NO POWERS OF ANY KIND!!!"

     Shigeo's eyes widened. A shiver rippled throughout his whole body.

     The winds decreased. Shigeo's aura dropping dramatically so Dimple's barrier no longer had to shield Reigen. And now, staring at the man...was just a boy in a straight jacket, completely soulless..but listening. Reigen relaxed his tense body just a little, sweating up a storm.

     "...From the moment we met..I lied to you... Hold on a second." *nose blowing noises* "...Even when you were just a kid seeking help...I lied to you, pretending to know what I was talking about. That I knew the kind of struggles you were dealing with... But I didn't have a clue. ... And from that point on...I just kept using you. Again..and again..and again..." The storm was next to nothing by now. Just gentle, lightly darkened clouds slowly swirling overhead. "...But I don't know anything... I had no idea how much help you really needed..or what to even do when you needed it the most. I led you into thinking I was helping you...but..." The man's eyes were filled with tears. He touched at his cheeks, gently trying to rub them away. "...I was only hurting you... I'm sorry. I'm really..really sorry..."

     A light rain started to settle over them, slowly dampening their clothes and hair.

     "Hhhh.. So!" Reigen's blistered hands patted his sides. "This is the real me... Not the prettiest sight; I know." Chuckling. "I'm sorry for acting like your master for so long.. But if you will allow it, let me say one more thing before leaving for good! Alright??" Shigeo's enthralled stare was close enough to an answer. "First off, just know that you aren't the only one with two sides to them! Everyone has those!.. So, in a way I guess.. everyone struggles with the same problems you're dealing with right now. Heh... Even me... In fact...I really hate my other side... My true self, if you will. ... Always wearing a mask is actually...pretty normal for most people..unfortunately. That's how I get by at least... But hey! Sometimes, your darker traits can lead to good things too! After all, without my lying nature, we would have never met! And without your powers, you wouldn't be the same, responsible, reliable young man you are today! The same can be said about the masks we put on. After all, it was us who created them in the first place, so in a way they're also just as much a part of us; or at least of the person we want to be. So-so, you don't really need to worry about it!.. Ah, who am I kidding?.. Worry about it if you want." Rubbing the back of his neck. "...We all do... But, uhh, the point is, Mob!" Reigen placed his hand on Mob's shoulder.

     "You're fine the way you are.
         You'll be alright without me.
            It's okay.
               When the time comes along, accept it. Accept yourself!" The man's smile was so bright. So warm as he stared Shigeo in the eyes. "If it's you... The real you...you can do it! I believe in you, Mob. You got this.."
    
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     Deep within the depths of his consciousness, Shigeo's breaths quivered.

     He could see it now... So clearly..

     He wanted to be seen.

     He wanted to be important.

     He wanted to have a place in this world.

     Now, he realized he had all of that already. Through Mob!

     Quietly, Shigeo got down on his knees in this still void, picking up the little shreds of paper on the floor. It took him a little bit, but Shigeo recreated Mob out of those broken flakes.

     Mob blinked his eyes open, gasping faintly to realize he had found conscience again, standing upright.

     "What am...? What am I doing here..? I thought you hated me!" Mob stared ahead at the other, faceless Shigeo.

     Shigeo inhaled slowly.. then exhaled.

     "Though originally created out of fear, you are now brought back by love. To help me and guide me through this complicated life. I thought I'd outgrown you, but, never before have I been proven so wrong. ... Mob... I need you. I need you even more than you could ever need me. But please...accept me... Don't push me aside like you did before...

     We are two sides of the same coin. And together, we can both have what we want. Living a fulfilling life where you feel normal.. and helping me make the world a better place with my powers."

     "But- wait.. Everyone's going to hate me for what you-- I did.."

     "I'll be okay..."

     Shigeo extended his hand to Mob.

     "So... What do you say..
                      Shigeo Kageyama?"

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     He was back to normal. His hair was completely black again, flopping back onto his head. His eyes returned to their usual, plain shape and color. Mob blinked a few times, tilting his head back to collect the rain, which was heavier than before. Reigen smiled at the sight of that familiar face, no longer twisted with power, agony, and confusion.

     "Here... Let me help you get that off..." Reigen took a step forward, wrapping his arms around the kid to find the buckles or whatever he needed to undo on the boy's back.

     Shigeo/Mob slid further into him, resting his forehead against the man's chest. The boy started to cry there in Reigen's arms. Reigen's own lip quivered, his warn out body about ready to give out, tired eyes glancing to the side at the boy's hair. He sighed tiredly, arms slipping around the teen's back to pull him closer, wrapping Mob up in a warm hug. His cheek laid against the boy's soft head of hair, allowing the kid to cry all he wanted.

    A ways away, Izuku and Ochako stood by the park bench, huffing relieved breaths.

     "I-I- I.. didn't know you were born quirkless..." Ochako finally turned to him. The greenette's face reddened, diverting eye contact at once.

     "Did I say that?? N-no! No I didn't!" Ochako punched his shoulder, huffing angrily/cutely. "A-alright! You got me! Just please don't tell anybody!!"

     "Aw, you don't have to worry about that." She then switched very quickly to a loving smile. "Your secret's safe with me!" Izuku stared back with the most wholesome little smile, his eyes filling with tears.

     "Thank you..." He could always rely on her, couldn't he?

     Mob's sobs started to still when Izuku, just happy that his friend was alright, jumped in to embrace the two from behind. Ochako joined them all, hugging from the side.

     It was so warm in here... Made it a lot easier to forget that cold...barren cell he'd just broken out of.

     But, like all good things, the hug had to come to an end. And this one ended when Mob began to get a little uncomfortable, his touch aversion taking over.

     "Can you take this thing off of me?" Sniffing.

     "O-of course!" Reigen.
  
    "I'll help!" Izuku. "Oh and, by the way, Mob..."

     "Hm?" The boy looked up, meeting the elder classmate in the eyes. They both had a hard time retaining eye contact, though they tried, which was funny to watch.

     "I know you never really wanted to be a hero.. but I still think you'd be a great one! After all...I think, with your powers, you could easily save entire cities if you ever needed to! ... And. Erh.. Even without your quirk, you're still a really nice person I can totally see saving people someday.." Izuku rubbed the back of his neck. He still had a lot to think about in his own time regarding what exactly he was going to do now that he had passed his quirk on to Reigen.

     Mob placed his hand on his shoulder, finally looking him dead in the eyes. "...I think you'll be an amazing hero too..."

     Izuku's eyes watered even more than before. Okay, now he just HAD to hug Mob properly! Izuku jumped in and gave the bowl cut boy the tightest squeeze!

     "Oh yeah, do you want your quirk back by the way?"

     Izuku jumped back, hands still clutching the shorter's shoulders. "You can DO that?!" He'd nearly forgotten. "Wait, but I passed mine on to Reigen."

     "Iiiiit's all gone." A hand on his hips, the man leaned a little to insert this information into the conversation. "Mob has it all now." The greenette's eyes widened even more, sparkling with excitement.

     "Y-yes, then! With how much I've trained with it, I honestly think that is my best course of action at this point!" The freckled one let go, fidgeting nervously with his fingers a little. Mob stuck out his newly freed hand and placed it on Izuku's shoulders the flow of bright colors flowing from one kid to the next. "Wait, now that I think about it, how were you able to take my quirk anyway? It's only supposed to be passed along if the previous users allow it." Mob just shrugged. "..Fair enough." Ochako was given her quirk as well, and even the paper thin Dimple was handed some spiritual energy to munch on in order to regain some of his original strength.

     Mob stared down at his hands. "Hhhh, guess I am going to have to return a lot of energy.."

     "Didn't you say that stuff regenerates?" Izuku. He had already written pages down in relation to this theory.

     "Yeah.. but it's still kind of rude that I stole it in the first place. And..." Mob looked up, finally taking in the damage he had done. As he spun slowly, tears brimmed his eyes.

     That's when Reigen jumped in again, wrapping an arm over the kid's shoulder, starting to lead him and the others out of this wreckage. "Oh, I'm sure we can get all that stuff sorted out real quick! We can bring in the guy who fixed your house up that one time!.. Or Jin. Hm.. He would make a pretty good one-man construction crew... Or, ya know what?! I bet the city itself has already been saving up money for a crisis as well! .. You know what? Let me call Serizawa to see if he knows anyone. .... Heyy there, Serizawa!! Can I, perhaps, have a little help over here..?"

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     "There they are!!" Zeya shouted, leading her aunt over the rubble. Serizawa, with Teru, had already found Mob, Reigen, and the others and was presently helping the two blonds with one of their arms each slung over his shoulder.

     Elyse gasped as she laid eyes on them, speeding down the massive pile of rubble to reach them.

     "Why did you scare me like that?!" As soon as she was close enough, the woman landed a sound but mostly harmless punch on Reigen's stomach.

     "Ow!. The crap??"

     "Ohhnonono! I'm sorry!" She very quickly regretted that, taking Reigen from Serizawa, since he already had Teruki to take care of. She slung Reigen's arm over her shoulder to help carry some of his weight. "But what's with the scary message??"

     "The only thing I said was, 'I love you'!" The poor man was terribly confused as to why the hero, who wore her scuffed hero costume at the moment, was so uncharacteristically worried!

     "Jibiggahe...hhhh... I'm supposed to be the one jumping into danger. Not you. ... Stupid..."

     "That means 'I was worried' in Elyse." Zeya called over, slipping into the group beside Mob as they made their way out of the city as a unit.

     "Yeah I think I got that.." Reigen mumbled. "I'd prefer a kiss than a jab next time though..." After a few moments, Elyse followed it up by kissing the blond lightly on the cheek, which lifted his spirits more than he was expecting.

     "Um, by the way, Mob..." Zeya fidgeted with one of her many earrings, staring ashamedly down at the floor.

     "Hm?" The boy turned his head just a little, but remained staring up at the beautiful sky. Though it was still a little cloudy up there, the sky itself faded beautifully from blue to purple to orange.

     "I just...wanted to apologize for before... You ended up having to deal with the worst possible outcome..all because I got involved..."

     "It was still my decision in the end.." The young teen offered her a gentle smile.

     Zeya smiled a little as well and stared down at the ground, kicking a few rocks out of their way.

...

     "Oh-- M-mob?" Again, Mob's attention was torn away from the sunset. Except it was Reigen this time. The man smiled across from Elyse, sporting a tired but genuine smile. "Thanks...by the way.."

     "For what?"

     "For everything really..." The man joined his student in staring up at the sky. "I don't even know where I'd be today if you hadn't come along. .. But I can bet my life wouldn't be quite this bright."

     Shigeo smiled.

     "Hey, Reigen and Serizawa, you guys can feel free to crash at my place until you get something else arranged." Elyse.

     "Wait, wha-at?!" Reigen.

     "You didn't know?? Your apartment was completely totaled!" Elyse.

     "WHAT!?! MOB???" Reigen.

     "S-sorry.."

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Sorry, Tome my beloved. I couldn't find a way to slide you into this new canon. o7
I tried. I really did.

At least she gets to live knowing aliens exist. TvT