Chapter 2: The Creation Of A Villain 2

Izuku opened his eyes. The morning sun rays had pierced through the window in the room, crossing his face. Izuku turned to the left, blocking the sun with his back. He had cried all night from what transpired the day before, scared to relive those memories again.

Izuku stayed motionless, staring at the wall in front of him. A large poster of All Might towered over, presenting the hero in all his glory. In the past Izuku would squeal from excitement every time he saw it, but now it reminded him of the face that told him his dream was not achievable. Izuku raised his arm to remove the poster. Before he could do it, he was interrupted by a knock on his door.

"Izuku dear, it's time to get ready for school," Inko said through the door. "I've made your favourite dish, so don't take too long or it'll get cold."

In his room, Izuku did not move. He lowered his right arm, as he looked at the poster with a blank stare.

"Izuku, is everything all right?"

He exited his trance, realizing his mother called for him. "Yeah, I'm coming," Izuku responded with a dejected voice.

Inko stood by the door, not certain what to do. She wanted to comfort him. Over time their once and happy relationship degraded into isolation from one another. Even then, she could not stand by him when he needed her the most. Inko looked at the door for a few more seconds, before deciding to go back into the living room.

The light had begun to cover Izuku's room. He stood up from his bed and closed the window blinds. His body was still sore from the beatings Katsuki gave him. Izuku walked over to his mirror, to see large bags under his eyes. He was not able to sleep the entire night.

Izuku moved towards his door and opened it slowly. The schoolbag that his mother washed, lay still on the hardwood floor. Izuku picked it up and headed towards the front door.

"Wait Izuku, I thought you were going to have breakfast," Inko said.

Izuku continued putting on his shoes. "I'm not hungry mom, I'll just get something at school later," Izuku replied. Before Inko could respond back, he closed the door and left.

The wind had pushed cherry blossom petals around the school, covering the ground with a pleasant colour. By the school gates, Katsuki and his friends stood by waiting. Izuku continued walking forward, disregarding the obvious trap that had been set up.

"Hey Deku," Katsuki said irritatingly. "Where do you think you're going?"

Izuku kept walking. He faced the school not realizing Katsuki was addressing him.

"You really messed him up didn't you huh?" asked one boy in his group. "Or is he just not afraid of you anymore?"

Katsuki flashed in anger and raised his fist, "Listen to me when I am talking to you quirkless nobody!" he shouted, moving forward and landing a punch in the back of Izuku's head.

The punch was strong enough to make Izuku fall. He lay on the hard-covered dirt, before slowly getting up and continuing to walk ahead, unfazed from what happened.

Katsuki looked at Izuku, bewildered from what he had just witnessed. This only angered him more, "That god damn Deku thinks he's better than me?" Katsuki challenged. He led out some small explosions from his palms before he was stopped by one of his friends.

"Hey Katsuki, be careful, one of the teachers might see us," he said. "Just get him later when no one else is around."

Katsuki continued to stare at Izuku. He deactivated his quirk and scoffed at what transpired. "I'll meet you guys up ahead in class, I've got to tell him something." His voice was hoarse with unwarranted fury. "He deserves what's coming for him…"

Katsuki walked over to the boy he had just hit. He placed his arm around Izuku's shoulder and leaned over, "When lunch break hits, meet me outside class," Katsuki said. "And don't you dare and try to run away from me."

Katsuki let go of his grip, tapping his hand against Izuku's head as he headed towards class. Katsuki's friends from earlier ran past Izuku, also hitting his head one by one.

While Izuku had been walking, his mind strafed all over the place. He did not care about where he was, and who did what to him. His dreams of becoming a hero were shattered, and the boy that bullied him would get everything he ever wanted.

Izuku entered the classroom, passing through the back and sitting down on his chair. He looked at the window, a glass building was seen in the distance with a large logo displaying UA.

"Look, guys, he's staring at U.A again," pointed out a classmate that was standing beside Izuku. Everyone laughed, with a few students that threw slander at him.

Quirkless freak was an insult Izuku heard often. A day ago, he would have been crying over it, but now he paid no attention to them. His mind would not listen, even if he wanted to.

The classroom door closed as the homeroom teacher entered. The entire room quieted down, and the students went to their seats. The school bells rang immediately after.

"Midoriya. Hello Midoriya?"

Izuku looked up and saw the teacher facing him, waving his hand across his face. "It's already lunchtime, go get something to eat," he said. Izuku stood up casually and turned towards the door. "Oh, and Midoriya, if I catch you staring at ponies in the sky again during class. I'll give you detention."

Izuku nodded and closed the door behind him. To his surprise Katsuki was slanted against the wall with his arms crossed, tapping his fingers furiously.

"It took you long enough Deku, are you fucking deaf or something?" Katsuki asked. "I was going to beat your *** after the teacher left but you got lucky."

Izuku looked at Katsuki, he wondered what his bully would do to him next. "Perhaps he'll break my arm this time, or I don't know, something else," Izuku wondered to himself. Thoughts that would have scared him to death, seemed to go through his mind nonchalantly.

"Did you forget what I told you this morning?" Katsuki asked with an annoyed look.

Izuku did not answer. Katsuki looked at him again, the way Izuku acted with disinterest pissed him off beyond measure. Katsuki bit his lip and pointed to the stairs leading upwards. "Follow me Deku, we need to talk."

Both walked up the stairs, with Izuku trailing behind Katsuki. Izuku did not know what Katsuki wanted, only that it was pointless to run. Katsuki took out a set of keys from his pocket as they reached the final floor. He grabbed the handle of the door and opened it with a key, revealing an open area on the school roof. A large gust of wind passed through them, which caused Izuku's hair to point up.

"Go through the door," Katsuki ordered.

Izuku reluctantly walked through and looked at the bright blue sky. Katsuki closed the door behind him, leaving the keys inside. "Do you know why I called you here Deku?" Katsuki asked with a large grin.

Izuku looked back down towards Katsuki, the two made eye contact with each other. "If I were to guess, it's nothing that benefits me," Izuku said.

"Oh, it benefits you alright," Katsuki responded back, laughing. He pointed towards Izuku. "Perhaps I haven't made it clear to you that you're useless. You're a nobody. And I don't like the way you've been acting since this morning."

"Was that everything you wanted to say?" Izuku asked, putting his hands inside his pockets. The wind caused the air to feel much colder than it was. "Is this where you go and beat me up because I'm different?"

Izuku was about to say something else until Katsuki ran up towards him and kicked Izuku's side. Izuku stumbled back, catching himself by landing his arms on the concrete floor. The kick hit Izuku's ribs, the pain caused him to cough and gasp for air several times.

"So what?" Katsuki asked. He walked up to the injured boy and placed his foot on top of him. Katsuki then pushed him, which caused Izuku to collapse on the ground. "Stop trying to act like a smartass Deku."

"I'm quite frankly fed up with how you're acting now. Did you stop and think about how that makes me look in front of others?"

Izuku groaned in pain. He clenched his side as Katsuki began to walk over to him. "I'm getting tired of this," whispered Izuku to himself.

"Speak up you quirkless ****," Katsuki shouted. He landed another kick, this time on the head.

For a moment Izuku was filled with a terrible and loud ringing noise. No matter how hard he tried to get rid of it, it came back in intervals. Izuku tried to cover his ears, but it did not help.

Katsuki's eyes lit up, he finally saw Izuku react to pain as he did in the past. "There we go, now that wasn't so hard was it?" Katsuki bent his knees down, he took pleasure in looking at Izuku suffer.

"Remember when I said us being here would benefit you…" Katsuki said. "I truly meant it."

He picked up Izuku by the collar and faced him towards a small rail that looped around the edges of the school roof. "You see that horizon? That's your way out, maybe then you'll be born with a quirk." Katsuki continued gripping Izuku tightly.

"Now go on then, do it. No one will care."

Izuku looked at Katsuki through the top of his eyes. He once again felt despair, but his mind had left him. Izuku started thrashing in terror, speaking incoherent sentences as tears streamed down his face.

Katsuki looked at him. "If you're not going to do it, then I'll help you." Katsuki overpowered Izuku with physical strength alone and began moving him closer to the ledge. "They'll think it's just suicide, a poor miserable kid who killed himself because he had no quirk."

The wind had grown stronger and muffled any sounds that were heard from above. Katsuki continued to drag Izuku closer, he laughed to himself.

"Think of it as me helping you Deku, I am only making it easier for you," Katsuki said. "Don't lie to yourself, you know you want to do it."

Izuku did not attempt to break free, the amount of psychological and physical stress had led him into a state of extreme madness. Suddenly, his mind went clear and a shadow appeared in front of him, sitting on the edge of the roof.

It looked out towards the city. "Has it finally gotten to the grand finale?" the shadow contemplated. "You know I wonder sometimes how you dealt with this, but now I see that you are weak."

Time had slowed down once again. Izuku looked at the shadow once more, its features were incomplete, yet oddly resembled a human.

"You have a few seconds left before your fate is sealed. Once you fall of this roof, plunging to your death people will scream in horror. But when they learn it was you, you will only become a joke, an afterthought to them."

"What are…" Izuku paused. "Are you god?"

"Far from it, yet I am surprised you haven't recognized me," the figure answered in a flat voice. It turned around to face Izuku. "I am the manifestation of your hatred, I am you." Izuku could see a faint smile.

"You've just kept me hidden away, ignoring that I exist. And now here I am, offering you a way to survive," the shadow said with a caring tone.

"Help me," Izuku pleaded without a second thought. He began to cry once more, whether it was out of fear or not. It was the first time anyone truly extended him a welcoming hand, he accepted reality.

"Good, I am glad you have chosen me," said the shadow. Parts of its body and face started to shape into Izuku's image. It gave off a large smile, but it did not feel warm.

Katsuki picked up Izuku and placed his chest on top of the rail. He noticed Izuku's body slump forward without any resistance. "Did he pass out?" Katsuki thought.

Katsuki felt something odd occur, before he realized what happened, his head was grabbed and smashed across the guard rail. Katsuki stumbled back, regaining his footing.

"Ow, that fucking hurt!" Katsuki shouted. He shook his head around to find out who did it. "Who the hell was it? Show yourself!"

Katsuki froze when he saw Izuku standing in front of him.

"Who do you think it was Kacchan? Something wrong with your head now?" Izuku asked, pointing his finger at his own.

"What the f- "Katsuki said before he was interrupted.

"Let me finish, I've sort of grown impatient letting you speak all the time," Izuku pointed out. Katsuki could not move, Izuku's actions confused him. "Is that really the Deku I know?" Katsuki thought.

"This is hilarious, just look at your face," Izuku said with a smile. He brought his body forward, tilting his head to the side. "I know what you're thinking. And yes, it's still me, but I can thank you for finally driving me to this point. It feels refreshing."

Katsuki clenched his fists, deep down there was a small part of him that was afraid. But it was still the Deku he knew that was standing in front of him.

"So, you finally went nuts?" Katsuki taunted Izuku. "Gives me a better excuse to beat the shit out of you."

In the distance, the school bell rang. Katsuki put his fists up and charged towards Izuku, he swung his right arm at head level. Izuku quickly ducked, he felt Katsuki's hand pass through his hair. Izuku attempted to laugh at his attempt but was quickly hit in the stomach from a left jab.

"Not so tough are you now?" Katsuki asked. He picked up Izuku and pushed him towards the ledge. Izuku barely managed to not fall off by hitting the guard rail.

Katsuki walked towards Izuku but was instantly grabbed around his torso. The fight turned into a grappling match, with both sides hitting each other with whatever arm or leg they could use.

"Get off me damn it," Katsuki said. He punched Izuku in the back several times before his leg slipped and both fell. Before Katsuki realized what happened, he looked up and saw Izuku holding his hand. His body lay swinging on the side of the school building.

Izuku attempted to hold on as hard as he could, he did not know why but his body moved on its own.

"Is this what you wanted Deku?" Katsuki asked with a slight crack in his voice. "Tell me."

Izuku ignored Katsuki, he tried his best to hold on using all the strength he had left. The commotion was seen from below, with a gym teacher and a few students seeing a student being held with one hand.

Katsuki began to form tears in his eyes, he did not want to die. "Deku!" Katsuki cried out.

Izuku tried to reassure Katsuki he would be safe, but at that moment he felt his grip slip. Izuku watched in silence as Katsuki fell, his back faced the ground as he looked into Izuku's eyes.

Screams were heard across the entire school, as most classes peered out of the windows to see where the sounds were coming from earlier. All they saw was a student's body laying on the ground, lifeless.

Izuku moved back from the ledge and stared blankly at what he had witnessed. He did not want Katsuki to die, but deep in his mind, he felt as if he was relieved from a pain in his heart.

Izuku touched his face and felt that his lips had arched up slightly. There was no fear. No pain. No feeling of guilt. Only laughter.

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