Akito's New Stress Reliever...Saving A Villain?

It was that same dream again. The one where I was able to witness what I guessed was Deku's past. But this time I wasn't dreaming I was spacing out in the middle of my night training.

" The next time you let your guard down I won't hesitate to kill you, you damn punk!," Dynamight yelled.

" I-I'm sorry I-It was an accident!," I stammered. " I'm trying to pay attention I sw-"

" Don't apologize, damnit!,"Dynamight sent an explosion at me that I could barely dodge. " If a villain were attacking you wouldn't have time to say sorry." He set off another explosion that knocked me off my feet. " You would be instantly killed!"

" K-Kacchan don't be so rough with him...," Deku stuttered.

" I can do what I want with this inflated balloon, damn Deku!," Dynamight scolded. " Matter of fact, I should kill him right now. Once he's gone my two kids will be the next number one and two with maybe that Sato kid as number three...but no successor is gonna surpass my blood line!"

" Ok I think that's enough for today-." I interrupted him.

" I'm not ready to go yet," I said. " If I don't get this quirk together soon I probably won't ever get full control of One For All even if I've had it longer."

Deku had a look of shock on his face but then it turned into a smile.

" You know, I think you've been showing signs before I even gave you One For All," Deku mentioned. " When you attacked that giant villain on the day I saved you it seemed like when you were kicking and punching that monster it seemed like he was taking damage but payed no attention to it. It shouldn't have been that easy for me to take him down. I advise you to push yourself further so you can get an average amount of control over your quirk before you try One For All's full power. IF you wanna keep training, that's your choice. I'll just sit back and watch."

" Nobody asked for the speech you nerd...," Dynamight muttered. " Anyways, this quirk of yours, Nakamura. It only shows up when you're angry or on the edge of death. Maybe if I get you angry enough I can beat you at your greatest...no that's for the number one. Once I beat him I'll abandon my place as number two and become number one!"

" That's a lot of ego talk," I mumbled.

" THE HELL DID YOU JUST SAY YOU DAMN WIMP?!," Dynamight bellowed.

" I- I'm sorry I didn't mean it!," I put my hands up in surrender while Dynamight was heading straight towards me with his explosions.

[Three Hours Later]

I never knew that my lessons with Dynamight would go on until eleven PM. As I was slowly walking towards my dorm room someone stopped me.

" Oh, hey Daiki!," he called. " Hey, can you stop for a second?"

"Huh?," I stopped in my tracks and turned to him. "What is it, Akito?"

" I know you're probably tired but can I talk to you outside real quick?," he questioned.

I looked at him for a few seconds but then tiredly nodded. He took me maybe a football yard away from the dorm house and then finally looked at me.

" You don't have to hide it anymore," he said. " I already know. I just found out actually. I'm quite an idiot for not noticing earlier."

I tilted my head in confusion. " What do you mean?"

" Please, Daiki, I'm really not in the mood to deal with the dumb act," Akito sighed. " I know that my father gave you his quirk and I-I was just curious, what does Deku see in you, huh? W-Why did he choose you when he knew I worked so hard for it ever since I found out."

" Y-You're serious right now?," I asked. " This is what you brought out here to talk about?"

( Listen to "Something to Protect - My Hero Academia Season 4 OST")

" Please, just tell me why he picked you to be his successor!," his voice cracked. " I've worked non-stop everyday. So what could he possibly see in you?!"

" I don't know what he sees in me," I admitted. "A-Akito you don't have to go so hard on yourself about this. Your quirk is already great. Too much power can't be good for you."

" Says the person who just found out he has a man killing demonic power," A voice said in my head.

" What's that supposed to mean?," Akito's voice turned cold. "So you're saying Deku looked at the quirkless kid with pity in his eyes?"

" W-What?! N-no that's not it at all!," I assured him. " I don't know why he gave it to me...he thought my heart was strong. The fact that I ran to save citizens in need knowing that I 'didn't' have a quirk at the moment. No it was maybe the fact that I took the entrance exam anyways knowing that I didn't have a single 0.1% chance at passing it. But please, don't beat yourself up because you don't think you worked hard enough."

" So, you're saying that my heart isn't pure enough? This means that I was too weak. Everything that I worked hard for...all my hard work turned to NOTHING!," Akito cried.

" That's not true!," I yelled. " YOUR HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF! You saved me, Nori, and yourself when the villains attacked. You don't need some fancy stockpile quirk to prove you're worthy of becoming a hero! All you need is this and this." I pointed to my chest and head. " If you don't quit the damn trash talk about yourself then I'll have to beat the information into that head of yours. I doubt it'll come to that."

" Can you do me one favor?," Akito asked. " Can you show me that he made a good choice in choosing you?"

Before I could react his body started to glow and he was in front of me before I could blink my eyes. He tried to hit me but I powered up to 10% and punched him in the head.

" I SAID SNAP OUT OF IT!," I yelled.

" You never got off peoples cases!," Akito looked me in the eyes. " You always doubted your power and yourself! All you're doing is drawing attention to yourself! THAT'S WHY I HATE YOU!"

" Is that what you actually think?," my voice started to get angry. " IF THAT'S WHAT YOU REALLY THINK THEN YOU'RE REALLY AN IDIOT!"

Akito completely regarded what I said and yelled, " SHOW ME YOUR TRUE POWER! IF YOU DON'T RIGHT NOW I WON'T BE ABLE TO SAVE YOU!"

S-Save me? Save me from what? He ran in front of me and kicked me in the face, sending me retreat a few feet back.

" I don't want to fight you Akito," I told him. " I don't need saving right now."

I stood there refusing to hit him.

" So you're gonna do this again?," Akito smirked but his tone turned angry again. "You don't deserve the title hero if you hold back against a villain. Are you just gonna let your friends die just like you let your brother fight against Ryu alone? Are you going to let us end up just like your brother or your parents? Are you going to let THEM end up like your family? You already failed to protect three people! SO JUST HOLDING BACK WHAT YOU CAN REALLY DO AND LETTING PEOPLE DIE SHOWS HOW WEAK YOU REALLY ARE!"

" You...," a tear dropped off of my left cheek. "Akito, I don't need my power to save people. M-My body wouldn't move I-I couldn't do anything. I-I'm not weak. If I were to show the rest of that cursed power while I was inside of that house with Ryu my whole family would be DEAD!"

Akito stepped up to me.

" You've only got two more chances," he reminded and before I could do anything else he sent a hard punch to my stomach. " NO POINT IN STAYING IN UA IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT YOU'RE LIVING FOR! IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR QUIRK WAS BORN FROM YOUR FATHER! IT'S NOT HIS IT'S YOURS SO USE IT DAMNIT!"

I stared up at the night sky while I flew back from the punch's impact. He was right if I couldn't use my power the way I wanted to then I couldn't call myself "Phoenix X." Pathetic just so...pathetic. Scenes started to come back to me. In a flash I witnessed my parents death, my older brother lying in the hospital with no signs of consciousness. My little brother crying his eyes out. It was all because I couldn't protect them. I felt something start to roar inside of me. It wasn't anger...it was simply disappointment and fear.

I stood up straight and looked at Akito then my hands. I soon felt a light feeling in my index and middle finger on my left hand. It was glowing white. It was the first step to unlocking my full power. I saw Akito jump into the air and I followed his movements. I saw that he had his left hand reeled back ready to punch. And I had my right hand up ready to block it but I was an idiot. He switched his move and kicked me in the face, sending us towards the ground.

" TH-THAT'S MY MOVE!," I yelled.

I released his foot and punched him with my right hand making him rocket towards the ground. I kept my hand on his face while panting. My arm was fine. It wasn't broken or burning.

" You two sure do have a lot of energy tonight," I heard a voice say from behind us.

I turned to see Watanabe.

" Why all the Ruckus?," he asked. " Some of us are trying to sleep."

*THIRD PERSON*

Watanabe started to lead them back to the dorms.

" If it turned out like that fight with Ryu I could've really killed you, Akito," I said as we were walking. " Also what the hell was all that crappy talk about me being weak, huh?!"

" I-I was just kidding about you being weak and I don't hate you," Akito told me. " That was just to try and get you angry. But you can become weak if you keep on holding yourself back. And I'm not mad for my dad giving you his power...oh go I forgot Makato was here. U-Uhm you d-didn't hear anything right?!"

" I already know," Watanabe said.

" Yeah it has something to do with his quirk-he can get into peoples heads," I explained. " Surprisingly he hasn't told anyone yet. At Least nobody I know of."

" O-Oh well then I guess we're the only three in the class who know about One For All," Akito turned his head to me. " You better remember what I said today. If you forget then I won't hesitate to push it into that head of yours again. And I noticed that you had gotten angry when I used your move against you. Instead of acting like I was going to kick you I acted like I was going to punch you and then kicked you. I'm more of a puncher and I see that you mix up your moves all the time. Sometimes it's not a punch or a kick. I observe everyone in this class when they fight. Seems like your fighting skills are the most complicated. I can see why my sister took interest in you."

" Wh-How did that turn into a subject?!," I felt my face go red.

Akito started flipping through a notebook that came out of nowhere.

I sighed. " So what are you stalking me now?"

I could've sworn I heard Watanabe laugh just now.

" What about you, how come you're so quiet?," I questioned.

" Not used to being around people," is all he said.

" OH, well you should be used to it now," I told him. " You've been around ninteen kids and a teacher everyday. You should try talking, then maybe you can have friends. Also why did your hair suddenly turn black? Did you change it or something?"

Watanabe came to a stop.

" Did I say something wrong?," I nervously asked.

" No," he continued walking.

[One Hour Later]

I opened my eyes and saw myself in a black misty area. Then I saw nine figures. They were also hard to make out with a shady body and yellow eyes. The only thing I could see from my body was my left fingers and right foot. Everything else was black. I saw one of the figures come towards me and hold out it's hand.

"You can save Tomura Shigaraki...right?," it asked.