Chapter 372 - My CO Stash #72 - My Hero Academia: The Golden Light of Hamon by SeerKing (MHAXJoJosBizarreAdventure) (2/2)
The immediate future was not looking pleasant for the young bomber.
As the two women gathered up their charges and left the office, the Principal slumped in his seat, his soul practically fleeing his body. If the mother of the formerly Quirkless boy decided to press charges against his school, he was doomed! His career would be ruined.
He was so swept up in his misery that he neglected to realise that he was the architect of his own downfall in his wilful neglect of the treatment Izuku had been receiving
Later
Midoriya Inko was usually a placid, gentle and kind woman, but even she had buttons that one simply didn't press without unleashing fury. They all, for one reason or another, revolved around her precious son, her baby boy.
She still couldn't believe that Katsuki would treat Izuku like he had! Even although she knew how those without Quirks were seen, she'd have thought that the friendship that the two boys shared would have prevented it. She had been so, so wrong and Izuku has suffered because of that.
More so than her anger towards Katsuki (he was just a boy and didn't know any better), her sheer fury towards the preschool and its staff was at heights that Inko never thought she could reach. Wilful neglect of Izuku and encouraging Katsuki toward the path of bullying by refusing to do anything to stop or correct his behaviour...these were bad enough, but what that neglect implied about how the staff treated other kids who were Quirkless or even had weak Quirks was a red light to Inko. She would report them as soon as she assured of her own child's safety, and she had a feeling that Mitsuki would help her with it.
Smiling at the thought of her old friend, Inko sighed. She and Mitsuki had been friends since middle school and had been each other's Maid of Honour at their respective weddings. Introducing their children had seemed like a good idea at the time, but it seemed that until Katsuki got his head deflated from all of the shallow praise that his Quirk had gotten him, he couldn't be trusted to be near Izuku.
Mitsuki had told her in a phone call earlier that she had, against Katsuki's protests, signed him up for therapy specifically aimed toward preventing and correcting bullying behaviour in young children. She had also decided to send him to a preschool on the far side of Musutafu called Tarisu.
Having eliminated Dantouin and Tarisu from her options, as well as others for their expense and distance, Inko was currently considering her options for where to send Izuku once she had finished filing the withdrawal paperwork. One was another local preschool called Korusanto, another was called Tatouine, while the last was called Kore Ria.
The second one was out, as it was run by the same type of staff as Dantouin, as evidenced by the similar names. Korusanto was slightly out of her price range at her current income level, so the only realistic choice was Kore Ria Preschool. She had also done research into the elementary schools and had chosen one separate to the one Mitsuki would send Katsuki. A few years apart would, hopefully, be enough time for Katsuki to stop being an arrogant little...!
Huffing, Inko cut her thought off there. Katsuki was just a boy and now his mother was aware of the problem, she'd straighten him out, she knew. Mitsuki was not someone to take the kind of attitude Katsuki was showing.
”M-mummy...?” Izuku's timid voice came from the door to the hall. In an instant, Inko was shaken from her thoughts and focused on her son.
”Come here, Izuku.” she said kindly.
In a flash, her boy was cuddling into her on her seat. Inko may have issues with his father, Hisashi, having taken a posting in America and basically sending money home and nothing more, but she was always grateful that he had, if nothing else, given her a son as bright and kind as Izuku.
”Izuku...why didn't you tell me things were so bad?” she asked softly as she hugged him protectively.
”I...I didn't want to worry you.” Izuku mumbled. ”And I didn't want Kacchan to get into trouble.”
”Oh, my boy...” Inko said tearfully. What a failure of a mother she was, to have her four-year-old son trying to protect her. ”Listen here now. What Katsuki was doing to you was wrong, plain and simple. He has to learn that you can't treat people like that without repercussions. If he doesn't, one day he 'll make someone mad who he can't just shrug off. He may even get hurt. It's not just for your sake, but his as well, that Mitsuki is being so harsh on him. Do you understand?”
”B-but until today...I was just what Kacchan said...a useless Deku...” the boy said tearfully.
”You are my brave, kind and heroic boy, Izuku.” Inko told him fiercely. ”You are not now, have never been, nor will you EVER be, useless! Get that thought out of your head right this instant. You have a Quirk now, and no one, not Katsuki, not the staff at preschool nor anyone else can ever take that away from you.”
Still looking a bit apprehensive, but buoyed somewhat by her words, Izuku nodded shyly. ”W-wanna see my Quirk?”
Inko nodded eagerly. She was curious as to what kind of Quirk had allowed her baby to match a powerful Quirk like [Explosion].
Moving away and standing in front of his mother, Izuku started to breathe rhythmically, trying to bring back the same feeling and breathing that seemed to have activated his Quirk earlier. Slowly, he was covered in the same shining golden aura as before.
”Izuku...!” Inko was in awe at her son's Quirk. While it wasn't her gravity-based [Attraction of Small Objects] or her husband's [Flame Breath], she was still proud that he had a Quirk that he could use to fulfil his dreams of becoming a Hero. Not only that, but the shimmering golden aura was simply gorgeous to look at. ”What can you do so far?”
”I...the golden stuff protected me from Kacchan's explosion...mostly.” Izuku said with a gulp. ”I think I also hit harder than normal, cause it sounded like I really hurt Kacchan when I punched him. And I had a small burn on my arm after, but it's all healed now, look!”
Inko automatically took her son's right arm in hand to examine it, but then the golden light shimmering and flowing over Izuku's body seemed to rush into her in response, making her feel like she'd just inhaled a hurricane-force wind! She let go automatically, with the feeling of wind rushing through her fading after a moment, but strangely, she felt better than she had in a few months. All of the aches and pains that she'd been ignoring from her part time job were gone and she felt completely refreshed, as if she'd had a good night's sleep!
”Mummy! Are you OK?!” Izuku asked anxiously, his golden aura fading away with his sudden panic.
”I feel great!” Inko declared with a little laugh. ”Izuku, your Quirk just took away my aches and pains as if I'd just gotten a nice massage! I think your Quirk just healed me somehow!”
The awed look in his eyes made Inko pick him up and cuddle him again. She decided that she needed to make an appointment with a Quirk Counsellor for Izuku soon. A Quirk that protects, enhances and heals the user isn't very common and wouldn't be without its drawbacks, so finding out what they were as soon as possible would be a very good idea.
”We're having katsudon for dinner to celebrate, Izuku.” she informed her delighted son.
”Awesome!” Izuku cheered, eyes shining again.
Two Days Later
Quirk Counsellor's Office
”Hmm...your son's Quirk is most unusual, Midoriya-san.” the doctor who had just tested Izuku's Quirk said to a listening Inko.
”Unusual? How so?” the greenette woman asked.
”Well to start, my initial hypothesis was that it could possibly be an internal Mutation type Quirk that altered his lungs to transform the oxygen he inhaled into an energy field of some kind. However, I've had several X-rays and scans taken using both machinery and Quirks to get a look at his lungs and the rest of his respiratory system, and there are no noticeable divergences from the Quirkless norm outside the fact that his lungs seems a tad larger and his diaphragm better developed than a child his age should have.” the man explained. ”With that theory disproven, I've looked into other options and I've made quite a bit of progress. Rather than a Mutation or even a Transformation Quirk related to oxygen, your son's Quirk seems to be a pure Emitter type that uses rhythmic breathing as a medium to draw out or generate that golden energy from his body. The energy field produced, as you suggested when you brought him in, seems to act as a protective barrier and enhances both his physical abilities and healing rate. In addition, the healing component at least seems to be able to be used on others. He healed a nurse of a bad headache when she accidentally brushed against him during one of our tests.”
”That's amazing...” Inko murmured, pride for her son in her voice.
”Yes, it's an impressive Quirk to say the least. We've analysed the energy signature and the results we're getting back are quite unique. Given time, we'll run comparison with other energy signatures we have on record to see if we can find any more similar cases to compare with. There's also one more unusual effect I think you should be aware of.” Pulling a tablet off his desk, the doctor opened a video and showed it to Inko. On it, Izuku was standing in the centre of a pool of ankle-deep water in his swim trunks, his golden aura flowing around him. What was unusual was that the water was rippling out from around him like he was the epicentre of an earthquake even as he stood still.
As the video ended and the doctor took back the tablet, he continued. ”Judging from that particular test, there's some sort of invisible output to the aura he generates. So far none of our scanners have picked up any form of detectable output and it doesn't seem to have any effect on living or non-living matter outside of liquids. I'm starting to suspect that these ripples are nothing more than a visible sign of the aura's presence, similar to a human heartbeat, and that liquids are simply a superior conductor for the aura's energy.
Looking up at her, the doctor smiled slightly. ”When we informed young Izuku of this, he decided on his Quirk's name, there and then. Since the name wasn't taken, we felt there was little issue with applying it to his Quirk Registry. He is now the user of the [Hamon] Quirk.”
”Hamon...as in ripple? That sounds like a name Izuku would come up with.” Inko smiled fondly. Her baby boy was a bit too clever for his own good sometimes.
”Yes, he picked a very good name. It states an effect of the Quirk without disclosing what it actually does.” the doctor nodded. ”Now, in regards to making the best use of his Quirk, I would recommend that he learn martial arts of some kind. The discipline will likely help him control his Quirk and its physical effects. Additionally, he is currently required to remain stationary in order to perform the breathing exercises needed to create the golden energy that he utilises. The longer he maintains that exercise, the more energy his body produces and stores and the longer he can maintain his aura. Some martial arts, such as ancient versions of karate and the combat version Tai Chi, possess some manner of breathing techniques that he may be able to adapt for his use. The added close combat capabilities will also be useful should he walk down the path of a hero.”
”Yes...he will.” Inko said tearfully. ”It's all he's ever wanted to be. Oh dear, pardon me for crying...”
”It's fine, Midoriya-san.” the doctor reassured her. ”Finding out that your child's quirk is powerful and they'll use it to fulfil their dreams is a tear inducing feeling. Here, have a tissue...”
When the nurse escorted Izuku back into the room after getting cleaned up from the tests, he immediately went to his mother and started talking sixteen to the dozen about all the things he was going to try with his Quirk. Inko listened indulgently and offered up a final silent prayer of thanks to whatever or whoever had granted her wish.
Her boy had a Quirk and was going to become a hero. And she would support him the entire way.
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Quirk Name: Hamon (Ripple)
Quirk Type: Emitter/Acc_u_mulation
Quirk Effect: Allows the user to generate a golden energy that can be used to enhance their physical abilities, as well as objects. The user can also increase the healing rate of another person as well, although this requires some pain on the part of the recipient. Much of the abilities of Hamon are dependent on the creativity and imagination of the user. It has been noted that those who act in an 'evil' manner, according to the morality of the user and the target, suffer more damage from attacks imbued with Hamon energy. Erasure-type Quirks can shut off the generation of Hamon Energy, but not the user's ability to control it.
Quirk Weaknesses: Hamon energy is gathered as the user breathes, so a viable countermeasure is to inhibit or prevent the user from breathing. The use of Hamon energy is also one that requires a high amount of precision and concentration. The user can and will fail if they lose focus.