The island shook like it was gonna split in half.
Rocks tumbled from cliffs, and the ground cracked under five-year-old me's feet.
I clung to the man who raised me, my dad not by blood but by choice.
His rough hand gripped mine, pulling me behind a boulder.
His face was pale, eyes wide, staring at the fight tearing the world apart.
"Stay down, kid," he whispered, voice shaky. "Don't move."
I peeked out, heart pounding.
Two giants were clashing in the distance—All Might and All For One.
I knew their names, not from this life but from my last one.
I wasn't supposed to be here, not in this body, not in this world.
Back on Earth, I was someone else, someone older, someone who watched TV and ate takeout.
Then I woke up here, a baby with memories that didn't fit.
This place was all quirks and chaos, and now I was stuck in the middle of the biggest fight ever.
All Might was huge, muscles like mountains, his blonde hair whipping in the wind.
His face wasn't smiling.
He looked angry, eyes burning, fists clenched so tight his knuckles were white.
All For One stood across from him, tall and lanky.
"You can't win, Toshinori," All For One said, voice smooth and cold.
"This world belongs to me."
All Might didn't answer.
He just charged, faster than my eyes could follow.
We were pretty far from the main city where the fight broke out but ut was still hard to miss the clash which was shaking the entire island, especially with my high-end senses.
The ground exploded where he'd been, dirt and rocks flying.
His fist slammed into All For One's chest.
All For One flew back, crashing through a cliff.
Stone shattered, dust rising like a storm.
I grabbed Dad's arm, my tiny fingers digging in.
All For One stood up from the rubble, his chest caved in but already healing.
Flesh bubbled and stitched itself back together, like some nightmare monster.
He laughed, low and ugly, and raised a hand.
Black tendrils shot out, sharp as spears, aiming for All Might.
All Might dodged.
One tendril grazed his arm, tearing a gash.
Blood dripped, bright red against his suit, but he didn't flinch.
He grabbed the tendrils, muscles bulging, and yanked.
All For One stumbled forward, and All Might drove his knee into the villain's face.
Blood sprayed, splattering the ground as almight broke all of his front teeth.
I wanted to look away, but I couldn't.
My heart was racing, my hands shaking.
This wasn't a game.
People unfotunate enough like us to not be able to evacuate were screaming in the distance, caught in the crossfire.
Fire roared from All For One's quirks, setting almost all trees on the island ablaze.
The air smelled like smoke and blood.
Dad pulled me closer, his beard scratching my cheek. "We gotta move," he said, voice tight.
"This entire island ain't safe."
But before we could run, All For One unleashed a new quirk.
His arm swelled, turning into a massive, twisted claw.
He swung it at All Might, and the air screamed, like the world was being torn apart.
All Might crossed his arms, taking the hit.
The impact sent him skidding back, boots carving trenches in the concrete.
His suit was shredded, blood running down his chest.
"You're weak just like Nana" All For One taunted, stepping forward.
"Your time's up."
All Might spat blood, wiping his mouth.
"No" he growled, voice low and dangerous.
He launched himself at All For One, grabbing the villain's arm.
His fingers dug into the flesh, sinking deep.
Blood poured, thick and dark, as All Might ripped, tearing muscle and bone.
All For One screamed, a sound that made my ears hurt.
His arm hung limp, mangled, but then it started to heal again, flesh crawling back into place.
I felt sick.
How could anyone fight that? All Might was strong, but All For One was a monster.
My chest tightened, like I couldn't breathe.
Fire was spreading closer flames licking at the rocks around us.
A man nearby who had ran with us to hide screamed as fire caught his clothes, rolling on the ground to put it out.
I wanted to help, but I was just a kid with high end senses , mostly useless.
Dad cursed under his breath, pulling me toward a cave that lead to the shore.
"Come on, we're outta here."
But then it happened.
A figure stepped out of the smoke—a man with fire in his hands, one of All For One's goons.
His eyes locked on us, and he grinned, flames flaring brighter. "Found some rats," he said, raising his hands.
Fire roared toward us, hot enough to burn my skin even from yards away.
I froze, not just my body but my whole world.
I was so scared, more scared than I'd ever been.
The fire was gonna kill us, burn us to nothing.
Dad was getting ready to use his quirk but i knew he was old too old to be able to fight effectively with his defensive quirk.
My heart pounded, and something inside me snapped.
I didn't think.
I just reached out with my tiny hands, like I could push the fire away.
And then it stopped.
The flames turned to ice, sparkling in the air.
The man's hands were frozen solid, ice creeping up his arms.
He screamed, dropping to his knees.
The alley behind him—some narrow path between cliffs—was covered in frost, like a winter storm hit it.
The fire was gone, just cold air and silence.
I stared at my hands, trembling.
What did I do? My head hurt.
Dad grabbed my hand, eyes wide.
"Kid, what was that?"
Of course he would give such reaction since my quirk is only supposed to be high end Senses.
"I—I don't know," I stammered, voice shaking.
My memories from Earth didn't help.
But I felt it instinctively, deep inside, like something woke up.
All Might's fight roared on.
He was bleeding bad now, one arm hanging loose his abdomen gutted worse than potato salad.
All For One was slower too, his face half-gone, face twisted with rage.
All Might grabbed him by the throat, lifting him off the ground.
His fingers dug in, blood dripping between them.
He slammed All For One into a cliff, snd began punching in the face again and again, each hit shaking the island.
Rocks fell, one nearly crushing us.
All For One laughed, even as his face bled.
He unleashed a blast of wind, throwing All Might back.
The hero hit the ground hard, a crater forming under him.
All Might stood up, swaying but unbroken. "Your Era ends now," he said, voice steady.
He charged, faster than before, and threw a punch that parted the sky.
The air exploded, wind knocking me and Dad down.
All For One flew back with most of his head gone as all Might's fist crsuhed his cranium.
Dad scooped me up, running for the cave. "We're gone, kid. Now."
I looked back, All Might standing tall, blood dripping, ready to keep fighting.
The fire guy was screaming stuck with his insides frozen and cracking as he tried to break free.
...
The cave was dark, damp, and cold, the air thick with the smell of salt and stone.
Issei's tiny legs struggled to keep up so his father carried him deeper, his boots crunching against the rocky floor.
The distant roars of All Might's battle echoed faintly, muffled by the cave walls, but the ground still trembled, sending pebbles skittering around them.
Issei's high-end senses buzzed, picking up every drip of water, every groan of the island's shifting crust.
His heart pounded
His father set him down near a jagged outcrop, his rough hands immediately patting Issei's arms, legs, and face, searching for injuries.
His beard was matted with sweat and dust, his eyes wild with panic. "You hurt, Issei? Anything broken?" he asked, voice hoarse, fingers trembling as they brushed over Issei's cheeks.
"I'm okay, Dad," Issei said, his small voice shaking.
He wasn't okay—not really.
His head throbbed from the quirk he didn't understand, and the image of All For One's mangled face wouldn't leave his mind.
But his touch grounded him, made the world feel a little less dangerous.
He pulled him into a tight hug, crushing Issei against his chest.
His flannel shirt smelled of smoke and sweat, and his heartbeat thumped hard against Issei's ear. "You're safe, little one,"
He whispered, his voice breaking. "You're gonna be okay."
Issei clung to him, tiny fingers digging into his shirt.
His senses prickled, picking up a faint soind in the air, like something alive and waiting.
"Dad, this cave ain't safe," he said, pulling back to look up at him. "We meed to keep moving."
Dad's face tightened, his eyes glinting with something Issei couldn't read—fear, maybe, or resolve.
He knelt to Issei's level, hands resting on his shoulders. "I know," he said softly. "It ain't safe for me. But even if I die, nothing's gonna happen to you, little one. I promise."
Issei's eyes widened, his breath catching. "What? No, don't say that!" His voice cracked, panic rising like a tide.
Die? He was the only thing he had in this world.
The thought of losing him made Issei's heart hurt.
Before he could argue, his senses picked up —a sharp, whipping sound slicing through the air, faster than he could process.
"Watch out, Dad!" Issei yelled, shoving at Dad's chest with all his strength.
The cave wall exploded.
A sonic boom shattered the air, the force knocking Issei off his feet.
Rocks rained down, and a figure crashed through the cave's entrance, moving faster than sound.
It was All For One, his body a wreck—one leg torn off at the thigh, blood gushing from the stump, his face half-gone, one eye dangling from its socket.
His remaining limbs flailed as he skidded across the cave floor, slamming into the opposite wall with a sickening crunch.
The impact sent cracks spiderwebbing through the stone, and dust choked the air.
Issei scrambled backward, but before the debris could reach him, a shimmering green energy shield materialized around him.
It glowed like emerald fire, warm and solid, encasing him in a perfect sphere.
He pressed his hands against it, the surface humming under his palms.
"Dad?!" he shouted, voice muffled inside the shield.
He stood a few feet away, one hand outstretched, his face emotionless.
Sweat poured down his brow, and his arm trembled as the green glow pulsed from his palm.
His defensive quirk—Issei had seen it before, a weak barrier that could block small attacks, nothing like this.
It was never this large, as far as he remembered.
His eyes met Issei's, and they were calm, resolute, even as blood trickled from his head an injury from a rock hitting him.
"No!" Issei screamed, pounding on the shield as realisation set in.
"Dad, you can't! Don't leave me!" Tears streamed down his face, his tiny fists slamming uselessly against the energy.
He knew what this was—Dad was overloading his quirk, pouring everything into it, maybe more than his body could handle.
"Please, stop it! We can run together!"
He didn't answer.
He turned to face All For One, who was already stirring, his leg stump bubbling as flesh began to regenerate.
The villain's mangled face twisted into a grotesque sneer, his dangling eye locking onto him.
"Pathetic,"
The green shield flared brighter, and Issei's stomach lurched as it shot forward.
His father's smile was the last thing he saw before the shield rocketed through the cave's far exit, hurling him toward the mainland.
The world blurred—rock walls, stalactites, the ocean's shimmer—streaking past as Issei's screams echoed inside the sphere.
Issei screamed "DAD!" his voice strained, his fists pounding the unyielding energy.
The cave vanished, replaced by the churning sea below.
The shield skimmed the waves, skipping once before stabilizing, floating just above the water.
Issei collapsed inside, his sobs shaking his tiny frame.
His senses strained toward the island, catching only the distant rumble of collapsing stone and All For One's faint, guttural laugh.
His father was gone, left behind to face that monster.
The green glow flickered, dimming as the shield drifted over the endless ocean.
Issei curled into a ball, his tears soaking his sleeves.
His hands tingled, the ice quirk's cold emerging, but it felt useless.
The island faded to a smoky speck, flashes of All Might's fight sparking in the distance.
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