chapter forty-eight;

━━━━━━ ALL OF JAPAN'S ELECTRONICS WERE STATIC for a few moments before a dark-haired woman had appeared on everyone's screens.

     some grinned at the attractive-looking woman meanwhile others confusingly awaited for what the pale woman had to say.

kisa flashed a smirk before spitting out her next string of words that were quite literally about to ruin hundreds of thousands of people's lives.

"now you all may be wondering who I am, and what I am doing on your screens. however, who I am isn't important. I want you all to listen to my next words very carefully.

     heroes aren't shit.

     heroes think they're saving others, but are they? how much do you all truly know about the heroes?

     did you know that endeavor was a child abuser, who sent his wife to a mental hospital because she couldn't take it anymore?

don't believe me? that's alright, because I'm sure you will soon, once you witness his oldest son—todoroki touya—who was claimed as dead years ago.

     and as for the youngest, todoroki shōto...he was born to surpass all might, though from the current looks of it, he's far from doing so.

     what a great use of a child, endeavor.

if you're watching todoroki enji, I hope you find them, because this is going to be a game of who finds who first", kisa smiled.

     endeavor felt his entire being shake as his colleagues stared at him with a mixture of disbelief and pity.

     no one spoke, except for the video that continued playing.

     "but kisa, that's only one hero that you're talking about!", the woman mocked in a higher pitch.

     "well not to worry!! because your beloved all might isn't any better.

to be honest, you'd think a man like him wouldn't pick favorites, but oh dear~ the green-haired, freckled boy—midoriya izuku—an awestruck fan of all might, just like many of your children out there, was chosen by the man himself.

starting out with no quirk, all might gave him one: one for all.

doubt me if you will, but does seriously no one see the similarities between his quirk and all might's declining health?

all might was once a quirkless child too, with his quirk being passed down by shimura nana.

I'm sure some older folks out there will recognize that name, as she was quite the popular hero, who had cut off all ties with her family, causing her son to loathe heroes completely.

this would've been fine if the son didn't affect anyone, but his son, shimura tenko, was later abused for wanting to be a hero.

he was starved, beaten, left on the streets with no one to turn to because the heroes didn't do shit!

and today, he's here to take back what he deserves. he's the one and only, shigaraki tomura: the inheritor of all for one.

now, meanwhile there are other honorable mentions to this abominable hero system, my point has come to an end.

to those that believe what I say, it's time to make a stand and fight together to create a whole new society, where no matter your origins, you're accepted.

     quirkless or not, you can live to be the villains of your heart, and not the heroes of your dreams.

     and to those that don't agree...well...I've already said what I needed to say. take what you will from this clip, as the real war's about to begin now".

     with a snap of kisa's fingers, hokkaido and tonoku were bombarded with nomus of all different shapes and sizes.

     with shigaraki's enhanced strength and quirks, the man had easily taken down an entire city by just setting both his hands onto the ground that had instantly cracked like the sahara dessert.

     as kisa snapped her fingers again, kyushu and chugoku were raided by the wild villains—led by inasa—and the meta liberation army.

     heroes from those regions immediately fought back meanwhile endeavor, who's the current number one hero, was being alerted of all the chaos that was happening in the areas around them.

     "WE MUST SEND HELP!", yamada hastily suggested.

     "there's no way we'll reach hokkaido or kyushu without taking a jet or something", aizawa grunted, his fists clenched as he then saw kisa snap her fingers again.

     dabi led the league of villains meanwhile chisaki led the shie hassaikai across the regions of shikoku and kinki.

gigantomachia had started terrorizing chubu along with some of the onis, tengus, and yuki onnas, meanwhile kanto—the center of it all—has yet to experience anything.

     some civilians and hidden villains had risen up and fought alongside the specified groups, meanwhile others hid their children and only prayed for the heroes to save them.

     the heroes from the other regions were like flies, easily defeated as none of them were as strong as the ones from musutafu.

     kisa grinned as she finally stood up from her chair that she was sitting on when broadcasting.

     the woman didn't care for humans in general except his husbands and few others. hence she secretly organized a small group of kitsunes to protect a certain hospital ward.

after all, there was someone residing in there that she knew dabi would appreciate knowing was alive after this entire war blows over.

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     "SHŌTO!! STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!", endeavor shouted, as the demons from the yōkai world—along with todoroki and bakugo—have finally attacked.

"oh my, it's always shōto that you're caring about isn't it? what about your eldest son? miss me, father?"

standing proudly on top of the building that was about to burn to rubble, dabi: a scarred up male with staples littered across his entire body, maniacally grinned with bitterness.

     endeavor's brows furrowed as some normal civilians stayed and stared, watching as the man poured a special hair dye onto his head, letting the liquid soak his hair and trickle down onto his insane face.

     dabi's hair immediately switched to white.

     "man, don't even recognize your own son, huh? pretty pathetic, don't you think?", dabi chuckled, to which endeavor felt his heart drop.

     he couldn't believe it. he just couldn't.

     todoroki touya was indeed alive and standing right before him, coming back for revenge.

     alongside dabi stood bakugo and todoroki. endeavor's two sons had found each other first and planned to take him down.

     "t-touya...I—"

     "SHUT IT! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT, OLD MAN!"

     endeavor's breath hitched; his world went silent even though screams had worsened from shigaraki, inasa, kisa, and the meta liberation army's appearance.

"THIS IS WHAT YOU DESERVE! ALL THESE YEARS, I'VE BECOME THE THING I HATE THE MOST, ALL BECAUSE OF YOU!

WHY WASN'T IT ME?! WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE CHOSEN ME?! WHY WAS I NOT GOOD ENOUGH THAT YOU HAD TO BIRTH ANOTHER THREE CHILDREN AFTER ME?!", dabi shouted, his voice holding so much detestation, it seemed like his entire being was the embodiment of hate.

     todoroki held no expression as he readied his fire and ice, ready to attack on dabi's cue.

     shigaraki had destroyed city after city, meanwhile more and more civilians had joined the villains whether it be due to fear or the fact that they were finally seeing the true colors of the heroes.

     inasa led the wild villains towards the center—kanto—along with re-destro's army.

     everyone was now in the middle of it all, after leaving a trail of destruction behind them. though it was a nonstop war, the villains had built up stamina, so this was nothing but relief.

     "it's time...to dance in hell together, father".