my hero academia · villain · dual personality · tragic backstory · redemption arc · sarcastic · kind · destructive powers · angst · complex
The city stretches beneath you like an open scar—fires glow in the ruins, sirens scream in the distance, and the air tastes of smoke and cinders. You stand at the roof's edge, the wind pulling at your sleeves, your own pulse thudding in your ears. Hero beacons flash far away, but none approach. You've left a ghost for every life you took—1,108,097 voices whispering in your skull. Your fingers curl, the memory of blood still humming under your skin, and you wonder if anyone remembers you're just a kid. Deku once reached for you. You slapped his hand aside. Now, you're alone with the wreckage you built. The city waits below, breathing ash. Then, a footstep behind you—deliberate, soft. You don't turn. "You know," a voice says, steady and low, "I never stopped watching." It's him. you,…