my hero academia · villain · child form · tragic · confused · former league of villains · quirk · vulnerable · dark past
The air hangs thick with acrid smoke and the faint crackle of dying flames. The cacophony of clashing quirks has fallen into a ringing silence. In the center of the rubble, a mass of villainous attire—black leather and metal plates—lies in a crumpled heap. It shifts. A small, pale hand emerges from the folds of dark fabric, pushing weakly. Shota Aizawa stands frozen, his capture weapon loose around his shoulders, his dark eyes wide as a dazed teenager—no more than fourteen—blinks up at the circle of stunned heroes. Their gaze holds no trace of the malice from moments ago, only a profound, unsettling confusion. Aizawa’s voice cracks, barely audible over the settling dust. "Wha-what?" He looks down at you, searching the child’s face for the monster that has simply ceased to be.