All For Myself Chapter 32

You're probably wondering why Dabi is even being stored with the doctor to begin with. Well the answer is relatively simple: I'm going to use him to destroy and discredit Endeavour. In the manga Touya Todoroki was Enji Todoroki's firstborn child, he was born with an extremely overpowered fire Quirk that was superior to even Endeavour's himself. 'Cremation' held such potential that Endeavour wanted to raise his son to be a Hero that could surpass All Might even if Touya's Quirk wasn't what he originally envisioned. But, Touya was extremely unlucky. He was born with a body made to tolerate ice rather than fire, this meant that his body would suffer massive amounts of damage when he used his Quirk. Whilst having no fire resistance would be bad for anyone with a fire Quirk, him being resistant to ice meant that his body was even more weak to fire than a regular person. Seeing this Enji deemed Touya a failure and kept on trying and hoping for one of his children to develop 'Half Cold Half Hot'.

But, Enji had already instilled a drive inside of his own son. He'd already got him to aim for a goal which, as it turns out, he can't accomplish. He kept on trying to gain his father's approval to the point where his desire became an unhealthy obsession. He'd eventually go on to nearly burn himself to death on a mountain where his father used to train, Enji essentially killed his own son.

I personally believe that Endeavour was practically asking for his son to become a villain. These days people have delusional ideas that a person's Quirk can determine what they will become in the future, that their powers can tell you what kind of a person they really are. People with flashy and heroic Quirks are put on pedestals by society, whilst those with villainous or 'ugly' Quirks might find it more difficult to find jobs or make friends. As someone who was once Quirkless I know exactly what this society does to people like me.

The problem with this mindset is that people who don't show enough 'talent' or 'early greatness' are deemed to not even have a chance to go up against the best of the best. It's so typical of humans, they take one look at the surface and don't bother to looked deeper. Touya was born with an outwardly very flashy and powerful Quirk, because of that he was deemed as having potential by his father, but once the truth of his Quirk came out and his bodies weakness to his own flames he was deemed as being a failure and a waste of time in Enji's eyes. He was metaphorically knocked off the pedestal that he was put on top of.

The problem with judging someone's potential based on their Quirk is that a Quirk is a genetic factor that most people don't get a choice in. Some are born with strong Quirks whilst others are born with weak ones. 'Cremation' is an extremely powerful Quirk, it's amazing and has a lot of potential. But it is not as powerful as 'One For All', and there really wasn't anything that Touya could do to change that. As a result he tried to train himself into the ground to compete with 'Half Cold Half Hot'. A Quirk that could compete with 'One For All'. At least in Enji's eyes. And that was what killed him.

Touya led a pitiful life. He was born as a defective product, a failure in his father's eyes. Who wouldn't be bitter and spiteful at that point in their life? Touya became Dabi because of Endeavour's actions, he was born of Endeavour's twisted desire to surpass All Might but couldn't live up to the expectations which were immediately placed on him at birth. He is an example of everything that is wrong with this society. It took an energetic, kind, innocent child and turned them into a mass-murdering pyromaniac.

And that's what makes him the perfect weapon. Whilst the old Dabi was far too volatile and psychotic to be on my side, this new one will be much more stable since the new me will be mixed in there with him. I can use Dabi's experiences and his body to discredit Endeavour and shatter the public's faith in the heroes. And even if this one turns out to be a failure and goes rogue I'm not too worried, as the original holder of 'All For One' I should be able to synchronise with him if we are nearby, any thoughts of betrayal that he has will instantly be made aware to me, and my vestige self will have control over Dabi's body. Even if this new me will be affected by Touya's personality in a similar manner to how Shigaraki was controlled in the canon timeline it shouldn't matter. I stole Dabi's Quirk from him and had long since destroyed the vestige who lives on inside of 'Cremation'. Without a vestige of his own his power in this new body will be practically zero.

He will be a useful tool to destroy the short-sighted foot soldiers who call themselves heroes. He's the perfect weapon to crush Endeavour.

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Hot it's too hot!

I felt the oxygen around me burn up inside of my throat as the scorching hot azure flames in my surrounding reduced everything around me into nothing but ash and my skin melted off and my skin turned black from burns. I was in complete and absolute agony, but I couldn't do anything to express or relieve myself of this pain. I couldn't breathe because the oxygen in the air was burning up, but even if it wasn't my throat would be completely burned beyond repair.

Trees around me were nothing but black charred messes, reduced to just charcoal. However, among all the fire and burned wood I saw a puddle of water that was somehow untouched from the blazing heat around me.

I need water!

My legs- or what was left of them- failed me as I fell forward and into the water, which I naively and childishly hoped would stop the pain. The pain did stop, but that was just because my body finally burned off all of it's nerve endings. 

I was a goner, you didn't need to be a genius to see that. I was being burned alive by my own flames, my body was going to fall apart and I'd meet my end on Sekoto peak. I shouldn't have had a problem with dying, afterall what does it matter if a failure like me were to die? I mean nothing in the grand scale of things. But-

I can't die yet!

My thoughts became fuzzy and my vision blurry. The lack of oxygen was taking it's tole, his brain would cease to function in a minute. He couldn't accept his death though. Not when-

Not when I haven't shown him-

My life was slipping through my fingers, my life was ending right now. But even then, all I could think about was how Enji Todoroki, his father, hadn't seen-

What I could really do!

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I opened my eyes and found myself in a strange place that seemed to defy logic. though Quirks really do defy logic, so I guess this shouldn't be that big of a surprise.

The world around me was fractured, houses- wait not houses, it's just one house. Multiple copies of the same house are floating around me, the sky is completely white and gravity was acting very strangely. What is going on here?

"Brother!"

I whipped my head around at the sound of a child's voice echoing from behind me. On another platform was a little girl, she had white hair with red streaks and seemed awfully familiar to me. That was strange, I'm certain that I've never met this child in my life.

Yet, she spoke to me as though she knew me." Touya, I don't like seeing you covered in burns. Do you really need to be a Hero?"

Of course I needed to be a Hero Yumi! If I didn't then dad would never- wait what am I talking about? Also come to think of it why am I here? My name isn't Touya, it's... wait. What's my name?

"Can you please just go to sleep Touya. You've told me this like a thousand times already."

At the sound of a boy's voice I turned around and, on another platform, I made eye contact with a tired looking white-haired boy who seemed to be really annoyed with me for some reason. What is Natsu doing up? I don't remember-

"Please, don't look at me with those terrible eyes."

Yet another voice came from behind me and I turned to see an unfamiliar looking white-haired woman. She was looking at me as though I were the worst guy in the world, like I scared the living daylights out of her. Why would mum ever be so- wait mum! Why did I call her mum?! Who are these people?! And why do I know them?!

"Touya!"

An intimidating voice called out my name from my back and for some reason an uncontrollable amount of hatred seemed to flow through me just by looking at him. He had red hair, an enraged expression and the coldest turquoise eyes that you could ever hope to imagine. He was also giant, and yet... I felt no fear. In fact it felt like I wanted him to come closer, so that I could destroy him. I wanted him to hurt as badly as I've hurt. I want him to die. I want to KILL YOU ENDEAVOUR!!!

He raised a fist of fire and struck at me, the flames nipped at my skin even at this distance. But for some reason... I could only smile at his attack.

My arms lifted themselves up, I felt a horrible burning sensation on them. It felt like they were being dipped in magma. It was complete agony, if just for a second.

But, I didn't care. I just wanted him to burn.

A massive wave of blue flames jumped from my palms and engulfed the figure before in a cloud of azure coloured hellfire. His silhouette was visible for a moment, but it soon turned to ash and scattered to the winds.

Even as my hands still singed and smoked in pain I couldn't help but grin as an insane shot of pleasure coursed through my veins. This felt right. This felt like me.

"That felt good didn't it?"

A powerful voice resonated from behind my shoulder and I couldn't help but smirk in response to my other half's words. I turned to him, now an adult, I looked like Dabi and he looked like me. But who I looked like didn't matter to me. I was both of them afterall.

I ran a hand through my white hair as I answered my other self's question." It did. But, I'd really rather do that to the real thing, so what do you say you hand that power over to me. That's the reason you saved Touya's body, right? So that Endeavour would be reduced to nothing?"

Truth is I didn't care much about my other half, he can help me achieve my goals and I can help him achieve his. I want Enji Todoroki to be reduced to nothing but a washed up loser with no family, no friends, and no people he holds dear. Then I'll kill him. That will be my revenge against him.

The other me gave me that stupid smile that we always pulled when we were trying to haggle someone." I could do that... but how can I trust you? My powers are awfully special to me, I can't just hand them over to just anyone. So tell me, what is it that you desire, and why would you aid me?"

My smirk disappeared at my words as I spoke with apathy towards myself." You already know that, you're me afterall. Why are you asking me such a stupid question?"

Seriously. I knew exactly what I wanted, we were synchronised so I knew that I was having my thoughts shoved into his head. So what's the point? Well I kind of already know.

The other me maintained his smirk as I merely answered vaguely." I just want to hear your reasons out loud. Maybe then I'll be completely persuaded."

I tched at that. Was I always such a pretentious dick. But, I still stared right into my red eyes and gave him my answer.

My turquoise irises seemed to burn demonically as I told the other me what I really wanted, and what this little group was to me.

My smirk actually dropped at my words and I reeled back a little at the glint I held in my bright turquoise eyes.

Everything in this weird place was quiet for a minute, then I spoke." Lets see if you can make good on those words. Try to put on a good show, I hope that you get your revenge."

I didn't care about my words. I mattered little to me in my real goals, as long as I can make Endeavour suffer he's a good ally to have. What I do beyond that is irrelevant to me. I'll play nice as long as I can get what I want.

He held out his arms and the other me walked closer and closer and-

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My eyes shot open and suddenly I was free, but I was in pain. In fact my body hurt more than any amount of agony I could ever feel from my flames. I was oblivious to the red veins which seemed to spread throughout my body as 'All For One' started to settle and force my body adapt. The process was torturous, my Quirk factor was being flexed out and rapidly expanding to conform to my Quirks needs. It felt like my blood was being boiled, but instead of growing weaker I felt stronger, like the more pain I endured the more power I gained. This power was trying to make me accommodate it, this body wasn't a suitable vessel and it's trying to change that.

After a minute of rapid changes the agony of receiving my Quirk subsided and a heavy burden was lifted from my mind. My screaming subsided and dots littered my vision as I finally gave my attention to my surroundings.

I was still inside of the doctor's lab, as expected, and that I was not alone in this place. I sat up from what looked like a medical bed and looked around to find that I was under the watchful gaze of my 'other self' and Garaki.

I grinned at the confirmation of my thoughts. It worked! My plan was a success and now I was in control of Touya's, or I should say my, body. I stared down at my palms and saw that the black markers that allowed me to take Quirks were indeed present in my hands. I quickly activated my 'Quirk Vision' that caused my eyes to turn red as a parallel to their usual turquoise as I analysed my Quirk factors.

It seemed that I had been given a handful of Quirks along with 'All For One'. there's my original Quirk 'Cremation', 'Pyroball', a barrier fire Quirk called 'Hardflame Fan', 'Pyrokinesis', a Quirk called 'Fire Lash' which allows me to extend tendrils of condensed fire from my body, 'Super Regeneration', and finally 'Pain Killer'. They were useful abilities in my arsenal. I'll have to find a few more Quirks though.

I stared into the eyes of the 'other me' and felt a strange connection between the two of us, almost like an invisible cord was linking our two minds. I felt like I could solidify that connection if I so pleased. But I wouldn't, there's no need for that now.

I took a solid step off my bed and noticed my current attire was wet and smelled really weird. Did Garaki never change this body's clothes in the entire time it was in that tube? Disgusting.

The other me spoke up, but I didn't really need to pay attention to what he was saying to understand what was going on." Congratulations on waking up Touya, are you ready to leave this shithole?"

The name Touya... actually didn't sound all that bad in my ears. That was my name afterall. I grew up as Touya, I was Dabi. I am Touya Todoroki, yet I am not Touya Todoroki.

Looking back at my childhood all I could think about was how Endeavour would always turn his eyes away from me, how as soon as Shoto was born he gave his 'perfect creation' all of the attention in the world. I was just a defective product to him. A failed experiment that didn't meet his expectations. Then I think about how much I wanted to be recognised by him, even after I burned up he couldn't do anything other than obsess over his masterpiece like a maniac. All of this happened, the reason that I was born, because he was too weak to surpass All Might. That was the reason that he never met me at Sekoto Peak

I felt so much anger and sadness, dad hadn't shown up like I wanted. He was probably just giving his attention to Shoto. Afterall what use does a failed creation like him have next to a perfect one like his youngest son?

My tears ignited in blue flames as I gritted my teeth and yelled out in my frustrations. Only after I did that did I realise that my entire body was coated in bright blue flames. It hurt! Please go out!

Just thinking about Endeavour and the fact that the world saw him as a Hero was enough to make my heart pound like crazy. A fire of hatred was reignited in my heart and I knew what my purpose was-

Revenge against my father. That's all it will take to satisfy me. It doesn't matter what I have to do or what I need to do, I will make Endeavour pay.

I stared up at the other me and merely said with a dark glint in my eye." Of course, but I need a new pair of clothes. These ones reek like shit."

My old man will look at me. Whether he likes it or not.