"They told me it was for my own good. That it would help me get stronger. Of course I believed them." [~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~] Wary glared at the white puzzle on the floor. It was stupid and probably a trap. A completely white puzzle in a completely white room? Did they WANT to torture her!? She knew she could finish it easily. She just didn't want to do what those stupid doctors wanted her to do. Her head jerked up as the panels slid open. One of the scientists wheeled a television into the room. She stood, eyeing it as the scientist left. (What is this? Are they gonna put on some stupid tv show or something to try to placate me?) The television flicked on, showing the words 'SOUND ONLY'. "Hello, Wary." She tilted her head. The man that spoke sounded... kind, which was a nice change from the cold detachment of the scientists and doctors. "Who are you?" "My name is All For One. Your counterpart has met me already." Wary's eyes narrowed. "Counterpart? The hell are you talking about?" "Ah, I see they haven't told you about Trust yet. That can wait, then. How are you doing today?" "...everything ****ing hurts. I hate it here." "I see." "..." She sat on her cot. (I don't... instinctively distrust him like I do other people. I wonder why that is.) [~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~] At some point, Trust had started calling All For One Master. It had started as a slip up, she'd tried to say 'Mister All For One' and it had come out as 'Master All For One' and he hadn't minded, then she'd ended up shortening it to just Master. It did make sense, he was kind of a mentor to her. He took care of her, in his own way. She liked that. [~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~] Out of the corner of his eye, Korosu saw Osore slowly trying to crawl towards the doorway. She was shaking. (Hah. No wonder they made me without her limits.) "Katsuki! Enough!" Rumi dashed into the room, moving towards Osore. He aimed his other palm at her. "Stay back, *****." He growled. "This is between me and 1ZVKV." "NO!" She tripped and fell. When she sat up, she had a bloody nose and tears in her eyes. (Weak.) Korosu looked back to Izuku, who didn't seem to be affected by his aura. So instead, he focused the full force of it on the two behind him. Osore stiffened, then curled up, covering her head. Rumi stiffened and began to cry. He smirked slightly, turning his attention back to Izuku. Who rushed forward, aiming a punch at his throat. He blasted him point blank, sending him flying. Shigaraki walked in. "What the ****-" The blast partially clipped the tall man, and immediately after that the misty boy collided with him, sending the both of them to the ground. He shoved Izuku off of him and stood. He looked pissed. Korosu's eyes stayed locked on the misty boy, and he moved towards him. Izuku got up and started dashing towards Korosu to launch another attack. Shigaraki grabbed him by the back of the neck, keeping one finger lifted. The gray boy went to blast the misty boy, who shoved the crusty man away and made a wg, redirecting the blast right back at him. He staggered, temporarily blinded. His eyes focused enough to see Shigaraki rushing forward, his hand outstretched. "****-!" Korosu stumbled back slightly and his foot snagged on something on the floor. (****!) He turned to try and catch himself- he felt five fingers brush his back, and a white hot jolt of agony shot up his spine. Everything went black. [~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~] Osore gasped for breath as Korosu's aura of pure hatred lifted. It felt like a weight had been removed from her whole body. She looked up just in time to see Korosu crumple to the ground, a portion of his spine disintegrated. She stared at him, stunned. That... wasn't the outcome she'd expected. She stumbled to her feet, leaning against the wall. "..." Katsumi took control. "...****-" She unsteadily made her way over to him, kneeling next to his body. (****, if dying makes him fade-) Korosu- Jakuten's body seemed to be stable. He was still grayscale... except for his blood. That was bright red. Okay. Now you can read the notes and credits.
Read the Part first. Hey. M here. I'm really not doing too great with writing this. So. I've decided to just... not. I'm sorry for people who like reading this (whoever you are), but I just can't write this fic anymore. It's taken a toll on my mental health and friendships and I'd like that to not be happening anymore. Instead, here is how the rest of Fear is Weakness would have gone. Jakuten: Brought back to life. Korosu eventually merges with him, as he accepts that some parts of him aren't heroic but he can still be a good person. He ends up traversing universes with Sekai, having regained his color. Though he carries many scars, both physical and mental, he's finally, truly, happy. (Possibly starts dating Sekai?) Katsumi: After her control word is used to destroy her core orders, she escapes the LOV, going back to UA for ACTUAL rehab. Through therapy, her mindsets all go away or merge with the original. Izuku: 1ZVKV leaves the original mindset alone (by going into the mind void and just not taking control ever) and we get our amazing cinnamon roll back FINALLY. He goes with Katsumi back to UA and they have a nice healthy relationship. (Maybe end up getting married when they're older??) Katsuki: Escapes back to UA, probably starts an actual relationship with Rumi now that there's no crazy insane stuff happening. The LOV: Jail. Immediately. Tartarus. They can't get out ever. Shigaraki and All For One can't ever get to Katsumi ever again. Katsumi sometimes visits Kurogiri, who is very kind and now doesn't have to deal with Shigaraki being a ******* anymore. This was a fun fic to write (sometimes), and my first fic to actually be finished, even if it's like this. "Fear is for the weak." "No. Fear is felt by everyone. It's a normal human emotion. The strong push past that fear and overcome." Thank you for reading. -M
