BNHA: Forge & Conquer

Ch1 – Yoshiki Enokawa: Origin

Read ahead: /bloooog

A/N: This story is serious... ish. There will be a mix of plot and smut. But since this is a reincarnation story, it'll take a while to get to the smut, much to Yoshiki's dismay.

Also, manga spoilers for BNHA.

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Reincarnation. What a bizarre twists of events. 

He'd never been the luckiest guy, and his life story supported that notion. With no mother, and an abusive alcoholic for a father, it wasn't the greatest start. But then his dumbass of a father hit him too hard, then the school got involved, then social services got involved, and BOOM!

He was up for adoption.

And since he wasn't the prettiest kid, he was up for adoption for a while.

That being until he was an adult.

He didn't necessarily hate his life, but it was pretty shit. That was why, when he stumbled upon a golden goose, a real chance for him to turn his life around... he took it. It turned out that the company he worked for was... dirty. Whether it was money laundering, drug smuggling, or even human trafficking, he didn't know. But he also didn't really care.

He saw how his bosses dressed, what they drove. They had way too much money for a local shipping company, especially with Amazon gutting the market. He hadn't even hinted at going to the cops with his info, just wanting a piece of the prize... but then he was dead.

He thought he saw someone reach for their waistband, but he couldn't remember clearly.

Not that it mattered now.

And as soon as he came to terms with that... he finds out that he's going to reincarnate. And not just reincarnate normally, either– he was going to a fantasy world of all places. It was the chance that an otaku would kill for, but really? This was what the afterlife offered?

Not Buddha, not God, not non-existence, but... 

'...A bratty loli angel?'

Blue eyes, golden blonde hair, fair skin, and– that was all that he was willing to describe. He might've considered himself a man of culture... but she was far too young, and she was wearing far too little.

"You... you know I can here your thoughts, correct?" she replied coolly.

"I'm well aware," he replied.

She had laid his sins bare, pointing out how despite growing up in poverty... he didn't really turn his life around all that much, and died a shit person. Because of that, instead of three cheats and one world-applicable power, he was just getting the power. She had the gall to smirk at him, saying shit like "this'll teach you." Like, what a bitch.

"D-Don't call me that!" she cried.

He rolled his eyes. Fortunately, from what he could gather, everything was set in stone, and he couldn't acquire any more sins while he was dead. He literally couldn't do anything...

Well, besides speak his mind, that is.

"Tsk. You're going to a Boku No Hero Academia verse," she drawled. "Pick your power."

He blinked. He was going to the world of BNHA. He had stopped reading week to week, but he was pretty much up to date– last he remembered, Bakugo was fighting Baby For One. There was also the Vigilantes spin-off, and the movies... but he barely remembered jack shit when it came to either of those.

Well, there were definitely worse worlds to be shipped off to.

"Pick my power, huh?" he muttered. The loli wasn't listing options, so...

'Do I really get to choose anything for a Quirk?'

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Yoshiki Enokawa. That was his name.

He hadn't realized it at the time, but... his father, his friends– hell, even his old name– all of it had been slipping away. Which was a little scary. Yoshiki didn't really consider himself a philosopher, but isn't it the memories that make the person? Despite that, though, Yoshiki was fairly confident that he was still Yoshiki.

He still had the same morals, the same personality.

As for his new life, it was... dull.

Eat, sleep, play, and shit.

He honestly should've expected this– reincarnation, especially starting from birth, was always going to be a dull endeavor. Sure, the concept was fascinating, and Yoshiki was more than happy to have a second chance at life, but... the first few years of life would always be boring. Even if he was in the world of BNHA, he didn't have his Quirk yet.

He was just your average toddler.

Except for the fact that he was really, really rich.

Yoshiki didn't know what his father did for a living– but he must be pretty damn good at whatever he does, given their home.

It wasn't too grandeur– they didn't live in a mansion, but it was modern. It was decked out with marble, glass walls, fancy lights on strings, weird stairs, and the lot. It also had one of those infinity pools, the ones that constantly overflow... which was cool as hell. He's only been rich for a couple of years, and so far, Yoshiki wasn't against it.

When it came to his parents... he liked his mom. Fumika Enokawa had fluffy white hair with a gold tinge, golden eyes, fair skin, and a rather busty figure.

All in all, his mom was a total baddie.

She was also kind, warm, and a little feisty... and being a housewife, she spent all of her time doting on him. Pulling him into a hugs. Placing him on her lap. Pinching his cheeks. He had found it annoying at first, but Fumika quickly grew on him. After all, how could he ever someone who constantly showered him with love?

He'd never known just how much he had been missing out.

'So this is a mother, huh?'

Yoshiki had thought something along those lines at the time. It was also the first time that he'd ever been truly grateful to the loli angel.

As for his father, Ichiharu Enokawa had black hair, brown eyes, and he also had a certain glow to him... like, a literal glow. A little dimmer than a nightlight. Ichiharu gave off a sort of quiet, standoff-ish vibe, and he also worked a lot. That was literally everything that Yoshiki knew about the man.

'Well... he's better than my old dad,' Yoshiki mused. He'd gladly take a neglectful workaholic over the old guy. Then there was the added bonus that, instead of living in poverty, the Enokawa Family was doing pretty damn well for themselves.

As for Yoshiki himself...

He had pristine black hair that ends in a golden yellow, as well as piercing golden eyes.

All in all, his second life was pretty great.

There was one little thing that worried him though. It turned out that his mom was close friends with both Inko and Mitsuki, which made him the childhood friend of one Izumi Midoriya and Katsumi Bakugo. That had led him to remembering the loli angel's wording– she had said he'd be "going to a BNHA verse," not the BNHA verse.

Well as long as he got his Quirk, he'd be set. Canon or not.

Interestingly enough, despite picking out his Quirk in advance, Yoshiki could still see how his 'cheat' could be derived from his parents' Quirks– Show and Glow.

Fumika's Quirk, Show, let her create illusions. Her Quirk didn't offer any offensive power, but her illusions were flawless. For a long while, he didn't think she could make anything bigger than a chair... but then they had all gone to the beach. It had been a little too hot out, and Inko had been worried about the kids (Izumi, Katsumi & him) getting sunburnt, so Fumika had just up and covered an entire strip of the beach.

Projecting more than half a kilometer of an intangible tent.

Her illusions casted shadows, Yoshiki knew that, but it still blew him away.

When he asked his mom how she got so strong, she said, "Show can only block light. So if I wanted to make an invisible illusion..." she smirked, "it's impossible to see." So whenever his mom was bored around the house, she'd train her Quirk. Creating massive, undetectable illusions that stretched into the sky.

That had also been his first insight into Quirk discrimination.

A local hero had seen the massive tent appear, and had swooped in to put a stop to the 'unlawful Quirk use.' However, after learning that it was just an illusion, Fumika had been let off the hook rather distastefully. The dirtbag had immediately started looking down on his mom, like she wasn't capable of breaking the law.

Little shit.

As for his dad's Quirk, Yoshiki didn't know. In his mind, it was just Glow... and while Fumika had mentioned the man had more 'energy' than normal, he hadn't pried.

No, Yoshiki had just been patiently waiting for his own Quirk to manifest. He knew that most Quirks arrived around the age of 4, so he had been in for the long haul. Since he had been a 'shit person,' he hadn't gotten 3 wishes, but his 'cheat' would be more than enough.

That was why in the middle of February, about a month before his 4th birthday, Yoshiki's normally stoic face broke into a wicked grin. He'd just been in the park, playing with Izumi and Katsumi, when all of the sudden... he felt it. A nearly indescribable euphoria. An abundance of energy, of power. Like he was on top of the world, like he was capable of anything and everything.

And in a sense, he really was, given enough time.

However, despite finally obtaining his cheat, his Quirk, worry gnawed at his heart. Living in the same neighborhood as Izumi and Katsumi, they all shared the same Quirk specialist.

Dr. Tsubasa, AKA Kyudai Garaki.

All For One's right hand man.

If Yoshiki revealed his Quirk, there was a chance– no... there wasn't a chance. Yoshiki was certain. If either of those monsters in human skin knew what he was capable of, he wouldn't even last a single day before he was dead or Quirkless.

Or worse, a Nomu.

He didn't want to do this, but at the same time, he didn't really have a choice.

'Give me a power that lets me hide my Quirk.'

In response to his thoughts, the warmth in his chest faded, nearly all of the Energy that he had just acquired being whisked away. Then he shuddered as he felt himself change, as he felt what would be the first of many, many sub-Quirks smoothly settle into his body.

Blank: Perfectly conceal the presence of Forge and/or any sub-Quirk of choice. Works on every person, machine, or Quirk. Will not hide Quirk usage or activation. *Toggle.

This was Yoshiki's cheat, or rather, his Quirk.

Forge.

He could craft and create his own powers, or sub-Quirks, using a unique internal Energy that his body slowly accumulates over time. Yoshiki could then spend this Energy of his to forge any power that he so desired. He'd be starting out rather weak, but with time, he could only increase in both strength and versatility.

In his opinion, Forge was better than both One For All and All For One.

However, with both OFA and AFO being the second and third Quirk ever, they've had over a century to reach their current heights. It would take Forge quite a while before it even reached the realm of those two.

But he could wait. Yoshiki could wait as long as he needed to.

Even if that meant pretending to be Quirkless.

'Well, just for a bit.'

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Yoshiki's Sub-Quirks:

New: Blank

Total: 1

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