The Before, The Middle and Now.

"As long as I can stand, as long as I can move, as long as I'm breathing. I will fight for what I see as just, right. I will fight for the sake of those around me. I will fight because it's all I know how to do!"

Izuku Midoriya. A name that his compatriots equate with weakness, failure and foolishness. However, the little known boy hides a secret, one the world cannot know. For, deep within him, lies the soul of an Unkindled warrior. Cursed now to be reborn after death, he feels no attachment. Will he make their world pay for his pain? Or will he walk down the path of a true hero of ashes.