Awakening: A Quirkless Hero's Unveiling Journey

Izuku's eyes stared at the message as time froze around him. He could see Katsuki scared for his life as the sludge monster was close to striking him. The villain had the intent of killing him earlier... so why did he run into this with only his backpack? 'I'm an idiot' was the only thing running through his mind until his eyes locked onto a blue box standing out from the green sludge.

! ALARM!

[You have completed all the necessary requirements of the secret quest 'Courage of the weak']

'What is this?' Izuku stared at the box until it changed.

[You have earned the right to become a player. Will you accept?]

'Earned and accept?' Izuku looked around, seeing the heroes were also frozen, just staring. 'What the heck is going on?'

[You do not have much time remaining]

"Accept!"

! ALARM!

[Welcome, player]

Everything went dark in Izuku's vision as he felt the familiar heat of Katsuki's quirk before he was blasted. He did not get back up.

Three Days Later

Izuku shot up, gasping for air as he looked around. The sunlight was bleeding into the room while the sun was slowly lowering over the horizon. He continually looked around, seeing he was in a hospital, and he pulled at the hospital gown.

"What happened?" Izuku questioned no one. A nurse and doctor rushed in, and Izuku looked over. "H-hi," Izuku waved sheepishly as the nurse giggled softly.

"Hello, Midoriya Izuku. I'm your doctor. I must say, you gave everyone a scare at what you did three days ago," the doctor said, looking at the sheets.

"I'VE BEEN ASLEEP FOR THREE DAYS?!?" Izuku's voice reverberated across the room. "S-sorry… but three days… is my frie-" Izuku clamped his mouth shut before finishing.

'Take a swan dive off the roof and pray for a quirk in the next life.'

"I-is my classmate okay?" Izuku rubbed his neck as the nurse looked over the machines.

"Ah yes, All Might showed up after you got hit. You were the only one hospitalized. Your mother just left to go to work. Would you like us to call her?" The doctor put down the clipboard.

"O-oh… No, it's fine, thank you," Izuku breathed out. "How much longer will I have to stay?" Izuku tightly gripped the bedsheets.

"A few more days. We just want to make sure you are good to go before sending you back into the world," the doctor smiled calmly to keep Izuku calm as well.

"T-t-thanks," Izuku lowered his head as the doctor and nurse left. Once the door shut, Izuku looked above, where he saw a familiar blue message.

Message

-You have unread mail

'They couldn't see it,' Izuku supplied his own mind that was currently racing. Izuku pulled away the shirt seeing no bandages, no burn marks… not even his old scars. 'Should I tell people?' Izuku put his hands over his eyes and sighed. Izuku peeked between his fingers at the box above him, he reached up carefully, but his hand went through the screen. 'Guess it's not a touch screen.'

"Open mailbox?" The screen quickly changed.

Message

Welcome [Player] (unread)

[daily quest: Preparing to become strong] has arrived

(unread)

"Open Daily quest?" Izuku's voice quivered gently.

! Alarm!

[The system will help the 'player's growth]

! Alarm!

[If he fails to obey the system's orders, there may be a penalty.]

! Alarm!

[Your rewards have arrived.]

"What does this even mean?" Izuku stared at the three boxes in front of him. "Is this my quirk?" Izuku thought back to the attack.

"Courage of the weak," Izuku muttered. He was broken out of it as a new box opened, and the others disappeared.

Message

[daily quest: Preparing to become strong]

Has arrived (unread)

"Uh… check." Izuku stared as the box changed once more into a much bigger box.

! Quest Directions

Daily quest – Getting ready to become powerful.

Goal

[Incomplete] Push-ups [0/100]

[Incomplete] curl-ups [0/100]

[Incomplete] squats [0/100]

[Incomplete] Running [0/10km]

Warning! – Failing to complete this daily quest will bring a punishment associated with this quest.

There was a clock at the bottom of the message as Izuku read through the 'quest.'

"T-this is a joke, right?" Izuku looked around the hospital as the sun looked ready to disappear soon. "Someone hospitalized, let alone me… I don't have the strength to do this right now." Izuku flopped back into bed before rolling over. "I'll check it later."

The sun sank below the horizon as Izuku slept. He did not notice the clock on the bottom of the quest board changing as time passed. Soon the clock turned red, and a new message pinged in front of his face. Izuku squinted at the sudden light in front of his face.

! Alarm!

[You have not completed the daily quest. You are now heading towards the 'penalty zone' for a certain period of time.]

The ground started to shake as Izuku sat up. "What the?" Soon, he found himself in the middle of a desert with the sun's soft glow in front of him. "A DESERT!?" Izuku clawed at the sand beneath his hands. "No way… t-t-this has to be a dream, r-right?" Izuku stopped muttering as he heard the sand behind me shift and fall. He turned slightly, staring at a centipede. A giant centipede. "W-w-w-w-what!?"

! Quest Directions

[penalty quest: Survive.]

Goal: Survive until the time runs out.

Time required: 4 hours

Time Remaining: 3h 59 min 57 sec

"Y-you're kidding, right…?" Izuku scrambled to his feet and ran.

3 hours 59 minutes and 55 seconds later

Izuku panted while sprinting away, and more centipedes sprang up from the sand, ready to eat him. Sweat covered Izuku from head to toe. He turned back with wide eyes as the centipede opened its mouth to bite.

! Alarm!

[You have completed the 'penalty' quest]

The desert disappeared and shifted back into the hospital room where he was staying. Izuku faceplanted the hard floor. He scrambled to his hands and knees, looking upwards as he tried to collect his breath. He looked up, seeing the message before it changed.

Message

[Your rewards for completing the penalty quest have arrived.]

[Would you like to accept?]

"Penalty quest?" Izuku muttered before passing out just as a nurse walked in. All she saw was the sand surrounding Izuku's feet, and his body laid out on the cold floor.

"What happened here?" she checked on Izuku. "Someone come and help. Please!" The nurse yelled into the hallway.

A few days later, two nurses were talking near a window as they enjoyed their break.

"So did you see the boy they brought in from the sludge villain incident?" One nurse sipped her coffee slowly.

"Yeah, he's been running every day since he woke up," the nurses turned to see Izuku running past them.

"Is that okay for him to do?"

"If it's light exercise, it's okay."

Izuku came to a stop, propping himself upon his knees, panting and a slight smirk on his face even if he was panting and sweating. He learned; he had a quirk.

! Alarm!

[Running] 10km: Complete (10/10km)

'No one else can see the messages or alarms… that's good, keeps me hidden.' Izuku decided to mess around with his new quirk before telling anyone. In front of him, his daily quest opened completely, showing he completed everything.

Quest Rewards

Choose your reward

[You may choose one of the rewards below.]

Reward #1. Status recovery

Reward #2 Stat points +3

Reward#3 random box +1

Will you accept?

Accept Reject

"Accept status Recovery." Izuku stood up straighter as golden lights surrounded him like Magic, and he could breathe normally again. He didn't feel tired anymore. 'Magic that heals your fatigue after exercising… feels like cheating,' Izuku smiled to himself before sitting down on the bench.

He figured a lot about the quirk… if you could call it that. Everything felt like a video game to him. There were state points and random box items.

Izuku holds out his hand as the box appeared into it. He could increase any one of the character stats at will. As long as he had stat points.

Status

Name: Midoriya Izuku Level: 1

Job: None Fatigue: 0

Title: None

Mp: 10

Strength: 16 Vitality: 10

Agility: 10 Intelligence: 10

Sense: 10

Remaining points: 3

'I get stronger as I increase my stats… of course, increasing levels would do the same like in a video game.' Izuku thinks carefully before pulling up his Skills sheet and Inventory sheets as he leaned back into the bench staring at the boxes. "This is crazy."

Izuku gets dressed in what his mother brought him. He didn't know why but they still haven't let him check out yet. He didn't mind, but he needs to test something out.

"Can I take a leave for today?" Izuku asks the receptionist. His black hoodie was on, and he yawns, rubbing his hair some.

"It's fine, but where are you going?" The receptionist asks without bothering to look up.

"I have to go see a classmate. I have to get my school work," Izuku lies smoothly, and she lets him leave. Izuku quickly makes his way to a subway near the hospital and stops at the entrance. He stares down the stairs before he pulls a golden key out of his inventory system. "Time to see what this does."

The random box from that morning gave him this key telling him where to go.

[item: Dungeon Key]

Item class: E

Type: Key

A key that allows you to create an instant dungeon. You may use this in the 3rd entrance of Endeavor station.

"A key to open an instant dungeon… yeah, this completely feels like a game," Izuku swallows softly. "Guess I should give it a try… if this is my quirk, then I'm far behind in training," Izuku mutters to himself as people walk around him, ignoring him like they usually did. He held out the key and breathes out. "No more running away, no more being weak."

The key lights up before the sound of electricity fills the area around him. At the bottom of the stairs, blue light bleeds, making what looks like a portal. Izuku walks down the stairs and through the entrance.

! Alarm!

[You have entered the instant Dungeon.]