World: My Hero Academia
Location: Underground Archive Vault – Hero Commission Facility
The elevator door hissed open.
Kei Hanabusa stepped into the chamber, her heels clicking against reinforced tiles as she walked past rows of sealed evidence lockers. Few had access here — only the highest-ranked agents and legal officers of the Commission. It was a graveyard of secrets.
She keyed in a private access code:
SHIGARAKI: ORIGINS // CLASSIFIED LEVEL 9-B
The vault opened.
Inside, a small case. Dusty. Unopened for over a decade. A yellow file labeled:
"Tenko Shimura – Incident Report / Quirk Rejection: Tier 1 / Suppression Attempt: Failed"
Kei stared at the file, fingers hovering over it.
She knew what it contained — photos of the child before the decay, psychiatric evaluations, early complaints of neglect, and, most damningly, a signed non-intervention order from the very top of the Hero Commission.
"Shimura Line is to be monitored but not supported. Any development of Quirk must be suppressed quietly. Associations to Nana Shimura must remain severed."
In short: the Hero Commission let Tenko become a tragedy.
Kei knew if this evidence reached Adrian Voss… it wouldn't just win him the case.
It would burn the foundation of hero society to the ground.
Three Days Later – Emergency Media Broadcast
The world watched as Hawks stood before a press conference, face stone-cold but shoulders tense.
"Effective immediately," he said, "I am stepping away from public hero duty."
Reporters gasped.
"Why, Hawks?" one shouted. "Is this about the Twice case?"
He nodded. "I… made decisions during that operation I now realize should have been questioned. I was praised for those choices, but they haunt me."
Adrian watched the broadcast from a small café booth, expression unreadable.
"I won't call myself a villain," Hawks said. "But I can no longer claim to be a hero without accountability. And until we figure out what that means… I don't deserve your trust."
He stepped away from the podium.
The crowd was silent.
Then — scattered applause.
And then, more.
Location: Tartarus Prison – Private Counsel Room
Adrian sat across from Shigaraki, file in hand.
"I have your case's smoking gun."
Shigaraki raised an eyebrow.
"I got your childhood report. Suppressed documents. Signed by the Commission itself. They knew about your trauma. Your cries for help. They let you rot in hopes you'd not develop a dangerous quirk."
He tossed the file onto the table.
Shigaraki stared at it, then gave a dark chuckle.
"I figured they ignored me. But to plan it…"
Adrian leaned in.
"This changes everything. This isn't about what you did. This is about what they let you become."
Shigaraki's smile faded. Something deeper stirred behind his eyes — not just rage.
Validation.
"This get me out?"
Adrian nodded slowly. "It gets you… a real trial. With real leverage."
Shigaraki leaned back. "And if I lose?"
Adrian stared into his eyes. "Then you lose. But you lose with a voice. Not as a footnote in someone else's story."
Later That Night – U.A. Dormitories
Midoriya sat alone on the rooftop, watching the stars.
Footsteps approached. It was Uraraka.
"You okay?" she asked, sitting beside him.
"I don't know," he whispered. "I feel like… I just helped the person who killed thousands."
"You told the truth," she replied. "That's more than most."
"I'm scared," he admitted. "What if this changes everything? What if the world stops believing in heroes?"
Uraraka took his hand.
"Maybe… the world should believe in better heroes."
Meanwhile – Inside Hero Commission Headquarters
A silent meeting room.
Around the table, shadows of powerful figures watched Kei Hanabusa place a digital projection of the Tenko Shimura file on the screen.
One spoke. "How did Voss get this?"
"He didn't," she said. "But he's getting close. If he connects the dots — the Commission's role in Shigaraki's trauma — the case swings entirely in his favor."
A second voice. "Destroy the evidence."
"I can't," Hanabusa said. "It's already been duplicated. Once it's in court, we lose everything."
A heavy silence followed.
"So we stop the trial," someone finally said.
Kei looked up. "How?"
The speaker's tone darkened. "We eliminate the lawyer."
Next Day – Adrian's Office (Codename: "The Briefcase")
An explosion ripped through the side of the building.
Papers flew. Assistants screamed. Security droids deployed.
Adrian coughed through smoke, shielding a paralegal as they escaped the blast radius.
"Are you okay?" she gasped.
He looked down at his arm — grazed. Bleeding.
"They're not playing legal anymore," he said, teeth gritted.
The Codex of Concord burned bright on the floor, pages flicking open in panic.
And on one page, glowing letters appeared:
"Unauthorized Interference Detected – Multiversal Law Breach Confirmed"
Adrian touched the page.
"Send a message to all realms," he growled.
"If I fall, justice falls with me."
Location: Courtroom – Hearing Day
Adrian, arm bandaged, entered the courtroom with steady steps.
Shigaraki was present via live containment feed, looking almost calm.
The Hero Commission arrived late — visibly rattled. Rumors of the explosion had already spread.
Kei Hanabusa stared across the courtroom at Adrian. She recognized the look in his eyes.
He wasn't just going to win.
He was going to expose everything.
Adrian approached the judge.
"Your Honor, I submit new evidence — the Tenko Shimura file. This proves, beyond reasonable doubt, that the Hero Commission willfully neglected a vulnerable child — now known as Tomura Shigaraki — and actively blocked intervention efforts to preserve a clean public image."
He placed the file on the stand.
The court gasped as the hologram displayed images — a child Tenko, crying in rubble. Reports of bruises. Notes from social workers turned away.
"This is not a villain by choice," Adrian said. "This is a villain manufactured by bureaucracy."
The judge examined the file. "This is… damning. We will recess for review."
Outside – Immediate Aftermath
The world exploded.
News networks broadcast the leaked documents. Politicians demanded investigations. Protests swelled in front of Hero Commission buildings.
Some heroes defended the system. Others resigned.
Students at U.A. were shaken. Public trust began to crumble. Even All Might, silent for so long, finally made a statement.
"We failed a boy. And from that failure… a monster rose. If we are to stop the next one, we must confront the mirror."
Final Scene – League of Villains Safehouse
The League watched the chaos unfold.
"Looks like the lawyer did it," Spinner muttered.
Dabi grinned. "The world's eating itself."
"Not yet," Shigaraki said through the monitor. "But soon."
Toga danced in a circle. "So what now? Do we win?"
"No," Shigaraki said.
"We wait."
"Because next time… they won't be fighting villains. They'll be fighting truth."