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This is a tragic story. This is the story of how I died. A story of war, famine, pollution, okay joke’s over. It’s not actually that bad. I don’t die, heck this story isn’t even about me! It’s about a guy named Tomura Shigaraki, or rather Tenko Shimura.
You see, a long time ago a single drop of moonlight fell from the sky. From that moonlight grew a very special flower. This flower had the ability to heal the injured, the sick, and prolong life. The bolded words are very important, remember those. I probably shouldn't break the fourth wall anymore.
Anyways, time skip a few centuries later, the Queen was about to have her second child. However, she grew very sick. That’s when the kingdom remembered the tale of the legendary flower, and began searching for it. This is where the ‘prolong life’ part becomes important.
Not too long after it grew on earth, the flower was found by All For One, a powerful man. He used it to keep himself young for thousands of years. All he had to do was sing to it, and it would turn him young again. Cliche, right? Yeah, I thought so too. Creepy as well.
Somehow, the flower was found, and taken to the palace, where it was used to heal the queen. A baby boy was born with shining silver blue hair, the same color as the flower. He was named Tenko Shimura.
To celebrate his birth, the King and Queen let a lantern into the sky. They did this every year on Tenko’s birthday. Until he was five. That’s when it all changed.
All For One snuck into the castle, to get a sample of Tenko’s hair to keep himself alive. You see, his hair had the same powers as the flower. But when he cut it off, the hair lost it’s magic and turned black. Realizing the only way to keep using the flower’s magic was to have Tenko, he kidnapped him from the castle.
The Kingdom searched for days, but Tenko was never found. Somewhere, deep in the forest, All For One gave him the name of Tomura Shigaraki and erased his memories, raising him as his son. Everyday, he used the magic in Tomura’s hair to keep him alive by singing to him.
He kept him in a tower with no doors, so he couldn’t go out. He told Tomura that the world was full of treacherous people beyond imagination, and that the tower was his only safe haven. Tomura, being the incredibly naive person he is, listened to him.
Those tower walls couldn’t shelter him completely, though. Everyday on Tomura’s birthday the royal family released thousands of lanterns into the sky, per their daughter’s request. Her name was Hana Shimura, by the way.
She always hoped her brother would see the lanterns, remember, and come back to them.
Oh, I forgot to tell you my name, didn’t I? I’m Dabi, or Touya, whichever you prefer.
And that brings us to the end of the beginning.