Chapter One
Return
Today is the day of the entrance exam. UA doesn't just accept anyone! Sensei tried to assure me that I would make it in and I'd like to think so too, but I can't help being nervous. It's my first time being in Japan again. My parents and I moved to Mongolia when I was four. There I met Sensei and I began to study under him. After my parents passed, Sensei took me in and cultivated my quirk. A few months ago, he decided to bring me back to Japan so I could go to UA and pursue my dream of becoming a superhero like my dad. I want to think that I'm doing it for my dad, and I partially am, but it's been my dream to be a superhero ever since I was little. Now, with Sensei's guidance, I think I can!
I had been so caught up in my thoughts as I walked towards the school that I hadn't realized that I had bumped right into someone. They lost their balance and started to fall forward. I quickly made a pillow of air that they could fall into at the same time as a girl had stopped them in mid-air. She was about to set him down when she finally noticed me and lost her focus. They, which I now think is a he, fell into my air pillow and proceeded to get back up again.
The girl had started to stare at me in a sort of mesmerized way. I couldn't think of any reason why she would look at me that way. I didn't stand out much. I have black hair that goes a little past my ribcage, red eyes, and a plain face. What I was wearing wasn't out of the ordinary either, just my junior high school's uniform. Then I realized that I must have started snapping. It's an annoying tick that I developed from an accident that I was in. I looked down and sure enough, my left hand had started snapping. I quickly made it into a fist to prevent from any further snapping and ran to the front doors of the school. My tick always makes me feel so embarrassed, I just can't stand anyone seeing it.
I found my seat and waited for the lecture to begin. I don't even know if could call it a lecture, if any hero came to talk to us I think it would feel more like a concert. I began to daydream as I waited for someone to come and start the exam. Suddenly, a spotlight came down on the stage in front of us. I immediately recognized who it was. Ever the entertainer, of course, Present Mic was going to make a flashy entrance. He began to talk, but I didn't really listen until he began to explain what the exam was going to be like. No offense to him, but Present Mic isn't really my type of hero. While I admire and understand heroes that are constantly in the media, I much prefer heroes like Eraser Head. They get the job done, but believe that the being in the media is unnecessary and/or would rather not be featured in the media.
We're waiting for the exam to begin. It's pretty simple, we're separated into seven different groups and our goal is to get as many points as possible. Destroying certain robots gets you certain amounts of points. There are also these annoying robots that don't give you any points, but are very difficult to defeat. It's best to avoid those unless there are no other options. Honestly, I'm prepared to do what ever it takes to get into UA. Even using all of my power. You see, my quirk, Collection, let's me have multiple quirks that I can use. I don't like to switch around with them and use them to their full extent because I feel that it makes the playing field uneven, so I just choose to use only one of my quirks. Usually, I use my first and strongest quirk, Natural Disaster. But, I can't let this chance to get into my dream school go to waste. I have to go all out. Go big or go home.
"Okay, start!" My mind jolts back to reality and I'm very confused by what Present Mic is saying.
"What's wrong? There are no countdowns in real fights!" My heart is beating faster than ever and my brain is everywhere at once. I remember what Sensei said, "Balance will lead you to success, but you have already won." I make my mind blank, I take in three deep breaths, and I repeat what Sensei told me, "Balance will lead me to success, but––" I'm cut off by Present Mic saying, "Run, run! The die has been cast, you know!" and as I run into the fake city that they've built for the exam, I shout, "I HAVE ALREADY WON!"