In this world, not everyone is born equal nor or they treated equal. The harsh truth that Marinette Dupain-Cheng had to learn when she was ten years old after she developed her quirk.
"Luck? Luck isn't a quirk, stupid," Lila Rossi sneered, shoving Marinette to the ground, towering over the poor blue haired girl. "You can't become a hero with a weak power like yours, dummy!"
Marinette sniffed, wiping away the tears that had pricked her eyes, her bottom lip trembling like a leaf in the wind. She forced herself to look into Lila's cold, chocolate brown eyes before saying, "Y-You're wrong. I can still become a hero with my quirk."
Lila clicked her tongue, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, hands resting on her hips. "Yeah right! Luck isn't a power, you moron. Luck is just a good or bad outcome!" the ten year old girl yelled, pushing the blue haired girl back towards the ground, ignoring her pleads and protests. "Stop trying to play hero, Marinette! You are a nobody, a worthless piece of space!" she spat bitterly, delivering a swift kick to Marinette's ribs, satisfied when the bluebell eyed girl cried out in pain. "See! You're probing my point right now. Luck isn't a power not will it ever be considered one!"
Marinette pulled her knees towards her chest, sobbing profusely, her body quivering violently. The poor, ten year old girl didn't do anything wrong to deserve this abuse from her fellow classmate. She was usually subjected to verbal bullying and the victim of teasing never anything physical. This was the first time anyone had laid hands on her and she hated the sensations of pain that would course throughout her tiny being.
Once she was pleased with her work, Lila spun on her heel to join the other kids who were now engaged in a game of 'Hide-And-Seek', leaving Marinette by herself, crying and terribly hurt.
'I didn't do anything wrong. How come my classmates hate me after I gained my quirk?' Marinette thought sadly, forcing herself to sit up, wincing when she felt the sharp pain jab at her side. All she wanted was to get her quirk and show if off just like everyone else had but when her quirk was announced, Marinette was immediately shunned by the other students, all because her quirk was 'Luck'.
'They all said that I can't become a hero with my new power,' the young girl thought, looking up at the sky, feeling a cool breeze brush against her skin, eliciting a soft sigh from Marinette who found herself smiling softly. 'I say challenge accepted because I will become the best hero that Paris⸺ the world has ever seen! I will become the symbol of hope in this world!" Marinette thought happily, raising her fist to the sky.
"You can count on it."