The Hero and the Demon

Chapter 1: Distant

The U.A. Entrance exam was filled with a large variety of interesting individuals. There was a boy with six arms, a boy with engines in his legs, a girl with pink skin, and an invisible girl. This is only scratching the surface of the many interesting individuals who were taking the test to become a hero. But, there was one with a particularly fascinating story. One who stood out among the rest with an unbelievable tale and an even stranger set of powers. This boy is known as Kage Sekai. This boy is named Darren Smythe. And this is his story.

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Darren Smythe walked through the streets of Glasgow with a set of earphones playing a rather pleasant tune in his ears. He had not a care in the world as he glanced from shop to shop, person to person. His brown hair was covered by his dark blue hoodie and he held his head down slightly, trying to avoid drawing attention to himself. He wore a set of black joggings that were slightly too small for him as he wandered the streets. He was on his way back to his home in a much quieter neighbourhood, so he took a shortcut to the train station through an alleyway.

This, was his first mistake.

A man in rough clothing walked up to Darren, drawing his attention with a knife he drew from his pockets. Darren quickly disconnected his headphones and readied himself for trouble.

"Alright kid, hand over yer wallet. And that phone you're hidin' while you're at it." The man had a menacing grin and glared at Darren with blood red eyes. Darren could smell the faint whiff of alcohol on the man's breath. He stood unsteadily, shaking a little. Nonetheless, he attempted to reason with the man.

"Uh, sorry, but I don't have a wallet. And I spent my last Fiver getting some food, so I've got nothing. So, how about—" Unfortunately, Darren was never able to finish his statement as the man charged towards him. Darren attempted to dodge, and managed to get away with just a cut on his arm, rather than a more dangerous knife blow to his chest. He glanced over to see the man chuckling madly.

"A fast one, huh? Well, it won't save ya. I need money, so you need to die!" The man screamed and came at Darren again, tackling him to the ground. Darren saw the knife, its silver metal glinting in the sunlight that seemed to glance down through the alleyway, eyes narrowed. Darren's eyes widened as the knife plunged downwards towards his heart. He attempted to grab the hand holding the instrument of his demise with his own hands but simply ended with his hand stabbed.

"Please, please I don't… I don't want to die! Please!" Darren yelled at the man, tears blurring his vision as his face contorted into an expression of pure terror. The man didn't seem to listen to his pleas, or maybe he didn't hear. Darren had no way of knowing when the knife collided harshly with his chest, its blade piercing his heart.

Darren stopped. His head seemed to slide to side of the street, tears falling from his eyes. He distantly heard the man, grumbling about not finding anything. He distantly saw the walls of a building that served as a wall for this alleyway. He distantly felt the blood trailing from his wounds.

Everything

Felt

So

Distant.

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Yes, this one might just work. Very well. I, Kuryo, Lord of The Void, shall claim your soul.

Your original world will not work. Not with my power. No, we need somewhere more…exceptional.

Ah, this one will do nicely. I'm sure it will prove to your liking as much as it does mine.

It is truly a shame that I must leave myself so dormant. But, certain things must be done for this to work.

Well, Darren Smythe, Farewell. Enjoy your new name. And enjoy your new power while it lasts…

Because I will reclaim it.

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Darren awoke in a seemingly entirely separate alleyway, with no wounds on his body. Everything which once felt distant was now in focus. He leapt up to his feet, and immediately noticed something was different. His hair felt slightly shorter and rather different. Quickly raising his hand – which also appeared to be somewhat more lean and muscular, as opposed to its normal skinny form – He felt that his hair was somewhat spikey.

"Well, this is all very strange. What else has changed?" He spoke in a strangely calm tone to himself, despite the fact that his body was shaking from what had just occurred. He went to put his hands into his pockets, before looking down and noticing that his clothes had changed too. In place of his black joggings were blue jeans and a white T-shirt with what appeared to be Japanese text sat upon his torso. He raised an eyebrow at this and rummaged around in his new pockets, finding a new wallet. Curious, he opened it and found an ID. It did not match anything he had seen before on his old face. This face had pitch black hair and bright yellow eyes, as opposed to his normal faint green eyes.

"Name: Kage Sekai. Age: 15. DOB: 17/06." Darren read aloud off of the card inside his new wallet. He guessed that , somehow, he had found his way into a new body. He had seen enough Anime to know where this was going. Based on his different surroundings, he assumed he had been moved to a new world, or perhaps simply a new country. Without more time to investigate, he had no way of telling where exactly he had ended up. With that thought in mind, he wandered out of the alleyway and into a new street.

The first thing he noticed was the people. Most of the individuals appeared fairly normal. Standard, everyday bystanders. Idly, he noticed that the individuals didn't look Scottish, like his original self. Rather, they seemed far more indistinct. But this was not the main thing Darren- or Kage, he supposed he should get used to his new name- noticed about these people. The main thing he noticed were the oddities. Some individuals had pink, blue or even grey skin, some had tails or extra limbs, some had multiple eyes, and some even had all of the above. Darren couldn't help but stare at some of these oddities which existed. Furthermore, no one else seemed bothered by this. To them, this was all normal, but as far as Darren was concerned, this was the strangest thing he could possibly imagine. Why was no one batting an eye at such strange people? Why did such incredible oddities exist? Darren decided he would have to figure it out another time. He had too much to concern himself with.

Darren also noticed that the text adorned the nearby buildings and his environment appeared to be written in Japanese text. Each and every sign was formed from Kanji, or perhaps Katakana, Darren didn't know the difference. If he focused, the text seemed to translate itself before Darren's eyes. It was certainly convenient, if mysterious. Darren smirked slightly. Strange abilities was another point in his eyes to telling him he had been sent to another world. After wandering for some time, he decided to try approaching someone in the street, and found himself approaching a green haired boy who looked about his age.

"Excuse me!" He went to ask the person some important questions but stopped as the person turned their heads to face him.

"Um, C-can I help you?" Izuku Midoriya looked at him with a nervous, slightly confused expression. Darren suddenly understood where he was.

This was My Hero Academia.

Oh boy, this would be fun.

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AN: Well, this was a fun start to a story. I honestly just had to get this idea out on paper. I had wanted to a reincarnation-type story like this for MHA almost since I had first found out this was a kind of story people make. More information on our protagonist (Who shall be referred to as Kage Sekai from now on) and their abilities, as well as the other mysteries shall be revealed as the story progresses. For now, I just can't wait to share more. Unfortunately, I have exams right around this time, so updates may prove fairly irregular. I really should be studying now, but writing Fanfiction takes precedence, god dammit!

Anyway, that's all for now. Until next time, See Ya!

Sincerely,

Lord Terronus