Prologue: The World of Quirks.
Disclaimer: I do not own "My Hero Academia" or the quote that was used here.
"All men are created equal."
A wise man once said those very words. What he failed to realize, however, is that some men are more equal than others, where the powerful rule the powerless. This rule is almost always seen in everyday society, from the distribution of money about the masses, to form of discrimination among different people of society.
But this rule also applies to—and especially applies to—the development of quirks within people.
A quirk is essentially a supernatural ability or power that an individual possesses. Quirks are often passed down through family bloodlines, or children can have a combination of their parents' quirks. They were developed as a milestone of human evolution, and almost eighty percent of the human race has developed some sort of a quirk.
Unfortunately, just because four/fifths of the general population has a quirk doesn't mean humanity was ready for the consequences of having them.
Naturally, there are people who started to use their quirks for more malevolent purposes. The introduction of quirk-usage in crimes made it difficult for the police to defend the public from these villains, and therefore the levels of crime started to skyrocket. To counteract this, a group of powerful quirk users started to fights these villains under the name of 'Heroism'. At this point, almost everyone wanted to be a superhero because the fame, and the glory that came with the job. In today's society, 'Heroism' is a sure-fire way to become rich and famous; everyone wanted to be a hero.
But that doesn't mean anyone could be a hero. Like I said earlier: All men are equal, but some are more equal than others.
The other twenty percent of humanity—those who were deemed "Quirkless"—realized the impossibility of becoming a superhero at a very early age. Despite this, not everyone in the other eighty percent makes it as a hero depending on their quirk. Most heroes have flashy yet somewhat practical quirks that can be used in combat situations. Those with weaker quirks and less useful quirks are automatically excluded under these circumstances.
Then, there are others with more… taboo quirks.
People that have quirks with darker undertones, like mind control or blood manipulation, are often told that their abilities are more suited for villainy. People with these quirks are often inferior to those with more combat suited quirks because 'Heroism' often praise people with those types of abilities. Therefore, this favoritism is what often causes these type of people to become villains, most-likely as a way to take revenge on society for disowning them.
And I am one of those people with unfavorable quirks.
Time after time, I've been told that I would be better off as a villain-the chances of me becoming a hero were already slim to begin with. Time after time again, others would look down at me and sneer at my humble beginnings. They would tell me that I'm no hero. They would tell me that I'm worthless.
But I am graced with the stubbornness to prove that they are wrong about me.
And guess what? They are all wrong.
They are all wrong.