Author's Note: Well I felt like taking a bit of a break from my other story. This idea popped into my head and I thought it was good and wanted to roll with it. I don't see a lot of war stories in the BNHA community so I hope you all enjoy!

Prologue: Last Rites

Central Command, POV: Third Person

PFC Stonewall ran quickly towards the command center of the central command complex. Her notes nearly flew out of her binder as she rounded the final corner to the building's main entrance, only thanks to her speed-enhancing quirk that she could keep them together. Quickly flashing the guard her ID, she ran past them towards the strategy room.

"Come to think of it," she thought as she neared her destination, "why do I have these notes?! I don't even need them!" She slowed to a trot and then finally stopped in front of the room she was looking for. Slipping her ID into the scanner, the door opened, and the room's inhabitants looked towards her. Immediately she shrunk into herself, nervously glancing at her superiors.

"Ah, PFC Stonewall, what brings you here in such a rush?" One of the officers, with metal arms, questioned. He stood a good six feet tall with a full beard, smoking a cigar that shone upon his grey eyes, making them almost look like they were glowing.

"Captain Kegan, s-sir there's been a problem with team Firebrand..."

The rest of the room looked at the metal-armed officer for a response. He stood there in a surprised silence.

"When?" was all he asked.

"We lost c-communication with them not too long ago just outside of St. Ignatius, w-where they were ordered to capture. W-we've been trying to re-establish connection with them b-but we think someone with a jamming quirk interfered with the signal."

"Rally an armored vehicle team, get a chopper to support them. St. Ignatius is a valuable town to us, we can't afford to lose the element of surprise in taking it, nor Firebrand."

"Y-yes sir." And with that, Stonewall ran off as soon as she had arrived."

The officers shared in a moment of silence before one officer spoke, "Now that that disturbance is over with, back to our plan of invading the Eastern Provence..."

Just outside of St. Ignatius, Thirty Minutes Ago, POV: Third Person

Four figures walked through the dense forest alongside the road to Saint Ignatius. These four people made up the team known as Firebrand, named as such because all of their quirks were fire related.

"How much farther sarge?" The one woman of the team questioned. She was shorter than average, and on the outside she didn't look like much other than a pretty face, but her brains and her quirk, the ability to generate and control fire, was one to be reckoned with.

"Not too much farther spec, don't get your panties in a bunch, it'll be a lot harder for Hinz to take 'em off ya next time you two fuck." the sergeant said and he and one of the other men shared in a chuckle as the other, Hinz, let out a defensive, "Hey!" and the female mumbled something, flustered.

Steven Hinz was a charmer, that's for sure. His quirk was rather flashy too, being able to not only create fire, but teleport between flames made him a great help to the rest of Firebrand. He was the personality of the team and had recently landed a date with Samantha "spec" Stevenson, the female of Firebrand, which ended in a less than quiet way.

"Hey," the last man chuckled, "If you two didn't want to be made fun of, then keep your moaning to a minimum... looking at you Stevenson."

"Shut up Bryton, 'least I got laid." quipped Hinz.

Samantha was still to flustered to respond, though Hinz put his arm around her, to which she responded by leaning into his chest as they walked.

Jackson Bryton was an all around pleasant guy, and an outstanding soldier. Hand picked by the sergeant, he showed himself to be very useful on the battlefield. Though his quirk wasn't as complex as those of his friends, merely shooting fire out of his body, he made great use of it.

The otherwise peaceful and pleasant moment was interrupted when their radios let forth a brief, high-pitched squeal.

The sergeant grabbed his radio and spoke into it, "Command? Command do you read?"

There was no answer but static.

"I think we're jammed sarge."

"I guess so, looks like we're going it alone this mission."

"No turning back eh?"

"Well do any of you want to?"

"No."

"No."

"No."

"That's what I thought."

St. Ignatius, POV: Sergeant David Emundans

My name is David Emundans, I'm the sergeant in charge of the four man team (well three men and one woman) known as Firebrand. Well... I guess I was.

It was supposed to be a relatively simple mission, march in, kill some people, burn down some buildings, the usual Firebrand stuff. This time it went awry, they knew we were coming.

I'm sitting on a chair, a cigar to my mouth, out in front of the town hall in Saint Ignatius, my three deceased squad mates... my friends... laid before me.

How did I get here? How did any of us get into this situation? Well allow me to explain.

War, simple as that. People haven't given that word a thought in decades, countries have been so focused on the crime rates in their cities that they forgot all about attacking others. That is until the New European Coalition reared its ugly ass head. Nobody gave them much thought until they began gaining a huge following, and after that, they began to conquer. The rest of the world turned a blind eye for a time, at least it until it was clear that the NEC was a threat.

America did what America normally does at the start of foreign wars and sold weapons and other gear to its allies. A destroyed American embassy and a declaration of war later, and we were being shipped overseas.

That's what began the series of events that landed us here... where I sit now. Kinda hard to believe they're dead, heh. I turned my head to look at them again. There lied Specialist Samantha Stevenson, the female of the group and as hot as her quirk. We all pinned for her at some point, but Hinz is the one who got lucky, heh, she always one to play hard to get.

Speaking of the man, Corporal Steven Hinz was laid to her left, though with his face blown out by that bullet you probably couldn't tell it was him. God, he always was a joker, knew how to keep the morale high. He was a lady's man, that's for sure, and if they made it out of this, Hinz and Stevenson would have been happy together.

Then, there's PFC Jackson Bryton, god damn was he a personality, quite the fighter too. I once saw him level a platoon of men all at once with his fire. He was loyal, cunning, and overall an amazing friend. I'm going to miss them all.

Jackson was laid to the left of Hinz, all three of them were facing up, arms at their sides and legs straight down. Their armor was set at their feet, so they wore only their fatigues. I primed the Cleanser, it was time I laid them to rest.

David Emundans, Quirk: Combustible Liquid Secretion: David secrets an extremely flammable substance that is hot enough to melt through most metals when burned. Having no ability to light the fluid, he relies on making it into gadgets or using his specially made suit to store the fluid in a tank to use it for his flamethrower that he calls: The Cleanser.

We all agreed on a protocol if one of us were to die. Someone else pick up their dog tags and carry them with them, theirs hung at my belt, while the body was burned in the place they died. If more than one died they would be burned together, being together until the very end.

I turned a small valve on The Cleanser, and hearing the increased pressure build I briefly checked the pressure gauge and aimed it from my hip, prepared to fire. I looked at my friends one last time.

"Specialist Samantha Stevenson, Corporal Steven Hinz, Private First Class Jackson Bryton, members of team Firebrand. As of now you are given your last rites, your final blessing and send off into what lies next. May the fire clean your soul, and may you find peace in what comes next."

Fwoosh

And the fire swallowed their corpses. For the first time in a long time, I fell to my knees, took off the gas mask covering my face, and wept.

Road to St. Ignatius, One Hour Later, POV: Third Person

The US armored vehicle unit, two armored cars with mounted guns and a tank between the two, approached St. Ignatius, the engines partially drowned out by the whirring of the helicopter flying above them. The helicopter pilot looked at their target destination, and his eyes widened.

The car's communication radio crackled to life and the man in the passenger seat grabbed a hold of it.

"Caravan, this is blackbird, are you guys seeing this?"

"Seeing what blackbird?"

"Fire, so much fire."

The unit of vehicles rounded the final ridge on the way to St. Ignatius, and they stared in a mix of shock and surprise with a twinge off fear. Before then sat the once quiet town of St. Ignatius, completely ablaze.

The passenger of the head car grabbed the radio and spoke into it, "Ok boys, guns ready, we don't know what the hell went down there, it's been over an hour since our last communication with team Firebrand."

Suddenly another voice interjected, "This is Firebrand, is anyone there?"

"Firebrand?! Are you all right? What's your status?"

"I'm... well I'm alive."

"Ok Firebrand, stand by for pickup."

Central Command, POV: Third Person

Colonial Kegan knocked on the barrack door. He knew Emundans had made it back, but they lost the rest of the team. It was a shame, really. He was fond of those kids.

The door opened, and Officer Kegan looked David dead in the eyes.

"I'm sorry for your loss."

"Of course you are."

"... Army's offering you temporary paid leave, you want to take a break and get away from all this death?"

"With all due respect, I think I'll stick to burning things down."

"As you wish, but one more thing before I go."

"And what's that?"

"Now that your old team's gone, we're going to put together a new team with you in it."

Author's Note: Well there's chapter one folks, I hope you all enjoyed it. Sorry if it was a little rough around the edges. Anyways tell me what you think, I'm always looking to hear criticism or complements, whatever is fine.

And SYOC is now open! If you want your character in the story first note that there is a limited number of spots, the available positions are as follows:

Vanguard Squad (The main squad of this story): Soldiers (0)

Cerberus Squad (Secondary squad of the story): Soldiers (0)

Azrael Squadron: Fighter Pilots (0) Helicopter Pilots (1)

NEC: Vengeance Squad: Special Operations Soldiers (0)

NEC: Pandora Team: Soldiers (3)

You can submit multiple characters.

A brief description of each Squad:

Vanguard Squad: Vanguard Squad will be the main focal point of this story (though all other groups will get their own arcs/chapters). The Squad is made of front line fighters tasked with the dirty, violent work of the South Eastern Detachment (the detachment the ally squads in this story all fight under). They specialize in combat missions such as direct assaults, (loud) facility clearing/capture missions, and fighting against larger and more heavily equipped enemies in direct combat (including armored vehicle unit elimination) but have a tendency to leave none standing.

Cerberus Squad: Cerbus Squad operates as a reconacence/steth focused team. They're charged with gathering information for Central Command and are typically more quiet and precise fighters. They specialize in reconasance, information gathering, stealth focused combat such as ambushes, kidnapping personnel, interrogations, and sabotages of supply lines and enemy equipment. They also work with Vanguard Squad during joint missions.

Azrael Squadron: Azrael Squadron provides air support and transportation for both Cerberus and Vanguard Squads. Composed of two well trained fighter pilots and a helicopter pilot, they're tasked with transporting the squads to their area of operations and keeping the airspace clear. They also provide strafing runs from time to time.

New European Coalition: "Vengeance Squad": They will be introduced later in the story, after Vanguard/Cerbus Squad gains noterirety, this squad dubbed "Vengance" will be assembled and trained to hunt down and eliminate Vanguard and Cerberus.

New European Coalition: "Pandora Team": Pandora team is a research team under the command of Dr. Rosenfeld of the NEC's research group. They are charge with gathering information and field research.

The OC Submittal Sheet is as follows (Please delete all in parenthesis first):

Name:

Affiliation (See the available spots above):

Rank: (Look up a rank sheet if need be) (Soldiers: E ranks)

Nicknames (if any):

Code Name:

Gender:

Sexuality:

Age (18 and up):

Bodily Appearance:

Facial Appearance:

Personally: (Please be specific, I won't take vague characters)

Reason For Enlisting:

Backstory:

Hobbies/Pastimes:

Likes:

Dislikes:

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Combat Gear: (Please be semi-reasonable)

Weapons of choice:

Civilian Clothes:

Quirk: (if any)

Quirk Description:

Any Special (or Ultimate) Moves:

Quirk Strengths:

Quirk Weaknesses: (Can't have none)

Ratings: (Please rate on a scale of 1-5)

Strength:

Speed:

Stamina:

Agility:

Intelligence:

Anything extra I missed or you want to add:

-End Of Sheet-

Characters Accepted:

Vanguard Squad:

-Private Frederic Erikson, Quirk: Knife Hands, submitted by 61394

-Kathrine Karen Knight, Quirk: Healing Hands, submitted by ObieSenpai

-James Roy, Quirk: Air Pressure, submitted by Thewriter2004

Cerberus Squad:

-Zack Torres, Quirk: Cactus Cat by Areodatyl999

-James Thurmond, Quirk: Metal Manipulation, submitted by Deniable0172

-John Doe, Quirk: Reaper, submitted by WeirdGuyOne

-Rodrik Kaftar, Quirk: Lock On, submitted by Askaroth

Azrael Squadron:

-(Fighter pilot) Sarah Hunter, Quirk: Fire Breath, submitted by 61394

-(Fighter Pilot) Raine Gainsbogo, Quirk: Wyvern, submitted by ShadowWolf223

NEC Soldiers:

-HANA, Quirk: Auto-Adaptation, submitted by ThalioTP

-Victoria Blackwood, Quirk: Black Lamia, submitted by Askaroth

-Nikolai Wilson, Quirk: Praying Mantis, submitted by NightsShad0w

-Arthur Eko, Quirk: Wave Linked, submitted by Neptune2707

NEC Pandora Team:

(none)

And Please submit these via PM

And there you have it folks, leave a review and I'll see you in the next chapter! Looking forward to see your OC's!