Chapter 1: Intro
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"Do you...want to be a hero?"
A sole boy, who was doing his very best to crawl out from under the rubble, heard those words. He was covered in dirt and ash and bruises, and yet somehow he had managed to pull himself out of there. One four year old boy, with a blue triangle mark pointed down under his left eye, in the center of a huge area of destruction.
"If you want to be a hero...then live".
Thirty years after the events at UA, after everything that happened, time went on. Heroes rose and fell, a new Symbol of Peace known as Deku was born, and everything seemed to be going well. The world was entering a new level of peace, and crime was at its lowest. At least, that was what it seemed like, until the incident ten years ago known as the Great War. A war that spread all around the world, with Quirk users getting involved. A long, terrible, and dangerous war, in which all manner of things occurred.
In the war, even the lines of Heroes were blurred at time to time, in both the hot fronts and the cold war of spycraft. And due to the aftermaths of the events, whether it be the Tokyo Decimation which involved the largest non-nuclear bombing run ever known, the London Spark which resulted in the destruction of multiple historical sites and the loss of possibly everything except the Clocktower, or the Houston Hailstrom which froze a normally warm city ice cold and caused problems, all sorts of havoc was created around the world. And now, the current generation...they must deal with the aftereffects, to learn to live in the current situation.
Now, a new generation of students are arriving at a rebuilt and improved U.A. Coming from all walks of life, with their own desires and wills, will they be the new champions and heroes that the current world needs? A world that has become flush with villains, scoundrels, and worse? Or will they fall to the pressure? Or maybe...
"Oww!"
In the case of Deru, he just tripped and fell on his way there. He had probably been running a bit too much, but it couldn't be helped. As he wiped some dirt off his cheek, revealing that blue triangle mark.
"Ah...gotta be more careful" the boy said as he got up, dusting off some dirt from his clothes as well.
Deru couldn't believe how hard it had been, trying to find the place though. Out of all the places he had ever been, finding the area to take the practical application test for U.A. was one of the tougher ones. It didn't help that he had to make it here all on his own, or that multiple people had led him in the wrong direction.
But, he knew this was where he had to be. His tail bouncing up and down with excitement, he energeticly awaited the start of the entrance exam.
"Who the hell is that kid?"
"Is he a fifth grader? He is so small".
"I wouldn't be surprised if he was some street rat".
"His tail seems more cat like, or monkey like, then a rat".
Actually, its neither. Its a leftover from my father's mutation quirk. Even though im an abnormal case, I still inherited it...
Deru's tail was black and smooth, but he was actually able to bend and shape it a bit. Had nothing to do with his quirk, just some inheritance from his father, though it could be useful at times.
Either way, a lot of people looked at him liked he didn't belong. It wasn't just his height, or his tail, but anyone who saw him could tell...he had a scrappy look to him, as if he had been beaten repeatedly.
"Hey, kiddo. What is your name?"
And yet, in that whole crowd, one person came over to talk to him.
"..."
Deru was not sure what to say to the stranger that approached him.
"Hey hey. Just trying to be friendly okay? And I mean, we are here to try and be heroes, so I cant be that terrible right?"
"Alright...my name is Deru".
"Deru huh...is that your family name or given name?"
Deru didn't seem to respond.
"Alright then...my name is Yusha Toshi, but you can just call me Toshi".
"Alright, Toshi-kun".
"Alright then! So, why do you want to become a hero?"
Deru only thought back to ten years ago, during the middle of the Tokyo Decimation.
"...someone told me I would be good at it".
"Huh..."
"Interesting...there seem to be so many people here" another voice spoke out, looking around. The two turned around to see someone almost as short as Deru, sitting at the edge of the group scribbling into a notebook. Although he did not wear glasses, the way he spoke and scribbled gave off a bit of an otaku vibe so to speak.
"...who is that?" Deru asked.
"I think I overheard his name being Yukari Yaro".
"Huh..."
And then, before they could continue talking, a loud announce voice overwhelmed them all.
"Welcome, potential U.A. Applicants, to this years test to see if you qualify to enter U.A.! I know we already went through this before, but here are the standard rules! First of all, each robot you defeat has a different point value. Second, the higher you score, the better you do. And three...dont get crushed! Now, do it Tesuki-chan!"
As if that was not sudden enough in its own right, the group suddenly found themselves warped right into the middle of hte field!
"Scatter!" one of them scouted, as Deru bolted into a nearby building. However, as if indicating how unlucky he was, a robot smashed through the wall out of that very building. In response, Toshi sent several swords flying into the robot, created of pure light. That was his Quirk: Lightforge. He is capable of creating weapons projected of hardlight, and launch and control them remotely. However, the more he makes, the worse of a headache he gets.
In the mean time, other robots smashed through walls and buildings as well, and other people activated their quirks. Some involved lightning or fire, others were enhanced strength and speed. But even so, as Deru turned another corner...he saw multiple robots coming right for him!
"Haha! Face the power of the Swarm!" Yaro announced from behind, as he put his hands on the ground. Suddenly, purple cracks seemed to break through the ground in front of him, as what appeared to be various strange creatures emerged from the ground and began to attack the robots. They actually looked a lot like Zerg from the famous Starcraft games, but that was besides the point.
Truly, everyone was using such amazing Quirks with such power. He saw one person shoot laser beams, another firing missiles out of his arms, and one of them was able to create powerful soundwaves. Everyone had such amazing quirks...
I wish people like them had been there back then...
He looked at his own hands, and wondered if he could muster that sort of power with his Quirk. If he could stand out, if he could show what he was capable.
"Warning everyone! It looks like the big guy is out!"
And then, this giant robot seemed to emerge in front of him, and Deru knew what he had to do. In order to make an impact, to be seen by others.
"Alright then, with this Quirk of mine...lets do this!" Deru shouted, as he ran towards the large robot that started to destroy everything. It wrecked a nearby building, which caused the remains to fall down on him. "Go beyond...plus ultra!"
And then, Deru clapped his hands together, and decided to activate his quirk. He thrust out an open palm...and suddenly, the wreckage seemed to reverse itself. Rather then falling down, it began to fall up.
This was Deru's Quirk. Inversion. The ability to Invert things, to a degree. It was a powerful form of Reality Manipulation, at least at first glance. It had its own set of limits that Deru knew of. For one thing, he could not invert people's bodies to being inside out, or anything weird like that. In fact, Inversion itself seemed to have less of a direct impact on other people, with himself being the sole exclusion given one incident.
"Alright...Invert Reaction Forces...lets do this!" Deru said, as he kicked off the ground. Suddenly he seemed incredibly strong and fast. That was because he was inverting reactionary force. Normally, Newton's Law dictates that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. What he used his Inversion for in this instance was that he Inverted the Reaction Forces against his own movement and body, giving the appearance of speed and strength.
However, there was a catch. Even he could not nullify physics completely. There were limits to his ability, and one of them was rather glaring. His Quirk was incapble of direct harm or effect on other people. He could invert aging sure, but if he wanted to kill them with that, he would have to wait for however long they were currently alive. He also found himself unable to invert people's bodies in various ways, such as organs, hearts, and so on. And he could only invert so many things at any given time. Not to mention the energy drain it put on his body...his Quirk was only powerful on first glance, but in truth there were plenty of weaknesses to it.
For one thing, he only now considered that the power that he basically doubled might not be enough to break through the robot. However, that did not make it hopeless. Using his tail, he grabbed onto the side of the robot and moved himself around, so instead of directly hitting it he landed near its control box.
"Alright then...Inversion!" He shouted a bit unneccessarily, and Inverted the Robot's Friend or Foe identification. With the IFF Inverted, it now had new orders...rather then target the exam participants, it would target all the robots. And with that, Deru collapsed on the shoulder of the robot and took some breaths.
"...this should be...sufficient..." he said, realizing now all that stress had made him exhausted. "I should be able to make it into a high enough spot".
"...gotta say, that was pretty impressive".
"I suppose. No one has ever tried to take control of the big robot in a long time".
"Not quite sure he intended to do that at the beginning, but hey. It shows guts".
"I wonder how he was able to display strength and domination of the robot though?"
"Do you think that tail was hereditary? Inherited through a parent that had a mutation quirk?"
"Likely. Anyways, how high is this kid scoring anyways?"
"Well, lets hope he is not the nervous type" a man said as he came in through the doors. "After all, taking control of a robot to take out other robots that are endangering classmates? The reward he will get for Rescue may be the highest one yet, and I don't even think he realizes it yet".
"Well, we never did tell them about Rescue points after all".
"Still, we have a lot of interesting Quirks this time around. Guess that means I wont be getting much sleep and relaxation as my doctors want me to" he mentioned, chuckling a bit.
"What do you mean, sir?"
"I mean...every time we get a class full of interesting Quirks like this, trouble has a way of reeling its head. Well, I guess we can only hope they are up to the task".
Welcome one, welcome all, to yet another SYOC I thought up! Thats right, I am just unable to stop myself! So here we go, an OC submission sheet! I want a relatively even number of boys and girls BTW! Lets go with like, maybe ten each!
Here is the OC Sheet:
Name:
Nicknames/Special Titles/Username:
Age:
Quirk: (Include details about Quirk, such as its own strengths and weaknesses)
How could the Quirk Grow?:
Special Moves: (Will likely take awhile to be incorperated in actual story, at least most of them)
General Appearance:
Physical Details: (Height in CM (Prefer one number to two), weight in lbs., ect.)
Outfits:
Special Trinkets:
Swim:
Sleep:
History/Family:
Friends:
Special Talents:
Personality:
How They Act When Embarrassed:
How They Act When Angered/Upset:
How They Act When They Win:
Likes:
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Main Defining Personality Traits:
Fears:
Skills:
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Hobbies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Desires:
Secrets:
Theme Song:
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If you have any questions you want to ask, let me know!
