Hello everyone!
So, I know that I said I was gonna slow down. Apparently I was wrong. I'm sure I will eventually, but I have yet to reach that point. Also, a friend of mine pointed something out to me, and I felt so dumb for not realizing it that I had to post a new chapter to correct it.
For those of you who like Bakugou Katsuki, please bear with me. There will be character development on both sides, but things have to start somewhere. Anyway, without further ado, the next chapter of Might and Magic!
Chapter 3: Pain For Everyone!
Izuku didn't remember passing out.
He knew he was waking up, though. He opened his eyes, and instantly shut them again as his body made its condition known.
His head throbbed, his eyes, ears, and body ached, and even his teeth managed to hurt. He groaned as he rolled over, and froze as something crinkled beneath him.
Pushing aside his body's protests, he sat up and opened his eyes to look at the ground. He picked up the crumpled paper, noticing the writing that covered it. He blinked as his eyes finally focused, and began to read.
Midoriya,
Sorry about that. As I said earlier, magic isn't free. If you want something, you have to pay for it one way or another.
I know it hurt a lot, I had to go through it too after all, but you're stronger now. While I don't know exactly what your new powers will do to your body and mind, I do have a general idea of what being a dragon slayer will mean for you.
First and foremost, dragon slayer magic enhances your body drastically. This means that your physical prowess is going to rise quickly if you work at it, but it also means your senses have at least tripled in strength.
On one hand, this is a great advantage to have. On the other, loud noises are probably going to be painful, bad smells are going to be much worse, and things might taste weird for a while. You'll also most likely have sharper canine teeth, as well as a higher bone density.
You may also experience a slight attitude adjustment. Slayers like yourself tend to have a personality that reflects their element.
Meet me at Dagoba Municipal Beach Park tomorrow evening to begin your training.
Signed, Maestro.
Izuku sighed. It was a lot harder to be irritated when someone apologized.
Still, Izuku couldn't help being slightly unhappy that Maestro had just shot him in the chest without even a warning. He shoved the paper into his pocket and resumed his walk home, constantly plagued by his newly heightened hearing picking up more noise than normal.
By the time he got home, explained his lateness to his mother, ate dinner, and went to bed, Izuku had gotten somewhat more accustomed to his new senses, and wondered just what kind of training Maestro had planned for him.
Izuku couldn't help the quiet growl that tried to push its way out of his throat.
Normally he would have had no problem with a regular old school day, but his new senses made everything way too loud. He found himself accidentally eavesdropping on any whispers in the classroom, and flinching from the pain of any sudden shouting.
He let out a slow breath as he glanced up at the clock; only a few more minutes until he could escape. The bell finally rang and Izuku hurried to pack his things with the rest of the class.
Before he could leave, a hand slammed down on his desk, startling him.
"Oi, Deku," Katsuki snarled. "What the hell are you doing suddenly getting scared by loud noises and shit?"
Izuku shrunk in on himself as Katsuki glared at him. He couldn't tell Katsuki about magic, the blond would never believe him.
He shrugged meekly and resumed packing, taking longer than he should have to rummage around in his bag for something.
Katsuki glared for a minute longer before turning and leaving the room. Izuku sighed and left the room after a few minutes, trying to avoid the anger of the other boy.
He should have known that wouldn't be the end of it. Just as he turned the corner from the school doors, someone grabbed him and slammed him into the wall.
Izuku stared in fear at Katsuki's expression of rage. "When the fuck did you start to think you could ignore me?" Katsuki growled.
He pulled back his right fist, a few small explosions going off as a warm up, and something in Izuku snapped.
Unthinking, his right hand moved faster than he expected to, and nailed Katsuki with a sloppy right hook, the speed of the hit sending Katsuki spinning to the ground while Izuku let out a snarl, which quickly faded into a stunned expression.
Izuku took one look at the blond on the ground and took off in a full sprint towards Dagoba Beach. He ran for what felt like hours before he was confident that Katsuki hadn't followed him.
He stared at his right hand in shock. Did I really just do that, he asked himself.
I did. I really did just do that. I just punched Kacchan in the face so hard that I knocked him over. Izuku stared for a minute longer, before taking a deep breath or two to calm down.
I guess that's what Maestro meant by attitude adjustments, he sighed mentally. He glanced down the street, towards the route he had run without thinking.
Well, I was gonna go there anyway. May as well be early.
With that thought, Izuku resumed his trek towards the beach, though at a much slower rate than before.
So there you have it!
Yeah, Izuku may not have changed much from his original personality, but he's definitely not taking any more abuse from anyone without putting up a fight. He believes that strength should be used to protect people, and Katsuki's bullying tendencies mean that Izuku no longer sees a reason to worship him. There will be character development later as Izuku and Katsuki interact as equals, but this is the start of it.
Maybe this time the next chapter will take longer to come out. My update schedule seems to be as random as my mood.
As for the thing that my friend told me about, I realized that I've been using the wrong sign off for the last two chapters. I mean, I'm writing a Boku no Hero Academia fanfic, how did I not think of this sooner? So from here on out, I'll be using a much more fitting sign off.
Anyway, next time we start the training montage! Too bad All Might's not here to help. Right? Right?
See you soon! PLUS ULTRA!
