Cloud felt his eyes open after getting a good amount of sleep. It was weird though. He never meant to tap into his power, yet he did so anyway. It felt comfortable knowing he could rely on it when the time arises. But years of keeping it suppressed, not to mention since he hasn't used it, his body wasn't able to adjust to its power, causing him to pass out. He needed to regain control of this power once more, if he is to grow stronger. But since this same boost can literally destroy skyscrapers, if pushed too far, not to mention its strength is so ridiculous that it could even send chills in the air, even on a warm sunny day. It laid dormant within him all these years, and he is not used to it yet.

He felt something soft around his chest. Looking down, it was Ochako, the girl using him as a body pillow. Realizing the situation he's in, his face turned scarlet at seeing a beautiful girl sleeping next to him.

"Shit! I gotta get out of here..." internally, he started to freak out.

"Hmm...so warm..." she drawls sleepily much to his embarrassment. Cloud tried to free himself, but Ochako's grip was surprisingly strong. No matter how hard he tried, he could not escape the girl's clutches.

"N-no... don't leave..." she said sleepily once more. Cloud's face turned red once again. He heard footsteps coming towards his door.

"Hey, Cloud breakfast is-" Izuku's voice it short when he saw Ochako nuzzling with Cloud. He was informed of the girl staying at their house so he wasn't surprised about that. What got him was the...complicated position his adoptive brother is in.

"Ummm...I'll leave you two alone." Said the green-black haired boy, shutting the door behind him.

"It's not like that Izuku!" Thought the swordsman frantically.

"Good..morning..." Ochako finally let go of his arm, waking up. Yawning cutely, she gave Cloud her sweet trademark smile. Suddenly her face flashed red.

"Ah! I'm so sorry about last night! It's just I was scared of the thunder and I-" Cloud just gave her a tap on the shoulder, stopping her mumbling.

"It's fine. You're not the first person I know to be scared of thunder. Just don't worry about it, okay?" Thought the swordsman, giving her a small smile to reassure the brunette. Her face still red, she nodded her head.

"He really needs to smile more." Thought Ochako.

"Besides...it felt...comfortable being around her... it's like..." Cloud shook his head of those thoughts. He knows better than to take advantage of this situation. Despite all the perverted shit happening to him, not once does he get a bitch slap for it. Hell, he accidentally entered the women's bath (don't ask), and expected Leone or Akame to punch him... they didn't. Those who know the swordsman is aware of the fact that even though he is extremely popular with women, not once does he ever take advantage of any of them. Ochako is a nice girl and for the past few days, he's known her as a good friend because of her cheerful and laid back nature.

Cloud also loosened up a bit since the Empire. While he isn't as cheerful as he was before, his smiles were small, but more frequent. Plus, Ochako helped too, her kind and welcoming aura making him slightly comfortable around her.

"I just have a bad feeling this won't let up soon..." sighed the blond warrior, running a hand through his hair.

(HE HE HE HE HE)

Cloud heard the same voice, but it was louder than before, but he ignored it once more. Sadly for him, Inko took a rather cute photo of the swordsman and Ochako sleeping together. She even teased him a little bit, even going so far as to ask if he used protection, much to his embarrassment. The blond swordsman donned his uniform, as did Ochako who ran home to get it. Fortunately, they live a pretty close distance to each other's houses so she was able to come back to his house in a couple minutes.

"Izuku already went ahead. See ya, Cloud!" The swordsman waved at his adoptive mother before walking out the door, with Ochako at his side.

"How many do you think got in?" Cloud merely shrugged his shoulders.

"From what I heard, 4 people got it via recommendations and 36 others got in from the exams on the test." Replied back the blonde warrior. The duo entered the school, both of them marveling the size of the building. The sun discovered that they were both entering the same class, much to their surprise (and slight delight). Cloud noticed that Ochako was nervous because of it being the first day of school, which is understandable considering one doesn't know who their peers will be like.

"Hey, it's gonna be okay. You got this." The swordsman gripped her hand, making her calm down from the warmth of his hand. She smiled back at the swordsman as a result.

"I just seriously hope that I won't gotta deal with Katsuki." He groaned. Opening the door, it seemed the spiky blonde managed to jinx himself.

"Take you feet off the desk now!" Said the man in glasses.

"Huh!?" Replied Katsuki, obviously not giving a damn.

"School hasn't even started and yet you're already scuffing school property, you cretin!" Chastised the boy with glasses.

"Someone shoved a stick up your ass!?" He retorted.

"Well this is gonna be a good year." Thought Cloud sarcastically, looking at the scene with a deadpan gaze.

"Let's start over I'm Tenya Iida from Somei Academy."

"Somei huh!? So you think you're better than me!? I'm gonna have fun kicking your ass!" Grinned Katsuki.

"Reminds me how he was like back then." Thought the blond.

"You'd threaten me, your own classmate!? Are you sure you wanna be here!?" Deciding to put a stop to this petty argument, Cloud stepped in.

"Really, Katsuki? Not even five minutes and you're already at someone's throat. Yet you wonder why people prefer to keep their distance." Interjected Cloud, causing both Tenya and Katsuki to look at him.

"Well, well. If it isn't the one who took down that zero pointer." Cloud groaned while Ochako giggled, knowing his hatred for attention.

"Hello...everyone..." said the swordsman with a small wave of his hand.

"My name is Tenya Iida and-" he reached out to shake his hand, but Cloud stopped him before doing anything else.

"I know, you introduced yourself. You already know who I am, but I'll tell you my name anyway. I go by Cloud Strife." He took the gesture, shaking the navy blue haired man's hand.

"Strife... you knew what was the exam about didn't you?" The swordsman raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"Excuse me?" He asked Tenya.

"When you saved that girl... you willingly risked your life to take down a robot so big in order to save someone. It pains me to say this... but you are so much better than me in being a hero." Cloud felt flattered that he heard such genuine words, but he knows it was far from the truth. Heroes don't kill or take lives, but Cloud did so anyway. But it was justifiable considering that almost everyone in the Imperial Police in the Empire only cared about abusing their power to extort money from already poor people.

"Being a hero is not about whether someone has skills. It's about having the gut to do what's right. Considering the zero pointer was nothing more than a mere obstacle, they would have just left Ochako there and ran. Still... I've killed before... and none of these people haven't. I pity some of them, not knowing the dangers of the world."

"So...where is a our homeroom teacher?" Tenya shrugged his shoulders.

"He hasn't been here for about 10 minutes, so I do not know."

"If you're here to socialize then I suggest you get out." Turning around, Cloud and Ochako saw a man wrapped up in a yellow sleeping bag.

"Umm...who are you?" Asked Ochako, pointing a finger at the new man inside the sleeping bag.

"Welcome to UA students." Said the man, getting out the sleeping bag and taking a juice box, drinking it.

"Don't tell me this is our teacher." Thought the blond warrior, raising an eyebrow.

"It took you eight seconds for you all to shut up. Hello, my name is Shouta Aizawa, your homeroom teacher."

"Our homeroom teacher!?" Thought everyone, surprised and a bit freaked out that someone so washed up would be teaching them.

"Put these on and meet me outside." Fishing in his sleeping bag, he took out a blue UA gymnastics uniform.

Meanwhile...

"Hmm. Bakugo, Midoriya and Strife got Aizawa from the start. I wonder how they'll fare against such a strict teacher. Seeing them in action, they'll definitely survive...but I still need to figure out one thing... what is your Quirk, young Strife?"

Outside...

Everyone was clad in the gym uniform that Shouta had them dressed up in. Right now, they were all outside, awaiting further instructions.

"A Quirk Assessment test?!" Everyone's face was one of shock once more.

"But we'll miss orientation!" Said Ochako.

"If you wanna hit big, then don't bother wasting your time with such pointless ceremonies. All of you have taken normal standardized tests. You never got a chance to use your Quirk."

"That's cause I don't have one anyway." Thought Cloud.

"I am allowed to run my class as I desire, as UA is not tethered by traditions. Bakugo, you were the third in the Extrance Exam. What was your farthest throw junior high?" Katsuki pondered for a moment.

"Sixty seven meters, I think?" Answered the poofy blond. Katsuki then caught a ball thrown by Aizawa.

"Here. Throw the ball as hard as you can, using your Quirk. Anything stays inside the circle. You're wasting everyone's time."

"You asked for it, I guess." Stretching his arms, he winded back.

"I'll add a little pitch and drop their jaws." Gritting his teeth, he threw the ball, a streak of fire right behind him.

"DIE!" The ball sailed pretty far, reaching the near end. Aizawa looked at his phone.

"It's the most rational way of becoming a pro Hero." Looking at his phone, it read 705.5 meters.

"Holy crap!? 700 meters!?" Even Katsuki himself was surprised by this. Looking at his hands, they were smoking a bit. The blond smirked.

"This is badass! Using our Quirks as much as we want!"

"I wanna go that sounds like fun!"

"Hell yeah! We could use our Quirks as much as we want." Cloud just shook his head.

"You really this this is all fun and games?" Asked Cloud, earning him looks from his peer and his teachers. "We're not here to mess around you know we're here to train to be heroes. Using our Quirks is fun and all, but we have a responsibility to uphold." Aizawa just smirked at Cloud's statement.

"He's right, you idiots. Today you'll be taking eight physical tests that will measure the potential of your Quirk. Anyone who is last has none... and will be immediately expelled."

"Huh!?" Thought everyone, surprised, with the exception of Cloud, Izuku and Katsuki who barely acted at all, aware of the unfairness of this world.

"You can't just expel us! I mean, we just got here! It isn't fair!" Ochako complained.

"Sadly, Ochako the world is filled with unfairness." Everyone, even the teacher looked at him again in curiosity.

"The real world is filled with unfairness. Don't expect villains to play by the rules. Natural disasters, mass killings... this world is filled with people with intent on doing evil. As heroes, it's our job to fight that unfairness. Since we have three more years to be here, we need to give it all we've got. If Mr. Aizawa is going to kick one of us out, then all of us need to prove him wrong. We all need to show that we belong here. It's a messed up world out there...and sometimes you need the bear the burden." No one said a word for a few moments, with Ochako and Tenya looking at him in surprise. Shouta didn't look the least bit surprised, but his eyes widened slightly.

"He took the words right out of my mouth." Thought Cloud's teacher. He didn't expect a student of all people to understand the burden of being a hero, but from his words and posture...it's obvious this boy...no, man...speaks from experience alone. Maybe this one won't even need as much training.

"Umm...what he said." Said their teacher, surprised by his choice of words. Tenya took a long swig of orange juice to recharge himself.

"I really don't approve of this hazing, but since this is the best school to train heroes...then I'm gonna have to trust this judgement. From what I can pick up on Cloud, it's obvious his life has been marred with tragedy, as one who must experience hardship can only speak such genuine words. At least that's a little I know about him."

The first race was a fifty meter dash. Tenya went up against a girl who had the features of a frog. In a way though, she did look kinda cute.

"Runners, are you ready?" Both of them took a running position. The moment the computer said to go, Tenya took off at an amazing speed, his Quirk boosting his running speed and allowing him to run in strides. The frog like girl was a bit slower, though.

"Iida, 3.04 seconds and Asui, 5.54 seconds."

"Seems speed is Tenya's forte. He's good. With enough training, he can possibly push his speed that can rival Akame's." The red eyed Night Raider could move at Mach speed thanks to her training. Tenya could rival hers is he improved his Quirk.

"Alright, I'll lighten the weight if my clothes, along with my shoes." Ochako touched her shirt and the bottom of her shoes. Despite that though, she fell behind a strange man with a tail, with him getting 5.49 seconds and 7.15 seconds for Ochako.

"Nice attempts, moname but you're not showing enough panache." Said the pretty boy.

"Does this bastard ever stop talking about himself?" Thought Cloud. He swore he saw him kissing his own reflection in the mirror while in class.

Mina used her acid Quirk to "skate" towards the finish line while the bishōnen used his naval laser to propel himself, but it wavered in a second. It gave Mina the opportunity to get past him.

"Shooting my beautiful beam for more than a second hurts my tummy." No one seemed to give a damn.

"Next up, Strife, Midoriya and Bakugo." The Three Musketeers grinned at each other competitively.

"Watch me, I'm gonna be first!" Cloud merely chuckled but said nothing.

"We shall see." Was his only reply.

"Runners, on your mark? Ready?!" When the signal was sounded, the trio ran towards the goal.

"BURST SPEED!" Putting his arms behind him, he used his Quirk to boost himself. Izuku channeled green energy into his palms and charged forward. Cloud merely picked up the pace, running forward. Despite his childhood friends using their Quirk, Cloud was still able to surpass them and even reach first place, much to the surprise of some of the students. Cloud moved so fast that he was a blur of blond and blue.

"Bakugo: 4.13 seconds.

Midoriya: 3.65 seconds.

Strife: 2.25 seconds."

"Hmm. Insteresting. The other two students used their Quirk, while Strife used mere plysical abilites alone. Could it be that he's hiding something? He did emit that aura during the initiation. It even made the whole teacher's lounge chilly." Thought Shouta, analyzing the boy.

"Hmm. I beat them again. I was able to keep up with speedsters like Susanoo before, who can move fast enough to create sonic booms when running. *sigh* even in this world I still retain my physical abilites. I don't even need a Quirk to fight." Thought the blond, looking at his hands.

Katauki looked at his fellow blonde in envy. He was always the ace when it came to physical sports. He was even more surprised that despite using his Quirk to boost himself forward, not only he kept up, but also got ahead.

Grip Strength...

Everyone was given a handle and they were to grip it as hard as they can. Mezo Shōji got the score of over five hundred kilograms, which was pretty impressive considering he possesses muscular arms. Eight of them in each side. Sadly, someone else trumped that score.

"I think I might've gripped it too hard." Thought Cloud, seeing the handle have dents on it due to his immense strength. These equipment and courses were designed for heroes in training, not returning veterans.

Long jumping...

Yuuga used his laser to propel himself forward. Katsuki used Explosion to launch himself. Izuku channeled green energy into his palms and flew the same way Katsuki did. Cloud... he just jumped to the other side, leaping like a pro, even doing a slick backflip in the process. Coolly putting his hands in his pockets, he merely ignored the stares of his peers.

Softball throw...

Ochako threw the ball at a pretty far distance, reaching to the sky to the point where it can't be seen anymore. Shouta showed them their score.

"INFINITY!?" Everyone exclaimed.

"No way! How's that possible!" Asked Denki Kaminari. At this point, everyone already went, including his adoptive brother. It was now his turn. Shouta threw the ball at him, who caught it without looking.

"You're up last, Strife. Let's see what you got." Cloud stepped up to the center of the circle. He closed his eyes for a minute, concentrating.

"In...out...in...out..." Time seemed to slow down from his vision. Everything slowed down to a crawl. Cloud once again activated Sephiroth's power, his silouette appearing behind him. The whole class saw the aura once more, feelings its hidden, but immense power. The air suddenly turned cold, making everyone shiver. Cloud's left eye once more turned green with slits for pupils. The air current blew strongly, causing his gym clothes to stir. Despite the sudden drop in temperature, Cloud wasn't the least bit fazed with it. He gripped the softball tightly, his bi-colored eyes looking at the sky.

"If they want everything I got...then I'll give it to them." Thought the swordsman. Winding back, Cloud threw the ball as hard as possible. He didn't notice that Shouta tried using his Quirk to cancel Cloud's "Quirk", but since he isn't even using one, nothing happened. The ball flew so fast that it was gone in the blink of an eye. It sounded like a cannonball was shot into the air. After sailing for a few long seconds, the ball dropped to the ground, burn marks on the edges. Shouta looked at him, interested.

"Hmm... I tried to deactivate his Quirk, but it seemed nothing happened. It's gotta be something else." The washed up teacher showed everyone his score.

"998 meters!?" Everyone gasped in surprise. Cloud facepalmed mentally, feeling like he kinda overdid it.

"How was that...Mr. Aizawa?" Asked Cloud with a small smirk in his face, his heterochromia eyes looking back at his black ones.

"This brat...it seems there's more to it than he meets the eye." Thought Shouta, an interested look in his eyes, or rather his physical abilites. He then showed everyone the scoreboard and which place they're in.

1st: Cloud Strife.

2nd: Shouto Todoroki.

3rd: Momo Yaoyorozu.

4th: Katsuki Bakugo.

5th: Izuku Midoriya.

6th: Tenya Iida.

7th: Tokoyami Fumikage.

8th: Mezo Shōji.

9th: Tsuyu Asui.

10th: Kyoka Jiro.

11th: Denki Kaminari.

12th: Mashirao Ojiro.

13th: Ejiro Kirishima.

14th: Sero Hanta.

15th: Ochako Uraraka.

16th: Rikido Sato.

17th: Koji Koda.

18th: Yuuga Aoyama.

19th: Mina Ashido.

20th: Tooru Hagakure.

21st: Minoru Mineta.

"Oh, man! I'm the one getting expelled!" Mineta cried anime tears, with a few comforting him. Irony was a funny thing. Before, Cloud was barely capable of doing anything physical, which was the main reason why he didn't make SOLDIER. Yet now...he's reached so far in his travels. Cloud looked at both his left and right hand. The left had smoke coming out his fingertips and the right one had a small flicker of light coming out of it. This symbolizes his connections to the powers of light and dark, his ambitions and Sephiroth's power combined together. The desire to protect those close to him, yet eliminate those that dare harm his friends. Cloud's left eye reverted back to its sapphire blue after shutting off his power.

The blond swordsman saw Shouto and Momo, two of the students who got into UA via recommendations were looking at him in interest.

"Hmm. Didn't think I'd get their attention." Thought the swordsman, saying nothing and putting hand in his pockets.

"Oh, and the part about the last getting expelled. I lied, as it was a ruse to push you guys to try your best."

"NOT FUNNY MR. AIZAWA!" Everyone yelled, except for Shouto, Momo, Izuku, Katsuki and Cloud, who remained silent.

"Of course, the lie was obvious. He wanted us to push and do our best." Replied Momo, with others looking at her in amazement.

"Strife, I wanted to talk to you real quick." Cloud did what he asked, coming closer to his teacher.

Inside the office...

"You're Eraserhead aren't you? A hero who can nullify the Quirk of others." He smirked, impressed as many people would not recognize much less care about him because of his cold nature.

"So you recognize me. Allow me to ask you something. When I cancelled that Quirk of yours, you were still able to summon that aura. Care to tell me?"

"Let's just say...that it's a power only unique to me. It tends to manifest right by my eye." To emphasize his point, Cloud's left eye turned green once more, looking back at his teacher with a steely gaze. Fortunately, Shouta didn't know the full extent of his power, so he decided to let him go for now.

"It's obvious the brat doesn't wanna say anything, so I'll leave him be for now... but he's an interesting one for sure." Thought Shouta.

"Hey, Strife!" Turning around, he saw Tenya, his arms crossed.

"Hello." Cloud replied back.

"So, wanna walk together?" The swordsman nodded his head.

"Wait for me!" The Angel of Death saw the cute girl Ochako walking up towards them.

"If it isn't infinity girl." Remarked the swordsman. Ochako giggled.

"My name is Tenya Iida." Introduced the taller man.

"I go by Ochako!" She said cheerfully.

"So...what classes you guys have?" Tenya looked at his schedule.

"I got English after this. What about you, Strife?" Cloud took out his schedule.

"Seems I'm in the same boat." Replied the swordsman.

"Funny, huh? I'm in the same class too!" Said the brown haired girl cheerfully, happy to spend time with her new friends.

The two guys and one girl went to the same classes together, along with the rest of his fellow classmates. School was...a new experience for him. Even being reborn in the new world, he was still trying to get used to the prospect of having to listen to teachers all day and take tests and notes. Nibelhiem didn't even have a school, and from the time Cloud was a mere infantryman, they merely taught him survival basics or how to use a gun, not algebra or writing essays.

Normally, such a life would be boring for an average Joe, but...considering Cloud's life was anything BUT normal, he felt content. That for once, he's get to life a life of normalcy...well along with the fact that he's the only Quirkless boy among millions in a prestigious academy, but is still able to handle himself against them.

After eating a good lunch and enduring more mind-numbing classes, a certain Symbol of Peace has entered Class 1-A's room.

"I. AM. HERE!"" Yelled out All Might, entering the room with a huge smile on his face. With the exception of Cloud, Izuku, Katsuki and Shouto, everyone had excited or nervous looks on their faces.

"All right fellow Heroes in Training. Today is a special day, for we are going up against each other in combat!"

"Oh, yeah! Fight training!" Yelled out Katsuki with a sadistic expression on his face. Cloud couldn't help but smirk a bit as well. His classes were getting a bit mind numbing for his taste.

"Time to get your costumes!" Just then, panels opened up with numbers plastered to them, showing which costume belonged to who.

Minutes later...

"Say, where is Strife?" Asked Tenya, wearing a white and blue full body armor, along with a helmet. There were holes on the back of its legs so that the glasses clad boy can use his Quirk even while donning his costume.

"He said he'll be here. Takes a while for his costume to change." Izuku was wearing a dark green and black armor with a helmet as well. Unlike Tenya's which was bulky, Izuku's was more form fitting and lean, to accentuate his lithe but muscular body, courtesy of All Might's regimen. The outfit was oddly similar to Wave's Grand Chariot, albeit with a different color scheme.

Our resident blonde walked into the scene.

"You all are looking for me?" They all turned around and saw the blonde wearing his outfit when he fought Sephiroth, sleeve included. He wore his iconic black turtleneck, a shoulder pauldron on the left side, complete with a sleeve. A wolf emblem held the cloth in place. His pants and shoes were black as well, and a skirt-like clothing covered the left side of his pants. Cloud still has his signature earring on his left ear and wore gloves, although the one on his right is longer compared to the left one at least.

"Well, well well...look who showed up." Cloud merely gave Denki a smirk.

"That outfit...actually suits you." Noted Kyoka Jiro, eyeing him up and down.

"I was never the type to need armor or enhancements anyway." Retorted the blonde warrior.

"JUST WATCH ME STRIFE! I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!" To emphasize his point, Katsuki summoned a small series of explosions on his gloved hands. All that did was make the blond's eyes roll in amusement.

"HELLO, EVERYONE!" All the students saw All Might wearing his trademark costume, cape included.

"The main purpose of the exercise is this! 2 groups consisting of two people will fight each other within the abandoned building. Here's the critieria! The heroes must find and defuse the bomb, while the villains must defend it within the allotted time."

"I get it! Kinda like a classic video game!" Pointed out Izuku.

"Yes, young Midoriya!" Before All Might could continue, he was barraged with a ton of mostly useless questions.

"How much can we beat up the other team?" Asked Katsuki.

"Are we gonna fail if we lose?" Asked Ochako.

"Does my cape look fabulous to you?" Added Yuuga.

"Who's gonna decide who's the winner?" Was Tenya's question.

"I WASN'T DONE!" The Symbol of Peace was getting barraged with so many questions he could barely take them all.

"You all need to use this." All Might brought up a roll of tape. "This capture tape is the same material used from Aizawa's scarf, making it incredibly resilient and hard to break. Now...It's time for your partner to be chosen for this fight!"

Ah, jeez...I really have been slacking off. Between school work, distractions, etc...oh, well. Hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Any criticisms that really isn't helpful at all, don't even bother typing here.

Also, need help deciding which one Cloud'll team up with. Please send ideas to reviews.