Chapter 7 - Quirk Assessment Test! School Day Ends!

Aizawa had given the class a five minute reprieve before the first event out of the eight that they would do that day, allowing them to think about how they would use their Quirks to better their results and keep themselves from that dreaded last place. Twenty classmates all trying to outdo each other to keep themselves in the school and avoid an overall expulsion.

It was like the setup to some Battle Royale style manga where everyone would end up facing each other. And Tokoyami certainly was ready to give it his all as he sat on the grass, a few paces away from the group, charging Dark Shadow's power up for the events ahead. He could summon Dark Shadow whenever he needed to but if he focused, he'd be able to get an extra surge of power from his Quirk with the right preparation.

"You'll do fine," His Quirk whispered in his head.

Tokoyami leaned backwards, eyes trailing upwards to the blue skies above him. The sun was extremely radiant and he knew he would need to be extra careful exerting Dark Shadow while doing any outside events. He was weaker in the sun after all and for their first event, the 50-meter dash, he'd need to make sure that he used enough force to push himself forwards without much trouble.

"Are you nervous?" Shouji asked, sidling up on the grass beside him.

Tokoyami snorted, looking over at Aizawa. "I'm ready to go. Mr Aizawa wants to challenge us and put our abilities to the test, to make sure that we know what we're getting ourselves into. I think it's motivating."

He gave a quick glance at Shouji, noting that the guy didn't look very nervous in the slightest. And who could blame him. His Quirk gave him six arms which he could replicate and duplicate into other body parts like his ears, mouth and even face if he really wanted to. His Quirk was built for fitness tests. He wouldn't be surprised if someone Shouji ended up being the top scoring student.

"Let's both give it out all today, I don't want to see one of us get expelled so soon," Shouji stated.

Tokoyami could only really agree. He hardly wanted to be the first person kicked out of the class or be near the bottom. This whole system would determine how well they were perceived by their class and he didn't want to be seen as a weak link. Not when he had so much to prove.

"Although I am concerned for that Midoriya boy," Shouji said, giving Tokoyami the side-eye. "You seem familiar with him. Do you know each other?"

"We were acquaintances online," Tokoyami replied, not bothering to hide the fact now that Midoriya had already figured it out. "Although I didn't realize until after the entrance exam and he didn't realize until a few minutes ago."

"Ah, that was what he wanted you for," Shouji said. "I am still concerned for his Quirk though. From what I recall, it's currently at a point where if he uses it, it breaks his body."

The grim truth about Midoriya's Quirk was probably a hard pill for the boy to swallow and it was even harder for Tokoyami to watch the boy looking utterly terrified. He almost had to wonder if this Quirk test had been designed to point out Midoriya's weakness in his power. Still, Midoriya did knock out a 0 point robot in the exam. If anyone would be able to pull something out, it was him.

"I have faith in his abilities," Tokoyami said, pushing himself up.

He could feel Dark Shadow raring to go as the class began to gather around Aizawa for their first test. They would each go one at a time in pairs down the track and attempt to see if they could outdo the person they were up against. Their overall times would be compared to their times from junior high and that would help determine their improvements.

"Tokoyami, Shouji, you're up first," Aizawa drawled, turning to the two with his arms crossed. "Hurry up. We don't have all day."

'I'm against Shouji straight away? This should be interesting.'

The two students walked over to the start line, Tokoyami on the left, Shouji on the right, both looking straight ahead at the goal furthest ahead. "Do whatever you want to get across the finish line in the fastest time," Aizawa explained. "Attack the student you're racing with and you'll be docked points. Heroes don't attack other Heroes."

Aizawa had turned to look at Bakugou as he said that, the blonde grimacing in return.

"Dark Shadow, launch us to the end," He stated, his Quirk manifesting behind him like a shadowy apparition, the rest of the class, not including those few that had already seen his Quirk, whispering at the site of it.

A quick glance to his right and he could see Shouji readying himself to sprint forwards. His power was in his arms and while he certainly had the muscle strength to move fast, Shouji would not be able to use his Quirk as effectively as Tokoyami could use his.

"Go!"

Tokoyami felt Dark Shadow forcefully slam itself into the ground ahead of him, Tokoyami jumping to launch himself forwards, propelling himself across the field like a missile. As he would lose air, his Dark Shadow would push off of the ground to keep the momentum going and within just a few short moments, the robotic voice of the time recorder said, "4.36 seconds."

Turning, he saw Shouji run past the finish line, a second behind him. That was when he noticed his other arms had converted into make shift legs. It was like he had used his extra arms to speedily crawl his way across to the finish. Not very graceful but it got the job done.

"5.46 seconds," The robotic voice said as Shouji take a moment to breathe.

"Next!" Aizawa shouted out, startling the two who had just finished their runs. They quickly moved off to the side, back onto the grass to watch the rest of the runs play out. As it turned out, Tokoyami's score was one of the faster runs and as more and more of the students finished, he began to realize just how good his first impression was.

"We've got this test in the bag," Dark Shadow hissed, Tokoyami hushing him down in his head. The last thing he needed was his Quirk getting overconfident. He had his limits and he wasn't about to pass them.

His eyes turned to Midoriya and Bakugou, the last two to run.

As expected, when they began to run, Bakugou let out a shout and explosions began erupting from his hands, propelling him forwards with more momentum than he'd seen from anyone else aside from Iida. He shot past the finish line, "4.13 Seconds," being announced as he landed.

Midoriya arrived a few seconds later, a quaint "7.02 Seconds," being announced as he bent over to catch his breath.

He could see that Aizawa was watching Midoriya like a hawk, never once breaking eye contact with the boy. It was like Midoriya was his prey and he was just being sized up for the attack. "Have you noticed?" He whispered to Shouji.

"He's getting singled out without even being addressed," The taller one replied, eyes on the two.

Suddenly Aizawa's gaze shifted to the rest of the class, Tokoyami and Shouji quickly looking away, hoping they hadn't been noticed. Aizawa was intense and if he caught them staring, there was no doubt they'd be on his bad side for the rest of the day. That was hardly something he wanted to deal with.

"Class, come inside. It's time to test your Grip Strength," He called out, motioning for them to enter the gymnasium building to the right of the track.

The class all got up to head inside, Tokoyami moving back to Midoriya who was lagging behind in the back of the group. "Hey, are you holding up alright?"

Midoriya jumped, surprised to see Tokoyami had even come back to talk to him. "Y-Yeah, I'm fine," He nervously stuttered.

"He's so not fine."

"Shut up Dark Shadow!"

"Hey, are you okay Tokoyami, you look a little cross," Midoriya said, pointing straight at him as they entered the gymnasium.

He must have been making an angry face at himself when he scolded his Quirk. That was something he needed to really stop doing. It was necessary and just plain awkward at times. "Sorry. Dark Shadow's just uh... Being a bit mouthy."

"Tokoyami, Midoriya, once again, enough with the chit chat. Grab a grip measure and tell me your results," Aizawa barked, chucking the measuring grips out at the group of students.

Tokoyami took one, wondering how best to go about this. He could grip it as normal and would probably get a fairly good reading. But what he really wanted to do was use Dark Shadow to help boost his power. Instead of bringing Dark Shadow out, he allowed the power of his Quirk to flow through his body, providing him with a boost of power and stamina.

"56?" He heard Midoriya groan from beside him. An unremarkable result.

"540 kilograms? What are you, a gorilla?" He heard another boy, the one who could use tape rollers, exclaim. Taking a look over there, he could see Shouji with all three of his arms clenched down on the grip. "You're more like an octopus!"

"Octopuses are sexy," A rather creepy purple haired kid whispered, the shortest kid in the class. Tokoyami made a mental note to keep as far away from him as possible.

But Shouji's amount was impressive. Of course anything to with his arm strength would be his strong suit. Whereas Tokoyami got more of a full body benefit. Squeezing his own grip, he felt it tighten, beep and as he looked down, he was fairly surprised to see an extremely strong 430 kilograms. Such was the power of a demonic shadow. His form was lanky and he certainly wasn't the strongest without his Quirk, but his Dark Shadow made him an extremely volatile threat.


"The standing long jump! How far can you leap? Hurry up and get it over with," Aizawa drawled, the group now back on the field.

Bakugou and the naval laser kid were the first to go, both of them clearing the sand pit. Apparently while the robot itself didn't measure how far they went, they were making marks of where they landed. Bakugou, surprisingly, wasn't the furthest as the Naval Laser kid got a faster boost in short bursts.

Midoriya was next and it was honestly hard to watch. He didn't even pass the testing robot. That hurt to watch.

Uraraka made sure to take off the weight of her clothes, being able to jump like she was on the moon, although he thought he could see her face looking a little flushed from pain. Perhaps the more she attempted, the worse she felt afterwards?

Shouji made it past the testing robot but his jump was not exactly spectacular compared to some of the other Quirks.

As Tokoyami stepped up take his turn, he got the chance to watch as Todoroki sliced forwards through the air, using the momentum of the ice he was able to summon from his hands to his advantage, getting ahead of Bakugou.

Tokoyami decided this time to summon Dark Shadow just for a boost, using a similar technique to Todoroki. He only needed the momentum for the first boost as he would be unable to touch the floor once he was in the air as per the rules.

Taking a running start, he slammed forwards into a crouched position before allowing Dark Shadow to emerge for a few moments, slamming into the ground before launching him upwards and into the air.

For a few moments, he was almost lost up there, flying just like a bird of prey above the training ground, the wind ruffling his feathers as he continued forwards until he felt himself slipping downwards to the ground. Getting ready, he hit the ground rolling, looking up to find he had actually gone further then everyone else in the class.

"That was extremely impressive," A flabbergasted Iida stated as he walked back over to the class. "You have a powerful Quirk, Tokoyami!"

"It's not the Quirk," He replied. "It's the person who uses the Quirk that makes the power."

He thought he heard Bakugou snarl at him as he made that remark, moving back over to Shouji, whom had seemingly become his new hang out partner between the events. They were friends, yes, but now he found himself settling into that role a little more comfortably.

The Repeated Sidesteps event had gone fairly badly for the majority of the class. The only ones who excelled were Iida, Mineta, Momo and Bakugou. He had tried to keep himself going but he needed to give Dark Shadow a break and if there was one event he knew he wouldn't have done well in regardless, it was the side steps.


The group of students felt like the test was going on forever as they all arrived back where they had started for the ball throw. Bakugou had already locked in his score from the demonstration earlier on so now it was everyone else's chance to shine.

But when Uraraka took the first go, tapped her ball and tossed it into the air, nobody was quite expecting for the ball to just keep going... and going... and going.

"I think the ball's gone far enough, right?" The red haired boy groaned.

"To think that such a young girl could throw a ball so far," Iida announced. "Uraraka, you truly are talented!"

"Aw, thanks," Uraraka laughed, looking over at Aizawa who simply lifted his phone. "All right, I got infinity!"

"Infinity!?" A majority of the class gasped.

Tokoyami, as well as a few others, Momo and Todoroki especially, didn't seem all that surprised though. Her Quirk was perfect for keeping an object's momentum and since it was so small it would barely cause her any nausea. Even Shouji seemed slightly startled before Tokoyami took it upon himself to explain her Quirk to him, leading to the taller man blushing with embarrassment at that oversight.

And then Tokoyami noticed who was up next. Midoriya.

"It doesn't look good for Midoriya if he continues like this," Iida murmured, catching the attention of Bakugou, Uraraka and Tokoyami.

"Of course not! He's a Quirkless small fry, you know!" Bakugou growled angrily.

"So you're saying that he just happened to accidentally defeat a 0 point battle robot," Tokoyami sassed, giving Bakugou a disappointed look.

"What are you on about, bird fucker?!" Bakugou growled, turning on him.

But whatever he was about to say suddenly stopped as they all saw Midoriya pull his arm back, a look of grim determination on his face. His teeth were clenched, eyes wide open and he looked ready to give the ball hell. And then he launched it...

"46 meters," The robotic voice of the measurer called out.

Midoriya looked almost sick, confused. Tokoyami saw him look at his hand and then back at the ball. "But I was just trying to use it? What happened?"

Suddenly, Tokoyami felt a small gust of wind come from behind him. He cracked his head back, suddenly alert as he saw what was happening.

Aizawa stood there, one hand on his bandages that were wrapped around his neck, eyes wide open and glistening with a red glow. A pair of yellow goggles sat underneath the shawl on his neck and with a start, Tokoyami realized just who Aizawa was.

"I erased your Quirk," Aizawa stated firmly. "The entrance exam was definitely not rational enough. They accepted a kid like you."

"You erased my Quirk?" Midoriya repeated, dumbfounded. And with a gasp, it seemed he had realized the truth as well. "Those goggles! I see. You can erase other people's Quirks just by looking at them. The Erasure Hero: Eraser Head!"

"Eraser? I don't know him," The yellow haired kid with the black streaks said confused.

"Hmph, of course you haven't," Tokoyami replied. "He's an underground Hero. He doesn't appear in the media as he feels it hinders his work as a Hero."

Eraser Head was a Hero he was very much aware of. His teacher, Airdriver, had often talked about his experiences working with other Heroes and had stated that working with Eraser Head was one of the toughest jobs of his life. Not because of the Villains, but because of just how intimidating Eraser Head could be. He could erase a Quirk just by looking at a person. Take away a person's very individuality in this day and age without a second thought.

And this guy was a teacher at the U.A. Hero Course probably because of his drive to take everything as seriously as possible. This guy wasn't influenced by the media and didn't sugarcoat what they were all learning. This guy was serious and everyone was just now beginning to realize it.

"From what I can tell, you can't control your Quirk, can you?" Aizawa asked plainly. "Do you intend to become incapacitated again and have someone save you?"

"Th-That's not my intention-"

Before Midoriya could even finish speaking, the bindings surrounding their teacher suddenly lurched forwards, wrapping themselves tightly around Midoriya's waist. The class could only watch as the boy was pulled straight towards the teacher and out of earshot of the class.

Whatever Aizawa said next had a significant impact on Midoriya as his face cracked up into a frustrated grimace. From what Tokoyami could see, Midoriya looked angry and it seemed whatever the teacher had said was certainly finding it's mark on him.

The bandages lowered and a low murmur shot up in the class as Aizawa released Midoriya. "I've returned your Quirk," He stated, just loud enough for the whole class to hear. "You have one more chance at the ball throw. Hurry up and get it over with."

As Midoriya walked slowly back to the circle, face ablaze with some sort of inner turmoil, Tokoyami could only look on in silence. It hurt to see Midoriya, someone who he knew from his discussions with him online was extremely passionate about attending U.A. High School, look so downtrodden.

He felt Shouji rest a hand on his shoulder, making him tense up.

"Sorry, you were shaking, I thought you might need the comfort," Shouji grimly replied.

Tokoyami hadn't even realized when he'd started shaking but when his head caught up with his body, he was angry. Angry at his teacher for this stupid test, angry at the other students for no reason whatsoever, angry at himself for being unable to help Midoriya succeed, but mostly he was just angry at how unfair this situation had become. Such was the way of the Hero...

And then they saw Midoriya take his second throw. He leaned his arm back, anger and determination once again crossing his face. He lurched the ball forwards and for a single moment it seemed that his entire hand went into the throw. And that was when he noticed the ball slip slightly downwards.

"What on earth is he doing?" He hissed.

Midoriya seemed like he was going to smash the ball down into the ground. His hand lurched downwards, the ball catching on the tip of one of his fingers. It was about to slip off. And then-

The shockwave that was released as Midoriya smashed the ball into the air caused Tokoyami to be blown off of his feet, stumbling backwards in surprise.

"705.3 meters," The robotic voice of the reader called out.

Tokoyami's eyes widened, as did those of the entire class. Bakugou had scored 705.2 meters, the furthest throw of the group and... "0.1 meters ahead," He whispered.

Suddenly the class went up in cheers, Midoriya proclaimed to Aizawa that he could still move and suddenly the atmosphere had changed. Where it had once been oppressive and uncomfortable, suddenly it was replaced by a feeling of absolute relief. Almost everyone had been hoping for Midoriya to succeed and now he had.

And then as quickly as the relief came, it went, "DEKU!"

The cry of absolute anger came from Bakugou who instantly charged towards the student with a fury that none of the group could have expected. "What is the meaning of this! Tell me what's going on, Deku, you bastard!"

Bakugou certainly didn't get very far as Aizawa's wrappings ripped through the air, slipping themselves around Bakugou's face before freezing in place. "Jeez, don't keep making me use my Quirk over and over," Aizawa growled with a warning. "I have dry eye, you know!" And then the bandages dropped and everyone fell silent. "Next person to go, get moving. We don't have all day, you know."


The rest of the events came and went, Tokoyami finding his footing in the long distance run and using his good fitness to succeed fairly well in the sit ups and seated toe-touches. But by the time the events came to an end, he was feeling the strain. Eight events one after the other took a lot out of both himself and his classmates apparently. Even the tough ones like Todoroki and Momo were finding it difficult and they got in on recommendations.

The only person who seemed remotely okay was Shouji.

"I visit the gym weekly," He admitted as they walked over to the main side of the field to find out the results. "These arms require much more physical training than some Quirks."

"My Quirk is all about focus and meditation. I can see where we differ in that regard," He replied, Dark Shadow lolling alongside the duo.

"At least I can keep calm during a meditation session, unlike you who snaps at every little noise you hear," Dark Shadow grumbled from beside them.

Shouji almost jumped a good few paces away when he heard the other voice before realizing exactly what it was. "S-Sorry, I didn't know your Quirk could talk."

"He's a demon that lives inside of me and uses my body as a vessel," Tokoyami explained. "Of course he can talk."

Clearing that up, the group stopped as Aizawa pulled out his trusty tablet. Apparently their results had been collected on there.

"Okay, I'll quickly tell you the results. The total is simply the marks you got from each test. It's a waste of time to explain each result individually so I'll show you all of the results at once."

And then the results flashed up on a holographic screen in front of them. Momo and Todoroki were the top two, an unsurprising result. Bakugo was third and Iida was four- "Wait? Fifth? I got fifth?"

There, sitting on the screen right next to the big number five was Fumikage Tokoyami.

"And I got sixth," Shouji pointed out.

And sure enough, that was also the case. Mezou Shouji, 6th place. How on earth had he beaten Shouji? That was actually insane to think about. Was this the true power of Dark Shadow? Had he seriously made it into the Top 5 Heroes in the class on his first day?

Down at number nine and ten were two names he recognized. Ochako Uraraka and Mina Ashido. The number nine girl was the pink bug lady that he had met earlier in the day and she seemed extremely happy with herself.

Thinking about it, now he could actually match names to faces, this would be helpful for introductions.

And then he naturally turned to the twentieth spot. The person who would be expelled was, "Izuku Midoriya."

"By the way, I was lying about the expulsion."

The ensuing silence as everyone processed that information only lasted for a second before, "It was a rational deception to draw out the upper limits of your Quirks."

The next few minutes were certainly eventful as each of the students began processing his words to varying degrees of surprise. Momo stated that it was fairly obvious that he had been lying while Midoriya, Uraraka and Iida clearly had believed it right from the get-go. Either way, Tokoyami was certain that the teacher had meant to expel one of them at the start of the lesson.

And Midoriya was in last place, which meant the soft ball throw. Somehow that event had changed Aizawa's mind. He wondered if anybody else had picked up on it. Momo had probably missed out on it but he had a feeling that Todoroki probably twigged what was going on. They'd need to have a chat at some point if the guy wasn't so cold around them.


The sun was beginning to set as Tokoyami headed out of the school doors on his own. The rest of the class were either collecting their curriculum or heading off and he wanted to head home for the day. It was stressful and Dark Shadow needed the rest, he could feel it.

He stepped out of the front gate of U.A. Academy to head to the bike rack just down the street where he'd left his bike. His eyes darted across the bikes that were tethered there until- "Oh you have got to be kidding me!"

Where his bike had once been tethered, all that was left was a broken chain and padlock. Had someone really gone and stolen his bike? Was this some sort of crime for being a U.A. Student? "Damnit..."

"Hey Tokoyami, is something wrong?" A familiar voice called out. He shifted, seeing the trio of Iida, Midoriya and Uraraka walking towards them. They looked like a proper trio of friends right there, that had been a quick clique to form.

He nodded his head solemnly, pointing at the spot where his bike had been. "It seems someone has decided to take my bike for a ride."

"Seriously!?" Uraraka grumbled, walking over to examine where the lock had been broken. "That's just not right!"

"Then how are you getting home?" Iida asked curiously. "If you took a bike here, I imagine you don't live near a station or anything of the sort."

"I'll probably be walking," He admitted, groaning inwardly at his luck. First day of school and he had to do the two hour walk home. Great...

Midoriya frowned, "It's a shame you don't live near a station, that's where we're headed."

"I'll be fine, Midoriya," He drawled. "I'll message you when I get home so you know I made it back in one piece."

"Oh right, you guys are pen pals, huh," Uraraka grinned. "That's so adorable! You guys need to add me, I'm Uravity! It's what I want to be called when I'm a hero!"

"I'll add you when I get back," Tokoyami smiled. Midoriya on the other hand seemed to be in his own little world. It seemed he wasn't used to getting a girl's username online. "Anyway, I'll be heading off. See you all tomorrow."

Tokoyami walked off back towards the school gates. If he was walking home, it'd be easier to take the path that went around the city to avoid any traffic or other issues that might plague him. Sending a quick text to his mother that he was going to be a bit late home, he set off.

Only to bump into a familiar face as he passed the school gates.

"Oh, Tokoyami, it's you?" Shouji said, surprise tinged in his voice.

"Mhm, nobody else around here with a bird face," He replied smirking.

"Didn't you tell me you were heading home fifteen minutes ago?" The older boy asked.

"My bike got stolen. I have to walk back," He groaned. "Just my luck on my first day."

"Hmmm... I'll walk with you for a bit if you want?" Shouji offered, pointing down the road that led around the city. "I live quite far out and I like to walk wherever I can to keep myself active. If you're going the same way, we could talk?"

The first thing Tokoyami was glad for was company. There was nothing more that he wanted right now than an actual person to talk to. Midoriya, Iida and Uraraka had already headed off to the station and he knew barely anyone else in the school aside from Momo, Ashido, Jirou and Todoroki. And he did need someone to talk to about the crazy first day.

"Why not?" He replied, a smile on his face.

At least his walk home would be pleasant enough.


A/N - I really enjoyed this chapter! I want to sort of flesh out the main friendships for Tokoyami at the moment as well as try and give him some interactions with the class as a whole. Obviously if you've watched the anime, he's gonna get a bit of time with Tsuyu when they do All Might's first lesson so that should be fun.

Hopefully you guys enjoyed and I'll see you next update! Make sure to leave a review!