Disclaimer: The following is a fanfiction written by a person whose unpredictable and finds wokeness is for the weak. Welcome Back to Arc 2 – The Arc of Hard Knocks.
[Cues Opening: My Hero Academia – The Day (Joji Remix)]
Our Anti-Hero Academia
Chapter 14 – Into the Time Chamber (Part 3)
[The Chamber – Day 7]
Most were surprised it had been a week since they went in, but Albedo reminded it had happened. Jiro was getting one-on-one from Drake on how to use her guitar over the next few days. Now, they were all gathered for today's lesson.
"I've noted your progress. Few of you are proficient in Observation, while more of you are picking up Armament. And Bakugo, you're the only one next to Sero, who has failed to grasp either one. And Mina, your control is spotty." Jericho berated before calming down, "On the other hand, progress is well enough that it's time we move to learning on ki."
"Finally!" Bakugo said. "You've been teasing it forever!"
"Ki. The energy that makes up your life force. Through martial arts, you can use it, control it, command it, and mold it." Drake said with an air of seriousness. "Unlike chakra, ki is less refined and focus. Chakra is a stream through the body, but ki is a rushing river. Made of vigor, courage, and right state of mind, I will do my absolute best to teach you how to use it."
"And so will I." Jericho said with a bow. "Now the process is going to be easier for you as you had prior training."
"We'll go with the generic attacks, the basic blast, beam, sphere, and barrage attacks. You already can draw upon your ki to enhance your strength and so on. The basics will be easy…and I think a demonstration of what will be able to do will motivate you to learn." Albedo said before firing a barrage of red eye beams into the distances causing several explosions.
"Pfft, that's weaksauce. You want a demo, you show them this!" Jericho said before firing a mouth blast causing an explosion of her own.
They all looked at Drake who uncrossed his arms. Drake raised his left hand and grinned darkly as blue energy formed around it widens, and molding into an energy blade.
"The Aura Slide technique or God Split Cut." Drake said.
"We can make blades out of our energy?!"
Mei mewled at the thought of it, and then Drake made it bigger to form the Azure Dragon Sword Model Energy Blade.
"Dick moves, really?" Jericho teased. "What happened to professionalism?"
"They are going to have to learn someway, and what better way…" Drake said before dissapiting the blade. "Then showing it off."
"You got my attention." Mei said excitedly.
"I can make a bigger one." Bakugo boasted.
"I doubt that." Jericho and Nemuri both said in unison.
That got looks, but Jericho waved it.
"Now ki can be learned through simple mimicry. All things derive from a source. I'll make this interesting for you after you grip the basics." Drake said cracking his knuckles.
"Do note your quirks may mutate your ki. But I think you already have an inkling of that as we were working on your quirks yesterday. Now let's hustle!" Jericho said.
It pleased the young teachers that this lesson was a lot more smoother…with quirk-mutated ki leading to some surprises. Some had elemental tangents to them, Mina's had an acid aftertaste, Yuga's twinkled, and Toru's were visible. Izuku and Yagi's battle aura and ki color were briefly multicolor…before settling on green with red tint for Izuku and yellow with a bluish tint for Yagi. Brit and Tiff offered help where they could. They were glad to have joined as even they noted they wanted to refine their skills. They would move to learning ki sensing.
"Sensei, why does Izuku's ki feel like multiple people's kis?" Toru innocently asked. "And like All Might's."
Izuku had a nervous sweat.
"Don't worry about that." Albedo said. "It's funny how most of you couldn't grab Obversation Haki, but all of you can grab this."
"We're making good time. So good, I may be able to teach on ki manipulation. Molding ki into shapes and objects. The most basic would be the Kienzan, a razor sharp energy disc, but…that one is a lethal technique that will make a bloody mess of your target. So…not teaching that yet." Drake said geeked up to talk about his favorite type of ki attack.
"I can teach you, Mineta…" Tiff whispered to her boyfriend. "Later…"
Tiff had a fancy for the technique, one of her favorites. Drake decided to show a few techniques using ki to fuel fire, namely the Dragon's Breath technique.
"With the basics down, learning actual attacks will come easier. But we're not really going to be teaching you everything, you'll have to learn it through mimicry…and we have the tools for that." Jericho said.
A little while later…
"So basically, we just watch television, play video games…and copy those." Bakugo said dryly.
"I mean considering multiverse theory, you can just mimic what's on television…most of the time." Drake said. "But on a serious note…with you awakening your ki. It's time…"
"We're telling them? It's only been a week!" Izuku cried.
"Yes, because they have all been marinating in warper energy because of you and the rest of us." Drake said. "A week is enough to prepare the mental shock, not everyone can handl…"
"That none of us are real…and our reality is fiction." Mei said. "Am I in the ballpark?"
The burst of white flames on her body for the moment.
"Wait, what?!"
The shock smashed the unaware with the grace of a sledgehammer. Bakugo…rightly flipped out.
"You motherfuckers knew…who…who created this…to let me lose to Deku all the time!" Bakugo roared.
"So now that we're aware, are there advantages? Can I travel to other universes?" Momo asked.
"You're taking this well…" Yagi said.
"I have a feeling that it was something of the sort." Momo said.
"Welcome to being reality warpers." Albedo said.
"And I believe this is where I come in…Shadow and Nightshade."
Everyone turned the newcomer, a woman. She had long blonde hair that she keeps tied up and then down in four different strands. She keeps a bunch of yellow needles in her hair that are set into six different holding spots. Her face was hidden with a cat-like white mask with purple-coloured arrow-like markings on her mask and she wore a white skirt suit and heels.
"You bitch!" Jericho snarled lunging to punch her.
She caught Jericho's punch, but skidding back.
"Of all the people, why did you have to handle our case, Komachi?!" Jericho barked.
"First off, because I'm signed on in the team to handle affairs for the My Hero Academia universes. I can't handle I have to see you again." Komachi said upset.
"You know her?" Aizawa said.
"We all worked for the same group in the past. Jericho's just mad Komachi shot her in her crotch." Drake said.
"I'm even no longer apart of Cobalt. You leave caused a delayed exposure. I'm just here to register the new warpers, run them through the rules, and do my job. So, cool your shit, Jericho." Komachi said as Albedo dragged Jericho away.
"I couldn't have sex for a month let alone pee or shit correctly, you cunt!" Jericho wailed.
Komachi just rushed the new warpers to be through the process, explaining the rules, give them their starter kits, and was gone as quickly as she came.
"So, with that I will authorize full access to the warper's Internet." Drake said keying a command on his phone causing the trainers' phones to buzz. "Any questions?"
"Wait, if we're fictional, there's porn of us, right?" Nemuri asked before using her warpPad to curiously look it up. "Oh my…."
"Oh fuck me harder…" Momo moaned.
Normally, someone would call out Momo for blasting a hole through another person but no one did. Even Yagi thought Nemuri won her stupid prize. Of course, Nemuri was healed. Drake gave everyone the rest of the day off to…let their new state of being sink in. Drake snatched the warpPad from Nemuri.
"And I wouldn't use the shitty generic warpPad, they're basic shi-Wait, this isn't the basic one they normally give out." Drake said looking it over. "It's the warpPad LS, not a crap model…more average really. I guess the Order is improving on helping new blooded warpers."
He tossed Nemuri back the device.
"I'm going to only warn you all once. Don't do what Midnight just did…common courtesy is you don't look up R34 on people you share your universe with…or at least don't make that obvious." Drake groaned.
The students considered it, but none of them had the guts to go down that black hole. They were rightfully worried they would regret it if they did it now…even if some were curious.
"Tomorrow, we will also be training you on the Warper Arts. Namely, the main three powers of all warpers. How to create, how to edit, and how to erase." Jericho said. "Well, you all have fun on your off-day. I'm going to relax."
Relaxing was firing up a game console on the Holo-Screen to play video games, namely Conker's Bad Fur Day to shoot up some Tediz.
"Um, doesn't this mean we have to tell them about the main character thing…and OFA?" Albedo said as Jericho paused the game.
"Shit." Jericho barked. "Draaaakkkeee, can you handle it? I'll cook lunch and dinner in exchange." Jericho whined.
Drake shook his head and agreed to do it.
"Wait, so Izuku's the main lead?" Denki said disappointed.
"Yes, there's actually four…or five I guess in main lead. There would be Izuku, Ochako, Shoto, Bakugo, and Iida. The thing is about Izuku…well there's a bit of a secret that isn't my place to tell you, but considering you're self-aware…you'll just find out anyway so…Izuku…you wanna tell them?" Drake said.
Izuku looked at All Might who sighed…and the two had explain One for All. Forget being mad at being ficitional, no, this pissed him off…didn't help with Albedo adding in some details.
"Seven fucking quirks! This is bullshit!" Bakugo roared. "I can tolerate being strong like All Might…fuck! But SEVEN?!"
"Ironically because of ki training, two of those quirks are redundant. If anything, one is going to make it easy for Izuku to fly compared to the rest of you. And Danger Sense would make sensing easier…and all those quirks would make Izuku a walking Rinnegan….yeah ok, Izuku is OP in the making." Drake said not helping Bakugo's mood.
"I need something to take out my anger on." Bakugo said.
"Want to join me in a game?" Jericho said offering a second controller.
"Is it violent?" He asked.
"Yes." Jericho said as Bakugo sat down.
Yagi joined them. He would not admit, but he was a tiny bit miffed that he never realized he could have access to previous users and their quirks.
"I don't blame Bakugo…but it's crazy to believe. Not that changes anything, Izuku. If anything, you just find the mold of the noble underdog even more." Ochako said.
"I need to lay down to let this all process." Yuga said as others agreed.
Come later at 'night', Albedo was up in the kitchen having a mug of tea before he got company from a few students who could not sleep. Toru, Yuga, Ochako, and Kirishima.
"I want to ask you, how did you put up with the secret?" Toru asked.
"Well it's good you asked…me. There are those naturally born as warpers due to a parent being one…and there's us…those unnaturally made. Drake and Jericho are the first ones. Me? I was pretty livid, but…in time I realized that I can fully control my own destiny now. I lost interest in my original goal to go after my revenge. Why do that when there's a multiverse to explore…as warpers you naturally break the mold. Use what has occurred to you to grow, and laugh at the irony of your fandom." Albedo said between sips.
"How is our fandom?" Ochako asked.
"Fandoms are nuts. You do have your 'the villains did nothing wrong' stans, the 'Mineta is the devil' fans, and so on. You really want to dive into that pool?" Albedo asked.
No one answered.
"Yeah, it's best you don't think on it too much."
(A/N: Now, they're all aware. Now, the fun begins.)