MHA: Draigon

I am here! This makes the fifteenth chapter of MHA: Draigon. It's time for the sports festival. Wonder if any of y'all can guess who'll work with Nemo and who will fight him. Can't wait to find out. With that in mind, on with the fic…

School was closed the day after the USJ incident, to give the students a little break. Nemo, Izuku, and Katsuki all spent the day together, and while neither of his friends openly mentioned what had happened during his fight against Nomu, his Quirk had let him hear their thoughts, and he knew that the topic was on their minds. Nemo decided not to bring it up, mainly because he didn't want to weird them out about the fact that he can hear souls now, but also because he was waiting to tell the whole class what'd happened the other day. Nemo sighed, worrying about that now was pointless, he decided to just enjoy the day with his friends. Once it was night time, the trio split off and went to their own houses (granted they were all next door neighbors, but that's besides the point.)

Nemo was currently doing strength training. He was balancing on his hand while doing push-ups. There was a knock at his door. "Nemo? Foods ready." Said his mother.

"Coming!" Said Nemo as he got to his feet. He went to grab his phone, and saw that he had a text.

[Mina 20:32]

Yo Dragon boy!

[Nemo 20:46]

Hey Mina.

[Mina 20:46]

How's life?

[Nemo 20:47]

Lively

[Mina 20:48]

That's good I suppose.

[Nemo 20:48]

Yeah.

Gtg, so ttyl

[Mina: 20:49]

K see ya!

Nemo then went to the dinning room to eat with his family. He hadn't told them about his death at the USJ, nor did he have any intention, they'd freak if they found out. The rest of the night was uneventful. He told his parents that he'd simply fought alongside All Might, Izuku, Katsuki, and two of his classmates against a guy made of mist, a creep with his grains showing and multiple Quirks, and a freak covered in hands. His parents sounded surprised about the multi Quirk guy, and disturbed by the hand man. They said that they were proud of him for brave he was, which he said was no big deal, then promptly changed the subject. They soon finished dinner, then Nemo went to his room to catch up on an anime named "Ajin: Demi-Human".

"Dying is not fun. Let's hope we never have to go through that again. I'm only here because I got lucky." Thought Nemo. "Supposedly, even after necrosis, the human brain stays active for about seven minutes, given that it isn't destroyed of course. It was during that time that I must've unconsciously copied his powers." He looked back at the screen, zeroing in on the main protagonist. "I need to review his powers, I don't know if my abilities are limited solely to what I know about those I copied from, and I'd rather not have to find out." Suddenly some weird black particles fell in front of him. "What the-" He looked up, and saw a slender, faceless, creature, made entirely of some sort of black matter, staring down at him. He stared at it silently for a moment. "Hi there?" He said finally. It stared and said nothing. "Look, I'm… studying, how about you sit over there and we can talk later." Said Nemo. The creature said nothing, but did as it was told. Nemo turned back to his computer. He quietly sat there for a moment, then the internal screaming started. "Holy f**k! I thought I was staring at the god d**m Slender Man!" He shrieked internally. He looked back at it, and it simply stared back at him as it sat on his bed with its hands on its knees. "I bet other heroes don't have to put up with this." Nemo sighed internally before turning back to the screen

Kyouka Jirou stared in horror. Yaomomo and Kaminari were on the ground each one forming a pool of their own blood. Her hands were over her mouth as she slowly walked backwards. She was halted when she bumped into something. She slowly turned, her eyes widening in terror at the sight of the villain looming over her. He raised his hand, and brought it down on her.

Jirou jolted up in her bed, her sheets soaked in sweat. "D**n, guess I'm not sleeping tonight." She thought. This'd happened last night too. Nightmares from the USJ. She sighed as she picked up her phone. Maybe texting someone would help.

[Kyouka: 1:17AM]

Yaomomo.

Ten minutes later, there was no response, unsurprising all things considered, who would be awake at this ungodly hour. Well, who else's number did she have in her phone? After scrolling through for a second, she landed on an amusing contact. "Pichu". Well, better than nothing. She hoped.

[Kyouka: 1:29AM]

Hey Pichu.

One minute. Two. Three. Four. Guess she shouldn't be surprised.

[Pichu: 1:34AM]

Jirou? What're you doing up?

Well holy s**t.

[Kyouka: 1:35AM]

Well how about that, there is someone alive at this ungodly hour.

[Pichu: 1:35AM]

Hey, my Quirk gives me insomnia, what's your excuse?

Jirou stared. What did she say.

[Pichu: 1:38AM]

You don't wanna talk about it.

Understandable.

Wanna just talk?

Jirou stared at her phone quietly for a moment. She was actually a little touched by how considerate he was being.

[Kyouka: 1: 40AM]

I'd like that.

It was the next day at school. "You guys, did you watch the news last night?" Asked Tooru.

"Yeah?" Said Mashirao.

"It was so cool that we got a few seconds of screen time, though i don't think anyone saw me in the background." Said Hagakure dejectedly.

"Probably not." Said the one with six arms.

"Uh, well it is a little difficult to stand out when you're just gloves." Said Ojiro.

"He has a point." Said Nemo as he dangled himself upside down between the one with six arms and Tooru.

"Gah! Where'd you come from!?" Said Ojiro.

"Over there." Said Nemo as he jerked at him towards his desk.

Mashirao looked up at the rest of Nemo, and saw that he was floating. "How're you… doing that?" He asked.

"One of the guys I copied has the power to fly." Said Nemo.

"Ok. I'm sorry Nemo bro, but there's something I need to ask you." Said Kirishima as he stood up.

"Eijirou? What is it?" Asked Nemo.

"How are you still alive? And how do you still have both your arms?" He asked.

The atmosphere suddenly became very tense. Nemo sighed as he adjusted himself and landed on his feet. "A*****e, why did you have to-" Started Katsuki as explosions started to appear in his hands.

"Katsuki." Said Nemo, catching the explosive boy's attention. "It's fine. And Eijirou asked a fair question. And to answer your question, I did die."

Ok. Now the atmosphere was really tense. "What?" Asked Kaminari, the only one brave (or stupid) enough to break the silence.

"You guys remember seeing that brain guy? The one that more or less mauled Mr. Aizawa?" Asked Nemo.

"Don't remind me." Said Sero. "That guy was freaky."

"Well, after Shoto used his Quirk to freeze half of the monster, it literally ripped off its own frozen body parts." Explained Nemo. That was when he noticed that some of his classmates were starting to look a little queasy. "Once it's frozen parts were ripped away, it started to regenerate. I noticed and jumped in, trying to use my fire power to stop it from regenerating away all the damage that it had been dealt. But it was too fast, the thing grabbed me by my throat, ripped of my arm, crushed my windpipe, then hurled me halfway across the USJ where I got impaled on a tree branch. There I tried to pry myself free to rejoin the fight, but lost too much blood and died."

Everyone stared at Nemo. He then noticed that some of them looked like they were gonna be sick. "Sorry, perhaps I was a little too descriptive. Anyway, to put it simply, after I died, my Quirk sort of activated on its own and copied someone with the power of immortality. Now I can still die, I just won't stay dead." Said Nemo.

"Whose power did you copy?" Asked Mina.

"His name is Kei Nagai, from the Ajin: Demi-Human series. Basically, Kei is a being known as an Ajin, they're people who come back to life after dying, the funny thing about being an Ajin though, is that the only way to find out whether or not you are one is to die." Explained Nemo.

"That doesn't sound fun." Said Mashirao drily.

"It's not." Said Nemo. Then his eyes widened for a second, before he sighed and put a hand on his face. "Also, there's one other thing I should mention."

"And what's that?" Asked Sero.

"I have a… ghost… following me." Said Nemo.

Everyone stared at him for a moment. "Perhaps I could ask Mr. Aizawa to schedule an appointment with a therapist?" Suggested Iida.

"I'm being serious! Ajins have these ghosts made of an invisible black matter that only other Ajins can see! Is it really that far fetched given my other powers?" Asked Nemo.

"I mean, he's not wrong." Said Jirou.

"Thank you." Said Nemo.

"So what does your ghost look like?" Asked Denki.

"Kinda like slender man to be honest, but without the white parts." Said Nemo.

"It sounds very much like Dark Shadow." Said Tokoyami.

"You're not wrong, actually I think they're basically identical, though mine has a bit of a time limit for how long… it… can stay out, then it just sort of… evaporates?" Said Nemo.

"Does it do anything?" Asked Ashido.

"It's invisible, so that's useful, plus I can make it so that I'm seeing through its perspective, plus the thing is really strong and it has sharp claws, but that's about it." Said Nemo.

"That's crazy." Said Kirishima.

"D**n Dragon, don't wanna sound like a parrot or something, but that's one crazy Quirk you've got there." Said Bakugou.

"Tell me ab-." Said Nemo but then stopped. "Wait, Dragon?"

"Yeah, the only reason I called you Fish all these years is because you had the same name as that fish from that movie we watched all those years ago, but after the other day, I'd say your nickname was in need of update." Said Kacchan.

"Aw shucks… I don't know what to say, Kacchan." Said Nemo coyly.
Bakugou stiffened at that. "Haha very funny." He said.

"Wassa matter Kacchan? Is something bothering you?" Asked Nemo with a smirk.

"Keep calling me that and Recovery Witch is gonna have a hayday reattaching your face." Said Katsuki threateningly, causing Nemo to snicker.

"Ah! Kacchan!Your words wound me!" Said Nemo in mock hurt as he put a hand over his heart.

"You're dead!" Roared Bakugou as he leapt out of his chair and at Nemo, who simply teleported out of the way, causing Bakugou to land face first into the blackboard, causing laughter to erupt from most of the class.

"Homeroom had begun!" Said Iida as he appeared out of nowhere at the start of class. "Everyone at your seats!"

"But we're all at out seats." Said Nemo from his desk. "You and Katsuki are the only ones at the front of class."

Iida sat down with an unhappy expression. "Dang. It." He said through clenched teeth.

"Don't sweat it." Said Uraraka cheerfully.

"Hey Tsu." Nemo overheard Mina say to Asui. "Who do you think's gonna teach class today?"

"No idea, Mr. Aizawa's still in the hospital recovering." Said Tsuyu. Suddenly the front door opened.

"Morning class." Mumbled Aizawa beneath a face of bandages.

"Woah, what a pro." Said Denki.

Nemo teleported to the front of class and gestured to their teacher. "Alright, which one of you called and asked their Mummy to come and pick them up?" He asked under a restrained smile. He heard snickering from his classmates.

"Sit down or it's detention for you." Growled Aizawa.

Nemo teleported away. "Why Mr. Aizawa, whatever do you mean, I've been sitting here like I've been supposed to the entire time." He said innocently. More snickering.

"Mr. Aizawa! I'm glad you're ok!" Said Tenya.

"You call that ok?" Whispered Ochako.

"My well being is irrelevant." Said their teacher. "What's more important is that your fight isn't over yet."

This got everyone's attention. "Our fight?" Asked Bakugou.

"Don't tell me…" Said Izuku.

"Not more bad guys!" Cried Mineta. Nemo narrowed his eyes and activated his Quirk to hear what Aizawa was thinking, then sighed as he heard the teachers thoughts.

"The U.A. sports festival is about to start." Mumbled their teacher.

"Yes!" Said Kirishima excitedly.

"Why would you scare us like that!?" Shouted most of Nemo's classmates, giving him a splitting headache due to his currently enhanced hearing. He groaned before switching back to his default powerset: Natsu's powers.

"Is it a good idea to host the sports festival so soon after the villain attack?" Asked Jirou.

"They could attack when we're all in the same place." Said Mashirao.

"Apparently the administration thinks that this a good way to show that the threat has been handled and that our school is safer than ever, plus they're beefing up security. This event is a huge opportunity for all students at U.A. It's not something that we can cancel because of a few villains." Said Aizawa.

"There are so many things wrong with what he said that I don't know where to begin." Thought Nemo. But then he smiled. "But, it's not like I'm gonna complain, I'm curious to see what'll happen."

"Uh, I'm sorry, why not? Asked Mineta. "It's just a sports festival."

"Huh? Mineta? Don't you know how important this competition is?" Asked Izuku.

"Of course I do, I just don't wanna get murdered." Replied the short boy.

"If you're so scared of death then why did you become a hero?" Asked Nemo flatly.

"Our sports festival is one of the most watched events in the entire world." Said Aizawa. "Originally people obsessed over Olympic Games but then Quirks started to appear, causing the Olympics have drastically dropped in terms of scale and viewership. For anyone who cares about competition, there's only one tournament that matters: U.A. Sports Festival."

"That's right, and top heroes everywhere will be watching." Said Yaoyorozu. "This is where you get scouted."

"Sure, unless you're dead." Said Mineta.

"She's right, after graduation most people join agencies as sidekicks." Explained Kaminari.

"Yeah, but that's as far as some people get." Said Jirou.

"Why is everyone explaining everything like this? It sounds like we're in a freaking TV show." Thought Nemo. Then he made a face. "I suddenly feel like someone's watching me."

"Some people miss the opportunity and are forced to stay as eternal sidekicks." Continued Kyoka. Then she turned and looked at Denki. "Actually I'm pretty sure that's where you're going since you're kinda dumb." Nemo winced a little at Kaminari's hurt expression.

"Apply water to burn area." Said Nemo. Of course that didn't stop him from being a wise guy.

"It's true that joining the agency of a popular hero can garter greater experience and popularity, and that's why the festival is so important. If you wanna go pro one day then this event could open the path for you. One chance a year, three chances in a lifetime, no aspiring hero can afford to miss this festival. Meaning you'd better not slack off on your training." Said Aizawa.

"Yes sir." Responded most of the class.

"Class is dismissed." Said Aizawa.

I'll stop there. (Dodges knife aimed at my head) sorry for the lack of updates, it's just that… well… nope. Got nothing. I'm just super freaking lazy. (Dodges another knife) ha ha ha, well… I think I'll be going now, up next we'll be getting into training, so until next time fix fans (Dodges Thursday knife) Nemon0416 is outta here! (Starts running from a swarm of knives) (Go Beyond! Plus Ultra!)