The next day, all we did was patrol around. I knew Gang Orca could tell something was up with me, because I barely spoke. I was still thinking about what Stain had said to me. How did even know about me? Did he know about me, or was he just messing with me? I doubt it. Stain was serious when he had said it.
I saw some guy snatch a woman's bag out the corner of my eye. I flung my arm out and tripped him over with a tendril. I wandered over and picked the bag up. The guy looked up at me and tried to punch me, spikes appearing on his knuckles. I held my hand up, a small shield covering my hand.
"What the fuck...?!"
I looked at him, cocking my head. I narrowed my eyes at him. "People like you disgust me. I'm only going to warn you for now. If I see you again, you can bet I'll end you."
The man widened his eyes at me. I stepped back and gave the woman back her bag and kept walking.
"I think we should go back."
I looked up at Gang Orca and blinked. "Why?"
"You can't let your emotions get the better of you. Especially when you're out here."
"Ah. You're worried I'm going to injure someone."
He nodded. "Or yourself."
We got back to the house. I had found out why there was no one else here. It was so I could freely practice my quirks without any questions. I had found out through training, that I could re-enforce my shield, making it stronger. That had come in handy. I also found that I was better able to control my shield if I got distracted for whatever reason. Damn Gang Orca and the times he trained me shirtless... My healing got a fair bit of a workout too. Gang Orca didn't hold back, even in training. I had learned how to heal a fractured collarbone, cheek, sprained and torn ligaments and muscles. It had been hard, as well as painful, but it had been worth it in the long run.
I watched from the back veranda as the sun started to go down.
"There's something on your mind."
I nodded, but didn't turn around. "I'm still trying to figure what I want to do. I mean, Aizawa, Nezu, All Might, Cementoss, my classmates...They all think I can be something, but what is that something though? I'm different from everyone else. How am I meant to be something? How am I going to be what they want me to be?"
"You don't need to think about it right now."
"Huh?" I turned my head.
Gang Orca stood beside me and smiled. "You'll know when it comes down to it, what you need to do. Who you're meant to be. Until then, just train and focus on strengthening yourself."
I looked up at him, my cheeks going slightly pink from admiration. I smiled and nodded.
"Well then. Since I was basically useless today, I assume you want to beat me up." I grinned and stepped down into the arena.
He narrowed his eyes. "I never beat you up." He leapt towards me. I dodged and slid across the ground.
"Yea, sure. Keep telling yourself that."
He ran at me and raised his fists to punch me. I held up my arms, creating a shield. His punches drove me backwards. I tried to dig my heels in, but he was really strong.
I heard an explosion in the distance and blinked. The distraction caused my shield to become weaker and Gang Orca grabbed my arms, pinning me to the ground.
"You still need to work on that."
I looked behind his head and widened my eyes. I saw smoke and the orange tinge of a fire. "Look."
He shook his head. "That's not going to work."
I shook my head and shifted. I managed to free one hand, and pointed behind him. He looked over his shoulder then got up.
"What is going on?"
I stood next to him and frowned. "That's not a normal fire..." I widened my eyes. "The city's being attacked!" I spun and ran towards the house.
"Wait! What are you doing?!"
What was I doing? I glanced over my shoulder. "Stain's in the city. So is a classmate. His brother was attacked by Stain. This is just the kind of thing that will give him the chance to find Stain."
"How do you know?"
I looked forward again. "Because that's what I would do."
We arrived not too far from whatever was going on. There was fire and smoke everywhere. People were screaming and running in all directions. I looked around and threw up a shield.
"What are you doing?"
I glanced at Gang Orca. "This shield is one way. Everyone can get out, but no one can get in."
"What about heroes and the fire department?"
I hesitated, then took the shield down. "I haven't worked out how to rig it like that yet. Working on it."
Rock Lock landed beside us. "So you did come? Make sure you stay out of the way, rookie."
I glared at him. "Mate, this ain't the time for snarky comments. I'll help where I can. I'm not stupid enough to do something I'm not capable of."
"We'll see."
"Shut up." I looked up. "Oh hell."
A huge Nomu with wings, shuffled out of the smoke towards us. I bared my teeth. What the hell was Tomura thinking?!
"Wait here!"
"Don't move!"
Both Gang Orca and Rock Lock ran towards the Nomu. There was no way in hell they'd be able to take it down, even with them both working together. I growled and looked away. I spotted something move in the alley to my left. I made sure Gang Orca and Rock Lock were busy and trotted over.
"So noisy...The idiots have come out, huh?"
I hesitated. "Yea. Seems my brother doesn't like being one upped."
"I'll dispose of them later."
"What about me, then?"
Stain looked at me. "You are different from them. You don't lack desire and conviction. You are like me. Go. Do what you should be doing, and I'll do the same."
Before I could reply, he ran off. Hell. I looked out of the alleyway. Dammit! The Nomu had thrown Rock Lock to the side. He was slowly getting up. Gang Orca had jumped on it and it was slowly raised into the air while trying to shake Gang Orca off.
I looked up at a ladder leading to the roof and climbed it. I jumped over the side and looked down. The Nomu hadn't managed to get very high. I held out my arm and created a bow. I lifted the bow, and an arrow appeared. I pulled it back, aiming for one of the Nomus wings. It was hard because it moving and I didn't want to hit Gang Orca. I waited, keeping the arrow trained on the Nomu. There. I released the arrow and it embedded itself in the joint of its right wing. It toppled and staggered slightly.
I jumped over the side. Luckily Rock Lock noticed and threw up a large chunk of debris for me. I landed and aimed another arrow at the Nomu's other wing. Got it! I jumped down again and Rock Lock kept throwing up steps for me. I landed next to him.
"I told you to not get in the way."
"You're the one who got tossed away like a rag doll! At least I kept my distance."
"I had to save you from falling to your death! What were you thinking, jumping from the roof?!"
I looked at him sheepishly. "I was hoping you'd notice, actually."
He dead-panned. "You're an idiot..."
We heard a loud bang and turned to see the Nomu on top of Gang Orca, claws buried deep in his shoulder. I narrowed my eyes. I replaced my bow with a pair of short swords and ran at the Nomu. I leapt onto it's back, slamming one of the swords into it's spine. Now, Nomu's don't feel pain, but they still feel the impact. It pulled it's claws from Gang Orca's shoulder and swiped its claws at me, catching me in the side. I had a feeling it still wouldn't actually attack me though.
I jumped off it's back, leaving the sword there, and landed a metre away from Gang Orca. I looked down at the wound in my side. It was wide and fairly long. Could nearly see my rib cage. I'll be fine. Fuck it hurt though.
I narrowed my eyes as the Nomu looked at me a moment then slowly started to turn back to Gang Orca and Rock Lock, who had gone to stand in front of him.
Yea, I thought so. "Oi! It's me you want! Leave them alone! Come and get me!"
The Nomu turned to me again. This time it didn't hesitate. It leapt at me, trying to flap it's tattered wings. I leapt to the side at the last minute, causing it to hit a brick wall and go through it.
I stood in front of Gang Orca and Rock Lock. Gang Orca didn't look too good. It looked like he lost a lot of blood. I turned back as the Nomu pulled itself out the wreckage. I waved my hand, a shield bubble covering Rock Lock and Gang Orca.
"You two stay there. I'll deal with this."
"What are you going to do?! No! Let me out! I'll handle it!"
I shook my head. "Not happening. You look after Gang Orca."
I lowered my head. I was becoming angry. This Nomu had hurt Gang Orca badly and attacked Rock Lock. There was probably other Nomu's running around somewhere too. The situation pissed me off. Not to mention everyone's expectations of me. Tomura still treating me like a little girl and a lackey. Kurogiri only hadn't killed me yet because I was Tomura's sister.
I bared my teeth. My remaining sword disappeared and I stood up straight. The Nomu slowly stepped forward.
"Rune...What are you doing?"
I glanced over my shoulder. It looked like Gang Orca was slowly going in and out of consciousness. I clenched my fists. "I'm doing what I need to do."
I looked back at the Nomu, and let my anger flow through my body. The Nomu started to run at me. I held my arms out straight by my sides. I felt the pure anger and rage go through me, coursing through my veins. I felt my eyes burning, my hands tingling. The aura that danced around my body was made of the four colours that went with my quirks. Healing: green. Reveal: silver. Warrior(shield and weapons): light purple. Immunity (finally got the name for it!): white. I felt something else, but I was beyond caring.
I raised my hands up. The Nomu launched itself at me. A deep, animalistic scream tore itself from my throat as I threw out my arms. A black wall of what looked like flames, hit the Nomu before it got to me and launched it backwards. Before it hit the ground, it was torn apart, piece by piece.
I dropped my arms by my sides, swaying slightly. I turned and waved my hand, getting rid of the shield.
"See?" I gave Gang Orca and Rock Lock a shaky grin. "Easy."
I fell forward, everything going black.
I opened my eyes and blinked a couple of times. Oh. I must be in a hospital. Everything is white. I tried to sit up, but a sharp pain went through my right side.
"Whoa, easy! Take it easy!"
I looked over to see Gang Orca walk quickly to the bed. "Hey! You're alright!"
"A right sight better than you, I'd wager." He replied, patting my hand.
I grinned, then frowned. "But that...It got you?"
He smiled and sat on the chair next to me. "Yes, but it wasn't nearly as bad as when it got you. It only got my shoulder." He unbuttoned his shirt and showed me the bandages that covered his shoulder and shoulder blade. "Yours was much more serious. Besides, I have the muscle to cushion blows like that. You don't." He waged his finger at me. "You could have been killed."
I shifted and he helped me sit up. It was painful, but doable. I looked at him as he put pillows behind my back. "We all could have been killed. How I figured, better me than everyone else."
He blinked at me. "You didn't think you'd survive that?"
I shrugged. "I didn't know what was going to happen, it just happened."
"You really are an idiot!"
Gang Orca and I both looked up to see Rock Lock, carrying flowers. I bit the inside of my cheek to stop from grinning.
"Oh admit it, Rock Lock. You were worried about her."
Rock Lock grunted and walked over to the bedside table, putting the flowers down. "They're from my wife, before you say anything."
"Just your wife?"
He glared at me and I looked away, unable to hide my grin this time.
"Your nap clearly hasn't improved your attitude."
I yawned. "Did nothing for my exhaustion either. I'm still tired."
"Can you stand?"
I frowned at him. "Probably. It was only my side. Why?"
"Then get up. The chief of police wants you across the hallway."
I frowned. "Why? And why can't he come here?"
"There's three other UA students over there. One is that friend you mentioned. Tenya Iida?"
I gasped and threw off the blanket. Luckily, I had a hospital gown thing on. Gang Orca helped me off the bed while Rock Lock gave me a crutch.
I hobbled across the hallway, holding my side.
"I got stitched, didn't I?"
Rock Lock rolled his eyes at me. "Obviously."
"Shuddup, man."
We walked into the opposite room and went straight over to Iida.
"Are you alright?" I looked around and spotted Todoroki and Midoriya. "You two as well? What the hell happened?"
"We could ask you the same thing!"
"Are you ok?"
"What did you do?"
I narrowed my eyes at Todoroki. "You tell me what happened first, Frostfire."
Someone cleared their throat and I turned around. I blinked. He's a dog. A literal dog.
"Hosu's chief of police, Kenji Tsuragamae."
Midoriya tried to get up. I would have helped him, but I could barely stand up myself.
"Oh you can stay seated, woof."
I just noticed that there were two other heroes here too. A man dressed in blue and one in yellow. I had no idea who these guys were.
"You must be the UA students who brought down the hero killer, right?"
My jaw dropped and I looked at the boys. "You what?!"
"Oh, you weren't with them?"
I laughed. "No! I was busy with a Nomu..."
"Oh. Well, this is awkward...Regardless, what I'm about to say probably applies to you anyway."
I frowned and looked at Gang Orca and Rock Lock. They both shrugged. Real helpful, guys...
"Regarding the hero killer we arrested, he had fairly serious injuries, with burns and broken bones and is receiving treatment under strict guard, woof. Since you are UA students, I'm sure you already know that when superpowers were still becoming the norm, the police attached high importance to leadership and standards and made sure quirks were not used as weapons."
I had to keep my face straight. I, myself, would be considered a weapon purely because I had multiple quirks. It didn't matter if I wouldn't hurt someone. Well, not if they didn't deserve it anyway.
"And then, the profession of 'hero' emerged to fill the gap, woof. For an individual's use of force and power that can easily kill others-"
Oh yea. This definitely applied to me.
"-actions that normally would be appropriate to denounce, to be accepted officially is thanks to the early heroes who followed the ethics and rules of the profession, woof. Even up against the hero killer, for uncertified individuals to cause injury with their quirks, without specific instruction from their guardians or supervisors is a clear violation of the rules. The three of you, and the pro heroes Endeavor, Manual and Gran Torino, as well as you, Miss, plus Gang Orca and Rock Lock-"
"Hey! What did they do?!"
"-must receive strict punishment."
"Wait a minute!" I looked over as Todoroki started to speak. "If Iida hadn't done anything, Native would've been killed. If Midoriya hadn't come, the two of them would have been killed. No one realized the hero killer had appeared. Are you saying we should've followed the rules and watched people get killed?"
"Are you saying that as long as it turns out alright, it's ok to bend the rules?"
"Isn't it a heroes job to save people?"
I opened my mouth. "In cases like this, yes. It saves people. Injures them, maybe, but at least they're still alive."
The police chief closed his eyes. "That is why you are not a full-fledged hero yet. Goodness, what are you being taught by UA and Endeavor, woof?"
I shook my head. I had caught the amusement in his voice, but that comment still hurt. Damn dog.
"You dog!"
"Ice-man!" I went to grab his arm.
"Stop it! He is absolutely right."
I turned my head. "Iida?" Todoroki kept walking, so I had to let go.
The man is yellow stepped in front of him. "Hang on a minute. Hear him out until the end."
"That was the official opinion of the police."
I frowned. "Official?"
"And the punishment and such would only happen if this were all made public, woof."
I grinned, then laughed. Heart attack averted.
"If this were made public, you would probably be applauded by the public, but you would not be able to escape punishment. On the other hand, this is a bit underhanded, but if it's not made public, the burn scars would support Endeavor being the hero who saved the day, and it would end there, woof. Thankfully, there were very few witnesses. This violation could be crushed here, woof. But this would also mean no one would ever know about your good judgement or achievements."
"I'm ok with that." I muttered.
"Which do you prefer? Personally, I don't want to be the one to find fault with promising young ones because of one big mistake, woof!" He gave the boys a thumbs up.
I still had no idea if this guy knew I killed a Nomu. Did he know? Oh hell...Did Tomura know? That idea scared my more than the police chief knowing!
Manual had tears in his eyes. "Either way, we will need to take responsibility for being negligent in our supervisory duties."
"Speak for yourself!"
I glared at Rock Lock. "Dude! Filter!" I made a zipping motion with my fingers. He just glared back at me, but said nothing.
Iida walked up to Manual and bowed. "I am truly sorry."
He smacked him gently on the head. "Alright. You'll cause trouble for others! If you understand, then don't do it again!"
"I won't!"
Midoriya apologized as well, and surprisingly, so did Todoroki.
I smiled. "Can't relate." I looked at Gang Orca and Rock Lock. "I'm not sorry for saving your asses. Just saying. You two can't go leaving me yet."
"You didn't save me! And I think you're missing the point!"
I shook my head. "I'm not. I agree with going along with it, but that doesn't mean I'm going to apologize. Especially if I don't mean it. I don't see the point."
Gang Orca just chuckled at me and Rock Lock. "You'll get used to these two."
"Yes, well. Because of the unfairness of adults, you will not be able to receive the praise you would probably have gotten, but at least-" I widened my eyes as the police chief bowed. "-as someone who also protects the peace, I can say thank-you."
I felt a lump in my throat. I don't know whether he meant me as well, but to do this...
"Please start with that next time."
I glanced at Todoroki and smiled. Figures he'd have to have the last word.
