"Much like rock, everything can wither down through the sands of time. But in the end, I will be the one to remain."
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Izuku Midoriya was an average child. He was born with dark green hair, and large emerald eyes.
In another universe, Izuku would be born quirkless, destined to live a lonely life, until he met his idol All Might, and set off to U.A. This Izuku leads a similar, yet different life.
He was born with a quirk. It was a quite simple quirk. It was the ability to turn into and manipulate sand.
At age 4, he interacted with another kid his age. His name was Bakugou Katsuki.
"How come you have your quirk already? I want mine to come in!" Katsuki whined to Midoriya.
In response, Midoriya smiled. His smile was slightly different. He had a minor mutation. His teeth were sharp. Extremely Sharp. To the point where one of his teeth would make a high quality dagger.
"I dunno, Katsuki. I just do. I'll bet your quirk will be really nice too," Izuku said to reassure him.
"Yeah, and we'll be the best heroes ever!" Katsuki yelled as he threw his hands up in the air.
Once again, another ripple occurred. Instead of Katuski being born with the ability to generate explosions. This Katsuki was born with a radically different quirk. Similar to Izuku, he could turn himself into an element and control it. This time being forms of gas, rather than sand.
Katsuki's quirk came with a minor mutation though. He could create minor sparks from his hand. These two facets of his quirk allowed him to make chemical-explosions.
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These two ripples of many changed this world. Rather than Katsuki being envious of Izuku, the two were as close as two friends could be. Izuku helped Katsuki rein in his pride and anger, while Katsuki helped Midoriya become more confident and proud. The two complemented each other well.
These two also had dreams of becoming heroes, but not just any heroes. Some of the best of the best heroes. They both had to be in the top five or top three. That was their goal. So to make sure their dreams become reality, they worked to improve themselves day and night. They trained mentally and physically. Midoriya improved his ability to observe by taking notes and analyzing how abilities worked in order to counter them. Katsuki constantly pushed his body to the limit, improving his physical capabilities.
By the time it reached the end of Middle School, these two were at their best condition. They were both smart and strong. A perfect balance. But that wouldn't be enough. They were aiming for U.A, the #1 Hero school fro Japan and #4 Hero School Internationally.
School began that day. It was the usual affair. Math, English, Science, Literature, Gym, and Lunch. Eventually, they reached homeroom, right before dismissal. The teacher walked into the room. He was carrying a large stack of papers.
"Alright class, I'm supposed to hand out these career aptitude tests, but…," he threw the papers up into the air, letting them scatter across the classroom. "I know you all want to be heroes!"
The class went wild! They activated and showed off their quirks with reckless abandon. Well, all but two students: Katsuki and Izuku. They sat patiently in their seats, waiting for the bell to ring.
The teacher calmed the class down and adjusted his glasses. "Anyways, it seems we have two students aiming for U.A! Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugou!"
"Those two! Of course they can make it!"
"Geez, I feel bad for the other kids at U.A. They're going to get crushed!"
"Huh- What time is it?"
The class erupted, but this time it was in cheers and praise. They believed Bakugou and Midoriya would get in.
"Geez, calm the praise. You're turning Crocodile here into a tomato," he said, pointing his thumb back to Midoriya, who was bright red.
"Anyways-" The bell rang, cutting off the teacher, "-Class is dismissed."
Students quickly grabbed their bags and began leaving the classroom. The last two students to leave were Katsuki and Izuku.
"Hey, Croc?"
"Yeah, Katuski?"
"You wanna start preparing for the exam? We got ten months to prepare."
"Sure. We'd be stupid not to."
And they set off.
