Lake Zone, Konseigo Academy – 11:25 AM
The examination field was utter chaos as the various applicants ran speeding from the previous zone and into the next; diving into the large lake that stood as their obstacle. The lake was extremely large with various small islands decorating it. The Mutants adept to the water took the lead and cleared the distance to the first island without hassle. That was until they were dragged under the surface by a powerful force. Those just stepping into the lake stopped in their tracks as they watched their fellow applicants suddenly surface and wrestle violently against the unseen enemy before being pushed back to the lake's shore.
Still, that didn't stop the rest of the applicants one bit. They charged forward once more into the water, believing numbers would hold the advantage against the next obstacle. Ryoken stopped at the edge of the lake and shivered. He hated getting wet. It put the Hellhound in a very bad mood and stopped him from transforming. He watched as the rest of the applicants stampede forwards into the danger and begin to struggle against the next set of drones.
"This is will be tricky then," Maruchisu said as he arrived with the rest of the group. Miyuki, who stood nearest to Ryoken, could hear the wolf boy growling at the new obstacle. She remembered how angry he had been after being washed away by the tidal wave in the Canyon Zone. The group looked out to see all the other applicants struggling and thrashing about madly in the water as they were dragged back to the shore.
"They're all mad," Chizu said in disbelief as she watched the other applicants struggle.
"They're using each other as dummies" Ryoken explained. "They think that going into the lake in high numbers will reduce the chance of them getting picked off. It's not working though."
"Um…I could scout the lake if you want?" Enkai then asked.
"Good idea Okimoto-san!" Maruchisu cried, startling the boy slightly. "We can see what the new drones are like and I'll make a clone and move it to the next zone!"
"Go for it. Just try and find a way for us to cross. I'd rather not swim" Ryoken huffed. With that said, Enkai took off his water bags and hoodie; handing them to Maruchisu as the boy's head began to glow bright blue as it did earlier in the exam. Enkai immediately sprinted for the water, excited at the prospect of showing what he could do. This was his chance to prove himself! And he could finally put all his training to good use. Moving through the crowd of applicants, Enkai dived into the cool water and prepared for the worst.
"Strange. I can't hear any fish" the fish boy wondered as he blinked several times to allow his eyes to adjust to the darker surroundings. He couldn't see the entire lake as bottoms of the small islands reached down to the lake bed like giant pillars making the lake seem like a huge maze underneath its surface. At this point, the boy began to feel nervous. He could hear the other applicants thrashing about up ahead, but the bubbles caused by their thrashing impaired his vision and blocked his view. Aside from that, the rest of the lake was eerily quiet. His ears picked up something and there was a flash of silvery metal that glistened from the sunlight above; something now in his face. The creature, though small, was at least several feet long; possibly the size of Chizu. It's body like the other drones was metallic but in a slenderer shape built for swimming at high speeds. The tail was large with a line of red paint running along to the tip. More red paint covered the drone's fins, running in a line until the tip. Its eyes were yellow and mechanical as it opened its huge mouth in front of Enkai.
The fish boy could only yell in fright as oxygen bubbles escaped his mouth. In a flash, his hands were gripping on tight to the drone's snout and lower jaw; desperately trying to keep its mouth from chomping him while he pushed it back. This was no good as the sound of shifting water could be heard, signalling the arrival of more drones. On instinct, Enkai bit down on the drone's snout and ripped it to shreds. The drone shorted out for a bit, giving Enkai enough time to swim back out of the lake. His teammates were surprised to see him leap out of the water so suddenly. Ryoken hissed as droplets fell on him and Maruchisu while Enkai landed on his knees.
"Shark…drones" he panted between breaths. "Fast…and…dangerous."
"Guess that means we're not going swimming then," Maruchisu said while Ryoken clenched his fists. This was bad. There was no way they were making it across.
"AH! COLD!" Enkai suddenly shrieked as Miyuki moved over to help him up. As she reached him, the water on his body had suddenly frozen along with the droplets on Maruchisu.
"S-sorry!" The giant apologised suddenly as she moved back. Something then clicked in her mind and she spun around suddenly. "I know how to get across."
"How?" Ryoken asked not a moment later, trying not to sound desperate.
"My Quirk freezes the water around me. We can use it as some sort of bridge to walk across" Miyuki explained.
"Of course! We'd be able to stay out the drone's reach" Maruchisu said. Chizu was unsure though.
"Yuki? Are you sure about this?" She asked concerned, remembering her friend's history with water. "What if it isn't strong enough to hold us?"
"We've got to try it. There is literally no other way to get across without facing the drones" Ryoken told her. Miyuki stayed quiet for a second before moving to the water's edge. Most of the applicants still on the lake's edge had moved further down the lake to try and find an alternate route. The frost giant hadn't even lifted her foot to step out when the water around her suddenly froze. Miyuki carefully edged one foot out and stepped onto the ice with it; tapping it to see how thick it was. When she deemed it safe enough, the giant raised her other foot and stepped onto the ice with it. The ice continued to spread out the further she went. It buckled slightly under her weight but held firm. Taking small steps, Miyuki began to walk across the water, the ice forming a path for her.
"It's safe guys!" She called back to her teammates but continued to look forward as to not upset her balance. Chizu sighed in relief while Maruchisu cheered and even Ryoken couldn't help but give a small smile before turning to Enkai who also wore a small smile on his face.
"Okimoto-san? Can you keep scouting the lake and keep the drones away from us?" Ryoken asked him, causing the fish boy to jump slightly and blush with embarrassment.
"O-of course Tenshi-san. I'll do my best" Enkai replied before he dived back in the water. Due to Miyuki's Quirk, the lake water had become much cooler than before as Enkai could feel the temperature shift as he swam away from the ice bridge. In an instant, two drones broke off from the group at the front and rushed him. Enkai swiftly dodged each of them at the last second thanks to his heightened reflexes and senses. He continued to swim further on ahead, ignoring the loud splashing from the various other applicants fighting against the drones. There was a rush of water from his right and Enkai battered away the charging drone with a swipe of his hand. On instinct, Enkai quickly bit down on the drone and tore off its snout before spitting the remains back out. He reeled back quickly as a drone approached from the left, missing him by centimetres before it crashed into the destroyed one. An idea quickly popped into Enkai's head as he grabbed the tail and swung the drone around, using it as a makeshift mace to batter away the other approaching drones. With that done, Enkai swam away quickly with the drones in hot pursuit.
Name: Enkai Okimoto
Quirk: Deep Sea Angler
Enkai's mutation simply grants him all the features of an angler fish. He can breathe underwater, has a light like lure, heightened senses along with scale-like skin and webbed hands and feet. The most important part of his Quirk is his massive set of jaws which can be unhinged to allow larger objects to fit inside. Along with these massive jaws are razor-sharp teeth that can rip through steel. This combined with the jaws allow Enkai to exert a tremendous bite force that can rival a Great White Sharks. A little addition of his Quirk is the additional ability to understand fish language. However, Enkai struggles on land and in the heat which can cause him to dry out and dehydrate at times as well as wearing specialised water bags to allow him to breathe on land.
A sharp pain shot through his leg as Enkai stopped in an instant and looked down to see one of the drones biting into his leg. Enkai cried out as the drone thrashed about violently while he tried to swipe it away with his hands. He didn't get a chance to as more drones swarmed him, biting down on his arms, leg and hip. Enkai went into panic mode at this point; kicking and punching as the tried to wrestle the drones off him. No luck as he felt himself tiring out, sinking lower and lower into the lake's depths.
"Someone! Please help me!" The thought as his movements began to slow down, the drones dragging him back towards the shore. The drone biting down on his left hip was suddenly ripped apart by a large red claw as more were pulled off by several small red tentacles. Enkai, now freed from most of the drones, managed to rip off the last two on his arms by their tails as he watched his saviour at work. She effortlessly hacked and slashed at the approaching drones with her large claw leaving nothing but torn metal. It was all over in fifteen seconds. All the drones were now nothing but scrap metal sinking to the lakebed. The mutant gave a sharpened glare at Enkai who just recoiled back in fear slightly. Her appearance was even more freakish than him, she was extremely tall with a slight greenish skin that almost blended in with the dark water. Her head was a mesh of red tentacles that floated gently in the water as she glared at Enkai with her sapphire blue eyes. She wore a dark green swimsuit that almost matched her skin and hugged her curvaceous figure. The suit was torn up to the shoulder for her left arm to expose her giant red claw in place of a human arm.
"You're in my way little fish," the girl said before swimming off leaving Enkai at a loss for words. A loud bang from nearby got his attention as he turned quickly to see several drones had not started attacking the ice bridge. Enkai surged quickly through the water towards the bridge. He had to help his friends! If they fell in, then it would all be over! Enkai was too late however as the bridge shattered after one final attack, the ice now floating gently on the surface as small chunks. Enkai's eyes quickly scanned the water in an attempt to find his teammates. But they were nowhere to be found. Enkai looked over to where the bridge was leading to and could see that it had connected to the first island. He swam over quickly and leapt out the water, landing in front of Maruchisu.
"I-I thought you all fell in!" He said in shock. His teammates were fine as they stood around recovering from having to run off the ice bridge. Ryoken was frowning angrily, as was Miyuki while Chizu looked at her in concern.
"We're all okay," Chizu said. "Ryoken managed to get us off before the bridge collapsed."
"You're welcome" the wolf boy grunted while Miyuki growled.
"Do you have to be so damn rude!" She suddenly exclaimed. Chizu's eyes widened in shock at her friend's outburst. Out of all the years she had known the girl, Chizu had never seen her this angry. The three boys were also surprised at this.
"I'm sick and tired of your attitude. I want to pass this exam as much as you do but you being all huffy and rude all the time won't get us past it!" Miyuki yelled at Ryoken. "We need to work as a team which we've barely been able to do!"
"She's right" Maruchisu chimed in. "Everything in this exam has gone wrong and now we're stranded here on this stupid island. I'm so sick of this stupid exam!" Even the calm and cheerful Maruchisu was beginning to lose his cool. Enkai couldn't help but feel bad slightly. It had been his job to cover everyone while they crossed the bridge and he failed at that. His mind flashed back to the claw girl.
"You're in my way little fish."
Maybe she was right. Maybe he was just in everyone's way. After all, he was just that. A fish. A hideous horrendous fish that didn't deserve to be on lad with everyone else.
"Ok, I guess you're right," Ryoken said, snapping Enkai out of his thoughts. "But you can't help but argue that we need each other." He turned to Chizu. "It was because of Ishi-san that we got past the Canyon Zone." He turned to Maruchisu. "I helped Teriaa-san get through the Jungle Zone." And lastly, Ryoken then turned to Miyuki. "And it was because of you that we're getting past this Lake Zone." Enkai couldn't help but feel as if he had been stabbed in the chest. What about him? He had been the one to scout the lake for them. Didn't he deserve some credit? "Despite my plan failing, we all need each other, you can't argue with that." Ryoken's last sentence hit the group hard as silence followed the wolf boy's words.
Miyuki bit her bottom lip. Ryoken did have a point. But that didn't excuse his poor attitude he had. He was simply rude, bossy and uncaring. Why did she even agree to Chizu's suggestion on joining him?
"Oi, Hidaka-san. You want to become a Hero right?" Ryoken then asked. Miyuki then stared at Ryoken as if the wolf boy had grown a second head. What the hell did that have to do with this?
"Yeah, what about it?" Miyuki huffed.
"Then it doesn't matter if we get along or not," Ryoken said. "What matters right now is just getting through this exam whether we like each other or not. After that, we can decide if it's worth being friends or not." Miyuki went to open her mouth to counter but then shut it and growled in annoyance.
"You know what? I give up. Let's just get through this thing and be done with this for the rest of our lives" she finally said. Ryoken smiled as she walked over to the water's edge. Like before, the water froze immediately into ice and Miyuki began to craft a pathway across to the next island.
"We'll need to be quick about this though," Ryoken said, turning to Enkai. "Okimoto-san, can you cover us as long as possible?"
"I-I'll try!" Enkai said with newfound determination and dived back in the water. This time he was determined to show the team that he was worth having aboard. Immediately he found several drones hammering away at the ice bridge. Ramming into it over and over again, it wouldn't be long before it shattered like before. Enkai swam forwards with his mouth open, chomping away at every drone he passed and carving them right in half with a single bite each. Despite being shaken up earlier, he knew that the others were counting on him. So burying his fear deep down, he soldiered on, determined to prove himself. Above the water, Miyuki hurriedly formed the ice bridge with her Quirk; the others quickly following her across. Each time the bridge shook from a strike from one of the drones, the group had to steady themselves.
"Geez! What's happening down there?!" Maruchisu cried.
"No idea, but we need to trust Okimoto-san" Ryoken replied as the group moved once more. After making it to the next island, the bridge crumbled and broke apart as Enkai slowly climbed out of the water, panting heavily.
"How…much…longer?" He asked between breaths.
"Just two more islands to go," Ryoken told him as he turned to see Miyuki had already formed an ice bridge to walk across.
"You can stay on the surface with us if you're too tired," Maruchisu said to the fish-boy who pondered the idea for a moment before smiling.
"Yes please," he said before bowing his head in apology. "I'm sorry for being useless to you guys. I failed to help as part of the team." Enkai couldn't help but feel like his presence was a hindrance. The only time he'd been able to really do anything was right now where he'd taken on the drones.
"No way dude! You were such a big help now!" Maruchisu cried, handing back Enkai's water bags and unwrapping his hoodie from his waist. "Without you, we'd be stuck."
"I think we should get moving now" Ryoken butted in, pointing to the ice bridge that was now being taken advantage of by the examines who had managed to get past the first few islands. Maruchisu nodded and the three boys set off together. Trouble already struck however as the ice began to give way beneath them when they made their way across. "Move it!" Ryoken yelled as the end of the bridge gave out and crumbled before the rest of the bridge did so too. In that time the wolf boy had transformed one arm into a hairy wolf claw and had grabbed hold of Maruchisu. Ryoken was just in time as he threw the boy just as the bridge gave out beneath him and Enkai. All those on the bridge tumbled into the cold water, dazed as they tried to make sense of everything. Ryoken's transformation immediately reverted upon contact with the water.
Ryoken quickly swam back to the surface; sucking in a deep breath of air as he did. He was pissed now. Before he could do anything, Ryoken was quickly yanked to his left as a cold figure brushed past his body under the water's surface. He turned to see Enkai, water bags still on, gripping his arm tightly.
"We'll need to swim for it. Since you're faster you can cover me" Ryoken told Enkai who just stared as the wolf boy began to freestyle through the water. Enkai just followed him, diving under the surface to scan for any drones nearby. Thankfully they were all preoccupied with the other applicants further back. Enkai was also very thankful that the next island wasn't too far either; the others waiting for them.
"How about a warning next time Tenshi-san!" Maruchisu called as both Enkai and Ryoken slowly trudged out of the water, the latter glaring at the normally positive and happy boy. Maruchisu took a step back and raised his hands, slightly taken aback by the sudden hostility. "No need to get huffy Tenshi-san, I've got something you'd find interesting" Maruchisu said in an attempt to calm Ryoken.
"What?" The wolf boy huffed in response.
"My clone scouted out the next zone. I know how to get us through it." Ryoken grinned at Maruchisu's words.
"Perfect. Let's make a plan then" Ryoken said and turned to look at the other end of the lake which wasn't too far from the island they were on. "But first let's get past this damn lake zone" he then said, turning to Miyuki.
"I got it" the tall girl sighed as she walked over to the water's edge, ice beginning to form on the surface. Ryoken stared at the zone's exit. Not long now and they'd be done.
Urban Zone, Konseigo Academy – 11:37 AM
The sounds of a ranging battle could be heard throughout the Urban Zone as an individual leaned against the edge of a building. He was fairly tall, sporting copper blonde hair and dull brown eyes that gave a bored stare at the scene unfolding. Countless applicants were running amok around the makeshift city that stood as their final obstacle for the exam. Littered throughout the many streets and alleyways of the zone were various faux villains ready to do battle; all of which were duplicates of the U.A. faux villains but with a silver colour scheme. Isou yawned as he looked back at his teammates that consisted of a short girl and an even shorter boy who mingled in the background. The girl had a head of messy turquoise hair that went down to her shoulder blades and was done up in a high ponytail. Her eyes were the most unusual however; sporting heterochromia which resulted in her left eye being purple and right eye being chocolate brown. Her skin was leaf green which had helped her blend in brilliantly with the leaves during the Jungle Zone while her ears while that of a wolf's resting on top of her head. The most unusual feature of the strange girl's appearance was her right arm which had several pieces of bone and cartilage sticking out of it, closely resembling a crossbow. Her attire was much sportier than Itou who wore an oversized white hoodie and black track pants while the girl wore black park shorts and a grey sports top along with green trainers.
God, he looked stupid in the jacket.
Of all the days he decided to wear something nice, this was the day. Most of the other applicants were at least wearing sportswear or something related instead of causal things such as jeans and hoodies like him. The boy didn't have sportswear but had something related, sporting a purple T-Shirt with black cargo bottoms. His appearance wasn't as strange as his partner's but was still just as inhuman as hers. His skin was a greyish black colour that resembled soot with cracks forming along his bear arms that caused a red glow to appear underneath. His hair was a dark blue colour that stretched down to his waist and seemed to almost be on fire while his eyes were a deep blue colour with wisps of blue flames that trailed from the sides.
"Everyone! ~ I'm back! ~" A cheerful voice called out. The group looked to the skies to see their final member approaching. This final member was short, very short in fact as she was just over half the height of Isou who towered over her as well as the rest of the examinees. Her hair was wavy and reached down to her shoulders but was currently being blown around in the wind. Along with that were big eyes, chubby cheeks and a small nose and lips which gave off a cute and innocent expression. This was all linked to her mutant appearance of a squirrel, granting her fully squirrel ears and a large fluffy tail. Her limbs were currently stretched out like a paraglider, letting the small girl glide gracefully through the air. Her attire was very simple, just a black bodysuit with small yellow lightning bolts that were outstretched under the arms due to her Quirk.
"Oh, hey Hae-chan" Isou began. "How were things up ahead?" The little squirrel girl landed gently onto the ground and looked up at her teammates with a smile brighter than the sun itself.
"It looked really hectic up there. Lots and lots of robots. The big one got taken down by a massive monster though, so we don't have to worry about fighting it" Koko explained.
"That's good then," the green-skinned girl said as she walked up to Koko. "We can use Tanabe-san's tails to drain the drone's electricity and Foenikkusu-Kun can destroy any that get too close."
"Whatever then. Let's just hurry up already" The dark-skinned boy, Sundaa Foenikkusu, huffed as he began to follow the green-skinned girl's earlier steps.
"Agreed," the girl said in agreement as she began to move too.
"Hae-chan? Can you scout the skies again?" Isou asked his winged teammate.
"Just leave it to me Tanabe-san!" The girl said cheerfully as she spread her wings and took to the skies once more.
"Let's go then," the green-skinned girl said, and the two boys followed her lead. Isou had to admit that he was sceptical about joining this girl who seemed to have taken charge of the group, but she seemed to know what she was doing as they had gotten this far. Sonja Fuyuishi, the name rang a bell in Isou's head for some reason, but he couldn't pinpoint where he had heard it before.
"Tanabe-san! In front!" Came Koko's voice. Isou snapped out of his thoughts, seeing two of the drones in front of him. Just like the models he had seen at the U.A exams, they stood several feet high with a single blinking red dot for an eye. Their arms and neck were extremely long with two heavy plates of metal on their forearms acting as shields while their lower body was sectioned into four spider-like legs that granted it additional agility. Two black, wire-like tails emerged out of Isou's jacket, writhing fiercely as the plug like ends glistened in the sunlight while he ran at the drone. When he was close enough, the drone swiped at him with its right arm, only for Isou to jump back and the arm to wedge itself in the concrete road.
The two tails then struck, one jamming it's plug-like prong into the machine while the other tail did the same for the second drone. Both drones began to short out spark with electricity as Isou began draining every scrap of power the drones had, fuelling that insatiable craving he always had. His hair began to stand on end and Isou felt the current running through his veins.
Name: Isou Tanabe
Quirk: Blackout
Isou's Quirk is the result of a mutation that gives him two wire-like tails extending from his back. Each tail has a plug-like prong on the end that can be inserted into any device containing electricity. Isou can then drain that device off all its power and store the electricity into his body which can use it as fuel. However, Isou cannot manipulate the electricity and must keep his Quirk in check so he does not lose control of all the electricity he stores inside himself.
There was a large explosion as Isou unplugged his tails, seeing the smouldering wreckage that was several more drones in front of Sundaa. The dark-skinned boy's eyes were glowing a raging blue colour as the flame-like wisps writhed around violently. There was a whistle from up ahead and both boys turned to see Sonja standing on a pile of rubble with Koko at her side.
"Come on you two! Keep up!" She called before hopping down. Isou sighed as he watched Koko take off into the air and jogged after Sonja with Sundaa following closely. Sonja continued to run far ahead and further from her teammates. There was no doubt that he was watching. She couldn't afford to look foolish now. She would show him that she was worthy of living up to his name.
Sonja would show them all that she was worthy.
Konseigo Exam Viewing Room, Konseigo Academy – 11:38 AM
The Colossal Hero: Jotun truly did live up to his title. Standing in the observation room of Konseigo Academy, his height rivalled that of his co-worker Plush who was at 7'6ft while Jotun himself was at 7ft. accompanied with his massive height was an incredible muscular physique that gave even Prime All Might a run for his money. His muscular frame was restrained by a forest green sleeveless shirt that was accompanied by silver shoulder guards and black straps coming across his chest in an X shape. Additionally, he had black shorts and brown boots with a pair of silver arm guards that closely resembled a wolf's head.
His age could clearly be seen however thanks to his greying hair and beard but that didn't take away the beauty of his purple eyes. Said purple eyes locked onto a particular screen and narrowed before turning back to the various other screens in the room. This did catch the attention of a slightly bubbly and happy co-worker who walked over to him, cups of coffee in his hands.
"Something pique your interest Jotun?" Trashman asked, raising a cup of the hot liquid to his taller co-worker.
"Not really" Jotun answered, taking the cup from Trashman. "How about you? Anyone worth picking out?"
"Aside from that massive sea monster, only Kioshi Raito seems to interest the Boss" Trashman answered, taking a sip of the piping hot liquid.
"Raito? That's the angel girl correct?" Jotun asked.
"Yep!" Trashman confirmed. "She's been battling for first place with a bunch of the speed-based users."
"Interesting" Jotun murmured. "If I recall, we had a foreigner with a speed-based Quirk apply."
"Oh yeah! He's got first place currently!" Trashman replied.
"I'm surprised that we actually had a foreigner apply though" a voice mused. Both Pros turned to see Seagull walking towards them. "The Boss seems quite interested in him considering his background. I just wonder if our principal will feel the same way."
"Good lord. Please do not bring her up here. I try to avoid the topic at all costs" Jotun said.
"I dunno…she seems alright" Trashman pondered. Seagull sighed at his friend.
"That's because you've hardly met her despite working here as long as I have. If there is one thing, she doesn't know how to do it's shut up" Seagull told him. Trashman thought for a moment, recalling his previous conversations with the principal.
"Now that you mention it…" Trashman trailed off.
"Let's just hope she doesn't drive the kids mad," Seagull said before noticing something. "Oh, some of them are finishing already. Good. Let's see what we've got for the next three years."
Urban Zone, Konseigo Academy – 11:48 AM
Ryoken couldn't hide his glee any longer. This was it. This was the final challenge. The group had managed to get through to the Urban Zone at last thanks to Maruchisu's guidance and Miyuki's help. Maruchisu had managed to find a path for the group where there were few drones in the way. Ryoken was happy that they were the same models from the U.A. exam. He remembered running around the course, smashing more than a dozen of them to pieces with his Quirk. This should be easy. It was a raging war zone. Lasers blasted through the air, water surged down the streets, feathers, tentacles and various other mutated appendages swung left and right in an attempt to push back the advancing drone army. It was the applicant's last push to get through the remaining blockade that had been swept away by a huge tidal wave earlier.
"Everyone ready?" Ryoken asked his teammates as they made their way to the final zone. Several confirmations from his teammates told him they did and Ryoken got himself ready. The boy instantly began to transform, his arms and legs swelling up with muscle as black fur began to grow in patches along his body. Like his teammates had seen before, Ryoken's arms instantly lit up with the familiar orange flames as he prepared to strike. The first to targets were immediately in front of them; two drones already preoccupied with a pair of examinees. Ryoken moved to the front and tossed a pair of well-aimed fireballs at the two drones, knocking them back on impact. Next came Miyuki and Chizu who then wrecked both drones by slamming into them with their brute strength. Enkai and Maruchisu quickly rushed after the trio from behind them.
Fire soon begun to spread throughout the street as Ryoken continued to lob fireball after fireball at any drones in the way. He quickly leapt up onto a mound of rubble and surveyed the scene in front. A wave of drones swarmed the entire street as the applicants in a combined effort tried to push the oncoming wave back. Though the sight was quite hilarious, it was also quite frightening as many applicants were completely overwhelmed by groups of drones singling them out.
"It's absolute hell up there!" Ryoken shouted down to his teammates who arrived at the bottom of the mound. He was shouting due to the absurd amount of noise coming from the battle in front. It was like they were in a warzone.
"Good thing we're not going that way then!" Maruchisu shouted back with a smile. Using his clone, he'd manage to map out the entire zone as they made their way out of the lake zone. Most applicants had been trying to push through the wall of drones, thinking the exit lay ahead. The exit was actually located in a slightly different area which could be accessed via other streets and alleyways.
"Which way is it then?" Ryoken asked.
"Take the first alleyway on the right. It's a large one so Ishi-san should fit" Maruchisu answered.
"Let's go then!" Chizu called and the group made their way over the mound, Ryoken and Miyuki helping the other three up. Once they were down, Ryoken spotted the alleyway and made a dash for it. Several drones were closing in so they had to make it quick. No sooner had Enkai rounded the bend, Ryoken had spun on his heel and fired a torrent of flames at the drone, knocking it into the two behind it. He fell to one knee and reverted his transformation, his body hot and throat dry. Despite having managed to get his transformation back after falling in the lake, Ryoken was now struggling with the opposite of being wet as he was now too cold. Stupidly he'd raised himself to max temperature in an attempt to dry himself off which had just led to other problems.
"Tenshi-san!" A voice called. Ryoken turned back to see Maruchisu waving frantically at him. "Let's go!" The wolf-boy groaned before getting himself onto his feet and jogging after his teammate. The next several minutes were just rinse and repeat for him. Transform, burn, run, revert, rest, repeat. The cycle was almost nonstop as Ryoken assaulted drone after drone, the wave of them never sending. The Hellhound called to him but Ryoken resisted it, determined to get through this hellhole od an exam. It was on the last street that he reached his limit. After tearing apart a drone, Ryoken's vision blurred as his body became limp. Maruchisu noticed this and quickly came to his friend's aid, slinging an arm around his shoulder for support. He almost yelped at the intense heat from Ryoken's skin. "Damn dude, you're cooking right now," Maruchisu said as he set Ryoken down, the boy's transformation having reverted. "Let's take a quick break."
"N-No" Ryoken grunted, his voice dry and cracking. "We need to keep going." The wolf-boy then winced in pain as he went to move his body.
"No way man. You're overexerting yourself" Maruchisu told him before placing his hand on his forehead. "You're not as hot as you were a second ago. Let's wait until you cool down first and then we'll keep going."
"We'll keep watch for the moment," Miyuki said, her high having dropped down to around 7ft now.
"Yeah! You can count on us!" Chizu shouted as she extended her head up to scan for any drones in the area.
"I… can't do much. But I'll help too!" Enkai said joined Miyuki with scouting the area. Ryoken couldn't help but give a small smile from the corner of his mouth. Miyuki's earlier words still played in his mind, but Ryoken was glad that they had all seemed to put their differences aside for the time being. A minute or so had passed before Ryoken began to feel better, his temperature dropping. At that time, Miyuki had returned with Enkai.
"There are a few drones scattered along the street and there isn't too much rubble either. We should be able to get past easily" Miyuki said. Ryoken nodded, slowly getting up.
"Teiraa-san? Which direction now?" He asked.
"It's the next street on the right. Not any of the alleyways though as they lead to dead ends" Maruchisu explained. Ryoken nodded once more before his legs began to transform making him taller.
"I'll scout the street out and see if I can clear a path for us," he said before leaping away like a cricket. Ryoken then transformed his arms before lobbing small fireballs at any drones he passed. The fatigue was starting to catch up, so he needed to make this quick. Ryoken was so locked up in his own thoughts that he didn't realise he had overshot his last jump. He cursed angrily as he tried to push himself down, turning to look at the street he was supposed to scout down. What he didn't expect was something small and furry to come flying into him. The force of the impact was so hard that it knocked Ryoken and the furball off course and back towards a building. Upon realising the furball was, in fact, a person, Ryoken held them into his chest as his back hit the building's brickwork hard.
Ryoken yelled in pain as he and furball fell from the building. He rolled over quickly, landing on his side and crushing his arm while the furball was kept safe. Luckily the fall wasn't from too high up so no serious damage had been dealt. Ryoken groaned loudly as he uncurled his arms, letting the furball move out from his protection. Said furball stood up, being just under two meters tall and decked out on a black jumpsuit.
"You saved me," Koko said in surprise as Ryoken struggled to pull himself up.
"Wouldn't really call that a save" Ryoken grunted as he got to his feet. "You just flew into me."
"You still saved me" Koko pointed out before bowing in respect. "Thank you! I would have really hurt myself if you hadn't done so!"
"You're…welcome" Ryoken said quietly, taken aback slightly by the girl's cuteness. He propped himself up before looking down the street Koko had come flying out from, seeing two figures in the distance struggling against a massive drone that was relentlessly attacking them. "Were you fighting that thing?" Ryoken asked in slight surprise. Koko nodded.
"Uh-huh. My group managed to get to the exit, but this big robot was blocking the way. I was trying to distract it when it knocked me with its hand and into you" Koko explained. Ryoken then narrowed his eyes, seeing the large gateway through the massive concrete wall at the end of the street, signalling the exit of the zone and the end of the exam. The drone standing guard was a huge centaur-like robot coated in a sleek and shiny metal coat akin to armour. Like it's kin, the drone only had a single glowing red eye that blinked occasionally. Its arms were a different story however, the drone sporting two long and slender arms with a pair of massive clawed hands, the left one having some sort of wrist-mounted cannon on it. Ryoken frowned at it. Though it was a faux villain, it was nothing like the ones he had seen at the U.A. exam. Custom-built perhaps? It didn't matter in the end. All he had to do was toast it.
"Tenshi-san!" Ryoken turned to see Maruchisu run over with Enkai, Chizu and Miyuki lumbering after them in the background. "Are you okay? You hit that building pretty hard."
"I'm fine" Ryoken huffed. "We now need to deal with that thing though" he continued, pointing once more at the giant drone.
"Holy mother of…damn, that is a big robot" Maruchisu said, gazing in awe at the drone's sheer size.
"It's not as big as the one the monster lady beat earlier" Koko explained before introducing herself to the group. "My name is Hae Koko. It's nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too Hae-san!" Maruchisu said cheerfully. "I'm Teiraa Maruchisu and these are my friends, Okimoto Enkai, Ishi Chizu, Tenshi Ryoken and Hidaka Miyuki" Maruchisu continued, introducing everyone.
"Um…Teiraa-san, we can introduce ourselves. You don't have to do it" Miyuki told the hyperactive boy. Maruchisu scratched his head sheepishly in embarrassment.
"Sorry about that. I just get really excited with meeting new people" he explained. Koko just giggled at his excitement.
"It's okay. I think if we work together, we may be able to beat it" Koko said.
"I guess it's our only choice," Ryoken said as he stood up. "I don't think that thing will give us a single chance to get through.
"Yeah! Let's do it!" Maruchisu cheered excitedly. Despite being anxious about the drone's sheer size, he was still ready and raring to go. At this time the drone seemed to be overwhelming the other two applicant's fighting it.
"Throw me Hidaka-san!" Ryoken yelled suddenly.
"W-what?!" Miyuki said in surprise. The others were just as shocked.
"If you throw me with enough force, I'll be able deal a lot of damage by propelling myself with my flames" Ryoken explained. A lightbulb then formed in Maruchisu's head.
"Oh! Like Ground Zero's Howitzer Impact!" He suddenly yelled in realisation.
"Sort of," Ryoken told the boy.
"I get it now," Miyuki said as she held out her hand. Ryoken reverted his transformation before holding out his own hand. "Stand back!" Miyuki called as she absorbed the as much moisture as possible. Once at full height, Miyuki grabbed a hold of Ryoken's wrist before spinning on the spot, lifting Ryoken into the air. After a few more spins, Ryoken was released, the momentum propelling him at the drone. Ryoken instantly transformed and ignited his body, pushing his hands back and firing flames out of them to help further propel himself through the air. Ryoken then moved his arms forward, claws ready to tear apart the drone. However, the drone simply swatted him away as it did for Koko, this time sending its target though the wall of a building.
"What the hell was that?!" Sundaa cried out as he barely dodged a wave of pressurized air from the drone's cannon.
"No idea!" Isou called back who was now dodging a swipe from the drone's claw. "Is Hae-chan alright?!"
"Everyone!~ I brought help!~" Came the voice of Koko from behind. The two boys turned back to see her approach with the rest of Ryoken's group.
"You look like you could use a hand!" Maruchisu called out. Before either boy could reply there was an explosion from above. The drone staggered back slightly before an arrow lodged itself deep within its neck. Everyone turned their eyes to see Sonja swing down from above, the arrow having a wire attached to her mutated arm.
"Aim for the back!" She called to both groups as she swung around the robot and was in the air behind. Quickly grabbing another arrow from her holster, she wedged it in between the bones of her arm. After applying a bit of pressure…
BOOM!
Sonja had successfully released the arrow at the robot's back where it had exploded on contact. The robot staggered slightly as Sonja landed ungracefully on a rooftop, tumbling as she landed. At that point Ryoken came flying out from a floor beneath her, arms covered with flames and a look of fury in his face.
"YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" He roared as he landed on the drone's face. Ryoken raised himself to maximum temperature in an attempt to engulf the drone with the raging flames. The drone simply shrugged it off, pulling the angry boy off its face and throwing him into the ground below.
"Tenshi-san! Maruchisu called, moving over to help him.
"Teirra-san! Behind you!" Miyuki screamed. Maruchisu turned slightly to see one of the regular drones behind him ready to attack. He stood there frozen in fear before there was an intense wave of heat from behind the drone before it exploded. Maruchisu was knocked back onto the ground, his skin stinging from the heat of the small explosion. Standing in front of him was Sundaa, his eyes glowing with energy before they faded back to normal.
"You're welcome," he said before turning around. More and more drones began to swarm the area alongside the large one. Sonja bit her lip, torn between the decision of what to do. The exit was right there. All she had to do was repel down to the ground and make a run for it. But… her teammates would be left at the drone's mercy.
Her allies stood there in front of her waiting for what she had to say. Each one was vastly different. Koko was tiny but seemed to have the biggest heart. Isou was relatively relaxed and powerful when the time called for it. Sundaa stayed back with his arms folded but he'd soon warm up to them in enough time.
"Everyone, I have gathered you all here for the sole purpose of passing this exam" she began.
"You don't need to state the obvious" Sundaa grunted. Sonja shot him a glare but relaxed after a second.
"I'm happy you decided to have me~," Koko said cheerfully. "Despite my small size though…"
"Don't worry Hae-san, your size is perfect for being the best scout possible" Sonja told her. Koko beamed brightly at that. She was happy someone would find her useful.
"The plan is to have Hae-san scout out the field and Isou-san can drain the drones of electricity. Then me and Foenikkusu can take them out easily" Sonja explained.
"It seems simple enough to work" Isou muttered. "I'm in then."
"Yay!~ I'm looking forward to working with you all~," Koko said happily while Sonja smiled.
They'd pass this together.
"Oi flame boy!" Sonja called out to Ryoken as he picked himself up off the ground. He looked up at her to see her pointing frantically. "Shoot it's back! That's where the core is!" The drone turned and fired an air pressure blast at Sonja who just yelped and dodged it and the concrete it tore off the roof. Ryoken knew what to do and called back his flames. Then like a monkey, he ran towards the drone's leg before climbing it and swinging from its arm. The drone shook its arm violently in an attempt to drop him but staggered after being hit from another explosion from Sonja's explosive arrows. Ryoken finally lost his grip and fell yet again. The heterochromia eyed girl quickly reached back for another explosive arrow, only to grab the air. She gave a small gasp before the drone whacked the roof where she was with its arm, destroying it completely. She screamed and quickly reached back for one of her wire arrows but they'd all fallen out of the holster. Instead of concrete like she had expected, she instead landed in a pair of strong arms which belonged to Chizu.
"Are you okay?" The taller girl asked. Sonja nodded slowly, still shaken up from falling several storeys.
"Chomp! Watch your back!" Chizu turned to quickly see Miyuki tear apart an attacking drone. Something in Miyuki shifted upon seeing Chizu holding the girl bridal style though.
"Thanks a lot Yuki! You saved us there!" Chizu thanked as she set Sonja down.
"No problem," Miyuki said slightly annoyed. She turned to see Enkai and Maruchisu battling another drone, the latter using a clone as a decoy before Isou shorted it out.
"Damn it" Sonja grunted. "The only way to beat this thing is hitting it on the back. Where the power is supplied from."
"You know where the battery is?" Ryoken asked perplexed, having now gotten up and made his way over to the trio.
"Yes. The power is supplied from the battery on the back and the one on the back of the head. We hit them and it's lights out for the drone" Sonja explained. Ryoken suddenly leapt at her and Miyuki, pushing them out of the way as the drone slammed it's arm down at them. Chizu had luckily dodged just in time.
"Like hell it's going to let us!" Ryoken yelled as he got up after shoving the pair on the floor. The drone fired another air blast from its cannon which Ryoken leapt out of the way of. The fatigue was becoming worse and the Hellhound louder.
They needed to end it now.
"We need to restrain it! Somebody distract it!" He called.
"I got it!~" Koko called flying up high in the air. "Hey you!~ Come and get me!~" Koko called as the drone went to swipe at her.
"Foenikkusu-kun! Hit its feet!" Sonja ordered. Sundaa, who had just finished disposing of a smaller drone, grunted before staring at the drone's legs before his eyes glowed and a hot blue flames shot out of the pair of them. The beam hit the ground by the drone's feet and caused it to stagger slightly.
"Ishi-san! Knock it over!" Ryoken called as Chizu picked herself up. She nodded and shot her gigantic head forward at the drone's feet, swinging it around like a wrecking ball and knocking it over. "Everyone! Grab its arms and hold tight!" Ryoken ordered. The group charged at the drone and grabbed hold tightly before it had a chance to recover. Miyuki held one arm while Chizu wrapped her head around the other and pulled tight. Isou did the same with his tails, stabbing them into the drone's cannon and draining it of power so it couldn't fire. Ryoken quickly pulled Enkai aside and transformed. "Hop on my back and hold on." Enkai stood there for a second in surprise before quickly following Ryoken's command. Ryoken quickly hopped up on top of the drone and landed on it's back. He set Enkai down before moving over to the drone's head.
"What now?" Enkai asked, slightly confused.
"Rip it to shreds," Ryoken told him. "Use those jaws to break through the shell and tear apart any wires you see." Enkai nodded and the pair immediately set to work. Miyuki slowly felt her feet slipping from underneath her as the drone tried to lift itself. She held firm, however, determined to not let the drone win.
"Hurry guys! We can't hold it for long!" She called.
"We're going as fast as we can!" Ryoken called back as his claws ripped through the metal until a decent-sized hole had been made. A sharp yell from behind him caught his attention and Ryoken turned back to see Enkai hissing in pain, a large hole into the machine in front of him. "What's wrong?" Ryoken asked.
"I pulled those wires and it gave me an electric shock!" Enkai exclaimed. "I can't even touch them!" Ryoken then touched some of the wires inside the drone's head, feeling the electricity buzz through his fur. He gave a small yelp an pulled out his hand before an idea came to him.
"Hang on! I have an idea!" He said. Summoning a ball of flames in his hand, Ryoken jammed his fist inside the machine before releasing them. Ryoken gritted his teeth through the pain, determined not to let it get to him. He raised the temperature higher and higher, the flames inside the machine intensifying before it could take it anymore. The metal on the drone's face glowed red with heat before flames burst out of the other side, incinerating it completely. All that was left was Ryoken's burnt arm as a trail of smoke flowed out of the drone's neck. The drone's body sagged as the two groups let go of the machine, Koko landing gently next to Miyuki.
"We… did it?" Sonja asked, not believing it for a second.
"We did!" Maruchisu cried. "Holy shit we actually did it!"
"It's not over yet!" Ryoken called, hissing in pain afterwards. Maruchisu noticed his arm was fully charcoal black as it had been burnt completely. He winced slightly at the sight, feeling sorry for the pain his friend was going through. "We still need to finish this race." Ryoken hopped down of the drone's limp body and Enkai slid down gently.
"Is your arm... gonna be okay?" Sonja asked slightly sceptical. She could see the tissue was extremely damaged and burnt to a crisp under Ryoken's fur.
"It'll heal" Ryoken grunted as he held it. He began to move towards the exit. "I'll get some proper help once we get past the exit gate.
"Guys look!" Chizu yelled. All heads turned back towards the street's entrance as a large group of applicant's ran around the corner of the street's entrance. "We need to move, or they'll pass us!"
"She's right," Isou said and moved forward. "We won't pass by standing around here like this." The group instantly moved forwards and began to run. Those with higher mobility such as Miyuki and Koko lead them while the other's scurried after them. Ryoken held back slightly due to the pain as some of the applicants passed him, bewildered at the sight of his arm.
And then he heard it.
There was a grunt and Ryoken turned back to see Enkai had tripped with more and more applicant's rushing past them. He looked up at Ryoken, eyes full of sadness as he reached out.
"Fuck it" Ryoken thought. He dashed back to Enkai who was picking himself up off the ground, wiping the blood off a nasty cut from where he'd scraped his knee. Ryoken bent over and turned around.
"Hop on my back and don't you dare let go" Ryoken ordered. Enkai did so, slowing climbing the boy's back. Ryoken winced in pain as he moved his burnt arm, using it to try and help the fish-boy onto his back. He could see several applicants were at the gateway. He Hellhound roared in his head, begging to be let free. And Ryoken let it out. Assuming a full body transformation, Ryoken grew to the size of a lion as flames sprouted from his body. He desperately held them back for fear of burning Enkai. The Hellhound was soon speeding towards the gateway like a freight train. The other applicants stared in shock as the Hellhound rushed past them, a wave of flames following him. In an instant, it passed the gateway and slowed to a stop. Enkai slowly looked up to see groups of applicants staring at him.
"Thirty-seventh place! Thirty-eighth place!" A voice called out. Enkai blinked in surprise. They didn't… did they…?
"T-Tenshi-san, we… did it. We actually did it! Tenshi-san we made it!" Enkai cheered with excitement smiling for the first time in a long while.
"Okimoto-san!" Maruchisu called, waving him over as he stood there with the rest of the two groups. Enkai smiled and waved back at him. For the first time in months, he felt… happy.
"Come on Tenshi-san, let's go," he said. Unfortunately, this happiness was short-lived as the Hellhound roughly knocked Enkai off and growled angrily. "Tenshi-san! What are you-?" Enkai was cut off by the loud growling coming from the Hellhound as he sniffed the air before turning to Maruchisu and the others. "Tenshi…san?" Enkai asked. The Hellhound ignored him and began to stalk closer to the group.
"Tenshi-san? Are you alright?" Maruchisu asked. The Hellhound growled in response. An awful feeling rose within Maruchisu as he watched the Hellhound slowly stalk closer to them. Something was very wrong. The Hellhound then pounced at them, roaring viciously as it bared its teeth. The group stared in shock at the charging beast when…
"Ryoken! ENOUGH!"
The Hellhound instantly stopped, and the transformation reverted, just a few feet away from where the group was standing. The fur reverted back into skin as Ryoken's muscles shrank to their normal size.
"Fuck! I almost did it again!" Ryoken wanted to kick himself at letting his own stupidity get to him. He knew the Hellhound was wild and uncontrollable and yet he gave into it again. "It's lucky he was here." Ryoken turned back to see a man standing beside Enkai. He was tall with a head of long black hair that was kept out of his ocean blue eyes. The attire he wore was a simply navy-blue suit over a white shirt and black tie. His eyes narrowed as he glared at Ryoken who just blushed slightly in embarrassment and anger. But there was a problem however…
"Um… Tenshi-san…" Miyuki trailed off. Chizu was staring and Isou and Maruchisu were looking away. Ryoken then realised what they meant. He was completely naked. Everything apart from his collar had been torn to shreds.
"Could someone please get me a jacket?" He asked loudly. The man in the suit sighed loudly as one of the school nurses came rushing over with a blanket. She quickly led Ryoken away to the infirmary while the others stared in slight bewilderment. Not Koko though who stood frozen in fear. She'd gone pale as a ghost when Ryoken had charged that them in his transformed state.
"He's one of them… isn't he?"
Konseigo Infirmary, Konseigo Academy - 12:01 PM
Since the infirmary for Konseigo Academy was mostly under repair at the current moment, only a small number of rooms there could be utilised. The nearby classrooms were being used as makeshift infirmaries for any wounded while the results for the exam were being sorted out. Ryoken was luckily enough to be given one of the remaining rooms instead of a classroom, but he knew it was Amon's doing. That stupid old bastard butting into everything. Ryoken wanted to hit something but dare not move his arm or the cream covering it would spill onto the floor. The school nurse had applied the cream to his arm and stated that it would settle after time. After that his burns would heal within three hours. Ryoken believed it would only be an hour before he healed in fact.
The door to the room opened and the nurse strode in with Enkai in tow. The two didn't speak as the nurse went about her work, cleaning up the wound on his leg before leaving to assist the other nurses with the rest of the examinees. The two sat in silence earlier for a moment before Ryoken finally spoke.
"I'm… sorry Okimoto-san" he said quietly. Enkai who was sitting on the bed across looked up at him. "I… I lost control again and hurt you. I'm sorry for being such an idiot." Enkai didn't reply for a moment, trying to think of the right thing to say.
"It's fine," he said quietly. "I can understand the problem with your Quirk. You said it gets difficult to control so what happened wasn't your fault." He then recalled the incident with the drone in the forest zone and how Ryoken had smashed it to pieces.
"But each time I hurt someone! I happened last time and almost did again!" Ryoken cried. Enkai paused.
"Last time? Is he not talking about the drone from the forest zone?" He though. Enkai then spoke again.
"Um… Tenshi-san?" He asked.
"What is it?" Ryoken responded, too busy thinking about what could have happened.
"Would you like to be friends?" Enkai asked. Ryoken froze. Someone wanted to be friends with him? "It's just that you said after the exam we'll see if it is worth being friends and you've helped me a lot Tenshi-san. You've treated me like an actual person and not a monster. You do seem like a good person, Quirk or not. So will you be my friend?" Ryoken couldn't help but stare at the boy for a moment. Finally, a small chuckle escaped his lips as he closed his eyes and faced the roof, wanting to get some rest now.
"You can call me Ryoken if you want then. I don't really care" he said. Enkai's eyes lit up.
"Does…does that mean?" He said hopefully.
"Just don't go telling everyone twenty-four-seven okay?" Enkai beamed brightly.
"Th-Thank you… Ryoken-Kun" Enkai said happily. Perhaps the surface wasn't so bad after all.
Unknown Industrial Estate, Musutafu - 10:27 PM
The streets were quiet that night in Musutafu as its citizens had already settled down for the night. Only one single warehouse in a small industrial section of the town was active. Inside was a large table with three men sat down long it. The leader of the group sat that the head, a tall black-haired and red-eyed man with a simple sleeveless black jacket under a red T-shirt along with black cargo bottoms and boots. His two lackeys, a tall blonde man and a short brown-haired man, wore similar clothing. Both of them had the same sleeveless jacket but different tops underneath it; the blonde having a white long-sleeved top while the brown-haired man had a black T-shirt underneath.
"Will that guy hurry up already!" The leader yelled, angrily slamming his hands down on the table in the process.
"C-calm down Brutus-Sama. I'm sure he's just running a little late" the blonde said.
"We only have one syringe of the stuff left!" The Brutus exclaimed. "How can I be calm when we're running low!" Just then there was a loud knocking coming from the door in the other room where the warehouse entrance was.
"Good. He's arrived then" Brutus huffed before turning to the brown-haired man. "Get that will you?" The brown-haired man followed the orders given and exited the room, closing the door behind him. Silence followed for a few moments before there was a sudden yell and the brown-haired man came flying into the room from a freshly made hole in the wall. He landed hard on the table and didn't move.
"My apologies for that" A new voice said. It was deep and radiated power with every word spoken. "My methods are a little extreme but…" A wave of air rushed through the hole and into the blonde, knocking him off his chair and into the wall on the opposite end of the warehouse. "They get the job done." The newcomer was absolutely huge. Standing a good 7ft with an extremely muscular physique that could be seen under his clothes. His attire was a large black bulletproof vest with the word 'DIESEL' in bold yellow writing under a black bomber jacket along with black cargo bottoms, kneepads, boots and gloves. His dog-like face was covered in jet black fur that was mostly hidden by a black muzzle-like mask.
"You've got some balls walking right in here, Diesel," Brutus said as he got up. "This is Triad territory and you just started a war right now." Diesel scoffed at the threat, black smog oozing out of his muzzle like the fumes from an engine.
"Like your little gang of misfits could take me. Now despite my earlier actions, I'm in no mood for a fistfight, so let's talk" Diesel said. Brutus just laughed, pulling out a syringe of black liquid from his jacket pocket.
"Go fuck yourself" Brutus huffed before jabbing the needle in his arm. He shuddered as the black liquid was injected into his body, the effects taking place immediately. His skin suddenly turned bright red before his arms expanded rapidly, the muscles growing at a rapid rate. His body did so too, swelling up to match his now-massive arms while his sclera turned black. Diesel tilted his head slightly before Brutus charged at him. Diesel's navy-blue eyes widened as Brutus swung his hulking fist into him, not giving the dog man a chance to react. He went flying through the wall he'd just ruined before slamming into the next one and tumbling onto the street outside.
Name: Suji Uneru
Villain Name: Brutus
Quirk: Swell
Suji's Quirk allows him to increase the size of various body parts at will. This is done by causing his body parts (mainly muscles) to rapidly grow in size by forcing the generation of more body cells. He has the option to swell a single body part or his whole body and turn into a giant. Under the effects of Trigger, Suji's body rapidly accelerates the cell growth and can even repair any damage done to his body. The downsides of the Quirk is that Suji becomes much slower despite the increased strength.
"This is going to be real fun," Brutus said as he slowly strode out the building through the hole, he'd thrown Diesel though; ducking due to his increased size. Diesel slowly got to his feet and cracked his neck.
"Took the words right out of my mouth" he muttered. The pair charged at each other, a thunderclap echoing down the street as their bodies collided. Brutus had aimed to slam both fists down into Diesel who had managed to block them by holding onto them. Both struggled for a minute, trying to push each other before Diesel jumped back and Brutus' fists came crashing into the ground. Diesel jumped back once more to get some distance between the pair before pulling his right arm back. Brutus only noticed at the last second as Diesel punched, a blast of pressurised air rocketing towards him. Brutus instantly raised both arms and blocked; the air blast pushing him back slightly. He then grinned.
"Nice try! You'll-" Brutus didn't even get to finish as Diesel was up close and delivering a powerful punch in his face. Diesel felt something crack underneath his fist as Brutus was sent flying back towards the warehouse. Diesel didn't relent, however, charging after Brutus who was still in mid-air before delivering a powerful kick to his side. Brutus was sent tumbling along the ground before landing on his back. The last thing he saw was the silhouette of Diesel flying towards him at high speed.
The force of the impact sent a shockwave down the street as windows were smashed and walls cracked under the force. A crater lay in the middle of the road with various pieces of asphalt everywhere as Diesel stood up in the middle of the crater, completely unphased by his attack. Beneath him lay Brutus, battered, beaten and barely breathing as the drug's effects had worn off. Diesel glared at him angrily before picking the beaten man up by his torn shirt. Diesel pulled his fist back, aiming directly at his skull as Brutus began to panic.
"The fastest diesel train can run up to one hundred and forty-eight miles per hour. I've been using less than half that speed. If you can't answer my question, then I'm afraid you'll feel the full force of the world speed record for diesel locomotives" the dog man threatened.
"Please! I'm just a simple lackey for the bosses!" Brutus begged.
"Tell me, who is your dealer? Is it her?" Diesel asked.
"H-her? Who's Her?" Brutus asked in a confused panic. Diesel growled and pulled his fist back even more. "WAIT! I don't know who you're talking about!" Brutus screamed in fear. Diesel growled once more, black smoke escaping from his muzzle. "I'm serious! Our dealer is a dude! Blonde hair! Blue eyes! And he's American! That's all I know! I swear Diesel!" Diesel relaxed and dropped Brutus onto the ground roughly.
"Consider yourself lucky today. Any other day I would have ripped your head off" Diesel said as he climbed out of the crater. "And stop taking that stuff. It's not good for you. I know from experience." With that said, Diesel was off into the night once more to begin another search.
"Just wait until I find you Necro. We are going to have a nice long 'talk' about things."
And another chapter! Sorry for taking so long on this one. The first draft for this chapter I decided to scrap completely since I wasn't satisfied with some of it. And I think this is the longest chapter I've written now simply because I wanted to get past the exam XD. But now the exam is finished and I can get on with the actual plot which I've been itching to start! And starting it off is the introduction of the wonderful villain Diesel. How he gets involved with the class will he revealed soon, Mwahahahaha.
On a serious note if you liked the chapter then leave a review why and I'll see you in the next update!