『No. 15 - Obsidian Mind』

"You've only been there for one week and you've already been hospitalized! I don't care if they're paying for your bills, I can tell that school isn't safe! I know it's your dream school, but there are much better options!" my mom screamed over the phone.

At the time of this conversation, I was still in the hospital. I had just woken up and was greeted with the talk that I feared the most.

"I'm the one who went and got injured! The school had nothing to do with it!" I yelled back, sitting up in my hospital bed.

"How did the villains get in anyway? Isn't the school to blame for that?" she said.

"But-"

"Tucker, I love you," she whispered. "But you need to consider your own safety before you consider anything else. I'm sorry, but I'm going to talk to your dad about you coming home,"

I clenched my fist and kept silent. Somehow, throughout that whole encounter last week, I never even once considered my parent's feelings. It was inconsiderate of me, but I still did it unintentionally... and I made them hurt because of it.

My mom sighed. "Well, get better soon. I'm sorry about this, but-"

"Just give me one more chance!" I yelled. "I'll get stronger so you won't have to worry about me again! I'll make sure that I never get hurt like this from now on! Just please give me another shot!"

I didn't get a response instantly. My mom was quiet. It was obvious that she was deep in thought after what I just yelled. But, she eventually spoke.

"You obviously seem passionate about attending this school... I don't really see why, but..." she muttered. "If you're serious about this, I'll give you one more chance. But, if you get hurt again in any way, you're coming straight back home,"

A wave of relief washed over me as I heard those words. I convinced her to let me stay, but from that point on I'd have to stay completely safe, no matter what happened.

My face lit up and I smiled. "Thank you, mom! I won't get a single scratch, I promise!"

"You better not... Well, I have to get going. I love you, get well soon," she said.

"I love you, too,"

A beep came from the phone as my mom hung up. I sat in my bed with a smile on my face, but worry slowly forming inside me. I had just made a promise that I had to keep if I wanted to stay at Blackwood. I'd need to get stronger for the sake of my future.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" I asked.

"There's someone here to see you," said the person behind the door. I recognized the voice as my doctor almost instantly.

"Someone here to see me...?" I whispered.

The door slowly opened and a tall black figure stood in the doorway. They wore a black skin-tight suit and helmet.

"Uh, do I know you?" I asked.

The figure walked forward closer to my bed and raised one of its hands up to its head. They pointed out two of their fingers and placed them on a button placed on the side of their head. Then, the helmet they had on retracted back and opened up, piece by piece. While this was happening, I expected some really cool looking person behind the mask. But, it was just some regular guy with short brown hair.

He waved with the hand he had already raised. "Hey there, kid! You're Tucker, right?" he said.

To make sure I was a safe distance away from this random guy, I scooted over a bit in my bed before slowly raising my hand and waving back. "Yea...? Who are you?"

"I'm Obsidian Mind! I work as a hero around here," he said.

'A hero? Why would he come to see me if I don't even know him?' I thought.

Obsidian Mind scratched the back of his head. "Well, uh... You're just kinda staring at me and honestly, it's scaring me... You're not even gonna question why am I here visiting you in the hospital when I've never even met you?"

After he said that, I just stared at him even more before actually saying something. "Is your Quirk reading minds?" I asked.

His face instantly changed to one of utter confusion. "Huh? What are you talking about?" he asked.

I shook my head. "Nevermind. But, why are you here?"

He smiled and pointed at me. "I came to ask about you and that Quirk of yours," he said.

"My Quirk?"

"Yeah, turns out your Quirk and mine are pretty similar,"

"What do you mean?"

Obsidian Mind reached into a pocket hidden on his suit and pulled out a shiny object. He knelt down next to my bed and reached out to me with the object in his hand. "Here, hold this," he said.

Before following up on his offer, I got a closer look at the object in his hand. It was a piece of diamond. I instantly jumped back in my bed and stared directly at the diamond.

"T-T-that's-" I stuttered.

"A diamond, yeah," he stated with a slight smile. "Take it,"

I stuck out both of my hands in front of me. "I can't take something like that! Do you realize how much that costs?!"

Obsidian Mind sighed. "Listen, kid, I'm not giving it to you to keep. I'm letting you borrow it so you can use your Quirk,"

My eyes widened. He was about to give me one of the hardest materials known to man so I could use my Quirk. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity, so there was no way I would pass it up.

I slowly opened and reached out my hand. "Okay," I said.

He smiled and placed the diamond piece on my palm. "That's what I like to hear,"

The diamond piece sat directly in the center of my palm. I stared at it for a few seconds before taking a deep breath and forming a fist around the piece. Then, I did what I normally did when I use my Quirk. I closed my eyes and focused on the part of my body I wanted to cover, my right arm... and...

A few seconds of silence passed. It felt like I was in my own little world since Obsidian Mind wasn't saying anything or making any noise. But, the silence got cut off moments later by the man himself.

"Whoa!" Obsidian Mind shouted.

The sudden shout caused me to open my eyes in shock. Once I did open my eyes, I squinted at the immense light coming from my arm. The light from the sun and lights in the room were all reflecting off my arm. It was reflecting off of the raw diamond covering my arm.

"I had a feeling you had great potential," said Obsidian Mind. "How would you feel about coming by my agency after you're released from the hospital?" he asked.

"Huh?" I questioned while staring at him.

He lifted himself up and flashed a big smile. "I'm gonna teach you the ropes, Tucker!"

『No. 15 - END』