"A delinquent?", Izuku asked.
"Yeah. He defeated different gangs and formed a group in my old school. He broke many rules and was very unhero-like", Eijiro answered,
"Also, it was said that he wasn't even afraid of using his Quirk against teachers and even police officers", Mina added.
"How could a guy like that be a hero?", Minoru asked.
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The winged girl and the masked boy were waiting in front of the bomb. They stood there silently and the winged girl found it awkward. The boy was cracking his fingers.
"So… What's our plan?", Runa asked.
"Beat them up", Kuroi answered.
Runa sighed. She thought that Kuroi was overconfident. Having too much confidence was dangerous. They were facing against enemies with unknown Quirks so they have to be as careful as possible. And yet the boy beside her wasn't even fazed.
Erude and Tang were walking in the fourth floor of the building.
"Like what Jacob and Arakawa did, we should work together. Tell me, what's your Quirk?", Erude asked.
"Water Cannon… I shoot water from my hands", she answered.
"That's… useful"
They walked silently. Erude wanted to talk but she didn't look like the talkative type. Also, they were in a combat training so he talking wasn't really that necessary. It didn't take long before they arrived at the room where the bomb was.
"Enemy!", Runa shouted and everyone but Kuroi got into a battle stance.
Runa shot off feathers from her wings. Her Quirk was Angel Wings. She has wings that had a wingspan of 10 ft and she can launch her feathers like arrows. The winged-girl couldn't use her wings to fly since she was confined in a small room therefore she had no choice but to use her feathers as projectiles.
Erude smiled and lifted his right arm. The feathers stopped midair and Runa was confused. The feathers dropped to the ground after a few seconds. Erude Rikaga, Quirk: Telekinesis. He can lift and control objects using his mind. If he goes beyond his limit, he will suffer from a serious headache.
The winged girl shot off more feathers but the result was still the same. The arrows stopped midair and fell to the ground as Erude and Tang slowly moved closer.
Tang shot off pressurized water from her hands and hit Runa causing her to be knocked back. Runa stood up but her wings became heavy due to being wet. Normally, her wings were coated with a special oil that could handle water but since she received large amounts of water, her wings were wet and hard to move.
This is bad. My feathers are useless against Rikaga and Izumi disabled my Quirk. Is this it?, she thought.
Kuroi took a step forward and everyone looked at him.
"Kufufufufu… I guess it's time for me to act", he said.
The attacking team was on guard. They haven't seen his Quirk yet and if he was that confident, it must be formidable. Erude levitated a few rocks around him and Tang aimed her hands at Kuroi.
Kuroi cracked his finger and then, four red tentacles emerged from his back. Tang shot water at him but the tentacles protected him. The tentacles then went for Tang but she avoided it. However, a tentacle emerged from the ground and hit her stomach. The blow was strong and another tentacle whipped her. Tang was wrapped with one of the tentacles and was thrown away.
"Easy", Kuroi said.
Kuroi Niriyama, Quirk: Mutant Cells. He has special cells in his body that produces red tentacles in his body. The tentacles can be as hard, flexible, and long as he wants.
Tang coughed as she groveled in the ground because of the pain. Upon hearing his teammates pained groans, Erude was angry.
"Don't you know how to hold back?", he asked.
"'Hold back? This is a combat exercise. We must go all out and surpass our limit. What was it? Oh yeah. "Go beyond. Plus Ultra." Right?"
Stones and debris floated and launched at Kuroi. However, he wrapped himself with his tentacles and defended against the projectiles. Erude continued his onslaught of debris and stones against Kuroi. A tentacle emerged from the ground and Erude noticed it in time. He jumped away but it caught his feet. Other tentacles got his arms and other leg.
"If you surrender, it would be less painful", Kuroi told him with a cold voice.
"…I surrender", Erude said and looked down.
"Team Izumi and Rikaga surrendered. Team Niriyama and Tenshi wins!", Toshinori announced.
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"He's strong", Kai commented.
"Niriyama has good control over his Quirk which makes him a formidable opponent. I wonder how tough his tentacles are", Aome said.
The two teams arrived at the observation room.
"Good fight", Toshinori praised them.
But the teams knew it was far from a good fight. Runa felt that she was useless. Erude and Tang knew that they were powerless against Kuroi. Toshinori's praise went through one ear and came out in the other.
"Now now. I know you must be feeling frustrated but it's normal. This is your first battle after all. You have room to improve. Young Tenshi, find other ways to utilize your Quirk. The same goes for you, Young Erude. There must be more ways to use your Quirk than just throwing debris. Anyone can do that. Young Izumi, train your Quirk. Water Quirks are really useful. And as for Young Niriyama… keep up the good work", Toshinori discussed.
The teams nodded and went back to the group. The door to the observation room opened and a boy with dark dirty blonde hair entered. Narruk arrived in the room.
"Ah. Young Mondronen. Glad to see you well", Toshinori said.
"Yeah. Aside from a little headache, I'm doing well", he replied.
"Good. We're about to start the next round"
The defending team had two boys. One had grey hair with a blue stripe down the middle. He was wearing a multicolored cape, a protective body suit, black gauntlets that contained a crystal and wore a half-red-half-blue v-shaped mask that only covered his face. The other boy had white hair and red eyes. His hero outfit was black and blue samurai armor with a blue oni mask and grappling hook launchers on both arms.
"The name's Daichi Hisakawa", the samurai boy introduced.
"Hello. It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Watabe Kiyonaga!", the boy in the v-shaped mask introduced and did a pose.
The attacking team consisted of an odd-eyed boy with long shaggy brown hair. He wore a bulletproof trench coat and contained various tools and weapons. The other member was a black-haired boy with glasses. He wore a large hoodie with normal clothes except that he has programmable exo-suit underneath.
"Hey there! Cool costumes. My name's Drake Smith", the boy in the trench coat introduced himself.
"Yo! I'm Purorakudo Gemu! Let's have a good match!", the boy in the doofie said.
The two teams headed to the combat site and they did their preparations.
"Let's go on separate ways", Drake proposed.
"What? Shouldn't we work together?", Purorakudo asked.
"Don't worry. I have a plan", he said and ran off, leaving his teammate behind.
Meanwhile, the duo in front of the bomb was waiting for their enemies.
"What's your Quirk?", Daichi asked.
"My Quirk is dazzling. Once my radiant light hits you, your emotion will change!", Watabe answered.
"… That's it?"
"Yes!"
This is going to be tough, Daichi thought.
He noticed a lone boy wearing a hoodie enter the room. Daichi looked around for any signs of the other enemy. Upon knowing that he wasn't around, he transformed into a human-sized brontoscorpio. He clicked his two pincers and looked straight at Purorakudo.
Ewww. Insects. This couldn't get any worse, Purorakudo thought.
Daichi Hisakawa, Quirk: Arthropod! He can transform into insects including mythical and prehistoric ones. However he only has a limited time to maintain a form before he loses control.
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"I-I-Insect!", Toru screamed.
"What kind of insect is that?", Denki asked.
Koji muffled a scream because his fear of insect kicked in. And it wasn't just any insect. It was as big as a human and it was a prehistoric one.
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Purorakudo Geimu was about to fight when a grey light shined on him. He felt all of his energy leave him and he felt listless and unmotivated.
"Hey. What happened?", Daichi asked.
"Do whatever you want. I'm tired", Purorakudo answered.
Daichi looked at the source of the light and it came from Watabe.
Watabe Kiyonaga, Quirk: Art Attack! He can influence the emotions of a target based on the color of the light he shines upon them. Red is for anger, pink is for happiness, blue is for sadness, and etc.
"Don't worry! I'll take care of him. Just find the other one", Watabe said.
"The attacking team touched the bomb. Team Smith and Gemu wins!", Toshinori announced.
"WHAT?", Watabe and Daichi asked in surprise.
They saw Drake touching the bomb.
"He didn't enter the room at all!", Daichi exclaimed.
"It's my Quirk. Sorry about that", Drake told them as if that was enough explanation.
Drake Smith, Quirk: Fourth-Wall Break. He can tell when someone thinks about him and when someone talks or looks at him. When no one is focusing on him, he can teleport to anywhere he can see with a 1 second cool down. Also, cameras can't see him if he wants to.
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"That was a quick fight", Narruk said.
"Indeed. But speed is important for heroics. Take note of that", Toshinori said.
The two teams entered the observation room.
"Good job, Young Smith. By retrieving the bomb in the swiftest and safest way, you won. However, a hero never sacrifices his comrades. You must thing of Young Gemu's welfare too if you use a plan like that again. As for you three… better luck next time", Toshinori said.
"Now then… For our last battle for today. Please step up!"
A girl with straight brown hair and light brown eyes stepped forward. She was wearing a long and dark lavender overcoat over a short frilly dusty lilac dress with wide sleeves and white tights. Her teammate was a boy with white hair and pale yellow eyes. His costume consisted of a fancy white suit and blue tie.
"I am Tsubaki Kamiya. It is a pleasure to meet you", she introduced herself and curtsied.
"Greetings. I am Shiroi Kiri. Nice to meet you", the boy introduced himself.
The other team had a blond boy with azure blue eyes. He wore a streamlined jet black bodysuit that could resist heat and frost and digital goggles that acted as a gadget that calculates. His comrade was a girl with purple hair and blue eyes. Her hero costume was a skintight violet suit with gauntlets and boots.
"Heya. I'm Nozomi Kido", the girl introduced herself.
"Hello there. My name is Nagai Tokuhei. A pleasure to meet such beautiful ladies today", he said.
Tsubaki and Nozomi smiled at the compliment.
"Now then, head to the stage. It's time for the final battle!", Toshinori said.
Hey everyone! Yep. I think I'll always start my author's notes with a "Hey everyone". Anyways… Thanks to The Last Appleborne for Drake Smith and Purorakudo Gemu, Aerodactyl999 for Daichi Hisakawa, monfernova for Watabe Kiyonaga and Nagai Tokuhei, Post-Apocalyptic-Misha for Tsubaki Kamiya, and myself for Nozomi Kido and Shiroi Kiri. Stay tuned for the next ep and leave a review.