"Daichi is strong. His exoskeleton is tough and when he's in his mantis shrimp form, his punches are dangerous", Mitsuji told Kai.

"Don't worry. I'll beat him and be the champion. I'll be a great hero", he replied.

Kai walked out of the corridor and into the arena. He heard the cheers of the crowd as he walked.

He saw Daichi standing on the arena and Kai stood away from him.

"Now! The student who bagged the 1st place in the obstacle course with his formidable Quirk, from the hero course: Daichi Hisakawa! A person who brings light to those in the dark, from the hero course: Kai Hikari!", Present Mic announced.

The two students were silent as they looked at each other. Tension was in the air. Kai already knew that Daichi was strong. He could turn into a dragonfly and be fast in the air or be a crab with a tough exoskeleton. Kai knew he was a formidable foe.

"START!"

Kai shot lasers from both of his hands but Daichi turned into a crab. His lasers didn't even leave a scratch. Kai continued shooting his laser until he felt his hand heating up. Daichi then transformed into a dragonfly and flew towards Kai.

No time to cool down!, Kai thought.

He shot lasers from his hands again and tried to hit the dragonfly but it avoided the attack. However, it couldn't get close to Kai so it flew back. Kai continued shooting even though the dragonfly dodged his attacks. He then stopped when his hands heated up again.

Daichi watched him from a distance. He already knew Kai's weakness. All he had to do was overheat Kai's hands and he would be able to get close. The question was how much was needed to overheat his hands.

Daichi flew towards Kai and Kai started shooting lasers again. However, the lasers didn't last long as Kai stopped shooting and clenched his fist. Daichi felt that it was his chance so he flew close.

"Gotcha!", Kai shouted and lasers shot out from his eyes.

The dragonfly barely avoided it and flew away.

I see. He can use other parts of his body other than his hands, Daichi analyzed.

He decided to change his tactics. Daichi transformed into a human-sized scorpion. Kai gritted his teeth. All he could do was shoot lasers but it wouldn't do a thing to the scorpion. His hands still felt hot and he couldn't risk heating his eyes.

Kai shot laser from his hands but it didn't scratch the scorpion. He then thought of another thing. He raised his hand and a ball of compressed laser appeared.

"Take this!"

The laser ball made its way towards Daichi and exploded upon contact. Cracks appeared on the scorpion's armor.

"It worked! Hikari's attack had effect on Hisakawa's exoskeleton!", Present Mic shouted.

It was fortunate that it worked but if his laser ball could only crack Daichi's armor, then he was in loads of trouble. Unlike the laser beams, the laser ball required concentration and heated his hand faster.

What should I do?

The scorpion crawled its way towards him. It was slow so Kai had time to think. But no matter how hard he could think, the only possible way for him to win was to use the laser balls. And it was difficult for him.

I want to be a hero!, he heard her voice.

What?, Kai thought.

Be the best hero you can be, he heard her voice again.

It was then he remembered her.

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Kai Hikari lived a nice life. With a loving father and a caring mother, he lived a relatively nice life a 4 year old kid could have. However, he didn't have that many friends except for a certain Quirkless girl named May Lilac.

His Quirk appeared when May was being bullied. After all, life was unfair for those who didn't have power. Kai couldn't accept that and when he punched a bully, a small of light shot from him.

For the next five years, they became close and Kai even developed feelings for her. She told him of her dream: to become a great Quirkless hero. Her smile captured Kai's heart for real and he told her that he would support her in her harsh journey in every way he could. It was like a fairytale.

But reality was different and not everything had a happy ending.

On their way home, a creep followed them. Knowing they were in danger, they ran and ended up in an alleyway. Kai tried to fire a warning shot using his Quirk but before he knew it, a knife was on his neck. May tackled the guy which made him release Kai. But before Kai could thank her, he saw that she had a knife sticking out of her body.

Kai shot a concentrated ball of light at the man and knocked him out. His hands burned but he didn't mind as he ran towards her. Desperate for help, he called an ambulance and the police.

"Be the best hero you can be… I love you… Kai…", she smiled weakly and closed her eyes for the last time.

Months passed and Kai was still mourning for her. He thought that if he was only stronger, he could have saved her. His Quirk was wasted on him. A certain night changed him.

He was walking around the park where he and May met for the first time. A shooting star went by and he made a wish to see his friend one last time. And as if by some miracle, she was standing next to him.

Kai broke down and cried as he apologized countless of times. She told him that it was her choice to save him and that she didn't regret it for even a second. She hugged him and told him to be a hero for those who are weak. Like the same person who saved a Quirkless girl from bullies, she wanted him to be the light for the lost and weak people. She then faded away.

His eyes opened and he realized that he fell asleep at some point. Whether his encounter with May was a dream or not, his resolve hardened. He trained hard with his Quirk and soon applied for UA.

When he saw a boy faint in the practical exam, he was reminded of May for some reason. And when he saw how nervous and weak-looking he was despite his powerful Quirk, he felt that he should be his guiding light until he was able to stand on his own.

"I'm Kai Hikari!"

"Mitsuji… Saiga…"

"Let's be great heroes!"

Like what May wanted…

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That's right… How could I forget? I'm a guiding light! A light that never wavers!, Kai thought.

Large balls of light appeared on both of his hands. He felt his hands burning up but he didn't care. He would fight to the end. He would no longer regret things. The large balls of light continued growing.

"So this is your power… Amazing", Daichi said after he returned to his human form.

May… I'll do my best!

The huge balls of light shot off as huge laser beams from his hands. The light blinded everyone. Kai felt burns appearing on his hands but he still went on until he could no longer raise his hands. His arms were badly burned and he felt pain in his shoulders.

However…

"WHAT A SPECTACULAR ATTACK BY HIKARI! BUT… WHERE'S HISAKAWA?", Present Mic asked.

Kai looked around. He didn't see anything insect-like going towards him. Silence filled the stadium as they waited for Daichi's next move. Kai watched the field and the sky. How could Daichi disappear?

An answer appeared on his mind as he looked down to the ground. He saw a tiny ant.

Don't tell me!

The ant transformed into a human-sized mantis shrimp.

Kai couldn't raise or even shoot out lasers from his burnt hand. If his hands were of no use, then his eyes would do the work.

His eyes glowed but before he could attack, he got punched by Daichi. Kai almost fainted but he fired lasers from his eyes. Daichi transformed into a dragonfly and avoided the attack. He got behind Kai and transformed into a mantis shrimp again.

Daichi landed a blow to Kai's back and knocked him unconscious. He then transformed into his human form.

"You have a strong resolve. And for that, I respect you", he said as he looked at Kai's burnt hands.

Hey everyone! That was Kai and Daichi's fight! If you don't count the flashback, it's a pretty short fight but I decided to do a Naruto move. Also, it would be a waste not to use what pokemansuperallstar sent me since he spent some time creating a background story for Kai. And I want to thank Lydron! He actually spent time on reviewing some of my chapters (and in a short while too! You must've been binge-reading eh?) Anyways, next chapter is about Sunajiki and Jacob's fight! Hope you enjoyed it and leave a review!

(Also, for those who've sent OCs, you can send some additional tidbits about your OCs or maybe some background information/story. It would help me understand them more and makes it easier writing about them. And it might be featured as a flashback like what happened to Kai's. Until then! Bye!)