Hey dudes and dudettes, sorry about the long wait with this guy, but real life sucks sometimes. Anyway, I've got a few announcements before we get into the chapter, so read them if you want, or skip if you don't care.
1- The first chapter for Pokemon Journeys: Hoenn will be posted sometime in the next few weeks, depends on how much free time I have. I've taken your opinions into consideration and have decided that Torchic will be our starters
2-I've finally finished compiling the Class FH1 Roster (Some of whom will show up in this chapter) so here you go. I'm sorry if your character didn't make it. They will show up later as upperclassmen or Pro Heroes.
Benjamin Wallaby
Cody Adams
Damien Chase
Dominique Wufu
Jahaziah Cortes
Jake Schmiede
Nathan Larsson
Kenny Philips
Leopold Stellar
Liam Heartsworth
Lilia Ayria
Payton Bille
Saroya Sawyer
Taiga Naoto
Vanessa Monteur
Vivianne Ochoa
3-So, about the League of Villains...don't get mad at me. This chapter is basically a cameo of them. We don't even truly know what they want with the Black Order yet (You guys don't at least) but this is just my way of showing that there is a lot going on behind the scenes.
4-WE HAVE A DISCORD, LINK IN MY PROFILE!
5-Edit 1/28/19-Big thanks to IWriteWhenTheHiatusStrikes for beta-ing this chapter!
IMPORTANT: It's chapter 10, which I see as a benchmark, so let's talk about my overall vision of this story. My plan right now is to have 3 parts, each around 14-16 arcs, that will make up our main story. Later on down the line I also plan to have some branch off stories after this one is finally finished. These include an Origin Story about Miss Vesuvius, an epilogue/movie/short story about Kira, and a movie/short story following USAEI Seniors vs. UA Seniors. There will certainly be more down the line, but so far these are my plans. I also need suggestions for what you guys wanna see later down the line. I've got the beginning and end all planned out, but the middle is pretty sporadic in terms of story.
Alright, that's everything. I hope you all enjoy! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to leave a review, send a PM, or email me (This is located at the bottom of chapter 1).
Purpose of a Hero
June 15, 2317
Prophet grinned maliciously as his fearless leader took their blue-haired visitor into his private office. In his eyes, Plague was a messiah. A man who would change history for the betterment of mankind, a true visionary. It was the main reason he'd followed him for nearly three decades. To see his master finally stepping out from within the shadows was invigorating, even more so than being given the order to hunt down and kill one of the top ten North American Heroes. "Oh glorious day, we've begun our path to perfection." His proclamation caught the attention of Spitfire, who snorted.
"Knock it off with that shit, Prophet. No one wants to listen to you preach."
"Yeah, seriously. It's friggin' annoying," Puppeteer agreed, causing Spitfire to roll his eyes and turn his head to face her.
"Shut up, like you're any better."
"I WAS AGREEING WITH YOU ASSHOLE!" As per usual, this devolved into another spirited shouting match between two of the Black Order's highest ranking members, something that constantly made Prophet waver between amusement and irritation. 'For Generals in our master's army, those two have the nature of school children fighting over a ball. My master must see something in them that I don't. He must some kind of latent potential in them.' The man thought, shaking his head at the pair's angered yells. Suddenly, a voice spoke up from behind the priest-looking elder.
"They always like this?" It was the heavily scarred man that had exited the portal right behind Tomura Shigaraki. While his facial expression was largely neutral, maybe portraying a hint of curiosity, Prophet could see the suspicion in his eyes.
"Unfortunately. They just don't understand the magnitude of this joyous occasion. With the unity between our masters solidified, this world will crumble beneath our combined might!" The man stated, his smile reaching from ear to ear. "My master informed me that only Mr. Shigaraki and Mr. Kurogiri were to be attending our meeting, yet they bring you along. Tell me why."
"Eh? I dunno. I'm new to the League," the scarred man said nonchalantly. The elder frowned as he absorbed this information. While some wouldn't question it, Prophet had been in the business of villainy for far too long to not expect the worst. 'Hm, was Mr. Shigaraki expecting a fight? Surely his own master told him about the intentions of Master Plague. Perhaps this is his master's plan, to wipe out the competition? No, he is more intelligent than that. All-for-One would certainly see the value in a non-aggression pact between two bastions of the new world. Of course, that begs the question of why he is acting subservient to this...child. I assume this particular meeting has something to do with that fiasco involving the so-called 'Hero Killer'.' Prophet was broken out of his pondering as an irate-looking Shigaraki stormed out of Plague's office and glared daggers at everyone in the room.
"Kurogiri, Dabi, we are leaving." With that announcement, the scarred individual sighed and stuck his hands into the deep pockets of his stitched-together trench coat. The black-mist user, who'd largely remained quiet throughout the short fifteen minutes the meeting had taken, quickly complied, his body expanding into a portal. However, before the blue-haired man could enter it, the raspy voice of Plague stopped him.
"Shigaraki. My contact will meet you in Tokyo upon your return, probably in an alleyway or something. Be on the lookout for a blond man with a fake eye hidden underneath a cloak. He'll serve your cause well enough, just make sure you give him something to do or he's likely to go insane, and I mean that quite literally." Tomura Shigaraki scowled beneath the hand covering his face but didn't bother to turn around, stepping into the portal and disappearing. Dabi and Kurogiri followed suit, with the latter seemingly collapsing into himself as the portal shrank and vanished completely. The second it was clear that their guests had left, Plague chuckled and turned to Prophet. "Get in touch with Muscular, tell him that Shigaraki is his new boss for the time being."
"Sir?"
"The League of Villains is recruiting, I simply gave them a reference. Along with that, and a bit of funding, I was able to negotiate the terms of our non-aggression pact. Granted, it took some time to get that boy to listen to me. Apparently, we aren't 'important enough to get rid of' in Tomura's eyes. Luckily, All-for-One always had a bit more sense to him than most."
"So? What now then, boss?" Spitfire inquired, crossing his arms over his chest, still not fully comprehending the meaning behind his leader's words.
"We plan. The first stage is done, now we move on to stage two. Spitfire, begin preparations."
Purpose of a Hero
August 24, 2317...Two Months Later
"Mornin' Melody," Kira yawned as she entered the common area, still dressed in her pajamas, receiving a wave from the redhead in response. The girl's multi-colored hair was an absolute mess Melody noticed, although hers wasn't much better, sticking out at odd angles. It was early Friday morning, the last day of their first week at the Forge, and it appeared as if the entire girl's dorm was up bright and early, the fact that classes started half an hour later on Fridays certainly helped in that regard, in anticipation of the weekend. The only exception to this was, unsurprisingly, Clara, who they'd found out was quite the heavy sleeper.
"Hey, Kira. Have any trouble sleeping? You look exhausted," Andi asked, her brow furrowing slightly at the girl's unkempt hair and the first sign of dark bags forming beneath her black eyes.
"Nah, I just lost track of time studying. Can you believe we already have a test? It's our first week! Ugh, this school is gonna kill me," Kira groaned dramatically, flopping down onto the couch cushion adjacent to Melody, who rolled her eyes as she felt the weight of the black-eyed girl's head rest on her shoulder.
"Well, this is the most difficult Hero program in the entirety of North America, therefore, it makes sense that its normal curriculum would be just as challenging," Hazel stated. "Add that to the fact that only half of the day is devoted to normal studies, I don't find it unusual at all that we are moving faster than what is to be expected."
"Damn, that was eloquent as hell, Hazel!" Kira grinned, patting the girl on the back happily, only to yelp in surprise as Melody flicked her on the nose.
"Language and get off my shoulder, freeloader," the redhead said, lowering her shoulder and then immediately raising it again, causing Kira's falling head to slam into it. While the black-eyed girl pouted and rubbed the sore spot on the side of her face, Melody smiled contently and turned her attention back to the brunette. "She has a point though, Cammie. You do seem to come off as someone who's pretty...rich, I suppose?"
"Oh...well yes. My father is a very renowned lawyer and my mother is an esteemed doctor. We are pretty well off financially," she explained, obviously pleased with what Melody had called her. The night before, as the girls sat at their table in the dorm's dining area, the small girl had asked her classmates to call her by either her middle name or some variation of it. 'Cammie definitely fits her more than Hazel. Other than her speech patterns, she is overly girly in every way.' The girl really appeared to appreciate when the redhead was one of the first to comply with her request. "Anyway, Kira if you ever need any sort of tutoring then I'd be happy to help."
"You are a lifesaver, Cam-baby!" While she was happy about Melody's new nickname for her, Cammie couldn't quite appreciate Kira's the same way. If she noticed the way the brunette's jaw clenched slightly every time she said it, the black-eyed girl never acknowledged her displeasure. To make matters worse, Kira basically tackled the shorter girl with a bone-crushing hug, nearly sending the both of them falling off the couch. Nevertheless, the two would have preferred the short drop to the hardwood floor when they compared it with the actual result...a head-on collision with the hot-blooded Clara.
"WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING MORONS!" The magenta-haired girl bellowed, the front of her orange tank top now covered with the cereal and milk that had been her breakfast. The very sight of Clara at that moment, a vein bulging in her forehead and covered in brightly colored corn flakes, caused Melody to burst into hysterical laughter, something that was immediately mimicked by Kira, while Cammie took the smarter route and got the hell out of the way. The sudden rush of activity had drawn the attention of every student in the area, many of whom watched the scene in amusement.
"That's...probably not good, is it?" Rylee asked, her expression unimpressed. Beside her, Eris just cackled and started cheering.
"Kick her ass, Melody! Get her Kira!" Unfortunately for the laughing girls, these jeers only seemed to provoke even more. Her expression warped from an angry scowl, into a slightly more demented grin.
"Halloway, Kazani...SHUT UP!" Clara boomed, her Quirk activating and increasing the volume of her shout tenfold. The windows of the building shook violently, several people holding mugs cried out in shock as they shattered, and anyone still sleeping had the worst wake-up call of the school year so far, this wasn't the first time Clara's voice had been heard in the morning hours. For those closest to her shout, namely the subjects of her rage, only heard the first few seconds of the yell before they couldn't hear anything anymore. Satisfied, the magenta-haired girl gathered up her school supplies and began making her way to the hallway leading to her room, intending to change her soiled shirt before classes started.
"Jesus Clara. Went a bit far, don't you think?" Rylee inquired, her ears still ringing. Clara scoffed and didn't even stop to acknowledge the girl.
"Their hearing should return in about a half hour, so when it does tell them they're lucky I held back." And with that, Clara left the common area and stalked down the halls to her room, only passing Diana on her way. "Outta the way, lizard."
"It's the first week of school and already we've been woken up three times by her," the reptilian girl muttered to herself, just a bit miffed about having been woken so suddenly. The irate girl paid her no heed and stomped into her room, slamming the door behind her. "I wonder what went wrong this time. It was probably Kira again, those two are always at each other's throat," she muttered to herself, reaching up to rub the sleep from her eyes. When she entered the common area, it was largely deserted, with their extra time running low many students had rushed off to get ready for the day ahead. Of those left behind, only three were from her own class. The ever-enthusiastic Eris, the stoic Rylee, and the tiny Andi, all three of whom were already dressed in their uniforms and sat in plush chairs around one of the room's multiple circular tables.
"Diana, good morning!" Andi greeted cheerily, waving one of her hands vigorously. Eris copied the girl's welcome, while Rylee simply smiled and nodded her head to the reptilian. "So, today's Friday, which means we have specialty courses, right? Which area are you guys specializing in?"
"General Hero," Diana replied, seeming a little off put.
"Same here, can't really use my steam for much else," Rylee commented in her usual bored-sounding tone. Andi nodded, closing her eyes as she thought about this, before humming and shaking her head.
"Yeah, I don't think you guys would fit anywhere else. It's the best place for you. For me, I was kinda stuck between 'Support' or 'Search and Rescue'. In the end, I went with Support. My Quirk can drastically weaken enemies for my teammates to get rid of quickly. Besides, just because I'm a support style Hero, doesn't mean I can't help during emergencies."
"Jeez, you sound like you put a ton of thought into this," Diana commented, slumping into the seat beside Rylee, who bowed her head in agreement. "You're really a Quirk nerd, eh?"
"Oh, yeah I guess so. I've loved them since I was a kid when I first got my Quirk I accidentally almost caused everyone at my friend's birthday party to go deaf, and ever since then I've been fascinated with the uniqueness of Quirks."
"Uniqueness?" Diana asked, her head tilting slightly in confusion.
"Yep, okay like...take Clara for example. At first glance, she appears to have the same Quirk as her father, but in reality, I think hers trades in the pure power of her dad's for precision-based attacks, maybe even augmentation. Or like Melody, she seems to have a bit of trouble holding her Quirk for a long time, so I think something about it is draining her energy at a higher rate than normal. But, that's just a theory," Andi explained, rubbing her neck sheepishly at how into it she had gotten.
"Hm, speaking of which…" Eris grinned as she appeared seemingly out of nowhere. "She and that Narruk guy have been pretty chummy around each other since he knocked her out."
"Oh no, I'm out. Gossip isn't my thing." Rylee rolled her eyes and stood up to leave. Andi frowned and shook her head.
"Maybe, but I think Lyon would have something to say about that. She's like...the only person he talks to," the brunette added, causing Eris to smirk.
"A good old fashioned love triangle, eh?"
"You guys are looking too much into this. We've only been here a week," Diana said. For a moment both of the girls looked at one another, shrugged, and proceeded with their conversation. The reptilian girl sighed and got up to leave as well. Instead of heading back to her room, as Rylee had done, she made her way into the kitchen area, hoping to find some leftovers from the breakfast rush. She walked in with her eyes closed as she yawned, and as such, didn't see the girl she ran headfirst into. "Oh, crap! I'm so sorry."
"No worries! Oh hey, you're new. What's your name?" The girl she'd knocked into inquired. Diana grabbed her offered hand and very nearly gasped as she was pulled up and got her first look a the other girl. "Holy hell, she's beautiful." She observed. The girl had wavy pink hair that fell nearly to her feet and extremely vivid purple eyes. Her most defining feature though was the massive, purple, scorpion-like tail that protruded from underneath her skirt. Seeing where her gaze was focused the girl chuckled. "Pretty deadly-looking, eh?"
"Ah...um, sorry," Diana muttered, embarrassed she'd been caught staring. To her surprise, the pinkette only laughed.
"No worries, compared to some your reaction was pretty tame."
"Yeah, I know all about that," the reptilian girl grumbled.
"So~ anyway...I'm Shaula Newton. A pleasure to meetcha!" Shaula said happily.
"I'm Diana Suharto. It's nice to meet you too."
"Based off what you said earlier, I'm guessing you've had some trouble with people being anti-mutant?" The pinkette asked, her voice suddenly serious. Taken aback by the sudden turn, Diana could only nod as she went about making a few pieces of toast. Shaula nodded, almost as if she'd expected the answer, and grimaced. "Don't take what the say to heart. Some people are just uber bigoted and can't see the beauty in mutant-type Quirks. Really, it's their loss. If I could offer you one piece of advice for dealing with stuff like that, it'd be; don't let it get to you. Become a great person and show them wrong!" In a flash, the girl's serious tone had reverted back to the more bubbly one she had earlier.
"T-Thanks. I'll certainly try my best," Diana replied, a small smile gracing her scaled face.
"Now...you might want to hurry, you're still in your pajamas and class starts in fifteen minutes," Shaula stated cheerily, exiting the kitchen with a pep in her step. For a moment, Diana just stood there, the girl's words not really sinking in. Then her eyes widened and she glanced over at the clock on the wall, swore, and rushed back to her room to change out of her sleepwear, leaving her meager breakfast sitting in the toaster.
Purpose of a Hero
"Alrighty then, today is Friday. You know what that means, specialty training. Now, don't get too excited, today's the first day. Therefore, most of you will be stuck in preliminary explanations and lectures. Although Mr. Rinecase has a reputation of being extremely hard on his students," Mr. Holl muttered, not noticing the way that Andi paled in her seat near the center of the room. "Oh! Another thing I should probably tell you. These classes will be one of the only times you have actual classes with class FH1. You'll have practical training with them pretty often, including on Monday; I have a fun little setup for that, but take this time to get comfortable with them. Heroes always have to...know their fellow Heroes or something like that. The exception is General Hero, since it is the most populated. This is split into two and randomized, so some of you will be in one class with some from FH1, the rest will be in the other. Kinda complicated, but no one listened to me at the faculty meeting. Okay, you're dismissed. Search and Rescue wannabes stay here, you'll be working with me."
"See ya, Mel!" Kira called as she and most of the class got up and left the room. When lunch had ended, they'd been told to go back to their homeroom teacher, who would then send them on their way to specialty training. 'Hm, so Mr. Holl is teaching this class? This kinda confirms my theory about him being telepathic. He could use that to listen for people in pain or stuck where others wouldn't be able to. It's also kinda surprising that we'll be working so closely with FH1 on this. I guess the teachers want us to forge some sort of unity while we're still at school or something. Mr. Holl didn't sound so confident in his explanation. I wonder who else will be in the S&R class. Most of the class is likely going to General, maybe Andi will stay behind with me?' Suddenly, an unfamiliar male voice broke her from her thoughts.
"Hello~ beautiful." Standing beside her was an African American boy with long, curly black hair and gray eyes. The bandaid on his cheek was scrunched up slightly by the large grin on his face. 'Oh no.'
"Um, hi?" Melody answered.
"What's a doll like you doing in such a rough place like this?" He asked, taking the seat immediately to her right. The redhead could barely hold back a groan and quickly turned her attention elsewhere. 'Please just let him go away. Dangit, why can't Nathan be here? He always scared away all the perverts in middle school.' Seemingly unphased by her lack of response the boy leaned back in his chair, that cocky grin still plastered on his face. "So, I'm guessing your Quirk is some sort of mind-related thing? Because looking at you is making my head spin." Unable to help herself, Melody burst out into laughter at the stupidity of the boy's pick-up line. Unfortunately, the boy didn't see this as a rejection. "I'm Benji, a pleasure. You got a name as beautiful as you?"
"Greetings Melody." In all her life, the redhead had never been nearly as excited to hear someone's voice as she was at that moment. Seizing the distraction, she spun away from the boy and came face to face with the amber colored eyes of Lyon.
"Lyon! Hey, what's up!" She practically shouted, resolutely ignoring the somewhat annoyed look that crossed over Benji's face. For his own part, the orange-haired boy didn't flinch or lose his ever-present smile.
"You seemed like you needed some assistance in rejecting this boy. I figured that between me and Narruk back there, you'd rather someone blunter would come to your aid. So, yes...Benji was it? I am sorry to inform you that you are making Melody quite uncomfortable and I must ask you to please control your hormonal based advances." Beneath his scalding words and monotone voice, Melody could hear the underlying threat.
"Oh yeah? What makes you say that? I made her laugh, that's more than enough of an indicator that she's interested," the boy replied confidently, puffing out his chest slightly.
"She was laughing at how unbearably idiotic your attempt at flattery was. I must admit, the stupidity of your declaration amused me as well. I've not heard desperation so clearly present in someone's voice in many years." Melody blinked in surprise at the amber-eyed teen's words, felt her mouth split into a small smile, and turned back to face the, now enraged, Benji. The boy made to stand up but was stopped as a scarred hand grabbed him by the shoulder and kept him in his seat, even causing him to wince slightly at the pressure.
"That's enough. This isn't the time or the place for a fight. There will be plenty of times in the future when you can settle this, but at the moment we are in class and must act in ways fitting of students of the Forge. Benji, please refrain from making your classmates uncomfortable, and Lyon please don't verbally berate others when a simple 'stop' would suffice. Am I clear?" Narruk growled, sending a glare at the two boys, the intensity of which sent a chill down Melody's spine. 'Jeez, I suppose Alpha is a great Hero name for him after all. He's surprisingly good at defusing conflict. I wish he could be around to stop Clara and Kira's next brawl.' Narruk released the boy from class FH1, sent one last glare at the two boys, only to sigh as it was met by Lyon's grin, and sat down right behind Melody, seemingly to keep an eye on the two aggressors.
"Well, that was eventful," Mr. Holl said, causing Melody to jump. 'I forgot he was still here. Good thing Benji didn't actually get to fight Lyon.' As usual, her thoughts were met with a nod from the teacher before he turned back to face the class as a whole. Glancing over her shoulder, Melody saw that besides herself and the three boys surrounding her, there were two more girls, both from FH1, sitting a few rows back. "Alright, now then. Today's class is gonna be short as I've got a date with the nurse tonight, I have to repay her for earlier this week somehow, so let's keep this simple. We'll go around the room and introduce ourselves and more importantly, explain our Quirks and how they can be best used as S&R Heroes. I'll go first I suppose. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Derrick Holl and my Quirk is Telepathy. With it I can read minds, so please keep it PG Mr. Wallaby."
"What?" Benji asked.
"Now, I guess I should say that I've got a bit of experience in both the combat and rescue areas of Hero work. In my heyday, I was fairly renowned as the Psionic Hero: Psyche." His words caused the entire class to tense up in surprise.
"Psyche? As in the former number three Hero, Psyche?" Narruk inquired, looking somewhat shocked. The man hummed before continuing, ignoring the excited whispering of the two girls in the back.
"Did I make it to number three? Damn, I'm good. Oh...uh anyway, let's go. You there! Tall guy!" He cried, pointing his finger at the hulking Narruk, who seemed slightly off-put by the label. 'Don't act surprised Narruk, you're like six-foot-seven. The only person I know who is taller than you is my old man."
"I'm Narruk, my codename is Alpha. My Quirk is...Lycanthrope. It allows me to transform into a more powerful wolfman form, but even in my human form it greatly increases my five senses as well as my strength and speed. In a disaster situation, I can not only smell, see, and hear better than any normal human, which I can use to find victims, my power is also strong enough to defend them from any threat." Melody blinked slightly in astonishment during the boy's speech. 'Well, that explains how he was fast and strong enough to get past my guard and take me out in one blow. I wonder if his power is affected by the moon at all? It would only make sense, him practically being a werewolf and all.'
"Interesting, kinda shocking to see you here, to be honest. People with strong Quirks like yours normally go straight to General Hero. Oh well, shows you're smart. Quirks like yours are everything I normally look for when recommending students to S&R Heroes for your summer internships. Alright, let's see...troublemaker, how about you?"
"Fine. I'm Benji Wallaby, codename Benji. My Quirk is called Polarize. With my right palm, I can apply a north pole, and with my left, I can apply a south pole. Fairly simple, same poles repel, opposites attract."
"Good, next is mister pyro."
"I am Lyon MacAllister, and my codename is Inferno. As you can probably infer, my Quirk is Pyrokinesis. The reason I am choosing Search and Rescue as my specialty is fairly simple. I plan to fight fire with fire in a way. As I can only control flames of my own making, my plan is to use those flames to create an inferno around, say, a burning building and reduce the oxygen levels to a point where any flames other than my own are snuffed out."
"Ah, well...that certainly is a unique plan, Lyon. Although I can see where you're coming from. So, Halloway?"
"Oh um...Hi, I'm Melody Halloway, uh codename Scarlet Phantom. My Quirk is Wraith. Uh, with it I can phase myself and others through objects and attacks, although it takes a lot of energy to do so."
"Might wanna work on that. You there, purple hair!"
"I-I'm Dominique Wufu. My, um, codename is Panda Bat. My Quirk is c-called Blind Vibration. With it as l-long, as my eyes are c-closed, I can sort of 'see' using vibrations. I can see, uh, quite further than I-I normally can, and c-can see through objects."
"Alright, that can be quite useful when a lot of rubble is around. Last but not least, you!"
"Hi! I'm Lilia Ayria, my codename is the Nine-Lives Hero: Irusan! My Quirk is called Cat Sith, it lets me transform into...well, take a look!" The brunette declared cheerily before her body began to contort, grow night black hair, and shrink. In no time at all, the girl was replaced by a small, black cat. After prancing about on her desk for a moment, she began to grow and shed her hair, which formed a pile around her desk on the floor, and turned back into a human, her breathing heavier than before. "Ah, well...I can only transform nine times in a period of seven days, hence the name, and I can also turn into a large, more...eh panther-like form but it is extremely taxing on my energy and my body. I can only hold that form for around sixty-five seconds."
"Very interesting. Pretty good for stealth missions and I'm sure the enhanced senses, like Narruk, will help in the locating of victims. Plus your smaller stature will let you get into places others cannot. Is that everyone? Awesome! Okay, wish me luck, the wife is still pretty pissed at me. Thankfully, I made reservations at the best restaurant in town, so she'll have to forgive me! Later!" Mr. Holl shouted before sprinting out of the room, leaving his class behind, all of whom had looks of immense confusion on their faces.
"Is he always like this?" Lilia asked, looking very amused as she turned to face the man's three normal students.
"More or less," Narruk sighed. Melody pinched the bridge of her nose and shook her head.
"At least we get out early," she murmured to herself.
Purpose of a Hero
Okay, there we go. What do you guys think? Good, bad, meh? This is my longest chapter to date, but I'm also kinda uneasy about your opinions concerning this stories direction and flow. It's been pretty slow so far, but things should heat up after we get out of this intro arc. Also, I know it's been a concern of mine, not sure what you guys think, but outside of Narruk, Lyon, and kinda Sirius, we need more guy-time in this story. Not that I dislike writing the girls (Clara is a favorite of mine, same with Andi). Also, I apologize if some of the girls' dialogue is a bit...off? Writing teenage girls as a 21-year-old dude is a pretty weird experience, but I wanted to have a strong female lead so fuck it.
For those of you annoyed at the somewhat slow pace (Is it slow? I feel like it's slow), there is only 1 chapter remaining in this intro arc and then we hop right into the action!
Now that all that's outta the way…
NEXT TIME ON THE PURPOSE OF A HERO!
Chapter 11: Inseparable