Author notes: I've changed my writing style and character a bit from my first publication to connect it better with my second chapter.
Chapter one
Quirkless fighter.
One day in Quig Quig City, China, a luminescent baby was born with the ability to shine as brightly as the sun, marking the first known quirk phenomenon. Soon enough, children around the globe began awakening with powers previously unknown to mankind, long forgotten as time passed. These individuals were born with abilities to control fire, possessing superhuman strength, or the rare few with the ability to heal almost any type of disease.
However, as with all things, Man soon found ways to misuse such abilities, and chaos emerged like a raging storm upon the world. But during these dark times, ideas were rekindled in the hearts of many, reinforced by the Silver Age of Heroes, where vigilantes helped maintain peace and order, even if they weren't always on the side of the law. This activity also brought with it a popularity, and people began to think about an idea only mentioned in comics and manga.
Heroes
The Golden Age of Heroes dawned upon the world, changing it forever. As time passed, little was still known about quirks and how they came to be, besides the select few who knew the true dark origin of quirks.
This story is how I became a pillar of hope in the Hero Society, learning about the dark origins of quirks and my family's past as demon slayers.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our tenth and last fight of the night!"."But no worries, it's about to get fired up!"
"On our right, having a winning streak of 20 wins and 4 losses! Coming from right here back of the woods, the unstoppable! The unmovable! Rapped machine, Rap, Paaaa!!!" shouts the announcer.
"Yeaaaaahhhh!! Rappa!Rappa!Rappa!", cheers the crowd.
"Against the upcoming quirkless fighter! With a record of 16 wins, and 2 losses! Coming from an unknown gym! Daring to challenge the champion of the night! Meteor Machine Fist! Fllaaaaaaamme Tiiiiiigeeeeerrr!!!" The audience cheers as they hear about a quirkless person challenging the champion.
"Boo get off the ring, quirkless! Your kind doesn't belong here!" shouts the crowd as they chant Rappa's name.
Flame Tiger skips and stretches, checking the weight of his equipment, hoping they don't explode like the rest, ignoring the remarks coming from the crowd as Rappa approaches him.
"Quirkless?" questioned Rappa, looking Flame Tiger up and down, noticing his support gear around his arms and his mechanical mask, "What, have you never seen a quirkless person about to kick your ass?" insults Flame Tiger cracking his knuckles, smirking behind his mechanical mask resembling a tiger. "This is a match of strength, an all-out deathmatch where we hold nothing back, and by strength I mean quirks," said Rappa, raising his head scornfully. "What can a quirkless cripple do? Are you supposed to be a real man?" laughed the crowd as Flame Tiger got a tick mark on his forehead, taking a boxing stance as his mechanical bracers expand into a gauntlet and clicked, releasing steam. "tsk, come and find out, meathead!" gestured Flame Tiger, causing Rappa to smirk, seeing his determination. "It's getting heated in the ring, ladies and gentlemen! Let's get this match started! Who will emerge on top - A superhuman or a quirkless fighter? Let the match begin!"
Ding! Sound the bell.
Rappa rushed towards Flame Tiger, punching him in a flurry of attacks as Flame Tiger dodges colliding with his fist, pushing the two back, causing a small shockwave within the ring as the audience watched in shock. Feeling his fists begin to tingle, Rappa smiled as Flame Tigerm moved in for another attack. "What's wrong meathead? Wasn't expecting that, huh? Well, you haven't seen anything yet!" shouted Flame Tiger, smiling behind his mask and dodging multiple punches from Rappa as he countered, jabbing Rappa in the gut, causing his gauntlet to click, doubling the impact, which caused Rappa to slide backward, taking the hit. Flame Tiger continued his assault, punching Rappa across the ring, causing him to spit blood as Rappa catches Flame Tiger's fists, kicking him across the ring, crashing into the bars denting it.
"Yeah, Rappa! Rappa!" chants the crowd. "Hahaha! You're better than I thought, quirkless! Come on! Don't hold anything back!" shouted Rappa, wiping the blood away from his nose and rushing toward Flame Tiger. "Dammit, tough
bastard" Glared Flame Tiger as he coughs a bit of blood holding his ribs, picking himself up and taking a stance as his gauntlet clicked, reinforcing itself, and releasing steam, bursting into flames. "Bring it! HAaa!" shouted Flame Tiger, rushing toward Rappa, punching multiple fireballs as Rappa punched through the blast, blocking his assault. Flame Tiger slid under Rappa as his gauntlet clicked, firing multiple blasts at Rappa, who blocked his assault as Rappa punches him in the gut, barely blocking his attack, cracking Flame Tiger's gauntlets.
"Come on, is this all you've got, quirkless!" shouts Rappa, preparing to end the fight as he sees Blaze Gauntlet begin to glow. BOOOMMM!! Flame Tiger Gauntlet explodes, propelling Rappa across the ring, crashing into the bars as the crowd shouts with excitement.
Rappa struggled to stand on his feet and smirked, seeing the scorch mark on Flame Tiger's left arm, "You got guts, kid, hahaha." laughed Rappa seeing his cracked mask.
"Ake", Flame Tiger wincing from the pain from his burns and possibly broken bones, as he glares at Rappa.
"Things are taking a turn for the worse for both fighters, ladies and gentlemen," says the announcer, amazed at the fight.
Wincing, Flame Tiger struggles to stand on his feet, punching the ring in frustration. "Dammit!" shouts Flame Tiger, noticing the blood on his necklace and whispers to himself, "Dammit, Dammit... sorry Soba I promised I wouldn't use our family techniques, But, I can't afford to lose," said Flame Tiger in a low tone, exhaling, placing his necklace back within his shirt, as he forces himself upright, taking a unique stance, drawing his right arm back while his other arm limped causing a vial to extract from his gauntlet, triggering his mask to click and reinforce towards his mouth, releasing steam, revealing his red and golden gaze as his gauntlet clicks, bursting into a bluish flame, intensifying the ring.
Feeling the heat, Rappa started laughing, "HAHAHA, yeah let's finish this! Quirkless!" shouted Rappa, punching the ring apart and propelling multiple pieces of debris toward Flame Tiger causing him to blast himself above the ring as his gauntlet flares into a tiger's fang, rocketing toward Rappa as he tried to block but got punched within the ring, breaking it apart as the crowd watched in shock.
…………..As the smoke dissipates, Flame Tiger raises his right arm as his gauntlet releases steam, quenching the flames surrounding him, revealing Rappa covered in burns, fizzling in smoke. Flame Tiger falls onto his knees, struggling to catch his breath, as the referee catches his arm from falling, and declares Flame Tiger the winner causing the crowd erupts into cheers, chanting Flame Tiger's name: "Flame Tiger! Flame Tiger! Flame Tiger!".
An hour after the fight.
Taping his left arm, Flame Tiger tried to clench his fist, but winced from the pain from his burns, " I'm still weak" said Flame Tiger as the door creaked open, breaking him away from his thoughts, he saw two large men walking through, and a smaller one walking in between them. The other large man guard the door, while the smaller one approached him. "Amazing fight against Rappa, Flame Tiger, but, that's not what we agreed upon," said the smaller man in a condescending tone as Flame Tiger got up and grabbed his bag. "We didn't agree upon anything," said Flame Tiger as he leaves for the door, only to be stopped by one of the larger men who grabbed him by his shoulder." Are you trying to lose that arm?!", glared Flame Tiger. "No one is allowed-!" mumbled the man as the floor beneath him began to crack and sink, swallowing him whole within the floor until he was gone. One by one, all of the men sink within the floor, revealing a plague doctor mask man, walking through the door, clapping."
"Flame Tiger, that was an amazing fight against Rappa. I honestly didn't expect you to win." said a pale man walking towards Flame Tiger, "what do you want?" questioned Flame Tiger, cautious of the plague doctor, remembering his opponent was wearing the same type of mask, "No need to worry, I'm just here to make a proposition," said the pale man, reaching into his jacket causing Flame Tiger to extend his right arm in front of him expanding his Gauntlet, breaking the tape around his right arm, preparing to blast the plague doctor. "Don't try anything," glared Flame Tiger as the plague doctor ignored his threat, removing a vial from his jacket. Realizing what it was, Flame Tiger Gauntlet burst into flames. "Why do you have that!?" questioned Flame Tiger, surprised. "Your flames is a quirk, isn't it?" asked the plague doctor as he takes a seat. "Like I said, I'm here to make a proposition," he continued, throwing the vial towards Flame Tiger. "Join me in reforming this hero society to what it once was, before the age of heroes, your skills as a fighter would come in handy, especially your gauntlets," said the plague doctor with a serious look on his face, causing Flame Tiger to scoff and walk away, powering down his gauntlet and reforming it into his bracers. "I don't care what you want, I have no interest in becoming a villain," said Flame Tiger, leaving for the door. "They won't accept you, just like your father, Aoki." Surprised, Flame Tiger turned his head towards the plague doctor, only to find the men passed out on the floor and a card left behind where he once was.
Thank you, guys, for reading my first fanfic. Please leave any reviews, good or bad, as I am trying to improve as a writer. Kingpanther, :)
The original story is from LorenzoJ10's: "Breath of a Hero" I'm writing my oc within his Universe.
