Michi laid back as the tablet sunk down into the table, his face full of worry as he exhaled sharply.
"I'm done. The test kicked my ass... But I'm done."
Suddenly, Tenya Iida spoke out.
"Congratulations everyone! The final test has been turned in, take a fifteen minute break as we get things ready!"
Michi was shaken by this, "I was the last one to turn in the test?!" Michi slowly looked around the building to see if he recognized anyone from his class in this exam room. Other than the Class Rep, he recognized no one else. Michi exhaled as he looked forward, waiting for the teachers to confirm the next part of the test.
After fifteen minutes, Iida stood in front of four doors
"LISTEN UP EVERYONE! WE HAVE FIVE TESTING STATIONS, THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TESTING STATIONS! SUPPORT, DEFENSE, RAPID, POWER, AND TECHINICAL! DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU BELIEVE YOU BELONG, SHOW UP TO THAT TESTING CENTER!"
"SUPPORT! IF YOU CAN HEAL, SUPPORT, OR ALL OF THE ABOVE, THAT IS THE TESTING CENTER FOR YOU! THERE WE WILL TEST YOU IN SCENARIOS REGARDING SUPPORT!"
"DEFENSE! IF YOU CAN SHIELD, BUFF, OR BOLSTER YOURSELF OR OTHERS, DEFENSE IS THE TESTING CENTER FOR YOU!"
"RAPID! IF YOU'RE FAST, AGILE, AND ALL OF THE ABOVE, HEAD TO THAT TESTING CENTER TO SEE YOUR CAPABILITIES!"
"POWER! IF YOUR QUIRK IS SURROUNDED BY RAW, OR PRECISE POWER, THAT IS THE TESTING CENTER FOR YOU!"
"TECHINICAL! DO YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING QUIRK THAT COULD BE HELPFUL IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, OR WORKS IN THEIR OWN PERAMETERS? GO TO TECHNICAL TESTING CENTER!"
Michi stood there, hearing about the different types of testing centers, feeling slightly intimidated. It appeared that the testing procedures at UA had become more specialized over the years, now assessing students individually based on their quirks rather than general power. Michi slowly made his way into the "Power" Testing center. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Shizu, heading towards the "Rapid" section. A moment of their eyes meeting was met with a siren going off.
"M-Michi!"
Panic surged through Michi as he entered the Power Station, choosing to ignore Shizu's calls. Shizu tried to push through the crowd to reach Michi.
"Dammit! Please! Michi! Let me... MICHI!"
Michi ran through the corridor along side other test takers, until he stopped at a massive double door. Michi scanned the crowd, many test takers looked like they belonged here, others stood out, maybe even being over confident in their quirk. Above them, a television appeared, showing the number two hero, DynaMight
"ALRIGHT YOU EXTRAS, WELCOME TO POWER STATION! MY STATION! YOU WILL BE FACING MULTIPLE ROBOTS, ANDROIDS, AND YES... EACH OTHER!"
A score assessment appeared over the screen, showing point totals. To destroy a robot, and or android is +1 point. But the big points come from other test takers. Each hit, is +3 points, but -5 to those who are attacked in the stadium.
"TEAMING IS ALLOWED! YOU MAY EVEN WANT A GROUP! BUT GLORY IS BETTER WHEN IT'S EARNED BY YOU, AND YOURSELF ALONE! YOU'VE GOT TEN MINUTES!"
The doors to the testing center began to open, as it opened, clear groups formed, either by school, friendships, or new alliances. The battle had already started. Michi was quick to action as he ran towards the group of other students, a countdown took place, assuming, to be a countdown before the all out brawl began. Michi kept running, until he got to a high rise building, using his quirk, he launched himself into the air.
10...
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BEGIIIIIN!
Theme: By Your Side Awaken I am
Immediately Michi saw a army of three students charged Michi, one of them remarking
"THEY SAID NOTHING ABOUT JUST TARGETING OTHER STUDENTS! LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LONER SMALL FRIES!"
Michi's eyes widened as he swiftly dodged under an enemy attack, his eyes tracing the quirk blast as it passed him.
"Tears.. that double as projectiles..."
Michi jumped over a Ventilator pipe, running from one roof to the next, making the large jump, two others followed with the Teary eyed student giving suppressing fire. Michi turned around midair, pointing his feet at his opponent,
"IMPACT!"
Michi launched himself away from the battlefield with his quirk, also launching the opponent into the wall behind him, knocking the wind out of him, the other student did a double take, watching as his friend was knocked back. Michi quickly launched himself toward the other opponent, grabbing onto his shirt. As the projectile tears pierced the opponent's back
"It's nothing personal."
Michi threw the opponent at the teary eyed opponent, as he was caught off guard by his friend, Michi sprung towards his enemy, with his quirk activated, his eyes turned bright red, and a menacing look on his face, Michi glared.
"And you said I was the small fry."
Michi punched the student in the stomach, sending him onto the floor, Michi quickly ran off the building, jumping towards the ground, counting numerous Exam bots. A memory appeared to Michi from his father.
"Son, when training for this exam, prepare a special move.. Something to truly make the judges wow. To make it to UA, is to wow the audience in front of you."
Michi positioned himself Mid-air...
"Here's something I've been working on... it's an homage to YOU DYNAMIGHT!"
Michi activated his Impact legs, causing himself to spin, as he gained speed, and got closer to the robot, his fist clashed into the robot, this flashy special move was nothing but mere flashiness.. But still destroying the machine. Michi quickly grabbed onto the robot, throwing it into the crowd of exam bots surrounding it. Michi began to smile seeing the destruction.
"THIS IS..."
Michi took a deep breath as he recollected himself.. With a calmer state of mind, he ran towards the rest of the exam bots.. and possibly other students.
Shizu
Shizu ran towards the Rapid section, his mind racing "Dammit! I know for a fact that was Michi! I knew he would be here, yet I couldn't even get a chance to say hello... Or even sorry! Dammit! DAMMIT!"
Shizu ran faster as he saw the test had already began. He looked up at the board,
"Race! Fastest to the end of the track with the flashiest and most effective way is on top!"
Shizu began to panic, as he wrote on his arm, pulling his fingers across his fore arm, and creating a flame, he used it to boost himself into the air, right before turning into a fire spirit, and dashing forward, from each flammable item to the next, bus benches, paper, trash, whatever Shizu could find, he used to boost himself further. Until he exhausted his quirk... Taken back, he landed on the ground as he began to run more, his face sweaty, already, he has began to pass other test takers.
"How the hell?! He's so fast, how was he in the back?!"
"Is he going for a second lap?! How flashy! How over confident!"
Shizu began to sweat hearing his peers talk down on him. In fact, he was just late. Shizu pointed his fingers towards the ground, causing a flame to appear under him, and launch him towards the air again, taking a deep breath... His body engulfed in flames as he jumped from obstacle to obstacle. Until reappearing next to another student.. Shizu looked down at his arm, noticing a flame still left over burning his arm..
"Uh.. Can't have that!"
Shizu quickly patted out the flame, as his peers stared at him confused, Hana then appeared, suddenly a shocked scream could be heard from the classmate, who has been set backwards due to Hana's quirk!
HANA'S QUIRK? REPLACEMENT! HANA CAN TELEPORT HERSELF, OR ANYONE IN ANYONE, OR ANYTHING'S PLACE! THIS IS REALLY HANDY IN PULLING TEAMMATES OUT OF A PINCH, OR EVEN... STEALING SOMEONE'S PLACE IN A RACE!
"Shizu! Late as ever! What took you so long, I thought you were just so fast I didn't see you start!"
Shizu tried to regain his composure, taking deep breaths to fuel the flame in his heart, to regain control of his quirk
"Yeah. I saw someone I know, and I got distracted... It's my own fault!"
Shizu quickly spawned a flame on his arm, but immediately was engulfed in flames, as he began to pat himself down, letting out a frustrated sigh. Hana teleported a girl in front of them, to her prior spot.
"I wish you luck! I'm going for first!"
Shizu kept running, bursts of his quirk came in handy here and there until he had finally achieved the finish line.. Shizu collapsed onto the floor as he took a deep breath. As he gasped for air, Hana and Fugu both stood over him, Fugu looking amused at her brother's pain, and Hana with worry. Fugu spoke.
"Nice try dumb ass. #356."
Shizu let out a sigh. He used too much of his quirk to catch up with everyone.. He began to sit up as his vision adjusted itself, he peered at his score.
Baga Shizu!
Place: #356
Time: 09:56:13
Shizu blinked at the time confused, unsure of what that really meant. When Hana had a realization as she looked at her time.
Asami Hana!
Place: #75
Time: 16:42:53
Fugu's eyes widened as she noticed this as well.
"You dumb ass! You may have gotten a shitty placement, but you did better than the majority of the top 100!"
Shizu took a gasp of air before falling backwards again.. a few chuckles exited his mouth before coughing hard.
"Laughing hurts. Fugu, what are you doing in Rapid?"
Fugu shook her head as she showed her score.
"Technical was really simple. We stood in front of a few pros, showed off what we could do, then that was it."
Shizu shrugged, as he sat up.
"Huh.. That means we're just waiting on Combat and Defense.. But we don't know anyone in Defense. Just Shinomori, and Senshi in Combat."
Fugu's eyes widened as she took a double take at what Shizu said
"Wait, Shinomori is here?!"
Hana and Shizu both nodded, looking at Fugu as she began to speed walk towards Combat. Shizu ran next to his sister, as Hana followed suit.
"Look, sis, I know they haven't talked in a while, but... Their reunion can't be that bad, right?!"
Fugu turned her head to Shizu.
"It can be... If they meet each other. Combat is a Peer versus Peer test."
Hana's face turned pale as she realized this, picking up the pace as she began to run,
"I met Michi! He looks nowhere near ready to fight Senshi! The moment Senshi sees him, Michi is toast! We need to hurry!"
Hana, Shizu, and Fugu began to run towards, the main testing room, only to be stopped from entering the Combat Exam by Dynamight pressing his arm in front of everyone
"Woah brats, you're too late to enter the exams. We're already five minutes in."
Shizu pushed Dynamight's arm out of his face, as he backed away, pointing at Dynamight
"You've gotta stop the exam. We've got two friends in there.. One hates the other's guts, while the other... Well.. Sir they can't fight! Because one of them doesn't know when to stop!"
Dynamight looked at the kid, after being around his other top tens, he could see the likeness of Masa Baga in Shizu Baga. Thinking to himself, Katsuki broke down the situation
"Yep. This is the soft spot's kid. Which means the two in the arena are most likely... Itami and Shinomori's brats."
Dynamight looked down at Shizu,
"Listen burn-mark, this test is monitored, if a student is being threatened, or badly injured we assure they will make it outta the exam. Anyway, it might be a good thing for Itami's brat to smack some sense into Glow stick's kid. Build's character."
Michi Shinomori
Michi slowly lifted his hand out of the robot's chest cavity, flexing his hand, noticing the cuts on his arm getting deeper from pushing himself. Michi wasn't sure what his score was, but he knew that he needed to keep working hard, because his classmates weren't going to be stopping for a break, Michi clearly needed to work his hardest to get to the top of the leader board... Michi took a deep breath, looking around the destroyed city, most students are fighting each other, or hiding, to keep their score from lowering. Michi let out a sigh
"The point collecting is slowing down. Only those aggressive enough will make it to the top-"
"I thought it was you."
Michi's eyes widened as he stood up, turning his body towards the voice, it was Senshi Itami, his school uniform ruined due to his rampage throughout the city behind him, the buildings, robots, and students all knocked out, and destroyed. Senshi kept walking towards Michi, with a confident and determined look on his face. Michi stood up, trying to ready himself, before backing away slightly, his fear getting to him, as he saw his cousin.
"I thought I told you that a no body like you doesn't need to be applying to UA. A mistake like you doesn't even need a license to use their quirk, right, Michi?"
Michi tried his best to look around for an exit, or a narrow alley way to escape. He knew that with Senshi on his trail, that Senshi would do whatever it took to revert his score to 0. Senshi suddenly leaped towards Michi, activating his quirk.
SENSHI'S QUIRK - DESTRUCTION INCARNATE!: Senshi is able to store energy in his body, and distribute it through out his body! The stronger Senshi is, as well, the more energy he puts into his body, the more damage he can do!
Senshi slammed his fist into Michi's left arm, the moment his first made contact with Michi, Michi heard a crack in his arm. As the hit landed, Senshi muttered under his breath.
"40%"
Michi's eyes widened as he was launched into the air "T-that first hit wasn't even his quirk!?"
Michi collided forcefully with the wall, making an indent in it. His left arm is a twisted, shattered mess, hanging limply by his side. Blood seeped from his lips as his eyes widened in distress, his breath stolen from him. Panic gripped him briefly as he grabbed his chest with his right arm, fear spread through his body as his ribs might have pierced his lungs, but then a rush of air flooded his chest, relieving his dread. Senshi continued his advance toward Michi, undeterred by the devastating punch that had been thrown. Almost putting Michi's life at risk in the process.
"Well shit for brains? Pathetic. You joined forces with those villains, and yet here you lay, sprawled on the ground, lagging behind. I though you were meant to surpass me by now? Raw talent trumps all, Michi."
Michi slowly rose to his feet, his body swaying, the limp arm following the swaying motion. He gazed at Senshi, a soft smile gracing his lips.
"I couldn't agree more with you, Senshi."
"I TOLD YOU! IT'S ITAMI TO YOU!"
Senshi charged at Michi, with his quirk activating, his hair began to emit a brilliant blue glow, his eyes matching the hue. His fist changed color as he voiced his intention.
"50%."
Shizu
Shizu's face was full of worry, as he spoke out against Dynamight
"It isn't Senshi that doesn't know when to stop! It's Michi!"
Dynamight looked at Shizu with confusion, then looked down at his tablet, a notification has been alerting him,
"HIGH POWERED QUIRK ANOMALY"
Dynamight quickly changed the screen to the main camera, witnessing Senshi charging towards Michi
"Dammit it all to hell... These kids."
Michi Shinomori
Michi skillfully evaded Senshi's left hook, employing his quirk, Impact, to strike Senshi's leg with his own before, swiftly retreating. Senshi's grip, however, remained strong, catching Michi by the ankle, and hurling him in the opposite direction. Michi quickly called upon bot his impact, and strength quirk. Allowing him to anchor himself firmly to the ground, and preventing collision with another building.
Michi gazed up at his cousin, rolling skillfully out of the path of yet another of Senshi's punches, narrowly avoiding the impact with the pavement. Michi rapidly propelled himself toward the wall, harnessing his Impact quirk to rebound from it, driving himself into Senshi's face and sending him crashing down to the ground. Michi found himself on a nearby balcony, taken aback by his own abilities. Senshi, his expression fraught with anger and fury, reluctantly acknowledged Michi's growth.
"So, you DID learn something from those damn villains."
"Senshi! Please! Let's not ruin our scores with this useless test of "Who's dick is bigger!" Just let me take my-"
Michi suddenly found himself face to face with Senshi, who had harnessed his quirk to propel himself toward Michi. Senshi seized Michi's head and dragged him through a brutal onslaught of destruction, crashing through walls and buildings with relentless power and mastery of his quirk. The assault finally ceased, leaving Michi buried beneath a pile of rubble.
"The moment I allow someone like..."
Senshi's voice trembled with rage, and he screamed with an outpouring of anger at Michi.
"LIKE YOU! IS THE DAY I SHOULDN'T BE A HERO. STAY DOWN, AND ACCEPT THAT I WON'T LET YOU DO THIS! YOU'VE LOST YOUR CHANCE!"
Michi lay amid the rubble, struggling to breathe as the debris pressed down on his chest, depriving him of precious oxygen. His voice, broken and feeble, quivered as he spoke.
"Do... you... truly hate me that much...?"
Senshi looked at Michi, who was barely visible in the rubble at this point..
"If you weren't blood... I wouldn't have stopped. But because my mother cares for your family for some reason, I'm letting you reflect on your life... Don't you dare come back to UA."
Suddenly, Dynamight's voice came over the loud speaker.
"ONE MINUTE REMAINS DAMMIT! GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER! AND STOP BEATING A DEAD HORSE!"
Senshi gazed up at the speakers that echoed throughout the arena, and a faint chuckle escaped his lips, fully aware that Dynamight's words were directed at him. In Senshi's perspective, he wasn't the one at fault; he had merely reminded Michi of his rightful place.
Michi tried to activate his quirk as he was buried in the rubble... panic began to spread through out his body as his vision began to go dark.
"Ple...pleas... someone... I... i ca- I need help.. please.. PLEASE!"
Michi's vision began to fade as he blinked...
"No.. I can..t... die... I... This... is... ua..."
Michi blinked once more, Tears welled up in Michi's eyes as he stared at his skinned knees, a five-year-old boy on the brink of emotional breakdown. With a sprint, he raced back to his home, flinging the door wide open, startling his parents. Nemui, his father, quickly got to his feet, concern etched across his face.
"Son! What happened, buddy?"
Michi, trying to hold back his sobs but failing, his voice trembling, stammered out, "S-Senshi and I were playing! A-and... he... he pushed me down when he got frustrated with the game because he was losing!"
Nemui exchanged a quick look with Naomi, his wife, who nodded before returning to her tasks. He retrieved some band-aids and began to clean Michi's wounds. Michi's breaths came in uneven gasps between the sobs.
Nemui leaned closer to his son and shared a personal story. "You know... when Uncle Karasu and I were younger, he could be pretty mean too."
Michi's eyes widened, curious, as he asked, "R-really?"
Nemui nodded and continued, "It made me really sad because I just wanted to be friends. But whenever we got close, it felt like something pushed us apart. But the biggest thing I learned, son, was this."
Nemui briefly looked around to make sure his wife wasn't within earshot, then locked eyes with his son.
"Next time, YOU need to push back."
Michi, still confused but now absorbing the lesson, listened closely. Nemui concluded the talk by patting Michi on the head.
"As much as we can love the Itamis, sometimes, you've got to remind them that we're equals and not here to be pushed around. Remember that, okay, son?"
Michi nodded slowly, the message from his father sinking in. "Okay?"
Suddenly, Michi was jolted back to the present, lying beneath the rubble with his memories still vivid.
Theme: うずまき x Palmtree Panic (Lose my mind in Hysteria x Palmtree Panic)
"D-Dammit dad... Giving me lessons at five years old.. F-for when I'm 16?! You're a piece of work..."
Michi began to push against the rubble, with only his right arm, as it began to budge, he concentrated as he tried to get his right arm to respond.
"D-DAMMIT...M-Mooove..."
Michi's eyes, bloodshot from the pain and his relentless determination, strained as he focused every ounce of his strength. Slowly, his left arm responded to his will, trembling as it began to lift the heavy rubble pinning him down. The pain was excruciating, but Michi's determination burned brighter.
He could feel his uniform sticking to his body, soaked with his own blood, but he paid it no mind. With immense effort, Michi finally cleared enough debris to free himself.
His eyes began to glow with an intense, fiery determination as he activated his quirk once more. His gaze was fixed on his cousin, who was walking away from the battlefield.
Michi jumped towards Senshi with his impact quirk, the intensity of his quirk has been expanded upon three folds... Michi lifted his right arm into the air, as his arm began to glow a brilliant maroon, Michi took a deep breath as he screamed from the bottom of his stomach
"SEEEEEEEENSHIIIIIIIIIIII"
Michi Landed a blow to Senshi's side, launching him into a building. Senshi looked up in shock as he saw Michi standing in the middle of the street, blood leaking from both arms, Michi lifted his right arm, realizing he had broken it from a single attack.
"Is.. This an awakening?"
Surge has Evolved! Michi quirk, one giving him strength of four men, has now expanded to super human strength, allowing him to lift enormous weight, and deliver earth-shaking blows! his lower half granting his dashes increase speed and intensity. As well, granting him both aspects of his quirk simultaneously!
Dynamight witnessed this on the awakening on his tablet, before contacting heroes who were witnessing and studying the exam.
"STOP THE EXAM. WE'VE GOT TWO ANOMOLIES, IF THEY KEEP FIGHTING THEY MIGHT ACTUALLY HURT EACH-"
Suddenly a loud explosion could be heard from the Combat exam room. Dyanmight swung the doors open as he used his quirk, explosion, to send himself towards the exam to stop it himself.
Michi stared at his arms in bewilderment, a searing pain shooting through his head, as if it were being torn in two.
"DAMMIT... A-ah... my head... It feels like... It's being torn in two..."
Senshi approached Michi with a sinister grin, activating his quirk as he closed in.
"Don't worry, I'll make the pain stop."
Under his breath, Senshi muttered, "80%!"
As Senshi launched himself toward Michi, Michi raised his right arm, ready to strike his cousin simultaneously. They charged each other just as Dynamight burst through the doors.
"STOP THAT FIGHT! STOP THAT FIGHT NOW!"
Right as Michi heard Dynamight's command, he lowered his arm in compliance. Senshi came charging in with an 80% punch, but right before it could make contact, a sudden blur of an image of a girl appeared, snatching Michi out of harm's way.
"Hey! Listen to your damn superiors, you jackass!" she scolded Senshi.
Michi, now on the ground after being pulled out of harm's way, looked up, it was his class rep... His eyes widened as he saw her taking the combat exam..
"miss...?"
She looked down at Michi, concerned with his wounds.
"Y-yeah... It's Mari... Mari.. Nagamine. Just, lay down, don't move.. Those wounds aren't normal Shinomori."
Mari Nagamine! Quirk?: EXTENSION! HER QUIRK ALLOWS HER TO SEPERATE HER "SPIRIT" FROM HER PHYSICAL BODY. SHE CAN EITHER BRING HER SPIRIT TO HER BODY, OR HER BODY TO HER SPIRIT! WITH THIS, HER PHYSICAL ATTACKS, ARE SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN YOU WOULD ASSUME!
Michi nodded in defeat as she said this, laying on the ground he heard the buzzer go off for the examination being complete. Michi could over hear Dynamight scolding and yelling at Senshi Itami for the continuous, and unnecessary brute force used during his exam. Michi looked up at the sky
"I think... I think I can't feel my arms."
Mari looked down at Michi with concern.
"pardon, what did you say Shinomori?!"
Michi made eye contact with Mari as he chuckled a bit
"I.. I think it's just the adrenaline.. but holy... It is..."
Michi passed out immediately after this comment, within seconds, he was taken to the infirmary, where he was then escorted home safely, after recovering.