I've been waiting to get to this part of the fanfiction forever. This is one of my favorite parts of the original manga and anime. Let me know what you all think of the chapter. Please check out my other two fanfictions that I've been working on.
Chapter 27: The U.S.J
Izuku stands in front of Zenitsu and Jigoro with his sword drawn. He slowly leans down positioning his legs apart while lowering his head. The breath he takes is slow and different from how he does flame breathing. When he let's out the breath a hissing sound is heard as a steam like substance escapes between his clenched teeth. With a sound resembling thunder he vanishes from sight.
His eyes open calmly when the attack is unleashed. The last thing he saw before leaving the transparent world was the proud smiles of both men who trained him in the breath of thunder. He sits up and looks at the unlit sky just as the sun starts to rise. The smile on his face is faint but it could still rival the glowing ball of gas. Through much trial and error, he has mastered Thunder Breathing, first form: Thunder Clap and Flash.
After his morning stretches he goes to the kitchen to get breakfast. His mom is still asleep after a long night of work. For a healthy easy breakfast he makes an egg, toast, and bacon sandwich. He makes another one for his mom so that she can warm it up later. He quickly eats the food and goes back into his room to change into his uniform. He looks at Rengoku's blade hanging on the wall before leaving.
'Hmm, maybe I'll take it for the rescue training since Mr. Aizawa wants to practice with blades.'
He thinks while taking the sword off the wall and placing it into the red case that Iroh gave him. The case closes with a click and he's out the front door, running to the train station. The sun is barely lighting up the sky making him smile at the early birds chirping. The case and backpack make it slightly difficult to run but he manages. Once at the station he finds a bench to wait on and looks around. As if answering his call, Kyoka appears from a crowd trying to look for a spot to rest.
"Over here Kyoka! I saved you a spot"
He calls out to her making the girl smile when she sees him. She quickly makes her way to him and sits down happily. Noticing the red box, she points to it with one of her jacks. Izuku sees the curiosity on her face and looks around to make sure no one is paying attention to them. He opens the box just enough for Kyoka to see the green flamed sword. She looks impressed at the craftsmanship of the black sword.
-1A Classroom-
Izuku and Kyoka enter the classroom and see that a few are already present. Of course Tenya and Momo are already there with Tsuyu and Katsuki also present. Izuku rolls his eyes a bit at seeing the class rep trying to tell Katsuki to get his feet off of the desk again. There are loud foot steps heard from the hallway and Ochako is seen coming through the large door breathing heavily. She frantically looks around the class then pulls out her phone to check the time.
"What?! I still had time to get ready? I thought I was late because my alarm showed me a different time!"
She practically shouts to the other students who are there. She notices Izuku and Kyoka standing by each other and her eye twitches. Th bell rings after her entrance and more students arrive taking their seats. Izuku left his blade in the box and places it on Aizawa's desk not surprised to see the man laying behing it in his signature caterpiller mode. The man is looking at the ceiling with blood shot eyes and then looks at Izuku for a moment.
"Good morning sir. I brought my sword for the rescue training."
Aizawa only nods before sitting up and unzipping the sleeping bag. He stands up and cracks his back with some of the students giving surprised looks of him being there. Izuku opens the case to let the older man inspect the blade. The boy notices the quick look of surprise in his eyes before he covers it up. It was only a flicker in the man's eyes but Izuku still saw it. Aizawa nods and closes the case before turning to the class.
"As mentioned yesterday, we will be doing rescue training drills. All Might, myself, and another hero will be overseeing the training so don't slack off. If you want to be one of the best then you will go plus ultra."
The class shouts in agreement with looks of determination on their faces. The walls to the side of the classroom open and show their breif cases with costumes inside. Each case has the same number that represents the seat each student sits in. Without a word all the students gather their cases and head to the changing room. Aizawa stands at his desk with an intrigued smile on his face.
-On the Bus-
Izuku sat with Kyoka on his left and Tenya on his right while heading to the facility. Most of the students broke off into smaller groups on the bus and chatted among themselves. Eijiro is trying to talk to Katsuki but the blonde is trying to shrug him off. Tsuyu notices the interaction between the two and looks at Izuku. She recalls what the greenette said to the blonde during the battle training and wonders why he would look up to someone so rude.
"You guys are so lucky to have such cool and flashy quirks. My hardening is pretty strong but it's not that eye catching like you guys."
Says Eijiro while flexing his hand out showing his jagged rock like skin. Katsuki only rolls his eyes while the other students look at the red haired boy. The thought of having a flashy quirk isn't anything new. It's a big part of sticking out from those who have mundane or weaker quirks. Izuku waves his hand at Eijiro's words making his eye brow raise.
"I don't have the right to say this, but I don't think a quirk has to be flashy to be strong. You have great potential Kirishima, don't sell yourself short."
Eijiro smiles at the boy's words and offers a fist bump to him. They both connect knuckles while Tsuyu raises her hand. She points at Katsuki and everyone looks at the blonde In a flat tone the frog girl says something that makes almost everyone laugh.
"Flashy quirk or not a hero needs to have a personality that makes people feel safe, ribbit. I'm sure that Bakugo wouldn't get very popular with his attitude."
Katsuki's face twists into a scowl at what she said and he looks at her. Izuku can feel the heat radiating from the blonde's hands. The other blande, Denki is heard laughing and holding his stomach along with a few other students. Aizawa is watching the interactions while pretending to be asleep in case he needs to step in. Katsuki stands up from his seat and points at Tsuyu.
"What are you saying frog girl! I'll be the number one hero and show you all what being the best really means!"
Most of the class just laughs at his outburst and continues on with their group conversations. Izuku and Eijiro talk about how to use his hardening quirk for both defense and offense. Kyoka listens to their talk while admiring the greenette's helpful nature. Aizawa stands up from his seat getting the attention of all the students. He points at the building that is coming into view.
"Shut up and get ready to be pushed to your limits."
-Inside the U.S.J-
All the students gawk at how the inside of the building looks. There are six major areas that simulate different natural disasters. To the slight surprise of some students the Space Hero Thirteen is standing before them. Ochako is visibly vibrating in excitement at seeing the hero. Izuku also looks excited but not as much as the gravity girl.
"Welcome young heroes to the U.S.J! Here we specialize in rescue training and what to do in natural disasters. The acronym stands for Unforseen Simulation Joint!"
Aizawa holds a bundle on his back and looks around with a bored expression and then at Thirteen. The space hero returns the look and holds up three fingers. The tired man lets out a sigh and raises his hand to his face. During the excitement Izuku looks over in the center of the facility and feels his heart skip a beat at what he sees. A purple and black mist appears in the center and different people who look dangerous come out of the mist.
People dressed like thugs and villains enter the U.S.J with manic grins and scowls. Aizawa and Thirteen look shocked at seeing the villains while the students are confused. The older man puts on his yellow goggles and prepares his capture weapon. Before anything happens the man takes out the wrapped bundle that was slung on his back and gives it to Izuku. Just by the feeling of the weight the boy can tell it's his blqde.
"You only use it if you or your classmates lives are in danger. These are real villains."
Is all he says before running and leaping down the large staircase. Izuku quickly unwraps the sword and straps it to his waist with the belt. Most of the students looks panicked or worried as they watch their teacher engage the numerous villains that come out of the purple and black mist. Thirteen gets infront of the students and prepares for any attack that may come their way. To everyone's surprise the mist villain appears infront of Thirteen making the hero point their index finger at it.
Izuku remembers from the news and notes he's taken on Thirteen that their quirk allows them to suck in almost anything and turn it to dust. At first the mist villain is being sucked into their finger making the students cheer at them. Then the villain opens another misty portal behind the hero making the suction attack themselves. The entire back of Thirteen's suit is torn to shreds and they cry out in pain. All the students stare wide eyed at how easily the space hero was taken down.
'That villain has some kind of portal or warping quirk. Not only can it move others but it can also move itself. The body seems to be made out of mist or smoke but does it have a physical part to it?'
Are the thoughts running through Izuku's head as he observes the villain. Before he can voice his analysis to the rest of the class, Katsuki and Eijiro lunge at the villain with battle cries. The villain makes a sound that resembles a scoff before opening multiple portals under the classes feet. Panicked screams and shouts are heard from the students as they are warped away. The misty villain's body starts to appear and is seen wearing slacks, a dress shirt, and some kind of metal brace or collar around it's neck.
"Such violent acts from young upcoming heroes. I'll admit that you are all strong together, but let's see how you freight seperated."
The villains voice is deep and has a bit of an echo to it. Some of the students were able to avoid the warped attack and stand infront of the villain. It looks at them with peircing yellow eyes making them gulp in anticipation. Tenya, Mina, and Hanto are the ones who are still at the entrance. The villain slowly gets closer but is attacked yet again from Thirteen's black hole quirk.
-Back With Izuku-
Izuku couldn't react fast enough when the warp gate appeared under his feet. He finds himself falling from a high distance in the air. Below him is a makeshift ocean with a ship floating in it. He gets closer to the water and when he splashes through the surface everything goes dark.
-The Transparent World-
Once Izuku opens his eyes he notices that he is back in the void. Just like long ago the elements are surrounding him again. The embers of the fire and lightning are noticeably bigger than the others. The boy wonders why he keeps being brought back to this part of the transparent world every now and then. He walks towards the embers and sees the rocks and earth move away along with the small tornado. The fire and lightning stay in place but he can ses the water moving closer to him.
He reaches out and once he makes contact with the water it engulfs him. It's cold but not enough to freeze him. He notices that he can still breath too which is interesting. He looks around and also notices that he can clearly see through the water with no blurry vision. He can every move that the water makes around him. The flexability and weight of the water is something that he's never noticed before.
He moves his hands forward and then raises them above his head. The water follows and raises higher staying in a round shape. Izuku smiles widely at seeing his new ability to control...no influence the motion of the water. The versatility of what he can do now fill his head with so many ways to use water now. As he plays with the water the memory of how he got to the transparent world comes back to him. He looks around losing control of the water and it rains down on him.
"What an interesting ability. I've never seen a demon blood art that could control water, but you aren't a demon either."
Izuku hears someone say from behind him. He whips around not that surprised that someone has appeared before him once again. The man is wearing a traditional Japanese outfit with two things popping out. The first is the haori that he wears. It's a light blue with wavy lines and white clouds all over it. The second thing is the mask he wears. It's a darkish red color with a long nose on it.
"No, I'm not a demon. But I can assume that you are a demon slayer based on the knowledge you have on blood demon arts."
Izuku says while staring at the man in slight confusion because of the mask. The man nods and gestures to the water on the ground. He looks at the water and notices that it's slowly pooling around him. The man slowy walks over to him and points to the sword strapped to his hip. That's when Izuku notices that he also has as a blade of his own.
"Yes, I too am as demon slayer. My name is Sakonji Urokodaki and I am a master of the Breath of Water."
Aaaand that's how Izuku gets his new element! I hope that you all enjoyed the chapter. I know it's taking longer to update my stories but I haven't forgotten about them. I will try to update my other stories as soon as I can. School and work are kinda kicking my ass right now.Anyway please read and review and I'll see you guys in the next chapter.