This was inspired by Ben Ten's Charmcaster honestly.
Three years before Canon- Lilydale, New York
Rowan- Age Eleven
Rowan knew better than to run into traffic, tracing after a car wreck caused by another Supervillian... and yet, here he was, rushing head long into the road. He even tssed hsi library books on magic to the side. The screams of a child, no older than three, hurled through him and he acted faster. Reaching the silver camry jackknifed by the robot leg of the stupid villian, he yanked on the door to get the kid out, but it was locked... and the car's engine had started to smoke.
Shuddering after several attempts to open the door, he realized he had no choice. Desperation overtook logic and he tried something he had done a million times in private, since the day he found he was Quirkless.
"Please work, please work, please work. Apertum." he whispered, holding against the handle with a strong will. To his pleasure and pain, the damn thing shimmered a dark lavender as his life force pulled out of him and into the spell. The lock actually clicked and he managed to not only pull the door open but tear the boy out of the car and run away with him in his arms.
An explosion, the Villian's power it seemed, seared against his back as he flew away toward the wall of the nearest building but still he carried the boy and kept him safe. It didn't matter that he had no quirk, he would save this child's life...
Something that kept him him even as his head slammed into the wall, knocking him out cold...
Chapter end, tell me what you think in the reviews.
This was a joy to write.
Love, your Ninja Overlord,
Mika.