Amaya looked towards the various heroes that have arrived and others she could sense coming. One outcome she didn't expect was the know-it cousin that just loves to meddle in the affairs of the two families she had relations in. She kept her life in check and in wraps along with keeping her secret just that a secret. How Shakuko always seemed to know always ticked her off. She took a deep breath calming herself before opening her eyes "I request YOU KEEP my affairs out of your mouth dear cousin. I am doing just fine with Dynasty and don't need you losing a wink of sleep worrying about me" She said calmly glaring at her cousin. She didn't need anyone to mess with any plans she had going in her head "Also whoever I go with is very much my choice. why you care where I go, I will certainly not go with the todoriki agency if that is what you're implying as I can only deal with a small dose of your nosy personality."She spoke in a teasing cold tone resting her hand on her hip. " So tell me cousin, WHY ARE YOU wondering who I chose and how I deal with the Elders of my clan, your the binding black sheep of both, yet not chosen for either successor quirk. "She spoke.

In truth, Amaya hasn't really found an agency or much thought of the direction she was going to go as receiving Dynasty was much more important, and keeping it under wraps till she was able to fully use it as natural as breathing. She had completely forgotten to look into the agencies for these internships.
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Aurora looked around from the book she had returned to reading seeing the class spiral and finding comfort in its text and the feeling of paper in her hands. She watched the various heroes show up as hers was there as well. Introductions were never her thing, so meeting anyone for the first time was worse than breaking an arm in her book. First impressions were everything and she wasn't the most impressive thing on this earth.

Slowly she took a deep breath getting up from her seat as she moved towards the hero that she had selected and oddly selected her before watching Sasuke become unraveled suddenly "Class 2B representative Sasuke? What is wrong? I-isn't it great to be around a-a-all these heroes" She said trying to contain her studder of shyness moving over towards hitman "You are a bit earlier than expected."She spoke
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Chinatsu looked between Hasaki and Keiji in their small exchanges, almost not paying any attention to the odd stares of the other student watching her and Hasaki. Chinatsu nodded "Alright.."She replied in acknowledgment of having to hold on to his jacket as they walked. maybe it was a habit for her but she enjoyed holding on to Hasaki and felt the most relaxed and herself around him. Of course, this wasn't long before she heard a sudden familiar voice causing her to jump slightly to see it was shakuko, causing her to instinctively hide behind Hasaki before peering over from behind him as she listens "I...Uh, I just got here from the elders and father's instructions...I-I am sure if father wanted us there today, I or Hasaki wouldn't be here. As for being chosen for the hero agencies, I don't think anyone knows of the fact I haven't awoken my quirk yet..."She said. it was a tiny lie she had always claimed, she had her quirk, just the one time she used it, she scared the living daylights out of herself from its sudden activation. Luckily she had only Hasaki that knew of it to her knowledge. No one in their clan seemed to notice any possible change in her to notice her quirk so she never bothered really letting anyone else in on the secret she scared herself with.
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"Internships are the most annoying part of my job."Spoke an annoyed male leaning against the wall flicking off a lit cigarette but off his cigarette with a sigh looking at the student body. The Man was known as the Dragon hero - Kairyuko. He was a young face that graduated from this very academy five years ago and quickly rose to the Rank of #5 in the Hero Community for his Mutant quirk of scales and a dragonish appearance covering half his body with the addition of wings and a tail. He had an avid fanbase of girls and often has to hide from stalkers when he wasn't on the clock. Why he was out was for only one thing, the interns that wish to be under him for the time being. He just couldn't be bothered to seek them out. If they really wanted a place in his agency, they will come to him.
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"It's about time to get this show on the road yes?" spoke a female standing against a black vehicle taking off her glasses being the #3 pillar the Plant hero selica. Her rising was that of nature itself. Her efforts of showing that even a support speciality much like hers can really change the game of how to support heroes have been seen. Her medicines and research on plant life has assisted in advancing medical research along with making even new plants that assist in all sorts of fields as well as the utility of the force of nature as her weapon. She was here to collect a few of her new pupils finding a lot of rising stars to possibly add to the beauty of her garden.

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Aoi stand in silent as them and their classmmates watch broadcast with huge uneasiness and huge anxiety, A Civil War?! The heroes didn't mention anything going to war! Aoi feel their hands shivering behind their back, Ume, one of their hair parts, place his head under their neck and snuggle, it the thing he does to calm Aoi down for a bit, they smile and pet Ume head. Aoi look at Sasuke as he start talking, although kinda weird at times (he did gives Aoi food supplements that one time) he is a fine leader and a good class rep.....But he say somethings that can, well, tick people, like he is right now with class 2A. Aoi doesn't Īda Enka that well but they do know this betrayal hurt everyone and they don't deserve the bad rep they been getting.

Aoi shush their friend, Shiroko, who is making jokes at inappropriate as usual "Um Shiroko, I don't think this is a good time to make jokes" They say to Shiroko. If this is not stressing Them enought, Aoi still thinking about what agency they should intern, they have been thinking about joining Greenhouse Agency but what if they are not good enough for the agency? What if they are not good enough to be a hero? What if-....

Breathe in

Breathe out

Breathe in

Breathe out

Aoi finally calm down, their hair was almost in a tangle after that mini panic attack. Aoi just need to focus on the now and they hope they get into the Greenhouse Agency.

@Zinita

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.....Oto knew this was going to happened today....Not the Civil War between heroes and villains, a war between class 2A and 2B, and Sasuke just have to be the one to set up a bomb, as everyone try to call out Sasuke remarks, it looks like Dietrich and Heidi is ready to punch him in the throat and Oto was in the behind with his arm cross thinking about one thing.....He should have brought popcorn.

Oto didn't knew Īda Enka that well like this classmates, he came right after what Enka did but somehow he feel kinda effect by the incident, feeling the betrayal and the sadness like his peers. Oto does wonder why Sasuke is bringing this up now? Right after the heroes declare war, what is he trying proof? What is he tring to gain?

Oto was about to ask those questions but it was cut short when a few Pro-Heroes showed up in common room, oh shit, totally forgot about what agency he should get in. As much as he want to join Emerald Miasma Agency with Snake Eyes, the Interns list may be too full, for now Oto should probably join Fuun Agency with False Hydra.

Annabelle walked with Sasuke out of the meeting room only for both of their eyes to fall on his father at the same time. Sasuke immediately tried to hide. She pulled him back toward her. “I know he’s the worst but you can’t go hiding behind people. How is that doing to make you a good hero?” Despite her words as she pulled him back she placed him slightly ahead of her and in between herself and his father. It was unintentional and she only noticed after she almost ran into Sasuke’s shoulder. She repositioned herself beside him.

Anna took the time to look around at the heroes who had already gathered. She was still unsure for whom she wanted to intern with. The Todoroki agency was likely the best pick but she was having trouble getting over the feeling that her quirk was some cheap knock off of there's. “I know the logical choice is for me to intern with the Todorokis but I can join you with your father if you want a friendly face around. I am sure your dad could teach me how to absolutely kick someone’s ass. Even though he does freak me out quite a bit.” She muttered this last part but she was sure Sasuke still heard it.

In all reality she really didn’t need Sasuke to answer. Sure if she followed him she could probably improve her fighting quite a bit but if she was honest she would much rather work on improving her quirk also. That wasn’t something she would get if she joined Hitman. Before her friend could even answer she sighed. “You are right I should work on improving my quirk and get over my feeling of inferiority. I should go with the Todorokis.” She replied to nobody in particular. Seeming to have a conversation with herself. She did her best thinking out loud, much to some people’s annoyance.

“I guess I should go find the band of fire users and plead my case.” She patted Sasuke on the shoulder. “I'll be around if you need me, don’t let your dad brainwash you into forgetting me or something. And don’t start any fights.” The part about the brainwashing was only partially a joke. She wasn’t sure what her best friend’s father was capable of. She waved him off as she wondered about looking for the variety of Todorokis that seemed to be about. Her eyes eventually settled on the 3rd year that had recently inherited the Akatsuki agency, and she headed in that direction though it seemed the female was already preoccupied with about a million other people so the brunette stood in the back awkwardly waiting for an opening.





Kaito was intentionally the last one out of the room. He usually chose this because he had a tendency to accidentally hit people with his wings and tail. As he exited he was busy fiddling with the stupid shirt he had to wear. He really hated clothes and if he had his choice he would never wear the restricting articles of cloth. His feathers covered anything worth hiding anyway. It was just an extra layer that got in his way and occasionally caused premature molting. “Stupid damn clothes.” He muttered as he fully exited the room.

The bird boy hadn’t really been paying attention to his surroundings and thus hadn’t noticed the gathering of heroes he had walked into. However he heard the familiar clicking of talons only just before a hand slapped him on the back causing him to stumble a bit. He looked behind him to see Hikaru Tamaru, his father, standing tall behind him. The stupid smile that sat on his face when he was playing nice for the public plastered on like a well rehearsed ruse. “Quit complaining son and get your tail feathers over here.” The older man said, seemingly guiding his son to stand beside him.

Kaito looked at his father surprised. He hadn’t been expecting to see him here today but it looked like the head of the Tamaki Agency was far too busy to recruit interns, or rather, intern. Kaito doubted anybody would even bother applying to intern with him. After all, the agency was infamous for bird type quirks. Kaito was the only one that fit the bill (pun intended). “Didn’t think they would send you here today.” Kaito whispered to his father, who’s smile faltered only slightly.

“Why wouldn’t they send me to recruit my own son, and next holder of the Harpy name.” It seemed he only got louder as he spoke. The greying bird man might be more on the bitter side nowadays but he was still proud of his family legacy and even more proud that his son was training to take it over. Once again he slapped the smaller, pailer half bird on the back. This time however Kaito was prepared for it and managed to not stumble.

Upon the arrival of Snake-Eyes, the entire room was lit up with intimidation, amazement and awe. A great deal of confusion as well. Not even five minutes ago was she on a live conference, and several other students knew this as well, did she just hack into the feed on her way here? If she did, it went without saying that she was fiercely efficient with her time. That, however was a given for her reputation. Yozoru was certainly amazed to see a woman of her stature emerge out of nowhere...”I didn’t know you’d be here. Are the other pros coming to?”

”I’m getting to that. Now. To answer everyone’s questions. Firstly, I am here to collect my interns. Second. I’m extending the offer to everyone else who hasn’t taken the chance. I was dead serious when I said I’d accept everyone who wanted to train with me. This is your last chance, if anyone whatsoever wants to come, speak right now.” In the grand scheme of things, she only had 6 interns out of an entire school. ”I’m assuming many of your fellow students have already made decisions to join other agencies, either as paiges or pawns, but this is indeed a difficult choice. The agency you choose to work under will train you, and some train you differently than others. I will work with every intern to teach them to the best of their own quirks’ abilities. Make no mistake: There is no measure I will not take for the good of the next generation.” As usual, she was very firm in her words. Mutations, Accumulations, it didn’t matter. Japan needed heroes without discrimination.

”If there is even a hint of dedication in you, I will accept you. Other pro heroes, such as Selica, Ryu, and False Hydra, will be here shortly, if you wish.”

The air went dead silent as she stood around a crowd of shaken and uncertain students. Some of them had already received the rank of Paige, and could work on their own, but most of them were just Pawns, meaning they had no heroic authority in the slightest. Meanwhile, Yozoru’s feet shifted a little, she hadn’t yet decided on an agency to intern with. If she wanted to, she could forgo that, but training is important. ”I’ll go. My name’s Yozoru. Yozoru Hoshi! I want to be as great a hero as I can be...”

”Alright, Yozoru, that’s seven...Anyone else?”



Many miles from Eirei, in the place called Shakuganshima, where the legendary Zeal was born, the people mourned. The streets were silent and dismal with cold fire. Nichirin tournaments were haulted, and memorials stood as reminders of Zeal’s glory. However, while the land was in sorrow, one in particular stood atop a building with a look of satisfaction on his face. Zeal was dead. His dreams would be carried further now. Not the man staring down at the image in sadness, but the dreams of The Godfather, as were those of the fathers before him. The onlooker was the treacherous, and frighteningly capable Evergaze. The ultimate top dog of the League of Villains, controller of a vast web of actions and info, the Father’s right hand man. He was the bridge between the League and Keyaru, and Keyaru’s greatest instrument. The people were distraught. Weak. They all rejoiced in Zeal’s reign like a pack of bloated lions praise their hunters. They must all struggle to fill the void. It made Evergaze smile.

He wore a matte purple blazer, with a gray shirt underneath. A very formal and forgetful image. He raised his left arm and pulled his sleeve back to reveal a device similar to a watch. On its black, electronic surface was a hand with its five fingers splayed outwards in solid white. He tapped the screen a few times as it began vibrating. Ringing.

”Godfather Keyaru...I’m in Shakuganshima for the confirmation you asked of me. Your assumptions were correct. These people are in absolute anguish over the falling of their beloved firestarter...” He remarked in a singsong voice, clearly amused by these malicious machinations.

A moment of silence...

”No, I’ve not been spotted...Of course, my spies can garner that information while I turn my eyes to the big prize, unless of course, you would rather I see to it myself.”

The next steps shall be taken.

”As you say, Godfather. Worry not, Shakuganshima won’t be doing anything any time soon. Of course, you must know, he will only grow fat from the strength of all this...poetic sorrow.”

”While I have nothing less that unbridled reverence for your word, I do feel we must give Saikyono some attention.” An almost poetic tone in his voice. This grief will only make that man more powerful.

”As you wish, Godfather...I must take my leave now. We will speak again.” A click, and a silent swan dive off the roof later, and the slyest villain in Japan was gone.

”Poor Zeal...Hahaha.”

Hasaki did his best to place himself between both Chinatsu and Shakuko acting as a sort of barrier in the most discreet way possible as he listened to his relative rattle on to the others. “I've already sent my wishes to father,” Hasaki said in an even tone before a smirk crept on his face before continuing. “Besides I think we both know who is being named next after my father”. As he finished Hasaki waited and watched as his cousin quickly turned her attention to his other classmates, slightly irritating him but he let it pass without showing. Seeing as how she moved away from Chinatsu, Hasaki relaxed slightly, stepping forward so that the focus was on himself rather than her. “Unfortunately I will be heading out on family as you put it. There is not much I have to learn from you as it relates to my quirk.” he finished forming a small blue flame in his hand before snuffing it out in a fist. “I'd rather learn from a real pro at the top since that's where I'm going to end up, besides it's not like I won't continue my training with the elders anyway.” As he finished his declaration Hasaki paused for a moment, turning to look at his sister that was still behind him before turning back to his cousin. “As for Chinatsu, I'm sure any agency would love to have her as an intern, after all, she is my sister.” He finished with a proud proclamation as if the mere fact of her bloodline made her better than his other classmates or any other options there were for interns.

Turing and crouching down to meet his sister eye to eye preceding to ignore the other anyone else if they bothered to respond to him. “What do you say we go find Selica? I figured she'd be the perfect fit for both of us.” As far as Hasaki was concerned Selica couldn't help much with training his own quirk but what she could show was how she climbed up to the 3 ranked. For Chinatsu, though he hoped that Selica could help in showing her how to use her power effectively in a better way than he could, that was if Chinatsu even wanted to show off her quirk.

"We should probably go see about those internships," Honoka announced to anyone still hanging around. "Don't want to end up missing out on a great opportunity." Several had already left, but she should definitely lead by example for anyone dragging their feet. She couldn't lead the charge, but she could at least give that little bit of extra encouragement.

It would help if she knew exactly where she'd go, though. Unlike some of her classmates, she didn't have a really clear idea of where she'd fit in. No family connections to lean on or elemental quirks that would mesh well with some of the more notable hero agencies. What she still needed was some good training to better use her quirk in a proper fight. She had a pretty good handle on what she could do, and finally had a decent control over how much she altered inertia. Still, her mediocre showing at the sports fest last year wasn't something Honoka wanted to repeat.

As she looked around, she noticed several of the biggest heroes in Japan. Not intimidating at all, nope. She was surprised the number 5 hero wasn't bus beating away a legion of fans with a stick. Made it easier to introduce herself, at least. "I'm Honoka Oda," she said, straightforward and without at hint of nervousness. "I'd like to intern with your agency, if I may." Any luck, and she wouldn't come off as some fangirl angling for a chance to get close to her personal hero.

Emiho had known pro heroes were going to show up. They all knew this it was fairly obvious. But to nearly bump into one after having a 'tirade' in her mind 'telling Sasuke off' made her worried of if the hero had heard any of her embarrassing words. Yet again, Shinon was there to save Emihoand she was very thankful. Being brought out of her mild stupor, Emiho bowed and said, "P-p-pleasure to meet you!" Soon though one of the third years, a member of the big three, Todoroki Shakuko appeared near them to speak with Snake-Eyes.

The sheer star power gathering in this room made Emiho shirk a little bit but the sheer confidence and strength of mind and will quickly counteracted that desire to hide. Looking around, the room was really a powerful gathering of heroes. So many of the pillars were here and a few not far from those spots. One though she had no desire to get near out of uncertainty what to speak about with her. Seeing Hotwheels caused her mind to go back to Enka once again. Emiho had no desire to go back to the Ida family's Hero Agency. At least not until she's had a chance to confront Enka. In regards to the others, they were all intimidating presences as well. But she had already made up her mind and Yozoru speaking up to Snake Eyes drew her attention back to the one she wanted to train under. Channeling the confidence from the people in the room, "Ms. Snake Eyes, my name is Katō Emiho. I'm requesting to work under you for my internship. I HAVE to become stronger than I am."

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The eerie hero showed up late to the festivities of the day, but this was quite typical for him. Dressed in a dark suit which was a tad larger than it should be, the number nine pillar found a wall which no one was watching to lean against as he wondered who of these prospective heroes would choose the less glamourous style of heroing which he lived in. His eyes quickly stuck to a few he knew would be well suited for working from the shadows.

Amaya watched the commotion of the triplets splitting themselves apart finally. she couldn't stand the three separately but she absolutely couldn't handle them as one being, shouoko was always annoying and love to hit a nerve into Amaya's personal life, luckily the three were focused on hasaki and Chinatsu along with the others giving her time to take a deep breath and calm herself Remember breath, just keep breathing, No need to use Dynasty here or allow it out she thought to herself before allowing her silent thoughts of calming to be interrupted from a sudden message of her grandmother. "Seems Grandma is going to ensure I don't have to deal with any Todoriki"She spoke to herself with a smirk. She had no need to worry about heroes, her grandmother was the number 1 hero now, that is the greatest honor anyone could ask for. She smirked silently leaving the room to head to the headmaster's office
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"I am not that good at much of anything physically as Sasuke might have told you from our time teaming up at the sport's festival, but I choose you cause I believe you can help me grow and find the one who ended my parent's lives when I was younger, two well-known officers that took care of me and strike fear into their arrests with their quirks."She Spoke gently "I want to grow and be the best I can because I know that is what they would want for me."She spoke gently looking at the ground before looking back up towards hitman "So accepting your offer, I feel was the best choice to reaching my goal."She said happily looking around at the others who also choose the hitman, she was the silent type and preferred to keep hidden so having any sort of attention made her want to run the opposite way.

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Chinatsu relaxed a bit, loosening her grip on Hasaki's shirt as she watched him closely along with everyone else. She hated When Hasaki had to defend her or even argue with family though hearing him more-or-less announce her better than everyone else in the room made her feel happy but also worried of any possible jealous rivals she might get from that statement, but then again, she had Hasaki and Apparently, he found them both a hero "Selica? Why a support hero? What could you possibly gain from such a hero Hasaki?" she asked confused but happy he choose a hero she actually knew about/
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Good afternoon to you as well" spoke selica as she laughed at kai getting bombarded with his fangirls "that's my tiny dragon! To find your mate and make beautiful kids for me to spoil!"Teased Selica as she moved on with a laugh knowing how to get under those thick scales. She hummed heading through the halls till she got to the meeting room just in time to hear Chinatsu and Hasaki "Cause, power isn't all you need to be a hero, sometimes the greatest heroes are the ones who stay on the backlines and tend to the innocent and assist change in society."She said with a smile to the small girl before she turned to Hasaki "I was surprised to see you of all students wished to train as one of my interns at the greenhouse. YOu know my Agency correct? or is it to better assist the little bird next to you? Either way, I will accept you both and I hope I can be of assistance helping you both grow. I am guessing just by looking, she is new and don't have a costume ready? that is fine, we can get something quickly but back at the agency, I will need to know if she has a quirk or what I am working with both of you."She said "So wait right here, I have a few more students I am to pick up."She said with a smile "welcome to Greenhouse"she added walking away from both of them before putting to fingers in her mouth whistling loud enough to get everyone's Attention "Alrighty Everyone listen up! All Who is going to Join Greenhouse, I need you to meet over here with me! That is All!"Said Selica with a simple waving her hand to ensure she can be found in the crowds. She already knew she had two todoriki's and a small Aoi for interms looking to join her

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"Now, Now ladies, get your provisional license and work hard to advance your quirks and maybe I will take any of you on an interms."Said Kairyuko with his hands raised up trying to calm down the crowd of fangirls around him. he was never one for crowds and never one for people actually like him, these girls were worse than selica. He moved through the crowd, trying his best not to hit anyone with his wings or tail as most buildings were two annoying to actually be in with them being much smaller than his wingspan. He nodded to Mako as he turned to the girls "Now work hard and head to your classes."He added dispersing the crowds as he walked to the meeting room having to move carefully through the doorway "I swear, they never made sure to accommodate my wings after all these years."He spoke feeling his wings with his sleeve arm as he looked around. he wasn't sure why he was here, he was just told to be here and well here he was. Even with a Crazy plant lady still calling him her little dragon.

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In a darken master bedroom laid a figure resting on a bed in the pitch darkness the only light being dimly lit golden rock-like creations around the chamber. the Figure was at rest having massive burns hidden under bandages as gold lines pulsed along with his limbs. "Huh?" he muttered listening to the soft vibration of a phone resting on the side table. he looked at the number before answering in silence hearing the voice speak

"It is good to know they have fallen so hard for a massive flame to be put out so easily."He muttered letting out a light deep chuckle at the victory of seeing the light leave their mighty hero's eyes. "Have you been spotted? I want that information of his bloodline and what those old geezers plan to do."He muttered resting his forearm over his glowing gold amber eyes as he listened for a response "I trust you not to let their flames grow. I trust your judgment and leadership for the time being while I recover from my lava spring fight."He muttered lifting his arm up before allowing it to rest above his head as his eyes watched the ceiling sleepily. "Go enjoy yourself and see it is done and all the chess pieces are falling into place for my return."He muttered before hanging up shortly after him as he sighed.

Healing was a pain in the ass along with making him wanna itch so badly, but this pain was worth it cause society was so crushed, they couldn't maintain the villains that had lied and wait for the beloved number 1 to fall to his hands "Soon, that God Flame will not be anything more then a myth that is going to be in my little collection of stories at the top of my empire as it rises..."He said with a smirk "I hope you are enjoying the flames of hell, cause I am sending every successor after you down there"He said with a round of light laughter.

"Good...Good." The number of heroes with a desire to improve under serious conditions was indeed fortunate. Japan needed this kind of heroism. As the interns gathered around their chosen pro heroes, it became clear where everyone was going, Yozoru, Keiji, Shinon, Konig, and Emiho would be her interns. "Well, students. I like what I am hearing...But - and let this sink in - the training you are going to endure under my guidance will, as they say, separate the heroes from the dreamers. You will either emerge from Emerald Miasma as a group of professional heroes with the skill and capability to surpass Zeal as if he were a child, or you won't at all." There was zero pull in the punches of Nikushimi's words, she was being dead honest. They would endure something very harsh, if they can't give it their all in training, they can't give it their all in practice. "Now. Your teachers will excuse you whenever you need to be, and I will see to it that you're brought to the agency whenever it is time to train, which will be every day of the week after your classes. The logistical side of it all will be handled, all you need is to act like you want this. Let's go." She turned around abruptly and walked out, with her anklebiting promises in tow. When the lot of them made it to the entrance, a number of vehicles sat outside belonging to various pros, the one closest to the was a black, spacious vehicle with a well-dressed man with goat horns waiting outside. This was Haikeo, the driver. "Good evening, Eirei students, shall we?"

"We're ready, take us back."

Roughly a half hour drive later, and the entire group appeared outside a rather unsuggesting penthouse. It simply looked like the home of a wealthy person who lived in mellow comfort. A gate opened, and they were brought inside.



There wasn't much to say, provided the students kept their jaws off the floor.

"This is the Emerald Miasma Agency. Do not be fooled by the citizen-like interior. Everything you will need is below the floor. Hidden away." They all stood in the common room, like guests to a party, but Nikushimi strode across the floor to a wall, as she tapped a certain spot on it, the entire wall opened up to reveal an elevator.

One trip later, everyone was in a training ground. They stood atop a staircase flanking a balcony to a vast, spacious field that was designed to accommodate virtually any quirk and fighting style. The entire room felt several times larger than the house they were just in.



"This is where we will all train for most of your time spent here. In this room, you do not need to worry about damage, or casualties, unless told otherwise. Whatever you could do with your quirks at Eirei, you can do better here. I will push every single one of you to the absolute limit in this very room, and you will be lucky to leave here alive. To restate: There are no limits here. A real hero knows the absolute limits of their quirk, and you will only find that limit, when you're able to explore it."

A moment of silent passed, as Nikushimi allowed her interns to take in everything she just said, needless to say, they were already moving quite fast, they had to, to keep up with everything around them that was changing. This was their world now.

"There's a catch though. Your first assignment, is to face me." She declared, leaping off the balcony down to the open arena below.

"The five of you have proven to show great promise at Eirei; Emiho's empath quirk, Yozoru's speed, Shinon's power...it's all useful. But the question I have is, how will all of you fare against an opponent who greatly outmatches you?!" She shouted, cracking her knuckles. "You are all going to come at me with the intent to kill, however you want, and you will earn your place here. Coordinate, overpower me, form a strategy, or fumble over each other, I don't care."

She stared at the lot of them with the most unintimidated look she could make.

"Do your worst. All of you. Prove to me that you deserve to be heroes."

Every student at Eirei academy is issued a nanotechnology watch that is configured manually to match the schematics of their hero outfits. For example, Yozoru’s engine of creation immediately forms out of nowhere with a radiant glow of light, while Shinon’s priestly vestments seek to just flow into being. In short, you press a button, you’re ready for battle.

Rolling his shoulders, Dietrich stepped forward, loosening his muscles as he prepared to take a swing at one of Japan’s top heroes. If he was afraid at the prospect then he didn’t show it, if anything he looked eager.

He didn’t bother changing into his costume as he approached; it was barebones to begin with and didn’t offer anything that would help him in this little test. Mostly it was designed to cover for the few things his Quirk didn’t already protect him against, mostly airborne substances and temperature, neither of which applied in his fight since as far as he could tell his opponent’s Quirk wasn’t either of those. Decay. Dietrich honestly wasn’t sure if his barrier would protect him against however that worked; only that it was debilitating and occasionally fatal to those it was used on.

Would she go that far in a fight like this, against her own students? Would she cripple them, or even kill them, on their first day? She’d talked a lot of talk about pushing them to their limits, about how they’d come out of here better than Zeal or not at all; didn’t mean she was serious about it or that she’d get away with it if she was. There had to be limits to what even this country would allow its top heroes to get away with, right? Then again…

Dietrich smirked, all teeth and no humour. Yeah, she just might go that far. He’d agreed to train under a real piece of work hadn’t he?

“You? Outmatch me? Don’t be conceited.”

Deserve. Interesting choice of words for something that wasn’t a reward in his eyes, but instead a burden, a calling. Worthy would have been the better term, as far as he was concerned. Being a hero wasn’t a privilege to be doled out, not even by one of the few who called themselves the pillars; you either were or you weren’t.

Was he worthy?

He would be. Or he would fail.

Aegis didn’t fail.

He raised a hand and pointed at Snake-Eyes, index finger extended. “Fall.” Aegis’ barrier, always active and invisible to the naked eye, extended from the tip of his finger as fast as he could make it move. It wasn’t a killing blow, for all that she had told him to come at her with intent to kill that just wasn’t his style, but it would strike a solid blow if it hit.

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There was an inherent pervasive air around all the different heroes recruiting, almost like they were here for preparation. Given recent information that has come to light for classes A and B, it's not hard to guess why. There's a lot of pressure on every hero to perform and keep the public at ease what with Zeal now out of the picture. He was approached by a few attendants from various agencies, while actively avoided by some he recognized as under his family's influence. He could see the look of conflict on their face, he did land second place after all and while it was not as prestigious as first, it was certainly not a placement that was any means easy to accomplish.

He can still recall that finals match, clenching his hand as light formed within his palm, before disappearing as he crushed it. It made him aware of some inherent weaknesses. His quirk would perhaps never generate enough offensive power to win a fight like that, but it had other uses, which arguably make him more useful in more situations. Still, he compensated for all that with hero tools, which he heard were a bit of a tall order, especially the sheath.

He wandered yet again around to the playing fields where some students and recruiters were allowed to display quirks, within reason, and it was here he heard a voice in his head.



He looked around in confusion, unable to figure out from where that voice came from, as if it resonated all around... He gave no response for awhile, keeping silent. He was on alert, trying not to give his position away out of habit. When he was sure there was no one near him, he finally said calmly as he could, still feeling a sense of surprise.

"Who are you...?"

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Aoi did what Mrs. Territory and grab her hand and headed toward Greenhouse Agency. Aoi is kind of nervous but they are also excited, nexcited? Excirvous? Neverless, Aoi is nexcited meeting Gaia, they always been a fan of hers, she is their role model since both of them are heroes with plant quirks. "Um...Hi Mrs. Gaia. I want to say that it a honor to meet you in person, ever since I awaken my quirk, you were my inspiration" Aoi sheepishly to Gaia, they also wave Sasuke goodbye, they totally forgot he was behind of Aoi
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Oto watch as his peers and 2B going to their agencies, it seems that False Hydra is a no show, Oto sighs Well I guess I can work at a burger joint....Do they even allow heroes work there? Oto thought to himself. Then Oto spot someone leaning against a wall, it was False Hydra, wow, they were not kidding when they said he was a silent hero, he didn't know he was there. As he walk toward False Hydra, Oto look at Sasuke one last time, seeing that he is going to Hitman Agency, to be honest, it seems kind of fitting for him and Oto doesn't know why, maybe something to do that both of them are quirkless...or maybe both of them are just weird, being anti-social is no laughing matter.

"Hello False Hydra, my name is Oto Hasumi but you can call me by my hero, Mime for the time being. I have to say I love your hero work and I can't wait to work with you" Yuudai Hasumi, Oto Hasumi adopted father, always say to be forward and present yourself respectable as possible. Even though Oto doesn't want to be respectable, not one bit, his father say it only way to become a hero, even if you want to talk to people.
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Emi would definitely have been lying if she claimed that she expected to fight a pro hero one day. If it hadn't been for the confidence spewing forth from her fellow interns, or from Snake-Eyes for that matter, Emiho would have been all nerves. But the long drive surrounded by these extremely confident people left her wellspring of emotion almost fully within the positive spectrum. If they were gonna fight then and if Snake-Eyes wanted their all then Emiho was going to do her best. As the others set about making their opening moves, Emiho activated her suit and expelled any remaining negative emotion within her. Capturing the emission into one of her 'darkbangs'. This caused a moment of flux in her quirk but she quickly reigned it in as her eyes became red, her hair shifted to a bright purple, and her skin glowed.

Looking at her allies, she knew that each of them was better suited for close-up combat than she was. Even Shinon with her control over water. If Emi got too close to try and obstruct the hero's vision it would affect the others as well. Surely Snake-Eyes already had a plan to deal with them so they needed to think outside of the box when it came to their abilities. It wasn't ideal but Emi came up with a plan in case the other's full-frontal assault ended up failing. She began taking small potshots at Snake-Eyes to be more of a nuisance while conserving as much energy as possible. If the fight lasted long enough and she could keep her output lower than her input then the end of the battle would end in a flash.

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Looking around the room the various heroes and heroes-to-be were slowly making their pairings and leaving the room. Some that Hibiki had his eye on had gone in other directions. That was understandable. He was new to the top ten and a very unnerving individual. However, lower numbers were ideal as it would give more time to work directly with each intern. One person who had been a potential prospect was approaching him and a wry smile graced his face. "It is a pleasure to meet you Mime. You already know my hero name but when I am not wearing my work clothes I prefer my name be used, Kuno Hibiki. Builds a little more comradery in my opinion. I hope you like working hard. Let's go ahead and skedaddle, other than you I only see one person remaining I'd think would fit in at my agency."

Pushing off the wall, Hibiki motioned for Oto to follow. He then approached the girl made of paper. "Shiroko Sekkei, aka Sketch. I'll skip the pleasantries for now but I think you along with Mime here would fit right in at my agency. Whether you join or not is up to you but the offer is open for the two of you."

And so, the lot of them descended on the hero like their lives depended on it. Aegis’ mood was made first. Al he did was point at her, and Nikushmi was already leapt into the air. Deitrich’s quirk let him generate barriers, it was obvious that if he was raising a hand to an enemy, he could change its shape to some form a weapon. That’s one attack evaded, now Keiji’s attack…A soaring kick. Nikishimi didn’t even flinch. In a fluid motion from her jump, she swatted his leg away, swinging his body around so his arm was reachable. Before hitting the ground, Keiji was already flying backwards towards Emiho, who was trying to take the long range apparoach. A smarter move, to be sure, but an unsuccessful one. That left Yozoru and Shinon…and Shinon’s monsoon.

An unprecedented surge of water had been conjured behind the pro. Shinon was a little more skilled at this than Nikushimi had anticipated. ”Interesting.” The hero didn’t even move, rather, she waited to draw a weapon from her person. A strangely shaped firearm with maleficent intent. Nikushimi quickly aimed her handgun at Shinon’s general direction and started firing blind shots, or rather, what appeared to be blind shots. She was aiming at the surroundings to scare her off. As she did so, she charged, leaping up from what could’ve been a 20 foot drop right into the balcony where Shinon and Yozoru still had been. Her next attack would be directed at Yozoru, who could easily fire off a long distance attack with varying degrees of success.

”Wha- Oh sh-“ In the midst of the attack, she had pressed her watch’s suit release to prepare the engine, which cushioned her slam into the wall, but now Nikushimi was standing on top of her. And she was struggling to shake her off.

”This is what pro-level combat is like.” She turned to both of them with a very, very nerve-racking tone in her voice. ”Either you fight, or you die. Villains don’t give mercy. Is this really the best you can do? You, Hoshi. You wanted to surpass Zeal, and this is what you showed up w-“ Yozoru’s suit popped an opening in it’s center, a shining sphere of light and fire was revealed. That prompted Nikushimi to backpedal away from the obnoxious blast that came forward. It was like someone had put a shotgun in her chest. Yozoru’s body let out what could only be described as a burning laser of starlight, which burned a hole in the roof of the training field. She then spun to her feet and shoulder charged Nikushimi…off of the balcony.

Nikushimi tumbled down and landed on her feet like a cat. ”A combat reset, I’m impressed.” The hero was, however, still composed. Shit, where’d her gun go?

”Everyone! Now!” Yozoru exclaimed, levitating off the balcony as she readied a blast of starlight. The idea was to combine their quirks into an all-or-nothing attack. Up to this point, though the fight had only started a few seconds ago, they were already scattered. If they didn’t put up everything they had, they might as well have put up nothing.

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In the back of Shinon's head, she was in awe at how easy the #4 Hero dodged and countered each move against her. It shows that the malicious hero wasn't to be trifled with, which got her blood pumping a bit more. Shinon kept watching the quickness of her movements as she dodged Aegis's attack, then countered and kicked Keiji into Emiho. She gasped a bit in worry hoping Emiho could avoid the oncoming Keiji. "Emiho, watch out!" Shinon shouted to get Emiho's attention.

Shinon was a bit shocked to get a word out of Snake-Eyes by hearing her say interesting. She noticed that Snake-Eyes pulled out her gun and started firing blindly in her direction. Therefore, Shinon decided to dodge those blind fire shots since they weren't fired blindly as she first thought. She had her concentration split between avoiding and keeping her Tsunami up. It caused her to be caught slightly unaware by being distracted with not noticing Snake-Eyes on the balcony with Yozoru and her.

"Yozoru, are you okay?" Shinon asked Yozoru. There was a sigh of relief to know that Yozoru cushioned her slam against the wall with activating her suit. She didn't like that Snake-Eyes was standing right on top of Yozoru. It didn't help she was grinding her teeth a bit with all the frustration on her face.

"You bitch get off of Yozoru!" Shinon yells a bit angrily. She didn't like being taunted by what she knows already, and it's correct that Villains wouldn't give mercy to people. Also, it didn't help that Snake-Eyes's tone grated on her a bit. "Ugh, we know that they won't give us mercy. It's not like we need a lesson in the middle of a fight, now do we?" Shinon asked Snake-Eyes with an annoyed tone in her voice. She saw Yozoru's chest open up and cheered slightly, and saw Snake-Eyes get off of Yozoru. It calmed her down a bit, but she was still raging like a tsunami was. However, Yozoru's laser beam frequently shocks her a bit, and thankfully, she wasn't close enough to be radiated by it. She was impressed that afterward, Yozoru shoulder tackled Snake-Eyes off the balcony.

Shinon was shocked to see that Snake-Eyes landed perfectly like a cat. The words that came out of Snake-Eyes mouth and the tone was impressed, but Snake-Eyes looked like she was looking for her gun. 'Hmm, I shouldn't underestimate Snake-Eyes, so far she's been kicking our asses already.' Shinon thought to herself, with a bit of insight on her part. She did take battles seriously since her battle rage enjoys a good fight with how potent her Tsunami is.

Shinon heard Yozoru's call to combine their powers, which would be the best chance they could hope to defeat Snake-Eyes. "Roger that Yozoru!" Shinon exclaimed with her battle rage in full swing. Her previous Tsunami did run out of steam since she had to let it go in the fury of dodging. She got in her stance and readied her quirk like, Yozoru was readying hers. "Let's give this bitch what she deserves!" Shinon exclaimed.

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