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3rd POV

Closing his eyes a dead calm encapsulates the room, Mirko simply watching on waiting to see this 'Berserk State'.

Slowly but surely, starting from the nape of the neck purple and black corrosive like marking go up and down his body, reaching roughly half way down his body they halt as a set of heavily glowing purple eyes snap open, similar in appearance to the「World's Eye」, just minus the flames and not as 'sharp' on the iris.

The eyes slowly look around the entire room, seemingly taking it in, an odd calm in the air, but underneath it all... 'What the hell is with this guy. He's so calm yet....'.

Rumi Usagiyama prided herself on her ability to detect things. A key an important part of being a rabbit is understanding what's prey and what's predator. Despite her 'strong' quirk she understood that if anyone was born with a wolf type similar to hers she would be quickly outclassed if they trained even 75% as hard as she did.

Since this was a worry she had to focus on her entire life, plus with her dragon friend, she forced herself to hone her skills, gain a deeper understanding off senses, fighting, and ways to continue on in life.

Though this caused problems as she had to make herself 'free' living every second like it's her last, because if she didn't, if she didn't just let the world pass by her than it couldn't flow through her, she couldn't experience the world in its whole if she could let it go, to delve in her carnal desires easily and simply do as she wants and accepting life as it is.

Without this thought process and state of mind she'd never have reached her ability to sense, to feel the world around her, emotions from others, strength from many, and even inanimate objects that could harm her, she slowly developed what you'd call a 「Danger Sense」, the ability to detect, surpassing human and Homo-Superior limitations, it's what truly separated her from the rest and right here right now it's blaring at her.

Despite the calmness, the two unmoving figures, and the light warmth of the room she can tell despite the power difference of the two, the being in front of her is dangerous, a predator that will kill, something driven by raw negative emotion alone.

"Just gonna stand there or you gonna do something? Your incessant staring is getting annoying," a heavy energy like voice brushes the air, his gaze stopping on her body.

"So you can talk, thought they said you were berserk?"

Normally she'd attack without care, after all she wanted this fight, but sometimes developments happen and you have to adapt, so adapt she will.

"I can be, annoyingly so I can't control it every time. Like flipping a switch with a horrible control on the wattage output, you never know what's gonna happen when he decides to flip me".

"He? Are you-," immediately Rumi jumps back dodging a right hook, her opponent, body now lowered, looks up a glare engrained into his eyes.

"As fun as talking to a little rabbit is, I've got better things to do with my time, and your rudely interrupting it, so I'm gonna kick your shit in and go," using Bo-Bup he dashes around the room at high speeds before throwing a horizontal kick from behind her.

Quickly deflecting with her arm Rumi goes for a kick to waist herself, though this falls short as her bodies weight is shifted, gravity increasing all over her before a fist slams against her face throwing her back, gravity reinforcing the attack.

Before her body can hit the floor she's drop kicked into the floor, her body bouncing up as her leg is grabbed and chucked against a wall, several objects in the room slamming into her limbs.

"It's just obnoxious if you hold back in a fight, as is your quirk isn't much, nothing immediately special at least, and because you think you've gained a bit of physical strength you can go against a fundamental force of the universe. You're quite the charming woman aren't you," slowly walking towards the slumped down rabbit hero the being twirls the previously discarded faux-staff.

"If we're done here I th-," his head snaps back, a foot slamming against it, followed by an uppercut and finished with an air slash he's thrown back into one of the walls in a similar fashion to how Mirko was.

"You know, being cocky isn't a bad trait, but when asshats like you talk like that my blood can't help but boil!"

Standing from the wreckage is a, for the most part, unscathed Rumi, though some of her clothes are partially ripped, though only slightly tears.

'Shit, I knew she was tough and that attack didn't do much but still she hit me fucking hard,' emerging from his own dust cloud the Berserker emerges though far more damaged than she was, blood slowly pooling from his mouth.

"Ah shit! Hey pal, your teachers won't get mad if I rough you up a bit, Ryuko warned me a bit but-," throwing her hand up she catches a weight set that was thrown at her, slowly more objects flowing around her attempting to entrap her, though she's quick to hop from floor to ceiling to across the room.

"I'll take that as a no," she lets out a slight sigh of relief, thankfully not having to worry about the school annoying her, another reason she'd not wanted to offer him an internship, but the ability to have a gravity user and someone capable of using a unique martial arts was invaluable to her, at least for the time being.

She could only hope no problems arose with her selfish desires, at least nothing bad that couldn't be amended at a later date.

'System, HP Percentage'

{HP: 78%}

'I'll be fine for the time being, HP doesn't check mental fatigue or physical fatigue, leave that to stamina but even than that doesn't tell mental fatigue, once we truly meet I'll be quick to fix that issue'.

"So you do bounce, and here I was thinking you-," quickly dashing across the room she attacks head on once again, but this time it won't go her way as before her hands can reach him they're thrown to the floor, metal shards spreading across her body as she's pinned to the floor, a huge amount of weight holding her down, both natural and 'unnatural'.

"Huh, metal? I heard you had support gear but I wasn't made aware of you having something like this," quickly fitting to her body the spear shards have her pinned down as two proper spears form floating above her.

"It happens when you-" 

"I've seen enough".

A heavy heel kick to the head and a body falling to the floor later Mirko properly dust herself off, pieces of metal falling to the floor.

'He's not bad, this Berserk Form seems far more powerful and similar in skill to the one from the Sports Festival, but the way they use their abilities are slightly different, plus this one was far more cocky, though he knows when and when not use his cockiness. That little last attack of his was good, letting his guard down and using it to his advantage is a nice know-how in combat, but he overestimated his abilities or underestimated my own'.

Twitching a bit the slumped over body slowly stirs awake, the marking around his body having receded. 

"Not bad recovery time," walking away Mirko quickly returns, handing the downed and injured boy a towel and water bottle.

"Hope I didn't hurt you too bad, I tend to get carried away easily."

Sitting there Y/n simply stares off into space, almost as if in shock.

(Doing my best to not use either of his names at all but sometimes it just doesn't work to not use it)

"W-what happened?"

"You don't remember? Figures as it seems this new form is still a new thing for you, if anything what do you remember?"

"Uh... I remember activating my 'Berserk Form' before everything went sorta dark, found myself drifting in some empty cold space. I've recently been having these weird dreams lately where the same thing happens, a dark space with the feeling of eyes staring at me, this time it just felt more clear.... more solid(?) I suppose."

"Weird dream? Well I'm not psychologist but maybe you should get that checked out, but I will tell you this. You didn't end up going berserk as I was previously told you would.... How do I tell you this...," she stands there in thought for a moment before scratching her head.

"Ah fuck it, never was good with laying it on easy. You sort of had a second personality, another you, this one just more cocky and arrogant, same powers, fighting style, and everything. Just more of a dick, maybe? I think something's weird with your quirk, odds are it's evolving or something along those lines, can't really say as I'm not a quirk doctor."

Finishing her words she keeps her eyes away from the still sitting upcoming hero, never having dealt with situations like these in the past, not like telling someone they've got two personalities is a normal occasion, but still it's still a weird situation none the less.

'....My quirk has a second personality?...... I have a second personality? Which is it? How? When? Why? Did you know about this system?'

{"I was partially aware of the possibility, but as I'm incapable of looking into parts of your mind that you don't let me enter. If you have two personalities then one could block me out entirely. But due to my ability to see your skills I was made aware it existed, but as there is two of you, you both would hold partial control over me. The current you having more control over me, though whether you consider this other half a 'You' is up for your own belief"}

'...You said skills, show me what you mean'

{Tainted Corruption:

An ability originating from Chuuya Nakahara, this ability allows the user to enter a frenzy-like state, completely losing their mind, but gains a massive power boost in return.

Stats: Unknown, the power is a growth type and varies depending on the circumstances

Debuff: Mental Corruption, Physical Deterioration

Please note that this ability is only Similar to Chuuya Nakahara and has been altered to fit the current user and not all information is immediately given, there can be hidden features of an ability.}

{Hidden Feature Unlocked}

{Tainted Corruption, an ability wielded by Chuuya Nakahara, the ability to lose ones mind at the benefit of power. Slowly anger builds up, an unrelenting chaos created from ones own being, beliefs, strengths, weaknesses. A being capable of forging itself as a 'superior version' of it's original, a true 'Inner Demon'

Arahabaki's Will of Destruction Unlocked:

A manifestation of the users own chaos, anger, rage, and inner most feelings, some lost to time, some twisted into their own desires, a true form of the corruption of the mind taken form. A will to carry out Arahabaki's The God of Destruction desires.

Note: This is only in name, the Will may take on it's own path and isn't inherently connected to the God Arahabaki itself}

'.....'

"Hey you doing alright? Look I'm not-"

"It's fine, I just need sleep is all... I-I think I've had a long day and could use some rest".

Stopping Mirko looks down at indifferent face, "Sure... I'll take you to a guest bedroom I've got, normally I'd force you to start training and all as I am supposed to help you and shit like that, but this is a lot to take in, probably to much in such a short notice, if you're not feeling good I can call the school and all," though she doesn't want to lose access to the weight training she knows better in these kind of situations, who wouldn't want to take a minute if they found out they might be living a lie, their entire life living as two people without knowing, the thought sends shivers down her spine, could she call such a thing freedom.

Standing up and quickly putting everything back up Mirko drops the still quite student, his face unchanging.

"If you need anything just ask, truly just ask. I'm not saying that to be a good host or anything I just don't like having to attempt to read your mind to figure out you want a soda or something".

"....so the fit hero endorses sugar."

For a moment she stares at him, a couple seconds of silence as she cracks a smile, "Sure every once in awhile, get some rest".

Leaving him alone Rumi also decides she'll turn in for the night, after all even if she lives carefree this day was far too much for her, 'Even if I live to be a hundred I don't think I'll ever be able to deal with emotional young adults. Though knowing my luck I'll be forced to deal with them anyway.'

An exhausting day, an exhausting night, secrets and truths slowly revealing them self in the moons ever casting light. 

Only if things would slow down, but hey that's just life.

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Trying to do better with 3rd person writing and I think it's doing wonders for my writing style, learning, and ability to story tell.

I hope I did Mirko okay, I made it all happen very fast because that's what's supposed to happen, I've got this next arc basically fully planned out, plus the one after it.

That it is if you count the current Hero Training and Stain Arc as separate arcs entirely.

Anyway Fun Fact, we're only around chapter 50ish out of 412, granted I'll skip a lot of chapters as some chapters are fights that are taking place within the same day like the Red Riot Vs Ranpa and Aizawa/Rock Lock Vs Mimic Boy.

Hope you all enjoyed

Question of the Chapter: For those who've seen the Solo Leveling anime, opinions so far? As a Light Novel reader and Manhwa reader they've done it beautifully, and honestly the anime is doing better than the Manhwa, like they're showing later characters early setting them up an everything. Only thing I 'didn't like' was that they made him fight Goblins in the instant dungeon, he never did that and it was only a problem because in the Manhwa he is confused at how agile he'd gotten making him flop over one and slam himself into a wall, showing how important the stats are, but it's still doing amazing and even my sister who doesn't watch actiony anime much is LOVING it, and a good friend of mine is too.

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