02 | Satan
Our homeroom teacher was an exhausted guy with scruffy long hair and a mean glare. His name was Aizawa Shouta. On the very first day, he set up a physical test for us to expel the weakest student in class.
...Or so as I thought. In the end, Aizawa-sensei told us it was just some ruse to motivate us. No one was expelled in the end. I got no.10 in the physical test, which was not very satisfying despite my quirk.
"You're... you're amazing!"
I turned around. It was a petite brunette, with a round face and pink cheeks. "Umm... thanks, err..."
"Oh, sorry. I'm Uraraka Ochako. Nice to meet you," she said with a smile. Her eyes glittered with joy.
I remembered her. She threw an infinity homerun with her zero-gravity quirk. "I'm Takasaki Eria. You can just call me Eria."
"Takasaki-kun, nice to meet you too!" another voice interrupted. He was one of the fastest runners in class. I recognized him with the engines in his calves. "I apologize for interrupting. My name is Iida Tenya. Takasaki-kun, your quirk seems interesting. I see you can speed up when you used your quirk. How fast can you go? I would like to compete with you!"
"Hold... hold on..." I was taken aback.
"Iida-kun, Uraraka-san!" A green-haired boy came running towards us. He faltered slightly when he saw me.
He was the boy who came in last huh? What was his quirk again? I couldn't get it.
"Hi there. I'm Midoriya Izuku."
"Takasaki Eria. Just call me Eria."
"Y-your quirk is amazing!" Suddenly, Midoriya turned into super fanboy mode. Excitement was drawn all over his face. "You had such speed and strength and... and..."
"Whoa slow down," I said.
"Sorry. I always get too excited watching other people's quirk," he said sheepishly.
Obviously.
"You guys aren't afraid that I look like demon when I used my quirk?" I asked. They looked at me surprised.
"Not really... I think it's cool..." Uraraka said sheepishly. "It looks so powerful."
"Of course not! I would like to learn how fast you can go!" said Iida excitedly.
Midoriya nodded in agreement. "Can I... know more of your quirk? We can talk it over lunch... if you want... but if you don't like it it's fine."
"No problem." I nodded. It sure felt nice to meet new friends.
The corner of my eye spotted the conspicuous boy who stood out with his red-and-white hair. He walked away silently; his figure screamed solitary.
I still haven't got to know his name yet, though.
**
Normal school curriculum started the next day. English class was taught by Present Mic, whose deafening voice often boomed in class. Lunch was delicious, thanks to Lunch Hero, Lunch Rush. It was the best school meal ever. I sat with my new friends, Iida, Midoriya and Uraraka.
"Lunch Rush is so awesome!" Midoriya entered his super fanboy mode.
I looked around the huge cafeteria. It was jam-packed with students from Hero, Support and Management Course. There were so many choices of food. All of them looked so delicious.
Even within such a huge crowd in the cafeteria, I was able to spot the same boy again. Probably because of his conspicuous hair. He sat alone by a table, eating his noodles quietly.
Did he not have any friends?
"Eria-san?" Uraraka's voice drew me back. "What's wrong?"
"Oh nothing," I said and continued eating my food.
**
After lunch, it was the time everyone anticipated most.
"I AM... COMING THROUGH THE DOOR NORMALLY!" All Might's voice boomed.
Excitement surged through my veins. All Might, the hero everyone admired, was really a teacher here at U.A. High! He was the idol I admired so much since I first saw him on TV.
For the whole year, All Might will be teaching us Hero Basic Training, which mostly involves physical activities to let us learn the basics of being a hero. Finally, I was another step closer to becoming a hero.
"Today we'll be doing combat training. Now I'll distribute your hero costumes that were made based on your requests."
Combat training plus hero costumes! Sweet!
"After you change, gather at Ground Beta!"
**
Everyone looked completely different in their respective hero costumes. Hero costumes made them looked like real heroes. Iida's costume was quite similar to the hero Ingenium, clad with a helmet and silver armor. Uraraka's pink costume fitted her bubbly personality. Midoriya's looked simple and casual, yet oddly resembled All Might. I almost choked when I saw him.
My costume was rather simple. It consisted of extremely lightweight dark bodysuit that could help me absorb any incoming impact to protect myself. My boots were even lighter to reduce my weight and boost up my speed. Although the bodysuit was a little bit tight and accentuated my curves too much, I was quite satisfied with the custom-made costume.
"For this class, you'll be split into villains and heroes and fight 2-on-2 indoor battles. But since there are 21 of you, one of the teams will be consisted of 3 people. It might not be fair for the team that goes up against 3 people, but this can help you to learn the basics of fighting against villains that outnumbered you. So, it's also a very good opportunity for you all!" said All Might.
The situation was that the villains have hid a nuclear weapon in their hideout. The heroes must retrieve the weapon or defeat the villains within the allotted time. On the other hand, the villains need to protect the weapon or catch the heroes to win.
"The teams will be decided through drawing lots!" said All Might. In a few minutes, the teams were decided.
I was in Team I, the only team with 3 people, partnering with Hagakure and Ojiro. Hagakure possessed an invisible quirk while Ojiro had a tail which he could freely use like another of his limb. In terms of firepower, our team was quite low but I think we could manage it somehow.
My team was set as the villains against the heroes, Team B. One of the Team B was that boy with red-and-white hair. I thought he was already kinda weird, being a loner and all. However, his costume made me wonder.
W-Why does he have ice covered over his left side? And he looked like some terminator with his glowing left eye......
"Takasaki-san, are you okay?" said Hagakure. She was completely invisible, only donning a pair of gloves and boots.
"I'm fine," I lied. I was still thinking about that weird boy. My sixth sense told me he could be extremely dangerous and powerful, besides being a little weird.
I turned to Ojiro, who was stretching his limbs and his thick tail. "Ojiro-san, you can hit very hard with your tail, right?"
He nodded. "Yeah. What do you need me to do?"
"In any occasion, if you see a chance to hit that red-and-white hair boy, hit him so hard he will go unconscious. I don't like his quirk. Feels like the instant kill type," I said.
Hagakure gave out a small shriek. "R-really?"
"Maybe, I don't know."
"What is your quirk by the way?" asked Ojiro abruptly.
I looked at my watch. 5 more minutes till the battle starts. "Ermm... let me demonstrate."
Power surged through my body. Golden coloured scales grew and covered part of my face from my ears to my chin. A pair of sharp malicious horns appeared on my temples. A mixture of leathery skin and scales grew from my fingers to my forearms. My hands turned into demonic claws.
This was my quirk, Satan, that allows me to possess demonic qualities like super enhanced strength and speed. When my quirk was fully activated, I resembled a demon, with horns, scary hands, elfish ears and sharpened canine teeth.
I used to hate my quirk a lot when I was young because people got scared of me. They didn't like a little girl who could suddenly turn into something resembled a demon. They were afraid that I could hurt them or I could go into a blood frenzy when I used my quirk.
"So err...my quirk..." my confidence wavered. "It lets me possess demonic qualities. T-the horns... okay, they may look scary... I may look scary but I won't ermm... well..."
"You look so cool!" Hagakure said excitedly. "With the horns and stuff! No villain would dare mess with you!"
"R-really?"
"You kinda fit into the villain role now," Ojiro added.
Villain?!
Ojiro flustered. "I mean for the current situation of course! You really do look cool with your quirk."
"Ermm... thanks." It felt nice to hear compliments like this once in a while. At least my quirk didn't scare them off. "Let's get ready."
They nodded. Hagakure removed her gloves and boots. "I'm going all out, okay?" She quickly left the room to lay somewhere for an ambush.
Suddenly, a feeling tingled at the back of my neck. I closed my eyes and sensed two people entering the building.
As a demon I also have a very sharp sixth sense. It allowed me to sense certain things with my mind when my five senses could not be used. For example, right now, even though I couldn't see or hear them, I could sense the 'heroes' entering the building.
However, something felt weird.
Something was coming fast towards us. It was spreading over the walls, the floor, everywhere. Only a few more seconds it will reach us-
"Ojiro, jump!" I shouted.
"Wha-" before he could react, that something has spread over the room, covering everything including the weapon in...
......Ice?!
I barely escaped the icy tendrils as I jumped the moment it reached my feet. My feet were not frozen to ground, but Ojiro's was. I sensed Hagakure stopped moving and assumed she was frozen as well.
Shit. So this is the bad feeling I've been sensing from that guy. He had a quirk like this?!
Sounds of boots crunching against the ice echoed from outside of the room. He was coming right towards here.
But only one set of footsteps. The other one... the other one is outside.
I turned to Ojiro, who was struggling to free himself from the ice. He nodded at me. I nodded back quickly. I knew what to do.
We waited in silence until the footsteps were just by the entrance.
One more step.
The boy with bi-colour hair entered the room with a menacing glare on his face.
And I launched myself at him.
***
FYI, Eria's quirk is based on Mirajane's Satan Soul (Fairy Tail), who has the best magic ever in my opinion. You can check her out in Fairy Tail's wikia. But unlike Mira's powers, Eria cannot take over any demons or shoot magic blasts (yet). Because quirks can come in different styles based on Horikoshi-sensei's manga, so I thought of letting Eria having this quirk. And since imagination is unlimited, Eria might have new powers in the future.
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