What is it mean to be virtuous?

Normally, it means having a high moral standards, but truth is, you don't have to be morally good to be virtuous.

Being virtuous, means if you have the heart of the courageous, heart of the kind, and heart of those who will stand against fate that tries to control their lives.

Because being virtuous, will lead you to the path of becoming something greater.

This is a tale of a certain virtuous girl... who became the pinnacle of all races...

Union Academy, Kandoria

"AAHHH!!!"

Irene screamed as she was flung to her locker, before falling onto the ground.

She coughed up blood as she struggled to stand up, the red liquid dripping and splattering on the floor. She weakly moaned as she looked up to her tormentors.

Katsuki Bakugo, also known as King Explosion, also known as the Bomber Bastard, one of the Class 1-A's elites whose Quirk, Explosion, allowed him to generate explosions from his hands. Irene knew Bakugo wasn't a pleasant person, given how he acted like a villain to everyone around him, including Izuku Midoriya, one of Irene's close friends who was surprisingly, his childhood friend. To think that he was also violent toward girls, especially her, was just something even Izuku couldn't believe. But sadly for our broccoli boy, it was the truth.

Weiss Schnee. The Ice Bitch Queen who is the heiress to Schnee Dust Corporation, and a rather skilled Huntress with a powerful Semblance, Glyphs. Weiss was always a horrible person to Irene ever since her first year. She always looked down on her, called her a dolt and a weakling, and during trainings she always make sure she was injured badly. But what was most upsetting for Irene was that Weiss made a promise with her sister Winter, that supposedly they will become better than their horrible father, Jacques. Too bad for Winter, her beloved little sister turned out to be worse than him.

And worst of all, Issei Hyoudou, the Red Dragon Emperor.

This boy would do everything to prove to others that he was a "ladies man" and worst of all, the "Harem King", trying to get every women he could find, especially if they had large chests. If Irene had a nickel for every time Rias would try to force her to join her peerage so she could be part of her lover's harem, she would've been a millionaire.

Irene could remember the humiliation she suffered from her. Remembering how Issei would frequently try to feel her. Groping her breasts and slapping her hips, as Rias would watch, smirking sadistically. And worst of all... how he used Dress Break to leave her completely naked. She had to barely cover herself as some perverted boys wolf whistled at her while girls laughed at her.

"Stay down, you stupid bitch!"

"Honestly, why is she even here anyway? She has no aura or other ability whatsoever."

"Should've joined my harem when I asked you nicely!"

A storm of insults rained down on her. She let out a whimper as she feebly stood up, and walked away from the bullies.

She weakly walked to her dorm, limping on the way. While some stared at her in horror, as Irene expected, they either just whispered or snickered to themselves.

"Holy shit... that's gotta hurt."

"Guess that's what happens when you're powerless."

"Look at that little bitch, all dirtied up."

"Ugh. She's dripping blood all over the floor..."

Ignoring them, Irene managed to reach her dorm. Throwing her jacket on the chair, she went to the bathroom, where she went to the shower, washing her face and wiping the blood from her face.

As she laid on her bed, tears began to well up around her eyes.

"Why..." Irene whimpered. She curled up into a ball, and she started to sob uncontrollably. She couldn't hold back the tears.

"Why does everyone hate me...?" Irene wondered. She reached for the photograph of her parents, holding her as a baby.

"Mom.... Dad...." She whimpered, as she continued to cry.

****

The next day was just another day in Hell. It was a Combat Class, which was Irene's most hated class. Not only because most of the students would use her as a punching bag, but also it was being taught by Homelander and Luna, the two professors she hated the most.

"Alrighty! So who's ready for some little training exercise!" Homelander said while stroking his ego a bit as the students cheered.

"We'll start off with Irene Valentine, please come to the arena." Luna spoke. As Irene went to the arena with a nervous expression, she flinched as she saw Homelander giving a menacing smirk while Luna gave her a cold gaze.

Homelander was one of the worst professors she could have asked for. Not only was he a wolf behind sheep's clothing, he was even far worse than any of the villains in history.

"Your opponents will be Katsuki Bakugo, Issei Hyoudou, and Malty Melromarc." Homelander spoke sternly as the three students came down and glared at Irene.

"Begin!" Luna announced as the three approached Irene menacingly.

"Sorry, babe. But all this could've been avoided if you just joined my harem." Issei said, with an evil smirk on his face, as he charged his Boosted Gear.

"Weaklings like you never belonged here." Malty said mockingly, conjuring up a fire.

"Get ready to die, you bitch!" Bakugo roared as he made explosions from his hands.

Issei ran forward and in the blink of an eye, he slammed his fist straight into Irene's stomach so hard that she spat blood immediately before Irene looked up and saw Malty summoning her Glyphs to fire flames from her dusts. Leaping to the side, Irene dodged the attacks before she was caught by Bakugo's explosion in pain.

As she got back up, Bakugo zoomed towards her, elbowing her to the ground before Issei picked her and punched her in the face with his sacred gear.

Coughing up horrible amounts of blood, Irene steadily and shakily got back up on her feet and looked to see Malty's fireball charged directly into her which sent her flying back and landed hard on her back and this time. Bakugo then charged at her once more. "DIE!" He shouted, before an large explosion.

"AHHHH!!!!!" Irene screamed, as she flew away to the hallway, her clothes in ruins and her flesh burning from the explosion. She weakly coughed up blood, as Homelander entered the arena and approached Irene before picking him up by the back of his neck and lifted him up so everyone can see.

"This is the result of having powerless individuals in our academy!" Homelander yelled angrily as he showed Irene's body to the crowd.

"We are an entire new fucking breed that are completely different from people like him, we don't need anyone like this one here at all!" Homelander shouted before tossing Irene's body towards the door which broke on impact as Irene's body landed in the hallway.

Feeling immense amounts of pain, Irene's eyes weakly made their way to all the students laughing at her.

All these years of childhood flooded back into her mind.

Her parents' death.

Being all alone by herself.

And now... the worst of all.... Union Academy.... school full of liars and frauds.

"What are you doing, Irene?"

She then heard the voice inside her head.

"Are you just going to let these filths live? Tell me, how long are you planning to let them torment you? Are you just going to keep these scums treat you like their own plaything?"

Irene weakly opened her eyes. "No..." She mentally said.

"Then why aren't you fighting back? You know that is the only way."

"But... but I'm too weak...!" Irene mentally said. "I'm just a powerless nobody..." She mentally wept.

There was a silence, before the voice responded.

"No, you're not."

Irene flinched, as she began to open her eyes completely.

"You are stronger than you think Irene. If you believe that you can finally prove to these frauds that you are strong, then allow me to give you power. But before I do, you must answer this. Are you going to let these filths define who you are?"

"No.... No!" Irene mentally screamed, as the voice spoke.

"Then unleash your true power! Let the whole world see the wrath of a woman who will become the top of this system! Let these false heroes feel the same pain and suffering you felt! Starting with these monsters, and show the world that you are not afraid anymore! Let it guide you, Irene, and be the warrior you are meant to be!"

"Yes.... Yes...! Yes! I accept! I want to be.... I want to be the strongest!!!" Irene mentally screamed, accepting the entity's power.

She suddenly then saw a flash of white and light gold light.

"Very good. Irene.... now you have proven that you truly are... Virtuous."

Irene then stood up, seemingly recovered from her wounds, which have now healed miraculously. Everyone gasped, as Homelander and Luna turned around to see Irene, with her wounds completely gone.

She then turned to her tormentors, who looked equally shocked as others. She glared at them, her eyes now glowing with hues of white and light gold. 

"The fuck...? How is that bitch still alive?!" Issei asked in disbelief.

"This... this is impossible!" Malty said in shock.

Irene looked her tormentors, as she now had a pure, unadulterated rage on her face. One that shook them to their core.

"Now is your time. Make them cower and despair before your true power!"

In an instant, Irene roared as she blasted white beams of energy from her hands.

The energy beams hit Issei, Malty, and Bakugo back, causing them to hit the walls. Issei was out of his Scale Mail, while Malty was struggling to get up.

She walked up to Issei, who looked at her with horror. Gritting his teeth, Issei held up his Boosted Gear.

"Dragon Shot!" He shouted, blasting a green beam of draconic energy.

However...

Much to Issei and others' shock, Irene is shown to be draining the energy from the Boosted Gear, the green turning into white, as her veins around her face were shown to be glowing.

"You bitch!!" Bakugo shouted, as he charged from the behind.

Irene turned around, and blasted him with a beam, as Bakugo screamed in pain.

Grabbing Issei by the face, Irene dashed at Malty, who tried to use her Fire Magic again, but smashed her on the side with Issei. The two cried out in pain before they were flown off to the wall with a loud crash.

Homelander, now his eyes glowing red, blasted a heat vision at her.

However, Irene simply dodged the beams, moving at incredible speed. Homelander's eyes widened in shock.

Dashing toward him, she grabbed Homelander by the throat. Homelander tried to break free, but her grip was too tight.

"ENOUGH! You will stop now, Ms. Valentine!" Luna roared, amplifying her voice with her magic.

Irene then turned to Luna, glaring hatefully at her. She then dashed at her, before kicking her in the jaw.

BAM!

"GACK!" Luna was shot to the ceiling, crashing onto it as her body hung there like a chandelier.

"You.... you stay out of this, you disgusting mule." Irene growled, before she turned to Homelander.

"Filthy frauds like you.... acting all high and mighty... scum like you don't deserve to live!!!" She shouted, before slamming him onto the ground, creating a massive crater.

Homelander coughed up blood, as Irene then held him up and slammed him once more. More and more, Irene continued to slam him onto the ground, as Homelander began to feel pain, with him feeling his bones cracking and organs rupturing by Irene's sheer force.

Many others watched in shock, unable to do anything out of fear, seeing how the weakest student just beaten up three of their elite students, and is literally crushing America's No.1 Hero like a rag doll.

Finally stopping, Irene then held up Homelander. Her eyes glowing in fury, as Homelander choked.

"Gacgh... S...stop....Fuck.... just... please.... stop...." Homelander begged.

But Irene wasn't having any of it now. She knew that if she let this man... no, monster live, many others would suffer because of him.

Irene then readied back her arm with her hand open. As other students watched in terror, Irene, with tears falling, whispered, "Die." With that single word, she thrusted her hand toward Homelander's chest.

Homelander's scream of agony rang out through the entire school.

A/N: And done!

Wow, finally done with the 1st chapter! Starting off with a bang, I wanted to show our girl Irene finally getting her payback on her tormentors.

But the question is, will Homelander survive? Or is he really dead? All will be revealed in next chapter...

Next chapter will be Irene dealing with her newfound powers and the aftermath of the massacre.

Until then... Ciao!