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"In modern society, people live their lives with something called Quirk..."
"Quirks gives people unusual abilities, turning into something pretty normal among us humans..."
"This has caused the rising of both Heroes and Villains... something you may only see on manga or comics."
"Now, Heroes and Villains fight for supremacy over society and this world...
"Leading to a war... war that I didn't know I had to fight."
"My name is Drayden Akito, and this is the story of my existence."
Japan, a country that has seen the rising of multiple Pro Heroes alongside intimidating Villains, has been in a long peace period since the last fight that took place on a region of this country: Musutafu; main scenery of the Final War, a bloody fight that took the lives of many individuals...It's been 20 years since that incident and Japan has been living in peace for quite a long time. There hasn't been a major increase of Villainy aside from a couple evildoers and small gangs, nothing that the Pro Heroes can't really handle...Tonight was a rainy night, everything looked peaceful as a green haired man was standing on a high rooftop looking at the city as he is on a patrol, looking for everything that he might take care of. His name?... Izuku Midoriya, the currently #1 Hero in all Japan...
•Izuku: Man, it surely is peaceful tonight... nothing seems out of place in the city...Izuku was on his usual patrolings watching out for criminals, or at least, what is left... Since the falling of All For One and Tomura Shigaraki there hasn't been any crazy individuals for these past 20 years... All seemed pretty quite, with only the rain being heard as he was jumping from roof to roof.After a while, Izuku decided to call it a day for now, descending into the streets of Musutafu and starting to have a nice walk on the sidewalk. Some civilians were walking past him as they waved or greeting him, making him smile to the warm people of the city...
*Ring*
*Ring*
•Izuku: Hmm?. Who might it be at this hour?.- Said while grabbing his phone.Izuku took his phone out of his pocket, looking at the screen to see who's the one calling for him...•Izuku: Hello?.- Izuku took the call.•???:Hey Dad... Are you coming home?. Mom is still waiting for you.•Izuku: I'm on my way buddy, I just finished doing my patrols.•???:Great, be careful out there Dad... it's pretty late...•Izuku: I know Yoshi, just wait for me at home, I'll be there in a couple of-
*CRAAAAASH*
The sound of glass breaking caught Izuku's attention, making him turn to a store. A person wearing a black coat was on the floor covered by the shattered glass of the window, and as it stood up Izuku could see part of the face of the individual.
It was a boy, they exchanged glances for a couple of seconds as Izuku saw part of his face covered in blood, probably due to crashing against a window.•???:Dad!?... What was that sound!?.- From the phone a young voice can be heard.•Izuku: Yoshi, you'll have to wait a little longer for me...- Izuku hung up the phone call.The boy realized that Izuku was a Pro Heroe, starting to run toward the darkness of the night.•Izuku: H-Hey, wait!.Izuku tried to reach out to him but it was instantly distracted by the store clerk rushing out of the building pretty angry and yelling at this boy while he was running away.•Clerk: GET BACK HERE YOU SON OF A BITCH!!! HOW DARE YOU TAKE THAT MONEY AND BREAK MY WINDOW!!??.•Izuku: Excuse me!.•Clerk: Huh?... Oh, Mr. Deku!, what a perfect time to be here!.•Izuku: What just happened here!?•Clerk: That motherfucker stole some money from the store!, I tried to stop him from leaving by sealing the door but he jumped through the window!. That ain't cheap to replace!.•Izuku: Don't worry, I'll take care of this situation!.Izuku quickly rushed to the exact same direction the boy went running, having no problems in finding him turning to an alley. The boy kept running from Izuku until he met with a dead end and couldn't keep escaping, so Izuku got close from behind his back finally reaching out to him.•Izuku: There is nowhere to run now, buddy. Surrender peacefully and no one will be hurt...•???: Hmph! Say that to yourself, idiot!.The boy shoot some projectiles that Izuku quickly deflected making them fall to the floor; those projectiles were made of sharp and hard crystal shards, shining bright red with the moonlight.•Izuku: Wow... a Crystal Generation Quirk?, that's fascinating...•???: Shut up! Don't you see that I'm gonna kill you!?
The boy covered his arm in crystals, tranforming it into a huge claw, he then ran towards Izuku and leaped up to him. Izuku quickly got out of the way and the boy couldn't help but punching a wall with his huge arm-spike, getting stuck on the process.•???: NNNNGH!!! NNNNGH!!! Damn it!!!.- Screamed the boy while trying to break free.•Izuku: Need help over there buddy?•???: Shut up! Once I get free from here you'll regret following me here!.Izuku calmly walked toward the stuck boy and with a little effort broke part of the spike, releasing the boy from the wall of the building.The boy, once free, didn't actually attack Izuku... instead, he backed away a little while holding a small pouch covered in some blood stains, the stolen money was probably inside.•Izuku: Look friend, I don't want to hurt you... I just wanna talk.•???: Yeah, right... All Pro Heroes are the same, say that they won't hurt you just to lure fools and then arresting them, as if!•Izuku: At least just let me heal those wounds, you're losing blood!.He tried to get near the boy but he stepped back once again, looking pretty angry at Izuku.•???: STAY AWAY!!!The boy once again stepped back but tripped and fell.•???: AAAUGH! AAAGH!.- Screamed the boy in pain.Izuku quickly rushed to the boy and took a peek at his leg, it was covered in cuts and there was blood running on it, most certainly due to crashing against the store's window earlier. He then proceeded to take a small med kit from his belt and started treating the boy's wounds.After a couple of minutes, the wounds on his body were safely wrapped and patched, and the boy slowly stood up as he glanced at Izuku with a little less anger, but still with distrust...•Izuku: Feeling better?•???: Hmph!•Izuku: You're welcome~There was a small, yet awkward silence between them. Izuku tried to make a small talk, but he couldn't come up with something to talk about...•Izuku: It must have hurt to get through that window, huh?...•???: Whatever...The silence turned more uncomfortable as they kept glancing to each other. The boy was resting on a wall still unable to move properly due to the wounds on his body and Izuku kept glancing at him.•???: If you have something to say do it now, dammit!•Izuku: Whoa! Chill buddy!... I was just curious about you.•???: Huh? What do you mean "curious"?•Izuku: Well, do your parents know that you're doing this?... I mean, stealing...The boy kept silent as Izuku threw that question, his face darkened a little after that and Izuku noticed about this...•Izuku: Is something wrong?...•???: I... I do not have parents...•Izuku: Oh... Why is that? Are you orphan?•???: ...•Izuku: Hey, c'mon! You can talk to me about it...•???: Why are you getting in my way!?.- Anger could be sensed in the boy's speech.•Izuku: I do not have intention in bothering you... I just want to know why are you doing stuff like this.•???: ...The boy was silent for a couple of seconds, but eventually he ended up telling him the truth.•???: I... I left my home... there was nothing for me there.•Izuku: A runaway?... How much time have you been wandering alone?.•???: 10 years.•Izuku: WHAT!? Wait, how old are you?.•???: 16...•Izuku: YOU'VE BEEN ALONE SINCE YOU WERE 6!?•???: Yeah, and this money is what I use to buy my supplies, dumbass!Izuku wasn't pleased with what he was hearing, so he grabbed the boy's shoulder and looked at him directly into his eyes...•Izuku: I'm Izuku Midoriya... and you are?
The boy took his cloak off, revealing his full face...•???: D-Drayden... Drayden Akito...•Izuku: Nice to meet you, Drayden...Both were glancing at each other, Drayden pretty shocked of the man while Izuku was giving him a warm smile. Then Izuku took Drayden's wrist, alarming the young boy.•Drayden: I knew it! You're gonna get me to the police!.- The boy tried to break free from his grip.•Izuku: Wait! That's not gonna happen!.•Drayden: Huh?•Izuku: Look, we're gonna get back and you will return that money, alright?•Drayden: Are you kidding!? How am I supposed to feed myself?.•Izuku: I know a place where you can stay, c'mon!.•Drayden: Whoa!.Izuku took Drayden with him, getting out of the dark alley they were on...After returning to the store and having apologized to the clerk, Izuku took Drayden with him. They both arrived in a small apartment late that night, and as Izuku opened that door a voice could be heard from inside the apartment.•???: Izuku? Is that you, sweetheart?.•Izuku: Yes, Mom! Sorry for coming unexpectedly!.•Inko: Honey, I don't mind you visiting me constantly, but why does it have to be this late?.
•Inko: Izuku... who's this boy?.•Izuku: His name is Drayden, he will be staying here for tonight.•Drayden/Inko: What!?.The both of them seemed shocked by Izuku's statement... letting an unknown person stay on his mother's house?...•Drayden: Wait, I never agreed on this!•Izuku: Hey, why not?. You can wash yourself here, I can give you some of my old clothes for you to use and my Mom can cook you a delicious meal.•Inko: What is going on Izuku?.- Asked the old lady not understanding all of this.•Izuku: Mom, this boy is a runaway... Please, let him stay just for tonight.- Told Izuku while whispering on her mother's ear.•Inko: Oh... I see... Well then, he may stay for tonight.•Drayden: Huh!?.•Izuku: Thank you, Mom!.Izuku then turned to face Drayden. The boy was looking rather confused at him while he was giving yet another warm smile.•Izuku: Tell me, have you ever considered turning into a Hero?.•Drayden: What!? M-Me, a Hero!? No way!.•Izuku: C'mon! Your Quirk it's really fascinating, it would be a great addition to the Pro Heroes!.Drayden's face darkened a bit while hearing all of this, he looked like he was really uncomfortable with all this "Heroes" stuff. Izuku's smile faded a little upon seeing this, so he just patted Drayden's head a little before going to the door.•Izuku: I have some contacts in the U.A Academy... I can make some arrangements for you to be added to a Hero Course... of course, if you are okay with it.•Drayden: W-What!? U.A Academy!?.•Izuku: Yeah, I'll be here tomorrow morning waiting for your answer, until then, have a good night buddy!.After that, Izuku left the apartment, being now only Inko Midoriya and Drayden on the Living Room there... both of them quite suprised.•Inko: My... he is sure pretty excited.•Drayden: What was that all about?•Inko: Looks like my boy picked you to be his protégé.- Said the old lady calmly.- C'mon, I'll show you the bathroom.A while later, Drayden comes out of the bathroom just showered and drying his hair. Inko Midoriya gladly lend him some old clothes that used to belong to Izuku and showed him a small, yet cozy room... probably the one that used to be from Izuku...•Inko: So?... Are you feeling comfortable now, young boy?.•Drayden: Huh? Oh, y-yeah...•Inko: is something wrong?... You seem kinda spaced out...•Drayden: I-It's nothing... It's just that...•Inko: What?... Not really into Izuku's idea of attending U.A Academy?.•Drayden: No... it's just that... all this "Hero" stuff only brings back bad memories...•Inko: ...Inko placed her hand on the boy's shoulder, getting his attention. Her face showed a soft expression alongside a warm smile, something the boy haven't seen in many years... It felt so nostalgic and heartwarming.•Inko: Drayden, right?... Look sweetheart, I really don't know the full context of what happened to you, but hearts can turn frail with traumas and be easily deceived... but I know for sure you are not a bad boy, or at least you don't really want to be...Inko's words pierced into Drayden's mind like a sword, she was right... he really didn't want to end up like this, but the circumstances pushed him to. A small tear ran down his cheek while hearing to the woman's speech as she kept up talking...•Inko: But take this chance to try and redeem yourself... It's never late to take the right path once again. You can always Be Better.Drayden looked away for a brief second trying to hide his tear. Inko just laughed a little and carefully wiped his tear while walking down to the kitchen.•Inko: C'mon, I'll make you something delicious, you'll for sure be starving!.Drayden followed her to the kitchen, and the rest of that night went by...The next day arrived and Izuku was already on the small apartment, facing Drayden directly into his eyes. Drayden was quite nervous of this situation...•Izuku: So... Have you made up your mind?.•Drayden: I...He looked with the corner of his eyes at Inko, remembering what she said last night... "Take this chance to try and redeem yourself... It's never too late to take the right parh once again, you can always Be Better".There was a moment of silence before the answer, Drayden lifted his head to cross his gaze with Izuku's, with determination in his eyes and an adamant face...•Drayden: I'll go to that Hero Academy you mentioned last night... but only because you were... kind... helping me out. Don't get yourself any crazy reasons...•Izuku: Wonderful!, take this and change, I already made the preparations for your arrival so it will only be taking you to your new classroom and introducing your new classmates!.Izuku handed him a case and when opened, a scholar uniform was inside; the U.A. Academy characteristic uniform. After a while of changing clothes, Drayden came out wearing the uniform
•Izuku: Look at you, you look great!.•Inko: Indeed! Quite fitting for a youngling like you, sweetie!.•Drayden: (Ugh, sooner or later, I'm going to regret this...).Both Izuku and Drayden said goodbye to Inko before taking their leave towards U.A Academy. They were riding a car up to the campus in complete silence, Drayden looking outside of the window spaced out while Izuku gazed him with the corner of his eye from time to time...•Izuku: So... about your past-•Drayden: Not gonna bother telling you that... I'd honestly like to forget it...•Izuku: Look... I know it could be hard to talk about whatever happened, but I'm really interested in knowing more about you and-•Drayden: Could you please shut up and stop being so annoying?.- The boy slightly raised his voice in an irritated way.•Izuku: Okay... Okay... I understand if I made you feel uncomfortable...The ride kept up in complete silence until eventually arriving at a humongous building: The U.A Academy, where Heroes are made...A while later, both Izuku and Drayden were walking up through one of the halls of the Academy; multiple students that walk past them gives them side eyes due to the #1 Hero walking alongside some "random" boy. Eventually, they reach a huge door with a plate on it labelled as "Classroom 1-A".•Izuku: This is it, this is your classroom from now on.- Izuku said with a big smile.- C'mon, let's step inside!.•Drayden: Uuh-Without any chance to say anything, Izuku grabbed Drayden's wrist and both entered the classroom, drawing the attention of the students right there.•Izuku: HAH! GOOD MORNING, CLASS 1-A!!!.- Izuku said out loud.- I AM HERE!!!.•Aizawa: Midoriya, you know that it's not necessary for you to enter to the classroom the way All Might used to do, right?.In front of the class was Shota Aizawa, the homeroom teacher of Class 1-A, looking at Izuku with his usual and indiferent gaze.
•Aizawa: Perhaps, it's usually weird to see you here on U.A, you're normally busy with your patrollings and other stuff. What brings you here today?.Aizawa's attention was quickly drawned to Drayden, making him raise an eyebrow.•Aizawa: And who's this?.•Izuku: Oh, this right here is Drayden, he will be part of this class from now on!.•Aizawa: So a new member, huh?...•Izuku: Yeah!; I made some arrangements to get him here in U.A, he will be one of my new disciples from now on!.•Drayden: Huh!?•Aizawa: I see... care to introduce yourself then, young man?•Drayden: Uum... I...•Izuku: C'mon, don't be shy!. After all, these are your new friends!.•Drayden: Alright, Alright... geez...
•Drayden: My name is Drayden Akito... nice to meet you, or... tch, whatever...Drayden walks towards the bottom of the classroom, some of the eyes are locked on him, making him pretty uncomfortable.Suddenly, someone near him spoke with a pretty mocking yet threatening tone, apparently coming from a girl on a close seat.•???: Hmph! I've heard about a "tough" guy coming here to U.A... surely it ain't you, bozo!.
The threats came from a blonde girl, a sinister grin on her face alongside piercing red eyes, surely not friendly.•Aizawa: Irida Bakugo! Keep quiet and don't harass him!, or else your grades will be lower from now on...- Aizawa yelled with slight irritation.•Irida: Tch! I'm just speaking facts!.•Aizawa: Ugh... You are just speaking bullshit...•Irida: WHA-•Aizawa: Just shut up and keep paying attention to class, for God sake... I'm sorry, Drayden...Irida could just watch Drayden from her seat with angry eyes... Surely this won't be the last time having to deal with her...
Hero Data.
Irida Bakugo.
[Age]: 16 years old.
[Quirk]: Explosion.
[Family]: Katsuki Bakugo (Father). Unknown Mother.
"A girl with quite a temper, resembles that of her father. Careful, she is like a Time bomb, able to explode in anger at the most little thing that irritates her!"
"Her Quirk, Explosion, turns the sweat of her hands in a compound similar to Nitroglycerin, capable of lightning it at will to create powerful and dangerous explosions!."
•???: Aizawa Sensei is correct, that was pretty rude, Bakugo!.From another seat, a young boy raised his voice out of irritation due to the girl's behavior. Drayden turned around slightly to see who was this guy defending him, and for his suprise, it was a guy that looked exactly like Deku.
•???: Sorry for her behavior, I hope you don't mind her rudeness...- Said the green haired boy.- I'm Yoshino Midoriya! Nice to meet you!.
Hero Data
Yoshino Midoriya.
[Age]: 15 years old.
[Quirk]: ???
[Family]: Izuku Midoriya (Father). Ochako Uraraka (Mother).
"A radiant and smiley boy willing to help anyone in need. Being just like his father, great expectations are on him!."
"His Quirk is yet a mystery to all of us... What is he hiding behind that smile?..."
Drayden just follows the words of this boy and ignores the bully girl, making her somewhat angry. After that little scene, Aizawa gets closer to his seat, looking at him rather unbothered.•Aizawa: Drayden, right?... Care to reintroducing properly to your new classmates?.•Drayden: Again?!•Yoshino: C'mon, don't be shy! Tell us more about you! This time properly!.- jiggled the green haired boy.•Drayden: Fine... I guess I have no other option...The boy stood up of his chair and move to the front of the classroom again; all eyes were on him, making the moment slightly uncomfortable due to his lack of social skills. Drayden took a moment to think about what he was going to say, and spoke...•Drayden: My name is Drayden Akito... Nice to meet ya, or... whatever.•Aizawa: That's it? Is that all you have to say this time?.•Irida: Rumors say you are a criminal scum... are you?•Yoshino: BAKUGO!!!Drayden went silent for a moment after hearing such "compliment", but after ignoring those words he continued.•Drayden: Those rumors are... true. I am, or at least was, a criminal... I know that I don't belong here and I do not intend to make friends... This is more like a "punishment" for me, I guess...•Aizawa: And what about your Quirk?; care to show the rest of the class what you are capable of?.Drayden's face showed some irritation due to being the center of attention and being "interrogated" by all of these people, but since he has no other option, he extended his arm...
...And showed everyone his capabilities, leaving everyone flabbergasted as soon as he covered his arm.
"Did you see that?"
"Dude, that is cool!"
"Are those unbreakable?"
"It reminds me of Red Riot!"
"So shiny!"
Drayden retracted his spikes upon hearing the whispers from the students looking at him, going to his seat while slightly blushing; he caused a pretty good impression with his Quirk, leaving all of them impressed.•Aizawa: A crystal generation Quirk... fascinating, haven't seen one like that in years.- Said Aizawa quite impressed.- And what about you as a person? Can you tell us more about you?.•Drayden: I... would rather not to talk about that topic...•Aizawa: Right... return to seat, then.Drayden walked down the classroom to the back once again, going to take a seat on an "empty" chair before being suprised.•???: Excuse me! This seat is already taken!.•Drayden: AAGH!He quickly fell to the floor due to a femenine voice talking to him, triggering the laughs of some students. Upon looking up once again, a girl was on the previosly empty chair... How is that even possible?.
•???: Woah! Sorry! Did I scare you?.- Said the girl with an innocent voice.•Drayden: Ugh... just don't you dare do that again...He quickly went to his own chair, leaving that girl confused due to his serious attitude, but overall she introduced herself quite happy.•???: Don't worry, I'll try not to scare you again, spiky! I'm Mie Hagakure, by the way!.
Hero Data.
Mie Hagakure.
[Age]: 15 years old
[Quirk]: Invisibility.
[Family]: Unknown Father. Toru Hagakure (Mother).
"A young and innocent girl with huge sense of humor. Tends to prank her friends turning invisible and sacring them from time to time"
"Her Quirk allows her to turn her body completely invisible, and if she forces it enough it can also turn her clothes invisible as well"
•Drayden: Tsk... Whatever...He gave an uninterested reply, leaving Mie quite speechless. As class continued by with Aizawa explaining the bases of being a Hero in Modern Japan, it was getting bored.Drayden was just looking at the void completely zoned out, but quickly came to himself after feeling a small zapping sensation on his arm.•???: Hey... Hey... Hey, new guy!Drayden tried to ignore the zapping at the beginning, but quicly ended with his temper and making him turn his head to a purple haired boy, wearing some kind of headphones on his head.
•???: Wanna hang out after class?.- Asked this boy on a soft and whispering tone.•Drayden: Excuse me???.- Replied in the same whisper tone.•???: I said if you wanna hang out after class, dude...•Drayden: I don't think-Suddenly, Aizawa stood right in front of the sparky boy quite irritated, his only eye glowing bright red as he grabbed the boy's wrist quite menacingly.•Aizawa: Kaminari, if you are gonna be all chit-chat in the middle of my class I would strongly recommend you to NOT, or your grades will be lowering even more than they are now...•???: I-I'm sorry, Aizawa Sensei!.
Hero Data
Ichinose Kaminari.
[Age] 16 years old.
[Quirk]: "Electroburst"
[Relatives]: Denki Kaminari (Father). Kyoka Jiro (Mother)
"A young boy with a brave and defiant nature. He can sometimes be or too smart or too dumb, there is no in between!"
"His Quirk is an interesting mixture: His body is capable of producing high voltages, alongside having a strong sense of hearing, using headphone-like devices that can amplify further his electricity or use them to feel electromagnetic pulses on the surroundings!"
After that uncomfotable situation, Drayden decided to ignore him for the rest of the class up until the end of the day...
L A T E R
Class kept up as normally until the bell rang, dismissing the class. Many of the students of Class 1-A just went on doing their daily after class routines; Drayden on the other hand was just packing his stuff, wondering what he was going to do after class, having no friends or a place to go is somewhat boring...•Ichinose: Hey, new guy!, now that class is over I can finally have a word with ya!.Ichinose Kaminari, the purple haired boy from before reached out to him again probably looking for some small talk, but Drayden wasn't really interested on what he wanted with him, he just replied:•Drayden: What?.•Ichinose: Sorry if I distracted you earlier, new guy!... just wanted to check on ya, I'm Ichinose Kaminari!.- Said the boy with a huge smile.•Drayden: I'm Drayden, not "new guy".•Ichinose: Aww c'mon, don't be a party pooper! I'm just trying to be nice, you know?.- Said Ichinose innocently.- Wanna hang out?.•Drayden: I'm sorry... What?.•Ichinose: Yeah! Why not hang out from time to time? after all, you are now part of the most popular Hero Class in all Japan! and plus, we're friends, right?.•Drayden: As I said before, I don't have any intentions to make friends in this place... this is more like a punishment to me...•Ichinose: Aww c'mon, you're gonna be one of those "Lone Wolf" guys?•Drayden: Ugh... If I agree just this once will you leave me alone then?.•Ichinose: C'mon, you're gonna end up liking it in the end, and if you don't, I won't bother you, I promise!•Drayden: Alright, but I won't be liking any second of it...•Ichinose: Yay! We're gonna have so much fun!.•???: Unfortunately, that should wait for another moment, young Kaminari...From behind them, Izuku appeared once more, followed by his young copycat Yoshino.•Izuku: I need to show him his dorm.•Ichinose: Oh! Mr. Deku! Alright, seems fair... then I'll take you tomorrow for a Boys Night with so much fun Drayden! See ya!.And after that, Kaminari walked out of the classroom, leaving just the three of them behind in complete silence. It was a bit uncomfortable at first, but Izuku tried to break the ice.•Izuku: So... did you like your first day here in U.A?.•Drayden: Well... I'm just... not used to this... It has been years since I stepped on a school and being the center of attention is not my thing.•Yoshino: You'll get used to it, and trust me, you're gonna do so many friends along the way!.•Izuku: Seems like you two already met.- Said Izuku with a smile.•Drayden: Let me guess... Father and Son?.•Yoshino: Hahaha! Quite easy to tell when you look exactly like him!.•Izuku: Anyways, please follow me. I'll show you the way to Heights Alliance.•Drayden: Heights... what now?.- Said the boy confused.•Yoshino: That's the name of the dorms, silly!.•Drayden: Ugh... Alright... Guess I have no choice.All three of them set course to the dorms. Yoshino amd Izuku were chatting about each other's day while Drayden followed in complete silence, not even bothering to join the conversation.After a while, they both fall into the same silence as Drayden while walking, and he got the chance to ask something that wasn't still understanding at all... He needed answers.•Drayden: Um... Mister Deku...•Izuku: Please, Drayden, you can call me just Izuku, it's fine.•Drayden: Alright, Izuku... Why did you brought me here on the first place?... I still can't understand why.Izuku slowly stopped and face Drayden looking at him dead serious in his eyes.•Izuku: Drayden, look at you... you are still young. A place like Tartarus isn't the best place for a kid like you... I want to rehabilitate you, show the world that you can reach greater things!.•Yoshino: Yeah! Just look at you, your Quirk is awesome! You'll be a great hero one day!.- The young green haired was filled with joy.•Drayden: Hero...The way Drayden said those last words showed a grim resentment, and a hint of sadness. Izuku and his son looked at each other simultaneously in confusion due to the sudden change in behavior.•Yoshino: Drayden?... Are you okay?.•Drayden: Y-Yeah... nothing's wrong...•Izuku: Something is bothering you, I can feel it...•Drayden: I said I'm fine, alright?!.- He said shifting to his usual bothered demeanor.- Let's keep going...After a while of walking across U.A campus, the reach Heights Alliance. The building was quite big amd some students were arriving or leaving. Drayden was impressed with the size of this structure.•Drayden: Woah... are these the dorms?.•Izuku: Correct! This will be your new place to stay while here on U.A... Quite the sight, isn't it?.Izuku took both of them in, showing the main lobby of the dorms: The Common Room, packed with anything the students here would need like the kitchen or the bathrooms. After that, He took both boys to the hallway of the building; many doors could be seen, some with chit-chats from other students on their own...•Izuku: We're here!.The trio arrived at a door with a plate labelled "Drayden". Said boy then stood in front of the door, looking at it directly.•Drayden: My own room...
•Yoshino: Oh, look! My room is in front of yours!.In the other side of the hall and perfectly aligned with Drayden's room was Yoshi's room, with the plate shining.•Drayden: (Hmm... That can't be a coincidence...)•Izuku: Now, Drayden... As the actual Symbol of Peace, I properly welcome you to U.A. Academy, hope you feel like home here!.•Drayden: Y-Yeah... Thanks...•Izuku: And from now on, I name you as my official protégé... hope we can get along!.- Izuku smiled widely as he said this.•Drayden: Wait, what?!•Yoshino: Dad... what do you mean by "protégé"?•Izuku: Drayden... I don't know what happened in your life that forced you to drift to this kind of way, and I totally understand if you don't feel comfortable by sharing it now... But at least, let me heal you... let us all heal you, Drayden.The caring tone wich Izuku used to say these words plunged into Drayden's heart, driving a little tear to drop from his cheek while looking at him. Drayden couldn't contain himself and a soft smile showed on his face.
•Izuku: That's what I wanted to see! You're smiling!.After notiching this, Drayden tried to hide his smile, or at least, did his best, since he was still visibly happy.•Izuku: Haha... Well, I have to go. If you need something ask my son Yoshi, he might help you!.•Yoshino: Yeah! We're now best friends!.•Drayden: Yeah... whatever...After a goodbye, Izuku left, giving Drayden a pat on his shoulder when leaving. Both Yoshino and Drayden were now alone right there on the dorm hallway.•Drayden: Your dad...•Yoshino: Huh?.•Drayden: He really meant what he said?...•Yoshino: Trust him, he just wants to help you!.- Yoshi's voice was filled with compassion.- Someday, I want to be as kind and strong like him, a true Hero!.•Drayden: ...After hearing once again the word "Hero", Drayden's mood changed again, now sadness could be visible on his face as he holds his chest with his hand feeling some kind of weight. Yoshino noticed this and his expression changed as well showing concern.•Yoshino: Drayden?... Drayden!•Drayden: H-Huh?•Yoshino: Are you serious that nothing's wrong with you?... you kinda spaced out for a moment.•Drayden: Y-Yeah, I'm fine... I just need some time to gather some thoughts, just for me.•Yoshino: I see. Drayden, if you need someone that you could share what you think, I'm right here... since we're friends now I'll always got your back...Yoshino offered to Drayden a fist bump, waiting for an answer...•Drayden: Thanks, Yoshino...- He said while returning the bump.After that, Yoshino said goodbye to Drayden and went to his room. Drayden then did the same, finding a simple yet cozy little space just for him. He threw his stuff on a nearby desk and sank into his bed, looking directly at the ceiling.
•Drayden: Where have I ended up?...
[Chapter #1: Completed]