5) actions speak louder

Start from the beginning
                                    

Ms. Hanako brings him his Dr. Pepper sometime in the middle of his furious jotting, and she doesn't look the least bit surprised at the cat bandaid on his forehead. She has the good sense not to mention it, and Izuku makes a mental note to give her a good tip (he'll just have to run fast so she doesn't try to give it back). Speaking of, how much money does he have left? He might just have to cash in his checks later on at the club.

But that's a matter for later. At the moment, Izuku is enjoying his soda and finishing his writing. The pen is smooth when he drags it on the paper, so he's having a little more fun than he probably should be.

Extract (main)

• requires both hands to activate; skin-to-skin contact only

• NOT A COPY QUIRK!! Affects are permanent—cannot give back or away

• mutation of parent's quirk (could one steal the other? if so, would it superimpose on itself? will add on this later)

• cons: painful on both sides, immoral; pros: could save a person dying due to own quirk

• ONLY USE ON VILLAINS AS A LAST RESORT

A little bare for his liking, but it's only a rough outline for now. He makes sure to leave a lot of room between sections.

Force

• exactly how it sounds; forced quirk activation

• requires only one hand on skin; can touch them briefly for it to work, no need to hold hand there

• can be used on two at once since it only needs one hand for each person, after that can attack others

• cannot control input or output; pushes victim(s) to the limit, sometimes to point of exhaustion or fainting

• cons: painful to use, uses a lot of energy; pros: quick way to get someone out of the fight

Deflect

• for lack of better terminology, a transparent shield

• could be better described as invisible glass; seems to shatter at around 350 pounds of force or pressure

• activated when arms are crossed in an x shape. must be held there.

• cons: limited time to hold it—max time is seven seconds, will cause bloody nose and chronic migraines; pros: good for defensive measures and blocking projectile attacks

Izuku hasn't trained with this quirk a lot. He's used it before as Rabbit, but only briefly and when it was dark, so no one could really see it. It was more of an instinctive thing than anything.

If he trains more with it, the boy is sure he'll be able to increase the time limit.

Boost

• basic enhancements

• provides incredible supply of energy, allowing increased strength, stamina, speed, and hearing. perhaps sight (will need to conduct a test)

• used on the daily, almost always active

• cons: higher metabolism means normal medicinal doses will need to be tripled, along with food consumption; pros: useful in nearly all situations, offensive and defensive, and also for escape

He's starting on the last section when Ms. Hanako comes back over and places two orders of breadsticks on the table. "Sorry for the wait, dearie. Oba burnt the first batch, which should frankly be impossible with the setup we have back there. He managed to do it, though, so here's an extra bag."

hero's shadow // mhaWhere stories live. Discover now