- MHA Beyond Hope [Discontinued] -

- A Win -

“We will always meet rivals in everything we do, but the most dangerous are those we believe to be our friends.”
- Paulo Coelho
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Deku…, I thought in anger, She's just a pebble,

[Flashback]

"Forward march, Bakugo Agency! Sound o--" I began, only to be cut off when I lost my balance on the slick wood bridge.

The world spun around me, and before I knew it, I was sprawled on the dirt below.

"Kacchan!, Hey, are you all right down there?" A worried voice from above shouted out.

"Oh, don't worry about Kacchan. She's tough See?" Another voice spoke up, and I tried to dry off the wetness, not wanting to exhibit any evidence of weakness.

I didn't need anyone's help, especially Deku's!

"Hurry up and get back up here!"

"Sure, just give me one second," I said nonchalantly. That's when I observed Deku extending her hand towards me.

I didn't need your stupid. help!,

"Do you feel okay? Are you in pain?" Deku's voice softened with real sympathy, but the way she stared at me was unbearable. It was as though she perceived me as a weakling in need of saving.

But that expression... Oh, how it fed my rage. I secretly vowed to her that I was better, stronger, and that I would destroy her!!!

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My heart beat in my chest as I crept up the building's floors in silence. On one of the higher floors, I peered behind a pillar.

I came across the area I had been looking for. Now all I had to do was notify Deku and hide until he arrived.

I recognized Iida was talking to himself after overhearing him murmuring. "There is no doubt that Bakugo possesses an evil side. And that is exactly what we require to complete this task successfully."

"I need to temporarily embrace criminal intent," Iida said, his voice firm.

“Yes, I will not fail this trial and bring shame to the Iida family name. That means I have to embrace evil in order to become a hero!“

“Behold! I am the embodiment of villainy!" His statements were followed by an eerie-ish cackle.

His seriousness contrasted with the circumstances, and I couldn't help but giggle. However, my brief slip in stealth caused Iida to notice me.

"Hm? Is that you, Uraraka?" he remarked abruptly, making me gasp in surprise.

"Uh..." I stammered, taken aback by his discovery.

"I knew you'd come here alone the moment Bakugo ran away and engaged with Midoriya," he explained.

My Quirk's power to make objects float proved ineffective after I realized Iida had planned ahead of time.

He had hidden everything in the room, so I had nothing to use against him. He seemed to have considered every potential situation.

"My dastardly tricks have rendered you helpless!" Iida said, his voice brimming with confidence.

"You've blundered, hero!" He thoroughly submerged himself in his role, though his statements were accompanied by more laughter…

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