An- My artwork of Hana.
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Round magenta eyes looked out to the vast gardens of lilies, cosmos flowers, stargazers, and spider lilies. Although round and innocent as they seem, their frown couldn't remain hidden to all that bears witness. As they watched the flowers quiver from the agitated winds, but remained firm in the earth they rest in, denying the winds from yielding. Thus the child pouted in annoyance, revealing to be they that conjured such element of power.
"Hana." Perking up the sound of voice behind her, shifting her attention towards the figure behind. A woman with long hot pink flowing hair reached the smooth cherry wood planks beneath their dainty feet. Shadowed by their long pale blue gowned kimono, skimmed around diligently without stepping on their dress. Their gentle smile beaming down to the curious magenta haired child that looked up to the woman with their matching pinkish eyes. Lowering herself to sit on their cushion, situating themselves comfortably, while holding up their arms carefully. Beaconing the girl over with their welcoming smile, "Come here, my cosmos flower." Though the child bore an impassive frown on their lips with an downside 'V' lips, their eager rush to get over towards the woman didn't hide their glee. Almost crashing into the woman, but quickly composed their excitement in before doing so. Cuddling close in their embrace, enjoying the thin fingers racking through the child's bob hair. Sighing to herself, the tension she felt outside was now gone. Until she flinched once the woman spoke up once again, "What troubles you?"
Hiding her face into their kimono, blushing in embarrassment and shame strangely enough. Knowing that this is her mother and may hold the same feeling of disappointment as her paternal figure for what she has attempted to do. "I wanted to wield Sora and Umi, but Father caught me before I could remove them from their pedestal." Her family's sacred treasures and as well weapons used for battles back in the time of their ancestors' roamed.
"I see..." It stunned the woman momentarily that her daughter wanted to wield their sacred weapons already. Of course it must be children's curiosity peaking for Hana. Unlike her father, her mother grinned to such story from her daughter. Hugging her child close to her bosom, allowing Hana to hear her mother's gentle heartbeat against her ear. "They're very important to your parents, you know." Loosening her hold on the young girl as to allow her to meet her mother's kind eyes, "Remember the story?"
"Yes, Mother." Straightening her back, squaring her shoulders into attention and along her frowns knitting deeply in seriousness. "Two once enemy families ended the feud by betrothing their children."
"That's right." Nodding, confirming her serious daughter's answer. Smiling to a distant memory of her youthful days with her clan and family, "I, the youngest daughter of the Sky clan and wielder of Sora, wedded the eldest son of the Sea clan and wielder of Umi." Her husband, a serious man but a gentle soul, the very personality their daughter inherited from- something he's so proud of even if he'll never admit it out loud, although his emotions betray him- a proud man and father. A free spirited woman as well clan and stern man as well family. Something seemingly impossible for the two to come together due to pride the clans felt, the skies battling the seas.
Fluttering her eyes shut, her gentle smile remaining from those sweet and exciting days of sneaking behind their families backs to meet their secret meeting spot. "Although many disapproved the marriage it did, indeed, end the feud."
"Oh..." Hana only listened diligently, as serious she may seemed, she was eager to hear more of those stories before her birth. Stories of her parents romantic affairs and her grandparents feuds against the other.
"However..." Perking up in excitement to hear that 'however,' awaiting what could it be that changed. Sensing her child's eagerness, the woman met her child's stare, seeing such large round eyes staring up to her. Smiling at the thought of her husband doting his daughter after seeing such look. Playing her child's lock with maternal love, "It wasn't the marriage that ceased this needless battle."
"What was it?" Leaning up to her mother, eager to know that she bounced on her knees. Making the woman giggle to such eager excitement from Hana. Booping the girl's nose, causing the child to flinch back in surprise from the action. Leaning close and nuzzling her nose against her daughter's, as she held her little Hana close. "A little seed that was slowly bloom inside my womb did."
Furrowing her brows, scrunching her nose up at the fact a seed ended a war between families. "A seed?"
Grinning, humming "Mhmmm~~" as if a large secret was very obvious for the girl to figure out. Almost bursting into laughter when they responded with "Should I tell Father about this?" Seeing Hana's look of panicking gazing up with dread on her face, naïve and young that her mother meant that their daughter's existence ended their families feud.
"You're just as dense as your father." Pecking their forehead, cradling her young daughter close. As she rocked with soft hums vibrating through her chest. "My little flower."
Hana kept resisting against the haze of sleep, battling before it could grasp her mind to submit to its will. Before she lost the fight, her mother spoke once more, "Hana, honey." Snapping awake with a groan, rubbing her eyes to rid sleep and place her whole attention on her mother. "I hope one day you'll find someone who'll complete you." Unable to comprehend what her mother meant, Hana scrunched her nose in confusion. Nevertheless, the way her mother spoke of it sounded quite important to ignore. "To protect and honor you, as you are the sword and they the shield."
"I don't understand, Mother."
"You will soon."
It was the last conversation she had with her mother. Someone, she didn't know who, but she remembered them having glowing purple eyes and flowing blonde hair that seemed to glow from the fires around. Even if the shadows around they sucked any possible light, they glowed from both darkness and light. Haunting the poor child as she witnessed her family's slaughter, while she ran with her parents treasured weapons behind her back. Wrapped tightly with binding, unable to ignore the blood staining them from her grandmothers' desperation and exhaustion to tie the weapons on their granddaughter. Pleading for the girl to run and never look back. Sadly, disobeying the latter but ran with all her might. Never knowing that she locked away an anger that shall soon consume her to fight and become stronger....
If that day ever comes.
Sparks flared as Hana grounded her teeth tightly, pushing back the dagger against her scissor-sword, while using its twin to block other incoming attacks from behind. Paring and swiping the assaulting weapon back until another replaced it to engaging in combat with her. Growing annoyed and tired, she unleashed winds of her magic to blow back the daggers once more, giving her few seconds to breath.
Tightening her grip around the hilts of her two weapons, Hana never lost focus on the woman ahead. Panting tiredly with cuts littering around her body, her kimono shredded beyond repair. The woman- Sophie- is undeniably powerful than the girl has ever predicted, and they were not alone. Shira fought her own deadly battle against another gunwoman that she's faced in the past and the person who shot her eye clean off. Just like before, they were exactly as powerful as Bora remembered her as. Her muskets would shoot off to counter bullets after bullets, never stopping unless she wanted to be shot by any vulnerable parts of her body. The woman- Sunny- intended to shot straight either for the heart or for Shiras second eye. Grinning ear-to-ear as if all of this was a fun game to the woman. Both frightening and angering the ravennette at the fact her life is literally on the line and this woman could only grin with laughter as she blushed with glee in those magenta eyes of theirs.
Grounding her teeth, before gasping into attention and blocking another rain of daggers her path. Spinning her swords together to shield her form, blocking each knife and dagger aiming her way. Suddenly crying out when few of the knifes cut through her skin of her calves. Biting back anymore sobs as she sliced the air with torrents of wind blasting back every dagger in her vicinity. Slouching, as she leaned on her knee, supporting her quivering body. Exhaustion getting to her, yet couldn't help to scowl at the grinning woman watching her struggle.
"What's the matter, having trouble to keep up with I?" Bring dagger close to their cheek, letting the end tap her skin without breaking it. Smirking at magenta haired girl's pitiful form, how its littered with open cuts that bleed their crimson color like gorgeous ribbons in comparison to their pale skin. Grinning openly, proud to such sight, "What a lovely look it is on you, weed."
Glaring hatefully, insulted and angered that they called them that. Something that's opposite to what her name meant, what her parents given her!
Swiping her sword through air, sending large gusts of colored wind towards the cocky rogue wizard. Which that slide away from the attack, eyes closed with their weapon tapping their cheek like a woman dealing with childish tantrums. Which it was proven once their eyes fluttered open, tilting their head and grin dropped. "Are you done now?"
Cold sweat hitting her temple, 'Is this what it's like to face a rogue wizard far powerful?' Wondering how other mages from various guilds handle such people during missions. Quickly shaking off the thoughts, knowing that rather than worrying about their strength, she needed to concern herself more of surviving this battle and hope the others to come for backup. Hopefully they'll arrive in time before anything happens to she or Shira.
Speaking of Shira, the girl kept summoning muskets and shoot close-range at Sunny, the woman would kick up and send the weapon back before it shot off in her face, countering with her own arsenal. To which Shira pushed it back with her wrist, feeling the gun reverberate against her bones. Grinding her jaw in frustration, giving out a war cry and push them off of her, kicking up with a sniper manifesting, slamming against Sunny full force. The woman rolled against the ground, before flipping back onto her feet, crouched on the ground on fours. Panting, feeling proud that she sent the woman back panting. However, she gulped down the pride when the woman tilted her head up, paling at such look on their face. Eyes smoldered with twisted acid magenta glows, smiling sluggishly, while panting with corners of their lips drooling. "Ahhh~!"
"What the hell?!" Shivers of disgusting screaming through her body, pricking at such lewd look on the rogue wizard. Stepping back once the woman stood back up on trembling legs, not from any lethargic feel, but out of ecstasy they felt. It didn't help when they gripped their thighs, wiggling around in their excitement. Taking a step back from enemy gunwoman from both disgust and weariness.
"You're getting me excited darlin'! You've actually hit me much more than with that stupid Quirk user!" Drool dribbling down their chin, biting their bottom lip to contain themselves. Eyes snapping wider than before, "Darlin', I need more from ya!!" Kicking off the ground with a regurgitated screech, which Shira attempted to summon another weapon but once she shot bullets off, they sidestepped them. Tackling down the girl to the ground, trying to shove them off but gripped their arms down with both hands. Crying out in pain when the woman actually used their forehead to smash against Shira's. Frantically kicking to push them off, her pained cries filling the air as the woman kept smashing their skulls against the other. Uncaring if they ripped their skins open, blood smearing and spilling over. Spilling over Sunny's broad, disturbing, grin. Staining their pearly white teeth during their smile, "You're getting me all excited, darlin'!!"
"GET OFF ME!!" Clear panicked filled Shira's voice, kicking more than ever.
"Shira!!" Crying out when something sliced against her skin, snapping up to see Sophie smirking down at Hana's surprised and distracted form, "How pitiful." Bringing up Doll's dagger and brought it down with vile, acid green and scarlet smoke, to which Hanna brought her swords up to shield herself. Her eyes blew wide when the dagger made contact and shattered the steal like thin glass, their power actually sending her flying back. Rolling on the ground, before coming to a stop, shakenly gazing up in horror of her parents' destroyed scissor swords, Umi and Sora. The shards falling around her like pure pallets of raindrops, glimmering from the streetlamps around. Blinding her sight of her enemy charging her way with the very dagger that destroyed her swords, incoming fast in her direction. Hana stared up to the malicious woman raise their large dagger, defeated and exhausted. 'I'm...going to die...' Slowly, the sense of acceptance came over her like a blanket, yet there was a nagging thought in the back of her mind. Wishing for she saw one person one last time--
"Get the fuck away from her, you bitch!" Both girls felt their eyes widen from mixed voices crying out.
A projectile knocked against Sophie's temple and sent her back from such force, almost knocking the dagger out of her tight grip if it weren't their tenacity to hold on fast. It was then did the magenta haired girl noticed the stone projectile attached to rope-- No, it was tape. And the person belonging to it landed before her from above the buildings. Leaving her in stunned at whom it was to stand before her in such protective stance.
Sunny's form being bashed off from Shira, prompting the girl to roll over onto her stomach. Ignoring the open wound spilling her life essence onto the ground, wanting to know who it was that saved her from the lunatic. Gapping to see a giant round blob of yellow-orange and black, realizing the person standing before her was her hero mentor, Fatgum. "Fatgum..." Eyes flicking to the running footsteps coming her way and flow of relief came over her once seeing two boys she's missed so much. Allowing the growing tears behind her eyes to appear once laying on their forms, "Sweet cheeks... Sunflower..."
Since Fatgum was ahead, as well using his weight to barrel threw to smash Sunny off, the boys didn't see the ravennette's conditions until she sat up for them to view. The moment Eijirou and Tamaki looked to Shira's battered form their panic to rescue her turned to burning rage that itched their skin demanding justice and revenge. The obvious wound on her forehead bled over her whole face, staining her eye sockets in complete blood red and spilling down to her body. Quivering in pain and relief to at least having backup arriving in their time of need.
"Glad we made it on time!" Feeling just as enraged as his two boys, veins popping around his temple. Chivalry and morality was thrown out the window, he couldn't consider capturing these rogue wizards now when they were about to kill the girls in such inhumane ways. Bashing Shira head in with their own and the other aiming their knife for Hana's head.
Hana gapped at the tall lanky figure, as they turned with their mask still capping their identity, but she needn't it to unmask who they are. Shoulders slouching from the wave of relief filling her soul, knowing that it was the very person she wanted to see once more if ever dying here on these streets; yet never predicting they'd save her in her time of need. Her chapped lips gently pulled up into a small 'V' of a smile, "Hanta..."
The tears she didn't realizing brew had fallen over, nor the fact that a precious memory of their first conversation through text came to mind. How surprisingly shy Sero was when he attempted to start up a conversation with the girl whom given him her number.
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Unknown: Hey! This is Sero Hanta, the guy from the License Exam. Just letting you know who this is!
Unknown: Just wanted to say hi and all!
Unknown: Now I'm making myself awkward...
Unknown: Please ignore the previous responses.
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How seeing those texts made her actually smile, smiling mindlessly as the first thing that came to mind about this boy was, 'Cute.' Yes, Hanta Sero is Hana's first crush, and she never regretted spotting him during the exams nor timidly giving him her phone number when another graciously asked for it. Something about this boy piqued her interest and wanted to know more about them. So for the past months of texting and getting to intimately know more about Hanta was no mistake nor regret for the girl.
Kneeling down to the delighted mage before him, popping his face mask open to reveal his toothy grin towards Evergarden. Carefully reaching to wipe away to tears on her face, even if it was for naught, just feeling her skin eased his mind to know she was well and alive. "You're stuck with me...Hana-chan." Noting the shards below, Hanta sadly frowned at the scattered remains. Without saying a word, he plucked each one without care if it'll damage his skin. Continuing on sort of mission to forage all remains. Tape pultruding from his curved elbows, pulling the strings as he forged the shattered sword into one that's bandaged. Barely useable with the damage it had undergone, but the hero wanted to salvage what remains of Umi and Sora. Unable to hide his disappointment of his poor work, knowing how special these weapons are to Hana. Seeing how she never left them in the safety of her dorm and brought both wherever she goes. "I know it won't be as useful as before, but I know how important these are to you."
Stunned, Hana didn't expect him to note of her attachment towards her swords, but felt touched on their consideration. Her gapping mouth slowly close and stretched back into a shy smile, "No..." Curling her hand around his, smiling up to Hanta gratefully. Taking the forged weapon from him and held it in her grip, meeting his wide look of shock with her determined one's. "What you've done is created my magnum opus." Taking the forged weapon and returning focused to Sophie, who stood back up and glared their direction with blood pouring from her temple from the attack. Angered that someone disturbed her killing blow.
Standing back up on her quivering legs, Hana held her hand over the weapon. Sero didn't understand what the girl was planning nor what she was doing, but felt the gust of winds coursing through. Picking up around them as their hairs fluttered around the battered Evergarden.
Allowing white glow of magic over her bandaged weapon, seeing the taping seemingly absorb her wind magic willingly. Not thinking what it meant but accepted the assisting feel it held and allowed it to drink more of her strength. Amplifying it to amazing extent as the tape slowly bled crimson red; becoming beautiful red ribbons on the weapon. This was the third Quirk-Magic Unison Raid.
Holding up the weapon as it aimed threateningly towards their enemy. Hana could sense its will complementing hers, to stand back up and protect the person most precious to her. Scowling, Hana knew she mustn't yield now, not when his and her own life are at stake, but if it ended for her here then so be it! "Binding Winds: Crimson Lotus."
"Ah." Scoffing at the show before her, but intrigued at such growing magic from the faulty sword the child wields. Information that Sunny has given to Helios about two different being able to form a new sort of fusion. Clicking her tongue angrily now and swiped out her dagger she used on Doll. "So you want me to fight you seriously." Painted lips pulled back into what looked to be disgust, "Alright, I'll acknowledge you, now, to give you a swift death." Skimming her pinkie over the blades edge, allowing the smeared blood to be sucked inside by the green blade. "Limit Off!" Her heartbeat pulsed, sensing their mistress' will and heeded her call. Darkness coursed around the dagger, elongating the blade to sizes far larger than it was before; becoming this long raider sword. Black veins appearing under the woman skin, reaching up to her eye sockets and darkening her eyes to a haunting visages.
Both side aimed their weapons threatening, before kicking up the ground sending shock waves the earth beneath them. Metals meeting, sending sparks and blasts of winds around. Hitting everyone's faces from the shockwaves impacting around.
"Holy crap!" Shielding her face from the winds till remembering another dark wizard deliriously grinning with their brow twitching in annoyance. "You're back?!" Swearing that the woman's magenta eyes held purple swirls behind, unsettling Shira from such twisted look on them, "She's mine! I saw her first! She's MINE!" Pushing off to dash towards Shira's wounded form, but both boys weren't going to allow this. Kirishima activating his Hardening Quirk, body hardening his skin to the point of spikes pultruding around his body. Blocking the woman to the point of slamming her back and Amajiki, having eaten Takoyaki, slammed his squid appendage against their abdomen and sent them back flying. Angering the woman to the point of her bottom eyelid quivering disturbingly.
With Ryukyu's group, they were pushed back unknown winds to the point Asui using her tongue to lasso Uraraka from flying off, "Hold on tight, Ochako-chan!"
"These winds are insane!" Crystal used her body to shield both her brother and Hado behind, partially annoyed that her hair was hitting their mouths. Yet Charles sensed recognition from such gust of hurricane, "Those wind currents..."
Another person from another area, but close enough to take the brunt as well, thought the same as the eldest Moora. Fumikage looked on towards the miniature hurricanes appearing around buildings miles ahead of him and his mentor. Frowning at the fact they've located one of the wizards locations, "There's no doubt..."
Hawks, frowning to himself in thought, suddenly turned to his student, "Tokoyami, head over there." Surprising his student from such order. "And you, Hawks?"
"I got something to do." Topaz flicking to the raven head mutant, "Alone."
Momentarily stunned, but bit back any questions building up. Swallowing them back and obeyed, "Understood." Allowing Dark Shadow shroud around his body, leaping off to the top buildings and ran off to leave his mentor to fly off another direction. Never seeing them pull out their cellphone with a video reordering a current event.
"Midoriya!" With both Shoto and Izuku, the two gapped the direction where the blast of winds where coming from, unlike Inasa's Quirk, these winds were ridiculous.
"These winds are unnatural..." Realizing that one of the wizards locations has been revealed to them. The sudden possibility that Koyuki may be over there fighting along side them. "Could it be...?" Understanding where they must head towards, the two reacted. Izuku parkouring and leaping off the walls and once Shoto used his ice to elevate him up, Izuku gripped their outreached hand to grasp onto as he used Full Cowl to push off the ground to fly off and land another building. Heading where those guts of winds lie.
Sparks flew around, plus the clangs of metals against the other. Sophie's pushing against Hana, seeing the girl tremble from the woman's strength, smirking at such troubled look on their brows. "You've yet yielded?"
"I'll never submit to the likes of you!" Almost spitting at their face at such jest, even if they pressed more of their weight against her. Never allowing her knees to buckling under her to give the woman any opening.
"Interesting!" Leaning closer to the point that Evergarden had to step back to steady her balance, "Why don't you show me more of that pitiful glare!"
"With pleasure!" Coughing out from the surprise impact delivered, Hanta having used their distraction to whip his tape out to send his body fly, coming from above to deliver a low kick from above. Sending the woman to stumble back and allow Hana space to breath and regain her senses.
Snapping his direction with a growl and glare, "You wretch!" Even without her pupils to express her scorching anger, it still sent them shivers, but held their ground.
"Is that all ya got?!" Sunny kept taunting the two, annoyed that each shot she saw to rush towards Shira was blocked by them and that the obese hero.
"This chick is nuts!" This woman really rubbed Tashiro the wrong way and wanted to get his students out of here quick, with everyone and wizards along. These women were unstable and unpredictable.
Heaving in air to breath, Shira's dark orbs kept looking for any way to defeat this mad woman. Once the woman her eyes flicked up, she smirked. "Nah." Allowing relief to consume her mind and her grin reaching her weary eyes, "She is!"
"Why you little--!!" Crying out that something ripped her hair back, prompting Sunny's body to be flung into side of the building. Crashing through and sent it tumbling down from such force. The person who dealt such damage landed on the ground, picoting around the soles of her feet and propped her hands on her hips. Vermillion eyes grinning towards Sunny's thrown form, "Shut your pie hole!" Leaning forward, voice coming off childish and mockingly, "You whore~"
Kicking off the rubble, Sunny grounded her teeth to the point of cracking them and sneered at the bluenette Moora. Scratching off the dirt and slice rocks and her own skin with rage, "So you really wanna die."
"Nah, have many things on the bucket list and one of them is homewrecking green haired broccoli for his girlfriend~" Cupping her flushed cheeks, smiling blithely at her reveal. Stunning those following behind her as they landed next to her.
"You're not ashamed of saying that?!" Ochako gawked at the Water God slayer with round eyes, stupefied. Crystal only waved her off, "Mah! To prideful to feel shame, I'm speaking the truth."
"Uravity! Moora-san!" From the familiar voice, the two snapped at its direction to see whom it was and were surprised to see Izuku above buildings with Shoto.
"Deku-kun!"
"Pansy!"
"And just in time for back-up too!" Kirishima grinned the fact they had more backup to aid them against these two rogue wizards. Knowing now that with them, Ryukyu's, and Fatgum's group they may have a better chance of defeating them.
Noticing the two newest figures above the buildings, Sophie flicked her fingers in their direction and sent the knives in her buns flying towards their way. Thus them reacting on their feet and evaded the raining knives, eyes landing on the woman's demonic face with awe. "Nuh uh, uh! Can't let you two come any closer~"
Nostalgic and horrified dread filled Izuku's body at seeing the hovering knives. Seeing the blades flying above his face, seeing his own reflection and as a memory replaced it with his future-self's grieving face.
"They stabbed her...they stabbed her before me...!"
'Oh my god...' Emeralds dilating, dulling to jade.
Skidding on his feet, Shoto snapped his head and scowled at the smirking woman. Until Izuku's low voice caught his attention, "Todoroki." Almost flinching at seeing the dark anger on Izuku's being, glaring hatefully directly towards the rogue wizard. Never has he seen Midoriya give such glare before, it couldn't compare the time he scowled angrily at Monoma during their joint battle. This was a far menacing glare that burned with such scorching rage, his flames couldn't compare the hell's of fire in those jades. "We have to stop her. No matter what."
He may not understand why, but understood they must stop this woman here and now. Nodding in agreeance to his companion and readied with both his ice and fire Quirks "Understood."
"Deku!"
Togata's voice only snapped Izuku out of his dark thoughts and held his hand over his earpiece, "Senpai?"
"Deku! One of the heroes called Ground Zero has engaged combat with Koyuki-chan!"
"Ground...Zero?" Frowning in confusion to the name, before realization who that name belongs to. Thus the look of shock to panic filled Izuku face, "Ka...chan?" Cold sweat covered his face, "That's Kacchan's Hero alias...!" Unable to understand why Katsuki gave away his location-- No, someone did, and it wasn't Bakugou. With this realization, cold horror filled his veins. Snapping out the moment ice blocked his sight, registering that Todoroki shielded him from more knives heading his location.
"Midoriya!" Shoto's voice could be heard from the other side of the ice wall, matching the greenette's feelings of panic. "You have to stop them!"
Mentally thanking his friend, Izuku pushed his Full Cowling percentage and leapt off the ground, heading the direction that Mirio's is shouting him. Knowing the blonde was just as frantic knowing that this'll give away the Dragon Slayer's location. Emeralds looking ahead, praying to any deity to listen his plea to reach the two in time. 'Koyuki! Kacchan!'