My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire

by Blackdrag-rose

Interlude: Odd Days

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Selene found that when morning arrived their mother got the call from Hisashi that he would be out on his 'business trip' for longer than what he had been told, and that he would keep them up to date on what was going on, even though she had a feeling that wasn't exactly true. She knew that the damage done to his face and head would prevent him from returning for a long time, not unless they were able to find a Quirk that would undo the damage that had been done, but she also kept her mouth shut and kept the secret to herself, like she promised. Izuku, of course, talked about All Might's deeds on taking out all of the villains that ambushed him, the news making it sound like he had been doing hero work while a group of villains had lashed out at him while he was in the middle of something. It was different from the tale that Selene had been told, not that she was surprised since they wanted to keep All Might's status safe, as one might assume he might have attacked an innocent person and now the official story was known to the public.

After breakfast Selene wandered around the house, just lost in thought as she did her best to not explode at Izuku, since he was the All Might fan of them all and she didn't want to lash out at him, and when she went outside she found that Celestia approached her while she was lost in her thoughts.

"Sister, something is bothering you. I've never seen you so angry while Izuku talked about his idol." Celestia said, because she was worried, her sister had looked like she had been slightly pissed off when their brother mentioned All Might, like she had been holding in something and didn't want to hurt Izuku's feelings, "What's going on?"

"You know I've never liked Izuku's idol, but... that story just annoyed me." Selene replied, as telling a lie was better than the truth this time around, even though she was happy to see that Celestia actually cared enough about her well-being this time around, instead of what happened with Luna, "The number one just stumbles into a group of villains... he's never done that before, and in such a civilian area no less. It's just..."

"Your annoyed. I get it." Celestia stated, it was easy to see that just thinking about All Might was just annoying Selene, even if neither of them had said his name, something that caused her to sigh for a moment as she hugged her sister, which came as a surprise to Selene before she returned the gesture, before pulling back after a time, "Do you want to talk about it?"

"Right now? No... I need to clear my head, maybe good for a walk or something." Selene said, this time with a smile on her face, as the new version of Celestia was definitely one she could get used to having around since she actually cared, plus she knew that their mother would be okay with her heading out for a while on her own, especially since she had two Quirks that let her protect herself, "Maybe I'll share when I get back."

"Very well. I'm here for you, you know that, right?" Celestia asked, as she was worried about her sister, because it was clear that something was wrong with Selene and she wanted her to know that she was here for her, just like they were there for their brother when the bullies came to harass him.

Selene nodded, as it was nice to see that Celestia had improved so much since coming to this world, even if she didn't know of her past life as a princess, and together they went back into the house, with her in a brighter mood than when she got up, and it looked like Izuku was sorry for annoying her. She found that Inko was fine with her heading out for a walk at some point, as she found out when she talked to her mother about it, so when she made sure Celestia knew she was fine, and her brother was preoccupied with his collectibles, she headed out. Selene didn't have anything in particular in mind with what she was doing, rather she was just heading out to clear her head, walking down one of the streets while thinking about last night and what happened to her father. She just wanted to think and let go of her anger, instead of regressing it and simply falling to it like how Luna tended to her emotions, and the calming atmosphere of the city seemed to be exactly what she needed right now, as she could feel her anger slipping away.

Unfortunately her walk was short-lived as she found that a villain was attacking the area in front of her, one who seemed to have a giant Quirk while wearing a black jacket and blue pants, another of the common ones Selene noted, and he even came rushing at her, causing her to growl as she shifted into her tiger form.

She liked the law that meant that if someone was attacked by a villain they could retaliate with their Quirks, in the same of self defense, causing her to jump up onto the giant's arm before rushing up to his face and punched him in the jaw, since it seemed like the best place to start. The giant recovered and swung at her, where she wrapped Hydra around her and used it to block the incoming attack, before spinning around in her foe's palm and used her claws to wreck havoc on his hand, or at least cut him and knock him backwards. She was also grateful for the speed and power of her tiger form, even the power it gave her when she was in the hybrid form, because it meant she was able to keep herself safe while also pushing back those that challenged her while she waited for the heroes to arrive. Fortunately for her she didn't have to wait too long, because a hero leapt into the air and brought the base of their heel down on the giant's shoulder, knocking him down into the ground while knocking him out, allowing Selene to land with ease.

The one who came to her aid wasn't All Might, she was sure she would have had a heart attack if it was him, rather it was a young lady with rabbit ears and a rabbit tail, though the rest of her was human, and she had long white hair with an outfit that had a lunar crescent on it, with a tan body covered by her white shirt and blue leggings.

"He wasn't so tough... but you, you have potential." the hero commented, the look on her face telling Selene that she had to be a battle junkie, though at the same time she recognized her as Mirko, an up and coming hero known as the 'Rabbit Hero', who worked alone and was like All Might, she fought to protect people and had an impressive streak for someone who was still rising through the ranks, even if it looked like she was looking for a good fight as well, "Plus I noticed that you had two Quirks... man, I really want to fight you, since it's not every day you find someone who has two different Quirks. Hey, are you looking to become a hero when your older? I can train you and give you a couple of pointers, we I'd get a chance to see you in action."

"You know what? Sure, I accept your offer." Selene replied, as this was like an odd turn of fate, as Mirko loved to use 'Luna' in all of her Ultimate Attacks, so it was like the two of them were connected based on that aspect, though she could see that the rabbit hero was happy with this and gave her her number, as she needed to book this villain and would contact her once she was ready to start training.

Selene really had no idea why this had happened, especially when she wanted to go out for a walk, but as she walked away she shifted back into her base form with a smile on her face, as this would be a good way for her to burn some energy and take her mind off All Might, making her more interested in what the future held for her.


Celestia found that the days following her talk with Selene that her sister seemed to be in a good mood, despite the fact that she had been so annoyed after All Might dealt with that villain group, and while Selene hadn't said anything else about it she was fine with this, since her sister was back to normal. She and the others eventually found out what had happened after one day where Selene came back covered in sweat, where her sister admitted that she had bumped into a hero and said hero wanted to train her, said she had potential to be a great rival one day. Izuku had to ask if she was referring to All Might, since he dreamed that either of his sisters would encounter him and maybe arrange for him to get his autograph, but Selene quickly shot him down by telling her brother that it was actually Mirko. Inko was surprised that such a hero would have taken the time to train with Selene, but she was happy for her, as she knew that whatever Selene and Celestia did they would be great at it, of that she was sure.

A few days after that event, however, Inko had Celestia go get something from one of the stores, as it looked like she had missed something in her shopping trip and needed an item for dinner, which she was starting early so it could be ready by five in the afternoon, and Celestia went out immediately, only to stop a short while into the city.

"Another villain attack?" Celestia commented, as further up the street, beyond the store that she needed to buy the item in, were two elemental villains, a guy who seemed to be dressed as a walking torch and a guess who looked like his body was made of brown stone, though she was slightly disappointed, as she had been hoping to go without another villain attack, if she was being honest with herself.

Fortunately it appeared that they were willing to ignore her, so she was able to slip into the store, purchase the item that her mother wanted, and walked out with a bag in her right hand, though as she did so Celestia noticed that one a fireball was coming right towards her, causing her to shroud herself with one of her wings, dealing with the fire in seconds.

"Fine, you want to play? I'll play." Celestia remarked, taking a moment to hand the bag to one of the workers from the store, after emerging from the fire with no damage done to her body, before she stepped outside and rushed at the next incoming fireball, using both of her dragon wings to shield her as she smashed through the projectile.

When she emerged from the flames Celestia was in her hybrid form, or her partial hybrid form since she had her wings, her hands and feet were claws, and her dragon tail swayed behind her, something that caused the two elemental villains to just pause for a moment. With that in mind she rushed at the fiery one and forced his attacks up into the air, forcing them away from the people that were on the streets, before she reached her target and punched the fire villain in the chest, stunning him as she shifted her stance and forced him into the ground. While that happened the earthen villain created a large form with his body, stacking stones atop his body while making himself look like a giant, though when he launched an earth spike at her Celestia just raised a hand and stopped it with her palm. It was times like this that she liked her Dragon Quirk, as the scales seemed incredibly hard, giving her the power to tank blows that would have knocked others backwards, though as she got ready to deal with the second villain a large force crashed into him and forced him into the ground.

It was another dragon, whose scales were pale gray and it looked like part of her chest and her head was her original human color, as Celestia had heard of Ryukyu before, an up and coming hero who had a Dragon Quirk, the only difference between the two of them was that hers was a full transformation and Celestia's was both partial and full, depending on the situation she was in.

"You did well, little one." the dragon said, the wind kicking up as she reverted back to her young woman form, revealing that Ryukyu was wearing a red one piece outfit, a qipao she realized, that was form fitting and the claws that were on her right hand went onto her head, as they were metal and seemed to be part of her hero attire, "You've got some talent with your Quirk. If you'd like I could teach you some of the finer points I've learned about using my dragon form, maybe show you how to be a hero, or at least share a few pointers."

Celestia help back the urge to chuckle as she reverted back to her base form and collected the bag from the store employee, as she and Selene were lucky to run into two of the rising stars in the hero world, not to mention be offered to be taken under their wings, and yet she accepted the offer, causing her to wonder what the future held in store for her, Selene, and their family.

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