My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire

A few days after the Sports Festival the siblings returned to UA with the rest of their class, though the sisters did find that a good number of people recognized all three of them, which wasn't too much of a surprise given how Selene and Celestia had done. People were congratulating both the sisters and their brother, despite what their brother did to himself before using Full Cowl, and while the sisters didn't care much for the fame it was clear that Izuku was caught off guard by people even supporting him like this. Both Selene and Ceelstia were happy for their brother, because it was a boost that he needed, as he had spent a lot of his life without people supporting him, save for both of them defending him from Katsuki, and some of the people were even interested in his new power, the Full Cowl. It ended up being an interesting ride to the school, despite the fact that the sisters weren't even remotely interested in the fame that came from the Sports Festival, so the sisters kept quiet and allowed their brother to enjoy himself a tiny bit.

When they got to the campus, however, Tenya rushed by them, also wearing a coat since it was raining out, though he was in good spirits despite his family troubles with his older brother, and even all of their fellow students were in good spirits, not that the sisters were surprised by this.

"Looks like the fame has gone to nearly everyone's heads." Selene commented, as that appeared to be what the majority of the class was focused on, save for a select few since Katsuki was still annoyed by his loss and Shoto seemed to be lost in his own mind, thinking about something that was important to him, and Tenya was focused on his brother.

"Indeed. Especially those who failed part way through are in high spirits as well." Celestia softly said, as the likes of Hanta and Mashirao had utterly failed, despite one reaching the tournament in the third event and the second succeeding in the second event, the latter surrendering his position due to feeling cheated out of the experience, and it seemed like some of the people offered words of encouragement for them.

Selene nodded, she could see that as well, while noticing that the likes of Momo were contemplating their losses and how to improve, so the class was really divided on how to accept the results of the Sports Festival, but everyone seemed refreshed and ready for whatever UA could throw at them, which was followed by Aizawa entering the classroom.

"Good morning class." Aizawa said, something that caused all twenty-two of his students to echo his statement as he took his place at the front of the classroom and set his stuff down so he could face them, where it was clear that he must have been busy grading them on their performances and compiling the offers that were sent in after the festival, "Now then, I'm sure that all of you are eager to get started, but today's Hero Informatics period will be a little special... it is time for you to formulate your code names, or 'hero names' as the public calls them."

Sure enough the majority of the class cheered and got out of their seats, causing Aizawa to activate his Quirk on them, it was easy to tell since his eyes glowed red and his hair stood up, but even if he had no target for his power it had the desired effect he was looking for as everyone quieted down and returned to their seats.

"Now then, this is related to the draft nominations I mentioned the other day, but the nominations will only start to matter for real during your sophomore and senior years." Aizawa continued, though this time he had everyone's attention, which he wasn't surprised by since most students loved the idea of coming up with the names they wanted the public to know them by, while at the same time noting that Selene and Celestia had been the only calm ones during his announcement, "For right now you can think of the nominations you're getting this year are more akin to expressions of interest... and it's not rare that such interest dries up before graduation, or is unilaterally dropped. If you wish, you may think of the nominations as hurdles for you to overcome... either way, the tally of nominations is as follows."

The board behind him was where the names and tallies were projected, where the class found that there were a number of names on it: Hanta, Ochaco, Eijiro, Momo, Denki, Tenya, and Fumikage were listed, the lowest having 14 nominations while the highest of them had 360 nominations. Following that there were the more impressive students in their class: Katsuki had at least two thousand to his name, Shoto had four thousand, while both Selene and Celestia had over five thousand each, no doubt because they put on the better show and people were interested in their unique number of Quirks. While the screen was up there, allowing some students to realize that they hadn't scored too much at all, there seemed to be an update as Izuku's name appeared on the board as well, having less than a hundred nominations but more than ten, before it settled on a total of fifty. It showed that some of the other heroes were willing to give Izuku a chance since he had figured out a way to utilize his power without breaking his body in the process, which the sisters considered to be a good thing since having none would have been annoying for their brother, to a degree anyway since he would have turned his focus to something else as soon as the lecture was over.

Most of the other students, of course, weren't too happy with this information since it meant that the other heroes weren't overly interested in them, even the grape haired boy was criticizing the pro heroes for messing with their emotions, though Shoto figured most of his were from those interested in his father.

"It doesn't matter if you've received nominations or not, as we'll be having all of you do 'work-place experience', or you can think of it as 'field training'." Aizawa continued, dismissing the screen that was in front of them, causing the students to turn their focus on him once more, since this was important for all of them, and he made sure that he had their attention before continuing with his information dump, "Thanks to what happened at No 13's place all of you have some experience in what the world of a pro hero is like, unfortunately, but having actual experience in the work that a pro hero does will benefit all of you in some manner. Now, if you don't have a hero name in mind, that is perfectly fine and you can use a placeholder, but it should be appropriate..."

"Because if not, then there will be hell to pay later on." a new voice said, the door opening to reveal Midnight as she walked into the classroom, causing many to cheer for their own various reasons, while at the same time Aizawa seemed to step to the side a little as the other hero stepped up to face the class, "The names you pick now will most likely be the names that both Japan and the world come to know you as... in many cases you won't be able to change it once the public knows what to call you."

"You are correct, Midnight. Class, I will be having Ms. Midnight evaluate your hero names." Aizawa commented, where he pulled out his sleeping bag, something he seemed to carry with him at all times in case he needed it, or just wanted some sort of excuse to get some sleep, before he glanced at the students for a moment, "The way your futures end up are linked to the names you decide on today... it's as the saying goes, 'names and natures often agree'. For example: 'All Might'."

Selene and Celestia understood what Aizawa meant by his statement, it was the name and the image a citizen had when one or more of them heard it, as when one said 'All Might' the first thing that sprung to mind was the strongest hero and that he was the Symbol of Peace, even Selene had that thought from time to time. While they thought about that some whiteboards and erasable markers were passed around, allowing them to write their thoughts on the small board and erase what they wrote if they didn't like it, eventually allowing all of the students to have a board. Selene thought about it for a time, she had all sorts of names that she could pick from, due to her various Quirks, since she had more than the ones that the rest of the class knew about, and yet none of them seemed to work in her mind since there were other heroes she could be confused with based on what she picked. In addition to that she found that Celestia tapped her board as well, she was thinking about the name she wanted to be known by, which actually made Selene feel somewhat better since it looked like both of them were lost on this matter.

Eventually fifteen minutes passed, each person writing and erasing things on their boards, before Midnight informed them that they would be presenting their hero names to the rest of the class, which was followed by Yuga, the navel boy, stepping up and presented his desired name, 'I cannot stop Twinkling'. It was such a weird name, yet Midnight sensed something in it since she approached him and told him that he could change it to 'Can't Stop Twinkling', the Sparkling Hero since each one had a title that reflected their Quirk, like how Endeavor had 'Flame Hero' as his title. Mina followed him by stating that they could call her the 'Alien Queen', where Midnight criticized her since it brought up the image of the acid blooded alien that had a mouth inside it's mouth and fought hunter type aliens. With those two setting the tone it was clear that some of the other students weren't certain about their own names, even though Mina was annoyed since she mumbled about all sorts of alien species existing, but she took the criticism as she returned to her seat.

Tsuyu went next, she even asked if she could go ahead of everyone else and told them that she had a hero name in mind for a long time, she decided on Froppy, the 'heroine who kicked off the rainy season', and this name was actually well received by Midnight, who called it adorable.

Eijiro went after Tsuyu, he went with the name 'Red Riot' and Midnight understood that it was similar to the hero known as Crimson Riot, which was the type of hero that Eijiro wanted to be like, so his name was like a homage to his idol, which their naming instructor allowed. Following that they had some interesting ones, like how Kyoka, the girl with jacks hanging from her ears, decided on 'Earphone Jack', or how Mezo went with 'Tentacole', and how Hanta nervously decided on 'Cellophone', an odd name for sure, yet Midnight accepted it. Mashirao and Rikido had similar names, the former going with 'Tail Man' while the latter was slightly annoyed as he revealed 'Sugar Man' to the class, and Mina jumped back into the front with her second name, 'Pinky', something that their naming instructor allowed as well. Then there was Denki and 'Chargezuma', as Toru, the invisible girl, went with the obvious 'Invisible Girl', while Momo focused on 'Creatie', Fumikage decided on a name that was linked to the night, 'Tsukuyomi', Minoru went with 'Grape Juice', and Koji decided on 'Amina'.

Interesting enough Shoto didn't have a name in mind and went with his own name for the time being, Ochaco decided on the name 'Uravity', before Katsuki stepped up to the front of the room and showed them what had come to mind, which just caused everyone to stop what they were doing.

"I am the Explosion Hero: King of Explodo-Kills." Katsuki said, where everyone and Midnight told him he was better of simply retiring that name and trying again, that sounded like a villain name if they were being honest with him, causing him to huff as he marched back to his seat and sat down.

Tenya ended up with his name as well, but Izuku's was the most interesting, especially in the eyes of his sisters, as he went with 'Deku', a name that had been demeaning since Katsuki gave it to him, and yet meeting Ochaco had changed it's very meaning in his head, so how he would be 'Deku', the hero that never gave up.

"I have my revision: the 'Baron of Explodo-Kills'!" Katsuki stated, again causing everyone to turn towards him as Midnight just shook her head, indicating that this name wouldn't work as well, it just screamed being a name that a villain might have, to which she sent him back to his seat once more.

"You know, you could always stick to something related to explosions, like dynamite... actually, Dynmight might work out for you, Katsuki." Selene remarked, it sounded like a great name in her head, especially since the boy loved All Might nearly as much as Izuku did and had an explosive personality, and she could see that some of the other students seemed to like it, a fact that wasn't echoed on Katsuki's face.

"What a shit name... what about you, shitty kitty? You and tank flank haven't said anything yet." Katsuki stated, where Selene had a feeling that his rejection of the name was because someone else came up with it, even though it fit him to a tee, she could even envision him and his strengths when she heard the name.

In that moment Celestia stepped up to the front of the room and set her board on the pedestal that the others had stood behind when they did their presentations, though when Selene noticed the name that was on it she felt her blood run cold for a moment.

"I thought about it and, well, 'Daybreaker' resonated with me." Celestia said, a faint smile on her face as she said that, while at the same time the rest of the class seemed unsure how to take the information she was giving them, and Midnight just stood there as she considered the name and the image it painted, "I know, 'it sounds like a villain name', but so does the likes of 'Sun Eater'. It isn't the name that people will be focused on, rather it'll be the deeds and actions of the one that the name is linked to... I imagine that it could be seen as 'the hero who brings light to the darkness', as in the 'heroine who drives back the darkness'. Something like that."

"Oh, I get it now. Like a bringer of the dawn." Midnight remarked, where she understood why Celestia had done this, since a lot of gamers might confuse her with a sword from one of the games that some of them played, she wasn't sure what it was called but she knew of the weapon, "I like it."

Selene, on the other hand, was freaking out inside, because there was no way Celestia would have chosen the name of her own dark side, a name she shouldn't remember at all when she thought about it, and it made her wonder what was going on right now, since she was positive that Celestia wouldn't remember Daybreaker's name. It made Selene wonder if Celestia did, in fact, remember her life on Equus and was just hiding it, but immediately dashed that thought since there was no way she could hide that fact for so long, not without slipping up once. Selene was only good at hiding it since she had been part of Luna for so long, who had masked her own emotions until it drove her to the breaking point, and she doubted that that was what was going on right now. Her other thought was much more terrifying and she refused to consider it for more than a few seconds, that being that this might not be Celestia she was living with, but her dark side, though Selene threw that idea in the trash, as this was definitely Celestia and not Daybreaker.

In the end, though, her sister's presentation sparked an idea in Selene's mind, a name that would suit her well as her hero name, and when it was her turn to present she stepped up with a slight smile on her face, as there was one name that came to mind after seeing what her siblings had done.

"I've decided on 'Nightmare', a heroine who inspires fear in villains and hope in the people." Selene stated, using her own name as her hero name, though she left off the 'Moon' portion since she didn't want to accidentally trigger her sister by using her full name, and yet, despite the strangeness of her decision, somehow she felt that this was right, "It's the same logic as my sister, the name depends on one's actions, and I want a positive view of this name through my actions."

Midnight nodded, she understood the logic and even agreed with the idea, though with her presentation done that meant almost all of the students were accounted for in terms of having names, with Katsuki being stuck with his name since he had no worthwhile options to give right now, which only made the sisters smile as they wondered what the rest of the day and the rest of the week might have in store for them.