My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire
Growing Up: Terrible News
Previous ChapterNext ChapterFollowing the awakening of their Quirks both Celestia and Selene found that they had to attend another class in their new preschool, one where they and all of the other children would be taught some of the basics on how to control the powers they had awakened not that long ago. It was designed purely to ensure that none of them harmed themselves with their new powers, like how Katsuki could create little explosions from his hands, which the sisters realized seemed to be coming from the palms of his hands, from his sweat. Selene had a better understanding of his Quirk since she had tested it out back in Garaki's secret lab, when she was testing out her other Quirk, the 'Vampire' one that both her father and the good doctor were in agreement on, it was better hidden since people distrusted others with a blood Quirk. Right now the rest of the kids assumed that since she was Celestia's sister she, too, had a second Quirk, though for the time being she was playing it like it was a hard Quirk to use, since her father was preparing some blood samples from someone called 'Nine'.
From what she could tell Nine had an interesting power and both her father and the good doctor felt it might be better if it was in her hands, without using the All For One Quirk to take it from him, which had to be why Hisashi showed up with what looked like a small juice box.
"Dr. Tsubasa thought you might have problems with your Quirk, so he made some special Quirk medicine for you." Hisashi said, using the good doctor's alias, a name that was known to the public since 'Garaki' was only known to him and his close allies, plus Selene thanks to how she entered his life, so many knew the good doctor's name and accepted that there were a few people who had trouble using their Quirks after they manifest, "Said you should only need it for a few days, and once you have some idea of what to do you'll be able to do it on your own... just be sure to drink all of it, Selene."
Selene nodded, even though she could sense Katsuki chuckling and pointing at her for this, since he seemed to believe that he was better than everyone, before taking the juice box and drank all of it, where she confirmed that it was definitely a bit of blood and felt another power surging to life inside her, a sensation that was similar to what she felt when she discovered she could use Katsuki's Quirk. Once she was done with the juice box Selene returned to the other kids who had unlocked their Quirks with a smile on her face, where she tapped into the new power and created a small sapphire blue sea serpent that seemed to emerge from her right wrist. It appeared that she could control where it came out from, like her back, a leg, an arm, or even the front of her body, though since she had little experience with this Quirk it came as no surprise that the serpent was a tiny thing, roughly the size of her arm based on what Selene was seeing. She understood why her father and the good doctor thought that this Quirk would be better in her hands, because from what she could see this Quirk had a lot of potential, because with a single thought she could have the serpent attack or defend, causing her to smile.
The other interesting thing they discovered came when Selene and Celestia were told to use their transformation Quirks, as Selene was able to utilize both Tiger and Hydra at the same time, something that came as a surprise to the other kids, while at the same time Celestia found that she was unable to use both of hers at the same time.
"Wow, you have two Quirks and can only use one at a time? Talk about worthless." Katsuki stated, as if believing that he was the superior one in this situation, which told Selene that he was taking their caretakers' words to heart, that he had a great destiny ahead of him with his 'awesome' Quirk, which was what they told all of the other children.
"Don't listen to him, Celestia. Sunshine and Dragon are awesome Quirks." Izuku said, because while he felt that everyone had an amazing Quirk, and he often thought about them while he was watching heroes and people going about their days, he knew that both of his elder sister's Quirks, as she certainly seemed like the older sibling of them all, were awesome, far more than simple wings and long fingers, "Even if you can only use one at a time, that doesn't make you any less awesome. And Selene, Tiger and Hydra are just as impressive... I'm jealous, both of you are equally amazing. I honestly can't wait to see what sort of Quirk I manifest!"
"Quit dreaming, Izuku. There's no way you can overcome your sisters." the boy with the red wings replied, though it wasn't much of a surprise since he was one of Katsuki's friends, who seemed to be against Izuku for some odd reason, but that fact didn't stop Celestia and Selene's brother from imagining what sort of Quirk he'd manifest.
Selene honestly felt sorry for her brother, as his power had already manifested and their father had taken it to both keep him safe and to make sure heroes didn't come for him because of what his Quirk had been, but she also understood why their father had done what he did. She also couldn't deny how exciting the power of her Tiger Quirk was, how fast she could move and how good her reflexes could be if she trained herself, like she was a huntress in training or something, which only made her eager to see what she could do in the future. And then there was Hydra, a versatile Quirk that had the capability to be a defensive power or an offensive power, something she was looking forward to training so she could see what it was truly capable of, meaning she needed more of Nine's blood, which Selene was sure her father could provide. Such a thing made her wonder how many Quirks her Blood Singularity could grant her, as in did she have a limit and need to discard the ones she didn't want, or could it be endless with her being able to copy any Quirk, the potential was endless.
She also thought about Celestia, as she was quick to defend their brother when the red winged boy talked down to him, a vast difference in comparison to how she acted with Luna, which was the whole reason Selene existed since that darkness gave her life, and yet she was willing to watch her sister defend their brother with a smile, as it filled her with happiness to see such a change in Celestia.
When the first day of the weekend arrived, however, Hisashi got a call and brought the family back to the hospital that the good doctor owned, something that told Selene that it was time to break the news to Izuku, even though she hoped that it was only for a short time and could be chalked up to a new employee messing up. Her brother and sister seemed to know how important this visit was, as Celestia was keeping a calm face while Izuku was nearly bouncing in his seat, while at the same time their mother was worried about what this could mean for her family. Hisashi also appeared to be worried, even though inside he was as calm as he could be, because this was what he and Garaki had come up with while he searched for a perfect Quirk to replace what his son had manifested earlier this week. Selene could tell that he was actually sad by what he had to do, because this could shatter Izuku's dreams in an instant, and that he was forcing himself to stand behind his harsh decision to take Izuku's Quirk from him, even if it benefited them all in the end.
Eventually Garaki entered the room and set one of the scans on the wall that was on his left, to the right of the family, like he was studying the information in real time, instead of having fabricated a total lie over the last couple of days to convince the family of what he and Hisashi had come up with, before he sighed.
"I will be blunt: Izuku, it would be best if you gave up on being a hero." Garaki stated, where he gave them the old doctor routine he was known for, someone who had seen a lot of things over the years and had to let down all sorts of people, as while his focus was on Quirks he also worked as an actual doctor when it was required.
"Doctor, you mean something is wrong?" Inko asked, as she couldn't believe it, she refused to believe it, while Izuku just sat there with a stunned look on his face as he dropped his action figure of All Might, the toy one that was designed to be in all sorts of rough situations, which landed on the floor, because this wasn't what she wanted for her son, "All of the other kids in his class have manifested their Quirks by now, and Izuku... well, he's the only one that hasn't yet."
"Yes, I know. I have looked over all of the kids from his class, after all." Garaki commented, which was the truth, he was well trusted among the public and many brought their children to him so he could make sure they were okay after their Quirks manifested, though that was followed by him letting out another sigh as he faced the family, "Remind me, both of you are of the fourth generation, correct? Your Quirks, I mean."
Inko nodded and told him that she dabbled in attracting objects to her, usually small ones since she didn't train her Quirk at all, while she gently beckoned with her hand and collected her son's toy, which was when Hisashi, who was going along with the plan, told the doctor that he could breathe fire every now and then, as that was the Quirk he told Inko that he had.
"Right, that's what I thought. By rights most Quirks will manifest when one is four years old, but there are cases where they can manifest sooner, and it'll either be a Quirk from one of your parents or a combination of the two." Garaki stated, which was information that the sisters had learned since manifesting their Quirks, and Izuku had learned the same at the same time that they had done, before he raised a hand and pointed to the x-ray of someone's foot, which seemed to be sized to match Izuku's, "However, the indicator that determines if one will have a Quirk in the first place is all in the joints of the pinky toe, which is a part of the body that most people don't use at all... people call those parts 'vestigial'... and people who don't have the extra joint deviate from the 'standard mold', meaning they'll have Quirks. Izuku, however, has the extra joint, which in this day and age is quite rare and is known as being part of the 'standard mold', meaning he doesn't have a Quirk and is thus 'Quirkless'. I'm sorry to deliver such terrible news, but this is the unfortunate truth I must deliver to you today."
As Selene expected Izuku was shattered, shaken by the fact that he was one of the few people in his generation that would be without a Quirk, without a power to call his own, while literally everyone in his family had Quirks, and she knew that this was going to lead to many sad nights for the foreseeable future. Inko and Celestia were devastated by this news, and it was clear that both were debating what to say to Izuku about this, showing Selene that her sister was definitely more caring than she had been in the past, even though Selene was lost on what to say as well. Even Hisashi, who had helped the good doctor come up with this plan, was saddened and devastated by how his son was taking the news, something that would cause him to redouble his efforts to find his son a perfect Quirk that he could make his own. Selene realized that even the dreaded All For One had human feelings, that Inko had awakened a side of him that he never knew existed until he met her, and he also tended to his devastated son like a supportive father would, something that caused her to faintly smile for a moment.
She might have problems with Celestia, but Selene had to admit that she loved her family, faults and all, and she would do whatever she could to help her brother while they, Celestia, and their parents faced whatever challenges the future had to throw at them.
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