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Chapter 10 - CH 10: Hero Training

"I am…HERE, coming through the door like a hero!" With a whoosh of wind following behind him, All Might the Symbol of Peace was dressed in his full silver age costume, beaming brightly under the classroom lights.

"Holy shit, it's All Might, and he's in his silver age costume…SO COOL!" Most of the students lit up with awe, chatter quickly overtaking the room.

"Welcome to the most important class at UA high! Think of it as heroing 101, here you'll learn the basics of being a pro and what it means to fight in the name of good " All Might announced, hands on his hips with his iconic smile. 

"LET'S get into it, today's lesson to pull no punches!" He held up a large flashcard labeled battle in bold red font.

"But one of the keys of being a hero isssss looking good!" He shouted pointing at the class room wall where walls of briefcases popped out.

These were designed based on the requests you sent in before school started, get yourselves suited up and meet me at training ground beta."

Excitement buzzed again.

Takao looked at his briefcase labelled number one with a grin on his face. 'It's about damn time.'

Moving to the changing rooms metal lockers slammed open and shut. The air buzzed with anticipation and the sound of students changing into their hero costumes.

As Takao unbuttoned his shirt, conversations halted around him.

"Dude…" Kaminari said, blinking. "How do you look like that?"

Kirishima stared and gave him a thumbs up. "You look like a Greek statue, dude, that's so manly!"

Takao pulled on the inner layer of his suit calmly. "Quirk side effect."

"Huh?"

"My Quirk forces my body to adapt," Takao explained, tightening his gauntlets. "The more I use it, the stronger I get literally. My body's just becoming a better vessel for the power it channels."

"Dude, that's nuts," Sero muttered.

Takao chuckled in response. "I guess so."

He clicked the clasps on his chest plate sleek matte black with golden trimming before pulling his half-cowl over his head, leaving his wild black hair tipped with white exposed.

Walking down the entrance to the training ground class 1A Saw All Might standing tall hands on his hips smiling as always. "They say the cloves make the pros young ladies and gentlemen and behold you are the proof, take this to heart from now on you are all…heroes in training!"

"Today we'll be doing an indoor 2 on 3 hero versus villain exercise, where the villain team hides a nuclear device. The hero team must recover it. Strategy, teamwork, and combat application all in one exercise! We'll be choosing teams based on lots!"

Takao got team A paired With Izuku and was against team D Bakugo and Ida and was the first team to fight.

Bakugo sneered. "Heh. Don't think you're hot stuff just 'cause you got first yesterday."

Iidaadjusted his glasses. "I shall not hold back, even against classmates!"

"Team D are the villains! Team A are the heroes!" All Might said, pointing. "Every one else can head to the monitoring room to watch."

With the rest of the class leaving, Takao stood next to Izuku who opened his mouth to suggest a strategy, but Takao raised his hand stopping him. "You look for the bomb, I'll do the fighting."

Midoriya nodded nervously, not saying a word. Takao and Midoriya then crept through the concrete halls of the mock building.

Takao walked calmly, unfazed, until a loud explosion erupted from above.

BOOM!

Bakugo rocketed down from the upper floor with an explosion, roaring through the smoke. "DIE!"

Takao didn't flinch. He extended one arm as his eyes sparked with golden light. "Aspect of Zeus: Lightning."

Golden lightning crackled across his body, flaring outward in arcs. His presence magnified instantly. The air trembled around him. Takao quickly looked at Izuku and shouted. "Go! Find the bomb, I'll be right behind you!."

Bakugo shot forward, hand aimed at Takao's face.

BOOM!

The explosion detonated at point-blank range but Takao twisted to the side, barely dodging. He responded with a sharp jab infused with lightning, catching Bakugo in the ribs and sending him skidding across the floor.

Bakugo grinned, wild with adrenaline. "That all you got?!"

He hurled a chain of explosions down the corridor. Takao slid under them, launching a blast of lightning that forced Bakugo to vault upward. The blonde spun midair, launching a concussive explosion downward.

Takao gritted his teeth and caught the blast with a charged punch, dispersing the explosion with a shockwave.

Bakugo dropped behind him, swinging a right hook. Takao caught the punch, surged electricity into Bakugo's arm, and flipped him over his shoulder causing him to hit the floor hard and cough up air. 

Bakugo quickly used his quirk to get some space from him, cursing him at the same time. "Damn bastard!"

Takao's eyes narrowed, lightning surged, golden bolts dancing around his body as he readied into a stance. Takao stepped forward unleashing a burst of golden lightning straight into Bakugo's core in the blink of an eye. 

The resulting shockwave blew out a chunk of wall behind them. Bakugo's body went limp mid-air and dropped unconscious.

The hallway went silent except for the faint crackling of electricity.

Takao, seeing Bakugos' limp body, watched quietly and muttered under his lips "Is that it? Expected more from someone who talked so highly of him self."

Walking off stretching his arms behind his back popping some of his joints. 

Meanwhile Midoriya, flustered and overwhelmed, found the bomb just as Iida turned his attention to the disturbance below.

Midoriya lunged and touched it with both hands.

"Hero Team wins!" All Might's voice echoed.

The rest of the class sat in stunned silence as the footage replayed.

Takao's movements, Bakugo's raw aggression, the precise counter and how easily he won.

"Does anyone even know his Quirk?" Sero asked.

"Nope," Jiro answered. "He didn't say."

All Might stepped forward. "Thag was some excellent strategy and combat instincts showcased by young Arashi, and his Quirk is called…"

The class leaned in.

Before All Might could finish, Takao spoke up. "…Aspect Bringer."

Confused murmurs broke out.

"Aspect what?"

"That doesn't sound like a lightning quirk at all…"

"That's the point," All Might said with a smile. "You've only seen one aspect."

Midoriya approached Takao after the match. "T-thanks for handling Bakugo."

"You handled the bomb, It was a team effort." Takao replied simply.

Iida walked up next. "Arashi, your speed… you exceeded even my engine bursts."

Takao shrugged. "Lightning is faster than engines, though you'd probably have better endurance."

Finishing up the day at UA as Takao was leaving he saw Izuku and Bakugo having a lovers quarrel? 'Yeahhhh…let's not get involved in that, I wonder what mums doing for dinner?' 

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