"No way! Is that even possible without some kind of quirk activation?!" Mina yelled.
"Holy manly!!! That was the most intense thing I've ever seen someone do!" Kirishima pumped his fist with widened, almost glowing eyes.
Izuku just grinned at his brother's antics whereas Shoto clenched his fists. His mind was a swirl of intense thoughts. But he was headstrong about showing off his dominance today so he wouldn't be intimidated by the Ogre's display.
Ida adjusted his glasses with a nervousness that he poorly tried to conceal. Everyone was just taken aback.
Aizawa, on the other hand, still maintained that creepy smile. Seriously, it was intense.
"Oi—You didn't answer me brat. I didn't sense a Quirk activation. What the hell was that? I thought I told you, no holding back?" He spat.
Aizawa's words were like cold water falling upon dancing flames. The atmosphere was easily back to its former quiet self. The students whose minds were blown, reigned their shock in to pay attention to what followed next.
Ryūjin turned. His eyes reverted to its former burnt-gold glory. A smile crept onto his face as he tucked his arms into his pockets and walked back to where the rest of the students were.
"Oh but I did use my Quirk." He said calmly.
To that Aizawa raised an eyebrow, amused. The other students looked at each other baffled, whereas Izuku just looked over it at this point.
"Do tell, Hanma brat. You have our attention."
Ryūjin laughed at that before he started to explain.
"Well, it may not look like it but I am my own Quirk. You see, my mother Viverion Hanma, also known as Iron Matron, has a very powerful Quirk that enhances her biology to the peak of humanity.
That Quirk, Prime Frame was fused into me, evolving me entirely. It created a Quirk through me inadvertently.
Though, currently I don't have a decided name for it. I used to call it Titan Frame but I think I'd want to call it Absolute Apexity. Write that down, Aizawa-Sensei! Hahahah!"
Gasps of all sorts were ushered out in a collected manner. Izuku grinned, Bakugo cursed whereas Shoto and some others stared on with intensity.
'See mom, I knew I could keep your lie going!' Ryūjin thought.
Aizawa huffed a puff of air, his eyes never leaving the man known as Ryūjin. His smile had faded during Ryūjin's speech but slowly it reformed once more. He chuckled darkly.
"Is that so? All right then brat, I'll make that note. Just make sure you're more than a lab experiment gone wrong and don't stir up any unnecessary trouble, got it?"
"Aye aye, teach." Ryūjin replied.
Aizawa turned, now facing all of his students he spoke. "As you all can see, this is how we shall be moving forward with these little tests. So try to do your best."
Silence was no longer an option as his words fell. Cheers erupted from students as they eagerly announced their excitement for these tests.
But one person, and her comment was enough to garner the stern malice of the man known as Eraserhead.
"This looks like so much fun! I'm so excited!!!" Uraraka suddenly shouted. Followed by Mina and Tsuryu.
Aizawa's eyes dropped then and there. "Is that so? You all think this is fun? Is that right?"
He paused for a moment, his head dropping a little with his form. "You have at least three years to become Pros, and all you can think about is how 'fun' this is going to be? All right. How about this then?
Whoever scores last in today's practical will be stripped of their U.A scholarship and officially be expelled from here. Is that clear?"
…
…..
"WHATTTTT?!" Mina yelled.
"T-THAT'S NOT RIGHT! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?!" Uraraka shouted.
"THAT'S NOT FAIR! DO YOU EVEN HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO SUCH A THING?!" Ida declared.
Aizawa's eyes flared. "Silence! Life's not fair, how about that? And about that authority part. Why don't you try and find out?"
That smile returned, cold and creepy. Haunting even. The students trembled as they looked at his face. Ryūjin and Izuku chuckled as they looked around. Shoto and Bakugo gritted their teeth together. They had a unified goal.
'Don't fall behind!'
And so did everybody here.
"All right then. Looks like you all are finally taking this seriously. With that being said, let's begin with the first event."
Event one officially began.
"Up first, the 100 meter dash. Ida, Midoriya, Hanma—everyone, step to the front." Aizawa ordered.
As his words fell, the young men followed through. Aizawa then pulled out a small pistol, pointing it towards the sky before pulling its trigger.
"Ready—go!"
Bang!
Ida and Izuku vanished in a blur of colored streaks leaving behind Ryūjin. Ida's engine calves worked insanely at that moment yet, keeping up from behind was Izuku as his feet met hard concrete every second of the way.
Murmurs began as Ryūjin remained in his place. His posture was tall still, hands in his pockets, shoulders relaxed. But then there was a shift. His eyes shone briefly as a thump began to resonate through the air.
Beneath his pants, his calves vibrated at extreme speeds, producing a terrifying thumping sound.
He crouched slightly before—
"W-what the hell? Where did Ryūjin go?!"
BOOM!
The ground cratered in a chaotic pattern, big and deep as Ryūjin's figure vanished into the distance.
Click!
"1.01 seconds." Aizawa timed as Ryūjin blew past him in a flurry. Then came Izuku and Ida.
"2.32 to Izuku. 3.04 to Ida. Ryūjin wins this one."
Silence followed by the stunned looks of those around them. Aizawa stared at Ryūjin for a long time. A hard gaze indeed.
'This kid…' His thoughts spiraled silently within his mind despite his stoic face. Meanwhile, chaos began within the group of students.
"HOLY SHIT! What the hell was that?!" Kaminari shouted, his eyes widening to a concerning extent.
Other cries of astonishment and disbelief followed the moment his words dropped. Izuku approached him with a grin.
"Damn, looks like I can't keep up after all." His words were bitter but his expression said otherwise.
"Nonsense, you held back. I know you did." Ryūjin grinned back. Izuku laughed at that remark as both walked off to the bustling crowd of students.
Meanwhile, Ida was going through it. He stood motionless where he had finished. His head still hung with his eyes staring long and hard at his engine calves. Absolute disbelief.
'W-what the hell..?'
His thoughts spiraled and moved. He was honestly conflicted about that loss. Really—
"Alright. Ready up, onto the next." Aizawa's words cut through his thoughts.
Ida turned at that moment. His thoughts no longer a mess as he saw his other classmates prepare for their turns.
'T-That's right. I can't be discouraged here. Those two are the 1st and 2nd place winners of the U.A entrance exam. This is expected of them. I expected this, right? I just got to compete even harder!'
Ryūjin stared from a distance. He could more or less figure out what the enigmatic engine leg was thinking about. He shook his head with a snicker.
Aizawa then followed up with his words as Ida returned to the group. To the side Bakugo stared at Izuku. Hard. Uncomfortably so. Izuku side eyed him before giving a provocative smirk of his own.
Veins bulged on the firecracker's head there and then. 'This fucking nerdy piece of shit..!'
"Alright, now for the rest of you guys. Aoyama, Bakugo and Todoroki, you're up."
The three took the stage and took off the moment the signal was given. Bakugo blasted through, Todoroki slid across with his ice and Aoyama did that weird pose thing before blasting off with his belly button laser.
"Pfft. Seriously, Aoyama's Quirk is kinda ridiculous, no?" Kaminari murmured with a stifled laugh.
Jiro elbowed him hard, forcing him to fix himself immediately. And so, the first event went on and eventually passed.
"Now, time for the second test." Aizawa said.
They changed locations, with the group gathering around small machines.
"Grip strength. You may all begin." He said as he took out both pen and book.
Immediately, each student gripped their own respective grip machines. One by one, they began squeezing their strength into the machines.
Then—out of nowhere a loud explosion was heard. Startling everyone around, they turned to the direction of which it came.
They saw Ryūjin holding what looked to be a crushed and crumbled version of the machine they each received.
"Oi, sensei! This thing's cheap!" Ryūjin said with a serious face. No, honestly. He was being serious.
Izuku slapped him hard. "No, you're just being too much!"
Aizawa's eye twitched. 'They're going to bill me that. Great.'
"Dammit! Then why don't you do it." Ryūjin yelled to Izuku albeit in somewhat a comedic manner.
"Well watch then. Witness great control!" Izuku said dramatically as he began squeezing.
Arcs of green lightning flared momentarily as numbers spiked. A confident and irritating smirk was seen on his face as he stared at Ryūjin.
But then—Bang!
"Eh?" Izuku pulled his gaze back to look at his hands.
"Huh? What's this? It seems.. I was right??!!" Ryūjin shouted with an exaggerated expression.
"I-It can't be..! Sensei..! Your machinery is awfully cheap!"
That did it for Aizawa. With bulging veins his stoic character broke. "You bastards..!"
Off to the side. The others watched with slacked jaws.
"T-These two…" Ida looked exasperated.
"S-So manly..! My turn!" Kirishima gripped his machine even harder.
"It's going to be a long three years with these two.." Momo rubbed her temple with a tired expression.
"Knowing Ryū-kun, I don't doubt those words Momo-chan…" Mina seconded her words.
"NOT SO FAST ROCK FACE! I'M BREAKING IT FIRST!" Bakugo shouted as he saw Kirishima attempting to do the same thing those two did, not wanting to be outdone.
Aizawa released his hero gear upon them, restraining them immediately before canceling out their Quirks. His hair floated ominously whereas his eyes glowed with a murderous light.
"Listen here you little shits. Nobody's breaking anything. Anymore damage and I'll make you sell your organs to pay for it. Am I clear?"
His tone was absolute, making the students shiver and nod repeatedly to his words.
"Good. Now, I'm going to release you two, and we're going to move onto the next test. Is that clear?"
Kirishima and Bakugo grunted, albeit irritated. They all then finally proceeded onto the next. It was time for the standing long jumps.
"God, please let this man do something normal this time." Kaminari cried.
"Knowing him? I doubt that.." Yaoyozoru sighed.
One by one they each went up to do their part. Momo, then Mina and Uraraka. From the guys was Ida who utilized his engines and Bakugo who blasted over. Then there was Ojiro who slammed his tail down creating a propulsion effect. And Sero who jumped and then used his tape and Tokoyami who used Dark Shadow.
Then finally it was Izuku. He stood at the starting mark before getting into a low crouch and channeling OFA into his legs. Then—without wasting an ounce of that energy, he shot forward leaving behind a cratered ground.
Swoosh!
Bang!
A collective of gasps rang out in succession to his actions as he landed straight ahead of the furthest landing point.
"Impressive, Izuku. As to the rest of you as well. Job well done." Aizawa praised, which was a rather rare sight. He turned to one person however.
That was Ryūjin. "Hanma brat, you're next."
Aizawa grounded his teeth in advance. Just in case Ryūjin did something to piss him off.
"What crazy thing you guys think he'll do now?!" Kaminari asked.
"Maybe he'll delete a chunk of the earth!" Mina shouted, seeming excited to see what her friend would pull off.
"I think he'll blast us back with a shockwave!" Kirishima chimed in.
To the side, Aoyama saw an opportunity for something to arise. And thus, he came in.
"Huhu~ My less attractive classmates. I have a proposition!" Aoyama said with a swirl of his waist.
"Gross." Izuku spat looking at his dancing.
"What do you propose?" Momo asked.
"Why a bet of course! Let's bet on those two thoughts. Whether he blows us away or crater the ground extremely!"
His words immediately sparked the group's competitive nature. One by one they threw in their amounts for the pool. But then, Izuku came in with one of his own.
"I bet that he'd do both." He said with a grin.
Bakugo scoffed and said, "Oi! Deku this isn't the time for your flimsy overhyping!"
"Mm-mm! This is a serious bet." Ida seconded.
"Seriously? Look, I know the guy's insanely strong but I don't think he's All Might strong now." Momo said with Mina and Uraraka agreeing.
Izuku laughed low before still placing his bet in. Off to the side, of course Ryūjin heard it all.
'Little bastard using me to make money. It seems some of my mother's bad habits did rub off on him overtime. Miss Inko would kill me..!' Ryūjin slapped a hand on his forehead with a grin.
He then crouched, activating his trademark, King Engine. His leg muscles quaked unnaturally as they began producing a mind buzzing thumping.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
His leg muscles stretched and tightened before coiling into something dangerous. Like ginormous springs embedded into his legs. Then, without wasting anymore time, he took off—
BOOM!!!
SWOOSH!
"O-Oh shi-"
SWISH!!!
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TO BE CONTINUED.
Yo! Guys. First chapter after a while. It may not be much and may not even sound how I used to write. I'm out of touch obviously, but I'll keep writing and slowly you will see me get back in tune. Guys, it took a lot to even gather myself and put this chapter together. Really. It's discouraging sometimes but I made a promise to you guys and thank you so much for the support and understanding! You guys are really the best! Hugs and kisses no homo though.