Puppet Master

The Rainbow At The End Of The Storm

--- TEN YEARS LATER ---

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"Avalanche!!!"

"Run!!!"

The residents of Kesshō Village on Kōrudo Mountain scrambled in fear as they watched snow barrel down the mountain towards their small town creating a giant plume of white, snowy dust. The Kōrudo Mountains were located in western Japan and houses many small villages scattered throughout them, one being Kesshō Village which also just so happens to be the main base for the hero office of-

"Look! It's Brand!"

All snow-booted feet stopped and turned. Through the cloud of white, a path of ice emerged at a rapid rate. Zipping along it was no other than the Pro Hero: Brand. He whisked past the incoming snow in a blur of white, gold, and red against the blinding white mountainside.

"You can do it!"

"Save us!"

"Go Brand!"

The hero leapt from his crumbling path of ice and landed just before the village borders, planting his mountain climbing staff into the earth. He used his momentum to spin around the origin of his staff, Brand got a mighty swing of his left arm and ice burst forth from it, rushing to meet the approaching avalanche.

*BOOM*

The civilians instinctively covered their bodies and closed their eyes, some letting out screams of fear.

*RuMbLe* *fwoosh~~~* ...

One brave civilian opened their eyes. He let out an amazed gasp. "I- It's so-" "Amazing!" finished another.

Before the village now stood a massive was of crystal clear ice, towering well over the village and ranging to at least the middle of it in a half circle. The sun glared through it casting a rainbow glow on the small village. "Look! The avalanche was pushed around us!" True to their word, the hoard of snow rebounded off of the wall of ice and settled around the village. Unfortunately, that meant they were blocked off from the outside until it was cleared. The civilians cheered.

"Yeah!"

"That was awesome!"

"Brand to the rescue once again!"

The hero pulled down his red face mask, his breath billowing out into the air. "Brand!" He turned around, startled with pink-gloved hands that brushed past his fact, moving to his hood that had fallen off in the rush. The girl pulled it up over Brand's long, bicolored hair. "Uravity," he greeted. The space hero grinned at him. "You did good." An elderly woman walked up. "Uravity," her voice wobbled, "it is good to see you back." Uravity smiled. "Of course, Mrs. Kato. I can't stay gone for too long!" Brand smiled softly. He placed his hand on Uravity's shoulder, using his staff to support the rest of his weight. "Are you ready?" She nodded. "Let's clear it out."

Working together, Uravity rode on Brand's path of ice, around the perimeter of the village. Uravity held to Brand's cloak with one hand as her other, now ungloved, glided across the built up snow from the avalanche. With a pink glow, it all lifted in an areal space of negated gravity. "Hey, hey!" Brand smirked as his sidekick, Cold Front, slid onto the path of ice. His quirk, Cold Front, ironically, allowed him to create winds of freezing cold air. Using that, Cold Front pushed the floating snow away from the village and jumped off of the ice path. "I'll scatter this around, Uravity, so you can let go." "Aye, aye!" And off he went.

The two heroes made their way through the town, the small population of civilians thanking them here and there.

"Uravity, you must stop by the cafe while you are in town."