vampire king: izuku

Chapter 07: [Crimson Troubles]

The battles from A-1 displayed the level of skill that each student had. Izuku was fully focused on absorbing the most amount of information from his classmates, his green eyes never leaving the screen on display at the waiting room.

From what the vampire had gathered, the students could fair somewhat well against most things. Todoroki had been the star of the exercise, his sheer power being the deciding factor aiding his victory against the opposing team. When you could flash-freeze the entire building, there wasn't much that could stand in your way. Poor Hagakure-san, whose feet had been frozen for a while until the teen with heterochromatic eyes reached her position and made her surrender. Kaminari just straight gave-up when the cold reached inside the bomb room.

Izuku also had been focused on the matches due to the fact that his [Hunter instincts] were acting up. Since he had drank some of Kirishima's blood, his own body had started cultivating the fresh quirk-factor present inside the life liquid, meaning that he was breaking apart what made the redhead's [Hardening] quirk work and what he could take from it. He could already feel the effects of the cultivation, and had some footnotes on the probable abilities he could acquire and develop.

The vampire sighed, taking in fresh air to somewhat appease his [Thirst]. He glanced at the screen, one of the battles finishing up with Yaoyozoru's team victory against Koji's team. Taking the chance, Izuku went to check on Uraraka and Mashirao. The duo seemed mostly fine, although the karateca was quite bruised, soot dirtying his white gi; Uraraka's skin tight suit had a few rips, but she was mostly intact. When the brunette saw his approach, she waved to him and offered a bright smile. His fangs itched.

The vampire walked calmly to her, reaching her position and offering worried words.

"How are you doing, Uraraka-san? I hope that Katsuki did not go beyond the limit with you?" Izuku asked, his eyes avoiding focusing on her exposed neck or on her eyes as [Mesmerize] could become active. The girl offered a wry smile, rubbing the back of her head and tilting it sideways.

"Not particularly, Izuku-kun. I mean, the explosions were a little more than what I was expecting, but all was fine. I mean, we did lose and all, but there is always next time, right?" Uraraka spoke in her bubbly tone, something unexpected from the losing side. The hemomancer heard some growling leave Bakugou's throat, which made him wonder if a [Dog] or [Wolverine]-type of quirk wasn't better suited for the ash-blonde, however, his mind returned to the brunette in front of him. "I really wasn't expecting Iida-kun to suddenly zip there! He really was too fast for me to do anything against him."

Not really, ideas bounced inside the teen's head, yet he laid them to rest. Instead, he offered the girl some advice.

"Uraraka-san, why don't you request support items when you get your costume repaired? Your quirk is versatile for sure, but you can't always rely on it to bail you out of certain situations. Ojiro-kun compliments his [Tail]-quirk with martial arts, you could do the same with some CQC classes or even a support item like a stun baton." He spoke, pointing out a few ideas on how the girl could improve her skills. He stopped when he noticed that the girl, and a few classmates, were staring at him as he almost went full rant mode. Bakugou's red eyes bore holes on Izuku's frame, but the vampire took it in stride.

Actually...

"You see Bakugou there? Those gauntlets of his must surely be some kind of support item. Even if they are merely for aesthetics, they add bulk to his hits and increase the potential damage he can cause against anyone that was to face him. Intimidation also works well, but I can't really see you pulling the mean-face anytime soon, sorry." He tried spinning a little joke at the end of his speech to make it seem less serious and to avoid painting him as some pretentious know-it-all. The brunette blinked, her eyes lighting up as she recognized the joke for what it was.