Akari Takahashi and her younger brother live with her grandparents after a tragic accident with her parents and goes to the same schools as Katsuki Bakugo and Izuku Midoriya. Against her own hesitance, she applies to UA and gets accepted as well. Bu...
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The hallowed grounds of UA—the school with the best hero training course in the world, the place every kid wants to go. Sure, there are similar programs out there, but they don't hold a candle to UA's, which is why it's almost impossible to get in. The school's alumni list is a "who's who" of idols. All Might, the most famous pro there is. The legendary peacekeeper, with the most wins under his belt, the Fiery Hero: Endeavor. Not to mention the denim-clad, award-winning marvel, Best Jeanist. Graduating from UA is basically a requirement if you wanna be a great hero.
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I walk up to my assigned battle center where many other examinees were already huddled up and standing in a large crowd as they talk in amazement of the seen before us. There are many who are staring in awe at the center in front of us, including me. I look up at the huge gate in front of me and saw the true-to-scale city behind it. This is center is huge! It's almost as big as a real city! And how many of these battle centers do they have? They must have cameras all over the place to be able to monitor everything we're doing. This is crazy! My nerves begin to twist knots in my stomach tightly as I recall what Present Mic said during the presentation.
"Like your application said, today you rock'n boys and girls will be out there conducting ten-minute battles in super-hip settings. Okay, okay. Let's check your targets. There are three types of faux villains in every battle center. You'll earn points based on their level of difficulty, so better choose wisely. You goal in this trial is to use your Quirk to raise your score by shredding these faux villains like a mid-guitar solo."
I close my eyes and take a deep breath. This is it—what I have been training for. I have to focus and keep my composure. I try to push the nerves out and a level head. The words of my father come flooding through my consciousness. "Fear is inevitable, but a clear head makes a clear path. Don't let it control you." I let my breath out slowly right before I hear the huge gate of the battle center open.
"Get moving! There are no countdowns in real battles. Run, run, run, listeners! You're wasting airtime here!" Present Mic says, and I begin running with the crowd into the mock city.
"Target acquired," a two-pointer and three-pointer big robot enemies say simultaneously as they make their way in my direction. I stop in my tracks raise both of my hands in front of me. As I do, the robots start floating in the air, then when I move my hands together quickly, they hit each other so hard they destroyed each other. After they fall to the ground, I run further in the city to find more villains.
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"Clearly, the examines have no idea how many villains are present or their locations. They have limited time, must cover a vast area, and hunt down every last target. Some use information-gathering abilities to plan out strategies. While other rely on speed to pull ahead of their peers. Of course, remaining calm under pressure can be a huge advantage. As can pure power and combat ability. The most successful students use a combination of all these tactics. They're the ones who rack up the highest scores," says aloud the principal while staring at the monitors in a dark, enclosed room.
