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22: It's Never Over

Eri is doing well.

Being taken in by Aizawa really was one of the best things that could have happened to you. The orphanage was nice, but now that you live in an actual house, it's much easier to stay in touch with Big Sis through email, and sometimes, even phone calls. It sounds like everything's been going great since they moved. They're all healthy, happy, and the best part of all-far, far away from Chisaki.

Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever, because at some point, Eri's Quirk will manifest.

Without exception, all Quirks manifest before the age of four. That's why Katsuki was shocked to his core when he watched Izuku demonstrate his powers during the Quirk Apprehension Test. In his eyes, it defied logic. It went against everything he'd ever known. Of course, at the time, he obviously didn't know that some Quirks were able to be passed on, but that's beside the point.

Eri isn't a special case, like Izuku. There's simply no way to delay the inevitable. The clock is slowly ticking down, and you have little more than a year-at most-until her Quirk appears. Fortunately, Big Sis has been sending you pictures of Eri. She's ridiculously cute, of course, which is reason enough to scroll through them for hours at a time, but that's not what you've been paying attention to the most.

The source of Eri's power is located in her horn. The bigger her horn grows, the stronger her Quirk becomes, and at a certain point, it seeks release. Since it's an accumulation-type Quirk, it also means that her Quirk won't activate until her horn grows to a certain size. And you can clearly see in the pictures Big Sis sent you that Eri's horn has yet to appear.

You let out a sigh of relief. That means there's still time, although you're not entirely sure how long. There's really no way to know for sure.

Ideally, you would like to prevent the death of Eri's father. You want Eri to grow up with two loving parents, and for her to have a shot at a normal life. Unfortunately, that's easier said than done. You have no exact timeframe as to when the fateful incident will occur. In a desperate attempt to keep Eri as far away from Chisaki as possible, you insisted that Big Sis move overseas.

Back then, you obviously couldn't have foreseen that you would be adopted by Aizawa.

Aizawa can cancel Eri's Quirk. If he's around, he should be able to keep her Quirk from going out of control. But how am I supposed to convince Eri's parents to move back and hand their child over into the care of some stranger? Dammit. This is all so complicated. I have no idea how I should go about doing this.

You're not supposed to be able to see into the future. Everyone knows what your Quirk is, and it's obviously not foresight (Sir Nighteye already took that one for himself). It's also not like you can just go around telling people you have omniscience and you're from a completely different world, because that's almost guaranteed to land you in a psych ward.

The ideal future is the one in which everyone lives. It might be near impossible to pull off, but it's also too soon to give up.

Giving up is the one thing you'll never do.

"Something on your mind?" Aizawa prods, tilting his head down at you. "You look pretty deep in thought. I've never seen you frown so hard before. If you're not careful, your face will get stuck in that position."

"That's just a lie adults like to tell kids," you wave off.

"Well, you are a kid."

"Aha! So, you admit it was a lie!"

Aizawa chuckles. "Sure, sure. Anyways, was there something you wanted to tell me? You can share what's on your mind. Maybe I can help you."

"Maybe," you acknowledge. "But I still need to try and figure some things out on my own first. Long story short, life is hard. You wouldn't believe the burden I'm carrying on my shoulders, Aizawa. You seriously wouldn't believe it."