The Gamer-Hero Zero

Final Exams

Match 1: Ochaco Uraraka and Eijiro Kirishima Vs Cementoss:

As the practical exam began, the monitors in the observation room lit up with the first match: Ochaco and Eijiro versus Cementoss. Izuku sat forward on the edge of his seat, his eyes fixed on the screen. This was Ochaco's first major test since her internship, and he was eager to see how much she had grown under the guidance of Ryukyu. Kirishima, too, had shown immense progress, but Izuku was particularly interested in seeing how Ochaco would adapt to her new techniques and how she would apply them in real combat.

The battlefield for Ochaco and Eijiro's test was a vast concrete arena, littered with towering walls and obstacles—Cementoss's natural element. Izuku narrowed his eyes as the battle began, anticipating the strategies his classmates might employ against such a terrain-dominant opponent.

Cementoss wasted no time, summoning cement walls from the ground to separate Ochaco and Eijiro. Massive barriers rose rapidly, cutting off direct paths and trapping the students in isolated sections of the arena.

Izuku: He's trying to split them up, "he muttered to himself". That way, they can't rely on teamwork. Smart... but they must have seen this coming.

Sure enough, Ochaco and Eijiro weren't caught off guard. They had discussed this exact possibility beforehand, planning for Cementoss's signature tactic.

Ochaco wasted no time, activating her Astral Gravity. With a swift motion of her hand, she used Almighty Push.

WHOOOSH!

She sent a powerful gravitational force rippling through the cement walls in front of her. The concrete barriers cracked and groaned, fragments of cement flying away as the wall buckled under her pressure. Cementoss, controlling the terrain from a distance, quickly reinforced the walls, but Ochaco was already on the move.

While Ochaco's gravity blast was creating chaos in Cementoss's defenses, Kirishima darted through the maze of barriers, his hardened form crashing through weaker points.

BAM! BAM!

His blows echoed through the battlefield as his goal was simple: find an opening, get in close, and create a path for Ochaco to unleash her next move.

Cementoss, realizing the pressure building on his defenses, tried to force them back with more cement pillars erupting from the ground. However, Ochaco was already prepared. With a graceful flick of her wrist, she activated Universal Pull. The pillars Cementoss had just raised were yanked toward her with an immense force, crumbling in midair as they collided with each other.

BANG!

She redirected the debris, sending it back toward Cementoss, forcing him to stay on the defensive.

Eijiro spotted his chance. As Ochaco created more pressure with her gravitational abilities, he barreled through a weak point in Cementoss's barricade. His hardened fists smashed through the cement walls, leaving an opening just large enough for him and Ochaco to slip through.

Izuku: They're pushing him back, "he thought, eyes gleaming with approval". But Cementoss isn't the type to go down easily.

Ochaco and Eijiro regrouped on the other side of the barricade, now facing Cementoss directly. His face remained calm as he summoned more walls around him, layering the defenses.

Eijiro: We need to break through his final line of defense, "he called out, his fists cracking as he hardened them further". Think you can handle it?

Ochaco nodded, her eyes glowing faintly with the astral energy she had learned to harness during her internship.