The First Generation

Quirked And Quirkless

A Quirk. A superpower that varied heavily from user to user. Only recently had these abnormal marvels of science begun to surface, and only a few years ago had the first recorded case been documented and announced. Some claimed it was the very next stage in human evolution. Some claimed that it was the work of God, bestowing gifts onto those who were worthy. Others said that it was down to pure chance, while others claimed it to be the results of a government funded research plan.

To others, they were something to be feared. And feared they certainly were.

Ashido Mina had to keep herself covered up whenever she went out in public, despite the fact she utterly hated having to do such a thing. Long sleeves and pants, boots, gloves and a hoodie that she could use to cover up her naturally pink hair. A face mask, like the sick wore, to cover up what of her pink skin she could, and sunglasses to prevent anyone from seeing her darkened eyeballs. Her horns were the real problem, so she wore the closest thing possible along with her hoodie to a turban to hide them, although it didn't do anything to make her look like the average inconspicuous teenage citizen walking through Tokyo, but it at least hid her more obvious traits. Sure as hell didn't help that it was the middle of summer, and this get up was enough to make her feel like a baked potato wrapped in tin foil, but again, it hid her up well enough.

Not a single inch of her skin could be shown. Not to anyone. It was too dangerous.

There was always a huge number of questions that anyone had when they first learned about their Quirks. Aside from the obvious ones, like 'What is my Quirk?', 'What can I do with my Quirk?' or 'How did this happen to me?'. Everyone asked these questions, and it was all because nobody had any idea what the hell a Quirk really was.

Another common question was why.

Why did this happen to me? That was a question Mina found herself asking nearly every day of her life since she'd gotten this damn thing.

She checked around the back alleyway that she had been travelling through, and came to an intersection where it met the main road. She looked right, and then left, and thanked God when she saw that it wasn't a busy day today. A few people here and there, but this wasn't something that she wouldn't be able to handle. In reality, even if the streets were packed, she could still travel through. She didn't even necessarily need all of the clothing she had one to hide her Quirk. It wasn't at the stage where people would just get away with attacking her on the streets... But she preferred it this way, at least for now. Better to be safe than sorry.

Why did people start to develop these things? These 'Quirks' as they had come to be known? At first, the birth of a luminescent baby was an isolated incident, but it marked the start of something that the rest of the world would never forget. Something the world couldn't forget. Never would be able to forget. People began to develop their own Quirks not long afterwards. Some people were in their late nineties when they learned about their powers, others were just children. It didn't matter what the age was, people just randomly seemed to develop these inhuman abilities.

It was never really something people discovered. As soon as a Quirk was activated – The user just knew. It was like a switch, and the person knew instantly how to activate their abilities. Some ranged from incredible things to Pyrokinesis, to mundane things, like changing eye colour.

No one knew why. It was just... Happening.

And not everyone liked that fact.

Most people hated these new developed powers. Quirks only affected a very small percentage of people, making them a minority in an otherwise Quirkless world. Those who had Quirks were easily spotted. They stood out against the normalcy of society. Like a sore thumb.