Shadow's Vengance

Three-Entrance Exam

Eraserhead, Present Mic and All Might all ran toward Zakaida's house. One simple message was all Shota Aizawa had needed to know that his friend was in trouble, and judging by the location she sent him, she was at home, which meant that it wasn't just her in danger.... It was Narako as well... When they burst through the front door, there was no enemy, but Zakaida... Eraserhead looked away from Zakaida's body, his eyes falling upon a very pale looking, shaking like a leaf and scared to death Narako.

Her sapphire eyes were on her mother, wide in horror. Eraserhead crossed the room in a couple strides, being careful to move around Zakaida's body and avoid stepping in her blood in order to reach the terrified young girl. He helped her sit up all the way, his hands keeping her steady. The little one looked up at him, for a moment looking like she was calming down while the pro hero examined her for any injury, finding the gash that crossed over her eye. He tore off part of his scarf to create a temporary bandage until they could get her medical attention. He wondered if she remembered who he was to her.....

"Is she all right, Eraserhead?" Narako looked away from the eyes of the man before her to see Present Mic and All Might nearby. All Might was kneeling beside her mother, meanwhile Present Mic was looking at her and the pro hero in front of her. What she didn't know was that Prescent Mic was hoping that she hadn't had to watch her mother die... The man in front of her nodded.

"Other than the wound over her right eye, she's untouched." He replied, his voice having a monotone as well as being gruff all together. His signature yellow goggles were off his face, so she was able to see his grey eyes as they shifted from her to Present Mic. Present Mic turned to All Might, a questioning look on his face. All Might merely shook his head in response. As the two talked to each other in hushed tones so Narako couldn't hear them, the little girl turned her attention back to Eraserhead. She had seen the hero on tv before, but why did she feel like she knew him from somewhere else? Like there was a deeper connection than just admiring him from home while he fought villains? Her eyes shifted back to her mother's body, starting to sting with hot tears as she finally understood that she was all alone. She had no memory of her Dad other than what her mother told her, and as far as she knew, neither of her parents had siblings or their parents still living....

Eraserhead looked at the little girl, seeing the tears starting to flow from her eyes. He wiped her tears away before making her look at him again. "It'll be all right." He spoke softly as his arms moved her so he could hold her in order to comfort the kid. He knew it was unlike him to do this, and both the heroes with him would question why he had acted the way he did that day..... But she needed comfort, whether or not it was going to be from him or someone else, she needed to know that everything would be okay...

For the ten months following the sludge villain attack and the appearance of the shadow figure, Narako trained harder than she ever had before. She also started noticing a change in Midoriya... He was more determined than ever to become a hero, and he did seem like he was getting more muscle tone on his body.... But, as Narako trained one night, she couldn't help but think about the figure that had appeared. Who had it had been? What did he want with her? She stopped for a moment, letting the bottom of the training staff in her hand hit the ground. For some reason, his power was similar to hers, but at the same time.... Narako shook her head, getting the thought out of her mind as she raised her staff once more. There was no way he could be her MIA father... Right?

Ten months of rigorous training later, at 8:40am, she was standing in front of the same school her mother had graduated from. How many times had her mother talked about UA High? How many times had she promised to help Narako prepare for this day? Countless, and all while she was just a little girl, dreaming of being a hero.... Hell, Izuku and Narako used to pretend to be heroes when they played together without Kaachan, teaming up to fight imaginary bad guys and hoping one day that they'd get to do the very same thing, but with real villains.... Except, back then, neither of them knew what that would cost.... For Izuku, he had learned the hard way that he was to remain quirkless for the rest of his life. But, he was stubborn and kept faith that he could still be a hero anyway.... Taking notes on their classmates, the pros.... Hell, sometimes Narako even helped him with it. For example, if there was something she noticed but he missed, she'd fill in the blank for him. But, the cost for her, however.....