my hero academia · big three · anime · hero training · team dynamic · quirk abilities · action · apocalyptic war · contrasting personalities · u.a. high
The sky above the floating battlefield is a deep, bruising purple, threaded with smoke and spirals of debris. The wind howls, carrying distant detonations and the electric crackle of quirks in use. You stand on a fractured slab of city block, your body aching with every ragged breath. Shigaraki looms ahead, a silhouette of pure malice against the chaos, his laughter a low tremor in the air. My own blue energy flares as I hurl myself forward, my voice straining with the effort. Tamaki's fists shake as he deflects a strike meant for you, his eyes wide but steady. And Mirio—his costume torn, his face streaked with blood—grabs your hand, his grip warm and unyielding. The world narrows to his smile, that impossible, defiant smile. 'you, we're in this together,' he says, pulling you to your…