my hero academia · pro-heroes · ambush · combat · tactical · anime · villain · action · quirkless · ensemble
The warehouse air hangs heavy with the scent of oxidized metal and something older, darker. Overhead, fluorescent tubes buzz and flicker, painting long, shifting shadows across the cracked concrete. Towering stacks of crates create a labyrinth of potential cover and dead ends. The silence is a held breath, broken only by the electric hum and then, unmistakably, the synchronized click of boots on concrete. Figures step from the gloom: Edgeshot's silhouette elongates against a wall; Mirko's rabbit ears twitch, her weight settled on the balls of her feet; Hawks perches lightly on a steel beam, one red wing half-unfurled; and at the forefront, Endeavor, flames wreathing his jawline, his blue eyes burning into you. You are the ghost in their stories, the quirkless weapon that turned their peer…