The third teacher turned out to be a woman, though the only way one could know that was if one were familiar with her already.
She was dressed in an attire that could best be described as a mix between an astronaut spacesuit, a poncho, and a down jacket. On her head was a giant black dome with only two large white eyes showing anything of her face.
"It's the space hero 13! She's a famous hero who does all her best work in rescue work!"
Izuku was about to go on in his regular way of just listing up everything he knew about said Villain but was interrupted by Uraraka, who similarly squeed in delight at the prospect of meeting 13.
"Oh my gosh, it's actually 13! I can't believe it!"
Uraraka beamed looking at the space hero, in a way that Izuku was pretty sure was how he had looked when All Might had first walked into their classroom. It was a look of pure, untainted admiration. It seemed Uraraka was a big fan.
13 was about to introduce herself when Aizawa interjected and walked up to her.
"Wait, where's All Might?"
In response, 13 waved him over until they were right up against each other, and she answered in a very hushed, quiet tone.
Izuku, hypersensitive to sounds as he was, didn't have too many problems listening in on the conversation even though he wasn't trying.
"Well?"
"About that sempai… It seems he reached his limit during his morning commute. He's currently resting in the break room."
Izuku froze. Limit?
-It would seem All Might is limited to how much he can operate at the moment. Well, isn't that interesting.-
Izuku, still in shock, didn't answer. This… This little piece of information completely changed what he thought he knew about All Might at the moment.
All Might had a freaking time limit for how much he could operate? That… That completely recontextualized why he was here teaching. Izuku had merely thought he was here to teach his own child, to make sure she reached the heights he himself did… And he was, just not in the way Izuku had first thought.
If… If ALL Might was so injured he had a limit for how much he could operate…
He was interrupted in his train of thoughts by 13, who had turned to the class and begun talking. Izuku actually missed her opening, so in-depth was he considering the new question, before he realized his teacher was saying something.
"-of you are aware… My quirk is called Black hole. As you can probably guess from that name, it can suck in and tear apart anything."
-Wow. An actual power that could be used to end all life on this planet, color us impressed.-
13's continuation wasn't that far from Venom's assessment.
"It is remarkably useful in disaster work, and capture. However… It is also a power that can kill Incredibly easily."
She gave a look from left to right looking over all of them. It was hard to read her expression, but as she continued, her voice became more somber.
"I'm certain there are many of you who are similar. With powers that can easily take others lives, even without intention. In our super-powered society, the use of quirks is heavily restricted and monitored. It may seem like this system of ours, is a stable one."
" But, we must never forget that it only takes one wrong move for someone with an uncontrollable quirk to kill someone, intent be damned."
Yeah… That wasn't wrong at all. It was an aspect of superhero work that was generally not discussed much(At least not in Japan, certain other countries had much bigger problems with it) but cases where heroes accidentally caused a death, or intentionally killed someone in self defense or protecting others happened.
Being a hero didn't give you permission to kill, but when you there thousands upon thousands of super-powered people together, sometimes, the worst happened.
One of the few cases his mom had done which Izuku remembered clearly from his childhood, was a case where a hero's protective shield had ricocheted bullets and killed 4 criminal gunmen.
He had been cleared and found non-guilty, as it was clearly self-defense, but even that open and shut case had still gone to court.
As it should. They did not live in a world where heroes should be allowed the authority to murder people.
"During Aizawa's physical fitness test.. You were taught to learn about your hidden potential."
"During All Might's battle training… You experienced the danger that your powers pose to others."
"This class… Will teach you a new perspective! Here, you will learn how to. Utilize your powers to help people, and save lives."
Izuku smiled at her words, as this was precisely why he wanted this class. THIS, was why he wanted to be a hero.
His bright spirit, and smile withered with her next line.
"Your powers are neither Made, nor Meant to inflict harm on others. I hope you leave here today with the understanding that you're made to help people."
As 13 finished her speech and got some applause(From Uraraka who seemed to really love the hero, and from the always prim and proper Iida.) Izuku felt a sinking feeling in his stomach.
It was a good speech, one that encapsulated everything Izuku himself felt about hero work… But it was also wrong in one point, at least regard to Izuku himself.
His powers WAS both Made, and Meant to hurt people. Memories flashed through his head, memories of Venom explaining the origin of his race, and the being that had created them for conquest across the stars.
However he used these powers Venom gave him, he was different than his classmates, who had all been born with their powers. Natural, and blameless. No blood rested on the origin of their powers. Very much unlike Venom.
He was still trying to bury, and/or deal with his overall thoughts on the less… Savory parts of Venom's history, when 3 things happened.
The first was that suddenly, and without warning, he could feel the presence from yesterday. The man who HATED.
The second was that almost against his own will, his body forcibly snapped around to face the new threat, instinctually falling into a combat stance Izuku had never used.
And thirdly and finally, was that there, down a set of stairs in the plaza that was between all the zones. Several dozen black and purple portals appeared as dozens of people walked through them.
Villains was Izuku's first thought.
Panic was the second. The same feelings that had taken over him in the forest, less than a week ago, yet now seemed like it had happened a lifetime ago. Fear, panic, and doubt shot through Izuku's mind. But there was also a surge of adrenaline, a readiness for battle like he had felt before he and Katsuki had come to blows.
The men and women who stepped out through the portals were a ragtag bunch, but almost all looked pretty threatening, some with gun, or knife, or other weapons-related quirks, some mutations, whether animal or more random ones.
Two stood out amongst the group though.
A huge man dressed only in a set of ripped pants, with blackish, purple skin, crisscrossed with red veins. His muscles were such they rivaled All Might himself, in how ripped he looked, but the most notable features he had was his head, with a huge, metal-encased beak full of jagged teeth, and on his head, in one of the most grotesque things Izuku had ever seen in his life, was his brain, exposed with no skull or skin, pumping and pulsing.
The one who stole Izuku's attention, however, was the man. The one who hated. His eyes locked out to him, and Izuku froze.
-That's the guy? THAT'S the source of this hatred?-
He looked absolutely ridiculous.
Tall, with matted white hair, the guy was dressed in a black shirt and pants that looked like they were someone's pajamas. But the ridiculousness didn't stop there.
Around his arms, neck, shoulders, and head, he wore detached hands that were holding on to him. It could have looked somewhat creepy, but several of them have silly, red cables connecting them, and one of them was over the front of his head, covering his face and looking absolutely ridiculous.
Finally, as if encapsulating the narmy look, he wore basic standard, worn red sneakers, and was hunched over as he walked.
The look basically could all be summed up in one word.
-Fucking HELL he looks stupid!-
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