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Aether Heroes

Chap 1 Perfect Tranquility

Near the mining town Basin Falls…

"Approaching entrance now sir, just a regular check up?"

"SteelWater, the basin has become unusually quiet, so chances are that it isn't the case." Steelwater smiles.

"About time i had a real mission. I promise, I won't disappoint sir."

"Careful Newbie, if you feel you are over your head, Perfect Tranquility is ready to assist." SteelWater scowls.

"I won't need him sir. I'm heading in"

"Godspeed Hero." SteelWater hears the click, telling her that her Handler had ended their transmission. Almost immediately she summoned her watery sword and steel, light and weightless as usual. She continued and covered her entire body in water, creating combat armor, perfect for light defense.

She was excited, this was her first official mission. Nothing was going to stop her show everyone she was ready to be a hero. She walked into the town.

It was a humble town, filled with low class wooden houses, steel rvs, and some Aether power lines connecting to all of the buildings. It appears to start at the mine, which makes sense. Mining towns are started by communities, so any Aether mined goes straight to town. The other rare materials are sent to the city. However, everything was shut down. It seemed the town had gone dark. Where is everyone?

She entered one of the homes. The smell… death, that disgusting smell. It socked her nose as hard as a full blown punch to the gut. She reeled back, retching, and looked around through streaming eyes. She found the source. A nightmare, a human whose Aether ability created permanent physical alterations, lay on the ground. Its alteration seemed to be reminiscent of a scorpion. Bug like features, a large tail crowned with a bulbous stinger, and large pincers.

It was dried. Cracked, shattered almost. This was not something SteelWater had seen before. She had never heard of decomposition, of death like this. She wandered back into the street separating the homes, and looked around. She peered in windows and doorways of homes, automobiles, stores… so many bodies.

She turned towards the mine and ran. Surely someone had hid there, surely someone survived this… this massacre. She ran and ran, listening for voices, crying, breathing, anything! But all she heard was her own heart, beating harder and faster than ever before. Darkness seemed to swallow her.

Light! Blue glowing light. Surely they hid by the Aether crystals. She charged forward ready to cry with joy… before freezing in terror. That wasn't Aether. At least, it wasn't just Aether. A human, a great, stone human infused with Aether slept. This was impossible. No human has been able to interact with pure Aether and live. The humanoid figure stirred, and looked towards her, seeing her.

How? I don't have a light on me.

She remained silent, ready to run at any moment. Its face opened into five pieces, 2 right down the middle of forehead, hitting the nose and arcing above the cheekbones. Two more lines separate the upper jaw from the lower jaw, split again by a line splitting the nose in two.  These pieces revealed teeth beneath its features, and pure Aether, dripping from its face.

Time to run.

SteelWater bolted, running towards the entrance. The monster shrieked, before crawling onto the ceiling, chasing after his new prey. SteelWater emerged onto the surface, running to the edge of town. Suddenly a searing pain spread across her leg. She collapsed to the ground, crying. She turned toward the monster and saw it in full light.

Its body was smooth, cracked all over in lines of pure Aether. It had a scorpion's tail, and pincers, exactly like the dead nightmare. Its distorted face was wrapped around her leg, draining her. Her armor faded, her sword and shield melting back into water. It was stealing her Aether, and then it would steal her life. She was gonna die, she tried to fight, but the fear was getting to her, and her screams rose higher and higher. She closed her eyes.

This is where I die.

Suddenly golden light seemed to shine through her eyelids. The beast shrieked and released her leg, before shrieking, one final time as more golden light shone. Then silence. She opened her eyes and standing before her a gold metallic figure stood before her. A celestial, a human whose Aether ability gave it an almost holy facade, stood before her.

His armor shone, bright as the sun. Seven golden balls floated behind him. He sheathed a massive golden spear, before turning to look upon her, a helmet hiding his features. He knelt down, reaching out, laying his massive gauntleted hand upon her bleeding leg.

A powerful voice rang out, "Be calm my child." Her leg stopped hurting, the pain fading from it. But she still felt weak, drained. Then she lost it. Tears streamed down her face. Almost gracefully, she had been lifted into his arms and he stood, comforting her.

"Sir, we need a med-evac, requesting immediate assistance and backup. The situation was much worse than expected." SteelWater looked over the Celestial’s shoulder and saw the body of the beast. It was burned and obliterated, guts, blood and Aether lay everywhere,

"Perfect Tranquility, is SteelWater safe?" She could feel the celestial’s eyes on her, and she hid her face in his armor, terrified of his gaze,

"She is safe, however, she needs to rest." Tears continued to stream from her face. She wanted to vanish. Her first mission was a failure. She will be removed for sure.

"What level was the threat?"

"This would have been challenging for higher class heroes. She was severely outclassed. I recommend her record remains unblemished. At least, regarding this mission. I have no knowledge of her future."

"Understood, Return for immediate mission summary."

"Do not worry my Child. This wasn't your fault." Somehow, this did not comfort her. She was so tired. She could fall asleep on the cool armor… with the warm breeze… blowing against her face…

Lore key 1, 2, and 3

1: Aether has two forms, biological and energy. Biological Aether exists in all humans, and allows them to have gifts, powers that vary from person to person. The energy form of Aether cannot be handled by humans (Normally), severely burning the human with the lightest touch. However, if handled properly, provides large amounts of power that surpasses electricity.

2: The Drained are humans whose had the Aether sucked from their body. Aether has become such an important part of the human body, that its removal causes the body to dry, and fail completely.

3: The Aether’s children are humans who have been experimented on by the Aether's Servant, or the Aether Father. They suck Aether from regular humans, enhancing their bodies, and physical power. 

[killiantaylorua]

Jaeger Recruits

I wandered in a circle, around City E’s Fountain. Being the 0 point target means i have to wait 30 minutes into the 60 minutes allotted to the wannabe heroes combat test. 29 minutes passed. Then 56 seconds, 55, 54… Oh this is so boring. My nice, silky brown suit keeps my attention. How it grips to my body and keeps me cool in any weather, oh it is lovely. The yellow button up is a little rough, but I don't mind. To be honest im surprised no heroes made it to the center fountain. Are the sidekicks too much? Disappointing, I would have thought my fellow Jaegers made it tOH, 30 minutes!

I took in a huge breath, then yelled! “HELLO PARTY PEOPLE, I'M COMING OUT TO PLAY!” Perfect Mics voice is so much fun. And his quirk. I have the quirk sound replay. Any sound I hear, I can repeat at anytime. This quirk also copies direct vocal quirks. For example, Present Mics Voice quirk allows him to turn up his voice to pitches and volumes unbearable to the human ear. Others i have picked up include the singer Gloria Darius’s dance quirk. Her quirk causes anyone that hears her singing to dance uncontrollably. Anywhere she goes a rave soon starts. Oh, I also borrowed a UA Main’s Class 1 A voice. Koji Koda’s Anivoice. That reminds me, “Wolves, to Me.” 

Two wolves came out of neighboring buildings. Gray with white speckling, brown eyes, black pads on the bottom of their paws, truly powerful, and beautiful creatures. The wolves suddenly froze, then bent, growling, ready to pounce. I wondered why, a feeling of uneasiness falling on me. Then I saw him. A long, clawed hand reached out from behind a building, gracefully touching the ground, not making a sound. Soon the rest of him came forward, he was almost werewolf like in form, except for the lack of hair and significantly longer form.. The top half of his head, covered in that dark mirrored glass. Corvus had changed dramatically.

I smiled to myself. This quirk, bestial transformation, was taken from a criminal who had hunted civilian in state parks. Corvus had said, he tasted like a honeyed ham, sweet, salty, and delicious. Well I lost. He has 10 quirks, 8 of them are from villains I know that he ate. All known killers, his form of justice. I agreed with this system, and was inspired to form the Jaegers, murderer killers. We capture criminals who have not killed, and treat them normally, go through all the regular channels. However at those moments, we go with my hero agency, The Soundwave agency. Those who have killed however... we incapacitate and feed them to Corvus. It is... unique to watch.

Quirks he has gained, Bestial transformation, plasma sweat, animal: bulldog bat, electrical discharge, bladed extensions, alterable horns, piercing gaze, time dilation. Slight flaw, he can only use one at a time, and it takes him a couple minutes to switch between them. “Wolves, attack the beast.” One of the wolves burst into flames, and the other dissolved into water, moving towards Corvus. The water wolf reformed behind Corvus and leapt toward his back.

Corvus’s back leg kicked out and sent the wolf flying backwards into a building. A loud “YIP” was heard as the wolf hit the building and fell to the ground. “SMACK,” and the wolf was knocked out. Corvus swung his arms wildly, quickly, removing the flames from the other wolf. The fire wolf froze, before Corvus grabbed it, and threw it at me. I dodged out of the way but when the wolf hit the ground, it was out. I looked at Corvus but it was too late, he had leapt on top of me before I could react.

“So boss,” he snarled, drool, spraying all over my face, “Mind surrendering.” He cackled, more drool seeping from his mouth.

“Well, you forgot something pal, GET OFF ME!” Perfect mics quirk is nice, but using others vocal quirks damages my vocal chords. I have to be careful with how long I use them. Corvus tried to maintain his grip, but the noise caused him to recoil and release me. I scrambled away, ready to release another blast. Corvus stumbled and returned to his original form, his clothes ripped, and hanging on by mere strands. He has five minutes before he can switch quirks, meaning I have to work quickly. If he becomes his bulldog bat, i won't be able to defeat him. 

“Need a little help there,” a voice called from behind me. I turned, but before I could react, a palm slammed under my ribs, another to my throat, and another to my skull.  I froze instantly, paralyzed by some unseen force. A shirtless kid with baggy jeans, wild blonde hair, and observant gray eyes that looked over his work. “Paralyzed, and can't move an inch, God I love my power. You good over there?”

“I’m Fine,“ he said, frustrated. The corner of his mouth twitched, and I could feel his eyes on me. This was not how he intended it to end.

“Hah that's good! Thanks to you ill be getting some rescue points, see you round!” He bolted off looking for more heroes to take out and civilians that needed rescuing.. Corvus turned looking up at one of the cameras that covered the city. He knew the judges were watching, and he wanted them to know he had more, could have even beat me. However, thanks to this paralyzer, his chance at showing he was better than a pro was lost. Me and my blindsides, shouldn't have let my guard down so easily. When it comes to physical battles, I admit I’m not very adept. That is why I specialize in stealth rescues and… other missions.

Corvus walked back towards the direction of the entrance. After he passed by several buildings, i couldn't see him anymore. The test finished, and the paralyzation eventually wore off. Doctors took care of the injured sidekicks and hero wannabees. My injuries were only moderate and i refused treatment. The others who were uninjured or as stubborn as me had already returned home. I have some paperwork to deal with, so many wannabes, so many evenings spent getting our new students.

“Perspective Change. 2 weeks later.” “Corvus, got a new batch.” MockingBird Looked at me in his regular brown attire. I smiled. We were standing in his office in UA. It was rather plain, with most of the more basic features. Computer, pencils, file cabinets, paperwork, nothing personal. However he had a really nice pair of headphones. I guess if he adapts different noises to his voice, a good pair of headphones would make the sounds clearer.

“Come in recruits.” This year's UA hero wannabees had some rather, zealous heroes.” 5 people walked in, One a giant Wasp Woman, her many lenses staring at everything in the room, her expression unreadable, her 4 arms crossed in front of her. She had a primarily black and yellow color to her body, 4 massive colorful wings, a  heavy exoskeleton, and a massive stinger. Two more walked in, identical outfits: all black leather suits, black jeans, long black boots with black motorcycle helmets, and black gloves. Thermite walked in, a bored expression on his face, followed by the kid with the metal vomit quirk. 

“Welcome to UA heroes, or should i say Jaegers. Justice moves slowly, and is enacted incorrectly when it comes to murderers, so we must… move things along. A life for a life, and as we are the one who collects the payment we are never indebted.”

I spoke up, continuing the description. “We kill only when the enemy has, we will never kill when one hasn't killed, or has yet to kill. And we never kill while with other heroes, only as a pack do we hunt, reduces opportunity for our prey to escape, and for our pack to get captured/identified. We will only request your at night, once we have found some prey. Do you understand?” They nodded.

The wasp chirped from its mandibles, “We are ready to serve the ideal Stain has prepared for the world. Stain wouldn't just want the heroes to suffer, but also the villains that killed, and in doing this heroic work none shall reward us, the gift of a true hero.”

I turned to Mockingbird with a wide smile. “See, zealous.” He met my smile with an even larger one. “Let's remodel this world, and take justice into our own hands. Let us be the true heroes.”

Mockingbird turned from me and faced everyone. Then he spoke in the voice of All Might, “Let us hunt, true heroes. We must go beyond what society believes is good, and go Plus Ultra.”

“PLUS ULTRA!” Whenever he does that voices it slightly scares me. All might is intimidating, even if he is a hero, no wonder he was able to keep the villains back for so long. But with Corvus, i think it's time someone takes his place. I will eat any villain, take their powers, and become the new Symbol Of Peace! No… the Symbol of True Justice, Judge, Jury, Executioner. Ha! If you asked me last year if i would eat people for powers i would have said no. But as a form of Stains justice, and a new symbol is needed… you gotta do what you gotta do. And who knows, my quirk might grow in ways I haven't seen. I am getting hungry.

[killiantaylorua]

Chap 2 The Start Line, And a Skill Gap

Chap 2 The Start Line, And a Skill Gap

The Names Jaqueline Roberts, but I have already thought about my hero name. JaqRabbit. I used to tell my friends everyday, that I would be one of the best pros in America. Fame and fortune, and a large record of saving lives. Oh, my quirk, well technically i have two. Rabbit, all the gifts that entails, that includes super jump, incredible speed, exceptional hearing and smell, and finally powerful claws that aid in combat and digging, exceptional for those caught in mudslides. Thanks mom for an awesome quirk! My secondary quirk is JackHammer, my legs have a motor that vibrates up and down, striking the ground or whatever surface I am standing on and smashing it apart. However, if im not careful and I overuse the motor, I get the shakes in my legs. I cant move them till they stop moving from the recoil. Thanks Dad, for something. His quirk ended up pairing up with my rabbit quirk, providing my legs a passive boost that causes my jumps to shatter the surfaces i jump from unintentionally. Makes trying to be a QBall player very difficult.

What! You have never heard of QBall! So normal sports became hard to regulate, so a new one was created. Q ball, or Quirk ball, based around soccer, an indestructible ball is put in the middle of the field. The teams using their quirks have to get the ball from the center into the enemies net. The net is similar to a soccer net but with tough metal chains instead of the regular netting. You can do anything to get the ball into the other teams net, however, teleport quirks and others that are far beyond everyone else ability, blitz type runners specifically. You know, cause no one can stop because they are so fast. The teams are made up of a brute, one runner, two offenders, two defenders, and one net guardian. UA America has one of the best QBall teams, and i Intend on getting on that team. As well as become a hero. Wouldn't it be awesome if i became a hero and a Qball Athlete. I could do both!

The start of my dream though. It's the spring UA America Entrance Exam, which is today. I left my house in a hurry, excited and ready to begin an awesome adventure. I ran there and i came upon the opening gate. I walked forward headed toward the entrance. As I walked, I noticed two guys that made the news but i couldn't remember who they were.. One a shaved head, red skinned guy, covered in muscle wearing sneakers, a wife beater, and some khaki shorts. He had a big stupid grin as he stared at the entrance to the school.

“This School, think it'll be useful Corvus? Give us some experience we haven't seen in the field, haha?” His voice was slightly higher, he spoke with some cockiness, oozing with pride.

“Careful Thermite, this may bore you, but we could use the exposure. Imagine, if we showed how strong we are, we might get some interesting villains to hunt us.” This one was drastically different. A black turtleneck, black jeans, black socks, black sneakers, even a weird black mask covering the top half of his head. It gave his head a dome like appearance. He had a shy voice, but intelligence and curiosity seemed to sprout from his voice. Also hunger. He was also muscular but the turtleneck and jeans were a little big so his body was mostly hidden. He seemed to be much more humble. I tried to walk over to say hi and listen to their conversation, but…

“Ooh i'm so sorry!” I ran directly into the strangest person I have ever met. He wore a forest green hoodie, black gloves, blue jeans, white socks and some gray sneakers. He wore a mask that covered his entire head and seemed to go under his hoodie. It was black, skin tight and had a weird hypnotizing effect. When you moved it switched from black to crimson constantly, it was… calming.

“Oh, no, I'm so sorry, i… I didn't see you, just oh i'm nervous I didn't see you, I oh!” He had a kind voice, nervous, scared, high energy. Yet oddly, i dunno cute.

“No it’s alright, I walked in front of you, it's my fault.”

“Oh…” Suddenly he ran off. Way too terrified. I looked at my watch and nearly fainted. The orientation was about to begin. I ran into the building, following the signs to the orientation room. I made my way to the back of the room. And stared out over the crowds of people. The lights blacked out, and on a stage in the center of the room, a square of the stage fell out, and a man rose out. He was dressed in some nice brown slacks, shoes, socks, and a brown coat over a yellow button up with a crimson ascot. He wore a brown top hat, and a smile from ear to ear. He seemed to be constantly bouncing, spinning around on a solid brown cane with a mic on the top. Speakers came down from the ceiling, and screens with old timey black and white backgrounds came down. Swing music, played primarily by sax and jazz played through the room. Suddenly an old time radio voice, accompanied with what we thought was an old radio filter but was just his voice.

“Hello, hello, wannabe heroes! Welcome to the hardest test you will ever have. HaHa!”

Suddenly his voice changed, it went from jovial to serious. “Its been over 6 months since we lost the symbol of peace. So.. we altered the test! You will be fighting robots in different fake cities. Each robot has different points, except for one, the strongest, as it has 0! Get the most points and the top 40 of you will officially be added into our hero program. However a twist has been added. Normally we have something called rescue points and that usually is related to helping your fellow heroes, however, thanks to HUC or the Help us Company have volunteered to be some civilians. Simply bring them to the safe zones and you get your points. There is also a surprise, But I can't ruin My fun! HaHa!”

“In front of you cards have been given, they tell you what cities you will be battling at. We made sure to split you up, so you would have to team up with other heroes if you want to buddy up. Oh beforehand, you have a written test, but now the pressure of the fighting will disrupt you brains! Heroes have to be able to think with stressful situations! Have fun!”

We were ushered out to a similar room and had the written test. I gotta admit, i'm a very physical person, don't care much for education. But I did practice. After 6 hours, it was time for the combat. We were bused out to different cities. I got city E along with Thermite. As we approached the city, we saw huge concrete walls and an equally large door. It completely shielded the city from sight so we never got a good idea of what we were entering.

We hopped out of the bus and I limbered up. Gotta stretch before crushing some, and what the hell is happening? An explosion ripped through the walls of the city. As the smoke cleared, we saw a burning city and sidekicks of some of the Pros.. The sidekicks met us at the entrance, wearing numbers, points, wait.

“So trainees, there might have been a slight lie. Instead of robots, sidekicks will be your targets! And we begin in , 3, 2, 1! Sorry kids but this year is…”

Before he could finish Thermite jumped in. He was covered in flames, white flames! He swung out and the pro hero was sprawling on his back. Thermite was giving off so much heat that when he got close the sidekicks were burned and had to fall back to avoid 3rd degree burns. Thermite removed his flames, and put his foot on the sidekicks and they surrendered immediately. Thermite turned back to face the others.

“Ok heroes,” Thermite called. “Outta my way, if you get burned, know you idiots were warned. I'm gonna take down every villain i see. Time to show these sidekicks who the true best hero is! Now get Lost! He turned and ran into the city. It was at that moment The conversation he had earlier made more sense. He was cocky because he knew how good he was and had the strength to dominate the competition. Suddenly I remembered who he was. He was part of the duo of villain hunters in Anderson. Thermite and Corvus, captured 30 villains on their own. Corvus never takes credit, saying Thermite did everything, but Thermite gives him credit anyway, though no one knows why.

Two more Sidekicks came out, but known of us knew how to proceed. “They’re wearing weights, slowing them down, making them easier to defeat.” A powerful voice tore through the air coming from the back. A man wearing a suit with a Black vest, white button up with white gloves, black dress pants, and black dress socks, and black dress shoes. His eyes were a ruby red, he looked young, and highly analytical, though he seemed to be focused. Black metal started leaking from his mouth, before he suddenly through his head back. He opened his mouth and it coming pouring out covering his face, hands and shoes. It hardened looking like knights armor on those parts. Yet more poured out of his face, falling on the ground. It formed a battleaxe that he picked up and swung it at the heroes. 

“Let me eviscerate you!” He shouted. He moved with extreme speed and knocked the two sidekicks too the ground with the flat side of the battleaxe. They didn't get up absolutely terrified. 

“Surrender weakling heroes,” This man start laughing hysterically, insanely.

“If you weaklings are gonna stand out here, then I'm going to have so much fun,” He tried to regain his exposure. His voice Cracked, “Sorry, battle lets some, emotions out. Come on, let's clear this City.” He ran into the city, and I looked at the others. It was time to take the courage and step forward. I'm going to be on that Qball team, and a hero. Whatever. I run forward into the city ready for anything, or so i hope!

[killiantaylorua]

UAA, CH 1 Corvus’s Origin.

I never wanted to be a hero, but as time went on, there is a sense of duty, a sense of honor that you long for in this society. I never thought I would be able to be a hero, my quirk was so weak, and no matter how I pushed it, it never grew. Snapping your fingers and being able to create sparks is fun, but useless in the long run.That was until I met the symbiote. A creature, formerly human, but altered beyond belief, probably by the one who created the Nomu.

He was still Sentient, and he seemed to be afraid. I remember being in my backyard reaching out to it, seeing if it needed help. It lunged at me, and I blacked out. I woke up an hour later, disoriented but not afraid. I returned home, after checking myself over, and I ate, and ate. I was starving. I resumed my usual routine, dinner, workout, sleep. When I woke up the next day, the hunger returned, and as I brushed my teeth, I looked in the mirror. My body had changed, my muscles had grown dramatically, I had two extra eyes, my hair was gone, and the upper part of my skull had become powerful new brain. I looked like a Nomu. 

I contacted the police, and after some time they discovered that I shared much of the genetic structure of a nomu. They also discovered new veins from the symbiote throughout my entire body. The symbiote had become so attached to my body, removing it would kill me. They gave me a mask that covered the upper half of my head and my eyes, then questioned me, asking how I got it. They were skeptical, but let me go after a few more tests. My quirk remained unchanged, but my reflexes, and senses in general had become enhanced.

My final year in middle school was unusual. In one instance, I seemed to have peaked interests in some of my classmates though my introverted nature prevented me from befriending most of them. This year also marked All Mights departure from America, and the end of his time as the symbol of peace. His final fight with All for One marked the end of our Peaceful world. Crime wasn't good in America, and it spiked following his defeat.

Heroes in America had much more freedom than other countries, and High Schooler’s created unofficial hero groups to fight the new Villains. Some were cowardly and gave up, others fought till the end. I had a run in with a villain, and this is when the symbiote truly became alive.

I was returning from school thinking about UA Americas upcoming hero exam, wondering if I should try to apply. Suddenly a villain came out of the trees blade in hand ready to attack.

“Sorry Kid, you entered my territory, prepare to die by my hands.” He was wearing regular clothes, possibly to blend in with crowds. His raspy voice was filthy, and his eyes were crazed. He threw his knife it sunk into my shoulder. At the same time, a bolt of lightning shot from his hands, connecting with the knife. The knife glew red and exploded blasting me backwards. The pain was agonizing.

“Springer,” a voice called in my head. It was calming, yet powerful.

“Who… is that…” I grunted, trying to suppress the pain of my partially removed arm, to little success.

“Springer let me take over, I can deal with this.” Confident i was gonna die anyway, released. It was an unusual feeling. I felt stuck, paralyzed, and this loss of mobility was more terrifying than fighting a villain. My body moved without me, standing up, then suddenly my body lunges at the villain. My jaw unhinges sinking into the villains throat ripping it out. Suddenly my body wouldn't stop, I was devouring the villain. Everything, the taste it was all wrong. While I ate him, my body repaired itself an a new sense of power swept over me. I felt my body return to me. I was still frozen though, and i would be for another hour.

I eventually made my way home, still in shock. I made my way to my bathroom. Once inside I looked myself over. The place where the knife landed and blown up had completely healed. I entered my room still in my state of shock and I laid down on the floor. I never enjoyed beds, so soft, and comfortable, never hard enough. The carpeted floor however had the perfect feeling.

“So, what do I call you,” I croaked, trying to figure out how to proceed.

“Call me, Corvus,”

“Corvus, listen, we need to have a talk, let's avoid eating people ok, and you cant have full control. We need to figure out how to share.”

“I don’t plan on taking over again, you need to train however. My quirk, you will find, is effective. See your lamp, snap at it.” I was confused, but I obliged. A bolt shot from my hand, struck the lamp causing it to explode. A smile cracked through my face. “My host gains the quirks of those i eat, however if i try leaving the host, they are, for lack of a better term, Nomufied.” 

“Fascinating.” I turned my head to the poster of Stain on my wall. While his ideals were excellent, his beliefs of death to heroes was something I couldn't agree with. Villains However, they need to be punished. “Say, why don't we go hunting for some villains, then enter UA America.”

“Sounds good Springer.”

I heard there was a group of villain hunters that roamed my home town. Anderson, Ohio had some good minds, maybe they would like some help.  Maybe I might eat some, could always use the powers better than they can.