Chapter 48 [Vault]

Title - The End, The Grace, and the Authority | Chapter 2

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[3rd POV] [Arlecchin’s Apartment] [6 days later]

Time had flown by since Arlecchino had been reincarnated, and quite a bit had happened.

The first thing Arlecchino managed to do, was use The End. She ended up managing to mimic the quirks of Endeavor and Mirko.

Mirko’s quirk was pretty helpful in the sense that it had strengthened her legs…drastically. While Endeavor’s quirk was pretty good because of the pure damage it caused, it was mostly good because of its combination with Sunshine, drastically boosting its power.

Her mastery over the quirks was…monstrous. The End was a truly overpowered ability, that allowed her to master both of them to a higher extent than even the original users of the quirks.

All Might’s quirk…his quirk was a bit more unique than she expected. She could copy it, sure. But she realized that there was a better way of doing it…as weren’t there technically two of them? By the definition of the system at least.

Izuku had one, and All Might had one. What would happen if she copied both of them? That was the question she had, and the one she decided would be answered tomorrow.

Currently, Arlecchino was walking through the streets of Musutafu, where her apartment was. She was on her way home from a nearby convenience store, having just gotten some groceries for home.

She planned on copying some quirks of villains once she gets back, instead of heroes. As weirdly enough, it was easier to find clips of villains using their quirks than heroes.

‘Muscular should be an easy quirk to copy. And I’m sure I can find some clips of villains from years ago on Herotube’ Arlecchino thought, ignoring the gazes of those around her.

Walking up the stairs to her apartment, she opened her door and walked in.

After putting away her groceries, she grabbed her tv remote and turned on Herotube. The first thing she looked for was a clip of Muscular, which she found after a few moments.

Watching the video of the man fighting, she hummed ‘Not the best quirk, but it’ll definitely improve my strength quite a bit’

After a few minutes of watching the video, she sighed in pleasure as a new feeling of power filled her. Her muscles began to strengthen, and grow. She could literally feel them break out of her skin, covering her arms in pure muscle fiber. It hurt, but not enough to cause her to break a sweat. She clenched her fist at the strength she felt within her arms before the muscle fibers practically slithered back into her skin.

‘Not bad…not bad at all’ Arlecchino thought with a smile, as she flopped back onto her couch. The quirk already being under her control.

The next quirk she decided to copy was the quirk of a villain by the name of Blackflame. His quirk, as it suggests, is the ability to produce and manipulate black flames. These flames will continue to burn, destroy, and spread unless the user itself stops the flames. It’s basically Amaterasu from Naruto but weaker. It could also be put out with strong enough winds, but water does not work.

It belonged to a villain from a couple of decades ago and was basically Endeavors quirk, but stronger, yet harder to control.

As Arlecchino watched the videos of the old villain, she breathed deeply as she felt the power flood into her. The flames fluttered around her, as Endeavor’s quirk and the Dark Flames merged into one quirk. “Dark Hellflame”

The next quirk she found belonged to a Chinese hero, the quirk was called “Flame Creation” and allowed the user to warp his flames into weapons made out of said fire. Combining this with her Dark Hellflame would give her a good boost in power.

The next quirk she decided on was called “Healing Flames” which did exactly as it sounded. The flames had the power of a normal flame, while also being able to heal the user of the flames. It couldn’t heal others, but it was perfect for self-healing.

The final quirk she decided to copy, belonged to a Hero from nearly a century ago. The quirk was called “Double Punch” Basically, when striking a target, the person hit will be hit with a second strike after the first, that second “punch” is more powerful than the first. This quirk was draining on the user's stamina, but that’s about it. A perfect quirk for her, especially once she gets One for All. As from what she read, the second blow is roughly 50% stronger than the first. But once she gets One for All, this should be multiplied by a few times.

It took a few more minutes to copy the quirks, with each of the flame quirks fusing into a stronger form. While the double punch was simple enough to copy and learn. The quirk had a ton of potential for the future, too.

With her new host of quirks copied, Arlecchino knew she was ready for the test tomorrow.

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[The Next Day]

Within the outer area of U.A, the area was bustling with potential students. Excitement and nerves was prevalent on the faces of every single individual in front of the best Hero school in the World.

Walking towards the entrance was Arlecchino. She had a bored expression on her face, knowing this was going to be…very easy. The written portion would be easy enough, thanks to her studying and the knowledge she had from her past life. The practical exam would be even easier for her.

Glancing to her side, she noticed a green-haired teen run into a brown-haired girl. ‘Her quirk could be a good addition’ Arlecchino thought, looking at Ochako with interest. The girls quirk involved gravity, and manipulating it. Which could be VERY powerful in her hands.

She also noticed Izuku Midoriya, the current host of One for All. And the teen that she was going to be copying the quirk of, whenever she had the chance.

She noticed several other students with potentially powerful quirks, but his was easily the most important.

Walking U.A, she made her way to where the written exam would be, ignoring the stares she was receiving from several others. Mainly because of her height and unique hair.

Sitting, she noticed several other characters of importance, but mostly ignored them.

“What’s up U.A candidates? Thanks for tunin’ in to me, your school DJ. Come on and let me hear ya!” A blonde-haired man said, this was Present Mic, a hero who was known for being…loud, very loud.

The room was silent as the man said this, while Arlecchino was chuckling softly, finding the man to be funny.

“Keeping it mellow, huh? That’s fine, I’ll skip straight to the main show. Let’s talk about how this practical exam is gonna go down, okay?” Present Mic said with a grin on his face.

“Are you ready?! Yeah!” Present Mic said enthusiastically, hoping someone would say “Yeah!” with him.

…No one did. Arlecchino was trying not to laugh at the reaction the man gave, as the room kept dead silent.

Moving on, Present Mic began to speak “Like your application said, today you rockin’ boys and girls will be out there conducting ten-minute mock battles in super-hip urban settings. Gird your loins, my friends. After I drop the mic here, you’ll head to your specified battle center, sound good?”

“Okay, okay. Let’s check out your targets. There are three types of faux villains in every battle center. You’ll earn points based on their level of difficulty, so better choose wisely. Your goal in this trial is to use your quirk to raise your score by shredding these faux villains like a mid-song guitar solo. But, check it! Make sure you’re keeping things heroic. Attacking other examinees is a U.A. no-no, ya dig?” Present Mic explained, as the screen began to show the area in which they’d be fighting, and the robots they’d be fighting.

Arlecchino heard as Tenya Ida began to have his complaints about the 4th robot that was not mentioned by Present Mic.

Arlecchino tuned out the rest, hearing the last bit “Let’s hear a plus ultra!”

Deadpanning, Arlecchino watched the man deflate.

‘...Time to copy some new quirks for myself’

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That’s the end of the chapter!

I was in an MHA mood so I thought why not upload another chapter for this one?

Next chapter of Unique Gamer should come tonight, but it is my birthday today, so I don’t know.

Anyways, have a good day!