A/N- Lowkey I'm not gonna do I-island, I thought about it and just don't have the motivation for it so I'm not gonna. But I will be bringing in a few things to push the story along and even though I'm not close to finishing this story, I'm thinking of what world I'm gonna throw him into next. A few that caught my attention were BONE, Star wars, Warriors, and Marvel, and possibly wings of fire. Let me know of any others you'd like to see since I'm open to lots of new ideas!
As we moved to the next part of the practical I thought about all the things Darkstalker had taught me. He went over a variety of things, but what really helped was the spell training and combat practice, not only did I get a bunch of new spells to try but I also was finally able to actually let loose and fight someone on equal ground, now granted Darkstalker wiped the floor with me, but it helped me better understand how to fight in my dragon form, he even showed me how Nightwings forged their weapons so making a new sword or maybe even a spear large enough for my dragon body was now on my to-do list.
'What was all of that anyway? Why did it appear when I started looking for my soul?' I asked the system mentally since it seemed to know a lot more about me than even I did. [That was the first of many trials that you will go through to fully acclimate to your draconic lineage, at least this aspect of it.] 'So everytime I reach 100% I have to go through a trial? Will they be like the last one?' [Yes, you have to go through the trials to wield your powers with no adverse effects, some may be similar to the trial of Night, but there will be variation.}
Well now I got even more things on my plate, just great! 'What do you mean 'this aspect'? Are there other types of dragons besides the Pyrrhia and Pantala dragons?' [Yes, before you were placed here, your soul and by proxy body had a multitude of different lifeforms that were all held together by your soul, when it came to your dragon heritage, these were the ones considered the most stable compared to the others, and so they are the ones that will build your foundation.] 'Wait so does that mean that for every power I want I have to live a life as that race?' [Correct, but even then some may be easier to master than others, and you will die several times before you come close to achieving your goal.]
Death did not faze me, not after my violent introduction but the certainty of the system that I would die just didn't sit right with me, but it mentioned my ultimate goal, and if death was the way forward then I would charge forward until the end of creation itself to do what must be done. SMACK "Calm down asshole, you're scaring everyone." turning my head very slowly I stared at Katsumi incredulously as the voice inside seethed 'DID THIS BITCH JUST HIT YOU? HA HA HAAAA' never mind it was laughing at me, my eye twitches involuntarily before I came back to reality and pulled back the pressure that was leaking out from me and everyone around us started breathing again. "T-that was horrible." "Dude, never do that again!" Mina and Kirishima gasped as the class all but collapsed to the ground.
Even Aizawa looked a bit shaken as he marched over to me, "What was that? You've never done that before." he demanded as the rest of the class waited for my answer, "Sorry." I shrugged "Was thinking about something." Katsumi rolled her eyes clearly not buying it as Aizawa gave me a face that showed he didn't either. "That's the second time you've done that since the training camp, when we get back I will put you down for a therapy session with Midnight." he said "What!? No, the last thing I need is that." I protest but he shuts it down "That's non-negotiable, either you sit with Midnight or you sit with Nezu you pick." he said and I reluctantly agreed to have a 'talk' with Midnight, she would be easier to lie too anyway.
As I sat with Aizawa and Joke again I watched as the class performed well during the last stage of the exam. For this portion they had to rescue civilians while in a combat situation against villains who were being played by the pro hero Gang Orca and a slew of sidekicks from his agency. I watched as Izuku lead the charge and even though he fumbled a bit he quickly got his rhythm and got Ida and Momo to set up a triage as Kirishima and Ochak started to clear rubble that had people buried under it with the help of Jiro and Shoji who used their quirks to help find them.
The only real cause of alarm was as usual, Katsumi and Shoto. While the rest of the participants were helping rescue people and focusing secondarily of villains, both of them beelined it to Gang Orca trying to take him out, conveniently forgetting that while he wasn't the strongest pro hero, he was still at the end of the day a pro hero with a solid decade of hero work under his belt. Not only that but the kid from earlier Inasa seemed to have some sort of grudge with Shoto and kept getting in his way which led to them arguing and it was just a total mess. "They're not gonna pass are they?" I ask Aizawa and he shakes his head, "Not like that they won't" he says as he dodges another hug attempt from Joke.
As the test went on I noticed how Ochako would glance and at times straight up stare down Izuku 'A weakness to keep in mind.' this wasn't just her as I noted several other students glancing at would be partners, though I did noticed Katsumi glance up at me whenever she landed a big hit that blew away Gang Orca's goons. Speaking of Orca, we wasn't happy when Shoto and Inasa started arguing and so he personally attacked them forcing them to work together, even then he still pushed them back slowly towards triage and Izuku sent a few free hands over to assist them.
As the test came to a close I kept a mental file of the students that had reached this stage of the exam, these would be the future heroes, the protectors of this world. When I finally got the ball rolling I'd more likely that not have to face them and I would not hold back just because they were weaker than me. As the proctor announced the end of the exam I stood up and stretched as a list appeared on a screen showing who passed and who didn't, not surprisingly Katsumi and Shoto didn't pass but neither did Inasa so eh it didn't matter much to me.
As the rest of the class joined us everyone was in high spirits since the rest of the class had passed though barely in some cases. Seeing me staring out into space Joke nudged Aizawa with her shoulder and nodded at him, "Sigh woman are you trying to get me killed?" he grumbled as he walked over to Carter and said a quick prayer to anyone that would listen before he smacked the back of his head. SMACK
"The hell is wrong with everyone today?!" I snarled as I spun on Aizawa only to find him hiding behind Joke as she glared at me with her hands on her hips. "You can see how upset she is, and you know it would mean a lot to her if you said something." she said as I shrugged "Yes I have eyes and the ability to rationalize emotions, what of it?" "So go say something to her!" Joke said as she shoved me towards Katsumi. Grumbling I went and talked to her and Shoto as well since despite their shortcomings they were decently competent. Shoto listened to what I said but just nodded and walked off but Katsumi surprised me by actually sitting there and listening to what I had to say, not once did she swear at me, cut me off or threaten my life.
On the bus ride back everyone was tired so they fell asleep, even Kirishima was out like a light as we rode back to UA, as I started to doze off comfortably wrapped up in my new sleeping bag my eyes shot open as I felt weight settle against me, Katsumi had fallen asleep at some point and her head was now slouched against my shoulder. Swearing up a storm in my mind I shifted so that she wouldn't be uncomfortable before dozing off as I thought about what trials I'd have to go through before I was able to leave this world.