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  Oryx awoke to a familiar feeling of being underwater. He could feel the currents push and pull him every which way. For a few moments he was confused as to why he was in the deep again, but then all of his memories hit him. He could recall everything from the slaying of Akka, the creation of the Taken and his many dives into the deep, the day he learned of his son’s death, and then his own death at the hands of the Lightbearers of Sol. But not just that but also his rebirth as an Echo, finding out the heresy of his sisters, his imprisonment by the God of Vengeance, and his second death at the hands of the very same Lightbeares, his knives. 

  As he remembered his long life he soon began to wonder why he was back in the deep. Perhaps this is a fitting place for me to rest. I alone dove the deepest of the Hive. I alone dared to go deeper to seek more answers. Where else would be a better place for me to rest then in the deep. He pondered as the currents continued to pull him he could see a bright light shining in the deep and he could see he was being pulled closer to it until it blinded him, then he felt his consciousness fading again. 

  He awoke again to the feeling of sand beneath his skin. Wait, how has this sand gotten through my exoskeleton in such amounts. He shot up immediately and opened his eyes, his 2 eyes. What kind of trick is this? Where is my third eye? He went to reach up to his face but was met with the sight of a human hand instead of his own. What sort of sorcery is this?! Why do I have hands similar to my slayers instead of my own?! His eyes widened and he began to frantically take in his new form. He looks down and figures out that he is a female human. It would seem I have taken up the form of one of this species' female molts. He, no She, takes in the rest of her form. She has waist length pitch black hair, lightly tanned skin, blood red chitin plates on her elbows and knees, she also finds that she is decently muscled and possesses a sizable bust and posterior, but most importantly she finds that she still has her wings from her king's mold.

  She approaches the water while also taking in the sights around her, which mainly comprises of mountains of trash. I knew that humans were prone to waste but this much is absurd. She soon reaches the water and looks down to take in her new form’s face. She possesses a soft face,a familiar pair of lime green eyes with pupils that carry a soft glow, a small nose, thin eyebrows, and thin lips. She finally stands at her full 8’9” height and stretches out her body and wings. At least this form seems to possess some of my physical might. She then began to make one last test and began to see if she can call upon Hive magic. After a few moments of drawing runes in the sand and chanting she gains a smile on her face as the familiar green magic forms and more importantly her blade ,Willbreaker, stands before her. It would seem that I still possess my ability to use my people’s logic.

  She’s knocked from her thoughts as she hears some of the trash get moved around. She swivels around to see two male humans. One is short and fit with green hair while the other is tall but carries a physique that would make a thrall look mighty and he possesses blond hair. “Young woman, I don’t mean to intrude but both public quirk use and public nudity are illegal so I would recommend you stop what you are doing immediately.” She stands confused for a moment and tightens her grip on Willbreaker. “What is this Quirk you speak of? Is it another gift of your people’s Light?”

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  Izuku Midoriya was currently carrying an engine block of a car across Dagobah Municipal Beach while his mentor Yagi Toshinori ,aka All Might, watched over him. “How did this even wash up here? It wouldn’t even make sense to dump it here.” He muttered to himself just loud enough for his mentor to also hear. “You would be surprised at what people are willing to dump when they have the opportunity to. One time I caught someone trying to dump a whole scrapyard's worth of metal in a place it didn’t belong once.” All Might chuckled recalling that day. As Izuku finished carrying it up the stairs and dropping it in the back of his mentor’s truck a blinding light flashed near the shore of one of the more unclean parts of the beach. Both Izuku and Yagi had to cover their eyes until the light dissipated. They both looked at each other and nodded before they made their way towards where the light came from.

  They both struggled to make their way through the trash but soon they reached a clearing where they could see a tall, naked, winged, dark haired girl doing some sort of ritual. Izuku stammered and blushed at the sight of the naked young woman and nearly collapsed from it. They both began to inch closer when a tall, black, green flaming sword appeared out of thin air in front of the girl. The shock of it made All Might stop but Izuku kept moving while muttering about her Quirk, not noticing how close he was getting to a trash pile. He eventually bumps into it causing some noise and drawing the girl’s attention. Yagi sighed before he addressed the girl.

“Young woman, I don’t mean to intrude but both public quirk use and public nudity are illegal so I would recommend you stop what you are doing immediately.”

  She looks confused for a moment before tightening her grip on the sword. “What is this Quirk you speak of? Is it another gift of your people’s Light?” She asked in a voice that seemed just a bit too deep to fully belong to a young woman. All Might and Izuku looked confused for a second before All Might asked. “What do you mean by ‘your people’s light’ and what do you mean what is a Quirk when you just used one?” The girl only grows more confused before she takes a step back. “Do not try to fool me. While I may not be as well versed as my sister, I still know trickery when I see it. For starters, what you call a Quirk is simply a use of my people's logic and to answer your other question, Light is the power your people possess that lets you wield the powers of creation in the universe. Since I answered yours you will answer one of mine, what is a Quirk?” 

  Izuku took the opportunity to talk about his passion. “A Quirk is a power that nearly everyone has. Sometimes it can be as simple as understanding animals, but it can be as powerful as being able to make explosives from your hands or punching whole typhoons away! The use of them is illegal in public and using one in an illegal act will get you labeled as a Villain and that will result in a Hero coming to stop the Villain!” He gushed a bit, as he loved Quirks with a passion, not noticing the way his mentor chuckled. “Then it would seem that this humanity is different from what I’ve encountered. Perhaps this version would be good to test Sword Logic with. But would that be a good idea? They could stray like my sisters did or lash out against me like the other humanity. But enough of that, what are your names, humans?” Both gain confused looks again at the fact she called them human. “I’m Izuku Midoriya and this is Al-” his mentor immediately slaps a hand over his mentee’s mouth. “I’m Yagi Toshinori, now who are you and what do you mean by ‘my people’ and ‘other humanity’?” 

  Oryx stands tall before answering, attempting to intimidate both of the humans. “I am Oryx, the Taken King, Conquer of the stars, Navigator of the Deep, and father of Crota! As for your other question, I believe I have been sent to another world by some sort of sorcery or Vex trick. I say this because the humanity I knew had a power known as Light. It gave them the ability to control many facets of creation and the ability to return from death. I had come to test my people’s Sword Logic on them when I died. As for my people, they are known as the Hive. We rose from the deep and communed with the Worm Gods in order to gain power. Soon we learned of Sword Logic which helped us grow stronger and exert our will on the universe.” She states with a smirk on her face while Izuku and Yagi look with equal parts awe and confusion.

  “And do the Hive tend to look human-like, like you do?” Izuku asked as he wrote in a notebook that not even the Taken King knew where it came from. “No, we are covered in chitin which we call molds and look only somewhat humanoid, we also possess 3 eyes instead of your people’s 2. As for my current state, I know not what caused me to look like this but I am grateful it still carries my stature as is befitting the Taken King.” Oryx states with a shake of her head. “Well by the looks of it we’re going to have to find you a place to stay and a guardian to look over you until we can get things sorted with if you're telling the truth.” Yagi stated while staring at her with stern blue eyes.

  Oryx looks confused and slightly insulted that this skeleton is trying to command her. “And why would I need someone to watch over me? I am rather capable of taking care of myself.” She grips her sword and starts to get in a fighting stance before Izuku gets between her and Yagi. “Well it would help to have s-someone who could teach you about our w-world and help you understand human c-culture. B-beside’s, as y-you said you are a c-conqueror so the h-heros would need to k-keep an eye on you.” Oryx looks down at the stammering Izuku before sighing and looking at Yagi. “Very well it would stand for me to learn about my new body before I get into any testing of Sword Logic. But who shall I stay with for the foreseeable future?” 

  Yagi goes to answer but Izuku beats him to it. “Y-you can stay with me and my mom, I can teach you about humanity and my mom can h-help teach you about y-your new body.” His mentor stares at him with stern eyes as Izuku meets his gaze with a pleading look. He really wanted to learn more about the supposed alien and her unique powers. “Very well, you will stay with Young Midoriya for the time being and I will try to schedule a meeting between you and a friend of mine and Principle Nedzu of U.A university in order to confirm your telling the truth. Now onto more pressing matters, we need to get you some clothes unless you want to land in more trouble.” Oryx looked down at herself before looking back at Yagi. “Why? Is my natural body not good enough for the open air for anyone to see?” Yagi sighs, this is going to be a long day . “No it’s just human culture to cover our more private parts and is considered bad if others see it. I believe I should have some clothes in my truck that will cover you.” He gestures for her to follow and she does along with Izuku.

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The three walked up to the Midoriya apartment, Oryx dressed in one of Yagi’s spare T-Shirt and shorts, which clung to her body in an ill fitting display. Izuku opened the door and called out to his mother that they had guests. They soon entered a small living room that doubled as a kitchen and dining room. Inko Midoriya emerged from the kitchen and if 

Oryx thought that Izuku was small then this woman was tiny.

“Izuku, who are these people and why are they here?” Inko asked her son with a look of caution as she looked at the giant of a woman who entered her home. “I am Toshinori Yagi, I’ve been helping train your son for the U.A entrance exam in 2 months. I’m also an underground hero and that will help lead into the topic at hand. This” he gestures to Oryx “is Oryx, and she is currently in need of a place to stay as we investigate her past. Izuku offered that she could stay here as we investigate but given this is your home it would be fitting to ask you for permission.” 

Inko stared for a few more moments, questions flying through her head, but eventually she answered. “She can stay here for as long as she needs but you and I will have a talk about why I’m only now meeting the man training my son.” She gives Yagi a look that even gives Oryx a slight fear. “Izuku, why don’t you show her to the guest room while me and Mr.Toshinori talk. It’s also nice to meet you sweetie, I’m Inko, and you make yourself at home while you're here.” Izuku nods before taking Oryx’s hand and leading her to the guest room.

“Here it is. The bathroom is right across from here and my room is to the right of it if you need me.” He says while looking up at her with a smile. She simply nodded before entering the room and taking it in. It was a small barren room, it had a small closet, a window, and a single bed with white sheets and pillow. She walks over to the bed before laying on it. What a strange world I’ve found myself in. Instead of the Light humanity possesses strange Quirks, and I hold the form of a human. Still I may yet be able to test this world's mettle against the sword. And I can’t deny that it feels good to be in a female molt again. I can only hope that this new world doesn't have me turn to heresy like my sisters. She thought to herself as she slowly faded into sleep.

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  Inko was in the kitchen prepping a simple breakfast of eggs and rice for Izuku and their new guest. Inko was still a bit tired, especially after the events earlier in the night. How bad was that girl's past that she doesn't even know how to use a toilet?! I just hope that what I’m making is okay given she hasn't brought up any allergies. As she finishes up, Izuku comes out dressed in his school uniform and Oryx comes out still dressed in Yagi’s clothes. As Izuku directs Oryx to sit in the chair next to him then he sits. Inko puts the eggs and rice on plates and sets them in front of everyone before sitting. As she and Izuku give a short prayer Oryx looks at the food confused before asking “What am I supposed to do with this?”

  Both Inko and Izuku looked at her with shock. Izuku because he couldn’t believe her species didn’t eat, Inko because she couldn’t believe this girl didn’t know what to do with food. “D-did you not eat before?” Inko asks, fearing the girl's answer. “No, I didn’t need to eat, my logic gave me all the sustenance I needed.” Oryx answered looking even more confused. Is this what this species does in order to sustain themselves? I suppose it can be commendable, testing Sword Logic on the lesser species of this planet, but I would prefer the weak be killed rather than held in captivity. Oryx ponders as she stares at the food and then observes Izuku eat some of his. “I suppose it would benefit me to consume this given I am now one of your species.” She says before beginning to eat her own food. Inko simply grows more confused at the girl's demeanor and mannerisms.

  Soon all three had finished and Inko began to wash the dishes as Izuku got his shoes on before calling out a “Goodbye” and leaving for school, Oryx noticed his shoulders slump as he left. As Inko puts away the last plate, with her Quirk, she says “Now while he’s out, we’re going to go and get you some clothes, school supplies, and decorations for your room so it will feel more like home for you. I’ve also talked with Toshinori and he approved of you going to Aldrea High School with my son for the last few months of the school year, you’ll be starting tomorrow.” Oryx was perplexed at this, why would I need to go to a human school and learn things I’ve more than likely mastered. “And why would I need to go to this ‘school’? I believe I already possess more knowledge than it could offer to me.” Oryx states matter of factly and with an underlying tone of disapproval. 

  Inko shoots her a deadpan look, says the girl who didn’t even know what a toilet was. She takes a deep breath before explaining “Be that as it may, you look around Izuku’s age and by law that means you have to attend school, at least for these last few months.” Oryx still looks upset but eventually calms herself before sighing “Very well, if it will help me master this body, at least, then I shall attend this ‘school’.” Inko smiles at the girl before floating her purse and keys to her and gesturing for the girl to follow her out of the apartment.

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  Inko and Oryx were walking through the sprawling Kyushu Mall, Inko leading the girl to a clothing shop that specializes in people mutation Quirks. “Now don’t worry about the price, Toshinori lent me his card and insisted I tell you to get what you want.” Inko told the girl before gesturing to all the clothes. As Oryx started browsing, mainly choosing things in red, black, beige, and green, one display piece caught her eyes. It was a dress with what seemed to be a light armor plated skirt. It was a royal purple and the armor plating was gold, it was also around her height. “I see that our latest addision has caught your eye. It’s the newest piece to come from Opulent Leviathan Industries. Despite being a relatively new company they are making waves in both fashion and support equipment. They also specialize in equipment for people on the taller side given, from what I’ve heard, their C.E.O is also a bigger dude.” Oryx spins around to see a rather tomboyish girl with red hair dressed in a store uniform speaking to her.

  “Oh sorry about startling you. I’m Haya Yuyu, are you having trouble finding anything?” Yuyu says while offering a smile to the winged giant in front of her. “No. But do you have anything else with armor like that dress?” The taller girl asks in a deep voice. “Unfortunately not, that dress is the start of a new line from Opulent Leviathan and is the only one of that line we have in stock right now. If you come back next week we might have more from that line but until then that’s the only one with armor.” Yuyu offers with an apologetic smile. Just then a short, green haired, older woman appears from next to the giant. “That’s quite alright sweetie. We’ll take it, just make sure to cut wing holes in the back for Oryx here.” Yuyu nods before heading to the back and grabbing one of the dresses and carefully cutting out holes for Oryx’s wings to go through. She soon reamerges and spots the two at the register with a ton of clothes “Here’s that dress. Is there anything else I can get for you today?” The shorter woman smiles at Yuyu before saying “No dear, this is everything. How much do I owe you?” Yuyu finishes checking the two and watches as they leave. Thankfully Nejire wasn’t here or else that girl would've been bombarded with questions. Yuyu thinks with a smirk.

  Inko leads Oryx quickly through getting school supplies and general household items like her own shampoo and conditioners, apparently the girl had a thing for ocean scents, before leading her through multiple stores for decorations. Oryx had chosen a few posters for rock bands, a figurine of The Vanguard Hero: Zavala, and multiple books most of which were either Si-Fi novels or Charles Darwin’s books about survival of the fittests, although she also picked up a few books on the history of the world. Soon though they both got home and Oryx began to put her things up while Inko began to work on dinner for the both of them and Izuku. She had decided on katsudon to celebrate Oryx going to school tomorrow. Soon Izuku came home just as she was about to finish dinner and after he changed all three of them sat around the table and ate before Inko gave Izuku the good news. “So, starting tomorrow Oryx will be going to school with you and will be in the same class as you. So you better make sure she behaves herself and stays out of trouble, alright Izuku.” Izuku looks conflicted for a second before giving a big smile and nodding. With that sorted they all went to bed early in preparation for tomorrow.

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  Oryx and Izuku approached a large brick building labeled ‘Aldrea High School’. Izuku looked timid while Oryx looked completely done with even being there. “S-so here w-we are. I-I’ll lead t-the way O-Oryx.” Izuku stammers out while trying to make himself look smaller, which given the giant he was next to wasn’t all too hard. Oryx followed Izuku, his anxiousness very apparent to her and she felt a strange emotion in her that she hadn’t felt since Crota told her he was leaving her court. She felt concern for Izuku but tried her best to bury it. As they entered the building and started going through the halls Oryx didn’t fail to notice the looks she got from the students, especially the leers from some of the boys who were looking at her chest that was ,thankfully if you asked Inko, covered in the school uniform and one of her newly bought bras. She also didn’t fail to hear the whispers about someone called Deku being close to her but everytime she turned to look she couldn’t see anyone but Izuku near her. 

  Soon they both reached the classroom which had a few people in it but was mostly empty. Izuku took his seat near the back and Oryx took a seat next to him. “So what does this ‘school’ teach? How to harness one's Quirk, how to fight and improve one’s self in combat, how to strike fear in the hearts of the weak?” Oryx asks Izuku who giggles a bit at her questions, his shoulders relax and his fear dissipates a bit. It feels good to have someone to talk to here. Maybe Oryx being here won’t be too bad. “N-no, none of that. We learn math, science, history, literature, and a few other minor subjects.” He answers her, not noticing the way her eyes light up a bit at the prospect of learning history. The two soon began to talk about heroes, Oryx’s powers, and a few minor things like how human bones were on the inside instead of the outside. But, of course, a certain Blonde Pommerainian had to come in and ruin it. 

  Oryx was starting to enjoy, how strange, I can’t remember the last time I had a conversation this interesting with someone that wasn’t a worm before, the conversation when she noticed more students had entered the room. She ignored the looks of the other students or the whispers involving the ‘Deku’ person. Then the door slammed open and an angry looking ash blonde marched into the room. “Deku, who do you think you are trying to trick someone into being around your Quirkless ass!” He shouts out before starting to march over to Izuku’s desk. Izuku, for his part, started to go back into his shell while stammering. “I-I d-didn’t trick a-anyone K-kachan. S-she’s d-doing so of her o-own will.” ‘Kachan’ seemed to get even angrier at that and raised his hand as it started popping with small explosions. “Don’t lie to me Deku! Start telling the truth or I’ll put you in your place right now!” Kachan went to slam his hand on Izuku’s desk, and by extension the open notebook on top of it, before a strong hand gripped his wrist in a vice grip. Kachan looked up at her with anger and confusion but was only met with an angered expression on Oryx’s face. He had only a few seconds to try and throw an attack at Oryx before he was lifted by his wrist then slammed on the floor in a 180 arc. He landed on his back with a loud thud before Oryx spoke up. “Try that again and you will not live long enough to regret it.” She then felt a hand on her arm and twisted around, ready to fight whoever next would challenge her, but was met with a concerned Izuku. “P-please d-don’t hurt him a-anymore. He j-just g-got too excited.” Oryx looks at him for a second before acquiescing and letting go of ‘Kachan’s wrist and sitting down. Before ‘Kachan’ can get up and fight her their teacher walks in and tells everyone to get to their desks.

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  The final bell rang and both Izuku and Oryx got up and left. Izuku was happy to be getting out and Oryx was thankful that such a boring day was over. “A-about earlier. Please don’t tell mom about how Kachan reacted. He really was just excited and surprised that I had a friend is all and I don’t need to have her getting worried.” Oryx looks down at Izuku and starts to feel many emotions that felt foreign to her but the biggest one was the need to protect him. An emotion she didn’t even feel towards Crota or her sisters. She sighed before answering “Very well, but I’m going to teach you how to fight whenever you aren’t training with that thrall Toshinori and were going to work on boosting your confidence.” She had leaned down to look in his eyes and she didn’t miss the blush that grew on his face as he looked down at her chest for a moment. “A-alright. But only if after you can show off some of your powers to me and explain this ‘Sword Logic’ you’ve kept bringing up.” Oryx smiles at him before standing back up. “Very well, we have an agreement. Your training starts tomorrow.” She states before they both turn and start walking home, both with a smile on their faces.

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   Izuku, Oryx, and Toshinori were at Dahgobah beach. It was one month until the U.A University entrance exams that, after some strings being pulled, Oryx would also be partaking in. It had been hard to convince the girl but after some talking with Izuku, and some demonstrations on how they taught the hero course, she agreed saying “It is a lesser form, but still, a form of Sword Logic.” Toshinori had also gotten to see how she was training Izuku to fight, and she was definitely a hard but effective teacher. In just a month Izuku had managed to go from imitating his attacks to being able to throw decent punches and exploit weaknesses that he saw in others. The only downside was that his successor was now mostly covered in bruises on most days. But for the most part it seemed his successor had benefited greatly from the girl's tutelage and even seemed to be growing some confidence in himself.

That brought Toshinori to today, where Oryx was currently barking orders at Izuku while he carried an old tire. “Faster, come on, if you were any slower and the thralls would have already torn you to shreds!” She was jogging alongside Izuku. She was dressed in a dark red sports bra, black sweat pants, and black sneakers. He remembered a talk he had with Inko about how Oryx was reluctant to wear any clothes that weren’t armored. She then began to slow down to be behind Izuku before blue orbs of electricity formed in her hands and she started launching them at Izuku’s feet, making him move faster. “That’s more like it! Keep moving like that or I’ll start chasing you with Willbreaker!” Izuku soon reached the top of the stairs and dropped off the tire in the truck bed. “Good job today. Your speed is definitely improving alongside your stamina. At this rate you should be out pacing most of the competition at the entrance exam.” She patted Izuku on the shoulder as he drank some water, not noticing the blush on his face at her praise. “Speaking of U.A, I need to take you there, Oryx. My friend has finally gotten enough time put aside for us to have that meeting with Nedzu and him.” Oryx looked at him with suspicion while Izuku looked in awe. “Can I come too? I mean, it would help her adjust better if I knew more about her past.” Izuku piped up, trying to hide his excitement at the possibility to see U.A early, Oryx simply rolled her eyes and let out a quiet chuckle at his thinly veiled excitement. “Very well, Young Midoriya, but try to keep your fanboying to a minimum when we get there. You’ll have plenty of time to do that when you get in, Ha ha.”  Toshinori laughs out while ‘imitating’ All Might. He then gestures for the two to get in the truck.

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Toshinori, Oryx, and Izuku are walking up to U.A’s main building, passing by many students as they do. Yagi is smiling and chuckling at passing students, Izuku is barely able to contain his excitement at getting to see U.A, and Oryx was simply looking at the building with disdain. How foolish, to make such a monument with only glass. I could crumble it with only one shot from the Dreadnaught if I still possessed it. I’m pretty sure one Ogre would be enough to level this place. And this is what they consider a grand place. As she is lost in thought, what appears to be a blue comet slams into her. Oryx merely steps back as the comet, revealed to be a periwinkle haired girl in a hero course uniform, gets up off the ground. “Like hey hey, my bad, I really was in a rush and wasn’t looking where I was flying.” The girl dusts herself off before looking up at Oryx before her eyes sparkle. “Like hey, you're really tall and these wings” she uses her Quirk, which looks like yellow waves, to hover to the wings “what’s your top flying speed? What are they made of? Can they support your body or do you have to glide? Are they your Quirk or are they a part of your mutation?” The girl lets off questions in a rapid fire fashion that leaves Oryx dazed for a second before Toshinori steps in. “I’m sorry to interrupt, but we have somewhere we have to be and didn’t you say you were in a rush to get somewhere?” The girl gasps before saying “You're right, I have to go meet Yuyu before my next class, thank you mister. Have a nice day.” and with that she zooms off. Oryx shakes her head before looking at Izuku. “You two aren’t related right? I felt like I was under one of your interrogations about my powers as she spoke.” Izuku sputtered and Toshinori let out a hardy laugh before they kept walking to the building.

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Soon they were inside and making their way to Nedzu’s office. As they walked they began to pass less and less students until they reached the hall with Nedzu’s office. As they walked down they passed a man with tired eyes with a yellow sleeping bag slung over his shoulder. He passed them and, even though it went unnoticed by Izuku and Toshinori, glared at Toshinori. Oryx decided to put that away for later as they finally reached the office. The door opened on its own, which scared Izuku, revealing a dark haired man in a brown leather trench coat and a white haired rodent dressed in a small suit. “Ah Yagi, how good of you to join us, and you brought the girl you spoke of and your apprentice. Would any of you like some tea?” The rodent asked in a chipper voice. “I’ll have none, Nedzu, but thanks for the offer.” Upon hearing that this rodent was Nedzu, Oryx couldn’t help but be amazed at the fact that a rodent has risen so far, perhaps he will understand the merits of Sword Logic . “I’ll take a peach blend, any is fine so long as it possesses peach.” Oryx stated in a calm tone. Despite only eating food for a month she had already begun getting a taste for certain things. She had a preference for sea food and fruits but mainly peaches and swordfish. “And I’m fine with just water, Sir, thank you for your hospitality.” Izuku says as he bows in thanks.

Nedzu prepared the tea and water and handed it to his friend’s successor and Oryx. The girl certainly carries herself like she is someone important. He had been watching the girl through the cameras the second she stepped onto the campus. His animal instincts had started yelling at him to run the second she entered the room so it was safe to say she was dangerous. And yet she also seemed to be more passive than the description Yagi gave him of their first encounter. “It’s certainly interesting to finally meet you in person. From the description Yagi gave me, I would have thought of you as a brute or monster. Not the young girl currently sitting before me.” The girl scoffs a bit before giving her reply. “Well that would also be aided by the fact I’m not in the middle of a ritual nor am I in possession of Willbreaker. But let me assure you that I am more than powerful enough to fit your people’s description of monster.” The girl then finally sat down and began sipping her tea. He noticed how she first inspected it, smelled it, and then took a small sip before finally going in for a full sip. So she has experience with either spiked drinks or poisoned drinks. “Well that remains to be seen. But enough with the pleasantries. Detective Tsukauchi here has a very unique Quirk. It lets him know if any given statement he hears is a lie or not. I will ask some questions and you provide us with answers. If everything goes well then I will happily see you here in a month for the exam.” The girl gives him a questioning look. “And if things don’t go well?” She asks with a sterner look. “Then at best we have you put under constant hero supervision and at worst we lock you away in Tarturus.” The girl actually laughs at that before giving him a terrifying look. “You could try to lock me away but you would fail. It took a team of 6 immortal Guardians to kill me the first time. While I may be weaker in this form I would still fight until my death or this world’s. I would put this world to the sword if I didn’t have more to learn from it.” If the look on the girl's face wasn’t scary enough, then the fact that one look at Tsukauchi’s now pale face was enough to say that everything Oryx said was true. “Well then, let’s hope this meeting goes well then.” He finally says as everyone in the room recovers from the shock at the girl's words.

So the questioning began. Nedzu started with the questions Yagi asked her on the beach. She answered the same as before and Tsukauchi confirmed she told the truth. Then Nedzu began asking questions about her previous universe. The whole time Izuku was writing in a notebook, not wanting to miss a single detail. It started simple with things like her species and humanity but soon the deeper questions were asked. “What is Sword Logic, exactly?” Oryx took a moment to sip more tea before answering. “In simpler terms it is like your Darwin’s theory on survival of the fittest. But the way The Hive used it was that we would go from planet to planet and fight species to sharpen ourselves. The more we killed the sharper we became until we could use Sword Logic to cut the very fabric of the universe. It is a manifestation of one's will. The stronger one’s will, the sharper their Blade.” Tsukauchi then nodded and said “Truth.” Nedzu gained a glint in his eyes before he asked the next question. “What are The Taken that you are king of?” Oryx gained a fond smile “They are all the species of the universe. They are corrupted by darkness and then become bound to whoever Takes them or others with strength in the darkness. The easiest way for one to take is to bind the person, thing, or planet to the ascendant plane. I gained such knowledge after I slayed the worm god Akka.” Tsukauchi gulped and grew pale again before saying “T-truth.” Yagi was slack jawed and also pale, Izuku was viciously writing and mumbling, and Nedzu was deep in thought at the possibilities of such power and the consequences. “Ok. Final question, and a rather important one so please don’t lie. You said that you came to Earth after the death of your son, Crota, in order to test Sword Logic. Was that the only reason?” Oryx sat there without any emotion on her face. “Yes.” Tsukauchi was quick to speak up “That’s the first lie you’ve told here today.” Oryx still sat emotionless. “I tell no lie. By Sword Logic if I had any other reason to go there than I would be giving into weakness and need to be killed. So no, I had no other reasons to come to Earth.”

Tsukauchi only sighed before saying. “You lying to us will only make this go on longer. The sooner you tell the truth the sooner you get out of here.” Oryx finally had an emotion on her face, rage. “Enough of these baseless claims! If you dare to question my words then it is you who are lying to yourself!” She then stood up and stormed out of the room leaving everyone stunned. Izuku soon got up and quickly followed after her.

All Might stayed back to ask Nedzu the pressing question. “So, what was she trying to hide and what should be done?” Nedzu sighed before answering. “It’s most likely she was trying to cover up that she came here to avenge her son. She just refuses to acknowledge it because by her logic it would make her a heretic like she said her sisters were. As it stands and by what you’ve observed I believe it best that she stays in the care of the Midoriya’s and that she be allowed to take the entrance exam. It would keep an eye on her and as you observed make her more human.” All Might nodded before leaving to take the two home. As he walked out he saw Oryx and Izuku merely sitting in some seats near the office. Oryx looked calmer and Izuku had put his notebook away. He also had his hand over one of Oryx’s and was rubbing circles into the back of it. Soon they both noticed him and Izuku asked. “So what’s going to happen to her?” Yagi puts on a soft smile “She will stay with you and be allowed to take the exam. Now let’s get you two home, you’ve both had busy days.” Oryx merely nodded before standing. Izuku soon got up too and the three of them began walking to leave U.A.

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  Oryx and Izuku stood outside of U.A. It was the day of the exam and Izuku couldn’t be more excited, while Oryx felt this was just another day. Both were dressed in their high school uniforms, much to Oryx’s displeasure. Soon Oryx ushered Izuku to move forward. “Come. We have an exam to take, and besides, it’s not like it’s much to look at.” She and Izuku began walking forward, Oryx noticed a loose brick but didn’t tell Izuku. If he’s paid attention during my training then he shall notice something as small as this . Sure enough he does and steps over it, both continue walking forward towards the entrance when Oryx notices a soldier standing near the entrance. He’s a tall man with scars on his face, red eyes, and a respirator that covers his lower face. He also wears white and red bulky armour with gold accents and is being approached by two other soldiers in red and white armour. “Commander Ghaul, the perimeter is secured, no villains as of right now.” One of the smaller soldiers says, the taller man, Ghaul, nods before saying. “Good, U.A isn’t paying us to do a poor job. Now get back to your patrols, we can’t let them think we're letting our guard down.” With that the two soldiers salute Ghaul and walk off and he turns and walks inside. Soon both Izuku and Oryx walk inside and go to their assigned testing areas for their written exams.

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What an utter waste of time. Oryx thinks as she finds her assigned seat for the assembly and explanation for the practical exam. She had spent all of 45 minutes of the 3 hours allotted for the written exam taking the test. When she tried to turn it in early she was dismissed and told to wait. Now her mood was soured but at least she could talk with Izuku before the exam. She soon finds her seat and is pleased to see she is next to Izuku. Her pleasure fades slightly when she sees she is also next to Bakugou. Over the past few months he had tried to pick fights with her and Izuku and so far he has lost all of them. He certainly needs to learn to pick better fights. His Sword won’t sharpen if he doesn't use his brain to strengthen it. She thinks with a frown as she takes her seat. Izuku immediately starts talking with her as the assembly starts. Apparently the hero giving the explanation was Present Mic and if Oryx was hearing Izuku’s mumblings correctly then he had a Quirk that let him use his voice as a weapon. That would be an interesting foe to face. He could certainly be dangerous if he can cause someone to vibrate at certain frequencies causing them to lose balance or even explode. As the explanation went on ,with her half listening, the test seemed rather easy. Just a few lesser Vex, really? That’s how they test the next generation. An acolyte or even a thrall could pass this! Her thoughts were soon cut off by a boy with blue hair a few rows in front of her. 

“And you there with the unkempt hair! You’ve been mumbling this entire time. It’s very distracting to your other test takers, are you trying to make them fail?! If you can’t take this test seriously then you should leave right now!” Izuku had been knocked out of his mumblings by a blue haired person just a few rows in front of him. He wanted to just cower and apologize but with Oryx right there he knew he’d have to stand up for himself. “W-well if you're i-interrupting Present Mic so y-you’re causing a bigger d-distraction.” He stammered out as the blue haired boy also stammered before sitting down. “Good job. You’re getting better at standing up for yourself.” Oryx said with a soft smile as Present Mic kept giving out instructions, but Izuku was more focused on Oryx. She’s been so nice to me. She taught me how to fight while expecting nothing in return, she’s helped me get more confident, and she never looked down on me for my Quirklessness. How did I get so lucky for a cute girl like that to help me out. He blushes at that last thought but soon gets knocked out of it by Present Mic telling them to get changed into the U.A provided gym uniforms before going to their testing zones.”G-good luck Oryx.” He tells her, causing her to roll her eyes but the soft smile never leaves her face.  “Good luck to you too Izuku.” They then both split off to go to their testing areas.

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Oryx was standing outside of the gate to the large mock city. She was currently doing a ritual to summon Willbreaker to her. If i’m going to participate in this then i’m going to dominate this test. As she finished the ritual she noticed a few of her fellow test takers looking at her with shock. The most notable ones are a pink girl, a tall boy with six arms, and a boy with gravity defying lavender hair. “O.M.G girl! That’s so cool. You're absolutely going to get a spot in the hero course with a sword like that. And the way you fill out that gym uniform, you definitely have the body of a hero.” The pink girl said as she got close to Oryx, but before Oryx could respond a loud alarm blared and Present Mic announced the start of the test. She  shot off like a bullet, her wings taking her off the ground and above the other test takers who stood there confused. She soon approached her first set of bots and used Willbreakers ranged strike to cut them down without losing momentum. She soon sees other test takers catch up and a sly thought comes to her head. If I follow some of them then I can take points off of them and gain more for myself. She then starts bouncing from person to person stealing kills as she goes. Every now and again she sees someone getting overwhelmed and ‘saves’ them by killing the bots around them. She had given up keeping count as soon as she hit triple digits. Soon a wide smile graced her face as she started having fun with the slaying of these lesser Vex. 

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All Might was sitting in the viewing room for U.A staff. He had a proud look on his face as he watched his successor tear through bots without needing to use One for All. I’ll really need to thank Young Oryx for training him to fight. Just then a man in a black cloak , brown leather clothes ,a bandolier and holster, and a mechanical arm walks in. “Sorry about being late, boss. I was going to my favorite ramen place when boom” he mimics an explosion with his hands “A big ugly guy tried robbing a woman. Well me being the ravishing hero I am, I stepped in and tried to stop the guy but he had a Quirk that let him mess with metal so Ace of Spades couldn’t land a shot of him and then he mangled my arm. But to make a long story short I stopped the bad guy and saved the girl. Just had to get my arm fixed real quick.” Nedzu chuckled a bit at the man's antics before saying. “It’s quite fine Cayde. I take it Miss Sundance won’t be joining us.” The man, Cayde, waves his hand as he says. “Nah. Wife got called in on a big assignment with Ryukuu at the last minute and had to go help out.” In the back Aizawa just scoffs at Cayde before turning his attention back to the screens, noticeably he kept his eyes on a lavender haired boy who currently had no hero or villain points. “So, how's the batch looking this year? Anyone who looks like they could make it in the big leagues?” Cayde asked as he started fiddling with the revolver in his holster. “A few. Some definitely have the brawn and a few have the brain but only a few have the youthful mix of both to be doing really good. Like that Oryx girl, just one look at her and I could tell she has the ‘physique’ to be a hero.” Midnight purrs out, not noticing the way Cayde stopped fiddling with his gun the second she said Oryx. Soon Nedzu starts chuckling before saying. “Let’s put the real test into motion.” before slamming his paw onto a red button, a sadistic smile on his face.

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Oryx was really having fun, sure it was easy to kill them, but after 10 months of not killing any slaughter and sharpening of her Sword would be fun. She had just stolen another batch of kills from the lavender haired boy when she saw a large plume of dust and a giant bot in the middle of it. She got a wider grin as she flew at it. She drew back Willbreaker and tried to cut it but it only went about 7 inches deep. The thing then swatted her with the back of its hand causing her to crash into the ground. She got up and dusted off her arms, which were now scraped, and a gleeful thought came into her mind. I’ve tested everyone of my abilities in this world except one group. Her hands began to glow black with white ‘flame’ flickering off them. She soon sent blasts of Taken energy at the steel behemoth, blowing holes through its body. She then readies Willbreaker and flies up to its chest and stabs into it and begins to channel the Taken energy into it. Soon the robot gains a black, void like, hue with a thin layer of white around it. She then banishes the beast to the ascendant plane before she lands on the floor. That confirms it. I still possess my power to Take. She turns around and sees mostly that her other test takers were in shock but one girl with vines on her head began praying. Soon Present Mic called an end to the test and directed anyone who needed medical help to go to follow one of the medical bots. Oryx looks down at her arms before figuring it wouldn’t hurt to go.

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Oryx soon reached the infirmary where a few other test takers were. She soon spotted a small old lady in a doctors coat kissing people and watching as the wounds disappeared. What a power! To make wounds disappear like they never happened. Soon the woman reached her and looked at her arms before kissing them. “There you go dearie, now take these gummies to help boost your energy and go home.” The woman hands her some pill shaped gummies but before she could walk off Oryx asked. “Before I can depart I need to find Izuku Midoriya. I’m certain he would find his way here if he was punching the Vex like I trained him. Maybe you’ve seen him. He’s a smallish male with dark green hair.” The woman gasps a bit before gesturing for the girl to follow her. She leads her to another room with beds and curtains and takes her to a bed where Izuku is laying with two broken legs and a broken arm, their skin purple and covered in cuts. “He’s lucky to be alive right now. If it wasn’t for that girl with the gravity Quirk he would have fell to his death. He’ll have to wait here as he recovers some of his energy so I can fully heal him. You can wait here until then.” She soon leaves and draws the curtain close. As soon as she does, Oryx starts to hyperventilate while getting lost in thought. He almost died?! How did he even get this bad?! He told me he was Quirkless so how did he get so high that he could have fallen to death?! While in her thoughts she didn’t notice that she began hugging Izuku and had also begun crying. She soon heard Izuku say “Ow” causing her to get knocked out of her thoughts. She broke the hug and looked at him as he woke up.

 “H-hey Oryx. D-did you get hurt during your test? D-did you do good?” He asked before he noticed Oryx was crying. “Am I hurt?! You’re the one with three broken limbs! I’m also told you could have died! Do you know what I would do if you died here?! I mean what would I even tell your mom if I came home without you?!” Oryx had begun to spiral before she felt Izuku’s hand on her shoulder. She went back to hugging him and began crying into his shoulder as he whispered reassuring words into her ear. After she stopped crying, Recovery Girl came in and healed him before telling them to go home. As they walked Oryx held his hand tightly, she was still lost in thought. “I’m sorry I made you worry, Oryx. I didn’t mean to scare you like that. But I did finally develop a Quirk.” He said with a small smile. She flicked him on his head before kneeling down and looking into his eyes. “You know that I don’t care about that. What worried me was-” she pauses before taking a deep breath. “What worried me was losing you. I don’t know how it happened but I’ve begun to c-care about you. I don’t know what I would do if I lost you. The last time I felt this much concern over someone was with Crota. But even then I didn’t feel this worried. So you're going to promise me that you aren’t going to do something stupid and get yourself killed.” She looked at him directly in the eye. Izuku felt something deep within him at her words. In a quick moment he leaned forward and kissed her. She looked surprised for a moment before blushing and kissing back. After a few moments they break the kiss and he looks at her in the eyes. “I promise. I promise I won’t do anything stupid and get killed. I also care about you. You’re the first person to not mock me for trying to be a Quirkless hero and also the first to stand up for me. I think I l-love you.” Oryx looked at him for a moment before responding “I think I love you too. But don’t think that means I’ll let that dull my blade or yours.” Izuku giggles a bit before kissing her on the cheek. Soon Oryx stood back up and took his hand in hers as they began walking home.

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Izuku was currently at Dahgobah beach with Oryx. It had been a week since the entrance exam and his following confession. Since then she had been trying to help him with OFA. The first day after the exam she declared that she wouldn’t let her ‘mate’ harm himself anymore and was determined to help him get control over it. If he was honest with himself he found it hot the way she was determined to help him. During that week she pointed out how his thought process, the one with the egg and the microwave, was incredibly limiting and had helped him now think of it as a river with a dam. Thanks to that and her pointing out that his limbs would glow with red veins when he used OFA, he now figured out that he had to put OFA through his entire body and limit it to only 2% for now. That led him to today which was focus training. “You can’t drop it just because someone throws a hit at you.” She swings a fist at him causing him to lose focus on his Quirk, she then hits him in the chest. “Having it active has to become second nature. If you can’t focus with only 2% then how do you intend to fight with more than that.” She had been at it for an hour and it was now becoming exhausting. He reactivated the Quirk and tried his best to make it more subconscious. He held for a few minutes before Oryx threw a hit at him and this time he dodged WITH his quirk. “I did it! I kept it up and dodged!” He cheered at his victory and looked over to Oryx who was smiling softly at him, he could have sworn he heard a light giggle also escape her lips. “Good. Now that you have that feeling, the rest of today will be spent keeping it that way. Back into your stance and ready your Quirk.” He sighed, this is going to be a long day .

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Oryx and Izuku returned home and had a hearty dinner of swordfish and rice, courtesy of Inko. After that Oryx had sat down on the couch and began reading one of her history books on the Roman Empire. To think such an empire could be formed with only iron and blood. If only humans in this time kept up with such traditions. Izuku sat down next to her and turned on the T.V and pulled out one of his hero notebooks. Thankfully I taught him how to also exploit the weaknesses he sees. If only I could teach him there is no need to apologize every time he does so. She soon put an arm around his shoulders and pulled him closer. He only leaned slightly against her with a smile. That’s how the two spent the next two hours with the only disturbances being Inko cooing at the scene and Izuku’s pleasant mumblings on the heroes on the news. 

Soon a knock came at the door and Inko went to see what it was. She then rushed back into the living room and said “They're here! Your U.A letters are here!” She then rushed over and handed the two of them their letters.Both she and Izuku went to their rooms, they had promised to open their letters in separate rooms so as not to spoil if they got in to each other. She sat on her bed and opened the letter only to find a folded piece of paper and a strange metal disk. She soon found a button on the disk and pressed it. Just as she did, a hologram of All Might popped out of it and she put the disk on the floor. “Booyah! I am here! As a projection! Now onto more important matters! Greetings Young Oryx! On the written exam you scored more than enough to get into Gen Ed, but that's not all you beat the record for the quickest completion of it! Now for the practical exam you earned a whopping 198 Villain points! That alone means you beat my previous record of 150 points! But that’s not all we test for! What kind of hero school would we be if we didn’t also reward heroic actions!” The hologram shifted to show all the times she ‘helped’ her other contestants. “Along with your Villain points you also earned 62 Hero points, that puts you at a total of 260 points and the new top record holder at U.A! More than enough to earn you a spot in the hero course! Welcome to U.A Young Oryx, this is your hero academia!” The hologram then changed into a scoreboard where she could see the top 10 point holders. She smiled as she saw Izuku in second with 166 points. She then turned off the projection and left her room to see she was leaving at the same time as Izuku. “Did you two make it in?” Inko asked before they both said they did make it. She scooped them both into a hug, which surprised Oryx given the woman's height. She then said she would make a quick desert to celebrate. As soon as she walked off Oryx kissed Izuku before saying. “I’m proud of you. 166 points and all of them Quirkless. If that doesn't prove you could’ve been a Quirkless hero then nothing would.” She then kissed him again.

A few hours later and one batch of brownies later, Izuku had gotten ready for bed and just finished brushing his teeth. He walked into his room only to find Oryx laying on his bed in her sleeping clothes which consisted of only black panties and a black bra. “Took you long enough. Now turn off your light and climb on in. Your reward for scoring so many points is cuddling with me tonight.” Izuku blushed but did as he was told. He laid down and quickly became the little spoon as Oryx wrapped her arms and wings around him. The two laid there and cuddled themselves to sleep, Izuku smiling the whole time as he soon drifted off.

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The month until Izuku and Oryx passed quickly. Soon both had graduated from Aldrea High School and had spent the week between graduation and going to U.A university purchasing school supplies and training. That led Oryx to today walking through U.A with Izuku to class 1-A. She didn’t much like the uniform, given it wasn’t armored, but she had slowly been getting used to non-armored clothing. She looked over to see Izuku buzzing with excitement and looking at everything with awe. He’s been doing good with his training, maybe I’ll have to look up other ways to reward him. He did seem to enjoy the cuddling however. Oryx thought with a smile. Soon they reached a big door with a 1-A on it. “Woah they must have to make sure even people with giant Quirks can get in.” Izuku said with a look of awe. Oryx opened the door and was immediately met with a ‘pleasant’ sight. “Get your feet off the desk this instant! You’re disrespecting the people who came here before us!” Said the blue haired boy from the exams to Bakugou. “Jeez, did your old school put that stick up your ass or were you born with it.” Bakugou replied with a smug look, the blue haired boy looked aghast before composing himself. “I think we started off on the wrong foot. I’m Iida Tenya from Somei Private High School.” Iida bows at Bakugou. “Somei huh, it’s gonna be fun kicking your privileged ass.” Iida sputters even more as Oryx keeps watching. Says the son of a famous model. Iida soon looks up and spots Izuku next to her and rushes over and starts bowing to Izuku. “You’re the boy from the entrance exam! My name is-” Izuku holds his hand up and cuts Iida off. “I heard. I’m Midoriya Izuku.” Izuku bows towards Iida. Iida then looks over to Oryx as if he was expecting the same. “Oryx.” Was all he got. “Do you not have a last name?” Iida asked with a confused look on his face. “No. I have many titles but no last name.” Oryx replied with her usual commanding voice. As she was talking with Iida she didn’t notice a brunette with pink cheeks was talking with Izuku. But she did sense another presence in the room and turned to see the tired man she saw from her visit to U.A. He still looked tired but was now in a yellow sleeping bag.

Aizawa Shouta was already annoyed going into the new school year. First Shinsou gets in the same testing group with someone willing to steal from others. Then they let the boy who broke his limbs in over Shinsou. And then I’m told I can’t expel the girl who made sure Shinsou couldn’t get any points. At least once the other boy shatters his bones on the test I can expel him and get Shinsou in. He thought with a smirk as he got to the door to his new class of hellspawn. The second he opened the door, the girl, Oryx if he remembered correctly, immediately noticed him. “If you’re here to socialize then you can leave now.” He then waited for them all to quiet down and sit. “It took you all 7 seconds to quiet down. That won’t do. Time is important and I won’t let you waste it. Now, put on these gym uniforms and meet me down in the field. You have 15 minutes.” He pulled out 20 gym uniforms from his bag and put them on the desk. He immediately saw Oryx and the boy, Midoriya Izuku, get up and grab theirs before leaving. The rest of the class followed soon after.

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Oryx had quickly gotten dressed and was out on the field in 5 minutes. Izuku followed soon after her and after that everyone had started trickling out. “It took you 10 minutes in total to get out here. That’s unacceptable. In those 10 minutes hundreds of civilians could have died. I’m Aizawa Shouta and today, instead of orientation, we are going to be doing a series of six tests.” Their teacher, Aizawa, announced. Oryx could feel like there was more to be said but didn’t act on it yet. “Oryx. You scored first on the entrance exam. Come over here and stand in the circle.” Oryx walked over while trying to figure Aizawa out. He threw a baseball, slowly, over to her. “What was the farthest you’ve thrown a baseball in high school?” Oryx looked at him confused for a second. “I didn’t throw one.” Aizawa sighed before saying. “Alright then, throw that ball as far as you can with your Quirk while staying in the circle.” Oryx smirked at that before she shot up into the air and went as high as her human body would let her. She then threw the ball with all her might while channeling Taken energy in her hand to boost the throw. She then flew back down in a straight line and landed back in the circle. She looked at Aizawa with a smirk. He watched a tablet he was holding before turning it to the class, it read infinity. “Due to it breaking out of orbit you scored infinity. That’s what we’ll be doing today. Taking the six standardized tests you should have taken in high school.” At that multiple students started cheering and the pink girl that Oryx recognized from her exams mentioned that this would be fun. At the utterance of the word ‘fun’ Aizawa gained a menacing aura, although Oryx was left unphased. “You think this will be fun? That these next 3 years will just be fun and games? Here’s some fun for you, the person who comes in last will be expelled. How’s that for fun?”  Most of the class looked on with fear but Oryx smiled at the fact that Izuku only looked determined.

And so the tests went on. Oryx did well in many of them, even beating Iida in the speed test. Izuku also did well, much to his surprise, doing above average to very well on most of the tests with his understanding of OFA, which he could now use at 5%. Aizawa was looking rather displeased every time Izuku did well on a test. Eventually it came down to the final test of the ball throw. Izuku had stepped up to the circle and readyed OFA, but just as he got ready to throw his Quirk disappeared. “You’ve been holding back the whole test.” Aizawa said as his hair floated and his eyes glowed red. Wait, red eyes, floating hair, OFA won’t activate. “You're the Erasing Hero:Eraser Head!” Izuku blurted out excitedly. Aizawa looked surprised for a second before his fierce look returned. “You’ve been holding back the entire time. If you can’t give it your all then get out.” He looked almost smug for a moment after saying that. “I can’t use my full power sir. My Quirk only came in during the entrance exam and I can’t use more than 5% without causing some damage to my body.” Aizawa didn’t look that unfazed before he said. “That doesn’t matter. You’re at U.A now so go Plus Ultra and push yourself. If you only use 5% or break one of your limbs then I’ll expel you on the spot.” Aizawa then let his quirk drop and gestured for Izuku to throw. Izuku looked at Oryx who was giving him an encouraging smile, then at Uraraka who was giving him a thumbs up and mouthing ‘you can do it’. He grew determined and powered up to 15% and prepared to throw. When he did, the ball flew up into the air and through the clouds. His throwing arm was slightly bruised and the rest of his body felt strained. He held up his arm to Aizawa and said “I pushed myself and nothing is broken.” Aizawa finally looked fully surprised and slack jawed. 

Oryx smiled as she watched her ‘mate’ look definitely at their teacher. Just as she was thinking out a new reward for him, she heard the telltale sounds of Bakugou’s Quirk and saw him launching off towards Izuku. Oryx immediately reacted and flew in front of Bakugou and braced herself for another fight with him. But just before he collided with her Aizawa had wrapped Bakugou up in the weird scarf he had around his neck. Bakugou’s Quirk also stopped working as he thrashed against the fabric. “Stop making me use my Quirk, it gives me dry eye. You both can return to the line and Bakugou, if you try attacking another student outside of a training exercise, there will be consequences.” Bakugou looked shocked but did comply. Soon the results were shown and Oryx was slightly upset that she only got third behind some people called Todoroki and Yayaorozu. I definitely scored higher than them, and yet they get better scores. That’s when a realization hits Oryx. He wasn’t judging based on the score but on potential. Which makes sense given outside of being a hero, I’ve already reached beyond his viewpoint of potential. She started looking for Izuku’s name and was pleased that he was at tenth. At the bottom was someone called Mineta, who, given the loud crying, was the short kid with balls on his head. “Also I lied, no one is getting expelled today. Now go to the class and get your syllabus and go home.” Aizawa walked off and shortly after the rest of the class walked off.

Oryx was walking with Izuku on the way out of U.A. “Hey are you guys also going to the station?” They both turned around to see the pink cheeked girl running towards them. “Oh, hey Uraraka, yeah me and Oryx live together with my mom so we're going to the station.” Izuku smiled at Uraraka, while Oryx only stared at her. “It’s Midoriya right? That was the name on the results. Do you mind if I walk with yall?” Izuku smiled even more before saying “Yeah it’s okay.” Just before they turned Iida came up and asked the same thing. Soon all four of them were walking out of U.A, happy they survived their first day.

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The second day of U.A was relatively boring, in Oryx’s opinion at least. Just more of what they have been trying to teach me in that high school. At least we have heroics class today, so hopefully something interesting happens. Oryx wasn’t paying as Midnight was going over the ‘importance’ of Art History as a class. But soon it was lunch and Oryx was thankful for the break from the monotony. She and Izuku walked to the cafeteria, with Uraraka and Iida following along. She happily listened to Izuku talk with the other two, she wasn’t all that interested in talking with the other two until they proved themselves. They all soon got lunch and sat down together, Oryx with a variety of sushi rolls and a peach tea. She had grown to enjoy eating and was definitely a fan of seafood. She liked the taste because, for some reason, it reminded her of home. The Taken King quickly shook her head to stop that train of thought. She looked around to see if anything of note was happening and was rewarded with noticing a lavender haired kid glaring at her. I think I know him from somewhere. She sat thinking for a moment before it hit her, he was in my testing group. Well if he had trained harder and sharpened his blade then maybe he wouldn’t have lost so much to me. Soon lunch ended and it was time for the moment she was looking forward to.

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It turned out that their Heroics teacher was All Might but he also would have some help from 3 other heroes in teaching the class. The class was told to put on their hero costumes and head to Gym Beta. Which led Oryx to the locker room alongside the other girls. The rest were chatting and gossiping while getting changed, all except for a girl with onyx hair and a girl with weird looking earlobes. She was more focused on her costume which was based heavily on her kingsmold. It was black and red bulky armor that would weigh down anyone who wasn’t gifted with god-like strength. She ensured that even if it was made out of steel and other tough metals that it would still look like chitin. Her favorite part was the helmet, she had modeled after her old face in a 1 to 1 recreation. On the inside she made sure that the three eyes had a purpose, the left was able to become infrared, right could become night vision, and the top one could cycle with the other two and switch on an X-ray sight. The mouth was rigged to move as it used to and had the option to amplify or soften her voice. She also wore a deep red cloak that attached to the back of her armor and could be detached if too much pressure was put on it. Underneath she wore a simple black bodysuit that was a kevlar weave, she doubted that anyone would cut that deep but she wouldn’t want to leave her body exposed if it did happen.

She finished suiting up around the same time as her fellow classmates and was deeply disappointed with what she saw. None of them are armored and some have purposely left vital parts exposed. It wouldn’t be a surprise if any of them died fighting a villain with such poor defense. She was knocked out of her thoughts by the pink girl. “Woah, looks like you went for the alien look. But don’t think I’ll let you steal the title of Alien Queen from me. I’m Ashido Mina but you can just call me Mina.” The pink girl, Ashido, said while bouncing in front of Oryx. “Oryx, and don’t worry about your title. I’m already a King so I have no need for the title of Queen.” Oryx offered before walking out. 

Izuku was excited to be taught by All Might again, but not just that but also the Hunter Heroes: Cayde-6 and Sundance alongside the Vanguard Hero: Zavala. Cayde was dressed in his usual uniform of brown leather armor and black hooded cloak, but Izuku could just make out the man's pale face and black and light blue mouth cover. Next to him was his wife and hero partner Sundance. She was on the shorter side and had long dark red hair,pale skin, and was dressed in armor similar to Cayde’s but it was pure white with gold accents, he could also see her soft face and bright light blue eyes. Then finally there was Zavala. He was a short and well built man with short dark red hair, pale skin, and was dressed in silver and red armor with a tall shoulder plate on his left shoulder and a dual eagle symbol on the chestplate among other engravings on his armor, and light blue eyes. Now that Izuku got a good look at the two, Sundance and Zavala, he could see just how similar they looked, almost like twins. He was so caught up in his awe that he didn’t hear Oryx approach from behind him. That is until she chops his shoulder. “You’ll have time to gush later. Right now, focus on the fight that you're about to be in.” He turned and looked at her costume with awe. He had heard her describe her previous form and this looked so similar. He was also happy that she helped him with his costume. He kept most of the original design but at her insistence, made the hood more simple and had the whole jumpsuit his mom gave him replicated with kevlar weave. She also insisted that he get a weapon to use and he ultimately chose a parrying dagger, he chose it because he only wanted to use a weapon in defense and not offense. Before he could notice the rest of his classmates' costumes, All Might got everyone’s attention.

Cayde had seen the girl in the entrance exam, but seeing her costume left no doubt in his mind that this was THE Oryx. “So, what are we gonna do about big, red, and ugly?” He whispered to Sundance and Targe. He was happy when he woke up in this world with Sundance by his side again, but to also have Commander Zavala’s old ghost was another thing that helped him adjust. “We do what we did when we figured out Dominus Ghaul was alive here too, we wait and keep tabs on them. We hope they’ve changed for the best but stay prepared for the worst. And most of all try to keep the Rat uninvolved.” Targe said in his stoic tone. All three of them had tuned out the students and All Might as they had this hushed conversation. But they soon tuned back in as he finished answering questions and told the students to come and draw their lots. 

Oryx was paired up with the tail boy, Ojiro, if she remembered correctly. And Izuku was paired with Uraraka. Izuku also had to go against Bakugou and Iida but, as she expected, Izuku was able to quickly take out Bakugou and help Uraraka take out Iida and the bomb. She could hear Bakugou mumbling about ‘stupid Deku this, and cheater that’ but she knew that he was just upset that he wasn’t the best person in the room anymore. In truth after Oryx showed up he never was but this just solidified it. Now she was going into the faux building as a villain with her partner. She was up against the boy with multiple arms, Shouji, and the ice user who was obviously holding back, Todoroki. They reached the room that the bomb was in and she was pleased to find that it didn’t have windows and only one door. “I have a plan. We both hold here. We have the advantage that they have to come to us and that they only have one entry point.” She says as she starts to summon Willbreaker. “Sounds like a solid plan. Plus it puts them in close quarters which benefits me and my quirk.” He said. “Also, after this class you should change your outfit. It leaves too many vitals open and doesn't look to be armored like mine or Izuku’s.” He shrugs his shoulders before saying. “I’m trying to give a martial artist look, but maybe you're right about changing the material of my Gi.” She rolls her eyes as the ritual completes and Willbreaker is back in her hands.

Soon the whole building was wrapped in ice with both her and Ojiro frozen to the floor. At least they were until she swung Willbreaker on the floor and shattered the ice around her feet. “Just as I said. You need to update your costume.” Ojiro is shivering as he says “Y-yeah, y-yeah, ha ha you w-were right, now break me out.” She suppresses a chuckle as she breaks the ice with her free hand. She then readied herself for either of the ‘heros’ to arrive. After five minutes one did. He was dressed in a white suit that was half encompassed in ice, Todoroki. He looked at the two of them and prepped an attack before Oryx slammed into him and knocked him back into the hallway. “It will take more than ice to defeat me ‘hero’.” She said before rushing at him with her capture tape out. He tried to launch a wave of ice at her, but was met by it shattering against her sword and armor. Soon he was knocked on his ass and quickly captured. Shouji never entered the building and after another ten minutes the match was called with the ‘villains’ winning. They all returned to the observation area where Oryx was deemed MVP and the last few matches played out. Oryx didn’t miss the way Todoroki was glaring at her or the looks from three of her teachers. Soon class was dismissed and the day was over. Izuku, Oryx, Uraraka, and Iida walked to the station with Oryx finally talking to the other two as she deemed they were good enough to talk to. None of them knew about the storm that was approaching.

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Atraks was hard at work on something her new kell called a Nomu. She was trying her hardest to enhance it with machinery and Eliksni knowledge. She owed everything to her new kell, All for One, he found her after her second death and helped silence the voice of the corruption. He even found her parts to make shells that resembled her old Exo body and enhanced her new human body. The Doctor also helped with the operations needed to connect her new limbs with her body. She now had sleek white robotic legs and four sets of similar white arms. The only thing her new kell forbade was uploading her full consciousness into new bodies out of fear they would be corrupted by the sickening voice. She was allowed, however, to give them a smart enough A.I that would help carry out tasks and fight in combat. Soon the doctor walked in and told her to take a break as he made sure that the biological was cooperating with the mechanical. She walked over to the sink and got a cup of water before making the mistake of looking in the mirror. She was met with her soft human face and one pleasant light purple eye. The other was the sickening dark purple of the corruption. Her hair was similarly split between the light purple and dark purple. She stared at the corrupted side for a solid minute before the Doctor snapped her out of her thoughts. She had a job to do and she was going to impress her new kell.