(Rei's POV)
I remember a time when I believed that I could become the strongest hero and help lots of people
'Life really is unfair..'
(3rd POV)
A young adolescent boy with white hair, red tips and dull, dark green eyes, his back hunched at a computer where he had fallen asleep laughing at the dreams he once held dear to him which he now finds retarded at best
Again in that dream, as was a common occurrence for the past 11 years he saw a girl in the dream, one so beautiful she could be mistaken for a fairy. Every night since he was pronounced quirkless, he suffered chronic insomnia as if a blessing from the heavens every night he saw that girl in his dream, he would sleep well, though he always considered it a foolish trick being played on him by his imagination, why would someone that beautiful have contact with a worthless cripple like myself without being disgusted and even managing to call his name affectionately and talk to him in his dreams every night
As he sunk deeper into his thoughts another young man excitedly bursts into his room chattering with the fomer paying little to no attention and latter proceeded to drag him out of the house
As the two walked together, side by side the former started to speak
Rei: "Hey..have you ever thought on how different life would be if just one thing changed, if that first baby with a quirk had been shunned, no one else got quirks, if we remembered our father, if both of us had got quirks, if one of us didn't exist, for one, maybe you wouldn't have to deal with a person as worthless as me ho-"
Ikki: "Don't waste your time degrading yourself like that, I don't and neither should you, none of those things matter because they're just what-ifs.."
Rei: "You're right, nothing's gonna change by thinking like that. I'll just continue my training I guess.."
Ikki seemed to be satisfied with that response and they continued their walk with brief pauses of silence and small talk in between, that sort of atmosphere had never once before bothered them since they were only truly comfortable with each other
School was the same as always for Rei, namely- being bullied and degraded and having his twin brother come save him, he found it mildly infuriating
At the end of school after being forced to listen to Naoko's degrading speech and watching the destruction of his personal property, Rei proceeded to fish out his notebook, silently cursing Naoko under his breath
Rei: "He really couldn't destroy anything else, now I can hardly read it, how the fuck am I meant to sell this Naoko you fucking abortion failure! Geez.."
As he walked home alone, being unable to find his brother, he decided to text him and upon finding out that they were in the same area he decided to wait for him
As he surveyed the area he decided to check out a small fortune telling shop, as he walked in he took note of some things, the room was dimly lit, seemingly sparsely furnished but anyone who spent hours mindlessly scrolling through the internet would know just how expensive it was and in the middle of it all was a beautiful girl, about his age, with blonde hair and bright emerald eyes that seemed to fit right in with the overall aesthetic of this place
She had an uncanny resemblance to the girl in his dreams and for a moment his heart stopped
She made him aware of her knowledge of his presence through a calm greeting, her voice was soft, a slightly higher pitch and an even tone, serene, calming and seemed to melt all his annoyance away
"Welcome. Which service would you like to request?"
Taking into consideration the fact he currently had neither cash nor time, picked a short palm reading. Her finger trailed his palm while she seemed to be in a strange state of focus, noticing that his brother was close by, decided to take his leave
As he got ready to leave, she opened one eye and began to speak
"You hate yourself, your greatest burden is your own existence, yet, you continue to push forward despite your inner reluctance, but due to that restriction no matter how much effort you put in, it yields no result, don't worry poor soul, god has taken pity on you.."
She didn't say anything else after that and also refused to receive payment, as he walked away from that place he had a strange pain in his chest and refused to think more about it.
The problem is after meeting with that girl, he was unable to sleep anymore he would lay awake at night staring at the ceiling with only one thought in his head, 'I want to hangout with the fairy today..'
As he searched for ways to get to sleep, he stumbled upon something called 'lucid dreaming ' , and decided to try it out, after all it's not as if normal sleep works, and maybe he can finally have a proper conversation with the dream fairy where he can respond to her
As he searched for ways to get to sleep easily, he stumbled upon something called 'lucid dreaming ' and so decided to try it out, after all it's not as if normal sleep is working out for him
He laid on his bed after fulfilling the instructions written there, and slowly drifted off into sleep
Unfortunately for him though what he saw in his dream was not the beautiful girl, but one of the bullies in school who lived nearby, even in this dream, he was beating up an innocent kid
Overcome by rage, Rei punched him in the face, and continued to hit him even when he was down, there was blood everywhere, but why should he care,
"After all, it's just a dream.." he mumbled with a smirk on his face
As he awoke next day, despite sleeping through the night and most of the morning, he felt tired, he walked into the kitchen to see his father and brother speaking in hushed tones, confused he asked what happened
Ikki: "You know that guy who lives three doors down?"
Of course he did, how could he not remember the face of the guy he spent all night beating up
Taro (Dad): "His parents came to wake him up in the morning, but there was no response, he wasn'tmoving, his breathing was unnoticeable, and he had injuries everywhere. They just rushed him off to the hospital.."
As he heard those words multiple thoughts ran through his mind but one thing stood clear among them all
'There's no way right? It was just a dream..'
He looked through everything he could find on the internet, even hacking into personal databases, but there was no occurrence of lucid dreaming coming true
He immediately rushed out of the house, his destination? The fortune telling girl, maybe she knew something about this
He arrived, luckily the girl was still there
'Ah, you've arrived Rei, how about we finally introduce ourselves. It would be embarrassing to say we've known eachother for 11 years and neither of us know the others name."
Rei: "So you were the girl from my dream..I see. I'm Rei Miyano, glad to finally talk to you."
"Rika. Didn't you come here to find out about something?"
Rei: "Why is that guy actually injured? It was just a dream right..?"
Rika: "It's your ability as it's more commonly called. That day, the heavens took pity on you and blessed you."
Rei didn't know what to say, he simply stared at her while she gave him a smile
Rika: "I consider you to be very dear to me, so I'll make you a proposition, come to eternal paradise, come to Mint Eye."
Rei just realised, 'am I...being invited to a cult?" No wonder she spoke so much of the heavens and god..
But another thought came to mind, why should he reject, there was no reason to and so he took the girl's hand
And at that moment, his younger brother burst in
Ikki: "There's no way I'm letting my brother join some shady cult!"
Rika: "but it isn't your choice, is it? It gives off the feeling you're being controlling of your brother under the pretence of being worried."
He was at a loss for words and Izuku thought of speaking up for him
Ikki: "If he's joining, I'm joining as well!"
Rika: "Welcome to Mint Eye then! There is a favour I'd like to request of you two, could you both please join UA as spies."
Rei: "Such a direct request.."
Ikki: "How is she already asking us favours..?"
Rika: "But you'll need another quirk to avoid suspicion Rei..."
She seemed deep in thought and said "How would you like 'Master of the Sword'."
He nodded his head frantically
Ikki: "Is it that easy to get an ability...Wtf"
The story seems to be taking an irregular turn, the once crippled nobody will be taking a risk like never before, but he isn't alone.