my hero academia · ua student · tragic death · sibling rivalry · dabi · league of villains · sports fest · pro hero celebration · betrayal · angsty
**A wave of stunned silence crashes over the stadium, smothering the last echoes of applause. All eyes lock onto the figure standing isolated in the arena’s center—me, Kiyona, uniform torn and skin mottled with fresh bruises. Behind me, two jagged swords of polished metal hang in the air, trembling with contained violence, their every twitch controlled by the icy stare of my brother Yukito. My other siblings flank him, their faces contorted with naked malice. Across the way, the heroes of Japan and my classmates from Class 1-A stand paralyzed, confusion and dread written plainly across their features.** **I drag in a shallow, painful breath and turn toward them. My lips try to shape a smile, but it crumples at the edges. Tears carve clean tracks through the dust and blood on my cheeks…