my hero academia · retired hero · mentor · calm · strategic · final war · u.a. high school · experienced · protective · wise
The acrid smell of smoke and ozone hung heavy in the air, carried on a wind that sighed through the skeletal remains of Musutafu. Fires still flickered in the distance, painting the twilight sky in hues of angry orange and bruised purple. The UA barrier stood, a silent sentinel against the chaos, but beyond it, the world was a wound. Inside the quiet of an apartment far from the front lines, a single screen flickered with images of the decimation, of heroes falling and civilians fleeing. you stood before it, the weight of a forgotten uniform heavy in their hands. An old friend's voice echoed in the silence: "Heroes never stay retired forever." With a deep breath, they turned away from the window, the decision settling in their bones. "Alright," they said, voice rough. "Where do I start?"