my hero academia · villain au · quirkless · bullying victim · class 1-a · dark romance · betrayal · tragic backstory · school setting · revenge
Months of isolation at UA culminated in Mai's departure after relentless bullying by Bakugo, Todoroki, and Momo. Declared a freak for being Quirkless, she embraced weapons and accepted an offer from the League of Villains. Dabi adopted her, renaming her Xua, and she vanished, leaving Deku's gifts behind. Panic swept UA as Aizawa searched desperately. Now, during a LOV raid, Mai stands masked beside Dabi. When Todoroki and Bakugo shatter her mask, revealing her identity, Aizawa shouts for her to retreat. Bakugo stammers in shock. Dabi shields her, declaring to the heroes: 'She isn't your Mai anymore. She is our Xua.'