Vector of Fate
1In the modern world, people with amazing abilities perform great feets and great horrors. This all started two hundred years ago when Quirks appeared. These powers changed society. In the chaos of the early years, people with these abilities would use them for their own selfish desires. Panic gripped the streets as the laws failed to adapt. In this brave men and women stood up and used their own Quirks to stand up and stop those who used their Quirks for their own ends.
Soon being a hero was recognized as an actual Profession. With it, fame and money came as people began to celebrate their actions. Soon life became something out of a comic book. In the modern society at least eighty percent have a Quirk. Of that number, the majority had something of a mundane Quirk. Many of which didn't grow for generations.
All it takes, however, is for a mutation to one of these mundane Quirks. A simple change from parent to child to turn something mundane into something special. Something with the potential to be both amazing and terrifying.
***
Inko was a little worried for her daughter. All the other kids her age were already starting to develop their own Quirks while her little girl hadn't shown her's. The man in front of them was a Quirk Specialist who she had seen about it. The specialist let out a sigh. "Sorry kid, it's not happening."
His words caused Izumi to drop her All Might action figure. A gift from her dad. All Might the number one hero in the country. The Symbol of Peace as he was titled was her idol. Izumi wanted to become a hero just like him. Naturally hearing this was beyond devastating for the little girl. "Wha-what?"
The doctor motioned to the X-rays. It showed her feet and a second join at the end of her pinkie toe. It was actually the only thing that had been X-rayed and for good reason. "When Quirks started appearing there was a lot of research into them, and one thing discovered was that those that developed a Quirk tend to lose the extra joint in their pinkie toe." On Izumi's X-Ray Inko could see that her daughter had the extra joint. "Now it's not one hundred percent mind you, a few cases exist where people had a Quirk and the toe joint would pop up every now and again."
That caused Izumi to perk up just a bit. As if a small shred of hope existed. "T-there's still a chance?"
Honestly, the man felt terrible for what he was going to say. True, the only way to be one hundred percent sure was for a genetic test. An active Quirk had certain markers over an inactive one. However, while they could try it it would seem like a waste. "I'm sorry but the chances of it happening in this day and age seems impossible."
That was another thing about the toe joint Quirk cases. They stopped happening over fifty years ago. It seemed like a false hope. One that the doctor wasn't willing to give the little girl. He turned to Inko as he pulled out a pen and paper. "If you don't mind me asking what are the Quirks of both you and your husband?" Seeing how Izumi was likely going to be a Quirk carrier it was best to get an idea on what the possibilities could be.
"Oh my husband, Hisashi, he can breathe fire." Fire based Quirks were rather common. Most didn't have much in the way of power. Still, they tend to be rather versatile in what happened when passed on and sometimes were greatly affected by another Quirk type being thrown into the mix. "My Quirk allows me to attract small objects to myself."
Inko gave a demonstration as she held out her hand. The All Might action figure floated over to her hand. Inko had always likened this to having another hand which helped her pick up small objects that were just out of reach. It was nothing beyond that. A limited psychic ability. A mundane Quirk with nothing special about itself.
***
Izumi looked at the video of All Might saving the day with tears in her eyes. Her dreams had been shattered today. She didn't have a Quirk. Her dreams of becoming a hero. Of becoming someone to look up to was gone. "For I am here!"
The video came to an end as Izumi reached to hit play again. At that the wheeled chair she was on suddenly slipped. With it, Izumi was sent right on the ground with a thud. She cried out in pain twisting her ankle in the process. Her mother had gone out to get groceries. Inko was hoping to make Izumi her favorite food to soften the blow that had been dealt to her.
Izumi tried to reach for something to pull herself up. With her eyes closed, she tried and will something to happen. At that moment something did happen. The air behind her back seemed to distort as a long tentacle line arm moved out. At the end of it were the four fingers and a thumb mirroring a human hand. The hand gripped the desk and pulled Izumi back up to her feet.
The young girl opened her eyes at this. She could feel it the phantom-like limb that had shot out from her back. Her mouth was agape at this. "Izumi honey are you alright?" Inko asked, walking in. She didn't spot the slight air distortions as all she could see was Izumi looking at something in the air. "Izumi, is something wrong?"
Izumi turned to her mother as she felt another limb slowly sprang up from her back. Moving it around it picked up the All Might action figure she had dropped and floated it up in the air. Inko gasped as she watched the action figure float. "M-mom I think…" Tears of joy started to form in her eyes, "I-I think I got a Quirk!"
Inko raced to her daughter and brought her into a hug. The two cried tears of joy at this development. The next day Inko and Izumi visited the Quirk Specialist who was at a loss for words about Izumi's mind arms. A name that Izumi would cease to use as she got older, replaced with the word Vectors. From a DNA test, it became clear that her Quirk was a mutation of her mother's. A surprising development in of itself has her Quirk had been passed on for generations without much of a change.
As for Izumi, the mutation seemed to alter her bone structure. From what was guessed the mutation to the Quirk was to blame. In a year two small horns shaped like cat ears had formed on her head. They were mostly just a cluster of bone, cartilage with nerves lining them. Rather useless at the end of the day. The next change happened around that time. Her eyes turned red and her hair started to bleed pink at its tips. Besides this and a minor degree of healing, this was all the physical changes that seemed to happen.
Rather tame compared to how some of these mutations could go. As for her Vectors, she seemed able to generate up to four of them. The maximum range being about five meters. The psychic limbs were rather strong; each could lift hundreds of pounds. Though she never really tested its limits and always seemed hesitant to use more than one.
When she was twelve she discovered the dangers of her abilities. By accident, she ended up nearly breaking the arm of one of her classmates when she put too much force into it. Needless to say, some of her classmates got rather scared of her. Having nearly invisible arms that could pick them up and parade them around like a puppet, steal things from them without knowing, or worse was a rather terrifying thought.
"Fools, they have no idea what you can really do to them." That's when she heard it. An emotionless voice in her head. Those with psychic based Quirks were known to develop mental issues. It was theorized to be a bit of a side effect of alterations to the mind that came with these powers.
They were almost always temporary lasting a year at most. Izumi, however, was one of the few who ended up not getting rid of such a thing. Likely as a result of the mutation to her mother's Quirk when passed on this voice never went away. It was cold, emotionless, and yet rather prone to violence. It was more annoying than anything.
Izumi put up with the Voice. Eventually, after ignoring it for a solid two years the voice stopped making regular remarks. Only occasionally appearing in the back of her mind.
***
Izumi finished writing down in her notebook as she pulled her drink up to her mouth with her Vector. One of the pressures of having four extra limbs was that she could do many more things at once. "Hey Deku."
She was pulled out of her thoughts as she looked up from her seat. Her friend Katsuki Bakugo was a rather driven individual, to say the least. Most of the students in the class praised him. Why wouldn't they? He was number one in the class when it came to grades and his Quirk Explosions was a rather versatile one. He was also one of a few people who weren't afraid of what her Vectors could do.
"Yes, Kacchan?" The two of them had childhood nicknames for each one. Names they never stopped using as they got older.
A few whispers could be heard from the girls on a nearby table. As they both had gotten older the use of their nicknames started to take on a new meaning to some. Rumors started circulating about them being together. It was something both her and Katsuki chose to ignore.
The two of them had known each other for so long they were practically family. The idea of being in a relationship sounded more akin to dating one's cousin to the two of them.
"You want to take the mock tests with me?"
The mock tests for becoming a hero. Izumi was tempted to join him. It would give her some idea about what she could do and perhaps even improve.
"What good is improving when you don't even use your full potential."
Great, the voice was back. After a full month of staying quiet too. Izumi ignored it like she usually did.
"No, I think I might try testing myself at the old beach."
The beach in question was one that had been turned into a junkyard. It was the perfect spot for anyone to test their Quirk. Both she and Katsuki had thought about using it for such before.
"Alright, suit yourself." Katsuki took his empty tray and was about to put it away before looking at her with his hardened gaze. "You better get into U.A. with me when the tests begin."
Oh, yes the promise to get into U.A. together. They had both made it as kids. With their last year in junior high around the corner, it seemed closer than ever before. Though if she was honest Izumi felt like Katsuki saw her more as his sidekick then as an equal. Even still his gaze was quite intimidating.
"D-don't worry I haven't forgotten."
She ignored the gossiping girl on the other end. A sigh escaping her lips. It wasn't the girls nor Katsuki that brought it on. It was all herself. While she wasn't bullied in the traditional since her Quirks abilities made her something of an outcast. A few wondered if she would become a villain given how her Quirk seemed equally suited for the thing.
"Perhaps you should make them shut up about it?"
Great, it was one of those days where the voice was rather chatty. Why it didn't just shut up and fade away within her subconscious she would never know.
'Lucy, that would make me even more of an outcast and prove them right, you know.'
It was a name the Voice came up for itself. One which Izumi only used on the few occasions she chose to respond to its suggestions. Mostly the rather stupid ones like this.
"Whatever."
With that Izumi would finally have the rest of the week without having to deal with the voice in her head. Honestly, though she was scared about what would happen if the voice ended up in control of her body. If the way it spoke, and the things it spoke about was any indication Izumi would hazard a guess at the damage she would inflict on others.
'It's a really good thing that can never happen.'