ch 1 pt1 Red/-The Witch.

Some say with great power comes great responsibility and others say power corrupts. but if ethers true, why is it that some of the greatest heroes started as powerless individuals? Is it responsibility is it will or is it something else entirely? Well, let's see if we can't find out.

Red/-The Witch.

Atsuko Kagari was born into a world where almost everyone had some form of superhuman ability. Everyone but her that is. She was one of the unlucky few born without any form of superpowers, but she refused to let that define her. By the time she was out of primary school, she had been kicked out of almost a dozen schools for picking fights with bullies. Any time she had seen someone picking on someone else she would step in even despite her lack of powers. Though due to her lack of powers a lot of the kids thought they could get away with it or with bullying her. Kagari was quick to prove them wrong but usually at the cost of her own safety. By the time she was to move to secondary school her mother had pulled her out of public school and started to home school her. Even after her mother got a promotion and they had to move to Japan she was still homeschooled by a private tutor. All the while she still dreamed of helping others and having powers like the heroes she idolized. None more so than Shiny Chariot. A hero who had disappeared years ago. No one had been able to figure out her quirk as it seemed to defy all attempts to define it. As it could seem to rewrite the rules of reality as if it was magic itself.

Kagari was walking home from a trip to the bookstore to pick up some manga. As she walked, she spotted a green haired boy being chased by three boys. Her mother really wasn't going to be happy with her if she got in yet another fight. So, she hoped more for her sake than the green haired boys that she was wrong as she started to chase after them.

"There's no wear left to run Deku." One of the boys said as crystals spines sprouted on his arm.

"Hey leave him alone!" Kagari said coming to the boy's defense.

"Ha, what the hell is this Deku do you need a girl to protect you now? I knew Bakugou was too soft on you. You two deal with her I will get the freak." As he said that Kagari charged.

To the shock of the boys and before any of them could act. She slammed her fist into a skinny boy's face and with a satisfying crack. She was pretty sure she had broken the boy's nose but before he could drop, she grabbed his wrist pulling him in front of her. Using him to block the punch of a large boy with boar like mutations. She dropped down letting the skinny boy be thrown over her by the larger boy's punch.

"Gee thanks for the help big guy." She said with a cheeky smile as she shot forwards toward the boy with crystal powers and the apparent ringleader.

"What the!?!" Was all the boy could say before she swiped his feet out from under him. She then ran right over him not bothering to care if he caught a glimpse up her skirt. As she spotted just what she needed. Grabbing a pipe and a trash can lid holding them sword and board style. She turned to face the boar guy placing herself between the green haired boy and the boy with bour mutations.

"When you see an opening, I want you to run." She said not looking back at the boy.

"Bu but I I can't just leave you here." The boy stuttered out.

"Don't worry once your clear I'll be right behind you." She said charging the boy with bour mutations. stomping on the ringleader in the process making him curl up into a fetal position. She managed to block the boy's first punch with her impromptu shield. Dinting it and sending a jolt of pain up her arm to her shoulder from the impact. She swung the pipe down on his arm getting a cry out of the boy before rearing back and punching him with the lid. Making him stumble back giving the green haired boy the opportunity to run for it. As the big guy landed on his but he growled as he started to become more beast like as he used his quirk. Kagari didn't give him the opportunity as she swung the pipe down on his leg getting a yelp from him. She doubted she had done any real damage, but it would at least keep him from chasing after them. She turned to try and run only to find her way blocked by the skinny boy. She readied the pipe hoping it would be enough to scare him. As she swung the pipe though unlike with the big guy. She wasn't trying to hit him but to her surprise, the boy grabbed the pipe and it vanished.

"Oh, come on." She said swinging the trash can lid at him while she tried to get past him. Unfortunately like the pipe, the lid vanished as she tried to run past him. However, she for once wasn't fast enough and the boy was able to grab her. What happened next, she could only describe as extremely disorientating and unpleasant as she was teleported away. Kagari hit the ground hard gasping for air and before she could even try to catch her breath, she had to roll over so she could throw up. Coughing she rolled onto her back to both catch her breath and let her insides settle.

"Oh … God …. Moms …. Going …. To kill me." she panted looking up at the sky peeking through the thick forest canopy above her. She laid their weighting to catch her breath before she finally got to her feet looking around for any landmarks. Only to find none instead finding only forests in all directions. She sighed and pulled out her phone finding that it had no signal.

"Oh, great now moms really, going to kill me. Where the heck even am I?" She said as she picked a direction and started walking.

Hours later she was still walking and still had no signal and if that wasn't bad enough her phone was starting to die. On top of that, she was actually starting to get worried as it was starting to get dark. Though the worst part was she was beginning to suspect that she wasn't even in Japan anymore. Because the more she walked the more the local wildlife looked like that out of a fantasy novel. In fact, if she wasn't wrong some of it was starting to glow now that the sun was starting to set. Worried tired and thirsty she tried to find some wear to rest for the night. Stumbling across a cave she walked in to see if she could rest there for the night. This was something she would dearly regret not three minutes later. As she was chased out by a giant chicken with a snake head for a tail.

"Daaaaaa what the heck ?!!" Kagari cried as she ran for her life only to trip rolling down a hill and out of the way of the monster's breath attack. The green mist, the monster breathed out turned the nearby plants to stone.

"Ow, come on!!! It has a quirk too!! No fair!" She said desperately running for her life but unnoticed by her, one of the roots rose out of the ground tripping her. As she picked herself up, she noticed a tree with a split down the middle surrounded by briers. Hearing the monster cry out as it searched for her had her scrambling to her feet and through the tree. Finding herself in a small clearing covered in routes and surrounded by towering walls of briers. While she doubted it be enough to keep that thing out it might be enough to keep her hidden. As she started to enter the clearing a small light in the center of the clearing flickered into existence. Then another and another as Kagari approached the light seemingly drawn to them until there were nine lights. Before in a flash, the lights turned into a golden short staff with nine glowing gems embedded into it. This staff was something Kagari instantly recognized as her idols Shining Chariot's shiny rod. The shiny rod was a support item used by Chariot. Kagari picked it up and she wasn't quite sure how to describe it just felt right. Like she had been missing a large part of herself and she had just found it. Warm energy flowed up her arm from the shiny rod and into her very core. Unfortunately, before she could try and process what was going on. The monster came crashing through the brier walls charging at Kagari and blocking her only way out of the briers. Kagari raised her arms to try and shield herself. She expected it to turn her to stone or smash her or just outright eat her. Instead, she heard a loud thud from the monster colliding with a forcefield. She looked up, realizing two things. One the rod had given her powers and two she had absolutely no idea what she was doing! Evident by the fact the shield flickered and vanished as the shiny rod morphed into a bow. Kagari only just managed to dodge out of the way as the monster tried to skewer her with its beak. She drew the bow back aiming it as best she could even though she had never used a bow before in her life and let a magic arrow fly. The arrow hit the monster and exploded surrounding the monster in a pink mist. The monster cried out in pain. Inhaling the pink mist knocking it out and causing it to topple to the ground, with a thud that shook the surrounding forest.

"Oh my god haha I did it. I did it! Oh my god! I've got powers now and I defeated a monster with them!!" She shouted between laughing just happy to be alive. As unnoticed by Akko, a giant woman started to materialize out of a flurry of leaves. She had pale skin green eyes long teal hair and antler like horns. However, her most striking feature was she was covered in vibrant plant life, but it wasn't just growing on her it was woven into her very being. Flowers bloomed in her hair and green plants trimmed her dress. With all this taken together, you might just mistake her for mother nature herself and you wouldn't be too far off.

"Oh, my what happened here?" The mysterious woman said looking around at all the destruction.

"Sta stay back!" Kagari stuttered out drawing her bow.

"Oh, dear how did you get in here, and your hurt, let me. Weight! That bow where did you get that!!" She said noticing the shining rod.

"I I don't know it just appeared here." Kagari said not yet lowering the bow.

"The Claiomh Solais appeared to you!" She said in shock.

"I didn't steal it or anything I swear it just appeared here." Kagari said worriedly lowering the bow.

"No, no, I believe you the Claiomh Solais is a special item. That only works for those it chooses and by the looks of it. It chose to help you in your time of need. By doing so it now belongs to you for as long as it chooses to serve you." As she said the Claiomh Solais changed from a bow to a bracelet on Kagari's left wrist.

"Wow." was all she could say as she inspected the band on her wrist.

"May I know your name bearer of the Claiomh Solais." The woman asked smiling down at the girl.

"Um I'm Atsuko Kagari but most people call me Akko." She said trying to wrap her head around all of this.

"Well then miss Akko if you would allow me to introduce myself. I'm Woodward the caretaker of the forest of Arcturus and the guardian of the Claiomh Solais." Woodward said with a bow and a gentle smile.

"Sooo if you're this Solais thingy's guardian. Does that mean your hear to take it back?" Akko asked. Her disappointment was evident at the idea of losing her newfound powers.

"No no the Claiomh Solais chose you. It is yours now I have no right or desire to take it from you. My job as its guardian is to simply keep it from those who would try to miss use its power. As its wielder that burden now falls to you. It's now up to you to protect it and use it as you see fit." She said hoping to soothe Akko's worries.

"Ok um how do I do that? Ah I mean use it that is. I've never even had any powers before so I'm not really sure how to use it." She said looking over the band on her wrist.

"Oh, but haven't you used it already? Not only that you used it to defeat the Cockatrice and that's no small feat but if you truly are worried about learning to use it properly. I'd be happy to teach you how to use its power and how to use magic in general. However, I must stress that how you use it and what you use it for must always be your choice and only your choice. As though you can use it for the sake of others using it in other stead risks losing it forever." Woodward warned sternly.

"Ok I won't I promise….. but I really appreciate you teaching me." Akko said with a bow.

"Of course, it would be my honor." Woodward said with a nod.

"We can start your training come morning as it's starting to get quite late." She said looking up at the night sky.

"Aaaah I almost forgot my mom's going to kill me for being out this late." Akko said starting to freak out.

"No need to worry I doubt a mother who worries so much would harm their child. If you are still so desperate to return home, I'll show you how to use the Ley Lines. So, you can come and go as you please and we can continue your training at a later point." She said turning to lead Akko to her home.

"The lay lines used to stretch to every corner of the globe. Now they barely circle the globe thankfully one run's through a good portion of Japan." She said picking up a fist sized stone before infusing magic into it making it glow with green runes.

"This is a way stone. It will let you travel using the lay lines. Well, that is until you learn to do so yourself. Now before I show you how to use this, I must caution you. This stone only has a handful of uses in it. So, I must warn you to not use it frivolously, or else you might find yourself trapped somewhere with no way back. I will refresh the stone each time you come here to train." She said handing the stone to Akko.

"All right I'll keep that in mind, but how do I use it." Akko asked inspecting the way stone.

"Ahh yes all you need to do is focus on where you want to go, and the lay line will do its best to send you there. Though it might not be able to take you exactly where you want to go it will get you as close as possible." Woodward explains while urging her to try it. Akko pictured the alleyway where she had saved the green haired boy earlier. Then suddenly to her surprise, a green vine like portal opened up in Infront of her.

"Oh wow!" she said surprised with how easy that was to use.

"Now all you have to do is step through to the other side, but I must warn you to prepare yourself for a rough landing."

"Ok' oh and before I go thanks for your help." Akko said before stepping into the portal but once she was through Woodward smiled.

"No thank you guardian." she said summoning an orb of water to watch Akko's journey.

Meanwhile, Akko wasn't doing so well. Without any way to control her movements in the Ley Line, she was forced to tumble along swept up by the current generated by the way stone. As it led her to her destination and once, she reached said destination Akko was thrown out of the portal. This sent her rolling across the ground with a grown.

"That's going to hurt in the morning." Akko groaned as she picked herself up off the ground. At this point, she was sore and covered in cuts and bruises. Her clothes were caked with mud and a little blood and torn to the point they more resembled rags than anything. Barely managing to cover her modesty. She was exhausted and thanks to losing her lunch earlier and the long hike and all the fighting. She was also suffering from hunger and dehydration. She was honestly shocked that she was still standing after all this. Though she guessed this had a lot to do with the one heck of an adrenalin high. That she was starting to come off of, judging by the headache she had forming. Though all and all she was more than a little proud of herself for what she had survived and managed to achieve. As she got to her feet, she noticed she was in a small park. The park was a few streets over from the alleyway she had helped the green haired boy in. 'And dear god did that feel like it had happened forever ago.' She thought pulling out her phone as she made her way over to a bench three percent left. She'd have to make the call quick, but she was just thankful it wasn't broken as she dialed for help.

"Hello, this is police and hero dispatch. Please state the nature of your emergency." A woman on the other end of the line said answering the call.

"Um my name is Atsuko Kagari. I got hit by a teleportation quirk. I managed to find someone to send me back but I'm in a kind of rough state. Could you please send someone to help me?

"All right mam we are dispatching emergency services to your location. Please stay on the line tell help arrives." The woman said sounding slightly concerned.

"I'll try but my phone is down to two percent, and I don't know if it will last that long." She said as the streetlights in the park were starting to flicker on. Casting a small spotlight down on her as she set down.

"All right miss the first hero should be there any minute no-." Unfortunately, before she could finish the phone finally died.

"Damn it." Was all she managed to say. Before a hero in full body white armor with exhaust on each arm ran into the park at super speed spotting her.