[Kaida Ikarashi]

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“- on just how this incident occurred. Whilst the Coast Guard and Navy had been prepared to take deadly force if necessary against the pirates, the unprecedented weather events made the military liable to an ambush that had been set prior to their arrival. Attempts were made to board the pirate ship unsuccessfully after Kenzou Kagutsuchi made contact with Katsuro Ikarashi, a lieutenant of the Ikarashi Clan and one of the sons of their leaders, Nanami and Kazuya Ikarashi. Katsuro Ikarashi is a fugitive that has fled from custody for a number of years after an incident with a weapons cartel in northern Hokkaido in 2089, eleven years ago, where several members of the opposing cartel were found electrocuted to death as Katsuro as the suspect. Refusal and elusion of arrest as well as his quirk records find him most likely to be the perpetrator. He was seen on that day by eyewitness accounts of both the ship’s crews, the Inazuma and Hida, as the person who put Kenzou Kagutsuchi into a coma from which he has sadly yet to wake up from.[break][break]

The two students, Kaida Ikarashi, whom is the mentee of Kenzou, and Junsuina Kanjo are seniors at Japan’s number one hero school, U.A, were present at the incident. Whilst not much is known about Miss Kanjo, eyes and ears are certainly turned towards Kaida Ikarashi, the youngest child within the Ikarashi Clan, and the sister of Katsuro Ikarashi. Kaida has been a fan favourite of conspiracies on media and internet ever since she enrolled in U.A four years ago for unknown reasons, and podcasts often commentate on her confusing presence within hero society given her family’s criminal status within both the yakuza and villainy in Japan. Kaida was seen fighting her brother after neutralising another clan lieutenant, only known by his alias ‘Presley’. The fight was only for but a short moment after Katsuro seemingly switched targets, attacking Miss Kanjo and putting her unconscious. Another unnamed individual appeared afterwards, a person who the media has simply named ‘Kitsune’, seemingly intervened in the fight before Katsuro could do any further damage.[break][break]

Before reinforcements could arrive, the three fled the scene, presumably to the nearby island Mikurajima, disappearing before they could be pursued. Kagutsuchi and Miss Kanjo were air-lifted to the nearest hospital to receive urgent care, and Miss Kanjo has been reported to have been detained recently with careful watch on her health. Eyewitness accounts also…”[break][break]

“- you feel. I’ve been fighting them every time I’m on the clock, and even after years of training, I still get so furious when I see them, when I remember what they’ve done to people. But fighting, it’s not fun or games, it’s not for bloodlust. It’s to help people who need it. I’m going to help you, but you need to remember that, Kaida…”[break][break]

“At the end of the day, we both know you’re a good person, and eventually people will come to realise that, too.”[break][break]

“Will you continue to deny your true nature, Kaida? Will you continue to deceive yourself into thinking that there's any other way forward for you?"[break][break]

“You… you won’t forget this… I’ll come for you. Katsuro. I’ll be there. I’ll crush you… I’ll make you suffer just like they did… you’ll be begging for death… because it’s going to be better than living knowing what you’ve done.”[break][break]

Glancing up from her hands, Kaida closed her eyes. “Yeah… just remember that.”[break][break]

But it was hard to.[break][break]

Remembering life as something other than bloodshed was growing increasingly difficult as every day beyond the incident at sea with her brother passed. She'll always remember the way she tried to weakly defend herself, to say she was a tool of justice that protected the weak, and how her brother so vividly denied it. She'll remember how she lied to herself. She'll remember that she's always searching for their deaths.[break][break]

She needed to get away. Somewhere else. Talk to someone who wasn't the press or the other students that judged her, and teachers that breathed down her neck.[break][break]

Kaida's cold hand found itself knocking on Kazashi's door, a trip she hardly registered making from U.A to here, turning her phone's radio off that rattled news she would rather forget. The hero, she had invited the dragoness here. Surely... surely it meant she was welcome somewhere.

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[Kazashi McCoy]

Kazashi could only relate to Kaida's plight. All the rumors that spread about her, conspiracies just because of her family name. For Kaz it wasn't a problem for as long, at least she had been spared the humiliation until her time at UAU when her biological villain father suddenly emerged out of nowhere. Since then it was Kaneko this, Crown of Blood that. Nothing that Kaz had ever done as a fledgling hero student and rookie hero ever mattered, because she was always living in her father's shadow. The thought of Kaida having to go through the same, it was enough to bring tears to her eyes.

As fast as the world was moving today, Kazashi knew it could be a lonely existence too. Sure, she had Chuck to lean on and if she didn't have him she didn't know where she would be. Kaida on the other hand, she wasn't outgoing and as far as Kazashi knew her circle of friends were limited. It couldn't hurt to invite her out to her apartment. No, in fact, she wanted to see Kaida. Wanted to talk to her and maybe help cheer her up a bit.

''Comin'!'' She shouted when she heard the knock at the door. Kazashi was wearing a nice, loose-fitting dress that fit her slowly growing baby bump. She hadn't been on patrols in a while, but she still occasionally reviewed reports and did paperwork from home. Mostly, she just kept the place clean, did some crocheting and sewing and made lots of nutritious and healthy meals for Chuck. Opening the door, Kazashi was all smiles as she looked at Kaida. ''There's my favorite dragon hero! How are ya holdin' up, Kaida-chan?'' She stepped aside allowing the young woman entry to her and Chuck's quaint, yet fancy apartment overlooking Tokyo. A devil inviting a dragon inside. Two misfits in the eyes of society.

''Can Ah get ya anythin', tea, water, coffee? We've got some soda, or beer as well, but Ah can't join ya on the last one.'' She smiled, patting her tummy gently as she walked into the kitchen area to fetch them some drinks and snacks. ''Please have a seat in the couch, Ah'll be right there with ya.'' Little figurines carved out of wood were scattered about the apartment, as well as a crib in one corner and handmade baby toys, all Chuck's work. Depending on what Kaida wanted, Kazashi would fill a tray with drinks as well as bowls of little snacks like crackers and chips. For herself, she got a simple glass of water.

''Ah'm glad ya could make it. Ah hear UA's keepin' ya students so busy these days.'' She smiled, putting the tray down on the couch table before taking a seat herself, wrapping her feet and legs in a gray blanket so that she wouldn't randomly start freezing like she always did. ''An' yer almost done now, final year ahead of ya, right? Time flies.'' She still remembered graduating herself. It was like she blinked her eyes and suddenly she was a pro hero, then she got married and now she was going to be a mother. ''If ya ever need ta get away from the school, just a break from all of it, me an' Chuck's doors are always open, okay? Ya can send a text first, or just show up unannounced, we'll always welcome ya in.'' She smiled warmly.

Kaida Ikarashi

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Dragon Hero? Kaida mused. The likeliness of her being called that in the future after recent and probably future events too was next to nil. Still, sometimes it was nice to dream. Not like she would know what that was like, but Kaida had done enough moping recently and wanted to focus on something else- whilst she didn't see visiting Kazashi in that moment as much more than a distraction, it would be nice to catch up with an old friend.[break][break]

"Water is fine," Kaida agreed, sending the woman a warm look as she lead the senior inside- not quite a smile, but it wasn't the ever omnipresent scowl she always wore. "and... I'm about as well as I can be, honestly." All things considered. "I heard about the news, by the way," she added, sending a quick look to Kazashi's belly. "congratulations. You deserve to be happy after everything that happened with your father."[break][break]

Hopefully she didn't notice that she was avoiding a certain conversation topic.[break][break]

Sitting down on the couch, Kaida eyed Kazashi as she got herself all in a tizzy- she was well on her way to becoming a good mother, Kaida thought, with the way she was already offering the senior food and drink very generously. "Half way through my last year," She replied, drinking almost all of her water in one go- having water as your main power source did tend to make you use up quite a bit of it. "and... thanks. I needed to get away from everything for a bit. I'm used to the stares, but as of late, they feel more... present. After what happened, I..." She trailed off.[break][break]

Where did she even start?[break][break]

Oh yeah, by the way my brother who loathes me almost killed me and my best friend, and put my mentor in a coma? And he would have killed all of us if some random person in a mask didn't stop him?[break][break]

How the hell was anyone supposed to respond to that?

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[Kazashi McCoy]

''Water it is!'' She couldn't help but blush a bit when the Dragonness congratulated her. ''Ya did?'' She was grinning like an idiot, ''thank ya! A lot has been happenin' in the last couple of years.'' From hero student, to pro hero to almost a mom!! Kazashi's life had been a whirlwind of events and she wouldn't have it any other way. That was the path she had chosen for herself when she chose to marry a villain after all.

She wanted to ask about Kaida's family too, but she was apprehensive. Kaida wasn't exactly eager to talk about them, and Kaz herself knew how complicated family could be. On one hand, she had her biological mother who had been nothing but a sweetheart ever since they reunited, but on the other, her dad was an internationally infamous villain who was rotting away in prison. ''Halfway through! Yer almost joinin' me on the fulltime hero roster!'' She smiled, offering to pour Kaida some more water. ''Yeah..'' Her eyes grew soft as Kaida started to open up a bit. It pained her that the young woman was going through so much ache and pain. All for essentially just existing and trying her best to help society and the people around her. Then those very same people were suspicious of her or spreading rumors. Talk about salt in the wound. ''Do ya want ta talk about it, Kaida-chan?'' She picked up her own cup to warm her hands. She didn't want to force the girl to say anything. This was a safe space after all, Kazashi had emphasized as much. She could say as much as she wanted to, or as little. Just receiving the visit was plenty for Kaz, to see that Kaida was still up for meeting and talking, that she was hopefully eating okay and keeping up with her training.

Unbeknownst to the women in the apartment, heavy footsteps would start ascending the stairs to the highrise outside. Slowly inching closer to their position...

Kaida Ikarashi

[Kaida Ikarashi]

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Talk about it?[break][break]

Kaida was silent for a long moment, staring down at her near-empty glass, watching the water ripple as she set it down upon the table. Suddenly, she didn't feel so much like drinking anymore. Flashes of a storm and the stench of sea salt echoed in her nose as she thought back to that day where everything went so wrong and she almost killed her best friend— though it hadn't been by her hand, Kaida certainly felt like she may as well have been the one to strike Jun down. If she had just refused to go on the mission, no one would have been targeted. No one would have gotten hurt.[break][break]

"The unknown, I've come to realise, is a terrifying thing, Kazashi." Kaida smiled grimly, a gesture that held no happiness. "Prepare as you will, you can do everything, you could try and move mountains and maybe succeed, and that still wouldn't be enough. I can try and view tomorrow as a thing I can shape, but it still doesn't change that what happens, happens, bad or good. And I can't do anything about that. I can't change the future— and I— that—..."[break][break]

It terrifies me.[break][break]

The words did not escape her throat. An admission of fright would weaken her soul, make her vulnerable, she couldn't afford to do that. She is not so strong of a woman that she can lay herself bare and expect no foul repercussion from the world, she was weak, and afraid of the future. Afraid that... "...everything might change for me, and I'm going to lose anything I care about." Kaida held her forehead in a palm, distressed. "And it might be all of my own volition."[break][break]

Too caught up in her own thoughts, she did not notice the lingering presence outside the doorway.

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[Kazashi McCoy]

Kazashi wanted to give her all the space she needed. Time to gather up her thoughts before speaking and when she did, she listened quietly, but attentively. The unknown was indeed a scary thing. Kazashi recalled her own confusion and horror when her villain father first emerged. What were his motives? Why was he targeting her? Why was she separated from her biological parents soon after birth? She knew nothing and could only scream and cry as she watched Chuck get cut down. Getting kidnapped all while she thought no one was coming to save her. There were so many unknowns in that encounter and it killed her, one little piece at a time. If she hadn't been rescued from her father, Kaz wasn't even sure where she would be today.

It pained her to see Kaida in this state. No one should have to deal with so much suffering early in life. ''Kaida...'' What did she even say in a situation like this? She felt like everything that came to her was just moot advice. No, no matter what she settled on, Kaz knew she had to speak honestly, from the heart. That was the only way she could think of that had even a sliver of a chance of reaching Kaida. ''We can't change the future ta where we want it ta be. Not entirely, anyway.'' She put her cup down and folded her hands in her lap. ''But we can influence it, in little ways. It might not seem like much, it might even seem like a waste of time, but startin' small we can slowly push our futures in the direction we'd like.'' She was about to lean forward, reaching for Kaida's hand to give it a comforting squeeze, but before she could there was a bang against the front door as it swung open.

The figure who emerged immediately threw a knife at the back of Kaida's head, but before it could connect, Kazashi leapt from her seat, placing herself between the villain and Kaida as she transformed her hand into a combat boot and punched the knife out of the way, using her durability to completely halt its momentum. Panting, she glared up at whoever it was. Was it one of the guys that were after Chuck?

Familiar auric eyes stared back at her, the man approximately 6'7'' tall with a buzz cut and horns that looked almost identical to her own. ''Daiki! What the hell do ya want?! None of yer heads are here!'' She sneered, ready to thrash the entire apartment if it meant protecting Kaida.

''My business isn't with you, sis.'' He pulled another knife from his belt and pointed it at Kaida. ''It's with her.''

Kaida Ikarashi

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Influencing it? Kaida had tried to do that— she's been doing it for the past five years, ever since she was exiled. She's tracked outposts, intercepted weapons trades during her student life, and even fought her siblings, but none of it ever seemed to go anywhere. Anywhere it went, someone she treasured got hurt, and the more and more she saw the less and less she felt like relying on anyone else. That's what confused her so much, terrified her, chilled her to her bones. She had believed the only path forwards was one she walked alone, and now, it seemed to be the truth.[break][break]

She was so lost in her emotions that she didn't see Kazashi stand up to intercept the knife flung her way. Kaida scrambled to her senses and stood, eyes wide— that would have hit her if Kazashi wasn't there. Shit. What is wrong with me?[break][break]

Looming in the hallway was a man of immense stature, and from the way Kazashi and him talked, they seemed to know each other. Enemies? No. They looked similar. With a weary heart, Kaida realised that these two were family. Kazashi and Kaida were more closely in link than she originally thought.[break][break]

The dragoness hardly knew anything they were talking about, much less anything about heads, but given their environment, the last thing Kaida wanted was trouble. Attempting to sort her senses, she took a few deep breaths before questioning him. "What do you want?" Kaida said calmly, if albeit with a tinge of unease. She needed to lead the conversation here— with Kazashi pregnant, Kaida didn't want any attention on her.

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Of all the things that could happen today, why did Daiki show up? Was it because he knew Chuck wasn't home? But he said he had no business with her, only Kaida. What could he be referring to, wanting to peek into her head? But why Kaida? She couldn't possibly hold any valuable knowledge about whatever he was looking for. ''Ah'm not givin' ya her head!'' She shouted back, her kind demeanor towards Kaida replaced with a fierce, defensive anger directed at the villain. ''Ah oughta arrest ya right now.'' She scoffed.

''You can't do that.'' He said calmly, still pointing a knife at them. ''Even I can tell you can't win against me in your current state.'' As if disregarding her completely, he turned to Kaida instead, the one he was much more interested in. ''Your head, preferably without a fight. Although I sense that won't be happening.'' Without taking her eyes off him, Kazashi spoke, lower, this time to Kaida. ''His quirk is multifaceted. He has insane regeneration an' can survive havin' his head chopped off. He's also able ta open yer head like an encyclopedia if he gets too close.''

''You're an Ikarashi, aren't you?'' He continued staring her down. ''We have a lot in common. I want to know a little more about your family.'' He took out another knife with his other hand and began stepping forward. Soon, he entered into a sprint, swinging one knife at Kaida and one at Kazashi. Kaz was only able to intercept the knife that was headed for herself, and could only watch in horror as time slowed to a crawl. Would Kaida be able to react to the incoming stab in time?

Kaida Ikarashi

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She supposed she should have expected as much. Owning the family title of Ikarashi meant that you were bound to have enemies, even if you hadn't done any wrong— that was simply the weight that came with the name. Amongst villains versus heroes, there were also villains versus villains, and competition between well respected factions was commonplace. If this were such the case, Kaida couldn't help but wonder who in her family might have put a bounty on her head. It wasn't to say she hadn't done any wrong. As far as Kaida is concerned, she's been doing everything wrong her entire life.[break][break]

The man, Daiki as Kazashi had called him, seemed like a problematic opponent, from what her friend had said. It was an understatement. Anyone able to get inside her head was an extreme threat to Kaida for a various amount of reasons— and not just the valuable information she retained, but of what the monster in her would do if it felt someone poking around inside her. Kaida's clenched fists shake— she's going to start bleeding if she pondered too much longer. Kazashi wasn't Daiki's target— but she could be, and Daiki could use Kazashi against her.[break][break]

She's just a civvie at this point! She's pregnant, for god's sake! You need to do something about this, Kaida, goddammit![break][break]

She's in so much of a tizzy about her priorities that the knife skimmed her cheek by the thinnest hair as she dodged away from Kazashi, and with record speed, she closed the minute distance between her and Daiki. A low-stanced punch, aimed at his chin. If it connected, she would send him flying from Kazashi's apartment. A cost great in payment for repairs, but lesser in protection for Kazashi. She'd pay for it later... if they both made it out of this.

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It pissed her off.

Kaida had done nothing wrong. All she did was exist with a cursed surname, born into a shitty family and this was the treatment she received because of it? Kaz couldn't stand for any of it. In fact, she was ready to come out swinging for Kaida. Hero, villain, it hella didn't matter, no one was going to talk down her friend. Kaida was born into a horrible family, sure, but she had a right to live. Being born was not a crime.

Her heart almost stopped, momentary relief washing over her as the knife just barely flew past Kaida's face. ''Daiki, back off!'' The anger was dripping out of her voice, she was an angry mother bear ready to beat up, maybe even kill her own half sibling if she had to. If it came down to it his life certainly wasn't worth more than Kaida's.

Daiki immediately tried to follow up his failed knife throw with a jab, but before he could get a hit in on the dragonness she managed to sock him in the chin instead. The villain let out a grunt as he stumbled backwards. The fact that he even had to back up a bit, hulking brute as he was, was a testament to Kaida's strength. ''That's it. You're definitely one of them.'' his eyes were locked onto Kaida.

However, he quickly recovered, reaching for another knife on the inside of his vest, this time trying to stab Kaida in the neck, but before the steel could sink into her, it was swiftly deflected by Kazashi's scarf arm, slingshotting out to render his weapon useless. She might be pregnant, she might not have been in a real fight for months, but stopping knives was still child's play for her quirk. Frustrated, Daiki instead tried to bring his leg around to kick Kaida in the ribs, attempting to kick her into a nearby drawer should he be successful.

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Kaida could only watched with unabashed horror and annoyance that he hadn't gone flying out of the apartment with her swing. That simple action gave her more than enough knowledge— Daiki was on par with her elder siblings, even Kenzou her mentor, and that was bad news for the both of them. So so bad, that she froze as he closed the distance between them, stunned, even with that new knife in his hands.[break][break]

"Daiki, back off!"[break][break]

What are you doing? Snap out of it!

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The beast's voice registered in her mind after Kazashi had deflected the second knife away from the senior, Kaida whipping her gaze upwards as Daiki brought his leg into her with tremendous force, sending her skidding across the floor, barely managing to block it in time. That was going to leave some heavy bruises. Hopping backwards to Kazashi's side again, she brought her fists to the sides of her face in a defensive position alluring to her fighting style, sending one quick glance to her friend. "What the hell is this guy's deal? Kazashi," Kaida hissed. "I don't want to fight in your apartment— or get you involved in this—" she broke off, true uncertainty in her eyes. "What do you want me to do?" She sucked in a breath, facing Daiki with newfound pure, unadulterated anger in her icy-amber eyes. [break][break]

How dare he have the audacity to encroach upon them like this? Bringing the both of them into his goals, when all they should have been doing today was talking— that was it, just talking. Catching up on old times, and figuring out how to deal with the future. It wasn't so much to ask, was it?[break][break]

Was it?[break][break]

"How do I beat this guy's ass so hard that he won't remember either of us?"

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''Never mind the apartment, are ya okay?'' The fear had spiked in her when Kaida took that kick. Far from fatal, but any amount of damage incurred by the young woman who had already endured so much tore at her soul. ''Ah was involved a long time ago. He's bad news.'' A near immortal villain with a selfish hunger for knowledge. Of all the people, why set his sight on Kaida? He mentioned her family name, was it because he wanted to know about her family? Why would that relate to his goal? What was his goal anyway, what was he hoping to accomplish by attacking them?

Daiki smirked when Kaida looked back at him in anger, meeting her gaze with his own. ''I want you to give up.'' His words were monotone, calculating and a little desperate. ''Let me look into your mind and learn about the Ikarashi family.'' Kazashi was glaring back at him too, cutting into the conversation. ''Like hell she will, yer gonna kill her if she does!'' She hadn't encountered him many times, but the trail of bodies he had left behind his descend into villainy spoke for itself.

''Kaida-chan.'' She steeled herself at her friend's words, ''Ya can fly, right? We toss him out the window. It won't kill him, it probably won't make him forget either, but it'll hurt him enough ta make him leave us alone.'' Or so she hoped, dealing with regeneration quirks were always a pain. ''Either that, or hit him with everythin' ya got. Don't worry about me or the apartment.''

Daiki let out a low chuckle as he put a hand up to his head, then stared back at them. ''You think you can beat me? You're a student, mere embers of heroism trying to protect a helpless woman. Embers can be put out easily, though I'd prefer it if you just give up. It would save us all a lot of time.'' A scarf came sailing past Kaida and Daiki's head as he sidestepped Kazashi's midrange attack. ''Ya clearly don't know her. Yer just a thug compared ta her. Besides, don't ya think yer gonna piss off someone else by attackin' us?''

She wasn't sure about if Kaida's family would take offense to this attack, but she was definitely talking about Chuck. A secret villain who had his wife and her friend get targeted by another villain? Daiki was making more enemies than he might realize. He did flinch for a moment, but then pulled out another knife, how many did he have on him anyway?! ''Then I'll kill him too. I'll kill anyone who gets in my way.''

''Even dad?''

''He rejected you.''

''Didn't he reject ya too? Ah don't see ya leadin' the Kaneko gang.''

With his knife drawn, Daiki lunged forward to try and slice at Kaida's neck. At the same time, Kazashi wrapped her scarf arm around one of his legs and started pulling with all her strength, trying to knock him off balance to open an opportunity for Kaida to strike.

Kaida Ikarashi

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The seconds went by abysmally slowly as Kazashi and Daiki continued to spit insults at each other. With a heavy heart, Kaida realised why she felt numb to it— it reminded her of her own siblings. How many arguments did she endure with her brothers as the days went by, so coldly like the one she was witnessing right now? Her heart hurt, burned for Kazashi knowing that they were going through the exact same thing with their families.[break][break]

They had failed them in every single possible aspect, and robbed them of a fair life.[break][break]

The rage from that realisation manifested as Kazashi created an opportunity for her to strike. She reared back her fist as she got into her offensive stance, sending a single punch towards Daiki's chest, not intending to withhold even an ounce of her strength. If successful, she would follow him, aiming to kick at the back of his knees to send him keeling to the ground. "Kazashi, I don't want to use my quirk in this environment—" Kaida gritted out. "Not with you here!"

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[Kazashi McCoy]

At this rate, if Kaida wasn't willing to unleash her destructive power what would happen to them? Daiki would most likely leave her alone. Despite his threats she knew he didn't want to stir up trouble by killing a pro hero, but also making an enemy of Zombae. Kaida on the other hand, she would most definitely lose her life. A thought which hurt her even more than had she been Daiki's target herself. Maybe it was in her nature to care for others and disregard her own safety, even as a parent-to-be.

''Kaida, Ah mean this in the nicest way possible.'' She panted, trying to gather her thoughts, not that it was ever easy at times like this. ''But use yer damn quirk already! Ta hell with me, ta hell with the apartment! Ya wanna live? Yer done with our family messin' shit up for us, aren't ya? Ah know Ah am. Ah'm sick of the Kanekos, sick of the Ikarashis!'' She was staring daggers at Daiki, but then turned to Kaida. ''If ya don't use yer powers now, we're both dead. If ya do, we'll have a fightin' chance! Ya don't need enough power ta kill him, just enough ta send him flyin' an' make him fuck off!'' Daiki groaned, sent off balance temporarily, but he was quick to recover, taking steps towards them as they talked.

''Kaida!'' She grabbed her by the shoulder and gave it a squeeze, giving her a reassuring smile. ''Ah know ya can do it. Don't worry about me, my specialty is shieldin', remember? If ya worry too much about others yer gonna get yerself killed before ya can achieve yer dreams.''

''You can't use your power if I separate your head from your body, right? It should be trivial at this rate.'' Daiki said coldly, lunging forward to try and take another swing at Kaida's neck.

Kaida Ikarashi

[Kaida Ikarashi]

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when i knew the world wasn't meant for me,

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Killed?[break][break]

No, no, that couldn't happen. Killed before she could ever take down her clan, make them pay for the life she had suffered and the sins they had made so many others suffer beneath their blood-stained hands? Such a notion, such a thought was so... irrational and absurd that it made her head throb, making Kaida question why she had ever hesitated in the first place. To die to someone she had never heard of, just because of her blood— when it came to that, Daiki appeared to her just as everyone else had; as someone who would try and take advantage of her.[break][break]

And it made her so, so irrecoverably angry.[break][break]

"Okay." Kaida swallowed as Daiki grew near. "I trust you."[break][break]

Without a second breath, Kaida lunged for Kazashi as the apartment exploded.[break][break]

Clouds of frost flooded the area as shrapnel was flung to the air, a slithering hiss accompanying the cold sound of fog. Kaida's dragon emerged from the clutter, puffs of ice escaping her jowls as she scooped up Kazashi onto her shoulders. Kazashi had requested this— there was no going back now.[break][break]

As soon as Kaida's searching gaze landed on Daiki, her claws gripped what was left of the apartment she stood on, ice surging up her throat as she fired a beam directly at him. An action to dare him into doing something more than what he had been doing, to truly show them if he was really serious about such a dastardly notion as murder.

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Kazashi McCoy

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