[Tokyo] Behind the Silverbright Sheen

Flashes of Kitana's movement reflected auspiciously in the eyes of Platinus who watched on, undaunted by the usage of the child's Quirk. "My my." she stated incredulously, "our gracious child has a rather interesting Quirk to make full use of the patented Silverbright Bright Gloves! See how it dispatches a dangerous foe with relative ease!" Saying as such while the Akane bot's parts were scattered, leaving the head and legs intact but the blaster arms completely defunct.

Kitana's words made the bot chortle and about to unleash a cavalcade of petty insults but quickly side-eyed Platinus who returned a stern glare. Akane looked away and relented.

With the glove now pointed his way, Hayate would hesitate in surprise at the fox's sudden Quirk usage. But this did not deter him for very long as his wielded the cane once more, crackling with electricity. He did not even halt as Kitana readied the gloves to fire what she had hoped would be ranged blasts. Unfortunately, the ensuing blasts were lackluster as opposed to the spectacle that made scrap out of Akane. In fact, Kitana would easily feel the glove's energy start to dim.

As if on cue, Platinus piped up. "The Bright Glove, while strong, does require proper usage to regulate the amount of energy it can dole out. Put too much into it all at once and subsequent blasts will be left a little less effective." she gave Kitana a look she might recognize. It was very much a mocking, patronizing expression coupled with a snide, disgusting smirk. "Alas, our precious child was a bit too exuberant and exhausted those stores early but we can forgive her, can't we?" The audience chuckled in scattered unison like a studio audience does as heard in stock laughter. The stoic young man in the crowd, however, didn't so much as crack a smile. In fact, his gaze was solelyon Kitana. The bots? They hardly mattered. The gloves? Not even remotely wowing him. The moment Kitana showed even a hint of her Quirk...and his posture became focused.

The powered down blasts Kitana had aimed at Hayate whizzed past the bot's head as he closed the gap as quickly as his functions would allow and began to swing with grace and decorum with his sparking cane the moment he got in range of Kitana, aiming to land at least one strike all while making robotic grunts of the type one would hear from someone fencing. 

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Miyuki and Umi, working quite well together manage to quell a good number of the bots...though if they were being quite observant, some were faster than others and some were even hesitating? As if the robots were purposefully taking it easier on them? The thought alone would irk Stephen. This was a sleight on his mother's part. She's making them easier to build their confidence. make them think they're alot stronger when they already know they're already strong. But as much as the fact alone made his stomach turn, Stephen couldn't do anything to affect the bots' "difficulty" as it were. He would just watch as the simulation played.

This led them into the building which alerted everyone this was stage two. More bots emerged. A few different ones including the Hayate model looking more soldierized than a butler.

As they fought through more bots, the young man looked back to them as if trying to remember who they were. Miyuki and Umi specifically and cocked his head in thought. Were they on the dossier he saw somewhere? He wore a blank expression as he charged ahead, mindlessly slashing with the electrical implement he himself created.


One brain cell sent a signal that recalled such a memory. It was a poor measly-looking thing. But th signal traveled through a nerve, almost reaching the proper channel then took a wrong turn and then another...and another....and another. Eventually,it would reach the junction it was at before and made another loop instead. This process repeated for awhile until the signal realized there was another direction it could go and went that way. The young man's eyes lit up.Oh! They were UA students! That was where he recognized them. That new batch of first years.

But they weren't part of the plan. Was Asterius not aware? He should probably tell him. But the thought of seeing his score at the end of this made him instantly forget.

it didn't take Sicily long to realize what was possibly going down. If Kitana was here, she wasn't going to just sit around and let her tyrant of a mother exploit her girlfriend. Not a chance in hell! She had spent the last minute or so using her snakes to batter the door but to no avail. But she had known better by now that there was no getting through this door with sheer force. Not to mention the express elevator in the corner that led up to the fifth floor was sealed shut. The room was an iron box. Nothing could get in. Only the bots were allowed in as well as her mother. 

Her eyes sparked with an idea. She looked to her twin snakes who looked at each other then Sicily herself. They had already grasped the idea but felt remiss about it. Sicily glanced at the bracelet on her left wrist. She took in a deep breath. Then Stella would lash out and sink its teeth into Sicily's left shoulder. Sicily grunted in pain as Stella withdrew, looking apologetic but receiving a nod from Avernus. 

Not moments later did Sicily hear a clamor at the front door. She gripped the wound she had gotten and smiled when she watched the doors whoosh open to reveal a worried-looking bot. 

A Kasumi unit.


"Oh dear, what happened?" asked the meek bot who rushed to Sicily's side.

"Yeah, sorry...Avernus and Stella got into an argument and bit me by mistake." said Sicily.

The bot's stomach opened to reveal a bevy of medical supplies. They retrieved a bunch of bandages and a sterilization agent that was sprayed directly onto the wound then cleaned with a clean cloth before bandages were speedily applied. "Honestly, they rarely fight..." she then looked to Sicily "...if I didn't know any better, I'd say you were looking for a way to escape..." Sicily seized up but felt the tension dissolve as Kasumi giggled "...especially when I have to dispose of this soiled cloth and take diagnosis notes, leaving me unable to immediately reach the door in time to keep you from leaving..."

Sicily mouthed the words 'thank you' before she took her chance without any hesitation.


A pair of Hayate units stood idly by the open door, hearing only a brief part of the conversation. Then in the next instant, both were seized by the neck by Avernus and Stella who then slammed the two together with a cacophonous crash. This ultimately destroyed on completely but left one still ableto stand as he saw the fierce figure of Sicily leaping from the door into the hall past him. "Augh! Miss Sicily! R-Return to your room at once!" But Sicily's face was as stoic as could be and didn't even try to turn back to look at the crippled bot. Hayate cackled "We've been through this before! We know all your moves! We'll have you back in that room in no time!" As he said this, the hallway began to fill with Akane, Hayate, and a few large hulking units. But Sicily stepped forward much to the bot's dismay.

"You only saw the old me in action. I'm properly motivated now. You can try to hold me down but... I'm not just gonna stand here and let you. " her fingers cracked and a grin appeared on her face.  The bot gasped as the roaring Sicily dove straight toward the cavalcade of bots. Each began their usual methods of capturing Sicily by nets and various stunning batons. But this future hero was prepared. She dove up into the air ,much to their surprise, and then came divebombing into the lot with a mass of snakes forward like a fist. It broke through as she then stood at the epicenter, whipping snakes forward like a dance to punch holes through the bots  and using them as implements like she did in the opening exam. 

They fired blaster shots which Sicily gracefully avoided, even using some of the ensnared bots as shields before tossing them right at the attackers. She then pressed forward toward the bigger units that slammed their hands into the ground to pin her down. She swung upon their arms then used that momentum to reach their head which she wrapped Avernus around and continued going forward into a sort of chokeslam which shattered its head in the process. She then continued forward, causing the bots left behind to give chase. "MISS SILVERBRIGHT! SICILY IS LOOSE! I REPEAT, SICILY IS LOOSE!"

"I'm coming, Kitana!" she declared in her heart, using her snakes to rush ahead. She had a long way to go.

As the second level was well-underway, the young man paused long enough for Umi and Miyuki to catch up. He was caught in a stupor once again. He stared off into space and chuckled to himself. "This is way too easy. I'm gonna get the top score, like usual. What's the point?" He slowly turned to meet Umi and Miyuki, the latter of whom's confidence was soaring due to the bots' purposefully easy setting. They might not have known it was easy and hadn't faced a REAL threat before in their entire lives. This program was just giving them false confidence and it irritated him. "Ah, this is just too easy!" he shouted in frustration. He held his weapon skyward which made Stephen's knees jerk. That weapon was electrical, wasn't it?!

It collided with the ground, sending an abrupt wave of electricity out in a wide area. This would cause the simulation's systems to overload, causing the imagery and the scene to fade from existence and bring the group back into a an expansive wide circular white and gray room with a grid-based floor that smoked from the impact the man had delivered to it. The booth came back into view with Stephen trying to rush out but the door to the booth sealed shut much to both Stephen and the worker inside's surprise. The electrical signals had jammed the door shut and all Stephen could do was watch as the man pointed his weapon at Umi and Miyuki.

"U.A. students, huh? Cool. You seem pretty capable. But have you ever faced a real villain? Like me? Damascus Order ringing any bells? " he chuckled.





"My buddy is up there about to crash that little show they got going on. We want weapons for ourselves, y'see." his devil-may-care attitude was suddenly replaced by a stupified look."...oh wait...I probably shouldn't have told you all of this. I was supposed to be the distraction. Wait....what was I supposed to do again? Kill their daughter or something? Break all the bots? Mmmmmm....wait....I was trying to get the high score!" He then pointed at Umi and Miyuki. "Yeah! That was it! I can fight you both and get a high score and do the thing I was supposed to do! The...uh.....uhhhhhhh....where'd the building go? Who're you guys? Mmmmm AH the students!" he brandished his Quirk-derived blade whose electricity stemmed from the side of his head. He clearly was all over the place but one thing was for certain; he was definitely a threat to the two as he came charging toward them, slashing and unleashing miniature static waves with each swing.

Platinus watched on as Kitana spoke back back to her. But she didn't even deign that with a response. The Hayate unit continued its onslaught at Kitana. He looked positively unperturbed by Kitana's talents, looking as if he were doing his utmost to please his creator with his skill. But Platinus wasn't expecting much in the first place. She knew how his model operated and that it was built for close-quarters and long range combat. 

But then something happened. He hesitated during combat for a brief moment. Like he was elsewhere. He turned to speak "Madam S-" but in that moment Kitana would easily destroy both the weapon he held and the bot itself before it could get a chance to speak. Its voice warbled then failed, making Platinus raise a brow. She smirked to cover up her look of surprise.

"See? The product works as intended!" she turned briefly and whispered into a device. "What was that?!" she'd hiss. She stood silent for a moment as the lights in the room flickered. "SHE'S WHAT?!" she audibly roared which made the entire room seize up from the sound of her harsh voice. The lights flickering seemed to be a cue for the well-dressed man with the bull mask to stand up and point to a set few other individuals in the room. He uttered a sigh of disgust. Platinus wore a reassuring smile. "Ah.not to worry! Technical difficulties on our end which are being remedied as we speak!" she tried to bring the crowd back down to a calm state but she'd soon discover the crowd was suddenly thrown into a panic as four figures blocked the exits while one approached the stage; the young man bearing the bull mask and what appeared to be a large weapon he held over his shoulder with ease.

"Platinus...the Damascus Order has taken control of the building. I suggest you hand over all your weapons and come quietly." he calmly commanded to the woman who scoffed then laughed haughtily. He tilted his head. "...I do not see the humor here."

"Oh. but I do! You're in a building armed to the teeth!" she turned to face Kitana and pointed at the man. "And prospective students that DREAM at chances like these to show their heroism against villains! Your petty group won't be leaving this placed unscathed!" More bots piled into the room from backstage that rushed at the four other figures, likely unimportant quirk-users that belonged to the villain group. The so-called hero wasn't even facing the villain in question and looked more keen to let others do the work for her. 

The young man raised a brow. "You're joking. Ah. I see the humor now. Ha." the mask came around to finally cover his entire head. "Asterios of the Austrailian branch of the Damascus Order. Second years barely managed to defeat me. Let's see what a first year can do. Even with the help of a mighty unranked Hero." While the bots were busy dealing with the other villains in the now mostly open auditorium show-room, the man boldly leapt from his place and swung his weapon down at Platinus who manifested a blade of pure light that created a resounding boom. She struggled to keep his weapon at bay and screeched when his weapon won the strength contest. easily. She leapt back as his weapon created an enormous impact on the ground, kicking up debris as he faced Kitana next, picking up the weapon as if it weighed nothing. 

Platinus looked worried. "Great. First Sicily breaks free and now THIS?! She'd better be coming here..." she seethingly remarked, readying her sparkling weapon once more. But more in a defensive stance as if she were preparing to bolt the moment she got a chance to. But the only way out of the room now was backstage. 

Each student now faced their own threat. The entire building had suddenly become a battleground with no immediate backup in sight.