The Sun Hero Chapter 10 (Patreon)

Hey friends and fans! Kairomaru is bringing you another Chapter of The Sun Hero! The Obstacle Race begins! Who will make it through? Will we see an upset? Can anything even stand in Izuku’s way? How will Toga fair?

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Chapter 10 – Obstacle Race

“An Obstacle Race?” The First Year students chorused as they looked at the display screen.

“The course will be one full lap around this stadium! The total length is four kilometers! As you all know, U.A. High’s selling point is freedom...” Midnight gave a sadistic look as she licked her lips. “There are only two rules; first, you have to run the entire course. No shortcuts or you’ll be disqualified!” The Pro cracked her whip towards the First Years. “The second rule, no attacking other students! Messing with the field to your advantage is fine, direct attacks are not! Other than that, everything goes!”

“You know the rules now, little listeners! Play fair and get back here first to be the winner! Break either of the two rules and you’re out of the Festival completely!” Present Mic called out through the stadium speakers.

“Now, then, take your places, everyone!” Midnight yelled, making the crowd cheer as the first event was about to begin. The students began to move to the tunnel that marked the starting line.

Izuku and Toga stood side by side as they waited for the race to begin. They gave each other a warm, but competitive, smile as they got ready.

Izuku briefly glanced around at the rest of the students. The Hero Course students all looked determined and prepared. The reminder that their seats were up for grabs seeming to have lit a fire in the forty students. He saw the same determination in a few other students from different Courses. The one with the most profound look was the purple-haired teen that had made the ‘declaration of war’ against Class 1-A.

The countdown to begin started as the first of three lights, a red light, went out.

‘I wonder what the prize is for winning this race.’ Izuku mused briefly. It wouldn’t be out of character for the Sports Festival for the winner of the first event to be given something for the next round. ‘Or would the prize actually be a detriment?’ He wouldn’t put it passed U.A. to make success another trial.

The second light, yellow this time, went out.

‘No time to wonder about it now, I’ll just do my best.’ Izuku grinned as his body bulked up and heat began radiating from his form.

The final light, a green light, flashed on.

“START!” Both Midnight and Mic yelled at the same time.

In an instant every student rushed forward. Izuku took a single leap and cleared the entire crowd faster than most could notice. Toga playfully rolled her eyes as her boyfriend rocketed off from his ridiculous strength.

“OKAY! Let’s check out the action! Are you ready to give commentary, Eraser?” Present Mic asked Aizawa.

“I’m still not sure why I had to be up here in the first place.” Aizawa drawled out.

“We’ll get started right away, Eraser! What should the crowd pay attention to in the first few minutes of the race?” Mic continued as if Aizawa hadn’t lamented being there.

“The moves made right in this opening section will be important.” Aizawa commented as he watched all of the First Years rush into the narrow tunnel.

Inside the tunnel, yelling and shouting began as the participants were squeezed together. Trying to run through the tunnel at the same time was proving impossible. It was far too narrow for all of them to pass through at once and many realized that it had been designed this way on purpose. This was clearly a test of ingenuity to see how they’d get through and take a lead in the race.

A sudden drop in temperature made the majority of the students start shivering. The floor was covered in a sheet of ice and most of the First Years’ shoes froze over, sticking them in place. Several dozen calls of alarm, or outright accusations of cheating, rang out as Todoroki ran past the immobilized students.

“Sorry, but I have to win this race.” Todoroki stated while leaving a trail of ice right behind him. It would make it hard for those that freed themselves to walk, much less run, to try and catch up.

“Like hell, Icyhot!” Bakugo roared as he was already in the air with his explosions firing to keep in airborne.

“Nice try, Todoroki!” Kirishima yelled out as he leapt forward in a long jump to clear the spreading ice before it could entrap him.

“That was naïve, Todoroki.” Momo commented as she produced a long pole from her palm and used it to vault herself over the ice trap.

“Excuse me, sorry, coming through!” The purple-haired teen made multiple apologies as he practically parkoured over other students to avoid the ice. Many of said students were already trapped by the spreading frost and he wasn’t going to be one of them. Literally using the trapped students as stepping stones wasn’t his original plan, but it wasn’t as if the bi-colored teen had given anybody much time to think.

“Your ice can’t stop my sparkle!” Aoyama stated while firing his laser and being carried through the air by the force his unique energy generated.

“Nope!” Toga laughed as she used her speed and athleticism to pull off a wall run and make it out of the icebox that the narrow tunnel had become.

“Hey, that was close!” Mina shouted as her special shoes secreted her acid onto the ice. The liquid dissolved the ice and made small, clear patches on the track where Mina stepped.

“I’m so glad I practiced this.” Ochako floated above the track, her weightless form moving quickly through the air from her initial kick off. Her stomach was already starting to feel bad though, so she’d have to land soon.

“Not a fan of the cold.” Tsuyu stated as she was almost beside Ochako in the air. Her Frog Form Quirk had easily let her leap out of the tunnel entirely.

“You think you can get ahead of me you half-and-half bastard?!” Bakugo yelled as he set off stronger explosions to increase his speed.

“More people dodged that than I expected.” Todoroki noted as he continued to run. The Hybrid Quirk user refocused on the track ahead of him before blinking in shock.

Izuku had already left the tunnel entirely by the time Todoroki had sprung his trap. He’d landed and started running by the time that the first students had even made it to the end of the frosted tunnel. The verdette’s enhanced physicality had not only put him in the lead, it was making the gap wider by the second!

‘When did he?’ Todoroki tried to recall when Izuku had gotten ahead of everyone. ‘I didn’t even see him pass me!’

“Yeah! It seems like Midoriya is already in the lead! He launched himself ahead before Todoroki’s ice trap even struck the tunnel! Talk about leg strength!”Mic announced as all eyes moved to the monitor as it focused on Izuku leading the pack by a significant margin.

“That's what happens when you don’t hesitate.” Aizawa spoke up. “Midoriya determined the best course of action to escape the tunnel was not to run through it, but to use his enhanced strength to make a single leap and clear it entirely.” He approved of the quick and rational actions of his student.

“You think you’re so cool, but I’ve outsmarted you!” Mineta called out, bouncing over the ice while using his Quirk to make stepping stones. “Ha! How pathetic, Todoroki!” The purple-headed boy taunted as he took a weird pose. “Take this! My special attack! Grape…” He was cut off as a large metallic fist slammed into his from the side and sent the pervert of Class 1-A bouncing along the ground.

“Target acquired!” The mechanical voices of dozens and dozens of robots rang out as a horde of One Pointers from the Entrance Exam tore through the walls that had been set up to outline the track. With a rumble and huge plumes of dirt and dust, eight Zero Pointers rose from their hiding places among the forest surrounding the track.

“Ooh, enemies have shown up out of nowhere! We’re in for a treat here! It’s a test of strength and cunning, the Robo Inferno!” Present Mic announced while the robots locked onto the students.

“Are those the Zero Pointers from the exam?!” Kaminari skidded to a halt, along with the majority of the First Years.

“The Hero Course had to fight those?!” Someone questioned from the crowd of students.

“This is what they meant by obstacles?!” Another student demanded as they stared up at the towering robots.

“There’s too many! We can't get through!” A different student cried out at what they perceived to be an impassable barrier.

“So, this is what the other students faced in their Entrance Exams?” Todoroki commented as he sized up the massive machines.

“Where did the school even get the funding for these things?” Momo wondered, as she, Ochako, and Kyouka looked at all the robots.

Before anyone could make a move, Izuku, who had barley slowed down, dealt the first blow to the Robo Inferno. A massive bang went off and one of the eight Zero Pointers rocked backwards from the impact of Izuku launching himself at it. The verdette had shoulder-tackled the mechanical behemoth and sent it reeling. The massive tank treads came up off the ground from the force of the blow.

“Begone!” Izuku stated firmly as both of his hands rested against the robot’s metal torso. The metal below him turned red as heat spread through it. The heat radiated outward, forming rings of increasing temperature as Izuku funneled his Pyrokinesis into the metal. The center went from dull red, to bright red, to dull orange, to yellow, to bright yellow, and finally turned bright white as it completely liquefied. The fallen Zero Pointer was bisected via melting in front of everyone watching the Sports Festival!

“Whoa yeah!” Mic screamed into the microphone. “Barely even slowing down, Midoriya destroys a Zero Pointer near instantly! What a display of power and control!” Present Mic exclaimed loudly. “With the obstacle cleared Midoriya is back on the move, increasing his lead!” Many of the watching Pro Heroes shifted their eyes to Izuku with interest. It wasn’t every day that you saw a student like him.

“I won’t let you beat me!” Todoroki promised as frost started to accumulate in his right hand and spread across the ground. “They obviously went through a lot of trouble, but I wish they’d have prepared something a little more difficult. Especially since dear old dad is watching.” He stated with mocking tone at the end.

The ground froze in a large area surrounding Todoroki and he swiped his right arm upwards, sending a blast of ice and frost at three of the remaining Zero Pointers just as the massive machines began their attack. The robots stood no chance as the ice encased their metal bodies and they froze over. With an exhale of frosted breath he ran between the frozen behemoth’s legs as he chased after Izuku.

“Look, he stopped them!” A student called out.

“We can get through between the legs!” Another claimed loudly.

“I wouldn't do that if I were you.” Todoroki warned the group at large. “I froze them while they were off balance.” He informed in a monotone as the three Zero Pointers collapsed. The majority of the students ran backwards to clear the area as the frozen giants slammed into the ground. “On purpose.” Were his final words to the rest of the students as he rushed ahead.

“Todoroki from Class 1-A attacks and defeats multiple Zero Pointers in one hit! Then he traps his competitors behind a wall of frozen metal with all the other robots! He’s definitely one to watch! It almost seems unfair!” Mic roared as he stood up from his seat at another display of incredible power from the First Year students.

“His attack was both offensive and defensive. He made a rational and strategic move to ensure his own progress.” Aizawa commented as he watched Todoroki chase after Izuku.

“That’s to be expected of a student who got in through recommendation! He’d never even fought those robots before! Robo Inferno was extinguished by his chart-topping moves!” Mic was almost hopping up and down as he commentated.

“Like hell I'm letting Icyhot and Deku surpass me!” Bakugo yelled as he launched himself over the remaining Zero Pointers with his explosions.

“Bakugo, also from Class 1-A, clearly does not intend to throw in the towel! Instead of trying to go around, he goes overhead! Clever!” Mic called out as more and more students started making their way through.

“As expected, 1-A and 1-B are the fastest to make it through the first obstacle.” Snipe noted from the Teachers’ Booth.

“The other students aren't bad, either, especially the ones from General Studies who have a chance to get into the Hero Course.” Toshinori mentioned as he watched the race. “But there’s a clear difference in training.”

“The Hero Courses aren’t given anytime to just stand around.” Aizawa stated as the students of Class 1-A and Class 1-B tore apart any robot that stood in their way.

Momo created a fully-functional cannon and blasted a Zero Pointer’s head into scrap with a well-placed shot. Mina dissolved the head of any robot that got near her. Kaminari simply had to touch them and release his Quirk for a second or two to fry the robots. Iida could simply kick most of them aside without much trouble. Kyouka could destroy two robots at the same time with her jacks and the immense vibrations they sent into the robots. Sero and Tokoyami used their Quirks to follow Bakugo’s lead and go up and over the Zero Pointers.

“During the Entrance Exam, they were seen as enemies to be avoided. If you see them as opponents to be defeated, then they’re just large, slow hunks of metal. They’re easy to deal with, if you make smart shots.” Snipe commented as he watched even the Zero Pointers fall to the students.

‘Now that I’ve slipped passed, it’s time to catch up.’ Toga giggled to herself as she’d completely slipped through the Robo Inferno without even having to fight. With a thought she activated her Quirk and transformed into Izuku.

Izuku had a long lead at the moment, but a glance backwards showed several students closing the gap. Todoroki was out in front, Bakugo right behind him, and another Izuku was behind Bakugo.

‘Wait…what?’ Izuku blinked before quickly realizing what was going on. ‘Himiko-chan, please don’t do anything embarrassing while you’re in my form.’

“What’s this?!” Mic yelled into the microphone at the sudden anomaly. “There are two Midoriyas on the track?! What’s going on?!”

“That would be Toga’s, from Class 1-A, Quirk in action.” Aizawa spoke up as a good portion of the crowd had started murmuring in confusion. “When her activation condition is met, she can take on the physical form of another person. It’s a perfect copy of the person in question too. All physical attributes, barring the person’s Quirk, are available to her for as long as the transformation lasts.”

“Talk about next level roleplay!” Midnight gushed making many people in the audience blush or sputter in embarrassment.

“Moving on!” Aizawa instantly shut his old friend down before she could really get going.

“For those of you who thought the first obstacle was easy! Let’s see how you feel about the second one!” Present Mic held his right hand to his head with a wide grin on his face.

The next obstacle seemed to be a bottomless pit. Tall stone platforms were spaced out across the large canyon, but the platforms were so far apart from each other that only a select few Quirks would have any hope of jumping between them. In between the platforms were long, thick ropes that moved slightly in the breeze. They weren’t even close to approaching stable footing.

“If they take a spill, they’re out! If they want to pass this test, they’ll have to get creative! It’s The Fall!” Mic announced as Izuku finished looking over the massive chasm and the tons of rocky platforms that spanned the width of the obstacle.

“I can handle this.” Izuku smirked, fueled by his Quirk he had boundless confidence. Crouching down, Izuku used his enhanced strength to launch himself forward. The arc of his leap would have brought him down somewhere in the middle of the chasm. Flames erupted from Izuku’s hands and feet shocking the audience. With careful control of his Pyrokinesis, Izuku flew over the last half of the chasm and touched down on the other side.

“Incredible! Midoriya gets passed the second obstacle as if it wasn’t even there! This will surely increase his lead!” Present Mic exclaimed while the crowd cheered as the rest of the students started to hit the edge of the second obstacle.

“You won’t escape.” Todoroki declared as he blasted himself along a rope line with his ice. Using this method he was quickly across almost a dozen platforms and on the other side.

“Damn you, Deku! Don't think for a second that I’m copying you!” Bakugo screamed after Izuku’s back. Powerful explosions lifted the ash-blonde into the air and with proper control Bakugo flew over the entire obstacle.

“Wow, that’s almost unfair!” Ochako commented as she watched Bakugo fly over the obstacle.

“This is no time to be impressed, Ochako!” Toga, in Izuku’s form, called out to the girl. Ochako blinked at seeing the verdette, knowing he was in the lead thanks to Mic’s play-by-play. “Let’s go!” With that Toga used Izuku’s impressive physical fitness, and her own familiarity with taking his form, to run across the rope line in front of her. Truly Toga’s balance was to be admired.

“Yes! Finally! This is my chance to show what I can do! My Support Items are going to steal the spotlight from these wannabe Heroes!" A pink-haired girl with thick dreadlocks snickered as she approached the edge. The young lady was decked out in Support Gear from head to toe! “Everyone! Observe what my brilliant gadgets can do! These are my Wire Arrows and Hover Soles!”

“You’re from Support!” Ochako couldn’t stop herself from exclaiming the obvious.

“Hey! Why’d you get to bring all of that stuff?” Mina pointed at the decked out girl.

“Hero Course students get all kinds of special training! So to keep things fair and to give us a fighting chance, we can bring whatever Gear we want, so long as we made it ourselves!” The pinkette grinned brightly at the two girls. “Now watch and be amazed!” With that the Support Course student launched a cable across the chasm to a platform. Her boots activated and lifted her off the ground with powerful, concentrated fans. “I hope all the Support Companies are watching!” With that she launched off the edge and swung through the chasm. When she reeled herself upwards with her wire, her boots kicked up their propulsion and rocketed her into the air! In one shot the Support Course girl had crossed half the obstacle!

“I won’t lose!” Ochako declared as she ran to one of the ropes and started to cross.

“That Gear is just unfair!” Mina huffed as she picked a rope and started crossing too.

On the other side of The Fall, Todoroki looked behind him to see Bakugo gaining ground. The ash-blonde was cursing as he forced his Quirk to keep going. His arms were starting to hurt and his palms felt numb, as if they were asleep. The kickback of his Quirk was slowly building up.

“Is he still getting faster? Maybe he’s a slow starter?” Todoroki pondered as he increased his speed more.

“Damn it!” Bakugo growled, noticing that Todoroki was picking up speed. “You bastards keep looking down on me!”

“The leading three are keeping their positions, while the rest of the pack remains mostly clumped together! The number of people that will make it through the first round hasn’t been revealed, so no one can relax yet! Keep going students!” Mic encouraged the First Years.

Izuku had gotten to the final obstacle with his lead still intact. He continued to run even as he read the large sign. ‘Danger Mines’ was on the large white sign in red. With a running start, Izuku only smirked as his Quirk continued to fuel his confidence and pride. With a powerful leap, one that left deep imprints of his shoes in the dirt of the track, Izuku leapt over the length of the mine field without even having to use his flames. Landing threw up a cloud of dust, but in less than a second, Izuku was bolting down the track again towards the finish line.

“I couldn’t even announce the final obstacle before Midoriya cleared it!” Mic roared in excitement. “He just cleared the mine field in a single, running leap! What a student!”

“Midoriya knows his limits fairly well. He was able to determine that he could make such a leap in seconds.” Aizawa offered his own comments. “That’s the kind of knowledge that lets a Pro operate in the field to their maximum ability.”

“Damn.” Todoroki ground his teeth a bit as he slowed and worked his way through the minefield.

“This shit doesn't affect me!” Bakugo declared as he blasted himself into the air again. His arms were starting to get sore, but the short rest he’d given his Quirk between the The Fall and the Mine Field had helped a bit. “Don't you dare think you can stay ahead of me, Deku!”

“I can’t waste time here.” Todoroki decided and a pillar of ice formed under his feet, launching him into the air. The bi-colored teen tucked and rolled when he landed and was back on his feet before the two mines he’d tripped could detonate. A large platform of ice formed under his feet and he blasted ahead leaving a trail of nearly meter tall ice behind him. He felt his body shiver as he pushed his Quirk harder and harder to catch up with Bakugo and Izuku.

Izuku continued to run, a glance behind him showed both Bakugo and Todoroki closing the gap as they used their Quirks to the fullest. With a smirk, Izuku faced forward and went from running to full-on sprinting! The bulked up verdette became a blur and kicked up a large cloud of dust behind him as he bolted into the stadium. He saw the finish line briefly but was passed it and skidding to a stop dozens of meters away before the announcement of his win was blasted out through the speakers.

“Midoriya makes one last impressive dash as he wins the Obstacle Race!” Mic yelled out as Todoroki and Bakugo crossed the finish line. To Bakugo’s rage, the board showed Todoroki beating him by a fraction of a second! The ash-blonde growled, even as his hands shook and his arms had a sharp pain in them.

Rainbow-colored confetti dropped as the crowd cheered furiously. Izuku raised his right fist in victory. With a proud grin, Izuku looked out over the cheering crowd. He knew many of them were Pro Heroes and he could hear and see their excitement and how impressed they were by his skill and power. He exhaled as he lowered his fist and shrank down to his normal height and physique.

He evened out his breathing and let his heartrate come back down to normal as he watched the next few students finish the race. A girl with vines for hair, that he was fairly sure was in Class 1-B, came in fourth. She was followed by a boy with a skull-like face. The next student to cross the finish line was Iida. The glasses-wearing teen looked less than impressed with his placement in a race of all things. Next was Tokoyami who appeared to be out of breath. The next person, in eighth place, was Izuku again.

“Izuku!” Toga exclaimed as her transformation burst apart into the strange liquid her Quirk left behind. The girl threw herself into her boyfriend’s arms with a beaming smile! “Congratulations! You won! I knew you would!”

“You came in the top ten, Himiko-chan! You were amazing!” Izuku smiled at her as he pulled her into a hug. Toga only giggled as she snuggled into his arms and relaxed. She’d stop whenever they announced the next event, but until then she was going to cuddle with her boyfriend!

-The Midoriya Home-

“That’s my boy!” Hisashi cheered as he watched his son take first place in the first event of the U.A High Sports Festival.

“Izuku! My baby!” Inko was a fountain of happy tears as her husband held her close. She was so proud of her Izuku! Hisashi couldn’t help but chuckle as he soothed his wife and her penchant for endless tears.

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He’s got strength, speed, fire power! What can you do to stop Escanor!Izuku?

Toga borrowed Izuku’s form to come in at eighth place! Devious little vampire, isn’t she? Aizawa explained her Quirk to a degree too! She should have some eyes on her now for her infiltration ability alone!

What comes next for the Sports Festival?

Could anyone even get close to Izuku’s group in a Calvary Battle?

Keep reading to find out!

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