MHA:TRUTH

Just so you guys doesn't get mixed up,

"..."=> Speech

'...' => Thoughts

[...] => EAS prompts

<...> => Lying

Well, guess what? I have some free time today and my creativity is indeed tingling. So, here's a new chapter.(A lil short tho, sorry)

Enjoy the fanfic guys.

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""Hahaha... hahahaha... MuhahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHA!"

"IT WORKED, IT F***ING WORKED!!"

"This is way better than any raw power quirks. I f***ing lucked out big time. Hahahahaha. My biggest problem with Truth was that I couldn't make any meaningful, permanent Truths because of my total capacity. Now, the biggest issue is gone. Ahahahahaha!"

"Unlimited power! Immortality! Everything is possible now with the ability to stockpile an indefinite amount of Truth Energy!"

Naoki rolled and jumped on his bed in utter glee for a while. It took a few dozen minutes for him to calm down.

'Okay, okay, calm down. I've got new programs to make and new quirks to test. Maybe one of the other quirks will surprise me too.

And Truth energy can now be stockpiled. So, I need to save it and not use it willy nilly like before. It is an extremely valuable resource. So, I should use the quirks from One For All most of the time and only use Truth when it's really necessary.'

'Transfer can't really be tested. So, next is Gearshift. Let's see.'

Several dozen minutes later:

'Yeah, it's a pretty simple quirk. It can accelerate and decelerate objects, up to a little under Mach one. It can even manipulate vectors a little bit. It only works on small objects, though. I should test it with other quirks to see if it can synergize.'

'Next up is Fa Jin. Let's see, let's see...'

A few dozen minutes of aerobic exercises and shadow punches and kicks later:

'This one is pretty good. It can accumulate and release kinetic energy. Hmm... accumulate energy... Well, what worked once...'

"Transfer Fa Jin's accumulated energy into Stockpile. Mark an all-out punch from me as one unit."

[Kinetic Energy Stockpile: 32]

"Damn, I am on a roll!"

"Let's keep going! Danger Sense can't really be tested right now. So Black Whip it is."

As soon as Naoki activated his quirk, two black energy tendrils, enveloped in a faint lavender glow, emerged from his elbows. They wrapped around his forearms in a spiral pattern and rested on the palms of his hands. From there, the rest of the length convulsed and danced in the air.

"Woaaaaah, that's pretty cool. Let's test the length it can extend, its flexibility, and how freely I can manipulate it."

After experimenting with flexibility and control, Naoki extended the black whips and folded them into one-meter length strips to test their extensibility (he was in his bedroom, after all).

"Hmmm, around 500 meters. And quite flexible too. The tips are more controllable, though—the rest just kind of follows along. Pretty decent quirk overall."

"Let's leave the Smokescreen for later, outdoors. So, all that's left is Float."

Naoki activated Float and started to... well, float.

"Well, this kinda sucks. As the name suggests, it makes me float. The problem is that I can only float around really slowly. Like walking-pace slow. Not even brisk walking—more like a leisurely strolling pace."

"Yeah, I'll probably need to boost the speed with Truth or use Float and swing myself around with Black Whip."

After testing his quirks, Naoki collapsed back onto his bed and looked into the Easy Access Screen again.

' Now that I can Stockpile Truth energy, I should change the program no.1'

[Programs.]

1: When the Truth energy is at full capacity, transfer 50 units of Truth energy into Stockpile.

'Hmm, that'll do. I should add some more programs too, I suppose.'

[Programs.]

5: If mentally incapacitated for more than 12 hours, announce the temporary truths:

6: When the user experiences sudden loss of consciousness and/or enter a mentally compromised state, announce temporary truths:

'Yeah, this should do in case of a cliche "Kidnapped as a lab rat" scenario.'

[Programs.]

7: Keep the Kinetic Energy accumulation stage of Fa Jin always active.

8: Immediately transfer accumulated kinetic energy into Stockpile.

"Ok, this will do. I had a very tiring day. So, it's best I go to sleep."

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Naoki lay sprawled on his bed, staring at the ceiling, his mind buzzing with possibilities. His laughter from earlier echoed faintly in his ears, but now, a calm sense of triumph settled over him. The future was his for the taking, and he had the tools to shape it.

Naoki tossed and turned, the excitement of the day making it impossible to sleep. Finally, he gave up, throwing off his blanket.

"If I can't sleep, I might as well train," he muttered.

Sneaking out of his house, he made his way to a nearby abandoned warehouse. It was a place he often used for experiments and training. Once inside, he stretched and activated his quirks.

He grabbed a nearby pebble and hurled it forward, using Fa Jin to add about 20 units of kinetic energy into it. The pebble shot forward like a bullet, slamming into a wall with a deafening crack.

"Whoa," Naoki said, eyes wide. "That's gonna leave a mark."

"Let's see what happens when I combine Fa Jin and Gearshift."

He grabbed another pebble and hurled it the same way as before using Fa Jin. But this time, he used Gearshift to speed it up mid air too. The pebble flew a little bit faster than before but the damage to the wall is about the same.

""Hmm, Gearshift doesn't really add that much force," Naoki muttered, scratching his head.

"But if I can change directions midair, maybe I can guide the projectiles with some aim assist. Or... even better, create a homing mechanism with Truth. That could be deadly accurate. I'll have to work on that later."

For the next hour, he focused on Black Whip, float and Fa Jin, experimenting with different ways to combine them. It wasn't pretty. He crashed into walls, tripped over himself, and nearly tore a support beam clean off. But eventually, he got it. Bursts of Fa Jin from his lower back while using Float paired with Black Whip's pull for more precise directional control sent him careening through the air in an exhilarating rhythm.

{AN: Like ODM Gear from AOT}

Exhausted but satisfied, he stumbled out of the warehouse as dawn broke. Naoki paused to glance back at the scuffed walls and faint cracks in the floor. "Maybe I overdid it a little," he mused, stretching out his sore back. "But hey, progress is progress."

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