Strong or weak?

"Once again, to make things clear... We have seven ranks in total, the lowest being the F-rank. Then, the E-rank, D-rank, C-rank, B-rank, A-rank, and finally the S-rank which is the highest rank you can attain.

But as a student still trying to learn how to control your quirks, we don't think you can get that S-rank in this test. This is not said to set a limit to your abilities. It is just a norm for students to struggle at first. You are newbies, and you have to improve yourself properly for the grand scheme. Thank you for understanding," Hunter Man said and backed away to join the other staff again.

A student from the first year scoffed at the information, but nobody paid him any mind. The second-years are seated at the right side of the wide hall, while the third year students are seated to the left. Leo could feel the energy radiating out from the stands that contained the third years. They all looked like proper warriors, unfazed by minor quirks displayed by these first years. From Leo's view, he could see that they are fewer than the other classes. He hated to think he knows what that means.

Mrs Black came on stage again and announced the second student to be tested. "NEXT UP, BRON LITTLESTONE!"

But nobody stepped up to the stage.

"BRON LITTLESTONE, ARE YOU HERE?!"

Still, nobody came up. That was when Lam whispered in Leo's ear. "He is not back yet, Leo. Where did the wind take him?"

"Oh, he's Bron Littlestone? I don't know. I'm not the wind. At least he deserved it. Let's just forget about him for now."

Mrs Black went back to Mr Al to talk about some stuffs silently. After a while, she came back to announce the third.

"JAMES HOWARD..."

James Howard came on stage, did his thing and was awarded his rank.

"LILY COLLINS..."

"AMANDA BLAIRE..."

"RICHARD THOMAS..."

"BARTH BARTH..."

"NEVILLE STORM..."

The names went on and on, until...

"LEO RAYDEN..."

The students suddenly went quiet when they saw Leo walking up the stage. They had seen him with Loca on the stage on Luxus, and ever since they had wanted to know what quirk he possesses. Jade had challenged him that day, but Loca had rescued Leo, so they couldn't witness a little combat. But now they will see what they had wanted to see.

Little did Leo know of how much anticipated this moment was for the other first year students. He thought he had managed to stay unknown from many people, not knowing he was in the limelight. Even words has passed round that he was the one staying at VIP room 1 with Jade.

"Well, I won't try to disappoint you too much," he told himself.

When he got on stage, the blocks of wall started rebuilding again. It was then he saw who was always rebuilding it.

Hidden behind the curtain was a third year student. This student has the elemental ability of earth control. He could use any sand in sight to build any thing as solid as these walls. So, slowly, the sands rose and started forming the thick blocks with the same level of thickness as before. Seven thick blocks of earth now stood before Leo, waiting to be crushed.

For the first time since he got back, he remembered to contact Loca.

But either Mr Loca was really not there or he just wanted to leave Leo alone to his fate, Leo has no idea. So, yeah, alone he is.

He could feel the thousand eyes on his body, piercing through his skin, drawing blood, drawing anxiety. His palms became sweaty.

"I just hope they never find out," he thought to himself. Craftily, he had tucked the blue device into his long sleeves, just right above his wrist with his thumb hovering above the blue button.

[START]

Leo walked to the boundary line set for quirk throwers and leaned back as if he really wants to propel his hidden quirk from within. He threw his right am out, and at the last minute, he pressed the button of the device hidden under his sleeves.

Bright blue energy flew right out of the device, straight at the thick walls. Leo never stopped pressing the button, so the line of blue laser-like energy never broke. It went straight like a large stream of water sent out by a high pressure pump.

The first wall shattered into fine dusts, the second followed in the same accord. The third wall also broke into coarse particles, sending little stones flying all over the stage.

The fourth wall became weakened and broke too. Still, Leo didn't take his hands off the button of the hidden device. The first year crowd is now in a frenzy. Nobody has managed to break four walls since the test started. Leo must indeed the powerful.

Jade stood at at front row with his friends, eyeing Leo so badly. Seeing Leo's quirk now, he wants to spar with him so badly than before. He felt nobody can beat with among the first years. He must stay at the top no matter what.

Leo was halfway from breaking the fifth wall when the device started vibrating in his hand and saying in a small voice: [Power is running low. Device needs to be charged]

Still, Leo never stopped. He wanted to at least break five walls completely. He continued pressing until the fifth wall finally broke. Then he stopped. "That is at least a B-rank for quirk strength," Leo said.

The crowd has gotten the first surprise of the day. The first years could never believe their eyes. They have finally witnessed a quirk that can match Jade's in their class.

"Hunter, is that allowed?" Leo heard a bald headed staff ask from the staff section. "He was supposed to just haul his quirk, not one long and continuous attack."

"Well Alpha, the quirk hauling test is different from this. This test is just to test your strength limit, and as you can see, he got spent out after the fifth wall. We don't always tell the students this, but you have to give all it takes to break as many walls as possible.

Nobody said they could throw just one quirk. Their mentality decided that, but Leo's didn't. Same with Jeremy Flynch who went all in with his body to break the walls. So Alpha, it counts, I say."

"Okay," Alpha conceded.

The Information system displayed:

[LEO RAYDEN: B-RANK QUIRK STRENGTH]

"If he has that quirk strength, why was he acting like a chicken?" Jade wondered.

"NEXT UP, THE ACCURACY TEST!"

The human model target was wheeled on stage and placed on the side tracks to dodge and move away from the attacks hauled at it.

Leo knew he can never have an upper hand in the other tests, that was why he was willing to spend every of the device' energy on breaking as many walls as possible in the first round. There was no way he has the accuracy to hit these targets that are moving at progressing speed. He can only try hitting a few when the speed hasn't increased that much. After that, he will just miss the rest and prepare for the next.

[START]

Still hiding the device carefully under his sleeves, he aimed at the slow moving targets, hitting them on the head five times in a row.

Since the device is now low in power, the energy busts from it was visibly weaker and slower.

"It seems our Leo has great strength but lacks stamina. His attacks have became weak after that round against the walls," a staff was saying to another.

Leo could only manage to hit the target twice after it picked speed. So, he had five hits from the slow speed, and two from the intermediate speed, after which he started missing so badly. The first year students even couldn't hide their disappointment.

[LEO RAYDEN: D-RANK FOR ACCURACY TEST]

The agility test came next and Leo tried hard to dodge as many arrows as he could, but he couldn't pass the intermediate speed as well before he got hit.

[LEO RAYDEN: D-RANK FOR AGILITY TEST]

[LEO RAYDEN: D-RANK AVERAGE]

[C-RANK EQUIVALENT TO 3/7]

[CONGRATULATIONS]

"Fair," Leo whispered to himself. I hope this helps me a little.

Apart from Jeremy Flynch, Barth Barth, Lily Collins and now Leo Rayden, the other students have gotten at least a C-rank. So, Leo didn't really feel alone being in the D-rank.

Before walking back to the stands, Hunter Man called him to a side and said, "see me in my office after the test of over."

Leo didn't know why exactly, but he thinks his little quirk secret is out. Hunter Man has found out, it seems.

"NEXT ON THE LIST IS JADEN MORNINGBOLT!" Mrs Black announced.

Jade bounced up from his seat and as he walked past Leo, he said, "watch how it is done, you fake."