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The line between hero and villain is blurred for an assassin, leaving neither side anything to be desired. With the passing of the beloved ex-assassin Korosensei, Nagisa decides he's going to uphold his sensei's legacy and become something to be proud of: A Hero. The building of UA is tall and looming, intimidating, and it makes Nagisa afraid and alone, but he knows this would have made Korosensei proud... And he steps forward into his future.
Chapter 1: Everything Stays
Not all men were created equal.
Nagisa supposed his level of equality was decided in the womb. He never even had a chance, really.
He never had any aspirations growing up; just a vague hope for escape from the bonds and chains he's always been subjected to from his mother. The boy was envious of his father having found his escape, even if it meant leaving Nagisa to sink or swim. It was alright though. Nagisa's okay with that; he would rather his father save himself than both of them to drown in their attempt at security.
It didn't matter in the end, he supposed, looking back—Korosensei did his best to help. That in itself meant the world to him. Nagisa loved his family; he always wanted them to get back together, start anew, fix what was broken. Then everything would be alright and he wouldn't have to walk on glass anymore. Words of a villain-turned-hero echoed in his mind, though, after that dark night.
"It's good to have hopes, Nagisa, just make sure those hopes aren't unrealistic. You'll have a harder time rising from it than if you faced the reality of things. People don't change overnight."
He understood that; more than anyone, he understood that. It took years for a gradual rise in hysteria to show its head before his mother drove her husband away and resorted to physical reactions to get Nagisa "under wraps"—or in her mind, at least. To him, it was more like "to get Nagisa into a pretty, little cage."
Looking back, though the words seemed harsh at the time, the boy assassin was glad to hear them. It was meant to prepare him mentally should plans fall flat. Through the overwhelming delight and freedom that came with his parents' declaration to try again, Nagisa had felt a small nudge in the back of his mind telling him not to keep his hopes up despite the immense amount of happiness that drenched the graduated student, yet he didn't.
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