A/N: Oh boy here we go. So, this is my first fanfic, so let's see how it goes.

Now for some clarifications:

This is a BNHA fanfic, but it will draw somewhat heavily from Star Wars. What I mean by this is that the characters, locations and story in general will be based on BNHA, but it will have concepts from the SW universe.

I do not own anything except the plot and some OCs. The story cover was taken from Pinterest, go there if you like it.

"Speech" 'Thoughts'

"Mental communication/phone/tv/letter/flashback/robot"

Prologue: The Spark

Year 20XX, beginnings of the 21st century:

"… And now with some breaking news. A massive explosion was reported today in the outskirts of Quig Quig, a relatively small city in China known for the large amount of research facilities located in its various industrial parks. The epicenter of the explosion has already been located in one of the biggest R&D facilities, a building belonging to Ji āng Inc., one of China's most important companies and one of the worldwide leaders in genetic modification. Now we are going live to the place of the events, where our correspondent Tsukawaki Asami will be able to tell us more about the situation. Good evening Tsukawaki-san."

"Good evening Kanada-san. As you can see, just behind me starts the exclusion zone, and only police officers, firefighters, paramedics and investigators can get closer to the epicenter. The strange suits you see them wearing are NBC suits, made for protecting them against biological threats among other things. Given the nature of the research done here, they are wearing them as a precaution, because it is possible that there may have been a leak of biological substances dangerous for humans. That also explains the exclusion zone. The investigators have been working all day inside it, and although the cause of the explosion is still unknown, they already have various hypotheses on its cause, the main one being the combustion of one of the large silane tanks used for the synthesis of silicone, due to a gas leakage. This first explosion would have caused a chain reaction, making the rest of the tanks explode as well, and creating an explosion of great magnitude."

"And has there been an approximation of the damages yet, Tsukawaki-san?"

"Yes, Kanada-san. The zone hasn't been completely cleared yet, but it is very likely that there haven't been any survivors inside the compound. For the moment around 700 corpses have been extracted from the site and identified, already making it the second biggest tragedy in Chinese soil in recent history. Based on the information made available to us, most of the victims died in the explosion, and the rest were killed by falling debris and third-degree burns caused by the fire that spread from said explosion. The number of people working here was near a thousand, so there is possibility that the number of dead will grow in the next several hours. The number of injured outside of the compound caused by the accident is also quite high, around a hundred people, and it is thanks to the facility being quite separated from other buildings that the number isn't higher."

"… My god. What about the economic damages? Has someone issued an official statement?"

"For now, the damages are estimated to be in the 9 digits, the last approximation being set around 950 million USD in material damage. Apart from the initial statement made by the authorities, another statement was issued by Wei Jiāng, grandson of the founder of the company Yin Jiāng, and current CEO, a few hours after the accident. He said, and I quote: "I want to apologize to the families of the workers who died today. They were great men and women, and their deaths were completely unnecessary. I feel terrible about this. I believed we, as a company, had one of the best policies in terms of security and safety, along with the latest technology, to ensure something like this wouldn't happen. I was wrong, the events today have shown me that. We still have long ways to go, but we'll get there, now even faster than before, so we don't make the same mistakes we made today. I also want to announce that the company will give a life pension to all the families affected by what happened and will pay each and every funeral, so they can mourn properly. We will also cover as much economic damage as possible, so that everything can go back to normal as soon as possible. I'll make another statement with updates in the future. That is all I can say for now. I'm truly sorry.""

"… Well, thank you for your time Tsukawaki-san. Have a good evening."

"You're welcome, Kanada-san. Good evening."

"… It really is devastating, the loss of so many people at once. Especially for the ones who were close to the lost today. Widows, widowers, children, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers. But in this kind of situations is when we need to grow stronger, when we need to look at Life in the eye and say: "You won't bring me down.". When we need to be united. So go and mourn your losses, and accept what happened. But don't give up. Get up and keep walking the path that is life. I'm Kanada Juzo, and this has been the evening news. Have a good evening."

One year later:

"… In other news, we go back to Quig Quig, this time for some good ones. This morning a baby has been born. "What makes this special?" I imagine you're wondering. Well, the baby in question emits light! This is the first time in history a human has an ability like this, and the scientists are already working to see what causes this "Quirk", as they have called it. We go to our correspondent in the area, Tsukawaki Asami, for more information in the matter. Good afternoon Tsukawaki-san."

"Good afternoon, Kanada-san. As you said, the news of a baby that can generate light have spread like gunpowder in the scientific community. The baby and his parents are inside the hospital behind me, where a team of doctors and scientists have been subjecting the child to testing since last night, when he started glowing. They have already discovered that the light that the baby can produce is caused by a small mutation in his genome, and that other than this distinctive trait, the baby is completely healthy. While they aren't sure what caused said mutation to appear, the CEO of Jiāng Inc., Wei Jiāng, might have the answer.

In a statement released this morning he said: "It seems that even an accident as terrible as last years' can bring good things. Working in that facility were some of the brightest minds this world has seen, led by the master of genetic modification herself, Nozaki Kumiko. They were working on a secret project, codenamed "Spark". It consisted in developing a way to unlock the next evolutive step for mankind, through microorganisms that would be able to change the human genome in a way that would only improve it. If I remember correctly from the few times we talked about this, she called them midi-chlorians. She mentioned they would have characteristics that would separate them from the rest of the living beings. Sadly, I don't remember said characteristics given all the scientific lingo she used to describe them, and nothing survived from her investigations given the secrecy they were shrouded in. We don't have a way to detect and study them, but it seems she and her team finished them just in time. I believe this is their last gift for humanity, the beginning of a new era."

The scientists are skeptical about Mr. Jiāng words, and only time will tell if he was saying the truth. Until then we will have to wait."

"Thank you for your input, Tsukawaki-san. Have a good afternoon."

"You're welcome, Kanada-san. Good afternoon."

"A new era for mankind huh? As Tsukawaki-san said, we will have to wait to see if these words come true. Until then, I'm Kanada Juzo, and this has been the afternoon news. Have a good afternoon."

A/N:

For those who don't know:

The NBC suits are the ones that appear in the movies when the aliens appear. They are usually bright orange, and are really recognizable.

The midi-chlorians in the SW universe are microscopic and intelligent life forms that connect the living beings to The Force. Here they will work similarly. There will be a more in-depth explanation in later chapters.

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