Exemplary

Mari has always loved being a hero. Hunting humanity’s foes and dicing them into saleable parts brought her no end of joy, and she had no end of monsters to hunt. Whether they coalesced in the dark corners of mankind’s last city or amassed in the wilderness, Mari would heroically seek them out and end their deadly invasion of Earth, earning her a name as one of the most renowned heroes even as a child. When humanity discovered how to give their heroes a second unique ability, those who could copied hers, a supernatural talent to master any technique and be the best version of themself. Mari's once very exclusive edge became commonplace. Desperate to regain her prestige, Mari sought the best training at humanity’s finest institution of learning, Aspiration, the university with dungeons in its catacombs and portals with impossible challenges. Monsters stalk the halls, demons infest the dorms, and the least dangerous professors eat inattentive students. Only constant vigilance and her school assigned team will preserve Mari during her tenure. After arming herself with newly forged gear and friendships, Mari will need to prevent the school's destruction and a horde of monsters from sweeping through mankind’s rear line, all while coming face to face with what her version of heroism really meant all these years. WARNING: This story is about a problematic queer woman. If you have any particular aversion to any letter of LGBT+, then this story isn’t for you.