Hey guys, Agent Zwølf here.sorry for not being active for a while, i've been busy with a lot of things, including college.For those of you wondering about my other stories, particularly "Messiah of the Holy Grail" and "The Einzbern Famillia" those will be discussed at the end of the chapter.So without further ado, enjoy the first chapter of my new story.

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Child of Gaia

Chapter 0: Prologue

The Arc family, a noble house filled to the brim with heroes with over 500 years of family history, from the glory of Julius Arc during the Great War, to the majesty of Ark, one of the first huntsmen and first of his name. With his semblance, dubbed "Sanctuary", Ark pioneered the first settlements in Remnant, protecting the people within his barrier from the forces of Grimm.

The current generation of the Arc family was no different, with the Matriarch and current head of the family, Jupiter Arc with her semblance dubbed by many as "Living Thunder" allows her to not only produce lightning, but also able to turn into lightning and create creatures from lightning, though she can only create a limited amount of creatures from lightning, and turning herself into lightning for an extended period is very taxing to her. Even with those limitations, Jupiter is considered one of the strongest huntsmen on Remnant, even compared to her husband Sahara Arc, who is practically invulnerable with his semblance "Sand Body" which allows him to turn his body into sand.

The children of the Arc family are no different, while not all of them are huntsmen, every single one of them hold are influential in at least one of the kingdoms, and are held in high regard across all of Remnant. And despite not all of them being huntsmen, all of them have graduated from one of the academies, and spent at least 5 years as a huntsmen before pursuing something different.

Well, all except Jaune Arc.

Unlike his sisters, who venture out into the world, making a name for themselves as a Huntsman, an accomplished Singer/Actor/Director, a renowned Scientist, or a Military Strategist, Jaune wanted to become – of all things – a Florist. Well, he did want to become a Huntsman like all of his sisters did at a young age, ever since he unlocked his Aura he's had this….. "Connection" with nature, and he wanted to become a Florist ever since.

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Flashback, 8Yrs old

Jaune stood in his backyard, a large open space, littered with craters here and there from past sparring sessions between his sisters and parents over the years, coupled with a few hundred years worth of sparring between his ancestors. See, the Arc manor has been standing since the time of Ark, the first Huntsman, it has seen many Grimm incursions, storms and various other hazards that nature can throw at it, yet thanks to the efforts of the Arc family, it still stands tall and proud to this day. It was at this very backyard that Jaune's sisters unlocked their Aura's, discovered their semblances, and honed their skills. And thus, it is here that Jaune will also unlock his aura.

Just after his 8th birthday celebration, Jaune immediately ran out of the house and into the backyard, unable to contain his excitement. "Come on, mom! Hurry up!" The little Arc exclaimed, so excited that he forgot to put his shoes on before going outside.

"Alright, alright, Jaune. There's no rush, it's not like your Aura's gonna run away." Juniper Arc said, shaking her head at her only son's enthusiasm. Even after giving birth to eight children, Juniper Arc is still as active, and as strong as she was during her younger years. The Arc's are very well known for their endurance, even the women aren't excluded from this. Juniper was just lucky that her husband has endurance that matched hers – else the poor man might have been half dead by now.

"I'm just so excited, I can't wait to unlock my Aura, I wonder what my semblance is? I hope it's a cool one!" Jaune said as he stopped halfway across the backyard.

"Jaune, you know a semblance is only as useful-" She trailed off.

"-as useful as the person using it." He finished for her. "I know, I know. It's just, I've been waiting for this you know. It's my first step to becoming a huntsman like you guys."Juniper took a glance back to the house, where Sahara, along with all seven of Jaune's sisters; in order of age there was the eldest Marigold, the triplets Lily, Maple, and Ivy, the twins Poppy and Magnolia, and finally Dahlia. All of them are older than Jaune, each of them being 3 years older than each other except the twins, and triplets, then there was Dahlia who was five years older than Jaune.

While Marigold, and the triplets were busy with classes at Beacon, and the twins and Dahlia were studying at Combat School, they wouldn't miss Jaune unlocking his Aura for the world – though they were partially thankful that Jaune's birthday was during the Spring Break. It was incredibly obvious that Jaune looked up to both his parents and sisters, and considered them role-models – well, except maybe Marigold, but he's not gonna say that to her face, not unless he had a death wish.

"Alright Jaune, since you're so excited. Let's get this over with, the faster we unlock your Aura, the faster we can start your training." Despite Juniper's trademark smile, Jaune knew it was a smile that promised pain. It was a no-brainer that Juniper's brand of training involved pushing your body to the limit and beyond, deliberately injuring the body, so a person's Aura can heal it back up stronger than before.

Jaune often saw his sisters on the on the ground during training, either in such excruciating pain that the slightest movements hurt, or they flat out fainted during or after training – though it needs to be said that fainting during training results in Jupiter using her semblance to wake up whoever fainted during training so they can continue – which scared Jaune, but he steeled himself for it. After all, what Arc would he be if he didn't stand strong in the face of danger?

Jupiter laid a hand on Jaune shoulder, and spoke. "It is in our courage and selflessness that we become a symbol of hope. A paragon of virtue that drives back the darkness of the world. By the Creed of Ark, first of his name, I unshackle thy soul. May your power be used for the good of the world, and may our ancestors watch over thee in your journey." As Jupiter finished her chant, young Jaune started to glow brighter and brighter, until it was so blinding that the everyone else had to shield their eyes.

As the light dimmed, Jaune looked down at his hands, marveling at the white light covering his body. He felt warm, and strong, it was like someone put a really cool, really strong cape around him. He felt as if he didn't have to worry much about getting hurt.

"Cool." Was all Jaune managed to say, too distracted to realize that the grass beneath his feet seemed a little bit healthier.

Meanwhile, Jupiter Arc was panting ever so slightly from unlocking Jaune's Aura. The process of unlocking someone else's Aura involves pushing someone's Aura into whoever wants to unlock their Aura and pull it out. It was when Jupiter pushed a bit of her Aura into Jaune that she felt it. She had never seen anything like it before, Jupiter was responsible of unlocking the Aura's of 3 of her daughters. When she pushed her Aura into her daughters to unlock their Aura, she felt that their Aura's were comparable in size to lakes of various sizes.

But Jaune's? Jaune's Aura was comparable to a goddamn Ocean! Even among the Arc family who were known or their large Aura pool, but even then Jaune's Aura pool was gigantic in comparison. "Unless Jaune's Semblance is an extremely taxing one, I doubt anyone has a chance of beating him when he's fully licensed Huntsman." Jupiter thought to herself as she looked at Jaune – who's Aura was still visible. "I almost pity the poor sap who spars with him when he goes to one of the academies." She smiled as the image of Jaune just shrugging off blows from opponents like an immovable mountain. "I wonder if I should train him as a defensive fighter? Or should I train him offensively since his Aura practically covers any defensive measures he needs." Jupiter's thoughts started to cook up ways to train her son.

Meanwhile, Jaune felt something. The young Arc turned started walking away from his mother, seemingly in a trance. It was only when he stopped when he realized he had walked to the Arc graveyard. When you're a family with a rich history like the Arc's, a normal graveyard just wouldn't cut it. The Arc graveyard consisted of a row of statues of past heads of the family, leading all the way to the first Arc. His mother told him it was a way of not only honoring him, but it is also so that all Arc's will remember their roots. The heads of the family were lined in a row which created a pathway leading up to the grave of the first Arc, their statues standing tall and proud, their siblings, spouses and children – excluding the next head of the family – buried directly behind them.

Just at the edge of the Arc graveyard, stood an elegant woman with Forest Green hair, wearing a dress made of leaves, and vines wrapping around one arm. She was beautiful, her leaf dress covering the entirety of her body, except her one arm covered in vines, leaving much to the imagination. Upon noticing Jaune's presence, she turned to him, which allowed Jaune to see her eyes. She looked similar to Jaune's own mother, but not similar as in similar looks, but her eyes showed the eyes of someone who's seen the world in its entirety.

She regarded him with a sense of curiosity before it turned into a look of awe and bewilderment on her face, like she saw something amazing and didn't know what to do. Jaune was about to walk over to her and ask what's wrong, but the then the woman smiled and spoke. "It seems another one has appeared, it's a shame this isn't an appropriate time for us to properly introduce ourselves.""Jaune!" Just as Jaune was about to ask, he turned to the sound of his mother calling out to him. And when he turned to the woman again, she was gone.

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Jaune didn't tell anyone what happened back then, merely opted to say that he wanted to see the Ark graveyard. But since that day, he hasn't been able to get the encounter out of his mind. He spent days thinking not only about who the woman was, but also what she meant. The mystery's been eating at him for days, it even went to the point it hindered his training cause' he was too distracted to focus!

But that all changed just a week later.

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Jaune sat on the front porch of the house, deep in thought. Both of his parents were out for a few days on a mission and his sisters were all either in Beacon or Combat School, so right now it was just Jaune and his thoughts.

"Well, I finished all the chores, now what?" he thought to himself, he tried to think of anything to appease his boredom, but eventually his thoughts led to the woman he saw at the graveyard. "It isn't the proper time for us to meet? What the heck does that even mean?" He scratched his head in frustration, it seemed the more he mulled over the woman's words, the more it seemed to drive him mad. "Maybe I should go to the graveyard again, maybe she'll be there again?" He said to himself before getting up and heading to the graveyard.

To Jaune's credit, he was right, and in hindsight he should've come here days ago, maybe it would've saved him from the frustration."Ah, so you're here. I was wondering if you'd show up." The woman said. She didn't even turn to him, preferring to gaze at the statue of the first Arc. Jaune found it weird she didn't walk over to it like everyone else.

"I don't really have a problem with guests coming over, but I think you're supposed to tell the owners you're here in the first place."

"True, but what would that do? It's not like they can see me anyway?" Jaune supposed it was true, if she was invisible why bother- Wait what?

"I'm sorry I didn't think I heard you right." Jaune picked his ear to make sure he wasn't hearing things.

"I meant what I said Jaune."

"Oookay, does that mean you have an invisibility semblance or something?" He asked curiously.

"No." Was her only reply.

"That's weird."

"Then so are you Jaune, seeing things no one else can." She let out a small giggle, something Jaune couldn't help but find adorable.

"So, you know my name. But I don't know yours."

"How rude of me." The woman finally turned around and faced him, giving a light bow in the process. "I am Gaia, the very world itself. But I believe you humans referred me as "Remnant" nowadays." She said with a smile like it's the most normal thing in the world.

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Thinking back on it, his meeting with the very embodiment of the world was something that changed the entire course of his life. Since then, he didn't want to go out protecting people like his parents and sisters. He knows he can leave it to them to keep humanity safe. Jaune on the other hand?

He had a world to protect.

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Now, for those of you wondering why i haven't been posting new chapters of my other two stories, "Messiah of the Holy Grail" and "The Einzbern Famillia", there are a few reasons. The reasons include

1. My flash drive is gone, along with every single story inside it, including the half-finished chapters for the above mentioned stories.

2. In the case of "The Einzbern Famillia" i've been re-writing chapters 67 as i thought they could've been a bit better. Which has been rendered moot because of reason #1. Which will either take even longer for me to post a new chapter for that story, or i decide against it and just write a new chapter for it.

those are the reasons why i haven't been posting on the stories mentioned. i knos it has nothing to do with this story, but i feel it needs to be said. i could always post this on the respective stories, but i didn't want you guys to get your hopes up only to be dissapointed.

This is Agent Zwølf, signing out~