Max's POV.
Encounters.
They are parts of our lives, our experience depends on those encounters. No one is like any other, everybody is unique which makes meeting new people even more unique. This is what life is about, well in my opinion anyway.
"Wake up, we're almost at Beacon." I felt a hand on my shoulder that was shaking me. I stirred, when did I fall asleep? The travel must have tired me out more than I thought it would. I opened my eyes and saw Selene looking at me. Her black tipped light brown hair fluttering in the wind and her green eyes staring at me. Let's not forget her fair skin. Man, why do little sisters have to be the one weakness of all men, no way am I going to be able to go back to sleep with her looking at me like that.
"Yeah thanks, I must've dozed off." I stretched up and looked through the window, I could see a city not so far away, the kingdom of Vale huh? So this is where the Vytal Tournament is being hosted. Still, coming all the way from Lux Academy to Vale and attending Beacon so we could participate in the tournament, I find it kind of annoying. I mean we could have just attended on the eve of tournament and not 1 to 2 months before it begins. What was the headmaster thinking? Oh well, he is calling the shots and there's nothing I can do about it, wouldn't want to cause yet another brawl, this time at Beacon, because I was upset. On the plus side I get to be a tourist. However my train of thoughts were interrupted, yet another time, by Skoll.
"Yo sleepy head, finally came back to the land of the living?" Asked Skoll with his usual smirk that just screamed confidence. His red wolf ears sticking out of his short red hair, green eyes filled with amusement, red tail swinging behind him and his slightly tanned skin. When I was sitting it always looked like some kind of muscle giant was next to me, but only when I was sitting.
"Man, can I not spend 5 minutes when I'm awake without hearing you making comments about everything?" The question in itself was useless because it was rhetorical, nothing stopped Skoll from being Skoll. Which is a very confident guy who could take on the world solo and survive.
"No luck, that's just how I am deal with it." He replied while shrugging in complete honesty. Well I can't hate him, he is nice guy after all. You just have to learn how to bear with him... which can take a long time.
I got up and looked around. We were alone since this ship was rented specially for us, only our team would represent Lux. My gaze fell on our team last's member.
"Hey Liam, why don't you come over here?" I asked the bat faunus who jumped a bit at hearing my voice. He turned a bit and I took in his appearance yet another time, still trying to get the sleepiness out of me. His short puffy black hair, his red eyes that would make you think they were somehow glowing. His black bat wings, ears and tails giving him a somewhat scary appearance, like a vampire of some sort, his pale brown skin not helping. But what made most people not afraid of him is his expression which betrays his feelings. He is extremely timid, not around us of course but everything else and, most obviously, other people. He is easily startled by noise or even children but with he went through, it was to be excepted.
"Y-yes, I'm c-coming." He stuttered, shaking a bit. But made his way over to us none the less. He sat down looking around, trying to avoid eye contact. I sighed at Liam's demeanor.
"Listen Liam, I get why you are like this all the time but try to relax would you? Nothing is going to happen to you as long as we are around so stop worrying so much, just calm yourself it will do you some good." I told the bat faunus. He always felt insecure, well at least he talked to us but that's his best social skill. He is completely afraid of social interaction so he just might try to run away if he meet someone he doesn't know, well this is what would happen if it wasn't for the fact he would probably start shaking in fear and get into the fetal position.
"I-I'm s-sorry. I'm just... a little n-nervous I guess." He stuttered, completely nervous.
'That's the understatement of the year...' I thought to myself.
"Oh come on Liam, lighten up. You're competing in the Vytal Tournament! You should be excited not terrified." Said Skoll while patting Liam on the back, which practically sent the bat faunus flying.
I sighed at the redhead's clumsiness. The guy just didn't know his own strength. "You know, not everyone is as overconfident as you Skoll, or cocky."
"I'm not cocky. I'm confident." He retorted with his smirk, I sighed.
"Well it's not like you'll listen to me anyway." I turned back to Liam. "But he does have a point you know. This is pretty nice, even if the timing is a bit irritating. " A smile began to spread across my face, why deny the fact that this tournament was going to be awesome? It will be great, and there will a bunch of new people to meet.
"Well, while it is a good thing we shouldn't get too confident. We may end up against foes with skills we never faced before. " Selene said, always trying to be the mature one or at least the voice of reason. It's funny because she is the youngest of us all, with Skoll being the oldest, me the second and Liam the third youngest. And yet she tries to responsible, that is one the thing I can't help but feel proud of.
An hour later
"Woohoo! Get ready Beacon because the wolf is coming for ya!" Skoll howled while looking through the window. I massaged my forehead, trying to numb the rapidly growing headache.
"Calm down Wolfy. We don't even know what we're in for when we get there." I tried to reason a bit with him, not that I was successful mind you.
"Why does it matter? I can take whatever they throw at me! Just you wait, I'm gonna be kicking butts left and right!" He kept boasting.
"Not if you get too cocky. You do that and you might just be the first one to lose so get your head in the game. " I said it in a scolding manner, which he didn't appreciate.
"I told you I'm not cocky, I'm confident! There's a difference!"
"Really? Because it sounds like you're being cocky to me."
"You take that back!"
"Hmm..." I put my finger to my chin and thought about it for a second. "Nope, no can do." I said with a tone of certainty.
General POV
Meanwhile, while they're arguing, Liam and Selene were watching the verbal fight. Selene was giving them a blank stare while Liam was just smiling sheepishly. The former heavily sighed.
"I swear, those two just can't stop arguing for five seconds can they?" she asked, the question was rhetorical in itself.
"I-I guess it c-can't be helped." Liam replied.
"I figured as much." She said before turning to face Liam. "So what do you think we're in for once we get there. I heard that Beacon has some pretty tough hunters and huntresses."
"I don't know. Honestly I d-didn't even t-think I'd even be selected as a Lux a-academy representative. " He started fidgeting, clearly timid.
"What are you talking about? Of course you were selected. Your skills with your blade katanas are the best in Lux academy, so there would be no way you weren't selected for this." Selene praised Liam, trying to ease the conversation. But Liam just blushed in embarrassment.
"I-I d-don't know about the best b-but..."
"Oh relax. You'll do fine. Just do your best okay" She was smiling as she said every word, she meant what she said. Liam smiled back, happiness in his eyes."A-alright, I'll try... Thank you." Those were the final words as the pilot spoke over the ship's intercom.
"We will be landing in a matter of seconds now, I hope you had a nice trip. I wish you good luck." The pilot announced as the ship made contact with the ground. Selene and Liam looked back at their teammates, only to find them picking up their stuff happily, forgetting they were fighting seconds ago.
"Finally, what are you waiting for?" Skoll happily asked, Selene could only roll her eyes at her teammate's antics while Liam chuckled nervously.
(Line break)
Glinda's POV
'They seem to be right on time.' I thought as the ship landed. An hour ago Ozpin told me to welcome the exchanged students from Lux Academy, although Ironwood sent soldiers to accompany us and that bothered me greatly. My thoughts were interrupted as the ship's bay door were opened. Four people left the ship. The tallest was a faunus with short red hair and wolf hears, with a red wolf tail. He had green eyes and he was about 7'0". The second was a girl with brown hair and black tips at the end. She also had green eyes, but a lighter version than her teammate and fair skin. She was about 6". The third person was looking around, obviously nervous. He was a faunus, sporting short dark puffy hair and red eyes, along with tanned skin. He had black bat wings, ears and tail, standing at 6'5". And closing the march was another man with short black hair and a white streak on the right side that spiked upward, slightly tanned skin, black eyes and a scar over his right eyebrow in slash-like fashion, he was about 6'6". They were all wearing the same school uniform which consisted of black blazer with red outlines, a red shirt underneath with a black tie and black pants. Although the last one was wearing black gloves. They stopped in front of me, as they did the soldiers readied themselves as if they expected the exchange students to jump at them.
"Welcome to Beacon, I hope you had a nice flight. I am Glinda Goodwitch." My voice made it look like I was irritated, which was the truth, but they didn't seem to notice, except the bat faunus who visibly flinched when I spoke.
"Thank you, we are glad to be here." The man with red hair smiled, baring all his teeth and showing what seemed to be fangs. "My name is Skoll, no surname, and this team's leader. " He finished with a confident tone, which drew sighs from his teammates.
"Who in their right mind would appoint someone like you team leader?" The one in the back said with his palm against his face. Skoll huffed. "Well, whatever. I am Maxus Gladius, but please call me Max. " He said with a kind smile. The girl nodded her head at her teammate's words.
"I can't disagree with that statement. As for me, my name is Selene Gladius, Max's little sister. Please don't mind my teammate's behavior, he can be quite... unruly if left alone." She ended her sentence with a knowing tone, making Skoll grunt in indignity. So far they seemed a happy bunch, despite sending jabs at each other they didn't look like they actually fought about it. I then looked at the team's last member who had disappeared during the exchange. I began looking for him, only to find him behind Maxus, visibly uncomfortable with having me in front of him. Max was looking at the retreating teenager with sympathy in his eyes.
"His name is Liam Zal. You'll have excuse his behavior, he isn't very good with people." He explained. I was intrigued, but did not push the matter further.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all. Now if you would follow me please, I will show you the way to Beacon. " I told them as I began walking, soon followed by them and then by the soldiers.
(Line break)
Liam's Pov.
We obediently followed Mrs. Goodwitch as she showed us around the school. I slowed my pace so I could remain at the back of the group; a habit I picked up when I was a kid. Turns out that if I stay quiet enough and remain out of people's way, no one notices me. But to be honest, I mostly just wanted to remain as far away from Mrs. Goodwitch as can. It's not that I don't like her or anything like that, she just really unnerves me.
Why you ask? Well, she gives off this major authority vibe. Like if I dare question her or even step one foot out of line, she'd crush me. The fact that she seemed to have an entourage of soldiers might have something to do with that. Then there's the way she spoke to us. It took a lot of effort on my part not to make a break for it when she greeted us. She sounded very irritated, like she wanted to be anywhere else but here. I really hope I don't have any classes with her. I shook my head in an attempt to erase those thoughts.
'Stop it Liam! You are NOT going to wuss out before the tournament even starts. Besides, I'm probably just over exaggerating. I mean she can't be that bad can sh-Sweet Glob is that a horse riding crop?!'
I immediately looked away in hopes of focusing on something a little less...unsettling. Mrs. Goodwitch started explaining the basic things we should know about this place and I tried my best to listen, I really did. But her voice just sounded so intimidating. Instead I chose to take a good look at the interior of the place as we walk through the halls. Anything to get my attention away from Mrs. Goodwitch. The colors here sure are bright compared to Lux where everything was either black or crimson with a splash of white here and there.
My thoughts then went to what Selene said about this school having strong hunters and huntresses. Skoll and Max are probably excited about that and it's hard to tell with Selene. I wasn't really sure how I felt about it though. I wasn't the worst hunter at lux but I wouldn't call myself the best of the best. I just hope I don't have to fight someone too powerful. Not yet at least. I don't want to lose the first match I fight after all.
I began to wonder what the students here are like. If the males are anything like the ones in Lux academy then I best try to avoid them. Most of the guy back home were brutes who were only interested in destroying their opponents. Skoll is a prime example of that. Me? I'm better with dash and slash attacks. I prefer working on my speed and offense more than anything else. As you've probably already figured out, I picked on a lot by the other students because of my hit-and-run technique. I suppose my incessant stuttering doesn't help either. I remember Max once saying that my fighting strategy was a lot like my conversation skills.
That made me sigh. I often find myself wishing I could be brave like Skoll and Max. At least they can talk in front of large of people and make new friends. I can barely talk without stuttering or in worse cases, fainting. I try to be brave but it never works. Selene says I'm just shy, Skoll says I'm antisocial and Max says that I'm "not much of a conversationalist". I guess he's not wrong; conversations aren't exactly my strong suit nor is socializing in general. Fortunately I have friends like Skoll and Selene who talk enough for all four of us.
I snapped out of my trance when I noticed how quiet it became. Mrs. Goodwitch wasn't explain anything about the school anymore and Skoll hasn't made a single funny comment. 'Strange, Skoll isn't usually quiet for this long.' I thought. I turned my attention back to in front of me only to be surprised to see that there was no one there.
'H-Huh?! W-Where did everybody go?' I thought as I frantically looked around but I couldn't find anyone. 'Oh no! I must've zoned out!'
That's when I realized something: I'm ALONE in an academy filled with students who could come up to me at moment.
'I have to find the others!'
(Line separation)
General Pov
"And these are the dorm rooms. You'll be staying for the duration of your stay. You'll also be attending the classes." Explained Glynda as they passed the dorm rooms.
Selene let out a bored sigh as she continued to follow her. She didn't find any point in this. Wouldn't it be easier to just give them a map and let them explore on their own? At least then they wouldn't have to listen to her go on about something she wasn't really paying attention to.
"Well this has to be the most lively tour we've ever been on, hey Liam?" She said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. She got no response. "Liam? You listening?" She asked as she turned around to address her timid team mate. When she saw that he wasn't there she immediately grew concerned.
"Well that can't be good." She said to herself. She knew that Liam was NOT someone to be left alone in public areas and nothing is more public than an academy filled with teenagers. She looked back at Skoll, Max and Glynda who didn't seem to notice that she was no longer following them nor did they notice Liam's disappearance.
'They probably wouldn't even notice I'm gone.' She thought before going back the way they came. 'I better find him before some random guy tries to talk to him. Or worse, a girl.'
(Line separation)
Liam's pov
'Where are they?!'
I was about five seconds away from having a panic attack. I went back the way I came but they were there. Now I'm frantically walking around this place hoping to catch a glimpse of someone I know. And when I "walking" I really mean "slightly slower running". It may have started off as walking but it's definitely not that now. Thankfully the hallways were empty. Have any of them even noticed I'm missing?
'Probably not. I'm surprised they even notice when I AM there.' I thought to myself. I was probably right too. Skoll and Max are probably too busy arguing and Selene probably zoned out like I did. She never was one for listening to teachers.
Great, just freaking great. My first day and I already end up lost. I've only been here for a few minutes and already I find myself in trouble. That's gotta be some sort of record. 'Alright, no need to panic Liam. What would Skoll do in this situation? Probably open doors randomly. The last thing I need is for me to accidentally drop on someone in their…..private moment. Max? He'd ask for directions. That would mean talking to someone else so that option is out. Selene? She doesn't get lost. Ever.' I thought.
General Pov
Liam kept trying to find a way out of his situation, still moving at a quick pace. He was so deep in thought that he didn't notice another figure walking towards him; she was so focused on her book that she failed to notice him as well. He duly noted the footsteps of another person but didn't stop his pace until he ended crashing into her, bringing both of them to the ground with a painful thump. He heard a few lighter thumps which probably meant something else hit the floor too.
"Ow..." He moaned. He was about to frantically apologize but was cut short when he opened his eyes and saw who he walked into.
The person was a human female with the whitest hair he had ever seen. Her skin extremely pale, almost transparent. She wore a snow white dress and had silver earrings. Liam flushed red as he looked into her ice blue eyes. Eyes that did not look happy.
"Ugh! Get off me!" She yelled, snapping him out of whatever trance he was in.
"Hyaa!" He yelled as he all but jumped off of her. "S-Sorry! I-I w-was l-lo-"
"Darn right you weren't! How about next time you actually watch where you're going instead of daydreaming like some sort of dimwit!" She kept yelling after getting back to her feet. She was shorter than him, he noticed. Her forehead only reached his nose. Unfortunately that didn't make her any less terrifying.
"I-I d-didn't mean t-to-"
"To what? Run me over like some sort of blind rhino?" She exclaimed as she picked up her things. He wanted to help but he was rooted on the spot in fear.
"I-I d-didn't m-m-mean to-"
"Sure you didn't! I'm SURE you don't MEAN to be a klutz! Just like I'm sure you don't MEAN to not look in front of you while you're walking!" She exclaimed, her voice dripping with anger and sarcasm.
Liam's body was shaking in fear. This was NOT helping with his timidness problem. He could feel the familiar sensation of tears beginning to well up in his eyes, just begging to be released. He felt his body begin to sway a little bit and he immediately knew he was starting to feel faint. He closed his eyes so that he couldn't see her continue to verbally rip him to pieces, praying to whatever great deity watching this to grant him a quick death.
"Well? What do you have to say for yourself?"
"W-Well I-"
"Hey! Leave him alone!" Yelled a voice that Liam never thought he'd be as happy to hear as he did at that moment.
(Line separation)
Selene was ticked.
She had been looking for Liam when she found him being yelled at by some white haired girl. The sight one of her best friends being insulted the way he was filled her with righteous anger. Normally she'd just go over there and tell her to leave him alone but the look on Liam's face drove her over the edge. He looked beyond helpless. She wasn't sure if he was going to cry, faint or even both but she did know one thing.
Somebody was going to lose some teeth.
(Line separation)
Glynda was just about to conclude the tour. She stepped in front of one of the dorm room before turning her attention Max and Skoll. "This is where you'll be staying. Your schedules will be delivered to you tomorrow. If you have any questions ple-"
She cut herself short when she noticed the lack of teammates in front of her. The only ones here were the two very tired looking males who looked like they were about to fall over from exhaustion. "Where are the other two?"
Skoll and Max blinked in confusion at her question before turning around only to see that half their team was gone. Forgetting the fact that he was exhausted, Max immediately began to panic. "Oh snap! C'mon Skoll, we better them fast before-"
"Before what dude?" Skoll interrupted. "What's there to worry about?"
"We left Liam alone in a place where he doesn't know anyone! Do the math!"
"Yeah so? How much trouble could he possibly get into? If anything happens to him I'm sure Selene will-" He immediately stopped talking as he finished that sentence in his head. Then he suddenly let out a yell. "WE GOTTA FIND THEM!" He panicked before running off the way they came with Max hot on his tail.
Glynda blinked as he watched them run faster than anyone she'd ever seen. She stood there for a second before letting out a huff and walking in the other direction. She'd let them handle this on their own ,she thought.
(Line separation)
Selene stormed over to the white haired girl, her body absolutely radiating killing intent. She took a brief look at Liam, who had yet to move a muscle since her arrival, and clenched her fists. If there was one thing she hated, it was bullying, especially those who bully faunas. And nobody, NOBODY, bullies her timid teammate and gets away with it!
Selene stood between Liam and the white haired girl and sent her a death glare strong enough to send a nevermore running. "How dare you! What gives you the right to yell at him like that?!"
The white haired girl sent her a death glare of her own before responding. "Well for your information, he crashed into me! Maybe if you kept a better eye on him I wouldn't need to drill the information into his head!"
"Excuse me?! How dare you talk to him like that! It's not his fault he has poor eyesight! He's a BAT faunas for pete's sake!"
"Well then maybe YOU should keep a better leash on your teammates!"
Meanwhile, Skoll and Max were running then they've ever run in their entire lives, hoping they could find they're teammates before they do anything...unpleasant. Fortunately they had Skoll's heightened sense of smell to guide them.
"They're close, I can smell it! This way!"
Max nodded as he followed his wolf faunas companion. It didn't take long to find them after that. Unfortunately, by the time they got there it was already too late. The expression on Selene's face made it very clear what was going to happen next.
Someone was going to die.
Max's eyes went as wide as dinner plates when he noticed Selene reaching for her weapon. Ignoring the fact that he knew it was probably a bad idea, he immediately ran over. Just before Selene could unleash hell on the white haired girl, Max managed to grab hold of her arm and her waist, stopping her from moving. Selene as she struggled to get out of her older brother's grip, wanting nothing more than to teach the white girl a lesson she won't soon forget. Said girl watched the scene in front of her with a blank expression before responding.
"Hmph, I don't have time for this. I've got classes to get to." And with that she briskly walked past them as if nothing happened. Skoll watched her as she walked past him, a thoughtful expression on his face.
'That girl...Why does she seem so...familiar. Hmmm...white hair, ice blue eyes, I feel like I know those traits from somewhere but...where?' He thought as he racked his brain for a solution. It frustrated him since he didn't like not know things. When he couldn't find any answer he simply shrugged. 'Eh, I'm sure it'll come to me eventually. After all, if it was important I'd probably remember it right?' He then turned his attention to a more important matter: making sure Selene didn't kill her.
Once she walked around the corner and was out of sight, Max let go of Selene who was not happy with him at the moment. " What the heck Max?! Why did you stop me?!" She yelled.
"Selene, we've only been here for about twenty five minutes. I do NOT want to get kicked out because you murdered one of the students." Max explained.
"I wouldn't ha-"
"Remember what happened at Vexes academy?" Max warned, stopping whatever response she had. Selene simple crossed her arm and pouted. Max had to look away. He hated when she did that.
"I didn't murder him."
"But you did incapacitate him and I think he might still be in therapy." Skoll added. Selene sent him a glare. Skoll simply responded with a shrug.
"Pfft, whatever. She would've deserved it." She grumbled before turning her attention to Liam who had not made a sound nor has he moved a muscle since she showed up. The only difference him now and him before she showed up was that his eyes were open. "And you! How could you let her treat you like that?! It's not right!"
She waited for his response but got only silence. She soon grew concerned by her friend's lack of response as did Skoll and Max.
"Liam? Uh, buddy? You okay?" Asked Max as he waved his hand in front of Liam's face. He didn't even blink.
His body started to sway again and Skoll immediately knew what was about to happen. "Oh no, somebody catch him, I think he's gonna-" But it was too late. He's eye rolled to the back of his head before he suddenly fell like a puppet having freed from its strings.
"Liam!" They yelled in unison. Max ran over to him and put his fingers on his neck. He sighed in relief when he felt his friend's pulse. "He's okay. He just fainted." Selene in relief.
"Come on, let's him to our dorm. Skoll, grab his legs."
(Line separation)
Sometime later, Liam was stirring from his unconscious state. The first thing that struck him were the voices. He could hear his friends speaking but couldn't make what they were saying. He tried to open his eyes but it was all blurry. He tried to get up, he then felt a hand on his shoulder.
"All right, easy you just woke up and sudden movements are not advised. You were out cold for quite a bit" Max said as he helped Liam get up. His grip on Liam strong so that he wouldn't lose balance from getting up too fast. Liam nodded, not speaking just yet. However he didn't brace himself for his protective teammate's comforting hug. As Selene snatched him in her embrace, Liam blushed.
"When will you make us stop worrying, and next time you disappear I won't let you off the hook got it?" She wasn't crying but worried nonetheless, but she was hugging him really tightly leaving him without air.
"Selene, you might want to let go." Max advised her as the colors started to leave Liam's face, even if there wasn't much color to begin with. Selene looked confused before realizing her... mistake.
"I'm sorry Liam!" She let him go, he started breathing but not before falling back again. However Skoll caught him before he hit the floor.
"Hey, we just got you back, even if Selene hugs are that good you should still keep some air." He teased them, but it only resorted with Selene glaring at him and Max slowly switching to his 'Older brother' persona. Liam looked away, visibly bothered by something else, something Skoll didn't miss. "So what's on your mind?" The question brought an end to the glares and the focus back to Liam.
"I-I'm sorry for earlier." Guilt could be seen in his eyes. "If I had just played attention to Mrs. Goodwitch, this wouldn't have happened." He looked down, waiting for them to argue with him or whatever, but that didn't happen. Instead Skoll bonked his head. Liam started rubbing the painful spot and looked at his wolf comrade.
"What are you talking about? You don't know that unless you can predict the future. And you're the one who was in pain out there not us so we're the ones who have to ask how you're holding up." Skoll was giving him a toothy grin as he spoke. Selene took Liam's hand, as if to support him. Max's hand was once again on Liam's shoulder and looked directly in his eyes.
"Stop worrying so much, I can say that whatever will happen you can always count on me and Selene." He paused a moment, Skoll rose an eyebrow. "Although I'm not sure about Skoll. He might run off before you can ask him anything." He added while shrugging comically.
"What was that you-" Skoll literally jumped in action, going to take it out on Max. As the two started fighting, Selene couldn't help but laugh. Her brother and her teammate always seemed to be able to lift the tense atmosphere. However what surprised her was to hear Liam also laughing, a true heartily laugh. Max and Skoll heard it and couldn't help but laugh as well.
(Line separation)
At the conference room. Ozpin was introducing the teams from the different academies around Remnant that would participate in the Vytal Tournament. So far, no one was excepting anything from the teams, be it from their looks or their demeanor. Until Ozpin introduced one of the last team.
"From Lux Academy, only one team has been sent. So they will be called Team LUX, if you would step forward." As he finished his sentence, the four members walked on stage. What immediately struck the assembly was the pressure they were exuding, like a dangerous opponent entered the arena. Skoll was grinning, his looks making him look wild. Max was standing next to him, hands in his pockets, eyes sharpened, his expression emotionless as if he was watching his prey. Selene mimicked her brother's expression while her arms were folded. Liam, although hesitant, had determination in his eyes as he standing tall. Max examined the reaction of each student, ranging from gulps to smiles of excitement. He lingered on teams that reacted a bit if not to the pressure.
'Not many people seem to be able to resist the pressure. Guess that decreases the number of tough opponents.' Max thought as he finished examining the room. The plan had been simple from the start. Finding the suitable opponents as fast they could then study them for the big day. After their introduction was done, they got off stage and joined the other students. As they did Max took out his scroll and started making a list. By the time he was finished, the assembly was over.
"Finally, I thought I was going to fall asleep while standing up." Skoll yawned and stretched, Selene shaking her head at her teammate's antics.
"Well I can't deny that it was somewhat boring but at least we got some useful information didn't we?" She asked as he turned her head to her brother who was holding his scroll up with several people displayed on the screen.
"Yes we did although I'll need to refine it to actually figure out who's strong enough. " He started playing with the phone while they were walking to the dorms. "And Liam, good job not fainting in front of such a crowd. You didn't waver a bit, so I'm proud of you." He praised his teammate, who blushed and started scratching his head.
"T-thanks, it m-means a lot." He said while looking directly in Max's eyes, that was when his ears perked up. "Watch o-" But he was too late as someone bumped into Max, causing him to drop the scroll on the floor.
"Careful, that thing isn't chea-" But Max couldn't finish his sentence as he heard someone shout, directly in his ears.
"It's you!" Weiss made her presence known, something Max's eardrums didn't need.