Obey.

That is what she must do. She must follow orders. Her name matters not, only that she must do her work. She must serve. Serving is the only purpose she has.

Obey. Obey.

She picked her name herself when she was 8. Ivy, after the plant on the walls reminded her of her. Climbing up walls...but not allowed to stretch beyond where the Master wanted it to go.

Obey. Obey. Obey. Obey

Her realization happened suddenly, one day when she was but 9 or so. Why?

Serving was her purpose, of course, but why? This was the thought that would start her on her path to freedom.

Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey.

When she was 10 she started watching the masters son when he was training. She didn't know what he was training for at first, but soon learned he was aiming to become a Huntsman.

Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey

When she was 11 she was caught practicing what she saw the Son doing. For that she was whipped 40 times, a fitting punishment for her behavior.

Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey

They took offense each time she tried. The punishment increased at every opportunity. 60, 80, 100. It felt never ending. By the time she was 13 she didn't care.

She could taste it for only a brief moment but it was there…...freedom.

Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey Obey

The continued stress had unlocked her aura at a fairly young age. But it wasn't until she was 14 that she discovered her semblance. Hers was the ability to move at very high speeds, born of a desire to finish her tasks as quick as possible, so that she might have more time to train before her masters caught her. Though the catching soon stopped after that, as she was then quick enough to hide all the evidence.

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It was when she was 16 that they did finally catch her using her gift. Her master was Livid, beyond mere mortal rage. She could still remember the words he said and the punishment she recieved.

"HOW DARE YOU TRY AND RISE ABOVE YOUR PLACE, YOU FAUNUS INGRATE. I TAKE YOU IN OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF MY HEART AND THIS IS WHAT I GET!"

He then became deathly quiet for a moment. "I have just the punishment in mind for you."

Later that night, she had her beautiful green tail cut off for the first, but nowhere near the last, time.

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At 17 she blacked out one day after another tail cutting punishment for walking in a way that offended the Master. As she passed out she felt something. SNAP!

A good servant obeys, they listen to their Masters. They do what the must to please. A good servant isn't seen. A good servant...a good servant...A GOOD SERVANT!

She couldn't remember what happened...but the blood staining her hands, the Son's sword she found herself holding and on her uniform told her enough. The Master, his son,the head maid, the other servants, everyone gone. The Master was gone. The Master was...gone! She was finally free. Freedom was at last...hers. Ivy Potestia was at last free.

It was another month before she left the masters manor. During that time she studied as much as she could, gathered any materials that could be worth something and useful, as well as reveling in her freedom. She learned she was in Atlas, a kingdom known for its intense hatred of the faunus. She learned that she was actually a rare case of slavery still in the kingdom, and that even in Atlas, owning a faunus was a capital offense, though with enough money people did tend to look away. She learned of a better place, of Vale, of Beacon Academy. She decided she would be a Huntress, fighting against Grimm and criminal alike. She would help her kind, and any who were in a hell like hers.

A path she chose. Her first steps. Her first act of true freedom.

Freedom, a word which had eluded her for so long. Freedom, a feeling which tasted sweet after the years of compliance. Freedom, was hers at last.

It was warm in Vale. That was her first thought upon arriving at the coast, after having ran across the ocean for the last 7 hours. But it didn't matter. She was far away from Atlas. And if she had her way she would never return. It would be difficult, she knew, to start a new life as a student of Beacon. Thankfully her mas- old mas-that man-had records of a man in Vale who could give her an identity, and transcripts for Beacon. All she had to do was find him, this Roman Torchwick, and she would finally start her new life, fully and freely.

And so she walked, her sword, Saoirse, secured at her hip, the sun rising from behind her. She walked forward into her future.

Yeah so I know I said Neyra would be next but, as was the case with Kyane, this was finished first. Thanks to my friend for again helping me with this, I almost certainly couldn't have written this without her. Those opening line were her idea, as was the whole "obey" motif. So anyway. This is a Ivy Potestia, an OC wholly of my own creation. She's a lizard faunus, who is an ex-slave. Yeah, i gave her basically Flash speed. Fight me about it.

Next trailer will be Neyra for sure. Then after that is the leader, and main character, Pembe. Stay tuned. And don't expect the next update to be as fast.

On another note, feel free to read the other proper story on my account, Precious Times, A Naruto OC fic that is written mostly by my super talented friend, and me, the editor. Next chapter on that should be coming friday (8/10/18) so look forward to that i guess.