Chapter 4
Stringed Past
Meanwhile back with Dawn and the schnee sisters.
Weiss was standing and facing an empty area where her glyph was spinning.
"Excellent form,now think back to your fallen foes"
Winter said
"The ones that pushed yourself past who you were and become who you are now,think of that and watch as they come your side"
She then walks over to Dawn who had her eyes closed and was focusing on spirit strings that were spinning in her hands.
"Yes thats it focus on your strings use them to make something stronger or better"
Dawn appeared to be struggling.
Winter walked back to Weiss who was getting mad.
"I can't"
Winter smacked Weiss's head.
"Stop doubting yourself"
Weiss turned around and shouted.
"I'm trying"
"If this is what you call trying then you have no hope of winning the tournament let alone succeeding as a huntress"
Dawn lost focus and gasped.
She was breathing heavily.
"This is difficult"
Dawn then noticed the schnee sisters arguing and decided to back away from it.
She looks at the table and saw a picture that looked familiar.
A girl next to winter she was much older had short black hair and eyes similar to Dawn's and her outfit was like a yellow version of hers.
"What the hell?"
Dawn picked up the picture and looked at it closely.
"Mom!?"
Dawn felt her head smacked.
"Ow"
Dawn looked behind her and saw winter.
"You shouldn't be looking through other people's things"
"How do you know my mother enough secrets"
Winter sighed
"Fine let me say goodbye to Weiss and I'll explain on my way out."
Dawn nodded and waits for winter to walk with her.
The schnee sisters parted ways and Winter began to walk with Dawn.
"So tell me what do you know about my mother"
Winter looked at Dawn
"It's more what don't you know"
"Huh"
"Tell me what you know about her"
"She was a business woman so she was gone a lot of the time but I was busy with school and training so I hardly noticed"
"Well you'd be right about one thing"
"And what's that"
"You were to dim to realize your mother was the greatest stealth commissioner I ever knew"
"What"
Dawn looked confused,
"Your mother worked for Atlas and was one of the strongest warriors in the Atlas military force her abilities with stealth made her the puppet master of her troops before anyone found her."
"Guess I got that from her"
Winter shook her head
"But that was only one of her abilities"
Dawn went quiet
"When she went head on in a fight she fought using her string creation to make tools for her supreme use."
Dawn looked down
"Why didn't she tell me"
Winter put her hand on Dawn's shoulder.
"Your mother told me something before we left on her final mission "
Flash to winter speaking to Dawn's mother.
"Winter if you ever run into my daughter tell her that our bloodlines abilities and that I'm sorry I can't teach her myself"
Back to the present
Dawn was speechless
"Your mother knew that you would become a huntress and that our paths would cross"
Dawn moved Winter's hand.
"So that's why you know about my abilities"
Winter nods
Dawn smiled
"Heh thanks"
Winter looked a little confused
"Honestly I was worried that my mother was some kind of criminal but to I'm glad to know that she was a soldier who did good makes me more determined to master the abilities you told me"
Her hands relaxed and returned to her sides.
Winter smiled.
"You have better control over your emotions than my sister I'm impressed I expected you to hate your mother for lying to you"
Dawn shook her head.
"No she didn't lie she just didn't tell me I'm sure she was worried I would freak out or something"
Dawn sighed
"But now I know I can push my limits even farther"
Winter smiles
"I'm glad to have help you and my sister."
"Yeah she'll be a difficult rival in the tournament if I'm in the double battles that is"
"i'm sure that a battle between the both of you would be very interesting "
Dawn nods.
"Well good luck on your journey"
Winter walks ahead and Dawn began to make her way back to her dorm.
But in the area they were talking at a ball of string made out of aura was on the ground wrapping around a flower before vanishing.
Dawn walked into the room where Erika and Shade were playing a game on there scrolls while Hiroki was reading a book.
"Hey guys"
Dawn said sitting on her bed.
Shade and Erika noticed her while Hiroki continued reading.
"Hey Dawn how was your little tea party?"
Erika said jokingly
"It went better than I thought"
Dawn leaned back on bed.
"I wouldn't sleep just yet"
Shade said standing up.
Erika soon followed.
Hiroki even put away his book.
Dawn Sat up.
"What's going on?"
Shade sighed.
"After much thinking I've made the decision on who were having in the double battle for the tournament"
Erika looked excited
"Really who?"
Dawn yawned
"Yeah let's hurry it's been a long day."
Hiroki just looked at the three.
"We're gonna have me and Hiroki go against our opponents"
Erika looked disappointed
Dawn raised an eyebrow
Hiroki went back to his book.
"Can I ask why you and Hiroki"
Dawn asked curiously
"First off its not me saying that anyone is weak we all have weaknesses "
Erika and Dawn looked at Shade closely.
"First Dawn your more stealthy than anything and in terms of certain strength it's kinda lacking. "
Dawn sighed
"Your sorta right I do have some things I have to work on"
"Thanks for understanding"
He looks at Erika
"Now your semblance involves nature and were not guaranteed a nature area which basically cuts your power in half"
Erika looked disappointed.
"Now me and Hiroki are more balanced and don't use the area as much as you two."
Hiroki nods.
"Alright then team SHDE let's get some rest so that tomorrow we crush our opponents"
The three others nodded.
They all went to bed but later in the night Dawn was looking at a picture on her scroll labeled Star Psy.
"Nice to know our power mom I promise to use it well"