Before we roll into chapter ten, I would like to thank all who have read up to this point, and hope you enjoy the future chapters. Now, let's get started.

What's this?

Huh? Is something wrong?

A new player has entered the game.

New player? Will they be any trouble?

Possibly. I'll keep an eye on them.

Good. We can't allow anyone to interfere.

I know. This is something we can't afford to fail within.

What about Drake? Is he...

Not yet. But I have a feeling that it will awaken sooner than anticipated.

Dammit. Well, we still need to keep a watch on this.

You know better than I that things will more than likely turn out fine.

You better be right.

The headmaster is charged with overseeing the initiation of new students into the huntsman academy of each kingdom. Though they watched, they strictly forbade any intervention from those outside of the set parameters. While each academy had its own quirks and events, Beacon academy was by far the most crazy. Each and every year, the initiates always managed to bring chaotic welcomes over the top. This year would be no exception to the tradition.

Professor Ozpin watched the video feed of the student's performance. Needless to say, by far he'd been impressed by what he's seen. Ruby Rose had partnered with Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna with Yang Xiao Long, and so forth into the others. Though, the one that caught his eye most was the meeting of Drake Vermillion with Shiva Nulfrost.

That girl was not apart of the initiation. Just what are you planning. He thought to himself.

"Professor Ozpin?" Glynda asked, curiosity plastered on her face.

"Huh? Oh, what is it Glynda?"

"I was just meaning to inform you that the final pairing of Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie have been formed."

"I see." He said, looking over the video feed playing on her scroll.

"Is something wrong sir? You seem a little off."

"No Glynda, everything is fine."

Ozpin turned his back to her, facing towards the cliff once more. He returned his attention to his scroll and the video feed he'd been watching over previously. On his scroll was Ruby sitting on the ground and Weiss walking one direction, and then turning to walk the other way.

"It's this way." Weiss proclaimed, walking one way.

Ruby sighed quietly and picked up a leaf before dropping it absentmindedly.

"I mean this way." Weiss said, walking in the other direction.

Ruby gasped, surprising the heiress, as a new idea had come to mind. She sprung up from the ground, grabbed Weiss' hand and quickly bolted off in what direction she believed was north. Weiss called out at Ruby to release her or to explain, but the young red reapette simply kept dragging her.

"Ruby Rose! I demand that you release me this instant!" Weiss ordered, trying to pry Ruby's hand off of her wrist.

"Don't worry Weissy, I have a great idea." Ruby replied with a cute smile.

'Weissy? Did she just- whatever! Just stay focused.' Weiss thought to herself.

With Yang and Blake, the two hadn't made much conversation. Well, conversation wouldn't exactly be the right word. It would be more fitting to say Yang was asking questions and Blake replied with usually a nod or a quiet yes or no. Yang was slowly beginning to lose interest in asking Blake questions.

'Geez, won't she talk more with me? I just wanna get to know my new teammate.' Yang thought.

"So... You wanna be a huntress?" Yang asked, a stupid grin plastered on her face.

"If I didn't want to be, then why would I be here?" Blake replied, an emotionless expression taking hold.

"O-okay."

Yang fell quiet, kind of ashamed she couldn't find a topic she couldn't relate to with Blake. With the lack of topic, silence fell between the two of them. They went on for roughly five minutes in silence before Blake held arm in front of Yang, halting the blonde next to her. Blake reached for her katana, slowly removing it from its sheath.

"What is it Blake?" Yang asked.

"Someone, or something is nearby." Blake said.

Yang readied her own weapon and awaited whatever was in the dense foliage. Blake gave a small smile from Yang's trust, despite the two only knowing one another for a few hours. She kept her gaze continuously locked in front her, keeping her wariness high. From the forest stepped forth the ast person she expected to meet.

"Drake?" Blake asked, sheathing her weapon.

"Blake?" Drake asked back, dropping his own weapon.

"Who would've guessed we'd meet here?"

"I know. And I see you have a partner."

"Same to you." She leered over his shoulder and Shiva a kind look, to which she smiled back to.

"To think, you and Yang. This is gonna be a crazy year."

Blake was about to respond when a loud roar sounded from nearby. Everybody turned to see several Beowolfs emerging from the trees and bushes. They readied their weapons, but where halted from advancing by Shiva, who had stepped forward.

"Shiva? What are you doing?" Drake questioned, unaware of why his partner was doing such actions.

"I won't allow anyone to hurt my friends. That's what we are, right?" Shiva asked.

"Y-yeah, but I'll be f-"

"That wasn't a request. I wanna show you what I'm capable of."

Drake wanted to respond, but Shiva's stoic demeanor said more than enough for him to understand.

"I... Okay. Show me your capabilities." The Fox faunus said, smiling.

Shiva smiled in return and faced her opponents. Three Beowolfs, each of Beta appearance, due to lack of armaments. She grinned and readied to fight off the foe. One of the Beo's pounced at her, attempting to take her down with one claw swipe. The Nulfrost girl anticipated this action and quickly retaliated with a quick side step, followed up with high kick. The Beowolf was launched into a tree, a large gash in its side with icicles forming in its wound. It tried to get up, but was pinned to the tree with a blade piercing through its throat.

As Shiva dug her right skate into its neck, the other two beowolves moved in to swipe at her with her attention on their fallen breathren. Shiva spun around to knock their claws away and simultaneously decapitate the wounded Grimm. She stopped to face the disorientated the Beo's and moved in to attack the right one. It shook its head as it regained its bearings, but was quickly knocked away by a swift dropkick. With the Ice Skater girl on the ground, the remaining Beo swiped down at her, successfully hitting her left leg. She hissed in pain as its claws broke skin and quickly started kicking at its claw with her unmarred leg.

"Shiva!" Drake called out, moving to join the fight, but getting stopped by Blake.

"She said she wants to prove herself, so let her show you." Blake proclaimed, a stoic expression in her eyes.

"But-"

"No buts! Let the girl show us, it's kind of interesting." The Busty Blonde said, a huge grin on her face.

"Fine."

Drake stepped back and decided to watch as Shiva began to retaliate against the beast. She swung her leg at the beasts claw like one would a woodcutters axe, and actually cut the appendage off. The Beowolf clung to in stump of an arm, howling in pain as black blood spilled from the wound. Shiva sprung back onto her feet and grinned at the beast as her wounds closed themselves. It looked up at her from the pain it felt and watched as a bright blue ball formed in her hand. Shiva threw the ball at the creature and a bright flash consumed the area, blinding everyone but herself. The light was even strong enough to blind the camera the headmaster was observing them through.

"Gah! It's so... Bright!" Blake yelled out, covering her eyes with her arm.

The light quickly dispelled, but left a small impact on the surrounding surveyors. As their vision returned, their eyes widened as they saw what Shiva's projectile had done. Before them, and on Ozpin's scroll, was a Beowolf completely frozen within an icy shell.

"Now. Shatter!" Shiva shouted.

The ice broke once she was silenced, leaving no trace of the creature it held. Yang gasped in awe at the sight, clearly impressed. Blake smiled, impressed as well, but to a lesser extent. Drake, however, couldn't even contain his excitement, not even slightly.

"That was awesome! Amazing! Spectacular!" He shouted loudly, running up to Shiva and hugging her.

"It was nothing. Really." Shiva said, modestly.

"It wasn't nothing. What was that Ice thing?"

"Oh, that. Well, my semblance is ice, but it's dangerous for me to use."

"How so?" Drake questioned, tilting his head slightly.

"The ice I make is linked to my aura. If I make something big, it uses a lot of my aura."

"Like my swords then?"

"Huh?" Shiva asked, blinking twice in confusion.

"Nevermind."

After Pyrrha had gotten Jaune down from the tree she herself had been responsible for pinning him to, the two headed off in the direction they assumed was North. Rather than just being quiet through the trip, the two had sstarted to talk about one another. Jaune talked about his family, about how his dad was a Huntsman, and his grandfather was a Huntsman and so on. Of course, Pyrrha had her own family to speak of, but she was mostly focused on one specific relative.

"My little sister, Aria, always strove to be like me." Pyrrha said, brushing off some blocking branches.

"Is she your only sibling?" Jaune asked, following diligently.

"Yes, but she is the best one I could ever ask for."

"Wow. I have seven sisters actually."

"W-well then. That's... Nice?" The amazoness stifled, surprised at his statement.

"Y-yeah. Things got a little hwctic around the house."

"I would understand why. Aria was like an angel in human form."

"She sounds like Rachel." Jaune said with a smile as he lifted a branch for them to pass by.

"I'm sure that she and Aria would get along."

Jaune was about to respond, but was stopped when an opening from the forest came into sight and revealed a cave etched into the cliffside wall. With curiosity inside, he grabbed Pyrrha's hand, which made her blush, and dragged her to the inside of the cave. Since the cave lacked any natural lighting, Jaune made a torch from an old piece of wood he picked up and some old firemaking skills. As they walked on in the cave, it seemed as though it had gone on forever. Even Pyrrha had become a bit wary of their situation.

"Uh, Jaune. I don't think we're not supposed to be in here." Pyrrha said.

"I... I think you may be r-" Jaune had started to say, but was stopped when he saw a big glowing object. "The relic!"

"Huh?" Pyrrha looked at what had drawn Jaune's attention and was immediately filled with a sense of dread. "Um, Jaune?"

"Hang on Pyrrha, I just gotta grab this relic."

Jaune tried to grab the object, but it suddenly moved back from his reach. Not at all surprised by it, he tried again but was met with the same result. He leapt at the object and hung onto it.

"Ah ha! Gotcha!" Jaune said, prideful in succeeding with their objective.

However, the pride was short lived as the 'relic' lifted him up into the air. From the darkness that enveloped them, save for the torch, three sets of bright red orbs appeared beneath Jaune. A strange assortment of markings also lit up in the black, raising the fear from Pyrrha and Jaune. Pyrrha made a break for the exit and Jaune screamed in fear.

There you have it. We got to see what Shiva was capable of and even a bit of her semblance, which is Ice. I wanna give a shout out to Ser Nexi, writer of Tales of Celia. His/her story is about a character who was created from someone's semblance, and I find that it's not too bad. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed. Drake Belladonna, signing off.