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Chapter 11
The Voice of the Heavens.
For two months, Glynda Goodwitch worked on her book, making regular interviews with the members of team NKRA; interviewing Mitsuhide was easy, as she simply joined him and Weiss in their regular tea parties, where she insisted in knowing more about Edo, and while Weiss liked those topics, she was less than pleased to have her private party invaded; Ranmaru was a little bit harder to deal with, not because he was uncooperative, but because Yang almost always was with him, and always tried to guide the interview to somewhere that Glynda didn't like; Nobunaga represented a different kind of challenge, as it had become impossible to find him separated from Blake, said girl loved all Edo related things, but it was incredible distracting to see them acting all romantic while in the middle of the interview…
The only chapter left to fill was about religion, and that was a real challenge, not because Kanetsugu was uncooperative, but because his wording, his definitions, and understanding of things required not only a very open mind, but a very long time to spare for a full lecture of his teachings; that's why she not only agreed with Ozpin about allowing the battle monk to have a place for a shrine, but also volunteered herself to help in the gathering of resources and construction of the same…
"Are you sure this will be enough?" Glynda asked, not with concern, but with confusion; she expected the shrine to be something gaudy, extravagant and luxurious, like most religions she knew of; instead the small and unused classroom was simply adorned with Edo writings, candles and incense, the most luxurious thing was that the floor was covered in Edo rugs, or tatami, as Kanetsugu called them.
"It will suffice; the true content of a shrine is the voice of the heavens, and the ones who listen to it." Kanetsugu replied, while placing the final piece of the shrine, a large canvas with the same symbol that adorned his helmet, the kanji for love.
"I see. I'm curious though, to what god or goddess is this shrine dedicated to?" Glynda asked what was bugging her; she had previously learned that Kanetsugu knew several divine figures, so it puzzled her to not see any painting or statue of any of them.
"This shrine is dedicated to love, in its most pure and meaningful sense; to tie such a beautiful thing to a single deity would make no sense, instead, I prefer to believe that it is the fundament that all religions should be based upon." Kanetsugu's reply was enough to silence the combat instructor; it was simple and beautiful, just as it was overwhelming; that also explained why it was a humble shrine, it was meant as an invitation to any and all faiths, to any and all people.
"I understand… so, what kind of activities will take place here?" Glynda asked after a few minutes, in which she watched Kanetsugu set a low table and a bag with diverse items.
"This is mostly a place for meditation, it will also serve me as a peaceful place to keep working on my charms; if anyone want to learn, I'll be able to answer questions and spread the teachings of the voice of the heavens; additionally, a dedicated place for divination will greatly help to understand the visions of things to come." Kanetsugu's explanation confused the combat instructor even more; she thought that the battle monk would spend countless hours preaching in the gardens to get people, instead he was going to sit and wait, she suddenly had the idea of helping him a little, maybe sending a couple of students his way to help in little things, so they would spread that they hear or see…
"What are you doing?" Ruby asked as she suddenly appeared, leaning against the back of the monk, and looking over his shoulder; Glynda's mind came at a crashing halt as she couldn't tell when or how the scythe wielder entered the classroom.
"Making more paper charms; this magic paint is powerful, but it burns the paper in a single use, so I have to make as many as possible." Kanetsugu casually replied, smiling at the leader of team RWBY; it was incredible how close their faces were, almost as if they wanted to kiss on accident…
"Can I help you?" Ruby asked in her childish voice; Glynda rolled her eyes, even if the girl was close to the battle monk, she doubted that such a powerful teaching would be disclosed so easily…
"Of course, let me explain you how to do it." Kanetsugu replied, making Glynda's jaw drop; for a mere second she found herself in a very dire dilemma, either go and search more students to spread this technique, or stay and watch to learn herself… before she even tried to decide, she had already taken out a notebook to take notes…
Girl's restroom…
Blake sighed happily, her life had made a turn for the best, and she had enjoyed the sweetness and passion of the visionary to the fullest; kisses, hugs, words of love, and a little bit of lust, and to make things even better, he had proposed that the day she decided to reveal her nature as a faunus, he will hug and kiss her passionately in front of everyone…
"He is so perfect…" Blake muttered to herself, and yet, her image in the mirror looked back at her, as if asking what she had done to deserve such life, such lover; what was she doing to ensure that he won't leave as soon as he noticed that almost everyone was better than her?
"Maybe I should…" Blake began to mutter, but got interrupted by another girl entering the restroom, one with bunny ears.
"Oh, Blake! Do you have a minute?" Velvet asked with urgency, so much that she didn't notice Blake making a placating gesture toward an odd direction, in fact, she didn't noticed Ranmaru looking from afar through the window, getting ready to break in and protect Blake.
"Yeah, sure; what do you need, senpai?" Blake replied, enjoying the opportunity to use more Edo speech.
"Well, I was wondering a couple of things… you'll see, I and other faunus are worried about you; Nobunaga is obviously human, and while he is quite nice to faunus in general… I just wanted to ask if he already knows about you being one of us, and if you need help in dealing with that issue." Velvet shyly asked, earning a surprised stare from the cat girl, which quickly turn into a soft laugh.
"Oh, Velvet! Thanks for caring so much, but don't worry, he knows very well that I'm a faunus; he even loves to pet my cat ears when we… ahem! As I was saying, there is nothing to worry about, ok?" Blake replied, stopping herself from saying too much; although by Velvet's blush, she had already figured what she didn't say.
"I see… that is a relief! But Blake… are you sure you are fine with someone, you know, not un-bloodied?" Velvet asked with apprehension, for this was a delicate topic among faunus; her apprehension became fear when she noticed Blake's frown.
"Life in the nomad tribes is harsh and hard, full of danger and drawn to blood. As I was honest with him, he was honest to me; I know he has spilled blood, just as much as he knows I'm far from perfect, or even acceptable, but our love has transcended all of this; so yes, I'm perfectly fine with the knowledge that he has killed before, with the knowledge that he won't hesitate to do so again if the need arises." Blake's answer was not only harsh, but theatrical and dramatic; Velvet could only shrink at the intensity displayed by the cat faunus, but she had yet to ask her most important question, the one that forced her to track down Blake to begin with.
"I just wanted to make sure, I'm not judging; but there is something I really need to ask, so please be truthful." Velvet pleaded in a way that Blake couldn't resist.
"Very well, ask." Blake replied while narrowing her eyes, ready to defend her beloved one, although in a much less ferocious way than what she knew Nobunaga would be.
"How did you manage to convince him to accept you as a faunus?" Velvet asked with just so much hope in her eyes, something that caught Blake off guard.
"Eh? Why are you asking me that?" Blake asked, trying to dodge the question, as she wasn't ready to tell the world that the soul kiss was real, and with rather long lasting, and pleasant, consequences.
"Well, I have my eyes on certain someone, and…" Velvet began to explain her situation, and Blake knew she had to make a good story about how she and the visionary got together, hopefully without telling her about what they actually did.
Outside…
"Don't you think you are taking this lord and lady thingy too far?" Yang asked to Ranmaru, who was still up in a tree, overlooking the only window in the restroom.
"Nothing is too little or too much to ensure the safety of my lord and lady; you should already know that." Ranmaru replied, he had to admit that this school was very safe for both Nobunaga and Blake, more now that team CRDL had been warned that a single complain would see them expelled.
"You looked ready to hurt Velvet." Yang warned.
"I'm always ready to hurt any fool that has ill intentions toward my lord and lady." Ranmaru replied, but it sounded as if 'hurt' was not what he meant.
"Would you hurt me if I punch Blake during a fight?" Yang asked with a little bit of worry in her voice; they had become something odd, more than friends, close to a couple, but no quite there, and she felt that this loyalty may be something she wouldn't compete against.
"Would you hurt me if I attack Ruby?" Ranmaru retorted, with that devious smile of his; Yang could not reply, because she understood the real meaning of that 'hurt' word, then she understood the level of care that Ranmaru has, and that she was not in position to judge it.
"Do not misunderstand me; I know that you will not hurt Blake if you two were to fight during a sparring session, and I know you would not hurt her during a spite. I believe that you two are good friends, and I believe that you two will care for each other; that's why I will never doubt your ties as a team, thus, I know I can entrust her safety to you." Ranmaru explained as he descended the tree, his voice was now caring, and that brought comfort to the blonde brawler.
"I don't know, I couldn't protect my little sister from her hormones… now she is all about Kanetsugu this, Kanetsugu that… tsugu-tsugu…" Yang began to mutter, a little bit incoherently due to the fact that she didn't know how to feel about her sister and her taste on men; on one side the guy was obviously not a pervert and had yet to do something remotely close to intimate to Ruby, on the other, everything he does, including mannerisms and corny heroic lines, seemed to be extremely effective to seduce her sister.
"It is true that a rose bud is a tender and cute thing to have, but, is it really worth sacrificing the true beauty of a full blossomed rose to keep a bud that won't be able to produce more flowers? Wouldn't that be paramount to kill what you want to protect?" Ranmaru asked, and then Yang began to shed tears.
"But I don't want to lose her!" Yang suddenly cried, and then turned away to hide the tears that she couldn't stop.
"Why would you think you'll lose her?" Ranmaru asked as he hugged her, Yang stiffened at the touch, but immediately relaxed.
"I already lost two mothers… I don't want to see the only good thing I have left die because she grows up and decides to give her life for some reason or another; our uncle may be a hero, but I prefer to see my sister safe at home than to visit a memorial stone to remember her." Yang's words moved Ranmaru's heart, so he began to gently rock her.
"If that is the case, why don't you ask Kanetsugu to protect her? If he promises that, I assure you that he would rather die than to allow a single scratch to get to your sister; believe me, if my lord couldn't best him in a duel, I doubt that anything in this world would be able to do so." Ranmaru stated, and Yang turned around to face him, she didn't break the embrace though.
"You seem awfully good at this… did you lose family too?" Yang asked with a sad smile. Ranmaru took a moment to reply, as memories of his entire clan being slaughtered passed through his mind.
"You could say that." Ranmaru replied, although he didn't say anything about his rather happy memories.
By the door of the restroom…
Nobunaga was not as happy as he would like, it wasn't only that Blake was in the restroom, for he understood the rules and her need to have privacy for her female needs, neither he feared for her safety, as he knew that Ranmaru would do his job if there was any need for it; what was bothering the visionary was the task ahead, he needed to speed up the spread of Kanetsugu's teachings, unfortunately he knew that monk would not do so himself, he also needed to create an impact so big that it would echo through the entire kingdom to draw more people to the teachings of the voice of the heavens; Blake revealing her nature and him declaring perpetual love, and perhaps marriage seemed perfect, but the cat faunus was not ready to make that jump…
"Waiting for Blake?" Yatsuhashi asked as he approached Nobunaga, his walk and stance provided sufficient evidence that he was being friendly and cordial.
"Of course, we try to stay together as much as possible; although I don't think I need to explain that to you, as it is obvious that you are here to wait for Velvet-senpai." Nobunaga asked in a sudden epiphany, if he couldn't push Blake to act, for them and for their mission, he could push someone else.
"Eh? What are you talking about?" Yatsuhasi replied in a way that seemed evasive, but his eyes, and the beginnings of a blush on his cheeks, proved that Nobunaga had found his prey.
"I'm sorry, senpai; but with the way you look at her, and how you protect her, I thought that you two were happily together." Nobunaga said in a very devious way, making sure to sound as if in confusion, and yet accusatory enough.
"We aren't a couple, and I assure you that I care for her like I care for… was I that obvious?" Yatsuhashi asked in defeat, he liked the bunny girl; there was no way to deny it.
"Well, I can say that not more obvious than her; she really smiles a lot while looking at you. So, what is stopping you two?" Nobunaga's words brought a smile to the tall boy, but that was quickly replaced by a sad look.
"I don't know how it works for the nomad tribes, but here a mixed couple is greatly frowned upon; I don't care if I become a pariah for loving her, but I can stand the idea of her being the target of the different religious orders." Yatsuhashi explained, picking up the interest of the visionary.
"Isn't there a religion that allows your love? Religious institutions prosecute anyone, even if not a part of their religions?" Nobunaga quickly tackled two issues, earning a surprised reaction from the gentle giant.
"Religious institutions do not prosecute anyone, but many of their practitioners do punish those who commit taboo. As for a religion that allows the union of a faunus and a human… I believe that the practitioners of the Oum monomyth do not forbid such a thing, but they actively discourage it." Yatsuhashi replied, sounding depressed at the idea of never going that far with the girl that unknowingly stole his heart.
"I see… in that case, why don't you and Velvet-senpai visit Kanetsugu? He must have finished his shrine already, and most likely would have an answer for your dilemma." Nobunaga's reply made Yatsuhasi's face illuminate with hope, although he still had his doubts.
"Do you have a religion that allows marriage between faunus and humans?" Yatsuhashi asked, wanting to clarify things before his hopes were crushed; at this, Nobunaga let out a startling chuckle.
"It is more like we never had a religion that punished us for that; but don't worry, you'll understand when you talk to him." Nobunaga answered, just at the same time that the two faunus girls came out of the restroom.
"Sorry for making you wait, Nobu." Blake said as she almost jumped into his waiting arms, his response was to lock his lips with hers.
"Hi there, Yatsu." Velvet greeted the gentle giant with a shy voice, said guy's hart skipped a beat when she called him with such pet name for the first time; he decided that visiting the battle monk was the next stop, making Coco angry for being late may be worth it if he finds a chance to be closer to the bunny girl of his dreams.
Academy gardens…
Weiss was nervous, for some time she had been actively avoiding a certain topic during her tea parties with Mitsuhide, and while she hated how miss Goodwitch invaded them, she had to admit that such interruptions helped greatly to dodge the problem; right now, however, she felt that her luck just ran out, Mitsuhide had THAT face, the one he uses for something serious.
"We need to address your issue, Weiss." Mitsuhide said with an extremely serious voice, it wasn't harsh, but it still gave her the Goosebumps.
"What issue? Do you want more tea?" Weiss tried to dodge the issue, but failed miserably.
"Weiss, I'm not judging what you feel toward the faunus, I'm judging that such feeling are not your own." Mitsuhide stated, freezing the heiress where she was.
"Not my own?" Weiss weakly asked, she already had a hunch about where this was going, and she didn't like it.
"I believe you told me the truth, that your father is not the role model you want to follow, that you want to be your own person; I also believe you were truthful when you said that he was not a good person when dealing with the faunus. Now tell me, why are you following in his steps?" Mitsuhide's question forced Weiss to rethink everything she was, and she began to cry.
"I want to be a better person, I really want to; but I'm a Schnee, and so long I'm one, the faunus will hate me!" Weiss replied, sounding hurt, but that didn't move Mitsuhide.
"I have yet to see any sign of hostility from any faunus within the academy grounds, and all of them know your name." Mitsuhide retorted, although it didn't sound aggressive.
"And I have been hostile to them all this time, haven't I?" Weiss replied, tears still flowing as she began to understand.
"Yes; but not openly so. You still have a chance to win their hearts, and become the woman you want to be." Mitsuhide stated, bringing a glimmer of hope to the heiress, even if it was very small.
"I'm not sure how to even begin, I thought that becoming the best huntress would grant some positive attention, but being a Schnee is supposed to mean being the very best, and that won't be appreciated by anyone, and I'm not talking about just the faunus." Weiss replied, wanting to believe that she was still on time to walk away from the path laid for her.
"If all that stands in your way is being a Schnee, why don't you stop being one?" Mitsuhide casually asked, and Weiss stared at her tea wide eyed; many times she had entertained the idea, and every time she discarded it as something childish, favoring the dream of cleaning her family name… this was the first time she began to seriously consider the option…
"There are three ways I could do that. The first is to simply become emancipated, declaring myself a citizen of Vale for protection, but that would make my father retaliate, maybe going as far as to overcharge the trade of dust, hurting the kingdom for my actions. The second would be to be disowned, although I'm not willing to do something hideous to earn that, and I'm not going to get pregnant from a random faunus to get the same effect. The third would be to get married, and earn the name of my husband, all without the approbation of my father… I'm not sure if anyone would be brave or stupid enough to go with that plan though." Weiss explained, trying to analyze all the possibilities.
"Marriage would be the best option, as it would give you resources to sustain yourself." Mitsuhide replied without a second thought, making Weiss choke on her tea; it took her more than a minute to regain her composure.
"That's easy to say, but there is another thing, the government would not sign my papers out of fear of my father… although maybe a temple would… I believe that here in Vale the religious institutions have enough power to make that kind of papers legal." Weiss began to form a plan on her head, it would be risky, and there was always the chance that the priest would refuse out of fear too.
"If you are afraid that your father may disrupt your marriage, you can ask Kanetsugu to be the priest; I would like to see anyone try to stop him, which would be fun to watch." Mitsuhide calmly stated, making Weiss' jaw drop.
"He has authority for that?!" Weiss asked, surprised out of her mind.
"Of course! Not only is he a battle monk, he is also a priest." Mitsuhide replied, and that made Weiss to look worried.
"Wouldn't that mean he cannot marry? I mean, Ruby seems really attached to him, and I wouldn't like to give this notice to her…" Weiss showed her worry for her team leader, but this only seemed to confuse the samurai.
"Why would that stop him from forming a family? How do the priests of this region spread the seeds for more priests then?" Mitsuhide asked, mildly alarmed; meanwhile Weiss face palmed at her own stupidity, for she forgot that different religions of different cultures would have different standards.
"I'm sorry, since some religions forbid their priests and priestess to form families, I assumed that the religions of your culture would do something like that too… but then, how come someone like him was not already taken? If not for Ruby being all over him every day, I have no doubt that some other girl may already have claimed him." Weiss reply earned a sad face from the samurai, one that alarmed the heiress, as she didn't know she just touched a wound.
"Kanetsugu is very different, even from us; you need to understand that our lives before coming here were different, and there is a chance we cannot return to them. Kanetsugu was in an arranged marriage, he was supposed to marry one month after the event that started our journey." As Mitsuhide began to explain, Weiss had to cover her mouth to prevent a scream from going out; this was a sad thing, because she had an understanding about what an arranged marriage was, and the fact that the date had already expired only made things worse.
"It is my fault that he joined us in our travels, so it's my fault that he is not the married man he wanted to be… we haven't talked about it, so I don't know how he feels about it, or how he really feels about starting a family here." Mitsuhide continued, and the newly shed tears from Weiss were filled with sadness.
"Make no mistake; I'm certain that he loves Ruby, maybe more than what you and I could comprehend… it's just that we cannot expect him to act in any way we can consider normal. We need to talk to Ruby about this, and how she should approach him; if she wants to marry him, she must be direct, and be ready to walk that path to the very end." Mitsuhide's words made sense to a degree; the guy had lost an opportunity to have a wife, which for the nomad tribes has to be extremely important, so it stood to reason that he didn't want to take chances, and expected the next woman of his life to be permanent.
"I see… I'll make sure to speak with Ruby." Weiss replied, she had a lot to think about, and she didn't want to deliver a fatal blow to her leader.
In the shrine…
Glynda Goodwitch's mind had been blown several times during the short time that the shrine had opened its doors, first by Kanetsugu agreeing to teach Ruby something so special, and now by giving a lecture to what she supposed was a secret couple. The teaching of the paper charms happened to be something so simple that it shamed her to not have theorized it long ago; it only used the same principle of the aura unlocking ritual, in which one pours his or her aura into another person to touch the soul of the target, the only difference being that the target was not alive, and with no soul, so instead of touching, one just had to leave an echo of an order, of a feeling within the paper, which would, in theory, react with the dust left in the patterns drawn at a later date, she was sure that the specific materials used had a lot to do with the results though.
The arrival of the couple had been more interesting, more when they revealed that it was Nobunaga who pointed them in this direction; their question was simple, and yet overwhelming, they wanted to know if it was wrong for humans and faunus to love each other; for generations that question had caused discomfort, rage, despise, and even a couple of families to break apart, making it taboo among the government and the different religions; Kanetsugu seemed to not care for such troubles though…
"There is nothing wrong with love, there cannot be. The moment you decided to join this order of warriors that fight against the darkness, you declared your love for all living things, human and faunus included; the moment you agreed to live together, to fight together, to bleed together, you declared your love for each other; in the eyes of the heavens, there is nothing but love between you two. Wrong would be the lack of love." Kanetsugu explained his point, like an aged priest that had seen beyond human limitations, beyond the philosophers of the time… he also, unknowingly or not, did spit in the face of religion and politics.
"Umm… we were actually asking about, you know, marriage." Velvet said while blushing; she had loved Kanetsugu's words, as those could be used to start a new campaign for the rights of the faunus, but right now she wanted something more personal.
"We wanted to know if your religion allows such a thing." Yatsuhashi tried to sound less obvious, but the plead in his voice gave him away, and that almost made Glynda laugh; it earned a chuckle from the monk, though.
"Why would someone oppose the union between such a lovely couple? Why are you so afraid of facing opposition? My children, your souls sing together in love! If no one wants to approve of your marriage, I will! I'll even hold the ceremony for you if the need arises!" Kanetsugu's words brought a massive wave of hope for the odd couple, an took away Glynda's breath; that was daring, and revolutionary, she didn't thought that Ozpin had seen this coming.
"You can hold the ceremony?!" Yatsuhashi asked with a ridiculously high amount of hope in his voice; Velvet's blush only accentuated how much they wanted to be together, unfortunately Glynda found herself in need to stop things before they escalated out of control.
"I'm sorry to bring a halt to such beautiful plans, but Kanetsugu's religion still has to be authorized by the council to be recognized as an official religion of the kingdom, until then, I'm afraid that he won't be given authority to carry such procedures… of course I'm not saying that you can't be recognized as a couple, and find refugee within this shrine." Glynda explained with a heavy heart, she, more than Ozpin himself, wanted to see this nonsensical taboo removed as such; then she noticed that Ruby looked at her with a little bit of anger, that the paper charm she had been working on just bursted in flames didn't help with the picture.
"It's not fair; I wanted to see bunny babies…" Ruby muttered, turning Velvet to a color that matched her namesake, and caused Yatsuhashi to faint with an awkward smile in his face.
"BUNNY BABIES?!" Everyone turned to the source of the scream, just to find a wide eyed Coco Adel; she had been looking for her missing teammates, with the idea of punishing them for being late, now she couldn't care less about the reason she wanted them to be on time to begin with, her brain shut down to all things team related, and could only conjure images of little and adorable 'choco-bunnies' to which she could put in countless set of clothes and then guide them to have ice-cream and watch kid shows… then she went crazy…
"When is the wedding?!" Coco asked with urgency, already picturing herself playfully nibbling countless of little bunny ears.
"Miss Goodwitch says there can be no wedding until the council approves of Kanetsugu's religion…" Ruby said with a mighty pout, that she didn't called Glynda with the sensei honorific made the combat instructor flinch.
"Calm down, Ruby. We have to respect the laws of the land, and be patient. Love can't be stopped, you can be sure of that." Kanetsugu said as he patted Ruby's head, earned a small giggle form the red caped girl; Glynda decided to not say that such need to wait was not in the laws; she didn't want to gain more negative points in front of her favorite students.
"Waiting my ass! I'm calling my daddy to push the old coots in the right direction!" Coco yelled as she reached for her scroll; her father said that he could pull the strings of the council, so she thought that this was the perfect opportunity to do so.
Meanwhile, Velvet decided to remain quiet, knelt down and holding Yatsuhashi's head on her lap; she wasn't willing to tell Ruby that she could wait for the graduation to get married if that was the case, much less tell Coco that a mixed couple had the same chances to have a human baby than a faunus one… much less she would say no to Yatsuhashi's proposal once he regained consciousness, at the least, she could act like Blake behind closed doors…
"Wedding?! Is someone getting married?! Can we get married here at the academy?!" Nora asked like a machinegun as she showed her head from the side of the room… Glynda had the sudden realization that Kanetsugu will need very little help to have his religion known among the students.
Headmaster's office…
Ozpin was smiling, for the first time since the beginning of the term, he felt that things were going as he wanted; Kanetsugu had agreed to all his conditions to open the shrine, obviously most of his conditions were left unsaid, left to assumption, like the cameras, which he had told the monk that were there to always keep an eye on his shrine, to prevent vandalism or theft, that they also serve to record all his teachings and procedures was conveniently omitted; allowing anyone to enter and learn had been coincidentaly among the things both wanted, just as to allow everyone to spread what they learn with him.
Despite all of this, Ozpin couldn't shake the feeling that something was not quite right… the way that Nobunaga sent Yatsuhashi and Velvet to the shrine seemed almost evil; it could be a way of testing waters before making his move with miss Belladonna, or it could be a way to test how much he wanted to get a hold of Kanetsugu's teachings… either way, he could do nothing but to wait and watch, for he could not afford to alienate the battle monk, not after successfully making a paper charm on his own…
"Very well, mister Oda, lets believe we can walk in the same direction without attacking each other…" Ozpin muttered as he reached for his scroll; while he was not as excited as some students at the prospect of young marriage, he was more than willing to make use of the installations designed for maternal care that hadn't been used for two generations; huntsmen and huntresses were declared adults the moment they pass the initiation, for they are marked as ready to die for the kingdom, as such, marriages and pregnancies were supposed to happen at a young age, even if these were peaceful times.
"Honorable councilmen, in a couple of hours I will be passing a proposal to adopt a religion from Edo, and I would like this proposal to be reviewed with celerity, as it includes teachings that will greatly benefit not only the huntsmen and huntresses, but the kingdom as a whole." Ozpin said as he contacted the council; his calm voice and features made it clear that this was a mere formality, that he would get what he wanted no matter what, and still, it carried the message that he wanted this to be granted as soon as possible.
"Ah, yes. We were wondering when would you call us… is this the same religion that Mister Adel called us for? Did you know that this religion includes some outrageous teachings, like allowing marriage between faunus and humans? Don't you think that it was enough with the Oum Monomyth?" One of the councilmen stated, obviously finding the religion distasteful.
"Do I have to remember you that banning a religion that has such pure beliefs can be considered as repression?" Ozpin asked, knowing that he had won.
"A most serious accusation." Another councilman stated, as if alarmed.
"I understand your distaste, but believe me, what is to the great scheme of things a small religion with a small flock of people willing to treat the faunus as equals and love them, compared to the benefit of wielding more power than the other kingdoms combined?" Ozpin offered, making the councilmen shift in their seats.
"Can we assume you'll record all the procedures to get this power, so we can ignore the religious teachings somewhere in the future?" A female member of the council asked, earning nods from the others.
"I already began the recording, ignoring the religious teachings is up to personal preference." Ozpin replied, although he was making plans to turn Kanetsugu's religion into something bigger, something to engulf all the kingdoms… eventually, after he had secured the best things for Vale.
"Very well, we'll see to it that this religion is accepted, although we would like to have a word with the main priest of this religion, for there are some things we want to keep regulated." The leader of the council finally spoke, trying to force some degree of control over the new teachings.
"I can arrange that, but believe me, there is nothing to regulate about the voice of the heavens." Ozpin finalized, making sure to correctly pronounce the name of the religion; as he cut communications, he began to let out a small chuckle…
"There is no need to control or regulate something when it works perfectly for the greater good." Ozpin said with a satisfied smile, but it didn't last; he has yet to have a word with miss Schnee, her talk with Mitsuhide was worrisome, he could applaud her determination to escape her father's path, but he could see how wrong this could turn for his academy, for the SDC was the only company that supplied Beacon for a more or less fair price… this would require some delicate maneuvering.
"A new and extremely powerful religion of the light, huntsmen and huntresses wielding the unstoppable power of the spirit, an invincible prophet… and soon our own maiden. How will you compete against that with your toys of war, old friend?" Ozpin asked to the window as he took a sip from his mug.
Magnus: After seeing the las episode of RWBY, I now know that Adam has just won the worse ending of all the villains in my story, there is no way to stop it now.