I know I said I was going to pump a chapter out every other day but as I said if you wish I stop doing the story I will stop until I find the urge to write again. See I'm really happy people here are telling me to drink bleach and die. You know they think they're so tough just because they're commenting as a guest. And they're right. I'm afraid of doing anything. Just like the loser, they said I was. Anyway here's today's chapter continue to take candies from a baby store and taking kids on your school bus and see you at the end of the chapter.
Coughing out the water in my lungs I roll over and continue to cough. I got up and open my burning eyes to grasp the situation. Someone brought me back to shore and I was still wet, so it's only been like less than an hour since I was out of the water. Looking around me, I hear master Shǔ calling out for me.
"Hey, kid! Continue your training." Looking down I find the petite master looking at me clearly annoyed.
"Right." I softly said. "What the hell happened? That small ripple caused me to sink and I was sure my Aura didn't vanish."
"This is why you need to learn control. Right now you're just letting your bottle be unscrewed. Learn how to release a little amount of Aura."
"What? There's such a way to control your Aura?" I ask her after coughing like a sick person.
"Just focus on controlling your Aura right now. You'll pass once you go under the waterfall and retrieve the special item behind it." Master Shǔ says and then she walks away and back to the school. I decide to stay close to the shores so when something falls into the waters I won't drown.
"Hey, Yīng some advice?" I ask him as I sunk for the thirtieth time. While crashing into the waters Yīng tries his best to explain to me.
"The Aura is the extension of your soul. So don't try to envision how you'll stand on the water. Feel your soul and close the cap on it."
"Like this?" I ask him as I shut my Aura off.
"Yes, but can you activate your Aura again, but only a little?" Yīng asks.
"Let me try." I close my eyes and try to do as Yīng has asked me to do. However, this is a hard feat, I can't release a tiny bit of my Aura without having my entire soul come crashing out. "This is hard!" I said as I gave up.
"Stand on the water and practice turning your Aura off little by little," Yīng tells me and so I did. Of course, it was hard to reduce my soul without deleting all of it. So that's how I spend most of my afternoon, training to stand on water.
Meanwhile, in the distant past, team JHSE was attending the Haven Dance. Basically, their ball dance in celebration of the Vytal Festival. The Vytal Tournament is also a week away hosted by the Kingdom of Mistral. One year had passed already and the relationship between the members of team JHSE had not changed.
Julius is still quiet and despises his teammate and they had not won a single fight because of their teamwork. They were nicknamed the 'Failed Team'. Sakura was mad about the name because Glynda refuses to get near Sakura. Hunter did not mind the name as he was used to being treated poorly because of his Faunus heritage. Elaine was the one picked on the most because she can't defend herself because of her shy and timid personality.
None of them wanted to be at the party... Well, besides Sakura, who wants to have fun with Summer and Raven if she had the chance. "Sakura over here!" Summer shouts waving her arms in the air attracting the Archer's attention. Sakura waved back and immediately ran to her best friend.
"There's my favorite team." Ozpin walks up to team JHSE.
"Cut the crap. I want to leave." Julius says as he loosens his tie around his neck. Hunter agrees with a silent nod and Elaine stays quiet and avoids eye contact.
"This is a very important night. I want you to improve the bonds between each other." Ozpin says as he tightens Julius' tie for him. Julius lets out a sigh and put his hands in his pockets.
"Whatever." he says and walks away from the group.
"You guys have it lucky," Sakura says as she takes a bite from her cake.
"What?" Summer asks Sakura stopping her mouth from taking a bite from her piece of cake.
"Your team is so strong and respectable. Everyone loves you guys. I wish I can be apart of your team."
"We can always trade Qrow," Taiyang says joining the girls' conversation.
"That works!" Sakura says making Summer laugh and brushes her hair.
"I would love to have you on my team, but Qrow and Julius don't work well together." Summer says and continues to eat her cheesecake.
"Neither do I and that jerk," Sakura says, letting out a sour face.
"You guys really do hate each other don't you?" Tai asks her.
"I mean, do we really? I only hate Julius, he's so annoying! That rich boy never tries to do anything. Skips class and training even being disrespectful to his peers! How annoying can he get?" Sakura says, then she angrily bites on her fork. "Hunter is silent and I don't know anything about him. Elaine is interesting, but will always run away from me for some reason."
"Sounds like a lot of trouble," Summer says.
"Right? And we're nicknamed the 'Failed team'. That's just so rude! I never wanted this. All I ever wanted was to become a good Huntress than marry a rich person and live an easy life."
"You told me that story a thousand times." Summer says smiling at Sakura.
"Of course I had. You're my best friend after all." Sakura says and she hugs Summer who returns the warm embracement of the black haired girl.
Weiss returns home and opens the door to her room and hears the howl of Krystal. The snow wolf runs up to her and stands on her back legs like a dog. Weiss picks up her pet and hugs Krystal dearly. It had been a long day and after some interrogation, with the military, she was allowed to leave.
She walks over to her gigantic bed and sat on it while stroking Krystal. The snow wolf had grown larger in the past few months. Now it wouldn't be considered a cub another more, but almost a full-grown wolf. Despite many arguments, Weiss somehow won them and let Krystal become her pet.
Krystal had a lot of trouble at first, but then she learns the rules of the house. The dog would always chase down prey and snack of them. Causing her to be banned from the courtyard and kitchen. She would also bite on anything she feels like is edible, that includes human flesh.
"Have you been a good girl?" Weiss asks and the snow wolf fell asleep on her lap. Weiss strokes the pet's silky white fur back and forth like if the wolf was a normal dog. While staring off into space and deep in thoughts, she snaps out of it. She opens the drawer next to her bed and rummages through it. After finding Soichi's necklace she just stares at it.
The idiot promised he will be back and yet he never did. Weiss had already given up on him and try her best to get herself back into shape. There wasn't anyone, in particular, she can talk to besides Klein, but he's always busy. The CCT is so bad nowadays she can't get into contact with anyone outside of Atlas, from what she heard Beacon is having a rough time and Vale is in a tight situation with Vale gone.
There was a knock on her door. "Yes?" Weiss answers the knock. The door opens and her butler Kleins walks in.
"Pardon the interruption, Miss Schnee, but your father wishes to speak to you." Klein says and Weiss stands up.
"Did you forget your manners while you were away?" Jacques asks as Ironwood leaves. He turns and walks to his desk, which is a few steps up from the chairs and tables where he and Ironwood were just sitting. Weiss looks annoyed at the comment but calms down with a sigh.
"No, father. I'm sorry." Weiss apologizes.
"Can you believe there are still people in the world that blame Atlas for what happened to Beacon? To Vale?" Jacques asks Weiss.
"Well, they weren't there." Weiss begins walking across the room to stand before his desk.
"After Ironwood was stripped of his rank nothing has ever been done right. The new general forbids Dust to be exported and imported from Atlas. That's absurd!" Jacques finally sits down, swinging the seat so that his back is to Weiss. "Guess the council doesn't trust him."
"I trust him," Weiss says defending the ex-general. Jacques sighs and turns towards his daughter.
"Thanks to him, Atlas is forbidden from exporting Dust to other Kingdoms. 'A precautionary measure,' as the Council puts it, 'until we're certain no one is going to declare war'. How anyone could possibly find that to be sound logic is beyond me." Weiss blinks at her father, clearly uncomfortable. "Which is why the Schnee Dust Company will be holding a charity concert in the coming weeks." Weiss blinks and looks surprised. "We need to show the people of Remnant that we are on their side. That we are all victims of the fall of Beacon."
"That's... Wonderful news." Weiss says, trying to not be as awkward as possible.
"I know. And I think it would make a lot of people happy if you performed at the event."
"Excuse me?"
"Many forget that you were there. My own daughter, a Schnee, on the grounds, defending another Kingdom! We need to remind them! And we need to show them that the Schnee family is just as strong as ever!" Jacques says as he leans forward.
"Are you asking me if I'd like to sing, or telling me?" Weiss asks with a bit of an attitude.
"I think it would make a lot of people happy." Jacques makes a tent with his fingers and gives a meaningful gaze at Weiss.
"I'll start practicing." Weiss sighs.
"That's my girl," Jacques says with no feelings put into the words. Weiss turns around and starts to walk out of the door. "By the way. I dug up some interesting information lately." Weiss stops and turns around. "Jacques opens up one of his drawers and pulls out a picture. "I was never informed of this." He puts the picture on his desk. Weiss walks forward and examines the photo.
"How did you get this?" Weiss asks. The photo was Soichi and Weiss going on a date laughing and smiling with each other.
"Someone blackmailed me. What would the people react if they were to know the heir to the Schnee Dust Company was dating a commoner?" Jacques asks looking a little annoy.
"He's not a commoner."
"It doesn't matter what he is. That person has no social status, no money, and no power. What do you see in him? If you wanted, I could have introduced you to one of my friend's sons. They are more charming and-"
"Shut up!" Weiss shouts as she slams her hand on her father's desk.
"Are you defying me?" Jacques asks being unfazed by Weiss' action.
"Don't you badmouth Soichi like that. He saved me and I'm deeply thankful for that." Weiss says, glaring into her father's eyes. "He just didn't save me, but all of Vale. Even with critical injuries, he fought to save as many students as he can during Beacon's fall."
Jacques falls silent for a moment and responds to Weiss. "Heroes are meant to be lost in time. I want you to be successful in life. Would you rather marry a person with no education and money? Or will you marry someone with a good job and a high social status?" Jacques asks Weiss and she wasted no time to reply.
"I would marry the idiot if it can guarantee my happiness!" Weiss raises her voice getting Jacques mad.
"Get out! Now!" Weiss obeys and storms out of the room.
I scream as loud as I can like Gofu trying to turn SSJ X however that didn't help my training. Once the ripple hit my feet I sunk into the water. I hadn't noticed the ripple as I was focusing on reducing my Aura. There's a tiny bit of progress, Yīng says I have only control less than one percent of my Aura. In fact, I was doing so good that I have exceeded most people.
Yīng says most people would take a month or two to learn how to control one percent of their Aura. I'm not sure if he was lying but I had no choice but to trust him. What else am I supposed to do instead?
"You're making good progress," Yīng tells me.
"How long before I can fully control my Aura?" I ask.
"At this rate not long. A year or two the most." I then groan as he says that.
"It's so weird. I felt like I controlled my Aura before. Yet it's so hard to do it."
"You did. When you fought in the Vytal Tournament."
"I don't remember anything during that time. I know I use Twin Dragon and whatever but how did I do it?"
"I don't even know how to do Twin Dragon so don't ask me."
"At least I can do the move now."
"Yes but not really. You have the movements nailed but it doesn't mean the technique is unleashed to its full potential."
"Example," I ask Yīng cause I didn't understand what he means.
"Anyone can throw a ball but a novice can't throw it fast or accurately enough, unlike a professional thrower who can adjust his power however he feels like it."
"Adjust huh?" I said and I got an idea. "What if I just adjust to the water? Ins Instead of lowering my Aura I just let it all out."Instead of lowering my Aura I just let it all out."
"No, you shouldn't do that," Yīng says but I didn't listen to him. I stood on top of the water and concentrate. "You seriously shouldn't do it!" Yīng warns me but I still didn't listen to the person residing in my soul. I then hear an explosion and I was sent flying backward. Water gushes into my nose and mouth as I struggle to grasp the situation.
I panic and stand up quickly coughing the water out of my system. "What was that?" I ask coughing the water out of my system. "What was that?" I ask coughing the water out of my system. "What was that?" I ask him.
"You force the water to move aside with your Aura. Causing an explosion when the two factors interacted with each other."
"Explain!" I continue to cough.
"You're an idiot," Yīng tells me and I nod in agreement.
"It's ok. I'm fine guys." Ash says as he's set down on the porch of the Yang's house. His Aura has started to heal his hand, but it needs medical support or he'll be in trouble.
"We need to get you to a doctor," Tai says and he rushes back into his house grabbing a first aid kit.
"Tai! I'm fine!" Ash argues, but he ignores his cries.
"You're not fine. You fought an Ursa barehanded." Yang says as he helps his dad with the first aid kit.
"I do that on a daily basis," Ash says and holds his broken arm in pain as Taiyang applies some disinfectant wipes on the cuts.
"It doesn't matter you're still wounded. You could have died." Tai says as he throws the bloody wipes away. "Yang called the doctor." Yang grabs her Scroll out and dials for help. "Why were you so reckless? You're not the type of person to be like that."
"I didn't want Yang to get hurt," Ash explains his reasoning for almost losing his life.
"Where's your weapon?" Taiyang asks.
"I lost it fighting some Grimms."
"Try not to hurt yourself next time," Tai says. After a while, an Airbus colored red and white carries Ash to the Hospital. "Yang you should get some rest I'm going with Ash. I'll be back soon." Taiyang tells his daughter and then boards the Airbus. Yang looks at the Airbus flying into the distance and then opens the door to her house. Zwei jumps up and down as she enters the tells his daughter and then boards the Airbus.
All the noise outside had awakened the dog and force him out of bed. Yang was about to fondle the corgi but realize her arm was bloody. So she went to the bathroom and clean herself up. In there she let the water running as she washes her face and then went into deep thought.
Ash almost died because of her. She was so afraid of dying for once. How did the Yang Xiao Long become so utterly disappointing? Slowly walking up to the room accompanied by Zwei she stares at the robotic arm. Finally, she made a choice and grabs the arm and runs outside and to a nearby tree. Putting the arm on she can feel it working and soon she moved her right arm. The first time in months.
Then for the rest of the night, Yang trains to polish her skills once more.
Early in the morning, Taiyang walks back to his house as dawn breaks through and hears sound pounding noises. Walking closer to his house he spots a figure punching a tree and sweating like hell. As the sun rises, he can see it was Yang with the robotic arm. Letting out a smile he watches Yang punch the tree over and over again. Yang soon punches the tree so hard it knocks walks back to his house as dawn breaks through and hears sound pounding noises.
Breathing heavily with Zwei sleeping on the ground next to her, she turns to see her father. Taiyang smiles and says "Let's get started."
Sakura punches Julius in the face and yells at him. "What the fuck!?" She yells and it was the first time anyone has heard her swear. "Because of your dumb ass, we almost died!"
"That'll actually be the best. You guys are worthless anyway." Julius says and Sakura throws another punch, but Julius catches it and then punch her back. Knocking her onto the ground, Sakura gets up.
"You're an assassin?" Sakura asks Julius.
"So what if I am?"
"Why didn't you tell us?" Raven asks the As
"Why should I?" Julius asks her.
"So you brought this killer here!?" Raven shouts.
"No... He probably wants to kill me." Julius says.
"Probably!?" Qrow asks.
"He may be here to kill someone else and just apparently saw me."
"But why?" Sakura asks.
"I have a bounty on my head. So either, that's an assassin that's stronger than me or another loser who thinks he can get lucky."
"And if he is stronger than you?" Hunter asks. Julius stares at each of them slowly and then speak.
"Then we're all dead."
"What can we do?" Hunter asks, being the calmest of the group.
"Don't cause any panic and don't say a word!" Julius points at Sakura, who looks away from him with an annoyed face.
"That's it?" Taiyang asks.
"I can handle the Assassin by myself," Julius says as he walks towards the party again.
"There's got to be something more we can do!" Tai says.
"No, nothing. Just enjoy the party." Julius says and he walks up to the party host and asks for his weapon back. The host walks away to grab his weapon.
"Hey, we're all in this together."
"And I'm ordering you to not be involved," Julius says as he furiously grabs his weapon and walks out of the party.
"Just leave him," Raven says. "It's best to not get involved. We shouldn't be risking our lives." Then she walks away from Julius.
"RAGHHHHHHH!" I scream as I pass the waterfall. It was a rough trip I spent all day trying to master controlling my Aura. After watching how leaves float on the water and a floating piece of paper I understood how to control my Aura. The secret is you don't control it. The Aura does everything for you, so don't boss it around.
I walk forward to the pedestal and grab the... The... What the fuck is this shit? It's like a pipe, but for water... I look into the hole and see nothing but the emptiness of emptiness. I turn it upside down and nothing came out of it. I turn around and walk out of the waterfall and I look at the sun in the sky.
ATX walks out of the forest and shouts. "YOU'RE LATE!" She yells at me with her hands near her mouth.
"WHAT TIME!?" I shout at her. She puts up seven fingers and then a three lastly a zero. I walk towards the shore with the thing in my hand. "Great breakfast," I said as I step out of the water and dry my clothes.
"Actually... You're kind of in trouble..." ATX says and I was confused, I haven't done anything wrong yet.
Master Zhū lifts up a supporting pole for the main building. "Stand under it." She tells me and I feel like she was going to make me hold it. But I didn't question and so I stand under the support pole. She lets go and the support pole starts to fall, I quickly put my hands up to stop the pole from crushing me.
"What the hell!?" I shout.
"Where were you last night?" She asks me as I struggle to carry a support pole and the weight of the building.
"Training near the lake."
"Who gave you permission?" She asks me.
"Mouse master..." I said and she slaps my hand with a metal pole. I almost let the pole to go just to rub my hand.
"She doesn't have the authority to make you skip class."
"Skip c-... OH!" I said and I realize why she was mad. I skip basic reflex training and intermediate strength training. Also the most important class. Grimm Synchronizing. Master Zhū is the teacher who teaches me about the Grimm inside of me because surprisingly, they also have the technique of heart swapping... Don't ask long story the founder of the school was apparently crazy.
"I told you. The only people that have the authority to grant you anything is Grandmaster Gǒu and me. So stay here for a day and reflect on your nondisciplinary action. She then leaves me here under the poll that I can barely lift. After three hours I was kneeling and it hasn't even been half a day. Then after twelve hours, I was using my back to hold the pole up.
I never lifted anything this heavy before. It was like a gazillion warship on top of me. A building shouldn't weigh this much what did they do with the building? Add some gravity Dust? Now it has been twenty hours after I was lifting the pole. I struggle to stay awake since this is my second all-nighter. I am using my legs now to support the pole and it was killing them.
With the final struggle, the door opens and Zhū steps in, she lifts the pole up. "Your punishment is over." She says and I crawl out from where the pole is. "Let's go." She says and I wobble up. My bones felt like breaking and my eyes try to close but couldn't. This punishment is the worst out of all the punishment I suffer. Lifting a pole alter with gravity Dust for a whole day.
She brings me to the cafeteria and one of the masters bring me a bowl of rice. "You did good kid." Master Jī says as she gently puts the bowl of food down. I rub my eyes and pick up the chopsticks. Master Jī is the head chef of the school and rarely seen outside of the cafeteria or kitchen. She will help train my tolerance to heat and cold for the immense fireball I'm going to shoot out of my hand.
At least that's what I hear from ATX. I swiftly eat the breakfast while everyone was training. Master Zhū says I don't have to do my morning training today. Which was with Master Hóu. Intermediate acrobatics training with the monkey dude. So I spend the rest of my morning making sure I can stand on water correctly and yeah, I can then I practice standing on the side of the building. That was way easier than before, now I know not to boss my Aura around.
Then, I read the books I got from Master Hóu for the remaining time until lunch came. I sit with the loser group, also known as the people who have a hard time with their Aura. I look at ATX who was sitting with the mediocre people. Once lunch was over I hurry to find Master Shǔ to ask for my next assignment.
"Master Shǔ! Master Shǔ!" I stop her and she turns around. After looking at me she lets out an anguished cry turns around.
"What do you want?" She asks me when I caught up with her.
"I finish the task." I show the item to her and she ignores me. "I said I finished."
"Really? Are you sure you didn't swim under the waterfall and grab the thing?" She asks me.
"What no!" I tell her and she ignores me. "Just watch me. I'll prove I didn't." She lets out another anguished cry and follows me to the waterfall. "Feel free to disrupt the water as much as you can," I tell her. Then I step on the water and I walk towards the waterfall. The leaves fall onto the lake, causing a ripple but none of them stop me from advancing.
Master Shǔ looks a bit surprise so she decides to kick a rock near my feet. The water causes a splash, but I still didn't sink, which surprises her even more. Her eyes turn from bored to surprise slowly. She stomps on the water the lake to make tiny waves. As my body went up and down none of them cause me to sink. Master Shǔ observes as I stand under the waterfall as the falling water crash onto my head.
Her jaw drops completely, she couldn't believe I was standing on the water with so much disruption being caused by the waterfall. "Do I pass!?" I ask her, but she doesn't respond to me at all. She just stood there... All frozen and in shock.
To be honest. I have nothing to be honest about... Don't taze me, bro... CHILL!
