Chapter: 11
"JUBBI/GRIMM/SALEM TALKING"
"Talking"
'Thinking'
'~attack name~'
Two months later
17 years old
Madara's:P.O.V
Location: continent of anima, Branwen bandit tribe camp, training ground.
It had been two months since I created my new allies and I have been training them none-stop in their abilities, to get them up to a decent level of mastery over them, I have also been training them in hand to hand combat as well as some supplementary Jutsu's which would help them in combat, such as genjutsus as well as the substitution and shunshin Jutsu's, Rangitoto has shown an incredible mastery over the Second Tsuchikage's Jutsu, the Dustless Bewildering Cover jutsu, which utilises water vapour to bend the light around the user essentially making them invisible, she is now able to completely erase her presence, making her next to impossible to detect, when we are having a sparring session, she's taken quite an immense liking to using it to annoy her sister when they spar, but I put a stop to it rather quickly.
Now I'm standing here in the training grounds of my tribes camp as I feel my scroll begin to vibrate, quickly glancing at it I see that it's roman, answering it I say "roman, what's the purpose of this call?" hearing me he answers "ah boss, why is it that everytime I hear you, that you somehow sound more intimidating, bah nevermind that!, boss it's her again the girl who approached me a while ago, a miss cinder fall if you remember, she showed up in my and neos warehouse again, but this time she wasn't alone, I mean boss you should've seen her, the bitch just came strolling in like she fucking owned the place, then this girl with light-brown skin and mint green hair, as well as this boy who looked like he loved the colour grey way-too-much, with his grey hair and clothing, im mean come on how much do you want people to know your an edge-lord, ah fuck I'm getting off topic aren't I?!, well those two with her we learn both called emerald Sustrai and mercury black respectively, they all walked up to us and cinder asked us if we had completed the preparations for her 'little' plan, I just told her that yes of course I had, I mean come-on is it too much to ask for some professional courtesy, did she really think I would take her bloody money and not complete my set task within two years, I mean who does she think I am?!, a common street thief?!, ah sorry off topic again, so after hearing that she said that we will begin the plan at the start if the new school year at beacon, then she handed me another payment as they all just waltzed on out, so that how it went, so what should I do going forward boss?" I just stood here for a second contemplating what I should get him to do, but eventually I just tell him "just stick to the plan roman, you and neo will go along with her plans too avoid suspicion, you will have to send me daily reports on what she's doing and what she's got you doing, we will then plan around that and if anything goes wrong both you and neo are to retreat to the raven as soon as possible, understood?!" I finish with commanding tone, which makes him immediately straighten up and say "s...sure thing boss, I already knew that, I just wanted to confirm it with you first, oh and neo says she misses you!" he finishes making me chuckle and say "okay roman carry on and until I next see you, goodbye" he then says "okay bye boss!" and hung up, sighing to myself I looked over at raiju and Rangitoto as I think to myself 'I can just tell she's gonna be a pain in the future' as I thought of cinder.
Four months later
17 years old
Madara's:P.O.V
Location: kingdom of vale, city of vale, city centre, outside the raven hotel.
After another four months of preparation and my new creations and I headed on over to vale and upon reaching vale we headed to the raven, where we have spent a couple of days going through all of the information which junior has sent about the three people who gone to see roman, cinder, emerald and mercury, we learned that the so far defacto leader cinder, was actually an orphan who grew up on the streets of atlas, who had gone missing about 8 years back.
The other girl emerald was a street thief, who was well known around vacuo for being never caught and finally the greyscale boy mercury, was born to a family of assassins and was trained by his father whom he killed before going missing, well until now that is.
Now me, Raiju and Rangitoto are relaxing in the raven, while I teach them most mannerisms and speech patterns of normal teenagers of this world, it was during one of these lessons that penny arrived.
I mean one second all is peaceful, I'm sat on the bed, my back against the bed frame, with Raiju and Rangitoto next to me, then "BOOOM!!" what sounds like an explosion rocks the hotel, then ten seconds later Poe appears in the room and says "sir, a guest has arrived at the reception, and they are asking for you by name, I think it may be that miss penny whom you told me was going to arrive!" I just nod and say "okay Poe keep her there ill be down shortly" after I said that he vanished, getting up I say "come on girls it's time for you meet penny" we then all got up from the bed and entered the lift, as we were moving downward Raiju asked "so what's she like?!" I just chuckled and said with a grin "you'll see" then the doors opened and we stepped out, then all I heard before something heavy impacted with my me was "SALLLLLUUUTATIONS!!!!" before I felt my feet leave the floor, landing on my back, back inside the elevator.
Groaning I looked down to see a grinning penny hugging my chest as she looks up at me, I was about to say something but penny beat me to it as she said "friend Madara it is sooooo good to see you!!" placing a hand on her head I said "you too penny, you too" as I ruffled her hair, then I said while sitting up "so how about we get up, so I can introduce you to some new friends of mine?".
Getting up penny finally notices them and goes "oh I did not see you there, my name is penny it's a pleasure to meet you!".
Raiju and Rangitoto finally snapped out of their stupor and said "hi penny I'm Raiju" "and I'm Rangitoto".
Penny hearing them replied," its a pleasure to meet you".
Hearing her reply Raiju looked confused before she said "uhh, you just said that". Penny, after a second of thought, replied back "so I did" after she said that no one said anything for a minute and it started to get awkward.
Having enough of the silence I stepped in between them and said "well how about we all head over to the combat exam for beacon?!" as I continued walking to the exit, I then heard them all scramble to follow after me as walked through the door I spoke over my shoulder to Poe "ill see you later Poe" to which I then heard him reply "until then sir" as the doors shut.
Half an hour later
17 years old
Madara's:P.O.V
Location: kingdom of vale, city of vale, outskirts, exam building.
Walking into the building I noticed a large group of teenagers, all in lines waiting to speak to some women inside wooden booths which were labelled [junior huntsman school graduates, but then I saw another booth off to the side with the sign [combat entrance exam, walking over we notice a woman who looks to be in her 30's, with long blonde hair and bright green eyes, she is resting her head on her hand looking as if she was about to fall asleep, I knock on the glass then she immediately wakes up and says "wha...what is it?!" chuckling I answer her "we are here to take the combat exam for beacon".
Once id said that she immediately shot up and asked "you are?, but everyone typically just gets in the easy way, by going through a junior huntsman school" shaking my head I reply "no, we got there too late to be accepted, so we just decided to take the combat exam" she looked at me with raised brow but eventually just sighed and said "okay then you will have to sign a non-liability form, just don't come crying to me when you regret this" as she handed us all forms of paper, grabbing mine I wrote my fake/real name [madara Uchiha] before handing it back to her with a grin while saying "never have, never will" as I winked at her before I turned around and walked off, with the girl quickly filling in theirs before following after me.
twenty minutes later
17 years old
Madara's:P.O.V
Location: kingdom of vale, city of vale, outskirts, exam building, combat exam room.
After a couple of minutes of waiting we were finally called into the exam room, walking in I notice the room is just a large hall with a booth with three huntsman off to the side, one being the woman from earlier, I guess that they are here to judge us, walking over to them we are then told by the woman "my name is Glynda goodwitch and these are my fellow examiners, Dr.bartholomew Oobleck, professor ann Greene and professor port, we will be testing all of you on your combat abilities, now first up is miss polendina, you will be fighting professor port, the rules are that whoever either runs out of aura or gets knocked out of the ring loses, now get to the centre of the room and we will begin" after she had said that we all moved out of the way as penny and port headed to the centre and stood a across from each other.
Same time
No real age, but mental age is 17 years old.
Penny's:P.O.V
Location: kingdom of vale, city of vale, outskirts, exam building, combat exam room.
I had just been told to fight the man across from me, a professor port, most of my systems are telling me that it's a bad idea but I can't back down now as Madara's watching and I don't want it to look as if I haven't been training hard since I last saw him, I just don't think I could cope if he was disappointed in me, so with that in mind I steeled myself and got ready to fight port as I released my weapon from back, all of my floating array swords spreading out behind me like wings, as I waited for the fight to begin.
Same time
17 years old
Madara's:P.O.V
Location: kingdom of vale, city of vale, outskirts, exam building, combat exam room.
I could do nothing but stand here with a slight grin as the I watched penny have a quick moment of hesitation but then almost immediately get over it, before she released her floating swords from her back, all of them spreading out behind her into a formation which resembles wings, I just grinned wider and said "go on show them, battle angel" before I heard Glynda say "okay the fight will begin in 5...4...3...2...1!!".
Then it happened penny shot forward like a missile, her floating swords spinning out in front of her like saw blades to strike port, but he raised his axe-gun in time to make to blade harmlessly grind against it before he suddenly shoved them off to the side with surprising force and he stepped into her guard, he was about to hit her in the face with the butt of his axe-gun but at the last second penny leaned her head back and made her other floating swords shoot at him, causing him to jump back.
This whole confrontation was less than seven seconds and it ended up with both of them in the same position they started in, but that didn't last as once penny shot forward but this time instead of attacking him straight away she jumped over him and while she was above him she swung her swords at his back, with surprisingly quick movements port turned around and blocked it with his axe-gun, but what he obviously didn't expect was the force behind the attack, as when it collided with his axe-gun he suddenly lifted off of the ground and sent flying through the air as he yelled, then he slammed into the wall above the door, the impact was so great that his aura shattered upon impact, he then fell to the floor, Leaving him led there on the floor as he groaned in discomfort.
As I watched penny walk back over to us I heard glynda say "port are you okay?" to which he replied "sure glynda I'm just resting" to which I chuckled as penny reached us, she immediately shot over to me and asked "so what did you think?!, did I do a good job?!" chuckling I just placed my hand on her head as I said "you did fantastically, my little battle angel" causing her to beam up at me.
Then Glynda interrupted us getting a glare from penny funnily enough as she said "okay so now that the first match is over, it's time for the second, miss Baccara you will now fight professor Greene, so please head to the centre of the combat zone!" to which Rangitoto as well as professor Greene got up and walked into the centre.
Standing across from each other Rangitoto and professor Greene stared each-other down as Glynda began the count down "the match begins in 5...4...3...2...1.." then it happened Rangitoto vanished like a mirage in the wind, quickly sending a pulse of chakra to my eyes I was then able to see her, but the same couldn't be said for everyone else as Glynda, port and Oobleck were looking around frantically trying to find her, I then heard Raiju say behind me as I saw her shake her head out the corner of my eye "not this again" understanding the reason for her words I chuckled as I continued to watch.
Same time
Professor greene's:P.O.V
Location: kingdom of vale, city of vale, outskirts, exam building, combat exam room.
I'm can't do anything but stand here in shock for a second as the girl who had just stood across from me, seemingly just vanished, I mean me the teacher who teaches our students stealth and the art of remaining undetected, was shocked silent by this girl seemingly just completely erasing her presence, I mean it's like she just stopped existing, I'm looking around frantically but I'm to see any signs of her not even a shadow, as I think 'how did she do that?!, it's basically physically impossible to not have a shadow unless your entire body becomes transparent, but there's no way that's possible, even the only recorded invisibility semblance can't erase their shadow!!', as I finished that thought I felt something hit the back of my neck as my world went dark.
Same time
glynda goodwitch:P.O.V
Location: kingdom of vale, city of vale, outskirts, exam building, combat exam room.
I could do nothing but gape as I watched our teacher for stealth getting taken down while being completely unawares of where the attacker was, I could only shake my head and think 'oh twins what are we getting into with these lot, it's only been two of them and I'm already questioning if they actually need to go to school' after I finished this thought I spoke up saying "fight over, winner Rangitoto".
Same time
Rangitoto's:P.O.V
Location: kingdom of vale, city of vale, outskirts, exam building, combat exam room.
I'd just finished my fight and I looked over at Madara, I notice that's he's looking at me proudly and I can't help bit feel a pride swelling up inside me as I walk towards him, upon reaching him he placed his hand on my head and ran his finger through my hair which I had braided into dreadlocks, as I heard him say "im proud of how far you've come, quick and efficient, very professional well done", I wanted to smile widely but I held it in as I felt my inner reptile coming to light and calming me down.
Same time
17 years old
Madara's:P.O.V
Location: kingdom of vale, city of vale, outskirts, exam building, combat exam room.
I'd just finished patting Rangitoto's head when I heard Glynda say "next match miss carnation against Doctor Oobleck, get to the centre and we will begin!" Raiju then got up and walzted into the centre, where she stood with her arms folded across from a hyperactive looking Oobleck.
We all watched as waited for the match to begin, when glynda once again announced "okay, match begins in 5...4...3...2...1..", then Oobleck grabbed the end of his coffee thermos and pulled causing it to extend, revealing it to be a sort of bat like weapon with a hole at the top showing a live flame, he then pointed it at Raiju and pressed a button on the handle shooting out two balls of fire at her.
Seeing the balls of fire Raiju stomped her foot into the ground hard enough to break through it and then called upon her crystal chakra to cause the floor to transform into and to rise creating a wall of crystal directly in front of her, which the balls of fire impacted on harmlessly, then suddenly she spread her arms out wide causing the wall to split apart into two separate pieces, allowing her run in-between them and get right up next to him as she threw her arm into a wide swing to give him a hay-maker.
but just before her punch could land on the side of his head, he raised his thermos-bat into the way causing the punch to harmlessly hit it, or so he thought as I could see his entire arm get shaken by the punch as her hand moved away revealing a giant indentation on the side of his thermos-bat.
quickly jumping back away from her he moved his thermos-bat into his other hand as he shook his arm, while obviously trying to get feeling back into it he said "miss carnation, you've got one hellova swing on you, I've lost all feeling in my arm from just blocking that swing, I can see now that if we continue this fight I will be the one who ends up hurt sooooo, I lose!" he finished turning towards glynda who from what I could see was slightly aggravated by this out come, if her twitching eye was anything to go by, but eventually she gave up with a sigh as her shoulders slumped and she said sounding a bit disheartened "match over, winner is, miss carnation".
Raiju then almost sprinted over to me as looked at me and asked "did I do good Madara!?, not to boring was it?!" I could only chuckle as I placed hand on her head and said "no Raiju you did wonderfully, it was an excellent dance of fury and power, which suited you perfectly, like a raging storm like your namesake" she strangely enough purred under my hand as I could see penny out the corner of my eye pouting.
Then glynda spoke up again and said "mr uchiha, please step in to the ring you will now fight me!, Dr Oobleck please do the count down" as she walked out into the centre, I chuckled as I followed along behind her, eventually we were stood across from each other when Dr Oobleck announced "The fight will begin in 5.4.3.2.1.BEGIN!!".
When he finished both me and glynda stood across from each other unmoving as we stared each other down waiting for the other to make the first move, but eventually glynda must have gotten impatient as she pointed her riding crop at me and I felt my feet begin to leave the ground, so with a quick application of chakra I stuck myself to the ground.
Seeing that her move wasn't working she swung her riding crop to the side, I felt a force trying to move me but I just remained stuck in place due to my chakra, she then repeated doing that a couple of times before she finally got frustrated enough to ask "how are you doing that?!", I just chuckled before saying "so your semblance is a telekinesis ability and from what I felt you are an incredibly powerful warrior if I hadn't used my aura to keep me in place I would have been launched around the room" I said with a bit of a white lie mixed in, couldn't have them finding out about my chakra so soon it could reach my future enemies, she also seemed to be startled that I realized her ability so quickly.
but before she could do or say anything I spoke again "i hope you are a good dance partner as now that I've realized your power I'm coming!" I finished as I reached up behind me and grabbed my gunbai in my right hand and my hard-light scythe in my left, leaning forward so that my bangs shadowed my face, I grinned savagely and said "lets dance!" as my eyes shined ominously.
Same time
glynda goodwitch:P.O.V
Location: kingdom of vale, city of vale, outskirts, exam building, combat exam room.
I couldn't help the shiver that went down my spine as I started into those brilliantly shining crimson eyes, I couldn't help but think of how brilliantly unique they were, with rings and tomoes surrounding the pupil, I also don't know if it was just my eyes playing tricks on me but I could have sworn if saw them spin occasionally around the pupil, shaking my head as I take my focus off of his eyes, then it happened so fast that I almost couldn't keep up, he shot at me like a shot of a gun, one second he's three meters away the next he's right in front of me and swinging his scythe at me, using my semblance I moved a pieces of the floor which had been broken during one of the f the previous fights in front of me, which he cut through like butter, but it was a big enough distraction for me to jump back and fire off two shots of ice dust into the air forming two floating clouds of ice cold mist above us, which I then used my semblance on to compress the ice into about twenty icicles floating in air, then swinging my riding crop down I sent all of the icicles at him.
Then I witnessed something I thought I would never see, as all of the icicles were about an inch away from hitting him, I saw him bend and twist his body in a way which caused all of the icicles to harmlessly pass him and become stuck in the floor, seeing my attack didn't work I tried another type of dust, firing off two large balls of fire dust at him, I expected him to either dodge or counter them someway, but what he did I once again did not expect, raising his giant gunbai in front of him I heard him say "uchiha reflection", then the attack made contact with his gunbai and upon doing so it begin to glow brightly until it stopped, revealing that my attack had shrunk into a small flame sitting upon the surface of his gunbai, then it happened.
Out of nowhere, the flame expanded to the size of a person, then In an explosion my attack was sent back towards me, the giant ball of flame streaked through the air leaving me no choice but to dodge as I leapt to the side, the end of my dress getting singed by the flame, landing in a crouch I looked up to see where Madara was, only to see no sign of him as I felt a pressure near my neck, looking down I spot the glowing and slightly buzzing blade of his scythe being held against my neck.
He then spoke "you were a very skilled and flexible dance partner but, it appears that I have won, so would you kindly forfeit?, as I would hate to hurt such a beautiful woman" dropping my riding crop to the floor with a slight blush which I tried to hide by looking down, I then said clear enough for my colleagues to hear " I concede the match, Madara Uchiha is the winner" I then felt a hand under my chin lift my gaze from the floor, as my head stopped, my gaze came to rest on the face of the young man who had just given me a better fight than I've had in years, then once again I found myself almost losing myself in his incredibly unique eyes.
But I was interrupted by him speaking before I could, as he stated "yea, I was correct, you are a very beautiful woman, I wouldn't mind seeing more of you at beacon" he finished with a grin before releasing my chin and walking back over to the main group and leaving me standing here confused with a slight blush as I observed his back as he walked away, I thought to myself 'maybe I wouldn't mind seeing more of you at beacon either..' I stopped myself as I realised what I had just thought, shaking my head I focused back on my responsibilities, walking over to the group I announced "okay you have all passed the combat exam, now will hand out all of your paperwork which needs to be signed before we can enter you into beacon.
My colleagues then handed them a couple of forms for them to sign, then about a minute later they were all done, except Madara that is as he was glaring down at the form in his hands, wondering what's wrong I stepped forward and asked "what is the matter mr.uchiha?" upon me asking this his gaze snapped up to meet mine and I was sure my heart stopped at the rage in those eyes, he then said in whisper that was so filled with rage that it had me slightly worried "what is the meaning of this!?".
Confused I asked "of what?!, Mr. Uchiha" upon hearing my question he answered through clenched teeth "why is there a part of this contract which literally makes me sign over my servitude to one professor ozpin!?" shocked I moved over to him and looked through the bit he was talking about, then I saw it, in very small writing and hidden at the bottom were the words [upon signing this the student agrees to follow any and all commands issued by professor ozpin, failure to do so will result in either death or imprisonment.] I was shocked silent, for a second I forgot how to breathe, then I looked up at Madara and said "for now we will just that out but I will be having words with the professor you can count on that, you three as well cross that out" they all did and handed over the forms, upon doing so they all began to leave to the waiting room, on the way out Madara turned to me and winked, before leaving the room.
Turning around to face my colleagues I asked "did any of you know about this?!" I finished pointing at the clause on another blank contract form.