Back again!
I kinda regret bringing up the past of the vessel so early. But what's done is done and is a lesson learned. And where Mors slept went through a lot of revising. Drafts include him sleeping on: the street, the Xiao Long/Rose residence, Glynda's apartment and a bunch of other things.
FFapp keeps not uploading my chapters properly. In FFnet, sometimes it brings Humane to the top but doesn't have the new chapter. It's either having a stroke or this is the so-called Writer's block. It also has a stroke when it comes to reviews, sometimes the reviews would say 61, but only shows 58. According to a buddy of mine.
Eh, minor setback. Anyway here it is
Mors has been sitting at the side of his bed for what felt like half an hour later. He was in his 'combat' clothes, his estoc idly siting on his lap.
His eyes were a little red from crying. The vessel had been crying in her sleep.
He can't blame her, after all. His mind raced to find out how to deal with this, on how to fix this. He can't create a vessel good enough to house her and getting out of the vessel itself is out of the question.
It's too dangerous and who knows? Maybe he will end up on the right vessel, end up on another vessel, be brought back to where he was or even better. He would end up back in this vessel after a moment.
He sighed and heard a knock on his door. He stood up and walked towards the door, opening it to reveal the huntress from yesterday.
"Hello, Ms. Lexus." She said, eyeing Mors's red eyes.
"Have you been crying again?" Glynda asked with a look of sympathy.
Mors spent half an hour silently shouting, cursing and throwing punches at walls and another half sitting on the side of his bed contemplating killing himself to free the vessel and give up on his plan. The last part didn't really sound appealing. He nodded at her.
"Well... Do you want to come with me?" She asked.
"Yeah. I don't want to be here all day." He sounded a little sore from the crying, but it got the message across.
"Okay," She started as she motioned Mors to follow her through the halls. "Do note that you will have to join the initiates in the initiation tomorrow. The headmaster says that you have to make sure you can hold your own against the students here."
She walked Mors outside to the docks where the ships were docking.
"I can do better than 'hold my own.'" He said offhandedly.
He can beat them down with his eyes closed, but if they have crazy Semblances...then maybe he has to open his eyes.
"We shall see, Ms. Lexus." She replied before her scroll started ringing, she picked it up.
She sighed after hearing the call from Ozpin. "Ms. Lexus. Would you be fine on your own?" She asked, unsure of how Mors would react.
He nodded. "I'll be fine, go do whatever you were supposed to do."
She nodded as well and patted his shoulder. "Thanks for understanding. If you don't see me outside...that means I'm at the auditorium, alright?"
"Okay, just hurry before the initiates get the wrong idea."
Her gaze at Mors hardened, which elicited a response in the form of an 'eep!', before going to wherever place Ozpin wanted to let her be in.
Mors recollected himself. 'Okay, that sound should never be made by me. But I'm not complaining...wait what.'
He saw an airship land on Beacon's docks, and then what looked like fifty initiates flooded out of the craft.
He didn't walk out of Beacon's walls, he was on a winding road filled with scenic trees, arching architecture and a river next to the road. He was looking at some of the plants and flowers. Before he heard a distant explosion, his hand instinctively went to his estoc...which he didn't have. His palm was on his face shortly after, before he calms himself down by looking at nature.
He valued life as much as Vita. Speaking of her, he wonders if she is mentally screaming at why the vessel wasn't used yet. He was going to expect a slap and a hug from her the next time they met.
His thoughts were stopped when he felt the presence of two people. He looked to his left and saw a blonde boy and the red and black girl from last time. He sighed and they skidded to a stop infront of him.
"Um...hello." The blonde one stuttered.
He either must be captivated by the vessel's beauty or he was just socially awkward. When he thought about the former reason, he felt something blush.
'Does that mean?'
The girl from last night perked up after seeing Mors again. "Hey...you're the girl from last night!"
The boy was looked at his companion and the one he was talking to.
"And you're the one with the scythe." Mors stated simply, before smiling. "It's nice to see you again, Miss?"
She fidgeted a bit before replying. "My name is Ruby, are you in Beacon?"
Mors shrugged. "Sorta?"
"Anyway," he started again, not wanting to get to awkward topics. "You guys look like you needed help, what's the problem?"
They seem to straighten up and the boy said. "Do you know where the initiates are supposed to go?"
"Huh, I'm going to the same place where they were supposed to be. Follow me." Mors answered, before walking down the road again. The two teenagers following him.
Time Skip
Mors had finally reached auditorium where it was filled to the brim with people. To be honest, it was colorful, everyone was wearing a different shade of color to the person next to them.
He heard a female voice call out to Ruby. "Ruby! Over here! I saved you a spot!"
'That's my cue.' Mors slipped away from the two of them while they were busy talking with each other.
Slipping into the crowd he lost sight of them and was making his way towards the side of the stage. However, as he walked by a few people he heard whispers. Audible whispers.
"Hey, who's that chick?
"Is she a student?"
"She's pretty hot."
Clearly uncomfortable, he walked to the side of the stage.
He saw Ozpin and Glynda about to walk up the stage, he walked faster towards them. They noticed him and stopped for a while.
"Ah, Ms. Lexus." He greeted, though a bit...tired? weary?
"Hello, Ozpin. Hello, Glynda." Mors replied.
Glynda smirked. "I thought you didn't want to give the initiates the wrong idea?"
Mors gave her a lighthearted glare. "I was joking."
After exchanging small talk, the three walked up the stage. Ozpin readied the microphone, Glynda and Mors on his side.
"I'll...keep this brief." Ozpin started. "You have traveled here today in search of knowledge, to hone your craft and to acquire new skills, and when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy" Mors internally winced. "In need of purpose, direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge will only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step." He finishes, walking away as Glynda talks on the microphone.
"You will gather in the ballroom tonight; tomorrow, your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed." She walks away, with Mors on her side.
That elicited another round of whispers.
Mors followed Glynda to the ballroom. Before she went into another errand from Ozpin, she told Mors to just look over the ballroom occupiers and if he needed any help, he can ask the few second years or teachers overlooking them.
He saw Ruby and a blonde girl. The latter was dragging the former to a Faunus girl reading a book under a candlestick. He saw Jaune in a onesie, Mors looked away as soon as he saw it.
Then he saw a white haired girl walking towards Ruby, the blonde girl and the Faunus girl. Apparently, the three were having a talk and Mors overheard the blonde one say "baby sister."
The blonde looked nothing alike to Ruby, but he didn't dwell on it. Also they were having a cat fight infront of the cat Faunus and now they are being scolded by the white-haired girl. He saw the one in charge of the lights getting annoyed and saw her gaze slowly looking at the cat Faunus holding her candlestick.
Mors widened his eyes as he grinned and looked at the one in charge of the lights. He nodded at her and she nodded back.
And what came after was entirely coincidental when the cat Faunus blowed her candlestick.
It was very coincidental.
I'm clearly trying too hard making Glynda a mother figure to the vessel. Explaining the 'trap' part might be tricky, though only Yang would know that part... and the people who don't know the vessel's past.
So anyway, the first few chapters were mostly angst and not humor. But we are getting there!
Anyways, please review because that is my motivation. To actually read someone is actually liking this, favs and follows are just numbers that I'm proud of. But reviews are the things that get me going.
Or when I'm bored.
...I'll be seeing you then.
