Well, sorry guys, I know it's been awhile. Nearly half a year, to be exact, but I'm glad that I finally got around to updating this thing. Between work, the last piece of content for the last Dark Souls game, (I'm still crying about that) and the hype, build-up, and finally the announcement of the next Total War: Warhammer game coming out this year, (holy shit I'm so ready for the Skaven) I've been very, very distracted. Also, I might start shifting my already weak focus onto finally drafting up and polishing my own original works. Also, I'm getting more and more interested in writing a fanfiction for the Warhammer Fantasy universe. Sorry, I'm definitely rambling by this point, without further ado, let's get started.
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I know, I know, I'm sorry. I'm a massive dick, and I'm sure that many other authors are doing this on this lame joke day of a 'holiday', but I'm not so cruel that I'd do it without at least being somewhat confident that I may be able to update somewhat soon. As an apology, I'll include the first scene for chapter four in this prank update, as it was originally supposed to be included at the end of my last chapter, but I rushed out the end of the last chapter (I think it kind of shows) and I completely forgot about it. If you want to send me death threats, please do so through PM, as I don't want my reviews to get too clogged up.
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Okay, I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself, here it is for real this time.
The gears in Ozpin's office never stopped turning. After so many decades, they rarely required maintenance. They had been custom made for his office by an old friend, now long gone. He always found their constant rhythm soothing after a long day of work. Only a two other things on Remnant could soothe him as much, if not better: warm beverages and, well-
Ringing brought him out of his musings. An alert on one of the screens at his desk told him that someone was requesting access to his office via the elevator. He tapped the button absentmindedly, while verbally telling whoever was on the other side to come in.
Glynda Goodwitch strode into the office with her usual sense of purpose. He felt a small smile form on his face unwillingly. Seeing this, the deputy headmistress stopped in her tracks, the asymmetrical curls on the right side of her face bouncing in a way that Ozpin always found himself staring at.
"What?" She asked, the usual tone in her voice higher than usual. Her eyes looked at Ozpin in a way that many of her students wouldn't believe her eyes could look: nervous. No matter how many years passed, Ozpin always found those eyes to be the most beautiful he had ever gazed into, even with the wrinkles that were slowly developing around them. The beauty of her youth was leaving her, being replaced by the beauty of a mature woman.
"Nothing, Glynda. You know that you don't need to alert me that you're coming into my office. Is there a particular reason for this early morning visit, not that I have any complaints." He continued to look at her, his face still one of pure content.
Glynda cleared her throat before holding up a folder and passing it to Ozpin's outstretched hand. "The picture that you asked Eisen to take finished developing."
Ozpin opened the folder and stared down at the photo. Alexei Serry and Amanda O'Flanagan stood with wide eyes, but that wasn't the strangest part of the photo. Both Alexei and Amanda were completely covered in color, as well as the people caught in frame behind them. Alexei was covered in a dark gray, while Amanda was covered in a deep red. In Amanda's core, near her stomach, a ball of red shined brighter than the rest. For Alexei, it was different. Ozpin gave an audible sigh, one of stress.
"What's wrong?" Glynda asked, moving to stand at his side.
"I'm sure you're aware of photography that allows one to see a person's aura and its color. Well, with the proper lens, one can make the image able to see where that aura is the most concentrated on a person, theoretically, allowing us to see their soul. In Alexei's case, he seems to have a disorder rarely seen in humans or faunus."
Glynda adjusted her glasses and leaned on the desk to get a better look at the photograph. When she saw what Ozpin had seen, she gave an uncharacteristic gasp.
Unlike Amanda, and everyone else in the picture, who had one concentrated amount of aura in their cores, Alexei had two, one noticeably smaller than the other.
"It would appear that either Alexei Seryy lost a twin sibling before birth, or his semblance is even far more strange and dangerous than we could have possibly imagined."
So there's your sneak peek. I'm actually quite satisfied with this, as I usually am with the start of most my chapters. It's some somewhat vague foreshadowing of what's to come in Chapter Four, which I'd also like to announce is going to be uploaded in two parts, as it'll likely be quite long. Maybe by the end of the decade, I'll actually be able to get to the first season of the show chronologically, since we're still a year prior to episode one. On another note, yes, I'm unashamedly a massive fan and shipper of Ozpin and Glynda. They might even be my favorite character pairing out of the entire cast. While young teenage romance has its definite appeal, there's just something about the romance of two, older adults at the height of their maturity and abilities.
Anyways, that'll be it from me for now. Know that I'm still working on this thing. The first part of chapter four should come...well… you know the schedule by now. Eventually.
One final note, like the temporary update I uploaded before Chapter 3, this one will be temporary as well, so if you leave a review on this temporary chapter, you may not be able to review Chapter Four whenever it does release, if you're planning on it. PMs are always welcome.