The Awakened One: Book 1 Remnant

by Nentai

Nova is the 18-year-old college student who is fated for greatness. An unknown past shrouded in confusion, a mental intellect far above those of his World locked behind monotony, and unbelievable power slumbering in his Soul, all factors that kept this man from becoming all the things that he was meant to become, but soon these factors will be null and void. Gamer OC x Rwby Harem!

14. The Disciplinarian

(A/N) : Status

I think that you'll be needing this as a reminder of homie G money's abilities for this chapter, so before it begins I'll be adding a status sheet that'll let you know all the Skills that Nova has up to this point.

Skills:

*Foresight* {Lvl: 1}- By focusing in on your opponents, applying mane to you brain and eyes, you are able to easily see through and predict your enemy's attack's; Cost 100mp/10sec

*Natural Evade* {Lvl: 1}- Enter trans like state of near perfect body and mind synchrony. Your body immediately moves at the thought of an evasion, allowing you to evade all incoming attacks; Cost 250mp/30sec

*Peak Performance* {Lvl: 1}- Force Mana throughout every cell of your body, strengthening yourself to the absolute limit, wasting no extra mana on anything. +50% STR, +50% END, +50% DEX; Cost 500mp/30sec

*Deadly Strike* {Lvl: 1}- Aiming for the kill, this is a deadly bladed skill that attacks the weak spot of the enemy; Cost 30mp; High Chance to Critical Hit, High Chance to Insta-Kill

*Will of Humanity* {Lvl: MAX}- All of Humanity's will to survive, thrive, and conquered is reaffirmed within you; Restore 75% HP; HP regeneration of 50hp/10sec for 200ec; Cost 500mp

*Behemoth Slash* {Lvl: 1}- Vicious bladed attack that deals monstrous damage to beasts as well as all foes alike; Cost 15mp; +50% damage to all unintelligent life.

*Reign Supreme* {Lvl: 1}- Execute a domain where you reign over all that it encompasses +30% STR, +30 to you and all allies; Applies debuff to enemies in domain -30% STR, -30% VIT; Cost 500mp.

*Mana Manipulation* {Lvl: 2}- Convert Mana points into Attributes, temporarily boosting your stats; Cost 75mp/ 2ap

*Speed Demon* {Lvl: 4}- Being fast for 60 seconds sometimes just doesn't cut it, just ask your mom. Now that you are finally approaching the full potential of the Speed Demon you can now increase your speed to even higher heights; +60% DEX; Cost 250mp/ 120sec

*Berserker Mode* {Lvl: 1} - When active mana slowly drains over time; All Mana Cost Are Nulled; +50% STR, +50; -50, -50% VIT, this mode ends when you run out of Mana, or your opponent is dead.

*The Devils Step* {Lvl: 4}- An instantaneous, short range teleportation Skill that moves silently moves the user. You are slowly walking like the Devil taking one step closer to walking like the true Devil; Allows for 2 Steps before Cooldown Activates; Costs: 100mp, Cooldown 60sec. Ignore Cooldown; Cost 500mp

*Earth-Chans Confession* {Lvl: MAX} - Earth-Chan finally builds up the courage to tell you her true feelings, from her nervousness about your response comes powerful natural disasters. You can control these feelings to bring destruction to those in your path.

*Monsoon* {Lvl: MAX}; Cost 250mp

*Tectonic Shift* {Lvl: MAX}; Cost 250mp

*Cyclone* {Lvl: MAX}; Cost 250mp

*Inferno* {Lvl: MAX}; Cost 250mp

*Hurricane* {Lvl: MAX}; Cost 1000mp

*Eruption* {Lvl: MAX}; Cost 1000mp

*Mass Erosion* {Lvl: MAX}; Cost 1000mp

*Suffocating Smoke Screen* {Lvl: MAX}; Cost 1000mp

*Firenado* {Lvl: MAX}; Cost 1000mp

*Angered Roar* {Lvl: 1}- By pouring mana into your throat, you let out a bellowing Roar that strikes fear into your foes. To all foes that hear your Roar -10% STR, -10% END, -10% DEX; High Chance to Stun; High Chance to Fear; Cost 250mp.

*Battle-Axe* {Lvl: 3}- This attack shows the true strength of the power of the overhead kick. Lifting your leg high into the sky and slamming it down with in a powerful downward arc deals a devastating kick to your enemy. The pure power of this strike causes a shockwave from the point of impact, dealing damage to all those surrounding it; +10% AOE Damage; +20% Weak point Damage; Medium Chance to Stun Opponent; Low Chance to Insta-Kill; Cost 50mp

*Blindside* {Lvl: 3}- A ridiculously strong punch dealt from anywhere at any time, but especially effective from the shadows into an unaware opponent. Prepare to knock your opponent the fuck out with this incredible attack. Deals additional damage when remaining unseen after initial attack; When unseen Low chance of Insta-Kill; Cost 30mp

*5-Piece Attitude Adjustment* {Lvl: 3}-A barrage of 5 extremely fast Skills linked together, giving your enemies a five-piece combo meal with no sauce, no Bev, no biscuit with extra gravy, and no dining set. This attack is a quick one two three four five Skill-Chain that leaves the enemy utterly destroyed. Any opponent who thinks that they have the upper hand on you will have their Attitude checked by this Skill. Guaranteed Chance to Stun; -5% STR, -5% END to opponent on any ending Phys Skill; Cost 250mp

*Ruthless* {Lvl: 2}- Absolutely decimate your opponent with a flurry of punches and kicks leaving them as nothing more than a mass of destroyed flesh. Grants +200mp; +200hp

*Merciless* {Lvl: 2}- Highly pressurized mana surrounds the target on all sides before suddenly converging on them with force unseen. This insane force crushes your opponent, crumbling their bodies into nothingness, brutally ending their life. Grants +200mp; +200hp

*Mass Culling* {Lvl: 1}- A massive wide swinging attack with bladed weapons that eviscerates all those it meets. On those killed Grants +50% Item Drop, +25% Currency, +10% Exp; When killing over 10 opponents with this attack Grants +100mp; +100hp; Cost 250mp

*Cataclysm* {Lvl: 1}- Destroy everything with your immense power. Cost 5000mp

*Flash Kick* {Lvl: 1}- Using your powerful legs, you jump high in the sky performing an extremely fast and powerful backflip, while simultaneously kicking you opponent harshly. The kick is so fast and powerful that you leave a after image of the kick in its wake. Medium Chance to Critical Strike; Low Chance to Stun; Cost 50mp

*Parry Strike* {Lvl: 1} - Parry your opponent's attack with an equal or stronger attack of your own, leaving them vulnerable to your next strike. +10% Damage to Phys follow up attacks after parry; When Parry Strike is stronger than the move parried +20% Damage to follow up Phys follow up attacks

*Dragon Punch* {Lvl: 1}- Deliver an incredibly strong uppercut to your opponent, sending them soaring away from you crashing harshly with anything they encounter. High Knockback; Low chance of Invincibility on Activation; Cost 100mp

*Pay Rate* {Lvl: 2}- This power is what determines the effect of the Semblance Overtime. The Pay rate increases based off the number of times the Semblance is used.

*Half Time*- This follow up attack does damage equal to 50% damage of the initial attack it was based off: Cost 25au

*Overtime*- This attack follows up and does damage equal to the amount of damage that the initial attack caused, essentially make the initial attack do double damage; Cost 50au

*Time and a Half*- This follow up attack does 150% the damage of the initial attack that this skill comes after, it also adds a Low Chance of Critical Strike; Cost 250au

*Call Off* {Lvl: 1}- A skill using your Semblance, Overtime, to create a complete perfect replica of yourself. It has the same touch, taste, look, sound, and smell as you, but it is created entirely out of Aura; Cost 100% au

*Shotgun Blow* {Lvl: 3}- While Grabbing onto your enemy with one hand, you brutally smash your fist into their torso; Cost 50mp

*Brutal Throw* {Lvl: 3}- Grabbing onto your opponent, lifting them high into the sky, and slamming them roughly on the ground or any other objects you can find; Additional Knockback Damage; Cost 50mp

*Ferocious Tackle* {Lvl: 3}- Sprinting at your opponent, you slam your body into theirs with a brutal force leaving them vulnerable to any follow-up; Cost 50mp

*Killer Chop* {Lvl: 3}- A sharp slice of the hand formed by straitening your hand mimicking that of a blade. Low Chance to Bleed; Cost 50mp

*X-Chop* {Lvl: 3}- Crossing your arms in an X motion while holding your hands like blades and slashing them into your opponent mimics that effects of cutting them with a sharp blade and creates damage more than that of a normal punch; Chance to Bleed; Cost 100mp

*Speared Strike* {Lvl: 3}- Forming your arm into a formidable blade, you stab your appendage forward like a spear, cutting through anything in your way; Chance to Bleed; Cost 100mp

*Pressure Punch* {Lvl: 3}- Closing your hands into fists and punching them forward with extreme speed turns these normal punches, into highly pressurized balls of air that shoot forward in a ranged attack equal to that of a normal punch; Cost 50mp

*Kill Strike* {Lvl: 3}- A strong punch aimed at the opponent's weak point that utterly shatters whatever weakness your opponent has, killing them instantly; High Chance of Insta-Kill when attacking Weak Points; Cost 100mp

*Cross-Up* {Lvl: 3} - A lightning-fast feint that can fool any enemy into thinking that you are attacking them, leaving them open for any follow up attack you wish; Cost 100mp

*Slash Kick* {Lvl:3}- A strong, horizontal cross body kick that will leave your enemy reeling in pain; Cost 50mp

*X-Kick* {Lvl: 3}- Two extremely quick kicks that come one after another against an opponent, the first kick rises from the bottom right crossing the body and finishing top left, the second rises from the bottom left and finishes top right. These kicks together form a X shape that it visually noticeable even after the attack goes off; Cost 100mp

*Speared Drop* {Lvl: 3}- A sprinting drop kick that utilizes the moment of your dash to turn an otherwise normal drop kick into a deadly piercing strike that can tear through bodies like paper; Low Chance to Bleed; Cost 100mp

*Sky Drop* {Lvl: 3}- Jumping high into the air, you grab onto your sky-high opponent and bring them down harshly to the ground in several different ways, but all of these dropping methods end in a hurt enemy; Cost 100mp

*Meteor Fall* {Lvl: 3}- When high in the sky, fall with extraordinary strength and speed, slamming your feet and fists into the enemies below you causing massive damage to all those surrounding the impact zone; AOE damage; Cost 100mp

*Triple Jump* {Lvl: 3}- After jumping into the air you can regain your footing, jumping yet again with slightly lower height than your previous jump; Cost 100mp per Jump

*Mana Strikes* {Lvl: MAX}- Infuse any STR based skills with mana, adding an additional INT based damage to the attack; Cost 100mp

*Humanity's Encouragement* {Lvl: 1}- All of Humanity's drive to help, encourage, and heal one another out of the toughest of situations is stapled into your soul; Restore 50% of one Allies HP; HP Regen 25hp/10sec for 100sec; Cost 500mp

*Will of Remnant* {Lvl: 1}- All of life on Remnant will to grow, thrive, and overcome is reaffirmed within your soul; Restore 25% your own AU; AU Regen 10au/10sec for 100sec; Cost 500mp

*Remnant's Encouragement* {Lvl: 1}- All of Remnant's drive to rebuild, reinforce, and heal one another out of the toughest of situations is stapled into your soul; Restore 25% of one Allies AU; HP Regen 10au/10sec for 100sec; Cost 500mp

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Chapter 26: Foundation

At her honey's request, Hel hit another button on the desk and a couple moments later a knock was heard at the door. Hel quickly responded with 'enter' and a large, one-armed figure politely opened the door, and walked into the office with his head bowed. It was Junior, and he looked the same as he did the night before, he wore a similar suit without the suit jacket, but instead of it having two long sleeves, the side where his arm was missing was cut in a short sleeve fashion. This cut revealed his freshly bandaged nub where his appendage was previously. "Welcome back Boss and Mistress!" He announced as he bowed to the duo.

Hel just motioned the man to sit, to which he of course obeyed, and walked towards the bloodied chair and sat uncomfortably in it. "Boss, Mistress," he began, "what do you need from me?" He asked as he looked up at the two figures in red.

Hel diverted Junior's gaze towards the Reaper, to which he began with, "I Need To Know Where Roman Torchwick Is Located. Or At Least When He Plans On Making His Next Move. Do You Know Anything?"

The large man tensed slightly as he heard his Boss's voice, but he remained composed and answered the man's question. "Of course, after our conversation yesterday I looked into both Cinder and Roman. I wasn't able to find much, but after just a day of questioning around his usual hangouts and the like, I did find out that Roman is still in Vale. He's been mostly a ghost though, only showing up to collect on debts and stuff like that. If I had to guess he's more than likely planning something big, or at least something bigger than usual. I apologize for not knowing any specifics, but I'll keep looking into it."

"There's No Need For An Apology Junior, Keep Going" the Reaper said.

"Yes sir, uhm the Cinder Fall person that you told me about yesterday has been moving around in the city a lot. Apparently, she was looking for partnerships, allies, henchmen, and things like that a while ago, but recently she stopped. Most of the underground assumed that she found what she was looking for, so she just stopped all together. Since then, she's been quiet, not making many moves in the city. The only other thing I found out about her was that she is often seen with her two other people, a darker skinned, mint green haired chick, and a pale guy with gray hair. From what I gathered yesterday and using context clues from our conversation, I'm guessing that you believe that Cinder Fall and Roman are working together, and based on them both being quiet, it seems that that may be the case." As Junior finished his debrief, his boss stared at him for a moment, and his nervousness rose. "B-b-boss, is there something wrong?" He asked nervously.

For a moment, the masked man continued to stare at Junior, before he began speaking, "Nothing Is Wrong. I Am Simply Admiring How Much You Seem To Impress Me. In A Single Day, You Were Able To Not Only Gather Enough Information To Confirm My Suspicions Regarding Cinder And Roman, But Also Figure Out My Thoughts On The Subject As Well. I Believe I May Have Been A Little Too Harsh Towards You Junior. I Apologize."

The large man quickly spoke back, "nah Boss, you really don't need to apologize to me at all. I was just doing my job, and plus I definitely deserved it. I disrespected you when you requested my presence, and I said horrible things about the Faunus. You've treated me the way I deserved to be, actually you were probably a bit nicer to me than I deserved, so this was the least I could do" he said as he bowed again to his Boss.

A small smile formed underneath his mask as he heard Junior's response, and in that moment, he dropped the top of his mask, revealing his glowing red eyes. "Damn, Junior got completely humbled in a single day, perfect. It seems that you are a pretty trustworthy individual Hei Xiong, you've earned my respect. There is no longer any need for me to keep up appearances with you, you now have a place at my table."

The former gang leader quickly understood the meaning of his Bosses words and in response he stood from his chair and kneeled down in front of the Reaper's desk. "I promise I won't let you down Boss! However, I would like it if you'd continue to call me Junior!"

"Of course, Junior, now is there any other important information you need to alert me of?"

Junior rose from his kneeling position and sat back down in his blood drench "The last thing I investigated yesterday was the involvement of the White Fang in Vale, and what I found was… interesting. They haven't made any moves in the city, no recruitments, meetings, robberies, or anything like that, but they have been actively hijacking dust shipments in other cities and stuff. Most people that I discussed this with think that the White Fang is going to start making moves on Vale's Dust imports, but as far as making moves inside the city there haven't been any."

"Interesting," the Reaper said as he began thinking, "listen up, I am about to let you in on a little bit of what I have planned for the future, so listen closely." Everyone in the room skootched a tad bit closer, besides Hel and Scylla, as they were interested in what he had to say. "Firstly, Junior, we will be putting an end to Roman Torchwick's antics, fully taking control of the underground scene here in Vale. And following that event, we will be taking his place, thus 'partnering' with Cinder and her group for a while. There is no real telling how most of this may go down, however we will be joining Cinder's Faction as her muscle and connections throughout the city. If what Junior said is correct then when we kill Roman, and I take his place, I'll be able to function as Roman did in Rwby, and I can function the same way Adam did, therefore removing the White Fang completely from the equation. Then they can remain relatively quiet, and out of public disdain for a while."

The twins accepted his idea with no questions, but Junior on the other hand looked confusingly at his Boss. "What exactly do you need from Cinder Fall? If you kill Roman then you'll control all of Vale, and then, if anything, you could recruit Cinder and have her work under you. It seems like there would be no reason to become subservient to her."

"I like where your mind is at Junior, but I won't be subservient to Cinder in any way, it'll be more like a partnership. However, Cinder would never work under anybody else considering the fact that she is already working under someone much more powerful" the Reaper explained.

This response only raised another question within Junior, "who is she working under then?"

"That is not a question I can answer right now, and it may be one that I can never truly answer. However, just know that they are incredibly powerful, even more so than I am right now." The entire room tensed up and gulped at his response, they couldn't even imagine someone being as powerful as him, but since he was the one that said it they had no choice but to accept his statement. "Let's quickly move onto the next order of business, if there is anything else anyone would like to say, now is the time."

The Reaper looked back and forth between the twins and Junior, and the man perked up slightly with a question. "Uhm, Boss, I would like to make a request."

"What is it?"

"Will you allow me to get a prosthetic arm to replace the one I lost? I understand the importance of the message it sends, and I promise to continue wearing my sleeve open to show it off as the Mistress requested. However, I feel like I'll be able to get more work done, and command more people with a prosthetic than without one."

Nova slightly shifted to look at the woman next to him, surprised by the fact that she was the one who ordered him to always wear a short sleeve on his missing arm. However, he knew that it was a very intelligent move on her part, and accepted her choice as his own, but now that Junior was at least partially in his circle he knew that he needed to appear as a powerful figure. "Yes, you may. Thank you for making the request instead of just doing it of your own volition."

"Thank you, Boss!" The giant bowed again to show his gratitude towards his superior, to which the man waved it off. After he rose from his bow, a sudden light bulb went off in his mind, "oh yeah, Boss, it seems that people around the city have been spreading rumors about you. They have been calling you The Devil, and some people in the family have been calling you Death himself. The store owners have told stories of making a 'deal' with you, which gave them great wealth. That's more than likely why they have been calling you The Devil, and the men have been admiring your strength so much that that's the nickname they settled on. 'One word from him will bring you to your knees' as they say."

"The Devil huh? I used to call the man who hunted me down the Devil before I learned of his true name." He chuckled slightly at the thought, "I can't lie, I like the ring of the name far more The Grimm Reaper."

Junior suddenly spoke and yelled, "Understood, Boss!"

"Understood? I guess he means the name change, fuck it whatever, he can do what he wants. The name isn't really that important anymore anyway." The Devil ignored the man's comment, then continued their previous talks, "the next order of business is getting these Henchman in order. If we don't have a ranking system with some kind of identifiable groups then we won't be organized, and if we're not organized then we can't react to threats or issue orders efficiently."

Before he was finished explaining things, Hel suddenly spoke up, "oh yeah Hon, that's the other thing I started yesterday. I told them to organize amongst themselves into groups of ten and told them to decide a leader amongst themselves."

Nova took a moment to think about what she did before responding, "you really are scarily efficient."

His response made her glow with positivity, and she twirled his chair to face her, and sat down in the 'best seat in the house.' "Well, I aim to please Honey" she whispered seductively. As the twins watched the display, they began giggling uncontrollably like little schoolgirls with blushes on their faces. Junior remained attentive, only looking away slightly at the public display of affection.

"You do please very well" he whispered in response. "That's a good start, but we'll need to do a little bit more than that. We have to be able to identify good leaders in each cluster of individuals, ones who would be able to stand head and toes above the rest. Basically, we need to determine the strongest of the members of the organization. Junior, how many men do we have that are absolutely loyal to any of the people in this room."

"All of the men who were at the club yesterday and the ones who met the Mistress are loyal to you both. Melanie and Miltia garner a lot of attention and loyalty from their strength and beauty, and of course because of their relationship with the Spiders. I have been active in the gang since I was a child, so the veteran members of the family are very loyal to me. In total I'd say there are around 700-800 of them out of the 1200 members that are in the family."

The Reaper thought to himself, "that's a lot of people, but I guess it's to be expected from a syndicate that runs the city. Though, there are a lot of people in the family that aren't loyal to the guy who is the literal son of the previous leader. The best way to decide way to decide leaders in these situations is simple, let strength decide. People won't be willing to listen to those who are weaker them, and since we will be the ones issuing them orders, they don't need to be particularly intelligent. So, we'll hold a tournament, and the way that they place in this tournament will determine the rank that they receive. In doing this, we'll be able to register and recognize each and every member of the family that participates and be educated on the strength on each of them, comparatively of course. I need you three," he said looking at Mil, Mel, and Junior, "to spread the word throughout the organization, and I trust you Hel to organize the event." She nodded in response, confirming that she had no issue with organizing the event. "The essential information of the event will be one, everyone who participates is under order of the new leader The Devil or Death, two, new powerful weapons and authority will be granted to those who place well, and three, those who fail to participate are enemies of The Devil and the new Xiong Family."

The group thought about his words for a moment with the twins easily accepting his proposal at face value. However, Mel decided to comment on his tournament idea, "so like, you're weeding out the idiots that don't want to listen to you, while finding out the strength of the people that will listen to you? That's pretty smart!"

Junior quickly followed up after her, "I agree. I'll support you all in anyway I can, but it may take some time for everyone in the organization to be alerted."

Hel quickly responded, "that's fine, we'll just start with the people here in this club and then move onto the rest whenever we get the chance. Junior, is there any places we could use to begin holding mass fights like this, developing the system will be easy, but organizing the battles themselves may be a bit more difficult." The two of them immediately began discussing the necessary tasks and other things they would need in order to accomplish this tournament. Talking locations, supervisors, registry, and all other things needed to get this task completed. Nova added his comments when he felt it necessary and generally led the interactions in the right direction, but overall, he wasn't needed much. As they continued talking, he took the time to walk around the rest of the club with Mil and Mel accompanying him through his walks. At his presence, the Xiong Family men, VIPs, and the club's employees immediately stopped what they were doing and bowed to him. News of his arrival traveled fast throughout the underground of Vale, and people were already aware of who he was and how he was not to be taken lightly.

As he reached the main club area, he sat at one of the booths that oversaw the dance floor, and he was quickly approached by a nervous waitress who asked for what he wanted. He politely refused a drink, but the girls that sat on each of his sides ordered some acholic beverage that he didn't recognize. The only reason Nova was exposing himself to the rest of the club was to let them see who owned the joint now, it would be rather stupid for him not to. However, after a moment of enjoying the club's atmosphere, he and his entourage headed back up to the main office, where Junior and Hel were still ironing out the specifics.

As he entered the room, Junior turned to his boss and asked an important question. "Uhm Boss, where are you gonna get the funds for the new weapons? You can use the earnings from the club, but it may not be enough. Also, Roman has a lot of control over the Xiong family finances so until we get rid of him the money available to you is limited."

"Don't talk to me about managing the money of the organization, Hel will deal with all of that. Don't worry about the money for the contestants, I have those covered already, and don't worry about how I'll acquire the Dust either, that's covered as well." In response to his answer, Junior nodded his head in affirmation as he continued to finalized plans with the Mistress.

After a moment of chatting, Hel turned to her head to her man, "Honey! We've finished up, so we can get this tourney up and running as soon as possible."

"Start it as soon as possible, the faster it gets started, the sooner we can get things up and running." He spoke as he walked towards the window with the twins by his sides, "unfortunately it's time for me to go, so keep up the great work! You have all done a phenomenal job today, and I expect the same sort of thing tomorrow night as well."

At his announcement of leaving, the twins that stood by him moved closer to his hooded face and gently gave him kisses on each of his hooded cheeks. After the quick kiss, they simultaneously said, "Bye Bye Bro/Bye Bye Bro!"

The interaction that the twins had with the Boss drew Junior's attention, but he didn't ask any questions, he simply faced his Boss and bowed his head again. "Have a good rest of your night Boss!"

After receiving the kisses, Hel sauntered over to her partner and wrapped him into her arms in a deep hug. As she embraced him, she put her head on his own and whispered to the man, "I'll see you later Honey, be safe, and get some rest ok."

The sudden showing of genuine affection startled him slightly, and he wrapped his arms around the woman comfortably. "Don't worry I will, and I'll see you again tomorrow." The two of them sat in each other's warm embrace for a moment before he reluctantly broke the hug and turned back to the rest of the group. "Scylla, come on let's go" he said, and the black Grimm like tiger leaped from her bed, into her master's arms. "If you need me, text or call me and I'll be there as soon as possible, but I guarantee you capable people would be able to handle any scenario by yourselves. I look forward to all the great things you'll accomplish and tell me about tomorrow. Demonic Walk" as the words left his mouth, he suddenly vanished from the groups sight in a black and red streak.

As he suddenly exited his office, he and his companion teleported through the morning air as they made their way back to their place of rest. He completed his usual travel home routine, teleporting and sprinting his way unseen through the streets of Vale. Nova soon reentered his room silently, replacing his duplicate as smoothly as he usually did, however Pyrrha rustled slightly at his reentry which he found odd, but she soon settled into his actual embrace, so he ignored her original act. He played in the bed for a while, enjoying their company until they began waking up. As their eyes opened, the morning routine began yet again.

The group soon made their way to the cafeteria, fully rested after the long night of rest. As they ate, they reviewed the things they needed to accomplish for the day which included watching Neyah's matches and Nova's training session with Glynda. After the short discussion, they continued with their day's activities, enjoying one another's company, and using the time that they had been given to its fullest.

Across the world, another woman had begun her daily activities, and was now rushing through the hallways of a noble building as she made her way to her desired location. As she speed-walks through the halls, she took notice of the incredibly decorate interior of the building. Glowing white light flew in through the large paned windows on the east side wall of the manor, the pillars that separated each of the windows were pure white, with the rest of the wall being a light tint of blue. The hard marble floors were the same color, and in the middle of the hall was a long-stripped rug with various shades of blue on each of the stripes. Atop the blueish ceilings were evenly spaced chandeliers that were covered in draping, shimmering diamonds, and on the walls opposite that of the windows were coned Dust lights decorated like candles that illuminated the halls when natural light didn't.

The hurrying woman zoomed quickly past the decorate statues of the halls, but she soon stopped suddenly at a large wooden door. As the women stopped in front of the door, she heard many male voices discussing things behind it, clearly busy discussing something of mild importance. She didn't want to interrupt them, as she knew the consequences of an action like that, but she had to because of the information she had just received. After she assured herself for a moment, she hesitantly knocked on the door and waited for a response. She waited and waited, but the people in the room continued to ignore her knocking, so she just decided to open it suddenly.

She placed her hand on the handle and shot the door open while saying "sorry for the intrusion" loud enough for the people present to hear. The entire room quieted down as she entered the room, turning their attention to the intruder. In the center of the large room was a blue marble round table with matching-colored chairs surrounding it. Sitting down in these chairs were men, the majority of which were extremely old looking, and at the head of the table, in the largest chair, was an older, tall man with slicked back short white hair, and a thick white mustache. The man had cold blue eyes that pierced into the heart of the sudden intruder, forcing her to immediately regret her decision of entering the room.

"Darling," he began with a smile with an icy tone, "why do you barge into my conference room without asking for permission?" The woman tried to explain the fact that she knocked prior to her entry, but she was stopped by the single finger that he raised to his lips. "I don't wish to hear any excuses hon. Now all I wish to know is what possibly could be important enough to disturb my meeting with these fine gentlemen?" As he asked the question, the rooms men suddenly wondered the same question, and their glares intensified at the woman.

At his question, the woman began speaking nervously, putting on the most genuine smile that she managed, "uhm sir, there has been a large disturbance regarding the business scene in Vale. Sir, I believe that you would want to hear about something like this in private" she said as she motioned to the drive she had in her hand.

As the head of the table saw the importance of the woman's warning, he stood up from his seat and began addressing the men surrounding the table. "I apologize for my abrupt departure gentlemen, but it would appear that I have some matters that need to be addressed. Please, continue chattering amongst yourselves and enjoy the pleasantry's that I have provided you, and I will return before you know it." As he finished his small speech, he moved to the woman by the door to the room and awkwardly wrapped his arm around her side as he led both of them out of the room. He told the woman to follow him as he traveled the halls towards his personal office.

The duo soon entered his personal office and the man nobly moved to sit behind his large wooden desk. His office had a much cozier feel then the rest of the manor due to the warm lighting from the larger glass chandelier in the center of the room, and from the wooden furniture. Lining the eastern and western walls were large wooden bookshelves filled with think books of all kinds, and on the back wall, behind the man's desk, was a self-portrait of the man when he was younger.

As he sat down in his leather seat, he prompted the woman forward with his finger, forcing her to stand before him. "I thought you had been taught better than to interrupt me when I am meeting with important individuals bitch!" The formerly calm man erupted at the woman standing in front of him, "Sir? Who the fuck is Sir? You will address me by my title, MASTER Schnee! You understand that you filthy cunt!" He yelled as he slammed his hands on his desk.

"Yes Master Schnee! Please forgive me for my idiotic actions, I'll be sure to be more appropriate moving forward!" The woman said as she bowed deeply to the Schnee behind the wooden desk.

"Forgive? I will not forgive you for such a stupid, embarrassing action, but you will be making up for that mistake later, don't forget" he said in a lecherous tone as he stared at her clothed breasts. Cold sweats dripped down her now shivering back as she saw the way the man was looking at her, she subconsciously attempted to cover her body, but the man's gaze pierced through her clothes, and struck her where she was most vulnerable. After a moment longer of his perverted gaze, the Schnee recovered and moved back to the subject at hand. "However, that is for later, now tell me what was so damn important that you had to break me from my meeting."

"Yes Master Schnee," she softly spoke as she handed the man the drive, "this is the distress call we received from Prod. Force B, the lead management group responsible for overseeing the manufacturing, refining, and delivering of Dust related products to Vale." The Schnee plugged the Scroll like drive into his desk and began looking at the distress and the data regarding it as he half listened to the woman talking. "As you can see from the analysis, there has been an extreme abnormality regarding not only sales and delivery, but also order numbers over the past day. The Prod. Team simply cannot keep up with the orders that they are receiving, and in result the entire operation has screeched to a halt."

"God fucking damnit! Why can't these fucking idiots do anything right! What are we looking at as far as financial losses, and how fast can we get shit working again?" The older man let of a long sigh as he continued reading the report.

"That's part of the confusion Master Schnee," the woman began, "based on our analysis and the interrogation of some of the business owners, we have come to the conclusion that a single man caused this entire issue." As she began talking, before she could finish her explanation, the old man stopped her once more with an icy, angry glare.

"Bitch, come closer." At the Schnee's command, the woman confusingly leaned towards the man sitting behind the desk, and as soon as she got close enough a shocking pain suddenly erupted from her left cheek. The Schnee had rocketed his right hand across the woman's face, and she flew backwards at the strong impact of the strike. "When I ask you a question you fucking answer it! I didn't ask who was responsible, I didn't ask if it was confusing, I asked you what MY losses are! Is that understood you worthless cunt?!" He stood from his chair, slamming his hands on the desk as he chastised the woman.

The woman quickly stood from her position on the floor, and she turned back to face the angered man despite the pain, "understood Master Schnee" she said softly, holding back the tears that were beginning to build in her eyes.

"Good." After he got the response he wanted, he sat back down comfortably in his chair and looked back up at the teary-eyed woman. "Now, what are my financial losses?"

"For just this incident alone, the negative costs incurred from operations are approximately $30,000 Lien, but the projected loss for the delayed deliveries is closer to $300,000 Lien. However, the cost of the total Dust that had been stolen is an additional $350,000 Lien, bringing the total projected estimate too approximately $650,000 Lien. Also, this is only if this issue doesn't continue to persist for longer than this week. If it continues, losses could continue to rise far beyond the scope of our projections." The woman almost robotically answered his desired question, and in response he began massaging the bridge of his nose in irritation.

"Shit! You said that it's possible for this to keep happening, why is that?" The Schnee questioned the woman, not caring to look for the answers himself.

The woman continued to keep her face blank as she spoke, responding in a monotone voice. "Like I was explaining earlier, based on our analysis of the purchases and after interrogating the business owners, we concluded that a single person caused the problem. From the same questioning of the owners, we have learned that all the stores in Vale were threatened by a man they call 'The Devil' and he stole all their Dust. The owners then tried to overcompensate for their sudden losses by mass ordering Dust from your company, causing the backups and delays."

The Old man began chuckling at her explanation, "the devil stole their Dust? All of it? And they just let that shit happen? I thought we provided enough 'Gifts' to the Xiong Family to make them stop nonsense like this!" The Schnee was beginning to anger the more he thought about these losses. "Do we have reason to believe that this Devil man will strike again?"

"We have evidence that corroborates The Devil being the new leader of the Xiong Family, but the only thing we know for sure is that he at least owns the popular club Junior's in Vale. Due to the rumor that he is the new leader it is possible that he steals yet again, and we know that he has the power to do so."

The Schnee took a moment to fully absorb the info he was receiving before he came to his conclusion. "The new leader of the Mob in Vale clearly just wants some Dust to start a war in Vale. That doesn't concern me, but if he keeps forcing me to lose money because of his retarded antics then it is my problem. Prepare a small gift to give to this Devil guy and tell him to stop stealing my shit or else he'll be 'dealt with'" he said.

The woman remained standing in front of the man for a moment, thinking about something. "Uhm, Master Schnee, I wouldn't recommend doing that." The Schnee's expression turned quickly from calm to angered as he glared at the woman who disobeyed him.

"Huh? Bitch, when I tell you to do something, you do it! No questions asked! However, since I'm feeling so nice today, before your punishment begins, I'll allow you to explain why I shouldn't go through with my plan." The old man then leaned back into his leather chair, slouching comfortably in it as he gave the floor to the woman. "Since you're so smart, please go ahead" he said mockingly.

"Usually, when inventory is stolen numerous things happen, even when it's up front like this. Police reports are filled, insurance for lost and destruction of property are claimed, and owners tend to look towards the Schnee Corporation for compensation which is rarely given out. On top of all this, most owners tend to limit their on-hand inventory after being extorted, out of fear that it would happen again, rather than increase it. All of this information together leads me to believe that the owners of this business were compensated by The Devil rather than outright stealing the Dust."

The man took a moment to think about the woman's proposal, but he honestly couldn't come up with a meaning from the information she gave him. This left him with only one real option, "what the fuck does that mean for me bitch?"

At his question, she continued robotically speaking to the man, "it potentially means that The Devil plans on paying for Dust in bulk, not just stealing what he can from stores. Therefore, you don't have to provide him with a gift, it may be possible to enter a business deal with him."

The old man took a moment to review what she was saying until suddenly a light bulb went off in his mind. "I don't have to give this low life gangster anything! All I have to do is make sure he's paying me for the Dust that he wants, and then I can scam him by scaling up the prices of my Dust! Call it an underground black-market tax or something like that. I'm brilliant!" After completing his new idea based upon the things he heard from the woman in front of him, he turned back to her and motioned her to come closer again. "Come closer," he spoke softening his tone and posture as he eased her closer to him, "don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you, just come closer hon." The woman was extremely hesitant to move closer to the man, but after a moment of fear-stricken pause, she reluctantly moved closer to the Schnee. As she got close enough, the man gently held onto the woman's face and began warmly stroking her cheek where he had struck her. "Shh its alright now, your okay. You do understand why I had to hit you right? You can't disobey me, ok?"

In response, the woman simply nodded her head and tried to pull away from the man's grip. "Hey, look at me," he said as he roughly gripped her face and forced her to look him in the cold blue eyes, "I love you. I may not say it enough and I know I treat you harshly, but I love you. You know that right Willow?" The white-haired woman could only nod her head in affirmation as she recklessly tugged her head from the man's hands. The tears that had formed earlier slowly began falling across her pale skin, rolling over her swelling skin. She turned around only a single time, glaring at the man who had caused her so much pain, but the glare had no effect on the sitting man. Willow ran out of the room, tears pouring down her face, slamming the door behind her as she left, leaving the other Schnee alone in his office. "What an emotional cunt" he thought as he hit a button on his desk.

After the button was pushed, a moment later a call had been started, as a man's voice came from the desk, "hello? Master Schnee, to what do I owe the pleasure of this call?"

"I have a plan to combat the issues we've been facing in Vale, and I need you to assist carrying out this plan. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"Of course, Master Jacques Schnee, anything you need done, will be done!"

"That's what I expect from you, nothing less. This is what I need you to do, first…" the Schnee then began listing the things he needed to the man to do. The 'Master Schnee' gave orders in a very particular manner, telling him the general idea of what he wanted done, but giving him the exact result he wanted from it, accepting nothing less. Their conversation continued for a while in the man's office, while on the other side of the manor in a large, empty, lonely room a woman could barely be heard sobbing in her bed sheets.

Chapter 27: The Disciplinarian

Nova, Nix, Pyrrha, and Byakko all watched as Neyah utterly demolished her competition in her Summer League matches. They lasted only seconds and each of her opponents Aura was instantly shattered, and their bodies were sent flying off the stage, crashing into the walls behind them. The group shouted and praised the woman as they watched her obliterate the competition, and after her matches completed, they met back up with her in the hall, and praised her for her successes. The group then walked the halls of the Battle Arena, gradually approaching the exit so they could head back to the Hope building where their private training rooms were located.

As they walked at a leisurely pace, Nova couldn't help but notice the strange looks the group was receiving. Because of his phenomenal hearing, he was able to listen in on the various whispers of gossipy conversations that the passersby were having with one another. As he listened, he realized that the overwhelming majority of the males were discussing the beauty of the woman that surrounded him, with special emphasis on Pyrrha. The women were acting similarly, awe struck by the beauty and apparent strength of the long red haired woman that stood next to the 'sexy man.' He couldn't help but think to himself, "damn, I didn't realize how popular and well known Pyrrha really is. Around every corner is a person fanning over just seeing her, and every person she greets in any way just starts going ballistic. Even Nix and Neyah are starting to receive that kinda attention as well. I guess its not that surprising considering how well they do in their matches." He continued the thought as he and his lovers exited the large arena and made their way back to the largest building on the campus, while they ignored the looks, they received as they walked.

Soon after they walked into Hope, Nova received a quick notification from Meta, alerting him that Glynda was calling him, presumably for the training session. He then pulled his Scroll from his jacket and answered the call, stopping the group in its tracks. "What's up Miss Goodwitch! To what do I owe the pleasure of receiving a call from the legendary Huntress?" As he began speaking, the girls stopped and turned to face their lover, surprised at the sudden call.

On the other line, Glynda began speaking, "oh please, don't try and butter me up Nova. You remember that we had an arrangement already, correct?"

"Of course, how could I forget" he replied.

"Good, now I'll be waiting for you in my training room. I trust that you remember how to get here" the woman said in a sly tone.

"Yeah, I remember how to get there, but I'm not exactly…" he turned to the girls that were staring intently at him as he had his phone conversation, "alone. Is it cool if I bring a few more people for the lesson?"

The woman on the other end of the phone let out an audible exhale, "you are welcome to bring your harem of woman with you, but just know that I'd much rather this be a much more… personal, endeavor." Glynda whispered the last bit of her message over the phone seductively, making Nova gulp slightly at her tone.

After looking at his sudden change in expression, the twins began glaring angrily and they took a collective step closer to their lover, but Pyrrha remained unbothered. Nova quickly recovered and tried to end the conversation quickly, "uhh yeah, we'll be seeing you soon! Bye Bye" he said quickly as he turned the phone off and returned it to his jacket.

Neyah quickly approached, gripping her lover on the shoulders and pulling his face towards her own. "Darling, who the fuck was that?"

At her threatening tone he couldn't help but shiver slightly, but he still confidently responded. "That was Glynda Goodwitch the lead professor at Beacon, and she was wondering when I'd be joining her for a lesson on some Aura sensing stuff. I just asked her if you guys could come, and she said yeah, so now we get to have a training session with an exceptionally strong woman. That is if you want to." Neyah's jealous glare eased up after his quick explanation and she let her lover leave her gentle grip.

"Darling, how do you know this woman? When did you meet her, and why were you going to have a one-on-one training session with her?" Neyah asked the question in a very calm manner, she seemed legitimately interested in his response, as the jealousy had left after his initial explanation.

Nova thought about it for a moment, "uhh well, the first time I met her was before Nix's match. You know, when you guys were registering and stuff. She was the one who offered me my registration at Beacon, and after your" he said as he pointed to Nix, "matches is when I met Pyrrha on the way to officially enroll."

After his exclamation, the woman turned to Pyrrha for confirmation and the red-haired woman said, "yes, that is how I met hubby. I led him to the headmaster's office and there he was enrolled by the headmaster and Professor Goodwitch. I would say that the meeting went normally, but the professor was acting a bit…" Pyrrha thought about the event for a moment, "off."

Nix looked at her lover with a questioning look before asking, "how so?" Even as she asked the question, Nix had already formed an idea of what was occurring in her mind.

"Well," Pyrrha began, "the Professor has never been considered a very… fun person, for lack of a better term. However, when talking to Nova she was very bubbly and outgoing, even joking around and laughing with him. At first, I thought that maybe everyone had her figured wrong, but now that I think about it…" Pyrrha began thinking about Glynda's behavior for a moment, but before she could finish the thought Nix began speaking again.

"Baby" she began, turning the attention back to him, "it seems you may have enthralled another woman" she said matter of factly.

Nova couldn't help but rub his neck uncomfortably at the statement, "I guess so" he said as he chuckled nervously.

Neyah began speaking again, "explain everything as we walk to meet this woman, Darling."

He let out a soft sigh as he responded simply with, "yes ma'am." Just like that the small conversation ended, and Nova's long deposition began. He fully explained the meeting between him and Glynda, giving them a full view of how the conversation began, why they were in the same place to begin with, and how the conversation ended. The twins had a light bulb moment as he mentioned the massive crater in the wall that led them to believe he was a threat in the first place. He didn't want to mention him using his call off skill to leave the group sleeping every night, so he kept it vague by saying that he just left them after they passed out. The women knew that he was withholding some details, but they didn't mind at all as they were more concerned with the interactions he was having with the woman. He completed his explanation saying how Glynda snuck up on him multiple times and he spoke about how she told him that she would teach him the technique to avoid that scenario.

His lover's tended to focus on the information that he gave regarding the interactions that he had with the miss, as they quickly concluded that she was another woman in love with their man, but they kept that thought to themselves only exchanging small looks of understanding with one another. After taking a short detour to allow Pyrrha to grab and change into her combat gear, the group reached their desired location and Nova quickly slid his Scroll across the slot, unlocking the door. He quickly opened the door, entering the large room with his lovers and allowing them to check the place out.

At the center of the large room, sitting atop a long silvery desk, with her thick legs crossed was a sexy mature woman with an alluring look. "Welcome girls, boy, and tiger" she spoke as she welcomed the group to her stomping ground. "It's about time you love birds showed up, my patience was beginning to wear thin."

The group of lovers, following Nova's lead, hopped over the holographic guard and entered into the arena with the professor. As the group approached the woman, Nova was the first to speak, "hey Glynda, did you miss me?" he asked with a sly smile.

The mature woman couldn't help but smile at her love's initial question, but she didn't allow his cuteness to throw her off her game. "Excuse me young man, but that is not how you address your teacher. You will be calling me Professor Goodwitch, or Miss Goodwitch, isn't that right Mr. Pollux?" The professor began teasingly demanding formality from the younger man, a tone which was not unnoticed by the other woman present.

"Yes ma'am" Nova said jokingly.

"Good. Now," she began as she stood from her desk, "I believe I have yet to formally meet two of you so please allow me to formally introduce myself. I am the leading Professor here at Beacon Academy, my name is Glynda Goodwitch" she said bowing slightly, "it is a pleasure to meet you both."

Nix took a small step forward, "I apologize for the delay, I am Nieva Panthera, but you may call me Nix. It is a pleasure to meet you as well Professor" Nix spoke softly as she introduced herself to the mature woman.

Neyah on the other hand simply crossed her arms and tilted her head at the blonde women as she spoke, "so, you wanna fuck my Darling or something?" Pyrrha, Nix, and Nova instantly collapsed at Neyah's sudden blunt exclamation. However, Glynda remained completely unfazed as she simply stared back at the young woman who questioned her.

"That's not a question that I feel required to answer young woman, however if you properly introduce yourself, I may feel inclined to answer your inquiry" Glynda said as she tapped her riding crop lightly on her crossed arms.

"My name is Neyah Panthera, sister of Nix and lover of Nova. Now, answer my question." Neyah spoke very directly to the mature woman; her tone was stern and demanding.

The two-woman stared at each other for a moment before the professor uncrossed her arms and let out a heavy exhale. "It seems you need to be taught some manners Miss Neyah," as she finished her short exclamation the teacher suddenly shot her arm forward, instantly wrapping the feisty twin in purple Aura and sending her soaring backwards, slamming her against the wall of the arena, "that is not how you address your superiors." As she finished the sudden action, she turned to the rest of the group who were staring at her in shock as she lightly adjusted her glasses. The mature woman then began slowly raising her weapon of choice, the black riding crop, prompting the group to immediately shift into their battle stances and leap backwards.

Nova's first reaction was to jump towards Neyah who quickly rose after begin thrown into the wall of the arena, "I guess the first lesson begins now." Looking over to the now standing Neyah, he quickly thought a skill into existence, "Remnant's Encouragement" he quickly recovered the Aura that Neyah had lost to make the battle a bit more of a fair fight, which did not go unnoticed by Glynda. The man then began staring at the attack prepared woman and thought up another skill, "Observe."

Name: Glynda Goodwitch

Age: 42

Race: Human

Titles: Top Huntress, Beacon's Lead Professor, The Disciplinarian, Etc.

LVL: MAX

HP: 16200/16200, (+570)

AU: 26900/26900, (+755)

Attributes:

STR; 255

END; 1510, (+151)

DEX; 505, (+25)

VIT; 760, (+38)

INT; 3775, (+755)

LUK; 755, (+38)

*Telekinesis (Semblance)*- Glynda's complete mastery over this Semblance allows her to move and control objects with the utmost skill and ability. She is so proficient with her Semblance that she can use it offensively and defensively as easily as she breaths.

'The Disciplinarian'- Glynda Goodwitch's weapon of choice, this weapon is a thin, black riding crop with a simple black and purple design. This legendary Huntress uses this weapon as a catalyst to enhance, and concentrate her Semblance, strengthening her power considerably; +20% INT, +10% END, +5% DEX, +5% VIT, +5% LUK; Entrenches Aura based attacks in INT

Nova's eyes widened slightly as the knowledge of the stats appeared in his mind, "Damn Glynda you are really not holding back this time! She has her weapon equipped now so this is probably her true power" he thought as he watched her closely. "Glynda is ridiculously strong so I guess there is no real reason to hold back, let's see how well we can do." As soon as the thought crossed his mind, it seemed that his lovers had a similar thought, and the group looked at one another with smiles gleaming across their faces. While facing an enemy far stronger than themselves they couldn't help but be excited at the prospect of improving, getting stronger. On the far-left, Pyrrha drew her javelin and shield from her back, next to her Nix pulled her bell from her side, and on the far-right Neyah pulled her spear aggressively from her back with a maniacal grin spreading across her face. In the center of the group, Nova simply stood straight up and put his arms up in his signature boxing stance, "aight, lets see how this goes!"

Before anyone else could react, Nova leaped into action, dashing quickly to close the distance in between himself and Glynda. As he got closer, the professor used The Disciplinarian to form a protective shield in front of her, the telekinetic shield was purple and circular, covering her entire upper body. The speeding man ignored her action and chose to test the durability of her shield, so with all his natural strength he slammed his fist against the Aura made structure. The shield reverberated for a moment, the force from his attack rippling across the barrier like a wave, but the shield remained strong. Before Glynda could punish him for his sudden attack, Nova leaped backwards again, returning to his spot at the center of his lovers. "We're not breaking through that barrier, we gotta coordinate our attacks to catch her where she's weak" he said as he returned. The women next to him nodded their heads in response, which was a silent cue for the group to officially begin their assault.

The air fell still for a moment longer as Nova activated his Semblance and Neyah split her spear into two pieces. Then the group suddenly moved into action, with Pyrrha running left rounding the edges of the arena, as Nova and Neyah dashed in from the front. In the back, Nix rang her bell, the sound echoing across the walls of the arena causing an immediate buff in the group's abilities. Nova heard a quick ding in his mind letting him know that changes in his current status had occurred.

Pay Up!

He didn't have time to reflect, but he silently acknowledged the effect that Nix's Semblance had on him. Before him and Neyah reached Glynda's shield, they both crossed each other's paths and separated, with Nova leaping left and Neyah dashing right. After the quick movement change, they both converged on the woman in a pincer move, Neyah with her dual spears and Nova with his strong fists. In response, Glynda split her shield into two's, defending against both the man's Semblance enhanced punches and Neyah's aggressive slashes, however the attack didn't let up as Pyrrha rushed down the woman with her javelin, but her ambush was fruitless as the professor simply sidestepped the red-haired woman's attack. In response to the sudden attacks, Glynda used her telekinesis to grab onto and simultaneously launch the close-range group backwards towards the arena wall. Nova landed on his feet taking no damage, however both Pyrrha and Neyah were unable to gracefully land, so their Aura's suffered a bit.

As her lovers were unceremoniously returned, Nix turned her weapon from Bell to handgun as she took rapid fire shots at the woman to keep her at bay, and Glynda easily blocked the incoming attacks with her protective barriers. In that moment Nova thought to himself, "this may not be fair, but I really don't like losing so fuck it. Reign Supreme" as soon as he through the skill, the energy surrounding the group shifted slightly, and his lovers suddenly felt reinvigorated in a way they had never felt before. "I'll take lead and bombard her with attacks," he began whispering to his team, "use that time to find an opening and get a hit in." The girls quickly agreed to his simple plan, preparing to follow their man's lead. "It's time to turn up the heat a little bit," he thought as he quickly dashed in, heading straight for the woman. "5-Piece Attitude Adjustment," as he rapidly approached, he suddenly broke out into a barrage of blinding attacks on the woman's telekinetic barrier. The barrage began with a strong Blindside into a stabbing Speared Strike which caused the barrier seemingly no damage, but he didn't let up following the spear attack with a quick Slash Kick into a X-Kick, and finally finishing the barrage with a back flip kicking Flash Kick. The final attack caused the shield to buckle slightly, rising with his powerful kick. As he was still in the air, he used another skill to keep the barrage going, "5-Piece Attitude Adjustment, Triple Jump" before completing the arc of his kick, he leaped higher into the air which confused the Professor slightly, but as he jumped through the air, he heard another ding in his mind.

Pay Up! {Time and a Half}

As he recognized the upgrade of his Semblance a small smirk made its way across his face, and he as he reached the apex of his two additional leaps he seemed to float in the air for a moment. "Let's see how your barrier handles this" he thought as he mentally chuckled. "Meteor Fall, Battle-Axe, Speared Drop, and Mana Strikes" the moment his skill chain had been activated, at inhuman speeds Nova shot towards the ground leaving Glynda only enough time to shift her barrier upwards to defend the sudden attack.

The man fell like a meteor, crashing his poised feet into the purplish shield forcing it to buckle under the immense pressure. Immediately following the strong kick, his Semblance replicated the kick, making it much more powerful than it was before. The barrier was forced downward as Glynda managed barely managed to hold back the strong attack, yet the barrier held strong. Nova then continued the momentum of his kick, using the protective shield as a foothold he leaped back into the air and simultaneously raised his right leg. As he came back down, he slammed his foot down like a battle axe, causing a massive shockwave to be sent off the shield, and as his Semblance connected with the barrier, he noticed his foot breaking through the tough surface of the Aura. However, it still held, but he then leaped back into the air as he did before. This time he reactivated his Triple Jump to get higher in the sky than he did before. As he reached his max height, he reextended his feet in a drop kick motion, and rushed mana across his legs and feet, further enhancing his attacks strength. Nova then sped down towards the woman's shield, cutting through the air like a spear, and slamming his feet against the shield. When his sharpened legs rammed into the purple barrier, the incredible force from the attack forced deep cracks into the structure and as his second pair of Pink feet crashed into the shield, the entire structure collapsed under the immense pressure. A loud crash of breaking glass echoed throughout the room, and Nova's momentum carried him through the now broken structure, forcing Glynda to dodge backwards to avoid his incoming kick.

As he reached the floor, Nix, Neyah, and Pyrrha were already in motion, dashing at the now vulnerable woman and commencing their follow up attack. Neyah was the first to reach her and she aggressively slashed at the professor with her dual spearheads, but Glynda was easily able to dodge her incoming attacks. Pyrrha quickly followed Neyah, using her long reaching javelin to slash and pierce anywhere that the professor dodge to. Glynda was able to use her telekinesis to create mini circular barriers to block any of the attacks that she wasn't confident in easily dodging, but as she realized that the pressure was becoming too much to deal with, she attempted to create space by leaping and carrying herself with her telekinesis. The moment her feet left the ground, Nix began rapidly firing shots from her pistol. The Int based shots collided heavily with Glynda's Disciplinarian, forcing her to be on guard even while attempting a retreat.

As the professor reached the ground again, Pyrrha was already on top of her, rushing her down with her shield at the helm of her attack. As Pyrrha shield bash was deflected by another small barrier that Glynda created, Neyah created a long spear out of her Aura, that replicated her usual spear, and launched it at the professor. As the spear was launched, Pyrrha moved handedly out of the way of its trajectory, forcing Glynda to actively deflect its incoming onslaught of attacks with her black riding crop. After a moment of parrying the Aura spears attacks, with a single strong swing of her weapon of choice she shattered the spear like it was fragile glass, and in that same moment Pyrrha's Javelin shifted into a rifle, Neyah's spear turned to a bow, and the girls began bombarding the lead professor with beams, bullets, and arrows. After a couple shots of her rifle, Pyrrha put away her ranged weapon and instead launched her shield at the woman, and as it was deflected, she returned it back to herself using her Semblance. At the sudden change in attack tactics, Glynda was easily able to deflect, dodge, and block the ranged bombardment using her natural speed and telekinetic abilities, but she was forced to pay most of her attention on the strong shield that continuously bashed against her small, created barriers. After a moment longer of the ranged barrage, a small smirk ran across the mature woman's face, and Glynda suddenly threw her arms outwards forcing purple Aura out of her riding crop. The sudden move forced the bombardment of ranged attacks to be deflected, Pyrrha's shield went soaring across the Arena, Nix's beams were disintegrated, and Neyah's arrows shattered. The only thing left on the field after the sudden burst of power was a completely renewed, large, purple barrier formed from Glynda's Aura.

Even after the formation of the barrier, the girls refused to stop firing and they continued their blitz of ranged attacks, all of which were easily defended against by the professor. She began to get comfortable and decided that it was time to end this little training session, so she took a single step forward, preparing to send the girls soaring into the walls. However, as soon as her foot lifted into the air an oddly threatening feeling weld up inside her, and as she turned to defend against the threat that loomed behind her, but as she turned, she realized it was far too late.

"Blindside!" A ridiculously strong fist sliced through the air and careened towards Glynda's face like a freight train. The fist instantly connected with the woman's face as soon as she turned to defend against the attack with a stronger Pink fist colliding soon after, and her feet soon left the ground as she went soaring through the Arena, speeding towards the nearest wall. The contact of the strike was very powerful; however, Glynda used her powerful Semblance to gain control of her flying body, steadying herself midflight and landing harmlessly on the ground.

Nix, Neyah, and Pyrrha let out tired breaths as they attempted to catch their breaths from the intense battle, but they had smiles across their faces as they had successfully worked together to take on their strongest opponent yet. Nova was the first to speak as he recovered from his striking position, "finally got a hit in Miss Goodwitch!" He said with a gleaming smile on his face. "You should really pay attention to your surroundings more" he said chuckling slightly.

Glynda couldn't help but smile at his exclamation, "I'll admit, I am quite impressed with you all. You work together incredibly well as a team, and Mr. Pollux, your strength and speed far surpassed my expectations. The fact that you were able to destroy even my barrier truly shows your strength. You all have done a wonderful job!" A quick sigh of relief over came the woman of the group as they slumped over to recover from their excursion.

Neyah decided to lay herself across the ground, in a similar manner she did the first time Nova had met her, "finally we're done! You're too strong teacher lady!" Neyah exclaimed as she relaxed on the floor.

At the same time, a questioning look formed on the professor's face, "done? When did I say we were finished with your lesson?" As she began speaking, the floors at the edges of the room opened up, revealing thick slabs of material. These disk-like slabs were then covered in purple Aura, and hundreds of them were lifted from the ground by Glynda's Telekinesis. "You were able to land a single hit on me while I was on defense, which in itself is impressive. However," she began as she hovered the disks throughout the Arena, "it is now my turn to be on offense." The group immediately got back into their combat positions with Pyrrha using her polarity to grab her shield from across the Arena. Neyah immediately leaped from the floor and surveyed her surroundings, and Nix did the same as she came up with a counteractive strategy.

"We need to form up and stick together as a group! Neyah, Pyrrha, Baby on me!" Nix barked out her orders, and the group followed her instructions. They quickly grouped together with Pyrrha using her shield as the core defensive strength of the group, allowing them to view the incoming threats from all angles.

As the group continued to prepare for the imminent attack, Glynda leisurely paced around the Arena, her heals clicking as she walked. "Aura Sensing, and Aura Concealment," the professor began, "two basic, and necessary skills used by all effective Huntsman and Huntresses. These objects that surround you now are something we call Stealth Saucers, also known as a Huntsman in trainings worse nightmare." The woman's voice echoed throughout the room as she spoke, "the reason they earned these names is simple, they are able to do this." The moment she finished speaking, the floating disks turned completely invisible. The swarm of silent saucers completely disappeared in an instant, leaving no evidence that they were there in the first place. "Silent, odorless, invisible," she began, "the only, and I mean only, way you can see these disks attacking you is if you are able to sense them coming. You must find them using Aura Sensing, if not you will be bombarded until your Aura reaches red and seeing as you all have already used so much Aura, it won't be long until you drop." She stopped walking for a moment, letting the words sit in the air for a moment before she sent the slabs to attack. "Now, let's begin!"

At her announcement, the groups muscles immediately tensed in anticipation of the incoming attack, and they didn't have to wait long for the bombardment to begin. The first of the attack came suddenly, the disk flew right through the small gap at center of their circle and landed a clean hit on the back of Pyrrha. The force from the attack carried Pyrrha across the Arena, leaving a gaping hole in the groups defense. Before they could cover the holes, Glynda took the opportunity to swarm the rest of them to sperate them from each other. Neyah was the next one to sustain a hit, then Nix, leaving Nova the last one standing. Pyrrha, Nix, and Neyah were bombarded by attacks from the invisible disks and their Aura's soon blinked as they dipped into the red. "Nix, Neyah, and Pyrrha you all are out. You did a wonderful job today and I am very proud of your achievements, but it is now time for you all to take a rest" she said in a soft tone, completely opposite from how she was treating them earlier. Glynda gave the girls a moment to leave the Arena, and they then leaped from the stage into the pews, siting in the benches next to Byakko, overlooking the Arena. "It seems you're the only one remaining Mr. Pollux, how long do you think you'll last" she said with a menacing smirk on her face.

"I don't really know" he said chuckling nervously, "but there's only one way to find out."

Glynda couldn't help but smile at his response, "good answer my love, now show me how skilled you really are!"

In that moment Nova began prepping himself, "I refuse to show Glynda a bad showing. Aint no way I'm getting hit by these dumbass flying saucers, even if Glynda is the one controlling them. I guess it's finally time to pull out the big guns!" As he finished his thought, he focused back in on his surroundings, closing his eyes, using his mana sight (sixth sense) to feel around, and then he activated a few skills. "Speed Demon, Foresight, Natural Evade" mana instantly rushed to their specified locations, and in that moment his eyes glowed a bright Pink, his legs filled with energy, and his senses heightened far beyond their usual limits.

The watched on nervously as they saw their lover and the extremely powerful professor in a standoff, waiting for the other to make a move. They had been handled extremely quickly by the flying slabs mainly because of their intense uses of their semblances, but they were still unable to sense the incoming objects even a little bit. That single fact made them incredibly nervous as they watched him stand up against the full swarm of invisible objects.

As he stood silently still, Nova recognized his inability to see or sense the objects flying, but he could feel their presence, so he waited for them to approach. After patiently waiting for a moment longer, he suddenly felt a shift in the surrounding air. He immediately recognized that something was moving, so he shifted his posture to replicate the change in the air. Then suddenly the shift in the surrounding air became even more prevalent as he felt the movement of all the objects in the air at once. The movement stopped as soon as it started, with a single object still in motion, this single slab was behind him, and it shot forward trying to slam into his back. In that moment he immediately dodged right to avoid the strike and he did so successfully, much to the surprise of the professor.

Glynda noticed her loves apparent dodge, but at first, she considered it a fluke, so naturally she prompted the same slab to attack again. The slab flew forward, aiming to strike Nova from the front, but he was able to sense the movement yet again and dodge the incoming attack. A small smile made its way across Glynda face as she watched Nova dodge the attack for the second time, "it seems that Nova never ceases to impress but let's see how he handles multiple attacks." As the mature woman finished her thought, she began sending more and more of the Stealth Saucers at her love, forcing him to rapidly doge the sudden attacks one after another. She started with two, then three, then attacking with multiple angles, then switching her attack patterns, but everything she sent at him missed. On Nova's end, the more she attacked him, the clearer everything became. Before he would dodge the objects wide and early because of his lack of knowledge on the exact speed and location of the incoming threat, but now he could almost perfectly pinpoint each and every one of the saucers as they approached him. He started to narrowly dodge each of the slabs, minimalizing his movement, and getting a feel for the Aura that surrounded them.

After doing this continuously for five minutes straight, Glynda had already begun throwing everything she had at the young man, using all 250 slabs of Dust made saucers to randomly attack Nova in hopes of tagging him at least once. However, the more she attacked the better he got at dodging them, and eventually Nova received a sudden mental notification.

Aura Sensing Master- You can see everything. There is nothing that can escape your ever-expanding vision. *MAX Aura Sight*- You can see and sense the formulation of Aura around you, increasing your insight into how mana works; +1 END on Level Up.

As soon as the notification crossed his mind, the information was automatically absorbed into his brain, and he instantly realized his new abilities. His eyes shot opened as his sixth sense had fully expanded to accommodate his newly acquired ability. He now perfectly saw the 'Stealth' saucers covered by Glynda's Aura as they floated through the air, relentlessly attacking him over and over again. He could even perfectly feel the strength, density, and amount of Aura of everyone in the room, even Byakko as she sat with the girls in the bleachers. While still actively dodging Glynda's attacks, he turned to the mature woman, "hey Miss Goodwitch, I think I got the hang of it already! Do you think we could end this little lesson and move onto something else?"

Glynda smiled as she watched the young man acrobatically dodge each of the attacks she sent his way, "no. This lesson doesn't end until your Aura goes into the red or…" she took a moment to think, "you land another hit on me. I'm not going to hold back on the speed of the Saucers anymore so things may be, let's say, a bit more difficult than before." As soon as the words left her mouth, she pulled back the disks for a moment, twirling them in front of her like a twister. She rapidly sped up the objects and began launching them at Nova, to which he easily dodges them with his Natural Evade, but he found it difficult to approach the gorgeous witch.

"How the fuck am I gonna do this? I could just break all the stuff she's sending at me to make things a bit easier, but that kinda feels like cheating." he thought as he was bombarded with silver disks of destruction. "Guess I gotta get turn things up a little bit more, Peak Performance!" As the skill activated, his body rushed with the euphoric feeling he knows as mana, as his physical strength and abilities were pushed far beyond their limits. After the quick activation, he sprinted forward into the storm of saucers, easily ducking, dipping, and hopping over the incoming projectiles as he closed the distance between him and the professor.

After a moment of sprint dodging, Nova reached Glynda, forcing her to take a leap backwards and erect a barrier to separate the two of them. Glynda then reorganized the saucers, dissipating the storm and turning them into long tentacle like appendages that she used to attack him. The much larger appendages slightly caught Nova off guard, but they were much stronger at the expense of speed, so he was easily able to dodge the attacks, and as he dodged them, he used his newfound mobility and strength to pressure the woman's purple barrier with pressure punches that slammed into it. Using his immense speed, he almost instantly closed the distance between the two of them and as he rapidly approached, he leaped into the air and extended his feet like he was going to break the barrier. As soon as she saw this, she immediately dropped the shield, which was exactly what Nova wanted. "Cross-Up" the drop kick feint had worked perfectly, and he landed softly on his feet directly in front of Glynda.

Now that they were this close, the stealth saucers lost almost all usability, forcing the witch to fight Nova in a hand-to-hand scenario. The man instantly took advantage of the space, striking at the women with his fist. Glynda was able to dodge and use barriers to protect herself from getting hit as she marveled at her loves increase in speed and strength. Nova continued his onslaught, burning skill after skill in an attempt to either shatter one of the barriers that she used to defend, or somehow land a stray hit on the witch. However, as he rapidly threw out mana-based skills over and over again, a devious plan registered in his mind, and he continued to attack with seemingly reckless abandon. Glynda noticed how tight and skillful her opponent was at close combat as she was slowly being backed into a corner by his relentless approach, but at the same time she was confused as to why he was no longer using his Semblance increase the offensive pressure. She figured that he was trying to conserve his Aura for a much stronger barrage that would shatter her Barrier in a similar manner to how he did earlier, and in preparation for that she stored a much greater amount of Aura in The Disciplinarian to form a much stronger shield.

After the exchange went on for a bit longer, Nova suddenly backed off slightly, and leaped high in the air, activating his triple jump to increase his altitude. Glynda immediately followed his movements, putting up a massive shield to defend against the onslaught of his devastating kicks. At the same time, she took hold of all the concealed Saucers and sent them storming upward to bombard Nova as he came crashing down leading with his powerful feet. The tension in the air continued to rise, as the flying disks silently sped towards Nova's seemingly floating form. Glynda was about to converge the objects she was controlling onto him, but as soon as they were about to reach their target, she felt a strong fist connect with abdomen. The sudden attack forced her guard down, screeching the Stealth Saucers to a halt and weakening the massive barrier she had used to defend against Nova's assault. After recovering from the surprise attack, she immediately leaped back to find what had struck her, and as she turned to look at the suspect, she was surprised to see her love. It was Nova, "how?" she thought as she looked at his visage. "Wait a minute, he feels... different" as she began sensing around the copycat of her lover, the real one landed harshly on the top of her large defensive shield and jumped off the top of it. The smiling man then leisurely walked over to his copy and stood next to it, shocking Glynda even further.

"Well Miss Goodwitch, it seems that our lesson is over" he said with a gleaming smile on his face.

Glynda looked at the young man with great interest as she slowly walked up to the two identical Nova's and she then began inspecting the silent one. "This copy feels and looks just like you, but it's different. It feels like…" the professor took a moment to think, "it's made entirely from your Aura. No skin, bones, or organs, just Aura."

"That's exactly what it is!" Nova said as he deactivated his call off and began reabsorbing his Arura into his body. "It's a part of my Semblance, it's called Call Off. Its essentially just an exact physical copy of myself made entirely out of Aura, but I have no idea the extent of what I can do with it. This is the first time I was able to order it to attack, but all it did was lunge forward and punch once, so I don't think it has much combat usability right now" he explained.

"Interesting," she began, "you truly never cease to amaze me my love. Jumping into the air to gain my attention and make me think that you were going to try to shatter my barrier while simultaneously leaving this copycat behind to land the final blow." Glynda looks at the young man with a smile, and after she adjusted her glasses slightly, she pulled him into a tight embrace, suffocating him in her breasts. "You've done a wonderful job my love!" As she squeezed him in her embrace, she rapidly pecked his forehead with light kisses.

The act of embracing and kissing Nova immediately prompted the woman in the stands to act, leaping over the holographic railing and sprinting towards the professor that held onto their man. Surprisingly, Pyrrha was the first to speak, "Professor Goodwitch, what are you doing to my Hubby? Don't you think that this kind of actions are unbecoming of someone in your position?"

Neyah quickly followed up with, "exactly! What's up with you, you tryna fu-" she stopped mid-sentence, and chose to reword her question, "you wanna make love to my Darling or something!?"

Nix quickly joined in on the conversation saying, "Professor, it is very clear that you are romantically attracted to my Baby, but that doesn't mean that you are allowed to just kiss and embrace him in front of us without our permission" she said in a very calm manner.

At the sudden interrogation, Glynda only held onto Nova tighter, "so it's alright if it's not in front of you?"

"That's not the point!" Neyah suddenly yelled in response to the woman's snarky comment.

"Exactly," Pyrrha began, "you cannot show this kind of affection without first being tested by the rest of us." Nix and Neyah rapidly nodded their heads, showing the truth of Pyrrha's statement.

"So, I must be tested if I desire to become of lover of this adorable man right here, is that right" she said more like a statement towards herself then a question directed at the girls. "Then what exactly must I be tested on? I assure you I will pass any sort of examination you put me through."

Glynda's logical question sort of left the woman stumped. The only 'test' that Pyrrha knew of was the protectivity test and it seemed that Glynda already had passed it with flying colors. The instant that the girls approached she pulled the young man closer into her chest and turned slightly like a mother protecting a child from being stolen from her. Nix and Neyah were having a similar dilemma in their minds with the only real difference being that Nix already believed that Glynda was worthy, and Neyah wanted to hear the admit to it. So, as the girls look to each other for possible examinations, Neyah decided to take matters into her own hands. The feisty woman stepped out in front of the rest of the group and stared at the mature lady as she began speaking. "You need to prove your love for my Darling! So, I need you to say it!"

Glynda and the others turned to Neyah questioningly, with Pyrrha's expression quickly changing from one of confusion to another of understanding. "That makes a lot of sense." Pyrrha began thinking, "Miss Goodwitch has a lot to compromise considering her position as a Huntress, mature woman, and, above all else, an educator. Admitting to being in love to a much younger man, and a student on top of that, is essentially her saying that he is the most important thing to her, above even her reputation as a teacher and Huntress." At the same time Nix was coming to a similar conclusion, however she knew that it was a complete coincidence that her twin had come up with such a perfect test for the professor. She called it Neyah's lovers' intuition, of course just now coining that term.

"Is that all? You want me to vocalize my love for the young man in my arms, right now?" The girls lit up in resounding yeses, forcing the woman to begin her test. However, before she started, she pulled Nova from her chest and looked at him in his eyes. "My love, I'm going to need you to close your ears for one moment."

"Huh?" Was all he managed to squeak out as Glynda turned him around, so he was facing the trio of lovers, and, in both hands, formed small barriers that she pressed comfortably up against his ears. As soon as the barriers connected with his ears, the world went silent, and in that same moment the loving witch pulled him back into her breasts, allowing him to watch the girls' reactions as the woman spoke. He heard nothing, but he could feel Glynda's chest vibrating letting him know that she began speaking, he could even use the vibrations to make out a few words, but overall, he made sense of almost nothing. However, he saw the impact her words had on his lover's that were hanging on deeply to every word the mature woman said. Their expressions gave everything away, switching from joyous smiles, to depressing frowns, and back again. By the end of Glynda's confession, the girls were near tears, and as she finished, they immediately rushed in to wrap, and also him, in a deep and loving hug.

The barriers covering his ears then disappeared, allowing his ears to be suctioned into the soft flesh that his head was completely enveloped in. As he looked up to face the woman who was holding onto him and mouthed 'what did you say' to her. In response, the mature woman only mouthed 'I love you' and then she carefully bent down to give him a soft, chaste kiss on his lips. Nova may not have known what the woman said, but he knew the impact that it had on the girls that surrounded him, and for the moment that was more than good enough.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter!