The Former Dragon king walked through the village towards the altercation he began thinking of the nightmare he had he never had a nightmare before nor did he ever been so out of character since coming back to Remnant he had a theory though.

Jaune Arc's original personality was bleeding into Acnologia's own he came to this because honestly in the past he'd never blink if someone called him a 'monster' hell he wouldn't care the fate of the village at the hands of the SDC but it's like his body was moving on his own now. Yes Acnologia was Jaune Arc they were the same yet different like an alternate identity altogether but now the two personalities are being molded together he even noticed in the mirror that some hairs in his blue mane were beginning to turn blonde it's what proved his Hypothesis.

From at least 4 months from now Jaune Arc's personality with completely combine with Acnologia's there will not be just Acnologia or Jaune Arc it will soon be Jaune 'Acnologia' Arc a single entity with a single personality they'll be a single person.

This must be why he was so affected by the nightmare Jaune Arc used to care what everyone thought of him and while he didn't know his friends for very long they were like a second family to him that's why they're opinion of him matters so much and why the apparition's hurtful words hit him so hard.

Acnologia didn't give a damn what anyone thought of him he was brash, blunt and when need be rude. But this change was happening whether he liked it or not and...he somehow didn't mind he need to work out a few things sure like those nightmares and Jaune Arc's confidence so that it wouldn't affect his but he in fact liked that they'll soon be a single person.

But the big negative is the inner turmoil that'll soon accompany him Acnologia's actions finally hit him and Jaune Arc it finally came to him of how terrible it was and Acnologia acnokowledges it and accepts it he has his regrets but Jaune Arc was being hit harder he was Acno's inner 'soft' side per say he's in a panic of how his friends might view him he needed to resolve this turmoil quickly before they completely merge lest there they be mentally scarred when the merge is finalize.

Acno was brought out his complicated thought as he finally approached Mayor Boris that was arguing with the SDC soldier he observed further and saw a giant mech accompanied with almost 2 dozen other soldiers 'The mech must be for escort and in case of a white fang or bandit attack' he guessed.

He put a hand on Boris's shoulder making the Faunus jump slightly he turned and smiled widely and greeted his guest "Good Morning sir I do hope you enjoyed your stay at the Inn?"

Acno nodded "I did" he half-lied "and please none if that sir bullshit call me Acnologia, Acno for short I just realized i didn't give you my name last night" he watched as the mayor was slightly taken aback by the sudden curse before a smile graced his lips once more "Very well Acno"

Their were interrupted by a fake cough their attention was drawn to the SDC soldier who wore a scowl "Excuse me but we were in the middle of a conversation" human of course, dark skin male, amber eyes The former king made note of his face in case of the future

The Lion Faunus groaned but Acno simply ignored him "For the last time there is one, ONE faunus girl at the Orphanage right now her friends were adopted a few days ago" Acno's hunch was correct it had been about the pick up

The soldier snarled "I don't care she's coming with us" he then smirked "There they are now"

The mayor and former knight turned to another soldier who was dragging a what looked to Acno as a 10-12 year old girl she had fox ears and tail with ginger hair she wore blue shirt,red skirt, knee high socks and a pair of shoes. She was fighting,pulling,scratching and crying desperately trying to get out of her captor.

It was at this point Jaune Arc started to show as his past brotherly instincts because the girl reminded him of his younger siblings it unfortunately that it made him unconsciously release his magical aura a little making all the SDC soldiers and Boris freeze in fear

Acno still didn't realise that he was releasing his aura he walk toward the soldier who trembled each foot step was like a thunder clap from a storm

"Release the girl.Now." he demanded as the image of a large winged creature seemed to manifest behind him.

The soldier could only comply and quickly let go of the girl said girl ran behind Acno with a hurt wrist and still crying eyes grabbing his pants.

The Dragon looked at the girl and frowned Jaune Arc's selfless personality was going to get him in trouble but...he honestly felt good to help the girl huh maybe it was Arc's brother instincts 'I need to stop talking like were 2 seperate people...well i mean kinda true but not at the same time' Acnologia didn't have time to study soul magic unfortunately so it was confusing.

Back on track Acno dispersed his aura as he calmed down he looked at the leader "No need to take her" he then gave a dismissive wave "So why don't you lot leave"

The leader snapped out of it shaking his head growling as he leveled his rifle "The. Kid . Is. Leaving . With . Us" he said it nice and slow as for him to understand the rest of the soldiers leveled their guns at the former king the Paladin's weapons pointed at him for extra intimidation.

The former king threw his head back and laughed so loud that All might would be jealous everyone looked to him like he was crazy "Y-you t-think that your s-soldiers can hurt me and t-that walking piece of scrap metal HAHAHAH" he gasped out in between laughs

The SDC was now red with anger of course Atlas were a prideful bunch thanks to their riches and technology

Acno finally composed himself wiping a fake tear from his eyes "I'm sorry but that is the most funniest thing I've heard in a while" more like four centuries "You're absolutely adorable thinking you can take me your centuries to early to think about giving me a scratch boy" He still had a grin on his face. He could see that the Atlesians were shaking with anger but ignored it "But how about this I fight the walking scrap metal I win you leave, I lose you can take the kid" said kid looked at him with shocked betrayal, Boris looked to him like he was crazy.

The SDC dogs smirked obviously wanted to put this animal in his oleace the Paladin walked towards Acno the ground shook a bit under each step not that he paid any mind to it he simply crossed his arms with a stoic expression on his face.

He looked back at the girl "You may want to step back a bit" the girl looked worried "Heh don't worry about me you should worry about them now go before I change my mind about helping" his tone got serious at the second part. The girl shook a bit before nodding running behind Boris for saftey said Faunus had a face laced with worry. It made Jaune click his tongue 'they need not worry about me this'll be over before it even started' this was not a fight it would be a public humiliation...for Atlas of course.

The soldier in the cockpit sneered at the former knight "Last chance give the girl or I'll turn you into a red paste!" The Mech Pilot yelled

Acno put his hand to his mouth and fake yawned "Just hit me or is the mech compensating for something trying to make yourself seem more macho to hide all that small dick energy" he shot back without a second thought.

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The SDC dog was so red in the face he didn't care anymore pushing the controls he reeled the left arm of the mech back and launched it at the dragon.

Acno simply stared at the incoming metal fist unblinking still cross armed and unmoving not even reacting as the Faunus girl or Boris shouted for him to dodge.

The fist met his face.

*Boom* *shatter*

Everyone's jaws dropped to the floor with a thud when they saw the arm of the Paladin shatter into a million pieces. They looked to see Acnologia with a bored look on his face and without a single scratch "Like I said you're centuried too early to scratch me" he declared.

The Pilot growled his anger overpowered the fear. The SDC dog threw another punch with his good right mech arm.

Still unfazed by this the former king simply stretched his arm out with an open palm. The fist connected with the palm stopping dead in it's tracks a small shock wave emitting from the impact. Acno didn't struggle he simply held the fist with a neutral expression "Is this really Atlas's finest equipment" he mocked then his hand took a firm grip around the hand and pulled hard.

To the amazement of everyone he ripped the Mecha's arm straight from the socket. The Pilot didn't have time to feel the amazement when Acnologia was in front of him with his fist cocked blue flame dancing around it he gulped "Oh Shi-" he didn't have time to complete the sentence as he was punch not only was he punched no no he was sent flying through the Mech hitting the ground with a pained groan before falling unconscious.

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Jaune hit the ground in a superhero landing as the now defeated Paladin's sparks danced across it's body before falling backwards to the floor. He observed his handy work with a sharp toothed grin before regarding the other SDC dogs said dogs were trembling uncontrollably "If you don't want to die I suggest you leave." They didn't need to be told twice as they screamed like high school girls and ran for the hills pushing each other to get ahead.

He watched them disappear into the forest he then turned to Boris and the Orphan. The former had a look of amazement, gratatidute and respect. The latter was starry eyed with a look of...oh no..he knew that look it was the same look he had when he used to read X-Ray and Valve comics so many centuries ago, the same look everytime Ruby saw a new weapon it was...

It was the infamous Fangirl look!

Acno sweat dropped he really hoped he didn't have to deal with this girl playig 20 questions with him.

The Lion Faunus was first to speak "My Oum that was amazing you showed those dogs their place!" He guffawed at the display. He then took Acno's hand and shook it "Thank you so much my good fellow you saved this girl from a life of being a slave".

The former knight didn't know how to respond at the handshake but he remembered his journey to Haven "Well I need to go I must get to Haven Academy so I have to go" he politely bowed his head "Thank you for dinner last night and the place to sleep now I must be off" he turned around and started to walk off not noticing the panic if the little girl.

Thankfully her savior came in the form of the Mayor stopping the dragon with a hand on the shoulder "Now hold on old chap Haven is very far and there aren't any villages to stop by...except the city of Kuroyuri" he whispered the last words but Acno still heard and racked his brain 'That place sound familiar' he didn't get a chance to really think about it when Boris spoke again "Let me get some rations for you" he insisted. Jaune sighed before nodded "Fine"

2 hours after

Jaune was sitting at the entrance of the village waiting for the Mayor until he heard footsteps 'Finally, Took Boris long enough' he looked to where the sound was coming but to his surprise it wasn't Boris it was the Faunus girl he rescued earlier she was carrying a backpack the looked filled "What are you doing here brat where's the Mayor?" He demanded tired of waiting.

Then to his shock the girl rest down the bag and got to he knees bowing her head on the floor "PLEASE TEACH ME!" She begged

Now Acno has seen a lot of shit and was not one to be rendered speechless very often but hearing this girl who looked like a 12 year old girl on her hands and knees begging him to teach her it made his jaw almost hit the ground "I'm sorry could you repeat that I must not have heard that right" he cleaned out his ear with a finger just to make sure he actually heard that

The girl looked at him with tears streaming down her face "Please teach me!" She sobbed.

Acnologia the former Dragon King and The Black Dragon of the Apocalypse was dumbfounded "I-I don't even know your name!" He exclaimed

The girl took no time in replying "I'm Panama Roronoa, 11 years old, Fox faunus please teach me!" She yelled through tears

"You don't know my name!" This was ridiculous

"It's Acnologia, Boris told me!"

He cursed The Faunus in his head "The answer is NO!"

"Please!"

"No!"

"Please!"

"Absolutely not!"

"Please!"

He felt like pulling out his hair at this point "Why do you even want me to teach you!"

"Because I'm weak" she sniffed

The former king became silent

The girl Tom this as a sign to continue "I'm weak I was always bullied in the Orphanage not because of being a faunus but because of the fact I was there for so long I made so many friends that just...left me *hic* with a family I could never defend myself or my friends against the bullies we would get beat up all the time I'm sick of it! *hic*Then I saw you, you saved me and you were so strong you are what i need to overcome my weakness so please..." she got back on her knees and bowed on the floor "Teach me to be strong!" She was hicupping with sobs at this point.

Jaune looked at her wide eyed she reminded her of...him when he was in Beacon he was deep in thought when he was interrupted by the man he was waiting for

The Mayor arrived with a large sack slung behind his shoulder "My good man this has all the food and water you'll need for 2 weeks which should be more than enough for you to make it to Haven" he exclaimed handing Acno the sack

The Latter bowed "Thank you for your hospitality thus far i hope we cross paths again" he began to walk off and Panama began to sob once more her one chance to get strong was leaving.

Then Acno stopped and looked over his shoulder "Are you coming or not brat!" He yelled over to the girl

She brightened up wiping her eyes of tears taking her bag and running to Acno's side looking back to Boris who had a grin on his face they waved each other good by.

Panama was happy she was going to start a new chapter in her life! Most of all she was going to get strong! She felt like she was the Queen of the world!

That is when Acno spoke "Listen brat I won't go easy on you this training is going to be hell but...I'm going to make you strong and from this moment forward you're going to be...my dragonslayer!" He declared dropping the bomb.

The faunus looked at him in confusing "Eh?"

Yes this was going to be interesting indeed.