Chapter 3: The Journey to meeting my Master


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Hey There Guys and Gals! TTOA here with a new Chapter! I hope this will be to your liking.


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Narration/Log

[#] Author's Comments which will be at the end of the Chapter but before the ending A/N.

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Opallios's Log #3

Day 3 of New Life

There are many things I wanted to have in my previous life: a car, a job, maybe a girlfriend. I was at least able to get one of those. I got a job working at a place called The Wolf of the Moon. It's an antique store ran by a wolf Faunus named Jason. We seem to be on good terms. He's very laid-back for being my boss. Also, my armor got finished; and a day early no less! It makes me look like such a BAMF. Combine that with my mace Black Lightning and my Gemini Guardian center-grip shields, it really completes it. Now all I have to do is train in it. Sathrall was even kind enough to unlock my Aura. He also gave me a location of someone he knows who will be able to train me. As far as my aura is concerned, I appear to have a shit-ton of it, and the color seems to be yellow. I was also briefly able to tap into the Lightning Dust in my body. I really can't wait to get some kick-ass uses out of that. I got a bite to eat at a cafe (which was near the hotel; as every place I've been to these past couple of days have been nearby) and there was some asshole picking on a Faunus waitress. To think even in a new world, racism still exists. However; something, interesting occurred as I took on the man. I took a punch, which really hurt despite my aura being recently unlocked, but the next punch he threw I both caught AND countered. This is very important to note since I have never been in a fight. I think that was my Semblance. If this is true, then I am extremely lucky to unlock it so soon. My theory is that it is kind of like reading an opponent's moves in fighting games like Super Smash Bros. (which is one of the many, many things I will miss not having in this world). After I see how my opponent fights, which would be represented by me taking a few hits (which I can take thanks to my high aura), I then can "read" my opponent's fighting style(s). This would allow me to "see" moves and appropriately counter-attack. This is really just a theory (a Game/Film Theory!), but I hope to put that to the test when I begin my training. I think I should at least use my recent paycheck to buy some more clothes so I am not wearing the same thing everyday. I'll put them in the backpack Ozzy Ozpin gave me before I left Beacon. I can't wait to see what my master is going to be like...


A Shopping District in Vale

Since I didn't want to be wearing the same clothes for three days straight and possibly the rest of my time spent in this world, I checked my Scroll to find some clothing stores; hoping I would have enough Lien to pay for what I wanted. The funny thing about me when it comes to shopping for clothes is that I usually am dragged into shopping for clothes by my mother; but seeing as that she is no longer here and that I am on my own, I had make myself go shopping. Considering the fact that I rarely go shopping on my own, I would have no idea what to do. The thing is that I know I would be getting a lot weird looks from the people shopping here since I am basically going to be lost. Also tie-in the fact that I have no clue how sizes are done on Remnant compared to Earth, it would add even more difficulty to an already difficult situation. Hopefully a decent set of clothes can be bought with 75 Lien; but I highly doubt that. "Damn it all." I mumbled under my breath as I wandered around aimlessly for about five minutes. I decided to check my Scroll to see where I was, and I realized that I was pretty close to a store that could provide me with what I needed. I headed in that direction until I got the what I hoped for was the store I wanted. I just want to get a few shirts and hopefully a couple of pairs of jeans. I hope that won't be too expensive. I thought as I walked into the store.

I was greeted by a male in his mid twenties, "Hello and welcome! Is there anything I can help you with?" he asked me with almost too much emotion.

"How to jean sizes work here? I am recently new to Vale and I grew up outside the four kingdoms."

"I'll measure your waist size and then I'll match the jeans with whatever your size is." he replied.

After a quick measure, he directed me over to where I needed to go. I looked at some of the jeans that would fit me as well as the prices. Okay good, these three pairs would only cost me about 50 Lien. That should leave me with enough Lien to buy one or two shirts. I made my purchases on my jeans and headed to a different store to look for shirts since the ones where I got my jeans at didn't have the style I was looking for. I ended up in a punk-rock themed store. Walking in, I was greeted my a young woman.

"Sup? Welcome. Let me know if anything catches your eye." she said. I nodded as I walked around the store for a bit. Something actually caught my eye, it was a black shirt with a graphic of three howling Beowolves and the shattered moon. I looked at the price and it I saw it would cost me the rest of my Lien. Frowning, I went ahead and put the shirt back on the rack.

"You must really like that shirt. It's not very popular with most of our customers. Is it too expensive?" I heard the woman who greeted me from behind.

"Yeah, it just looks really awesome. But buying it would drain me on all the Lien I have left." I said with a little disappointment.

"Tell you what; you buy another shirt, and I will make that one 75% off." she offered.

My eyes widened. "Are you okay with that? I mean – it's a great deal - but are you okay with doing this? I don't want to hurt your business."

She chuckled. "You are one of the few customers I ever get here. I guess it's because the store looks a bit uncomfortable to the general public. I'm just happy I'm getting someone to buy the stuff."

"Okay. If you say so." I said with a small smile.

I looked around a bit more to see what shirt I wanted to get. The one that caught my eye was another black shirt, but it had a red skull with two white B.C. Rich Warlocks (one of my personal favorite guitars) crossing it and large silver claw marks across the middle; as if it is from a popular metal band of this world.

"I see you picked the Red Skull Shredders. You actually like their music? You don't really look like the kind of guy to like them or this kind of music." I heard the woman say as she approached me.

"I get that a lot and I am honestly not sure if I would like them. I don't have a band called the Red Skull Shredders back home, but metal is one of my favorite genres of music. I'll have to give them a listen to see if I would like them. Buying this kind of shirt gives me a sense of comfort."

She nodded in understanding. "I think you will. Will that be all today?"

"I think that's it." I said as we walked over to the counter.

I went ahead and paid for the shirts. I thanked her and I left the store. Looks like I actually can buy some decent pairs of clothes with only 75 Lien. Checking my Scroll, I noticed that it was still only 11 in the morning. I need to get a watch; and I think now would be a good time as any to go and find the person who will be training me for the next couple of years. I pulled the paper Sathrall gave me to look at the address to where this person is out of my pocket. Referencing my Scroll for location, I noticed that it would the distance was about five miles from where I currently was. Crapbaskets. That's really far for me to walk. I mentally shrugged. Better start now than later. I then began the trek.

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About halfway through

God Damn it I'm tired! I think I'll rest up a bit. I thought as I was walking through some random forest. This forest, to my knowledge and my Scroll, had no name; but I figured that it would be just filled with Grimm. So even though I was resting under the shade of a tree, I always kept an eye out for any possible signs of danger. I looked up at the sky and watched the clouds roll by. "You know, this is actually kind of peaceful. I could get used to this." I said to myself smiling. It was then I heard something growling nearby. I sighed. "Peaceful moments can never last forever in the work of a Huntsman; or on Remnant for that matter." I got up from the spot I was at; activated my armor, the left shield, and drew Black Lightning; and got into a make-shift defensive battle stance. As the sounds got louder, I realized something important. Shit! I've never fought any Grimm before. Well, let's hope I don't kill myself. I almost panicked, but calmed myself in order to focus on the task at hand. It was then that four Beowolves surrounded me with one Alpha Beowolf circling. My only "experience" with Beowolves is through the show. They don't look intimidating on a computer screen; but in-person, they look frightening.

"Well then," I said with a surprising amount of calmness in my voice as I raised my shield over my body with Black Lightning covering my right-side, "Who's first?"


The arbitrary cliffhanger Chapter!

Although now that I think about it, I basically told you guys how this entire story and its sequel was going to play out. So this doesn't really seem like a cliffhanger. I also feel like this Chapter isn't that long compared to my previous two. Oh Well.

I'm about to fight my first set of Grimm.

But I digress.

Another Chapter under my belt. Thanks for reading!

I'm going to start working on the next Chapter now.


This has been TTOA, and I will see you all in Chapter 4.

Peace!