CH: 6
Hey there. How long's it been, 2 months since the last chapter, yeah. So Happy Halloween, or happy whenever, just be happy.
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When I opened my eyes, there was only darkness, no floor, no sky, only darkness. Suddenly, from the darkness came a door, wooden and rustic, and so, with curious steps i crossed the threshold. Through the doorway was a room filled with gloom. All there was a simple circular table with five seats surrounding it. As I approached the table I noticed place cards upon it. As I walked around the table they read "The Psychopath, The Sociopath, The Strategist, The Savior, Sentaro". I assumed this to be my cue and I sat at my designated position.
As I took my seat, the other seats were filled as if they were waiting for me. The person in the psychopath's spot was indiscernible due to their wearing of full plated armor. In the sociopath's seat was a skeletal creature much larger than myself with three horns going down the back of its head, it had black tribal markings covering its upper body starting at the collarbone, and ending at the waist. The eyes were black with red iris. In the Strategists position was a male a few inches taller than myself with a similar lean body type and hairstyle. He wore a completely black suit with a purple and crimson diamond embroidered tie and matching black gloves. Covering his lower face was a black skull mask. His eyes were midnight black. There were no iris. Finally, the man sitting in the savior's seat, wore a black cloak, black combat gloves, and a black half face mask. All that could be seen of him were pitch black eyes with a barely noticeable purple iris.
"So, uh..." I could not find the words to speak. In their presence I felt powerless. "Do not worry, you are in a dream" the strategist spoke, "this is merely our only way to contact you as of now." And with that, their mysterious presence left. I knew who they were. They were my future selves. In a single sentence, the strategist had calmed my worries. " *sigh* so, you are my future selves?" This time the savior speaks up, "We are but many facets of the same being at a single point in time, separate, we are forces of calamity, together, we are intertwined forces of existence." "Okay. so, um..." I pause again, the question that has plagued my mind since I had first awoken to my fifth life on the tip of my tongue, ready to fall out in one big mess, "Does it get better? What is there to continue for? Our family is gone, our people are gone, and now, we cannot die. I cannot even end my suffering. So... so why am I still here?"
One at a time they all spoke up, " Because there is still work to be done," from the psychopath. "Because there are still journeys to be had with your companions," from the sociopath. "Because you can still revive our people," from the strategist. "Because she who we loved with all our heart and soul, past, present, future, is reborn. Because we find our family. Because we find our purpose. Because we find a brother to be had. Because we find others just as strong as us. Because if you give up, she will be lost forever. They will be lost forever. We will be lost forever." the savior concluded. All I could do was sit there and let it sink in. "Our time is almost up" the savior spoke up, " One more peace of advice, the Disciple project that was concluded as a failure was flawed. We could not create new Magi because Magi aren't vampires, they cannot infect others with their species. But, we are not just a Magi are we? We have natural vampiric blood pumping through our veins. The project can work on a select few, And you already know six of them."
I started awake, my entire body covered in sweat. As I opened my eyes my body relaxed. I was back in my room at Beacon. As I looked at the clock, I realized that I woke up late. Instead of waking up at a measly 5:00 a.m. I woke up at 5:30 a.m. After finally getting out of bed at a CRAZY 5:35, I went about my normal early morning workout. After the third day of the new semester, I was approached by the first year Ruby Rose asking for additional training. Of course I thought she was crazy, as did the rest of her fellow first years, so I jokingly said that she could join me for my early morning workouts at 5:40. Truth be told, I was surprised when she had shown up to my dorm building ten minutes early. She struggled at first, not having her semblance as a crutch, but now she can lift more than both Ms. Schnee and Mr. Ren combined, a whole 200 pounds, an amazing improvement from her starting ability of 25 pounds. 'How she ever wielded her crescent rose before, seeing as it weighed at least 60 pounds, is beyond me.'
After their normal classes, we began our schedule for the third week, the LEARNING. After their regular workout, with Ruby unsurprisingly leading them, I sat them done to begin their first lecture.
"Today we will begin to discuss obstacles that you may find out in the world" "Like Grimm!" Jaune interrupted. I shot him a glare for interrupting me, "No Jaune Arc, not Grimm, not today. Today we will be discussing five important group that all fall under the category of humanoids. You can find all five of these groups spread across Remnant. The first group is the Human species. I do believe you know a lot about humans so I'll spare you the details. Secondly, we have the Faunas" I gesture to Blake, startling her, "this humanoid group's only differences to humanity are its similarities to animals solely physically, from the specific body part to their innate night vision. These two groups are the weakest groups you may find out there. The next group's English name is the Draconic. This group has dragon like properties from wings, to claws and scales, and even the ability to breath fire. Next are the Serpentine. These, like their name are snake like humanoids with elongated tongues and snake like fangs, green or reflective scales and claws, or both. It is important to remember that these two groups are most commonly found pretending to be faunas. The only way to distinguish them from the faunas is that there is no faunas that has scales or reptilian qualities. They also can't cross-breed with faunas. Finally, there are those called Magi. They cannot be discerned from humans except by other Magi due to their abilities looking too similar to the huntsman's semblance. The only difference between Magi and humans are the Magi's lifespan being considerably longer and the genetic coding of the helix. Human genes are made of double helix while Magi genes are triple helix allowing for greater physical and mental abilities. The average Magi is expected to be married by 15 due to the circumstances of their expanded lifespan."
"Now! without speaking, I want you to raise your hand based on which group you think is stronger, between the Draconic, the Serpentine, and the Magi. You can only raise vote once, so choose carefully.
Now, who thinks that the Draconic are stronger?" Yang, Nora, and Pyrrha all raised their hands.
"Okay. Now, which of you believe that the Serpentine are stronger?" Lie Ren and Blake Belladonna rose their hands.
"Very well, and finally, who believes the Magi to be stronger?" Jaune, Ruby, and Weiss.
"Very good. You three are correct. The Magi is stronger. I can see how some of you don't understand so I'll explain the faults in the other two. While the draconics descend directly from dragons they are weak minded, they use primitive weapons are civilized by small groups. There is no draconic king, only chieftains that constantly fight amongst themselves. They are disorganized. The Serpentine are highly intellectual and while more organized than the draconics, they are still separated by multiple kingdoms that also fight among themselves. They are weak bodied but strong minded. Finally, Magi have at any point in their prime, one to three rulers, each taking on a specific task among a single empire. There is one that handles the domestic affairs, one that handles foreign affairs, and one that controlled the Magi's armies. This ruler is said to be the strongest magi alive at their peak. The Magi can augment their body through the technique of gene splicing their triple helix genes. A Magi can have physical traits of both draconic and serpentine, as well as any other species they come across. Not to mention the reason Magi are expected to be married at the physical age of 15. Magi, when they die of old age are reborn again as babies, so at the physical age of 15, a Magi is most likely not 15 mentally. This trait also affects them during their life as well. If a Magi dies before their natural time, the Magi will return from death in a blazing fire. All Magi can only come back once at a time excluding a certain bloodline which can regenerate multiple times at once. The only way to kill a Magi is to kill continuously strike them with fatal blows while they regenerate within their fires. If a Magi's fire is extinguished then that number of times they can regenerate will reset and you'll have to try all over again. Not to mention that every time a Magi regenerates, all physical and mental abilities double, as well as the fire that will increase in intensity the more times they regenerate. This was named the phoenix effect. This effect also prevents them from having or spreading life long diseases. However, the phoenix effect had a very nasty effect on the Magi. It sterilized their species. Pure blooded Magi cannot have children nor make anyone pregnant. That is the reason that Magi alter their genetics, so they can produce children."
"Of course that practice has fallen mostly out of use due to the population of Magi being around 10 after most of the race was wiped out following the events that created the Grimm, and no, Grimm did not kill them. Humans killed most of the Magi that weren't soldiers and left those soldiers to fall away from the wear and tear of a war that wiped them out and set humanity back to the stone age." This had shocked all of them. They had always been told that humanity was born after the Grimm, not the other way around. However to the few observant ears listening to my lecture, the gears started turning, all coming to the same question, "how do you know all this? You speak as if you were alive at the Magi's prime." those few observant few mumbled out confusedly. "Hahahaha," I laughed quietly. My only response, a clue to turn their gears, "I am physically 19. I am not mentally 19." I said in a low voice. "The End. That was the lecture, but, before you go I was told that I am required to tell you that the school is hosting a dance for all levels in a week. After that you first years will go out on your first missions. Now, you are dismissed Team JNPR. Have a good evening. Tomorrow we will be discussing Alpha level Grimm."
Team RWBY, I was informed that yesterday, you four, as well as two others, a one Sun Wukong and Neptune Vasilias, were involved in quite a lot of vandalism, some of which being the destruction of Atlas's newest mech." I let that information sit for a little bit. They were all panicked. "Seeing as Glynda is no longer your combat instructor, the duty of dishing out punishment has fallen to me. Luckily for you, my 'semblance' is full of variety, one of those being telepathy. So, I also know why you were involved: to learn why the white Fang is working with Roman Torchwick, why the mech was involved: which I'm sure Atlas would not enjoy knowing that someone leaked their designs for the mechs, and something that I would like to investigate myself: the hideout that the White Fang is occupying in the southeast just outside of Vale?" They were stunned speechless. "So, in other words, you're off the hook. Have a good night. Oh, and Ruby?" I asked, jolting her back to reality, "I am making an excursion into the forest surrounding Beacon tomorrow morning instead of the normal workout. Just wanted to let you know. Good night." As I left I heard Ruby call out to me, "I'll still be there." I just flashed the peace sign without turning away as I kept walking.
And that's it. Next chapter will mostly be about the excursion.
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