Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY.

I think I am making Adam OP. Especially when compared the canon RWBY characters as you will all soon see. Also I am trying out a new way of writing POV since it gets confusing. I tried making it so that when it is the MC it will be First person but when it is everyone else it will be third person. Got this idea from another gamer fic I read. Tell me what you guys think. Go with it or switch back to the previous method?

Triple them

Adam

'I guess this makes sense.' I thought as I look through the menu. Right now, I was in the company of Qrow as we had just exited a clothes store. It is with great regret that we both discovered that unlocking my aura had not only released a powerful pulse of energy but it also blew my clothes to pieces.

So, I was butt naked in the middle of a snowy town. Thank God for bio-energy affinity. But then again, aura can also be used to keep myself warm. Speaking of which…

Aether Aura: Aura comes from the light within humans and faunus that was given by the God of Light. However, as a foreign soul, yours is not created from light and darkness but from a single element, Aether. As mortal's breath air the divine's breath Aether, the element that flows through the universe itself. Aether is the source of mana, life energy, chi and aura (Earth variation).

According to the description, it would seem to generate Aether I would have to use HP, MP and SP together with the ratio of 1:2:1. For example, if I want to generate one hundred points of Aether I will have to use 25 HP, 50MP and 25 SP. However, it also says that the efficiency in Aether generation can be reduced depending on my level of certain skills. For example, if my mana manipulation is level one hundred then the amount of MP required to generate Aether will be reduced however, generating Aether does not train the four other skills.

It says that the Aether generated from this skill will increase in Quality as it levels up but the consumption is completely reliant on the four skill, Life-force manipulation, mana manipulation, Bio-energy (Chi) affinity and Aura manipulation with Aura and mana being considered MP. I don't know what that means to be honest. Well, considering the fact that unlocking my Aura literally unlocked Life-force manipulation and this Aether, I see this as an absolute win. Three for the price of one.

Still, Aura and mana uses up MP… Damn it, does this mean I should focus more on Intelligence? Hmm, or maybe not. Unlocking my aura actually gave a boost in my MP. Aura and semblance are connected to each other and they grow stronger depending on the soul. Translating this, every time I put a point in intelligence my MP will increase by 1.5 while putting a point in wisdom increases it by 0.5. To be honest I want to see how Aether will affect my body before I decide to pursue it. I also discovered that I can separate my Aura from Aether.

Aura manipulation (level 1): The manifestation of the light within your soul. It acts to defend your body like armor and enhance all physical stats. It also increases HP regeneration and protects the body from extreme temperatures. Mana is consumed depending on the damage receive.

-Enhance all physical stats by 30%

-Enhance regeneration by 50%

-Consumes 5MP per minute when toggled on

-Damage taken while aura is active decreases MP rather than HP

"So," Qrow suddenly spoke up, "I was going to just leave you after this but a friend of mine wants to meet you." This caused me to tense up. Did Qrow call one of his friends and tell them about my aura? If so then I may have just entered somebody's radar. Either he is referring to General Ironwood or Principal Ozpin.

"So where do you plan to take me?" I asked. I doubt he would take me all the way back to Vale right now and if they want to check any irregularities regarding my Aura then where else is better than an Atlas Laboratory?

Yeah, I have to get out of here but if Qrow takes me to an Atlas Laboratory then that means he will take me to Atlas. If I follow him to Atlas and then shake him off to see Adam's sister… No, that would be too risky.

I might be superhuman but I doubt my hide skill and my reinforcements combined will be good enough to shake him, who is a professional hunter. My best option would be to somehow convince him to let me go…

"We'll be going to the Atlas Medical Centre." Qrow answered. I blinked at the answer. Atlas Medical Centre? That is exactly where I want to go. "He'll meet us there once his done settling a few things."

"So, the General's busy? With what?" No harm asking. With how the guards appeared at the entrance and how their seemed to be a lot of refugees. Maybe I can get a better idea with what is going on.

"Well, if I had to guess it's probably related to the fact that Grimm attacks have been getting really frequent lately." Qrow answered, "So far, three villages have been destroyed this week alone but it's weird."

"Hmm, what is?"

"That there are a lot of survivors," Qrow pointed out, "Usually, when an entire village falls only a handful of survivors will make it out if they are lucky and that's a big 'if' considering the fact that Grimms are attracted to negativity a large group of people running away after watching their homes destroyed will be like a beacon for an all you can eat buffet for Grimms." Qrow explained. "And yet as far as we know three villages have fell and a few dozen survivors somehow get here from each."

"Hmm, when you put it that way it does sound strange." I agreed, "Are the Grimms letting the villagers go? And if so, then why?" I muttered to myself. Honestly, this sounds like the Grimms are being told to destroy the villages but leave as many villagers alive. The only person that would come to mind is Salem but I can't think of a reason why she would do something like this.

I was suddenly snapped out of my thoughts when I heard the blaring of sirens. "What is that?" I wondered out loud. I don't recall any information regarding sirens here. But then again, I am pretty sure I haven't seen volume seven of RWBY.

"That siren means that Grimms are attacking." Qrow answered, "More specifically, they broke through the walls somewhere. This is the third time this week and the panic that other Grimm caused definitely didn't help."

"Should we head there to check things out?" I asked. While I'd like to fight alongside Qrow to deal with the Grimm, especially when it would give me the chance to test out my fighting ability on them now that I have aura, I am in a bit of a hurry.

"Yeah we should go check things out." Qrow answered, "I usually wouldn't take someone like you with me but I don't want to leave you alone and you should be able to defend yourself well enough but even so stay back if we meet any Grimms."

I resisted the urge to sigh. "Yes sir." I replied. The faster we get this over with the better. I opened my stats menu and tap the Race stats. Instantly a new window opens and I am greeted with a list. After killing that Necrosis my Human race has reached level 10, which translates to race mastery. With that part done I can now select a different race but…

'Why is the race list all black?' Unlike the Human Race, which had white texts and even a star next to it the other race choices were written in black texts. No, not all of them. There is a race that was also written in white text.

Beast

I tried selecting the other races but apparently, I need to meet a race requirement for them. I even saw a Faunus option but the thing was black too. Apparently, I need to master the human and beast race before I can select the Faunus race. I also noticed something else. The Race menu was split into several categories. The list I am looking at is the Basic race. However, there is also the intermediate race, the advance race, and two their categories which were both written with the text '?'. I can't choose an intermediate race yet despite mastering the basic human race because whatever race that comes after human has another requirement that I need to fulfil before I can select it.

Changing the race, I suddenly gasp as I feel something happening to my body.

Race change to Beast!

Endurance will increase by 10%

Intelligence will decrease by 15%

Wisdom will decrease by 15%

Agility will increase by 10%

Stamina will increase by 10%

Strength will increase by 10%

Dexterity will decrease by 15%

Wait, wait, wait changing races actually affect my stats? I don't recall this happening. And why do I feel like I lose more than what I gain? Whatever the case I might as well just roll with it.

"You okay there?" Qrow asked. I guess he heard my gasp earlier, "If you're not then you can just sit tight here while I go check things out." Qrow offered.

A tempting proposal. In truth I have made a very decent recovery from the fight earlier so facing a few Grimms shouldn't be too much problem but there is a chance that there will be a high-level Grimm too. I'd rather not risk it especially with the sudden change in stats. The closer one is to their goal the more likely something will go wrong.

"I'll just wait here then, the fight with that Grimm still has its toll on me." I answered. Qrow nodded before running of. I found a nearby bench and sat there. I casually pulled out a few things I got from my inventory.

Opening it, I bring out a silver key. The key was what I got as an item drop from the Necrosis. I checked its description.

Silver Key: Grants the user the ability to travel back and forth to any level 6 reality universe that user had previously visited.

Okay, how can something be so straight to the point yet give birth to more questions? What is a level6 reality? I focused again and saw another window open up. In that window, one thing was listed.

Children of the Eight

No other descriptions. Hmm, that's strange. The only thing I can think of that might be considered another reality would be the one with Hisui…

Oh, now that is interesting. Before this I was a bit hesitant to fight her after my battle with that priest and was also prepared. I wonder, if I were to fight her again, who would win. Shaking my head, I put the key back. Questions for later but for now.

Pulling out another lance I used construction to change it into a few knives. With my dexterity taking a hit it would be better to increase the number of projectiles that I have rather than just rely on a few powerful projectiles might as well have a lot of weaker projectiles. Even then with the increase of strength and agility my throws will be stronger and faster so saying weaker projectiles isn't really accurate. More like less accurate projectiles.

I kept going at it. Eventually, I had two dozen knifes and five lances. With that done I stood up and practiced my unarmed combat skills a bit. It was after a few minutes that I started hearing a strange ringing sound.

It sounded really close too but looking around I couldn't figure out where it was coming from. After a while of looking a screen suddenly pops up in front of me. I realized that it was the inventory screen but one of the items seems to be glowing.

I blinked a few times before drawing out the item. It was that sword. The demonic blade was still sheathed in the scabbard but the blood on the scabbard was releasing a white glow. I found this a bit odd before realizing something.

I can sense emotions from it. The sword, or perhaps the blood, had a psyche in it. And I can sense it through my telepathy. I couldn't make out what it was thinking, assuming it can think, since my telepathy wasn't high enough level, but I can sense it felt agitated and hunger.

Maybe…

I closed my eyes and focused my mana into the scabbard and the blood. The sword released a brighter glow but slowly started to dim. I didn't know why but I felt calm. The light it released just now wasn't demonic in anyway. It felt calming and filled me with warmth.

I felt a strong urge to fill it up even more. I wanted to fill that warmth even more and the dimming light seemed to be begging for more. I focused my mana and filled the scabbard again and tried to give a continuous stream. The scabbard released a brighter glow for a moment before starting to dim again despite still getting the mana.

I blinked a few times before getting a crazy idea. 'How about this?' I then tried feeling the scabbard with Aether. The scabbard began to glow brighter, and brighter and brighter. Eventually, the light became so bright I could barely make out the sword.

And then, nothing. The light just died out all of a sudden. I blinked a bit. What was that about? I wondered what just happened. I also realized how stupid that decision was. Playing around with a sealed demonic sword is probably a quick way to hell.

Sighing, I was glad that nothing bad happened. I pushed the sword back into my inventory. I sat on the bench and kept my telepathy up. Seriously, this skill is the easiest for me to level up. The range it has is quite large and the more people in its radius the more experience I get and when the level increases the range increases allowing me to detect more people thus increasing the amount of EXP I gain and since all I can do is feel their emotion and not read their minds it's not that big of a violation of privacy so I don't feel that bad.

I can feel some people were still panicking but many people were starting to calm down. I opened the store and skimmed through the purchasable items. I was looking for a specific item… There it is. I checked the price and my mouth gapped.

Damn, that is more than half of what I have right now! Taking a deep breath, I began contemplating if I should get it. To be honest, if my info is right, I should hold back on purchasing the item until my construction skill has gotten higher. Nodding to myself slowly I continued looking through the available items. Some were within my budget while many were well beyond it.

I sigh as I closed the window. There was nothing that interest me for now that I could buy. I raised my right hand with my index finger pointed out up to my face and channeled mana through it, creating a small sphere of mana hovering above the tip of my finger and inches away from my mouth.

After a while, I allowed the mana to disperse. Great, now I am getting bored. I stood up and continued training my skills a bit more. Maybe I should have gone with Qrow… Shaking my head, I tried my Aether skill. I generated Aether but when I tried releasing it as an attack the energy just disperse out my palm.

Sighing, I tried generating Aether again, but this time I infused it into my right arm. Instantly, my arm felt stronger. I tried it again but this time on my entire body. My body released a faint white aura as I felt the Aether reinforcing it. Unlike my skill Reinforcement, which uses mana, this one doesn't cause any pain it just drains my HP and SP but half the MP…

Basically, the cost is divided between HP, SP and MP.

Skill: Aether Enhancement unlock!

Aether Enhancement (level 1): Infusing your physical body/object with Aether enhances all physical attributes and increases magic resistance! The more Aether you infuse in it the higher the stats grow, the higher the quality of Aether the greater the magic resistance becomes.

Wait, magic resistance!? This skill grants me magic resistance? That is awesome. I got curious and tried to reinforce my body with mana while keeping the Enhancement up. Pain flooded my nerves the moment I did that. I almost stopped before I realized something.

The skills stack. With both skills active my physical stats are boosted significantly. I also realized that when my Serene state wears off my pain tolerance reduces significantly. This means that if I were ever in a situation where I need my physical abilities boosted to a significant degree without serene state the pain will definitely be a hindrance which means…

I sigh. Well, it's not like this is the first time I have inflicted pain on myself anyway. Looking at my HP I noticed that it was going down a bit too fast. I activated Bio-electricity and focused it to heal myself, which caused my HP and rise back. After a while I lowered the amount of SP, I was putting behind my Bio-electricity without stopping the skill. Checking my HP, it was not getting any lower.

Now that I look at it, the bars that is going down is MP and my fatigue seems to rising too. Not that fast though, possibly due to the fact that I have high intelligence, high wisdom and also two different skills that increase MP regen. SP can be credited to high Stamina, the beast race that gave me more stamina and a skill that increased my stamina regen.

I wish that the fatigue bar can be replaced with an SP bar though. That way it would be easier for me to get a more precise estimation. I began pacing back and forth, trying to get used to moving while feeling the pain from the Reinforcement skill.

A few minutes later, I tried to perform several simple attacks while keeping the skills up before deactivating them. Looking at my Fatigue bar and MP it looks like my fatigue is up to 80% while my MP is down to 15%.

I stopped my skills but kept telepathy and bio-energy affinity up. Strangely enough, Telepathy doesn't seem to consume MP but it does increase my fatigue. The thing is, my stamina recovery is faster than the rate it increases so no loss there. I sat down on the side of the road and used serene meditation.

I can sense people were starting to calm down now. Some were starting to leave their homes or the buildings to look around. I continued to meditate until I sensed Qrow's presence. I stayed in a meditative state until he got close.

I opened my eyes and stood up to face him. Looking at him, I noticed a few tears on his clothes but other than that, nothing else. "So, I guess everything worked out?" I asked.

Qrow just shrug. "Nothing I can't handle but…" suddenly another siren sounded, "That just had to happen." Qrow sighs before starting to walk in the direction of the sirens. "First the hospital problem, then that Grimm and now this…"

My eyes widen at that, "What about the hospital?"

"Hmm, I can't say much cause there is nothing much that can be said." Qrow answered, "It's just weird, patients there seem to have been hit by some mass hysteria while others just have blank expression all day. Heck, other than eating and drinking when food and water is placed in front of them, they don't do anything else."

"…"

Crap, should I ask him about my sister? No, besides what are the chances that he is aware of anything about her anyway? I better keep my mouth shut about that. Instead, "Mind if I join you this time?" I asked, "I feel a bit better and I want to see what I can do with aura."

"Hmm, too risky." Qrow said, "You just unlocked your aura and have no knowledge of how to use it. Anything I can tell you might not be applicable for you since your aura feels different and my scroll can't detect it."

Ugh, I forgot. Qrow tried to see if his scroll can detect my aura but the trial failed. To the scroll my aura seemed to go up and down randomly and chaotically even if I separated it from Aether. "Well, it's not like you can stop me if I wanted to follow."

"You sure about that?"

My eyes widen and I quickly pulled up my aura. Qrow's first strike me in the stomach and sent me flying. If it hadn't been from serene meditation, I might have reacted slower. But as it were, I was able to react quickly. I twisted my body mid-air and landed on my feet.

I spared no time looking around, instead I rolled to the side just in time to dodge Qrow's kick. My telepathy allowed me to sense Qrow's presence when he rushed at me and I knew from that punch that in contest of strength, facing him head on is suicide.

I stood up and used my mana to create a mana wall to block another one of Qrow's attack.

I saw Ozpin did this once against Cinder and I think Glynda did it too so doing it myself shouldn't be too much of a big deal. I mean, at best it will be considered as aura manipulation… That was only ever used by Ozpin, who had several life times of experience, and Glynda, high level Huntress.

Oops.

Qrow gave me an incredulous look that confirmed my fear. He took a step back and studied my force field. He entered a more relaxed stance and was muttering things under his breath. I put down my field but still kept my guard up just in case.

Qrow sigh and finally speaks up to me. "Alright, you can come along but don't expect me to slow down for you got it?" I nodded.

"Alright, come along…?" Qrow gave me an embarrassed look and I realized that I never have him my name.

"Adam Taurus." I sensed feeling of shock from Qrow before he calmed himself down. I was surprised. Does he know me? No, I don't recall Qrow ever meeting Adam in the series or from Adam's memories.

"Alright Adam, catch up." Qrow smirked before turning around and ran. I wasn't naïve enough to think that I can keep up with Qrow without going all out and knowing him, he was probably telling the truth about the whole 'not slowing down thing'.

I activated my aura (30%) and enforce my body with Aether enhancement (20%), reinforcement (18%), bio-electricity (33%) and activated sprint (30%) to run after him. With my passive skills Bio-energy affinity which now boost all physical stats by 25% and my Beastly Reflex which boost all my speed attributes by 15% and boost the effects of all my physical skill by 15% along with my beast race that increase all my base physical stats, except dexterity, by 10% and my movement speed should be as fast as the movement speed I would have if my agility is at 160…

Holy crap that is almost three times my current base stats. And because most of these skills that are meant to enhance my entire body are only focused on my legs, the upkeep was also cut down significantly. Though the experience I gain for these skills are also less.

Qrow was still fast though. Faster than me but I felt his surprise when he glanced back and saw me managing to keep him in my sights. He couldn't see the yellow electricity due to the fact I was wearing long black pants and unless I was channeling them through my clothes, which would be difficult without burning them, the electricity was only under them.

I wonder if he is going to start thinking that I have a speed semblance. Whatever the case, we met the first group of Grimm's in just a few minutes. The Grimms were a pack of sabretooths. I glanced at Qrow. Taking out my knifes and lances here would be to suspicious so I'd better stick with sword for now.

Qrow charged forward without pause and I followed after him. Qrow then pulled out his sword and swung down at the first Grimm that charged at him, cleaving it in two. I ran past him and channeled Aether into my sword. I decided not to summon the lightning anywhere that is not hidden under my shirt but all other forms of enhancement that is not visible is welcomed.

I draw out my sword in a single motion and cut the front legs of the first sabretooth I met. The Grimm roared as it fell forward with nothing to support its front side. I then stabbed the blade into the top of the sabretooth.

Without looking, I took a step back to avoid a Grimm from pouncing on to me from my right. Apparently, I can also sense Grimms with my telepathy but the only emotion I can fear is hatred, anger and bloodthirst. Speaking of which that skill just leveled up again.

As the Grimm was passing by, I swung my sword upwards, cutting it in half up the middle. That's two down. Another one charges at me blindly. Seeing this, I grabbed the rapidly fading remnants of the Grimm I just cut out of the air and threw it at the third one. The smoke the dead Grimm dissipates into blinded it's living brethren. I ran into the smoke and decided to try something new.

Channeling Aether Aura this time, I used it to enhance my blade. This caused it to give off a slight white glow. I swung the sword and cut into the Grimm's side. The Grimm howled in anger and threw itself out of the smoke. I stopped my Aether aura and chased after it. Before the Grimm had time to recover, I ran the sword into its side and force it to the ground pinning the Grimm down.

The Grimm thrashed around but I kept it pinned. Manipulating my Aura, I raised my left hand up and had my fingers all up so that it would be easier for me to shape the aura around my hand to make it sharper. I then brought the hand down onto the Grimm's neck, decapitating the Grimm.

By the time I took down three Qrow had already dealt with nine. I guess that is to be expected. I sigh. "Well then, should we continue?" Qrow studied me for a bit longer before nodding. The two of us continued running towards where I assumed the breach was taking place.

We met another group of Grimms and this time I didn't care about experimentation. Without stopping, I close in on the closest sabretooth and drew out my sword in a quick slash, cutting into the Grimm's side and dragging the blade across its body, killing it.

Another one lunges at me but I easily sheathed my sword and drew it out again, using the hilt to hit the Grimm's lower jaw upwards before drawing the blade out completely, cutting the Grimm's head in half along with its front half.

Another Sabretooth comes charging at me. Reinforcing my right leg's strength with all the different physical enhancing skills I have; I twisted my body to deliver a spinning kick that sent the beast flying into a wall which surprisingly killed it. Huh, so I don't even need my sword against these guys. I sheathed my sword and doing the same to my right leg to my arms and hands I grabbed the top teeth of a lunging sabretooth with my right hand and a lower tooth with my left, forcing its mouth to stay open.

I then twisted it in the air, causing it to spin in place. I then pulled my fist back and delivered an uppercut hard enough to send the Grimm flying several feet in the air. Two more came at me at the same time. Switching the reinforcement to my right leg and foot, I stomped the ground and propelled myself forward. Using that same leg, I delivered a kick to one of the Grimm's side, causing it to fly and crash into its partner. The two of them flew a few feet away before crashing to the ground.

Before they could get up, Qrow came in and cleaved both of them in two with a well-placed swing of his sword. Glancing behind him, I noticed a few Grimms already dissipating. He still managed to kill more than me. Sighing, I took a look around. I noticed that Grimm I uppercut had crashed onto a mail box which broke its back.

I then got a notice.

Race leveled up!

Skill: Scratch learnt!

Scratch (Level 1): The ability to momentarily cause your nails to become sharp claws.

Okay, where did this come from? Is this something the system gave or is this a subtle nod to the fact my- Adam's- dad married a lion faunus? Now that I think about it, is that why Adam liked Blake?

I sigh, a child of a bull and a lioness. How can the kid not have a temper? But still, that race thing leveled up pretty fast. Well, compared to onis and wild animals, Grimms are way stronger.

"You know, seeing how you fight makes me wonder," Qrow began, "Have you figured out your semblance?" Qrow asked, "That level of physical strength is hard to come by, especially when you only just got aura."

I shrugged, "Aura is used to amplify the physical strength you already have. The stronger you are the more this effect becomes apparent." I answered, "Is it hard to believe I am just that strong?"

I turned around, "Besides, aren't there any more Grimms we should worry about?" As I prepared myself, I noticed Qrow was approaching me slowly with my telepathy. He didn't feel tensed or combat ready.

Turning around, I see him looking at his scroll. "Well, there's nothing to worry about anymore." Qrow said, "Looks like the Grimms are already taken care off." I blinked in surprise.

"That was fast." I muttered and Qrow nodded.

"Yeah, after that first Grimm came down wrecking things, a lot of huntsmen were prompted to get ready to deal with it. The second attack then caused all the huntsmen to head for the walls so by the time the third attack hit, there were a lot of huntsmen ready and close to the walls." Qrow explained.

"In that case, I'm surprised we met two groups." I said. Seriously, if that was the case how did these two groups even got here? They should have been eliminated earlier.

Qrow shrugged, "They would have but several megoliaths came charging out of nowhere so the Hunters got preoccupied with those." Megoliaths? What is that? A bigger version of the goliath Grimms or something? Questions for later.

"Yeah, alright." The two of us turned back where we came from and headed for the docks. "So, what do you think about my fighting power?" I asked. I was curious on how I compare to the hunters in this world.

Qrow snorted, "In terms of speed and strength? You're in the higher up of a second year in a huntsmen academy, maybe even third year but in terms of skill? A first year would laugh at you." I sigh. Makes sense I supposed and even my physical ability is only that high after all that enhancement. Without them, Qrow's evaluation would plummet.

"Seems about accurate." I agreed, "So, should we head for Atlas?" I asked

"No, not yet." Qrow answered, "It would be better if we scout the area a bit to make that was the last of them. Got to make sure that was the last of them." I heaved a great sigh and nodded.

Qrow

Qrow looked at the kid as he sighs. He wasn't lying when it came to his physical assessment. The kid is about as strong and fast as a second year or perhaps a third year in the huntsmen academy. Which is surprising.

Why? Because of how Huntsmen trained. Depending on the fighting style of a huntsmen they would be really strong, fast or high endurance. For example, Summer was quick, even without her semblance, but in terms of strength, those who trained focusing mostly on strength in the second year could over-power her despite herself being a newly graduate huntress.

The thing is Adam had the strength of a second-year student focused entirely on strength and the speed of a second-year student focused on speed. What he lacked was skill. The best explanation would be that Adam had been using his semblance to enhance his stats.

Is it a strength amplification semblance or a speed amplification semblance? On the other hand, if he really did discover his semblance already then that is impressive on its own. Most people don't discover what their semblance is in the first year with some hunters not even discovering what their semblance was until they died. If Adam discovered what his semblance was and could utilize it without even day passing by then that on its own is amazing.

Also, the fact the kid's name is Adam Taurus which matched the name of the kid Summer went to pickup and supposedly died to an alpha manticore. Hell, he has red hair and bull horns too and since Ana had cow ears and red hair it is kind of obvious that the two are related and Qrow just found the supposedly dead brother. They even had matching eye color and the same last name.

Which is another mystery on its own. How is the kid that got chased by an Alpha without Aura survive that? Running all the way from where they were attack to Mantle while being chased seemed farfetched, somehow losing it too since its basically a white carpet outside with a few trees outside. Killing it? Impossible. Without aura and no prior training doing such a thing is impossible. And yet he claimed to have killed that Grimm that had appeared in Mantle…

'Damn it, this is so confusing!' Qrow cursed internally. Another thing was the sword. Where did he even get that? Did he get it from some corpse outside? Qrow began to wonder, 'What if this kid got proper training?'

"Umm," A voice broke Qrow's train of thought, "Should we get going now?" Adam asked. He seemed a bit anxious.

"Why? Do you want to go to the hospital that badly?" Qrow asked. He noticed Adam momentarily tensed before forcing himself to relax. 'So, he really might be the same kid if he wants to go there and see his sister and seeing his reaction from me mentioning some trouble at said hospital he wants to get there as soon as possible, which supports the theory that he is the same Adam from the mines.'

And that added more mystery, Qrow had some idea about the working environment in the mines so he was even more confused that Adam's speed or strength could reach the level it did with, what he assumed, very little free time to train.

Back to the original topic, going to the hospital sooner won't really help with anything and its not like the girl is going anywhere. "Yeah let's go patrolling the streets a little bit before heading up."

This chapter is a bit longer than the ones before but oh well. Also I just started college again so updates will get a lot slower. Sorry. Okay so next chapter will be the MC finally going to Atlas. So as you can see, he is pretty much broken with the many skills he has that can be used to enhance his physical attributes. Bad news is that going all out consumes a lot of his resources but that problem is solved by focusing on enhancing certain body parts instead the whole body.