The four members of the newly christened team MBRK have finally arrived in their designated room… and Blake is the only one that seemed to notice the elephant in the room.
"These beds are amazing!" Kira laughed as she took a running leap onto the closest one. "Blake! You have to come and feel these!"
"What do you think Minato? I think the ones at home were more comfortable, but I suppose these will manage." Ruby gave the mattress an experimentally press before settling down on it, trying gauge the feel.
"I am used to these kinds, so I doubt I will be losing any sleep." Minato easily responded slowly unpacking his clothes. "Besides, during field missions, you'll be sleeping on dirt anyway. Sleeping on a bed like this is a luxury."
"Are none of you concerned that Minato will be sharing a room with us?" Blake's question brings the room to a halt as everyone exchanged glances. Upon coming to Beacon, Blake knew that this situation was a possibility. That there could be one or more males sharing a room with her. Blake had been prepared for that…mostly. Yet seeing Ruby and Kira act so naturally had been off putting.
"Oh…I guess I really didn't think about that." Ruby said as she blinked, slightly surprised at the revelation. "I've lived with him for a while, so the thought never really crossed my mind." She answered with a shrug. "He's not that type of guy though, so we'll be fine."
"Yeah, Minato is a perfect gentleman." Kira broke in. "Nothing to worry about." Blake frown only grew deeper.
"You haven't seen him for years." She countered. "How could you possibly know how he is now?" Kira just shrugged in response.
"I can understand your hesitance Blake." Minato decided then to enter the conversation. "But, I can assure you that if I were to attempt any form of misconduct I will be kicked from the academy." He gave a wry smile. "If you don't kill me first." At this Ruby and Kira giggled and even Blake broke a smile. "Regardless, we need to get some sleep. We have a first day of class tomorrow and knowing some of the teachers here, we will need all the sleep we can get."
-Ω-
Morning came and with it a flurry of activity. The room was reorganized, and personal effects were quickly scattered about giving the space a more personal touch. Despite their rush to decorate, Minato had the team sit down in a circle. As team leader he had suggested that they introduce themselves as well as discuss anything they had been comfortable with. History, semblances, weapons anything that could help them work better as a team. They were going to be spending four years with each other after all, a good first step was communication. Still accidents were prone to happen and Kira had been a little too loose lipped and Blake secret had tumbled out before she could catch it.
"Blake's a Faunus?!" Ruby gasped looking between Kira and Blake in shock. It was times like these that Blake wished that she never met Kira. For as lovable, happy, and kind as Kira was, she was equally frustrating. She leveled a glare as the fox Faunus who only gave a sheepish smile in return.
"Um…well this is supposed to be a team building exercise." Kira tried to placate her friend, but Blake wouldn't have it.
"We agreed on what we would keep quiet about." Blake hissed causing Kira to flinch. "My bow was one of them." By no means was Blake ashamed of her Faunus traits, however she didn't feel the need to flaunt them. She wanted to be seen as Blake before any additional thoughts were added to the mix that could potentially ruin her image.
"Well it looks good on you." Ruby attempted to mediate but whimpered as Blake glare changed focused onto her.
"Enough." The argument ground to a halt as Minato spoke, voice calm but firm. As team leader it fell to Minato to minimize the damage. He turned his attention to Blake who still looked mildly disgruntled.
"I'm sorry that Kira was too forth coming with her information, but I can assure you that neither Ruby nor I will treat you any differently." Ruby nodded eagerly with a cheery laugh that managed to ease the tension out of Blake. "As for you Kira. I expect you to keep you to keep your promises. We all have sensitive information that we don't want spreading. Be more cautious in future, all right?" Kira's ears dropped slightly but she nodded all the same.
"I understand. Sorry Blake," Blake acknowledged the apology with a sigh. Once the mess had been cleared Minato spoke again.
"All right, did you have anything else to share, Kira?" Predictably Kira shook her head, unwilling to continue after her slip up. "I suppose it is my turn then. Seeing that I am the last one to share, I will make this brief." Blake had been rather tightlipped while Ruby had focused mostly on her childhood after her mother's death. Kira had just finished so Minato was left to speak. "I suppose for Blake benefit I will go over the whole story. I was born in a small home about a mile from the village called Scorch which is about a day's walk from Vale. I developed my Aura and Semblance early on and met Kira when wandering the woods one day. After a Grimm attack I was left an orphan as was adopted by Ozpin, who as you all know is the headmaster of Beacon. I had the opportunity to meet Ruby and her sister Yang early on and attended Signal academy with them. Once I graduated I came here and the rest is history." Of course, it had been a gross understatement of his actual past, but there was no reason to add it. "I suppose that wraps up everything, any questions?"
"What time do we have class?" Blake asked sending a cursory glance as the clock.
"We have our first class at nine." Minato replied looked through his schedule. "It's only quarter past eight now, so we have about forty-five minutes till class begins. Do any of you know where the room is?" Minato was met with concerned expression and shaking heads. "I can show you the way to class and we can get breakfast afterward? Does that sound good?" At his suggestion the four left and slowly made their way across campus. As he had done with Ruby earlier, Minato took the time to point out places of interest to his other two teammates. The auditorium, the gymnasium, and several other classrooms they would likely be frequenting. Finally, they arrived as the designated classroom and were surprised to see they were not the first one's there.
"Yang?" Ruby inquired upon seeing her older sister hunched over a desk face against her textbook. She seemed to be sleeping but, at the sound of her sister's voice Yang perked up quickly.
"Hey little sis, ready for your first day of-?" Her question interrupted with a titanic yawn. Clearly, she hadn't slept well. At this, Minato surveyed the rest of the room and found the rest of team WYND. Weiss was studiously going through her textbook, taking notes as she did so. Nazo looked like he was doodling in his notebook but would every so often rub his eyes clearly fighting sleep. Finally, Daryl was situated in the opposite corner of the room, ignoring them all.
"What are you doing here?" Kira asked looking over her classmates.
"Our leader wanted us to get to class early," Nazo answered stretching himself in a valiant effort to stay conscious. "Though I will have to say this is a bit early even for me. We still have quite a bit of time before class."
"As the leader of team WYND it is my responsibility to make sure my teammates get the education they need." Weiss declared. "Early attendance is a fundamental building block of the learning process." She would have continued if not for Daryl cutting in.
"If you want my opinion, arriving for class an hour early was a complete waste of time." His statement had a clear edge.
"I didn't ask your opinion, Faunus." Weiss snapped back, practically spitting word. Yang gave an exasperated look and Nazo sighed. Suddenly, Minato was glad his team was relatively functional. Internal strife could easily destroy a team, and this one was already decaying rapidly.
"We were going to the cafeteria for some breakfast, any of you interested in coming?" At Minato's suggestion Yang and Nazo immediately rose from their seats. Weiss and Daryl sent each other a glare before Weiss spoke.
"I will be staying here." The icy undertone in her voice daring Daryl to argue. The stare down ended abruptly as Daryl gave a huff of annoyance and stalked towards the door and out of the classroom. Taking that as their cue, team Embark left as well with Yang and Nazo trailing along. As they arrived at the cafeteria the six members took a table for themselves. Daryl sat at the far end of the room.
"Thanks for the save," Nazo said once they had sat down at the cafeteria. "The tension between those two is unbearable at times."
"It is always like that?" Blake asked from across the table.
"Worse," Yang replied between mouthfuls. "I think she toned it down because she was in a public area. Back at our dorm room it can get pretty bad. She has been filling the room with disinfectant spray since yesterday."
"How does that correspond to her hatred of Faunus?" Ruby asked unable to make the connection.
"She did it because she complains that the room smells like animal." Nazo said in disgust. "Said it loud enough for Daryl to hear too."
"Who the hell does she think she is?" Kira snarled stabbing her pancakes with extra force. "Treating Faunus like trash. What did we ever do to her?"
"The White Fang is known to be at odds with the Schnee Dust Company." Minato reasoned. "She must have a developed a hatred for them and Faunus in general due to their actions."
"It's still unfair to Daryl," Blake argued. "He probably has never affiliated with the White Fang and she is treating him like an animal."
"While I don't condone our leader's behavior, Daryl certainly isn't helping the situation." Nazo cut in gesturing to the lone Faunus in the corner of the cafeteria. "He snipes Weiss and undermines her whenever he can to get even. It sparks more fights than not. They both need to get their priorities straight."
"I'm with you on that one but what are we supposed to do?" Yang asked rubbing her temples. "Weiss is close minded about her beliefs and Daryl is as stubborn as a mule." The conversation stopped, and it was only until Minato looked up did he realize that everyone was looking at him expectantly.
"Just because I am team leader doesn't mean I have some magic way to fix your team," Minato sighed lowering his silverware. "Besides even if I tried, I would probably be ignored. Neither wants to be told that they are wrong."
"So, then there is nothing they can do?" Kira asked her ears drooping slightly. "They team is doomed to fall apart?"
"I wouldn't say that," Minato replied. "Ozpin and the other instructors believed that out of the four members of team WYND, Weiss would make the best leader. Things many not be off to the best start but look at it objectively. Weiss has been placed under a lot of pressure and she is probably trying to cope with it. Just give her time to adjust. Making your thoughts clear to both Weiss and Daryl might help smooth the process."
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As one would expect on the first day, the majority of classes were introductions and syllabus. The standout teachers were Professor Port, whose lesson ended with a fight against a boarbatusk, and Professor Oobleck, who managed to fit three lectures into the span of one session. Finally, the last class of the day was upon them. The teacher was Professor Goodwitch, known as the strictest of all the teachers at Beacon. Her choice of weapon, a riding crop, certainly seemed to cement this idea within the student body.
Despite his team's complaints, Minato lead his team into the hall 10 minutes before the warning bell. Professor Goodwitch had a harsh attendance policy and even if he was a favorite of hers, Minato did not want any reason to earn her ire. The room was shaped like a small stadium, a small ring in the middle surrounded by rows of seats. Finally, the bell rung, and the doors snapped shut. With a snap of her riding crop Glynda began her lesson.
"In this class you will be training your skills in live combat." Glynda looking over her students with a critical eye. "While many Grimm are mindless, experienced Huntsman and Huntresses may need to fight against more intelligent foes. This class will force you to think on your feet and make strategies with minimal information." From there Glynda explained how the fights would be run, detailing the aura gauges and their function.
"Now I believe the best way to show what I talked about in a demonstration. The four newest team leaders will be assisting me." Minato heard an audible gulp that he assumed came from Jaune. "They will be participating in a small bracketed tournament. Make sure to pay attention to the aura gauges on screen." With a hit of a button, the random selection process began. "The first two fighters will be… Weiss Schnee and Jaune Arc." Weiss ascended the steps with elegant grace while Jaune managed to stumble his way into the ring.
"Hopefully this will be exciting," Kira whispered from beside Minato, but he only shook his head. The match had been decided before it even began. It was plain from the opening exam that Weiss' skill surpassed Jaune's by any standard. Furthermore, Jaune was visibly shaking, his nerves already taking over. Weiss, on the other hand, didn't show any sign of distress. With such an obvious handicap, the match would be over soon.
"Begin!" Glynda declared and Weiss sprang into action stabbing her rapier into the ground. A glyph appeared beneath Jaune and within moments he was frozen in place. The boy attempted to free himself, but Weiss was far faster and had already lunged at him. The impact flung Jaune from the ring as well as dropped his aura into the red. Professor Goodwitch made a note on her scroll before speaking. "Thank you for such a brilliant show Miss Schnee, if you would please clear the ring for the next contenders." With a nod the girl returned to her seat. "Cardin Winchester, Minato Arisato. Please come to the arena." As instructed the duo rose making their way to the ring.
"You got this Minato!" Ruby yelled showing her support.
"Show him that team MBRK is the greatest!" Kira exclaimed from beside her matching her volume. Blake only gave an encouraging nod, but she smiled regardless showing her support. As Minato took his position across from his opponent, he tried to dig up any information that he knew. Cardin Winchester was a close combat fighter and was built to take a hit. While Minato didn't know his semblance he certainly could take a few guesses. A solid strategy would be to keep his distance, but it would also be the expected one. Thus, the best plan of attack would be to lure him into close quarters and strike when he least expected it. But how to do so?
"Your whole team is full of girls. Are you sure you aren't one yourself?" Cardin mocked from across the arena. Minato ignored it, flicking the insult away like a clumsy swing of a sword. It was a clear attempt to rile him up. An angry fighter made mistakes which would do little for him in a battle. Still the tactic itself wasn't terrible. With a flick of his wrist, shadows surged into his palm forming a short sword.
"Minato," Glynda called. "Are you not going to use your standard weapons?"
"No, he isn't worth the time." Minato replied calmly, much to Cardin's anger. "Please begin the match." A small smile curved onto Glynda's lips, clearly having caught on to his strategy.
"Very well, begin!" As expected Cardin charged Minato, his mace already arcing towards his head. Minato quickly brought up his weapon and blocked the attack grunting at the force behind it. He had been aware that Cardin had strength, but he had underestimated the amount. Still Minato managed to hold his ground and with a yell pushed forward, causing Cardin to stagger back. Minato capitalized on the opportunity, quickly rushing onward as the shadows in his hand twisted, forming into boxing gloves. He attacked Cardin relentlessly, striking his chest, shoulders, and even his face. Cardin recovered from the flurry of attack, swinging his weapon in an arc causing Minato to retreat. A quick look at the aura gauges showed that Cardin was one attack before entering the red.
"Nice try squirt, but I am still standing." Cardin called holding his mace up defensively. "You want to try that again?"
"Not really," The shadows swirled again this time forming into a small throwing knife. With practiced ease, he hurled the shadowy projectile. Cardin jumped to the side watching the knife spin by before watching dissipate harmlessly at it reached the arena's edge. He looked back a confident grin on his face. It melted into one of horror as he realized that Minato had already drawn his gun, using the knife as a distraction. With a single gunshot, the match was declared over, and Cardin sulked back to his seat. Cheers erupted from his teammates and several others joined in as well applauding the duel.
"Very nice match Mr. Arisato, now if you would rejoin us on stage Ms. Schnee." The ice princess complied quickly and finally the last two contestants were on stage. Minato eyed her carefully, even as Weiss held her rapier at the ready. Known for both their dust and glyphs, the Schnee's were certainly an opponent that were not to be taken lightly. He had met Winter, if only in passing, and been told first hand her skill. He had no doubt that her sister would have a few tricks up her sleeve. He needed to be cautious. After another moment of observation, Minato slowly withdrew Thanatos from its sheath.
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"Oh, this is going to be good." Yang muttered leaning forward in her seat. Daryl sent her a questioning look.
"What do you mean? Isn't it normal for people to use their weapons?"
"Not Minato." Nazo chuckled, sharing Yang's anticipation. He was at the edge of his seat, wide grin never failing. "Minato has always had a habit of using his semblance over his physical weapons. He only uses his weapons when he needs to get serious." Yang laughed at the statement.
"I remember that he once said it was because he was too lazy to do weapon maintenance, but personally I think it's because he doesn't like going all out. Back in Signal only a handful of people managed to force him into drawing his weapons. If he is drawing his weapon this early, then we can expect an exciting fight." With that Daryl looked back the field, clearly interested.
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"You may begin when ready." Glynda called. Minato waited for a moment before springing into action. Myrtenaster met Thanatos and the harsh ringing of steel echoed throughout the room. The exchange between them was fast and precise. Minato strikes were deflected, however none of Weiss' met their mark either. Realizing the stalemate, Weiss used her semblance, a white glyph forming below Minato. Sensing the danger, Minato leapt back avoiding the icy prison that appeared moments later. He landed observing the battlefield quickly. As expected a frontal assault was easily countered. Her semblance also gave her more than a few options when it came to both close and distant fighting. Still his semblance was just as versatile. Minato gathered shadow in his left hand. A second sword joined the first and Minato charged. He rose the shadow sword for an overhead strike. Reflexively Weiss rose her rapier to block the attack.
"Wrong move," Minato thought. The shadow sword waivered and then morphed. It extended and grew a large hook at the end. Weiss' eyes widened as she realized that the sword had just changed to a scythe. Even if she blocked the handle, the blade would still reach her. Instinctively Weiss jumped to the side only to feel Minato's other sword slam into her. In her haste she had forgotten his original weapon. She was sent flying but quickly recovered, holding up Myrtenaster defensively. While she only sustained a single hit, but a quick look to the screen told Minato her aura gauge had dropped significantly. Two more blows like that and she would be out. Still he needed to be cautious himself. His own gauge had lost some green due to his semblance use.
"I'm impressed, not that I would expect any less for Ozpin's protégé." Weiss admitted. "Still I think it is about time you learned the full power of a Schnee." With that the white maiden stabbed her sword into the ground and glyphs appeared surrounding the arena. What in the world was she up to? Did she intent to trap him? With a backwards leap, Weiss landed on one of the glyphs and used it to catapult herself at Minato. The move was a simple linear attack and was easily dodged. However, as Minato turned to find his opponent, he found her flying at him at twice the original speed. He twisted, attempting to avoid her weapon but was grazed as he was too slow to react. Minato mind quickly put the pieces together. The glyphs were not to trap him but to act as catapults allowing Weiss to bombardment him with highspeed attacks. He turned to face Weiss' next pierce only to find that instead of attacking him she had aimed for a different glyph, one that would not have him in the trajectory. His stomach sank as he realized her reasoning. She was building speed. Soon she would be nothing more than a blur and he would have no way to stop her.
"Think, she moves faster with every glyph she touches, and you can barely avoid her as is, much less counter attack." Minato winced as another swipe manage to graze him. The attack was impressive, but certainly not flawless. While her speed was noteworthy, her attacks were all in straight lines. The only time she could change direction was when she touched a glyph. What could he do to utilize that defect? As he managed to avoid another charge, he smirked as an idea came to mind. She would even see it coming. Thus, as Weiss made yet another dash at Minato, he quickly made a wall of shadow. While the rapier's thin blade easily slipped through the gaps in particles, Weiss was not so fortunate. She crashed into the barrier at inhuman speed dropping her aura bar straight to zero. The glyphs faded and once Glynda confirmed that the unconscious Weiss was not suffering from a concussion declared the match.
"The winner is Minato Arisato."
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"That was amazing!" Ruby hooted. "I can't believe you managed to figure out how to stop Weiss! She was moving so fast that I was getting dizzy just watching!" The class has ended and while Weiss was carted off to the infirmary the rest of the teams began to make their way back to their dorms.
"Yeah, I mean I guess it was ok," Nora said offhandedly and smile on her lips. "If I had been in there, I doubt that Minato would have been the winner. No offense Jaune."
"None taken." The blond mumbled as he trudged along still sore for the whole ordeal.
"You're just jealous that our team leader is the best," Kira announced. "And by default, that makes team Embark the best."
"Keep dreaming," Yang laughed. "Minato lost to me at Beacon. I would have wiped the floor with him if I had been team leader."
"Wait…didn't you only win when it was a three on one match?" Nazo spoke up from behind. "I distinctly remember that you were the only one left standing and even that was a near miss." Kira and Ruby burst into laughter as Yang's cheeks flushed.
"Shut it. A win is a win."
"Still the last fight was certainly impressive," Blake surprisingly spoke, nose still buried in a book. "I would have had some serious trouble with that last technique. You did very well."
"I think all the fighters did well." Pyrrha smiled. "I am excited to see how well we all do in the ring." She sent a sly smirk to Minato that made him shiver. "I especially want to take a crack at you."
"I as well," Ren spoke from beside Nora. "Your semblance makes you quite the unique fighter. It would be an enlightening experience." To Minato's displeasure, everyone agreed voicing their own willingness to fight against him.
"Then we have made our final decision." Nora declared. "An eleven on one match. Everyone verses Minato. Anything goes, TO THE DEATH!" The following cheer was quieted as another voice spoke.
"While I appreciate your enthusiasm, I would appreciate if you kept my apprentice in one piece. He is not a pinata after all." Professor Ozpin was standing before them, his signature coffee cup and cane present. "Furthermore, while I understand your excitement, please do keep it down. Not all the students on the dorms like the volume quite so high." At their sheepish looks, he gave a small smile. "Still I am glad that you are having a wonderful time at the academy." Here he looked to Minato. "I am sorry to drag you away from your team, but I would like to speak with you."
"Of course," Minato nodded. He turned giving an apologetic smile to his team. "Look like I will be gone for a bit. Can I trust you to hold down the fort?" He was met with a round of nods. Permission given, Minato departed with Ozpin following him up to his office. Glynda was already waiting for them and gave Minato a smile when he emerged from the elevator. As Ozpin relaxed in his chair, he began.
"So how was your first day? I heard from Glynda that you had the opportunity to fight Ms. Schnee. How was it fighting someone from one of the more well-known families in the world?" Minato thought for a few seconds choosing his words carefully before speaking.
"Difficult but not overwhelming. She is a diamond in the rough, but certainly a diamond nonetheless."
"Yes," Glynda cut in. "She scored exceptionally well in the entrance exam. Depending on what characteristics you look at she could easily have been in the top three behind Ms. Nikos and you."
"May I ask the criteria that kept out from the top three?" Minato asked though he was relatively sure he knew the answer.
"Teamwork." Glynda sighed. "I knew that individuals from the Schnee family were proud, but to this degree? If not for Ozpin, I would have given the girl lower than a zero. If she doesn't shape up, team WYND is doomed to crash and burn."
"Out of curiosity then, why was she placed as leader?" Minato questioned, relatively confused at her assigned role. If she was going to fail the team, then wouldn't the smart choice be to give a different member leadership?
"It was a calculated risk." Ozpin spoke from his desk. "And quite frankly, we didn't have much of a choice. Mr. Tutul was too much of an introvert and is a loner by nature. From the data we collected there is a change he would flee and leave his team than lead them to victory. Ms. Xiao Long would have been a good choice due to her outgoing nature but she is too forceful and headstrong. This would lead to poor decision in the field and during combat. Mr. Gwynt was the exact opposite. He is too easygoing. A team is assigned a leader to make the tough choices and take charge when there are different opinions. There was a high probability that he would simply fold to his more forceful teammates making his position pointless."
"I can see you reasoning." Minato winced. While he did not enjoy his friends being evaluated as failures, it wasn't like he could disagree with the analysis.
"Thus Ms. Schnee was placed as the leader." Ozpin continued. "While she did score the lowest in the area of teamwork, she is excellent leader material. She is not only skilled, but she excels at tactical thinking. If she can get over her prejudice of faunus and pride as a Schnee, she might be able to lead one of the most successful teams in the history of Beacon." Minato nodded, the reasoning was sound. However, that only brought up the question of why Jaune was named captain of his team. Weiss being leader was a slight stretch but Jaune was certainly not leader material… at least in Minato's opinion. Questions for later he supposed, he doubted Ozpin wanted another discussion on teams.
"While I appreciate the explanation, may I ask why I was called here?" Minato asked glancing between Glynda and Ozpin.
"Of course, Glynda if you could?" Ozpin gave Glynda a signal and she nodded sending a screen up to the main monitor. It was detailed map of Vale showing a multitude of X's around the map.
"In the past few months there have been several dust robberies in the vicinity of Vale. While we don't know their purpose yet, it can't be for anything good." Minato hummed his acknowledgment. He remembered that Ruby had been admitted into school due to her help apprehending some dust robbers, but he had been unaware that the problem was this bad.
"While this situation is worrying, there no real action we wanted you to take. We simply wanted to keep you in the loop." Ozpin explained. "What we wanted to inform you about is next."
"Two highly dangerous individual have been apparently been sighted near Vale's borders." Glynda opened, changing the screen to show to faces. One showed the face of a beautiful woman, with black hair and bicolored eyes, one green the other blue. The other picture was a man in metal armor and a metal mask. "These individuals are known as Wasp Queen Natsumi and Metal Man Gordon. They are two of the ten epitaphs." Minato's breath caught. The Ten Epitaphs was a group of extremely dangerous criminals within the continent of Anima. They all boasted incredible skills as well as top of the line equipment. But what made them the most dangerous were their semblances. They were known to have some of the most diverse and terrifying ones in the known world.
"The wasp-queen holds the semblance of manipulation." Ozpin explained, his voice low. "It is known that she had robbed men in broad daylight, with them willingly giving everything they had to her. Furthermore, the metal man has the semblance of metal manipulation. Any metal he touches can be formed into whatever shape he desires. It's even rumored that his control is so fine, that beneath his skin rests a metal layer protecting him from attacks." Ozpin looked Minato directly in the eye. "Under no circumstance should you engage these individuals. We wanted to warn you. Even Qrow would be pressed to his limit against either of these foes." Minato nodded. He wasn't planning on locating these individuals regardless thus he would heed the warning.
"Do we know why they are here?" Minato quickly asked examining the two individuals. "The epitaphs are supposed to operate in Anima, why are they across an entire ocean?"
"Unfortunate we don't know, and quite frankly it would be dangerous to try and find out." Ozpin shook his head. "What little information we do have was acquired at great cost. I am not willing to risk more manpower on such a dangerous task."
"We don't want to scare you," Glynda assured. "However, being informed of this information is more prudent than not. As we said prior do not face these individuals, and if possible, help people flee if you come in contact with them. If there are any updates, we will get back to you as soon as we hear anything. Please rejoin your team and get some rest. I will see you in class tomorrow." With one last farewell Minato departed, leaving Glynda and Ozpin alone. "Will we really be alright?" Glynda asked suddenly. "These dust robberies are one thing but having these two appear at the same time? Is it really just a coincidence?" Ozpin only shook his head.
"I really don't know. I can only hope that we are prepared when the time comes."
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Has it really been a year? Regardless, it has been too long, thus a chapter has been made. It was quite interesting looking at this story again, especially after a year long hiatus. Plenty of ideas were scraped, but several more were salvage or created to filled the gaps.
This is the part where I promise to keep updating but with my track record I won't get anyone's hopes up. Still with the newest season of RWBY fueling me, a new chapter might be closer than I think.
A huge thank you to my beta Mingyu. Not sure how he keeps up with my random schedule but I thank him for doing so.
And as always thank you to everyone who favorited followed and reviewed. If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave a review or send me a private message. I will answer them as soon as I can.