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Jack's POV once more.
"What is this", I say with disgust "How does it even work?" dad smiled "You like it?" my urge to strangle him only increased when he asked that question. "It's a staff, that splits into touches. It's called mecha shifting." I could only growl out "That's stupid" I continued by pointing at the touch staff.
"this is stupid, and your stupid for even think this is a good idea." Thomas held up his hands and did "okay, call it a trick weapon if you want" I sighed "That's better, but this is still stupid." as I said this I took the staff in my hand. It was heavy, and required twisting the middle section to separate. I fumbled with it, as i tried not to ignite the house. "It takes me like five minutes to separate it, how is this a good Idea?" Tom chuckles "Don't worry, you'll get use to it, it's a much better weapon than a whip trust me." as he says this I pick up the sheath that's still in the box attaching it to my back and sheathing the touches into their two separate holders.
"So," I began by gesturing to the man I've never met "who's your friend, dad" Tom pauses for a moment, as I'd to find the words "Ah, this is my old hunting buddy, Matthew." he gave a smile "Hello, John, I've heard so much about." he offered his hand for as shake. Ignoring it I nervously ask "and? Why are you here?" he continued giving that smile. "Why, I was in town and decided to visit my friend." he took a breath "I heard his son was seventeen, old enough to go to a hunters academia."
I raised an eyebrow. "You see, I'm an assistant at haven." Cutting him off I said "oh, all the way from minstrel? Impressive, but it still doesn't answer my question" he gave the smile of a car's dealer about to swindle a fool. "Your dad has told me a lot about you, I see great potential in you, if you came to haven you would be a candidate for one of the greatest hunters ever. Whether you achieve that title is up to you alone." putting my hands on the table I said "Look, I'm going to be brutally honest with you, I don't like you." he seemed taken back "excuse me?" I looked him in the eye and said "You're a schemer, I can see it in your eyes, people like you annoy me. A candidate for the greatest hunter? Don't make me sick. It's not about who's better, it's about the people who need protection. Inspiring hope, even an idiot like me knows that." turning towards the door I say "I'm going for a walk, I'll be back later." as I go into the outside world, closing the door behind me.
Tom's POV.
Turning to Matthew I say "I'm sorry about John, he's always been a ... passionate boy." Matthew simply shook his head "Don't be, for all that boys cynicism, he definitely has the right idea. A diamond in the rough, if you will. It's such a shame he takes after his father so much" laughing I say "You're not wrong, I hated my weapon when I first saw it too, but you know what they they always say." he gave an amused look "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree?" I gave an annoyed look "No, like father like son, you idiot." All Matthew could do was laugh.
Back to Jack
As I walked into the grimm infested lands outside the city, I realized all my walks consist of me killing grimm. Deciding I'd be the perfect time to test out my new weapon, turning it into a staff I gained a skill.
Trick Shift - (the proficiency at which you shift your weapon from one weapon to another.)
Muttering under my breath "I need to work on that."
As I heard the growl of the wolves I summoned flame elemental after flame elemental, leaving my aura depleted and five elementals, all level twelve. With staff in hand I rushed to bludgeon a beowolf, bouncing of bone and doing nothing to it..
Polearms
'I need to work on that' I thought, as I redirected it's hand away from my facial regions, igniting the staff, taking about half it's health. I then separate it back into touch form and charged. It raked it's claws against my skin as I beat it. After the wolf died, I look at a pop up.
Blunt weapons
I applied my points for some aura looked at my hub.
HP: 436/500
AP: 150/650
I decided to use my heal skill for a third of my aura.
HP: 486/500
AP: 100/650
My elementals came to my side as I survey the land, scorched and unrecognizable. "Shit, which way is home again?" I said. Picking a direction I headed off with five flames at my back. I found a clearing, which told me I was in the wrong direction. A his filled my ears, as I turned and saw a king taijitu.
The fangs of Yin and Yang
King taijitu - lvl 42
1500/1500
My flame elementals fought the white head as I took the black one. Dodging it's first lunge, I smashed in it's eye. It recoiled with twenty seven damage to its health, I could only hope my elementals did there job.
I tired, as I heard two separate explosions. I had sent a fireball towards the snake. This only made it angry, as it swiped its head in at me, knocking me into a tree, and shattering my aura. I look on as two more elementals died. The black one lunged and bite down on my torso. I screamed, as my health drained, and it lifted me up into the air. It released its jaw so that I fell down its mouth. All I saw darkness, and then I felt a burning sensation.
An outsider's POV
The king taijitu sat there in as the boy went down one of its mouths. It waited for the boy to reach its stomach, but then look rather upset with its meal. Then it started writhing in pain, before long little bits of ash explode out of its skin. It began smoking, and then burning until nothing but ash was left. All the smoke and ash was pulled towards the center of the clearing, and took the shape of Jack.
Jack's POV
As I opened my eyes I saw a lot of pop ups.
Level up, Level up.
Phoenix Downed activated - [restored HP by 1, fully restored AP] (most wait 24 hours for it to restore.)
Quest added: survive the next 24 hours.
Summon Elemental level up +6.
I allocated my ten new skill points for aura, and looked around. Only to see a single fire elemental flickering before it exploded. I recognize this clearing from one of my earliest hunting trips. Knowing the way home I turn that direction and start walking.
Upon arrival at home, I opened the door and find my dad sleeping on the couch. Going toward my room I collapsed on my bed and fell asleep. It was a long walk, mostly due to the part where I was limping home.
Name: Jack Rook
Title: The Phoenix King
Level: 32
Health: 1/500
Aura: 700/700
[Stats]
Str:42
Dex:43
End:50
Int:70
Wis:70
Chr:75
Stat points: -
[Affinity]
Fire: 67
[Active Skills]
Polearms Proficiency lvl 7 - (+14% damage)
Blunt Proficiency lvl 4 - (+8% damage)
Trick Shift lvl 2 - (+4% speed for shifting weapons)
Fireball lvl 27 - (69 fire damage, small area of effect) - cost 25 AP
Flame cloak lvl 25 - (50 fire damage per/sec, 5 passive fire damage from aura per/sec) - cost 50 AP
Summon Flame Elemental lvl 18- (+18 fire affinity, summon lesser flame elemental for 5 fire affinity) - cost 100 AP
Absorption lvl 8 (12% regained)
Basic Healing lvl 3 (+11 HP) - cost 10 AP
[Passive Skills]
Fire absorption lvl 26 - formally fire resistance (+25% fire resistance, + 1.5% fire absorption)
Author's notes for the third time.
Jack died this chapter, and then came back. So I have ideas for where I'm gonna take this. The trouble is deciding. My one main problem right now is that the main story of RWBY won't start till Jack's eighteen. He's seventeen right now and when he wakes up for the next sixteen hours he doesn't have a safety net. So, if anybody has an idea for a whacky situation, I would love to hear suggestions.
I hope you've enjoyed the story so far, and have a wonderful day.