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{Atlas.}
[August 1st 80AGW]
Weiss Schnee's life was always about three things. Be on time, have class, and embody what was ideal for you. If you were to go to a meeting, you'd show up bearing the family crest, holding yourself as an equal or superior in the room, and you'd do so on time. It was her life, ever since her grandfather passed away. She saw how her father reacted when one of the kids disobeyed his plans for them.
Winter, her dear sister, joined Atlas's military force under General Ironwood. She didn't take her father's offer for skipping over things, instead she got down and dirty with grunts. Weiss idealized her for it, but their brother Whitley, he despised her for 'turning her back' on the family. Today, in her white nightdress, she awakes to a full schedule. To top it off, she'd have to be in Argus's Sanctum Academy for a demonstration of her prowess with her blade.
A soft knock upon her door alerted her, "Klein?" she called out.
"Yes, madame Schnee, good morning! I'm currently here to drive you to your violin performance at eleven o'clock on the dot! You've overslept slightly, that is my fault, and I'm sorry!" A jovial voice relayed to her through the door.
Weiss looks at the time, it was nine! She yawns before looking Myrtenaster. The rapier was laying on a stand, she got up and grabbed it. She looks at the blade, nodding before sheathing it into the scabbard. She goes to her closet, getting out her dress. She stretches, removing her nightdress before quickly putting on her dress by hoisting it over she shoulders. She slides it down before getting her white sash to tie around her waist.
Sighing to herself, she grabbed her violin case, an Atlassian Maka Stradivari! The violin itself could be sold for hundreds of thousands of liens. Weiss took a moment to slide on her heels, clacking them together to her pose straight. Carrying the family's notorious stuff upper lip, she took a moment, looking herself in the mirror. Getting a tape measurer out, she tied it around her stomach.
"twenty-three and a half inches. Near perfect, looks like Klein's low carb diet worked after all. Remember Weiss, you're representing The Schnee Family. As such, you represent The Schnee Dust Company. Primp my hair, ponytail the slightly to the left." Weiss adjusted her hair, biting her lip while doing so. She smiles when she completes the task, taking a deep breath, she looked at herself in the mirror.
Frowning slightly, "father is going to start presenting me suitors soon…joy, I can hold it off by becoming a Huntress like Winter…that's if pass my combat exam." She graded herself before moving her jaw with her hand, looking for any blemishes.
It would be a three hour flight from Atlas to Argus after her performance. Where she could probably unwind just a smidgen, maybe even drink a glass wine. Thank the Gods for Mistral's lower drinking age! Gods knows if she has to hear one more thing from whiny coordinator, she might use Myrtenaster for once.
Exiting the room, she comes across Klein. The heavyset man was wearing brown khaki pants, a white button up shirt with a red tie tucked in. He jovially smiles, his lips barely showing, covered by his moustache. "Ahh yes, good morning, Madame Schnee!" Klein greeted her joyously, his eyes shining yellow!
"Good morning, Klein, I see that you're happy this morning. We're running a little bit late, I'm sorry for oversleeping." Weiss apologized to him, whilst they walked, "any word from father? I sure hope he would grace my combat exam."
Both of them look at each other before laughing under their breaths. Who they were both kidding, Weiss up until this point had been the ideal daughter. Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company! Yet, now she going to be Huntress! Screw getting courted at eighteen, no thank you, she wanted to make a name for herself. Klein pats her back with his eyes now shining red.
"Personally, my snowflake, I would say he'd be there in spirit! However, that dangerously implies that he had soul to begin with!" Klein now said a slight accent and with red eyes like fire, "bah with him then, I'll be there to support you!"
Weiss giggles a little under breath, "Klein, you're doing the thing again."
"O-oh, I'm sorry Ms. Schnee, usually everyone finds it weird…I'm so terribly sorry." The now bashful butler stated with pink eyes, "can you forgive me for transgression!"
"Oh Klein, no one can ever be mad at you…well, save for my brother and father. I fairly certain that having no soul is the Gelé side of our family." Weiss stated with pride before looking at a memorial painting of her grandfather as a young man, with a sword at his side. "Hard to believe that grandad served in the Hunter Corps."
"Bully old chap, your grandfather! Sir Nicholas was a man among men! Gods the tales he used to regale you as a wee girl. I dare say it gave me the shakes too, my snowflake!" He stated with gusto as his red eyes reappeared, "Nicholas Schnee, the last knighted knight of Atlas before Kings were forced off their thrones."
She smiles at the memory of one his tales, "he told me that our duty first and foremost was to protect Atlas and her allies." Weiss remembered his words but then smiles, "but we also had a duty to our friends."
"Well spoken of him, truly an honorable man, your grandfather. Blasted Jacques pulled the wool of the trusting man's eyes, but it wasn't all bad!" The now yellow-eyed Klein stated before pinching Weiss's cheek, "I got my best friend out of the deal!"
"Aww, thank you Klein," Weiss thanked him before they rounded a corner before she frowns. "I just wished that he would be there…for me, for once."
"Ooh, dear girl, I'm so sorry! Achoo!" Klein stated before sneezing, his eyes light blue in color. "Oh dear, it seems I've come down with a co-achoo!"
The heiress found herself laughing again, good old Klein working his magic of giving her peace of mind! They made it the entrance of The Schnee Manor, opening the doors Weiss saw that her driver was waiting. Several people were waiting with bags, she planned on staying overnight in Argus after a successful exhibition of her combat skills. Getting into the limousine, she sat cross legged as Klein entered. She noted the lack of her father there, probably on another business trip abroad. The girl yawns before a tv screen flips down at the back of limousine.
"Atlassian News Network please," she called out as the basic Ai in the tv processed her request, giving her a computerized thumbs up, "Klein do we have any ice coffee in the cooler?"
"Ahh yes, I have made it this morning, cubed ice?" Klein inquired whilst getting two cups out, his eyes light brown in color now. Watching Weiss nod, he smiles before grabbing the tongs, getting three cubes out from the cooler. Placing them in the cups, he smiles while placing them back down. "I sure hope you love this! I'm still adhering to your diet as best as I can…but we all have our guilty pleasures."
Weiss smiles softly as she took the cup and sipped, "ahh…mocha."
"Indeed, a sweet morning for my sweet snowflake. Now what have we here on the ANN?" He inquired whilst turning up the tv screen with a switch on his chair, "it seems that Ninshū temple in Mantle is getting an upgrade."
"Hmm…" Weiss hummed while watching it.
{Mantle Lower District.}
"Live from Mantle, I'm your reporter, Vera Day! Today, we're at The Temple Of Ninshū in Mantle's lower sector. Prominent family martial artists Might Guy, and Rock Lee are set to use their tournament winnings to pay for the newest addition to the temple. A homeless shelter, where the only requirement is to help maintain temple grounds."Vera Day stated as she moved her green hair away from her emerald eyes.
She turns to the bright red tori gate, "behind me stands the only Ninshū temple located on Solitas. The religion of Ninshū has supposedly been around just as long as The Brother Gods. Now, I'm not a believer myself, but we can all say that any amount of good being put into the world is worth overlooking minor details." Vera explained whilst walking towards two people.
They looked almost identical, with bowl haircuts, and black eyes. Wearing green jumpsuits, red sashes around their waists. Both of them had bright smiles on their faces, with black headbands on their heads with a symbol in kanji for four. They gave the camera crew, and Vera, a curtsy bow when they panned over to them.
"Now, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Guy. Are you two father and son, you look exactly alike?" Vera asked while looking them over, noting their similar body build.
"Yes, we are, Mrs. Day! My son, and I traditionally took different names to be our own men separated from each other under the teachings of Son Goku. Each man, or woman, is the sum of their forged parts. Although forged from steel, each person is unique. Which is why Solitas' only Ninshū temple is dedicated to Son Goku! We have to show pride for who we are individually, which is why our martial arts school teaches self-discipline above all!" Might Guy stated with gusto whilst looking into the camera, smiling brightly.
"It seems you all just had a party, is it because of the newest additional rooms to the temple?" The reporter inquired whilst looking at the various people moving about the temple.
Rock Lee, the smaller version of Guy, shook his head. "No mam, we're currently wrapping things from The Son Goku Festival from two weeks ago. Next month is Kokuō and Saiken. We plan on holding a large marathon, whilst also having our garden built." He explained to her whilst smiling brightly.
"Tell me, Rock Lee, rumor has it that you're going to Beacon in late August. Any validity to the rumor?" Vera inquired whilst watching as an old man with bright red hair walks by, "well."
"Ah yes, I'm going to Beacon Academy in two months. I just got my acceptance letter in last night. I'm currently just helping my father wrap up some last minute business before I move away from the temple for four years." Lee sighed before looking over at his father, "I'm sure that he has it."
"Ah aah my son everyone! I'm proud of the man he's becoming, he then looks over at the redheaded man. Master Rōshi," The old man stops before walking the camera, rubbing his goatee a little bit. "Would you like to take over for us, we got to go get some the ground dug up in the back?"
"Not at all, go on now, you two whippersnappers." The man stated before looking into the camera, his red haori with Son Goku's image on it. "Hello everyone."
"Are you by chance the master of the temple?" Vera questioned.
"Yes, my name is Rōshi Toketa. My family helped built this temple back in the day. I'm proud to be it's master, it has truly come a long way!" The man stated whilst holding two fingers up in a peace sign, "we hope to house a full unit of the homeless before Solitas has winter hit."
"Such dedication to helping the needy, is all Ninshū sects like this?" She inquired from the older man, watching he smiles brightly, rubbing the back of his red mane.
Rōshi speaks with a mirth filling his voice, "I would sure hope so! Each sect should be dedicated to doing something towards community, since Ninshū's very concept is unity!"
"I'll say, Grandpa Rōshi!" A greenette girl suddenly called out, fluttering in on beetle wings, "hello!"
"Ah, who is this?" Vera questioned whilst looking at her fellow greenette, the girl's orange eyes sparking with life!
"My name is Fū, Lucky Fū, or Fū Toketa! Take your pick, let it stick! So, what's the news gramps, are we going to Mistral for the conclave?!" Fū inquired whilst sitting on his shoulders, "because I got my acceptance to Beacon recently as well, and I don't want to miss the chance."
"You're a Beacon student, but aren't you little too young?" The reporter questioned, whilst her camera man was still rolling.
Fū bit her cheek before eyeing the reporter, "I may just be fifteen, but I'm strong! Besides, I aced my combat classes, and graduated early!"
"My granddaughter everyone, hair color of life, fiery red temper." Rōshi laughed whilst her head the back of his head, looking at the camera, "well it's best that we get going."
"Wait, sir, what is the conclave?" Vera inquired, kind of interested in what the girl mentioned.
"Ah yes, the conclave. Every year, in October, temple masters meet at the founding place of Ninshū. There, we discuss plans to take over the word," he noted the sudden look of surprise over the woman's face. "Nah, just pulling your leg, we discuss on how we're doing in making the world a better place."
She watches as they walk, nodding her head with a smile before turning back to the camera. "Ladies and gentlemen, I've been Vera Day. Hopefully this has been helpful, as we all know the homeless crisis has only gone up due to the strikes in Mantle's mines via attempts to unionize by many of SDC workers. When asked the comment on it, Jacques Schnee said 'If they wish to be fired, all they had to do was walk out the door.' Back to you, Fuchs." She said before to the camera before giving a wink.
The camera man shutting the video off.
{Atlas's Concert Hall.}
Weiss was not nervous in the slightest bit. She took a moment to get herself ready. The pianist in front of her was ending his recital of Moonlight Sonata. As the final keystrokes were played, he adjusted his black suit by shifting his shoulders. She watches him, her enemy, the teen boy who was pining for his chance at her via the absentee father.
Edward Von Silber, the teen with silverly hair, and dark eyes. His tan features conflicted with the color of his hair. A small dimple on the left side of his lips. He continued playing, gently stroking the keys, not pressing down hard. His fingers glided like silk, freshly woven, and the gloves he wore were of high-quality brown leather.
His mother was owner of Silber Technology Inc. The very same tech company that provided a lot of The SDC's mining technology. Her father, and his mother, went way back. The young woman took a minute, looking over the crowd, noting their sway of motion to the finishing of the music. They were enamored by him. His mother, who had blue eyes, sat at the front row. She was proud of him, but noticeably absent was her father, his reserved chair occupied by the air around it.
Klein was standing next to her, his red eyes glowering at the boy, "that be the boy pining for you?"
'He can try, but like all others I'll just simply send them away." Weiss stated before taking out her Maka Stradivari, taking a deep breath, "father can't force me to fall for someone."
"The one freedom you have my snowflake, never forget that. Love, no matter what, is worth the cost of everything. Go now, when he is done, show them that Weiss Schnee the future greatest Huntress of Atlas is also the greatest musician." Klein encouraged her before his eyes turned pink, "you know…because it's not like there's anyone else…heh…"
Edward Von Silber got up from his stool, taking a bow to thunderous applause. Getting toward the backstage, his smug smile rubbed the winds of sportsmanship straight from Weiss. His eyes turned to Klein, who bashfully looked away as his now pink eyes got a twinge of fear in them. Her frown of distain wasn't lost upon him.
"Oh, if it isn't the number two to my number one. Hello there, Weiss, I hope that you've come with a rosined bow for that Stradivarius. Virgin bows are so difficult to hit the notes with, but then again, just gives testament to their ability. For which I am assured you do not lack." Edward stated before leering over her slightly, "So, dinner after?"
"In your fantasies, blowhard." Weiss insulted him before casually strolling by him, "let me show you what a real musician does."
"Heh, sure go ahead, dreamer. After all, if you play that violin just as good as your swordplay I supposedly hear about, perhaps you'll make a decent Huntress." He continued to egg her own before she stepped fully on stage, "but chase after sister dearest all you like…I'll be waiting on you the moment you inevitably fail."
Klein took a deep breath shuddering, "Ms. Schnee…doesn't it, uh, fail good sir. She simply picks back up, and fights."
"Tsk, well against me good sir, she fights a brick wall." Edward stated before taking his leave, "good luck, Weiss."
Weiss took a deep breath, "okay, you can do this…it's simply a two part performance. Violin retention of Claire De Lune, followed by the singing of Mirror-Mirror." She pumped herself up before finally stepping out onto the stage.
Where destiny awaited her.
{Northwestern Mistral.}
{Town Of Mori.}
[Two Weeks After Sun Goku Festival.]
"Naruto, can you play Megalovania on the shamisen?!" One child asked as Naruto sat the town plaza, playing his shamisen, the blonde fox faunus smiles before strumming his bachi on the strings. "Ooh, he's already doing it!"
Naruto stood up from his chair before spinning around and sitting cross-legged on the ground as he played the strings rapidly. He knew what game they were talking about because his sister played Undertale. Megalovania had been his favorite song from the entirety of the game. So, he played, strumming to the beat he still had inside of his head.
The children bounced around, doing weird dances from the new generation as he played. He just chuckles while continuing to play. He'd take this kind of audience over any other, even festival goers. His weapon was fastened to his back, whilst his orange haori flowed from a gust of wind that kicked up some dust from the road. He continued strumming the three stringed instrument before finishing Megalovania with a loud strum of all three strings at once.
"That was so cool!" One of the kids screamed, she bouncing on one foot, "where did you learn how to play the shamisen like that?!"
"My father taught me," Naruto told her before rubbing her hair. "Want to hear another song?"
"Can you do Gurenge?!" The girl inquired with a squeal, "you know from that one show, Grimm Slayer!"
"Ha, and here I thought you were going to give me a challenge!" The fox faunus stated before getting up, his dark navy trousers having some dust on them. "Alright, everyone, let's get this party started!"
He began to play Gurenge, lifting up his feet as he played, dancing with the kids to make them laugh. His large fox ears stood atop of his head as he did this. Bouncing up and down as he strummed the instrument with its bachi. The blonde was laughing madly, seeing them do the weird dances again. This generation coming up was totally weird, because even his sister did some of these dances in her spare time. Between games like Fortress Night, and Call Of Valor Battlezone, it was hard to keep up with modern trends.
They laughed, playing around him until he heard screaming. He stopped, making the children stop as a woman came running into the plaza. She was screaming hysterically, her face pale as a ghost. "Grimm, Grimm have dug under the western wall! Sacred Beasts preserve us, our automated defenses can't shoot inside!" She screamed whilst guards came running toward her with guns.
"Mam, where are they at?!" One of them asked, trying to get the location of the Grimm.
The woman yells out, "they're in the eastern rice fields!"
Naruto took a deep breath, slinging his shamisen onto his back with the sling. He looks down at the children, patting one of their heads, "get on home guys. Don't worry, the monsters aren't going to get into your homes so long as we go bump in the day!" he stated to them before suddenly dashing toward where the woman had ran from.
The guards went to call out to him, but he just shot them a grin before passing by them. The leader of the guard just sighs, "there goes Uzumaki. Alert any guards in the area that Naruto Uzumaki is inbound." He ordered his men before taking out a cigarette, and lightning it.
"Captain Asuma," one of the guard called out to him. "We've got confirmed reports Sakura Haruno, Shikamaru, and two others converging on the fields as well."
"Grimm count?" Asuma inquired whilst taking a drag off the cigarette.
"Unknown, reports suggest Beringels." One of the guards replied before watching his captain take a drag again, "should we go assist?"
"Yeah, we're going, c'mon. We'll just provide fire support."
These apelike Grimm known as beringel roared out as they smashed into a small shed. Trying to find any victims to squash, or eat. It's large hands came around bag before lifting it up. A child fell out of it, who began to run. The little wolf faunus slid in some mud, clawing on all fours to get up and run some more.
"Ama!" A woman screamed out to her.
"Mommy!" The wolf faunus screamed back as the beringel began to turn to her.
It went to leap up, only for several pink streaks to suddenly smash into it. They exploded into pink hearts, knocking it back! Nora Valkyrie landed near the girl with Ren grabbing her, and suddenly they both began to gray out as he picked her up. Running her back over toward her waiting mother. Her tail curled around her waist in fear.
Ama was handed over to her mother, who clutched her tightly. Ren turns around, getting Storm Flower ready as he racked them. Nora had begun to load more rounds into her weapon before transforming it into a hammer. She smirks when Ren joined her, seeing several more of the beasts clambering up from a hole in the ground.
"I guess there are some Grimm that can dig," Ren stated as he noted the spiderlike Grimm in the hole, it was large. "How are we going to take that thing out?"
"With careful strategy." A lazy voice replied as Shikamaru joined them before stopping several beowolves in their tracks.
A shadow tendril connected them to him, he smirks before flexing his hand. The shadow tendril began to creep up slowly toward their necks. Contorting around it, he squeezes his hand before sharply turning it. Loud cracks could be heard as the shadow tendrils retreated as the cloud cover did. Sakura landed next to him, cocking her rifle before firing a shot straight into the eyes of a beringel. It fell forward, just as she transform her rifle into a large two handed axe and leapt forward.
"Cha!" She roared out before slamming it down into the crook of the beast's neck. It hewn through the beast, departing it's rather ugly mug from it's shoulders, she places the large war axe on her shoulders with a smirk, "alright! Who else wants some!"
"Oh man, Sakura, look out!" Nora yelled out as two beringels leapt toward her.
They were both the size of a small house, roaring out just before they crashed into her. Sakura leapt back, dodging them before sliding in the mud. The twin monsters turned to her, growling, only for them to stop when a heat haze filled the air around them. Sakura smirks before seeing Naruto suddenly appear just above them.
"Firethorn," he calmly said before twirling midair, the chain sword slicing through their necks. "Burst!"
The fire dust inside of the chain sword came alive as the blast of flames separated their necks from the shoulders they stood upon. Landing in the mud, making it dry up, Naruto suddenly held his left hand out. The flames in the air came down into just as he spun around to face several beowolves. Swinging his left hand upward, a wave of flames bursts forth from the ball in his hands. They collided with the Grimm, making them all scream out in pain before they turned to ashes!
The blonde held Firethorn on his shoulders as everyone moved up to stand next to him. Sakura, and Shikamaru flanked him, with Nora and Ren standing off to Sakura's side. They all saw the spider Grimm chitter in its hole just as it vomits up a black substance that forms into creeps. Bipedal, reptile like Grimm, they moved quicky toward the group.
"What kind of Grimm creates other Grimm?" Naruto inquired whilst looking at Shikamaru, "just little bit creepy."
"I think that spider is a Tsuchigumo. They're a very rare species of arachnid Grimm, although creating other Grimm is a new thing." Shikamaru answered whilst looking up in the sky, "I'll have cloud cover in about three minutes."
"Right, okay then," Naruto took a deep breath. "Nora, Ren, I need you both to blast that thing out it's hidey hole!"
"Roger dodger, I'm gonna blast that mother to kingdom come!" Nora shouted out whilst looking toward Ren, smiling brightly as his hand came onto her back.
Both of them grayed out just as they started to move. It meant that with Ren's semblance, no Grimm would attack them until they got into position. Shikamaru took a deep breath before reaching down, grabbing serrated knifelike dusters. He crouches down with Naruto, and Sakura. The blonde moving Firethorn to his side, making it reconfigure into it's chokuto mode.
Sakura smiles whilst readying her war axe by her side, "ready when you are, Naruto!"
Activating the fire dust in his weapon, Naruto took a deep breath before running forward. Shikamaru, and Sakura following close behind him. He slams his chokuto upward, making flames shoot around the blade as he cleaves through the first creep running towards him. He leapt up in a twirl dodging the other two as Shikamaru beheads both of them via using wind dust in his dusters. Sakura gives a mighty roar before slamming her twohanded war axe into the three of the creepers. Picking two of them up by the force, and throwing toward the hole.
As they flew down, Nora smirked before she suddenly rapid fired all six of her grenade rounds into the hole. The massive spider emerging from the cloud of pink! It was massive, standing two stories tall, with the body of a large storage building. With a heaving motion of turning its upper thorax, it found it's assaulter with all eight it's eyes! Screaming out with a screeching roar, raising four of it's legs up, barbs appearing in the tips. Nora's eyes widened just Ren got in front of her, using his aura to block the incoming barbed spears by knocking them away with kicks.
Naruto came down from his twirl, sliding in the mud before leaping back up as the barbs reloaded. "No, you don't!" He mentally screamed before unleashing Firethorn inti's whip sword form.
The chained whip slicing through the legs of the spiderlike Grimm, making it screech out in pain as it fell forward. Flames bursts around Naruto's twirl as his fire dust activated with each twirl. Landing just past it, he turned around, forming one handed seal with his left hand. The flames in the air contorted, transforming into birds.
"Kitsune Art: Swallow Dive Barrage!"
The birdlike objects fell down, slamming into the back of the massive spider. It screeches in pain as they flames caught it ablaze slightly, only for hairs on it's back to shed off with it. Naruto's eyes widened as the hairs were launched right him. They sliced through the air, forcing him to jump back. He brings his sword up, whipping it back and forth to create a shield of fire.
Several shots rang out as guards formed a line over the hilltop. They fired their assault rifles at the massive beast, drawing it's attention away from Naruto. Who flipped backwards to land next to Nora, breathing hard, smiling whilst slightly irritated.
Sakura and Shikamaru take out one more leg between them both. They dodged to the sides as the last legs suddenly grew scythe like appendages. It slices through the mud, nearly catching Sakura by surprise. Shikamaru blocked with his knife dusters before getting sent back. He looks up, noting the cloud cover coming over the area.
Breathing deeply, Shikamaru righted himself before landing in the mud. He plants both of his feet into the ground before sending his shadow toward the beast. Tendrils wrap around it, holding it down in place as Sakura roars out, attacking the upper thorax with slams from her axe while dodging the scythe like last two legs.
She ends up retreating when more Grimm muck was vomited up from the beast. Taking a moment to land next to him, Sakura looked at Naruto and Nora, "no dice!"
"No kidding, Shikamaru won't hold him for long. Naruto, any ideas?!" Nora yelled out before the blonde stood straight up, taking deep angry breathes, "Naruto?"
Focusing his anger, the blonde took a moment to breathe in deep before his ceruleans eyes ignited red. Golden aura flows around him as he began to supercharge his semblance. He extended out Firethorn, twirling the chain sword around as the air ignited around it. He spun around with his left hand, gathering the flames into it.
"Bastard as a tough hide at the top," Naruto told them. They look at him, whilst he took a deep breath. "I think you're about to see those blue flames, Nora."
Putting away Firethorn at the last twirl, the blonde two part of the fire into his other hand. With deep breaths, and each sounding angrier than the last, the blonde smashes his hands together. The flames began to swirl around him as he formed hand seals, walking forward. Shikamaru's semblance began to release around the creature as the sun appeared back out.
The ponytailed teen growled as he fell to his knees, "damn it, that drained me!" He declared as his aura broke around him, sparking.
It turned to him, suddenly growing barbs at the ends of it's two remaining limbs. The beast would've launched it, but it felt a presence marching towards him. Turning towards where the blonde Hunter was that it forced to retreat, he found dark red flames swirling around him. Naruto growling as his looks became more feral, and beastlike.
"You come to my hometown, trying to kill my people!" Naruto yelled at it as the flames danced around him, sweat rolling of his brow whilst flames formed a cloak around him. "You sack of shit! You filth! I'll cleanse you right here, and now! You won't dare come to my home, ever again, because I'll burn your rotten ass to ashes dattebayo!"
The cloak took on a foxlike appearance, with him glaring right at the creature. It screamed at him, launching both scythe legs at him. Only for him to easily dodge up, as they pass under him, he blows breath onto them that ignites them. The Grimm that it had formed coming barreling toward him, only to ignite when they got closer!
"I'm going to show you the wrath of an angry Uzumaki," Naruto yelled out before glowering at the creature and holding both of his hands out. The flames began to come off him, turning a ghostly blue with black whisps inside of them, his eyes switching from crimson to glowing cerulean. "Prepare yourself for oblivion you bastard!"
Grimm, or not, the creature backed away as the heat became more intense. Slowly, but surely, the blue flames swirled around him. Collapsing them down, Naruto formed a bow made of flames, pulling back an arrow of blue flames. The flames all gathered into the air, he knelt down, taking direct aim at the thickest part of its thorax as a challenge.
"Kitsune Art: Blue Flame Expurgation Arrow!" The angry Uzumaki stated before letting go of the fiery string!
The arrow was loosed, flying right into the massive spider! It screeched out in pain before it suddenly bulges in several spots. Blue flames erupted from the bulges, melting the creature down before turning it into ashes as blue flames consumed it. They swirled into a tornado of fire, climbing upward as other smaller Grimm were ignited by the heat. Shikamaru covered himself in mud as the heat crept near him.
Naruto spat to the side, which quickly turned to steam "burn…you filthy bastard."
He walks away as the cloak of flames around him dies down, his golden aura breaking. Collapsing to his knee, he breathed out as sweat rolled down his face. Sakura, Nora, and Ren rush over to him. Looking him over as his hands had some burn marks on him. Nora was starstruck almost, whilst Ren was slightly afraid at the implications of that hitting a humanoid target.
Sakura's hands began to glow green when she puts away her war axe. Placing them on his back, he began to breathe a sigh of relief as her aura and semblance began to heal the burns. "You are one hell of a fiery idiot, when did you learn to do that?" she asked him, watching as he smirked.
"That day where a Grimm almost Naruko," Naruto admitted before taking a deep breath, slightly breathing out fire. "I began to get angry, which made flames turn blue in color. Technically, the last person who could do it was my great-grandfather."
"Wow, must've really hurt training it up, right?" She observed the burns on his hands, noting a shake of his head, "what?"
"I don't train that part of my semblance because it has a high chance of hurting you guys." He answered whilst sitting on the ground, breathing hard, "plus it makes my internal temperature shoot sky high too."
"No kidding," Nora placed a hand on him only to recoil, "ouch-ouch, jeez you're like a burning tea kettle!"
Shikamaru came over to them, slowly walking, "you aren't going nuclear, are you?"
"Nope, not yet," Naruto joked before looking up at the sky. "Today wasn't such a bad day…got to fight for Mori one last time before carting off to Beacon Academy."
"Jeez, speak for yourself, I wanted one more peaceful day." Sakura chided him before fully healing him, "alright you're all done."
"Awesome, come on guys let's go back to the plaza…well, after we blow that hole up!" Naruto stated before looking at the giant hole in the ground. "Nora?"
"No problem, time for some more boom-boom!"
Those Who Are Precious To Me!
"This is how the fire starts. This is how we burn."
Libba Bray
{Argus City, Sanctum Academy Medical Office.}
[Six hours after recital concert.]
Klein was frowning as his light brown eyes looked over Weiss. Her new scar running just over her left eye. She sighs, the girl had been careless for just a briefest of seconds. Her father had been watching through a camera device, and to say that he was furious at the loss of beauty was…an understatement.
She still passed her combat exam. Meaning that her invitation to Beacon Academy was validated. It was the first time she'd rebel, to hell with Edward, and her father's choices of suitors for four years. She didn't want to join the military, but she didn't want to be just the heiress of a corporation. Klein dabbed her face with a wet cloth, soaking up some blood.
"Ms. Schnee?"
"I'm fine, Klein, it's just the mark of a fighter. Like the old stories Winter used to tell me," Weiss comforted him before grabbing his hand. "Thank you for being there to cheer me on, Klein."
"Anytime," he stated before his turned red. "I'd tear that bleeding bastard a new one if he wasn't my employer, the nerve of the man to be concerned with your beauty over your wellbeing!"
"You're doing the thing again, Klein." She pointed out with a small giggle.
He stops midway through forming sentence, his eyes turning light pink, "O-ooh sorry Ms. Schnee…"
"Don't be, my friend. Winter texted me earlier, she said she's proud of me. Just slightly disappointed at my choice to not go to Atlas's Academy." Weiss revealed before she sees the cut stop bleeding, "finally…"
"Y-you're still beautiful to me, Weiss," the shy man stated before his eyes turned light blue. "I mean achoo! Any man would still be…be…achoo!"
Weiss almost cried at that. She smiles before placing the clothe into a hamper. She got up stretching a little bit, looking at her sword. "I'll be making preparations to travel to Vale next week." She revealed to Klein who looked at her, his eyes switching back to light brown.
"I'll arrange your traveling, and clothing." Klein stated before placing both hands behind his back, "remember to keep an ointment on the scar…so it doesn't rash."
She rubs the scar, smiling a little bit, "I will Klein. Thank you, I know you tried to keep it from scarring too much…but it's something that makes me…me."
He smiles, "understandable, Madame Schnee."
She looks at the mirror in front of her as he exits the room. Smiling, the heiress traces her finger over the cut, and sighs. Giggling a little bit at the rhyme coming into her head, one of her guilty pleasures. She took a deep breath, and then says it aloud.
"Mirror-mirror, on the wall, am I not the fairest of them all?"