"Oh sweet sweet land!" My mind shouted as I ran to my personal heaven. We humans are meant for land! If we were meant for the skies we would have wings! With my head still heavy and my stomach now empty due to regurgitation, I stood up straight and took a good look at my new home for the next few years.

Beacon Academy is, for lack of a better word, huge.

The landing pad alone is big enough to handle multiple airships, and this was probably the smallest part of the school. The academy looked like a castle, with the tall buildings in the back and a grand entrance me and others stood on. This was it... this is the time for me to be stronger.

I felt my fingers dig into my palms along with an unusual amount of weight on my shoulders but all of it was swatted away at the appearance of another message box.

«Quest: Orientation»
~ Head to the Auditorium for the opening ceremony. ~
«Rewards for Success»
~ Title: Hunter in Training ~

"Hunter in Training" I whispered the reward to myself. This was it, the moment I finish this quest I will finally be a step closer to my goal. A heat found its way to my chest and immediately made itself known to my lips, no matter how hard I tried I couldn't wipe my grin off.

If it wasn't for a nearby explosion I am pretty sure I would have walked to the Auditorium smiling like an idiot.

My eyes immediately scoured the area for the source of the disturbance and it didn't take long for me to do so, even amongst the crowded area. In the middle of the pavement stood three girls; a girl in red and black, a lady in black in purple and...

an angel in blue and white with hair as pure as the driven snow.

Debuff Acquired: Accelerated Heartbeat
«Effects»
~Reduced Effects of Wisdom~
~Reduc-

I swat the message box away using a non verbal command just in time to see the lady and angel leave the girl behind. The girl in red looked so lost and defeated that she ended up plopping down on the stone road. For whatever reason, the scene reminded me of something akin to a lost puppy.

Well, I might as well start making friends...right?

With a deep breath, I marched onwards to the girl in red who didn't notice me until my shadow cast over her.

«?»
Lvl 17 ?

'Silver' was the first thing I noticed. Her eyes were silver... that's a weird color. Not wanting to look like a creeper for staring at her I decided to speak while offering my hand.

"Hey... I am Jaune." I spoke in a bit of a whisper as a result of my awkwardness taking over. I was never really good at conversing with people, let alone girls.

"Ruby." She replied in an equal volume as she took my hand. Scratching my nose as a cover, I whispered an observe command.

«Red Reaper»
Lvl 17 Ruby Rose

Another thing about my ability is that I need to use my Observe skill if I ever want to update their name tag. It felt weird knowing if people were lying about their identity because no matter how they introduce themselves, the name tag shows their real n-

"Snrk... weren't you the one who threw up on the ship."

Debuff Acquired: Embarrassment
«Effects»
~Reduced Effects of Wisd-

Okay, I really need to find a way to remove these kinds notifications.

TTID

"I am just saying the motion sickness is a way more common problem than most people give credit for."

"I am sorry! Vomit Boy was just the first thing that came to my mind." Ruby tried to apologize and I couldn't help but blow a small fuse and use the only ammo I have against her.

"Oh yeah? What if I called you Crater Face?" I quipped with a smug tone. It was quite an astonishing sight to see her pout and stomp her foot on the ground. I suddenly got the feeling that she knows about her innate ability and often uses it to get her way...that's a scar-

+1 Wisdom

Wait what?

"That was an accident!" I see her face turn from embarrassment to confusion once she realized that I was staring at her with wide eyes. Does she really? I guess everything cute is indeed evil in a way. I quickly shake my head to stop my stare with a quick apology.

"Sorry, just remembered something." She just nodded without a sound and continued walking.

"Sooo... I got this thing." I didn't even have the time to register what she said when she pulled out something that I can only describe as a giant mechanical scythe.

"That's your weapon!?" I shout in disbelief, despite the my shock I could still see the ever so happy smile on her lips.

"It's also a-" I tune her out after observing the weapon in favor of reading it.

"Observe"

«Crescent Rose»
Rarity: Rare Unique
A highly customizable high-impact sniper rifle built with a blade and extension rod to form a scythe. Designed and built by Ruby Rose.

«Observe Level up!»
Lvl 15 Bonus: Extra information for all types of equipment.

~Information Updated~
«Crescent Rose»
Rarity: Rare Unique
A highly customizable high-impact sniper rifle built with a blade and extension rod to form a scythe. Designed and built by Ruby Rose.
«Requirements»
~Scythe Mastery- Lvl: Max~
~Sniper Mastery- Lvl: 30~
~Ballistic Mastery- Lvl: Max~

Debuff Acquired: Embarrassment
«Effects»
~Reduced Effects of Wisdom~
~Reduced Social Effectiveness~

"It's a gun?" Okay then, I won't be using anything like that in a long time and what's with these requirements? For a girl a head shorter than me to have a weapon like that... That's not emasculating at all.

"Yep! So what about you?" And with her chipper attitude.

"Just these two." I am forced to admit defeat. And I was so happy to get my hands on a real sword. I pull out Crocea Mors, unsheathing the blade and unfolding the sheath.

"Classic... right?" I force a small laugh along with my comment as I glumly sheath the blade.

"It's great! There's a reason why it's considered a classic." I didn't fail to catch the awkward tone in her voice. Thanks for lying, atleast you aren't blunt about it. Realizing that we stopped walking, I let my eyes take in our surroundings to see where we are.

Yep, no clue whatsoever.

"Hey, do you know where we're going?" I asked my lead expecting a yes.

"I was following you..."

...

«Warning»
~Quest: Orientation is about to expire.~

Debuff Acquired: Panic

"We're going to be late!" I shout in panic before grabbing her hand and running back in hopes of seeing someone who knew where the Auditorium is.

"Wh- Hey! I can run on my own!" Ruby shouted but I wasn't even able to register her words as I continued running. I am not going to lose that title!

Relationship level with Ruby Rose has improved!
You are now Acquaintances!

TTID

So yeah, this new college ain't half bad. Got plenty of free time and wifi so I MAY be able to post longer chapters now with my still lax schedule... assuming I don't get absorbed into LoL.

Next chapter may be a longer one since I plan on delving into the revealed mechanics.

I uploaded this chapter while in classes,