Flash Back Chapter! While everyone else was off having a fun summer, Tai was having a brutal time trying to force his semblance to re-awaken...with some help...Enjoy!

Tai frowned as he looked around the bare looking dorm room, only his belongings had been unpacked. He restlessly flexed his fingers, listening as the metals claws on his hands clinked quietly. For the first time in nearly two months he had time to relax. Quickly stripping his coat off be began to think back to the training he did over the summer with Ozpin and Glynda. Just thinking of it made him feel tired and sore.

He began to undo the buckles on his gloves before thinking something over...he needed a shower. His nose crinkled as he could smell himself and he left his left glove only half unbuckled as he grabbed a black muscle shirt and black flannel pants, heading to the bathroom with gusto. He unbuckled his gloves and set them on the counter before stripping himself out of his skintight top and his combat pants, having kicked his boots off by the door. He wasted no time jumping under the warm jet of water...and relaxed.

He could feel the water running down his form and with it, letting his mind wander...

About 2 Months Earlier...

Tai stood there, clad in a tight combat top, combat pants and matching boots. He was to begin his training today, and he was told it would not be pretty. Ozpin stood in front of him as they were in the kitchen, but they were far from alone. Glynda was making breakfast for more then just the three of them, as Roman, Cinder, Adam and Neo had shown up, each seeming to be included in their training.

"Tai, are you sure you want to do this...this could kill you" Ozpin stated. The older man had offered to train him in the most brutal fashion, a way that could seriously injure the boy, but would be him to release his semblance as fast as possible. The professor had been concerned that even after the boys aura had been unlocked again...his aura did not come back with it...this was their solution...to but Tai in a life and death situation, 12 hours a day for the next two months.

"I am sure...I can handle anything you throw at me." Tai stated, but soon regretted his words as he was sent flying down the hall by a kick from Ozpin.

"Very well...it starts now" Ozpin stated, hearing the boy's groans from the hall.

Tai winced at that memory, rubbing his side. "Old man sure can kick.." Tai chuckled as he thought about that day. He remember the pure fear that ran through him as he was hunted down and nearly beat to death by the Headmaster...Tai was not sure what his weapon was...but that cane left enough bruises to last a life time...the first night was worse.

Same time, now Night.

Tai wheezed as he laid on the ground, his face caked with dirt and blood, his shirt was shredded to pieces. He winced as his back felt like it had been flayed, bruises and cuts covered its surface, his front did not look any better.

Ozpin looked own at the boy and smiled "your first day of training is done...you will only be attacked by one of us during the daylight hours between 6 AM and 6 PM...you will also be sleeping outside in the forest...with the Grimm...even if they are just Beowolves and Ursa."

Tai just groaned and weakly gave a thumbs up before dragging himself off the ground and left for the forest with a slight limp.

Tai chuckled as he finally started to wash himself, remembering that first day well. The rest of the first week went like that, him getting beat senseless by one of the group. He did have easier times with some of them, but he was not there to fight...he was just to survive. Then he remember the stress testing they did on him, and that made him shudder, but he did ask for it.

A few weeks after the start of his training...

Tai was standing in the middle of a bright white chamber, looking through the glass that protected the control room from all the things that went on in the chamber. Tai was wearing a jumpsuit that was filled with sensors, to make sure he was somewhat safe. He realized someone in the room was waving to him and he gave them a thumbs up, heard a loud buzz...and then the pain came. The chamber was built to pump dust in a high speeds, and this caused an overcharge of energy in the chamber, causing pain for Tai. The boy endured it though, trying to get his semblance to appear.

Ozpin watched as his adoptive nephew dropped to his knee, clearly trying to soldier through the pain.

"Sir, it seems it is hurting him a lot...should we stop?" A technician asked Ozpin.

"He knows his limits...if he wants it to stop he will give the signal." Ozpin added, watching the various elements flash around the boy.

Tai stepped out of the shower and began to towel off and looked at himself in the mirror after he pulled his pants on. He was more defined then last year...seems like running for your life did that to you. He was faster and had more stamina too. He stretched and rolled his shoulder, remembering the first time his new semblance awoken...damn it was painful...

A month and a a week into his training...

Tai screamed out as he clawed the floor, arching his back up in pain. He was being battered by the dust that stuck him, it burning his lungs and stung his skin. He could feel the energy flowing in him as he was trying to stand again, only for some of the dust to violently react in front of him, knocking him into the wall.

Ozpin watched as screens flashed red and the technicians worked on keeping everything stable. A screen monitoring Tai's vitals showed elevated heart rates, his tolerance to pain was being overwhelmed, and even his aura reservoirs were burning up.

"Sir, his body is absorbing to much of the dust." One of the technicians called out.

"Just a bit longer, he is still resisting...huh!" Everyone looked at the room as it began to fill with smoke and they heard Tai cry out, followed by a sickening splatter...

*Wack!*

A red tendril smacked against the glass, while three more waved around in the smoke. They looked to be liquid...but moved like a limb.

"Sir, Tai's body is producing something...it seems to be a Aura fueled creation."

Ozpin just smiled a bit "Seems like he did in a month that takes most over a Year..."

Tai looked at his reflection as four tendrils burst from his back and circled him, each one being at least 5 feet long. He looked them over as they circled to his front, they looked smooth and subtly moved. reached out and ran a hand along one. It was amazing that he could produce something like this from his own body...it could move like a suspended liquid...or harden into a deadly blade or point. He smiled and heard a knock at the door.

"You almost done?! You have been in there forever!" Svetlana yelled.

"yeah yeah...forgot I had three female teammates" Tai chuckled as he looked in the mirror one last time, pulling the tendrils back into his back and slid his shirt on, leaving the bathroom without a second glace.

Not as good as I wanted, but you get the gist of it. I will more then likely refer back to the summer training during future chapters, as it was very brutal and it was only to get his semblance activated and up to par...so he is not OP or anything from training with Ozpin..he was doing a crap ton of ruining.

Anyways, till next time...Arrix out!