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The whole room, minus Summer who couldn't sleep, awoke to the sound of a bell ringing. I start to remember why there was a bell doing this back on Nirn, Dragon attack. Instead of Dov, it's Grimm. I get my battle equipment on and I see the others ready.
Summer has a pair of twin swords that can attach together for a rifle. One has the gun feature to it while the other is the base for the barrel. Thank you, Herma Mora for the knowledge otherwise I would be lost, even though I loathe him, but I figure he will want his book back here shortly for this. Good thing I placed it in the library with an Invisibility spell active on it.
But back to the village. I walk out ahead of the group and hear someone shout Arachne. If I remember correctly from what the Headmaster told me before the mission was that Arachne are spider-like Grimm. The other type of Grimm here other than a few Beowolves are Gargoyles.
I see that the village has shelters for the Grimm, but it only would last for so long. I run over to a high tower to see what we are going against. I see not that many, but if not taken care of fast more Grimm would come. I'm going to need help of a Dov.
"Dur, Neh Viir" Normally I wouldn't use this Shout but I need to keep this village safe, rules and pride be damned. Out of the purple mist came the only Dov known to practice Necromancy, Durnehviir.
"Ah…Qahnaarin, it's been too long." He looks around and sees the Arachne coming in. "Stay back Kiir, this is a fight for only the Dovahkiin and I." With that he takes to the skies with a roar.
I pull out Auriel's Bow and a Sunhallowed arrow, point to the sun and let the arrow fly. I don't have to worry about Durnehviir with him technically being a summon so Black Book covers him as friendly.
The sun bolts go outside the village and into the swarm of Arachne with them screeching and I charge. Between Durnehviir, the sunbolts, and me cutting them with Dawnbreaker, they either died or the more older ones ran away. I hear gunfire, I think that is what it's called with guns being new to me, from the walls and I see JNPR, Summer, and some of the more able bodied townsfolk firing on the remaining Grimm left.
We run off the Grimm and I go back inside with the townsfolk cheering for me. I get asked my name and if I was a licensed Huntress, to which I gave my name and told them no. I was working on that right now. They didn't care about the Huntress part and the group smiled at my carefree attitude. And shortly after all of the cheering calmed down the Bullhead came by and pick us up.
I see Summer hesitate at it but I assured her to go. We ride like we did except with Summer reading the book I was reading on the trip over and I sat calmly. Nora talking her team's ears off as usual and I had to think on things. If Daedric Princes could enter freely, then what was keeping Dagon out?
Maybe he has the Grimm for that. If he himself couldn't manifest here, then the Grimm could clear opposition and then he can do that. I feel myself being shaken by someone again and I see Pyrrha this time. "We're here." Is all she said before looking at me again. "You seemed pretty deep in thought there, Jade. What is it?"
I shrug. "Nothing you need to be concerned about. Ramblings of a Archmage will drive you insane as fast as the knowledge of Hermaeus Mora. Go on, Summer and I have to visit the Headmaster for a few. Keep Nora from telling RWBY about anything involving Summer here before I tell them. All right?" I get a nod. "Good… Come on Summer."
We arrive with Nocturnal on my side it seems. We didn't run into RWBY or anything that involved trouble. I knock on the door and I hear yelling before they stopped. Ozpin opens the door and he see Summer. "Summer… You know the amount of paperwork I had to file to report to the Counsel after your disappearance? Anyway, welcome back." Ozpin said holding out his hand.
Summer takes it. "I don't want to guess Oz. I thought I heard Qrow in there?" That's who's voice that was.
"He is here on behalf of the call I got from Jade here. We have a lot to talk about." Ozpin said. I smell the alcohol from the door.
We enter and the door shuts behind us. Qrow hugs Summer and we start up the meeting before anything else happens. "Now, Summer has lost those powers due to her vampirism. She is on same power level as before minus Aura and Semblance, due to lack of soul." I hear Qrow spit his drink out.
"Y-You mean- Summer has no soul?" I hear Qrow ask between coughs.
"Yes. Terms of vampirism, specifically Volkihar vampires, include change of eye color and loss of soul. Now something I found where I found Summer at has a letter addressed to you Qrow. I know the truth, all of them Qrow. Ruby, Summer's first marriage, and others. But those are the key things. The letter was to be sent out when Summer stepped out of line, which you did when you left, and they would go after Ruby and Yang." I say with a cold tone.
"I take it Summer told you when you showed the letter to her?" Qrow asked with a groan, I nod. "Please don't tell Ruby and Yang this, it would make them break down." I nod to this. They have lived with this for as long as they remember.
"They made me do things I didn't want to do, but they would go after the girls if I didn't do so. Killing, torture, feeding on blood, and others. Grimm seemed to ignore me with my current condition." Summer said somewhat coldly. That got wide eyes from the two.
"Why's that Sum?" Qrow asked, ignoring the negatives. I know the answer so I voiced my reason.
"Grimm are soulless creatures of Darkness, vampires can fall under that as well with them not having souls and are weak in the sun. Vampires may not have souls but can fill a Soul Gem due to Magickal energies that are still in use, I think the Grimm can be done the same as well." I say, remembering what I have seen and read.
"Well, that is concerning and helpful to know. Anything else?" Ozpin asked.
"No one survived the den where I found the 'bandits'. Ask JNPR about it, all prisoners were killed when they found out we were coming. Blood lined the walls and the bodies will not be identified." I say with no emotion showing. Qrow and Ozpin go a bit green at the news.
"Did the mayor get told this?" Ozpin asked and I nod. "He called ahead with the news and he was glad. Good job on that, by the way." I nod to say thank you. "Get some rest, you have a class to teach tomorrow." I get up and look at Summer.
"Where will Summer be staying at? I am going to need her nearby so her vampiric nature doesn't get out of control along with curing her at the altar when it gets built." I say.
"She can stay in the dorm that you stayed in before Initiation. Being in the Teachers Dorms, no student will disturb her unless you lead them to her." Ozpin said getting Qrow and I to nod to that. Ruby and Yang needs to not know of this just yet.
"I will leave the catching up to do between the three of you in private. Good evening." I say, walking out of the office. I go down the elevator and walk to the room. As soon as I enter I hear a hiss, looking at Blake who is on top of Ruby's bed.
"What's the matter Blake? Oh, hi Jade!" Ruby says. Blake pulls me to the side, still nervous for some reason.
"Why do I smell blood and decaying bodies on you?" She asked with a whisper. I think of one reason.
"Our mission ran into a cave full of bandits that took prisoners from the village. That's where they went, but when we got there they ambushed us. And these bandits were both Faunus and Human, so were the prisoners. We took care of the bandits but they killed all the prisoners so we couldn't save them." I say as quiet as Blake's tone, she gasps. She doesn't comprehend how they killed without mercy.
"But that's not all… I smell roses on you as well. Ruby wasn't with you at all, she has been here. So where is this smell coming from?" Blake said as I try to think of a reason. I forgot she was a Faunus, enhanced senses and night-vision. I'm thinking whether or not to only tell her the truth. If I don't, then they will find out and wonder what else I'm hiding. Or tell them one by one or two by two and get them to focus on not telling the others. But why did she smell roses?
I go for a cryptic answer, but tell them one by one. "What do you know of vampires besides from what I told you earlier?" I ask quietly. I get a look of disbelief from Blake.
"They were myths, Jade. But to answer your question. They are beings without a soul, feed on blood of humans or faunus, and burn to ash in daylight. What's the answer?" Blake said.
"You are wrong on two aspects, Blake, but I told you all about the soulless part. Those 'bandits' we fought were vampires, more their thrall than vampires." I did the air quote around bandits and Blake gasps. Another question. "What do you know of Ruby and Yang's mothers?" I ask.
"They really haven't talked about their mother." I shake my head and hold my hand out showing two. "Mothers, I figured they were half-sisters." She corrected with a sigh. "But the answer is still the same. They haven't talked much but I can pick up on Ruby's mother has passed away."
"Keep this to yourself or tomorrow after class you will wish you were on a Plane of Oblivion. Doesn't matter which one but keep quiet." I say in a rather cold tone that can give Wiess a run for her Septim.
"Ruby's mother is very much 'alive' in a sense. She is a powerful vampire, remember Volkihar vampires?" A nod. "She is one of them, but not ritual, but through a bite. She is here but do not tell Ruby or Yang about this." I say dark tone, making Blake look like her end was near.
"Ok, that explains everything. Thank you Jade." With that she joined up with the others.
"What was you talking about Jade?" Ruby asked. I can't tell her just yet.
"Telling her about the mission. Found out why people was disappearing and took care of it." I lie.
"Oh, ok." Ruby said. Yang could tell that I lied to her sister and my teammate. The look on her face tells me she wants to talk later in private. I will talk to her about why I'm cryptic, but not about Summer.
"But no one was hurt, although I am tired though. Fighting Arachne will tire you out like any other Grimm." I say and the girls' jaws dropped.
"WHAT!" They all yelled in unison. My ears are ringing right now so I hold my hand out to stop any questions until I get my hearing back.
"Ruby first." I say once I get my hearing back.
"How did you defeat them? They're one of the most powerful Grimm out there." Ruby asked/said.
"Dawnbreaker, Auriel's Bow, and a rather powerful summon. I know he can't hear me right now so I'm not summoning him again, unless it is a life or death situation. His power involves Necromancy, that's a big taboo for Paladins or any of the Order." I say with a stern tone. "Weiss?"
"You can summon?" She asked, wanting to know more. Probably already knowing the answer.
"Like your families' Semblance, yes and no. I cannot summon fallen enemies but beings from another plane of existence. Being Archmage to the Collage of Winterhold, I am quite knowledgeable of all 5 Schools of Magic. Though I usually stay away from Conjuration, unless it's a bound weapon." I say.
"But that is all the questions for now. You can ask more after class tomorrow." I look at the group. "I know you want to know more but it's late and I would like to sleep before class tomorrow." I hear 'alright' from the girls and we climb into bed, falling asleep instantly.
*Flashback. Jade, age 12*
"Right slash! Block! Shield bash! Block! Left slash! Done!" I go to one knee to breathe. "Great work Jade. You are learning faster than I was at your age." I hear my mentor speak. I should say father due to my knowledge that I came from an orphanage.
"Thank you, Sir." I say between breaths.
"Don't thank me now, but later when you go out on your own. Now take a break, when you come back we will train on Destruction." I nod to what Leeroy was saying with strides. I get up and get a drink of water.
I sit down with the cup of water and relax for a minute. The Order was talking about recent Daedra incidents. I get up and find Leeroy. "Ready?" I nod. "Good. Today we are talking about Destruction magic against undead. What would be the best spells to use?" Leeroy asked.
"Fire based spells. Flames, Firebolt, Ignite, Fireball, Incinerate, and Firestorm. They are direct damage that doesn't need to be put on a surface to start, like Runes or the Wall spells, but doesn't cover yourself in fire like Cloak spells." I say, remembering the book they had for this.
"Good. We will be practice Firebolt for the rest of the day. If you can do full damage then tomorrow we will try Ignite if we do Destruction again." Leeroy said, smiling at my willingness to learn.
*End Flashback*
I bolt upright from my bed in a cold sweat. I think of the dream, call it what you want, but that is one of the happier times with my adoptive father before he died in that raid. I get out of bed to carefully look out the window to see the glow of the sun coming about. So why the cold sweat?
I grab some clothes and head to the bathroom to shower. The girls explained this one to me so I didn't get confused on why there wasn't a tub to fill hot water in. I get out of the shower quickly and put my clothes on.
I look in the mirror and think, Grimm suffer the same disadvantage as undead do meaning that the offensive Restoration spells do as well. Aura has the same limit as one's Magicka pool, so if someone here was to learn any of the spells from Nirn, then they would lose some Aura to power that spell.
I need to train RWBY and JNPR to fight without Aura, I need to ask Ozpin about that. I realize now that I'm walking to said person's office, fully dressed and almost to the door. I sigh to myself, the mind of an Archmage with 16 Daedric Artifacts tends to wander on its own, dangerously so.
I knock on door to the Headmaster and step back. I hear the door open to see the face of Professor Goodwitch. "Morning Professor. Is the Headmaster in?" I ask.
"Yes he is. Why do you need to see him?" Goodwitch asked, trying to read my face.
"Well, it can involve you too since you are the Combat Instructor." I say.
"Let her in, Glynda." She lets me go in. Ozpin is sitting at his desk, cup in hand. "What can I do for you Ms. Bohonem?" Ozpin said.
"I realized that my magic could be taught." I say, pausing to see if I could get a response from the two.
"Really? Only I am missing a 'but'." Ozpin said, knowing the trick.
"But at the cost of one's Aura. I want to get permission to train teams RWBY and JNPR to fight without Aura incase." I say without fear or any emotion in my voice.
Goodwitch looks at me like The Mad God possessed me. "No you can't! Why would you ask tha-" She gets cut off of her rant with a simple Calm spell.
"Why would you ask of such a thing, Ms. Bohonem?" Ozpin asked with a stoic face.
"Reason for this request is being this. Your student fight in mixed styles, most are dependent off of Aura. The two teams I'm requesting to train them without Aura need to know that Aura will never always be there to save them, if they do good then I will seek other teams to train with both yours and whatever teams permission." I say, showing facts and reason.
"You have given a good deal of time to think this. I will give permission if you get teams RWBY and JNPR to sign this form to show they are willing. I trust that you won't be too hard to them." Ozpin said, finding two pieces of paper that had the same print to them, meaning they are the forms.
"I won't train them like I was, if that is what you're asking. But that doesn't mean they will be coddled either. Jaune, may Talos watch over him, will have the brunt of the training. His raw Aura is external Magicka, so he will know how to use it to its fullest." I say grabbing the papers.
"All right. Is there anything else?" I shake my head. "Then you may get ready for class." I turn and walk out. I get to the ground floor and walk outside to see the logs I asked for, something was done to them. What I did was simply displaced them into my classroom to use once I got there.
I walk to Summer's room to see how she is handling this. I knock on the door and wait. Summer says come in and I see what she looks like being away from blood for a day. Horrible is one way I would think, she shows signs of exhaustion and loss of focus. So about Stage 2 or 3.
"Here." I say, handing here a bag of blood I took from the infirmary with the permission of the Headmaster when she got here. She grabs the bag and manages not to tear the bag to get to the blood.
She drinks the blood in silence. I see her get better. "Better?" She nods. "Good. If the thirst gets too strong, find me or have Ozpin find me." She nods again. "I'll try to come early in the morning to do this, but now I need to go to class."
"I thought you were a Professor?" Summer asked.
"I do have my own class I teach but part of Ozpin's request for me to stay was to be a student as well due to me being the same age as second years." I say, thinking on that for a moment.
"Leave it to Oz to do that. Any progress on the altar?" Summer asked. I would understand her perspective if I was in the same spot. Vampirism can be troublesome.
"Not yet but after everything is said and done today I will start on it. Today in the evening, if I can." I say to her. She likes the answer.
"All right, if you need help. Come find me, I get bored sitting in this room all day long." She said.
"I'll see what I can do. Now, you have mine and Ozpin's number if something comes up involving your condition. I will talk to you later today." I say, getting up and turning.
"All right, have a good day Jade." Summer said.
I walk out and go down the hall. It's still a couple of hours until classes start so I can get everything put up and ready to start when it's time. I arrive at the classroom to see the logs that I displaced in here, I immediately use the sawn logs to build a Alchemy station and an Enchanting workshop.
The building must have taking longer than I thought, it's 15 minutes until class time to start. I walk out after I cloak the two tables I built with a Invisibility spell long enough to last until after my teaching was done.
I walk to Professor Port's room and sit down in an empty spot next to RWBY. "Good morning everyone. Now that everyone is here, we can begin class. And what better way to start than tell a tale from the past! My past!" The professor said with a kind of jolly tone.
The others groaned and even Weiss was having a hard time to stay focused. I had no trouble at all due to the Bard's Collage. Professor Port may be welcomed in open arms with his stories, but his stories have a hidden meaning to them.
When he talks about Beowolves, them meaning is this; they may be fast and mildly armored but the neck is the lightest armored spot. Ursai; lightly armored in front, hard hitting and high endurance but slow. Creeps; fast, almost no armor, and uses groups to attack one target to overwhelm. Deathstalkers; highly armored, high offensive, but stinger is weak point. Those are some.
"Now, can I have a volunteer for this next part?" I raise my hand. "Yes, Ms.?"
"My name is Jade Bohonem, Professor." I say.
"Alright, Ms. Bohonem. Come down, get your gear, and face your opponent." Port said, as I get up to get my sword and armor. I walk out, ignoring the looks and whispers of those who haven't seen me in my actual combat clothes. I'm using a regular, un-enchanted Iron sword and a Steel shield. I can't use Stalhrim or anything like that.
"Dressed in full armor minus the helmet? Excellent choice, now… Face your opponent!" With that the lock on the cage was busted, revealing a Beowolf, almost an Alpha based on armor, that came running at me as the door went down, strike readying. I hold my shield up and my sword ready at my side.
The strike hit the shield at the angle, causing the blow to be redirected upwards throwing the arm up. I swing upwards to the neck, sword biting the space between the groves in its neck chipping some armor off, head rolling off three seconds later.
"Good show! Good show Ms. Bohonem! How did you figure out about the neck?" Port asked, as I sheathed my sword. Students have eyes wide, most likely wondering who was this person.
"Its neck is the lightest armored with groves that allow the head to turn. Put enough force in it and the rest follows." I say.
"Good observation. Now class, follow Ms. Bohonem's observation and write a small report on it. Ms. Bohonem, can I see you after class?" I nod as the bell rings. "Alright, class dismissed." I stay behind with the portly Professor.
"Now Ozpin told me that you lived in a small village outside the Kingdoms, how did you know about a Beowolf's neck?" Port asked.
"Your stories hold true with your past experience, I simply followed with your stories." I say with a shrug.
"This is excellent! Now I won't hold you any longer for Bart's class. I'll write a note for you hand in if you are late." Port said, writing a note to the Doctor.
I walk out of the class only to bump into someone. "Sorry about that." The person said. I put my hands in my pockets to throw off the look of me looking for something missing, which something was. My dummy Scroll to be precise, my real one is in my breast pocket under the jacket.
"It's all right. I didn't get your name, what would that be. Jade Bohonem." I say with my hand out. The girl takes it.
"Emerald Sustari." Emerald said. "Funny thing is that we are named after two green gems, isn't it?" She said and I nod.
"It is but time is almost up for the next class. You don't seem to go here. You from another school?" I ask and Emerald nods. We start to walk.
"Haven. You will see two of my teammates, the fourth is on her way." Emerald said as we arrive. We split up and I sit before the bell rang.
"Good morning everyone! Now turn to page 312 of the book. We will be going over the history of Vale." I turn to the page, but I already know all of this due to an Eidetic memory. I tune out the Doctor, thinking of random things. Ranging from what forces are playing in the background, to the Elder Scrolls I have.
…
Wait, the Elder Scrolls I have with me! I need to see if they have changed or they are the same with not being on Mundus anymore. I start to feel the sensation of someone shaking my shoulder again. I look at the room I'm in, Oobleck looking at me.
"Forgive me Doctor, I was lost in thought. What was the question again?" I ask.
"What was the supposed turning point in The Great War?" The Doctor asked.
"Some say the current King of Vale led his soldiers himself, slaying Mistral and Mantle by the dozens. Others say that Mantle and Mistral were unprepared with the terrain." I say.
"Excellent! Excellent! Anyone else want to add anything?" Oobleck said. But he didn't get a response or answer to his question. "All right class. 3-page report is to be done by the end of class two days from now. Have a good day." With that the bell rang and people started to leave but I stayed. Lunch would be served now but I don't require it for the moment.
"Yes, Ms. Bohonem? What do you require?" Oobleck asked.
"I need to stay here so I can read a certain Scroll." I say, reaching into my bottomless pack. I pull out the Elder Scroll that talked about blood of a Daughter of Coldharbour.
"What would that be?" Oobleck asked. "It looks old, ancient even."
"A Kel, Elder Scroll. A fragment of creation itself, they can look into the past, present, and future. But not just those three parts of time. An old acquaintance of mine describe it as such. 'You look to your left, you see one way. Your look to your right, you see another. But neither is any harder than the opposite. But the Elder Scrolls… they look left and right in the stream of time. The future and the past as one: Sometimes they even look up. What do they see then? Then the madness begins.'* If not prepared to read one, the most minor thing they can do is permanent blindness. Major, it would be death." I say, breathing slowly to get ready to open it up.
"Very interesting. I will let you be!" With that Oobleck left the room, not wanting to see if the blindness affects him without reading it himself. I pull open the Scroll and got engulfed into bright light.
Ahh... Cliffhangers. Anyway, what do you think? Does the Scroll change or not? I looked up on way a prophecies are wrote in the Scrolls. Turns out once a prophecy is enacted on Tamriel, nothing can change it. But what of Remnant? But a Dragon Break is the only thing that is not set in stone in a Elder Scroll. Favorite, Follow, PM/Review for more.
*- Yes it is almost word for word. But the phrase is a good statement for an Elder Scroll.
On another note, Rune's rewrite is going to be in 4 chapter blocks.
Edit 9/27/17: General fixes that has been stated before.
9/27/17- Answer to Rio Skyron: Thank you for telling me and the theory has been removed.
