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[System Message]

"Speech"

~Scroll Text~

'Thoughts'

{Party Chat}

Shadow Trailer

- 9 years later -

Every year, the System gives me a special boss-only dungeon after finals week at Signal. The rewards varied every year, with the first being a pair of black boots optimized for free running, the next being a few ingots of Stygian Iron that I used to craft the hidden blade portion of my weapon with the rest being composed of meteoric iron, the next being a pair of sports sunglasses and a pair of gloves that link to my gauntlets and act as smart scopes and make their mechashifts easier to control, and last year I got a black half mask with an internal respirator built in to it. Between the yearly drops and what I had made in dungeons throughout the years, I had managed to nearly complete my combat outfit to my not-too-demanding standards. So I was honestly looking forward to whatever the system had in store for me this year. 'Enter Finals Dungeon'

[Playing "Twisted" - by MISSIO]

AN:Ciar's Theme

[Entering the Finals Dungeon - C Rank

SHADOW DRAGON'S LAIR

Good Luck on your exam, Host]

I rolled my eyes at the song the system chose. Somewhere along the line, the System seemed to decide that this song would be my "theme song," so to speak. This amused Neo to no end when, every—and I do mean every—time I had a match during combat class, the system played that song. It turns out that anyone I partied with got access to certain aspects of the system. And the aspect that Neo and my pseudo-sisters seemed to like using the most after discovering it was the system's ability to play any song I had ever heard. Which also led to them learning about my two extra sets of memories, both of which had been slowly fading or merging with experiences in this world.

Looking around myself, I see a cliff face overlooking a massive ravine. Creeping across a jagged outcropping, I crouch at the edge to get a good view of my surroundings

A wide smile spreads unbidden across my face as I see the draconic form of my opponent. Its body was snake-like, save for the four powerful legs curled underneath it and the two leathery wings, seemingly too big for its body, draped along the ground. The black scales seemed to blend into any shadows they touched, and even where no shadows fell, the scales seemed to emit a black mist, almost as if they were shadows themselves.

'Guess that's where the name comes from,' I thought to myself before checking its status. 'Observe'

[Scála Scáth-C

Young Adult Shadow Dragon

LV.17

HP 5000/5000

A young dragon just old enough to have left its hatching ground but not old enough to have yet found a mate. While it may not have much of a horde, it will fight viciously to protect what it has acquired. Shadows are its playground; given the chance, it will slip into the shadows and ambush its prey. ]

As quietly as I can, I flick my bracers straight into their third form. The two twin ebony machetes each had a double-curved blade on one side and jagged barbs on the other. Trailing from the pommel was my grapple line, composed of dust-conductive wire braided and woven to withstand the weight it experienced whenever the gravity dust embedded into the grips of my daggers would activate. As much as I had trained and mastered using my hidden blades before getting to Signal, I had been made painfully aware of how ineffective they were against larger grimm and in open combat.

Knowing exactly how pointless it is to try to win a battle of sneak attacks with a creature made of literal shadows, I slowly make my way to a rocky outcropping jutting out over my prey. Spreading my arms out on either side of me, I leapt from the outcropping, as my assassin memories had taught me years ago. Charging up the gravity dust embedded into my blades handles, I hold the left blade behind my back to slow my fall and throw the other down as hard as I can at my unsuspecting enemy. Its artificial weight accelerates it many times faster than I could possibly throw it on its own. As it plummets toward the shadowy beast, my grapple wire trails after it until, Thwump, it embeds itself in the dragon's neck.

"Rooooooaaaaaaaar!" It cries out in agony as it is forcefully awakened from its sleep.

Wasting no time, I activated the lightning dust crystal embedded in my right gauntlet, eliciting another thundering cry of agony from my foe. Bringing my left blade out in front of me, I haul in on my right grappling line and come crashing down on top of the beast's neck.

Keeping the electricity flowing through my still embedded right blade, I wrench my left out of the dragon's neck, pulling bits of skin, flesh, and blood out with the serrated edge at the same time. I can just see the barest hint of white bone peeking out from deep within the gaping wound as I begin to hack and slash at the exposed flesh. More and more of the thrashing lizard's vertebrae were exposed with each slash, accompanied as it were by sprays of gore. Finally, seeing a gap in the spinal column, I stopped the flow of electricity coming from my right blade. Then, yanking it out from where it had been embedded, I sank both of my blades into the exposed disk and activated the lightning dust crystals embedded in each of my gauntlets.

The dragon's whole body twitches and shakes as it lets out a keening roar. Then, with two sequential pops, its eyes burst, and it fell still at last. Climbing down from my kill, I retract my blades to their dormant form and watch as the dragon dissolves into a shadowy mist, leaving behind a large wooden chest. As I walk over to it, I see a new System Message

[Success!

You Have Slain the Young Adult Shadow Dragon, Scála Scáth-C

Gained 8500 EXP

Gained 8500 Lien

Skill EXP Acquisition for Boss Battle

Gained 20 Skill EXP for Dagger Combat: Expert 41 (126/300)

Gained 24 Skill EXP for Observe: Adept 40 (93/200)

Gained 2 Skill EXP for Freerunning: Expert 42 (246/300)

-Music Stopped-

Congratulations!

You have cleared the Finals Dungeon

Shadow Dragon's Lair-C

Gained 500 EXP

Added Shadow Dragons' Lair-C To The ID Create Skill

Level Up!

Congratulations, Host, on reaching level 21

Collect Rewards?

Y/N]

"Yes," I say. The chest pops open, and out spills what is possibly the weirdest collection of loot that I have ever gotten. There's a roll of treated black leather that seems to emit a fine mist of pure shadow, two take-out containers, one smaller than the other, and two small boxes of dust.

"Observe," I say, looking at this small pile of loot.

[Shadow Dragon Leather-Treated

Excellent for making light armor that blends into the shadows

Dragon Heart-Partial-Lightning Roasted

Upon consumption, it will grant some of the original owner's skills

Dragon Steaks-Lightning Roasted*7

Considered a delicacy by many, this, quite luckily, has been cooked to perfection by an electric attack

Lightning Dust: Powder(medium vial)*10

Gravity Dust: Powder(medium vial)*10]

Grimacing slightly at what I'm about to do, I open up the smaller takeout container and see an almost bite-sized piece of slightly burnt flesh with ragged edges. I pinch my nose and hold my breath, then pop the piece of dragon heart into my mouth. Chewing rapidly, I swallow it down as soon as I can. "That wasn't so bad," I mutter. "It tasted a little gamy, though."

[You have learned the Skill Shadow Cloak:Novice 1 (0/100)

Can be used to wrap oneself in nearby shadows to hide from pursuers or quarry. The duration is dependent on Skill Level. Current duration: 2 min. 5 AP consumed per minute

You have learned the Skill Shadow Walk:Novice 1 (0/100)

Allows the user to enter one patch of shadow and exit another one. The distance that can be traveled varies based on Skill Level.

Current distance: 10 m.

2 AP consumed per meter

You have inherited 4000 Skill EXP from previous owner for Shadow Cloak

Shadow Cloak has leveled up to Adept 40 (0/200). Duration increased to 40. 3 AP consumed per minute

You have inherited 4000 Skill EXP from the previous owner for Shadow Walk.

Shadow Walk has leveled up to Adept 40 (0/200). Distance increased to 400 m. 2 AP consumed per meter]

I groan as over half a century's worth of memories of the use of the two skills are imprinted on my brain. "I think I'd rather just have had to figure it out on my own," I murmur at the system. After putting all my loot in my inventory, I walked through the swirling portal of shadows that had appeared. There to greet me on the other side is Tai.

"How'd it go?" He asks.

"Pretty good," I reply. "Got a drop that would be great for dinner. Could I invite Neo and her Mom over?" I ask, handing him the takeout container with the dragon steaks.

"Steak, nice and still warm too. Sure, go ahead, but heads up: Qrow's still in town for another week, so he'll be there too." Tai says, smirking at me at that last part.

"If he says anything, I'll cook my 'Looks Great Surprise' for him and bribe Ruby to say it's from her." I respond as I get out my scroll to message Neo and invite her over while thinking out, 'Status.'

[Name: Ciar Tzefanya Uwzal

Species: Jaguar Faunus

Traits: Black Jaguar ears, Jaguar eyes, Enhanced senses, Silver Eyes (Dormant)

Age: 16

Level: 21(362/22000)

Class: Gamer

Sub-Class: Assassin

HP:560/560

HP Regen: 3.4% per min

STAM:1370/1370

AP:360/360

AP Regen: 1.92% per min

STR:46

DEX:49

CON:42

INT:36

WIS:24

CHA:18

Stat Points:30

Skills:

Gamers Mind: Max

Allows the user to calmly and logically think things through. Allows for a peaceful state of mind. Grants immunity to mental disorder and illusions

Gamers Body:Max

Grants a body that allows the user to live the real world like a game. After sleeping in a bed, it restores HP and MP and cures all status effects.

ID Create: Novice 15

Allows for the creation of Instant Dungeons

Higher-level Dungeons can be created based on Skill Level.

Current dungeons: (Additional AP can be used to increase dungeon difficulty)

-Empty Dungeon- (G): 5 AP per use

-Grimm Den- (E) + : 10 min AP per use

-Ninja Oni Dungeon- (E+) + : 15 min AP per use

-Entrance to the Underworld- (D-) + : 20 min AP per use

-Robot Factory- (D) + : 25 min AP per use

-Plague Town- (D+) + : 30 min AP per use

-Shadow Dragons' Lair- (C-) + : 35 min AP per use

ID Escape: Max

Can be used to exit Instant Dungeons at will. Can only be used on Instant Dungeons. Activates automatically at 10 HP with a 5 HP penalty. Costs AP equal to entrance cost

Observe: Adept 40 (93/200)

Grants information on the target based on skill level and level disparity between host and target

Sneak: Expert 48 (38/100)

Conceals your presence; the level of concealment is dependent on skill level

Freerunning: Expert 42 (246/300)

The ground is not the route for an assassin. Intelligent use of your surroundings enables quicker movement over and through obstacles (consuming 5 STAM per minute)

Gauntlet combat:Expert 46 (262/300)

Grants control and mastery of the gauntlets of the Creed, depending on the skill level. 5 STAM consumed per minute

Dagger combat: Expert 41 (126/300)

Grants control and mastery over short and long daggers, depending on the skill level. 5 STAM consumed per minute

Firearms combat: Expert 43 (54/300)

Grants control and mastery over short- and long-range firearms, depending on the skill level. 2 STAM consumed per minute

Smithing:Adept 28(165/200)

Your skill at crafting, modifying, repairing, and upgrading Arms and Armor

Costs vary depending on materials used

Cooking: Novice 15 (93/100)

Your skill in the kitchen at higher levels, food may have a special effect. The current level is just barely past the possibility of food poisoning.]

AN: Well that took much longer than I thought it would. Alas, Life got In the way a bit but here are the trailer chapters I promised and the start of canon events is coming soon.