Opening File: Aura Tree
An Aura tree is a tree grown from a seed that has been enhanced by Aura through a Semblance that commonly affects wood and plant life. These trees grow at a very slow rate, taking over fifty years to grow to full maturity and need attention as they are very sensitive to their environment before fully maturing. Without proper care they could easily die and need a steady supply of Aura infusion each day to survive and grow. Once fully grown an Aura tree is extremely strong and hard to cut down with the wood itself being extremely strong and yet very light.
It is said a block of wood from an Aura tree is worth a single bar of gold. The wood is not only strong but very durable, able to handle a great deal of punishment from the most dangerous of storms and shrug off any kind of explosion. Due to the rarity and strength of this wood it is extremely valuable and sought by many people. The Foodian Order is believed to be only group of people capable of creating and growing this type of tree but there have been rare cases of Aura Wood being found and created as a personal weapon.
(An image of Sebben's cane is shown.)
Or even a random piece of wood that so happened to have been found in the right place at the right by the right boy.
(A picture of a young Jonny holding Plank is shown next)
Close File
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"If the environment is what keeps us alive than one could say that trees are our friends. They grow, they help clean the air, they provide food for people and animals and yes they are instrumental in the building and construction of houses we live in. Chairs, tables, we love trees but we might love them a little too much for that." TOM said as the file closed. "Remember, trees are not just mere pieces of wood. They might hold the key to so much more for us…If we don't chop them all down first."
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"Let the next match…" Capital G held up his and then brought it down. "BEGIN!"
(Matrix II Trance Remix by Enigma Starts)
Kazemon fell into a fighting stance while Valhallen kept a confident smile on his face, testing a few strings on his Mighty Axe and played a few notes. Yara stepped onto her board, grinning in excitement while Sebben remained calm and composed, holding his cane which everyone noticed had a falcon's head on the top of the silver hilt. The arena was now composed of one part grassy field, one part forest, one part icy glacier and the final part desert.
'Okay, so how should this go?' Kazemon wondered in her head. 'I got wind on my side and Valhallen can conjure lightning. I can work with that. He's also got sound but that would not only hurt them but me and everyone in the room too so that's out. I know Yara has some sort of portal Semblance based and can fly with that board but I know next to nothing about Sebben.'
The only thing she knew for sure is that he was the Mayor of GrimmFall and headmaster of the Huntsmen Academy so that should be a heads up about how skilled he is. He didn't seem too worried about taking on a Legendary Warrior and an Asgardian, a literal god at the same time even with a partner.
"Miss Yara." Sebben spoke up, earning all attention on him. "I believe it best if I make the first strike. If you be so kind to cover me that would be appreciated."
Yara gave a two finger salute. "Okey-dokey!"
First strike? How was he going to do that-
A yellow light appeared underneath Sebben in the form of a clock with its hands starting to spin in a clockwise pattern. As they spun the world around Sebben began to slow, coming to a near standstill. Sebben took a deep breath and then dashed forward. Kazemon's eyes widened as Sebben shot towards her and Valhallen with such speed he appeared as a yellow lightning bolt. Valhallen quickly stepped in front of her, raising his Mighty Axe and quickly parried a strike from Sebben's cane.
Sebben quickly pushed Valhallen with a flurry of strikes, moving so fast that it was impossible to see his movements. Sebben spun around, coming back with a strike that pushed Valhallen's Mighty Axe aside and followed up with a strike to the stomach. The Asgardian grunted but had no time to react as Sebben followed up by whacking him in the face with his cane and knocked him back with a hard kick. Realizing she had left herself open and still as a statue Kazemon shook off her surprise and flew up into the air, spinning down to land a double kick on Sebben.
However the mayor surprised her by dashing out of the way with such speed he left behind an afterimage for her to hit…
And be left completely open to an attack from Yara.
The blue haired member of Team REYN flew in on her board, aiming it up and crashing into Kazemon's chest, sending her flying back.
"Got your back!" Valhallen jumped up and caught her, landing perfectly on the ground. "Keep your wits about you, Kaze. Can't have slip ups."
Valhallen put her down and played a note on his Mighty Axe, firing a bolt of lightning at Sebben who to the shock of everyone dashed out of the way just before it hit him. Both him and Yara split in opposite directions, running in a circle around the Asgardian and the Warrior of Wind.
"Hurricane Wave!" Kazemon summoned long, thin tornadoes erupting from her fingertips and fired them at both Sebben and Yara.
Yara summoned a portal in front of her that she flew into before the attack hit her. As for Sebben he summoned another clock glyph underneath him that spun in a counter-clockwise pattern now and then swung his cane at the incoming miniature tornado. To Kazemon's shock he actually slashed through the tornado, dissipating it instantly. Sebben then shot forward but Valhallen quickly fired two lightning bolts from his Mighty Axe to stop the headmaster before he got too close.
However Sebben raised his cane and actually batted the lightning bolts away like a pair of annoying flies. Sebben then swung his cane and though Valhallen hastily blocked the strike was actually enough to push him back. Placing his empty hand behind his back Sebben adopted the stance of a Victorian fencer as he followed up with a series of jabs at Valhallen, pushing the Viking God of Rock back. Valhallen quickly pushed the last strike out of the way and played a note, firing a bolt of lightning at the ground between him and Sebben.
The blast covered him and Sebben for a second but the mayor of GrimmFall dashed back with his astounding speed, stopping several feet away without so much as a speck of dirt on his suit. He then rushed forward again, dashing through the dust cloud and caused it to spread out across the field, covering Valhallen and Kazemon.
(Matrix II Trance Remix by Enigma Ends)
"Whoa!" Wally, Ed, Jonny and Nazz's jaws nearly all dropped to the ground. "How did he do that?!"
They were not the only ones surprised.
Nearly everyone had been rendered speechless by the sheer skill Sebben showed.
"Was that super speed? It had to be super speed!" Abby rubbed her eyes.
"If that was super speed what was the point of the clock?" Nigel pointed out.
"That's because it wasn't speed." Scotty crossed his arms. "Anyone figure it out?"
"I have." Raven answered, keeping her gaze down on the battle. "He's controlling time."
That answer almost threw everyone for a loop.
Controlling…time?!
"He can control time?!" Almost all the kids exclaimed in shock.
The Digimon watching the fight, especially Agunimon and Lowemon were shocked to hear what Sebben's Semblance was.
Kazemon was fighting against someone who could control time?!
As for Omnimon his mind wandered back to the first time he actually met Sebben.
"Is that so, Omnimon, Second in Command of the Digimon group the Royal Knights?"
At once Shannon gasped as Omnimon's blue eyes flashed dangerously, his Grey Sword coming out of his WarGrymon head-hand in a flash and puff of smoke. Before he could attack however, Mayor Sebben merely stood up and caught the blade with his hand as soon as the Digimon had rushed him.
'Was that his Semblance at work back then? Or could he simply be that strong without?' The Royal Knight could not help but wonder. 'I did not feel any power behind it but I felt his strength when he caught my sword.'
As for Superboy, Artemis and Raven they came from worlds where people wielded a variety of powers but even then a person with power over time was a rarity. Raven only knew of two people who had ever managed to control time: the villain from the future named Warp who used a time suit go back in time to steal a priceless clock because history recorded that he had gone back in time to steal it and Raven herself on her own birthday. Despite Warp's seemingly flawless control of time he had a one sided view to time travel, believing history was set in stone and that nothing could change only for Starfire and the future Titans to prove him wrong. Their friendship not only altered Warp's own personal history but also likely and hopefully changed their bleak future.
It certainly gave Raven hope, especially given her own role as the one to bring her father, Trigon to Earth.
She had stopped time on her own birthday because of her powers evolving and reacting to the prophecy. Like Warp she believed nothing could have stopped Trigon and she was right in a way. Nothing could have stopped Trigon from arriving on Earth to claim as it as his own but at the time the Titans fought against him alongside their old enemy Slade and their bravery gave Raven the strength she needed to destroy her father once and for all.
"Indeed he can." Major Glory nodded. "Sebben's Semblance: Clockwork allows him to slow or freeze time to increase his reflexes and enhance his strength to being almost as strong as me or Krunk or speed it up to make him fast enough to rival Bullet and E-Male as the fastest men in the world. With it he can attack so fast he can wear his opponents down and end it with a stronger strike."
"That…is…awesome." Ed whispered in pure awe.
"If you think that is impressive you should see him use it to finish his paper work. It gets done in a matter of seconds." Major Glory chuckled.
"How can a Semblance be that powerful? I thought Semblances only had one ability." Nazz pointed out.
"They do, normally. But remember that a Semblance is like a muscle. The more you practice and train with it, the stronger it becomes. With the right training and dedication, both physically and mentally a Semblance can slowly but surely start to evolve." Extor answered. "It can eventually start to show more than one ability. That's part of why Hunters of Class IV and V are considered so strong. Their Semblances evolved along with their skills and experience."
"True enough. My Semblance could only cover five feet in front of me when I started. Over time I was able to extend it to the point I could cover Blake Castle." Keanu nodded in agreement.
"My Foresight once only allowed me to see five seconds into the future. That changed over time as well." Ross stated.
"That is so cool! Right, Plank?" Jonny gushed to his piece of wood/best friend.
In the dust cloud Kazemon quickly flapped her wings, blowing the dust away from her and Valhallen. Once the cloud cleared it was just the two of them, standing in the middle of a field.
"Where'd he go?" Kazemon whispered, standing close to Valhallen.
"Don't know but be ready. That Clockwork Semblance of his can really make things hard." Valhallen replied.
"Clockwork…' Kazemon's eyes widened. "You are saying he can control time?!"
"Yep." Valhallen answered like it was nothing new. "It allows him to move super fast and make him super strong. He's anything but ordinary."
(Ordinary from 'Spider-Man 2' Soundtrack Starts)
Before Kazemon could say anything else a blue portal appeared both in front and behind her. Something then flew out of the front portal and knocked her into the portal behind her. The portals then vanished before Valhallen could do fly after his partner.
"So that's their plan." Valhallen remarked casually. "Nice idea."
In the forest part of the arena Kazemon stumbled out of the portal, falling onto her back. Grunting slightly she scrambled to get back onto her feet. Looking around she saw that she was in a forest now, surrounded by trees.
'Not good.' She thought, seeing she was separated from Valhallen. 'I haven't had much of a good start here.'
Sebben took her by complete surprise with his Clockwork Semblance and she ended up being protected by Valhallen in most of the fight. Anything she tried was thrown back in her face and it appear to take much effort.
Now she was apparently on her own for the moment.
"Yee-hah!"
BANG!
Spinning around Kazemon jumped to the side as a barrage of blaster bolts fired at her. Despite not being the strongest Legendary Warrior, as the Warrior of Wind she could still move fast enough to dodge enemy fire. Looking up she saw Yara jump down from out of a tree, swinging her board like a club. Kazemon ducked under the first swung, blocking the second with her arm and grappled with Yara as both tried to push the other back. Yara was surprisingly strong but Kazemon managed to hold her back…
At until Yara conjured a portal directly underneath Kazemon's foot, tripping her. "WAH?!"
Kazemon fell face first onto the ground and looked up, seeing Yara holding the board right over her head.
"Had enough?" Yara asked with a small smile.
Agunimon softly clenched a fist as he watched with the other spectators. He wanted so badly to help but understand he couldn't, that he shouldn't intervene. He knew Kazemon needed this.
Narrowing her eyes, Kazemon answered. "Not even close."
She couldn't let end like this.
She had to find a way.
She had to prove she could do this.
She had to…fight back!
That was when she engulfed in a flash of light. Everyone, especially Lowemon and Agunimon watched in stunned silence as the fractal code surrounded her and she transformed. Yara jumped back, watching as the new form of Kazemon stood up. She was now a beautiful bird-like woman with light-blue wings growing out of her head along with a ruff of feathers that resembles a hairdo, lightly tanned skin, light blue eyes, and two black stripes on her face.
She had a pair of brown wings on her back, and three digits on both her hands and feet. She wore pink panties, a pink top with detached sleeves, and metallic shoulder pads. She also wore gauntlets with purple soft-edged pentagons with the symbol of the Spirits of Wind on them, pink boots with metallic knee pads, a long black scarf that resembles a strap, and a pink breathing mask. Her boots were connected to her top by pink straps that pass through the inside of her panties.
"Wow. That's neat." Yara admitted, taking in the new form of her opponent. "And you are?"
The woman fully stood up, facing her. "Zephyrmon."
"She's changed into her Beast form." Agunimon whispered in stunned awe. "Amazing."
Down below Valhallen arrived in the forest by using his Mighty Axe as a hover board but stopped when he saw what Kazemon had become. "Looks like someone decided to step up."
Deciding to continue the fight Yara aimed her board and fired its forward blasters, sending a barrage of blaster bolts at Zephyrmon who took off into the air, dodging long before the attack came even close to hitting her.
"Hurricane Gale!" Feathers from her hair and wings shot down at Yara like pointed arrows, prompting the blue haired girl to summon a portal under her feet.
She fell into the portal before the arrows hit her and reappeared in the sky, placing her feet on her board and shot at Zephyrmon, firing her board's blasters. The winged warrior easily dodged, her speed much faster than before. She shot through the air at great speed, flying at Yara who hastily spun around and took off with the upgraded warrior right behind her. Leaving the forest area Yara led Zephyrmon into the glacial area, flying through an icy trench and looking back to see Zephyrmon slowly catching up.
Getting an idea Yara summoned a portal in front of her that flew into and came out of one that Zephyrmon immediately passed. The Warrior of Wind spun around and raised her arms to cover her face as Yara shot out, slamming into the warrior. Grunting slightly Zephyrmon recovered, landing on her feet and blocked another strike from Yara before the blue haired girl jumped back and summoned another portal…
Followed by a dozen more portals around her and around Zephyrmon and Yara immediately started firing into them. Eyes widening Zephyrmon covered her face with her hands and her body with her wings as blaster bolts came out of the portals and hit all across her body.
"Quick thinking." North commented. "She's using the same move that Scotty used on Agunimon."
Zephyrmon grunted as she felt the scorching burns all over her body. "Plasma Grenade!"
Lashing her arms out she slashed through the incoming energy bolts with the claws on her hands and feet and then followed up with another attack. "Hurricane Gale!"
She fired feathers from her hair and wings again but instead of aiming at Yara she aimed at the portals surrounding her. Eyes widening Yara jumped back as the feathers came through the very portals she created, avoiding all but a few.
"That's it!" Agunimon punched a fist in the air. "She turned it around! I just wish I could have done that when I fought Scotty!"
Luckily her Aura protected her but she noticed a few shards fall to the ground. Reaching up she pulled down her goggles and noticed they were now broken.
"Oh…" Yara growled as she clenched a fist around her broken goggles. "No you didn't."
No one touched her goggles.
NO ONE!
She charged forward, swinging her board…
SLASH!
Eyes widening Yara stepped back, seeing precious board fall apart into several pieces. Zephyrmon's claws had easily cut through the board.
"…Oh." She only said.
(Ordinary from 'Spider-Man 2' Soundtrack Ends)
"That's not good for Yara." Ross stated with a frown. "Without her board she's only limited to her Semblance and her fists. She's far from helpless but I am not sure she can take on someone like her opponent without an edge."
As much as they wished otherwise Erika and North agreed with Ross' assessment. Yara was capable of defending herself and her Semblance made her unpredictable but this Zephyrmon showed herself to be a very capable and dangerous opponent. Without her board and with only her Semblance and bare fists left Yara might not be able to continue this fight.
Unless…
"Please give up now." Zephyrmon requested her opponent. "You put up a good fight and proved yourself to be a worthy opponent. There's no disgrace in forfeiting."
Just as Yara was about to say something she noticed a clock glyph appear underneath the remains of her board with the hands spinning in a counter-clockwise pattern. "I might not be out yet."
Zephyrmon spotted the clock glyph and watched as the board came back together, the damage she had caused with her claws being reversed in a manner of seconds.
Sebben's Semblance was reversing the time around the board, returning the board to normal!
Yara held up her board, fully restored and smiled at her opponent. "Not over yet."
Just as Zephyrmon was about to move she heard movement from above and looked up, eyes widening as boulders of ice fell towards them. Yara summoned a portal and jumped into it while Zephyrmon slashed her way through the ice, making her way out of the trench and coming out into the desert area of the arena and waiting for her was Phil Ken Sebben. Stopping as soon as she saw him Zephyrmon carefully studied the Mayor of GrimmFall who calmly stared back.
"I have a feeling this is going to be the final round." Artemis stated.
(Fantasmic by Nightwish Starts)
Both opponents stared at each for a moment before they lunged forward. Zephyrmon used her claws while Sebben used his cane, both clashing against each other. After one clash Sebben hit her with his cane, Zephyrmon was knocked back and gripped the floor to stop her momentum, leaving deep scratch marks on the ground beneath her.
"Hurricane Gale!" Zephyrmon spread her wings out, firing feather arrows at Sebben.
However Sebben made a small smirk as the arrows came close to hitting him and he moved his head and torso out of the way of each feather arrow, leaving after images in his wake as he moved, ducked, and bent down to dodge each feather arrow.
"Whoa! Is he doing a Matrix?!" Artemis exclaimed in pure shock.
Doyle looked at Artemis with an interested look. "You got that movie too?"
"Yeah." Artemis nodded. "Keanu Reeves?"
"You better have an actor with that name in that movie no matter the universe." Doyle chuckled. "Wouldn't be the same."
Sebben then quickly rushed Zephyrmon, rapidly hitting her with his cane and knocking her back yet again. Grunting now, Zephyrmon could see even in her Beast Form she was still having trouble keeping up with Sebben.
"Look at the way Sebben fights." North stated. "While he uses his Semblance to focus on increasing the speed or strength of his attacks his fighting style is adaptability."
"Adaptability?" Abby questioned.
"He changes from defense to offence back and forth depending on the flow of the fight. At first glance it seems his battle style is Bartitsu, the battle art that revolves around using a cane as your main weapon. But it's more than that. His fighting style is a mix of fencing, martial arts and Bartitsu that produces a unique form of fighting." North stated, explaining as he analyzed the way Sebben fought. "I daresay he might have learned almost all forms of martial arts and incorporated them together in a way to allow him to fight against any opponent."
It was slowly dawning on everyone just why Phil Ken Sebben was not only the mayor of GrimmFall but also the headmaster of Nevernest Academy.
"He's not just a skilled hunter. He is a master hunter." Ross stated. "To people like him a battle is about more than just knowing how to fight, having a weapon and defeating your opponent. A Master Hunter looks for things beyond battle such as weapon smithing and calligraphy. Not every Huntsmen absorbs the lessons of history, theory, and artistry, but those who do are well-rounded fighters of great skill and knowledge."
As Zephyrmon and Sebben clashed both Yara and Valhallen arrived at the desert part of the arena to see the impressive fight and rather than fight each other they stopped to see what would happen. Zephyrmon took to the sky, flapping her wings and unleashing a powerful gust of wind at Sebben who plunged his cane into the ground and channeled his Aura into it, creating an Aura shield around him that protected him.
"Plasma Grenade!" Zephyrmon shouted as she shot down, aiming to slash through Sebben's shield with her claws.
Sebben stood up and held out his hand. A clock glyph appeared underneath his feet and spread out along with the Aura shield, forming a dome that Zephyrmon entered as she drew closer.
Finally the hands stopped…
And so did Zephyrmon.
She was hovering right above Sebben with her claws mere inches from his hand.
Everyone in the audience stared in shock.
"Did he just freeze her?" Superboy asked.
"The hands of the clock glyph stopped moving. I believe everything inside the dome has been temporarily frozen in time." Extor stated. "So Sebben cannot only accelerate or slow time around him he can also freeze it and his opponents own perception of time."
That was…
Insane!
Sebben then brought the handle of his cane up Zephyrmon's face and released a small gas from the falcon's mouth as he moved out of the way and restored time. Zephyrmon flew forward, slashing at the ground but stopped when she saw Sebben had vanished. Getting up she spotted him just a few feet away and prepared to attack again…
If not for the fact that her head started spinning.
She suddenly felt very tired and before she could realize what was happening she blacked out, falling back but Sebben quickly caught her and gently lowered her onto the ground. As she fell asleep her form returned to Kazemon, showing that she was indeed knocked out.
"She is all right." He called out. "She only inhaled a gentle bit of knockout gas."
In the audience Agunimon and Lowemon let out small sighs of relief at that.
Sebben stood up and turned around, spotting Valhallen and Yara. "Since Valhallen is Kazemon's teammate it is up to him if he wishes to continue this fight, even if it is now two against one."
Valhallen shook his head and raised his hands. "Nah, man. I think the real fight here was Kazemon's fight. I was just along for the ride. So I surrender."
Sebben respectfully nodded. "Very well."
"The battle is over." Capital G raised his hand. "The winners are Mayor Sebben and Yara Quill!"
There was a round of applause from the audience from the great fight they witnessed today. Even the Legendary Warriors clapped, even though their fellow warrior lost she still fought a good fight and transformed into her Beast form.
It was something to celebrate.
She may have lost but they knew Kazemon would be proud of how far she has come when she wakes up.
"The knockout gas is temporary. She should wake up very shortly with no repercussions. Still, I think a quick visit to the infirmary is in order." Sebben suggested.
"You got it." Valhallen said as he picked up the unconscious Kazemon. "Yo, Agunimon. Want to tag along?"
A little surprised by the question, Agunimon nodded nevertheless. "Yes I would."
With a smile on his face Valhallen carried his unconscious partner for the match out of the arena, quickly followed by Agunimon to the infirmary.
"I hope all of you watching these matches, learns an important lesson as you consider your future as hunters. Strength may be an essential quality in the trials to come but rely on it alone and you may find yourself losing a great many other qualities that you not only need but make up an essential part of the person you have the potential to become." Sebben stated to the audience before taking his leave. "If anyone needs me I will be troubling our hosts for some ice cold lemonade."
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Name: Phil Ken Sebben
Species: Human
Aura: Yellow
Semblance: Clockwork
Description: Sebben's Semblance allows him to control and manipulate time. With it he can increase his reaction time and enhance the strength of his attacks, speed time up to give him superhuman speed and can even make time slow to a complete stop. Sebben can also reverse time to repair damage to objects such as Yara Quill's broken hoverboard.
Weapon: Falcon's Fury
Description: It is a cane made from the rare wood of an Aura tree with a metallic silver hilt shaped like a falcon's head. The hilt is made from a hybrid steel alloy consisting of adamantium, titanium and several other unknown alloys that could not be identified even by Professor Extor's Semblance. The weapon is capable of withstanding sever punishment and can act as both a club and a dull blade. The hilt also carries a form of sleeping gas to help incapacitate opponents and likely has other hidden features.
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The Semblance known as Clockwork comes from the RWBY fic Clockwork: Volume One by TheReedemer1995 who has given me permission and full blessings to use it as Phil Ken Sebben's Semblance. Thanks for reading everyone!