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a few hours after the sorcerer came back from the mines,Maos is in his room on his bed, he took a shower and he had changed into his student outfit with the ring of clothing, learning a spell, his fourth level 5 spell, it's now 10 am ( Maos arrive at Beacon at 7 am)
he didn't get any sleep, the little sleep he got was underground in the mine and it wasn't really good sleep
[I manage to hold 5th-level wild magic with the sword of Osiris...without I can't go above 4th-level wild magic, I need to increase my casting level, so I've learned 3 spells of the 5th-level category, and only 2 of them have a combat application...[telekinesis] and [destructive wave]]
the other spell only helps to create an object, Maos learn it for that purpose, the spell [fabrication] is really helpful, it allows me to use the materials he has already to create and form a finished product,
For 2 weeks now, he has been learning the 5th-level spell :[Scrying]
it allows one to see and hear a particular creature he chooses that is on the same plane of existence as him regardless of distance. the efficacity of the spell is modified by how well you know the target and the sort of physical connection you have to it. If the target knows Maos is casting this spell, the person can voluntarily accept to be seen if he wants to be observed. one can resist being spied on if they are aware of it, the spell can only be done once per 24h for magic stamina purposes, and the spell can be used to locate someone as a location
Maos get up from his bed and make the book of magic in his hand disappear in thin air "okay, let's try again, I have failed 15 times, doesn't mean I won't succeed on the 16th"
he's been training since he arrived, he had a dark circle under his eyes due to lack of sleep since the beginning of his mission
he sits on the floor in a meditation pose, he concentrates his energy
[scrying: Ozpin]
Maos suddenly have a vision of the office of the headmaster, the head is writing something paper, and he keeps writing, Maos feels like he can move around the room, he suddenly sees Ozpin raising his head...and then looking at him
"hmm..impressive you manage to learn another 5th spell, please in the future don't cast it on me, I like my privacy just like you like yours, also...welcome back to beacon," said Ozpin as he snaps grab his cane, then hit the floor with it and use his own magic
"huh ? ho-"react Maos, the sorcerer was suddenly sent back to his own body and sent flying in the air hitting the wall
"ouch..." he scratch his head and a bit in pain "I swear that Old man is really annoying...crazy that he can still achieve a counterspell of on a 5th level despite only being able of 3rd level magic...it's mostly the difference in experience, I guess...I have more energy, but he has just better skill and control...plus with his cane, he gives himself more energy to cast higher-level spells...I ain't beating that guy anytime soon"
he gets up with joy "but hey I still learn a new spell !"
suddenly, Maos heard someone knowing at the door "you there Maos ?" it was Coco
"it's open", Coco immediately enters the room
"hi birdy," said Coco as she make a gesture with her hand," so how's the mission? I heard it was something urgent"
"don't call me birdy please..." said Maos
"but everyone has a little, velvet has bun-bun, Yastuhashi...Yastu, Fox...well, the fox is already simply enough"explain Coco
"so none but velvet has a little name as you say...also why birdy ?"
"I'm not the one who turns into a bird while asleep during a mission," said Coco as she grin at him" it happened just once!" respond Maos
Coco sticks out her tongue in the provocation " it still happened birdy....anyways, so what about your mission ?"
Maos walk around his room and then almost falls on his bed "it was a mess", he heavily exhales, just thinking about what seems to be exhausting "...it when from event to event, to revelation...to even crazier revelation..you know...the Usual
"was it really that Usual ?" react Coco as she start looking around the room and see Maos's torn combat outfit
"no, it was insane," said Maos as he rub his face with his hand
"I see your outfit...took a few hits...where's your jacket ?" said Coco
"I...I...I lost it..my semblance went wild and maybe it got destroyed"Maos hesitate a lot, he seem flustered and a bit, he scratch himself around the neck
[is he embarrassed that he lost his jacket ?]thought Coco
"you lost control again ?" react Coco as she approaches him, she even sit next to him, "yeah...I almost mess things up...I mean I DID mess things up...twice...the second time was to save myself and the others
the coffee addict put her hand on Maos's shoulder " and you're okay ?"
the sorcerer look at Coco " I...I mean...yeah,I guess I am...I'm just pissed because I feel none of this would have gone wrong if I wasn't there"
"since when do you do the whole I wish it happened differently thing?" asks Coco, Maos get up from the bed "since I'm probably the reason the whole thing started..."
"what do you mean ?" asks Coco, she seems worried but manages to hide it behind her glasses,Maos sigh "...no...nothing much...maybe a lot actually...I don't know.I still have a few things to figure out before i can say for sure"
"hmm.."Coco thinks..she hit her knee as she gets up " well...maybe...just first relax, drink a coffee...then we can figure it out later"
Maos turned to her with small eyes " yeah...that's a good idea...also we don't have class...this day is only for the first year...so we have time" and so they both went to take coffee at the cafeteria
"Yatsu,bun-bun, and fox are already waiting for us...and after we'll check on the first year, they have their first combat at 11 am" said Coco as she advances
team rwby had woken up 2 hours ago and started the day slowly it was now their second day at the great school of beacon...Weiss had a certain grudge against ruby being the team leader as the princess was extremely annoyed by ruby during the whole first..but they manage to solve the problem after Weiss had a talk with Professor Port and Ruby had a talk with Ozpin about "it's only been a day"
"so we have dust chemistry from 10 to 11 am and then after...combat class from 11 am to 12 am!" said ruby out loud as she look at the schedule, "nice/yey !" react Yang and blake, while Weiss remain silent and compose
"our first combat! I'm so excited !" said ruby as she raise an arm in victory
"I wondered what we do in combat class today. maybe we fight each other!?" said Yang, Blake move her head at Yang "I doubt it...I think they will test our knowledge of aura and general control first...maybe we'll fight on another day"
"I agree with blake," said Weiss "...but I really hope we fight soon, I can't wait to show my real skills"
"someone, you want to impress ?" ask Yang with a smug
"of course not!" said Weiss as she crosses her arm
"she may want to make a good impression on the teachers...and maybe some second years, according to the girl in class, the second year actually can assist to some first-year class as a helper for training for example"
"you think Maos will be there ?" asks Weiss, she seems to look toward the ground, while she grips a bit her skirt
"so you really got someone to impress !" said yang with a flirty ton, "no I don't!..well yes...in some way" almost scream Weiss, scaring ruby and forcing the silver eye girl to hide behind her sister, blake just giggle a bit at that
the princess hesitates a bit "it's just that I think I didn't make a good first impression..I wasn't...polite...and I wish to correct it"
"Apparently, he just came back this morning from an urgent mission, second year don't have classes today...maybe he would just...rest ?" said Blake with her usual monotonous tone
"I wonder what his weapon is,I still didn't have a chance to see it, I heard he use a sword...I mean that's what the weapon magazines said.." said ruby
the whole team turns to blake and looks at her suspiciously
"How are you so informed about what is happening at the school blake Belladonna? you who talk to almost nobody?" asks Weiss, Yang follows the question "I literally never saw you speak to anyone but us"
"Just because I don't talk doesn't mean I can't listen, I also have a pretty good hearing" explain Blake
Yang look at the hour " ...I think we should hurry...we may be late...again"
Weiss checks on her watch "she's actually right!", ruby look at the room of the classes, "it's room A1B!"
team rwby left for class
at the cafeteria, around 10 minutes later, Maos had a coffee in hand, Velvet on his right, Fox on his left,Coco in front of him, and Yatsu next to Coco
Maos had been really enjoying the coffee, but he was pretty silent...it was not that unusual for Maos, just not to that extent, and the rest of team CFVY to understand, it was one of those missions so they choose to not ask too many questions
but they noticed, the dark circle around his eyes and his slow movements
"so...you didn't get any sleep ?" asks Fox," maybe you should go take a nap or meditate" add Yatsu
"Nah...I rather have a full day...and then sleep a lot for tomorrow..." respond Maos
"you fought Grims the entire night AND day ?" asks velvet
"..."maos hesitate a bit "...pretty much yeah...and that was the easy part..."
suddenly an image in his mind...[ozpin is not going to like that when he will learn about it...], the moment he fully unleashes his magic to save himself and the high leader from the explosion...it was too much...too big, too powerful, too visible
"the easy part ?" asks Coco as she takes a sip of her coffee
"the people there...were a huge pain to deal with..." said Maos
the team look at each other "I thought...it was one of those missions..." said Yatsu,"ssshh", Coco made a sound to stop Yatsu, but it was too late
"Did...the people survive?" asks velvet as it was too late anyway
Maos take a sip of his coffee "the workers did not...some people there did survive...but they weren't the one I meant to save...it's complicated I can't really talk about it..without breaking a promise.."
"sorry...I shouldn't have asked" said Velvet, Maos smiled a bit at her" no, it's okay...you don't need to apologize...this mission...still has less death count than some of my other ones"
suddenly a sound could be heard from the speaker of the school
/Maos Corvidae come to my office immediately/ it was Ozpin speaking
"damn it..." said Maos, "sorry, I need to go...I'll probably get scolded"
"scold? why ?" react Coco almost offended ", "in this mission...I had to break one of Ozpin's rules...and even one of Qrow's rules..."
"Ozpin rule ?" react Yatsu, Maos get up "I fully unleash my semblance during the mission...and Qrow's rules...is like a small set of rules that can be useful to survive in the outside world..." the sorcerer look in far distant for a second..he had a small look of shame for a second "that was incredibly dumb...I can't believe I did that..."
/I repeat,Maos Corvidae come to my office Immediately/Ozpin still had his calm tone, but him repeating himself show his frustration
"he sounds angry..." said Velvet
Maos finish his coffee in an instance"yep...I need to go sorry, I'll see you at the combat of the first year, also thanks for the coffee Coco" said Maos as he leaves
"don't mention it," said coco as she make a hand sign at him
"you think he will be okay ?" asks Velvet, Fox responds quickly, "I think he may be a bit more than a coffee...no offense Coco, also he just came back...we should wait and see, he has done harsh mission before and he's been fine...mostly.."
"by the way...did he say he fully unleash his semblance?
"I thought he needed like a huge emotional shock or something for it to happen..you think he can do it on purpose now ?" asks velvet
"don't know...if he did have an emotional shock I doubt he would talk about it anyways,I remember that he told me if he want to release everything on purpose..a small shock is enough...like he just needs a trigger, with a big enough shock, everything can go wild as well... I wondered which one of those was it on this mission" said Coco
Maos arrive at Ozpin's office, the door of the elevator, Ozpin is leaning on his desk a screen showing several images
the headmaster moves the side as he shows the screen" can you explain that to me?"
Maos fully entered the room..." that's a video coming from a drone over the place where the mine was"
the headmaster is walking from side to side of the room, his cane behind him
the image is a giant hole where the mines was...the problem is the amount of debris, several small island floating in the sky..there are even roots going from flying island to flying island making a bridge between them...even some animals on the island, the whole thing is the size of a village
"the gravitational effect will fade away soon..poor animals...unless the dust on the ground keeps the magic active which is possible,I mean the dust of mines had reacted in the place," said Maos
"did you provoke a magic surge on purpose ?" asks Ozpin
"it was that Or I would be dead...I was trapped underground..too deep to merely use [shape stone] or [shape earth]...wild magic was my only way to also survive the explosion itself and mostly to get out, no spell I know was effective enough"
"explosion ?" asks Ozpin as he stops walking and look at Maos in confusion
"the mine was attacked by the white fangs, the high leader herself was there...she and most of her men are alive, all these things are a plan of Jacque Schnee"
Maos then resume the mission... He avoided the part where the gods are behind it...he also left out the part where he was trapped with Sienna khan underground for several hours
10 minutes later, Ozpin is leaning on his desk, cleaning his glasses a bit
Ozpin resumes the situation "a grim that could possess people...how frightening, I have fought such grim before...but even with this long time since the first humanity I fought this type only once." then you went underground. with the high leader...then blow up the grim...along with the mines which cause you and the high leader to be trapped for several minutes, then you fully unleash your wild magic to create an explosion and reverse gravity as a side effect...then you stayed with the white fangs to make sure...they have no problem with Beacon...the secretary got possessed in the process and you had to kill her"
"I didn't affect the gravity on purpose that was purely out of my control..."
"Does the high leader have doubt about your power ?" asks Ozpin, this is the most important part for Ozpin
the neckless of Maos makes every person think that his power is a semblance or dust "nope, she has no clue, she did asks a few questions...I'm pretty sure she and everyone who saw me exploded the mine, just think this whole thing was caused due to the dust of the mine reacting strongly"
Ozpin exhale a bit in relief after that"anything else ?"
"one of the faunus was a silver eyes warrior, his name is Adam," said Maos
Ozpin clench a bit his mug of hot chocolate "anything special happened during the fight ?"
the sorcerer raise his shoulder a bit"not really...but his skill...speed...strength...aura control, dust usage, semblance...even his durability in general, was a bit scary I'll admit...he almost got me actually, it took me a lot of energy to heal myself after that...if he hadn't almost killed, I would think he looked cool"
"he almost kills you ?" asks Ozpin, Maos walk around the room "well almost...he cut through 5th-level wild magic...and I couldn't move for 30 seconds without spitting blood, if someone with a bigger reaction speed or if Adam wasn't unconscious on the ground..he would have won"
'can I go now ?"
"not yet," said Ozpin as he walk back to his office, turn off the screen and take his scroll...and sent a few files to Maos's scroll
Maos look at his scroll "it's a miracle it was not destroyed..."
"here are the different first-year teams," said Ozpin
"...why are you giving me this ?" ask Maos as he looks through the teams
Ozpin grabs his mug of hot chocolate "you see..professor Goodwitch came to see me earlier after you had arrived...we discuss a few matters..mostly about the missions you've been doing regularly...she almost mention the idea you had last year about the student representative"
[oh no...]thought Maos
the headmaster leans back on his chair..making a small cracking noise
"Miss Goodwtich is worried about the psychological impact of your missions...which are sometimes situations that even professional huntsmen would have a hard time facing and deal with mentally afterward"
" then right after the teacher team actually had a meeting this morning...we decide to greatly reduce the number of missions you take part in...and you will always be accompanied at least by another team or a teacher or a professional huntsman"
[everything seems okay so far...I would love to have fewer missions...]thought Maos as he start sweating [where's the catch ?]
"so since this is a new year...we decide to introduce the concept of a student representative...At least for the first year, to help them discover the academy, it should be a second-year student in the hope to avoid the problem with age differences"
"Glynda and the other teacher seem to agree that this role would suit you as you do need to create more emotional links and have a more socially active life in the academy apart from the teacher and team CFVY, I don't mind the idea itself"
"according to Glynda, she fears that you could be too detached from regular everyday life that someone your age should have, the other teachers have threatened to go on a strike as they agree with her, I had to agree with this plan, also if you add you excellent grade and fame...you will have no problem in helping less experienced students"
Maos's eyes were full of shock " so I have 2 options...either I refuse and I keep doing crazy missions...or I just...help the first year and have less mission ?"
"Indeed" respond Ozpin
[I love the teacher of this school..]thought Maos
"of course, I agree, everything to not risk my life by being sent BY YOU to an insane mission that will be nothing but me killing grim or sometimes bandits in hope of me unlocking new powers"
Ozpin sigh as this " you can now...Glynda intends to announce it during combat class, which is why you should go there..you can go now...use the time you have to rest"
"yeah, sure" Maos immediately left the room and inter the elevator
"Also, I want you to learn the level 5 spell [Modify Memory], you can't risk being discovered by the world as a sorcerer and mostly Salem..., what was the trigger to the wild magic surge during the mission?" asks Ozpin
"anger maybe...I think.." lied Maos as the door of the elevator closes
[modify memory...you have a mental problem old man]thought Maos
in the elevator, Maos is alone
he suddenly exhaled with relief "finally I will have less mission !, it means more free time...time to learn a spell, to train, to read books, for class, more time for everything!"
he then suddenly become a bit desperate "but whyyy do I need to be a student representative...whyyyy...I mean I know the idea came from me originally but still...whyyy.."
he then thinks a bit...what will be his role then? is he like a counselor... he didn't take the time to actually ask those questions...maybe he should have...
also
"what do you mean I need to be more socially active ?!"
he starts thinking a bit
Maos's life in remnant which start 1 year ago is the most socially active of his life,
[I have team CFVY, and I have Junior and the Malachite Sisters...well no Junior and the twin are just colleagues... they aren't really friends...we barely talk aside from work, I didn't speak to the twin in months, only Juniors since I make alcohol for him]
[does Tucson count..no...he just sell me books..]
[Sienna khan obviously doesn't count I'm lucky we're not enemies..I think...]
[I don't know team RWBY well enough...I just heard of ruby and yang from Qrow...hey I have Qrow !...does he count though ?... I went go to a bar with him once...sure it was a mission but still]
[i don't talk much to people during my free time, I'm mostly reading books at the library]
"Okay, I get what miss Goodwtich means...I don't have many interactions with people...", the door of the elevator opens, and he goes out, Maos sent a message to Coco to see if they are still at the cafeteria, they still are
"let's go for another coffee"
on his way Maos see miss Goodwtich aiding toward the tower of the headmaster from far away, she seems to be in a hurry, but he doesn't put too much mind into it and goes to join team CFVY
in the headmaster's office, professor Goodwitch enters the room
"I would like to talk about Maos's situation as a student and as a human being, I and most teachers find his behavior concerning, many of us think you are putting him through too many dangerous situations, many teachers such as professor Oobleck, Port, and myself are ready to go on strike if needed"
"don't worry, I already approve your plan to reduce the number of missions and put him in the role of student representative" respond Ozpin immediately
"huh ? how did you know" react Goodwitch
"I have my ways...also I hope you could announce Maos's current role to the first year during the combat class you have later, let's discuss his role a bit before as we have an hour before duty calls"
the woman is a bit confused and shocked "I guess..."
an hour later, team rwby arrives at their class, they go and sit below team JNPR, the seats are above the ground of the area itself and close to the wall, the arena in the middle of the room
the placement, Blake, Yang, Ruby, Weiss, and on the seats above them in that order, Nora, Ren, Pyrrha, and Jaune
"hi guys," said Jaune
"hii! jaune !" react Ruby
Blake's head suddenly turns respectively around her, searching for something "did someone just scream the word Goat?"
"What ?" react yang, but the blond and blake hair girls were ignored
"Did we not see each other in every class this morning ?" react Weiss as she looked around the place, her eyes naturally avoiding Jaune
"We did but we didn't really say hi...since our team was late in all classes..." said Pyrrha
"oh...I see...hi then..." said Weiss to Pyrrha
"sssshhh, Professor Goodwitch is coming in!" said Yang, she was excited and ready to fight anyone
Miss Goodwtich arrives less 5 seconds after every first year has taken their sits, she is followed by several second years, mostly Team CFVY and Maos and some other people
"hey it's team CFVY and Maos !" said Weiss and ruby at the same time, Weiss will never admit it to anyone, but she actually read the same news magazine on huntsmen as ruby
"Coffee ?" react Blake, Yang corrects her friend " it's C.F.V.Y, I heard they were the rising stars along with Maos last year, Coco Adel, their team leader is known to have broken several records"
team CFVY right before they enter the room "guys, remember to look Badass!" said Coco to her team before she enter, "how do I do that ?" asks Velvet
"just be normal," said Maos, he looks better now, the second and third coffee really help him
the second year go sit on the opposite of the first year, surprisingly Maos did take a seat...he stay and leann on a wall of the arena
"look it's Maos," said Blake, she didn't point at him or anything, her head just move in a general direction
"none of them have their weapons..."Ruby seems disappointed
"why is Maos staying on the side of the room? while the others sitting? Maybe THERE WILL BE A FIGHT, "asks Nora as she almost gets up, but Ren stops her "calm down, he doesn't have his weapon and he is still in his student outfit"
"a demonstration maybe ?" react Pyrrha
a few minutes earlier, Goodwitch is talking to Maos and Team CFVY "is there any problem if I ask some of you to demonstrate some of your abilities? this class, just like you had last year is meant to be a reminder of how aura can be used..and some high-level usage...of course, it's also a class for you as well"
"a class for us ?" asks Maos
"After you demonstrate some aura usage, I intend to make the student fight each other as a test to see their current abilities, just like I did with you,last year"
"We don't mind showing some aura abilities, just not the semblance,I mean don't personally don't want to..but if I HAVE to," said Team CFVY, Coco spoke for them, her team didn't disagree, only Velvet did, but she did not say anything to complain
"Yatsu and I can demonstrate strength using Aura," said Coco, Fox add on it " I can show speed and even aura detection"
"And I can... I can show strength too..and speed...I don't have anything specific..." start Velvet, she seems suddenly sad
"Why don't we ask for the student to show their abilities ?" suddenly said Maos, and everyone look at him" like asking them if they know what Aura detection or aura strengthening is and asking them to show it themselves...so that way we can make them engage in the class and even spot if some people have certain talent at a certain way of using aura...I know we did on the 3rd class last year...but we could do it today"
"if none of them can show us a specific use of aura or it's just performant enough...then we step in" finished Maos
Coco and Glynda re-adjust their glass, Coco actually mimics Glynda a lot more than she realizes.
"I think it's a good idea," said Yatsu
"you're already taking your role as a student representative seriously that so cute, "said Coco with smug
"I think this is a brilliant idea mister Corvidae, why don't you stay within the arena, to show aura abilities, we will call for more hands if needed, but only the 2 of us should be enough...you have the right to refuse...I know you tired since your mission and didn't get any real rest" said Goodwitch
"I don't want to demonstrate every ability, i'm still really tired despite the coffee...but I can help analyze the student and show the aura abilities that none of Team CFVY can do like increase senses also I need to make some kind of impression in the first year anyway...if you just randomly announced my job as a student representative and I've nothing but seating during the whole while team CFVY did everything it may look weird"
"I mean if we just ask the first year to show aura abilities...I think only one person can do...can you just show it yourself Miss Goodwitch ?" asks Fox
"I could but I think having someone the student can relate to demonstrating it is better" explained the teacher
"then Maos alone can do it," said Yatsuas if it was obvious," I mean he has mastered more aura techniques than us, a better aura control...and even the aura techniques we know , he is more efficient at it"
team CFV looks at Yatsu with despair and embarrassment" you could have said it in a nicer way..." said Coco as she re-adjust her beret a bit down in shame
"I mean he's right, Maos can do it alone, he just needs some encouragement," said Fox
Fox couldn't stop himself and jumped on the occasion, he take a highly sarcastic tone...and start almost screaming like a madman in a church
"Maos is indeed a god amongst men!"
"pleas fox.." said Maos as he was embarrassed
"the best!" ad Fox "please stop..." repeat Maos
"pfft" Velvet starts giggling a bit As Fox bow dramatically to Maos, Yatsu and coco were smiling at Maos's embarrassment while Fox kept going
"the greatest!...also the fittest of us despite not working out which is very weird....."
"HE IS THE G.O.A.T" screamed fox with his lung out
"the goat, look at him he's the goat," said the whole team together almost whispering like they were a small crowd seeing their idols
Coco starts laughing a bit for a few seconds, while the team smiles...Fox is pretty sure he heard professor Goodwitch giggle for a second, he stop his theatrical act
"Sometimes I hate you guys," said Maos as he almost blush, "come on it was funny," said Fox
"you love us and you know it," said Coco as she wink at Him
after a small silence...
"do not worry Maos, you will stay by my side in the arena and help point out the flaw and abilities, meanwhile for some demonstration I will call the other second years if needed"
Goodwtich starts the class, with Maos on the side of the room
"Today is your first combat class," said Glynda
all student cheer in joy
"However, while I am sure all of you are eager to fight, I would like to make a small reminder of aura and its properties, this is important as your aura is your greatest weapon and protection"
Glynda then starts explaining the properties of aura, it has to be activated manually, it can run out, it is the manifestation of your soul, your semblance drains your aura, it's like a forcefield around and all that
a few minutes later
"Well, now that I finish explaining the properties of aura, how about the more practical use of Aura...the other usages excluding defense which can be directly in battle, can someone tell one of those abilities and demonstrate it in the arena, Maos or another student will assist you if needed,"
Weiss immediately raises her hand, Ruby tried raising her hand too, but the princess was faster
"yes, Miss Schnee, please come into the arena," said the teacher
ruby just pouts in disappointed
[she raised her hand really fast]thought Maos as he stops leaning on the wall in case Goodwitch call him
Weiss proudly goes to the center of the area next to the teacher
"what abilities would like to demonstrate ?" said Glynda
"aura can be used to strengthen your body...it doesn't have to be our entire body that is being boosted, but it is the most practical way of using it as it can increase one strength or speed, some people have a better affinity toward speed or strength"
"Which one do you wish to demonstrate? speed or strength" asks the teacher
"I believe speed is the one I own the better," said Weiss
"come on then, how about you tried simply dashing from one side of the room to another the fastest way possible," said the teacher
Weiss went to the side as Glynda made a hand sign at Maos to come next to her
with team rwby, "hey you think she gonna overboard to impress Maos?" whispers Yang to blake, "probably not, she probably knows it's not the point of the demonstration"
Weiss takes a deep breath as she ready herself, she concentrates her aura...she then suddenly speeds up and charges to the other side of the room, in less than a second, she stops and touches the wall, then she regains her general composure [piece of cake]she thought, she looks at Maos's in search of a sign, he just look at her, he seems to analyze her
[if she weren't wearing heels...she would be much faster...she was enhancing her whole body... if you looking for speed...you don't need the whole body]thought Maos
"This was a good example, what do you think of it Maos ?" asks Goodwitch
Maos took a few seconds before responding
"Well, it was pretty good," said Maos, Weiss smile proudly
"HOWEVER" even if he didn't say that loud, that word resonate inside Weiss's mind as her eyes widened as she get a flashback of winter
"Maybe you should focus more energy on your legs... only on your leg if you can, sure it may lead to loss of some resistance around the torso and arm..however depending on how fast you are..it may not make a big difference in risk to get hurt in battle...it's better to be faster than your enemy, not being hit and be less resistant...than be resistant and tanking hits and slowly decrease you precious aura on top of enhancing your whole body, however, that mostly depends on how resistant you are and how fast you can be"
Ruby giggles a bit and smug to herself "hehe I know that Uncle Qrow taught it to me hehe"
Weiss froze for a few seconds
the sorcerer makes a small movement of the hand, and Weiss comes back to normal "huh, yes! sorry- I mean !...understood"
"you can go back to your seat Miss Schnee, thanks for your demonstration," said the teacher," now, someone wants to demonstrate enhanced strength and another ability ?"Yang and Nora raise their hand as the time "bet !/strength all the way !" they said at the same time
"well, we have 2 candidates...for strength, Miss Xiaolong, and Miss Valkyrie," said the teacher
yang and Nora both came to the arena"so...what kind of test do you want to demonstrate your ability ?" asks Glynda, meanwhileNora and yang high-five each other
"We want to fight that guy !" said Yang as she point at Maos
"no," said Glynda and Maos at the same time, "Mister Corvidea can't really fight as he is still recovering from his mission"
[thanks you teach]thought Maos, the energy of the sorcerer may have recovered now, however...he finds it hard to hit Yang...who looks like Raven...who like a lot like his mom
Yang and Nora seem disappointed," is he SCAAAARED ?!" said Nora
the crowd of the first year start cheering for a fight, Ruby, and Weiss cheer too, while blake and ren still remain calm, Jaune is a bit confused and Pyrrah just facepalm,this has happened to her before
"not scared. I haven't slept in 3 days now" said Maos as he smiles and think of something else "how about you punch a wall...professor Goodwitch can fix it easily however, making the bigger impact wins, just a small completion with a second-year? today's class is mostly demonstration"
" unless we have access to machines that can measure strength instead ?" asks the sorcerer to Glynda, "we do, however, they are currently being used by the 3rd years in their own combat class...the walls will do just fine"
the rest of the first suddenly sound disappointed
"I mean...I'm fine with it," said Yang, she sounded disappointed...but understood the situation, Glynda was okay with the idea, but Nora still seem disappointed and almost sad"...fine.."
"and what do we gain if we win ?" asks Yang, Nora suddenly seems interested
"something you want in particular ?"
"a fight !" scream Nora
"if you win the contest against a second-year...yeah I'll fight you just maybe on another day," said Maos
"yeah!" react yang and Nora
the teacher responded "very well... I will fix the wall after the contest"
Maos turn to the crowd of the second year "hey Coco you mind participating in my place ?"
team CFVY look at their leader, Coco re-just her glass and look at her team and turn to Maos"if you ask nicely maybe I will, what do I have if I win"
"anything you want as long it's reasonable and humanly achievable ?" asks Maos
"human achievable by your standard or regular human standards ?" asks Coco as she grins
he sighs "...my standards," said Maos, Coco immediately gets up and jumps all the way into the arena," how can one refuse then ?"
"huh" react Yang and Nora "but we want to contest with you !"
"Sorry, I said it will be a contest with a second year, not me...also the reward remains the same...it's also for fairness"
Coco smile at Maos's and the 2 girls "well..fairness...I'm not sure about that"said Coco as analyzed the girls and stretch a bit
Maos go on the side, with Glynda
"come on first years you scared of an awesome second year? hey if you somehow beat me you can fight Maos...and that's a big if"
Yang and Nora look at each other "if ?"...they saw it as a challenge and then they suddenly got all fired up
"Okay then, bring it on sunglass girl !" scream Nora, "yeah, let's show them who's the real boss in town!" ad Yang
"Who is that ...Coco ?" asks Jaune, "you can see her as the same Pyrrah but for last year, she's a prodigy"
"she looks so cool," said ruby "why the sunglass by the way...I mean we inside...isn't it too dark ?"
"do yang and Nora have a chance against her ?" asks Blake she seems... unsure about the situation, "probably...I mean we all saw how the huge amount of strength Yang and Nora pull off" explains Weiss
"anyways, we need to encourage them, Go sis! explode that wall !" scream ruby, she is soon followed by the rest of her team
"she's right, let's encourage them! go No-"start Jaune, he was suddenly cut off by Nora screaming as she punches the wall
the impact made on the wall is only on the surface, a diameter of around 3m
"hiya !"scream yang as she punches the wall too...a diameter of 2.5m, however, the hole of the punch itself is deeper
Nora rub under the noise, almost making a mustache "hehe, I won Yang", Yang clenches her fist "darn it..."
"wait for me," said Coco
with Glynda and Maos " are you certain about this ? if miss Valkiry wins, you will have no way to avoid a fight" asks Glynda
"I'm confident in Coco's abilities to win..extremely confident, I help her develop a way to punch stronger...the more you are precise with the muscle that is being boosted by aura, the more energy you can put it..so if Coco can control her aura enough to put the energy she has, only in the exact muscle she needs, add that to the fact she has more energy than most people," said Maos
Coco slowly walked toward the wall and put herself in a position unlike Yang and Nora who just punch the wall like it was a fight
the leader of Team CFVY launcher punch creating a small shockwave on the wall...making a total impact diameter of 4m...and more surprisingly...the outside of the arena could be seen
the whole room, Glynda included is frozen as Maos and Coco smug, Maos lean a bit toward Glynda "Coco can now literally hit like a truck"
"did you teach her that ? asks Glynda, Maos look at Coco "nope, she found that on her own...and then she taught me and the rest of her team, she's the best at it...I can only beat her because I have more energy than her, in terms of skill we are pretty equal now"
Coco walks with style in front of Yang and Nora "sorry girls, maybe next year"
"well...look like this demonstration is done..." said Glynda, "please Miss Valkiry and Xialong go back to your seat, do not worry, you will improve throughout the year with enough training, Miss Adel you may return to your seat"
the teacher then fixes the walls
Coco walk near Maos "tell me what you do after the class" said Maos, Coco ower her glass a bit so Maos see her eyes "oh, I will", she then go back to her seat by jumping using her aura to boost her jump
[now I'm scared...maybe this wasn't a good plan after all]thought Maos
"so...let's move on to another aura ability...someone else ?" asks Glynda as she turns to the first year
there's a sudden silence, Pyrrah raises her hand, she probably knows a lot of Aura abilities and can use them herself
"Miss Nikos, please come in the arena," said the teacher, while the room is full of whisper
Maos and Pyrrah look at each other, the two champions look at each other
Maos try to feel Pyrrah's energy, his eyes widened...[her energy is barely showing...she has great control over it]
Pyrrha instantly does the same with Maos [he has so much energy...it's overwhelming!]
"so...miss Nikos...what do you which to demonstrate ?" asks the teacher
Pyrrak goes back to herself " I would like to showcase an aura shockwave..or even an energy slash"
"that's possible ?" react blake and some other people in the first-year row
Nora turns to Ren "aura shockwave ? isn't the thing you do with your hand ?", Ren just barely move his head toward her"yes it's the same thing"
"I've seen uncle Qrow do it once," said Yang, it looks really cool...he also it like...not something you should use often because it cost a lot of energy"
"Indeed it is..it's an advanced and very offensive usage of one energy...however...how to test it...hmm" explain Glynda
"how about we also show a defensive usage of Aura at the same time ?" asks Maos, getting the attention of the room, it's not what he meant to do, but he just what came into his mind first
"Does someone know how to project aura like a shield in front of you or in a greater area than your own body?" said Maos, Weiss start raising her hands a bit
"without the use of dust ?" finish the sorcerer...and the Weis slowly put her hand downs
Maos suddenly receive a mental message from Fox /dude even in the second year, you're the only one who can do it, you shouldn't expect the first year to even know something like that exist/
/velvet can do it, I saw her once/said Maos, Fox immediately respond/ yeah, and she's terrified of being in the arena in front of so many people, she ain't doing it/
"I mean I can do it...I'm just not very efficient at it...I can do the energy slash pretty well, I think..." suddenly said Pyrrha as the connection between Fox and Maos end
"Great then, Maos you will do the shield while Miss Nikos attacks you"declare the teacher, "Miss Nikos, you may go look for your weapon"
soon after Pyrrah came back with her weapon, she didn't change to her combat outfit, she was just going to show one move, not fight
she faces Maos and changes her spear into a sword, she intends to do the energy slash, but she does it step by step
she takes a position to swing and red energy seems to appear around her sword
Maos look at it [this energy is so dense and compact...this is no joke]
the sorcerer clench his fist and readied his energy [just like how I shielded myself with Sienna from the explosion], and a sudden dome of pure energy appear around him...red, then blue, then yellow, it's like looking at a rainbow, the dome as a diameter of 2 meters...meaning Maos can shield several people with him if he could
"whoa..it's the first time I can see someone's aura so clearly...and of that color," said Weiss, most People are only one color
Pyrrha was in surprise too, however, it didn't stop her, she swung her sword, and the slash of energy launched toward Maos
the energy of Pyrrah collied with Maos's, it doesn't immediately disappear as it hit his shield, instead, it seem to struggle and remain against, like a drill, creating a strange wind in the room and generating light
it lasts around 7 seconds and it stops, Maos make his shield disappear "and done", Pyrrha smile at him ' that shield was impressive", Maos returns the compliment" so was also your attack "
the champîons look around, there is an awkward silence, team RWBY is watching in admiration
"That was SO COOL" said Yang, everyone around started talking to each other due to the demonstration
Glynda started clapping her hand to get the attention of the student "please stay calm, we have to move on to the next abilities", the student slowly calm down
"miss Nikos you can go back to your seat, this was impressive, anything to say about her technique Maos?" said the teacher
Maos thinks a bit " I mean i didn't see any flaw to it, the energy slash even kept going after it was launched..it was perfect, I have to admit, you must have worked pretty hard on it to reach that level"
Pyrrha didn't really know what to say for a second, she scratched her head a bit "hum... your shield is also perfect..I think...it's the first time someone can block one of my energy slashes at a full charge...I don't know if my observation can be accurate or have any real value to it...I haven't faced anyone who could project aura the way you do before..."
with team CFVY, Fox turns to Coco, she seems annoyed"what she acting so cute ?" said Coco as she crossed her arm
Fox sent a message to Coco with his semblance /what you jealous ?/he smug at her,/because he said her attack was Peeeerfect /
/shut up, Fox/sent Coco
a few seconds later, the champion of Mistral went back to her seat
"so next usage of aura now," said Glynda " anyone ?", literally no one made a sound, not even Pyrrha didn't raise her hands
"no one ?" reacts the teacher, she looks at the time, "we still have the time to show at least one ability before we move on to the next step of this class"
there's still silence, in the end, Glynda turns to Maos "perhaps Mister Corvidae you have another ability to show ?"
[message:Fox], a level 0 spell that allows one to speak with someone telepathically
/Do you mind showing your aura sensing, using your blindness as an example? I won't force you/asks Maos to Fox
/don't mind, but the fact you still asked to make me happy/responds Fox
the spell end right after, and maos starts speaking again"me? No I already show my aura projection...however..I know who could show something interesting", Maos turn to Fox, "Do you mind showing Aura sensing ?"
Fox didn't even hesitate "I mean sure", Fox then get up from his seat and went into the arena before the teacher could even say it
Glynda then starts explaining the ability" aura sensing or aura detection, is a very rare and specific use of aura, it allows one to feel and see aura and life around them, something with enough training on great distances, for Mister Alistair, it allows him to detect his surrounding, people, grim, and even fight despite his blindness"
"wait that guy is blind? and he a second-year? no way" reacts someone in the back row," he probably got lucky during the entrance exam and then got babysat during the whole school year" said someone else
"regardless of your opinion Fox deserves to be here as much as you whoever you are, he's more than capable and worthy of being a huntsman," said Maos before Glynda could speak
Glynda raise her hand to make a sign to Maos to not intern and speak to the team," team CRDL, I would like you to not judge the other student's abilities based on how they look especially since appearance can be very deceiving among Huntsmen, every student present in this room has the right to be in it and you should show more respect to the second year who compare to the first has already experience Mission as huntsmen in training which you have yet to accomplish"
"pff" the leader just look away, the rest of his team didn't care either
"Anyway, we should get going, Mister Corvidae, Mister Alistair," said Glynda
Maos and Fox look at each other," we may need the help of a first-year" said Maos," someone who be very sneaky"
ruby raises her hand " I can be snea-", but Yang gently grabs her sister's hand and put it down"sorry, sis...I just...I just don't think you are as sneaky as you think you are.."
Ruby sadly put her hand with the disappointment of a child "but I wanted to do the thing..."
Glynda sees Maos's eye on blake"anyone in mind ?" asks the teacher
the sorcerer stares at Blake and then calls her "you over there..Blake right? you look like you could be sneaky, I've seen you during the entrance exam"
Blake act like she didn't see nor heard him, she played the "dumb card", she clearly doesn't want to be involved in anything
[I'm literally calling your name]thought Maos
Yang's elbow touched one of Blake's arms a bit and move as she whisper"come on blake...it's your time to shine", Blake didn't answer, so Yang insist and does another push and whispered again"come on, don't make a scene, everyone is already looking at you", the cat Faunus turns around and sees Ruby with encouragement's eyes, while Weiss also eyes similar eyes, but is closer to jealous because Blake was called directly By Maos, meaning he indirectly praised Blake's skill
Blake exhales heavily "fine...", she gets ups and joins the arena
she angrily looks at Maos
/she doesn't seem happy/sent Fox to Maos, /I can see that.../sent back the sorcerer
"so...what is the idea ?" asks blake totally bored already, she walks right past Maos...strangely close to him
"simple...your gonna go sneaky and Fox will have to point at you at all times...and it would be better if you move fast, if manage to escape Fox's arm, you win," said Maos
"that's it ?" asks Blake almost disappointed, "yep," said Fox, "what do I win ? asks Blake
"what do you want ?" asks Maos, seems serious"I'll think about it after I win, I'm confident in my ability to sneak around," said Blake as she grab something from her pocket and show it to Maos, it's a ring...his ring of clothing, "what do you have a ring, you're married or something ?"
Maos look at his hand and seem surprised, then he smiles at Blake "it's just a small accessory, I like wearing it"the sorcerer moves to the side of the arena as he takes his ring back, and put it on "well...let's start", Fox points to Blake with his arm
team RWBY just silently cheers for blake, along with Team JNPR
Blake suddenly assumes a lower position, even the way she stands up changes, she starts walking around...making literally no sound when she walks
she realizes Fox's moving with her...keeping aiming at her
[is that aura sensing this effective ?]thought Blake
"you are free to move anywhere in the room," said Fox in a taunt, Maos gives a thumbs up toward the teacher
Blake suddenly speeds up, still not making any sound..she's almost running into the arena...and Fox's arm still tracks her
[whoa...Blake is... insanely sneaky] through team RWBY, most people were actually impressed by Blake's ability, while being surprised at fox keeping up with her position
[but can you see through people ?]thought Blake, she start jumping around, on the first row and seat among the student, right behind Pyrrha, Fox is still aiming at her
"you wonder if I won't just guess the direction? I can also the distance, you are currently right Pyrrah Nikos right ?" said Fox out loud
Blake starts moving and fox keeps commenting on her position" now you above Nora...oh you did a nice jump! , do a high with Maos for me...going toward the second year I see
the cat Faunus seems almost annoyed by this...she felt genuinely challenged and didn't give up
[this technique is definitely legit and very efficient]thought Blake as she tries her best to stay sneaky
Fox's eyes widened a bit, he noticed a difference in Blake's aura, "hm.."Maos look at blake moving around the arena, he felt her aura...reducing...just he can do it...hiding one energy...at least reducing how much you emit, however, Fox is just good at sensing aura for blake to fully hide her aura from him..she's not even doing on purpose
"you can attack if make you feel better," said Fox with a grin
[that's too far...you gonna demotivate her to even move now...]thought Maos
"may-"started Goodwitch, however, Blake immediately took her chance and jump toward Fox trying to kick him, he dodges, and she then does a couple more attack
everyone starts cheering in the room
"go on Blake !" scream Ruby "right hook !" scream yang, most of the first-years cheer...even some second-years join the hype train, Coco seems strange..motivate " come on show her Team CFVY supremacy !" almost screams Coco, she hyped the whole second group by herself
Yatsu and Velvet look at Coco, Yatsu learn toward Velvet and whispers "does she have a problem with Blake? do they know each other ?" asks Yatsu, Velvet goes closer to him and whispers back "I think so..maybe something we miss?..she had a similar reaction with Pyrrha...I have a feeling I know what is happening"
"what is it ?" asks Yatsu, "I'll tell you later..." respond velvet
[why did everyone suddenly choose violence ?!], Maos look at Glynda,the teacher just facepalms in disappointment," why did expect something else "?
meanwhile, Blake keeps attacking Fox in hand-to-hand combat, she's not bad at it...but you can easily tell it's not something she really works, Fox dodges it easily and parry her several times.
"I have a feeling you are more a swordsman, well swordswoman..at least something with more range than your fist" taunt Fox
Maos facepalm, the teacher goes toward him, "you one chance to stop or I will...the second year and first year may get punished if you don't, it's also your chance to prove your role as student representative" warned Glynda
"Sorry...I will try to make more problems" said the sorcerer
[message: to Fox]
/stop the fight, fox, we'll be in trouble/, fox responded immediately/come on it's fun !/
Fox is the best at hand-to-hand combat in the whole school, he is really just having fun with Blake
/I don't care if it's fun or not, Fox please stop, you may have to clean the public bathroom of vale AGAIN, right of Junior's place, the teacher still didn't forget the time you put Sleeping pills in the water tank of the Cafeteria/
/by the gods, NO, NOT THE PUBLIC BATHROOM IN VALE AGAIN?! I still feel like I lost a part of my soul in there !/screams Fox inside his own mind/okay, I'm done/
Fox suddenly backs down from Blake and raise both his hand "about we stop? there's still the rest of the classroom, Blake is heavily breathing "you giving up ?", she then put her hand on his left as she tried to regain her breath "I'll admit...that aura sensing...is scary..."
Maos step between them "the showcase of the abilities is done...we need to move on to the rest of the class now"
"Miss Belladonna you may go back to your seat...Mister Alistair, please do the same" said Glynda
"Did I win ?" asks Blake before moving, "not even close," said Fox, Blake didn't seem surprised...but she suddenly seemed down...something Maos, Fox, and the rest of the team noticed
"you okay blake ?" asks Ruby, the cat Faunus looks down a bit"my stealth..the only thing I truly excel at...is useless against a second year...", she sounds almost depressed
Mao who had boosted his senses hears Blake's disappointment, he looks at Glynda, "just give me a final word...", the teacher sigh "go on, you have 30 seconds"
"However before moving on..I think it's important to note something...aura sense has its weakness and limits...because someone can learn to manipulate their energy enough, they can HIDE it or more like reduce its trace to something so weak it can't be felt or sense, don't worry your get better at control your aura throughout the year and some of you may become impossible to detect with aura sense... it will take a bit of time to reach that though"
Maos swear he saw Blake's cat ears moving up despite the bow as she gains a bit of hope, the sorcerer look at Glynda and nod "I'm done"
Yang hit harmlessly Blake's shoulder "hear that? you'll get there eventually", "surely," said Weiss, "yeah !" add Ruby
after that Goodwitch take over the class, "we are now done with showing a few aurae, if there is more than what we just witnessed, you'll discover them eventually"
Glynda make paused in her phrase and turned to the second year," for the second part of the class, we won't need the help of the seconds year, you are allowed to leave the room now if you wish
not many second years moved, especially not team CFVY, all of them know the next part of the class is fighting...and they are really curious about the newbies' skills
Glynda turn to the first year "now, we'll be testing everyone's skill and teamwork,I would like all of you to choose a partner in your team, you may remain with your pair from the entrance exam if you wish to"
while Maos move to the seat of the second year and sit next to team CFVY,the placement being from left to right Coco,Maos Fox, then on the upper row, Yatsu and Velvet.
the first year pair with each other...the pairs from the entrance exam were chosen
Ruby/Weiss, Blake/yang (Team RWBY)
Pyrrha/Jaune, Nora/Ren,(Team JPNR)
"hey look Maos is not in the arena anymore" realized Ruby, "probably because it's our turn, "said Weiss with a smile, the girl with silvers eyes suddenly get existed
Glynda speak "well now...I suggest you go get your weapon and equipment"
all the first year had brought the equipment and combat outfit with them before going in the arena, there are 2 doors at the entrance, the left one leads to the boy's locker room, and the right one, the girl's locker room
every first start moving quite fast to reach those 2 rooms
"look how excited they are, that's adorable," said Coco
[you seem awfully calm and nice since Blake lost...]thought Yatsu and Velvet
the class continues, Glynda made the students fight in a 2v2 fight, everyone fought at least one
Ruby and Weiss had quite the struggle, but they manage to...kinda work together at their second fight, Yang and Blake fought pretty well together, Ren and Nora destroyed their opponent..well Nora did, and Pyrrah basically won every fight by herself...Jaune doing almost nothing apart 1 or 2 swings that missed anyway
after every fight was done and finished, every student goes back to their seat
"Team RWBY looks very promising, they kinda remind of us last year," said Coco
"who's my equivalent ?" asks Maos, "I mean...Jaune maybe ?" immediately said Yatsu
"come on...Maos had strong basis with his staff, hand to hand...he learn Swordman from scratch, but Ozpin is apparently a good teacher..this Jaune...doesn't have even that...but hey, he may become strong throughout the year, he has Pyrrah Nikos in his team...she will...HOPEFULLY, teach him a thing or two" said Coco
"well, Velvet was also extremely helpful...her understanding of combat really helped me," said Maos, Velvel's Rabit ear moving down a bit "he's right, you are a pillar in our general progress," said Yatsu, Velvet actually hides her eyes under the rabbit by holding them, she also blushes, Coco move a bit, almost crawl over Maos using his shoulder as support for one of her leg to pat Velvet on her head "your amazing bun-bun..."Velvet blushed a bit of embarrassment as they smile at her "guys...pleased..."
"Coco, please get off me," said Maos, the team leader just smug as she goes to a regular position
Glynda clapped her hand to get the attention of everyone" so your first class of combat is over..." the students start getting up immediately
"HOWEVER", the eye of the teacher almost stab the people who got up, there was an awkward silence as the student seat back down
"I have an announcement to make, Mister Corvidea please come next to me" and the sorcerer did, he gets up from his seat and join the teacher
"mister Corvidae has been chosen to be your student representative"
"What ?" react some first year, team RWBY and team JNPR were confused
"a student representative is a new position that is given to the top student of the first when they reach their second, Maos's being the top student of last year in his promotion, he gained this title, however, this title comes with responsibilities, the student representative is meant to be a main helper for the first years, he can help the with the classes, organize studies session if needed, combat class included, he can also be reached by a student to point out a certain problem about a certain teacher or even classmate to the staff and teaching team, he represents also a direct link to the headmaster himself. Maos also take part in the decision for certain events or assignments or even punishment that was given to students"
"I mean...this seems like a good idea," said Weiss
"Does anyone has a question for me or Maos about his position?" asks the teacher
[question...great...Just what I hate..better prepare in case]thought Maos
[Heightened awareness],a level 1 spell which only to think to recall some information more easily and react faster to certain things
[calm emotion],[serene face],[friendly face]
Weiss raise her hand "when was this put in place? this is the first I've heard of something like"
professor Goodwitch took a breath
" the idea appear last year...when the teaching team realized that some students, especially the first had trouble adapting to Vale and the academy when they come from other continents or use to have a very different lifestyle, Maos is a good example of this"
Blake raises an eyebrow and whispers to herself"he's not from vale ?", her voice is barely heard by Ruby and Yang, the sister look at each other[even uncle Qrow didn't tell us,he just said he found Maos in Mistral...] the blond girl raises her hand
Glynda kept explaining
"also that some students despite having passed the entrance exam which is testing combat abilities can still deeply struggle with certain school subjects...and are simply afraid to ask for help from the teacher directly..."
"This also goes with bullying, the solution to those problems we end up on is the need for a student to overseer those types of problems..as the first year may find it easier to interact with someone their age, Maos may choose to solve the problem by himself as long that he doesn't violate the school rules or with the help of other student or teacher directly"
the teacher looks at yang, and sees her raising her hand, "yes Miss Xia long?"
"question for Maos," said yang, the sorcerer raise an eyebrow" which is ?"
"where you from ?" said the little dragon, Maos immediately use his regular lie when asks this question, it's like an automatic response now"small secluded village in Anima"
"hm," Yang made a small surprised noise, Maos smile at her "disappointed ?"Yang put her arm behind her head and lean back on her chair "I mean don't you have something more specific? Anima..is like..the whole continent..."
[from Anima? Mistral maybe ?... why don't I believe you ?... I have a feeling that he just lied]thought Blake, while her paranoia still made her too suspicious of everyone around her,it also allows her to see through certain lies
Glynda intervened "please limit yourself to the subject which is his position, you may talk to Maos during your free time or during one of his duties as a Student representative like a study session"
yang rolls her eyes as she is disappointed she didn't get
Pyrrha raised her hand "do we have access to a schedule for the study session if need be?"
"that is up to Mister Corvidae on how he decides to handle the matter," said the teacher, then the student's eye's turned to Maos
"it depends on the number of students asking for it, the number of students who actively need it, and of the course subject that they are struggling with...I will like to limit to study sessions with a whole team or only 1 student, I may increase to 2 teams if the subject is hard to understand and grasp for several people or the problem is something else like a group assignment and I have no schedule ready since I've yet to have one of you asking for help"
Pyrrha and most students seem to be satisfied with that
[at least If I have a schedule, planning my free time will be easier too]thought Maos
a student who raised her hands "what about the problem..that isn't related to studying...like a personal problem"
Maos hesitate a bit"...well, depends If I have a way to act on the problem or not...if you get bullied I can interact with whoever does it and try to fix the problem my way"
"within the school's rule"add Glynda
"...yeah...also...if it's like a medical problem or..psychological problem...I can't really help with it myself, I'm no psychologist or doctor...but I can help get in contact with the psychologist of the school and nurses of the school it's a bit hard for you to ask it yourself" said Maos
[i'm mean it's medical I can probably use magic to fix it..]
the first year seems a bit weird by this question, but they are satisfied
"any more questions about Maos's current position? the time for the classes has run out, so now only one last question" asks the teacher
Weiss raises her hands "does the top student of the current first year will get to that position as well ?...also why is such a drastic requirement for this position ?"
"yes, the top student of the current first will get this title when reaching the second year, that requirement may be drastic, but important, the student representative is responsible for the others student since the role is made to mostly help other students, you don't have the knowledge or skill to help other, then what would be the point of giving someone that roles ?"
Weiss felt a bit for a second "I have no more questions"
Yang, ruby, and Blake look at Weiss..she now has a certain ambition in her eyes
[she is going for that title ain't she...]thought Team RWBY
Glynda raised her voice one last time "the time for questions is over as well as this class, I recommend you go eat something, you still have class this afternoon, if you have further questions, you should ask Mister Corvidea or me during our mutual free time, please remember that Mister Corvidae is also a student and has to attend class as well, his free time is also limited"
after the class quickly end, the second year left pretty fast, everyone was hungry after the fights
Team CFVY waited for Maos and they went to eat together
"so did you think you made a good impression?" asks Yatsu, Maos raise his shoulder "I mean...at least I think it was as not a BAD impression"
"Yeah, you did a pretty good job, student representative," said Coco, hitting Maos on the arms
Maos rub his eyes,"I think the caffeine is starting to lose its effect...that's...after I'm done eating I'm gonna go take a nap..."
an hour later, Maos arrive in his room, he had done eating, and he just let himself fall on the bed, he felt his energy run out
"I wanted to start learning another spell...but I need sleep...I know there is a ritual or a spell that could make my sleep faster and more efficient..."
Maos turn his head and see several big boxes of material near his desk
[hey the staff did bring the material to my room...great...I will try to make a magic item once I get up]
the sorcerer thinks of something "book of magic", the book appears right above him as he faces the ceiling
"how do I get Materials...that is too rare...or impossible to get in remnant like from species that are extinct ?"
the book opens up to a page that Maos has seen before, however now...a few new lines have appears
/the book of magic can conjure any materials needed for a spell or certain rituals by taking materials on other planes/
[planes are basically another dimension of the remnant, some parallel dimensions, sometimes they are called realms depending on how different they are from remnant, those planes can be vastly different, and mostly the resource they contain can also be vastly different, it's possible to open a gate to that realm, which is what the vault of Ozpin are, the vaults are what called demi-plane, man-made planes which are very small when compared to natural planes, the maiden are just the key to those doors]
/connection to the elementals planes needed, to reach those planes, a connection to the astral plane is needed as well as a connection to the Ethereal plane is needed/
/to create a connection between the book and the planes, the spell [Contact other planes] must be cast to a connection for each plane/
"heh ?"
[now I've reached a higher level of casting it actually shows the spell needed ?! that's great !]
the book of magic was made to be education, the content of it changes according to the knowledge, and experience of the user, Maos can't even see the spell above the 5th level nor the ritual that are too dangerous for him as his current abilities, before the page to summon materials from other planes said that he didn't the requirement spell casting level and remain blank"
Maos almost jump on his bed
"show me the spell"
the page changes
5th level spell: Contact Other Plane: allow one to create a link to other planes, can only create one link at casting, all material is consumed during casting
casting time:4 hours
requirement:4 high-quality gemstones of at least 1kg each: Diamont is ideal
learning time: 1 month at minimum
"4 hours to cast! 4 gemstones!?, why is that thing even in the spell list, it looks more like a fucking ritual ?!"
Maos suddenly depressed as he let go of the book of magic and it disappears
time can be managed...but 4 gemstones per cast ?...and I have to make to cast the spell 6 times to have access to everything...24 diamonds of 1kg each... I'll research the price of diamond later...but something tells me I can't afford it"
"book of magic is there a way I can get gemstone with magic...like a spell to create things"
the book appears again and shows a page
5th level spell: Creation: you create a material that can not have a weight above 10 kgs, and the object must be of a form and material that you have seen and touched before. the object disappears after an hour, any spell cast using this object will fail
to be able to use the fully create materials that will last and be usable for a spell, you need to cast the spell [permanence] on the materials, the object is thus anchored in the world and won't disappear, it becomes a true creation
casting time: 1 minute
learning time: 1 month at minimum
"oh...that's spell is awesome !... however I still have to touch a real diamond...can I produce dust with that spell ?"
"also...show the spell [permanence]"
5th level spell: permanence: This spell makes certain other spells or creations permanent. You cast the desired spell and then follow it with the permanency spell.
casting time: 1 hour
learning time: 4 months at a minimum
[this spell is awesome!...wait 4 months to learn it ?...]
"is it so hard to learn ?"
the book of magic changes the page, which shows the explanation
/the spell [permanence] is based on finding a loophole in the law of physic and magic using magic itself, this spell was forbidden by the Gods by fixing the loophole several times, however, humans have always found a new loophole each time, in human history only 543 people ever manage to learn this spell/
/Osiris himself manage to learn it in 210 years, with his knowledge and result, he ends up writing a new way to learn the spell, making the spell possible to learn in less than a year, for you 4 months is the minimum time expected to learn the spell, in reality, it may take you a year to learn it /
Maos look at the book, he thinks for half a second,
"any alternative ?"
/no/
he has a small burst of anger and frustration, grabs the book then throw it away, and the book disappears mid-air
"fuck it, this book contains more than 10 ways to become immortal but only one way to create an object ?!, seriously!"
the young man's eye starts to glow a deep red, and after a few second, the eye goes back to Silver as he lay down on his bed and close his eye "darn it..I will try to figure it out later...now sleep"
he fell asleep pretty fast
several hours after Maos fell asleep
somewhere in the city of Vale, Qrow Branwen is on a bullhead high in the air, there are entering the city, and he looks at the unconscious body next to him, it's Amber, the current Autumn Maiden...who lost half of her power, then Qrow look at the city of vale through a window, all the building, and skyscraper after that the huntsman goes to talk to the pilot
"land on the top of that building over there," said Qrow to the pilot, they go land on a skyscraper with a helipad on top, several people are on it, waiting for them
the bullhead land, Qrow gets out of the airship...he sees that Ozpin himself is here, with Glynda Goodwicth along with a medical team that goes past the huntsman and takes care of Amber
Qrow looked at Ozpin, he felt like a failure, he take a sip from his flask before talking
"amber has been unconscious since the fight..I don't what they did to her...i failed to protect her"
"It's not a failure, you still manage to bring her back alive"
Amber is brought near Ozpin on a stretcher
Ozpin's arms touched Amber's shoulder
[identify]
he suddenly backs down
"around half of the power...has been taken..."
"What?" react Glynda and Qrow with Shock," that's possible ?!" add Qrow
"it seems like it...she has.. finds a way to do it..."
Ozpin clenches his cane harder"we must get her back to the school quickly,...Glynda, call Ironwood...his scientist may have a way to help Amber"
Qrow look around "Maos isn't there...knowing him, he would be here, he was close to Amber, is he on a mission again? maybe he can help Amber with one of his semblances"
Glynda speak before Ozpin could lie " he..was not made aware of Amber's status..."
"I believe we should wait to see if we can help her..sadly I do not believe he is able to heal her so to speak...part of her soul...is simply not here.."
"so you...just didn't tell Maos? I thought he was supposed to be one of us! what is this all about ?" said Qrow
"He is, however, he remains young, I intend to personally tell him in a few days..I doubt he currently has the right mental state to handle such news" said Ozpin
"oh sorry...because there's a right mental for those kinds of things ?" said Qrow with sarcasm, "I agree with Qrow for once...I think Maos deserve to know as soon as possible," said, Glynda
"Maos's reaction may be dangerous...hot-headed, he may lose focus on himself and focus on vengeance" explain Ozpin
"let him know as soon as possible so he will also refocus on himself sooner, he will eventually learn eventually either by you or by finding out the body himself !, it is better to not hide that kind of thing, I know from experience, and you 2 know what it feels like losing someone too," said Qrow
"due to their power similarities...Amber is the only person that Maos could truly relate to in the school, they train together, and Maos learn to control his semblance better with her, just like she got better control of her magics, they even made her staff together !" said Glynda
Qrow went to grab Amber's staff Ozpin responded" that is not the point, the problem is that Maos could become unstable, I haven't given him the amulet yet, he may go through an aura surge so powerful it could heavily damage the school and heavily injured him"
Qrow walk by them with the staff of Amber in hand "don't worry about telling him, I will , let me handle it my way, I'm the crow that brings bad news after all...he trusts me...probably more than you actually..."
"how do you-" start Glynda, Qrow interrupts her immediately "it's my job to know things !, I know a bit of what's happening at Beacon, I know that Maos is having his rebellious phase at Oz and that they don't the best relationship right now, can't really be against him tho, you'll really made him go through a lot, Oz"
Ozpin looks at Qrow walking away, he clenches his cane and sighs
"fine...I'll leave the matter in your hand," said Ozpin as tried his best to not clench his teeth, he wanted to be the one to tell Maos...but he can't risk Qrow or Glynda losing faith in the group
"I'll leave Amber in your hand, after I'm done with Maos, I'll leave to do some scouting like usual, you know how to call me if needed"
on that Qrow turn into a bird and fly away
an hour after, it's now 5 pm
Maos is on his bed he slowly wakes, he opens his eyes, and he sees the ceiling
he looks around, still half asleep, he tried to raise his chest...but he feels some kind of weight on him, preventing him from moving, he looks down at his body hidden by the blank, however, something feels weird...he sees movement under the blanket, someone is on top of him under the blanket
"wh-what ?" said maos, he couldn't think straight, the figure felt feminine, he could skin and legs rub against him, Maos seem to recognize a smell, it was Coco's favorite perfume. Maos raise his and, suddenly 2 hands emerge from under the blanket along with the rest of the figure, the hands grab Maos's hand and push it against the bed, the person is finally visible, Maos look above, he sees Sienna khan, she naked on top of him holding him down, her voice seems to resonate in his mind
"there's no need to hold back, why do you restrain so much? why can you just...let it go?"Sienna's hand suddenly on his cheeks as she starts kissing him, he feels unable to fight back
the scroll is ringing, loudly
Maos suddenly wake from his dream in shock and with a single breath he immediately gets up from his bed after a few seconds, he touches his face, and his lips, and he looks down in shame "damn it...I can't really I'm going crazy over a single kiss am I ? it was nothing! just a trigger to cause a magic surge! what the hell was that dream anyway? that's not how it happened !"
his eyes are pure red and glowing heavily, his wild magic is heavily boosting his emotion, and his embarrassment is almost tenfold what it's supposed to be. Adding to that Maos's lack of experience in that kind of thing makes him unable to think straight when directly expose to it in such a way especially since it was really his choices
he had managed to almost forget it before going to sleep and it suddenly came to his mind, the sorcerer slap himself a bit with his 2 hands" come on Maos, you'll get through this, just because your first kiss was with the leader of a terrorist group who hates humans doesn't mean you have to let it affect your judgment!"
[she didn't even warn me when she did it...I mean it supposes to be an emotional shock but still!], he then does small math as he realizes the age difference
[and Sienna... she's like...24 or maybe 25...while I'm only 19...the age difference is not that big...]
the people have shorter lives than People from the first human, but they seem to physically age slightly slower
the average lifespan of someone(if they live well) who does not practice Aura is around 83 years old at the current time, while in ancient times, the average lifespan (of they live well) is at least 122 years old for people who didn't practice magic or alchemy
the sorcerer finally noticed the ring of the scroll across the room, on his working desk as he think out loud, Maos raise his hand and use a weak form of telekinesis with wild magic to bring the scroll to him, the object float at him, and he grabs it, "duty's call I guess", he looks at who's calling him
"Junior ?"
Maos turn his head and see the calendar on his wall, on the current is written a big J, the sorcerer rubs his eyes [i forgot today I had to go to the club to refill them with alcohol], he answers the call
"Maos thanks the gods you finally answer! where were you this morning ?! we have almost no alcohol in stock! it's 5 pm, and the client will slowly come !"
"I'm on my way, I had a problem this morning...I will be in Vale soon"
on that Maos end the call
he also got a message from...QROW ?!
/I'm in the vale, I'm just passing by and can't go to Beacon, want to get a drink ?/from Qrow
Maos respond quite quickly
/I have to go Junior's nightclub anyway, we can meet there/
the sorcerer gets up, stretches a bit, he looks at the hour on his scroll
"5 pm?... I slept the whole afternoon ?"
he does a deep breath, then he exhales for almost 10 whole second
he activates his ring of clothing to change into regular clothes, not beacon's outfit nor his combat outfit, literally regular clothes, blue jean with a red shirt, he put a black jacket over it, he really looks like a regular bystander in those clothes, Coco had forced him to buy more clothes throughout his first year
he readjusts his neckless, he then looks at his sword that is on the desk, he summons it in his hands, he looks at it; it's better if he hides his swords, while it's not weird for a huntsman to always have a weapon on themselves...he looks too casual to just walk around like that, he will get asked questions by every policeman he passes by
[hide weapon], a level 1 spell, in which one makes his weapon disappear into his flesh, a small cut glowing a golden color opens in the palm of his hand, and the sword slide inside it, it's almost like a small inventory for a single object, he looks at his now free hand as the golden glowing cut closes, he moves his finger a bit
[it's always so weird to use magic that way...]
"Okay, let's go...to vale" Maos open his Window
[wild shape], he turns into a black bird similar to a crow and flies away to reach vale
and that's it for this chapter, hope you like it, and maybe see you in the next one!