Chapter 205: Viewership

DISCLAIMER: This story is NOT MINE IN ANY WAY. That honor has gone to the gorgeous bastard Ryuugi. This has been pulled from his Spacebattles publishment at threads/rwby-the-gamer-the-games-we-play-disk-five.341621/. Anyway on with the present…err learn.

Viewership

“Finished,” I mentioned as I reappeared at Raven’s facet, exiting Naraka as soon as extra.

Raven frowned barely, nothing however her eyes shifting as she targeted upon me. She’d been watching our total dialog by way of a portal, naturally, however she could not monitor me with Narakawhich, I suppose, made me one of many few individuals she had a tough time conserving monitor of.

“So I noticed,” She replied nonetheless. “How a lot of that did you make up on the spot?”

I hummed for a second, tilted my head to the facet, and shrugged.

“Most of it,” I admitted. “Although I want to name it improvising.”

Raven snorted barely at that, turning her face my method and capturing me a dry look.

“Name it what you’ll,” She advised me, however there was a contact of amusement coloring her voice so I knew she did not imply something by it. “Nonetheless, was it protected to inform him that a lot? Ironwood has at all times had a little bit of a reckless streak.”

“I do not assume there will probably be any points,” I replied, nodding barely. “From what I’ve seen of him, whereas he could also be a contact fast to behave, it’s primarily due to his considerations for the protection of others. He appears to know what’s at stake and the significance of subtlety in our current situationand, greater than that, it isn’t simply his personal life in danger.”

Raven thought-about me for a second earlier than blinking slowly.

“The woman?” She requested.

“He considers her his daughter,” I confirmed. “And whereas he would possibly gamble along with his personal life ought to the state of affairs name for it, he will not put his kid’s life in danger. Belief me; that is one thing I do know a good bit about.”

“I suppose so,” She whispered, lifting a hand and searching down at it. Given how her feelings shifted, she was in all probability considering of Yang.

“Moreover which,” I continued. “He will not do something earlier than no less than contacting Ozpin.”

She nodded in concession on that entrance, at the same time as her eyebrows pinched.

“Most likely not,” She agreed. “Butwhat if Ozpin?”

“If Ozpin chooses to not help my claims?” I answered delicately. “Then that is helpful info in its personal proper. I would be shocked if he selected to not help me, to be sincere, however I suppose this is able to be pretty much as good a time to seek out out as any. I admit, I am considerably nervous about approaching Ozpin in particular person, but when it is another person making a name, there should not be any issues. Even when he might someway detect me from the opposite facet of the display screen and the world, I would be shocked if he might sense me whereas I used to be sorting by way of the airwaves.”

I shrugged once more and appeared up on the sky, staring again within the path of Ironwood’s ship.

“However greater than thatI assume it is unlikely that Ozpin would select now of all instances to behave towards me, Rider or not,” I continued. “It does not make sense from a logical or private perspective. Logically talking, Cinder is nearly completed loading the Paladins and even when Ironwood tried to achieve her now, it might be simple for us to extract her earlier than he arrived; after the delays I precipitated Ironwood, there simply would not be any level. And if Ozpin wished to show upon me, I believe that he’d want to take action at such a time after I wasn’t on a distinct continent, simply alerted of his intentions, and capable of rapidly escape. However extra personallyhe’s by no means acted towards me in such a method, so there’s little purpose to worry he’d achieve this now. Ozpin’s at all times helped me, even when it won’t appear in his finest pursuits to take action, equivalent to after I stole the White Whale and he did not intrude. Given the selection, I believe he would select to assist me now, as properly. There’s no use to fret about him in that regard, I really feel.”

“However you have anxious about it,” Raven famous.

“I fear about every thing,” I acknowledged dismissively. “Particularly main potential threats. I spend most of my day inside a area of extremely accelerated time with nothing else to do however take into consideration the numerous issues which will or could not try to kill me or who I am going to must face to guard the world. Ozpin’s suspicious in numerous methods and I would quite be ready for the worst and confirmed unsuitable than be caught off-guard. If it seems that Ozpin is not a Rider, then he is a reasonably relaxed man and can in all probability settle for an apology for the misunderstanding; I am going to spend a couple of minutes working within the fields and develop a pair tons of espresso beans to make it as much as him. If he’s a Rider, nevertheless, and I am not prepared for the possibilitywell, then I believe I’d both remorse it ceaselessly or remorse it very briefly. Both method, although, I doubt it will matter proper now.”

Raven hummed barely in settlement, pursing her lips.

“What now, then?” She requested.

“Ironwood will name Ozpin and get my story confirmed,” I answered. “That’ll give us a method to meddle with Cinder’s plans immediately when the time comes, whereas not seeming to take action. It additionally provides us a possible ally when the time comes and one other supply of data. First the weapons, now the Paladinsin a method, even the Mud she’s been stealing could be traced again right here to Atlas. It might properly simply be that they are the most effective supply for such a thingbut she’s sure to have allies up right here to facilitate that and she or he’s probably left a path behind her.”

She nodded once more.

“You talked about my brother,” She mentioned after a second.

“As I mentioned, it appears Cinder hasn’t gone unnoticed,” I replied. “I do not know when or the place it startedit may need been her actions in Mistral, her ties to Mountain Glenn, or one thing elsebut it appears we aren’t the one ones conscious that she’s as much as one thing. I suppose that is not stunning.”

“It is not?” Raven requested, elevating an eyebrow.

“No,” I mentioned, sighing barely. “Actually, Ozpin was the one who first tipped me off that one thing is likely to be occurring in Mistraland he did it a very long time in the past. Once I questioned him later, he claimed he did not know a lot about what was occurring, however”

Sephirotic Synthesis Full. The talents ‘Elemental Aura,’ ‘Summon Elemental,’ and ‘White Tiger of the West’ have been mixed efficiently. The talent ‘Indra’ has been created.

For the fourth, it rose round me in a sudden cyclone, hiding me utterly from sight earlier than vanishing just like the wind and leaving nothing behind.

Sephirotic Synthesis Full. The talents ‘Elemental Aura,’ ‘Summon Elemental,’ and ‘White Tiger of the West’ have been mixed efficiently. The talent ‘Vayu’ has been created.

Within the fifth, it did not rise round me, a lot as encompass my physique in stone till even my eyes had been coveredor maybe turned intogemstones.

Sephirotic Synthesis Full. The talents ‘Elemental Aura,’ ‘Summon Elemental,’ and ‘White Tiger of the West’ have been mixed efficiently. The talent ‘Prithvi’ has been created.

The sixth picture was just like the fifth, however as a substitute of stone, it was metallic that flowed over me. Iron lined my pores and skin and liquid silver pooled in my eyes, whereas what appeared like strong gold flowed over my hair.

Sephirotic Synthesis Full. The talents ‘Elemental Aura,’ ‘Summon Elemental,’ and ‘White Tiger of the West’ have been mixed efficiently. The talent ‘Kubera’ has been created.

After which, finally, the sensation light, telling me that I used to be completed. I waited for an extended second simply in case, nevertheless it did not immediate me to try to merge any of my increased stage Elementals, even after I started to merge themin all probability, due to Summon Elemental. The Elementals I used to be merging with Tiferet had been my accomplished ‘Fundamental’ Elementals, quite than my Lesser ones. The latter would max out quickly at this charge and I might attempt once more, although if that did not suffice, I’d simply must stage up the talents I would just gotten after which mix them once more.

The excellent news was that Tiferet had leveled up a number of instances from that course of. As expertise went, it was very fast to improveprobably as a result of it was additionally very exhausting to make use of. As every stage it gained lowered the required talent stage of issues to be mixed, a number of new choices had opened up and I rapidly continued my work.

Once more, I noticed myself, however I rapidly started to shimmer and shift, as if caught in a warmth haze, earlier than vanishing like a mirage.

Sephirotic Synthesis Full. The talents ‘Acceleration’ and ‘Shedding of the Serpent’s Pores and skin’ have been mixed efficiently. The talent ‘Flux’ has been created.

Another, I thoughtand wanting over the feeling and the talents it was hooked up to, I hoped I would saved the most effective for final. As I activated Tiferet for the ninth time, I noticed myself.

Simply myself.

After which the picture was gone.

Sephirotic Synthesis Full. The talents ‘Adamant Serpent’s Pores and skin,’ ‘Armored Shell,’ ‘Cithaeron Cover,’ ‘Metamorphosis,’ ‘Bodily Endurance,’ and ‘Unbroken Metal’ have been mixed efficiently. The talent ‘Kavacha’ has been created.

Finally, I opened my eyes.

“Finished?” Raven requested, me idly from her chair. We had been in what I assumed was one among her protected homes, given how fortified it wasbut then, on condition that it was Raven, it might simply as simply be her regular home.

“Finished,” I confirmed, wanting down at myself. I had began sweating in some unspecified time in the future within the course of, which wasn’t significantly stunning seeing as I would principally turned my physique right into a forge. Fortunately, even with as deep as I would been in my meditation, Pericognition meant I had nonetheless been conscious of my environment on some stage so I rose from my focus feeling relaxed and comfortable. If something had been going to hellmore so then normal, I meanI’d have seen.

Even so, for the sake of normal human interactions, I glanced at Raven as I stood, cleaned myself with a short utility of Elemental Soul, and raised an eyebrow.

“Ironwood hasn’t referred to as him but?” I requested.

Raven shook her head, me distractedly.

“He appears to be ready to return residence,” She mentioned. “Presumably to ensure the realm is safe earlier than questioning his shut pal on his offers with a wished terrorist.”

I smiled at that, evaporating the water on my pores and skin with Kanju and drying myself.

“And Cinder?”

“Escaped,” She replied. “She made it out with out issue and with out murdering anybody. It appears you had been proper about Ironwood.”

“That is good,” I mused, frowning barely as I thought-about my choices. Cinder would probably attempt to contact me once more quickly, which I would must account for, and I would now added Ironwood to issues. Given my tight schedule, I would must juggle issues considerably and insure every thing was in place, in addition to maintain Cinder from changing into suspicious of both of my identities.

Properly. From being extra suspicious, no less than. She knew that one among my selves was the reincarnation of her best enemy and thought the opposite was Conquest. There was solely a lot I might do.

“They’ve arrived,” Raven mentioned after one other minute. “How distant ought to I make the portal?”

“A kilometer out ought to be nice,” I replied. “However after Qrowgo for 2 or three, simply to be protected. I am going to conceal it as quickly as you make it.”

She nodded and flicked her wrist as soon as, opening a window again to Atlas.