Chapter 209: Particulars

DISCLAIMER: This story is NOT MINE IN ANY WAY. That honor has gone to the attractive 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.

Particulars

Ozpin took a deep breath after which sighed, unhappy eyes on me.

“So,” He whispered softly. “It is time then?”

I shrugged, assembly his eyes steadily.

“Roughly,” I replied. “I am not going to depart proper this on the spot, however the world’s not going to cease ending simply because I am pussyfooting round. I’ll must go there eventuallyand I am fairly positive I am operating out of time.”

“So it will appear,” Ozpin acknowledged, wanting down into his espresso cup once more. “I suppose it is unlikely to be a coincidence that Cinder has chosen now to make her transfer.”

“Even when she is not focusing on me particularly, it makes no distinction,” I mentioned. “She’s Famine, one of many Ridersif she begins one thing, odds are good that the opposite Grimm are certain to comply with. In case you’re suspicions are appropriate and he or she intends to assault the ties between the Kingdoms, then it is simply as attainable that she’s working to arrange a gap for her fellows.”

“Divide and conquer,” Ozpin agreed, sighing once more. “I had a lot the identical thought, I am afraid. Sure, it looks like issues have began to maneuver and we have no alternative now however to cease them. Butdo you consider it is attainable? So that you can overcome Jericho Falls in your current state?”

He phrased it as an sincere query and I thought of it as such, nodding slowly.

“I consider so,” I answered. “If not proper now, then quickly. I’ve busied myself with preparations of late and whereas I nonetheless have room to enhance, I concern that my development will quickly gradual except I am prepared to enterprise additional into harmful territory. Both manner, I am going to run out of protected choices quickly. There are some things I might love to do beforehand, butyes. I believe I am going to have the ability to do it.”

In any case, I assumed, from what I’ve realized, they wished me there. Whereas I doubted they’d simply open the doorways and welcome me in, they wanted me to search out no matter it’s insidewhatever it’s that Keter mentioned my identify was so very important to. Which was fairly rattling worrying in its personal proper, I needed to say, however I used to be type of operating out of choices at this level. I might tapped my reminiscences for all I might, spoken to my soul, poked the Riders to see what got here out, however I saved operating into the identical downside.

I lacked info. Nobody who I might actually belief knewno one who really knew would inform me. I wanted to study extra if I wished to have any hope of defeating Malkuth and his Riders, even when that meant strolling into hazard.

The one upside, I assumed, was that I might clearly been the one to retailer that info. If it was, as I suspected, hidden behind my true nameand I used to be betting there was extra to getting in than simply typing in a passwordthan Malkuth did not know what was inside both, or he would not want me to get in. I had just a few suspicions about what I’d discover inside, however from what I knew about myself, the knowledge itself most likely wasn’t meant to assist Malkuth; it was one thing else. One thing vital sufficient that I might hidden it behind my true identify, even understanding what Loss of life might do to me, and vital sufficient that regardless of having millennia to take action, the Grimm hadn’t simply destroyed it.

It might have been a longshot, nevertheless it was nonetheless a shot, which meant it got here out forward of most of my different optionswhich primarily boiled right down to stumbling at midnight till one thing horrible occurs, at which level I might strive to not die. And I had expertise with that, positive, nevertheless it wasn’t precisely a fascinating state of being. I might grind my abilities till Malkuth obtained bored with ready and despatched his minions to wipe out every little thing I knew and cherished, however I might hardly name {that a} victory; I wanted to determine what he was after, how one can kick him within the dick repeatedly to maintain him from getting it, and how one can kill him within the course of. With out the ‘wipe out every little thing’ half, if in any respect attainable.

And if it had be mewhich it hadthan that was precisely the kind of factor I might preserve locked up tight for my future self, if I could not do the deed personally. Together with one thing to maintain him from merely destroying it.

I might have laughed at myself. Right here I used to be, betting on somebody I barely remembered being to show what was clearly a lure right into a attainable benefit. Cross your fingers, me. If this works out, I am going to love myself eternally.

“In case you consider you are prepared, than I’ll consider in you, Jaune,” Ozpin replied after a protracted second, nodding slowly earlier than turning his eyes to gaze on the metropolis of Vale. After a protracted second, he sighed once more. “I am going to inform you every little thing I can, however I’ll disappoint you. I haven’t got any good reminiscences of Jericho Fallsbut I haven’t got many reminiscences of it, interval. I can not emphasize sufficient how shortly issues fell aside for us; actually, I barely bear in mind the preventing. Most of what I bear in mind was my comrades dying because the Grimm fell upon us. ButI admit I’ve spent fairly a while obsessive about that place, pushed by it. I gathered every little thing I might within the hopes of at some point going through it once more.”

“However you by no means did?” I requested.

He shook his head.

“Ultimately, there was no actual level in doing so,” He claimed. “Jericho Falls was thought of noteworthy due to its intense focus of Grimm, nevertheless it’s not significantly near the Kingdom, has no strategic worth, and there was by no means any proof that there was something of worth there. Lengthy vary scans of the place revealed nothing on this aspect and although I discovered that pc on the opposite, I wasn’t capable of entry it. Any time I ran the numbers, the associated fee in lives wanted to take the place far outweighed the potential rewards. With the state of affairs all the time so tenuous, I can not afford to danger the lives of my Hunters for the sake of settling an previous grudge.”

I checked out him fastidiously, contemplating him for a protracted second.

Having heard that, the logical factor for me to do was ask him for assist. We each knew I might get round these issues and provides him his likelihood, assist him avenge his fallen friendsand I might have the ability to carry him alongside, which was its personal reward. Whilst sturdy as I now was, I used to be pretty assured that Ozpin might take me and my whole group in a battle. If I used to be in regards to the dive into hell, I might positive as hell need him alongside for the journey, contemplating he was the perfect man to tug me again out.

Assuming, after all, that I might belief him. That he was Ozpin, the Headmaster and my pal, relatively than my best enemy. If he wasn’t, then having him onboard could be invaluable.

But when he was, it will actually suck to search out out in my second of glory. I might think about itI unlock the pc, Loss of life kills me and wipes me clear, and subsequent time I reincarnate, assuming Malkuth permits the human race to proceed current afterwards, I am welcomed by a horde of tremendous Grimm each time I draw consideration to myself. If I knew that the lure he’d set could have had a counter-trap constructed into it, than presumably Malkuth knew and had deliberate a counter to my counter. As these issues went, having Loss of life available to kick me within the dick so exhausting my head popped off was a reasonably good one; it was what I’d most likely do.

Ozpin particularly could be a good selection for such a factor, due to his time manipulationif he was available once I realized what I wanted, he may have the ability to journey again in time to kill me earlier than I realized or to make sure I did too shortly to utilize it. Seen in that gentle, a time manipulator would make a reasonably good selection for Loss of life’s host. And the draw back to him being stronger than my whole group mixed was that he was stronger than my whole group mixed; assuming I might really preserve him from slaughtering us immediately or earlier than the battle started, I suspected our time of survival would nonetheless be pretty temporary.

Then again, if he wasn’t Loss of life, his presence may very well be the distinction between life and demise, and the way might I justify excluding him.

“Would you like in?” I requested him, conserving my ideas off my face and out of my voice. “We talked about it earlier than, I believeand I might be comfortable to have you ever watching my again.”

Greatest to depart my choices open. If vital, Raven and I might simply assault the place with out telling him. If it turned out we could not handle with out him and will ensure we would not be betrayed, then we might simply as simply carry him alongside. No sense in ruining that beforehand.

Ozpin turned to take a look at me and appeared tempted.

“I need to,” He mentioned. “Really. For those who died whereas I lived and since I lived. For years after I escaped that place, it was all I might dream of; it is what drove me to grow to be stronger, what led me to the place I’m at this time. However”

“You possibly can’t?” I requested.

He sighed once more, seeming to age earlier than my eyes.

“After what you informed me about Cinder, no,” He admitted. “Although I dreamt of it for years, I dream of different issues now, and I can not danger their loss. If Cinder’s purpose is that this college and I’m the one factor conserving her from performing overtly, then if she had been to study of my absence”

“Increase,” I mentioned. “Bye, bye, Beacon. I get it.”

“I am sorry,” He mentioned, bowing his head low. “The data contained inside Jericho Falls is more likely to be invaluable”

“However it’s pointless if every little thing we have sworn to guard is destroyed whereas we’re off getting it,” I replied with a shrug. “Like I mentioned, I get it. Apart from, if I am flawed and I do diebest we do not preserve all our eggs in a single basket, proper?”

“Do not discuss like that,” Ozpin mentioned firmly. “You will not die, Jaune. I informed you that I consider in you.”

I smiled at him once more and shrugged.

“Then consider in me,” I mentioned. “I am going to handle.”

“I am sorry,” He mentioned once more, shaking his head and placing his cup down. “It appears I should rely on you this time, Jaune.”

“Depart it to me,” I informed him. “However actually, something you may inform me would assist.”

“I am going to draw you up an inventory of the Grimm I noticed personally,” He mentioned. “It might solely element the outer perimeter, however maybe it is going to be of some help. Past that, I’ve solely what supposition and conjecture.”

“One way or the other, I’ve the sensation that what you think about conjecture, others would take as truth,” I answered dryly. “And I am going to take no matter I can get, Ozpin.”

He took one other deep breath and checked out me grimly.

“That is nothing however a guess on my half,” He started. “A concern, actually. However I informed you earlier than that I say the Humbaba there, sure?”

I nodded as soon as, listening.

“Really, they had been fairly distinguished,” He continued. “It is uncommon to see any of them on Vytal, however there they had been, blended in even amongst the rabblethe heart of each formation. True, there have been different mighty creatures there, however in each numbers and energy, the Humbaba had been the best menace. And it made me marvel why. Jericho Falls was guarded by numerous Grimm, a lot of them far stronger than the norm, a lot in order that the higher a part of 100 Hunters could not get previous the metaphorical door. What then lay inside its depths?”

Slowly, I felt my coronary heart drop as I adopted his phrases to their conclusion.

“If not for latest occasions, even I would suppose myself ridiculous for suggesting it,” Ozpin murmured, nodding at my expression. “However maybe the Humbaba are there to protect extra than simply the treasure inside Jericho Falls’ depthsperhaps they’re current of their function as honor guards. For years, part of me could not assist however suppose that perhapsperhaps Gilgamesh is there.”

“Quickly,” I assured. “However there are a number of issues I want to check earlier than we do and I am unsure how a lot destruction they could trigger. I believe it will be greatest if I practiced them alone, someplace that nothing shall be missed.”

“Ah,” Raven answered, nodding however in any other case remaining nonetheless. I handed by way of the portal she made after which walked right into a second one moments later, rising on the fringe of the destruction I might wrought on the darkish continent. Had it been anyplace else, I may need felt a bit unhealthy about it, however right here? Right here I simply wished to make it greater.

And I knew simply the place to begin.

Brahmastra (Lively) LV1 EXP: 0.00% MP: Particular.

One of many legendary strategies wielded by the Astradhari, it was mentioned to invoke the facility of the Creator. Used as a ability, it will possibly both empower an current weapon or create one fully from Aurain both case, the impact is similar, drawing Gentle from the realms above to gas a response. Empowered by the person’s Aura, the matter summoned is torn aside and reforged in a course of that attracts out the facility hidden inside and forges it right into a mighty weapon. Stated to be a weapon of utmost destruction, its energy was such that it might annihilate cities and its use left fields barren of life. Energy will increase with WIS. The usage of the Brahmastra per day because it attracts deeply from the person’s soul, reaching by way of it to attract down the facility of Creation.

Harm: Particular.

Protection Penetration: Particular.

Vary: Particular.

Robotically inflicts ‘Decay’ standing impact on anybody who receives injury or who spends vital time in an space the place the ability was used.

The length and impact of fallout will depend on ability degree.

‘Decay’ standing impact might not be eliminated by way of mundane means.

Variety of makes use of per day: 1.

Energy started to assemble in my proper hand whilst my flesh was stripped away by Sahasrara. It vanished shortly, burning away from the floor of my arm and spreading outwards to the remainder of my physique till my soul was bared. As I modified, I felt my reserves of energy swell, burgeoning with every passing second. Trails of sunshine started to emerge from every of my a million eyes, coiling round my limbs and up the size of my physique till it reached my hand and started to take type.

It began as a jagged form, baring extra resemblance to crystal than the energy-forms of its predecessors, like a shard of stained glass. As extra energy gathered in it, different shapes started to appear round it, rising from the air and becoming themselves to the perimeters as seamlessly as in the event that they had been the items of a puzzle. When it started, it was no however just a few edges peeking out from the grip of my hand, however quickly it started to take the form of a polearm with a easy and excellent floor. I counted the seconds and controlled the circulation of energy to the forming weapon to insure I wasn’t left defenseless if one thing attacked me, however even fueling it with my huge nicely of energy, I ended up counting because the seconds handed.

Brahmastra did not have a cost time, as suchor relatively, it took nevertheless lengthy was wanted to assemble the required quantity of energy, which I judgedbased off the speed the weapon was forming at and taking into consideration the talents I had that diminished coststo be someplace in extra of ten million MP. Much more me, it was a quantity that took time to assemble, even when I used to be capable of regulate the circulation; regardless that Fast Soul had grown enormously due to my nearly fixed use of it, it could not make me attract energy any sooner. All informed, it took me almost half a minute to completely type the assault, at which level I took a second to take a look at it.

Regardless of the facility that had gone into it, it was a easy wanting weapon; a spear of stable white, static and bodily. It did not appear to weigh about the identical quantity as a spear of its measurement and I might really feel the facility held inside itbut it wasn’t sufficient. Even this was nothing greater than the shell of the Brahmastra, woefully incomplete.

So I reached out to the one factor that might end it, scanning the realm one final time earlier than closing my eyes. I felt the paths of energy flowing by way of me and adopted them from root to crown, touching upon my chakras one after the other within the course of. When ultimately I got here to Sahasrara, I took a breath and touched it evenly earlier than reaching throughand felt a response.

Energy, the uncooked gentle of creation, flooded into me with none bodily supply, as a result of I used to be drawing from past the bodily. I reached out to the place above Sahasrara and better than Keter, the sunshine unshaped by the Sephirot. It burned by way of my Chakrasmy soullike fireplace from the solar, turning the skinny trails streaming from my eyes into gushing, luminous rivers. This wasn’t MP, per se, wasn’t fairly something but, nevertheless it crammed the shell of the Brahmastra and made it one thing extra.

Flesh started to type over my physique as increasingly more energy was drawn into the spear. It began on the furthest elements of my physique and progressed shortly over the remainder of my physique till I used to be again to my human formand the Brahmastra was glowing like nothing I might ever see. It glowed from inside like I might trapped the solar inside, shining by way of the veil of crystal as if it wasn’t even there. It wasn’t sizzling, however the sheer quantity of sunshine might have blinded any regular one who checked out it, stripping away their sight straight away. On the identical time, I felt exhausted in some tiny a part of me, the passing of the Gentle by way of my physique and soul an expertise that drained me on a degree much like Sahasrara butdeeper, someway.

However I might achieved it. I might solid a weapon straight out of legend.

And with no second’s hesitation, I reared again and threw it as far-off from me as attainable. I put all my power, bodily and psychological, into the throw, sending the spear right into a excessive sufficient arc that when it reached its zenith, it illuminated the world round us just like the noonday sunand when it fell, it dyed the sky with all the colours of the daybreak. It touched down quite a lot of kilometers away from me.

It hardly appeared to make a distinction.

What occurred subsequent was exhausting to separate as a number of issues occurred in fast succession. One thing exploded within the distance and there have been waves of power all throughout the spectrum that had been blinding even for me. I felt a flash of fireplace that beggared description, cloaked by huge clouds of mud and particles, and the warmth of the explosion washed over me even because it burned the encompassing Lotus Eater timber to ash and charcoal. At nearly the identical time, there was a wave of power that shattered the ruined timber for kilometers round, crushing stone and tearing up earth, even because it appeared to make the world tremble and shake. My physique, which weighed little greater than anybody else my measurement, was caught within the blast and flung excessive and much with an influence that clawed at my physique and seared at my bolstered pores and skin.

I caught myself somebody excessive above all of it, momentarily disoriented till I had a second to shake it off. I blinked as soon as and centered, turning my gaze to an space that had modified enormously between one second and the subsequent, stripped mercilessly naked by the facility of the Brahmastra. Now that it wasn’t fairly so brilliant, I might see it nonetheless, settling deep throughout the earth and air and water of the continent, poisoning it to the core. That very same power clung to me and I might really feel it transferring, making an attempt to assault me from inside till I touched my face and healed myself a number of instances over.

However whereas its invisible results had been noteworthy, the seen ones had been maybe extra spectacular. As I appeared by way of the clouds of smokeso massive that they appeared to break down beneath their very own weightI simply had tomarvel at what I might achieved.

The crater I might left was almost fifty meters deep at its lowest level and the higher a part of a kilometer broad, to say nothing of the encompass space, which had been burned shattered for kilometers in each course.

Kilometers that had been populated by nothing however the Grimm.

Your degree has elevated by one! Your degree has elevated by one! Your degree has elevated by one! Your degree has elevated by one!

Suddenly, I heard a mess of rising cries. Some resembled roars and howls, others extra alien appears like a single, unusual notice rising increased and better or an odd blowing sound. I turned in direction of the sources, selecting them out of the smoke and firethe creatures of Grimm that had confirmed robust sufficient to outlive even that show of energy. I noticed a Humbaba alongside a Panoptes, a Morrigan taking to the air, and a Garmr, amongst different issues, all nonetheless standing tall.

However they appeared completely different now, like melting clay dolls. Lengths of purple flesh shined by way of the place white armor and black pores and skin and been blown away, and it appeared togrow and unfold by the second. The ‘flesh’ throughout the wounds quivered oddly, seeming to nearly liquefy, and whilst the injuries started to heal and shut they did so wrongly. I noticed one of many Garmr’s legs heal over in wrinkled black pores and skin, with the sleek armor that ought to have grown from the limb as an alternative piercing by way of the flesh oddly, as if it had partially reformed inside. The Morrigan’s wings appeared twisted and skeletal, as if bones had damaged and healed in unusual methods. A lot of the Humbaba’s pores and skin was merely gone and did not appear to be therapeutic in any respect, as an alternative changing the uncovered purple matter endlessly.

And for all that, they had been nonetheless nightmarishly highly effective.

The Descending Terror

Stage 174

Humbaba

The Eyes within the Darkness

LV 171

Panoptes

Loss of life on Wings of Evening

LV 176

Morrigan

The Hound of Hell

LV 175

Garmr

I appeared them over as soon as, taking a gradual, quiet breath earlier than cracking my neck. Although it despatched shocks of weird ache by way of me, I stripped away my mortal type once more and unleashed the facility of my soul with Sahasraraand then took it a step additional.

Aurora (Lively & Passive) LV1 EXP: 0.00%

The unleashed manifestation of 1’s soul. Now grown far past the boundaries of its mortal body, it bursts forth to shine just like the rising solar. This ability enhances the person’s Aura, giving them the facility to rise from the deepest darkness to make clear the world. Via this system, the person’s Aura is additional refined and enhanced, reaching previous its limits of defending, therapeutic, and enhancing to scour away these it acknowledges as enemies. Energy grows with the person’s MP.

Vastly improve all advantages of the person’s Aura.

Causes injury to all enemies inside vary.

Vary: 100 meters.

And suddenly, the skies above Grimm had been illuminated by rolling patterns of sunshine.