(A/N)
Hello! Hi again, long time no chapter! I know its been a forever and a half since the last time I uploaded a chapter (like 2 months) which is fucked up for me to do to ya'll and I apologize for it. Honestly I probably lost a lot of you which is tragic but it is what it is.
I just wanted to write this quick authors note to let you all know that I've been in the kitchen cookin up some chapters for you all and I really hope you end up enjoying them!
Imma try to start dropping 2 chapters a week whenever I manage to finish them up, but it is a lot harder to do now than it was last semester because of.... a bunch of shit lol.
Anyway, I would like to officially welcome you all back to The Awakened One! I promised that I'd finish this story eventually and as long as I don't die I aint breakin that promise!
If you've been waiting for another chapter for a while please let me know you exist! I love responding to comments more than anything else so if could comment a little somethin for me that would very much so appreciated! NGL, I kinda forgot where tf I left off and my style might be a bit... off? So, if you see anything like that please let me know!
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Congratulations! Byakko and Lilith have cleared Atlas Central District Boss Room!
Here are their rewards:
| Byakko |
+13,782 {+6,891} {+6,891}Exp! | +1 {+1} AUG | +1 {+1} Large Alpha Megoliath Core | +1 Ancient Crystallized Light Blue Dust |
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Name: Byakko
Age: 206
Race: Celestial White Tiger, Faunus
Titles: Celestial White Tiger, Goddess of Righteousness, Queen of Animals, Guardian of the West, etc.
LVL: 43 (0%)
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| Lilith |
+14,666 {+7,333} Exp! | +2 {+1} AUG | +10 {+5} Ancient Crystallized Light Blue Dust |+1 Large Alpha Megoliath Beast Egg | +1 Salem's Influence |
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Name: Lilith
Age: 66
Race: Infinite Void Basilisk, Faunus
Titles: Consumer Of Worlds and Creator of Life, Goddess Of Darkness and Liberation, Queen Of Demons and Leader Of Legions, Originator Of Sin and Breaker Of Bondage, Infinite Void Basilisk, etc.
LVL: 34 (43%)
As Lilith and Byakko finished off the Boss of Atlas's Central District they immediately turned their attentions to the most important person in their lives, (Y/N).
They were quickly met with praise beyond what they were expecting, and for a good amount of time Lilith, Byakko, and (Y/N) enjoyed each other's presence inside the Blizzard cleared Boss Room as they were praised by the one who spawned them.
Soon enough, it was time for them to make their exit from the Boss Room and the Awakened One was gifted the items that the Snake and Tiger had received from defeating the Boss.
Outside, it was still the dead of night, and much time hadn't passed between them entering and exiting, so they decided to split up in the same way they did in Vale in order to begin power leveling as planned.
Since there were four separate sectors of Atlas, each of them took one of the remaining ones after (Y/N) used his Skills to restore Lilith and Byakko's Mana and Aura.
The goal of their excursion was simple, grow as strong as possible as quick as possible, relying on any means that were available to them.
Byakko chose to take her Master's experience boosting abilities to more efficiently level up while Lilith needed to consume as many opponents as possible since she was able to feed her Disciples to one another in order to level them up.
It was through this ability that she was able to get the Wyvern to such a high level in the first place, and in the process of doing this she would easily be able to get loads stronger.
(Y/N) on the other hand needed to switch up his strategy a bit since he wasn't able to use Hakai on these particular Dungeons.
He opted to simply run through the dungeons as quick as possible using Taboo, his scythe, since it would give him far more additional experience, currency, and items than anything else would.
Soon after they split up, Lilith went out her way to find her King since she had reached her next period of physical growth, and for the first time he was able to see what she looked like once she began her Independence in her Faunus form.
Like her snake form, Lilith experienced a color swap of her scaly snake tail, turning from void black to pure white, with her magical circuits still growing a bright crimson. Her shirt changed from black to white and her hair turned from white to black, pretty much completely inverting her color palette in her alternate form.
What she asked for was to consume more of the special Grimm that her King had created for her, allowing herself to rapidly grow into her next Shell so she could level up some more. Of course (Y/N) obliged her, summoning the Grimm one at a time for her to properly consume them.
Right before his eyes, (Y/N) watched as Lilith's tail grew rapidly in both length and size, and soon she was towering over him even when she tried to keep her height to a minimum.
The Grimm that she was able to munch up before both of them got notified of her reaching her third Independence were the Grizzled Major, Alpha Sabyr-Wolf, Terroryx, Grimm-Wyrm, Aracnituar, and finally the Komodusk increasing the overall strength of her Disciples greatly.
The basilisk was able to shrink her own tail greatly to allow it to become much easier to manage, and after she completed her quick meals, she left as soon as she came, going back to her sector of Atlas as quick and silent as she left.
Because of how high the levels of Atlas Grimm were, and how weak the Grimm were comparatively, it was absurdly easy to gain experience and level up. However, the only real issue with the entire thing was that there were so few Dungeons on Atlas, only about five of them per area.
Although they were substantially larger than the ones in Vale since they were massive, mountainous deserts of Ice, they didn't have super large hordes or numerous groups of the Grimm.
The Atlas dungeons were massive open areas of blizzarding snow with limited visibility, so they focused much more on the stealth and ambushing tactics that the Grimm used to gain an advantage over the dungeon's invader.
The largest of the Grimm groups would be three Sabyrs or maybe two and a Teryx, but either way most of the Grimm came in powerful duos that would try their best to sneak up on the invader.
Although since they were in powerful, higher level, duos they provided a bit more experience per one kill, it would still be a lot better if there was a horde of lower leveled Grimm since that would give a ton more exp.
All in all, the night was still a success, and soon after (Y/N) finished off the Megoliath, Sphinx, and Manticore Boss trio that guarded the Research District of Atlas, Byakko and Lilith did the same thing in their sectors.
Even though the Grimm were much more challenging for all the parties involved, the fact that there were so few of them made it easy for the group to finish them all in a single night. Of course, including the fact that (Y/N)'s clone almost cleared one completely on his own this much was the least expected of the group.
The final dungeon ended up appearing in the heart of the Schnee manor which brought numerous questions to (Y/N)'s mind, but since they figured that they had a reasonable amount of time before they needed to head back to Beacon, they decided that they might as well attempt the dungeon while they were still in the area.
How they did it was simple, Lilith shrunk herself down tremendously, making it so she could wrap herself around her King with ease, and (Y/N) then fast traveled to the one dungeon that he had completed on the Schnee's property.
Once he crossed through the portal, he stealthily snuck about the guarded property until he reached the Dungeon and entered Atlas's final rift.
Once inside, Lilith returned to her usual size and Byakko used her Wherever You Go Skill to teleport herself to her Master's side in mere moments in a flash of orange.
Byakko appeared in her Maneater counter-part of her Faunus form which gave (Y/N) a good look at her additional form which was much the same as the other ones.
Her tattoo like stripes remained black, but her fur was an incredibly bright orange color and was also quite a bit longer than before, and the coloring of her armored plated clothing turned orange.
After all three of the crew members had entered into the dungeon, they were greeted with an interesting sight. Within the Atlas Final Boss Room were three massive Grimm, the first was clearly a Final Boss Alpha Megoliath, Final Boss Ice Alpha Manticore, and a Final Boss Alpha Ice Sphinx.
The Megoliath was exactly the same as the former elephant that Lilith and Byakko destroyed at the beginning of the night, but the other two Grimm seemed to be special cases since (Y/N) wasn't aware that either of these Grimm types existed.
They looked very similar to their normal counter-parts but were much larger and spikier than them with additional stat boosts in various different attributes that gave them a small edge in the battle.
However, even though they had massive increases in strength, all were level 100, and there were three of them, they were quickly taken care of with almost no difficulty by the trio since they had already grown that much stronger than before.
As they finished off the last of the Grimm trio, they took a quick moment to congregate within the dungeon to talk through a few of their newer strengths before exiting the completed area.
Congratulations! You have conquered The Final Boss Room in Atlas
Atlas has been completely cleared of the Animus! Your rewards are as follows:
| +100,000 Exp |+200,000 Bestial Exp | +1,000,00 Clan Exp | +10 AUG | +2 Salem's Influence |
Total Exp Gain: +691,199
Total Currency Gain: +6 AUG | +9,175 AUS | +92,790 AUB
Key Item Yield: +7 Salem's Influence
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Total Levels: 26.01
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Name: (Y/N) (L/N)
Age: 18
Race: Awakened One, Deus~Humanus, Faunus
Titles: Awakened, Savior of Earth, King Slayer etc.
LVL: 126 (7%)
HP: 141350/141350, (+36491), {+42105}
SLD: 70675/70675
MP: 96000/96000, (+6244), {+26760}
AU: 63970/63970, (+10994), {+4581}
Attributes:
STR; 3568, (+3925), {+1070}
END; 3054, (+2749), {+916}
DEX; 3190, (+2871), {+957}
VIT; 2807, (+3649), {+842}
INT; 3568, (+1249), {+1070}
LUK; 1905, (+1810), {+572}
EX AP: 3790
SY: 65
SP: 110
$Money$: 80,020 AUG | 34,653 AUS | 231,680 AUB | $4,487 Lien
| Lilith |
Total Exp Gain: +404,032
Total Currency Gain: +2 AUG |+5,666 AUS | +41,164 AUB
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Total Levels: 53.07
Name: Lilith
Age: 66
Race: Infinite Void Basilisk, Faunus
Titles: Consumer Of Worlds and Creator of Life, Goddess Of Darkness and Liberation, Queen Of Demons and Leader Of Legions, Originator Of Sin and Breaker Of Bondage, Infinite Void Basilisk, etc.
LVL: 87 (51%)
HP: 49550/49550, (+5934), {+12363}
MP: 82760/82760, (+11556), {+19260}
AU: 22565/22565, (+846), {+1323}
Bond Lvl: MAX
Attributes:
STR; 649, (+130), {+162}
END; 1058, (+212), {+265}
DEX; 1719, (+344), {+430}
VIT; 989, (+593), {+247}
INT; 1926, (+1156), {+482}
LUK; 1368, (+274), {+342}
*The Forbidden Fruit (Semblance)*- Using this amazing Semblance, Lilith is able to consume and gain powers from things that ordinarily is impossible to gain any value from, most notably Dust. When she swallows Dust whole, she is powered up immensely by its presence in her body, giving her the ability to do various different skills with varying powered up effects
'Forbidden Knowledge'- The hidden truth, the destroyer of innocence, the cure to naivety, the key to evolution, the catalyst for creation. Forbidden Knowledge is the abhorrent assortment of the truths that govern the word that is kept from those who are meant to remain asleep. Lilith does not only understand this knowledge, but she in fact is also the origin of such knowledge, and it is through this Bestial Accessory that this Knowledge manifests as the Symbols that mark Lilith's body; +40% INT; +30% to any Attribute of any given Disciple
| Byakko |
Total Exp Gain: +493,978
Total Currency Gain: +3 AUG |+4,175 AUS | +32,836 AUB
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Total Levels: 31.39
Name: Byakko
Age: 206
Race: Celestial White Tiger, Faunus
Titles: Celestial White Tiger, Goddess of Righteousness, Queen of Animals, Guardian of the West, etc.
LVL: 73 (3%)
HP: 68700/68700, (+6770), {+16925}
MP: 48700/48700, (+6237), {+11138}
AU: 28075/28075, (+2688), {+1680}
Bond Lvl: MAX
Attributes:
STR; 1865, (+1306), {+466}
END; 1344, (+672), {+336}
DEX; 2308, (+1616), {+577}
VIT; 1354, (+677), {+399}
INT; 1782, (+1247), {+446}
LUK; 415, (+508), {+104}
*Queen Venus (Semblance)*- This is the unique power manifested from your soul, the tangible representation of your Aura. Venus creates a circular domain around you that has various effects on your allies and enemies. The effects are based on Venus's Imperial Power.
*Venus's Heat*- In the Domain, the enemies of Byakko will experience the intense radiating heat of Venus, causing intense burns that cannot be extinguished
'Venus's Queen'- As this this accessory is the physical manifestation of Byakko's title as the Queen of Venus, this Bestial Accessory manifests itself as a weapon of Byakko's choosing, allowing her to freely change the Attributes she wishes to enhance. The limits for the increases in strength for this accessory is simple, Byakko is allowed one 40% increase, two 30% increases, three 20% increases, or all five 15% increases.
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Name: Byakko (Grimm), Scylla
Age: 206
Race: Celestial White Tiger, Grimm, Faunus
Titles: Celestial White Tiger, Goddess of Righteousness, Queen of Animals, Guardian of the West
LVL: 73 (3%)
HP: 86950/86950, (+12893), {+21488}
MP: 14025/14025, (+889), {+2469}
AU: 23695/23695, (+2025), {+1406}
Bond Lvl: MAX
Attributes:
STR; 2376, (+1544), {+594}
END; 1125, (+506), {+281}
DEX; 1578, (+710), {+395}
VIT; 1719, (+1289), {+430}
INT; 395, (+178), {+99}
LUK; 370, (+467), {+93}
*Queen Venus (Semblance)*- This is the unique power manifested from your soul, the tangible representation of your Aura. Venus creates a circular domain around you that has various effects on your allies and enemies. The effects are based on Venus's Imperial Power.
*Venus's Might*- In the Domain, the enemies of Byakko will experience the immense pressure that crushes all who enter. This bone crushing pressure rapidly causes damage will inflicting a terrifying slow that makes it extremely difficult to escape
'Venus's Queen'- As this this accessory is the physical manifestation of Byakko's title as the Queen of Venus, this Bestial Accessory manifests itself as a weapon of Byakko's choosing, allowing her to freely change the Attributes she wishes to enhance. The limits for the increases in strength for this accessory is simple, Byakko is allowed one 40% increase, two 30% increases, three 20% increases, or all five 15% increases.
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Name: Byakko (Maneater)
Age: 206
Race: Celestial White Tiger, Champawat, Faunus
Titles: Celestial White Tiger, Goddess of Righteousness, Queen of Animals, Guardian of the West
LVL: 73 (3%)
HP: 50450/50450, (+4451), {+12363}
MP: 62475/62475, (+8749), {+14581}
AU: 32355/32355, (+2804), {+1948}
Bond Lvl: MAX
Attributes:
STR; 459, (+207), {+115}
END; 1558, (+701), {+390}
DEX; 1854, (+1391), {+464}
VIT; 989, (+445), {+247}
INT; 2333, (+1750), {+583}
LUK; 370, (+467), {+93}
*Queen Venus (Semblance)*- This is the unique power manifested from your soul, the tangible representation of your Aura. Venus creates a circular domain around you that has various effects on your allies and enemies. The effects are based on Venus's Imperial Power.
*Venus's Toxicity*- In the Domain, the enemies of Byakko will yield to the immense toxic air that permeates through the air. This intensely toxic atmosphere generated by Byakko's Aura essentially suffocates and smothers an opponent's strength and will from their bodies, slowly draining the life from the victim
'Venus's Queen'- As this this accessory is the physical manifestation of Byakko's title as the Queen of Venus, this Bestial Accessory manifests itself as a weapon of Byakko's choosing, allowing her to freely change the Attributes she wishes to enhance. The limits for the increases in strength for this accessory is simple, Byakko is allowed one 40% increase, two 30% increases, three 20% increases, or all five 15% increases.
"Damn, these numbers are getttin ridiculously disorienting" he thought as he took a moment to steady himself. "Tonight, went extremely well! Byakko and Lilith are leveling up like crazy which is an extremely good thing considering the things that are to come, and we even got a bunch of Salem's Influence. Soon enough I should be able to figure out what I can use them for as long as I gather enough of them."
"Since Lilith's growth rate is so much lower than both me and Byakko's she has been leveling up much quicker than us, but that doesn't seem to have a great effect on her attribute growth. On top of that, since she keeps rapidly growing through her primordial shells using the Grimm beasts that I created she hasn't been able to take advantage of her natural attribute consumption ability." This thought brought him moment of pause as he stood silently in the barren ice-land that was once the final dungeon of Atlas.
"I wonder if I'm actually stunting her growth rather than increasing her strengths by giving her these special Grimm instead of just having her consume powerful enemies for her own physical growth. Sure, it strengthens her disciple arsenal by a ton, but it leaves her actual strengths rather weakened."
"Maybe I should spend a bunch of my growth AP on Lilith instead of myself then. I'm sure I'm plenty strong enough as I am now, and I only just got halfway to my next prestige. With enough leveling, skills, and information I'm sure that there won't be a single opponent that'll be a challenge for me."
"The only person I truly have to worry about strength wise will be Salem and the Stygian-Animus invader that comes after that. Shit, I wish I thought about that sooner then I wouldn't have stunted her growth so much." Before he could act on that final thought, he felt a hand gently rest itself upon his shoulder.
Looking around himself, (Y/N) noticed that Byakko was awaiting his instructions, standing patiently by his side. However, Lilith was 'standing' tall behind him, resting her palm on his right shoulder. "What's up Lilith?"
"My King perhaps now is not the best time to reflect upon todays actions and plan for what is to come. It has already been an incredibly long night. For now, I believe that our time would be best spent returning to Beacon Academy. After all, I highly doubt the rest of the women would appreciate your absence much longer." As Lilith finished speaking, Byakko's ears suddenly perked up slightly.
"I agree Master. It would be best if you were to take a mental break from thinking about strategy and planning. As we discussed earlier, I am sure everything will fall into place soon enough. So, there is no need to reflect on previous decisions as of right this very moment. Let us return home first before we conjure up any ideas relating to the future."
"Yeah, your both right. There is always tomorrow night I guess" (Y/N) thought out loud. He then decided to put his intensive thoughts on hold since the night had come to an end and it was time for them to return to their room.
"Aight, time to head back! Don't wanna keep the girls waiting too long" he spoke, getting a quick smile from both of the woman. "Fast Travel." (Y/N) spoke the skill with their bedroom in mind and quickly the (F/C) portal appeared inside the icy empty dungeon.
"After you master" Byakko spoke elegantly, allowing her master entry to the other side of the portal. However, before he was able to take the Faunus up on her offer a sudden voice rung loudly in his mind.
[Partner you are receiving a call from 'Big Momma'! Would you like to answer it?]
"Big Momma? Isn't that Lil' Miss? Why would she be calling right now?" Byakko and Lilith noticed their companion's sudden change in posture, and they began watching over him with a slight bit of caution.
As (Y/N) turned his attention to Byakko and Lilith he was about to tell the duo that they could go ahead without him, but once their eyes met it became more than clear to (Y/N) that the duo of Goddesses weren't going to go back to the room without him.
So, he returned his attention back to his mind to answer Meta's question. "Yeah, please answer the call, Meta."
[Yes sir!]
"Hello?"
-"Hi Sonny, how are you doing on this fine morning" the woman replied in her usual mature, southern accent.
"All things considered I'm doing alright, I guess. How about you Mother?"
-"Well, since you cleared up that 'Business' I have been practically walking on clouds every day. I still can't thank you enough for taking care of that traitor for me."
"Its nothin Mother. You have given me more than enough in return Mother: the clothing, the assassins, and even letting me run house in Vale. All of that is more than enough compensation for offing someone as miniscule as he was."
Lil' Miss let out a small chuckle after her son's comment, -"how right you are Sonny boy. How are my daughters doing? I trust your treating them well and respectfully."
"Yes of course, I'm treating them as well as I possibly could. They are also doing really well as both Miltia, and Melanie have gotten assigned to their Huntsman team. They are on the same team as my closest companions Byakko and Lilith who are capable in their own right."
-"That's good to hear, but that's not what I was asking about Son." Lil' Miss's tone turned from lighthearted to stern in an instant.
The mature woman then let the silence ring between them for a moment before continuing with, -"Don't play koi with me. I know my daughters fancy you quite a bit, and I do as well, but that doesn't mean that I give you permission to take away their purity. Now, answer my question. I'd recommend that you choose your words wisely."
(Y/N) took a small swallow of saliva before saying, "like I said before, I'm treating them as well as humanly possible. I won't lie to you, we are in a relationship of sorts, but I promise that they are still as pure as the day you let them leave Mistral. I'd never do anything that serious without first asking for your blessing. The last thing I'd ever want is to sully the relationship I have built with you Mother."
Lil' Miss remained quiet on the other end of the Scroll, leaving (Y/N) in a bit of a bind as he awaited the woman's response. However, after a moment of silence between the duo the head of the spiders replied in a warm tone. -"You truly do always know what to say."
(Y/N) allowed a light chuckle to escape his lips before saying, "well, I do try my best."
-"Keep it up then. I know I don't need to tell you but I'm going to anyway. Treat my daughters right, if you don't I promise I'll find a way to end your life. However, I highly doubt it'll ever come to that. Pretty soon you may have me under lock and key" she said with a light chuckle.
"Are you sure I don't have you already?"
-"Well, I went out of my way to speak with you so you may be on to something my cheeky boy, but I wouldn't be so sure so soon." The leader of the Spiders responded to her son figure with hardy laughter, triggering (Y/N) to do the same.
The two shared a moment of lighthearted laughs for a moment before slowly coming down and continuing their banter. "I wish I could have more conversations like this with you son. Bantering with you is one of the few small things that I find myself enjoying now and days."
"Your more than welcomed to call me whenever Mother. You know I'll make the time."
-"If only it was that simple..." Lil' Miss trailed off into thought as she spoke, letting the call fall quiet.
The silence rang for a moment before (Y/N) broke it with a soft, "Mother?"
After hearing her name being called, Lil' Miss exited her mind and continued speaking as if she never stopped. -"I feel as though we've wasted enough time as is. So, let's get to the central topic of discussion since I'm sure its clear that I didn't call to lecture you about the treatment of my daughters."
After hearing her words (Y/N) perked his ears and quieted his thoughts so he could fully listen to the reasoning behind the surprise Scroll call. -"I'm not one to mince words so allow me to keep it short. There is someone asking around about you." At the statement the Devil's eyes widened slightly. "Asking around in fact might be an understatement since I was asked for this information directly."
"Do you mind me asking who it was?"
-"No, I do not. The only issue is the person wasn't very identifiable in any stretch of the word. The only thing that I can say for certain is that the person was a woman. Her voice was feminine, she had a slim and curvaceous figure, and she responded to being called 'woman.' However, everything else regarding her is a mystery. No name, no face, no weapon, no semblance, not even as much as a damn Aura color."
"The only woman I can think of that might want to ask around about me is Cinder, but it's unlikely I'll be able to confirm that any time soon. On top of that, the fact that Mother didn't force the woman to give her some kind of identity, even a false one, seems a bit odd. What did they talk about? So... what did she ask about?"
-"A lot of things that I do not know. She asked about your past, connections, skillset, abilities, and other things of that nature. It appears she was trying to build a profile on who the Devil truly is, but her true objective was something that I was unable to get out of her."
(Y/N)'s thoughts turned internal for a moment as the leader of the Spiders divulged the information that this mysterious woman. It took him a while to think through the thoughts that were compiling quickly within his mind but once he finished, he replied with a simple question. "How much did you tell her?"
The man could practically hear Lil 'Miss's smirk through the Scroll, and this smirk was followed by a light chuckle. -"Oh my, Son, do you have no faith in your mother?"
"Of course, I have faith in you Mother, but let's be real. You still have a business to run and a reputation to uphold" he said with a smile.
-"Correct. I can't very well decline an offer that benefits both me and the rest of the Spiders."
"I guess she's a businesswoman first and a mother second" (Y/N) thought as he listened to the woman's response. "I can't really blame her for it, but that makes me wonder what she got in return. Whatever it is it had to be worth putting me in a bad spot, not learning anything about the woman's identity, and even possibly admitting to being in cahoots with myself."
"But to answer your question, I told the woman everything I know about you, excluding any personal bias or interest of course. Its not like I learned much about you in the first place, so I didn't have anything too important to tell, but I did unload quite a bit."
-"Starting with your sudden rise to power, how you orchestrated the Death of Roman Torchwick, apparent dissent with the SDC, and the skillset and abilities of your clan members. I didn't know much, only what my daughters mention to me in passing, but the info seemed to be satisfactory to her. For obvious reasons I did not inform the woman on your identity or the fact that you are enrolled at Beacon academy along with my daughters."
"Thanks for keeping that bit a secret Mother. I really appreciate the confidentiality. I can't say that I thought that Lil' Miss was this cold blooded to use the things her daughters told her to her own advantage, but I guess that's what you gotta do to stay on top in the underground. Though, it does seem that she has enough loyalty to not outright give my identity, but that could be because it could put her daughters in danger."
"Either way, it puts us in a slightly better situation than we would've been in otherwise. Let's see what else we can get from Lil' Miss. Do you think you can tell me any specifics about what you told her about my Clan?"
-"Well, simply put, I told her how many men you command and the types of things that you've ordered them to do. Therefore, I effectively told her the known capabilities of your clan. As far as everything else, I told her the same general things that most people know."
-"Effectively becoming the leader of the Xiong Family in a single night using brute force, taking over the Schnee's dust yard while also getting rid of Roman, and all your clan's other escapades including your more recent Mount Glenn exhibition."
(Y/N) let out a small sigh that wasn't missed by his surrounding companions and rubbed his eyes clear of exhaustion. "So, she clearly didn't tell this mystery woman, that is probably Cinder, that I was working with Lil' Miss. But Cinder isn't dumb so it's possible that she could've somehow figured that out which could change things slightly."
"Either way, I don't think that it is too serious an offense and if anything, it simply builds the case that the Clan would be a useful ally for Cinder and the rest of Salem's circle. However, I can't afford too many leaks in the Clan since it could drastically change things in the future. I guess I'll tell Mil and Mel to keep the things they tell their mother to a minimum. Thanks for caring enough to let me know mother, I'd much rather have you tell me then find out later."
-"Of course, Sonny, anything for my boy. I cannot wait to see how you deal with this sudden intrusion on your operation" she said with a chuckle. "I'm sure you'll do just fine."
"Yeah, I'll handle it. Oh, one more question before you go. What kind of compensation did you get for handing over that kinda information? I'm guessing it would've had to be monumental for you to cough up that much information."
At his question, Lil' Miss laughed heartily, stopping her laugh only for a moment to respond to her surrogate child's question. -"Every woman has her secrets Sonny and I think that I'll keep this one to myself. However, I will tell you this, the price she paid was more than monumental" she finished with a chuckle. "I'll talk to you again soon enough son."
"See you mother." With that, the call from the Scroll ended leaving (Y/N) with much more questions than answers, each of which more jarring than the last.
"The person asking around about me is more than likely Cinder, so I should hopefully be hearing from her soon enough. That means that things should start moving again soon which is nice. Although, based on the information Junior told me when I first took over the Xiong Family it sounded like Cinder was still in Beacon. I guess me killing Roman altered her plans a bit more than I expected."
That last thought made (Y/N) furrow his brow, bringing on a feeling of exasperation as he continued thinking further about the possible consequences of him killing Roman. "Its possible that Cinder was forced to take a widely different path because of Roman's death, but what kind of changes could it have for the future."
The man paused in his mind for a moment before remembering the words that Byakko and Lilith comforted him with earlier. "That's not a question that I can answer now, nor is it one that I can figure out easily in the future. The best thing I can do now is simply keep my eye out for any super different changes in the timeline."
"And another question that still remains is what Lil' Miss was given in return for the information. After all, what do you give someone who already has pretty much everything? But it probably isn't too important. If it really comes down to it I'll just ask the twins to try and figure it out, respectfully. Or I'll make the effort to visit her when I go to Mistral along with Adam and Yang."
"What did that woman want My King?" Lilith's question effectively broke (Y/N) from his thoughts and he suddenly returned to the empty dungeon that he and his companions were occupying.
"She... wanted to let me know that someone was asking around about me" he answered.
That got Byakko's attention, and she then added, "is everything alright?"
"Yeah. At least it should be." Byakko and Lilith acknowledged (Y/N)'s concern with small head nods before they walked through the fast travel portal, exiting the dungeon, and entering their bedroom.
Even as the portal appeared in the room, its inhabitants remained asleep. So, Lilith, Byakko, and (Y/N) were able to easily slip in and take their places amongst the group of resting bodies. Once they awoke, it was time for the group of lovers, now official students at Beacon, to walk their schedule.
Before exiting their combined room, (Y/N) took the opportunity to ask Weiss about what he saw when he was in Atlas the previous night. What he learned was that Atlas had always had a city-wide curfew that starts to take effect at 12am but doesn't completely go into effect until 1am.
According to Weiss the public reasoning behind the curfew is simply a way to streamline business and entertainment while also preventing crimes from being committed. While all these effects are true it isn't the entire reasoning behind the curfews existence.
In reality, the only reason the curfew was originally created was for the purpose of controlling the populaces behavior and emotions.
She then went on to explain that the curfew was put into effect far before Atlas was propelled into the sky and the reasoning as to why the council wanted to control the citizens emotions was to prevent the attraction of Grimm from the surrounding landscape.
Weiss then explained that the harsher environments of Solitas gave birth to stronger Grimm that were incredibly hard to defend against.
So, in an effort to grow and cultivate new civilizations in these areas strict laws had to be put into effect to control the emotions of the populace to prevent them from becoming a hotspot of negative emotions that would attract Grimm.
The curfew was one of these controls and its one of the few that persists even in modern times. The Atlas council had voted on the removal of the curfew numerous times but each time they decided to keep it in place as it made it convenient for them to do various things without the public knowing.
(Y/N) found the topic as a whole very interesting, especially considering the fact that Weiss had full knowledge of the subject even though there were still secrets being kept from her, mainly slavery.
Above all, it made him think about how powerful the Atlas council must be for them to keep such a rigorous curfew in place without dissent.
All of this information culminated in his mind to create a new image of the power structure in Atlas, and this also in turn birthed a new idea that may change his future plans.
This was the conversation that was had throughout that morning and even through the hallways as they headed to their first school event.
Since today was Sunday the 11th Beacon's school technically hadn't begun yet, but the first couple days of school were a bit different than the rest. Instead of immediately beginning their classes they first had a brief orientation in one of the larger lecture halls in the building.
During this orientation they learned exactly what most of their days would consist of. The base schedule was simple, wake up at 7am, class, class, lunch, enrichment, practical training, and end of day at 7pm.
The specific classes that each of the students went to on any given day were subject to change so it was important that students checked their Scrolls every morning to see where they'd be spending their time that morning, but enrichment and practical training were different.
Lunch was self-explanatory and it took place around noon in the cafeteria. Enrichment however was more like an extension of lunch but instead of focusing on eating and relaxing it was focused on the other activities that students could participate in on the campus.
Whether it be reading in the library, working out in the gym, training in a private room, or even taking a much-needed nap in your dorm room, this is the time that students are welcome to do so. Practical training on the other hand was what (Y/N) thought most of their education would be focused on.
Instead of having different professors, subjects, and classrooms every day, practical training always took place with a single designated professor that dictated what the students would be doing daily. As the name suggests, practical training is the physical and combative aspects of becoming a huntsman.
Unsurprisingly, all of (Y/N)'s companions and the rest of their teams were assigned to Professor Goodwitch, meaning that they'd all be together once more.
This happening was more than likely made possible by the collective agreement between Scarlet, Ozpin, and Glynda who figured that the best way to have this central group improve was through practicing with the best of the best.
The other benefit of keeping this group together is being able to train or practice for specific events that may be taking place in the future. Things like fighting other people, larger more ferocious Grimm, and other things of that nature that wouldn't be included in the normal students' curriculum.
After the orientation, (Y/N) and the rest of his crew were introduced to most of the professors that they would be learning from for the duration of their stay at the academy.
(Y/N) was able to see a lot of familiar faces from the show during this portion of the day and he was surprised to see that they were eerily similar to their Rwby counterparts.
Following this introduction was the walk through/tour of the rest of the building, showing them preemptively where their classes may be, even though it was pointless since the Scrolls tell them exactly where the rooms are in the building.
When all was said and done the students were given the rest of their days to spend as they wish. Most of the group chose to hang out with one another watching movies, reading, and other menial activities, but (Y/N) and Pyrrha spent most of the time working with both Jaune and Ruby to increase their base strengths.
Ruby was already improving rapidly and even Jaune was showing a good amount of natural growth as well, but the both of them still had quite a bit of work to do before they would be able to become as powerful as their peers.
That thought didn't seem to deter either of them, if anything it made them work even harder to catch up as fast as possible which was another positive factor in their growth efforts. Besides this, the day went by almost as if school hadn't started at all.
Soon enough they were winding down in their literal bedroom, Undressing, washing away the grime from the day, and preparing to lay down to rest.
"Tomorrow is the first official day of school at beacon" (Y/N) thought to himself. "It feels like it's been an eternity since the last time I went to a class. It really is crazy to think that only so much time has passed since I left the halfway destroyed earth. Makes me wonder... What happened to the earth after I killed Sin?"
Before he was able to theorize any answers to his own proposed question, he was suddenly brought from his mind when he felt a warm body suddenly curl up into his lap. Looking down, (Y/N) met eyes with the adorable culprit of his distraction.
Neo had sat down into her savior's lap and cuddled deeply into his warmth, looking up lovingly at the man she loved. The two didn't say a word to one another and simply communicate their affections through the eye contact.
This eye contact resulted in a bright smile forming on both Neo and (Y/N)'s faces before their lips slowly came together in a chaste kiss. The kiss lasted for a while, quickly picking up the attention of the other members in the room.
Although the sign of affection was extremely commonplace within this group of lovers, it still prompted everyone else to feel as though they needed to get a piece of the action. This natural resulted in a lot of bodies laying a top one another, kissing, groping, and grinding as they expressed their affinities with one another sexually.
However, before thing could get too excitable (Y/N) pulled both Malachite twins aside to discuss what happened much earlier in the day.
He told them everything that their mother told them and tried his best to come across as non-confrontational as possible when he requested, they restrict the info they told their mother about the Clan's activities.
The girls took all the details of the conversation really well, even the part about them remaining chaste, and so far, everything had gone extremely smooth.
Neither of the girls were surprised that their mother had willing given up information on their Bro, neither did they care much either.
The only part of the conversation that was a little bit pretentious was when (Y/N) asked what their mother may have gotten in return for giving up the information.
Miltia then went on to explain that mother is extremely tight lipped when it comes to her negotiations, deals, and everything of the like. She goes as far as keeping her own daughters in the dark on the most important contracts that she's upheld, never telling anyway what she gets in return for deals.
It was a fairly simple strategy that she ran but implemented at an extremely high level. Lil' Miss functions as an incredibly powerful and talented information broker and can still be requested for hundreds of other activities as well.
However, she never lets others know the things that she gives in exchange for her services. This creates a blank slate each and every time a new person attempts to strike up a deal with her, and since there is never a known going rate for anything, everything is up for negotiations.
Even the starting point of the price. Most of the time no one will ever know if the price they are paying is too high, or possibly too low, either way Lil' Miss remains in control of these operations.
Any logical person would then think that it would be wise for Lil' Miss's 'business partners' to collaborate with one another and find out what the Spiders leader generally gets in return for her services.
However, because the people that make deals with the Miss are too often doing so for extremely selfish reasons its almost impossible for anyone to willingly give up what goods they got from Lil' Miss. Thus, keeping the Spiders leader in control at all times.
Basically, it is an oddly taboo idea in the family to ask mother the things that she receives and its kept extremely tight lipped even in their closest circle.
Thinking back, it now made a bit more sense that Lil' Miss conducted the initial negotiations between herself and the Devil in that way, and it even brings into question the amount of money actually needed to create the made to order suit jackets for the Demon Clan.
It was possible that he had gotten ripped off, but at this point it wasn't anything that he cared to investigate nor was it important enough to think about.
As he finished up his conversation with the twins, he gave them both quick kisses on their cheeks before heading to bed. (Y/N) laid down in the center amongst the pile and waited comfortably as body after body gradually snuggled up into him and each other.
The finished product of this snuggle party was numerous beautiful women cuddled closely a top one another with the hopes of getting as close as possible to the Adonis like figure at the center of the mass.
As usual, it didn't take very long for the group of lovers to dose off and fall into a deep slumber that they'd only awake from once morning arose.
"Tomorrow is the first official day of school" (Y/N) began thinking as the women surrounding himself fell asleep. "This should be the real start of everything including Cinders involvement at Beacon as a whole. In Rwby, Cinder, Emerald, and Mercury were all attendees at Beacon Academy at least for a portion of the time."
"This could be another change that we are experiencing because of my actions, but it is also possible that they were just planning on entering the school at a later date. Either way I need to keep an eye out for them. Hopefully this whole issue gets solved with Cinder finally contacting me, but I still gotta prepare for the worst."
With that thought, (Y/N) turned his attention to the now deeply sleeping women around him and took their heavy breathing as a sign that it was finally time for him to make his exit. "One thing at a time, Call Off, Demonic Walk."
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