Chapter 66: RWBY Ice Queendom (14)
Chapter 66: RWBY Ice Queendom (14)
~Jack POV~
In the middle of the night with everyone in my team tired I finally have enough time to finally get the skill book, I got from the rewards of RWBY Ice Queendom.
The skill book Image Training.
Taking the book out already seeing the notification of getting the book as I see it plainly on the screen.
[You obtained the skill book 'Image Training.' Would you like to learn this skill?]
Yes.
Accepting the yes icon window, I watched as the book shatter into light and vanished, feeling the knowledge flow into me as it did so. I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply before opening them once more seeing a new skill has been obtained.
Skill list.
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Description: When you use this skill, you enter a meditative state that allows you to fight against people you have met. Defeating the conjured enemies will allow you to gain EXP. Damage taken during combat will lower your HP, death during training will lead to real death. The more often you defeat the same opponent the less experience you gain in defeating them.
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Oh?
Now this skill will be very useful for me to use when I use it.
Let's see how this works out…
Beginning to use
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Opening my eyes, I began to see myself again in this damn dream world-like feeling again making me frown at this.
Next, I see the whole area begin to turn white as I next see a screen in front of me earning me to grin, "Now that's more like it. Since I can't have Instant Dungeon the next best thing is Image Training. At least this way I can grind and polish my skills."
Yeah, this would do nicely.
Seeing the options on the screen allows me to have some freedom of choice as I can be allowed to configure the place. Things like environment, opponent, number of opponents, and so and so forth.
Oh yeah.
Let's see how about checking the opponents – What?
Blinking a bit I saw a plethora of options of opponents that I can see as I view them even my teammates as well as Level is shown on the screen.
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Choose your opponent of those you met:
-Civilian Lv.1-10
-Thug Lv.3-20
-Beowolves Lv.15 – 50
-Ruby Rose Lv.75
-Yang Xiao Long Lv.90
-Blake Belladonna Lv.105
-Weiss Schnee Lv.85
-Ren Lie Lv.85
-Nora Valkyrie Lv.87
-Pyrrha Nikos Lv.110
-Penny Polendina Lv.150
-Glynda Goodwitch Lv.160
….
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Interesting…?
I can clearly see the levels of my friends now with those I meet previously.
Placing a hand over my chin thinking about this a bit more I noticed that I have a few more enemies I haven't heard of before till I finally realized that this is from students, I happen to meet in Beacon Academy.
Ok, let's see…
Hmm…
Going over to see my choices I wonder if I can copy the skills of my enemies when I'm in my
Grinning at this I began to select my target to see if I can get HIS semblance because it would definitely get his Semblance from Team SSSN as I did, so I was also able to see the status of my enemy.
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Name: Neptune Vasilias
Class: Huntsman-in-Training
Race: Human
Semblance:
Level: 90
HP: 1250/1250
AP: 17,000/17,000
STR: 80
AGI: 110
VIT: 100
INT: 80
WIS: 50
LUCK: 1
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*Shiii*
That was when I saw Neptune show up in front of me with a blank look on his face as I see him with his weapon at the ready.
Time to test this out.
[Ding!]
[Notice of Higher Lv. Then the player adjustments are modified…]
[-Fusion Conditions-
Description: Neptune Vasilias is a member of Team SSSN. His weapon of choice is Tri-Hard, a gun that can transform into a guandao or a trident also has an extreme fear of Water ironically his own power. Defeat Neptune using his fear of water in front of an audience.]
Pausing at this I sighed out loud seeing this as I began to talk to my self-scratching the back of my head at this, "Well… I know it works but with this condition though. It kind of makes it almost not worth the effort. I did say almost."
Raising up my fist I can get to test the waters of sorts of what I can do to prepare for a fight with the original in the real world to complete my goal.
Time to game on water boy.
Oh right!
I almost forgot.
Before fighting I finally decided to use the reward, I got from the Ice Queendom mission as I finally decided to pick this chest.
[Ding!]
[You picked Cursed Box]
*Shiii*
Materializing inside my image training void I began to open the small box as I soon see it disappear I soon see an item an orb to be exact I began to check it out with my eyes widen seeing it.
Whoa!
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Item: Solomon's Last Gift
Description: This item takes the appearance of a small crystal orb, but this here is the remains of Solomon's Last Gift his magic Blessings of the Darkness and Light Brothers hoping to appease the two with his gifts but never had the chance.
The combination and new theory Solomon the greatest Mage of his time during the First Generation of Humans thrived died due to the Arrogance of Man by God's wrath. Solomon foresaw the outcome knowing fully well the outcome of fighting their creators with his creations knowing Salem's fall.
Knowing the outcome was nay inevitable Solomon with his vast knowledge gathered all his Magic as well as his experiment of the Pool of Darkness and Pool of Light gathered into this crystal ball containing a new version of Magic, which he called Mana with his theories unlocking a new means for Humans to use Magic without Gods help.
Eating this item will allow the user to unlock their own version of Magic, however, haven't been tested yet...
-Requirement for surviving is Level 35 recommended.
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Whoa…
My eyes widen at this as I smirked…
Looks like my motivation for training has just increased with this item.
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~Third POV~
Elsewhere inside the Grimm Lands inside a private room was as a person glances at her Seer as she has skin that is a deathly pallor, with jet black sclerae in her eyes and glowing crimson irises that shine brighter when she is agitated. While she initially retained her half-bun hairstyle for her now bleached, pale white hair, she has since re-styled it into a larger bun with six offshoots wrapped together that also suspends several obsidian-colored ornaments.
She wears a very long, short-sleeved black robe that obscures her feet and partially drags across the ground, with its distinctive feature being a curved high collar with dark red trim bordering the outer edge of a narrow window exposing her bust in a vertical ellipsis resembling an eye and completed with a long shawl emblazoned with three interconnected, maroon-colored vertical elliptic sigils resembling a trio of overseeing eyes above a series of maroon-colored diamond emblems.
She also wears a ring resembling a Beetle on her right hand, which now has longer fingernails with jet-black nail polish.
This person is Salem an ancient, mysterious figure from Remnant's forgotten past and one of the few who possesses the power of Magic, and the master of the Grimm.
She sat on her throne as she hears the news from Headmaster Lionheart a traitor to Ozpin's Inner Circle group as he gave her the report, "And that is how Cinder was caught within Ozpin's eyes, my lady. Apparently, Ozpin obtained someone according to the reports a young man with a semblance of identifying person info on sight."
Placed a hand on her chin intrigued at this as she spoke out to Lionheart with curiosity in her voice, "I see… I can see why Cinder failed and had to flee the Vale Kingdom to Mistral. But her subordinates are working in Vale, but this little boy managed to derail everything from getting closer to the Fall Maiden. Any reports of this boy's whereabouts or perhaps any loved ones?"
At this Lionheart shook his head towards Salem as he sighs in frustration about Jack Nights in question as he spoke, "Sigh… I managed to obtain a report that the one that foiled Cinder's identity was Jack Nights. A nobody out of seemingly nowhere and recently entered the Vale ID systems. As for any background info, I'm afraid I found none, my lady."
Frowning at the news Salem whisp her hands as the vision in the Seer soon changed into Watts a former Atlas Scientist as she asked him, "Tell me Watts have you found any info on the one that identified Cinder? Any info we could use on this person Jack Nights?"
Watts on the other end what seems to be in the area of snow as his mustache twitched in the snow as he spoke out, "I'm sorry madam but sadly no. No info or anything we could use is crucial enough to be good. There just seems to be a lack of everything about the target. Like a ghost just suddenly decided to exist."
Salem frowned at this as she thinks back to her own thoughts on the matter and thought in a serious tone, 'This boy with a semblance to tell us apart would be quite a nuisance to deal with. Sigh… perhaps I'll let Cinder take care of this matter herself since something else needs my full attention.'
Shaking her head and returning to the purpose of the conversation Salem began to talk to Watts in a cold tone her voice, "The boy shall be dealt with another time. Now to the real issue. What about the Grimm that have gone rogue?"
Salem's voice left no words of choice as Watts agreed immediately to Salem's words.
At this Watts smiled at this news as he began to reply to Salem about the info, he found on his end about the rouge Grimm, "Ah of course that I found some useful info, my lady. Apparently, the Grimm within the area that has lost control seems to have neon lights covering their, eyes along with some new marine life of a star-like creature of the eye has been sited on Atlas harbors."
Salem hearing the news began to think to herself seriously as she recalls something important happening a few days back, 'Near the harbor of Atlas? That was when I lost the connections of sea-based Grimm in the area between Atlas and Mistral. This warrants some investigation.'
As Salem plans what happen to the cause of the loss of her Grimm control humanity were none the wiser to not notice a threat that came out of their own universe…