Chapter 69: Always Be Aware!

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Chapter 69: Always Be Aware!

one week later*

Days?: No Pain No Gain

(Grimmland: Near Mistral Kingdom)

It has been a week already; sadly, we have not reached our destination yet and it looks like it will take a few more days to a week from now before we arrive at the Mistral Kingdom.

For the entire week, I put team RWBY and JNPR through another training that makes other calls it hell week.

Thanks to Ziarre help with Weiss; the poor girl is getting better and faster than I thought it would take for Weiss to recover. I expect around a year or so before Weiss has completely recovered from her trauma of her Mother's death.

After the first two days during our flights to Mistral Kingdom, where the first day was to do a self-review of their own fatal weakness. The second day, to show them that there will be a time where they will team up with other people they not used to and need to adapt.

So for the entire week; First Day: Dodge. Second Day: Awareness. Third Day: Unarmed Combat. Fourth Day: Brutal Combat. Fifth Day: Stealth. The Sixth and Seventh Days: Endurance.

For the first day, I just had to upgrade the [Training Methods] I use on team RWBY and JNPR like I did a few weeks ago. Well, it is a good thing Shigure and I could heal all of them back in good condition in no time. It just causes a lot of pain for them, to motivate from now getting anymore injury.

Sadly for them, on the second day. All of them end up getting badly hurt due to Kirihime joining in with the training. Surprise for them, Glynda appeared out of nowhere and help out as well.

Much to their shock at this, when they didn't see Glynda enter the Airship, along with everyone else. And to Yang's shock, Neo showed up as well.

I decided to allow Neo to appear and make her stop putting herself and Glynda under her semblance to hide from the others. With only a few know about Glynda and Neo's presences among us.

After all, Shigure can't be the only one to help Ziarre out by piloting the Air Bus. Leaving this job to Glynda, who has experience enough to pilot an Air Bus without crashing it.

So, Shigure, Kirihime, Glynda, Neo, and I all trained them in being aware of their surroundings during a fight.

With Glynda and Kirihime being the main focus in fighting while leaving Shigure, Neo, and me to attack the moment they least expect it, but that's all we did. We don't face them head on, but instead, from the shadow. Much to team RWBY and JNPR annoyance.

Only Weiss and Pyrrha are barely able to face both Glynda and Kirihime by teaming up with each other. Which Shigure and I had to stop them more than once. While Neo did her best to attack the ones with less aware of their surroundings. And Neo had a blast at this thanks to her semblance.

I would say the second day was fun. The others, not so much.

The third day, only Pyrrha and Yang managed to fight without their weapons. Weiss, on the hand, still wasn't fully recover and made more mistakes than she should in the first place thanks to her past training.

Ren had a bit of experience in using hand to hand combat, but just a bit with aura. Otherwise, he is the same as the other that lack any training in using unarmed combat.

Yeah, there were a lot of broken bones that day. Not like a good old handmade medicine, Shigure made for them to take. Along with the help of [Healing Fist] to increase the healing rate. However, the pain inflicted on them as a side-effect made it worse for them.

Either way, just after the third day, both team RWBY and JNPR are more alert and pay more attention to the fourth day's training. And that is where I decide to show them how brutal some people are. So, I use [Incursion Fatal Tactics] with [Amakusa Shirou Tokisada] equipped to use [Revelation].

Where I attack everyone without mercy, with only just a silver lifeline for them to survive before Shigure and I heal them back up. Both Weiss and Pyrrha didn't have to go through this since they have already experienced it. The others didn't and were forced to experience it.

Of course, Glynda tried to stop this until Kirihime had to step in and stop Glynda from intervening.

Even after having their aura shield broken by me; I continue to attack without mercy until they are a broken mess. I may have caused a few traumas for them, but Ziarre was with us to help them go through the whole experience.

The fifth day; well, it kind of tame to what I had in store for them, but after speaking with Ziarre. I switched to stealth training. Where everyone has to hide from me until morning, where the last one standing. Will be excused from the next training. Which will take the sixth and seventh day to finish.

This made RBY and JNR excited about this, making them put extra effort into this stealth training. And it's everyone for themselves too.

Of course, they would be found easily, so to make things interesting, I gave all of them 3 chances to hide again after Shigure find them.

Sadly, by midnight. Shigure found them all and no one managed to be excused for the next and training. Well, it's mostly a mental and physical training. As for the two days straight, no one was allowed to sleep until 48 hours are over.

Another prize for this training is that the last one to stay awake will be excused from the next training I'm planning to do as the second week of our flights to Mistral.

I made all of them be in the Training Room, where everyone can do whatever they wanted, but they have to stay awake and stay inside the room. While there are bathroom breaks, which Glynda will take them to do their private business, but will time them and if they are late, then Glynda will check on them to see if they fell asleep.

Next, if someone falls asleep, then they will be punished to do a physical endurance training while remaining one will just have to stay awake that's all. While those that failed will have to do workout exercises without giving a chance to take a break, where I get to use [Healing Fist] on them.

The end result: All of them, but one failed to stay awake before the seventh day's afternoon. Surprisingly, Jaune was the last one to stay awake and didn't look like he had any trouble staying longer than he should.

As to how this was possible, Jaune's response was that he stayed up multiple nights before in the past, for online gaming and all his online friends could do the same as well. So, 48 hours weren't that hard for someone like Jaune, who stayed even longer than that for gaming.

Now, if Jaune were to do physical stuff during those times, like fighting or working out, then he would be one of the early ones to fall asleep.

So, Jaune gets to be excused from the next training, which we're doing right now. Where the first of this second week's training would be under the pressure of killing intent produced by Shigure and me.

Of course, killing intent may be the same somewhat, but it's very different from person to another person. Where everyone would feel like they were cut by multiple bladed weapons when they felt Shigure's killing intent.

And that lasted for a few minutes before giving everyone a chance to recover, then resume being under Shigure's killing intent once more.

This lasted until 3 hours worth went by; much to my surprise, Blake was the one that got used to it. Enough to not try to flee like last time, but I made sure to force her to stay against her will, to make her experience this unless she wanted to run away all the time in the face of deadly people that slaughter others for a living.

I haven't put these Beacon Academy's students under my killing intent just yet and wanted all of them to get used to Shigure's killing intent first.

As for both Weiss and Pyrrha; well, they already used to the massive amount of killing intent in the past. So, this was just a refresher for them and counter with their own killing intent. Yup, even Weiss has killed another person before in the past. Part of the whole training, she paid us, to train her at the time, and develop her own killing intent near the end.

However, Weiss didn't really complete her training with Pyrrha, who did with the Arcana's help. As Weiss didn't have enough time later on due to her Father at the time, causing her to lose precious time with the Arcana to improve herself in combat.

Nonetheless, Weiss is better than all the first years Beacon Academy's students, besides Pyrrha and maybe a few others, as for the upper years. I have no clue since I never got the chance to see Weiss' progress in facing them yet.

"Okay, everyone ready to face my killing intent?" I give team RWBY and JNPR a gentle smile, which is completely fake for all that could tell.

"I'll be...joining as...well." Shigure said to me, as she wanted to keep up her training under the pressure of killing intent and facing mine is the best for her.

"Same here. Unlike other people I know. You're the only one that would put the fear in me like nothing I could compare to." Kirihime said to me, knowing this is a good chance to take advantage of as training.

"You may want to join in too, Glynda. It's not often where you get to train under the pressure of killing intent from this guy. Trust me, this could count as a blessing and a curse." Kirihime said to her friend, Glyna, who looks like she wanted nothing more to stop this, but knew with the Second Great War, then her students need all the help they could get.

Glynda pushes her glasses up, "Fine. I will see how this goes. By no mean, does this make things any better. You know how some people have died due to being under the pressure of killing intent too long." Glynda made sure to say this to her students, warning them this now to back off while they still got the chance.

Sadly for Glynda, I didn't give them an option to decline this training; well, I could, but I rather give them the taste of what they will face in the future more than once and could happen every single day too.

Neo would have escaped right away if she was here, to begin with, but she with Ziarre and Izaya in the Pilot Room right now. Nonetheless, Shigure will continue training Neo later on. So no need to worry about not training Neo for now.

"Ready? Prepare yourself, because I'll only make it just for half a minute." I warn everyone since my killing intent is unlike anything possible in this universe.

"What is an assassin? As the name suggests, an assassin is one who assassinates! We are the hands of darkness! Always remember this word: Darkness!" I roar with a blast of killing intent, causing all lights to disappear, leaving only darkness!

"As assassin is always an illusionary existence, entering like the wind and disappearing into nothingness!" I roar again, causing a sudden gust of wind to appear out of nowhere, making some of the others to cry out in shock before the wind disappears just a second it appeared.

"Assassination! It is an art in itself! As an assassin, one must never, ever profane the elegance of this art!" I roared one last time, as a massive amount of bloodlust rushes out in a wave before disappearing afterward, then the feeling of complete nothingness appeared.

This 'nothingness' made all those that felt it, to be drained of all emotions and leaving behind an empty feeling.

Then, what felt like eternity, the light came back on as I stop using my killing intent.

Looking at the people I aimed at with the special killing intent I created with the help of my [Persona]. I find almost all of them on their knees and hands while the rest are lying on their stomach barely breathing.

"Please keep this in mind. I openly release my own killing intent instead of directly aiming at one person alone. Only a single second is enough to kill that person." I whisper this to everyone, but all of them could hear my words loud and clear.

The first one to get back control is Shigure, then Kirihime, before the rest manages to get their breaths under control. With the last one being Ruby, not that surprising.

"Ju-Just o-ne question. How much did you release at us?" Jaune asks me in a shaking voice, but manage to ask his question clearly after taking a deep breath before spitting it out fast enough before he ends up stuttering.

"20% or less. Kind of less. Give or take." I gave the honest truth, causing towards that faced my killing intent in this way for the first time to suck in cold air at this and pale in terror.

"Now, just for a quick few minutes of break and we will continue off with our training. Don't worry, I'm not going to be the one doing it." I would gladly repeat what I did, but doing it too often would just cause unwanted deaths.

"Shigure, whenever you are ready. We can resume their training." I said to Shigure, who nods at me and look like she out of breath, which is expected after feeling the killing intent I used with the help of my [Persona]. Yup, I created this killing intent by channeling with a selected few of my [Persona] and release their killing intent with mine.

"Unbelievable. That kind of killing intent shouldn't be possible." Glynda whispers in disbelief while trying her best to look at the monster just a few meters away from her, but her own eyes wouldn't allow her to even look at that monster at all!

Kirihime walks over to Glynda and help her up, "Told ya, this could be counted as a blessing or a curse. A blessing for those that wanted to get stronger and will be able to face stronger enemies without freezing at the critical moment due to being blasted at by the enemies' killing intent. While a curse for those that are too weak minded and would end up falling down to the abyss since they didn't overcome this obstacle."

"I can see why. I can't even look at him as my body wouldn't allow me to." Glynda frown and knew she was just in shock and should be able to look at the monster without flinching after waiting for a while.

"Come on, we should leave. Can't have you attacking the guy just for allowing everyone to experience an ungodly killing intent like that, even for me, it took an entire month for me to recover after experiencing it for the first time." Kirihime tries to cheer her friend up by telling her past experience, and that was just the unfinished version too.

"No wonder Ozpin look shocked to see him at Vale and was close to rushing into the City, to face him alone, but only thanks to Ms. Pyrrha's presence that stopped him from doing so." Glynda let out a bitter chuckle at her naive self at that time. No wonder her former boss is deadly afraid of this monster. No human or faunus should be able to produce such otherworldly killing intent as the one she felt just now.

So for the rest of the day, it's Shigure's job to get everyone to not freeze under the pressure of killing intent and could walk without any problem. The next step of the training will be tomorrow.

next day*

Days?: Day 2 of Killing Intent Related Training!

(Grimmland: Near Mistral Kingdom)

"Today's training is for you guys being able to fight under the pressure of one's killing intent. Lucky for you lots, Shigure will be the one doing it while you face Kirihime as Shigure continue to blast you with her killing intent. So for the entire day, you'll be able to attack without tripping on your own feet, but landing a hit will depend on you." I said to team RWBY and JNPR, not including both Pyrrha and Weiss, since they could do this already, so they are not taking part in this training.

Instead, Weiss and Pyrrha are with Ziarre right now, with Pyrrha being a support along with Izaya while Ziarre helps Weiss. Neo has already taken over the pilot duty, to give Ziarre the time to help Weiss with her depression.

So, for the rest of the flight, the training will be related to killing intent and adding it into last week training. Making it much harder for them. This will force them to adapt by the time we reach Mistral or failing to do so and would be forced to be put on the sideline while the other take part in the war.

6 days later*

Days?: Reunite With The Unwanted

(Mistral: Mistral City: 1st Floor Area: Arcana's Headquarter: Docking Area)

After 2 weeks of hell training for team RWBY and JNPR, not including either Weiss or Pyrrha, since both already have training beforehand and was excused a few of the training while they still had to go through them as help them see their progress from the first time to now.

Once we enter the Headquarter, which is literally at the bottom of the mountain and with a large amount of grimm at the borderline, and the perfect place to train people by going through life-threatening battles with the grimm.

"Welcome back!" One of the Arcana members greets us, as we exit Ziarre's Air Bus. With those that never been to the 1st Floor Area or the Arcana's Headquarter. Well, one of them around the world.

"Lady Yukiko is with Lady Momoyo in Chariot's Office waiting for your arrival." Another Arcana member walked over to inform us that Yukiko and Momoyo are already on this 1st Floor Area and knew our arrival, waiting for us in one of the main Arcana's Offices.

"Alright. Return back to your work." I replied to them, then signal everyone behind me to follow. As I lead everyone to the Chariot's Office. Which took us 15 minutes to reach.

(Mistral: Mistral City: 1st Floor Area: Arcana's Headquarter: Chariot's Office)

"Great, you guys are here. It's a good thing none of you went off to meet with your family. Because things have gotten worse in the Upper Floor Areas." Momoyo said to all of the Arcana core members while ignoring the rest.

"How bad and why?" I frown at this and thought things would just be awful having to deal with my parents set me up with Blake. Not that I'm complaining, but it is just sudden, that is all.

"Well, it looks like we may have a civil war in Mistral as well, because the Council of Mistral is trying to reinstall old laws that would be really bad for some of us. Furthermore, the people below the 80th Floor Areas are crazy mad due to the Council requesting all ages from 15 and up to join the newly created Royal's army to fight for the Mistral Kingdom against the Vale Kingdom." Momoyo explains to everyone with a dark expression.

"Well, I guess we better be ready for the Council then. No way am I going to join the army for those fools." I spat out at the end, with the thought of joining the army for the Council of Mistral. That is a fool's job, where those who are desperate for something to help them out in life. So, there will be people rushing in to join the army rather if it's a good thing or not. Just for the hope to get a good position to gain an income for their family or their personal benefit.

"Uh, what's go-EEEP!" Ruby asked in a timid voice, then flinch when Momoyo looks at her with cold eyes, that look like she will be killed if she says another word.

"Shigure. Do you mind taking the everyone else back to your place? Pyrrha, Blake, and I will have to meet our parents due to the whole engagement agreement." I ask Shigure, then look at Pyrrha and Blake.

"Sure." Shigure knew there would be a big problem if the others were to show up at the Nikos Family's Main House would lead to countless unwanted problems. And neither of them want to deal with that when the situation is already bad enough as it is.

"Nice to see you again, Yukiko. Do make sure to take those training courses while you can." I said to Yukiko, who nods at me with a nervous smile on her face, not knowing what's going on right now and just stick with her beloved cousin.

"Pyrrha. Blake. Time for us to meet our family." I said to my sister and fiancee. Then, walk out of the Chariot's Office Room, to grab a Bullhead to take us to the 80th Floor Area.

Leaving everyone else behind since Shigure still needs to do something before taking everyone else to the 80th Floor Area later as well.

4 hours later*

(Mistral: Mistral City: 80th Floor Area)

"So, is there anything I need to know besides what the other kingdoms know about Mistral? I rather not get stabbed in the back if I can help it." Blake said dryly, as she heard a few rumors about the Mistral Kingdom, but don't know if some of them are true or not.

"Well, first, getting stabbed in the back only occurs a few times and that below the 51st Floor Area. Otherwise, it's very rare for it to happen. Be it figuratively and literally." I replied to Blake's question as the pilot announced we arrived on the 80th Floor Area.

"It's more of a both figuratively and literally below a certain Floor Area. As for 80th and up; well, it's mostly figuratively in public while literally in the shadow. So, be sure to not offend anyone if you can. There a few important people with high status on this Floor Area, that's willing to kidnap you and do unimaginable things to you." I warn Blake, causing her to gulp at this information.

"Oh yeah! Make sure to be aware of your surrounding. As there lots of thief that will pickpocket your wallet whenever there's an opening." Pyrrha gives a helpful tip to Blake, as from the look of it, this is Blake first time coming to Mistral and she is very lucky to have a local to help her out or else she would have been scammed who know how many times before some take pity on her.

"She's not joking, Blake. And it could even be an elderly or a child." I said to Blake, then pull her closer to by her waist, causing her to blush, but notice a laughing child ran by and she noticed her wallet was close to being taken out without her notice.

"Like I said, you better be careful. The thieves are easy to take care of. It's those with the important status you really need to watch out for. Because once they got something to sink their teeth into, they won't let go unless their lives or something they value is in danger, then otherwise, you'll have to escape to the Lower Floor Area and maybe have to switch to a different kingdom at worse." I said this to Blake as a warning that all these people around us, smiling and laughing with each other is just a false illusion.

"Good to know." Blake whispers in [Fear] as I unconsciously use [Evil Voice] to get my point across. Which made me feel a bit guilty for scaring Blake. So, I just held her closer, which made Blake relax somewhat, even when I'm the caused of her [Fear].

"Now, if you see someone offering you free samples of any kind. Be sure to politely decline and quickly walk away without looking back unless they attack you. Then, you have the right to defend yourself, but make sure not to cripple them and knock them out quickly, then run away. Also, if it's someone strong looking, then escape and find either me or Pyrrha." I continue off by explaining a few things to Blake, to help her out.

"But, if you wouldn't have to worry about that on this Floor Area. Since it's mostly the 81st Floor Area and above or the 79th Floor Area and below, is where you have to be very worried about. So it's fine to just politely decline free samples on this 80th Floor Area. Since this is one of the more neutral out of the Mistral Kingdom due to the families here, making sure no one causes too many problems without gaining the families' wraths." I made sure that Blake knows that even if this 80th Floor Area is somewhat safe, but never let her guard down at all.

"I think I rather not live here if I can help it." Blake whispers to me in a frustrated and frightens voice. Letting Pyrrha and I know that Blake would rather be somewhere other than here right now. If possible, she would gladly take the next Airship back to Vale or her birthplace: Menagerie.

Sadly for Blake, with her parents here, that option is no longer possible for her at this point.

"Come on, our parents should be waiting for us to arrive by now." I lead Blake to the Nikos' Main Household, where Blake's parents should be there as well. If not, well, I'll make sure no one touches her. After all, can't have anyone else touch Blake after having sex with her. I may be many things, but I wouldn't dare abandon someone I consider close to me. And having sex with Blake is kind of a close relationship since she the third girl to be with me.

Otherwise, I would let others die without blinking at their death. Cruel, but this world isn't some happy place to live in. And with the Second Great War, that just made the world, even more dangerous than it already is thanks to the grimm.

"Blake, once we enter the Nikos' Main Household. Do not speak unless your parents ask you to speak. Other than them or either of us, don't speak at all or they could use it against you." Pyrrha warns Blake of her family members will cause a problem for her. Since some of the Nikos members are racist towards faunus.

So, it's a surprise for both Pyrrha and me, to be engaged to Blake in the first place. But, neither of us cared at this point and accepted Blake into our lives and willing to take on the world for her, like we would do for Shigure.

Pyrrha, Shigure, and I vowed to one of another to have complete trust with each other and will fight the entire world by ourselves if required. As the Arcana is mostly for Izaya than for us three.

So with Blake being included and already have sex with all of us. Yup, during those two weeks, Shigure, Pyrrha, and I grab Blake to have a foursome. And with the way Blake's face at the time. She loved every moment that day and look eager to do it again in the future.

Who knew that Blake was very sexually frustrated, but with the amount of smut she read. It's no wonder, but none of us trust Blake completely with our deepest secrets. But, we're willing to help her out, thanks to experiencing in a very close contact.

"Time to face the music." Pyrrha said to Blake, as we've arrived at the Nikos' Main Household and time to meet with our parents, along with the other Nikos family members.