Chapter 179: The Crown (8)

A/N: Hey guys sorry to drop this on you but after this chapter and the end of The Crown arc, I'm taking a break because of family stuff happening with Christmas and all that new jazz to the new year.

So this would be the last chapter I post for this year till the new year I start to pick it up. But it won't be dropped so no worries just have to go with my other family relatives for the remaining days this year.

So to everyone reading hope, you guys have a Good Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Also, leave any comments you have about the story and I'll try to respond the best I can and might add some ideas you have into them during the break when I restock on chapters.

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Chapter 179: The Crown (8)

~Jack POV~

[You gain 150 EXP!]

[Ding!]

[-You have met the conditions-]

[-Which skill would you like to copy from Gillian Asturias-

-Aura Siphon Lv.1

-Marksmanship Lv.1

-Archer Mastery Lv.1

….]

[Quest Completed]

[You gain the item Skill Card: Random.]

[Skill Card: Random will be placed inside <Deep Pockets>!]

[You gain the item, Gaia Medal.]

[Gaia Medal will be placed inside <Deep Pockets>!]

[You Gain 5000 EXP]

[LEVEL UP!]

[+40 Bonus Stats]

[Please choose the following rewards:

-Blessed Chest Box

-Cursed Chest Box]

Hot damn!

Now that's a lot of levels for me to gain in this mission.

Although considering the fact that the mission was something relating to The Crown up to something big then I would be very concerned during the Vytal Festival.

At the very least though I have to thank their leader Jax Asturias for his complete stupidity in thinking of having a chance to come attack or even yet capture me.

It was an entertaining idea, to say the least considering how much of a man-child he was he had the charisma to bring others sure but complete shit in everything else where it mattered.

Fearless of death is good but not always as fear helps people motivate to not do dumb shit and act accordingly to do against a problem.

The Crown, however?

Bunch of really lucky idiots wanting to change Remnant with no power or actual concerns for the future other than fucking play fantasy screwing up the lives of the people.

Sigh…

Shaking my head at the annoying group of The Crown dead I already sent Bertialk away using <Kindred Link> with Neo which surprised me seeing how I have her connected to me.

But I chalk it up to her just admiring me out of fear or respect for taking Roman and her out of the situation with Cinder helping me take over the Atlas criminal underworld against Amonico Glass giving Bertialk orders to follow Roman.

Simple right?

I had to explain to Roman along with Neo of his situation to which he agreed so long as he gets paid which I handsomely provide making Bertialk agree to the situation immediately.

After all Roman and Neo need a reliable and working crew after all.

Team SMMK was a good choice so long as they get paid along with some stubble threats if they get too rowdy for my likelihood which they understood.

With everything nearly taken care of and the untimely suicide of Gillian Asturias with me testing out <Mind Control> on her I relaxed on the ride back to my private island since the Vytal Festival is starting soon.

Everyone went their separate ways back home to spend the last few days with their families while I enjoy my peace and quiet for the time being.

Considering how high my levels are I think I'm overly prepared to go with the Vytal Festival and the incoming Grimm attack going to happen.

The thought of preventing it from happening has more than a few times crossed my mind and yet I decided to let Salem have this for a reason that needs to be done.

Change.

With every great disaster, relief and great change must happen along with it.

While the deaths of everyone are sad it can also provide the necessary means for everyone to get serious and change how they act along with actions needed to be done before everything could ever go back to normal.

Pfft… normal of stagnation perhaps.

Nothing will really change unless someone or an event does it that forces everyone to adapt while the White Fang is no longer operational with Cinder's goal anymore along with The Crown, I wonder how Salem intends to deal with this situation.

The Mutant Grimm could provide a lot of issues with everyone handling new threats, but it needs to be done for change to happen.

Sigh…

I swear I wonder if this is how Ozpin thinks of what to do or let it happen.

For now, though I should go see what benefits I got from the whole situation with The Crown before dealing with the massive issues I got from this whole ordeal.

For the skill from Gillian, I recall she was allowed to stockpile her own Aura reserves from others she took… I could definitely use something like that for my own AP consumption to add on for the nearby future.

Better get that skill it is then.

[Ding!]

[You have successfully copied the skill <Aura Siphon>!]

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<Aura Siphon> (Passive/Active) Lv.1/100 Exp: 0.0%

Description: This skill allows the user to transfer Aura between different people, much like <Aura Amp>. However, this skill is also able to drain Aura from others to recover their own, as well as store it for themselves.

This adds to the user's own Aura, forming a rainbow of color. Aura passed on to others will eventually fade, and the user needs physical contact to transfer it. This skill will actively activate when the target drains AP from a target. This skill will passively activate by storing the AP stolen into their AP bar exceeding the amount they are given.

-Drains AP from target equal to this skill level.

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Ah…

Now that sounds like something, I could really need in all honestly considering I could basically have my own AP bar exceed the amount I have.

Could come in handy with my <Time Stop> or <Time Manipulation> considering I need a lot of Aura for that to work.

I wonder if I can awaken the auras in my own private island to awaken their Auras just for me to gain more AP in the future along with possibly a loyal army of Semblance-powered animals with me.

Like the Super Pets?

Ok now that sounds like a very fun idea to have for sure but it is an idea for another time. For now, though I need to focus on the other gifts I got from the mission dealing with The Crown something about Gaia Medal?

Taking the moment to take out the said item from my <Deep Pockets> I took the chance to view the medal itself with some connection I feel towards it getting my curiosity.

Next, I used <Observe> on it to see what does it provide for me?

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Item: Gaia Medal

Description: This item was once used in the past for long ago as a praying item. The praying item of the Gaia Medal allows those who wear it an exceptional boost to the elements they have along with a deeper understanding of the importance of life. Some say the Gaia Medal has some healing properties for those in need.

Wearing the item has been said to be able to communicate with Gaia in times of crisis or wisdom from the ancient spirit along with complete status immunity.

-Grants a 50% boost to all elemental attacks.

-Grants Status immunity to all kinds of fear, burn, frozen, confusion, bleeding, exhaustion, etc...

-Grants the user passive recovery of HP/AP by 10% when the user AP or HP is less than 5%.

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Oh?

While I don't have a need for this myself, I could see this being given away to my friends but then again though it's said it could be used to call for Gaia.

Hmm…

I think it's best I keep this safe for the time being with me equipped.

Not like the rest of my friends have any elemental-based Semblances except for possibly Pyrrha or Nora for that matter.

No way I'm handing it over to Neptune since his scared of the literal fucking water.

Weiss maybe since she has the whole ice thing going for her along with Yang and her fire when she activates her semblance for that matter.

Sigh…

Shaking my head at the Gaia Medal I gain I think it should be best I keep this to myself for the time being. As for magic artifacts, I already killed the Grimm inside the Eye of Grimm's necklace they all have…

I'm wondering if there is a way to replicate their effects.

Hmm…

Nah.

Best to get rid of them since I don't know if Salem has something planned for them considering I'm dealing with Magic here not soul or science in this case.

Not going to deal with some satanic or Grimm shit that early thanks you very much.

Gazing at the Vacuo Kingdom from my Company Bullhead getting smaller I couldn't help but chuckle at how easily we got this Vacuo Trade contract with the VTC (Vacuo Trade Company) because we managed to save the CEO's daughter from The Crown thanking us greatly along with a profit gain and favor with them.

Turning my attention to the crates of their famous mole crabs considered a delicacy from there and tried it myself.

Not bad at all.

Not the weirdest I tasted but certainly good I wonder how the girls would enjoy a taste of it.

Guess this trip wasn't a waste after all.

All in all, it was a good one after all.

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~Salem POV~

Failures.

Those bunch of idiotic fools did something really dumb.

They tried to pick a fight with the one person they shouldn't have done all because of the greed and foolishness of one man wanting to control the last person to meet.

And what happens?

They all died and dissolved instantly attempting to try, to confront Jack Nights.

Sigh…

Sighing to myself sitting in my throne room at the center it was no matter since I already had a backup plan in case the foolish group would end up dying of their own stupidity.

Wouldn't be the first time a group like this existed for my needs only to be destroyed by their own greed or power.

Truly humanity is self-destructive, with time as my evidence has proven true.

*Knock*

Hearing knocking sounds showing Arthur coming out with a report with a grin on his face reporting to me, "Hello mistress. I have brought excellent news about the 'GRIM Project' and the samples."

Finally, something good has come out of this mess.

Showing interest in the mad scientist work along with my own hand in this 'GRIM Project' with my hand holding my chin, "Hello Watts. What excellent news have you come to me about with the project?"

Watts merely smiled opening the door slightly enough with a group of people came out as he explained to me in great detail with me smiling at the group, "Why not show you the results, my Mistress? These projects were created by the Grimmified Silver-Eyed Warriors with a base creating these unique groups. And using the unique D.N.A. samples we got from our previous benefactor Lionheart before his untimely demise I managed to recreate and fuse the subjects in question thanks to Merlot's cloning research on Mutant Grimm. Getting the new ones was just a pain, but these would do nicely my lady."

Standing up and gazing at the group I took a gaze at their red eyes glowing eerily with magic in them grown to my needs.

With the bases of the beings used to create this group having Silver Eyes turned corrupted red like my own they already unlocked their own magic thanks to the Silver Eyes and with Grimm liquid fueling their bodies as the blood I won't have to worry about them not having Magic.

The 'GRIM Project' is a cloning project to see if rearranging the bases of the subjects changes them into a new form of Grimm for me to command. A counterforce of sorts to Ozma Huntsman and Huntresses once and for all.

A Grimm perfectly made to counter and fight like them using their innate magic.

A natural predator.

Heh...

Perhaps not natural but a real predator nonetheless.

Grinning at this despite not having a clone with the Jack samples his friends are of a different story, after all, would he hesitate to harm those close to them even in the appearance of them being Grimmified, or cut them down with them seeing how he would react?

Either way, I get to mess with the poor hero's head like I will have Cinder mess with the General.

Still, some more fine-tuning would do nicely perhaps giving them memories of Ozma's previous reincarnation brains or corpses for them to have the same movement in the past.

Time to start working on my own Team of my creation… my own Counter Force against Ozpin's creation of the Huntsman and Huntresses.

And their first target would be targeting the originals...

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