Chapter 2: Initiation (1)

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"Speech"

'Thought',

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Volume 1 - Chapter 2: Initiation (1)

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"So this is our transportation to Beacon huh," said Sora as

*whisle*

"Pretty impressive"

"I better go in and find a spot for myself." said Sora as he went inside and looked around the bullhead. He found many people beside him inside.

Beacon Academy is a popular huntsman school, after all. Because of the existence of Ozpin, the Headmaster of beacon is powerful in the world of Remnant. He is considered a legendary Huntsmans when he was younger.

Ozpin saved many people in his active period, resolved many Grimms of catastrophe, solving multiple case with the police and many more. As he grew older, Ozpin retired as a fully active huntsman to become the now famous Headmaster of Beacon Academy.

In this way Beacon became the number one place if a huntsman-in-training want to become an official Huntsman. Of course, the other academy like Haven, Atlas and Shave have their own points.

But Sora chose Beacon Academy because of the story of RWBY in his previous world. Sora was not an avid fan of the show, but he knew some key points of the story. Even if Sora didn't want to get involved in all that trouble. He knew he had to get involved or else everything will go down the same path in the show.

The falls of Beacon would be the catalyst of the upcoming catastrophe. If he wanted to preserve his current peaceful life, he had to get his hand dirty. He knows that the dark future is inevitable, but Sora wants to minimize the level of problems in his future.

He knows about the protagonists and the start of canon. Ruby Rose, team leader of the future RWBY, Yang-Xiao-Long half sister of Ruby Rose, Blake Belladonna, the old White Fang member and finally Weiss Schnee, the famous SDC princess.

Their allied teams JNPR is also an important group in the canon RWBY. Jaune Arc, their leader, Pyrrha Nikos the future 'invincible girl', Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie.

'But it looked like the canon won't start any sooner..' thought Sora as he patted his head. But Sora didn't dwell any longer as he knew his appearance will definitely change the current canon of RWBY. After all, Sora will be their senior in the future. So he is definitely already involved in the future Beacon fall arc. So his canon knowledge won't be as reliable anymore.

'Anyway, I should look at my system as I forgot to look at it yesterday.' thought Sora as he mentally accessed it mentally.

[Host: Sora Light]

[Title]: Huntsman-in-Training

[Character]: Albedo

[Current progress]: 28%

(When it reaches 100%, the host can draw the next character card.)

[Strength]: 15 (average of 10 for the average Huntsman)

[Speed]: 14 (average of 10 for the average Huntsman)

[Endurance]: 20 (average of 10 for the average Huntsman)

[Aura]: 20 (average of 10 for the average Huntsman)

[Semblance]: Alchemist - Geo

[Skills]: Sketching, Alchemist, Favonius Bladework - Weiss Lv. 3, Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma Lv. 3, Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide Lv. 3

[Talents]: Flash of Genius, Calcite Might

[Weapons]: Cinnabar Spindle

'Huh, looks like my acting bar increased by 2%."

'Was it because of my yesterday saving?

'Looks like I unlocked an Artifacts stats in my character panel like in the Genshin Impact game.' thought Sora as he scratched his head in puzzlement.

He searched for the system notifications logs and to find some answers. He found the logs in two minutes by searching his system and found the logs from yesterday.

[Congratulations to the host, increase the degree of performance by 2% by saving those young faunus girls.]

[Congratulations to the host for the small increase in physique.]

"I wonder when I'll receive the more technical aspect of my semblance that is involved in alchemist like Albedo."

"All I can do is the straightforward element skill and burst of Albedo." said Albedo as he took a seat near the window of his ride toward Beacon.

Sora took out his art book as he started sketching the outside world. Beacon Academy is far from his current location. So he started by increasing his acting bar by sketching like Albedo and to kill time.

After all, Albedo is not someone that would talk to people and would rather do his own thing alone. Maintaining a relation is too much of trouble for Albedo and if he were to make friend with someone that won't pass the Initiation.

The clown would be with him in the end. All he can do now is sketching by himself and to plan his next moves for the upcoming years.

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"I wonder how long till we get to Beacon, bro."

"I don't know, man, maybe soon?"

"Hey don't you think this guy looks cute?"

"Totally my type, he looks so dreaming."

Sora could hear all kinds of conversation within the bullhead. Some people were talking to their friends, some were eating foods, some were trying to flirt, etc.

*sigh*

"Hmm, not bad if I said, so myself," hummed Sora as he looked at his sketch. He drew for the first time with Albedo's experience in sketching and the result made him proud. He found pleasure in sketching his fellows examiners.

So much emotion came out of everyone because of this future initiation. Because this single test will determine everyone's fate. If you were to fail, you would have to go somewhere else or try next year, but not everyone has time. Some would probably change their careers.

But if you were to pass. Your future will be filled with many possibilities. Four years of study at Beacon will not be easy and to become an official Huntsman will be a lot of responsibility and a lot of danger.

He couldn't help but chuckle at the result. Maybe he and Albedo were really the same. As Sora was thinking about his life, he heard a sound ringing in his head.

[Congratulations to the host, increase the degree of performance by 5% by sketching for the first time.]

[Current progress]: 33%

[Congratulations to the host, by achieving the 30% mark.]

[Congratulations to the host for receiving Albedo's alchemist knowledge and memories and "The Art of Khemia"]

Description: An alchemy focused more heavily on the creation of life.

Sora looked at his new pieces of memories from the new knowledge in amazement. As he looked through all this recent memories. He saw an interesting conversation between Albedo and his mysterious master from a memory fragment.

"The universe is the dark essence of the true starry sky, and the earth is the accumulated memories of time and lives.

The chalk: that is you. The earth is where alchemy gets its name and is the basis of all life. And this..."

She showed her technique before Albedo as a huge life form burst from its culture tank in a shower of shattered fragments.

"...This is a new birth."

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Albedo had learned of this in his youth from reading his master's notes.

"Chalk is the spotless soil, and was used to make primordial man."

"From soil was birthed chalk."

The profundity of this statement is well understood by Albedo.

Such incomprehensible statements are bound up in the memories of his master.

His master was not his birth mother, but Albedo had no doubt that his life stems from her.

"I hope I'm not overthinking things. When parents tell their children of 'the meaning of this world'... They must mean living a happy life, right?"

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"Your final assignment: show me the truth and the meaning of this world."

"The meaning of the world, huh...." murmured Sora as he took a peek at the window near him.

"Life..."

"I wonder if Albedo found his meaning of life in his world."

"I wonder if I can find mine..." murmured Sora with glazed eyes as he looked absent minded.

As Sora was coming deep in his thought and depressing mood. A hologram of a middle-aged woman that has very light-blonde hair tied back in a bun with a curl hanging down the right side of her face appeared inside the bullhead.

Her eyes are bright green, and she wears thin ovular glasses. She has dangling teal earrings that match the hanging pendant on her collar.

She wears a white, long-sleeved, pleated top that has a wide keyhole neckline and gauntlet cuffs that flare in pleats at the wrist. A black high-waisted pencil skirt with bronze buttons and black fading covers her lower body into brown stockings.

She wears black boots with bronze heels and a cape that is purple inside and black on the outside.

"Welcome students. I am Glynda Goodwitch and I will be one of yours teachers at Beacon Academy." said Glynda as she followed her speech.

"You are among a privilege few who have been selected to this prestige academy." Glynda told them.

"Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace and as future Huntsmans and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it."

"You have showed the courage needed for such a task and now it is our turn to provide you knowledge and training to protect our world." soon Glynda as the hologram disappeared.

"Protect the world...." said Sora as he stood up from his seat and went to the nearest window. From his position, he could see an impressive cliff's edge that overlooks the city across the sound and the buildings.

"This is my new life now and for the next four years huh." said Sora as he looked over Beacon Academy.