Authors note: Thank you for all the wonderful reviews on the last chapter. To be honest, I was expecting some disappointment because the chapter didn't move the plot that much. But it seems you guy like the character interaction, which is something I like as well. So, I'm glad you guys like that.

Also, I know a lot of you guys are making suggestions on the story, but I already have an idea of where it will go, what Killua's powers will be, and so on. You can make suggestions, but ultimately, it's my choice. So, if you find that I don't use some of your ideas, that's the reason.

Also, sorry it took so long to get this chapter out. Since some of this chapter follows cannon, it was kinda boring and difficult for me to write at some parts. Please enjoy the chapter though.

Lastly, I decided to call Something Nanika from now on because it was getting a little confusing trying to address her as Something.

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Master of Aura

Chapter 5

Initiation

After laying there for a while, Killua did managed to get some sleep…for about 3 hours before he was wide awake again. The night was still young and everyone was snoring away without a care in the world. Deciding he was just wasting time now, the former assassin silently stood from his make-shift sleeping area, grabbed his blanket and back pack, and exited the auditorium.

He made his way to his locker before punching in the sequence, allowing the door to swing open. He then retracted his clothing, scroll, and Yo-Yo's before storing his sleeping gear. Eventually, he found his way outside the academy and under the shattered moon.

Glancing down at his scroll, Killua saw that it was about three in the morning, meaning he had plenty of time before breakfast and Initiation. So, without much else to do, he walked off in the direction off toward the enormous canyon on which beacon sat upon.

I didn't take him long before he was staring down at the massive lake that sat below the academy. Many rivers flowed around the building, emptying into the huge lake below via beautiful waterfalls. A soft morning mist gently rose from the foamy depths, slightly obstructing his view directly below where waterfall met lake.

A small smile creeped along Killua's face as he felt the updraft brush against his cheeks. This kinda reminded him of the time when he, Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika had to jump head first into a trench in order get spider eagle eggs for their Hunter exam test. That was really fun.

Again, at remembering his friends, Killua felt a small spike of sadness wash over him. Every time he woke up in this world, it was just another reminder that he would never see them again. Since Nanika sent him to a place where his family would never find him, that means his friends would never be able to find him either. After all, if his friend could somehow miraculously figure out where he was, then his family would be right on there tail. Nanika was too powerful to let that happen. So, if she didn't want the Zoldyck family to find Killua, then they wouldn't. And that in turn meant his friends would never find him either.

It was a sad thought, but it was Alluka's dying wish to give him a fresh start in a place where no one would know who he was. No matter how sad it made him knowing he would never see Gon again, he had to respect that kind of sacrifice on his behalf.

"This seems like a good morning workout." Killua murmured to himself, putting those thoughts in the back of his mind and gazing down the canyon. He pulled his black, long-sleeved shirt and jeans off, leaving him only in a pair of boxers. He stood there in his neutral stance and took a deep breath. He felt the liquid-like feeling of TEN covering his body before his eyes flashed open.

REN

Instantly, Aura exploded around his body. Though it was just an average REN, Killua assumed it would be enough to protect him from impacting the water from this height. Still, it was a very long fall to the bottom and he didn't know if he was going to survive with the controlled amount of Aura he was projecting…but that made it much more fun. That, and keeping his REN activated while under the pressure of falling was good practice.

So, taking few steps backwards, Killua took a deep breath and focused on keeping his REN activated…though he could pretty much do that in his sleep now if he wanted. Then without any hesitation, he sprinted forward and focused a bit of aura to his legs in order to blast off the side of the cliff. Wind whipped through his hair as he plummeted to the lake below, still using the power of REN to protect his body for when he would eventually impact the water.

Pyrrha Nikos, also known as the Invincible Girl by her peers, was slowly waking from her slumber. Having trained herself to get up early in order to practice on her own, she found herself awake before most everyone in the auditorium. Slowly, she sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes before standing.

Quietly, she made her way to the lockers before fetching her weapons. It was always a good idea to warm up and prepare, especially since they had Initiation later on that day.

Taking Milo out of her Locker, Pyrrha had to pause a moment and absorb the fact that she was indeed going to be attending Beacon academy. Multiple schools in Mistral practically begged her to join one of their prestigious institutions because of her reputation. But that was the exact reason why she left.

She grabbed Akouo and some comfortable cloths while leaving her armor for when the initiation would take place. As she dressed, she couldn't help but be honest with herself.

She really hated the pedestal people put her on. She hated that practically everyone in Mistral nearly worshiped the ground which she walked. Sure, her skills, talent, and the fact that she won the last four Mistral regional tournaments warranted the attention of many people, but she didn't do all of that because she wanted fame. She…simply enjoyed the challenge. She liked it when she found strong people where she could test herself against.

But now because of that reputation, no one would dare approach her casually. Each and every time she tried talking to someone, they would just put on a fake mask and suck up, constantly parsing her on everything. Everyone pretended to be someone they weren't around her.

She really hated it.

So that's why she left for beacon, hoping to maybe find some meaningful friendships, or even someone who could hold a normal conversation without fawning over her.

Giving a sigh, Pyrrha made her way out of the building so she could practice with her semblance, alone. So far, her reputation preceded her. Most of the people she talked to seemed only interested in The Invincible Girl, not Pyrrha Nikos.

Hopefully that would change and she would get the chance to make some friends, but for now, she would just have to suck it up like usual and be grateful for the complements she didn't ask for.

While deep in her thoughts, Pyrrha noticed she was now standing near the edge of Beacon cliff. The view was breathtaking considering the gorgeous sunset that was gently rising over the mountains. The rays gently grazed her skin along with the cool updraft of the canyon.

She took a few moments just to soak it all in before deciding it was time to practice more with her semblance. Taking a few paces away, she started manipulating Milo and Akouo. But even though she effortlessly made the two weapons fly around the air using polarity, she wanted to improve her own reflexes in order to fully incorporate her semblance into her fighting style.

That was easier said than done though because it was difficult to control her weapons while simultaneously preforming acrobatics that would help her fight. After a few moments, she was already working up a sweat as she would jump off her floating shield, grab Milo while preforming an Arial cartwheel and firing off a shot near the cliff edge.

However, she noticed that her shot actually hit something. An article of clothing flew into the air after the Dust round hit the ground next to it before casually floating back down. Pyrrha raised an eyebrow as she landed on the ground, flicking her wrist and attracting Akouo back to her arm. She walked over to the side of the cliff again before spotting a shirt and a pair of jeans laying on the grass right next to the cliff.

Both eyebrows raised into her hairline as she picked up the pants, noticing that her dust round accidently blew a small hole in the seat of the jeans. But while she cocked her head in confusion, she could only ask herself why anyone would leave there cloths out here?

"Just a little further…"

Pyrrha blinked a few times as she heard the faint sound carried by the wind over the canyon. She gazed around, trying to pinpoint the source of the sound.

"Climb a massive cliff while using ZETSU…What was I thinking? Do I really need more Physical training?"

Again, the Invincible girl looked around, trying to find where the voice was coming from. It was slightly louder though, as if it was approaching on her location. Based on the tone of the voice, it was dripping with sarcasm.

"And then do that with only my right arm and my left leg…I really hate myself sometimes. Why do I train like this? Oh right, force of habit! Thanks Biscuit, you old hag."

Finally, Pyrrha located the source of the sound. She glanced over at the side of the cliff to see a hand reach over the edge and latch onto the ledge. The hand then shakily pulled up the battered body of a young boy with white hair. His face was strained in concentration and exhaustion as he pulled himself over the edge of the cliff before laying on his back facing the sky. Her brief moment of stupor only lasted for a second before it was replaced with worry.

"Oh my God! Are you ok?" She asked, rushing over to him.

The boy's chest was steadily rising and falling with ragged breaths. He was only wearing a pair of boxers and his body was soaked with water, sweat, and grim. Though, taking another look at his torso, she noticed he was extremely toned to the point of being absurd. From his shredded abdominals to his sculpted chest, there wasn't a part of his body that wasn't extremely defined. Looking at his face, she noticed he was a couple years younger than she was. Which made her wonder what he was doing here at beacon.

"You know it's rude to stare, right?"

Pyrrha blinked a few times when she saw that his eyes were open and staring at her with a flat look. Instantly she blushed in embarrassment and bowed.

"I apologize. I was just worried you were hurt."

"Hurt, not so much. In need of a long shower, definitely." The boy said as he sat up. "Who are you supposed to be…and what are you doing with my pants?"

Pyrrha paused before glancing down at the pair of jeans in her hands before her embarrassed blush returned. She quickly tossed them to him.

"I-I again apologize. I was simply wondering who they belonged to." She said, trying to keep her voice calm.

"Well, they're mine. I'm glad they didn't get blown off the cliff…wait, why are there holes in them!?" Killua exclaimed when he saw a few holes in the seat of his jeans.

"Oh…um…" Pyrrha stumbled. This was not how she wanted to make a first impression on a stranger. "That might have been my mistake."

Slowly, the boy looked over at her, a tick mark on his forehead. "Do you usually blow holes in the pants of strangers you've never met?"

Again, Pyrrha blushed at the sheer awkwardness of this conversation. She had never really had one quite like it before in her life. Usually the other person would be falling over their words when talking to her, not the other way around. "It was a mistake on my behalf. Please accept my sincerest apologies."

"Hmmm…" The boy hummed, his expression becoming unreadable, though there was a mischievous glint in his eye. "are you some kind of pervert?"

"P-Pervert?" Pyrrha repeated in disbelief. She could not believe someone was accusing her of something like this. Sure, it looked a little…questionable, but to have someone ask if she was a pervert was the last thing she expected. "I-I assure you, it was a complete accident. I was warming up for the day and it just so happen-"

Pyrrha was interrupted when she heard soft chuckles coming from the boy as he stood from the ground. "Calm down, I was just joking."

For the 4th time in a half hour, Pyrrha found her entire face go red out of sheer embarrassment. "you…were?" she asked cautiously.

"Um…Yeah." The boy responded, picking up his ruined jeans and his shirt. "Couldn't pass up the opportunity, I guess. Though I never expected someone else to be where when I climbed back up."

"S-Speaking of which…" Pyrrha said, finally getting some dignity back. "What were you doing on the side of the cliff like that?"

"Morning exercise." The boy responded as he stretched his hand to the air. "I'm Killua Zoldyck by the way."

Pyrrha paused for a moment, looking a little uncomfortable because she didn't know if she wanted to give her name. Despite being extremely awkward, this conversation was way more interesting than the previous she had so far since arriving at Beacon. She didn't want to ruin that by telling him who she was. Then again, he just introduced himself, so it would be extremely rude not to respond, especially since it looked like he was waiting for her to do so.

"Pyrrha Nikos." She said with a sigh. She waited for the surprised gasp of recognition that seemed almost mandatory whenever she introduce herself. Of course, that would cause her to force a smile on her face and elegantly accept the praise before trying to find a way to escape yet another admirer.

Instead, Killua simply nodded and threw on his shirt before giving his jeans another one-over. He grumbled a little as he threw them over his shoulder and mumbled something along the lines of having to get the spare set from his locker. Not a sliver of recognition crossed his face. There was no reaction whatsoever.

Pyrrha cocked her head and raised her eyebrow, a little hope entering her chest. "You…haven't heard of me?" She asked cautiously.

Killua paused for a few seconds, looking at her with a raised eyebrow. "No…should I have?"

There was an awkward pause for a moment as the Invincible girl couldn't help but feel elated by that response. A prideful person would have been offended…*Cough*Schnee*Cough* but a prideful person Pyrrha was not. Instead, she was very ecstatic to hear that this young boy didn't even know her name until now.

"Yes, I mean no!" Pyrrha said. "I'm just kinda well known in Mistral…and apparently Beacon as well."

"Is that so…" Killua said, a hint of worry in his voice. "You're from Mistral then?" he asked, causing her to nod.

"Crap! She's from Mistral! That's the place where I tell everyone I'm from. I hope to God she doesn't ask me any specific questions…" Killua thought.

"So, you've never been to a regional tournament in Mistral?" Pyrrha asked.

"Damn it!"

"Can't say I have." Killua responded, trying to find a way to divert from this current topic. "I'm guessing you won the last one?"

"Try the last four." Pyrrha said with a sigh before she snapped her lips shut. That response kinda just erupted from her mouth. Great, now he's going to be intimidated by her.

"Hmm…That's cool." Killua said nonchalantly, though you could tell he didn't give it a second thought.

Pyrrha didn't know if she should have sweat dropped or been even more happy by his attitude. Just by the look on his face, he either didn't seem that impressed by her resume, or didn't care. Either way was fine for her.

"What are you doing out here so early?" Killua asked, stretching his hands into the air.

"O-Oh, I was warming up for the day." Pyrrha said, a little thrown off by his sudden change in topic. "What were you doing on the side of the cliff?"

Killua glanced over his shoulder at the massive canyon that lead to the giant lake below. "I thought a morning swim would be nice."

Pyrrha looked over the cliff. "That's a long way down. How early did you wake up to make it down the stairs and back?"

"Early enough." Killua responded, though he knew he didn't use the stairs. That would have been way to easy.

"Well, are you sure it was wise to ware yourself out like that before initiation?" Pyrrha asked curiously.

"It wasn't that bad." Killua responded with a shrug as he began to walk toward Beacon. He needed a shower and…another pair of jeans apparently. Ho noted that Pyrrha was also walking alongside him in the same direction. "Are you done warming up for the day?"

"I am. I wanted to make today's warm up a little less strenuous because I don't know what to expect from the initiation." Pyrrha responded with a small smile.

Killua gave a sigh. "I guess no one really knows what's going to happen…Then again, that makes it more fun."

"Fun isn't the word I would use." Pyrrha giggled. "You know people have died in the past initiations before, right?"

"Is that so, well that makes things a little more interesting."

Pyrrha and Killua continued to chat while making their way toward the shower rooms. Their conversation was along the lines of what they thought the initiation might bring and what kind of challenges lay ahead.

When Killua made it to the male shower rooms, he simply nodded at Pyrrha. "So, I guess I will see you in initiation?"

"It's possible. Who knows, we might even be on the same team." Pyrrha said.

"I don't know. I don't think my poor pants could take it if we were on the same team." Killua said dryly.

Pyrrha's ears went red. "I told you it was an accident." She mumbled.

"Sure, whatever you say." Killua chuckled. "Good luck to you though."

"Yeah…Likewise." Pyrrha responded as she watched him walk into the male shower rooms, a small smile on her face. Even though it was a little weird at first, she really enjoyed just a casual conversation with someone who didn't know who she was. To be honest, it was kinda sad that she had to be happy about something like that. Just having simple and normal conversation with another person was just what she wanted when she signed on to Beacon. And already, she found someone who she could casually talk with.

Turning around, Pyrrha walking in the direction of the Female shower rooms, a small smile on her face. She could only hope there were more people like Killua at this academy.

The rest of the morning was pretty bland. Killua took a shower and got himself ready for the initiation, ate breakfast, then headed out towards the…Emerald forest…as what Ozpin called it. On the way, he remembered passing the locker rooms where he could hear Nora running how mouth at about a million miles an hour while Ren just listened quietly. For that reason alone, he was glad he got everything situated so he didn't have to be in the same room as that girl.

He didn't have anything against her, but he still wasn't sure as hell didn't have the same patience as Ren. That guy was like an Ox.

Currently, Killua found himself standing on a small platform in line with the other students who would be doing the Initiation with him.

Taking a look down the line of other applicants, he was surprised to see that he recognized a majority of them. Ruby and Yang were down the line and Jaune was at the end. Ren was standing right next to him on the right and Nora was next to Ren. Pyrrha was next to Nora and smiled kindly when they made eye contact. He just gave a simple nod before turning his attention back to Ozpin as the headmaster gave instructions on how they were going to accomplish this initiation.

"For years you have trained to become worriers. And today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." Ozpin started.

"I trained for years to become an assassin, but eh, same difference." Killua thought.

"Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of teams." Glynda said. "Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates…Today."

Killua simply nodded, though he wasn't too thrilled about the idea of having teammates in the first place. To be honest, Gon was the only other person who had the capacity to keep up with him. Whether it was in hunter exam, training, or even fighting, Gon's talent was only matched by his own. But here, while a lot of them might have some talent, there major Aura restrictions meant they would just get in his way.

Reactions to this news were varied, but Killua swore he heard Ruby let out a small whine.

"These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So, it is in your best interest to be pared with someone with whom you can work well."

Que another whine from Ruby.

"That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner foot the next 4 years."

"Hmm, Interesting." Killua thought as he tried to think about the different people who stood on the cliff next to him. He began to weigh the pros and cons of each person he'd met so far.

First there was Ruby, who seemed talented enough, but was extremely childish and really naive. While skilled with her scythe, she still had a lot to learn. Then there was Yang who he didn't know practically anything about. However, she did seem a bit cocky and would most likely underestimate her opponent.

Jaune was by far the weakest person on this cliff side and he didn't seem like he had a clue as to what he was doing. So that was a person he would like to avoid. Nora was…Nora, Nub said, and Weiss's attitude would really get on his nerves, period.

Pyrrha seemed like she would be an acceptable partner. Based on their conversation that morning, she had a decent head on her shoulders and was mature for her age. Though he didn't know enough about her to make a decent judgement.

Lastly was Ren, who seemed to have the most potential for Aura manipulation out of everyone, though he also seemed to have a much larger aura restriction than the rest. But despite that, he appeared to be a hard-working person and practiced his skills despite his weaknesses. The only problem with trying to be paired with him was the fact that Nora would be trying everything in her power to get to him first.

All in all, Killua didn't like his odds when it came to finding a partner. To be perfectly honest, he would have preferred to be alone rather than having to worry about slowing down for someone else.

"But…" Ozpin said, getting everyone's attention. The Headmaster took a sip of his mug, as if he were trying to stall on what he was about to say. "This year, one person will be an exception to this rule. This is a one-time opportunity that will probably never happen again, so be sure to listen carefully to what I say near the end."

Every person on the side of the cliff perked up at this announcement. Especially a so called Schnee heiress, who was gripping the handle of her sword a little tighter.

"After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path, or you will die."

"Now you're speaking my language." Killua thought with a small grin.

"You will be monitored and graded for the duration of your initiation. But our instructors will not intervene. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. We will regard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately." He finished.

"Um…Sir Ozpin, what about the special exception?" Weiss asked, clear interest in her voice.

"I was getting to that Mrs. Schnee." Ozpin said, taking another sip of his mug. "In the abandoned temple, there is a single relic that is unique from the rest. The person who obtains this relic will not only be exempt from having a team, but will have special opportunities throughout their time at beacon. What those opportunities entail, you will have to wait and find out." Ozpin finished.

"So, basically whoever gets to the temple first and find the relic, that will be the exception?" Killua asked.

"That is correct Mister Killua." Ozpin said, taking another sip of his mug. "I cannot stress the significance of this position. I reiterate that this will only happen once, so if you are interested, I suggest you make haste. Are there any other questions?"

"Up. Yes sir, I have a question." Jaune said, slowly raising his hand.

"Good! Now, take your positions."

With those words, everyone readied themselves. Based on the look in everyone's eyes, there was clear determination to obtain that unique relic in the abandoned temple. Everyone wanted to know what would be in store for the single person who obtained it since this had never been done before in the history of Beacon.

Funny enough, the list of the people who wanted that relic included Killua. Usually, he wouldn't have cared for something like a special exception, but considering he would have to be paired with someone for four years if he didn't, that put him on the list of people who wanted to go for it. Sure, it would be cool to be on a team with someone, but for now, they would just hold him back.

Suddenly, the platform next to him launched a student high into the air and into the emerald forest. It barely gave him enough time to realize what was going to happen. To be honest, it caused a small smile on his face because it seemed pretty fun.

He barely had time to hear Jaune attempt to ask Ozpin another question before he felt the Platform under his feet shift slightly, signifying that it was about to throw him into the air. It was just enough time for him to determine a plan of action to obtain the unique relic before anyone else.

Just before the launch pad went off though, Killua focused a small portion of his Aura to his legs and crouched down. Then, right when the platform ejected him into the air, Killua blasted off the pad with his aura, sending him sailing into the sky. In fact, the sudden ejection of aura destroyed the launch pad, causing the students to look over at in slight fear before looking up into the sky to see Killua flying much higher than he was supposed to.

"…"

"Um…sir, was that supposed to happen?" Weiss asked, watching Killua fly every higher into the air.

"…No actually. It seems one of the launch pads malfunctioned." Ozpin said calmly. "Oh well, I'm sure Mister Killua will be fine." He took a sip from his mug before he noticed most of the students were looking down at their launch pads with uncertainty. "Oh, don't worry. I'm sure it won't happen again."

Even though he said that, Ozpins eyes narrowed. To a normal person, it would have seemed like the platform malfunctioned, but Ozpin managed to catch the significant increase in Killua's aura right before the pad launched him. Most specifically around his legs. That kind of control was…not very common, even among seasoned hunters.

"Interesting…" Ozpin murmured quietly.

Another student was launched into the air without any problems, which calmed the nerves of the rest of the students. They all watched as Killua descended from his launch with his hands in his pockets before disappearing into the forest trees.

"Um sir…Did Killua forget to use his parachute?" Jaune asked fearfully. Even though they were hunters in training, it would be nearly impossible for someone to survive a launch like that.

"No…There are no parachutes Mister Jaune." Ozpin said, taking a sip of his mug. "You will be using your own landing strategy."

"What do you mean strategYYYYYY!" Jaune screamed as he was launched helplessly in the air.

Glynda and Ozpin watched as all the students fly into the forest before Glynda turned to Ozpin. "Did…Did you see that?" Glynda asked.

"See what Professor Glynda?" Ozpin responded.

What that boy did! What Mister Killua did before he was launched."

Ozpin took another sip of his coffee. "I did see."

"Then you know how rare it is for someone to have that amount of control over there Aura. To focused Aura like that to a certain part of your body that quickly takes incredible skill." Glynda Said sharply as she flipped through her scroll at the surveillance cameras. She continued to flip through until the camera landed on Killua. Both Ozpin and Glynda watched as he still sailed through the air. He looked completely calm despite his impressive hang-time. However, right before he was about to hit the first branch a tree, he suddenly flipped over so he was upright, his knees bent.

What happened next stunned both professors. A white glow suddenly encompassed Killua's legs just as he impacted the branch. The branch nearly exploded with the momentum of Killua's landing. Killua continued to fall as the ground suddenly came into view. The white glow of Aura was still encompassing his legs as he slammed into the forest floor, forming a crater and cascading dirt flying into the air.

Glynda gripped the scroll a little harder as she watched dust encompasses the area, blocking her view of the boy. A landing like that would definitely break someone's legs and end their initiation. However, just as the dust settled, Killua was standing there with a board expression on his face. Any indication that he just landed was the small amount of dirt on his pants, which he casually patted off. The glow of Aura that previously surrounded his legs was now gone.

Slowly, Ozpin turned to Glynda with a small smile. "Not the most graceful of landings, but impressive non-the less."

Glynda bit her lower lip as she watched Killua suddenly take off into the forest in the direction of the temple. "How can someone that young have such control over their Aura?"

Instead of answering, Ozpin just flipped through his own scroll at the other contestants. "Maybe this is proof you should put more faith in Qrow's judgement."

Glynda shook her head but didn't respond as she also began flipping through her scroll feed with many questions sill on her mind concerning the young boy.

Killua didn't want to waste any time as he quickly made his way to the temple location. It wasn't that hard to pinpoint based on Ozpin's instruction, so he didn't expect to take that long to get there. Also, he really didn't want to run into anyone else in the forest, which was the main reason he decided to launch himself to far beyond everyone.

As he waived through the trees, he would occasionally hear a random gunshot and a roar in the distance. But he didn't get involved. Based on his previous encounter with the Grimm, he knew that his fellow students would be more than capable of defending themselves.

A Roar caught his attention when he burst headlong out of the trees and into a small clearing. Standing in front of him was a pack of Beowulf Grimm, all sniffing around as if they were looking for something. But as soon as he hopped into the area, there attention was instantly on him.

Another roar from one seemed to be the signal for the entire pack to attack. Luckily, there were only four of them, so this wouldn't be too difficult though he didn't want to take too much time dealing with these distractions.

He rushed forward just as the first Beowulf swiped downward with its claws. Killua swiftly weaved around it before mutating his right hand into sharp talons and whipping his left hand to the side, sending his Yo-yo curving around the Grimm. With a simple thrust, Killua buried his hand into the Grimm's side, grasping the heart and ripping it right out of the Beowulf's chest.

Instantly the Beowulf was dead, but before it even hit the ground, the Yo-Yo curled around and slammed into another member of the pack. The Grimm's body went flying into a tree before flopping face-first into the ground. Killua then crushed the heart in his hand with a quick squeeze.

Surprisingly, this did nothing to deter the other two Grimm from charging. With a small grin, Killua flipped his left hand in a downward motion, causing the Yo-Yo to curl up into the air before plummeting down right onto another Beowulf's head.

With a sickening crunch, the heavy yo-yo completely shattered the Grimm's skull, killing it instantly. Killua then turned to the last Beowulf who was attacking from his right side. Just before the Grimm attacked, the former assassin jumped leaped over the Grimm's head, flipping over so he was facing it's back. Killua's right hand reared back, ready to take the Grimm's life.

"Sorry, but you're in the way." Killua said quietly before he severed the Beowulf's head from the rest of its body. It instantly collapsed to the ground while the head was still flying through the air. But it too eventually hit the ground with a dull thud. Killua watched as all the bodies of the Grimm dissolved into black mist.

Hearing a small whimper, he looked over to see the Grimm he attacked earlier was still alive. It was on its front, black blood dripping from its mouth as it attempted to push itself to its feet.

With a simple flick of the wrist, Killua's yo-yo returned to him before he walked over to the downed Beowulf. The beast growled at him, narrowing its bright yellow eyes and snapping its jaws.

Killua's face was completely unreadable, but his eyes were devoid of any emotion. He simply raised his right hand, his fingernails still pointed and sharper than knives.

"Don't struggle, and I will make your death painless." Killua said, his voice like a deathly whisper.

Even the mindless monstrosity seemed to fear the young boy because it instantly quieted down, lowering its head as if to accept its death.

With a single slash of his right hand, the Grimm's head was nothing more than a bloody smear against the tree. It's body slowly evaporated into black mist, leaving Killua once again alone in the clearing. All in all, the battle lasted less than five minutes.

Deciding he waisted enough time, Killua made a dash back into the forest and in the direction of the temple ruins.

Glynda felt her hand shake a little as she watched the boy effortlessly take down a small pack of Beowulf's on his own. His fighting style, while effective, was brutal. To literally rip a Grimm's heart out with his bare hands was barbaric. But when she witnessed how he killed the last Grimm, chills climbed down her spine.

Those cold emotionless eyes and the way he spoke was…disturbing to say the least. He looked like a cold-blooded killer, even though he was killing the Grimm. The sheer amount of killing intent in the air could even be felt through her scroll.

"Ozpin…are you sure he won't harm the students." Glynda asked, slowly looking up at the headmaster.

"…I am sure Glynda." Ozpin responded, though he was just as surprised by Killua's fighting style as she was. "What do you think those Yo-Yos are made of? I don't think I've seen someone fight with a toy before."

"That's what you want to know?" Glynda snapped. "Not the fact that we might have a psychotic killer as a student at the academy? Or the fact that he might be a Faunus? You saw how he changed his hand into claws. How do we know he's not an undercover member of the white fang?"

"Have a little more faith in my deduction abilities Glynda." Ozpin said calmly. "While it's true his killing intent is…very well developed for someone his age, I do not believe he will aim it at our students."

"How can you be so sure?" Glynda asked, shaking her head.

"Because I've talked to him, and when I did, I got an idea of what kind of person he is like…but I will say this…" Ozpin said, taking a deep breath. "That boy is a lot more complicated than I first thought."

True to his prediction, it took Killua all but five minutes to find the temple site after he dealt with the pack of Beowulf's. It was a rundown place that barely had any infrastructure at all, in fact, it was barely clinging to the side of the cliff. As he walked into a specific place at the temple, he found himself in a circular room that had a number of pedestals with chess pieces placed on them. It was the only thing that stood out, so this had to be the relics. After all, why would random chess pieces be at old ruins like this?

But on the forefront of Killua's mind, he remembered how Ozpin explained that there was one Relic that was different than the rest. Taking a quick glance around, he noticed that there were at least four of each type of chess piece.

All except for one.

Killua frowned slightly as he walked to the middle of the room. Right at the center, there was one last pedestal with a single shining chess piece. As Killua got closer, the piece was easily recognized as a golden King piece. Taking one last look around, it was the only one of its kind, meaning that this piece had to be the piece that Ozpin was talking about.

As he reached forward, Killua hesitated for a second. If he took this piece, he would be flying solo for the next four years. Although he was used to being on his own, he was one to enjoy the companionship of someone else. But on the flipside, there was not a single person who would be able to keep up with him. Not his training schedule, not his physical abilities, heck maybe not even his intellect. He would constantly have to wait for them to catch up to him. And he wasn't one to hold himself back because of someone else, not even Gon. When they were learning there HATSU, Killua didn't help Gon at all because Gon needed to learn something on his own. He wasn't going to baby him. And that same logic applied to his fellow students at beacon academy.

So, with new conviction, Killua took the single golden King piece from its pedestal. As soon as his hand grasped the piece, Killua had to frown a little. This entire initiation was…boring. If this was all it took to become a student at a prestigious school, then he wasn't really looking forward to the rest of his time here at Beacon. Everyone talked about this initiation as if it was going to be this unsurmountable task, where you would risk tooth and nail to complete. And It might have been like that for some people, but definitely not Killua.

The white-haired boy gave a sigh as he pocketed the Relic. Seeing that he was the first one here and that he had plenty of time before he needed to return to the cliff, Killua decided to stick around and see who else was going to finish the initiation. That…and he also wanted to test something out. He had a theory about the Grimm, but now he had an opportunity to test it. So, he walked back to the trees before hopping up on a single branch and taking a seat.

ZESTU

Instantly, all of Killua's Aura nodes sealed, leaving him completely undetectable. He was curious as to who would complete the Initiation, but he wasn't too interested in making conversation with them. Also, he wanted to see if his idea would work.

"…What is he doing?" Glynda asked, staring down at her Scroll and watching Killua casually sit against the tree with his arms crossed.

"I believe Mister Killua is also interested in who will also be joining him in completing the Initiation." Ozpin replied, swiping past Killua's monitor and watching the other students. "Seems the last pair has been formed. Though I have to say, Mrs. Schnee looks less than happy about her partner."

"That is quite obvious. Based on her eagerness to be the exception, I don't think she would be happy being anyone's partner, let alone Mrs. Rose." Glynda responded. "Still though, Mister Killua's sense of direction is most impressive since he found the relic site so quickly."

"Oh no Glynda, Mister Killua already knew where it was." Ozpin replied casually, flipping through more video feed.

"How do you reckon?"

Ozpin took a sip of his mug once again. "When he launched himself that high into the air, he wasn't just doing it for the thrills. It seemed his actions was to fulfill two purposes."

"Which are?" Glynda asked, her patience wearing thin.

"First, it seems mister Killua also wanted to be the exception and launching himself that far would make it more unlikely that he would accidently run into anyone. Second, I believe at that elevation, he would have a much clearer view of the landscape, and thus locate the temple ruins before he landed." Ozpin summarized.

"…So, you're saying he thought of this plan between the time you explained the rules of the initiation until he was catapulted into the forest?"

"Indeed." Ozpin responded. "He is a very clever boy."

"Still, why would he want to see who else passes the initiation?" Glynda pondered before her eyes narrowed at her scroll. Currently she was watching Killua sitting against the tree, his body completely still. However, what caught her attention was the fact that there were a few Grimm on the ground below him in view of the camera. She watched and waited for the Grimm to notice the boy up in the tree, however, they seemed completely oblivious to him. "Ozpin, are you seeing this?"

"Now Now Glynda, focusing too much on one student is unfair to the rest."

"No, Look at this!" Glynda said sharply. Ozpin switched back to Killua's feed before his eyes narrowed. He watched the Grimm pass under the boy without so much as glancing in his direction. Even the most trained hunters let out some sort of negative energy that attracts the Grimm. Whether it was fear or hatred, there was always something that the Grimm would notice.

However, the dark beast just strolled underneath the boy as if he wasn't even there. Not only that, Killua was simply glancing down at them with little to no interest as they walked by. He didn't make a single movement to attack them either. It was as if he wasn't even there.

"Ozpin, why are the Grimm just ignoring him? What's going on?"

"That…" Ozpin responded, zooming in slightly to Killua's face. "…Is something I would also like to know."

"Hmmm, so ZETSU can hide me from the Grimm. I guess the experiment was a success. Since Grimm feed on negative emotion, all I have to do is erase my presence and Seal my Aura. Now I'm pretty much invisible to them." Killua thought to himself as he glanced down at the Beasts of Grimm, who were wondering around aimlessly. He made the assumption that Grimm can also detect human Aura, but since ZETSU sealed both aura and erases someone's presence completely, they Grimm had nothing to detect.

That changed however then the heads of the Ursa turned toward the direction of the forest. The beasts growled loudly before they crouched down in defensive positions.

Killua only raised his eyebrow before a dust Round suddenly blew a large hole into one of the Ursa's head. Soon, a group of four boys broke through the underbrush, charging the group of Grimm. They were all pretty average all around. One had shoulder length blue hair and grey armor, another had brown hair, brownish armor, and a scarf, and the shortest of the group had a green Mohawk, a green shirt and a shoulder plate.

Lastly, there was the biggest of the group that was wielding a mace. He had light brown hair, a red belt and a large breastplate with a signal of a bird on it.

The group of boys made quick work of the pack of Grimm before making their way toward the temple ruins. Killua simply observed, noting each of their fighting styles and teamwork abilities. There styles weren't anything truly amazing, but passable. Their teamwork was disjointed at best though. It was almost as if they were trying to outshine each other.

He watched as they all looked around the pedestals, but a small grin climbed along Killua's face when he watched the large brown-haired boy angrily yell at the others, saying something along the lines of them slowing him down and holding him back from finding the unique Relic.

"Too slow." Killua thought as he watched them begrudgingly take their respective Relics and wonder back into the Emerald forest.

"Nothing too special about them." Killua thought to himself as he idly glanced down from his spot in the tree and watched the Grimm disappear into wisps of darkness. It was always interesting to see them do that.

It wasn't a few more moments later until Killua noticed that two more people had entered the ruins. The former assassin sat up a little straighter when he realized that both were familiar.

"Well, what do you known, Blake and Yang made it." Killua murmured as he watched the two steps into the middle of the temple ruins. He observed them while they glance around just as the four boy's moments before until they too picked from the selection of Relics.

That's when things went completely haywire.

It all started with a girly scream that echoed through the forest. The next thing that caught Killua's attention was a screech from above. He simply glanced up the see Ruby and Weiss hanging off the back end of a giant Grimm know as a Nevermore.

"How in the world…" this train of thought was interrupted when he saw Ruby suddenly let gown and plummet to the ground. It caused his eyebrows to raise into his hairline. Whether she was stupid or brave, Killua couldn't really tell. All he knew was that she was heading toward the ground head first with no plan on how she was going to land.

It caused Killua to tense up a little, wondering if he was going to have to be the one to catch her. Luckily, that wasn't the case because Jaune seemed to fly out of seemingly nowhere and crash right into Ruby, sending them both sprawling into a nearby tree.

"Well…That was something." Killua thought to himself as he relaxed back against the tree. However, the chaos didn't stop there as a loud roar echoed through the forest, followed by a massive Ursa crashing through the tree line with Nora riding on top of it like it was some kind of horse.

Again, this threw Killua for a loop because the energetic girl literally rode the Grimm into the ground and killed it through exhaustion. Was something like that even possible? But more unbelievable, she then zipped over to the relics while completely ignoring Ren and the rest her peers as they stared in unbelief.

"That Girl is crazy!" Killua thought as he saw the five people gather together. It didn't stop there because another rumble could be heard nearby. "Oh, what now?"

His answer came when he saw Pyrrha running through the forest with a massive Grimm hot on her tracks. It knocked over trees and attempted to skewer the red-head with its enormous stinger, though Pyrrha was evading every strike with graceful agility.

"You have got to be kidding me. What is this day turning into?"

"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! COULD EVERYONE JUST CHILL OUT FOR TWO SECONDS BEFORE SOMETHING CRAZY HAPPENS AGAIN?" He heard Yang screeched into the air.

"My thoughts exactly." Killua thought as he counted the members in the current vicinity. Funny enough, he had met pretty much all of them so far. The only one missing was…

A scream from above caught his attention and he saw Weiss falling from the massive Nevermore.

"And there she is…" Killua thought as he slowly sat up, wondering if he would have to catch the girl. However, he was once against stopped by Jaune as he launched from his spot on the tree and…sort of caught the Schnee heiress. It would have been much cooler if he stuck the landing, but instead he did a magnificent belly flop with Weiss landing right on his back.

To finish the rather amusing scene, the Deathstalker rammed Pyrrha with one of its claws, sending her sprawling in front of the entire group.

Killua gave a low whistle as a grin spread across his face. It seemed that he would be in for quite a show if his fellow students decided to go forward with fighting the Grimm. This would also give him a chance to gauge there fighting styles and abilities.

Taking a look at the Deathstalker, Killua had to admit that it's armor was very durable. The only place that it looked to have vulnerabilities would be the joints or the underbelly, which would be difficult to attack considering how low it was to the ground.

Looking up into the air, the former assassin noted that the huge Nevermore didn't have much armor. But it's agility and its ability to fly would also be difficult to encounter.

Finally, he looked back at the group of students as they conversed one with another. Based on their expressions, he hoped they were making a plan to take out the Grimm.

That hope went up in flames when he saw Ruby activate her scythe.

"No, don't tell me she…" Killua started before Ruby launched into action, using her sniper scythe to propel herself forward. Even though it was a creative way to gain momentum, Killua wanted to face palm because Ruby was making such an amateur mistake. She didn't analyze her enemy at all, she didn't formulate a plan when she clearly had willing people backing her up, and she just blindly jumped into action. "She's definitely a rookie." Killua said as she slowly shook his head.

Just as predicted, the giant armored Grimm simply flicked her away as if she was just an annoying mosquito. This time he did face palm because of the sheer display of naivety from his fellow student. Did she really think she would be able to pierce the Grimm's armor with a direct attack like that? Why wasn't she asking the others for help?

Shaking his head again, Killua watched as the death stalker approached the downed girl. He didn't worry too much because he saw how fast Ruby could move. Considering the Deathstalkers size, it wouldn't be able to keep up with her.

Those thoughts were dashed to pieces though when a loud screech from overhead caught his attention. The Nevermore had circled around and was flying directly in Ruby's direction. An instant later, it thrust forth it's wings before a shower of feathers fell from the sky, sinking into the earth as if the feathers were made of steel.

Killua sat up a little straighter, his eyes narrowing. He knew Ruby was fast enough to dodge, but his eyes widened when one lucky feather imbedded itself into her cloak.

"Amateur." Killua whispered in annoyance. Ruby has so much potential, but she was making such silly mistakes. Mistakes that might cost her life one day.

Killua pushed himself upward until he was crouching on the tree branch. Truthfully, he didn't want to get too involved, but he didn't want to see Ruby die either. He didn't want to see any of them die. Glancing up a little more, he saw Yang and Weiss shoot forward in an attempt to rescue the younger girl. They would have to hurry though because the Deathstalker was approaching Ruby as she tried to free her cloak.

"Yang's too slow, but Weiss should make it…" Killua thought. He watched Weiss produce some strange symbols that seemed to enhance her speed significantly. It caused him to raise an eyebrow because this was the first time he has seen a semblance in action. Qrow's didn't count because his semblance was always active. To be completely honest, it looked like a HATSU ability. "Conjuration…No, Emission maybe." Killua thought to himself, trying to pinpoint what class of Aura this could be considered.

His musing stopped when the Nevermore unleashed another volley of feathers. Yang was stopped cold in her tracks, but Weiss kept going. However, a few more feathers slamming into the ground right in front of her, causing her to hesitate slightly.

That hesitation would be disastrous for Ruby because the Deathstalker was already raising its tale to impale the girl.

"…Damn it." Killua murmured, focusing a little Aura to his legs before blasting off of the tree.

Ruby tugged on her hood, trying to dislodge the feather that held her down. The massive shadow of the Deathstalker loomed over her, it's glowing stinger raised high into the air before making it's decent with its target helpless to stop it.

In that moment, Ruby couldn't help but feel completely powerless. She childishly shot forward because she thought she might be able to handle the Deathstalker on her own. She wanted to prove to Weiss that she wasn't a useless child and by doing so, she would lose her life. Ruby would never prove anything to anyone, never be able to attend beacon, or ever get the chance to be a huntsman.

This was it.

Ruby closed her eyes, waiting for the strike that would end her life, letting out a silent plea that someone…anyone would save her.

NARUKAMI (Thunderbolt)

As if the Gods themselves answered her prayers, a massive bolt of blue lightning fell from the heavens and struck the Deathstalker with an earthshattering force.

Everyone in the current vicinity had to shield their eyes as the lightning lit up the area with an intensely bright light. However, just as fast as it came, the light was gone. Everyone lowered their arms to see smoke and arcs of electricity jump across the Deathstalkers body. It was completely frozen in place, it's stinger just a few feet away from Ruby's face. It was as if the lightning stunned it in place.

Ruby was also staring at the motionless Grimm in awe, to stunned to even remember the deadly situation she found herself in.

Not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, Weiss sprang back into action, shooting forward and thrusting Myrtenaster at the Deathstalker.

Instantly, a wall of Ice sprang up, separating Weiss and Ruby from the Grimm. Now that everything had calmed slightly, Weiss looked up, trying to find any trace of what caused a random bolt of lightning to fall from the sky.

She saw nothing.

No one saw anything as everyone looked up into the sky. It was a beautifully clear day, not a cloud to be seen.

"…What…the hell…was that?" Weiss whispered in awe. She wasn't the only one because Ruby was also staring into the sky, wondering how in the world she had been saved. How could a random bolt of lightning fall from the sky like that? What was going on?

Killua was seated back on a different branch on a different tree as he watched everyone stare at the place where he launched his attack. It was amusing to see them so perplexed, but it was also a little annoying because they seemed to forget there were enemies still around that required their attention.

"I did my good deed for the day." He thought to himself as he sat against the tree, resting his chin in his palm and watched as things played out.

To his joy, the entire group of hunters-in-training weren't perplexed for that long. With another screech of the nevermore, they remembered what their original goal was. Each made their way to the Temple ruins before taking a relic for themselves.

Killua was then treated to a very interesting battle between the eight students and the two Grimm. Jaune, Ren, Pyrrha, and Nora all teamed up to take down the Deathstalker while Ruby, Blake, Weiss, and Yang attacked the Nevermore.

As he watched, Killua was…a little disappointed that Ren was the only one who thought to attacked the joints of the Deathstalker. Ren might have loosened the stinger from the rest of the body, but he didn't make it all the way through before he was tossed to the side like a rag doll. However, that lead to Jaune coming up with a rather clever way to kill the Grimm by jamming its own stinger through the thick armor. Even though there wasn't much communication, the four-people seemed to know their roles in the plan and it ended successfully with the death of the Deathstalker.

Nodding his head, Killua assessed each of their skills based on this battle.

It was completely and painfully obvious that Pyrrha was the strongest of the group. She was extremely talented with both her spear and her shield. Though Killua did notice that each time she threw her weapons, they always found their way back to her. And it wasn't because Pyrrha was able to estimate the angel rebounds. No…there was something more to that.

"Her semblance maybe…" Killua hypothesized, though he would have to gather more data to confirm it.

Next was Nora. She didn't do anything that amazing besides shoot and swing. He didn't see any special abilities used, but she was talented with her hammer and…not panicking in dire situations. Despite everything, she always kept her cheery attitude…for some reason.

Ren was easily the most analytical of the group. She found a weakness in the deathstalkers armor which opened the gateway to defeating the Grimm. Again, besides skills with his weapons and minor aura manipulation, Killua didn't see anything that would be considered a semblance.

Lastly, and probably the most surprising was Jaune. Now that things had calmed down, Killua could actually see that a more Aura was leaking from Jaune that before. Taking a closer look, the former assassin was surprised to see that a portion of the blond's aura nodes were now open.

"Someone must have unlocked his aura for him." Killua thought in interest. He would have liked to see the process of unlocking someone's aura, but sadly that didn't happen. Still, even though Jaune showed the least amount of talent when it came to fighting, he did demonstrate that he could keep a somewhat level head and think of a plan. "Maybe he's not as talentless as I thought."

Having completed his observation of those four, Killua turned and watched as the other four students as they fought against the nevermore. These four seemed extremely talented as well. Not as talented as Pyrrha, but they seemed to know what they were doing.

And the way the finally defeated the Nevermore was…unorthodox, but it worked. From what he could tell, Ruby came up with the crazy plan, which didn't surprise him for some reason. When it came to these four, they were actually much closer in talent then the other four.

First of all was Blake. It was a bit difficult to see, but Killua was sure there were a few times she suddenly conjured up a shadow of herself to take a hit while she escaped. Since it looked so much like a HATSU ability, he could only chalk it up as a semblance. She was extremely skilled with her weapons and her agility was on another level.

Unfortunately, Killua didn't get to see Yang's Semblance, but he could tell that her physical strength was much greater than the rest of the group. For some reason, her flamboyant personality reminded him a bit of Leorio and Knuckles. She had to either be an enhancer or an emitter.

Then there was Weiss. Her Semblance seemed to be the most versatile of the group. Those strange Glyphs she created either produced ice, enhanced her own physical attributes, and actually did quite a bit of things. She was also the person with the biggest ego of the group, which would be a massive road block for her in the future.

Lastly was Ruby. The girl was so innocent and earnest that she had to be an enhancer. That…and Killua had come to the conclusion that her semblance was Speed. The girl was really fast for your average person. And since she wasn't manipulating her Aura to enhance her speed, he could only come to the conclusion that it was her semblance.

Overall, things were getting a bit more interesting…however it was also a bit frustrating to watch all these people just waste their potential. They relied too much on their weapons and their Semblance while completely ignoring one of their greatest abilities.

Giving a sigh, Killua stood from his spot on the tree and leaped away undetected. While he traveled through the forest back to the cliff where Ozpin and Glynda were waiting, he had to wonder one thing.

"Was this how Biscuit felt before she trained us?"

It didn't take more than a few moments before Killua reached the top of the cliff where Ozpin and Glynda were waiting. When he actually made it to the top, he was a little surprised to see that a few students had made it there before him…then again, he did waisted a lot of time gathering information about the other students.

He took a few steps forward before he noticed that Ozpin and Glynda were both gazing at him with…very intense looks.

"…What?" Killua asked.

Both professors glanced at each other for a second before looking back at the boy. Glynda was biting her lower lip with her eyes narrowed, but Ozpin seemed a little calmer, though his gaze was just as incense.

"That was a very impressive display out their Mister Killua." Ozpin started.

"Oh, is that so?" Killua responded blankly. He remembered when they said they would be observing the entire initiation, so Killua knew they saw him use Narukami (thunderbolt).

"Yes indeed. The way you can manipulate Lightning…your semblance I suppose?" Ozpin asked.

Killua simply shrugged before digging into his pocket and fetching out the single golden king piece. "I got the unique piece. That means I win, right old man?"

"O-Old man!" Glynda stuttered in outrage. She had never seen someone disrespect Ozpin to blatantly. "Now you listen here young man…"

"It's alright Glynda." Ozpin said quickly as he turned back to Killua. "Yes indeed, congratulations Mister Killua, though please hold onto the piece until the ceremony later today."

Killua shrugged again as he pocketed the piece. He noticed that they were still staring at him quite intently, Glynda more so than Ozpin.

"Is there something else you need?" Killua asked.

"…" Glynda opened and closed her mouth a few times. "We were observing the entire Initiation Mister Killua, so I have to ask…" She said, her eyes narrowing a little more. "Why did you not help the others when they were in trouble? Why did you sit back and watch as they fought?"

Killua stared at the two teachers for a few seconds. He could see that Glynda was a little frustrated, but Ozpin didn't seem angry, rather he looked as if he was curious as to how Killua would answer this question.

"I was just curious to see how strong they were." Killua answered simply.

"…That's it?" Glynda growled. "You didn't help them because you wanted to see how strong they were?"

"Pretty much." Killua responded with a shrug. "I don't see why you're complaining. They did just fine without me."

Glynda looked like she was on the verge of an aneurism. Her usually calm and stern expression turned to one of anger. "That's very selfish of you, Mister Killua."

"Is it?" Killua asked, his eyebrow raised. He opened his mouth to say something else, but Ozpin interrupted him.

"You are very good at speaking in Half-truths Mister Killua." Ozpin said, taking a sip from his mug.

Perplexed, Killua turned to the older man. "How do you figure?"

"What you said was true, but that wasn't the only reason you let them fight on their own, was it?"

Killua gave the man a blank stare before giving a sigh. "It's borderline creepy how good you are at reading people."

Glynda was a bit confused now as she glanced between Ozpin and Killua. "What are you saying Ozpin? He just let them fight on their own. He didn't lift a finger to help them."

"Yes, I did, and lightning came out of it." Killua responded with a childish smile, completely throwing Glynda off by his sudden change in attitude.

"Mister Killua, please stop purposefully trying to antagonize Glynda." Ozpin said with a sigh. "Why don't you explain yourself more fully. I think Glynda would appreciate it." The woman in question threw Ozpin a small glare.

"Osu." Killua said with a chuckle before he turned to Glynda, a more serious expression on his face. "If I would have stepped in, it would have…hindered them more than helped."

Glynda didn't expect an answer like that. "How exactly does that make sense."

"Because if I stepped in and solved all their problems, how would that have helped them?" Killua clarified.

Glynda pondered for a moment, but still didn't see where Killua was going.

Giving another sigh, Killua looked at the two adults. "Tell me this, if I stepped in and killed those two Grimm, would they have learned how to solve the problem on their own? Would they have gained the any experience or develop any trust with those around them?"

Like a well-oiled machine, the gears in Glynda's mind began to turn.

"Because I let them handle it, they learned to trust their partners, they learned how to deal with intense situations, they learned how to keep a level head under pressure, and most importantly, they gained more confidence in themselves. They became much stronger because they solved the issue on their own."

Ozpin and Glynda stared down at the young boy, marveling at his words. But Killua was not done yet.

"Solving problems for someone else does nothing for them. Sometimes, you have to leave a person on their own so they can learn." Killua continued. "But…there are times when a small bit of help is needed…just a small shove in the right direction to get the ball rolling."

"Which is why you saved Mrs. Rose, correct?" Ozpin asked.

"Partly." Killua admitted. "I didn't want her to die, so I stepped in. But I guarantee she won't be forgetting her mistake anytime soon. A mistake that almost cost her life."

"…Interesting." Glynda whispered, biting her lower lip again. She still didn't like how the boy just sat back and watched, but it made a little more sense now.

"Besides, if I joined in, wouldn't that make it more difficult for you to create teams?" Killua asked with a smirk.

Ozpin took another sip of his Coffee mug. "So, you figured that out too."

"There were four of each type of Relic besides the single unique one." Killua said "It wasn't hard to figure it out."

"Well, I have to admit Mister Killua, I'm impressed." Ozpin said with a small smile. "Though, based on what you said, you sound more like a teacher than a student."

"Yeah, not going to happen old man. I'm here to learn." Killua responded, shoving his hands in his pockets.

"Again, with the half-truths Mister Killua."

"Screw you!"

Authors note: Just so you guys know, I have already picked out which category each person in Ruby will belong to base on personality, semblance, and a few other characteristics, so no use in making suggestions about that. I have thought a lot about it. It took a while to write this chapter, but I got it out. I've been super busy lately, so writing has been super slow. But I hope you all enjoy this chapter. It was longer than what I wanted it to be, but that's the way it goes by now.

Now I know a few might complain because Killua didn't do much in ways of fighting the Deathstalker and Nevermore, but I gave my reason as to why he sat back. He was never one to solve other people's problems, as demonstrated when he left Gon on his own to learn Hatsu. Sure, I could have had him fight, but I felt this was more Killua's style.

Also, what abilities I give Killua is my choice. If I want to have him use EN or IN or anything else, then I will write it because it is my story, so no use in telling me not to. He is a little older in this story than in the Anime/Manga and he didn't just sit back and let his abilities dwindle.

Lastly, the solo exception I mentioned earlier will be touched up on next chapter during the ceremony. I think you guys are really going to like what I have in mind for this because it's going to be pretty funny.

If you liked this chapter, please leave a review on the story. I really appreciate it.

Until then!