Hello everyone, back with another chapter. Sorry for the late update. I'm sure I've said it before so I'll just say that I've been busy but do plan to keep up with most of these stories.

As for my other stories here are their current statuses.

F.S.T.S: Ongoing. I plan to update this one soon, as early as this weekend.

L.O.R.: Discontinued. I know most won't be happy about this, but the GL comic has become too convoluted and I fell out with it. I'll probably make an official post about it on the actually story along with future plans I have with it at a later date.

Blonde Swordsman: Hiatus. I plan to update this one after I get to a good point with my other stories.

T.K.O: Rewrite. I already said this a while back but I do plan to rewrite this story, but need to reread the DXD volumes to get some inspiration back.

Half Human Half Something Else: Discontinued. I'm sorry to say I don't have any motivation to do anything with this.

Almighty Alchemist: Ongoing. One I really wanna get back to. I have so many ideas, but I need some motivation to work everything out.

We Are One: Ongoing. I have plans, but I feel like I'm getting too far ahead with myself. Will probably put out a chapter later next month.

Jaune the Stampede: Hiatus. Have no motivation, but could see myself continuing it later.

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"I'm heading out, Auntie!"

It's been a month since the trip. A month since the young boy found out I had superpowers!

A part of him wanted to tell his family about his discovery, but he was also afraid of the fact that there was already a gap between them as it was. His uncle had tried his best to bridge that gap, but there was something stopping either one of them to take that leap of faith.

During this month Jaune would spend any free time he had trying out his new strength. At first, he just tried picking up things like fallen trees, boulders, and other large objects. He soon discovered that his power didn't only extend to strength, but speed as well.

One night when it was getting late, he realized he was going to be late. Not wanting to worry his family by being late he ran as fast as he could and ended up covering the usual 30 minute trip to a mere 3 seconds.

He'd nearly ran right into the houses wall when he did this as it caught him by surprise. He hadn't tried to run at full speed until that moment since he got his powers, but after finding out he could use super speed he was never late to dinner again. As long as he remembers to watch the time at least.

The super speed was a bit disorienting at first, but oddly enough he was able to comprehend and process every passing moment as if time was slowing down. There was no need to plan out his path as much as he originally thought and was able to run like he used to before he got his powers.

After making the over 30 kilometer trip in 4 seconds he starts on the routine he's been on. The route is rather simple as far as the steps are. The difficulty is in what he's actually doing.

He starts by picking up the largest object he can find nearby, this being a boulder found nearby at the foot of the mountain near the village, and carrying it around. This task would be impossible for anyone else, but as Jaune had soon found out it was simple for him.

The boulder was easily 10 times his own size, but was as easy to lift as a cardboard box. The only difficulty was trying to learn to balance it at first.

After he walks around with the boulder for a few minutes he starts running laps around the area he's designated as his training ground. From there he tries tossing smaller objects like fallen trees and rocks to see how far he can throw them. After the first week he started to try aiming as target practice.

Through out the month he'd been training he'd shift the schedule if he needed to, but he's kept it basic for the most part.

Currently he's performing his running laps while changing his route every lap.

'I think I can feel myself getting faster every day. It's not much, and maybe it's just my own imagination, but I can feel myself getting faster.'

While Jaune thinks to himself he comes out of the tree line.

Right on to a cliff with a steep drop.

The moment he recognizes what's happening he tries to slow himself to a stop. Unfortunately, he hasn't had much practice in the way of stopping yet, so his momentum carries him closer to the edge. He tries to dig his feet into the ground, digging a literal trail through the ground, but to no avail.

'Whelp…. Here's hoping I'm super durable too.'

He finally clears the edge of the cliff and prepares himself for the descent. He closes his eyes and hopes for the physical strength to carry over to defensive purposes. While he waits to hit the ground, he thinks back to his family.

'Oh man, Auntie Isabella is so gonna kill me if I die here.'

The redundancy of the statement was lost on the boy, but he could be forgiven considering he was falling to his possible death. Only, he realizes that he's not falling anymore.

He cracks one eye open to see if the ground is getting any closer only to find out that he's still just as high as he was when he fell off the cliff. Said cliff is actually just a little over 5 meters away from him.

"Ooooookay?" He tries to right himself in midair. As he finds his balance, or whatever counts for balance in midair, he takes a look at his surroundings. "I guess I can add flying to my list of superpowers now."

He didn't know what it was. Instinct, a 6th sense, or perhaps it was just pure luck, but he was able to maneuver in the air as easily as he could on land. He starts by returning to the cliff. Right before he touches back down, he realizes something.

"Wait a minute. I can fly."

And he takes off into the sky.

He shoots into the sky like a missile. If he thought he was fast when he was running then he was going turbo speed when he was flying. I'm sure a scientist could explain something about gravity's affect and how it affects the energy output between the two, but I'm just a simple narrator, so we'll just move on.

Ordinarily Jaune would remain within the area he was familiar with, but considering he just found out he could literally fly you could forgive him for going outside his usual borders.

Zooming through the air Jaune looks at the land below him with the kind of child like wonder you'd expect from someone his age. With the position of Ansel, the village he lives in, being relatively near the coast he decides to try skimming across the water.

He freefalls to the water and catches himself right before he hits. He starts to skim the top of the water as he flies along the coastline. Feeling a bit adventurous he sticks his hand out to break the surface. As he flies with his hand in the water the spray hits his face, but does little to bother him.

He makes a few more passes along the coast, slowing down to enjoy the moment. He considers diving down and seeing if he can use his ability to fly to propel himself underwater, but realizes it would be kinda difficult to explain to his family why he was soaked. Not to mention how uncomfortable it would be with all the saltwater on his clothes.

His powers haven't extended to something like super-hearing, but it did seem to enhance his eye sight. The fish beneath the water are probably several to dozen of meters down until he lost them in the dark depths.

Looking across the surface he realizes that the sun's starting to set.

"Oh man. I must've been flying around longer then I'd expected. Guess I got so caught up in the fun I forgot."

The flight back was faster then the one to the ocean. He didn't spend so much time goofing off and headed straight home. He almost hit a bird along the way, but barely noticed.

When he sees his home in sight, he drops down right outside in the tree line before heading inside. "I'm home." He walks inside and finds his Aunt and older cousin Saphron getting dinner ready.

"And just where were you today? Off playing in the woods again?" Saphron inquires while she sets the table. "And why is your shirt wet? You better not catch a cold because of this. You have school starting up next month."

'The water must've sprayed me more than I thought.'

"I was playing in the river nearby. I must've splashed around too much and got myself a bit wet."

"Well, go get changed and wash yourself up. If you catch a cold because of this I'll wring your cold, wet body from the laundry pole and leave you to dry, got it."

He might have recently developed superpowers, have the strength to possibly destroy buildings and outrace bullets, the power to fly and see great distances, and probably increased durability. But, even now he still didn't have the confidence to take on his older cousin.

"Y-Yes, ma'am!"

Following the orders, he was given he heads to the bathroom the kids share on the 2nd floor and gets the shower ready. While he undresses, he notices some other changes he didn't notice before. One was that his body seemed more toned than usual. It wasn't anything extreme, or even that noticeable, but the 'baby fat' he had seemed to have disappeared. It didn't mean he had actual muscle, if anything he seemed skinnier from a glance.

Another thing he noticed was that he didn't feel as though the wet shirt was actually cold. Even after flying around with it on in the evening it didn't feel any different than before. Jaune looks over at the running shower and gets an idea.

He turns the handle all the way to the right for the cold water to run. After giving it a moment, he places his hand under running water. The temperature is definitely cold, as long as the plumbing is still working that is, and should feel like you're taking a shower in the middle of a snow storm. But, for some strange reason, he couldn't feel anything.

He could definitely feel the water, but he couldn't feel the temperature. He shifts the handle again to the other side to let the hot water flow until steam starts to rise. Still he felt nothing. Neither the extreme heat or the extreme cold did anything to his skin. There were no marks from the water damaging his skin.

"Guess I can add super resistance to my list of powers."

The number of powers seems to be adding on by the day. When he was trying to learn how to use one power, he ended up learning about two others. He wouldn't be surprised if he found out he had laser vision or could breathe under water.

"This whole thing is just getting more confusing." He jumps in the shower before someone comes to get and sees he hasn't cleaned up yet. "I wish I had someone to talk to this about."

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