Hello everyone! Mad Man in the Flesh here! This will be my last update for a while and it'll be explained why at the end. For now, enjoy the story and read and review!
Kisuke talking to Benihime.
Benihime talking to Kisuke.
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Kisuke Urahara knew he was a genius. He was able to build a Garganta into Hueco Mundo in a week, craft four dimensional shifting pillars to shift Karakura into Soul Society and also build a gateway into the Soul King's Palace within two weeks after only visiting the Royal Palace once in his life before. And with that being said... He had no idea who he managed to get here.
Here being a forest with crimson red leaves which were constantly falling around him. The forest was a remarkable beauty. This was the first time he had seen anything like this on Earth. Considering if he still was on Earth. Kisuke looked down to the slightly smoking, metal device in his hand. It was a device that was supposed to open up Senkai gates with the push off a button. Which it did splendidly. What it didn't do so splendidly was open the gate at the right place. He was meant to appear in the First Division barracks for a test run of the device and he had somehow appeared in a red forest. Not the greatest of test trials he had ever done.
He was brought out of his musings by several low growls coming from around the clearing. Looking up, Kisuke noted that there were a large number of red eyes peering out at him from among the foliage of the forest. And none looked happy of his presence in the clearing.
"Be careful, Kisuke. A foul energy is radiating from them." Benihime said in his mind as Kisuke drew her from his cane. He had sensed it too. The beings in front of him didn't give off any reiatsu, making them undoubtedly hard to track. But they did give off an air of darkness, like it was their bodies. Almost like a Hollow but not. That was how he was able to track their movements through the underbrush when the red eyes disappeared. That and his training from his days in the Onmitsukido also helped as he listened for the sounds of shuffling leaves and cracking twigs. Then the first being jumped out at him.
They were unlike anything Kisuke had ever seen. They were wolf like in shape but were much bigger, the smallest coming up to his chest while on all four. All of them were black with bone like armour on their heads, although others had bone like spikes and armour growing on various parts of their body, such as the arms, legs and shoulder blades. They were more than likely stronger that the average human if the muscles were anything to go by but he had fought worse in his years as a Shinigami. Kisuke had analyzed these beasts in two seconds and by the third he was moving forwards. By the fourth, he was abreast with the first and swung Benihime upwards, bisecting the animal in flash of silver and spray of crimson blood. He ducked as the next wolf lunged for him before pivoting on his right foot and brought Benihime around in a wide arc of death, the blade slicing through the bone masks and heads of three wolves as though they were butter before he raised his free hand at the one that missed him and pointed his index finger at it.
"Byakurai." He whispered and the forest clearing lit up a fantastic cobalt blue as the pale stream of lightening blasted not only through the monster's head but also several trees behind it, leaving a small hole with burns. Turning to the last and also the biggest monster, standing at twelve foot tall, he assumed it was the alpha of the pack. Therefore the strongest and most likely the smartest as it seemed to be evaluating him. Its red eyes narrowed at him before it got down onto all fours and slowly backed away into the woods, it eyes never leaving Kisuke.
Kisuke's own eyes narrowed at the turn of events. He could feel the monster retreating from him, moving further away from the clearing. But he had to wonder why it did something like that. Was it like a Hollow in the regard of its survival instincts? No, all the smaller ones charged at him with almost no thought to their survival. Just as long as they could kill him. Maybe it was do with its appearance? It was certainly bigger and stronger than the rest of the lupine creatures it had, so it stood to reason that it had fought longer than the rest and had probably grown smarter. If that was the case, maybe it could sense danger and realized it would lose?
'Questions for later.' Kisuke thought as he sheathed Benihime before expanding his senses as wide as he could without making them too obvious. It took a minute of concentration on his part, but he had found the largest source of the dark energy was ten miles away from him to the west while a large beacon of reiatsu was obvious to the east of him, twenty miles away. With this thought in mind, Kisuke breathed a sigh and cast a look over the clearing, noticing that the wolves were dispersing into a black vapour before he simply vanished from the clearing, moving at blazing speeds towards the reiatsu he was sensing.
It took Kisuke a full hour to get into the city of Vale and the sun had already set, bathing the sky in a red light that was slowly bleeding away to black. The time was mostly because he stopped to take out different monsters along the way that resembled bears, scorpions and one snake with two heads. That one had been a great surprise to him and he took time to examine the body before it vanished in the black vapour like the rest did. From what he and Benihime had found was that each head had a different set of veins and nerves to operate on. Meaning while one was in pain, the other was perfectly fine and could attack the defenceless prey. It really was an ingenious system for the predator to have. But it made it slightly cumbersome than if it shared the same nerves and blood vessels. There was twice as much inner organs and muscles required for the creature but they were small enough for everything to fit in with some space left over, allowing it to move remarkably fast for its size. These creatures were a formidable opponent to the untrained and trained alike. Unfortunately for them, Kisuke was an exceptionally skilled fighter with an arsenal of tricks and weapons hidden up his sleeve, all ready for use. But even he would've have to admit that if he was ganged up on, he would've have trouble with them without tapping into his Shinigami abilities. He was rather wary of using those in case people were frightened by them. So, he would just keep Benihime sealed and his powers capped until he could deem it safe to use his powers or he really needed to.
Kisuke's POV
The city of Vale was a rather remarkable place, but paled in comparison to some cities in my own world. I had deemed that I had some travelled between planets. Mainly due to the fact I had never seen such creatures before in my life as a Shinigami. And part of my job as the Twelfth Divison captain was to keep tabs on unique forms of Hollows that appeared. Yet I had never seen anything like the creatures in the forest.
The city was fairly large, with some buildings over ten storeys high while others were just two storeys. Even from the distance I was standing, I could make out what seemed to be a multi-layered motorway with energy barriers acting as buffers. And it was at least three miles away. Across the road, I could see a store called 'From Dust till Dawn' and decided it would be in my best interest to look for information on everything this world had to offer. As I walked, people took glances at me but didn't comment on it, almost as though it were an everyday occurrence to see a strangely dressed person in the street. Upon entering the shop, the first thing I noticed was the counter. It was filled with glass display cases housing many coloured crystals of various shapes and sizes and mounted on the each wall were multiple tubes holding multicoloured powder.
"Can you feel that, Kisuke?" Benihime asked and I knew her attention was spiked by the strange crystals. Mine was.
"Yes. The crystals and powder are giving off the same type of energy as each other. Red seems to be warm while white seems cold. Elemental properties maybe?" Benihime gave a 'hmm' of thought before falling silent again. "What is this world?"
"May I help you?" An elderly voice said that startled me as I looked up swiftly to see an elderly man standing behind the previously empty counter.
"Ah, no. I was just browsing your wonderful selection here. I'm all stocked up at the moment. Just arrived from outside and thought it would be best to find a shop that could supply my needs." It wasn't a complete lie. I had arrived from outside the city and was browsing the shop. It was just that I probably wouldn't need these crystals during my stay here.
"Ah that's okay. Be sure to call me if you need anything." I nodded and moved around the store, taking in the inventory. There were weapons parts, accessories and also a magazine rack where a small girl in a red cloak was reading a weapons magazine. I shrugged it off and continued to inspect the store and did this for thirty more minutes, the old man probably thinking the store was empty, before the bell above the doors rung.
"Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a Dust store open this late?" The voice was young and sarcastic and by the sound of the footsteps, he wasn't alone. The charging of a weapon signified that the old man was in danger. Luckily they hadn't seen me yet and so I ducked behind a shelf to view what was going on.
"Please, just take my lien and leave." The old man had his hands in the air as a form of gun was pointed at him.
"Shush, shush, shush. Calm down. We aren't here for your money." The first man, who I could see was a man wearing a white suit with a bowler hat and orange hair and holding a cane in the crook of his arm. "Grab the Dust." He ordered and the men behind him, all garbed in red and black moved over to the tubes on the side with black sticks which rapidly began to fill up. My eyes narrowed at this. So, this 'Dust' is a weapon I'm guessing if they're stealing it. But who for? Obviously he didn't need so much of it if there were just a couple of people to use it. So, an army maybe?
"Are you... robbing me?" A new voice, slightly high pitched and definitely feminine, said. I turned slightly to see that the young girl had a red blade being pointed at her by a man in black.
"Yes!" He shouted, exasperated with the young girl in front of him.
"Oh!" She drew it out and very quickly she had kicked the man in the chest and propelled him to the shop window. Hearing the commotion, another had run to the back and pointed a gun at her.
"Freeze!" he and the girl quickly went out the window and into the street. Where she began to unfold a scythe from a red rectangular bow she held, spinning it around a few times before slamming it into the street.
"Okay." Orange drawled out as he stared at the girl in red. "Get her." The man in black, now identified as the henchman ran out into the street after her.
They didn't get far. In a dash of Shunpo, I was in front of two of them, startling them which gave me time to drive the heel of my right hand into the first man's solar plexus, winding him and forcing him off his feet. I pivoted around the second man and cracked my cane across his head, dazzing him as he stumbled forwards as Red hit him with the blunt edge of her scythe and towards his boss' feet.
"You were worthy every cent. Truly you were." He said sarcastically as he took the cigar from his mouth and dropped it, snuffing it out with his cane. "Well, Red. Bucket Hat. This has been an eventful evening. And while I would love to stick around. I'm afraid this." He raised his cane and a sight popped up. "Is where we part ways." He fired the shot and a screaming bolt of light streaked across the air towards us. Red simply aimed her scythe downwards and shot while jumping, the force propelling her upwards. I simply casted a wordless Enkosen and watched as the attack hit the circular spinning shield and harmlessly dissipated around me. But the man in white had disappeared and my attention was drawn back to Red, who landed rather roughly on the ground. She looked around for a moment before spotting him climbing a ladder.
"We'll go after him shopkeeper-san. Will you be okay?" The man only nodded and we were off, me climbing up the ladder quickly while the girl used her scythe to propel herself to the top of the building. She was slightly faster than me, which annoyed Benihime, but I got up as some flying vehicle appeared by the edge of the building, which White climbed into.
"End of the line!" He shouted, throwing a red crystal at our feet. I grabbed the girl and jumped backwards as he shot the small crystal which exploded in a rather large ball of fire. Although someone had jumped in front of us and projected a purple barrier that blocked the flames from reaching her. She was a blonde hair woman with a riding crop, wearing a white shirt, medium length black skirt, black jeans and black high heeled boots with a black cape that had a golden crown imprinted on it. Red looked positively ecstatic to see her.
With a wave of the riding crop, she sent a dozen purple beams into the ship, causing my eyes to widen slightly as it swayed under the strikes of the purple energy. But what I could sense was this 'Dust' energy was prominent throughout the attacks. I watched the scene with narrowed eyes as her body glowed a light purple and her reiatsu rose slightly before she flicked her arm towards the ship, a ball of purple flying out and hitting the sky above... where storm clouds began to form. Flicking the crop downwards, a hail of sharp ice shard came down and began pelting the ship and piercing into the metal hull.
The fight took a turn for the worse as someone new appeared on the ship. A women undoubtedly. I watched and sensed the Dust in use through her clothing, illuminating her red dress, before she launched a fire bolt that the blonde blocked, causing it to splatter before the women on the ship raised her arms and a pillar of fire erupted that the blonde narrowly missed by back flipping backwards. Here I decided to step in.
"Byakurai." I muttered, aiming for the women in the red dress and watched as she narrowly dodged the stream of lightening. Although, it did rip a metre hole through the ship. "Shakkaho." A ball of red formed in my right hand before being shot at the ship, slamming viciously into the tail and causing it to stagger under the force while the heat melted the hull of the ship. "Soukatsui." I aimed my hand again at the ship, purposefully aiming my hand higher than the ship as the blue fire erupted from my hand in a death wave towards the ship. The Kido spell over the ship with a centimetre of safety but rocking the ship greatly. From where I was standing I could see the woman's amber eyes widened in surprise as the blue fire roared past the ship and caused it to shift rather precariously but the pilot quickly righted the ship before flying away. I could've went after them but that stunt got me out there as a person to watch as obviously these people were part of that large group that needed the Dust. And I now had an inkling of who was involved. It was, at the least, a start.
"You guys are hunters." Red said, and I brought my gaze to the small girl of fifteen who was staring at the blonde and I with awe in her eyes. "Can I have your autographs?" I brought out my fan to hide the smirk that was threatening to cross my face as the blonde fixed her with a glare.
"Your actions tonight will not be taken lightly." The woman, who I learned was called Glynda, said as she stalked behind the girl, Ruby Rose, who looked dejected in the interrogation room. "You put yourself and others in great risk tonight, young lady."
"But they started it!" Ruby cried out.
"If it were up to me, you would be sent home. With a pat on the back." She gave Ruby a small smile that was returned. Then her face hardened into a glare. "And a slap on the wrist." Her riding crop slapped the table near Ruby's hand and caused her to let out a shrill shriek, causing me to chuckle slightly in amusement. "But there is someone who wants to meet the both of you." I turned to the door as she stepped away as a grey haired man in a green suit walked in, holding a cane in the crook of his arm while carrying a plate of cookies and a cup of something that he placed in on the table.
"Ruby Rose." He said, leaning into the small girl's face. "You have... silver eyes." Ruby was obviously creeped out by this.
"Uh... yes?"
"So where did you two learn to do this?" In the man's hand was a tablet like device that was showing Ruby and I fighting the thugs. Ruby, spinning on her scythe and spin kicking the thug before pulling the blade out of the ground and using the gun to increase her speed as she spun around and slashed the man with the blunt edge of the blade. The video then focused on my handling of the two and then the Kido spells. They would be hard to explain.
"Signal Academy."
"They taught you how to wield one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?" The man sounded incredulous but Kisuke could pick up on the curiosity that was in his voice.
"Well, one teacher in particular." Ruby said rather sheepishly, eyeing the plate of cookies.
"I see." The grey haired man said, pushing the plate of cookies forward that Ruby was devouring in record time. "It's just that I've only ever seen one scythe wielder of that skill before." It was here I tuned out what the man was saying. Due to Benihime deciding to talk with me.
"So, how are we getting out of this one? Kido? Shikai? What about Bankai? You haven't released my Bankai in so long, Kisuke!"
"Now, now, Benihime-chan. We'll see what the man has to offer us. He is obviously a man of great power." Indeed, I was right, Ruby had just said he was called Ozpin and was the Headmaster of Beacon, most likely a very prestigious Hunter Academy. "We may be able to get all the resources and information we need if we listen to him. And maybe he may be able to get us back to our world."
"And what do you believe his offer is going to be? Going to this school and teaching the students? I don't know if you realise this but we can't exactly do that."
"And why is that?"
"Our skill sets differ greatly from these people. They will unlikely be able to use Kido and Shunpo. And they don't wield Zanpaktou."
"That still leaves a range of training open. We could teach Hakuda, Zanjutsu, power control. It'll be like training Ichigo all over again. And I know how much fun you had with him." Benihime went silent as she mumbled how Ichigo was interesting to her.
"And what about you?" Ozpin said, looking at me along with everyone else in the room. "Would you like to come with Miss Rose here to Beacon?" I stared long and hard at the man, my eyes bearing into his. This man was a strategist and a fighter rolled into one, much like myself. I couldn't stop myself from smiling behind my fan. Things could be interesting at this Beacon Academy.
"And what exactly would I be doing, Ozpin?" I said, snapping my fan shut with a half smirk on my face.
"Well, if you accept, you would be teaching the aspiring Hunters and Huntresses hand to hand combat along with weaponry combat. Your lesson plan would be made entirely by you as it is a new class I'll add this year if you accept."
"I'm guessing in this hand to hand combat, I'll also have to teach them some form of control? As of right now, I can feel Miss Rose's power fluctuating greatly while you and Miss Goodwitch have a rather tight lid on yours." I saw Ozpin's smirk widen while Ruby looked stunned.
"You can sense other people's Aura?" Ruby said in awe. That must be their term for reiatsu.
"Of course. I've been trained to do so most my life. And it's a skill I shall impart on you and your class mates."
"Very good, Mister Urahara. The new term starts in three days. I shall expect you at Beacon in two days time so we can prepare your classroom." Ozpin said as he stood up and shook my hand.
"I shall see you then." I replied before leaving the room, Benihime clacking against the floor of the police station as I walked out. Many of the Officers giving me a wide berth as I passed, most likely realizing I wasn't to be stopped. It was only once I got outside the station did I realise one thing. One very important crucial matter.
"I don't have any money." I whispered before looking around the streets quickly and vanished in a quick rush of Shunpo. Ten minutes later and with a 'borrowed' laptop, I had an account along with a fake past and five million Lien courtesy of the Schnee Dust Company and Atlas Military. It's not like they were going to miss it. And with this money, I had a nice comfy place to sleep the night, after I returned the laptop from a blonde haired girl who had assets to rival Rangiku's. I had to admit, this place looked like fun.
Five days later.
Ruby Rose was buzzing around her fellow three teammates as they made their way towards the second class of the day. The first class was Professor Oobleck's History class that actually was very fascinating. The only downside was the man moved and talked so fast that it was near impossible to keep up with notes. But the next class Ruby was excited for. She had been told to keep the class a secret by Professor Ozpin. And she had done so. This new class was going to be led by the new teacher, Kisuke Urahara, an esteemed Hunter from what her Scroll had told. There was also hardly any information on his Semblance or fighting style, so her interest was greatly peaked with the new teacher.
"Wow, Rubes. What's got you so excited?" Yang Xiao Long and Ruby's older sister asked, confusion on her features along with a little teasing.
"Just the next class. I can't wait for it." Ruby said grinning in anticipation. None of the first year teams had seen Kisuke fight while she got a close look at the man and also his Semblance of those weird Dust Spells. She was kind of hoping that he could maybe teach her how to do some.
"The next class is just a combat class." Blake said, staring at the black and red haired girl in slight suspicion.
"I know. But won't it be great just to expand all the ways we can fight with. I mean, I love Crescent Rose and I know Yang loves Ember Cecilia but learning new fighting techniques would be awesome." Ruby said, looking at her teammates, a large smile on her face. "And it's also hand to hand combat and aura control, so if we lose our weapons, we can still fight."
"You've actually gave this a lot of thought sis. So, who's the teacher?" By now every team that was slotted for this time was in the room, but no teacher was here to greet them.
"Sorry I'm late class. Professor Ozpin wished to speak with me. Our meeting ran on a little late." Everyone turned to the voice and looked at the man who just walked in the door. He stood at six feet tall with a green and white stripped bucket hat on his head that had blonde hair pooling around the edges of it. No one could see his eyes due to the shadow that his hat cast but everyone had the unnerving feeling that he was looking them over, identifying everything in a matter of seconds. His clothing was definitely the weirdest of the teachers. He wore a green shirt that left part of his chest open that showed some of his muscle and green baggy pants with wooden sandals that were making a clacking noise on the floor. Over his shoulders he had a green coat that went down to his ankles with a white diamond design on the end of them and in his right hand he held a thin wooden cane that also clacked against the ground.
"My name is Kisuke Urahara. And I shall be your professor for this class. Now, first order of business, I would like a volunteer to spar so I may gauge where you all are."
"Right here." Yang said, standing up and walking down the steps before anyone else could say anything else.
"And you are?"
"Yang Xiao Long. Of team RWBY. Nice to meet you."
"Same here. Now shall we begin?" Kisuke said, placing his cane against the wall as he stood stock still while Yang took a boxing stance, her arms covering her chest and partially her face. "No Aura or Semblance shall be allowed in these fights unless I say so. Now... Begin!"
Yang was instantly running forward, cocking her left fist back as she came in range, a smirk on her face as the professor hadn't even moved. Swinging for his face, she and the rest of the class were shocked as he took one step back and avoided the blow with a smile on his face before he struck. In a second, he was inside Yang's guard and gave a double palm strike to her abdomen, the force launching her back across the room as Yang coughed, trying to regain her breath. Looking back up, she saw that the professor hadn't moved from his spot and was instead just staring at her with a smile on his face. Pushing herself up, she ran at him again, throwing some side steps in as she moved at him. Cocking back her left again, she threw the fist at his face at great force. Only for his right hand to block her fist completely with a loud smack. What scared Yang however was the fact that he didn't even wince. Shifting Yang's fist to his right, throwing her off balance, Kisuke's left hand surged forward and grabbed her jacket which he used to throw her over his shoulder and also across three feet of the arena before she landed painfully on her back, if her gasp of pain meant anything.
"I maybe should've mentioned this before. I used to be the head of a detention corps where we held some of the most dangerous criminals. But we weren't allowed weapons in the prison. So a requirement was to be able to subdue everyone with your hands." Everyone stared at Kisuke in shock at the news of how skilled the man in front of them was. "But thank you for volunteering, Miss Xiao Long. You may retake your seat. In this class, I shall be teaching you hand to hand combat, aura control and we will also improve your current skill with your weapon of choice without using your Semblances." This shocked everyone.
"But sir, our fighting revolves around our Semblances. How could we not use them?" Weiss questioned the professor due to everyone else being in shock.
"With great difficulty. Your Semblances require you to use your Aura at an accelerated rate. While in a safe environment, such as the school, it's fine. However, in tournaments or in the wilds with Grimm, it is a severe disadvantage." Everyone was silent as their professor lectured them, his face hard and his eyes narrowed at them. "You will grow tired more quickly, you'll be abandoning your defence and you will lose. As you all know, Grimm grow smarter and stronger with age and they'll be able to wear you down more quickly than a newly born Grimm. I aim to rectify that. In this class, we will be aiming to increase the pool in which to draw upon your Aura. After that, we'll make sure your Semblances take less energy to use. Any questions?" Ruby raised her hand up rather timidly. She knew the man was good, otherwise he wouldn't have helped her, but seeing the ease he took down her sister, as though she were a fly, terrified her.
"What do you mean by an Aura Pool?"
"This." And with that Kisuke let his power unleash. His body was bathed a harsh red light that then pillared upwards to the top of the room and cracked the floor. Every student was wide eyed at the power their teacher was casually releasing before the flow stopped abruptly and the light died. "That was only a fraction of my power." This sentence terrified everyone in the room, all of them wondering just how strong their teacher was. "Now then. Only one rule. I will not accept any discrimination of any kind in this classroom or outside. If I hear anything of the sort you will be severely punished."
"You can't be serious!" Cardin exclaimed and was more than likely going to go on a rant had Kisuke's eyes not been bearing into his.
"I am completely serious, Mister Winchester. The Grimm will not care if you are Faunus or Human. All they care about is having you as their meal. When fighting in the field, I doubt you'll care if the person fighting alongside you is Human or Faunus. As long as their competent enough to save your life when someone makes a mistake." Kisuke's voice was as hard as steel and got a few gulps of fear from around the room. "You are all fighting the same foe but because of the actions of Humanity and the Faunus group, the White Fang, relationships have been strained. In fact, the only united group is the Grimm. Now isn't that a scary fact." Everyone in the room looked shocked at the revelation their teacher just dropped on them, most looking down in shame and anger. "But it is not my position to teach you all politics. Now, seeing as we have only half an hour left of our class, I shall impart on you the basics of increasing your Aura. If you could all come to the floor, we shall begin. Please don't sit on the cracked portion."
"Well..." Yang began as her team and JNPR walked out of the classroom, no one saying anything. "That was heavy." The members of the two teams could only nod mutely.
"I can actually see where Professor Urahara is coming from." Ren said, scratching his chin. "Every Kingdom puts up a front of being united internally, yet Humanity and Faunus are at each other's throat. The White Fang don't make anything better, nor do the actions of Humanity with its suppression."
"He definitely acted much different from when I last saw him." Ruby said, gaining everyone's attention. "He was happy throughout the entire time we were in the interrogation room together with Ozpin. And I knew that he was powerful as he blasted a metre wide hole in the side of a bullhead with lightening only three centimetres wide. But it was like he did a one eighty in personality before he began to teach us."
"When did you last see him?" Weiss questioned, looking at her young leader with confusion.
"Oh yeah. I didn't tell you guys. A few nights ago, I interrupted a Dust Robbery that Torchwick guy was leading. Professor Urahara was also there. He knocked two guys out using only two strikes. And also... He is very fast. I think he held back drastically on you Yang." Ruby said, grimacing at the end as her sister looked at her with a raised an eye brow.
"And how fast is he?" Pyrrha asked, genuinely curious about the green clad teacher.
"Well, my semblance is speed. And due to the high speeds I move at, I have to be able to view everything quickly while at these speeds so my brain can comprehend everything. It's probably the reason I seem so energetic. To you lot, you're moving at normal speed. To me, it's like your all moving through water while I'm running." Everyone's eyes widened at the revelation that the bubbly, energetic girl, actually wasn't. It was just natural for here to be like that as her semblance demanded she move fast. "Anyway, Kisuke's speed made it look like I was slow walking in my semblance. He was nowhere in sight while I was fighting and then not even half a second later he appeared in the middle of the street like it was normal. It was freakishly fast."
"And what was this about the lightening?" Jaune questioned.
"I don't know. I think he was using Dust to do that, just large amounts."
"Large amounts could kill someone if used like that!" Weiss exclaimed. "The backlash alone could be physically damaging never mind the results!"
"I don't know how he did it. Ask Miss Goodwitch. She was there when he created a two metre tall wave of blue fire. And I didn't see any Dust in use. I think it's linked to his Semblance."
"Very good deduction, Miss Rose. I now see why you were pushed ahead two years." A familiar voice said and everyone looked up to see their professor standing at the door to the cafeteria, his cane twirling in his hand and a small smile on his face.
"Hello sir." Ren said, bowing his head slightly which Kisuke returned.
"What are you doing here, professor?" Weiss said and Kisuke pointed at the food the cafeteria was serving.
"We teachers have to eat as well, Miss Schnee." Kisuke lightly joked, waving an unfurled fan around. "Also, I'm new here so I'm still learning the layout of the building. And I like eating and talking with my students. When they aren't elbowing me in the nose. Or cutting up my hats." He seemed to be very annoyed about the last part.
"Do you want to sit with us?" Ruby asked innocently, a smile on her face that Kisuke found he couldn't resist.
"If you insist Miss Rose. I shall procure some food and then a table for you to join me at." Kisuke said, cutting into the queue and grabbing a tray that had a bowl of rice, a bowl of long noodles and some form of soup the group didn't know of.
It took five minutes for the group of eight to get their food and join their teacher who was patiently waiting for them, team JNPR sitting beside the man while team RWBY sat opposite.
"Now, what did you wish to talk about?" Kisuke asked, picking up the noodles along with some thin wooden sticks that he was using to grab and then eat the food.
"So, what made you come to Vale and teach at Beacon?" Pyrrha asked.
"Oh, I was just in the neighbourhood. I was just sightseeing before I saw the robbery taking place. After that, Ozpin offered me a position here to teach." Kisuke answered, placing down the empty bowl of noodles before moving onto the rice.
"So, Ruby says you're skilled and held back on me. Is that true?" Yang said, moving forward and fixing her teacher with a friendly glare.
"Of course. If I was serious I would've beat you before you could move." Kisuke said, giving Yang a smile that was anything but friendly. More predatory. "I'm sure Miss Rose told you I was fast." The next instant, Kisuke had disappeared from his seat and was replaced with a disoriented Blake while Kisuke was now seated next to Yang and Ruby. No one had even seen him move. "But I'm very fast."
"That was so cool!" Ruby gushed, looking at Blake then at Kisuke with nothing but awe on her face. "I can't even get to that speed and you made it look so easy. Please can you teach me how to do that."
"I'd have to ask Ozpin for permission. My usually methods would not be allowed."
"And what are those?" Weiss asked, a small bit of fear entering her voice.
"That's simple. I'll throw you done a hole with your arms chained and Aura bone dry. Then you have seventy two hours to escape the hole. After that, I'll be chasing you with Benihime trying to kill you while you try any method of taking this hat off my head." The group of eight, and the surrounding tables who were shamelessly ease-dropping on the conversation, went quiet.
"You're joking, right?" Blake asked warily, very scared of the man in the bucket hat. She was glad he was a hunter. And that she had decided to leave the White Fang.
"Nope. I've used this method before and it's been one hundred percent effective!" Kisuke didn't want to say he'd only used it once. "And I find it that the soul grows best when the body is in danger. Your energy adapts to life threatening situations. You all are subconsciously generating your Aura, everyone with it unlocked does this. But when you are in a battle with the Grimm, you all consciously funnel your Aura throughout the body to further defend yourselves and this in turn wastes your Aura faster." The group stared in silence as the man rambled on about their Aura, more than likely in the simplest terms they could understand. "Now, my class is to help you all increase the Aura you have along with improving your Semblance and fighting with and without its use. This will allow the Aura you produce to be much stronger, even when you don't know you're releasing it. Better all round defense and stronger attacks with less energy required. A win-win situation. But I'll do it the old fashioned way. No one will get thrown into pits." Kisuke said, placing the now empty rice bowl on the tray and grabbed the bowl of soup.
"I didn't know they served Miso soup here." Ren said as he caught sight of the bowl's contents.
"They normally don't. The school serves food from all the Kingdoms that are healthy as well as filling. I personally made this tray as it is what I'm accustomed to and it is as healthy as your meals." He paused slightly upon seeing Nora's plate empty and drowned in syrup. "Well, healthier than most meals. Now, I have a class of second years in ten minutes so I really should be leaving now. It was nice talking to you all. Sayonara!" Kisuke said, raising from the bench before he vanished from the cafeteria completely. The only indication he was there was the tray that held his food resting at the washing station.
"He is really fast." Ruby breathed out and the two teams could only nod their ascent.
"We should probably get to our next classes as well." Pyrrha said, standing from the table as she looked to Jaune for the classes.
"You, Nora and Ren are actually done for the day. So, I'm guessing you could either do homework or train. I'm heading to Professor Port's class on Grimm Study. That sounds interesting. So, I'll see you three back at the dorm." He got a nod from his team as they stood up.
"We've got the same class as you Jaune, so we'll walk there together." Ruby chirped, a smile on her face as she gathered her scraps and placed them beside their teacher's, the rest following her example. "Have fun with your break guys!" Ruby called, waving at the three departing members of JNPR as the rest walked to the final class of the day.
Kisuke had to admit that he was going to have fun here. The technology of this planet was definitely more advanced than that of Earth in certain aspects. Weapons that could shift between a melee weapon into a gun was very impressive. And the Bullheads were basically like the mortal helicopters, just without the rotors and could fly far faster. However, it seemed that they hadn't created space travel. Or they did but it just wasn't important. Especially with the Grimm on every kingdom and village's doorstep.
"What do you think, Benihime? Are you going to enjoy it here?" Kisuke asked his Zanpaktoufrom where he stood in the school's gardens that overlooked the entire school campus.
"I do not know Kisuke." Benihime said. "There are a few interesting people in your classes. But none of them are even as close to as interesting as Ichigo is."
"Did you actually expect anyone to be close to Ichigo?" Kisuke asked rheotorically. He knew that he outstripped everyone in this school in terms of power. But that was because he had an entirely different skill set than anyone else on the planet. And he also knew that he wouldn't find anyone with a growth curve like Ichigo's. Kisuke was pretty certain that in a century or maybe even less, Ichigo could become a natural transcendent being much like the Soul King.
"Of course not. But it would have been nice to find someone even vaguely like him." Kisuke had to agree with Benihime there. While the kids boasted power, Ichigo wiped the floors with them. The only person who may be able to see Ichigo move was Ruby Rose and the only one who could match Ichigo in skill may be Pyrrha Nikos. Until five minutes into the fight. That was the frightening thing about Ichigo. The speed at which he grasped people's fighting styles during a fight. Kisuke was silently lamenting the loss of not having Ichigo with him when he activated the device. It would be worth the beating he took just to see how the students could match up against Ichigo. "That would be interesting to see." Benihime said, reading his thoughts and causing Kisuke to smile.
"No doubt Kurotsuchi is trying to replicate my device. And no doubt Ichigo will be the one to come over and get me." Kisuke thought and got a laugh of agreement from his Zanpaktou.
"So, how was your first day?" Ozpin asked from behind him and Kisuke turned to stare at the headmaster who was walking towards him with a cup of coffee.
"It was interesting. The first years definitely have a lot of potential as do the fourth years. I'll try bring that out before the end of the year but they'll have to adapt to it out in the field and grow stronger from there. I simply can't do everything."
"That's good to hear. Now, I believe you have more questions for me." Ozpin said and Kisuke felt like he was staring into a mirror with how perceptive the man was.
"Yes, I'm wondering what you're going to do about the White Fang in Vale. You've obviously connected the facts just as I have. Roman Torchwick. A man who went from petty theft to jewelry to mass Dust raids. Doesn't exactly seem right. So he's working for a higher employer and we both know he's connected with the White Fang in some form." Kisuke said, staring at the Headmaster who gave a nod of agreement. "It seems like the Fang are preparing for a war. And the students may be called to fight. Something I'm sure the both of us don't want to happen."
"You're right. I hope the students never have to fight a war. But that seems like a fool's hope now. The White Fang have been growing more bold, especially over the past few years. I fear that Vale is going to be their main target and my students will be drawn into battle. I wish to prepare them for Grimm. Not against other humans or faunas." Ozpin said, taking a sip of his coffee. "The only problem is that I don't know all the facts. I know the White Fang are operating in the city due to Torchwick's robberies. But I don't know where there base of operations is or who there leaders are. The only problem of being in the light is that everyone knows who you are while the shadows conceal you. Something their leaders are adept at."
"So, you can't make a move until you know something good will come from it. Bad way to play the game yet it's our only way." Kisuke said as he stared to the setting sun, Ozpin stepping up beside him. "Quite a bind you have. And I assume Ironwood is at the other side of your thinking?" Stony silence met his question which only confirmed his suspicions. "Well, good night, professor Ozpin." Kisuke said, tipping his bucket hat as he walked away.
"You too, professor Urahara." Ozpin replied as he stood at the railing sipping his coffee. Smiling as he did so. 'I'm glad to have found a man like you, Kisuke Urahara.' They might just have a hope. Especially if Kisuke knew how the game was played and how to play it. 'This going to be an interesting year.'
Hello everyone. Third story in three months and I'm feeling really proud of myself with this achievement. Don't worry, chapters two for 'The Shinigami and The Olympians' and 'Fairies of Black and White' are underway and nearing completion and I'd like to thank everyone who has put them on their favorites, the followers and the reviews you all left. It really made my day to wake up and see fifty emails waiting for me one day.
The real issue to worry about is school. I'm back in school and focusing on my workload that is already increasing from last year. So expect updates for my stories to come slower as I'm in my final year of high school so I can't afford to slack of now. Sadly, this means that FanFiction will be put on the slow burner while I focus primarily on school. I'll still try to be active as much as I possible can but no promises. I just know I'll be uploading as often as possible as I don't want to stop the rush I've been having and let it die. Sorry if I've put a damper on everyone but that's life.
Anyway, hope you all enjoy the new story and as always, read and review or PM me and I'll try and get back to you.
Mad Man in the Flesh out!