Chapter 118
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Chapter 118:
I took out my scroll to look it over again, to see what time it was. I had planned on leaving later today, but I was kinda hesitant now.
I can play around with time-lines and such, but I have everything lined up perfectly right now, and that would mess up further timings, and the calculations I would need to do would be annoying, even with the help of my sword. Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.
With a sigh, I slumped down in my chair.
I looked at my companion, hovering nearby still. "Hey there Squidward, I don't suppose you know where she went?"
It shifted slightly, another strange noise reverberating from it.
"I'm going to take that as a yes, lead me there?" I stood up and poke it. The squishy Grimm made another noise before it started moving towards the exit. It paused, as if waiting for me to follow, I obliged but it never seemed to want to be further than a few feet from me.
Outside of this thing being some kind of eldritch horror, it was kind of cute...
We strode through the castle, passing through a couple long hallways until it took me to a winding staircase, ascending it all the way to the top, which led out onto a balcony overlooking the Grimm lands.
I saw Salem standing there, hand on the railing overlooking her supposed domain.
"Are you lost?" She asked.
"I think it's impossible to get lost with this little guy not letting me move too far away." I pat the grimm on the head.
"Is that so." She didn't bother giving another responding, not even turning around.
I stepped forward until I could look over the railing, though keeping a few feet away from Salem. "It is a lovely view, all things considered." I decided to take my scroll out and snap a few pictures. "I'm surprised I have a signal all the way out here."
She glanced at the scroll in my hand briefly. "One of my subordinates is talented with such technology. He was able to set up one of those towers on a smaller scale."
"I guess you don't use it much?" I asked.
"No. Why do you ask?"
"Ah, well." I scratched my cheek. "I may have become a little famous in the past few days. If you didn't recognize me, it wasn't a hard guess to make."
She tilt her head slightly. "I believe one of my subordinates mentioned that a popular competition was due soon, is that perhaps what you are referring to?"
"Sure, lets go with that." I chuckled, much to her bemusement, but she didn't press. I figured she would probably find out later. "But, the tournament is rather popular, do you not know about it?"
"I do not keep up with the trends of this era beyond what I need for my own purposes."
"What do you do in your spare time then?" Seems pretty lonely to stay here all by yourself...
"I read, or I practice my magic." She stated.
"Huh.....that's actually not too dissimilar to what I do, mostly." I admitted, I raised a finger in the air, giving her a little look. She returned an inquisitive glance as I began to draw a rune in the air. A simple Ansuz actualized, and I flicked up, allowing it to explode without harm further in the sky.
A small smile formed on her face. She raised her finger, a little flame condensed, and she shot it up in the air, as if a mini nova exploded out, it lit up the surrounding area, eclipsing my own little rune.
"Show off."
She actually let out a small giggle. "Shall I comfort you and tell you that it is not the size but how you use it?"
"Did you just....?" I looked at her in shock, a smirk adorned her face. "Well, this means war." I swept my hand, a dozen runes coalesced and integrated into a runic sentence. A massive storm appeared overhead and lightning began to rain down from the sky. It didn't really have any substance to it, but I was just kind of playing around.
"Oh. I see." There was a sudden shift in her tone. "You ask for my permission to leave, is it?"
"No." I said honestly. "If I wanted to leave, not many things can stop me." I gave her a cheeky smile, even as a frown formed on her face. "What I ask, is your permission to return." I didn't want to just drop in without announcing myself unless I had an open invitation.
That would just be rude.
"You wish....to come back?" She looked at me incredulously.
"Why wouldn't I?"
She seemed at a loss for words. "Do what you wish." She said in blunt dismissal, but for the briefest moment, I think I saw her smile.
***
Stepping out of the gates of her castle, I looked up to see Salem watching me.
I began walking until the Castle was no longer in view. No Grimm dared to approach me, I didn't even sense any within my vicinity.
{What did you think of the Grimm Queen?} Jinn asked.
"Strange." I admitted. "And not what I expected."
{Hmm, what did you expect?}
"Evil, I suppose. Frankly, she seemed more apathetic than anything. I don't know her exact goals, but she didn't really seem to have a hate on for humanity, more that they were just not worth her time. Seemingly nothing more than ants in her eyes." Her smile was also very pretty, but I kept that to myself. "She was really thrown off by my presence, based on what she said, I can guess that magic-wielding humans are practically nonexistent here."
{I would do my usual spiel if you wanted to ask a question, but thankfully, I am not forced to utter those words once my questions are used up for the century.} Her happy tone filled my head, basically telling me she wouldn't answer one way or the other.
"Well, I'll be seeing her again." I muttered. "I won't deny that I'm a bit.....taken with her."
[No, really?]
"Maybe I can bribe her into completely giving up her usage of Grimm, and to stop their production for good?"
{She did look like she was having fun when you both were playing around with Magic.} Jinn pointed out.
"Yeah, I doubt she had anyone to do something like that with in a long time." It made me question how old she was. From the information Jinn gave me originally, Salem had some type of immortality. "Well, I'll just shelf all this for now. I'll come back here in a few months when the heat dies down, and visit Salem again. For now, though, I believe it's time to take you on a little adventure."
{I am excited.} Jinn's words were simple, but the tone in which she said them, was very telling.
I just chuckled, taking out mirage and opening a Portal back home.
I missed Artoria, and I was going to see Meridia soon as well.
I didn't say it, but I was also very excited.
***
So, I never planned on plopping Salem right in his Harem as soon as he flashed a smile her way. This was more so to develop a sort of dynamic between them for when he comes back, merely introducing the Grimm Queen to him. And i'm not going to whitewash her history, the things she's done.
Anyways, this was the last chapter for RWBY round 1, latest chapter had Meridia make a brief appearance again.
If you want to read 5 chapters ahead or support me, visit my /astoryforone
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Chapter 118:
I took out my scroll to look it over again, to see what time it was. I had planned on leaving later today, but I was kinda hesitant now.
I can play around with time-lines and such, but I have everything lined up perfectly right now, and that would mess up further timings, and the calculations I would need to do would be annoying, even with the help of my sword. Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.
With a sigh, I slumped down in my chair.
I looked at my companion, hovering nearby still. "Hey there Squidward, I don't suppose you know where she went?"
It shifted slightly, another strange noise reverberating from it.
"I'm going to take that as a yes, lead me there?" I stood up and poke it. The squishy Grimm made another noise before it started moving towards the exit. It paused, as if waiting for me to follow, I obliged but it never seemed to want to be further than a few feet from me.
Outside of this thing being some kind of eldritch horror, it was kind of cute...
We strode through the castle, passing through a couple long hallways until it took me to a winding staircase, ascending it all the way to the top, which led out onto a balcony overlooking the Grimm lands.
I saw Salem standing there, hand on the railing overlooking her supposed domain.
"Are you lost?" She asked.
"I think it's impossible to get lost with this little guy not letting me move too far away." I pat the grimm on the head.
"Is that so." She didn't bother giving another responding, not even turning around.
I stepped forward until I could look over the railing, though keeping a few feet away from Salem. "It is a lovely view, all things considered." I decided to take my scroll out and snap a few pictures. "I'm surprised I have a signal all the way out here."
She glanced at the scroll in my hand briefly. "One of my subordinates is talented with such technology. He was able to set up one of those towers on a smaller scale."
"I guess you don't use it much?" I asked.
"No. Why do you ask?"
"Ah, well." I scratched my cheek. "I may have become a little famous in the past few days. If you didn't recognize me, it wasn't a hard guess to make."
She tilt her head slightly. "I believe one of my subordinates mentioned that a popular competition was due soon, is that perhaps what you are referring to?"
"Sure, lets go with that." I chuckled, much to her bemusement, but she didn't press. I figured she would probably find out later. "But, the tournament is rather popular, do you not know about it?"
"I do not keep up with the trends of this era beyond what I need for my own purposes."
"What do you do in your spare time then?" Seems pretty lonely to stay here all by yourself...
"I read, or I practice my magic." She stated.
"Huh.....that's actually not too dissimilar to what I do, mostly." I admitted, I raised a finger in the air, giving her a little look. She returned an inquisitive glance as I began to draw a rune in the air. A simple Ansuz actualized, and I flicked up, allowing it to explode without harm further in the sky.
A small smile formed on her face. She raised her finger, a little flame condensed, and she shot it up in the air, as if a mini nova exploded out, it lit up the surrounding area, eclipsing my own little rune.
"Show off."
She actually let out a small giggle. "Shall I comfort you and tell you that it is not the size but how you use it?"
"Did you just....?" I looked at her in shock, a smirk adorned her face. "Well, this means war." I swept my hand, a dozen runes coalesced and integrated into a runic sentence. A massive storm appeared overhead and lightning began to rain down from the sky. It didn't really have any substance to it, but I was just kind of playing around.
"Oh. I see." There was a sudden shift in her tone. "You ask for my permission to leave, is it?"
"No." I said honestly. "If I wanted to leave, not many things can stop me." I gave her a cheeky smile, even as a frown formed on her face. "What I ask, is your permission to return." I didn't want to just drop in without announcing myself unless I had an open invitation.
That would just be rude.
"You wish....to come back?" She looked at me incredulously.
"Why wouldn't I?"
She seemed at a loss for words. "Do what you wish." She said in blunt dismissal, but for the briefest moment, I think I saw her smile.
***
Stepping out of the gates of her castle, I looked up to see Salem watching me.
I began walking until the Castle was no longer in view. No Grimm dared to approach me, I didn't even sense any within my vicinity.
{What did you think of the Grimm Queen?} Jinn asked.
"Strange." I admitted. "And not what I expected."
{Hmm, what did you expect?}
"Evil, I suppose. Frankly, she seemed more apathetic than anything. I don't know her exact goals, but she didn't really seem to have a hate on for humanity, more that they were just not worth her time. Seemingly nothing more than ants in her eyes." Her smile was also very pretty, but I kept that to myself. "She was really thrown off by my presence, based on what she said, I can guess that magic-wielding humans are practically nonexistent here."
{I would do my usual spiel if you wanted to ask a question, but thankfully, I am not forced to utter those words once my questions are used up for the century.} Her happy tone filled my head, basically telling me she wouldn't answer one way or the other.
"Well, I'll be seeing her again." I muttered. "I won't deny that I'm a bit.....taken with her."
[No, really?]
"Maybe I can bribe her into completely giving up her usage of Grimm, and to stop their production for good?"
{She did look like she was having fun when you both were playing around with Magic.} Jinn pointed out.
"Yeah, I doubt she had anyone to do something like that with in a long time." It made me question how old she was. From the information Jinn gave me originally, Salem had some type of immortality. "Well, I'll just shelf all this for now. I'll come back here in a few months when the heat dies down, and visit Salem again. For now, though, I believe it's time to take you on a little adventure."
{I am excited.} Jinn's words were simple, but the tone in which she said them, was very telling.
I just chuckled, taking out mirage and opening a Portal back home.
I missed Artoria, and I was going to see Meridia soon as well.
I didn't say it, but I was also very excited.
***
So, I never planned on plopping Salem right in his Harem as soon as he flashed a smile her way. This was more so to develop a sort of dynamic between them for when he comes back, merely introducing the Grimm Queen to him. And i'm not going to whitewash her history, the things she's done.
Anyways, this was the last chapter for RWBY round 1, latest chapter had Meridia make a brief appearance again.
If you want to read 5 chapters ahead or support me, visit my /astoryforone
Chapter 118:I took out my scroll to look it over again, to see what time it was. I had planned on leaving later today, but I was kinda hesitant now. I can play around with time-lines and such, but I have everything lined up perfectly right now, and that would mess up further timings, and the calculations I would need to do would be annoying, even with the help of my sword. Nvl--1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.With a sigh, I slumped down in my chair. I looked at my companion, hovering nearby still. "Hey there Squidward, I don't suppose you know where she went?" It shifted slightly, another strange noise reverberating from it. "I'm going to take that as a yes, lead me there?" I stood up and poke it. The squishy Grimm made another noise before it started moving towards the exit. It paused, as if waiting for me to follow, I obliged but it never seemed to want to be further than a few feet from me. Outside of this thing being some kind of eldritch horror, it was kind of cute... We strode through the castle, passing through a couple long hallways until it took me to a winding staircase, ascending it all the way to the top, which led out onto a balcony overlooking the Grimm lands. I saw Salem standing there, hand on the railing overlooking her supposed domain. "Are you lost?" She asked. "I think it's impossible to get lost with this little guy not letting me move too far away." I pat the grimm on the head. "Is that so." She didn't bother giving another responding, not even turning around. I stepped forward until I could look over the railing, though keeping a few feet away from Salem. "It is a lovely view, all things considered." I decided to take my scroll out and snap a few pictures. "I'm surprised I have a signal all the way out here." She glanced at the scroll in my hand briefly. "One of my subordinates is talented with such technology. He was able to set up one of those towers on a smaller scale." "I guess you don't use it much?" I asked. "No. Why do you ask?" "Ah, well." I scratched my cheek. "I may have become a little famous in the past few days. If you didn't recognize me, it wasn't a hard guess to make." She tilt her head slightly. "I believe one of my subordinates mentioned that a popular competition was due soon, is that perhaps what you are referring to?" "Sure, lets go with that." I chuckled, much to her bemusement, but she didn't press. I figured she would probably find out later. "But, the tournament is rather popular, do you not know about it?" "I do not keep up with the trends of this era beyond what I need for my own purposes." "What do you do in your spare time then?" Seems pretty lonely to stay here all by yourself... "I read, or I practice my magic." She stated. "Huh.....that's actually not too dissimilar to what I do, mostly." I admitted, I raised a finger in the air, giving her a little look. She returned an inquisitive glance as I began to draw a rune in the air. A simple Ansuz actualized, and I flicked up, allowing it to explode without harm further in the sky. A small smile formed on her face. She raised her finger, a little flame condensed, and she shot it up in the air, as if a mini nova exploded out, it lit up the surrounding area, eclipsing my own little rune. "Show off." She actually let out a small giggle. "Shall I comfort you and tell you that it is not the size but how you use it?" "Did you just....?" I looked at her in shock, a smirk adorned her face. "Well, this means war." I swept my hand, a dozen runes coalesced and integrated into a runic sentence. A massive storm appeared overhead and lightning began to rain down from the sky. It didn't really have any substance to it, but I was just kind of playing around. "Oh. I see." There was a sudden shift in her tone. "You ask for my permission to leave, is it?" "No." I said honestly. "If I wanted to leave, not many things can stop me." I gave her a cheeky smile, even as a frown formed on her face. "What I ask, is your permission to return." I didn't want to just drop in without announcing myself unless I had an open invitation. That would just be rude. "You wish....to come back?" She looked at me incredulously. "Why wouldn't I?" She seemed at a loss for words. "Do what you wish." She said in blunt dismissal, but for the briefest moment, I think I saw her smile. *** Stepping out of the gates of her castle, I looked up to see Salem watching me. I began walking until the Castle was no longer in view. No Grimm dared to approach me, I didn't even sense any within my vicinity. {What did you think of the Grimm Queen?} Jinn asked. "Strange." I admitted. "And not what I expected." {Hmm, what did you expect?} "Evil, I suppose. Frankly, she seemed more apathetic than anything. I don't know her exact goals, but she didn't really seem to have a hate on for humanity, more that they were just not worth her time. Seemingly nothing more than ants in her eyes." Her smile was also very pretty, but I kept that to myself. "She was really thrown off by my presence, based on what she said, I can guess that magic-wielding humans are practically nonexistent here." {I would do my usual spiel if you wanted to ask a question, but thankfully, I am not forced to utter those words once my questions are used up for the century.} Her happy tone filled my head, basically telling me she wouldn't answer one way or the other. "Well, I'll be seeing her again." I muttered. "I won't deny that I'm a bit.....taken with her." No, really? "Maybe I can bribe her into completely giving up her usage of Grimm, and to stop their production for good?" {She did look like she was having fun when you both were playing around with Magic.} Jinn pointed out. "Yeah, I doubt she had anyone to do something like that with in a long time." It made me question how old she was. From the information Jinn gave me originally, Salem had some type of immortality. "Well, I'll just shelf all this for now. I'll come back here in a few months when the heat dies down, and visit Salem again. For now, though, I believe it's time to take you on a little adventure." {I am excited.} Jinn's words were simple, but the tone in which she said them, was very telling. I just chuckled, taking out mirage and opening a Portal back home. I missed Artoria, and I was going to see Meridia soon as well. I didn't say it, but I was also very excited. *** So, I never planned on plopping Salem right in his Harem as soon as he flashed a smile her way. This was more so to develop a sort of dynamic between them for when he comes back, merely introducing the Grimm Queen to him. And i'm not going to whitewash her history, the things she's done. Anyways, this was the last chapter for RWBY round 1, latest chapter had Meridia make a brief appearance again. If you want to read 5 chapters ahead or support me, visit my /astoryforone
