Unofficial Quest For Maids
(Titania)
Lying in the soft bed, Titania gazed at the ceiling of her room blankly, lost in her own thoughts as she waited for the Titan Slayer's commands. The past few weeks went by really fast- she could still clearly remember the first time she met Cinder, when she finally snapped and killed her own dad, yet it still feels so long ago.
Honestly, at the time, Titania didn't really know what to do after. Her shit father is finally dead, but now what? What is she supposed to do? Continue working as an Assassin? Well, it paid a lot, and she's self-aware enough to know that she's not a good person. She killed plenty beforehand, guilt-free.
The thought of being a huntress had crossed her mind even back then - starting a new, clean life. She'd had the money to get a replacement for her legs, and even an old and weak model would have sufficed. Killing Grimm is a lot easier than assassinating people, after all.
All of this had been under the assumption that she managed to survive the blood loss of course, which would have been a close thing if Cindy hadn't found her, and offered her a job she couldn't refuse. Quite literally, as she was sorta bleeding to death at the time. At first, she had felt pretty interested in the job. Help her hunt down certain, powerful individuals for a boatload of money?
Sure, she'd gone through worse. A lot worse.
If she had known what accepting would've entailed, she'd have flipped off the bitch and fucked off somewhere else because Cindy was working for the devil herself. Titania might've gone through a lot of bad stuff, but she's not ready to sell her soul and throw her humanity away. It didn't take her well-developed sense of self-preservation to know that that was a horrible idea.
But she had gone through with it because she kinda had no choice. She might've not met Salem personally, but she's seen what she looks like, and those eyes of hers that seemed to gaze at her soul frightened her to the core. As much as she'd have loved to tell them all to get fucked and jump ship, she didn't dare cross Salem.
And besides, the new mechanical legs she'd been given were cutting-edge technology, an Atlesian model that's given only to the most prestigious officers of Atlas. So that was pretty sweet. Also, Emerald. She liked Emerald a little, even if she could do without the bootlicking.
What wasn't sweet, however, was Cinder being almost hilariously incompetent or unlucky. It would've been funny if Titania wasn't involved in this shit, but seeing that she's definitely gonna suffer consequences too, she didn't laugh.
And when Cinder broke down in despair, it finally gave Titania the perfect opportunity to nope the hell out of there. If she's being hunted down regardless, she might as well join the good guys, the team with a fighting chance, and hope for the best. Again, self-preservation.
Honestly, she didn't know how well they'd receive her at first. She had kinda sorta attacked one of them and was almost responsible for that Maiden's death, but they welcomed her with open arms. Kinda. That Qrow guy clearly didn't like her much.
Titania didn't like the Glynda chick or whatever her name was, her gaze felt judging. So what if she killed people before? Not like she had a choice in the matter, same for working under Salem. She either worked for her or died, and seeing how she finally got rid of her shitty dad, she was taking the former option.
Ozpin seemed happy that she turned to them for help, likely hoping for information to use against Salem. Too bad for him though, Cinder never talked about her plans a lot, she kinda just told them to 'shut the fuck up and do your jobs'. Which is fair, some pieces of information are better kept a secret.
But now, we come to the biggest fish of them all: The Titan Slayer himself, Reid Astera.
Titania hadn't known what kind of person he'd be, but she definitely didn't expect him to accept her almost as quickly as Ozpin. He wasn't apprehensive, he didn't stare down at her like the older Huntsman, and while cautious, he still extended a hand to her.
Maybe it was a trick of some sort, to get her to lower her guard around him, but even then, he can probably kick her ass with his eyes closed anyway, so what gives? Is he actually this nice? She expected this behavior from the headmaster, but not someone seemingly younger than her.
Regardless of what his deal is, she just knows that he's hotter in person.
A knock on the door snapped her out of her trance, making her blink before she got up. She slowly opened the door, frowning slightly when she saw Reid's face smiling at her, almost as if he's proud of himself.
She was about to ask what he wanted before she noticed a red blur fly past him, making her pause in confusion. The hell was that?
"Yo, got a minute?" He said.
She almost responded with a snarky remark but managed to hold her tongue. Why the hell is he asking that? She's technically his prisoner right now, not like she can say 'no, I'm busy'. But it's better to not piss off the man powerful enough to rip Titans a new one.
"Sure," She responded as politely as she possibly could.
"Right, right," He nodded.
A moment of awkward silence passed as Reid looked around the room, muttering to himself quietly. "They all look the exact fucking same."
She didn't really know what he was referring to exactly, and she's not about to find that out. She'd rather get to the point so he can leave her alone for a bit, she still hasn't gotten ahold of her thoughts yet.
"So uh, can I help you?" She said.
"Oh yeah. Okay, listen, I have an offer for you."
An offer? Now, this piqued her interest.
"Oh?" She blinked. "I'm listening."
"How would you like your own pay while staying here?" He asked with a grin. "A good one too, mind you. Yours to spend as you see fit."
"Really? You'd give your own prisoner an allowance?" Titania raised a brow, then smiled. "I mean, if that's your idea of making me stay here for good, then I'll say, it's working."
"Don't flatter yourself, I'm not giving you money for nothing. That's dumb," He scoffed. "I just want you to do a single job for me."
"Aahh…" Titania nodded in understanding. "Well, even a hero has his enemies. So who do you want me to get rid of?"
"What- no? What gave you that idea?" He frowned in confusion. "If I wanted someone dead, I'd kill them myself. Why would I leave that job to someone way weaker than me?"
"U-uh well-" Titania stuttered with a surprised look, not expecting such a blunt response. "F-fair enough."
…Why did that sting her pride just now?
"Look, what I want you to do is simple. No violence or killing involved," He said. "Simply, I want you to take care of the mansion whenever I'm gone."
"Take care of it?" She blinked. "Protect it you mean?"
"Well, yeah, but also cleaning it, watering the garden, and so on," He shrugged. "There isn't anyone here who does that, so I thought maybe giving you something to do would be a lot better than just doing nothing."
That's… oddly considerate. Titania blinked. Doing nothing all day seems boring.
"So basically, you want me to be your maid?" She asked, crossing her arms.
"Hey, you said it, not me."
"You're hiring an assassin to do your housework? Heh, well, isn't the weirdest thing I've seen," Titania shrugged, a smile gracing her lips. "How much are you paying?"
"75,000 Lien a week," He said, making her eyes widen.
"75,000? For… just cleaning?"
"Have you seen the place?" He pointed to the outside as the red blur passed by again. "This place is huge, and you're one person. You're gonna break your back cleaning the place."
I'll take that over being involved with Salem and Cinder. She thought.
"Don't worry though, I'm planning to get more maids soon. I have a couple of ideas," He grinned knowingly. "So, you're up for it?"
"Well, there's nothing better to do, and I've never worked as a maid before, so this should be at least a little interesting," She responded. "Sure, why not. When do I start?"
"Right now," He said, pointing to the hallway as he stepped away.
She blinked as she spotted the hundreds of rose petals everywhere, littering the entire hallway. Titania was confused - how and where did this come from?
The red blur then rushed forward and slammed into Reid, making the startled Titania jump back as more rose petals flew everywhere. She whipped her head at what she assumed was the one responsible for this.
A very adorable girl with sparkly silver eyes, a red cloak, and the strangest sailor uniform she's ever seen tightly hugged the Titan Slayer. Titania wasn't familiar with her, but from the looks of it, she seems close to Astera
"Reid! This place is awesome!" She says excitedly. "There's a pool and a beach! Can I stay here for a bit? Pretty please?!"
"It's your home too Ruby, of course you can stay," He ruffled her hair. "Glad you like the place."
"Are you kidding?! It's enormous!" She said excitedly. "We should bring Yang here next time! She's gonna love the place."
"I'm sure."
The girl then finally noticed Titania's presence, blinking before giving a small wave. "Um, hi."
"This is the head maid, Titania Black," He introduces her.
"Head maid?" The assassin uttered with a confused look.
"Like I said, you're the only maid here," He reminded her. "That automatically makes you the head maid."
"Right…"
"Now Ruby, I'll be going on a little trip for a few hours," He told the girl. "I'll be back as fast as I can, I only need to check up on something. Be nice, alright?"
"Okay," She replied, but even Titania noticed the disappointment in her tone. "Be safe."
He let go of the girl, turned to look at the assassin who stood there awkwardly watching the whole thing, then suddenly pulled a broom out of thin air and gave it to her. Titania had to pause, inwardly questioning how the hell he did that, but her train of thought was cut when he spoke again.
"Here, this should help," He said. "I'll try to make a more effective tool later, but that's all we have right now."
"Uh yeah okay," She blinked, admittedly a little overwhelmed.
"Try to not make a mess," He looked at the younger girl as he made his way to the window. "See you soon, Rubes."
"Take care!"
He then opened the window and promptly jumped off, leaving Titania still confused and Ruby relatively unfazed. The assassin grimaced as she saw the mess she needed to clean up, then back to Ruby, who somehow also had a broom in her hand.
"Do you need help?" She asked earnestly. "I mean, I don't have anything better to do. Oh, and don't worry, the petals disappear on their own after a bit, it's part of my Semblance. Can be a bit annoying.."
At least you have one. Titania thought bitterly.
"Well, sure, I won't say no to you making my job easier," Titania said. "Shouldn't be hard to clean the hallway."
"Hehe, with us working together and my Semblance, this'll be a piece of cake." The girl puffed her chest, then extended her arm for a handshake. "Oh, I'm Ruby Rose by the way. Nice to meet you!"
Titania stared at the girl for a second, then took the hand with a small smile.
"Likewise."
She has to admit, the girl is pretty charming.
…She still missed Emerald though.
(Weiss)
Honestly, when Yang told her that she's been with the Titan Slayer all this time, she didn't know what to think. Angry for sure, but with the blond calming her down, she thought about the possibilities now that one of her friends is familiar with the hero himself.
Tutoring by Reid Astera was possible? Weiss never thought that he even took students. When she visited him the first time, she realized that he was clearly too busy with producing these potions to even accept any sort of invitation.
But it made sense now - Yang's immense increase in Aura levels and physical prowess was all because he trained her himself. Of course, under his tutelage, her blond teammate would see significant gains in her skill and power, but in such a short amount of time?
As you'd expect from the Titan Slayer. A powerful warrior, a smart individual, and now a great teacher. His teachings would be far more beneficial than those given by Beacon's staff, and Winter taught Weiss to never waste such an opportunity.
It was admittedly heartbreaking when Yang told her that he's already dating someone, but the blond herself doesn't seem to be bothered, which confused the heiress. Didn't she have a crush on him? She expected her to be at least a little bummed out about it.
She blinked and frowned. 'Bummed out' really? Great, now she's thinking like that buffoon.
Regardless, it didn't ruin her fun when they went on that shopping spree. She had bought many dresses, under Yang's advice of course. He likes 'cute' and 'adorable' from what she said.
She's not doing this to impress him that way, no. Weiss might've lost her chance, but she's not going to destroy relationships because she's jealous. Not like she's jealous - she's only doing this to give a good impression. That's it. Nothing more.
…Okay, maybe she's a little jealous, but she's allowed to be, alright? Yes, she's allowed to be, everyone is. It's not like there are many men who are as fine specimens as Reid.
After they were done with their shopping, they returned to Beacon to put away their stuff before Yang went out, saying that she was going to make a schedule for the team to try and convince him to take them under his tutelage.
Weiss let her go of course. Yang, someone who seems to be close to him, is their only hope.
It left the heiress thinking about him, though, and she remembered the potions he's given her when they first met. She's been so busy with schoolwork that she never had time to test them out. Admittedly, she had also just forgotten about them.
But now that she had nothing to do, this could be the perfect opportunity to use them, especially before she meets him again. She tried to give Pyrrha a call, another person who was given those potions but wasn't able to reach her for some reason, but she chalked it up as her being too busy with schoolwork as well.
Instead, Weiss had dragged in the only person who was willing. Well, of those she's relatively close with anyhow.
"So you just want me to drink this?" Levianna blinked, glancing at the vial in her hand as the two partners had their weapons out and ready.
"Yes, according to Mr. Astera, this will make you immune to fire and even lava," Weiss said. "I believe he meant to heat in general."
"Are you sure this is safe?" Her partner frowned worriedly. "I-I mean, it's kinda scary. What if it hurts?"
"Levianna, you're training to become a huntress, pain should not intimidate you," Weiss rubbed the bridge of her nose with a sigh. "And have trust in the Titan Slayer. He would not have given me this if it didn't work."
"Uuuh~" She whined, still unconvinced, but relented reluctantly. "A-alright, b-but don't go full-force, okay?"
"I will not."
"Promise."
"Levianna, I-"
"Promise!"
Weiss pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration. "I promise! There! Now drink it and get in position."
Still worried, the smaller girl slowly opened the vial and drank the contents, blinking in surprise as she finished it. "That tasted a lot better than I expected."
"Are you ready?" Weiss spun the cylinder of her rapier.
"Uh, um, yeah," Levianna gripped her weapon tightly, a pair of tonfa-submachine gun hybrids, then got in a defensive position. "I'm ready."
Weiss nods, and after a second, she unleashes a fire blast with a swing. The blast struck true, causing a powerful explosion and smoke that covered the other side of the training ground. The heiress dropped her stance, and worry began to fill her heart when she realized that Levianna didn't even let out a squeak.
Her serious look turned into a concerned frown, hoping for the best. She didn't want to be responsible for hurting her partner and friend like this, even if the blast shouldn't do much to her Aura.
"U-um, are you done yet?" Levi called out suddenly, and relief washed over the heiress. "I felt something hit me. Did you use Wind Dust by accident again?"
"Can't you see for yourself?" Weiss responded with a smile. "It worked!
"Oh, um, I had my eyes closed- Wait, it did?!" Levianna blinked as the smoke slowly began to clear. "Oh wow, it did!"
"How did it feel?" Weiss questioned, walking towards her. "Did it really feel like nothing at all?"
"N-no, well, like I said, I felt something hitting me, but it felt like being pushed by a strong gust of wind," She explained with an equally excited smile.
"Then this proves that they work," Weiss noted, then took out another potion from her skirt's pocket. "I knew I didn't misplace my trust in him."
Weiss wondered for a bit - could this help her? Finally make her able to use the summoning power of her Semblance? Without cost, it means she could put as much power she wants without the fear of passing out or running out of Aura, and if she gets the hang of it, she wouldn't need this potion at all.
It's the key to understanding her Semblance better. Once, that's how many times she needs to do it to understand how summoning works. And once she does, Winter will be proud of her, and her combat skills will increase exponentially.
"Weiss?"
"One of the potions Mr. Astera gave me was this. He said it makes Semblances cost no Aura at all," She elaborated, shocking her partner before opening the vial. "I'd like to test it out."
"Oh, okay."
Levianna stepped back and Weiss drank it all in one gulp, surprised at the sweet taste of caramel before feeling… strange. It wasn't the uncomfortable kind of strange, only she couldn't quite comprehend it.
Is this what her partner felt?
Weiss took a deep breath and raised her rapier up, tightening her grip over the handle before stabbing the ground, a large glyph forming as she felt her Aura… remain the same. Her eyes widened for a moment, then refocused on her summoning and pumped more Aura into the glyph, never getting weaker no matter how much she spent.
The glyph glowed brighter and brighter, and slowly, a white-furred Beowulf with blue markings emerged from it. Weiss couldn't believe her eyes, losing focus as soon as her summon let out a guttural growl, signifying the summoning's success and causing the glyph to disappear.
"Woah…" Levianna stepped back, eyes as wide as her partner's as she stared at the white Beowulf. It turned its head to Weiss and knelt, lowering its head in respect. She did it, Weiss actually did it.
She managed to summon something for the first time in her life.
"I did it," She muttered, almost not believing it. "It-it felt so easy too."
Weiss' eyes were wide as she looked at the empty vial, finally composing herself before the biggest smile took over her face. She finally did it! Weiss has finally succeeded in her first-ever summoning!
All because of this miracle drug she was given.
Weiss hugged the confused Beowulf, a giggling escaping her as her partner smiled happily for her.
She couldn't wait until Winter hears about this~!
(Reid)
Maybe it isn't wise to make someone who I don't particularly trust a head maid, but hear me out. This is all part of a greater plan, perhaps the best plan I've ever come up with yet. Yes, she might not have the experience to be a good maid, but this isn't what I'm looking for at the moment, cuz if I wanted actually competent maids, I'd just make 'em with Golemcrafting.
So why did I make Titania, an assassin who probably doesn't know how to even do laundry, a maid? Because I thought about making my own battle maids… with the villains and/or criminals of RWBY.
On paper, it sounds nice from a 'certain' perspective, but in reality, it's probably pretty dumb, and honestly? I don't care. See, I'm confident enough that I can actually sway them to my side using either wealth, prestige, power, or even myself. Lots of criminals do crime cuz they want money, so if I offer them a lot without asking much in return, they'll probably jump ships. Titania is one of those people.
Someone like Cinder - yes, I plan to offer her a job here when I find her - would love to be powerful, held in high regard, and given a safe sanctuary from Salem. In return, I get info on my enemy and a nice-looking maid and/or secretary.
Hell, from another point of view, I get to finish the harem quest quicker. Now I'm not getting girls purely just because of that, I do love Ruby, Yang, and Velvet after all, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't interested in the rewards. Hell, it's beneficial to everybody, since it also boosts my girls' powers.
Since one of the bonus objectives required 'villains', thankfully never specifying what kind of alignment needed, I can probably also use small-time criminals like Neo to fulfill it. Probably don't need any big bads like Salem for it.
I think. Hopefully.
I know I'm getting ambitious, adding one more thing to my mountains of things to do, but this is mostly for myself. It's entirely optional after all, but hey, I like girls. Girls are great and sex feels good, so why wouldn't I?
As long as I don't hurt any of my girls' feelings, I'm good. It's why I'm playing the safe game at the moment, to give Ruby some time to adjust to all of this.
Anyway, enough about girls for now.
Since now I have time for myself, I decided to investigate the overabundance of magic in the distance, the one I spotted using the lens. Took my bike, headed towards it, and now I see that it's an eerily familiar place that I, uh, really don't like.
The same forest I defeated Fenrir in.
So once I parked, I walked through the forest, feeling the air getting heavier and heavier for some reason, until I reached a place where my senses were overwhelmed with so much mana. It's like being at the top of a mountain, the pressure is making it a little hard to breathe.
But it wasn't unbearable or damaging really. Just mildly annoying.
I look around, seeing the broken trees and scorched marks everywhere, my thoughts traveling back to the first intense fight of my life. That moment was where I realized this Remnant is not the same as the one I knew, it opened my eyes to the real horrors.
All of this and Fenrir was considered the weakest. I don't know where the Tree Grimm is considered on that scale, but the difference was vast when I actually got to the main body, even though its strength was in its illusions. And I don't know why, but a part of me doesn't believe that it was that high either.
And to think there are probably Titans way stronger than those two.
I stop walking and frown as I see the color change in the trees and grass, from green to blue-ish green to glowing blue. What the hell?
I take a moment to think and quickly come to a possible conclusion. Due to the high magic concentrated in one spot, it probably leaked into the life around it, causing it to change. Maybe that's why I can sense magic from the trees around here.
What the hell caused all of this though?
10 Reputation with Weiss Schnee [100/100]
Affection unlocked
Perk gained
Huh?
[Fencer's Poise] - 100 Weiss Schnee
In battle, successfully staying still for 3 seconds will give you a massive 500% speed increase for one attack, but while in position, you suffer 100% more damage. Staying still for longer will increase the boost, up to 10 seconds for a 2000% speed increase for three attacks instead
Partner Bonus: While fighting with your partner, both of you share the effects of this perk. Your speed is increased by 100% and all damage taken is reduced by 50% while around your partner whenever they begin charging, and vice versa.
15 Affection with Weiss Schnee [15/100]
I stop, utterly confused at what just happened. Why? What did I do this time? I glance around, thinking that she might be somehow here and I didn't notice her, but nothing.
I'm gonna ignore this for now, and think about it later.
…That is a strong perk, though.
I continue forward, spotting again as I see a yellow tape blocking the way to the cliff where I and Fenrir fell from. As I'm about to go over it, someone calls out to me, making me pause to look at them.
He was wearing the equivalent of a hazmat suit, covered from head to toe. Thick gloves, big boots, and an oxygen mask over the suit's mask. This only served to confuse me more. Why is he wearing that?
"Hey, you! What the hell are you-" The person stops, stumbling on his words as he salutes. "S-sir?! I-I didn't know you'd be coming over."
"Relax, I just wanted to visit the place." I wave it off. "What's up with the forest?"
"Eh? Er, well, too much Dust energy, sir." He answers. "It leaked into the surroundings and changed them."
"Dust?" I frown. "Last time I was here, there wasn't any Dust powerful enough to change a part of the forest."
"That's Stardust, sir. Way too powerful compared to regular Dust." He reveals, making me freeze in shock. "Councillor Ozpin sent a team to scout the area and lock it down."
"Stardust?" I parrot.
"Yes, sir. That's why we're wearing these suits. The energy can even get inside a person's body." He explains. "As a matter of fact, you should probably wear one. We have an extra suit just in case."
"There's Stardust here and nobody told me?" I growl in annoyance. "The things I can do with this, and Ozpin decided to stay quiet about it?!"
"Uh, sir?"
Without elaborating, I go over the tape and make my way to the cliff, before suddenly feeling my skin burning and jumping back, hissing in pain as a new status effect makes itself known. My eyes widen as I read it, the pain subduing rapidly.
[Mana Radiation] - 00:00
Too much magic in the air trying to invade your body, causing it to burn off from the intense power. An especially powerful object or entity could likely absorb it without trouble.
Decreases 500 HP per second
Increases 500 MP per second
"Sir! Are you okay, sir?!"
"I'm fine, don't worry."
I've read about this in one of my magic books. There are stages to the radiation, and each stage can tell you how powerful it is. First is the air feeling heavy like it did before when I was walking here, then the second stage which turns the plants and weaker lifeforms into what I saw, the blue trees and grass. The third one is what just happened, the one that almost burnt my skin off, including messing with one's flow of magic, making them incapable of casting anything.
Then the fourth stage. From what I read, the fourth stage fills people with so much magic from the inside and outside that they turn into crystal statues. This might not mean much to most people, but even the third is enough of an indication.
Stardust isn't just more powerful than regular Dust, it's leagues above it.
It's like comparing a firecracker to a fucking nuke.
Jesus…
Ancient, body-swapping bastard. Couldn't you have told me about this?
Well, no use getting angry about it. At least I know about its existence now.
"So what exactly are you guys waiting for?" I ask the huntsman, calming myself down. "Shouldn't you guys try to get it out of there?"
"We can't. It still isn't safe to go down there, even with the suits." He explains. "We're waiting for the Stardust to cool off a little."
Cool off meaning weakens in this context I assume. It leaks magic until it's weak enough to not harm its surroundings anymore. I guess I can understand, but then the Dust will be weaker than it's supposed to be.
"How long since it's been here?"
"A few days, sir."
"And how long do you think it'll take before it's safe enough to acquire?"
"Approximately two weeks from what our guys said."
Two weeks? It'll lose most of its power if that's what it was able to do in a few days. What's the point of getting Stardust if you'll just waste its true potential? I mean, okay, I understand why - no one is really equipped to handle this well, but come on.
How did it form there, though? Now that I think about it, this is the same spot I defeated Fenrir in, right under that cliff, exactly where the Stardust is. It can't be a coincidence, can it? The only reason I can think of is that the Titan's latent magic was buried there, then formed into Stardust?
I need to research more about this. Ozpin probably knows the exact reason.
Speaking of, if Ozpin knew about this, shouldn't Salem? If yes, then why hasn't she tried to get it? Is the magic radiation so strong that even she doesn't want to mess with it? Likely. Such power is capable enough of killing Grimm too.
But if I want to get my stardust at its strongest, then I need to go there and get it now. How? If I get close to it, it'll start damaging me. Magic won't help in this regard, either. Golems are made of magic, and unless I specifically make one that can handle this situation - which I can't - it won't work. Any kind of barrier I make will get disrupted because my mana isn't strong enough to overpower this atmosphere yet, and Aura doesn't seem to help. Magic of this variant goes right through it.
So even Aura is off the table.
I stare at my fist, smiling as it turns pitch-black.
But Haki might be what I need right now.
"I'm going in there to get the Stardust," I tell the huntsman. "Get everyone out, one of you reports to Ozpin."
"But sir, it's too dangerous!"
"Don't worry, I got it," I wave it off with a confident grin. "You just do what I said."
Without a room to argue, the huntsman nods. "Alright, but please be careful."
I give him a nod back, watching him retreat before covering my entire body in Armament. I take a few steps, feeling the magic trying but failing to penetrate my body, making me smirk. I swear, Haki might be my favorite power.
With that, I jump off the cliff and into the water below, seeing the bright glow underneath the earth. Thanks to my heritage, swimming down isn't particularly difficult, but I can feel some resistance, likely from the intense magical energy.
But my high-level Haki is easily able to block all of it. What was supposed to be dirt and rocks covering the Stardust was completely turned into crystals, but from my previous knowledge, I knew that they were not particularly useful.
The moment I take the Stardust, the surrounding area will lose the magic it gained and return to normal, so there's no reason to take the magic-imbued trees or rocks. I don't think so at least.
Once I break the crystals and unearth the chunk of Stardust, I realize that it wasn't a cluster like I thought it would be, but just one, singular crystal. One as big as my arm, yeah, but all this power only from one crystal?
I'm sure even Fenrir didn't have that much power when we fought. How did his death generate this much magic?
I shake my head and stuff the crystal in my inventory. Whatever, I can think about it later. As long as I get this instead of Ozpin and Salem, I'm happy.
I swim upwards and launch myself back up with a fire spell, landing on my feet with grace. I notice the life around me slowly losing its color, returning to its original state. Deactivating my Haki, I quickly take out my scroll and text the wizard asshole.
He and I need to talk.