A meadow that only Aurtrox and Aurelia knows the position of. A place of refuge that he goes to for meditation and training. You may not enter without permission from Aurtrox or his controller.
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓮𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓽 𝓶𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓸𝔀 is quite large, and is located somewhere in The Emerald Forest. While it looks like the terrain just rolls right on into the rest of the forest it does not. There is a large cliff on all sides forming a massive butte that this meadow rests on. This protects it on all sides from grimm wandering in. Aerial grimm are the only kind you will encounter here, and due to the extreme updrafts on either side they often get tossed around in the air and lose control. Most of them die upon entry. It is a special place; protected.
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Aurtrox sat in the middle of the lush field. His legs folded neatly. His robes flowing gently in the wind. He breathed deeply. He was in a state of perfect peace it seemed. The wind created what looked like waves in the long grass. Low-lying and beautiful clouds drifted slowly above them. "If there ever was paradise on earth, this would be it." Aurtrox said to himself aloud for any to hear who may approach. He expected company. The Maiden and her team had been given the coordinates of this location. It was quite a hike from the Academy. They would surely be tired by the time they arrived.
While the meadow seemed bare, there actually was a small shelter of sorts located in the nearby forest. Above ground it looked like a dojo. It was small, but had it's own courtyard. It had a simple common room with two bedrooms on either side. All designed in the old fashion; tatami mats and paper walls. Then there was a workshop in the rear. The whole thing walled off and secure. Underneath it was a story for another time. It was an abandoned place, Aurtrox wasn't sure who built it, but he owned the property now under an anonymous subsidiary of a friend's company that owed him gravely. This is where he would train the new maiden. An accelerated course of sorts. It was hard for the council to release their grips on such a powerful asset, but since she was already a student at beacon it only made sense she would be in his custody for the time being, but Aurtrox feared greatly for what the council would try to do with her. Their greedy paws rarely aligned with his greater goals of truly destroying the grimm. They were all too focused on self preservation to make the killing blow.
Aurtrox sighed.
It was going to be a great day. He needed to take his mind off of the troubled of the world and enjoy it for what it was. He could feel the sun on his face, warming his whole body. Aurtrox took a bandana and put it around his eyes. His aura, a vibrant pink color, emanated from his body and surrounded him. He would get in a few more minutes of meditation before the others arrived.
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ą α ß Ь c đ ∂ ε є é Ғ ғ ╒ ƒ g Ħ ħ н ι J k ℓ м η ø σ p q я § τ u v ω x y z α ā ą в ς ɗ δ đ ɛ є ԍ ɦ ң н ϊ ί ι κ ℓ ʟ м и η σ ρ þ Ǭ⒬ҩǭqℚⓠя ₮ τ ü ŭ ω ұτ σ ω η ε ş ι м α к э v є н к и я ц ღ η ү ℓ ƒ с δ ρ — ъ ғ ш ψ ί п Á á Ć ć É é Í í Ĺ ĺ Ń ń Ó ó Ŕ ŕ Ś ś Ú ú Ý ý Ź ź À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù  â Ĉ ĉ Ê ê Ĝ ĝ Ĥ ĥ Î î Ĵ ĵ Ô ô Ŝ ŝ Û û Ŵ ŵ Ŷ ŷ Ä ä Ë ë Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü Ÿ ÿ ß Ã ã Ẽ ẽ Ĩ ĩ Ñ ñ Õ õ Ũ ũ Ỹ ỹ Ç ç Ģ ģ Ķ ķ Ļ ļ Ņ ņ Ŗ ŗ Ş ş Ţ ţ Đ đ Ů ů Ǎ ǎ Č č Ď ď Ě ě Ǐ ǐ Ľ ľ Ň ň Ǒ ǒ Ř ř Š š Ť ť Ǔ ǔ Ž ž Ā ā Ē ē Ī ī Ō ō Ū ū ǖ ǘ ǚ ǜ Ă ă Ĕ ĕ Ğ ğ Ĭ ĭ Ŏ ŏ Ŭ ŭ Ċ ċ Ė ė Ġ ġ İ ı Ż ż Ą ą Ę ę Į į Ų ų Ł ł Ő ő Ű ű Ŀ ŀ Ħ ħ Ð ð Þ þ Œ œ Æ æ Ø ø Å å Ə əΆ ά Έ έ Ή ή Ί ί Ό ό Ύ ύ Ώ ώ Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ ς Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω Б б В в Г г Ґ ґ Ѓ ѓ Д д Ђ ђ Е е Ё ё Є є Ж ж З з Ѕ ѕ И и І і Ї ї Й й Ј ј К к Ќ ќ Л л Љ љ М м Н н Њ њ О о П п Р р С с Т т Ћ ћ У у Ў ў Ф ф Х х Ц ц Ч ч Џ џ Ш ш Щ щ Ъ ъ Ы ы Ь ь Э э Ю ю Я я ą α ß β Ь c Ð đ ∂ ε є э é Ғ ғ ╒ ƒ ġ Ħ ħ н ι į ї J k ℓ м η ø σ φ p q я ѓ § Ş τ † ů v ω x y zkōhai
Click The sound of a camera went off as Vance tried to capture the scenic beauty that he had never seen before and wondered why he had never heard of this wonderful place before. Though it was far from Beacon and Vale, he would think that some adventurer would discover and tell tales of this peaceful place, but as he thought of it, he could understand why a person would want to hid it. The man let go of his camera to let it hang around his neck and pulled out his scroll to check how close he was from the coordinates that the headmaster had given his team, or that is what the message said. He hadn't talked to his teammates in a long time and wondered if they were alright, if they would also hear the call from the headmaster and finally come together for what ever task he had for them. Vance took a deep breath and looked in the direct where his device was telling him to go, moving forward with the hope that he would see his team, his friends again and be a team again. This forest was different then anything that he had seen before, and in this world of Grimm, the only sign of the monsters were the ones he saw being flung away from this place. The boy could only guess how this area prevented Grimm from entering from this place, but maybe the person who had called him here had the answers for these questions. He would continue to walk until he finally found Aurtrox, the headmaster, in the middle of a sea of green, a wide open field of long grass that seem to empty beside the one who made the call. Vance looked around to take in the paradise, with his mind going crazy with inspiration and if he had the chance, want to bring this breathtaking view on to a canvas.
It had been a while since Lunia had been around, the Maiden had been through emotional and physical turmoil over the past few weeks. After gaining these outwardly powers, unable to control them and becoming a target for assassins she had been hidden away at her home under her fathers orders. The time at her home had given her time for reflection, however it also made her home a huge target, and her mothers life was taken from right under her. Lunia had lost her soulmate, she was completely lost and yet felt like she had to return to find a purpose. She would appear different to her team and friends, she would be more reserved and yet more strong at the same time.
Lunia received a call from the headmaster of Beacon, she couldn't understand why she would be needed however couldn't stay at her mothers murder scene any longer. She would arrive at the location and see her teammate Vance, a friend she hadn't kept as close as she should have. She would walk over to them slowly, holding her arm as she appeared nervous. Her face would show a short and half attempted smile, "It's been a while.. how are you both?" she would ask, giving them eye contact briefly before they fell towards the ground again. The nerves and emotions were racing through her like butterflies, she would look around at the area and take a deep breathe, it was beautiful and yet she couldn't feel anything for it.
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Aurtrox's eyes would flutter open when Vance approached. He had heard hsi footsteps a long way off. Not that Vance was trying to conceal himself, or anything like that.The boy, nay, the man was healthy. "Vance." Aurtrox said as a greeting with a firm nod. His eyes pierced into Vance searching his soul for something unknown.
When Lunia finally arrived he switched his attention to their new maiden. She had gone through a rough time. Her mother's life had been taken by mere association. Part of him wanted to say it wasn't her fault, but deep down he knew it was. Well, at least partially. The school had offered to take Lunia into protection, but her family had sent a letter of refusal, but she could have chosen to run away or seek Beacon's protection regardless and Aurtrox would have made sure her wish was carried out.
He stared at her for a long moment.
He knew old maidens were still out there, but hadn't suspected one to be in the Omega Cave. The fact that one of his students got the power was both shocking and amazing. According to the ways of old, after her emotions and powers stabilized, it was time to begin training. "Lunia. There are many things I have to tell you about these powers you now possess, and about the world we exist in. Things nobody else knows. These things are to remain in your team." Aurtrox took a deep breath and motioned that they could sit down for this first portion. "First off, the council is unsure of what to do with you. There was talks of absorbing you into the military, making you a council strike force, and other ideas that would severely limit your freedom. I had to fight tooth and nail just for you to be left alone for a period of time. Just know, your freedom is under attack by those who would abuse your powers, good and bad. I want you to be able to make your own decisions though. So I will be candid with you whenever you ask. A privilege I don't offer many." He was known to be clever with his words and to beat around the bush. "There is a war. Not just against grimm, but a force far more powerful..." He let this sit for a long moment. He had never told any student this information before. "We call this enemy Salem. He is one of the last magical beings of old to walk this earth and he has power to create, control, and manipulate grimm to his will."
Aurtrox looked into Lunia's and Vance's eyes with a seriousness that they had never seen before. "Salem has appointed several powerful figures underneath him; generals. These generals attack and protect Salem's assets. There is one antagonizing us here at Vale right now. There is another in Atlas which we just sent over our first vessel to reclaim. You have fellow students and friends on that ship. Friends who may die fighting the general in Atlas."
He closed his eyes and took another deep breath. This was a lot of information. He would try to keep it short though. "Whether we win this war against Salem and his generals, or we lose, may very well rest in your hands. Yet, you're not ready..." Those last words seemed to echo off his tongue. They were absolute.
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“Inspiration is found everywhere you look. The trick is to capture it and make it something your own."
Vance's attention moved away form the surreal place back to the headmaster when he heard his name be called and return the greeting by nodding his head back, making it less awkward now that they had interacted. However, it didn't less long as he felt the stare that he was getting from the other, unsure of what he was looking at and wondered if he was wearing something wrong. The moment was interrupted when the boy heard someone approach and when he turned to see who it was, he was a bit taken back as though he did see his friend, it appeared that she a been through something while they were separated. Lunia seemed more reserved then before as she seemed to be avoiding eye contact with him, only to do it when she was greeting the two of them and was trying to avoid it after. Vance was about to say something to his team leader when Aurtrox spoke up about something confusing, bring up powers that she had and secrets about the world that they lived in. He was left looking back and forth between the two of them as more information was placed, that his leader was going to lose her freedom if it weren't for the headmaster protecting her. The boy's world would then expand when he was told about the secret enemy that they were at war with, a person known by the name Salem, who was controlling the grimm. He had to take a seat as he was a bit overwhelmed by the information and needed a second to piece together that he had been told, but this wasn't all. Vance's gaze moved back over the the headmaster as he explained that not only that there was a person that worked for Salem in Vale, but also was one in Atlas.
The surprise came when it was mentioned that there were already people, their fellow students, being sent over to try and reclaim the city, but could meet their death by the hands of one of the generals. The boy felt terrible as one of his hopes was to help reclaim Atlas, but it appeared that the ship had literally set sail without him even knowing about the mission. Aurtrox would then finish by saying that they could be the deciding factor for the victory or defeat of the enemy that was plaguing there world. Vance would start to move his gaze back to Lunia as he stopped and thought about what she might have been through with such a power inside of her, being a target for their enemy. Instead he took a deep breath and stood up as he knew that there was much he could do at the moment, he wanted to still be supportive of his team, his friends, and one seemed to need it right now. So, the boy walk over to Lunia and in an unexpected action put his left arm around her shoulders, looking over to the headmaster with a reassuring smile. "You don't have to worry, Headmaster. If we aren't ready now, they we just need to train up until we are the heroes that the world needs. I might not have a power like Lunia has or understand what yet, but she is my teammate and my friend, and if Charlotte and Zylah were here, I think they would feel the same as me. That we need to help each other and stick together." He said before giving the headmaster and thumbs up, as he was prepared to help his friend with what she was going through and for what their team need to do in the future.
The world went silent as Lunia listened to what Aurtrox had to say, honestly she wasn't sure she quite understood what was going on and what he even meant. Her eyes would show she was listening, but not fully. "Salem?.." she would think to herself, the name would become engrained into her for good. Lunia looked to her hands, she felt extremely undeserving of such great power and yet a sense of excitement rushed over her, "Maybe I can protect more people now?".
Lunia was brought out of her little world by Vance putting his arm around her shoulders, she acted a little shocked but instantly laughed for a short moment, he was always great at bringing her out of it. Vance seemed to want to stick together, to become the 'heroes the world needs', "A hero.." she would think to herself, a small smile appearing on the maidens face. Lunia appreciated everything that Vance was saying, she would nod in agreement. She knew that she either wallowed in her misery, or stood up and became the woman her mother would have always wanted her to be. "I want.." she would say, swallowing what felt like a ball with nerves. "I want to protect everyone, I couldn't protect my Mother.. I want to do it for Vance, for you.. for Keaton.." she would say, a more confident aura coming from her.
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Aurtrox would nod to what Vance said. He was exactly what he would have wanted for the maiden's most loyal teammate. Someone Aurtrox felt could be strong when even a maiden couldn't. He would go far in this world. If he didn't die. Aurtrox would turn his mind from such negative thoughts though. Training is what was necessary. With it, and the support of friends, they would succeed. He had to believe it. Lunia seemed to be bolstered by Vance's word as well. "Salem won't wait for us to train you, so let's get to it. I will reveal more information as we train, but don't be shy and feel free to ask questions." Aurtrox stood up and wiped his robes. "I only have one rule, only ask in private. Preferably we do not speak of Salem outside of this very meadow." He knew that they would speak of it outside, but he wanted to encourage them to be as secret as possible.
And with that, it was time to train. "To start the the first day of training, I wanted to first ask what do you feel are your greatest weaknesses?" A simple question. He would judge for himself as they trained, but how accurately they could point out their own weaknesses told himself something about their combat experience.
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ą α ß Ь c đ ∂ ε є é Ғ ғ ╒ ƒ g Ħ ħ н ι J k ℓ м η ø σ p q я § τ u v ω x y z α ā ą в ς ɗ δ đ ɛ є ԍ ɦ ң н ϊ ί ι κ ℓ ʟ м и η σ ρ þ Ǭ⒬ҩǭqℚⓠя ₮ τ ü ŭ ω ұτ σ ω η ε ş ι м α к э v є н к и я ц ღ η ү ℓ ƒ с δ ρ — ъ ғ ш ψ ί п Á á Ć ć É é Í í Ĺ ĺ Ń ń Ó ó Ŕ ŕ Ś ś Ú ú Ý ý Ź ź À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù  â Ĉ ĉ Ê ê Ĝ ĝ Ĥ ĥ Î î Ĵ ĵ Ô ô Ŝ ŝ Û û Ŵ ŵ Ŷ ŷ Ä ä Ë ë Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü Ÿ ÿ ß Ã ã Ẽ ẽ Ĩ ĩ Ñ ñ Õ õ Ũ ũ Ỹ ỹ Ç ç Ģ ģ Ķ ķ Ļ ļ Ņ ņ Ŗ ŗ Ş ş Ţ ţ Đ đ Ů ů Ǎ ǎ Č č Ď ď Ě ě Ǐ ǐ Ľ ľ Ň ň Ǒ ǒ Ř ř Š š Ť ť Ǔ ǔ Ž ž Ā ā Ē ē Ī ī Ō ō Ū ū ǖ ǘ ǚ ǜ Ă ă Ĕ ĕ Ğ ğ Ĭ ĭ Ŏ ŏ Ŭ ŭ Ċ ċ Ė ė Ġ ġ İ ı Ż ż Ą ą Ę ę Į į Ų ų Ł ł Ő ő Ű ű Ŀ ŀ Ħ ħ Ð ð Þ þ Œ œ Æ æ Ø ø Å å Ə əΆ ά Έ έ Ή ή Ί ί Ό ό Ύ ύ Ώ ώ Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ ς Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω Б б В в Г г Ґ ґ Ѓ ѓ Д д Ђ ђ Е е Ё ё Є є Ж ж З з Ѕ ѕ И и І і Ї ї Й й Ј ј К к Ќ ќ Л л Љ љ М м Н н Њ њ О о П п Р р С с Т т Ћ ћ У у Ў ў Ф ф Х х Ц ц Ч ч Џ џ Ш ш Щ щ Ъ ъ Ы ы Ь ь Э э Ю ю Я я ą α ß β Ь c Ð đ ∂ ε є э é Ғ ғ ╒ ƒ ġ Ħ ħ н ι į ї J k ℓ м η ø σ φ p q я ѓ § Ş τ † ů v ω x y zkōhai
It appeared that Vance was victorious as he pulled his teammate out of her thoughts with his actions, and better yet, was able to make her laugh, to which he responded back with a grin. Part of him was still worried about his friend, but after hearing her declare that she wanted to protect everyone too, he felt that everything was going to be alright. The man was sure that they could make a difference in this world and wanted to support his friend anyway he could, even if he didn't understand fully what power Lunia had. He would return his arm back to himself as looked back to the headmaster with his mind starting to bubble up with questions about the man in front of him. Vance wondered how the headmaster knew about the Salem and their generals and how did he now that one of these enemies were lurking in the shadows of Vale, ready to strike at a moments notice. Those question would have to wait as Aurtrox seemed to want to start with train, but it seemed that while the worked to get stronger, he might be able to get those answers. As for keeping this information secert, the man felt he understood for if Salem knew that they knew of their existence, the two would most likely become targets. The headmaster would then ask the two what there weakness was, but without knowing what he meant, he didn't know if the question was meant for their combat experience. or was it a personal question. "Combat wise? Or do you mean our personal weakness?" Vance asked as he wanted to better understand what the headmaster wanted to know, although if this was to better build bonds, he guessed it was better to say both in order to cover both grounds.
He would cross his arms as he thought about the question, first thinking about his combat style of using a brush to make things out of special ink that he has to premake before battle. Thinking about it, the man's style of combat depended on a lot of things to get working and in a way could seem as really complicated for fighting if one was outside looking in. "Well, combat wise. I normally use my brush. I am limited on the ink that i can have on hand, and when I am out, I have to rely on the blade sheathed on the other side of the brush. Also... I'm not good at range combat." He said speaking out loud, thinking that he could throw the ink from the brush, but the attack wouldn't be as accurate as a person using a firearm or another kind of range weapon. Vance had wondered on how could fix this gap in his arsenal but thought that it was a chance for teamwork with one member of his team covering for him and vise verse. "As a personal weakness... I guess it would be that I don't want to let people down. I want others to live happy lives without worry. I would feel bad if caused someone trouble like that." He would speak up again with a nervous laugh as he was a bit embarrassed to share such a thing, but he knew that it could help in the long run if he confessed what he felt was his weakness. However, the man's mind would travel to the group that was going to Atlas and hoped that they would be okay, unsure of the terror that would be found hidden in the lost city. He would let out a sigh as he returned his attention to the others as he looked over to Lunia, ready to listen what she had to share about her weakness. However, nothing came to Vance's mind on what his friend's weakness was as she seemed like she was always in control and had things pretty much covered no matter what she did. He would still be there for her if something did pop up as he wanted to make sure his friend was okay, and even if she did have a weakness, he would be there for her.
Lunia knew that this was the beginning of a new adventure, she would look at Vance and almost wonder why he was willing to put himself at such risk to stick together with her, it brought up emotions she hadn't felt in a long time. Vance was a good friend, and she wouldn't know how, but she knew she would do anything to protect him. Her attention would turn to Aurtrox, nodding in agreement that they wouldn't speak about Salem outside of the meadow, Lunia still wouldn't understand the severity and importance of the power that she had gained.
She would turn to Vance who would answer the following question first, listening to everything he said. He would let out a laugh, clearly embarrassed and flash him a gentle smile, she needed him to know she accepted him for everything he was. Lunia would open her icy eyes widely, realizing it was her turn to share. She would clearly think for a few seconds, Lunia had many weaknesses in her own mind, she was nowhere near as strong as anyone she had been in a team with, especially Vance.
"I'm weak, I think I rely on my brain more than brawn in a fight.." she would say, thinking back to times when her quick thinking had gotten her out of situations, not necessarily her strength. Lunia was skilled with her swords, her semblance was still developing. She would look at her hands, "I want to use this power I have gained.. but I also need to understand it more Master Aurtrox.." she would say. Lunia would pause for a brief moment, thinking about personal weaknesses "I suppose I'm similar to you Vance.." she would say, clearly thinking about what to say next. "I used to be terrified of judgement because of who my family was, but I just don't want people I love to die anymore, I want to protect everyone.." she would add, this was clearly her coming to terms with her own weakness. Lunia would put her own safety at risk for her friends, she could still feel the brain fog from everything that had recently gone on in her own personal life.
Lunia had recently found it hard to push thoughts from her head, her mind began to race as she began to think about how things could have been different. She had lost almost every team mate she had, her brother was murdered and her mother was assassinated less than three months ago. She was still coming to terms with it and would let it consume her for a few seconds, closing her eyes as she clearly struggled. Suddenly she snapped to, the world coming back to her as she would look to Vance and smile, embarrassed. "Sorry, I've recently been getting consumed with my own thoughts.. I'm trying to get better" she would say as she then looked to the headteacher. Lunia would clench her fists and let out a deep breath, "Ok, I'm ready!" she would say.
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Aurtrox liked how clever Vance was. He wanted to clarify what kind of weakness, and that showed the boy's wisdom. "Wise to acknowledge both sides of weakness, for the personal weakness can be exploited just as easily as a combat weakness. Now, I am not going to tell you to fix your weakness. I think training in things you lack talent or skill is the slowest way to get strong. For you both, I want you to focus on your strength, and then covering for the other's weakness if it is something you have skill in. While we train today, I want you to analyze where you both are weak, that is your true team weakness, and that is something that we will be focusing on for a while."
He then turned to Lunia. "From now on we will start with thirty minutes of meditation. But instead of trying to clear our thoughts, to push our troubles aside, we will intently focus on those things that cloud our mind and judgement. We will then discuss those things. Processing pain, confronting it, is the only way out. After training as concluded we will do a second round of meditation, and seek positive thoughts about how things can turn out. However unlikely." Aurtrox would send them their new schedules via scroll later that day. They were to train twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays with him, and other days would be dedicated to normal beacon schoolwork. Though they would be meditating each day and have a special stretching and muscle building routine to do each morning before school. Though he did have their classes arranged such that they got plenty of sleep.
"It does seem you have a personal weakness in common. We will need to work on this, but this one is a hard one..."
Aurtrox stood up and pulled out a thick blindfold from his robes. He ties it securely around his face and walks out into the field as if his senses are just fine. "Training ends when you draw blood. You may use whatever you have at your disposal... Begin." Aurtrox
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“Inspiration is found everywhere you look. The trick is to capture it and make it something your own."
Vance would explain what he felt what was his weaknesses, both from a combat sense, as well as what he believed the object that he felt kept him back in his regular life. He wasn't sure if this was what the headmaster wanted from him, but telling what he needed to work on would allow him to make a set path on what he need to do. The boy's gaze moved to Lunia as she explained her case, and it seemed like she found them similar, wanting to protect the people they cared about and keep them safe. Although with the new knowledge of this hidden enemy, there could be a risk for them if the enemy knew that they were aware of their existence. No, Vance couldn't worry about something that couldn't be known at the moment and need to work on what he could do at the moment, pushing the thought aside. His attention would move to the headmaster as he began to speak, saying that it had been correct for him to bring up his weaknesses, but he didn't want them to fix them. Instead, Aurtrox suggested that the two needed to work on covering for the weakness of the other and help one another if the had a skill that could help where one had the disadvantage. The boy was amazed by his the headmaster's words, both that was made for him and what he had to say to his team's leader, showing that he had a lot of experience. Aurtorx then stood up as the real training was about to begin, with him pulling out a blindfold and blocking his sight from the other two. The headmaster explained that they would be finished when either of the two draw blood, him wanting the two students to attack him to most likely see how strong they were.
However, the joking side of him popped up with the word play that he could use in this situation, but it would most likely end up him getting a bonk on the head for the action. Though, to ask an artist to "draw blood", the boy could make a joke of it and use his skills to make something that looked like it was blood, but would just be some fruit paste. He would take his battle stance when the headmaster challenge them to this test, but he wouldn't rush into things against a person who was experience fighter. Vance would let his leader make the plan while giving her ideas to help them to possible complete the challenge that their teacher had given them. He would pulled his brush from his hip and flicked the top open to place the berry made ink into his weapon, ready for whatever Aurtrox had planned for a counter. The boy knew already that his ink wouldn't be able to draw blood as the head master wanted, but the blade part of his brush did have a chance to do so. He had explained his abilities and his weapon with Lunia, so she would be able to use his skills with her plan, even if it would be chucking inky snowballs. Vance did wonder something though, if this test wasn't one for combat, but for one to know when to not fight, and possibly spar an opponent, as it could mean that they would need to fight against other humans. He would shake his head from the thought as he ready for Lunia's orders to engage or to plan out how the would attack the headmaster, who was the strongest person he had ever dueled with.
