Mr-Astounding

Chapter 47: A Fist Full of Felt It was closing time at the library where Boris worked and the only other people who stayed behind with him were his employer - Mr. Biblio Teca - and his friend - Cassian Quartz. With Mr. Teca’s permission, Cassian was allowed to stay with Boris so long as he stayed out of trouble. Today, Boris was hoping to finally help Cassian unlock his semblance so that the young man could take the next step towards fighting alongside the Krasnaya family. The library’s owner was just finishing up gathering his things and locking his office. “Alright, Boris, I’ll see you tomorrow afternoon. Lock the doors when you two are done.” “Yes, sir.” Boris nodded and closed his textbooks before sitting cross-legged on the floor. “Alright, Cass, sit down.” Cassian eagerly sat opposite of his friend with a smile. “Okay. Last week, we unlocked your aura.” Boris cleared his throat. “Today, we’re gonna find out what your semblance is.” {“How do we do that?”} Cassian signed. “Well

Chapter 46: The Strongest There Is Argus. Lie Ren happily sang his daughter a lullaby as he rocked her in his arms. It had only been three days since his wife had accepted a huntress assignment to take care of a threat in a far-off village, but they both already missed her. He set Hilda down in her high chair before taking out his scroll to call and check on her. “Hi, this is Nora Valkyrie of JNPR! You know what to do!~” Her voicemail sang out. Ren sighed and hung up, tossing his scroll on the table as he sat down next to Hilda. He was tiredly rubbing his eyes when he heard Hilda’s baby rattle clatter onto the table and saw his daughter mimicking his motions. He crossed his arms and leaned back, and watched her copy that, too. He tilted his head to the side, and she mirrored that motion right after. He smiled at her and she smiled back. Just then, there was a knock at the door. Ren picked Hilda up again and made his way to greet whoever was at the door. Much to their shared

Chapter 45: Crafting Chaos Patch, Vale. “This is the place.” Yang nodded as she and Ruby looked at the farm house for sale. “This is where Blake and I are going to raise our baby girls.” Ruby’s eyes briefly flashed with silver light, and when Yang blinked, she found Ruby still standing next to her but with a flurry of rose petals swirling around them. Yang snorted as she realized that her baby sister had used her enhanced semblance to inspect the house in under a second. “The attic and the basement look good.” She remarked. “I’m a little concerned about the shape of the water heater. The barn out back is a bit of a fixer-upper. But other than that, yeah, I can see this being a good place to raise a family.” “Well, I knew it wasn’t exactly a beachside bungalow." Yang cheekily elbowed her sister, referencing where she and Weiss lived with their own child. “But this way, I’ll be closer to you guys, mom and dad, and even Lava. Plus, with Big Beau driving the ferry to Vale, I can still keep

Chapter 44: Red and Black: Students of Tukson Atlas Academy. Years Ago. Before she moved to Atlas, Svetlana had never thrown a punch in her life. As “Rachael Red,” in addition to being enrolled in the standard combat program, Tukson had enrolled her in his private class to teach her unique fighting techniques based on ancient faunus traditions. Enrolled with her were Ebony Puma - a talented but hot-tempered young woman - and a trio of martial arts enthusiasts; Renard Vulpes, Bruce Hammerhead, and Carrion Buzzard. With Ebony, Rachael at least found a somewhat friendly rival, but the other three were nothing but troublesome bullies who antagonized her every day. As part of the special program, the students were required to choose one of the many animals carved into a special totem Tukson kept with him. It was a special artifact that had been passed down from generation to generation. There were even some rumors that the totem held mystic powers. Ebony had chosen the totem of the Puma;

Chapter 43: Not All Gold Glitters Schnee Air. Vale City, Vale. Shortly After Poison Apple’s Attack. With the power of her new Dust Crystal, Weiss was able to repair the damage Poison Apple had done to her airport in a matter of hours. Her knights also lent a hand, helping the injured and cleaning up the mess. After the repairs were finished, Weiss summoned her bishops to study the Dust Crystal to figure out how it improved upon her semblance. The head scientist - Dr. Gilbert Gold - was utterly fascinated by the crystal and its properties. While reluctant to leave her weapon behind, Weiss did grant Gilbert a chance to do an initial scan of the crystal and access to the original notes of Nicholas Schnee after he first discovered the crystal by accident. Even after Weiss had gone home to rest, the scientist couldn’t resist calling her up in the middle of the night to inform her of his discoveries. “Ugh… Gilbert? It’s three in the morning.” “I’m sorry, Mrs. Schnee-Rose, but I just had to

Chapter 42: Target Panic Vale International Airport. Robyn Hill - councilwoman of Mantle, leader of the Happy Huntresses, and girlfriend of Briar “Reverb” Canary - impatiently drove towards the crowded airport. She was supposed to pick her boyfriend up from the airport, but due to a high-profile visitor from a foreign kingdom visiting at the same time, special security procedures made entry much more difficult. “Come on! The arrow’s green! Move!” She shouted, only for the truck in front of her to move just a few inches forward. While she waited for the cars in front of her to move, Robyn listened to the radio as Lisa Lavender gave a few announcements with her co-host. “In other exciting news, tonight marks a historic event for Vale City! Prince Blå Guld of Verdise - better known as ‘Bloom’ by his parents - has finally arrived in place of his sick mother to act as Verdise’s representative! And at only ten years old! Heh, hope they’ve got some high chairs at the High Council’s

Chapter 41: Flaws of the Flesh Unknown Location. Weeks Ago. The first thing she remembered was waking up in darkness. “... where am I…? What’s going on…?” “Aw, I was hoping her first word would be ‘da-da.’” A smug voice spoke up, feigning disappointment. “Who are you…? Why can’t I see…?” “And Lyle Laser gave her sight!” The voice proclaimed, enthusiastically. With a few keystrokes on his computer, the woman finally found herself able to see. Unfortunately, what she saw was not a pleasant sight. Her body was almost completely non-existent. In fact, her “body” was little more than a brain, a spinal column, a voice box, and a newly grown eyeball. Worse yet, her creator was standing right outside her incubation tube. “Lyle Laser…? You are… my enemy!” “My dear, in a few weeks from now, you’ll be little more than my personal little girl scout.” Lyle smirked as he began to type another command into his computer. Said command caused a robot arm to inject her brain with a microchip. As she