Arc Of Embodiment (Hiatus) - Chapter 53

When Jaune left the Hostess of Fertility, there was a single person that was watching him. His show of power caught her attention, when she felt Jaune’s power, she believed his words of being able to beat Ottar without any issue. This person was Syr Flova she is *****.

When Jaune arrived at the Hephaestus Manor, Jaune was disappointed since he was told that Hephaestus was out to meet a friend. After that, Jaune just returned to base to speak to everyone about something that he’s been thinking about.

When Jaune got back, he asked everyone to stop preparing for the dungeon exploration since he needed to tell them something regarding their Aura and Semblances. This was something that needs to be told now since it is an important matter for their future.

“Jaune? Why’d you cancel the Dungeon exploration today?” Glynda asked.

“I need to tell you something regarding all of your Aura and Semblances,” Jaune said. Everyone was attentive to what Jaune was telling them about their Aura.

Aura is the manifestation of one’s soul and can be used for a wide range of abilities.

The specific abilities and their strengths differ from individual to individual and are dependent on several factors, such as experience, training and innate skill.

It is predominantly used for protection from harm. Some people develop an active power called a Semblance.

But everyone already knew that, the problem though is that they’ve all already reached the limit of Aura, it would no longer increase in strength and potency.

This was the reason why it was important to tell them about it since Jaune believes it is time to unlock the true abilities of Aura. You may ask, ‘What is the full potential of Aura?’, the answer to that is…magic.

Aura was just a degraded form of magic. The forcefield that Aura gives its owner is just a simple barrier spell that surrounds the body. Aura’s ability to strengthen its wielder is but a simple strengthening spell.

As for semblance, it is nothing but a simple personal/innate ability like Bell’s Argonaut. As you can see, it is in every way just a degraded form of magic.

People believe that Aura is the power of the soul but isn’t mana produced by the soul of living beings as well, it was the reason why worlds like Remnant is capable of producing mana, it’s because it is a living being with its own consciousness.

“S-So you’re saying that everyone in Remnant has been using a weaker version of the Maiden’s power?” Glynda asked.

“That’s right. Aura is a degraded form of magic, it is the reason why its capability is limited,” Jaune said.

“How did you figure out something like that?” Weiss asked. Jaune then took out Harp from GoB.

“This is Harp. A magical Scythe that is capable of killing even immortals, but when Qrow used it against Salem’s Grimm form, it didn’t stop its ability to regenerate, instead, it only slowed it down, but when I tested it against myself using my magic, it was able to completely stop my ability to heal,” Jaune said. He then explained his ability to heal rapidly even without Aura.

“I think I understand it. Since Uncle Qrow used Aura, he was able to activate it except not fully, therefore Aura has the same properties of magic, but not its potency and density, hence why we can’t use it too far outside our bodies,” Yang said.

“That’s right. Unlike mana, Aura is too thin, therefore, when it leaves the body it dissipates too quickly, but mana is naturally much denser, that’s why it can exist outside the body for longer periods before dissipating as well,” Jaune said.

“Why tell us all this?” Weiss asked.

“Because I found a way to turn your Aura into Mana, the problem is that you would no longer have the protection of Aura. Can you use mana to recreate the shield of Aura? Yes, but you will once again start from zero. That’s why I want to give you a choice, either you keep your Aura or you can turn it to Mana and get the ability to truly use magic,” Jaune stated.

“What about our semblance? We’ve trained for so long to get it to where it is today, it would be a shame to lose them,” Coco asked.

“That’s not a problem. All of your semblances will no longer be tied to your Aura, instead, it would become an innate ability…” Jaune explained to them what was going to happen.

Jaune explained that once their Semblance becomes an innate ability, it would no longer require Aura to function, instead, semblance like Glynda’s Telekinesis, Velvet’s Photographic Memory and Fox’s Telepathy will now work through their mental strength. After a few minutes, Jaune just gave them a list.

Ruby: Petal Burst – Stamina – Mana for initial activation.

Weiss: Glyph – Mana for Glyphs – Mana for Summoning – Mental Strength to keep summon around.

Blake: Shadow – Mana for initial Summoning and to keep Shadow around.

Nora: High Voltage – Stamina – Mana only when no lightning to absorb.

Pyrrha: Polarity – Mental Strength.

Ren: Tranquillity – Mental Strength.

Coco: Hype – Stamina – Mana for initial activation.

Fox: Telepathy – Mental Strength.

Velvet: Photographic Memory – None

Yatsu: Memory Wipe – Mental Strength – Mana to prolong Memory Wipe.

Penny: Technokinesis – Mental Strength.

Neo: Hyperactive Imagination – Mana to activate – Mana to keep active.

When Jaune showed them the list, they knew that Jaune has been researching Aura for a long time now. To be able to make a data of how Semblance will act when turned into an innate ability must have been stressful since research on Aura isn’t such a popular topic, meaning Jaune had to figure everything on his own.

“Holy Crap, Jaune! How long have you been researching on Aura and Semblance?!” Coco asked.

“For a few months now…Back to the main topic, the reason why I cancelled your dungeon exploration is that I wanted you all to decide on whether to keep your Aura or turn it into Mana, the choice is yours. No one is entering the dungeon until you’ve all made your decision,” Jaune said.

“Uhm…Jaune? How do you know what my semblance is? I don’t believe that I’ve unlocked my semblance,” Penny asked.

“Ah! That’s easy! You’ve unlocked your Semblance for a week now, but it was only before we arrived here in Orario did I figure out what it was. Do you remember me making you change what we were watching a few days ago?” Jaune asked.

“I do!” Penny said.

“Right! I saw you change the film without using any of the remotes or your scroll. You just thought of making it change to a different show and it did,” Jaune stated.

“Oh! I remember that. The show we were watching was horrible, those machines were bad,” Penny said with anger in her voice due to remembering Terminator.

After the meeting, Jaune left the others to decide their future. With Aura, they won’t have the necessary power to head to other more powerful worlds such as Toriko, Fairy Tail, Naruto, HxH and other such powerful worlds.

Jaune was hoping that they chose to convert since he wants to explore the universe with all of them by his side. No matter how beautiful the universe may be.. If you don’t have anyone to share such an experience with by your side, it’s just a waste.