Arc Of Embodiment (Hiatus) - Chapter 99

This will be the last.

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A few days later, Amber was finally discharged by the doctor. She was healthy enough to travel once more. Jaune was grateful to Amber for helping him through the guilt he felt after killing over a dozen people, although OTG did help.

“Where are you heading to?” Jaune asked. “I remember that you just told me that you were travelling around Remnant”.

“I’m heading straight to the City of Vale,” Amber replied. “There is a group of people I need to speak with. What about you? Are you still planning to head to Menagerie?”.

“That’s right,” Jaune answered. “I want to see if there is anything that I can do to help their people. I heard that they were struggling due to their land being two-thirds desert”.

“I don’t think that’s something any Huntsman can help with,” Amber said. “Their problem isn’t just Grimm, but the land itself. It would take a miracle to happen for their people to strive in that island”.

“A miracle,” Jaune chuckled. “Who knows? Maybe a miracle may happen soon for the people of Menagerie”.

Amber doesn’t know why, but to her, Jaune’s very presence was like a miracle. She’s tried multiple times to shrug off such feelings, but the longer she was in Jaune’s presence, the more the feeling amplified.

“So, this is where we go our separate ways,” Jaune said. “It was great knowing you, Amber. I’m glad that I was in time to save you”.

“I still haven’t thanked you for that,” Amber said.

“There’s nothing to thank. Have you forgotten why I’m travelling Remnant?” Jaune said. “Helping people is something I want to do, not because I want to be thanked, but because I can”.

“The longer I get to know you, the more insane I think you are,” Amber then chuckled. “But you are insane in a different sense. In a good sense. I hope we meet again in the future”.

Amber then left the village. A crow soon followed. Seeing this, Jaune knew that Qrow would be protecting her. Jaune smiled, knowing that Amber would be safe in his hands. But then he thought about it logically, didn’t Qrow fail to protect Amber? Jaune shrugged off the thought and left the village just like Amber, but in a different direction. After all, Amber’s destination is Vale, while his is Menagerie.

A few days after Jaune and Amber split ways, Jaune was on his way to Menagerie once more. The day was slow; hence, he decided to continue the novel that he was writing. A few years ago, Jaune searched for the famous book known as ‘Ninja’s of Love’, but he couldn’t find it no matter how hard he looked. He had a few theories. One, the book hasn’t been made yet. Two, the book might have a different name. Three, the book might not exist now or in the future. When he thought that the book might not exist, he waited and waited to see if it would ever be written, but no one had. So, he decided to write a book himself and title it, ‘Ninja’s of Love’.

For the entire day, Jaune was doing nothing but writing his novel. Whenever he writes and enters a zone, he loses track of time, and nothing can stop him, except for when he senses danger. It has been seven hours since he made camp and started writing, but he still was concentrated on his computer.

“He-he. Oh, Kumiko. You don’t have to worry; Nobuyuki will be there to save you from that sleazebag. Then after that, you will both be spending time with each other bathing in moonlight and intimacy,” Jaune spoke and chuckled to himself. “Ah, but you can’t be careless, Kumiko, because there is one who will arrive that can sweep Nobuyuki off his feet besides you”.

“Woohoo! Go Kumiko! Beat the ȧss of that bitch! She’s trying to steal your beloved!” Jaune cheered his creation. “Oh-ho! You’re getting it now, Esmeralda. You never should have kissed Nobuyuki”.

Jaune wouldn’t stop writing his novel until midnight. The following day, he continued his walk to Menagerie. It wouldn’t be long before Jaune reached another settlement. But this settlement was different. It no longer had any people on it. That’s because it was destroyed. Jaune looked around to see what the name of the settlement was, and he was surprised. He saw the words, Kuroyuri.

Jaune was contemplating whether he should kill the Nuckelavee now or let Ren and Nora kill it. While contemplating, Jaune didn’t realise that he was directly in front of the Grimm. The Nuckelavee then charged at Jaune. This wasn’t a good idea for the Grimm. Although Jaune isn’t paying attention, his body responded to the threat of the Grimm and smacked it over a few metres away without killing it.

After another month of walking, camping and writing his novel on the road, he finally arrived on Menagerie. Jaune himself was surprised when he arrived earlier than he expected. He was hoping to arrive within six months, but he was able to do it in four. Looking around, Jaune went towards one of the Faunus that was looking at him.

“Excuse me. Do you mind telling me where the Belladonna’s live?” Jaune asked. “I have some business with them”.

Rather than the Faunus answering him, the person ran away. The reason for that is because Menagerie hasn’t had much Human-Faunus interaction, and with Menagerie being the White Fang HQ, it was understandable that they were afraid of Jaune. So, Jaune just kept trying and trying. Eventually, there was a cat Faunus that was happy to help. That happened to be Kali Belladonna herself.

“Oh, hello, Dear. Is there something I can help you with?” Kali asked. “It’s quite rare for Humans to be here in Menagerie”.

Jaune didn’t realise that it was Kali that he tapped in the shoulder for attention. He was shocked that she looked a bit different. In the show, she shows signs of ageing, but in person, there isn’t any. Kali, the person in front of Jaune, looks no older than twenty-five.

“Ah…yes. I was wondering where I could find the house of the Belladonna. I heard that Ghira Belladonna was an advocate of peace between Human-Faunus relations,” Jaune said. “I wanted to give my ȧssistance in helping the Faunus have a better living situation”.

“Oh, my,” Kali said. “I can bring you to the Belladonna’s.”

“Thank you very much,” Jaune said, pretending not to know her. “Miss?”

“Kali Belladonna,” Kali replied. Jaune then shook her hands.

“My name’s Jaune,” Jaune said.

It took Kali and Jaune a while to arrive in the Belladonna household, that’s because Kali was in the process of buying groceries.. One would think that Jaune could look for the biggest house in Menagerie like how Blake showed Sun, but that’s not true in this instance since the place is mostly covered in trees.