Child of Omens: Ruination

Chapter 4: Years of Focus and Ambition

Hawk exits the transport ship into the courtyard entrance of the school. He looks around as other students chat with each other. Most are excited to be here at Beacon. But Hawk has a different goal in mind, he was sent here for a specific purpose, and he'll make sure to complete it. As he continues his way down the walkway, he sees an explosion go off only a couple of feet ahead of him, spotting what looks to be a white-haired girl yelling at another younger red and black-haired girl. 

Dante(mental): "Man. She's really letting that girl have it."

Hawk(mental): "It's not your concern, so it won't be mine."

Hawk continues to walk towards the auditorium, showing his lack of care for the explosion incident by simply walking between the white-haired girl and the black-haired one.

Weiss: "*gasp* Do you mind! Can't you see that I'm currently yelling at someone!" Hawk stopped in his tracks. "That's right. I'm talking to you! Don't you have any idea who I am?"

Hawk: Turning towards her with malice in his eyes. "Oh. I know who you are, Weiss Schnee. And if you don't lower that tone of yours, I'll send what is left of you back to your father in a shoebox. Am I understood?" She nods, fear taking hold of her heart.

Hawk turns away as he continues to walk towards the auditorium.

Dante(mental): "You know you could have just walked around them."

Hawk(mental): "I could have. But I don't like Schnee's, and I wanted her to know it."

Dante(mental): "Fair enough."

Making his way into the auditorium, he stands in the center of the room as the other students make their way in. He makes sure to note each one of them that he believes has some importance. First, he notes an older girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, with a striking resemblance to his mother. Next, he spots Weiss and another girl who he suspects is a Faunus, by the way, the bow on her head twitches when the crowd gets louder. He then spots a boy and a girl walking in together. The girl is extremely hyper-active while the boy, in stark contrast, is quiet and soft-spoken, but they both choose to stay relatively close to one another. He then notices the red and black-haired girl walking in with a blonde-haired boy. Hawk couldn't care less about the girl but what surprised him was the boy. Not necessarily surprised, but more of general confusion, with the demonic senses that he has fine-tuned, he can tell that the blond-haired boy doesn't have an aura.

Hawk(mental): "How did he get in here?! Is this school so backward that they are just letting anyone with a blade enter. he'll probably get himself killed."

Dante(mental): "Now, while I would disagree based on you generally not liking people that don't know how to handle themselves in a fight. This kid is going to either get himself or worse, get someone else killed."

As Hawk continues to glare at the blonde-haired boy, he is unaware that someone had made their way over to him and is now standing next to him. Coming back to reality, he looks over to the person next to him to see a young girl with bright red hair. 

Hawk: "Can I help you with something?" His voice was sharp and cold.

???: "Oh! I'm sorry. I just noticed how everyone was keeping their distance from you, and I kind of got tired of the crowds of fans, and I just thought that maybe you wouldn't mind." Her voice was apologetic, and Hawk could tell she was slightly afraid of him.

Hawk: "*sigh* I don't mind. You said you were running from fans?"

???: "Yes, they can get a bit...too close if you catch my meaning."

Hawk: "Those blessed with strength find themselves cursed by it as well."

???: "Huh? Uh, what does that mean?"

Hawk: "In short, the weak will always look up to the strong. Either the strong embrace the weak and eventually crumble from the weight of expectation, or they discard them and grow in solitude. In a sense, if you are strong, you are either Famous or Infamous."

???: "Well then, I guess that means I'm pretty famous."

Hawk: "To be famous, you have to be known by all, and I'm pretty certain I don't know who you are."

Pyrrha: "Oh!..Well..um, my name is Pyrrha Nikos, the proclaimed Mistral Champion." She sounded surprised by having to tell someone her name, but she was even more astonished by his lack of emotion towards it.

Hawk: "Hawk. It's a pleasure."

Pyrrha: "Do you mind if I ask you a bit of a personal question, Hawk?" She was met with a raised eyebrow from Hawk. "Do your eyes always glow that color?" Hawk, mildly surprised by his lack of care to hide his demonic power, quickly changes them back to their normal red color.

Hawk: "Apologies. My semblance can sometimes slip out when I use it."

Pyrrha: "Is it due to lack of control?"

Hawk: "*chuckles* No. More like too much control, I unlocked my semblance at the age of 11 and have been training it ever since. It almost becomes a hassle not to use it."

Pyrrha: "11! That's quite dangerous. Are you sure you weren't hurt by it?" She seemed worried for him, which seemed to catch him off-guard.

Hawk: "Uh! No! No. I unlocked my aura at the age of 10 and spent a year training to unlock my semblance forcibly. When I finally accessed it, it felt like a massive weight had been lifted off me. There's no need to worry, I assure you."

Pyrrha: "Well, I am certainly glad you weren't hurt. But I must urge you not to try to do such foolish things. Your luck will only take you so far." This care from her truly caught the young Branwen off guard.

Hawk: "I'll try and stay vigilant from now on."

Pyrrha: "Good. Besides, your eyes are much better off this color...I think they are...nice." She says shyly.

Hawk had no response to her words. Never in his life had he received a compliment like this. Yes, he has received praises from his mother or those who respected his skill with a blade, but receiving a compliment from a stranger on a physical attribute of his was a different experience to him.

Dante(mental): "Well, don't just stand there. Compliment her, say something nice about her."

Hawk: "Uh...well..you have nice eyes as well." His face turns a deep red as he looks away. Unknown to him, her face was also the same red after hearing his compliment.

As if saved by the bell, the school's headmaster, Professor Ozpin, made his way to the stage and gave his speech to the students. But while he spoke, Hawk glared at him because this was Hawk's mission assigned to him by his mother. To enroll in Beacon academy and find the weakness of its leader who claimed to be human. But Raven knew the truth, and upon telling Hawk, he now knew the truth as well.

Dante(mental): "That's him?"

Hawk(mental): "That's him. The man who lived a thousand lifetimes, Professor Ozpin, or should I say Ozma."