the rose of vacuo book 2

chapter 1

Last season

*A sword, more specifically Adam Taurus sword. Ruby looked at her new sword, and then at raven*

Ruby:teach me, how to fight with a sword

Now

* It's been a week since ruby came to Raven's tribe. It was quite an adjustment for Glynda to say the least, since even she had to pull her weight, but if it was to make ruby better she would endure. We see glynda, raven, and ruby in the training grounds. Ruby was inside of a circle, as raven walked in front of her*

Raven:this is called a training circle. The master's wheel. This circle will be your world, your whole life. Till I tell you otherwise there is nothing outside of it am I understood?

Ruby:yes chief

*Ruby said, much to Glynda's Surprise there wasn't any snark, behind Ruby's tone. Or any sort of emotion, it was just blank. At best pure concentration, at the task at hand*

Raven:as your skill with the sword improves. You will progress to a smaller circle. Am I understood?

Ruby:yes chief

*Ruby said coldly, she knew better then to call raven by her name, while she's inside of the branwen clan, in here? It's chief, and only chief*

Raven: with each new circle your world contracts, bringing you much more closer to your adversary. That much closer to knowing how to wield that piece of metal on your hip, since until you learn how to use It, it's not a sword. But a sharp piece of metal, and I understood?

Ruby:yes chief

*Ruby said, as raven tossed her something. Ruby grabbed it and looked at it, it was Adam's sword that now belongs to her, a sword by the name of Wilt. Only it was different, the weapon Smith's modified it,
What was once a long double-edged broadsword. Was now a shorter straight, double-edged sword, basically classified as a chokuto. Ruby could only inspect her new blade for a moment, before it was slapped out of her hand, by raven's blade*

Raven:distracted. Grab it and let's get started

*Raven said, ruby nodded and grabbed her sword, getting in a position she remembers Adam using, or her closest approximation. Raven looked at her up and down, and sighed*

Raven:this is gonna be a long couple of months, here put this on

*Raven said taking something that made ruby flinch, it was a small flinch, but Glynda caught it*

Glynda:what is that?

Ruby:a slave collar. It blocks the semblance and aura of the person wearing them, making them weaker

*Ruby explained, her eyes not leaving the cursed device, she gave raven a look, she already knew the answer, but she wanted to hear it from her*

Ruby:knowing how sadistically cruel you can be, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the same collar I had on, the day you freed her with the other slaves.

Raven:you know me so well, it holds sentimental significance. Now enough stalling put it on

*Raven said, her tone told than there was no room for disagreement, ruby was about to grab it when Glynda grabbed Ruby's wrist, stopping her. Glynda shot raven a dirty look*

Glynda: she's not wearing that, it clearly brings traumatic feelings for her.

Raven:and that's why she's gonna wear it. She needs to conquer her trauma

*Raven said with confidence, Glynda's eye twitched a little as the feeling to slap a bitch, was strong inside Glynda, seeing the length of raven's stupidity*