Chapter 4
by 
Espada001
What's next?
Scenario 1: Unawareness
Jaune Arc was outside of Beacon, trying to get some fresh air after another humiliating defeat to his opponent, Cardin Winchester. The bully was a lot stronger than him and took delight in beating the crap out of him in class. The professor always insulted him after each fight, pointing out all the flaws in his style. It wasn’t his fault he never got trained as a kid. He had to learn everything on his own.
His team was at least kind and trying to help, but sometimes, their encouragement sounded patronizing.
“Even Pyrrha wants to help... but that’s because she knows I’m weak.” Jaune sighed. “Everyone has a cool Semblance, and I can barely use Aura. I wish I had a super power! Something to be the center of attention and have people look up to me!”
Looking up at the sky, a movement caught his eye. There was a small red dot in the sky. As he watched, it seemed to be getting bigger. Jaune’s eyes widened as he realized the object was flying straight at him. Diving to the side, an explosion went off where he had been a moment before. Dirt flew into the air as the small crater smoked.
“What the heck was that?!” Jaune gasped. “A meteor?”
Curiosity overwhelming him, the boy rushed over and looked into the small crater. A small black stone, polished so smooth that it glistened in the sun. Knowing it was a bad idea, the boy reached down and touched it. Why he did that, he didn’t know. Something willed him to do that. The moment his finger brushed against the stone, it vanished in a crackle of electricity.
“Ouch!”
Jaune pulled his hand back as an odd sensation came over him. His mind began to flood with information. The stone had granted him a gift.
The power bestowed upon him was the power of Unawareness. When using it, no one would be able to perceive him. He could walk naked through a crowd and no one would bat an eye. If he poked someone, they would unconsciously react to the touch, but unable to perceive someone was there. It wasn’t invisibility as people couldn’t see through him. It was just they couldn’t perceive he was there. Stripping someone and leaving them naked wouldn’t be noticed until he turned the power off. Stripping them and then redressing wouldn’t cause any problems, as they wouldn’t perceive anything he did while using his powers.
In a way this was what Jaune wanted. A power he could use.
The problem was it was the exact opposite of what he truly wanted. To be the center of attention and popular.
“Just my luck...” Jaune groaned. “Well... might as well try this out. It seems real...”