She gives you the slip... barely.

You weren't entirely sure how it happened. Perhaps you let your guard down as you held such an enticingly dangerous woman in your arms, or maybe you overestimated the effect of your supernatural charms on a faux Maiden. Whatever the reason, you had noticed too late when her eyes went alight with well-founded, malevolent fury. Cinder drew upon every ounce of power she had hidden away and conjured a glyph upon the floor nearly five meters in length. The resulting explosion put a dent into even your sizeable aura but more importantly, it tore a crater through the steel and glass floor with ease, revealing the level below. The sudden fall takes you by surprise, cancelling out your concentration on the time stasis spell, and you hit the floor below in a stunned heap. Hacking up your lungs with voluminous coughs, you squint through the fire and smoke seeking the communications hub up above.

Frowning, you pool your aura into your legs and leap through sparking, fiery crater, emerging into the now completely demolished communications hub only to find yourself alone. Snorting lightly to yourself despite your mild amusement at her efforts, you stretch out your senses and just barely catch her sprinting through the shadows back towards the dance hall, **** to fall back into her student persona before you could have the opportunity to break her cover.

For a brief moment, you play with the idea of giving chase but ultimately decide against it. The seeds of desire have been sown and you had every intention to reap the fruits of your labors in due time. Smirking to yourself you decide to take your leave of the tower and head to the elevator, sighing to yourself as the adrenaline of battle subsides.

You contemplate your position during the elevator's descent and it becomes increasingly clear to you that you could no longer keep delaying the establishment of a sanctuary. Ozpin was now on your tail despite his calm aloofness during your brief exchange, and you had no doubt that Cinder would be reporting your presence to the Queen of Grimm herself. You were simply too big of a threat to ignore. Frowning, you make your decision; tomorrow you were tasked to establish a permanent dwelling on Remnant.

In a matter of moments, the elevator comes to a halt at ground level, its doors sliding open to reveal a frantic Ruby waiting for you, Crescent Rose held aloft in her hands.

"I came running back as soon as I heard the explo- oh my God are you okay?!"

"Volume please, Rubes..." you say with a wince at her, the shriek of her voice digging at your eardrums.

She ignored your discomfort as she all but dropped her precious scythe with a clatter and rushed over to fuss over your current state of undress, eyes frantically searching for signs of injury. You had half a mind to tease her for this attention as you were essentially half-naked when a more important detail took precedence; if she heard the explosion, then it was likely others did too. Taking a moment to pause time once more, you spread your attention across the campus searching for any other nosy nobodies. Sure enough, you found more than a few students drifting away from the party to investigate the commotion at the tower, some of which had even armed themselves with their weapons. A small smile graced your features at their forethought and dedication. Warriors indeed. More importantly you found General Ironwood and Headmaster Ozpin alarmingly close to the tower, and you let out a swear.

Of course they would be the first to show up, and a quick scan of their mental faculties showed a powerful presence of Will, strong enough to make you briefly doubt the extent of your powers, and while you were reasonably confident the General could be redirected if you pressed the correct buttons, Ozpin was a different matter entirely being a supremely Old Soul with countless lifetimes of experience. The price of your recklessness and overexposure was catching up to you in spades.

A/N: Guess who's finally back in the driver's seat? I know, very short chapter despite the wait. Quick down and dirty of what's transpired over the past two months for those who've been wondering. I went through a period of severe mental health issues that culminated in short term hospitalization and two separate moves between homes. I won't go into details, but just know that I am in a much better place now and all the support I've received from you, my loyal readers, is greatly appreciated. I love you all. Anyway, it's time to continue our adventures. As always, feel free to branch out if it strikes your fancy. I love reading alternative paths on this site.