It was with a small degree of satisfaction that Lucas watched the Grimm be lured away by his scheme. Sure, they might be left to become someone else's problem, but hopefully enough time will have passed by then that the initiates will have grouped up and combined their firepower. As things stood, however, Lucas was alone, and caution was definitely the better part of valor in this instance. Dousing and dismissing his semblance, Lucas lingered for a moment longer to make sure none were looking his way, and then he turned to head--

The sounds of snarls, growls, and impacting metal caused Lucas to whirl back around, his eyes locked on the pack of Beowolves he was about to slip by. Rather than twisting their heads in confusion like he had hoped to leave them, the pack's collective gaze was focused on a lone figure in the middle of them. Sure enough, it was another initiate, a young woman armed with nothing more than a bat. Lucas bit the urge to click his tongue in frustration, lest the sound draw the pack's attention onto him, too.

He could probably guess exactly what happened: The woman saw his semblance and came to investigate, thinking someone was signaling her. Instead, she found herself surrounded by a bunch of blood-thirsty monsters. He couldn't have baited a better trap if he tried! Worse yet, if no one did anything, her life may actually be in danger.

The question of the day, however, was what would Lucas do about it?. He could just leave--

Wasn't your whole ideal to save hunters from their own foolish mistakes? An annoying voice intruded on his thoughts.

Technically, I caused this one, and--

That's just even more reason help, isn't it?

...Damnit, Lucas thought to himself, knowing the look his little sister would give him if he did what he really wanted to do.

Besides, how are you going to save me if you can't save--

Lucas forcefully silenced his intrusive thoughts as he focused all his mental energies on his new objective:

Problem: Target encircled by Grimm
Objective: Remove target from encirclement

Solution 1: Breakout?
Negative, insufficient firepower, too many Grimm

Solution 2: Jump out?
Possible with Semblance boost.

Lucas once again re-summoned his semblance, and in the back of his mind cursed his lack of foresight: if he hadn't dismissed it, it would be in the perfect position to assist the girl. At the moment, though, it had to travel to reach her, and while it was fast...

Remain in cover?
Negative, semblance will not arrive in time without assistance, must--

He didn't even need to finish the thought as he rushed forward from his position in the shadows, shifting his weapon back into its lantern form. The dust-thrower would certainly be more effective on a group of enemies, but that wasn't the main reason for his advance. The travel rate of Lucas's semblance is based on Lucas's position; if he were on a moving train, for instance, and he had his semblance out, the lantern would still be travelling with him. Therefore, if Lucas advances towards a target, the lantern's speed towards that same target would increase as a result. Given that Lucas is sprinting right now, the lantern is currently moving at almost double its usual speed.

That speed increase would prove to be just enough, as the light of the lantern would just reach the woman as Lucas shouts at the top of his lungs, "JUMP TOWARDS THE LIGHT!"

To his complete and utter relief, the woman was impulsive enough to listen to a strange voice she had never heard before, and the kinetic dust field from his semblance would give her enough of a boost to jump well over the heads of the Beowolves, though potentially not enough all the way out of their encirclement. That was fine, Lucas had a plan for that.

As the girl passed the center of the field, the white light emanating from the lantern would be joined very briefly by a green light. The next instant, a shockwave would reverberate against everything in the field, including the woman soaring through the air. It would be sudden and unexpected, but it would definitely pack enough force to launch her clear of the Grimm, breaking the encirclement. As a bonus, the Grimm were also caught off-guard, and many had been knocked prone as a result of the blast.

Unfortunately, that was all Lucas had time to plan for, and though he had accomplished his objective and achieved the element of surprise, He was still dangerously close to a great deal of fangs and claws. The windows of Sophist's Lantern spun as Lucas tried to think of his next move.

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Situation Log
Beowolves: 18 Remaining, about 6 are prone, the rest knocked back by the blast or by other Grimm.

Lucas's combat log:
Action: Advancing, using semblance burst effect to rescue Cloe.

Aura: 100%
Semblance: 76% (6% from landing strategy, 3% to initially boost Cloe+15% from kinetic/wind burst effect)
Dust remaining:
Fire: 100%
Ice: 100%
Earth: 100%
Lightning: 100%
Wind: 95% (used in burst effect)
Kinetic: 85% (Landing strategy, burst effect)
Gravity: 100%

Lucas checked his gear again. It was fifth time he had done so since arriving at the cliff, and, like every time before, everything was in its place. The dust was filled to capacity, the parts of his weapon all moved the way they should, and he was wearing appropriate underwear. Everything was adequate, just like it was the last time he checked--just like it was when he left this morning. He knew everything was fine before he even made his check, but that was never the point.

Lucas was nervous. He was about to be thrown into the a monster-infested woods with a bunch of other "hunters-in-training", whom at this point Lucas would consider little better than armed civilians. Lucas included himself in that assessment as well, of course; he was no hypocrite. His "integrity", however, also betrayed his lack of confidence. Say what one will about the vainglorious moxie of the other initiates, their swagger may keep their morale just high enough to survive what this forest will inevitably throw at them. Lucas had scoffed at his classmates' foolhardy confidence when he first arrived, but now part of him wished he had another year of training before coming to this precipice...

Lucas clapped his cheeks and shook those thoughts away. He had trained for this. He was ready. He wouldn't be here if he wasn't. If the other students wielded arrogance, then he would intelligence. He would hide, sneak, and subvert any obstacles in his way. Those were his strengths, and he knew how to play to them.

It was at this moment that the man at the podium (was he a professor? A hunter? He definitely acted like the students should know who he is) began to elucidate the nature of their test, and Lucas's heart rose at the objective. A retrieval mission! Lucas thought. Get in, grab the item, and get out. It was a mission well-suited for stealth tactics, which meant that it was right in Lucas's wheelhouse.

There were other details in the speech, platitudes about adaptation and teamwork, but they weren't important right now. Lucas was solely focused on the objective, trying to figure out the best way to locate and approach the ruins. His nerves were gone, his mind now occupied by tactics and stratagems. He could do this.

Lucas slipped into a ready stance, his mind already anticipating the beats between the launches of each student. A few scant moments later, and he could hear the plate underneath him ticking away, counting down the time before his own launch. At the last second, the other remaining students would see Lucas engulfed in a stark white light before his panel shot him into the air, and just as quickly as it appeared, the light vanished.

Lucas, who had used kinetic dust with his semblance to accentuate the panel's launch, was now soaring through the air at a greater height and speed than the majority of his peers. He wasn't simply trying to show off, however. He had used his semblance for two reasons. First, he figured he would have a lot of ground to cover. If he could reduce that amount with a small expenditure of dust, so be it. More importantly, however, he wanted to get as good of a bird's eye view of the area as possible. He didn't know where these ruins were, and he would only have a very brief moment in the air to study the surrounding area. If he could reach high enough to pinpoint his objective, that would be great.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find anything that matched the description of "ruins" from his vantage point. Though he was far above them, the trees were still very tall, and their leaves blanketed much of his view. There were a few clearings he could spy here and there, but that data would only serve to narrow down the possibilities, not pinpoint it outright.

Still, that information was better than nothing, he supposed, and he forced his attention towards more immediate concerns as he felt his stomach lurch. He was now falling, and he had to find a good spot to land, and fast. Looking ahead of his trajectory, it looked like he was going to land face-first into trees no matter what he did at this point--there weren't any clearings close enough to be worth diverting his current course. That was fine by him, though.

Calling his semblance once more, the spectral lantern appeared at his side, its light still glowing stark white, signifying that he was still using kinetic dust. As a result, the force of gravity was increased, and Lucas hurtled even faster towards the earth. He didn't call his semblance to accelerate his demise, however. Pulling out his weapon, the windows of Sophist's Lantern spun until it settled on a green-colored container--wind dust. Holding his weapon out below him, the window opened, and a gust of air spewed forth. The resulting kickback from the gust slowed Lucas's descent, the effect amplified by his semblance, and after a few seconds, Lucas descended below the tree tops at a much more reasonable speed.

Landing on a tree branch, Lucas used his remaining momentum to hop lower and lower, kicking off of what purchase he could find, until he finally rolled to the ground. When he finally stopped, he was on one knee, his weapon in sniper form as he surveyed his surroundings, wary of an attack. He was in the thick of it now, and he would not be caught by surprise.

Everything looks good to me, +1

Formatting of image files aside, everything looks a-ok to me. If anyone has a stronger grasp of world-building wants to take a deeper dive into the history section, be my guest; but combat and semblance sections seem pretty well-fleshed out. No complaints here! +1

You'll still have to edit the profile to match the character creation template. Otherwise, it won't matter if it's the most well-written profile on the planet, it's just not going to get approved. We're not trying to be jerks or anything, it just makes it way easier for people to find relevant information when everything's organized the same way, ya know?

And like Moth said, you'll need to flesh out basically all of her profile (except for maybe combat behavior, if she doesn't have any combat experience) if you want to get her approved. Its fine if she doesn't want to talk about her history "in-character", but, for the sake of moderation, character mods will need to know all the details.

After discussions over discord, I'm maintaining my +1

A'ight, so, I talked it over with a good bit of the staff, and the general consensus is a resounding "No" on the semblance.

In a nutshell, on one hand, there's too many major worldbuilding implications baked in to this semblance, including the idea of immortal Grimm. On the other, this semblance will likely never, ever come up in a thread. If it did come up in a thread, it would almost certainly be forced into the non-canon section, because the wider aforementioned worldbuilding implications would throw everything out of whack.

This also isn't a case of "Change a few things and we can talk about it", but an outright "This semblance won't be approved". If you have questions, feel free to reach out on discord, I'll do my best to answer what I can.