"...But not us. Never us. They crashed upon our borders like a wave, bringing the wrath of the earth and sky with them. And together, we stood - and we endured. And now, to reward our patience, our fortitude, our sacrifices... fate has brought us here."
Wearing a half-smile, Claire listened in rapt fascination to Xuan Ba's impassioned speech. Or, at least, she was listening to Professor Wink's rendition of it. Doubtless this was all some impressively complex illusion, likely created by the professor's Semblance. That, combined with the undeniably fact that the Black Bull would ultimately be wrong about his nation's eternal endurance, did put a bit of a damper on things. But even so, the simulated Beast King's sheer charisma was overwhelming, and the young Huntress-in-training couldn't help but join in the resounding roar that followed.
"LET THE BATTLE BE JOINED, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS! TO ARMS!"
"Primo Victroia!" Claire cried out, her voice utterly insignificant against the crushing volume of a Faunus warpack. With quickly growing momentum, the army began its advance through the incoming Dust attacks and towards the hastily-erected walls that surrounded Lodestar.
Though she made sure to keep an eye on the technicolor blasts hurtling her way, the young Faunus didn't charge forward just yet. Spotting the rest of her team grouped up amidst the rest of the crowd, Claire made her way towards them. Amused, she noted Matt and Schwarz's fuzzy new additions, though Mr. Zaan's reaction to the changes were off-putting, to say the least. Self-mutilation... Even with his Aura boosting his healing rate, that sort of agony wasn't something normal people put themselves through.
Filing away Mr. Zaan's actions to think about later, Claire gave Matt a mock salute, touching her new spear to her forehead. "Okay Mr. Leader, you're our rock-smashy guy, right? How do you think we should try to get past those walls?"
Wearing a half-smile, Claire listened in rapt fascination to Xuan Ba's impassioned speech. Or, at least, she was listening to Professor Wink's rendition of it. Doubtless this was all some impressively complex illusion, likely created by the professor's Semblance. That, combined with the undeniably fact that the Black Bull would ultimately be wrong about his nation's eternal endurance, did put a bit of a damper on things. But even so, the simulated Beast King's sheer charisma was overwhelming, and the young Huntress-in-training couldn't help but join in the resounding roar that followed.
"LET THE BATTLE BE JOINED, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS! TO ARMS!"
"Primo Victroia!" Claire cried out, her voice utterly insignificant against the crushing volume of a Faunus warpack. With quickly growing momentum, the army began its advance through the incoming Dust attacks and towards the hastily-erected walls that surrounded Lodestar.
Though she made sure to keep an eye on the technicolor blasts hurtling her way, the young Faunus didn't charge forward just yet. Spotting the rest of her team grouped up amidst the rest of the crowd, Claire made her way towards them. Amused, she noted Matt and Schwarz's fuzzy new additions, though Mr. Zaan's reaction to the changes were off-putting, to say the least. Self-mutilation... Even with his Aura boosting his healing rate, that sort of agony wasn't something normal people put themselves through.
Filing away Mr. Zaan's actions to think about later, Claire gave Matt a mock salute, touching her new spear to her forehead. "Okay Mr. Leader, you're our rock-smashy guy, right? How do you think we should try to get past those walls?"