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This story is a sequel to my first story, Gray Snow. I recommend reading that first before reading this, but I can't make you so it's your choice.
This will be a crossover of many other series to be ready.
My alarm went off at it's usual time signaling for my team and I to get up and start our day. I got out of bed and quickly stretched out my back as Yahto hopped down from his bunk and landed next to me.
" Hey, morning." I said to Yahto who stifled yawn before returning my greeting. I looked over and saw Ashley get down from her bunk and stretched.
" Morning guys." Ashley said to us.
" Morning." Yahto and I said at the same time. The last member of our team, Rouge was struggling to get up. I looked at Yahto who nodded at me and walked over to her.
" Rouge time to get up." I said to Rouge who moaned in protest. I looked at Yahto and nodded. Yahto and I crouched down and pushed Rouge out bed, earning a short yell of protest from her. She got up and flipped us both off.
" We have things to do today. I'll make up to you later." I said to Rouge as I opened got dressed in my trench-coat that Ruby gave me and my jeans. Next was my gloves and my shoes. Yahto handed me Nirvana which I took and strapped to my side. I grabbed Death and Despair and holstered them on the holsters on my back.
I looked behind me and saw Yahto putting on his cloak, marked with his teardrop emblem on it.
" Have you seen Eclipse Rose ? " I asked Yahto as I looked around for my scythe. He did a quick double take before sheathing his twin swords on his back.
" No, does Ruby have it ? " Yahto asked me as he grabbed a brush and brushed his wolf tail. I just shook my head at the sight. " What ? "
" Nothing. Anyway, she might have it." Yahto said to me. Meanwhile Ashley had finished getting dressed and Rouge was just starting to.
" I'll catch up with you guys later, I need to find my scythe." I said to the others as I made my way to the door.
" Hold up, you forgot your other sword." Ashley said as she tossed me my retractable sword. I caught it and strapped it onto my belt.
" Thanks. Anyways, I'll catch up in a bit." I said to my team as I walked out our dorm and walked across the hall to Team RWBY's dorm and knocked. Ruby opened the door welcomed me in.
" Hey Grey, good morning to you." She said happily as she gave me a hug. I hugged her back and patted her affectionately on the head.
" Ruby did you take my scythe ? "
" Eclipse Rose ? I-"
" Ruby who's at the door ? " I heard Weiss call out from inside the dorm.
" It's me Weiss." I called to her. Ruby stopped hugging me as Weiss, wearing her combat out, walked over and hugged me tightly.
" There's my Snow Angel. Have you seen my scythe ? " I asked as Weiss as we shared a quick but passionate kiss.
" Your scythe ? I think Ruby had it. Ruby." Weiss said as I looked at Ruby who looked away and whistled nervously.
" Ruby."
She looked back at me and looked down in shame as she opened the pouch on her belt and pulled out Eclipse Rose, in it's deactivated form.
" I might have...tweaked it a bit." Ruby said nervously. I backed away some and activated Eclipse Rose and looked it over. I took a quick swing and noticed that it felt lighter.
" Huh that's impressive Ruby." I said to her as I deactivated Eclipse Rose and strapped it onto my side. " I'm proud of you but ask before taking things. Ok ? "
" Yes Grey." Ruby said as she looked down in shame. I patted her on the head to cheer her up.
" It's fine, I'm not mad but if your going to borrow my things you need to ask. With that said I need to go feed Dusk." I said as to both Weiss and Ruby.
" Oohh can I come ? " Ruby asked very puppy eyed. " Me too." Weiss added.
" Why not. Come on, I'm sure he wants to see you both." I said as we made our way to the roof of the dorm to go see Dusk perched on the roof resting. I whistled and he looked up and moved over to me and poked me playfully in the chest. I smiled and scratched his neck feathers as he cawed lowly.
" Ruby and Weiss wanted to come see you. So say hi and let's get you fed." I said to Dusk as he turned to Ruby and Weiss. Ruby rubbed his mask and ruffled his feathers for him while Weiss simply rubbed his mask.
" What do you feed him ? " Weiss asked me. I sighed and walked over to a box that Dusk was hiding behind him. It was an air tight metal container that I made personally to keep Dusk's food inside and make sure that he didn't try to break into it. I opened and stepped out as the smell of venison quickly filled my knows.
" Dusk eats whatever he wants but he recently figured that he'd eat a deer and then an elk when we took a trip to visit moms grave. So, Dusk decides that he's gonna eat the deer on our way back and next thing I know, he's bugging me about wanting deer meat when he's at Beacon so I ended up ordering him food every few weeks just so he can be happy and stop bugging me." I told them as I pulled pieces of deer meat and jerky out and tossed them to Dusk, who caught them in his beak and ate them.
" Nevermore eat deers ? " Ruby asked curiously as Dusk squawked.
" Yes, they eat anything meat related but DUSK, bugs me when he want's more deer to eat." I said in annoyed way as I threw Dusk another piece of deer meat. I closed the metal container tightly and moved it to the side as Dusk pecked at the lid trying to get it open.
" That was the deal, once in the morning and once before you sleep. You know how to hunt." I said to Dusk who pecked my chest, slightly annoyed. He cawed lowly before I felt a cold feeling in my chest. I sighed loudly, before I opened the container fully and moved it over to Dusk, who cawed happily and began to eat the deer meat inside happily.
" I wonder sometimes if you're worth the extra trouble sometimes. We'll go flying later." I said to Dusk who ignored me and continued eating. I shook my head at him before walking back over to Weiss and Ruby.
" Wow he really likes deer." Weiss said in amusement.
" Don't remind me. Well I heard we have a new teacher so let's get going." I said to Weiss and Ruby who trailed behind me.
" Who do you think it is ? " Ruby asked.
" We'll find out."
Team RWBY, JNPR, and my team were sitting in class and it was only us since everyone else was tired of waiting for our new teacher since he or she hadn't shown up in twenty minutes so they left.
" I'm sooo bored ! " Rouge complained she moved around aimlessly.
" Just give it time." Weiss said as she filed her nails.
I suddenly heard footsteps a few feet away. I turned and saw a man wearing a red two-tailed coat with an upturned collar and short black cuffs along with buckles running through the coat. He was wearing a pair of black pants as well. He had white hair and pale blue eyes.
He had a large broadsword with heavy double-edged blade, notched on both sides near the tip. The grip was plain, but the guard was skeletal, with a skull-design on each side leading to the rib cage from which the blade emerges; on one side of the blade, the skull was that of a human, while the other uses a horned demon's skull and both appeared to be screaming.
He stopped at his desk and looked at the class.
" Well I'm late but you all can ignore that part. Now then I count 12 of you, meaning three teams. I'll just skip roll-call and go straight to combat but I'm your Professor. You all can call me just Professor, Dante, or Professor D."
Yang giggled under her breath earning a elbow to the rib cage by Blake.
" Now then first is... Team Jun-Jup-Juniper, got it. All right first is Jaune Arc." He said as he read through Team JNPR's file. Team JNPR got up and walked to the side of the room. Jaune walked to the middle and he looked a little nervous.
" All right kid, let's see what you got kid." Dante said as Jaune drew his sword and shield and got into a defensive stance. Jaune didn't move until Dante taunted him, calling him rainbow shield. Jaune charged and swung but Dante side-stepped and kicked him in the stomach sending Jaune skidding back across the floor.
" That looked painful. You done kid ? " Dante said as Jaune got up and glared at him but panted at the same time.
" Not..yet." Jaune said as his white aura began to create a full suit of armor and envelope him until he looked like a literal knight in shining armor. Everyone but me looked surprised because that what Jaune was learning to properly do. A spectral knight manifested behind Jaune and equipped a sword and shield as well.
" Oh that's nice, really brings out the blue in your eyes. Now I think I've seen that before somewhere ? " Dante said to Jaune as Jaune swung along with the avatar. Dante ducked and then grabbed his sword from his back before swinging it like a bat and sending Jaune flying back over to his team, crushing his aura armor as well.
" Ow." Jaune said weakly as he landed and Pyrrha ran to his side and made sure he was all right. Dante sheathed his sword back on his back and grabbed another file.
" Not bad kid, if it were someone else they wouldn't be standing and the Grimm would be dead but I'm experienced. Next time kid. All right next is Nora Valkyrie ." Dante said as Nora walked to the center.
Nora grabbed Magnhild and aimed it at Dante in grenade launcher form. Dante held his hands up in mock surrender before jokingly put them down. Nora smiled darkly and fired twice at Dante. Dante took a step back before spinning forward a step, catching Nora's rounds and throwing them back at her, sending her flying back. Nora got up and switched to hammer mode as she jumped and smashed down at Dante who blocked it with his sword before disarming Nora and batting her towards Jaune and Pyrrha.
" Brute force huh ? I can see why your a huntress in training but sometimes you gotta have a plan. Tanking it won't always do. Next is Pyrrha Nikos huh." Dante said as Pyrrha looked over Jaune and Nora before taking a calming breath.
" Oh I watched you on the Mistral Tournament. Nice job but let's see what you got." Dante said as Pyrrha got Milo and turned it into a rifle and firing at Dante. Dante rolled out of the way and caught the next bullet that got fired at him.
" That's dangerous." He said jokingly as Pyrrha charged at him. She swung but he somersaulted over her and took her weapon before landing. He threw it aside and grabbed his sword again and swung downwards at Pyrrha but it stopped and Dante looked surprised before took the chance and hit him with her shield. He recovered and charged again, he swung but it didn't stop as he batted Pyrrha back over to Team JNPR and kicked her weapon over to her.
" Magnetism huh ? That certainly is useful but sometimes law's like gravity are meant to be broken. But I admit, would've gotten anyone else, didn't charge right away but planned out. Like that but this isn't a tournament. Next is... Lie Ren."
Ren sighed and walked into the center. He shot his weapons out from his sleeves and aimed at Dante who grabbed pistols that looked similar to mine and aimed at Ren also.
" Howdy partner. Let's not do notin foolish." He said in a bad accent to Ren who groaned in annoyance. Ren opened fire and so did Dante as they both quickly fired. They both stopped as Ren charged at Dante and kicked at him, but Dante kicked back, making their blows meet. Ren reeled in and slashed at Dante with StormFlower but Dante blocked with his arm and quickly struck Ren in the stomach before kneeing him and sending him over to the others.
" Well that was impressive kid, going mono a mono with me. Next time, you gotta know your limits.. and then break them. Next is Team Ruby. Nice name." Dante said as team RWBY got up and walked over to the opposite side of the room.
" All right first up is a Ruby Rose. Rose huh." Dante said as Ruby walked to the center. " Summer's daughter." Dante said to himself but my hearing was good enough to hear and it looked like I was the only one who did. Ruby took a breath before activating Crescent Rose and getting into a ready stance.
" Oh a scythe huh, haven't seen that one in a while. Wonder how he's doing." Dante said as Ruby used her speed semblance and appeared on Dante's desk behind him and swung at him. Dante put his arm up to block the strike and succeeded, surprising Ruby enough for him to grab the blade of Crescent Rose and fling it and Ruby into the wall but she recovered and shot back off the way and bolted towards Dante using her momentum and her semblance to drop-kick Dante in his chest, sending his skidding back but still standing. Ruby shot forward again but this time Dante side-stepped her and grabbed her cape, and using her momentum, threw her towards the beaten Team JNPR, face first into the wall. Ruby fell from the wall onto her back and I'm sure she was seeing stars or Beowolves.
" Not bad Rose, not bad at all. Well next up is a Weiss Schnee. Huh I think I did some work for your father, well let's see what you got."
Weiss looked at me nervously before stepping to the center and drew Myrtenaster and went into a fencing stance.
" I'm not fighting you." Weiss said suddenly, surprising even Dante.
" Pardon ? "
" You're trying to show us our strengths and our weaknesses, very differently before offering indirect advice about it. I know my faults and know how to improve them. I refuse to duel you as of now." Weiss said as she walked over to the rest of Team JNPR and Ruby as she helped them all recover. Ashley got up and followed her as she began to heal the others.
" Well... that was disappointing. I assume the rest of you refuse as well ? " Dante asked as Rouge, Blake, Yahto and I got up. Dante stopped us and pointed at me while reading a file.
" Grey Rose, you're fighting."
Dammit ! I swore internally as Yahto patted me on my back. " It was an honor knowing you." Yahto said as he walked away with Blake. I stood there and contemplated ways of revenge. I quickly snapped back to reality and walked to the center and stared down Dante.
" Well let's see what you got." Dante said as he grabbed his sword and used it as a cane blade first. I slowly drew Nirvana and went into a fencing stance.
Dante pulled his sword-arm back and shot forward, gliding across the floor as our blades connected. We broke off and I swung at Dante as he blocked my strikes, he wielded his sword like it was nothing it was nearly as tall as he was. I flurried my blade and went for a stab but Dante jumped out of the way pushed the back of my head, making me over extend myself but I recovered and quickly spun and kicked him across the face. He sprung forward a swung at me. I put Nirvana up to block but Dante knocked it from my hands as he swung at me. He swung again but I put up my left arm and caught it with a dark aura arm.
" Not bad kid. Let's see what you got." Dante said smugly as I shrugged him back and called on my dark aura. My dark wings materialized, my eyes changed and I formed a mid-night broadsword, the same as Dante's. Dante looked me over and smirked before hefting his sword onto his shoulder and looked at me again. This wasn't a person I could beat normally so I had to go all out and take my chances.
" Well now. This is a surprise. Well come, let's see what you got in this look." Dante said as he swung his sword aimlessly until we charged. Our blades collided several times as I kicked back him away before grabbing Death and firing at him. He drew his silver gun and fired back, both of us stopped as I watched him shoot my rounds out of the air. I dashed forward went for a stab to his chest but he parried and jumped into the air before driving his sword downwards out me.
" No you don't ! " I shot a dark aura arm at him but a red glyph appeared under him, elevating him and making me miss. Dante slammed down and drove his feet into chest, knocking me too the ground. I got knocked to my back but I tried to get up but Dante put one foot on my chest and another on my sword arm. He put his sword to my neck and looked down at me while panting slightly but he quickly stopped.
" You're not bad kid. Stay afterwards, we're having a little chat. The rest of you can leave." Dante said as he helped me up and I called my dark aura back so I returned to normal. I walked over and picked up Nirvana as the others left.
Weiss quickly walked over and we shared a quick kiss before she left with the others. When they were gone I looked at Dante as a chair moved across the floor and positioned itself across from his desk. I sat down looked at Dante who had a scroll opened.
" So let's talk. Is there a reason you asked me to stay ? "
" Yeah there is. Several things actually but one step at a time." Dante said casually as I heard the door open behind us. I looked behind me and saw Professor Ozpin and Professor Goodwitch walking in.
" Ah Ozzy and Glynda good to see you." Dante said as they made their way to over to us.
" What are you doing Dante ? " Professor Goodwitch asked with the tone of annoyance.
" Having a student-teacher meeting is all. What brings you both by ? "
" You were late this morning. As a result most of your class left and now-"
" I get it Glynda you're not happy. I'll make it up to you. Heads I do the paperwork, tails you do it." Dante said as he got a coin from his pocket and flipped it into the air and it landed on it's sides on the table before spinning and landing on heads.
" Well that settles it." Professor Goodwitch said as she walked away.
" I'll keep this brief. Dante is your a new teacher and your personal tutor. It'll all make sense in do time." Professor Ozpin said before walking away and leaving with Professor Goodwitch.
" Well she's as melodramatic as always but anyways that's one thing out the way the next is-"
" You were just holding back. You caught bullets and shot mines out the air. You could have ended all those matches quicker but you tested us instead. Also, you knew me and Ruby's mom, Summer Rose. How ? "
" Well aren't you the perceptive one. More exactly, I know your father, good guy by way. Your mother was a nice lady, very beautiful too but I digress. Your sword, can I see it ? " Dante asked me. I unsheathed Nirvana and handed it to him. He looked it over and nodded at it before eyeing the runes along the blade before smirking.
" Where did you get it ? " Dante asked me as he handed me back my sword.
" It was a gift from Weiss, my girlfriend. It was a gift for our anniversary and why am I telling you this much." I said quickly as I face-palmed myself and sighed as Dante laughed quickly.
" Do you what those runes are on your blade ? "
" Well from what I've seen and researched they're meant to be a bane of demons. Meaning that this sword was made to kill Grimm."
" Close enough those I can how see you'd think that. That sword... what do you call it anyway ?"
" Nirvana."
" The runes and blade are unique but it's not my place to tell. But I can get you answers. I'm sure you want to know who your father is and if you have family besides Ruby and Qrow."
" Not exactly but yeah I do want to meet him."
" Well I'll give him a call and tell him that you and your sister are both here. I'm sure he's been wanting to meet you both after so long, it'll be a heartwarming family reunion." Dante said to me as he opened his scroll and started typing.
" I doubt it'll be heartwarming but it'll be something. So if your my tutor then what are you going to teach me ? "
" Well we'll figure that out later." He said as he waved my question off casually as he stopped typing on his scroll.
" Alright then if that's all then I'm leaving. See you next time Professor Dante." I said as I got up.
" Just Dante, you can drop the formality Grey." He told me as I stopped walking and looked back at him.
" Is that so ? Well then, alright Dante. I'll see you next time." I said to him as he smirked and stopped typing on his scroll and waved me off. I shook my head and left class. Weiss was waiting for me outside and I took her hand in mine.
" You were in there for a while. Everything alright ? "
" You know how I met your parents ? "
" Yeah."
" Well I think you'll all be meeting me and Ruby's dad."
When Grey left Dante opened the phone on his scroll.
" Hello, yeah I'd like a salami pizza with no olives. Just put it on my tab and have it delivered to Beacon." Dante said to the speaker as he hung up and dialed his next contact.
" Hey man, long time no speak. Yeah I'm a teacher at Beacon and you won't believe who my students are. Nope, it's your kids. Yeah they..hello ? Hello ? " Dante said he looked and saw the person on the other line had hung up. He silently smirked and closed his scroll before setting his feet down and looking at the paperwork on his desk.
" Nope. Trish can get this one. Now we play the waiting game."