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Uh. Ok so yea you guys don't know me and I don't know you so uh. Lets get on with the fic yea? This is my first time doing this so if your going to rip into me do it gently ok?
Sable: That was quite...sad.
SHUT UP!
Oh yea almost forgot. RWBY is owned by Roosterteeth. If I had owned it there would be ships. Ships everywhere.
Fire. Blue fire all around me. The sky is dark, black even. As far as the eye can see all there is to this world is a bleak hell of blue and I'm its lonely prisoner.
It's greatest king.
I can't see past the flames.
I can't hear their cracking.
I can't even feel their heat against against my skin. Instead its an endless cold that clings to my arms and hair in the form of frost. Its strange honestly. What did I do to end up here? Surely if I did something bad it couldn't possibly warrant this right? I honestly don't know but its bad either way if I did something or not.
We are only a mere human aren't we?
We are a god.
This is torture.
This is home.
Something was coming. I didn't know how I knew but something in the back of my mind was screaming at me to turn around. Slowly, my body twisted around on its own, still shivering from the frost on my body. I saw before me a tall man with a cane who's face was obscured by a deep shadow. However, I did still see his eyes and if it weren't for the fact that I was already freezing I would've felt my body go to negative levels instantly. His eyes were fixated on me with a harsh gaze that threatened to pierce my body right then and there. He slowly raised his cane and held the bottom against my temple before pulling back and thrusting forward and all went black.
Welcome back, Sable.
I jumped up in a cold sweat as I began to pant in sudden exhaustion. I held my chest with one hand and my forehead with the other. The rapid beating of my heart threatened to make it burst while my head felt like someone had hit me with a metallic bat. I leaned forward and tried to pry the image of that cane splitting my skull open out of my mind in order to calm myself down. I've had nightmares before but nothing so horrible. Nothing so real. I slowly dragged my legs, feeling like two tons of lead, onto the side of my bed. I held a hand to my heart again and breathed slowly. My heart slowly calmed down as I reassured myself it was it was just a dream. Nothing that a good breakfeast won't fix. Walking my way downstairs I found my dad was already sitting at the table two plates already made for both of us.
"Hey dad."
"So you finally decided to leave that room of your, eh?"
I looked away sheepishly at his teasing before a smirk tugged at my lips. "On second thought, I kinda liked my room. Maybe I should just-"
"Oh shut your mouth son. I was only messing with ya. Besides you got a few chores to do while I get your training spot prepared so chop chop. And get out of those pajamas boy."
"On it." I quickly wolfed down the food on my plate and thanked him for the meal before returning to my room to get ready. While we may argue sometimes on the silliest of things clothes are still something I kinda need.
"Alrighty. Jeans? Check. Shoes? Check. Shirt. Of course. Jacket?" I quickly grabbed my signature black jacket from the side of the bed. It wasn't anything too special honestly. Just a regular thin jacket that had or family crest on the ends of the sleeves. A white grandfather clock that was held within a white circle. I placed on on my body with great care. "Check!" I slid down the railings of the stairs and ran out the door.
"Sable! Just a second!" I stopped in my tracks and looked back to the house. Dad stood in the doorway his arms folded. "When you get the groceries makes sure to get some of those chocolates. I don't need you pestering me for sweets again like last time. Also, take your swords with you as well, the Grimm have been quite agitated as of late." He threw my blades to me and I caught them both my the sheaths. They weren't anything special honestly. Just two swords with built in guns within the handles. "Got it!" I said before continuing on my way.
Our house was quite a distance off from the main part of the village so traveling there took some time. I always asked why we were so secluded but he always said it was simply to "limit the amount of swirling emotions in a given space." Since the Grimm were naturally drawn to negative emotions having the main homes separated was a good idea, on paper at least. Thought I would never say anything bad about the situation to my dad's face. He was the leader of the village and all. Besides, no sense in trying to fix what isn't broken.
Yet.
I shook my head clear. What was that about? No matter now though. I had reached the villages main plaza and everyone seemed to be doing something today. Kids were playing near the pond, parents were sitting on the benches and the elderly seemed to just be enjoying themselves by looking at the smiling faces of their people, I don't blame them. Its good to see that we have a safe haven to ourselves in this dark world of ours. An elderly man walked over to me, his wooden cane, splintered and darkened with age, guiding him alone.
"Well if it isn't Sable. Its been a while my boy. How's that father of yours?" he asked.
"He is quite alright Azul. While I would've liked to continue sleeping in my bed duty calls. How is Lapis by the way?"
"Well she is-" Before he could finish I saw an orange blur rush into my legs. Looking down I stared at the two pig tails that seemed to be attached to my knees.
"Lapis."
"Yes, Sable?" she asked innocently. Trying her best to make her blue eyes look cute. I wasn't mad at her, but even if I was I would've melted under that gaze.
"Please let go. While I do enjoy our meetings your going to cut the blood flow to my legs at this rate. That or break my legs entirely." Strange. For some reason I felt a sense of sadness while saying that. I will have to figure out the meaning of these weird episodes in my mind later.
"Ok!" She said before letting go and returning to Azul. He chuckled at her antics.
"Well I'll have to see you guys later. After this I'm gonna go training again." I told them.
"See to it that you do well today Sable." Azul said before leaving me to my business.
I walked down to the shop and talked to the owner. She was a weird one though she did her job well enough. Dad always teased me about taking her out on a date but I always turned it down since the only reason we saw a lot of each other was due to her having the best goods in town.
"The usual?"She asked.
"Yep. The usual. Also I need some chocolates as well, gonna run out soon." She smiled as she ringed up the goods I needed and asked for the needed lien. I gave it to her and walked away before she said, "Make sure to enjoy them." My sweet-tooth was well known around the village and I was often compared to most of the children when it came to my ravenous nature towards anything that had sugar in it. What can I say? I liked my sweets.
When I got home everything was normal. We put away all of our food in the proper areas and I held my large bag of chocolates in hand, already eating through a couple of them. I was about to turn on the TV and check the news before we felt the house shake. We both immediately stopped what we were doing and stood still. Another shake, this time louder and more powerful. Dad quickly grabbed his weapon, a greatsword that was mounted on the wall, and turned to me.
"Get everyone to the house! The only thing that could make that noise is a Goliath. Quickly now.!" He said.
"But what about you? What will you be doing?" I asked. This is bad. Goliaths don't normally show up around here and even then the tend to ignore us. Something was off and dad, with his limited combat training, couldn't take on a Goliath without serious injury.
"Don't worry about me Sable. I will get all the people into the shelter and fend off any Grimm that try to get into the house. Besides your faster than me by a long shot. As long as you warn everyone and stay away from the larger Grimm you should be fine. Now go!"
I bolted out the doors with a slam. Pulled my blades out of their sheaths and ran faster than I have ever ran in my life. I saw that everyone was still in the plaza. Great that means I won't have to travel too far.
"Grimm! Grimm invasion is on the way." Everyone turned to me their eyes widening before fear settled in and the grew panicky. "Everyone needs to get over to dad's house immediately. There is no time to salvage anything right now. Its a herd of Goliaths. I will meet up with the rest of you later, now on you go!" They all began to rush away over to the house. The Grimm will be here any second now. As everyone began to leave I heard a rustling in the bushes. Not taking any chances! Whatever it is it can blame itself to being in the the wrong place at the wrong time.
I shot fours bullets from my weapons at the bush. A Rotte dropped out of the bush, dead and already fading away. Our town was unfortunately notorious for having an abundance in Rottes,.Grimm that took on the appearance of giant rats that had a potent toxin in their claws and mouths. These things however were very secretive and stayed away from humans no matter their age. There's gotta be a decent amount of Grimm if they have the boldness to suddenly start attacking. I would've contemplated more on this if it weren't for the fact that I heard the growls of more Grimm behind me. I quickly turned around and shot a couple rounds at them only taking down two Rottes but missing the beowulf that had joined their ranks. It rushed towards my direction and attempted to slash at me with its giant claws. A quick twist of my blades just barely managed to block the blow and, using the momentum I now had from the attack, I slashed at its knees, taking them clean off before firing into its head.
Three more Rottes ran ahead. The first one attempted to jump onto me, claws ready. I dodged out of the way and sliced its hands off before decapitating it on the ground. The second attempted a more sly approach and went for my legs. I quickly slashed the ground in front of me and it jumped back on instinct. Big mistake. Quickly taking aim I shot a couple of rounds into its body and it flopped onto the ground. The third was put down by a quick mid-air cross-slash as it tried the same tactic as the first contender. I stared at the Grimm at my feet and saw that there were more Grimm to be taken down. In an act that honestly would be stupidity in later hindsight I taunted them.
"Who's next!?" I hollered.
A shadow quickly eclipsed the sun behind me and I turned around. An Ursa. Quite the chunky one at that.
"...Damn it."
It swiped at my with its paw and I attempted to block the attack but its brute strength was too much for me and I was sent flying into the wall of a nearby shop. My body broke through the wood and I felt pain all over. If I didn't have my aura there that could have broken my back. I pulled myself out of the rubble and saw the Ursa along with a bunch of other Grimm advancing towards the direction of our house. I quickly fired off some more shots from my swords, killing a decent chunk of them until I heard the click of an empty stock. They turned and began to make their way towards me.
"Crap!" So this is how I die huh? I just hope dad keeps the villagers safe in my absence.
Pathetic…well sense I have nothing better to do I guess I gotta help you now don't I?
That voice again. Geez am I really going crazy now that I'm about to die? At least it will be quick.
Yea no. You're not dying until I'm satisfied with your results whether you like it or not. You are gonna get in there and fight! Do you want them to die!? Now get off your pitiful ass and rip those things apart!
While I didn't agree with its choice of words it still got the point across. I can't die when the townspeople are counting on me. I pulled up both of my blades and was prepared to fight till the end in a blaze of glory.
That was until a sudden rain of rocks began to tear the Grimm to shreds. It was like watching a Gatling gun go through wet paper. It was that bad. After a while the rain of stone stopped and I heard footsteps coming my way. A woman with blonde hair and a witch-like dress came forwards along with a tall white hair man wielding a cane.
Old bastard.
"Thank you for the help." I said.
"It was no trouble are you alright?" the woman asked.
"I am fine. While that Ursa did get a good hit on me it wasn't anything I couldn't handle."
Lying through your teeth I see. I can practically hear your body aching, that pride is going to get you in trouble my friend.
I ignored the voice. That problem will have to get address later. For now I just need to rest, these two are professionals.
"Ozpin I shall go on ahead and take out any remaining Grimm in the area."
"See to it that you do Glynda." he said as we both watched her leave.
"So boy-" he began.
"Sable. Sable Alabaster." I corrected. I didn't like being called boy unless it was from a close friend.
He smirked. "Sable. Can you tell me how you learned to fight like this?" He showed a video of me fighting against the Grimm. "While most students in combat schools can handle themselves I am more impressed in your precautionary approach. While Rottes aren't on the level of say a Griffon or Ursa they are still dangerous due to their poison. A trait that is often not know by most hunters considering how reclusive they tend to be." he said.
I'm quite surprised he had that much information on the subject. Sure the Rottes weren't special but our village in particular seems to be a breeding ground for them so we are often the only ones who know about them save for a few hunters who take missions here. "Most of the village doesn't have combat training and if they do its usually from their parents that they learn from, like me. Since our village seems to be some sort of beacon for them we are taught about how to deal with Rottes and their poison. Playing on their shy nature and proper knowledge of what to avoid are essential here." It was the truth. We were too far away from an actual hospital to treat Rotte poison so practically everyone could be trained to fight legions of the things if we had a combat school here.
Ozpin seemed to be in great thought for a few moments before he looked at me with a smile. "Have you every thought about becoming a hunter, Sable?"
"As a kid I had always wanted to be a hunter. Even though my dad never completed his training he never ran out of great stories to tell about how he was back in his day. Nowadays though I just try my best to help others out around town since the only training I got was from my dad."
"Well then how about joining Beacon? Continuing where he left off you could say. I'm sure you father would be proud to hear that his son will be joining the other freshmen there once school starts." But what about the others? Surely they would still need me over here.
"You do not have to decide right now. However, I will expect an answer by the time I return tomorrow. For now just regroup with the rest of your village I will not pester you any further." he said before walking away.
"Wait! Can I ask, uh, why is it that you want me to join Beacon? Surely there are other people more qualified than me."
He turned his head back to me. "Because I see potential in you." He continued on his way.
Heh. Just like always you prick. C'mon lets get going.
I ran home and found everyone huddled together at the front of the house. Dad had a sling around his arm and his greatsword in the other. A dead Goliath was fading away at his feet along with a few others who had spikes of wood and stone in them. Guess that Glynda woman took care of the rest. Everyone else was safe and sound although a little rattled. Lapis came rushing towards me crying as she held onto my legs. I petted her on the head to help calm her down. No child should have to experience fear like that.
"So how did it go Sable?" Dad asked.
"Fortunately there is minimal damage to the village. The Grimm were too focused on finding human life to attempt to rip the village itself apart." I heard many sighs of relief after saying that. The village was our only home, if that went where we to go?
"Who called the hunters anyway? I had thought for sure that we were gonna be in real trouble." I asked.
"That would be me. I contacted them on my scroll immediately after I heard you say there was a Grimm attack. Good thing I did too." Azul said.
"Thank you Azul. Well, everyone its time we went back home. Those who have damaged homes or vendors needs to get things ready immediately. C'mon now." After saying that the villagers began to disperse and go either home or to their shops leaving only me and dad in the house. It was awkward to say the least considering what happened. I still had to ask him a question.
"So dad, I-"
"Let me guess. Ozpin wanted to admit you into Beacon correct? Well before you go on a long speech about how you want to protect the townspeople just know that I will have everything covered. No broken arm is gonna get me down. Besides if you are truly that worried then think about it like this. Once you have the proper training you will be able to defend the village easily because you will have the same skills as those hunters." He hit the nail on the head. Everything that I had wanted to say about leaving gone in an instant. Guess he isn't chief for nothing. He can ready people like a book and make it seem like its as easy as breathing.
"So what are you going to do about Lapis? You and I both know how she can get." I asked.
"Meh. I'll just tell her that you went off to save the world and if she doesn't buy that well…we'll figure something out." He said.
I sighed. "You really want me to go don't you?"
"Absolutely."
"Alright. They come back tomorrow guess I gotta get ready to leave." I said.
(The Next Day)
After grabbing all my gear and placing it into my duffle bag I headed out into the town plaza. I said my goodbyes and made sure to avoid Lapis's killer hugs and I went to the front of the village. The afternoon was just settling in and the sun began to set. I waited for who knows how long for them to show up until I heard the engine of a car. Coming my way was a basic black limousine. When it stopped in front of my the car door opened to reveal Ozpin who was grinning at me like kid who got away with stealing cookies from the jar.
"You have come to a decision I assume?" he said.
"Yes." We said.
So that's a wrap. Ok so Before I continue with anything else. For those of you who have played the game before. Yes. This is in fact heavily based on the game RWBY:Vale of Darkness by Hobozone. If you have not played the game I highly suggest you do its really well made and will give you better insight into some of the things that will be mentioned. Back to what I was saying, yes this game is heavily based on it, however, it is not a copy and paste. In fact the entire chapter here is already a deviation from what actually happened both dialogue and event wise and there is a specific reason for that. I will not say what it is but if you were paying attention to the story in the game you should be able to piece it together pretty easily.
?: Wow good job. You actually sounded professional this time.
Why thank y- I DIDN'T ASK FOR YOUR OPINION!
?: Sheesh. Alright, alright.
Now then I hope to see you guys again. This story will have sporadic updates. I could update it tomorrow. I could update it next month. It honestly depends on what I feel like doing at the moment in time. Anyways toodles! :D
?: RWBY: Vale of Darkness is owned by Hobozone.