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'What is wrong with this planet?' That was the first and foremost thought in the Sith Lord's mind as he stared down on the green and blue globe from aboard his Harrower Class Dreadnought, Quantum. On the left, he had two Terminus Class Destroyers in wait, the Severanceand Phantom, while on his right was the Bombardia.
The probes he had sent down had been sending transmissions that resulted in the Sith Lord declaring that this was undoubtedly one of the most primitive planets he had ever seen. Slug based weaponry, inefficient armour and space exploration was non existent. The records the probes had sent him claimed that investigation on space had been halted for over one hundred years now. Maybe even more.
But then there was this odd thing know as Aura and with it, Dust and Semblances. It was some form of power that came from the soul and was meant to handle all external threats such as slugs, punches and even the elements. He wanted to see how this 'Aura' would hold up against a lightsaber and the Force. Following on from Aura were the Semblances. They were powers granted after training ones Aura and they could be unique to the person or hereditary through a family line. The Schnee's were apparently one of the latter with their Glyphs. But there were things such as Kinetic Absorption and Polarity. And finally, there was Dust. Apparently this planet's answer for everything. From powering the Atlesian Military fleet to being used in bullets to grant elemental effects. And the Schnee family apparently had a monoploy on the mineral, being one of the largest on the planet and had close ties with most of the military forces, especially Atlas.
How his Destroyers would cripple this planet.
But there was one more thing the Sith Lord had to take into account. The wildlife. Creatures of Grimm, as the planet knew them as. Ranging in shape and size, from avian based Grimm to land dwellers and the Sith Lord was more than positive there were aquatic Grimm in this planet's oceans. The Sith had tried to get all the information he could on these creatures and he was left disappointed. All the planet knew was they were almost as old as the people living on it, were attracted to negative energy and wanted nothing more than to reduce Humanity to nothing.
The Sith Lord cast his gaze to the planet once more before he turned on his heel to the holo-projector, his Admiral Marcus Flint, a gray haired and slightly wrinkled, but able bodied man, following close while the Head of Security, Diana Vox, a female with brown hair and mocha skin, followed closely behind the two, a data pad in her hand as she went over the information they had gathered on the planet. Pressing the activation button, the figures of three Corporals appeared in blue. Two were human, a male and female respectively, and the last was a female Lethan Twi'lek and was probably one of his more ruthless officers. He had found her after she had killed her previous three masters, one being a Darth. The Sith Lord was quick to make her an officer and she was soon rising up the ranks of the Imperial Navy.
"M'Lord." The three intoned, bowing slightly to the figure in black before standing at attention.
"At ease." The Sith said, and the three relaxed, clasping their hands behind their backs as their feet stood shoulder width apart. "I'm positive you have received the information our probes have sent back." The blue figures nodded in confirmation. "Good. Now then, we must plan our current resources. How long will our current food supply last?"
"From our current supplies, our food will be able to last for one year before we would need to restock and medical is in perfect condition with six months supply of bacta for the most severe cases while anti bionics and painkillers will last for two years." Diana said, getting sighs of relief from the officers.
"How are we for combat capability?" The Sith Lord asked.
"The Quantum is operating at optimal capacity. The reactor core is stable and the turbo lasers are fully charged and ready. All our fighters and transports are undamaged from the jump and space battle and we are still checking the armoury but I have been told we are perfectly fine." Marcus said, getting a nod from the Sith Lord.
"The Severance received minor damage in the reactor core which is being repaired as we speak but everything else is in perfect condition, m'lord." The male human said and the female took over.
"The Bombardia received damage from the battle and we've lost twenty men from a hull breach. The damage is confined to the hangar however and we've cleared the majority of debris but it will still take some time. Everything else is operating at full capacity."
"Very good. And how is the Phantom?"
"The Phantom is performing well, sir. Engineers are already working on restoring our hyperdrive and one of our engines are shut down for repair. Aside from that, we're still operational." The Twi'lek said and the Sith smiled minutely, glad the damage across his ships wasn't so severe.
"That is all good to hear. Now, where are my apprentices?" The Sith Lord questioned and the Twi'lek cleared her throat.
"They are all onboard the Phantom, sir. Medical has cleared them for field combat. And I believe they are testing out how capable they are with one another, sir." The Sith Lord gave a small chuckle. He was well aware his three apprentices were in a polygamous relationship with one another. They barely tried to hide it off the battlefield.
"When they are quite finished with their romp, please place them on a shuttle for the Quantum. I wish to speak with them directly." The Sith Lord said, getting a nod from the Twi'lek. "Anything else that needs to be discussed?"
"Permission to come aboard, sir?" A new voice said and the three turned to face the bridge were an officer was standing with a holopad firmly held in the crook of his armpit.
"Permission granted." The Sith said, wondering why an officer was interrupting such an important meeting.
"Thank you, sir." The man said, grabbing the holopad and marching up to the projector. "New information was sent from the probes. They have found two things. Firstly is the other race that occupies the planet. The natives know them as the Faunus." The officer pressed a few buttons as a female face was projected with one difference. She had two long ears protruding from her head. "They apparently have animalistic traits. Some are obvious like a tail or ears, while other are more subtle like claws or teeth. But they all commonly possess a better sense of smell, eyes designed to see in the dark and more strength than a human without Aura." The Sith Lord's eyes narrowed as he took in the information. "Following this, they seem to be an oppressed race, with a terrorist group known as the 'White Fang' fighting to achieve equal rights."
"And what is the second pieces of news?" Marcus asked, looking impressed with the officer.
"That would be the planet's language. Orally, there is not much difference between us but it's known as English. But in literacy terms, their letters are different than Aurekbesh." He said, bringing up twenty six letters that seemed to make up their language. "They know it as the alphabet. Derived from the first two letters which one stood for alpha and beta. And with this comes a range of punctuation." The officer said and the high ranks gave an understanding nod.
"What is your name and rank?" The Sith asked, his eyes never leaving the holograms.
"Lieutenant Felix Jaicen, sir." The man replied, saluting the Sith.
"Consider yourself promoted to Captain then. Your task is to now work on gaining access to their military communications. Grab your best slicers to do this job efficiently. I don't want any mistakes, Captain Jaicen." The man looked stunned at the sudden promotion before he saluted once again, said 'Sir! and returned to his station, talking to three people along the way.
"That was very generous." Marcus commented, looking at the black clad Sith Lord.
"Was it? I thought he deserved it. He came in and gave precise and valuable information that we can use and gave it short enough that we were able to understand it quickly. A rare trait to find these days.' The Sith said as he looked at his officers. "I believe we are done. I shall call you again once I have spoken with my apprentices to go over our strategy." The three holograms saluted the Sith before they winked out of existence. "Keep monitoring the planet below. I want any new information to be added to our archives and to my data pad as we get it. Someone begin mapping the stars in this sector to get star charts available for the Empire. I shall be in my chamber. And also, do we have a name for this planet?"
"Of course, sir. And the natives seem to call this planet Remnant." Marcus said just as the doors closed behind the Sith. "You have your orders." Marcus said once the Sith left as life came back to the ship as he took the helm with Diana beside him. This was going to be a great chapter in the history of the Sith Empire.
The Sith Lord walked through the Quantum's halls, soldiers, droids and technicians alike moving out of his path and giving him salutes as he passed. He barely paid them any mind as he swept through the halls in his combat attire and soon he had arrived at his personal chamber and stepped in. Breathing a sigh, he pushed the black hood to reveal an obsidian black helmet with archaic Sith enchantments on it to improve his Force prowess and combat ability. This was where the Jedi fell behind and why the Sith would win. They were not willing to push the boundaries of the Force and discover what was possible.
Disengaging the locks, the Sith Lord pulled off the helmet to show a man with tanned skin and black hair with long bands that framed the sickly yellow eyes all Sith possessed. He gently placed the mask on his bed before striding to the centre of the room and kneeling down on his right knee and delved into the Force to contact the Dark Council. Within moments, he felt the connection and bowed his head as the floor changed from Durasteel to an obsidian rock.
"Darth Phoenix. What is it you wish to report?" An old voice said and Darth Phoenix raised his head to take in the thirteen men and women who made up the Council of the Sith.
"My lords and ladies. I come with a report on an uncharted star system with great strategic advantage to the Empire." Phoenix knew his words struck a cord with those listening as he heard them shuffling in their chairs. "This inhabitants of this planet seems to have some innate Force ability that they call Aura. To them it is a personnel shield, generated from the power of their soul and with this comes a Semblance. A power derived from this Aura. It can either be hereditary through a family line or unique to one person. If we can figure out how to use this Aura on our troops, then we will gain a significant advantage over the Republic. There is also a natural mineral found on this planet that can harness the elements to be used in attack or defense and is part of their everyday life. We would be able to alter how we fight and keep the Republic guessing." Phoenix could see the Dark Lords contemplating this idea from where he was kneeling and they all looked very impressed with the idea.
"Very well, Darth Phoenix. This shall be your undertaking. You will use the planet for resources along with your own until you have given results. No reinforcements will be sent to your aid as well. We don't won't our enemies gaining this information." One of the Council said and Phoenix bowed his head as the Force rippled. "Good luck in your endeavor, Darth Phoenix." And with that, the Council Chamber faded to black and the Durasteel floor returned to the Dark Lord's vision. Along with a rather enticing figure on his bed, looking over his mask in her mocha fingers.
"What did you tell the Dark Council?" Diana asked, placing the helmet on an armour stand beside his bed.
"Just what we know so far. They have ordered us to find out how this Aura works and see if we can implement it for our uses." Darth Phoenix said, taking in the woman's form as she shifted on the bed. He could always remember why he liked her. "We will be receiving no reinforcements or supplies while here so we will have to make use of what we have or take food from the planet below. Also, no communications are to be made back to Command. We are essentially dark from here on out." Phoenix said, sitting on the edge of the bed and staring intently at the Head of Security. "I expect this will cause a right noise during the strategy meeting." He heard the small giggle the woman behind him gave and the shifting of the bed as she moved closer, wrapping her arms around the Sith Lord's shoulders. Diana placed her lips at the corner of his mouth before pulling back, resting her head on his shoulder.
"So, what is our strategy?" She asked, staring at her Lord with curiosity.
"I don't think we need to worry about that now." Phoenix said, as he swiftly pinned the woman to the bed. "I believe there are other matters to take care off." He smiled down at the woman before his lips claimed hers in a rough kiss. The Sith believed in passion after all.
It was two hours later that Darth Phoenix found himself back at the holo projector with his Admiral, Head of Security and the newly appointed Captain Jaicen while the officers of the other three ships stood around the table in their blue holographic forms. All of them waiting for the Sith Lord's apprentices to arrive on the bridge, causing all the officers working on the terminals to endure pure silence as the tension increased. The tension was broken a few seconds later as the durasteel blast doors slid open and in walked three human teenage girls.
The first was around eighteen years old with short cut, blue hair and a heart shaped face and slightly tanned skin. Part of her hair fell in front of her left eye but everyone knew that the yellow eyes of the Sith lay beneath the hair, mirrored by her right. She was dressed in black robes that trailed to the floor and pooled around her ankles and was held close to her body by a black leather belt around her waist and left shoulder. From her right hip and left shoulder, an obsidian black spike could be seen along with the barest hint of silver.
The next was a long haired red head with pale skin that caused the yellow eyes to stand out. Her outfit seemed more combat orientated, with tight fitting clothing in black with red accents on her sleeves, her arms were covered in light durasteel armour as were her shins while two leather belts lay around her waist, crisscrossing below her stomach and on it lay a variety of pouches while her lightsaber lay on her left hip with a black diamond pommel.
The last was a blonde haired girl, the smallest of the three at five foot five with bronzed skin. And also the youngest by a few months. She was outfitted in black robes much like the bluenette but she had armour on her arms and shins and armoured gloves and along with her lightsaber hanging off her left hip, a blaster pistol hung from her left.
"Welcome, my apprentices." Darth Phoenix said, bowing his head slightly to show he recognised their presence. "How are you wounds?"
"They are much better, Master." The bluenette said, smirking slightly at her fellow apprentices. "I'm already feeling much better."
"That is good to hear, Tiana. For I have a mission for you three." The Dark Lord said and he brought up a holo image of Remnant. "I'm sure the majority of people have read the information we have gathered on this planet, Remnant. Two native species, Humans and Faunus, humans with animal appendages. All have the potential to unlock something known as Aura. A weaker version of the Force in many aspects but acts as an energy field to protect them from harm. And in cases, a Semblance forms which is a personal power each inhabitant with their Aura unlocked can achieve." The Sith stopped here as he looked around the projector to take in his officers looks. "The Dark Council have told me to see if we can harness this power for ourselves and if we can use it to fight the Republic. Until a time comes when we can confirm or deny this, we are dark. We are no longer part of the Sith Empire and so we will not be getting reinforcements or supplies."
"What is our plan, master?" The red head asked and Phoenix smiled behind his mask.
"The plan is simple. Infiltration. Then subjugate. Captain, bring up Atlas Military, Schnee Dust Company, Beacon Academy and the White Fang." The captain nodded firmly as he brought up four major powers of this world. Zarath, you, Tiana and Sira shall be infiltrating Beacon as three new students. For this to work, you will have to leave your lightsabers here and craft your own weapons and choose among yourself a branch of the Force you will employ as your Semblance. You three will gain the trust of Beacon and learn its structure inside and out. Every secret must be ours while you undermine everything for our takeover." He looked to his three apprentices who nodded in acceptance of the plan.
"Marcus, you will be going to Atlas. Either a position within the SDC or Atlas Military. Your job will be the same. Every secret they have. Prototype weapons and their locations. Major Dust mines. I will want everything. And together, you will all be looking out for these Semblances and Aura. See if we can use it and I will test it up here with one of our prisoners before implementing it on you. Understood?" He was meet with a chorus of 'Yes sir!' and 'Master.'
"What about the White Fang?" Diana asked, bringing forth the final topic.
"That shall be my own personal undertaking. We cannot allow this group to operate. At least, not under someone else's control. I shall be ripping the Fang down and rebuilding it from the ground up when the term for Beacon starts in a month. If everything goes smoothly, the take over of Remnant will be even easier than it is now. Any questions?" When no one raised their voices, the dark lord nodded before looking at the newly appointed captain. "We will require five fake identities to move about Remnant freely and fake history. For my apprentices, fake transcripts will be needed to secure their place at Beacon. We will also need funding for this all. Hack into the SDC and Atlas for that."
"Of course, sir. We have already secured the funds and have the basis of fake identities made for yourself and Admiral Flint along with your apprentices. I have also been told of possible landing sites hidden from view if we ever need to land the fleet, sir."
"Send the information to my holopad. Everyone is dismissed to begin their duties." Phoenix said and promptly turned off the holo projector as everyone went about there business. The next month was going to be hectic. And Darth Phoenix was looking forward to it all.
"I can't believe my sister's going to Beacon with me!" An excited blonde shouted as she hugged a smaller black haired girl tightly. "This is going to be great!"
"Please stop." The smaller girl groaned out and the blonde broke the hug, looking at her sister with glee.
"Everyone's going to think your the bees knees!" The blonde said and Tiana decided to stop listening in on the conversation here. What they were talking about didn't seem to be of any importance. Giving a sigh, Tiana sunk deeper in her chair as she looked around the ship and took in all the students for this academy. To her, none of them seemed to be any threat and were all just pretending to be warriors. They weren't raised fighting for survival everyday. Their Aura healed even bones within hours and so never had to deal with the full pain off fighting hindered. They would never know how a Sith was trained to fight. Tiana was pretty sure that half her nerve endings were completely dead from the amount of Force Lightning that had coursed through her body as an Initiate. And she would never regret it for the power she had gained after. Soldiers and Jedi alike had fallen to her blade in hordes in the five years she had been an apprentice under her Master and to compare him to her, he was an enraged Rancor closing in on wounded prey. No chance of survival.
Looking down to her lap, she was annoyed with the mission. As she and her fellow apprentices had to blend in, they had to create new weapons that would fit in with this planet's design and so a lightsaber was not allowed. She had gone for two single bladed swords, reminiscent of a vibroblade in design and could connect at the hilt to form a double bladed staff. A weapon she knew she could use with ease and great effect, especially with her 'Semblance' of telekinesis. She had chosen the most natural path the Force provided of manipulating her environment to her use. She just wished she could use the rest of the Force as well. It would make everything so much easier.
"Are you feeling okay?" A voice asked to her left and she spotted a dark red haired teen in bronze armour and carrying a shield and spear combo. Her yellow eyes narrowed slightly taking in the weapons and armour. This one might be a spot above the rest in skill.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Tiana said, smiling slightly to the girl. "Just feeling a tad nervous. That's all." Truthfully, Tiana wasn't even close to nervous. Wanting to kill everyone on this ship, much closer."
"I can understand that. I'm quite nervous myself." The red head said and looking at the girl and feeling through the Force, she could tell there was nervousness there but for other reasons than proving herself.
"I'm Tiana. Tiana Nox. Nice to meet you." Tiana said, being civil with the girl.
"Pyhrra Nikos. Pleasure to meet you, Tiana. So, what do you think of everyone?" Tiana looked out among the sea of students that were in the ship and heading towards the doors to leave.
'I think they are all a bunch of weak, cowards who won't do what needs to be done and I would kill them all in a minute. That is what Tiana thought of everyone of the ship, even Pyrrha despite her obvious fame. What came out of her mouth was slightly different.
"Well, I think their skilled but until I see them in action, I can't make an accurate judgement." Tiana said, smiling slightly to the red head that was returned.
"True. Hopefully the fights will be interesting." Pyrrha said as the two headed towards an auditorium where a speech was going to be made.
"Well, if it isn't the blue bitch." A voice said from behind the two and Tiana stopped to stare at the blonde haired form of Sira who was in a casual leather jacket and jeans with a white top while twin pistols that could shift into daggers hung from her waist. She was looking at Tiana with a smug smirk on her face with her arms crossed under her bust.
"If it isn't the bimbo." Tiana bit back scathingly before genuine smiles emerged on their face as they laughed and scooped each other up in a hug. "How are you, Sira?"
"I'm good. Zarath is fine as well and is saving us a spot in the auditorium." Sira said before taking in the confused form of Pyrrha. "Already seduced another woman, Tiana. Zarath and I not good enough for you?" She asked teasingly and watched with pleasure as the red heads face turned as red as her hair.
"No, this is Pyrrha Nikos. I meet her on my airship. Also, I'm gay. Not a problem, is it?" Tiana asked bluntly and Pyrrha felt self conscious as yellow eyes raked across her body.
"Not at all. I just wasn't expecting it to be revealed so bluntly." Pyrrha said, her face still a blazing red. The two girls could only giggle in response at the champion's reaction.
"Sorry, it's not like we really try to hide it. We don't care what people think about us. If they want to, then we'll gladly kick their asses into the ground." Sira said, directing the other two towards the auditorium where Zarath was waiting in the back in a black catsuit that was drawing looks of lust from the boys and some girls and on her wiast was a metre long sword while two red gauntlets lay on her arms.
"Hey, Tiana." Zarath said, giving the bluenette a smile before looking at Pyrrha. "Moving on from us so quickly?" The red head teased and the champion's face flushed again.
"Sira already made that joke earlier." Tiana said as she leaned beside the smaller girl, the robes she was wearing pooling onto the ground slightly. Zarath cursed and glared at the blonde good naturely before all three Apprentices watched Pyrrha track a blonde haired boy further into the crowd with a slight blush on her cheeks. "Damn, here I was thinking of asking you to join us. Treat blondie well." Zarath teased the warrior and all three laughed when Pyrrha started sputtering out how that wasn't what was the look meant and the apprentices didn't believe her. But they did quiet down when Ozpin came to the microphone. Now all they had to do was pass Initiation and they would complete the first step in their Master's plan.
"Marcus Flint." Winter Schnee said, looking at the file she had been given by the man two days ago. When he first walked in the office for his interview, she was honestly surprised by the way the man held himself. Straight posture, eyes front and his suit was immaculate. He walked with authority and the way he looked at her, Winter had to remind herself that she was the one in charge of this meeting and not him. For a fifty eight year old man, he blew men and women thirty years his juniors out of the water in fitness. His hand to hand combat was excellent as was his swordplay, putting most of Winter's old instructors and her current sparring partners through the ringer. And then there was his mind.
Every security employee had to go through multiple simulations against an AI of Schnee and Atlas design of various situations, ranging from a bomb squad to hostage situations to even ambushes. The last person to go through the simulations was Winter herself and she had scored a pass rate of ninety percent on them, failing only two missions and losing eleven soldiers. An acceptable score for a Schnee. Until Marcus had gotten ninety eight percent. He successfully passed every situation put in front of him and lost seven soldiers.
Winter was wondering why such a man was applying for a security role in her father's business. He could very easily get a high position within the Atlesian Military, maybe even a General. She really couldn't let a man like this waste his abilites in her namesake's company. Grabbing her scroll, she brought up Ironwood, ready to make a speech to get the man inducted into the Military.
On the second ring, Ironwood picked up.
"Winter, what seems to be the issue?"
"Nothing major sir. But I seem to have found an amazing candidate for the Atlesian Military. For some reason he decided to apply for security at the the Headquarters of the Schnee Company. I'm sending you his file." The line was quite for a moment as Ironwood read through the file on his terminal, looking at his stats and combat abilities and was very impressed. "What do you think, sir?" Winter asked, sensing Ironwood's approval and overjoyed she wouldn't have to make a speech.
"Get in contact with Mr. Flint. Tell him that I want to meet with him this time in two days at Fort Kos. And please accompany him." Ironwood ordered and Winter nodded.
"Of course, General." Winter said before the call ceased and Winter began to phone the man of the hour. The first ring had barely passed when the call was answered.
"Hello?" Marcus' deep and powerful voice called across the line.
"Marcus Flint. This is Winter Schnee."
"How may I help you?" Marcus asked and Winter could faintly hear the man shift in whatever position he was in.
"I was just calling to tell you that General James Ironwood would like to meet with you in two days time at Fort Kos at three o'clock. I shall also be accompanying you in your meeting." Winter said and she heard Marcus 'hmm' in thought.
"Where shall I meet you before going to Fort Kos?" Winter smiled as the man accepted the invitation.
"Meet me at Atlas' central air port at one o'clock in two days time. I shall be waiting for you along with an armed guard of Atlesian soldiers to take you to Fort Kos."
"Thank you, Miss Schnee. I shall see you then." Marcus said politely.
"Until then, Mr. Flint." Winter said and hung up, a smile on her face as she moved onto the rest of the paperwork she had to complete. Marcus had a smile on his face as he sent a message to the Quantum.
'Meeting with General James Ironwood and Winter Schnee in two days at Fort Kos. Phase one of infiltration complete.' Marcus didn't get a reply back from the ship but he knew the Sith Lord on getting the message was radiating approval. The plan was going perfectly.
Darth Phoenix smiled as he recieved Marcus' message from the Quantum. His apprentices were currently in Beacon, waiting for their Initiation to take place and Marcus had earned the respect of Winter Schnee and garnered the attention of James Ironwood. He had no doubt that his Admiral would get inducted into the military in a position of influence. It was after all his job for the last ten years in the Imperial Navy, all he was trading was advanced technology. Really, he was the one with the hard job. Tracking down White Fang cells across Vale.
The Fang may have believed themselves to be Masters of guerrilla warfare but they were just children playing an adult's game. Already the Sith could see obvious signs of where a large group of people had passed through. Broken branches, trampled ground, broken sticks. It all spoke of a large group moving a vast amount of equipment in the area. And the Sith Lord could track them either through their own mistakes or even the Force. He could even feel the energy of these so called Grimm and with a mental command, had a kill count of fifty by crushing the creature's windpipes. But it was not the battle that Phoenix wanted. He wanted to fight something living. And these Faunus were going to give him that fight.
He walked through the forest for ten more minutes before finally spotting the campfire the White Fang were using as a base. Base was actually a strong word. It looked more like a slum with pitched tents for living. Even as a fighting force, they had very little weapons, only some having rifles while the rest were equipped with a blade of some kind. His intelligence overestimated how prepared this revolutionary group truly was. Stepping out of the tree line, two Faunus guarding the north entrance quickly trained their rifles on him. All Phoenix had to do was give a mental command and the two were on the ground unconscious.
The Sith Lord progressed through the camp like this, knocking out every Faunus that tried to stop him with the Force and creating a stir in the camp as news spread of his arrival. Reaching the centre of the camp, the Sith was greeted by a mass of fifty various Faunus and most likely this group's leader. A tall, lithe cat Faunus with white hair, amber eyes and a cat tail.
For a while, the two just stood there. Staring at one another and silently daring the other to make a move.
"Who are you, human?" The Faunus spoke first, spitting out 'human' like a derogatory term.
"I simply came to make an offer to the White Fang. An offer that will improve your standing within society without fear." Darth Phoenix said, spreading his arms wide in a warm gesture of faith. "My organisation can put you on equal footing with the Kingdoms."
"Like we'd listen to what another human would say!" One of the members shouted out near the leader. A dog Faunas. "We're already doing what the flame bitch wants! We're not doing anything for another!" Phoenix's eyes narrowed behind his mask, taking in the information. A human was controlling the White Fang. Interesting.
"Are you sure you aren't her bitch? You're doing what she wants, aren't you?" Phoenix asked innocently and the dog snarled in rage and before the cat woman could cry out a warning, the dog had pounced, drawing a two metre sword from over his shoulder. Phoenix smiled behind his mask at the turn of events as a lightsaber snapped into his right hand and thumbing the activation switch, an orange blade of plasma sprang to life. Swiping the blade upwards, the lightsaber met no resistance in cutting through the metal sword and even less when he spun behind the Faunus and delivered a slash to his waist. The Faunus stopped for a moment as it took in the smell of its own burning flesh before the torso tumbled forward and separated from it legs and fell to the floor with a dull 'thump'.
The Faunus had fallen silent on seeing the ease the attacker had dispatched one of their kind, the only sound in the clearing being the constant hum of the lightsaber.
"Now, this is exactly the thing I wanted to avoid. I need every able bodied person to make this work. And I can't do that when you are all packing such inefficient weapons." Phoenix said and the cat Faunus looked curious at his words.
"We've got the latest technology that all the kingdoms have to offer." The white haired woman said, causing the Sith to laugh uproariously.
"You've got the dregs. You are under equipped, untrained and have poor equipment. Now, what would you do if I said that in Vacuo and Vale, the White Fang have warehouses filled with equipment, more than enough to properly arm everyone and train them?"
"You're lying." Another cat woman shouted but was soon silenced by the hologram that had appeared in the Sith's hands, showing multiple Faunus of the White Fang walking around while shipments of Dust and weapons poured in along with old models of Atlesian Knights.
"You've been betrayed by you're own kind. Your leaders thought it wise not to inform you of how well the White Fang is. And that's because your leaders don't care about your plight. You are simply a means to an end. A distraction for the bigger cause. Where your glorious revolution will fail!" Phoenix could tell he was getting through to the Faunus in the camp as the majority started muttering to each other. "Even Adam Taurus has bent the knee and has become subservient to this human. Is that a man you want to follow? Someone who breaks his morals so easily?" The Faunus roared in outrage at their leaders action. "He has spat on your cause! The lives of those lost mean nothing now! Are you going to let that occur once more?" They White Fang roared in agreement with the Sith's words. How easy they were to manipulate. "If you wish to be remembered in glory, then join me! Join me in achieving your equality! Join me to secure your freedom from your oppressors! Join me if you want to survive!" The Faunus all roared, even the leader of the group, raising their weapons in the air and some letting off some rounds into the air.
"Are you willing to follow me?" Phoenix asked and got another roar of approval. "Then arm yourself!" He shouted and pressed a button on his wrist calling the five transport shuttles that were waiting with Sith Warriors and Stormtroopers to him. "Show me your resolve to your cause!" Phoenix spoke as the five ships landed and men and women in black armour walked out, weapon and ammo caches floating between them. Then the five Sith Warriors walked out dragging between them two prisoners from the Qunatum. A human male and female. Both gagged and bound in chains. "These two wish to see the end of our cause. Shall we show them what happens to our opponents?" The Faunus roared in approval as the Sith Warriors brought the male over.
"Now, does anyone know how to unlock Aura?" Silence met the Sith's words. "The wepons you old are new and while they work well against Grimm, we have not tested it against beings who can use Aura. This two will be that test." Silence still met his words beofre the white haired cat Faunus moved forward and stood before the male and placed a hand on his temple.
"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee." The Sith troops watched as the Faunus glowed bright yellow and their prisoner glowed a poisonous green as his Aura was unlocked. It was nice to know that people who weren't natives could have their Aura unlocked.
"Good. Shot him once." Phoenix ordered the Stormtrooper next to him, who shot the Republic prisoner on his knee. The green flash his Aura appeared but the man still cried out in pain as the plasma bolt created a large bruise. "Again." The Sith intoned and the Stormtrooper shot the man five more times before the plasma bolt went straight through the man's chest and into the ground. "Six shots. Now, unlock hers for me shall you." The women started struggling in her bounds before three Sith Warriors held her down and her Aura was unlocked in a flash of sea blue. "Thank you." The Sith said, before he raised his hand and the women rose of the floor, the bindings falling off her body as he raised his lightsaber in front of him.
And pulled.
The woman flew towards the lightsaber and was swiftly impaled on it, her Aura barely shielding her from the plasma blade as it gouged her heart in two. Phoenix watched as the life left her eyes before thumbing the switch, killing the lightsaber and the body dropped listlessly to the ground.
"As you can see, our weapons are powerful. And they are yours to use. All we ask is that you become our allies. And together we will oust those who have oppressed us all! Together, we shall rebuild the government so no one is judged! We will rebuild the world in our image! But do you stand with me!" The Faunus all roared their approval once again. "Do you stand with me!" The roar was even louder, rivaling that of a Rancor. "Then takes up arms to fight against your oppressors. And welcome to the Sith Empire!" Darh Phoenix finished and everyone in the clearing roared their approval at the words, the once dead forest now filled with noise as the ex White Fang got to work in arming themselves while the Stormtroopers began to train them in the use of the rifles. No need for one to blow up from idiocy.
Behind his mask, Phoenix smiled as he took in the life that had now permetrated the camp beofre he turned to face the leader of this cell who was walking towards him with a sway in her hips that the Sith appreciated.
"And what is your name?" Phoenix asked, looking away from the woman as she stepped up to his left.
"Aqua Kelly. Former Huntress and lieutenant of the White Fang. And you are?"
"Darth Phoenix of the Sith Empire. These are the Sith Warrior." He said, indicating the people who were standing to the edge of the camp. "And the ones in black armour are Stormtroopers. Soldiers of the Imperial Navy. Which you are now apart of." Phoenix said as he made his way to the command tent set up in the middle with the Faunus following him like a lost animal. It was cute in a way. "Now, we are going to begin our plans of ripping down the White Fang and rebuilding it. And we're going to start with the cells in Vacuo and work our way to Vale, acquiring resources along the way. Are you ready to take the fight to your former brethren?"
"Yes sir." Aqua said, her eyes glinting with determination.
"Good, we camp here for the night and leave at twenty hundred hours tomorrow. Inform your men, Captain Kelly. And welcome to the glory of the Sith Empire."
So, there we have it. A completely new story! Please don't kill me. I hit a small block with my other stories and while the chapters are progressing, couldn't get past a certain point with this idea in my head. So hopefully the ideas for the rest will start flowing.
Anyway, let me know what you think either by reviews or PM me and if you have any constructive criticism for me then I'd be more than happy to here it.
Mad Man in the Flesh out!