Entrance exams had just finished for the newest batch of Beacon students. Almost all of them had passed with (literally) flying colors. The silver-eyed girl found both her chess piece and her partner, and they were bound to be an interesting combination. The eccentric red mixed with the icy white was going to be a fascinating development to watch. Watching the new students take on a death-stalker was quite the feat in of itself. Just as Ozpin was smiling and mulling over his drink, a general by the name of Simmons burst in. Simmons served in Haven as a hunter there, but watching the normally calm hunter barge into his office red-faced and terrified was something Ozpin wasn't expecting.
"Professor! Therehasbeenanewgrimsightinganditssomethingwe'veneverseenbeforeandit'sthreateningwholetownspleaseyouhavetohelpus!"
Just listening to the man was making Ozpin's head hurt, but he supposed whatever the matter was, it was of utmost importance.
"Slow down. Deep breaths. What is going on?"
"Sir! A small village on the outskirts of Mistral just reported an alpha grim!"
"And? Send hunters from Mistral. I understand the concern, but why are you here?"
"BECAUSE IT'S MORE DANGEROUS THAN ANYTHING! It's more dangerous than a nevermore, more dangerous than a geist, more dangerous than a King Taijitu! MOREDANGEROUSTHANALLOFTHEMCOMBINED!"
And here he goes again. But whatever this new grim was, it certainly was proving to be a dangerous one."Do you have any evidence?"
"Yes, some of the villagers who escaped drew pictures, some took photos, and some took video. We even got photos of the village, or what's left of it"
"Looking at these photos was bad. A huge, dragon like beast shrouded in darkness was cleaving its way through buildings as though they were paper. It's teeth looked less like teeth and more like spears, and it's winged arms threatened to blow down mountains. The aftermath photos only confirmed the destructive power of this… thing. Thankfully, the people who fell had already been removed and buried. Homes were cleaved in half. Monstrous footprints portrayed the dynamicity that the beast moved with. It never walked, as though it was a confused animal. It's sole purpose was to destroy, and destroy it did.
"And there are more! Reports coming in from all over-"
"Before you give me more bad news, how large is this thing? What special or elemental abilities does it have?"
"The Rex, as we have dubbed it, is 26 m or 85 feet in length. It didn't show any elemental abilities, but that doesn't mean the others haven't."
"What. Others."
If this was a one time thing, perhaps it could be written off as an alpha grim, something terrible but rare.
As I said earlier, there are reports all over of new grim surfacing. One is foxlike and creates slippery areas that prevent people from escaping. One is a large cat, you know, the kind that have been dead for a millennia? Yeah. One of those is running around shooting ice at people. We have evacuated who we could, but I have a feeling these are only the beginning."
"Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Keep the people safe and keep these reports classified. The last thing we need is a panic that brings these new grim to our doorsteps."
The man placed the photos on the desk and swiftly walked out of Ozpin's office. This did not bode well at all. If she was creating grim this deadly, then he also had to play unfair. She wasn't strong enough to create them from scratch, not on her own. So it was time for Ozpin to strike back. He just needed a little help. Now assigning them to a team might be a bit difficult, but it might be better to keep them apart anyway.
"Qrow. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Please meet me underneath the school."
"Glynda. Initiate ASTREA."