I apologize for it taking so long for me to come back to this story. For those of you that don't know I wrote the original Power of Seven story before I went to Boot-camp. I had every intention of continuing this story but being away for six months I had forgotten a lot of my logins. But I'm back now and I plan on improving my story and fixing grammatical errors but I'll try keeping to the original format. I won't be updating as frequently as I was but I'm not letting this story die like so many others on this site. So without further delay...
I do not own RWBY just this story.
I look at the ground as it speeds by and marvel at its beauty of lush green forests and rolling grassy plains. As I look up to view where we are I notice Beacon Academy appear over the horizon. As we get closer I see an explosion of red and white right in front of the front door.
"Damn" I mumble to myself "Eve slow down a bit and take us in nice and low." I say to the Giant Nevermore I'm riding on.
"But Alex what of the guards? You know how your kind treat creatures like me." I hear in my head.
"How many times do I have to tell you you're not some creature you have a mind of your own, and don't you worry about the guards I'll take care of them. Once we land and I'm off fly away. I'll call you if I need you ok?" I say to her
"If you say so, you're the boss." As she tells me this we make touch down and I'm off her back.
The second my feet hit the ground I'm surrounded by seven guards and hear one of them shout orders. "Halt! Move away from the Giant Nevermore."
"And why would I do that? You have energy rifles pointed at my friend and I'm assuming you intend to shoot her." I replay
"It is a creature of grim and does not care about our lives it just wants to kill us." I hear the guard say
*sigh* "Why do people never listen? If you want to get to her you're gona have to get through me... all three of me." I say to the guard. "Eve fly away." I tell her once she is a safe distance away I look back to my opponents.
"Were you dropped on your head as a baby? There are seven of us and only one of you. how do you think there are three of you?" I hear him mocking me.
"Like this jack ass. Duplicate Tank and Reaper." I see to more versions of myself materialize in front of me. Tank is in a suit of heavy armor and wields a double sided battle-ax and Reaper is in a tattered black cloak with the hood up. He uses a custom made scythe with the stave looking like a spine.
"Oh shit this kids got a semblance. Get ready boys." I hear the head guard say
"What fools. Tank take the three on the right Reaper take the two on the left I got the two in the center." Once I passed the orders I unsheathe my twin daggers and sprint towards my first target dodging there shots as I close the distance between us I dig one dagger into each shoulder cutting both of his rotator cuffs at once. "Let's see how well you shoot without your arms ass hole?" I pull my weapons free and kick him aside while I hear him scream in agony and sprint to my next target.
"Oh shit" I hear him yell and he starts to fire faster. One of the bolts graze my left calf. I throw one of my daggers at his weapon as I fall to the ground. I look up to see the guard toss his weapon away and draws a knife of his own and starts to approach me.
"Do you really think you can take me in hand to hand combat? You are no match for me even with an injured leg." I mock him. Once he is in rang he swings his knife down and I grab his wrist and slit just above his elbow. He tries to punch me in the face all I do is raise my dagger and the tip slides right down the center between his second and third knuckle. I release his arm and duck as he takes another swipe with his knife, I counter with an uppercut. "Mind swap Reaper."
I continue to spin my scythe and advance on my target. "Why do you fuckers never learn you wont hit me like that?" Once I'm within arms reach of my target I stop spinning my scythe and grab him and use him as a shield as I walk towards the other guard, once there I toss the unconscious guard aside and hook my scythe around the ankles of the standing guard ad pull toward me tripping the guard and severing his Achilles tendons in the process. "Just stay down. Mind swap Tank."
"Do you really think those little mosquito stings will do anything to me?" I say as I walk up to the first guard and grab him by his throat and walk towards the second. "Your puny weapons do nothing to even scratch my armor." I slam the head of the guard I'm holding into the head of the guard standing in front of me. "I have taken on two Ursai on my own three small guards is no challenge at all." I say as I stop right in front of the final guard. "Time to say goodnight." with that I slam the blunt edge of my ax into the guard sending him flying a few feet away. "Mind swap Rouge."
I crouch down near the head guard. "I told you, you were no match for me by the way I'm only eighteen. How does that feel? To be beaten by a teenager like you said there were seven of you and only one of me. Oh well better luck next time cupcake." I say patting his chest and standing to head into the school. "Retract Tank and Reaper"
"Causing trouble already I see." I hear a voice say behind me. I turn around and see a middle aged woman standing there dressed in a white long-sleeved business shirt, a black and purple cape that is frayed at the bottom, a black business skirt with brown buttons going up the center, and black boots with brown heals. Her hair is light blond pulled back into a tight bun with a curl of hair going down the right side of her face. Her emerald eyes contrast her pale skin.
"Who are you?" I ask turning to face her fully
"I am . I am a teacher here at Beacon and I will not tolerate you causing trouble." She tells me in a no-nonsense tone
"They attacked me first, I was simply defending myself. I made sure I didn't kill any of them. A few may be crippled and two might have brain damage but they will all survive. It was there fault in the first place." I explain to her
"Well it doesn't matter now follow me the headmaster would like to have a few words with you." She says as she starts to walk away. I walk after her we walk past the crater I saw on my way here and head towards the main doors of the school. We walk down a few corridors and arrive at an elevator. "Go to the top floor, He is expecting you." She walks away as the doors to the elevator open. The ride up is rather fast for how tall the tower is. The doors open to a massive room with a single desk in the center. I walk across the gear and cog floor and sit in the chair across from the desk.
"Hello Alexander how was your trip?" A man says as he turns around in his chair. He is wearing a black suit jacket with brass buttons going down the center. he has a head of messy grey hair dark brown eyes and around his neck a green scarf with a cross pin.
"Well it was fine till I got attacked by the security team. By the way they might be out of commission for a while." I tell him folding my arms across my chest.
"Hmm, that's too bad. And what of the Giant Nevermore that accompanied you?" He asks while taking a sip of his coffee
"Look let's just cut the shit. You know why I'm here don't you? So why don't we just get introductions over with huh?" I say getting annoyed with his games.
"Introductions are not needed nephew."
"Than why am I here?" I am getting rather annoyed at this point
"I just wanted to pay my condolences to my deceased brother." he tells me
"Than why did you need to talk to me?"
"I just wanted to see how you're holding up."
"I'm fine, can I go now?"
"Yes you may. Be at the auditorium in ten minutes for the welcome speech" When he was done I get up and start to leave. "Oh and Alex try not to start too many fights this year." I continue to walk away and give him the middle finger as I go.
I get off the elevator and walk down the hall, once I round a corner I accidently run into someone knocking there books to the ground. "Oh sorry I didn't see you there. Let me help you pick those up." I say as I kneel down to pick up the books.
"It is quite alright it was my fault I wasn't watching where I was going." I here in response. I look up to see a faunus girl with rabbit ears.
"No no it was my fault" I say as I hand her back her things and I get a good look. She is wearing a short, long sleeved jacket with a golden zipper, brown pants and black leggings with gold detail, she has on a black semi-translucent undershirt beneath her jacket, she also wears golden vambraces and golden spaulders on both arms as well as a gold belt. She has long brown hair, dark brown eyes contrast her fair skin. "Might I ask your name?"
"An d why would you need to know my name?" she asks a little on edge.
"Well I'd like to put a name with such a pretty face." I smile softly at her
"I-It's Velvet" She says through flushed cheeks.
"Well Velvet it was nice to meat you, By the way the names Alex. Well I better be going I hope to see you around school sometime." I smile as I walk by on my way to the auditorium.
By the time I arrive everyone is already leaving so I just follow the crowd. I see everyone walking into a gymnasium so I hang back a bit and wait for the courtyard to be clear. Once the coast is clear I call out to Eve, and walk to the center of the courtyard and wait for her to land. "It's good to see you made it through the fight in one piece." I hear her say in my head.
"Did you ever doubt my skill? I tamed you didn't I?" I tease her "Well in any case you need to be careful around here. There are powerful huntsman and huntresses everywhere. So I need you to find a cave and stay away from here unless I call you ok?"
"Yeah no problem. You be careful too. Not everyone has a Giant Nevermore as a companion."
"I will, you don't need to worry about me. Now go before anyone comes out and sees you." As Eve flies away I turn and head into the gym. "Well this looks like where we will be sleeping for the night, I guess I'll just go find a corner."
The next morning I wake before anyone else and decide to go for a walk. I find myself at a cliff with a bunch of grey squares in a strait line. I sit with my legs hanging over the edge of the cliff and think back to what lead me to attending Beacon
Flashback Two Months
I wake to a completely still house. "Dad?" I call out and get no response "I guess he is still out on his errand to the capitol. I wonder why he had to go all the way there? I guess he'll tell me when he gets back." I walk into the kitchen ready to prepare breakfast when I hear a knock at the door. When I open the door all I see is one of the village guards with a grim expression on his face.
"Alex, I'm going to need you to come with me...It's your father, he is gravely wounded." The guard informs me.
"Where is he?" I ask franticly
"The infirmary but" I don't wait for him to finish his sentence as I push past him and sprint to the small clinic in my village. Once I reach the small building I rush through the doors and run past a surprised receptionist. I continue to run down the hall till I reach my fathers room and burst into the room. "Dad what happened?" I ask the still form on the bed.
"Alex? Is that *cough* Is that you?" He asks with a raspy voice
"Yeah it's me. What the hell happened to you? you look like shit."
"Yeah? Well a Beowulf attack will do that." he responds in a joking matter
"Dad why didn't you bring me? You know I could have helped fight those things, or better yet you could have taken Eve. You stupid bastard."
"I couldn't have taken you because it would have ruined the surprise, and I couldn't have taken Eve because the guards would have attacked on sight. By the way look in my coat pocket it's hanging on the door over there." He tells me so I walk over to his coat and go in his pocket and retrieve an envelope and look it over.
"Dad what is this?" I ask him confused
"Just read it and you'll understand." he says so I open the envelope and read the first sentence out loud.
"Congratulations on getting accepted into Beacon Academy, we look forward to your attendance at the school for Huntsman and Huntresses." Before I could read any more I hear a bad coughing fit from my dad and than nothing. I drop the letter and rush to his side only to find him already passed.
End Flashback
I snap back to reality only to here clearing her throat. "Care to join us mister Diamondson?" she asks me annoyed
"Huh? Oh yeah sure." I look around and notice the other students standing on the grey squares and decide to stand on the closest empty one, and hear Ozpins' voice.
"As I was saying, You will be making your way through the Emerald Forest to the ruins and grab an artifact and come back to the cliff. You will be graded on your performance and skill in combat. Do not hesitate to destroy anything in your path as the forest is infested with monsters that will not hesitate to kill you. You will be observed but no one will intervene if you are about to die. On a lighter note, you will be pairing up. So make sure you team with someone you work well with. That being said the first person you make eye contact with will be your partner for the rest of the time you are here. Good luck and prey your landing strategy doesn't kill you." With that I start to see the other students get launched into the air one by one. Once I was launched I waited till I was out of sight before calling for Eve. She flew right beneath me catching me on her back and we glided to the ground, and I prepare myself for a fight.
I hope you guys enjoyed the rewrite of my original. Like I said I'm going to be putting more time into this story and hopefully will be able to continue it. Peace out people.