So before the normal hello I am going to mention that I have been dealing with some bad shit which has lead to my depression coming back and getting really, really bad. It was caused by my sister pretty much acting like I should not exist and saying stuff that has made a few her friends who don't really know me treat me like shit. There are somethings which I was thinking of doing later on that I am now on the fence on, the main bit is about Dom's character along her and Flynn's backstory also with something for other characters but now onto the story.

Also quick thing I forgot to do is OC ages so Zac is 19 nearly 20, Dom had just turned 16 before meeting up with the others, Flynn is 19, Nicole and Greeny are 17, Nick is 18, Scott is 20 and amber is 18.

Italics = thoughts

*between two* = character actions

"character name between two" = what a character is saying

Bold = attack name

Song for chapter: Make a Man out of you


*me and Ruby get woken up by loud knocking on the door* "Me: whoever it is stop before you get a spear thrown at you." "Dom: Wake up we have to start preparing" *I see Ruby look at the clock and it says it's 4am* "Ruby: 4am, need sleep, go away." "Dom: but I'm awake now and I'm pretty sure nick and yang are as well" "Me: Let me put it in a much clearer way then. Bugger off and let us sleep!" "Dom: Fine."

*We hear Dom walk away and I pull ruby close* "Ruby: sleep now.*we go back to sleep for a few more hours until the clock goes off at 8am* Why?" "Me: Because we need to." "Ruby: Right" *we sit up and I get out of bed* "Me: You can stay asleep if you like" *I kiss Ruby's forehead* "Ruby: no I would rather talk to the others." *Ruby gets out of bed*

"Me: You just want to talk to Yang to see if she likes Nick." "Ruby: No. *I look at her*Fine but I want her to be happy." "Me: Nothing wrong with that." *I look in the mirror and change my look using magic.* (new look is similar to Jim from treasure planet at least when it comes to hair.) "Ruby: why did you change the way you look?" "Me: I thought that the longer hair needed to go." *Ruby heads over to me* "Ruby: Fair enough though it's unfair how you can do it with a flick of the wrist."

"Me: I can't change my appearance too much just basic hair length, colour and clothes." "Ruby: Can you do that for others?" "Me: Don't know, I haven't tried" "Ruby: Well do you want to try it now?" "Me: You sure? I could ruin your look." "Ruby: Better to find out now whether you can then never find out at all." "Me: okay. *I kiss her then step back and focus my magic* Newid!" *Ruby's hair gets longer to the point it reaches her mid back and her nightgear changes into casual clothes with her cape. Ruby looks in the mirror*

"Ruby: You did it though didn't expect the change in my hair length" "Me: Sorry was trying to just change your clothes." "Ruby: it's fine, I don't mind longer hair." "Me: Okay *I change my clothes so instead of night trousers I'm wearing blue jeans, army boots and a black sleeveless shirt.* You ready to start modding weapons for everyone who wants their weapons modified."

*Ruby jumps around a bit with a slight twinkle in her eyes* "Ruby: Yeah I am. I have a few in mind along with some mods for yang's arm." *we head over to the door and leave our room. When we reach the dining room for breakfast we see Nora stuffing her face with pancakes covered in syrup.* "Me: have enough pancakes there Nora?" *Nora turns to me and Ruby then Sebastian comes in with another plate of pancakes* "Nora: I can never have enough" *she goes back to stuffing her face*

"Me: So anyone else awake Nora?" *Nora looks over to me an swallows a mouthful of pancakes* "Nora: Dom is awake and in the library, I heard movement in nick's room so I think he's awake but everyone else is sleeping." "Me: Okay. *I turn to ruby* Babe you go wake a few of the others same with you Nora, I'll go wake up my team." "Ruby: Okay."

*They both nod so I head off leaving Ruby and Nora to wake the others. When I reach Nick's door I knock and wait for an answer. The door opens and I see Yang open it in one of nicks shirts which causes me to smirk* "Me: And a good morning to you yang." *She looks at me shocked then I hear a thud and see nick run to the edge of the door with shorts on then he drags me into his room with yang shutting the door once I'm in the room*

"Yang: don't tell anyone please." "Nick: Yeah dude keep this between us please." *I do a quick scan of the room and see yang's bra on the bed frame.* "Me: don't worry I won't though *I point to yang's bra* you might want to clean up." *For the first time ever I see yang embarrassed and quickly grab her bra and hold it behind her back.*

"Yang: thank you so why did you come here?" "Me: I came to wake nick up so we can all start preparing but did not expect you two together." "Nick: The hell does that mean?" "Yang: I'm sure he just didn't expect us to get together." "Me: What she said." "Nick: Well I'll see you later now can you leave so we can get changed." "Me: Sure. Cludiant! *I snap my fingers and all of yang's luggage appears in the room.* see you later* I go to leave and just before close the door I keep my head in* Use protection."

*I shut the door and hear something hitting the door then I walk over to greeny's room and knock on her door* "Me: Yo Greeny get up." "Greeny: I'm up *she opens the door and she is wearing normal nightgear* you could have asked nicely ya know" "Me: I know doesn't mean I have to." "Greeny: You truely are a snarky bastard you know that." "Me: Yeah but at least I'm having fun"

"Greeny: So I take it that it's time to get ready for the fight of our lives?" "Me: Yep, just started going round waking people up." "Greeny: So who else is awake?" "Me: Nick, Yang, Ruby, Nora and I think Dom." "Greeny: I'll see you later then."

*As I head towards Nicole & Flynn I see Dom fly out of a room with some smoke coming from the doorway* "Dom: that did not go as planned" *She ducks down as a barrel flies over her head and explodes* "Flynn: No shit did that not go as planned!" *dom stands up* "Dom: It wasn't that bad. I mean, only two things exploded." *Flynn walks out of the smoking doorway* "Flynn: Two things too many."

"Nicole: do you two always bicker like this?" *I turn and see Nicole walking up behind me* "Flynn: Sadly, yes, as she seems to think things exploding when they shouldn't is good." "Dom: So I made a few miscalculations." "Me: So Dom have you found anything about long distance possession?"

"Dom: Oh yeah I have *she grabs my arm and pulls me into the room she got blasted out of which no longer has smoke coming out of the doorway. She takes me over to a table with multiple open books on possession and other powers.* for the type of possession that this Anung guys seems to use it requires a lot of magical power and for the person being possessed to be willing and very close to who/whatever is trying to posses them otherwise it won't happen at all."

"Me: Perfect we just need to turn slayer against his master and then Anung will have to fight me himself" "Dom: You sure you can beat him." *I look down at the books then back up* "Me: I have too no matter the cost" "Flynn: And we'll stand by your side" "Nicole: What Flynn said Zac. You helped me through some dark times so I'll help you through yours." "Dom And there is no way I missing the chance to help my friend out."

*We hear a light giggle and look to see mum at the door* "Dom: Merlin! How long have you been there?" "Merlin: only a few seconds, I heard an explosion and thought to investigate. It seems my new apprentice is doing well." "Me: How is making things that aren't meant to explode, explode a good thing?" "Merlin: She is learning her limits and it also seems she has found her type of magic."

"Flynn: Limits? She filled the barrels with gun powder and shot a bolt of energy at one." "Dom: I need to see how my magic works on how things may explode when it hits something." "Nicole: I feel like if she was a bit more sane that she could be merlin's daughter." *I shiver* "Me: That's a terrifying thought." "Merlin: Aren't you supposed to be setting up a meeting with your team."

"Me: What gave you that idea?" "Merlin: I ran into my future daughter in law who told me that you were going to wake up your team." "Me: Fine but where did you get the meeting idea from?" "Merlin: Just an assumption." "Dom: Where are we meeting?" "Me: We aren't having a meeting, all we can do is start prep so Ruby and I'm assuming melody will be in the weapon lab will be making and modding weapons for everyone."

"Flynn: Okay. What about armour or other protection?" "Me: Not sure though it shouldn't be hard to find someone in hell to build armour for people to use if they want armour." "Merlin: I should be able to create some talismans to help those who do not wish to wear armour." "Me: That will be helpful as I doubt nick and a few other will be wearing armour as it will slow them down."

"Nicole: That does bring up a question. Zac will you be wearing armour when you fight?" "Me: Probably some very light armour so my movement isn't slowed too much." "Dom: Armour just get's in the way of casting magic, give me a good old talisman and cloak and I'll be fine." "Nicole: That may work for you, someone who prefers to use magic but for people who are fight head on armour is more useful."

"Kiba: you know if you want good a good armour smith I know a guy." *the rest of us turn and see kiba at the door.* "Flynn: What's his name?" "Kiba: His name isReimund he's made very powerful armour for people over the years." "Flynn: Any chance he could make armour for people on our side who need armour?"

"Kiba: Maybe. If you want I can take you to see him though I will need to make a quick stop before it." "Flynn: Should be fine." "Nicole: Is it okay if I come to as I'm gonna need some armour." Kiba: Okay lets go." *Flynn, Nicole and kiba head off leaving me and mum alone.* "me: so you did make dom your new apprentice." "Merlin: Well I thought it was time to get a new apprentice."

"Me: and the fact that she is a slightly more insane version of you has nothing to do with it?" "Merlin: I am perfectly sane but her being like me is a positive as it makes her easier to teach." "Me: I'm glad I'm an only child." "Merlin: I mean you have Arthur" "Me: I don't mean to be rude but I barely know him plus it's weird that he calls me brother."

"Merlin: I did raise him so I am basically his mother therefore it makes sense that he sees you as a brother." "Me: well could you ask him if he's willing to help?" "Merlin: already did, he will when you call for him." "Me: Great, you might need to do that." "Merlin: and why is that?" "Me: I may be too busy fighting to call him." "Merlin: Okay I'll keep an eye out encase you give a signal otherwise I will do it when I think it's necessary."

"Me: okay, I'm gonna go see if artemis is awake." "Merlin: see you later my son" weird way of talk but whatever. *I head off to see if I can find artemis. As I look for Artemis I head past the weapons lab and see melody over looking some designs.* "Me: Hey *I lean on the door frame* you know where your boyfriend is?" *melody looks up* "Melody: He's in the back sleepy" *I step in* "Me: Had a rough night?"

"Melody: It's more that with everything going on plus the fact that me and him just started our relationship we don't really know whether our feelings are real or heat of the moment." "Ruby: Why don't both of you put your relationship on hold until after this is over and done with." *Ruby walks out of the equipment room wearing a welding mask and holding a hammer* "Melody: That might be a good idea if Artemis is alright with it." *I sit down on a chair and lean back on it*

"Me: I mean he shouldn't have a problem with it as you have a good reason for doing it." "Ruby: It can help confirm if you have feelings for each other afterwards.""Melody: is that why you two haven't started asking people to be involved in the wedding yet." *I lean to far back on the chair and fall while I hear the hammer Ruby was holding hit the floor.* "Ruby: Well we haven't exactly started planning yet."

"me: What Rubes said?" *I get back up and sit back down on the chair.* "Melody: Now that we are on the subject what kind of wedding are you thinking of having." "Me: that's up to Rubes." "melody: I'm going to talk to artemis about putting our relationship on hold."

*Melody goes into the back room and closes the door behind her then Ruby picks the hammer back up and heads over to us* "Ruby: Well umm I was thinking a small outdoor wedding." *I stand up and go over to rubes then I hug her from behind.* "Me: It's your day babe, it will be what you want it to be." "Ruby: but it's your wedding too." "Me: And I just want you to be happy" *I remove the wielding mask from her and put it on the table then I kiss her cheek*

"Ruby: have you thought about who you want as your best man?" "Me: I have an idea but nothing certain, I take it yang is the maid of honor." "Ruby: I mean she is my sister with Weiss, Blake, Pyrrha and Nora as my bridesmaids." "Me: fair enough. Might just do a contest to see who becomes my best man." "Ruby: What kind of contest?" "Me: I don't know yet, I'd rather get everything else planned first then worry about the best man."

*she turns around and puts her arms around my neck* "Ruby: Really?" "Me: Yeah then nearly all the more stressful stuff is over and done with." "Ruby: You sound a bit like Dom saying that." "Me: And now I'm terrified." "Ruby: Now *she kisses me then goes back to her work* go prepare for fighting Anang" "Me: It's Anung and okay."

*I head out of the lab and send a message to all my team.* "message: Everyone meet at the training field when available." *When I meet the training field I see Nick, Scott, Amber, Dom and Greeny waiting.* "Greeny: So where are Flynn and Nicole?" "Dom: they went to see some dude about armour rei something or other." "Scott: So do pray tell why you have call a team meeting as it were?" "Me: I'll say when Flynn and Nicole get here."

*We wait for about 15 minutes before Flynn and Nicole arrive* "Nicole: So why did you call us together?" "Me: We need to work on teamwork during battle" "Scott: I don't see what you mean." "Me: What I mean is that because we have such a variety of fighting styles in the group we need to work on melding them together so we don't get in each other's way during fights."

"Dom: It makes sense after all we have three melee fighter with ranged abilities, one pure melee fighter, a ranger with light magic, a sorceress who's good with daggers, a literal mist person who is melee with a bit of range and our leader who is both melee and ranged" "Amber: I don't become mist, I become smoke." "Dom: Potatoes, potartoes. same thing"

"Scott: No one says potartoes" "Amber: Moving on, what kind of teamwork we talking about?" "Me There is a high chance that during the battle we'll be split up, it's best that we can work with each other instead of getting in each others way." "Flynn: It makes sense." "Greeny: we talking about team up moves cause I have a few ideas for me and you zac." "Me: The team moves aren't that important but yes." "Nick: Hell yeah!"

*I smirk and hear a giggle from behind. We all turn and see Merlin* "Merlin: Well *she snaps her fingers and training dummies appear on the training field* it's time for your training to begin."

(A.N: I was gonna do a training montage but I'm not going to do now for 2 reasons. Reason 1 training montages are bloody hard to do and reason 2 I'd rather not spoil team up attack names. Sorry beautiful readers)

*As I look over the training field covered in training dummy parts and craters, my teams clothes covered in dirt* "Dom: I think that went well." *I look over at her wearing a cloak* "Me: I would agree with you if you hadn't of lost your shirt during the training" "Dom: it was just a shirt besides the cloak looks pretty good on me." "Merlin: it suits you though it could use a colour change. *she claps her hands and dom's cloak changes to a dark grey cloak* Better."

"Greeny: So what's next?" "Me: Right now we need to gather people to help us in the fight where ever it's going to happen." "Flynn: Hey Sis I think it's time to call dad." *Dom sighs* "Dom: Great, well when he gets here don't tell him I'm here." *she walks back towards the manor* "Amber: We missing something." "Flynn: Her and dad don't really get on." "Artemis: we got that by her storming off"

"Nicole: Would you like me to talk to her?" "Flynn: There isn't really a point. Whatever is going between her and dad only they can sort out." "Scott: Wait do you not know what is going on between the two of them" "Flynn: I do but it's not my place to say unless dom says it okay." "Me: in other words don't try to pry into it." "Greeny: got it." "Me: Okay go gather allies and check the weapons lab if you want any weapons modded or created for you."

*We all head off in our directions with me and Flynn heading the same direction.* "me: So what's your dad's name?" "Flynn: his names Matthew, he's the one who taught me how to use a sword." "Me: and I take it he also taught dom some magic" "Flynn: Sadly no, most of her magic is self taught. He said he was worried it would lead to her being exactly like her mother." "Me: Wait her mother? Oh your half-siblings."

"Flynn: Yeah we were raised as normal siblings though." "Me: you don't have to tell me but what about your mum?" "Flynn: she died due to illness when I was 2." "Me: Sorry to hear that dude." "Flynn: thanksso where are you heading?" "Me: I was gonna check on some of the others. What about you where you going?" "Flynn: I was gonna go get dad if it's okay to bring him here?" "Me: Yeah it's fine. As long as he isn't going to try and kill Issei's group."

"Flynn: I'll explain everything to him." "Me: nice. Catch ya later dude" *We fist bump then he heads through a door to go see his dad and as I walk through the manor I see Jaune and Pyrrha with Rias and little V sitting in the a living room* "Me: Hey guys" *V crawls over to me and holds her arms up* "V: Uncha" *I pick her up and sit next to rias who is opposite Jaune and Pyrrha*

"Jaune: Hey zac." "Pyrrha: hello." "Me: So how are you all this morning?" *I hand V over to rias and V snuggles up to her* "Pyrrha: we're fine" *She takes hold of jaune's hand* "Jaune: Yeah." "Rias: We were just talking about how you acted while you were at beacon." "Me: what have you told her? ""Pyrrha: Well I told her about your first few days along with how I helped ruby prepare for your's and hers first date together."

"Jaune: Speaking of which you never did tell us how you got prepared for it." "Pyrrha: and how you knew how to set up the DJ desk." "Me: I just used magic to get ready and the setting up the DJ desk is from my old life." "Rias: So you really are a zac of all trades as it were." "Me: Bits and bobs but sure." "Jaune: Hey Zac how come you never really talk about your old life that much?"

"Me: Because there are some parts that I'm not proud of and it wasn't exactly that great a life." "Jaune: Sorry for bringing it up" "Me: It's fine I just don't see the point on looking back on it." "Rias: moving on from that downer subject, Pyrrha how did you and jaune get together?" *Pyrrha starts to blush* "Pyrrha: Well I first fell for him when he didn't treat me different despite being a bit of a celebrity." "Jaune: Wait really?" "Pyrrha: Yes."

"Me: dude she fell hard for you like real hard." "Jaune: Oh sorry for not noticing earlier" *Pyrrha kisses his cheek* "Pyrrha: It was partially my fault for not being more forward about my feelings" "Rias: Besides it could have been worse, I'm speaking from experience." "Jaune: Really?" "Rias: Yes well Issei didn't really realise I had feelings for him until I almost died then he did everything he could to make up for it"

"Me: What is with stuff that could kill people that get them to admit or realise their feelings?" "Rias: What do you mean?" "Jaune: Well I never really knew I had feelings for Pyrrha until she went to fight cinder, I was so worried about her that I realised that I loved her." *Pyrrha blushes and hugs Jaune* "Me: You also forgot that she kissed you and sent you flying" "Rias: Excuse me?" "Pyrrha: Well before I went to fight Cinder I kissed him and sent him into a flying locker to get him to safety."

*Rias giggles* "Rias: Seems both our men took us nearly dying to get them in a relationship with us" *I get up* "Me: any idea where yang is?" "Pyrrha: She said she was gonna be at the gym" "Me: Thanks catch you all later" "Rias: Bye" *I give V a kiss on the head then go to the gym to see yang. When I get there I see yang lifting weights*

"Me: Yo." "Yang: hey. So why you here?" "Me: I'm actually here to see you." "Yang: What did I do this time?" "Me: Do you mean aside from Nick. *She throws one of the weights she was holding at me which I catch.* Okay joking aside I came to see how you were doing?" "Yang: I'm doing alright." "Me: but?" "Yang: How did you know there was a but?" "Me: There's always a but so what is it"

"Yang: are me and Nick moving too fast?" "Me: That's up to you guys, though I'm not one to judge given how technically me and Ruby were living together when we started dating." "Yang: I guess your right about that. Though I never thought I'd end up in a relationship with someone who's half demon." "Me: I don't think any of us thought we'd end up where we are now like I never expected to be the kid of the most famous magic user in history." *Yang giggles and lifts up another weight to replace the one she threw at me.*

"Yang: So you here to test your strength." "me: nah given how one of my sin abilities increases my speed and strength, I need to retrain my body to handle the power increase." "Yang: retrain?" "Me: when my angel side awakened my sin powers got stronger so I've had to start retraining my body to adapt to the increase in power or otherwise my body will break." "Yang: Ahh. Well do you need someone to watch you so you don't overdo it?"

"me: sure could use it." *As I train, I slowly activate escanors power building up till I get to about 50% power then I stop* "Yang: You okay?" "Me: Yeah just gonna test something." *I hold my hand out and try to summon a fireball but instead I summon a mini sun* "Yang: Z since when could you do that?" "Me: Since just now." *I throw the sun up then spin kick it into a punching bag obliterating it* "Yang: What was that?" "Me: That was me getting warmed up." *I smirk* "Escanor: Seems you are getting good with my power."

*me and yang look over to see Escanor in the doorway* "Me: Yeah hoping that when it comes time for the battle I'll be able to use full power." "Escanor: that would be very good and would make your mother happy." "Me: you make it sound like I'm doing it for her. She doesn't even really know me" "Escanor: I recommend you not talking about like that." "Me: I ain't wrong now unless you're here to train please go away so I can focus."

"Escanor: fine I will leave you." *Escanor walks away and yang looks at me* "Yang: do you two not get along?" "Me: It's more the fact that when he's in that form he's a total kiss ass when it comes to mum." "Yang: So their together?" "Me: No it's just mum seems to string him along or he's just too dense to notice that she doesn't have feelings for him." "Yang: Oh, so back to training?" "Me: Yeah"

*As we train I help yang learn how to counter opponents who fight using kicks instead of punches and she helps me practise using my claw gauntlets (A.N. Clawntlets?)* "Yang: Thanks for helping when it comes to dealing with kicks." "Me: Whatever helps my teammates I'll do it" "Yang: So if dancing in a toto were to help me you would do it?"

"Me: I have my limits to how much I would do and I would not do that." "Yang: Oh boo so where did the claws come from?" "Me: In all honestly I don't know. When I first used them I just tried summoning some gauntlets and they appeared." *She cross her arms* "Yang: And the wolf motif?" "Me: I mean *I look at the claws and it has 3 blades* maybe it's because the claws are wolf like."

"Yang: I guess. *As we're about to start training again the room shakes and we hear an explosion from outside.* what was that?" "Me: Don't know but it doesn't sound good." "Yang: Let's go see what that was?" *I nod and we run outside to see a large dust cloud with two figures inside it* "Me: Whoever you are show yourself?!" *We hear laughter from the cloud causing me and yang to get ready to fight.*

"unknown female voice: Has he forgot you already beloved?" *I focus then sense the energy of Slayer* "Yang: Z what does she mean?" "Me: Come out Slayer or are you scared that I'll kick your ass again." *Me and Yang see one figures arm wave then the dust cloud disappears. We see slayer in light armour and a new sword in his hand that waved with a woman in padded leather armour with a glaive on her back*

"Slayer: I don't fear you or anyone else." "Me: Could have fooled me." "Woman: Silence fool! My beloved is a great warrior second only to our master." "Yang: Did you choose the leather or are you and slayer into some kinky stuff." *The woman draws her glaive.* "Woman: It would be best not to mock me for I am weapon mistress Camilla." *Slayer lowers Camilla's glaive* "Slayer: We are not here to fight, we are here to let you know that our master will be expecting you at this location."

*Slayer toss' me a piece of paper with a time and location on it.* "Camilla: It would be best if you don't be late or you will pay dearly." *A teleportation circle appears beneath them then they disappear.* "Yang: So did we just get given a time limit to the potential end of the world?" "Me: Yep and we only have 3 days to get ready instead of at least a few weeks." "Yang: Wait 3 days. I'll go let the others know." "Me: Same here we need to fully prepare as much as we can."

*me and yang split up and go tell the others*


*Scenes of the next chapter play* "Amber: Now for the preview. With the deadline given we prepare and the battle begins with all of us finally seeing what Anung looks like and the size of his army. Despite all this going over my I will stand by my friends no matter what. Next time The War Begins"