Hello, fellow readers. King of Blacks here. Now I see no reviews for my first chap T.T, but I digress. I'm still new at this, so I wasn't expecting a lot anyway. Now, as a reminder to you all, my updates for the chapters are kinda random and all so don't expect a lot o updates, probably once a month, if you're lucky, twice. But yeah, don't expect much from me. So, without further ado, let's start off the chapter.
Disclaimer: Refer to Chapter 1.
Our Purpose
Chapter 2: Initiation- Emerald Forest
(3rd person POV)
(Location: Beacon Academy Ballroom)
The morning was beautiful. Everything was peaceful and quiet. Nothing could disturb the tranquility of this...
"Wake up lazy bud!"
Never mind.
Everyone in the room seemed to have been woken up by that noise, particularly one young man, who was the intended target.
He was about as tall as Rouge. He has long black hair tied up into a ponytail with a magenta streak that matches his eyes. He wears a green long-sleeved tailcoat with black and gold trimmings and pink cuffs. He also wears white pants and black shoes.
The girl next to him, the one who shouted before this, sang out "Its morning" repeatedly while moving around the room hyperactively.
She was about the height of Ruby and Weiss, with short orange hair and turquoise eyes. She wears a black collared vest with a symbol of lightning and hammer at the back. Underneath it was a white sleeveless top with a heart shape between her cleavage and collarbone and detached sleeves. She also wears pink fingerless gloves and armor covering her shoulders and waist. She wears a pink skirt from her waist reaching to her knees, and shoes with a mix of pink and white colour.
The girl was obviously excited for the upcoming initiation, waking the guy who seemed to be her friend- which is odd considering their contrasting personalities- and following him everywhere.
In the restrooms..
"I can't believe we've been in Beacon for twenty-four hours," rambled the girl. "Not that we would get kicked out or anything, I mean you're the perfect student and me, I'm me hehehe."
In the ballroom...
"We've been friends for soooooooo long! What are the odds we'd still be together? Well, not 'together-together'... Not that I'm not saying that you're not handsome; you are handsome, but that'd just be weird, right?" The girl continued on while eating, the boy seemingly not caring of her (or was used to her attitude).
In the cafeteria...
"Right! What was I thinking? But still, I hope we end up on the same team together! Ooh, I know! I think we should be in a team together. Let's make a plan. Hmmmm...How about bribing the headmaster? Nah that won't work, he has the school."
In the lockers room...
"I know! We'll have some sort of signal! Like a distress signal! *gasps* A secret signal so we can find each other in the forest! Can you imitate a sloth?" The girl still rambling to no end. Then, the boy turns to the girl, holding his weapon, a twin pistols with blades attached, and speaks for the first time.
"Nora?" He called out.
The girl, Nora responded with a, "Yes, Ren?"
"I don't think sloths make a lot of noises," he revealed after sliding his weapon into his sleeves (how does that work really?).
Nora paused for a few seconds before jumping excitedly.
"That's perfect! No one will suspect us working together," she cried out.
As she rambled more to Ren, they walked past Ruby and Yang, in their combat outfits, as Yang wondered what got the two excited. She then turned to Ruby who looked happy.
"Hey, what's got you excited sis?" Asked the blonde.
"No more awkward small talk or 'getting-to-know-you' stuff. Today, I get to let my sweetheart do the talking," Ruby replied happily.
Yang, in response to that, played with her hair nervously and replied, "I don't know Ruby. Maybe you should go and make some friends here."
Ruby groaned in frustration. She was seriously tired of hearing people telling her to make friends. I mean, it's not like it's going to help her in combat right?
"Okay, first of all, what does making friends have to do with fighting? And secondly, I don't need people to grow up. I drink milk." She said while puffing her chest out as if proud of the fact.
A voice then spoke, "You know, you're not that tall, right Ruby?"
The sisters turned to see Rouge grinning, Aurea and Nero behind him, in their combat outfit.
Ruby was offended by that statement. She wasn't that short...right?
"Hey, just wait Rouge. In a few years, I'll beat you all" She said menacingly while at the same time pouting, thus making her looks adorable.
They just smiled hearing her innocent statement. Nero patted her head and said teasingly, "Yeah, yeah, we believe you." He then turned to Yang. "So, what brought this height thing on?"
"Well, my dear sister Ruby here doesn't want to make any friends and insists on going alone without a teammate," answered Yang with a shake of her head.
"Well, I can be your teammate if you want," the Carbone heir blurted out, not realising the implication. Aurea face palmed, muttering about the obliviousness of boys, while Rogue and Yang just grinned. Ruby blushed up a storm hearing his words.
"Well, Ruby there you go. You got one teammate. Just find two more and you're set to go," encouraged the elder sister. Ruby was miffed at this, although her face was still red.
She gave Yang a pointed look and said, "My dear sister Yang, are you implying that you don't want to be in the same team as me?"
Yang quickly put her hands in surrender.
"No, no, no, I just umm want you to break out of your shell, that's all."
If Ruby wasn't annoyed before, now she was. She really did not to hear these kinds of things.
She yelled out, "Break out of my shell?! That's.."
"RIDICULOUS!"
Out came our lovable blond, Jaune Arc, seemingly complaining about his locker number. As he walked through the halls, we see Weiss Schnee and a red-headed girl wearing bronze armor and red skirt. She is quite tall for her age, and she seemed to hold herself with the grace and confidence of a true warrior.
"So Pyrrha, who do you think is going to be in your team? I'm sure a lot of people want to be with an esteemed fighter such as yourself," Asked the heiress.
"I'm not sure." Said the Amazonian warrior thoughtfully. "I was planning to let the chips fall where they may."
Weiss nodded in agreement. "Well, I was wondering if we could be on a team together." Offered the Heiress. Pyrrha seemed to agree with her proposal. As Pyrrha agreed, Weiss had her own monologue in her mind.
'This will be perfect! The smartest girl in class combined with the strongest girl in class! Together we will be unstoppable! I can see it now - we'll be popular, we'll be celebrities, we'll get perfect grades! Nothing could come between us now!' She thought darkly.
Her 'happy' thoughts were interrupted by our clumsy blond, appearing in between Weiss and Pyrrha.
"You know what else is great? Me, Jaune Arc, nice to meet you." Said Jaune flirtatiously.
Weiss was not impressed with his attempt (then again, when is she impressed with anything?) while Pyrrha greeted Jaune kindly, but was ignored as Jaune continues his attempts to woo the white haired girl.
"So, couldn't help but overhear your fondness of me the other day," Weiss face palmed hearing his words, and Jaune, who seemed oblivious continued, "Oh don't worry, no need to be embarrassed. So, heard the rumors 'bout teams, so I was thinking you and me would make a good one. What do you say, huh?"
Nero, who was watching this scene unfolds, just frowned.
"Jeez, what does he see in her?" Muttered the heir.
"Hey, cut him some slack, okay?" Yang said, defending Jaune. "This is probably his first crush or something."
Nero scoffed. "Well, couldn't have picked a better one, huh?"
"Uh, I mean Weiss can't be that bad right?" Ruby interjected weakly.
"Why are you defending her Ruby? She's the who called you out!"
"Well, I did mess up her Dust supplies and stuff." Defended Ruby, trying to justify Weiss's action the other day.
Aurea on the other hand...
"Okay, that's enough Nero." Ordered Aurea. "Remember what I said yesterday?" She gave him a pointed look.
Nero just sighed and settled down. He knew Aurea would have brought up last night's conversation again if it meant making the two heirs friends. Before he could speak up, a sound of whishing could be heard followed by cry of apology. The group of friends turned around to see Jaune stuck on a wall, embedded by a spear which belonged to Pyrrha. Immediately after that, an announcement by Glynda was heard calling the first years to the cliff for the initiation. Hearing this Nero and the group walked away, but not before stopping to help Jaune.
"Hey there hotshot." Yang called out. "Having a hard time?"
"I don't understand. My dad said all a woman wants is confidence." Jaune said, still downcast from what happened.
"Well, Snow Angel probably wasn't the best idea," Yang said sympathetically.
"Yeah, maybe call her the Ice Queen or something," Rouge jested, earning him an elbow to the ribs by Yang.
Nero tried to give his own input. "Well, I think you're doing this with the wrong person." Aurea gave him a look to which he just shrugged. Nero then brought Jaune back up and placed an arm around his shoulder as he helped him walk while Ruby comforted him.
(Location: Beacon Academy Cliffside)
All the first years were currently lined up on the cliff. Ozpin and Glynda was also there as the supervisor of the initiation.
"For years, you have trained as warriors, and today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." Said Ozpin.
"Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of teams. Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates... today." Glynda continued. Ruby was getting nervous by the minute and this certainly did not help.
"These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time in Beacon, so it is in your best interest to pair up with someone you work well with." Ruby was practically jittering right now, while Nero just sighed. He knew it was not as easy as it seems. At the very least, someone here shared his sentiments.
"That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years."
'...Shit.'
Nero's thought hearing Ozpin's statement. He could practically hear the world crumbling around Ruby and flinched as she cried out in pure despair.
'Damn it, Ozpin you're not helping me with this.' He thought. He's not exactly a social guy either and this is not making things any better.
"After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path...or you will die." Ozpin warned grimly. Jaune gulped audibly hearing this. "You will be monitored and graded for the duration of your initiation, but our instructors will not intervene. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. You will guard that item as well as your standing and we will grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?"
Jaune raised his hands to ask something, but was cut off by Ozpin who signals the students to prepare for takeoff.
"So uh sir, this landing...strategy thing, are you gonna drop us off or something?" Jaune asked nervously as the others were launched from the platform one by one.
"No, you will be falling." Ozpin replied politely, seemingly not caring of Jaune's situation.
"Oh...okay, so uh did you like hand out parachutes to us or something?"
"No, you will be using your own landing strategy." Another reply from Ozpin.
"Uh huh, so what is this landing strategYYY!" He was launched off the platform before finishing his sentence. Ozpin just sipped his coffee watching the students.
(Location: Emerald Forest)
"Birdie, no!"
That was what Nero heard as he was thrown to the sky and falling to the forest. Not wanting to land with any pain, he quickly took out his sword, before pressing a trigger, causing the Dust cylinder on his sword to spin. He activated the wind Dust and performed a slash, creating a wind blade cutting through the trees. After that, he stabbed at one of the trees and back flipped before landing to the ground.
"Hmmm, I give that a 9/10." He said proudly. Now, having landed safely, he turned around, watching for any signs of Grimms or other students, keeping his broadsword ready. Finding the coast clear, he sighed in relief, and walked towards what he thinks is the north. As he trekked the forest, he was thinking of any potential partners he could possibly want to have.
"Well, Aurea's good, but then again, she's probably up ahead, so chances are small. Rogue? Well, not sure about his skills though but at least he talks to me. Yang will probably just flirt with me or something. Ruby...' He gained a blushed thinking about the scythe wielding girl before shaking his head. Before he could think any further, he heard a bush rustling, which made him turn and gripped his sword ready to strike down any threats. The bush rustled again before a figure came out of it. The figure was decidedly not a Grimm, but a Faunus, as he had the ears of an animal on top of his head (probably a wolf, thought Nero). He was tall and imposing with a muscular build, has yellow eyes which gave him a feral look. His clothing is unique, as it is a blue tribesman clothes, particularly one from the northern area, and his clothing has a lot of tribal patterns seemingly made from Dust. He also exudes the aura of a warrior.
"Whoa" was Nero's response seeing the guy. The atmosphere was quiet and awkward, as one of them doesn't know what to say, and the other doesn't want to say anything. After a few seconds of silence, Nero spoke.
"So uh, seems like you're my partner eh?"
"So it seems." The Faunus replied gruffly.
"Okay, so uh, the name's Nero. How 'bout you?" Nero greeted, still unsure of what to do.
"Azur."
"Oh, okay."
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...
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...
"Uhhhh, you know where we're going?" He really is bad at these kinds of things.
"Of course, follow me." Azur then walked away. Nero just sighed at this. It's just his luck to get the quiet one. Oh well, at least it's not Weiss. Which reminded him.
'What are the others doing?'
(With Aurea...)
Sigh.
"Hey, I'm not that bad, am I?" A voice called out. It was Rouge, who was apparently partnered up with Aurea who was sitting down the tree, sighing at her own luck. It's just her luck to get the guy with the bad puns. Well, at least it's not some jerk or anything.
"You...ugh just don't make any puns okay?" Aurea warned with a stern look on her face, daring the red head to mess with her.
"Okay, okay jeez, chillax okay," Rouge said putting his hands up in surrender. "You don't have to be Weiss cold to me right?"
The look from Aurea was enough to shut him up.
"Let's just go, okay?" Said the Blonde.
The two then walked away, hoping to find the temple and get this over with.
(With Ruby and Weiss)
"It's this way."
Weiss was walking back and forth seemingly trying to find a way to the temple as they have no idea where they are. Ruby on the other hand, was sitting on the ground, bored and in distraught after all the events that happened.
'Stupid Weiss, why do I have to pair up with her? I mean, at least Nero's nice and handsome, ugh okay not the time. But still, why Weiss of all people? And if that's not all, we just had to make part of the forest burn and all that stuff. Ugh stupid meanie Weiss' she ranted in her mind.
"Okay, it's official. We passed through it." Weiss finally gave up.
"Why can't you just admit that you don't know where we're going?" Ruby cried out in frustration.
"I know where we're going. We're going to uhhhhhh...the temple in the forest." Ruby scoffed at this. "Oh, it's not like you're helping or anything."
"Well at least, I don't think that I know everything." Retorted the silver eyed girl.
Weiss was flabbergasted and said, "What is that supposed to mean?"
"It means you're a big, stupid jerk and I hate you." Ruby was reaching her breaking point now.
"Ugh, just keep moving." Ordered the white haired girl frustrated.
""Oh, just keep moving! Hurry up! Waaaah! Watch where you're going!" Why are you so bossy?" The younger girl mocked.
Weiss immediately turned around.
"I'm not bossy! Stop saying things like that!" Weiss cried out in denial.
"Stop treating me like a kid!"
"Stop acting like a kid!"
"Well, stop acting like you're perfect!"
Weiss quickly recoiled at this, but recovered nonetheless.
"I'm not perfect," She denied. "Not yet. But I'm still leagues better than you." She then walked away.
"You don't even know me." Ruby muttered in a deflated tone, obviously hurt from Weiss's word.
(With Nero and Azur)
The pair of human and Faunus walk through the forest, as Azur led Nero to the temple, as he can find the temple with his animal senses. The two haven't spoken to each other after their encounter, with Nero being an awkward person, and Azur seemingly a lone wolf (See what I did there?)
"Soooo, Azur..." Nero started. Azur turned to face Nero.
"What is it?"
"Uhh, what's with the getup?" Nero asked nervously. "I mean, it's not like its cold or anything."
Azur was silent for a moment before he continued walking. Nero sighed, expecting this kind of response from the Faunus.
"It's my weapon" Azur called out.
"...huh?" Nero replied dumbly.
"It's my weapon. This clothing is coated by Dust using a special technique made by my clan." Azur responded. "It enhances my abilities, giving me greater strength, speed and defense."
"Whoa, damn that's cool." Nero was at awe after his explanation. He knew Dust weaving is an ancient technique, but he never knew it could do that.
"Wait, so where are you from? I mean, this kind of clothes isn't exactly local stuffs."
"I live near the northern Wastelands. Further from Atlas."
"Then, why go to Beacon? Isn't that a little bit too far? I mean, it's called the Wastelands for a reason, right?"
This time Azur remained silent. Nero took this as a cue to end his questionings, knowing that this is a private matter.
(With Yang and Blake)
Yang, who was paired up with Blake, walked through the forest finally found the temple. It was more or less a mess, with destroyed pillars everywhere and an altar, with something like chess pieces laid around on some pedestals.
"Looks like this is it huh?" Muttered Yang. Blake just nodded in agreement. She wasn't really the type to talk. As they observed, some of the chess pieces were missing, indicating that there were others who arrived before them. Yang strolled around and eventually picked a white knight piece (A/N: IT WAS FREAKING GOLD! NOT WHITE!) and waved it around Blake.
"So, how 'bout a cute little pony?" Blake just rolled her eyes, but kept a smile on her face.
"So, is that it?" Whined Yang.
"Well, it's not like this place is hard to find to begin with." Replied Blake, looking disinterested as usual.
(With Jaune and Pyrrha)
Jaune and Pyrrha, partnered together now stood in front of a cave with several cavemen paintings about a giant scorpion and the cavemen.
"You think this is it?"
Pyrrha remained silent, still observing the cave. As they entered the cave, Jaune holding a torch, then Pyrrha gave her response.
"I don't think this is it." Groaning at her late response, the blond turned to Pyrrha and said, "Pyrrha, I made the torch. Could you at least, humor me for a couple of meters?"
Just as he said that, Jaune tripped and face planted to the ground, dropping the torch to a wad of puddle, dousing the flame, engulfing the room in total darkness.
"Do you feel that Jaune?" Asked Pyrrha.
"Soul crushing regret?" Responded Jaune glumly.
"No, not that. It feels...warm."
As they trekked further inside the cave, they stumbled upon a floating, glowing object.
"The relic!" Was Jaune's thought. Pyrrha on the other hand wasn't convinced, though she felt familiar with the object itself. Jaune tried to grab the 'relic', but it was pulled back by a mysterious force. Jaune stubbornly tried to grab it again, this time successful. Then, Pyrrha had a sudden realisation of what the object is.
"Jaune..." Pyrrha tried to warn, but was a bit too late as multiple red glows appeared, revealing that the 'relic' was in fact a Death Stalker.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
(With Nero and Azur)
"What was that?" Nero cried out.
"It seems like some girl is in trouble." Was Azur's reply. The two was near the ruins when they heard a shrill, feminine scream (which came from Jaune actually) echoing from a distance. "It doesn't matter. Our objectives are in front of us. Someone else will take care of that."
"You sure? That scream doesn't seem like their having a good time." The heir questioned.
"Yes."
All of a sudden, they felt the earth rumbling.
"What now?" Nero was getting frustrated with the situation now. Azur was looking around to find the cause of the rumble when he heard someone scream out a string of profanities.
"Shit! Shit! Shit! Shiiiit!" A male voice screamed.
"This is all your fault!" Followed by a female voice, seemingly blaming the male. Nero was familiar with the voices and turned to the source of the voice. What he saw made his jaw dropped and eyes wide. In a distance, Rouge and Aurea was running from a horde of Grimms of multiple types.
"Shit." He turned to Azur who was also shocked from the scene. The two stared at each other before proceeding to run away from the mess. Fortunately (Or unfortunately) Rogue and Aurea caught up with them, the hordes still hot on their trail.
"Sup Nero, how ya doing?" Rouge greeted with a grin.
"Sup?! Is that all you have to say?! The fuck's up with the horde hounding our asses here?"
This time Aurea was the who responded.
"Well we were just walking around to find the temple, when this numbskull," she glared intensely at Rouge, "had the genius idea of pissing at a King Taijitu's head!"
"It was an accident, okay? I thought that was a rock!"
"Well, rock doesn't have eyes, you idiot!"
"Okay, that was stupid, but where does the horde came from?" Nero asked, still confused and panicked.
"Oh that was because Aurea was so smart, "Now Rouge just glared at Aurea, who was still glaring at him, "she had to burnt part of the forest filled with packs of Ursa and Beowolves."
"Hey, that was an accident, okay? I didn't mean to burn the forest!" Aurea tried to defend herself, but the blush on her face says it all.
"Yeah, just like how I accidentally pissed on the Taijitu!"
"You don't 'accidentally' piss in someone!"
"Well, I do!"
"No, you don't!"
"ENOUGH!" The two stopped arguing at the commanding voice of Azur, who they did not recognised.
"Uhh who are you?" Questioned the red headed guy. Nero just face palmed at this.
"Okay, Aurea, Rogue, this is Azur my partner. Azur, Aurea and Rouge, my friends. So, now that that's all and over with, I think I should tell you guys that we just passed through the ruins."
"What?! Why didn't you tell us?" The pair exclaimed.
"Oh I don't know. Maybe cause we're still getting CHASED BY A FUCKING HORDE OF GRIMMS!" Nero said thoughtfully before shouting off at the end. They then realised they are still running from the horde of Grimm. Not wasting any time, the four Huntsmen in training took a turn to the ruins, with the horde still trailing behind them. As the neared their destination...
"Shit, a cliff." Rouge cried out.
"Fuck it, just jump." Was Nero's appropriate response. Azur, Nero and Rogue jumped off the cliff. Aurea meanwhile stopped running and sighed.
'Looks like this is it, huh?' She thought before giving out a smile.
"Wait, where's the girl?" Azur asked as he looked around to find the blonde. "Did she get left behind or something?"
"Oh don't worry 'bout her." Nero assured, giving out a smirk. "Knowing her, she's probably gonna be ahead of us."
"What do you mean?"
"You'll see..."
(Location: Abandoned Temple in Emerald Forest)
"You are so childish. And dim-witted, and hyperactive, and don't even get me started on your fighting style." Weiss voice was heard around the ruins as she scolded Ruby after almost getting killed by a Death Stalker (the one that Jaune messed with). The Death Stalker in question had its stinger frozen while Ruby lied on the ground, her cape stuck after she almost got pelted by Nevermore's feather.
Weiss continued her rant, her tone now softer and regretful, "And I suppose, I can be a bit... difficult... but if we're going to do this, we're going to have to do this together. So if you quit trying to show off, I'll be... nicer."
"I'm not trying to show off." muttered Ruby softly. "I just want you to know that I can do it."
"Pft, you're fine." Scoffed the heiress, but her words does not have any tone of malice, showing her approval over the younger girl. Ruby sighed in relief hearing her statement, whispering "normal knees" to herself. Yang, who saw the scene, ran up to Ruby and hugged her tightly, happy that her younger sister is safe. But their celebration was cut short by a shout of "Help". Everyone at the ruins turned to the source and their eyes widened at the hordes of Grimms chasing three people, two of them they knew (well, most of them). Not only that, there was also Aurea who was...flying?
"Is.."
"..She.."
"FLYING?!" was everyone's question. But then, they quickly returned to reality as they realised things just got worse with the appearance of the horde.
"Hey! How 'bout some help over here?!" Nero cried out, panic apparent in his tone.
Not wasting any time, everyone fired off rounds of Dusts (those who can anyway) to the hordes, covering for the four to safety. They managed to kill some of the many Grimms in front of them with Weiss conjuring an ice prison, halting the advance of the other Grimms. Nero and the others finally reached their side and landed on their butts, panting after their long run. Ruby immediately rushed to Nero who was lying on the ground.
"Nero! Are you okay?" Asked the red haired girl in worry.
"Yeah...just...fine..." Nero replied in between pants.
"Whew, thank goodness. I was worried when I didn't saw you around," she then got a blush realising her words, quickly waving her arms in denial, "Not that I think you're weak or anything."
Yang chose to cut off the two.
"Not to burst in your couple's reunion or anything," the aforementioned two just blushed harder and glare at Yang who grinned, before turning to Aurea, "but what the hell was that just now?"
Aurea had the decency to look sheepish before answering her question.
"That was my weapons just now." She said as she revealed a pair of metallic wings coming out from her backpack. "This pack is actually a jet booster that allows me to fly, and the wings are the stablisers you could say. They can also send out beams of Plasma Dusts from the feathers."
Everyone was at awe and impressed after her explanation. Ruby squealed looking at Aurea's weapon and asked for more details about it, before getting interrupted by Azur.
"That is nice and all but remember. We still have to finish the initiation."
"Ummmm, speaking of finish..." Jaune said nervously as he stared up to the sky. "The Nevermore's circling back."
Well, usually they would have fought it, but...
"We've got no time to waste. We don't have to fight all these Grimms." Ren gave his piece of advice.
"He's right. Our job is to get the relics and return to the cliff. We don't have to fight." Said Ruby.
"Run and live. That's a plan I can go with." Jaune quickly agreed with Ruby's idea. Everyone else also was in agreement with it. It was the best course of plan.
"She's right." Nero added, now having regained his breath. "Besides, if worst comes to worst, there's twelve capable fighters here. We can take on these Grimms anytime." He stared at everyone else, ending with Ruby who gave him a heartfelt smile.
Nero, Aurea, Ruby and Jaune each approached the pedestal, taking a relic each, Jaune taking the white rook, Ruby the white knight, and Aurea and Nero taking the black rooks. Not wasting any time, the twelve first years ran away from the temple, hoping to finish the initiation, Ruby taking the lead. Yang stared as her sister with pride before moving on with the rest.
Just when they thought things are getting better, the Giant Nevermore finally caught up to them, landing at the other side of the chasm, effectively blocking their paths. Not only that, but the Death Stalker and other Grimms have managed to escape from ice prisons.
"They just don't make it easy, do they?" Aurea muttered angrily as they hid behind one of the pillars.
"Well, I don't think they cared either way." Azur retorted.
Nero cut them off before any arguments happen.
"Enough, I think it's time for plan B."
"Wait, we have a Plan B?" Rouge asked confused.
"Not really." Nero admitted. As the Grimms approaches, all of them sprung into action. With an order from Jaune, Nora transformed her Magnhild to grenade launcher form, and fired a few rounds to the Nevermore, while Ren, Pyrrha and Blake fired at the Death Stalker, the second highest threat of all.
"Jaune!" The heir cried out. "Take care of the Death Stalker. We'll handle the rest."
Jaune just nodded nervously, obviously never having taken charge of a team. Nero signaled Azur, Rouge and Aurea to follow him as they took on the less threatening but more numerous Grimms.
"You sure we got this?" Rouge asked.
"Nope, why?" Answered the Carbone without hesitation.
"Well, I think its nice knowing you guys."
"Don't be so sure on that" Azur interrupted, his fists ready.
"So, leader," Aurea stated, referring to Nero, "what's the plan?"
Nero gave a smirk and paused before answering.
"Rain hell on these fuckers."
With that said, the four immediately charged to the masses of Grimms. Rouge took out his weapons, a pair of pile drivers shaped into tonfas. Not wasting any time, he fired several pressurised fire blast, to a nearby Ursa, instantly blowing its head off. He then ran to a Beowolf, gave out multiple strikes all around, before piercing the head using the pile driver.
Azur meanwhile, was fighting off several Ursas bigger than him, with relative ease. The tribal drawings on his clothes are glowing, signifying that his abilities are now augmented. He delivered an uppercut on one of the bear-like Grimms before immediately kicking it off, throwing it few metres away, knocking into other Grimm in the process. One of the Ursa charged towards the Wolf Faunus and tried to slash him, but with his enhanced strength, he blocked it with just an arm and smirked, and kneed the Grimm who fell to the ground, before punching it down, leaving a sizable crater afterwards.
Aurea, who was up flying with her jetpack, easily took out any Grimm, as there are none that can reach her easily, except for some King Taijitus. She then flapped the metallic wings, unleashing torrents of Plasma Dust onto the Grimms below, causing a small explosion. Behind her, one of the heads of a King Taijitu attempted to pounce at her, but with her honed reflex, she managed to dodge it. Conjuring two spears made from light, she threw the two with precision at the eyes of the Taijitu, effectively downing it.
"Whoa, what was that?" Rogue exclaimed, astounded by the spears of light appearing out of nowhere. Aurea gave a wink and answered his question.
"That...is my semblance. I'll tell you some other time." Rouge just shrugged and continued battling the Grimms.
(A/N: This Plasma Dust thing is an idea of my own, since Aurea's weapon is quite possibly the hardest one to design out of all, so I had to make up some shit so that it make sense...a bit)
Nero right now is slashing the Grimms expertly, before a Major Ursa stood in front of him, staring and growling menacingly at his 'prey'. Nero just smirked arrogantly, back stepping a slash by the Grimm before thrusting his sword, stabbing it in the chest before slashing it upwards, effectively splitting the head off. With no interruptions, the Carbone Scion immediately rushed forward throwing his sword to a Beowolf, which ended up stuck on his head. He then performed some acrobatics, grabbing his sword again in the process, and slashed downwards before landing on the ground, as a bisected Ursa fell apart.
In a matter of time, the four made quick work of the Grimm, as the Grimm's immature minds were no match for the honed skills of four huntsmen in training, all of them prodigies in their own right.
"So, did we got them all?" Rouge asked hopefully.
Aurea replied with a smile. "I think so."
"If that's the case," he gave a smirk and jumped in victory. "Whoopee! Damn we kicked some ass."
"That, we did." Nero concurred. Azur just gave a feral smirk. Nero looked around for the others, before giving out another smile.
"Well, looks like we're not the only ones done here." Nero said, watching as Ruby stood on top of the cliff, after severing the head of the Giant Nevermore.
"Damn, they got some better kills than us." Whine the red head joker. "All we got are some small ones."
Aurea gave Rouge a flick on his forehead. "Just let it be. Besides, we'll get our chances." Nero just ignored the two, still gazing at Ruby's form, with a huge smile on his face.
(Location: Beacon Academy Auditorium)
"Russel Thrush, Cardin Winchester, Dove Bronzewing and Sky Lark."
Ozpin's voice rang loudly as he announced the names of the students on the stage.
"The four of you have retrieved the Black Bishop pieces. From this day onwards, you will be Team CRDL (Cardinal). Lead by Cardin Winchester."
The four aforementioned students just stood proudly. Following that, Jaune, Pyrrha, Ren and Nora arrived to the stage.
"Jaune Arc, Pyrrha Nikos, Nora Valkyrie and Lie Ren. The four of you have retrieved the White Rook pieces. From today onwards, you will be under Team JNPR (Juniper). Lead by Jaune Arc."
Jaune stumbled when he heard his name being announced as the leader.
"Wait, what?!" He cried out. Ozpin just gave a smile and said.
"Congratulations, young man." Pyrrha who was next to him gave him a light punch to his sides, which apparently wasn't light at all as Jaune fell to the ground, much to the amusement of the audience.
"Aurea Gabriels, Rouge Chevalier, Azur Castillo and Nero Carbone."
This time, it was their turn to take the stage. There were gasps and murmur of shock when they heard Nero's name being announced. They have heard of the Schnee heiress attending Beacon, but for the Carbone Scion to join as well?!
"The four of you have retrieved the Black Rook pieces. From today onwards, you will be under team NARA (Nara). Lead by Nero Carbone."
Nero was shocked with the announcement, but kept his reactions inside and smiled instead. Aurea tried to punch her sides, but he didn't budge as much seeing as he is much taller and bulkier than her.
"Finally, Blake Belladonna, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee and Yang Xiao Long."
The four aforementioned girls stood in front of Ozpin as he announced their names.
"The four of you have retrieved the White Knight Pieces. From today onwards, you will be under team RWBY (Ruby). Lead by Ruby Rose."
Weiss was shocked hearing this, but none more so than Ruby, who looked like a fish out of water. Yang, the girl she is, ran up to Ruby and gave her a bear hug, crying out about how proud she is, while Ruby tried to pry off of her. Ozpin just stared at the four Huntresses in training.
"Well...looks like this is going to be an interesting year." He said loudly, but more to himself than to the audiences.
Author's Note: Well that was a wrap. Honestly, this chapter wasn't really the best one I've done, so far. Just doesn't have that good of a drive compared to the first one. But anyways, theres all the main OCs, all introduced and the teams formed. Keep in mind, that, they won't be the only one, as there'll probably be some minors around. I don't have much to say anyway (introverted and all). So, to those readers, hope you enjoy these. And please do give me a review. It helps ease my minds. Anything would be fine as long as its not a damn insult.
King of Blacks, signing out.
