Here I bring you chapter one of my newest fanfiction, The Fall of Phantomhive! I hope you enjoy and I will see you at the bottom!

(Disclaimer, I do not own any of the anime featured in this besides my original characters and some locations I may make up in the future)

"ATTACK!"

The signal to attack was given, the final boss was to be defeated here. They had to give it everything they had. "Forward!" Cries of battle a sounded as hundreds of armed warriors charged forth, weapons were drawn as they engaged a single figure. A man whom donned a set of blood-red armor, steel-grey hair waved slightly as he turned and drew his sword. Liberator. "So, we finally meet." He spoke calmly as the armed warriors approached him "Let the final battle of your lives begin!" He shouted as he rushed forward, his shield defended his forward flank as he rammed into the horde of foes. Bodies flew as the man plowed through toward his intended target, a male clad in black who wielded two longswords. The two males clashed in a brilliant blaze of skill as swords and shield met, sparks flew as the two ripped at each other with everything they had. But once cannot expect to take on a single warrior in the horde of many.

-FWOOSH!— Cloths flapped as two men engaged the knightly man whom was locked in combat. "HEATHCLIFF!" Came a unified shout as two males attacked him. One bore a lengthy Odachi while the other swung a pair of short swords, the two cleaved through the man in a show of precision as they took a slight chunk from his green heath gauge. "Almost no damage huh…?" One of them grunted as they darted away. I their place leapt a girl, curled brown hair fluttered as she pounded into the shield-wielder. Her fists glowed as a martial arts skill ignited within them "ROKURO KABUTO!" She clenched her right fist by her waist as the other hand positioned itself in front of her chest. "CHAA!" Her right suddenly shot forward at almost light speed, a flash of black signified the movement as it slammed Heathcliff's shield. "—KAH!—" the man grunted as his shield was instantly blown away from his front flank, exposing it for the dual wielding Black Swordsmen to attack. "Kirito! Get him!" Light grinned as the male shot past her and exploded into a flurry of skills, tearing into the man at high speeds as others joined in on the ruthless attack. Sword skills initiated in a flurry as warriors hacked and cleaved at the man, yet a burst of light sent them sprawling seconds later. Several warriors burst into small shards as they landed, signifying their death. "How absurd." A blondish hair girl muttered as she watched from a distance, hands folded across her chest. "Phantomhive, pull back. The Knights will hold him." She ordered into a small crystal ball that she held in her hand. Seconds later she watched her three warriors retreat as the others remained by her side. Battle cries rang forth as the Knights of the Blood Oath charged in and began to attack in flawless coordination, the Black Swordsmen and Lightning Flash at their lead. "All units! Engage!" The chestnut-haired girl ordered as the knightly guild engaged their ex-leader. "Show me what you've learned my former comrades!" Heathcliff smirked as he rushed forward to meet them, shields smashed together as the knights met in a furious clash. Sparks flew instantly as swords flailed and struck "Advance! Show no fear! Either we live a survivor or die a hero!" The Black swordsmen hollered as he rushed forward, his swords blazed as he rammed into Heathcliff and initiated a powerful burst of slashes "HAAA!" The males voice cracked a little as he let forth a battle cry, only to be knocked away by a large cross shield. –Now is the time to strike! —Laichen lurched forward as two of her larger knives seemed to spring into her hand. "Phantomhive, all unit's advance."

"..."

In that instant, Heathcliff realized. The Phantomhive members had vanished from his sight. "Where-?" He was cut off by a crushing blow to his back. "GWAH!" He staggered as the Knights of the Blood Oath retreated. Phantomhive was already upon him. "Impossible!" The calm man lost his composure as he tried to decipher where the deadly warriors were "Behind you, old man" A small voice whispered in his ear. "What?!" The man whirled and swung his sword. KRAAHHH! His sword met solid resistance as a silver katana blade parried the blow with deadly accuracy. "Yuuki huh…?" The man grunted as he locked his sword with the latter. "Oh! You remember! Good job!" Yuuki smirked as Heathcliff heard a small tapping noise behind him "Cra-!" The man was blow sideways into a nearby wall as Light round-housed his right side with a powerful whirlwind kick. "Nice work." Yuuki grinned and gestured over to Heathcliff whom was once again locked in combat with minor players. Light sighed "This is the final battle for our lives and you're smiling?" She facepalmed, Yuuki simply shrugged and reverted back to his monotonous self. "I was trying to lighten the mood" He mumbled as he looked over at the fight that raged on. "Nyx, you're turn." Laichen spoke to a male from her perch. "Affirmative" Came a quick reply as Nyx burst forward from his hiding spot, two short swords sprang from their sheaths as the male burst through the thicket of fighting and slammed into his foe, his dual swords flashed rapidly as he hacked and cleaved at the man before him. Whom attempted to place a solid defense between him and the rapid attacker. "Sunshine, do as you please." Laichen said as she turned and leapt from her perch. A small cloaked figure only nodded as they drew several throwing daggers, in an instant their hand seemed to vanish as five razor-sharp daggers flew toward Heathcliff. The man didn't have a chance as the five weapons buried themselves in his side and began to inflict their status afflictions, poison and paralysis. "Status afflictions, successful." Came a small voice from under the hood. Instantly the remaining Phantomhive members flew forth and began to synchronize a fury of attacks toward the paralyzed Heathcliff. "HAAAA!" Multiple battle cries rang out as their weapons glowed and hacked through their foe, successfully bringing his heath points into the yellow region. "Heh, nice work!" Nyx smirked as they turned and prepared to attack once more. Yet what they saw shocked them. The previously disabled man was moving. "No way! The status affliction should still be lasting!" Light exclaimed as they readied their weapons. Yellow bolts of electricity began to crackle around Heathcliff as he stood, a calm expression once again set on his face as power swirled around him. "This is… his Original Sword Skill!" Laichen leapt forward and dashed toward her guild "Retreat! It's his Original Sword Skill!" She screamed as the man leapt high into the air, his sword crackled and glowed as a massive surge of power began to grow about his blade. "Get away!" The Black Swordsmen and other well-known frontline warriors were screaming orders and dragging people out of the way, yet Laichen saw it. Phantomhive was too close! She sprinted forward. Heathcliff smirked as he watched the fleeing members, this was it. "Be judged by thy holy sword! Let the judgement of god rain upon you!" He shouted toward the warriors below. With that he descended, his sword screamed as it flew toward the ground. Then there was a light, a bright, vibrant, brilliant light, and with this glorious light, seven health bars in the top left corner of Laichen's HUB hit zero.

You idiots...

"Phantomhive, Laichen…"

Laichen opened her eyes to darkness, darkness freckled with light. No, this was a night sky. The girl sat up groggily "Hmmm…" She groaned as she rubbed her head to rid of the splitting headache she was currently experiencing. "Laichen." Again, a voice spoke. Laichen suddenly realized this and sprang to her feet, her hand instinctively dropped to her knives at her waist. Two figures stood before her. A man, a little way off from her position. He had a skinny figure yet was still fairly tall, his face contained sharp features and a neatly kept set of light-brown hair with trimmed sideburns, there was no mistaking it. "Kayaba… Akihiko?" Laichen spoke the name of the death game's creator. "Indeed, it is I" He spoke calmly as he tucked his hands into his lab coats pockets. Beside him stood a small girl, who couldn't have been more than ten years old. Black hair flowed down the girl's back, stopping at about her mid-thigh. A small childish face stared back at her as a single strand of hair settled between her eyes, Laichen continued to observe the figure and noticed several things. One, she had what looked to be a series of mechanical parts protruding from her small body. The most prominent of the features was a single wing mounted on her left side, seemingly attached to the back with three large blue blades protruding from the appendage. Next was a large disc-like object also mounted on the left side of her head along with what looked like a mechanical pair of cat ears. "Sunshine…?" Laichen tilted her head questionably at the small robotic-like girl "Answer: I am Sunshine. To a proper extent" the girl replied in a monotonous yet soft voice. "What is the meaning of this?" Laichen looked at the two figures as he put a hand on her hip. Kayaba took a step forward and smiled as he untucked his hands from his lab coat, Laichen then noticed his hands were made of metal parts. He too was a robot of some sort. "Kayaba, what is going on here?" Laichen asked in a more serious tone. The man nodded and gestured toward Sunshine, whom stood perfectly still. "Your guild has been converted, specifically converted into Ex-Machina. A type of robot designed to kill powerful deities." He stated as Laichen looked at Sunshine. "And why should I believe any of that?" Laichen glared at the scientist menacingly as she spoke, Kayaba simple shook his head and sighed "That is up to you, but if you noticed. We are no longer in virtual reality Laichen." He said as he tapped his finger against his coat. "We are in a new world, a world that could possibly be taken from a virtual reality in fact." Laichen stared at him with slight confusion. "So, you're saying I went from being trapped in a virtual reality game to being trapped in an alternate universe that could be taken from virtual reality, yes?" She inquired sternly. The man nodded "Indeed. Allow me to explain." A disc mounted upon his head which Laichen previously had not noted lit up as several tech-like circles appeared and drifted slowly around the mechanical appendage. "Lösen, Earth… Remnant." The man spoke quickly a massive holographic map suddenly warped into existence and lit up the small clearing around them. Laichen quickly recognized the map as that of a world map, several continents were noticeably marked with several other markings that most likely signified landforms and such slewed across the holographic surface. "So… What is this…?" Laichen questioned as the man placed the map a on the ground, holographic landform instantly sprang up to represent the terrain of the land. "This is the map of the world we are currently in, the world known as Remnant." He said "This world could be considered an alternate future of our world where beasts known as Grimm roam and terrorize the humans. A natural form of energy known as dust also exists here, it powers weapons that can kill Grimm as well as power modern equipment. Atop of this there are certain individuals whom can use a power known as semblances and aura which greatly assist in that of slaying a Grimm. But you should already know this as I uploaded your data into your brain already." Kayaba said, Laichen snapped her head up and stared at the mechanical man. "What do you mean?" She asked as she checked her body. There were no visible mechanical parts on her. The man pointed at her head. "I installed a small chip into your head, it allows Ex-Machina like myself and Sunshine to give you instant communication and data when needed. You are the leader of Phantomhive yes?" Laichen simply nodded as she listened intently. "Well then you command us." Kayaba stated simply. Laichen stifled a look of shock as she observed the two Ex-Machina before her. "Where are the other members Kayaba?" She asked him. The man pointed at the map. "They are still asleep, in a dormant state. Only Sunshine and I were able to stay in an active demeanor due to our close proximity to you at the time of the collapse" He said as if Laichen already knew. "The collapse?" Laichen tilted her head in confusion "Indeed when Aincrad fell apart once I was defeated. You and your guild members had died, yet you remained in Aincrad due to a glitch of sorts, thus when Aincrad was falling apart you fell with it. And some catastrophic phenomenon has caused this." He explained. "In other words, it caused us to become warped into an alternate world huh?" Laichen asked. "Correct" Kayaba said as he closed the map. "I don't one hundred percent believe that, but as long as I'm stuck here I might as well do something worthy of the guild." She sighed as she straightened up "Very well m'lady." Kayaba said as he made a quick bow, Sunshine followed his movements exactly. Laichen was a bit taken aback at first but instead cracked a smile. "Oh, this is going to be fun…" She muttered to herself as she began to walk away. Suddenly, she stopped. "Uh Kayaba… any towns nearby we can stay at…?" She turned to the robotic man. "How about we stay at a palace instead m'lady?" He asked with a smile. "A place?" Laichen shot him a questioning look. "Indeed, conveniently the Ruby Palace happened to land right over there." He said with a smile as he and Sunshine gestured to Laichen's left. Sure enough, a massive shape of the palace loomed over them as she turned. Suddenly, a wide smile appeared over Laichen's face. "Perfect." She giggled as she began to stroll toward the palace. Of course, the guild leader couldn't help but think as she entered the palace. "You know Kayaba… we have a nice castle. But we need some warriors…" She said as she trailed off "Indeed we must find the others, but why do you sound like you've planned something?" Laichen giggled and pointed at the high ceiling. "Because I do have a plan." She grinned at the man as she looked at the sky.

"World Conquest."

It was midnight, a lone man stood out near the edge of the bay. His gaze swept over the endless water as he tucked his hands in his pockets, the night air was always a good escape from the city. He sighed as footsteps tapped quietly behind him. "So, what are you doing out here?" A woman's voice came from behind him as a blonde female stepped up. "Just a little night stroll." He replied. The woman chuckled "So you got up, fully dressed yourself and proceeded to gaze out across the ocean with an angry expression?" She inquired. The man smiled slightly and waved her off "Yeah yeah, I get you're point Glynda. I just can't help but be concerned after that massive object that was reported. I'm sure you felt it too, when it broke apart." Glynda nodded as a stern expression took over her features. "Indeed, that power. The pressure it released was astonishing. I too am a little worried about the contents off that object." She reluctantly stated as she looked out on the water. The two stood in silence for several minutes, listening to the night wind and the splash of water against the bay's shore. Thmp. Thmp. Thmp. Soon the noise of the waves changed, and the man noticed. "Hey Glynda, you hear that?" He asked the woman. Glynda listened a moment before she too nodded "Yes I hear it… sounds like it's coming from below." She said as she and the man began to peer over the edge of the bay wall. As the peered over they saw the distinct figure of a person, floating face down in the water whilst rhythmically bumping against the wall as the waves washed against them. "Glynda, I think you should pull them out." The man said. "Good idea" She replied as she withdrew a wand and casted a bolt of purple energy downward, the energy coiled around the persons body and lifted them onto the shore. The man rolled them over and stared at the unconscious person's body. "Uh Glynda… take a look." The man said as he pointed at the apparent male whom they had just retrieved. "What is it James?" She asked as she turned. Her eyes widened as she saw what lay before her "What on Remnant…" She murmured as she bent down and examined the body. The male had a pair of katana's strapped to his waist, the sword handles showed signs of intensive use as the wrapping was tarnished rubbed down quite firmly. He wore a plain white T-shirt and a pair of grey pants that dripped with water. A black coat was tied securely around his waist and a necklace with a sword pendant hung loosely rom his neck, yet what had caught their attention was the robotic appendages protruding from the male's body. A single wing hung loosely at his left side, attached to his back by a metal port. A disc-like object was mounted on the left side of his head as well, on his arms were a set of metal plating that was installed into his skin. Giving his upper arm and shoulder a robotic look, a small disc mounted on the joint of his shoulder and arm seemed to allow him a form of movement. He also contained small blue circuits that were embedded into his lower arms. "No way… this guy…" The man took a step back. Glynda simply stared in shock at the male "He's an Ex-Machina…" Glynda whispered to no one in particular. The man suddenly regained his composure "Let us alert Ozpin, I'll take the boy." He said as he hoisted the unconscious Machina onto his shoulder. Glynda simply nodded and followed closely. "Do you think he came from that object earlier this morning?" James nodded silently as they made their way toward a large building that rose high into the air. "It's likely, and if so… there may be more of him." He said grimly as Glynda opened the door. Neither said a word as they entered the darkened halls and vanished from the views of the outside world.

"It is morning m'lady." A small voice sounded in Laichen's ear as she slowly opened her eyes. The tired leader slowly opened her eyes to the sight of a small face staring down at her. "Oh… good morning… Sunshine." She murmured as she rolled out of bed slowly. The girl simply nodded and watched her leader drag herself across the large bedroom, reaching for her glasses and sliding them on her face slowly. "Hey Sunshine… where is Kayaba…?" She asked as she slowly shook herself awake. "Response: He is getting food for you because a human body needs sustainment due to lack of being a machine." She said in her usual monotone voice. "Ah… thank you dear" Laichen gave the girl a gentle smile as she went to the door in a zombie-like fashion. Suddenly, Sunshine spoke "Query: Why are you so tired?" She asked. Laichen turned to Sunshine and shook her head "It's a human thing, we need some time to start our morning after sleeping." She replied as she made her way down a long hallway, Sunshine quickly followed with more questions brewing in her data banks. "By the way… can you do something about the way you speak Sunshine? It's kind of weird hearing you sound like a robot all the time." Sunshine seemed to think for a moment before nodding "Answer: I can change personalities with Trace Emulation, what would you like me to change to?" Laichen thought for a moment before snapping her finger. "Can you act like Sunshine?" She asked the seemingly confusing question. Yet Laichen knew from her downloaded data, each Ex-Machina should have a personality trace of the member they were based off of. Sunshine's eyes suddenly lit up as small patterns and numbers could be seen scrolling across her eyes. "Laden: Adopting personality S0N5H1N3." She spoke at a rapid-fire pace before closing her eyes and standing still for several seconds. Laichen could've sworn she heard the clicking and whirring of machinery in the quiet hallway as Sunshine adjusted her personality. "Something like this…?" A small yet shy-sounding voice suddenly spoke up and broke the silence of the hall, Laichen's eyes instantly lit up as a small memory of the small little girl popped up in her mind. "YES! PERFECT!" She unintentionally yelled out as Sunshine looked taken aback. The personality change had definitely worked. Laichen quickly regain her composure and pat Sunshine on the head "Sorry cutie, I couldn't help myself" Laichen giggled as she turned and skipped away with renewed energy, leaving a confuzzled little Machina to figure out what had just happened. "How strange" Sunshine muttered as she tilted her head and began to walk down the hallway in a dainty way, another perk of her personality change. Meanwhile, Kayaba had just returned with a basket of bread, butter, an apple and some other assorted fruits. "I've brought breakfast for you m'lady" The man announced as he descended into the palace and strode over to Laichen whom was happily prancing about, he raised an eyebrow but asked no questions as he handed the basket over. Laichen smiled "Thank you Kayaba, also. You don't have to call me m'lady, that's too formal for my tastes anyhow" She said as she took the basket and skipped away to the main doors, passing through them and plopping down on a nearby piece of rubble. An iron fragment of Aincrad's walls, it felt warm to the touch as it was in the rays of the sun. Laichen smiled as she began to dig into her food, it had been awhile since she had tasted anything this vividly. It felt good after two years of virtual reality. "Ahh, new world, new life, new start!" She cheered to herself as she held up a piece of her bread and giggled. This was going to prove to be an interesting life for her. A little way off Sunshine and Kayaba watched their giddy leader cheer to herself as she ate "What a fascinating girl…" Kayaba murmured to himself, it was only one day since she escaped the death game, and one night to get used to this world. And she was already cheering and smiling as though nothing happened "She will prove an interesting leader indeed." The man nodded to himself as he watched Sunshine leave the corner of his vision and stoop down to examine the flowers in the clearing, it was quite a miracle that this girl had managed to stay operational. But then again, miracles are supposed to happen with the probability is zero to none. "Oh well" He sighed as he leaned against the large door of the Ruby Palace. He'd have to wait and see what happened next. Suddenly, Sunshine leapt to her feet as blue particles swirled around her arm and formed a crimson cannon. Wires sprang forth and attached to a port on her shoulder, the cannon instantly lit up as it charged. "—Over-Boost!—" Sunshine shouted a quiet yet firm voice. KREEEHHH! THOOM! The cannon whined in a shrill burst seconds before a beam of blue tech-like origins fired into the tree line and detonated, sending a wave of bright blue tech patterns blasting across the forest and incinerating anything in its path. The powerful display finally came to a stop and detonated one last time, sending fire, debris and trees into the air. "Well then…" Laichen stared at the burnt-out ground that Sunshine had carved from her attack. "The Ex-Machina are programmed to attack using the most optimal measures of destruction against an enemy." Laichen repeated the words that had been installed into her memory and sighed. This was ridiculous. "Sunshine, what was that for?" She asked the small girl who glared menacingly at the trees, her eyes glowed and continued to scan the tree line as Laichen approached. "Investigating… Adjusting for common parameters." Sunshine muttered as she aimed her cannon and glared at a certain tree. "Step out now, weapons down. Or you will die." She spoke a warning as she waited for a response, the response came in the form of a single man who shakily stepped from behind the tree and quickly discarded his weapon. Which consisted of a curved machete and a small pistol. "D-don't shoot! Please!" He pleaded as Sunshine cocked her cannon and it began to hum to life once again. Laichen put a hand out as Kayaba too seemed to be preparing to attack. "Don't shoot. Bring him over to me" She ordered sternly. Kayaba nodded and suddenly shot forward, seemingly teleporting before the man before grabbing him by the collar and dragging him back to Laichen" the man stared fearfully as Sunshine followed his every movement with her massive canon arm. Laichen suddenly smirked and leaned forward as Kayaba tossed the man before her. "On your knees, now." She emphasized the last word as the man quickly scrambled to his knees. Laichen nodded approvingly as stood before the man as she crossed her hands over her chest. "So, who are you? And what business have you to be scrambling over here?" She asked with a firm tone. The man quickly groveled at her feet before beginning to explain "I'm part of the bandit group that terrorizes and pillages the locals around this area! W-we heard a massive rumbling and crashing noises and I was sent to investigate by daylight! I-I wasn't trying to attack any of you! P-promise! D-don't kill me!" The man ended up as a blubbering mess as Sunshine continued to point the canon at him. Laichen nodded and looked at Kayaba. "What do you think Kayaba?" She asked as he thoughtfully stroked his chin. "I believe this is worth investigating, perhaps they have supplies we could use? Maybe potential allies… or a threat." His voice dropped menacingly as he said the last phrase. Laichen nodded "Sounds like it, what do you say we do?" Kayaba smirked and pointed at the man. "I have an idea, it involves him though." He said with a hint of mischief in his calm voice. The man looked terrified at this point as Laichen recached for him and dragged him toward the palace, she was quickly followed by her two guild mates as the cries of the man were drowned out by the massive double doors that shut after their entry.

A black-haired female growled lowly under her breath as she looked out her tent window, it was noon. Yet the scout had not returned, she feared the worse after she had seen the massive explosion that had ripped through the forest. Perhaps he had been there? Was that what had dropped? Millions of theories ran through her head as she tapped her fingers against the table restlessly. At least the forest was one that was heavy in dust, allowing it to heal its 'wound' quickly with almost no signs of it left. Except a slight dip in the forest floor. Suddenly, she heard a commotion outside. People were shouting and screaming as the alarm went off, something was attacking. Suddenly a girl burst into the tent, she had short cropped brown hair and wore rough-looing cloths. Her weapons were drawn and she had a look of urgency as she approached the woman. "Raven… something appeared outside." That was all Raven needed to hear, she grabbed her helm and placed it upon her head as she grabbed her sword and sheath and strapped them on. "Alright, thank you for the warning Vernal." She said as she flung open her tent door and stepped outside. What she saw was utter panic and confusion., men and women ran about the camp. Weapons were drawn and some were shooting into the air, seemingly shooting at nothing. Then Raven looked up, her sharp eyes instantly saw it. Something was overhead, flying at an insane speed. Almost invisible to an untrained eye. "It's attacking!" Came a warning from the guard post, sure enough the figure stooped flying for a spilt second as Raven saw blue particles of some sort appears around the figure. Then she recognized it, cannons. THOOM! At once, blue beams rained down upon the camp. They detonated in rapid succession and blew both supplies, tents and people alike away. "What the-" Suddenly, the figure vanished. Raven was taken aback, it was fast. BWOOSH! A lone figure slammed down into the center of camp, sending dirt and small debris outward in every direction as it landed with a crushing impact. Creating a small crater where it landed. Raven instantly took on a calm posture and waited as the figure stood slowly, it was a little girl. Specifically, it LOOKED like a little girl. But it was obvious looks were not everything. Mechanic parts whirred and clicked as the figure stood to full height, though not that tall. A pair of mechanical, bladed wings folded behind her back as a disc mounted atop her head glowed and whirled. A pair of tail-like appendage flicked back and forth as it glowed dimly, the girl surveyed the entire camp slowly as canon on her arm hissed and slowly let out steam. "Analyzing… adjusting for numbered parameters…" The girl spoke in a soft voice as she stared at Raven. Her eyes lit up as something seemed to move within them. "-Lösen: Einweg-" She suddenly extended a hand as four small pod-like objects positioned themselves in a rhombus formation, a multi-colored hazy portal suddenly appeared within the four pods as two figures stepped out slowly. One was a tall male whilst the other was a female, Raven assumed the male was responsible for this raid on her camp. Yet the female stepped forward as the male and little girl took up positions beside her on either side. "Hello, and greetings… I am Laichen, leader of the Phantomhive Manor… and I am here to talk with your leader" She said with a commanding air. Raven kept her cool despite the initial unease burning in her gut. The male and little girl whom stood beside the girl were no human, but Ex-Machina. The Ex-Machina shouldn't exist! They should be extinct! Eradicated… how are they here?!—Raven ran several scenarios through her head. Most of them would end badly for her side. Raven took a quick breath and stepped forward, she waved her hand to signify she was addressing these newcomers "I am the leader here, Raven Bradwen. It is a pleasure to make you're acquittance." She said, adding a hint of menace to her tone. Laichen giggled and held out a hand "Pleased to meet you!" She said with a genuine smile. Raven shook her hand firmly, something wasn't adding up in her mind. "I figured you had some kind of business coming here?" Raven said as she stared at the three before her. Laichen thought for a moment then seemed to remember "Oh yeah! We found this guy, he said he was with you guys so we came to return him!" She said as the male Machina opened another portal. Sure enough, her scout from earlier stumbled out and ran from them, his cries of terror rang out as he retreated to a nearby tent. Raven raised an eyebrow "Is that all?" Laichen nodded "Yup! Though I wanted to ask something else" She said as she grinned brightly. Raven crossed her arms "And what is it you want to ask?" The girl gave a little hope and then suddenly changed demeanor, the air around her seemed to chill as her eyes took on a dangerous glint. "How does attacking the Kingdom of Vale sound to you?" She asked. Raven was taken aback "Attack Vale you say?" She leaned forward as though inquiring more. Laichen nodded and gestured to the male beside her. "Kayaba, please show her." The male known as Kayaba stepped forward as his disc began to come to life, glowing and whirring as blue particles appeared around them. "Lösen, Earth… Sanus" He spoke quickly as a holographic map rose up and displayed the continent Sanus. Raven watched as Laichen stepped forward and tapped on Vale's location, pinpointing it on the map "You see, I would like to take over this kingdom. Why? Because my guild need resources, and I'm looking for my other members. I suspect perhaps some of them could be here, and that's why I want to raid this area. It would also provide us many resources and a relative safe haven from Grimm and what not." Laichen said as she looked at Raven, the woman looked down at the map and thought for a moment before responding. "What's in it for me?" Laichen smirked and pointed at Vale. "All the resources, weapons, living quarters and anything else that Vale can provide when it is taken over. I only want a place to live with my guild." Raven was once again shocked, she was being offered everything her group needed. And even more! "I need time to think." She replied, Laichen nodded in understanding and waved to Kayaba whom closed the map and placed a small sphere in Raven's hand. "This sphere contains the map, and all the locations and info you need to know about our plans. Feel free to contact us when you've made your choice." She said as the small Machina girl opened a portal. Raven simply nodded and watched the trio go, their bodies were swallowed up in the haze. Then the portal was gone.

"What an interesting group…" She muttered as the bandits began to disperse.

Professor Ozpin stood in a large laboratory, several tanks lined the wall yet only one was filled with something. Beside him stood Glynda Goodwitch and James Ironwood, they all wore a stern expression. "So, he is indeed one of them." Ozpin said, breaking the initial silence of the room. "I knew it" Glynda muttered as she stared at the body now contained in the tank. The general stayed silent as they continued to look. "What do you plan to do Oz?" Glynda asked as the Headmaster of Beacon strode up to the glass. James seemed to smirk as Ozpin tapped the glass and turned.

"We are going to turn him into a weapon… A weapon for us. For Vale."

Hello! This is the end of chapter one! I know, I apologize as it is super short. But I will continue to progressively extend the chapter lengths as I go! So look forward to that! Also I will be releasing the character designs and what not later. I will also give a fair warning but basically I dunno when I'll update this again sooooo yeah. Might be awhie till I update. Tell then, stay curious, I guess? -Yuukikonno08