Imperator, The Immortal Weapon

by Comrade IS-2

What would you do if you came back to life with immortality? Save lives, be a hero? Rex wants nothing more than to have fun. So he decides to be a huntsman, just to kick some ass.

3. First friend

Alright, round 3. In case you didn't know

"This means Rex is talking to the voices"

"This means the voices are talking to Rex."

"This is regular speech."

Just wanted to make that clear because I didn't mention it before. Now onto the story!

Summer passed, kinda like how Rex passed the test Ozpin gave him. The door to Beacon was finally open. Rex stood in the back of the transport to Beacon, watching the other students. "So, which one will die first?"

"It's dishonorable to kill your allies. And if I killed them I wouldn't be allowed in Beacon anymore."

"Come on, they're only kids, and you don't know them."

"They're allies because they're also students at this school. No killing, the White Fang is for that.

"Whatever MOM."

"None of that sass young man."

"We're all like, 100 years older than you."

"Wait, we got two people walking over."

"More like crawling given their speed." Rex looked up and sure enough two people were slowly coming over. Well, one looked very uncomfortable while the other was pushing them over. The one in front was a girl, probably 17. She wore a white cloak that obscured her figure, only giving him a view of her face. She had long brown hair falling out of her hood, down her left side. Her eyes were blue, but slightly less glowing than his. Meaning she was normal. The guy wore a short sleeve shirt with some band on it. He had regular blue jeans and some adidas shoes. He too had brown hair, but green eyes instead of blue. The only really noticeable thing about him was the weapon he had. He wore a sling that held a weapon on his back and out of view for Rex. The barrel was in sight though, but that didn't give much of a clue to what it was.

The girl noticed his gaze and froze. The guy who was pushing her looked like he hit a brick wall. She looked terrified, like a deer in headlights. Rex sighed and looked down, this would be interesting. After a few minutes they reached him, much to her despair. Rex looked into her eyes and smiled, trying to encourage her. "He-ll-o." She stuttered through the word with great difficulty. Rex looked up at the guy with a questioning gaze. He held up a single finger in a way that told him to wait. Rex looked back down at the girl, only now did he realize how small she was. She was about 5, 7, making her tiny to his 6,1. He waited for her to continue. "My na-me is Alic-cc-e B-el, will you b-e my first friend at B-eacon?" Rex looked back up at the guy and said the first thing that came to his mind.

"You give her a script or something?" Almost immediately he facepalmed. She lit up like a Christmas tree and ran away at super speed. The guy called out after her, but it was in vain, she was already around the corner.

"You have no idea how much work you just undid."

"I'm confused." The guy leaned up against the wall next to Rex.

"I'm Kane Volt."

"Rex Thomas." They shook hands, testing their strength against each other. "So tell me, why did your friend break the sound barrier?"

"Well, she has bad people skills. I was trying to get her out of her comfort."

"And you were using me as a test subject?"

"Yep, sorry. We saw you get on, so I've been trying to get her over here the whole time. You both wear cloaks, so I thought you could talk about that."

"You wanted us to bond over our mutual love of cloaks?"

"Yep."

"Ok, did you expect her to start talking, or me?"

"I admit, my plan hinged on what you said. You can clearly see how that worked."

"My ears are still ringing."

"Yeah, she's been like this forever, ever since preschool. I'm kinda her only friend. I'm trying to help her though."

"Huh, that's nice

"Well enough about me, what's your story?"

"Yeah, no. I just met you."

"Oh well, I'll let you think about it." The airship touched down. Everyone started to move towards the doors so they could get out into the fresh air. Rex and Kane left their places on the wall and walked towards the exit. Once outside Rex took a breath, and smiled at the school. It was truly a sight, looking more like a castle than a institution of learning.

"Shouldn't you find your friend?"

"Nah, she's probably watching us right now. She'll come out when you leave."

"Tactful."

"You looked strong enough to take it. You gonna start balling?"

"Maybe." Rex saw someone in the crowd, someone familiar. The fanus he let live, Blake. "I'll see you later Kane, I gotta check something out."

"Alright, maybe next time you'll tell me your life story."

"Maybe, I might even put it in a big book for your viewing pleasure."

"Well shit if you do that I'll give you a lollipop and a gold star."

"Oh boy, see ya mate.

"See ya." Rex jogged to catch up with Blake. Upon reaching her he put a hand on her shoulder, stopping her in her tracks. She turned and looked Rex in the eye. There was no fear in them, that would change.

"Is there a problem?"

"Yeah, you didn't say hi to me."

"Excuse me? Do I know you?" He had her full attention. Hopefully she didn't run screaming, that would be bad.

"Yep, don't tell me you don't remember when we first met." She pulled her shoulder away from his hand, rather roughly.

"I don't."

"What a shame, I remember it like yesterday." When he finished his right eye flashed the same color it did when they met, black slits surrounded by red. She froze and stared. Her eyes showing the fear he saw when they first met. "Ah, don't you just feel horrible about being so rude. I would ask you to give me an apology, but I can see it in your eyes. Follow me." Rex walked over to a tree and sat. Blake took some encouragement, but she made her way over. She chose to stand though. Rex has to flash his eye again to get her to sit. "Well, what's a terrorist doing in Beacon? Not terrorizing the students I hope."

"I'm not in the White Fang anymore."

"Oh, what made you leave?"

"I didn't like the direction they were heading, so I debated leaving for awhile. Our run in that night made me realize how much I wanted out." She had a far-away look, like she was remembering what had happened. She looked into his eyes with a neutral expression. "Why are you here?"

""I'm gonna be a student."

"What?"

"I know you're covering your ears, but that shouldn't make you deaf. I'm going here as a student." She looked fearful, kinda like she saw a ghost. She didn't want him here, to bad he was staying. "Well, I got a orientation to go to, so I'll leave you with this. It's much easier to convince people that another student is a terrorist then trying to convince them that one's a God. Have a nice day."

When Rex got to the auditorium the first thing he noticed was two people talking about exploding, one red and one yellow. The second thing he noticed was another person joining the talk, scaring the one in red into the yellow ones arms. The third thing he noticed was that they were the ONLY NOTICEABLE PEOPLE IN A ROOM FULL OF HUNTERS. "Dude, it's like the rest of them are made of shadows!"

"Yeah, rooster teeth couldn't spare money for animating more then like, 12 character models."

"But this is a written fanfiction, why are they shadows?"

"The author probably got lazy."

"What are you guys even on about?"

"Nothing, absolutely nothing."

"Hey, wasn't there a wall here, what's with the big pile of dust?"

"That's what's left of the wall."

"I'm so confused."

"And you will stay that way as long as the author wants you to."

"WHAT AUTHOR?"

"Oh shit he's angry. Everyone quickly, into the vault!"

"Wait, when did we get a vault?"

"I have no idea."

"Well, where is it?"

"Next to the pool table and strippers!"

"Wait wait wait, there's strippers in my head?"

"And blow!"

"Whooooooooooo!"

"The police are here!" Rex suddenly heard a hail of gunfire open up inside his head. After a few minutes everything went silent.

"Are you guys okay?"

"I NEED a MEDIC BAG!"

"I have a headache." Rex was suddenly brought back to reality by a hand on his shoulder. Looking behind him he found Kane and a timid looking Alice standing behind him. "Sup."

"Are you good? I've been trying to get your attention for about 30 seconds."

"I'm just meditating on the meaning of life."

"Did you figure out anything prolific?" Rex looked down for a second, trying to find something to say that would change Kane's life. After a few seconds he looked back at and smiled.

"Meditating is fucking boring."

"Pssshhh." Kane laughed and clapped Rex on the back. Rex even saw Alice crack a small smile, though she immediately looked down with embarrassment when Rex held eye contact with her.

"So, has the speech started yet?"

"Dude, it ended a few seconds ago. Everyone is leaving." Rex looked around at the now almost empty room. He hadn't even seen anyone on the stage.

"Oh, I wasn't paying attention, what did they say?"

"Really?"

"Hehe."

"We sleep in the ballroom tonight, tomorrow is the entrance exam. That's all."

"Oh, so I didn't miss anything."

"Other than missing a riveting speech from Ozpin, nothing." Rex looked around, where was the ballroom again?

"I'm going to follow you guys."

"You missed the entire orientation and you don't know where the ballroom is, do you also frequently forget how to breathe?"

"Not frequently, just often." Kane shook his head and grinned. Rex looked over at Alice and smiled, she responded by booking it out the door. "Jesus, you have your work cut out for you Kane."

"Tell me about it."

The walk to the ballroom was short. When they entered Alice was standing to the side of the room awkwardly. She already had her sleeping mat on the ground, so Kane and Rex just walked over and set up. Kane to the left of Alice and Rex to the left of Kane. The room was quiet, with only a small murmur circulating about. He spotted the yellow, red, and white girl. Blake was also there, her face buried in a book. Alice took off her cloak, revealing her clothes. She wore a shirt with a video game on it. A shooter, Call Of Duty, he had never heard of it. She had blue jeans on and some sneakers.

"Please don't s-state at me." While looking at her he didn't realize how she stared at him. Her cheeks were bright red. Rex suddenly became very self conscious.

"I apologize." Rex set to work taking off his kit. The cloak came off first, followed by his knee pad and his vest. His boots were next, then his shirt. Rex heard a whistling noise. Like water being boiled in a kettle. Turning left he caught a glimpse of Alice, with steam coming out her ears, diving into her sleeping bag. Looking down at his body he realized that taking off his shirt here was a bad move. Every girl was feasting on his body like animals. A guy in a bunny onesie walked up, hiding him from the predators. A collective groan was heard throughout the room. Sensing that this was his only chance, he threw on pajama bottoms and his shirt. After retreating into the depths of his sleeping bag and throwing his shirt out, he wondered if he really was that impressive. Girls had never really paid any attention to him before.

"It's not that your that impressive, it's just that no one else is impressive."

"Weren't you in need of medical attention earlier?"

"Yes, but I wasn't needed for comic relief then!" His scroll vibrated. He had received a text from the school that read, "Rex Thomas, you will be in the second group of student taking the exam tomorrow. Please stay in bed no longer than 7:00 and report to the cliff side by 9:00. He got to sleep in until seven? He had never done that before. In the military it was lucky if you could get a few hours of sleep in between firefights. But being able to sleep from ten to seven was amazing.

"Hey Rex! What group are you in?"

"I'm in two."

"Cool, so am I!"

"Alice, What group are you in?"

"Two."

"Whooooo!"

"Whooooo!"

"Whooooo!" Some other students looked at them and motioned for them to be quiet, they complied. After saying there goodnights they drifted off to sleep. Rex going last.

5 soldiers sat in a crater, overlooking a town 200 meters away. The village had AA and was heavily fortified againts a ground attack, so they decided to call in artillery. "Sir, that's danger close."

"I'm aware, but we can't march in now as it is. We can't retreat either, we would be shot."

"Hey Demon!" They turned to a man laying in the hole with a mask covering his face. His uniform caked in dry blood and dirt."What's your input? Danger close or no?"

The Demon thought for a few second, "I say that we get the danger over now so that we can stroll in uncontested." The officer nodded and got on the radio. He ordered a strike on the town and waited. His response came quickly

"Roger Hitman. Five guns with two rounds each on grid 76982. HE away, ten seconds until splashdown."

"Hold onto your teeth." The shells struck the town. The defenders were consumed in flames when a round struck a fuel tank, causing secondary explosions. The town was leveled by the metal rain. The group walked into town without firing a single shot them selves. There were bodies strewn about everywhere. The APC's the defenders had were on fire and in pieces. The smell of burning flesh was punching right through their masks. The formerly mentioned Demon walked at the front. He crouched and put up a fist. They all stopped walking and listened. There was a groaning.

"Demon, go check it out." He walked forward towards the sound. There was a civilian woman clutching a dying solider in her arms. The unfortunate man was missing his lower half, as well a a few fingers. His helmet laid to the side in pieces. He caught a nasty piece of shrapnel in his forehead, but was still hanging on. The woman looked up at Demon with tears in her eyes. She too had sustained damage. Her left leg was gone, separated at the knee. Demon wasn't fazed though, he had his rifle trained on her head. Two shots flew, one for her, one for the soldier. A mercy killing. "Demon! Talk to me!" Demon's faceplate came up, revealing a Young Rex. He had a fresh scar over his left eye. The face it's was dirty, and held a scowl.

"Clear!"

Rex woke with a start. Did he have a nightmare? Was that even possible anymore? He shook his head and looked at his watch. 5:00. Only he was up. He whisked away his sleeping bag in the darkness of the room. He put on his clothes and kit, then walked out of the ballroom. The sun was almost up, so he went on a stroll. Five minutes into his walk he got a text from the school. "Please come to the headmasters office." The walk to office was short, only about ten minutes, but it was needed to clear his head. When he arrived he was greeted by Glynda.

"Are you aware what time it is Mr. Thomas?"

"Time for you to get a watch." After blowing by a suddenly very angry woman, he sat in a chair across from Ozpin's desk. "Hello Headmaster."

"Hello Mr. Thomas, how was your sleep."

"Eh, could've been better."

"Well, I want to go over a few things with you, since you have no parent or guardian your life at Beacon will be slightly different."

"Great." Rex looked down at the desk and saw a picture. It looked familiar. After a few seconds of looking he realized what it was, a picture of him and his unit in the war. He quickly grabbed the picture from the desk and brought it to his face. He remembered taking this picture. It was from the same place in his dream.

"Please be careful with that."

"Where did you get this?"

"An old battlefield was being excavated, one of our hunters found this and sent it to me. Why, do you recognize it?" Ozpin had his eyebrows raised and was looking over Rex with a critical eye. Rex regained his composure and gave a believable answer.

"That's my grandfather in the middle." He pointed at himself in the picture. "He fought in the Sentinel Rusk war. He was Sentinel."

"Oh, do you know what rank he was?"

"Sergeant."

"His call sign, was it Demon?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

"On the back of the picture it lists all of the call signs of the people. Those dog tags around your neck, are they also his?"

"Yes, I took them from my father before the our village was attacked.

"Well, thank you for clearing this up, you may leave. Do you want the picture?"

"If it wouldn't inconvenience you, yes."

"It would be no trouble."

"Thank you headmaster."

"Have a nice day Mr. Thomas." Rex left the chair and realized the scolding he was about to receive from Glynda for his previous actions. He turned towards her with a nervous face. He was not met with anger, however. She eyed him up and down suspiciously, like he was suspected of a crime. What crime did he commit though? He realized what he did once he was in the elevator. He had reacted to quickly to the picture, he was too eager to have it. Hadn't he been called up to talk about school? They hadn't mentioned anything about the school. There was only one possible answer, the picture was left out on purpose. Glynda should've been angry with him. But she only looked suspicious, she was in on it too. They knew something, but what was the question. Ozpin just got interesting.

After watching the teamwork between the team with Blake and the other team while fighting the two big Grimm, he realized he wouldn't need to hold back much. What would his semblance be though? He could use his tendrils to fight since they were basically invisible, as well as his bullshit speed and strength since he could pass that off as insane amounts of aura. That's what he'd do! It's hard to see the tendrils given their size, so he could say that he used pressurized air to strike out. That's exactly what he'd do. He looked down the line at the 12 people taking the exam. There was a boy on the end who was whining about something relating to landing strategies, whatever that was. Kane and Alice were there two, closer to him. Everyone else were shadows because the author wasn't getting enough money. "This is a Fanfiction, why would the author get paid? Wait you can break the forth wall too?"

"What? When did I say something about walls? I said I didn't notice them because I was preoccupied with thinking about my new team."

"Sure."

"Mr. Thomas, are you ready?" Ozpin was addressing him, with a question. What should he say? What would make sense? Only one thing could work!

"Sure?" Ozpin chuckled, then Rex was sent flying over the trees. Getting over his shock of sudden flight just in time to bust through exactly seven trees. "Owwww! I really need to pay attention during speeches." He looked up to see people fly over him with grace. They probably got farther then him because they knew what was going to happen! But that was his fault, so he really couldn't blame anything. After getting out of the small crater he had created, he set out in the direction of the other students. After a few minutes of walking he heard low growling coming from his left. On the other side of the bush was a clearing, and in that clearing was a group of five beowolfs and one ursa. They were cornering something on the edge of the dense tree line. Rex moved to the side and pulled out his swords, ready to destroy the small group.

At incredible speeds he rushed the ursa, severing the head from the body in one strike. Instead of stopping he used his momentum to move to the other side of the group. With a whistle he gained the remaining Grimm's attention. The beowolfs, sensing that he was much more dangerous than there current prey, charged at him. He surged forward and met them halfway. Once more using his momentum he struck at them. Taking off ones legs with his right sword, his left hand swung the other sword behind him, taking off another's head. Completing his spin he cut one in half. He stabbed through one's chest with his sword and then threw the other, spearing the last. He wrenched the sword out of its chest and moved to collect the other one, stomping the head of the legless beowolf on his way. He looked over his shoulder at where the Grimm used to be, curious as to what they were praying on. He did not expect to see Alice looking back at him. They entered a stare off, the clearing completely quiet.

"Please don't run away again."

A Clifthanger? What's gonna happen next? Will Alice run away, will the voices stop breaking the forth wall? Find out next time on Dragon Bal- Wait... Imperator, The Immortal Weapon. Yeah, that one. As always, reviews and criticism is appreciated. Have a good day, don't die!