RWBY: The Four Kings
Now then here is the third character that will be introduced, however before that let's go over some of the questions some people had.
Valkoor123113: You are right and wrong, and if you have read the previous then you should now know who this next person is. They are both from the Arthurian legend, which is why of the reason why I had combined them.
Crawdforddarius7: I don't think I understand completely, but if your asking if any of these are the characters then sadly no however I have seen all of those animes but hellsing which I want to get into at a later day.
Again thank you guys for reading and reviewing it means a lot but now let's get on to the next chapter. Hope you enjoy
Chapter 3: Melio
After about two weeks and a half it took them to reach near Blackjaw Bay which was on the far east of the continent next to Mistral.
"Looks like we have finally land," Sinbad said, "If I'm correct, we should be an hour away from Blackjaw Bay."
Team RWBY was perplexed at this, "Why didn't we just dock at Blackjaw Bay in the first place?" Blake asked.
"Well actually for multiple reasons actually," Sinbad said as he walked with his hands behind his head, "My ship, with a request I gave to Ozpin, is not registered as a ship owning to any of the kingdoms. Essentially we are considered pirates to the kingdoms, and Blackjaw Bay is to Mistral as Argus is to Atlas. From their is a train system that goes straight to Mistral, so with them getting direct orders from Mistral and my ship being essentially Pirates to the Kingdoms then they have authority to attack anyone near that doesn't register."
"Wait, but isn't your ship known to help with trade, with it coming from Sindria and all, so how are you able to go back in forth from Menagerie, Vale, and Mistral?" Yang asked.
Sinbad smirked, "Well for one, I was delivering it straight to Vale and Mistral, second part of the answer is what you just said. My ship is unique in the way it and not only that we religiously visit Vale, Mistral, and Menagerie meaning they were able to get acquainted with my ship." Sinbad then whispered, "After some attacks from Mistral…"
After thirty minutes, they had arrived in Blackjaw Bay, which was a town Sinbad then turned to them, "Well now that we're here what are you all are looking for?"
"They are looking for a person who owns a tavern, by any chance do you know who that is?" Nero asked.
"Hmm owner of a tavern in Blackjaw Bay and is as important for Ozpin to call personally…" Sinbad thought until he thought of the answer, "Oh, I think I know exactly who your looking for, but man it's been years since I've seen him."
"Wait you know who he is?" Weiss and Ruby asked.
Sinbad nodded, "Yep and if it is who I think it is then I know what's next and you might know the next person after as well, he's the dragon that if I'm correct helped you according to your full description of your sealing that you gave me at the party."
Nero was shocked at this, "You mean…" Nero then began to think, "If he is being summoned then that means something serious is going on."
Team RWBY felt left out so there leader decided to add her two cents, "Um what are you guys talking about?"
Nero and Sinbad looked at each other until Nero patted Ruby on the head, "Nothing you need to worry about, everything is fine." Ruby looked up at Nero and blushed slightly.
"Anyway let's get going," Sinbad said as they walked through town. It wasn't crowded like Sindria but people were around as the group began to walk until they met a tavern with a high roof. "Well this is the place," Sinbad then smirked as he kicked open the double doors shocking the girls as they looked at him as if he had two heads, "Hello everyone it is I, Sinbad, now which one of you have seen my good friend around!"
Surprisingly enough this tavern didn't have shady people as people would say and it looked rather nice as people filled the tables and chairs in it. However Weiss still didn't take too kind to this as she grabbed Sinbad by his shoulders and began to shake him, "What do you think your doing? Are you trying to have us get killed?!"
Sinbad after the violent shaking just laid his head back as he had a dead expression seemingly as his soul left his body, but was still smiling.
"Hey what's up with the commotion," a someone said. Then from the stair came a young man the height of Ruby and had blond hair with emerald green eyes. He wears a black shirt with a white tunic over which had a green collar and had golden strings holding the top half together. He was also wearing green with a golden streak baggy pants and black boots. The man surveyed the tavern to find the newcomers, "Huh Sinbad is that you?"
Sinbad was only able to raise a thumbs up until Weiss dropped in the floor. "Yeah it's me."
The man smiled, "Well I'll be. I haven't seen you in three years, so what brings you here with your companions."
Sinbad finally got off the floor and smiled at his friend, "I'll tell you but first let's have a drink shall we."
The young man nodded, "Sure," he then began making drinks for them.
"Oh give another special to Nero, I think he'll love it."
"You got it."
The group all then sat at the long table near the bar as the young man passed out the drinks as he gave lemonade to all the girls and gave ale to the men. "Hey let me get some too," Yang said.
"Yang!" The rest her team said.
"What it's not fair they get to have alcohol and I can't," she said as she pouted.
Just then Sinbad slid his drink across the table to her, "There you go, and can I have another," instantly another one was thrown to him to which he caught. Sinbad then looked at Nero and they both nodded then looked at the young man as all three clicked their drinks and then drunk.
They all sighed after about half was downed, "Man you do make the best, ale in all of Remnant," Sinbad said.
"I concur, no one back in my time could replicate something as this," Nero said.
"Your time?" The young man asked.
"Oh yeah let me introduce you to my friends," as Sinbad allowed everyone to talk.
"Ruby Rose."
"Weiss Schnee."
"Blake Belladonna."
"Yang Xiao Long."
"And I am the lost emperor of Vacuo, Nero Claudius Rory."
"Ah the emperor, I heard you were sealed from old Oz so they brought you back interesting," he drunk some more of his drink before he began again, "Well I guess it's my turn, My name's Melio, pleased to meet ya," he looked at everyone, "So we got a girl with silver eyes, a Schnee, a faunus, and a girl related to Raven, and before you ask no I don't know where she is," Yang fella little flat but returned to her usually personality quickly. "Then we have an emperor, and Sinbad, Huh wonder what Oz wants from us."
Blake looked around the tavern to see everyone actually cleared out which gave her relief, "How did you know I was a faunus?"
"The cat ears of course, plus they twitched when you got here."
Blake then looked to Sinbad and Nero, "What?" They both said.
"If you think being a faunus changes anything then I'm sorry to disappoint you," Nero said.
"Yeah," Sinbad said as he grabbed both Melio and Nero, "Sorry but your stuck with us now," he said as all three smiled.
Blake felt touched and smiled, "Besides," Melio said and appeared on the counter squatting as he was touching Blake's cat ears, "I find them cute."
Blake blushed brightly and wanted to have him stop until she purred slightly but it was enough for everyone to hear, making everyone laugh and Blake to blush even harder if that was possible. "Well congratulations Melio, you are the only one to have Blake blush so brightly, but if I knew to go for the ears, I would have did it a long time ago."
"I hate you all... " Blake said quietly still blushing.
"Anyway can I ask you girls for a favor," Melio asked.
"Sure what is it?" Ruby asked.
"I am a little short on water I was wondering if you guys could go get me some," Melio then gave them the money for it.
"Sure thing," Ruby smiled, "Alright team let's go."
After team RWBY left the air in the room changed, as it turned serious, "So that means that we are after him," Melio sighed slightly, "It's been awhile since I seen him, and since Ozpin entrusted his location to me, if I was ever approached by you concerning him then it would be for him."
"Who is this Ozpin really, and how did he know where I was?" Nero asked.
"To put it in layman terms Ozpin is the King of Vale. He can reincarnate into another like minded soul and has been doing this for who knows how long," Melio said.
"Hm that would make sense with him knowing my exact location, and the fact that the king was able to do that, which leads me to my next question. What about Salem?"
Melio looked at Sinbad then they looked to Nero as Sinbad began, "From what we have gathered for sure Salem had 6 individuals following her however that number has increased and decreased over the years."
"So how many are with her now?"
Melio answered his question, "For sure I know of five. There is Hazel Rainart, Tyrian Callows, Arthur Watts, and some girl named Cinder Fall. We could give you the profile of each one however this Cinder is a mystery. We don't know what she looks like or her abilities, however really she isn't my biggest concern."
"And What is your biggest concern?"
"Well let's just say he's my… half brother." This surprised both of them, "To add to it he is as powerful as me and is completely loyal to her." Melio looked at them with his hands folded, "Thankfully right now he's 'hibernating' if you would, but best believe that when we come in he will too."
"What about the maiden where are they, I know I had mine always with me thus having my protection," Nero asked.
"Scattered," Sinbad said, "All we know of is the status of fall. From what I know from Qrow, a redheaded women gave her powers to another named Amber before she went off and died however Amber now had half of her powers taken away. Not only that but the Spring Maiden ran off to god knows where. However Ozpin said he would never need to call on us, however for him to need to now, that means we're in deep shit."
"So from what I got is that it's us and this Qrow person against their five," they nodded, "Truly a game of chest very well then."
Melio stood up, "We'll talk some more when we have Rey here, but let's keep this quiet, I don't think the girls know and they don't need to until it is absolutely necessary."
"Agreed," Sinbad and Nero nodded.
After another day the gang was finally able to try and get on the road to their ship.
"Well, never thought I would be leaving my tavern," Melio said.
"Well can't be cooped up in there forever," Yang said.
"Yeah I guess you're right," then an arrow went past Melio and hit the ground in front of him as multiple bandits came from in front of him.
"Well isn't this convenient," said what they assumed to be the bandit leader, "Well it looks like we got a few people outside the city."
Melio sighed, "Look man I don't want any trouble so would you let us pass we are kind of in a rush."
Another bandit shot an arrow and this time it scraped Melio's cheek drawing blood, "Look kid we are the ones making the demands here, either give us everything we want or… well you just experience just a little of the second option.'
Again Melio sighed as he put his bag down and began to open it, "What is he doing?" Weiss asked quietly.
"I suggest we step back slightly and let Melio do his thing," Sinbad said as they all agreed with him.
Melio then calmly took out two swords in their scabbards. One was silver, the other gold. The bandits saw him take out a weapon and their archer shot an arrow at him only for him to deflect it without looking with the swords in its scabbard as he continued to put them on his back.
"Sorry but my statement wasn't a request it was a warning, so I suggest you move now," Melio warned once more.
The bandit leader sweat slightly, "Your just bluffing, he can't take us all on. Take him down!"
Melio strapped the swords to his back, as he began to count how many enemies he had to face, 'Seven. Simple enough.' Melio watched as two charged at him, with machete like blades, one went first, but Melio leaped back to dodge to find the other already on him, 'Coordinated… They were trained.' Even with the bandit in his face in mid swing, Melio was quick enough to back flip back to dodge.
The two wielders went for a cross slash however Melio ducked making them miss however he saw a third swordsman try to stab him. Melio however was still able to process the strike before it was in dangerous proximity, and he slightly leaped up had his foot touch the flat part of the blade and directed it to the ground. He jumped to the swordsman and kicked him away while bouncing off of him and elbow the other two that was going to strike him in the face.
They growled at Melio and got back up for a second attempt, as the swordsman tried to stab Melio again only for Melio to turn slightly, he then took the man's hand and made him angle the sword to block the two machete's behind him. Melio then hit the pummel of the sword flinging it up catching the other weapon users to go off balance, as he elbowed the swordsman in the chest, and with speed no one saw coming he jumped up and chopped the other two in the neck disabling all three.
Melio looked at the three then without looking caught an arrow in his hand, as he looked at the bandits, "Are you sure you want to do this, because next time I'll be attacking." The bandits said nothing and got ready to fight, "Whatever you asked for it okay," he said in his usual tone.
Melio finally reach for the golden and silver swords with the gold in his right and the silver in his left. The silver was a bastard sword with the a dust cartridge at the bottom of the hilt. The guard to the sword had a small orb inside with the guard also being silver, also the middle of the blade was gold while the cutting edge was silver. While the gold was also a bastard sword with a golden guard with a clear orb inside with the blade being inverse of the silver weapon.
He then put the silver sword in a reverse grip as he ran at the bandit as the shot their guns and arrows only for Melio to deflect all of them with his silver blade, he then ran in the middle of them as he cut one of the bandit's gun with the golden sword and kicked him away.
He then ran at the next deflecting bullets that fired around him as he jumped and kneed his target in the chin and after used him as a stepping stool and while he was in the air threw the golden sword at one of the bandit who slipped as the sword was inches away from his face, to which he proceed to pass out from shock. Melio went after his sword but notice someone in his way and it was the archer who was shooting at him. Melio like all the other times knocked away the arrows and when he was close started to slid under him but before he passed him he cut the crossbow he was using in half. Melio now on the other side stopped with his free hand having gravity and acceleration at on him, which made his body come off the ground. He then pushed off his hand and planted his two feet in the guys back making him fall down with Melio on his back, knocking the wind out of him and taking him out.
Melio looked to see the last was the bandit leader, and decided to walk to his golden sword and then sheath the silver sword and began his casual stroll to the leader who was shaking tremendously as he pointed his gun at Melio. When Melio reached him multiple slashes appeared in the air as Melio passed him Melio looked at his group, "Come on guys, let's go we're burning daylight. The group nodded with the girls in awe, and as they passed the bandit the girls saw that the gun and even the sword along with his shirt and pants were cut and ripped to shred.
"Wait hold on how did you cut the blade," Weiss asked.
Melio held up his golden sword, "Oh this sword isn't a ordinary sword, and you all should know what it can do when I tell you it's name."
"So what's its name?" Blake asked.
"Well since you asked kitty cat," Melio teased making Blake slightly blush, "Its name is Caliburn."
"Wait you don't mean that this is the legendary sword Caliburn?!" Ruby asked with excitement as she tried to grab the weapon only to be held off by Melio's hand.
"Yes the very same."
"Then, that would mean…" Yang started.
After Ruby controlled herself with the aid of Yang, Melio bowed to them slightly, "My name is Melio Pendragon, son of Arturia Pendragon, and now the true wielder of Caliburn."
Character Info
Name: Melio Pendragon
Age:17
Species: Human
Appearance: Blond hair with emerald green eyes. He wears a black shirt with a white tunic over which had a green collar and had golden strings holding the top half together. He was also wearing green with a golden streak baggy pants.
Weapons: Dustcalibur: (I know that there is a weapon someone made called this weapon but it is different in both design and it doesn't have a gun form and I chose to keep the name because, 1. it does describe the weapon best and 2. Because I couldn't think of another name.)
A bastard sword with the a dust cartridge at the bottom of the hilt. The guard to the sword had a small orb inside with the guard also being silver, also the middle of the blade was gold while the cutting edge was silver.
Caliburn: A bastard sword with a golden guard with a clear orb inside with the blade being inverse of Dustcalibur.
Semblance: Cross Counter: The ability to counter anything that involves dust or aura as long as it doesn't overpower him.
Abilities/Techniques: DustCalibur: Melio uses dust inside of Dustcalibur to use the element of his choice.
Ex-DustCalibur: Uses all of the dust in Dustcalibur's camber causing the blade full of dust to either erupt from the sword to strike or turn the blade fully silver and allows Melio to use an element from the sword on command.
Excalibur: Using all of the accumulating aura throughout a fight. Caliburn's blade can turn golden and into Excalibur to which it can stay until it expels the aura completely. With it Melio gains a power boost in speed, strength, and durability. It can also instead expel all aura in a single attack.
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Inspiration: Meliodas from Seven Deadly Sins and Artoria Pendragon from the Fate Series
Just wanted to clear something up now, Artoria will be explained, and I'm using her as King Arthur instead of actual male King Arthur because RWBY already genderbend characters any, example being all of Team JNPR so I said why not. Anyway thank you for reading the next will be the last character introduction until the arc actually get's to the middle of it. Thank you for reading.
