Chapter 4
Sitting within a room in silence and dread, Emerald fearfully looked to the man standing guard at the door, showing armor that looked like a hybrid of two cultures, when she asked what he was, he simply stated.
"I am a man of honor" or something like that, he did however show some level of concern when Emerald felt her right ankle flare up in pain after one attempt to flee the Rogue Huntsmen, she was even more stunned as the man healed her foot with fire, FIRE.
Of all things to heal her it was the element that causes death.
Though it does make sense with the guys exposed head sporting fire for hair.
Looking to the man as he stood at the door calmly, he was chuckling from a joke Emerald said out of boredom.
It was when the door opened did Emerald go ridged at seeing the same mask sporting a painted skull on the front she shrunk as the red orbs turned to her sitting form before turning to the man who stood guard.
"That will be all Fuyu, continue with trying to contact Hoshi or Alex" responding with a nod the man vanished through a shower of embers, stunning Emerald before turning to Loki as he moved a chair to sit in front of her.
"Emerald Sustrai, thief, orphan… conspirator against the four kingdoms… a crime heavily justified by either a life time in prison or execution…" hearing this the thief stared at him paling as he spoke with an empty voice, seeing him lean forward he spoke.
"In my world of Remnant, I would simply leave you to the Grimm…" seeing the man with a look of absolute fear, Emerald began to shake until Loki continued.
"But this isn't my Remnant, So I'm giving you a choice"
Blinking in total confusion to the turn of events for her.
"What?"
"I'm giving you a choice that will benefit both of us" narrowing her eyes at the man who sat relaxed, the girl spoke.
"What's the catch?"
"Simple really, tell me what you know of what Cinder had planned in Vale, I already know this, but the head of the Atlas academy want vocal proof, hence why I have this recorder with me, for example…" lifting up a recorder to his face, Loki's red orbs shined with mischief.
"James Ironwood uses his metal arm to jerk himself" hearing this Emerald held her mouth as a snort escaped her, failing miserably as she laughed a second later, Loki chuckling after her, looking to the camera in the room, he gave a lazy salute before turning to Emerald who wiped a tear from her eye, a smile on her face.
"So… that's all you want, just her plan against the kingdoms?" looking to Loki the werewolf Faunus nodded.
"Pretty much"
Looking to Loki she smiled.
"Where do I start?"
five days later
Stepping into a her courtroom in silence, Sienna Khan stopped and narrowed her eyes to the impossibly pitch black room, even with her Faunus sight.
Stepping forward with caution, she stopped and tensed up as lights illuminated her throne, showing a man with a top hat casually sitting with his right foot over his left knee, a left hand holding his hat over his head, Sienna however focused fully on the horrific grin plastered on his face, the lips absent.
Tilting the hat Sienna saw a crimson red eye staring at her.
"Sienna Khan, for a leader of the White fang you are one heard to find beauty" seeing the Bengal tiger Faunus still on guard, the man laughed slightly.
Suddenly appearing beside Sienna the woman jumped back as he stood with his arms held up.
"I only bring warning to your future" glaring at the man now, Sienna only caused his grin to widen impossibly, stretching back at a painful degree she stopped as red eyes opened behind the man, followed by Beowolf snapping at her in hunger, making Sienna stare in fear before jumping away as the felt the breath of a Beowolf on her neck.
Moving to her throne as the man stepped to the center of the room, he smiled pleasantly, as if the Grimm were no threat.
"Who are you!?" seeing the man stop and look at her, he smiled widely, resembling a demonic Cheshire cat.
"Who am I, that is a good question…" looking to the floor with a distant gaze, the man showed his face for the first time, showing messy black hair with red wisps rising off of it.
"I am one of spectral children to a man whose stepped in the footsteps of a god, Zecromac is my name, my father you'll know of soon enough"
"What is this warning you spoke of?" Sienna questioned with the now named Zecromac chuckling.
"Do not trust Adam Taurus"
Turning to the doors at hearing footsteps approaching, Zecromac forced Sienna onto her throne with him awkwardly straddling her lap like a child… an overly grown child.
Staring into her eyes with the woman staring in defiance he grinned while raising a finger to his lips.
"SHHHHH, Hehe!" watching the man vanish before her eyes, Sienna noticed the shadows of the room vanish also… leaving the woman releasing a breath she did not know she held, moving to get up she blinked at feeling something in her hand.
Looking down… she stared stunned at seeing a band of fabric only she would know of.
Tied in a knot of Mistralian fabric, a pin held it together with a symbol of friendship emblazoned on it.
Frowning in confusion at the old trinket her family lineage had, Sienna saw two words attached.
"Loki Fenris?" looking up she had a double take as a small Beowolf pup sat beside her throne, golden eyes staring at her in curiosity, tilting it's head it let out a small… adorable bark.
Leaving Sienna trying not to gush at the adorable monster… before she looked away while scratching it's chin.
"Adorable little monster"
Falling to her knees in utter exhaustion as Loki stood a distance with Ozpin and Glynda, Emerald had sweat falling off of her like a water fall, her usual attire replaced with a green tank-top and shorts, she was close to passing out at the momen-
"Sustrai, on your feet you have one more run to go on!" hearing the slave driver known as Loki Fenris, the girl willed herself to stand on her feet, it didn't help she had to carry weights on her back.
Seeing this Glynda frowned in worry.
"Are you sure it's safe for her to train like this?" turning to Glynda with a straight face, Loki spoke.
"One of my wives in my remnant had the same training regime, it got worrisome when her sister got into it" Loki said with Ozpin frowning as Loki held his bracelet subconsciously, watching Emerald run a lap on the training field, the students walking by staring at her misery with winces.
Hearing Loki sigh he called out to Emerald.
"Sustrai, change of plans, drop the weights and get some rest!" the only reaction he got was for the girl to fall down and groan in relief.
"You are a Slave driver!"
"I'll admit I may have gotten too into this training"
"I'm surprised she even agreed to be your apprentice on your stay here" Ozpin said with Loki shrugging.
"What would you choose, Prison or an apprenticeship?'
"Touche" seeing Loki walk to Emerald's down form, Loki smiled sheepishly as the girl looked up to him with an angry look.
"I hate you"
"You chose this" Loki said before kneeling down and pick up her, making her blush as he summoned ice cold ash orbs, making Emerald got rigged as an orb was placed on her neck.
"You can rest now" Loki said to the blushing girl while approaching Ozpin and Glynda.
"So what else was it you wanted to discuss?"
"We'd like Amber to be in your care?" turning to Ozpin with a frown of confusion, Glynda spoke.
"Isn't she safe here?"
"Yes, but that is what those after her will think, if we move her without them knowing she no longer is here-"
"Like always you're a genius Ozpin" Loki said with a smile.
"I will come by every so often though, since well… I will be a teacher here" Loki said with a shrug, making Ozpin smile.
"scout and tracking teacher" Ozpin stated with Loki nodding.
"Fair enough, Come Emerald, you can have a nice cold rest"
"Oh joy" was her sarcastic reply as she was carried away, subconsciously curling up against Loki's chest.
Looking up to her current ward, emerald spoke.
"So whose that guy you sent out to Remnant, the creepy looking guy I mean?" looking down to emerald, Loki had a small grin.
"I call him Zeke for short, his real name is Zecromac… and he's one of my kids after my supposed first death"
"You died?"
"Pretty much, yeah, lost an arm and leg at the time… and an arrow through the heart" wincing as a memory came up, Loki only saw the evil smirk of Cinder fall in what remained of his Remnant's Beacon tower.
Shaking off the memory, Loki breathed in slowly before he opened the doors to the faculty building.
Walking through the halls Loki felt a prickle go up his right arm as he walked forward, turning his head he saw a menacing skull floating beside him.
"Sensa Nome?" looking to his embodied rage, Loki smiled.
"You are recovering at a steady pace" seeing the being of his rage, Sensa spoke.
"Of course I am brother, I am a part of you" looking to the girl in his arms, Sensa spoke.
"So we really are in an alternate Remnant" looking to Loki, the being grinned.
"When can I fight the Branwen tribe, when can I show them there fear?"
"When Qrow gets back to me…" looking to the angry pout the skull had, Loki spoke.
"Do not worry, you will be the first to Fight Raven"
"She had abandoned the queen for weaklings… she will have no mercy from me"
"Yeah, Raven needs a reality check"
"The queen of the sun will not be there to stop me this time"