A/N: After two or was it three, weeks, a new chapter is finally here. To those that read this story, yes it has some inspiration of another RWBY + Bloodborne crossover story. Oh, and be honest, you expected it right, that Gehrman, Lady Maria, Ludwig and Simon would be alive the moment you read that Eileen, Gascoigne and Henryk's alive? Oh well, let's just see how this story will end up. Whether it will be the most bad or good story, is up to the readers. Nonetheless, I thank you all for the follows and favorites I gained, really appreciate it. Now, here's chapter 4!
Chapter Begin:
Beacon Academy
Jhin kept walking on fast pace, his teammates behind him. Gascoigne was staring at him, probably worried, Eileen still pissed at his action and Henryk observing him. If you ask Gascoigne's opinion, he entirely agreed on Jhin's action on Cardin and his partners-in-crime, not to mention satisfying. The moment Jhin announced that he'll be on his way to History's Class, Gascoigne's was the first to stand up and followed him. Which is followed by Henryk and Eileen.
"Are you okay, Jhin?", Gascoigne broke the silence, questioning Jhin, asking for a confirmation.
"Yeah, I'm okay, I think. I'm just pissed I guess. Those guys… if I saw them doing that again, they wouldn't made it out alive, me getting expelled or not.", Jhin replied, anger still in his voice, even if only slightly. The event still angered him.
"I do agree on your action, but using a Stake Driver is an overkill. Not to mention using the charged attack. If it wasn't for their Aura, they'd would die.", Henryk decided to voice out his opinion.
"What he said.", Eileen said, her right hand's thumb pointed at Henryk.
"If I was using my fists, they'd would still bully people. But I do get your points.", Jhin replied, the anger in his voice keeps decreasing, meaning that he is calmed right now. He looked back and saw the others behind them, around 15-20 meters away from them. Of course, them as in Team RWBY and Team JNPR. He will say it that he enjoyed their company. What a fun bunch.
"We're here.", Henryk spoke. They entered the class and was met with Professor Oobleck. Or full name Bartholomew Oobleck, who preferably want to be called Doctor Oobleck and not Professor Oobleck.
"Ah, what a rare sight! A bunch of students entering History class 5 minutes early?", he asked enthusiastically, a gleam in his eyes. "Well, go ahead an take your seat. Class will begin shortly!", he dashed to his table and grab his mug, swallowing the liquid inside.
Minutes passed by and the classroom was then filled with students, even the second year surprisingly. And Jhin even noticed the Faunus girl that Cardin bullied. "Now, I know all your names through the information given by Headmaster Ozpin.", he paused while Jhin clicked his tongue at the mention on Ozpin, "And you probably know mine but nonetheless, I will introduce myself. I am Bartholomew Oobleck, the professor for your History class.", he continued and finishing with a bow, a formal bow actually.
"Now let's begin the lesson!", he shouted.
Beacon Academy
Hour passed by
Jhin was clearly enjoying the story. About the Faunus and the Great War. Really interesting. It made him excited. The only thing he was not excited however, is how the Faunus was treated. They were treated as if they were an abomination, an animal, not a human with animal traits. They were then brought to the topic of the war at the fort or whatever, he forgot actually. And currently, Oobleck asked them a question of what is the advantage of Faunus at the war?
Jhin stood up, the question is easy. An easy one, it only take an average student to answer this correctly and get the full mark. A bad student however, say like Jaune, may he forgive him for insulting him, would need some effort of learning. Remember, hard work will pay in the end.
"Yes, Mr. Khada?", Oobleck made a pose, his right hand, the index finger pointing at him. A smile on his face, one of his eyes closed.
"No offence to the Faunus. But when it comes to certain animal, they really have good sight. Especially for predator type of animals. So namely, their advantage would be night vision.", Jhin answered, while bowing at first as a sign for asking forgiveness at how he described the Faunus' advantage.
"Correct. Very good, Mr. Khada. Now, who would try to answer what happened to the General?", Oobleck asked with the same gleam in his eyes, completed with the smile.
Eileen and Blake stood at the same time without realizing it, and of course answering in sync. "Because of the night vision, the General ordered his man to attack at night. What he didn't expect was for them to clearly heard their movements and so the General was caught.", when they finished, their eyes were wide and look at each other in bewilderment.
"Correct answer both of you, perfectly I might add.", Oobleck confirmed their answer, then dashing back towards his table for a drink of which Jhin theorized as Coffee. The drink can give endless energy, not as much as energy drink but enough for you to hold about 8 hours before sleeping when on the night.
The bell then rang, signaling them the end of the class. Jaune was now awaken, "W-wait what?", he clearly shocked by the look of his face. Jhin internally chuckled. If Jaune ask him for a favor for learning certain subject, he wouldn't mind doing so.
"Ah, Mr. Arc, finally contributing to the class I see. At the end of the class too!", Oobleck's voice made Jaune even more shocked (A/N: *insert YOU WA SHOCKED*). Poor Jaune. "I would like you to stay here for a while, Mr. Arc. You have a lot to catch up to.".
"Aww….", Jaune groaned after hearing Oobleck's decision.
"Don't worry, if you have problem, you can find me later for easier understanding.", Jhin assured him with a smile.
"Thanks, sorry for being a trouble to you", Jaune replied while scratching his head nervously.
Beacon Academy
Team Hunter (A/N: Or should I say, Hoonter) are now in their dorms, each in their respective bed. They're now in an awkward silence, but to Jhin, he doesn't care since he's not looking at the stars and of course, the shattered moon. He decided to break to silence, "Imagine how freaked out I am the first time I saw that moon.".
"Probably, shrieking like girls. What with you being moon-scented and all.", Gascoigne replied while smirking, Jhin chuckled at his replies. The other two members have a smile on their face.
"I seriously wonder how you look like, Henryk. Have you ever seen his face before, Gascoigne?", Jhin asked Gascoigne, who heard the curiosity in his voice.
"Nope and probably never will. He even used two towels for showering, one for wrapping it around his body and the other to cover his face.", Gascoigne replied with an annoyance in his voice, his right palm covering his face.
"Maybe you will find out when I am dying and need a breathing mask.", Henryk joked with them. They nervously laugh at his joke.
"That being said, I already know you guys can use The Messenger. But, if you die, will you all die permanently or will you be revived like me?", Jhin asked them with a stern expression.
"Nope, we don't think so. That's why, we will be working hard to be even better than our past lives. We've got the opportunity now.", Eileen, finally letting out her thoughts. "I have a bad feelings. Like for example, the Cleric Beast appeared. And you've already slain it before?", Jhin nodded his head, "Then my question is, since you're the one that killed Gascoigne, will there be adult insane Gascoigne randomly spawning?", she asked her team with full seriousness.
"I'm not sure.", Jhin replied, their face grew serious at his reply. "But, we're Hunters. And Hunters are always prepared, even if it's not the result they expected, they're still ready.", all of them agreed at his statement. For one moment a Hunter is not ready, he or she will die by an unexpected strike from a beast. "Geez, this talk is making me nervous, I'm going to go out for a while. Maybe even to the roof. See you guys later!", he said while waving his wand, making his way out of the room.
He then resumed his walk when he's out of his room, at a random location of course. While observing too. Hunters must keep observing his surrounding whether at a save location or not. Period. He noticed some students are still up and what not. He then heard something between the lines of 'I don't want to be the damsel that needs to be saved! I want to be the hero!'. 'That sounds like Jaune,', Jhin thought and following where he heard the voices.
Now he is somewhere he doesn't know. Looks spooky but it won't spook him. Nice try, unknown room. He then saw Jaune bursting off from the nearby door, Pyrrha behind him. Decide to make her recognize his presence, "What's the problem, Nikos?", Pyrrha was startled at his voice and looked at him. "I've made some theory about Jaune's skill.", Pyrrha is sweating bullets at his tone. "And the theory's result is Jaune having a fake transcripts to get into Beacon.", Pyrrha let out a long sigh.
"….yes.", she replied quietly. "You're really smart you know, you didn't even heard our conversation and yet your theory proved correct.", she changed the subject.
"Thank you for the compliment, though that's the reason someone never want to be with me. Too smart, they said.", he replied. "I've heard only the part where he said he don't want to be the one that needs help but instead the one that helps. And so on so forth.", he finished what he wanted to tell her.
She let out a sigh. "I've offered him that I would train him but he declined. Now, I don't know what to do.", Pyrrha spoke sadly.
"Try to convince him, Nikos. A leader should be strong, true. But sometimes, the leader is what made the team strong. If he is decent, say as strong as Cardin but have a genius set of mind and tactics, he would be a splendid leader. But not everyone is smart or perfect. So just convince him about him being the leader and all.", Jhin told her his opinion of convincing Jaune. "If that didn't work, then one way or another, we need to remind him that he as the leader, should also accept help from his member. A hero also did that. Hero doesn't instantly became strong, he needs some help at first before being strong. He needs to get that.", Jhin once again spoke, now giving Pyrrha the confirmation that she can speak and let out her opinion.
"I might tell him just that, though, the later is not working since I already told him that.", Pyrrha replied, her eyes are burning fire in determination.
"Hmm, so that's a no go? Then, we might need Rose's help.", Jhin spoke, surprising Pyrrha.
"Ruby? What about Ruby?", she asked.
"She have some trouble about being leader, and then when I and Ozpin lectured her, she's doing a good job being the team leader now. So, Ruby can definitely convince Jaune when it is the first idea.", Jhin replied to her in his calculative tone. "Well, if that's all you need, I'm going back to my team's dorm room.", he then made a U-turn and walked back to the direction of his team's dorm room while waving his hand at Pyrrha.
"Thank you, Jhin!", she shouted while waving her hand at him. Jhin merely smiled.
'These few days are getting interesting'.
Forever Fall Forest
"Yes indeed, students, the Forever Fall Forest is beautiful but we're-", bla bla bla bla, the rest was not heard as Jhin does not focusing what Professor Glynda's saying. It is mainly of their objective here. It is to gather some…substance for Professor Peach. And the so called substance also attracts bees or at least that's what it looks like to Jhin.
So in summary, gather honey-like substance that attracts insects. Got it. Simple enough. The problem however, is Jaune Arc, Leader of Team JNPR. For as long as he's observed him, Jaune is beginning to hang around Cardin and his gangs much more than he did with his team. 'Hmm, so that's what the presence is.', Jhin internally snapped his fingers as if having an idea. 'That presence was Cardin and he heard about Jaune's fake transcript and used the secret to blackmail Jaune. Smart move, but it will have a painful consequences.', Jhin sadistically thought of what to do to Cardin later. He began cackling to which Ruby looked at him, while Gascoigne and Eileen elbowed Jhin at his ribcages. Both sides.
"Gah! What's that for?!", Jhin screamed at them.
"You're cackling like an mad man, Jhin. Have to snap you out of it, or else The Hunter of Hunters will slay you.", Eileen replied to him.
"You can try.", a challenging tone in Jhin's voice as he said that. Just as Eileen about to say something, the other students began walking to the forest, probably to gather that jelly substances. "Oh, well. Time to gather that thing. We can use Gascoigne's height as our advantage.", Jhin said, while grinning at Gascoigne who only scowled at him.
Haven Academy
Gehrman sneezed really hard and have a familiar feeling. "Whoever you are, I know you're tall but know that I do know how you feel.", he said while a comical tear flow out of his eyes socket.
"What are you talking about?", Maria asked him with a deadpan expression.
Forever Fall Forest
Back to the scene
And they did what they planned. Using Gascoigne's height, it was easier to grab all of the required amounts of jelly. Gascoigne constantly scowling at them. "I think that's all, yes?", Jhin asked them as he put the 8th jelly subtances they were tasked to collect.
"Yes, I think that's all. Now, each bring 2 with them.", Eileen spoke, the others taking 2 of the substances. "And now, let's split and try to help the others that are having problem. Or possibly, spotted by Grimm.", Eileen suggested the idea.
"Pretty clever, Crow.", Henryk complimented her. As he said that, all of them began walking away and split. Jhin going north, Eileen to the south, Gascoigne to the west and Henryk to the east. Jhin then saw Pyrrha and Blake together. Ehem mind you, not that kind of 'together-together'.
"Greetings, Belladonna, Nikos.", Jhin greeted them, though not without them not being startled at his voice.
"The next time you did that, you will be receiving a knife to your throat.", Blake threatened, her amber eyes glowing.
"You're a F- you have a good hearing, probably better than normal average humans, so you should been able to detect me. About the threat, well even if I didn't know, I would still be able to dodge it.", Jhin replied, and shrugging off Blake's threat like it was just the normal thing happened to him everyday. "You guys have trouble?", he asked them.
Pyrrha shook her head. "No we don't, this 2 are the last for us to collect.", she replied with a smile. Blake nodding at Pyrrha's statement. While sighing in relief, that Jhin did not revealed to Pyrrha that she's a Faunus.
'1, 2, 3…5 presence altogether. Cardin, Sky, Russel, that one guy I forgot and Jaune. Hoh? It seems like they're planning to drop something to me so I'd get assault. Do your decision Jauney Boy, whatever it is, I will respect it.', Jhin mentally thought. Blake looked at him weirdly.
"Is something wrong with the direction you're looking at?", Blake asked him, a small trace of concern in her voice, though Jhin, being a Hunter able to caught it easily.
'Wait another presence, an Ursa Major. Another one? Wait! Thi-this… presence.', Jhin was now sweating. He didn't even noticed Blake calling him until she hit him on the head. "Ouch! Wh-what?", he asked at them dumbly.
"You're sweating, are you okay? Not to mention your face is getting paler.", Blake asked him once again. "Are you o-", whatever she was going to asked was cut-off by a scream, a terrifying scream. 'Th-that's not any sound a Grimm would make! Is it..', she was also sweating. She glanced at Pyrrha who also sweating right now.
A few seconds passed, the rest of Team RWBY and Team JNPR appeared, of course, along with Eileen and Gascoigne. Then another seconds passed, Henryk and Glynda could be seen. The forest was now in fire, not entirely but the part where Cardin and Jaune currently is. Just talking about Cardin, Sky and the others could be seen sprinting fast at them. Yang caught Russel with her arm. "What happened?".
"No! No! We gotta get away! That thing will burn us alive! Jaune and Cardin are fighting an Ursa Major when suddenly…that monster suddenly appeared!", he desperately replied, sweating here and there.
"Let me guess.", Jhin's voice brought everyone's attention to him. Cardin's team looking at him with fear in their eyes. "The Watchdog of The Old Lords eh?", when he said that, everyone's face were those of confusion but Gascoigne, was trying to catch it. He heard it somewhere. Then he snapped his finger, bringing everyone's attention to him.
"A huge burning dog with huge crocodile looking head, body's surrounded with fire?", Gascoigne asked Russel for confirmation. Russel nodded quickly and then ran away, along with the others. "Hmm, you know it's name so that would mean you'd entered the Chalice Dungeons, hmm?", Gascoigne asked Jhin, who nodded his head at his question.
"Let's just go, one way or another, we can defeat it! We must save Jaune!", Ruby screamed.
"Alright let's just go. See you guys there!", Jhin said, while smashing a bone in his hand. His body then became more faster and move in mist.
"The Old Hunters Bone? That is an interesting item.", Henryk spoke, intrigued by the item Jhin held and smashed just now. "Let's go everyone.", he said. And with that, everyone ran to the location where Cardin and Jaune is.
Forever Fall Forest
"It.. it destroyed the Ursa Major in hit!", Jaune panicked.
"We.. we gotta run!", Cardin said, and began sprinting, Jaune behind him too much further behind. Just when they keep running, a mist passed through them, then in front of them is Team RWBY, Team Hunter without the leader, Team JNPR and Professor Glynda. The area around them is in fire, all of them sweating because of the heat. Just when Cardin about to spoke, a terrifying howl was heard and they looked and went wide eye at Jhin, who is now in his usual bone-ash armor, the familiar silver blade and the blunderbuss. The source of the howl was the beast now on the floor, trying to stand up, surrounding it was a fire.. a lava.
"C'mon, Watchdog of Old Lords. Surely, the heat isn't for show, hmm?", Jhin taunted it. And as if it understand Jhin, it immediately stood up and charged at him. Jhin dodged the charge and the dog, was met with an axe from Gascoigne, sending it back onto the floor. Jhin gave Gascoigne a thumbs up. The others whose weapon have a ranged attack form, began changing it into said form. They began firing it at the huge dog. Jhin combined his blade into the huge sheath on his back, Gascoigne extended his axe, Eileen split her Blades of Mercy into it's two separate daggers and Henryk unfolded his Saw Cleaver into it's a bit more longer range. And they all dashed onto it, striking it's body repeatedly.
"Die, beast!", Gascoigne yelled out. The lava, acting as the blood of the dog, splattering around all the place. Bullets of dust embedded into it's body, it now shrieking in pain. It swiped the area front of him with it's huge head, while the 4 Hunters respectively dodged to the side, 2 to the left, 2 to the right. They resumed their assault on the huge beast.
"We can do this, everyone! It is becoming weaker!", Ruby yelled out, encouraging them to continue. She made a shot with her weapon's rifle form into the eye of the beast. The beast now shrieking in pain, staggered completely, fell still on the floor but alive.
"Chance!", Jhin yelled out to his fellow Hunters. Jhin dashed to the head, the other 3 followed his suit. All 4 Hunters plunged their hand into the head. Jhin's on the right eye, Eileen's on the left eye, Gascoigne's on the brain part and Henryk's down on it's throat. They then pulled it out whatever they found inside, making the fire splattered around them wildly. The strike making the beast shrieking more loudly and eventually, fell down onto the floor. The fires surrounding it's body disappearing and so is the life of the beast. Not the fire that is currently burning the forest though.
The 4 Hunters still on their guard while the rest now panting harder, seemingly out of breath and the fires surrounding them are not helping. The oxygen will be lesser and lesser. "That monster… just what is it?", Weiss asked between each pant. The 4 Hunters shrugged. All the beasts and it's mysteries, they do not know just what it is. Just like how they do not know anything about Grimm more than that it lacked soul.
"Well, the fires will die out eventually. So let's just go back to the Academy, yes?", Jhin asked them, a smile on his face, though just like Henryk, couldn't be seen because of his crow mask.
"Indeed, let us head back to the Academy and report this back to Headmaster Ozpin.", Glynda Goodwitch replied.
Beacon Academy
The moment they arrived, all of them immediately when to bed. All except two. Jhin and Glynda. Glynda went to report of the even that was happening. While Jhin, is going to make a lantern. Somewhere. He kept on walking, finding the perfect exact location for it. It must be somewhere where it is hidden perfectly while also close to the room or cafeteria.
When he kept on walking, he then found the perfect location. Imagine a 60 meters line. 20 of the left is his dorm room while the other 20 of the right is the cafeteria so the remaining 10 is where the Lamp will be. And it is very hidden. Well hidden, he might say.
He actually don't know how to make Lantern. So he called The Messenger and ordered them to make a lantern at the exact location he's currently in. He waited for The Messenger to finish. He don't mind waiting, not at all. When waiting, he actually think that it means he was given the time to think strategically of his next move. And now, on his mind. The reason of the Lamp, was so if he died or something, he could come here whenever he wants to. Or of course, he can just use Bold Hunter's Mask and instantly be here whenever he woke up after sleeping.
Now, the other reason of him wanting to enter The Hunter's Dream is to make his own weapon. Ludwig's Holy Blade was super powerful and he really liked it, but he just don't feel right using someone's weapon. The only weapon he felt something like this is if he was using the Burial Blade, Ludwig's Holy Blade, Holy Moonlight Sword, the Rakuyo, and Simon's Bowblade. Out of all these, he really interested of making either a scythe-like weapon like the Burial Blade or something like Ludwig's Holy Blade. 'Hmm, a combination of Burial Blade and Rakuyo, would be interesting to see. The top of the scythe-blade is clock-wise while the bottom scythe is also going clockwise.', Jhin thought. 'Or Simon's Bowblade combined with the Burial Blade. Only the scythe, or just the curved sword, being two and when combined, can be change into a bow. A string would be needed for that. Or I could just mentally use my own imagination.', Jhin calculated internally. Every mistake, every weapon, every blue prints printed into his head. He looked down and saw that The Messenger was finished.
"Good job you all, and now to see The Doll. Then make my own weapon.".
The Hunter's Dream
He opened his eyes, and was greeted by the familiar sight of the building aka The Workshop. It is where Hunters enhanced their weapons with blood. Or create your own weapon. He walked through the pathway and when he entered, he saw The Doll sitting in a wooden chair he had made the last time he was here.
"Greetings, Doll.", he greeted, bowing his head.
"You've come, Good Hunter. What is it that you desire?", The Doll asked.
"I've actually here to create or the right word, forge my own weapon so to speak. But since I've encountered and kill The Watchdog Of Old Lords, I would like to transfer the echoes to become my strength.", Jhin replied, voice calm.
"Very well. Let the echoes become your strength. Let me stand close, and now close your eyes.", The Doll ordered him to close his eyes to which he heeded her order.
"Endurance, strength and resistance.", Jhin spoke, The Doll understanding it, made the blood echoes into Jhin's endurance, strength and resistance. Jhin, felt the familiar power being given to him, his strength increased, he would be stronger. His endurance is increased, he can fight longer. His resistance increased, he can take hit without injuring himself pretty badly. Certain or specific attacks. "Thank you, Doll.", Jhin thanked her with a smile, to which she gave one back.
Walking over to the table, he quickly tried to find three blueprints, to which he found in the closet. "Alright, now to labeled the blueprints.", he labeled the first blueprint as 'Burial Bow'. The second as 'Scythed Rakuyo'. And the third, 'Moon Destroyer' (A/N: You know where I'm going, Bleach baby.). The first blueprint was a drawing of the curved sword part of the Burial Blade, two of them, sharp as the Burial Blade itself. The handle will be the way to make it combined to be a bow.
The second is where a staff, as long as the Burial Blade's scythe form, two blade in each's end. Clockwise direction. It can be split, turning into two long kama. It will be an interesting sight to see. But people would claim it 'rip-off' so he really need to choose between these three.
Ah talking about three, the third is of two blades combined into one sword, the weight is increased with the total of the two blades. One of the blades is a long trench knife. The handle being as long as his forearm, the blade will be almost same length but will be thin as a daito. The second blade, is a blade of a long butcher knife, same length as the trench knife's blade's length. There is no handle, but there is hole in the blade where the grabbing of the blade is. The blunt side, which is the upper, is completely a hard object, so it won't cut his hand. These two then can be combined by making the trench knife entering the butcher's knife's hidden socket that fit only the trench knife.
Just as he was about to choose, he felt that the third option is what suit him most. So with that in mind, he chose the third option. "Alright then. Doll, help me out with the equipment and resources. This will be a long day.", he spoke to Doll with that calm soothing voice of his.
Beacon Academy
Team Hunter woke up, one by one. But after everyone woke up, each asked in sync. "Where is Jhin?". A long silence then occurred, for none of them know what is he doing. They thought that since he didn't went to sleep with them, he would be with Glynda reporting of the beast they've fought yesterday.
"I do not know. But I've just have a feeling he's not here.", Henryk spoke, voicing out his thoughts. Then it clicked to him. "But, if he was there, then his body would be here…unless. That's it!", Henryk spoke out loud, bring everyone's attention to him. "The reason he didn't went to sleep, is not because he went with Glynda to report of yesterday's event. But to make a Lamp.", they then realized the login behind his words. Henryk checked the clock, 7:59am. "We still have time and we have the time off for school. So let's search for the Lantern.", they've all nodded at this.
They dressed themselves in their usual attire. They walked out the door and then a silence occurred. For the moment they walked out of the door, Team RWBY and Team JNPR also went out at the same time. "Uh, greetings?", Jaune awkwardly asked greeted them. He earned a few 'Good morning' and 'Greetings to you' and all. "What were you guys doing?", Jaune asked them with a tilt of his head.
"Searching for a lamp.", Eileen answered with a deadpanned voice.
"Really?", Everyone save for Team Hunter, asked.
"If you can", she paused, searching something. And then pulled out whatever it was she's searching for. An image of a lamp or should they say Lantern. "Can you help us search for a lantern like this, laying on a ground? Most likely sticking out from the ground.", she received everyone's nods of their heads.
"Then let's find it.", she commenced the find of the odd lantern.
An hour later (A/N: This is my first time doing it, so pardon.)
After an hour of searching, Ruby managed to find the exact same lantern that was on Eileen's picture. They followed Ruby, who's leading them to the location of the lantern. "So, why're we searching for an odd lantern?", Ruby asked with a tilt of her head, her face showed full confusion.
"With that Lantern, we can find Jhin. He's missing since yesterday, and most likely, he's the one that made that Lantern.", Eileen replied Ruby's question.
"Oh, I see! But why's the lantern?", Ruby asked again.
"Oh, he doesn't tell you?", Eileen's brow raised, "Let me tell you this. He is immortal.", with this reveal, they all gasped in shock. "Oh, not that way of immortal. He's immortal because every time he died, he will be revived and then he will return back here, into The Waking World.", Eileen explained to Ruby, to make her understand.
"So he won't die?", Ruby asked, for confirmation of course. She liked being around with Jhin.
"Correction, he can die but he will be respawned. Imagine a survival video game where every time you died, you are back at the last checkpoint.", Eileen explained with the most easiest way of making her understand.
"Ah, I s-", she was cutoff by a white light from the Lantern. And then, after a few moments, Jhin was there. Standing proud, a grin on his face.
"Ah, well th-", he didn't finish his word however when he saw his teammates, Team RWBY and Team JNPR. "How in Great One's are you able to find this place?", he asked them, eyes wide.
"Well, it took us an hour but yea, we managed to find it in the end.", Yang answered his question, a big grin on her face. "Though, you look more tired than before. What did you do?", Yang asked him.
"Nothing much, Xiao Long. It is no-",
"If it's about you being in another world because of that Lantern, we already knew because Eileen told us.", Yang cut him off before he could finish sentence. Jhin clicked his tongue in annoyance and let out a sigh.
"Like I said, it is no threatening matter. Just visiting The Doll, oh by the way, she said hi Eileen.", Jhin replied Yang's question, an 'Oh my' from Eileen. "Let's try it out. Gascoigne, be my spar partner for a while.", he proposed to Gascoigne who only grinned at him.
Beacon Academy
They are now in the training area. Where students spar with their friends or their teammates. But it is huge. Not that huge but nonetheless, it is big. Almost as wide as the Grand Cathedral itself.
"You said, 'Let's try it out', what do you mean?", Gascoigne asked Jhin, his grin still intact on his face. Bloodlust or not, mad or not, a battle always excite him.
"Why don't you find out yourself?", Jhin replied with a question, more like a challenging question. The familiar blue light to all of them appeared, giving Jhin a huge sword. Everyone went wide-eyed at the sword.
"That sword…that weapon of yours is almost as long, if not more, than Ludwig's Holy Blade!", Gascoigne yelled out. The others were still staring at the weapon's size, the handle was as long as Jhin's forearm, and the blade is almost his overall height. It also looks heavy and yet, Jhin wielded it with one hand, putting the blunt side of the sword on his shoulder.
"I created it. It took me hours, but I managed to completed it. My own weapon. The way the blade curved reminded you of a crescent moon, though it looks more like a half moon but still, the point is I named it 'Moon Destroyer'.", Jhin told them of his misadventures with the sword, or should I say, swords but they do not know yet, so it won't matter anyway. "Let's go!", Jhin yelled out.
(Plays: Bloodborne OST The Hunter)
Jhin dashed at a very fast speed to Gascoigne, who dodged the stab to his face, responded it with a swing of his axe, finishing it with a shot of his blunderbuss. Gascoigne noticed that Jhin's firearm is not the familiar blunderbuss but a flintlock looking pistol, he knew it is not Hunter's Pistol because it is far longer than the Hunter's Pistol. Jhin shot the weapon, as if to deflect Gascoigne's shot, which he truly did. They're fighting in a blur, blade met axe, sparks flying, but for the 5 minutes they were fighting, not even a spill of blood was dropped yet.
Jhin charged his attack and about to dashed when he was stopped by Gascoigne's shot. Jhin now on one knee, rolled back because he would like to keep his guts inside, thank you very much. He sent a spinning attack at Gascoigne who blocked it with his axe. Jhin kept slashing, stabbing, slicing at Gascoigne who either dodged, blocked and try for a hit or two which were also dodged or blocked by his opponent.
Jhin now then perform the combo of upward slash, downward slash, horizontal and finally as he is about to send another upward slash, he put out his Evelyn and grabbed his blade, pulling the trench knife out which was the upward slash, then a stab with the butcher's knife.
The others watching were impressed. "Woah, look at this weapon! It is inside another weapon!", Ruby shouted enthusiastically.
"Weapons aside, they are pretty good. From my perspectives, they possessed the skills of a veteran Huntsman or Huntress.", Blake voiced out her opinion. She was correct, seeing those two fighting at it like a wild animal. To see who shall be king, who will be the one at the top of the food chain, it will be decided with this fight. But this was only a spar.
"Blake is right. If they were in the tournament in the years I've won, I would lost and be at third place.", Pyrrha agreed with Blake.
Back to the fight, now the blade was separated, Jhin is more faster than before, oh yes, Gascoigne noticed that. And even though he knew he would lost, he still have his grin intact. His extended axe continuously attacked Jhin, who blocked every attack and then began attacking more faster than before.
Jhin, more ferocious than before, keep stabbing at Gascoigne who either dodge or block. But then calculated a strategy. He purposely aimed for his eye, Gascoigne dodged the strike and then the other. But what he didn't notice was the butcher's knife ready to slash him. Knowing he'd win, he said. "Always observer even when you're dodging.", a sound of a slash was heard as Jhin's butcher's knife slashed Gascoigne's chest, a small amount of blood at the slice, if it wasn't for Gascoigne's aura, the cut would be deeper. "I won.", Jhin said, a grin on his face. His mismatched eyes matched his situation clearly. Happy. Or should Gascoigne say, contented. Jhin was contented with the result of his own weapon. It is heavy and sharp. When combined, the sharpness didn't increased but the weight did. And with the weight, it can increase a downward slash damage.
"As always, very good fight, Gascoigne.", Jhin told Gascoigne with a smile, who scoffed at him with a smile.
"Man you guys are very cool!", Jaune shouted. They all laughed at this, truly a happy moment of them together. But alas, a happy moment doesn't last forever. The news of a killer of Faunus, wielding an axe.
He was titled by the community, Father Gascoigne.
Chapter End.
A/N: Well, that was long. Not long, it's only 6.2k. But still, I enjoyed writing story for you guys and I feel happy when people at least read it, and even more happy when people follow or favorite it. Finally, this chapter reveals Watchdog Of The Old Lords. I still have trouble with my fighting scenes, and I'm trying to fix that. Nonetheless, I hope you enjoy the chapter. Please Rate and Review.
Khada Jhin, out!
