It's been a while since I published anything here, so finally I have written the initiation chapter. It was delayed because of a lot of schoolwork, and so I just didn't have the time to write.

Enough about me though, so the I hope you enjoy the new chapter.

Chapter 3 - Initiation

Bazerk was in the locker room, gearing up for the day ahead. Around him, he could hear the conversations of many people, from the plotting of an ice queen (she gave off that sort of vibe), to a rather hyper girl trying to imitate a sloth. He couldn't help but think how varied his fellow students were. He strapped the gauntlets to his forearms and placed Shadow Stinger on his right thigh. He closed his locker and turned to make his way out of the locker room.

"Bazerk" He turned to see his sister approach.

"I thought you weren't taking part?"

"We aren't, Ozpin asked us to be on standby though, in case students get hurt."

"Wise. So why you here?"

"I wanted to check on you one more time. See if you can handle it."

"I'll be fine, thanks. I'm not a child, I can look after myself." He spotted Ruby behind his sister, talking, once again, with Yang. Hayley followed his gaze. "She is going to be screwed if she doesn't get partnered with her sister, she never leaves her side."

"I think she just needs to come out of her shell a bit. Getting someone else will be good for her."

Bazerk laughed to himself. "We sound like we're her parents." She chuckled with him. A bell went off, signaling for everyone to make their way to the cliff. "I'll see you later." He turned, leaving.

"Good luck." But he was already out of earshot.

Bazerk made his way to the starting cliff. It looked identical to the year before, with the students all lining up on the launch pads, and Ozpin standing at the front observing all the new recruits. He was the last one there, and noticed that there weren't actually enough pads for him to get one, so he made his way to the far left. Bazerk noticed he wasn't far from Ruby, with Jaune being the only one between them.

"Bazerk," Jaune sounded nervous, "do you have any idea what is going on here?"

"You don't know?" He shook his head. "Oh, this will be fun." Jaune was stopped from asking anything else by the headmaster.

"Hello students. Welcome to initiation." He took a sip of his coffee. "I am sure that you have all heard the rumours of assigning teams, and as is my duty, I am here to confirm that these rumours are true." Bazerk had heard this all before, so he scanned the forest instead. It was all vaguely familiar, and it didn't take him long to spot the clearing the ruins were in. It was obvious really, seeing as he knew where they were.

"One last warning before you start. Due to an incident in last years initiation," Ozpin looked straight at Bazerk, "the emerald forests Grimm population was wiped out." This got murmurs going through the crowd. "The population may have recovered slightly, however it would have been far too low to make today worthwhile. To sort this, Grimm have been flown in from other kingdoms, and the warning comes here. Just because they are the same species, doesn't mean they act the same way. The Grimm you are used to may act differently to what you will encounter today, and so you must be more careful with how you deal with them. Some are more aggressive, while others more cunning, so be wary. Other than this, I wish you all luck, and will see you all soon."

As soon as he finished, the far pad launched. He could hear Jaune try to ask a question, but Bazerk wasn't listening. His eyes were closed, and he was focusing, forming a plan. He opened them again in time to see Ruby get launched, keeping note of where she lands. Once the screams of Jaune were out of earshot, he stepped onto the now empty pad, and crouched, preparing for launch.

All of a sudden he was flying, his long coat, which he replaced the jacket for, billowing behind him like a cape. The wind stung his eyes, yet he kept his eyes on where Ruby landed. He fired the wrist guns to adjust his course so that he would land in the same place. She almost certainly wouldn't be their anymore, so he could keep watch from a distance. As he broke through the treetops, he used his semblance to grab onto the trees, slowing him like they were bungee cords.

Coming to a stop a few feet from the ground, he dropped the rest of the way. Looking around, it was obvious how Ruby landed, with the bark from a tree cut in a spiral going down.

His observation was cut short though by a twig snapping behind him. He leapt forward, but was still caught in the side by a large claw, sending him to the ground. He could tell it was deep, but his flesh was already knitting itself back together. Despite his semblance being strong, his aura was weak. Anyone else's would have protected them.

He looked up at his assailant, seeing a medium sized ursa. Too stealthy to be from vale. His side was already healed. Too weak as well. He let the ursa come to him, swiping at his head with its left claw. He ducked under it while slashing at its arm with his extended blades, and then quickly stabbed it through the same shoulder. The Grimm, no longer able to support its weight, reared up on its hind legs. It's weaker underside now exposed, Bazerk brought out Shadow Stinger as swords, ducked under another swipe, and slashed across its stomach. It collapsed onto its back, dead.

Sheathing his weapons, he was about to go to the ruins, when he heard arguing in the opposite direction. He listened closer, identifying two girls voices, but couldn't tell who they were. It's the best option I have. Abandoning the ruins, he followed the voices.

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"I'm telling you Weiss, it's safe." The two girls were crouching behind a bush, watching a nevermore that was in a clearing.

"Jumping on the back of a nevermore is definitely not safe."

"Don't be so negative all the time. It's a giant bird, if we are on it's back, how will it be able to hurt us?"

"I'm not being negative, I'm being realistic, besides, how does jumping it's back even help?"

"Since you ask, when we get on it will be spooked and take off. In the air we will have a birds eye view of the forest, and we will be able to see the ruins."

"There is no way that will work."

"Only one way to find out." Ruby jumped up, and sped towards the nevermore, but her cloak stopped her, pulling her back behind the bush. Landing on her backside, she looked at her partner. "That really hurt Weiss. My cape is attached around my neck!"

"It wasn't me." Ruby decided to look behind her, at who Weiss was looking at. Behind her was Bazerk, still with a fistful of her cloak.

"That really hurt, Bazerk."

"It hurt a helluva lot less than attacking the nevermore would have."

"I wasn't attacking it, I was trying to jump on it's back."

Bazerk looked at Weiss, "is she being serious?"

"Unfortunately, yes."

"Have you not seen how big that thing is? You would be killed."

"When we get on it's back, it won't be able to do anything to us, and we can find the ruins."

"Uh, people." Weiss tried to make herself heard, but was ignored by both.

"When you jump off, what then? It will still attack you."

"But-"

"Stop it!"

"Sssshhhh, we don't want it to see us."

"If you listened to me, you would already know it already has."

Bazerk looked back at the Grimm, with its wings outstretched and facing them. He sprung into action. Pointing, "the ruins are that way, GO!" The girls didn't argue, and Bazerk sent out a tendril of darkness to hook the bird to the ground. He quickly followed the girls.

"It won't hold long! The ruins aren't fa-" He was cut off by a massive shriek, signifying the nevermore was free

"Beowolves, 9 o'clock." Weiss readied her sword as she said this.

Ruby answered her, "Ignore them, just run."

"Oh so now your being sensible, you dolt." She sheathed Myrtenaster only when they had passed the pack.

It wasn't long until they reached a clearing, and they could finally see the ruins. In the ruins they saw two people, one of which Bazerk could just make out as Yang. Bazerk started to slow. "Keep going, I'll catch up."

He turned, looking to the sky, hoping to have lost the nevermore while under the trees. He didn't see anything at first, but very high, almost too small to see, he spotted it, and it was heading their way. "Why can't I get lucky for once." He continued on to the ruins.

By the time he got their, there were seven others. "The nevermore is on its way, get your relic and lets go." They did quick introductions, with Bazerk recognising a few. There was Ruby, Weiss (obviously), Yang and Jaune that he knew, Ren and Nora, who he recognised as the hyper sloth girl, and Blake, who for some reason was trying to hide cat ears with a bow.

As they all picked out a relic, Bazerk went for a golden Bishop, but stopped when something caught his eye. There was a plinth that was knocked over, and caught between it and the ground was a playing card, face down. He picked it up, turning it over, seeing it was an ace of hearts. His eyes started to well up, knowing Ozpin must have placed it here, since Scar still had the one from last year.

"Bazerk, you ok?" Ruby was watching him. He wiped away the tears, putting the card in his pocket.

"Fine thanks." He made his way back to the group. "Does one of you not have a partner? I kind of need one."

Jaune put his hand up, "I do have a partner, she is just lagging behind. Getting chased by, well, by that." Jaune pointed behind Bazerk, and he heard crashing trees. Turning, he saw a red headed girl dressed as an Amazonian warrior, being chased by a…

"Deathstalker!"

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Bazerk was disgusted with himself. He was standing with his sister and Deklan at the ceremony, but couldn't stop thinking about what happened at the ruins. He just froze, and could do nothing but watch the two teams in action Luckily, he wasn't needed, but still, he didn't do anything. Any one of the others could have been hurt, and there was nothing he could do about it.

"Bazerk. Bazerk!" Hayley had to shake his arm before he noticed her.

"What?"

"We're next, look alive." Bazerk hadn't found a partner, so they were interested in what Ozpin would do.

"And now, last of all, team Shadow, consisting of Hayley Lloyd, Deklan Gould, and Will Bazerk, led by Hayley Lloyd. Bazerk noticed Ozpin had called him Will once again, but thought it was a good compromise he made, but as the trio made their way to the stage, he looked at the screen, and saw the name, SHDW. He looked to Ozpin, who gave a sad smile back, knowing that he was hounoring Scarlett, and that the school would never forget about her.

And this chapter is finished.

I have realised that in previous chapters the scene breakers have not been showing up, so in the chapters may have been a little harder to follow, but I have gone back and edited them so hopefully they now show up.

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