It would appear that the team has been introduced. Also, Team RWBY cameo. Except Yang. She only got referenced. Team RWBY will be more important later on, hence their listing in the characters. More accurately, they will become increasingly important in each arc. And this chapter introduces a recurring character that you should be able to recognize.
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The pawns move first
"Grimm log 3-5: I remembered an old saying. "Secrets lie beneath the surface. To find them we must dig in the right spot." The saying wasn't intended to be used to find Grimm, but it's given me ideas."
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Viridian Viridis used a grapnel built into his crossbow to swing from one large tree and land on another. Viridian made a long list of reasons why he likes trees.
Viridian jumped from tree to tree. The sailor as he had the same idea. The two found each other while in the trees.
"I guess we're working together." Viridian said.
"That's how it is." The sailor replied. He was not happy to see Viridian, but he was great at concealing emotions behind stoicism. "Something wrong?" Viridian asked. Viridian is better at detecting emotions, and he knew his new partner was hiding something.
"No." The sailor lied. "We should keep moving." The sailor suggested.
"Wait, you were the guy that reminded me to go see Ozpin's speech." Viridian recognized the sailor.
"My name is Gray." The sailor said.
"I'm Viridian." Viridian replied. He wasn't sure what his new teammate was hiding. He suspected Gray might have been sent by Ozpin. To spy on him.
"The North temple is somewhere in that direction." Viridian fired an arrow in a direction. Gray was holding a compass.
"According to my compass, you're off by a couple degrees." Gray noted.
"According to your compass, we're near a moving pole." Viridian replied.
"What?" Gray looked at his malfunctioning contraption, which usually worked fine.
"One of the other students is manipulating polarity." Viridian identified the problem. Pyrrha Nikos, one of the other students. Her Polarity semblance was unintentionally interfering with Gray's compass.
"How do you know where your going?" Gray asked.
"The trees." Viridian replied, as he moved deeper into the Forest. Gray reluctantly followed.
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Indigo Goferra fired wind dust from her pistol to create a vortex which slowed her fall. She excelled at improvising, and adapting to the unexpected. Exactly what creating a landing strategy was about.
Grimm were mobilizing through the Forest to attack the landing students. They were attracted by the fear of many of the nervous students, like Jaune Arc, who lacked this ability to adapt, and panicked in midflight.
And Goferra landed in front of three of them. She now felt a sense of sympathy for Rocky Rhodes.
She drew Desperado Roulette, and quickly shot the heads of three Ursai with different elements. One Ursa was ignited by flame. Another head was frozen and wildly attacked similarly to Rocky Rhodes. And the last Ursa was electrocuted, frying it's brain.
Rusty landed on the Frozen Bear, using his mechanical arms to absorb all of the impact. He designed Steelemarch to make leaps similar to the launch that started the test. He had years of practicing his landing strategy.
The two were equally disappointed that they were not partnered with Viridian.
"You didn't happen to see where Viridian might be?" Indigo asked. Indigo wanted to find Viridian quickly. He needed to be on her team for her plan to work.
"No, I was too busy spotting the temple." Rusty replied. Rusty tried to remain focused on the objective. Finding the Relics at the temple on the Northern side of the Forest. Fortunately, he has good eyesight.
"You found it quickly." Indigo noted. She knew more than enough to find the temple on her own. She's been looting old temples for almost as long as she's been alive. But finding Viridian was her priority.
"There's a few structures in a clearing just outside of the Forest." Rusty explained. "But I couldn't see the relics exact location." Steele noted.
"It's probably close to the entrance." Indigo guessed. Indigo knew from experience that the inside of temples is dangerous. She would tell you to ask Rocky Rhodes, but you already know what happened to him.
"If we move quickly, we might be the first ones there." Rusty added. Indigo liked this idea because it would give her an excuse to wait for Viridian.
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Viridian and Grey reached the temple first. None of the relics have been touched.
"Chess pieces." Grey observed. There were four of every piece. Two pieces black, two pieces gold.
"Twenty relics." Viridian noted. He paced around the different pieces.
"What are you doing?" Grey asked.
"I think it's a test within the test." Viridian answered.
"What does that mean?" Grey lacked Viridian's paranoid thinking.
"The chess pieces determine who our teammates will be. We should choose carefully." Viridian explained.
"What are you waiting around here for?" Grey pointed his rifle at the third person to arrive. Cardin Winchester.