So, last chapter, there wasn't as much BlakexRozen as I planned, but my mind just wandered as I wrote. Despite it not going to plan I was still more than happy with it. Also, people outside of team RWBY (except for Qrow) appeared in that chapter! I'm pretty sure that this chapter will be longer than usual, I estimate around just above 2 000 words. This being because I plan there to be some fight scenes along with some possible WeissxRuby. White Rose, I think it's called. Anyway, that's about it so I'm gonna shut up and start writing what you're actually here for.
"Why are they here?" Ruby asked herself, panicked.
"Well. That thing I was telling you guys about? That's the thing. The White Fang wanted my help in launching an attack on the city." Rozen stated.
"Why didn't you tell us?!" Weiss yelled.
"I... will have to get back to you on that."
Rozen rushed to the door and slid it open. He looked out and took a deep breath.
"Yeah, we're gonna have to jump."
"Woah, woah, woah. No one said anything about jumping to our death." Weiss said.
"Well, it's the fastest way to get into the fight." Rozen told her.
"Well jumping off a building is the fastest way to the sidewalk. BUT PEOPLE DON'T DO THAT." Weiss insisted.
Rozen sighed. He walked over to the door, pulled his sword off his back and dropped it.
"You coming? I kind of have people to save." he said, before warping to his sword.
"Well. We don't really have another choice. Do we?" Ruby asked hesitantly.
Blake sighed and pushed past the smaller girl. She stood at the open door. She jumped and threw the extending ribbon on Gambol Shroud towards a lamppost, it grappling on, allowing her to swing down to the ground safely.
Weiss approached the door and tried not to look down.
"Do you need help getting down? I could use my glyphs." Weiss offered.
"Yeah, sure. Just have to try not to look down."
Weiss drew her sword and motioned forward, summoning glyphs for them to use as platforms.
Weiss an Ruby took a step back. Ruby grabbed onto Weiss' hand. Weiss blushed.
"L-let's just go."
They both ran forward and jumped out of the doorway, Weiss striking her sword in a downward motion, glyphs forming under them as they ran. They reached ground level and stopped running. They looked around, trying to find their friends.
There was a brief silence. That was, until they were greeted by a group of White Fang members running past them. They completely ignored the two. There was a sudden loud bang. Then a bright flash.
They turned around to see Rozen with a revolver in his hand. He fired another shot off in the direction the White Fang members were running.
He was joined with Blake by his side.
"Are you guys okay?" Ruby asked. She was clearly concerned, despite them only being alone for a minute.
"Just fine. Can't say the same for those guys, though." Rozen replied with a smirk.
Rozen turned.
"We can't stay here for long. We have to go back home, to Patch." he told them.
"Are you sure? We can't just leave." Weiss debated.
"If we're going to have any chance of getting rid of the White Fang I need to do this. If you want to stay here and help the other hunters and huntresses, then fine. I'll be on my way." he said, leaving his sister behind, yet again.
He walked down the long road, wondering how in the hell he was supposed to get to Patch.
Rozen had soon arrived in Patch. He may have had to hijack a White Fang dropship, but let's not focus on the details. He wandered through the forest in the wildlands until he came upon a small log house in the woods.
He walked up to the door and took a deep breath. He knocked on the door. A tall, blonde man answered the door. He looked Rozen up and down.
"Can... I help you?"
Rozen let go of his breath. He pulled back his hood.
The older man gasped and took a step back.
"I... thought-"
"Yeah... thought I was dead huh? Well. Surprise! I'm back."
Taiyang wrapped his arms around the young man.
"I missed you so much."
"I wish that Yang felt the same way." he admitted.
"She... isn't really ready, is she?"
"Kind of hates my guts."
The older man frowned. If he were to be completely honest, he expected more from Yang.
"Well, it's good to see you."
"Thanks,"
His father moved to the side and invited him in. Rozen took a step into the house and a wave of nostalgia set in. The 4 years that he called this place his home. Though it wasn't for long and they weren't family so much as they were his best friends, he still considered it home and them, his family.
Taiyang took notice.
"Feels weird, doesn't it?" came a voice from the kitchen.
Rozen looked into the kitchen. He saw Qrow, leaning against the counter, taking a sip from his flask.
"Yeah. Just a little bit."
"Well, Qrow told me what you're here for. Sadly, not to have a talk with your old man." Taiyang said. "You sure you want to do this?" He was concerned for what it might make Rozen feel. He knew that, above all else, Summer was the one who had the most pull over his emotions and state of mind.
Rozen never talked about his feelings with anyone. Except for Summer. She always knew just how to make him open up.
"I'm sure. If I'm going to fight the White Fang I'm going to need some help. Luckily, mom will be there to assist."
A faint smile graced his lips. Taiyang was ecstatic to know that his son was still alive, but to have him happy right off the bat... it was really something else.
Taiyang had thought that Rozen died with Summer. After Signal was attacked by Grimm and were soon going to overrun most of Patch, Taiyang felt useless. He thought that two of his eternal loves had died. He did everything he could to take care of his two remaining children.
"Come with me." Taiyang instructed.
He walked through the kitchen, to the back door. He went out to the back yard and pulled a key out of his pocket. He put the key in the lock on the cellar doors and twisted. He put the key back in his pocket.
"You keep that key on you all the time?" Rozen asked. Taiyang just shrugged.
He pulled on the doors, but they seemed to be a little stiff. He pulled a little bit harder. They still wouldn't budge.
"Damn stubborn thing... Could you give me a hand?"
Rozen nodded. He stepped forward and grabbed the handles on the trap doors. He gave a slight tug and they gave way. He pulled them open and looked at Taiyang.
"You a bit rusty?" he asked sarcastically.
"It's down here." he said in reply.
They climbed down the ladder and into a dark room. It was bigger than he thought. It reminded him of a crypt. There were worn wooden beams along the roof, with similar supports against the walls. In the middle, there was a large stone coffin.
"Is that..."
"No. She was buried where her gravestone lies." he quickly answered.
He rested a hand on the container. He rubbed off the dust. There was the same epitaph that was on her gravestone.
Thus kindly, I scatter.
"Thus kindly, I scatter." Rozen repeated.
"It's in here. You still sure about this?"
Rozen nodded. He walked up to the coffin and pushed the lid to the side. There they were. Her chain-blades. Beside them was her rifle. It was completely twilight black, save for a white floral pattern that started from the grip, slowly fading to a chilling, blood red as it reached the end of the barrel.
He picked it up and dusted it off. He aimed down the sights. It was a fairly good looking weapon. It was about as long as his leg. There was a blade that ran all along the underside. The blade reached about half a foot outwards from the barrel. There was a grip that came out of the side, since the underside was untouchable, due to the blade. The stock was fashioned like a small handle, allowing the blade to be used like a sword, if the weilder was ambushed.
He held it by the grip and spun it in his hand a few times. He made a frustrated grunt.
"How the hell did she do it..."
He spun it again, differently this time. The grip spun and the barrel broke apart, sliding into the blade, forming it into a cleaver-like sword on the one side, the underside blade on the other.
"Did you know it could do that?" Rozen asked, intrigue hinting at his voice.
Qrow grunted as he got off the ladder.
"Want to see something cool?" Qrow asked.
Rozen handed him the sword and waited. Qrow reverted it back into sniper form. He grabbed the grip on the side and spun it into blade form, while holding the grip. The barrel didn't transform but instead shifted, replacing the cleaver with the gun barrel.
He handed Summers sword back to Rozen.
"Thanks Dad. Thanks Qrow. I need to get back. As quickly as possible. Which may be difficult. They stopped running the ferry and the bullheads, so that's off the table. And I crashed the ship I brought here. Do you know if there was any way to use my semblance in such a way that I wouldn't need my swords to warp to?" he asked desperately.
"Hm. Well where's a point that you've warped to that is relatively important to you?" Qrow questioned.
"There's the tower? It's where I met Winter." the youngest man answered honestly.
"Okay, concentrate on that point. Reach into your soul. Find the pure power that makes up your semblance and force it out of your body." Taiyang instructed.
"Now. Use the power that you just exerted and force it to that point." Qrow helped.
There was a small flare in Rozens eyes. He glowed, slightly. Then he was surrounded by what could only be described as a void. He took a step back, towards it. He then let himself fall backwards into it.
He disappeared without a trace. There was a loud tearing noise and then the void was filled.
Ruby, Weiss and Blake were running for their lives. The White Fang had established a checkpoint, just inside the city. Hunters and huntresses fought their best, but they couldn't stop the White Fang from advancing. Though, since then they have defended against every push.
The White Fang had managed to procure a few Atlas Spider Droids. And Battle Mechs. The girls were at the front lines, attempting to push the Faunus' forces back. The White Fang ended up going to Plan B: Air drop all the firepower they could right on top of the attacking forces. It seperated team RWBY from the rest of their allies. They had tried to fight the enemy, but were forced to run away when the reclaimed Spider Droids had pushed their allies further back.
They ran as fast and far as they could, attempting to circle around and meet up with Glynda, who was at the front-most safezone for the defenders. They had managed to escape from there pursuers and were trying to get back to their territory undetected.
After a few hours of sneaking around, they had managed to get back to their safe area. They rejoined Glynda and tried to figure out a plan.
They were in a military tent, connected to an abandoned bakery. This was there current main base.
"So they've taken all of the east side, we have no chance of taking it back as of yet. We are preparing for an attack to the south eastern checkpoint in the next few hours. They are slowly surrounding the tower. We have to make sure that, if needed, we can retreat to Beacon safely. If it comes to it we must leave the tower behind." Glynda informed.
General Ironwood, Blake, Ruby, Weiss and Glynda all fell silent as they tried to think of a plan.
Blake heard a faint buzzing. She turned to see Ruby's scroll vibrating on a counter behind them.
"Ruby. Your scroll." Blake informed.
Ruby picked it up and amswered immediately.
"Hey Ruby? You trust me right?" Was the first thing she heard.
"Yeah, of course."
"Then head to the main street, to the east of the railway station."
Rozen hung up.
Ruby headed back to the table.
"I've got a plan."
They had assembled what forces they could and made their way to the place that Rozen instructed them to be at. The White Fang had taken notice of this bold action. They had sent a few of their best squads to deal with whatever they were going to throw at them.
They started to panic as a Battle Mech had joined the White Fang. Suddenly Ruby felt a vibration in her pocket. It was a text.
Get out of the way.
"Everyone move!" Ruby yelled as they all ran to the side.
There was a roar as the finest of bullets visibly soared through the air, landing right in the cockpit of the mech.
There was a stunned silence. The whole city grew quiet as, in that one moment, every single person felt fear.
A blade flew towards the front lines of the battle that would soon commence. There was a flash and there stood Rozen, Summers blade in hand.
He wore a pure black cloak, a white hood and a blood red jacket that faded to black then silver at the bottom.
He swung the sword in his hand.
"That's one."
The faunus soldiers opened fire on Rozen, and Rozen alone. He hit the dirt and aimed through the scope. The wind shrieked as a bullet tore a path towards an unfortunate soldier.
He stood up and converted the sniper-rifle into its full blade form.
"That's two."
He threw his chain-blade towards a soldier but he rolled out of the way. Rozen swung the blade around and it wrapped itself around the same soldiers throat. As it coiled, the blade soon lodged itself into his neck.
Rozen pulled on the chain and it unraveled itself, the lifeless body spinning before it hit the ground. He pulled it back and tucked it into his jacket.
He put Summers sword in its sheathe, in which it rested much like Ruby's scythe does.
He pulled his greatsword off of his back. He swung it in a circle and released it, letting it glide into the frontal armour of a spider droid.
"You feel like helping?" he yelled back at his friends.
This was going to be a tough fight.
Ok, so. This is the first postchapter author's note. And this is just to say that I have absolutely no idea what to do to continue from here. I have some ideas floating around that could pop up and cause problems during the mayhem. It's just the part that's directly in front of me that I don't know how to handle. But first, I wanna get something clear. At the time of writing this, I've only uploaded Chapter 1 and 2. So I've written 5 chapters before release. I then uploaded the first chapter as I started writing Chapter 6. When I started on this chapter I uploaded Chapter 2.
That's just the general kind of pattern.
Anyway, I know this is kind of pointless, seeing as I'll probably upload this chapter a week after writing this, but let's talk about... SUMMER!
Summer is a big part of this story. Just be clear on that. And you may be thinking 'Why does Rozen have silver eyes? He isn't related to the Rose family. You said it yourself!'. Well. I have a little thought in my head, should I ever explain this. I'm just gonna write it so you can sort of understand.
"When Summer first encountered Rozen, when she was injured in the forest, her aura had partially regenerated. For such a skilled huntress as herself and being someone who has a large amount of control over her soul and aura, it should have been completely regenerated. When she had held Rozen, think of it like when Pyrrha holds Jaune close and unlocks his aura. That's essentially what Summer does. She helps unlock his aura, seeing him as a defenceless child in the forest. Being a bearer of Silver Eyes she has a special element to her soul. When people with Silver Eyes give birth, it passes on a little bit of their soul, a part of their soul that gives them their Silver Eyes. That kind of worked in reverse. Summer had unlocked his aura by giving a littld bit of her soul to him. Thus, how he inherited the Silver Eyes without being a descendant of their bloodline.
Also! Just an extra little bit. A person with Silver Eyes shares a particular trait with the Season Maidens: If a person inherits or absorbs part of their soul, when they die the rest of their soul and power passes on to the person who absorbed the part of their soul. This conflicted with Rozen's soul. His soul tried to fight Summers and both souls ended up disappearing. Rozens sould completely disappeared but Summers soul was absorbed into Rozens life force itself, so that sort of makes him a sort of vessel for Summers soul.
And as for why he can utilize his Silver Eyes in a different way as Ruby? I think I've rambled on long enough. I could find a similar answer but I'll just say: Plot Reasons."
And that's basically it. I will have already kept a steady upload pace and by the time you read this, I will have hopefully already have written more chapters.
Sorry about this long rambling, but I'll try to get past this block and keep writing.