Chapter 9 new beginning
Kituma finally reached Beacon Academy and was heading to the lunch room. On the way there he saw Sun and a blue hair guy walking with him were walking in the same direction. When Kituma got closer to Sun and his friend, he said to Sun. "Hey Sun what are you doing here? And who this guy?" he said as he pointed at the blue hair guy, that was also wearing a red jacket. Sun said to Kituma.
"Hey Kituma what's up? Also, meet my friend his name is Neptune." He said as he points to his blue haired friend whose name seems to be Neptune. Neptune extends a hand to Kituma, and the Fox Faunus shook the hand. Then they continued to walk as Sun tells Neptune about the fight at the dock, while Kituma corrects things and add extra facts about the fight itself.
Sun said the best part about Blake was that she was a Faunus. But Kituma countered with. "No Sun the best part about her is her ass!" he said with a wild smirk. Both Sun and Neptune stopped and turn to face Kituma with a look of pure wonder with a dash of "Did he really said that?" Kituma dropped his smile quickly as he notices the looks he was getting from Sun and Neptune. Kituma then shouted.
"What!? It's true!?" He said kind of wonder sometimes why he likes Blake a lot? As Kituma ponder this question Sun told Neptune to keep the fact that Blake is a Faunus. Neptune understood Sun wanted to make it clear this was a very important secret to keep. As those two continued to speak Kituma notice there was a fight in the lunch room. Sun then said to Neptune.
"Okay they're just in here I'm really excited for you to meet them, so be cool, okay?" Neptune said was he serious as he got into a cool pose and even Kituma had to admit he was pretty cool. Then they entered the lunch room and saw the many students leaving the lunch room. They saw that team RWBY and team JNPR were ready to have a food fight with team JNPR having a huge stack of tables almost in the shape of a castle you would see in a fantasy story.
Nora was laughing as she shouted that she was the queen of the castle multiple times. Then Ruby put a foot on a table as she points one figure at team JNPR and in her other hand was lunch room small milk box. Ruby shouted to team JNPR. "Justice will be swift Justice will be painful, it will be delicious!" while she said the last part she crushed the milk box and milk blasted out. Yang, Blake, and Weiss shouted yeah behind Ruby. Then in the middle of both teams was Kituma and shouted at both.
"Can you two take it outside!? Someone wants to have something to eat today." Then Sun shouted boo at Kituma. Kituma gave him a look of disappointment. Then Ruby shouted. "The team that beats Kituma and the other team wins!" every shouted yeah to it. Kituma shouted. "WHAT?!" Nora then shouted off with their heads. Then every member of team JNPR launched many watermelons at team RWBY and Kituma.
"Well… f**k." Kituma said to himself. As he kicks some of the watermelons back at team JNPR. While Yang places her hands into turkeys and she uses them like her shotgun gauntlets. She then punching the watermelons, destroying them with each punch. Blake jumps in and use large loafs of bread as two swords and join Yang in destroying all the watermelon coming their way. Yang launches the two turkeys at team JNPR and Kituma.
Kituma avoids both turkeys, both hit Jaune in the face. While Blake is fighting Pyrrha. Kituma got into a fist fight with Yang. Yang may be the best in a fist fight from the rest of the group. Kituma studies her movements while dodge and blocking her punches, once he found her pattern he was ready to kick her ass. He struck her in the face with his right, then her side with his left, he gut-punches her with his right, and lastly gave her nice sock to the jaw. Then Kituma Spartan kick her away with enough force to send her flying a couple tables away.
Pyrrha best Blake in the bread blade duel and is launch some bread like spears at Yang. The blond block the first two pieces of bread, but the third bread hit her. Then Ruby was using a lunchroom plate as a skateboard. Kituma grabbed a bread and launch it at Ruby. The red hooded girl uses the plate to deflect the bread at Pyrrha. Ruby continue to ride towards Kituma and Pyrrha. Kituma backflips off the table. Then he notices the soda machine. He looks for a drink he wanted, he went with a bacon soda because who doesn't like bacon.
While Kituma was trying to find cents in his coat. Ren and Nora were charging towards Ruby and Weiss. Weiss use a ketchup on the floor that causes Ren to slip and crash into some tables. Nora hopes on some the tables that sent flying when Ren crashed into them. Nora ripped off a pipe from the fourth wall and stuck it into a watermelon to make a makeshift hammer like her own. She swung it to hit Weiss. But Ruby took the hit for Weiss instead.
Weiss picked up a swordfish and use it like her own weapon. She thrust forward and sent Nora back a bit but this orange hair girl was not down yet. After counter, each other's attack until Nora finally hit Weis and send her flying to a pillar. Ruby quickly grab Weiss before she got crush by a pillar. Ruby screamed no. Kituma heard this but he didn't care because he finally found enough change to pay for the bacon soda.
The machine didn't get the soda so he punches it and it drops the soda he wanted this time. He opens it and took a sip of it while he was doing that Nora hit the machine h got the soda from and soda rain from the machine. Nora started to throw some of the cans at Blake. The cat Faunus avoid most of the cans were being thrown at her. Then Pyrrha uses her semblance that is call Polarity, she launches all the cans at Blake and even Kituma's can that he had not finished yet. He turns to see Blake sent flying to the other end of the lunchroom and the wall at the other end.
This seems to be enough to make Ruby go into serious mode, so the red hooded girl ran towards team JNPR and Kituma so fast she causes everything she passed to come the same way she was going. This also causes all of team JNPR to join as well with the other stuff. KItuma held his ground for short while but he was also joining team JNPR. When Ruby stop right in front of the other end of lunch room she caused it crack. Every member of team JNPR got stuck on the wall. Kituma landed on his feet and jump right into the storm of stuff heading towards team JNPR. He dodges every single thing and lands safely without anything getting on his nice clothes.
But team JNPR were not so lucky because when Kituma turns around to see what happen to team JNPR, it looks like multiple paint cans were dumped on them each a different color. Sun then said to Neptune. "I love these guys." Neptune was not happy having purple soda on him. Then from the entrance to the lunchroom came Glynda Goodwitch. She uses her Telekinesis to place all the tables back in their correct spot. She then said to the kids.
"Children, please do not play with your food." As she pushes her glass up a bit. Then Yang came down finally from Nora hitting her sky high. Glynda was not happy about this. Ozpin who came as well said to her to let it go. She said back to him. "They're supposed to be the defenders of the world." Ozpin then said to her. "And they will be. But right now they're still children. So why not let them play the part? After all… it isn't a role they'll have forever." He said as he made a hand jester to Kituma which means he wanted to see the fox Faunus.
Ozpin was leading Kituma and Glynda to his office, he wanted to talk to Kituma About something that is important. Once they reach his office. Ozpin asked Kituma a simple question. "How badly do you want to know about your father?" the headmaster asked his student. Kituma was taken aback from this question. "What do you?" Kituma asked not sure what he means. Ozpin then says to Kituma.
"Did you think I was not keeping an eye on you when you left Vale and enter Vales Keep?" what he said shocked the Fox Faunus. He asked his teacher how he knew and Ozpin simply said. "An old crow told me." Then Ozpin asked the question again. How badly did Kituma want to know about his father? Kituma said to his mentor. "I know so much about my mother's side of the family, but I know nothing of my father. It's almost like he never existed." Kituma was clearly wanted to know the man who helped create him. Ozpin simply said a single word.
"Guts," Kituma asked what he meant by guts. Ozpin said again. "Guts. That's your father's name and like you and your mother's side he was a swordsman, he was dubbed the Black Swordsman by a few people." He explains but before he could continue to talk the elevator open a man walk into the room. It was a man around his fifties but he was very fit for a man of his age. He wore a white suit with a red tie and light blue vest.
"Ozpin." Said the stranger. Ozpin then said to the stranger. "Hello, General." The stranger then said to Ozpin. "Please, drop the formalities." As both walked closer to each other and shook hands. "It's been too long! And Glynda! It has certainly been too long since we last met." The general said to Glynda. Glynda revealed his name was James to Kituma and decide to wait outside. Kituma then said to Ozpin. "I should be going as well." James finally notices Kituma is in the room and said to the fox Faunus. "So you must be Kituma, Ozpin has mentioned you a couple times," James said to Kituma. The Fox Faunus said to the general.
"Nice to meet you to James but I really must go." He said as he places two fingers on his head and teleported away. Ozpin then said to break the silence. "So… what in the world has brought you all the way down from Atlas? Headmasters don't typically don't travel with their students for the Vytal Festival." he had a good idea why but he wanted to make sure he is right. As he said that he got a coffee mug with coffee and gave it to James.
James slowly grabbed the mug as while saying. "Well, you know how much I love this time of the year." Besides, with you hosting… I thought this might be a good opportunity for us to catch up." While he said that Ozpin walked around his desk and sat on his chair. Ozpin says to James. "I can certainly appreciate quality time with friends… however… the small fleet outside my window has me concerned." James then said to Ozpin.
"Well… concern is what brought them here." Ozpin then said. "I understand travel between Kingdoms has become increasingly difficult-." James interrupted by saying. "Oz… you and I both know why I brought those men." This what Ozpin was concerned would happen. So he took a sip of his coffee and sigh deeply and said to James. "We are in a time of peace. Shows of power like this—are just going to give off the wrong impression." Then James says if what Qrow said is true but Ozpin cut him off this time by saying.
"If what Qrow said is true, then we will handle it tactfully. It's Vytal festival; A time to celebrate unity and peace. So, I suggest you not scare people by transporting hundreds of soldiers halfway across the continent." Then James says he was just being cautious Ozpin said he was as well and said. "Which is why we will continue to train the best huntsman and Huntress we can," James said he was doing the same. Then he said to Ozpin. "Speaking of Huntsman I was wondering if you allow me to train Kituma by me personal and my best teachers at Atlas Academy." He offered. Ozpin simply said…. No. which freaked out James and he said.
"No? why?" he asked. Ozpin then said. "Kituma is very powerful but he has not got full control of it, heck he doesn't even know about it. You will try to turn him into a weapon like you did with the red hair girl." Ozpin knew about Penny. James was taken aback at first but he decided it was best to leave know but he turns around and said to Oz. "do you really think he can win a war?" then he enters the elevator but before he left he heard Ozpin say. "I hope he never has to do it alone." Then James left Ozpin alone in his office.
Kituma teleported to the library in Beacon Academy. Kituma found a seat and he start to pick up where he left of in Eden's journal. The part Kituma read was. "It's been a week since I saw that metal Grimm but right now the King has order me and my soldiers to attack this rebel fortress. But it seems fate has me play an interesting role in his plans.
We pick up with Eden gathering his men to attack the rebels base. Many his men were teenage soldiers that Eden has hand pick and train and some were very skilled with blades and rifles. Eden usually doesn't use guns but since this a very important mission he decides he should at least bring a ranged weapon. Most of the men wore knight-like armor that gives good reduction of bullets. They wield a colt 1911 as a side arm, but their primary ak-47 and they also have a sword and a knife to fight in hand to hand. Eden only uses a rifle called MS16 with a scope to give it range to its target from far ranges.
They decide to ride a combat vehicle to sneak to the fortress. Once they got pretty close to the enemies base they decide to go on foot. He told many of his Faunus men and women to sneak and find the weakness of the fortress that they can use. When they got closer they finally got a good look of the fortress. It was a box castle with a single large tower in the middle. Eden uses his rifle to scope out the threats. He saw a man that wore a suit of armor that was gray and black which was the colors of Mantle. He also notices a cat Faunus girl who wore a Mistral mask with black ropes. Eden could faintly hear what they are talking about.
"Mantle has grown tired of your forces lack of taking down Vale once and for all." The Mantle soldier said to the cat Faunus. The feline Said to him. "We are waiting for are payment. No money no killing." It was a lady and she was not scared of this wimpy soldier. "You will get paid when they're dead." The mantle soldier said to her. When he turned his back to her got a blade right through his heart. He fell to the ground dead. Then she shouted to her soldier. "Come we are leaving." Then she and many ran out the castle. She ran past Eden and would have met eye to eye if wasn't for her mask.
Some of Eden men and women try to go after them but he told them to stand down because they were not the enemy yet. With fewer men to fight against we decide to attack now. Eden uses his rifle to take out some of the snipers on the wall that weren't paying attention. Then many more Mantle solider came out with more advance rifles then us. Eden told his men to get near him as he slams his sword down created a bubble shield. Then he told them to continue fire since they can shoot out but the Mantle soldiers couldn't shoot into the bubble. It took quite a bit of Eden's aura to do it but they got inside.
Then in the corner of his eye, he saw a black blue climbing the castle wall. When they enter an old friend decided to show his face. The metal Grimm was killing some of the Mantle soldiers which gave Eden a good time to get a full look at the creator. It was cover a black metallic suit of armor. When the fox Faunus got a good look at his face it was a little wolf like with glowing red Z shape eyes. The creator used its claws that were part of its suit to cut through the Mantle soldiers like butter. Then it crashes through a window in the tower. Eden didn't have time to chase after it, Eden had to rescue an old friend for the dungeon.
So told his men to hold down the fort he had to get a captured man. He killed everyone who tried to stop him with a rifle, but if they got close he would use his sword. He finally made it down to the cell where his friend lie. The man was around Eden's age which was in his early 30's by this point and has been Vales most incredible knight for a past 10 years.
The man had blonde hair with a mustache and some hair on his chin. He wore a hooded jacket along with pants, he also wore a small archer's hat with a red feather. When he saw Eden he said to him. "Took you long enough Eden." As he got up and got closer. Eden found some keys hanging nearby and unlock the jail cell while saying to his friend. "How did you got caught this time?" He joked to his friend. The friend chuckled and said.
"You know me I don't ever run from a fight." Then Eden opens the door letting his friend exit the cell and Eden handed his friend a metallic arrow. "I hope you can still whistle like a breeze Oak because we likeably have Mantle coming soon." As left it laying in his open palm. Then Oak whistled, then the metal arrow came to life and flew behind Eden and kill a guy right behind him, then fly back and Oak caught it in one of his glow hands. "Your welcome mister kiss ass." This brought a smile to Eden's face he was sometimes a kiss ass to the king of Vale.
When they got outside they saw all their men were cornered in the fortress by Mantle forces. Once they got to cover Eden said to Oak. "Can you take out the ones that are shooting us from the airship?" Oak looked up and saw an airship above them that is dropping men into the fortress. So Oak made a whistle that was like it was whistled from the heavens above. Then his arrow rocket towards the airship. The arrow went through many of Mantles men in one smooth motion.
Oak called it back and caught it. Eden took out some of the men with his rifle but it seems like Mantle brought everything to bring them down, all hope seem to be lost. Then the metal Grimm came from the window he enters the castle with. It landed on the ground and roared it brought a shiver to almost everyone's spins. Mantles men started to shoot at it but this seems to just piss it off. It grabbed a large wagon at the airship which did serious damage to it. The airship was a small boat with four propellers that allow it to fly. The cart destroyed one of the propellers on the ship.
But there were still Mantle men on the ground shooting at the creature, Eden's men were shooting at the Mantle since it seems the creature was on their side for now. Eden notices a soldier with a high-power sniper at was aiming at the metal Grimm's head. Eden placed his rifle on his back and ran to the creature and shouted at it. "Get down." Then he tackled it allowing to dodge the bullet and get closer to cover. Eden was little shaken up because he tackles hard into pretty strong metal.
When he turned he saw the same sniper aiming right at his head and Eden thought this was how he died. But to Eden's surprise, the Metal Grimm grabbed him and pulled him behind a car nearby and dodge the sniper's bullet again. Eden turns and saw the metal Grimm looking at him curiosity like a cat looking at his owner. Eden said to it.
"Thanks but we need to rid of those guys." Then he notices some daggers on the ground and a lance on the ground next to them. Eden turns to the Metal Grimm. "Can you grab those small sharp things and through them at the people that are trying to shoot at you." Eden was not sure it knew what he was talking about. But to his surprise it did it grabbed one of the daggers, flipped it in the air and caught it again by the hand, it nodded and then it came from out of cover and threw it with all its might.
Eden got enough time to see it go right through the snipers head, dam that Grimm was insanely strong. Then Eden drew his rifle and started to shoot some of the Mantle's men. Oak was whistling again and his arrow went and kill more of the enemy. The creature which he has dubbed a Grimm Knight because was a Grimm in knight-like armor. It grabbed all the daggers it can hold along with the lance. It kept through those metal projectiles which went through many people in each one.
The Grimm Knight then threw its lance at a propeller on the same side as the last one which causes the airship to tip over and crash down. Once we finish off all Mantle's forces some of my man even Oak turn to the Grimm ready to kill. But Eden steps in front and turn to the Grimm and said. "
You helped us so you are allowed to live. Nice to know that maybe not all Grimm are bad after all." Then he watches as the Grimm Knight looked at Eden with wonder, it turns around and ran away. Eden and his men got back in the car and drove back to base after getting everything from the airship and the fortress. On the was their Eden wonder if Grimm could change and from what he saw it's very likely they can, but he was a worry if they can't. Mankind might have a bigger problem than Mantle can ever be.
