RWBY X Radiant Descendants part 10
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-"It's been a while…Ken. I don't know exactly where I am, but I do know that you have the answers I want so you better spill 'em." The boy said as he hopped down from the roof, landing in front of him.
"Nega, I can tell you're aware that we're no longer in Ethiria. We've both have been around every mountain, town, city, village, ocean and more of Ethiria. The only thing I don't know is how we ended up here." Ken said as he watched him carefully.
"No wonder nothing looked familiar to me. So, where the hell are we then if it's not Ethiria?" "Well…Maria spoke to me a night ago, telling me that we are in a new world named Remnant. Here, people use things called auras and semblances instead of what we use. There's no mana here…this school is called Beacon, and when I first woke up I was in a place called the Emerald Forest." He began to explain.
The boy glared at the ground, despising the mention of Maria. 'That explains why I couldn't sense any mana from anyone or anything…tsk. Wait a minute…' "So, if we're in a new world, that means we can't go back, right?" Ken sighed, answering his question with a nod. "Well, guess I gotta feel sorry for you this time. I personally don't care since I never had much of anything of value back there."
His words were getting under his skin, but he was doing his best to ignore his harsh words. "I know that…so where were you when we came here? It took me until a few days ago to be able to pick up on your mana."
"I was taken in by some military joke called the Atlas Military. I woke up in their base and broke out. I'm only staying there with those idiots because I made an agreement with their general…I hate it now, but I'm not going against my words."
"Atlas…? That's a place I still haven't heard of. Nega, I want you to tell me the truth. Have you…killed anyone so far?" He asked with some slight concern.
He laughed at the boy and smirked. "Oh, how I wish I had! I'm ITCHING to kill something right about now and those grimm monsters don't even put up a fight! I managed to have a quick look around before entering this place…you're seriously attending a school?"
"A man named Ozpin let me stay here since I have nowhere to go, just like you with those…Atlas people? Anyway, this school is to train people to become 'hunters' and 'huntresses', people that help the innocent and go out to kill grimm to keep the civilians safe from harm. Recently, I found out something very dark and I told him I'd help him with that situation. Maybe…there's a reason why we ended up here."
The boy let out a heavy sigh as he shook his head. "Seriously? You're that gullible? I don't honestly care what you do at this point…but these children, if they're being trained like you say they are…then I want to fight some." He ended with a slow grin forming.
"No way! I know you're not capable of holding back and you don't know how the match rules work! Besides, you aren't a student so you'd definitely get called out. I'm surprised no one has seen you yet." He said defensively.
"Well, how about you introduce me to them…unless YOU want to take me on." He chuckled, seeing the look of worry on the boy's face. The last time they had fought each other, the land around them suffered because of it.
"I-I guess I could…but you have to come with me to a quick stop."
"Quick stop?"
"You CAN'T be seen with those clothes or you'll draw a whole lot of bad attention. There's going to be an absurd amount of questions, but at least you'll blend in for a bit. You'll have to leave though by the end of the classes."
"Heh, whatever." He shrugged, following the boy into the building. Luckily, the hallways were still clear as Ken quickly lead the way to his dorm. He opened the door and told Nega to step in.
"There is a pair of school uniform I haven't used yet so put it on."
"I…have to wear that monkey suit…?" He groaned, regretting his decision almost quickly. He kicked the door shut and began to change. "How do you even enjoy these!?" He asked in a loud whisper as he stretched his arms and legs.
"Just deal with it and c'mon. Lunch is going to be over in around twenty minutes." Ken's voice came from the other side of the door. Nega mumbled under his breath as he opened the door and gave him a glare. "Happy now?" Ken had to admit, seeing him like that was almost hilarious.
"Yeah, just follow me heh." The two left after having closed the door, making their way to the cafeteria. Once at the double doors, Ken took in a deep breath, glancing back once. He was going to go through with this. He walked in and waved at his team, faking a smile. "Hey, I'm back."
"What took ya so long? Never seen you in a hurry before." Yang grinned, punching his arm as he sat down. His eyes met with the boy's outside, giving a small nod. Nega then took a few steps in, looking around before setting his sights on Ken.
The entire cafeteria grew quiet, making the two teams look over to the doorway and only to have their jaws drop. They were seeing Ken standing there AND sitting with them at the same time! "Whoa, am I seeing things?" The leader of team JNPR asked, rubbing his eyes.
"What's going on?"
"Does he have a twin brother?"
"No way, their eyes are different."
"He's so dreamy…"
Nega groaned inwardly upon picking up on some of the comments made around the room. He walked over to team RUWBY, forming a slight forced grin. "Hello ladies…and you. Mind if crash your table?"
"N-not at all!" Ruby spoke up, somewhat still confused as to what was going on. Nega sat down besides Blake and now had everyone's eyes on him. He wasn't unused to the attention, it was just annoying to him. "Care to tell me who you four are? We've never met…"
"I-I'm Ruby and this is-"
"Weiss Schnee…"
"Yang!"
"B-Blake."
He glanced at the four, crossing his arms and grinning. "A girl, a rich girl, a hotheaded girl, and a silent type girl. Think I got the jist of each of you." Ruby pouted with Weiss huffing, Yang snorting and Blake looking away from him. "Guess I gotta do my introduction now. The name's Nega…I know you're all wondering why I look like your friend over there." They nodded. "Well, since as me just met and whatever…I can't tell you. I just happened to be around the place and…came to visit him."
"Wait…are you a transfer student?" Jaune asked, trying to wrap his head around this. "Not exactly kid…just have my reasons for dropping by. I'm not sure if we're gonna meet again after today…oh and Weiss…" He smirked seeing her head turn to his direction. "You wouldn't happen to have a sister do ya?"
"I-I do…how do you know?"
"Just see some similarities between you two is all." He chuckled as he closed his eyes.
'How does he know about Winter? Maybe he's from the Atlas Academy…but then he must have fled somehow and it is too far from here to come by foot. Ken and this boy are going to give me a headache…'
"How come you've never told us you had a brother?" Yang decided to ask, eyeing the newcomer with a certain smirk. "He's just as good looking~"
"U-umm…he's not my brother, I'm an only child. It's…kinda hard to explain right now, but I promise to tell you all later if he doesn't." Glancing over to Nega, the boy opened his eyes and rolled them. "Tell that girl to keep it together will ya? The last thing I need is for her to be all over me."
"Hard to get type are you huh?" She leaned back, crossing her arms.
"Depends on the girl really…I don't really care that much about…romance. It's a big waste of time and I'd rather use it to kill things."
"Forgive me for asking, but I don't see a weapon on you…so how exactly do you even take on grimm?" Weiss asked. The boy grinned, extending his hand in the same way Ken does, except a purple flame appeared and took the form of a sword. "This is my prime choice, but I can use just about anything I want. My real power is controlling a fire unlike any other. No point trying water, it's NOT going to put it out."
"Whoaaaaa…how can you do that?" Ruby leaned over, very interested of how he formed a weapon out of an element, one that wasn't even the color it was supposed to be.
"It's something I've been taught to use…just watch this." He smirked, releasing the sword as it stayed in the air. It dispersed and as quickly reformed into the shape of a hammer, then to a large spear, and finally into eight blades that united towards the center, forming a circle of blades before he made the flame disappear. "I'm actually interested in taking someone on…though I think I'll leave you kitties be."
He stood up and glanced over to Blake as he finished his sentence. He didn't know what the faunus were, but he did know that she wasn't as human as she seemed. "It was…alright meeting you four. Not really interested in anyone else." He then glanced at Ken with a grin. "I hope you don't me leaving. I'm not that hungry and I rather go and have some REAL fun."
"Nega…*sigh* fine you can leave, just make sure not to go crazy or anything."
"No chance of a promise~" He then took his leave. Once stepping out, he dropped his grin and glared at the uniform. "I REALLY hate these clothes…" He summoned his sword of flames, creating a portal as a shortcut to Ken's dorm. He did not feel like walking back any longer with the ridiculous uniform. He stepped in and closed the rift behind him.
Back at the cafeteria, Ruby whispered to her sister about the boy. "Hey Yang, do you think he's from the same place Ken said he's from. They look the same, minus the eyes."
"I guess he could be, but man is he straight to the point. I like that kind of guy, straightforward." She grinned, making her younger sister groan. "Though I gotta say, his eyes seemed kinda…off. Apart from me and dad you usually don't see anyone with those kinds of eyes."
Ken sighed, rubbing his forehead. This would only create more questions he eventually would have to answer. He would feel better though, knowing that Nega hadn't caused any destruction nor harm for the past few days.
It wasn't long before the bell rang to end the lunch period.
-Nega was outside of the walls of Beacon, with his weapon in his hand. Apparently for whatever reason, he was mistaken for Ken by a group of males who said they were looking for payback.
"It doesn't matter if you got different clothes, we're still going to make you pay for humiliating us like that during lunch." A male with light brown hair said, cracking his knuckles as he smirked.
"Tsk, I don't know what the heck you're on about, but you better back of human. I'm still in a good mood right now, and if you piss me off…I'm going to break every single one of your bones." He gave the boy a glare, threatening him to back down while he still had a chance.
"Nice try, you're not gonna get the upper hand on us this time!" Another male spoke from besides the male known as Cardin. The four drew out their weapons, ready to take the boy on, only for them to see a large black aura surround him.
He raised his eyes to the four, the sword in his hand expanding to twice its normal size. "You're all getting on my nerves…either back away and get out of my sight, or you will all regret ever crossing me." He then slammed the ground with his sword, shattering a small part of it.
It was then he could see fear build up in their eyes, the things he enjoyed seeing in those that stood in his way and made the mistake of trying to take him on. "Y-you won't do something that dumb! The headmaster would have you arrested!"
He smirked, his eyes shining for a second. "Care to prove me wrong? ~" He then proceeded to take steps closer to the team, his aura growing larger with each few steps, meaning to strike fear into the opponent. By that alone the four decided to make a run for it, yelling and making the boy laugh, enjoying the sight. "That's what I thought! I better not see any of you four in my sight ever again!"
It was there he had no choice but to injure himself, using the sword to slam against his head in order to control his temper. It was enough for the aura to vanish and for him to regain his senses. "Ngghh…damn pests. I need to find a better way to repress my powers or else someone's gonna die." He dispersed the flames and proceeded to leave, going to find a location that would have grimm for him to dispose of. He quickly stopped and groaned, placing a hand onto his forehead as he felt something come to him.
Flashback
A vision of a boy having torn clothes gripping a woman by the neck entered his mind. The woman had red hair and wore a dark green suit, having the right side of her face be stained by what appeared to be blood. She was giving the boy a weak glare…she was being choked to death.
He heard a rasp chuckle come from the boy, blood dripping from his right arm that dangled beside him. "Oh, how you regret trying to do that…mistress. Heheheh…I knew you'd try to end my existence because of how many times I've failed to kill him…but you've screwed up big time. You shouldn't have made this powerful…because that same power will now claim YOUR LIFE."
The woman then let out a cry of pain, a sword impaling her stomach. "You've created a demon…like you said, it's either kill or be killed…I won't ever regret this, Torra."
Her eyes were slowly closing, barely able to say a few last words. "I…I…you will…one day, die...and I…will welcome you to hell…" "JUST SHUT UP AND DIE!" He released her and fired a purple blast from his hand, slowly disintegrating the woman into ashes. He soon sank to his knees, turning his head to reveal…Nega.
Flashback End
-The boy was on the ground, slowly opening his eyes. He noticed that he was still where he was, groaning as he shook his head. "I did not need to be reminded of that…" He rose to his feet and sighed. "Why did I even need to see that…?" He shrugged off those thoughts and quickly left the area.
Back inside of Beacon, the two teams were making their way to the last period of the day. Ken had answered at least five questions along the way, three from Jaune, one from Ren and one from Blake. What had him worried was when he felt Nega's mana rise through the roof a few moments ago before it stopped.
'Luna, do you think things will be alright with Nega around? I do trust him, but with what I just felt…it's like he was really upset about something.' 'We cannot perceive was goes through the mind of another master, but if you are able to have trust for him, then we do as well. Perhaps something or someone provoked him into going to his previous state.'
"Ken, how about you tell us now. Who really is Nega? If you two aren't related, then how come you both look alike?" The blonde male asked as they entered Oobleck's class. The boy shook his head, not wanting them to know just yet. "You'd all probably cause a scene if I told you know. Wait until this class is over, and we'll go to your dorm." He finished as he took his seat, smiling at Jaune.
"Ohh, okay. Got it. Things just, you know…happen rather fast whenever you're involved." He wasn't wrong there; a lot of secrets and rumors had been going around the school over him, he just wasn't aware of them.
"I get it Jaune, and I'll give you all the answers sooner than later." With that said, his teammates took their seats as Oobleck began his lecture.
-Small Time Skip-All nine students were now in team JNPR's dorm, with Ken sitting at the edge of one of the beds. He had his eyes set on his friends, taking a deep breath before speaking. "Alright, all of you wanted your questions answered, so they will be. I hope you're all ready to take this information in, because even I was surprised during the first time we fought each other."
They nodded, taking a seat on the floor. "During my journey with my companions, we eventually came across a woman named Torra, who happened to be the leader of the Scarlet Messengers. We took her on along with some men that were with her, but she was cunning. When I had thought we won, she managed to slice my left shoulder in order to take a sample of my blood. At first I was shocked and didn't understand what she could ever want it for…but eventually I found out that she knew of my heritage…the Radiant Descendants."
"What exactly…does that mean? You're a human, aren't you?" Weiss asked skeptically, earning a nod from him.
"That's right, but on the very rarest of cases, some humans…as well as 'faunus' are born into a bloodline known as the Radiant Descendants as I said. We, are born with unique traits that no other Descendant can achieve in their lifetime. My trait is to be able to lift and endure pressure more than twenty times of my own…and to be able to form pacts. You all know of a few of my states that I've used, but…those are really transformations."
"Though, going back to the real questions, she somehow found out about it and was interested in taking a sample of my own blood. We found out she had been working on a very powerful machine that could create creatures from nothing left but their blood. I was to be the first tested human for that machine…and it worked, to an extent. Somehow, the machine couldn't process my genetics entirely and thus short circuited. Nega…was born from my blood."
This left everyone in the room silent, both in disbelief and confusion. None of that was ever taught to them nor in the books, which further confirmed him of another world. "S-so you're saying…that guy…is you?" Yang asked.
He nodded slowly, looking away from them. "He was to be identical to me in every way, but seeing as how the machine failed and had him created with purple eyes, she had the idea of making him a far darker version of myself…with one goal…which was to kill me. She taught him how to use magic, and how to form purple flames, which are five times more powerful than normal fire. No type of water can put it out, because they burn forever until the user makes it go away, or until the user dies."
He knew this was going to be too much to handle, but he pressed on. "Only one out of every million Descendants is able to form pacts with spirits, not because of what they wish or how much they prove themselves…it's a matter if the spirits themselves deem you worthy to wield their power. I had the pact of Ifrit the first time I encountered Nega, and without it I wouldn't have survived. We fought three more times…because I…it felt like I was trying to kill myself in a very weird situation, so I wanted to spare him and hope that he would change. Luckily, he has and he hasn't tried to kill me since."
This time Ren spoke for his team. "So, if this is true, he was a bad person. Why are you so trusting of him?"
"I'm seeing myself with no way to control whatever he does…he needed to be taken out of that dark path she had set him down, and I was willing to be the one to change it. I trust him, because he's a friend to me as well. I know this may all be too much to take in, but everyone wanted their answers."
"T-this IS a lot…" The young Rose complained, whining. "I mean, someone just being made from a bit blood is…kinda hard to believe, n-not saying that I don't believe you!"
"It's fine Ruby, I know it is. He hasn't done anything wrong for weeks so none of you have anything to worry about. He's the only one around with mana, so I can sense wherever he may be just in case." 'Not to mention he has an unfair method of getting to places quickly…'
"You know…my head's kinda starting to hurt from all of this. I'm gonna go hit the hay guys." Yang said as she stood up and walked to the door. "I'll see you guys later." She opened the door and walked out.
"I…will agree with Yang. My suspicions about you are gone, but everything you've told us are…news. I will need time to think these things over." Weiss stated as she stood up and left the room.
"I will take my leave and go meditate for a while. I'll catch up with you all later." Ken said as he stood up and was about to leave, before having his hand being grabbed by Ruby. "W-wait, I'm coming with you. Lately you've been avoiding us a lot and I don't want you to be alone."
"Alright, you can come along. What about you Blake? Want to tag along?"
"Actually…I am fine right now. Perhaps, we can talk later." She could see in her leader's eyes, that she wanted to spend time with him alone, probably to cheer him up.
"Okay. C'mon Ruby." She nodded and the two walked out of the room. Ken would certainly have a lot on his mind after what happened today, and he was thankful Ruby wanted to be with him. He felt that he needed to open up to someone, to let someone know what was going on in his mind that would make him feel uneasy at times.
"Hey, Ruby…"
"Yeah, Ken?"
"Thanks for being with me right now. I appreciate it." He ended with a grin, one of many that were genuine.
-This brings the conclusion of the tenth chapter in the series, with the second volume soon starting. These chapters are to fill in the gap and only a few remain at that! Let me know of what you guys thought on Nega having to ACTUALLY be forced into a school uniform!
Now that more secrets have been spilled, will they drift the team apart from him or will it unite their bonds and strengthen them? Nega will soon return to Winter and inform her of the things that have occurred, so how will that fair? Any questions or concerns, leave a review and I'll answer them as soon as possible! See you all in the next chapt-
N: Hold on a damn minute, how come I don't have that much screen time!?
K: Whoa, easy there! He's just trying to make things interesting, you know? You'll get more time later!
N: I better! I didn't even get to kill a damn grimm in this chapter!
K: Oh boy…