I'm sorry that this has taken so long to get out but life really is getting in my way right now.
runelt99: Summer thinned out the majority of the Beowolves before she got taken down and Onyx arrived.
By the way, I had a thought about a week ago, and I want to bring it up again at the end of the chapter, so please read the ending announcement.
I do not own RWBY, it belongs to Rooster Teeth (RIP Monty Oum). Anything else that you know I probably don't own.
"Thoughts"
"Speech"
[The Game]
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~Onyx's POV~
I now regret showing Ruby Kanshou and Bakuya.
It's been twenty minutes since she saw them and she hasn't stopped asking questions. In fact, we're just about to reach Beacon now.
"Wheredidyoupullthemoutof? Whendidyougetthem? Didyoumakethem? Whataretheymadeof?" Oh look, she's just hit the loop point of her questions.
It's not that I don't want to answer her questions but saying 'Magic' would probably be a VERY bad idea. Especially since it shouldn't exist in this world except for in four, maybe five, people. So instead I decided to change the subject "Hey Ruby," I said as I gestured out the window "welcome to Beacon Academy".
Her rapid fire questions stopped immediately as she looked out the window and her mouth dropped open in awe of the building ahead of us.
Beacon Academy stood tall and proud, looking more like a palace then it did a school. The arches and glass windows only served to highlight the grandeur of the institution. Right in the middle of everything stood a larger than life clock tower.
"It's amazing…" Ruby drawled out, Yang nodding in agreement "that's our home for the next four years… I'm so excited!"
Well Ruby seems to approve. Before I could say anything to continue the conversation however, a voice interrupted.
"Hello, and welcome to Beacon" the voice said.
"Who's that?" Yang asked directing our attention to a screen where a recording of Glynda Goodwitch was playing.
"My name is Glynda Goodwitch," she said earning an 'Oh' from Yang in response, "You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy! Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world, please proceed to the main hall as soon as your airship has landed, thank you." The recording cut off after that.
Huh, well that's a thing. I looked over to where my friends were, I saw them hopping around trying to dodge the vomit that was on the ground. I chuckled slightly, I completely forgot that this happened in cannon.
It was only a few minutes later, in which time we had cleaned the vomit off of Yang's boot, that we finally landed.
All around us people were walking around with their own weapons, which Ruby was gushing over and I was adding to my Reality Marble for whenever I finally unlocked it. At this point, I'm completely unconcerned about not having enough weapons since every weapon (except guns) I'd ever seen before being ported into this world is inside of it as well.
However because neither of us (read because I) weren't paying attention I managed to trip over someone else luggage, which led to Ruby tripping over me after Yang bolted away from her, something I only barely noticed her doing.
Lifting my head up I began to apologize "Sorry about that I wasn-" and cut myself off short when I used observe on the victim of my negligence.
[Weiss Schnee]
Lvl: 20
HP: 1500/1500
AP: 4000/4000
CHA: 322
END: 210
This… probably won't end well…
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~Weiss' POV~
I had just been walking along, minding my own business, when this dunce and his friend knocked over my luggage carts.
When I'd first seen the boy I thought that he might be a mildly adequate student, with his thin musculature and sharp eyes, but that changed the moment she heard him speak "Sorry about that I wasn-". The fool sounded younger than me. There was also something in his voice that I couldn't help but despise, it's like he's utterly incompetent at social interactions! Never mind him being mildly adequate, he must just be a spoilt child who bought his way into this prestigious academy.
Glancing over to his friend, I noticed that she looked to be almost two years younger than myself. I couldn't help but voice my disbelief "Unbelievable," I said as the boy had finally regained his senses and helped the girl up, both staggering slightly, "How much did you two incompetent children have to pay to attend such an esteemed institution?" I asked, silently enjoying the look of panic that spread on the boy's face when I did.
To my surprise however it was the young girl who responded to my accusation, "We didn't pay anything to get in here, the Headmaster came looking for us and asked us to skip ahead!" Oh? It seems that I've struck a nerve with the little girl "Anyway, my name's Ruby Rose and he's Onyx Shade, we came from Signal Academy!" Or not..? It seems that this Ruby Rose was an optimist judging by the way her attitude took a complete reversal to now being cheerful.
Regardless of this fact I must ensure that these fools know what they could have done. I picked up one of the containers of Dust that had fallen from my suitcases when they fell over and lifted it to eye level "Sure, sure. But do you two know what you could have just done? This is Dust! Refined by the Schnee Dust Company. It's extremely volatile, and should not be exposed to the air until it is being used otherwise there could be an explosion!"
Ha! The two must have been so thankful for my magnanimous explanation of Dust that they look like fish out of-
"ACHOOOOO!"
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~Onyx's POV~
It's official. Weiss is a complete bitch. She was so wrapped up in her 'generous' explanation of what the literal most well-known substance on the damn planet was, she didn't notice that her vial of dust was both improperly sealed and that she was doing exactly what she'd been lecturing us not to do!
Then of course, I can't believe I forgot this, Ruby sneezed. You know what that did? BOOOM!
"Ughh, YOU FOOLS!" oh look, Weiss loss her temper, "NOW LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!"
I groaned and held my head as I stood up "Oum, Winter wasn't anywhere near as much of a bitch as you are…" it took me a minute to realize that I'd just poked a metaphorical bear with a metaphorical honey covered stick by saying that out loud, now she knows I've met her sister.
"And how would a cretin, such as yourself, know my sister?" she asked, of course she did…
"Well, about twelve years ago I had a small duel with her one day while I was in Atlas. We talked for a bit and then I left…" Yes, that sounds about right…
It also seems to have done the trick because she let off a small 'hmph' of indignation before storming off with her mysteriously replaced luggage.
I turned around to help Ruby up only for my eyebrow to begin twitching when I saw Jaune Arc doing so instead. For some reason that made me feel rather irritated.
[Jaune Arc]
Lvl: 10
HP: 500/500
AP: 10000/10000
LUK: 150
STR: 25
What the actual fuck is up with his Aura? It's enormous!
"Hey there!" he said, irritating me even further "My name's Jaune Arc, short, sweet, rolls of the tongue, ladies love it!"
I cringe at his flirting. I didn't think that it was possible but I think he might actually have a lower CHA stat than me. His flirting also had the effect of me putting my right hand on Kanshou's hilt which I had placed in my belt along with its partner.
Luckily for Jaune's life, Ruby had no idea what he was saying "Hi, my name's Ruby, and he's my best friend Onyx" she said, gesturing to me.
Ha take that! It was only after my mental victory that I'd noticed that the three of us had begun walking towards a fountain. It was also at this time when I noticed that Ruby had just introduced Jaune to Crescent Rose.
Jaune decided to reach back and then pulled out his own weapon "Well…" he began as the sword started to come into view "I got this thing…" all was going well until I saw the rest of it.
[Crocea Mors/Tandem Gladio]
Divine Construct (Anti-World)
Current Owner: Jaune Arc
The sword used by the evil king that brought about the end of the world before Remnant. After shattering the moon, the weapon was lost in the chaos that it had wrought, waning in power until thousands of years later it was found by Johan Arc and renamed Crocea Mors. The sword was then used during the Great War and has tasted the blood of millions of victims since its creation. Cost: 100000 MP, to use world ending attack cost: 1000000 MP.
[-1000 HP]
I could practically feel the power crushing my mind as I instinctively threw Kanshou at it, successfully knocking it out of his hand as the blade returned to me. There was so much pain! My hands were now grasping at my head, I was using Reinforcement on my mind, something utterly insane to attempt, I didn't care though, and all I knew was that I needed to stop the pain! Then suddenly there was something easing it ever so slowly and then nothing.
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~Ruby's POV~
The moment I saw Onyx's sword come back to his hand I was by his side, it looked like he was in so much pain. He was muttering something that I couldn't even begin to understand as I held him in a tight hug. His body was burning up, so the first thing I did was take him to the fountain and start putting water on his head but that only seemed to make it worse.
After I stopped that I pulled him into me again, blushing slightly as I began stroking his head, to which he nuzzled into my chest. I think that he's unconscious now…
I leveled a glare at Jaune, I hate being mean to people, it just hurts them in the end but he somehow hurt Onyx I can't let that stand, he's mine after all, "What did you do to him?" I asked, trying to control myself as much as possible. This is really out of character for me, I really hope Jaune understands I'm only doing this because my best friend is hurt.
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~3rd Person POV~
Jaune struggled to understand what was happening. First he'd been excited to show off his weapon, then his weapon had been sent flying by a small black sword and then his newest friend, someone who seemed to be ridiculously nice, was leveling a glare at him while her friend was seemingly unconscious.
As soon as she'd posed her question he put his hands up in defence "I DON'T KNOW!" he shouted "I JUST TOOK OUT MY SWORD AND THEN THIS HAPPENED!"
Ruby seemed to at the very least consider his answer before she simply picked up her friend, which would have been a fairly comical sight had it not been for the severity of the situation, and began walking off to find the infirmary.
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~Onyx's POV~
I don't know how long has passed since I blacked out but I recognize that I've been moved to an infirmary.
I vaguely remember the pain that I was in before I passed out and I can safely say that I hope I NEVER see that sword again… I don't even understand why I felt that much pain from Crocea Mors, or rather Tandem Gladio.
I was broken from my thoughts when I heard the door to the room open. Looking over to where I'd heard the door only to see Ozpin strutting in with his cane and a mug of… something… 'Observe'
[Mug of Something…]
The contents of this beverage are 100% conceptual. Includes: Wisdom, Intelligence and Charisma, providing a passive 1000 point increase to each as long as Something is in your system.
…
What is this? I don't think I'll ever look at that mug the same way ever again…
Shaking my head to clear my thoughts I locked my gaze with his own "Hello again Mr. Ozpin" I said with fake cheer, I'm really not in the mood for this right now.
If Ozpin noticed my displeasure he didn't care because he went on with what I assume to be his reason for being here "I'm glad to see that you're awake Mr. Shade, you gave your friend there a real fright, initiation starts in just a few hours…" he said gesturing to my right hand, which I just noticed had a small weight on top of it.
Taking a peek I was surprised to see that Ruby had her head resting on my hand. She was sleeping from the looks of it but that didn't stop me from running my left hand through her hair, she's so adorable… "Well I'll apologize to her once she wakes up, but what did you need from me that you came all the way down to the infirmary to check up on me?"
Ozpin blinks twice as if confirming that I'd asked the question I did, then "Well, I just wanted to remind you that I'll be watching you closely during initiation. I hope you can impress me" He said as he started walking out.
[Mandatory Quest Added]
"Initiation: Impress Me."
Objectives:
-Complete the Initiation 'Test'
Optional:
-Impress Ozpin
Success:
-5500 EXP
-11000 Lien
-Enrollment to Beacon
Optional Objective Rewards:
-Become an Assistant Teacher (Success)
-Gain a Team (Failure)
Failure:
-Inability to attend Beacon
Oh shit… this is a hard choice… I'll need to make it soon too. Whatever, I can do that later.
"By the way Mr. Shade, what do you think is the most dangerous part of a weapon?" That question came out of the blue and I must have jumped a little because I can see Ruby waking up.
"Huh?" she grumbles as she looks around the room.
Ozpin chuckled, seemingly amused, "Here, I'll ask Ms. Rose first," he said, catching my little rose's attention, "What is the most dangerous part of a weapon?"
I turned my own attention to Ruby who seemed to be thinking about her answer before she nods, confirming something to herself, "The handle," she says, prompting a confused look from the headmaster, "Anyone can swing a blade around. But the danger that the blade holds is determined by the skill of the person using it, and they have their grip on the handle".
That's… really well thought out actually… huh, well I guess it's my turn. "The name," I said, silently appreciating the slight splutter from Ozpin as he sipped his Something "Unlike the rest of the weapon, the name can cause harm from anywhere in Remnant. Not to mention, some names have power behind them…" I grab Kanshou and Bakuya off the table on my right silently muttering my trigger "Kanshou, Bakuya. Trace: Overedge!" and cast alteration on the married blades, bringing them up a rank and changing their shapes to be more wing-like and making them longer at the exchange of them being a bit more fragile (and volatile).
I enjoyed watching Ozpin drop his mug to the ground in surprise more than I probably should have… "I found these swords a few years ago and discovered their ability to do this just the other day," I said before releasing the blades into Mana while tracing a second pair of Kanshou and Bakuya in their place before they could notice "anyways, if that's all would it be alright for me to get ready for today?"
Ozpin nods and leaves the room, but not before saying: "I hope you continue to impress me Mr. Shade".
[Optional Objective Updated!]
-Impress Ozpin: 20%
Now all I have to do is decide before we get launched of a cliff, do I really want to impress him?
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Tandem Gladio means The Sword of the End.
Now, that question I wanted to ask you all: Should I make this a harem or not?
I know I asked this question at the beginning and ended up in a sort grey area, but I just had an idea as to how I would do it. If I do, do it, the harem will be small. Six girls to be exact. Their identities are already decided on Ruby, Summer, Onyx's teammates (Also decided should I go the team route) and either Neo or Amber.
Anyways, I have a poll up on my profile where you can vote, or put it in the reviews or PM me, it doesn't matter which, I just want to know your opinions.
Before anyone complains about Crocea Mors, relax, it will be explained in due time.
Again, I'm sorry this took so long…
[Name]
Onyx Shade
[Species]
Human
[Title]
The Pale Rider
[Perk]
Gentleman
[Level]
Lvl: 26
EXP to Next: 28004
[Dependent Stats]
Health: 2040/2040
HP Regen: 408HP/s
Aura Capacity: 3570/3570
AP Regen: 720AP/s
Mana Capacity: 17850/17850
MP Regen: 1800MP/s
[Independent Stats]
STR: 318
END: 301
VIT: 204
DEX: 324
AGI: 310
INT: 360
WIS: 357
LUK: 398
CHA: 51
[Skill Points]
0