Chapter 7

A/N: Hello people, how are you doing? Hope you're doing well at the moment. And welcome back to another chapter of Renewed.

So I'm glad you guys like the selection of characters that have been chosen for Corvo's team. It was such a hard selection process but glad it's done.

And can't wait to have the other characters to make their debut as the story goes on, in both this and the side story. Initially it's called Bonding, but I'll put a poll up with other names for you guys to vote what the title should be. The poll will end soon so vote now!

And have you guys seen E3 2016? Man, there's a good line up of games this year. Seeing it made me go fang- I mean fanman at the newest things.

Watch_Dogs 2, Ghost Recon Wildlands, For Honor, Battlefield 1, and Dishonored 2? Yes, I want. Gimme. And I pre ordered them all... Don't judge me, I'm excited.

And guess what? Some things shown in the Dishonored 2 gameplay and all will be featured here. That's right, I'm finally using some sequel stuff for this story. Look up the gameplay and trailer to have some better understanding of it.

Be advised, OC Info Chapter has revised information on the last character so go check it out then. And please respect the author on the additional information as we both talked about it and keeping some details to ourselves in the meantime.

Sorry if this chapter also seems short and dull in advance. But I promise that you'll see some action in the next chapter.

Well got nothing else to say so enjoy people.

It wasn't long after Corvo had gotten himself dressed in his clothes after managing to get other pieces of his equipment out from the multitude of suitcases scattered about in his room. He smiled seeing his custom made pistol handcrafted by Piero having it spin around his index finger and holstered it to his side, a similar gun design Emily Kaldwin had back in Karnaca. "Serkonos still looked the same when I came back. Though the Wall of Lights was the only different thing I saw."

Now fully dressed and armed with his items, he exited out of his room making his way towards the staff lounge to grab some breakfast.

A long yawn escaped from his lips with him cracking his neck a little to loosen it up now arriving at the lounge a little more earlier than he expected. The soon to be professor trudged his way inside and was relieved to see that there was only a couple staff members inside. They saw him and greeted the Lord Protector with Corvo waving at them tiredly doing what he could to be polite in his current state. He currently wasn't a hundred percent, which he assumed was thanks to the recurring nightmare he recently had.

"Guess I kept thrashing about in my sleep," Corvo thought with a silent sigh. In response to this, he made his way over to the nearby coffee machine to make himself a classic cup of joe to finally awaken.

Though sadly it felt like an eternity as the coffee dripped down into the pot making him grumble in spite. "In the name of Dust, would you finish already?" Corvo hissed with malice at the coffee machine.

Mornings were Corvo's mortal enemy from time to time depending on what has happened the night prior to him. As of last night, sleeping rather late and needing to wake up early wasn't a good combination for the poor Schnee. Gladly they weren't as frequent. But if he was to ever have such a morning, may someone pity his poor soul.

And that was just the beginning of his dreadful morning now having acquired himself a fresh mug of coffee.

Quickly downing it, he didn't care if it slightly burned the insides of his mouth with the caffeine quickly doing its job with his eyes no longer drowsy and posture hunched over. With a deep breath, Corvo grabbed himself some breakfast and sat himself at one of the round tables dotted about in the lounge.

Now chowing down on his breakfast, Corvo thought to himself about the would be students of Beacon. They reminded him of his time when he started, full of optimism and hope in their eyes. Those things will prove to be important to have during their time here as they have to be open to change and willing to adapt to a new lifestyle and routines.

"Wonder what Ozpin's doing for initiation this year? Still can't believe he had all of that in mine. Someone could've gotten hurt," Corvo pondered. His mind then drifted off over to his sister and worry began to fill his mind. "Weiss... You really need to change... And you need to make friends... They'll be the ones that'll help you become a Huntress." But the Lord Protector was confident that his sister was more than capable of pushing past her icy exterior that she made for herself when interacting with complete strangers.

Once placing his dishes away finished with his meal, Corvo soon decided to make his way towards the lockers knowing fully well that the initiates were now awake and grabbing their equipment.

While walking towards his destination, Corvo smiled remembering about his team. He would say that they were an interesting bunch ever to grace the halls of Beacon. They were a disorganized bunch from the start, distrust instantly there thanks to him being a Schnee. But as the years went by, they bonded and grown closer to each other. And soon enough, they easily called each other family once they've graduated. Since then, they've always tackled missions together or in pairs all over Remnant.

"Wonder how they're doing? Been at least a few months since we've done a mission together... Perhaps I'll schedule another one soon," He thought smiling at the idea being able to see his team again.

Corvo arrived at his location and entered the room. Upon entering, he saw the numerous would be students going about chatting with each other while others grabbed their weapons from their lockers. His eyes scanned around for a bit looking for a familiar white haired sister. Clicking his tongue a couple times, a smile formed seeing her and made his way over.

Turning around the corner, Corvo spied his sister and was surprised seeing who she was talking to. With long red hair in a ponytail and remarkable green eyes, Corvo was intrigued seeing the Champion of Mistral herself here at the academy. "Pyrrha Nikos... Things truly are interesting this year."

Clearing his throat caught his sister's attention as Weiss turned around to reprimand who interrupted her. "Would you mind-?! C-Corvo?! Sorry, I didn't-!"

Corvo just chuckled and hugged his sister in greeting as his response. "Oh don't worry about that. You didn't know. How are you doing?" He asked his sister with his hands along her shoulders.

"If I have to be a little honest, I'm nervous."

"Hey, hey. It's alright being a little nervous. I was like that too when I was here for my initiation," Corvo replied back and poked his sister on the forehead. Weiss scrunched her face a little in annoyance but ultimately smiled at him. He then looked over at the redhead behind his sister and waved. "I must say, it's surprising to see you here, Miss Nikos," He said letting go of Weiss and went to lean on a locker.

Pyrrha returned her signature warm smile to Corvo and waved back. "Please, just Pyrrha will do. And it's a pleasure meeting you, Corvo Schnee. I've heard a lot about you."

"You have?" Corvo replied back with an eyebrow raised.

"Indeed. I heard from some of my professors back in Sanctum about how you managed to single handedly defeated an entire team during the Vital Tournament without breaking a sweat."

Corvo chuckled nervously and rubbed the back of his head hearing this. "That's just lies. I had help from a teammate of mine. He really did watch my ass that day." Corvo then smiled and crossed his arms. "So what were you two talking about?"

"Oh, I was just asking Pyrrha if she would like to be on a team together," Weiss replied with a proud look on her face.

"I see. What do you think, Pyrrha?" Corvo asked with his curiosity building up.

Pyrrha placed a hand on her hip with her smile turning into a thoughtful look. "I wouldn't mind being on a team with Weiss. But I don't mind letting the chips fall where they may."

An invisible smile was on Corvo's face hearing that. "This will be interesting indeed." He nodded and smiled for real this time. "I won't lie, the both of you will be on teams. But I won't tell you how you get on teams. All I can say is that you need to be willing to work with complete strangers."

"I just hope I won't need to be teamed up with that girl who almost blew me up yesterday," Weiss muttered.

"Says that one who shook her Dust about making the girl sneeze on it," Corvo corrected causing his sister to stomp her foot on the ground.

"She-"

"Didn't mean to blow you guys up," Corvo butted in again.

Weiss puffed her cheeks at this but remained calm. Corvo chuckled and placed his hand on top of her head and slightly ruffled her hair up. "Oh calm down, Weiss."

"I hate it when you do that," The Schnee Heiress mumbled out just making her older brother laugh more.

"Love you to, sis," Corvo replied and removed his hand. "I best be off now. Good luck to you both," He said to them and turned around walking off.

He just took a total of five steps before hearing Weiss groan in annoyance. Turning his head around, Corvo spied a blonde boy talking to the two girls, mainly his sister, trying to woo her over. "Typical."

Corvo took in a deep breath of nostalgia at the very sight. His gaze was upon the metal pads along the ground bearing the very sigil of the academy and lightly tapped one with his foot. "I see you're reminiscing."

Corvo looked up and chuckled seeing the Headmaster and strode over. "Why not? This is where I met my team," He answered remembering the very first encounters with each one prior to their initiation.

"Indeed. You four were quite a team to walk in be in Beacon. Nevertheless, you overcame the obstacles thrown at you," Ozpin replied with a smile.

Both men laughed together and both looked over the cliffs at the canopy of the swath of the emerald green forest with Corvo's robes fluttering gently in the breeze. "I was told by Glynda to meet you here as soon as possible, Ozpin. What for?" The Lord Protector encountered the Veteran Huntress in the hallways when he made his way towards Ozpin's office only to be told to go meet him by the cliffs.

Ozpin took a quick sip from his mug and smiled now looking over at Corvo. "Funny you may ask, Corvo. Do you recall what I've said about initiation regarding about how some professors would be observing but wouldn't intervene?"

The Lord Protector gave a nod in response. "I do. Sounds harsh at first, but then it slowly made sense seeing how you want us to be at our best."

"Well considering how there's quite a lot of Grimm within the forest at the moment, I concluded that the initiation this year needs a little bit of changing."

Corvo tilted his head a little before slowly piecing together the bits together at this. "Wait-"

"Yes. I want you to go down into the forest once all the initiates have found a partner." Ozpin had to admit, it was glorious seeing the surprised look Corvo had plastered on his face from hearing this.

"But aren't I part of the staff here?" Corvo asked trying to set things straight.

"Well yes by my accord. But with the current database of the academy, not quite yet as it's still transferring all your files and missions data in for overall experience and what you'll be teaching. So I'm asking you as a friend to be looking after my students during their initiation. Can I count on you for this, Corvo?"

All what the Headmaster got in return was a small smirk from Corvo making him smile. "Hey, I'm already doing strange stuff with you. Why not?"

Corvo was standing on the very edge of the cliff with a long sigh escaping. A couple minutes had now passed since all the initiates have been launched within the Emerald Forest as he held his mask in his left hand. Ozpin stood beside him as both men just stood there silently. "Worried?" The Headmaster asked him.

"Just a little if I have to say," Corvo answered to him with his eyes now closed composing himself.

Ozpin just smiled warmly at him taking a quick sip. "I'm sure your sister will manage fine, Corvo. She can take care of herself to the best of her abilities."

"I know. I'm just worried for her partner," He replied with a small laugh. "I should get going now, Ozpin." Lifting his mask up, Corvo attached it to his face and blinked a couple times to see through the lens clearly. He pulled his hood over his head and nodded. "See you in a few," Corvo said to Ozpin, voice now distorted by his mask before he jumped off of the cliff diving towards the bottom.

Ozpin just sighed himself but kept his smile. "Good luck to you, Corvo."

The Lord Protector kept his arms at his sides and legs together, bullet diving down towards the ground as the canopy was approaching him at alarming rates. He then spun forward and conjured up a glyph beneath him at an angle. The glyph launched him forward deeper into the forest as he was right above the trees. Getting closer, he clenched his left hand with the Mark glowing and blinked down towards the ground. When his feet made contact with the ground, Corvo rolled forward and got right back up. He took in a deep breath and blew it out before he began to run.

"I see Ozpin has you down here in the forest, Corvo." Corvo looked beside him to see the Outsider right by his side, just floating and keeping up with him.

"It shocked me as well, Outsider. But I'm sure he has his reasons to as why."

"I as well. I will advise you my friend, be careful. He wasn't lying when he said there is an increased Grimm presence in the forest this year. Almost-"

"Almost like my initiation, I know. I'll be fine, Outsider."

"I know you will be, Corvo. Farewell for now." The Outsider disappeared from his sight with Corvo smirking behind his mask.

"Time for some extermination then," The Lord Protector thought gripping Silencer in his right hand in it's dormant form.

Well then, glad I was able to get this chapter done and ready for you guys to read. Promise you there'll be actual action in the next chapter.

And I'm currently starting to work on the very first chapter of the side story for Renewed, so look out for that you guys. Though I'll be taking a break for now. And I only have one word to say how I'll be relaxing.

Overwatch.

Well later people. See ya next time!