Dracula gazed upon the hovering stadium from the grounds of Beacon and sighed as he thought of the incident. The television showed the citizens and what they had to say about Yang. General Ironwood refused to tell the public the truth. Dracula didn't want to admit it, but if revealing that the stage was sabotaged, panic would spread. The Vampire King sighed as Dusk was approaching. Pyrrha would be one of the last contestants and he smiled. "May I join you?" He looked back to see Amber in proper civilians. Her scars were more faded but still present. Her pale tan skin slightly glowed in the shine of the orange sky.
Dracula smiled "How do you feel, Amber?" She smiled slightly before frowning "I feel better than ever. But it still feels like a part of me was ripped away. I heard about what happened to that girl. I know who sabotaged the fight. That girl with green hair." Dracula growled and stared at the arena "Something's coming and I have to be there." Amber frowned before having a determined look on her face and spoke "I'm going to help you."
The two hopped aboard an airship and waited as it flew up towards the Amity Colosseum. Dracula and Amber walked towards the students section to see Pyrrha and Penny already in the Arena. Dracula sat next to Jaune and spoke "Ah good. I'm just in time."
"3 2 1 Begin!" Oobleck announced and Penny sent her hovering swords to spin towards Pyrrha who used her shield to block, leaving several scratches before Pyrrha sprinted towards her while dodging her swords. Pyrrha turned her sword into a spear and started spinning it around as Penny spun her swords around to block and attack with.
Ruby and Weiss watched from the courtyard where the stores where located and were pumped for the fight. Weiss rooted for Pyrrha as she had seen her prowess in battle and labeled her the superior fighter while Ruby rooted for Penny as she was her best friend. Though, Weiss would always be her first best friend.
Dracula watched the fight and couldn't help but feel a sense of dread creeping up. He looked across the seats to not see anything but then he heard a scream to see Pyrrha on her but, trying to crawl away from Penny who looked confused. Dracula's eyes widen when he saw Pyrrha raise her hand to Penny who started to freeze up. Dracula dropped down from the seats and was blocked by a shield. He growled and started punching the shield to try and break it. Cracks started forming due to the impact of his punches. "Vlad, what're you doing!?" Jaune yelled. Dracula's anger and desperation grew as he saw strings wrap around Penny who started to realize what was about to happen. Dracula roared as he managed to smash through the shield and charged towards Pyrrha and tackled her down and restrained her "Pyrrha stop! It's an illusion!"
Pyrrha couldn't hear him as she used the string to tear Penny apart. Dracula watched with widen eyes as Penny was sliced in half and lost her arm. There was no blood or guts spilling. Instead, wires and sparks. Pyrrha blinked for a couple seconds before screaming terror as she stared at the murder she unknowingly committed. The entire crowd was shocked and scared at seeing a young girl murdered so brutally. Doctor Oobleck and Professor Port were frozen before Oobleck placed a finger into his earpiece and shouted "Broadcast! What're you doing!? Kill the feed!" Suddenly, the screens cut to show a chess piece before a female voice spoke.
"This is not a tragedy. This was not an accident. This is what happens when you hand over your trust, your safety, your children, to men who claim to be our guardians but are in reality nothing more than men. Our academies' headmasters wield more power than most armies, and one was audacious enough to control both." Dracula growled as he kept a hold on Pyrrha who clutched onto him for dear life.
"They cling to this power in the name of peace, and yet, what do we have here? One nation's attempt at a synthetic army mercilessly torn apart by another's star pupil. What need would Atlas have for a soldier disguised as an innocent little girl? I don't think the Grimm can tell the difference. And what, I ask you, isOzpin teaching his students? First, a dismemberment, now this? Huntsmen and Huntresses should carry themselves with honor and mercy, yet I have witnessed neither."
Weiss watched from the courtyard with widen eyes and put her hands to her mouth. Ruby could only stare with as she was paralyzed in shock from the sight. Tears dripped from her functioning eye as well as her damaged eye. She then collapsed onto her knees and started crying. Weiss immediately was down at her level as she wrapped her arms around her and held Ruby tightly while her heart broke from hearing her girlfriend's cries.
"Perhaps Ozpin felt as though defeating Atlas in the tournament would help people forget his colossal failure to protect Vale when the Grimm invaded its streets. Or perhaps this was his message to the tyrannical dictator that has occupied an unsuspecting kingdom with armed forces. Honestly, I haven't the slightest clue as to who is right and who is wrong, but I know that the existence of peace is fragile, and the leaders of our kingdoms conduct their business with iron gloves. As someone who hails from Mistral, I can assure you the situation there is equally undesirable."
Ironwood sneered as he walked away from the stadium over to the stands where Oobleck and Port sat, frozen in shock.
"Our kingdoms are at the brink of war, yet we, the citizens, are left in the dark. So, I ask you, when the first shots are fired, who do you think you can trust?"
Silence filled the arena before the alarm blared "Grimm Alert. Level 4." This caused everyone to scream and start running away towards the entrances. A giant Nevermore stood on top of the Arena and pecked the shield. Sun exclaimed "A Nevermore!?" Coco asked "How did it get past the defenses!?" Ren answered "It wasn't alone." Pyrrha was staring at the robotic corpse of Penny in fear and could not register Dracula's voice or Jaune's plea. The Nevermore flew up before crashing through the shield. Dracula picked Pyrrha up and zipped them both away from the impact.
Dracula's eyes turned bloody as he felt nothing but rage. He looked at the Nevermore which screeched at him. The giant crow Grimm opened its beak and lunged at Dracula only for him to grab its beaks and stomp on it lower jaw so Dracula could reach in and rip its tongue out as well as part of its throat. The Nevermore backed up and hacked as it was essentially choking to death. Dracula watched with sick fascination before pulling his fist back and punching the Nevermore in the face, snapping its neck and causing it collapse before dissolving into nothing. Dracula still felt nothing but rage as he roared into the sky. However, this roar was not a challenge. It was a declaration of slaughter.
Weiss looked around to see Grimm pouring in so she shook Ruby "Ruby. Ruby we have to go! Ruby!" Ruby shook her head quickly and looked at Weiss "Weiss... Penny..." Weiss held Ruby's shoulder's "I know Ruby. I know but we have to go. The Grimm are pooling into Beacon. We have to fight them off. Get your weapon." Ruby nodded and pulled out her scroll to activate her locker.
Yang, Blake and Raven ran down the halls of the dorm building to find where they need help. "How could this have happened?" Blake asked to which Raven spoke "This is the work of terrorists. People who want to watch the world burn." Blake slowed down "The Blood Fang?" Yang looked at Blake and grabbed her hands "Blake. We need to focus. Focus on the Grimm and helping the people. OK?" Blake blinked before nodding her head and they ran out to see destruction everywhere. Buildings on fire. Grimm pouring into the city. Bullheads landing down to reveal Blood Fang members and Grimm coming out of the Bullhead compartments.
Raven growled before putting on her helmet and pulling her katana out and spoke "Kill the Grimm, don't let those terrorists stop you, and protect the people."
"I didn't want this..." Emerald thought to herself as she watched the City of Vale burn down and Grimm kill people. Cinder watched with extreme pleasure "It's beautiful." Emerald at that point looked at Cinder and slightly backed away from her. Mercury was recording the carnage on his scroll with a smirk. "Well well, look who it is. It's the little kiddies." Cinder and Emerald turned around to see a man in dark red armor with a black cape. He had long orange hair and his eyes were a dull green and she asked "Roman? You're still alive." He bowed dramatically and spoke "You sound disappointed, Cinder. Well, guess what... We've still got a job to do, even if we fucking hate your guts. So where to now?" Cinder narrowed her eyes "The Atlesian flagships. We need you to take control."
Roman smirked which revealed fangs as he bowed "As you wish, Fall."
Dracula stood up and looked at the crowd of students who were acquiring their weapons and looked at Dracula to see what he will say. He spoke "I'm giving you all two options. Either take a ship and head to Beacon Academy where you will defend from the Grimm or... You can go with the civilians in an airship in their way to private bunkers." He saw many of them give nervous glances to each other and the King finished with "No one will blame you if you leave." Screeches interrupted them as Griphons flew around. Peter Port spoke "Students! I think it's about time you all left." Jaune said "But sir, we-" "Jaune! This day will surely go down in Remnant history. I would prefer it, of my students could live to tell about it." Jaune thought about what Doctor Oobleck said after class.
Dracula led everyone out of the arena to see an Atlas Flagship firing upon the other flagships. Dracula used his vampiric sight to gain a closer look and saw Roman Torchwick. He gasped then growled. He looked at the students "What you do now, all depends on you." He grew his skeletal wings before jumping off the landing point and flew out towards the attacking flagship.
Roman laughed as he was having fun with the controls before hearing a large bang on the door. He sighed and looked at Neo. "Can you go see who that is?" Neo flashed a toothy grin before holding her umbrella, ready to attack when the door was shot off into the controls. Neo flipped backwards and Roman looked to see Dracula with his glowing red eyes "Well well well. If it isn't Tall, Dark, and Gruesome." Roman snarked to which Dracula gave a growl then asked as he stepped inside "So Cinder cared about your miserable existence?" Roman scoffed and twirled his cane in his hands "Oh please, I'm expendable. She thought I was done for when that train exploded. Prematurely, I might say." Dracula was about to say something when the radio fizzed and a female voice "This is the Atlesian Snow Dog! Please respond! Does anyone copy?" Dracula looked at the radio then gasped "Willow."
Neo grinned as she walked to the controls where the weapons were. Dracula was about to run to her before Roman pinned him against the wall. Dracula headbutted him and Roman stumbled before pulling Dracula into a Full Nelson. Neo aimed at the ship and pressed fire. Dracula screamed "NNNOOOOOOOO!!" Dracula slammed the back of his head into Roman's nose before clawing his throat and jumping out the window where he released his wings and flew to Willow's flagship.
Roman choked as he wrapped his hands around his throat to stop the bleeding when Neo made a cut on her wrist and Roman bit into it and drank. Slowly, Roman's throat closed up and all that was left was the blood around his armor and hands. He took deep breathe before looking at the damaged controls "Well Neo, since we can't back the robots, let's call it quits." Neo nodded before making them both disappear