(A smokescreen is seen and a great, golden dragon flies out of it, breathing fire before it turns in a barrel roll formation then turns into a man made entirely of gold with one Perfect Sharingan eye, the other a Rinnegan eye and a third eye on his forehead)
Long live the KING
Welcome back everyone and I hope your all staying safe and healthy
It's time to touch base with the chapter 9 of the "S.F chronicles" where I will introduce to you the FINAL member of the S.F team and then we get down to the serious business as we move into RWBY anime cannon but without further delay, let's get into introducing the final member of the S.F team
Chapter 9 The oddity
(Back with the mysterious people)
"A Warden…I can't believe it, I thought they were all dead" One man said
"Not this one, Corypheus Yojimbo the ONLY surviving Warden left after the event known as "The great fall" after such a horrific night, Corypheus has lived for more than two decades in self-imposed exile" The woman who suggested the Warden explained
"I heard that the Wardens were some of the most powerful warriors ever trained to fight the Grimm, even few of the greatest Hunters and Huntresses alive TODAY can't even measure up to the skills of a Warden" One female said
"They were a brotherhood that predated the Hunters and Huntresses, men and women trained since they were old enough to hold a weapon, mentally, physically and spiritually, they were trained to be the best and many today believe that they were the greatest warriors that would have ended the Grimm by now" A male added
"I heard that they felt no fear and were trained to feel no pain" Another male said
"And that they could wield magical arts like the sorcerers in fairy tales" A female added
"Well this is the last Warden in all of Remnant and he would be PERFECT to advise the S.F team as its eldest member, the experiences that Corypheus has will no doubt be extremely invaluable" The woman who suggested Corypheus said with utmost confidence
"Very well, Corypheus is indeed a worth while addition but now we have the final member of the group and I believe that this one will be of some great value" The last male in the room suggested as he brought up the files for the final member
"Good God's" A female muttered
"Are…you sure you want…HIM" A man asked
"I am" The man who presented the file answered
"But why him" Another female asked
"Because he has something that NO ONE else in the entire WORLD has" The man answered
(Vacuo)
Vacuo once a beautiful oasis now a barren desert with very little regard for the ruling class, in the streets were several homeless people who couldn't defend themselves but right now the whole STRQ team was walking to the Vacuo prison
"Such a sad sight all these people" Summer said
"Yeah, poor people" Tia added
"They could just get a job" Raven said
"Who in their right mind would hire a street kid for honest work" Qrow asked
"I'm just saying" Raven said
"Why are we even here anyway, what kind of talent could this place come up with" Qrow asked
"And why did they need all four of us to go" Raven added
"CLEARLY this guy is something else, otherwise Ozpin would have sent only two of us" Tai said
"Let's just get him and get out of this kingdom…I got so much sand in my boots I could make a sandcastle" Qrow said, soon the four reached the Vacuo prison
"Halt, state your business" One of the two prison gate guards told the four, Tai then handed him a note, he read it and got the message
"Ozpin sent you four" The guard asked
"Yes" Tai answered
"This way" The guard said as he lead the four through the prison where they were being watched by the prisoners and needless to say that Raven and Summer got more attention was an understatement, they heard wolf whistles from the male inmates
"Hey ladies, care for some service" One of the inmates called
"Yeah my whistle needs wetting" Another inmate added
"Forget your whistle, I NEED SOME PUSSY" Another inmate added
"Hey babe, are you here for me" One of the inmates asked Raven as he tried to grab her but she gripped his hand and twisted it to that a loud crunch was heard, his hand was broken from the twist and yelled in pain making the other inmates jump at the sudden movement
"GAAAH, DAMN BITCH" The inmate with the broken hand yelled, the four continued to walk until they reached the warden's office
"Ah, Team STRQ, Professor Ozpin told me that you four would be stopping by welcome" The warden told them as he got up from his seat
"Yeah, we had a REAL nice welcome, the perverted prisoners were a nice touch" Raven said
"Is he here" Summer asked
"Yeah, he's here, thought I don't see why Ozpin needs him, he's down in Iso" The warden said
"Iso" Qrow asked
"The inmates call it that, its short for isolation, only the really, really BAD inmates go there follow me" The warden told them as he then led the four to the Isolation parts of the prison which was in a lower level
"Isn't this a little…extreme, I mean the kid is only SIXTEEN years old" Tai said
"It wasn't my fault, the kid insisted on being in Iso" The warden answered
"Wait, what" Summer asked
"He…WANTED to be in Iso" Qrow asked
"Yeah, despite being only sixteen years old, the kid IS DANGEROUS, not to mention on his first day here while in the showers with the other inmates he was about to be jumped by five of the older inmates but the guy just…JUST" The warden was about to say
"Oh, hell's bells WHAT, what did the brat do" Raven asked
"He broke nearly EVERY bone in their bodies, send all five of them to the hospital, they've been in comas for the last year since he got here" The warden answered much to the shock of the four hunters
"What…a, a sixteen-year-old boy…did that" Tai asked
"I didn't see it but the testimony of eight other inmates sure convinced me and that ain't all, after a while of staying here, the other inmates are afraid of him" The warden answered
"Then why does he prefer to be in isolation" Summer asked
"That's the puzzling part, the kid doesn't make any trouble, he's followed all the rules of the prison, hasn't started a fight with the other inmates since the shower incident, does double sometimes even triple work without having to be asked, hell he even SAVED one of the guards life when he was gonna get a knife to the back…all in all he seems like a really nice kid" The warden said, leaving the four stunned at the tale of the boy they were being taken to meet
"Then how did he end up here" Qrow asked
"I asked him that myself during our weekly talk he didn't say WHAT he did to end up in my prison, all he said on the matter was "it's safer here" and he wouldn't say anything else about it" The warden answered
"Safer" Tai muttered
"Well, this is getting interesting all of the sudden" Raven said, the four then came to the Iso chamber
"Here we are" The warden said as he knocked on the door before sliding open an opening that was normally used to slide in food trays
"Marcus, you got visitors" The warden talked through the opening
"Come in" The boy called Marcus came from inside the room, the warden then opened the door and to Team STRQ's surprise they expected nothing but a stone bed and a bucket in the corner to shit in but this was like a well-designed hotel room, on the right side of the room was two large bookshelves filled with books, to the left was an actual, LARGE bed fit for a giant with a real mattress, sheets, a cover and three LARGE pillows, hanging from the wall was a large, flat-screen TV, a large floor mat on the ground and on a nearby table was a radio playing music along with a few plants
"Man…place looks more like a five-star hotel room than solitary" Qrow said
"Being a nice, hard-working and good inmate gets you more than a few perks" A male voice said, it was Marcus who was laying on the bed reading a book, the hunters and huntresses expected a small boy, but they were WRONG
"He's…HE'S" Raven tried to say
"HUGE" Qrow said, referring to Marcus's size, he was at least eight-feet, eleven-inches-tall, WAY BIGGER than your average sixteen-year-old but for a kid of his size and condition he was still very muscular, not too much but reasonably enough
"Uh, yeah, did I forget to mention that he has Gigantism" The warden asked
"I think you left that part out" Tai said as he was awestruck by the white-skinned, red-haired blue-eyed young man
"Marcus Malachite" Summer asked (RWBY fans…who do YOU know has the last name of Malachite, can you figure it out before reaching Marcus's information corner at the end?)
"That's me" Marcus answered, not taking his eyes off his book
"Would you mind putting the book down son, we wanna talk to you" Tai asked as the boy put the book down before seating up
"Okay, why have you people come to see me…no one has visited me for a year" Marcus said
"Warden, would you mind giving us a minute here" Tai asked the warden who didn't hesitate to agree
"Be outside if you need me" He said before he left the room
"So…what can I do for you" Marcus asked
"I'm Summer Rose, this is Tai Yang, Raven and Qrow, we're from Beacon Academy" Summer started
"Beacon, why would you come all the way out in this God's-forsaken desert" Marcus asked
"Looking for you kid" Qrow answered
"Why" Marcus asked
"For your…special talents" Tai said, Marcus's eyes then widened, he knew what they wanted
"Don't let the door hit you on the way out, sorry to waste your precious time" Marcus told them as he picked up where he was reading in his book
"But you haven't even heard what we wanted" Summer said
"I know what you all want me for…because I have something that no one else does" Marcus said
(Get ready for this)
"Is it true…do you have TWO Semblances" Raven asked
(WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?)
"I don't even know you people, why should I answer that" Marcus asked
"Because we want to know, kid are you gonna tell us" Raven asked
"No" Marcus asked
"Why NOT" Raven asked, Marcus didn't answer
"Listen kid, we just wanna know" Qrow was about to say
"I ASKED you a question…ANSWER us" Raven said
"Well, not with that attitude I won't" Marcus said
"Didn't your parents teach you how to respect your elders, son" Tai asked, Marcus scoffed at the answer
"What parents" Marcus asked, leaving the room in silence
"What do you mean WHAT parents" Summer asked
"My father was never the type to play sports with me when I was a kid, never taught me how to respect my elders as for my mother…she ran out on us after she gave birth to me, I grew up in an orphanage…anyway, it was nice talking to you all" Marcus said
"Can you please tell us" Summer asked, Marcus then looked up at the nice woman who had a very warm smile on her face, even though he had never seen a motherly smile before but for some reason he felt like…he could trust this woman
"I don't know why I have two Semblances, experts who study Semblances say that it's an odyssey in nature, there's never been a report of a person with TWO Semblances before" Marcus said
"That makes you quiet a hot item for recruitment into the academies" Qrow said
"It would…if I showed them off more" Marcus said
"What's that mean" Tai asked
"You know Semblances have to be trained up and be controlled properly, well…I can control one but the other…I hardly have any control over it" Marcus answered
"So THAT'S why you chose to come to the prison, because you couldn't control one of your Semblance" Raven said
"Nope" Marcus answered
"You still haven't told us what your Semblances do" Summer said
"To put it simply" Marcus said as he sat up and held out his hands
"One creates" Marcus said as his right hand started to grow wooden roots
"And the other destroys" Marcus said as his left hand radiated a pitch black, energy field, the sprouts and black energy then vanished back into Marcus's hands
"That's badass kid" Qrow said
"More like a nightmare, you got NO idea what its like to have this kind of…POWER at your fingertips and not being able to control it" Marcus said
"Why not train with it a bit" Tai asked
"The last time I tried that, I nearly destroyed an entire KINGDOM" Marcus said
"Then I will" Summer said
"What" The others in the room asked at once
"I'll train you" Summer said
"Summer, I think he needs a little bit more than just someone to train him" Tai said
"I agree, which is why I have something of a compromise if your willing to hear me out" Summer told Marcus who thought about it before he answered
"I'm listening" Marcus said
"The way I see it Marcus is that you not only need training with your…talents but you also need parents to look after you, not just a trainer" Summer said
"Summer, what are you saying" Raven asked
"If you agree to help us, use your talents for GOOD then you can stay with me and Tai, be part of our family" Summer told him
"Huh" Tai asked
"What" Raven asked
"Excuse me" Qrow asked
"But…you hardly know me" Marcus said
"As far as I've heard you've never had a family and everyone needs a family, so why not stay with us" Summer said
"M-me" Marcus asked
"Summer, do you even KNOW what you're saying here" Qrow asked
"Tai, talk some sense into her, please" Raven said
"Actually…I think that's an EXCELLENT idea" Tai said
"Y-you do" Marcus asked
"Oh hell" Raven muttered
"I'll tell you what Marcus, if you agree to help this group that we're putting together, people who are unique like you…and we can look after you, you know…be the family you SHOULD have had" Tai told him, Marcus was stunned, here people he JUST meet now offering him a place in their home
"Really" Marcus asked still in disbelief
"Would you excuse us for a moment, please" Qrow asked Marcus as he and Raven pulled Taiyang and Summer out of the room to talk to them
"I don't know about this" Qrow said
"Are you really gonna ask Marcus to be part of your family" Raven asked
"Summer, I know you got a big heart but" Qrow was about to say
"He reminds me too much of you and Raven, Qrow" Summer said
"What" Qrow asked
"Excuse me" Raven asked
"When you told me that yours and Raven's mother and father were never around…Marcus's story reminds me so much of that, he just needs someone who loves him otherwise he's going to head down the same path that Raven has gone down" Summer explained, Qrow was quiet but then he smirked and chuckled a bit
"We told you that in CONFIDENCE" Raven said
"Although…now that I think about it…he is kind of like me and Raven, that life sucked" Qrow muttered, Raven couldn't help but agree with her brother
"Yeah" Raven muttered
"well, I trust Summer's judgment of character, if she says that the kid is okay then he's okay with me…whatever she chooses I'm with her" Taiyang said before turning to Qrow
"What" Qrow asked
"Think you can handle a nephew hanging around" Taiyang asked Qrow who chuckled before smirking
"Yeah, I think I can handle that, might be able to teach him a few things when he gets older, who knows" Qrow said
"Well…I guess its official then" Summer said
"Your really gonna do it, adopt a GIANT into your home" Raven asked
"Well, Yang and Ruby always said they wanted a brother, looks like their gonna get what they asked for" Tai replied
(After an explanation with the warden)
Team STRQ explained it to the warden and he agreed to let Marcus go, he was getting checked out and handed his items however
"You don't have any items or anything" Summer asked Marcus
"Not really…all that I have is" Marcus was about to say before grunting was heard as the group looked to see five men trying to lift a GARGANTUAN Halberd that was 7-ft long and 3-inches wide
"WHOA…look at the SIZE of that thing" Raven muttered
"That's what you probably said when you and Tai" Qrow was about to said to Raven before Tai kicked Qrow in the shin
"GAAH" Qrow grunted
"What are you fifteen" Tai asked
"That was my SHIN MOTHER" Qrow was about to say before the men dropped the weapon on the ground it was so heavy making a loud, clanking sound, Marcus then walked up to them
"Let me give you a hand, gents" Marcus said before he gripped the 4-Ft long handle with his right hand and lifted the weapon with no difficulty whatsoever
"Hmm…you guys kept Dragon blade nice and shiny, I appreciate that" Marcus said, resting the giant blade on his right shoulder
"Even five men could barely carry that thing, this kid is STRONG" Tai said
"We leaving soon" Marcus asked
"Yeah, right this way" Summer said as the five left
"Good luck out there Marcus" The warden muttered, wishing the young man the best
WOW this one took me a while to come up with, but I think it turned out rather well, what do ya'll think of the final member of the S.F team but first up, here's the info on Marcus
Marcus Malachite (The oddity)
Kingdom of origin: Vacuo
Age: 21
Ambidextrous
Was born with gigantism
8 Ft 11.1 In tall (Physically tallest of the team)
Unknown older half-brother of Miltia and Melanie Malachite, son of Lil' Miss Malachite
The only known person in the world who was born with two Semblances though the reason to this happened is unknown
Skills:
Unarmed combat
Swordsmanship
Survival
Natural abilities:
Incredible physical strength
Insanely fast despite his height
Immensely high pain tolerance
Weapon:
Dragon blade (A gigantic 7 Ft long, 3 inches wide Halberd weapon weighting over 700 pounds, made of an iron-like metal alloy that is ten times stronger than normal metals, with a single swing combined with Marcus's mighty swing he can easily cleave through a battle mech made of heavy armor in a single swing)
"Woodworks" Semblance (One of Marcus's Semblances resides in the right side of his body, when touching the ground with his right hand he can sprout and control various plant life's from the ground or any other surface at an incredibly fast rate and make them into various shapes for different techniques both defensively and offensively, even turning the right side of his body into various, wooden shapes if he desires including wooden constructs like tendrils, huge fists, huge Venus fly traps even separate into different, semi-sentient beings like wolves, dragons or golems however this Semblance has a natural weakness against any fire-based Dust or fire-based attacks which make it burn and fall apart)
"Cataclysm" Semblance (Marcus's second Semblance resides in the left side of his body, allowing him to generate pure, destructive energy and anything that he touches with his left hand from items, large buildings to even Grimm, humans and Faunus's, they will rot, corrode, wither away or in the case of humans and Faunus's their bodies will just turn to dust as from the point of impact anything else in its reach will be affected, only two things are immune to this, Marcus's own flesh and items of magical properties, however there is an extremely dangerous drawback to this Semblance when Marcus uses it, from the point of origin when the Semblance starts, it quickly spreads to other, organic and inorganic matter around it and while he can perform a few techniques with this power he has very little if hardly any control over this Semblance once he truly releases its near-absolute power)
Woodworks techniques:
Wood needles
Wood arm shield
Thorn iron maiden
Wood dome shield
Thorn graveyard
Wood wolves
Forest tendrils
Wood dragon
Fear flower forest
Wood golem
Sleeping flower forest
Gaia's Venus trap
Gaia's great shield
One thousand-armed Gaia Colossus
One thousand hand strike bombardment
Cataclysm techniques:
Cataclysmic barrier
Death touch
Haki
See ya'll next time
NINJA VANISH
(Smokescreen escape)