It's been almost a month since I took the power out of Raven. I initially wanted to give it to Alister but she's not exactly trustworthy so it's just been sitting in my inventory collecting Dust. The definitely-not-magic kind. So I never really had an incentive to give it to her. I did get a quest after the grand opening of my bar though!
Quest: A Fruitful Endeavor
Objective: Make 250,000 Lien in less than a month
Bonus Objective: Junior makes 500,000 Lien in less than a month selling info from your bar. Cleared! (Clear main objective or all rewards from bonus will be forfeit)
I've mostly just been doing bar work. Cooking, managing income, the basics. I did get two skills which is nice.
Manager (Adept) (Passive)
A simple ability. It allows you to manage a business. 50% more money gained from Businesses. Businesses made by you are 100% less likely to get robbed (If this version were pirated it would be 100% more likely instead). Businesses made by you are 10% less likely to get vandalized. Businesses made by you grow 10% faster.
Cooking (Adept) (Passive)
A simple ability that makes you cook well. All boosts from food made last 50% longer. All boosts are 100% more effective. Food is 200% more likely to taste good. Poisons are 25% harder to taste. Poisons are 10% stronger in foods.
I reached LvL 100 before cannon started and I've been working on reviving Summer Rose but not much has changed. I should buff my weapons. My thoughts slowly trailed off after that to less important more mundane topics. Speaking of which Beacon is starting in only a week and I've yet to hear about Ruby doing anything despite Roman still robbing stores. I gave Roman a few briefcases enchanted so they could hold almost as much Dust as I can in my inventory in exchange for not making the trips up to Glenn any more. I even got some EXP from it!
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-POV Ruby Rose-
It was almost midnight but I couldn't sleep. Walking down the street from the hotel I was staying at with Yang and Dad. I brought Crescent Rose with me in case I ran into trouble but I doubt it. Finding a shop called From Dust till Dawn I walked inside and into the back putting on a pair of headphones and reading the magazines. Yang always teases me for reading them but the Articles are really interesting! The katanas they make are great! A tap on my shoulder alerted me to someone trying to get my attention.
"Put your hands up and give us all your dust!" He said as I pulled down my headphones.
"Are you… Robbing me?" I asked the grunt.
"Yes!" He said.
"Ooooh." I said. Setting down the magazine, it has the coolest katanas, I used my semblance to blast us out the window of the shop past a guy in a white trench coat and bowler hat. Standing up I unfolded my baby, Crescent Rose, and spun it.
"Well, get her." The white trench coat man said. Grunts B and C rushed me at once with Electro Dust stun battens. Knocking them aside I batted away the grunts with my baby before stumbling after getting hit by a rocket from the leaders cane. Do not nerd out about the evil man's badass cane gun. Do not nerd out about the evil man's badass cane gun. Do not nerd out about the evil man's badass cane gun. Oh my god that's so cool how did he get his cane to hold rocket shells, did he use a seperate case or do the shells sit in the handle and if they do sit in the handle do they stay cool enough to not prematurely detonate? Oh it took off over half of my Aura that's so cool! It's powerful and stylish and he's getting away! Stop nerding out Ruby! Using my semblance I flew up to the rooftop and transformed my baby into it's sniper form.
"Don't move or I'll shoot!" I said. He turned around and held his hands up. With the briefcase full of dust in his left, how is it holding all of the store's dust when it's not even that big?
"Sorry kid but I'm afraid playtimes over. Gotta fly!" The BBEG said. A bullhead rose behind him being flown by some I couldn't see. A girl with a long ponytail reaching almost down to her knees with a cool spear weapon. A Svardstav? It looks like a spear of Lavender! Oh that's so neat! Oh no that's a dust crystal. It landed a few feet from me with the ponytail girl swinging her Svardstav launching a blade of fire dust at the crystal. Shielding myself with my arms, the explosion was blocked by a Hunteress with her telekinesis who jumped in front of me. Shooting at the BBEG with my baby the ponytail girl blocked it with her svardstav. Oh she's good. The Huntress used debris from the explosion to launch tendrils of rock at the bullhead. Ponytail shot at the tendrils with Electro Dust blade beams as BBEG shot them apart with his rocket cane. The third person quickly flew the plane away from the scene as the Huntress growled in defeat.
"Are you a Huntress? Can I get your Autograph?" I asked. The stars in my eyes were probably visible. She glared before slapping a pair of cuffs on me.
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-POV Kiran O' Donnell-
"Hey what's up?" I said. I had already closed the bar and Alister was out with Neo and Roman doing a heist. Ozma was calling me for something.
"I need you to come in. I think we have the Silver Eyed Warrior." Ozma said.
"Alright I'll be there in a second." I said. Driving to the police precinct address Ozma sent me I walked in as Ozma walked out to the lobby.
"Ah. Kiran good to see you." Ozma said.
"Yep. What'd you need me for?" I said as we walked back to the interview room.
"I want you to interview the silver eyed warrior." Ozma said.
"Sure. Hey are there any free spots for Beacon?" I asked.
"Yes. Six. If she proves strong enough she'll get on a team." Ozma said. I nodded. Ozma walked into the booth behind the interrogation room as I walked in.
"So kid. I only know one other person with Scythe skills that good but he's too much of a drunk to train anyone." I said. Ruby grinned.
"Yeah! My Drunkle Qrow trained me! He's really cool! He trained me to use my weapon and to fight on uneven terrain and to fight in unfair conditions and to fight big Grimm and-" Ruby said.
"Okay kid let me cut you off there. Small piece of advice. Don't drink as much as him. Don't drink alcohol at all if you can avoid it. That is if you want to be a hunter." I said. Ruby nodded.
"I wanna be the best hunter! My sister is going to Beacon this year! Although I guess you can't go to Beacon if you have a criminal record." Ruby said, dejected.
"This isn't going on your record. Glynda's just a-" I began.
"I'd advise you not to finish that sentence Mr. O' Donnell." Glynda said through the speaker in the room. Flipping her off through the mirror Ruby rubbed her head.
"Well then… Why am I here?" Ruby asked. I grinned.
"Why it's quite simple. I'm interviewing you for whether or not you could jump straight into a team in Beacon." I said. Ruby squealed.
"Really?" Ruby said.
"Yep. Did you make your weapon yourself?" I asked. Ruby nodded.
"Yes. Students at my school don't have to make their own weapons but I couldn't find anything close enough to what I wanted. My first build of my weapon had so many things it could do but I could barely lift it. Plus Drunkle Qrow told me you need to keep your weapon lightweight and easy to move. Especially if it's a scythe like mine is." Ruby said.
"But a heavy weapon is good for high recoil like snipers and guns with a high fire rate. So why not go with a different gun type or a different weapon type." I said.
"I could do that but as you can tell I don't exactly have a muscular build. My sister Yang is a bruiser. She uses shotgun gauntlets, Ember Celica, for short to mid range heavy attacks. My scythe can be used for mid to long range heavy attacks or light short range attack. We make a pretty good team when we take out the Grimm around Patch for extra credit." Ruby said.
"Alright. I'll try to pull a few strings to see if I can get you a place in Beacon. Hey if you do get in have your uncle bring you to Dead Man's Drink. It's the bar I own. Tell the bartender that Kiran sent you." I said. Ruby grinned and nodded. Leaving Glynda walked in behind me with a stack of papers. Likely the tests Ruby needs to take to get into beacon. This will certainly make things interesting. I wonder how Blakes doing. Yang is definitely going to Beacon. Weiss is a bit of an unknown but is probably going to Beacon. If not there are definitely other Gamers I could get a favor from.
Quest: This is a Four Player Game!
Objective: Party Up with ? The Dragon of Kuoh
Objective: Party Up with ? The New Goddess of Vengeance
Objective: Party Up with ? The Red Incubus of Britannia
I am suddenly very glad it shows who is where on the portal system. Although since it says Party something tells me I need to get all four of us in one place. That's gonna be a pain. Driving back to the bar I got a text from Alister.
Maiden of Stroms (Eventually): Got the dust. Roman wants to talk.
Eye-ce Cream: A red reaper almost caught us.
Mastermind: Got it. I'm at the bar right now. Talk to you later
Maiden of Stroms (Eventually): When can I get the maiden powers?
Mastermind: When I trust you.
Maiden of Stroms (Eventually): Fuck you. Can Storms at least be spelled right?
Eye-ce Cream: No
Roman wants to talk? Interesting. Usually he doesn't talk to me unless absolutely necessary to avoid suspicion. Going out to the back of the shop I pulled out my motorcycle and drove to Romans warehouse. Hopping off I dropped it in my inventory before walking into the warehouse. It was completely empty. Roman never empties the warehouse and he most definitely would have told me if he was moving. Somethings wrong. Withdrawing one of my pistols and drawing the Gravelords I slowly walked forward, ready to jump back at the first sign of danger.
"Glad I finally found you." A voice said, turning I pointed my gun at them. Fuck it's the invincible faunus from season… whatever. I regret not watching anything past season 5. I watched bits and pieces of the next few seasons but I really couldn't care after season 5 was so bad.
"Tell Salem I said hi." I said, holstering my gun. Her semblance is invincibility. A gun won't do me much good. She chuckled.
"Well it appears I'm at a disadvantage here. You know who I am and my boss yet I don't know anything about you so mind telling me your name?" She said.
"I know you boss and your semblance but I don't know your name. Call me Donny. And you are?" I said, not letting my guard down.
"Call me Tock. Salem would like to bring-" Tock said. I cut her off rushing forward and trying to at least nick her with the Gravelords before she could get her semblance up. Unfortunately no such luck as she managed to slow it down with her swords enough for her to block it fully. A kick to her chest sent her skidding back enough for me to retreat a bit. The warehouse is empty but I can't see any of the walls and I can't see beyond an almost perfect circle around me. It's like someone wanted to emulate night vision.
"I'm sure you're smart enough to know you can't kill me until my timer runs out but I doubt you know that my timer has been extended!" Tock said. Rushing forward I kicked her back again before using my Kaleidoscope to put a thin layer of string underneath the ground. What does this warehouse actually look like?
Minimap Unlocked! Duck.
Ducking a torrent of flame Tock stood a few feet from me grinning before rushing me and almost hitting me with her blades that shimmered slightly. Looking at the minimap Roman's figure stood in the room overlooking the warehouse with Neo's a few feet away. What the real problem was is that Tyrian's symbol was basically on top of Roman's. Rushing forward I bashed Tock backwards making her lose her balance before opening a pit beneath her that she fell into. Closing it above her I holstered the Gravelords and stretched. A problem with having 1000 endurance is nothing is a real workout.. A giggle caught my attention as the Illusion broke and Tyrain stood a few feet away, his tail ready to pierce Roman's neck. Neo stood behind him panicking slightly.
"I see now why my lady wanted you. You are strong." Tyrian said. Could I resurrect someone? Thanatos?
Here. You're lucky you're my favorite.
Skill acquired! Perfect Resurrection!
Perfect Resurrection (Active)
A spell to perfectly resurrect a target. Not very complex. It angers the gods of death if you overuse it or use it without their permission so use it wisely. Requires 1 Get out of Death FREE card. Costs 10,000,000 MP. All stats are halved for 72 hours after casting. All skills are locked for 3 hours after casting.
"Tyrian? I don't particularly dislike Salem and I greatly dislike Ozma's dumbass so I'll let you off with a warning and let you leave. Here." I said, bringing Tock up from the ground. She shook slightly before glaring at me. Tyrian cackled making Tock's attention snap to him.
"I like you. Sorry but my Lady-" Tyrian began.
"I'm going to stop you right there. Tell her this. If she can provide me with what each of her children look like and an article of clothing I will try to resurrect them. I won't join her gang and I don't want to be part of Ozma's but I have a few people I need to find." I said. Tyrian sighed.
"Fine. I'll tell her. She said not to mess with someone blessed by Death." Tyrain said, releasing Roman.
"Also you could have just asked nicely." I said.
"Why didn't we do that Tyrian?" Tock said. Tyrian looked away and laughed maniacally but also in a way that just seems like he knows he just fucked up.
"Tyrian, did you set this up so you can kill someone?" I asked. Tyrian's muffled laughter was my only response. Sighing I blitzed forward and tackled him to the ground, repeatedly punching him across the face. Tyrian's maniacal laughter filled the warehouse as I beat him.
"You gonna do anything to stop that?" Roman asked.
"Nah. As long as he doesn't kill him I'm fine to sit here." Tock said. Tyrian's laughter cut out as I finally broke through his Aura and knocked him out. Getting off of him I huffed out a sigh.
"Okay then. Take your buddy and tell Salem what I said. And next time send Hazel please." I said. Tock laughed as she slung Tyrian over her back and dragged him outside. Neo tackled me in a hug. I hugged her back as she laughed hoarsely. I rubbed her back slowly as Roman walked over to me taking a drag on his cigar. I laughed.
"Roman. Remind me after I go fuck with Ozma to show you how to smoke a Cigar. You really can't smoke them like that." I said. Roman laughed. I slowly got up and extracted myself from Neo as she whined.
AN: Roman can't smoke and I blame Rooster Teeth. Anyways I hope you all enjoyed this chapter of Toxic and I will see you soon. Next chapter I haven't concretely decided on but it'll be a fun one. Tata