Speaking to self
Speaking to Ghost


"Tea or coffee?" Ozpin asked as they both sat in the airship.

"Tea thank you very much," Joseph replied kindly.

Ozpin poured a cup of hot tea and passed it to Joseph.

Joseph raised a brow, "Did you poison it?" He asked with a smirk.

"You'll be fine. Drink, before it gets cold." Ozpin says

Joseph blew the tea to cool it down and took a sip. "Thanks, professor." He tilted his head forward as a gesture for thanks.

"Tell me Joseph, are you from another world?" asked Ozpin

Baffled, Joseph shook his head and smiled awkwardly, he sighs and submits "Yeah… how'd you know?" Joseph asked

"Well your chest holster has a symbol that's nowhere in Remnant, you call a DeathStalker and the Giant Nevermore 'Scorpion' and 'Bird' even called an Ursa 'Bear'. You even have a robot friend with you who heals wounds beyond repair and which is beyond Atlas technology and your powers are beyond a semblance it's like magic itself." Ozpin sips his coffee mug.

"Ten outta ten analysis Professor. So, what now?" Joseph asked.

"Now, I want to know why you are here." Ozpin said

Joseph sighs knowing that there is no escape from this. "Well, do you want the long, out-of-topic-but-explains-who-and-what-I-am? Or just why am I in your world?" Asked Joseph.

"Both please." Ozpin said

"Well, there's no escaping now…"

"Eh, he's not that bad Xeno. One of the 'more mysterious-but-kind' kind of guys." Joseph puts his cup down to his lap, "Ahem, well where do I start…"

"Oh! You should tell them about the traveler!" Xeno materializes next to Joseph and on to his head.

"Yeah sure," Joseph said. "The Traveler is a Big orb as in meaning, big like a small planet size. Anyhow, the Traveler came to our Solar System and made planets inhabitable. Mercury, a garden world and Venus, a colonized place where scientists go to do research. A true golden age for the people of their time." a small chuckle slowly died off. Joseph's tone got a bit more serious. "But, every golden age always has to come to an end, right?" Joseph took a sip of his tea. "A threat of the Traveler called 'The Darkness' followed The Traveler and destruction reigned. Everything collapsed, Humanity on the verge of extinction, Darkness almost in full control. But light will always find a way to shine the darkest areas. The Traveler made a choice. Instead of running, it fought back. But the battle would cost the Traveler's life, sacrificing itself and creating the Ghosts" Xeno floats over his palm. "This is my Ghost, his name is Xeno."

Xeno flies around Ozpin. "Hello! It's nice to meet you!" he cheered.

"It's nice to meet you too Xeno," Ozpin said.

"Anyhow, Ghosts were formed and they seek out those who could wield it's light as a weapon, reviving those who had the requirements to be a Guardian, Protectors of Humanity."

"And what were the requirements?" asked Ozpin.

"Devotion, Bravery, Sacrifice, Death." Joseph said Slowly

Ozpin raised his brows, intrigued. "Explain." he said.

"Devotion inspires bravery, bravery inspires sacrifice, sacrifice… leads to death." Joseph said

"And you met those requirements?" asked Ozpin

"Yes. But, I really don't want to tell you what happened to me. Personal stuff. Sorry." Joseph apologizes.

"It's fine, I understand. Anyhow, continue on with your world." Ozpin said.

"Well, centuries later, the guardians and non-guardians decided to make a city under the Traveler and surround it with a large wall. It took them centuries to complete the project. It was successful and now humanity is now no longer in fear of the Minions of Darkness since guardians are born and a safe haven with large walls. I was resurrected six years ago. I was born as a Hunter, Warlock, and Titan." Joseph sips his tea and sighs.


"Hello, lads! it's Just A Guy Being A Dude! just saying that This part is just an explanation about Titans, Hunters, and Warlocks and their sub-classes. Feel free to skip this part because it might get boring. Up to you though."

"Titans are like impenetrable walls. Highly armored and they are usually known for their brute strength. Most titans have their pride in protecting the last city. Some can use their light to make a void ward, or a shield to protect those behind them. There are those who like to throw themselves into battle using arc light, causing a massive shockwave around them. And there are those who like to use solar light to forge a hammer big or small either way, you're doomed. Titans are very dangerous if you are on the receiving end." Joseph starts to chuckle remembering all the tales about how the Titan, Wei Ning, punching Guardians to death in the Crucible. Good thing I wasn't alive to be on the receiving end of her fist. But, may her soul rest.

"Warlocks are warrior-scholars. Using the powers granted by the Traveler. They are the only ones who understand true power. Terrifying if you are going up against one who is a true veteran. Warlocks can unleash a void Nova Bomb that can demolish anything that gets in its way. Others can surround themselves in solar light, enhancing their abilities, even resurrecting themselves like phoenixes. They can also soar up in the sky, using a flaming sword to reign down fiery destruction. They can also call upon the storm, using yourself as a conduit of arc light. Sending in arc light at enemies that chains to other enemies, or send in a beam of arc light to obliterate those in their way." Joseph shudders, remembering the tale of Ikora in her crucible days. Poor Shaxx… don't even want to know what happened to him…

"Hunters are outlaws, assassins, even scouts. Their sights are true and they love to live with risk crawling behind their backs. Hunters can forge a flaming golden gun that disintegrates those who are in their sights, they can also send in a flurry of explosive knives upon their enemies. They can also forge arc knives and dance with the arc current, they can also forge an arc staff that flows in arc energy. Both focused on flexibility. And those who like to stalk the nights can summon a bow to tether their enemies. Easy prey, easy kill. They can also forge void blades and stalk their prey and strike them down with a lethal void attack."


Joseph looks down and frowns. Even though I'm in another world and doing something else other than Guardian work, I still miss Cayde…

"Are you alright Joseph?" asked Ozpin.

Joseph looks up to Ozpin. "Heh, no... no, not really." Joseph continues to frown. He sighed deeply, "The… the reason why I came here, is to take my mind off of my dear friend who was murdered in battle. For a short duration of time, I went alone, to avenge him. Murder the murderer. To make sure he pays for what he took from me." he clenched his fist tightly.

"Were you successful?" Ozpin asked.

"Yes," Joseph replies.

"Was it worth it?" Ozpin asked

Joseph looked up at the ceiling and closed his eyes and sighed. "No. When I murdered the killer, I only found out he was manipulated by a being known as the Ahamkara, wish-granting dragons. Taken by the Darkness. Without trial by court, I killed him in cold blood. A bittersweet ending." Joseph stared at his tea. "Blind rage can really change a person..." he sighed and continued on. "When my Fireteam and I went to slay the Ahamkara, Riven, It seduces us, asking us to make a wish, but we ignored her requests and we slew the dragon. But to only find out, that it made one last wish. Riven, on her dying breath, bestowed a curse upon a city called the Dreaming City, Home of this humanoid race called the Awoken. I felt responsible. I gave up sleep, food and rest to end this curse that was caused by me." Joseph starts to raise his voice. "But as I thought the curse had ended, I only found out that the curse was a never-ending one!" Joseph yelled.

"I'm sorry to hear that." Ozpin said

Joseph sighed heavily, "No worries. I'm sorry for yelling." Said, Joseph. He sips his tea to calm down a bit. Drinking tea has always calmed him down. He likes to call them 'miracle workers' due to their abilities to calm the mind of those who are stressed.

"So, to get your mind off of everything, you decided to go to this world?" asked Ozpin.

"Yeah. When I heard that these students were here for an initiation test, I wanted to try to blend in, try to get myself into this school or just get some information about this world." Joseph said.

Ozpin sighed. "Sadly, we can't accept your offer to be in our school due to teams being unbalanced," Ozpin said. He sips the remaining coffee in his mug, "But, your skills in battle are remarkable when you fought the hoards of Grimm." he noted "Tell me, where did you learn how to fight?" he asked.

"I learned how to be a Hunter by my friend Cayde-6. He was the one who died. But he also gave me this gun." Joseph grabs Ace of Spades and shows it to Ozpin. "A momento to remember Cayde." Joseph holstered Ace and took a deep breath. "I learned how to be a Titan by a Vanguard leader named Zavala." Joseph points to his holster that displayed the Vanguard logo. "Also the logo on my holster represents the Vanguard. As for warlock, I was taught by a woman named Ikora Rey who's the Warlock Vanguard, and a man named Osiris." Joseph said.

"What about your hand-to-hand combat skills?" asked Ozpin.

"I learned martial arts by many people. Mainly by an old perverted man named Master Roshi and a spiky-haired man named Goku. They taught me many things. I even combined Martial Arts when using my light and using different varieties of weapons." Joseph explained

"Interesting… say, would you like to stay in Beacon?" asked Ozpin.

"I thought you said that the teams will be unbalanced if I joined," said Joseph.

He nodded, "Indeed I did say that. But you can stay here. Learning the history of Remnant and you can teach your new friends how to hone their skills in battle. You taught before right?" asked Ozpin.

"Yes, I have taught my friends how to fight without using their light and to even use techniques that guardians would never even think of," Joseph replied.

"Well then, I will accept you as a student and a teacher, only on Fridays though. You will spend the whole day with your friends. But you will have to find something for them to learn." Ozpin said.

Joseph got up from his seat "Really!?" Joseph said with excitement

Ozpin chuckles a bit due to his energetic personality. "Yes, I will accept you as a student in Beacon and you can teach your new friends techniques as well." Ozpin smiled.

"Alright!" Joseph cheered. "But, I would also appreciate that you should spread the word to the teachers that my friends and I have. Even though I am taking my mind off of everything from that world, I will also be called back into the field." Joseph explained.

"I understand. You want to keep your world a secret from everyone else?" asked Ozpin.

Joseph nodded. "Yes, that would be greatly appreciated. I will wait till the right moment to tell them," he said.

"Alright then." Ozpin got up and walked towards Joseph, he lent out a hand to Joseph. "Welcome to Beacon Academy Joseph," Ozpin said.

"Thank you," Joseph said as he shook his hand. "I won't let you down."

"Looks like we got another job..." Xeno said.

"But a job that I will gladly take."


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