Hello everybody, and welcome back to GoW: Remnant. Before we begin, let me clear up another confusion that I forgot to mention. Yes, Ruby is a God, but Kratos doesn't know it because she, unlike Yang, hasn't demonstrated any Godly abilities. Kratos believes that his genes skipped Ruby. Now, let's jump right in!

Jaune gave a battle cry as he swung his sword at Kratos, aiming for his head but missing completely. "Pathetic," Kratos shouted, "again!" Jaune lifted his sword and swung it clumsily at his chest before attempting a thrust. Kratos harshly smacked the boy's hand, redirecting the sword safely away from him before giving a swift, firm smack to the back of his head. The strike sent the boy tumbling to the ground where he lay, exhausted and sore. "You're not ready," Kratos growled as the young boy slowly sat up. "Go sit and ponder on your loss." With a defeated look and hung head, Jaune made his way back to his seat only to trip over Cardin, who purposely stuck his foot out. The boy and his team laughed, but it was quickly quelled by Kratos who shouted at the boys to quiet down. The old God then looked upon his class and sighed. It had been a little over a week since he began training them, and only a hand full of them had shown true progress.

"Alright, listen up cause I'm only saying this once. From now on, when in my class, you will speak only when spoken to or when prompted to do so. I do not care about where you come from or who you are. I do not care if you are Human or Faunus; if you are blue, black, green, red, or orange. I don't care if you have horns coming out of your head or a tail coming out of you back. To me, you're all the same. Brats playing at being Huntsmen."

"Cardin, you're next," Kratos stated, beckoning him over. The boy stood up and grabbed his weapon. He then turned toward Jaune and said, "Watch how a real warrior fights, Jauney Boy."

"Your skills aren't anything to brag about either, boy," Kratos growled as he waited for Cardin to get ready.

"With all due respect, sir, I'm way above that loser in every aspect."

"Then, let us see if your boasting holds some weight." Kratos readied himself and said, "Come at me as if you were trying to kill me!" Cardin grinned as he lifted his mace up and over his head. He then charged at the old God and swung it down at his head. Kratos easily sidestepped the attack before delivered a hard punch to the boy's gut, sending him crumbling to his knees. Kratos turned toward his class to address them. "Overconfidence in one's abilities will almost always lead to their downfall. Never underestimate your enemy and never overestimate yourself." Just then, the bell rang and the timing couldn't be more perfect for as soon as it did, Glynda Goodwitch entered the building with a frustrated look. Kratos said to his class, "Learn from today's instructions and continue your training. I will test you all again next week. Dismissed." With that, he turned his attention to Glynda. "What do you want Goodwitch?"

"Kratos," Glynda greeted, "I've been receiving complaints about your training methods." She saw Cardin slowly pick himself up and said, "I can see that those complaints hold some merit."

"Are you here for a reason?"

"You can't keep hitting and injuring the students, Kratos. We are a school, not a military."

"We are training warriors are we not," Kratos asked, clearly getting annoyed with the older woman.

"They are children, not men."

"Don't give me that, Goodwitch. They stopped being children the moment you signed them up to fight your war." The two stared each other down before he continued with, "Do not forget why I'm here. I'm only doing this to keep an eye on my daughters and their progress. Nothing more."

Glynda sighed and said, "This isn't why I'm here. Ozpin wanted to see you."

"What for?"

"I don't know, but he said you'd be interested."

(Transition)

"I'm glad you're here, Kratos," Ozpin said as the old God and Glynda entered his office.

"Goodwitch said you had something that might interest me. So, make this quick."

"Very well," Ozpin cleared his throat and pulled out his Scroll. "We've gotten reports from the town of Kirkwall. They've been having Grimm trouble."

"I told you, I'm not hunting Grimm."

"I'm not asking you to, but I know you've been wanting your students to experience real combat."

Kratos took a moment to decide before answering with, "Very well. But I can't take everyone. I'll only take three teams. RWBY, JNPR, and CRDL will do. We leave in the morning." With that, Kratos turned and began walking away.

"Very well. Oh, and Kratos." The old God turned his head. "Be careful. Townspeople have turned up missing without a trace. We believe it might be a new type of Grimm."

Kratos turned to the Headmaster, now realizing why Ozpin brought this to his attention. "So, this was just a ploy to get information on a possible new Grimm?"

"No, not entirely. You are the Combat Instructor so if you believe that first-hand experience will help them to become better Huntsmen, then I fully support you. But, this is also an opportunity to see if we are dealing with any new Grimm.."

Kratos glared at the man before saying, "Be straight forward next time. I don't like wasting my time on meaningless tasks." With that, he turned and left the Headmaster's office.

Ozpin gave an angry growl when Kratos left and said, "I really hate that man."

"Then why do we put up with him, sir," Glynda asked.

"Because he's all we've got."

(Transition)

"So, why are we all here again," Weiss asked as JNPR, CRDL, and her team gathered in the Training Hall.

"No idea," Yang answered. "Dad just told us to meet him here."

"Maybe he wants to discuss our progress," Sky Lark, a member of Team CRDL, offered.

Ruby shook her head and said, "I doubt it. Dad wouldn't waste his time telling us in private how bad we were doing. He'd just flat out say it."

"Well, there's no point in speculating," Ren said.

"And you are correct," Kratos said, standing in the doorway and looking as intimidating as always.

"Father," Yang greeted as her dad made his way toward them.

"Have a seat, all of you." He waited for his students to do so before saying, "I called you all here because we have an important assignment. As you know, I've been wanting to see how some of you do in a real combat situation. Well, that time has come." The students looked between one another before turning their attention back to their teacher. "A town called Kirkwall has been having some trouble with Grimm. They've asked for our assistance. So, we'll be leaving in the morning."

"Finally," Cardin said, cracking his knuckles, "I get to kick some Grimm ass."

"Are you sure about this, sir," Jaune asked nervously. "I mean, we've only been here for little more than a week."

"Heh, leave it to Jauney Boy to wimp out."

"You'll have nothing to worry about as long as you listen to my instructions and remember your training. Besides, it's only supposed to be a few Beowolves. So, nothing special."

"Don't worry Jaune," Nora said, giving the boy's back a hard slap. "We've got your back."

"Thanks, Nora," Jaune groaned painfully.

Yang looked at her father and asked, "That's not all, is it?"

"No," Kratos said, getting his student's attention again. "There have been reports of townspeople going missing. Ozpin wants us to discover the cause of this mystery."

"He suspects a Grimm," Pyrrha asked.

Kratos nodded before saying, "I, on the other hand, think its because people don't wish to live in a town that's constantly under attack. In the end, it doesn't matter. Our goal is the same. Wipe out the Grimm attacking Kirkwall. Understood?" He received confirmation from his students before dismissing them.

I know it'd been a little bit but with this new virus spreading around, it hit my city now, things have been a bit hectic. However, I am taking the necessary precautions and staying along with washing my hands and keeping said hands away from my face and nose. I'm doing fine and I sincerely hope you all are as well. I'm going to try to get these out faster so that you guys can have something to read while stuck in your homes. Stay safe out there and if you think you're getting sick then please self-quarantine or try to get to a doctor. Stay safe and be smart. We're going to get through this.