Neo the Gamer Chapter 21: Found the Main Character, a rwby fanfic

Name : Cinder Fall

Age : 19

Level : 13 (58%)

Class : Huntress [You have trained to become a Huntress so you could escape your situation. While nobody will recognize you as one, you believe you have succeeded]

Path : Chosen one [You believe Destiny has a plan for you, and that every hardship you face will bring you closer to greatness. The entire world is a play, you are its main character, and everyone else is there to either serve you or bring you pain]

Title : Ambitious Pawn

HP : 18/18

AP : 77/84

STR : 17

CON : 18

DEX : 22

INT : 18

WIS : 16

CHA : 16

Semblance : Scorching Caress [You can heat up anything you touch to insanely high temperature, even melting the sturdiest of metals]

Status effects :

Child of Remnant [You are from Remnant and follow different rules than other worlds. Your HP is always equal to your constitution and any bonuses that would normally improve it are transferred to your aura]

Part Maiden [You hold part of the power of the Fall Maiden within you, allowing you to use small Dust attacks without Dust and giving you an additional 2 in every stat]

Grimm Presence [?]

Defenses :

AC : 22

For : 22

Ref : 24

Will : 21

(-)

Midday : Two swords that can be linked together to make a bow.

Proficiency bonus : 3

Enhancement : 3 to attacks and damage

Melee damage : 1d8

Range damage : 1d8

That was what Neo was up against.

Cinder's swords were surprisingly basic, only being able to link together to form a bow if needed. However, even without special effects, Cinder would still have a 40% chance of hitting her.

The fight didn't look great, especially considering Neo could easily be killed by a simple hit of one of Cinder's swords, but there was one point in that entire description that made Neo decide to fight it out.

That path. The Chosen one path. It seemed Cinder was convinced she was the main character in some sort of fairy tale, and that was a weakness Neo could exploit.

Right now, Cinder wasn't interested in hiring her, and had she done nothing Neo would likely have been killed by her two henchmen ganging up on her, to show Roman his place. But by attacking Cinder, it changed everything.

Cinder had been too proud to refuse the fight, as planned, and now Neo only had to make sure she gave Cinder enough of a hard time to make her change her mind on hiring her. She had to fight well enough to show that she was worth keeping around, while making sure Cinder wouldn't start seeing her as an enemy.

Of course, if an opportunity presented itself, then Neo would rather kill Cinder there – that was why she was here for in the first place – but she needed a safe back-up plan. And the safest option, right now, was giving Cinder a tough, frustrating opponent that didn't seem that intent on harming her. Which was perfect since that was Neo's fighting style in the first place.

Cinder swung her sword at Neo's figure, who instantly broke into pieces. Cinder's surprise was only momentary, as Neo gave her two loud smacks on her head with Hush before retreating a step and letting her weapon rest on her shoulder.

- 18 AP

- 19 AP

Cinder lunged in with her blade, which Neo side-stepped, and swung with the other, which Neo blocked with her own weapon. Bringing her first sword back to slash again, Cinder only hit shattering glass as Neo disappeared once again, only to reappear to kick her in the waist before taking a step back and resting her weapon on her shoulder again.

- 12 AP

Neo wondered for a moment. This fight was being more easy than she first anticipated. Cinder had already lost two thirds of her aura, so should she start using her Dust ?

She would certainly be stronger if she used it, but if she miscalculated and failed to kill Cinder here, then she would lose the element of surprise when she would really attempt to kill her.

But again, if she managed to kill Cinder now, then that was one less problem to worry about.

Cinder wasn't going to let her think it over in the middle of a fight though, and she lunged again. Neo dodged it about just as easily as the first time, however what followed wasn't a swing of Cinder's other sword, but rather a fireball.

The new attack caught Neo completely by surprise, and her right arm was burned severely, causing her to drop Hush in pain.

- 7 HP

Cinder then pointed her blade directly at Neo's face, a simple breath away from cutting her on the spot.

"I believe that should be enough of a lesson." said Cinder with a confident smirk of her own, "You've got yourself a competent henchmen Roman."

Neo let herself frown. It wasn't too hard, as while Cinder had reacted according to plan, Neo did feel frustrated that she had been hit so easily. Had she not hesitated this might have ended differently.

But there was no use crying over spilled milk. She was in, and she only had to burn her arm a bit for that. Now was time for her to prepare her plan on how to get Roman out of this mess, and even better, how to get rid of that Cinder.

It would probably be a while, but Neo was confident it would happen. The closest people got to their goals, the more prone to mistakes they would be.

And the moment Cinder would make a mistake.

Then Neo would be there to kill her.

No matter how confident she had seemed back there, Cinder wasn't feeling well after that fight.

She had taken quite a hit, two thirds of her aura in only a few strikes, all of which were humiliating in some way.

It was clear that this Neo girl hadn't been intent on harming her, and only wanted to prove her worth to her, but frustratingly she seemed to be quite more skilled than her.

Of course, she had won the fight, that much was a given, but Cinder couldn't help but wonder.

If Neo had aura to protect her.

Would the result have been the same ?

While Neo took some time to rest and heal her burnt arm, she thought over what she remembered of the two people following Cinder.

Name : Emerald Sustrai

Age : 17

Level : 10 (100%)

Class : Thief [You are used to stealing other's belongings for a living. You fight using trickery rather than brute force]

Path : None

Title : Puppy love

HP : 10/10

AP : 57/57

STR : 12

CON : 10

DEX : 20

INT : 12

WIS : 14

CHA : 14

Semblance : Hallucinations [You can make people see and feel what you want them to. The concentration and aura required depends on how many people you affect]

Status effects :

Defenses :

AC : 20

For : 17

Ref : 23

Will : 18

(-)

Name : Mercury Black

Age : 18

Level : 10 (100%)

Class : Assassin [You are specialized in killing people. In a world where most people worth killing have aura, that means punching, or rather kicking, through it]

Path : None

Title : In search of purpose

HP : 12/12

AP : 60/60

STR : 16

CON : 12

DEX : 20

INT : 10

WIS : 13

CHA : 11

Semblance : None

Status effects :

Defenses :

AC : 20

For : 20

Ref : 22

Will : 17

Neo sighed. While Mercury could be ignored once Cinder was gone, it seemed that Emerald would be a bit more defensive of her master. And that semblance would be annoying in a fight.

If she wanted to have any chance at killing Cinder, then she needed those two out of the way. Then, it would only be a matter of spending enough Dust to deal a significant amount of damage to Cinder in a surprise attack, but that would require some preparation first.

And even then, she'd have to make sure she could actually go through and kill Cinder before Cinder could kill her. Since she lacked aura, Neo couldn't afford to take a single hit like today. The only reason she had survived here was that she had managed to react in time and quickly coat her arm in ice where the fireball would hit.

Still, not everything was bad now. At least she was with Roman, and even with the threat of Cinder over their head, it seemed like the thief was managing to be his old self.

Specifically, he seemed to really look forward to this evening's White Fang meeting.

Roman was angry, unbelievably angry.

His day couldn't be any worse.

He thought it had started well, with Neo coming over in the morning.

But then, she had fought against Cinder, and gotten hurt. Well, at least Cinder had accepted to let his favorite mute join them, so it wasn't that bad.

He was even glad, in a way, that the faunus girl from Beacon and her monkey friend had infiltrated the White Fang meeting he was participating in. It had given him an excuse to rampage with the newly delivered mech one of Cinder's associates had brought in.

He was hoping said rampage would attract at least one half-decent Huntsman he could get arrested by. Then he knew Neo would be able to stay hidden long enough to help him get out without Cinder knowing about it.

But no. Not a single Huntsman appeared. In fact, little red and her friends had managed to destroy the so-called best of Atlas' technology. He always knew that kingdom was full of worthless junk.

He really had bad luck.

Neo grinned as the bullhead she was in flew over Vale, following Roman as he rampaged with his new toy.

He had told her, when no-one was listening, that he was trying to get himself caught in a way that wouldn't make Cinder doubt him, but had no luck so far. He had added that she should still properly try to protect him even if Huntsmen appeared, in order to make the arrest more credible to Cinder, but Neo was now smart enough to know that even without him telling her. Rumpole had given her extensive lessons on how to mislead people without being found out.

It would be a shame though, as Neo doubted that a single Huntsman outside of Beacon was capable of stopping her now.

She had offered him to run away and hide it out, however Roman had refused. It seemed he wasn't liking the odds of being able to stay hidden from Cinder forever. That or he wasn't that interested in leaving in the first place.

Hmmm, it seemed that Roman had finally managed to corner the little Huntress-in-training and her friends... Or maybe it was them that cornered him ?

Seeing as he got his mech destroyed and his ass kicked, it would seem to be the latter. Time for Neo to jump in and save the day then.

And so she did, protecting Roman from a shot before smugly putting Hush back on her shoulder so she could observe the four students, two of which had already annoyed Roman before.

And once that was done, it would be time to leave.

Name : Ruby Rose

Age : 15

Level : 2 (25%)

Class : Reaper [You use the deadliest weapon on Remnant, a scythe, to tear apart the grimm]

Path : None

Title : A simple soul

HP : 10/10

AP : 16/16

STR : 8

CON : 10

DEX : 20

INT : 11

WIS : 14

CHA : 10

Semblance : Petal Burst [You can turn into petals, giving you extra speed as well as allowing you to weave through the air]

Status effects :

Silver-eyed Warrior [You have silver eyes, which holds the power of the God of Light. It can be used to harm every single one of the God of Darkness' creations]

Defenses :

AC : 16

For : 12

Ref : 19

Will : 14

(-)

Name : Weiss Schnee

Age : 17

Level : 3 (12%)

Class : Invoker [You focus on the usage of Dust, although that does not mean you aren't a good fencer]

Path : None

Title : SDC Heiress

HP : 10/10

AP : 18/18

STR : 11

CON : 10

DEX : 14

INT : 18

WIS : 13

CHA : 12

Semblance : Glyphs [The hereditary semblance of the Schnee family. You can create glyphs that you can enhance with Dust, or use to summon grimm you vanquished before]

Status effects :

Defenses :

AC : 15

For : 12

Ref : 17

Will : 14

(-)

Name : Blake Belladonna

Age : 17

Level : 4 (37%)

Class : Ninja [You have trained for covert operations and mobile combat with a versatile weapon]

Path : None

Title : Scaredy-cat

HP : 10/10

AP : 28/28

STR : 12

CON : 10

DEX : 19

INT : 12

WIS : 14

CHA : 13

Semblance : Shadow [You can create shadows where you once were, making you jump out of it's emplacement even in midair]

Status effects :

Defenses :

AC : 16

For : 14

Ref : 19

Will : 15

(-)

Name : Yang Xiao Long

Age : 17

Level : 3 (82%)

Class : Brawler [You fight with your fists. Is there anything more to add ?]

Path : None

Title : Punny fighter

HP : 14/14

AP : 29/29

STR : 16

CON : 14

DEX : 10

INT : 11

WIS : 12

CHA : 13

Semblance : Burn [You convert the damage you have taken so far into additional strength you can use until your aura is out. Using it makes you angry, and being angry makes you use it]

Status effects :

Defenses :

AC : 12

For : 17

Ref : 12

Will : 13

I believe I need a little break now.

To be continued on June 19th

Name : Neo Politan

Age : 16

Level : 16 (01%)

Class : Illusionist [You add both your Intelligence and Dexterity modifiers to your AC and to Dexterity or Intelligence based attacks as long as you can still cast illusions]

Path : Me, myself and I [You live for yourself first and foremost, no matter what pain you might cause others]

Title : The Gamer

HP : 10/10

AP : UNUSABLE

STR : 11

CON : 10

DEX : 18

INT : 21

WIS : 12

CHA : 16

Semblance : The Gamer

Status effects :

Gamer's body [Your body follows game-like mechanics. You can restore 1/4th of your total HP (rounded down) by resting 15 minutes. You can only die if your HP reach 0 and you fail your last breath]

Fighting for your life [Your aura behaved in the only way that would let you survive, and will continue to do so until you overcome your trauma. You cannot use aura, but you can will any item you wield for it to reflect 100% of any attack that hits it]

Words that shouldn't be said [Your last words almost caused you to lose your life. You cannot talk until you overcome your trauma]

Defenses :

AC : 26(30)

For : 19

Ref : 25

Will : 23