Onyx
Title: Foolhardy(deals up to 14% extra damage against enemies strong than you) Onii chan(emits a calming aura towards all children in the vicinity and gains a 30% buff to all stats when fighting for/with Ruby or Yang in the area.)
Level 20
Race: Grimm – Alpha Beowolf
Exp: 312/1000
Hp: 1000/ 1000(+1.5/min)
AP: 500/500 (+0.75/min)
Atk - 46 (+47) =93/ 46 (+112) =158
Def - 42 (+27)=69
Str - 55
End - 43
Vit - 40
Dex - 33 (+3)=36
Int - 17
Wis – 17
Luck - 17
Points – 0
Lien – 5457
Essence points – 18
"So you are telling me that Ozpin is some sort of immortal-ish reincarnating wizard?" Barry asks me to confirm what I told him.
"Pretty much yeah, it makes me wonder if he's high half of the time to have all that wisdom but managed to let cinder and co slip into Beacon." I answer noticing that the boat is starting to slow down.
"And then there's this dick head Ironwood who's basically a military dictator who thinks military might is the answer for everything?" Barry asks me again.
"Yeah, it was because of Ironwood that shit went south in the 3rd volume to begin with." I say recalling the cct hacking.
"Wait, what happened in volume 3?" Barry asks me with a hint of worry in his voice.
"I'd tell you when the time is right, it's basically that shit hits the fan and big ass Grimm invasion, like bigger than the breach at the end of volume 2." I say the boat has completely halted. I press my ear onto the wall to the listen on what's happening outside. Even though I have enhanced hearing like faunus, the walls are quite thick and I only managed to make out a little bit of details. It seems that the workers are getting breakfast before they unload the cargo, giving me and Barry a chance to slip out.
Barry was the first one to head out, tip-toeing behind pile of crates scattered across the dock. *clunk* *clunk* he turns around and deadpan at the sight of my beowolfs carrying the coffin with us.
"Do you really need to bring that Onyx?" He sighs.
"I spent 300 goddamn Lien on that coffin and I'm sure as hell not leaving it behind." I say motioning the beowolfs to continue.
"But can't you see how that's not stealthy in the slightest and why are there only 13 beowolfs, what happened to the other 3?" Barry asks.
"Barry, it's a fucking miracle that I managed to stuff you and I along 13 beowolfs into that coffin, did you really think that there was more space. Also I left them behind to train themselves on Patch and keep an eye on the empty cabin to make sure no one discovers it. If they do then the beowolfs will tear it down before they can inspect it." I answer Barry back.
"Besides, why the fuck are you sneaking around like that, there's literally no one else here." I point to the empty warehouses as a tumbleweed comically rolls out from nowhere. Barry just looks at it, then the sun barely rising up on the horizon, then he looks at me and facepalms himself at his own stupidity.
"Whatever, so do you have any plans or something?" Barry asks me getting out from behind the crates.
"Well first thing first we need a job. You're tasked with finding us a job since I'm supposedly mute so I doubt I'd excel in interviews. Meanwhile, I'll scout around to find an apartment to rent, sounds good?" I suggest to Barry who nods in reply.
"What about the beowolfs?" Barry points to the pack.
"Western Mistral has a lot of forests so they can just linger there to avoid attention, still if we happen to need reinforcements then we'll have to keep some of them close to us. I think I'll keep 3 beowolfs in the coffin in our apartment and send the other 10 to the woods." And so we begins our trek to civilization by following the road leading out of the dock.
"Wait…do you have any idea where we are going?" Barry asks me.
"Nope, not a fucking clue. But if I remember the map correctly and seeing as how we are surrounded by trees I'd say we are on the west side of Mistral. Pyrrha's in Argus and Jaune is probably there as well, I'm not sure on that one. On the bright side though, I think Oniyuri is somewhere around here." I assess the situation.
"Guess we're not entirely hopeless eh? Can you play anything on the road, I found this lying around at the park and figured why not take it?" Barry says pulling out a harmonica. Hmm I guess it couldn't hurt to play, though trying to blow the harmonica with all of my fangs in the way might prove to be difficult.
{Xiao Long-Rose residence}
"So you're telling me that our suspects took your daughters?" Glynda asks through the scroll.
"Well they didn't kidnap our daughters per say more like they took them to the park to play." Tai clarifies earning a sigh from the other side.
"This just keeps getting more and more confusing. Do you know why they would have a close connection with your daughters?" Glynda asks.
"Nope, I mean from what I've seen so far they don't have any ill intentions, at least to Ruby and Yang. But Summer well…she's extremely overprotective when it comes to those two." Tai says shivering as he sees Summer sitting on the couch sharpening her scythe with a monotone expression.
"By the way, where is Ozpin? Shouldn't he be taking this call." Tai asks.
"Tai, he's the headmaster of Beacon, he still has his own share of paperwork despite him pushing a lot of it on me." Glynda says, annoyed at the coffee addict's antics.
"Hmm, if our targets tend to be around Ruby and Yang then maybe you could pretend to be gone then monitor your daughters to catch them?" Glynda suggests.
"Glynda are you mad? Summer will kill the both of us for that, you're bloody saying that we should use OUR daughters as bait for who is potentially one of the biggest threat to humanity." Tai quietly shouts into the scroll making sure Summer didn't hear anything.
"It was only a suggestion Tai *sigh* anyway I'm also calling you to inform of your next assignment in Mistral." Glynda addresses Tai.
"Mistral? Why would we be needed there?" Tai asks.
"There have been…ominous discoveries on the continent. Grimm tracks to be specific…Different than anything recorded within the huntsman database. I fear the worst that it could be one of the many Titans." Glynda answers.
"Titans? What are they and how come we have never heard of them before?" Tai asks back.
"You see, Titans are ancient Grimms dating back to before the Dust revolution. Their powers are so tremendous that their names are carved into legends that are forgotten in these times. It is said that they all went into a slumber once the Brothers left and that one day they shall rise again. The weakest of them alone is already enough to destroy a city." Glynda says.
"Could this be the work of Salem?" Tai asks fearing what could happen if she launches a full scale invasion with these titans.
"Fortunately no. The titans were so powerful in fact that they gained their own will so Salem doesn't have any control over them. If I recall correctly then Ozpin told me that Salem was actually attacked by some of them as a challenge for dominance." Glynda explains to Tai.
"I guess we better get to it huh? Brothers know what would happen if a village is going to be attacked by one." Tai says, ending the call.
"Hey Summer, can you call Qrow to watch over the girls? Something important just came up." Tai calls out, walking to the living room.
{With Onyx and Barry}
"Man I can't believe that you just done that." Barry exclaims, amazed at the fact that I could actually play the harmonica in my current form as I hand him back the instrument with dozens of scratch marks on it.
"Yeah well, I'm surprised myself too…Hey I think we're here, look ahead." Barry does so and notice on the side of the road was a wooden sign saying "Little Ivywood". Of course that name doesn't ring any bells and act as a reminder that this is real life now, not a show.
"So do you have any preferences on our jobs?" Barry asks as we continue forward.
"Well it should be something simple like an assistant or maybe helper in a shop. Hell we could sign up for construction work too, just anything that doesn't draw much attention." I instruct Barry as we begin to part ways at the entrance of the small town ahead.
Seeing the scenery with my own eyes left me baffled that with the technological advancements on Remnant similar to Earth that there still exist some simple old-fashioned towns like this one. Of course there are still the occasional mechanics and shops but overall you can't tell the difference between this town and a fantasy anime village. Maybe Monty had Japan in his mind when he created Mistral.
Barry has gone ahead of me towards the market area to look for a job as I have my eye on an apartment down the road next to a library. Thankfully, nobody really suspect my appearance…if it weren't for the massive coffin I have on my back. Some people actually stops me and ask about it and thinking of the most logical respond there could I be to such a question, I just winged it and said that I was cosplaying. On one hand I'm relieved that people are no longer suspicious of me after that but I'm also worried about the people around here if they are used to bizarre shit like this.
Since said apartment I was going to is small, I had to awkwardly leave the coffin in the parking lot while going to reception to rent a room. The inside is more spacious than what it seems from the outside with the room easily able to fit a football team into. At the counter was a deer faunus woman in her early thirties wearing beige pants and a casual flower shirt who seems to be doing her taxes at the moment. Seeing as nobody else is here at the moment, I take it that it's my turn and go to press the little bell on the counter. *Ding*.
"Oh I'll be with you in a moment, just gotta finish this up" The woman says continuing to fill out her paper. I patiently wait for her to finish while helping myself to some of the complimentary candy in a bowl next to a landline phone. Hmm, tastes like cherry.
"Alright, all finished. Sorry for keeping you waiting sir, how can I-EEP!" The woman immediately recoils the moments she saw me and ducks under the table. Oh right, I'm wearing armor and concealing my face, she must have mistaken me for a robber. I hit the bell again and wait for the nervous girl to rise up.
Slowly but surely, she gets back up from underneath and table and her face quickly reddens from embarrassment as she realizes what she just did. "Oh my god I'm so sorry sir! I didn't mean to be rude." She apologizes profusely but I just wave her off.
"Are you here to rent a room mr?" She asks pointing to the remaining keys on a shelf to which I give a nod.
"Oh ok, just need to fill out your information on this form here and the rent is 400 Lien per month not including dining fees if that is ok with you?" She asks while handing me a form that needs basic information like my name, age, signature…
"I forgot my manners, I'm Margaret Mint and you sir?" She asks while I'm filling out the form.
She didn't know that I'm mute at the moment so I point to my throat making an x with my hands. Realization hits her as she readies herself for another apology but I cut her short by asking for some papers to write on.
"I'm Onyx, no last name. And I would actually want to rent a room for 2, my friend is busy at the moment so he can't be here for registry, I'll remind him to fill out his own form when he gets here." I write.
"No problem mr Onyx though a 2 person room costs more at 700 per month." Margaret answers.
"Don't worry I can handle it. Here, I'll pay for the first month in advance." I write as I reach into my hoodie pocket pretending to look for something while pulling 700 Lien out of my inventory and hands it to Margaret.
"Alright, enjoy your stay sir." Margaret calls out as I walk to the parking lot to figure out a way to move the coffin inside the room. And that's when I slam my head into the wall noticing how much of a moron I am by manually carrying it instead of just stuffing it in my inventory. Apparently Grimms can be kept in my inventory since they're technically not exactly organic sentient beings.
{With Barry}
"Hmmm, what jobs are there to take I wonder?" Barry muses aloud as he strolls down the sidewalk. He then comes across a large board filled with all sorts of papers and deducted that it must be the town's announcement board.
He quickly skims through the details for any potential jobs that Onyx and he can take. Grimms sightings, farming season, sales on fish, bounties? Just as Barry was about to walk away to continue the search, out of the corner of his eye he can see the word "help wanted" buried beneath some of the larger posters. Lifting the ones talking about Dust prices and weapons up he could see a tiny poster underneath hiring a cook and a waiter for a small café.
Barry thought back on Onyx's words and just went with it even though that the jobs may not pay much. But it's not like they would have financial problems anytime soon with Onyx's system being able to make money out of Grimms not to mention the bounties that he saw earlier. Thus, Barry made a mad dash to the small café listed on the poster, determined to ace the interview.
Not 15 minutes later and he was already at his destination as Barry barges into the establishment with a little too much force sending the door swinging by its hinges. Inside, a large bald man with a majestic beard in a black apron who was setting up the chairs raise an eyebrow at Barry's sudden intrusion.
"Can I help you? We're still 20 minutes away from opening." He says in a deep voice akin to that of a blacksmith to Barry.
"Oh I didn't mean to bust in like that, I'm Barry Blue and I heard you were hiring more staff?" Barry greets the man, holding a hand out which he shakes in respond.
"That I do, I'm Matt Marigold, the owner of this café. You know how to cook?" Matt asks taking another look at Barry.
"Well no I'm actually for the job as a waiter though my friend can fill that role just fine, he's also applying here." Barry says, mentioning Onyx.
"Oh? And what is he like?" Matt says taking seat on a chair.
"Well he's mute because of an accident since his youth which also horribly scarred him so he has to hide his face everywhere he go or people would start freaking out. But I've known him for quite a while and I can vouch that he's a good person and an even better cook." Barry half-lied, the only thing he made up was the accident otherwise all of the other details are technically true
"Hmm, I'll be the judge of that, besides it's not like I can manage this place by myself with my daughter. I'll give you boys the jobs for the moment and if you prove to be capable then I'll gladly let you keep it." Matt replies as he goes back to setting up the place.
"Thank you sir, we won't let you down." Barry flashes a bright smile.
"Don't call me sir, it makes me feel old. And tell your friend to get here, only 15 minutes until we open and your uniforms are in the back." Matt says as he waves Barry off.
{Back with Onyx}
That should do it. I give the room another look and I have to say that it's not too shabby for an apartment. There's a fully equipped kitchen and sink although I'm still sticking to my own tools because I already went through the trouble of bringing them along. A nice shower and bathtub with hot water which reminds me, have I even bathed at all? The main room includes a large bed that would fit 2 people and a fold up sofa facing a 32 inch flat screen TV. Since there was a lot of space left in there, I unpacked the coffin from my inventory and put it next to the bed.
As odd as it is to admit, the inside of the coffin actually feels more comfortable than the mattress for me and it would be uncomfortable for both me and Barry to be sleeping in the same bed. The 3 beowolfs look like they can fit in the kitchen area so I told them to stay there for the time being.
"Hey Onyx, I got us some jobs." Came a chat screen belonging to Barry.
"Oh great, I also found us a nice apartment. What jobs did you manage to find?" I ask him back.
"Well we'll be working in a café and our boss is this big guy named Matt Marigold, he kinda looks like a dwarf but he's bulky instead of short. You're the cook and I already told Matt that you're mute and such so no worry. And yours truly will be a waiter. Oh and can you come down to where I'm at, we're starting in about another 10 minutes." Barry informs me.
"Alright, on my way over." I close the chat, checks the party menu to see Barry's location about 500m away as I rush over to my soon-to-be workplace. The outside of the place wasn't much to look at, a humble billboard displaying the words "café" and a classical coffee cup next to it. Judging by a line of people waiting at the front it seems I made it in time. I slip through the backdoor and meet up with Barry who was putting on his waiter outfit of black pants and vest with a white shirt and a bowtie.
"Oh hey, you made it. Your uniform is over there by the way." Barry points to a kitchen counter where a chef hat was along a white apron and some gloves which I proceed to put over my armor. At this point a man who would give Junior a run for his money when it comes to size walks through the kitchen door.
"Ah you must be Onyx, I'm Matt Marigold, the owner of this café. Here's our menu, give a quick look through it and it you have a problem making any of those then I can give you a quick rundown. Don't worry about the drinks, my daughter will be handling that." The man now named Matt says as he hand me a small booklet. I read the content to see basic dishes that one would see in a diner such as various salads, sandwiches, soup, pies with many more desserts like cupcakes and oddly enough there is also steak. Nothing too complicated and hell I could probably introduce some of the dishes I know later. I give Matt a thumb up as he nods and walks to front to open the store.
Barry was about to join him when the backdoor opens yet again and a redheaded girl walks through in a similar attire as Barry but she has a black apron like Matt instead of a vest. "Oh you must be the new employees, I'm Jane Marigold nice to meet you!" Jane greets us merrily. "I'm Barry Blue and that bloke over there is Onyx, shop just opened so we'll have to properly get to know each other later." Barry says walking to the front.
And so we started our shifts with everything going quite smoothly. A lot of the customers would order drinks alone without anything to eat so I have to help Jane with the process. Speaking of Jane the girl really reminds me of Ruby, cheery, hyperactive and a little bit of a chatterbox, not that I mind though. Barry was not having much trouble moving around with the orders due to his agility and quite honestly may have impressed some of the guests with how he slides from place to place like he was wearing roller blades. I, myself also experienced no difficulties since all of the dishes were elementary level and things were going rather slow as people take their time to eat here unlike fast-food restaurants. All in together everything was great, I could get used to this. *CRASH* I just have to go and say that didn't I.
Jane went to the door leading to the front and looks through the tiny circular window on it as her face turns sour. That's definitely not a good thing since it would take a hell lot of annoyance to bother someone like Jane that much. I also just finished making a bowl of soup so I figure I should give it to Barry while checking what happened anyway. Noticing how the atmosphere has grown dead silent I'm guessing that whatever happened was not a good thing. Jane has walked to the counter where Matt was as they start whispering about something and I went over to Barry who seems confused.
"Hey Barry, what was that?" I ask him.
"No idea, I was just giving this man his steak then all of a sudden I heard something shatter." Barry answers as we both look around to find the source of the anomaly. It didn't take long before a group of 4 guys in their early 20s to storm over to counter angrily. All of them wear tank tops and needless accessories like golden chains that radiate so much douchebag energy that I want to actively kick their asses for looking that way. It didn't help that head douchebag has a bright green Mohawk of all things.
"WHAT KIND OF ESTABLISHMENT IS THIS!" Head douchebag practically screams at Matt.
"HOW COULD YOU LET THESE FILTHY ANIMALS STAY HERE!" He continues yelling before Matt could answer.
"THEY DON'T EVEN DESERVE TO BE IN THE SAME BUILDING AS US AND YOU LET THOSE DISGUSTING FREAKS EAT WITH US!" Another douchebag from the side chimes in. and then came the choked sobbing. I look to where they had come from to see a fox faunus woman was crouched down comforting a little girl that seems to be her daughter if the resemblance is anything to go by. The little girl was bleeding from her forehead while crying…and next to her are broken shards from a coffee cup. Oh those motherfuckers actually had the gall to hit a fucking CHILD!
I lightly prod Barry and point towards the scene of crime as unadulterated rage fills him. "Barry, we're sending these bastards straight to the ICU" I say to him as we make our way over to the soon to be dead men. "With pleasure" Barry simply replies. Now with us standing directly behind them without any of the idiots noticing, I decide to start with the head douchebag. Jane sees what I was about to do and covers her mouth in shock. Grabbing the prick shoulder, I force him to turn around and face me. "WHA-" The asshole didn't get to finish his sentence as I channel my energy to activate le slap.*Crack*.Here's the thing, that slap was the equivalent of the total of my physical stats times 3 which is 522 DMG and It had just hit him directly in the face. And with these douchebags being mere civilians with aura who decided to play tough, that slap has sent not 1 not 2 but 5 of his teeth flying while also dislocating his jaw. I would say I feel sorry for him, but that scum stopped being a human being long ago.
Barry has went for a more organized attack as he grabs two of the other douchebags' heads and slam them together eliciting another satisfying crunch. The 4th douchebag now only realizing what has happened lost all of the colors on his face as he attempt to run. Oh we can't have any of that now can we. I was still holding the limp body of the head douchebag as I yeet it straight into the coward's back. That interruption was enough to send him sprawling to floor and enough for Barry to simply walk over and stomp on his hands repeatedly breaking all of his fingers. But wait, there's more. I went full WWE style as I climb up on an unoccupied table and elbow slam him in the guts making him spill the content of his stomach all over the floor.
Sensing movements back from behind, I glance back to see the 2 douchebags Barry had grabbed starting to get back up. I pick the one on the left to be my target as I deliver an uppercut to his chin and send him to the ceiling. As he was falling back down, I added further force via a bicycle kick to the back of his head sending him bouncing off the floor boards before finishing by a roundhouse kick, giving a nice kiss with the hard concrete wall. Barry decided to go form efficiency instead of style much to my disappointment and simply knees his target in the crotch before tossing him at the wall right next to mine. *click* Hm? Oh it seems head douchebag wasn't out for the count as he wobbly stands back up pointing a pistol at me, adorable. I calmly walk towards him striking extreme terror in his already anxious heart. *BANG* The shitty 9mm round didn't even pierce my DEF as it pings off harmlessly. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *click* I could practically hear the prick wets himself as I grab him by the throat and give him a nice headbutt along the free skull fracture. Done with getting my hands dirty with the blood of scums, I signal Barry to grab the 2 laying in a heap next to the wall as I grab the head douchebag along the guy with broken fingers. Pushing open the front door with my leg, Barry and I then toss these assholes where they belong, in a dumpster across the street.
Barry then remembers something as he rushes back to the counter and picks up the bowl of soup I had made earlier and set it down on a family table. "Here's your soup folks, sorry if it's a bit cold." Barry replies as his face quickly turns in confusion when there came no replies. Oh yea, everybody's jaws hit the ground and it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop… Well to be fair we did practically butcher 4 people in front of them. The silence continues to drag on…that is until it was broken by Matt's hysterical laughter as the large man falls onto the counter still continuing to laugh like a madman. It took 2 full minutes for him to recover as he gets back up and start clapping. "Good show my boy! I haven't seen something that spectacular since my huntsman days hahaha!" Eventually all of the customers burst into applause alongside Matt as Barry goes bashful from all the attention. Aww you don't need to thank me, just tip me." Barry says causing a few laughs from the guests. Jane grabs a medkit from underneath the counter as she goes over to bandage the faunus' girl wound. I inwardly smile at the wonderful outcome as I make my way back to the kitchen to resume working. I have a feeling that we're going to fit in just fine around here.
Author's notes: Don't worry guys I'm still alive. Looks like karma has its ways in the end after all eh? Racism will also be a thing that Onyx aim to fix and it will be focused on during the Menagerie arc where he would form a bond with the White Fang and maybe lead it on a righteous path as well.
Oh and I'll start answering some of your questions at the end of each chapters.
-DG 2: Don't worry the main POV would always be Onyx, Barry along 2 others will act more akin to a sidekick or side characters, just way more overpowered than you know, a side character. And yes, that's a great idea to have a fight against the moon presence.
-Guest from Chapter 9: Yes I already stated it before, no way in hell am I letting Summer die.
-SaintNick91: Honestly, would you expect RWBY fans to not meet their favorite characters given the chance?
-henri: Yup, Onyx is definitely going to bribe Qrow with vodka.
-Guest from Chapter 8: Onyx would evolve a lot along the course of the story and yes his Grimms would evolve but it takes a lot of time. For example some of the strong Grimms are technically just old Grimms like alphas being old beowolfs and megoliaths being old goliaths. Of course with the system giving the beowolf direct exp it would be faster but it would still take a relatively long time and he'd be better off just summoning the stronger ones when he has the ability to do so.
-Guest from Chapter 6: Sadly, no, Onyx has suffered the great loss of his potatoes farm but don't worry he'll set up a new one soon enough.
And I think that I that's about it for now, I'll try to update more frequently during Lunar New Year oh and I'll try to work on mini Omakes for some of the chapters.