Chapter 39 - Arrival on Remnant

Pocket Dimension of Arturia Morgana Pendragon - Highschool DxD - One week after the last chapter

(Arturia's P.O.V)

This is it.

I stare at my company-issued phone and the options for ESL. Everyone is practically ready for the move, while here I am conflicted by the ultimate choice that me and my family ended up going with.

While every other world so far I've been able to deal with in a relatively simple manner, the one that we're going to next is making me feel some particularly complicated feelings. All over one very important waifu to who I was in my first life, a simple and yet honest soul that I felt so strongly for, and still do…

Regardless, however, it is time for me and my family, as large as it is, and the RED team who have packed up and returned to the warehouse district of the pocket space, to the new world ahead.

I highlight the world in question and confirm, feeling a sudden and brief shift as our Pocket space reorientates itself to the new world, and I open a portal out to it. As I go through it in order to see exactly where we appear..

I set my phone to play some music..

And load up [Red Like Roses: Part 1]...

Beacon Initiation Forest - RWBY World - Day of Initiation

(Ozpin's P.O.V)

Everything is proceeding as I have expected with the current generation of future hunters and huntresses. Especially with Miss Rose despite her troubles with her current partner, I can only hope they'll grow from the experience..

However, I suddenly feel the presence of power that I've only ever felt one time, just once before it suddenly disappears. Almost immediately after I get notified by the academy security system that we have an intruder on the grounds.

As I hear Glyndia rush through the cameras, we both come across a woman that has suddenly appeared on the grounds. For the briefest of moments, I mistook her for her before realizing she wasn't who I thought she was, still it is clear there is a posture of confidence and power that one cannot deny.

"Sir, if you'll excuse me I will deal with the intruder.." Glynda says but before she does I soon go.. "Wait….that may not be necessary..". If the woman was the source of that very brief pulse of that familiar power, then it would be wise to not antagonize her..

Not to mention the Grimm that are surrounding her will help show me what she is capable of.."Show me, if you were truly the presence I felt just now..that remnant has been visited by a new divine being.." I can't help but say, perhaps at long last this shadow war that's been going on can finally end..

All I can do now, is watch and see how she reacts..

Meanwhile - With Arturia

(Arturia's P.O.V)

Of course, my luck would be shitty enough to be dropped into the forest where team RWBY's initiation occurs, on the same fucking day if sensing Ozpin on the cliff face far away is enough of a rough idea of where I am in a temporal sense.

Soon enough I hear growling because of course my arrival into this world is sensed by the fucking Grimm. I'm pretty sure that there shouldn't be this many though as I can see various types of Grimm slowly surround me. Beowolves, Boars, King Tajius..

The List goes on but in the end, it's a small pack of Beowolves that charge in first. I can't help but grin and one swipe at my position, only to miss completely as I blur right through it, Ki forming a buzzsaw on my right hand as the Grimm behind me bursts into black particles.

"Alright then, I guess being subtle is already completely off the table, very well then.." I say before going Super Saiyan, the music on my phone coincidentally moving to..[Red Like Roses Part 2] before I dispel the buzzsaw and go for a flat-out Ki-scythe.

I hope Ozpin is watching as I begin to carve through the Grimm like a hot knife through butter. The bone armor not giving the Ki scythe any resistance as I find my adrenaline spiking as the music continues.

I kick the Ki scythe into a pack of Alpha Beowolves while grabbing the tusks of a particularly large Grimm Boar, I lift it off the ground as I flat out start using it to smack about the head of an incoming King Tajiu before jumping over it and slamming my right foot down, a Ki spike going right through it's head as I do so.

I toss the squealing Grimm boar into some more Alpha beowolves, before watching the King Taiju dispel underneath me. It's right then that two more much larger Grimm Boars, probably alphas, try to skewer me with their tusks.

Instead of dodging, I decide to catch their tusks and slam them together hard enough to shatter their bone armor and make them disperse into black particles. Huh, why do I feel like I've done this exact same maneuver before..

Oh right, the fight with riser, I wonder how well they recovered from that. I should probably ask Ravel when I get back—

I Kai Kai out of the way of a Alpha beowulf rudely interrupting my musing before blasting it with a Ki blast. Hmm, this is starting to get a bit boring..

The moment I think that I can't help but grin while rubbing my hands together, oh I know how exactly to end this fight. I quickly blur further into the forest, dodging Grimm trying to keep me surrounded before I turn around to directly face all of the grimm in front of me.

I activate the Eternal Mangeyko Sharingan for perhaps the first time in a while and form the imperfect susanoo. I know full well that Ozpin is most definitely watching but at this point, it's time to show I am most definitely the enemy of the Grimm…

"Feel the power, of a Goddess.." I say while my Eternal Mangeyko Sharingan spins ominously, the dark blue susanoo forming a blade in each of it's four arms before suddenly slicing directly in front of me.

I don't just decimate the Grimm that tried so hard to surround me, I end up blasting through much of the forest in front of me. Eh, Ozpin can always say that there was a planned deforestation or something to hide what just happened.

I then flat-out stare right at where I know there is a camera drone watching the entire thing and then look away to stare right at Ozpin. In the blink of an eye, I teleport right in front of Ozpin which catches both him and Glyndia completely off guard.

Glyndia goes for her riding crop but the moment I get eye contact, I catch her in a Sharingan Genjutsu and she stops, arms dropping to her sides. I soon look to Ozpin who is doing his best to not make the same mistake, smart.

"Apologies for crashing your gathering, a teleportation magic going awry…" I say, Ozpin only giving the faintest hint of recognition before he simply replies.."So, I take it you are the presence that was felt just moments ago.."

His tone is guarded and while it is polite I can tell by the faintest twitch of his hands he's ready to pull out his cane and fight if need be. Honestly wouldn't surprise me considering the shit a certain pair of gods put him through.

"Indeed, allow me to introduce myself to you…I am Arturia Morgana Pendragon..my divine title is Goddess Rhongomyniad.." I say before going from Super Saiyan to Super Saiyan Rose to lend legitimacy to my claims, making damn sure to keep it contained to this clifface.

Ozpin this time has a noticeable reaction as I can tell he flat-out knows that he's now standing before an actual divine power. One that could potentially rival the brother gods both perhaps, still only time will tell.

"Although you claim that you came here on an accident, I sincerely doubt one such as you could make such a simple mistake…" Ozpin says, although we both know the real question he's asking with that statement.

"I suppose you are right, I guess you could say I am here to change everything…" I say to which Ozpin doesn't say a word for some time, trying to take in everything and think of what to say next. In the end, he simply asks..

"And what are your views on humanity…?" With a careful, and perhaps I say hopeful tone. I can tell there is an underlying desperation that he's doing his best to hide. I simply give a warm smile and respond..

"As a Former human myself, I suppose you can say I am quite fond of them.." Which utterly shocks him, never in all his years would he even consider that a human could become a goddess like the one in front of him.

"I see.." Ozpin says, unable to really say anything else as he is still processing that statement. He soon shakes his head and simply asks.."Can you please release my associate for me..?" to which I oblige and undo the genjutsu upon Glyndia.

She briefly looks confused before seeing me and once again goes for her riding crop only for Ozpin to look into her eyes and shake his head. She hesitates first before deciding to back down.

I undo Super Saiyan Rose and just smile amicably at Ozpin, soon saying.."So, I do believe we have a lot to talk about…" Ozpin only slowly nodded in response. I very quickly find myself being escorted back to Beacon to wait for Ozpin in his office..

Beacon Academy - Headmaster's Office - An Hour later

(Arturia's P.O.V)

After an hour of waiting, I find Ozpin arriving up the Elevator at last. I can just smell the scent of fresh coffee from his Iconic mug before he sits down at his desk, clearly nursing a headache. After a short period of silence he then suddenly asks.."How much do you know about our world…?"

I think carefully about the answer before simply responding with.."Enough that you could really use my assistance…" Making Ozpin sigh before nodding. He momentarily think for a moment before saying.."Tell me, you said you had family…are they…?" To which I shake my head.

"While there is another Goddess in my family and a Demi Goddess as well, the others are just as mortal as any other in this world.." I reply, to which he hums to himself, deciding on taking a gamble, and soon goes to say..

"Would it be reasonable to ask for you and your family to aid us in defending humanity..?" I make a minor show of thinking about it before nodding, which makes Ozpin look like a massive weight has lifted off his shoulders.

"You really don't know how much that means to me, considering what occurred the last time Remnant had the eyes of the divine.." Ozpin says, what he doesn't know is that I do know exactly what he means..

Still, after a brief amount of time negotiating over what we'll be doing, the long and short of it is basically that like in the previous world before, the Pendragons will act as security for Beacon academy.

Although we will be doing more than that, as I end up agreeing to have my own magical experts look over a certain maiden below the academy to see what can be done about her condition. Before we end our talks I do briefly mention that while I am on Remnant, I may find new candidates to bring into my family.

While Ozpin does briefly speak out about that, he ultimately relents as he sees it as ultimately a net gain. Especially if the brother gods ever end up returning, it may be good that some of humanity's finest is in the hands of this new Goddess.

That way even if the Brother Gods return and end up wiping out humanity again, at least some form of it shall remain. In the end by the time the talks are finally over, the broken moon has become visible in the night sky.

And as I leave the building, I decide to briefly go visit somewhere particular, Kai Kaiing to the location I have in mind as I cheekily wave to Ozpin who's watching me leave in the courtyard of his school.

Somewhere in Patch

(Arturia's P.O.V)

I smile gently as I have teleported to a particular gravesite. I kneel down while gently wiping away a very faint layer of dust on the headstone before saying.."It's nice to meet you at last, Summer Rose…"

While I know I won't be given a response, I stand up and look around. It's a nice quiet spot they've chosen indeed, peaceful even despite the events of the Red trailer. However, the Silence is soon shattered as I hear a scream coming from the forest ahead.

I quickly soar into the forest towards the sound of the scream quickly seeing a young, strangely familiar-looking young girl with red eyes, white hair, and a small black horn surrounded by several Beowolf grimm.

I quickly form a blade of Ki on my right hand as I tear through the Grimm, however, the girl seems to be attracting more and more of them for some reason. I briefly glance at the girl before my eyes widen…this girl, it's–

"PHYM!" I hear before soon hearing the sounds of mechanical shifting occur as a white-haired woman in what looks to be a tight body suit and dark blue jeans comes rushing out with a pair of blades that suddenly combine into a glave-like weapon.

The young woman slices right through some of the Grimm surrounding us as the Grimm suddenly begin to try and advance on the woman, however, it's clear that she's way out of their league as she systematically slices through them with no issue.

She suddenly shifts her glaive back to dual blades after awhile and without warning, forms a massive monstrous head on one of her blades before it rips into several grimm, consuming them and energizing the woman who rips right through the remaining grimm.

The young girl, Phym, rushes over to the woman and hides behind her while staring at me. The young woman smiles tenderly while hugging phym before looking back at me. "Thank you for protecting Phym until I got here, My name is Lucia Pennywort and this is my adopted Daughter, Phym Pennywort…" Phym gave a shy smile and waved.

I can't help but wave back with a smile before looking right at the bracelets that Lucia has, the bracelets of an AGE. Lucia notices my gaze falling on her bracelets before soon saying.."Oh don't worry about them, they're just things to help me regulate my semblance.." However, I can see the lie for what it is and soon respond with..

"Forgive me if I don't believe that, Devil of the hounds.." Which causes Lucia's eyes to widen. It seems I hit the nail on the head, for me to encounter yet another displaced person…

Lucia's expression quickly becomes guarded as she soon asks.."So, you're a contractor, right…?" To which I nod. Lucia's gaze goes to the tempest jewel ring on my finger before slowly dropping her guard.

"I apologize, it's just me and my daughter have had….prior experiences with a contractor like yourself, merely captured and brought to several worlds before finally being let go as if we were nothing.." Lucia admits, to which I sigh, understanding how some contractors would just dispose of their captures at one point for various reasons, be it pragmatic or not.

"I have a house in patch, you can come along so we can talk more without running into more grimm.." Lucia says, taking Phym into her arms before motioning me to follow her. I nod and follow her back to her home in patch.

Home of Lucia Pennywort - 10 minutes later

(Arturia's P.O.V)

I watch as Lucia Pennywort, the female Protagonist of God Eater 3, simply makes me and herself some coffee as Phym has been put to bed since it is rather late now. She places my cup in front of me which I quickly thank her for before taking a drink.

Eh, coffee is coffee. Still, we sit in silence for a bit before Lucia sighs and soon says.."So, if you're familiar with that title of mine, you probably know what I am..and are probably curious as to why I don't need constant Bias Factor to stay well…me..?"

I slowly nod, wondering where she is going with this. She sighs before explaining.."My last contractor, who also used those tempest jewel rings, basically did something that ensured I never needed to constantly maintain myself with Bias Factor, the oracle cells in my body just no longer fighting me.."

I sigh and nod in understanding, although I have a hunch how exactly said contractor managed that. I choose not to say it out loud though as it could cause Lucia some distress at what may have been done to her.

"As for restoring lost Oracle cells, it seems that the Grimm work just as well as aragami would, so there is that…" Lucia says softly, shaking her head while taking a moment to clear her head. She briefly looks to Phym's bedroom door before she soon says..

"After we were dropped here, i took some jobs to get us this house in such a quiet place, while it has been hard at first adjusting to this new world, I will do what I must to ensure my daughter is safe.." Lucia Pennywort says..

I am honestly not surprised by the AGE's resolve, considering this is the young woman who fights fucking ashborn aragami like they're mook mobs. Briefly glancing over her body, I note that she hasn't had any asset growth so I can only assume the contractor either got his tempest jewels on the cheap or just flat out didn't bother with changing her appearance. I decide to pull out a tempest jewel ring and put it on the table.

"If you want, you can join my family…." I say, which catches her attention, gently picking up the ring and examining it in every angle. She looks to be considering it for a moment before she asks.."Will you abandon us like our past contractor..?" Lucia asks, to which I shake my head.

"Family is family, full stop.." I reply. Lucia sighs for a moment, clearly lost in memories before she chuckles softly, putting on the ring with a gentle smile. "I'm placing my trust in you….err I just realized I've yet to ask your name..?" Lucia says with an embarrassed smile.

"My name is Arturia Morgana Pendragon, of the Pendragon Family.." I say, chuckling before I hear Lucia's front door open. Lucia perks up as she goes to greet the newcomer.."Ah, you're back!" She says to them as I soon see the shadows of both Lucia and the newcomer walk toward the kitchen.

The moment I see them, my eyes widen. There is no fucking way..

Although she's clearly older, as old as Yang is currently, there is no mistaking in who this young woman is..

For right in front of me, is Miyu Emiya..

Author's Note

And here we are, in RWBY, admittedly a short chapter but still..

Let's get things out of the way..

The Interaction Between Arturia and Ozpin.

Arturia from the get-go, was gonna try and help Ozpin, there were no two ways about it. Despite his troubled history with divine entities, he's so foolish as to turn done help from Arturia who very clearly has no desire to hurt humans, especially since she claimed she was human beforehand (Which is true for both first lives).

Pendragon Security Once again.

This is how we're once again explaining why the Pendragons are hanging around the campus, plus it allows a certain flexibility that wouldn't be allowed to professors. Helps to have Ozpin's backing as well.

Lucia Pennywort.

The First of three in total displaced entities on Remnant. Honestly, the God Eater franchise would fit extremely well within the RWBY mould due to it's use of both varied monsters that plague humanity and the penchant of using mecha-shifting weapons.

Plus the protagonist of God eater 3 wouldn't go anywhere without their adopted Humanoid aragami daughter, Phym so they're a package deal.

Miyu

While she is the final displaced one here, let's just say she didn't arrive here the same way Lucia Pennywort did.

Next time on A Golden Goddess: First days of Beacon, Lucia's Capture, and a Dusty old Crow.

See you all then!