(A smokescreen is seen and a great, golden dragon flies out of it, breathing fire before it turns in a barrel roll formation then turns into a man made entirely of gold with one Perfect Sharingan eye, the other a Rinnegan eye and a third eye on his forehead)
Long live the KING
Welcome back everyone and I hope your all staying safe and healthy
The first days are ALWAYS the hardest, ain't they well now that it's over time for one of my favorite underdog characters, Juane Arc to step up to the plate
With that said, enjoy
Chapter 16 Heart over might
(Two weeks later)
Juane Arc and Cardin Winchester were in the sparring arena where he defeated Juane
"Yeah, that's right Arc, grovel at my feet" Cardin told Juane as Pyrrha helped him out of the arena
"Man, that Cardin is a real piece of shit" Damom stated
"Yeah, Sharp-tooth a real, BIG JERK" Edna added as Cardin flexed his "superiority" meanwhile the S.F team was watching the matches
"He's an asshole" Merida said
"And a foul-mouthed and from what Hector has told me, he has some very perverted thoughts on women" Ada added
"I'm surprised someone even let him even HOLD a weapon, let alone have Hunter as a title" Hector said
"It's not our call to make" Corypheus said, Glynda then addressed the student body
"Winner, Cardin Winchester…there is time for one, last sparring session for today, who will take that opportunity" Glynda asked the student body, Ryu then raised his hand
"Allow me" Ryu said before he walked into the arena, hearing muttering from the other student bodies
"You know something ya filthy animal…the others say that you're something special with your FANCY Kung-Fu moves…but after this that won't be true" Cardin told Ryu
"First, it's not nice to make fun of people that are different and two, it's not Kung Fu" Ryu started before Cardin jumped the gun and attacked him only for Ryu to react and unsheathe one of his sword on his left side with his left hand, blocking the attack before sheathing the sword again before unsheathing it again and hitting Cardin in the stomach with the butt of the sword handle in a motion similar to Iaijutsu (The real-life, Japanese art of the "Quickdraw" for those among you who don't know) Cardin staggered back
"It's the "Claws of the dragon" sword style and it's over five THOUSAND years old…it DESERVES respect, even some of the mightiest warriors in history have fallen to its grace, speed, accuracy and power" Ryu explained as he sheathed the sword he pulled out
"Whatever" Cardin replied
"Cardin, you jump the gun without me saying so again and Ryu will be declared the winner, understood" Glynda asked
"FINE" Cardin growled
"This should be good" Ivan said
"Ten bucks says Ryu mopes the floor with him" Tifa said
"That ain't even a worthwhile bet" Marcus said, the others nodded in agreement
"Ready…BEGIN" Glynda called as Cardin went for a regular, blind attack
"MAKE IT EASY AND GO DOWN FAST YOU FREAK" Cardin yelled before Ryu used his right hand to grab Cardin's weapon and turned right to push it out of the way before
*Oh, I'll end this fast alright* Ryu said in his mind before he grabbed the same sword that he used to stun Cardin
"Don't blink" Ryu said before he moved faster than the eye could track, everyone in the place, all but a rare handful like Ozpin, Eric, Corypheus and Ada could follow, Ryu took his sword in a reverse grip motion as in slow motion he moved in a spinning, dancing-like motion around Cardin as he slashed him multiple times before he stood behind Cardin as at least to Ryu time sped back up
"HOLY FLINT WOOD MACK" Donna said, utterly impressed as Ryu's sheer speed, but…nothing happened to Cardin
"Ha, what the hell was that was that meant to frighten me" Cardin asked before Ryu tossed his sword up into the air before he pulled out the swords sheath from his left side and held it up straight
"That wasn't meant to hurt you, but we're done here" Ryu said before the sword landed perfectly in its sheath before Cardin's armor plates fell to the ground before his clothing just fell apart, revealing his black brief underwear under him, the whole place was silent before it suddenly busted out into sheer laughter, everyone laughed at Cardin even Glynda let out a chuckle or two, Cardin tried to cover himself only for Ryu to turn and look at Cardin, after the laughing quieted down a bit, Ryu then spoke
"And THAT'S…the power of the Claws of the dragon, the world's strongest sword style" Ryu said, Cardin now pissed picked up his weapon
"I can STILL FIGHT…this ain't OVER" Cardin growled, prepared to fight but
"Actually, Mister Winchester, you are defeated" Glynda said after regaining her composure
"What, he didn't even touch me, let alone hurt me" Cardin said
"Take a look at your aura levels" Glynda said before he looked up at his Aura level and it was red
"WHAT THE FUCK…WH-WHAT, how, what, how did you" Cardin stumbled, trying to get his words out
"With your levels in the red, winner is Ryu Midoriya" Glynda announced
"WHOOOOOOOOOOH" Ezio yelled
"HELL YEAH" Damom yelled as the other students cheered, particularly the Faunus students
"Now I'm glad I was chosen to be his team's leader, Ryu's a natural with a sword" Merida said
"Rather impressive" Ada said
"You got that right, he struck vital areas on the body dealing damage to Cardin…but he moved so fast that the dunce didn't even see or notice it" Eric explained
"Such speed" Blake said
"Indeed, he's even faster than Ruby" Weiss added
"I take that into offence" Ruby said
"Easy sis, I'm sure you'll get faster in time" Yang told her sister
"More accurately I believe he trained with weighted clothing or possibly arm and or leg weights" Thaddeus said
"Makes sense, they would weigh you down until your body naturally gets use to that kind of weight and when you take them off and go back to normal" Percy was about to say
"BOOM" Mar yelled as he nearly took Percy down as he put his left arm around Percy's neck
"You are WICKEDLY fast" Mar said
"Mar" Percy said
"Yeah" Mar asked
"You like having a tail" Percy asked
"Um…yeah, I love having a tail, why do you ask" Mar asked
"You probably ain't gonna like his answer" Lance told Mar
"Unless you want me to rip that tail off you and turn it into the world's UGLIEST fur scarf…GET…OFF" Percy told Mar with a threatening look and voice
"Oh…oh, sure, sure, sorry" Mar replied as he got off Percy with his hands up in a "Take it easy" motion
"Well done Mister Midoriya and I must say your style is certainly something to be reckoned with" Glynda said
"Your words do me great honor, ma'am" Ryu said as he bowed like a Samurai to his master
"Is it just me or did Miss G actually COMPLEMENT someone" Gabriel asked
"By George I think she did" Lala answered
"That will be all the time for training today, now, remember children, the Vytal festival is only a few months away, it won't be long before students from other kingdoms start arriving in Vale, so keep practicing, those who choose to compete in the tournament will be representing all of Vale…dismissed" Glynda told the student body as Cardin's team made their way to him and covered him as best they could
"Your DEAD you freak" Cardin told Ryu
"If only you could fight as well as you throw insult at others then maybe…and I stretch the word MAYBE, you would be a match for my style…but I doubt it" Ryu replied before walking off, making Cardin angry
"He deserved that" Ren told his team
"I say he didn't do ENOUGH to that big bully" Nora said
"I agree, what about you Juane" Pyrrha asked her leader only for her to see Juane looking up at the S.F teams Warden, Corypheus, deep in thought
"Juane" Pyrrha asked, breaking Juane out of his trance-like state
"Huh, what" Juane asked
"Are you okay" Pyrrha asked
"Yeah, I'm good" Juane answered Corypheus felt he was being watched by Juane he was now in deep thought
"Something bothering you, old man" Vali asked Corypheus
"That boy Juane Arc was watching me" Corypheus said
"Why" Ada asked
"I don't know…but" Corypheus said, putting his right finger and thumb in a thinking-like motion
"But, what" Tifa asked
"Hmm…I don't know yet but…I think I might have found something in him" Corypheus answered
"Found what" Eric asked, Corypheus didn't answer
"Corypheus, you think that HE might be the one" Ada asked, what she said caught the attention of the other S.F members
"You've hardly known him that long, Corypheus you really think that he's the one you're looking for" Ivan asked
"I have this…feeling" Corypheus said
"Feeling you say" Marcus asked
"Hmm" Corypheus hummed with a node before he walked off
"Where are ya going" Eric asked
"A little investigating" Corypheus answered, meanwhile with Team REED
"My Dragonic friend, LET EM KNOW WHO'S GOT THE SKILLS" Ezio said as he and Ryu high-fived
"That was AMAZING Ryu, you were like YAH, HIYAH, WHAAAAAA" Edna added, flailing her arms around like a Kung Fu fighter
"You sure know your stuff when it comes to swordsmanship" Damom added
"It was nothing, just falling back on the lessons my master taught me…besides, someone needed to teach that big bully a lesson and if there's one thing I don't like…it's a bully" Ryu said
"Amen to THAT" Damom said
"At any rate, come on, the others said that we would meet each other for lunch" Ezio said before the team walked off
(Cafeteria)
Team RWBY was eating alongside teams JNPR, GOLD, REED and PLTM, Nora was currently telling them about a dream she had last night, while Yang, Ruby, Lance and Pyrrha listened to her story, Weiss was filing her nails, Ren and Blake were both reading books, Damom was arm wrestling with Donna, Edna was using some of her Mochi to construct some kind of house sculpture, Gabriel was drawing in his notebook, Thaddeus and Percy were fiddling with their weapons, Orenstein was looking over some notes for class, Lala and Mar were playing against each other on their scrolls, Ryu was still eating and Juane was in thought, playing with his food
"So…there we were…in the middle of the night" Nora told her story
"It was day" Ren stated, simplifying Nora's story, seeing how she intends to expatriate a bit
"We were surrounded by Ursa" Nora continued
"They were Beowulf's" Ren stated, drinking his drink
"DOZENS OF EM" Nora stated, shooting up from her seat a bit
"Is that true" Ryu asked Ren
"There were two of em" Ren answered
"Ahh" Ryu stated
"But they were no match and in the end, Ren and I took them DOWN and made a bunch of coin selling Ursa skinned rugs" Nora stated
"Survey says" Lance said, pointing to Thaddeus, Percy and Mar
"NO" All three boys said at the same time
"The jury hath SPOKEN" Lance said
"AWW, COME ON" Nora said
"She's been having the reoccurring dream for nearly a month now" Ren stated
"Have you ever thought that you shouldn't eat sugar before you sleep" Orenstein asked Nora
"I've been thinking the same thing" Pyrrha said before Donna beat Damom in arm wrestling
"GAAH, OH" Damom grunted, massaging his right wrist
"If you ask me, she sounds nuttier than a chipmunk on caffeine" Donna said
"Where do you GET those cowgirl sayings" Edna asked her
"She probably was born saying those weird, wait…no, NO, NO-NO-NO-NO, AAAAAAAW SHIT" Mar said as he lost to Lala
"OH YEAH, who's bad, who's bad, that's ME" Lala sang as she did a little victory dance
"No fair, where did you learn that move" Mar asked
"Don't hate the player, hate the game, tail boy" Lala said
"This is why I prefer Poker to scroll games" Mar said
"What's the matter, Mar you a sore loser" Blake asked
"No…I just like it when there's a chance to use a little…sleight of hand maneuver, in a video game, you can't do that" Mar explained
"Is that how you managed to swipe Cardin's ring from him on the hammerhead" Percy asked Mar
"I have NO idea what you're referring to" Mar replied
"So, you cheat then" Orenstein asked
"Technically, it ain't cheating…if you don't get caught and seeing as how I still have his ring…I haven't been caught" Mar answered, some of the others chuckles or laughed at his answer before Lance noticed that Juane was off, he was thinking about something
"Hey, Juane, you okay there, buddy" Lance asked Juane, but he didn't answer
"Juane" Pyrrha stated, poking Juane on the shoulder, snapping him out of his thoughts
"Huh, what, what did you guys say" Juane asked them
"I asked are you okay, you look like you had a thousand-yard stare on ya" Lance replied
"Oh, yeah…why" Juane asked them
"It's just that, you seem a little…not okay" Ruby answered
"G-guys, I'm fine, seriously, I'm fine…look" Juane replied, giving them a thumbs up but not a reassuring smile
"Do you buy that guys" Gabriel asked Nora and Ren
"Well" Nora was about to say
"No" Ren simply answered
"About as much as a shopkeeper would take a seven-dollar bill" Donna said before they heard laughing which they looked to see Cardin and his goons messing with Velvet Scarlatina
"Juane, Cardin has been picking on you since the first week of school" Pyrrha told Juane
"W-who, Cardin" Juane asked her
"Do you know anyone else by that name" Percy asked him
"Oh, he just likes to mess around, you know, practical jokes" Juane replied
"He's a bully" Ruby stated
"And sooner or later, you will HAVE to stand up to him" Thaddeus added
"Name one time he's "bullied" me" Juane asked
"How about, I name ya three times, he constantly knocks your books out of your hands, that time he activated your shield when you were about to go through a door and it knocked you on your ass and that time he shoved you in your own locker and he blasted you off to WHO KNOWS where" Ezio answered
"I didn't land THAT far from the school" Juane replied
"You landed half-way across Vale" Damom stated
"Juane, you know if you ever need help, just ask" Pyrrha told him
"OOH, we'll break his legs" Nora stated, springing from her seat
"What is it with you and breaking legs" Lance asked Nora
"I don't know" Nora answered
"Guys, really, it's fine, besides, it's not like he's only a jerk to me, he's a jerk to everyone" Juane replied, more chuckling was heard where Team CRDL was and they saw Cardin pulling on Velvet's ears
"OWW, STOP, THAT HURTS" Velvet told them, but Cardin wouldn't let go
"See, I told you they were real" Cardin told his goons as they laughed
"What a freak" Sky stated
"OOOH, that asshole makes me so mad I could bite a hole in the bottom of a milk bucket" Donna said
"Would you all excuse me for a minute" Thaddeus said as he shot up from his seat and in the blink of an eye, he was over at Cardin, holding the wrist of the hand he held Velvet's ears with and squeezed it, forcing him to let go
"OW, OW, OW" Cardin stated as he nearly fell to his knees, his yells got the attention of the other students
"I believe that the nice lady told you to kindly leave her alone" Thaddeus told Cardin as he shoved him off, he then turned to Velvet
"You okay" Thaddeus asked her
"Yeah" Velvet answered as Cardin stood up in front of Thaddeus
"You should know better than to interrupt my fun, furry FREAK" Cardin told Thaddeus
"There's no fun in picking on someone who's different, that racism and it's unfit for a Hunter to be acting" Thaddeus replied
"Aww, how sweet, freak protecting freak" Cardin said
"If I were you, I would listen to reason, that is if you can even understand me with such a small brain" Thaddeus said
"Did…you just threaten me…did you just THREATN ME you half animal FREAK" Cardin raised his voice
"Who's the bigger freak, the one you're calling a freak or the freak calling the other person the freak, you're the one who can't accept Faunus's not us" Thaddeus said
"What" Cardin asked
"Oh, I'm sorry obviously you lack a sense of hearing as does you a brain" Thaddeus replied, earning ooh's from the crowd of students watching
"You're really cruising for a bruising freak you and your kind should learn how to respect your betters" Cardin replied
"As soon as you find some, I will until then I don't see so much as a speck of anything that I should respect in you" Thaddeus replied
"I am your better BOY" Cardin said, pocking Thaddeus in the chest
"Says the man who got his BALLS kicked by a GIRL" Thaddeus replied, getting chuckles from some of the students
"And we all know who THAT was" Mar said, referring to Donna
"Miss badass, cowgirl here" Lance added, nudging Donna's arm with his elbow
"Aw shucks" Donna said
(OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!)
"That's it LET'S GO" Cardin shouted as he threw a punch at Thaddeus only for him to block the punch and use his Semblance in his right hand before he punched Cardin so casually but was powerful enough to send him flying back and hitting the wall, cracking it a little before Cardin's boys looked at Thaddeus who summoned his energy Panther through his Semblance, it growled and snarled at them, it's form alive with the cracking and popping of electricity
"Unless you three want to face the wrath of the mighty Panther, I suggest you leave this girl alone" Thaddeus told them before they backed up
"N-no problem/Whatever you say/Yeah sure I'm with them" Cardin's three goons answered as they took off, not wanting to have the energy Panther pounce on them
"You…ARE SO DEAD" Cardin growled as the energy Panther disappeared
"A threat that you alone couldn't POSSIBLY keep" Thaddeus replied before turning back to Velvet
"Did he hurt you" He asked Velvet
"No, thank you" She told him
"It was no problem at all, you let me know if they bother you again, we Faunus's have to stick together" Thaddeus said
"Sure do" Velvet replied before she walked off and Thaddeus went back to his seat
"Whew, a knight in shining armor" Edna said
"That was really gallant of you Thaddeus" Weiss told
"It was my pleasure…where I come from ladies are treated with the utmost respect" Thaddeus replied
"As they should be" Orenstein said
"Agreed" Ryu added
"Besides, someone has to stand up to bullies like Cardin" Mar replied
"But what they said…it's didn't bother you that he called you a freak" Blake asked
"No…I can't help that I'm a Faunus and I know there's always gonna be people who see that as a reason to treat us unjustly, I was told to let their insults pass over me, like a river over stone" Thaddeus explained
"So, you don't hate being a Faunus…I mean, like some other probably do" Damom asked
"Why would I hate what makes me unique…if they can't accept what I am, that's their problem…me, I'm at peace with what I am, they can insult me all they want" Thaddeus said
"That's real cool of you man" Ezio said
"Yeah, not many people can be at peace with themselves so early" Lala said
"It must be hard being a Faunus…no offence to the Faunus's present" Yang told her Faunus friends
"None taken" Mar, Ryu and Damom replied but Blake remained silent, meanwhile Cardin was plotting to get revenge
(Next class)
In the next class, which was taught by the hyperactive, Professor Bartholomew Oobleck was talking about the Faunus war but while he was blabbering too fast for almost anyone to figure out, he eventually spoke slow enough for the students to understand him and all of this was being watched over by Corypheus
"Now, have any of you been discriminated because of your Faunus" Oobleck asked the class, Velvet raised her hand along with a few other students including Ryu, Mar, Damom and Thaddeus but Blake kept her hand down
"I see, now, who can tell me what many theorists believe was the turning point in the third war" Oobleck asked the class, Weiss raised her hand
"Yes, Miss Schnee" He asked her
"The battle of Fort Castle" She answered
"RIGHT, and who can tell me what advantage the Faunus's hade over the generals forces" Oobleck asked the class
"Because it's a lot easier to train an animal than a soldier" Cardin answered, making the Faunus's in the class growl
"They are not animals, their people, just like us" Corypheus told him
"You got a problem with that old man" Cardin asked him as he turned only to see Corypheus right in front of him, he moved instantly from across the room to standing in front of him in less than half a second
"GAAH" Cardin shuttered
"For someone who demands respect, you sure don't give anyone a reason to respect you…but I tell you something, you better DAMN well better respect me, I was fighting Grimm long before you were even a twinkle in your dad's eyes, you got that BOY" Corypheus told Cardin in a voice that made Cardin shutter even more, he accidentally knocked over some book and it woke up Juane
"Huh, wh-WHAT" Juane said as he shuttered
*Alright Juane…let's see if it happens again* Corypheus said in his mind
"Ah, mister Arc, do you happen to know the answer to my question" Oobleck asked Juane, he was silent for a second while Corypheus tried something
"UUUUUUUUM" Juane stuttered before he heard a voice in his head
*The Faunus's have night vision eyes* A familiar voice said in his head
*Wh-there it is again* Juane said in his mind
"Well Mister Arc" Oobleck asked Juane
"All Faunus's have night vision eyes" Juane answered
"CORRECT, the one thing that all Faunus's have in common, night vision, to them, the blackest of darkness is like seeing in the clearest of day, General Lagoon has no battlefield experience and made the mistake of trying to ambush the Faunus's in their sleep, his army was outmatched and he was captures" Oobleck explained
"Maybe you should take notes here, Cardin, anyone with a second-grade education could have figured that out…which begs the question as to why you didn't know that" Corypheus stated, making the glass chuckle
"An excellent deduction Mister Yojimbo" Oobleck said
"OOOH, someone get some ice for that burn, WHOOP" Mar added as Cardin sneered in anger
"Mister Winchester, please take your seat, I'll be seeing you after class for some additional readings" Oobleck told Cardin as he growled in pain meanwhile Corypheus looked at Juane
*I'll be damned, he DOES have it* Corypheus said in his mind
(Later)
That night, after seeing more of Cardin's bullying on Juane, Corypheus decided to stop by Team JNPR's dorm and check up on him, he then knocked on the door to have Ren answer it
"Evening Ren" Corypheus greeted the ninja
"Sensei Yojimbo, a pleasure" Ren said with a bow
"No need for formalities, Ren" Corypheus replied
"Um, what can I do for you" Ren asked
"I wanted to talk with Juane, is he here" Corypheus asked
"He's on the roof…he's been up there for a while" Ren answered
"Is something wrong" Corypheus asked
"It might have something to do with Cardin's antics" Ren said
"And Pyrrha went to talk to him" Nora added as she jumped on her bed like a child
"I see, thank you" Corypheus replied as he went for the roof only to hear Pyrrha's best attempts at encouraging Juane to let her help him get better, but he refused, it was silence but then Juane spoke up
"I was never accepted into Beacon, I got my hands on some fake transcripts and I lied, I wanted to be a hero, like my father and grandfather before me, I wanted to be one SO BAD, I'm tired of being the lovable idiot stuck in a tree while others fight for their lives, if I can't do this on my own, then what good am I" Juane asked Pyrrha
"But Juane, I just wanna help" Pyrrha tried to say
"I don't WANT YOUR HELP" Juane snapped, Pyrrha then sighed and walked away sad, when she left Corypheus stepped up behind him and put a hand on his shoulder, making Juane look at him
"Oh, Corypheus…I didn't hear you" Juane told him
"So, I see, young one" Corypheus replied, letting go of his shoulder
"Wh-what's up" Juane asked him
"Juane…I heard what you said to Pyrrha" Corypheus replied, making Juane flinch
"And…did you hear" Juane was about to say
"That you cheated your way into Beacon, yes" Corypheus answered
"Hey, look, I" Juane was about to say
"Calm yourself…I'm not gonna blow your secret, it's safe with me" Corypheus replied
"Um…why" He asked the warden
"However" Corypheus stated
"However, what" Juane asked him
"We need to talk" Corypheus told him
"Oh man, if your gonna offer to help me, I prefer that you" Juane was about to say before Corypheus flicked his forehead, making him be quiet
"H-hey, what was that for" Juane asked
"Juane, do me a favor and don't talk and don't think, just listen to what I have to say…get me" Corypheus asked, Juane didn't answer only nodded
"I was once like you in this situation, before I became a Warden, during my training, I thought I had to do things on my own, I thought I was being tough, like I had to prove to the people around me and myself…but really…I was being a damned fool" Corypheus explained
"Huh" Juane asked him
"I was a fool for thinking that if I asked or accepted the help of another that I was considered weak…but I was wrong, it wasn't a sign of weakness, it's a sigh of true strength, admitting that you need help…it's a sign that you're willing to trust others to help you in tough times, it means that you admit that you can't do everything on your own, which is a good thing, no one man or woman can move mountains on their own Juane" Corypheus explained, he then pulled up the right side of his shirt to show that he had a nasty scar on his right side
"I had to learn that the hard way" Corypheus added, pulling his shirt side back down
"Wh-what happened" Juane asked
"Despite our former reputations, the Warden's weren't invincible, like I so foolishly thought they were, that I was, the scar I showed you is a constant reminder of that and the mistakes that lead up to the scar…some very special friends of mine lost their lives because of it, all because I didn't have the courage to ask for help when I needed it…but this isn't about me, it's about you" Corypheus said
"How is this about me, I'm NOTHING…maybe I should just give up while I can" Juane said before Corypheus slapped Juane
"AHH, OUCH, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR" Juane shouted, reeling back from the slap
"That's not the attitude of the man who beat me in the Emerald forest talking, your team, your friends want to help you get better at this, help you on the road to becoming the man that you were born to be Juane but you won't let them, how do you think that makes them feel, when you turn them down, the very people that you're SUPPOSED to be on a team with" Corypheus asked him, Juane was silent
"But I've never even KILLED a Grimm before" Juane said
"Other people have been in your shoes before kid, they changed because they had something to FIGHT for…what is it do YOU fight for Juane" Corypheus asked, Juane paused
"Tell the truth, I really don't know, I just didn't wanna be seen as a goof ball or a coward" Juane answered
"My point, Juane…is that if you keep pushing them away, people who care about you and are willing to help you but if you continue to deny them and push them away, pretty soon you won't have anyone to turn to when you actually need it…I learned something the day I got that scar you saw, everyone needs help, so please Juane, as a favor to me for keeping your secret, don't push your teammates, your FRIENDS away" Corypheus told him as he was about to walk away
"W-wait" Juane called, stopping Corypheus with is back to Juane
"Hmm" Corypheus muttered
"How do I even know that I'll be any good" Juane asked him, Corypheus turned to face him one more time
"I'm a good judge of character comes with being this old, I'm the oldest of the S.F team and as a Warden I have more experience than I care to let on and what I see in you Juane" Corypheus asked
"Stupidity, worthlessness, a fool" Juane asked
"Do you WANT me to slap you again" Corypheus asked
"N-NO, no sir" Juane replied, backing up a bit
"Then STOP selling yourself short, what I see in you is the potential not just to be good…but to be great…if you take the advice, I gave you and have the confidence that it takes to be a Hunter" Corypheus replied as he walked away
"Sleep well Juane" Corypheus called, leaving Juane alone
"Yeah…you to" Juane muttered but then Cardin appeared behind him and had a nasty idea in his head
*That old fuck…A WARDEN, no way…hmm, this could be interesting* Cardin said in his head
(The next day)
The next day Glynda took the students to the Emerald forest to collect tree sap for a school project, Cardin blackmailed Juane into doing favors for him in exchange for keeping his secret that he told Pyrrha and Corypheus, he made him gather a bunch of Rapier wasps and now Cardin told Juane to throw a jar of sweet sap at Mar, Thaddeus and Ryu, the ones who humiliated him, then release the wasps he collected to hurt them, but Corypheus spotted what Juane was about to do, suddenly Juane heard the familiar voice in his head again
*You gotta make a choice Juane…make the right one* The voice said, Juane hesitated
"What the hell are you waiting for, DO IT" Cardin told Juane, he still hesitated
"If you don't, I'll tell the headmaster your secret" Cardin told Juane, Juane was about to throw the jar but then he remembered what Corypheus told him
"No" Juane told Cardin, lowering the jar of sap in his hand
"What did you say" Cardin asked him
"I said…NO" Juane snapped, throwing the jar at Cardin, it broke on Cardin's forehead, splattering the contents all over his face
"You…are so dead" Cardin told Juane as he began beating on Juane, but he didn't give Cardin the pleasure of him begging for him to stop, Juane took his beating, Cardin held him up by his chest
"You think you're being a hero, don't you, well, let me tell you, your nothing Juane, LESS than nothing you were BORN nothing, and you'll DIE AS NOTHING" Cardin told him
"So says the guy who got his balls kicked by a girl and got his ass kicked by a Faunus" Juane replied, Cardin punched him in the face again
"You know what…after I beat the shit out of her I think I'll toss you off a cliff, take that fancy scroll Eric gave you…and maybe even take that smoken hot, red-head babe of yours" Cardin said, Juane's eyes widened, he was talking about Pyrrha
"I think I'll force her over a table and show her what a REAL man can GAAAH" Cardin grunted as Juane kicked Cardin in the balls, making him let go and drop him before he punched Cardin in the face
"Don't you ever…EVER TALK ABOUT PYRRHA LIKE THAT" Juane said as Cardin got up
"WHY YOU" Cardin went to attack him but then Juan's aura, which Pyrrha activated during the initiation triggered and knocked Team CRDL off their feet, it also healed Juane's wounds the team of bullies gave him
"What the" Juane muttered, looking at his hands in shock, Cardin and his team then got to their feet
"Why you…little ASSHOLE, when I'm done with you, I'M GONNA" Cardin was about to say before they felt the earth under then shake, they looked behind them and they saw a huge, Org Grimm (Like an Orc from "Dragon age origins" but more Grimm-like) who was attracted to the sap on Cardin's face, the rest of Team CRDL ran for their lives while Juane and Cardin were trapped by the huge Grimm, the ran past the other students
"GRIMM, GRIMM" Russel shouted as he and the other bullies ran past the students, but Percy caught Russel and Sky
"What the hell's going on" Percy asked them
"B-back there, huge, Grimm" Sky answered
"What kind" Ryu asked them
"Big, really big, two horned, big muscles, it's got Cardin and Arc cornered" Russel answered
"JUANE" Pyrrha said in concern
"WHERE ARE THEY" Percy growled
"That way" Sky answered, pointing in the direction of the Grimm
"Never heard of one like that" Lala said
"Sounds like an Org Grimm, nasty pieces of work those are" Orenstein answered, Percy then shoved Russel and Sky down on the ground
"BEAT IT" Percy told them, the two then scampered to their feet and ran off as Corypheus stepped up
"What's the plan here Corypheus" Donna asked
"Pyrrha, Ruby, Weiss you three are with me, the rest of you, go get Professor Goodwitch and stick together, there could be more Grimm around" Corypheus told them as they separated, Corypheus, Pyrrha, Weiss and Ruby arrived to see the huge, Org Grimm going after Cardin who was trying to fight back but the Org was much, much stronger than Cardin and separated him from his weapon, Ruby and Weiss were gonna jump in and help Juane but Corypheus held them back
"Wait" Corypheus told them
"Why, that thing will KILL Juane" Ruby asked him
"This is his fight…let him finish it" Corypheus answered
"He'll get slaughtered" Weiss stated as Juane drew his sword and shield as the Org felt threatened by Juane and attacked him, Juane dodged one attack after the other and attempting to hurt it but the Org was tough, real tough
"He's right…Juane needs to do this" Pyrrha said, the four watched as Juane tried to attack the Grimm only it knocked Juane's weapons out of his hands, he thought he was dead but then the voice spoke in his mind again
*What you studied with Eric's stroll, use it now…you can do it* The voice spoke, Juane was a little skeptical that it would work, considering he only had it for a short time
*Juane, trust in yourself* The voice spoke again as the Grimm charged
"Well…here it goes" Juane said as he readied himself as he stood his ground
"What's that idiot DOING" Weiss said
"Corypheus, PELASE, we have to help him" Pyrrha begged her leader
"Pyrrha…trust me" Corypheus said as the girls watched as something started to happen
*Focus your Chi into your palm…hold it, make it move at a rapid rate* Jaune said in his mind, remembering the words from the scroll that Eric gave him, he moved his life energy or Chi into his right fist and forced it to rapid vibrate
*Intensify* Jaune said in his mind before his WHOLE right hand was engulfed in a cracking sphere of lightning which made this chirping-like sound (Like Sasuke's Chidori does)
"What is that" Ruby asked
"Huh" Cardin muttered
*Now RELEASE* Both Juane and the voice in his head said before the Grimm was about to attack Juane
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH" Juane yelled as he threw his right fist and it hit the Grimm right in the chest it hit with such power that there was a blinding flash of light, temporarily blinding Cardin, Ruby, Weiss and Pyrrha, after it died down, Juane who fell on his butt from the impact of his punch and the other onlookers opened their eyes and they were SHOCKED, there was a HUGE hole in the center of the Grimm Juane hit, the Grimm struggled to stand for a minute before it fell on its back dead as a hammer as the life left its red eyes, Juane couldn't believe what he just did, he then looked at his right fist and it was heavily bruised (Like Izuku's arm would look when using too much of One for all)
"I…I did it" Juane asked himself in disbelief that he killed a Grimm with JUST a punch
"He did it" Corypheus muttered
"How did he" Weiss was about to ask
"Lightning cutting roaring fist" Corypheus said
"That fighting style that Ryu talked about" Weiss said
"Indeed" Corypheus said
"WOW, so COOL" Ruby said
"But how did he do it" Pyrrha asked
"The art of Lightning cutting roaring fist channels the bodies internal energy or Chi into the fists of its user and forces said energy to vibrate a such an intense speed that lightning is conducted VASTLY increasing the striking power of its user, though with more training he can even radiate it through his feet or even his whole body…I'm actually surprised he managed to pick it up so fast" Corypheus said
"Generating lighting through Chi…you think he can teach me how to do that" Weiss asked
"If he chooses to but for now girls, why don't you three go back to the others, I'll get Juane and Cardin" Corypheus told the girls
"Are you sure" Ruby asked
"Yes, quite sure, go on, scoot" Corypheus told them before they walked away, meanwhile Corypheus walked out of the forest and held his hand out to Juane
"Well now Juane, taking down a Grimm on your own, that's quite badass" Corypheus said as he helped Juane to his feet but Juane hissed in pain at the feeling in his right arm
"I see you've already learned a few things from the scroll Eric gave you" Corypheus said
"What happened to my arm" Juane asked
"A bit of a recoil from using such a powerful fighting style, you'll learn to reduce such a thing with further training in the style" Corypheus said before he used his Warden arts to place some type of magic symbol on Juane which started healing his wounds
"AAAH, that feels good" Juane said
"It'll stay on you until your hand it healed up, so tr and take it easy with it for about an hour or two" Corypheus told him
"Thanks, but…I still can't believe I did that to a Grimm that big, but…I did it, DIDN'T I" Juane asked
"Yes, you did, you truly ARE the one" Corypheus said
"The…the one" Juane asked
"You are to be my ward" Corypheus said
"Um, I'm confused here, WHAT" Cardin asked
"A little history lesson, try to keep up boys, I am a Warden, the last one on Remnant, all the others of my brotherhood have fought for years beyond measurement" Corypheus explained
"Where are they" Juane asked
"Dead…or turned to darkness…when you fight the WORST kind of Grimm you're minds can't even POSSIBLY imagine…dark gets in you, you either fight it off…or you fall to it, we were warriors who came before Hunters and Huntresses and one of our three sacred duties are to fight the Grimm, defend this world to our very last breath even if it kills us other than that vow to fight until the end…our most important duty that we MUST fulfill…is to find a suitable, young man or woman and take them under our wing as an apprentice…and Juane YOU'RE that young man" Corypheus explained
"You…you want ME" Juane asked in disbelief
"YOU WANT A WEAKLING LIKE HIM, FUCK NO WAY" Cardin shouted
"And who would you suggest I pick" Corypheus asked
"ME OLD MAN, if anyone deserves that spot, it SHOULD BE ME" Cardin said in anger
"Your saying that your stronger than Juane" Corypheus asked
"A BILLLION TIMES STRONGER, bigger, tougher, stronger and more popular, not THIS little man who barely knows what he's doing, ME" Cardin snapped
"Really and you proved it when you were getting your ass kicked by the Grimm that Juane killed WITH his bare fist mind you, the boy who you have been blackmailing the ENTIRE day" Corypheus asked
"H-how did you" Cardin was about to ask
"I'm OLD boy, not blind or deaf, Juane showed more courage today that you when he stood up to you and chose his friends over keeping his secret, he's here because he wants to make a difference, your only here to get into girls panties and show off your strength, that's not the spirit of a real Hunter, Juane here has the spirit and heart of not JUST a good Hunter…but a HERO, you…your NOTHING compared to him, your LESS than nothing" Corypheus told Cardin
"You…YOU…YOU BASTARD" Cardin yelled as he tried to attack Corypheus and Juane but Corypheus grabbed Juane and he jumps back, avoiding Cardin's attack
"I'll show you WHO'S STRONG" Cardin yelled before he charged Corypheus about ready to attack but Juane stood in front of Cardin
"OUT OF MY WAY WEAKLING" Cardin yelled
"NOT A CHANCE" Juane yelled, preparing to defend the Warden
"THEN DIE LIKE THE BUG YOU ARE" Cardin yelled as Juane closed his eyes but the attack never came to which Juane opens his eyes to see Cardin trapped by a rope wrapped around his right wrist, some snakes wrapped around his left wrist and his feet trapped in ice
"I hope we're not late for the party" Ivan's voice was heard behind Cardin, Juane then looked to see the S.F team, Ozpin and Glynda along with Teams RWBY, PLTNM, GOLD, REED and the rest of JNPR, Ivan used his Cryomancy to trap Cardin's feet, Vali's Mimic puppet and its Rope dart launcher and Ada's snakes to restrain Cardin
"I do hate not getting invited to a party" Ada said
"Yeah I think my invite to this ass-kicking got lost in the mail" Vali added
"Cutting it a little close, don't ya'll think, I mean do you know how LONG I've been searching for an apprentice" Corypheus asked his teammates
"We saved his ass, didn't we" Vali asked the Warden
"I know but…I would at least like to do what I have planned for him BEFORE he joins the great hereafter" Corypheus said, Eric and Ozpin then walked up in front of Cardin
"Now…would you kindly explain as to WHY you were trying to attack Corypheus, A.K.A one of my friends, A.K.A one of my teammates…and your better, boy" Eric asked
"He tried to attack him because he was jealous that Corypheus chose me to be his ward instead of him" Juane answered
"His WARD" Ryu asked
"No WAY" Pyrrha said
"IT SHOULD BE ME, I'M, MMMM" Cardin muttered as his mouth was covered by ice from Ivan
"You read my mind, Ivan" Eric told the Cryomancer
"Shut up Cardin, the adults are talking" Ivan said
"About time SOMEBODY shut him up" Lala said
"I couldn't agree more" Weiss said
"You have the audacity to dare and attack one of my honored guests" Ozpin asked Cardin
"I told you he was nothing but trouble" Hector said
"What should we do with him, Oz" Eric asked Ozpin
"If I may suggest something" Corypheus asked
"Please do" Ozpin told the Warden
"I say we all have a vote here, S.F team, I see that this idiotic man doesn't WANT to learn what Beacon has to teach instead he prefers to chase after women and bully those they call "beneath them" so I call a vote to decide wither or not he stays…or is expelled from Beacon" Corypheus said, Cardin's eyes the widened in anger
"And that goes DOUBLE for his team" Corypheus added
"I agree" Merida said
"Here, here" Glynda added
"S.F, Ozpin, Glynda, all those in favor of Cardin and his team staying say aye" Eric said, no one spoke up
"Okay then, all those in favor of expelling him and his team…speak up now" Eric said
"Aye" Ivan answered, Volf barked in agreement
"Throw them OUT" Merida answered
"Kick their asses out of here" Hector answered
"Give em all the boot, right Kiryu" Tifa asked her "brother"
"Agreed" Kiryu answered
"I was waiting for someone to say it" Vali answered
"Please do, I can't take any more of his or his teams foul and PERVERTED mouths" Ada answered
"Saves any of the females or Faunus's from those assholes, I say toss em all" Marcus answered
"I agree with that last statement" Glynda answered, Eric then looked to Corypheus and Ozpin
"The decision has to be final" Eric told Corypheus and Ozpin
"They GO" Corypheus answered
"Then the choice…is final, Cardin Winchester, you as well as you're team are no LONGER Huntsmen, you and you're group of shameful delinquents are hereby banished from these grounds if either you or any of them dare to put even so much as a toe on this property…then there will be severe consequences" Ozpin told Cardin who was burning with rage, Juane then stepped up to Cardin
"You know…what you said to me that I didn't belong here, your wrong, I DO…belong here" Juane said before he punched Cardin in the face as hard as he could with his left fist
"OOH" Mar said
"Damn son" Ezio muttered
"Not a bad left hook" Eric told Juane
"And if you EVER…EVER mess with friends or talk the way you talked about Pyrrha again, take my word on this you won't live to regret it…GOT ME" Juane asked Cardin, Corypheus smiled under his helmet, Cardin was then free from the snakes, Rope dart and ice
"You and your team GET off my school grounds" Ozpin told him, Cardin growled and was about to say something before he yelled and stormed off
"You all haven't seen the last of me, NONE OF YOU, I'll be back…YOU'LL SEE" Cardin yelled
"You better not come back, or I'll be forced to give you an ass kicking so hard you won't be able to seat down ever again" Eric said before he walked up to Cardin's face
"You mess with my team…you mess with me jackass and when you mess with one of us you gotta deal with all of us, now GET" Eric snapped before Cardin walked off
"Why do I get the feeling that he isn't just blowing hot air" Lance asked
"He'd be mad as a hatter to come back here" Gabriel said
"He's the kind of guy who has to have the final word" Damom said
"Yeah, what a sore loser, good riddance" Edna said
"Don't worry about him, if either he or any of his friends come back…we'll handle them" Ada said
"And by handle, we mean kicking their asses, right" Merida asked
"Oh, VERY much so" Ada answered
"Indeed" Glynda said
"But what's was this I heard about Juane being Corypheus's ward" Nora asked
"I've read about this in an old book of my fathers, Wardens are allowed to take young men or women under their wing if they believe them worthy of mind and heart" Ren explained
"And their potential as a candidate" Gabriel added
"Yes, but let me make this official and say this" Corypheus said before clearing his throat
"Juane Arc, I Corypheus Yojimbo, the last of the Wardens recognize your good heart and strength not of might but of morals and character…I would be honored to be your mentor and teach you the ways of the once great Wardens" Corypheus told Juane
"Whoa…this is, this is" Ryu tried to say
"Awesome…think the world you're looking for is straight up AWESOME" Yang said
"Hell yeah" Ryu said
"I must admit, I'm have second thoughts about him" Weiss said
"But I ain't as good as the others here" Juane said
"Modesty suits you, young man and its always a nice characteristic but you don't need it here" Ada said
"Corypheus has been searching for someone to pass his knowledge onto before he dies, and he's chosen you, if HE says your good enough then we trust his judgment" Vali added
"And as for that "I ain't as good as the others here" remark…you shouldn't care about what other people say about you" Hector said
"Think about it this way Juane, every Hunter and Huntress from the beginning until now, even legends like Team BLCK (Black), Team DIMD (Diamond) and Team STRQ started out as NOTHING more than what you and your friends are now…students, beginners, novices…everyone has to start somewhere at the bottom Juane but you know what the best part about being at the bottom" Eric asked
"There's only one place left to go" Juane said
"And that's up…if legends like us can reach this level of strength from rock bottom, then why not you or any other student here" Eric asked before he took his damaged arm
"Besides no loser or nothing can blow a hole in the chest of a Grimm like THAT and live to tell the tale, you got some talent for the Lightning cutting roaring fist" Eric said
"You think so" Juane asked
"If I didn't then I wouldn't have given you the scroll" Eric answered
"Mister Arc, this is a once in a lifetime offer, to be a Warden is a GREAT honor" Ozpin said
"I must admit I was stunned when Corypheus said that he chose you, my best guess was on either Miss Niko's or Mister Midoriya…but I respect Corypheus's judgment" Glynda added, Juane then looked at his teammates who nodded before Juane turned to Corypheus
"I…I ACCEPT" Juane said before he and Corypheus shook hands
"Welcome, Juane Arc" Corypheus told his new ward
(That night)
Juane was on the roof that he and Corypheus had their little talk, looking up at the moon before he heard someone coming from behind him, he turned to see Corypheus and the rest of the Wardens team
"They said other than Eric mopping the floor with all the newcomers at once…you, blowing a hole in that Org Grimm, that was probably the second craziest part of this new year" Corypheus told Juane as he rubbed the back of his neck
"Yes…well done…for a lovable idiot stuck in a tree" Pyrrha joked, Juane hesitated for a second
"Oh ha, ha, you are SO very funny, Pyrrha…look, I'm…sorry, I was a" Juane was about to say
"I believe the word you're looking for is" Ren was about to say
"Asshole" Nora said
"Hmm…yeah, I was, you were only trying to help me, and I pushed you away…I" Juane tried to say
"Juane…it's OKAY" Pyrrha stated, getting a smile from Juane
"We're proud of you Juane, standing up to Cardin, it took guts" Nora told Juane
"Indeed, you really stepped up when it mattered…I respect that" Ren said
"The team really misses you" Pyrrha said
"Um, Pyrrha" Juane started
"Yes" She asked him
"Look…I know I don't deserve it after all that's happened but…do you think…that you still can help me" He asked her, she looked away, secretly smiling before she nodded at Corypheus, he then walked over to Juane and sweep kicked him on his ass
"HEY…what was that for" Juane asked Corypheus
"First lesson, keep your balance at all times during a fight, because if you fall, you die" Corypheus told him, helping him back to his feet
"Take what I can teach you with what you can possibly learn from the scroll that Eric gave you…and you'll become a unique Warden" Corypheus said
"Unique" Juane asked
"No Warden has ever been trained in Lightning cutting roaring fist, if you learn what I learned from my master and work to develop your style and skills…who knows, you might be even stronger than me one day" Corypheus said
"WOW, I'm, I'm honored, but um…I still have one more question, how did you know that I was the ward you were looking for" Juane asked Corypheus
"You remember that voice in your head while in the classroom, in the training ring with Eric and facing that Grimm in the forest" Corypheus asked, Juane then suddenly realized something
"Hey…HEY YEAH, wait…that was, that was YOU…whispering in my head" Juane asked
"What's he talking about" Nora asked Ren and Pyrrha
"I don't know" Pyrrha answered
"I think it's a Warden thing" Ren said
"That was me…only someone who has a strong attunement to the energies around them can hear the words of a Warden master, that's how we can find them, it is an unmistakable, unbelievably strong bond between future student and teacher" Corypheus answered
"What about judging people by their hearts" Ren asked
"We only keep the part of being able to hear thoughts a secret, because if people KNEW how we selected students than something bad could possibly happen, but you Juane…you ARE my ward" Corypheus said
"So, I can hear your thoughts" Juane asked
"And I can hear yours, you're not alone anymore and you never will be again, because those who have the title or the apprenticeship of a Warden, your part of our family now" Corypheus said
"So, what can we get training" Juane asked
"Tomorrow after first period, you meet me in the garden courtyard, but I warn you though Juane…I want to see your absolute best when trying to learn from me, so give your one hundred percent when learning…and don't drive your team away from you, you four are stronger together than any of you can POSSIBLY be alone" Corypheus told him
"Yes sensei" Juane said with a bow, from Pyrrha, Nora and Ren's point of view, their friend and teammate looked like he was on the way to being something rather special
(Meanwhile in Ozpin's office)
Ozpin, Glynda and the rest of S.F gathered in the headmaster's office
"It is done, Cardin and his team have been erased from the records and we've already alerted the other academies of neighboring kingdoms to watch out for them, should they try to sneak into other academies then they will be punished accordingly" Ozpin explained
"Good riddance to bad rubbish" Marcus said
"You're saying that because they were starting to eye Yang and Ruby as their next" Ivan was about to say
"It is so very important to your future that you DO NOT finish that sentence Ivan…and your damn right I said that because they were eyeing my sisters as if they were some kind of big game animal for them to hunt, DISGUSTING" Marcus said
"Well then it's fortunate for them that they didn't try before they were expelled otherwise you probably would have, ahem…erased them" Ada said
"Are you implying that I would use my other side to kill them" Marcus asked
"All I'm saying is that I understand the need to protect family" Ada replied
"But with that problem out of the way a new problem pops up, four spots are open, and we are out of possible students" Glynda said
"She's right, what are we to do with the previous four gone" Ada asked, the room was quiet for a moment
"Well" Eric said, turning all the attention in the room to him
"Yes, Eric" Ozpin asked
"I happen to know this…GUY who may be the type of person that you're looking for to be a student and he's not currently in any other academies, at least not to my knowledge he isn't" Eric explained
"And who is this person" Glynda asked
"A guy that has a BIT of a problem with playing with other people but if I was him and I was left to die in the Deep roads, I would be to" Eric said
"Whoa…wait, SERIOUSLY" Hector asked in shock
"Seriously, he's got the scars and the missing arm and eye to prove it" Eric answered
"Well damn" Hector muttered
"Um, okay I'm a little lost here" Marcus spoke up
"Yeah, exactly what are the Deep roads" Merida asked
"Only one of the most Grimm infested places on Remnant, a long time ago there was another kingdom called Orzax (Pronounced Ore-Za-K) that resided underground and they were connected to a massive series of underground tunnels that stretched for nearly a thousand miles in every direction, those tunnels are the prime lairs for all types of Grimm, common, rare and some even say that a Grimm dragon lives deep down there" Hector explained
"Grimm dragon, those haven't been seen in two hundred years ago" Tifa said
"How do you know" Vali asked
"Corypheus tells me stories of his times as a Warden, his master once killed a Grimm dragon, he's a GREAT storyteller" Tifa answered
"But here's the thing no one, not even the most seasoned or veteran Hunter or Huntress can survive even a single DAY down in the Deep roads, how long did this kid survive down there" Hector asked Eric
"He didn't JUST survive, he was tossed in there at the age of nine and…against IMPOSSIBLE odds, he came out eleven years later as a fully, certified, one hundred percent badass" Eric explained
"How much of a "badass" are you referring to" Ozpin asked
"His fighting style is incredibly unorthodox, completely unpredictable, I mean before you and Glynda found me Oz, he and I fought each other multiple times and on more than ONE occasion he actually got in some good hits, even caught me off guard once I still have the feeling in my right rib side as a reminder" Eric explained
"Unpredictability…and survivability in such extreme odds" Ozpin muttered
"Unpredictable oh, hell yes and survivability, he's the only guy I know of that has ever survived the Deep roads" Eric added
"Those two attributes WOULD be a useful thing against the Grimm and others" Ivan said
"I think I like him already" Vali said
"I'll have to interview the boy but very well" Glynda said
"Sweet, because I've been ITCHING for a rematch" Eric said, punching the palm of his left hand
"Anyone else have someone in mind" Ozpin asked
"I think I do…a member from an allied clan of the Ice wraiths" Ivan answered
"Where from" Ozpin asked
"The Poison fingers" Ivan answered
"Kind of a stupid name if you ask me" Tifa said
"Yeah, kind of sounds like a ridiculous band name" Vali added
"Stupid or not, they have been breeding and training assassins that were once our former enemies for seven hundred years, they have trained some of the BEST sword wielders around and are responsible for making the deadliest poisonous concoctions you can possibly imagine ever since our peace treaty with them the Ice wraiths have been trading secrets and techniques with them, and I think I have someone in mind that'll meet the recommendations for those spots" Ivan explained
"Who do you suggest then" Merida asked
"A young girl, promising student of the Poison fingers, I meet her a couple of times" Ivan said
"Meet as in a friendly or a more "intimate" type of meet" Hector asked, some of the others chuckled, the others had suspicious looks on em
"Wouldn't you like to know, anyway she's the granddaughter of the clans leader and she's at the top of her class when it comes to long-ranged combat, she also happens to have antidotes to the deadly poisons that her clan make and if THOSE fail to work…she can always rely on her Semblance" Ivan answered
"Which does what exactly" Merida asked
"All I'll say is…that the last place you would EVER want to be…is on the receiving end of it" Ivan answered
"That bad" Ada asked
"That DANGEROUS, I had the um "pleasure" of seeing it for myself and UGH…it wasn't a pretty sight" Ivan answered, shivering from the memory
"Dangerous can be a problem" Glynda said
"She only uses it as an absolute last resort, it's not a pretty sight but she has an incredible amount of control over it, it used to be difficult for her but through training she managed to gain control of it" Ivan explained
"Hmm, she sounds interesting, we'll put her under notification" Ozpin said
"But she could be a possible threat to other students, are you absolutely sure you want someone like that in your school, Professor Ozpin" Glynda asked
"Hector…do you think you can handle being her teacher, knowing that she is likely dangerous" Ozpin asked Hector
"I was once dangerous to others before I was trained, I can handle it, sir" Hector answered
"And there is your answer Glynda" Ozpin said
"Very well, does anyone else have something in mind" Glynda asked
"I do…I got a ringer here" Tifa spoke up
"Who's that" Glynda asked
"Someone who combines two professions that would normally not go together, a WORLD-CLASS hacker and programmer and in my book the BEST sniper on Remnant" Tifa answered
"Hacker huh…how good" Vali asked
"So good I heard he once cracked the Atlas militaries ultra, super, beyond top secret weapons files" Tifa answered
"HE WHAT" Hector asked
"I heard that he didn't take anything, it was just a dare" Tifa said defensively
"He better not, or General Ironwood will have his ass" Hector said
"Someone's a tattletale" Marcus said
"No…I'm loyal to one of the two people who practically raised me" Hector answered
"But how good of a shot is he" Merida asked Tifa
"Last time I heard he made a shot that was a THREE…MILE long shot" Tifa answered
"That's…that's at least two-times longer than the world record sniper shot…how good is this boy" Ada asked
"Real good" Tifa answered
"If he's that good, I say GET him over here" Ivan said
"I've been keeping tabs on him, even though others can't track him, I think I know where he might be" Tifa said
"He sounds like trouble" Glynda told Ozpin
"But being able to bypass Atlas's firewalls and get away with it is a feat that only a very rare handful of individuals can do…we'll have to look into it, do you know who trained him as a sniper" Ozpin asked
"His grandfather, who was an absolute LEGENDARY of a sniper back in his golden days, he was a child soldier actually and he put his grandson through training at the age of six" Tifa answered
"According to the data on this individual, he took his first life at age nine" Kiryu added
"NINE years old and he already had a kill under his belt…I feel sorry for the boy" Ada said
"But he started young, that's a good thing" Ivan said
"Starting training young does help mold the body later in life" Eric added
"Who was his grandfather, anyway" Hector asked
"The end" Tifa answered, Hector was dumfounded
"Wh-W-WHAT" Hector asked, unable to find the words
"Are you serious" Ada asked
"Are you quite certain" Glynda asked in shock
"Um, am I missing something, who is the end" Vali asked
"What have you been living under a rock" Hector asked
"No, I've been living in a tree, in the forest WHO is the end" Vali asked
"Only the most feared, skilled and respected sniper that Remnant has ever seen, one thousand, one hundred and eighty-two missions, that's how many he's accomplished in his lifetime…and all of them were a success, he never ONCE failed" Ozpin explained
"Hmm" Vali muttered
"Hmm…HMM, we're talking about a man who is so good that he once save the lives of a thousand people ALL ON HIS OWN and with only his weapon, his wits and his skill alone and all in ONE night and all you can say is HMM" Hector asked Vali
"Whoa, Hector, I don't think I've seen this side of you" Ivan said
"Yeah, your kind of geeking out like when Tifa gets herself a new video game" Marcus said
"HEY" Tifa snapped
"Are you guys kidding, the end is one of the only TWO people on Remnant that Ironwood shows absolute respect to…the first being Ozpin, he's a man of commitment, focus, sheer WILL and this guy is his GRANDSON…Ozpin, sir I say take the guy, Beacon could use a talented gene pool like that in her ranks" Hector said
"Very well, does anyone have an idea on the final member of our missing team" Ozpin asked
"I can answer that one, before I went to prison, I used to know this…girl who is "unique" like me, a bit of a wildcard but none the less resourceful and talented" Marcus said
"Unique like you, she's a giant" Ada asked
"No but trust me, unique is a perfect word to describe her and she has…certain abilities that would prove very useful to the other three that have been suggested" Marcus answered
"You said she was a wildcard, how wild does that mean" Ivan asked
"You will see when you meet her, if you agree Ozpin, of course" Marcus replied, Ozpin thought about it for a minute
"Very well, all of you see if you can find these four and bring them to me, also I want you all to share everything about these four with Glynda, we'll see if they have what it takes" Ozpin said
Chapter 16…down for THE COUNT baby
And I for one am GLADE to see Cardin and his team GONE and out of Beacon, if you guys have had a grudge against those assholes then you are welcome that they are gone, and I say from the bottom of my heart to all four of them
GOOD RIDDANCE
And if you guys are wondering what team is gonna replace them, then you guys will be treated to ONE more OC team of mine that I am working on, but I still need some finishing touches, anyway
I hope you guys liked the special twist I put in this chapter with Juane being taken under Corypheus's personal wing to be trained as his apprentice, I got plans for my boy Juane
I hope to see ya'll in the next chapter and until next time
NINJA VANISH!
(Smokescreen escape)
