A/N: *SIGH* Well guys all I can say is that this chapter was stressful to write. Not only did I have to change a few things about the OC in order for him to fit into my story, my vision if you will, but I also needed to do my research so I can get him right. I just hope that I did when writing this chapter. Anyways, let's get onto the responses to the reviews and then the warnings.
Responses:
Green Lantern (Guest): Dude, don't take this the wrong way, I mean this in the nicest way possible, but if you are going to point out something so minor, please create an account and Private Message (PM) me (it is free after all), because after this I will make note of any of your reviews of minor things that I can fix easily, delete your review from the review moderation and fix it immediately; Anything major that you point out, I will fast track your review if you are still going to review as a guest. That being said I corrected that mistake along with this update as proof.
TheHolyBlade: I know that I PMed you about that little oversight, but I'll just say it again for those who may or may not have the same mindset as you. When I wrote the previous chapter, I completely overlooked where the chapter before that had left off. I wanted the confrontation to be the when the first chapter of this arc so if you want to see it, reread the beginning of the previous chapter. I apologize for having you guys do that but hey I make mistakes and I sure as hell do my damnedest to correct them.
IMPORTANT WARNINGS!
1) This was a challenging chapter for me, so if anything seems off, especially the OC, I'll fix it ASAP.
2) Once again, this chapter has a big reveal so please, hold your reviews until you've read the whole chapter and the AN at the end.
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Salem's Castle, Grimmlands
In a newly built training ground, specifically inside an indestructible viewing area, Demigra was overseeing Salem's training in Ki control and its use in combat. To the former Demon God, Salem's training is coming along nicely; within one week, she learned everything he knew about Ki control, although that could be due to the instinctual memories given to her by her fallen children. And now, weeks after her training had begun, the Grimm Queen was going through conditioning due to her wearing weights while fighting some copies of the most dangerous beings to have ever shown their ugly mugs in Universe 7. One of her opponents was a galactic tyrant who once attempted to gain immortality, another was a Bio-Android who wanted nothing less than perfection, and the last one was a small, pink being who had the mindset of a demented kid, but was pure evil incarnate. Demigra kept watch of her progress so intently that he never noticed his spymaster approach with a Seer, a Grimm that looked similarly like a jellyfish.
"My Lord, forgive my intrusion but our spies have found a new development involving the Saiyan," Nyx announced as she kneeled.
Demigra acknowledged her but kept watching Salem's training as he commanded monotonously, "Report."
"I would my lord but my spies have a Seer with them right now and it is best if you would see for yourself," The Spymaster replied.
The former Demon God turned to look at Nyx who had the Seer next to her approach him; the Grimm then connected with its sibling Seer to show that Manami Aoi was walking into the wilds outside of Vale with someone. Before Demigra could ask, Nyx spoke up, "While we have no information with who the man with the Saiyan is, I do believe this is a perfect opportunity to ambush her, if it pleases you my lord."
"Indeed it does, Nyx," Demigra replies before asking, "And this is happening as we speak?"
"Of course my lord," Nyx answered.
Demigra then turned back around, to see that Salem blasting her opponents into oblivion; he smirked as he said, "Then I have the perfect plan, one that Salem might approve of…"
Chapter 2: A New Warrior Arrives! Who is the Man in Green?
Earlier: Mid-day, Downtown Vale
It was just your average day in the Kingdom of Vale. Every single one of its citizens were enjoying their lives, minding their own businesses; nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary… except for one thing. Near the top of a clock tower was a man; the same man who had appeared out of a portal in an alleyway a few days ago and apparently, he was scolding himself…
"Great job, David Greene… you investigate an anomaly in sector 2185 and get sucked through a wormhole! I knew should've listened to my gut since it always seems to know when something bad was about to happen. Oh well, might as well review what I've found over the last few days, so I don't seem out of place with these people."
Flashback:
When he woke up in an alley, David was confused with where he was so looked around the city he found himself in; after wandering around blindly for a few minutes, he asked one of the city's citizens where the nearest library was. With their help he quickly found his destination and soon began his research; what he found was shocking, to say the least. During his research, he found the planet's name was Remnant and that its moon was shattered; that alone was enough to worry him. And when he continued his research, he learned that Remnant was inhabited by two races: Humans and Faunus. He ignored the former seeing that he was a human himself, and looked up what a Faunus was; he was surprised that they were nearly the same as humans but had animal/reptilian/insectoid/arachnid/avian/marine-like traits, basic examples being a tail, fin, claws, or ears with some less obvious traits. On top of that, most Faunus had better sight in the dark and enhanced hearing. However, he was pissed when he learned that these Faunus were being mistreated just because of their race; bad enough that humanity back home was mistreating each other based on skin color, ethnicity, or religion, but now he was in a world where two races, depending on the scenario, were mistreating each other, going so far as to attack others just because. But his biggest worry was summed up in one name: the Grimm; he didn't learn much due to a lack of knowledge, but he did learn the basics. There were many types of Grimm, but they were described as "Creatures of Darkness" that had the common traits of pitch black fur, feathers, or scales, white bone armor, and red pupil-less eyes. He soon learned why there was a lack of knowledge due to the Grimm disintegrating and all live captures cost too many innocent lives when they broke out of their cages only to die at the hands of the security team and an assigned huntsman.
David would go on to learn many things such as what Dust is and all of their known types, huntsman/huntresses and the academies they learn from as well as the four main kingdoms that Remnant is divided into, and even the upcoming Vytal Festival, but by the time he was done he saw that it was night outside. Taking this opportunity for quick aerial recon, he left the library and ran into a nearby alley, away from prying eyes; after he made sure he was alone, he began concentrating. As if on cue, his ring began to glow and soon surrounded him in a green light; furthermore, his Green Lantern uniform appeared in place of his clothing with the emblem of his corp. showing on his chest while a green domino mask obscured his dark brown eyes. Once this was done, he took flight and began to see what kind of place Vale was; as David patrolled the city from the skies, he noticed one thing that surprised him: a portion of the docks, specifically the cargo area, was in shambles as if a certain alien he knew had a battle with a certain destructive hulking monster that was out for his blood. He would go on to investigate what caused this… mess.
For the next two days, David looked for any leads for the cause of the docks incident, and while he did he made an anonymous name for himself for the people of Vale and the nearby surrounding villages. Killing off quite a few very dangerous Grimm and keeping bandits away from the villages while in the city, he stopped multiple assaults on Faunus and several small dust shop robberies. Though he did his best to avoid wanted attention, a few witnesses who barely caught a glimpse of him and saw the aftermath of his actions have coined the moniker: the "Green Guardian." When he heard this it amused him to know that people still combine alliteration and nicknames no matter where he was. Unfortunately in his search for leads, nothing came up; all he found were whispers of energy beams and explosions coming from the docks over one week ago, predating his arrival in Vale. Among those whispers were of a failed White Fang dust raid, a girl clad in blue being the cause. Nothing he found could help in his search, so he decided to grab a few some food; and by grab, he actually stole a few fruits from the marketplace because he had no money, at least Remnant's form of money anyways.
Present moment…
Sighing at his current predicament, he looked over the Kingdom of Vale from the clocktower and thought, "What the hell am I going to do after I find out what happened at those docks? I have no idea where I am in the universe and I have no clue as to get back home, let alone knowing where to start my search."
He looked up to the sky in exasperation, however, he saw something that surprised him; what looked like a streak of clear white energy tore through the sky and inside it looked like a person. The person had long and wild black hair and was wearing a luxurious black and blue gi with white accents and from the feminine build, the person was a girl; and her destination is what looked to be some sort of castle in the distance. After witnessing this development, David then had an epiphany, thinking, "Okay a girl in blue clothes flying by? With rumors that a girl in blue trumped a White Fang raid? That is can't be a coincidence; could she be part of the reason why there is so much destruction at the docks?"
Deciding to investigate this new lead, the so-called "Green Guardian" quickly put on his uniform and followed the girl.
At the same time…
It was the 1st day of the second week of training and everything was going well considering the last two days. Yang, due to the injuries she received from Manami's beat down, had received a Zenkai boost, making her even stronger than before. On day six, everyone began gravity training in Manami's gravity chamber; since they were adept Ki users, Manami started them off with 10x Remnant's gravity, the same level that Goku started with. Every two hours once they got used to the gravity, they would take a five-minute break, eat a Senzu Bean, and move up to the next level in increments of ten. By today, they were starting on 90x Remnant's gravity. However right as they were about to go into 100x Remnant's gravity when she received a call from Ozpin saying that they need to meet. So after changing into another set of her 4-star dragon ball gi, here she was flying back to Beacon; true she could've used instant transmission, but that would be rude in her opinion and she could be dropping in on some business that did not concern her.
As she was less than a minute away from Beacon, she felt a sudden surge of power; however, it wasn't malicious like a Grimm's, Super or not. No, it was much warmer… and it was following her; Manami took a quick peek behind her to try and locate her pursuer. Thanks to her training, she quickly determined her follower was flying, wearing some kind of suit, and was surrounded in a green light; the only question remains, what were their intentions. Deciding to play dumb, she thought, "Okay, I'll play your game. Let's see what you're up to…"
Within moments, Manami landed near Beacon tower whilst keeping her senses on her pursuer and acting as if she didn't see anything; upon entering the lobby of the tower, she informed the receptionist that Ozpin needed to see her. The result was the elevator being called down as Manami waited; she then sensed her pursuer's power drop dramatically, but it was still there, although faintly. Subtly looking in the direction of her pursuer's Ki, she noticed a fair-skinned young man with black hair that was slick-back and was wearing a black and green jacket, grey t-shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes. She gave off a sly yet subtle smile and thought, "So that's what you look like up close without that suit of yours, though I wonder how you changed out of it so quickly?"
A high-pitched ding sounded off, letting Manami know that the elevator arrived; she entered it and pressed the button for the Headmaster's office. As the doors closed she saw the same young man walking out of the door probably going to follow her by flying to the top so he could listen to her conversation with Ozpin. Quickly typing a message on her scroll to the headmaster, she says, "I've got someone shadowing me. Act as if we don't know he's listening in. I want to determine his intentions."
"Understood," the Ozpin replied and just as the message was received, the doors opened up, allowing Manami to enter the office; when she entered she saw that Ozpin was with Professor Goodwitch. As she approached, Ozpin greets, "Miss Aoi, thank you for coming. How is the training going so far?"
"Surprisingly well, Headmaster, I even learned a few new things about my own sisters, but that can wait until later," Manami answers then asks, "What did we need to talk about?"
Ozpin turned to Glynda who nodded and began pulling up a few notable reports for Manami to look over before she explains, "We've received multiple reports in the last three days from the surrounding villages and inside the city; normally, we wouldn't give them any extra thought, but every single one of them mentions had something in common: a man surrounded by a green light."
Ozpin noticed the Saiyan's eyes widen slightly; filing that info for later, he adds, "During the past three days he has killed off dangerous Grimm, stopped assaults on Faunus, and halted small Dust shop robberies. The witnesses who only caught a glimpse of him as well as his actions have taken to calling him the 'Green Guardian'. I would've left him alone if he only did the first two, but the third would impede any further investigations now that it is known that the White Fang, with the help of Torchwick, are the ones stealing Dust."
"So what is my mission?" Manami asked.
Ozpin smiled as he says, "Straight to the point I see; your mission as an honorary huntress is to track this 'Green Guardian' down and determine his intentions. What you do afterwards is up to you."
Manami nodded in acknowledgment and says, "I'll grab my weapon and be on my way."
She turns to leave but not before Ozpin says, "Good luck."
Once she was in the elevator, Manami quickly began typing out a message to Ozpin; it reads, "This so-called 'Green Guardian' is the one who is shadowing me. I'll play his game and see what he intends to do."
His reply came very quickly and it reads, "I see. Please take care with how you approach this situation. And once again, good luck."
With that, Manami smiled, thinking, "Okay 'Mr. Guardian', time to see what you hope to accomplish…"
Meanwhile…
Greene had heard everything that was said as he floated near the glass of the office but kept hidden, knowing it wasn't soundproof. He had several thoughts on the conversation between the Headmaster and the girl. The first was that this was a school, which surprised him; he felt like he was in a fantasy movie with how it looked. The second made panic slightly, considering that he never realized that he might've impeded several investigations by stopping a few dust shop robberies; he got over it quick, however, since he knew there was nothing he could do since the deed was done. But the third was the most important, because the girl, now revealed to be an honorary huntress, had received a mission to track him down; he knew he could play this to his advantage. He thought, "I just need to wait for the right time to approach her as a civilian and lure her away from any innocents. I know she's a Huntress and that her duty is to protect others but I have no idea what she's capable of. I just hope I can pull it off…"
After grabbing her R-Blade, Manami set off to complete her mission; however, the day became a game of Cat and Mouse for the two, the only question was who was which. Manami visited each of the locations, pretending to not know that the 'Green Guardian' was following her every move; she started her search in the surrounding villages. The Saiyan Huntress asked around for anyone who has at least seen the Green Guardian; those who helped had shown her the last location he was seen, but unfortunately didn't find much more than what was already found. She then went to the last reported locations in the city with the same results. Greene on the other hand was waiting for the perfect opportunity to approach the honorary huntress once she's visited enough locations. He soon received one when Manami decided to take a break at a streetside noodle shop known as "A Simple Wok". And as he approached the shop, Greene saw enough of her face to have one line of thought, "Damn she's beautiful! Why is it every gorgeous woman I've met has superpowers, is a criminal, or is trained as a deadly assassin?
Market Area, Kingdom of Vale
Manami hopped onto one of the chairs, sighing, not because she couldn't find the Green Guardian, but because she could not determine his intentions just from him following her; she needed him to make a move otherwise this mission would not go anywhere. So she decided to think over her options while she had a late lunch. Manami smiled when she saw the who worked the small shop, thinking, "The Shopkeep hasn't changed at all; still running multiple shops in the city."
The Shopkeep is an elderly, balding, gray-haired man with wrinkles under his eyes and over his brow; typically, he wears a green shirt with a red apron and gray pants. He approached the Saiyan Huntress and asked, "What can I get you?"
Manami kept her smile and answered, "A bowl of the Udon Special please."
The Shopkeep smiled as he wrote it down and states, "It's been quite some time since anyone ordered that; the last one to order it was a girl that looked just you, that was more than 4 years ago."
"Well then I believe that my visit is 4 years overdue," Manami remarked, keeping her smile.
That statement shocked the Shopkeep, but he simply smiled in acknowledgment and went to the back to put together the meal, leaving Manami alone to her thoughts once more. She was thinking about her next move on her mission when not only did she sense her pursuer's power drop once again but also sensed his approach; that made Manami's night a little better, knowing that she could learn a little more about the Green Guardian. It wasn't very long before the stranger she saw earlier at Beacon Academy sat down at one of the seats. He asked her, "Do you mind if I sit here?"
Manami simply shook her head, saying "Not at all, Mr...?"
"David Greene, but my friends call me Greene," the man answered.
"Nice to meet you, Greene, my name's Manami" the Saiyan greets before asking, "I've never seen you around Vale before, you visiting?"
"Yeah, you could say that I'm a traveler of sorts," Greene answered.
"Oh, are you a huntsman?" Ana inquired.
"Nah, I more of a nomad. I can fight well enough to protect myself, but I can't fight off a horde of Grimm; I leave that to those who are trained for it," Greene answered once again.
Manami sensed his Ki flutter subtly which meant that he was lying; the man knew how to fight and he was trained well. She could tell that much from his earlier power level alone. She was about to say something about the 'Green Guardian when the Shopkeep came back with her bowl of the Udon Special which had the perfect balance of meats and vegetables and the soup was an original recipe perfect for the Udon noodles. But what's amazing is that the bowl was about twice the size of a wok. When Green saw this his eyes were wide with shock; he asks, "Um, are you sure you can finish that?"
"Yeah why?" she answers, acting so nonchalant about her meal.
"Because isn't that a ridiculously sized portion?" Greene pointed out.
"What are you talking about? This is the shop's regular-sized meal," Manami simply states.
That comically dropped Greene's jaw; he expected something similar to this from a movie theater due to them selling larger than normal portions of snacks, but from a small shop…
Manami laughed at his reaction as she states, "Yup, you're definitely new around here."
They went on to have a full conversation over a meal with Manami treating the newcomer by paying for his meal; out of respect for his new associate's decision, Greene ordered a small bowl of the regular for his meal since the regular sized portion was too much for him. She told him a little about herself: being one of three siblings, that they are all learning at Beacon Academy. However, while they were huntresses-in-training, she was an honorary huntress because of how her skills were that of a full-fledged huntress. That brought them back to Greene; Manami asks, "So what brought you to Vale?"
"I was already on my way here to take in some of the sights, but I'm also short on money, so maybe I could get a job as a security guard for a few weeks until the start of the Vytal Festival, so I can stay in vale comfortably," Greene answered.
"I'm sensing, a 'but' in there somewhere," Manami says.
"Heh, 'but' I'm now also interested in finding this 'Green Guardian' that the locals have been gossiping about," Green said with a light chuckle.
Manami inwardly smiled knowing where Greene was going with this; he wants to catch her off guard at a remote location away from witnesses and innocents. Deciding to play along, she states offhandedly, "Well, good luck with that, not much was found at the areas he was last seen, so far anyway; I should know, I'm the huntress that was assigned to finding this guy."
"Any other locations that you haven't visited yet?" Greene asked.
"Just one, an abandoned village to the north, one of the most recent sightings of the 'Green Guardian'," Manami answered.
"Then you wouldn't mind if I tag along with you? Right?" Greene asked.
"And why should I let you?" The honorary huntress asked before adding, "I don't see a weapon on you and I'm not too keen on letting a civilian come with me."
"Because two heads are better than one. And don't worry about my lack of weaponry, I've got a few tricks up my sleeve that has kept me alive for a while, you just worry about yourself. Also I never said that I was a civilian; I happen to be a freelancer that has done security and escort jobs," Greene answered.
Pretending to be irritated with this development, Manami then states as she left money for both of their meals, "Fine, but don't overextend yourself if we run into trouble."
After Manami thanked the Shopkeep for the meal and promised to visit more often, they left for the northern gates of Vale; unfortunately for them, Demigra's spies were watching and they even had a Seer to send their reports faster. Things were about to go bad during Manami's mission…
Abandoned Village north of Vale
The journey to the abandoned village was an interesting one; the two had a few run ins with a few small fry Grimm consisting of a few creeps and one or two Beowolves but nothing Manami couldn't handle. When bigger groups showed up however, Greene had disappeared into the forest with some of them in pursuit, but when the fight ended, Greene returned unscathed as if nothing happened. Manami normally would've been suspicious of him, but she already knew that he was the Green Guardian and used his abilities to dispatch the Grimm; regardless, she acted that way to keep him from discovering her ruse. After a brief confrontation, they continued on their journey to the village, arriving at dusk…
"So this is the place?" Greene asked.
"Yep, this was last place he was seen, leaving an aftermath of dead Grimm; not surprising considering that I myself had to deal with the same thing several months back," Manami answered.
"And there's no one here, no bandits or anyone else?" Greene asked one last time.
"Nope. Nobody here but us," Manami said, double checking with her Ki senses not bothering to look at Greene; she knew what he was planning to do, but the best way to get answers was play along.
"Good," was all Manami heard him say, before she was surrounded by what appeared to be a green hard-light construct of a cage. Playing along, she shouts in a perfect imitation of shock, "What the hell!?"
She looked around the cage to see that it was being fed energy, which she followed to none other than Greene who's right fist was outstretched towards her; it looked like he was feeding the energy to the construct from his fist but with a closer inspection, she could see that the energy is emanating from the ring on his middle finger. However, the next thing Manami saw surprised her; Greene was enveloped by a green light, starting from the ring. The energy soon washed all over Greene which in turn formed a black and green suit over his body and a green domino mask over his face. As if nothing major happened he smugly says, "Now then I have a few questions that I want to ask you."
Manami kept up her ruse by glaring at the man and asking, "And what would they be?"
"First would be what the hell are you?" Greene asked and adds, "I know you aren't your average human because they don't fly, and don't play off your ability to fly as your Semblance because I saw you flaring an aura during your flight; I know that is not how Aura and Semblances work."
"Well he's got me there, he did see me fly after all but why would he assume that I'm not human?" Manami thought before turning the tables on him, "And what makes you think that I'm not human? The only other race on Remnant is the Faunus, so why the wild accusation?"
"Because I've seen enough to know that Humans and Faunus aren't alone in this universe, now answer my question," the 'Green Guardian' snapped impatiently.
"Geez isn't he impatient… but still, does he really know that aliens do exist? I'm gonna need more information, it's too early to break my ruse." Manami thought as she sighed, "I'm a Saiyan; and before you ask, my people are in fact a warrior race. That is all I can say because for all I know my homeworld could be space dust right now; I do know that how our genetics and biology works but our history is kind of a mystery right now."
It was at that moment that Manami noticed that Greene subtly but visibly winced; she didn't react but she did file his reaction to her answer away for later. Greene then states, "Alright then, maybe you could tell me what happened at the docks. There are rumors floating about that a girl in blue trumped a White Fang raid. Considering that you have the ability to fly, I'd say that you're hiding more of your abilities."
"It seems this guy is experienced in piecing together information; he could tell that I'm holding back more of my 'abilities' as he puts it. A little longer and I should have what I need to determine what he is and what his intentions are," Manami thought before appearing to answer reluctantly, "Long story short, I decided to help one of my friends find out who were behind a few robberies at multiple dust shops; the perps turned out to the White Fang. A fight broke out between us and them which unfortunately escalated when they brought in some back up; I stepped in to minimize the damage before it escalated even more and spilled into the city."
"I see but that still leaves the question of what you are capable of; those who are capable of flight usually have other abilities to compliment it," Green states as if he knew it was a fact.
"I still need to know what he is capable of if he can make a cage like this and the only way to do that is to fight him; I guess it's time to drop my act," Manami thought before she smirked and announced, "How about instead of telling you, I just show you?"
Greene chuckled at the response, "I don't see how, I'm keeping you in that cage so I can get answers that I need."
What happened next surprised him.
"HYYYYAAAAHHHHH!" Manami suddenly roared as she flared her aura, unleashing some of her power. This shocked Greene because he could feel the ground shaking and see pebbles floating into the air; he knew that he stepped into something that was much bigger if what he was witnessing was anything to go by. However he didn't have time to process what he was seeing before Manami raised her arms high above her, releasing an explosive wave, breaking the cage and spewing dust everywhere; when the dust settled, he could see the Saiyan standing tall with a smug look. Keeping that smug look, she rhetorically asks, "Did you really think that your cage could hold me?"
Greene didn't answer as he was still in shock which quickly turned into a scowl; he quickly fired a strong energy blast from his ring to try and knock her out. Manami simply reached out and blocked it with her right hand, holding it back for a few seconds before deflecting it into the sky. Manami simply announces, "You are going to have to do better than that…"
Meanwhile, Demigra and Salem were watching from afar, although they were using different methods; Salem was watching via a seer while Demigra was using a projection of himself. They were witnessing the confrontation between the 'Green Guardian' and the Saiyan of Remnant. Through the Seer, the Grimm Queen asked the former Demon God, "I realize that you are sending a Super Grimm after the Saiyan, but what are you sending exactly?"
"I'm going to be sending an Ancient Alpha Beowolf to attack her, but I'm going to do something special to it," Demigra answered.
"And what is your goal exactly?" Salem asked.
"I'll just say if it kills Manami Aoi then it's a win, however I know that she will defeat the Beowolf; the other side of the coin is that even if the Beowolf is defeated you still have something to gain," Demigra answered with a smug look before the two simply watched the fight unfold, waiting for the right opportunity to strike.
Manami dodged another attack from a construct, more specifically a giant fist; she then shattered it by giving a powerful kick. Greene then created 2 constructs of F22 fighter-type aircraft and sent them to crash into her; unfortunately, they were easily destroyed when the Saiyan huntress blasted them with 2 separate energy blasts. The Green Lantern then created multiple constructs of cannons and heavy weapons before unleashing a barrage of explosives on her. Unfortunately, Manami blocked all of them with ease by creating a force shield from her Ki before she obliterated the constructs with her own barrage. She then gazed at Greene with a blank look and says, "That all you got?"
Greene growled at her response before he quickly created a 100 ton cube above her and dropped it on the Saiyan just as fast; she noticed this at the last second and raised her arms to keep it from crushing her. The Green Lantern however created a compactor while she was holding the block up; however Manami simply held them all back by using one arm to hold the block up, the other to push against one half of the compactor, and one of her legs to hold back the other half. However, the Green Lantern created one last group of constructs: Hi-tech energy cannons that can do damage to tough armor or foes, human or alien; seeing that this is an massive opening, he fired a barrage at Manami for a few seconds, just enough for a cloud of smoke and dust to cover the area. After a few seconds, Greene thought that he finally defeated the huntress with the odds against him; unfortunately that thought was shattered when he saw her slowly walk out of the dust cloud with an intimidating yet nonchalant look on her face before she brushed off her right shoulder, showing that she was not fazed by the onslaught. Greene had no idea what to do next, but sadly for him, he wasn't given a choice; Manami covered the distance between him and her in the blink of an eye, staying still in a stance to his right and holding an energy blast close to his stomach. At this point he silently surrendered knowing that he lost this short fight, waiting for the girl to finish it. He looks to see that the girl is smiling as she stands up, dissipating the energy ball in her hand, and announces, "I win."
Shocked at his opponent's actions, Greene simply utters, "W-What?"
"I win our spar," Manami answered.
"That was a spar?" Greene asked.
"Yep!" Manami cheerfully said and adds, "What? Couldn't you tell the difference between someone trying to kill you and someone sparring with you? I mean, the first hint was that I wasn't trying to attack you, I was just shrugging off your attacks. The second hint was that I was taunting you, riling you up to hit me with your strongest attack."
"The way you broke out of my cage did come off as aggressive…" Greene states.
"But I didn't show off any killing intent, you just assumed that I did," Manami retorts.
"What was the point of that anyway?" Greene asked.
"From my act of playing prisoner to our sparring match? It was to determine what kind of person are you and your capabilities as a fighter. From what I could gather your heart is in the right place trying to fit all the pieces together. You were smart enough to follow me considering that I was doing something out of the ordinary and were clever enough to use your civilian clothing to blend in with the background as well as approach me back at the noodle stand. As for your capabilities, they're… interesting to say the least; no technology exists on Remnant that is capable of what your ring can do," Manami pointed out.
"Shit she's right. Oh well, in hindsight, that was definitely a bad move on my part," Greene thought.
Manami then adds, "That being said, I believe you are from another universe."
"Yeah I guess s-" Greene answered but stops mid-sentence before he asks, "Did you say another universe?"
"Yeah, your ring was a dead giveaway," Manami explained.
"How do you know that there are multiple universes?" Greene asks.
"Because I've actually traveled to another universe myself," The Saiyan huntress answers but then adds, "look Greene, we could stay here and get nowhere with our conversation or we can take this to the headmaster so we can actually see if we can get you back to your universe or not."
Seeing the logic, Greene nodded. Manami was about to say something but then senses a sudden spike in malicious Ki nearby, one that is much more powerful than the previous spikes but not as much as the Ginyu Force and Cooler, and looks towards the woods with a scowl. Greene noticed this and asks, "You okay?"
"Yeah I am, but you might want to get ready for a fight," Manami answered with a no-nonsense tone.
Greene was about to ask why but when he saw a large Alpha Beowolf, likely an ancient, walk out of the woods, he decided to heed her words. Several seconds of silence passed, no one making a move, before the Beowolf's eyes started glowing an even more sinister shade of red as it howled into the night sky and unleashed an aura of darkness around itself, shaking the ground and showing off some its power. Greene was surprised at this event and asks, "Um I know I haven't been here long but I do know that Grimm aren't able to generate Aura do to their lack of souls, so what is going on?"
"Huh, you've done your homework on the Grimm, impressive; but yes you're correct that the Grimm can't generate Aura, however this is no ordinary Grimm; long story short, this is a Super Grimm," Manami answered without taking her eyes off of said foe.
"'Super Grimm'? Couldn't you come up with a better name?" Greene teased.
"Hey don't look at me, I didn't name them," Manami retorts. She then sensed its power, quickly realizing that its more powerful than her in her base form, but not enough to make her transform. Manami states, "It looks like I'll have to go full power in this fight."
Greene was about to ask before she roared, "HYYYYAAAHHH!"
Manami powered up to her maximum in her base form, flaring her aura and shaking the ground almost as much as the Beowolf did, shocking Greene once more and thought, "Just how powerful is she?"
[Music Start – "Challenger" Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 OST]
A few seconds pass before the Beowolf fired a blast from its mouth only for the 2 to dodge it by flying into the air. Greene retaliates by firing a high-powered energy blast directly at the Grimm; however it just sits there, tanking the attack. He then charges in with a Great Sword construct, bringing it down to bare on the Beowolf; unfortunately, like with the energy blast, it just sat there and took the slash like it was nothing before backhanding him into a few trees. Manami then fired a barrage of her own energy blasts, engulfing the wolf Grimm in a cluster of explosions and this time it blocked. Knowing that it isn't enough, she then charges into the cloud of dust and smoke, and rushing the ancient alpha with a hurricane of punches and kicks; the Saiyan Huntress then ends the rush by backflipping away and stopping mid-air to prepare a strong Ki blast. She raised her arms above her, quickly charging the blast which began crackling with power; then, once it was finished, she sent it at the Ancient Super Beowolf, shouting…
"FINISH BUSTER!"
The blast quickly found its mark and impacted the Beowolf, causing yet another explosion and kicked up more dust. Sadly, Manami wouldn't get time to rest as the Grimm suddenly appeared above her as if it was leaping at prey; she crossed her arms to block as it slashed at her, pushing the Saiyan of Remnant back a few meters. Greene took this as an opportunity to try and crush the Beowolf creating not one, not two, but three 100 ton blocks; unfortunately for him, it just leapt away from the area the blocks were going to crush as they landed with a very audible, metallic thud. Wolf Grimm then rushed at Greene, who quickly formed the constructs of multiple rocket launchers, missiles, and a few energy cannons before unleashing them on the incoming Ancient Super Beowolf; however, the Super Grimm just leapt out of the path of the incoming projectiles every time the attacks came close which was immediately followed an explosion. The process repeated until the Beowolf was close enough for a powerful swipe; fortunately for him Manami intervened before he could get injured…
"KAIO-KEN!"
The Saiyan Huntress, engulfed in a powerful red aura, slammed into the Beowolf with punch to its jaw, followed by a rush of punches and kicks before she knocked the Super Grimm back. The aura of the Kaio-ken quickly dissipated as Manami turned to Greene and asked, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I am. But that'll change real fast if we don't do something about this thing," Greene asked.
"Then it's a good thing I've got multiple tricks up my sleeves," Manami retorts knowing that the regular Kaio-ken brought her power close to the Beowolf's power. Manami thought, "Doubling it should do the trick."
She then charged up her Ki to its highest before she used it as she proclaimed…
"KAIO-KEN TIMES 2!"
The red aura of the Kaio-ken erupted once again, this time larger than before, signifying that her power has increased even more; this time her power eclipsed that of the Ancient Super Beowolf's. In response, the Super Grimm spewed rapid-fire Ki Blasts at Manami who in turn knocked away each one perfectly with her hands as she began to walk towards it; the Wolf Grimm kept the onslaught going but it still had no effect. It wasn't until Manami was within punching distance when Beowolf stopped due to her delivering an uppercut to its lower jaw and staggering the Super Grimm, following up with a roundhouse kick which sent it flying. Manami not only chased after it, but also step-vanished behind it to give the Ancient a rapid-fire combo; she then grabbed one of its legs and quickly dropped back down to the ground to slam the poor Grimm into it. She quickly flew back away from the Super Beowolf to charge up Ki Blast in the palm of her right hand; as the Beowolf slowly got up to its feet, Manami fired the Ki Blast as she calls out…
"BIG BANG ATTACK!"
The blue Ki orb raced toward the Grimm, shining brightly in the night; time slowed down as the Super Beowolf turned toward the light only to see the attack at the last second before it impacted against the Grimm, causing a very large explosion, spewing dust everywhere and leaving behind a pillar of smoke. Unfortunately for the two fighters, it all cleared away as the Beowolf howled into the night once more and unleashed a large aura of darkness, showing that it was now using its full power. The Green Lantern watched this in awe before he looks to his ring and thinks, "Not sure how much power I have remaining but I'm going to use most of what's left to try and damage it and leave some leftover so I can call forth my power battery."
Greene then scowled, turning back to the Grimm, before he flew into the fray once more giving almost everything he has into this one attack; he gave a powerful right hook to the Super Beowolf via a large construct of a fist to stagger it. He then opened up the construct of the fist before slamming down the palm as if he was squishing a large bug; to finish off his attack, he created an obscene amount of Energy Cannons and Missile Launchers, surrounding the Super Grimm in a dome-like formation. Not missing a beat, Greene fired the cannons and launchers at the same time, not giving it any room to move; the onslaught that Greene gave ended a few seconds later as the constructs soon faded, as did the green light that surrounded the Green Lantern, leaving behind only a pillar of smoke rising into the night sky, flowing with wind. Manami saw what Greene was did but she still sensed the Grimm's power; deciding to finish what he started, she powers up once again…
"KAIO-KEN TIMES 3!"
The red aura that already surrounded Manami flared up even more, showing another power increase; the Saiyan Huntress vanished before reappearing above the pillar of smoke charging up a powerful Ki Blast, which silently signaled Greene to back away, before she sent it into the smoke causing another explosion on top of the Super Grimm before unleashing a rain of Ki blasts down to keep up the assault; Manami kept up the attack but soon widened the area of which she fired. The rain of Ki Blasts soon stopped, allowing the dust to settle a bit and showing the now injured Ancient Super Beowolf; unfortunately, it soon saw that it was surrounded in a dome of Ki Blasts, realizing that it still had no escape. Manami smirked as she shouts, "Take this…!"
The Saiyan huntress then crossed her arms, commanding the Ki blasts to converge on the Beowolf calling out…
"HELLZONE GRENADE!"
A massive explosion took place on where the Grimm was, spewing dust everywhere and obscuring their vision.
[Music End]
Manami landed away from where the Beowolf was to rest a bit just as the Kaio-ken faded away along with its burst of power; Greene approached her, asking the Saiyan of Remnant as he eyed the dust cloud, "Did you beat it?"
Manami was about to answer but to double check, she reached out with her Ki senses to determine whether the Super Grimm was defeated or not; she soon found her answer after sensing the Beowolf's dark and sinister Ki still lingering. The Saiyan Huntress sighed, "No, it's still alive."
"What kind of monster is this Super Beowolf?" Greene asked.
"The kind that only a few people can handle after I train them," Manami answered.
Before Greene could ask what she meant, the dust cloud cleared in an instant as the Beowolf once again howled into the night and unleashed an aura of darkness; however something was different about this instance. Manami noticed that the Grimm's power reached its maximum output, so why was it still charging up it's power? Her answer came in the form of a flashing dark purple light; when the light died down, it revealed that the Beowolf had changed.
[Music Start – "Open Field Stage" Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 OST]
The mask of the Beowolf now had an attached jaw guard and the red markings were now sickly purple, the arms past the elbow had a bone gauntlet, the torso now also had bone armor covering its upper chest cavity, and its black fur now had several sickly purple streaks over it. Manami looked on in horror as she could sense the massive jump in power; Greene may not power to sense a being's power, but he could tell that they were in trouble just from the transformation the Beowolf went through. The Saiyan huntress thought, "This just got a whole lot worse for everyone on Remnant…"
"So this was your plan all along?" the Grimm Queen asked in amusement.
"Yes, I've been working on this pet project of mine for some time now but I've never had the opportunity to actually use it… until now," Demigra answered sinsterly.
"And what will this achieve?" Salem asked out of curiosity.
"In the off chance Manami Aoi is killed, we gain absolute control over the course of Remnant's history once more, though that is very unlikely; however, even if the Beowolf loses, you gain a new instinctual knowledge, one that will give you an even greater edge over the Saiyan once you master your new powers," the Former Demon God answered with a sinister smug look plastered on his face.
Hearing his answer, Salem gained the same smug look, knowing that she grows more powerful each day and it was only a matter of time before her victory was at hand. The two looked on to watch the fight between the transformed Grimm and the two Guardians of Remnant.
[Music End]
With her arms crossed in front of her, Manami was pushed back several feet; she blocked an attack perfectly, but her power wasn't strong enough to stand her ground. As she stopped blocking, she quickly realized the gravity of the situation; she needed to beat the transformed Grimm now before their fight spills into the other villages or even worse, Vale. Manami thought, "Looks like I'm going to have to use the Kaio-ken to my highest multiplier, and while I can go Super Saiyan, I don't want to use it if I don't have to. I'll keep it as a last resort for when things go south."
"GYYYAAAAGGGHHH!" Manami roared, her voice echoing across the ruined village, as she charged up for another power increase, the red aura of the Kaio-ken erupting in a large burst around her; the Saiyan huntress looked directly at her opponent as she proclaims…
"KAIO-KEN TIMES TWENTY!"
[Music Start – "Gallant" Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 OST]
Gale force winds emanated from Manami and ground beneath her began disintegrate, surprising both the Grimm and Greene, who was hiding away from the battle that was out of his league. A second passed before Manami's rush began, opening up with fierce combo of punches and kicks; then in one swift motion, the Saiyan huntress unsheathed the R-Blade and began slashing the transformed Beowolf before ending the combo with an energy wave. The Grimm, however, tried to strike back with a swipe only for it to go through an afterimage; Manami, with the R-Blade sheathed, appeared over the transformed Wolf Grimm and blasted it with rapid fire Ki blasts in a wide area, swallowing the Beowolf in an explosion. In a split second, the Super Grimm fired a Full Power Energy Wave into the sky, trying to hit the Saiyan only for her to side-step it so to speak and avoid it completely; she then did a series of rapid arm movements before aiming them at the Beowolf and fired a hi-powered Ki Blast, shouting…
"BURNING ATTACK!"
The Grimm was soon engulfed in another explosion, surrounded by another dust cloud, but Manami was not finished as she cupped her hands to her side and began charging up another powerful blast as she quickly chants…
"KAMEHAME….!"
A blue sphere of Ki shined brightly between her palms before she vanished, reappearing in front of the Beowolf inside the dissipating dust cloud as she thrusted her arms forward, firing the infamous technique as she screamed…
"HA!"
The energy wave rose into the night sky and easily swallowed the Grimm; it dissipated a few seconds later leaving only a lingering dust cloud. Unfortunately, the Grimm leapt at Manami to strike her, this time succeeding and knocking her back into several trees, breaking them before landing slamming against a large boulder and stopping. As she slowly picked herself up, the Saiyan of Remnant thought, "This is bad! If we don't beat it right now, the Kingdom of Vale will be in immediate danger. I have to end this now!"
Finally standing, Manami looked to see that the Beowolf is preparing a Full Power Energy Wave to finish her off; in response, she threw her arms to her sides to charge up her own attack. What she didn't realize was that once again her Aura had activated, giving her a blue glow underneath the red aura of the Kaio-ken x20; a spirit of a warrior, clad in the battle armor of his race… of Manami's race, appeared doing same exact stance as the Saiyan huntress. They both brought their hands together, arms outstretched in front of them and the bottom of their palms meeting. Then the Beowolf fired its energy wave only for Manami to respond with her own, shouting…
"FINAL FLASH!"
Both energy waves collided, clashing and struggling to gain power. Meanwhile Greene had witnessed all of this with both parts shock and awe; he had witnessed fights between extremely powerful aliens in his home universe but never one as intense as this. He had many questions to ask, like what was that spirit that appeared next to Manami, but that could wait. Right now, he needed to help her; seeing that the Beowolf was too busy with the struggle, he used whatever power the ring had left to open up a personal pocket dimension within the ring and summon the one thing he needed… his power battery. Like the emblem on his ring, the battery was in the shape of a lantern. Greene raised his fist, and by extension his ring, to the battery so it can charge while he himself began reciting the oath of his lantern corp.
"In brightest day, in blackest night…"
As he began reciting the oath, a green light once more surrounded David.
"No evil shall escape my sight…"
The light that surrounded Greene slowly grew brighter and brighter.
"Let those who worship evil's might…"
Suddenly, the light from the lantern began to expand as it grew brighter still.
"Beware my power…"
…Until it grew blindingly bright to the point where Manami noticed of her eye; however what surprised her, was that she sensed Greene's power grow more so than what she sensed earlier in the day. When the light died it revealed Greene floating in the air, reeling his fist back in preparation to fire his own energy attack. As he punched forward and fired the strongest energy blast he could, Greene finishes his oath, shouting…
"GREEN LANTERN'S LIGHT!"
The emerald blast slammed into the Grimm, diverting some of its attention away from Manami and moving its right arm to protect itself from another attack; seeing the opening that Greene made, Manami gave everything she had and pushed her Final Flash in that one moment of distraction. The golden energy wave overcame the attack and swallowed the Grimm whole as Manami angled the blast away from Remnant.
[Music End]
As the energy wave faded, Manami was breathing heavily in exhaustion; fortunately thanks to the Zenkai boost she received after the docks incident and a bit of solo training when she could, her body was once again acclimated to the Kaio-ken x20. She soon fell onto her back so she could rest a bit; Greene slowly floated to the ground right next to her. He was about to ask if she was okay, but the Green Lantern received a thumbs-up as soon as he got close; Manami then announces, "I'll explain as soon as we get back to Beacon just give me ten minutes. Five so I can rest a bit and another five so I can make a couple of calls."
He simply nodded in respect for her decision, knowing that this isn't the time nor the place for questions. However his curiosity only grew as he waited…
Salem's Castle Meeting Chamber, the Grimmlands
Demigra smirked at the outcome while Salem was wondering what was the point of that fight. Sensing her curiosity, Demigra announces, "If your wondering what was the point of that fight, part of it was to test to see if I can give them a much more powerful boost in power. The other was to give you an edge in your training fast-tracking one aspect of it in the near future."
"And what part of my training would that be, Demigra?" the Grimm Queen inquired.
"All in good time, Salem. All in good time. For now, just know that it will give you an edge against the Saiyan," the former Demon God answered, keeping that smug smile on his face.
"And what of this... 'Green Guardian'?" Salem asked.
"It matters little but... we should keep a close eye on him. After all, even a small threat can still do great damage," Demigra answered before he began chuckling sinisterly as if he could see the deaths of all those who oppose him and his allies in the near future.
"Soon, Manami Aoi," Demigra thought, "Soon I will have my revenge…"
A/N: So yeah... Things just keep on getting worse and worse for everyone on Remnant. At any rate you guys remember when I answered a possible question of why I keep calling the Super Grimm, well... Super Grimm? This chapter is the reason why. And to summarize, here's the reveal confirmation everyone!
Reveals:
1) Omega Beowolf - When any version of a Super Beowolf has the power and ability to do so, they can transform into a terrifying powerhouse that is the Omega Beowolf. The mask of the Beowolf now has an attached jaw guard made of bone and the red markings were now sickly purple, the arms past the elbow had a bone gauntlet, the torso now also had bone armor covering its upper chest cavity, and its black fur now had several sickly purple streaks over it. Note: Yes, you, the readers, can expect a similar treatment for all of the Super Grimm.
That's pretty much it for this chapter. I don't really have much to say other than the fact that my college life is about to go into overdrive and that I'm playing Dragon Ball FighterZ and Monster Hunter World during my downtime. Don't worry though I'll still be working on this story and possibly a few future stories that I'm cooking up whenever I'm free. What I can guarantee is that I will explain what is going on IRL in the next chapter's AN. Speaking of which I plan on releasing no sooner and no later than 2/26/18. Why? Because not only is the next chapter the climax of this short mid-volume arc, it is the one year anniversary of this story guys, and honestly I didn't expect my story to gain this much traction within one year. I plan on giving you guys a little treat next chapter so stay tuned. Review what you guys and gals thought and I will see you for the anniversary of Dragon Ball RWBYverse.
Next Chapter: The Final Test! Manami vs. Teams RWBY & JNPR!