Yep... this oughta be interesting.
Honestly, this is gonna be a lot better then last time.
I know Raven's been watching me, it was confirmed when I went to town during the weekend where I saw a woman who looked like an older Yang which exactly described Raven. Seriously, there's only one way to describe her appearance, they are remarkably similar.
I managed to make my weapon better along with improving myself, finally making above a certain level cap. I was just chilling in a classroom, it was nearing the end of the day and it was a Friday.
Qrow is gonna pick me and Haruko up, we're going to see Ozpin. Suddenly, I felt something small tap my shoulder.
I look over to see Ruby looking at me, I smile a little at her.
I don't mind seeing her that often.
"Yeah Ruby?" I ask
"Aaron, what was your life like before you saved me and Yang?" Ruby asks
I look up at the ceiling, I know I shouldn't like but this could make me seem crazy or weird or even worse.
Pretty cool to her, not something I want to deal with right about now.
I'll just have to tell her it's too painful to tell right now which it is. It would be hard to talk about your death to people, even when your from another world.
I mean... I miss my mom and sister quite a lot, they're my family after all.
"It's too painful to talk about, I don't feel comfortable yet. But let's say, my mom and sister, they are out there, somewhere." I say trying to make it sound painful and not trying very hard
Ruby then nods with a smile and a thumbs-up, I give a thumbs-up back with a small grin.
Huh, I guess I did teach her something, guess I'm rubbing off on her a little.
Whether that turns out to be a good or bad thing remains to be seen.
"I understand, what were they like?" Ruby says/asks cheerfully
I smile slightly at this, she is a nice girl. She might be the best person in this world, even when she was young.
Naive, sure, but still a pretty good person.
"Well, my sister is like Yang in a way but more mature and doesn't like puns as much. My mom, a supermom in a nice way." I explain
Yang frowns a little at this but shrugs it off, Haruko looks at me in a sort of silent sadness. She knows that I'm not telling the full truth, I... I should tell her when the time is right.
She has a right to know considering everything thus far
"So what's your plans after you meet Ozpin?" Yang asks
I shrug and put my finger on my chin in thought.
"Well, I have no place to live besides here and I really doubt that I can survive in the wild for too long. Plus I have to worry about Haruko, she may be a year older than me but she's still young. So I guess continue being with you guys for a while, and I'd be glad to be in that situation. I've gotten used to you" I say
"That's really nice that you're thinking of me Aaron." Haruko says with a small smile
I wave my hand back and forth in a flippant motion, I'm not that good of a person to be honest.
I could improve quite a lot of things about myself to be honest.
"It's not that nice, it's just something I do every day." I say
Which is definitely true, it's something I've grown accustomed to doing every day.
The others slightly chuckle at this, I give them a small smile.
Patch is probably the best place for me to live in, plus I need to keep an eye on Ruby on that night in that Dust store, including Cinder counterattacking us. This means making my 'grand reveal' and it's gonna show some serious firepower.
I've still got business to take care of after all, especially with her little scheme'.
Meanwhile
This kid may be strong but he still has emotions, and that will be a difficult issue considering how he usually acts towards other people despite his killer instincts.
He seems to be focused on staying here with the Spring Maiden, whom I should have killed before that kid showed up and saved her.
I'll have to convince him to come with me and join my tribe, we need some manpower after all.
At this time, he seems to be the best option.
That I will show him, that family just weakens you. Just like my dumb drunk of a brother, which is coming today to have him see Ozpin. That will be an even bigger issue, he'll be convinced by Ozpin and join his hopeless little cause.
Then he'll just fight me at every turn, I'll just keep an eye on him till later.
When he gets home, he'll be in for a bit of a surprise.
A very big surprise
Back to Aaron
After a bit of training and schoolwork, the day finally ended. I was texted that Qrow will be here in about two hours, plenty of time to get ready. Yang is chatting with Ruby while Haruko was reading a book about a man with two souls, the same book Blake will read later.
I then get home to see someone standing in front of the door, they look kind... wait, is that who I think it is?
Hold on a second... Chrono, you better use Scan.
[Raven Branwen]
|Level 30|
...Oh no.
"Hey who's that?" Yang asks
Right, Yang hasn't met her yet... hoo boy this is gonna be awkward, I just know it.
And I know she's gonna ask me to join her.
"Raven." I say calmly
"So you do know my name, how quaint." Raven says in a bored tone
"Why are you here? Unless my suspicions were correct." I say, lying through my teeth
"You know why I'm here already...since I could tell you knew my presence." Raven says
Ah, forgot she was a bandit for a second... an honest mistake but one I'm not making again.
She's a good liar... especially to herself.
"Yes, and no I'm not joining your side." I say simply
"And yet you're joining Ozpin's." Raven says pointing at me
"Well, at least he doesn't try to murder children. At least he isn't obsessed with this unobtainable idea of power, he's smarter than you at least. At the VERY least, he isn't a little bitch that runs away from people who care about her." I say angrily
"You already knew of my plans to murder that child, didn't you?" Raven says
"Yes, I did and you're not gonna lay a fucking hand on her you Gods damned murderer." I say, rage starting to raise
Yang then stands in front of me with an angry face, she grabs me and begins shakes me a little.
Honestly, I kind of deserve this but she's also ridiculously strong.
"What do you mean by 'You knew her plans to murder that child.', how do you even know her?!" Yang yells in anger
I sigh and move her arms off of me, I then toward Haruko whom had an afraid look.
She nods at me, it looks like the truth will come out.
At least... some of it.
"Haruko was in danger when I met her, I knew more about some stuff then I let on." I say in a somewhat honest tone
"What?" Yang asks shocked
I look over at Ruby, she seems shocked but she understands why I kept is secret.
I look back at Yang, she needs an answer to this.
"I kept it secret because it might get everyone who didn't know about in danger since she's pretty dangerous, I wanted to keep you guys safe. She may be your mom, but it's clear she's more selfish than she thinks." I say, seeing Raven having a slightly shocked look on her face
Yang, meanwhile, looks at me in slight disbelief, then she has a thoughtful look on her face. She's processing this information, at least she's taking it well... I think.
She looked at me with a sense of understanding and calm, she gives me a thumbs up.
"I understand now, glad you're willing to keep us safe." Yang says
I nod, Yang then walks back to her father. I look at Tai, he's still in disbelief at his old wife being back after all this time.
I then look back at Raven, she still is looking at me coldly like she usually does with people.
"How about you join me, I'll give you more power than anyone else in Remnant." Raven says
I sigh and draw my weapon, I usually keep it on my person considering everything.
She also sighs and then she draws her weapon.
"So be it." Raven says
"Yeah, I'm not gonna let you hurt Haruko. And I'm not going to hurt others unless it means keeping others safe." I say
I position my sword slightly in front of me, I hear a rumbling storm in the distance.
A quest appears in front of me.
|Fight Of Nevermore|
|Description: You've caught Raven's eye and she wanted you to join her but you declined her offer, now she's wanting to kill you and Haruko. Teach her a lesson on why Gamer's can kick ass
|Objective: Defeat Raven|
|Rewards: 2,000 Exp, 20 Random Dust Crystals, slight Social Link Ranks up|
|Failure: Death/Enslavement|
|Bonus Objective 1: ?|
|Bonus Objective 2: ?|
|Bonus Objective 3: ?|
This was already forced on me... I have no choice but to do this.
So this is a lot better then before, that's pretty nice.
Yeah... moving on.
[Name: Aaron Thompson]
|Title: Red Mage (Lowers cost of Forms)|
|LVL: 25, EXP: 40.00%|
|HP: 1500/1500, +5 regeneration every minute|
|AP: 1800/1800, +4 regeneration every minute|
|MP: 1050/1050, +3.5 regeneration every minute|
|PP: 1050/1050, +7 regeneration every minute|
|Passive Abilities: Gamer's mind (Max LVL), Gamer's body (Max LVL), Aura (LVL 25: 20.00%)|
|Active Abilities: Scan (LVL 22 45.00%), Night Vision (Max LVL), Enhanced Hearing (Max LVL)|
|Lien: 6100, +0 pay grade|
|STR: 65|
|DEF: 55(+13)|
|SPD: 65|
|DEX: 45 (+6)|
|INT: 65(+2)|
|TP: 55|
|CP: 55|
|GP: 54|
|LCK: 40|
|CHR: 50|
[Friends: Taiyang, and Qrow, Haruko Thea, Yang Xiao Long, Ruby Rose]
[Social standing: None]
[Social Links: The Sun Brawler, The Crow of Bad luck, The Maiden of Spring, The Sunny Dragon, The Red Reaper]
[Alignment: Neutral Good]
[Items: 10 Earth Crystals, 12 Ice Crystals, 15 Fire Crystals, 13 Wind Crystals, 10 Gravity Crystals]
[Equipment: Hacker Gauntlet, Infinite Sack, Green Zip-up Hoodie, White T-shirt, Blue Jeans, Black Strap Shoes, Vita's Pax]
[Character info: Team STRQ]
|Summer Rose|
[Basically a supermom, one of the greatest Huntresses from Beacon. Great cookie maker, not a lover of puns, is a lot like her daughter.]
[Status: Confirmed Dead, real status unknown]
[Personality: Cheerful Hero]
[Job(s): Huntress]
[Family: Qrow Branwen, Taiyang Xiao Long, Yang Xiao Long, Raven Branwen, Ruby Rose]
|Taiyang|
[A Hunter that was on Team STRQ, generally a nice guy. The exact reason that Yang tells puns but is also overprotective. Not wanting Ruby to know what sex is despite telling Yang.]
[Status: Alive]
[Personality: Honest, nice guy]
[Job(s): Hunter (Formerly), Teacher]
[Family: Qrow Branwen, Raven Branwen, Summer Rose, Yang Xiao Long, Ruby Rose, Aaron Thompson, Haruko Thea]
|Qrow Branwen|
[Was a part of a Bandit Camp but left, alcoholic Hunter. Generally a nice guy sometimes, a bit depressed, very protective of the people he cares about. Works with Ozpin quite a lot]
[Status: Alive]
[Personality: A cynical man who needs some help]
[Job(s): Hunter, Bandit Camp Member (Formerly), Ozpin's Eyes and Ears]
[Family: Taiyang Xiao Long, Summer Rose, Yang Xiao Long, Ruby Rose]
|Raven Branwen|
[Is a Bandit Camp leader, she's also a terrible mom seeing as she abandoned her own daughter at a young age in order to run said camp. A bit of a bitch if a lot of people were gonna be honest.]
[Status: Alive]
[Personality: A cynical edgy selfish bitch]
[Job(s): Huntress (Formerly), Bandit Camp Leader]
[Family (Formerly): Qrow Branwen, Taiyang Xiao Long, Yang Xiao Long]
[Family (Now): Bandit's, Vernal]
[Unknown Status: Summer Rose]
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