Hello once more good and not so good people(you know who you are). It's your favorite sarcastic asshole Lost. Nice to see y'all again. Sorry I havnt been uploading new chappys. I've been busy with my final days of work and prepping for my move back to Florida. Yes I know its hurricane season, but my lease is up and I have no one for roommates to help pay for an apartment here in Vegas and even a single bedroom is too expensive because my job doesnt make enough.
SO back to the home state I go. Anyway on to reviews.
Reviews:
Uzzi455: Glad you liked the fight. Was concerned about whether or not I had been descriptive enough about the fight. It's very hard to do a "show not tell" style when it comes to high intensity scenes in novels. Some people do good jobs where you can clearly see what happens in your head and others leave you feeling disappointed and as if the fight was lacking. I still have a lot to work on for such scenes though, especially because the fact the fight was with 4 characters doing stuff independntly of each other.
Mattufp: Thanks. I was honestly conflicted about whether or not I go the lazy route and have him be the "FIFth MeMBer OF the TeAm" or the edgy lone wolf who somehow gets dragged into their antics because of some Macguffin. So I went the not so beaten path of another entire team, each with their own personality and hangups. Obviously I'm not the first to do this and I sure as hell won't be the last. Also while yes Dorian likes the edgy clothing and music and lifestyle, he's not the type of person to be stuck as the archetype. He's gonna be happy and loving and sappy. He's gonna be a source of life advice for the teams. He's gonna be the goofy sarcastic asshole that laughs at the expense of the bad guys and people who annoy him. He's also gonna be the sadistic and cold professional who does what has to be done for the greater good because if he doesnt, the people he cares for will be hurt and he'll lose his new life.
People arent one dimensional, no matter how much it may seem so. Everyone changes through life and react accordingly depending on the person they are and aspire to be. If Dorian feels like torturing a White Fang member so he can find out about a bomb that'll destroy an orphanage, he'll do it to save the innocent. Life is gray. Not black and white. Honestly, if the time ever came for me to live the life of a vigilante, I'd go Punisher on those who deserve it. I'm big on the idea of vigilantism, because unfortunately, justice doesnt come for everyone. The victims never get their peace, the villains never face the music. This is especially true for a country like ours that pushes for corporate power and the Big Man over the Little People. Now I'm not saying burn down the establishment, never do that itd only make things worse, but if you walk in on rapist or murderer and you have the chance to deliver justice through repeated bodily trauma, you shouldn't get jailed for it. Like if I had the chance to break the arms an legs of Charles Manson or David Duke, I definitely would have left them paralyzed just so they could feel even a little portion of the pain they put upon others.
Just my opinion though. Dont take my words to heart, I'm just some asshole on the internet who has too many opinions on things that he cant change. Let me know your opinion on how you see justice and what's right, it'll be interesting to hear others opinions on the matter, especially because most people aren't willing to talk about such things face to face for some reason.
They act as if you're a psycho or something. Anyway, enough word count padding, on with the chapter.
Dont own rwby or any other media referenced
After the ceremony and dinner, we all went to our rooms to unpack and get ready for the next day.
Walking to the first year dorms was a simple affair and so was finding our rooms, especially because the doors to our rooms had our team names on plaques.
"Wow, they got these plaques done fast. It's only been a half hour since the ending ceremony." I state, suprised by the black and gold plaque with DWST embedded on it.
"Probably started on them the minute the teams completed the initiation." Dag (Dagothur for those with short memories) responds as he looks around our hallway.
"Yeah, I mean the other team with us has their placard on their too." Lilith says and points at the door directly across from us.
Fuck. My. Life.
The door across from us has the name of the most dreaded team of first years in the show.
Team CRDL. *sigh* This'll be a pain in the ass, I can already feel it.
"Let's go say hi to our neighbors." Lilith says as she walks to the door and knocks before I can stop her.
The door opens and none other than Cardin Winchester opens the door to see who knocked. Seeing the other scaled member of team DWST, he scowls and asks rudely,
Cardin is a 6'5 white guy with burnt-orange hair that is combed backward with a slight peak at the front and indigo eyes. He wears silver-gray armor with gold trim.
His chestplate sports a bird with its wings outstretched. Underneath the armor, he wears a black shirt with red trimmings and black pants with a red sash tied around his waist. He also wears silver-gray armoured under the knee boots that match the rest of his armor.
"The hell do you want? Cant you see that we're trying to get ready for bed?" Cardin says looking at my perky teammate with scorn clearly etched on his face.
"Oh.. uh, was just wanting to say hi to the neighbors. Sorry to interrupt you. We'll just leave you alone then." Lilith turns around to walk back to us but Cardin grabs her shoulder and turns her back around with a speed that belies his great height and body type.
Seeing this, me and Dag already start forward with stern faces while Thia is deadpan but also stepping towards her partner.
"Hmm, now that I get a good look at you, I dont mind if you wanna say 'hi' to me and the boys. Sure you're a freak with scales, but they blend in with your skin making you look human. Wouldn't mind getting to know you." Cardin says as he caresses the scales on her cheek and smiles lecherously.
Oh hell naw.
"Yo bird brain, didnt your mother ever tell you to not touch women without permission?" I say as I pull Lilith out of his creepo grasp.
"What was that ya gecko? Couldn't hear you over that split tongue lisp of yours." He says as he squares up to me, using his extra height that he has on me to try and intimidate me.
"Oh I'm sorry. Musta been lost in translation to caveman. Dont worry Dorian, I can translate for ya. You no touch girl with no permission. Girl no like that." Dag says with a smile, further irritating Cardin.
"Oh what was that? I couldn't hear you over the hissing coming from the two snakes behind you. What was your name again? Fagothur? Unfortunate na-" Cardin is interrupted by Thia and Lilith as they hit him in Both heads.
Haha, they punched a dickhead and a dick in the head. Love it.
"See now I dont appreciate you touching me and insulting my friends. Makes me violently angry." Lilith says with a deadly smile as Cardin crumples to the floor and his cronies rush out to help him.
Honestly dont know who's who on his team. Definitely wouldn't win any Rwby character quizzes.
"Creep." Thia simply says and spits at the Crumpled Cardin.
I'm starting to like these girls.
"Let's go guys, you might wanna wash the creep of your hands as soon as possible, wouldn't want to sully yourselves." I say as I turn around and unlock the door with my scroll as the one with a mohawk picks Cardin up and the others follow in behind.
"Well this is just great. We have the best neighbors of the first years." Dag says sarcastic and annoyed as he sits on the first bed on the left and reaches for one of his suitcases.
"Meh, could be worst. Now they know we're not gonna take shit from them." I say as I sit in the left back bed towards the corner of the room and grab a suitcase of clothes and a duffle of material that I can use for amy side projects I might have.
"Ugh, now I gotta scrub my face. I can still feel his hand around me and on my face." Lilith says with a shiver as she steps towards her bed in the far back right and grabs a red suitcase with her clothes in it.
"Dont like." Thia states as she takes off her hood and I see her hair isn't entirely crimson. Her roots are a dark purple that fades to crimson towards the tips of her hair.
Holy hell that cloak really covers her body. I didnt realise how much of a Bombshell Thia is. Those hips do not lie. Neither do those double D's.
Wait, quiet shy girl with red hair, Bombshell bod and is around my age? This almost seems too good to be true.
"Uhhh partner? You're staring at Thia." Dag says with a smirk as he throws a pillow at my head and I notice Thia blushing with a smiling Lilith on the side.
"Oh sorry Thia. It's just that you hit quite a few marks on my 'What I think is a Cute Girl list'. Didnt mean to stare." I say as her pale white skin turns even redder and she looks like she's about to pass out.
"Oh really? What's she check marking for you?" Lilith asks with genuine curiosity and Thia rushes to try and stop her from asking by putting her hand over Lilith's mouth.
"Well there are quite a few. So far she's hit a few of the more superficial things. However seeing as how we're a team, who knows what else she'll mark." I state.
Now most of you might be thinking I'm acting like a douche, but fuck you. I like what I like.
Everyone has their own preference for the opposite sex and anyone who tells you that they'll never make it about looks is white knighting and trying to be a simp. You never see these guys defending the big and chunky girls though. They only defend the standard e-girl.
Hypocrisy.
"So what superficial things did she hit for you?" Dag asks with a raised brow.
"Well she's a redhead for one. Not gonna lie, I have a big thing for redheads. Then there's the fact she is the shy and quiet type. She knows how to kick ass with those wires of hers. Also she's more than a little bit of a Bombshell. All that needs to happen is for her to like video games, books, movies, cuddling, tattoos, and have body piercings and she's pretty much the perfect girl for me." I say as I list off the main things on my list that'll make me infatuated with a girl.
"Isn't your sister a redheaded bombshell with most of those traits?" Lilith says leaning back while pushing out her considerable chest.
"Yeah seems a little creepy now that she mentions it." Dag says with a skeptical tone.
"Okay while that may be the case, you dont see me going after my little sister do you? No, I've been pushing her to find a guy that likes her for her. I mean yeah we aren't blood related at all but that's still creepy as fuck. I've just always had those preferences for women. Especially when they're older women." I say with a demure smile and Thia crawls into bed with her blanket over head and she groans in embarrassment.
Wait, can guys smile demurely? Or is it a female centric adjective? Something to look for on the net when I'm bored I guess.
"Wait, shes not related to you by blood?" Dag says as me and Lilith stare at him with deadpan stares.
"Oh. Right. Forgot, shes not a faunus." Dag says sheepishly.
"Ya know? I just realized, you're not being an asshole to me anymore." I say with a smirk as we ignore his stupid words.
"Yeah what of it?" Dag says defensively.
"Daggypoo is getting to warm up to you Dorian. Especially after we all fought together like that." Lilith says with a evil smile and Dag shoots her a death glare.
"Oh my god. Daggypoo? That's fucking gold!" I roar with laughter at hearing the name I will now call him for when he annoys me.
"Funny." Thia remarks as she is still covering herself with her blanket while giggling can be heard from Lilith and her.
"Lily, imma kill you." Daggypoo says as he gets up and starts chasing Lilith around the room.
This is gonna be a great year.
The next morning
Waking up at 7, I see that most of the room is still packed with luggage while in Lilith's corner, is a pile of clothes at the foot of her bed.
Hmm, maybe team RWBY has the right idea with the whole bunk beds thing. At least with my semblance I can actually make stable beds compared to their deathtraps.
*whistle* huh, I can hear Ruby using that rape whistle I gave her. She musta woken up Weiss for their unpacking.
That or someone is gonna die a very painful death if me an Yang find out anyone did something to her.
"*snore*Huh, wha? Was that a rape whistle?" Dag says as he wakes to the sound of the whistle.
"Ugh, sounds like one." Lilith says as she sits up with her long hair a wild mess.
"Tired." Thia grumbled as she pulls her blanket over her head.
"I think that was the one I gave Ruby in case of emergencies. Imma go check real quick." I say getting out of bed with nothing but a pair of shorts on. Showing off my scales and toned body.
"Yummy." Lilith says with a sultry smile and Thia blushes and covers her eyes while Dagothur just rolls his.
"Let me know when you want a taste." I say with a smirk as I walk out the room and down the hall to turn towards teams JNPR and RWBY'S rooms.
Hearing a ruckus coming from team RWBY's room, I knock on the door.
"Hey Ruby! You alright in there? You blew the whistle so I wanted to make sure you're okay!" I yell through the door.
Hearing footsteps, I step back from the door and Blake opens the door.
Seeing my shirtless body, Blake slightly blushes and starts to drool while staring at me as if I'm her next meal.
Holy shit is this what it's like to be a woman at the bar? I'm not annoyed though... should I act annoyed? I mean I'm more flattered than anything. Maybe a little aroused too.
'Mmmm that Bellabooty.' I think to myself as I stare back at Blake.
"Who is it Blake? Was that D-man?" Yang yells and Blake snaps out of her stupor and she blushes harder as I raise an eyebrow and she wipes some drool from the corner of her mouth.
"Uh yeah. Its him." Blake says with a nervous chuckle as Yang walks up behind her and spots me shirtless with my incandescent scales and toned body.
"Oh hey D-man. No wonder Blakey seemed out of it. You were showing off." She says with a smirk and elbows Blake in the side.
"Heh, ya caught me. I wanted to show off my body and the whistle blowing was the perfect excuse." I say and lean against the doorframe and see the utter hell their room is from them remodeling and trying to make bunk beds.
"Uh,*nervous chuckle* do you guys need help? I can make you're beds ya know, not deathtraps." I say and eye the beds warily as Weiss walks out of the bathroom in a loose towel that is almost falling off. Then she sights me and runs away while yelling.
"AAAH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN OUR ROOM!" Weiss yells as she runs back to the bathroom at the sight of me.
"Nah we good." Yang says and I look at her skeptical. Then I see Ruby on top of her bed already dressed for the day.
"Hey little gem, you blew the whistle?" I say and Ruby throws a blanket at me to cover my body.
"Yes you dork. Wanted to wake Weiss up so we could remodel. Can you not show off your man boobs. They're distracting." Ruby says with a slight blush as she jumps from her bed and I wrap the blanket around me.
"Okay first of all, they're not man boobs, they're called pecks. Second, you shouldn't blow a rape whistle all willy nilly. I was concerned I was gonna have to brutalize someone." I say clarifying.
"Uh huh, they're man boobs." Ruby says with a smile and pokes me in the chest.
"Well then if they're boobs, that means all four of you like em from how much you were staring." Playing the 'ur gey' strat that I have evolved from a lifetime of internet trolling.
"Uh, wha-what!? I dont like boobs! You like boobs!" Ruby says accusingly.
"Well duh, of course I like boobs, they're very nice." I say and Ruby pretty much blows a gasket as Yang starts cackling and Blake blushes and starts steaming.
"Will the degenerate please get out of the room and stop talking about boobs? I need to finish getting ready." Weiss says from the bathroom.
"Alright I'll leave and take my pecks with me. Was just making sure you guys were okay. Also Weiss?" I say as I walk towards the door.
"What?" Weiss says annoyed.
"You have nice Beeewwwwbbzz!" I say as I start cackling like a madman while walking towards my team's room.
"DORIAN YOU PERVERT!" Weiss yells and Ruby throws a pillow at the back of my head while Yang is dying of laughter on the floor and Blake has a nosebleed.
Probably from her smutty fantasies.
As I walk into the team room, I see the other three are already dressed and ready in their uniforms and the room is now cluttered with their personal effects such as posters and clothes.
"Hey guys, so Team RWBY is fine. They made bunk beds and I was thinking, 'ya know? That seems like fun.' So ya guys wanna make some extra space by bunking?" I say while circulating my Aura to get ready to go if they say yes.
"Sure, I dont mind having some extra space." Dag says and gets off of his bed while Lilith and Thia agree as well.
"Cool. Alright this may take a moment, I gotta make sure they're sound." I say and use my semblance to lift my bed from the ground and merge it with the wall and put Dag's bed under mine while extending the legs of mine so it connects with his bed frame and won't tear out the wall if they're is any extra weight on it. Then I turn and do the same to Lilith and Thia's.
"Wow Dorian, you'd make a killing in the home makeover business. You'd put the Land Sisters out of business with your semblance." Lilith says in reference to Remnant's version of the Propert Brothers.
"Efficient." Thia says and tries not to stare at my still shirtless body.
"Hey Dorian, did you know that when you use your semblance, the white spots on your scales and the design on your horns glow?" Dag says.
Wait they do? When did this start happening?
"They do?" I say thoroughly confused.
"Yeah, it's like looking into a starry void when you use it. It's pretty but unsettling at the same time." Lilith elaborates.
Cool, I'm a walking Taken Void. Wonder if I have an Ascendant Realm.
Wait, wouldn't I have to kill beings of great power to have one? Also wouldn't I have to be in Destiny instead?
Eh, mixing my franchises here.
Though now that I'm on the topic, why exactly do people hate Destiny? I mean it's better than COD, they actually gave it an interesting storyline with the second game, the PVP is something I can play for hours( love gambit, hate when people dont go for motes though, even when I invade I go for motes), the weapons are baller (I love pre-nerf WishEnder, Erianna's Vow, Malfeasance, and Graviton Lance), and the DLC has pretty much made it a Third entire game.
Though I do have to complain how Hunters are the weakest class. Especially super wise. Also why the hell do Titans get oneshot melee on each class and Warlocks get to blow shit up. I'm just there with my fucking throwing knives trying to use a dodge roll.
Shit doesn't even give you invincibility frames. Everyone knows Dodging should give I-frames. Just ask FromSoftware.(my name is "LostBastille" ya should noticed I liked the Soulsborne series)
Okay, now I can see why people complain now that I think about it. Also I miss my pre-nerf WishEnder, loved the mult-hits on bosses. Was my boss shredder. Dont even get me started how it was a oneshot on Momentum Control.
Sigh, they have no good fps here on Remnant, only fighting and racing games.
Anyways.
"Well ya learn something about yourself everyday. Imma go get ready for today, we got class with a 'Professor Port' at 9." I say and go to get ready as the others start organizing their stuff.
About 45 minutes later, we've already finished with our room and are sitting in the classroom with 5 minutes to spare. We sit in the middle row. Using this time, I look around to those around me.
First off is team CRDL, which is two rows up behind us in the back of the room. As I see them, Cardin stare at me with a death glare and I just scoff at him. This of course makes him angrier but he's not doing anything with so many witnesses around.
Then in the front of the class is our teacher Peter Port himself.
Peter is a rather "portly"(haha) man of 5'3 with grey hair, eyebrows so bushy they cover his eyes, and a mustache so grand, he puts Saturday morning cartoon police officers to shame. Above his head is a blunderbuss that has an axe head on it's barrel. Like an older version of Dag's Shottyhawk.
I gotta find out the name of his and the girls weapons.(I'll take any suggestions you guys got. It's hard to come up with weapon names that aren't being used. The general description of their weapons was in the Sleepover chapter)
My people watching is interrupted though as the moment it turns 9am, team RWBY and team JNPR rushes through the door in a pile.
"Ahh, how pleasant of you to join us. Please take your seats." Port says and both teams sit in the row in front of ours.
"Morning everyone." I say and everyone responds in kind.
Then the Professor gets up and knocks on his desk, drawing the attention of all the students here. Where are the other first years?
"Monsters! Deeeemons... Prowlers of the night! Yes, the creatures of Grimm have many names, but I merely refer to them as prey! Ha-ha!" Port starts off and then I remember he's known as the boring class due to his excessive storytelling and embellishment.
I look to the others and see them cringe at his over the top attitude. Then we hear cricket chirping from how silent that made everyone.
"Uhhhh... And you shall too, upon graduating from this prestigious academy! Now, as I was saying: Vale, as well as the other three kingdoms, are safe havens in an otherwise treacherous world! Our planet is absolutely teeming with creatures that would love nothing more than to tear you to pieces! And that's where we come in. Huntsmen! Huntresses..." He interrupts his diatribe as he gives Yang a wink, which she groans uncomfortably she's like old enough to be your granddaughter. "Individuals who have sworn to protect those who cannot protect themselves! From what, you ask? Why, the very world!" He finishes with further fervor.
"WOHOOoo~ uh, yeah." A random student intrudes and then peters out as he realises how much he just embarrassed himself.
Nice job nameless first year. Way to make this even cringier.
"That is what you are training to become. But first: A story. A tale of a young, handsome man... Me! When I was a boy..." Then, I shit you not, his story fades into a series of blahs and wallas as if he became background noise itself.
More than a little disconcerted, i look in front of me to see Rubu drawing a picture of a ball with a mustache and stick limbs with the words "Professor Poop" underneath, which she then shows to her team and i nudge Dag on my right and the other two look to seem me pointing at the picture with a chuckle.
Weiss of course being the one with a stick up the ass, looks annoyed at her leaders antics and glares at her.
"Ah-heh-heh-hem. In the end, the Beowolf was no match for my sheer tenacity, and I returned to my village with the beast in captivity and my head held high, celebrated as a hero!" The teacher takes a bow as Weiss slowly gets more and more frustrated with Ruby's antics. "The moral of this story? A true Huntsman must be honorable!" Ruby is balancing an apple on a book with her pencil held only by her finger while making a silly face. "A true Huntsman must be dependable!" Ruby has fallen asleep again in the first class of the year. "A true Huntsman must be strategic, well-educated, and wise!" Ruby is not-so-subtly picking her nose, much to Weiss' building anger and my slight disgust. "So, who among you believes themselves to be the embodiment of these traits?"
With this Weiss has enough but I decide to intervene.
"I believe I do sir." I say and raise my hand.
"Ahh, excellent. Mr. Nikos, please go get changed and then join my down here for a demonstration." Port says as he pulls a lever and a cage with a Grimm inside rose from the floor.
"Oh , that visor of yours must come off during school hours. It isn't part of the uniform." Port says as he mentions my visor.
"Well I wear it because my eyes tend to scare people. They say they're too intense and stuff like that."
"Well nothing is too intense for Peter Port! Now c'mon son. Off with the visor." He says with his hands on his hips and I decide to just do it.
As I take the visor off and look him in the eyes, i see him tense and his brow furrow at the sight of my Silver Grimm eyes.
Nothing too intense my ass.
"Ah yes, see? Not bothered by your eyes at all!" He exclaims and I look towards the class and see the people who havnt seen my eyes before tense up. This consisted of team CRDL, Nora, Ren, Blake, Weiss, the rest of team DWST(WST), and all the random placeholders.
Wait did I really not show my team my eyes? Talk about an oversight.
Heh, eye pun.
"Yes... well then, go get changed." Port says as he witnessed so many students tense under my gaze.
"Eh, it'll save time if we just do this here and now. Plus this'll give the others an example on how to deal with Grimm independently of their weapons. There will be times when they're disarmed and they must fend for their lives." I say deciding to just walk to the front of the class.
"AN EXCELLENT POINT! There will infact be times when one must use their hands to defend themselves from Grimm. What is the point of using Aura Reinforcement if you dont know what to do against a Grimm. In fact, that reminds me-"
"Will we be getting started?" I ask, interrupting him before he can start with another embellished story. Then I turn to the class and see my team smiling while team RWBY actively cheers for me, bar Weiss, Team JNPR is cheering as well, and team CRDL glares at me while the other nameless students all just stare on.
"GO DORIAN!" Ruby cheers.
"YOU CAN DO IT D-MAN!" Yang cheers as well.
"You can do it." Blake calmly says while waving a team DWST flag and has a hat with my face on it.
"Hmph." Weiss intones, probably still miffed at the Beeeewwwbz joke earlier.
Wait, when did my team get Merch? I want my royalties dammit.
"Go Dorian!" Jaune cheers with more team DWST merch
"Yes." Ren calmly said.
"BREAK ITS LEGS!" Nora screams in excitement. Adorably terrifying.
Like a honey badger.
"Come on Bro, you can do it." Pyrrha also cheers, but not as loud as Jaune.
My team of course is smiling and waving to me.
"Ah yes of course. Sorry about that." He says with disappointment and sulking as he grasps the Blunderbuss from above him and uses the axe head to break the lock on the cage door, letting it fall forward and I get to peer into the shadow with my faunus eyesight and see a Grimm Warthog.
Otherwise known as a Boarbatusk.
The Grimm, upon realizing it was free, sees me and charges from the shadow.
Deciding to prove a point, I use my palm to redirect the Grimm's charge while sidestepping and disintegrating some of its armor along where I layed my hand.
"As you can see everyone, this big fella, is a Boarbatusk. These guys are pretty much heavily armored tanks that'll relentlessly charge you down." I say as the Boar turns around and charges me once more and I once more redirect it as I disintegrate more bone plating.
"A favorite move of the Boarbatusk is what I and many others in the hunting community call, a rollout." Then as if to prove my point, the Grimm curls into a ball and starts spinning at high speed while charging me once more.
Deciding to end this, as the Grimm charges and nears me, I use my Aura to reinforce my body, increasing my already considerable strength and grab the Boar by its tusks, stopping it in its tracks as it releases a suprised squeal.
Then, using both my strength and semblance, I break its fore legs with a kick to each and I snap off the Tusks of the boar while turning it onto its back. While it squeals, I take the tusks and drive them into its soft chest cavity, effectively ending its life while Grimm blood splashes out onto me from the violent kill.
"As you can also see, the Boarbatusk, while heavily armored one the top of its body, isn't so much so on its stomach, making for a quick and easy kill." I say as I disintegrate the blood from my body and clothes and the class proceeds to stare at me with various states of fear, respect, and awe.
"THAT WAS AWSOME! YOU BROKE ITS LEGS!" Nora cheers from joy at the wonderful sound of leg bones snapping.
"Yes I must say that while gruesome, you excellently showed what it means to be a true Hunter of honor and skill. You even pointed out many facts about the Grimm and excellently displayed how to fight it with your bare hands and Aura Reinforcement. Well done." Port says with a clap on my shoulder and I walk back to my seat.
Turning around, Yang stares at me and says,
"Damn D-man, you really wanted to show off huh?" Yang says teasingly.
"Yeah Dorian, ya almost made me feel bad for the Grimm with how easily you took it out." Dag says as well.
"What was that thing you did with the redirecting the Grimm? It almost looked like a fighting style." Yang asks, very interested in a new fighting style.
"Yeah! You were like WHOO-WHA-SHING-POW!" Ruby says while swinging her hands around in fake karate moves, accidentally hitting Weiss in the face on a backswing.
"Ah!"
"Oh sorry! Didnt mean too!" Ruby apologized but Weiss just glares and the bell rings.
Hearing it ring, Weiss storms off and Ruby chases after her apologizing.
"Aww great, now they're gonna be fighting all day." Yang sulks. "Anyway, what did you do?"
"It's a very old martial art known as Aikido. It is all about redirecting the force of your opponents attacks against them and keeping yourself from getting hit. It's more of a supplementary art than a main style, I like using it in conjunction with kickboxing and Jeet-kune-do." I say getting confused looks from everyone, even Pyrrha.
"What is Jeet-kune-do?" Jaune asks and we all walk out of the classroom.
"Well Jeet-kune-do, or way of the intercepting fist, is a martial art that was made for street fighting and is usually self taught because it heavily involves self discovery, discipline, and philosophy to truly understand what it means for you to fight. It actually consists of multiple styles but originated from the martial art of Wing Chun. The man who created was famous back in the day. He was alive back before the Great War and was a defender of Anima and the Kingdom of Mistral." I say and the others all look confused besides Pyrrha, Blake, Ren, and Thia.
"Who's the guy who made it?" Jaune asks.
"A man by the name of Bruce Lee. He was also called the 'Dragon'." I say with a smile.
"Arent you the Dragon of Mistral though?" Nora asks.
"I'm not the only one in history to be called 'Dragon'. Many have earned that honor from a variety of different feats. I earned mine due to my Faunus heritage and the fact that I ate fire from someone's semblance and then controlled it. Honestly, not the coolest way to earn the name. I do however, wanna take that name to new heights. I wanna be up there with the likes of Bruce and bring honor to the name."
"I've heard of Wing Chun. I heard it was a painful martial art to learn." Lilith states.
"It is. Wing Chun, and by extension Jeet-kune-do, both involve heavy training that consists of repeated beating of both your shins and forearms to deaden the nerves there so you can effectively block attacks in hand to hand combat. It can even extend to melee weapon combat if your the type of person to wear armor." I explain and keep an eye out for a arguing Ruby and Weiss.
"Why does it involve philosophy?" Jaune now asks.
"Because Jeet-kune-do also can be used to kill with relative ease. The man who created it made it after a lifetime of martial arts. That and it's also a way of life, not just a fighting style. Also there is a bunch of details that go into why but I dont think we have the time to go that in depth." I say and spot Ruby standing there downcast.
"You guys go ahead, I got something to do." I wave to them and they go off towards lunch.
"Hey little gem, what's wrong?" I ask just to get her talking.
"Do you think Ozpin made a mistake in making me team leader?" Ruby asks tearfully.
"Not really, you havnt done anything to prove that to be the case." I say casually as I bring her in for a side hug and she clings to me.
"But Weiss seems to think he did. I think he did. I'm not leader material!" Ruby says trying to rationalize Weiss's argument.
"Do you wanna know why Weiss thinks that? Do you wanna know why Oz chose you?" I ask and she nods.
"I'll start with why Oz chose you. In that initiation, did anyone besides me and Jaun try to take charge and do something about the situation we found ourselves in?"
"No."
"Wrong. You did. When I came to taking down that Nevermore, it was you who came up with the plan. It was you who led the charge. It was you who brought your team together for the first time. Not Yang, not Blake, and most definitely, not Weiss. Oz chose you to be leader because in you, is someone who will take charge and do anything to save the day and her friends. Even with Weiss doing nothing but antagonize you along the way." I say and Ruby wipes her eyes and has a small smile.
"So why does Weiss say I dont deserve leadership?" She asks thoroughly confused.
"Well this is just between you and me... and everyone who has seen how shes acted, but she just plain jealous of you."
"Jealous? Why? She's older, and mature, and prim and proper." Ruby says.
"And bratty, and self entitled, and pretentious." I say listing off Weiss's weakness of personality.
"Why?"
"Ruby think about it. She comes from a family where they expect her to do and be nothing but the best. So to help herself with that, she's built this persona around herself that she believes is how she must act to keep up with the responsibilities placed on her by her shitbag father."
"Hey! Swear." She says and holds out her jar, which I drop some lien into.
"Anyway. So to keep up this persona, she does everything she can to seem in control. However you being the leader ruins that image and persona, so because of the jealousy she has of you because you dont have such responsibilities, she lashes out. I mean yeah it sucks that she's under so much pressure, but she acts like a spoiled brat and it only makes things worse." I say while patting her head.
"Why are you so smart?" Ruby asks.
"It's not smarts Ruby. It's wisdom. Wisdom comes with experiencing all life has to offer, it is the job of the older generation to pass their wisdom off to the next so that their mistakes may never be made again. However, unfortunately people arent that smart and they repeat the same old lessons." I say, feeling my actual age for the first time in a long time.
Now that I think about it, Ruby would probably be my Daughter's age if I had one in my old life.
Though maybe I do have a kid I dont know about... wouldn't that be a thing.
*sigh* Of course I'd have to take responsibility just for the virtue of not being like my original dad.
"So you've dealt with jealousy before?" Ruby asks.
"Of course! You dont get to be the 'Dragon of Mistral' and not be attacked by the green beast known as Envy. People will always be jealous of those who have what they dont. Just like Weiss is jealous of the freedom that you have."
"Oh, ok." Ruby says as if finally getting it.
"Though, if you do wanna shut her up, I do have a suggestion."
"What?"
"Go to the library in your spare time. Look up leadership tactic books and books about talking to people. Not only will this help you as a leader, it'll show Weiss that you're doing everything in your power to be better. Then she cant complain." I say with a conspiratorial smile.
"I think she might find something else to complain about though." Ruby grumbles
"Then let her complain, put on some headphones and jam to Casey Lee Williams like you love doing." I say a Ruby beams a smile at my mention of her favorite music artist.
So I looked it up, turns out that while not many bands from my old life are here, there are quite a few of the artists that made the compositions of games and movies. Like John Williams, Jeff and Casey Lee Williams, Hanz Zimmerman, Darren Korb, and Mick Gordon.
IT'S MUTHAFUCKIN DOOMGUY!
I EVEN FOUND DRAGONFORCE AND KILLSWITCH ENGAGED AND PERIPHERY! AHHAHAHSHBHAHAHAHHHAHA!
Ahem... Sorry.
Of course the games and media their music is for doesnt exist here, but the music does. So I'm a happy camper.
"Now, how about you go get started on those books. So you can prove her wrong." I say and step out of the hug with a smile on my face.
"Right! I'll show her I can be a great leader! Then she'll love me!" She says with determination.
"Love you eh? Well whatever makes you happy, just make sure Yang doesnt find out otherwise she'll kill Weiss." I say with a smirk and Ruby flushes as red as her hood.
"Wha-tha-NO! That's not what I meant! I dont feel that way!" Ruby yells at me.
"*chuckling* Relax little gem, i was only kidding." I say with a smile and she starts ineffectively pounding on my.
"You big dummy! You suck!" She exclaims.
"Ahh! Ahh! No more! You're too powerful!" I say exaggeratedly and she finally relents.
"That's right! No one can stand to the great and powerful might of the leader Ruby Rose!" She says playing along.
"Alright Ruby the great and powerful. You should get going." I say standing back up.
"Bye Dorian. You may not be related to me, but you'll always be my big brother." Ruby says and dashes off.
Oof, my heart. That was a direct shot. Too much adorkable... in one setting... loosing edginess.
"My, my. Now isn't that something. I was just about to intervene and you stepped in at the perfect moment."
Recognizing the voice, I feel the power of Edge creep back into my body.
"Ah, hello Headmaster."
that's that people, hope you enjoyed. Sorry about so many AN (authors notes) in this, I felt more than a little scatterbrained but at the same time wanted people to get a glimpse of reasoning behind some things.
Especially because most dont read the AN before and after the chapter. So the breaks let people understand.
Anyway, feel free to review, might write another chappy later today. Might not. I'm tired now. Goodnight.