Hello once more everybody. I AM HERE. WRITING ANOTHER CHAPTER LIKE A PLEB.
Jokes aside. Hello once more. Currently I'm in Flagstaff Az for the night so I can sleep. Please let me know what you think of this rather dialogue heavy chapter. Also expect another one tmro. I have a lot of time just sitting here in the passenger seat of the moving van.
Anyways, I dont own Rwby or any other media referenced.
"Ah, hey Headmaster Oz." I say as I turn around and see none other than Ozpin, standing there with a smile like the cat that ate the canary.
"I must say, it was rather impressive how you turned Ms. Rose's attitude right around. You even gave her advice on how to become a better leader as well. I knew I was right to place you as the leader of team DWST." Oz says as he steps towards me while drinking his cup of coffee.
"Well I've sorta grown used to being the advice guru amongst my friends. While I do trust the older generation to lead the way for the children, I've found that most dont actually try to give life advice. Now I'm not advocating for coddling, but some actual solid advice cam go a long way towards people growing up." I say as I lean against a wall and take my visor off once more.
"Yes, I can see. You seem to have an agency about you that even most middle aged adults don't seem to have." He says with an undertone of suspicion.
"Well I guess I'm a bit ahead of the curve, one might say. Plus, in the world we live in, unfortunately, one must mature faster than would be preferred. Especially if one wants to protect those we know and love." I say while staring him in the eyes, still with my visor off. As if daring him to try and dispute my claims.
"*sigh* It seems that ,unfortunately, you are indeed right. Even if you all are 18 or 19, you all must take on responsibility from the mistakes of the past. I for one, have made too many mistakes to count. Lost too many people." Oz says with tones of regret.
Heh, he says this but he still hasn't done anything to fix these mistakes. He still keeps his pride in the way of doing what needs to be done. He still keeps everyone in the dark while playing the "man behind the curtain".
More than a little on the nose when you think about it.
"Well that's the thing Oz, yes we make mistakes. However, it's up to us to fix said mistakes. Instead of rely on others to do all the work for you. Unfortunately, it seems the older generation just loves shifting the problems they've caused onto the young ones." I say as I look at him pointedly.
"Yes. However things are never that simple. One mu-" I interrupt him there.
"It is that simple though Oz. It's just people are too damn prideful to own up to what they've done and make a million goddamn excuses as to why they arent responsible and why it should be someone else to fix their problems. Then when there are no more heroes and no more leaders, they sit there with their thumbs up their asses and act confused and regret that something wasnt done differently. You want a problem fixed, you nip it in the bud and do it yourself." I say with a stern voice and practically dare him to argue against me.
I know I've made mistakes in my lives, however none of them have ended up with the sacrifice of good people. I've owned up to what ive done. He says he has too but all I see is him sitting in his ivory tower.
"Well . It seems that there is much that must be atoned for if you feel so strongly. However do you really know who is responsible? Who is the one refusing to take responsibility?" He says back to me DARING me to say more.
How I wish I could call him out here and now.
I wish others could see the bastard he is.
For now though, i should back off before i get kicked out of Beacon.
"I know plenty Headmaster, trust me. However, this is neither the time or place. Plus, for now our goals align. I want to protect those I care about and you want to protect your Pride. So for now I'll leave you with this. A curtain, is rather poor cover when the castle is burning around you. You'd do well to think about how to prevent the coming siege. Dont rely on Atlas's mechs. Technology is a lot easier to break than people." I say as I walk away towards the cafeteria for lunch and to wait until the next time I have to make a move.
*sigh* I fucked up. I shouldn't have lost my temper there.
He was just so goddamn condescending and full of himself. Acting as if he's done no wrong, no matter if he says he thinks contrary.
It's just from his actions alone that I know he doesnt really regret what he's done. He just sees it as acceptable losses for his greater good.
As I walk into the cafeteria, I see teams JNPR, RWBY, and WST all sitting at a table and eating the feast of the first official school day.
"Hey D-man. Glad to see you can join us. Your team told us about your neighbors, team CRDL." Yang greets me as I walk up and take a seat between Dag and Lilith.
"Oh you mean the creeps? What about them?" I ask so I can catch up on the conversation.
"Oh just that they tried creeping on Lilith and Thia this morning while they were getting ready." Pyrrha says from the seat across me.
"Yeah! We should break their legs!" Nora says with a manic gleam in her eyes.
"While I agree, we should probably wait till combat class to do so. Then we at least have an excuse." Blake says with a small but devious smile.
"All in favor of breaking the pervs legs say aye." Weiss says and all the women at the table say aye.
Hell hath no fury gentlemen. Hell hath no fury.
1 month later
So... it's begun. Jaundice.
I should probably point out that is really different actually living out this last month of seeing Jaune slowly become Cardin Winchester's dew boy. Currently, I'm sitting here witnessing Cardin beat the shit out of Jaune in Goodwitch's combat applications class.
Cardin is standing there without a care in the world as Jaune charges at him and proceeds to swing wildly at Cardin, who just sidestepped the rather questionable approach to combat. Cardin then simply knees Jaune in the stomach as he passes and Jaune kneels in pain.
"Looks like this is over." Cardin says with a shit eating grin and prepares to smash his Executioner mace down on Jaunes back.
"Over my dead body." Jaune says melodramatic and tries to stand. However he gets knocked back down with a swing of the mace and Glynda calls the match.
"Stop! As you can see students, 's Aura has fallen into the red. In a tournament, would be declared the loser and the match would end." She says to the class as a whole, then turns to Jaune. " , it has been weeks. Please refer to your scroll during combat so you may see whether or not it is best to take a more... defensive approach to combat. We wouldn't want you to be gobbled up by a Beowulf now would we." Glynda says with a rather gentle smile on her usually stern face.
"Speak for yourself." I hear Cardin mutter all the way up here in the stands. That means Glynda for sure heard his ass.
Especially cause she seems to be glaring holes through Cardin who looks uninterested.
"Now as you all know, the Vytal festival will be arriving in a few months. So keep training. Those who are participating will be representing all of Vale! Class is dismissed." Glynda finishes and we're all dismissed for lunch.
About 15 minutes later all three of our teams are sitting and eating lunch. Nora is, of course, her usual hyperactive self and is currently telling the story of her latest reoccurring dream.
"So it was the middle of the night-" Nora is already starting strong.
"It was day" Ren interjects.
"We were surrounded by Ursai."Nora
"They were Beowulves."Ren
"THERE WERE DOZENS OF THEM!" Nora roars enthusiastically. Startling a napping Yang and Dagothur looks up from his scroll while Blake, Weiss, and Thia look up from their books. I turn and see Jaune picking at his food with a mopey look on his face.
"There were two of them." Ren says exasperated. Poor guy, too much energy in his best friend for him to keep up with.
"Then me and Renny made a fortune selling Ursa skin rugs." Nora finishes her story with a smile on her face and Ren sighs.
"*sigh* She's been having this reoccurring Dream for a month now."Ren says, clearly done with this story.
"How would that work? Grimm disintegrate upon death, you cant get any trophy from them. That's how I know Port is full of shit." I say and Ruby perks up on hearing my swear. She then takes out her jar and shakes it pointedly at me.
Obliging, I put a 50 lien card in.
"Oh well, I heard if you channel your Aura into certain parts of a Grimm's body before it turns to dust, you can get a trophy." Nora says with a smile but a confused tilt of the head.
"Huh, first time I've heard of this. Otherwise I would have taken the head of the Nuckelavee." I say slightly pouting. What? Men can pout too.
As this goes on however, Pyrrha is Mother Henning Jaune.
"Jaune, are you alright?" Pyrrha asks with a worried tone.
"Huh? Uh.. yeah I'm okay. Why?" Jaune says as he breaks out of his mopey stupor.
"It's just that you seem... not okay." Ruby says. Then everyone at the table turns to Jaune.
"Guys stop. I'm okay. Seriously look." He says with a crooked smile and a nervous laugh. Then we all proceed to stare at him with varying deadpan expressions.
"Ah! Stop!" We hear a rather lovely aussie accent over the din of chatter in the cafeteria.
We all proceed to look around and witness Cardin pulling on the ears of one Velvet Scarlatina.
Velvet is a 5'6 pale white girl with long, brown hair and brown eyes. She also has a pair of brown rabbit ears, identifying her as a Faunus.
She is currently wearing the Beacon school uniform. She is also a 2nd year here at Beacon. Unfortunately, due to her shy and non-combative nature, she let's people like Cardin walk all over her. Though once you do get her fighting she is rather badass. He weapon is actually a camera, that through the use of her semblance, when she takes a picture of someone and their weapon, she gains their fighting style and a hard-right copy of said weapon.
Did I mention she's a cute shy girl with an accent?
"Jaune, Cardin has been picking on your since the first week of school." Pyrrha points out the root of the problem.
"Who Cardin Winchester? Nah... he just likes practical jokes." Jaune says rather unconvincingly.
"He's a bully." Ruby says with an angry pout.
"Oh please, name one time he's bullied me." Jaune says, digging the grave further.
"He keeps elbowing you, making you drop your stuff." Blake says.
"He's just clumsy." Jaune says.
"That time he activated your shield as you were passing through a door, getting you stuck." Yang says boredly, while twirling her hair with a finger.
"Honest mistake." Jaune says with a smaller voice.
"Ooh! That time Cardin shoved you in the rocket locker and launched you to random coordinates!" Nora yells, entering this little game.
"I didnt land that far from the school." Jaune adds with meek finality.
"Oh you guys dont have to worry about him doing that again. Especially cuz I shoved him in one right after he launched Jaune. Let's just say they had to deep clean that locker." I say with an evil smile and high five Dag and Yang.
"Why is that?" Ren asks.
"I set the locker coordinates for a manure farm." Again smiling evily as everyone else freezes and then smiles as well.
"Jaune, if you ever need help, you just have to tell us." Pyrrha says with a slight smile at the image of a manure covered Cardin.
"Ooh! I know! Well break his legs!" Nora smiles and says.
"Guys stop. It's alright. Besides, its not like hes a jerk to only me... hes a jerk to everyone." He says and, as if to prove his point, we hear a cry of pain from the direction of Cardin and Velvet.
"Ahh! Please! Stop!" Velvet says on the verge of tears.
"Oh hey, they are real." Cardin says with scorn.
"What a freak!" One of his cronies say.
"Ugh, people like him disgust me." Pyrrha says and everyone at the table nods.
"Then how about we do something about it?" I say and get up as Pyrrha tries to stop me and Dag claps me on the shoulder.
Walking up to Cardin, I brush past his cronies and grab him by the ear and pull, causing him to cry out in pain.
"AAGH!"
"Oh hey, its real." I say with a smug tone and bring Cardin down from his full 6'5 down to my 6'2.
"Hey let go of him asshole." The cronie with a mohawk demands as he throw a wild punch, which I lean back from and drag Cardin's head into, causing a loud crack to come from the guys hand as he punches full force into the top of Cardin's head.
Ignoring the crying cronie,I turn to the still indisposed Cardin, who is trying ti pry my fingers from his ear.
"Ya know Cardin, I know that you're desperate and all, but when a girl says no." I pull harder on his ear and turn him to look at a shocked Velvet. "She means no." I seethe and he starts to tear up himself.
"Please! Let go of my ear! You're gonna tear it!" Cardin cries out as the entirety of the cafeteria watches on.
"Oh but Cardin, I thought we were just having some harmless fun? It's fun right to beat and pick on those weaker than you right? It's fun to make life hell for others isn't it? No? Well shit. Ya really got me confused there, what with you acting like a total shithead. Granted, after the locker incident, it really wouldn't surprise me that you actually do have shit in that head of yours." I say and a few people laugh while others nod approvingly and Pyyrah glares at me for prolonging this while Jaune turns more and more pale.
Finally having had enough however, Cardin takes the chance to swing at my face from his position. Actually catching me by surprise as it hits me an knocks off my visor, letting the entire student body see my eyes.
Then I look to Velvet and she flinches back as she gets a look at my eyes.
*sigh* I know they're a bit intense but that actually kind of hurt to see her flinch like that.
Not being able to read the room though, is Cardin, who once more swings for my face.
Of course i'm not going to just let him swing so I switch my grip from his ear to the oncoming right hook. Then I proceed to kick the back of his knee while twisting his arm behind his back. Then I slam his head into the table repeatedly until I hear both the table, his Aura, and his nose break. I then grab him by the hair and turn him towards Velvet.
"Now bird boy. I want you to look this pretty young lady in the eyes and apologize for, and I venomously ' Being such a major racist asshat/flaming douchenozzle'. Think you can do that for me?" I say with a venomously sweet tone and smile which shows my sharpened teeth that turned that way from Grimm essence. Then Velvet proceeds to blush from my compliment.
"FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!" Cardin roars at me and I proceed to wrench his arm from its socket, causing a sickening bone crunch to resound across the quiet cafeteria. Then as if realizing that his body is in pain, Cardin screams from the injury.
"That wasnt his leg!" I hear Nora yell across the cafeteria.
"Now now . Surely you can see that such behavior and crass language is rather uncouth in pleasant company. Now, if you want to stop feeling such unpleasant things such as pain, you simply have to apologize like I told you. Ok?" I say as Cardin is now crying openly as his cronies and the cafeteria watch on. I even see a couple students recording with their scrolls. Good.
"*sniff* Okay! I'll apologize*sniff*! Please stop!" Cardin says as he cries.
"Ok , now apologize like I told you." I say with a serene smile in the tone of a parent teaching their kid how to speak.
" I'm *sniff* sorry for being such a major racist asshat/flaming douchenozzle!" Cardin exclaims.
"There we go! Wasnt so hard was it?" I say as I look towards my friends table and see Weiss paler than usual. Ruby and Jaune looking a little green. Blake, Yang, Lilith, Dag, and Nora looking approvingly. Then Thia and Ren looking impassive as usual. Then I look to Velvet who looks blushed but at the same time sickened at such a scene happening for her sake.
Am I a psychopath? Do I care? Maybe.
Deciding to end this I then wrench Cardin's dislocated arm back into his socket, much to his protestations, and drop him as he falls limply to the floor falling unconscious from the pain.
Fuckin pansy.
Feeling a bit more of showmanship, I turn to the students recording and address them.
"Attention all shit for brains. It's your favorite sarcastic asshole gladiator king Dorian Nikos. The Dragon of Mistral. This message is just that. A message. There is no room for racism in this world. From either side. No room for Human hate and no room for Faunus hate. We're fighting the literal embodiment of evil in the Grimm, but we're here with our heads up our asses and fighting amongst ourselves for nothing other than people having a few extra parts. That's like women hating guys cuz we have dicks and guys hating chicks cuz they have breasts. It's fucking stupid. Get over yourselves. We have bigger fish to fry!" I say with condescension in my voice.
"So to wrap up this impromptu speech, to all the hypocrites in the White Fang following the hate monger Sienna Khan and her mad bull Adam Taurus. Violence is only making the situation worse. You are making things worse for us. Granted, maybe I'm more than a little bit of a hypocrite myself considering what I just did. Then to all those lovely Council Members under the payroll of the likes of Jaque Schnee. You are also in the wrong and making things worse. First you fuck over Faunus kind with the Menagerie Accord and then proceed to pass labor laws that have not only faunus working as slaves, but other humans as well. At the end of the day, I cant wait for Karma to bite you guys in the ass. Cuz trust me when I tell you. Karma? Shes a bitch. But I'll be damned if she dont have a great sense of humor." I say with a bow and turn to Velvet, who is staring at me in awe.
"Y-you're the Dragon of Mistral?" She asks in awe as I see her reach behind herself for her camera.
"Yep. You know me, but you seem to have me at a bit of a disadvantage." I say with a raised brow and she blushes.
"O-oh. My name is Velvet. V-Velvet Scarlatina." She stammers out as her hand, which I then proceed to shake.
"Do you mind if I take a picture?" Velvet asks and blushes as red as her last name.
"Sure, I dont mind taking a picture with a fan. Especially one as cute as you." I say as I lean against the table that the unconscious Cardin is slumping against.
Then, as if that was the straw that broke the camel's back, the onlookers all rush towards me to ask for autographs and pictures.
Why the hell is this only happening now? I've been here a month like the rest of em.
Approximately 15 minutes later, I finally finish with over 50 autographs and countless pictures from fans of me and my sister, who I dragged into it so I could get some of the pressure off me.
"Dorian... I hate you." Pyrrha says with exasperation as the rest of the group has differing opinions on how I dealt with the Cardin situation.
"D-did you have to be so brutal?" Jaune asks with Ruby nodding along at the speed of sound.
"Honestly?" I ask and everyone nods except for Pyrrha who already knows the answer.
"Yes." I state.
"But didnt you just say the Fang were hypocrites making things worse through violence, when you just used it yourself." Blake says in a indignant tone.
"Yes, however I also pointed out how I ,myself, am a hypocrite." I say and Blake gives me the patented Belladonna Sideyes.
"Why though?" Ruby asks innocently.
"Because, unfortunately, while I would very much prefer to not have to resort to violence. And would very much like to not justify the Fang's arguments and stance. There are in fact people who will respond with hate and scorn no matter what you say. Then they'll use that hate and scorn and pass it on to others. When it comes to those people, they'll only understand that messing with those of stronger character and stronger body will only get them hurt. *sigh*" I say and end with a tired sigh.
"That's such a pesto way to go about it."Ruby says cutely.
"Uh, its pessimistic Rubes." Yang says trying to correct her sister.
"Paternal?" Ruby says with a tilt of the head.
"No little gem. That has to do with your a father." I correct her with a pat on the head.
"Are we sure she's 16?" Dag asks incredulously and me and Yang punch him in each arm.
"Argh! Assholes." Dag says and Ruby waves her swear jar in his face.
"What's this?" Dag says as he eyes the jar with trepidation.
"That's a swear jar Daggypoo." Lilith says with a smile at the hell she just unleashed with that nickname.
"DAGGYPOO! It's just like your nickname Renny!" Nora exclaims as she beams a smile at her partner.
"Oh that is just precious." Weiss says with a evil smile of her own.
"Lilith... I hate you. Also get this jar out if my face! I'm not giving you my money." Dag says in a caustic tone.
""She's not gonna stop bothering you."" Me and Yang both say with smiles.
As if to prove the point, Ruby continues to emphatically wave the jar back and forth in Dagothur's face.
"*sigh*" Dag sighs and puts 10 lien in it.
Seeing this, Ruby pouts at the meager amount.
"What? I dont have that much." Dag says as he brings out his wallet and opens it.
A moth just flew out... oh hey Blake's ears are twitching.
Heh kitty wants to catch the moth.
"Sorry little gem, I think ive spoiled you with hiw much money I tend to give." I say with a smile.
"Did anyone see where Jaune went?" Yang asks and then I notice that my sister is missing as well.
"Pyyrha is missing too." Ren points out.
"You think Jaune is putting to moves on her?" Lilith asks and Yang bursts out laughing while Weiss has a smile of her own at the thought.
"Not likely. If anything, Achilles is out catching her man herself. Then again, she's just as inexperienced as him." I say with a smile.
"Wait. You want your sister to get with Jaune?" Weiss asks incredulously.
"Weird." Thia finally speaks up.
"Honestly, I haven't met another guy who'd make a better bf for her. I mean, he doesnt care if whether or not me and her are rich. Hell, he didnt know who we were. This is her chance. A chance for Pyyrah the Girl to find a happy relationship, instead of Pyrrha the Invincible Amazon. Sure she is both people, but if a guy is only after one part of her, instead of all of her, dont deserve her. Plus the idea of Arkos is cute." I say with a smile.
"Weird." Thia says once more.
That is that one people. Hope you enjoyed. Expect one tmro night at whatever hotel I get to. Let me know what you thought.