Yep, here we are again. Now for a timeskip to occur, nothing major about... two months.
So yeah... let's get into this finally.
Another thing, more characters will be introduced with a pretty cute ship that you just might like with a lot of lore drops.
Watch out for those.
Scarlet swung a training sword towards Perry whom was also holding one, they were in a field with Qrow, Claire, and Tealle were watching nearby all except Qrow were wearing more casual clothing (A.k.a their old clothing).
The two were wearing training clothing in their respective clothing's colors, it was a t-shirt with shorts with leather chestplates over them. They both had black sandals
The young warrior in training blocked a hit by his 'Knight' and sent it back with a counterattack soon after, Perry grinned as he raised his hand.
"Alright, that's enough for today." He said a bit tired from the workout
Scarlet nodded as he walked over to Perry with a content grin, he has been really improving and improving quite quickly.
"How'd I do today?" He asked smiling
"You're doing well, your training with swords is going on well. It's too bad that your Mage, Queen, and Jester haven't arrived yet." Perry said with a small grin
"...Do I have to be with my Queen? I mean... I know that I'm supposed to fall in love with her but... I don't know, I have my doubts." Scarlet said a bit nervous while scratching the back of his head
"I know that, trust me though, one look at her all you'll be head over heels in love with her." Perry said with a grin
"Yeah... come on, let's get out of these clothes and get a meal." Scarlet said with a smile, his nervousness disappearing quickly
The people that were watching smiled as they walked over with grins on their faces with Scarlet waving to them enthusiastically.
"He's been improving." Claire said grinning slightly
"I know, man the kid is really good at fighting." Qrow said impressed
"We've been teaching him the best we can, we can guide him Qrow." Tealle said leaning against a tree
"Hard to believe all of this though, Scarlet is some sort of... God-King or something." Qrow said remembering back to that day
That day it was mentioned... was certainly a strange one for everyone involved.
Flashback to one and half months ago
The group was standing in front of Ozpin who had a very serious look on his face, indicating he had something important to tell.
"I have assembled you all here to tell you something important." The Beacon Headmaster said in a serious tone
"Alright... what is it?" Scarlet asked curiously
Ozpin sighed gently and looked at the young man with a less serious look then from before.
"Let me ask you something, have you ever heard of the legend of the King of Crimson?" He asked lightly
"...I mean, Claire mentioned it once but I don't know the story." Scarlet said scratching his head slightly
"I see, then I must tell you the story." Ozpin said
He cleared his throat, his eyes becoming as hard as steel, his body as rigid as a rock.
Long Long ago, when the world began.
There was but a young man, he was alone for a long time.
He had no name, for he had none to be given for the longest of times
Thus, he created people to be with.
A Guide to help him, A Teacher to tell him about the world, A Knight to protect him and help him fight, A Mage to help him truly realize his potential with the Arcane Arts, and a Jester to help him up when he's down and to be a true friend.
This was known as the Scarlet Court with the Young man being the King.
He had traveled to many places and met many people, he had fought and won many battles with his friends which was now more than that. It was a family.
There was something missing in the Young Man's life... and it was love, he had met a beautiful young woman. A woman with hair as golden as the sun itself.
She had joined... and was a part of the Court, she was the Queen.
The Court grew stronger with this revelation, and soon they gave each other names to truly be Human as the Queen was.
The Guide was known as Nella, The Teacher and the Knight shared the name Metallum as they were both twins but preferred to be called Silver and Iron, the Mage took the name Pearl, and the Jester took the name Jay.
The Queen was known as... Cerise Redwood and the young King took the name... Scarlet as to match her names signifying their love for each other.
The group traveled yet again, facing many an enemy before deciding... that it was best that they disappeared once and for all as they were somewhat a danger.
They then met a young man... a Bard he had called himself, he had told them that he is willing to take their souls as he is their ally.
They were not exactly trusting but after seeing how trustworthy he was after getting to know him, they trusted them with his soul... meanwhile their children with their bloodline went across the land.
However, the Nella, Metallum, Pearl, and Jay names had faded a long time ago as they had ended... all relations to the Court had ended except for one... and that was the Redwood bloodline.
It had gone a long time as a God-like figure known as Red, this God met a woman and she fell in love with her.
Her last name was Umbra and she was a beautiful woman.
This woman had ascended with him and they lived... happily ever after.
Ozpin ended looked at them seeing Scarlet look at him in thought, thinking over the story a bit before realizing something important.
"...Is there more to the story?" Was his only question
"Correct but you may not like where it goes." Ozpin said, hoping not to mention it
Scarlet sighed and looked him with a still yet slightly annoyed gaze.
"Headmaster, I've been raped, beaten, and practically starved to death. I don't care where it goes, tell me, I can take it." He said slightly annoyed
"...I see, I shall not deny you. You see, the two had been married a long time but... Umbra had wanted a child and Red was unsure. After a long while, he agreed and soon... they had a beautiful child. His hair was golden as the sun, his body was pale like the moon, and his eyes blue as the sea itself. It was found out he was the reincarnation of the legendary King of Crimson. Red's Ancestor, they had loved him nonetheless... until other beings found out about him. He had to be cast out and sent away, never knowing who he was truly. Umbra and Red had to watch over their child as he struggled through life... Scarlet... do you know who this child is?" Ozpin asked with a small knowing grin
Scarlet thought about it for a long moment before realizing, he gasped and looked at the Headmaster in shock. He couldn't believe this himself but he... had the correct assumption from the description.
"M-me?" He asked in shock
"Yes... you, Scarlet Rose... or should I say Scarlet Crimson Umbra. The full name that was given to you all that time ago." Ozpin said
Scarlet was... shocked to hear this news... h-he was a Demi-God this whole time along with being a reincarnation of a famous King of legend.
He looked his hands, realizing he had Magic and radiant bloodline flowing within him, he had a lot to live up to in the end.
"Woa-woah." He said in awe
"Woah is right Mr. Umbra, you may take this name or keep your old one." Ozpin said causing Scarlet to look at him for a second
Scarlet then looked back at his hands... he knew that his old caretakers treated him badly... they hated him... he clenched them tightly and looked at Ozpin with a determined gaze.
"I'm no longer Scarlet Rose... I'm Scarlet Umbra, The Crimson King." He said
"Ah, you've decided to change your title." Ozpin said impressed
"Calling myself the King of Crimson all the time felt like a mouthful. The Crimson King... sounds way better." Scarlet said with a small grin
"I am all for it, even I got tired of saying it." Ozpin said with a chuckle
Perry wrapped an arm around Scarlet with a proud smile.
"Well King, I guess we should up the training?" The Knight said happily
"...Yeah Perry, we should." Scarlet said with a determined nod
Everyone talked and had a good time, their bond growing ever stronger.
Flashback End
Scarlet finally got dressed in the new outfit that he bought a half a month ago, it was a black jacket with the symbol of a crimson sword with a star in front of it. He has a pair of black jeans on with black boots having crimson lines running all over it, under the jacket was a bright red shirt.
He adjusted his jacket slightly before going out of his room (that Ozpin provided for him at Beacon) and saw the others waiting for him in different outfits.
They all decided to wear different outfits to look better then when they arrived.
Tealle decided to go with a fake pair of glasses with a white polo (having the alchemical symbol for silver on it of course), he had black dress pants and red wingtips, Perry went with more a squire look and had a black t-shirt with a red vest over it (having the alchemical symbol for iron ore on the back) with black pants and dusty red boots.
Claire wore a crimson red dress with white flowers adorning the hem of the flounce, on the back of her dress was a yin yang symbol. She had white sandals on.
The four had been in Beacon for a bit now and had been known for being around on occasion, they even got to know their names personally. They even attended private classes on weekends.
Currently, it was a day off for students and the four had nothing else better to do but to go to town.
They were apparently trusted enough as they were strong enough to take care of themselves.
Later
The four were walking through the city, having a good time with their budget, they stopped when they heard a commotion in the alley.
"Come on man, we're looking for someone. So if you can leave us alone, that would be nice."
They looked in to see three people being messed with, there were two girls and one boy.
One of the girls had dark brown hair with fairly tan skin that has orange eyes, another of the girls had black hair with fair skin and red eyes, and the boy had green hair along with a pair of raccoon ears on his head with electric blue eyes.
"No way you freak, you bumped into me without apologizing." The man in front of them said
"Listen, I was in a hurry, so can we please stop arguing. We have a few friends we need to find." The boy said
"We should do something." Tealle said
The man was about to hit them when Scarlet decided to intervene.
"NO YOU DON'T!" He yelled
He felt something build up in his hand and he unleashed it, unleashing a crimson beam which hit the man square in the stomach causing him to fall over. Scarlet looked at his hand shocked, he felt... Magic within it.
"So this is Magic... interesting." He said to himself
"Seems you know how to use Magic." Perry said proudly to the boy
Scarlet nodded as he then saw the three run over to him with grateful looks.
"Thank you sooo much, can you help us one last time though." The boy said
"Umm, sure. What do you need help with?" Scarlet asked
The young Raccoon Faunas grinned at him.
"You see, we're looking for Scarlet Rose or is it Scarlet Umbra? I can't tell at this point." The Raccoon Faunas explained
The Young Crimson King looked at the Faunas in shock, realizing something important.
"Wait... Jay?" Scarlet asked in shock
The Raccoon Faunas known as Jay looked at him shocked before grinning widely and bear-hugging the boy.
"Aha! I've found you, man has it been too long." Jay said
He then noogied the boy causing him to laugh at his antics, the brown-haired girl sighed annoyed.
"Jay, let go of boss. You know that we've just met." The girl said
"Aw come'on Pearl, I care about Scarlet." Jay said setting the boy down
"Pearl... it's fine, he's my Jester after all." Scarlet said with a light chuckle
Pearl looked at him shocked and then she glared at the three members with him.
"Did you guys already tell him of his heritage?" She asked in a dark tone
"It wasn't us Pearl, it was Ozpin. You know... an ally of ours." Perry said, very afraid of the girl
Pearl then sighed and looked at Scarlet.
"Well, you know I'm your Mage. Glad to be teaching you Magic finally, you do have some control over it which is impressive." She said
"It was my first time using that actually, so thanks." Scarlet said happily
Pearl then smiled slightly, it seems his attitude is infectious.
"Yeah. Cerise, get over here." She said
The girl with black hair walked over and looked at Scarlet.
"Umm, h-hello." She said
Scarlet's heart then skipped a beat... there was a new alien emotion this time, very similar to the last one (which was gratefulness). It was... warm and very strange, it felt... nice in his opinion.
"Y-yeah... hello to you too." He said
The two stood there for a moment, he then stuck out his hand with a small grin.
"Scarlet Umbra but you knew that already." He said rubbing the back of his head soon after
"Y-yeah... my name is Cerise Magnolia." She said shaking his hand
The two... smiled at each other for a moment before looking at the others.
"So... we should report back since our last three members showed up, we should get back to Beacon and tell him about them. By the way... what are your full names?" Scarlet asked
"Well, my full name is Jay Steele." Jay said with a grin
"I'm Pearl Carmine, pleasure to meet you King." Pearl said
Scarlet then got a good look at their outfits, Jay wore a grey jumpsuit with the symbol of a lightning bolt on it while Pearl wore a pink shirt and shorts with the symbol of a star on it.
Cerise meanwhile, had a black dress on with the symbol of a tree on it.
"Okay... we should head back... wait, Pearl why did you call me King?" Scarlet asked
"I figured since you're the King of Crimson, I should call you King as a nickname." Pearl said
"Eh, I'm just gonna call him Dusk... since you know, his last name is Umbra." Jay said
"I'll call him Scarlet... is that okay?" Cerise asked Scarlet
He smiled and gave her a small thumbs up.
"I don't mind if you don't give me a nickname, my name always works after all." He said
She then looked away with a bright red blush.
'He's so nice.' She thought
Scarlet sighed slightly and thus the group of seven was finally complete, they headed back to Beacon to tell Ozpin the news.
Later at Beacon
Ozpin grinned at the news he was just told, the group was complete.
"Well, it seems your family is finally complete Mr. Umbra." He said
"Thank you Headmaster Ozpin." Scarlet said with a light bow
Pearl sighed and patted him on the back with a small grin.
"It won't get any easier here, I have to train you in the Arcane Arts." She said, making him feel pretty reassured
Perry then put an arm around Scarlet with a wide grin.
"And we have a long road of training ahead of us." He said giving him a thumbs up
"Plus there are many things I have to teach you." Tealle said in the background
Claire smiled at him happily, she was glad to see things were going well.
"Don't forget, you still have us to guide you. Especially me." She said pointing a thumb to herself
Scarlet smiled, he gathered them all up in a hug which they accepted.
"You guys... are awesome... I'm happy to have you as a family." He said a grand smile on his face
Scarlet then knew... this is new life... this his freedom, this... is truly where he belongs.
In Beacon with these six, a person training to be a Huntsman, a person training to be a hero and a new king.
This is where his heart is now... home.
Home at Beacon.
Home with his Court.
Home with his real family.
His fear, his anger, his sadness, and all the pain is disappearing from him. The scars gained will no longer affect him or grow in amount, the loss of many things no longer affects him as he has gained more, the weakness he felt has disappeared and bloomed into strength.
This may not take away the years of pain but it will cause to ease away, before it's forgotten and replaced with new memories. Memories of happiness and sunshine.
His memories and time in the darkroom in that household will be forgotten, never to be seen in the deepest corner of his minds.
His future... is brighter then it ever was before.
Yep... this story is starting to really shape up, I'm glad to be writing this part.
Now... we can get into the meat of the story, the true plot.
And it all beings... in one Dust Store
Before that though, there'll be a celebration and a thing I haven't really included in a while now.
I'll see you guys in the Fandom.