Alright backstory time. And for you who skips over flashbacks, you know who you are, don't. This will set up things to come. Anyways enjoy.
I do not own RWBY or anything else that happens to be in this story.
"Speaking"
'Reading'
Flashback
'Thinking'
News Report
"Sign Language"
Framing the King
4 Years Ago
A boy was sitting in a snowy alley in the downtown of Vale, when an elderly man walked up to him.
"Hello young man, what's your name?" the man asked.
"I don't have one old man."
The old man frowned before speaking "Well I am Tyler and if you decide to let me, I can name you and take you in as my son."
The teen looked through the curtain of hair separating his face from the man, before turning his head away.
"Why me?" he mumbled just loud enough for the man to hear.
"I have recently lost a son of mine to another son, and sadly he isn't coming back after finding out a daughter and another son of mine is dead." he said without missing a beat.
"So what am I? A replacement?" he yelled back, uncaring of the man's recent loss.
"Of course not, I make it my goal in life to have a large family with strong sons and daughters. And you my boy have the makings of a great fighter. All you need is to take my hand." he said holding out his hand.
The teen looked at it for a few seconds before hesitantly taking his offer.
"What's my name?"
"Your name is…."
1 Year Later
The teen was knocked back into a wall before turning to dodge a punch that cracked the wall.
"Come on, why does the boss even bother with you?" the opponent said as a kick was narrowly avoided by the teen. "All you do is dodge. At least the runaway king was able to fight back. I say we should dump your ass, and bring back that coward. Even if all we do is kill him!"
The teen ground his teeth together before delivering an uppercut that knocked his opponents head back.
"Mr. Durden, that is quite enough. Please return to arena one to watch over a match." came Tyler's voice from the doorway.
"Whatever" he said before going to walkout, only to pause as Tyler whispered something in his ear.
The man went stiff before walking out and giving them some alone time.
"Not much progress I see." he said before setting next to the teen.
"No, why do I have to use this fighting style? I know the king uses this style, but why do I have to?"
Tyler just smiled before ruffling the teens hair, "I want you to learn because of the final battles to become king, if they are in one of these arena's, will be hand to hand with no weapons allowed. And sadly the king is a master of hand to hand so you need to be a master as well." the teen just nodded before taking his leave to train more, never noticing as Tyler's smile faded into a frown and his eyes turned cold watching him go to train. 'Yes that should motivate him. Watchout Evan, because as soon as your guard is down your replacement pawn will kill you.' and with one last look around he too left the room
2 Years Before Present Day
The whole base was on lock down and the teen, his father, and his father's inner circle was in the security room.
"Give us a visual of the assailant." demanded a member of the circle before the camera's got a good look at the one man army decimating their security.
"Monty Oum thats Evan Thorn." the very same member said as a certain smell made itself known to the others of the room.
"Son please come here." his father said before leading him and another member towards a giant painting opposite to the door and opening an entrance to a secret escape tunnel.
"Son you are my legacy, you and David to go to Juniors. I have a prepaid saferoom and have also paid for his silence." he said with his hand on his son's shoulder.
"Look at me, I don't know when or how, but there will be a day when vengeance will show itself. And when it does take it by both hands and avenge us." and with that he pushed them into the tunnel and the last thing he saw was the door to the room get knocked off the hinges before the figure in the doorway screamed his father's name. As the tunnel was soundproof Evan never heard them make their escape and only later learned of Juniors deal with Tyler. Likewise the two in the tunnel never heard the screams of the others, nor did they heard Tyler's bragging of the pawn he was able to make.
A Few Hours Before Current Time
Two figures made their way into a bar not meant to open for a few more hours making the man behind the counter grumble before waking up from his nap.
"Evan you brat, I told you to come in after we open, not during my rest period." he said before he got a good look at the figures and finding out neither of them were Evan.
"Sorry Tedd, but you're talking to the wrong person. Then again I am trained to best him in combat, so confusing me for him is somewhat of an insult. Buru if you will." the bulky figure said before Tedd tried using his semblance and failing.
"You like? Buru's semblance allows him to negate others. Which is funny considering mine is copying semblaces, but sadly I can only hold one at any time." he said before breaking Tedd's legs, stabbing him in the torso with a knife, and motioning for Buru to leave.
"Don't try it, I did my homework Tedd. your semblance allows you to pause time for fifteen seconds, but they stack up leaving you looking like an old man when you should be looking much younger." all Tedd could do was put pressure on the stab wound.
"I also know you trained the traiderous king Evan Thorn. And I find it quite ironic that the teachers semblance will cause the downfall of his student." the figure said before putting his hand on Tedd's own hand and copying the mans emblance before leaving him to die.
He failed to notice Buru hiding in the corner before he left and as such failed to notice him apply basic first aid and call the ambulance before he too disappeared into the night.
Current Time
Evan
He was cooking dinner when the call came in.
His scroll had gone off and when he answered it, it turned out to be the hospital calling him as Tedd's emergency contact, and now he was on his way towards the port to head to Vale Hospital when Atlas soldiers got the bright idea to try and stop him.
"What do you want."
"Evan Thorn you are under arrest." same one of the soldiers before trying to put cuffs on him, key word try. In a show of speed the soldier found himself with his handcuffed hands behind his back.
Evan glared at the other two soldiers, "If you proceed to get in my way to my teacher, I will not be as merciful as I was to this one." his answer came in the others aiming their rifles at him.
"Stand down." came the general's voice before ozpin's voice joined in.
"Evan, I'm in need of your presence in my office, and don't worry Tedd is in a stable condition and should make a full recovery by the end of the the festival." hearing this Evan was still wanting to head to Vale, but decided to follow the two headmasters as well as a familiar looking male, and an older looking Weiss.
When they got to the tower he went up with the woman and Ironwood.
"So, I know this angry tinman. But who are you?"he asked the woman.
She just glared at him and turned her head away.
"Ok, not a talker. Noted."
They didn't have to wait long for the other three to make it up, but the woman had already told her story and was now pacing when they entered.
"What were you thinking?!"
"If you were one of my men, I would have you shot."
"If I was one of your men, I'd shot myself."
"You know, I'm really starting to like you. Say I know a good bar if you want to get wasted." he said as Goodwitch spoke to the woman.
"He was drunk!"
"He's always drunk."
Then they both turned towards them to see not one, but two males drinking a flask.
"Well, now there's two of them." the woman said obviously annoyed.
They just stared in shock before Ozpin started talking to everyone but him, but Evan just shrugged and continue to drink until he ran out. Upon seeing the other drinker not paying attention he grabbed his flask and downed it before putting it back.
They finished their conversation before they remembered he was still there.
"Mr. Thorn I would hope nothing said about that conversation leaves this room." Ozpin said before noticing Evan wasn't paying them a bit of attention. "Glynda if you will."
Glynda then smacked Evan in the back of the head using his own flask.
"What?"
"Would I be wrong to assume you didn't pay any attention to the conversation that just happened?" Ozpin asked only to be met by blinking eyebrows. Nodding he sat back down before opening a security feed. "I want you to watch this, then you will realize why Ironwood decided to attempt to arrest you." and with that the footage started.
It opened to Team STEL walking down the hallway before they all where on the ground with a green cloaked figure standing above Solomon, his knife dripping red. The figure turned their hooded head towards the camera, before disappearing from the feed.
"About an hour ago Team STEL was attacked by someone wearing a green cloak, this someone as you can see was able to get close enough, and was fast enough, to knock the team out and kill Solomon before the camera ever saw him. Plus was able to leave the area without being seen." Ozpin explained before glaring at the general.
"Of course someone decided that upon seeing this figure it had to be you. In doing so he failed to notice the small details that make a difference. one such detail is the state of the cloak, while you may wear one you keep yours in good condition while the one in the video was tattered at the edges. The other detail is the hair peeking out the hood, you do not have hair that long, and your hair is most certainly not red."
The general at this point had all eyes on him, and to his credit he did look ashamed. Although whether it was for accusing the wrong person or being caught they didn't know.
It took all of a second before Evan remembered who that figure could be.
"Sir, I may be wrong but the other week I ran into a red head with a tattered green cloak, his team's name is CMEL and the leader said the guys name was Eran Yin." Ozpin's face morphed into a thoughtful expression before signaling for Evan to leave. The last thing he heard before the doors closed was Ozpin speaking to Ironwood.
"You know the law James, if you continue down this path you will be brought before the councles."
And the doors closed.
The House
The first thing that popped into his mind when he got back was 'who's this? And why is he drinking my alcohol?' for indead there was another person in the house.
He looked like Shura if he grew five inches and put his hair into a braid that stopped mid-back. He was wearing a yellow high collar vest with a SMR strapped to his back (A/N yes a Call of Duty gun), yellow gloves, a yellow sash holding two batons and two curved swords, black pants with yellow tape covering everything from the knee down, and black sandals.
"Oh hi Evan." came Shura's voice from the couch. "This is my uncle Atlas Specialist Shu Kong."
"Sup, I hope you have kept my idiot nephew in line." Shu said while giving Shura a nuggie.
He just stared before heading to his room mumbling about needing a drink.
"Well he's a real charmer." said Shu before sitting next to his nephew.
"Give him till morning. He may not look it, but he can make a killer breakfast." Kevin said from the lazyboy.
Shu was about to speak when Nico came back in.
"Is Evan-San back from his outing yet Baka?" he asked Kevin.
"Yeah he's back. Also what do you keep calling me?!"
"I call you Baka, and the reason is because you are a baka."
"Yes but what is a baka?!"
"A baka is a baka, Baka."
At this point Kevin just sighed in defeat before going to his room to relax, and Nico soon followed him up but went to continue meditating but inside this time.
"Quite a strange bunch you have." Shu said with an eyebrow raised.
"Yeah well we are a team of tragedy."
"Oh really do tell."
"Well for Evan, lets just say the less said the better. Kevin's fight against Wacian is well known, but no one realizes that he only hunts him to avenge his family. And Nico, honestly he's the one I can relate to most. From day one he had no parents, like me he was taught by his grandfather, and like me his grandfather died before he finished training."
Shu listened to his nephew before he realized why the name Bengal was familiar. 'Best not tell him of the friendship, just in case'
"Tell you what kid. I don't need to leave until after winter break is over, so what about after the festival I teach you the upgraded form of our families fighting style; the Monkey Fist." he offered and no sooner had he said that did Shura tackle him while exclaming his joy.
"Now now, get off before you crush me. By the way, I hear you have a girlfriend. Is she hot?"
"Pervert!" and with that the tackle and expressions of joy morphed into a beating and expressions of pain.
That Night Ozpin's Office
Ozpin was sitting at his desk with a hologram chess board taking up the surface.
"Your Queen may have taken out one of my Rooks, but now my Queen is on a rampage. The question is can yours survive that rampage. I think not, Salem."
End
Ok and like that shit just got real. On another note things are picking up faster than expected. In my original plans this chapter was suppose to come to play much later in the volume until I cut most of the filler from the chapters and ended up with this as early as it is. And if you're curious about a law I've been noting for some time now, I believe the first notices of it appeared in Volume 1 (I could be wrong), it will be explained in later chapters.
Fact sheet #11
Name- Violet Iskander
Age- 17
Height- 5'3"
Eye Color- Violet
Hair Color- Black
Hairstyle- down to waist
Body Type- Lean
Skin Tone- extremely tanned
Clothes- a red hakama, black sports bra, straw sandals, gigai shocks, and a red scarf covering her mouth that goes down to her waist with strings on the end
Aura Color- Violet
Semblance Name- Clairvoyance
Semblance- she knows an objects history by touching it, does not work on people or animals
Weapon - fanged blade that can turn into sword whip
Weapon abilities- mechshift
Weapon Name- Kibaken
Race- human
Team- LVDR
Favorite Food- Raman
Theme Music- Fight- All Good Things
Shu Kong- Cry Thunder- Dragonforce
And like that this chapter is done, except wait I have news. Starting now I will (try to) update every two weeks as now I'm out of school (for now). Anyways see you next time!