Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or Yu-Gi-Oh. They belong to Monty Oum (R.I.P) and Takahashi Kazuki respectively.
Here is another fun-making chapter I made for you guys. While I had fun making this story, I have news of something on at the bottom of chapter.
Without any ado, here is Chapter 20, enjoy!
(Yu-Gi-Oh Theme)
[Ruby's symbol appears on top as Ruby Rose stays in the middle as she then separated, one with her innocent self on the left, while the right is Stardust facing right]
(Your move! Your move! Your move! Your move!)
[Ruby's shadow shifts as it becomes Stardust Dragon with his amber eyes glowing]
(Your move!)
[Ruby's astral body flies in the vacuum of space as thousands of cards fly around her like an atom with giant beasts breathing fire and ice]
(Yu-Gi-Oh)
[Thunder clashed as monsters pour out from the land, sea and air. Zombies abruptly come up from the graveyard. Volcanoes erupted as Grimm ran to avoid their molten death. Multiple creatures came out and attack the city of Vale. Team JNPR attempt to fight off a giant T-rex as Yang is surrounded by raptors. In the skies, Weiss and Blake were trying to fight a green legless dragon in the Bullhead but was being trapped by lightning bolts. Ruby and Jaune then fall into a large portal as they called their friends for help.]
(Your move!)
[Ruby faces off a man in dark armor as she flows show bright red while the man in dark armor flows black and white. The camera then shows the man in dark armor on his throne while cards surround him like a shield. The scene switches to show a piece of armor fall off to reveal a small black pupil in its blood red eye.]
(Ruby: It's time to du-du-du-du-dududududududuel!)
[The camera shows Ruby's aura fluctuating while Ruby show stillness]
[The scenes then switch as it shows Weiss's face as she poses, Blake's face while pulling out Gambol Shroud, Yang's face in her semblance as she poises a punch, Team JNPR, Ozpin, Glynda, Ironwood, and Cinder with fire tracing her right eye]
[The screen cuts to Ruby as she draws a card to the sky bolts of lightning comes from the card as it reveals Elemental Heroes on the right, Junk Warrior, Junk Destroyer, Junk Archer, Turbo Warrior, and Chevalier de Fleur to the left, and finally Star Eater emerges from a star appearing at the top.]
(Yu-Gi-Oh)
A light flashed in the dorm of RWBY before it disappeared into nothing. Within the room, RWBY laid on their beds while JNPR were sprawled on the floor. Unexpectedly, a big amount of suitcases lay nearby, holding more than millions worth of Lien.
But it wasn't that, the sounds of whining were heard while the three dragons and Triforce look at them with amusement. Although the whining is actually on how they want to stay.
"Let me guess, you wanted to stay in a little longer," Red guessed.
"No duh," Yang and Ruby said with a fist up.
"It was a paradise," Jaune groaned.
"I wanted more giant pancakes," Nora complained.
"Well, you're bound to come back, you can't live there forever," Summer implied.
'Hey Black Rose, should I tell them,' Stardust mentally asked.
'I think not, otherwise they will never leave,' Black Rose answered.
'You're right on that,' Red agreed.
"But the time for vacation is over for now," Triforce said with its visor changed to gold, "It appears our agents have found where our enemies manufacture their ships!"
That got them out of their stupor as RWBY jumped out of their beds and JNPR stood up incredibly quick.
"Where," Blake first asked with a loud demand.
"They lay within the North-east of the continent of Sanus, eastern end of Vale," Triforce calmly said.
"Then let's get there and crash their party," Yang implied punching her fists together.
"Yeah!"
A new voice was heard as they look at the window to see our funny monkey Faunus, who is none other than…
"Sun!" Blake squeaked as they moved back a bit as they see their friend once again hanging on a tree with his tail.
Red on the other hand merely did a few things. He walked up to him, grabbed his throat despite being upside down and dragged him inside. If that wasn't being rough, he went a foot to the right of the window and punched through the wall. Without effort, he moved his arm through the wall and tossed his caught prey inside by the window. Which turned out to be Sun's partner, Neptune Vasilias.
"Trying to repeat what you did last time Sun Wukong," Red challenged.
"It wasn't my fault," Sun first said, "And how do you know who I am?"
"It is simple to see who usually sneaks in, especially when someone who tends to bring his friends along and tries to flirt with Yang's partner," Red merely said.
"Hey, most of that is not true," Sun tried to defend himself, before subjugated by their narrow glares, "Okay some are, but I'm just being an honest huntsman who is willing to help."
"Why would they want someone who tends to be a lawbreaker and lax enough to shrug anything like it's no big deal," Black Rose questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Hey I can hold my own in a fight and I can hold responsibility," Sun proudly said to himself by pointing his chest with his thumb.
"Is that so," Red said as he produced a scroll and typed something.
'Oh no,' WBY mentally said forgetting that they had incredible weapons, including knowledge and blackmail.
"Sun Wukong, age 17, right-handed, student of Haven Academy, leader of team SSSN, and your semblance allows you to create clones that are able to fight for you," Red described.
"Okay so you know me, but what does it-," Sun was stopped when Red put a hand up.
"You also happen to have a record of illegal immigration, food theft, and little regard for the law," Red added, shaking his head and clicking his tongue, "Such actions would have planted you within the Vale prison."
"Uh-Uh well… I can explain, but I am also a huntsman," Sun stuttered before them.
"Oh, then you don't mind I show you this," Red said pulling out a few pictures for them to see.
Two pictures sprouted out as they actually see what contains within. One picture on the left showed Blake and Sun wearing their Grimm masks, while another shows them attending a White Fang meeting.
"Tell me, what would happen if the so-called huntsman of Haven, was actually sided with the enemy," Red questioned getting closer to Sun's space.
"What would happen if these photos were leaked to a few people that can see who you really are? What would happen… if your family and friends in Vacuo caught wind of your treachery?" Red snarled silently.
"But you got it wrong," Sun defended himself, "We were infiltrating on what are the White Fang were going to do next!"
"I know that, RWBY knows that and team JNPR knows now. But what about the average day citizen? On the other hand… what would be possible if Ironwood and Professor Ozpin 'found' these photos on their scrolls?" Red said with a growl.
"Wait, you wouldn't do that to me… right?" Sun said his skin being pale as he now feels this sense of dread he never knew.
"Oh, it depends on my mood actually. If you agree, then I won't reveal you as a traitor and you can go free. Betray us, then I will make sure you will have a front row seat in prison," Red said with a threatening voice.
Sun now looks side to side as his hand are in his mouth as a sign of anxiety.
"Wait," Ruby said, "We can trust him Red, we all know he is a good guys like us. We don't need to threaten him."
"Well, I already known him through your team, just as long as he and Neptune don't interfere then I won't have a problem," Red said moving away, "Come on we have mission to finish!"
Reluctantly, the two members of team SSSN joined the other two teams as they leave the room with silence.
"Psst, Weiss," Neptune whispered to the heiress, "What's his big idea?"
"For a short description, he's Jaune and Ruby's friend in a very high place," Weiss whispered, "He sizes anyone with the knowledge he has with him and sees if he can be trusted. Just know this, don't make them the bad guy or you'll be found in a tight situation."
"What kind of situation?" Neptune asked.
"The kind that can make you embarrassed or blackmailed for life," Weiss answered.
"You do realize that we can hear you, despite your whispering," Triforce asked not bothering to look behind as the two clasped their mouths to keep silent, while Neptune sweated temporarily.
Just as they are outside the school, the soldiers that are with RWBY and JNPR saluted as they went back to the ship. But before they are on their way, three figures composed of Ozpin, Ironwood, and Glynda came forth in a somewhat dominant way.
"Can I help you three," Red asked with an annoying tone.
"Well, forgive us for being straightforward, but weren't you supposed to give them a vacation for all their hard work," Ozpin said confused that they would take them already.
"They did, they got their vacation and are ready to go out on the world again," Red said, "State your business fast, we need to be going on our new mission."
"We were thinking on what our students had said to us," Ozpin said while Ironwood quietly growled, "And we decided that we would send a few teams that can act as witnesses on everything that transpired."
"Oh this is rich," Red said, "The astounding headmaster decides to arrogantly take his pawns on a real battlefield for the first time. I already expected this since I know you've been so passive and ignorant."
"Then watch your tongue then," Ironwood warned.
"Like I care of your pitiful threats," Red said waving him off, "But I did foresee this event, since the attack on Beacon and the sudden attack that left many of your students incapacitated."
The three winced when that event happened. That left everyone writhing in mental pain and the Grimm tried to attack the school while they're down. The only ones who saved the day was when Red's and Crow's soldiers stepped in as the best defense.
"So within our time, I am willing to give you a preview of what's going on. In my conditions," Red said the last deeply.
On Vale's skies, the dragon ship soared through without signs of stopping. But on the other thing soaring behind them, was an Atlesian airship following the flight path they are going to.
The conditions of Red made had actually simple terms: At least two teams including team SSSN join and the three come with them on their ship. However a airship of that size may have been too much, but it is General Ironwood we're talking about, willing to be more… open-minded than Ozpin's passivity. So far Ozpin had second year team CFVY and one more team. But the team was made of three right now. It is actually none other than Mercury Black, Emerald Sustrai, and their leader Cinder Fall.
"Remind me again on why we joined them," Mercury whispered to his 'comrades'.
"Why wouldn't we Mercury," Cinder answered equally quiet, "After all, this is an opportunity we can't ignore. We can have an insight of who these people are and what they have been doing."
"Just be happy that Ozpin actually let us join," Emerald said as Cinder agreed with the mint-haired thief.
Meanwhile where team SSSN is at, Scarlet David and Sage looked to their troublesome leader with looks that say 'what did you do'.
"Hey Sun, what did you do get us in like this," Sage asked his Faunus leader.
"It's not my fault okay, I was just trying to see what they're up to and the next thing we knew, we had to come along," Sun argued.
"Maybe it would've been better if we let them be," Neptune debated.
"How was I supposed to know they are those guys that can blackmail or threaten us to no extent," Sun tried to defend himself.
"I just hope we know what we are doing," Scarlet said looking to where the professors and general are.
"It is nice to see that they are willing to see it our way," Red commented to himself, "No incoming threats, no signs of attack, they are under our own thumb."
"We don't have to be threatening Red," Pyrrha said before him.
"Between Ozpin's passivity and Ironwood's arrogant command of a robotic army, what other way would you want me to be. Honestly Ancient Fairy Dragon, or Fiona right now, has better ways of diplomacy than me," Red retorted to the champion of Mistral.
"Aren't you some powerful being that can make them give something beneficial," Blake questioned the demonic dragon.
"I am a monster who looks out for my soldiers, the people and our stability," Red merely answered, "I admit I can be diplomatic, but those two are like two sides of a coin with General Ironwood reluctantly obeying Headmaster Ozpin."
"Sir, we are approaching our destination," one of the pilots said on the cockpit.
"Halt the ship, and arm every arsenal we have," Red ordered.
"Understood," the pilot said as he relayed the order.
"Ruby, if you would be so kind," Red said while Ruby nodded.
"Battle stations!" Ruby yelled quite high as the soldiers in the back prepped their gear.
Black Rose began to walk to the rear of the ship, before she felt a hand on her arm as it was Ruby who stopped and had a face that meant they need to talk.
A while later with only two of them in a private corridor as they began their own conversation.
"What happened back there," Ruby wondered.
"Let me guess, why they didn't notice your mom," Black Rose guessed.
"Yes, when Red discussed terms, my mom merely walked around," Ruby said, "But no one noticed her, even the Headmaster. Why is that?" she then sounded worried.
"I knew this day would sooner or later," Black Rose said, "Listen, when we finish here on the mission, I will provide a good explanation. And honestly, your mother wanted you to know too. So, can you be patient enough to wait until the mission is done?"
Ruby looked at her topaz eyes and then nodded in agreement. Turning her back, she headed out where the others are now. When Black Rose followed, she stopped for a few moments before speaking out.
"I know you were trying to eavesdrop and you knew like Ruby did. But as I described, you will learn the details when we're done. I hope you have enough patience just like her," Black Rose stated before walking again.
On her way out, there was Yang leaning on a wall with her arms crossed as she then looked to Black Rose with uncertainty. Eventually she too walked alongside her.
"Link me to the ship," Red ordered as the pilot obliged and made connection.
Within the ship, a broadcast was made loud and clear to the huntsmen as they paid attention.
"Now I am going to say it once, so listen up," Red started, "You may be wondering on why everything has transpired on the past days. Well, I am going to explain it to you in a less complicated way. Our discoveries have found powerful weapons that can easily defeat you and Beacon with ease."
Three pairs of ears picked up as they got curious.
"There's no way it's this easy," Mercury whispered again.
"Quiet down Mercury," Cinder calmly whispered.
"But they are now in full possession of a shadow organization," Red continued, "The weapons they have taken have made them secretly stronger, away from your hidden eyes. They are massing their armies, produce agents deep within your kingdoms, and plan the annihilation of those who stand in their way. And to make matters difficult for you, they even made their A-W-F, Alternate White Fang, Faunus soldiers loyal to their cause."
A series of whispers echoed the ship before Red continued.
"Which also leads to where you are all at," Red continued, "Where we are right now holds one of the key factories they place here in Sanus. Uploading the feed now."
More than a few pairs of eyes glued to the appeared screen. Already there are dozens of Anti-air defense weaponry decorated around the skyscraper-like facility. Acting as body guards, Atlesian Paladins march all over as the facility's guards.
"Now do you see why we are this tense," Red's voice rang again, "They are capable of taking and manufacturing their own forces right under your sensitive noses. Since the invasions on Beacon, this is who was responsible. This place is accountable for mass-producing AK-200s, Paladins, and even capital airships only Atlas would create. Our first joint mission together… is its very destruction!"
Red ended the connection as the two teams looked at him with looks that said 'really.'
"Was it necessary to stretch and change the truth," Blake asked.
"Maybe, maybe not," Red retorted before ordering the pilots, "I want every missile fired on the AA guns and have our gunners concentrate fire on the enemy ammunition and forces. Once done, get us a landing zone."
"Yes sir," The pilot said crisply as he began pushing some buttons.
The huntsmen on the capital ship were then witnessed to the small ship's surprising arsenal. In a few minutes, a majority of its defenses were destroyed with incredible accuracy. They watch the ship moved forward with no relent as it continued to fire upon the facility with scary brutality. Already the thing was heading right in front of it without a fear of being shot down.
"This is too easy," Red noted based on the battle with just one ship.
"Secure a landing zone," Jaune said as the ship descends to the ground.
Already they began to walk out of the ship and look out to the scarred battlefield. The poor Paladins didn't even get a chance to retaliate from the assault. Hard to believe that one ship is capable of such destruction.
"Alright guys, move out!" Ruby happily exclaimed as they began their journey to the castle.
"Uh ma'am," a soldier called out to their attention, "May I advise having us take the top while team JNPR takes the ground floor?"
"Huh, that's actually a good idea," Weiss commented liking the idea.
"At least that way we'll cover more of the building," Blake said.
Already they were given a set of grapple guns by the soldiers as they prepare to devise a divide and conquer strategy: Team RWBY aimed at the top, while Team JNPR leads the ground floor. Such strategy can help even sandwich them with overwhelming force or perhaps outmaneuver them. Either way, there may be little chance of escaping from them. As they act on, the Dragon ship ascended up again leaving a contingent of soldiers to follow the teams.
Team RWBY managed to have two grapple guns each for their use as a squad of six soldiers followed. The first set reached around the third way of the building as they swing up at incredible speed, even Weiss screamed at the sudden velocity while the others jerked or hooted. Swiftly they used the other and soared higher than before. While they fly up, Ruby's silver eyes caught a glimpse of a dark knight looking back at her and her team with interest.
"Found someone," Ruby yelled enough for them to hear.
Already everyone eased their grip as the speed gradually slows. Just as they are falling back, they gained their velocity again, preparing to create a dropkick on the windows. The windows simultaneously crashed as the group came in with force. Yang's dropkick though almost touched the knight were it not for moving at the second as she kicked an unfortunate White Fang member. Immediately their soldiers aimed at the knight, while RWBY got their bearings before looking at him.
"You know I have heard that your team has a thing for the dramatic flair, but this takes it a bit far wouldn't you agree?" the knight asked not even surprised at their unique assault.
"If you were here longer than us, then you should've seen it a mile away," Yang said prepping her Ember Celica, while Blake nodded at her statement.
"True, but I did anticipate it," the knight said as it brought up one of his arms and showed a fair amount of blond hair.
Yang gasped at the sight as she touched her golden hair. Instantly her eyes turned red, screaming with bloodlust as she propelled herself to end the knight. Just as she was ready to send the knight out of the building, the knight sidestepped and shoved her on the back. Unfortunately, this made Yang realize she was going to fall off the building instead. She tried to stop herself with one foot, but she was already at the edge, now flailing her arms back to avoid falling to her doom. Thankfully, Ruby had her semblance and caught her sister's other foot as she pulled her back to safety. Now the team had narrowed eyes directly pointed at the dark knight, ready to take it out.
"Before you and your forces arrived here, I had a fleet all ready to destroy the island of Vytal," the knight noted, "But since you've destroyed my defenses so easily, I had it return. It won't be long before your precious professors find themselves outnumbered."
"Well there is still us and team JNPR still here to stop you," Ruby said pointing her finger at the knight.
"Yes, and I have fully expected for this to happen," the knight said as he brought out a weapon.
It was a two-handed double-edged sword. Unlike Yatsuhashi's sword, the sword was dark and elegant with a purple and black scheme. It had a large hilt protecting its hand, and more unsettling is that it's so well-made, Ruby can even see a part of her reflection.
Wielding it with only one hand and with skill, the knight emitted a dark energy and purple lightning into the blade. The knight raised it up high and swiftly swung it down with force.
The entire skyscraper shook, its supports crumbling, windows shattered by the sudden quake, and slowly it began to tumble down. Jaune, his team, and his soldiers got out as soon as the building shook and watched with awe and fear as the skyscraper collapses. Team RWBY used their semblance and weapons as they guided themselves back on ground floor to safety. Now close to team JNPR, they see the building finally become nothing more than mere rubble.
Yang could only let out a low whistle as the others believe nothing could survive that.
Within the smoke, the dark knight appears before them without as much as a single scratch. Lifting its large sword on its shoulder as if it was mere baggage.
"Guys, what happened," Jaune asked.
"That thing just obliterated the building with just a single swing," Blake yelled out.
"No way," Ren said.
"Yes way," Yang exclaimed as the knight walked closer.
"Either way, there are a few outcomes that'll say some will survive," the knight said, "The question is though, which of you will be the first to die?"
Almost immediately, Nora jumped high and swung her hammer down. The knight countered by swinging its vile blade. A loud clash was heard as Nora landed on her rear and then charged at the knight. Unlike the feisty girl, the knight still stood its ground, but its sword landed a few feet. Feeling some of the damage on its wrist, the knight had underestimated the hammer girl.
Nora slammed her hammer down, but the knight caught a part of the handle with astonishing agility, even Nora was caught off guard. The knight's armbraces began to surge red electricity as it leered directly at her eyes. Grasping her at the lower jaw, it forced her head back. Normally, JNPR wouldn't care for electric attacks at Nora since she's able to absorb it to her power. Unfortunately the screams of their agonizing friend got them alert as waves of red energy dispersed around Nora. The screams begin to grow silent, the energies are fading away, and they can see the two once again.
Nora's arms were first to fall, then her legs can't support her anymore. The reason she's still up was that the knight was still holding her in the position. The knight threw her body away like a forgotten ragdoll as Ren caught her. He laid her down as he saw the damage it did on her.
Ren's eyes widened at his friend's condition. Her skin was unusually pale, black bags formed under her dazed eyes, and her veins can now be visibly seen. He left her down gently before throwing one of his weapons at the knight. Another swing from the sword made the weapon go back at Ren, while parts of the ground began to have cracks on where the sword swung.
"My weapons couldn't hurt him," Ren grimaced at the knight, it almost seemed untouchable.
"Then try to take it out, don't let it touch you," Jaune said and warned.
Now on the offensive, they can only fire away at the knight without getting within close proximities to it. But despite being hailed by dozens of Dust bullets, it continued to stay still, nothing even bothered nor scratched by them.
The sounds of various ships coming in got their attention as they now look up. A dozen airships like Ironwood's come down like a storm, instantly ready to take them out on the knight's orders.
Within the ship, many had gasp at the sight of such a fleet. Everything they had done, could easily be destroyed by this so-called shadow organization.
Cinder, on the other hand, was incredibly impressed. Having produced such an army under the kingdoms' very noses is no easy feat. Whoever was in charge, could possibly be their greatest ally to ever exist. Perhaps this organization can even be more powerful than Atlas itself. How much funding, how much secrecy for this… she just had to know how they did it. What she and her colleagues would take months of preparation, they could do it even faster.
Ironwood looked at the fleet with anxiety and anger. There was a good reason to keep a contingent of forces to protect the kingdom of Vale and Beacon, and he was right. Why would Ozpin think this won't hurt them, he'll never know. Now they are here: outgunned, outnumbered, out on everything now. These people Red described had enough resources that enable them to create a new Great War and a few other wars he wouldn't know about. The question he wanted answered was: How was this fleet possible?
Looking at the fleet, their dragon ship flew up to oppose the fleet with no hesitation. Its arsenal was restocked to its fullest payload and are ready to destroy again.
"Ready out every weapon we have, use up all the missiles to wipe out the fleet," Red strictly ordered.
"Sir, yes sir!" the pilots said as they armed everything.
'Let's see, a fleet of airships vs one that can decimate a city in seconds,' Red thought as he saw the fleet, "Fire at will!"
A large bombardment of missiles and bullets head towards the invading fleet. Slowly but surely, some of the airships have fallen before it. It was like watching a chaotic firework display, but more filled with destruction and war. Once every bullet and missile were gone, they look to see from two dozen to none at all. Hard to believe one small ship is capable of taking on an outstanding fleet.
"It seems I have underestimated your firepower," the knight said with wonder.
"Then you'll join the rest of them," Weiss said being in a stance.
"Unfortunately for you, I have other plans," the knight raised its hand and snapped its fingers.
The earth rumble and a massive explosion erupted behind and in front of the knight. A colossal of smoke clouded their vision as they tried to get their bearings straight. Long winds of smoke still linger around as they try to see the dark knight. But as the smoke slowly begins to clear out, they see the knight still there, but the collapsed skyscraper vanished. On the other hand, there were a lot of coffins standing up, surrounding them and the knight. Almost immediately they burst and many by the hundreds of AK-200s with rifles ready to execute them.
"We should've seen this coming," Yang said looking around.
"We can take them," Ruby said readying her scythe.
All of a sudden the robots began aiming their weapons up, now forcing the others to see where they are firing. A barrage of Dust ammo attacked the dragon ship they used, and two Bullheads attempting to land while dodging the flail of bullets.
The two teams can instantly recognize the second-year team CFVY come down at the robots like a bad dream. Fox easily sliced them away, Yatsuhashi merely blew them away with his sword, and Coco mowed them down with her purse/mini gun. A rad scene, albeit a tad mean for the robots, but the team wasn't even afraid to take them out with their skills alone.
This is good, with team SSSN, along with Cinder, Emerald, and Mercury, they are diminishing the enemy. However, their tenacious program made them go out fighting even when they lost their arsenals or their limbs. Slowly, they are being divided team by team. More robots begin to rain down, to make it worse, Ironwood sent his forces as well. Although the Paladins had it easy, the AK-200s on both sides are now in the midst of confusion, some can't tell which robots are with Ironwood or not.
"Hey, partner," Mercury called, "How much did you take out?"
"22, why?" Emerald answered and asked.
"You're falling behind," he said kicking away a robot's head.
"Since when did it become a competition to you," she said with an annoyed tone.
Before Mercury could answer, a large blast of wind launched them away while some robots were destroyed. Landing on their feet, they are met with the dark knight wielding a double edge great sword with just one hand.
"How utterly pitiful," the knight said, "They think sending more huntsmen against someone like me will work. When it comes from having your kind continuously trying to stop us, every last one of you are such stubborn specimens."
"Well, we try our best," Mercury said crossing his arms, not even intimidated.
As the knight walked to where team RWBY is at, Emerald took a step, aiming both of her revolvers at the knight.
"Useless," it merely said as it brought it's sword down, crafting a cutting wave as Emerald was forced to dodge it.
The moving wave continued onward before it detonated, completely destroying a contingent of its own robots.
"Ooh, don't want to destroy your own soldiers," Mercury commented at the destruction.
"They can be rebuilt, all of them are nothing but pawns in my vision, just the same as you are," the knight said with no emotion.
"Then perhaps introductions are at hand, before we start," Cinder suggested.
"Spare me your breath, I have known them just like you," the knight pointed the sword at Emerald, "The orphaned thief who stole to survive," then it pointed to Mercury, "The haughty assassin who committed patricide," it then pointed to the dark-haired girl, "And you, the one responsible for the attacks on Vale."
"How do you know it was me," Cinder challenged with an amused look.
"The others may take a blind eye on you, but you are what many would call a threat or perhaps a nuisance," it continued, "I knew it was you who planted the virus on the CCT, I knew that you placed yourselves as students of Mistral, and I knew you orchestrated everything before the sudden anomalies. For someone planning on the destruction of the kingdoms and further goals, you are sloppy… and easily traced."
"Is that so," Cinder said with a smile slowly turning into a frown.
The knight merely produced three separate photographs as it tossed them to the three. Emerald held a picture with three of them with Roman Torchwick in the warehouse before the Breach, Mercury got one where they met with Adam Taurus at the rooftops, and Cinder looked to see her disguised self, fighting against a certain scythe-wielding student during the dance.
"How," Emerald asked anxiously.
"You should've been more careful when you're doing your part, just be fortunate that the people you attacked are naïve and arrogant," the knight calmly scolded.
"Quite impressive to say the least," Cinder complimented before burning the picture with her hand, "Because it makes it easier for me to get to the point. How do you like a business proposition with us?"
Soon between the four, they are silent while a battle rages around them. The grip on the tightened as the knight watched the three with a calculative stare. It was temporarily calm, until Cinder nods to the two as a signal of attack.
Emerald swung to the right with both blades out, while Mercury leapt and proceed to kick at the head. As the attacks were about to connect, the knight made only small movements with little effort. The sword blocked the kick, while the other hand caught the blades with no trouble at all. It tossed the mint-haired girl away and then moved the sword with outstanding speed with one hand. It got the gray assassin unbalanced in midair, but it was enough for the knight to strike his chest with the sword. Emerald landed on her feet, but Mercury crashed to the ground. He got up only to kneel and hold his chest tightly.
"He's got one hell of an arm," Mercury winced at the pain despite his aura healing.
Emerald opened fire at the knight, but it didn't work as it was unfazed by her firepower. In fact, it is basically strolling to her as it deflected some of her bullets by using its sword. Getting closer, Emerald jumped back and swung her weapon to incapacitate the knight. As soon as it curved, the knight merely grabbed the chain and gave a powerful tug back, pulling the shocked Emerald toward it. Now within range, it gave a powerful right jab directly at her left eye, launching her away and tumbling on earth.
Mercury, somewhat recovered, took this small window of opportunity and placed a dropkick on the knight's head. But to his surprise, it hardly budged nor felt the pain from his kick. Kicking away from it, Mercury changed his style and used his speed. Swiftly, he kicked around the knight in a circle. Mercury managed to get a few hits, but the knight blocked some with incredible agility despite having a heavy sword. In the instant Mercury tried to make a fast-paced kick on its armor, it grabbed his prosthetic leg with a steel grip as it brought up its sword… and slammed it down on Mercury's throat.
The earth below cracked when the blade completely finished its move. Mercury made a hoarse yell of pain as the knight threw him off like an old toy. He held his throat like he was dying, his aura was completely depleted from such a devastating blow. No words to describe this kind of pain.
"Perhaps you now see how your power compares to what I can do," the knight lectured at the dark-haired woman before picking a fallen firearm from a broken robot and fired at Cinder.
Impressively, Cinder stopped each round with the palm of her hand that glowed an orange glyph. A glow on her fiery can be seen and then vanished instantly.
"Surprised," Cinder asked with a confident grin.
"No, I have seen that before and only a rare amount of people can do such feats. And some… happen to be the four Maidens," it acknowledged.
"So you knew of their existence," Cinder asked.
"Oh, yes including the relics that existed long ago," the knight launched itself to the fiery woman.
Cinder countered by drawing a pair of dark curved swords with each featuring a broad blade with cutting edges made of glass. When the knight brought its sword down on the blades, Cinder was caught off-guard by its deceptive strength. From on her two feet, all the way fell on her back while blocking the dark sword. Dark fire coated the sword for a while as Cinder's swords begin to wear, web-like cracks were slowly starting to appear before her.
"If you wanted us to join together because we have a similar goal… then you are wrong," the knight said as Cinder tried to push its sword away, "I know many would join from a mission or a dark desire to see Remnant burn. But I serve a higher power, something not even you have no defense against. You're incomplete and weak compared to us and the woman who wanted power. Or... perhaps you lied about yourself and to the queen you serve."
That last statement got Cinder seething with her teeth grinding with anger. How dare he mock her in such an insulting, but calm manner she thought herself with hate. Treating her like she is nothing but a low class thug. She tapped into the half of her Maiden power to her aura and swords, slowly pushing away the opposing blade. Unfortunately for her, the knight produced the same technique it used on Nora, completely shutting down and draining Cinder's half-acquired power. Her swords broke into fragments and the thing she saw was the knight's helm before her vision faded to black.
With the deed done, the knight lifted its sword to its shoulder as it looked to the three it defeated.
'Do they honestly believe they have the power to bend us to their side with such mediocre might,' the knight thought with disappointment, 'The Earthbound Immortals' power is beyond anything Remnant has in its legends. Not even the power of the Maidens will make a difference. Their 'plans' are merely chaotic, repetitive and cliché. They aren't even worth siding with nor following. They can die along with this corrupted world.'
The knight walked onward to the silver-eyed huntress, not minding that it stepped on Cinder's bruised body as it ventured on. Ruby easily cleaved through wave after wave of robots with her scythe alone. The knight charged its sword with the same dark fire.
"Ruby, behind you," Weiss yelled.
"Huh!?" Ruby said before looking behind to see the knight swing its sword.
Ruby instinctively brought her scythe to retaliate as the blades clashed one another. A loud bang was heard with a bright light and a wave of robots were blown away to being severed from their limbs. Everyone now stopped to look at Ruby facing off this evil knight. The knight tilted its head in confusion on why its ability was… halted. It's almost as if this young girl was immune to his dark power.
'This one,' the knight thought, 'the girl is stronger than those three.'
The knight brought down the sword again amplified to slay the girl, but Ruby swung her scythe again and blocked it with equivalent strength.
'I… can faintly sense the power of the Crimson Dragon, but she isn't using it,' it thought confused, 'What power does she still have?'
The two clashed blades at each other, none willing to back down as the ground beneath them shook with every strike. It made it harder for Ruby to use her weapon to its fullest, because of the knight's abnormal speed for its size. But her chance finally came when she slashed the knight's armored wrist, temporarily disabling it. Ruby brought her scythe down, but the knight got a glimpse of her eyes faintly shining as white energy faintly energized her weapon. The blade made contact with the knight's armor and cleaved through.
The knight growled in pain as it took a few steps back and knelt down before her. It placed a hand on the scarred armor and looked at Ruby with astonishment, directly at her eyes.
'Of course, how could I forget about her kind,' the knight mentally smacked himself at such a crucial fact.
"Ruby Rose," the knight said.
"How do you know my name," Ruby curiously asked.
"I was there on that invasion, only you and your shadow had such unique features," the knight stood up and sheathed the sword behind its back.
Ruby shortly gasped and aimed her scythe directly at it.
"Still wanting to destroy me, you are wasting your time," the knight said shaking its head, "Our plans will soon reach full bloom, it's only a matter of time before dark ones eviscerate this world. And soon every known world in the multiverse shall face torment beyond imagining."
"Why are you telling me this," Ruby asked looking confused.
"Because soon, our roles will cross again in the Reverse World," The knight answered as black mist begins to envelope around it.
"Wait," Ruby shortly yelled, "Tell me who you are," she demanded innocently.
"I'm surprised you'd ask," the knight said with three-quarters of its body is covered in darkness, "It's Diabolos."
The knight now named Diabolos now disappeared before them as a card took its place. Ruby caught it with two fingers and looked to see it had only a portal on each side.
The earth rumbled again, but this time, the ground below began to crumble and give out. Every team made an effort to get out, even the wounded team of Cinder, Emerald, and Mercury, left the premises of the battlefield. As they reached safety, they looked back and were astonished in the fact that several more airships were hidden underground. Now there was a total of seven Atlesian airships now flying to the sky. A large cloud of dark fog enveloped the entire fleet. When the fog disappeared, the fleet vanished as well completely with no trace to find them. Once everything went calm, Red went down on the large hole and began to tear everything down inside.
When Red flew back up, he had someone in his hands. Taller than Jaune, the guy had the White Fang uniform but altered and without the Grimm mask. Bladed-shoulder pads, armored armbraces, and bone-like armor on the legs. Uniquely it had no signs of it being a Faunus: no tail, no animalistic ears, nor even the sight of some fangs. Basically a regular normal human.
"What shall we do with him sir," one of Ruby's soldiers asked the demonic dragon.
"Take him back to the ship, analyze him, see what he knows and his goals," Red spoke to them.
"Yes sir," the soldier said with a salute as the group took him when Red dropped the guy like a sack of potatoes.
"So what are we going to do now," Yang asked stretching her arms.
Ruby looked on to where the fleet used to be and then to the being carried by their soldiers before she said, "Sigh, we're going back to the ship. I think we did enough for now."
Jaune took a seat on a fallen AK as he looked up to the sky, never realizing how much he felt right. Looking down, he sees Ren holding Nora in his arms in the same condition, but at least she's alive and breathing. It felt like they are going to be in the hardest fight of their times. And they barely made it were it not for the dragon ship. A hand was felt on his shoulder as he looked up to see Pyrrha giving him a comforting smile. It was enough to make him feel some relief as he stood up and walked to their fallen teammate.
(Reverse Remnant)
A dark fog appeared out of nowhere and tainted the world's chaotic skies for a moment as seven Atlesian airships erupted out and flew to their destination, moving around the surging rivers that soar the sky and the floating islands that call laid dormant for ages.
On top of one of the airships, the knight Diabolos stands up looking beyond with a scarred armor. Beyond laid six massive islands just quarter smaller than the continents that fly. Dark clouds covered the entire archipelago, thunderstorms rained purple lightning as the lands lay barren and cold. Ruined buildings decorate these islands, ashes of deceased beings lay still, and only the lights of large towers stay active one on each island. On top of each tower a stone heart beats in a smooth rhythm collecting souls by the hundreds. The clouds that envelope around had a large pictograph on each island: a monkey, a lizard, a whale, a giant, a hummingbird, and a spider.
But before the islands, lay a massive armada, dozens of Atlas Airships that would've made an armada of over one hundred. Diabolos looked on as hybrids of different Faunus and Grimm felt powerful dark energies as they bowed, including the deer Faunus hybrid that fought RWBY and JNPR. The hieroglyphs on the skies shined with different colors.
"Dark ones, I have returned," Diabolos said, "The signers are growing more powerful and now they will find a way to end you once and for all. It is only a matter of time."
"Let them come," The spider mark glowed, "It is fitting that they would find us so dastardly easily."
"We have learned from our horrid mistakes in the past on different worlds, they won't think of daring to assault with might alone," the giant sign glowed.
"You have done what we want, prepare and muster the defenses of our dark fleet," the hummingbird sign glowed.
"And what of the dragons: Black Rose, Red Dragon Archfiend, and Black Winged Dragon won't hesitate to destroy you on sight," Diabolos asked calmly.
"We have foreseen a future of such an incursion, they won't strike us again like last time," the lizard sign glowed.
"They will have to send their successors to end us in one way possible," the whale sign glowed.
"Only by a duel, can they ever hope to end our existence," the monkey sign glowed, "They will soon know how the full might of our dark power!"
"As you say dark ones," Diabolos said.
'We will fight again Ruby Rose,' Diabolos thought, 'but this time, your power of the silver eyes will not harm me again.'
To Be Continued.
Narrator: The battle between Signer and Dark Signer will arrive sooner than one thought as the heroes tend their wounds. Now the fate of the entire multiverse is on their shoulders. Next time on Dawn of Duel Monsters: The War of the Twilight! Now the real war will begin!
To many who are wandering and got to this point, I am actually have news based on everything going based on my fanfic writing hobby. I am going to focus on one of my other stories before going back to this because, while it is fun, it is making me reject the others that I had worked on. It is also the fact that the next few chapters are going to be all brawling like in RWBY and combine it with the usual shadow games in Yugioh, which is going to be ridiculously long to write! Not only that, I actually am going to make new stories canon to my multiverse AU thing, involving the signer dragons.
Each Signer Dragon I have adored will now be in my other crossover in a series of books based on, wait for it….. Star Wars the Old Republic! That's right! Using the many choices of the storylines, our mighty Signer Dragons will cause events that are both peaceful and chaotic at the same time! Let's see what happens when the mighty Jedi and Sith go against the most ferocious beings older and powerful than them. Cascading themselves as the regular beings in the galaxy, only for the galaxy to be watched and stomped by the draconic beings of the Crimson Dragon.
So here are my ideas for my first few and starring:
Red Dragon Archfiend- the Emperor's Wrath
Black Rose Dragon- the Sith Inquisitor
Black Winged Dragon- the Imperial Agent
And this is just some.
See you guys later!