Alright! So, another three-way tie.
Velvet has 4 votes, three from poll, one from review. (Sorry ImAllOutOfLove, since you voted for Velvet after chapter 4 as well you count as one vote.)
Blake has 4 votes, three from poll and one from a review.
Ruby also has 4 votes, two from the poll and two from reviews.
Yang has three votes, one from the poll and two from reviews.
So yeah, this poll has surprisingly been majorly a tie throughout the top three. Here's what I'll do, process of elimination. Yang is out of the poll. I'm leaving the poll up one more day to get some votes in and then, if the tie isn't broken, I'll go with the one who got to 4 first, Velvet. I'm not playing favorites, but I hope you can see that I can't really do much with a three-way tie in regards to a pairing. Either that or I remove Ruby from the Poll next, with her being the last one to reach 4 votes.
And with that, onto the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or Destiny. RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth and Destiny belongs to Bungie and Activision.
Shade had spent the rest of the day sitting in the library, designing his Iron Blade. Don't get him wrong, he loved Hunter's Moon, Luna's sword that she had given him before the final battle. It was one of the few things that he had of his Mentor and surrogate older sister. The ravenette was sitting at a table a few seats away from RWBY and JNPR. CFVY had afternoon classes but Coco had said that her team would join them afterwards. Shade was so immersed in his work he didn't notice Ozpin approach him until the Headmaster cleared his voice.
"Oh! Hey boss, what's up?" The Iron Lord says, glancing up before returning to his work. Ozpin smiles.
"I got that picture printed and framed for you, both of them actually." The aged man says, handing over two pictures, the first was the picture of his fireteam Shade had carried throughout his stay in the Dead Zone, the second was the one of Luna and him. The Scout gives a sad smile as he thanks Ozpin. The Headmaster gives a kind grin in return before patting Shade's shoulder and walking to his office. Shade stares at the two pictures for a few moments, before nodding and returning to work. All of JNPR and RWBY were curious as to why their normally strong-willed and cheerful friend had such a sad expression in response to the pictures, but Yang was the first one to walk over and take a look at them. One look over the Scout's shoulder, and a few moments of staring at the pictures, lead the brawler back to her team, an uncharacteristic face of mournful acceptance on her features. This process continued with the rest of RWBY. Then JNPR started, Ren leading off. The boy places a hand on his friend's shoulder before the rest of JNPR takes a look. Shade sighs after a few minutes of silence between the teams, before grabbing his stuff and moving closer to them.
"I bet you're curious." The Iron Lord says. "I don't blame you. Fine, I'll tell you."
"Shade, you don't have too." Weiss says, but Shade shakes his head.
"It would be better for all of us for me to just get it out of the way." He returns. Grabbing the picture of his fireteam first, Shade turns it for all of them to see. "This is a picture of my fireteam. I'm in the middle, on my right is my childhood friend Vivian Aquarius and on my left is my longtime friend Shiro Frost." Staring at the picture once he turns it back around, the teen smiles ruefully. "They were my best friends. Vivian was a lot like you Weiss, minus the whole rich family thing. She carried herself with pride and intelligence. It was no wonder her Mentor was the leader of the Supporters. Shiro was a lot like Yang or Pyrrha actually. Stubborn, but virtually unstoppable. His mentor with the leader of the Guardians." Showing the picture of Luna and him, Shade grins slightly. "This was my Mentor, Luna Starlight, the leader of the Scouts." The Iron Lord's voice cracks briefly. "I never really had a family, they were killed when I was really young, so I lived in an orphanage most my life until I was placed in foster care under Vivian's parents. Luna was... She was basically the greatest older sister figure I'll ever meet. Her older sister was Vivian's mentor while the Shiro's Mentor was a childhood friend of theirs. We were all one dysfunctional but awesome family." A lone tear falls from Shades left eye. "I wasn't strong enough to protect them when I needed to. Now, as the sole survivor, I must do one thing."
"What's that?" Ruby asks, a sad look on her face.
"End the last generation of Iron Lords, and train a new generation. New morals, new way of operating." Shade says. "Luna saw that the Iron Lords needed to change, and I hope to make her dream a reality through you all." Shade grins slightly, before he checks his watch. "I have to go now. See you all later." The Scout leaves the area, leaving his friends with much to think about.
The next day had Shade making his way in Downtown Vale. He was stuck in thought.
"Jaune was weird today." He mutters to himself. Earlier that day Shade had watched the Arc make his way to breakfast, but instead of sitting with his team, Jaune was pulled to sit with team CRDL. Pyrrha wouldn't even look at her leader. Shade had asked about it, but Pyrrha said she'd talk about it later.
"Hey! If it isn't our resident Iron Lord!" A familiar voice says. Shade turns with a grin, facing the old shopkeeper that had given him his rifle.
"How have you been?" The Scout asks. The old man laughs.
"Well! Business is going great, but I'm surprised I'm not seeing you on the news, being paraded around as the last Iron Lord." The man says. Shade laughs.
"I've been keeping a low profile. The Media doesn't have access to the active Hunter database, which I'm grateful for." The Iron lord says. The old man laughs.
"Smart! Them reporters are nasty buggers. Wouldn't shut up when the Lords fell." The Shopkeeper says. Shade chuckles. "So, what brings you around here?"
"The Iron Forge actually." Shade replies. "I've been using my Mentor's Iron Blade, but I've decided to finally make my own." The man's eyes glint with a knowing light.
"Well, I wish you luck then!" The Shopkeeper says. "As far as I know, the Forge hasn't been changed." Shade smiles, thanking the man as he enters the forge, using the key Ozpin had given him. The teen coughs at how much dust was in the forge. Finding the lights, Shade flicks them on to reveal a rather plain looking forge.
"Time to get to work." He says, lighting the fires for the first time in over five years. The forge bursts to life, what looked like a plain smithy begins to glow with light as the workstations that haven't been used in half a decade flicker with life and power. The walls turn over, revealing tools and materials. Shade pulls out the schematics for his Iron Blade, placing it into what looks like a scanner. The area where the mold goes morphs and forms the mold of his weapon of choice. The Iron Lord then gets to work, and the building is filled with the sound of metalwork.
Shade had left the forge around four hours later, a large object wrapped up and strung arcross his back. He waves to the old ShopKeeper as he passes, quickly pulling out some Lien to give the old man a generous tip. Arriving back at Beacon, Shade makes his way to where Ozpin would be. Pressing the button next to the elevator that sends a page to the aged Headmaster, the elevator doors open and the Iron Lord enters.
"Mr. Kurogane, I trust your excursion went well?" Ozpin asks. Shade nods, removing the package from his back. "Might you show us your new weapon?" It was then that Shade noticed the video call with General Ironwood.
"General, pleasure to see you again." The Scout says.
"Likewise, Vanguard." The General replies. Since Shade was the remaining Iron Lord, he was named a Vanguard, against the teen's protests.
"Alright." Shade starts. "My weapon of choice isn't a sword, as you probably know from Luna's message. The Iron Blade I have been using is Luna's, she gave it to me before we went into the Dead Zone because the Vanguard opted to use rocket launchers in the final battle." The Scout's hands begin unwrapping the Iron Blade, to reveal a black-as-night glaive with a slightly curved grip and a longer than normal head. A normal glaive-head is usually around a foot long, but Shade's was three feet long, and curved almost like a scythe-head. Two dust chambers were back to back just behind were the head connected with the shaft.
"Impressive." Ozpin says. Shade nods.
"An Iron Blade is difficult to make because it contains microscopic tunnels throughout it to allow the dust to flow through it. Not large enough to compromise durability but not small enough to hinder dust movement. I forged this as one piece to further enhance its strength." The teen says. "It would be comparable to a 'naked blade', a blade without a grip." Ironwood and Ozpin grin. "I'm reporting to my senior officers, I have completed the last step. Prepare a new license for me please."
"Right away." Ironwood says. "You do realize that once your license is official that you'll be hounded by the press, right?"
"Vale statute article 17, subsection 8, clause C." Shade says monotonously. "The media cannot enter Huntsmen school grounds without express permission from the headmaster." Ironwood nods.
"Good memory, you're dismissed." Ozpin says. Shade nods, and exits, heading towards the cafeteria where he knows RWBY and JNPR will be. Taking a seat with his friend just as CFVY arrives, Shade instantly turns to Pyrrha.
"So, what's going on with Jaune?" The Iron Lord asks. The table freezes, looking at Pyrrha.
"I confronted Jaune about the possibility of me training him last night." The redhead says after a moment. "He was going on about how he shouldn't be here but I didn't understand until he told me that he got ahold of fake transcripts." Gasps of shock fill the table. "He said that being a huntsman was his dream, but he didn't want help."
"You were on the roof, right?" Shade asks, and Pyrrha's nod he continues. "Cardin's room is right under the roof, he probably overheard and now has blackmail."
"It shouldn't matter." Weiss says, "We should tell Goodwitch."
"We shouldn't." The Iron Lord says, much to the group's shock. "I'm almost certain Ozpin can see past a fake transcript, Jaune's here because Ozpin allows it. I believe, like me, Ozpin can see Jaune's potential. So we do nothing without learning the full situation. We cannot judge Jaune based off of a fraction of what we should know. Otherwise, we won't be any better than the White Fang or the Anti-Faunus movement. So right now, we do nothing, Jaune will tell us in his own time, and this will also be a test of character for him. Cardin's still mad at Pyrrha and Blake for making him look like a fool in Oobleck's class, watch your back you two. I don't believe Jaune will attack you, even with Cardin lording something over him, but still, stay on guard." The table nods, Weiss doing so reluctantly.
"On a lighter note." Ruby says, her eyes sparkling. "It that a new weapon?!" The girl was pointing to Shade's glaive. The Scout nods.
"Yeah, I just made it today." He says. Ruby's eyes shine.
"Does it have a name?" The reaper asks. Shade shakes his head.
"No. Haven't really thought of one yet." He mutters, thinking. "Luna's sword was named Young Wolf's Howl, I think I'll name it... Forgotten Night." Shade nods. "Yeah, that's the name."
"Why that?" Yang asks, curious.
"All my main weapons' names have a meaning. My rifle's name is But Not Forgotten, meaning the dead aren't truly gone. Luna's sword is called Young Wolf's Howl, meaning that the sword marks a new generation. Forgotten Night means," Shade pauses for a second, "It means to never forget about the good times of your life. Forgotten Night: Always remember the good times." Everyone nods and return to eating their dinner in silence, Shade eyeing team CRDL and Jaune.
The following week hadn't improved with Jaune's situation. The boy would leave right after class and wouldn't return to his dorm until after the rest of his team is asleep. Ruby had said that she had talked to him Friday night. The current day was Saturday, and most of the students had a quick assignment in the Forest of Forever Fall to gather sap for Professor Peach. Shade wasn't required to go, but went anyway to help Professor Goodwitch look after and protect the students.
"Come now students." The blonde professor says, "Yes, the Forever Fall Forest is indeed quite beautiful, but it is also home to some Grimm. Professor Peach has asked that each of you collect two jars of sap, so stay with your teams and stay vigilant." The mass of students breaks off into their teams, except Jaune, who Cardin was forcing to carry all the gear the team of bullies needed.
"Come on Jauney-boy, let's go." The Winchester says, Jaune stares at Pyrrha, before sighing and following his tormentor. Pyrrha sighs as well, before moving off with Nora and Ren. Shade instantly took to the trees, his training as a Scout allowing him to quickly track the group of Four Teams. CFVY went off towards the north, not far enough away to be considered isolated, but far enough to have some privacy. RWBY and the three from JNPR went slightly west from the second-year team while CRDL completely isolated themselves from the rest of the team. Shade quickly notices that CRDL wasn't doing everything while Jaune was collecting six jars of sap.
"What could they need that extra jar for?" The Iron Lord mutters. Before noticing a box with a W on it poking out of Cardin's bag. Shade shrugs as he leaves, making sure to keep a keen ear for trouble as he moved through the treetops. Dropping down next to Glynda, the Iron Lord removes his glaive from his back and leans it against a tree.
"How are they doing?" The Professor asks.
"Alright, CRDL is bullying Jaune into doing all the work for them, but I can presume that you caught Jaune's little thing about his transcripts?" Shade asks, and at Glynda's slight scowl he presumed correctly.
"Yes, Ozpin talked to me about that shortly after the initiation." She says. "For the life of me I cannot see why Mr. Arc is still around." Shade shrugs.
"He has potential, Jaune just needs to get the idea of being a hero out of his head and start thinking like a huntsman." The Scout says, before a roar echoes throughout the forest. Goodwitch and Shade both bolt into action, dashing towards the source, where team CRDL, minus the leader, sprints frantically past them. Nora, Ren, Blake, and Yang follow quickly behind them, stopping before the two.
"Apparently a rather large Ursa showed up, it's trapped Cardin and Jaune." Ren says. "Pyrrha, Ruby, and Weiss went to assist." Shade nods, and after getting a look from Goodwitch, charges forwards with his glaive drawn. He nearly bowls over Pyrrha though, as the redhead and the two members of RWBY watch the battle Jaune was waging against a large Ursa. Shade had to give the Arc some props, the kid had moves and some guts. Shade moves to assist when Pyrrha stops him, watching as Jaune takes a quick look at his Aura meter behind his shield.
"Wait!" Pyrrha says, Shade frowns but nods in consent. Jaune steps right in just as the Ursa lunges at him. The right paw moving directly to the Arc's face. Pyrrha raises her hand, and Jaune's shield is suddenly surrounded in a black glow and moves up to intercept the paw, blocking the strike as Jaune takes another step into the Ursa's guard. With a shout, Jaune's sword flashes forwards, decapitating the Grimm with ease. Shade whistles as Jaune turns to the downed Cardin.
"What was that?" Weiss asks.
"Well Ruby has her speed," Pyrrha says, a smile on her face. "and Weiss has her glyphs. My semblance is polarity."
"Oh! You can control poles!" Ruby says. Weiss facepalms.
"No you dunce! It means she has control over magnetism!" The Schnee says.
"Magnets are cool too." Ruby mutters as Shade checks the area. The group stays in Forever Fall for another half-hour before pulling out. Jaune joining his team. JNPR didn't get any sap, since Nora consumed it all, but overall it was a good trip, though Shade wanted to use Forgotten Night on a Grimm, but there will be other chances.
Later that night Shade passed by the stairwell leading to the roof, grinning at the sound of minor combat and Pyrrha's voice instructing Jaune on how to correct his form.
"That kid's gonna go a long way if she sticks with him." The Iron Lord mutters, closing the door to his room and turning in for the night.
Alright: Chapter six is out. Nothing really to say, except I'll eventually get a drawing of Forgotten Night out.
Please don't rage against me saying that glaives aren't in Destiny, I know that. The man crossover elements will be done soon.
To those that don't know, a glaive is like a cross between a spear and a halberd. It has an elongated head with a side that's sharp, almost like Crescent Rose with the blade shifts up.