Chapter 4

The boxes landed in front of the four girls, and with a soft sound the lids opened. From experience, the girls knew that the boxes had a chance of giving treasures, or giving nothing. Ruby's box yielded a heavy tome, wrapped in bronze and patterned with runes. It was a Tome of Knowledge, a decent item for early stage Fate.

Item: Tome of Knowledge

Intelligence +5

Mana +200

Effects:

Clear Mind: As long as the user wears this tome anywhere on their body (including as a belt item or offhand item), the user will be immune to the Nausea and Stun effects. Mind magic below Rank 4 will not have effect on the user.

Knowledge Store: Any kind of magic cast can be stored in this tome. The user can cast, using this tome as a focus, any magic that is stored in the tome. Must be equipped for this effect to activate. Magic stored will not be lost upon unequipping. Potential to evolve?

[Well, a basic Mage's favourite. Imagine someone coming at you with an unknown spell, and you can return that spell to them.]

"Well, that's gonna be useful for someone like Weiss, who's the only one closest to a Mage/Tamer here, right?" Ruby commented.

"… Sure." Blake's reply was ever so short.

"I mean, it does look awfully convenient, but what's the last bit about?" Weiss asked.

"Eh, I don't know, it's probably a hint for other items. Have any of you guys used this before, during early stage?"

"Nope." Yang shook her head.

"No." Blake's curt reply.

"I don't think so." Weiss said.

"Well, here you go Weiss, you're the most suitable out of all of us here." Ruby handed the tome to Weiss, who accepted it promptly.

The girls turned to the other chests. Two of them yielded nothing, and the last one yielded… a small rune.

Item: Mysterious Rune

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[A mysterious piece of stone, with a rune carved onto it. Seems to be part of something bigger?]

"Anyone seen this before?" Yang asked, poking the rune with a finger.

"Maybe from a side quest that we never did?" Ruby suggested.

"This world is pretty similar to Fate. Maybe this rune will give us some answers eventually." Blake offered.

Weiss, on the other hand, was still fiddling with the Tome of Knowledge, and turned around out of curiosity. A look of confusion came across her face as she couldn't see what the rest of her teammates were looking at, but as she walked over, she could see the small rune they were crowding around.

"This came out of the last box?" Weiss was confused.

"Yeah, we're trying to figure out what it is, but you know, it's being all mysterious and that." Yang's a little frustrated.

"Well, whatever it is, it doesn't matter right now, and probably won't matter for quite a while." Weiss wants to rest after a fight.

"Here Rubes, you take it." Yang said, as she got up to stretch.

Ruby took the rune, turning it around and playing with it. Nothing happened, and she put it in her inventory. Blake and Weiss also got up, and the girls proceeded to find a hotel to stay at. The city seemed fine, generally speaking, except for a few shops that were torn apart by the larger Grimm.

The girls found a relatively cozy inn to crash at for the night. What awaits them the next day?

A/N: Hmm I wonder what's gonna be next? The First Landing was meant to be a sort of tutorial, I guess, for the girls. The battles will be harder. Also, a few of my friends requested a cameo, so they'll show up maybe next chapter, when RWBY meets some friends/foes.