Watching Code Remnant
Disclaimer: I do NOT own RWBY or Code Vein, I only own is my OC as both series belong to their respective creators.
Any songs that may or may not appear belong to their respective artists.
OOCs are to be expected.
Chapter 3: Oliver Collins
~FantasyRider's Domain~
The new arrivals would then be filled in although begrudgingly, since some of them are bad guys.
"Astonishing! Clothing that can take physical form of hounds, it sounds far fetched but if it is INDEED possible then imagine just how helpful it'll be when applied to the Military AND Huntsmen" said Pietro as he was thinking of ideas in how to create such clothing, also the idea of these Revenants.
Adam would snort "of course it's gonna be the Humans who'll try and come up with something like this, you all are the same!" he didn't like being in the presence of so many humans.
Ironwood, Ace Ops and Winter would growl before scolding the bull faunus "hold your tongue! You're speaking to Dr. Pietro Polendina! The FATHER of Technology!" was Winter as she glared at the faunus.
Jacques Gele Schnee would snort at the behavior "look son, an animal that's in need of being taught a lesson. They obviously need to be taught a valuable lesson in not to disrupt the peace of Humans" he would say with a high and mighty tone.
Adam just laughed and would reach for his sword "I don't care if he was one of the Brothers! I'll kill him like your race killed ours!" but he soon noticed that his weapon was gone "where is it?!"
The newcomers with weapons would soon realize and check their spots where they keep their weapons, only to find them gone.
However their gracious host would return again.
"ALLLRIGHT! Ladies and Gentlemen and Faunus, It is TIME for the newest chapter!" he then snapped his fingers and soon everything was arranged neatly.
Many of the tables would form into lines evenly, however there would be a slight difference.
Seating chart
Right side (Heroes): Team RWBY, JNPR, GOOP, Ironwood, Ace ops, Penny, _T_Q, Pietro Polendina, Ghira, Kali, Port and Oobleck.
Middle (Neutral): Roman, Neo, Team CRDL, Jacques Gele, Willow Schnee, Whitley Schnee, Klein.
Left side (Evil): Adam Taurus.
Rider couldn't help but snort at seeing Adam be by himself.
'I know that Cinder, Salem and their pawns would be here normally... But I want to save that for AFTER this viewing... I want to have Ozpin have one up on that bitch!'
The Audience were a bit excited, espicially the younger one's, to see the Revenants in action.
Their host would speak "ALRIGHT! So I would like Oobleck to take his notes, and everyone here if they want... Because this chapter's gonna be a bit of a lore-drop, AKA some history will be revealed..." he then turned towards Ozpin and gave a thumbs up before popping out of reality.
*POP*
The newcomers would try and wrap their heads around what had happened.
"I... I don't... Wha?" came Roman's response as he tried to come up with the logical solution as to how he did that but his head was hurting from thinking of a solution.
Those who came before the new arrivals would all shrug and just agree that it was something he could do since it's technically his realm.
Soon the lights dimmed and the projector turned on.
Chapter 3: Oliver Collins
Seeing the title those who saw Oliver before were curious as to why he had his name in a chapter.
"Do you think something will happen to him Oz?" asked Qrow in a whisper as he saw the boy from previous chapter and had a feeling that something bad was gonna happen.
Ozpin the elderly man himself rubbed his chin "I do not know, he seems too kind and passionate to have something happen to him, then again we don't know much about Revenants or much about him...
For some reason Jaune would have an unsettling feeling when he saw Oliver's name appear on the screen.
~Code Remnant opening~
Those younger in the audience had felt pumped when seeing the opening scene once more.
Roman whistled at seeing Ruby charge toward that man with such anger "I don't know if I should pity the man or be afraid of red because she looked a little bit scary for a moment there Neo"
His companion Neo simply nodded in agreement.
Clover Ebi looked at Ironwood before asking "sir if I may? Do you know who that man was announcing to the crowd?" he asked as he didn't remember him.
James Ironwood cupped his chin "I don't know... He feels... Familiar yet I can't seem to find out who it is... Perhaps in a later viewing we'll see."
Jacques would huff 'oh great another band of freaks! Perhaps I'll charge them as well'
Whitley however turned his head away from the screen, when he saw AJ's eyes he felt blushed.
Unknowingly Willow turned to her son and gave a soft yet saddened smile.
~Beacon Academy, Amphitheater~
Ruby, Yakumo and Yang would arrive at the amphitheater of the school where an assembly is being held, there were plenty of Huntsmen in training but there was a bit more Revenants than Hunters though they seem to be more casual than everyone else.
"Oh my gosh! Look at all these weapons! Look Yakumo, Sis! That one has a fire sword!" squealed a certain Rose as she gushed at looking so many weapons, both complicated and simple.
The Hunters all had a variety of mismatched weapons, one had a fire sword, one had a bow-axe, another a sword-bow, etc.
The Revenants however had simple weapons with no complication nor many features, just a plain sword, axe, spear, even a few old designed rifles with Bayonets.
The Ruby in the audience couldn't help but agree with her other, she was drooling at the designs of the Hunter weapons and a few of the Revenant weapons.
Pietro looked with interest at the one's with simplicity "hmm... It's not uncommon for someone to keep their weapons plain and simple but the Revenants seem to have an interesting design" he said as he examined the guns with Bayonets with intrgue, they were of old and ancient design yet they looked more modern.
Some members of the audience looked at the Revenants blankly thinking a few of them might not have that much choice in weapons or just don't care for shifting.
The new members looked at Yakumo, a couple of the females blushed at his appearance, Whitley and Marrow also blushed although hid it from their family and teammates respectively.
Ironwood nodded to Pietro "yes but if the opening is to be believed then maybe not the weapons but rather the clothing..." he told him as he remembered seeing the intro showing
Yakumo would pat the both of their backs "welp now i can watch over you two" he said in an brotherly tone to the two sisters.
They both smiled and nodded.
His eyes then caught sight of Louis, he chuckled and waved to them "Yo Louis! Over here!"
"Ah Yakumo! Good to see you" said the black haired Revenant as he approached them with Weiss and Whitley in tow.
Seeing Whitley with Weiss the Schnee's would turn to him.
"I do not know why I'm there father! Mother! I never went to Beacon remember?" the youngest Schnee said in an attempt to calm his father down, not worried so much about his mother's wrath.
Ozpin stepped and spoke "this is one of the many things that has changed Mr. Schnee" he then explained to them the changes, world-merges and of course the age requirement being reduced.
There were many negative reactions to the latter.
"I swear Ozpin... We need to have a talk about that" said Taiyang as he glared at the headmaster for allowing such a thing.
The headmaster of beacon calmly replied "I would never allow younger students to enter unless they were a special or unique case Mr. Xiao Long, but I cannot say the same for my other half that has seemed to agree to the idea"
"Hey there! I'm Ruby Rose, nice to meet you!" Ruby would introduce herself to the Schnee's not aware of who they are.
Whitley would huff and fold his arms "charmed... But very well I am Whitley Schnee youngest to Jacques and Willow schnee, grandson to Nicholas Schnee and younger brother to my oh so important Weiss Schnee, the current Heiress"
Weiss would roll her eyes "oh please Whitley, you could have stayed back at home but you came with me at the request of Grandfather" she said as she turned her head around in a cold manner, but there was a faint glimmer of warmth in her eyes.
The Schnee's eyes widened.
"F-Father i-is alive?" shook Willow as she heard that her dear old father was alive and well, she hadn't seen her father since after she married Jacques.
Jacques Gele Schnee would send a non-existent glare to the mention of Nicholas 'that old fart is still around?!'
Willow, Weiss and Whitley were stunned to hear that their grandfather was alive, at least in this viewing.
"B-Bu-But Grandpa's... D-Dead..." Weiss stated with a low whimper, she admired her grandfather more than her parents and wanted to honor his morals and memory.
"Oh yeah you two are members of the Schnee family huh?" Yakumo stated as he looked between Weiss and Whitley.
Louis closed his eyes and bowed to both Ruby and Yang "my name is Louis Amamiya, it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance"
Yang blushed a bit before winking at him "sup cutie! I'm Yang Xiao Long and this is my little sister Ruby!" she then wrapped an arm around mentioned sister and put her in a playful headlock.
"Gack! YANG!"
The group of people over here seemed to be friendly with each other, although with an Ice Queen and Ice Prince.
Seeing this warm exchange play out was a little bit weird yet not unwelcomed.
Rider appeared and spoke "your Grandfather Nicholas didn't die of unknown causes and thus he was able to live long enough to maintain the Schnee name and made sure that the 3 of you got to live a... Somewhat normal life, he couldn't be there for you all the time but he did what he can and provide you with a somewhat comfortable home, as a result you 3 aren't as cold to your friends and allies as you normally are and have a close bond."
Hearing that made the 3 Schnee siblings tear up a bit and came to a thought 'if grandpa didn't die... Then would we have turned out differently?' they then turned towards their friends/allies/companions and back to the screen to see an answer 'yes'.
"But Nicholas didn't have 100% control of the company since Gelame over there still had like 25% of the company control, but he could control WHERE Miners worked but not WHO would be working, so therefore the Schnee name isn't as tarnished as it is now. Still some shady things but mostly good company, hell some faunus were coming to the company and work willingly under Nicholas"
Hearing that the 'Good faunus' (Blake, Ghira, Kali) would smile happily and know that oppression wasn't as bad as it was in that world.
Adam however looked livid and would 'deal' with the 'traitors' another time.
Jacques was fumed at having his fortune AND his name being mocked "How DARE you!"
"OH I DARE! COME GET ME BITCH I DARE YOU!" in that moment the host popped out of existence.
Winter looked at her two siblings and would come to realize their words on the screen "it seems that you two are indeed close, those aren't actual words of conflict but words of banter, sibling banter" she smiled at the warmth they both held for each other.
Those who knew of the Schnee's troublesome past smiled, knowing that they were more open and warm than they originally were.
The Viewing continued.
Meanwhile Jaune and Oliver were one of the very few to arrive after everyone else.
"Welcome to Beacon Academy Jaune, this is the Amphitheater where everyone can gather for assemblies and combat class... Though mostly the latter." said Oliver to Jaune as he showed and explained to him the Amphitheater.
But the blond 16 year old was staring in amazement at the size of the building.
The masked Revenant chuckled at the younger's awe "I know it's pretty impressive but after staying here for a while you get used to it" he said as he then patted on the other's shoulder "sorry but I gotta leave ya for a bit, talk to you later" he then walked off.
"Aww man now who am I gonna talk to now that Oliver's gone?" he whined as he enjoyed Oliver's company.
Unbeknownst to him there was a certain female looking at him from behind the crowd.
In the Audience Pyrrha blushed at having her being shown watching Jaune with a smile on her face, she hid her face in her hands.
Jaune turned to his partner noticing her hiding her face "hey Pyrh? You okay?"
"I-I'm fine Jaune"
Those who saw the two couldn't help but sweatdrop 'he's dense' was the general mind of everyone present.
AJ would walk in although he was late, he stood in the back of everyone and was pressing his back against a wall.
However he wasn't alone as there was another person there.
"What do you want?" asked Blake with her amber eyes glued to her book and not looking to AJ.
Yang would look at her partner "wow kitty got claws" she teased as she saw how she treated AJ, almost like the first week in joining Beacon.
The faunus babe herself rolled her eyes "I'm not that bad" she wouldn't get what her friends would imply.
"You didn't talk to us unless it was important..."
"You ignore us for favor of your book"
"You constantly make remarks and don't contribute anything!"
"Quick to hide"
Hearing these things the amber eyed female would blush before speaking "okay I get it now! It's in the past anyway" she then huffed but let out a smile at her teammates.
Kali looked at her husband and smiled "our little kitten has gained a few friends... I'm so happy for her"
Ghira would sigh but narrow his eyes slightly at AJ to see if he would also try and seduce his daughter unintentionally.
Those who did not see AJ the first time (chapter 1) would now see him, 90% were unimpressed.
"THIS is our story's protagonist?! Oh please he's a slob!" sneered Jacques as he got one look at the young Revenant and immediately judged him.
Whitley also thought the same.
Most of the cast thought he was incapable of fighting let alone any kind of athletic ability.
Though Ruby, Jaune, Pyrrha, Dove and surprisingly Roman would keep a positive attitude.
Roman spoke "well ladies and gents I've been in the crime business for a while, and one thing I can say is... Don't fuck with these kind of boys... They usually have something to hide and there's a reason why they hide it..." he would say with all seriousness.
Adam snorted "please human, I could cut porky here with a couple of slices with my sword"
The obese male would stumble a bit from hearing her words "oah! Oh uh... H-Hello..." he would greet softly as he now stared at Blake.
She turned her eye away from her book and would look at him "what are you staring at?" she asked as she narrowed her eyes.
Hearing her he would quickly turn around and shake his head "n-nothing! Nothing at all!" he didn't want her to get mad at him for staring at her ears.
"You look a little young to be a Huntsman... You a Revenant then?" she asked as she kept pleasantries to a minimum.
He turned back to her and nodded a little "I guess I am... I woke up yesterday and... Well... I don't know a lot of things..." he said as he tried to explain why he was here.
Blake however just ignored him and continued to read her book, hopefully without further interruptions.
Kali sighed "Blake don't you know it's rude to ignore someone when they're talking to you?"
"Mom! It's not me, it's the other me!"
Yang would smile "oooh someone's in trouble!"
"Why you!"
The young Revenant wanted to continue but then the headmaster would be done with his speech, leaving him more confused than before until a pretty looking woman stepped to the microphone.
"New students will be sleeping in the Amphitheater tonight, tomorrow is your initiation" she paused as she spoke once again "Revenants who have been here for the past couple of weeks or months, get your gear and head out on patrol while everyone's resting." she then walked off and followed her colleague.
AJ turned and would speak to the moody yet attractive girl before he saw that she disappeared "well no one told me we had a female ninja... She was cute though." he would then follow everyone else, although he could go for a snack.
Hearing her be called cute Blake would have a faint blush and turn away.
Seeing this Yang would tease her teammate "oohh how cute! You have someone who's got a crush on you!"
"Yang!"
Ghira was very displeased with AJ.
~Beacon Academy, courtyard~
Whitley Schnee would go off on his own and be away from his sister, he would approach the white tree in the middle of the courtyard and next to it a small white shrub giving off a faint glow and hum.
"Hmph... Revenants... Fascinating yet disturbing creatures" the youngest Schnee would say as he stared at the two strange organic like things that stood there silently.
A pair of footsteps approached from behind him.
"And who are you?" they were of the female variety.
Whitley turned around and saw a beautiful female.
She wore a black like corset with a blue shirt underneath and blue skirt, she also wore a black colored trench coat that split around the rear end a metal part was there, she had a pair of purple colored socks that reached to her knee, her feet were covered by fur covered shin high heels. Her hair was an ash blonde colored that was tied into a low twin pig tails, her head was covered by a black Atlesian winter fur hat, she had light green colored eyes, but her mouth was covered by a mask with a sharp fanged teeth design and wires attached to it.
Suffice to say the teenage males would blush at her appearance and would feel like they were staring at a goddess.
Cardin however had a slight nosebleed as he had began to imagine lewd thoughts about her.
Jaune was stuttering as he felt his cheeks rise up at her beauty and almost had a nosebleed as well.
Pyrrha saw this and silently fumed at the girl on screen.
Nora also fumed but was more vocal "MY MAN!"
Qrow would chuckle "if the males who were Revenants are hot then imagine the female Revenants... Damn sexy..." he muttered the last part to himself as he imagined a rather sexy looking female Revenant.
Whitley blushed once more and turned his head slightly.
The white haired teen dusted himself off to look presentable "my name is Whitley Schnee, youngest to the Schnee family, son to Willow and Jacques, grandson to Nicholas, may I know your name milady?" he introduced himself before bowing to her in a gentlemanly manner.
"Mia Karnstein" she simply said as she moved past him and would look at the tree and shrub.
Those who were taking notes decided to write her name down, for further inspection to see if she was in their own world when they return.
"Well met Ms. Karnstein... Now... I noticed that the tree is... Decayed" he would say as he saw the tree and would inquire about it.
Mia would respond "it's a Bloodspring, one of the vital objects for us Revenants, it provides Blood-beads... However it's dried up and unable to produce anymore..." she stated as she examined the tree further "so far there have been no advances on finding a way to revitalize these springs... At least as far as we know..."
Whitley nodded "yes I've heard that you Revenants require blood to sustain yourselves... Lest... You lose yourselves to the thirst..." he grimaced as he's heard tales of Revenants and the thirst.
The young teen girl nodded "that's right... So far Ozpin has had Revenants, Huntsmen and Volunteers searching for anymore springs... Even a single vine of one would produce enough... But so far no luck... And we lose more Revenants by the day..." she seemed somber at that as she gripped her hand tightly.
Hearing that revelation would reveal the audience the answers to some of their questions.
"So Revenants need blood to sustain themselves before they go wacko?" questioned Yang as she tried to see if she got her information correct.
Ren nodded "it would seem so and these Bloodsprings seem to produce artificial blood, from what I can gather that they need these blood-beads or else they 'lose themselves' to this so called 'thirst'"
Nora would be lost until her mind can comprehend it into one word "They're kind of like Vampires!"
Rider would think as he heard her 'She's TECHNICALLY not wrong...'
Ozpin would speak up "so it seems that what my other slurped on was an example of a Blood-bead.. Which means that in this world I must be a Revenant then..." he sipped on his mug of hot cocoa.
Penny would then speak up "and it's likely that these 'thirsts' the Revenants are having is causing them to have a 'meltdown' of sorts if what I'm processing is correct... Which means that Revenants are on a 'Time crunch' as some would say"
Ignoring her unique words Qrow would wince "imagine that... If you don't have blood you'll go insane... Talk about bad luck..."
Hearing that the wizard-in-secret would think 'did that mean my other was on the verge of a 'thirst'? if so then it was just in the nick of time before my other went insane'
Ruby would be hopeful "well couldn't they just ask for like a donation? Like ask the people to donate some blood?"
Peter Port added his own thoughts "remember what the other Ozpin said? He's even using his own stash of Blood-beads to the Revenants of Beacon... Which would mean that the Academy is low on supplies... If that's the case then it could spell trouble..."
Kali would frown upon hearing that "it's not only difficult to not die at such a young age but also to go insane from not having blood? What a horrible way to live"
Ghira would look at his wife before placing a comforting hand on her shoulder "don't worry honey I'm sure that they'll find another spring"
James, Blake, Jaune, Pyrrha, Taiyang, Ace ops and Glynda came to the conclusion with the title of the chapter and this revelation.
They all had one thing in common 'is Oliver... Going to go insane from thirst?'
Oobleck quickly answered Ruby's question "it is possible to ask for donations however we don't know if Revenants require only blood-beads or if they do need actual blood, nor do we know if human or faunus blood have some kind of effect on them or not... In short all we know is that Revenants need blood but don't know if it's Beads or actual blood... We'll have to see further in the story."
The youngest Schnee would look down before speaking up "I'm... Sorry for anyone you lost to the thirst..." he would say as he looked down in more of a respectful manner rather than a condescending one.
Mia sighed "it's fine... No need to worry about it, for now you have to head back, the sun's setting and I've gotta get out on patrol" she then lifted her weapon, a long barreled rifle with a bayonet at the end.
Whitley smiled and bowed to her "very well then I shall be on my way... Take care Miss Karnstein..." with those words he left and returned back to the Academy.
Winter would look at her brother before thinking 'at least he has grandfather's respect, though can't say the same for the one in our world'
~Beacon Academy, cliffside~
It was morning and all the new initiates were at the cliffside where Ozpin was standing and drinking his coffee mug, however he looked around and saw two separate rows.
On the right side of him was the Hunters-in-training as they all had their respective weapons.
On the left of him were all the Revenant students prepped and ready for combat.
"Hey! It's us!" said Ruby in the audience as she stared at the assembled group of Huntsmen and Revenants, she had to admit they looked cool.
Yang nodded "hell yeah!"
"For years you have trained to become warriors, for today your combat abilities will be evaluated within the Emerald forest. Some of you have trained longer than your fellow students, but today those will be tested as well" the Headmaster stated as he sipped on his favorite mug.
AJ was on the Revenant side and gulped, he had no idea if he had any combat experience or no but what he does know is he just woke up 2 days ago, he looked down and saw the pipe that he had found and declared it as his weapon.
The white haired beauty with the mask that he had met and saved that day was standing next to him, her Halberd was repaired and looked at him with a confusing look.
Oliver was on his right and whispered to him "psst hey you okay?" he asked as he saw the young Revenant's shakiness and nervousness.
Taiyang chuckled "I remember the first time we were launched too... Wasn't pleasant..." he said as he remembered his own initiation when he was a freshman at the Academy, he wished he could have had time to think of a landing strategy at the time.
Qrow also remembered and chuckled at that memory.
Kali looked worried "oh the poor thing, having a nervous breakdown..."
Ghira huffed "Kali... He's a warrior he'll tough it out..." he sometimes couldn't believe his wife being this worried for someone she doesn't even know, but then again that's why he married her, for her kindness for others.
Roman laughed lightly "poor brat looks like he's about to shit himself..."
Neo nodded and would hand-sign to him.
Adam scoffed as he watched the feeble human become terrified of something that's not even Grimm.
Yakumo was in front of AJ holding his [Oni Blade] on his shoulder, obscuring some view.
Mia was on the far right holding her weapon trained.
Louis was on the far left of the group and held a simple sword in his hand.
Then Glynda spoke up "I'm sure you all heard rumors about the assignment of teams. Let me clear the confusion, you all will be assigned teammates. Today" she said with a serious tone.
The Revenants could hear a small whine from the Huntsmen side.
"HEY!"
"That being said the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your new partner for the next 3 to 4 years. Also be sure it's someone you can work with well for they shall be with you and your teammates for the rest of your stay here at Beacon..."
After he said that there would be two who looked shocked.
""What?!"" both AJ and Ruby said at the same time as the sounds of glass shattering could be heard.
This time Peter port laughed heartily "I remember being the proctor for the exam!" he would then drone on about an achievement.
Everyone who knew him or didn't care would ignore him.
However Blake would be the first to point out "does anyone know where that glass shatter came from?"
"After you have made eyed contact with your partner you will need to head northern end of the Forest, you will meet opposition in Grimm and Lost... Do not hesitate to eliminate these threats... Or you will die..."
A gulp can be heard.
"For the duration of your Initiation you will be monitored and graded, the faculty staff will not and shall not interfere... Unless it's absolutely necessary" Ozpin continued with his speech "on your journey to the north you will find an abandoned temple, there you will find relics that I have placed, each pair must choose one piece and return here. If you disperse and still have the relic on you then it will count but ONLY if you have it on you"
Hearing that some of the more reckless Revenants chuckled at that, almost like they had an advantage.
Hearing that it would be Nora who shouted "THAT'S CHEATING! THEY CAN DIE BUT COME BACK?!" she found it unfair that the Revenants get to do that.
The Atlesians had several thoughts.
It would be Elm who voiced first "General Ironwood, if what he said is true then that would mean that even if we do kill them they could just come back with a vengeance..."
Ironwood would rub his chin "indeed Specialist Elm, if they were in our world then they would be proven to be a dangerous enemy... One that can come back from the brink of death and retain their memories... Truly a troubling adversary..." his features turned grim as his mind wandered to one such individual...
Pietro would comment "but General think about it... If we could somehow find a way to do something similar not would we not be losing life but also be able to possibly push the Grimm out of areas and expand..." he didn't like the idea but he couldn't help but apply the theory to paper.
Jacques had another idea 'if these Revenants do die and return then they make perfect workers for my mines! They wouldn't need water or food! Costs would be down and they could work without accident coverage, they could just come back and work again! I love it... Now I NEED to find the secrets on how to make Revenants...'
Adam however was in his own mind 'if the Faunus had that kind of power then... We would revolt-no... We would Overthrow the Humans and RULE instead! No one would oppose and suppress us no more! We'd be on top and we would never fear of dying...'
Ozpin however was the one who was in deep thought 'similar like me then? Is that why I'm more active in this world? Yes... I can see myself as one of the Revenants indeed... Perhaps... I'm not alone in that aspect...' a smile graced his lips as the thought somewhat warmed his heart, he wouldn't feel alone in dying and coming back.
"While the instructors cannot interfere do not be afraid to lend a hand to others... The world is a dangerous place for one group to go at it alone... Do not be afraid to assist your comrades in whatever they may be doing... This is optional but it will count as part of your grade." he sipped his mug "any questions"
"Um ye-"
"Good! But before we begin I must address the Revenants" Ozpin then turned towards the Revenants who all work masks now.
"Well that's Rude!" came from Roman as he turned to the headmaster.
Mentioned man just sipped his hot chocolate.
"You may be Revenants but do not forget that you are still students, just because you can disperse and revive does not mean that you can act carelessly, furthermore there's rumors of a Bloodspring in the area... It is your secondary objective but it shall help with the low Blood-bead supplies..." he then turned towards the Huntsmen "that goes for you... Finding a Bloodspring is secondary and not required but it will help the school with it's supplies."
Not long after the springboards they all were standing on top of them began to launch them upward, with both sides going down the line.
"So this.. Landing strategy thingy... Um... Are you gonna hand us parachutes?" Asked Jaune nervously as one by one everyone was launched into the air.
"No my young student.. You will be falling..."
"Oh um... B-But we're gonna be safe right?" after he said that Louis was last to launch in the front of AJ's row.
"That depends... What do you have planned for your landing strategy?" asked the headmaster as Ruby and the black cloaked girl were both launched at the same time leaving AJ and Jaune.
In that one moment clarity came to AJ, he looked at Ozpin and muttered loud enough for Ozpin, Glynda and Jaune to hear "Ejecto Seato... Fuck..." he was then launched into the air.
Jaune followed suit.
Ozpin looked from his position and sipped on his coffee mug "Ejecto Seato my friend... Ejecto Seato..."
For some odd reason ALL of the males nodded 'Ejecto Seato', it didn't matter what kind of affiliation or what morals they took... They all agreed on the Ejecto Seato...
~Emerald Forest~
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" shouted AJ as he was falling down onto the ground and landed with a loud thud.
*BOOM!*
"Whhyyy...?" above him there were Hunters and Revenants moving past him fastly.
He got up and dusted himself off before shaking his head "if we're gonna be launched into somewhere unpleasant I would like a word of warning please!" he complained as he stretched and popped his body, feeling good about it mostly.
Qrow winced at that "damn... Kid must have broken a couple of bones... But I'll admit that sounds good though..." he couldn't help but think about the times it felt good to stretch when standing or unmoving for too long.
Few of those who heard him nodded, sometimes popping bones felt and hearing those pops sounded good.
A voice was heard, it was the same one from his side back on the cliffside "is anyone here?" and soon Oliver would come out of the shrubs and looked at the young Revenant "oh it's you, hi there" he waved at him.
AJ would turn and saw Oliver before nodding "hello there... Owie..." he winced a little bit in pain as he rubbed his shoulders, he wasn't prepared and had no landing strategy.
"Oh you crashed huh? No need to feel bad, everyone crashes their landing strategy, but good news is your safe so that's gotta count for something." he said as he approached him and extended a hand to him "I'm Oliver Collins by the way, nice to meet you"
The obese male would shake his hand "AJ... No last name, at least from what I can remember" he introduced himself as he dusted himself off and was now giving Oliver his full attention "by the way... What did that old man mean by dying and reviving?" he asked as that caught his attention.
The kinder older male would speak "oh you don't know? Then you must have woken up not long then, alright I'm gonna tell you a bit of a history lesson..." he stated as he and AJ both began to walk northward.
"You see the two of us are Revenants, that should mean something because unlike others when they die they die permanently, but for us Revenants we 'die' and then we 'revive' back at a Mistle, one of those white Shrubs with a faint aura and glow. No one knows too much information as that was lost, but from what we can say is that Revenants are by accounts 'Immortal creatures', we cannot die by age or normal means... That also includes losing limbs, head being cut off, chopped to pieces, in all honesty we may 'die' but we always come back and fight again... However we also cannot age normally or don't age at all, I'm technically 17 but in reality I should be 20 right now but because I'm a Revenant I cannot progress through a life cycle like normal"
As soon as Oliver said 'Immortal Creatures' a memory triggers for AJ "Revenants are Immortal creatures" he doesn't tell Oliver about this as he focused on listening onto the story.
"So that means if they're a Revenant they stay the way they are?" asked Ruby as she seemed a little bit excited at first but then thought about it deeply.
Ozpin thought about it "perhaps that's why I lowered the age requirement... Because Revenants cannot age and therefore are permanently stuck at that age when they become one..." he said as he now realizes that's why the school's have lowered age requirements.
Jaune then voiced his thoughts "imagine how tough that must be... Technically you're like 60 years old but because your immortal and cannot actually age you're like 15 or 20... Would that mean you outlive everyone you love and watch your family... Friends... Love ones die while you stay?"
Hearing that would resound deeply within those who pondered the thoughts about immortality.
'I-If mom was a Revenant t-then would that mean that she...?' thought Ruby Rose as she imagined her mother was never gone but now imagines herself dying and seeing her mom lose everyone she's ever cared about pass on to the afterlife.
Your friends, family, loved ones and everyone you ever cherished... Disappear and vanish from your eyes... But you can only watch and stay immortal, to never fully die and to experience all of these events?
"Such a sad and lonely life..." said Kali as she imagined her beloved Ghira or her kitten Blake dying before her but she can only watch their deaths and stay alive.
'One thing that's different about me and the Revenants... I can age and die but be reborn... They cannot age and are stuck like the way they look forever...' Ozpin thought solemnly as now he didn't know which was the worst experience, repeating the cycle every time you die or forever staying young whilst everyone around you grows old and dies.
As the two were talking they were interrupted by the sounds of growling, coming out of the bushes shadow like creatures, they had pitch black fur with red glowing eyes, on their backs were white bone like spikes, and some of them looked smaller and others a bit larger.
"Looks like we have company, prepare yourself! We have Grimm!"
Hearing that from Oliver AJ would suddenly pull his pipe back into a stance almost instinctively.
Seeing that Oliver let out a smirk under his mask "it seems that you're no stranger to combat then... Must have some kind of combat experience... Well I hope that you can show me what you can do!" he said as he pulled out a MASSIVE warhammer and would swing it at the Grimm, which would destroy them in an instant.
Seeing his Hammer the audience would looks shocked.
"SERIOUSLY! I WAS JOKING ABOUT SIZE BUT YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT ALL REVENANT WEAPONS ARE ACTUALLY THAT MASSIVE?!" screamed Yang as she held her head in frustration, she only teased about size, not meant it literally!
Penny however had problems calculating "but that's impossible, in order to wield a weapon that size one must have a strength of over..." she couldn't finish as her 'brain' was being overloaded by just how impossible it seemed for Oliver of his size to wield something that huge with only one hand.
While Oliver was handling that the fat Revenant would quickly smack the Grimm with the blunt end of his Pipe and would making sickening crunching noises as the monstrosities heads were knocked off or twisted brutally leaving traces of black blood.
But as the two of them were focusing on the enemies a lone Beowolf pup would sneak behind Oliver and would pounce on him.
"Oliver!"
Turning around the masked Revenant would lean back and his jacket sleeves that were moving on their own, then as if by magic they would head towards the Beowolf and would soon transform into eyeless hounds with red like veins glowing, the hounds would grab the Grimm pup by both torso and legs before using their unnatural strength to RIP the creature of Darkness in half.
Seeing the hounds for the first time there was a mix of reactions.
"HOLY SHIT THAT'S AWESOME!" came from Nora as she now was pumped and already imagining herself wielding a jacket that could transform into hounds.
Penny would fall to the ground with a large thudding sound, unable to comprehend anything that would make that.
""Penny?!"" both Dr. Polendina and Ruby Rose looked to their friend/daughter in shock and would go to her to help her.
Seeing this AJ would be in awe "whoa!" he had never saw anything like that before.
Oliver chuckled at that "impressive right? Well it's my Blood Veil..." he said as the hounds would revert back to regular sleeves, he turned and explain "no one knows what makes Blood Veils, not even Revenants but we do know is that they contain supernatural elements, like what mine did... However there's 4 specific kinds of Veils. Ogre, Scorpion, Hounds and Crows, but each one is more unique" he said as he put his Great hammer away and the two walked again to the North.
Hearing that Yang shout to get someone's attention "HEY HOST! CAN WE GET A DEMONSTRATION OF THESE BLOOD-VEILS?!"
Rider would pop in next to Yang "if you want, but that'll be for after the next viewing"
"Aw man..."
"BUT if you want examples then the Ogre is the one AJ used in the first chapter, the Scorpion is the one Mia used in the opening, and the Hound is the one that Ozpin, Yakumo and Oliver are using... And the Crows is... Well think of your scarf around your neck, but except it turns metal and summons spikes from the ground."
Jaune imagined himself using the Ogre Blood-veil and couldn't help but imagine being some kind of super hero.
Nora imagined using the Hounds for multiple pancake eating constests.
Ren imagined himself using the Scorpion veil to keep enemy's at a distance if they get too close.
Pyrrha imagined using the Ogre Blood Veil as well.
Yang thought the Hound suited hers just perfectly.
Blake would go with the Ogre.
Weiss found herself liking the Scorpion.
Ruby herself thought of her Blood veil being that of the Crows.
However as they were walking to the Temple area they spotted someone on the ground kneeling, they looked like they were in pain "hey wasn't he at the cliffside when initiation started?"
AJ would think and he did remember seeing a fellow Revenant wearing those clothes close back on the launch pads, he nodded "yeah he was... I wonder if he's hurt"
Hearing that Oliver would approach the Revenant "hey are you okay?! Do you need help? Where's your partner?"
The obese warrior would look around to make sure that they weren't sneaked up on, he then looked in front of the kneeling student and saw an ash pile and felt dread in his stomach, the wind blew and some of the ash scattered to reveal a mask under the ash pile.
In that one instant the audience felt dread at seeing the mask and the ashes.
Winter had a grimaced expression, she remembers that whenever she's on missions the only thing remains of the soldiers she's worked with it a helmet.
Blake would quickly react "OLIVER!"
Before he could say anything though the student turned to the kind hearted young man, his eyes were glowing an eerie red but they held no emotion... Except for insanity.
The being seemingly jumped up and attacked the Hammer wielder in a frenzy like state with his fingers, almost like an animal in a frenzy.
Oliver himself would gasp at seeing the glowing red eyes and would immediately pull back...
*CHINK*
*Thud*
However the damage was one as the teen Revenant fell back his mask was damaged, a small steam began to exit out of his filter.
"OLIVER!" Jaune shouted as he worried for the friend his other made and couldn't help but want to help him right now.
He wasn't the only one as several of the young students became worried for the kind hearted Oliver
AJ quickly rushed over to Oliver and used his Pipe to destroy the enraging fellow before his body turned to ash leaving only a mask.
'H-He killed his partner...' was the thought of the young savior as he looked to the ash pile and saw 2 more... 'Just how many Revenants did I see not too long ago are now gone?' he shuddered to think, he knew that they could come back but from the way the wind just blows the ashes, he doubt that they would return.
"So Revenants CAN be permanently killed huh? Just gotta reduce them to ash..." mumbled Ironwood as he now had a weakness for something to fight against if something like them were to pop up.
Ruby became afraid for the Revenants now, and the fact that students were at Beacon were ruthlessly murdered by one of their own whom succumb to what she assumed to be the thirst.
Seeing her sister distraught Yang would gently pat her back and hug her "it's gonna be okay Rubes, long as they find the blood-beads then they should be fine! And no on else would have to die"
Oliver would cough before speaking "h-hey... H-He got me..." he then looked up at AJ "d-don't worry about me.. I'll be fine..." he coughed a bit before speaking in a reassuring tone "I-I can go back to the Academy and get a new mask... This one is an old model, I intended to get a new one but never found the time... Go and finish initiation okay...?" he would tell him as he turned his head to the direction of the Temple where sounds of combat could be heard.
"Oliver... When I return back with a Relic I want to see you there" he would say as he didn't want to leave but also couldn't fail initiation, he got up and placed a hand on his hips and his pipe on his shoulder "and when I see you we're gonna team up and take on the world!" he would announce with enthusiasm to keep spirits up.
"Hehe... I-I'll be waiting... For you... Partner" he looked up at AJ and would give him as mile despite having a mask cover his face.
The obese teen smiled back and nodded "alright... See you later Oliver!" he then turned and would sprint towards the Temple.
Leaving Oliver alone to ponder his thoughts.
Those who had a feeling about the title of the chapter suddenly felt like it came true.
Those who were blind couldn't help but chuckle at AJ's proclamation.
"Hey he's kind of like Ruby, optimistic and cheerful, full of energy..." muttered Taiyang as he turned to his youngest and would smile, seeing an afterimage of Summer,, his beloved wife.
~Emerald Forest, ruined Temple~
Louis Amamiya would be pressing his back against the bark of a Tree, he was currently at the Temple where he waited for anyone else to arrive, he then heard footsteps and he looked up and saw AJ arrive.
"Hello there" he greeted as he saw the fat Revenant approach.
AJ would look at Louis and greet himself "yo" he held his pipe tightly.
Seeing this the handsome of the two spoke "you're the first person I saw since coming here, I guess that makes us partners" he grabbed his weapon and would hold it in his hand.
The larger male shrugged "I guess... I mean I met someone already but they're going back to Beacon, a fellow Revenant by the name of Oliver"
Hearing that Louis would think "is that so... Any reason why he would head back to Beacon?"
"His mask broke... We were attacked and one of the enemies got a lucky hit"
"I see..."
Seeing Louis act like that, the more observant one's began to think 'does he know what happened to Oliver?'
Ozpin hummed to himself 'just who are you Louis Amamiya?'
However before their conversation could continue they were interrupted by the sounds of two people arriving, they were Yakumo and a young woman.
"Hey Louis" greeted the buff teenage as he held his large greatsword with ease on his shoulders, the woman followed him but her eyes stared at the other two with wariness.
"Hello Yakumo" the red eyed Revenant returned the greeting as he shook hands with his friend, his eyes then turned towards the green eyed gal "who's she?" he asked the sword wielder.
The red haired male chuckled "she's my new partner... We both kinda, clashed a bit" he said as he rubbed the back of his neck nervously at that tidbit.
The partner of Yakumo huffed "I apologize again, I thought you were one of the Lost or Grimm" she said as she narrowed at how he brought up the subject of her almost reducing him to ash by accident.
"Like I said don't worry about it, we're partners now." He then turned towards the two "if the four of us are together then I guess that means that we're now a team?" he asked as he wondered if they were now part of the same team.
Louis shook his head "not yet we still need to find a relic, but also keep an eye out for a Bloodspring" he would soon head towards the Temple.
Peter Port would laugh heartily "this one has quite the head on his shoulders, indeed a fine young Huntsman in the making!"
Several people rolled their eyes.
Adam scoffed, he could kill this Revenant on the screen and the one's in the theater with him if he had his weapon.
Soon the other 3 followed him and approached the so called 'Relics'.
"Chess Pieces?" questioned the twin-tailed girl as she picked out a Black Knight piece, and inspected it.
"Well to be frank with you all, he never said anything about what kind of Relics except for just 'Relics', so it could have meant anything" the hat wearing Revenant spoke as he picked out another piece of the 'Relic' that they were to gather.
The students who were at initiation that day suddenly felt like idiots when they expected the 'Relics' to be something fancy.
Ozpin had a smug expression.
Glynda had an annoyed one.
But they soon were joined by a voice "oh hello Yakumo!"
Hearing that voice the red haired man turned and smiled under his mask "hello Yang, I can see you found your way and found your partner" he saw Yang Xiao long and her partner arrive at the Temple.
"Yep! She's a cutie ain't she? Say hi Blake" the peppy blonde babe said as she placed her back on her partner's back and pushed her forward for introductions.
However before that could happen Louis would speak first "it's good to see you Blake" he smiled under his own mask as he saw his friend find another friend.
The amber eyed gal smiled herself and nodded "you too Louis"
Seeing this interaction Yang would tease Blake "oooh that's so cute you already have a friend, and he's a boy too!" she gave a 'knowing' look.
Yakumo would laugh at her teasing "wow Louis! I didn't know you got a girlfriend already!"
Yang laughed at hearing Yakumo say that to his friend, she now had new teasing material, she turned and saw Blake herself had a small blush on her face "aww look! She's blushing!"
Kali would look at her daughter and gushed "it's okay sweetie, just be sure to introduce us to him and you have my blessing"
"MOM!"
Ghira himself was seething with retrained rage at seeing his daughter being 'shipped' with a random boy he hadn't met yet!
Adam himself was also seething, because Blake was HIS!
Both of the black haired teens shook their head at the antics.
Both AJ and the emerald eyed girl were standing there just smiling.
"Oh I'm Mia, Mia Karnstein" she would introduce herself as she extend a hand towards the obese Revenant.
The fat boy would turn and nod "pleasure to meet you my name is... I guess just AJ, I'm a Revenant who woke up about 2 days ago I think... So I'm not exactly... Used to this" he said as he motioned to his body and the mask apparatus on his face.
Before anymore introductions could be said they all heard another voice, this time screaming...
From above...
"HEADS UP!"
They all looked up and saw a young Ruby Rose falling towards them, but then another body would hit against hers and sending two bodies to a nearby tree.
"Ruby?! What int he world were you doing?!" shouted Taiyang as he turned to his daughter with shock and worry, mostly the latter.
The 15 year old Rose would stammer "uh.. I was... Um... Hey look a movie!"
Weiss looked smug at this and felt some long time revenge was in order "sir your daughter had attempted to 'ride' out an Elder Nevermore to find the Temple, but in the process she jumped off and LEFT me behind!" she was still bitter about that"
"Young lady we're gonna have words when we take a break!"
Qrow came to his nieces rescue "chill out Tai... It's not the craziest she's done, remember that one time she thought she could fly and jumped off of the roof?"
The elder blond haired male sighed "I know Qrow... But she still could've gotten hurt if you didn't arrive in time!"
Seeing the two argue like this made some of them think 'are they friends or are they secretly married couple?'
"Did your sister just fall from the sky?" asked Blake as she stared in bewilderment at what had just transpired.
Before Yang could say anything there was the sound of a girl having the time of her life as an Ursa Major would barge out of the forest swinging before falling down dead and turning to ash.
After that there would be a female running from a giant Scorpion Grimm which smacked her away, her body landed in front of the group.
But Yang had enough.
"WOULD EVERYONE JUST CHILL FOR 2 SECONDS BEFORE SOMETHING CRAZY HAPPENS?!" she demand as her eyes flashed red for a second and she looked like she would blow a fuse.
Seeing her eyes AJ would think to himself 'I don't know why but seeing her with red eyes is... Very cute, is she also a Revenant?' but he was brought back to reality when he felt 2 people fall on top of him.
Yang couldn't help bu thave a faint blush on her face "oh he thinks I'm pretty with my eyes red? Well then I guess I'll have to find a way to change them then" she teased as she fiddled with her hair, she teased and made advances but was never one to receive a praise like his despite her looks.
Hearing that both Taiyang and Qrow looked at each other and nodded, they were gonna CASTRATE AJ for this and THEN introduce him to Raven, if they were the protective dad/uncle then Raven was one hell of a woman when it involved her daughter.
Jaune groaned from seeing his... Less than stellar experience be played out.
Weiss turned to him and apologized "I am sorry for landing on top of you Jaune"
He sighed and nodded "don't worry about it... It's in the past..."
"My hero..." said an unimpressed Weiss as she looked at her nails and sat on top of two bodies.
"My back..." groaned Jaune in pain as he looked down and saw he was on top of the obese Revenant.
AJ himself groaned in pain though it was strained and raspy "Why... Me...?"
Not long after everyone was gathered and were discussing what to come up with.
"Um guys... W-We got company!" the blue eyed Huntsman stated as he pointed to figures coming out of the trees, various sizes.
The Grimm from Boars, Snakes, Scorpions, Wolves, Bears, Creeps.
The Lost all brandishing weapons and staring at the group of 12 with menacing looks and a hint of Bloodlust.
"It's like a small army!" shouted Nora as she saw just how many enemies were there.
Ironwood's eyes widened, the Grimm and Lost were... Organized... Almost like they were trained... He then remembered that the Revenants could become members of the Lost 'does that mean... Those who are Lost were military soldiers before?' if that was the case then that would prove to be difficult.
Add in to the fact that there was a Giant Death-Stalkers and a Giant Nevermore flying up ahead.
"RUN!" Shouted AJ as he got up from being knocked down, he then looked at the growing number of enemies, he turned and started to sprint further North, everyone else followed not long and were being chased by such a large amount of enemies.
~Stone Ruins, Emerald Vale~
The 12 of them reached the ruins but were immediately cut off by the Nevermore Grimm, it screeched at them before firing a hail of feathers, they were all able to dodge out of the way in time for retaliation.
However soon gunfire shot off from behind them and would miss Nora and Yang.
"Damn it! These guys don't know when to give up huh?!" complained the blonde bomber as she took cover behind a pillar, Lost were converging and they were pinned down by a flying enemy, they were trapped.
"We gotta take out that Flyer!" shouted Louis as he took cover from the bullets suppressing them.
"Are the Grimm and Lost using... Tactics?" asked Jaune as he noticed that the Nevermore fired preventing them from going further and the Lost that had guns fired at their position, their counterparts were trapped, if either one of them tries to leave they would be killed.
"This is.. A military tactic..." Ironwood would finally say as he recognized the patterns "they've got them in a corner and are preventing them from leaving, the Grimm and Lost with blades could close in on them and kill them... It's a common tactic among military leaders for an easy victory..."
"BULLSHIT!" screamed Yang as she couldn't believe what she was hearing, the Grimm were supposed to be mindless beasts with no intelligence! There was no way they could suddenly have a brain and use strategy!
Clover Ebi looked at the General before speaking "tell everyone sir... What are you thinking?"
The worn out man sighed before speaking once more "we know that the Revenant can become the Lost... So it's to our understanding that anyone could become Revenants and Lost... It's possible that the Lost are former military... Meaning that even Military soldiers could join them and put their minds to use..."
As he said that Jaune would speak up "which means that even though they've lost their Humanity, it shows that the Lost still uses their minds... In other words our counterparts are probably fighting former military veterans..."
James nodded grimly "it could also mean that... The Grimm are the second worst enemy humanity has... They're threat was replaced with the possibility of Lost that not only retain some semblance of logic and thinking but also tactics and strategy..."
AJ would look between his group, RWBY and JNPR before announcing "I... MIGHT have a plan!"
Those who could hear him turned to him.
Those in the Audience were somewhat surprised he would come up with a plan almost immediately.
Ironwood however hummed as he noticed how calm AJ was acting, he's seen that type of thinking before, one that he's familiar with all too well.
Qrow took a sip "kid better think of something fast before they all turn to mincemeat" he went to take another sip but stopped at a note on his canteen.
[I disuse the Alcohol unless it's a special occassion, so here's pop]- FantasyRider35.
The red eyed male shrugged his shoulders and drank from it either way.
"Well let's hear it!" shouted Nora as she reeled back from nearly being shot at.
"You four, Red, White, Black and Yellow! Take care of that Giant Turkey in the sky!" he shouted as he pointed to the Nevermore hovering above them "use the tower and the Ruins to your advantage, maybe even the playing field!" he then turned towards the other 4 "Knight, Spartan, Valkyrie, Monk! You handle that oversized bug! Like the Colors you four should use these ruins to your advantage!" he finally turned to the 3 members of Revenants "us four will handle the backup! I think they overstayed their welcome!"
Weiss was fumed at being called a Color "WHY YOU!"
The one in the Audience also fumed "WHY THAT TUBBY!" she didn't get to finish as Yang quickly covered her mouth with her hands.
However she was stopped by Ruby "Weiss! We gotta listen to him, he's right the four of us can handle the Nevermore" she then smirked and came up with an idea "I got a plan, but I'll need your help"
Jaune looked to his teammates and saw Nora and her hammer, Pyrrha with her shield and sword, Ren with his dual SMGs and his own weapons, he looked to the Ruins and nodded "let's listen to him guys, I have an idea that might work but we need to get that Grimm's attention"
Louis turned to his partner "and how do you propose we handle the reinforcements?" he was now curious as to what this young Revenant has in store.
AJ looked at his own teammates and saw their weapons before forming an idea "I got it... But first they need to move for us to enact it" he then saw the 2 groups begin to make their own move "alright now here's the plan..." he then explained his plan.
Then the battle of the ruins began.
Those were now curious as to what he was thinking when he said that they were going to plan now.
~With the Revenants~
[BGM: Devil Trigger cover by Jonathan Young]
All of a sudden music began to play, it sounded like a metal song.
"HO HO! NOW THAT'S SOME MUSIC!" shouted out Peter Port as he felt pumped from hearing the song.
This caused some students to turn to him and looked shocked, they expected him to be dislike this kind of music but to their shock he actually liked it.
"Ah yes the joys of metal... Even someone as I tend to enjoy the sounds of rock and roll" said Oobleck as he sipped on his hot chocolate, leaving the students even more stunned.
However soon the lyrics would start and match the speed.
AJ, Louis, Yakumo, Mia were heading to separate directions with the heavy hitting staying behind a pillar, their ranged fighter getting on top of a pillar and began to fire at the Grimm and Lost, the 'leader' of the group would charge forward head on, their close range would follow suit.
(The darkness of night fall around my soul, and the hunter within loses control.)
(Gotta let it out gotta let it out, gotta let it out gotta let it out.)
Those in the audience were slowly nodding their head to the beat of the song, Oobleck and Port were tapping their feet.
Adam was doing this as well.
Several of the Grimm saw him and charged immediately, however they were immediately sniped by courtesy of their ranged fighter Mia.
(The demon inside has a hold of me, clenching it's power to break free)
Louis would soon jump off of AJ's back and would bring his hand back and extend it outward causing a small torrent of flames to hit the Lost that were close by, soon that single fire began to spread into a small wall of flames that would cut off the Grimm and Lost and separate them.
(Gotta let it out gotta let it out, gotta let it out gotta let it out!)
"HOLY SHIT LOUIS!" shouted Yang as she saw Louis basically use Magic on the ground and create barriers to prevent Lost and Grimm from attacking at once.
Pietro was astonished as was those within Atlas "amazing... Could it be that it's his Semblance?" he theorized as he would like to know about the semblance this Louis can use.
"It can't be! Because in the first chapter AJ also casted fire!" shouted Weiss with wide eyes, both AJ and Louis could create fire from nothing?!
Ozpin was in his own mind 'THAT'S MAGIC! AJ and Louis can use actual magic!' he thought he, the maidens and Salem were the only few left that could use magic but now that he's seeing this it brought some form of forgotten nostalgia.
Ironwood was skeptical "impossible it has to be Dust, there's no way that two of them could use the same method, for all we know what AJ did was a fluke"
Nora would speak out more "tell that to the Beringel AJ killed"
Hearing that the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.
"I-I-I'm sorry but could you run that by me again?" asked Taiyang as he was hoping he was hearing things.
The pink bomber would be confused "what did I say? AJ killed a Beringel by himself"
Ren sighed "Nora..."
"WHAT?!" was the multiple cast members that heard that info.
"B-But how?! There's NO fucking way that fat brat could take on something that dangerous by himself!" retorted Qrow as he couldn't believe what he was hearing, even team STRQ at their full strength couldn't kill a Beringel without help, but somehow this brat killed one by himself?
Ozpin would step up "I suggest we talk about this another time... We should continue this viewing, then we will question..."
Reluctantly the new arrivals would sit down and watch the viewing.
Yakumo would then use his Greatsword to cleave the pillar in front of him and use his strength and Hounds to force the cleaved building forward, knocking it downwards on a group of Lost, as it fell Mia would jump on it and run towards the top before jumping off and fired 3 shots, each one hitting either types of enemies on the hit killing them instantly.
(Move fast baby, don't be slow. Step aside, reload, time to go. I can't seem to control, all of this rage that's inside of me!)
"JUST HOW STRONG ARE THESE REVENANTS?! Yang couldn't take it anymore, first Revenants were vampire, secondly they were attractive as hell and now they can fucking knock pillars that big with JUST a strike?!
AJ would then kicked a malnourished Lost back and jumped backwards, the pillar came down crushing anything underneath it including the one AJ kicked, the obese male then threw his pipe to Mia. She would catch his Pipe and smack a couple of enemies as she ran across the downed Pillar and would toss her weapon to AJ whom had caught it and used the bladed end to stab an Ursa that tried to sneak up on him and fired.
(Pulling shots, aiming dots, yeah, I don't miss. Branded by fire, born in the abyss)
"Despite never being an actual team... They're very well coordinated" muttered Marrow Amin as he saw how well the Revenants worked, it was so... Strange, they haven't met before and yet they're already good at teamwork.
Ironwood hummed as he looked at AJ, the way he acts and fights... It's something that he's seen too many times.
Yakumo then jumped up from behind the Pillar and would cleave an Ursa Major in half before using it's spiked halves to his advantage, he kicked one half to a Lost with a large snout and axe which would then turn to ash, he kicked the other into a smaller Ursa but spikes were embedded into it's body.
"FUCK OFF YAKUMO! REVENANTS ARE OVERPOWERED AS SHIT!"
"Jeez Yang... I knew you were competitive but damn..." muttered Ruby as she leaned away from her sister who didn't like to be outdone.
(Red hot temper, I just can't resist. All this vengeance inside of me!)
Louis would then send out another torrent of fire that would consume part of the forest burning anything in there alive, he then shifted his focus as he used his sword to decapitate a Creep attempting to sneak up on him.
Mia would then use the Pipe to impale a Lost before pushing it in further by kicking off of it, he would then be turned to ash leaving nothing behind, but then a Beowolf would appear behind her and attempt to claw her.
"MIA BEHIND YOU!" screamed Ruby as she saw Mia about to be clawed by a Beowolf behind her, however her worries were unfounded by what happened next.
Luckily though it was pierced by a blade going out the side and dripping blood, it fell down in front of her before dispersing, she turned and saw AJ had tossed it with both of his hands as he ducked and kicked a Lost away from him.
(All of these thoughts running through my head. Arm on fire, veins burning red. Frustration getting bigger.)
(Bang, Bang, Bang, Pull my Devil Trigger!)
They were doing good so far, there weren't as many threats as before now.
"I knew that he had a plan but this is a little bit elaborate" said Yakumo as he cleaved two Lost with one swing, he and Louis were back to back.
"Yeah... Makes me wonder who he could have been before he became a Revenant" he turned to look at AJ who seemed to be holding his own despite not using a weapon or Blood-veil "He has combat prowess that's for sure, and his strategy is a little... Unhinged, yet effective... Now I can't help but wonder if... Maybe this is his first time actually awakening or... If he awakened before..."
Hearing that the red haired male parried an attack "you think he woke up before?"
The red eyed teen would respond "I do not know, but the way he operates give hints away... The way he fights, the way he commanded... Almost like a soldier... In fact it's possible he could have been.."
"From THAT time?" he then looked at his friend before looking at the 'leader' of their posse "If that's the case then... I pity him..." he muttered as he would deal with a few more Lost before they turned to ash.
Hearing this made everyone in the group become confused.
"Louis' right though... The way young AJ fights, how he acts and the way he took control of the situation is similar to that of a soldier... Though if this is the case then he must have originated in Atlas..." said Ironwood loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Sir! If he's from Atlas then why did he wake up in Vale?" questioned Specialist Schnee as she was thinking of all sorts of ways and reason why AJ was in Atlas.
Ren would speak a theory "it's possible that he must have been part of a caravan between Kingdoms and was caught in an ambush, the attack would then render him unconscious, with the girl who he was with also a part of the Caravan... Though that doesn't explain why Louis and Yakumo may believe he may have woke up before..."
The Atlesian General then turned to the Ace Ops "when we return I want you to find any information about an 'AJ', it's possible that he may have been a Combat school drop-out" he also wanted some information on Louis, Yakumo, Oliver and Mia, the last one sounded familiar.
"What could the two of them mean by 'THAT time'? And they're thinking that Mr. AJ was conscious previously?" muttered Oobleck as he wrote down the information he has gotten from the conversation that the two Revenants have spoken.
Pretty soon there would be no more threats, all have been reduced to ash thanks to the teamwork of the Revenants.
[BGM end]
The two enormous Grimm were also defeated and now everyone was at the base of the ruins.
"OH MY GOSH WHAT YOU GUYS DID WAS AMAZING!" screamed Ruby as she approached the masked group, she couldn't believe her sights when she saw how they fought, it was wild and almost brutal but effective.
Nora would be the most hyper about it "you guys were like 'SMASH' and the enemies were all like 'please no' and then you went 'the time for mercy has passed!'"
Soon everyone was now looking at the Revenants with praise "wow you guys fought hard, hell you took on what most of us couldn't do and turned it around!"
Yakumo would rub the back of his head and chuckled "well if it wasn't for AJ's plan then we probably would have been exhausted before ending the fight"
The teen himself would be on the ground seemingly already exhausted "can we... Take a... 10-15 minute break... I'm... Sweepy..." he would say as he breathed in and out to calm his nerves.
Everyone agreed and they all rested for a short break before they would head out.
Glynda would sigh relief at seeing her students be safe and resting, they weren't having this many difficulties in their world but this one proved that things can change, such as the amount of tactics the lost utilize and the amount of Grimm.
Nora and Yang giggled at seeing AJ pass out immediately.
Jaune, Pyrrha and Ruby smiled.
Blake, Ren, Weiss would be thinking about what other changes have or may happen.
~Emerald Forest, en route to Beacon~
As the group of 12 were walking they were having nice conversation with each other.
"Hey Weiss... Do you have a brother named Whitley?" asked Mia as she tapped the shoulder of the Schnee Heiress.
Mentioned Heiress nodded "yes in fact I do, now that you mention it I haven't seen him since initiation began... He probably has already gotten a Relic and is now back at Beacon, no doubt being smug at being ahead 'first'" she says as she rolled her eyes at the mention of her brother bragging about 'winning' over her.
"Why dearest sister... I find it appalling that you would think of such a thing" said the Whitley in the audience with a smirk, though the unfriendly kind.
"You..." the Heiress grinded her teeth as her eyes promised pain when they return.
"Hmph... Honestly Weiss... You're lacking in skills if you have your little brother beat even you in a simple initiation" snorted Jacques Gele as he was now thinking on having his youngest daughter return.
Willow just sighed and took a sip of her watered down wine, their host had changed her wine to watered down.
"In case you forgot brother but Weiss did impeccably well... Although she could use some improvements, she managed to get the Relics" stated Winter with a hint of pride for her little sister.
"Hmph" huffed Whitley as he folded his arms and turned his head.
"Hey don't be so hard on him, he's your brother and you should cherish your sibling love... Trust me I do with mine..." as she said that her eyes lowered and became sad.
Seeing this Weiss would ask "if it's not too much to ask Ms. Karnstein, do you perhaps have a brother yourself?" she was now curious since the other said those words.
The emerald eyed girl nodded "yes I have a little brother named Nicola... He's back at Beacon but he's not a student at least not officially... He's a good kid and he may act childish at times but he's got a big heart... I'm just... Worried about him" she said as her tone became more saddened.
Hearing that had many of the older siblings have a sense of pride about their younger siblings.
"Ruby's tolerable now but when she was younger... Hoo boy... She was a tornado..." said Yang as she remembered her younger sister being hyper all the time.
"HEY!"
"Ah yes... Whitley was unbearable even as a toddler... Although he did like to get into our mother's clothes and dress up" said Winter as she smiled at that particular memory.
"I-I-I did not!"
"Heh I know... My little sister is a handful... Then again all of my 7 sisters are... Though without them I don't think I'd be who I am today" said Jaune as he remembered happy memories of him and his siblings.
Hearing that everyone turned to him with shocked eyes.
"What?"
"Oh well I'm sure he's glad to have such a wonderful older sister" said Weiss as she smiled warmly at Karnstein, she normally wasn't open to other people easily but she felt a kinship with Mia on the subject of brothers.
The female Revenant nodded and she had hope in her eyes.
As the two talked they were brought back to the current time.
"Hey... Is that a..." said Yakumo as he squinted and he saw a tree that looked dead but wasn't shriveled up, his eyes widened as he announced louder "Hey guys look! A Bloodspring!"
Everyone in the audience looked and some of them felt hope like their Revenants counterparts.
"Oh thank Oum..."
"They found one... Now they can no longer be in short supply..."
Hearing that everyone began to ran towards it.
Mia would have a thought run through her head 'YES! A Bloodspring! Hang on Nicola!' she had excitement as she and others rushed towards it, finally their low supply of Blood-beads would be over...
However as they all approached it their hopes were quickly dashed in an instant, for this Bloodspring was dried up and wasn't producing anymore Blood-beads.
"NO!" screamed Mia as she walked towards it and grabbed it with a hardened grip, she had tears welling up in her eyes as she tried to do anything to get it to produce a Blood-bead "NO NO! DON'T DO THIS TO ME! PLEASE!" she screamed as she attempted to hit it only to have nothing happen.
Seeing her a couple people of the 12 group went to her with worry "what's wrong?" asked Ren as he looked at Mia with worry.
The female Revenant would whimper "b-but t-th-this was... S-Supposed to... W-Why does it...?" she choked as she then slowly broke down and cried, she hit the root of the tree in frustration as she seethed with anger "DAMN IT! IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS!"
Weiss would be worried and placed a comforting hand on her back "M-Mia... What's wrong?" she had a feeling but she wanted to know first.
"I-It-It's N-Ni-Nicola... H-He's... He n-needs a B-Blood-bead... H-He..." she couldn't finish as she cried into Weiss's shoulder.
Louie looked at Mia before gripping his hand tightly "I see... Nicola's a Revenant... And he's having signs of the thirst... It's today isn't it..." he didn't ask as he stated, he looked down in shame.
Kali would place a hand over her mouth "poor thing..." she knew it was saddening.
Taiyang had his heart go out for the poor kid, they couldn't get a bead in time...
"B-But they were so close!" said Ruby aloud as she felt a knot in her stomach.
Yang would hug Ruby tight, she imagined herself in such a situation and was scared of losing her baby sister.
"Sometimes that's the way it is red... That's the way the world works." said Roman as he tipped his hat.
Neo was indifferent and just shrugged.
Jaune placed a comforting hand on Mia's shoulder "I'm sorry..." he felt saddened by this news, he gritted his teeth and grinded them together, here he was wanting to be a hero yet he couldn't save someone's innocent brother.
AJ would be quiet as he stared at the dried up Blood-Spring, he then looked at his left hand and as if on instinct he approached the tree and stared at it "Revenants have been Lost to their thirst... I understand that now... But... I refuse to let someone's brother become one of the monsters we fight..." he said with determination as he looked to Mia's weapon, he approached it and picked it up.
Seeing this Pyrrha looked at him "what are you doing?" this caught the attention of those who weren't comforting Mia to look at the obese male pick up Mia's weapon.
He didn't say anything as he turned back to the tree and would draw the bladed end of the weapon and bring it down his palm, causing it to bleed deeply.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" shouted Yang as she quickly went to stop him from doing something so reckless.
"DUDE WHAT THE FUCK?!" this came from Nora as she didn't like the look his blood just oozed from his palm.
"IS HE SUICIDAL?!" screamed Weiss as she couldn't believe that the fat being would do that.
"D-Did he just... C-Cut himself?" Ruby whimpered at seeing AJ cut himself with a sharp blade, the bayonet was sharp enough to cut through skin.
"HOW FUCKED UP IS THIS KID?!" Qrow shouted as he reeled back from seeing something that could be viewed as suicidal.
Neo however wouldn't be as worried as usual.
Roman looked miffed "jeez... Girl cries and he cuts himself? Talk about lack of self worth..."
At that the more emotional one's became worried, does AJ really not believe his own self that much?
However as he did that he placed it in front of the tree and let blood drip onto the bark...
Then... A miracle happened...
"What... The... Actual... Fuck?" muttered James Ironwood at awe and shock, what he saw should be impossible, the logic was not existent.
Penny was now malfunctioning as she tried to come up with several logical and theoretical reasons and calculations but none were shown.
Dr. Polendina had his mouth wide open and looking at shock, his mind tried to come up with any kind of mathematical equations and scientific theories but nothing could have come up with a reasoning for what he saw.
Everyone's brains were all shutting down from what they're witnessing.
When AJ's blood connected with the root of the dead tree it gave off a faint glow and soon lights danced around it, slowly but surely the once dried up tree began to revive and spread it's branches out.
What was once dead is brought back to life.
Everyone was seeing this miracle happen in front of their eyes.
"I-Impossible..."
"No... Way..."
"H-How?"
But then a branch extended to AJ and almost immediately a single tear shaped object 'grew' in front of him...
A single Blood-bead...
The miracle teenager would grab it and pull it off, he turned and walked to Mia before kneeling down and placing it in her palm, he looked at her with a kind smile "for your brother... This should help him with the Thirst..." he then stood up and looked at everyone who stared at him with wide eyes and shocked expressions, "what?"
Mia couldn't hear what everyone else was talking about but she just looked at the fresh Blood-bead in her palm and closed it and held it to her chest, her eyes then looked to AJ before she whispered "thank you"
As the shock of this revelation was indeed present it was Louis who came to his partner's rescue "I know what we have witnessed is a miracle, but we should focus back onto the task at hand, return to Beacon with the Relics in hand... THEN we can focus on his special... Case..." he said as he looked at the fat teen before looking at Mia with a soft smile.
Soon everyone once more moved out, but this time with shocking news and a happy note.
Slowly everyone's brains began to turn once again, although some still with disbelief.
Rider smiled but then frowned as he looked to the next and last segments of this viewing...
~Near cliffside~
"We're almost there!" announced Yakumo as the 12 person group were almost back to the Academy, many had smiles and a certain young woman had a bigger smile now that she had something for her brother.
"Man... I can't wait to get a nice hot bath..." said Yang as she could already imagine just how good it will be to be rid of the forest grime.
Blake and Ruby rolled their eyes at seeing her antics.
Weiss was next to Mia who was beaming with positive feelings.
Nora happily skipped alongside her bestie Ren.
AJ and Jaune were talking as they were in the front.
"I'm telling you motion sickness is more common than anyone believes" he stated as he would explain why he had almost thrown up on the way to Beacon the previous day.
The fat male chuckled "I hear you... I can't wait to eat... I'm so HUNGRY!"
The two laughed a bit and were bonding.
"See guys! Even AJ agrees with me!" Jaune in the audience would state as he had trouble getting his friends and allies to understand the cruelties of motion sickness.
"It's because he pity's you Arc!" Cardin said with a snort, he didn't particularly care if Jaune was correct.
"Is there anything that fat tub of lard think of besides eating and sleeping?!" spoke Whitley with disdain as he heard how the obese male wanted food and to rest.
"OI! He's not fat! He's an Elephant!" shouted Nora at the youngest Schnee although her words seemed to have the opposite effect.
Louis would look ahead before his eyes caught something up ahead, he squinted and his sight caught the figure of someone hunched over huffing, bodies were around them.
However the two boys in front would look and announce at the same time ""OLIVER!"" and they both ran towards the boy they met.
Yakumo would look at them go and gave off a chuckle, but when he saw Louis' look he instantly knew and immediately ran after them.
Mia would look over confused as to why the 3 boys would go off like that, however she saw the hunched over form of a Revenant, but she saw the familiar look of a certain boy she met yesterday... With a drop of blood. In that moment Mia also went after them.
Seeing the bodies of a certain sibling of the SDC Heiress laying there next to the other unmoving bodies and had some blood down his cheek caused the Schnee's (bar Gele) look with worry and shock.
Immediately Willow would grab her son and pull him close worried about him being dead despite that he is now in her arms.
Weiss and Winter felt cold, sure they didn't like Whitley but never wished for him to be that injured, immediately both of their hands went to their little brother to comfort himself and themselves as well.
Whitley felt cold in his being, seeing the blood oozing from his body and the fact that he was unmoving along with several other bodies made him scared.
Soon everyone would heading towards Oliver.
~Emerald forest, clearing~
[BGM: Extremum Belli from Code Vein]
"Huff... Huff... Huff..." came the sounds of huffing from the downed figure, the bodies around them began to disperse into ash.
2 boys would arrive to the figure's location "Oliver!" said Jaune as he looked at him with worry, thinking that the first friend he made was injured.
However instead of words, the downed Revenant would respond by swinging his Great-Hammer towards the 2 in an attempt to kill them, Jaune and AJ closed their eyes and waited for their death.
"JAUNE!" screamed _NPR, RWBY, Glynda, CRDL and Ozpin as they saw Oliver's hammer be swung at his direction with the clear intent to kill him.
Pyrrha immediately placed a hand on her partner's own, afraid that he's going to die.
Jaune himself felt cold as he felt like he was going to see his own death on screen.
Qrow would simply wince at seeing someone as young as him be killed, in initiation too.
*CLANG*
They heard the sound of metal hitting and both looked and saw Yakumo there parrying the attack, he stared at Oliver with a hardened gaze.
Footsteps approached them "Jaune, AJ!" now everyone was present as they looked at the duo with worry and some glared at Oliver.
However when they got a good look at him they were shocked, surprised and some even scared.
For when he was parried the rogue Revenant skidded on the ground and used a hand to lift himself up, there was two distinct changes to him. One of which was the side of his head had black spike like object, the other was his eyes glowing a deranged, insane and feral red, almost like he was no longer a Revenant but rather a beast in search for food, he then let out an inhuman growl as the creature stared at them all wildly.
"Oliver...?" whimpered Ruby as she saw the once kind and gentle boy from the previous chapter and earlier in this one now looking like he lost any form of reasoning.
Jaune himself couldn't believe his eyes that someone he knew only the previous day was now an enemy, he looked the same but his eyes showed something even more menacing.
Ozpin himself sighed as he closed his eyes in respect for Oliver despite not knowing him for long.
The Faunus however immediately wanted to get away from Oliver, there was something about him that terrified them, even Adam himself didn't want to be next to Oliver despite being in the theater.
Louie would speak "once someone joins the Lost they can never come back..." he then prepared himself as did Mia and Yakumo "I suggest that you all cast aside your doubts..."
At first AJ would be hesitant but then he saw two people behind Oliver, the woman he woke up with a couple of days ago and a young boy no older than he is, both were knocked out but the latter had some drops of blood on his head.
In that instant the male Revenant would ready his pipe and prepared to fight.
the 8 Hunter-in-training were hesitant to fight but then they heard the unnatural roar of Oliver, it was savage like, feral even and he looked like he was ready to devour anyone and anything that got in his way.
And so everyone prepared to fight for the safety of the two behind the monster, and to free Oliver from his monstrous side.
~Rider's domain~
The viewing turned off and the lights dimmed on, the viewing was over for now but everyone was silent, processing what had happened.
Rider would look at them all before speaking "I'll answer some questions but only what has happened so far and I'll try and explain to the best I can..."
It would be Taiyang who broke the silence first "what happened to Oliver?"
The host answered "Like Louis said... Oliver became on one of the Lost... Though how he turned will be viewed in later viewings."
"I-Is Whitley d-dead?" asked Weiss as she became scared of the answer.
"Nah... He's still alive" he answered bluntly which relieved those who were afraid of seeing Whitley's death.
Kali would ask "w-what did... W-We feel?" she didn't like what she felt and it left her afraid of Oliver.
"It's what's Oliver has become... You'll understand in the next viewing... It's more of a Faunus instinct which is why you guys are more... Susceptible to the murderous feel..."
He then snapped his fingers and this time a LARGE amount of people would arrive.
"OW!"
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
"Oof!"
"I'm sorry!"
"Dude the hair!"
"CFVY?!"
"SSSN?!"
"Hey General!"
"Team FNKI?"
"Hello Ozpin..." a voice said that made the elderly huntsman's blood turns cold, he turned and saw the queen there.
"Salem..."
Immediately those who were of Ozpin's inner circle would immediately reach for their weapons.
"C-Cinder w-why are you here?"
Rider sighed as he took a seat "I'm tired... Don't do anything... Or else..."
FINALLY DONE!
Sorry if the reactions seemed rushed or if they don't have much of an actual 'reaction', I've been writing this for so long that I feel like my ideas are being drained.
Anyways I'm gonna do the next chapter title and work on it, though that'll be another time.
If any of you are wondering if there's gonna be romance, yes though just be noted.
No Arkos, at least not this time, I've read some Arkos and liked them but for his side of the fanfiction multiverse.
Will AJ be in a romantic relationship? Possibly, but I'll leave this for you to think, but know this... He's bi.
