Chapter 23
Releasing the Hellhound
Walking to the Dancehall with a look of major confusion, Loki had tried his best to ignore the many stares he had gotten from the many other students, the wolf whistles never helped his increase insecurity either.
"No need to be nervous Loki" Nora said as she wore a pink shoulderless dress with a white skirt, the seam joining the two sections tapers to a point, which gave the top part of her dress a resemblance to a pink heart-shape.
That she was also holding his left arm in her right, looking up at him with a smile.
"Yeah, well, This is awkward for me because right now I am probably going to be dating two beautiful girls and a lot of guys are going to say a lot of things about this" Loki said as Blake giggled.
"Oh come on, what could go wrong?" Blake questioned with Loki having a look of thought.
"A lot"
Stepping through the doorway, Loki saw Yang smile at Blake and Nora, Loki simply wore a suit… just without the tie, watching Yang move to hug Nora and Blake he saw Blake smile awkwardly at him.
"Help?" Blake said lowly with Loki smiling as he crossed his arms, until Yang was on him.
"So, when am I gonna get a shot?" Yang questioned before Nora pushed her back to the Podium.
"When you get the chance, I got a date, So Blake gets a date, then you all get one" Nora said with a stern voice, making Loki raise an eyebrow.
"Don't I get a say in this?"
"No" Nora said with Loki's ears flattening on his head with annoyance.
"Jeez, love you too Nora" Loki said before Nora brought him into a small kiss, stepping away with Blake, leaving Loki with Yang before he looked at the room, seeing Jaune dancing with Pyrrah who leaned on his chest, Odin and Gabrielle also dancing slowly, Yennefer and Ren sitting down talking, it was when he saw Ozpin at the Punch bowl that the two made eye contact, Ozpin raising a cup of punch with Loki smiling, making his way to Ozpin he stopped at noticing Weiss sitting alone, making him frown and look to his adopted father who gestured him to her, making Loki give him a look before simply walking to a depressed Weiss who stared at the dead flowers in front of her until Loki spoke.
"So… what's got you so down?" Looking up to a smiling Loki she smiled back slightly.
"Nothing, just sitting here-"
"Alone" Loki finished for her, making her look up at him like she had been caught red handed, making her look down at Loki's look of worry, sighing he turned to see Blake and Nora speaking he sat down, making Weiss perk up as he waved a hand to the dead flowers, sending small embers the flower came to life with a vibrant glow of dark brown, showing they had wisps of embers harmlessly floating upward, making Weiss reach for one, stopping in hesitation until Loki guided her hand to one, allowing her to grab a hold and hold one with no feeling of pain.
Allowing Loki to lean back with a smile as Weiss sat mesmerized by the impossible sight before her, looking to Loki he smiled with Weiss returning a genuine smile, her cheeks slowly reddening.
Looking away he saw Ruby standing at the Punchbowl with Ozpin, making him smile as he relaxed with Weiss still examining the flower, looking to Loki in a new light he leaned his head back to relax.
Just as Nora had hugged him from behind, smiling down at him he pulled her down for a kiss until he heard Yang speak.
"You guys are just in time!" Yang said with Loki's eyes glowing menacingly at seeing both Emerald and Mercury, the prick sporting a large bruise on the left side of his face.
Closing his right hand into a fist at seeing the two of them present he slowly inhaled to calm himself down with Ozpin noticing the lights slightly flicker, confusing him and James Ironwood until Nora calmed Loki down with a hug, making him look up to her frown he looked down at the table.
Looking around to get his mind off of the two suspicious students, Loki decided to get himself a drink.
Walking to where his father stood Loki got a cup of punch to drink.
"I take it Mrs. Valkyrie and Belladonna are keeping you on your toes?" Ozpin questioned with Loki gulping the drink in one go.
"It's not those two I'm worried about… it's that Emerald and Mercury from Haven, I don't trust them" Loki said with Ozpin spotting the two dancing to the slow music, with Loki seeing Mercury's eyes looking around while Emerald glanced around calmly.
Making Loki narrow his eyes before they stopped as the music stopped and changed to one of dubstep, making Loki look to the speakers before he looked forward and saw team JNPR dancing, with Odin, Yennefer and Gabrielle joining them.
With Jaune wearing a dress.
The sight alone made Loki choke on his second drink in a fit of laughter, while Ozpin watched with a perplexed look of confusion.
"Your girlfriend… has a unique dance style" Ozpin said with Loki nodding as he watched the seven dance until Nora came to Loki with a wide smile, making him shake his head in refusal, only for Nora to drag him onto the dancefloor with the room cheering, making Loki stand in the middle of the dancefloor with team RWBY cheering him on, turning to Nora she stood beside him with a smile.
Making Loki look at the crowd before he suddenly held her and leaned her lower back on his left knee, making Nora blink as he smiled, making her smile back as he pulled her back up with to a twirl.
Bringing her into a kiss the crowd gave wolf whistles as the two continued with their dance.
With Ozpin watching with a smile a parent would give their child, joining his side with a vibrant red dress with her horns shown to the world, Hoshi snaked her left arm around his own with a smile, making him place his mug down with his cane.
"Shall I have this dance?" Ozpin questioned with Hoshi smiling.
"Of course, great and handsome Ozpin" Hoshi said with a flick to the stereo set up, turning the fast pace music to slow and romantic rhythm, making everyone look around in confusion before they saw Ozpin stepping onto the dancefloor with Hoshi who smiled.
Making Mercury stare at the celestial woman with a frown, along with Emerald who stared at her Halo shaped horns.
Also watching the woman with a look of study, James Ironwood mentally went through all known species of Faunus in Remnant, coming up with nothing of the enigmatic woman Ozpin had a romantic relationship with, he turned to Glynda who stood smiling at the two couples until Ironwood approached.
"Care for a dance?" James questioned with Glynda smirking.
"Try not to trample on my poor feet James" Glynda said as she took his hand, seeing this Loki smirked himself as he held Nora close to his chest, letting her lean against him he leaned his head on hers in return.
"You're the best Loki"
"Who am I to disappoint the queen" Loki said as he shared a kiss with her, making Nora giggle as she rubbed her nose against his.
Watching this from the next tier, Emerald and Mercury spoke into their earpieces in silence.
"It appears all the dancers have partners." Emerald said as she stared at Hoshi who gave Ozpin a passionate kiss, one he returned.
"How long do I have?" It was this moment Hoshi's eyes opened to show they had a small glow, this was followed by Loki whose eyes glowed more vibrantly, unnoticed by the two deceivers.
"You should probably be home by midnight, to be safe." Mercury said with Hoshi's eyes darting around, making Ozpin frown as her eyes landed on the two above, making Ozpin follow her gaze, hoping to spot what got her attention, the entire room failing to see Loki's shadow slither away to the doors, letting off an evil presence it rose from the ground to show a thinly built being with bone armor on its being, wearing thinly armored pants of leather the being reeled its head back with four horns growing out of its head, opening its skull mouth two red orbs took residence where it's eyes should be.
Letting out a hoarse groan it looked to its small hands, clenching them it looked up as Hoshi's words echoed through its mind.
'Find those who work to break this peaceful night, Senza nome, find them'
"Of course… mother" the being said as it stood still, feeling the air for a sign before it's head snapped to the faint sound of high heeled shoes running on rooftop tiles.
Opening its eyes with a guttural purr of accomplishment it leaped onto a rooftop to see a woman in a cat burglar outfit running along the rooftop towards the CCT.
Seeing it's target it let out a deep hiss before giving chase, just as Ruby stepped outside of the dance, failing to see the being she did however, see the Cat Burglar.
Moving after the obvious no good doer she did not know what was ahead of her.
Crouched low with a smile on her face, Cinder fall saw a Guard turn away from her position, allowing her to approach his back and knife-hand him into unconsciousness.
Grabbing him before he hit the ground, she stopped and looked around at sensing eyes on her, along with the feeling she was being hunted.
Shrugging off the feeling with her arrogance she hid the unconscious guard to walk inside, failing to see the being standing right behind her last position in silence.
"Excuse me, no one's allowed in this area" approaching the guard with not a care in remnant, Cinder smiled.
"Stop!" the guard said as he fired his rifle, only for Cinder to over power him, alerting the other guards she smiled as the cycle continued, with Cinder now holding two blades she had made from fire dust.
Approaching the Elevator She once more failed to see the being watching with a studious eye, letting out a deep hiss Cinder looked behind her to see no one but the unconscious guards, turning as the doors to the elevator opened she stepped in with two guards staring at her, raising their rifles as the doors opened.
Leaving the being it growled before stepping outside and looking to the top of the tower, looking around for any onlookers it bent it's legs before sending itself upward, latching onto the side of the tower the being threw itself upward once, failing to see Ruby approaching the tower.
Stepping out of the elevator with a scroll in hand, Cinder spoke.
"Oh, that's handy" looking up while pocketing the scroll she approached the terminals, sitting down with her scroll connecting for her virus she heard Emerald through her earpiece.
"A Party guest is leaving" sighing with a groan, Cinder looked up.
"Which one?"
"Ironwood" Emerald said, making Cinder look down before she frowned at hearing heavy footstep like sounds, looking around she looked to the only window of the tower, walking to approach she turned as the concrete wall was blown inside with a roar echoing.
Staring at the cloud of dust and debris Cinder took a step back as two red orbs came to life, glaring at her she watched the two eyes rise to a decent height of a grown man.
Stepping back as a snarl reverberated from the cloud Cinder's eyes widened as she stared at the horned being, a being that somehow showed an evil grin at seeing her.
"Killlll"
Looking in alarm at the beings ability to talk, Cinder summoned her two dust swords for combat, looking to the terminal she saw the download completed, and her scroll still on the terminal.
Looking back to the possibly rogue Grimm Cinder steeled herself as it roared, punching the ground with a web of cracks spreading it charged at her, not even slowed by the built in terminals Cinder's eyes widened as the beast channelled ash around its right hand that was ready for a punch, diving out of the impact zone, Cinder heard what sounded like a cannon fire before she was sent flying by a kick to her side, hitting the wall she looked to see the damage the being made, making her gasp as the entire side of the room sported a large web of cracks, looking to her attacker it let out a guttural purr that evolved into a deep chuckle of cruel intentions.
Moving to continue its assault they turned to the elevator opening to see Ruby step in the room before she stopped at seeing the beast.
All Cinder saw was a target she fired an arrow at.
Looking to Ruby the beast saw the Arrow fly towards the petite in a slow pace, making its eyes glow bright blue as it moved to shield Ruby from anymore attacks, standing between her and the Arrow motion resumed with the Arrow bouncing off of its right breast plate of bone, making Ruby blink as she saw the arrow fall to the ground.
Turning to Cinder the woman was already fleeing to the window with an actual look of fear, turning to its monstrous protector she saw it approach a terminal where a scroll sat, picking it up carefully it crushed it with no hesitation before dropping the pieces to the ground.
"Who are you?"
Turning to Ruby with eyes of protectiveness, it spoke.
"I… am nameless" the being said before both Ironwood and Ozpin rushed in, with Hoshi and Glynda joining them, seeing Ironwood aim his weapon Hoshi held a hand to him, making him stop and frown at her while Hoshi approached the being who knelt down.
"My task… unfinished" the being said with a voice of defeat until Hoshi placed a caring hand on its head, making it look up to see her motherly smile.
'You are not at full strength yet, when you and Loki reunite will you have the power to strike and protect'
"You did all you could to stop the intruder Senza Nome, dispel and rest for now" Hoshi said with the being lowering its head in acknowledgment before melting into a puddle of shadows that shot out of the window, leaving a confused Ruby with Ozpin approaching her.
Leaving Hoshi to look to a terminal which flickered with a queen chess piece insignia appearing before the screen went black.
"Ironwood, have whatever technicians you have quarantine whatever is in the system, whoever my familiar was fighting has done something here"
The next morning
Sleeping against Loki's chest, Nora let out a groan as Blake nuzzled against her hand that laid on Loki's chest, the two girls having moved to Loki's old room in Beacon after the dance, it was after Loki had gotten a major kick in his step that he actually took of their situation, which basically explains why the three were in Loki's old bed… naked.
With Nora sporting a love bite on her left Collar bone that had been healed by her aura, sitting up with a stretch Blake showed she also sported a love bite on her collar bone, showing she was as naked the day she was born the cat Faunus took notice to her bow and dress on the floor with Nora's own she looked to the duo to blush heavily at the sight of Loki's body, which puts Adams to shame, that and when she looked to Nora's she saw the curves in all the right places, like her own body, smiling suddenly at the sight she laid back down to enjoy the moment until a knock on the door made her silently groan.
"Yo, Loki, you in there, teams RWBY and JNPR need their team members" hearing the voice of Odin Blake glared at the door before she heard Nora's muffled moan of protest, making her share a look of understanding with the fun bomber they looked to Loki who laid down with his eyes glowing with his frustration.
"We'll be up in a minute!" Nora yelled to the door with Odin sighing.
"Alright then, Breakfast is just starting anyway" hearing Odin's footsteps leaving Loki looked to both Nora and Blake he covered his eyes at seeing their naked forms until Blake and Nora snuggled into him, making him dispel his ash blindfold to see the two smiling at him with mischievous smiles.
"I should be worried… but right now I'm not even sure" Loki said with his own smile of mischief.
The following minute after half an hour of waiting for the rest of their members, teams, GLOY, RWBY and JNPR spotted the three with Pyrrah blushing as they saw Loki helping Blake walk her limp off, while Nora literally glowed with a skip in her step, this in turn made the rest of team RWY impatient for their turn as Loki helped Blake sit down, hearing her wince as she sat down she was handed a bowel of Tuna soup from Ren who spoke.
"It helps with pains, My mothers own recipe when… nevermind" Ren said with Nora placing a hand on his shoulder, making him look up with a grateful smile while Yennefer hugged him.
"You three seem to be in a good mood" Jaune said with Loki smiling nervously.
"I… may have let a bit of my wolf side out"
"In a good way or bad way?" Weiss questioned worriedly as Blake awkwardly shifted in her seat, a wince clearly seen in her eyes as she ate the soup.
"I'll put it like this Weiss" Blake began with everyone turning to her, looking to Loki she sported a smile of a Cheshire cat, one that would make said cat proud.
"I was like Heaven" Blake said with a Purr, making Loki force her to purr further by rubbing and scratching her back.
"I found out this is a back massage for her last night" Loki said with a matter of fact tone, making Blake lower his hand to her lower back.
"Right there please" Blake muttered with Loki muffling a laugh with the others holding their mouths shut.
"The first person to laugh will get a slap" Blake said with Nora snorting, making her turn to Nora who looked innocently until Blake grabbed her and brought her into a kiss, surprising everyone as Blake now sat down with Loki, leaving Nora standing before her cheeks began to slowly redden.
"That's not fair" Nora said with a pout, making Blake smile at her.
"I don't hear any complaints," Blake said before the intercom went off.
"May Ruby Rose report to the Headmasters office please, thank you" frowning at hearing Hoshi's voice on the intercom, Loki looked up in confusion.
"Huh, she's still around"
"Do you know who that lady is?" looking to the others Loki shrugged.
"She's the one who helped me control my ash to a point" Loki said before he turned to his pancakes, seeing Nora's hand holding one.
Making him smile to her as she held it to his mouth, making him take a bite.