(Still only one review? Huh, odd. But on with operation filler!)
Games and Hunts
Ever wonder what kind of games are played? Then time to find out!
"So what game are we playing in the library?" I ask Yang curiously, "You'll find out soon enough." She replies as we make it to the library. Opening it up I actually see someone at the librarian's seat
Oh God why? It's Cain
He turns his head toward the door way, he mouths something before walking away. Crisis averted! Looking to somewhere else I can see my team and team RWBY gathered around a table with cards and lien on the table
"Oh hey there they are." Yang says pulling me over to them, "Alright! Everyone's here now so let's play." Uriah says a bit...too cheerfully
"Wait...what are we playing?" I ask him, he merely rolls his eyes "Blackjack. Simple as that."
I sigh and pull up a seat next to Roy, Yang sitting to the left of me. "Alright ladies!" Uriah says clapping his hands together, "Gentlemen. Princess." He says with a cheeky grin at saying Weiss' little pet name
"Hey!" She shouts earning a hush from some other students near by, while also earning a few chuckles mostly from me and Silas. "As I was saying, I'm House and will deal out your two cards each for this." And upon saying he flicks out two cards each to us quickly. Once that's done he sets the rest of the deck down on the table smiling
"And now for my own," he mutters placing one card face up and another face down "Shall we get started?"
"Before we start this I gotta ask." I say looking to everyone at the table, "Why are you guys playing this?"
"FREE MONEY!" They reply earning another shush from other irritated students, I can only sigh. Money makes the world go round eh? Odd that Weiss is playing though, but nevermind that
On to winning!
One game later
"I hate this game!" I mutter out, Uriah smiling smugly all the while. Everyone had a bad hand, and I mean everyone. Roy and Ruby clasping their heads, Silas and Blake staring at him with a cold and tranquil anger, Yang and I trying to hold eachother back from murdering him because of who wants to kill him more. And Weiss weeping pitifully, Ruby taking moments to pat her partner on the back.
"Oooooo bad hand for all!" He says taking all the Lien laid at the table over to him
I squint my eyes at him and look to the rest of the table, "Is this something we shouldn't be doing?" I ask suspiciously. "That is exactly the same question I asked him." Weiss replies staring at Uriah, guess great minds think a like.
He merely puts his hands up in defense, "I have no clue myself in all honesty."
"To answer that question, no. You can not play games like poker and gamble." A voice says, it causes Uriah to fall out of his seat
"WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING LIKE THAT!" Uriah spouts out grabbing the cards and throwing them out of sight and out of mind. And handing everybody's Lien back, he then gets back in his seat sweating bullets and whistling
Turning around Ozpin is standing there with a small smile on his face, I just talked to the guy he could at least wait a bit before showing up to tell something again. "Hey there Ozpin." I say waving
He gives a nod in my direction, "While I wish I was here on some good terms, unfortunately there seems to be a problem involving a particularly aggressive Grimm: A Ferrodillo."
"What's a Ferrodillo?" I ask confused as to what it's supposed to be exactly, Ozpin takes a small look back to me. "It is a particularly aggressive Grimm." He says in a slow and drawling tone, I only frown and cross my arms
"Smartass." I mutter which he replies with a silent chuckle before speaking again, "Now where was I? Ah yes. I wish for team RWBY, team JNPR, and team ASUR to go along on this. As compensation you may have this count as a grade for professor Port's class since he's the one who's brought the news to my attention."
Well that seems like a good bargain
"Of course sir, when are we going?" I ask him curiously, "Eleven in the morning tomorrow, as a word to the wise: get some rest for tomorrow. You will need it. Also be sure to come prepared for a tough fight." He replies before walking off, disappearing as he turned out the doorway
"First mission!" I say excitedly pumping my fist into the air, adrenaline pumping through my veins. "Anyone feeling the excitement?" I ask smiling. "I know I can!" Yang replies, I get a pat on the back from Roy giving a look
"Calm down Axel," he says soothingly. "It's our first mission you know. It's only one Grimm to deal with."
"He's right you know." Blake adds in, I can only pout "Let me have my fun alright?" I tell the two. Roy can only laugh a bit with Blake sighing
"Welllll then, he did say we should get rest right?" Uriah asks sounding nervous, "W-we should-"
"Not so fast." Weiss' words causing a flinch from him, "Everybody check the deck."
He's sweating bullets right now, I grab the deck and start to check through them. Noticing a pattern to this whole thing, no wonder we've always lost!
"He stacked the deck against us!" I exclaim out, everyone now turning toward the shaking green-striped House for the game. "I...ummm...I did-" his sentence is cut off by an ear-piercing smack from Weiss sending him to the floor
"OH! OH MY GOD!" He exclaims in a mix of pain and melodrama, "THAT FUCKING HURT WEISS! HOLY MOTHER OF SHIT THAT STUNG LIKE A BITCH! I CAN SEE ONLY BLACKNESS! I CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING BELLOW MY NECK! AW GODDAMN IT I CAN FEEL MY SENSES SLIPPING AWAY! I THINK I MIGHT BE LEAKING SPINAL FLUID! OHOHOHO SWEET MERCIFUL GOD OF PISS AND CRACKERS, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE HORRIFYING STRENGTH WEISS?!"
Ok this is getting out of hand, ending it I pull Uriah up and shake him. He seems a bit dazed and dizzy for a moment, eyes out of focus and head spinning.
"Better?" I sternly ask him, he shakes his head and huffs before nodding. "Yep." I look to Weiss a bit concerned, she gives a shrug and a 'I don't know' expression "Riiiiiight, we should probably get to our dorm." Ruby states
On that note we leave, and Uriah leaving with a red hand print on his face.
I have a request for you
Is this really the time right now Cain?
Looking over your mission I have a bit of advice before going to bed: ask Roy Indigo about the book.
Oh right, thanks for the reminder.
I give Roy a nudge, "How's progress on the book?" I whisper to him. "I don't know how you got your hands on the book, but it has some weird things to it." He says sounding concerned, weird things?
"What do you mean?"
"I'll show you in the dorm." He replies
Some time later
Having come back to the dorm and letting team JNPR know about tomorrow, we all got dressed into pajamas with a few heading to bed immediately those people being Weiss, Blake and Silas. And Cheshire laying in Ruby and Roy's bunk, 'keeping it warm',
"Hey Axel you coming up?" I hear Yang ask, looking back to the bed being held up by books she's laying there with her head resting on her hand. "I'll be there in a bit, Roy wants to show me something." I tell her smiling a bit, "Ok?" She gives a sigh and shakes her head
"Yeah ok, I'll be here if you need me." She says turning over. Let's get this whole thing over with, I take a walk over to Roy's work station: gears, screws, scarp, and some other containers (more than likely for Dust grenades.) but yet despite it all he keeps them in neat little trays with duck tape-and-sharpie written labels for each of them. Roy looking at the book
"So professor Roy Indigo," I state a bit tiredly "What is your great discovery to show?" I ask him. He looks at me and nods holding up to show something strange: some humanoid thing with an octopus head and bat wings, I take a look at Roy and ask only one question
"What the hell is that thing?" Roy merely shakes his head, "I have no idea. Only thing I managed to get out of it was the pictures of some bizarre things, Mr. Octi being one of them."
"Waitwaitwaitwait...Mr. Octi?" I ask him, he gives a dorky smile and quickly nods. "Yep! Named plenty of the things since there's no name tags for them." He says happily, I have to say he's like if Ruby had been a boy.
"Riiiiiight, so going on. What other things are there?" I ask flipping through the pages: among more 'mundane' things are a snake with arms, a humanoid toad, and a literal ball of flame...I am not joking this book is strange as all get out. But some others I don't want to describe again, because their appearances are just so...wrong
"Roy. I have to say you're brave for looking at these-" I cut off my own sentence and break into a cold sweat when I see the next four pictures: the same things from my nightmare in which I met Cain
The one in yellow, the mass of eyes and tentacles and gelatin, the swirling vortex of eyes and teeth, and the one king. I can feel my stomach churn, my skin tingle with goosebumps looking at them. Are those whispers I'm hearing? They seem like gibberish but soon I start hearing actual words.
Soon. The world will be lit aflame, with a holocaust of ecstasy and freedom
Hehehehe, new toy to play with! Yay! Please don't break ok toy?
You are going to die, or be driven to madness. Take your pick whelp
We were, we are, and we shall be. You are less than pond scum in the grand scheme of it all...but the Grimm are of a fine use, more willing to enter their base desires. How terrible of them, but still we shall help all the same. Ta-Ta Axel Lind
After hearing my own name I hear laughter: childish giggling, dark chuckling, quiet snickers, and gurgling guffaws. Hearing all that made my brain lurch, just what in the hell has Cain gotten me into?
"Axel. Axel?" Roy's voice snapping me right back to reality, I look at the violet-streak haired and gold eyed kid and groan. "What happened?"
"You just all of a sudden started shaking and shivering, like you were just...cold all of a sudden. You gonna be alright?" Concern laden in his voice, I give the guy a tight hug. I admit that the guy is like a little brother, if you know my meaning: little guy to see as someone who's impressionable and can look up to you, always there in someway. This book work of his has helped...but I need him to stop for a while before he gets hurt
"Take a break Roy." I tell him before pulling out of the hug with a little grin on my face, "You earned it." He smiles and gives a hug of his own, "Thank you Axel. Thank you bunches." He whispers before yawning and pulling away
The two of us share goodnights and climb up into our bunks. I let out a weary sigh, things are getting stranger and stranger everyday and an apocalypse is coming right along. But soon enough I feel a pair of arms wrap around me firmly, hot breath tickling the back of my neck
"So what's up?" Yang asks quietly, I can feel my face starting to burn up. And a lump forming up in my throat, "I uh- umm, uh-" she gives a little giggle. "Cat got your tongue?" she snarks, I calm down a bit so I can give my own bit
"Hey Cheshire want to grab my tongue?" I ask earning a yawn from the Grimm, I shift out of Yang's arms and take a look at her. Smile on her face, purple-ish eyes half-lidded. "I think he'll take it as a no. So since your here mind if I ask a question?"
I chuckle a bit, time to take a play out of Silas' book: "You just did."
"Oh ha-ha very funny."
"I learned from a pro, but seriously though what's up?" I ask her curiously
"Mind if I keep a bit closer? It uh...get's a bit cold even with the blanket ya know?" She asks, I can feel my face light up again like a forest covered in pitch during summer. "Sure, because I-" love you. The words stuck right in my throat, damn it Axel you're letting your nerves get the best of you. She gives a nod and wraps her arms around me again
"Great," she yawns out. I roll over to the side, "Goodnight Axel."
"Goodnight Yang."
And with that I head to sleep. I'll be sure to do it someday, but I guess it can't be today.
(Aren't I just the worse? Hehe)