Chapter 6: Encounter

The next day, Kai woke up earlier than usual. He looked at the clock and noticed that it read 6:30. He sighed and decided to get up, change, and go through his early morning routine that he used to do back in the order. After a good eight minutes, he quietly left the room and headed out towards the Emerald Forest. During his time at Beacon Academy, he was able to locate some safer areas in the forest that were hardly ever visited by Grim. After several moments of walking peacefully and eating on an apple he grabbed from his dorm on the way out, he came to a clearing that was on higher ground than where most of the Grim were, but when he got to the clearing, it was different.

The area was singed. The ground was black with soot as well as the surrounding vegetation. Kai looked around some more and found some large rocks that had scratch marks bigger than an Ursa Major. He turned to his right to see strange and foreign tracks heading deeper into the forest away from the rock he is currently examining. He decided to follow the tracks to see what had caused the scene he just witnessed. Little did Kai know, or see rather, was a partly burned corpse of a Beowulf behind one of the crisp bushes.

Back at Beacon Academy…

Yang: "Where's Kai?"

Alex: "Not sure. He's probably out doing his typical routine."

Blake: "Which would be?"

Alex: "Eating a piece of fruit, taking a walk in the forest-"

Weiss: "Wait taking a walk in the forest?!"

Alex: "Yeah, why?"

Weiss: "You do know what forest is currently near this school right?"

Mason: "The Emerald Forest right?"

Weiss: "Exactly."

Alex: "Point being?"

Weiss face palmed.

Kyle: "That forest is apparently filled with Grim and is considered one of the most dangerous places in vale."

Alex: "Oh… So how is that still bad?"

Weiss face faulted as well as the rest of Team RWBY.

Weiss (mumbled): "Idiot."

Back in the emerald Forest…

Kai had been tracking the mysterious beast for a good ten minutes. The creature had been walking apparently deeper into the forest. It wasn't good at covering its tracks because it left clear marks and signs of where it had been. Kai sighed as he continued to search for this creature. He began to notice that the creature's tracks showed signs of something having been dragged along with it while it was walking. The marks got larger and larger as he went deeper into the forest. After another fifteen minutes of tracking, Kai stumbled upon the creature. Its body was crimson red. From the angle he was at, he couldn't identify the creature's facial features. He could however identify that the creature had wings that resembled a large bat's. The only difference was that he could see that the creature's neck was longer and it had a longer tail as well. He then noticed its hind legs and noticed how the legs resembled that of a dragon's…

Kai (mumbles quietly): "Oh crap…"

Back at Beacon…

Kyle: "Professor?"

Ozpin: "Ah Mr. Kyle. What can I do for you this morning?"

Kyle: "Have you possibly seen Kai? He's been missing now for about two hours."

Alex: "Possibly longer considering it's ten o'clock now."

Ozpin: "Doesn't your team leader usually go out on a stroll?"

Alex: "Yeah… Although half the time he usually comes back after an hour or so."

Ozpin: "Hmm… Would you happen to know where he usually likes to take a stroll?"

Mason: "A forest usually."

Goodwitch: "Are you saying that your team leader is taking a "stroll" in the forest?!"

Alex: "Yeah… Possibly… I mean if not, then he could be in the town. Why is that a problem if he's in the forest?"

Ms. Goodwitch simply face palmed.

Weiss: "That was my exact reaction too."

Back in the Emerald Forest…

Kai was hiding behind a tree observing this mysterious beast. After a minute, the beast turned its head to where he could identify it fully. There was a small sense of awe when Kai recognized what type of creature it was. He then hid more behind the tree when he noticed that the beast turned its head towards his general direction.

Kai: 'So it's a Wyvern. Never thought I'd see one of those near a heavily populated area. Then again, legend has it that these mini dragons terrorized villages and small towns. But still, Vale is huge compared to those towns and villages in those legends told by some of the Elders. This is very interesting indeed.'

This Wyvern wasn't the average Wyvern in legends told. This beast appeared to be thirty five feet in length. Most Wyverns only grew to about twenty to twenty five feet in length (I don't know if that's true, but in my legend they are). This Wyvern could apparently breathe fire, well at least from Kai's point of view, it could. This particular Wyvern also seemed to be a lot more intelligent than your average Wyvern.

Kai: 'This Wyvern isn't your average Wyvern. So, I wonder if it's chance, or if this wyvern has a Rider. There aren't any known Riders any more, but I'm willing to bet that there are Riders out there. But that's also impossible because the Riders were thought to have been wiped out when the Templars exposed their secrets and killed them off one by one. Hmm…'

He turned back around the tree to get a glimpse of the flying reptile, but it was gone.

Kai: 'Wait, wasn't that thing there just a minute-'

Kai jumped as he sensed something sneak up behind him. He heard a loud snap of a jaw and turned around to see that the wyvern had snuck up on him while he was temporarily distracted. He landed a good few yards back away from the reptile and unsheathed his two swords from his belt.

Kai: 'Well, this is definitely a way to kick off this weekend.'

The wyvern suddenly reared back and roared. The roar wasn't piercing enough to break Kai's ear drums, but it was enough to where he had to cover his ears.

Back at beacon…

(Roaring heard in the background.)

Weiss: "What was that?!"

Alex: "That my lady was a roar from a creature."

Weiss: "I got that! But from what?"

Kyle was simply staring out of one of Professor Ozpin's windows. He then reached back and pulled out his bow. He turned around to walk out of the office, but standing, or rather leaning casually against the door frame was a mysterious man with a black hood covering most of his face. The man was currently twirling what appeared to be a necklace. Everyone noticed the mysterious figure as Kyle was walking out.

?: "Your friend has currently encountered a wyvern Ms. Schenee."

Weiss: "How do you know my name?! And how do you know where our friend is?"

?: "Friend? Ha! I never thought that boy would get some friends."

Yang: "Hey! That's rude!"

?: "Glad you know what rudeness is Ms. Xiao Long."

Yang: "Hey!"

?: "My point exactly."

Ozpin: "And who might you be young man?"

The mysterious man smirks and slightly looks up to see Ozpin.

?: "So it is true. The Headmaster of Beacon Academy knows everything."

Ozpin smirks back & replies: "It's not hard to tell if someone is young Mr. Tetsuya."

The three assassins' eyes widened when they heard that last name.

Mason: "Tetsuya…"

Alex: "You can't be."

Weiss: "Ugh! Just spill the beans you three!"

Ruby turned towards the hooded man & asked: "So sir, who are you?"

The mysterious turned towards Ruby and smiled. He removed his hood to reveal his face. He had brown hair and green eyes. He had a scar running along his left cheek.

?: "My name is Shangzu Tetsuya, and I am the cousin of Kai Tetsuya. I am a Shadow Rider."

Alex drew out his sword and pointed towards Shangzu. Kyle got an arrow out and pulled his string back pointing it at Shangzu. Mason pulled out two pistols and pointed it at Shangzu.

Alex: "What are you doing here?"

Kyle: "And why are you here?"

Shangzu simply smiled and replied: "I need to talk to my beloved cousin that is all."