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Ryner gazed over the jade treetops, bracing himself on the platform he was told to stand on. He could sense them, creatures of Grimm out in the forest below, in their hundreds. He just smiled.
"Is that pleasure at your ultimate failure, boy?" Legion asked.
'No, confidence.'
"So you have a plan?"
'Get in, fuck shit up, win."
As everyone got ready to launch and some blonde boy tried to get his question answered. Ryner stood there relaxed.
Yang was standing on the platform next to him, a frown on her face. "What are you so relaxed about?" she asked.
"Oh, I'm just happy I have you to back me up." Ryner replied. 'Plus, I think these Grimm have got a surprise coming.' with a somewhat sadistic grin spread across his face. He could hear Legion cackling in the back of his mind.
Ryner launched.
He flew over the treetops, the wind flowing through his hair. He couldn't help his arms out like an aeroplane, gliding until he started to lower in altitude. He caught a tree breach, slowing his momentum until he flipped onto the ground. He himself off, checking around him for any sigh of other life until he was sure he was away from the eyes of the students before speaking. "Let's get this party started." He grinned, Legion laughing alongside.
"Good, I was getting restless!" and the snakes materializing.
{Selene}
She heard Moon become startled in her head. She had landed in an open clearing in the trees, nothing around her, no other hunter, so what had made Moon so disconcerted?
'Moon?'
"Something just awakened. Something…"
'Something?'
"No." Moon whispered. "Someone."
[Ryner]
The Beowolf fell to the ground, its arms ripped from its sides by the snakes that writhed in the blood they lusted for. Ryner stood up, the grim now a full on beam, relishing in the exercise. "I can see why being a hunter can be fun."
"Really?" Legion said. "I would find it more pleasurable if instead of killing my brethren, I say we join them and destroy the humans."
"Honestly, you're happy to kill anything." Ryner shrugged.
Ryner strolled casually towards a rounded temple which seemed like the centre of the forest. Various pedestals with what looked like chess pieces sat top them stood in the temple ruin. He then sensed beings around him. He grinned and Legion cackled. Legion then spoke.
"These, pathetic things, are Grimm? They dare consider themselves my brothers, my blood!" The snakes started to rise behind him.
"What they don't understand." Ryner added aloud. "I AM Grimm!" They said in unison.
Then the snakes darted forward as Ryner drew his gunblades in gun form and spun in a circle, whilst firing. One snake took the Grimm in its jaws, it then tossed it into the air while the second comes up and slices it in half. Then the other snake darts forward and pierces one through the heart.
After he has killed the rest, he walks to the temple. He walked towards a far pedestal, where a small black pawn was situated. He frowned, picked it up and examined it.
"What is this object?" Legion asked. "Some kind of human pleasure device?"
'Ew.' Ryner said, slightly regretting picking it up. 'It's a chess piece. Chess is a game we humans play'
"You play games? You truly are strange beings."
Ryner was about to argue when he heard voice approach him. He turned to find Yang, whom he was pleased to see, and a girl in black whom he vaguely recognised. He pocketed the pawn piece and strolled over.
"Sorry ladies." He said, "It seems as though you were beaten to it."
"So were you." The girl in black said, pointing to other empty pedestals around them. The cocky grin left Ryner's face, as disappointment for not being the first to arrive filled him.
"How about, the little pony!" Yang called to the girl, holing a white knight aloft. The girl agreed, leaving Ryner in endless deep hole of embarrassment and self-resentment.
"Siiiiiiiiissssssss!"
Ryner got snapped out of his trance to watch the unmistakable red of Ruby falling from the sky above them, her trajectory aimed straight at Yang, her speed great, but her path was cut short by the blond boy crashing into her from one side, sending them both crashing into a tree nearby much to Legion's amusement. "Ohh it's like going to the circus."
Ryner looked above, trying to find where she had fallen from. He saw the silhouette of a huge Nevermore flying in circles, the Weiss girl clinging on to its claw for dear life.
"Well, a clever way to get around." Legion admitted.
Ryner sprang into action, rushing past the three girls and using a tree branch to boost himself into the sky, pulling out his two swords and putting them together into their assault rifle mode, and firing a barrage at the eyes of the monster's head, trying to avoid killing Weiss, no matter how loud and annoying she was. The bullets splayed across the Nevermore's body, feathers falling as the creature screeched, dropping Weiss.
Ryner put his weapon away, turning himself in mid-air to try and catch Schnee. He flew towards her, the air rushing into his lungs, and he extended his arms and caught her, much to her surprise.
"Wha- Hey! I could catch myself you know!"
"Okay." Ryner said, throwing her towards the ground. She plummeted, and as he planned she collided with the blond boy again, softening her fall and causing great delight for him. He free-falled to the ground, and watched as the glowing hair of Selene parted from the tree-line.
A few moments before
{Selene}
A sudden explosion behind her made Selene jump, pulling out her scythe instinctively. Luckily it sounded a few miles away, so she breathed out, and continued walking. She had encountered nothing along her journey, not a single Grimm or fellow hunter, and deep down, she was bored.
Suddenly a black figure fell from the sky, landing in front of Selene in a dead heap. She jumped but in surprise, the dead Ursa in front of her defiantly not on the top of the list of surprise attacks from the sky.
'Well, never thought I'd see the day Ursa's fly… now I've seen everything' she thought.
"This is not a laughing matter child." Moon said, her tone unsure. "A darkness clings to this corpse, more so then a typical Ursa."
'What do you mean?'
"I fear someone ancient and powerful has risen again." Moon said. "You should get moving child, I sense this presence nearby, as well as your objective."
'Good, I could do with a fight.' Selene replied, smiling at the thought.
Selene wanted to question Moon further, but the goddess had always been elusive. She continued on her path. It wasn't too long until, again, the sky was alight with activity, this time with Jaune, the blond boy from before, flying through it screaming like a girl. Selene would have found this enormously funny, if it wasn't followed by loud scuttling footsteps, and a girl Selene remembered was called Pyrae, running from a giant Deathstalker.
"On second thought, I was okay with the not fighting."
She readied herself. The Deathstalker run towards her at full speed, its claw ready to clamp her into an unbreakable grip. It lashed out to her, but she was already gone, jumping above it and arching her scythe down onto the bone-like arm. But her blade bounced off, the armour on the monster proving to strong even for her blade. She landed, switching to her sniper, taking pot-shots at this face, but again only managing the make sparks on the impervious skin.
The Deathstalker roared in annoyance, and Selene took that to say she wasn't going to win this one. She took off after Pyrae, annoyed at the distinct lack of warning from Moon.
'Moon! I could have used some help!'
Moon was silent. Selene cursed, she was alone. The moon was up in the sky still, she knew full well she could hear her. She continued running until a clearing could be seen in the distance, a circular ruin with eight people standing around it, Ruby being the one Selene's heart leaped in relief on sight. "Ruby!" She shouted, the Deathstalker ever approaching.
"Selene!" Ruby called.
"Ryner!" Yang called.
Selene ran to the others, which had become a group of nine once Selene got there, Ryner, who had landed on the ground at that moment, strolled casually. Ignoring the fact that there was a Nevermore and Deathstalker trying to kill them.
"Will you hurry up!?" Selene called.
In an instant, Ryner was beside her. "Was this fast enough?" He asked with a smirk. She yelped and almost hit the ground in surprise, but Ryner caught her. "Up ya get."
"Thanks." She hit him with the blunt end of her scythe. "You jerk!"
They turn just in time to see Nevermore feathers flying towards them. Selene braced herself for injury but it never came, because there stood Ryner, in-between them and the Grimm.
Everything seemed to be going in slow-motion as he fell to his knees.
"Ryner no!" She shouted as he was lost in the flurry of feathers.
She tried to run towards him to help, but Runy held her back, just as next to her Yang was begin held back by two girls in black and white, Yang's eyes red with fury.
"Selene we have to move!" Ruby said, dragging her back with a surprising amount of strength for someone small. She reluctantly gave in, turning away from her friend who could be dead or alive, and ran alongside the others. They ran through the ruins, and she snatched up what she was sure was the relic Ozpin mentioned, a white pawn chess piece.
She lost track of how far they had ran. The Nevermore and the Deathstalker were close behind, still lustful for their demise. Selene had grown angrier the further they travelled, and wanted nothing more than to turn around and slice right through those monsters, but she knew she would die if she tried. Moon was still silent, which didn't help things.
'Ryner…'
[Ryner]
Inside Ryners mind-scape, something strange was happening. It was crumbling, but at the same time, rebuilding itself as a stronger more powerful being.
"What's happening?" He asked.
"It is strange, isn't it?" Ryner turned to the voice.
"Dad?"
"Hello Ryner, or should I call you Blade?"
"What's going on?"
"Your body is ready to use it's semblance, you just need to give it that one last push."
"How?" Hunter took out a bow made of pure black aura.
"Accept this weapon, treat it as a part of yourself." Ryner took the bow. He then felt excruciating pain, he couldn't help but scream in agony. But then it all stopped, his body started to disappear in some kind of black, wind effect.
"What's happening?"
"Your body has accepted your semblance, it's time for you to go."
"Wait! Will I ever see you again!?"
"Maybe soon, maybe in a long time, maybe in the next life. We will meet again. Goodbye, son." Hunter replied with a sad smile.
{Selene}
Selene felt Moon shudder inside her, and she could feel why. A sudden wave of energy surged through the air from the direction they had come from, from where Ryner had been. She stopped struggling, and just watched what happened next.
They emerged at the cliff again, which would have been a relief, except now they were trapped at a dead end. The Grimm were closing, Selene pulled her scythe to defend herself but it would be no use. The Nevermore dived towards them, and the Deathstalker wrecking-balled through the trees, its stinger at the ready.
Then as if from nowhere a black shadow stood in between them and the Grimm.
Selene could not believe what she was seeing. The once thought dead Blade Hunter stood before them. He looked different, a lot different.
His entire body was wrapped from halfway up on his nose to completely covering his feet in bandages. His hair was now jet black and shoulder length. His eyes now glowed ice blue with lightning sparking in his pupils and iris. He had a black jagged pauldron on his right shoulder, with a silver chain hooking it to the belt on his now ripped trousers, everything up to the knees were gone except for bandages. There was a clawed gauntlet on his right arm.
Ryner raised his right hand, a bow made of jet black aura shot from arm. He pointed it at the Nevermore. He then drew his left arm across the string, generating a spear-like arrow. He fired it, tearing away the Nevermore, burning the top of the Deathstalker and ripping away the greenery behind them. Then Ryner collapsed from exhaustion.
Jaune and another boy ran to catch Ryner, his body limp and exhausted of power. Selene placed her hand over his chest, closing her eyes and expelling her aura. She let her aura heal his outside wounds, but didn't dare go any deeper into his body. She could feel a darkness similar to the wave she felt earlier, and she didn't trust it.
She stood up when she was done, pulling out her scythe and facing the Deathsalker, which was recovering from Ryners attack and preparing its own. She heard moon inside her head, "You wish to call upon me child?"
'Yes.' She said as the moon rose over the clouds, and power began to flow through Selene's body. "Ruby, take care of the bird."
"Selene, what are you doing? You can't that on by yourself!" Ruby cried.
Selene turned to Ruby, he eyes changing from the sea foam blue to a crystal white. "Good thing I'm not alone then." Selene and Moon said together. Ruby's eyes widened in amazement, but she nodded, running off towards the castle ruins attached to the cliff with the other hunters who carried Ryner with them, leaving Selene alone with the Deathstalker. She heard it approaching, and she turned to meet it, a grin on her face.
"I always thought Deathstalkers were the Grimms way of saying 'Screw you, I'm going to combine lobsters, spiders, crabs & nightmares all in one.'" She shrugged, and charged.
Selene ran at the Deathstalker, jumping at the last second to avoid a clamping, and hooking her scythe onto the claw of the monster. The monster screeched as Selene, with unimaginable strength, flipped it over onto its back, the Deathstalker landing hard. With moments she was on its belly, hacking with her blade into its weak point. The monster screeched more as gashes sliced into its underbelly, blood pooling around on the grass.
The monster managed to knock Selene away. She fell to the ground but landed on her feet, standing up quickly and drawing light into her hand. The Deathstalker rolled onto its front, but was to slow on turning round, as Selene threw the beam of light into its rear, the light burning the monsters armour plating. It cried in agony, and Selene took her chance to try and cut into the newly exposed area, but the monster saw her attack.
It lashed out backwards with its tail. Selene blocked the deadly stinger only inches away from her head. She fell to one knee, the weight of the tail already too much for her normal body, but she let more moonlight charge her, and she pushed the stinger away, flipping backwards and throwing more balls of light energy at the monster, who tried to block with its arms but was only met with burning holes.
Selene jumped into the air, her silhouette against the Moon as she floated there, her eyes glowing white and her scythe the same. She dived to the ground, spinning through the air like a tornado, slicing through the stinger of the monster, which fell to the ground in a gory mess. This sent the Deathstalker into a fury, its claws slashing and flailing trying to hit Selene, but she was too quick, dodging each swing with ease.
The Deathstalker soon saw that it wasn't going to get anywhere with Selene, she was too fast and powerful while the moon was out, so it turned its attention on the others, who were facing the Nevermore and looked worse for wear.
Selene watched the monster turn away from her and scuttle quickly towards the ruins. 'Moon, please say we have a way of killing it quickly.'
"Yes. Quickly, follow my motions child."
Selene felt the moonlight encase her, the shining light spread over her arms, her legs, and eventually over her whole body, but she could still see and hear everything. She could feel herself floating above the ground slightly, and Moon urging her forward. She glided towards the Deathstalker, her speed increasing as she scythe filling with power. She yelled as she hurtled towards the Deathstalker, swinging her scythe as she ripped through it from rear to front, the slash cutting the monster in half. She skidded to a halt, her heart racing and her muscles weak, but the monster dead, blood oozing over the ground.
She stood back up, her legs numb but working at least. She notice Ryner leant against a pillar, and ran to him, trying to get him conscious. She heard a load bird-like screech, and turned to see Ruby scaling the mountain, the Nevermore's neck caught on her scythe, and when she reached the top Selene watched as the head of the Nevermore was ripped clean off, and the carcass fall into the chasm below.
"S-Selene?" She turned to see Ryner, his eyes opening and then closing quickly. "Ow, god you're bright."
"What?" Selene looked at herself, and found her aura was still encasing her in bright moonlight. She closed her eyes and stopped it. "Sorry. Ryner I thought you were-"
"Dead? Please I could die if I wanted, but I'm too awesome and let's face it, you'd miss me too much."
"Sure I would Mr Mummy." She said, holding up his heavily bandaged arms.
He looked down at his body, touching his new hair and smiling. "Whatever that Nevermore did to me, I like it. Speaking of Nevermore."
"Dead." Selene said, helping him up." I took care of the Deathstalker."
"I can see." He said, looking at the blooded monster. "Did you get a relic?" he pulled out his black pawn.
"Yep." She pulled out her white pawn. "Looks like we just passed with flying colours."
At the ceremony.
[Ryner]
Ryner swore it was rigged. Ryners appearance had changed back to normal. Much to his satisfaction. Selene wondered up next to him, smiling her usual bright smile. "I hope I'm on a team with you. Imagine us fighting together we would make and awesome duo!"
"Joining up with this flashlight? You would dare human." Legion muttered. Ryner just smiled, and watched Ozpin on the stage announce the teams.
"Team CRDL, led by Cardin Winchester."
'Great move, you old fart' He sarcastically thought. Legion seemed watching a comedy, cause he was laughing like it.
"Team JNPR, led by Jaune Arc."
'Really? I admit the kid's got potential, but it's a bit soon to give him a team.'
A red haired woman punched Jaune in the shoulder playfully, knocking him over and sending Legion in hysterics.
"And finally Team RWBY, led by Ruby Rose."
'Congrat's Ruby, Summer would be proud.' She clapped polietely as the team walked off the stage and passed them.
"This is the first time I've seen you smile." Yang commented. Wiping the smile instantly off of Ryner's face.
"Now, in addition, and for the first time at beacon academy history, we have two hunter unaccounted for. So, Selene Vulpel and Blade Hunter please step forward." They did that, Ryner with a visible frown, Selene non-chalantly. "You two will be providing support for Teams RWBY and JNPR."
At that, said teams cheered. Selene smiled cutely and Ryner while Legion tried to calm Ryner down. "Calm down, Ryner." Legion said.
'THAT SUNNAVA BITCH! I HOPE HIS SUGAR GET'S PISSED IN! HIS COFFE SWITCHED WITH DE-CAFF! I HOPE HIS MILK COMES FROM A BEOWULFS KIDNEY AND HIS COFFEE CREAMER IS SPIKED WITH SULFUR!' Everyone looked at Ryner strangely while he mentally raged in his mind and Selene was trying to get him to move.
"Don't flip out! This means we are on everyone's team!" Selene said, laughing as she did.