Hello again! Hopefully this is longer than my other chapters, but now we are getting to the more important stuff!
Chapter 3: Initiations part one
Hours pass by, the night sky slowly brightens as the sun comes up slowly, birds could be heard chirping and the creatures of darkness going into their dark holes. Some students that are early birds woke up, getting ready for their first day at beacon. Dulio was women up by the sound of the speakers screeching a obnoxious sound, probably to wake students up. He groans loudly, putting his hands over his face as he groans, though his right arm couldn't move for some reason, but he didn't care, he wanted to put something over his eyes, so he used only his left hand. He slowly opens his eyes to come to a sleeping Dante, his body spread wide as he slept, over his right arm, making it feel numb. He turns his head to his left to see Barren sleeping in a neat manner, arms at his sides, wrapped in the sleeping bag. "What is this dude, a vampire ... well ... His skin is palem his body is stiff in his sleep ... No, no, you are just tired Dulio just get up!" He thought to himself.
He suddenly lifts his numb right arm, flipping Dante over and hitting his face onto the floor instead of the sleeping bag he brought. Dante groans as Dulio gets up slowly, shaking the sleep off before looking around, watching some students pack up their things, already being up, some are gone and some are just waking up like him, though there is no sign of that beautiful black haired girl he saw last night, wishing he could of tried to talk, or most likely flirt with her. But enough of that, he had to get ready!
He stood up and stretches his arms out before putting his hands to his back and cracking it. He looks at the two next to him and sighs, kicking them both, "Guys, time to get up, we need to get ready" He said, looking over the two as Dante groaned and Brennan slowly rose up, yawning and stretching his arms, his hair un-braided and flowing down his back, Dulio looking at him for a moment and thinking, "Hmm ... for a moment, he looked like a girl ... well, he has soft hands, his voice isn't all that deep, he does have long hair and pale but nice looking skin ... dammit Dulio! Stop all this tired thinking, first he is a vampire and now a chick, just stop thinking already!". He shook his head to get any thoughts he just had out of his mind before picking up his sleeping bag.
He headed to the locker rooms, going to the locker he put his things in and opening it up, remembering what he saw yesterday, some guy pushing a poor kid into a locker and seeing him flying to who knows where. But the kid got back later on, covered in twigs, so he guessed he was fine, Dulio began to undress from his sleep ware, yawning lightly as he grabs his gear, putting on his clothing before grabbing his secondary belt, it was one that had packs attacked to it, full of different dust shells, today was supposed to be the invitations, so he had to get ready. When he closed his locker, putting Lup Umbra on his back and put he turned to his left, seeing that Barren was already done and in, "fancy clothing", or so would Dulio say.Though, the outfit Barren was wearing is blue dress pants, a blue vest with a white undershirt, a blue tie and male blue dress shoes with a sword on his hip, the sheath being blue with two revolver like cylinders on it filled with dust and a trigger under them.
"Man, you get dressed fast don't you Barren" He said in shock
"You get used to getting dressed fast once you done it multiple times with the same clothing" Barren states, his face era ending emotionless, he never seemed to really show much emotion, but Dulio only just met him so he isn't too sure
"Well, where is Dante" Dulio asks and on cue, a loud bang was heard behind them. Dulio turns around to see Dante face first into his locker, sleeping, "... He isn't a morning person, is he" Dulio states.
"I suppose not" Barren answers
Dulio and Barren walk over to Dante, Dulio hitting him over the head to wake him up, but it only made Dante groan before Dulio sighed, smacking him in the face a few more times until Dnante's eyes were fully open. "Mhm, oh, morning guys, why does my face hurt?" Dante asked, only making Dulio smirk and laugh, Dante having a confused puppy look on his face. "No reason, no reason, just get dressed man", "God, his heavy sleeping might actually kill him in the future" Dulio thought.
Once Dante was dressed, grabbing his bladed bow and his quiver of arrows last, they heard the speakers once again, "All first year students, please head to Beacon Cliffs in ten minutes, that is all". The guys looked at each other and nodded, beginning to head their way to Beacon Cliff, but on the way Dante said, "Heym Dulio, I can't help but ask, did you make that sword?". Dulio looked back at Dante and smirked wide, "Yes, yes I did!" He said happily, grabbing his sword in his hand and showing it off, "This is Lup Umbra, she is a beauty isn't she!" He said. The large sword was held at the handle, the rain guard was a rather large, looking like a square and a symbol of a liquid drop on it, like his necklace. The cross guard on either side of the rain guard looked like a handle with triggers at the end and above the rain guard were two barrels, both of the barrels having blades at the side of them, longer than the barrels them selves. "This baby of mine is 5 feet and 9 inches long, it also doubles as a double barreled shotgun and it has another mode, though that I am saving for later, as a surprise you could say" He said, chuckling quite evilly.
Barren and Dante look at Dulio like he was somewhat of a mad man, and they wouldn't be too off either, when it came to weapons, Dulio could make anything, he did create his Lup Umbra and a few other weapons at his home, but that is something for later.
Ten Minutes Later
All the first year students were at Beacon Cliff, standing on platform, though none of them really knew what was going to happen, they weren't informed yet. Though, that would come to a end as Ozpin and Goodwitch arrived on the scene. "Hello students, today shall be your initiation day, only forty of you will be allowed into our school and how we decide that is by a game of sorts" He said before taking a sip from his mug. "Though, first let me say how we shall make teams, once you enter the Emrald Forest, which is down there, the first person you make eye contact with shall be your parter for the four years of your stay, and once you get your partner, you both shall head north or find relics, bring the relic here and you pass, if not, you fail, simple as that" He said, taking another sip.
After that, Dulio lost interest in what he was talking about, looking at the line up of people, he saw someone familiar, a certain Fanus named Midori, if his memory was correct. Since he was at the end of the line up, it was easy to see almost everyone and that means if she was paying attention, she was looking over at Dulio as well, but as soon as she made eye contact with him,s he sighed out of annoyance.
"Now, to get you to the Forest below, we shall be launching you in, so I hope you all have a landing strategy" He simply said, people starting to take their positions. "Now, I wish you good luck and hopefully you all stay safe" He said, opening up his scroll and getting ready to launch the students in. Dulio was too busy looking at Midori, trying to somehow flirt with her from such a far distance, but because he was distracted and at the end of the launching pads, he was surprised once he was suddenly flung, screaming, "HOLY FUUUUuuu.." His words were lost as he was sent flying too far away, no one able to hear what he was saying. Ozpin looked at the flying Dulio, taking another sip of his mug, "It seems he wasn't ready" He simply said before launching the next after the next.
Dulio continued to scream until he saw he was getting close to the forests grabbing Lup Umbra and gripping the cross guard to the left and forcing it to the right, making the right cross guard meet it at the left in the middle of the rain guard and making the barrels turn so the blades on them were underneath, making the sword turn into a double bladed cleaver. He pulls the grip and the gun opens up to where he can look down at his weapon and see though the double barrels. He grabs two green dust shells and shoves them in before snapping the shotgun closed, gripping the cross guards that have turned into a grip with his right hand and gripping the sword grip with his left, he aims upward and fires one barrel, sending a blast of wind upwards, forcing him downwards. He starts to rush downwards more and turns his body mid-air and shoots his other barrel right before he hits the ground, sending another blast of air to counter act the first one and making him stay just above the ground before landing on his knees, sighing loudly.
"Goddammit! A warning would be fucking nice! Screw you Ozpin! You should of told me that I was being launched!" He yelled, somehow hoping Ozpin would hear it but also hoping he wouldn't at the same time.
Meanwhile
Ozpin was next to Goodwitch, watching as Dulio was the first one to land, sipping from his mug once again, "Hmm, that was uncalled form he was the one who didn't pay attention" He said, answering what Dulio said. Good witches just pitched the bridge of her nose, sighing lightly.
Somewhere else in the forest
BOOM. A large crater is seen, some forming around it before a large figure slowly walks out of the crater, only seeming he was covered in dust before he whipped himself off with his hand, or his armor off. The large man was the armored knight, standing in front of the crater, most likely attracting attention from close by Grimm. He took out his scroll and used the compas on it to see where north was, heading in that direction. He walked for good ten minutes, remembering the conversation he had with his friend, Rosa, the silvered hair girl, she telling him they would do their best to meet up where the relics are, thinking they would be the first there and become partners. His thoughts were interrupted by a sudden growl, a group of Ursa coming out and surrounding him, he looked at all of them, counting how many there were, only being four. He was about to reach for his pasta sword on his hip before a Ursa charged, it being a good 8 feet tall, but before the Ursa could hit Dirk, he swung Gus sword out from the sheath, taking its claws and making the large Grimm growl I pain. The though the growling didn't last long as the knight swing his sword again, making it cut off the Ursa's head.
The next two Ursa charged behind him, Dirk swinging around and doing the same with their heads and before the last Ursa could attack, he lunged towards it stabbing it in the face, slowly taking his blade out of the Ursa's face and letting it fall before he puts his sword back into it's sheath. He started to walk again before a even more ferocious growl come from behind him, making Dirk turn around quickly and to be met with a 10 feet tall Ursa Major charging at him. Dirk quickly put his hands forward, meeting with the Ursa Major's giant claws, keeping it from pushing him backwards and Dirk holding his ground with the Grimm, his unusual strength being shown off, but he couldn't do much else, he was stuck between a Ursa and a hard place.
Dirk stood his ground, keeping the Ursa Major in place as he tried to think of a way out of this situation. Yet again, his thought process was interrupted by a growl, but it was from the Ursa in front of him, it growling in pain before a few sounds of gunfire came behind it, the monster disappearing in front of him and what Dirk was met with was a weapon, not a person, that was until he looked down. What he saw was a small man wearing nothing but brown and holding a military fork, "Seems like you needed help, I was happy to oblige" The small man said, making Dirk nod. They just stared at one another for a moment, both of them thinking the same thing, "She is going to be upset".
Meanwhile
Dulio sighs to himself, many thoughts running through his brain, "God, where the hell am I supposed to go, I think I heard him say north, I wonder who I will meet as a partner, Dante or Barren would be good, the black haired chick would be much better though, she was pretty hot" He though as he continued to simply walk through the forest, his weapon back in it's original mode and on his back. As he continued to walk, he didn't notice he walked right over a ledge and down hill, "FUCK, SHIT, MOTHER FUCKER" He screamed and continued to scream as he hit rocks and suck on his way down. Before he knew it he bumped into someone who was at the bottom, his face landing on something ... Soft? He opened his eyes to see the face of a blushing fanus before looking down to see his face was in her chest, "... well hey there partner!" He said with a smile and what came next, his aura was not prepared for.
The fanus kicked as hard as she could, hitting him in his crotch, or more precisely, his balls, making the man make a sound no man should ever make as he was rolled over, holding onto his family jewels. Midori stood up and sighed hard, rubbing the bridge of her nose, "Why does it have to be him, of all people, this guy" She said out loud. "Y-you know ... I am right here" Dulio said, his voice hoarse before Midori gave him a menacing glare, making his mouth shut instantly.
A few minutes of recovery and some walking later
Dulio sighs, forced to stand ten feet behind the ginger haired fanus, she saying, "You step any closer, I will make sure your ability to make children goes to 0%". He was a little happy that he got her as his partner, mostly for the reason she is attractive, but she seems like she could be a nice person, emphasis on the could part. Soon they get to a clearing, seeing some old ruins and pedestals with chess pieces on them, some of them are missing so it seems some students were already here. They walk up to one of the pieces and Dulio takes a black kings, smirking, "Hey look, I am king!" He said, laughing at his own joke, making Midori roll her eyes. Though her eye rolling was interrupted by rustling from bushes nearby, making Midori whip her sleeves and making her Kamas come out, twisting the bottom of one of her Kamas and the weapon shift into a bladed pistol. The curved blade moved down as the metal stick it was attacked to bend forward, the blade moving under the part that bends forward, the part she twisted bending as well to go under her arm and she grips the middle part that didn't bend, a trigger coming out and he aims towards the bushes.
They see something come out of the bushes and she instinctively fires her pistol, but as she does, Dulio and Midori see a white haired person come out, oh shit it was Barren. "Barren look out!" Dulio yells, making Barren look and suddenly pull out his white blade katana, knocking away the dust round into the tree next to him, but that making the round almost hitting the person behind him, Dante. "Shit!" Dante screamed, falling down. Back into the bushes he goes! Barren looks behind himself and at Dante, gripping his and helping him up as Dulio sighing out of relief.
Barren and Dante walk over to where Midori and Dulio where, Dulio giving them a fist bump, "Hey guys, it seems you two became partners, huh" He said, smiling at them
"Yeah, I found Barren as he was fighting some Beowolves, he kicks ass with that katana of his!" Dante said, patting Barren on the back, Barren himself still keeping a neutral face
"Oh, this is my partner Midori" Dulio said, gesturing to Midori herself as she puts her weapons away, back into her sleeves
"Pleasure to meet you tw-"
"She is also the one who shot at you" Dulio interrupted, Midori giving him a glare
"As I was saying, it i nice to meet you two and sorry about that, I thought you were a enemy" She told them
"Oh, no problem, not the first time I was almost accidentally attacked by someone today!" He said, Barren looking away as Dante chuckles
"So, you guys might wanna grab a relic before they run out" Dulio said, gesturing to the other relics
"Oh, alright, which one did you get?"
"I took the black king" He said, showing Dante the piece
"Alright then, I will pick the..." He looks at the pieces, grabbing the black queen, "The black queen!"
Dulio smirks lightly, "Alright then, queen of the castle~" He teased and Dante growling
"Shut up Dulio!" He yelled
Suddenly a loud boom was heard in the forest and it slowly got closer before a section of trees was blown up and two females walk out of the smoke, one of them having silver hair and grinning widely, her hands covered in a type of metal gauntlets that covers her hands and only her hands with slots that seems to be filled with dust. Next to her was the beautiful black haired female, having a small smile on her face as she looks over at the smaller girl. The taller, black haired female made Dulio smirk with a small blush coloring his cheeks
"Good work Rosa, that is much easier than going around all those stupid trees" She said, a large trail of destruction behind the two
"I know, thanks for the idea!" Rosa said, pressing a empty capsule of dust in her gauntlets, making it pop out before throwing it away and refilling it with another capsule of red dust from her pocket
"Oh Dulio look, more peopl- Dulio, where did you go?" Dante asked, looking around for Dulio, seeming he disappeared
"Why, hello there, beautiful" Dulio said, over near where the black haired girl was, looking into her uncovered yellow eye, "What is a fine lady like you doing, leading a path of destruction like this?" He said, flirting, badly
Catalina smirks at Dulio's attempt to flirt, her hand going to his chin gently, "Hmm, well I am wearing heels after all, walking around trees and bushed would be painful for me~" She said, smirking at him
"Are you two going to kiss?" The silvered hair girl asked like a curious child
"Hmm, mayb-"
"No, we are not, just a little teasing is all~" Catalina said, interrupting Dulio before pushing against his chin and making him fall down before she walked to the ruins
She walks pass the rest of the people and grabs a black queen, thinking it is a good fit for her while Rosa goes over to talk to the others, telling them how she met Cat as she was fighting a Ursa, making childish sounds and trying to reenact the battle, making Dante laugh. and Midori smirk. Though, they could hear a sudden rumbling coming from the path of destruction, watching two men turn out of the tree line, running towards the group.
"Dirk, you found us!" Rosa said, jumping and waving her hands, Dirk waving back and as he does, a sudden pack of Beowolves comes out of the tree line, following them, making Rosa stop her jumping, "Oh, that looks bad" She said.
Dirk and Gale make their way tot he group and turn as soon as they got there, "Who ever made this giant path with explosions got the attention of every Grimm in a twenty mile radius! So less chit chat, more getting ready to fight!" Gale yells, not able to stay in his soldier like personality, taking out his military form from behind his back and aiming it as the large pack of beowolves. Everyone did the same, those who didn't have their weapons out took them out, Dante taking his bow out and aiming it at the pack with a red arrow, Barren turning the cylinders on his sheath and getting ready to pull the trigger on the sheath, Dulio gripping his large sword in both his hands, Midori taking out her Kamas and turning one of them turning into her pistol, Dirk taking his pata sword out, Catalina taking out her pistol and aiming it as the pack and Rosa getting into a boxing stance, smirking a bit, eager to fight.
And scene. The next chapter, I hope you guys are ready for some action! Also aren't cliffhangers awful?