Hey all. Sorry again for the late chapters. So, to make up for it I have two new chapters for you with a third that will be done by the end of the week. Now enjoy the next part of the Demon of Remnant

The Ryder of Beacon

"You're going down you out of date hunk of junk!" Ryder groaned at the sound of his partner's voice. As his eye's drifted open he could see Summer near the tv with a game station controller. She was furiously pressing the controls, leaning left and right like it would help. He could see Delta next to her a hologram of a controller in his hands as well.

Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Ryder stood up and stretched his sore muscles releasing a loud yawn. Summer was distracted by the noise, which Delta took advantage of and launched a full-on assault.

"Player two wins!" the screen chimed causing Summer to fall over and whine.

"Morning." Ryder called as he walked towards the bathroom, grabbing a change of clothes as he passed his bags. Summer floated over and began punching him repeatedly.

"Ry! I was winning and you distracted me!" Ryder ignored her as he went into the bathroom. Summer stopped outside the door giving him privacy. He relieved himself before stripping and hopping in the shower. When he was finished he toweled off and changed, glad that Ozpin had put his hygiene kit and some toiletries in the bathroom. He quickly brushed his teeth and combed his hair before opening the door, a hair tie between his teeth.

"Good morning Ryder." Delta said as he appeared next to him, "I hope you slept well. It is currently eight o'clock."

"Morning Dee." Ryder responded while tying his hair up, "What time does the cafeteria open? I'm starving!" Delta did a quick search before stating it was currently open and his first class began in an hour. "Thanks Dee." Ryder went through his morning routine of checking his weapons and gear, put his shades and mask on, just for the hell of it, before heading to the stairs.

Summer waved to him, "Have a good first day Ry!" He waved back before disappearing up the stairs, the angry voice of Summer demanding a rematch followed him up. Ryder walked past the hangers waving to Azure as he made his way to the school. The halls were near deserted since it was still early, though he passed a few other students and staff.

They gave him wary looks, doing their best to avoid him. They act like they've never seen a guy in a mask before. Ryder brushed it off taking out his scroll and headphones to listen to his music. As the music filled his ears, Ryder thought back to his fight with the wolf named Fenrir.

It had been one of his toughest fights, though he'd never admit it. He'd never needed his 'Ghost' form to take on his enemies, even the one's with aura. What was most concerning was his healing hadn't been working throughout the battle.

'I need to ask Ozpin about this.' He thought.

Ryder rolled his shoulders trying to stretch his aching muscles. The fight had taken a lot out of him. As if to remind him, his stomach growled, demanding to be fed. Ryder arrived at the doors to the cafeteria doors a few minutes later taking his headphones out as he stopped. He was nervous, surprising, wasn't it? After his 'performance' the stares and looks of the others had…unsettled him.

"No turning back." Ryder whispered to himself. With a deep breath he walked inside. The room was filled with the sounds of conversations, students milled about every-which way and the cafeteria staff going about their normal routine. All the noise stopped as Ryder walked in, all eyes turning in his direction. At the time a war was going on in his head. The practical side told him danger and to bail. While his more stubborn side told him to stand his ground. The silence hung in the air like a thick fog.

'Say something!' his brain screamed at him, his mouth following its orders. "What's wrong, you all look like you've seen a ghost?" Nothing. No response. A few people whispered but the silence still lingered. Ryder sighed before walking towards the breakfast line. The way everyone watched him felt like one of the scenes from his favorite books where the pirate queen is being walked to the gallows.

'Easy does it Ry.' He thought picking up a food tray and utensil. When he moved towards the main line, students that were ahead of him quickly grabbed what they needed or could, before moving away from him. Ryder ignored them turning instead to the lunch lady, or was it breakfast lady? He'd think it over later. "Good morning Miss." He smiled but forgot that he was wearing a mask. The lunch/breakfast lady smiled back at him surprisingly.

"Guten morgen young man. You may call me frau Helga or simply Helga." Her accent was strange but she had a kind smile. She had short blonde hair tied in a bun and sea green eyes but what was shocking was the woman's arms. Helga's biceps were as big as his head and the sleeveless work shirt she wore displayed them for all to see.

"What can I get you liebchen?" Ryder shook his head of the image of her snapping an Ursa in half barehanded.

"Sorry. Am I allowed to order anything or is there a limit?"

"No need for apologies. I get it from all new young hunters. And yes, you can order anything and the only limit is what you can carry."

Ryder's stomach approved. "Okay I'll have: Scrambled eggs, some sausage links and bacon, pancakes, French toast, hash browns, a blueberry bagel, some grits, oatmeal and a biscuit with some gravy please." Helga laughed at how much the young man wanted, but he was a growing boy.

"Wait one moment liebchen." She quickly went to work and within a few minutes handed Ryder three plates filled with everything he'd asked for. Ryder thanked Helga before taking his tray over to the drink dispenser to get some juice and coffee before finding an empty table. He removed his mask and ate in silence. The onlookers stared in shock when he finished. The amount of food he'd devoured, especially frau Helga's portions, was enough to feed five people.

He was hungry, simple as that. When he finished he dropped his tray on the dirty stacks near the trash cans before leaving, waving to Helga as he went through the exit. The clock on his dark scroll said it was eight forty-five which meant his first class was about to start. Pulling up his classes on the holo projector as well as a map of Beacon, Ryder made his way to his first class: Grimm studies.

He made his way down the hall when he someone shouted from behind him, "Watch out!" Ryder turned just in time to collide with a familiar red hood. He braced his legs and remained on his feet, the other person wasn't as luck.

She sat on the ground, dizzy and Ryder swore he saw chibi Beowolves circling her head.

"Ruby! I told you to wait u-…" Just as he was about to help the girl up three more familiar faces rounded the corner. Ruby shook her head to clear the dizziness before looking up at Ryder.

"I-I'm so sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going." Her face heated up at the embarrassment, she was about to apologize again when a hand entered her vision.

"It's alright, you're not hurt, are you?" Ruby couldn't tell because of his mask but she thought he was smiling. She took the proffered hand and got to her feet, brushing off her uniform and hood.

"No, I'm okay. Thanks Fenix."

"You're welcome speedy." He ruffled her hair causing Ruby to squirm and slap his hand away. A chuckle from behind her reminded Ruby that her team was watching the exchange happening. Worse, Yang saw.

"Wow Rubes, I didn't know you were such a knockout!" The three girls groaned at the blonde's pun, who mumbled about them having no sense of humor.

"Oh, where are my manners? Good morning ladies." Ryder said.

"Good morning." They all replied. From behind his shades Ryder gave them each a once over. Ruby still had an embarrassed look on her face, Blake was looking at him inquisitively, Weiss hand an uninterested look and Yang was 'inspecting' him up and down.

"So Ruby," Ryder addressed the small girl, "Why were you in such a rush?" Team RWBY all went silent for a second before they all yelled in understanding.

"YOU DOLT! WE'RE LATE!" Weiss yelled at her team leader. Ryder looked at his scroll as the four argue about bunk beds and decorating. It was eight fifty-five and from what he read on his map it would take ten minutes to get there, even at a dead sprint.

He looked back at the girl's distraught faces and sighed. "Welp! Guess I've got no choice then. Hey ladies!" They all turned their attention towards him, "Want to see a trick?"

Weiss crossed her arms and glared at him, "We don't have time for your games! Unless you can somehow manage to get us there in the next few minutes."

"That was uncalled for Weiss." Blake interjected, but before an argument could start Ryder spoke up.

"Sure, I can do that." The retort from Weiss froze in her mouth as she looked at him. It was hard to read his face with that mask in the way, but he sounded honest.

"How?" She asked Ryder, who smirked under the mas as he turned around. Ryder pulled Hellfire from around him and ignited the chain. He heard feet shuffling behind him but ignored it. Ryder twirled Hellfire around his body in a small circle, his mind focusing on the destination he wanted. With a twist of his wrist Ryder sent the fiery chain spinning in front of him, like it was cutting the air.

Suddenly a portal opened in the circle. Ryder pulled his chain back, wrapping it around him.

"Now departing Fenix station, please keep your belongings close as you enter and thank you for choosing ghost portals." Ryder looked back at the dumbstruck faces of the four girls. He rolled his eyes and clapped his hands to get their attention. "Let's go ladies class is about to start and I can only hold this open for a bit longer."

They all looked at each other before nodding in agreement.

"The offer expires in: Three. Two…" Ryder didn't finish as each of them jumped through the portal and he followed after.

Port's classroom:

"Well now it seems we have a few students missing." Professor Port looked around the class, or the students thought he did, they couldn't tell with his giant bushy eyebrows covering his eyes. "Well they still have a few seconds, but I doubt they'll just appear out of thin air." Just as he said the words a portal opened in the middle of the classroom. "What in Oum?!" Port yelled grabbing his trusty blunderbuss axe, ready to fight. His excitement died at the sight of team RWBY walking out of the portal.

"We made it!" Ruby cheered enthusiastically.

"Just barely, no thanks to you." Weiss aimed the accusation at Ruby who giggled nervously.

"Aw, chill out Weiss-cream at least we're not late. Right Partner?"

"Hmm." Blake looked back at the portal.

"Blake?" Yang looked at her partner's worried face.

"Fenix was right behind us, wasn't he?" They all looked back to the portal waiting to see if he'd come emerge. Then the portal closed.

"What happened?" Port asked walking up to the four students. Ruby and her team began a frantic explanation of what happened, Port following along until he noticed another portal appeared near the ceiling.

"Heads uuuppp!" Ryder fell towards the floor the portal blinking out after he left it.

"I got him!" Yang moved under him, arms spread to try and catch him. "I got-Whoa!"

"Oof!" Ryder and Yang collided, causing them to roll across the floor of the classroom. They stopped when they hit Port's desk, landing in a rather compromising position. Yang lay atop Ryder who had his arms out to the sides, his face getting a full view of her chest as he struggled to breath.

'Okay. Just don't move and maybe she won't kill me. Damn they're soft and she smells nice. No! Bad Ryder!'

"Ugh, that hurt." Yang stirred from where she lay, Ryder went still. She looked down and froze. Ryder's shades had fallen off when they rolled, hazelnut eyes met her lilac ones. The rest of his face, however, was trapped by her girls. Normally she'd castrate any guy who dare even try to touch her, but Yang understood it wasn't his fault. Didn't mean she wouldn't tease him.

"See anything you like ghost boy?" Yang had a devious smile on her face, Ryder thought she looked like her mother at that moment.

"Ahh, to be young again." Yang turned at the sound to see Port, her team and the entire class looking at them. Yang looked back down at the position they were in. Her face lit up like a search light. She jumped off Ryder at a speed that would've rivaled her sister. Ryder took a deep breath, feeling sweet, sweet oxygen fill his lungs.

"Are you both alright?" Ruby asked as she sped around her sister, checking to see if she was hurt or injured.

"I'm fine Rubes." Yang said, a slight blush still on her face. Ryder slowly got to his feet, dusting himself off.

"Any injuries lad?" Port asked him.

"No, I'm fine Professor. Sorry to 'drop' in so suddenly." Yang snorted at the pun, Port gave a hardy laugh.

"Well you seem no worse for wear. I believe these are yours." Port handed Ryder his sunglasses, he thanked the older man then the bell rang for class to start. "Alright everyone! Take your seats and let me tell you a riveting tale of the time I killed a herd of Ursa with only a shoe."

Ryder and team RWBY walked to their seats.

"Well, I suppose thanks is in order. Thank you, Fenix." Weiss nodded to Ryder.

"Thank you." Blake added.

"Yeah, thanks." The siblings chimed in.

Ryder shrugged, "No problem ladies."

"I have a question though." It was Blake that spoke up, "Why did we all arrive at the same point, but you dropped from the ceiling?"

Ryder thought for a bit before he responded, "Guess I took a wrong turn at Albuquerque." He chuckled but turned to see confused looks. 'Does no one watch tv anymore?' he thought. "Ok, sometimes when I open a portal I can only open one if I know the place or have been there before. However, if I know they general area I can make a guess and hope for the best."

Blake nodded, "I see. That sounds reasonable."

"What happens when you don't guess right?" Yang asked.

"Well…Last time I fell into a never more nest, then before that I wound up thirty miles outside of Atlas during a blizzard, that sucked. That time I nearly took a swim inside and active volcano. Then there was…Why are you all looking at me like that?" The four looked at him as if they'd just seen a Beringal in a tutu. "What?"

Later:

Professor Port's lesson was interesting. Ryder knew enough about Grimm having dealt with his fair share them, but his stories were entertaining. "And that students, is how I single handedly fought off a Behemoth while carrying the governor of Vacuo on my back." Most of the students groaned, the other half were asleep.

"What is the moral of this tale you ask? A true huntsmen must be honorable, a true huntsmen must be dependable. A true huntsmen must be strategic, well-educated and wise." Ryder looked over to team RWBY. Blake had a text book in hand but upon closer inspection he noticed a different book hidden behind it. Yang was nodding in and out of consciousness. Weiss was shaking with rage, glaring at Ruby who was drawing something and laughing.

"So," Port continued, "Who among you believes they are the embodiment of these traits?" Port finished, waiting for anyone to volunteer. Weiss was about to raise her hand, but someone beat her to it. "Well now, it seems we have a volunteer." Ryder put his hand down. Weiss crossed her arms, grumbling to herself. "Please, go gather your gear and return."

"No need Professor." Ryder teleported from his seat to stand next Port. "I never leave without them." He tapped Azrael at his hip.

"Always prepared! I like that Mr. Fenix." Port clapped him on the back before he retrieved his trust weapon. The professor walked over to a nearby closet and pulled out a large cage that was shaking and growling. "Alright my boy, are you ready?" Ryder nodded. "Prepare yourself and begin!" Port cut the lock off the cage and out walked a Boarbatusk.

'Well this'll be easy and boring.' Ryder thought, before a rather fun idea popped into his head. Ryder turned to his classmates who were now all awake and watching the spectacle. Unknown to them Ryder had a shit eating grin on his face.

"Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to epic meal time. I'm Chef Fenix and today I'll be showing you how to make seasoned pork a la Fenix." The Boarbatusk snorted before rolling at Ryder. He side-stepped the Grimm with ease, the Boarbatusk hit the wall before turning around.

"Now first we tenderize the pork." The Grimm was rocketing towards Ryder. He turned towards the creature and to everyone's surprise Ryder kicked it with his right leg engulfed in flames. The Grimm went flying, bouncing off the walls before landing on the ground. "Next we add a little seasoning for flavor." Ryder drew Azrael and Hades, infusing a bit of his semblance into each before letting loose with a hail of bullets. The rounds blasting the Grimm back towards its cage.

"Perfect, time to cook. Now most like their pork a nice golden brown. I however prefer mine a little crispy." Ryder's eyes began to glow as he pulled his mask down. Port looked intrigued by what his student would do next. Ryder breathed in deeply before releasing a stream of fire, and a beast like roar, at the downed Grimm.

"My word!" Port cried, shielding his eyes from the heat of the flames, many of the closer students doing the same. Ryder cut the flames off, admiring his handiwork. The Boarbatusk was smoking and twitching but was still alive.

"And finally," Ryder Said, "once the dish is properly cooked, carve it up and serve to your guests." Ryder flourished Hellfire, sending it sailing at the Grimm. The flaming chain wrapped around the Boarbatusk before being flung into the air by Ryder. A ferocious tug from Ryder causing the heated chain to cut the Grimm in half. Both sections fell to either side of Ryder as he wrapped Hellfire around him.

As the remains began to dissolve Ryder turned back to his now wide-eyed classmates.

"Bravo Mr. Fenix! Excellent work and fine showmanship if I do say so myself." Port slapped the young man hard on the back. Ryder winced but hid it well. The bell rang signaling the end of class. "Well students, that is all for today. Please review the material for tomorrow and remember, stay vigilant. Mr. Fenix," Port turned to Ryder, "As the man of the hour, care to say a few parting words?"

Ryder scratched the back of his head in thought.

"Yeah, come on hot shot." Yang called from her seat. Ryder saw her wiggling her eyebrows at him.

'What the hell. Why not?' He thought before speaking, "Well everyone I hope you enjoyed the show. I'm your host, the ghost with the most, please join us again on epic meal time. Later!" Ryder snapped his fingers and teleported out into the hall, walking towards his next class.

Team RWBY:

"You think he's what?!" Weiss' voice rang off the walls. Her teammates covered their ears at her outburst. Ruby was the first to speak after.

"What's the big deal? I just said I thought he was cool." Team RWBY had been walking to the cafeteria after their previous class. The subject of the mysterious Fenix was brought up, causing Mt. Schnee to erupt.

"How on Remnant could you think that…that…insufferable showboat, could be even remotely 'cool'?!" Weiss used air quotes as she said the last words.

"Weiss-cream cake is right. He isn't cool at all." Ruby and Weiss were shocked to hear those words come from Yang.

"He's not?" Blake asked with a raised brow. Weiss had a smug smile on her face.

"See? I'm not the only sane person who thinks..." Weiss began but was cut off by Yang.

"If anything. I'd say he's hot as hell." The blonde wiggled her eyebrows at the heiress. Weiss hung her head in exasperation.

"I should have known you would never agree unless there was a lame pun involved."

Yang smiled, "You all just have no sense of humor. Besides Fenix isn't so bad, at least he laughs at my puns."

"Maybe he was just humoring you sis." Ruby deadpanned.

"Nope." Yang replied.

"What makes you so sure?" Blake asked her partner

Yang tapped her chin in thought, "Women's intuition." She held hands out to the side and shrugged.

"Riiight." Weiss rolled her eyes at the statement, "Well my intuition is telling me he is dangerous. Or at least has some mental issues. Seriously, who walks around in a mask and keeps their identity a secret that doesn't have a twisted mind?"

Blake looked at Weiss, eyes narrowed. "Maybe he just likes his privacy." She said it with a bit of an edge in her voice. The heiress heard the challenging tone in her teammates voice.

"Or maybe," Weiss shot back, "He's just some criminal who tricked his way into beacon." The two stopped walking to glare at each other. Ruby saw sparks fly between her teammates and was starting to think it was about to become a fight.

"Maybe he's a super-secret agent working for an underground organization?" The new voice drew all attention to a side hallway where team JNPR was walking towards them.

"Nora," Ren sighed, "You think everyone that wears a mask is a secret agent." Nora just waved it off.

"Pssh, I do not Renny. You're exaggerating."

"The clown?" Ren asked accusingly. Nora chuckled nervously.

"Well, okay, not my best moment. But that was years ago!" Ren crossed his arms, looking at his partner with a blank expression.

"That was last week Nora."

"Well he's still suspicious." Weiss huffed. Jaune rubbed the back of his head before speaking.

"So, the guy has secrets, so what? Everyone does. Doesn't mean he isn't a good person." The blonde leader of JNPR received a death glare from Weiss. Lucky for him, his partner came to his defense.

"Jaune is Right." Pyrrha spoke up, "Everyone is entitled to their privacy. Though I admit, I am curious."

"Not you too Pyrrha." Weiss groaned, "All I'm trying to say is that he might not be who he says he is."

"How would you know?" Blake interjected, "Just because we don't know anything about him, does not mean he's a criminal or a threat!" The two began arguing again as the others watched.

"Why not ask? It beats arguing in the middle of the hallway." The argument ceased at the new voice. Both teams looked behind them to see the subject of their conversation leaning against a wall. "Sup." Ryder waved at the group's dumbstruck faces.

"How long have you been standing there?" Ruby asked sheepishly.

"Around the time pinky called me a secret agent."

"Ignore Nora," Ren said, "Sometimes she has wild delusions about people."

"HEY!" The pink bomber whined. Ryder laughed.

"It's cool, I'm used to people thinking I'm less than trustworthy." There was an awkward silence for a bit.

"Sooo," Nora began, breaking the silence, "Are you a secret agent?"

"NORA!" The rest shouted.

"What?! He said we could ask?" she huffed and put her hands on her hips.

"Well I could tell you but that's classified material." Ryder said. Nora let out a gasp and he couldn't help but laugh. When the silence returned Ryder walked past the group. "I don't expect you to trust me." He stopped in the hallway. "If I were you I wouldn't trust me either. However, that doesn't mean I'm a threat or not. Guess you'll have to find out." Ryder walked off again leaving the two teams in silence.

"Is he always so cryptic?" Jaune asked team RWBY who replied in quick succession.

"Yep."

"Yep."

"Yes."

"Affirmative." their responses fired off like a bullet.

"He seems a bit eccentric but I don't think he's a bad person." Pyrrha said as they resumed their walk towards the cafeteria.

"I still think we should keep our eyes on ghost boy, in case he's up to something." Everyone groaned at the heiress' remark. Well almost everyone.

"I agree with Weiss!" For the second time that afternoon, Weiss was shocked at the support from the most unlikely source: Nora Valkyrie.

"You do?" Weiss asked skeptically, a sense of déjà vu overcame her. Before she could voice her concern, Nora beat her to it.

"Of course! We don't know his name, past or even what he looks like! It's suspicious." Weiss wore a triumphant smile.

"Finally, someone with a little sense."

Ren sighed, "Wait for it."

"So!" Nora moved in front of the others, striking a theatric pose. "I think we should investigate him and find out if he really is a ghost or a secret agent!"

Weiss face palmed, "I spoke to soon." She lamented.

Nora just giggled, "I ain't afraid no ghost!"

Alright everyone next chapter will be out soon. Stay tuned.