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Chapter 6

Rise

Listen to my voice, let your body relax, your mind drift. The stress is fading for peace is filling you, let it envelope you, calm you. Imagine yourself in someplace safe, secluded and away from the problems you face everyday. Imagine yourself...in the middle of a meadow, the sun's radiant heat cascading across your body like the gentle hands, the yellow star is bathing the flowers around with a golden glow...you are at peace.

Now...imagine...PAIN

Gabriel jolted awake with a scream of pain ripping through his throat, his right thigh burning as he registered something was inside of it, something sharp. He tired to move to remove it but his arms, legs and neck were all restrained by cold metal. He heard the soft chuckling of an older male before that person spoke "stabbing you with your own sword wakes you right up eh? Well I should say your dad's sword since this is his and you simply stole it didn't you? You know...for someone who hates him more than anything you sure do like to use his fighting style and weapon a lot." The man taunted.

Before Gabriel could say anything in return he was suddenly slapped across the face, the force would've knocked his head to the side if the metal restraint around his neck would've let him. "No NO...no talking you don't need to see or talk...I'll explain things in a moment, you don't need to know my name but I'm sure you know the Lord in Atlas yes? I'm his guardian and I have some news for you." As he spoke the clanging of tools against a table were in the background.

"You think we, or well THEY hate you...but I assure you it's quite the opposite, see they love you so much. They just want their baby brother to come back and take his rightful place as a Lord, you missed the ceremony and feast by the way kiddo, not very polite." He then stabbed a needle into the teens neck. Gabriel stiffened as he felt the cold liquid empty into his veins, his body went rigid to the point where he couldn't even open his mouth at all, nor could he even move his fingers or toes.

A second needle invaded the other side of his neck which, after a few seconds sent his body into overdrive. His already tensed up body tensed even more while his eyes darted around the room "adrenaline is a fine thing isn't it? Makes wake right up! Or well for your case it'll make sure you stay awake for this." The man chuckled.

"Anyway, Inuk, your elder Lord, loves you in a more...eh technical sort of way, he's concerned about your abilities. For instance! Azarox was not only the fastest of all the Lords in a combat sense...but he healed incredibly fast I mean you cut him and seconds later? Poof! It was gone! Of course your aura heals you but his? Ah it was a thing of beauty...sorry I'm gushing over your ancestor." As the man talked his hand came to rest over the swords handle. His hand slowly turning the blade over and over till his thigh was a shredded and bloodied mess.

The teen gave several strained screams and moans of pain in protest however, the man only smiled at the sounds. Like it was the sweetest of music to his ears.

"I will be sure to examine how your healing stacks up to his...let's get started shall we? Got a long night ahead of us...Lord of Vale..."

-The next morning at Beacon-

"Students before heading into your morning classes we ask that you stay in your rooms for a few minutes, thank you."

Weiss raised a single brow at the announcement then let out a heavy, irritated sigh before she sat down on her bed. Her eyes then went to her blonde teammate who was already moving to walk out of the door despite Ruby tugging on her jacket to keep her inside their room "come on I just wanna see what the big fuss is about! Keeping us in our rooms for no reason? I wanna find out that reason, right Blakey?" the brawler asked as she looked back at said teammate.

"I agree, might be worth it...seeing what has Goodwitch so worked up, seeing what is causing her to break her precious rule about being on time." Blake said crossing her arms.

"Ugh...fine let's all go then!" Ruby grumbled as she released her sisters jacket.

"Whatever...sure why not!?" Weiss snapped as she stood up from her bed and moved to the door along with the other three on her team. They opened the door then peeked both ways before exiting and making their way towards the sound of voices and shouting that came from down the hall. Jaune poked his head out as well and rolled his eyes slightly before grunting as he was shoved out the door by Nora "Come on Cap! Let's follow!" She cheered happily before running out after her friends.

Both teams traveled down the hallway till they saw the many teachers crowding around Ozpin and Goodwitch, but what they saw when they got closer was enough to shock them to their core.

Gabriel was face down in the ground just before the steps with his body covered in fresh cuts, bruises and the handle of his sword right next to his body, its blade completely gone. Oz tried to pick the teen up but as soon as he barely even moved the boy he screamed out in pain and his eyes shot wide open "D-Don't! M-Move...me...my sword...he broke it into pieces and put the pieces in various spots in my body...I-I don't know where...can't remember." He spoke softly yet his voice was filled with pain.

"Glynda...lift him up for me, we'll take him to the infirmary and then try to undo whats been done to him." Ozpin ordered as he straightened himself once he stood up.

"Ozpin..." Goodwitch spoke as she finally took notice of the two teams standing in the doorway of the school, The Headmaster turned to look at them and with a heavy sigh he opened his mouth to speak but Gabriel beat him to it.

"What are you deaf?...The announcement said to stay in your rooms, go on get outa here this isn't...ngh! Any of your business." The teen growled a them with a glare

Ruby moved towards him but was held back by Weiss who was glaring at the ground before looking up and meeting Gabriel's glare with her own "leave..." He growled out before shutting his eyes and relaxing so Goodwitch could lift him into the air with her riding crop.

"He wants us to leave so we'll leave...come on." Weiss said as she turned on her heel and started walking back to their room, Yang and Blake following soon after but Ruby stayed until she felt a hand on her shoulder. When she looked she saw Jaune smiling down at her "it's okay Rubes...we'll go see him later, just let them help get him patched up." He said softly before waving at his team to follow him. Even after that she still lingered even after Gabriel was carried past her and she was left alone, staring at the ground where he was laying till her eyes moved to his swords handle.

"I felt hate for him that night...but lately whenever I look at him...my heart speeds up and I...ugh hormones are such a pain..." She sighed mentally while walking down the steps and picking up his swords handle then she went back to her room.

The next several days sort of blurred past the young reaper as she tried to focus on her studies as much as possible but unfortunately for her, she always had Gabriel on her mind and she herself didn't even know why. True that night she felt hate and a bit of disgust but now it was all gone and replaced with the feelings she first got for Gabriel when she first saw him. She figured that she'd sort them out later rather than sooner since she had enough problems to deal with, which involved her teammates freaking out on her when she had told them she might still have feelings for the young Lord.

She was currently on her way to go visit Gabriel for the first time since he had been put in the infirmary, the only reason she hadn't visited before was his black clad friend forcing everyone away whenever she or anyone else tried to visit. Today however she saw that friend of his leaving the school so now was the perfect time to go and see him! There was only one problem, he wasn't at the infirmary when she got there and when she asked the nurse she simply said he was going to work on a new weapon.

The only place he could do that was at the school's workshop so with that in mind she quickly ran from the infirmary to the workshop.

Gabriel was there like she thought, working on a new weapon Maurice had been helping him design though he needed to be present for the finishing touches. Though finishing touches meant another whole night of nonstop working till it was ready though when it was ready the weapon would be perfect, at least in his eyes it would be. The man that tortured him was right...the sword wasn't his and neither was the way he fought so he'd have to create his own style of fighting.

"So far I can only bring out a weapon every minute...that needs to change...I need to be able to pull out a weapon or store one whenever I want...the reconstructing is about half a second slow on the left hand, so many things need to be fixed." Gabriel grumbled under his breath as he furiously typed away and a holographic keyboard. Several screens were opening and closing as fast as the teen could blink but he didn't need to read them, he already knew what was on the screens.

Just below the keyboard and screens were a pair of black metal bracelets that at first looked like simple accessories till two screens popped up over the bracelets showing several different kinds of weapons ranging from a large sword to a simple pistol. Each weapon was simple yet he was sure to get the weapons only from the best, course all the money he had saved was completely reduced to nothing but for the sake of his weapon he figured it was worth it.

"Amazing Maurice...you got all of them in and sped things up a bit...thanks bud." Gabriel said with a smile as he held a hand over his bandaged side "clever spots you put those pieces in you filthy mongrel...when I find you your as good as a dead fucking dog." He snarled while throwing a tool to the other side of the room. His power leaked out from his body slightly but he held it back enough so he didn't blast the whole shop apart.

"Come on out Ruby...I heard you come in, besides it's hard to not notice the smell of cookies...chocolate chip right?" He asked sitting down in the chair he was using.

"Y-Yeah...chocolate chip...how'd you guess?" She asked stepping into view.

"It may have been only once but that heated make out session? Kinda hard to forget that taste." Gabriel chuckled as he stuck his tongue out from his mouth and ran it over his upper lip slowly while looking at her.

"U-Um...could you please not look at me like that?" Ruby asked while blushing brightly.

"Yeah yeah I got it...hate my guts and all that, so why are you here? Pardon my bluntness."

"I just kinda wanted to come and see how you were doing...couldn't visit you before because of your friend."

"Ah, don't mind Mary he's just a little protective. Everyone of my friends in my old team are like that, were siblings as well as best friends so when he heard that you and Weiss rejected me well you can imagine he and the other were pissed. Except for Arun, he's in jail again so he hasn't heard yet."

"Y-Yeah...rejecting you..." Ruby trailed off as she stared down at her feet with a guilty look on her face.

"Don't feel guilty, you two were right...I'm the one at fault here, It was my hormones and desires getting the best of me. No way in heck would I ever get the both of you. Like she said this is the real world, not some fairy tail where everyone gets a happy ending." He had yet to resume modifying his weapons since he'd rather not mess up. Ruby placed his swords handle on the table next to where Gabriel was working and pulled up a seat next to him "listen...Gabe, I don't hate you as much as you think. It may be shocking sure, but...I still think I lo-" She was cut off by the sound of knocking which turned their attention towards the door.

Maurice was standing there with a bag in his hand and a glare in his eyes that was directed at Ruby who flinched slightly before standing up and leaving the room without another word.

"Did she almost say she...no, she wouldn't..." Gabriel said quietly then waved Maurice over "come on Mary, we got work to do before I can even think about sleeping." He said rolling his shoulders a few times, time for work and nothing else.

-Two Days Later-

"No Gabriel again? What's going on with him? He won't leave his room and doesn't come to class...sure his friend comes and gets his assignments and everything but still..." Jaune placed his tray of food down on the table with the rest of his friends who didn't know a thing about their missing friend either.

"Nora come on and eat!" Ren called to the hyperactive girl who was looking out the cafeteria's window "Gabe is talking to two people over there!" She responded, causing everyone from the table to rush over and peek out as well.

Gabriel was wearing his armor along with Maurice who was also in his armor but it was the third person that really got their attention. He was a little taller than the other two but seemed to be about the same age with a fedora on his head, simple jeans and red flannel shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and a red cloth wrapped around his shoulders.

After a few more seconds of talking Gabriel stepped back a few feet and opened his hand, a flash of green light came from his wrist then he was suddenly holding a short sword. It looked like a simple silver colored blade with a black handle but he then pulled another one out of seemingly nothing and stabbed both into the ground. He did this several times till he had a dozen or so weapons arranged around him, varying from a katana to a spear, all were stabbed right into the ground.

Maurice and the mystery teen both drew their weapons, the black haired hunter with his blades and the other pulling two black revolvers from behind his back "kinda looks like a cowboy?" Nora suddenly asked with a grin. Jaune hummed at that and nodded his head in agreement "wait...their not about to-" He was cut off by the cowboy looking hunter suddenly holding his guns up and firing at Gabriel.

Pretty much anyone who couldn't watch from the window went outside to watch the fight.

Gabriel pulled two swords form the ground and used them to block the bullets as they came at him but Maurice was charging as well. Gabriel threw both the swords at the one firing the guns while he reached behind him and picked up the spear, he held it in a fashion that said he already knew how to wield it "come on!" He shouted as he ran forward to meet his friend.

The two met in a clang of their weapons and a shower of sparks as they exchanged blows, the green hunter blocking each hit his friend gave him till one bullet caught him in the leg and he fell to one knee. His spear dropping as well as Maurice kicked him down onto his back but he quickly pushed himself back onto his feet "sneaky move Arun!" He yelled while holding his hands open again.

Two pistols appeared in his hands along with two magazines which he loaded into them "you can't beat me in a gunfight Gabe! We already did this dance dozens of times!" The one with the revolvers shouted with a smile.

As soon as he was done speaking Gabriel appeared right behind him with the guns pointed at his head, without a single moment of hesitation he pulled the triggers. It looked like he shot Arun in the head but he had dodged it and fired right at Gabriel's chest who in turn dodged it "ah...I see, you got an upgrade huh?" He asked while throwing his hat to the side.

The two gunslingers stared each other down before Gabriel charged forward while firing his guns, Arun responded in kind as he too followed the green hunters moves. They met each other with a flurry of kicks and swings of their guns while also firing at each other in close quarters, one would fire and the other would dodge, it happened like this until Arun stuck his gun right in Gabriel's face and fired. Thankfully he tilted his head to the side and bit down on the gun while holding his gun right up to Arun's chest while he held a gun right to Gabriel's forehead.

"Stop it!" A voice yelled which made both teens look over at a familiar girl with her scythe out and ready to attack "you hurt him and you answer to me!" She yelled, anger in her eyes as she glared right at Arun.

"That's enough for now...did you have to get me in the leg man?" Gabriel asked once he let go of Arun's gun who laughed and shrugged his shoulders.

"Don't be a bitch bruh, it went right through and you know that."

"It still hurt you fucknut."

"Course it hurt you get shot by an aura bullet it ain't going to feel like getting a bj or anything else that's suppose to feel good."

"From what I hear you were giving plenty of those in jail."

Arun's eyebrow twitched as he pressed a gun to Gabriel's head again "I dare you to say that again...my Lord..." He growled with a sickening sweet smile.

Before he could do anything else he was suddenly kicked in the side in a flash of rose petals but before Ruby could do anything else Gabriel placed a hand on her shoulder, holding her back "hey Rubes...I think I know what you were going to say before Maurice interrupted you." He said with a warm smile.

Ruby looked up at him with a blush as she opened and closed her mouth several times as she tried to find words to say but nothing came out. His hand moved from her shoulder to her cheek were he ran his thumb along her lips a few times.

"I may not get the both of you...but, something tells me that you are everything I will ever need." He whispered to her before bringing their faces closer together till their lips met in a kiss. It started slow at first then slowly progressed into a heated lip-lock, his tongue slowly ran along her bottom lip till she opened her mouth and allowed him entrance.

Ruby's hands went to Gabriel's hair and tangled themselves there as his arms slid around her back and brought her closer till not an ounce of space was between them. He could feel her well developing chest press against him which only fueled the fire that was growing inside of him. The two separated after an uncertain amount of tongue wrestling which made Ruby whimper softly at the sudden loss of contact "Please..." She begged "J-Just a little more." She wanted to experience more but unfortunately for her they had an audience.

Gabriel pulled away slowly, a shiver going down his spine as he saw the trail of saliva connecting their glistening lips together "I would love to, yet your sister seems kinda mad." He whispered. Ruby looked over his shoulder to see her sister almost literally steaming as her hair was glowing and her eyes flashing red "oh I'll handle her...we'll talk later alright?" She asked before going over to her sister.

Gabriel watched her walk away for a few seconds, his eyes drifting to her hips which she seemed to put an extra sway into as she walked.

"Thought you said they rejected your feelings bud?" Arun asked as he picked his hat up and dusted his clothes off.

"Looks like she...hell I don't know actually loves me?" Gabriel asked as he walked over to his weapons that were scattered about "Recall." He said as he picked up the spear first. The weapon suddenly started to fade as it was broken down to nothing but code, the data going right into the bracelets on his wrists.

"That's a fancy new weapon...got a name for it?" Arun asked.

"Hmmm...let me think about it, huh let's see...Overlord...heh like it?" Gabriel asked his two friends as he continued pulling his weapons back inside the bracelets.

Maurice nodded his head with a smirk as Arun simply laughed for a bit then nodded in agreement "Love it." He confirmed with a smile.

"Well now that there's three of us...whenever Eli joins the team will be all together and we can really have some fun eh? Like when we were younger!" Arun cheered as he walked over to the cafeteria. all three of them suddenly found that they couldn't move a single muscle. Gabriel already knew the reason and prepared for the ear beating of a life time "what on earth do you three think your doing!?" He flinched at Goodwitch's voice then sighed.

-In Ozpin's Office-

"I understand the need to test out your weapon Gabriel...but next time might I advise using Goodwitches classroom? When nobody is around preferably...as for your friends, their registered as new students under the same class as you." Ozpin leaned back in his chair, a satisfied sigh coming from his lips.

"You didn't have to do that...neither did you need to accept my into your school since it puts alot of you in danger." Gabriel said as he bowed his head respectfully,

"I know...but what kind of Headmaster turns a hunter-in-training away when he's willing to learn?" The man asked with a smile, the teen returned the smile with one of his own then turned to leave with his friends.

"So...we going to continue just living this life or what?" Arun asked as they reached the elevator and got inside.

Gabriel looked back at him the over to Maurice before looking at the metal doors as the descended "for now...and when they show up again to try and take something from me...or to hurt me..." He growled with malice dripping from his voice. The two behind him shared an unsure look between them at the new tone of voice their friend had in his voice, for they had never heard him speak in such a way before, even when he was beyond angry.

"We kill them, slaughter them like the mongrels they are...they want to fight me? A Lord? THE Lord of Vale? We'll show them the punishment for such foolishness..." The way he talked didn't even seem his own as it sounded like someone else entirely was standing before them.

once the doors opened he stepped out before them and looked at them with glowing green eyes that held nothing but pure evil and murderous intent "I must thank them you know...or more precisely I have to thank Inuk's dog for that torturing he did to me...because you see sometimes when you fall it actually can help you. Sometimes you need to fall to get a few things in order...sometimes...you need to fall in order to rise." His voice returned to normal towards the end but his friends knew that something was still wrong.

"Gabe!"A voice called from down the hall which made him turn and see Ruby running towards him, he took one look back at Maurice and Arun's hardened expressions, smiled then ran forward and lifted Ruby up into his arms. He smiled and laughed like their friend, their brother but they knew something was wrong underneath that smiling face...things just got complicated.

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