Arc-Slayer
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Chapter One: The Loss of a Friend. Resurgence.
Jaune Arc let out a sigh as he saw the Bullhead approaching. His bag was thrown around his shoulders. He was ready to go.
He couldn't believe it, after saving Cardin from the Ursa from Forever Falls, this was the thanks he gets? To get backstabbed by exposing his fake transcripts and then get expelled for it? Life sure has a funny way with screwing him over.
Jaune turned to see his friends and teachers, all of them had sad expressions on their faces. When they found out about his transcripts, they were a bit mad at him but got over it. He was their friend, fake transcripts or not. He was glad he had such caring friends. So it was obvious how devastated they were when Jaune was expelled. Not because of something Ozpin or Glynda did, as one would expect, but because the council of Vale forced the Headmaster to do it. He didn't hold it against him, he knew it was a difficult decision to make.
"Well, I guess this is it." Jaune said. He was then rushed by Ruby, Nora, and Pyrrha, bringing him into a group hug. The rest of teams RWBY and JNPR joined in soon after, and yes even Weiss.
"I'm going to miss you!" Cried Ruby.
"Please don't go Fearless Leader! It won't be the same without you!" Nora said, tears were streaming down her face.
"It's not fair!" Pyrrha was on the same boat as Nora. Though her tears were more profound.
"You better watch yourself, Vomit Boy." Yang spoke up.
"Take care Arc." Weiss said.
"I wish you didn't have to go, but safe travels my friend." Ren said.
Jaune gave them a sad smile before wrapping his arms around them. "It's alright." Jaune said. With great reluctance, they all broke the hug. They all shared a look, their eyes full of sadness. They then heard footsteps to see Glynda and Ozpin approach the group.
"Ozpin, Miss Goodwitch." The blonde greeted the two professors.
"Mr. Arc." Ozpin greeted him back.
"So this is it huh?" Jaune repeated.
"So it would seem." Ozpin said.
"Sorry I caused you guys all this trouble." Jaune said as he looked down. Feeling guilty for causing them trouble with the council. He then felt a comforting hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see Glynda give him a reassuring smile.
"Do not blame yourself Mr. Arc for something out of your control." Glynda said. "Though it is a shame, you had the potential to become a great huntsman."
"Thanks Miss Goodwitch." Jaune said. He then sighed as he turned to the bullhead. Picking up his bags, Jaune made his way inside, not before giving his friends one last smile.
"If you ever find yourselves in Argus, don't be afraid to give me a call." With that Jaune went inside and the Bullhead took off.
His friends couldn't help but watch on as their friend had left Beacon Academy for good.
Three Months Later
Team RWBY and Team PNR were walking down the streets of Vale. All of them were getting supplies for the upcoming Vytal Festival.
"So are you guys ready for the festival?" Ruby asked.
"Yup, I'm ready to bring my A-game!" Yang pumped up in excitement.
"I do look forward to seeing what kind of opponents we will be facing." Pyrrha said as she rubbed her chin.
"Whatever the case is, I have no doubt that we'll win this tournament." Weiss said confidentiality.
"Yup! Though it's a shame Fearless Leader won't be here to participate." Nora said in a sad tone.
"Then we'll win this thing for Jaune!" Ruby exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Everyone else cheered.
They continued on their way before Ren suddenly stopped in front of a noodle stand. His friends noticed the sudden stop and look of shock on his face. They soon approached the stoic teen.
"Ren is something wr-" Pyrrha's words died in her throat. Her eyes widened at what she saw on the TV.
The others saw the looks on their faces and were confused and went to see what they were looking at.
"Hey, P-Money what's-." Yang stops half way as she froze. Everyone else did the same as they felt a sense of dread go up their spines. Their eyes glued to the TV as the news played.
ARGUS UNDER LOCKDOWN! UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS ATTACK THE CITY!
The title alone made them fear for Jaune's safety. Especially since they all knew he was in Argus with his sister and her family.
Pyrrha didn't hesitate to take out her scroll and attempted to dial Jaune. However, she was received with a message that the number was currently unavailable.
"Damnit." The champion cursed.
"C'mon guys, let's go get the first bullhead to Argus!" Ruby shouted. Her team and team PNR nodded their heads as they ran to the nearest bullhead station. After they took a few steps, a portal opened in the middle of the street. Causing cars to brake suddenly. The hunters in training looked at the portal in confusion, until people started pouring out of it, ranging from civilians, soldiers, and the odd huntsman. Their clothes were tattered and some were injured, some had cuts while others had serious injuries.
Hundreds upon hundreds of people filled the streets, all of them panicked as if they were escaping from something.
"Is everyone through?!" A soldier shouted.
"No! There's still civilians coming!" Another soldier responded.
The soldiers went back to the portal in order to ensure that everyone from Argus made it out safely. Out of the portal, came four people, three women with an infant boy. The oldest of the women had short red hair and green eyes with glasses. The second woman had dark short hair and dark brown eyes with glasses. The last woman had long blonde hair with blue eyes. The blonde woman was the one who was shaking the most. These were Athena Nikos, Terra Cotta-Arc, Saphron Cotta-Arc, and the latter's son Adrian Cotta-Arc. Said infant was crying loudly with Terra trying her best to console him.
"It's alright, Saphron we're safe." The red haired woman reassured. Trying her best to calm the woman down. This worked a little bit as Saphron calmed down.
"Mom?!" Athena turned to see her daughter Pyrrha in front of her. She let out a gasp as tears built up in her eyes. Without warning, she sudden brought Pyrrha into a tight hug.
"Wh-what? Mom, how are you here?" Pyrrha asked. Not sure her mother and a bunch of civilians ended up in the streets of Vale. Before Athena could answer, Terra spoke up.
"Wait, where's Jaune?"
Athena, and Saphron looked up to see that Jaune wasn't with them.
"Wait, wasn't he with us?" Athena asked.
Saphron thought to herself for a quick second before her eyes widened in horror. Without a word she rushed back to the portal. But she was stopped by two soldiers.
"Let me go!" Saphron yelled.
"I'm sorry ma'am but we can't let you get near the portal." One of the soldiers said.
"But my brother's still back in Argus!" Saphron yelled.
Ruby then used her semblance to approach the blonde. "What do you mean Jaune's back at Argus?" Ruby asked but was not given an answer, as Saphron still tried to get out of the soldier's grasp. "What the heck is going on?!"
Back at the portal, the rest of the civilians had managed to go through.
"That's everyone." A soldier called out.
"Alright. Make sure the civilians don't get anywhere near the portal. And contact General Ironwood." The commander ordered, before turning to the portal. "Arc! Dr. Romero! Hurry up, we need to close the portal now!"
"We're going!" A voice called out from the other side.
In a destroyed laboratory, was one Jaune Arc and a Atlesian scientist named Dr. J Romero. Jaune himself, no longer wore his usual outfit, instead he now wore green armor with a black helmet. (Imagine the upgraded classic doomguy skin from Quake Champions.) Jaune looked behind him, the barricade door was starting to give out. Dents formed by second, made by something bug and heavy hitting against it. Growls and roars could be heard from the other side. It won't hold.
Jaune turned to the Doctor. "Doc, we need to leave now!"
"Just give me a second. I have to initiate the kill switch!" Dr. Romero told the blonde. He typed away at the terminal he was working on, ensuring that the portal closed behind him when he and Jaune left.
However, before he could finish, a chain pierced the back of his head, coming out on the other side. Blood sprayed all over the terminal before the body was dragged away.
Jaune was shocked, he turned to see that there was a hole in the door. He saw the body of the deceased doctor forcibly go through it. Leaving behind a bloody mess. Once the body had gone through, an angry orange eye peered out the hole. Once the eye spotted Jaune, the roars increased in volume. Jaune moved towards the portal but stopped.
With the doctor dead, there was no way to close the portal. If he left now, the things that were chasing them will follow suit. Flooding straight into Vale, leading to the deaths of more innocents. He could not allow that.
With a heavy sigh, Jaune collected himself. He reached to his side and pulled out a double barrel shotgun. He pulled down the barrel. He had one shot left. And he knew what to use it on.
Calmly, he walked towards the terminal. He brought the gun up, taking aim at the terminal that was keeping the portal open. "I'm sorry." Jaune muttered as his finger squeezed the trigger. As he did so, the door behind him bursted open.
Back in Vale, teams RWBY and team PNR were told of what happened in Argus. How weird looking Grimm infiltrated the city, somehow, and started slaughtering everybody. This made them feel great worry for Jaune. And without thinking, or hesitation, they rushed to where the portal was. The soldiers and huntsmen that formed the parameter, noticed the group approaching them. They immediately knew what they were going to do, and moved to intercept. With great struggle, the soldiers stopped the young Beacon students from crossing through. Though, they were having trouble holding them still.
"Hey stop! It's too dangerous!" A soldier yelled.
"You can't get through there!" Another shouted.
However, their protests fell on deaf ears as they kept pushing forward.
Suddenly they heard a bang. Causing everyone to turn to the portal, said portal started to spark. Signifying that it was short circuiting, it soon started to get smaller. Widening everyone's eyes.
Taking advantage of the soldiers' shock, the hunters-in-training shoved them out of the way and rushed to the portal. However, they were too late, the portal had already closed. Leaving behind a stunned team RWBY and PNR.
Pyrrha fell to her knees, as she could only mutter one word.
"JAUNE!!!"
Two Years Later.
Ruby Rose stood in the middle of a rebuilt Argus's town square. Within the two years that has passed, Ruby has grown to be a beautiful young woman. Her hair reached down her shoulders, slightly spiky. Her outfit has changed as well, she no longer wore black but wore more color (Image her and everyone else in their volume 8 and 9 outfits). She had a bouquet of yellow roses in her arms.
Her face was devoid of all emotions, though her silver eyes showed great sadness. Kneeled in front of the statue in the town square, gently placing down the flowers. She looked up to reveal that the statue was one of Jaune Arc. The plaque on the statue base said "Here lies Jaune Arc, the hero of Argus; strangers are just friends you haven't met yet."
Ruby wiped away a few stray tears. It had been two years since Jaune's sacrifice to save Argus. Many would think that amount of time would allow people to move on. But not Ruby. To her, Jaune was more than her first friend at Beacon, he was her knight in shining armor. He was the man whom she loved with all her heart, and now she no longer had the chance to tell him how she felt.
Shortly after the portal in Vale closed, Ironwood arrived with his fleet and upon arrival was the rundown of the situation in Argus. Without hesitation the general moved his fleet to Argus, in the attempts to wipe out these strange Grimm. Teams RWBY and PNR followed suit, despite the general telling them to stay out. Though they were allowed to come thanks to Ozpin as he and Goodwitch accompanied them.
It took several hours to reach Argus, and they were shocked to see the state the city was in. Many buildings were knocked down and burned. Giant clouds of black smoke filled the air. It looked like hell on Remnant.
Before they could make landfall, one of the taller buildings in the heart of the city suddenly exploded. Debris flew everywhere. Causing them to land faster. Upon their arrival and landing in the city, they found many bodies littering the streets. The sight alone made them almost lose their lunch. But they pressed on, searching for their missing friend.
Unfortunately, after hours of searching, they recovered a bloody and broken Coreca Mors. When they found the blade, they immediately called out for the male Arc. Only to be met with silence. Their friend was gone.
Ruby felt an a wrap around her, she looked to see Yang giving her a hug. She leaned into the hug and closed her eyes, tears silently fell down.
"It's not fair." Ruby cried.
Yang let out a sad sigh as she comfortly rubbed Ruby shoulders. "I know but life isn't fair Ruby." It was harsh but Yang need Ruby to know. Ruby buried her head into Yang's shoulder and cry. Yang did her best to stay strong but she too was crying.
After a few seconds of crying, they broke the hug and wiped their tears away.
"Where's everybody else?" Ruby asked.
"Blake and Weiss are at the grave stone at the cemetery. Pyrrha, Nora, and Ren went to visit Saphron and Terra to see how they're doing." Yang explained.
"Oh, okay." Ruby simply said.
"Come on, let's go." Yang grabbed ahold onto her sister and gently led her away.
However, a soon as they took a step, they vanished in a white light. All around Remnant, many people disappeared as well.
The Nexus Center.
Inside of a theater room, those that were taken from Remnant crashed onto the floor. Landing in a pile of tangled limbs.
"Ow!"
"Ouchie!"
"My leg!"
"Ugh, I feel like I'm going to throw up."
"Hey, watch the hair!"
"Watch your foot Xiao Long!"
"Is this heaven?"
"Who's hand is on my butt!"
"I'm sorry!"
Everyone was yelling as they tried to detach from one another. Resulting in many painful
Having enough, Glynda used her semblance to get everyone separated.
"Alright, now that everyone is separated and not hurting each other. Let's do a headcount of how many of us are here." Glynda said sternly. Taking control of the odd and chaotic situation.
"A great idea Glynda. We might also have to find out where we are and if there's a way to leave." Ozpin added in. Taking a sip from his mug of coffee.
"I agree." Ironwood added in.
"Well, team RWBY is all present and accounted for." Ruby spoke. She was still weirded out by this whole situation.
"Wait, Ruby? Yang?" The two Afromention girls turned to see their uncle and father in the room with them.
"Dad! Uncle Qrow!" The sisters yelled as they rushed to hug them.
"Girls!" Tai exclaimed as he brought his daughters in a tight hug.
"So Tai gets a hug and I get nothing?" Qrow in mock hurt. The two girls rolled their eyes before hugging their uncle. The hugs soon came to an end when they heard a feminine voice.
"Hello, brother." The Rose/Xiao-Long family felt their eyes widened as they turned to their left. In front of them was a woman dressed in a black kimono and katana by her hip. She had long black hair and red eyes. The most notable thing about her is that she looked a lot like Yang. This was Raven Branwen, the ex-wife of Taiyang and Yang's biological mother.
"Raven." Qrow said coldly.
Yang moved to confront her mother, eyes already glowing red, but was stopped by Tai. Who shook his head no.
"Miss Branwen." Ozpin interjected.
"Ozpin." Raven bluntly replied.
Ozpin cleared his throat and gestured to the rest of the audience to introduce themselves. Which they did.
"Oh, um team PNR is also accounted for, headmaster." Pyrrha spoke. Nora and Ren nodded, showing that they were here.
"Team CFVY is here as well." Coco said.
"Well, we're not Beacon students but team SSSN is here and ready for action!" Sun proudly states. Neptune, Sage, and Scarlet simply rolled their eyes at their leader's behavior.
"Well, some of you already met us but those who haven't. I'm Saphron Cotta-Arc, this is my wife Terra and our son Adrian." Saphron introduced herself and her family.
"Hi!" Adrian greeted cutely. Causing all of the woman in the room to coo loudly.
"Hello, I'm Penny and this is my father Pietro." Penny introduced herself and the doctor.
"Greetings." Pietro waved.
"The Ace-Ops are also here sir." Clover said. He, Vine, Marrow, Harriet, and Elm stood at attention.
"I am also present General." Winter said.
"Winter? Weiss?" Willow asked. This made Winter and Weiss notice that their mother and brother were here. The Schnee matriarch was no longer the alcoholic she used to be as she and a good friend, Robyn Hill, managed to have Jacques Gele removed from the SDC and arrested for his crimes.
"Hello sisters." Whitley simply greeted. The two Schnee sisters went up to them in order to catch up. Weiss's team simply smiled at the reunion.
"Blake?" Blake's eyes widened as she turned to find her mother and father here with her.
"Mom? Dad?" Blake asked before she was brought into a tight hug from her parents. She was surprised by the action as she thought they'd be angry with her leaving. But it looks like she was wrong. She smiled as she returned the hug.
Team PNR smiled at the small family reunions. However, they soon spotted a group of blondes, the only male in that group made them freeze.
"Jaune?" Pyrrha asked, shakily. Everyone else turned to see who Pyrrha was looking at and were in shock. Though the adults already knew who this was.
The older male, looked stunned for a bit before giving a small smile. "I appreciate that I remind you of my son but I'm not him." The man said, a sad tone was evident in his voice.
Ren blinked for a moment before realizing who this was. "You're Jaune's father. Nicholas Arc." Ren deduced. Nicholas nodded in confirmation.
"Indeed. My name is Nicholas." He said before pulling in the oldest blonde woman. "This is my wife, Juniper."
"Hello!" Juniper greeted them.
Nicholas then gestured to the other blonde women. "And these are the rest of my daughters; Rogue, Verte, Bleu, Violet, Noire, and Blanche."
"Salutations!" The Arc sisters greeted the audience.
After the introductions, Ironwood stepped up. "Now that introductions are out of the way, we need to figure out where we are." He said.
"You are all in my domain." Everyone turned rapidly to see a robed man in front of them.
Everyone, who was a huntsman, moved forward and got ready to fight. However, they immediately noticed that they didn't have their weapons and that they couldn't activate their auras.
"Don't I'm not a threat. Though, I had to taken away your weapons and seal your aura so you wouldn't go and attack me. Not like you could do anything to me anyways." The robed man said.
"Who are you?" Ozpin asked.
The robed man slightly bowed as he introduced himself. "I am Arcanus, a scribe of the multiverse. And I brought you here to show you what happened to Jaune after that day in Argus." He said.
Many of the audience looked at one another, all of them where skeptical.
Pyrrha then spoke up. "Mr. Arcanus sir." The scribe turned to her. "I'm not trying to be rude, but….Jaune is…. gone." She said, trying her best not to breakdown.
"No, child. Jaune is alive." Arcanus said. Everyone who was close to Jaune felt their eyes widened, as hope and joy filled their hearts.
"My son is alive?" Nicholas muttered as tears began to fill his eyes. The could could be said for the rest of the Arc family.
"Are you gonna bring Fearless Leader to us?" Asked a hopeful Nora. Her smile soon turned into a pout as Arcanus shaked his head.
"I can't bring him to you, at least not yet, but I will show you what he has been up to in the years he's been gone." Arcanus said. With a snap of his fingers, the movie screen turned on. Several seats then appeared, everyone took a spot to sit on. All of them sitting next to their respective family or faction.
"So, we get to see what kind of adventures vomit boy had? I'm game." Yang said as she leaned back into her seat.
"I'm indeed interested to see what Jaune's been up to." Blake admitted.
"I bet Jaune had the best adventures ever! He probably defeated a dragon or something!" Ruby exclaimed.
"I doubt it Ruby, though I do wonder what Arc has been up to." Weiss said.
"Well, whatever the case, I bet Fearless Leader is gonna kick butt!" Nora said.
"Fearless Leader!" Adrian cheered causing the women to coo.
"I just hope to see Jaune again." Pyrrha admitted.
"I think that we will see him again soon, Pyrrha. Arcanus did said that will bring him to us later." Ren reassured.
Everyone else, meanwhile, simply wondered what they were going to see. The Beacon staff wondered what Jaune went through after disappearing from Remnant. The families of team RWBY wondered what this Jaune kid was like, since they only knew about him from the news. The Arc family just wanted to see their son/brother again. Those from Atlas simply observed.
Once everybody was seated the screen began to play.
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The screen was black, when a red symbol started to form. The symbol looked like a sword being stabbed into something. A voice then spoke out.
They are rage, brutal, without mercy. But you. You will be worse. Rip and tear, until it is done.
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"Ominous." Yang stated.
"You said it." Blake replied.
Ozpin hummed, he could feel a sense of foreboding building just by that sentence alone. What was that mysterious voice talking about?
Ironwood leaned towards the Beacon Headmaster. "Does this mean anything to you, Ozpin?" The Atlas general asked.
"I'm afraid I don't know James." Ozpin gave him his answer.
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The camera focuses on the symbol before the before fades to reveal a stone slab. The red symbol was in the middle of it. It then pans out to show an unconscious man chained to a stone table. Showing that the stone slabs were actually a sarcophagus. He was naked with scars all over his body, he had blonde hair. This was, Jaune Arc.
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"Jaune!" The friends and family of the blonde knight cried happily. Joy filled them as they saw their friend/son/brother alive and well.
Harriet meanwhile tilted her head, "Why is he naked?" She asked. Her face heated up a bit.
Everyone realized what she said and saw that Jaune was indeed naked. This earned various reactions from the audience, some of them were understandable.
"My eyes!" Rouge and Saphron cried as they covered their eyes.
"It burns!" Verte yelled.
"Can't claw my eyes out fast enough!" Whined Violet.
"I did not need to see that!" Blanche said. Noire rapidly nodded in agreement with her twin.
"Agreed." Bleu added in, trying her best not to look at her brother in his birthday suit.
Terra blushed brightly as she covered Adrian's eyes. Who tried to get out of the hold as he wanted to see his uncle again.
"Jaune." Juniper whispered as tears of joy rolled down her cheeks, ignoring the fact that her son was naked. She was overwhelmed with the sight of her baby boy alive and well. Nicholas brought his wife close to him and gave her a comforting rub.
While the Arc family, mainly the sisters, were having their crisis, the girls in the audience, who didn't have a significant other, blush a scarlet red. Pyrrha's brain shut down at the sight as her whole body became atomic red, with steam coming out of her ears. Some like Blake and Yang even had blood trickling down their nose. The former pulled out her notebook and rapidly jotted down notes. Velvet was completely red and quickly covered her face, though she did take a peek through her fingers. Coco lowered her sunglasses and licked her lips hungrily.
Some of the men looked away, not wanting to look at the naked dude. Except for Scarlet, who had a healthy shade of pink on his face.
"I did not need to see that." Sage said. His forearm covered both of his eyes.
"You and me both, buddy." Neptune said in agreement with his teammate.
Nora looked up and down, giving her leader an analytical gaze. Before long she pulled out a card, from somewhere, and lifted it up. The card said "8/10". Ren noticed this and simply sighed. Same old Nora.
"Now that's a katana." Ruby mumbled as her silver eyes were glued to the sight of her naked crush. Tai noticed this and quickly covered her eyes. Earning a 'hey!' from the red reaper.
Ghira quickly did the same with Blake. However, she swiftly slipped away from her father's arms. Much to his dismay and Kali's amusement.
"You had to point that out?" Marrow asked as he, and the other male members of the Ace-Ops, covered their eyes.
"What, I'm curious as to how that Arc kid ended up in chains and naked." Harriet said with a shrug. She didn't see the big deal about it.
"Well, I know I ain't complaining." Elm said in a sultry tone as she bit her bottom lip. Unbeknownst to her Willow and Raven were doing the same thing.
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His eyes snap open, revealing blue eyes. The stench of reeking flesh and blood filled his nostrils. A scent that makes Jaune instantly frown and turns to see several figures standing in shadows. All twitching and snarling.
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The sight of the shadowy figures, plus the noises they made, got everyone on edge. They all had a foreboding feeling.
Pyrrha silently prayed that Jaune would be alright and that someone would help her crush. Her teammates patted her back in reassurance. Though they prayed that their leader would be alright.
The Arc family were also doing the same.
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Jaune then proceeds to break out of his chains, though there was some resistance. The sound of the chains clanging caught the attention of one of the figures. It shambles its way towards him, getting ready to pounce at him.
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"Jaune, please be alright." Juniper prayed, hoping for her son to be safe. Her husband embraced her, in an attempt to ease her worry.
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At the last second, Jaune breaks the chain attached to his right hand. He then back hands the figure, revealing a decrepit and dangly face. A big hole was in the middle of the face of the being. Its lips were gone, leaving only teeth and gums. This was a possessed, a human that was taken over by a demonic spirit.
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"Zombie!" Ruby, Nora, Weiss, Blanche, Noire, Sun, Velvet, and Whitney yelled out. All of them had a fear of the undead since they were little.
Everyone else, while not at the same level as the others, freaked out as well. This was the first time they saw something like this.
The Arc family grew worried for their son/brother. Adrian hid his face into Terra's shirt, not wanting to see the scary monster. Saphron and Terra simply comforted their son, though the sight of the zombie was bringing back bad memories. Memories of the incident that happened in Argus two years ago.
Tai and Qrow found the sight of the undead being unnerving. The latter silently blamed Tai for forcing him to watch those stupid zombie movies.
Even Ozpin was shocked. Never in his immortal life has he seen anything like this.
'I pray that you'll be alright Mr. Arc.' Ozpin mentally said.
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Jaune grabs onto the demon before it gets a chance to bite. He then brought its head onto the edge of the sarcophagus, smashing it into bloody pieces.
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"Woah." Yang muttered out in surprise. As did everyone else. They just saw Jaune Arc, the former weakest student of Beacon, smash a zombie's head into a bloody mess like nothing.
"It seems Mr. Arc has improved in the past two years." Ozpin pointed out. Surprised by the feat of strength his former student had presented.
"Though, that doesn't explain why he looks older than he's supposed to be." Glynda threw in.
Nora meanwhile, cheered on for Jaune. "Go Fearless Leader, break all of their legs!"
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The noise caught the attention of the others, prompting Jaune to free his arms and legs. Upon being freed, Jaune leapt from his Stony prison and landed onto the floor. He noticed a pistol that was discarded, lying next to him. Without hesitation, Jaune picked the pistol up and started to fire at the possessed scientists. With great precision, Jaune managed to blow up their heads. Like blood filled balloons.
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"Eh, that works too." Nora shrugged.
"What kind of pistol is that?" Yang asked. "It just popped their heads like nothing!"
"I don't know but I want one." Ruby said. Others like, Velvet, Sun, Winter, Elm, and Scarlet, nodded their heads in agreement.
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After all of the possessed dropped dead, Jaune made his way to the door. Upon pressing the keypad, a hologram began to play.
An elderly woman walked towards the sarcophagus, holograms of four others bowing before it. Chanting in a strange language, the chanting made Jaune even angrier. The woman circled around the sarcophagus.
"We have to contain this." She says.
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The adults with experience as Huntsmen narrowed their eyes. This woman felt off to them. More so for Ozpin and his inner circle.
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With that, the recording came to an end, the door opened as it did. Jaune exited the room and saw his praetor suit in front of him. Embedded inside another sarcophagus.
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"Wow, that armor looks awesome!" Ruby said with stars in her eyes.
"Indeed, friend Ruby." Penny replied in agreement.
Pietro rubbed his chin. "Hmm, it does seem state of the art. More advanced than anything on Remnant. Probably like the pistol as well."
Ironwood rubbed his chin, the suit looked well armored and flexible enough for the person to move freely. He might have scientists back in Atlas replicate it, the pistol as well.
"Specialist Schnee, Penny." Said people looked at the Atlas General. "Make sure to take notes, that armor may help us with the Grimm and criminals in the future. Do the same with any weapons we'll most likely see later on."
"Yes sir/general." Winter and Penny nodded their heads.
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When Jaune grabbed onto the chest plate, demonic imagery started to show. Scenes of a hellish landscape, strange creatures, a giant orb, and a strange boney object played out before the audience.
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The audience had nothing to say after seeing that. They didn't know how to describe it. It was disturbing to say the least.
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The screen cuts back to Jaune, fully dressed in the praetor suit sans the helmet.
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"Aww." Some of the women complained as their free show was now over. However, Ruby and Adrian, who's parents finally took their hands off their eyes, looked starstruck at the sight of Jaune in the suit.
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He grabs the helmet and examines it, rubbing his thumb over the same red symbol that is on it. He then put the helmet on. Now he was ready to rip and tear.
Jaune turns his attention to the terminal beside him. He gets to work as he tries to figure out the current situation of this facility. And find the source of this demonic invasion.
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"Smart, he's already assessing the threat level of the situation he finds himself in." Ironwood said.
"By the looks of it, this isn't the first time he had to do this." Qrow added his two cents. Taking a swing from his flask as he did.
"That's Fearless Leader alright! Always getting straight to the point!" Nora exclaimed proudly.
"Indeed." Ren replied.
Pyrrha nodded. "Jaune always focused on the objective." She said, recalling all of the times team JNPR had a game night. Jaune always knew what to do and how to do it.
Team RWBY nodded in agreement. Out of all of them, Jaune was the most strategic.
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However, he wasn't able to get any results. The system was offline, one of the satellite dishes was misaligned. Jaune won't be able to get the information he needs until it is fixed. He tried to get more information from the terminal when he was suddenly locked out. An incoming call soon displayed itself.
"Welcome, I'm Dr. Samuel Hayden, I'm the head of this facility." The voice of Samuel Hayden introduced himself. "I think we can work together and resolve this problem in a way that benefits us both." Uninterested, Jaune shoves the terminal away. Sending it crashing into the nearby wall, breaking it. He proceeds to continue forward in order to realign the satellite.
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That got a few chuckles from the audience.
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Going into a hallway, he sees three possessed workers. He easily dispatches them, not with his pistol however, but with his fists. Jaune began to rip and tear through them. Ripping off limbs and smashing their heads into paste.
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"Holy shit!" Neptune cursed, caught off guard by the sudden brutality. His team were on the same boat as the blue haired boy.
"Break their legs, Fearless Leader!" Nora jumped up and shouted.
"Simply barbaric." Glynda commented.
Raven hummed, it seems this boy was more interesting than she thought. He might make a great addition to the clan.
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Jaune made his way to the locked door before him and looked down. He felt disappointed at what he saw. There was a dead soldier at his feet. Whoever this was most likely had fallen over but didn't get up in time before the door bisected him.
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"That poor man." Kali said. Everyone nodded in agreement, feeling sympathy for the poor soldier. Well, almost everyone.
Raven let out a quiet scoff at this.
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Jaune notices that the corpse still had his weapon. Reaching down, he grabbed the weapon, a shotgun, pulling it from the corpse. Resulting in the man's torso being torn free from the door. Blood and viscera poured down on the ground.
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"Blegh!" Ruby turned to the side of her seat and threw up. While she was a seasoned huntress, she still wasn't used to seeing this much blood.
The rest of her team weren't fairing any better.
"Does there have to be this much blood and gore?" Weiss asked. Disgust was evident in her voice.
"I feel like this is just the beginning dear sister." Whitley said, after staying quiet for a while now. Willow couldn't help but agree with what her son had to say.
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Unperturbed from the sight, Jaune grabs onto the jammed door and lifts it open. The machinery that runs the door lets out whines but Jaune ignores it.
Once on the other side of the door, Jaune found himself in a room with an orange glow. He frowned, he knew what was nearby and he must deal with it the only way he knew how. Rip and Tear.
A loud roar caught his attention, Jaune looked up to see a brown spiky creature crawling along the ceiling pipes. This was an imp. It jumps down onto the ground from the ceiling, its red eyes make contact with Jaune. It lights fireballs within hands, letting out a challenging roar at the Arc.
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"No!" The sound of Saphron yelling caught everyone's attention. The second oldest Arc daughter was freaking out, her breathing was becoming ragged. She was having a panic attack.
"Get it away from me! Get it away from me!" Saphron as she got out of her seat. Frantically trying to find an exit.
Terra quickly handed Adrian to his grandmother and went up to her wife.
"Saph! Calm down! Calm down." Terra brought her into a tight hug, gently rubbing her back. "It's ok. It's ok, it won't hurt you."
Adrian noticed his mother's distraught and went to hug her. This calmed Saphron down as she returned the hug.
"What is that?" Velvet asked, feeling nervous at the mere sight of it.
"That is a demon from hell itself." Everyone turned to their host with shocked expressions. "Yes that hell."
"Wait, so hell is real?" Weiss asked.
"Indeed, and it was hell that attacked Argus, not the Grimm." That revelation made everyone go cold. Hell itself attacked Argus? That was not good. Some thought that that was a joke but dashed that away when they remembered how Saphron had acted earlier. Oum the thought of demons attacking was terrifying.
Ozpin sat quietly before speaking. "If it wasn't for Mr. Arc, the demons would've taken over Remnant?" The thought alone made Ozpin feel terrified. He spent most of his immortal life trying to stop Salem from taking over Remnant, now he has to worry about hell itself. He mentally sighs as he ponders if he could handle the mere stress of it.
"Correct, Jaune's actions that day ensured that Remnant wouldn't suffer anymore attacks from the demons." Arcanus explained.
Everyone stood quiet, all of them now respecting Jaune even more for saving them from the forces of Hell.
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It launches one of its fireballs but Jaune dodges with ease. Using his new shotgun, Jaune fires a shot at the imp. Causing it to stagger, allowing Jaune to grab onto its face and bring it down to his knee. The skull of the imp splatters all over. Once the imp was dead, Jaune made his way to the center of the room. He spots several possessed gathered around a gore nest.
The gore nest was a blob of flesh made up from the bodies of countless victims. It also was a way for the demons to come into this world.
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"Ugh, that looks disgusting." Sun recoiled in disgust.
"You're telling me." Sage added in.
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Jaune immediately fired up on the possessed, blowing them up into a bloody mist. Once they are taken care of, Jaune approaches the gore nest. He shoves his hand into it and pulls out the core. The nest lets out a screech before it explodes into a shower of blood and gore.
Upon the nest's destruction, several imps teleport inside the room and begin to attack Jaune. Some threw fireballs at him while the rest charged him with their claws.
Jaune dodged the fireballs thrown at him and began to fire his shotgun at them. Blasting several away in bloody chunks. Some managed to take the shots and crawl away for safety. But how wrong they were.
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"That's right, you better run!" Ruby cheered. Glad that the demons were being dealt with. No matter if it was too brutal for her taste.
"You tell them Rubes!" Yang joined in with her sister cheering.
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Jaune continued to kill a few more imps before he ran out of ammo for his shotgun. He then grabs his pistol and fires at the remaining imps. While it wasn't enough to kill the imps, it did leave them staggering. Taking the opportunity, Jaune starts to rip the imps to pieces. Snapping the jaw off of one, snapping the necks of others, and smashing the skulls of the rest. Once they were all dead, the intercom announced that the demonic threat level was over. For this room at least. The lockdown was then lifted, allowing Jaune access to the elevator. Grabbing a few cases of ammo, he made way to the elevator.
However, before Jaune could do anything, another hologram appeared. It was the same old woman from before.
"He cannot be allowed to leave this place. He would ruin everything." The old woman muttered to herself.
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Ozpin and his inner circle narrowed their eyes. The way this woman spoke, it told them that was responsible for this whole situation. They only hoped that Jaune could put a stop to her.
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(Cue: At Doom's Gate by Mick Gordon)
The hologram soon disappeared as the elevator door opened up. Jaune looked at the spot the hologram was a few seconds ago before entering. He didn't know who she was but Jaune knew that she was the one responsible for this whole mess. Once Jaune was inside, he pressed the button to go up, and the elevator took off. An intercom then opened on the screen. The audience soon started to hear music being played.
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"Is it me or am I hearing music?" Yang asked.
"No, I hear it too." Blake added in.
"Me three." Weiss said.
"Me four." Ruby said.
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"I'm willing to take full responsibility for the horrible events of the last 24 hours. But you must understand, our interest in their world was purely for the betterment of mankind." Jaune looked down to see the bloody corpse of one of the UAC workers. The sight enraged Jaune, the comment made by Hayden didn't exactly help. This man thought he could use hell for his own gain, he was an idiot. Jaune then started to crack his knuckles, anger coursed through his body.
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"Arc's pissed." Commented Coco.
"Yeah." Fox agreed with his leader.
Coco then chuckled a bit when she got a sudden thought. Her team looked at her in confusion, which Coco noticed.
"Is something funny?" Velvet asked.
"No, just, I imagine what Arc would do to Cardin once he gets back." Coco clarified.
Her team thought about it for a moment and started laughing. They all imagined Jaune, as he is now, standing threateningly over a scared Cardin. Then for the bully to get beaten into a pulp by him. The moment made them smile.
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"Everything has clearly gotten out of hand now, yes, but it was worth the risk I assure you." With that Jaune slammed his armored fist into the screen. Breaking it in the process. The screen then changed, the music started to blare loudly. A single word then appears on the screen.
DOOM
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There was a brief silence before Yang broke it.
"Badass." Was all she could say.
"Yeah." Blake said.
Suddenly, they heard a snap and PDAs appeared in their laps. All of them were confused by this and turned to their host.
"These PDAs contain information about the demons, weapons, locations, and all other stuff that Jaune has discovered in his travels. However, some of these files will be locked until the subject in question appears later on in these viewings. You can read them whenever we have a break, if you wish, that is." The Scribe explained.
Everyone in the audience nodded as they all put away their respective PDAs for later use.
"Now then let us continue." Arcanus spoke as the next part played.
To Be Continued.
Audience: Team RWBY (Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long), Team (J)NPR (Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, Lie Ren), Team CFVY (Coco Adel, Fox Alistair, Velvet Scarlatina, Yatsuhashi Daichi), Team SSSN (Sun Wukong, Scarlet David, Sage Ayana, Neptune Vasilias), Ozpin, Glynda Goodwitch, James Ironwood, Qrow Branwen, Raven Branwen, Taiyang Xiao Long, Nicholas Arc, Juniper Arc, Saphron Cotta-Arc, Terra Cotta-Arc, Adrian Cotta-Arc, Rouge Arc, Verte Arc, Bleu Arc, Violet Arc, Noire Arc, Blanche Arc, Winter Schnee, Willow Schnee, Whitney Schnee, Penny Polendina, Pietro Polendina, Clover Ebi, Elm Ederne, Marrow Adim, Harriet Bree, Vine Zeki, Ghira Belladonna, and Kali Belladonna.