RWBY: Remnant Legacy

by Ey123

Two teams of Haven students are sent out on a mission to a remote Mistralian village. This mission, initially intended on aiding the struggling teams in finding their dynamic, quickly turns dark as more players reveal themselves. The students are uncertain if they will make it out alive, but one thing is guaranteed. It will etch their legacy into the history books of Remnant.

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p style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 1.7em 0px; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;""Yeah! I hate the second years!" Bruno commented./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 1.7em 0px; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;""Do you even know any of the second years?" Robert asked. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 1.7em 0px; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;""No. I still hate them based on principle though." Bruno replied. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 1.7em 0px; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 1.7em 0px; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;""Listen. I know some of you have reservations about this mission…" Merlot began, glaring at Bruno as she spoke. "But I think this is a really good opportunity for us. We get direct experience and we can learn from the second years. We'd have to be idiots to say no-" /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 1.7em 0px; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;"Merlot let out a groan of annoyance. "Bruno please, can you just be reasonable for once in your life?!" /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 1.7em 0px; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;""Hey, I never even got to do that! Ash did it while my dumb leader was dragging me away!" Bruno complained. "Was it funny though?" /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 1.7em 0px; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;""But, anyways, my main point in all of this is that you're my friend and I want you to do good in school." /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 1.7em 0px; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 1.7em 0px; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;""Welcome ladies and gentlemen, to the finals of the 78th Annual Mistral Regional Tournament!"br style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; clear: none !important; content: margin-top: 0.8em; display: block;" /br style="line-height: 1.7em; white-space: inherit; color: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; clear: none !important; content: margin-top: 0.8em; display: block;" /A booming announcer's voice rang through the stadium, prompting cheers from the crowd. /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 1.7em 0px; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;""Whatever. Just don't be a nerd about it." Bruno mumbled, looking away from Robert. /p
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