So last chapter for Son of Qrow and it's also the last chapter that is gonna be remastered so I hope you all enjoy!
Disclaimer: RWBY is owned by Monty Oum (RIP) along with Rooster Teeth.
Soon afterwards he heard a loud crashing sound behind him. In a panicked state Aodh thought the train broke through into Vale but he seen a Paladin instead. "How many of these did the White Fang steal!?"
But that lapse in concentration cost Aodh the last of his Aura as a Ursa slammed him against the Paladin. "It's designed to remove men from the dangers of the battlefield... I hope it works..." Aodh slowly got into the Paladin and activated it controls. But almost immediately he was caught in a struggle with a large King Taijitu.
The large Snake wrapped itself around the Paladin and began to crush it. Aodh fired back and the Grimm yelped out in pain but the beast flung the Paladin into the wall of the tunnel. Upon impact The back of Aodh's head was hit hard as he started to lose consciousness.
However before everything turned to black he heard a noise that he wished no one would ever here. The alarm of a Grimm invasion sounded off. The last thing Aodh knew before he lost consciousness was the fact that the Grimm had entered Vale.
Volume 2: Chapter 12: Leaping into the Shadows.
Slowly Aodh opened his eyes. The back of his head was pounding in pain and his ears were ringing as well. "Awww my head is killing me..." Aodh groaned in pain as he looked around the tunnel. As he looked around he noticed all of the Grimm were gone.
"They made it into Vale then. But I don't hear the alarm. So they either defeated the Grimm or covered the breach. Either way I'm stuck down here for the time being." Aodh thought out loud to himself as he started to walk back towards Mountain Glenn.
"Hello there." An unknown female voice spoke out to Aodh. He turned around to find a woman wearing a revealing red silk dress with a yellow pattern design. Aodh also noticed she was covering her face by wearing a black masquerade mask.
"Who the hell are you?" Aodh 'politely' asked.
"It doesn't matter who I am. I am here to deal with you and remove you from the picture." She coldly stated back to Aodh in response. Suddenly she produced a flame in her hand and threw it towards Aodh.
Aodh ducked and rolled out of the way. "Wait that's Amber's powers!" Aodh stated in shock.
"So you knew the old Fall Maiden's name."
Suddenly Aodh realized who she was. "You're the one who stole Amber's powers then!"
"Yes... But I only managed to steal half of her powers. I aim to collect the rest soon." She responded while she created two blades from dust.
In anger Aodh activated the fire dust in his gloves and shirt. "Well at least I didn't have to track you down!" Aodh growled in anger.
"Fighting me is pointless I'll easily overpower you." She chuckled in amusement. She expected Aodh to submit but want she didn't expect was Aodh laughing as well. "What's so funny?" She asked with an annoyed tone in her voice.
"Oh it's just... I may have never actually beaten Amber in a fight. But I always made her sweat it out... And you think that you're a threat to me?! Hahahahaha. If you have half of Amber's powers then this'll be a walk in the park." Aodh wiped away a tear in his eye as he stared at the masked woman.
"How dare you!" She growled in anger and launched herself at Aodh.
She tired to slice Aodh in half but with his semblance he found it easy to read her movements. Having missed another strike Aodh quickly countered taking the wind out of her lungs and burning her stomach her at the same time. "Amber was better than this. You caused this. You caused her this pain!"
She slowly looked up towards Aodh's face and seen he was crying tears of blood. "What is..." She started to ask but was cut off when Aodh slammed her into the ground.
"Did I allow you to speak. When I'm done dealing with you i'll allow you a dying breath. and once you're dead Amber's powers will return and she'll be able to finally wake up." Aodh coldly stated as he stood over her body.
"No... I WON'T ALLOW THIS!" She screamed out as a burst of flames exploded outwards from her body. "I will kill you!" She growled in anger.
However ever before she could launch a counter attack on Aodh he disappeared from sight. "You're too slow to be a match for me. You might have some of Amber's powers but you don't have the same ability to use them. You've lost." Aodh coldly stated as he spoke from behind the woman.
She quickly turned around only to be punched once more in her chest as flames burst through her body from Aodh's fists. The pain as well as the flames rushed through her body as she gasped for air. "Don't worry you won't die from this. I can see that I've missed your heart and lungs and your other organs. I can see it all... Cinder. Your face... And your fate."
Cinder now at this stage looked onwards toward Aodh in horror. She expected him to start toying with her but instead a red and black vortex portal appeared behind Aodh and grabbed hold of him. "What the! LET GO OF ME!" Aodh growled out in anger as he was sucked into the portal.
Aodh fought off who ever was holding him but when he looked around he seen he was in a strange world. He simply couldn't believe his eyes. As Aodh looked up the sky was purple and so was the landscape. "This is your first time being here so I'm not surprised to see that reaction."
Aodh turned around to find a woman wearing a shallow cut black dress with a red girdle-belt, and a pair of matching gauntlets. Slowly she took off her Nevermore Grimm mask revealing her face. "Raven?.. What the hell do you think you were doing!?"
"We have to let the Queen go around for a little while longer and let her show her cards." Raven responded.
"What the hell do you mean!?" Aodh snapped back. "I could've ended the whole thing there and then!"
"No you wouldn't have!" Raven shouted back causing Aodh to go quiet. "Someone else would've taken her place. Another pawn for the Queen to use."
"Both Ozpin, the old man and now you have talked about this Queen. Who the hell is she!?"
"Her name is Salem. And she's the one who killed Summer Rose." Raven spoke with a neutral tone in her voice. "That's why am here. I'm offering you something important."
Aodh was taken back by this information. He composed himself and responded to Raven. "Oh So you no show for seventeen years, Kidnap me and now you expect me to listen to your offer? It aint happening."
"Yes you will listen because I'm offering you your birthright."
"My birthright?.. Are you talking about that tribe of bandits." Aodh gritted his teeth as he asked Raven.
"Yes. Since your father does not wish to lead our people I am there leader. But our elders are looking for a male leader. since you are my brother's son you are next in line."
"Thanks... But no thanks. Right now I plan to get back to my actual family. Not go live with someone who abandons her daughter. and besides I've seen the damage your people have cause to innocent lives outside of the kingdoms."
"I did what I had to do Both while leading my people and with my daughter. Yang was never gonna be my true daughter. But if you wish to go back to Vale... Then i have no option but to accept your I'll use give you the same warning I gave your father. Vale WILL fall, Beacon WILL fall and Ozpin WILL fail you all. During the 40th Vytal Festival. They plan to destroy Vale and it will be devastating tot the four kingdoms." Raven stated to her nephew.
"Then i'll return to Beacon and wait for the Festival." Aodh informed Raven.
"No... You can't return to Beacon as Aodh Branwen if you plan to take on Cinder and Salem. Cinder knows that you know her identity. Going back will put her plans on hold and then we will be lost. I will fake your death. They already expect that you are dead. If you are going back you'll need to be in the shadows and train your new powers."
"New powers? What do you mean?"
"I suppose due to your anger you never noticed but your semblance has somewhat evolved."
"Evolved!"
"Yes. While I watched you fight with Cinder I noticed your semblance changed. The proof was in not only having you teleport behind Cinder but you aimed an attack in such a way it avoided all of her internal organs. You were able to see them weren't you. You even were able to view cinder's face under her mask." Aodh thought about Raven's words for a second and remembered she was right. During his fight he was able to view inside of cinder's body. Her heart, her lungs and all of her other organs.
"My advice would be to tell no one... Not even Ozpin or your father. But who you wish to tell is your choice. Much like your choice to abandon your destiny, your birthright." Raven continue'd
"That birthright was the reason my father never trained me. He never wanted me to walk down the same path you are walking. I am going to respect those wishes... Just one question though... How am I getting back. I suppose you can't give me a map can you?" Aodh asked as he rubbed the back of his head.
Raven chuckled as she created a portal. "No map i'm afraid but this portal will take you back to Mountain Glenn."
Aodh nodded back to Raven and walked through the portal. Once he passed through he could see he was standing on top of a tall building inside the abandoned city of Mountain Glenn. He could tell by the dark sky it was the middle of the night. "No time like the present I suppose."
Pulling out his scroll Aodh decided to call Professor Ozpin. He nervously waited for the call to be picked up. "Hello? Aodh is that you?" Professor Ozpin answered.
"Yea, I'm alive and well."
"That's good to hear. I'll be happy to tell Team RWBY that you are safe as well as Winter."
"No you can't tell them... Professor are you alone?"
"Yes. Glynda left to get some coffee. Tell me Aodh why must I keep your safety a secret."
"I had a run in with Raven."
"I see..."
"I think I can use this chance to get a bit more information on the Queen. I know the old man has gone silent but message him and tell him what has happened to me. The version that Ruby and Yang believe that is. It will get his attention. Once he is in Vale I need to speak to everyone. About our next move."
"I understand Aodh. I'll keep this information between ourselves for the time being."
"Thank you Professor. Also in the mean time I think you should find someone to take over Amber's powers."
"You know this might kill her."
"I know. And it pains me to say this but Amber won't be waking up until she has been dealt with. And she knows Amber is somewhere in Beacon. We can't risk her having her full power."
"I understand. Do you have anyone in mind?"
"That I'll have to leave up to you. Just message me when you have found a replacement... One more thing contact the old man. When she strikes we might need all the help we could get." And with his last words spoken Aodh ended his call with Professor Ozpin.
Walking closer to the edge Aodh activated his semblance and focused his eyes towards the ground. His body felt like it was being sucked into a vacuum when he seen he was standing in the same spot he was looking at while on top of the building. "This is gonna feel weird for a while."
Aodh thought out loud to himself as he started to walk towards Vale.
(Two Weeks later)
On a cold rainy evening in Vale Aodh was currently standing inside e cathedral. "It feels weird watching you own funeral like this. But I'm glad so many people cared about me at the same time..." Aodh softly spoke.
As the funeral moved to the graveyard Aodh waited in a tree, away from sight. He could see standing around his grave were his family, work colleges, students and friends.
Eventually one by one they left his grave until it was only Team RWBY, his father Qrow, his uncle Taiyang, Winter and the whole of Ozpin's group.
"Come on girls... I think it's best if we all left Aodh get some rest." Taiyang softly spoke to Ruby and Yang as he lead Team RWBY away.
Weiss then turned to look at Winter. "Are you coming?"
"In a few moments. Don't worry about me..." Winter tried her best to smile but Weiss could easily see the pain and sorrow in her eyes.
Weiss could only smile back as she left with her team. After a few moments of silence Ozpin spoke up. "I believe now would be the best time for you to appear... Aodh."
Everyone's eye were wide as with a the blink of an eye a hooded figure appeared behind Winter as he softly placed his hands on her shoulders. "I'm sorry."
Winter knew the voice that spoke to her as she seen the teary eye looks everyone was giving to the person behind her. "It's good to see you're alright kiddo." Qrow spoke up."
"I agree with your father." Ironwood agreed with Qrow as well as Glynda who nodded in agreement.
Slowly Winter turned around to see a sad smile on Aodh's face. It was at that moment she could no longer hold back her tears. Winter continue'd to cry as she hit Aodh's chest. "You idiot... I thought you were gone... I kept thinking of what I was going to say in the CCT tower and then... And then."
Aodh could only hug Winter tightly as she continue'd to cry. "I know and I'm sorry for doing this to you Winter. I'm sorry for doing this to all of you but, I had to. The enemy believes that I'm dead. I had to make it believable. And fooling you was the only option I had."
"Well it worked... What's your next step?" Qrow asked with a smile on his face.
Aodh looked at his father and simply replied. "The Vytal Festival."
And Cut!
So that's the end of Volume 2 folks. Now not gonna be giving anything over Aodh's plan for Volume 3 as anything after what I ended with would be spoiler for what is in stall. So for Aodh you can expect nearly anything for Volume 3! Now as for the change in the semblance it remains the same it just will have the added usage of a short teleport. Now the teleport does have a distance limit as to not make it too OP but i did have a theory a while back that a semblance can change over time. Three examples I can think of is Blake, Ruby and Sun. for Blake it is during the Beacon invasion and the final moments with Adam when she was able to cast a shadow clone not only for herself but also for Yang as she made her escape. For Ruby it was during the Volume 4 promo video when while using her semblance she split herself into three parts to avoid and attack from a Beowolf. And recently in Volume 4 Sun used his semblance while moving even though when we frst seen t he was only able to do so when he stood perfectly still. So i'm not going crazy when i say this. you're going crazy hahahaha.
But anyway next chapter is going to be the start of Volume 0. So with out delay let's get started with this chapter's Q&A!
1) If you could replace Roman with the Joker which incarnation would you like to use? The Joker from the Arkham Asylum games. I mean come on it's a darker version of the crown prince of crime we all know and love plus Mark Hamill as the voice. It's too perfect not to use.
2) Will Aodh be taught Magic at any stage? Nope only the Maidens use magic and while It appears Driu does the same he simply uses dust infused with his body and it does cause him damage while the maidens doing the same would cause little to no damage at all.
So that's all for this chapter folks. If you have a question do feel free to post a review or PM myself. If I don't answer your question on next chapter's Q&A I will try to reply via PM. Thank you for reading this chapter. I hope you've all enjoyed it. Till next time!