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Volume 3: Chapter 2: The 40th Vytal Festival begins.
"The Vytal festival tournament is a tournament that involves eight four-celled teams from each of the four kingdoms. The first round involves all four members in a simple knockout round.
For the second round the four-celled team is cut down to a single pair representing the team as a whole. Once more they face off with another team until we are left down to 8 remaining teams.
Then during the final round a single member from the pair from round two will advance to the singles rounds were the tournament becomes a quarter final then semi final until we reach the final itself.
The winner of the tournament will not only have the honor of becoming a champion of there own kingdom but of a champion of Remnant itself.
Allow me to introduce myself. I am Professor Peter Port of Beacon academy located in your host kingdom of Vale!. So welcome to the Vytal Festival Tournament, broadcast live from the Amity Colosseum!" Professor Port stated through the screen shown at a local bar near the marina in the City of Vale.
"Looks like I made it back in time... Don't you think." Qrow Branwen stated as he sat beside a hooded figure.
"I suppose you could say that your timing was a stroke of good luck..." The hooded figure responded with a raised glass as a toast.
"Don't even joke about that Aodh." Qrow stated to his disguised son. "But it's good to see you. Tell me what info have you got so far on the Queen's plans."
"I've hit nothing so far but there seems to be no real interference on any scale. Even the White Fang have pulled out of the city. So I'm getting a heavy feeling that something is going down soon. My guess is they'll wait until at least the second week of the tournament." Aodh stated as he took a slow drink.
"I suppose so. By that time the tournament will have gained some headline attention in the kingdoms and the whole world will be talking about the tournament. Then... Then show your hand... It's a clever idea, as much as I hate to admit." Qrow stated as he took a shot of whiskey.
Aodh then looked up towards the screen an seen Team RWBY bowing in from of the crowd inside the Amity Colosseum. "It looks like Ruby and Yang's team are up first for Vale."
"Ohh, it's never easy being the first team from your kingdom out so it's not a good draw for them... Anyway, listen son... I think you should've told the girls you were alive and safe." Qrow softly advised.
"I know but what's done is done... Although I get the strong feeling when I reveal that I am all fine Yang is gonna punch me through like fifteen walls... At least." A chill ran down Aodh spine as he described what he believed Yang would try to do to him.
"Well I hope they do well in the tournament while it lasts. It might just cheer them both for a while."
"Yeah I hope so too..." A thought then reminded Aodh of something his father has spoken to him the last time they talked. "By the way, are you still planning on attacking Winter?"
"Oh yeah..." Qrow calmly stated as he drunk another shot of whiskey. "I wanna see first hand what Jacques' eldest Ice Princess has to offer. Before you ride out into the sunset towards Atlas after her." Aodh could feel the bitterness in his father's voice as he spoke the name of Winter's father.
"She's not like her father if that's what you're worried about."
"That is what i'm worried about and that's why you need to trust your old man's decision on the matter." Qrow firmly stated back towards his son but it only caused Aodh to chuckle in response. "What's so funny?"
Aodh took a few moments to stop laughing before he answered. "It's just... I never thought i'd see the day you'd willingly call yourself an old man hahaha."
"Yeah well... Time can change a man."
Aodh and Qrow then happily watched Team RWBY advance with ease to the second round of the Vytal Festival. "Well congrats to Team RWBY." Aodh cheered as he raised a glass.
"I'll drink to that." His father replied as he also done the same.
"Well... I suppose I'll have to give Winter some warning that you'll be fighting her. Just don't make it a public brawl for Oum sake." Aodh sighed as he turned to face his father.
"Can't make any promises." Qrow replied with a sly smile on his face.
"Well at least don';t be too drunk." Again Qrow stated back with a sly grin on his face. "Yeah I know... It was stupid of me to ask the impossible."
"I'll see you later at Oz's office. Catch you later kid." Qrow waved as he watched his son leave the marina bar.
(Ozpin's Office)
"Well that our first team trough to the second round with ease. The only other team from Beacon today is Team JNPR. I hope they do well." Glynda Goodwitch stated her thoughts towards Professor Ozpin as they both watched the Vytal Festival Tournament through a screen in his office.
"Well Aodh hand picked our eight teams so I know he has faith in his students." Professor Ozpin smiled in response to Glynda's worries.
"Damn right I have faith in my students." Aodh suddenly spoke out shocking Glynda in the process as she jumped in the air.
"Don't scare me like that!" Glynda coldly stated towards a laughing Aodh. "I really hate that Semblance of yours."
"Well it makes it easier for me to move around Beacon undetected. Or have you forgot Glynda I'm supposed to be dead." Aodh stated with a sly smile on his face cause Glynda to mumble in response.
"Glynda please..." Professor Ozpin calmly spoke causing Professor Goodwitch to calm slightly. "I guess you're hear to bring us some news updates on the Queen's pawns movements."
"Well nothing so far but me and the old man have a thought they'd most likely wait until the third round or semi finals before striking."
Professor Ozpin then seemed to be in a deep thought for a few moments before he spoke up once more. "I'll advise James of this as well."
"There's one more thing You'd have to tell General Ironwood as well... It involves Winter."
"Professor Ozpin is not an errand boy for your love messages Aodh." Glynda stated as she fixed her glasses. Professor Ozpin couldn't help but chuckle at Glynda's quick response.
"No no no, you got it all wrong... It's the old man! He's planning on testing her by provoking her into attacking him." Aodh replied in a panicked state.
"I'll inform James of this as well although I am curious myself to see how she would fair."
"Why do you seem to think she's like her father as well." Aodh groaned as he spoke.
"Oh please. Anyone with a single brain cell could see the girl is nothing like her father. And thank goodness for that. I would hate to meet anyone else who is as low as a Taijitu belly."
"Glynda please."
"What? It's true. That man cares more about his own wallet then the lives of the people around him even his own family." Glyndda coldly stated her opinion on the head of the Schnee Dust Company.
"I know that but he is still a fellow human and no matter how low he goes he must still be treated like one." Ozpin tired to reason with Glynda as he drank from his coffee mug. "And besides the only opinion over this matter should be Winter's and Aodh's."
"Thank you professor. Now I think i'll see you guys later." Aodh turned and walked toward a window nearest to him but stopped once he reached the glass. "Y'know... With all this talk over the old man and Winter fighting. I'm actually looking forward to seeing how Winter does myself." Aodh smirked towards Glynda and Professor Ozpin before vanishing in a red flash.
"That Semblance still freaks me out." Glynda shivered as she spoke out.
"It will take getting some use to I must admit but I am somewhat jealous."
(Aodh)
As Aodh sat on top of Beacon's tower he watched the view of Beacon Academy's Main Avenue. As he thought to himself he couldn't help but be reminded of his own Vytal festival match over eight years ago.
(flashback)
"So it's just us left in the whole tournament." A sixteen year old Aodh spoke towards his opponent. Who was none other than the leader of the first year team from Atlas Team WHTE, Winter Schnee.
"Well If i remember correctly you did say you wanted to fight me. It makes sense our fight should be in the final itself. But know I won't be holding back." Winter stated in a serious tone as she readied herself.
Aodh couldn't help but smile as he calmly got ready. However his tail was showing his true emotion by trashing from side to side showing his excitement over his contest. "Don't worry I won't try to scratch that pretty face up to much."
Winter blushed heavily with Aodh comments. "W-what?"
"BEGIN!" The announcer stated called for the match to begin. Aodh rushed forwards towards Winter who quickly rose her sword in defense.
"That was a cheap trick you pulled... I won't forgive you for that." Winter growled out as she fought back.
"Cheap trick yes... But I wasn't."
Aodh thoughts were then cut short as he heard his father's voice cry out. "Hey!" Aodh looked down and as seen his father standing over the mangled remains of aAK-200. "Yeah, I'm talking to you, Ice Queen!"
'Oh Oum he's drunker than I thought he would be' Aodh groaned internally as he thought to himself.
Winter noticed a few of the other AK-200's were about to take aim at Qrow but she raised her hand to stop them. "Halt!"
However Weiss has something else different on her mind. "Excuse me! Do you have any idea who you are talking to!?"
Qrow slowly pushed Weiss away from him. "Sssshhh. Not you." With Weiss out of his line of sight he points towards Winter. "I was talking to you."
And Cut!
Well that's the first part of Volume 3 that is cannon done with and I hope you all enjoyed it. Now since this story itself is mainly about Aodh I will be following his side of the story during this part but I will try to go into a good amount of detail for each chapter so it might be a while between chapters i'm afraid. As by the end of this Volume I will have shown you the full encounter between Winter and Aodh during the 36th Vytal festival.
Anyway let's get going and start this chapter's Q&A!
1) Will Aodh eventually ask Blake about her relationship with Adam? Well the answer could give away a spoiler for Volume 4 on this because as you know since Team RWBY will be splitting in to four (Something I will be keeping cannon) Aodh will have three choices to follow. I'm ruling out Weiss as i'll be having Winter assist with that plot line. So there is a one in three chance it could happen.
2) What are you making of Volume 4 so far? Honestly i'm loving it so far. Every episode that has been released is giving great detail over the whole of Remnant with new types of Grimm and background for characters and full on development for said characters. But my favorite scene so far has got to be Jaune's heart breaking recordings of Pyrrha's training advise. I'm man enough to admit I cried during that scene.
3) Did you have any guess that Qrow's Semblance was bad luck? Honestly I had no idea and the person who pointed it out to me a shout out for R.E.W.4 on this listed a number of incidents where he believes Qrow's bad luck played a part in Aodh's story. His team falling apart, His mother being killed and losing his Tail soon after and also his Leg after a mission with his father. I swear to you all right now I had no idea but fuck me it played out nicely for future ideas I could use lol.
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!