How's it going everyone

Sorry this took longer than I expected it would be. Mostly because I had to rewrite a few things, make some edits, add some bits, you know the usual things

Also because I have a problem dealing with character's I haven't worked with. I still don't think I got it right but it's better than I had before so I apologize beforehand if they feel to OoC.

Anyways, before we begin

Disclaimer: All property is owned by their rightful owners, I only own the story

Now without further ado, lets begin

A young man with messy silver hair who went by the name Ozpin walked up the forest made of bones that stood out from the sandy dunes of Vacuo's desert. He has heard some rumors about this bone-like structure appearing out in the desert of Vacuo for some time but has never had the chance to investigate. It was only when he heard of other kingdoms sending Huntsmen to investigate and never hearing back from them that he became truly focused on finding out what about this odd landmark.

But even then he couldn't find the time to actually come out here to see this odd landmark. It was only when the Vytal festival was taking place in Vacuo was he able to leave his busy work schedule and the festivities to travel out into the desert to find this bone forest. Though he had to admit it was much more fascinating to look at up close then to hear it from others who seen this strange landmark in the kingdom.

Ozpin stopped right in front of the entrance of the forest as he placed a hand on one of the bone pillars "This is actual bone" Ozpin muttered to himself as he moved his fingers against the pillar before moving back and swung his cane. He was expecting the pillar of bone to shatter on contact but that didn't happen as hit cane smacked against the pillar. When his cane hit the pillar it rebounded off of it but half of the pillar caved inward around the area he had striked

"It's bone yet it's possibly stronger than steel" Ozpin stated as he leisurely tapped his cane against the pillar a few times before looking at the entrance of the forest. Ozpin stared directly into the forest as he could feel a sense of foreboding in the back of his mind telling him to turn back.

He ignored that sense of foreboding as he walked into the forest. The path he was walking down was dimly lit as the only light source was from the small gaps from the bones covering the top of the structure he was in. He continued walking without any interruptions for five minutes before he heard something shift behind him. Ozpin whipped his head back and noticed the way he came from was blocked off with more bone pillars.

Ozpin narrowed his eyes as he gripped his cane and continued walking forward. He kept walking forward until something in his mind screamed at him

'Move'

Ozpin moved to the side when a single spiked bone shot up from where he was standing previously. Ozpin narrowed his eyes and moved forward in a quicker pace. He then jumped over three spiked bones that shot out from the ground. When he dropped back on the ground he ducked low as a spike bone flew overhead.

Ozpin then pushed himself into a run, using all his might as his green aura flared around him as he moved faster than any normal man should, leaving behind delayed images of himself as he moved forward in a hurry.

He bobbed and weaved through the pillars of bones, dodging the spiked ones that were intent on trying to kill him. He continued this until he moved past another bone pillar and stopped when he saw a light ahead. Ozpin entered the light and found himself at a clearing before turning back to see the opening he came out from close behind him.

Ozpin frowned before looking around the clearing, still wary of any traps while he did so. It was a small oasis with a small body of water in the center of the clearing. The entire area was illuminated with small beams of lights shining through the cracks of the bones encasing the of the place

As Ozpin examined the clearing he soon noticed something, or someone, on the other side of the oasis

It was a young boy sitting cross legged with his eyes staring intently at the body of water in front of him. Ozpin kept his eyes on the boy as he began walking along the water's edge of the oasis where he noticed it was much deeper than he expected or the fact he saw so many fish swimming in the water.

Ozpin continued walking along the edge of the water as he got closer to the boy as he was able to notice more about the boy. His clothes were tattered and dirty, green eyes, two red dots on his forehead, and shoulder length white hair. He also noticed a makeshift fishing pole with the end dug into the ground next to the boy with the line was cast out into the water

Ozpin stopped when he was a few feet from the boy who was continuously staring into the pool of water "Hello there child, what's your name" Ozpin asked kindly with a sincere smile. The boy continued to ignore him and continued to stare out into the water "Do you mind asking me why you are you here?" Ozpin continued to ask the boy questions whom simply ignored him as the older man couldn't help feel the sense of foreboding he had become louder in his mind.

Ozpin stared at the boy, examining the child he guessed the kid was around twelve years of age and noticed the kid was slightly malnourished. He wondered when the last time the child had a true meal was, other than the fish he has possibly been eating if the fishing rod had any inkling to his dietary habits.

It was then Ozpin noticed something off to the side that which made his eyes widened it utter horror.

There were skeletons and dried up husks of what used to be people, impaled on the pillars of bones off to the side. Ozpin stared at the corpses before returning his gaze to the boy who still hasn't acknowledged him.

"What happened to them" Ozpin asked softly as he still wasn't answered before he decided to be blunt "Did you kill those men and women" Ozpin asked more seriously

The boy then finally moved his head to look at him with a bored expression ". . . . . . . . . Yes" The boy said with his voice devoid of emotion of admitting to murder

"Why" Ozpin asked quietly

The boy then turned his head back to the water "They annoyed me, said they wanted to help me. I said I didn't want their help and then I asked them to leave. They refused and kept trying to coerce me into coming with them, saying a child like me shouldn't be alone out here" The boy stated what transpired before letting out a scoff at the memory as he looked over to the side to stare at the corpses "I knew they wouldn't leave me be even if they did leave, so killing them was the best course of action to be left alone" The boy said his voice still devoid of emotion as he explained what had happened.

Ozpin frowned as his grip on his cane tightened "They were only trying to help you, you had no reason to take their lives" Ozpin said sternly as the boy just lolled his head to Ozpin's direction and stared at him blankly.

"Why would I want their help. They couldn't do anything to stop me from killing them. From what I know they were Huntsmen if I remember correctly, rather terrible ones at that if they couldn't stop a child" The boy said with a scoff.

Ozpin forced himself to stay calm "They only wanted to give you, a young child, a chance at life. To actually have something better than what you have here. Isn't that anyone would want, to have a better life than this" Ozpin tried to get through to the child.

The boy stared at Ozpin before his body shook as he laughed loudly and maniacally at that. The boy continued laughing at Ozpin's displeasure for some time before finally calming down to soft chuckles before frowning

"Do honestly believe I would even want that" The boy spat out as he finally showed some emotion as he glared at Ozpin.

". . .Then what do you want?" Ozpin inquired strongly after a moment

"Nothing this world could offer me" The boy said angrily, gritting his teeth as he did so "Nothing that could give me a purpose to live truly" The boy said before looking back down at the water with a stern expression

Ozpin stared at the boy and mulled over what he said "Then how about I give you a purpose. I am the headmaster of a Huntsmen academy. There you can-"

"QUIET!" The boy shouted vehemently as Ozpin stopped "You can never give me purpose. I've only known you for a few moments but I can already determine what your ideals are and they are useless to me. I'm not the kind of person to even care about others so don't even try to persuade me otherwise. I had only one reason to live and now it's gone, don't try to think you can replace it so easily. And even if I did accept, why should I waste my time to help people that I don't care for" The boy spat out venomously "I care little for this world or it's people like you who frivolously do. The entire world could end and I wouldn't care. I will never bend to your ideals so don't try to persuade me" The boy finished his rant as he placed his left hand on the ground.

In a second pillars of bones that lined the walls of the clearing moved aside to reveal a path straight out of the area.

"Leave and never return while I let you" The boy said never taking his eyes filled with anger off of Ozpin.

Ozpin's eyes narrowed as he stared back at the boy as he came to his decision "I'm sorry but I can't leave in good conscience leave you here by yourself, even if you have committed murder" Ozpin said sternly as he gripped his cane, knowing full well the outcome of this conversation.

The boy simply let out a sigh as he slowly stood up. He then began popping his joints with loud cracks until he let out a sigh of content.

He then suddenly whipped his hand at Ozpin's direction as several pellets were shot in the older man's direction. Ozpin deflected all of them with his cane in a fast fluid motion before catching the last one in his hand. He looked down at the palm of his hand at the object and was somewhat surprised to see the pellet was made completely out of bone.

Ozpin looked back at the child before immediately raising his cane in defense when the boy suddenly appeared in front of him and thrust his open palm at him. When the boy's palm collided with his cane was going to push him back but what happened next shocked him.

Several spiked bones shot out from his forearm towards Ozpin with the intent to impale him. Ozpin pushed the boy back before the bone spikes could touch him. The boy when he landed on the ground in a crouch before jumping back up with a spin as several bones shot out from his body. Ozpin moved back from the spinning child covered in bone spikes as the child in mid air reach around his back and did something that sent a wave of disgust through Ozpin when he noticed what was sticking out of the boy's back.

The young boy ripped out his entire spine like it was nothing. He then used it as a whip when he landed back down on his two feet. The boy moved the spine whip in a horizontal arc as Ozpin jumped over it. The boy suddenly rushed forward as he pulled out a spiked bone from his leg and threw it Ozpin.

Ozpin deflected the bone as it was sent back flying towards the boy who caught it in his right hand as Ozpin saw the spiked bone he deflected was shaped like a sword. A sword the boy is now intent on using to using to kill him with.

The boy sent several fast thrusts at Ozpin who deflected each attack just as fast. Ozpin then parried an overhead strike, causing the boy to unbalanced. Ozpin then began moving fast, leaving behind delayed images as he began attacking the boy. To nearly no avail it seems as bones popped out from the boy's chest where Ozpin was striking as only a few got through the gaps in the kid's defense.

With a final thrust Ozpin sent the boy back as the bones on boy's body receded back into his skin. The boy tossed his bone sword into the air as he brought his hand down onto the ground as Ozpin felt a slight tremor

Ozpin immediately knew what was happening and moved out of the way as several bone spikes shot out from the ground where he was standing. Ozpin then felt something grabbed his wrist as his eyes widened when he saw the spine whip was wrapped onto his arm without him noticing.

The boy then with a great tug pulled Ozpin forward with more strength then a child should have. Boy lifted his head up as his eyes was surrounded with black blemish on his skin and green eyes gaining a golden tint to it that gave him a viscous look that could possibly terrify even a Grim.

Several large sharp bones popped out from the boy's arm and palm of his hand as it moved in a spiral fashion to form a drill like weapon that covered his entire left arm. The boy moved his weaponized arm back as he took a single step forward. Ozpin realized what was about to happened as he formed a shield of green aura surrounding his his body right as the boy thrust his drill like weapon forward

The two moves collided as the boy continued to push against Ozpin's defense until he let out a roar and pushed against Ozpin's defense. Ozpin, along with his shield, was sent flying back into the wall of bone pillars that were soon destroyed on impact. Ozpin, still in the dome of aura, was flying through the pillars of bones that were being knocked down on contact. This kept on going until he hit the last few pillars as he was now back outside of the bone forest

Ozpin's shield dissipated to nothing as he landed on his two feet against the hot sand of the desert while stabbing his cane into the ground to slow his momentum to a halt. Ozpin took a deep breath, this fight was actually quite more than he expected it to be for him to breath heavily like this.

The kid was precise, quick, agile, and strong, stronger than he expected a child to be capable of. He has to admit that if he were to fight a grown version of the boy he would've truly in trouble.

Speaking of the boy Ozpin looked back up to the exit he created from the pillars of bones before his eyes widened.

The boy was now in front of him.

The boy's drill arm was coming straight at him with speed he wasn't expecting of the kid to even posses. Ozpin could only watch as the Drill went through his chest without any warning

The boy's eyes were calm with satisfaction that he killed the man before realizing something with shock. His Drill phased through the Ozpin's body which faded away in green light as Ozpin was nowhere to be seen.

The boy landed on the ground looking for Ozpin before jerking his head up as he whipped his body around to only catch a fleeting glimpse of Ozpin. Right before an aura charged strike hit the side of his head with enough force to cause the sand around the two to disperse in a great torrents of wind.

The boy fell down with a soft thump against the sand below them as Ozpin took a few steps back, breathing heavily. He forced himself to move faster than his abilities allowed him to so he could attack the boy from behind.

Who was currently unconscious on the ground after that strong strike that would render any veteran Hunter unconscious

"This boy, what in the world are you" Ozpin muttered between breaths as he wasn't expecting a child to be this proficient at fighting.

Ozpin bent down to pick the boy up before he noticed something and jumped back. When he landed a few feet back he soon noticed he couldn't feel his hand anymore

The older man looked to the side as he saw a familiar appendage fly off to the side before looking back down to see the boy was still conscious with a viscous glare on his face with a spiked bone covered in blood coming from the palm of the hand that wasn't covered in bone.

Ozpin held his wounded appendage tightly to his body as his aura began to work on healing it. He cursed himself for being so careless and letting the boy get the upper hand. . . . . . Pun not intended

The boy huffed a bit before his skin started turning a darker shade as large bones started poking out of his body. It was then a black aura with a tint of gold as the kid's eyes was now pure gold as it showed only pure malice

Ozpin then realized something, he wasn't going to win this fight. Not in this condition. He took several steps back before running off to the side, picking up his severed hand and retreated from the fight.

As he was retreating, he dodged several bone pellets for a bit until they stopped. Ozpin stopped and turned around to see the boy wasn't chasing after him.

The boy just looked at him as the black blemish around his eyes faded away along with his skin returning to it's normal pale tint as well as his irises turning back to their normal color. All bones that were sticking out of the boy's body receded back into the kid's body as well.

The boy turned around and started making his way back into the bone forest but stopped at the makeshift entrance that was created in this scuffle. The boy turned around and stared at Ozpin before mouthing something

'Don't come back'

The boy then calmly walked back into the structure and disappeared within. After a few moments the ground shook as new pillars of bones shot up from the destroyed pillars as they were soon replaced. The entire structure then began to move as the irregular placed pillars of bones began to contort into itself until it was now dome shaped with no possible way inside.

Ozpin stared at the newly formed dome made bones with an analytical gaze. If Ozpin could guess the child was at his limit and was doing this to keep him away. He might be right, or he might be wrong but he isn't willing to find out now.

He then looked down at his stump of a hand that already healed thanks to his aura. Ozpin frowned, as he thought of how was it possible that the boy was able to cut his hand off. Nothing but a high frequency blade made by Atlas' top weapon manufacturers could do such a thing. Yet the boy was able to cut his hand off like it was nothing

Ozpin stood still in thought before letting out a sigh, wondering if Ironwood could point him in the direction of the person who built half his body to get him a new hand and to mark this area as a Class 0 directive to avoid this place at all cost for the time being.

Ozpin let out another sigh as he began walking away from the bone structure before looking back at it. Just wondering what this child went through to be this proficient and deadly, yet dead to this world, he might never know. All he knows is that this trip was both informative and a complete failure. Mostly from the fact he lost a hand, not that it can't be replaced but the fact he was sad he couldn't get through to the kid

The headmaster shook his head before he began walking away with an interesting story to tell, not knowing what was going on in the sealed dome as the child sat in the dark hunched over, breathing heavily as blood dripped from his mouth before falling asleep in that position.

Well I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter

Also if you felt the character's were out of line I apologize but this is the best I could do for these characters. Honestly I'm more comfortable writing a character after some time and this is the first time I actually written both of them and it's weird for me for some reason.

Anyways, the next chapter will explain some things, but it'll be some time before that happens as I'll be tending to my other stories

So please be patient

Now with that out of the way, please leave a comment, review, or send me a PM and I'll see you all later. Have a great day