Three days have passed since the assassination of Vladimir Tepes.
Although the riot has calmed down, it is clear that the population was into some sort of armed peace. Problems appeared here and there and, in one case, a bombing attempt in one Schnee building.
Nora opened the room and barged in cheerfully.
A boy with pink eyes was still in bed, with a book in his lap while watching the news.
"Ren!"
The boy calmly smiled.
"Good to see you, Nora".
It didn't take long for those that suffered in the first night to recover...
Ruby picked up a few screws and readied the work table.
"I think this time it will work. What do you think, girls?"
Yang thumbed up.
"Seems like a good idea!"
Arachne watched it curiously.
"If you do so directly, it may clog when you activate it. At worst, it may break while hurting you".
And Weiss...
"What sort of paradise is this?!" Was surprised with Arachne's store.
It didn't take long for others to ready themselves...
Cardin jumped in his bed full of sweat.
"There... done. The score is settled".
He had done it. It was risky and if he was discovered, he probably would be instant expelled. But he did what he promised regardless.
Bonds were forged and strengthened...
Tracy Khufu opened the door of her room.
Before leaving, the girl turned around to her two teammates:
"Try to rest up and have fun today, okay?"
Luna nodded and Newton smiled.
"You too, Tracy".
The girl smiled back and Newton realized it was the first time since the incident that he saw her smile.
"Well, then... I'm off! Wish me luck on this... how do they call it?"
"Chilling out!" Said Luna.
"Understood. I will try to chill out to my utmost".
Today is one of those simple days. It's as if nothing happened.
The danger is always there and the death of someone is something that happens everyday. People are at peace.
Or so they think.
They never were at peace. They are still not in peace. This is merely an illusion.
Pyrrha waited in front of the amusement park.
No one was there with her. Jaune was still back in Beacon.
She just looked at that park.
"It's funny... this all started in the night I was searching for a dating spot".
She remembered the 'vampire' she fought on that night. Being defeated somehow opened her eyes and she remembered Lycaon's words.
"I still lack the experience that comes with losses..."
Trying to calm down through different means, ignoring the bigger problem.
But I can't do that.
The chess board has been set.
I need to show them more results. My sister worries that I may be forcing things out, that I don't have what it takes to end this, but I can't simply leave it to her hand.
Mary and Leaves are also going out today. I sent them so that they could relax.
For soon enough the peace will end.
RWBY: Against All Odds
Jaune wasn't sure of what he was doing.
He just felt he had to do something like for once. Or at least, before this was impossible.
But he was afraid of what he could do if he got out of bad.
Cardin was right, he needed to calm down.
His entire body was bruning from inside out and he could somehow once in a while hear his voice coming from his own shadow.
[Hey, hey. Was it fun?]
"This is bad" he muttered. "I... think I've gone insane..."
[Seeing his scorched remains... was really pleasant, right?]
Chapter: The Plan of Chess
I am the one that started this all.
I'm the one that is leading everything to destruction.
My actions will cause suffering and countless deaths. Orphans will appear and children will die before their parents.
So, I write this.
"Here we are! Amusement park!" Shouted Luna.
Newton looked around. It was all a mess with nearly no one.
"I guess the situation in the city has reached this point".
"Who cares? Less people means less waiting! Let's go!"
Leaves, Mary and Telka.
Should anything happen to me, this record will guide you through.
The current situation is a "set board". The pieces will move alone, for staying still or going in the wrong direction would lead to destruction.
The peace is fragile, but they will try to mantain it for as long as they can.
I spread several theories, I released information that shouldn't be free.
Faunus and humans don't trust each other any longer. The Schnee Dust Company and the White Fang are losing a voice.
With the lies exposed and the truth I uncovered and set to the public, the government itself is losing its control.
With the fake conspiracy I showed, the society is trusting less and less their guardians.
With the information I pieced in a false way that can't be denied, Vale is fighting itself. Rich and poor. Human and faunus. Living and living.
But this is temporary. It doesn't take long for people to "get used" to this type of stuff. A Prince's death is only problematic in the small time diplomacy is stirred, so we must act fast.
You can not concern yourselves with the big organizations. You can not pay attention to the big tornado.
You have to watch out for the butterflies. Its the wind their wings produce that take place in the making of the disasters.
Or the calamities.
The front door of Arachne's store was opened.
Standing in it was a tanned girl with her hands and legs covered in bandages.
Tracy Khufu.
The key is Chimaera. They will destabilize this peace.
The "wild cards" are those that had interactions with team VLNT, that will somehow act as a bridge.
Luna Lycaon, Newton Stein and Tracy Khufu are members trusted by the royalty of Chimaera. They are prodigies that ascended and revolutionized their fields of affinity at a young age. A knight, a blacksmith and an alchemist, that were once led by the prince that never lost a single life under his rule.
But the prince's life itself is gone. Those that interacted with him will be the most problematic.
Those are teams RWBY, JNPR and SSSN. There are more interferences, such as the police force, Beacon's staff and director Merlina from Jammer, but their position in power restricts their moves.
Or rather, I made it so that they can't move. One wrong step and the police will be targeted by terrorists. One wrong move and Ozpin is arrested, etcetera and etcetera.
These small teams are the key; team RWBY has the tendency to move before the law. Due to that, we arranged for them to be suspected. Xiao Long and Belladonna were wounded by the arms of Chimaera, so they are less likely to pose a problem. The Schnee won't act without risking much more. She is impulsive, but has to obey reason and, with the state of the city, she won't move alone.
This leads to Ruby Rose, which is why you befriended her, Mary. You are supposed to deal with her. Set her in the wrong direction when needed. Stop or slow her down.
Team SSSN had two members sent to the hospital by Tracy Khufu. Unlike her other teammates, she didn't give them the cure, so they will take longer to heal, which means they will be out for a while. The other members didn't interact with VLNT, so they shouldn't move while others are wounded.
Team JNPR had one member sent to the hospital. The other, Nora Valkyrie will keep him company. I played part in the incident, so I know neither of them will be problematic.
"Shut up..."
[Isn't that what he shouted at you?]
"Silence!" Said Jaune.
[He kept screaming at you to stop, while you went further and further with our talking]
"SHUT IT!"
[We killed him and you know it]
I had Mary use Leaves' curse on Arc.
Through the course of the next days, it will develop. Arc will be less and less capable of displaying rational thinking. At the same time, the curse will pry into his body and mind.
His fighting cababilities will fall and so will his capabilities of controlling his emotions.
This leaves Nikos as the the main problem.
Remember, my team: Pyrrha Nikos is the key.
Pyrrha looked at the park and remembered the last few daya she had with Jaune.
It was the opposite of when they first went out. It was as if he couldn't feel any happiness.
As if he was being haunted by something.
She is the girl that can still fight.
She is the person with the highest probability to break the curse.
She is the one team that will still be able to interact with Chimaera.
Should anything happen to me before the second stage is over, you three will have to eliminate Nikos.
She has skill and strength on her side, but won't have her friends anymore. But she can still have Chimaera.
This possibility is what can't happen. Nikos can't somehow forge an alliance with them. Which is why you have to eliminate her.
I believe in you all. And I have faith you will be able to finish our job should I fail. This city will fall soon enough and this is just for the worst case scenario.
There will be a conference in a few days. All of those related to the case of Chimaera's Prince will have to go... and so will I.
Should anything happen, I will make the mission proceed at the expense of my own life.
Leaves, Mary, Telka, good luck.
I love you.
~ChEsS
The young person finished writing on the notebook.
Before long, a girl was by the side of Chad.
"Any news, Telka?"
"Yes" she said.
Pyrrha was about enter the park when she noticed something: a shadow in the skies.
"Tracy?" Arachne muttered her name.
Ruby, Weiss and Yang worried they would have to fight soon enough, but they noticed the girls' attention was directed to a television.
"What the..." muttered Khufu.
In a live broadcast, a shadow appeared on the skies.
Newton saw that shadow.
"What... why would they come here?"
Luna smiled.
"It seems Vale is really needing help huh? I didn't expect to see them so soon. It's been a while since the last tournament".
The the sky, a floating campus full of gears, releasing steam and many turbines and propellers aproached slowly. The direction was obvious: Beacon.
And so was the name of that campus. It was the Mechanic Academy they defeated not so long ago.
Telka looked at Chad in the eyes:
"Clockwork has arrived".
Chad smirked.
"The second part of stage 2 can finally begin".
Meanwhile...
On an alley of Vale, as the floating academy was over the city...
A wild card made its own developements beyond Chad's thinking. Contrary to the plans, a person was advancing unpredictably.
With glowing red eyes and a black and red dress, that woman smiled arrogantly. She looked just like a vampire, with pale skin and blood-red lips. But the sun didn't burn her, at most, it only revealed that her hair was of a red so dark it seemed black.
Her bat ears on the top of her head twitched happily with the deal made.
"This has been quite the profitable business. It was a pleasure to have your understanding" she said.
Leaving behind the alley, she walked together with her friend: a faunus with jackal ears, dark skin, silver hair and orange eyes.
"What is it, Anubis? Something bothering you? Is it your cousin? I told you we can talk to her later".
"It's not that. Luna can handle herself" he answered. "Bathory, we won't get enough shares".
"Nonsense" answered the princess happily. "That dependable man just sold what I needed for a really good price".
The girl smiled. Princess Bathory, Vladimir's sister walked happily through that despicable city with her friend following behind.
"We will never get over 50% of the Schnee Dust Company shares. We won't ever manage to do it. Let alone before the conference! It's best for us to reunite with your brother's team here".
Bathroy shook her head playfully.
"See? You do not get it yet. We do not need over half the shares. We don't even need 20%. Once I get the small amount I need, I will be able to manipulate the people I want. We already have about 8%. We just need to scare a few guys and it is done!"
"And how exactly will that help us in finding the First Prince?"
"Trust me, will you?" Bathory smiled as her eyes glowed. "But first, let us get back to... how is the pretty word? Oh! 'Coercing' the pure blooded humans. We just need measily 5% and we can set my plan into motion. Also, tell Hunchback to make those 'donations' to Beacon. I will need a few dubious transactions to make people distrust them".
"Are you sure this will work?" Asked Anubis.
"Of course!" Bathory laughed. "We already got enough dirt about the police, the Schnee, and even Ozpin! But I will need a bit on Beacon as a whole. After that is done, then we will be able to take the investigations in my brother by ourselves!"
"Bu-"
"*sigh*" Bathroy stopped smiling. "Look, cops have families and politicians are greedy. That is why it was easy to coerce them. Since we control part of the Schnee, we can put their name on a few things we do. That way, it is simple to screw everyone. I can just donate my shares later for more distrust should we need. This plan has no loopholes, Anubis. In this city, the people that cannot be bribed are those that cannot be trusted. And after we expose that, we will do whatwver we want. Now, let us go coerce a few people now. I heard there are some politicians on the west that are quite afraid about their well-being".
"Very well, my princess"
After bowing, the duo continued walking through the streets, sowing the seeds of chaos on the asphalt built over the corpses of heroes.
The princess, smiling, readied herself for the chaos she was about to provoke.
'You people chose the wrong village to mess with. I will show how fearsome we, that you banished ages ago to outside, have become. I will show you how fragile your society is and how us, that surpassed the differences of species are superior. You built your society over lies and distrust and I will expose everything while savoring it. By the end, you will have quite the determination to find my brother'
The girl laughed silently.
'And when the time comes and you try to use him to control me, I will crush you all like insects while showing him his true place. You are the future king, Vladimir. I have let you have your fun up to now and this is what happens. Once you return, you will see the true power of a ruler, the power to squash the pure-bloods like the bugs that they are'.
Heretic notes:
Geez, finally something will happen.
These last few chapters have been boooooring to write, but needed to progress the plot.
Also, to give some insights on Chad's personality and plans.
I think it will take 2-3 chapters for the fun to begin now! To wreck this up!
BTW, for those that didn't notice, Jaune has been cursed since the hospital. When Mary "tripped" on him.
If you notice, he has been acting a bit abnormal since then.
Oh yeah, nearly forgetting: Chad will finally appear and be described in the next chapter.
It's as if this arc has been divided in three parts: the first part, focused on the consequences of Vlad's death ended now. The second part focuses on how to deal with the situation, which will last until the conference (that will begin next chapter) lasts.
The third part will be the final part of the arc, which will have the battles and stuff.
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Guess I can talk more about the overall OCs?
The color references aren't THAT exposed if you have noticed. Tracy is one of the hardest for someone to determine while Luna is the easiest.
Vlad and his family have blood-red as the main one. If some of you have noticed, his relatives and himself are named after vampires, which exposes it.
Maybe I will talk more about that in the next chapter.
See you guys later!
I'm gonna play Pokemon Reborn now! I have gotten quite addicted to it. It's like pokemon, but darker! With terrorism and slums!
And hey, I am a fan of dark things!
Heretic, out!