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Second Lock: Orange Samurai, On Stage!
*Lock open!*
Jaune Arc not having a good day.
Ever since he ran way from home to join Beacon, he had been down on his luck. First he had lost his wallet during his travels. Then he was stupid enough to sell a old Arc family treasure for a strange looking belt buckle and a orange lock that said to give untold power from the heavens by a man with a really cool-looking big scarf. Next he had threw up on the scariest looking guy on the airship to Beacon and ended up probably really high on that guy's list of peoples' ass he needs to kick.
Safe to say Jaune Arc was having a really bad day.
"Damn it… ." Jaune sighed as he know unlike everyone else on the airship he was not a legit Hunter-in-Training as he had no formal training and definitely not even a cool weapon to show for it. All he ever wanted to prove in his life was that he was worthy of the heroic Arc family name. Instead, he was surrounded by seven kick ass sisters who overachieve him in almost every possible field.
… Yeah, that would damage any guy's self-esteem. But he was the poor sucker who had to live with that reality!
Even his own parents told him that he should wait another year before actually joining a Huntsman school.
Well no more dammit! He refused to be babied any longer! And so, Jaune decided to run away from home with forged documents for Beacon just for the sheer reason that he wanted FIGHT for his name within the Arc family. He wanted to be strong man that could stand on his own two feet instead of the little baby brother that was always looked after by his seven sisters.
And yet… now that he was standing at the entrance of the great Beacon Academy, he felt a little bit weak in the kness. Did he really have what it takes? Can he really sneak by four years in this academy without people finding out about his secret?
Well that was up for debate when Jaune came face-to-face with the guy he threw up on in the airship. "I'm sorry!" Jaune apologized with a bow. The person in front of him looked a little bit older than him and his eyes seemed to be as cold as steel as he gave off an aura of someone who could kick way more ass then Jaune ever will within their lifetime.
"I'm so sorry about what happened on the ship! Motion sickness had kinda been a major problem for me ever since I was a kid… ." Jaune tried explaining, but the main in the black coat with red accents didn't even acknowledge him as he walked past him. However, he had called Jaune something that had stung him to the very core. One single word that was enough for Jaune wishing the man had beaten him up instead. A four letter word that had haunted him for all his life.
"Weak."
Jaune bit his teeth and clenched his hands into fists as the man walked away. Yeah. It was true. He really was weak compared to the others around him. … And yet, he hoped that he can change into something better within these next four years at Beacon.
He wanted to be truly strong. He wanted to be able to decide his own destiny.
"Beacon… , here I come." Jaune swore to himself as he gripped onto his orange lock. He had taken his first step in deciding his fate. And unknown to him, a green eyed blonde hair girl in white was observing him from a far distance away.
"Hn. So this is the shining beacon of hope for the future, huh? A place where we hunt monsters to protect the weak… ." Kaito observed the Disney Castle-like building as he constantly reshuffled his deck of cards to help pass the time. He was no diehard hero like Kazuraba, who seemed intent on saving everyone he met. Kazuraba would probably be bouncing in excitement if he was in Kaito's shoes.
But, Kaito would have to admit that he might actually enjoy the next 4 years. At least in this school, they teach you how to fight and learn how to use your power as effectively as possible. Earth schools however… , all they did was unnecessarily teach things that the students would most likely forget if they don't take a course that teaches that subject.
Seriously? History? Why on Earth was that important to teach to students at such a young age when there's a high chance of most of them not becoming historians when they grew up? Kaito could somewhat understand it was important to learn the history of one's country whose people fought so hard for equality rights but at least give the students a chance to drop the subject when they're in high school!
Too caught up in his slight hatred for being forced to learn some things that probably would not help him at all in his quest for power, Kaito did not realize where he was walking until it was too late. This carelessness had caused him to bump into a girl who was, from head to toe, clad in white. She even had white hair! Almost like the old leader of Team Gaim, Yuuya Sumii.
The collision had caused the girl to drop a case full of vials that Kaito identified as 'Dust'. Considering this was a Combat School, it was the more likely conclusion on why a girl was carrying a case filled with dusts in a variety of colors. Judging from the symbol on the suit case, the girl seemed to hail from a company Kaito recently learned about during his trip at the library.
The Schnee Dust Company… . It's practically Remnant's equivalent of the Yggdrasill Corporation. And that was enough for Kaito to be wary of the company.
Hm… . The girl in front of him, screaming like a banshee… . She was Weiss Schnee, heiress to the company. He saw a recording of her singing at a concert sponsored by company when he was at the library. Kaito snorted at seeing more resemblance between Remnant and Earth. It would seem Weiss Schnee was Remnant's equivalent of Kureshima Mitsuzane. Both probably had lived a life full of privilege and most likely had no understanding of what it truly means to seek power.
He wondered if Weiss also had an older sibling? Remnant's answer to Kureshima Takatora? Now that would be scary. It most likely meant Remnant also had equivalents for most of the other Armored Riders. Maybe even including himself!
"Are you even listening to me!?" Oh, the heiress finally noticed that he rather entertained his own thoughts than listen to her hollering. And to think he thought she had a good singing voice… . Weiss let out a frustrated groan as she muttered to herself. "First it was that grey eyed dunce and now it's a vagabond wearing an out-of-date outfit!" Out-of-date?! … Alright, Kaito would admit it's been quite a while since he had switched into the actual senior Team Baron uniform. Hell, it's been a while since he had switched into another outfit entirely, actually. He was surprised he still hasn't smell yet.
Note to self; fix Team Baron uniform and get more copies.
"Does no one here have a pair of working eyes!? Do you people have no decency!?" Weiss continued to rant, which Kaito promptly ignored with a roll of his eyes as he picked up his fallen deck of cards that had been dropped when he bumped into Weiss. There was really no reason for him to stay here any longer. Respect? Please. Why should he respect those who foolishly thought they were 'strong' just because they were born in a wealthy family?
Kaito had to grudgingly admit; he was grudgingly grateful that Yggdrasill bought his father's company. It opened his eyes to the truth, grudgingly.
"Hey, where are you going!?" Again, only now did she realize that Kaito had no interest in listening to her rants.
"I see no reason why I should stay here and listen to your ramblings. I especially don't see any reason why I should apologize to someone who I don't consider to be strong. I only respect those who carved out their own destiny instead of relying on the wealth one has gotten from their parents." Kaito told her off. Maybe if he was lucky she would cry home back to her parents.
"You cocky… !"
No such luck.
His words though seemed to hit a switch within Weiss as the heiress was an inch away from drawing her weapon. Kaito himself was tempted to summon his Guronbaryumaru and teach the girl the true meaning of strength but before anything could be done, a scream for help caught their attention. It was enough for them to drop hostilities so that they could find out what was going on.
"Help! There's an unknown monster that ambushed me at the west building! Two students were left behind to make sure I was safe!" The prideful duo saw a Faunus girl gaining the attention of any nearby passer-bys. They quickly made their way towards the growing crowd, and saw that a Faunus girl was covered in wounds and what seems to be the handle to her weapon broken off from the weapon itself, which was missing on her person.
"Monster? What, you mean a Grimm? No way." Someone in the crowd scoffed at her claim.
"Typical Faunus trash, lying to get attention." Another said.
That comment caused Kaito to narrow his eyes dangerously. Faunus. Human-like beings who were born with animal features that gave them a bit of an advantage over a normal Human. To the eyes of many Humans of Remnant; they were freaks of nature and felt the world would be a better place if they had disappeared.
In Kaito's eyes, it was just another form of the strong oppressing the weak.
"Their right though. How can there be a Grimm on school grounds?" Weiss was amongst those who didn't believe the Faunus girl, who shook her head in response as she tried to convince the crowd of what she saw.
"I'm not lying! It's not even a Grimm! There was barely any black on this thing! It was mostly red and looked kinda-like a lion… ." The Faunus girl started describing the creature, with the image of a Lion Inves appearing Kaito's mind. "It came out of this weird zipper that appeared from thin air… ." Oh yeah. Definitely a Lion Inves.
So, Sagara had sunk his claws into this world as well, has he? If Inves are appearing from Cracks, then there's no doubt in Kaito's mind that Remnant was Sagara's newest target. A small part of Kaito wondered if Sagara had even noticed Remnant was because of Kaito using his equipment to open Cracks. If so, then that meant Remnant's newest infestation problem was his fault. He quickly squashed down the part of him though, whatever happens happens. He will deal with whatever stood in his way.
Kaito broke away from the crowd, intent of finding the Inves and destroying it. Of course, he could always spare it and open a Crack for it to return back to Helheim. Whichever came first, really.
Weiss, however, noticed him leaving. "Wait, where are you going!?" She called out.
"Where do you think?" Was Kaito's simple response as he focused his senses for any sounds of battle. In his Human form, they were a bit suppressed. If he let loose and entered his Overlord form, his senses would stretch out even further. However, Kaito knew there was a time and place for everything. This isn't the time nor place for him to release his true form.
Luckily, his enhanced senses were more than enough even in Human form. … That's weird, he heard familiar sword slashes. Sword slashes that usually came from… .
'Kazuraba… !?' Kaito thought in shocked. There was no doubt about it. The sword slashes he was hearing only belonged to Kazuraba's swords. But that should be impossible, right? Kaito thought back when he fell into Remnant. There were 14 other stars falling with him. Five of them were blue while the other nine were white… . Was one of them… Kazuraba!?
"God damn it!" Jaune grit his teeth as he barely blocked the claws of a red lion monster. Of course knowing his luck, he had gotten into a life-or-death battle on the first day at Beacon. He just didn't expect that it would be against a red lion monster instead of a Beacon Student he accidentally pissed off.
Jaune wasn't really doing anything important before. He had found a silver-eyed girl slightly younger who seemed to be having a rough first day like he was, so he decided to help her out. The girl's name was Ruby Rose, and she was such a nice, quirky girl that he can talk to with little-to-no problem. Of course, their conversation started entering awkward territory when she revealed her High Caliber Sniper-Scythe (which she named Crescent Rose) and she wanted to see what weapon he used.
Say what you will about Jaune Arc, but he had enough common sense to say he didn't sold his family treasure for something that would cause everyone to laugh at him if they discover it.
Fortunately for Jaune, he was saved from that embarrassing conversation (that would most likely end up with him getting kicked out of Beacon) when the duo heard a scream for help. Running towards the source, they saw that a lone Faunus girl was being attacked by this red lion monster. Like anybody else in their situation, they wondered just what exactly was the red lion monster. It definitely wasn't a Grimm, it just didn't fit with black and white color scheme Grimm were known for.
The two couldn't let the girl get attacked with good conscious, and so brandished their weapons to attack the monster. Well, more like Ruby brandished Crescent Rose while Jaune quickly tended to the Faunus girl while Ruby kept the monster busy. He quickly told the girl to go get help while they hold off the monster. She gave the warning that the beast had a ferocious fighting style and they should keep their guard up at all times.
In retrospect, he really should've taken that warning to heart. Especially since he's only fighting with his arms and legs.
"Jaune!" Ruby called in worry before turning at the lion monster in anger. "You… !" She didn't finish her sentence as she charged towards the monster. With lightning fast speed that practically made her look like she was teleporting, she shifted Crescent Rose from it's sniper mode to scythe mode in a matter of seconds before zipping around the lion monster, hacking&slashing at it with the creature being too slow to keep up.
However, it would seem that it had quite durable skin, as it seemed to be more annoyed by her cuts than hurt. With roar, it pushed Ruby away, but the young Huntress-in-Training would not give up. She had to help keep this in away from getting further into school until some teachers arrive!
Jaune, however, was in awe at seeing Ruby move throughout the fight. And it was a major blow to his already crumbling self-esteem at seeing how she was fairing better than he did when fighting the lion monster. 'If only I was stronger… .' Jaune clenched his fists as he started getting up. 'No… ! It's not over yet! I can still prove that the Arc is not dead with me! I'm not gonna lose here!' Jaune swore as he prepared to help Ruby.
However, before he could do so, his mind started getting a headache. He turned towards a direction, feeling the source of his headache was there, and saw a beautiful blonde girl who's hair was tied up into a pony tail. The fringes of her hair did nothing to hide her glowing green eyes that radiated power. She only wore white, the style clothing giving the feeling it was a ceremonial dress.
"Who… ?" Before Jaune could finish his sentence, the girl spoke.
"Be Warned. Your Choice Will Now Change the Course Of Fate. Know That If You Continue Down This Path, There Shall Be No Turning Back. You Will Have To Fight Until The Bitter End. Until The World Is Dyed Into Your Image."
Her words made no sense to Jaune. He had no idea what she tried saying to him. He got the gist of it though… so he thinks. "So what… ? I just let myself stay weak forever… ? No way!" Jaune declined. "I'm gonna prove that I'm can be just like the other men in my family! Strong men who protect the weak and helpless! Who give people hope! I'm an Arc too… and an Arc never gives up!"
His answer merely saddened the girl, who gave him a sigh of pure sadness as she turned away. "Then Put On The Belt, And Shape Your Future… ."
Her words further confused Jaune. Put on the belt? He was already one… . Did she meant that word belt buckle that came with his orange lock? Taking it out of his back pocket, Jaune stared at it. Will this really give him more power? Power to prove that he too, was worthy of the Arc family name… ?
"You seek more power to become truly strong, correct? I see great potential in you, Jaune Arc. You see, I'm a traveler from a far away land. And along the way, I picked up a few things. One of them is a power that can pierce the heavens itself. The type of power where you can shape your own destiny. How about boy? To be carved into history through your own blade, instead of an old battered blade passed down through generations?"
He remembered. That's what that man in a big scarf said to him when he offered him this belt. Maybe he wasn't punked after all? Maybe he hasn't been using it right? If so, now he knows what he has to do first.
Jaune placed the belt on his waist, and to his surprise; it extended yellow belt straps that perfectly wrapped themselves around his waist. He looked at his orange lock, which had the code 'L.S. - 07' printed right in the middle. "Since this came with this… ." Jaune muttered as he unlocked the lock.
ORANGE!
Hearing a zipper opening, everyone paused at what they were doing. Even the lion monster paused to see the source of a familiar noise. There, above Jaune; was a giant mechanical orange in an ethereal glow floating down from a zipper that appeared in the air which led to an area with lots of trees.
"Uh… , what?" Was all Ruby said in her shock at seeing a giant mechanical orange descending from a zipper in the sky.
"Okay, so now I… ." Jaune continued to mutter to himself as he pondered what to do next. He inserted the lock onto the belt, which perfectly fit onto the porthole on the belt. "So… now what? Do I lock it… ?" Jaune wondered before he fiddled with his belt a bit.
LOCK ON!
Jaune was right on the mark as the belt announced something with the same voice as the lock. It began playing a standby noise which Jaune identified it something similar to horns. "So… do I cut it open now?" Jaune asked to no one in particular as he gripped on the knife. He tried to see how the belt worked once, he inserted the lock but didn't 'lock on' and tried cutting it open, but the lock refused to be cut opened.
It was different this time, as there was little-to-no resistance from the lock as he cut it open with the knife.
SOIYA!
After that declaration, the orange dropped down onto Jaune, losing it's ethereal glow as it formed a blue suit with gold highlights around the arms and legs. Jaune's forearms and legs were now covered in gauntlets and grieves with the same shade of blue as his suit. They also had golden highlights. Inside the orange, Jaune was looking around inside of it as a helmet formed on his head.
ORANGE ARMS! HANAMICHI, ON STAGE!
The helmet was blue like his suit, with a single one-piece visor. The helmet had a silver mouthpiece, and a golden asymmetrical horn that had a red gem embedded to the center. Jaune felt something attaching to the back of the helmet as the orange split apart to form shoulder pads, chest and back armor for his suit. He then felt something materializing onto his right hand. When it finished forming, he quickly gripped so it wouldn't fall off and so he could inspect it.
Jaune now held some form of sword where the blade was modeled after a sliced orange, with it's cross guard being green to show it was modeled after an orange's stem. Holstered on the left side of his belt was another sword which was sheathed, though it's blade was uncovered and was dangling in the air with it's guard being shaped after a gun if the trigger was any indication. There was something else that was holstered on the right side of his belt, though it's purpose was unknown.
"Whoa… ." Ruby was awed at seeing Jaune transformed into some sort of comic book superhero.
Wait.
Jaune… just transformed… into a superhero.
… .
Processing… . Processing… . Processing… .
Processed.
"EEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!" The inner geek within Ruby squealed so loud the lion monster actually winced and began whimpering for a bit. Ruby quickly sheathed Crescent Rose and zipped towards the transformed Jaune. "OhmyGodJaunedidyoujustactuallytransformedintoasuperhero!?" Ruby began speaking so fast poor Jaune could barely keep up.
She then gasped before taking hold of Jaune's orange-shaped sword. "Ohcoolasword! Nobodyusestheclassicsthesedays! Andit'smodeledafteranorangetoo! Itfitswithyourorangearmoredwarriortheme! Ohwhat'sthis!?" She then unsheathed the other sword holstered on Jaune's belt. "Anotherswordtoo! That'scool! Soyoufightwiththembothoftheminyourhandsorsomething!?" In her excitement, she noticed the yellow tab sticking at the back of the other sword.
"Oh…! Whatdoesthisdo!?" She pulled the tab, causing the sword to make a charged up noise. "Oh! Itactivate'sthegunmode! Ifigureditcanbeusedasagunfromguardshape!" She took a few testing shot, with four trigger pulls later making the gun release clicking noises. It was obvious that it had become empty. "Aw…! Fourbulletsonly!? Doesthatmeanyougottapullthisthingeveryfourshots!?"
"Um… Ruby… ?" Jaune was pretty afraid of weapons maniac Ruby, even if she's only going hyper at seeing what a weapon does.
"Yes Jaune?" To his immense relief, Ruby seemed to snap back to normal. Or as close as normal Ruby will ever be, he guessed.
"Um… ." All Jaune did was pointed back at the lion monster, which roared at them when it realized it had regained their attention.
"Meep!" In Ruby's surprise, she accidentally tossed Jaune's weapons into the air which ironically landed back into Jaune's hands.
"Quick! Shoot it!" Jaune told Ruby before he pulled back the yellow tab of his gun/sword hybrid as Ruby shifted Crescent Rose into it's sniper mode. Both began shooting at the lion monster, though Ruby noted that Jaune's bullets caused more damage then her own. Maybe it was because it exploded on contact with the creature? "Alright! Let's get him!" Jaune cheered at seeing them doing some actual damage on the creature, with Ruby nodded in agreement.
Pumped up, the red and blue duo charged at the creature. Jaune was having some trouble with wielding two swords at once, but Ruby was there to cover for him when the creature started getting close to him. As they slashed at the creature, Jaune noticed something.
"Hey… these things look like they can combine!" Jaune noted as he gestured to his two swords.
"Wait, really!?" Ruby was immediately excited at that prospect.
Seeing as he had nothing to lose for trying, Jaune immediately did so. And to their surprise, that weapons truly can combine through the ends of their handles. "Wow, they really can combine!" Jaune was now excited since he now had a staff-like weapon that blades at both ends.
"Oh! Oh! I noticed that that sword of yours had a porthole like the one on your belt! Maybe you can use it with that orange lock!" Ruby suggested, with Jaune looking at the sword in question and noting to himself that Ruby was right. He unlocked the lock on his belt… ;
LOCK OFF!
… before attaching to his sword and locking it into place.
LOCK ON!
1…10…100…1000…1000!
The blade of the weapon began glowing orange. Jaune's attention was turned towards the lion monster when it roared at them again. Acting on instinct, Jaune slashed at the monster twice despite the fact there was the considerable distance between them. To his and Ruby's surprise, the sword released two orange-colored energy waves towards the creature. When it made contact, the lion monster became trapped within an energy sphere that was shaped after an orange.
"Alright, let's end this!" Jaune said as he spun the combined weapons so he could kill the creature with orange-themed blade. It began glowing with a more powerful aura than the gun/sword hybrid as Jaune charged at the trapped creature.
ORANGE CHARGE!
With one final slash, Jaune cut through the monster and the energy sphere. When the creature exploded, so did the sphere; becoming slices of oranges that faded into nonexistence.
"ALRIGHT!" Jaune pumped up his fist as he cheered.
"Yeah!" Ruby cheered as well, even jumping for joy. She quickly zipped up to Jaune, who canceled his transformation by closing the lid of his opened lock. "That was so cool! How did you made that!?" The ever-so-excitable Ruby started asking him millions of questions, which he can barely keep up with.
"Um… ." Was all he could say to Ruby unless the bubbly girl slowed down a bit.
"That's impossible… ." The addition of a new voice caused Ruby to pause, and the two turned their attention towards it's source. Walking towards them was the constantly scowling man that Jaune threw up on the airship. Following closely behind him was the most beautiful girl Jaune had laid on his entire life. Ruby instantly recognized her as the cranky girl with all the Dust from this morning where an incident occurred that she did not wish to discuss.
"You… ." He heard the man in the black coat with red accents called out to him. "Why the hell do you have the belt? You shouldn't be able to use in the first place… ." The man muttered out, much Jaune's and the snow angel's confusion. "Tell me… . Tell me how you got that belt!" The man roared at him as, much to Jaune's and the snow angel's surprise, pulled out the exact same belt from his coat along with a lock of his own. The difference however, was that the man's lock was themed after a banana instead of an orange. Also, he could faintly see red on the man's belt when it was blue on his own.
"Wait, wait!" Jaune called out, hands raised to show he really didn't want to fight. "What do you mean I shouldn't be able to use this belt!? Just who are you and why do have one of your own!?"
"I am Kumon Kaito! But I'm also known as Armored Rider Baron!" The man declared as he unlocked his banana lock.
BANANA!
LOCK ON!
He quickly inserted his lock to his belt but not before twirling it around in his finger, which Jaune would admit was pretty badass looking considering this guy just radiated pure silent confidence at what he's doing. Kaito then pressed down the knife after the standby music (which Jaune noted was different from his own) played for a bit.
COME ON!
BANANA ARMS! KNIGHT OF SPEAR!
"Show me… that you're worthy of wearing the armor of my rival!" The now transformed Kaito declared to Jaune, who tensed as he realized he was in for the fight of his life.
"And so… the cycle of evolution begins again… ." Sagara sat on top of the highest point of the City of Vale and looked down upon the mass of people who knew almost nothing of what was soon going to hit them right in the face. And unfortunately, Sagara could not be reasoned with. He was the Will of Helheim Forest itself. His Human form was one of the many forms he took so that he could interact with a species. To have a taste of what was it like to be considered amongst the general populace before it fades away into history due to his… interference as it could be called.
He considered himself as change itself. Neither good nor bad. Something that occurs naturally.
"15 Drivers. A battle royal for the Golden Fruit that I dare say might be even more interesting then the last one." The snake/observer smirked in amusement as he knew one belt in particular had been with it's wielder ever since both arrived in Remnant with all the other Drivers. Who would've thought Kumon Kaito would get another chance at gaining the Golden Fruit once again?
"Let the modern age of the warring states era begin once more. Who will obtain the Golden Fruit this time?" DJ Sagara disappear as events began to unfold around the world.
"Tch. Looks like you haven't even scratched the surface of that power yet, have you?" Kaito scoffed as he looked at the fallen form of Jaune Arc. Many times, their battle had been interrupted by both Weiss and Ruby. Though he merely shrugged off their attempts to stop the fight. Like Kazuraba, Jaune tried to stop the fight as well, seeing no reason why the both of them had to resort to fighting to find the answers to their questions.
Kaito called him weak for that. Jaune quickly gotten angry and tried to prove he wasn't weak by fighting back. That caused Kaito's to gain a small amount of respect for Jaune, as he realized that Jaune was like him. Someone who wished to claw their way to the top to achieve their goal.
However, Kaito was sorely disappointed that Jaune could barely keep up with him. He supposed he should've expected that. Jaune didn't seem to have any of Kazuraba's other Lockseeds as he only fought with the Orange Arms. Even then, his stance was full of holes, giving Kaito free shots at Jaune. Then there was the fact in terms of physical strength, he was clearly the one that dominated that aspect between the two.
"Why did you do that!?" Ruby bawled at him as she rushed towards Jaune. "He didn't even do anything!"
"Hn." Was Kaito's only response as he began to walk away.
"Don't you dare run away, you barbarian!" Weiss yelled at Kaito as she chased after him. She didn't know why Kaito picked a fight with Jaune but she swore she would found out. The blonde didn't deserved the brutal beating he had gotten from Kaito.
But then there was the fact those two had the same type of belt that gave them access to weapons and armor based of fruits and warriors. Who were these two? Where did they gotten those belts? Why was this the first time she saw such a device being used? Those were the things she must find out as the Heiress of the Schnee Dust Company. It was her duty to report these things if no one knew about them!
Kaito merely scoffed at the girl. When will she get the hint that her presence was not welcomed? "If he wants revenge, then he can always grow stronger and aim for my head one day." Kaito stopped walking, turning to Jaune who was struggling to stay conscious. "… . You… have to grow strong one day. At least so you'll be worthy to wear that armor." And with that, Kaito quickly walked away. Weiss was not too far behind as she tried to make him justify his actions.
Kaito's words were the last thing Jaune heard before he blacked out.
Thus ending Chapter Two. Thank you Symbolic Joker for Beta reading this to make sure it's bareable for my readers and hope I didn't dissappoint!
Symbolic Joker: No problem man. The original content was still pretty interesting. Hope I did it justice by expanding it.
Yes. The stars that fell into Remnant with Kaito are actually Rider Belts. If you counted it correctly, you know there are least 15 Riders that will make an appearance. Why 15? Well, Gaim is number 15 of the Heisei Riders right? Lame? Yeah, I know.
About the whole Lord Baron thing. It's more of a hidden trump for Kaito as he's not the type to just wave his power around like it's a cheap toy. When he's push to the limit only then will he use his Overlord form. But being outmatched in a fight doesn't equal mean one is pushed to the limit as Kaito demonstrated that only when fighting Ryoma who screw with him both mentaily and physcially was when he take his final gamble and going past his limit. Even fighting Roshou who hand his ass easily didn't force Kaito to pull desprate measures. Plus Lord Baron would beat 25 percent of the current RWBY cast with ease as invess summoning, smoke power, plant control, red energy power, and that damn sword really hard for a first year to win againts.
Symbolic Joker: *Snorts* You mean he would beat most of the RWBY cast since they have no experience fighting against an Overlord. I think the only ones that would give him trouble at this point would be Cinder Fall (due to her penchant for fire) and Adam (due to his ability to absorb any attack and throw it back at his opponent). Course, we don't know the full abilities of other characters like Glynda Goodwitch (who may or may not be able to defeat Kaito).
As for making Jaune into Gaim: Jaune in my mind always had the potenial to be a great hero. Cowardly, unskilled but his heart is at the right place. I hope I can finish Jaune as a hero like Kouta. I hope Kaito can serve as a training partner for Jaune to become stronger yet I don't want Jaune to adopt his ideals.
Now can you readers guess who are the other thirteen riders?