RWBY: Ghost of Remnant Vol.1
Chapter 5: A New Day, A New Challenge
Early A/N: So very very VERY sorry on this hiatus everyone! I didn't mean to have this wait for so long... I'll try my best to get the next chapter out as soon as I can! Enjoy the chapter!
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It hasn't been long since Ozpin made the teams from all of the new students that came to the school. He was just sitting in his office that was inside the tallest tower of Beacon.
He just looked up at the ceiling which showed the inside of a clock, as he seemed to relax and somewhat ignore something.
But that peacefulness was quickly interrupted by someone else.
"OZPIN!" Yelled out the voice.
He sighed heavily as he turned to his desk, there was what looked like to be a video feed featuring several well dressed adults.
"Now that we got your attention... We really need to discuss your actions of forming the teams this year..." Said one of the people in the feed.
Another screen popped up as it showed Team RWBY along with Cody. Ozpin looked back at them, knowing what they were complaining about.
"Why does this Team have 5 members? Any Team in this world has only had four members.. But as of now, this is the first? Explain yourself Ozpin." Said another person.
"It's quite simple, members of the board. Cody is a remarkable warrior... He needs to be with a team he can work with. I can see his potential that he has. And it needs to be trained properly like the rest." Ozpin started to explain as he pressed a few buttons and brought up the team fight against the Grimm.
"While he could join any other team, even in the other schools. He has shown to work well with Team RWBY. His abilities along with theirs is something to be hold of." Ozpin explained as the board, looked at the feed.
"And... what of these "Eyecons" He possesses? Is there any way we can use them as well?" Asked another board member.
Ozpin glared lightly at the question. "I'm afraid that will be impossible..." He replied to them, slightly annoyed.
"Now you listen here Ozpin!" Yelled out another member.
"No you listen. This boy's only hope is finding those other Eyecons. As I already stated on my report, this boy was attacked by an Ancient Grimm. Although some of you still don't believe it, believe me and that this boy is proof of not only that they exist, but also proof on his abilities. I promised him that I would help him find these Eyecons and give them to him." Ozpin replied back to them with a glare.
"But think of the knowledge we could use if we know what they are?" Answered another member.
"And at the cost of one life?" He asked them.
"Then it will be a worthy sacrifice for the inevitable future of our world." Replied another member.
Ozpin could only glare at them as he leaned back on his chair as he saw the meeting time was finished.
"We will talk about this boy and these Eyecon's later Ozpin... We need this cooperation with you and him..." Said the head chairman before the feed cut off.
Ozpin sighed heavily as he massaged his temples in frustration. That was until a cup of coffee hovered over his head.
He looked up to see Glynda holding it for him. "Rough time with the heads of the board?" She asked him as he took it.
"More than you could know..." He sighed as he took a few sips.
"What are we gonna do? I do agree that, his powers could be beneficial to everyone... but at the cost of his life?" She stated with some disgust.
"For right now, it can't be helped. We just need to do our best in finding these things for him. Sides... who knows if they'll still be around if he does pass?" Ozpin replied as he looked at the screen, showing RWBY on it as he looked at them with some curiosity.
"Oh, also a package came to you." Glynda said as she handed him the package.
Ozpin opened it up as he looked inside it. Inside was what looked like to be a vial, but inside the vial was what looked like to be some kind of gold powder like dust in it.
"Dust? Thats odd..." Glynda said to herself, confused.
Ozpin on the other hand smiled. "I don't believe this is Dust, Glynda... It's something more..." Ozpin said to her with a smile.
(Insert opening song - This Will Be The Day - RWBY Vol.1 Opening)
The start first starts off with a guitar strumming a bit before the lyrics start.
[They see you as small and helpless. They see you as just a child]
The screen shifts to Cody sitting upon a rooftop in the middle of the night. He sits their as he looks at the Ore Eyecon in his hand.
[Surprise when they find out that a warrior will soon run wild]
Something then goes amiss as Cody quickly looks up to see a fire outbreak near by. He then smirks as he jumps off of the roof.
[Prepare for your greatest moments. Prepare for your finest hour.]
The title card then appears as it shines a bit before shifting down after Cody.
[The dream that you've always dreamed is, Suddenly about to flower]
As Cody runs through the road, he passes by a single rose in a pot, a snowflake in a store, a cat in an alley way, and finally a single ember flicker from a window of an occupied house.
[We are lightning]
Once he reaches the area, four shadows appear above him. Cody stops to see the shadows land in front of him.
[Straying from the thunder, Miracles of ancient wonder]
In front of him were Team Rwby smiling at him. Cody then smiles back as he grabs the lever of the Ghost Driver on his waist and pushes it in to don on the Ghost Damashii.
[This will be the day we've waited for, This will be the day we open up the door]
Fight then breaks out as Cody and Team Rwby are fighting against the Grimm and the Ganma as they clash it out together.
[I don't wanna hear your absolution, Hope you're ready for a revolution]
As they fight them, Team JNPR drop down to assist them as they battle some more highly evolved Ganma.
[Welcome to a world of new solutions, Welcome to a world of bloody evolution]
As both teams fight their enemies, Roman is standing on a roof near by, watching them fight along with Aran and his benefactor as they grin from ear to ear about some special plan they have in-stored for them all.
[In time-your heart will open minds]
As the fight continues, the teams are surrounded by Ganma and Grimm as they approach them all. And out from the distance is Ozpin watching them all along with Sennin as he smiles and offers them some power.
[A story will be told , And victory is in a simple soul]
Energy flows into Cody, Team RWBY and JNPR. They all then nod at each other as Cody activates his OmegaDrive. They all then jump at the enemies, delivering their own special attack as Cody flies at the screen with a rider kick, smashing through and showing the title card one last time.
After the Teams were finished being made, everyone was given two things. A school uniform and a Scroll.
The uniform was... different? The male uniform were black with a gold trim, and accompanied by a blue vest and a white shirt with a red tie. While the females wear long stockings as an optional component, a red plaid skirt, and a brown jacket with a tan vest and white shirt.
It was different, but luckily, they allowed some students to add onto their attire. Ruby had her red hood while Cody had a his hoodie on top.
The Scroll was the most interesting thing to Cody. It was small, compact, holographic like tablet, that functioned as not only an ID but also a phone and sometimes even a computer. It was mostly white with a yellow diamond in the center along with a camera lens on the top left of it.
While most of the students already had a Scroll. Cody and a few others didn't. While it took him a bit, he was able to figure everything he could about it.
But while he was toying with it, he was walking with Ruby and the others to their dorm room.
Weiss groaned lightly at the sight. "Can you pay attention for one minute? You're going to bump into someone..."
"Ah, relax Weiss. Cody doesn't have this kind of tech back at his home. So, you can't exactly blame him for wanting to toy with it?" Yang retorted as they all kept walking.
Weiss rolled her eyes as they finally came across their room. "Here it is! Room 931!" Ruby beamed as she went to open it.
"Looks like we're dorm buddies huh?" called out a familiar voice.
Ruby and the gang turned as they see JNPR walking towards them. "Jaune!" Ruby called out happily as she went over to hug him.
"Geh... easy Ruby. I'm still a bit sore from the Grimm..." Jaune winced as Ruby let go of him.
"Opps. Hehe... Sorry about that." She giggled as she went back towards her team.
"It seems Professor Ozpin really likes to play jokes on us huh?" Cody smirked as he shook Jaune and Ren's hands.
"Seems so." Ren replied back.
"I just hope they have a fridge in there!" Nora grinned as she rubbed her stomach.
"Is food always on your mind?" Blake asked her.
"Well, that and Sloths!" She giggled.
"Sloths?" Blake asked, confused.
"Don't ask..." Ren sighed as he entered the room along with Nora.
"We better get unpacking... tomorrow is when classes start after all." Pyrrha said as she smiled and entered the room along with Jaune.
Ruby and the others waved to them as Blake turned to the rest. "We should do the same." Blake said as she turned to the door.
Ruby beamed as she was the first one to open the door. Inside was a neatly sized dorm room. Complete with four beds, a bookshelf, a couch, a desk, some lamps, and one bathroom.
"Well... This is... roomy I guess?" Cody stated with some concern at the size as they entered the room.
"Hmm... it could be worst. But I suppose this will do..." Sighed Weiss as she placed her luggage near one of the beds.
"Seems a bit too crowded in here..." Blake stated as the others noticed it too.
Ruby then gasped with glee. "We could make bunk beds!" She giggled out with excitement.
"It could give us some more room..." Blake retorted with a nod.
"But what about Cody? He doesn't have a bed?" Yang replied as they looked at him.
Cody was over near the couch as he examined it before grabbing the cushions and pulling on them. A sofa bed was then brought out with it.
He then turned to them and smiled. "Hey, I'll be fine. I'm used to sleeping on difficult things. I slept on a rock once." He joked as he pushed the bed back in and placed his stuff near it.
"You sure? We could ask Professor Ozpin to get us another bed?" Yang asked him.
"Oh yeah. I'm sure. Don't worry about it. Now let's get these bunk beds working!" He smiled back as he offered some help.
After a bit of rearranging, Ruby and the other girls got their bunk beds. Ruby and Weiss were bunk mates with Ruby's bed hanging above Weiss's by some rope. While Yang and Blake's beds were only supported by some books that none of them were going to use.
And thanks to this, they got some more room and with the better room, Cody was able to have the sofa bed fully pulled out.
"Ahh... Much better..." Yang sighed as she laid down on the top bed.
"It is a bit better than before." Blake smiled as she placed the rest of her books underneath her bed.
"Ahem! Now if I can get your attentions please?" Weiss got out as she brought out a very large list.
"This outta be good..." Cody chuckled as he leaned back to "listen" to what she had to say?
"Ugh... do we have to? That list is huge..." Ruby groaned with a complaint.
"Well... at first this list wasn't going to that large with just us four... but since we have... a boy here... I had to make a few alterations." Weiss replied as she began to list down several things on it.
She jot down several things to them. When to wake up, when to eat, when to even bath? They were... all odd things she put on the list.
"Seriously Weiss? You put down when we should study?" Yang complained as she read the other ideas for the list.
"Why of course! We have to be prepared after all." Weiss huffed.
"Truth be told, I can understand the bathroom list..." Cody got out.
"Why thank you Cody." Weiss smiled, glad someone appreciates her list.
"But... The rest if kinda dumb... I rather study on my own time..." Cody replied.
"Well, I never! And here I thought I was with a good team?" Weiss fumed at that no one is willing to listen to her.
"Relax Weiss... We can work out a compromise in the morning, okay?" Ruby asked her as she looked at the sun setting.
"Fine... I can wait... But you are taking the bathroom last. Got it?" Weiss pointed to Cody.
He rolled his eyes and nodded. "Yeah yeah, I get it princess." Cody smirked.
Weiss gasped as she then huffed and went into the bathroom to freshen up before she heads to bed.
Once the shower went on, Cody and the others chuckled. "She can be fun to tease." Cody smiled as he laid down on the bed.
"So, while Weiss misses out on the party, maybe you can let us in on some info about what you did earlier?" Yang asked as she sat on a chair near him.
"I'm not going to escape that question am I?" Cody sighed.
Ruby and Yang only giggled in response with Blake smirking lightly. Cody sighed lightly again as he tried to figure out a way to explain this to them?
"Well... I still can't explain everything though..." Cody said softly to them.
"Aww... why not?" Ruby whined, wanting to know all of the details.
Cody looked away as he rubbed his shoulder slightly. "It's... something I rather forget..." He answered her.
Blake noticed the motion and understood that look. "I say, let him just explain the weapon and armor. We don't need to know everything after all." Blake stated as Cody looked up at her, surprised.
"Oh fine..." Ruby huffed as she crossed her arms.
Cody smiled lightly at Blake as he placed down the Driver, the GanGan Saber, and all of the Eyecon's he possesses. The rest of the girls looked at them carefully as they examined each one of these items up close. Including the Condor Denwor that just flew in.
Ruby gleamed with happiness as she looked at the phone bird up close. After awhile she sat down as they looked at him for some answers.
"Well... to put it bluntly. I truly have no idea what these things are made of... The only thing I do know is what they can do. But asking me, "Where they came from?", "Who made them?" and "Why I was given them?" Is something even I don't know yet..." Cody explained to them.
Yang picked up the Edison Eyecon again as she looked at it carefully, while Ruby was holding the weapon, yet cradling it like a child?
"What about when you called that Hoodie "Edison"? Some kind of nickname you gave them?" Yang asked, curious on this item.
"Not really. That's the spirit of Thomas Edison in that item you have Yang." Cody simply answered her.
They just stop as they look at him like he was crazy.
"Why are you all giving me that look? It's the truth." Cody said to them, annoyed that they would judge him like that.
"It's not that... It's just uh..." Ruby got out as she tried to think of a way to explain it?
Just then Weiss walked out of the bathroom as she dried off her hair. "It's just that is impossible and very hard to believe in..." She finished.
"Yeah! That's it!" Ruby added on as she pointed to Weiss who sat down as well to listen in.
"Then at least explain how that is, Cody?" Weiss asked as the rest looked at him.
"Uhh... Um..." Was the only thing Cody could get out at all. He didn't know how they had the spirits of the heroes in them? Sennin told him nothing about it at all!
"Uh... Yurusen? Mind helping me out a bit?" Cody pleaded as Yurusen popped into the room.
"And just when I thought I could relax..." Yurusen complained.
Ruby's eyes just glimmered with glee as she saw Yurusen again.
"The cute ghost is back!" She squealed out with glee as she grabbed and hugged him with delight.
"GEH! Too! Tight!" Yurusen coughed out as Ruby squeezed him more.
He then phased out of Ruby's grip, much to her dismay. He sighs with some relief a bit before looking at them.
"So, mind telling us then? Sennin never really told me on how it's possible." Cody asked Yurusen.
"Sennin?" They all asked him in unison.
"He's pretty much the one who gave me this belt." He finished for them as he looked back up at Yurusen.
"Hmm... Well to put it simply... An Eyecon can store in a strong will of any soul. But, they need to have a certain item with them at all times in order for that to happen." Yurusen started to explain.
"Oh? Like how?" Ruby asked him. Yurusen then flew over to Ruby's Scythe and pointed to it.
"Let's say... Little Red here has that kind of will? As she grows and ages, a part of her soul will be attached to this weapon. And once she dies, this weapon will gain enough energy to become an Eyecon sometime in the future." Yurusen explained as he flew back over to Cody.
"And if the will is strong enough and if the soul will last long enough, someone who has that belt can just touch it and it'll become an Eyecon. Otherwise you'll need to use that driver's power in order to unleash it, by making an "Eye" like seal to construct the soul." Yurusen explained some more as he slowly floated back down.
"Oh wow!" Ruby gasped as she grabbed her weapon and started to day dream about it.
"So basically, it's like another form of reincarnation. One way or another. And if enough strong souls are placed in the hands of another strong soul, they can grant a wish of whatever you want." Yurusen added on.
The girls then looked at him, with widened eyes of shock and surprise.
"It... can grant any wish?" Yang asked him, surprised yet curious on the subject.
"Mhm! But of course, you need not only 15 of them, but the right combination. Otherwise it won't work." Yurusen explained.
Cody then grabbed Yurusen and shook him frantically. "What do you mean 'in the right combination'?! Sennin said nothing about that!" Cody yelled out to him, worried.
"Oi oi! Stop shaking me!" He pleaded.
Yang just placed her hand on Cody. "Relax Cody... Just take a deep breath." She asked him.
Cody then took a deep breath as he let go of Yurusen. "S-Sorry about that..." He apologized.
"Well, now that you all wanted to know the info, I'm off!" Yurusen said as he popped into a puff of smoke, leaving them.
Everything then went silent after he left. The girls were not only taking in what they now know, but also what he said about these items can do?
It was a lot to take in for them at the time. And for now, they just needed to relax and move on. Tomorrow was a new day for them, and they needed the rest.
And as the lights went off, Cody was on his bed, eyes open and thinking about what he said...
I... need the right combination for my wish? He never said anything about that before. What... what if I choose the wrong Eyecons? What if they won't grant my wish? And several more of these thoughts swarmed his head as he tossed and turned. Wanting to sleep, but these thoughts prevented him from it.
As he tossed and turned, Yang saw his distress, and was worried slightly about this.
Are collecting these things that important for him? Just... what is this thing he's hiding from all of us? Yang thought to herself as she saw him finally calming down enough to fall asleep.
She then laid down as she covered herself up. He'll tell us when he's ready... I just hope it's sooner than later... She thought before drifting off to sleep.
The next day...
As the next day came, the sun rose up slowly, but peacefully. The sunshine went through the room until it reach Cody's face, beaming brightly for him to wake up.
He grunted lightly as he tired to cover his face from the sun, just wanting to sleep a bit more.
But that was until a loud honk, erupted near him. He yelled out with surprise and pain as he held his ears before falling out of bed. He groaned as he then looked up as he saw Ruby standing there with her school uniform on, along with the rest. Yet oddly enough Ruby was holding a blow horn in her hand.
"Wake up Cody! Today is the first day of class! Get your lazy butt up and get dressed!" ruby shouted out, seemingly very pumped up for today.
"Ugh... forgot about that..." He groaned as stood up, rubbing his eyes.
The honk happened again as he groaned out in pain. before looking back at Ruby.
"I aid move it solider!" She shouted out again.
Cody looked at the others, asking for some assistance?
"Sorry, but you wouldn't wake up." Yang answered him with a shrug.
"Next time. Try to follow the list, okay?" Weiss added on.
Cody sighed as he acknowledged defeat before quickly heading into the bathroom to earn a quick clean.
After Cody got his rinse, they headed down, towards the cafeteria for some breakfast. The whole place was crowded with new and old Hunters/Huntesses.
It somewhat felt overwhelmed for them a bit. And they already had their trays, but without a place to sit at.
That was until they saw a familiar orange haired psycho waving a pancake at them.
"HEEEEEEYYYYY! Over here you guys!" Yelled out Nora as Ren quickly pulled her down back to earth.
"Seems we found a place to sit at." Yang chuckled at Nora's antics as they all made their way to them.
They found their seats next to JNPR as they greeted each other.
"Glad you could make it you five. A few more minutes late and you would've missed breakfast." Pyrrha stated to them.
The girls then turns towards Cody who looked at them sheepishly. "Sorry..." He apologized to them.
Yang then just grabbed him as she pulled him into a one handed hug. "Meh, don't worry about it dude. Just try to get used to waking earlier, okay?" Yang smirked as she kept him as close as she can.
"Y-Yeah.. okay... Got it! Now can... you let me go? I... can't breath..." Cody coughed out as Yang let him go with a chuckle.
After the students had their breakfast, each team was then sent on their way to their classes for them to start the day.
The first class was what seemed to be the History of Vale, Hunters/Huntresses, Grimm, Dust and even Remnant.
It was an interesting class spite the fact the the teacher, Professor Oobleck, seemed to be like he was one a sugar and caffeine high.
He talked way too fast and was moving around like he was The Flash! All while he sipped his coffee with each second he talked.
Or at least... that's what he said.. Some students had already made rumors that he was drinking some kind of energy drink, while others said it was Dust.
It was very odd... And as for RWBY, well let's say a few of them tried. Yang did her best, but she just goofed off along with Ruby. Weiss and sometimes Blake were having a minor difficult time understanding him, and Cody? He just jot down what he could understand, spite the ramblings, and fast talking.
But when it came to at least reading something, he was glued to the book like glue. But all things come a close as the bell rang for the class to be dismissed.
The team walked out of the class, as they and the other students looked exhausted.
"Man... Professor Oobleck can really drain ya..." Jaune whined out with his head lowered.
"Well, when you drink as much coffee as that guy, I would be exhausted too..." Ruby added on with her head lowered as well.
Yang looked over to see Cody still glued to the book. "You must really enjoy that book huh?" Yang asked him as he finally looked up from the book.
"Heh... I just enjoy history is all. I find it fascinating on how far we came from so long ago." Cody said to her with a smile as he put away his book.
"Well, don't get too attached. Next class is about Dust and it's varieties." Weiss said to him as they made their way to the next class.
A few hours passed as they made it to the next class to the next class. Several of them were obvious on what they had planned to teach, while others were... odd?
Like this class for instance. This one was mostly about Grimm, with the teacher their named Peter Port.
He had the feature of that of a bombastic hunter who kills for sport. He even had a few Grimm heads attached onto the wall of his class.
It was odd though, since a Grimm's corpse evaporates within a few seconds of their demise. What was worst though... was his tales...
He seemed to just bore the class with each new story he tells. A few students would try their best to follow, but most people decided this was a class not to fully take seriously.
And RWBY was no exception... Ruby was simply asleep, as Blake was reading one of her books. As for Yang, she was drawing what seemed to be a goofy rendition of Professor Port.
And as for Cody, he seemed to have his hood up, and somewhat listening to Professor Port's tales, but underneath Cody was simply listening to his music.
But out of them all, it only seemed Weiss was the only one who was willingly pay attention to the class. She nodded, asked and answered a few questions.
"And that my students is how I single handily took down a King Tijitu. But that also reminds me a of a tale-" But before Professor Port could speak another tale, the bell finally rang for lunch.
"And, it seems I'll have to give that tale, tomorrow. Class dismissed." He said before walking back to his desk.
Several students sighed with relief as they started to walk out of the class.
"It's about time, I'm starving..." Ruby groaned as she held her stomach.
Cody nodded with her. "You said it... While Grimm can be unique to talk about, those tales were just... just..."
"Boring"? Yang and Ruby said in unison.
"Yeah, that." Cody chuckled out.
"Hmph, well I liked those tales. Professor Port, while bombastic he can be, isn't an accomplish hunter for nothing." Weiss stated with her head high up.
"I think she has a crush on the professor, don't you agree?" Yang whispered to Cody and Ruby as they both chuckled at the joke.
Lunch! A time for students to relax a bit and build up some energy in between classes.
A majority stayed in the cafeteria, while some groups went outside and eat. One table was more than capable to hold two and sometimes three teams.
And one of those had RWBY and JNPR sitting together. Both Yang and Nora had a large amount of food, with Ruby and Cody coming in second.
The rest had a descent amount, while they ate and chatted. Some of the conversation lead to either the classes they were in, or about even more odd tales?
And this talk was an odd tale as Nora explained on how this situation went with her and Ren.
"So! We were surrounded by Beowolves!" Nora explained as Jaune and Ruby looked at her with awe.
"There was 6 of them..." Ren added on, as he gave the true story than Nora's tale.
"They were just as big as a castle!" She added on, making Ruby and Jaune flinch.
"Actually, they were the same size as a fully grown Doberman." Ren stated as he calmed their worries.
"And we beat them all and saved the town!" Nora shouted out with glee.
"That part was true." Ren smiled as he sipped some soup.
Ruby and Jaune clapped for Nora as she bowed to them and sat back down.
"Wow! You two must've had an amazing time there!" Ruby said happily, wanting to hear more.
So far it seemed Nora and Ruby got along pretty well. Jaune was still hard to talk to, but Cody and him got along very well.
"So you're home really has Grimm there that don't attack people?" He asked, surprised by it.
"Yeah. Heck, I even have one as a partner. Kinda sad I couldn't bring him, but I rather not have him killed." Cody stated as he munched on some fries.
"Wow... I sure wish I could go there..." Jaune said with bliss, imagining the land.
"Well, maybe I can bring you all there sometime once we have a break? I'm sure the others would be delighted to meet you all." Cody smiled.
"Sounds like fun..." Blake smiled lightly as she kept reading one of her books.
The rest chuckled as the lunch break went on. But after awhile, the bell rang again for the students to head back into their classes.
Now, after a few more hours, the last class was upon them. One that made several students excited. This was the Sparing Class.
One for where a few students would go into the ring and spar. This was the time to test each students abilities, see what they can do, and even help out their team with new strategies.
And it was one many are looking forward to. But for right now, it seemed to be only one on one sparing matches.
Several students went up and tested their might, with some wining, some losing and even a few ties.
And the teacher for this class to overlook it was Glynda Goodwitch. She had her own scroll out as she not only took notes on each fight, but to monitor them as well. To make sure everything was going well, and that no cheating was taking place.
So far only a few were caught and given some punishment by her and the rules. Most had to take the course again after class, while only one group was sent into detention for it.
But after awhile, it finally came up to the last two students who haven't taken a turn.
"Cody Aldrich and Tex Burden. You two are up. Get your battle gear on and prepare for the fight" Glynda said to them as they both got up and towards the lockers.
After they got their gear on, Cody stood where he was at, looking his opponent. Tex Burden as far as he knows, is from Vacuo. He wore a Brown t-shirt with some chains around his chest and shoulders. He had one army pants and boots and was holding two tonfas in his hand. He was slightly tanned and had a look resembling... Well... LT. Surge, but with black eyes and green hair.
"So, you're the fifth member of RWBY? I gotta admit, when I heard that your were part of a 4 person team, I didn't believe it. And I still don't.." Tex stated with a glare.
"Well, right now you can see for yourself on how I was able to get into my team." Cody replied with a smirk.
"Hmph... I'll decide if you're even worthy at attending Beacon? Let's see this skill of yours..." He said as he got in a stance.
Cody smirked lightly as he placed on his driver, the belt straps wrapping around him.
That's his weapon? A belt? Tex thought out, confused yet curious.
Cody then opened it up as he placed in the Eyecon, but as he did, for the people who aren't Faunus or was in that fight in the forest, he simply disappeared in front of them.
"What the?" Tex got out, surprised by this.
Several students started to murmur bout this, wondering if he was going to cheat or not?
Glynda on the other hand knew what was going on, and after pressing a few buttons on her Scroll, something above the stage clicked.
Just then, gold like particles started to fall down onto the stage, as it did it started to cling onto Cody, as it does the gold like dust started to sparkle until it showed Cody there, visible to everyone now.
The students chatter started to grow more and more until Glynda looked at them all.
"Now, I know all of you are confused as to what happened? You all will get a detailed message later today about this. But for now, please be quiet and let the match start." Glynda shouted out to the class.
Guess they found a way to turn me visible. Well, now I don't need to worry about that now. Cody thought to himself as he then closed the driver.
EYE!
BATCHIRIMINA! BATCHIRIMINA! BATCHIRIMINA!
The Ore Damashii then flew out of the driver, surprising the students.
"Henshin!" He yelled out as he pushed in the lever.
KAIGAN!
ORE! LET'S GO!
KAKUGO! GHO-GHO-GHO-GHOST!
GO-GO-GO-GO!
The black armor formed on Cody as Ore placed itself onto him, completing the change.
Tex's eyes were widen with surprise again until he regained his composer and smirked.
"So this is your weapon huh? A belt and armor... Unique, I will give you that. But let's see if you're durable enough to fight me?" Tex stated as he twirled his tonfas in his hand, eager to fight.
"Let's have a good match, Tex." Cody smirked under his mask as he drew out the GanGanSaber.
Silence then grew into the room as tension and eagerness filled everywhere. As both of them waited for the call to start.
"Begin!" Glynda yelled out.
Cody and Tex yelled out a battle cry as they then charged at each other. Both of them swung with weapons as they clashed together.
As sparks flew off from their weapons, they then broke apart, landing on the edge of the arena.
They charged again, but this time Tex got their first, as he started to swing and wail onto Cody at a very high speed.
Cody was able to block his assault, but Tex was able to get a few blows onto him. Cody grunted from the impact as he kicked Tex away.
He rubbed his forearm as he looked at his opponent. "Gotta admit, that really smarts." Cody said to him.
Tex smirked as they lunged back again. More sparks flew off as they clashed their weapons, each attack cutting their Aura level's bit by bit. Not enough for people too estimate, but enough for them to know how their strengths can be?
After a few more sparks and clashes, they broke off from their attacks, landing on each side of the arena. Tex panted lightly then smiled.
"Heh, seems your pretty fast in that suit. I'll have to admit, I am slightly impressed at how fast you can be in that thing... But it's far from over..." Tex said as he twirled his tonfas again. But this time he folded the handles forward has he placed them together. As that did, two blades popped out from the tips of the tonfas. He turned it into a duel-wield scyth.
"Woah... neat weapon!" Cody said with some awe.
"Thanks. That sword of yours, is pretty cool too." Tex replied with a smile as he made on swing in the air.
Suddenly, sparks flew off from Cody's back, as he gasped an grunted with pain. The girls and JNPR gasped with shock from that move.
He then turned around to see what looked like a shadowy version of Tex. "So that's your Semblance huh?" Cody grunted as Tex swung again, making moves slashes and sparks fly off of him.
"You're correct. I call it my Shadow Reaper." Tex explained as he swung again. Cody dodged a few of the slashes, but more sparks flew off from him.
He kept swinging at Tex's Semblance, but each one backed away from the swipe, stab or punch.
Why are they dodging my attacks? Cody thought as he started to lose more Aura than before.
Cody groaned, as he tried to think of something. Some idea to beat him and win... Wait... That's it! Cody Thought out as he jumped back a bit.
Cody then took out Ore as the Damashii disappeared from his armor, leaving him with just the Default Parka form.
He then brought out another Eyecon as he pressed the button and placed it in the driver.
EYE!
As the tune played again, the Edison Damashii flew out of the driver, surprising everyone again.
"Chee, like I'll let you do that!" He called out as he swung. But as his shadows came out, Edison flew in front of Cody, protecting him from the swings.
It can protect him? Tex thought, surprised by this.
Cody smiled as he grabbed the lever and pushed it in. Edison then pushed the shadows back as it flew behind Cody.
KAIGAN!
EDISON!
EREKI! HIRAMEKI! HATSUMEI-O!
The Damashii then placed itself onto him, turning Cody into his Edison Damashii form. Everyone started to talk and murmur again, seeing him change.
"You think a change in hoodies will change anything?!" Tex yelled out, as he swung again, but this time he charged in as well, bringing his weapon down onto him.
But one those attacks made contact, a large burst of electricity shot out, sending Tex flying back. He groaned in pain as his hands shook from that attack.
"W-What j-just happened?" Tex said, as he kept shaking.
"Edison happened. Thanks to his Eyecon, I can freely control electricity." Cody said as he snapped his fingers, making some electrical sparks fly from his fingertips.
"I think it's time for the grand finale, don't you think?" Cody said as he changed the GanGanSaber into its gun mode.
"Grande Finale? Just look at you Aura! You're finished!" Tex shouted out.
"So is yours Tex." Cody stated with a smirk.
"What? What do you mean?" Tex asked confused. He then looked at his Scroll to see his Aura is almost as low as Cody's.
"I needed to see if my theory was correct. And it was... You also take damage from your shadows. Unlike with Blake who can pretty much avoid it, yours on the other hand, has to be kept a distance so that they don't figure it out." Cody explained as he brought his gun up, ready for them to finish this.
Tex stood up and chuckled. "I'll admit. You're the first one to ever have figured out my style. I'll give you that much... But this is over for you." Tex stated as he twirled his scythe.
The shadows then disappeared as they started to gather around Tex's blades. Making a small vortex around it.
Cody then placed his GanGanSaber as electricity started to gather around him.
DAI-KAIGAN!
GAN, GAN, MINNA!
GAN, GAN, MINNA!
Cody then pointed the gun at Tex as the Electricity started to gather at the tip of the barrel.
Tex then swung as the vortex of shadows surged out towards him, but Cody responded by pulling the trigger.
OMEGA-SHOOT!
A large bolt of electricity shot out of the gun, colliding with Tex's strike, but both of the energies canceled each other out. Making a large smoke screen.
Grr... I can't see him! Cody groaned in his head.
Then suddenly, Tex shot out of the smoke, charging at Cody with his scythe held to his side.
Reacting on instinct, Cody pulled out the lever before pushing it back in.
DAI-KAIGAN!
EDISON! OMEGA-DRIVE!
Cody then threw a super electrical charged punch as Tex swung his blade at him. Another explosion erupted as Cody and Tex both were sent flying to the edges of the arena.
They groaned and grunted from the impact, but Glynda then walked in, holding her tablet.
"Alright you two. Match is over..." She said as Cody changed back to normal, with a few scratches on him. Tex also had some scratches but he stood up fine, while Cody on the other hand took a bit to stand up.
"That was quite the match you two..." Glynda applauded before looking at Cody.
"While you may have the surprise advantage. You neglected to think two steps ahead of your opponent Cody. One reason why you lost." Glynda explained as she showed him not only his Aura levels, showing them to be deleted, but also a quick snapshot of Tex using one of his shadows to strike at Cody, before the force of the explosion took them both.
Cody groaned, knowing that his training wasn't enough. Glynda then turned her attention to Tex.
"As for you Tex... While you were two steps ahead of Cody here. You seems to have forgotten that, you have more useful ways than just using your tonfas or scythe. Try your best to combine them if you want to still keep ahead of their attacks." Glynda explained, jotting down his low adaption rates.
Tex sighed as he rubbed his neck, knowing what he needed to do.
"Alright class. That will be it for today. I want you all who have fought to learn what you can do to improve on your skills? Class dismissed." Glynda stated before heading out of the room.
The rest of the students walked out. Some of them jotting down on what they need to work on, while others were talking about which fight they liked the best?
Finally Team RWBY came out. Weiss and Yang were in a very confident mood, while Blake was reading. As for Cody, Ruby was walking next to him.
"Are you alright Cody?" Ruby asked, worried.
"Yeah I'm fine. Just surprised is all... I thought I was strong enough as it is with my armor. Guess I was mistaking..." He chuckled lightly.
"You know, every defeat is just another way of learning. You may have lost here, but that doesn't mean you've lost everything." Yang said with a bright smile at him.
"And think of it this way, even if you lost, you learned what Tex can do. And maybe even think of a way to beat him next time?" Ruby added on with some excitement.
"You just wanna see our weapons in action, don't you?" Cody smirked.
Ruby's eyes widen as she stuttered a bit. "W-Well, um I don't know.. uh... w-what you're talking a-about... Hehehe..."
Cody and Yang chuckled at her antics as they kept walking.
But outside from the school, out near the woods stood a shrouded man. It was very difficult to make out who it was? Although in his hand was what looked like a mechanical cobra.
It remained on his hand for a bit as it followed Team RWBY for a bit until it jumped up and folded into what looked like a cell phone. The young man growled lightly in frustration as he walked away.
Several hours pass as Ozpin was in his chair, looking at some odd articles through his scroll and some newspaper on his desk.
Glynda walked in as she saw the very large pile on it. "I take it you've found something?" Glynda asked as she picked up one of the papers.
Several articles and headlines all had one thing in common. And quite frankly, it confused Glynda even more.
"The Blue Devil?" She asked, even more confused.
"Have you heard of it Glynda?" Ozpin asked as he looked up at her.
"I'm afraid not sir..." She replied, putting the paper down.
"So far, this odd urban legend only started about 4 weeks ago as well..." Ozpin said to her as he stood up.
"4 weeks? Wait... does this mean, this 'Blue Devil, could be?" Glynda asked before Ozpin interrupted her.
"It could be.. I already sent a few people out there to investigate these sightings... Hopefully, we can learn more..." Ozpin said as he looked out through his clocktower, and towards the kingdom below.
A/N: Hello minna. Hoped you liked this new chapter? So yes, I finally decided to add in Specter early. As in will appear soon on Vol 1. I was going to debut him on Vol 2 but due to what happened in the series and thanks to a fellow friend, he will appear soon. So please be patient?
Also, Again, very sorry. Like I said on the update, I've just been having minor troubles in trying to concentrate and continue my works as of late and they're slowly increasing.
So, like last time, I will be making another chapter along with this, and it will be out as soon as I can at best. Also, I may finally end up not doing the week by week update... It's mostly due tot he fact that this problem where I can't write, keeps happening. I'm very sorry everyone, but hey! At least I'm still continuing my work!
Also people, again. If you have questions and not an account here. Just talk to me on my FB page okay?
Now, I hope you all enjoyed this fic and I do hope people will read this notice and understand my plea. So see you all next chapter.
Until then, later minna.