Season 2 here we go!
Coffee, Rats and Inventors
A part of Corvo wanted to stay. To give the girl that lost her mother some form of closure. To look into her silver eyes and promise that he would find the monsters that took Summer away and bring them to justice. But now was not the right time. There might never be a right time to tell of his promise with Summer.
It was unlikely that she would believe him anyway.
So he remained silent and left Ruby with Glynda, blinking away before his mouth betrayed him. Both girls rushed to the edge after him but he was already gone. Hidden in the shadows as they looked to the streets below.
Peaking from his cover Corvo watched as the young girl turned to the huntress stars in her eyes to what she saw as her future self. He had to hold back a laugh seeing how all that admiration for the older women quickly turned to fear under her cold glare. Glynda always had a soft heart but she would never show it. Coddled students facing the horrors of Remnant would never last long, a Grimm would not stop if your Aura was in the red. Her strict attitude that her students labeled as cruel was a kindness that would save them down the road.
Snapping her crop against her leg, Glynda lead Ruby off the roof to the flashing lights of the streets below. By now the police had arrived, "Late no matter what world you're in." Corvo mused to himself.
One of the unlucky officers approached the Huntress, probably to ask about the situation or the girl but quickly shrank before her. She spared the man a few words and pointed to one of the police cars. If the man was a Faunus his tail would be between his legs as held the door open for Glynda and Ruby, before rushing to the driver seat and taking off.
Following after the car Corvo gave the vehicle a wide birth, Glynda was a skilled Huntress one of the few he knew he did not want to fight. It would also be problematic if they realized he was keeping a tab on Ruby.
Thankfully it was not a long trip to the police station. Glynda escorted Ruby through the doors, allowing Corvo to catch his breath as he looked over the building. His eyes stopped on one of the windows.
He spotted the green dress suit first, followed by the head of messy white hair, the man had a smug smile hidden behind a cup of coffee that he drank from. He played with his cane talking to an officer behind a desk. Taking a final sip from his cup he bowed before leaving the room, eyes looking out the window towards Corvo hidden form but saw only the night.
"So that's Ozpin, the guy hardly aged since Summers memories."
With Ozpin there it was a safe bet that he would have a word with Ruby. Corvo scanned the building for a way inside. While he had no doubts that the man had her best interests in mind, it would be wise for him to listen in and see what the headmaster had to say to his charge.
Along the walls of the building there were pipes and vents sowed into the brickwork. Finding one of the vents with its cover damage, Corvo saw a few mice rushing in and out of it. Fist glowing he smiled, "There better than rats, lets test how long the spell can last."
-Break-
Exiting the pipe Corvo released the spell over the mouse. The little creature shook its head looking up at him before rushing into the litter of the street. He opened and closed his left hand inspecting the mark. Corvo felt his Aura had dropped but it was still at a manageable level. As long as he feed his Aura into the spell it will last. Plus the creature doesn't explode after. Scaling the wall he made his way to the roof to return to Leo's store.
His body took over as he went over the night in his mind. It was not surprising that Ozpin would recruit Ruby to his school, what was surprising was how she would be skipping straight to entering at the same time as her sister. But this was probably for the best, even if the teachers did not know all the details. While Summer had only asked Corvo to look after Ruby he included Yang thinking she was also Summers daughter and would not want to see any harm to her as well. Also having both siblings in the same location would make it easier than the two being separated. Beacon was also the heart of Ozpin's little group, and with the girls being trained it might have been the best possible place for them. Allowing Corvo to focus on his targets.
"Speaking of." Corvo thought back to the women on the Bullhead with Torchwick. He could not make out her face, but the feeling of the void was clear. It was only a piece though. A small part shaved off the stolen source. Curious he also felt something else off with in the women besides the Void. But he did not dwell on it. In Summer's memories Corvo did not recognized the red dress or the burning gold eyes. "She must be a new player."
But it was a start in his search, this mystery women had a piece of the void, which means she is connected to the Witch. "To find the witch, find the women, to find the women, find the Rat." Torchwick was scurrying all over the place. He must have a few dens scattered around Vale to hide all the Dust he stole. And Corvo knew just the bartender to ask, but first he would have to prepare.
In sight of the Dust shop Corvo avoided the few remaining officers talking to the shop owner. Finding the door at the back of the store he peaked through the keyhole seeing Leo working hunched over his table. Removing his mask Corvo knocked against the stained glass hearing the sound of metal hitting the floor followed by a curse. A moment passed before the door cracked open and Leo smiled seeing Corvo's face.
The metal locks were released on the door allowing Corvo to walk in. Admittedly the room looked somewhat organized compared to Piero's and Anton's, it even smelled a little better. Although the signs were there as random half finished projects were scattered around with drawings and diagrams hanging from the walls. On the table Corvo saw the disassembled remains of his spring razor and electro traps. The power source of one of the stun traps had been replaced by a yellow capsule of Dust.
Corvo felt a hand wrap around his shoulder, "You're lucky my friend." He turned to see Leo gleefully smiling at him. "If I had started with the razor trap we would not be having this conversation. Thankfully my curiosity for your electric trap won out. Unfortunately it took a few hours to wake up after the shock." Leo threw his head back to let out an awkward laugh before dragging Corvo over to the desk.
Grabbing a blue vile he held it up to show Corvo. "After safely removing the power source which looks to be some sort of liquid vile of oil. Fascinating." Leo stared as the liquid swayed against the glass before remembering Corvo was there. "I was able to replace it with a dust cartridge with a similar power output and effect. The design of the transmitter is fascinating to have such a wide area of effect for such a small and tactical tool. There is only one set back with the device." Corvo raised an eyebrow at the inventor who's smile faltered. "When ever I arm the device it instantly goes off." Leo admitted a little frustration in his voice. "Although I have a feeling that if you armed the device you would be safe."
Corvo chuckled picking up the device. With Leo taking a few steps back. "Guess you're still young." As he flicked the switch and Leo to jump back flinching. Corvo stared silently at the startled inventor as he turned into a curious child that had just seen a trick for the first time. "How? Is your Aura protecting you? Some form of Semblance that lets you control the device at will or stops the device from harming you? Maybe a different charge or another device that shields you" Leo continued till Corvo held his had up to speak.
"You're close but wrong." Corvo sighed looking over the device and placing it against the wall watching it stick to the surface. "The men who invented this had years of refining the technology, you might see it as electricity but they saw more too it."
"The fact that most of the metal on my body has the neutral charge to them should stay with me." Corvo thought to himself hopefully distracting Leo from his last guess. It was a pain dealing with all the light walls and traps in his own world. He would like to keep this technology hidden for as long as possible. "So can you make more of them?" He pointed to the trap on the wall.
"Yes it is possible to make more, in fact that is one of my own." Leo pointed to the device on the wall stepping closer, but Corvo stopped him from getting too close and disarmed the trap. "You would have to cover for the parts and my time but they should be easy enough to make. Besides most of your other gear seems to be normal equipment used by Hunters. They should be stocked at this shop. Or any other you go to. Arrows, bullets, elemental ammo, even the knock out darts." Leo listed of his finger. "Although you might have to wait for the officers to return the stolen Dust from the robbery earlier."
"Speaking about the robbery do you know anything about that?" Corvo asked. "The man in the white suit Roman. I'm actually going after his Bounty."
"Are you now? Well you just missed him. Some girl in a red hood with a giant Scythe beat you here. I didn't see the robbery at the time but from what I over heard by the police after they question my boss. Apparently Roman was using different muscle. The thugs he had with them most of the time were Faunus from the White Fang. Guess since this was a Faunus friendly store he had to outsource new thugs."
Leo began to collect the rest of Corvo gear, digging through crates for the elemental bullets and arrows Corvo asked for. "Ah. I have a special gift for you, consider it a token of my gratitude for sharing your gear with me. I just need a moment to get it ready." Corvo nodded leaning against the desk going over the information.
"So some of the rumors were true about the Fang working with Torchwick." Corvo thought let out a sigh. If he had some way of contacting that Blake girl again she might have more information about how they work or any locations they used. Now it was just another thing to ask Jr. He still had a few ideas on how to deal with the info broker. Threaten, bride, a trade for service were all possible, but his thoughts stopped as an object was flung at his face.
Catching it he looked it over, it resembled a typical scroll but the clear body was replaced with a frame, it felt heavy in his hand. Turning it over the symbol of a man on the back instead of the gold diamond.
"I'm sure you know and have your own scroll but this my friend is my own take on the device, with my number as a contact if you need anything." Leo arms shot out. "But! It also has all the functions of your typical scroll with yours beaning reinforced both physically and system wise." Leo spoke with pride going over its functions. Going on about how the frame was bullet proof, with the hardware inside to be hacked proof and untraceable.
Honestly Corvo was just happy to have his own, although tracking scrolls did sound useful. He would have to ask Leo about that another night.
Taking his gear along with the extra Leo had made Corvo thanked him and paid what Leo had asked for. Walking out the back Corvo left the store making his way back to his hotel for some rest.
Corvo awake to the alarm he set. Stretching his body he went about his morning routine. A quick run above the streets for breakfast and back. Finally having a Scroll thanks to Leo he was able to access the computer at his desk. With it he spent most of the morning and afternoon researching about Roman, and digging up any information that would be related to the Witch. Only pausing to sign for his previous orders being delivered.
Summer saw a few of the Witches lackeys, only hearing first names to go along with their faces. Most of the searches on the Witch were a waste as she had her pawns stay in the shadows. They would have underlings do most of the dirty work in public, Roman was a clear example.
Hitting a dead end online Corvo closed the device, grabbing his coat for the chair.
"Guess its time for a drink."
Hello Everyone! Good to see you all again so soon.
So I'm not gonna say a lot tonight but it is important. Im gonna do things a little different this time around. I decided to work on both hunter and Broken Fang at the same time. So I hope to get a new chapter out each week rotating between the two. Although one week I will work on The boy that smelled of Gold since that needs to have a new chapter.
I had a few weeks to enjoy my summer but now I'm gonna get back into writing mode. Next week Will be Definitely Be Broken Fang.
Thank you for reading, hoped you enjoyed it and please comment.
See you all soon!