Wow It has been awhile since I last posted, sorry for the wait. Before you get into it be aware this chapter is a bit different then the others and I will explain more down below. For now please enjoy the Chapter!
White Fang Raid
Corvo leaped across the roof tops making his way to the market district of the city. He did not know if Junior knew or ordered the girls to plant the bug on him. Either way, Junior needed to know that type of action would lead to consequences, and should focus his group's attention where it belongs. Personally he did not wish to go that far with them as they seemed to have a more decent code then most crime groups. At worst, anyone that had gone against them was found beaten and bloody, sometimes not in one piece but alive. In fact, most were claimed to be provoked and they were 'defending' themselves as girls harassed in the club. Besides that, the biggest claim to their police record were drunken disturbances. More so from the grunts.
For now he would have to keep them on a short leash, as it would be quite a hassle to find a new informant at this stage.
With the info broker given his orders, Corvo made his way to see Leo at the shop. He needed to know if the Radio on his scroll would be strong enough to intercept the transmission of the camp to the Bullhead. Or if another device would be needed, although he disliked the idea of carrying any more on him. The weight in his coat already reaching its limits with each jump he took.
As if the flying machines and digital libraries of information was not jarring enough when he first got to this world. Thankfully with Summer's memories he could piece together any question he had with the new types of technology. Given that he came from a world were the main method of communication over a vast area was one with ink and paper. The technology gap between Remnant and his old world was staggering to say the least. But if a radio could send out a message then he hoped he could tap into the signal.
He took a longer route to Leo, traveling pass the more active parts of the City. Keeping an eye and ear open to any late night trouble with the White Fang or Roman. But it seemed to be a more quiet night given the upset he had caused in the underworld, it would take a few days for the crime groups to recover from the loss of their transportation network and find a new way to smuggle their stolen goods.
With the shop in sight Corvo paused on the neighboring building looking down to the street below. The damage to the street was completely fixed after the night Roman and Ruby fought. While he had faith that Ozpin would keep her in relative safety for a Hunter Academy student at least. He still felt the need to be able to check in on her. Thanks to his Scroll he was able to see some of the files at Beacon. To his surprise when he found the file on Ruby along with her team, he believed the Outsider had steered fate for his amusement one last time.
Team RWBY with a name that was a little on the nose, was comprised of the four girls he meet in Vale. He was a little worried about the young girl being their leader, dealing with a Schnee and a Faunus on the same team would be a bomb waiting to go off. But at least Ruby would have her sister there for support. School and social dangers aside, he wished the four of them luck in the coming years. Hopefully without his involvement.
Keeping his distance from the shop Corvo activated his Dark Vision. The world lit up around him, chasing out the shadows of the night and exposing any life before him. Checking the surrounding area with the spell effect, he sees people in their homes or animals rushing around in the streets. Content that no one was tailing him, he blinked to the ground none the less after rounding a sharp corner to the backside of the shop. It was a bit paranoid of him but given his recent activities and curious contacts, it was better to be safe. The last thing he wanted was to relive what had happened at the Hound's Pit Pub from his world.
Quickly Corvo let himself in briefly struggling to open the door as it was wedged against a few crates. Pushing them to the side he called to the inventor hoping to not startle the Faunus. Leo replied and called back for him to enter further into his work shop. The space around Corvo was packed with supplies, notes, drawings and a few half-finished projects scattered about. In a short time since his last visit the clutter had grown quite a bit.
With care, Corvo maneuvered through the cramp maze till he spotted Leo hunched over a rifle of some kind. The Faunus noticing him quickly looking over the large magnifying glass hanging from his face with a wave before returning to his work. His tools pressing into the weapon as sparks flicked out from the rifle causing it to twitch with its shape shifting a little before returning to a mid-change state. Earning a scowl from the mechanic.
Corvo, not minding the delay hid a small smile as he knew that look well from Sokolov and Joplin. Those men thrived with challenge as Leo did so now. The bigger the challenge the more they would work till the problem was solved to their satisfaction.
Leo having finally found a moment to pause and turned to properly greet his friend. Corvo studied his appearance given the messy hair, dark circles, and stained skin and clothes that looked to have been worn for a number of days. Corvo did not comment as most inventors followed this type of lifestyle and would ignore any concern as unneeded. The only really exception was Anton Sokolov who had a more aristocrat taste in life. But if he had a breakthrough or block he would spend days in his lab with the same determination forgoing his image in his pursuit of science and knowledge.
With pleasantries out of the way, Corvo informed Leo about his next move to Forever Fall and asked if a way to locate the dropship would be possible.
Leo paused looking about his workshop moving to the scattered projects around them, picking up a few devices before putting them down shaking his head and mumbling to himself before moving to the next. With a shout of joy he found what he was looking for and returned with a metal box and a scrap of paper.
Beaming with the excitement of a child, Leo explained what the device did and how it could help with locating the Bullhead. The basic principle as Corvo was told, was that all Bullheads have a communication system on board and given that the White Fang would be messaging them, guaranteed the target ship to have their channels open to receive the transmission.
The device in his hand would send a signal out looking for any channels to connect to. It would then lead him to the location it came from and repeat as long as it was on. The trouble was that the device was a side project at the time and had fallen to the wayside for other more fresh ideas.
Covro could pay for the parts and materials needed for its completion, however they would be costly and take some time to be delivered. He had some time before covering it as the drop off time for the mission was a few days away.
Corvo however knew another way to aquire said parts and asked for a list with a description of what they looked like. The White Fang in their crime spree might have stolen some of the parts already and would be at their safe houses. As he would eventually infiltrate them for information and Roman's whereabouts, he might as well check for the parts if not have the White Fang cover the cost for him.
While Leo prepared the list, Corvo asked his opinion of his current gear. He had given it some thought as to using a different weapon in Remnant. Partially for not standing out with a noticeable weapon, and comparing it against a fight with a Grimm or rouge Hunter. He was a bit concerned, not so with his skill but the difference in the way this world fought against other humans and Grimm.
Leo hesitated for a moment as he was not so much familiar with fighting, but if he compared Corvo's gear to others. He had more versatility with his different traps and ammo. As most warriors use a single weapon and not rely on multiple devices but the various forms of their weapon. Corvo had range and close combat options so in a fight against another person he would not be disadvantaged by his gear but the variables that followed every fight.
As for the Grimm the main problem was there numbers, Leo suggested that Corvo avoid fire element ammo as it would burn the beast and cause it to call out alerting more Grimm versus a quick method of killing it. Besides that, Swords and Guns have been used for ages against the Grimm so again his choice of weapons would not hinder him. His sword was not that different than other products for self-defense available to the public so he would just be seen as using an older model of Huntsmen weapon.
Content with Leo's answer Corvo took the list of parts and materials needed for the device and would see if he could find the parts himself before paying the large cost as a last resort. Bidding his friend good bye Corvo slipped out the back and made his way into the night.
The following weeks leading up to his mission in Forever Falls, Corvo spent his time investigating the various White Fang hideouts around the City. As he suspected, the locations were similar rundown buildings, condemned in the overlooked parts of the city. Faunus of various types and social status could be seen frequently arriving and leaving in shifts.
Careful to avoid their keener senses, Corvo scouted the first few locations discovered in the ledger with caution. Slipping into blind spots and using his powers to move unnoticed around the terrorist group. Till he spotted a lone member in their uniform. With his power of Possession he took over his unaware host and entered into the heart of their compounds.
To his surprise the hideouts were in complete disarray. It seems that the White Fang put too much reliance on the smuggler group. With the lack of transportation many of the hideouts had a backup of goods with members running about not sure what to do in stealing more or safe guarding what was already there. Their orders had been conflicting as if it came from different leaders. They were to steal more dust and goods but the bases were starting to run out of room for it. Other times they were to spread panic in their attack with damage to buildings and stores. While also holding rallies to gain new members.
In the chaos it was too easy for him to pocket a couple of items laying around. Lien, Dust, a few pieces of hardware on his list for Leo. He even caught a few members doing the same leading to a few awkward moments with higher members ordering him to leave and stay quiet, to low class members only there to feed their families better.
While raiding the Hideouts Corvo continued his search for Roman. Expecting a chance to run into the thief at one of the locations. Curiously the majority of the White Fang did not know of Romans involvement in their group yet. When he asked around for information the members thought they were stock piling supplies for Faunus in need, others believed they were just taking back what was owed to them for their people that were worked to death mining it.
His time spent in the group showed why Blake had once been part of it, he held no hatred for the Faunus in their fight for equality. He understood the injustice of being labeled less than others cause of his birth or heritage. But he also saw the darker side of the group. The part Weiss was forced to see through her company and family name. With members thirsting for blood in the name of revenge as an excuse. Or talks of worse treatment to humans that they caught and punished in the past.
Regardless of the clash of ideology, the White Fang has now been twisted into a tool for the Witch and their misguided actions would lead to their hollow victory and control of the world to her.
To slow down the group's activities Corvo had Junior tip off the police officers under his influence to their locations, after Corvo had a chance to go through them first. He noted times that the White Fang were at their most vulnerable in the hopes that there would be no fighting and the White Fang would just surrender.
For the first few Hideouts it went as he planned, the police would arrive to an unprepared base and the White Fang members in their shock would give up without a fight. But with each base raided the White Fang put up more of a fight till eventually all the other locations were barren and abandoned. Seems the leader behind the group found a new way to transport the stolen dust with new safe houses.
After his productive week raiding the White Fang hideouts, his funds increased with what he took. Lien, Dust, and ammo was now no longer an issue to replenish. With the bonus of finding parts that Leo needed for the device. On the information side Corvo was not so fortunate.
Most if not all of the members at the hideouts where low ranking grunts or fresh citizens of Vale. Blindly following orders that their leaders received through messages to burner scrolls. He made a few contacts within the organization, all of them thinking he was another Faunus whose body he borrowed to appear like he was looking for the next meeting or relay the location and time. They were more so made to keep him in the loop if anything important would come up from the heads of the White Fang.
In the end the White Fang suffered personnel lost and the stolen goods were being returned. With such a blow and the Cities law riding the momentum of the success. Roman and the White Fang would have to wait it out or adjust to the new situation. Either option would take time to employ.
Time he could use to slip out of the city he thought, as his scroll blinked with Junior's number.
So I wrote this chapter to kind of act as a info catch up and to skip to the next plot point in the story. I could of and did write a few parts of Corvo infiltrating the hideouts but felt like they were to much like the other chapter before and with out a lot of the story being advanced. So after this I will continue with my normal style. With Corvo now heading to Forever Falls.
With the summer hump now over and the new season of Rwby around the corner I am gonna push myself to post a few chapters a month.
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