Sorry for my bad english. So i got a high induced ferver of caffeine and spent all night awake so i decide to spend the time writing this chapter, it is only because of that the chapter come sooner. To the fic!
The Dark Knight was staring the fire on the chimney, Ceodore didn't know why his master always look to the fire like that. What have in the fire what caught the attention of his master for so long time? He remembered why he come.
-Master. -He turn to look to his apprentice. -I'm going.
-Just remember, once you left this house, you don't need come back.
It's all he said before turn back to the fire, Ceodore now that well. Is not the good bye that he was expecting, but he should know that something different was impossible. He left the house, the house that he live for so long after they stop to wander so he could training without any interruption. Nobody never find his master after they moved to that house and now, he was leaving. Both the house and his master.
He look the gifts his master give to him. The sword, the shield and the short sword that he used to train for so long. He give a last look to the house before go to Vale.
-Good bye... master.
Ceodore like the rest of the students always wonder what Dr Oobleck put in his coffee to run like that on the classroom, the man just keep running like he was moved by a electricity.
-... and no one of the barbarians was more dangerous than Primal Drake, the leader of the barbarians, one of the most cruel mans what already born on Remnant.
-Only losting to the Dark Knight right?
One of the students spoke, Ceodore flinched his hands a little. Pyrrha hold one of his hands hoping to calm him, fortunately worked.
-Well... we could say that Mr Fly. But him is not the subject of the class of today. Primal Drake was the leader of the barbarians since the times of the war. Since today, no one even know where he is right now, not even their followers. When he dissapear, his followers lost the will to fight. Some of them stopped with the barbarian acts. Some of them were arrested and executed. But no one never know what happen to Primal Drake.
Pyrrha look to Ceodore to see how he was, his eyes were close, what was happening on his mind right now? The bell ring and the class was over. They left the classroom and go to the cafeteria, but Pyrrha see that Ceodore was going to another direction.
-Ceodore not going to eat?
She turn to look at Ruby.
-Something is bothering him Ruby.
-Lets find out then.
Both girls followed the apprentice to the locker room. Ceodore didn't have a locker, so he keep walking to the staff room. Professor Peach open the door and Ceodore start to talk to her, she make a sad expression and nodded negatively to him, saying that he need to permission of Goodwitch, Ceodore continued saying he need to train, she questioned why he needed to train in the lunch time.
Both girls didn't understand why he wanted to train in the lunch time. Peach give to Ceodore his weapons, he thanked her and walk always. Peach just said "what strange boy" and enter back in the staff room. Both girls keep following him to CNVL dorm room, Ceodore look below his bed for a box, he put in his bed, open and get a short sword. Pyrrha decide to enter with Ruby.
-Ceodore.
-Oh, hi girls. What you two doing here?
-We want to know the same thing Ceodore.
-Oh, i start to feel a little nostalgic.
-What are you talking about? -Asked Ruby.
-The barbarian leader, actually i know what happened to him. -Both girls eyes widened. -Ruby, remember what i said about my sword in the first day of school?
-Your sword was a gift of your master. You told me that he used to defeat one of his most dangerous opponents.
-Wait. -Pyrrha interrupt. -You mean that sword...
-Yeah. Miles Thanatos used the Alastor to defeat Primal Drake. He told me that was one of the most hard fights that he ever had.
-Really? -Ruby asked.
-Oh yeah, my master may have the speed advantage, but Primal was too much stronger and his skin was hard like metal, he take hours to find a way to defeat him. Just one of his strikes was enough to shater a rock like was a littlle ice cube smashed by a sledgehammer. His semblance was a sonic scream that every time left my master a little dizzy. He needed to be careful to not make one wrong move or else.
-How he defeat him them?
-Oh, it is a little disgusting actually. His skin was hard like metal but inside he was just a human, after hour of battle he try use his scream once again, this moment, he jumped to his head and stabed him right on his mouth.
-Eww.
-I'm sure that was the only way to him defeat him Ruby. -Said Pyrrha.
-So... the shield have a similar story?
Ceodore look to his shield, he make a blank expression before talk again.
-Some of you hear about Beatrix Siegfried?
Both girls nodded and Pyrrha give the answer.
-She was a famous crusader, her reputation is legendary because her victories against the most dangerous fighters and grimms in Remnant, except... well...
-Yeah, actually that shield is the Victoria.
-Wait. That is Beatrix's shield? -Pyrrha asked not believing on the shield that she just grab with her hands.
-Yes, it is. My master get her shield as a praise.
-How was the battle with her? -Asked Ruby.
-Ohohohohow. Was one of the most hard battles he ever have. Beatrix was everything that her legend say. She was strong, fast, her skill with the sword were amazing. I can tell for the way my master talk about the battle that he actually respected her as a warrior.
Miles Thanatos respecting another person as a warrior? This surprised both Ruby and Pyrrha. Beatrix legend was one of the most famous on Remnant. This could make her legend even bigger, one of thing that the Dark Knight was know is his cocky attitude with the other warriors what challenge him to a battle.
-Uhhh! These weapons actually have a great story behind them. -Ruby spoke. -To be honest i thought that was just a simple weapon of the old times what would be useless on the days of today.
-Hey hey hey. If you don't like the others insult your weapon so don't talk about the others weapons.
-But i'm not was talking about your weapons Ceodore.
-Actually you talk. -Ceodore grab the short sword. -This little one here was my first weapon Ruby. I train every day of my childhood with that short sword and thaks to this, i have the sword skill that i need to protect everyone.
-This little sword was your first weapon? -Asked Pyrrha.
-Yes. This didn't have a name so... i call it the Hero.
Ruby and Pyrrha chuckled at the name. Fit perfectly to a sword of a child. This also make the girls remember the first time that they praticed with a real weapon.
Ruby remember that she insisted to her uncle to her to use a real scythe, but he just give to her one wood scythe to start the training. Once she build the Crecent Rose, she just throw the wood scythe in a whatever was the place. Now looking to Ceodore and the way he treat the weapon of his childhood make her fell a little sad for what she did with the wood scythe.
Pyrrha didn't know how is that feel. Is not like she didn't like Milo and Akuo. It just to her they were just weapons. Just like Ceodore, she start with a short sword that she didn't care about. Make her wonder how someone could become so attached with a inanimated object.
-Well. -Ruby spoke. -They are not just weapons, they are part of us.
Well, this last remark make Pyrrha understand a little.
-Come Ceodore, we still have to lunch.
-Okay.
Cafeteria
Once Ceodore put back his weapons on the staff room, he, Ruby and Pyrrha go to the cafeteria, like always, the students keep distance from Ceodore. Ruby decide to sit with Ceodore and Pyrrha. They still were talking about weapons, a subject that Ruby loved to talk. She talk about fifty types of weapons on just ten minutes, she asked to Pyrrha about Milo functions, when she almost done to talk, something go through Ruby mind.
-Ceodore.
-Yes?
-Now that we are talk about weapons...
-You mean you are talking about weapons for almost ten minutes.
-Shut up. -She said with red cheeks. -Now that I am talk about weapons... i was wondering... what is... your... master weapon?
Ceodore make a expression that was hard to the girls to decribe. He put his fork down and look at the girls.
-His weapon... -He started. -... its a big black axe what is also a ballista. The name is Midnight. The blades he made using fangs of a dragon grimm that he break before defeat him. But his principal weapon is a big black claymore infused with dust called Star Ocean.
Pyrrha and Ruby thought that was a pretty name, but why Ceodore is with that face? Almost like he is sad to talk about it.
-The... Star Ocean is the weapon that he used in the times of war. -Both girls understand now. It is the same weapon that he used to destroy Arcadia. -I don't know exactly the story behind his claymore, i mean, he never talk about. I only know that he made that weapon with help of a blacksmith of Atlas. Since today, the blade continue sharp like the day what was made. Despite the story behind the weapon, it is a very beautiful claymore. Like the name it seems like you are looking to a ocean of stars.
-I... wish to give a look on that claymore someday. -Said Pyrrha.
-Yeah, maybe one day.
After that the topic over, their spend the rest of the lunch time eating in silence.
General James Ironwood was having one of the biggest headache of his life. Not only all the prototypes of the paladins were destroyed, he also lost the track of the Dark Knight. In other words, he lost a chance of one in one million. He always was able to outwit anyone who was after him. This change when he get a apprentice, who led bount hunters and militarys direct to Miles. But now, he was alone again and was impossible to track him.
He got closer to one of the pilots who was serious injuried.
-What happening?
-I'm sorry... sir. He was... too much for us.
Beep... Beep... Beep...
-Don't worry. Hang there.
-He was... going to... Vale.
Beep... Beep... Beep...
-Don't talk. Wait for the medics.
-He... used... that sword...
Beep... Beep... Beep...
-I say don't talk!
-My...
Beep...
-...family...
Beep...
-...please...
Beep...
-... protect... them...
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp...
Ironwood smash a table close to the bed. The paladins were useless against him and not only this pilot, but more three of them die because of a serious injuries. What kind of monster Miles Thanatos is? If was not by the miasma...
Atlas try the best to study this energy, but the result are the same, nothing and the scientist passed aways after six months. If he could have any information from the scientists of Arcadia. But was impossible, Miles destroy the entirely kingdom and any imformation that could be useful about miasma. Day after day, he get a new scientist that put himself in a great danger trying study the miasma and end like every other.
Dead.
There only two person in Remnant resistant to miasma, one of them is Miles Thanatos so he is out of question, the other is his apprentice, but he become a student of Beacon and now, he is in the hands of Ozpin and he would not appreciate use one of his students like a guinea pig. But maybe... just maybe... if he use the right words, he already conviced him to transfer Ember powers to another girl, he already is choosing a guardian to her powers. So if he use the right words... Ceodore could be a good guinea pig. He just need convince Ozpin.
Forest of Atlas
Destruction. Was the only thing what could be see in that forest after a group of robots try capture the Dark Knight. In the middle of that catastrophe, was a single beautiful vision of a female human. A woman with green eyes and short brown hair and covering the right side of her face stand alone in the middle of the battlefield. She was wearing a white tank top below a brown jacket, jean pants, brown boots, brown collar and a golden tiara . In her back two swords.
Unfortunately she was late to find the man responsable for the death of her mother, but she was close.
-You finally gonna pay for everything you did... Miles Thanatos.
The woman walk away from the battlefiled ignoring the dead bodies of the soldiers of the Atlas military. She was too much focused in revenge her mother to care.
Past - Oasis in Vacuo
The young Ceodore swing his sword for the umpteenth time of the day, his master was looking at him when suddendly feel something.
-Ceodore. -He look to Miles. -That is enough, go to the village and buy some food. -He throw a bag filled with lien to Ceodore who nodded and leave his master. Once he was out of the sigh, he turn to the forest behind him. -You would do a better job trying cover yourself against grimms, y'know?
He pull out his axe to block a attack from a scythe, what come was a man with graying black spiky hair, red eyes, slight stubble along his jawline, with a red, tattered cloak, gray shirt with a long tail, black pants and black shoes.
-Your reputation is not a joke.
-And already see that cocky smirk a thousand times. You are just another sparring to me.
-Oh,i am already busy right now, so i gonna end this quicly.
-Don't make me laugh. And if you are busy, don't distract yourself with stupid things.
-Oh, but a chance to get rid of the Dark Knight is hardly something to call stupid. So, how about we end this before the boy come back huh?
-Like i said, i already see that cocky smirk a thousand times.
With that said, the reaper jump to start the battle with Miles.
End of the chapter. Ceodore's sword is called Alastor and his shield Victoria.
Sometimes i will write the past of Ceodore in the end of chapters too, not always.
What Ironwood want is use miasma for the good of Remnant, but like Raiden of Mortal Kombat, he put aside his morals to a better future. So he plan to use Ceodore to try understand how miasma work, don't i need to say that gonna end ungly, right?
One more chapter and i will start the Volume 2 on this fic. Leave a review please and until the next chapter.