Foresworn

HP/SV

XXVII: Everything is…

Harry lay prone on a rooftop, three blocks away, his sword deployed into its rarely used rifle form; with a scope placed on top. No wind, the sun would be coming up from behind him, he aimed the crosshairs to the right of the target's temple. The bullet would be curving hopefully into the temple.

"Insider to Hatchet."

"Send your message."

"When are you doing it? He's eating right now."

Harry smirked "I've got eyes on him right now, you can't rush this." At that moment Professor Theodore stood up, Harry smirked and pulled the trigger.

(Shade Academy)

Professor Theodore stood up, there was the sound of breaking glass, before the Headmaster fell over, his head disintegrating in fragments of bone, cerebral matter and blood that decorated the table.

There was a moment of shocked tranquillity before the screaming started, mainly from the Vacuo Students. Meanwhile, Velvet and Coco had been visiting the members of the Beacon Brigade when the screaming began. Although this was from the Shade Students, the transfers had been informed that something was about to unfold but were briefed to be ready, all of them including Velvet, had turned green at the disintegration of the Headmaster's head.

Meanwhile, Theodore was concealed beneath Harry's invisibility cloak; the Headmaster had offered him everything under the sun that he could possibly have to offer to have the cloak. He had pouted at Harry's point blank refusal and admired him for being able to consistently say no to his requests. When he'd inquired further, Harry had grudgingly revealed why he kept saying no "It's the only connection I have of the family who raised me."

Mr. Potter, or Mr. Branwen, you're going to go far. I hope this ruse pays off soon…I really despise all of this waiting about." And at that moment the doors opened.

(Harry)

"Hatchet to Insider."

"Send message."

"It's done. Send message to the crown."

Harry pulled out his personal scroll and messaged Velvet "My part is done. Now…the fun bit."

(Velvet)

She looked at her scroll "It's done. Get ready."

(The Crown)

Jax and his Sister nodded "Go! GO! GO! WE TAKE SHADE, WE TAKE THE KINGDOM!" Surrounding him, their small army of about three hundred various people and a few curious Grimm roared in acknowledgement. With Carmine and Bertilak in the lead, they charged toward the academy.

(Harry)

He vanished from his hiding spot with a popping sound. He reappeared with a sharp crack, casually dropping the corpse of the Headmaster onto the table before sitting himself at the Headmaster's position. "What did you do!" Shrieked one of the girls from ABRN.

"I did what I must. A Huntsman doesn't just defend the realms from the Grimm, many take up other lines of work; work that can make you a pretty yen. So the question is not 'Who, When, Where, Why and What are Huntsmen doing?' it's 'How much were they paying?'. As for this, I'm getting multiple payments out of this."

At that moment, the doors to the hall opened "We were wondering when this would happen, Duke Potter. It is good to see that you've honoured our bargain." Gillian stated.

"A contract is a contract. He's dead, now, I want my pay." Harry retorted "Remember our contract."

Jax paused as he remembered where they were "To treat the students at the school with respect and dignity, not to punish them all for the mistakes of one. Yes, I remember…Luke! The chest!"

Harry watched with disinterest until Luke, a short and lanky human, in faded leather returned carrying a chest. The chest was clinking and clanking, it sounded like a chest full of yen.

As Harry opened the chest, he heard the drawing of a pistol. Harry looked up to find Gillian holding a pistol to his head "Nothing personal, my Duke, it's just we've made a bargain of our own." At that familiar inky black portals began to open within the compound of the school.

Harry shrank the chest and shoved it into his pocket "It's alright, your highness…" At that moment, Professor Theodore stepped out of the invisibility cloak, revealing himself. "...I've made my own." Gillian's face paled as she saw her former headmaster.

"You didn't kill him…you set us up!"

Harry chuckled and at that moment, Velvet saw a momentary outline of Qrow Branwen surround him. Velvet turned to the closest portal, pulling Anesidora in a fluid motion and projecting a hard light Gatling gun as Gianduja; the Handbag Gatling Gun materialised. The twin Gatling guns formed an immediate 'X' of fire hitting two portals and shredding two emerging Beowolves.

Yatsuhashi, dived over a table barrelling into human members of the Crown, with a booming voice that seemed to reverberate through the school "BEACON BRIGADE! TO ARMS!" It turned out that this barely needed to be ordered as the Transfer Students jumped into action.

As everything dissolved into a fracas of combat, a single gunshot reverberated around the hall as Harry jerked backwards, aura disintegrating as the bullet hit him right between the eyes. There was a sickening crack as Harry hit his head on the floor and lay unmoving.

(Normal View)

Velvet watched in horror as her significant other fell over. She was paying attention to the literal Sabyr in the room, eyeing her like a snack. With a quick motion, she crossed into it drawing her katana and neatly sliced in two; it also helped that it had jumped with a large target, it's paws were wide apart neatly unprotecting the head and throat.

Team SSSNN were forming a ropey thin line trying to protect the Shade Students and themselves. This time, instead of being nearly overrun by Grimm and White Fang Extremists it was going much better.

Shade it turned out had naturally occurring bottlenecks around the School; and the Dining Hall was one of said bottlenecks. "Shade Students, are you going to let the newcomers do all of the heavy lifting?" Theodore asked, calmly as he swatted three of the Crown minions with his fists; coming from his gloves were sparks of dust magnifying the colossal strikes.

Unfortunately, Xanthe Rumpole turned on her students. Particularly the Team of NDGO; Rumpole smirked, Harry was right…these four Huntresses-to-be still relied on their teachers to rescue them from the situation. With calm, projected professionalism she closed the gap to a shocked Team NDGO.

Nebula was the first to fall to Rumpole, the girl hadn't even thought to prep her Crossbow with a charge; furthermore the time it would take to shift her crossbow into a sword took three seconds. Rumpole only needed two, her first strike crashed through Nebula's aura utterly shattering it and the girl responded with a futile swing of her still changing crossbow. Rumpole smirked coldly at her before turning it to gold and delivered a strike that cracked her sternum before burying a humble breakfast knife through her hand and turning the knife to gold.

Dew brought her spear to her teacher, only for the teacher to receive a light blow to her aura; only for the spinning wheel, her teacher wielded, to cleave the spear tip-off and severed the dust chamber. This had two effects, even in its most refined state Dust is and was unstable to the point of White Phosphor; which was known to explode upon the slightest case of friction; and point two, there is a very good reason as to why Wind Dust is described as the second most dangerous type of Dust for a reason with Researchers still trying to decide if Fire or Earth Dust was the more dangerous. The result was an explosion sending Gwen, Octavia and Rumpole flying through the air. The two girls sent a few Grimm to their deaths but impacted into the walls, only by their aura was there no long-lasting damage.

Rumpole, however, collided violently with Gillian Asturias; who was observing the downed form of Harry. She raised her pistol "When a job's worth doing…" The two went sprawling over the Teacher's dining table. At that moment, Velvet screamed as a Deathstalker jammed its tail through her shoulder.