(Cover made by my dear friend MPTARTS. mptarts on Instagram)
(A/N)
HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO: Mom look! I am a Video game Protagonist
Starring Cardin and his redemption arc. Why Cardin? Cuz Cardin deserves it. Why RPG? Because I really wanted to write one
Anyways onto the story
(Cardin)
It was a normal day, Not too quiet but not incredibly busy either
"CARDIN, HAUL YOUR ASS OVER HERE YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING MUSCLE BOUND IDIOT"
God damn it, He just had to go and open his big mouth
"Yes father?" Cardin asked. Staring at the taller man that was his father. There were little difference between Cardin and his father. Both were giants at the impressive height of Six foot Five. Both were built like tanks and most important of all. They both shared that ugly sneer that just radiated arrogance. A feature that Cardin has grown to hate.
"You are a hunter aren't you?" His father grunted out and Cardin suppress a groan of annoyance. He was a hunter, He had survive the fall of Beacon and he survived the fall of Vale. and he was a changed man because of that. But in his father's eyes? Cardin was a sympathizer for those "Filthy" Faunus and because of that, in his father's eyes. Cardin was a failure.
"Go out and hunt some more grimm. That's the least you can do." The sneer made a reappearance and Cardin didn't bother to hide his grimace. He quickly returned to his room and grabbed his gear. His eyes drifting over to the weapons and mementos of team CRDL. They were no longer a team but it was nice to remember what they had.
or at least it would have been if Cardin hadn't been so much of an asshole to literally everybody else during his only year in Beacon. Cardin sighed as he shook those thoughts from his head. The self-bashing over and the armor fitting snugly on his body. Cardin grabbed his weapon: The Executioner and walked out of the lavish mansion his family lived in.
Cardin thought about Beacon further. How he had bullied Velvet, They did patch up but it was still extremely awkward. No one can get over that trauma. He had apologized to everyone else. Some accepted his apology and actually became his friends, Some refused his apology but said they don't hold it against him. Some punched him in the face and He have to admit. He probably deserved those. There was only two people he hasn't apologized to yet.
Pyrrha Nikos and Jaune Arc. Pyrrha... Pyrrha was an hero, He visited her grave and statue almost routinely. Polishing the stone and making sure that the Mistralian hero's grave was clean. She deserved that in the very least and Jaune... Cardin hasn't seen Jaune in years. Not since his team headed off to Mistral. He had a chance to apologize back then but he was too much of an coward. Oh how he wish he could rectify those mistake. How he could go back to be a better man.
"YOUNG MASTER WATCH OUT" A servant shouted as Cardin's instinct took over and he prepared his swing but he couldn't do anything as the large bullhead approached him. His jaws dropped as he watch the gigantic metal beast rush toward him. "Aw shit. I'm dead aren't I"
And then the world turned black
(Cardin)
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BE- CRACK
"Fuck. What time is it... What did I do? Did I drink too much?" Cardin groaned as he sat up. An headache on his mind and his body refusing to move anymore lest he wish pain upon his sore muscle. Cardin refused to be put down by something as logic and powered through instead-
Hello [User]! You've been REINCARNATED!
Cardin stare at the floating text before his eyes, He move his head to the left and it followed, Right, It followed again. Left right up down side to side. It was tracking his sight perfectly. Even when he was shaking his head. it was like some type of VR or... or RPG...
[User] please. This is ridiculous
"And now I'm getting mocked by my hallucination... what the fuck" Cardin muttered to himself as he blinked the drowsiness out of his eyes before his mind finally caught up to what he was seeing, "HOLY SHIT DOVE? SKY? oh hey Russel"
Two pillows and an indignant "what the fuck?" was thrown at him and he laughed. It had been years since he saw Dove and Sky. Dove took over his father's shipping business and Sky became a writer. Russel was his drinking buddy so now it finally made sense.
"Fuck man. Did I blackout yesterday? God this reunion was unexpected" Cardin chuckled as he started to stretch. His body feeling light and relaxed compared to how he was just yesterday. Someone did some miracle work on him for his muscle to be this relaxed, but when he turned back all he got was confused stares, "Is our leader... Insane?"
"I dunno Russel. He did hit his head pretty hard after initiation"
"I have to agree with Dove, Cardin did hit his head pretty hard. We all heard that THUNK"
The three laughed as Cardin's brow furled at the word, Initiation. The last time he had heard that word was back at... Beacon...
No..
That's Right!
No Fucking Way...
WELCOME TO BEACON [User]!
(Later that night)
"Alright. Panicking over. Now lets formulate a plan. If I really am back. And that slap from sky did hurt. Then I can change everything... EVERYTHING" Cardin said to himself. His voice jittery and hyped as he brought up the floating text from this morning.
WELCOME TO BEACON [User]!
Cardin reached out to touch the strange text but the moment his finger made contact with the words. An electrifying sensation went through his body and the [User] turned into [Cardin Winchester] Instead. Cardin bit his lips and reached out to touch the floating text again and this time an entire floating square popped up.
{Cardin Winchester}
Permeant Title: Reincarnated($%$!#^^ Unlocked)
Primary Title: Racist(Pisses off Faunus and Faunus sympathizer faster)
Secondary Title: Bully(Pisses off everyone equally. Those weaker will fear your power MWHAHAHAHAH)
-(STATS)-
HP: 130/130
Aura(Unlocked): 290/290
Aura: The manifestation of your soul. The Weapon of the Hunter and The Shield of Humanity
-(SKILLS)-
(Active Skills):
Intimidate:
"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." -Sun Tzu
(Make them second guess their every move or just not fight you at all! You are better than them obviously.)
Second Wind:
"I recognize that the Council has made a decision. But given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I've elected to ignore it." - Nick Fury
(If HP drops to critical levels. Overclock System and gain a second chance, Ignore death and fight on!)
(Passive Skills)
Keen Eyes: Your eyes are sharper than those of a Hawk. Pick out and find the information you need from whatever you see
Sixth Sense: It's like having reflexes... BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE IT TO DODGE IT
Danger Sense: Whether it be a Grimm looking to maul you or a woman you forgot your anniversary with. This will warn you all about it
Bodybuilder: Ooo la la. Muscles. And they aren't for show either. Incredible physique for an incredible strength. I'd say seven days a week is well worth it. Doesn't hurt that the ladies like it too~
Cardin stared at the floating box with a dead expression, It was obvious that whatever the thing was in front of him. It had a sense of humor. He didn't know whether to laugh or-
You better fucking laugh. I am literally the god of humor
He's going to ignore that. But he had quite a skill list built up. The first thing he did was unequip the title of Racist and Bully. He was no longer going to let his father and his bigoted view rule over him. Cardin has learned his lesson and he has learnt it well. Cardin could feel the difference like it was night and day. A shroud of hatred being lifted from his mind as soon as he removed both titles.
"oh yeah. I'm going to make Remnant great again. One step at a time" Cardin whispered to himself as he stood up. His eyes determined and his body feeling like jello. Cardin began his first step of the journey in this new world.
Pyrrha would survive in this world. He'd be the Miyagi of Karate kid to Jaune Arc. He'd protect EVERYONE and prevent the fall of Beacon.. and most important of all? He's going to get some sleep before he passes out in the courtyard.
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Just a little something to start us off. Tell me what you think! Good bad dogshit? Review and criticism welcome