A/N: Guess Who's Back!? If you guessed Ronald Reagan, please leave an in-depth essay on why you thought it was him. If you guessed Hoshigan, Congratulations! a Winner is you! But in all seriousness, I'm back from Hiatus. I'd completely forgotten that "Oh, It's MY STORY. I can just say 'fuk off m8' to Canon!" So that's exactly what I'm doing. I've decided on what the next universe is going to be, and when it takes place. I'll leave hints across the chapters, and whoever can guess it correctly, will get their OC inside of this story! So do pay attention, as the hints will be semi-vague.
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Words
'Thoughts'
"Speech"
"Whisper"
""Multiple People Talking""
[SYSTEM]
{[System Admin]}
{Skill/Item/Title/Achievement/etc}
"*[HIGHER BEING/ENTITY]*"
After getting off the airship, I'd exchanged scroll info with Jaune, and we each went our separate ways. As I was walking through the entrance, I'd heard an explosion, and looked back to see the first scene between Weiss and Ruby happening about 15 meters away. Remembering about the bonuses I'd gotten from observing Jaune, I use [Observe] on the two girls.
{Weiss Schnee}
{The Cold Princess}
{Level 45}
{Ruby Rose}
{Little Red Hunting Hood}
{Level 45}
Huh. They're below me in level, but not by much.
[FOR USING OBSERVE ON A MAIN-CAST CHARACTER, +5 STAT POINTS.]
[FOR USING OBSERVE ON A MAIN-CAST CHARACTER, +5 STAT POINTS.]
Sweet. That's exactly what I was hoping for. Free Points, Baybee~!
"-xactly the thing I was talking about!" I snap out of my inner thoughts to hear Weiss verbally tearing Ruby a new one, and Ruby looking like she wanted to be anywhere else but there.
"Hey, hey, relax. I'm sure it was just an accident." I walk over, trying to de-escalate the situation. Weiss whirls around to look at me, looking like she was about to yell at me too, when she stops, looks at me up and down, then puts on a confused/worried face.
"...are you alright?" She asks, raising an eyebrow. "You're looking a little green. Are you healthy?"
"I'm not green, I'm a perfectly healthy lime color, thank you very much." I snort, as I reply with a smile. It was hard deciding on how I was going to present myself at Beacon, whether it be as a Human, a Faunus, or just come clean. That last one wasn't happening, considering I needed to stay inconspicuous, otherwise, I'd have next to no doubt that the forces of evil in this world would be alerted to my presence. Then it hit me. The one thing nobody would expect. "I'm a Slug Faunus. It sounds awful, I know, but it keeps my skin smooth, and shining."
"...I don't even know what to say to that. I don't think I've ever heard of a Slug Faunus." She crosses her arms and raises an eyebrow. While her attention is focused on me, I notice Ruby bow, and mouth the words 'Thank you' as she disappears in a cloud of petals.
[+10 Rep to Ruby Rose for helping her out of an Awkward situation.]
"I assure you, we exist... At least a lot of us used to. I'm pretty sure I'm the last one." I say, faking a somber expression.
"Oh." Weiss says, looking down slightly. "I-... Is it 'I'm sorry for your loss'?, or 'I'm sorry you had to go through that'?"
"Mainly the latter. I didn't really know my mother, or anyone else, except my father. My mother died a long time ago, and my father more recently." I say, looking up to the sky slightly to prevent my face from showing falsehoods. "Walk and talk? I can carry your bags."
"Are you sure? There's a lot there." She says, as she looks back at her 4 different bags. "I wouldn't want you to hurt yourself."
"Don't worry, It's my semblance." I say, as I put all of Weiss' bags into my inventory. She slightly gapes, and I respond before she can answer. "My semblance can work as a Hammerspace. I can put stuff in and take stuff out."
Obviously, I'm lying through my teeth, but she doesn't need to know that.
[DUE TO SPECIFIC ACTIONS, NEW SKILLS HAVE BEEN AQUIRED.]
{Lying} {Passive} [2/100 - 85%] (The Truth Will Set You Free... Unless it's unhelpful. Increases Chance of Lies being Successful by +2%. -50% if the lies are outlandish.]
{Acting} {Passive} [2/100 - 24%] (Romeo, O, Romeo, Thou Acting Skills Art Sub-Par, Romeo. Increases Chance of Acting being Successful by +2%. -50% Character Rep Boost if they can tell if you're trying to fool them.]
'Wow, Impeccable timing, System.'
[IMPORTING PREVIOUS LIFE DATA... PLEASE HOLD...]
[SUCCESS.]
{Lying} {Passive} [MAX] (The Truth Will Set You Free... Unless it's unhelpful. Increases Chance of Lies being Successful by +100%. -25% if the lies are outlandish.]
{Acting} {Passive} [41/100 - 24%] (Romeo, O, Romeo, Thou Acting Skills Art Sub-Par, Romeo. Increases Chance of Acting being Successful by +41%. -40% Character Rep Boost if they can tell if you're trying to fool them.]
I internally wince. I knew I wasn't the most honest person in my life, but I wasn't that bad.
[SKILL: {Lying} MAX LEVEL. CANNOT BE LEVELED UP FURTHER.]
'Oh, fuck off, system.'
"Are you alright?" Weiss taps my shoulder, taking me out of my thoughts. "You went silent for a short while."
"Oh, Yeah... Just thinking about Dad." I use water magic to make a tear flow down my eye, as I wipe it off, Weiss hands me a tissue, and I thank her. I wipe my eyes, then pass it back.
[Acting has gained a Level!]
'System, Disable Notifications, Time: 90 Minutes.'
[UNDERSTOOD.]
"...What was your father like?" Weiss asks, biting her lip slightly.
I snort. "He was an asshole. Not a single part of his body lacked his stubborn attitude. He always trained with weights on, wearing this stupid turban with purple on the top. But he was my father, and I loved him for all his flaws."
Once again, Lying through my teeth, but I couldn't think of a Namekian that I knew better than Piccolo, so I guess I'm running with this story.
"Do-... Did he ever make a decision that you hated, and you felt like you couldn't stop being mad at him?" She asks, clenching her fists ever so slightly.
Shit. This would be good character development for Weiss, and this early on? C'mon Parallel Thought, I believe in you. "Yeah. When I was little, my mom was dying from a heart disease. I didn't understand it at the time, but my Mom was a fighting junkie, through and through. She wanted her last moments alive to be in the heat of combat, so while I was at pre-school, My mother and father sparred. They both put their all into the fight, and my mother claimed victory, but in the end the heart disease won, not her. She died, Standing up, Smile on her face right after her victory. When I got home, my father told me that she died sparring with her. I was mad at him for a long time. I'd felt Hollow, and yet so many other emotions. It'd been one day after my school, and i'd been mad for a year. before I heard my father on the phone with someone rubbing the light Purple part of his turban, talking about what actually happened. I... I'd said some things I'd never meant, but I'd learned a lot about my father in the meantime. He'd rather take a year's worth of me being mad at him, then show his vulnerable side."
I'd let my words ramble on and on, stopping when I'd realized what I said.
'Shit. Did I basically describe my mom as a Female Version of Goku? Fuck. I'm never letting Parallel Thought say shit for me ever again.' I mentally facepalm, as my face heats up a bit
{[...]}
'Is... Is the system admin... listening in?'
{[no.]}
'I-... Are yo-'
{[no. i'm not here. and this is to prove i'm not here.]}
[Due to outside interference, +10 Levels to Acting.]
Suddenly, I felt a chill down my spine. How long were they listening? My face goes bright red.
"I- uh..." I mutter. That was embarrassing. Knowing my luck (and by that I mean I forgot to unlock it), I'm worried that's not all they did.
"You... You what?" I turn back to Weiss, who'd obviously been using her handkerchief a minute ago, with it being slightly more wet then when I used it.
"I- I'm sorry for dumping that on you." I say, genuinely embarrassed.
"No, no. It's fine. I was the one who asked. I'm sorry you had to relive that." She says, putting her handkerchief away. She puts her hand out for a handshake. "We haven't even introduced ourselves. Weiss Schnee, Heir to the Schnee Dust Company."
I shake her hand, and slightly smile, making sure not to show my semi-sharp teeth. "Zero Nigiro. CEO and Founder of Nigiro Entertainment. Pleased to make your acquaintance, Miss Schnee."
"You're The CEO of Nigiro Entertainment? But you're..." She begins, before I cut her off.
"Beautiful? Charming? Radiant? All of the above?" I say, with a cocky, joking smirk.
"I was going to say 'My Age'." She responds, before she looks at me slightly alarmed. "N-not that you don't look good, I mean, you do look good- I never said you didn't- Not that I WOULD say that, I would never, I didn't mean to come off as rude- or-"
I release a full-belly laugh. "Relax, Miss Schnee. I'm just teasing you a bit. In beacon, I feel like we should put titles behind us for the moment. We ARE going to be students here after all. Call me Zero."
She slightly sighs, then nods. "If I'm going to call you by your first name, then you call me by Mine. Call me Weiss."
I smirk. "If you say so."
"I do." She says, raising her nose, the slightest hint of a playful smile on there.
We continue walking, and talking about differences in our daily lives, when I accidentally bump into a black-haired girl, who drops her book as we collide shoulders.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, let me get that for you." I say, picking up a familiar-looking book. Tensura Volume Five, Manga Edition. "Nice. A Personal Favorite of Mine." I hand it back to the black haired girl, as she nods her head.
"Thanks." She says, as she makes sure she didn't lose her page. "It's nice to see a fellow fan. Bye."
She leaves without saying anything else. I [Observe] her as she's walking away, and realize who it was.
{Blake Belladonna}
{The Beauty}
{Level 51}
[90 MINUTES HAS PASSED. NOTIFICATIONS RESUMED. 5 MISSED NOTIFICATIONS]
[FOR HELPING A CHARACTER DEVELOP EARLIER, YOU'VE GAINED THE TITLE: Therapist I]
[YOU HAVE BEEN OBSERVED BY SOMEONE OVER THREE TIMES YOUR LEVEL.]
[YOU HAVE GAINED +50 REP WITH WEISS FOR SEEMING SIMILAR TO HER.]
[YOU HAVE GAINED +5 REP WIITH BLAKE FOR BEING NICE TO HER.]
[YOU HAVE GAINED +10 REP WITH BLAKE FOR BEING A "FAUNUS"]
[FOR USING OBSERVE ON A MAIN-CAST CHARACTER, +5 STAT POINTS.]
'shit. If I had to guess, the person who observed me was Ozpin. I didn't even know he had that ability. This could be bad. Knowing his character, he'll probably call me up to his office later.'
Oh, I didn't even notice it was Blake. I was so focused on the Ozpin thing, although I'd guessed it was her before I'd used [Observe]. Although, her level does causes some concern. This is problematic. I'm fine with her being a higher level with me, but considering the threats that come early aren't even that far (if I can remember correctly), Then this could end up worse than I thought.
[Quest]
[Risk of Rain]
[At the rate you're going, it seems you're not going to be strong enough to defeat the enemies you're targeting. Let's change that.]
[Objective: Reach 200 in every stat.]
[Bonus Objective 1: Reach Super Saiyan 2.]
[Bonus Objective 2: ?]
[Objective Reward: Warrior I]
[Bonus Objective 1 Reward: +1 Title Token]
[Bonus Objective 2 Reward: ?]
[Failure: Death, ?]
[Time Limit: Until the Attack on Beacon.]
[Y/N]
I mentally hit Y, and continue along towards the cafeteria area, where it seems we're just in time for Ozpin to give his opening speech to everyone. I mainly zone out during his speech, and only become aware once I notice Weiss yelling at Ruby, again.
"Alright, Weiss. Calm down. We've been over this, It was an accident. Besides, the past is the past."
I see Ruby quietly thank me again, as I [Observe] the fourth, and final member of the Soon-To-Be Team RWBY.
{Yang Xiao-Long}
{Golden-Haired Berserker}
{Level 51}
[FOR USING OBSERVE ON A MAIN-CAST CHARACTER, +5 STAT POINTS.]
Damn, That makes two people that are the same age but higher level than I am. Darn. I need to step up my game.
"Hey there. If I'd known there'd be pretty girls like you here, I would've spent more time on my hair." Yang says, winking at me, and tossing her hair back, knocking a random guy unconscious when the hair hits him in the face. Everyone else takes a step away from Yang.
"But Yang, you already spent over two hours on your hair this morning." Ruby chimes in.
"Ruby, shut up!" Yang whispers to her younger sister, after elbowing her in the side.
"Ow! Yang!" Ruby whines, then rubs her side.
"Relax, I barely touched you." Yang says, throwing her hand back and forth in a waving action.
I giggle at the sibling's antics, then wink at Yang. "As flattering is that is, You probably say that to all the girls."
Yang shakes her head with a smile, but doesn't verbally deny it.
As Ozpin Finishes his speech, everyone gathers their sleeping bags, and heads to the washrooms to change. I later see Jaune in the corner, in his Classic Bunny Onesie. I step outside, and was about to enter my Pocket Dimension, when I'd noticed someone approaching me. I couldn't see what she was wearing that well at the moment, but I could tell it was Professor Glynda.
{Glynda Goodwitch}
{Witch of Beacon}
{Level 94}
Yikes. I feel like that's the level I'd need to reach in order to beat some of the earlier fights, like Cinder, and the Grimm Dragon.
"Miss Nigiro? Professor Ozpin would like to see you. Please follow me." Glynda says, sharpening her eyes at me.
"Yes, Ma'am." I say, as I follow her towards Ozpin's Office.
As I open the door, I notice Ozpin sitting at his desk, Tea in his hand, and cane at his side. His eyes are Warm and Wise, yet Cold and Calculating at the same time. He's the kind of man I'd rather not be around for an extended period of time.
"Thank you Glynda. If you'd please?" Ozpin asks, as she leaves the office, and closes the door behind her. "Now. I'd like to cover a few things, and that will be all."
I'm nervous, but my face doesn't show it. "And that would be?"
He takes a sip of his tea, puts it down, grabs a book from his desk, and takes a deep sigh. "First off, These books were given to me to hold onto. There were given to me by someone calling themselves a "Namekian" from the Future."
And now my face is starting to show it.
A/N: and Scene! Sorry for the Cliffhanger! I've been planning this story out for a while, and I'm glad I get to continue it. Thank you so much to my Reviewers/Commenters, It means a LOT that you guys are still here. Keep in mind, I'm going to try to respond to every review possible, so if you wanna ask something, ask it in the latest chapter, and I'll try my best to respond. Also, go to Meta-Knowledge is Power's AO3 Page to see the Discord Link.
Hints in this Chapter: 2 words, but they're 1 hint. Tip: Not all messages are left to right or right to left, sometimes they're just singular words from top to bottom.