Author's Note:

Well, I've got some reading done. Most of what I read isn't technically officially canon as I believe only the show itself is canon and none of the outside material is. That being said, I wanted some references for what could be introduced during this arc.

This also being said, feel free to comment on stuff you'd like to see or think would be possibly interesting to add. If I think it has merit and could fit into the story, I may include it.

Finally, for my upload schedule. Would you all prefer if I uploaded chapters when I got them done, or would you prefer if I waited and uploaded multiple chapters together?

For those curious, I read the "Official Manga Anthology" or at least the first four volumes of it.

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Remnants of a Courier

Chapter 20: Trials of Deception

His breathing came hard, ragged even. It was so tough to get any air in at all. Where was he?

He opened his eyes but it was dark and his vision was blurry. There was a warm pool of some kind of liquid beneath him and his entire body was numb. Was he bleeding?

Every muscle in his body ached as he rolled over onto his stomach. What had happened? A loud grunt escaped him as he slowly got to his knees. A wave of exhaustion seemed to keep his body rooted to the spot despite his curiosity. Looking down, he knew he must have lost a lot of blood if he couldn't feel the large gash in his side.

His arms and limbs also felt small which was strange. Still, they were enough to slowly get him to his feet despite the constant shaking.

A door was slightly ajar not too far away. The light coming through it revealing the faint outline of his room. Where was mom?

Mom? Why… Who was mom? Who was he?

As he approached the door, he realized that his head barely came up to the door handle. He was small. A loud crash came from the opposite side of the door.

It took a great deal of effort but he was able to turn the door handle and begin pushing the door open. He could hear the sounds of a struggle from the other side of the door. Had the noises just started or had he not heard them before?

The door opened and he was blinded by light.

The sweat pouring down Six's face was uncomfortable. Not nearly as uncomfortable as waking up panting and afraid.

He slowly sat up before bringing his gaze around the room. It was his room in Beacon Academy. Not particularly large or spacious but it was all his.

It had the necessities one needed; a bed, a bathroom, and some miscellaneous furniture. It even had a small refrigerator for him.

The Courier was currently sitting at his desk. He had fallen asleep at it and had a nightmare. No… Thinking back on it, he could clearly remember the dream. It was definitely a memory and one he didn't want to revisit.

A sigh escaped his lips as he leaned back in the chair; his heart still beating quickly. "Relax," he muttered to himself as he rubbed his temples.

"Don't think about it." Six doubted his own words even as they left his mouth.

The dream was slowly receding but that only left room for other thoughts to occupy his head. How Carmine was doing, the stress of the plan, and Logarius.

He hadn't thought of the now-dead Huntsman in some time. That guy was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. It still bugged Six.

The former ruler of Vegas pushed aside those thoughts as he stood up. Checking his Pip-Boy, he found that it was about eight-thirty AM. He had enough time to get to the initiation.

The Courier scrambled to the bathroom to prepare. The nozzle of his shower made a squeaking noise as he turned it. He hadn't gotten the temperature right at first but his damaged nerves made it so he didn't mind.

The cold water did little to comfort him from the sudden memory of Whitley's face as he watched his father die. Why couldn't he get his mind off the past?

Six shook his head to clear his thoughts before thinking back on how he had scrubbed his room while the water heated up. It was fairly nice of Ozpin that he had only left one audio recording device in his room. House had blatant cameras all over the Lucky 38 that constantly monitored you.

There wasn't much time for reflecting on current events though, he had places to be. Six quickly showered before stepping out and getting dressed in his uniform.

As he left the bathroom, his gaze shifted to the pristine white flower on his desk. It had been simple to use some of the specialized compounds from the Big Empty to keep the flower alive these past few months.

The Courier's hand gently picked up the white chrysanthemum that Carmine had given him. It brought a little comfort to him despite his terrible morning.

The former ruler of Vegas pinned it to the vest of the Burned Man. It was a bit unprofessional but considering the outfits the students and staff were allowed to wear… Well, Six didn't expect it to be a problem.

Joshua took a step out of his front door before closing and locking it. It was time to get to work.

Things were tough for Weiss, well, they had been tough for a while.

After the death of her father, she had felt momentary relief. She had Freedom from his abuse. That turned to disgust with herself at the fact she was happy with her father's death.

Then everything that came after was a nightmare. The reporters, the greedy opportunists that sought her family's fortune. The things she had discovered about what her father had been doing to his lower-end workers…

It had been too much. Weiss thought of herself as resilient and resourceful but that was enough to break anyone. So, she left.

The former Heiress couldn't stand the idea of inheriting her father's corrupt legacy. She longed to be more like her sister, free and independent. Weiss was doing everything in her power to alienate herself from her father.

Beacon was the obvious choice. It would get her away from all of it. Let her be better than her father ever was.

Still… As she closed her locker, Weiss couldn't help but think back on her brother. Whitley had withdrawn into himself and even blamed her for their father's death.

Whitley's words rang in her head. "You got father killed!" Whitley's broken expression and tears added to the hurt tone in his voice as he had shouted that at her. "You and her, and that thing!"

After that, she and the Faunus had brokered a deal. She would disappear and they wouldn't speak of her. It was all she could do for the Faunus that saved their lives. Blake… She wondered why the Faunus was attending this academy.

The Schnee took a long breath to compose herself. She couldn't appear weak now.

The future Huntress figured Whitley was probably going to inherit it all now. He'd probably follow in their father's footsteps too. A part of her wished she was still there to stop it but Weiss had already made her decision.

In a sense, it put everything into perspective for her. As she glanced around the locker room where all the students were getting their gear, in her mind she knew it was pointless to attend this academy. Being like her sister wouldn't change her broken family.

Despite these thoughts, she held herself high. Her pride as a Schnee dictated so. All Weiss could do now was better herself for whatever challenge was to come.

Pyrrha was currently standing by herself and Weiss knew they were going to be assigned to teams today. Pyrrha was without a doubt the strongest fighter in the room, her skill was nearly legendary among the first years. It was now or never.

Just as she was about to speak to her, a familiar Faunus entered the room. The black-haired girl had a bow on her head so others couldn't tell that she was one. But she had been the one on the train. The one she had been unable to face yesterday.

Weiss's body froze as Blake spotted her. Any confidence the white-themed girl had quickly crumbled as she turned her head away.

She could feel her hands shaking. There was a mixture of fear and anger that was swirling inside her along with a small sense of gratitude. That last feeling was why she hadn't said anything about the Faunus.

After all, the only reason Weiss or her brother were alive was thanks to her. Though she had helped the perpetrators get on the train in the first place. The former Heiress never expected to meet Blake here of all places.

Her indignant anger at Faunus and the White Fang in general also told her to yell at Blake and expose her. But as the Faunus approached her, that feeling of fear overrode her anger.

"Y-Yes," Weiss asked while trying to maintain her composure despite her shaking knees.

The Faunus looked at her with an imperceptible look. Was she here to finish the job?

Weiss's entire body flinched as Blake reached out to her. The shaken girl had her arm in front of her and her free hand on her weapon.

That cold look seemed to melt on Blake's face as she spoke, "I'm sorry." That's all the Faunus said before turning away and heading to a locker.

Looking around, Weiss noticed she had attracted the looks from some of the other initiates. The eyes on her and her shot nerves kept her shaking.

That was until a certain blonde stumbled into the strongest fighter in the room and drew the attention of everyone in the locker room. It was time to take her leave.

Joshua stood next to the Headmaster of Beacon. On the other side of Ozpin stood Goodwitch and next to all of them was a cliff.

Six had not been informed on what the trials held for the future students of Beacon but the fact they were at the top of a cliff couldn't be good.

There were several small square platforms in front of the trio and Six knew that they weren't decorative.

"I haven't been briefed on what these tests entail," the Courier stated in a curious tone as his gaze turned to Ozpin.

"No, I don't believe you have. Don't worry, you'll find out soon enough." The tone the Headmaster took only served to irritate Six. He was quickly finding out that Ozpin had a "playful" side. He'd call it sadistic but Ozpin was still his boss.

The older man had a mug of coffee like he was going to his cozy desk job. It all pressed every button the Courier had in his body.

"They will be assigned to partners and teams today as well as determine their team leaders." Goodwitch's rundown of the situation, while true, didn't give Joshua the info he needed.

"Yes, but how are you testing them," Six asked while clenching a single fist.

Not looking up from the tablet she was using, Glynda responded, "we'll be sending them into the Emerald forest. There are Grimm within and they'll have to navigate their way through the forest to their objective."

There were a lot of details that the blonde administrator wasn't telling him but he got the gist of it.

"And if the students get in life-threatening danger?" Six had a feeling he already knew the answer to his question.

"If they cannot protect themselves, then they die." Ozpin's words simply confirmed what Six already knew. This academy was run by sociopaths.

"As far as they are aware," the Headmaster continued before taking a sip from his drink. Once he lowered the cup, Ozpin continued, "we'll be monitoring them of course. If it does look like they'll die, we'll have a teacher or yourself step in."

Oh, that was far more logical than the Courier expected. As long as they weren't truly in danger of dying, then the test was fine with him.

Before he could get another question out, the students began arriving. The initiates gathered in front of the three faculty before being instructed to step on a pad.

Once the students were all assembled on the platforms in front of them, Ozpin began speaking, "for years, you have trained to become warriors. And today your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald forest."

That was a fairly standard introduction to the task in Six's opinion. He quickly began only partially paying attention as he looked the students over.

There were several of them he recognized and many he didn't. Ruby, Yang, Blake, and Weiss were all here. His gaze lingered on the last two for a moment before he shifted his gaze. Best not to give the students any ideas.

Six's view finally settled on Jaune. The poor fool. His shield did little to hide the nervous shifting he was doing.

The Courier was snapped out of his musings as Ozpin said, "that being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years."

But why? This was the first question that ran through Joshua's mind as he glanced at the headmaster out of the corner of his eye.

Was it to encourage cooperation even if your partner isn't compatible? To learn professionalism? What was Ozpin's reasoning? Personally, Six figured the old man's sadistic streak was kicking in.

Not to mention that the Headmaster said: "after landing." That was concerning in and of itself. It was lucky that these students had a practical shield and superpowers to keep them safe or he'd be worried.

Six tuned in for the rest of the conversation. Noting they were being graded and that Ozpin lied when he said the instructors wouldn't intervene. And especially the "relics" they needed to grab.

Jaune began speaking when the Headmaster finished. Seemingly having a question even as the other students near him were being launched. Did he not notice? How?

Joshua watched as, one by one, the students shot into the air a couple of miles off the ground before plummeting towards the tree line below.

"-ou will be using your own landing strategy," Ozpin replied as the Courier turned back to the conversation.

There was a scared and confused look on Jaune's face as he said, "a-huh. Yeah… So what exactly is a landing strate-" The poor kid didn't get to finish his sentence as he began screaming as he was flung into the sky.

The Courier could still hear him as he sailed through the air like a not-so majestic walrus. That kid really had a pair of lungs on him.

"So, you know there's no way that blonde kid actually made it here legally right?" Six questioned as the Headmaster watched the students while taking another sip. A small smirk splayed across his lips.

"I'm serious, he made it in and is now going to die," Joshua continued as he watched said blonde boy plummet with no plan towards the ground.

There were a few moments where the Courier truly thought he was about to watch a teenager die. Which turned to absolute horror as he saw a red spear fly out of the trees and towards the kid.

Only to be completely baffled as the spear ended up saving the boy by pinning his clothing to a tree and stopping his fall. Six's view shifted towards the source which turned out to be a red-haired student. That was impressive and theoretically impossible by every law of physics. That kid's shirt should have simply torn.

"Did you really think so lowly of me," Ozpin whispered while leaning in which caused Joshua to turn towards him. "That I wouldn't notice a potential student coming in with forged documents?" An uncharacteristically serious look had crossed the man's face as he spoke.

There was a moment where Six was unsettled as he thought about his own cover being blown. He really hoped Cinder and Roman had done their homework. Ozpin was more observant than he initially seemed.

"My apologies," Six replied before looking over at Goodwitch. Ozpin had made his point and Six didn't want to continue the conversation and lead it towards his own forged documents.

Ozpin's expression quickly shifted back to his aloof appearance. Did the Headmaster know about him? Was he just fucking with him?

"Miss Goodwitch, could you give my device access to the CCTV network?" Joshua's question caused the instructor to look over at him before raising a brow.

Right, it was probably called something different here. "The camera systems," Six rephrased as he pointed to his Pip-Boy.

"Your scroll information please," Goodwitch responded before looking back down at her device.

Six began tapping away at the scroll functions on his Pip-Boy before turning to her. "I just sent them to you."

Sure, it did show that he could get her scroll information without telling him but he needed to prove he had some actual skillsets. Besides, this was the least he could do if given access to a device on their network.

A few moments later and he received a notification on his Pip-Boy. He quickly downloaded the application that the instructor sent over before accessing the cameras in the forest. It also looked like some cameras were locked. Something he'd have to look into later.

Flipping through the cameras, he spotted Ruby being pulled along by Weiss, a pair made in hell. Pyrrha talking to Jaune, an odd pair. And it looked like Yang was flying into a blind rage for some reason. These were interesting kids.

The next camera revealed Pyrrha and Jaune talking.

"Do you know what an Aura is?" Jaune's words were accusatory and defensive which made Six ponder what Pyrrha said.

"Aura is the manifestation of our soul," Pyrrha responded and Six made sure to listen in.

The experienced initiate explained how Aura was the tool of Huntsman and Huntresses and that it was essentially an extension of themselves. Six had heard this before. But Jaune's words after also piqued his interest.

"What about monsters?"

"No, the monsters we fight lack a soul. They are creatures of Grimm. The manifestation of anonymity. They are the darkness and we are the light."

Pyrrha's words brought a frown to the man using Ulysses' name. Did he lack a soul? And if he did, why? Was it because of where he came from? Did no one have a soul there? Or was it him?

Was it because of his physical changes? He lacked many of the organs that some would say contain the soul or the self. Perhaps he had been through too much and simply lost it? Maybe he was just born without one?

All these existential questions couldn't be answered now so Six figured it was best to put them aside.

"If you knew that Jaune's eligibility was forged, then why did you let him in," Joshua whispered to Ozpin while still looking at the screen. He wasn't sure why the Headmaster whispered about Jaune but he could play along.

Pyrrha began unlocking Jaune's aura and it seemed rather personal. Since it wasn't important for him to know about their secrets, Joshua decided to switch cameras.

"You have a lot of it," Pyrrha commented right before he changed the view. Six would note the possible potential Jaune had for later.

"Because I saw potential," Ozpin replied as the screen changed to show a boy in green surrounded by two large dead Grimm. "Don't you?" Him taking down those creatures by himself was a good show of skill.

The Courier turned away from the screen and to the Headmaster before responding, "he does have quite a bit of excess Aura."

A light chuckle came from the professor before he said, "that's not what I meant." The Headmaster took another sip out of his mug indicating he was done speaking.

Six got the feeling this wasn't just a test for the students anymore as he turned back to the screen.

The next thirty or so minutes went by in a blur. A few students deftly handled the Grimm while others got lost or made their way to the relics.

The three had sat in relative silence only speaking to give brief mandatory updates to Ozpin. Six did note that the Headmaster was either very patient or perceptive. The man didn't have a way to view the students yet he gazed out over the tree line like he did.

Then Goodwitch began speaking again. Giving the last update on the current partner pairings for the students. Making comments on who fit together and who didn't. Ozpin, in turn, seemed to be humming in response. Six couldn't tell if the man was smug, disinterested, or both.

The instructor handed her scroll over to the Headmaster before walking away. She only got a few feet before turning around and asking, "speaking of which, what did you use as relics this year?"

Silence was her reply as the Headmaster appeared engrossed with the screen now. The man could lose himself in his work.

Six did his best to read the man's expression. Only managing to get that the Headmaster was worried about something.

Glynda said something but even Six had tuned her out at this point. She may be good at running things around here but she wasn't good at reading people.

"Stressed about your students," House asked while looking down at the scroll.

The current camera showed Ruby and Weiss lost in the woods and verbally jousting like there was no tomorrow. They all had potential but it was a matter of how to best foster that potential that was the hard part.

There was a moment of silence before Ozpin replied, "I do not doubt they will eventually come together. It is always hard at first to work as a pair and a team. Still, you can't fault me for being at least a little worried."

The Courier shrugged in response before saying, "some will fail, some will succeed. You can't control everything they do."

"Yes, but we can try to give them the best opportunity to grow, that is what we do here." The Headmaster's words seemed more to soothe himself than explain to Six.

"If you're worried about those two specifically," Joshua began as he switched his Pip-Boy over to the monitor that was viewing the two initiates. "We could keep an eye on them. Maybe give them a special assignment that includes them working together as a team."

"Oh, did you have an idea for that?" The Headmaster's head had finally turned towards him with a curious expression and a soft smile.

Six idly tapped the now holographic screen of his Pip-Boy as he replied, "have them spar against a teacher. Hell, have all the students spar against a teacher if they need it. They can help them work together and give them some one-on-one time they need to bond; and combat lessons of course."

A hum escaped the Headmaster as he turned back to his scroll. "Alright."

That—quickly becoming familiar—mischievous smirk returned to Ozpin's face as he continued, "then that will be your first task after you're acquainted with the school itself."

"Hold on now," Six began as he turned to the Headmaster. "I'm not su-"

"Come now, you're perfectly capable of handling a few students. And you said yourself, they need time to bond and learn."

While Ozpin was right, it still pissed Six off. "Yeah but that's not in my job description," he replied as his screen showed Blake and Yang grabbing the white knight relic.

"We'll pay you for overtime of course," the Headmaster responded, his smirk growing just a bit wider. This man was insufferable.

Joshua let out a sigh. "Fine. But let it be known I didn't want to do this." Six was worried that his little "Aura" problem was going to be found out but as long as he played it safe.

"Of course," Ozpin replied before humming to himself. "Glynda, could you start writing the paperwork for this?"

"I don't think this is a good idea. He's not licensed and you still haven't signed any of the new proposals on your desk." Glynda's response caused the Headmaster's grin to fade.

"Right, paperwork, I think I'll get to it after this and write up a formal proposal for our friend here."

Before Glynda could respond to the Headmaster's words, a feminine scream rang out through both his Pip-Boy and Ozpin's scroll.

It looked like Pyrrha was being chased by a large scorpion-like Grimm and on its stinger was…

"Ah! Pyrrha, it's not the relic! It's not the relic!" Jaune's words made Six realize that the clearly feminine scream had come from him. That kid really had a pair of lungs on him.

A slight snicker escaped Six who in turn caught the grin on Ozpin's face.

"They're quite the pair," Ozpin commented as Jaune was flung into the distance again by a flick of the Grimm's tale.

A soft chuckle escaped Six before he replied, "you can say that again. Poor kid. It's not his finest day."

The screen switched again and it looked like Ruby, Nora, Ren, and Jaune had all managed to make it to the relics. With Jaune having been flung into a tree near the relics. Lucky kid.

"Which pieces do you think the students will take?" The Headmaster's question stirred Six from the absolute insanity of Pyrrha then running towards the relics with the Grimm in tow.

Wait.

"Is that a Nevermore?" Ozpin's surprise mimicked his own as Weiss flew over the relics and barely hung on to a Nevermore.

"That… That looks bad. Are you sure you don't want to help them?" Six's question caused the Headmaster to frown slightly but he didn't respond. It looked like most of the more skilled students—minus Jaune—were there at least.

"I would prefer if you made your way over there and waited on standby. We need to see if they can handle adversity but not risk their lives."

Ozpin's answer satisfied Six who had already moved onto one of the platforms. His enhanced body would protect him, though if he messed this up…

Goodwitch didn't waste any time and immediately activated the launch pad, sending Joshua soaring.

It was almost calming flying through the air. Almost… Time seemed to slow for the Courier as he activated his V.A.T.S. which gave him a view of Ozpin and Glynda. He needed a little time to think. He didn't have the equipment needed to negate falling to his death. His enhancements would help. He just needed a strategy and…

He took a calming breath in, deactivating V.A.T.S. before materializing several Chems and immediately taking them. Just enough to give his body a boost to keep him alive. Besides, he was almost entirely resistant to addiction now anyways.

Now it was time to take out his knife and look for the largest tree. Once found, he attempted to orientate himself midair for the tree next to it.

Knife, legs first, and…

The knife did only a little to slow his descent as his reinforced arm was nearly pulled out of its socket. Still, it dug into the tree and carved it like a turkey.

He was then flung to the next tree where he landed feet first. The impact was hard but not as bad as solid ground as it gave and the top half of the tree broke and toppled over.

The Courier's descent had been significantly slowed but his legs ached and he was still falling.

A loud crash rang throughout the forest as the broken top half of the tree slammed against the ground with Six on top of it. His legs and arms ached but he didn't have time to sit and be tired. He had to give the image that his Aura had protected him.

His visor was pointed towards one of the sturdier branches of the large tree right at the top. That was his goal. Not only would it provide a vantage point but it would take him away from the cameras he had seen.

Joshua placed the knife into one of his pockets before dematerializing it. It was a rather awkward fit but it would hide his abilities for now.

Flexing his fingers, the Courier walked up to the tree before bringing his hand down on its trunk with force. His grip strength was more than enough for his fingers to dig past the bark and into the tree. He repeated this with his other hand before manually climbing up the tree; leaving a series of small holes below him.

Once on the branch, the real work began. He materialized his anti-material rifle. This tree was old and large enough he could lay down on its massive branch.

This was going to be one of the biggest tests of his accuracy to date if-

"House come in, over." That was Ozpin's voice from his Pip-Boy.

"I'm here boss, over," Six replied as he set up his rifle and aimed down the scope. Even with his enhanced vision and superior scope, they were absurdly far away for a shot.

Six with his custom anti-material rifle was accurate at roughly two miles. The furthest shot he had made yet ranged at around two and a half miles and he wasn't confident he could make that consistently. Even with his near-superhuman vision, he wasn't sure he could make this. At roughly three miles it was nearing the point where the earth would curve and block a person's vision.

To him, they were tiny specks in the distance. Ozpin didn't know this.

"Give them a slight advantage if you can. I want them to go through this but I'm worried. Make sure they don't know you are helping them, over."

His words didn't comfort Six who now had to come up with some sort of "subtle" plan with an anti-material rifle.

There was a flying speck attacking four tiny specks on some sort of stone building. It was hard to make out the details. Six had an idea but he was going to need some help.

Since Ozpin couldn't see him anyways, he stood from his position before quickly stripping out his uniform and donning his Stealth Suit. The onboard systems and SINK personality meant that it would boost his perception and help him predict movement.

When he laid back down, he popped a Party Time Mentats and some Coyote Tobacco Chew for good measure. It was now or never. Even with his resistance, he couldn't risk any more Chems or he might get addicted.

His breathing steadied as he aimed down the sight, his mind raced with dozens of calculations on the wind, the target's movement, friendly movement, bullet drop, accuracy, and other factors.

Six slowly pulled the trigger…

Ruby had never been this excited in her life.

Sure, it was a life or death situation with a Nevermore. Sure, if they failed, they might die. But this was what she had wanted to do for so long! To be a Huntress! And for the first time, she actually felt like one!

All of them working together—and Yang shooting its mouth—made it so that the Nevermore crashed into the side of the cliff. With Weiss then freezing it in place, and Blake using her weapon as a sling, it was left up to Ruby to finish it.

She leaned back into Blake's weapon as Weiss used her glyphs to aim her.

Ruby had no idea how good Weiss was going to be at this and was a little nervous about becoming paste on the cliff.

"Think you can make the shot," she asked in a tone that made it seem like she was joking.

The white-themed girl scoffed in response before replying, "can I?"

That… Wasn't really an answer. "Can yo-" Ruby said as she turned her head.

She was quickly cut off by Weiss who said, "of course I can!"

That was all the confirmation she needed as she focused her attention back on the Grimm.

A moment later and she was being propelled in the air towards the creature who was trying to fly to no avail as its tail was frozen. Though Ruby did notice with dawning horror that the ice was cracking. Was she even going to make it in time?

In the select few moments before her scythe connected with the Grimm Ruby noticed its head jerk upwards and its momentum stall like something had just struck it.

Seizing this moment, the crimson girl drove her blade into the creature's neck before planting her feet on the side of the cliff behind it.

Circular glyphs appeared at her feet and continued in a pattern up the cliff. Ruby felt herself being propelled upward by whatever Weiss was doing and capitalized on it.

The Grimm flailed and screeched as she used her Aura and Semblance to move faster than most people could track along the cliff. The wind rushed in her face and she could faintly hear herself laughing. This was the very first time she could do something truly Huntress-like.

The Grimm caught on the cliff's edge at the top and she fired her weapon causing the blade and herself to shoot forward. This made Crescent Rose cut cleanly through the creature's neck, beheading it.

A flip later and Ruby landed on top of the cliff's edge. She turned back and gazed out over the vast forest in front of her. She was breathing hard but that was more than worth what she had just accomplished.

Ruby Rose finally felt like a real Huntress!

Author's Note:

For any interested, I researched what the longest sniper shot in history as. It came out to about 2.2 miles according to my research.

Also, for anyone curious, the curvature of the Earth means that the human eye can't physically see past a little more than three miles.

Well, this was later than I expected. My goal was April 6th and here we are. I'll likely be slower to upload for this arc as I'll have to constantly be referencing the show to make sure I don't make any canon errors when introducing characters. But you can also rest assured, Six will most likely change canon as well and affect the very world of Remnant.

Also, people have been asking for his core stats for a long time. I'll give you a sneak peek and let you see his strongest stat. This is matched by only one other stat. He has two secondary high-level stats. Two stats artificially boosted by "enhancements" from the Think Tank as well as other surgeries (some of which aren't in the game). Can you guess which stats are which?

And finally, may the fourth be with you! For you Star Wars fans.

Current Gear:

(Warning: This list does not contain food, Chems, or other miscellaneous items.)

Burned Man's Armor

Elite Riot Gear

Modified Stealth Suit Mk. II

Beacon Uniform

Mysterious Magnum

Rebreather

Maria

Survivalist Rifle

Modified Anti-Material Rifle.

YCS/186 Gauss Rifle variant.

C4 – Plastic explosives (4)

Detonator.

Frag Grenades (4)

Frag Mines (0)

Combat Knife.

Plasma Grenades (10)

S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Stats:

Strength: ?

Perception: 10(+ +)

Endurance: ?

Charisma: ?

Intelligence: ?

Agility: ?

Luck: ?