Small Edit:

we for got to add one line - Bishop 2/5/2025

Author's Note:

Rejoice another chapter completed hopefully it's a good read since it was on the making for a while now

As always PMs are open and feel free to ask questions and I'll try answer as fast possible

Apzeta is currently recovering from illness so hopefully things go accordingly

Hopefully this chapter is to your liking till next chapter, Knight and Bishop

All of the screens in the Atlas military base suddenly display a broadcast color pattern with the text "Atlas Emergency Broadcast System" displayed across the top, emitting a long tone.

A large screen on a building in Mantle flickers on, displaying the same image for a moment before switching to a pre-recorded video of Ruby, with Blake Belladonna's voice coming from off-camera. Drunk Mann and Drinking Buddy look at the screen and then at each other.

Blake: Okay, go ahead.

Ruby: Um, uh. Hi. My name is Ruby Rose. I'm a Huntress. And if we've done everything right, then I'm talking to all of Remnant right now. Dr. Polendina can explain more later, but right now you all need to know that the Kingdom of Atlas is under attack.

The video is broadcast to TVs and Scrolls all over Remnant. People in Mistral Central Station begin watching it, as do Saphron Cotta-Arc and Terra Cotta-Arc. Adrian Cotta-Arc grins and waves his hands at the image of Ruby.

Ruby: Things are dire, and we need help. But please, try not to panic. This isn't some new enemy or invading Kingdom. This is a force we've faced before, for centuries… Salem.

Whitley Schnee is watching sadly from Jacques Schnee's office, resting his arms on the desk with his chin in his arms. He tenses and lowers his gaze when Ruby states that they need help.

In the Mantle crater, refugees and Fiona's uncle are gathered together, watching. In Vacuo, Neptune Vasilias and Sun Wukong are watching on their Scrolls, and they look at each other.

Neptune: Dude.

Ruby: The White Fang, Atlesian drones, even the Grimm themselves have all been controlled and manipulated by her, in order to tear down the Huntsman Academies.

In Menagerie, Ilia Amitola is sitting on a roof, watching on her Scroll, when Ghira Belladonna calls her. Joanna Greenleaf watches among citizens in Mantle, standing behind Drunk Mann and Drinking Buddy.

Penny turns and presses her back to the stabilizer, using her hands to produce two more jets and continue pushing on the colosseum.

Ruby: I know the idea of the Maidens and Relics seems… well… crazy, but I promise Professor Goodwitch of Beacon and Headmaster Theodore of Shade can verify all of this.

Shopkeep is standing in From Dust Till Dawn, and he looks over at Glynda, who happens to be in his shop. She looks stunned.

Ruby: They might even be able to help organize a way to fight back. But sadly, General Ironwood can no longer be trusted.

Ironwood and the Ace Operatives are watching from Pietro's Atlas laboratory, and Harriet quickly mutes the TV when Ruby says that Ironwood cannot be trusted. Marrow was smiling until the TV was muted. Ironwood walks over to the desk where Arthur Watts has dismantled part of Penny's sword and is working away at the inside.

Ironwood: It seems Polendina's proxy trick worked.

Watts: And that's good news for us.

Watts uses tweezers to remove a chip that has Penny's emblem on it.

Watts: Penny's blades operate on the same principle as Amity in the launch terminal. In order for her to control them all, they need to communicate with one another.

In the throne room inside Monstra, Tyrian Callows is sitting beside the throne, watching the broadcast on his Scroll with a scowl. Salem places her hand on his head with a smile, and he smiles and looks at her.

Ruby: We didn't have time to prepare for Salem. But now you do! Just because she can't be destroyed, doesn't mean she can't be beaten. If she really was unstoppable, she wouldn't have acted with such caution until now.

Ruby, Blake, and Weiss Schnee are sitting against the bed in Weiss' bedroom, watching the broadcast on Blake's Scroll while Nora Valkyrie lay unconscious in the bed, covered in bandages.

Ruby: She knows we're a threat. So even if we-- even if Atlas falls, you can't give up.

Watts uses tweezers to pick up a chip with his emblem on it and shows it to Ironwood, who nods. He then places the chip into Penny's sword, and the lighting inside the sword changes from green to red.

Penny gasps as her eyes flicker red for a moment. She then cries out and grips her head. Her jets stop working, and she falls for a few seconds, before activating her jets again and flying back up to push on the stabilizer.

Pietro: Penny! What's going on out there?

Penny: I… (grunts) I do not know!

Taiyang Xiao Long is watching the broadcast from his living room in Patch.

Ruby: (smiling hopefully) I hope Amity Tower will help bring us all together. Because in the end, that's how we'll win--

The broadcast is suddenly cut off, and the screen reverts to the Atlas Emergency Broadcast System screen. Tai reaches out for a moment.

Tai: No! No, come back!

Tai lowers his head into his hands, and Zwei whimpers, lays down, and rests his head on Tai's leg.

The moment Ruby's broadcast is abruptly cut off, screens across Remnant flicker into darkness for a brief moment. Then, the purple and black insignia of emerges, flashing ominously before stabilizing.

[ Back on the Ship – MetsubouJinrai moments before ]

The dim glow of holographic screens illuminated the interior of the ship as Akira, Amethyst, Adam, Ark and Onyx stood before a central console.

The Maiden Progrisekeys lay on the table beside them, but their attention was on the screen in front of them.

The screen shifted to Akira, seated in an ornate chair with an amused smirk, bathed in the eerie glow of the ship's interface.

Behind him, Amethyst leaned against Akira, arms crossed, while Adam remained standing, his expression unreadable, with Onyx smirking while the Ark was on the back in a new body hidden with green eyes before turning red

[ interrupting Ruby's message ]

Akira: "All right Remnant. I hope you enjoyed that little fairytale speech, but let's be honest—it's nothing more than a bedtime story. Because reality? Reality is cruel."

He leans forward, clasping his hands together.

Akira: "I've come to make an announcement:

Ironwood, Little Red, and her merry band of self-righteous fools are delusional hypocrites. They have no real plan of action, no real motivation, and as for the Atlas Military? They've forsaken all of us to save Atlas."

A video overlay plays, showing Atlesian soldiers standing down, while Grimm wreak havoc.

Akira: "And their so-called 'foolproof' plans? I can say with 1000% certainty—they will fail."

He lets the words sink in before chuckling.

Akira: "So I'm making a callout post on my Schneeter dot com—"

Akira: "You Huntsman idiots… your strategy? It's like the size of this walnut. Except smaller. And you want to know what a real plan looks like?"

The screen flickers, revealing hundreds of Trilobite Magia activating, their crimson-lit visors glowing in unison.

Akira: "This. This is an army. A real army. One built for efficiency, for actual combat, unlike the garbage that passes for 'military' in Atlas."

The video feed transitions to a massive factory floor—automated assembly lines constructing towering Giger units.

The machines stand ominously, their sleek, black-and-gunmetal armor gleaming under industrial lights.

Akira: "Oh, and did I forget to mention? We've taken over the Schnee Dust Company."

Akira: "Which means unlimited Dust. No shortages. No excuses."

The camera zooms in on the Giger units, highlighting their tusk-like detachable weapons and adaptive tendrils. Their glowing red optics activate in unison, scanning for targets.

Akira: "We've begun the final phase of development. In less than twenty-three hours, the first wave of G I G E R units will hit the battlefield."

His grin widens.

Akira: "And when that happens, we will declare a Holy War against Salem. Unlike some people, we don't sit around hoping for 'unity' or 'morale.' We take action. Real action."

Amethyst leans into the frame, smirking.

Amethyst: "Unlike some spineless Huntsmen, we don't need fairy tales to feel validated."

Akira: "So, to the people of Remnant: You have two choices. You can waste your time with a dead-end dream led by a naïve little girl, or—"

The camera zooms in on his glowing red eyes.

Akira: "You can fight with us. With MetsubouJinrai dot net."

Akira: An to prove that we have real power I'm going to even higher !

Attached Arrow: [ Arrow Rise ! ]

Attached Arrow: [ Progrisekey confirm ready to utilize ! Spring Maiden's Ability ! ]

Attache Arrow: [ Spring Kaban Shot ! ]

The Broken Moon becomes more shatter making its broken parts even more apart with some parts of the moon entering the atmosphere

Akira: How do you like that you huntsman idiots that's more evidence of out power so join or die it's all up to you.

The broadcast cuts off.

[ Tundra Outpost – Team JNR Yang ]

Yang, Jaune, and Ren stare at their Scrolls, processing what they just saw.

Yang: "…That Bastard just shattered even more the moon

A deep rumbling sound echoes through the tundra. The three immediately turn toward the noise.

Jaune: "Akira I just insane he ."

They run through the snow, their breath visible in the frigid air. The ground trembles beneath them.

Jaune: "Wait—what is that?"

The ground cracks open. A dark, viscous liquid begins to flow through the fissures. At first, it seems like some kind of unnatural tar, but then—

Ren: "What… is this?"

A Grimm head floats to the surface. A Sabyr, half-dissolved, its skeletal remains breaking apart as the liquid consumes it.

Jaune: "It's—"

Yang: "Grimm."

She takes a cautious step forward. A small chunk of dirt breaks away beneath her boot, tumbling into the black river. The moment it makes contact, it disintegrates.

Yang: "A river of Grimm…"

Jaune, Ren, and Yang slowly follow the river's path with their eyes—watching as it snakes its way across the tundra.

Ren: "It's moving toward—"

Jaune: "Mantle."

They stand frozen for a moment, staring at the approaching catastrophe.

Jaune: "It's heading straight for the Kingdom."

[ Inside Monstra – Throne Room ]

Salem sits upon her throne, watching the now-cut broadcast with quiet amusement.

Tyrian, sitting beside the throne, grips his Scroll tightly, his expression contorting into one of annoyance.

Tyrian: "Such blasphemy… Shall I—"

Salem raises a single hand, silencing him.

Salem: "No, Tyrian."

She watches the screen, her unreadable gaze locked on Akira's smirking face before it flickers out.

Salem: "Let them believe they have control."

She lowers her hand onto the Another Zero-One Watch resting on the table beside her.

Salem: "Soon… it will not matter."

Her fingers tighten around the device.

Salem: "History itself will be rewritten."

The Another Zero-One Watch pulses.

Dark energy ripples through Monstra.