A/N: Hey Y'all! I'M SO SORRY, I'M NOT DEAD! I'VE JUST HAD MAJOR WRITER'S BLOCK! I'm so glad you made it this far! This will technically be the last chapter involving RWBY, at least for a while, considering the fact that we're moving onto a new universe!
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Fire Turtle: Once again, the answers to your questions in order. Maybe, as I do enjoy the Kaiju No 8 series. Doubt Daily Life of the Immortal King, because there's literally no reason. Bleach is a no because I don't know enough about it, as I've never consumed Bleach media except the first episode. There's fan-art in the Discord I mentioned, along with many others. This Chapter is a wrap-up, while also bidding farewell to the RWBY-Verse (for now)! We're going to have a couple of filler (YET IMPORTANT) chapters. I've seen those too. The song that I chose for that fight was "Find Your Flame" from Sonic Frontiers.
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I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS, PLACES, OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THAT APPEAR IN THIS STORY, EXCEPT ZERO NIGIRO, AND THE HOSHIGAN. IF I DID, THIS WOULD BE AN ANIME, NOT A FANFIC.
Misgendered the MC Counter: 7
Words
'Thoughts'
"Speech"
"Whispering"
"~Singing~"
"Threatening/Serious"
"SHOUTING"
""Multiple People Talking""
[SYSTEM]
"[Telepathy]"
{[System Admin]}
{Skill/Item/Title/Achievement/etc.}
Waking up in the dorm room and getting up, I check the time, and realize it's noon. looking out of the window, I see Beacon, rubble covering the grounds, along with a crew taking care of the MASSIVE golden tail that remains.
I rub the stump where it was, and look around the room, noticing that everyone else had left. I decide to head to the Cafeteria, where upon entering the kitchen I'm greeted by ALL of my friends, including most of the teachers.
"...Morning Guys." I say, heading over to the Coffee machine, and filling up my mug. "What's up?"
"...We were all talking, and we decided it's time, Zero." Ruby said, looking confident and firm. "It's time for you to tell us the truth."
I sighed, before downing my cup of Coffee as if it were a shot of vodka, and putting the mug down.
"Alright." I say, as I notice the surprise amongst the group. They probably didn't think that I'd give in so easily. "You guys deserve that much, at least. But just to let you know, It's not going to be a light-hearted story."
I motioned for everyone to sit down, as I went to pour myself another cup of coffee. After finishing off the pot, I'd turned to everyone and let out an exhale.
"Where to begin… Well, It all started 2-3 years ago…"
{POV - 3rd Person}
Salem was NOT having a good week. Not only did she lose her Castle, she lost all the Grimm pools across the world, AND The Relics didn't work anymore. She was stuck in this immortal body with no way of getting her one true desire, being free from living.
Her influence was reduced to nothing, and her followers were either dead, or in hiding.
"That blasted green bitch!" Salem hissed violently. "She will pay dearly for crossing me, alongside her friends, I swear!"
"But alas, you have nothing." Salem whips around, looking for the source of the voice. It sounds like it's coming from everywhere at once, yet nowhere at all.
"Who's there?!" Salem calls out into the wilderness, gritting her teeth. "I'll have you know I'm in no mood for any games!"
The voice which seems like it's coming from every direction at once, laughs at her.
"Games? Oh, you small, insignificant, pathetic, mortal." The voice laughs, irking Salem even more. "Don't you see? I stacked the deck for you, and you still LOST."
"Don't play coy with me!" Salem yelled. "I got that information using the hand dealt to me by working for it!"
"Oh? And who do you think dealt you that hand?" The voice laughs, finally conglomerating into a single area, as a man made entirely of white appears. He's wearing a cloak covered in a theater-mask and gear pattern, as his face is covered on one-side by a Phantom of the Opera-esque mask, while the other side is covered in rotating gears, ticking away at every second, his pearly white teeth smiling, in an ever-so menacing fashion.
"Let me tell you something, Witch. 'That Green Bitch', as you so eloquently called her, had every reason to lose that fight. She was on death's door. However, you failed to account for her resourcefulness. You think that someone could make a wish-granting item and NOT be powerful or skilled in some way?!" He yells, the smile slightly fading before coming back in full force. "Here's a little spoiler, Zero, which is her name, had never used the Dragon Balls where others could see her, and she never told ANYONE the activation phrase. So how do you think it got into that system?"
"I-" Salem stutters a bit, before putting two and two together. "...You."
"Ding, Ding, Ding! Give the failure a prize! I was the one who dealt you the perfect hand, and you FOLDED. Fell apart like a house of cards in a storm. You couldn't kill them when it mattered most, so now I have to remove you so you don't blab to anyone about this." He frowns, as he raises his hand. "Don't worry, you won't die, just be in constant pain for the rest of eternity."
"No! No no no no!" Salem yells, as she scrambles to run away, as the figure snaps his fingers, Salem gets sucked into his body in an instant, vanishing in a blink of light.
"Ahh, that's a satisfying end to that conundrum." He cackles, as he looks out into the distance, as if seeing someone hundreds of miles away. "Soon, my Jade in the night. I will have what I was denied all those eons ago."
{POV - Zero Nigiro}
"...and that's why I came from Earth, and why I had to lie to you all. I'm sorry." I explained, drooping my head downwards.
There's silence for a bit, before I feel a bunch of people wrap their arms around me. Strangely enough, Blake is hugging me the tightest.
"We're sorry you felt that way." Ren said, deciding to be exempt from the impromptu group hug, due to him refilling the coffee pot and cleaning off a few dishes.
"...Thanks, you guys… But… I need to come clean." I stood up, and nodded. "Nice to meet you all, properly. My name is Zero Nigiro. I'm a Saiyan/Namekian Hybrid, who was born on Planet Earth."
Everyone smiles, as most of us laugh at the cheesy line, before I decide to get some big news off my chest
"However, I do have some not-so-good news. I have to leave Remnant. It won't be forever, I'll come visit sometimes, but there are other places out there that need me." I explain, noting the sadness on everyone's faces.
I turn to Yang, and put my hands on her cheek rubbing my thumb against the edge of her mouth.
"Yang, I do care about you, and I do want to be with you, however, there are so many people out there that are stronger than I am, and could easily disrupt our livelihood if I don't get stronger. You… should live out a life, and not wait for me. When I'm strong enough to protect everything I care about, I'll come back for you, and ask you then. Alright?"
Yang hesitates for quite some time, before nodding and hugging me. I return the hug, before lifting her above my head in a single swoop, causing her to yelp out.
"I'm leaving first thing tomorrow morning, so today is a day of celebration! I'll spend time with each of you before I have to go!" I yell out, laughing boisterously.
"Zero! Put me down! Hey!" We all laugh, as we head out of the cafeteria, the teachers watching the crowd of us leave, with smiles on their faces. Ozpin smiles, as he walks into a dark corner in the room, before fading into the darkness.
"You've set me free, Miss Nigiro, so now I'll return the favor." Ozpin waves his hand, using the last of his magic to regrow a lost appendage on Zero's body, much to Zero's enjoyment. Ozpin then vanishes, in sparkles of light. Somewhere, a farm boy has a feeling that something should be happening, before sneezing and continuing on with his day.
{Timeskip - 20 hours}
Bright and early in the morning, as fresh dew is still on the grass, I look out at the people I've made friends with around here, and sighed, looking out at the people whose lives I've changed.
Before I say anything to the crowd, Alice, Gloss, and Fawn all approach me, each carrying a lot of stuff with them.
"What are you guys doing?" I ask, as the three look at me as if I've grown a second head.
"What does it look like we're doing, Zeezee? We're coming with ya'!" Fawn announces, smiling all the while. "We're a team, Yer' not getting rid of us that easily!"
"Wha-?! What about any family?!" I asked, worried that I'd cause any drama.
"They're supportive." Alice said, matter-of-factly.
"Mine are also supportive, and wish me the best." Gloss nodded.
"Dunno my parents. Raven's takin' over the clan again, so I'm good ta' go!" Fawn smiles, sticking a thumb up.
I stop for a moment, before smiling, then chuckling, then turning my amusement into a full-belly laugh.
"Hah! I guess Team NGSA is moving out, to broader horizons!" I called out to everyone else. "I'll miss you all! I'll come visit!"
I wave, as everyone releases a chorus of farewells, all while waving back.
"Team NGSA, onwards!" I point towards a portal I made, as we all walk through, stopping in my pocket dimension.
We end up in a plains biome, flat land as far as the eye can see, as I set us down, letting the grass tickle our ankles.
"Where are we?" Gloss asks, as I hold up a finger, as a signal to wait.
"Just watch, you're going to love this." I explain, holding up the [Super Dragon Ball Wish Ticket] I'd gotten a while back.
"Make a modern kingdom that matches how I picture it in my head." I speak to the ticket. As I picture the kingdom, I tear the ticket in two, as the remains of it burst into light, causing the ticket to fade, as structures begin popping up, buildings as tall as the eye can see, along with skyscrapers, and a giant, modernized castle smack dab in the middle.
"Welcome! To the Nightshade Kingdom!" I say, before grabbing them all and teleporting into the castle. "This place has everything we'll ever need! A laboratory, a throne room, a blacksmithing room, our own rooms, hundreds upon hundreds of empty rooms for us to do whatever in, and the most important part of it all, The Vault!"
I grab them all, and teleport them all to the Vault Entrance, as the Leader of the Visions greeted me.
"Welcome, Your Grace. The Vault will be opened for you momentarily."
As Vision phases through the vault door, I look at the rest of my team and chuckle at their flabbergasted expressions.
"I know it's a lot, but chin up! You're royalty now!"
"Wha- Huh?!" Alice sputters, as Gloss and Fawn share a similar reaction. "Royalty?!"
"Yep!" I show a holographic birds-eye view scale of the kingdom. "There are four sections to the kingdom. Merchant Quadrant, Residential Quadrant, Agricultural Quadrant, and Military Quadrant. Feel free to pick which one you want, as you will have jurisdiction over that Quadrant for your time as its ruler."
Fawn, without missing a beat, jumps on the opportunity.
"Dibs on the Military Quadrant!" She yells, as I chuckle.
"I'd love to work with the agriculture quadrant…" Gloss explains, as Fawn hugs him tightly, getting a blush out of him.
"I'll pick the Residential Quadrant." Alice explains.
"I guess that leaves me with the Merchant Quadrant, which leaves that settled!" I smile before hugging the group. "Look at us! The Four Queens of Nightshade!"
As Gloss mouths the word "queen" before smiling, the Vault Door opens as Vision welcomes us inside, revealing a massive amount of Gold, Jewels, artifacts, paper money, and four doors in the far back, each with a name to it.
"Behind those doors are things for you, But we'll get to those later. These are the main attractions." I show them three sets of multi-colored gems, all in the shapes of diamonds. "These are Chaos Emeralds. With a full set of Seven, you unlock something amazing. You unlock a Super Form. I'll teach you how to do that later, right now, We've got one last thing to do."
I teleport everyone to a balcony, in which thousands upon thousands of people are standing, looking at us from below, as I wave down at them.
"People of Nightshade, Your Queens are here! I give you, Queen Fawn, of the Military Quadrant! Queen Gloss, of the Agricultural Quadrant! Queen Alice, of the Residential Quadrant! And Yours Truly, Queen Zero, of the Merchant Quadrant! We are your Four Queens, and our reign shall be one that will never be forgotten!"
As hats are thrown and cheers are given, We all wave out, albeit the others are a bit shocked and nervous, but we all have smiles on our faces.
"We're going to do great, guys. Trust me. I haven't let you down so far, and I don't plan to change that."
We all nod at each other, as we become more confident, waving out at the adoring crowd.
A/N: and TIME! I'm so sorry this chapter took so long, But I'm glad it's finally out! This isn't a new arc, but it's more of a canon-filler couple of chapters before we head to canon properly.
META-KNOWLEDGE IS POWER WILL NEVER BE ABANDONED, ONLY LEFT TO GATHER DUST UNTIL I DUST IT OFF EVENTUALLY!
Meanwhile, Here's that big announcement I promised!
META-KNOWLEDGE IS POWER WILL BE GETTING A SIDE-STORY! I'M CALLING IT: "META-KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: THE MUSICAL"!
It's where I'll be posting versions of chapters that were either cut, or had alternate, musical-themed moments that I felt were too dramatic to put here! There'll be singing, cut content, and dramatic song moments! No current release date, but I'll be trying to get it up as soon as possible!
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