A/N: Happy New Year! 2025! Wow! What a way to start a new year than with a new chapter, right guys?! Hope you enjoy!
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Fire turtle: To answer your questions in order; Because it seemed like an easy part to chop off considering it was the thinnest limb on Zero at the time, Zero brought her back by reviving her with the Dragon Balls, A shapeshifting power would not work as a stand-in for the tail.
Infinitrix: I agree that Saiyans have quite the temper. However, You'll just have to read this chapter to find out!
Random Person: I appreciate the criticism. I've been told near the beginning I use too much of the system, but there really wasn't an easier way to explain how exactly this version of the system worked without spreading it out over multiple chapters, and that would be a pain. This is my first story, and I feel with every chapter I write, the story becomes higher and higher quality. I don't know if I'll ever make another Gamer story after this, but we'll see.
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.}
{3rd Person POV}
After Zero had let out a roar, all hell had broken loose. Everyone had scrambled to get Zero off of Summer, but couldn't get too close without getting flung back by what felt like a tidal wave of pure energy. Zero was continuously slamming Summer into the pavement, getting her face all bloodied.
"How the hell?!" Coco mutters, loud enough for the others to still hear her. "How much power was this gal hiding?!"
"I don't know." Pyrrha sighed, a determined look on her face. "But Zero is clearly hurting from what she feels is a betrayal, and we need to calm her down."
At the mention of the word 'betrayal', a decent portion of the people here glanced over at a horrified and sobbing Ruby, who was being comforted by Weiss.
"I didn't mean to… I swear… I didn't mean to hurt her…" Ruby cried into her knees, shaking from a mixture of fear and guilt. "I- (sniff)- never wanted any of this…"
"We know that, Ruby." Weiss comforts the sobbing girl. "But right now Zero is hurting because she feels like this is a betrayal. We need to either calm her down or incapacitate her so she doesn't hurt others."
"Look out!" Pyrrha yells to Weiss and Ruby, as a huge chunk of concrete is thrown towards their direction. Weiss uses her Gravity Glyphs to slow it down as she makes a Wall of Ice to protect them.
"Ruby, I get you're feeling guilty, but right now Zero needs our help. Use that guilt as fuel to help Zero come to her senses." Weiss says, turning her head to Ruby, before looking out at the devastation that Beacon has gone through.
Walls of Beacon have been completely torn off, There's rubble everywhere, there are unconscious students that are slowly being evacuated from the fight area.
The giant golden-furred tail laying across the school a constant reminder of the reason Zero is lashing out so violently.
Weiss looks over at the fight, to see most of the teachers trying- and failing- to restrain a Raging Zero, who had thrown an unconscious Summer at Glynda, causing Glynda to also be knocked unconscious.
"We need to help her." Alice exclaims, gaining the attention of the group of friends. "Zero has done a lot for us, whether we asked for help or not. Now it's our turn to help her. She's hurting because she feels like we've intentionally hurt her. We need to fix this"
"Are you out of your mind?!" Fox shouted, pointing out at the debris and the unconscious teachers. "The Teachers couldn't even stop her, what chance do you think WE have?!"
"Probably not a chance in Hell, I say." Gloss says, uncrossing his arms and dusting off his dress. "But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try."
"...They're right, you know." Everyone turns, as Cardin Winchester of all people, is leaning against some rubble alongside the rest of his team. "What kind of Huntsmen could we be if we can't even save someone from themselves?"
"...I can NOT believe I'm saying this, but Cardin is right." Jaune says. "We need to calm her down."
Blake suddenly gets an idea, as a Cheshire grin crawls across her face.
"I think I have a plan to kill two birds with one stone…" Blake smiles, turning to Yang. "Here's the plan…"
Professor Port goes flying, as Zero releases him from her grip, throwing him into Professor Oobleck, knocking the two of them out. This whole incident has gotten out of hand, to the point where Ozpin had to step in and exchange blows with a Rampaging Zero, only for him to end up on the backfoot.
""ZERO!""
Just then, all of Zero's friends had called to her, causing her head to turn. Looking out at the sea of the people she helped ready to fight, she became more agitated.
"TRAITORS!" Zero screamed to the skies, as she growled towards the crowd of her friends.
"Zeezee! Snap outta 'dis funk!" Fawn yelled, managing to turn into her Feral Form once again. "Ya' don't need ta' take dis' out on Summer!"
"GHHRRAAAAAHHHH!" Zero screeched, as she opened her mouth and began to charge a mouth beam to aim it at Fawn.
"'Ah tried ta' warn ya'!" Fawn says, as her antlers begin to glow. Neither backing down.
Zero released the energy, as Fawn absorbed it all through her antlers. Jaune putting his hands on her back, and uses his semblance to amplify Fawn's semblance. Fawn, struggling to absorb the large amount of energy, held on, until finally, Zero's onslaught ended.
Fawn's antlers were now fully grown, and radiating prismatic light off of them. The antlers then began to glow brighter, before an orb of energy appeared in the middle. Lightning was sparking off of Fawn's antlers, feeding more energy into the orb.
"AURELIAN…" Fawn begins rearing her head back, charging up, as she throws it forward releasing the charged energy. "BUSTER!"
The ground shook, as a massive beam of energy shot out from between her antlers, firing into Zero's body, dealing a lot of damage.
"GRAHHH…!" Zero screamed out, clearly heavily wounded from that, but not out for the count.
"Weiss…! Now…!" Fawn panted out, not used to absorbing and firing off that much energy at once. Her Feral Form reverted, as Gloss caught her in his arms.
Weiss then proceeded to stab the ground, forming Ice and Gravity Glyphs all around Zero, Freezing her lower half in place, while reinforcing it with gravity.
Zero was about to smash the ice, but the Yamato blocked her arm while in its sheath. Zero looked over at Pyrrha and noticed her using Polarity to restrain her arms with her own weapon.
Ruby uses her semblance to grab Yang, and throws her at Zero. Zero, expecting an attack, braces for impact, closing her eyes.
{POV - Zero Nigiro}
Suddenly, I feel something soft against my mouth. It smells and tastes of cinnamon, and is warm like the sun, bringing me to consciousness. I open my eyes to see Yang's face right in front of mine, and feel her lips pushing against mine.
'Yang… is… kissing me?!' I think, in shock, as Yang wraps her arms around me. I hesitate, before slightly leaning into the kiss, wrapping my arms around her, and letting her take control.
It feels like an hour, but we eventually break the kiss, my hair returning to normal and my body returning to normal size, instead of being all bulked up.
"Why…?" I ask, opening my mouth to ask numerous questions, but Yang just puts her finger on my lips, and quietly shushes me.
"Because I love you." Yang whispers, looking me in the eyes. "Because you're strong, yet you care for the weak. You have more money then anyone could possibly need, yet you're using it to make others happy. Bring entertainment to others. You could live lavishly, yet you live in a log cabin in the middle of nowhere. You're someone who enjoys the little things in life, when you could have it all. You look out for the little guy without worrying about yourself. That part may be a flaw, but I love you for it."
I look out at the injured people and the destruction, and look out at the giant golden tail that used to be attached to me, and I start to tear up.
"...I'm sorry…" I start sobbing out. "I'm so, so sorry… I was so hurt by losing my tail, I had taken it out on the people who deserved it the least… I am so, so sorry…"
I cry into Yang's shoulder, as she rubs my back. The others watch on in silence, while also tending to the wounded.
After a couple minutes of crying, I look at Yang as she smiles at me. I give a teary, shaky smile back.
I open my mouth to say something-
Suddenly, the sky goes dark. And not the night sky kind of dark. A kind of dark I recognize.
'Someone is using the Dragon Balls.'
"...This is impossible." Ozpin says, looking out at the sky. "This kind of sky is only visible during an eclipse, and those haven't been around for over a thousand years!"
I quickly switch my title to [Mystical Artisan], only to reveal that the Dragon Balls are in the Grimlands.
I turn my head to Yang, and the rest of my friends, before looking at Ozpin.
"[Salem is using the Dragon Balls.]" I explain to Ozpin, as his eyes widen.
"[That is not good. Can you make it in time to stop her?]" Ozpin asks, looking worried.
"[Probably, but I'd have to leave, NOW.]" I say, before looking out at Yang, and the rest of my team.
"...I have to go." I say, as everyone looks at me with sadness. Ruby in particular.
"Was… Is it because of me?" Ruby asks, looking down at the ground, Scythe hanging limply in her arms.
I wrap my arms around Ruby, hugging her. When I pull back from the hug, I look at her and shake my head with a smile.
"This isn't your fault, Ruby. You didn't know better. But someone has stolen something from me, and I need to get it back." I explain. I see multiple people open their mouths, but I shake my head, silencing them before they can talk. "I know you all want to help. And we can go on for hours and hours about how it's nobody's fault this happened. But if I'm ever going to see my stuff again, I need to go. Now."
I look at Yang one last time, and take in her face, her appearance, her beautiful hair.
"I'll see you later, Goldilocks. We'll talk about 'us' when I get back," I say, as I lift off the ground, and fly off.
{POV - 3rd Person}
As everyone watched on as Zero took off into the Night Sky, Fawn, after taking a couple of moments, pulled out her scroll and started to dial someone.
"Uh, Fawn?" Alice began, as Fawn started to lead Gloss and Alice away from the rest of the group. "Who are you calling?"
Fawn held up her finger, as a noise was heard on the other end of the scroll.
"Hey, Boss Lady." Fawn starts, obviously meaning the name in a friendly, joking manner. "Yes, I'm aware I'm the Boss Lady. Look, Names aside. I'm calling in my one favor. Can you meet at the alley behind that one store, Neverland? Yeah, the one at the corner of Cherrybrooke. Alright. See you then."
Fawn hangs up the call and starts walking, before waving to Gloss and Alice to follow.
"What's going on?" Gloss asks, as Fawn takes his hand in hers.
"We're going to follow our fearless leader. That's what's going on. You with me?"
Gloss and Alice exchange a look, then scoff.
"As if you need to ask."
{POV - Zero Nigiro}
As I fly over countless trees, I eventually reach the outskirts of the Grimmlands. Using Mystical Artisan, I can tell that the Dragon Balls are in Salem's castle.
'Hold on… Could I…?' I think, as I try to summon the Dragon Balls to me.
[NOTICE: CANNOT SUMMON THE DRAGON BALLS WHILE THEY ARE ACTIVATED.]
'Damn it. I had a feeling that wouldn't work.'
All of a sudden, I feel my body get sluggish and somewhat heavy, as a Notification pops up.
[YOU HAVE BEEN AWAKE FOR 24 HOURS. YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE {Tired} DEBUFF.]
{Tired} [Debuff] {Exactly what it sounds like. Go take a nap. -25% to all stats. 25% MP Cost to all skills. Awareness Reduced.}
'Shit. This is the worst time for me to have this Debuff.' I think, as I begin flying towards Salem's Castle.
[DANGER!]
I suddenly dash to the left, avoiding many sharpened, knife-like black tendrils, as a figure appears from the shadows beneath me.
What appears to be a Humanoid Grimm with Butterfly wings steps out from the shadow of a rock, approaching me. Their wings flutter dangerously, as Tendrils appear from their body, all sporting some kind of knife shape.
""So You have Come."" The Grimm says. ""Just Like the Mistress Said you Would.""
"Listen, Knock-off Venom. I'm Tired. Stay out of my way, and you don't get flattened."
""My Mistress gave me a name, fitting for me. But you don't deserve to hear a single word she utters, for you are not worthy. Therefore, You may call me 'Scirrha.'."
I scoff, as I use {Inspect} on the Grimm.
[Sango Blackmoon/Grimleal]
[Ophryocystis Elektroscirrha]
[Level 162]
'How in HELL did Sango DOUBLE her LEVEL?!' My eyes widened in shock.
"Nice try, Sango." I say, as I see the Grimm's eye twitch. "You're not fooling me."
""Sango is not here right now… She's been… 'Pinned' at the moment."" Grimleal explains, with a malicious tone in their voice.
"Alright. Didn't expect to go head to head with a Bootleg Symbiote in Remnant of all places, but that's something to add to my Accomplishments List."
[QUEST RECIEVED!]
[Not-so-Symbiotic Relationship]
[Objective: Kill Grimleal]
[Optional Objective: Keep Sango Alive]
[Reward: 50 Skill Points, 10 Null Tokens]
[Optional Reward: ?]
[Failure: Death, Destruction of Remnant, ?]
[Accept?]
[NOTICE: FORCIBLY ACCEPTED.]
"You ready to dance, Tar-Face?" I ask, my Hair turning a familiar golden glow.
[{Super Saiyan} ACTIVATED.]
[{Henshin II} ACTIVATED.]
I dart forward to punch Grimleal, as they use their bladed tendrils to cut at me, and we exchange blows. I throw them over my shoulder, as they use their wings to adjust themself mid-air. They then stab me in the back many times, before I activated limitless to protect myself.
After a while of back and forth of us exchanging blows, It occurs to me that I'm on the backfoot.
"How… Are you so strong?" I ask, giving my body a little chance to regenerate.
""I have my Mistress to thank for that. She spent 40 days and 40 nights, pouring energy into me, giving me POWER."" Grimleal monologues, as they throw their arms out into the open air, laughing.
With every passing moment of Grimleal speaking, it becomes more and more obvious that Sango's voice is being used in the undertone of this person's speech.
"Alright then." I say, running my fingers through my hair. "Guess it's time to take it up a notch."
[{Super Saiyan} SWAPPED FOR {Super Saiyan 2}]
Checking over my Stats, I realize how much larger the Super Saiyan 2 multiplier is compared to Super Saiyan.*
[Name: Zero Nigiro]
[Age: 18]
[Race: Elite Saiyan/Elder Namekian]
[LVL: 65]
[Title: Plagiarist IV/Henshin II]
[Debuff: {Tired}]
[HP: 75,000,000/75,000,000]
[MP: 112,500,000/112,500,000 (100% Max MP due to Elder Namekian Race)]
[AP: 75,000,000/75,000,000]
[STR: 375,000 (250 x 2000 - 25%)]
[DEX: 375,000 (250 x 2000 - 25%)]
[AGI: 375,000 (250 x 2000 - 25%)]
[CHA: 375,000 (250 x 2000 - 25%)]
[INT: 375,000 (250 x 2000 - 25%)]
[WIS: 375,000 (250 x 2000 - 25%)]
[LCK: 800]
Skill Points: 21
"I've never had to use this form against anyone before. Hope you don't disappoint." I smile, as the tips of Grimleal's wings turn red.
Suddenly, Hundreds of Grimleal's Tendrils appear, as they begin rapid-fire attacking me. It's doing quite a bit of damage, although not enough.
"As fun as this was, Grimleal…" I say, as their eyes widen at using their name, obviously enraged by this. "You have something that doesn't belong to you."
""GNRHHAAAHHH!"" Grimleal lets out a vicious, snarling roar. They drape their claws against their face in what seems to be mental pain. ""YOU ARE NOT WORTHY TO SPEAK THE NAME THAT MY MISTRESS HAS GIVEN ME! I HAVE TAKEN NOTHING FROM ANYONE!""
"That's not true." I say, as I hold up a bubble with shimmering light, as the colors shift rapidly. "You've stolen someone's body. We can't have that."
""SILENCE! I'LL KILL YOU!"" Grimleal screams, as what seems to be THOUSANDS of knife-like tendrils shoot out, all planning to impale me.
"{Stardust…." I say, winding back the orb in my hand, before pitching it forward and releasing it. "...BREAKER}!"
As the attack soars into Grimleal's body, before bursting, their movement stops, as their entire body lights up.
"nO! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! YOU'LL PAY FOR THISSSS!" They screamed, as Grimleal dissolved, leaving behind an unconscious Sango in the place of Grimleal.
[QUEST COMPLETE!]
[Not-so-Symbiotic Relationship]
[Objective: Kill Grimleal (Complete)]
[Optional Objective: Keep Sango Alive (Complete)]
[Reward: 50 Skill Points, 10 Null Tokens]
[Optional Reward: Skill: 25 Levels to {Danger Sense}]
[NOTICE: {Danger Sense} Has reached MAX level.]
Receiving the rewards, I summon the Commander of the Bastions to take care of the Unconscious Sango, and return her to Civilization. He beeps in confirmation, before transforming into his mobile turret form and driving off, with Sango on top.
'I've been taking too long.' I think, activating {Superspeed}. 'Salem knew she couldn't stop me, so she sent everything she could at me to slow me down.'
Upon seeing Salem's castle, I use a Ki Blast, and shoot a hole in the roof, and land in the center of the room. The only three people here are Salem, Cinder, and Surprisingly, Neo.
'Well that Explains how she Stole the Dragon Balls.' I think to myself, before Realizing what Salem had done.
She had just activated all four of the Relics. The Brothers Grimm were coming.
"So. You're the one who owns the 'Dragon Balls'?" Salem starts, as the Relics are Merging into one. "You don't seem like much. However, you did manage to get past Grimleal, so you have to be strong."
I clench my fists, ignoring Salem as she monologues, Instead, I watch the relics tear a hole in the sky. My notifications are being flooded with Danger Sense going haywire.
[NOTICE: EXTREME DANGER HAS CAUSED {Danger Sense} TO EVOLVE INTO {Instinct}.]
Suddenly, two beings, one made of what seems to be pure light, and the other pure darkness, appears.
"You again." The Brother of Dark groans, frustrated. "Do you not learn from your arrogance?"
"It does not matter who summoned us, Brother. We must judge, as we promised." The Brother of Light explained.
The Brother of Dark sighed, before nodding. They clasped hands with one another, before their voices boomed.
""WE, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, FIND THIS WORLD… UNWORTHY. IT SHALL BE PURGED FROM THIS UNIVERSE. LET IT BE DONE.""
A/N: WOO! Chapter 24 is done! The Final Bosses of the RWBY Arc Appear! The Brothers Grimm! Hope you all are excited!
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