The Grimm were as annoying as ever.
No matter how much she killed and killed and killed, the damn beasts just swarmed her, feeding off her irritation in a vicious cycle that tested her fraying patience.
AH, but they didn't care for that, did they? It was no wonder Ozpin was so wary of the witch Salem.
She was strong and had an endless army of soulless monsters that thrived off negativity.
Another Ursa charged her and here at last her temper slipped its leash. Her hand raised in the direction of the beast and it was swallowed in a great blaze.
Fire had come easily to Amber after she'd awakened the power of the Fall Maiden; the others had taken their time, but she'd eventually gotten a hold of her powers, given the time she'd spent learning under Beacon Huntsman.
Create blizzards? Call storms? Burn forests?
She could do all that and more.
In truth, the only reason she wasn't drunk on power, believing herself a God, was that she knew she was still not at the peak of her strength, and the agents and Grimm sent after her as a constant reminder of that.
To say little about those who commanded them.
It didn't stop her from falling into power trips from time to time when she was bored or agitated, though.
Case in point...
"Perish." Lightning fell from the clouds onto the Beowulf pack stalking her, the concussive blast of the attack killing them in an instant.
Still, though, as entertaining as pretending to be some kind of elemental Goddess was, Grimm were still, well, Grimm.
That was to say, ridiculously stubborn and mind-numbingly irritating.
"LEAVE ME ALONE ALREADY!"
See! Someone agreed with her! She nodded her head.
...
Wait...
Amber's eyes narrowed, power rising in her body, ready to lash out at the perceived threat. Had Ozpin sent one of his agents again so soon? She had just dealt with the last one a week ago!
The owner of the voice stumbled out of the brush with a sputter and she took him in at a glance.
Fluffy green hair and eyes, symmetrically freckled cheeks, a ragged green... outfit? With a yellow scarf wrapped around his neck.
'He's younger than I expected... and wears a lot of green'
A seed of doubt was planted in her heart. Was he really one of Ozpin's men? he looked young, hell, he looked her age!
A rookie, perhaps?
'No,' she shook her head and she remained on guard. Whoever he was, she wasn't going to allow him to lower her defenses so easily-!
"Are you okay, Tenko?" the boy spoke to the child as if not realizing she was there, and it was only then that Amber realized the child who clung to his back like a spider monkey. No, not clung, she realized, the child, a little boy with black hair and red eyes, was wrapped in the scarf that he used as a make-shift harness to stick to the greenette.
"I'm fine, Nii-san."
Her defenses wavered, allowing her naturally kind persona to take over as she approached them.
"Are you two alright?" Her question finally seemed to get them to recognize her presence. Tenko, if she was remembering his name right, shrank back behind the older boy who looked at her surprised.
"Ah, yeah, we're fine, miss," he trailed off, evidently unaware of who she was.
Well, at least he was polite, still, she wasn't exactly a manners person.
"Don't call me miss, I doubt I'm much older than you," she huffed, "What are the two of you doing here in the middle of nowhere? Don't you know it's dangerous with all the Grimm around here?"
He tilted his head curiously, "Grimm? Sorry, but I'm not sure what you were talking about."
He couldn't be serious, right? Did he live under a rock for most of his life?
"I... think she's talking about those... monsters... Nii-san," Tenko spoke up, and the green-haired boy blinked in realization as if finally putting two and two together.
"Oh, those things." he paused, considering his words, "They're not anything special." He said finally, as if he didn't realize how absurd his statement was.
"Your semblance must be strong then." She grinned, causing his brow to furrow in confusion.
"Semblance? You mean quirk?"
...?
The hell was a quirk?
He sheepishly rubbed at the back of his neck, "Sorry. I guess I'm not making sense huh," he chuckled nervously, "We both come a from a... very far away place, so I'm not sure about the customs or terms used here."
He was a foreigner? No, that couldn't be right. There wasn't a soul on Remnant who didn't know what the Grimm and Semblances were... Right?
Before she could ask the boy anything, the bane of her existence as of this moment decided to rear its ugly head again in the form of a charging Death Stalker.
Her eyes burned with irritation, and she once more felt the elements answer her call.
Ice materialized around the demonic scorpion, effectively trapping it. Before she could do anything else, however, a gust of wind caught her attention, one that was accompanied by a streak of green lightning that raced towards the Death Stalker with ridiculous speed.
Interest became confusion, then confusion to shock as the green-haired boy came out of the storm of green electricity, leg outstretched in a flying kick.
The Grimm didn't stand a chance.
Its skull caved the moment he made impact. Steel-toed shoes broke the exoskeleton and crushed its head in a single attack.
She blinked. Once, twice, a third time, now before.
"Yep, definitely a strong semblance." She ignored the confused noise he made and instead walked up to examine his handiwork. A strength enhancement semblance wasn't rare, not by a long shot, but she had not seen a semblance that enhanced a person to the point of being able to crush a Death Stalker's head in a single kick!
Was it something else then? It would certainly explain the green electricity...
Still, it was no wonder he was unknowingly saying such ridiculous things, the guy was strong, and fast, too. Maybe even strong enough to keep up with her if the ease with which he had dispatched the Grimm was anything to go by. Ozpin would have probably salivated at the idea of having him as a huntsman.
Speaking of which...
"So are you one of Ozpin's agents?" She asked eyes alight with fire as she readied herself for the inevitable fight to come.
The boy tilted his head, imaginary dog ears flopping to the side as he gave her a puzzled look.
"...I'm sorry, who?"
...He couldn't be serious, could he?
"Ozpin? Headmaster of Beacon? Veteran Huntsman?"
She watched as the boy's face grew more lost with each word that left her lips.
"I'm sorry, but I really don't know what you're talking about." He apologized, a hand rising to scratch his cheek in confusion.
Amber looked for any sign that the boy was lying to her, only to find nothing that hinted at him being dishonest with her.
This guy... He really wasn't one of Ozpin's agents, huh?
"Oh, well hey, I don't think we introduced ourselves yet." Amber awkwardly switched gears, "My name's Amber, what's yours?"
He seemed to hesitate for a second, thinking as he looked back at the boy on his back before coming to a conclusion, as he shot her a small smile.
"Izuku Midoriya or Deku," He responded as he walked back to her, "And this is my adopted little brother, Tenko Shimura," He introduced the boy on his back who shyly waved at her.
She smiled at him and waved back. "Well, it's nice to properly meet you two."
"Same here, Amber-san." He echoed back to her before an idea seemed to pop into his head. "Say, you don't think Tenko-kun and I can travel with you for a while? We were lost and we're not sure where civilization is."
Amber thought over his question for a second, her suspicion of him being an agent coming back to her at the last as she scanned him, his body language, and his eyes for any hint of deceit. Kind as she was, one didn't live on the run for this long without being critical of others' intentions.
Yet neither of her instincts nor her gut seemed to be warning her that he might be a danger, quite the opposite, actually
So she listened to what her gut had to say on the matter, and found her suspicions slowly leaving her; he seemed kind enough.
"Sure, why not?"
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A/N: Hey its been a while hasn't it?
In case you were wondering, life got hectic and I had to put all my attention on school and my mental health, but I'm back and ready to write stories again.
This is an idea I've been sitting on for a while, both because of the similarity between Rwby and Mha, and because crossover fics are just really enjoyable to write and read
Also a bit of a heads up, my writing style may change and I know little to nothing about Rwby outside of fanfics and videos i saw.
So don't expect shit to make sense or follow cannon cause I'm going to treat the Rwby world as a sandbox to fuck around and find out with this story so I guess you can treat this as an experimental fic.
Other than that, Hope you enjoyed the chapter and as always, criticism is welcomed.
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