Chapter 10
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope
If you’re wondering what I’m doing, well…
I’m in the library searching for a certain book
Nope, nope, no-… well this one is interesting, but not the book I’m looking for
Aha! There it is
The Seven Guardians
I open the book and begun reading
“At times where mankind was about to lose hope, seven hero appear in a flash of light
They defeated the darkness and bring hope to mankind”
Okay… not to judge or anything but this is rather cliché
‘Just keep reading’ Mai
“The first hero is a woman, with pale blond hair, unhealthy pale skin, lifeless gold eye, clad in black armour, she wield a black wicked sword with red marking. Her swordsmanship was peerless. She was able to annihilate an army with just a swing of her sword, although she was cold and distant, she cares deeply for other but never once showing it”
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Oh god… please don’t be the one who I think it is
“The second hero is a handsome man who calls himself the chivalrous thief. Clad in green he hunts his enemy in the forest taking them out one by one with his bow, and a deadly poison. Some people say he was the worst hero, but other says he was a kind and generous hero”
10 point to the one who can guess who that is!
“The third hero is a female Faunas, a dragon faunas. She has deep pink hair, curl horn from the side of her head, a visible tail and a wing that carry her to the sky. She uses a pole arm as a weapon. She usually spend her time spreading happiness with her lovely song”
A Lancer class… I don’t know how but I can’t help but feel like the last part is a lie
“The fourth hero is a young man whose beauty will charm any lady who glances at him. This hero rides a flying beast and unleashes a devastating attack at the enemy. He uses weapon from sword, lance to horn and more”
Somehow, someway I feel like the fourth hero is a fellow ‘comrade’
Maybe it’s because he uses a verity of weapons like me
“The fifth hero is a woman clad in military uniform and claim herself as a healer, she would gladly put herself in danger just to treat someone injury, but make no mistake, just as she easily heal people she can easily take someone’s life”
This is clearly Florence
“The sixth hero is a girl no older than 16, she has black hair and crystal blue eyes. Clad in black she wields an odd shape black sword with purple jewel. While her swordsmanship is below that of the first hero, her main strength is in the form of light she brings, any evil that comes close to the light vanish. She would also leave destruction in her path weather it’s a fiery hell or a frozen wasteland”
Translation: a caster that use a sword…. And a scary one at that
“The seventh hero is clad in black and wear a skull, nothing much can say about the seventh hero. If the sixth hero fight using the light and hope, then the seventh hero fight using darkness as its weapon and bring despair to his enemy”
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‘hey, what do you know! A fellow Hassan’ I mused
‘I just hope it’s not the old man’ Hassan said in a scared tone
‘well with how things are going it will only be a matter of time we meet him’ I said
‘Dammit’ Hassan curse
Well then…
I close the book and put it back
… Let’s find our idiotic cat
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Well… tonight was a lot of surprise…
A non-human blasting ship with laser… I can tell she’s a non-human because her temperature is inhuman.
A monkey faunus getting too close to Blake
‘Someone’s jealous’ Kiyohime
‘And possessive’ Atalanta
But the most surprising thing is Roman working with the white fang…. I should report this to Robin
‘Ah, he ignore us’ Kiyohime said sadly
But it’s good to know that Blake is safe
I should go back to Beacon
‘Not going to join their reunion?’ Hassan
‘I’ll let them have their moment’ I said and jump off the roof heading toward Beacon
Looks like Robin was right, something big is coming to beacon if they can force Roman to work with those White Fang
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Inside my room the only thing that can be heard is the sound of metal hitting each other
*Clink Clink Clink*
… The source of that sound is from me filling the bullet inside the magazine
This makes it my 63th one… for my gunblade…
I stop and look at my entire weapon that was organized on the floor
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This is the many downside of owning multiple weapons
Maybe I should just prepare for the weapon I mostly use?
No,no there’s no telling when I need those weapons
I think I should just fill 20 magazines for each weapon everyday
Yes, let’s do that
‘You could use my noble phantasm and use the clone to hasten your job’ Hassan
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‘This conversation never happens’ I said
And I seem of have run out of ice dust… and spell-infused dust
Haa~ this is too much work. Somebody help me~
“You look like your prepare for a war”
I turn around and face Blake who has an amused smile on her face
“… your late for our training session” I said calmly and resume filling the magazine
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“That’s it?” she asks with anger in her tone, I don’t need to turn around to see her face to know she’s scowling
“Hm…” I hum “You should control your emotion better when you fight, you we’re a bit sloppy when you were fighting Roman and the White Fang” I said
I can hear she’s growling at me now and feel like she’s drilling my head with her glare
I smile at her frustration, of course she can’t see it because my back is facing her
“Isn’t there anything else that you’re worried about?” Blake hiss
“Now that you mention it… oh, that was stupid of me, sorry Blake…” I said and slap my forehead and apologise to her
I can practically taste the happiness radiating from her
“I’m glad that you finally-” she was about to say something but I cut her off
“… Can you pass me the halberd over there, I forgot to replace the dust in it” I said in monotone which increase her ire
If I’m not wrong, there’s a saying that says, those who play with fire get burn
Well… the ‘fire’ that I was playing, pounce at me aiming to choke the life out of me…
I quickly turn around and give her a bear hug
“Wh-What are doing you idiot!? Let me go” she said and struggles to break free
I brought my lips close to her ear and whisper
“Now-now, I don’t want you to run away again. You’ve been a very naughty cat haven’t you Blake, running away like that?”
She stiffen and heat started to gather around her cheek
“Now… how should I punish you~?” I finish and lean back taking a good view of her face
I never thought that I would see her face as red like this
Now for the final blow
I brought my face close to hers. Our lips are almost touching
“Should a kiss be sufficient as a punishment?” I said with a smirk
…Welp
The next second Blake passes out. That was fun, I should do this more if it’s this effective to mess with her
‘Nemo…’ Mai said disapprovingly
What? Can you blame me?
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The next morning I was in the process in making an ice golem
The ice golem I’m making is humanoid, now I’m debating on how I should make its arm
Whether I should make a sword arm or an arm with big claw?
Argh! I can’t decide!
Ah…. Wait, maybe I should just make the left arm a sword arm and the right arm has big claw
I’m a genius! Hahahaha
‘Mommy is smart’ Jack praises me with her cute voice
Yes, praise me! Praise me more!
‘I don’t think it’s smart to stroke his ego’ Mai said with a sweatdrop
I’m getting hungry, wonder what they have at the cafeteria?
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From the window I can see team RWBY and JNPR are having an epic food fight
They are using food as a weapon
Wasting it just to have a measly fight
Food that should go into your stomach
All those delicious food…
UNACCEPTABLE!
I was about to charge at them and deliver divine judgement upon them but halted when I saw an apple
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I consider on taking the apple and leave them be, well… it doesn’t take a genius to know what I choose
I was about to grab the apple when it was suddenly burst into tiny pieces… by a can of soda…
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“EQUIP! HASSAN-I-SABBAH!”
The next few minute is a battle that will be written in legend about love, friendship and food… and vengeance
And also a scolding from prof. Glynda, why did I have to get scold for? I was just delivering divine judgment on those… those… Heretics
Apparently beating up other student with 100 clone will get you detention… you learn new things everyday
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Ruby invited me to play a board game with her and her team at the library but I decline saying that I have something else to do
Translation: Filling my magazine, making ice golem, spell tag, spell-infused dust and etc.
I’m a busy man so I don’t think I have time to play with her… for now
To my utter despair, my decline was ignore by the bane of my existence
Yang Xiao Long
She forcefully drags me to the library
… Woman are so demanding sometimes
Besides, it’s not like I like board game
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I retract my statement, board game is fun!
“I hate this game of emotion we play” Weiss cried
“Stay strong Weiss we’ll make this through together” Ruby said and went to sit on Weiss lap and hugs her
“Shut up! Don’t touch me” Weiss said but she went ahead and hugs Ruby back
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Wait! Is this the legendary secret garden of lilies!?
To think it will appear in front of me. Praise the Holy Grail!
Well… I think having fun like this once in a while is good for me… I guess
Just as I was about to draw my card, I felt a disturbance in my body, I flush it out by activating my magic circuits
I grab the hand that was reaching for my scroll and use my other hand to choke them
The one who got caught is a girl with light green hair dark skin and red eyes. She had the look of shock on her face
I didn’t give her chance to plea and continue to choke her harder
Why should I give mercy to her? She was trying to steal my scroll. A scroll is something that held information and information is power
In other word she’s trying to steal information to use it against me
… Or maybe she just wanted to steal it to gain money…
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I let her go and took out 10 lien and put it on her hand
“If you want some money just ask, don’t go stealing like that. I hate thieves” I said in a quiet voice so that only she can hear
She just stood there glaring at me while soothing her neck
‘Aren’t you also a thief? Just the other night you stole some poor thug’s weapon’ Mai
‘Mai, Mai, Mai. I do not steal, I TAKE’ I said proudly
*SMACK*
I felt a fist connect on my head
“What are you doing strangling someone just because she was sneaking on you!?” Yang said angrily
Well… she was trying to take my scroll actually, but even if she’s sneaking I’ll probably do the same thing
“Are you ok? I’m sorry about Nemo, he’s a little jumpy and can get pretty violent to someone she doesn’t know” I snorted when Ruby said that
“It’s okay, I was the one who was trying to sneak up to him” the thief said while rubbing her head
Liar
Because of her, my mood is sour.
I use Jack’s presence concealment and sneak out and went to my room
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With the 10th Ice golem, my mood finally went back to normal
I exit the mirror world and went toward my personal heaven
Bed
Ahh~ my warm, cosy bed, how would I live without you?
*beep beep*
I open my scroll and read the message
-My team will make an investigation on the White Fang and Roman tomorrow. Do you want to join us?-
From: Blake
Just as my mood got better, a headache started to form
Why?
Why in Heavens Feels that they have to meddle with those criminals!?
‘Because of Ruby’ Hassan reminds me
Ah, yes… how can I forgot about that troublesome little brat
I should answer her
-No-
From: Nemo
‘Are you sure’ Atalanta asks me
‘Its fine what’s the worst thing can happened when they’re out fighting criminals?’
‘I don’t know? Death?’ Mai snark
‘Well, I’m sure they can handle anything those White Fang throw at them, have a little faith’ I said
Now then… I think I should begin my journey to dreamland
Hopefully tomorrow will be better than today
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Tomorrow around night time
-Lancelot here. Help. ASP-
From: Blake
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Deep breath, deep, deep breath
Haa~
Root dammit
‘You DID jinx it you know’ Mai
Please… I have something else to worry about
‘Like?’ Mai
Hunting time
‘That’s so lame’ Mai
‘Shut up’
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When I arrived I witness team RWBY fighting against Lancelot
I have to admit they can handle it pretty well
But…
They didn’t put a dent on his armour, not even a scratch
Oh, wait I think I see one
‘Just how are you able to see a scratch when they are moving that fast?’ Mai ask
‘I have good eye sight’ I replied
‘That is a lie and you know it’ Mai
‘Fine, I use reinforcement, happy?’
‘very’
I continue to watch the four girls fighting Lancelot
Ruby and Blake keep hitting the servant back to back creating an opening for Yang to use
Yang punch the servant, resulting the servant to jerk back and bend forward to let out a howl
“AarrRRrrtTTTttTTtttTThhuuuuRRrrrrRRR”
Lancelot brandishes his sword and charge madly at Yang
His path was block by a pillar of ice that Weiss summon
It was futile because the servant cut the ice cleanly with a horizontal slash and uses the other arm to grab a piece of the ice as a makeshift weapon
Then throw it at Yang
Luckily, Yang was able to intercept the ice by punching it
While that happened, Ruby and Black continue their assault at the servant
Each of their blows was parry, counter and dodge by the servant
Even in a mad state, Lancelot was able to fight fluidly
‘Are you just going to stand there and monologue or are you going to help them. They’re not going to last long by the looks of it’ Hassan
‘Right, I better get going now. Atalanta, I’ll be testing the water first, once you get used to Lancelot I’ll be using [Throne of Heroes] at you. Are you fine with that?’ I asked
‘Why me?’ Atalanta
‘out of all of us you seem to be a better match, especially when you use Agrius Metamorphosis. Plus the other state doesn’t look compatible in fighting Lancelot’
‘Fine’ Atalanta said in resignation
I [equip] Atalanta and jump charge toward the tainted servant and give him a flying kick
“Ar-ghk!”
“Nemo?”
“Nemo?”
“Princess?”
Ok that last one was asking for me to hit her
I didn’t turn around and continue to stare at the servant
“I’ll say this once, don’t interfere” I said and cast an ice blast at the servant
We we’re exchanging blow for blow but it was clear that Lancelot was much more superior
If it wasn’t for my Max Reinforcement my bone would have been shatter
“In the first night, the first snow shall fall” I chant my aria
My casting speed increase allowing me to have even more equal fight with the servant
But this is reality
There is no way a mere human can fight a top-rank servant
But then again…
I’m a homunculus
I can surpass what human can’t, but the prize I have to pay can be very high
Luckily, I’m a homunculus created by Zelrecth
In other word… my growth potential is limitless and fast
I overload my magic circuits, steam started to pour out of my body, green lines appear all over my body
I grit my teeth and cast my most powerful spell
“Silence the world, FENRIR’S FANG!”
An astral wolf head appear and rush toward the servant
Upon impact, a giant tornado made of ice, snow, and cold air erupted
“AAARRRRRTTTHUUUURRRRRrrrrrr…………… …. … .. … .. .”
Haa… haaa… I can see the servant struggle to move because most part of its body is encase in ice
Even with everything I have he can still stand
I can feel my consciousness starting to slip
“Well… I didn’t expect you to deal that much damage to him, good job” came a familiar voice
At the corner of my eye, I can see Robin and Florence drawing their weapon
‘Atalanta… take over…’ was my last thought before everything went dark
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When I open my eye the first thing I see is the white ceiling.
I wonder what happed.
‘Hey Hassan, what happened last night? Did we manage to beat Lancelot or were we only able to force him back?’ I ask
‘Aaarrthhuuurrrrr’ came a creepy voice
‘Does that answer your question?’ Hassan
‘Yep, can you tell me what happened after I was knock out?’ Me
‘After Atalanta took over your body, she along with Robin Hood and Florence Nightangle work together to fight Lancelot. In the process of the fight, Ruby and Co wanted to help. Robin gave them an order to only use range attack and immobilise or restrict Lancelot movement if possible. While Ruby, Yang, Atalanta and Robin sniping Lancelot, distracting him and obscuring his movement, Florence use the opportunity to land a heavy blow. The battle continues on until Robin order them to hold Lancelot off. Weiss uses her Glyph, Robin uses his magecraft and creates a thorn-vine and Blake uses her magecraft, manipulating the shadow to latch on Lancelot. Without the ability to move, Atalanta takes the advantage to use Phobias catastrophi on Lancelot. But she didn’t stop there, she continue to use her second Noble Phantasm; Argentums metamorphosis and rush toward Lancelot to give a killing blow’ Hassan
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‘That’s a mouthful… how can you breath with talking nonstop?’ Me
‘Telepathy’ Hassan
Oh… that explains everything
‘Is there more?’ I ask
‘There is. Ruby and the other started to ask question’ Hassan
That’s what I’m worried about
‘Blake was about to use hypnosis on them…’ Hassan
I knew I love her for a reason!
‘… But she was stop by Robin’ Hassan
Robin you bastard! You probably think it would be funny to see me being accompany by those girls
I can already see it, Yang begging for me to tag along, Weiss will probably asking millions of question and Ruby will get worried about me and start making a fuss
Heavens Fucking Feels!
What is he thinking!
‘…ahem, continue on, after that Robin went on and explain your job and what your ability truly is. He also went on explain what servant is and the tainted servant that is roaming on Remnant’ Hassan
Well that’s nice of him to spare me from explaining my job
‘By the way, Robin told us that you owe him a bottle of fine wine for answering question ask by team RWBY’ Hassan
Like hell I’ll pay him! It’s his own fault for revealing the moonlit world to them
I owe him nothing!
‘There’s also some bad news’ Hassan
I do not like the sound of that
‘Do you feel any different from before?’ Hassan
Different…?
I don’t think there’s any
But then again… I feel much stronger… I feel like I have more energy than ever!
But also colder…?
‘Because of your overuse of your magic circuit and Atalanta using two B-Rank Noble Phantasm continuously with your body… somehow alter your body’ Hassan
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‘What changes?’ I ask in a worried tone
‘Your heart… somehow your heart is starting to produce blood that is in tune with your element, which is Ice, other than that your muscle and bone is getting stronger’ Hassan
‘I… see, is there anything else I should know?’ me
‘For now… no, we tried to ask Index to scan you and tell us your diagnosis but… he wouldn’t tell us anything’ Hassan said in a sad tone
Why wouldn’t Index tell us?.....
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Zelrecth
That blood sucking-dimension hopping-trolling Vampire!
Tsk, too many things happening that is definitely not to my liking
Haa… I should get up no..w?
I felt something is clinging on my body…
I raise my head and look around
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I can see Ruby and Blake sleeping, using my body as a body pillow…
‘Hassan, explain, now’ me
‘After Atalanta let go of her control over your body, Ruby and Blake take it upon themselves to bring your body to your room. When they arrive they were too tired and sleepy to go back to their room and went ahead to sleep on your bed with you’ Hassan explain with amusement in her tone
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You know… I just realise something
Have a power different from everyone. Check
More than one girl likes you. Check
Has a heavy responsibility rest on your shoulder. Check
Bad luck always follow you, or in other word, hero’s luck. Check
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… umu, it’s clear alright
I’m a protagonist…
The worst part is
I’m a Root be dammed harem fucking protagonist
Shit
If there’s one thing I hate more than people cutting in line it’s a harem protagonists
I’m just glad I’m not categorise as a dense protagonist
I should probably stop thinking this nonsense. What time is it any way?
‘8:37 a.m. …. Monday’ Hassan
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“WAKE UP!!!” I yell while throwing the two dead weight away
Both of them fall on the ground in a funny position
Hehe
Stop. Not the time
“Huh!? What Nemo?” Ruby ask groggily
“Did you have to throw us like that?” Blake whine
“It’s 8:37 in the morning and we’re late for class you fool! Now get up and get out!” I yell
Both of their eye went wide and quickly went to the bathroom
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“OI! THAT’S MY BATHROOM! USE YOUR OWN!”
‘Bwahahaha!’ Hassan, Kiyohime and Mai
‘DON’T LAUGH!’
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