"Darkness blacker than black and darker than dark, I beseech thee, combine with my deep crimson. The time of awakening cometh. Justice, fallen upon the infallible boundary, appear now as an intangible distortions! Dance, dance, dance! I desire for my torrent of power a destructive force: a destructive force without equal! Return all creation to cinders, and come from the abyss! This is the mightiest means of attack known to man, the ultimate attack magic! EXPLOSION!" Megumi
{KEG BOOM}
I sometimes wondered if when the bombs went off back home, It was this beautiful. The bright yellows and reds. The crisscrosses of fire tearing through the sky. The way shock waves hit you, making your heart feel like this, might just be the end. Art is truly an explosion.
Megumin had taken out the Nevermore in a single shot. Destroy most of the roof of the Amity Arena. Soon after, the rest of the contestants soon retrieved their weapons and started to protect the civies from the hordes of Grimm. I quickly accessed my Pipboy to coordinate with the rest of my team.
[Freak of Vault 3] {Has Signed in}
[Oracle of The Metaverse] {Online}
[Step on Me Dark Mommy] {Online}
[Little Rookie] {Online} (NA)
[Loli Explosion Goddess]{Online}
[ArsenicCatnip] {Dead} (NA)
[Your Izuru Kamukura] {Online}
[Loney C-Sec Officer Looking for Adventure] {Online}(NA)
[Freak of Vault 3]: So, we're in the last phase of operations.
[Oracle of The Metaverse]: I'm working to route out the virus planted by the green-haired bimbo. Man this Watts guy is did some decent work. It will likely take me twenty minutes to kill the virus.
[Your Izuru Kamukura]: I'm on protection duty of Miss Nikos. If anything happens to her I should be able to stabilize her.
[Step on Me Dark Mommy]: I'm sticking next to Blake. If Adem is going to show up it will be for her.
[Loli Explosion Goddess]: I'm watching Penny. Well, Penny is watching me. My legs are still jelly after my release. She is being really helpful, helping me move around.
[Freak of Vault 3]: I'm sticking close to Ruby Rose. She has a habit of running into Roman Trouchwood. Goddamit she just used one of the weapons lockers to blast off to one of the airships. I'm in pursuit.
[Freak of Vault 3] {Has Logged Out}
I quickly used one of the weapon lockers to follow Ruby. She was already fighting a hippogriff when I landed. I spotted Neo taking a photo of the two of us. Neo started to point her umbrella at us. I then spotted a hatch open on the side of the flying ship, revealing Roman Torchwick.
"Well, if it isn't little red and an interloper. Neo, take care of the no-name. I'll deal with red." Torchwick
"My name is Mukuro Castle. I'm 18 years old. My house is in the central SINK of the Big MT, where all the talking appliances are, and I am not married. I work as merc for anyone with the caps to pay for my services, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink a sunset sarsaparilla. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. Well quite as I can in a post apocalyptic hell scape. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with the wasteland, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone."
Neo held up a whiteboard that read. "Cool story, sis. But I never asked. I'm going to fight you now."
I decided to get in close and use chi blocking to take out Neo. Chi blocking is literally my only way of doing non-lethal damage. Neo jabbed at me twice with her umbrella's blade.
"Little red, little red, you are just determined to be the hero of Veil, aren't you." Roman
"What are you doing? Without these ships, the Grimm will destroy everything." Ruby
I had to weave and dodge Noe's attack while I was trying to get closer so I could disable her. A flying Grimm had managed to push Ruby to the edge of the flying ship.
"But why, what are you getting out of it?" Ruby
"You're asking the wrong questions, red. It's not what I have to gain; it's something that I can't afford to lose." Roman then managed to fling Ruby near the edge of the airship. "I may be a gambling man. But even I know there are some bets you just don't take. Like it or not, the people that hired me are going to change the world. You can't stop them, I can't stop them. You know the old saying. If you can't beat them, then join them." Roman
"Does your boss ever stop talking?"
Neo's whiteboard read. "He does more than enough talking for the both of us. I'm more surprised by red's grip strength. You would think she would have fallen to her death by now."
I was finally able to get close enough to use my chi blocking strikes and disable her arms and legs. I then took out my Spy's Office Door and tossed the disabled Neo inside.
"You got spirit red. But this is the real world. The real world is cold, *BASH* the real world dosen't care about spirit. *KICK* You want to be a hero. Then play the part and die like every other huntsman in history. *WACK* As for me. I'll do what I do best. Lie, cheat, steal, and survive! AHHHG" Roman was interrupted by the Grimm who had just taken his left hand. It would have been more if I hadn't tripped Roman and severed his limb.
"Now I'm going to have you join your partner. Try not to bleed out on the rug." I tossed Roman into the Spy's office door. Ruby was more focused on taking care of the Grimm to see where Roman and Neo disappeared to. The Grimm was sent into the engine of the airship send us into free fall. "Damit, what I wouldn't give for some fall boots right now."
"Dosen't matter Mukuro grab on." Ruby used her Crestent Rose to slow our falling moment down so it was safe to land.
"Oh, sweet land, how have I missed the."
"You okay?" Ruby
"Yeah, I'm fine, I just don't want to have another fight while standing on an airship ever again." *BOOOM* The airship was completely destroyed. "Well, what's the plan now, Ruby?"
"I'm going to reunite with my team. Then I fig-" Ruby was interrupted by a flash of red light
{CAN'T ESCAPE FROM CROSSING FATE}
"What the fuck?"
[Mission G: Completed]
[10000 EXP/Points]
[57810/90950 to next level}
I quickly searched for a place that was safe from the Grimm to check in with the chat group. I found a boarded-up shop called Dust till Dawn and set up my Sentries. I flip to the chat group on my Pipboy.
[Freak of Vault 3] {Has Signed in}
[Oracle of The Metaverse] {Online}
[Step on Me Dark Mommy] {Online}
[Little Rookie] {Online} (NA)
[Loli Explosion Goddess]{Offline}
[ArsenicCatnip] {Dead} (NA)
[Your Izuru Kamukura] {Offline}
[Loney C-Sec Officer Looking for Adventure] {Online}(NA)
[Freak of Vault 3]: So I have captured Roman, and he should be safe till the Mission is complete. Also, Ruby Rose just vanished in a bright red flash. I don't think she's dead, though.
[Step on Me Dark Mommy]: Well, a bright red flash also took Blake and Yang. That event distracted Adam long enough for me to rip out his heart and smash it under my boot. In any case, target two is dead.
[Oracle of The Metaverse]: Well, Weiss has been snatched by that entity. The thing gave off similar readings to a shadow from the metaverse. I have looked, and it seems like only team RWBY was drawn into that phantom field.
[Freak of Vault 3]: Phantom field? Are you saying they have been trapped in some kind of bubble outside this world?
[Oracle of The Metaverse]: More of a spider's web than a bubble. And I'm guessing this world wasn't the only one affected. I got a brief signal of the phantom field they were dragged into. There were signals from 12 Persona users. And a lot of other singles that I couldn't identify in that short flash. In other news, I managed to take over the Atlas robots and have them to get away from the public and kill all the Grimm they can.
[Freak of Vault 3]: Not bad, I doubt most of the civis and hunters would like taking help from robots that were recently shooting at them. So, Oracle, do you have any intel on our last target?
[Oracle of The Metaverse]: The SDC head has recently taken an airship going to Veil to retrieve "assets". God calling you're own kid an asset just shows how little you care. ETA 15 hours from now. Do what you want with that information. I have Penny acting as my bodyguard as I control the Atlas robots, so I'm going AFK.
[Freak of Vault 3]: You just want to play an RTS with robots.
[Oracle of The Metaverse]: AFK
[Step on Me Dark Mommy]: So what is the plan?
[Freak of Vault 3]: I'm going to set up in the Forever Falls forest with a sniper rifle and make sure Jacques Schnee doesn't make it to Veil. Wouldn't mind company.
[Step on Me Dark Mommy]: Sure, I won't get in the way of the time you spend with your Sentries?
[Freak of Vault 3]: I'm sure they wouldn't mind the spare company either.
Hours past I watched as Futaba gave us updates. We weren't really bothered by Grimm. I guess they were more focused on the explosions that kept being tossed at them by Megumi. Megumi and found a really good source of mana. Apparently, she was using Ozpin as a living mana battery. Hajime decided to knock out Jaune Arc and Pyrrha and move them to a place wear he could keep them safe and alive, for what time we had left in this world. He was used to looking over coma patients. I was just waiting and watching the night sky. The shattered moon reminded me how far I was from home.
"Well, they say that every star up there is another world." Aqua
"Hmm. I'm sure Garrus and Futaba would argue with you on that point. But I do agree. We are just on one world of many."
"It's just looking up at the stars like this reminds me of the last time I spent time with my best friends back home. The realm of darkness doesn't have a nighttime sky full of stars. It's just endless dark clouds and the moon. It's just another reminder I might never get back to the realm of light." Aqua
"The shop gave us the option to get a door to the realm of light."
"For ten million points, and all of us together wouldn't be able to afford that anytime soon. Then I have to find Terra and revive Ventus. It just seems like I will be waiting years and years to make any progress. In that time, I'm stuck. In the Realm of Darkness, time doesn't pass. By the time I get back to the Realm of Light, I won't have aged a day, while my friends may be little more than dust. We only earn 14400 points a month. It will take 58 years, assuming we're only doing the daily logins. Sure, these missions can grant us a lot of points, but we're not doing them every day. This set of missions altogether gets us 480000 points. A little less than half a million points. It just makes me feel like I'm pushing a boulder up a hill, and I barely get it to budge." Aqua
Drakness flowed off Aqua like black flames. I quickly grab Aqua by her wrist. [300 DMG] [1665/1965 AL] "Snap out of it. You might not be able to get back to your friends anytime soon. But you are making progress. You are not alone here. I'm here for you, and I'm hella sure most of the rest of the group is there for you. A lot of us look up to you. So don't give up on yourself. I don't want to see you feel like this. It's hard to see you like this. Giving in to your depression and loneliness. And if you need to leave the Realm of Darkness, I think most of us would be willing to host your stay. My world may be a bit of a hellscape, but I would be there with yo-"
I tasted blueberries as my world was blanketed by blue hair and dark tan skin. I was just kissed. I felt the loss of balance as I fell back against one of the trees covered in fall leaves. Aqua's eyes one blue, the other gold, left me in a bit of a state.
"I- I-... needed that." Aqua sat down the black flame that once encased her, receded back into her.
We were silent for around six minutes. "I think you stole my first kiss."
"Well, it's your fault for being a hot dork. And I see how you look at me and Futaba." Aqua
"Hey, I don't often look at Futaba in any inappropriate way."
"Yeah, and you don't have yellow fever. I get it, she is cute, but girl, you have it bad." Aqua
"Can we not talk about my crush that I may or may not have on the girl with glasses and really dextrous fingers. So what do you want to call this?"
"A date. No labels on the relationship right now. But you can at the very least say that I'm interested." Aqua licked her lips. "I definitely want to taste some more of your villanella."
"Sure, wait no. Not while we were on Remnant. If we're doing that. I want a bed and a message. And to be able to take you home afterwards."
"Okay, I'll wait." Aqua
"So our first date is an assassination mission in the middle of the woods. Next time we have a date, I want a candlelit dinner and maybe a movie."
"Sure, if there are movie theaters in the next world." Aqua
Aqua interlaced her fingers with my right hand, and we waited. It was another two hours before we finally saw the SDC ship. It took me three shots to it out of the sky. The ship crashed into the side of the cliff, and we finally got the notification.
[Mission G: Completed]
[10000 EXP/Points]
[67810/90950 to next level]
"And another corporate overlord bites the dust."
"You think Weiss will be upset with the news that her dad is dead?" Aqua
"Upset, yes. Heartbroken, I don't think so. He was a very controlling person whose wife found her salvation in a bottle. His daughters both ran away from him at the first chance they got. I think his son might be the most broken up about this outcome."
That was pretty much the end of our mission in Remnant. Magumin accidentally killed Oz Pin by using him as a battery. Futaba invited Penny to join the chat group. Hajime let his two charges out of the coma he had placed them in. On the final day on Remnant, we enjoyed a tea party in the ruins of Beacon. Team RWBY never popped up again as far as we knew. Penny was determined to find her lost friends.
"So what is everyone doing when we get back? To our homelands." Aqua
"Well, I'll be on a cruise ship for a heist. We're looking to steal the heart of a politician who has done some horrid stuff. That I'm not going to get into." Futaba
"I'm working on reviving my friends who are trapped in the Neo World Program. That is where all of my points are going." Hinata
"Well, Kazama and the rest of my friends are going to fight the Winter Shogun. So I'm going to do that." Megumi
"I'm heading off to Boston for a canon part that won't disintegrate. Fucking BS rules of what can and can't be used. I might stay in the Commonwealth or go to D.C. Que sarah sarah."
"Looks like our time is up. Till next time, love." Aqua kissed me on the forehead
"I called it, you had a thing for each other!" Megumi
[All Missions Complete]
{Reward: All Participants get to keep their Aura and Semblence gained from this world.}
{Aura can now be bought from the point shop by all nonparticipants for 100000 points.
[300000 EXP/Points to All Participants]
[Questin' Mark] Complete 5 Quests 5/5 repeatable
[2500 EXP]
[Welcome to Level 37]
[Assign 51 skill Points]
I maxed out Explosives and placed the remaining 38 points into Survival.
[Choose 4 Perks]
[Intense Training] 8 ranks left.
[Friend of the Night]
[Heave, Ho!]
[Junk Rounds]
[Retention]
[Swift Learner] 3 ranks left
[Canibal]
[Rapid Relode]
[Bloody Mess]
[Fortune Finder]
[Run 'n Gun]
[Gunslinger]
[Hand Loader]
[Vigilant Recycler]
[Commando]
[Demolition Expert] 3 Ranks left.
[Quick Draw]
[Rad Resistance]
[Rad Child]: You truly are a rad child. As you go through the increasingly devastating stages of radiation sickness, you will regenerate more and more health.
[Scrounger]
[Super Slam!]
[Terrifying Presence]
[Math Wrath]
[Here and Now]
[Pyromaniac]
[Sneering Imperialist]
[Silent Running]
[Splash Damage]
[Miss Fortune]
[Mysterious Stranger]
[Nerd Rage!]
[Night Person]
[Walker Instinct]: Your senses have become so keen that you can feel the slightest vibration in the ground. You gain +1 Perception and Agility attributes while outside.
[Fast Metabolism]
[Robotics Expert]
[Sniper]
[Hobbler]
[Lead Belly]
[Fight the Power!]
[Light Step]
[Purifier]
[Computer Whiz]
[Infiltrator]
[Explorer]
[Grim Reaper's Sprint]
[Solar Powered]
[Eye for Eye]
[Atomic!]
[Mile in Their Shoes]
[Them's Good Eatin']
[Nuka Chemist]
[Spray and Pray]
[Irradiated Beauty]
[Voracious Reader]
[Nerves of Steel]
[Lessons Learned]
[Tunnel Runner]
[Rad Absorption]
[Mad Bomber]
[Piercing Strike]
[Unstoppable Force]
[Paralyzing Palm]
[Broad Daylight]
I decided to take the ranks of Demolition Expert and the Super Slam perk.
S10.P10.E9.C9.I10.A10.L10
AP 250 AL2130 HP710 DT22 CW 200/450 Caps 0 EXP 81410/107300 XP Level 37
Skills
Barter 100
Energy Weapons 50
Explosives 100
Guns 100
Lockpick 100
Magic 42
Medicine 100
Melee 100
Repair 100
Science 100
Sneak 100
Speech 100
Survival 83
Unarmed 100
Perks
Small Frame
MannCo Supplies
MannCo Portable Upgrade Station
Atlas Back
Eye of true Perception
Know it All
Matrix Reflex
Too Lucky to Die
Item Fusion
Big Shot
Chi Blocking
Sword Aura
Pharmacist Without Equal
LPX8 EXP
SX8 EXP
X8 Sneak Attack Damage
Voice of a Salesman
Intense Training Rank 3
Educated
Comprehension
Black Widow
Confirmed Bachelor
Cherchez La Femme
Lady Killer
Strong Back
Burden to Bear
Pack Rat
Heavyweight
Long Haul
Toughness Rank 2
Life Giver
Adamantium Skeleton
Stonewall
Super Slam!
Jurry Rigger
Tag!
The Professional
Cowboy
And Stay Back
Shotgun Surgeon
Finesse
Better Criticals
Slayer
Ninja
Mister Sandman
Hit the Deck
Action Girl Rank 2
Action Boy Rank 2
Demolition Expert Rank 4
Elijah's Ramblings
Big Brained
Cardiac Arrest
Reinforced Spine
Strength Implant
Perception Implant
Charisma Implant
Agility Implant
Luck Implant
Implant GRX Rank 2
Implant C-13
Implant M-5
Implant Y-3
Implant Y-7
Sub-Dermal Armor
Monocyte Breeder
[Explosives have been Maxed Out]
[Max Stat Perk Choice]
[Killer Queen]: You longer be caught planting Explosives. 50% chance of the enemy not finding explosive traps.
[The Holy Book of Boom]: Crafting recipe for the Holy Frag Grenade.
I'm taking the Holy Book of Boom. The ability to craft a Holy Frag Grenade is just too good to pass up. I will no longer have to fear that killer bunny.
Mannco Roulette! The ball spun around the two remaining options. Until it landed on Pyro. The Big MT heard the song PINK FLUFFY UNICORN DANCING ON RAINBOWS play a single time. But it was to late. It only takes the song to play once to get stuck in your head.
"TO WHOMEVER PLAYED THAT GOD AWFUL SONG YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR A FULL LOBOTOMY." Dr. Klein
"I don't think the song was half bad, it had a catchy quality like the cold." Dr.Zer0
"NONSENSE, there is no such thing as a PINK FLUFFY UNICORN. Even if there were such a creature, how would it dance on a rainbow? It's just a optical phenomenon, there is NOTHING to touch, much less DANCE. Though genetically splicing together a PINK FLUFFY UNICORN sounds like a fun project." Dr.Borous
"I'M VETOING THAT PROJECT IDEA ON GROUNDS OF BEING A WASTE OF TIME. NOW LET'S GET BACK TO WORK, THE SKIDBLADNIR WON'T FINISH BUILDING ITSELF." DR.Klein
"It would be a lot easier if Dr.Mobius didn't insist on the ship being able to also work as a U-boat." Dr.Zer0
"HE SAID IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF THE SHIP NEEDED TO BE HIDDEN FROM THE CIT OR OTHER LOCAL FORCES." Dr.Klien
I started to tune the scientists out. I had Pyro weapons to make. Good news, I didn't have to go on any side quests to make any of the Pyro sidegrades. I started the oven to start making the Lollichop, it was going to take the longest to make. It had to cool in the mold, and if I was unlucky, it would break when I was getting it free, and I would have to wait another 16 hours.
While waiting fo the Lollichop to be finished, I made all the flame throwers. Nostromo Napalmer, Backburner, Degreaser, Rainblower that I had to sacrifice one of my gold ingots to make, Dragon's Fury, and my personal favorite the Phlogistinator. Sure, the Phlog can't do air blasts, but it does give crits and uber for 5 seconds. I also just like the look of Phlog. Next, I worked on the secondary weapons. Flare Gun, Detonator, Manmelter, Gas Passer, Thermal Thruster, Reserve Shooter, and the hated Scorch Shot. The Lollichop still had 2 hours to frim up so I made the rest of Meele weapons. Axtinguisher, Postal Pummeler I may or may not have had to steal the mail box of Orion Moreno to make it, Homewrecker, Maul, Powerjack, Back Scratcher, Third Degree, Neon Annihilator, Sharpened Volcano Fragment, this one took a bit of digging in the Big MT, Hot Hand, and now for the moment of truth.
[Luck Check Success]
[1000 EXP]
The Lollichop came out beautifully. No carks or brakes.
[6250 EXP]
[Pyro Full Set Unlocked]
[Reward +1 Charisma, 8000 EXP, Pyroland Vision Goggles, Pyro Outfit]
[96660/107300 to next level]
[10 point Charisma Perk: Devil's Tongue]
[Devil's Tongue]: You can now speak all languages. You will now hear all spoken words in your common tongue, and everyone who hears you speak will hear you in their own tongue. You have the tongue of a devil, and it's able to move in lots of special ways.
I started to feel massive pains all across my body as my skin and muscles changed. I felt my boobs swell, my dick ache, my bones breake and reform. I felt as my skin itched all over. I had to scratch. I tore my outfit off and went to town, scratching my dead skin off my body. This process went on for a bad three hours of pain, hormones, and me sweating off this black tar-looking substance off my body. When the process was done, I felt like passing out.
[Endurance Check Success]
[1000 EXP]
I managed to stumble my way to the shower to cleanse myself from the disgusting stuff that clung to my body. I went from C-cups to D-cups. My whole body became a bit thiccer. I even grew two inches. I was now 4 ft 11 in. I still didn't break 5ft. I picked up my Atlas uniform and torched it with the Phlog it was beyond saving.
"I'm going to miss that outfit. It's the only outfit I had that had a skirt."
I slipped into the Spy outfit sans the balaclava. It was time to finally check up on my guests. I opened up my Spy Office to find a ragged Roman Trochwood, Neo.
"Oh great, our warden finally decided to check up on us. You know we have nothing to eat but maraschino cherries and olives for eight days. Gotta say love this place, it's right up my alley. In spite of this place not having any real food. It at least had a good med kit with painkillers." Roman said, pointing his stump at me. "So what do you want with us. You saved me from being eaten by Grimm, and I bet you have a reason."
"I wish for the both of you to work for me. You'll get solid pay and actual food. Or you can reject, and I'll hand both of you over to the local Think Tank. They will do some very unethical experiments on you, and you'll likely die or become total vegetables."
"Will you replace my hand?" Roman
"I have something that should work." I pulled out my robotic gunslinger hand. "Might not look sleek, but it will give you full functionality when it comes to writing, grabbing, and punching. All I need you to do is sign on the dotted line." I held out the golden devil's pen
"Fine, I'll sign. Neo, here you need to sign as well." Roman
When they finished signing, the contract dissolved into golden lights and went into their chests.
"Did I forget to mention that these contracts are soul binding. Now Roman, let's see about getting you fitted up with your new hand. I have always wondered what Neo is to you? Is she your lover, associate, or your adopted kid?"
"Neo is just my associate. Blugh the thought of her as a lover sickens me. Any woman, for that matter." Roman
Neo just punched Roman in the back while I took them out of the Spy's Office. Roman was placed in the auto-doc and received a new hand. Neopolitan just sat with me and hummed a tune.
"Are you okay?"
Neo whiteboard reads. "I'm just happy that Roman is alive. He might not be a good person, but he is my friend. My only friend…"
I didn't know how to respond. Roman came out of the auto-doc. "So what do you want us to do, boss?"
"In two days, we're flying out to Boston. After I land, the ship will take you to DC. I want you to gather intel on what's happening out there. Neo will be your main form of protection. I'll message you with missions when I figure out what I want you two to do."
"Right, right, sounds good. But I have a question? Where the fuck is D.C or Bostan? I have never heard of either of those places before." Roman
"Oh… right… You're not on Remnant anymore."
"What?" Roman