This is it. Today is the day of the invasion and the day we change the canon timeline.
"Alice, how is the situation?"
I said while looking at the arena in front of me. Alice, sitting next to me with a hologram of a computer in front of her, says.
"They are going as you said it will be, Father. Cinder Fall has already infiltrated Beacon Academy and thinks the virus is working."
"Perfect. How is Sienna and her team?"
"Lady Sienna, Lord Fennec, and Lord Corsac are leading a group of twenty White Fangs to fight against Adam Taurus and his group of rebels."
"Good. Good. With this over, I can finally focus on uplifting this place. Speaking of uplifting, how is the sale of Omni-Tool?"
"The demand is high, Father. Each time a new batch was released, it quickly sold out. Some of the bigger companies want to buy our company or at least buy some of the shares of our company."
"Ignore or reject them, Alice. We don't need them and have enough resources to produce the Omni-Tool without their help. We only need human resources, and soon we will get them as the Faunus across the world gather in Kuo Kuana."
"I understand, Father. How about the people who try to hack our system and the ones who try to blackmail us with non-existent blackmail material?"
"Destroy them. Do everything you can to destroy them. As long as the government cannot connect its fall to us, do everything you can."
"I understand."
I nod and look at the arena as the festival starts. This will be the first round of the Vytal Festival.
"Welcome back!" Professor Port greets the audience with a high spirit. However, I can see a hidden worry behind his eyes. "We are now entering the main event! As previously said, there will be three rounds in this main event. The first round is a fight consisting of full members of each team! The winning team needed to pick two members for a 2-2 doubles bracket fight in the next round. The winner of that fight needs to pick one person to fight in the final in a duel for the champion status!"
The people cheer, and Doctor Oobleck stands up.
"Let's see which team shall fight first!"
He points at the massive hologram above him and sees the randomizer spin a name for him. After a few seconds, it stopped at two teams.
"The first round goes to Team RWBY of Beacon against Team ABRN of Haven! Please, both teams, prepare to fight in one minute!"
A minute later, I watched as Team RWBY and Team ABRN duke it out against each other. The fight is better than what I remember in the animation series. However, just like in the series, their movement is too flashy.
I can see a lot of openings in their movement because of their flashy technique. Yang's technique left her vulnerable to counterattack. Blake is fast and able to do counterattacks, but her footwork is her weakness. Disturb her movement, and she will fall. Weiss is the definition of a Glass Cannon. She has the best utility technique and attack, but her defense needs a lot of work, as she depends on her Glyphs to defend against attack. Ruby has good firepower and speed, but is also a Glass Cannon. One good hit and she is gone. She depends on her Aura and speed to block and dodge attacks.
Because of my template of Captain Titus of the Ultramarine, I have already analyzed their movements and created plans to beat them all in the most efficient way. Hell, I can even kill them without using my arsenal. Give me a regular Fire Dust assault rifle, and I can beat them in under two minutes.
I shake my head and hold myself back from thinking like a Space Marine. They are killing machines, and I don't want to be disconnected from my origin. I don't want to lose my humanity and become someone from the 40k universe.
"Father?"
Alice looks at me in confusion. I smile at her and say.
"Don't worry, Alice. I just have a lot of things on my mind."
"Is there anything I can help with, Father?"
"Hmmmm… Maybe later. For now, we need to focus on the incoming invasion."
"I understand, Father."
I look at the fight with disinterest and wait for the main event to be over. Alice will monitor the enemy's movement, and I will destroy them when they are done. For now, I can only tinker with the things I have here.
I want to get back home and tinker without the camera watching me. I know Alice can replace the footage, but I tell her not to do it. I want to see what kind of thing I can make without the help of my powers and the material from this world.
Surprisingly, most of them are mundane, but there are some unique metals because of the Dust in this world.
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|3rd POV|
Her plan is going smoothly, and she cannot help but grin as she walks through the empty hall of Beacon. There is a slight adjustment to her plan because the virus Arthur made is not working, and now they need to depend on the overwhelming number of Grimm that she prepares.
She scoffs at the worthlessness of her fellow Salem's Inner Circle member. She knows that Arthur is all talk, but she never thought he would be this bad at doing something he is very proud of.
Luckily, she is always prepared and manages to gather a large amount of Grimm and use them to create a distraction.
While she is preening at her own 'success', she doesn't know that her Grimm does not do a lot of damage in the bigger picture. With the combination of effort from Orin, Ozpin, and James, they evacuate the civilians to a safe place without her and her team knowing.
Also, the newly equipped White Fangs easily blast through the wave of Grimm with ease because of the power of their weapons. The Grimm does not stand a chance against the new weaponry and armory.
She also doesn't know that all of her communication is already cut off, which is why she doesn't know that General James has already arrested her group. She would have been retreating instead of getting deeper into the Beacon Tower if she had known.
As she enters the Headmaster's office, she expects Ozpin to be waiting for her, but to her surprise, it is not Ozpin who is sitting on the highest floor of the Beacon Tower. It is a male Faunus with a massive build. He is even taller than Hazel Rainart, the biggest person she has ever met in her life.
The faunus is 2.8 meters tall (around 9 feet) and built like a tank with all the muscle behind the armor he is wearing. He has golden hair and eyes that shine with power, which make her shudder. This man is Orin Dorne.
"Cinder Fall, one of the Inner Circle of Salem."
"Who are you?!"
Cinder takes out her weapon and prepares to fight.
"You don't need to know who I am. The only thing you need to know is that I am your death."
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