RWBY Hellspawn AU Pt. 1: Meetings
Note: I don't know if this is going to be a full-blown AU, or just a scene I needed to get out of my system. Either way, enjoy the concept, and as always, feedback is greatly appreciated
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As Yang left in the distance with her friends, Ruby stood there, unsure how to feel. One one hand, she was intimidated by her first day at Beacon, had no idea what she was doing, and didn't want to face it alone.
But on the other hand, keeping her secret a secret has been very challenging with Yang refusing to leave Ruby out of her sight for more than five minutes.
Ruby couldn't blame her. If Yang had disappeared for months and mysteriously came back in the middle of the city, she also would be unable to left her side either. She smiled at seeing Yang able to leave her side and be herself again.
Also, the sun shone bright in the sky, meaning that keeping things under control was far easier than under a cloudy weather, or worse, at night. So, at least she had that going on for her.
It was going to be a great--
"What are you doing?!" A girl dressed entirely in white called out as Ruby, distracted in her own thoughts, ran into the luggage cat, falling into it and scrambling its content.
"Uh, sorry!" Ruby raised a hand, both apologetic, but also trying to hold herself.
The surprise almost made her loose her cool, worsened as the white-clad girl kept reprimanding Ruby about her luggage, and dust, and other stuff she couldn't hear anymore. She needed to get away from that stress and quick.
"Look, I'm really sorry," Ruby said after unclenching her teeth, raising her arms defensively, sitting on the floor. "Miss..."
"Schnee, isn't it? Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world." Another voice joined them, defusing the discussion by taking Weiss' focus from Ruby, who hunched over trying to remain calm.
"Finally!" Weiss put her arms on her hips with pride. "Some recognition!"
"The same company infamous for running Faunus slave labor for decades." The new girl, wearing black and white with a pith black bow that blended with her jet black hair walked over them, handing Weiss a vial of red dust that had dropped.
Ruby could feel the aggression coming from both girls, outright bracing herself for what looked like a fight would break between the two. But thankfully, after huffing a couple of half-worsd of indignation, Weiss just took her vial and walked off as a group of servants finished picking up her luggage from around Ruby.
With the emotions calming down, Ruby could finally look up. she wanted to thank the other girl, but she was also walking off.
She sighed, exhausted. Even with the sun holding the worst of it back, it was a strain to keep everything down under the stress. Worse if there were negative emotions around her. And being yelled at, followed by a discussion about slavery and racism did not help at all.
After she could finally breathe steadily, Ruby sighed again. She was ready to get up from the floor when a gloved hand appeared in front of her.
"Hey… I'm Jeanne."
Ruby looked up. It was the tall girl who threw up on the ship, leaning over and smiling at her.
"Thanks, I--" But as soon as their hands touched, everything got out of control.
The process wasn't painful. In a way, each time it happened, Ruby felt it more and more a second nature than anything else. Still, she felt the suit starting to creep over her skin, covering what little skin was still exposed while the rest of her clothes came to life, changing shape and colors, chains appearing around her waist. Even her riding hood changed, extending into a full-body cape that flared behind her back.
Finally, Ruby's face was covered by black, before showing two white marks over her silver eyes, now flaring up with a greenish glow.
"I can explain!" She said as she got up as quick as possible, still holding Jeanne's hand. But when she looked at the new girl, there was something different with her too.
"Yeah..." Jeanne said, her voice reverberating a bit from under the golden helm that was now covering her entire head. "I think we need to talk."
Ruby noticed a glow coming from Jeanne's chest, where a spectral-looking ankh was glowing in the air.
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RWBY Hellspawn AU Pt. 2: Talk
RWBY Hellspawn AU Pt. 3: Light
