Alucard: A RWBY Story

Chapter Sixty Four - Uncovered

After the battle of the Argus Limited, Walter began talking with Maria about everything that had happened since their last meeting. As everyone regrouped, Yang became frustrated.

Yang: Great! This is just great! We're stranded, we lost a third of our party, and we've gained a defenseless old lady!

Walter: Please show some respect, Miss Xiao Long. I understand your frustration, but there is no need to take it out on her.

Maria: My name is Maria Calavera, and I am not defenseless! I'm just a little hard of hearing. And blind without my eyes, that are in desperate need of repair.

Oscar: Yang, knock it off, will ya? If we lose our cool now, we'll just be inviting even more Grimm.

Blake: Does that even matter? Apparently, we've been attracting Grimm ever since we left Haven.

Yang: Oh, and how could I forget about that? What happened to no more lies and half truths?

Oscar: Yeah, I think it's time we got an explanation...

As Oscar said that, Ozpin took control of his body. Once he does so, he addresses Yang's accusations.

Ozpin: I did not lie to you...

Weiss: Well you certainly didn't tell us everything about the Relic.

Ozpin: Please, now is not the time.

Yang: No, we're past that! I wanna know why you're still not telling us everything!

Ozpin: It is true that the Grimm are attracted to the Relics. It's faint, but undeniable. I believe it has to do with their origin, but I'm not entirely sure. Regardless, I feared that making you all aware would only add anxiety and negativity. It seemed like the safer option.

Weiss: You know, I'm getting real tired of people choosing what's best for me.

Alucard: If you all knew what was best for you, you would all stop asking questions. Nothing about our mission has changed. If you find my master's method's distasteful, then you are all free to leave and allow the enemy to triumph. 

As the group began to split apart, Walter stepped in to try and calm the situation. He could tell that doing so would be difficult.

Walter: Now's not the time for this. We have much bigger things to worry about.

Yang: That's easy for you to say! Look at where we are! Seems like we're just walking from one bad situation into another! Ozpin's keeping secrets from us! Don't you want to know what Ozpin is hiding from us?!

Walter: That is not my place, Miss Xiao Long. We cannot afford to split apart. We must remain united more than ever.

Yang: Is that why Ozpin chose to lie to everyone about Lionheart too?

Ozpin: Yes, as a matter of fact, I believed the Kingdom of Mistral deserved better than the truth. And I believed Leonardo deserved to be remembered for his lifetime of service, and not for the unfortunate missteps he made in his final years.

Yang: Missteps?!

Ozpin: What Professor Lionheart did was reprehensible. I am not here to argue differently, but does one lapse in judgment truly negate all of his good? Do we not all have regrets? You may have met Professor Lionheart, but you never met the man he was before Salem found him.

Yang: Look, we're supposed to be in this together. You can trust us! We're not gonna turn our backs on you.

Alucard: Lionheart was a gutless coward. A coward that deserved his fate. 

Weiss: What do you mean by that? 

Alucard: All enemies of my master is nothing more than an obstacle that needs to be slain with extreme prejudice. 

Ozpin: Do you really think Leo was the first?! That he didn't say those exact same words to me? I'm sorry, but you have to understand that my behaviors are backed by experience. I'm not saying that I have reason to think you will betray me. I'm saying that I have reasons for the things that I do, the secrets I keep, the reason I...Where's the Relic?

Ruby: Right here. It got scattered in the crash.

Ozpin: Please, hand it over.

Ozpin reaches his hand out, but Ruby is hesitant to give him the Relic.

Ruby: So all those times you talked about having faith in humanity, that was just for everyone else?

Ozpin: That's not what I meant to suggest. Miss Rose, the Relic is a powerful item and I simply feel as though it is my burden to bear.

Walter: We shall discuss this matter later when we are not stranded. 

Ozpin: I need you to listen to me--

As Ozpin reaches out, he suddenly is stopped, stuck in his position.

Qrow: Oz?

Oscar: Hurry... he's... trying to stop you!

Yang: Stop her from what?

Oscar: He's afraid... you'll find out what he's... hiding!

Oscar suddenly collapses, causing Yang, Weiss and Blake to become defensive while Ruby clings to the Relic.

Oscar: Her name is Jinn. Say her name to summon her.

Ruby: Her name?

Suddenly, the wind begins to pick up. Warry of what was happening, Obi-Wan readies his sword.

Ruby: Jinn?

Suddenly, the wind stops blowing. Everyone becomes confused. Ruby then lets go of the Relic as it floats a short distance away, cyan smoke emanates from it. Suddenly, the lamp is enveloped in the smoke, and from it, a giant, feminine figure emerges. He skin and hair colored blue, and decorated with gold jewelry and ornaments. The figure stretches and moans as she has been awakened. Everyone was in awe at the sight they was seeing.

Jinn: Wonderful. Tell me, what knowledge do you seek?

In that moment, Jinn had been woken up. Ruby and the others now had a way to learn what Ozpin had been hiding from them. This truth would reveal Salem's origins as well as the true nature of the conflict between Ozpin and Salem. The truth was about to be uncovered.