"Skell Zero, ready for battle!"
Without hesitation, I charge forward. I take out all the weapons and start to move. Using the VI (Virtual Intelligence, a lower form of Artificial Intelligence) to let the Laser Cannon on my Skell's back.
Me? I am using the Assault Rifle with special ammunition. The ammunition the rifle uses is the same as that used by an autogun, which the people of 21st-century Earth use. They are effective, but I want to upgrade them, and I have decided to copy the ammunition of the Boltgun from the Warhammer universe.
It is a self-propelled ammunition that explodes on impact. Each bullet will create a mini explosion, pushing the hardened tip even more against an armored opponent.
*BOOM* *BOOM*
Explosion after explosion happens, and each time it happens, Grimms die. It does not take long for me to kill them all, and I look at Sienna and the others.
"What do you think?"
Sienna looks at me in shock while the others look at my Skell in awe. After a few seconds, she shakes her head and says,
"Orin? What kind of machine is this? Is it like Atlas' Paladin?"
"No. This one is lighter, but it only requires one person to crew. It is also more nimble as it can fly, and you can fit more weapons in here. And you know what makes this meal better than that?"
"What?"
"It does not need dust to operate."
However, instead of looking at me in surprise, they nod their heads in understanding. Sienna looks at me and says.
"We all assume it is not powered by dust, Orin. All your techs are never fueled by dust, after all."
Shit. They are already used to all my bullshit. There goes a lot of my entertainment.
"Right. The Skell will be a mech-suit for the Faunus. At the moment, I only produce seven of them. That means I need you to gather seven trusted Faunus to be the pilot of the Skell. Those Faunus shall be the face of our new military and show the world that we deserve to be called a country instead of a refugee group."
I can see the others perk up at my words. They want to be the pilots of the Skell and show the world that we have high military tech.
Sienna nods her head and says.
"I will prepare the people. For now, let's clear this area and make sure we can reclaim this outpost."
"Yes. Let's do this. Alice, scan the area. Send the coordinates of all the Grimm in this place and keep monitoring. Sienna, I will leave the rear to you guys."
Alice immediately gives me the coordinates and departs for the biggest concentration of Grimm in the area. I fly to the sky and use my rifle to hunt the Grimm down. To test my Skell, I use the full power and push the energy generation to the max.
My laser cannon keeps firing, and I aim at the Grimm on the ground. While firing, I can see something from a distance. A flock of nevermore is coming. The radar already notified me about them. They are going west, but it looks like the fight attracts their attention, and they change direction.
I put away my rifle in the chamber and let the auto reload do the work. I take out a thermal sword from the shoulder chamber and fly toward the incoming flock.
I am lucky that, as a Space Marine, I can directly connect the Skell and wear it as if it were a second skin, just like how Space Marines use their power armor.
With ease, I move around to dodge, block, and slice all the incoming attacks. The Nevermore released a hail of hardened feathers toward me. Sadly for them, it is not enough for it to stop me. I appear in front of one of them and thrust my thermal sword.
It punches through the bone armor and easily slices through the flesh. I swing my sword and use the thruster to dodge to the left as two Nevermore dice down toward me.
With a grin, I fly forward and swing my sword, cutting the wing of one of the Nevermore and grabbing its neck before thrusting my sword at the Nevermore that tries to jab me using its sharp beak.
I can feel my blood pumping as I let loose after a long time. I cannot fight Cinder Fight using all my power because I fight her to capture, instead of to kill.
As a Space Marine, it is our job to fight. We are born for war, and we thrive in war.
I release a roar and keep swinging. If not for their nature to disappear after they died, my Skell's chassis would be painted black from all the Grimm I kill. There are forty-seven of them, and I kill every single one of them.
"Father, an Alpha is coming, and around a hundred Grimm are coming with it."
My grin gets bigger and flies toward the outpost.
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|3rd POV|
Ozpin, Glynda, and Qrow arrive in the Kuo Kuana and once again get blown away by the sight. Even Ozpin, who once visited this place, was blown away by its growth. They are not the only ones who have also been blown away.
Team RWBY, JNPR, and CFVY also look around in shock and awe. Ozpin decides to take them because they are the people who perform the best in the Invasion of Beacon, and they deserve a small break.
Yang looks at her partner and says.
"Blake… I thought you said that your hometown is a small fishing village. If this is a small fishing village, my hometown is a stone age village. Are you Yang-in my tail here?"
Blake is too shocked to notice the pun her partner uses and says.
"No… I know my hometown. This is… a new thing."
They look around for a few seconds before stopping in front of a massive car waiting for them. The one greeting them is Ilia Amitola, Blake's childhood friend and a proud member of the White Fang.
Ilia looks at Blake for a moment before looking back at Ozpin and his inner circle.
"Welcome to Kuo Kuana, sir. Please enter the car. We will go to the facility."
"Facility? Is that what Ghira wants to show us?"
"It is the location of the thing that Chieftain Ghira wants to show you all. The others are already waiting in the facility."
Before Ozpin can ask for more, she opens the door, and Ozpin reluctantly enters the car while she enters the driver's seat. She takes them outside the city and arrives in the middle of the desert, where they can see a massive white and orange base.
The people in the passenger seats are looking in shock. This is not because of the base but rather because of the massive forest, farm, and even lake around the base. They know that Menagerie Island is a desert island with only a small portion of fertile land.
However, what they see is not something that is supposedly in the Menagerie.
They go past all of that before entering the inner part of the facility, and after another two minutes, they stop. Ilia takes them to the meeting room where they can see many people already waiting for them, including reporters from across the world who are performing a live broadcast on the internet and on TV.
Ozpin and his inner circle sit next to James Ironwood, while the students sit near the other students from other academies.
It does not take long before Orin walks into the room and catches the attention of the others.
"Thank you for coming. I will not waste more of your time. I shall show you the reason for this meeting. Alice, show it to them."
The monitor in front of them lights up and shows them a massive rocket. The camera looks at the rocket and broadcasts all the little details it has.
"Today is the day we reach for the stars! Today is the day when Faunus reaches for the moon!"
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