Part 4:Losing Trust.

The Night After The Interrogation

It's been a couple of hours since you told Ozpin and the other intimidating people of what Raiden did...you waited because Raiden said that he was training (Scene with Cinder part). You're standing in front of your room's door, you're worried, most likely everyone will want to know what they asked you...well, you got to get this over with, you remember Qrow's words "Stop cowering, and face up to your mistake" Though you thought the guy was just an old drunk...he actually seemed like a pretty cool guy...though now that you think back...what happened to that Faunus girl you saved back at the courtyard? Now you feel bad, you said you were going to talk to her afterwards...you doubt that you'll be able to find her now...you look at the door handle and grab it...you open it as all of Team RWBY immediately rush to the door all staring at you

Ruby:"TELL US EVERYTHING!" Oh boy...Blake notices that...you don't look like your normal perky self

Blake:"How about we give him some space..." They all look at Blake a bit confused but they listen as you can fully enter the room now and close the door behind you.

Yang:"So, what'd they ask you?" you look at Raiden, he's staring at you curiously 

You:"...Personal stuff...very personal stuff..." You glance downwards...you lied about that, but it's somewhat true...you never liked it when people prodded around at your life, you do it when you open up to someone...not when you're being pressured to reveal something, you haven't told the rest of the team of being Chronicle for that very reason...though they get the point as they don't look as eager anymore "They kept asking about the breach and how we got there...but thing that scared me was...coincidences...with you." You look at Raiden

Raiden:"Coincidences?"

You:"Y-yeah, like when you were dressed in your old gear, why you were missing for a period of time during the trial in the Emerald Forest, and why you never told Oobleck about your reasoning of being a huntsman...so I panicked, I knew that if we tried hiding it then it'd just get worse so...I told them that you used to be apart of Torchwick's gang."the room gets quiet as Raiden sighs while looking down.

Raiden:"Who was in the room when you said that?"

You:"Professor Oobleck, Glynda Goodwitch,General Ironwood, and Qrow."

Raiden:"Qrow?"

Ruby/Yang:"That's our uncle." Raiden thinks for a moment

Raiden:"Well...the truth would have to come out eventually, I suppose..." Raiden looks up at you "But you should've let ME be the one to do it."

You:"I-I know but they pressured me and it seemed like they all could tell when I was going to lie." Ugh, you feel guilty. Raiden walks up to you before ruffling your hair and smiling

Raiden:"You're fine, you shouldn't feel guilty for telling the truth, but I just wished that it would've been me instead of you...I wonder why they didn't ask me in the first place..." You...did think that was odd, but you feel relieved that Raiden isn't mad at you, he's always been like that...when you messed up he wouldn't chew you out, only correct you in what you did, and tell you how to do it better, you're glad you have him by your side. But...something feels off in him...something...making you lose trust in his words...frequent disappearances without a word, saying that he's training but when he comes back he doesn't have a scratch on him...gah what are you saying...you can trust your brother...right? "Well...I'm off to Ozpin's, I'm gonna see if I can fix this, alright?"

Yang:"Aw, but we were gonna study together!" Raiden smiles back at Yang

Raiden:"Don't worry, I won't be long." He waves before opening the door and going through it...You hope that he'll be alright, but he has many secrets...too many, you've revealed everything to him...can't he do the same? You look back at the rest of Team RWBY, they're all giving you a somewhat relived smile...

Ruby:"Well, while he does that...(F)...what is your Semblance?" You wonder where this came from, then again you and Raiden have been avoiding the question for the entire year now

You:"...We'd need Raiden for this,he knows more about it than I do." Ruby gives you a 'doubtful' look...what's going on?

Ruby:"You two have been avoiding that question all year...what's up?" You can tell something's off with them as they're looking at you... "We need to know..." You sigh while putting your hands behind your neck.

You:"...What's with the doubtful looks?"

Yang:"We're worried about Raiden..." ...

You:"What...do you mean?"

Blake:"...When you're not around he starts to become very aggressive...we noticed it today very clearly..." What do they mean

You:"Again...what do you mean by that?"

Weiss:"He...had an outburst...said his head was pounding, when we tried to help he...he drew his weapon on us..."

You:"...I'm sorry...What..." The looks on their faces...it's breaking you..." 

 Yang:"...When he realized of what he did he looked at himself in terror..." Yang's voice broke off a little as she begins to tear up... "The guy I love draws his weapon against his own teammates...that's not the Raiden I know...we need to know, I want the Raiden I know back...so maybe learning about what you both are dealing with will help..." You...can't believe them...Raiden....why would he...You slowly come to term with this...it's time for them to know

You:"We are descendants of Leviathan..." The rest look at you strangely. 

 Yang:"Leviathan? What's that?" Right, the story is only known by a few...which makes you wonder why Raiden knew more about it then Ozpin...

You:"Leviathan is...a mythical creature whose power lives inside us." Again, more weird looks. "Ugh...let me just show you." You outstretch your hand to all of them "Give me your hand, all of you." After exchanging looks at each other they overlap their hands over yours.

Yang:"Sooo, now what?" You burst your eye with blue flames and focus all of your aura on to a single memory...you feel flames trailing across your arm and into your palm as suddenly a brilliant light shines. The entire area is lit up. Everyone brings their arms up to cover their face. You look around to see that...you...actually did it, it's the night when Ozpin told you of being Chronicle...you managed to memory share...ALL of Team RWBY is insanely confused

Ruby's POV

CONFUSED,WAIT A SECOND!

Ruby:"W-WAIT! THIS ISN'T OUR ROOM!" 

Blake:"What...on Remnant, did you do?"

You:"Memory sharing...didn't think I'd actually was going to able to do that..." MEMORY-WHAT!?

Weiss:"WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE, RIGHT!?"Weiss looks livid... 

 You:"Yeah, this is just a temporal area, we haven't actually traveled through time or anything, it's just a way of showing the things I heard from others." I'M STILL CONFUSED! Though...the memory begins to play, (F) is near the edge of Beacon as Ozpin is about to speak to him...this is the night when he officially joined Team RWBY...well, now that I think about it, it's the first day Team RWBY was formed...good days... 

Ozpin(Past):"Why do you want to be a Hunter, Mr.(L)?" Hmm...more insight into his past?

You(Past):"I-I...what?"

Ozpin(Past):"The reason you wanted to come here...surely there must be some background as to why you're standing here today." Ah, you remember this night well...

You(Past):"...Well, when I was 11 my mother died to a rare form of Cancer, uh...when that happened our dad, Ardyn...was never the same, he kept obsessing over something in Vale...a...Relic something like that?"...Relic? "Afterwards we moved to Vale and that's when things took a turn for the worse...he said he was going to go find someone...I don't remember it only that it started with Cin..." ...That name...familiar but...(F)'s past...

I look at him before holding his hand...he's never really talked about his mother...nor his father, only that they were both gone from his life...

Ozpin(Past):"What happened afterwards...?"

You(Past):"Well...he never came back...and me and Raiden were left alone...for years we were had to live out on the street, and though there were places we could spend the nights since we're kids most of them were full so...me and Raiden just laid in the cold...it was horrible, the amount of nightmares that I had were horrible but...I had Raiden." ...I'm so glad (F) had his big brother to protect him...

You(Past):"Every night he would tell me of the adventures of Huntsmen and Huntresses...and how they were fighting throughout the world to make it a better place...and something about that just clicked in me, the thought of helping those that were like me had lit a fire in me. Afterwards though it took a bit of time but Raiden was old enough to get a job, we had food, water and soon enough our own little apartment in the city. And because of him I was able to get closer to my goal...I want to be like my brother, helping those who can't help themselves. That's why I want to be a Hunter." ...I kiss (F) on the cheek as he smiles at me a little...Again, never really told us in this depth of being a Hunter, I glance over at Yang...she's looking down...Raiden threatening his own team seemed to really hurt Yang...

Ozpin thought for a while before he takes out the Leviathan piece that (F) and Raiden got in the Emerald Forest.

Ozpin(Past):"Do you know what this is?"

You(Past):"Uh...a Leviathan?" Oooh that's what a Leviathan looks like.

Ozpin(Past):"And do you know what a Leviathan represents in this world?"

You(Past):"Uh...well no, sir."

Ozpin(Past):"It represents an ancient Kingdom...before the 4 kingdoms of Remnant were formed. You see though it's just now a fairy tale told at night, the symbol of the Leviathan was the symbol of the Glaive."

You(Past):"Glaive?" Hmm...maybe he should call his Semblance Glaive... (Yes I'm calling your Semblance Glaive)

Ozpin(Past):"You see, the Glaive was the Royal Family of this ancient Kingdom. Over a century of their rule and each of their Kings had the ability to Conjure any object they acquired, They did this by using their Semblance to ignite the fire of their Soul thus giving them unimaginable power, eventually the power of the Soul was so great that it had to vent out somewhere, in this case their dominant eye." Wait...is (F)...royalty? Huh...I glance at (F)'s eye, still burning blue...I mean, it won't change what I think about him, he'll still be the man I love but...still...

Ozpin(Past):"Now, there was a Prophecy. You see all of the Kings had flames bursting from their eyes, but the Prophecy stated that those whose flames burned Blue were meant to drive darkness from their Kingdom and were thus called the Chronicle." Wait...(F)'s...the Chronicle?

Ozpin(Past):"Now, why is this Kingdom no longer with us you may be wondering, well after a century of peace, the world was plunged into a state of darkness the King at that time was the Chronicle, Grimm destroyed the entire Kingdom and the King using an ancient...Magic I should say and combined it with his Semblance and created a Beacon of light, that purged the Grimm from the Kingdom...but it was too late. The Kingdom was devoid of life, so in its place a Beacon stood as a representation of what the King had sacrificed..." (F) seems a bit confused...what for though? (I'm noticing a lot of flip-floppiness from the beginning of the Chronicle story, along with stupid mistakes I made while not paying attention to detail in my earlier ones, I'll be fixing the past chapters as now that I look at them...they're really messed up, and I'll explain it CORRECTLY later as when I first made this, I wasn't really thinking, I kinda made it up as I went, it's only now where I've fully got the story of Chronicle down...)

Ozpin(Past):"Now...how does this associate to the Leviathan Piece you acquired. Simple, that Temple you were in was actually the ruins of that old Kingdom, though most of it has been destroyed due to the Grimm and Erosion and decay slowly destroyed the rest of the Kingdom...but the Throne Room and Alter still stand tall...The Alter is where you found the Chess Pieces. Now that Leviathan Piece has stayed there for over a century...though the exact intention of it is unknown...we do know only those of the blood of the Chronicle could pick up the Leviathan Piece...as there is or at least there was a barrier preventing from anyone from touching the Leviathan Piece."...Sorry wat? That explains why when Cardin said he touched it that he was electrocuted and sent flying through the forest...deserved it though

You(Past):"B-but how do we get from that to our...situation in Beacon!" Right, they couldn't find a team...

Ozpin(Past):"Every year we select 80 people to be accepted into beacon, so that way teams are divided equally into 20 teams...This year we chose 82."

You(Past):"I'mmmm gonna guess and see we're the 2 extra huh?"

Ozpin(Past):"Yes, you were accepted because of the Semblance that Raiden showed a week ago...we had suspicions and our suspicions were correct. We did this to make it seem natural, to not force you into this position." The memory stops as all of us are confused, except for (F)...

You:"Well, that's enough for this, now on to the next one..." The area changes again...in an alleyway with...Raiden and (F) as their eyes are...flowing with white flames?

Blake:"Wait why do the past versions of you have white flames from your eye now?"

You:"Just...listen, the past will explain everything..."

 Your POV

The past you and Raiden are both talking telepathically, but luckily since these are your memories, the others will be able to hear you both just fine...you notice that the OTHER past version of you and Raiden are also here...when you were homeless...you hope they won't see them...you don't want to get into that.

You(Past):"R-Raiden?!?! Where are we?!?! How are we in your memories?! What was with that fire going across your hand!?! WHY IS YOUR EYE WHITE!?!?!?!" Past you begins freaking out then Raiden snaps his fingers to summon a mirror and shows that...your Eye is also White...

Raiden(Past):"Easy bro...Like I said we are in my memories. And we are back at the old alleyway where we used to be those many years ago...This is the night where I was influenced by Roman to do his work."

You(Past):"THEN WHY ARE BOTH OF OUR FIRES WHITE!?"

Raiden(Past):"...You are Chronicle, right?"

You(Past):"R-right?"

Raiden(Past):"How much do you know of what that means...or of where that power came from...or what is the full extent of our abilities?"

You(Past):"Well...Nothing really."

Raiden(Past):"Well...I've learned that our Semblance is from an ancient mystical being called Leviathan, whose eyes coursed with White Flames. The Leviathan was a Goddess to men at that time and was loving and kind. You see when the King of the Ancient Kingdom from Ozpin's story was being overwhelmed by a being with unfathomable power, who is only known as Queen of the Grimm."

You(Past):"Queen of Grimm?"

Raiden(Past):"Yes, not much is known about her, only that her power grows ever stronger when fear rises...The King begged the Leviathan to lend him her strength.After completing a test of strength, Leviathan accepted. The King and Leviathan fought against the Queen of the Grimm, and eventually the King was injured and was not going to survive. Leviathan was so full of kindness, that she gave him all of her power and their Souls combined and it gave him incredible power, his eyes burned with a bright white fire. Giving him enough power to push back the Queen of the Grimm. After his battle, his flame became blue and he was then given the name Chronicle, because his impact on the world was so great that it was remembered throughout all of history."

You(Past):"So...why aren't our flames white...well naturally if we are in fact decedents of Leviathan?"

Raiden(Past):"Though I'm not absolutely sure...It has to do with our connection with Leviathan herself. You see from what I can tell it seems like when your eye is a regular flame it means you have a low connection. When it's naturally a blue flame it means your connection is high...There have only been 2, you and the First King, so in turn your power is higher. And finally white, A white flame signifies you have a direct connection to Leviathan herself, she essentially is living in you."

You(Past):"And...a Purple flame?" All of team RWBY look at you

Raiden(Past):"Purple means it isn't Leviathan...It's Serpent."

You(Past):"Serpent?"

Raiden(Past):"You aren't quite ready for that story, even if you are Chronicle." You feel angry that you let that one slide...

You(Past):"Then...that man at the docks...he was one of Serpent's?" Raiden nods

Raiden(Past):"Now, with the incredible power that Leviathan left us, we have so many abilities we haven't even dreamed of...Memory sharing is simply one of them." You're fully aware of that now, with Flare Smashes, that moment of power with your encounter with the Man in the Cloak, your electricity power, and that pillar of particles just a few hours ago.

You(Past):"So...how do you even get your connection higher with Leviathan? I mean because now our eyes are both White at the moment...wait...does that mean she can hear us?"

Raiden(Past):"Wouldn't doubt it, but I doubt she'd say anything, I mixed both of our Semblances together to give us a temporary boost in our connection."

You(Past):"One more question...how do you know about all of this?" Raiden remained quiet for a while

Raiden(Past):"...You'll find out soon enough" You just...barely get the chance to notice it but...entire area changed for just a split second...but just long enough for you to notice the ground change to a almost glassy dark color...and the sky to be blood red...and Raiden's flame flickers purple...You remember how terrified you felt in that moment, everyone is looking at you now...

Ruby:"What was that? At the very end?"

You:"I don't know...it may be the reason why Raiden's becoming aggressive but...I have no clue..."

Ruby:"So...what I'm getting from all of this is that...you're 'The Chronicle', right?" You nod

Weiss:"And...you descend from royalty?" 

You:"I guess so..."

Blake:"And that Leviathan lives inside of you..."

You:"Sort of..."

Yang:"And...the Man in the Cloak...he's...Serpent's? What even is Serpent..."

You:"I know as much as you do..." You sigh...you find yourself looking at your younger, homeless selves...You notice everyone is now looking at them...Oh no...

Ruby:"Is that...another you?"

You:"Yeah...from when I was homeless..." They're all staring at your younger self, along with Raiden... "Come on. that's all I had to show you all-" 

You stop. The area changes again without you doing anything...no,no,no...the Man in the Cloak is standing in front of you all. You all jump back defensively...only to realize...that it's a memory...You...see the corpses of Blake,Weiss, and Yang...this was your old nightmare...Why is it coming back? You try to cancel the memory but it won't budge...Is Leviathan doing this? The Team RWBY of the present are standing in shock

Ruby:"U-uh...(F),what is this?" 

Why...can't you move? You're stuck in this horrible memory. Your younger self is shaking...as he tries to attack the Man in the Cloak out of pure rage...

You(Past):"YOU BASTARD!!!!" You yell in pure rage...You...never said that in your nightmares...one of the defining points of what kept you up is your inability to cry out...your heart is pounding, this can't be happening, you're in shock. The Man in the Cloak pulls away as...your mother Luna appears...

Luna(Voice Breaking):"(F)...don't be scared..." she says through her tears "I'm so proud of you..." she smiles softly as tears fall down her face...

You(Struggling to speak):"M-mom?" You...never said that before...in your old nightmares...what...is this...you've forgotten that this is all a memory...as the Man in the Cloak Conjures his spear...and slits her throat...she disintegrates You can't breathe as you fall to your knees. You can hear your younger self crying out in sorrow...as Raiden and Ruby appeared side by side...

Raiden(Barely able to speak):"(F)...stay strong...you have to...T-take care...of Yang for me...be good...all right?" Why...is this...happening, Raiden smiles...as the Man in the Cloak reaches upwards as his Spear transforms into an axe...as he hacks him in the chest with his axe...

You(In agony):"RAIDEN!!!" Your voice continuously breaking as you reach out for him...as his body is lit up with particles and he vanishes with the particles...Why...won't this end...

Ruby is the only one left...You can barely think, you look at her with tears stained as she looks at you...

You:"P-please...I'm begging you...stop!" The Man in the Cloak doesn't even glance at you... 

Ruby:"I love you..." Your eyes widen as everything goes silent...as the Cloaked Man spear...goes through Ruby's heart...she collapses to the ground.you can feel yourself move again and dash to her and hold her in your arms.

You(Through tears):"R-ruby!? Come on, God please NO!" Tears fall down your face...as she smiles softly at you as blood escapes from her mouth. She starts gasping...little, small hiccups of breath...desperately trying to get air..."Ruby! p-please God NO!" she looks at you...as her Silver eyes close...and she falls limp and you hold her in her arms...before she disintegrates slowly in your arms. Everything goes dark as you collapse to your hands and knees and you sob...the Cloaked Man stares at you in silence. You can't...breathe. You're heaving and want to throw up but...you can't...you want to yell out to someone...anyone to help...But nobody came.

The memory immediately stops...as you're on your knees, sobbing...all of Team RWBY is completely silent...Why...was it different...why...wouldn't it stop...why...before you could do anything, Ruby begins to hug you tightly as she's on her knees as well...she's crying lightly as well...

Ruby:"I-I...I never knew of how terrible...how...devastating those nightmares were to you...I-I." You stop her by hugging her back...you feel another person hug you...and another...and another...Blake, Weiss, and Yang are all surrounding you both all hugging you...one big group hug...you feel your sorrows melting away.

You(slowly):"Ha...ha......I don't want to let go..." 

(......Cue Memory from Undertale...well...hope you all enjoyed, This is one of the added parts that I was talking about, of course next part I will do all of the actual episode, I thought about doing the episode after doing all of this but then I saw that it was going to be WAAAY too long...would've been around a 40 minute long part for sure, then you probably wouldn't get the part till Thursday...anyways, that's enough rambling out of me, thank you for reading!)