Another Day. Another Job.
Ghost pov.
The smell of the city filtered through my mask as I laid there waiting. The sounds of people yelling and talking as cars honked at one another reached my ears. The chill of the night air reached my exposed forearms as my gloved hands felt the shivering cold of Metal. The feel of the concrete roof was numbed from hours of waiting. My eyes stared down a scope as my reticle scanned the doors of the dim lit street. Then the target appeared with his so-called girlfriend. He had a rough grip on her wrist as her eyes were puffy red. She was a red head Fox Faunus. The outside world started to blur as the crosshairs alinned. My breathe stayed in my lungs as the thumping of my heart filled my ears.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Thwip!
As the bullet left the barrel with a muffled bang, the target dropped instantly. The girl screamed in fear running away with her fox tail between her legs. I stood up shouldering my rifle and walking away as the sound of sirens called like wolf's howling to the moon. I went down the fire escape and into an open manhole in the middle of the street. Another day gone. Another job done. Less scum in the world.
No one pov.
"Last night at approximately 1 am terror struck when a local Faunus slaves known as Anthony Davis was murdered by an unknown assailant. He had been on trail 3 times but was not convinced due to lack of witnesses who kept turning up dead. The police originallt speculated that this hit was carried out by white fang members but an eye witness says she saw something more outlandish." The camera pans to the same fox Faunus that was accompanying Anthony.
"After he pulled me out the door a muffled shot was all I heard when he fell dead to the ground. I ran after that and looked back seeing him."
"Who did you see ma'am?"
"The Ghost."
The news then turned off. As Ozpin set down his scroll as he sipped his coffee. He was in deep thought about this ghost. He's heard many things from local authorities and people saying he's a hero. He's struck all over Remnant. A paid hit man with a heart of gold. He set his muh down before tapping his scroll pulling up contact information on Ghost. No one knew his real identity. Especially since Ironwood was trying to track him down due to a few of his Lieutenants being taken out. It was later learned that those Lieutenants were feeding information to Faunus slavers while receiving bribes. But this was obviously never made public information. Ozpin started to type into the chat bar.
Connection established.
O: -Hello Ghost.-
-Who is this?-
O: -I am Ozpin. Headmaster of Beacon in Vale.-
-What's the job?-
O: -I would prefer to give you details in person due to how unsecured our connection is.-
-Meet me at the docks.-
O: -I was hoping to have you come to my Academy instead.-
-Fine but keep in mind if I am attacked by anyone you're getting the first bullet.-
Connection terminated.
Ozpin sat back and sipped his coffee before the elevator chimed open revealing Glynda Goodwitch with a very unamused look.
"Hello Miss. Goodwitch." Ozpin said sipping more coffee. "How can I help you?"
"I have come to talk to you about increasing our security due to Ghost recent activities in Vale." Glynda said making Ozpin stop drinking his coffee.
"Um about that...."
Timeskip.
Ghost pov.
I arrived at Beacon around midnight thanks to stowing away on a ship which makes regular deliveries to the school. My breathe shown through the moonlit night as I walked through the darkness to the tallest tower. I arrived at an elevator and pressed up after entering. It was silent as the ride up smoothly came to a stop. In front of me was an empty office. I looked at the ceiling to see many gears no longer moving. I sent the elevator back down and jumped up on a desk grabbing a couple of the gears. I pulled myself up and laid down staring at the elevator waiting.
Timeskip.
I laid there on the cogs for a few hours when sunlight started to shine in. 5:34am. Minutes later I heard the elevator doors chime as the opened to show 2 people. A man in black and wearing a green scarf while hoping a cane and sipping coffee. Ozpin. A woman in a shut blouse and carrying a crop. Unknown.
"How do you know he isn't going to kill you the moment he gets here?" The woman asked as Ozpin sipped his coffee.
"I'm sure he would have already tried." Ozpin said sitting at his desk as I stayed silent. "Besides I called him to meet me today so I hope that he is still interested in coming."
"He is a highly known killer and has so high a kill count it scares me." The woman said as I breathed slowly waiting.
"Then it's quite important that we convince him to join us in the fight against Salem." My eyes widen at that but I didn't move.
"I still think we should have Qrow here or something so we outnumber him in case-" the woman said as I decided to join the conversation.
"In case of what?" I asked rolling off the cog and landing on my feet in front of them. She instantly pointed her crop at me. "In case I kill both of you before you even know I'm in the room?"
"Well it's a pleasure to meet you Ghost." Ozpin said mentioning at a chair in front of the desk.
"I'll stand thanks." I cross my arms as I stare at him. "What's the job?"
"I would like you to teach here." Ozpin said as I started laughing.
"And why would I want to do that?" I ask amusing him.
"I can pay you." Ozpin offered as I chuckled.
"I don't need money." I answer with a serious tone.
"Then how about ensuring that the students here become proper huntsmen to save those who are innocent?" Ozpin said as my chuckling and amused tone disappeared instantly.
"And what makes you think that matters to me?" I asked getting close to the desk and leaning on it.
"I recognize the symbol on your arm. It belonged to the members of the Union Jack team." Ozpin pointed to it as I took in a quiet breathe. "I remember when they took it upon themselves to attack the creatures of Grimm in their homeland and save anyone, no matter who they were, from evil."
"Not many knew about us." I commented as I turned my head to the window looking out at the sun rise. "When do I start?"
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