Once apon a time, there was a girl called Ruby Rose.
She was a bright and honest young girl.
All she aspired for in life was to help others.
But things change, She discovered from an undying wizard that her eyes held power that others did not and that there were forces of darkness beyond her control.
She wished to fight them for the people who already sacrificed themselves.
So she fought.
Again and again, wins and fails.
But when she lost, it was more than just a battle.
One by one, her friends died.
Until she was alone with the wizard.
The wizard was weak, his magic leaving him from many thousands of years of battle.
They sat and watched as the world burned.
Ruby's eyes once glistening sliver were broken ashen grey now.
They were the only ones left and soon, only Ruby would be there.
The wizard offered ruby his power.
Because she alone was the only one who could have it.
As the wizard died ruby wept, as she was the only one left.
The gods felt pity, so they sent Ruby back to the start with new power.
And so this is the beginning of the new story.
[ OF THE ASHEN WITCH ]
. . .
Ruby opened her eyes. She was back at the start before the torment and torture she went through. She didn't despise it that much, it made her who she was. It felt more unpleasant to be back.
She studied at the weaponry posters on her walls and the messy plans and homework on her desk, the mirror on her wall that showed her broken eyes that would never sparkle again. She was home, but it wasn't her home.
Her home was beacon 2.0 the school Ozma had made with her, where they had trained future huntsman to fight and sent them out to war. Her home was the magic forest that she explored with Blake before she had become a traitor. Her home was the battlegrounds she fought on with Yang before she burned with the rest of the world. Her home was the lab she and Weiss made to make new resources before Weiss was slain in cold blood, that was her home. Not here.
Ruby looked at the grey box in front of her, it was seemingly the power the gods had given her. They seemed to be the type of person to grant that kind of power.
The power entrusted to you [ADMIN ROSE], has been determined to be the gamer. The name is mostly self-explanatory. By willing the menu, you can bring up your options.
She would have to change quickly. Ruby knew that it was right before she started signal. Because of the homework on her desk and the lack of crescent rose by her side. She only had two years to improve before beacon then.
She willed the menu to come up.
[STATS]
[SKILLS]
[AFFINITIES]
She had to know how powerful this body was. She didn't want a weak body. That was one of her worst concerns, so she checked her strength.
Ruby Rose
Title: The Gamer
Rank: [ADMIN]
Level - 8
Exp: [0/240]
HP - 100 /100 (+2.5/min)
MP - 480/480 (+24/min)
AP - [LOCKED]
STR - 9
VIT - 10
DEX - 13
INT - 12
WIS - 13
LUK - 5
POINTS - 0
MONEY - 10
SEMBLANCE: [LOCKED]
PERKS:
SILVER EYES [RANK 1] - You have not awakened your silver eyes yet.
you have Innate Purity Affinity
TRUE MAGE [RANK 1] - You have genuine magic but do not know how to control it.
Unlocks MP
Unlocks affinity menu
SKILLS:
Gamer's body (lvl MAX) - You won't die unless you run out of HP, no matter how serious the wound.
Sound Mind (lvl MAX) - You've done and seen so much that your mind is remarkably hard to trick.
Infused Power (lvl MAX) - Your powers are ingrained in you from training. You dont have to think when using them. It's natural for you.
Ruby growled, she was good at magic and using her eyes. Leave it up to gods to take away her experience. She conceded it was a fair trade for going back in time but it seemed insulting to her. At least she wouldn't feel odd using them.
Ruby looked at the time 6:34. At this age, Ruby normally slept in till 7:30, at least. She decided she would use the time to exercise and maybe make her weak body better. She would also have to study some more. Her stats were so low!
Ruby went to the door listening for any noises outside. Yang was not up. Ruby could tell because of the loud, incessant snoring coming from the hall.
Ruby gently opened the door, peering into the hallway. No one was there. Ruby tiptoed into the hall, quietly closing the door behind her. Ruby crept to the stairs and listened for more noise. Nothing. Either her dad was remarkably quiet, which was a possibility because he was a huntsman, or he was asleep. Ruby placed her bet on the latter one. Her father was very lazy and would never get up until he has too.
Ruby still walked down the stairs carefully. She peeked into the kitchen. No one was there. That meant dad was still asleep unless he was watching tv. Which he wasn't because there was no noise coming from the living room.
Ruby bolted out the door, giggling like a mad man while doing a little dance.
*DING* New Skill - Stealth
'The better you get, the more you'll get away with!'
Ruby danced a little more when she saw the notification before she composed herself.
After thinking for a moment, Ruby formulated an exercise plan. 200 push-ups, 200 sit-ups, 2 laps around the forest, and then if she gets exhausted, she can just take a break for a moment!
For thinking out a good workout plan, you gain 1 INT!
Sweet!
Ruby started exercising but got tired fast, so she had to stop a lot, but she gained a lot of points. Ruby worked out for about 30 minutes.
For working out hard, you gained 1 STR (x3)
For running hard, you gained 1 DEX (x7)
For working out more than usual, you gained 1 VIT (x2)
Ruby grinned at the abundance of notifications. A job well done, she'd say, one step closer to saving humanity. She checked the time on her scroll, it was about 7:00 am now.
Ruby walked back home from the forest she was training in. She went into the kitchen, where her bleary-eyed dad stood. Ruby had missed him when he died in the war, she still did. Ruby giggled as her dad almost ran into her, "Woah," he started "Didn't see you there, rubes!" Ruby smiled "Yeah, you almost plowed me over!" he smiled. "What are you even doing up this early," he asked, "schools not for another hour." Ruby laughed nervously "Well, I wanted to train some, for you know," she smiled "Signal?" Her dad beamed, "So you finally decided that you're going to signal?" Ruby nodded before explaining, "While the other hunter schools in vale are nice, they're well..." she paused, "Not homey, i guess?" her dad smiled, "I totally understand rubes." Ruby hugged him then quickly left to her room.
While ruby hated studying, it was essential for her. How high her intelligence meant how much MP she had and she was a witch so she had to have lots of it. Also, she wanted to one-up Weiss when she met her.
Ruby studied for another 30 mins before Yang knocked on her door telling her breakfast was ready. Ruby was proud of what she'd done so far, she had gotten 6 INT and 2 WIS by the end.
Ruby climbed down the stairs and saw the two grinning blonds eating breakfast. "Hey!" Ruby said enthusiastically, dad just grinned at her and continued eating his eggs. "Yo," Yang replied, "Heard you finally decided to go to signal with me, right?" Ruby nodded, "Yeah, it just wouldn't be right if i didn't!" Yang smirked, "Aww!" she cooed "My baby sisters all grown up!" "Shut up, yang." Ruby pouted, "I'm not a baby you know?" Yang just laughed. "Anyways I'm hanging out with my friends today," yang stated, "Make the best of the rest of the summer you know?" Dad nodded, "Just make sure you stay safe." He reiterated as he always did, "I know, i know" Yang grumbled, "Don't have to tell me every time!" Ruby Giggled.
Soon, we all cleared out of the kitchen, Yang going to go hang out with her friends and dad getting groceries. Ruby was left to herself.
Ruby wandered back to the forest, intending to train some more. What she really needed to train was her magic.
Ruby sat in the middle of a clearing she found. Meditating and feeling her soul. It was easier without aura hindering it.
*DING* New Skill - Meditating - By focusing on your soul you find yourself regenerating faster.
Ruby enjoyed the thought of a healing skill or any regeneration spell in general. She really didn't want to die or let others die, she had let that happen to many times before.
It hurt her to see her loved ones die. It really did. But she kept having to have a smile because that's who she was. She smiled till it was only her and Ozma left before it was only her and the abyss of a place once called remnant, in the birthplace of humanity.
The Darkness. The Cold. The Monsters. The Gods. Stuck there. At that place.
The Origin...