RWBY: Fireborn

Logan sighed as he stared at his scroll listlessly. Having already felt tired even before he made the call he needed to his parents. He just knew that as soon as he told them, his parents and his sisters would come rushing to Beacon just to see him and Glynda. Sighing, Logan started to rub his face as he felt a hand on his back.

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Glynda: "You haven't called them yet?" Glynda, the owner of the hand, said as she looked over Logan's shoulder.

Logan: "I just know how they're gonna react." Logan replied. "I can guarantee that they'll be here within a week just to pamper you and give me migraines."

Glynda: "But they still deserve to know." Glynda spoke as she sat down on the couch next to Logan. "You can't keep this from them. And if you try, I can see that one of Team RWBY will tell them and it will be much, much worse."

Logan: "I know, I know." Logan sighed again. "I just feel that something's coming. Like a calm before the storm."

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Glynda knew what Logan was talking about. Having been almost four months since they found out about Glynda's pregnancy, almost no missions that needed Logan's attention have appeared. Not only that, missions throughout Remnant have been on the decline. A lot of things happened like Willow Schnee taking over the S.D.C and Jacques being arrested for his crimes or how Menagerie became its own Kingdom, almost everything settled into relative peace. For someone like Logan, it felt as if a massive storm was brewing that would turn the world upside down in an instant.

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Glynda: "While I understand why you would say that, couldn't it just be a time of peace?" Glynda said. She knew the whole truth after Logan asked Magus to bring her into the fold. "Can't you try to relax and just feel at ease?" Glynda was told everything, about Logan's past life, about what the Brother gods did, and who Ozpin and Salem were tricked into their roles as false hopes for Remnant.

Logan: "Hun, even before I was brought to this world. I've always been intuned with my instincts." Logan explained. "Even now they're telling me to run and hide. To escape. Just to weather whatever is coming. But I just can't. I have too many things I want to protect."

Glynda: "Well, whatever happens, you always have me on your side." Glynda said and kissed him. "Now, make that call and I'll go make us some tea. Okay?"

Logan: "Will do." Logan said as he watched Glynda walk off into the kitchen. "Gods, I love her."

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After a very tiring call to his parents, in which they confirmed they'll be there within a week with his sisters, Logan leaned back and sighed. He loved his parents and sisters, he really did, even though he wasn't flesh and blood they loved him just as much. But even though he loved them, they were a handful to deal with. Thankfully, his father (Azrael) managed to calm them down somewhat. Though Logan had some misgivings about it. He could already see his mother (Sophia) frantically running around and screaming about being a grandmother.

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As soon as Logan thought that, he got a headache for some reason.

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Meanwhile, in Menagerie, Sophia was frantically running around and shouting that she was going to be a grandmother. Azrael just watched in hopelessness.

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About two weeks later, Logan was currently going over his notes for Glynda's class. Glynda had taken maternity leave when her pregnancy started showing and she started having mood swings. While Glynda did what she could before she left, Logan had picked up where she left off. Having to rewrite some lesson plans due to headaches messing with her perception of things.

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While Logan was working, his mother was helping Glynda while he wasn't by her side. His family had come over to greet Glynda and help where they could. His father had managed to get a job at the docks and rented an apartment for a while; while his sisters found jobs with a local weapons smith that catered to Beacon students and visiting Huntsmen and women. All doing what they could to be around Logan and Glynda without burdening them and helping where they could.

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Logan sighed as he thought about the upcoming field exercise for the second years and third years. He had to go with them as it was an important class for them and he had taken up Glynda's position for it. He'd be gone for a week, but his family would make sure Glynda was okay. Though they did nag on him to call more often than twice a month.

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Getting up from the desk he was at, Logan stretched and made his way home. He had to leave early tomorrow for that field exercise and he rather spend the time with Glynda before he had to go. AS He went to exit Glynda's office he was using, his mother, Sophia, entered.

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Logan: "Oh, mom." Logan said in complete surprise. "I didn't expect to see you here."

Sophia: "Your father is making dinner and asked me to come and get you." Sophia said, even without his wings present, she could still see them open in surprise on his back. "I still can't believe that my little birdy is all grown up and going to be a father soon."

Logan: "You can't treat me as a kid forever." Logan sighed but had a smile on his face. "Sooner or later, I was gonna leave the nest anyway."

Sophia: "I always knew that. "Sophia said longingly. "It just I wish it was under better circumstances."

Logan: "That, we can agree on." Logan said, thinking back to why he left in the first place. "But, for better or worse, it happened and we can't change the past."

Sophia: "And we can only lot to the future for better times." Sophia smiled as she finished that old saying of hers. "Looks like you haven't forgotten that. I'm glad."

Logan: "They're true words." Logan commented.

Sophia: "Can I get a hug?" Sophia asked after they ŀȧpsed into a comfortable silence. "I haven't gotten one from you in so long."

Logan: "Fine." Logan said with a smile.

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As Logan hugged Sophia, he felt her shift. His instincts flared and as he pulled back to let go, her body morphed and stabbed a massive blade through his ċhėst from hers. Logan coughed up blood as who he thought was his mother's eye's turned a very bright and glowing shade of red and a manic smile donned her face.

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Logan's body soon erupted in crimson and gold flames, burning the morphed part where it connected them off of the ȧssailant. As he stepped back, the morphed blade in his ċhėst turned to sludge and slid back to the ȧssailant. Logan drew his [Ace of Spades (Pristine)] from his [Inventory] as his body was wrapped in golden flames. With his other hand hidden by his flames, Logan pulled his scroll out and called Ozpin on speaker while he pointed the [Ace of Spades (Pristine)] with his other at the ȧssailant.

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Logan: "W-who are you?" Logan coughed out.

Assailant: "I'll give you three guesses, the first two don't count." The ȧssailant ċȯċkily said. "And don't bother trying to call for backup, the room's covered to prevent that from happening~"

Logan: "N-now... wha-t?" Logan coughed out again as he stowed away his scroll and tried to stall for time.

Assailant: "Simple, we wait for you to die of blood loss." The ȧssailant shrugged. "I mean, we can fight but that would just speed up your eventual death. So, wait and you die or we fight and you die. I don't care either way we do this as long as you die and I get paid."

Logan: "Lovely." Logan sarcastically said as he slowly got better. "Just one question. Do you know who I am?"

Assailant: "Yep~," The ȧssailant said with a sh*t eating grin.

Before Logan could realize what happened, his back hit the ceiling and he saw his legs fly into two different corners of Glynda's office. The ȧssailant was cackling like a deranged man as their sludge-like body pulled itself back together from the explosion that caught him/her in as well. As logan fell back down, he saw that he was missing everything below his waist and his ribcage was exposed with part of it piercing his heart. As he hit what was left of the floor, he could feel his head crack open and his vision began to fade.

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Assailant: "Well, that was easy." The ȧssailant said as they pulled themselves back together. "I don't know why all the ones before had so much trouble dealing with him. Then again, we have like four or five groups with different names just to get stuff." then the ȧssailant shrugged. "Eh, oh well. Job's done, time to go."

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Logan felt himself fading fast as his eyes slowly dimed as the ȧssailant walked out of Glynda's office morphing to look like Logan himself. Soon, Logan was engulfed in darkness and was unable to feel anything. His mind was still reeling from the explosion.

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{System Notice! The user has died. Use ability (Pheonix Down) to revive? [Y/N?] Time remaining: 4:57 }

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What greeted Logan's vision after a moment was his system informing him of his death. After a few moments, Logan's mind cleared up and realized what happened. After reading the notice and seeing the time remaining, Logan selected yes.

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[RWBY: Fireborn]

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Assailant: 'Man, he really has the respect of everyone in this place.' The ȧssailant thought as he walked through Beacon while heading towards the lift to Vale. 'Too bad he'll never see the light of day again. But man, I'm glad those offices are soundproofed to an extent. I didn't have to worry about anyone hearing the explosion out in the hallways. Beacon and its needless long hallways.'

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The ȧssailant walked through Beacon casually and waved back to those that waved at him, mimicking what Logan would do after watching him for several days beforehand. The ȧssailant knew that how he acted from here on out would make or break his cover. But, as he walked towards his escape, a red and black-haired girl ran up to him.

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Ruby: "Hey!" The Ruby shouted as she rushed up to the ȧssailant. "I'm glad I caught you before you left!"

Assailant: "Hey, Ruby." The ȧssailant mimicked Logan and spoke. "Something up?"

Ruby: "Yea, I needed to ask you a question before you left to see your wife." Ruby replied with a kind smile.

Assailant: 'Man, her voice is annoying. The ȧssailant thought before answering. "Sure, what's the problem?"

Ruby: "Well..."

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Before Ruby asked her question, Yang and Nora appeared from either side and struck as hard as they could with their weapons. Nora went low for the ȧssailant's legs while Yang went for the ȧssailant's ċhėst. The ȧssailant, being in a solid form, was thrown back from the two blows and got bound in ice from Wiess who appeared with Jaune and Pyrrha. As the ȧssailant flew towards them, Jaune and Pyrrha crossed their blades and struck as the ȧssailant came close enough. As the ȧssailant fell forward, Balke and Ren appeared and kicked the ȧssailant up into the air while firing endlessly into the ȧssailant's stomach.

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As the ȧssailant started to free fall from Blake and Ren's ȧssault, his/her mind was running wild as he/she tried to figure out how he/she was exposed. When the ȧssailant tried to adjust himself mid-fall after discarding those thoughts, for now, Ruby appeared in a flurry of rose petals with her scythe in hand. With a shot empowered blow to the ȧssailant's head, the ȧssailant shot down with great speed into the pavement. Causing a small crater and uplifting a few large slabs of rock.

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With the ice slowly breaking off of the ȧssailant, they could see that not only Team RWBY and Team JNPR were pointing their weapons at him/her but every student that was a Huntsmen/woman in training as well. As the ȧssailant stood, more and more students and staff came out with weapons drawn and pointed at the ȧssailant with Ozpin and Salem at the head. Ruby landed next to Ozpin and Salem with her scythe aimed right at the ȧssailant.

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Ruby: "Where is Logan?" Ruby asked as everyone was on a hair-trigger and ready to exterminate the ȧssailant.