it has been a few weeks since my reveal and so far the clan does not care stating I am of Arc blood and we shall endure writing our own fate, spending time with my siblings can go from fun to trauma-inducing, dear god if cannon Jaune could survive all the Arc sisters such as my set he has my eternal loyalty, as soon as Rouge could she dragged me into her room and made me draw as many clothes as I could, from trendy and unique that hunters wear to any kind of dress that could pop into my tiny chibi head. you may think I am overreacting but FIVE!!!!!! five damn bloody hours of contestant drawing and colouring, then there's Ember making me try to recall all the tech advancements in the future, she did not like what Atlas made after seeing my drawings from before stating the paladins were stupid and commenting on how having so much advanced weaponry and not having taught any of their soldiers how to disable them in case of being highjacked which I really had to agree, at least Bleu and Violette weren't that pushy I kind of dread the rest of my siblings turning out just as hyper, my sisters are enjoying their E-volts with the extra ones being trained along with them, now today we were gathered by Ember for some sort of big project she wants to do as a family and maybe to earn more cash for her inventions she whispered so far only I and Bleu noticed it and are both hoping this does not explode in our faces both metaphorically and literally as she has a mad gleam in her eyes as of late
"sisters and dear little brother, today we stand upon an important moment in Arc history and maybe even world history" Ember states after dragging us to her personal lab in one of the underground sections of the house in the first underground layer, a large room judging from my current hight 5 by 15 meters the only furniture being a bunch of desks, a large metal table and 2 four seated large maroon couches side by side parallel to each other the entrance. I, Ember and Saffron are on the left side of the room with Lottey sitting in between the twin, Rouge on her left and Bleu on her right
"We shall craft our own franchise of games and stories since from our brothers ranting about Scrolls of now are not that advanced and him complaining that games in the future suck, they have no story, no passion, no true excitement, so after many nights pondering to my self I had an idea if games now and in the future suck, why don't we just make our own?" she boasts gathering our attention. and can agree with her, from what the show leaked about their culture, most stuff Jaune and the gang enjoyed were sappy/cheesy B movies, going along with our sister's thoughts I could see the others even Violette agreeing, the day I learned there was a worse version of Baby shark here I cursed god and contemplated destroying my eardrums to be rid of its dark clutches upon my poor soul, saving grace all my family HATED that damn song and the three eldest Arc siblings worked together to craft a god damn AI to automatically switch off any device playing it in a 25-meter area around our house/castle/fortress to avoid that abomination.
"While the idea has merit, where do we even begin to start with this I know you have been going through all of Jaunes and our sketches, we kind of need a story or a hook to get people to truly enjoy and explore, thought curious why you called me since most of my drawing is marine life and a few fantasy creatures since Viollotte likes them" Blue enquired tilting her head probably thinking that we are just going to make a big battlefield like wargame/MMORPG, and blushing since we caught her starting to make picture books for kids since Lottey tends to love all life, especially how Bleu tends to make her rabbits giant fluffy clouds since she likes cute fluffy things but refuse to admit it, I think to my self as her face gets an evil glare probably guessing what I was thinking. before she can come to pinch my cheeks Ember just facepalms drawing our little group's attention to her as she begins to explain her plans.
"no sis, what I plan to do is a big smorgasbord, combining various kinds of games, sure there will be big battlefields and fighting, but unlike most games nowadays it won't be just that, I plan for us to make a whole new world, a big galactic travelling game, where you can explore, craft and just hang out and be the true you, all kinds of races and mysteries galore, something to hopefully restart the worlds search for new resources and maybe expand into the stars, a small glimpse into what our future can be, a life without Grimm" Ember trails off in a sad tone getting my other elder siblings to do that weird twin speak thing, its actually really damn depressing that Jackass did lots of back door deals to destroy any attempt at others finding alternate ways to power the kingdoms, probably hoarding tons of damn magic rocks to worsen the economy of the world again, just feed his damn pockets, so far dad is getting ready for massive endeavour to get evidence about the pricks companies less than savoury acttivaties so can throw the bastard in the coldest dampest cell on the bloody planet, hopefully getting enough evidence to end him by the time enter beacon, sure fourteen years sounds like a lot but the smug prick is pretty good at hiding most of the darkness the SDC do now thanks to bribes, murder and probably kidnapping. hearing my inner Dragon growl in hate makes me pause before an evil grin forms upon my face taking a minute for my evil plan to be shelved for later I bought lightly drawing attention to my self breaking my sisters from their little huddle session and quickly drawing up plans before summoning Unknown Dictator and plugging a cable extending from it into her prototype holo table she been working on for last few months with various images of worlds I knew from games in old life appeared with a few species like demi-humans from various animes and monsters from goblins of Harry Potter(cuz ain't putting those ugly rape monster normal goblins from darker show/media in our world/game world) to large robotic life forms and mecha from my fav shows like Gundam 00 and Super Sentai [power rangers origin source] enjoying the glow that radiated from my siblings reacting to Magi ranger the mystic squadron adapted into power rangers mystic force seeing the spirit/angel-like entities they drew power from to transform.
"I present to you all the things I saw upon my journey, from heroes of old to those who would later take up the mantle to tyrants and forces of nature wrath made real" I boast puffing my tiny chest in pride as small holograms of various things I geeked over in my lifetime appeared around the room. Seeing Lottey Cheer on as Pikachu battles god damn Zapdos the super ultra mega thunder chicken and pretty much Demigod, Say what you will about Ash he legit had balls of Uru to throw a rat at various gods/demigods and the little punk lived to tell the tale multiple times with his plot armour screwing him more times then saving him I legit begin to lose myself in thought about how Team Rocket 3 main operatives regularly battled his little super mouse and LIVED. I mean humans from that universe were stronger than most but tanking that many hits from a pokemon that was pretty much Thor have probably strengthened their bodies to ridiculous amounts
seeing Ember grin wickedly as she brings up some vehicle designs from my memories and adds a few of her own in return she passes a drawing pad to the elder Arc's as they too upload a few older sketches and fantasy drawings[much to Blues pouting ire a lof of her cute fluffy clouds} to the screen, as well as Lottey, having moved her left hand to her chin in deep thought before grabbing a spare tablet and having Bleu help her pick aquatic species to colour in adding alternating colors to some of the deepwater fishes lanterns and other bioluminescent parts making them quite mesmerising as Saffron looks over the pricing and financial data of parts and quickly searching up cheaper places to get them from without compressing on the durability or functioning factor as we want this to be a long-lasting thing
if this is how smart the cannon Arc sibling is I can see where cannon me got such depressing self-confidence and overconfidence issues? I thought to myself as ember finished dishing out the jobs amongst us.
Programming shared between Ember, Bleu and myself thankfully UD makes it rather easy when it comes to some of the programs, just having to imagine, design and coordinate NPCs with siblings doing the architecture and quest detailing since I SUCKED at power scaling as Ember put it, it's not my fault all the exposure to earth media made me want more dakka I am just a crazy green monster from 40K who enjoys the finer things in life, firepower and a good scrap every now and then.
Design being mostly Rogue with clothing and Violet handling the colour palettes of most wildlife as I sucked at it since being a prideful mecha fan I tend to make them feel more mechanical than the vibe we want with Saffron doing various touches on the organic fauna, whilst Ember and I handled the mechanical detailing.
as for the promotion team, turns out Gramps had just finished gutting a company very literally as soon as he returned to Vale controlled space he found a rather disturbing site, a company called Stardust Inc had taken orphans and used them as slave labour till only a handful were left alive from the 185 they gathered this year only 5 were left and are currently at the local hospital as Gramps was beyond angry that a council member bribed various orphanages for slave labour and made an order that hasn't been used in almost 20 years and mobilised a darker strike force made of veteran Arc trained warriors the Burial knights an order who can move for only 2 reasons, to annihilate a force that threatens all life once found or cloak and dagger rescue operations that requires as much manpower as possible 84 warriors and 50 extra members made up of medics and stealth specialists to ensure none escaped all led by him armed to the teeth and ready for war, let's just say there is a reason war veterans say there are 3 things to fear in this world, an army of Grimm, a treacherous snake and an angry Arc. after purging the area of slavers and destroying the building with his semblance out of sheer spite he brought the entire surrounding area and is currently preparing a mass funeral for the last souls creating with plans to create an orchid and our own company to watch over the area they will rest in, using one of Embers latest creations an eternal lantern so that they will never again be lost in the darkness. after a great discussion with him, the company Heavy Knight Industries was founded, with our purpose being to spread joy and hopefully prevent this from ever happening again thus the game Nexus online was slowly making its debut.
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Time skip no Jutsu
5months later Atlas Schnee manor
10yr old Winter Pov 3 pm
After another argument with my Fath-no Jacques my cheek still stinging from his latest mark upon me after defying him once more, I refuse to bend or allow his claws to sink any further into Weiss and am thankful to Mother for signing my early military career choice application for the specialist program the General is holding to bolster our military might even further though I still have mixed feelings on our youngest sibling, I know as a big sister it is outrageous but I can't help but flinch in disgust every time I see him thinking he is just another Jacques and turning a cold shoulder towards him, unknowingly to me at the time a small tear made it down my cheek as Klein strange footsteps a mix of happy and excited, enraged and powerful yet smooth and with a hint of grace within them alert me to his presence
a warm yet conflicting emotion forms in my chest as he approaches, a member of the staff of the household long since grandfather started the company, a strange presence more father-like than anything else, he constantly shows more care than any of our parents shows to use sibling he even watches over Whitley without a trace of any negative emotion only showing care and compassion to us for as long as I could remember smiling softly at all the memories as he approaches me with a slice of vanilla creme cake slices and the latest version of a scroll made by a new company Heavy knight industries with their iconic old fashioned knight visor forming a smile in pure silver on the white box he presents to me.
"I heard some great news of one of my little snowflakes is signing up for a training program, Nicholas would be proud and so am I" his simile positively beaming at me
before noticing a slight red mark upon my cheek his light brown eyes immediately turned into a hellfire red before he forces it down before switching to light blue and gentle rubs a cold cloth upon my cheek and channelling a bit of his aura to help boost my healing abilities a small part of his Sembalence Seven souls his mind and soul are split into seven parts each with their own ability and mannerisms that he tends to keep to those he trusts, blue the kindness the power to slightly heal and comfort. Over the years after unlocking it he has learnt to keep himself together with certain emotions causing one of them to get major control with Red tending to come up a lot more since Jacques has been putting more pressure on Wiess as well as scheming things for Whitley he gently escorts me to my room in the manners while rubbing my back to show I am safe I give him a gentle smile in return
"Don't worry, he will get what's coming to him eventually" Red once more takes over before mellowing out to his normal colors
"Thanks for always being there to cheer us up Klien, I don't think any of us could handle it here without you....oh before you leave is this?" "Yep it is fresh buttercream, made it as soon as I saw you smiling in joy this morning" he interrupts me with a grin his eyes a vibrant yellow and bids me farewell as he shifts to pink taking off before mentioning he already set it up for me and just needs a few minutes to adjust to my personal settings quickly finishing it and enjoying my treat before notching the latest ad from the makers clicking it and getting mesmerized by various alien worlds appearing on the loading screen
"Build" a gentle female voice bellows out as various alien constructs appear some made of metal rising like mighty trees earring the earth asunder, to raceways with advanced vehicles competing to get to an ancient wheel-like relic its 3 golden wheel sections having a unique set of glyphs upon it glowing an enchanting whitish-blue before switching to a scene of carnage as a titanic reptile head rises from the soil
"Explore" The voice called out once more this time in the challenge, as various creatures drop upon a jungle-like world before switching to another crystal-like one as various dragons battle it out amongst themselves with a humanoid figure lurking in the shadows taking various pictures of the mighty beasts from a safe distance before running off as a bleu tiger-like creature gives chase
"Advance" she declares as large metal giants rise in challenge to a monstrous golden dragon in the sky as their surroundings metal land expands with heavy weaponry literally spawning from the ground as small humanoids work together with the might giants in battling the beast cheering as it falls wounded to the earth it once tried to asunder
"And live" this time in desperation or is its hopefulness, I am unsure at the moment as I soak in the scenes before me images of beings of various races getting along as friends and even family, from tiny humans and Faunus to mighty dragons the size of the tallest towers to metal giants drinking strange glowing liquid in cheer as they watch 2 tiny bear-like creatures about 4ft tall handling a wok as large as a house with ease as they cook various dishes in what I presume as a cooking contest as men and women cheer them on and I too smile with them
"Nexus online be happy be free be you" this time the voice once more has cheered and an image of a blue-haired young girl in her mid-teens appear in a comfortable summer short dress, shorts and a pale yellow sun hat and white heal with small pistols holstered onto her sides as she calls to us from the screen extending her hand in a gesture that she wants us to come along on her journey as she runs into a homely town of the residence as they tell us to come along with as well.
"Looks interesting" Winter smiles no knowing she has started a journey for the better
