Remnants of the Overlords (RWBY x Overlord male reader)

Chapter 23

What do a house of cards, a web of lies and the public opinion have in common? 

One mistake can destroy the whole thing.

A single slip up will bring the entire thing to the ground.

A single push from outside will shake the foundation far passed the point of destruction.

If you are the person trying to keep the house of cards standing the best you can do is prevent people from wishing to topple your creation.

But no matter how hard you may try to keep it in balance, there will always be someone who simply wishes to see it crumble.

As Y/n had called in the press conference of course nearly every major news anchor wanted to get their reporters on side. Even more after the reveal of Jaques important role in the conference.

The moment that the head of the SDCs involvement had been revealed the rumor mills ran wild. Many, many guesses had been made what the conference could be about. Could the Hunters Delight join the SDC in a mutual alliance?

Y/n could only chuckle as he saw the white haired idiot sit on his designated chair. The mans chest was puffed out and a look of excitement flashed in his icy eyes. How much this is going to change once Y/n revealed the true reason for Jaques attendance.

Looking at his watch Y/n smirked and stepped up to the podium that held a microphone. The flashes of cameras would have blinded Y/n if he hadn't had such a high resistance against being blinded. The voices of reporters mixed together into an intangleble mess of noise.

Tapping the microphone Y/n got most of them to settle down enough for his voice to be able to be heard.

Y/n: "Greetings. I welcome you and thank you for joining me today. I am equally greatful for Mister Schnee to have joined me on such a short notice." The man gave a courteous nod still trying to hide his happiness. "I wish to make this short, Mister Schnee must have a lot to do so I do not wish to waste his precious time." Always start with sweetened words, so it hurts more once the knive gets pushed into their back. Noone knew that all of the Gates leading out of Vale had been closed for 'maintenance'. "Let us begin." With a snap of his finger a set of icy chains suddenly wrapped around Jaques locking him to his seat.

Jaques: "What is the meaning of this?!" The man askes angered by the sudden change. Many pictures were taken of the bound and angry man.

Y/n: "Nobody wishes to see you flee." Y/n answered not turning to look at the man. "Stating the obvious, I am a Faunus. I grew up sheltered, not knowing how my very own kind is treated outside of my mansion. Many of you already know that the treatment of Faunus by the SDC is less than stellar. However how many of you know the truth?" Y/n acted angered. "How many of you know that this man." He pointed at Jaques, who thrashed against his bindings. "That this man caused more deaths of Faunus then the entire Faunus Revolution. Not just him! Atlas as a whole is a city build from the sweat, tears and blood of Faunus. Everyone knows that Lien is the most common language spoken in Atlas. So nobody should be shocked to hear that the man with the most Lien has the loudest voice among the council. Of course he can't do much on his own, yet with the help of General Ironwood, things look different."

There was silence in the room, nobody expected this kind of outcome.

Y/n: "I want to appeal to the people of Mantle. The TRUE Kingdom, not Atlas. We all know how much the military prides itself on their impressive number of weaponised robots. So how come that with all those numbers that settlements outside of Mantles walls fall by the minute? How come that Atlas seemingly can afford sending an entire amada of airships to Vale while their own kingdoms people have to fear loosing their home to the Grimm? The answer is simple. Atlas does not care." A million pictures were taken. "Why should they? The tax payers only make up a pitiful amount of change for Atlas. So why should they be protected? Instead why not use your army to help the biggest sponsor, the Schnee Dust Company?"