By Any Other Name

Meetings

After team RWBY's remaining classes, Weiss grabs her team to drag them out to Vale. Eagerly awaiting the shopping trip for her team leader.

Ruby half hearted trudges alongside Blake who is currently reading while Yang and Weiss talk animatedly about her future outfits. Joys.

The caped girl looks up to the sky and lets out a heavy sigh. This will be an exhausting day without a doubt...
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Ruby was correct. With multiple bags now containing new clothes for multiple events (Weiss claimed it was to be prepared), the brunette feels more exhausted than she has in years. Definitely not in a good way. The plastic of the bags becoming irritating and annoying as they dig into her skin.

Ruby crosses the dorm to dump the bags on her bed. Sighing happily at being released from the horrible bags. Much to the Grimms delight, her team had places to be apparently. Weiss claiming her sister had made a visit, Yang deciding to visit family, and Blake just slipped away.

No matter, Ruby had been informed she would be anomalously meeting the new leaders to her cause. This requiring her presence with Cinder. Slipping her scroll into her pocket, she calmly walks out of Beacon to the airships. Catching one to Vale where she activated her semblance and within in no time she arrives at the set location for the call to take place.

Once inside, Ruby takes to a dark corner and allows Rose to take over. Silver eyes going black with red irises. A Beowulf mask is grown across her face while her darkness tears up and covers her form in an inky black. Rose enters into the light where Cinder Fall and her two apprentices await.

Amber eyes of the Fall Maiden meets Rose's and she nods. "You are barely on time. Thought we would have to begin without you."

Rose smirks from beneath her mask. "I made it. That's all that matters Fall." A large holo screen pops up in front, showing the start of the call. One by one the three new groups join in. Each are shrouded in darkness to keep their identities secret for the time being.

Cinder steps in front of the camera, her face clear as she looks to each person in turn. "My name is Cinder Fall. You would also know me as the one pulling the strings in the White Fang."

The middle speaker voices out their thoughts, their voice warped. "We were told we would be meeting four others. All I see are three."

Cinder nods. "That is true. See, while I pull strings in the White Fang. I am under another who is with me today. You will get the chance to meet them once you have introduced yourselves and explain your positions and roles for my master."

The left speaks up, voice just as warped. "I am the leader of the Sunny Dragons. Currently I attend Beacon academy with some of my men. We aid in keeping Vale under lockdown so no word of the revolution leaks out."

Cinder nods and the middle one speaks. "I am the leader of the Snowfall. Currently I am positioned within a place of power to gain information on other kingdoms. While I do not attend Beacon, my subordinate does. She will act as my messenger when the need arises."

The person speaks up. "I am the leader of the Fanged Wolves. We are mostly made of Faunus, but include humans in our ranks. We more or less gather information and create a wide network of people willing to join our cause. We have helped in stealing different technology and materials for the cause."

All goes silent and Rose decides to make her presence known. She can feel all eyes on her, each just as curious as the last. "My name is Rose." Her voice deepens and becomes gravelly sounding, sounding as if speaking in the human tongue in unnatural. "I am what your kind call of Remnant. An intelligent Grimm who shed its skin to slip past human walls with ease and destroy from within." Rose tilts her head, eyes dark with a deep bloodlust that sends fear piercing into everyone's hearts but her own. "While our goals in the end may be different, they have something in common in the mean time." Rose grins under her mask. "Destruction of the academies. Destruction of the corrupt race that leads the world. And you will achieve that. With my age comes power, power over Grimm. With your help, together, we shall burn everything to the ground." With her speech finished. Rose steps back into the darkness, her red eyes glowing slightly.

After a few moments of silence, Cinder clears her throat. "Aside from that. Are there any people of interest you will be attempting to join your cause? Send the lists that you have made and my apprentice will create one main list where you can take off names if they are already within your group."

One by one, the three send their lists and the silver haired boy immediately gets to work before setting up another screen with the list. Names disappear as each goes through, removing people already in the cause. Only a few remain. The one that seems to be at the top of everyone's list causes Rose to grin madly.

Ruby Rose will certainly need to be careful these next few months...