Upgrade - A RWBY + M/C Story

Chapter 2 - Volume 1 - Tall Tales

Well...
Shit

Now is one of those split second types of decisions, one that doesn't offer much wiggle room in terms of wording. The truth it is then. "That I am not Ozpin, though if you'd be so courteous, I'd like to discuss this in a more... private setting. In a place where negative thoughts may attract deadly beasts, I'm sure you understand the value of holding one's tongue on certain matters." 

The eyes of the enigmatic Headmaster narrow further, like he is trying to peer into my mind for the answers he seeks. Finally, he speaks "That I do... I am not one to assume the worst in people. Such an attitude does not get you far as
a teacher. I accept your request, we may speak in my office once you are sorted here. I do enjoy a good story, especially in those involving reincarnation." Ah, a fellow man of culture.

"Works for me." The nurse enters the room, locks the medical closet behind him, and wraps my chest. All the while, Ozpin stares from the corner of the room. I swear, he's about a pose away from being 'Menacing'. I don't take Ozpin for a bad man, but I can see 'under the hood' of his mind... he has many secrets, that I am sure of.

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"That's quite the long elevator trip Ozpin, you ever consider a ground floor office?" Another chuckle and smirk. "A sentiment I've heard repeated many times. Now, tell me your story, if you would."

"Very well, hold on to your cane, old man, I have quite the tale to tell."

"I am Marcus Aurelius of planet Earth. Born 2043. Died 2061, just before my 18th birthday. I was what some would call farce. My mother could not naturally become pregnant, and so I was to be conceived in a lab, and placed inside my mother for normal development. An unknown group broke into the lab, and genetically modified many of the fertilized eggs awaiting transport. All modified eggs failed, except for two. Myself, and one for another family that disappeared without a trace. I am essentially an enhanced human. Stronger, faster, smarter, whatever. I matured, physically and mentally very quickly, studying all topics of science I could. Various forms of medicine and engineering being my specialty. Ultimately, I was a doctor trying to find a cure for a plague of which I was afflicted. It was dubbed the Creeping Plague, for it killed very slowly, some had the disease for years before they succumbed to their symptoms. It mainly affected the lungs, forcing a terrible cough. I perished shortly before I could finalize a cure. I'd had a temporary solution, a stimulant that halted the disease in early stages. Unfortunately, the disease had advanced too far for it to be of much use to me." I stopped to cough, the feeling all too familiar.

"Are you alright Marcus?"

"Yes yes, just a tickle in my throat. Where was I? Right. Some backstory before we move on though. Ever since the year 2021, most of the powers in my world were involved in a Third World War. It had been nearly 100 years of uneasy peace and proxy wars prior, but if I explain the other two, we'll be hear all day. The third war was terrible, even the most nihilistic of casualty estimates didn't come close to the actual cost. Billions dead. Nearly all major governments collapsed. The main reason for the conflict was the depleting reserves of easily accessible energy. We're talking continent wide famines and power outages. The big killer however, was the Creeping Plague. Many speculate whether or not it is a bioweapon. I'm pretty sure it isn't, but boy, was it difficult to work with. The Plague eventually overpowered my body my last few days I was simply bedridden, tearing my own lungs with my coughing. I succumbed shortly thereafter."

"What followed I'm entirely unsure of, so take this with a grain of salt. I was dead for an unknown amount of time, but then I awoke in a starry void. I met an entity, and they offered to grant me what I wished. I'd requested I be sent to a planet with It's own issues I could assist them with. So it was I awoke in the same forest you found me in. I have nothing apart from the clothes on my back, and my mind." Not entirely true, I'm going to keep my sixth sense to myself, I need something up my sleeves just in case.