Fanfic / A Rose's Scales

Ruby and Cerise.^note Image by Riat Visual Works.

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A Rose's Scales is a Crossover Fanfic between RWBY and Inheritance Cycle by pokeman1280.

Ruby finds a red stone in the middle of the Emerald Forest, only it's not a stone. Now in addition to her studies at Beacon Academy, she must learn what it means to be a Rider in a world where she is the first. Her life will never be the same.

The story is complete, with 48 chapters. The fanfic can be found here.

The Sequel, Reversal began with its first chapter posted on Oct 4, 2016. Is now complete, with 51 chapters. It can be read here.

A Prequel, Nevermore began with its first chapter posted on Sep 12, 2017. Is now complete, with 13 chapters. It can be read here.

A Threequel, Reconstruction began with its first chapter posted on Dec 12, 2017. Is now complete, with 106 chapters. It can be read here.

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A Rose's Scales Series provides examples of:

Tropes specific to the fanfic series as a whole.

• Crossover: Between RWBY and Inheritance Cycle.
• Dragon Rider: With a Crossover with Inheritance Cycle and the premise of the story being that Ruby becomes one. This trope is inevitable. Yang and Velvet later become this as well.

Tropes specific to A Rose's Scales, first book in the series.

• Cyborg: This is basically what Ruby becomes. Add In her own Weapons Crafting Genius and of course she keeps improving on it.
• For Want Of A Nail: Aaron bringing the Dragon Eggs to Remnant created quite a few nails
• Hope Spot: Just as it seems that Penny will live after Ozpin stops the match between Pyrrha and Penny. Something (later to be relieved to be her power core being damaged during the fight) explodes inside Penny.
  • Ultimately averted. Turns out the fight that damaged her power core triggered coding that if a mechanical failure occurred, would create a backup.
• Human Traffickers: The Nevermores, naming themselves after the flying Grimm with the same name are this. They're destroyed by team RWBY, CFVY, Aaron and Atlas.
• In Spite of a Nail: Despite getting Ozpin to stop the match between Penny and Pyrrha. Penny still dies due to something (later to be relieved to be her power core that got damaged during the fight) exploding inside her.
  • Which caused coding to create a backup if a mechanical failure such as her power core being damaged and to the point of exploding was to occur.
• Stations of the Canon: Things like the Battle of Beacon but not its fall and the Breach of Vale still happen despite things going differently. Considering these events were well underway, there wasn't much that RWBY and Aaron could have done to prevent them.

Tropes specific to Reversal, second book in the series.

• Ultimate Blacksmith: Rhunön. After being taught by Rhunön. This becomes one of Ruby's new jobs.

Tropes specific to Reconstruction, third book in the series.

• Obstructive Bureaucrat: Most of the Vale Council decides to be (expect Ozpin who is the Only Sane Man) this when it comes to discussing the Dragon Riders and the prison that was designed to hold any that go rouge.
• Only Sane Man: Ozpin is this on the Vale Council's meeting on what the Dragon Riders can legally do and the prison designed to hold them.

Tropes specific to Nevermore, prequel to the series.

• Human Traffickers: The Nevermores.

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