[RWBY] RWBY Shorts

[ExFelineServer3]

You just want him to anesthetize himself with the Carbon Dioxide he's breathing out

 

[digcat]

This Jaune and Pyrrha travel to different RWBY worlds. They prepare them for the stuff to come and get caught in all kinds of crazy situations. How much of a headache do they cause their counterparts

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Agent Pyrrha "Weiss other me how was your first day of class."
W&P "It was fine who are you."
A.P "I'm somebody who can make both of you very happy."
years later
Pyrrha "And that is how we got together with your father."

 

[Sliverhero]

This Jaune and Pyrrha travel to different RWBY worlds. They prepare them for the stuff to come and get caught in all kinds of crazy situations. How much of a headache do they cause their counterparts

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Ah so its a slider situation.
Cue them seeing magical girl Salem versus the Demon king Ozma .

For a story prompt idea, what if Jaune and his family are connected to Lovecraftian Mythos abominations? Jaune doesn't like to talk about it, and he's the one who actively knows when things are going to hell. The only reason he and his family are so well adjusted is that they have one of the kinder Elder Gods acting as their patron. That, or one of his ancestors punched out Cthulhu, and Hastor liked it so much he decided to become the very terrifying and doting uncle to the bloodline. This prompt was inspired by this song.

Spoiler: Rats in the Wall

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHcMr6ZCJX8

What kind of shenanigans will both teams run into with Jaune being so connected?

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Could have jaune ancestor be the Remeant equivalent of Old Man Henderson and he and the bloodline is the reason why the Old ones are so reluctant to come back. But now the signs are there

 

[CountvonBarnOwl]

- Abrogated -

I appreciate everybody's prior advice, and I just deleted a 3000+ word post addressing it because I feel like we've moved on.

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When the war ended Jaune Weiss and Yang all got married. A couple of years later Ruby Whitley and the others come visit. Ruby is the only one not surprised Yang is the house wife type. They are all surprised Weiss took to being a farm wife and helping wherever she was needed so quickly. They almost think they are impostors when they see them covered in old oil as Jaune and Yang teach Weiss how to fix a old car.

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Romance-wise this is a perfect ending for me.

I am a Dragonslayer fan first and foremost but plot and logic-wise White Knight makes the most sense.

Plus again, I do believe, Remnant being a death world, that polygamy and harems would be much more socially acceptable and not unheard of.

I would not say "common" because relationships are difficult and labor intensive endeavors, and most (and I do mean the VAST majority of) people max out keeping only one commitment on that front.

I would not deny that some people have the mental, emotional, logistical, and social hardware to make that happen. But they are a rare minority, and, a working relationship like that would require that everyone involved belong to that smaller group. Fortunately, Jaune -for sure -, Yang - likely -, and Weiss - arguably - can all be handled as such exceptional cases.

And this is on Remnant, where brain chemistry, neuroplasticity, and the constraints of living surrounded by monsters, would probably lead to such people popping up more often than on Earth by orders of magnitude.

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Yang vs Yang

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This reminds me of something. I had seen it said by a Bumblebee shipper of Reddit (to much upvoting) the belief expressed that a Yang who loves Blake would have no place in her heart for Taiyang and Ruby. And on that point alone I agree with them.

Of course, they think that is a good thing, and I do not.

I could explain as to why and really reverse-engineer and dissect the cognitive processes at play on that front, but I do not feel like writing another dissertation. Suffice it to say that the average Bumblebee shipper is motivated principally and primarily by ego. They need to project themselves onto a character in order to enjoy that character (this also explains the meltdowns). It also means that they react the same way to the idea that the character may have other meaningful relationships in their life the way that any such hypothetical shipper would respond to their own hypothetical S.O. making time for someone else in their own life. Now, let us define here all interpersonal relationships and interactions entirely as functions of, and therefore in terms of power dynamics (I do not do this myself, but I believe that many or all Bumblebee shippers would find this definition wholly accurate, agreeable, and fair). A Significant Other having other meaningful relationships, under this set of assumptions, is therefore a direct attack on their control over said hypothetical partner which is therefore an invalidation of any substantive reality in their relationship.

As to how this applies: the projection thing. I think that Bumblebee shipping requires one to take the idea of Yang having other people in her life the way one would take marital infidelity and/or personal betrayal commensurate in scope with the traditional understanding of the breach of marital vows.

So if anyone here has been on the wrong end of unwarranted vitriol over shipping, I think I have tendered an explanation as to why.

I apologize for not being able to link the alleged post, but both attempts to retrieve it ended in failure.

As to what that all has to do with this, watching the real Yang trounce the thing that took her place (it is no sister of Ruby's) is hilarious.

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Avoiding V9 further,

The goal of any conflict is often to accomplish a set of objectives. The simplest of which is 'Total Eradication' or at the very least forcing the enemy to abandon and quit the field. That was not the overall goal at the Battle of Vale and there were more objectives to accomplish. Which is usually the case when attacking an enemy stronghold. The City of Vale and Beacon Academy for our purposes count for this.

There is also the consideration that this was effectively a Special Operation given the actual number of people on one side so that will be taken into consideration as well.

Therefore for these purposes. We will be looking at the various objectives and whomsoever completes or fails will be rated appropriately.

The next thing to outline will be our various Victory classifications.

Overwhelming Victory: Accomplishing 80% or greater objectives.
Major Victory: Accomplishing between 50-75% objectives.
Minor Victory: Accomplishing between 10-50% objectives.
Defeat will be determined by the gap between objectives failed and objectives succeeded.

Minor Defeat
Major Defeat
Overwhelming Defeat

Of special consideration is the Pyrrhic Victory. For our purposes a Pyrrhic Victory will be counted should any event greatly reverse the flow of battle resulting in an 11th hour reverse of objective accomplishment. Such as causing an objective to fail when previously succeeded for the enemy and succeeding at an objective that has failed.

Now let meet the two major factions in this conflict.

The Forces of Salem:
Headed by Salem herself. These also include her Lieutenants and other Agents that may be working with her willingly... or not. Her Regular Forces are considered to be the Creatures of Grimm.

The Ozluminati:
Headed by Ozma and his reincarnations. This time in the form of Headmaster Ozpin of Beacon Academy. His Lieutenants being the other Headmasters and certain named Huntsmen as his direct agents. While he has no real Regular Forces, it is likely due to his position he can call upon Huntsmen to act as his Shocktroops. For our purposes we can also include Beacon Students such as the Titular RWBY and our focus in JNPR.

In addition to this we also have two minor factions. The White Fang and the Atlas Military. Headed by Adam Taurus and James Ironwood.

Salem herself was not present and therefore her position as Commander for this battle is filled in by her Lieutenant, Cinder Fall.

So we have the Faction Table below:

Forces of Salem White Fang​	Ozluminati Atlas Miltiary​
Commander: Cinder Fall​	Supreme Commander: Headmaster Ozpin​
Commander: Adam Taurus​	Commander: James Ironwood​

With this, we have our first objective. Kill the opposing commander. Preserve your own.

This is especially crucial for Cinder Fall and Ozpin. Cinder is the lynchpin of this entire operation. If she dies, the Maiden Powers are lost to the wind. If Ozpin dies, that's going to be a major setback as his reincarnation will need at least 20 years to return to a position he can actually use again.

Which brings us to Cinder's Plan and the reason she's here in Vale. The Maiden Powers. She was only partially successful and needs the rest of them as we find out in Volume 2.

Of particular note is the Relics. Volumes 4-6 retconned the nature of the conflict going beyond the Maiden Powers to include four relics hidden in vaults in the school. This was a rejected plot point by Monty shoehorned in after his death by Miles and Kerry. Therefore I have to retroactively apply this and include it in the objectives list. And spoiler, it doesn't change the outcome.

So lets look at the other objectives.

Salem wants to keep humanity confused and divided. Ozpin NEEDS them united for his Divine Mandate.

So that's Objective Two. Cinder must sow confusion and distrust. Ozpin needs to keep moral and belief in humanity as a united force high.

Next objective. Cinder needs the remaining Maiden Powers. Without them she presumably can't open the vault. (This can be a point of debate but Cinder being a narcissistic megalomaniac is going to want the full powers anyway.) Ozpin needs to kill Cinder to recover them. Barring that, he needs to keep her from killing Amber or otherwise taking the powers by moving them to a new host.

Next, the Relic. While things are murky thanks to this blatant retcon in Volume 5, it is hinted that the Crown of Choice, Beacon's Relic, may not be in the vault but still somewhere in Beacon. As evidenced by Volume 9 deleted scenes, Salem tore apart Beacon and Vale down to the bedrock and presumably has it. This is therefore another objective. Obtain the Relic or barring that, gain control over Beacon and therefore the vault and/or the Relic's last known location. Ozpin needs to prevent that.

Well that covers our major factions. But our Minor Factions have their own agenda as well.

The White Fang? Well that's easy. Terrorize humanity into "Faunus Equality" or because this is Adam, we'll just call it like he wants it and that to terrorize humanity into becoming the slaves of the Faunus.

Ironwood has the same goals as Ozpin but with a more nationalistic bent. He's brought his newest toys from Atlas. And if they can make a big splash here, Atlas can start exporting them as security and military options. On paper this will save lives as machines can be easily replaced compared to human troops thereby making this a feelgood option. Underneath there are economic and political agendas for Atlas Dominance and power projection. We'll boil this down to "Successful deployment of new assets for Atlas Purposes."

So lets put them in a nice list.

Kill Ozpin, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible.	Kill Cinder, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible.
Sow Confusion, Distrust, and Chaos. Divide Humanity	Instill Order, Stability, and Security. Unite Humanity
Recover the Maiden powers.	Recover the Maiden powers, Secure the remaining power away from Cinder
Obtain the relic. If not, secure control of Vault/Relic Hiding Place/Beacon	Deny access to the Relic. Keep control of Beacon
Instill Terror into Humans to fear Faunus.	Successful deployment of new assets for Atlas Purposes

Now for the Fun Part. We go over the Battle of Vale/Fall of Beacon.

We'll start with the Flashpoint that kicks off the whole thing and ignites the powerkeg. The Shot Heard Round the World. The death of the Archduke. Insert your culture's most famous first shot fired in a famous conflict here.

But for the Fall of Beacon, the thing that starts it all is Vytal Festival Finals Pyrrha Nikos vs Penny Poledina. A match fixed by Cinder to happen despite the roulette wheel with an outcome made possible by Emerald and her Semblance to cause Pyrrha to overcommit with Polarity and expose Penny as a Gynoid resulting in her death. Everything else that has happened leads up to this moment.

Cinder from an undisclosed location in Vale, seizes control of Global Transmissions thanks to the virus uploaded during the Dance. She goes on about how the Huntsman Academies are nothing more than Child Soldier bootcamps training children to become hyperviolent untouchable killers referring to the fixed match between Yang and Mercury. She points out Penny as an Atlas Weapons program to create human androids and replace people in the populace with infiltrator units loyal to them. She plants the seeds of doubt, distrust, and confusion all while ensuring that her enemies can't take control of her broadcast and shut her down.

The end result? Grimm numbering in the thousands swoop in on Vale attracted to the overwhelming negativity engaging Atlas forces.

In the confusion, the White Fang air lift into Vale and bring with them yet more Grimm, released into the city to cause more havoc and confusion while they go about making a show of force sending a message that the White Fang is here and that the Faunus are not to be tred upon.

Neo, having slipped aboard Ironwood's flagship, releases Roman and he uploads another virus to take control of Atlas' robots. He also take the flagship for a joyride engaging other Atlas Airships, blowing a few out of the sky. Neo goes missing during this, likely engaging the ship's crew to keep them from interfering with Torchwick.

The Atlas bots turn on citizens, Atlas personnel, and huntsman like. We even bear witness to unmanned drone Paladins engage our 'heroes'.

And all of this broadcasted by Cinder leaving confusion and doubt as to whether Atlas has turned on its allies and is openly declaring war on Vale.

Ho-lee. SHIT.

So in the opening Salvo lets look at our list.

Kill Ozpin, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible.	Kill Cinder, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible.
Sow Confusion, Distrust, and Chaos. Divide Humanity	Instill Order, Stability, and Security. Unite Humanity
Recover the Maiden powers.	Recover the Maiden powers, Secure the remaining power away from Cinder
Obtain the relic. If not, secure control of Vault/Relic Hiding Place/Beacon	Deny access to the Relic. Keep control of Beacon
Instill Terror into Humans to fear Faunus.	Successful deployment of new assets for Atlas Purposes

...That is NOT a great start.

Our Heroes Rally. Ironwood goes to reclaim his flagship. The other run to defend Beacon. Cinder has used the confusion to return to Beacon herself and slip in. Pyrrha takes Jaune to join Ozpin who is now attempting to secure the other objectives.

Ironwood gets shot down after an impressive showing. He's still alive so that's not a kill but he's otherwise out of the fight. No points to either side. Ruby decides to quit the defense of Beacon and go do Ironwood's job for him. She succeeds... sort of? She's actually LOSING this fight against Torchwich and Neo. Neo is made to quit the battle by Umbrella. No kill, no point.

And then Torchwick is about to finish Ruby off and score a kill... only to get Friendly Fired by his own side and eaten whole by a Grimm. Ruby barely lives to fight another day and returns to the defense of Beacon.

...I honestly do not know how to score this. So I'll give it half a point to the Ozluminati. Roman was a major player in Cinder's plan. Half of what she accomplished in Vale would not have been possible without him and his death is definitive here. But seriously... dead to friendly fire right on the cusp of killing the title character? Writing Sin if you're keeping score there.

Now lets check in on Adam... oh he's nearly killed Blake and chopped off Yang's arm... and then quit the field... well he's actually accomplished his goal so Major Victory can be declared for the White Fang and this is a successful campaign for him. Good job killer! But uh... lay off the psycho ex-boyfriend act eh? You didn't need that to be cool and scary. I suppose I should also count that as a hard failure against the Atlas Military seeing as how Ironwood was forced to quit the field by literal mooks, accomplished nothing, his bots are still running rampant, and his flagship was blown from the sky somehow by Ruby. Major Defeat to Atlas. They'll quit Vale after this and go home to lick their wounds.

The Beacon Trainees make a good showing as does Glynda and Qrow, Velvet finally gets her time to shine but she's just a copy paste of the Red Trailer but Bunny Girl variant. Otherwise nothing of special note occurs.

So lets then go check in with where the plot is actually happening in Beacon's Basement.

Pyrrha, our focus, agrees to the transfer which Ozpin initiates. He sets Jaune to watch the eleve-

*DING!* *CRASH!*

OH GODDAMN IT JAUNE! YOU HAD ONE JOB!

Jaune looks away at a critical moment as Pyrrha screams in pain and a glass arrow comes flying out of the elevator, right over his oblivious shoulder, and straight into Amber's chest killing her. The process reverses as the Amber dies and the Maiden powers are reunited in their new master Cinder Fall.

Kill Ozpin, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible.	Kill Cinder, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible. Kills: Roman Torchwick
Sow Confusion, Distrust, and Chaos. Divide Humanity	Instill Order, Stability, and Security. Unite Humanity
Recover the Maiden powers.	Recover the Maiden powers, Secure the remaining power away from Cinder
Obtain the relic. If not, secure control of Vault/Relic Hiding Place/Beacon	Deny access to the Relic. Keep control of Beacon
Instill Terror into Humans to fear Faunus.	Successful deployment of new assets for Atlas Purposes

Well FUCK. This is rapidly falling apart for the Ozluminati isn't it? At this point they NEED to score a kill on Cinder Fall...

...and she just killed Ozpin off screen while Jaune and Pyrrha escape trying to find help.

Kill Ozpin, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible.	Kill Cinder, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible. Kills: Roman Torchwick
Sow Confusion, Distrust, and Chaos. Divide Humanity	Instill Order, Stability, and Security. Unite Humanity
Recover the Maiden powers.	Recover the Maiden powers, Secure the remaining power away from Cinder
Obtain the relic. If not, secure control of Vault/Relic Hiding Place/Beacon	Deny access to the Relic. Keep control of Beacon
Instill Terror into Humans to fear Faunus.	Successful deployment of new assets for Atlas Purposes

That's going to be DOUBLE points since she scored a major Strategic Victory in Salem's Campaign in addition to an objective.

No doubt all this negativity and failure is going to summon yet more Grimm-

Oh.... that's not our usual Grimm....

Everyone say Hi to Kevin the Wyvern. If you know, you know.

A strategic level asset has just joined the fight on Salem's side.

Kill Ozpin, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible.	Kill Cinder, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible. Kills: Roman Torchwick
Sow Confusion, Distrust, and Chaos. Divide Humanity	Instill Order, Stability, and Security. Unite Humanity
Recover the Maiden powers.	Recover the Maiden powers, Secure the remaining power away from Cinder
Obtain the relic. If not, secure control of Vault/Relic Hiding Place/Beacon	Deny access to the Relic. Keep control of Beacon
Preserve Strategic Level Asset: Kevin	Destroy Strategic Level Asset: Kevin
Instill Terror into Humans to fear Faunus.	Successful deployment of new assets for Atlas Purposes

At this point both minor factions in the White Fang and Atlas are pulling out. They're done. Vale is burning. Huntsmen are being forced to retreat. The Students are too wounded to go on.

At this point, Pyrrha finally decides NOW is the time to go fight her 'destined battle'. If she can score a kill against Cinder, she could turn this whole thing around. This would be her finest hour. And even if she dies here, her death would let her achieve her Destined 'Pyrrhic Victory'...


...Goddamn it you're right. There's no real feasible way for Cinder to lose here.

And yes Count. Volume 8 proved it by giving us Cinder's actual backstory which is 1-1 an evil Cinderella origin. I mean dear god the soundtrack alone for this sequence...


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdnVxHK9PIU

Plus I don't think CRWBY know enough history to even be aware of Paris and his part in Achilles' death. They just knew that Achillies dies to an arrow in his heel and so gave Cinder a Glass Bow to accomplish that.

Where was I? Oh yes. Updating the scoreboard with the outcome.

Pyrrha dies accomplishing nothing. Cinder survives the fight practically unscathed.

Kill Ozpin, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible. Kills: Pyrrha Nikos	Kill Cinder, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible. Kills: Roman Torchwick
Sow Confusion, Distrust, and Chaos. Divide Humanity	Instill Order, Stability, and Security. Unite Humanity
Recover the Maiden powers.	Recover the Maiden powers, Secure the remaining power away from Cinder
Obtain the relic. If not, secure control of Vault/Relic Hiding Place/Beacon	Deny access to the Relic. Keep control of Beacon
Preserve Strategic Level Asset: Kevin	Destroy Strategic Level Asset: Kevin
Instill Terror into Humans to fear Faunus.	Successful deployment of new assets for Atlas Purposes

Ruby bears witness and fires off Silver Eyes. The Wyvern is Petrified. Not alive but not quite dead ether as it's still 'calling Grimm' to beacon. Half point to both sides on the asset but Kevin's sacrifice actually allows him an actual Pyrrhic Victory in fulfilling the last objective as Cinder is injured enough in the Silver Eyes flash to quit the field. Allowing Qrow to recover Ruby without a fight.

Kill Ozpin, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible. Kills: Pyrrha Nikos	Kill Cinder, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible. Kills: Roman Torchwick
Sow Confusion, Distrust, and Chaos. Divide Humanity	Instill Order, Stability, and Security. Unite Humanity
Recover the Maiden powers.	Recover the Maiden powers, Secure the remaining power away from Cinder
Obtain the relic. If not, secure control of Vault/Relic Hiding Place/Beacon	Deny access to the Relic. Keep control of Beacon
Preserve Strategic Level Asset: Kevin	Destroy Strategic Level Asset: Kevin
Instill Terror into Humans to fear Faunus.	Successful deployment of new assets for Atlas Purposes

However Cinder is not dead. She still has the Maiden Powers. The forces of Salem control the ruins of Beacon as the Ozluminati and Atlas Military are forced to flee and the Grimm Occupy the ruins allowing Salem free access into Beacon whenever she wants to claim the relic. She can even recover Kevin if she really wants so I'll give her side full marks and half point to Ozluminati. Because until Salem actually gets off her ass and goes to Vale. Kevin is kind of stuck where he is and can't be used in any future fights. But the Grimm will preserve him and he will continue to add to their numbers.

Kill Ozpin, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible. Kills: Pyrrha Nikos	Kill Cinder, Kill or capture any other Commanders possible. Kills: Roman Torchwick
Sow Confusion, Distrust, and Chaos. Divide Humanity	Instill Order, Stability, and Security. Unite Humanity
Recover the Maiden powers.	Recover the Maiden powers, Secure the remaining power away from Cinder
Obtain the relic. If not, secure control of Vault/Relic Hiding Place/Beacon	Deny access to the Relic. Keep control of Beacon
Preserve Strategic Level Asset: Kevin	Destroy Strategic Level Asset: Kevin
Instill Terror into Humans to fear Faunus.	Successful deployment of new assets for Atlas Purposes

Out of Seven possible objectives, The Forces of Salem and their allies have accomplished EVERY SINGLE ONE. They stand at a whopping 7/7 even including the capstone of killing off Supreme Commander Ozma.

On the flip side, the Ozluminati and their allies have failed 5/7 and achieved a stalemate on the asset. And while Roman was killed. It's kind of a question mark since he was the result of friendly fire for a Plot Armor moment. So We'll say 5.5/7 failed. .5(?)/7 succeeded.

I hereby declare this an OVERWHELMING VICTORY for the forces of Salem with the added cherry on top of a Major Strategic Victory.

Therefore I must also determine the Ozluminati has suffered a Decisive Defeat on all fronts making this an Overwhelming Defeat. They lost everything and accomplished little to nothing at all.

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The tactical and strategic analysis here is first-rate.

 

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Agent Jaune " Ok you understand everything."
Jaune "I do but i'm not sure i believe it we all could not become that retarded could we."
A.Jaune "Do you want to bet the world on it."
Some time later
Weiss "Ok obviously they were telling the truth so Pyrrha Yang and i agreed we would all be marrying you."

 

[GraveyardShift]

While it isn't for much longer. Happy Veterans day.

To those who swore in service to others.

To the all who gave some.

And the some who gave all.

 

[cavalal386]

Cinder fall receives a package at beacon. Inside the box is a shock collar, similar to the one from the glass unicorn.
and a note.

 

[emileano154]

blind rage mode or mental breakdown?

 

[cavalal386]

blind rage mode or mental breakdown?

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[digcat]

It's from Salem i

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She kills Emerald in a blind rage letting Ozpin know who she is he kills her and saves Amber. The person who sent it was Pyrrha who did so at the because ghost Pyrrha would not shut up until she did.

 

[Frankly Tired]

Im trying to write a Jaune Fate short.

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Drafting prt 2

Hey

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Jaune falls.
Ends up in FGO earth
Jaune winds up in a Church and helps out

Through them- as a "Sponsorship"
Is offered to work at Chaldea.
Is accepted.

Goes through "Tutorial"
Reprimanded for fighting with Servants

Tries to explain that he would have been fine.

Chaldea meeting explanations.
(The Tutorial had lowered his Aura in the fight and hes still tired. Falls asleep. Yelle at and sent out.)
Mash.
Lev.
Doctor.
Bomb.

(Ritsuka and him split up)
Rush to command center first, Aura unlocks an Olga whos bleeding out.

Leaps out glass window to help in transference room.
Sees Mash. (And Ritsuka)
Runs to help, just as he lefts up the debris

Transference.

Huh wha?
Mash what are you wearing?!
Mash contract. (With ritsuka)
Olga. Skeletons.
Shadow Assassin Medusa.
(Who?)
Caster Cu.
(Who?)
Did you even open a history book?

Problems:
Olga saved, but now-
How to Counter Lev
Solution:
Arc Luck summon.
(immediate Rusted Knight?)

Have Ritsuka?
(If Yes; female for less-but-still serious, with a little silly. As Male is a more serious story. Shes a mix of Yang & Ruby personality wise.)
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Rusted knight: Foriegner Class
Saber/Rider/Caster Mix

The Knight that should have been.
He's not particularly happy that hes here.
With the Timelines having been diverted so severely, hes sent by The Blacksmith to ensure Jaune Arc survives the Grand Order.

Jaune became the Rusted Knight after years in The Ever After. And then RWBY found him.

But Jaune Arc is in a world where it was incinerated, so then how does RWBY arrive?

They did.

"Archer"
"Mage"
"Assassin"
"Beserker"
ALL: -Class Servant, Team RWBY is here!

Olga is having major conniptions.

A 4-in-1 servant entity. As servants, theyre now Weaker individually, but thier team oriented fighting is top notch. If a member is wounded severely, they retreat into thier shared spirit core, buffing the remaining 3. They can have 3 retreat to keep one member out and buffed, but none of them (expect Blake) likes to stay in the core for long periods.

Jaune (and RK) is extremely upset with this knowledge.

 

[Sliverhero]

Cinder fall receives a package at beacon. Inside the box is a shock collar, similar to the one from the glass unicorn.
and a note.

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blind rage mode or mental breakdown?

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Can see this happening where its Jaune stumbling on Cinder having her freak out and blindly attacking jaune who is tanking and unlocks his semblance to survive until cinder is more clear headed after holding her and calming her down. This is when the teachers stumble upon the two after seeing all the fire.

The one who sent the package was Rhodes who survived but is crazy and its Watts who gave him the information on where cinder will be as Watts wants to use that aganist Cinder as he already thinks her plan is going to fail.

So now while ozpin is trying to figure out whats going on cinder is now rooming with Jaune because he calms her down.
Pyrrha is pissed

 

[Leo 123]

Spoiler: Trick question

Jaune is doomed! Or at least he's going to be severely bruised.

 

[Azure Hero]

So I had an idea based on the FF7 Remake Timeline.

Remnant is actually an Absolute Gaia. When Sephiroth messed with the timeline, he actually changed the world into an entirely new one altogether.

Jaune is Absolute Cloud, Ruby is Absolute Yuffie, Yang is Absolute Tifa, and Weiss is Absolute Aerith. Jaune occasionally has Flashbacks to Cloud's life, and Sephiroth can't help but treat him the same way he does the Original Cloud.

The Relic of Destruction is actually the Buster Sword, or a reforged Ultima Weapon, with Zack as the Spirit inside it.

 

[AJ_Talon]

The common room was loud with the usual post-mission chatter until Jaune cleared his throat.

He had been quiet all evening, turning a can of soda between his hands while the others argued about Dust theory and whether Nora's latest pancake experiment counted as a war crime. When the noise dipped, he spoke.

"Hey. So… I've been thinking. About Cardin. And some stuff I told him."

Ruby perked up from the floor, where she was reassembling Crescent Rose for the third time that day. "What stuff?"

Jaune's shoulders hunched. "That I… never went to combat school. That I faked my transcripts to get into Beacon. That my Aura wasn't unlocked until Pyrrha did it during Initiation."

The room went still.

Ruby's nose scrunched. "Riiight. And you really didn't unlock your Aura until Initiation."

"I didn't."

Weiss set her teacup down with a precise click. "Okay. So. What you're telling us is that a dolt like you somehow faked his way into Beacon with fraudulent transcripts, and had no Aura."

"Yes," Jaune said, a little desperate now. "I am completely a fraud."

Weiss's laugh was sharp and bright. "That would mean that a dolt like you not only has enormous Aura potential, but that you figured out how to use your Aura in… what, an hour after it was released?"

"Er… well… yeah?"

"HA!" Weiss leaned forward, eyes gleaming. "It took me years to learn how to use my Aura! Are you saying an idiot like you managed it in an hour?"

Yang, sprawled across the arm of the couch, snorted. "It also took us years to figure out how to use it to strengthen ourselves and increase our speed and reflexes. What, you're saying that in a few months you went from untrained civilian to able to kill Ursas with a single blow? You have any idea how insane that is?"

Weiss nodded, still smiling like she'd caught him in a trap. "You'd have to be an outright prodigy! Like the harem protagonists in Blake's terrible erotica!"

Blake's ears flattened under her bow. "They're not terrible! It's just fantasy! Escapism! Nobody could be like that in real life! If they were, th-they'd be… amazing!"

Yang's grin turned wolfish. "And your perfect man, huh?"

Blake's face went scarlet. "W-Well… maybe? Certainly better than what I have dated in the past."

Weiss tossed her hair. "HA! If you were really that incredible, I'd date you!"

Yang wiggled her fingers in a lazy wave. "If you were that amazing, I'd marry you, Stud!" She winked. "Ten babies, for sure!"

Ren's voice was quiet, but it cut through the laughter. "No offense, Jaune, but it was a miracle I managed to unlock my Aura and Semblance in a matter of minutes. I only did it because it was either do that or Nora and I would die. It's not uncommon, but it still seems hard to believe."

Nora bounced in place, already halfway through a leftover sandwich. "Yeah! I mean sure, you're rough, but you're also really good at stuff other than fighting! Which is great, 'cause I don't think I could do leadership! Or make crepes either!"

Ruby hugged her knees, silver eyes bright with fond disbelief. "So, come on, Jaune. There's no way you're a once-in-a-lifetime super prodigy who could fight, I dunno, legendary warriors after only a year or two of training!"

Jaune's face had gone the color of his hoodie. He rubbed the back of his neck and forced a laugh that didn't quite land.

"Uh… yeah! Yeah, totally! It's just… I told Cardin that."

Yang's eyebrows shot up. "Oh wow! He believed you?"

"I was trying to troll him, ya know."

Yang cackled. "HA! Nice one! Geez, can you imagine how shattering it would be to his ego if you were some super prodigy? You'd make him look like a dumbass! And well, the rest of us too!"

Jaune's smile was thin. "…Yeah, no. It was just a dumb joke. Don't pay it any mind, okay? You guys are amazing, and I'm just the dead last."

Ruby launched herself off the floor and into his side, arms locking around his waist. "Yeah, but you're a great leader and you're getting better." She squeezed. "Mm!"

The others were already moving on—Weiss muttering about how "dolt" still applied either way, Yang threatening to make Nora demonstrate her "crepe technique," Blake retreating behind her book with her ears still pink. The moment passed. The confession had been rejected so thoroughly it might as well have never happened.

Jaune let Ruby cling for a few seconds, then gently extracted himself and stepped toward the door. Pyrrha rose without a word and followed him into the quieter stretch of hallway beyond the common room.

They walked in silence until the noise of the others faded. Jaune stopped by a window that looked out over the darkened courtyard.

"I think… I understand you a little better now, Pyrrha."

She leaned against the wall beside him, green eyes soft. "And I you."

He stared at his hands. "…Am… is it really that incredible?"

"Jaune." Her voice was gentle, but steady. "You are. So please, stop being so hard on yourself. You should never cease improving, but don't hate yourself for your weakness. That is something you will correct. You just need to keep working as hard as you have, and you'll be the great warrior you want to be."

He looked at her then, something small and fragile in his expression. "Thanks, Pyrrha. You're the best."

Her smile was quiet and a little sad. "Hopefully not for much longer. It gets lonely at the top… and I want us to stand there as equals."

Jaune's answering smile was brighter than anything he'd managed in the common room. "Me too, Pyrrha. Me too."

 

[AJ_Talon]

Whitley Schnee had never considered himself a hero.

Heroes were loud. They charged forward with bright smiles and grand speeches. They inspired people. They meant to be seen.

Whitley simply did what needed doing, even when it hurt. Even when no one thanked him. Even when the people he helped would have preferred him dead.

That was why Ruby Rose fascinated him.

She was everything he wasn't: bright, loud, unapologetically hopeful. She believed in heroes the way children believed in fairy tales — with her whole heart. And
somehow, despite every logical reason not to, she had chosen him.

They were sitting together on the roof of the Schnee manor during one of Whitley's rare visits to Vale. Ruby had her head in his lap, silver eyes half-closed as she watched the stars. Her cloak was draped over both of them like a blanket.

"You know," she said softly, "I used to think heroes had to be perfect. Like… they always knew what to do. They never got scared. They never messed up."

Whitley's fingers gently carded through her short hair. "And now?"

Ruby turned her head to look up at him, smiling that small, private smile she only showed when it was just the two of them.

"Now I think the best heroes are the ones who do the right thing even when it's hard. Even when no one's watching. Even when it doesn't feel good." She reached up and poked his cheek. "Like you."

Whitley let out a soft huff of laughter, but there was a strange tightness in his chest.

"I'm not a hero, Ruby."

"You helped us save Atlas. You fought with me even though you knew it was dangerous." She shrugged, as if these were obvious facts. "You do good things because they're right. Not because you want people to clap for you."

Whitley was quiet for a long moment.

Then, very softly, he admitted, "Sometimes I wonder if I'm only doing it because I want to be better than him. Not because I'm actually good."

Ruby sat up, straddling his lap so she could look him in the eyes. Her hands cupped his face with surprising gentleness.

"Hey. Wanting to be better than your dad doesn't make your choices less real. It just means you're trying." She leaned in and pressed her forehead against his. "And I really, really like the man you're trying to be."

Whitley closed his eyes, letting her warmth sink into him. For once, the constant calculating voice in the back of his head — the one that sounded like Jacques — was quiet.

"…Thank you," he whispered.

Ruby smiled against his skin.

"Anytime, Mr. Schnee."

Later that night, as they lay curled up together under a pile of blankets after making love, Ruby traced idle patterns on his chest.

"You know what's funny?" she murmured.

"Hm?"

"Everyone thinks you're cold and calculating. But you're actually one of the kindest people I know. You just… do it quietly."

Whitley pressed a kiss to the top of her head.

"And you're loud about it. Loud enough for both of us."

Ruby giggled, the sound warm and bright in the dark.

"I think we make a pretty good team."

Whitley closed his eyes, a small, genuine smile on his face.

"Yeah… We really do."

And for once, the heir to the Schnee Dust Company didn't feel like he was carrying the weight of his family name alone.

Because Ruby Rose had decided he was worth believing in.

And that was more powerful than any fortune, any title, or any legacy.

 

[IvanR1314]

The common room was loud with the usual post-mission chatter until Jaune cleared his throat.

He had been quiet all evening, turning a can of soda between his hands while the others argued about Dust theory and whether Nora's latest pancake experiment counted as a war crime. When the noise dipped, he spoke.

"Hey. So… I've been thinking. About Cardin. And some stuff I told him."

Ruby perked up from the floor, where she was reassembling Crescent Rose for the third time that day. "What stuff?"

Jaune's shoulders hunched. "That I… never went to combat school. That I faked my transcripts to get into Beacon. That my Aura wasn't unlocked until Pyrrha did it during Initiation."

The room went still.

Ruby's nose scrunched. "Riiight. And you really didn't unlock your Aura until Initiation."

"I didn't."

Weiss set her teacup down with a precise click. "Okay. So. What you're telling us is that a dolt like you somehow faked his way into Beacon with fraudulent transcripts, and had no Aura."

"Yes," Jaune said, a little desperate now. "I am completely a fraud."

Weiss's laugh was sharp and bright. "That would mean that a dolt like you not only has enormous Aura potential, but that you figured out how to use your Aura in… what, an hour after it was released?"

"Er… well… yeah?"

"HA!" Weiss leaned forward, eyes gleaming. "It took me years to learn how to use my Aura! Are you saying an idiot like you managed it in an hour?"

Yang, sprawled across the arm of the couch, snorted. "It also took us years to figure out how to use it to strengthen ourselves and increase our speed and reflexes. What, you're saying that in a few months you went from untrained civilian to able to kill Ursas with a single blow? You have any idea how insane that is?"

Weiss nodded, still smiling like she'd caught him in a trap. "You'd have to be an outright prodigy! Like the harem protagonists in Blake's terrible erotica!"

Blake's ears flattened under her bow. "They're not terrible! It's just fantasy! Escapism! Nobody could be like that in real life! If they were, th-they'd be… amazing!"

Yang's grin turned wolfish. "And your perfect man, huh?"

Blake's face went scarlet. "W-Well… maybe? Certainly better than what I have dated in the past."

Weiss tossed her hair. "HA! If you were really that incredible, I'd date you!"

Yang wiggled her fingers in a lazy wave. "If you were that amazing, I'd marry you, Stud!" She winked. "Ten babies, for sure!"

Ren's voice was quiet, but it cut through the laughter. "No offense, Jaune, but it was a miracle I managed to unlock my Aura and Semblance in a matter of minutes. I only did it because it was either do that or Nora and I would die. It's not uncommon, but it still seems hard to believe."

Nora bounced in place, already halfway through a leftover sandwich. "Yeah! I mean sure, you're rough, but you're also really good at stuff other than fighting! Which is great, 'cause I don't think I could do leadership! Or make crepes either!"

Ruby hugged her knees, silver eyes bright with fond disbelief. "So, come on, Jaune. There's no way you're a once-in-a-lifetime super prodigy who could fight, I dunno, legendary warriors after only a year or two of training!"

Jaune's face had gone the color of his hoodie. He rubbed the back of his neck and forced a laugh that didn't quite land.

"Uh… yeah! Yeah, totally! It's just… I told Cardin that."

Yang's eyebrows shot up. "Oh wow! He believed you?"

"I was trying to troll him, ya know."

Yang cackled. "HA! Nice one! Geez, can you imagine how shattering it would be to his ego if you were some super prodigy? You'd make him look like a dumbass! And well, the rest of us too!"

Jaune's smile was thin. "…Yeah, no. It was just a dumb joke. Don't pay it any mind, okay? You guys are amazing, and I'm just the dead last."

Ruby launched herself off the floor and into his side, arms locking around his waist. "Yeah, but you're a great leader and you're getting better." She squeezed. "Mm!"

The others were already moving on—Weiss muttering about how "dolt" still applied either way, Yang threatening to make Nora demonstrate her "crepe technique," Blake retreating behind her book with her ears still pink. The moment passed. The confession had been rejected so thoroughly it might as well have never happened.

Jaune let Ruby cling for a few seconds, then gently extracted himself and stepped toward the door. Pyrrha rose without a word and followed him into the quieter stretch of hallway beyond the common room.

They walked in silence until the noise of the others faded. Jaune stopped by a window that looked out over the darkened courtyard.

"I think… I understand you a little better now, Pyrrha."

She leaned against the wall beside him, green eyes soft. "And I you."

He stared at his hands. "…Am… is it really that incredible?"

"Jaune." Her voice was gentle, but steady. "You are. So please, stop being so hard on yourself. You should never cease improving, but don't hate yourself for your weakness. That is something you will correct. You just need to keep working as hard as you have, and you'll be the great warrior you want to be."

He looked at her then, something small and fragile in his expression. "Thanks, Pyrrha. You're the best."

Her smile was quiet and a little sad. "Hopefully not for much longer. It gets lonely at the top… and I want us to stand there as equals."

Jaune's answering smile was brighter than anything he'd managed in the common room. "Me too, Pyrrha. Me too."

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when you list it off like that, it makes sense that Jaune at the least is talented and at best a Prodigy.

this cam also Segway into Jaune the MadLad sort of shorts.

 

[Dragon Bob]

when you list it off like that, it makes sense that Jaune at the least is talented and at best a Prodigy.

this cam also Segway into Jaune the MadLad sort of shorts.

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Yeah it's an interesting side effect of the lore changing between volumes. Aura being hard to use wasn't considered at first.

Of course even without that the fact that Jaune was able to keep up with Cardin after less than a year of training says a lot about how talented Jaune needed to be. But that's just classic bad writing because none of the writers were trained fighters.

 

[Cleddyf]

Of course even without that the fact that Jaune was able to keep up with Cardin after less than a year of training says a lot about how talented Jaune needed to be. But that's just classic bad writing because none of the writers were trained fighters.

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And he is basically RWBY/Ren/Nora tier in Atlas, WITHOUT using his semblance, as CRWBY never let him use it on himself. Lowest in tier sure, but still in the ballpark. In TWO years. It's why I hate the 'har de har, Jaune is a loser with no talent' fics. Dude is INSANE.

 

[Dragon Bob]

And he is basically RWBY/Ren/Nora tier in Atlas, WITHOUT using his semblance, as CRWBY never let him use it on himself. Lowest in tier sure, but still in the ballpark. In TWO years. It's why I hate the 'har de har, Jaune is a loser with no talent' fics. Dude is INSANE.

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Which is doubly impressive when you remember his only basic training was from video lectures his dead friend left him. Sure he had a lot of time to practice against the Grimm and the rest of his team, but none of them use shields or a cutting sword. Imagine someone becoming an elite level fighter based on YouTube videos alone. That's insane.

 

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Imagine someone becoming an elite level fighter based on YouTube videos alone. That's insane.

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It was only one or two videos if i remember correctly so even then he would have to had figured a lot out on his own.

 

[Cleddyf]

I always had an idea for a fic that explained that. Jaune still mega talented and gard working. But those videos were a spell Pyrrha instinctively cast as a last wish when she died. It's actually Pyrrha's spirit in those 'videos', training Jaune from beyond the grave.

 

[AJ_Talon]

Jaune beats Yang in gaming, much to Pyrrha and Ruby's shock.

Yang: "... One more round."
Jaune: "I'm just going to beat you again."
Yang: "Oh, so confident?! I'll just defeat you-That was a fluke-!"
He beats her again.
Yang: "... Best two out of three?"
Jaune: "I already beat you twice."
Yang: "If you beat me I'll make out with you."
Jaune: "What-?"
Pyrrha: "No!"
Ruby: "You shouldn't-!"
Yang: "If you don't I'll beat you up!"
Jaune: "Right then, playing!"

 

[digcat]

Jaune beats Yang in gaming, much to Pyrrha and Ruby's shock.

Yang: "... One more round."
Jaune: "I'm just going to beat you again."
Yang: "Oh, so confident?! I'll just defeat you-That was a fluke-!"
He beats her again.
Yang: "... Best two out of three?"
Jaune: "I already beat you twice."
Yang: "If you beat me I'll make out with you."
Jaune: "What-?"
Pyrrha: "No!"
Ruby: "You shouldn't-!"
Yang: "If you don't I'll beat you up!"
Jaune: "Right then, playing!"

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Ruby "Jaune if you win again you get all three of us."
Yang "I didn't agree to that."
Pyrrha "If you don't i'll beat you up."
Ruby "I'll read your diary to everyone in beacon."

 

[CountvonBarnOwl]

What Acres are there in the Ever After and how do they mess with you?

A Winter's Knight/Winter-falls-in snippet is starting to form in my head and I want to see where I can take it.

If all else fails, I am sure I can invent one.

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Whitley Schnee had never considered himself a hero.

Heroes were loud. They charged forward with bright smiles and grand speeches. They inspired people. They meant to be seen.

Whitley simply did what needed doing, even when it hurt. Even when no one thanked him. Even when the people he helped would have preferred him dead.

That was why Ruby Rose fascinated him.

She was everything he wasn't: bright, loud, unapologetically hopeful. She believed in heroes the way children believed in fairy tales — with her whole heart. And
somehow, despite every logical reason not to, she had chosen him.

They were sitting together on the roof of the Schnee manor during one of Whitley's rare visits to Vale. Ruby had her head in his lap, silver eyes half-closed as she watched the stars. Her cloak was draped over both of them like a blanket.

"You know," she said softly, "I used to think heroes had to be perfect. Like… they always knew what to do. They never got scared. They never messed up."

Whitley's fingers gently carded through her short hair. "And now?"

Ruby turned her head to look up at him, smiling that small, private smile she only showed when it was just the two of them.

"Now I think the best heroes are the ones who do the right thing even when it's hard. Even when no one's watching. Even when it doesn't feel good." She reached up and poked his cheek. "Like you."

Whitley let out a soft huff of laughter, but there was a strange tightness in his chest.

"I'm not a hero, Ruby."

"You helped us save Atlas. You fought with me even though you knew it was dangerous." She shrugged, as if these were obvious facts. "You do good things because they're right. Not because you want people to clap for you."

Whitley was quiet for a long moment.

Then, very softly, he admitted, "Sometimes I wonder if I'm only doing it because I want to be better than him. Not because I'm actually good."

Ruby sat up, straddling his lap so she could look him in the eyes. Her hands cupped his face with surprising gentleness.

"Hey. Wanting to be better than your dad doesn't make your choices less real. It just means you're trying." She leaned in and pressed her forehead against his. "And I really, really like the man you're trying to be."

Whitley closed his eyes, letting her warmth sink into him. For once, the constant calculating voice in the back of his head — the one that sounded like Jacques — was quiet.

"…Thank you," he whispered.

Ruby smiled against his skin.

"Anytime, Mr. Schnee."

Later that night, as they lay curled up together under a pile of blankets after making love, Ruby traced idle patterns on his chest.

"You know what's funny?" she murmured.

"Hm?"

"Everyone thinks you're cold and calculating. But you're actually one of the kindest people I know. You just… do it quietly."

Whitley pressed a kiss to the top of her head.

"And you're loud about it. Loud enough for both of us."

Ruby giggled, the sound warm and bright in the dark.

"I think we make a pretty good team."

Whitley closed his eyes, a small, genuine smile on his face.

"Yeah… We really do."

And for once, the heir to the Schnee Dust Company didn't feel like he was carrying the weight of his family name alone.

Because Ruby Rose had decided he was worth believing in.

And that was more powerful than any fortune, any title, or any legacy.

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Yay, Whiter Rose.

I am still working toward getting Cyber-Whitley 3 out.

It is just behind a few crossovers that I suddenly possessed a Mr. Toad of Toad Hall-esque urge to write on my list of priorities but that is getting better.

I will have something eventually.

And I will also probably have a snippet or two of meat-frame Whitley and Ruby before that.

Likely Ruby updating Whitley's look to fit her preferences, and Ruby and Whitley having an exceedingly vulnerable moment with one another.

The former idea has my interest for the time being.

 

[Maximize]

A couple of things I've noticed about myself when it comes to writing and discussing stories:
First, I think a lot more people care about romance in their stories than I do, which is perfectly fine. Personally, though, I've interacted so much media where a perfectly good story was undermined by a poorly handled romance that I tend to be rather cautious whenever one is introduced. Another reason is simply that I can't write romance to save my life, so it's not something I naturally gravitate towards when coming up with ideas.
On another note, when it comes to the Lovecraftian angle for RWBY, I will die on the hill that Salem should have been an avatar of the Grimm, an eldritch abomination that embodies them, or even a puppet of some sort of outer god. I think there's a tremendous amount of potential in that idea.
Personally, I also think Salem should be considerably older than the show suggests, somewhere between 10,000 and 100,000 years old. I think that would make the setting and the history of Remnant far more interesting. It would also make the idea of her gradually forgetting things much more believable. A thousand years just doesn't feel like enough time for an ancient, world-shaping calamity to become so distant that most of its history has been lost or forgotten.
But here's the part I find particularly interesting: imagine you're Salem. You've existed for tens of thousands of years. You've been manipulating the Grimm, controlling them, shaping them, and using them as extensions of your own power. You believe you're in control. You believe they're your creations and that they answer to you.
Then, slowly, things start changing. Little Grimm, nightmares, and other creatures begin acting independently. They stop listening to you. Some don't obey your commands, while others start behaving in ways you never intended. At first, you dismiss it as some kind of anomaly, but eventually you begin noticing a pattern.
And then comes the horrifying realisation: you were never actually in control.
You were never their master. You were simply something the true power behind the Grimm allowed to exist, perhaps because your immortality made you a convenient vessel or puppet. You've spent thousands upon thousands of years believing you were controlling the forces of darkness, only to discover that you've been serving something far older and more powerful than yourself.
I absolutely love the idea of Salem discovering that she's not the ultimate evil of Remnant. She's just another piece on the board, and whatever created or commands the Grimm has been allowing her to play her part all along.

 

[Hahoalki]

I appreciate everybody's prior advice, and I just deleted a 3000+ word post addressing it because I feel like we've moved on.

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Aw, I was kinda looking forward to your response.

For future reference, assume I'm expecting you to reply a month later due to your busy schedule, and expect the conversation to resume regardless of how long it's been.

 

[digcat]

Weiss and Pyrrha wants to try things they never got the chance to before. Jaune Yang and Ruby takes them
noodling for catfish.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jqe9SOHXDRA