[RWBY] RWBY Shorts

[Balorak146]

I don't think Remnant has war crimes yet

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If their Great War was anything like either of our World Wars..? They do. They really do.

If there wasn't even one occasion of a guy being shot in the face after being made to dig graves for his dead buddies and his enemies, I'll eat one of my own kidneys.

 

[SharkCultist]

I don't think Remnant has war crimes yet

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If there isn't already a checklist then you make one.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Lilac Arc visits Jaune at Beacon.

Lilac: "I brought sweaters and other things for you and all your friends!"

Jaune: "Aw, thanks Big Sis!"

They hug happily.

Yang: "So, Lilac huh? Guess she's just rose-y cheeked and buddies with everyone, huh?"

Weiss: "Ugh. Please forgive her."

Lilac: "No, I thought it was funny! Hahaha!"

Yang: "Heh! Finally, a family with taste!"

Ruby: groans "Yeah, no..."

Jaune: "Anyway... I'm really glad to see you, sis."

A Grimm Beowulf emerges from the ruins and begins to charge.

Jaune: "!!! How did it get through the defenses?!"

Ruby: "We've got this! I'll just bring it down-!"

Lilac: "Don't worry, I've got this."

Pyrrha: "Wha-What?"

Yang: "WHAT?!"

Lilac turns and glares at the Beowulf. It skids to a halt and stares back.

Lilac: "No! Bad Beowulf! You go and think about what you were trying to do! No more attacking humans!"

The Beowulf nods... Then turns and flees.

Everyone stares at Lilac.

Blake: "... How?"

Lilac: "Oh, um... Well... Naughty Grimm shouldn't be allowed to get away with that kind of mischief! That's my Semblance."

Silence.

Ruby: "WHY ARE YOU NOT A HUNTRESS?! THAT WAS AMAZING!"

Lilac: "Because I want to be a housewife." Happy smile "And being a Huntress would take all my time!"

More silence.

Yang: "Okay, so... She just has a powerful Semblance. It's not like she's a combat prodigy or anything... Right?"

Lilac: "Oh no! I abhor violence! But I did get some training when I was little..."

Pyrrha: "May I train against you?"

Lilac: "Certainly!"

Jaune: "Um, Pyrrha-"

Pyrrha: "It's all right, Jaune. This will be unarmed combat."

Pyrrha and Lilac spar, exchange some blows... Pyrrha speeds up, and looks like she's actually having to put in effort. Lilac dodges, deflects and easily parries all her blows. Finally, Pyrrha tries to kick her... And Lilac catches the blow and pitches her over her shoulder. Pyrrha goes flying into a marble pillar, smashing through it.

Pyrrha: "UWAH!"

Jaune: "PYRRHA!"

Lilac: "Oh dear! I'M SO SORRY!"

Later, Lilac fixes Pyrrha up.

Lilac: "I am so sorry, I am so rusty, that was horrible, please forgive me?"

Pyrrha: "Urgh... It's all right... How long were you training?"

Lilac: "Oh, a few years. But Mom and Dad told me I had learned it all and was too much for them!"

Ruby: "Too..."

Yang: "Much..."

Weiss: "For..."

Blake: "Them?!"

RWBY and Pyrrha are very depressed.

Weiss: "Years of training... And a housewife can do that...?"

Yang: moans "I give up..."

Blake: "My life is over."

Ruby: "Well... At least I can still bake cookies and fix things..."

Pyrrha: "All my victories, pointless..."

Jaune: "No! Guys! Don't give up! I mean it's just how she is!"

Ren, wisely, has hung back with Nora. Nora raises her arm.

Lilac: "Oh, yes dear?"

Nora: "Can you teach me to be an awesome housewife too?!"

Lilac: "Sure can!"

Nora: "YAY! Renny honey! You're gonna need a pelvic cast!"

Ren: "I thought as much."

 

[Joshuahaderach]

Lilac Arc visits Jaune at Beacon.

Lilac: "I brought sweaters and other things for you and all your friends!"

Jaune: "Aw, thanks Big Sis!"

They hug happily.

Yang: "So, Lilac huh? Guess she's just rose-y cheeked and buddies with everyone, huh?"

Weiss: "Ugh. Please forgive her."

Lilac: "No, I thought it was funny! Hahaha!"

Yang: "Heh! Finally, a family with taste!"

Ruby: groans "Yeah, no..."

Jaune: "Anyway... I'm really glad to see you, sis."

A Grimm Beowulf emerges from the ruins and begins to charge.

Jaune: "!!! How did it get through the defenses?!"

Ruby: "We've got this! I'll just bring it down-!"

Lilac: "Don't worry, I've got this."

Pyrrha: "Wha-What?"

Yang: "WHAT?!"

Lilac turns and glares at the Beowulf. It skids to a halt and stares back.

Lilac: "No! Bad Beowulf! You go and think about what you were trying to do! No more attacking humans!"

The Beowulf nods... Then turns and flees.

Everyone stares at Lilac.

Blake: "... How?"

Lilac: "Oh, um... Well... Naughty Grimm shouldn't be allowed to get away with that kind of mischief! That's my Semblance."

Silence.

Ruby: "WHY ARE YOU NOT A HUNTRESS?! THAT WAS AMAZING!"

Lilac: "Because I want to be a housewife." Happy smile "And being a Huntress would take all my time!"

More silence.

Yang: "Okay, so... She just has a powerful Semblance. It's not like she's a combat prodigy or anything... Right?"

Lilac: "Oh no! I abhor violence! But I did get some training when I was little..."

Pyrrha: "May I train against you?"

Lilac: "Certainly!"

Jaune: "Um, Pyrrha-"

Pyrrha: "It's all right, Jaune. This will be unarmed combat."

Pyrrha and Lilac spar, exchange some blows... Pyrrha speeds up, and looks like she's actually having to put in effort. Lilac dodges, deflects and easily parries all her blows. Finally, Pyrrha tries to kick her... And Lilac catches the blow and pitches her over her shoulder. Pyrrha goes flying into a marble pillar, smashing through it.

Pyrrha: "UWAH!"

Jaune: "PYRRHA!"

Lilac: "Oh dear! I'M SO SORRY!"

Later, Lilac fixes Pyrrha up.

Lilac: "I am so sorry, I am so rusty, that was horrible, please forgive me?"

Pyrrha: "Urgh... It's all right... How long were you training?"

Lilac: "Oh, a few years. But Mom and Dad told me I had learned it all and was too much for them!"

Ruby: "Too..."

Yang: "Much..."

Weiss: "For..."

Blake: "Them?!"

RWBY and Pyrrha are very depressed.

Weiss: "Years of training... And a housewife can do that...?"

Yang: moans "I give up..."

Blake: "My life is over."

Ruby: "Well... At least I can still bake cookies and fix things..."

Pyrrha: "All my victories, pointless..."

Jaune: "No! Guys! Don't give up! I mean it's just how she is!"

Ren, wisely, has hung back with Nora. Nora raises her arm.

Lilac: "Oh, yes dear?"

Nora: "Can you teach me to be an awesome housewife too?!"

Lilac: "Sure can!"

Nora: "YAY! Renny honey! You're gonna need a pelvic cast!"

Ren: "I thought as much."

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I do like the contrast of having exceptional natural talent in an area and setting it aside to be or do what you truly want. There would also be potential for expansion of the concept because housewife's and househusbands would need the ability to defend the homestead especially on the frontier if the other spouse is away working.
It would be an eye opener for the young people to actually meet other Huntresses/Huntsmen who retired from active hunting for their families and stayed home. It would hit Ruby and Yang especially hard and could lead to some character development too.

 

[Ardrianian]

I do like the contrast of having exceptional natural talent in an area and setting it aside to be or do what you truly want. There would also be potential for expansion of the concept because housewife's and househusbands would need the ability to defend the homestead especially on the frontier if the other spouse is away working.
It would be an eye opener for the young people to actually meet other Huntresses/Huntsmen who retired from active hunting for their families and stayed home. It would hit Ruby and Yang especially hard and could lead to some character development too.

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Definitely feeding the reason why Tai became an instructor at Signal rather than continuing to hunt for Summer or Raven, hoping to give Yang or Ruby a glimpse of after-huntsman work that somewhat failed due to his depression over Summer presumably being dead.

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Let's be honest, Ruby is Little Red Riding Hood, Summer was the Woodsman with her axe, and the Hound was the big bad wolf. Summer had a bad end and is most likely a more advanced version of The Hound that would have been released against Ruby as a Boss Level Roadblock against Salem, but would succeed where Summer had failed, use her Silver-Eyes to purge and/or injure the grimm entropy that infected Summer, then there is a tearful and hopeful goodbye and supercharges Ruby in being the linchpin in turning Salem into stone, like the Wyvern

 

[AndrewJTalon]

The White Fang took hostages as a regular matter of course. In this case, Adam personally handled the operation, seizing a woman from Radian and bringing her to their HQ.



Adam: "Her mother is holding three of our agents in her hospital after they were captured. We use her to compel their release. Keep an eye on her, but do not harm her."



Guards: "Sir!"



Adam headed off to handle another mission... Leaving the guards with a surprisingly calm Lilac Arc.



Guard 1: coughs repeatedly



Lilac: "That sounds bad. I know a remedy for it, if you have a kitchen."



Guard 2: "Ha! Nice try! What's the remedy, rat poison?"



Lilac: "No, of course not. It's too salty."



Guard 1: keeps coughing "Ugh..."



Lilac: "You can keep suffering or you can feel better. I much prefer people to feel better. Besides, I would never poison someone."



Guard 2: scowls harder



Lilac: "Also, all I would do is poison one person. That won't let me escape now will it?"



Guard 1: coughs more piteously



Guard 2: sigh "Fine..."



They take Lilac to the kitchen. She gathers some local herbs and cooks up some tea. She looks over their other ingredients.



Lilac: "Hmmm... You all look like you could use a good meal." brightens "Do you have any venison? I can make a great stew!"



Guard 2: "Oh please, like we're going to fall for that!"



Guard 1 drinks the tea... Sniffs...



Guard 1: "Wow! It... I can breath! Cough's gone! And... And it tastes great! Try it!"



Guard 2: "Oh come on, you can't be serious!"



Guard 1: "Serious as a heart attack. Besides, she's one woman without her Aura activated. What could she do even if she poisoned it?"



Guard 2 drinks the tea... Blinks in disbelief.



Guard 2: "It... It's amazing!"



Lilac: "Old family recipe! Like this stew!"



She's already cooking it. Other members of the White Fang come in, drawn by the smell.



Lilac: "Oh! Hello! Grab a bowl, it should be done soon!"



Guard 1: "Hey, hang on a second, even if it smells good, we should test it!"



Lilac: "Come on. I would never poison food! Then you wouldn't get to enjoy it!"



Guard 2: "You... Do realize you're our hostage, right? If you don't cooperate, we'll kill you?"



Lilac: "I am cooperating."



Guard 1: "She's got a point."



Lilac: "Wonderful!"



When Adam returns... The guards all look a lot more relaxed.



Adam: "Sitrep?"



Guard 2: "Oh! Lord Adam! Uh, everything's fine, sir! The hostage is safe and compliant."



Adam: "Good. Her mother is proving difficult. We'll need to make a video to show how serious we are."



Guard 1: "Errr... I see, Lord Adam."



Lilac: "Hello Lord Adam! Let me take your coat. It's freezing out there, hm? Here, have some hot tea!"



Adam: "Ah, thank you."



He sips the tea... Then spits it out.



Adam: "Wha-Why are you out of your cell?!"



Lilac: "Well, I couldn't finish my knitting in there, My Lord." She hands him a red scarf "Here you are! Goes with your hair."



Guard 1: "Aw..."



Lilac: "I didn't forget you, sweetie!" She hands him a green scarf with a wink "Goes with your scales!"



Guard 1: "Oh, sweet!" At Adam's furious glare "I-I mean, um... Thank you, you pathetic human!"



Lilac: brightly "You're welcome!"



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Lilac is modeled after Belldandy from Ah! My Goddess! She is thus a strong willed but ultimately kind and selfless woman who is REALLY good at winning people's hearts and minds with kindness. You let her into your HQ she's gonna turn your troops with gentle kindness, understanding, and REALLY good cooking.

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A day passes. Adam runs into Lilac again cooking for everyone in the kitchen. He approaches her when she is alone. She is humming a soft lullaby under her breath.



Lilac: "Oh. Hello Lord Adam. Is there something you wish of me?"



Adam: "... If they refuse to pay the ransom, your life is forfeit."



Lilac: "I know, Lord Adam."



Adam: "You aren't afraid of that?"



Lilac: shrugs "I am."



Adam: "Yet you still persist like this."



Lilac: "Yes Lord Adam."



Adam: "Why?"



Lilac: "Your men needed good food. Your men need kindness. Everyone does."



Adam: annoyed "We are holding you hostage."



Lilac: "Yes."



Adam: "We are criminals by your estimation."



Lilac: "Yes."



Adam: "We are Faunus, and our goal is to overthrow your oppression and tyrrany."



Lilac: "Have I oppressed you, Lord Adam?"



Adam: "... You annoy me."



Lilac: "I'm sorry, Lord Adam."



Adam: glares... seizes her long hair and makes her yelp. He forces her to her knees and holds Wilt up to her throat.



Adam: "I could end your life in an instant."



Lilac: "Yes Lord Adam... I-I know."



Adam: "So drop the act. You're just trying to manipulate us with lies and deceit!"



Lilac: "No Lord Adam! I-I assure you, I am not-!"



Adam: "Then why this?! Why all of this?! You're trying to make us drop our guard! Allow you to escape!"



Lilac: winces as he digs his blade into her throat "Even if I tried... I know I'm too far away from anywhere civilized to escape. I'd be killed by Grimm or brought back."



Adam: "Then why?! WHY ACT LIKE THIS?!"



Lilac: closes her eyes "Because it's the right thing to do!"



Adam pauses.



Adam: "What?"



Lilac: deep breath "I firmly believe... That people in pain need help and kindness. That it's the right thing to do to help others, even if they want to-to kill me or hurt me. To try, at least."



Adam: "What makes you think I'm in pain?!"



Lilac: "You are. We all are... It is why the Tablebreaker came, is it not? To heal the hurt of the world-?"



Adam: "That religion is nonsense! Just a means of control of the masses! It turns a Faunus into a martyr, just to try and pretend to be fair! All the while the church and governments oppress Faunus!"



Lilac: "No... No, it isn't. Corrupt priests and churches can do bad things in the name of the Emperor Above, but it doesn't change the good at its core!"



Adam: seethe "And so you would do this? Be kind, even to your captors? Even if it meant your death?! All because of your belief?"



Lilac, shaking, manages to look him up in the eyes.



Lilac: "... Y-Yes... Yes, I would."



Adam is silent. So is Lilac. He lets her go and pulls his blade away.



Adam: deep breath "You're confined to your cell. You will not do anything else but sit and be silent."



Lilac: "As you wish, Lord Adam."



A few days pass. Adam returns to her cell. He has three of his Faunus escort her out to a small chamber with a camera.



Adam: "On your knees."



Lilac does so. Adam turns to his guards.



Adam: "The negotiators are trying to buy time. We need to send a stronger message. We have other hostages... We'll kill her to show we mean business."



White Fang 1: "S-Sir... Um, she is the most prominent. Maybe we need to-"



Adam: "Those are my orders. Set up the camera."



The White Fang members reluctantly begin to set things up. Adam waits for the camera turn on.



Adam: "You have ignored our demands. This is the price you will pay."



Lilac: "Lord Adam... May I have a request, please? W-Well... Two requests?"



Adam: glares "What?"



Lilac shakily reaches into her dress pocket, and produces a photo. Adam snatches it and looks it over. His eyes widen behind his mask.



Adam: "You-!"



Lilac: "My fiance... Mercer. He... If you could return that to him..."



Adam: "You... You're engaged?! To a Faunus?!"



Lilac: wince "Yes Lord Adam..."



Adam: glares "... And the other?"



Lilac: "... May I please pray? Before you... You execute me?"



Adam: grits his teeth "..." He steps away. Lilac bows her head and folds her hands.



Lilac: "Tablebreaker, merciful Lord... Please... Forgive them. They know not what they do... And... And please look after my family. I... I won't be there for them anymore..."



Silence. One of the White Fang minions sucks in a breath.



White Fang 1: "Sir... Lord Adam, please. We-We don't need to kill her."



Adam: "Are you questioning my orders?!"



White Fang 2: "Sir, she-Please! Yes humans are our enemy, but-Please, maybe she's one of the good ones-!"



Adam: "There are no good ones! It's a trick! A deception! She's still trying to manipulate you for her life! SHE'S THE ENEMY!"



Lilac: Still praying, shaking, but praying hard



White Fang 3: "Sir, please! Look... I've known many a bad human but she's done nothing!"



Adam: "Humans have done plenty to us! Especially when we did 'nothing'! YOU THINK SHE ACTUALLY CARES?! YOU THINK THIS IS REAL?!" He backhands Lilac and sends her sprawling onto the floor "SHE'S A LIAR! A TRICKSTER!"



He seizes her by her collar and holds her aloft. She chokes.



Adam: "You're just manipulating us! You don't believe we're good! You don't believe a word! Say it! SAY IT!"



Lilac: "N-No! I won't! And I won't stop!"



Adam grits his teeth. He senses his men are about to try and gang up on him. He thinks it over... Then drops her.



Lilac: gasping for breath



Adam: "... Take her back to her cell."



White Fang 1: "Yes sir..."



A day later, Lilac wakes up in a forest clearing. Adam is standing there, silent.



Adam: tosses a canteen at her "You're a day's walk from Matron Village. There are no Grimm around. They'll get you home."



Lilac: "... You're letting me go?"



Adam: "You're too disruptive as a hostage. My men are threatening to mutiny. Your manipulations are too strong... You're too dangerous to keep. So... Go."



Lilac: smiles softly "Thank you, Lord Adam-"



Adam: "Stop that. I don't believe you for a second. This was all an act to get me to release you... And you won."



Lilac: "No... No. I mean... I'm glad to be free... But you're still in pain. And still lost."



Adam: scoffs "I don't need you to save me."



Lilac: "We all need someone to save us. We're all in this together, human and Faunus."



Adam: "..." sighs "... If more humans thought as you do... Maybe I wouldn't have to do what I do."



Lilac: nods "I know."



Adam turns and vanishes into the woods.



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That just kind of happened. Got a LOT more serious than in the first post, that's for sure. I'm just studying the idea of someone weaker physically than Adam but able to stand up to him in spirit and conviction. It might be interesting to explore, and hey, Lilac is available.



And as usual, I'm not making commentary on real world religions, just using them as inspiration for how it might affect things in Remnant.

 

[ThunderBasilisk]

Huh and Adam you don't instantly want to rip the head off of

 

[Ardrianian]

an Adam that is ideologically fanatical that runs up against unshakable faith? Drama FTW and showing Adam that the world is not Blake and Weiss, but different shades and spectrum. Good Show @AndrewJTalon !

 

[Bommel]

Idea:

- Yang really likes fluffy, soft and cute things despite .
Yang has liked things that are cute, soft and fluffy her entire life, and the bigger those cute fluffy things are the better, and has also been quite adventurous her whole life, which has gotten her into trouble a couple of times.
Such as the multiple times where she snuck close to the Tiger enclosure in the zoo to pet them (they were really soft, just like a big kittycat).
Taiyang (and Summer if she was still around by then) could not have been more relieved when she was finally old enough to have her Aura unlocked so she would be protected from the dangerous stuff she got herself close to.
Yang still dreams of owning somekind of big cat as a pet one day.

Spoiler: Toddler Yang in a Tiger costum.

Spoiler: Tiger hugs/petting shorts

- Related to the above idea: Jaune is a tiger Faunus, and his hair, ears and/or tail are incredibly soft, so naturally, Yang can't keep her hands off of him.
Yang loves petting Jaune's softer parts, listening to his purrs/chuffs (a sound unique to tigers cause they can't purr), and just hugging and cuddling him in general.
Jaune doesn't really mind because Yang is clearly having the time of her life, she's really nice, and of course is an incredibly hot girl with an amazing figure who's constantly giving him physical affection.
This physical affection might grow into something romatic eventually, but not necessarily.
For Faunus traits, I thought that Jaune might be a rare Faunus with multiple traits of his animal, like having the ears, tail, soft hair, and claws of a tiger (maybe even some sharper teeth/fangs).

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Idea:

- Yang really likes fluffy, soft and cute things despite .
Yang has liked things that are cute, soft and fluffy her entire life, and the bigger those cute fluffy things are the better, and has also been quite adventurous her whole life, which has gotten her into trouble a couple of times.
Such as the multiple times where she snuck close to the Tiger enclosure in the zoo to pet them (they were really soft, just like a big kittycat).
Taiyang (and Summer if she was still around by then) could not have been more relieved when she was finally old enough to have her Aura unlocked so she would be protected from the dangerous stuff she got herself close to.
Yang still dreams of owning somekind of big cat as a pet one day.

Spoiler: Toddler Yang in a Tiger costum.

Spoiler: Tiger hugs/petting shorts

- Related to the above idea: Jaune is a tiger Faunus, and his hair, ears and/or tail are incredibly soft, so naturally, Yang can't keep her hands off of him.
Yang loves petting Jaune's softer parts, listening to his purrs/chuffs (a sound unique to tigers cause they can't purr), and just hugging and cuddling him in general.
Jaune doesn't really mind because Yang is clearly having the time of her life, she's really nice, and of course is an incredibly hot girl with an amazing figure who's constantly giving him physical affection.
This physical affection might grow into something romatic eventually, but not necessarily.
For Faunus traits, I thought that Jaune might be a rare Faunus with multiple traits of his animal, like having the ears, tail, soft hair, and claws of a tiger (maybe even some sharper teeth/fangs).

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Very cute. Maybe Jaune just introduces her to lots of cute, fluffy animals on a visit to the Arc Clan Farm in Radian. And there's a lot of cuddling that ensues.

 

[Balorak146]

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Idea:

- Yang really likes fluffy, soft and cute things despite .
Yang has liked things that are cute, soft and fluffy her entire life, and the bigger those cute fluffy things are the better, and has also been quite adventurous her whole life, which has gotten her into trouble a couple of times.
Such as the multiple times where she snuck close to the Tiger enclosure in the zoo to pet them (they were really soft, just like a big kittycat).
Taiyang (and Summer if she was still around by then) could not have been more relieved when she was finally old enough to have her Aura unlocked so she would be protected from the dangerous stuff she got herself close to.
Yang still dreams of owning somekind of big cat as a pet one day.

Spoiler: Toddler Yang in a Tiger costum.

Spoiler: Tiger hugs/petting shorts

- Related to the above idea: Jaune is a tiger Faunus, and his hair, ears and/or tail are incredibly soft, so naturally, Yang can't keep her hands off of him.
Yang loves petting Jaune's softer parts, listening to his purrs/chuffs (a sound unique to tigers cause they can't purr), and just hugging and cuddling him in general.
Jaune doesn't really mind because Yang is clearly having the time of her life, she's really nice, and of course is an incredibly hot girl with an amazing figure who's constantly giving him physical affection.
This physical affection might grow into something romatic eventually, but not necessarily.
For Faunus traits, I thought that Jaune might be a rare Faunus with multiple traits of his animal, like having the ears, tail, soft hair, and claws of a tiger (maybe even some sharper teeth/fangs).

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Somebody needs to schedule a play-date between TigerYang and Saber Lion.

Like, yesterday.

 

[SharkCultist]

Penny knew a lot of things. It comes with being a robot.

She knew the calculations for the curvature of remnants orbit, she knew the Remnant war charter by heart.

She knew she wasn't the first penny. More specifically she was Penny 2.4.7.

The first combat capable model and only one so far able to generate and manipulate aura at the same time.

But like was stated before Penny knew things. She knew she wasn't actually Penny 2.4.7. she was in fact Penny 3.4.7.

She had found out about the first penny by accident when she was being updated on Atlas Staff and their (non redacted) information, just basics like emergency contacts and next of kin in case of emergencies.

There it sat on the page.

Pietro polendina

Spouse - chime Polendina - deceased

Daughter - Penelope "Penny" Polendina - deceased

In a world full of terrorist, bandits, magical conspiracies, and mindless killer beast they had died to a simple drunk driver.

It was....sad. Penny sometimes wondered about 1.0.

How similar were they? Did the first also enjoy polka music? Did she watch over father and make sure he had a blanket on the nights he fell asleep in his lab? Did she also enjoy late night calculus before bed? Did she have friends?

Penny really wants to know.

But she knows some things.

She knows it would probably be a bad idea to ask her dad or the general.

Well if she can't find out about the first and her friends then she'll just have to make some of her own!

And luckily she's leaving for vale soon.

Penny can feel it. This trip is going to change her life.

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Edit : I hope I didn't fuck up how versions work.


As it was explained to me first number is for major hardware or design updates.
Second number is for major software updates and third number is for bug fixes within the version.

So 3rd body, 4th software update (within the third body), 7 bug fixes in the update.

If I'm wrong about how that works I'm sorry.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Several years ago...



Twelve year old May Zedong had been happy. Maybe she wasn't rich like the girls she saw on Scroll broadcasts, with their many dresses and fancy cars, but she was happy. Her mother and father, Parvati and August Zedong, were farmers in their little village in Vacuo. They worked their tiny patch of land with a tractor and animals, grew and sold vegetables in the market, raised hogs and chickens. She had known nothing but a simple but comfortable house, laughter and joy. Her mother was a wonderful mechanic who fixed other machines in town for good pay, while her father, when not working the fields, would hunt wild game and make her clothes out of the furs.



She would laugh and play with other children her age when she wasn't doing chores or doing to the village school. They had been so happy.



This night though... Everything had changed.



She woke up to shouts and clanging alarm bells. She peeked out her window: She could see fires on houses nearby their farm. She saw dark figures roaming the streets, and coming towards their home. Her eyes widened in horror as red eyes glared back.



Grimm...



The door to her room burst open. Her father and mother stood there, both armed with rifles and axes.



"Come on May, we need to get to the shelter," her mother said, already holding up a jacket. May got dressed quickly, and pulled on the jacket. Her father handed her one of the rifles, the best looking one, which she took with shaking hands. It had a strap, so she slid it securely over her shoulders onto her back.



There were crashes and smashes and snarls from downstairs. Her father cursed.



"Damnit... Roof! Out the window!"



They dashed to the window in her parents' bedroom. Outside and below them was the connecting roof, a sheltered walkway that led to the barn. There was a storm cellar there, filled with food and provisions just in case of a disaster. They sprang out onto the roof, and ran.



Inhuman shrieks filled the night air. May looked and screamed: Nevermores dove for them. Her father and mother opened fire on the flock, their rifles shooting them down.



"MAY!" Her father shouted, "FIRE! USE THE GUN!"



May trembled. The monsters swarmed, their red eyes burning in the night. Her arms twitched, as though trying to obey the order... But she couldn't. She fell to her knees and shook like a leaf.



"MAY!" Her father shouted.



"I-I can't!" She cried. "I can't-I can't!"



August's face... Was filled with guilt and regret. He glanced to his wife. She nodded grimly, and turned to May.



"MAY!" Her mother screamed. "GO!"



"Wait-MOM-!"



Parvati shoved May off the roof. She fell in a tumble, shakily getting to her feet. She looked up in horror as her parents kept firing. Her father waved a flashlight around, deliberately drawing more attention to himself.



"GO! GET TO THE SHELTER!" Her father bellowed. "WE'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU! RUN! STAY ALIVE, NO MATTER WHAT!"



May, shaking, still managed to turn and run. She knew the path by heart, dark or day... But as she turned the corner, she saw several Beowulves snarling and clawing at the shelter entrance. They turned and roared at her.



No... Nononono...!



She turned and fled. She hopped the fence, fleeing into the nearest field. She heard the Grimm follow her, their padded feet loud against the grass and brush. She wept as she fled, running for her life, her heart pounding in her ears.



Gotta get away... Gotta get away...!



She tried to circle back, head back towards the farm house. She caught sight of the waving flashlight and gunfire again. She hopped the fence and ducked into the bushes. She saw her parents still fighting, her mother using an axe and her father wielding twin guns in his hands.



She saw a Beowulf lunge... And her father went down, his head grasped in its jaws. There was a splash of red and...



May's jaw dropped. Her mother screamed.



"AUGUST!"



Two Beowulves brought her down, and she fell silent. Only the growls of the Grimm and the wet crunching of bone and flesh could be heard. Flames ignited somewhere in the house, and tongues of fire erupted from the windows. Smoke began to blot out the stars overhead as the farmhouse burned.



May collapsed onto all fours. She looked at the ground, silent, her tears falling like waterfalls to the dirt ground. She heard growls. She shakily looked up.



The blood stained Grimm were stalking towards her, their red eyes gleaming.



For a moment... May did nothing. She stared back at her death, and did nothing.



Get up, a voice whispered in her head. Still she did nothing as the Grimm advanced.



Get up...



They licked their jaws. May's fingers gripped the dirt.



Get up... AND RUN!



She found her will. She stood up, turned and ran. She hopped over the fence, the entire pack of Grimm now after her. She ran through the trees, taking scratches onto her arms. She climbed over another wall, and another, goats fleeing in terror. The Grimm paid them no mind, only focused on her.



The moon peeked out of the clouds, and she skidded to a halt with a cry. Below her was a huge expanse of nothing. She could hear running water, faintly hear the river in the gully below.



She looked back over her shoulder, panting hard: The Grimm were still advancing, still hungry for her. Hungry for her soul.



Jump, the voice whispered again.



I'll die! May thought.



You'll die if you stay, the voice whispered again, but you might live if you jump. So jump...



She turned back towards the river. The Grimm were seconds away.



JUMP! NOW!



She leaped, feeling jaws snapping at her body as she fell. She dove towards the river. Her eyes were wide open as she screamed.



I don't want to die... I DON'T WANT TO DIE... I DON'T WANT TO DIE! I'LL STAY ALIVE!



She shut her eyes tightly.



I WON'T DIE!



She fell, fell... Before she was jerked violently and stopped. She panted frantically, looked behind her.



The rifle, the rifle she had forgotten, had mechashifted into an axe. An axe that had snagged onto a tree branch. Said branch creaked ominously, but it held.



Desperately, May reached up and grabbed onto the branch. It was agonizing having to hold on like this. She pulled herself, slowly, painfully, to the cliff face. Her waving feet found footing, solid rock, and she struggled free. She landed hard, shaking. She fell to her knees... But the stone outcropping held. She clung to the side of the cliff, weeds in the rocks her anchors. She looked up. The Beowulves snarled distantly overhead, their red eyes glowing...



But they did not advance.



She bowed her head, breathing hard. Her heart pounded in her ears. She turned and sat down. She reached behind herself, and pulled the axe free. She held it tightly, and stared out into the night. Her mind was a blank.



She must have fallen asleep at some point, because the next thing she knew it was light and the sound of an airship's engines filled her ears. She looked up, startled, as a Vacuoan gunship flew in the bright blue sky overhead.



For a moment, she hesitated. She was cold. She was alone. The farm... The farm would be gone by now.



She had nothing...



Stay alive... Stay alive...



May squeezed the mechashift weapon in her hands. Clumsily, she groped the weapon for the shift mechanism. It transformed into the rifle, a little dirty but functional.



She pointed the gun up at the sky, and pulled the trigger. The loud retort of the gun echoed through the canyon.



I won't die...



She pulled the trigger again, firing another shot. The airship began to turn.



I won't die...



She fired again, and now the airship was definitely flying towards her. She fired again.



I won't die... I'll stay alive... I don't know why yet but...



May Zedong looked up, face grim, as the airship descended towards her. The hatch opened, and a Huntsman in black military gear reached out to her. Shakily, she lifted her hand to take his.



But I'll stay alive until I find out why.



- - -

Have an origin story for May Zedong!

 

[Joshuahaderach]

Several years ago...



Twelve year old May Zedong had been happy. Maybe she wasn't rich like the girls she saw on Scroll broadcasts, with their many dresses and fancy cars, but she was happy. Her mother and father, Parvati and August Zedong, were farmers in their little village in Vacuo. They worked their tiny patch of land with a tractor and animals, grew and sold vegetables in the market, raised hogs and chickens. She had known nothing but a simple but comfortable house, laughter and joy. Her mother was a wonderful mechanic who fixed other machines in town for good pay, while her father, when not working the fields, would hunt wild game and make her clothes out of the furs.



She would laugh and play with other children her age when she wasn't doing chores or doing to the village school. They had been so happy.



This night though... Everything had changed.



She woke up to shouts and clanging alarm bells. She peeked out her window: She could see fires on houses nearby their farm. She saw dark figures roaming the streets, and coming towards their home. Her eyes widened in horror as red eyes glared back.



Grimm...



The door to her room burst open. Her father and mother stood there, both armed with rifles and axes.



"Come on May, we need to get to the shelter," her mother said, already holding up a jacket. May got dressed quickly, and pulled on the jacket. Her father handed her one of the rifles, the best looking one, which she took with shaking hands. It had a strap, so she slid it securely over her shoulders onto her back.



There were crashes and smashes and snarls from downstairs. Her father cursed.



"Damnit... Roof! Out the window!"



They dashed to the window in her parents' bedroom. Outside and below them was the connecting roof, a sheltered walkway that led to the barn. There was a storm cellar there, filled with food and provisions just in case of a disaster. They sprang out onto the roof, and ran.



Inhuman shrieks filled the night air. May looked and screamed: Nevermores dove for them. Her father and mother opened fire on the flock, their rifles shooting them down.



"MAY!" Her father shouted, "FIRE! USE THE GUN!"



May trembled. The monsters swarmed, their red eyes burning in the night. Her arms twitched, as though trying to obey the order... But she couldn't. She fell to her knees and shook like a leaf.



"MAY!" Her father shouted.



"I-I can't!" She cried. "I can't-I can't!"



August's face... Was filled with guilt and regret. He glanced to his wife. She nodded grimly, and turned to May.



"MAY!" Her mother screamed. "GO!"



"Wait-MOM-!"



Parvati shoved May off the roof. She fell in a tumble, shakily getting to her feet. She looked up in horror as her parents kept firing. Her father waved a flashlight around, deliberately drawing more attention to himself.



"GO! GET TO THE SHELTER!" Her father bellowed. "WE'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU! RUN! STAY ALIVE, NO MATTER WHAT!"



May, shaking, still managed to turn and run. She knew the path by heart, dark or day... But as she turned the corner, she saw several Beowulves snarling and clawing at the shelter entrance. They turned and roared at her.



No... Nononono...!



She turned and fled. She hopped the fence, fleeing into the nearest field. She heard the Grimm follow her, their padded feet loud against the grass and brush. She wept as she fled, running for her life, her heart pounding in her ears.



Gotta get away... Gotta get away...!



She tried to circle back, head back towards the farm house. She caught sight of the waving flashlight and gunfire again. She hopped the fence and ducked into the bushes. She saw her parents still fighting, her mother using an axe and her father wielding twin guns in his hands.



She saw a Beowulf lunge... And her father went down, his head grasped in its jaws. There was a splash of red and...



May's jaw dropped. Her mother screamed.



"AUGUST!"



Two Beowulves brought her down, and she fell silent. Only the growls of the Grimm and the wet crunching of bone and flesh could be heard. Flames ignited somewhere in the house, and tongues of fire erupted from the windows. Smoke began to blot out the stars overhead as the farmhouse burned.



May collapsed onto all fours. She looked at the ground, silent, her tears falling like waterfalls to the dirt ground. She heard growls. She shakily looked up.



The blood stained Grimm were stalking towards her, their red eyes gleaming.



For a moment... May did nothing. She stared back at her death, and did nothing.



Get up, a voice whispered in her head. Still she did nothing as the Grimm advanced.



Get up...



They licked their jaws. May's fingers gripped the dirt.



Get up... AND RUN!



She found her will. She stood up, turned and ran. She hopped over the fence, the entire pack of Grimm now after her. She ran through the trees, taking scratches onto her arms. She climbed over another wall, and another, goats fleeing in terror. The Grimm paid them no mind, only focused on her.



The moon peeked out of the clouds, and she skidded to a halt with a cry. Below her was a huge expanse of nothing. She could hear running water, faintly hear the river in the gully below.



She looked back over her shoulder, panting hard: The Grimm were still advancing, still hungry for her. Hungry for her soul.



Jump, the voice whispered again.



I'll die! May thought.



You'll die if you stay, the voice whispered again, but you might live if you jump. So jump...



She turned back towards the river. The Grimm were seconds away.



JUMP! NOW!



She leaped, feeling jaws snapping at her body as she fell. She dove towards the river. Her eyes were wide open as she screamed.



I don't want to die... I DON'T WANT TO DIE... I DON'T WANT TO DIE! I'LL STAY ALIVE!



She shut her eyes tightly.



I WON'T DIE!



She fell, fell... Before she was jerked violently and stopped. She panted frantically, looked behind her.



The rifle, the rifle she had forgotten, had mechashifted into an axe. An axe that had snagged onto a tree branch. Said branch creaked ominously, but it held.



Desperately, May reached up and grabbed onto the branch. It was agonizing having to hold on like this. She pulled herself, slowly, painfully, to the cliff face. Her waving feet found footing, solid rock, and she struggled free. She landed hard, shaking. She fell to her knees... But the stone outcropping held. She clung to the side of the cliff, weeds in the rocks her anchors. She looked up. The Beowulves snarled distantly overhead, their red eyes glowing...



But they did not advance.



She bowed her head, breathing hard. Her heart pounded in her ears. She turned and sat down. She reached behind herself, and pulled the axe free. She held it tightly, and stared out into the night. Her mind was a blank.



She must have fallen asleep at some point, because the next thing she knew it was light and the sound of an airship's engines filled her ears. She looked up, startled, as a Vacuoan gunship flew in the bright blue sky overhead.



For a moment, she hesitated. She was cold. She was alone. The farm... The farm would be gone by now.



She had nothing...



Stay alive... Stay alive...



May squeezed the mechashift weapon in her hands. Clumsily, she groped the weapon for the shift mechanism. It transformed into the rifle, a little dirty but functional.



She pointed the gun up at the sky, and pulled the trigger. The loud retort of the gun echoed through the canyon.



I won't die...



She pulled the trigger again, firing another shot. The airship began to turn.



I won't die...



She fired again, and now the airship was definitely flying towards her. She fired again.



I won't die... I'll stay alive... I don't know why yet but...



May Zedong looked up, face grim, as the airship descended towards her. The hatch opened, and a Huntsman in black military gear reached out to her. Shakily, she lifted her hand to take his.



But I'll stay alive until I find out why.



- - -

Have an origin story for May Zedong!

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Nice!
Definitely gives her a very personal and visceral reason to become a Huntress. I also imagine based on this that she doesn't hesitate to take the shot any longer or do what she decides must be done to survive. Tying in especially well to your shy may works.
Was it all planned out to tie together so well?

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Nice!
Definitely gives her a very personal and visceral reason to become a Huntress. I also imagine based on this that she doesn't hesitate to take the shot any longer or do what she decides must be done to survive. Tying in especially well to your shy may works.
Was it all planned out to tie together so well?

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It just worked out that way. Thank you.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

I did have a twist on the idea of RNJRY(W?) reaching Kuroyuri. In this case, it's been repopulated. The new magistrate, a former Mistral special agent, is seemingly kind and generous. He was a Huntsman made a special policeman by the Mistralian government, who tried to get to Kuroyuri but was too late to save it. He apologizes deeply for this and offers Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie their old home back and any of the belongings of Ren's family to them. He even offers to let them stay in his home, feeds them, and is altogether kind.

But it is all a deception. This mayor worked for Leonardo Lionheart. Leonardo provides excuses for him to not get to villages attacked by Grimm in time, and the lawman in turn splits what he loots with his lawmen and Leonardo. He kills people Lionheart needs removed, he assisted Cinder and her group with any legal issues, and to keep Kuroyuri safe, he sacrifices criminals to the local Grimm to keep them occupied-Especially the Nucklavee. He then tries to do this to our heroes, which leads to not only a fight with the Nucklavee (and our heroes killing it) but facing the magistrate and his goons. This gives us a first hint as to what Lionheart has been up to (as how much he was involved is revealed depends on you) and shows that something is rotten in Mistral. It also puts a human face on Ren and Nora's tragedy. Ren wanted to martyr himself, not caring if he lived or died as long as the Nucklavee perished... But if someone was beind this? Someone who had a choice? Then Ren now has to face a more complex moral choice, which could help him and Nora develop their characters.

 

[ThunderBasilisk]

Then Ren now has to face a more complex moral choice, which could help him and Nora develop their characters.

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All the while Nora wants to unga bunga and paste knees.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Mercury: "You know, I'm completely well adjusted. I don't need to be here, I wasn't even involved, but I'll do it if you require me to-"



Isabel: "You're a very good liar, Mercury Black. You might have even fooled me... If not for the fact my team fought your father once. And lived."



Mercury: eyes widen



Isabel: "Now, there's no need to be alarmed. I won't divulge anything you tell me, and plenty of Huntsmen have had even worse childhoods than yours. I just want you to know, there's no need for fear."



Mercury: "You... How did he not kill you-?"



Isabel: "It wasn't easy. But the job ultimately proved to not be worth the trouble. Even he realized it wasn't worth it..." cough "That and Arjun outbid the man paying for the job. Money talks."



Mercury: "How... How much?"



Isabel: "About five hundred thousand lien."



Mercury: "Money... He had money and... And... That... That son of a-!"



Mercury smashes the floor, kicks a table, kicks a hole in the wall. Isabel then stands in front of him, and catches his kick in her hands. Her super strength and enhanced reflexes let her hold him.



Isabel: "Mercury! Mercury, look at me. Look at me. It's all right... It's all right..."



Mercury: breathes hard, not sure how the FUCK to handle any of this!



He sits down on the couch, shaking. Isabel stays a respectful distance away.



Isabel: "... You don't have to talk about it, all right? You don't. Not now."



Mercury: "... I just... Fucking hell..."



Isabel waits. Mercury manages to get himself back under control.



Mercury: "... Why... Why tell me?"



Isabel: "Because it's the right thing to do."



Mercury: "..." sighs "I don't understand that."



Isabel: "I take it your father just took, and took, and anything he gave you... It had a price tag attached?"



Mercury scowls... He manages a slow nod.



Isabel: "All right... Then I will make you a deal. It will all be on your side. You can decide whether or not to take it. The power is all yours."



Mercury: "... What are you offering?"



Isabel: "First? Let me fix the nerve damage to your legs."



Mercury: eyes wide "How did you-?!"



Isabel: "I'm very good at spotting prosthetics, and I felt your leg when you kicked me. I also know when prosthetics are poorly attached. This isn't part of the deal, this is just me doing my job as a healer."



Mercury: "... You have one minute. If I think you're trying anything-"



Isabel: "More than enough time."



Mercury hesitates... Pulls his trouser legs up. Isabel applies some Healing Dust with her gloves to the connection points. Instantly, the near constant pain he's been suffering is gone.



Mercury: "... It... It was that simple?!"



Isabel: pulls back "The only reason a doctor wouldn't fix those is if they didn't care. How many doctors have you seen, Mercury?"



Mercury: "... Not many." Watts doesn't count as a medical doctor, and he wouldn't give a shit about my pain...



Isabel: nods "They were bad at their jobs, then."



Mercury: "... You talked about a deal. What is it?"



Isabel: "Let me find you replacement prosthetics. Better ones."



Mercury: "I can't afford them-"



Isabel: "Let me worry about that. A lot of cybernetics companies can do pro bono work in exchange for tax benefits. A decent set of combat capable prosthetic legs isn't that expensive. My twins do a lot of work on custom jobs anyway, and they like a challenge."



Mercury: "And in exchange?"



Isabel: "Let me help you."



Mercury: "The hell do you get out of it?!"



Isabel: "I became a doctor to help people. You need help." smiles "The non-material rewards can be just as important as the material."



Mercury: "That... You feel better doing it?"



Isabel: "And I make you feel better."



Mercury: "I just..." he shook his head "It sounds crazy."



Isabel: sighs "Does it help that my hospital gets more business the more pro-bono jobs for Huntsmen it does? Or that I'm actually paid to help people?"



Mercury: "I mean... I get that. You should have led with that."



Isabel: smiles "I didn't want to be dishonest. I wanted to show all my motives, including the ones you might not understand."



Mercury: "I guess so..."



Isabel: "And if you need more incentive? Maybe I could find out if your Semblance is truly gone."



Mercury: "... You'd do that for me?"



Isabel: "We did have to fight your father. He tried to steal all our Semblances. He failed, thankfully. That and the money convinced him to flee. But I can't imagine he wouldn't have done it to you, given your reactions to his memory."



Mercury: Shit... Cinder's gonna kill me... I know it... I know it because I'm gonna defect... No! No, come on. There's no way I'm gonna change sides just for this...



He rubbed his legs. Legs that were no longer hurting.



Mercury: ... Right?



- - -



I'm not very happy with this. It's too rushed, like most of my rough drafts. I do think it could be interesting if I expanded it. But honestly, given how easily Emerald and Mercury defected in canon? It isn't a stretch that they would have done so earlier if Isabel was involved. And yes, Team AARN would have been a target of Marcus's in the past. The Kauravas would have paid him to try and take Arjun out. But they were very formidable and Arjun's access to some secret family bank accounts let them pay him off.

 

[Frakir's brother]

So the thing about Marcus' ability to steal Semblances, it feels like the kinda thing where it only actually sticks if he kills the person while they're missing their Semblance. Mercury killed him though, so Mercury just thinks his Semblance is gone forever

 

[SharkCultist]

Mercury killed him though, so Mercury just thinks his Semblance is gone forever

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Oh there's something to play with. What if because he killed his father (not dad. You got a earn the dad title) he got his semblance in addition to his own. But some subconscious part of him realized it and not wanting anything to do with him locked both semblance away?

 

[LordofBones]

Honestly, Mercury is a lot more redeemable than Emerald. One is a Cinder simp, the other just went from one master to another.

Mercury just doesn't have titty privilege.

 

[Casualfarmer]

Mercury was never loyal to Cinder, was visibly disturbed by Salem and the grimm pools, and did less on screen bad shit and manipulation than all of the other bad guys. Hell, he even had a more sympathetic backstory than Emerald. A man with literally nothing trained from birth to be an assassin who hates every moment of his life and was basically forced to work under Cinder on pain of death vs... a kind of dumb theif who was lucky with her genetic lottery super power, who became a simp for the evil lady.

When they showed the Grimm scene and both of them were freaking out I thought they were going to have both Merc and Emerald jump ship from Cinder.

But that would be expecting too much.

 

[zMADLAXz]

You know sometimes I think, why did RT even bother with male characters?

They have magic, make everyone capable of making kids and everyone into woman.

There, problem solved, Girl power established.

Honestly the Series would actually be a lot more interesting if they did make everyone a girl and then gave them the canon flaws. Becaus then they would actually have to write the show and not just kill off the male characters.

......But we would not have the Clover x Qrow old man yaoi so that might be a bad Idea.

 

[SharkCultist]

Honestly, Mercury is a lot more redeemable than Emerald. One is a Cinder simp, the other just went from one master to another.

Mercury just doesn't have titty privilege.

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Honestly? I think the only reason he hasn't jumped ship is because he doesn't quite grasp that he can. He's more broken than emerald that's for sure and he might be one of those people that broke in a way where they need a guide.

Emerald is a simp but she also lived on her own in the streets she knows how to live.

Mercury wasn't even out from under his dad's thumb for a day before he got scooped up by cinder. Even if he did eventually fight his dad that took almost a decade and a half or so of abuse and possibly mutilating his sons soul.

 

[SharkCultist]

Had a idea for something that could be used in plenty of ways both good and not good.

A forbidden aura technique.

Aura burning.

Explosive power, a massively boosted semblance, a shield that's strong enough to take a anti tank rifle round.

But it's got a shit ton of drawbacks. It only lasts for a short time, after it's over you WILL be on your ass.

And it's name is literal. You literally have to burn away something for activation. A memory, a sense, a emotion, lifespan. There's a cost for power and this technique is expensive.

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Two ideas I had for this (one funny one sad)

Everyone freaks the fuck out and thinks this is what Jaune is doing when he uses his semblance because they're really visually similar.

This is what ruined Adam. He kept using the technique, but he wanted to keep his anger and sadness and pain. As he saw them as the driving force of his quest for the faunus. But since he was keeping that and he wasn't willing to give up lifespan when he had so much work to do he instead threw away everything else.

 

[ThunderBasilisk]

Everyone freaks the fuck out and thinks this is what Jaune is doing when he uses his semblance because they're really visually similar.

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This sounds both hilarious and awesome. Scary to cause one would massively amplify the other in a feedback loop

 

[zMADLAXz]

This Aura burning stuff reminded me of Nen Contracts of HxH.

Of course Aura is clearly inspired by Nen itself but it would be so cool if it had this Contracts/Equivalent exchange(from FMA) thing because it's literally a power of your soul.

Grief, love, hate, anger, ecstasy, joy, longing every emotion affects you over your life span, your soul might not change but how it is expressed in the physical realm might change depending on the experiences of a person.

A conviction strong enough and a vow sturdy enough should both bind and unchain you.

 

[AndreOmega]

This Aura burning stuff reminded me of Nen Contracts of HxH.

Of course Aura is clearly inspired by Nen itself but it would be so cool if it had this Contracts/Equivalent exchange(from FMA) thing because it's literally a power of your soul.

Grief, love, hate, anger, ecstasy, joy, longing every emotion affects you over your life span, your soul might not change but how it is expressed in the physical realm might change depending on the experiences of a person.

A conviction strong enough and a vow sturdy enough should both bind and unchain you.

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It's kind of like the binding vows of JJK.

 

[zMADLAXz]

It's kind of like the binding vows of JJK.

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Binding Vows of JJK are just shittier Nen Contracts.

They are plot devices, flimsy and have no consequences most of the time and the only time we are told they do have consequences(when making them with other people) we are never shown the consequences because they might not as well exist.

 

[Gur40]

Idea For Yang losing her Arm is Yang being like Fuegoleon arm and Mereoleona attitude

Spoiler: Yang