Authors notes: Welcome. So first off I don't own RWBY I wish I did but sadly I don't. Now this does not start in Vale but it will eventually. This takes place elsewhere in the world of Remmant. So enjoy.
A long time ago I was once told that, "the more one knows of them, the better their relationship with the rest of the world is". I spent many days trying to figure out who I was, where I wanted to go, and what I wanted to become, the same question that many people ponder in their lifetime without a definite answer. However today was 16th birthday, and despite my age, I have no goals, nor aspirations, In short I lacked a purpose in this world. While others were out playing around, or studying, I was alone the world growing more and bleaker with each moment, to me it was like a blunt blade that could not cut, rendering it useless.
Every day was automatic for me I would wake up go to school, vaguely stare at the boards of my classes, and at the same time ignore jokes about people saying I was high. In part I wish that was the case so I could just stop, and have everything become clear to me, but life is not that fair. I'm sure there are many who know this situation as well.
Like every other weekend I would walk down the beachfront to my workplace, a small café that happened to be owned by mother. Every so often I could head the screech of tires both ahead and behind of me. The road itself was straight for a good Kilometre and that often lead to drag races.
However I only looked up from the pavement when I heard a loud bang. It turned out a tire had popped, and the car in question flipped over the curve and came flying at me. Everything went into slow motion as I tried to jump out of the way only to trip. The car crept over me, and I first felt the cold steel of car's wheel no longer covered by a tire go over my right arm at the shoulder. I screamed out only for second thankful it was the arm and not my head, but I couldn't be that lucky could i. I then felt the back left wheel go over my chest crushing the bones and the organs, I'd like to say that death was instantaneous but it wasn't. Death came a minute or so once I no longer had a heart pumping blood to my brain. Then I was relieved as the pain stopped and everything became dark.
I let out a sigh for a moment before looking about noticing a black shadow covering my right shoulder and the now missing arm.
"I Bet your thinking that its not fair? Am I right?" asked a mysterious voice in the darkness.
It was weird despite being dead and not sure who I was talking to exactly I no longer cared to put a feeling to his words despite anger to not having found a reason to live. "Of course I am! I never found a purpose! And you know what I blame this world! If it was another I bet things would be different!" I shouted into the darkness.
I heard laughter that resonated with the dark world around me. "Then lets see how you fair in another world for my amusement then" The voice let out before sound faded. I felt my entire being slipping away everything becoming faded till there was nothing, no feeling, or memories, just a sudden chill that woke me up.
My face was buried in snow, my body ached, but I tried to move into a sitting position. With my left arm I pressed myself up, and then I tried to stand with a push from my right arm. However I fell forward, my face hitting the snow. "Was I always missing a right arm" I mutter out, staying in the snow for a few more minutes.
Eventually I work up the strength to try again as I push off the ground with my left hand. I stumble as I take a step forward feeling the snow under my foot compact down a bit. I do shaky little spin on the spot to see where I was. What I saw was immensely large mountain tops, and snow as far as the eye could see. However on closer inspection there were in fact some weird round ice buildings, though they were like igloos with more of a modern styling to them.
I take a deep breath and try to walk forwards, essentially dragging myself along through the snow. I don't know how long I dragged myself through the snow, but the more I did the more the world around me became filled with people. People may not be the correct word though. Each person had some sort of animal appendage on their body, ranging from tails, to ears, and I was sure I felt two ears flicking about above my own head, as I heard sounds from the people around me.
Eventually I came to a more town like setting, though it was all still cold, and made out of ice. My vision was starting to get a little hazy as my body seemed to get heavier and heavier with each step. Just as I began to tilt forward from exhaustion I hear a shout for help, which brought what little energy I had left back to me. I hear shouts from several people that all sound quite young, possibly between 12 and 14 I think.
"Filthy human! You don't belong here!" One voice shouted as I caught sight of the voices owner. It was indeed a young boy, he wore little clothing for the cold weather and had two prominent wolf like ears. What I saw next was him strike a small looking girl who wore a hoodie over her head. The hoodie was black with a few spots of white. While I couldn't see her face I dragged myself.
The little girl in the meantime dropped to the floor and wailed out loudly, and just before the boy launched a kick to the girl, I fell forward past him feeling the kick to my own side.
"Huh!? Oh it's the crippled runt again!" the boy shouted. I guess he knew me, though I'd guess not in a good way. The Boy gave me another swift kick to the gut as I tried to block with my right arm, only for nothing to happen. I groaned out in pain, before the boy moved to the girl once more. She received a swift kick that sent her down hard. I cringed before using the last of my strength to throw myself over her, using my body to protect her.
From one side I could feel kick after kick into my body from right side. Then underneath me I could feel the shaking of the girl who was crying loudly. With one final hard kick, I coughed up blood, that painted the snow in front of me.
"Enjoy your trash Runt!" Shouted the boy before quickly leaving. Why I wonder did no one come to stop him. With my boy barely responding to me I roll to the left off the girl. The girl was still shaking and crying as she turns to look at me. "If… he..c-comes back… just use my body… aga" I let out between wheezing before passing out. Everything around me returns to darkness, feeling leaves me as I hear a voice. "W-wait! M-mister d-d-don't die!" the voice shouts out as I lose my hearing as well.
I don't know when I lost feeling or when I finally felt warmth once again. Slowly I feel warmth building around specifically around my right side. Slowly my right eye opens and I tilt my head to the right to see a young girl, and from what I guessed she was 12. It wasn't till I further inspected her that I noticed the black hoodie she was wearing. She seemed to be sporting a few good bruises on her face.
I then turned to my left seeing a man sitting in a chair by what I guessed was a bed, that I was lying in.
"Good to see your finally awake. Just get some more rest we'll talk later, and don't worry Noel their will keep you safe. She hasn't left your side for a minute" the man said quietly. I spent a moment looking at his features. He wore a black coat and wore a mask that covered his eyes and a little bit of his nose. Other than that he sat with a large great sword on his lap that he seemed to be polishing. With a deep breath I feel to sleep feeling the girl Noel clutching onto me tighter, her arms around my waist.
I woke several hours later. Slowly I once more opened my eyes expecting either the snowy floor or the emptiness of darkness. However I was greeted by a girl at my side. Noel If I recall correctly. "Niii-san!" She shouted quickly hugging my head as I struggled in her hug. Her word choice was weird. "O-Off! Please!" I let out to which she quickly lets go and sits back away from me on the bed. She smiles at me cutely before I look about and see that there is no one sitting in the chair where that man was.
"Where did that man go?" I asked the girl.
"Oh you mean Guardian? He's gone to get some fire wood… niiii san" she let out, as I noted that she seemed to get really excited calling me that it was slightly creepy in a way.
"So…. Where are we?" I ask sitting up completely now.
"Well… I think… guardian said this was a un-named mining village… why? This is your town is it not niii san?" she asks tilting her head to the side cutely.
"Umm… I don't know… I can't remember" I say to her rubbing my eyes with my left hand, but my right shoulder makes the same motion.
"Nii… does… it hurt… your arm I mean?" she asks quietly, and I only hear it because of the ears that I believed were at the top of my head.
"No… well… it still feels like its there… but its not…" I let out slowly trailing off as I wonder how exactly I lost. While wondering how I managed that one I saw a mirror that showed a reflection of myself. My hair was a light grey, it was semi wild, and mid should length. At the top there were two fox like ears that were the same colour as my hair. Furthermore my eyes were a pale blue, and if I had to guess my age I guess I was 13 at most.
Well this is chapter 1 of chilling Dust. I hope you all enjoyed it.