good morning everyone! This story has been developing in my mind for a month or so now, but I just finished developing the majority of the characters and the story for this first volume. That's right, volume, for I intend to make this a multi part story. I'm sure you've noticed that this story has no characters selected, well, that's because I'm using my own characters. This is my own story that I'm currently developing. I'm using this as a foundation to practice my writing career with, because I wish to be a story writer in the future. I'm simply using the world of remnant as a foundation to build the house which is my story. Now, I know what you're all thinking. "This is just another lame fan story where the author puts himself in the world of remnant!" This my readers, is not the case. I intend to make this into a well thought out story with firm character and plot development. I hope you guys just stay and enjoy the ride. With that said, I'm aspiring to be a writer, so this story will most likely have several errors in the way it was written, especially since I have to use my phone and not my computer. My computer is broke, by the way, but I will try to update frequently. My goal is a chapter ever Saturday, but this might not always workout. With my school work and everything piling up, I may need more time. With that being said, please enjoy!


50 years have passed since the fall of the White Fang, but relations between human and Faunus has only worsened. The Faunus have separated themselves from the humans to make their own country, Astol. The hunters school here is strictly Faunus only...until now. The Black Claw, a revolutionary group formed from the remains of the White Fang begin to take action. Join Ray Relian and Axel Alexanderson, orphans that survived the streets with each other, find companions to fight alongside with. The Black Claw will not make this an easy goal however, with a deep hatred for humans they wish to exterminate them from the face of Remnant. They will do anything and everything in their power to achieve this goal, even if it means sacrificing their own kind. A golden truth shines in the darkness however, and with it hope slowly returns.


The light has faded, and the darkness has settled in once again. The moon is casting an eerie light down upon the earth, for it is broken like the civilization on Remnant. A light in the darkness steps forth though, and walks one with the darkness around him. A figure can be seen walking under the streetlights of mistral. Black high top sneakers splash in a puddle breaking the silence in the night. The boy stops under a street light, that flickers so often against the cobblestone road.

"Son of a, just my luck" said the young man. The boy ran his hand through his messy red hair. He lifted up his leg and took of his shoe. Using the streetlight as support, he poured the water out. Sliding his sneaker back on, and puting is foot down while his blue jeans stop around his sneakers. Hands go in the pockets of his black hoody, for it was a chilly autumn night. A chill raked through his body as he zipped his hoody up over his red shirt. Golden eyes closed shut as he yawned and scratched his hairless face.

"Well, it's all worth it to have Vere Aureum back in top condition" he said as he pulled this huge sword from his back. The golden swords length was almost the same height as him, with a length of five feet, and a width of a foot and a half. The hilt curves up along the length of the blade about a foot.

The boy presses a button where the blade meets the hilt. A compartment opens up to reveal two long green tubes. He closes the compartment and places the sword on his back. He aligns it from his right shoulder to his left hip, so he does not hit the blade with the back of his legs. He begins walking again, heading towards the center of town. He reaches the end of the road and turns left. The only sound that can be heard are his feet against the cobblestone of the road. Not liking the silence, he speaks his thoughts aloud.

"Looks like I should be good with my dust supply for a little while, so long as I don't run into much trouble" the boy said as he looked at the dark buildings around him. Only a few lights were on here and there, but otherwise it was dark inside the buildings.

"It is late, not surprised to see everyone turn in for the night" he turned another corner and stopped as he saw two figures standing in the middle of the street. Under a streetlight he can make out their appearance. Their curvaceous figures are covered in black garb from head to toe. They wear identical black mask which conceals all facial features.

"Ray Relian, you have something that belongs to us" said a raspy metallic voice. Ray shuddered at the sound of the voice, for it sounded so robotic. The one on the left proceeds to pull a chain from behind her back. The other pulls a katana from her hip, and holds the blade in front of herself with both hands.

"To what do I owe the honor of the Black Claws presence?" Ray asked while shifting uneasily on his feet.

"Hand over Vere Aureum, or..." The one with the katana swipes quickly at the streetlight, while the other smashes her chain against the ground. The streetlight fell over cut in half, and a pothole was made from the chain.

"I hate fighting girls" Ray said as he pulled his sword out from behind his back. "But hey, don't make me use all my dust. I just paid for the stuff." The assailants broke apart and delved into the shadows. Ray tenses and raises his guard. He spins and raises his blade to meet the blade of the katana. Ray jumps back to avoid the chain coming down on him. He leans back as a katana misses his face by mere centimeters, he flips backward to avoid the chain heading for his legs. While in mid flip he is kicked in the back by the katana wielder. Ray yells and is sent tumbling down the street. He stops rolling and looks up to see a chain coming down on him. He rolls to the right and avoids most of it. His left shoulder is not as fortunate however, it was hit and is now dislocated. Yelling in pain Ray slowly stands up on unsteady feet.

The two were standing a few feet away, just looking at him. Ray was confused at first, until he heard their laughter.

"This is almost too easy" said the one with the chain as she hunches over from laughing. The other one was more refined and held her hand to where her mouth would be if it was not for her mask. "I agree, awfully weak, aren't you?" They resumed their laughing, for they believe that victory is in their grasp.

'I can't swing Vere Aurem efficently in this state' Ray thought looking to his dangling left arm 'I'll just have to make them angry so they make foolish decisions' the laughter was dying down to a stop and they were looking at Ray now. 'Hmph, I got it'

"Like weak Faunus like you could even challenge me." Ray said, the one with katana stood still, while the others hands tightened around her chain. 'That got their attention, even though I'll be heading to Astol soon'

"Hehehe, nice bait but you can't-"

"Disgusting flea bags like you, ew my nose can't handle the disgusting smell of you filthy animals" Ray then scrunched his face in disgust. Blood is now dripping down the chain for how hard her grip has gotten.

"You filthy human!" She charges at him, her friend is surprised at her lack of composure. She pulls her chain back in a wide powerful swing, Ray smirks and dashes forward into her. He slashes from her left hip across her chest and up the right shoulder. Using the momentum from his swing, he twist his hips, and kicks her with his left leg. 'Too shallow, not enough strength with just one arm' Ray thought as He hits her in the torso, and she is sent flying to the right. Ray looks back at the other one and raises his sword in a block. She pulls back and slashes across his chest, he purposefully takes the hit and slashes towards her midsection. She jumps to the left to avoid the swing, but the sword is too large. Blood splatters against the cobblestone as she falls to her knees. She clutched her wound and looks up at Ray. She sees a foot heading for her face, but Ray is blindsided by a chain attack. Ray flys backwards and rolls across the road.

Ray rolls onto his feet and swings his sword in front of him. The chain wielder jumps over the attack in extreme nimbleness. In mid air she kicks Ray in his chest. Blood covers her foot as Ray is sent rolling backwards. Putting his hand to his chest, he winces and looks at his hand.

'It's not too bad, just a flesh wound' Ray thought ducking a katana slash aiming or his neck, and the chain wielder pulls her arm back to attack. Spotting an opening, Ray kicks her in her chest. A yell is heard as she is sent flying. She rolls into a streetlight, and her heads makes a loud clank against the pole. Ray winces, and looks up just to duck his head down, for a katana blows by the back of his head.

"Don't get distracted now!" She yells as she swings her katana up into Ray. Ray steps back and aims a kick into her wounded side, she brings her arm down in an attempt to lessen the damage. With great force she is sent rolling to the ground. She grasp her side in pain, for her arm did not block the whole attack. Ray hears movement to his left and jumps back to avoid the chain. When he lands he looks towards the two assailants, and he sees the one with the chain check the katana wielder.

"Didn't I tell you? You're no match for me" Ray said as he turns and runs down the street. Practically dragging his sword across the ground, and gritting his teeth as his left arm swings limply. He can hear footsteps from behind getting louder, so he runs faster.

'Damn, I'm in no shape to be running around like this' Ray thought as he turned a corner, and a chain flew past his head while he was turning. Ray puts his sword on his shoulder and aims the blade behind him. He jumps and presses a button on the hilt, then a torrent of wind propels himself forward at an intense speed. He hears two yells and flies through the air. Landing and sliding across the ground, he looks back to see if his assailants were still following him. They pick them selves up off the ground and resume the chase.

"Dammit, I can't win like this" he said as he turns down a dead end. He saw the wall of the city further down, so he speeds up. He looks back and sees that the two Faunus are just turning the corner. Ray is only a hundred yards away from the wall now. The wall is a looming two hundred feet concrete wall. So Ray does what is natural, and jumps as high as he can. His aura flashes a brilliant gold as a surge of wind collects beneath his feet and propels him higher. Ray is riding on the wind he created, and he is flying ever higher.

"That's his semblance!? He can control the wind!?" Yells a metallic voice from behind. The one with the katana scales the wall of a nearby building getting higher ground for the wall. The one with the chain does the same and is now running on the roof with her partner.

Ray looks on unsurprised and puts his sword against his back. He grabs his left arm with his right, and begins to move It around forcefully. He feels the socket, and he forcefully pushes his arm back into place. He screams in pain, and hunches over releasing the contents of his stomach on the wall. He looks up and scowls.

The one with the katana throws her partner towards the top of the wall while holding the chain. The one in the air pulls her friend off the roof and pulls her next to her in mid flight. The one with the chain flips and sends her chain flying towards a light on the wall. She grabs her partner and hauls them both over the top. Landing on soft feet, they both turn towards Ray, and Ray was already jumping over the other side of the wall outside the city. Ray lands in a nearby tree and continues through the forest. The two Faunus give chase, and they start catching up. Ray turns in the air and swings his sword from behind his back. His aura flares and he presses the button on the hilt. A cyclone shoots out of the sword and sends the two Faunus against the wall. While it propels him down to the ground, and he crashes hard. Ray bounces and tumbles battered and bruised.

'That hurt so bad! But, it was necessary, after all, my eyes have to adjust to the dark...' Ray thought trying to gain the breath he lost, he looks to around on the ground and all he sees his darkness. He slowly gets up and notices red eyes in the distance, and not just one pair, but several pairs. 'They must sense my pain to come this close to the wall...' Ray looks around as the trees take form. '...I have a plan...' He thought as he ducks a katana slash aiming for his head. He jumps back to avoid the chain coming down on him, but that was not all. He turns and cuts an ursa in half that tried lunging on him, cutting a tree in the process. He was in a dance of death, he waltzed with his sword against the Faunus and tangoed with the grim.

'I'm so tired...' He swayed a chain swing, and then he cut down a beowolf and halfway through the tree next to it. Ray is slowly backing up through the trees, all the while slicing trees and grim alike. '...tenth tree, I need to hurry this up...I'm low on-' all thoughts stopped as he was hit in the temple by something hard. He flew through the air and crashed into a tree. He looked up with hazy eyes and saw the two black garbed Faunus stomping towards him.

"I'm done" cuts down an ursa "playing with you" stabs a beowolf. They were about one hundred yards away at this point. Ray smirked and brought his sword in front of himself. He cut down a beowolf lunging at him, then he presses a button at the bottom of the hilt. The sword splits and folds at the hilt. It then wraps around Ray's fingers, his hands, and then his arms. It is almost like his arms are robotic from the shoulders down. He opens his hands and reveals an opening in the palms. The Faunus stop in their tracks, stunned that the weapon changed.

"What have you done to Vere Aureum!?" Yells the one with the katana. Ray smirks and punches an ursa away from him.

"I simply made it more suited to my semblance" Ray says as he opens his palm towards them and let's out a blast of air. It is condensed and knocks the one with the katana back. The one with the chain appears shocked at the power of the wind. She then turns and sprints towards Ray as he keeps assaulting her with air. She dodges once, twice, then she is hit and sent flying back into her friend who was trying to get up. Ray smirks, then shoots air at the trees he cut prior to getting hit by the chain. The air had enough force to send them tumbling down on top of the Faunus. Ray was shooting air out of his palms left and right. When all the trees were piled on the Faunus he stopped and slumped against the tree. Ray looks up and sees the grim closing in on him, he scowls and aims his palm at the closest one. It flew into five more and sent them into the woods. Ray shoots a beowolf getting to close. Ray is on the verge of passing out, for he is so fatigued.

'I've used too much aura...' Ray's vision gets blotchy as he fires another air round at the grim. An ursa was on top of Ray, and Ray did not even notice. As he looks up into the eyes of the ursa, he could see nothing but hunger and hate. The claw was coming down on him, so agonizingly slow. Time seemed to stop as he looked death in the eyes, and he frowned.

A blade the size of a forearm crashes into the ursa's head. A chain attached to the blade pulls it back to its owner. Ray looks up, and smiles as he stares into silver irises several feet away. Blue messy hair blows as he spins and cuts down another ursa with his chain blade combo. A twenty foot chain was attached to each arm, and a blade was attached to each end. The man jumps and a black pants leg kicks an ursa into the woods. white high top sneakers flash in the night as he moves in front of Ray. A white blazer and a blue t-shirt was all Ray could see as the man stabs a beowolf jumping towards Ray. The blades transform into pistols as the man began pumping each grim with bullets. Ray sighs in relief, then he smiles looking at the ground. The man finishes up the grim, so he turns and kneels to be eye level with Ray. Silver met gold as the mans hairless face showed worry, relief, and anxiety.

"Axel, I'm really happy to see you" Ray said as Axel pulled Ray into a hug. Axel pulls away soon after and looks at Ray with relief now.

"Lil bro, what happened? When you didn't get back to the inn, I got worried." Axel said while looking over Rays injuries. Ray points to his shoulder, and Axel pulls Rays hoodie off to get a better look. Moving his short red sleeve out of the way, Axel looks and feels around the injury. Ray grimaced as Axel feels his shoulder and collarbone.

"Nothing's broke, now let's get out of here" Axel said standing up. Ray looks up at him and chuckles.

"Axel I can't move, I used way to much aura" Ray said as he grimaces from trying to move. Axel turns from Ray and squats down. Ray looks on in bewilderment, not sure what he is doing.

"Time for a piggy back ride" Axel laughed while Ray scowled. Ray puts is arms around Axels shoulders and Axel reaches back to grab his legs. Axel stands up and begins walking towards the town.

"You've gotten heavy" Axel said as Ray looks ahead.

"Of course I have, it's been years since you last gave me a piggy back ride" Ray said sounding upset.

"Hey, it's not my fault you're getting fat." Axel said laughing. Ray then punched him in the head.

"I'm not getting fat!" Ray yelled

"Ouch" Axel said rubbing his head "I know, I was just kidding hehe...but, in all seriousness...what happened? You were supposed to just be picking up Vere Aureum from the dust shop." Axel asked in curiosity. Ray snaps up, and swears.

"Damn! I forgot all about those two!" Ray said as he looks back into the forest. Axel is approaching the wall of the city as he listens to Ray.

"Who? Was someone else in danger?" Axel asked sounding worried. Ray nodded, then spoke up realizing his brother couldn't see him.

"Yea, well, sorta" Ray said as Axel listened. "The Black Claw found us" Ray said. Axel stops and looks up at the night sky. Axel then begins walking again, they are approaching the wall. Axel looks around on the ground for a second. Ray yawns as Axel grabs a rock from the ground.

"I hate this part" Ray said as his grip tightened. Axel chuckles and throws the rock up on the wall. Once he heard it hit the top, his aura spiked for a second. Then, they were on the wall, standing next to the rock. Ray put his hand to his head feeling dizzy.

"Flash is pretty convenient, but it makes me nauseas" Ray said as Axel picks the rock back up and throws it into the city.

"Yea, I'm used to it though" Axel said as he puts a hand up to his ear. Ray sighs as he hears the rock hit the ground. Then they were in the city on the road walking towards the inn.

"We're almost there Ray" Axel said moving down the road. "Are you hungry or any-" Axel cut his sentence short when he heard light snores coming from behind. Axel laughs and continues walking down the street. He turns a corner and looks down the street at the inns sign. "The Grim Colossus" it read as he approaches the door.

"I guess it's a good thing we'll be leaving for school soon" Axel said. Walking inside "If the Black Claw knows we're here, then that's the only safe place for us"