So… This is actually a full RWBY fanfict! Finally… I get to be at least a trendsetter for once! I've been writing Strike Witches and Brave Witches fanficts for a while. But with RWBY on the rise from 2013, I don't see why I can't write with this! For those who have been watching my fanfict 'Legacy Of Monika' and 'Sky Dreadnought', thank you so much! I'm StrikerStanding692 in Fanfiction, ACTUALelitelenny in Wattpad, and LennyFictGeek in Archive Of Our Own, reporting!

Without any delay… Here's Chapter 1! Enjoy! ;)

"The promise"

Breathing in and out at a quick pace and slowly gaining her composure, the night was getting darker, even with the single light source ahead that she saw ahead of her. Charli's mother held a lamp light to her daughter and was shining towards a map of the world on the floor. There were marked locations in Anima, the continent where her home is, along with the Kingdom of Mistral. But she didn't look at that fact in that moment, as she was being given instructions.

"Listen to me," Charli's mother said. "If you're really sure you want to do this, you have to take the next airship departing for Vale. And that's only hours away. As soon as the first daylight comes, you will be left behind. So you must reach that airship until then."

"Mom," Charli muttered to herself. Her skin was semi-tanned, and she had purple eyes, while somehow patterned with a feline look. Her short hair, with white middle to her bottom and emerald green gradient on her head and front, along with moderately long ears were a clear sign she wasn't human. Her mother in fact had naturally white hair, but was human in nature. Eventually, Charli had to give her thought. "Mom… Can't you come with me?"

And her mother shook her head. "I have to be here. I have to be sure they have at least leverage. Look… Gerval is what we would seem as bad, but he needs me to keep everything in check. You had one year of education in Mistral, and that's all you can get for now, but you have a chance at something better."

Charli frowned. "I'm beginning to doubt my decision. I want to protect you… but I can't do it by leaving."

"We talked about this, Charli." The mother put her hand onto her daughter's cheek to assure her. "You said you wanted to get stronger. You can't do it with how things are here. The politics here are bad enough, and I don't want you to get involved."

"Mm…" Charli groaned in defeat and gave her mother a tight hug while she shed tears. "I understand… I'm so sorry."

The mother cried as well but didn't sob as she felt her daughter's hair while rubbing it with her hand. "Don't be. It's for both our sakes. Do what you must to be better… I'll always be in your heart, Charli. You don't ever forget that."

Charli was running in the darkness of the big patches of forest, heading northwest. Mostly, she took cover in the trees, and made sure to evade all the Grimm that were at the open roads. She had a bag on her back while safely secured with multiple knots on her shoulders. Her running was constant. Her eyes were partly glowing to give her the vision she needs to navigate through the darkness.

Though for a few times while she ran in darkness, she saw images of blood and corpses lying on grass. She shook her head to snap out of it.

I have to snap out of it, she thought. I had no choice. I know I have to do what I'm set to do. Getting stronger is what I want, and learning is what I should do beside it. But I can't do it here in Anima. It's got to be Sanus… to Vale.

And I think I'll be ending it here until I can figure out what I can do next. Though… I already got ideas in my mind! ^_^

Here's Charli's details!

[Charli Yllafir]

Age: 19

Height: 5'10"

Hair: White on mid to bottom gradient to emerald green on her head and scalp… Neck length

Eye color: Purple

Skin: Semi-tan

Body Shape: Straight, Size 34B

Nationality: Lower-Class Citizen of the Mistral Kingdom

Affiliation: Haven Academy, Beacon Academy

I'll see ya guys on the next one! :D Take care!