The Tail Of The Gaming Huntress

by AuroraPax

Follow my story as I travel to the world of Remnant with the legendary powers of the Gamer! But this world is not as I remember from the show, In fact nothing is as it should be! the Grimm are stronger, the humans and faunus hate each other even more than before, and most importantly... WHO GAVE NORA A FLAMETHROWER! "PANCAKES!" NORA NO!"NORA YES!"

1. Of Those Who Are Lost To Dust

Disclaimer- I do not own RWBY, The Gamer, or my own soul.

Hello readers. As a start for this new fic I would just like to say…. I'm sorry. In my last fic I promised that I would update regularly and take you all on an adventure. I ended up with 4 half assed chapters and gave up. Granted the main reason I stopped was my computer braking, but by the time I got a new one there was so much going on in my life that I just couldn't make the time to write. So rather than try to revive a the old one (mainly because I completely forgot where I was heading with it and partially because of all the new info from) I'm starting another completely new one! And you know what? When I say this is going to be an adventure this time I MEAN IT! So, unbuckle your seatbelt, strip down to your skivvies, and hide the syrup cause if Nora drinks it Popo shakes in fear. Or possibly arousal but that's too terrifying to think of so let's not do that.

ANYWAY….

As my favorite topic of fic nowadays is The Gamer I've decided to try and give it my own spin. With my own sick twisted imagination combined with RWBY and the power of a maximum 3 hours bedrest every night! (help me)

"Hi how are you."- normal human speech

"Mana bolt."- spell/skill

"What the heck? "- inner thoughts

[bush did 9/11]- the game/Author

Chapter 1- Of those who are lost to dust

Darkness. Not the kind you get at night, but an all-encompassing void. That was all I knew at the moment. My life, my name, it was all gone. I could remember basic things, like math and what a book or a video game was. But that was all. Was I dead? Was this heaven or hell? I had no idea.

[loading 1%]

Its quiet, but not in the insanity causing eternal kind. More like the eternal peace kind, so maybe this is heaven after all?

[loading 1%]

I think this is the first time I've ever felt so at peace with mysel-

[loading 1%]

Ok what the hell? Why is there a robotic voice repeating the same percentage of a countdown? Wait. Oh no. is this hell?

[loading 1%]

Is this seriously my hell? A loading screen that never increases its percentage?

[loading 96%]

…wat

[loading 97% 98% 99% -1% -2%]

WAT

[a critical system error has occurred. Heavens feel inaccessible due to lack of memory storage.]

Did I just get denied entry to heaven because of a freekin storage error?

[Entry to paradise will not be available until a memory storage error can be corrected. Alterative option available. Alternate reality in peril from unknown god level lifeform. would you like to correct this unsanctioned heavenly intervention, or wait for system to correct the error?]

Ok I'm guessing this is like, god's secretary or something. Guess I should respond? "ok um… I don't know if I feel like fighting some kind of god so how long will the error take be corrected?" I say with hesitation.

[Who the fuck is you calling a secretary you little shi- ahem. I mean… hol up let me check fam.]

…ok the voice coming out of the void is angry at me now. My bad.

[so, about that storage fix, because you were faithless in life and not really much of a significant person you've kind of been put behind a few of the more priority persons who are experiencing the same problem.]

"soooo….. how long we talking here? Like an hour?"

[6]

"hours?"

[eons!]

"…"

[…]

"ill take the certain death against some out of control god over millions of years with a loading screen."

[I mean you could stay here with me for a little while if you want…]

"No, I'd rather get started. I mean I don't know what a random human is supposed to do against a god but may as well get to it am I right?"

[ subroutine program starting up. Allowing for easy leveling up. Installing quests. Adding content to world for improved experience. Game set to easy mode.]

Gamer? Does that mean I will live like a game character? Without my memory's I can't remember any games or playing them. Maybe this "system" will help me out?

An error has occurred. Easy mode cannot be applied due to damaged memory storage. Game set to "holy sh*t mode"

"This is because I didn't want to hang out with you isn't it?"

[IM LONELY YOU ASS! Now entering game world ?]

"Holy crap lag WHY IS HEAVEN LAGGING "

The next thing I knew I was in total darkness again. Only this time it didn't last very long as a screen appeared before me.

[Character creation- Would you like to change your appearance? This will alter your starting appearance; your body may change in the future due to multiple different factors.]

The person on screen that appeared before me was a young girl Standing short and very light weight but not in a sickly sense. They had blue eyes and straight dirty blond hair. Skimming threw the options for customization I choose to keep the body the way it was but make my hair purple and cut in a side parted bob with my eyes a deep glowing amber. I'm guessing the body was what I looked like in life so I didn't want to change it too much. Then I see something very interesting. Race. There were 35 different options available each with different perks but only 5 were readable and even then, some were hard to make out.

[Human- Human Privilege: Yay racism! Due to humans being the dominant race your chances of being discriminated against are nearly zero and charisma has heightened effect against fellow humans! Now aint that just quacking crazy jimmbo? Warning- lose 20% exp gain to intelligence]

[ ?-Ancient Instinct: all senses are heightened beyond a normal humans. Unarmed attacks do 20% more damage. Rawr. Warning- weakness to racism.]

[cyborg human- Booya!: +25% exp gained toward learning all technological based crafting skills. Warning- Weakness to water and cold.]

[cyborg ?- Eidetic Memory: your electronic memory processor Warning- weakness to water and cold. Also, like, SUPER racism.]

[Robot- Come with me if you want to live: interface with any technology your level or lower. Dose not work on unwilling cyborgs. Weakness- water and cold weather. Also magnets. They'll turn penny's into quarters my guy.]

Ok im slightly concerned for the sanity of whatever this system is… but on to business. Robot and both cyborg races were out because they had a demerit of being weakened by both water and cold weather which outweighed their perks. Human was also out because I have no idea if I can get my old memory's back so no negative gain toward my intelligence thank you. Guess I'm going with option number two. I mean seriously why the heck were these starting skills so bad?

[I can answer that]

oh. You heard all of that?

[yes. I am the game systems failsafe. Call me failsafe! I will be your assistant and help you through your journey in this world. but im going to be SUPER unpleasant about it]

With every word I grow more concerned for this things sanity, but if its here to help then I may as well use it to answer my major concern. Failsafe, why can't I remember my old life?

[right now, you are purgatory. All souls pass through here before reaching the afterlife. You cannot access personal memory's in purgatory. Your memories are suppressed so that saint peter, the guardian of heaven gates, can purge the dramatic memory of death from your mind.]

Oh, so its like a defense mechanism so that souls going to heaven don't all have like, ptsd from the pain of dyeing?

[yes. Your memory's will return to you upon entering the game. So hurry up…. I'm getting bored.]

I hit the glitchy second race, but instead of getting new customization options like I assumed I instead got a new prompt.

[What is your favorite animal?]

A new screen pops up. This one with a list of millions of different animals and species. Rather than look through them all I hit a random one near the top.

[you have selected {fox} as your animal. Now updating physical form. Update successful. Now loading into the game!]

The prompt is replaced the void once again. I'm not sure how long I was there but eventually I began to see light. But then suddenly I could remember myself. Not everything, I still couldn't recall my name or what my family was like but I could remember games I had played and movies I had watched. I could also recall that foxes WERE in fact my favorite animal so that's a win.

Hey failsafe. Why can't I remember everything?

[your memory's will take a few minutes to fully load in. you should have them all back shortly after you appear in the game world! it's going to be hilarious.]

What's so funny, was I a comedian in life or something? And as that thought went threw my mind the light engulfed my completely along with a final message.

Welcome to the world of Remnant!

Instantly the small light engulfed me entirely and I can feel my body for the first time since I awoke within the void It takes me a moment to gain my bearings. As I look around I find myself in a clearing surrounded by trees with a small lake in the center.

Hmm. Remnant? That means this is the world of RWBY. If this actually is RWBY, That means the blurry character creation options where Faunus. I check my ears but don't feel anything but regular human nubs.

So maybe its..

I reach down to my tail bone, and sure enough there's a big fluffy fox tail sticking out of my spine. Which is also when I notice two crucial things. One is that I have yet to check this message in front of my face labeled "quest available". Its also then that I notice a very cool breeze.

"ok game WHY AM I NAKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS!"

[Would you like some help? Yes/no]

I select yes quickly by jabbing the symbol in the air in front of me while covering my modesty half hazard with my arms and tail.

[Game Difficulty does not change the skill of anyone or thing within the world or the strength of potential enemys. Rather it changes how much wealth and power the player starts with.]

Difficulty levels-

[Wimp: start out as the child of wealthy huntsmen with high base stat points and lots of lien. -the name says it all. You sad pathetic child.]

[Easy: start out with normal parents in a large city. Moderate base stat points and a monthly allowance. -for players who don't know much about gaming and need a bit of a helping hand]

[normal: start out with minimum wage parents in a small town. You get a slight allowance but will need to work to earn any significant lien. You cannot select your base stats like in wimp and easy, rather base stats all start out at 10. -for the average player]

[Hard: start out with poor parents and low base stats. You must work to get any lien. – for players who want to be independent and strong on their own terms.]

[Holy sh*t!: you have no set backstory, not starting points, no lien, and no legal citizenship or rights. All stats start at 1.]

All of the difficulties were grayed out except Holy sh*t which means that's what I had on and probably couldn't change that now that I had already started the "game".

Failsafe why am I on the hardest possible difficulty?

[only so much of heavens recourses could be devoted to bringing you here so creating a family, even if they hade been "killed off" as part of your "backstory", was not possible. So the system automatically selected the only mode that did not require this.]

….fuck me. System show me my stats

Name- ?

Legend- {none}

Title- {none}

LVL 0

HP: 100/100 its your health… duh

AP: 0/0 Aura Points. Will remain 0 until aura is unlocked.

MP: 10/10 magic points. Magic is a legend to most people, but you aren't most people are ya?

STR: 1 STR determines physical strength and jump height

VIT: 1 VIT determines Max HP resistances and HP regeneration. {HP- 5% an hour}

DEX: 1 DEX determines speed and agility as well as the cooldown of physical skills.

INT: 1 INT determines your AP regeneration as well as the power of your semblance. {Ap- 5% an Hour}

WIS: 1 WIS determines your MP regeneration, magic damage, and max MP. {MP- 5% an hour}

LUK: ? Luck determines item drops as well as the chance of winning a bet. Also increases chance of making friends with people you meet.

Semblance- locked

I hade quite a few questions about the machanics of this game but there was one thing that struck me as very interesting.

That's odd. I think as I look at the luck stat. maybe the game is glitching again? No this is an actual reality im in so there shouldn't be glitches like that. Let me try….

I reach out my hand, clicking the question mark next to luck.

[Within you is the blood of a fox. Skill unlocked [Kitsune luck-Because of this your luck stat is and always will be beyond comprehension.} Normally you gain a perk at intervals of 50. Since your luck is WAY beyond this, you will instead gain luck stats every 10 levels]

Ok. That actually kind of makes up for all the way the game has screwed me over so far.

"AHHHHHHHH BEOWOLVES!" just then I hear a voice call out from close by. It sounds like a small girl is being attacked by some Grimm.

Damn I wish I could help, but with my stats I'd be better off running away right? Its not cowardly to be smart!

…..

Wait. From the look of my body I'm a young child. I'd say I'm around 6, and this is the world of RWBY, then…

Forest, Beowolves, little girl in the forest…..

That's Yang isn't it?

I get up from my sitting position with a heavy sigh.

Well I cant just let a main character die. Bumblebee is my favorite ship and I'm not about to let yang get mauled before she even meets Blake.

But a new problem arose when I was about halfway through the tree line. I could see yang now, and the wagon I knew to contain Ruby's sleeping form. But something was very wrong.

[update: memory fully restored]

As I was about to cross into the clearing where the girls were my memories suddenly returned in full. And with them something else.

The memory of how I DIED.

I was almost 20, I had been walking how from my job at a local deli when a drunk driver came out of nowhere. But it didn't hit me. It hit a light post….

And then the light post fell on a gas tank…

Which then exploded…

And then another driver got distracted by the explosion and hit a bush…

And a FREEKING BEAR RUNS OUT FROM BEHIND THE BUSH AND PROCEDES TO MAUL ME!

How the heck dose that even HAPPEN!

The pain from the memory of my death makes my entire body freeze, but its not the only reason.

The Beowolves remind me of the bear.

And now all I can feel is the fear and my mind is telling me to RUN! RUNRUNRUNAWAYBEFORYO-

But as suddenly as that feeling game over my it dispersed, and a new message appeared.

[new skills have been unlocked

Gamers Mind {passive} – immune to any form of mental of psychic de-buffs or attacks. Allows the gamer to think things through clearly even in the most hopeless situations.

Gamers Body {passive} -your body is like that of a game character! Any damage received will physically heal as long as you have HP to spare. If Your HP drops to 0 you will not immediately die, but until your HP regenerates the Gamers Body and Gamers Mind will temporarily deactivate.]

Hmm. Ok that's actually nice. I was expecting to get gamers mind and body based on some fanfiction I can now remember reading in the past, but the fact that I don't die upon reaching 0 HP is REALY cool!

"hey… kid. You…. Alright over there?"

I was startled, Gamers Mind keeping me from screaming in fright, as I looked up to see none other the Drunkle- I mean uncle Qrow looking at me with concern.

Wow, I was so wrapped up in my gamer power that I COMPLETELY missed Qrow swing in and save the day…. I hope that doesn't become a normal thing for me

[for discovering a potentially fatal flaw in yourself, your WIS and INT have gone up by 1!]

Neat! I think, swiping the message aside.

"do you know what im saying kiddo?" Qrow asked as he was inching closer to me while Yang stood behind him and im guessing Ruby was still in her wagon asleep. But why did Qrow sound so concerned and why was Yang blushing?

Wait. THAT'S RIGHT IM NAKED! I must look like some weird wild girl that's never been to civilization before. Wait that's technically exactly what they think! Crap I should probably say something before this gets any more awkward.

"Hi" I say simply, waving the hand not being used to cover myself to show him that I do in fact understand him.

That stopped Qrow in his tracks as he seemed to consider something for a moment. "kid what are you doing out here? Don't you know how dangerous these woods are? And where are your clothes youll catch your death in this weather!"

A responsible Qrow? No I can smell the slight sent of alcohol from him. I guess given his nieces being in danger and my appearance must have sobered him up quite a bit. But I can use this to my advantage! I had a sob story ready in my mide within seconds. Id use my age and ragged appearance to get him to take me home, then when things had settled down id find a way to get him to take me to Ospin!

Ill probably just say I have "info for the wizard about the wicked witch". something obscure that lets him know I have information on the secret happenings of this world without reveling the whole "your a tv show character and im from a different universe" thing.

But just as I went to move towards him I tripped and hit my head. There was no real pain thanks to gamers body but as I looked up I saw that my HP had dropped to 0/100.

[Gamers Mind deactivated. Gamers Body deactivated. Entering sleep mode to increase HP regeneration speed. HP regen increased to 10% an Hour. Estimated time- 10 hours]

The last thing I saw was Qrow dashing toward me before my face hit the dirt and my world went black.

10 hours later.

After what felt like days of ABSOLUTLY NOTHING to me I finally regained feeling in my body and began to wake up. The moment my eyes opened I noticed quite a few things. The first was that "quest available" notice from earlier that I never checked on. Only now it said "quest complete".

I click on the icon and an assortment of pings and confetti noises sound off as a new message appears.

[main quest-A Hunting We Will Go. Track down and destroy the rouge god running lose on this world.]

{part 0- Save The Main Character! }

Step 1- figure out where you are- Complete

Step 2- increase at least one stat by 1 point: Reward +5 lien- Complete

Step 3- convince Qrow to take you back to Yang and Ruby's house: Reward +1 Normal T-shirt- complete

Bonus step- Increase a second stat by 1: Reward +1 Random Title- complete

The next thing I notice was that I did in fact have a t-shirt on. From its size I'm guessing that it belongs to Yang and Ruby's dad. I was wrapped up on a twin sized bed with forest green covers and a wood pattern style pillow. Judging by the lack of personal decorations like pictures or other such items in the room this appeared to be a quest bedroom.

I should probably get up and talk to Qrow so I can get along with this main quest. Buuuuut My first order of business is that title. In RPG's Titles can give anything from small boosts in power to major OP ability's and im going to need all the help I can get.

[title-Pathetic : Your appearance is so pathetic even the Grimm pity you. This title grants a 10% chance that any enemy will lose interest and leave you alive to go do something more worth their time!]

Wow failsafe that's just mean. But it's the only title I have so I may as well equip it. As I do so I notice that there is something under title labeled legend. As I look at it closer two notifications pop up.

[legend: while titles grant passive traits and slight physical changes legends grant skills that cannot be learned normally such as another person's semblance, or a complete physical transformation like turning into a 9 tails]

[a skill has been unlocked due to a special action- observe]

{observe- {passive} LVL MAX: observe allows you to see the relative strength of objects or people. The amount of information you can see is determined by your player level.

Ok observe is definitely going to be one of those skills that I abuse the hell out of. But Legends? Now that was OP as hell. 9 Tails? I can turn into Freeking Kurama? GIMMI GIMMI!

[quest unlocked- Legend of Legends: receive your first legend!

Step 1- ?

Step 2- ?

Step 3-?

Rewards- ?

Damn. I must need to be a higher level before I can actually get one of those. May as well get up and go talk to somebody. Maybe Qrow because he's been staring at me for the last 5 minutes from the doorway-

I make eye contact with the older man. He has a plate full of eggs in one hand and he's staring at me like I'm a madwoman. For some reason I cant use observe on him, probably because he's so much stronger than me? but why was he staring at me like that?

Oh wait I've been swiping at the air for 5 minutes making a bunch of faces of course he think I'm weird! Failsafe why didn't you tell me he was here!

[I'm sorry, I did not realize it was my job to do everything for you! Would you like some tea? Maybe I should fluff your pillow?]

I cough awkwardly into my hand, getting Qrows attention. "so. Ummmm. Lovely weather were having?"

Nice job me. Totally not making it worse

Qrow sets the plate down on an end table and sits down next to me. "listen kid" he says taking a swing from his flask. "I need you to answer a few questions for me, can you do that?" I nod yes. "what is your name?"

I actually have to think for a moment. I could use my original name but that might seem weird in this world. so I go with something that fits better in the fantasy setting of remnant. "Eris." I say. Making sure to sound confident enough so he doesn't suspect that I literally just thought is up on the spot.

He nods. "ok and where are you from Eris? Where are your parents?"

At this I do what I planed to do back in the woods. I put on my saddest puppy dog eyes and nod my head. In this world people lose entire family's to Grimm daily, so its all the Huntsmen needs to put things together. As far as he's concerned I have no home and no family, which is technically true now.

His eyes soften but that's the only indication of pity I get from him. "ok then I guess I don't need to ask about why you were naked in the woods." I blush slightly as I remember our embarrassing first encounter. "just one more question and then we can work out what to do next ok?"

I nod yes, but as my chin comes down I feel something cold press against my neck, as I look up I see Qrow. Only he's no longer siting down, he's standing, and his sword is less than an inch away from severing my head and he's gazing a hole right through me. Suddenly his voice comes out again, but its not the lazy slightly slurred voice from earlier. Now its cold and very focused.

"How long have you been working for Salem little mage?"

"…"

[…]

WWWWWHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT!?

Name- ?

Legend- {none}

Title- {pathetic- 10% chance of enemy's sparing your life }

LVL 0

HP: 100/100

AP: 0/0

MP: 10/10

STR: 1

VIT: 1

DEX: 1

INT: 2

WIS: 2

LUK: ?

Semblance- locked

And that's it for chapter one. If you have any suggestions for titles, legends, or skills that Eris should learn then please feel free to leave a comment. I haven't been able to sit and wright for quite a while so expect my skill to improve greatly over the course of the fic. Also, there are a few OC slots open for this story so if you'd like to have a character featured in the coming chapters message me the details!

Something id like to point out here and now is that this story will diverge GREATLY from the original. This is going to be explored much more in the next chapter so stay tuned for more action, adventure, possible romance, and a buttload of comedic world destroying madness muhahahahahah!