A Semblance of Sanity
A.N. Here's My New Fanfiction, a RWBY one about a Wolf Faunus. Here's his Bio (sorry for the length, Please read it all, I can't figure out how to work this in to the text, but I'm bad at working this stuff in, at least in this case):
Name: James Shinigami Age: 17 Species: Wolf Faunus Hair: Slightly Reddish-Brown (on head, tail, wolf ears, and body), Side-Swept, Medium-short, and Spiky Eyes: Dark Blue Build: Rather Tall (6'11"), Moderately Muscular (Defined but not overly Bulky, and yet not slim), Broad shoulders, chiseled jaw, all-around well-endowed. Features: Wolf ears (alongside normal ones) and tail, pronounced canine teeth, enhanced sight at night, enhanced sense of smell, enhanced hearing, light layer of hair on chest, forearms, and legs, Claws that emerge at will
Semblance: Beast Within; It Enhances all abilities, including those of weapons, by increasing intervals, measured by how Bestial his appearance is; The First "Tier" involves fur sprouting on forearms, legs, and back, human ears begin to disappear as wolf ears become more pronounced, as well as feet elongating and gaining claws, The Second "Tier" progresses the transformation, feet elongate even more, becoming more paw like, heels begin to lift off ground, face begins to morph, canines elongating, fur begins to creep up neck, finger elongate, claws become bigger and sharper, human ears are almost gone by this point, wolf ears are bigger, tail begins to elongate, becoming a bit shaggier, The Third "Tier" looks more beast than human, human ears are gone, a mane/scruff has begun to form, eyes have begun to redden, looking purple rather than their normal welcoming blue, face still has some semblance of humanity, still mostly hairless, posture has begun to become hunched over, skin begins to lose color, changing to a dark gray color, pectoral and abdominal muscles are still relatively furless, The Final Form looks like a Skyrim-style Werewolf, the eyes have fully transitioned to a bright and almost Luminous red, Arms and Legs have elongated greatly, with arms longer than legs, posture has become so hunched that when not moving James' knuckles must rest on the ground to maintain balance, body is almost completely covered in fur, Face is completely Bestial, and Tail is now long and shaggy. The downside is that he loses control more and more as he morphs, only vaguely recognizing Friend and Foe in the final stage, viewing anything in the way of him and his target as an obstacle to be destroyed, taking bites out of enemies, tearing out throats and scarfing them down when he takes a bite, a merciless beast. The bloodlust increases as the transformation progresses
Equipment: "Okami" gauntlet; Ability to generate an extremely lightning filled storm around left fist, looks like a black wolf head with sapphire light emanating from the detailing, and the end of the muzzle is at the wrist, can shrink like Yang's shotgun gauntlets or expand to accommodate use of semblance, "Riyu" gauntlet; generates fire around right fist, looks like a black dragon head with ruby colored light emanating from the detailing, end of mouth is at wrist, can shrink like Yang's shotgun gauntlets or expand to accommodate use of semblance, Normal school uniform during school, except his shirt is unbuttoned all the way to show off chest, Battle uniform consists of dark gray Cargo pants with various pockets for holding bits and pieces used for getting out of tight spots, like a ball of twine, bobby pins, etc., fingerless gloves, necklace with wolf emblem on it, a belt with a crescent moon and wolf emblem on it, Okami and Riyu gauntlets, a blue cloak with a cowl and removable sleeves (stored in pant pockets), it's left open most of the time but when the situation calls for it a dust-powered device can transform the fabric into a flexible, soft, comfortable material that can deflect and stop slashes as well as be resistant to thrusts and is made to stay intact all the way through the final form Beast Within
Strengths: good melee fighter, fast, very strong, rather smart, kind, perceptive, cunning, moderately stealthy, ADHD Weaknesses: not well versed in ranged, can throw some fire and storm, but not accurately, slightly reclusive, some psychological trouble, the root of which will be revealed later, can get restless and jumpy and moody due to his "alter ego" wanting to be let out Likes: Tinkering, blue, cooking, reading (specifically getting lost in the vibrant narrative, that subtle swish of flipping a page, the smell of paper, just… aaaaaahhhhhhhhh…), gaming, both men and women (yes, romantically) Dislikes: Assholes (like Cardin), current White Fang modus operandi, Killing people without reason, RAP, SERIOUSLY F! #$%^ RAP, IT'S NOT MUSIC, ITS PEOPLE TALKING, TALKING, TO A VAUGE BEAT, NOT SINGING, TALKING!
Sorry for the Long-Ass Bio, Time for the Story to start!
Disclaimer: I don't own RWBY
"Aaaaahhhhhh… Solid ground, finally!" I exclaimed as I strolled down the ramp of the airship. I'm James Shinigami, Wolf Faunus, and I'm training to be a Hunter of the Kingdom of Vale. I'm already a hunter with a lower-case h but I want to be a Hunter with an upper-case H. Hunters go after the Dark creatures of Grimm, and let me tell you they are uuuuuggguuuly mother huggers. They look like twisted versions of regular animals with white bone masks. But… Anyways… Let's snap back to reality.
I heard a blondie girl across the square talking with a girl who was presumably her little sister, encouraging the younger to make new friends before running off towards… me?
"Hi, my name's Yang Xiao Long, and I couldn't help but notice that you use gauntlet-based weapons like me and my Ember Cecilia, by the way, what's yours and why do you have your hood up in such warm weather?" "My name's James Shinigami and the Gauntlet on my left wrist is Okami and he generates intense electrical storms, and the one on my right is Riyu and he generates fire. Those are… Shotgun Gauntlets, right?" I ask. "Yep, I made them myself, but you're avoiding the question," she retorts. "Fiiiine… Just don't freak when I reach around behind myself," I tell her. I pull down my cowl to reveal… "Oh… My… God…" I brace myself for the inevitable… the worst… "THEY'RE SO CUTE!" There it was… The female "cute screech"… I decided to show her it all, after all with it being in my pants, stuck between my legs for hours on end it needs to be let out…
"A TAIL TOO? SOOO CUTE!" Yang exclaims. We talk for a while and then Yang walks off. I start towards the Auditorium when I feel IT. The tugs at the base of my spine, the feeling of a hand, not mine on my tail. On reflex I reach behind me slamming the dumbass onto the ground in front of me with my left hand, igniting my gauntlet and stopping my hand a few inches from his face.
"What's your name, scum?" I growl at the teen. "It's Cardin Winchester, I don't care about your name Faunus scrub!" he spits. So… he's one of those, is he? "Well, Too bad, I'm James Shinigami, and I'm gonna let you off easy, this time, do it again and face my Wrath!" I declare. I then put as much force as I can into kicking the smaller man as hard as I can in his groin without causing permanent damage or infertility (I'm not so stupid as to do something that will set every other guy at beacon against me0.
"Good Job, dude," I hear from behind and turn to see a rather stunning young lady in gladiator armor. "Yes well, He should have known that would happen, because if you mess with the Wolf you get the Bite," I tell her smiling as I rub the back of my neck "My name's James Shinigami," I tell her, introducing myself. She replies with "Nice to meet you James, I'm… Phyrra, Phyrra Nikos," I notice that she's beginning to blush whilst looking at my chest. "Nice to meet you Ms. Undefeated winner of the Mistral Tournament Multiple times in a row, by the way, my eyes are up here Miss." "Sorry, I just well you certainly know how to show off what you've got."
Just then I looked at the clock "Oh, Shit, Phyrra, it's time for the welcome assembly, Let's Go!"
One Boring Lecture Later: At Night
We were all having a BIG slumber party in the Ball Room before the initiation tomorrow and I was on my way back from brushing my teeth and getting changed into my sleepwear, a pair of long blue pajama bottoms with a pattern of horizontal and vertical grey stripes of varying values and I entered the Ballroom, only to pretty much cause everyone in the room to turn and look when I swore violently after stubbing my pinky toe on a doorframe, then a few small conversations started among the girls (and some Guys) about me. I headed over to where Yang and her sister were.
"Hi Yang," I exclaimed. "Mind introducing me to the girl who I presume is your sister, I mean you two smell so similar that There is no other possibility" "We Smell SIMILAR?!," the younger one yells "WHAT KIND CREEPER ARE YOU?!" "I'M NOT!" I retort, "I'M A WOLF FAUNUS, WE HAVE NATURALLY SENSITIVE NOSES!" I yell back. "Uhhhh… Sorry I'm Ruby Rose, Yang's sister" "Nice to meet you, I'm James Shinigami; I met your sis this morning, before the assembly. Hey mind if I just hang out here for a while?" "No, Not at all" I pull out my book, The King of the Bracelets.
Later on I hear Yang and Ruby getting up and talking to someone, but I ignore it until I register a familiar voice but write it off as a fluke. It goes for longer and I start to get Tick marks on my forehead and look up after inserting my bookmark and see someone I did not expect to see ever again. I do what any sensible canine Faunus would do. I calmly set my book down, standup than envelop my long lost friend in a flying tackle hug. "BLAAAKKKKKEEE I'm so happy to see you again!" I howl, "I haven't seen you in so long" I just add to the mayhem and after things die down I introduce Blake to Ruby and Yang formally then I decide it's time to fall asleep. I go over to my sleeping area, stretch out on my side, grab my Good luck stuffed dragon and wolf, my favorite burgundy blanket, and my lucky crochet blanket from a mother I only vaguely remember and I'm out like a light.
The Next Day: Beacon Cliffs by Emerald Forest
As I'm walking up to admire the view for a minute or two before everyone else gets there, as well as get myself feeling halfway decent I notice Ozpin with his back towards me, holding The holiest of all beverages. What beverage is this you ask? Well, I will tell you… It's… COFFEE. I need it, I've never been without, I need it, and even a single cup will do. So I sneak up, prepare, plan aaannnddd… SUCCESS! I take the cup and drown it in one gulp not even caring that it is hot. Wooohhhoooo! James is at 100% once again.
Later on we were all standing on metal plates and once Ozpin explains the goal, met with varying degrees of outrage. The basics are this: whomever you first make eye contact with will be your partner, teams will be formed from pairs of partner sets, and we must find a relic in a ruin in the forest and return to the cliff tops with them. Blake and I are next to each other at launch and when we are told that we must come up with our own landing strategy, I lean in to Blake and tell her "You should have the landing in the bag, cause cats always land on their feet, huh." She snickers and gets launched, and then a few seconds later I'm launched. I activate Okami to generate an updraft beneath me so that I land softly. I look around, activate Okami and Riyu and activate my semblance, shifting into what I call my Tier One, my body becomes slightly more bestial and I stalk off.
I come across a pack of Beowolves an hour later and start tearing into them, tearing vessels and veins, severing tendons, biting chunks out, dodging left and right until only a few, older Grimm are left and they flee promptly. A few minutes later I come across a clearing containing the rest of the people that did not seem to be lackeys of that Cardin guy. I arrive just in time to save Ice Princess from hitting the ground and making a magnificent pancake by using Okami to make an updraft to save her. "H-h-h-h-how'd you do that?" Weiss asked. "I used my storm gauntlet, Okami, to make a violent updraft to cushion your fall" "Thanks, I guess" After that Quick exchange we joined the Group and Yang's Sarcastic side showed itself. "Yay! Now we can all die together!" she said in mock enthusiasm. Ruby and I seemed to have the same thought, though she voiced it and acted foolishly, requiring help from Weiss and they had a Heart-to-Heart YAY FOR TEAM BONDING.
After that little Fiasco we decided to grab our relics and go! Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang all had White Knights while Jaune, Nora, Phyrra, and Ren grabbed White Rooks. There was only one piece left after that. The White Queen, Hah, the most maneuverable piece. After we got our pieces we fled to a larger complex of ruins that were better to combat the Nevermore and Deathstalker that followed us. Just as we came to a bridge a veritable horde of beowolves caught up with us.
"GO! I'LL USE MY SEMBLANCE TO TAKE CARE OF THE HORDE!" I Bellowed. "Your semblance?" Ruby asked. "Yeah, I call it the Beast Within, it enhances all of my abilities while making me look more bestial, I'm using tier one right now, but if I go all the way I'll look like a bipedal Beowolf without the spikes and mask, the downside is that my mind becomes more consumed with bloodlust the more I push it!" I told her. "DO IT" she yelled.
I did it.
According to Teams RWBY and JNPR after the fact it was the single most horrifying thing any of them had ever seen.
After the other 12 students that I had been fighting alongside got their teams I was called up and told that the Queen was used when there was an odd man out and the man that acquired it could be on the team of their choice.
I made my choice and now Team RWBY is Team RWBYS
And that's it, please review, and don't flame, they are only fed to Natsu Dragneel the next fandom over and apparently they make him sick
SEEYA NEXT TIME!