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chapter 1 (prologue)
A groan came from my mouth as I once again failed to protect myself my father's attack and it sent me reeling into the ground,seeing as I can't protect myself from the future attack I raised my sword arm in approximation to what I have been told but couldn't do even that properly.
When no attack came I thought the training was complete for today so as I began dusting myself off the ground and was thus blindsided when his punch came hitting me by the side and thus sending me rolling on the ground and before the pain could be felt I was unconscious.
When I woke up I found myself in shion's only hospital, I just lay there thinking of how angry mom would get when she would find out, I knew that I am crap when it came to anything that was related to combat, I tried everything from dust usage to new fighting style but it was simply impossible for me to learn anything and slowly my father began to lose hope, he is a retired huntsman being forced to retire as he lost his whole right arm while fighting the grim.
He had high hopes for me, telling me stories of our ancestors and their deeds and training me from when I was 12 but it was for nothing as everything he taught I couldn't learn so he began to spar with me thinking that I was not putting proper effort in fighting but still nothing as these days he just began beating me senseless whenever we spared.
I looked up from my bed when I heard loud voices coming toward the gates, seeing my father's face as he entered I felt like something large must have happened as he just stared gravely toward me and then finally began speaking, " Jaune I know it's not your fault as you try your level best when it comes to learning from me but I can't just control my emotions when I see just how much of a failure you are".
Those words stung me but everything he said was true so I continued to listen as he once again began speaking,"Today I have just fought Jen over what to do for you and there are two options which I am giving you first is either you remain at home and ignore me and I ignore you, we would still be cordial but..." he left it hanging there but I understood there would be no familiarity when I would be near him, he nodded at me seeing my facial expression.
"what is the second option?" I asked him when he didn't speak for some time.
"the second is that you wouldn't enter home and won't contact anyone in family till you are at least a b rank hunter" I heard the voice loud and clear but it seemed to come from a long distance as I processed his words, not meeting or speaking with family would be like torture to me, I was such a brother that let his sister do whatever they wanted, there was a reason that I was not left at home to take care of my younger sisters even if I could do all the household work.
I don't know what happened but when I woke up again It was night so I must have fainted I realized as it was day outside when I first woke up seeing my father sitting on the chair staring at me I blushed and looked away.
"As I was saying before you fainted you would have to attain at least b rank before you contact family if you were in contact before you fulfilled this then I would assume that you choose the first option," he said.
"So what should I do" I demanded from him.
He wasn't even phased and said: "this is for you to decide, I am just telling you the options."
"Give me something at least, I am your son dammit" I all but shouted.
"yes, even if a disappointment you are indeed my son and while I wouldn't let a disappointment like you near our family sword I suppose I can help you somewhat and it would help to calm down Jen while Carla wouldn't care."
Saying this he scratched his bread for a minute and as I was thinking what he would do and not want to anger him remained quite else he just leave me to fend for myself.
"yes, I have decided you would get 1000 lien and not much else apart from the clothes you would pack so as to leave and be warned if I find that you have taken something from home I would not be responsible for what I do," he said.
"thank you father, where are others," I asked not hearing any noise from outside and wanting to change the subject.
"it was getting late so your mothers took them home" he replied.
"Can you tell our family something different about my trip if I choose the second option?" I asked.
"yes I can say that I had a change of heart somewhat and that you are going to one of the kingdoms so as to work and stand on your own feet" his replied was smooth as if he was talking of weather.
"I promise dad, I would become a huntsmen like you dreamed" I replied both for myself and for him.
"you have 1 week before you have to choose," Saying this he left me to my own thoughts and there were lot of those, I thought of all my family 2 mothers, 7 sisters and father as head of the family I was there precious child as even my big sisters coddled me seeing as I was the only male child, I lost the number of times I played with my sisters house or other such games with them I really loved them and while staying here I would be near them I couldn't find in myself to be the outsider when my father was concerned, I would die before the peace of my home was ruined because of me.
While I was pondering what to do I remembered the talk that happened when I found travelling huntsman in the village.
/flashback/
I was running toward the inn where traveller stay during there stay in village, learning from my sister that there was a huntsman in the town I finished my daily task quickly so as to ask them questions, my father speak many deeds that my family did in the past but he never told me how, always cutting me off when I asked him about it and so this could be the opportunity to learn how he got strong enough, maybe I can...
I cut that thought from taking shape as I knew with my current skills I would be lucky to fight off a wolf let alone Grimm, so seeing as I was near the inn I slowed my jog and began to look for the Huntsman, it was easy to find him as he was the only person carrying weapons in broad daylight.
Finding my query I set my path toward him, he was just leaning against the table while examining his gloves, seeing as he was free(somewhat) I didn't feel the slightest hesitation in approaching him, seeing me coming toward him the hunter fixed me with a searching look, finding or not finding whatever he looked for as his expression remained same he just continued to stare at me as I approached him.
"Hello, myself Jaune arc I was looking for you, can you tell me something about huntsmen", saying this I looked at him expectantly.
"well, it would be rude for me to humour you and names Derick" he replied toward me in a baritone voice.
"I have heard stories of how huntsmen were able to do many amazing things from my retired father, can you tell me how hunters are able to do so much amazing stuff?" I asked.
"Oh, so you want to be a huntsmen like your father do you, well we are able to do these stuff because of aura and before you ask about aura it the manifestation of one's soul" seeing my expression he chuckles and said "No, I can't just open your aura you see it is a monitored process you can only activate it either in a combat school for Huntsman or by joining the border patrol of any kingdom with one or two years of mandatory service."
This bit of news quelled my rising hope, I had just failed to get in signal and with how seriously deficient I am in fighting it would be idiotic to think that I can ask my family to send me for border patrol which as the name dictated is patrolling outside the kingdom so as the nearby farms and other industries which are outside the wall of each kingdom can be kept Grimm free.
"was there anything else" he replied.
"yes can you tell me more about aura" I replied eagerly.
/end flashback/
The Huntsmen told me all about aura and semblance in short and then went off toward his destination.
Well as option one was simple out, I have to make a promise to fulfil.
If I didn't know about aura I would have chosen over the second part and worked of in any place in vale so as to afford transcript in hunter school like beacon but knowing what I knew know it would be suicide as everyone would be able to tell I didn't have aura thus making me a criminal.
So the only option left is to join the border patrol as vale was the nearest from here I began making plans of how I was going there flight was out both because of motion sickness and being so much more expensive, probably train pondering on other things which I would require I began to pass my time.
