Disclaimer: i do not own rwby or any associated stories. Also, i will be using the character designs of future team rwby. I do not own that au either, i did not write it. But without further adieu, Shadows. Shade wasnt exactly a normal student at beacon. He had a... Past with the grimm. When he was a child, he saw his whole family, slaughtered before him. This led to his hatred of the grimm. He grew up with his aunt in her small apartmant in vale. He heard stories of great warriors who would come from the academy of beacon. Heroes like Qrow the scythe wielder or The great Ozpin. he would always go to his aunt with stories of wanting to be a warrior. But his faunas heritage made it hard for him to leavi his aunts home alone. Even going with her was hard. People would harass him, pointing out his red snake like eyes and calling him a monster. One day he was in town at the market with his aunt while he was still little and a child approached him about his eyes. Shade than, without hesitation, threw the other small boy into a barrel. His aunt had to drag him away to keep him from getting in trouble with the cops. Finally the day had arrived when shade hit the proper age to apply to signal. All students at signal had to produce their own battle gear and weapons. Shade quickly had his battle gear ready. He wore a simple jean and black hoodie combination. Although he spent several days finalizing his armor. His armor was similar to that of jaune arc's, who shade would not meet for several years. Shade's chest plate was mostly colored black and white. At the top of it, was a snake head design. He had also made shoulder and forearm plates that would protect him in combat. Shade was impressed by the forge at signal. They had so many things to use to forge a weapon. His weapon was an e-tool that would swiftly change into an smg that the head of the shovel split into two, creating what was essentially a two pronged beyonet. Thus began his training as a huntsman. Ok guts thats chapter one! Did you enjoy it? The next chapter will speak of his time at signal.