Violet Viperidae and Peridot Pinewood were a pair of faunus from the kingdoms borders: Violet was a snake faunus, with green reptilian eyes, short dull purple hair and matching scales running down her neck and back.

Peridot was a pangolin faunus, he had thick scales running down both arms and across his back, and his right hand was tipped with long claws.

They were walking through the grounds of their new home, Shade Academy—run by the stoic Professor Storm—and getting to know the place. They had come to fight for something greater than themselves.

They had passed the entrance exams with ease in comparison to other students, but Violet hadn't realised they would have to fight in four-person teams, and while she had settled to the idea of hunting with Peridot, she had no experience with how to act around other people.

They wandered about the grounds, climbing trees and towers alike for a better view, until they noticed large numbers of people gathering at the assembly hall, and remembered that there was an introductory speech planned.

On the other side of the grounds, Isen Ironhelm - a strong man with orange eyes and a bald head, wearing a full suit of grey armour - was walking down the statue garden. He was looking at each of the great huntsmen and huntresses that had attended the school in the past - reading the plaque at the base of each fifteen meter tall.

While taking his tour he noticed a girl sleeping in the crossed arms of a statue, clutching a bright red board, as long and wide as she was, to her chest.

"Hey!" He called to her, she turned her head, she was wearing a pair of goggles and a grey cloak, but a small bit of her crimson hair poked out the front.

"What?" She called back, sitting up in the arms of the statue, placing the board on her lap, it had two small turbines on the back edge of it.

"You do know introduction's in ten minutes, right?" She smiled like a child about to do something they knew was wrong.

"So? Doesn't mean I can't get some sleep." She moved to lie down again, but slipped, falling from the statues arms. Isen moved quickly, rushing beneath her, but she never reached him. She'd fired up the two turbines mounted to the red board, keeping her from hitting the ground.

"Thanks Rebel," she whispered to the board. "Well, I guess I should get to that speech." She leaned forward on the board, bracing her back foot against the turbines and hitting the accelerator.

"Wait! I didn't even catch your name!" Isen shouted after her, there was something about her that had him curious, and he wanted to know how to find her before she darted off.

"Rosso Rouge, now watch me fly!" She shouted back, flying forward with a sudden burst of speed.