World of RWBY Vol. 1: The First Year

Introduction

One of the greatest families in Vale's history, the family was known as the Shunketsu clan. This clan was known for their ability to fight with almost any weapon and their abilities to control one of the four natural elements; earth, wind, fire or water. During the Great War 30 years ago most of this clan was killed fighting for Vale and the clan had a bleak future, most of Vale thought they would not survive. The family had barely survived the war though and the remaining of the clan had one main goal, it was to restore the clan to its former glory.

This story starts 15 years after that war when Sky was born. Sky grew up the Kingdom of Vale with his older brother Riku. On his 6th birthday Sky had taken part in the family tradition to live in the Emerald forest for a year with his father and learned basic fighting skills. Sky looked up to his older brother and loved him dearly, then two months to the day after Sky's 8th birthday Sky and Riku's parents were required to go on a hunting mission due to a high concentration of Grimm to the south east of Vale's current border. The mission itself sounded easy but there was way too many, even for them and they were killed, both of them.

This resulted in Riku and Sky being separated because Riku was 10 years old so he was deemed too young to look after Sky. Sky was adopted by a Faunus couple and Sky had no idea where Riku went. At first Sky didn't like his new parents mostly because they were not human like Sky was. But Sky eventually gave in to their kindness and loved his new family just as much as his old one but always kept in mind his brother Riku, who he hadn't seen since the funeral of their parents, wanting to find him.

It had taken them two years to get too Sky and when they finally did two months later Sky asked his parents to teach him how to fight. At first they said no too him, but after a year and a half of nagging and constant asking they agreed to teach him how to fight when Sky turned 11, Sky surprised them immensely with his skills. For Sky's 12th birthday they gave him a long sword and 2 months later he discovered his Semblance to control wind just like his father, from here he taught himself how to use his ability.

Three days before his 13th birthday at a Faunus civil rights protest Sky's adoptive parents were murdered by two humans. Sky was there at the time and had seen this happen, right there and then he felt hatred to all humans because of this event. On the 18th of September, three months after his 13th birthday Sky applied to Beacon Academy and he nearly passed the entrance exam. As a result Sky decided to apply to Signal Academy and he got in.

Sky mostly kept to himself at Signal, when Sky was asked to forge his weapon he made a set of Gauntlets with hidden blades that only Sky can use as it requires his semblance to show the blades, Sky called them Blades of Darkness. He also made a pair of Full Automatic Pistols with hidden blades for close combat, Sky called them Raven's Claws. Finally the long sword his Faunus parents gave him, Sky modified it to have a revolver attachment on it but Sky never gave it a name. Six months into Sky's first year at Signal a girl by the name of Krystal had taken a shine to Sky and constantly bugged him.

Krystal was one of the most persistent people Sky had ever meet and Sky just couldn't see her giving up on him, so 3 months after this started Sky turned to the cat Faunus and said "you just aren't going to stop are you?"

Krystal smiled "Hell no, I won't." From then onwards they were friends in fact Krystal was the only friend Sky had ever made. Midyear of their second year about a month after Sky's 15th birthday Sky told Krystal everything about his past and that he wanted to find his brother Riku and Krystal for some reason said "I will help you find him" Sky looked at her bewildered by this, but liked that someone cared. Three months before the end of the year Sky once again applied for Beacon Academy, this time he passed and not only that his score was one of the highest scores of all the applicants.

On Sky's final day at Signal Krystal challenged him to a fight but she had one request "my choice of what weapons you can use", Sky agreed to this not knowing what weapons she was going to let him use. "You can only use Blades of Darkness and powdered dust." Sky was alarmed at those last two words because he always didn't do too well when using dust. Both Sky and Krystal made their way to the arena "Sky do you need any dust for this?"

"No, I'm good." Sky entered the male's change room and began to put on his Blades of Darkness, he then grabbed something Krystal had never seen before, a pair of silver looking pouch's and put them around both of his legs. Sky then made his way into the arena where Krystal was waiting. "You are in for a surprise Krystal."

At those words Krystal looked up and down at him "when did you get those pouch's, they are new for you." Krystal seemed a little less confident at this point because she no longer fully knew Sky's capabilities.

"I got these a few months ago, I have been practicing using dust and it is no longer one of my greatest weaknesses" Sky looked right into Krystal's eyes confident in himself ready to start this fight. "You ready to start this or what?"

"Let's go!" Krystal suddenly charged at Sky with no weapon drawn. She then suddenly vanished from where she was and Sky began looking around for Krystal but he couldn't see her at all. Krystal then suddenly appeared behind him with a throwing knife to his neck "check mate."

"I always forget about your speed," Sky smiled "but then again you always forget about the power I have" then suddenly Sky grabbed Krystal's hand and turned to Krystal keeping his hand on hers. Suddenly a massive gust of wind had taken Krystal as Sky let go, this wind had taken Krystal and slammed her into a wall, she then fell to the ground. "My turn to say check mate."

Krystal got up "not so fast Sky" Sky looked at her and she didn't have a scratch on her "this isn't over until I say it's over" she then ran at Sky again this time she grabbed out two throwing knives then vanished again "TWIN BLADES: ONE THOUSAND SLASHES" Sky was alarmed at this and set up for defending for this not sure when it would come. He set up an air bubble shield waiting for it to start and then he herd the first tear in the shield.

After about a second there was a sound of tear after tear, Sky could feel the shield breaking then he pushed out his blades in Blades of Darkness waiting for phase two. Then after about thirty seconds Sky felt the shield break completely in one spot. All that was left was for Krystal to find it, each time Krystal went past it Sky could feel her presence "why do I feel her presence, is it part of my semblance?" Sky never learnt all of his Semblances' capabilities, his father never told him.

Sky rolled with it though, Krystal found her way in to the shield, Sky knew this cause Sky felt her presence even closer to him now and this time it didn't fade away. Sky knew exactly where she was now and blocked most of her attacks, but a few got through leaving small cuts in his upper arms, chest and face. The attack finally stopped, Krystal looked almost done, same for Sky "how did…" Krystal tried to catch her breath "you block some of my attacks?"

"I don't know" Sky wiped some blood off his cheek "my body just moved as I sensed you." Sky retracted one of his blades and reached into one of the pouches around his legs and grabbed a vial of flame dust "shall we continue?"

Krystal looked at him amazed by the fact he could still go "wait your using flame dust that is your worst type, why?" She then looked at him right in the eyes "never mind I already have my answer, let's continue." Suddenly Sky moves his arm from one side of his body to the other and five fire balls appeared because of the dust vial in his hand, Sky then threw the fire balls at Krystal.

Krystal dodged each one, Sky waves his arm again then throws the empty vial to the side and retracts the other set of blades then throws the last five balls at Krystal, she dodged each one again Sky then charged at Krystal. It became a fist fight both dodging each other's attacks, Sky jumped back doing a back flip and sent a powerful amount of wind to throw Krystal against a wall again. This time the wind only carried her to just before the wall, her head barley touching it "damn it", Sky realised his aura must be running low.

Krystal struggled to get up "I concede, you win Sky" Sky looked at Krystal and ran to her "my aura is too low for me to even continue fighting." Krystal passes out and is taken to the Academies hospital wing, where Sky stayed with her until she woke up.

During the holidays before Sky went to Beacon and Krystal continued at Signal Krystal wanted to meet Sky. They meet at the café they usually met at "I want to make a blood oath with you Sky."

Sky looked at her concerned "I'm sorry a what?" Krystal's ears twitched at Sky's response.

"You know like a promise for life sort of thing" she smiled as she finished what she was saying.

Sky looking more puzzled now "what would this promise be exactly?" Sky's face now more serious.

Krystal looked into his eyes "I vow to help you find your brother Riku and help bring him back from where ever he may be."

Sky then answered with a simple "okay."

Krystal then grabbed Sky's left hand and put it with her left hand "now the last step" she then plunged one of her throwing knives into both of their left hands "with this blood I make this pledge to you Sky."

Sky looks into Krystal's eyes as she removes the blade and begins to bandage their wounds "thank you so much Krystal."

Sky hugs her and when he goes too pull away she kisses him "I love you Sky that is why I am doing this."

Sky grabs his long sword revolver and gives it to Krystal "you remember this, promise to keep it with you and promise me to keep it safe cause I will want it back the day you come to Beacon Academy as it is my most prised position and my only connection to my past."

Krystal's ears twitched "of course, I promise" Krystal smiles and kisses Sky again.