I recently started reading a RWBY crossover with Devil May Cry called "Grimm May Cry" by wolf master97. It's interesting, but I think we can do a little more in line with RWBY canon. Now, keep in mind, I am not plagiarizing his work. In fact, I will be going out of my way to make this story as different as possible from his. It was merely inspired by that story. That said, there will still be references to Devil May Cry although it will not be a true crossover. Disclaimer: I don't own RWBY or Devil May Cry.

Chapter 1: The Nail

"Dad... I think I need training." Ten years ago to the day, Jaune Arc had said those words to his father, shocking his entire family. Considering how much he clung to the Arc Family and its heritage, they assumed he thought the inherent Arc strength was simply given to family members. For him to admit he needed to be trained was almost a godsend. And so, the next ten years of Jaune's life were filled with Hunstman training. Perhaps the biggest day of Jaune's life was when his father decided he was ready for his own personal weapon.

Originally Jaune had set his sights on the family heirloom, the sword Crocea Mors. But with his newfound skills, and a full understanding of his Semblance, he needed something that packed more impact. "You know Jaune," his father had said, "Some of the best Huntsmen of the modern age make their own weapons." And so, under his father's supervision, Jaune began brainstorming weapon ideas. He still had his sights set on some type of sword, but he knew he needed something for long range as well.

First thing he took into consideration was his Semblance. It allowed him to project a "ghost" hand that could hold any object in place no matter how heavy. It was a bit unwieldy unless focused, so Jaune decided to start with some sort of gauntlet that could take advantage of his boundless Aura to focus it. He eventually settled on a design that resembled the Semblance's manifestation, which he called Grimmlock. For the gun, he decided a simple revolver design would be a good base, but it would be considerably modified.

For starters, it could work with Grimmlock to fire concentrated bursts of his own Aura in addition to Dust shells, perhaps even allow him to charge his Aura shots. With this in mind, he decided to give it two barrels for coolness factor. With the design complete, he decided to call it the Azure Fang. Then, Jaune finally got a brainstorm for his sword when he caught a glimpse of his father's motorcycle. Soon, he had designed a single-edge broadsword with a throttle-like device that could infuse the blade with various Dust types. His final weapon, the Roseus Ignis, was complete.

A few days later, Jaune was putting the finishing touches on his trio of weapons. While finding the right way to realize his vision wasn't easy, he still accomplished it. He was now finishing up the calibration on Azure Fang when the holonet came in with an news flash. Apparently,. Yet another Dust store had suffered through a robbery, but this time the robbery was less than successful thanks to the efforts of an unknown student and the notable Huntress Glynda Goodwitch, one of the teachers at Beacon Academy.

'That reminds me,' Jaune thought as he finished his calibrations, 'Mom said she was working on getting me enrolled at that academy. Wonder if I'll meet that student. Who knows? I'm just glad I took the time to get trained first, otherwise I'd have had to do something stupid like fake my way in. That would have caused all kinds of problems.' He still remembered the nightmare he had ten years prior on the night before he asked to be trained as a Huntsman. He hadn't had it since, but it had been so vivid. It all culminated in some girl, who he was sure he had a crush on, getting killed.

But that was the world of dreams. He was sure there was no real significance to it. "Finally," he said once he finished calibrating Azure Fang. The gun had a special feature that let it work with Grimmlock, which went on his right hand. When he held the gun in his right hand, he could fire Aura shots due to a special mechanism that opened a hidden hatch for Aura infusion. Otherwise it would just fire Dust shells. While both were of equal power, Jaune could fire Aura shots endlessly and charge the shots. He held Azure Fang in his right hand then picked up Roseus Ignis with his right and did a pose in the mirror.

Compared to his badass weapons, his standard street clothes covered with a simple breastplate looked kinda goofy. He wondered if he should just forego the armor altogether and keep his hoodie open. His strong aura meant he didn't really need armor anyway. As he was thinking this, his mother came in. "I have good news sweetie!," she said, "You've officially been accepted into Beacon! Also, I got you something that might work more with your choice of weapon." She showed Jaune a brand new hoodie, which was slightly longer and had a fur lined hood.

Jaune took the hoodie and removed his old one plus the armor. He then tried on the new hoodie and did the same pose, really liking the new effect. "Oh yeah! Now this can work! I almost look like a hero in a video game!" His mother clapped in approval. "Excellent! Now you'd better get ready, school will be started in a few days." Jaune nodded, then headed up to his room to pack. 'Finally, I can become a Huntsman worthy of the Arc name. So look out Grimm and bad guys, cause Jaune Arc is hitting the scene!'

Unfortunately, there was one weakness Jaune still had some minor trouble overcoming. He still had a tendency to get air sick. He finally remembered once the drop ship carrying students to Beacon was well on its way. Luckily, all those years of training helped him keep it down long enough to reach the bathroom before he upchucked his breakfast, but it was still loud enough for everyone else to hear, including a certain pair of red and yellow sisters. "This is gonna be a long year," the older one said, shaking her head.

To be continued...

So yeah, there you have it. I started making Jaune badass, without removing his comic relief status entirely. And I hope Rooster Teeth gets the chance to read this because I'm gonna show you how to make a bleak and unforgiving world without letting the meter on the scale of Idealism versus Cynicism get too far down Cynicism. Rather than get into a rant, I'm spreading this out down the next few chapters. Read and review.