The Wandering Huntsman
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~Town, Outskirts~
It was in the middle of fall where the once green leaves filled trees were now colored yellow and orange and soon began to fall into the ground where the grass was at.
A lone figure was walking towards the towns gates since the forest housed not only natural creatures but also those of darkness and shadows, they have been humanities enemy since time immemorial and they were called the creatures of Grimm. Monsters who feed off of the negativity of those who wield such emotions.
This person's face couldn't be seen for they were covered by a slouch hat with one side folded up to show blonde hair reaching to the shoulders but still couldn't see the facial expression, they were male due to the more muscular build they had underneath his gear, his mouth was covered by a bandana acting as a scarf, he wore a light brown long coat and the length reached to the back of his calf, it was open to show he wore a white buttoned shirt with folded collar and a single piece of shoulder plate armor on his left shoulder for limited protection, his pants were light brown cargo pants and both were covered by steel plated greaves, and his feet were covered by black boots that resembled that of military, on his right forearm was another steeled guard, both of his hands were covered by black colored leather gloves, he wore a belt which held a sheath for a sword that was inside it but prepped for use.
Some of the guards who were on duty saw him and called out "who goes there!" they got a reply from the mystery blond "I've come back to collect the bounty!" the watchers muttered to themselves for a few minutes before the leading one shouted "you're alive!?" they only saw the bounty hunter nod his head and soon the gate doors opened to show the way into the town in which the covered warrior continued on his path.
Inside the walls was a bustling of life within the streets of the happy and innocent townsfolk who simply minded their own business and lives, however as the wanderer still walked he felt like he's being watched from a distance, his eyes darted left and right as to identify who it was but unfortunately due to the crowd of civilians who brushed past him the stalker-like presence vanished and now the blonde warrior felt nothing 'strange' was the only thought of the traveler as his destination was up further ahead more, and before he knew it he was at the door to the home of the Mayor of the humble town and the mystery warrior knocked a few times to see if he got any response.
None.
"Is he home?" he asked himself as he slowly turned the knob and was expecting it to give a click for signs of locked but it was in fact quite the opposite, the blonde bounty hunter's instincts went into overdrive as he had pulled out some kind of flintlock pistol and brought out his sword while slightly opening the door more "hello?" he asked quietly trying to not give sounds if there is anyone inside and not the friendly kind, he slowly opened it even wider and saw the mess the place was in, tables were flipped and most of the furniture were spread all over the area, and not to mention that there were obvious signs of struggle as several marks were seen as if they were made by a blade, he was in the middle of the mess and eyed his surroundings until he spotted a symbol that he was all to familiar with.
A head of a wolf with fangs baring as if taunting the viewer and behind it was four claw marks and both were colored red while the background was white as a sheet of paper.
The White Fang were here and the wanderer knew it spelled trouble.
The boy didn't know it because he was too busy trying to figure out what the fang wanted from the Mayor until he felt a cold steel tipped blade at the back of his neck and knew immediately who it was as he remembered the person who was now pointing the blade from his backside was the same person he felt when he had approached this place, "what does the Fang want?" he asked as he had slowly raised both of his arms as a gesture that he acknowledges his now captor, but he never got an answer as he had several feet walking around from the door and the sounds of entering were heard, "pretty observant Human for someone who's about to become our prisoner" and as soon as the words left from his enemy two more people robed in black and white matching clothing while wearing masks confiscated both of his weapons from his hands, he had saw the grunt on his right have ram horns while on his left has a fox tail. However he had formed a plan and was ready to set it off "not today" he whispered as his eyes then looked at the one who had stole his pistol.
His elbowed into the fox faunus face as the non-human let go of the pistol and in haste grabbed his ranged gun and turned around to shoot at the one carrying his sword but not without tripping the second grunt onto the floor from kicking behind the calf of his leg to make the action, his shot hit the mark but due to the universal life force known as Aura lessened the damage but was still effective in catching the bull off guard as he then threw his flintlock into the third person who once had their blade at his neck to catch them unaware due to being too focused on the not-so-easy victory, his plain sword was on the ground from the bull dropping it and he grabbed it before the mentioned Faunus could regain his bearings and in time to as the fox warrior got up and brought out a rifle that shifted into an axe and charged at the brown coated male and swung downwards hoping to surprise him but unfortunately for him and fortunate for the lone opponent as he had instantly brought his blade at his back just barely as the two sharped edged weapons Grind against each other as sparks flew out from the contact.
The third Faunus who happened to be a lizard recovered from the unknown attack that temporarily blinded her due to the blunt side of the pistol hitting her eyes but now saw the blonde man just in the nick of time block the gun-axe from connecting but left him wide open as he had forgot about her and the bull who both nodded and agreed to give the Human some payback, the blonde haired fighter's head turned back forwards and saw a knee connecting with his nose damaging it and then felt a kick hit the side of his abdomen causing more pain on his body and soon he completely forgot about the oncoming slash in which he felt on his back as some blood gushed out of it and a fresh scar and he soon fell on his side that wasn't harmed now become injured due to a glass shard cutting the side also giving him another scar.
"Look at him, pathetic Human!" spitted out the fox as he felt glee at seeing this individual become nothing more than an injured fool who was glaring back at them, the bull pulled out one of the Atlas rifles that they stole from the last shipment and aimed it at him, on the side you could see the color of the cartridge as a red light was showing that it was filled with fire dust rounds and was surely known to leave scars on those who have low aura reserves in which case seems to be the predicament as he had saw the trio of animal based humanoids aim their weapons at him, he gritted his teeth as he was soon about to accept his fate when an idea came into his head and he grinned mentally as it would work but then it could backfire but right now he didn't have a choice.
The Bull grunt smiled sadistically "for Faunus everywhere" he then slowly pulled the trigger, however the shot DID hit but it wasn't against flesh but rather wood, the brown hat wearing sole individual as soon as he saw the finger slowly pulling the trigger he used his leg to kick the weapon upwards therefore forcing the finger to pull faster and instead of being hit with it he forced the shot to be taken at the structure as fire soon began to emerge in the roof's interior, however since the place is mostly made of wood it would spread throughout the whole building, in that moment where the distraction was active he used his sword to cut the fox's leg causing pain for a short while and use his other leg to kick the female in the room down along with her ally and when he got up use used his left hand to punch the gun user in the face and in turn caused an even more problematic situation as the now stunned White Fang soldier accidentally fire more above causing more uncontrolled flames to erupt causing some wood pillars to come down, and one of those pillars happen to fall down in front of the door blocking exits unavailable.
"Damn." muttered the bounty hunter as he searched around the place looking for a way out of here and soon his sight was that of a window pane, it was risky because he doesn't know what is behind it but whatever it is he hoped it was better than what was happening in the house, as he approached the mentioned window he felt pain on the back of his right shoulder "GAH!" he shouted as he heard the sound of skin being pierced, he slowly turned his head and saw a knife embedded into his shoulder causing him to slow down and look at the one who had thrown it and there stood the trio who were giving him the most hateful eyes he's ever seen "god damn it" he cursed under his breath as he used his free hand to pull out and cause some bits of blood to seep outwards, he did NOT have time to deal with this but it would seem that fate wouldn't give him a break, his eyes witnessed the leading female charge at him with her sword aiming for him while the axe user went along with her also aiming kill him while the mask covered man readied himself but then shocked the three as he had made a shocking move, when the axe wielder slashed he blocked it by parrying with him while the female went for a stab and he grabbed the sharp blade with his left hand while he used his sword hand to impale the fox man in the stomach when he had pushed the other melee weapon away breaking the concentration from the mentioned man while he used his right leg to knee the woman in the stomach causing her to fall over and used his now free hand to flip her over, he picked up the knife he discarded earlier and threw it towards the rifleman in his arm causing him to drop it while gritting in pain.
However he would not leave without a parting gift for you see the now downed lizard Faunas decided to cheat by bringing out a knife from a hidden place and stab it in the blonde boy's upper leg causing severe pain, he pulled it out and looked at her with eyes she hated him giving her. Pity. "you damn humans think you're above everyone else huh!?" she demanded as a piece of the building collapsed on the bull who was unfortunately unable to move due to being distracted by the small knife in his arm, "it's your damn fault the world is at it is now!" she yelled as the fox was soon engulfed in flames while on the ground where the unknown Hunter's sword was still impaled in the stomach, she chuckled as her now escaping opponent jumped out the window "but WE will create a paradise for FAUNAS in the whole world and if I have to die to achieve that peace then so be it!" her words echoed in the poor survivor's mind as he had heard her last words before the whole building crumbled crushing anyone left alive now silencing them for eternity.
He escaped the now destroyed property but his landing could have gone better as he was a bit too close that some pieces fell next to him hitting him without warning, he slowly got up and looked at the now ruined home of the Mayor who happened to arrive along with the crowd as they stared at either him or the still burning building, he muttered "yeah we Humans might be greedy and selfish in our place on Remnant but we could build a better future if we can just ignore the past and focus our attention at the bigger threat, but alas you're right about us being arrogant in being seen as higher class race but one day we will break the barrier that separates our home and maybe I won't be around when the day comes but you can count that I'll forge my part into creating a peaceful world where bloodshed no longer haunts us. THAT'S a promise and I never break my word."
~The Next Day~
"Are you sure you don't want to stay a little?" asked the Mayor as he had paid the young man who had not only completed the bounty on a few grimm but stopping the notorious White Fang from doing whatever dastardly plans they had for the small humble village, the victor from yesterday's event was no more than a teenager who wasn't wearing his hat and his bandana lowered so that the town leader could see the mouth move and he had a fresh new sword built shaped like a cutlass and another flintlock but with a small blade at the bottom of it, the blue eyed teenager nodded "yeah I better go, as much as I would love to stay I can't help but feel like walking around remnant is what I like doing. I mean sure the danger is high but the thrill of adventure calls out to me." he stated as he saw a horse that the local stables have given him approach with a saddle and bags filled with food he purchased earlier, the town Mayor had one more question as the boy had gotten on his new horse and put on his hat, "who are you youngster?" the teenage adventurer was at the gate and paused as if taking in the words he heard, he turned his head back at the man and replied with a simple smile "Me? I'm just a simple traveler who's passing by." and with that he left as the large doors closed behind him.
Further up the pathway of his next destination a black looking bird with a white bone plate on it's face landed on his left shoulder and stayed there for a bit while the young traveler pulled out a Silver Dust Crystal from his coat pocket and looked at it for a bit before putting it back in and continued his path into the unknown.
The bone plate faced bird flew up into the sky and in the distance was a very large city with a large overlook with a structure and a tower.