Devil of the Schnee

A/n: Here's a new one. Based off events in a roleplay that a friend and I have going on. In it, Weiss awakens the powers of a devil, becoming quite strong as a result. And I had a thought, if her family has white hair, what if they were very long-disconnected descendants of Sparda. And what if Weiss managed to discover the truth of her heritage and become the family's first Devil in several generations.

Of course, you can't have a Devil May Cry fanfiction without adding in the Devil Arms. Also, being what she is, Weiss will be somewhat OOC. Cocky like Dante in battle, her enemies could potentially piss her off easily, like Nero, and she can be cold and serious like Vergil when she needs to be.

And since it was an incalculable number of generations before the power awakened again, she will have the Devil Bringer, as well. Plus, any other traits that are common, like the healing factor.

Starts several years before the White Trailer, and the start of canon.

Chapter 1: Family Legacy

It was late at night in Atlas. Most were asleep, except a young girl around the age of twelve. This was to be the family's heiress, Weiss Schnee. She had just managed to unlock her father's office and snuck inside. She was looking for something she had seen a few hours ago.

Finding a deformation in the carpet floor, she began to pick at it, until it pulled away. There was a handle, and a lever for a locking mechanism. Slowly, as to not cause a disturbance, she moved the lock until it was open.

Quietly, she shut and locked the office door. Then, she walked over to the hatch and began to lift it. Despite her small size, the hatch was easy to lift. Carefully, she slipped inside and lowered it before locking it from within. She was only in darkness for a moment, before several crystals embedded in the walls began to emit light.

There was a long staircase stretched out in front of her. Carefully, she began to walk down the stairs. Coming to the bottom, there was another door. This one very ornate in design. Slowly reaching for the knob, Weiss tried to open it. She let out a whimper when her hand started to hurt. "Blood…of…Sparda." She jumped at the sound of the voice.

Slowly, the door began to emit a quiet grinding noise as it began to unlock. She carefully opened the door and stepped inside. As soon as she was through, it shut behind her, on its own. She watched, scared, as the door locked itself in front of her.

Turning around, she was met by a rather impressive library. There were ornate statues everywhere too. Made in the likeness of armored angels. Their heads seemed to follow her every move. She felt drawn to one special spot in the entire library. A book with an ornate cover. Hanging on the wall above it, three swords, and three guns, just beyond her reach. One sword was a Claymore; however, the design was odd. The hilt area of the sword, between it and the blade itself, was topped by a skull and ribcage design. On the side visible to her, it held resemblance to a human.

On the other side, the skull had two spikes sticking from the top, much like that of a Demon. Beside it, a pair of highly customized pistols. One was white, designed for rapid fire and to be drawn quickly. Crossed with it, a black twin. This one's ejection port was on the left side. This one was designed for the comfort of the user, and to be fired at long range. "Rebellion…Ebony…Ivory…" She jumped. There was that voice again.

Shifting her focus, the other sword was held in an ornate black scabbard. Its Tsuka had white wrappings, and the Tsuba had an oval shape to it, and appeared to have a metal carving done in the likeness of a dragon. Like the Claymore, it had a very powerful feel to its aura. "Yamato…"

She looked further down, this time, there was a large blade, similar in size to Rebellion. This one appeared to have exhaust vents close to the hilt, and the hand-guard was shaped like the break handle on a motorbike. Like the two before it, this one seemed to give off power, but had a much lighter aura. "Red Queen…" and next to the sword, like with Rebellion, was a highly ornate revolver. This one seemed to have two barrels, and much like the other weapons, emitted its own power. "Blue…Rose…"

Finally, her attention reached the large book. Curious, she picked it up and opened it. Immediately, her attention was caught. The book seemed to start with a question, "Have you heard the story of the Legendary Dark Knight, Sparda?" She couldn't pull her eyes away. They became wider with every line she read. 'This…this is the secret of my family?' The girl thought, 'I…can't believe it. We're all demons trapped in human form. How far have we fallen from the original?' her thoughts continued as she read further.

The story eventually shifted perspective. A white-haired man in a red coat, the one who wielded Rebellion. Weiss couldn't help but feel bad about the man's choices. The always terrible debt of his. Although, the story really stood out because of one thing, his title. "The Legendary Devil Hunter." Ironic, that he would choose to hunt the same kind he was descended from. He was the second wielder of Rebellion, and the one who commissioned the construction of Ebony and Ivory.

There was also his brother. From the description, he was a handsome man dressed in blue and gold. He always kept his hair in a spiky, slicked back look. He was the serious one of the two, while Dante was the cocky, laid back one.

The man in blue, named Vergil, was the second wielder of Yamato. The story mentioned that he went down a dark path. Consumed by his thirst for power, he would later fall at the hands of his own brother. And, attempting to surpass his father, he would fall again, finding himself enslaved by the very being that he had hoped to defeat.

It would eventually be Dante, after acquiring the Sword of Sparda, to finally defeat Mundus the second time around. Afterwards, the story shifted focus to a new star. A young man named Nero. From what the story said, Nero was the son of Vergil. He had been left as an orphan on the doorstep to a strange organization. The "Order of the Sword" had taken him in young and trained him. They were the ones who built the Red Queen for him, while he would later go on to have the Blue Rose constructed. He didn't believe in the Order's religion, and would only attend some events out of respect for his friends.

Curiously, it mentioned that the boy had awakened a power that his father had not wielded. A demonic arm called the Devil Bringer. With the arm, and his father's sword, as well as help from his, at the time unknown, uncle, Nero would take down the order's power-obsessed leaders.

The story seemed to end there. The final note stating that after the events in Fortuna city, that things seemed to settle down for many years. Up until the Grimm first appeared. The Sparda bloodline had long-since gone dormant, and the connection to hell that allowed for demons to appear was severed. In one last sentence, the tome mentioned several Devil Arms. Weapons used by Dante during his career.

With the story over, Weiss closed the book. She felt a headache coming on. This was all so much to take in. "So, I see you have finally discovered our family secret." She jumped, and a chill went down her spine. "My daughter, I am surprised that you would sneak down here at night, thinking I would not notice. I knew as soon as you entered the room. I have a test, customarily passed down to the family heir. You will learn how to use these weapons, but only if you can awaken the secret to our blood."

She didn't dare speak, for fear of his reaction. "Good, if you fail, you will be forbidden from ever coming down here again, until you take over control of the company. Now, you should go on back to bed. It's far past time for you to be asleep." Noticing just how tired she really was, Weiss slowly walked back up to her room.

She heard the doors shut from her room as she was lying down. As she drifted off, she was thinking about all the information she had collected in this one night. To be descended from such powerful figures, it made her want to live up to her family's old name. She would do everything she could to unlock her powers.

End

Another RWBY story that I plan to spend a lot of time on. Like I said before, Weiss won't have her up-tight attitude, and won't be the same as she was in canon. I guess technically this could be counted as AU, due to the fact the Schnee family wasn't descended from the Sparda Clan. But, it IS a crossover after all.

And yes, all Devil Arms or other weapons will appear throughout this story. As for Weiss' outfit, I'm not sure if I should go for having the long coat that her ancestors always wore, or if I should have her keep her canon appearance. Same goes for a design of her Devil Trigger.

Next Time: Awaken Devil Bringer