So, yeah this is back… sorry it took so long and yes, I decided to reinvent it instead of just add onto it, mostly as I feel like my writing skills have really improved now and I wanted to start it again but, better than before.
Also, I know some of this that I'm going to write kind of mixes up with RWBY's cannon and continuity, but fuck it, you know why, because the writers have retconned so much its just a retconny mess, I highly recommend you watch the video 'Every retcon in RWBY' it's on YouTube and its pretty good I gotta say, it told every retcon and showed proof of the retcons.
And yes, Dragon Slayers will be classed as 'Magical'
Chapter 1
Jaune Arc slammed his sword, into the stalk of an oak tree over and over again, furiously, frustratedly and hatefully.
He was angry, in Ozpin for brining Pyrrha into whatever his thing was, in Pyrrha for going up the tower and getting herself killed, in Cinder for killing Pyrrha and in himself, because he wasn't strong enough to stop her, he wasn't strong enough to help her and he wasn't strong enough to fight, he was pathetic, he admitted that, he slumped down and just looked down, crying to himself, just thinking of it all.
Jaune looked down as he heard a bleep sound, it was a message from Ruby, Jaune just glanced at it as he turned his Scroll off ignoring the text, he just wanted to be alone for now, but he wouldn't get that.
''Hello there''
Jaune turned around swiftly to see a middle aged man, with a tanned complexion, he had short black and grey hair as well as a bushy moustache, not as bushy as Ports, but bushy, he had green eyes and was wearing a grey with yellow lining, he was also wearing a yellow dress shirt and a purplish maroon waistcoat, around his neck was a black necktie and he wore fingerless gloves that were the same colour, he also had grey pants and black dress shoes.
''Who are you?'' Jaune asked cautiously.
''Oh, right how rude of me my apologies, my name is Arthur Watts'' stated the man.
''Ah, excellent what do you want'' said Jaune.
''Hmm, straight to the point I like it'' said Watts ''I am working on something, the hybrid project''
''Never heard of it'' said Jaune.
''Understandable, its not a project you'd hear about, now this project, I assume you know of the dragons?'' Watts asked.
''Yeah, they are creatures of great power, they lived on Remnant before humans and died out mysteriously, nobody knows why they died out they just did'' Jaune recounted, he had sat on his grandmothers lap as she had told him about the dragons, she had also told him stories of when she was a palaeontologist and had dug up there bones, before marrying his huntsman grandfather.
''Ah yes, I see someone knows there history'' said Watts in a sing song mocking tone, causing Jaune to glare at him, Watts realising how he had said the sentence cough and said ''I'm sorry, I'm just use to dealing with an obnoxious child around your age'' rolling his eyes as he thought of them.
''Whatever, what do the dragons have to do with this?'' Jaune asked.
''Do you know of the things found in there skeletons, Lacrima's?'' Watts asked.
''Grandma was an palaeontologist, her history lessons are the only ones I could stay awake for, in fact she showed me some of her Dragon Lacrima, what about it?'' Jaune asked.
''We have discovered that it it possible to transplant a Lacrima into someone and they gain the power of a dragon, but in exchange they will lose any hope of obtaining a Semblance'' stated Watts.
''Ok, I'm getting board of this whole little history lesson and about your little project, get to the point!'' Jaune spat.
''Right'' said Watts slowly ''now, the first test subject died, after… ten to fifteen minutes and we have searched for another subject to test the Lacrima's on, basically we want to put multiple Lacrima into one person and one Lacrima into several others so that the commander has an attack force''
''And let me guess your here to recruit me, you want me to be one of the several others, don't you'' said Jaune.
''On the contrary, we want you to be the commander'' stated Watts ''we want to give you multiple Lacrima''
''Ok, if you had looked through my files, I doubt you want me for that purpose'' stated Jaune.
''I read all of the Academies files and yes I want you for that purpose, I know of you multiple health problems, problems I am assuming you never brought up to your team or friends'' Watts stated ''you body is rather weak and frail, you have several muscle problems that will cause them to ache, your bones are quite brittle and you have several heart problems its why you pant a lot in training, it's not that your out of shape in fact your in the best shape possible considering your… condition, so I want you to be the subject of Hybrid Theory, the idea I have it that the Lacrima react best to those with weak bodies, but strong spirits and looking at your aura, you have the strongest spirit in your year''
''So basically you want me to be the test subject of a suicidal experiment where I am likely to die'' stated Jaune.
''No, I've looked over the numbers and the experiment is very likely to succeed all things considered'' said Watts ''besides, weren't you always looked down upon by your peers?''
''N-no, my Team and Team RWBY-'' Jaune started.
''What about them, they looked down on you too, they didn't help you… well Ms. Nikos did, but the rest didn't not to my knowledge and from what I've heard you were a gentlemen to ms. Schnee and she treated you with nothing but hatred, why not prove them all wrong, show them you are a force to be reckoned with, prove them your not the bottom your the top and you can prove Ms. Nikos right, she always saw something in you didn't she, this is your time to show it'' said Watts soothingly.
This was all starting to sound really good to Jaune, this could be a path for his revenge, but then he shook his head, no Pyrrha wouldn't want him to use power like that, but then again, she was gone, so did it matter what she wanted, but still he needed more than just his revenge to justify this or did he?
''alright, tell me, why should I work for you?'' Jaune asked.
''I know about what you saw during the attack of Beacon, don't you want the power to prevent that from ever happening again, imagine it Jaune, you protecting all of the kingdoms, standing against all the Grimm, all the White Fang preventing anymore loss of life, a mighty protector of the innocent, no more Grimm attacks, no more White Fang and never again will there be another psychotic woman causing an incident like that, never again will there need to be the same incident that caused Pyrrha Nikos's death''
Those words sunk into Jaune, if he was more powerful he could have saved Pyrrha, he could have prevented Cinder from killing whoever she had killed, doing so he could have prevented the fall of Beacon and he could have kept his team together, he could of told Pyrrha, he had only realised he loved her after he danced in a dress for her, he had realised how pathetic it was to chase after Weiss, he was just pathetic, he was pathetic when she was there and pathetic when she was gone… NO MORE!
''Join me Jaune and I will help you get your revenge on Cinder Fall and all who wronged you'' stated Watts, putting a hand on Jaune's shoulder.
Jaune looked down thinking the offer over, until finally he came to a conclusion ''fine, I accept your offer, give me the power of the Dragons!''
-LINE BREAK-
A week later Jaune found himself only dressed in a pair of military boxers, he was strapped down to a platform hovering above a tank of water, via chains, they were about to begin the process, some doctors were all around him injecting him with something to numb the pain from all his limbs, Watts walked up as they were about to begin the process.
''Alright, Jaune let me explain the process to you, this platform your laying on will be lowered into the tank of water, we're going to do this to lower the pain, so you won't die from pain, I don't know how much the pain will decrease, but it will decrease, now to the painful part, these drills will go into your flesh and install the Lacrima's'' stated Watts.
''Ok, I'm ready'' said Jaune.
''Good, oh before I forget, I got you these made'' smiled Watts holding up something, a necklace with a dog tag on it with Jaune's name on it.
''No, I want a new name'' stated Jaune.
Watts turned towards a scientist pointing to them he said ''you''
''Yes sir'' said the scientist.
''You can manipulate the surface of metal with your Semblance can't you?'' Watts asked.
''Yes sir'' said the scientist taking the dog tag.
''Now Jaune, what do you want your new name to be?'' Watts questioned.
Jaune only said two words.
''God Serena''
God from the fact these powers would put him on the level of a god and Serena from his grandmother who had told him stories about the Dragons.
The scientist handed Watts the dog tag and Watts proceeded to put it around Jaune's neck, looking onto it, he saw that it now said 'God Serena, Hybrid Theory' Jaune nodded as an oxygen mask was put onto him and then he was lowered into the tank.
He felt the cold of the water and then… pain, the drills started to drill into him and it was the most painful thing he had ever felt in his life, there was no way to describe the sensation, his mind then started to flash, flash memories right in front of him, from his childhood, to his time at Beacon, his failed class's, Cardin bullying him, beating him relentlessly, to fighting in the tournament, all the disappointments that he was, when he said that he didn't want to be in the second round, because he knew how pathetic he was.
But then his thoughts went to her, to Pyrrha, her smile, her laugh, her graceful movements in battle and her helping him, she helped him so much and he helped her so little, his mind then flashed to them training on the roof together, them in the emerald forest and them dancing, he focused on that, he focused on every memory of her.
But then it started to turn dark as he saw what he envisioned was Pyrrha's death, her battle with Cinder with her getting cut into after her aura being depleted, cutting into her belly, causing her to bleed rapidly before stabbing her multiple times, cutting her leg tendons to ensure she couldn't run, before killing her, by firing multiple arrows into Pyrrha's heart, he could feel the pain intensifying as the final Lacrima was put in and then he blacked out but only for a minute, as his body needed to adjust and it did seemingly by magic, he awoke once it was done.
''He's alive'' stated a voice, Jaune could here them even in this water? He supposed with the powers of a dragon his senses must have enhanced like a Faunus's senses.
''We did it'' said Watts softly.
''Yes you did it'' said another voice, a familiar voice the voice of… Cinder!? ''Now what''
''We give him to Mistress Salem of course, her perfect weapon has been completed'' stated Watts
That being said Jaune felt burning rage coming up from him, everything Watts told him… had been a lie!? He'd been working with Cinder… who was Salem, you know what, who cares, it doesn't matter, he'd been working with the woman who had killed Pyrrha… that BASTARD! He lied about everything, he'd lied to Jaune about getting revenge!? Well then, he'd have to get his revenge himself on everyone, Watts included.
Jaune tensed up and started to struggle, before finally breaking out of the restraints ''I think he heard you'' said a voice Jaune had never heard before, he then burst from the tank roaring out, he glared up to see Watts with Cinder, Emerald, Mercury and someone he'd never seen before.
This new person was a male Faunus he could tell with the dark bull horns in his dark red hair, he was wearing a dark grey coat with a red belt that held pouches and a red cloth on its side, his White Fang Grimm Mask had red markings all over it and he had a katana on his side with a specially designed sheath.
Jumping out of the tank, Jaune thrust his hands forwards trying to channel some of his new powers only for nothing, he tried again and nothing ''what!?'' Jaune said shocked, but then the butt of a rifle hit him in the back of the head knocking him to the ground, several other White Fang then began to attack him, punching and kicking him down.
''I admire your determination Jaune, I really do, but do you really think you'd be able to used your new Dragon Slayer abilities so quickly?'' Watts asked mockingly.
Jaune, kept getting angrier, he was angry of Watt's betrayal to him and his mocking him didn't make it better, he started to see red, he felt power flow through his arms and he let it out ''AAAAAHHHHHH!'' Dark red flames burst from his arms.
''WHAT!'' Watts cried out shocked.
Jaune then began to spin to spread the fire, before forming the fire around his fists, he then began to fight back against the White Fang, the White Fang did shoot at him, but the fire he was wielding melted the bullets, they began to run knowing they couldn't beat him, Jaune needed to get two things first and he was soon at the room they were in.
Entering the room he quickly retrieved Corcea's Mors, a book of dragon knowledge from his grandmother that he felt would help him to learn the new abilities he'd be given and the last thing he had of Pyrrha, her red sash that she wore around her waist, wrapping it around his waist tightly to secure Corcea Mors and the book to his side he left the room and continued to move, he needed to get out, until he saw the Faunus in his way.
''Get out of my way!'' he ordered.
''I'm sorry but I can't do that'' said the Faunus.
''What's you name?'' Jaune asked.
''Adam Taurus'' stated the Faunus.
''Well then Adam, I'm sorry to do this'' said Jaune.
He then shot a blast of flames from his hand, but to Jaune's surprise Adam simply blocked, his sword absorbing the flames, Adam then inserted his Katana into his sheath and jumped forwards and drew the Katana out, Jaune jumped back as Adam drew his sword out, Jaune did managed to dodge the attack, but barely as he felt a sharp pain go through the bridge of his nose and blood run down his face.
''Oh, look, I made the mighty God Serena bleed'' sneered Adam.
''Bastard!'' Jaune spat.
He knew with his current level of power he couldn't beat Adam, so he decided to be smarter than that, he simply punched the ground and fire exploded out blinding Adam as the smoke and flames blocked his vision, with Adam distracted Jaune ran in the opposite direction and saw a steel wall right in front of him, blasting it with fire he formed a hole and jumped out into the outside and then began to run from the facility.
Jaune kept moving, he needed to get away far away, luckily for him the Lacrima's also had given him a physical boost, in an hour he had gotten far away from the research lab and had escaped then, kneeling down next to a river, Jaune cupped his hands and began to drink from the river.
When he stopped, Jaune looked down at himself in his reflexion, his body was now much more muscular, he now looked as strong as a Beacon Student of his year should of, other than that not much had changed, his hair was the same and so was the rest of his body, except his face, now because Adam a fresh scar was placed across his nose, he traced it lightly, before sighing out, he knew what he had to do now, he had to train and he needed to learn how to use his powers.
Now if anyone was wondering why I'm so insistent on making this an experiment, well Tekking101 a YouTuber who's videos I enjoy, made a video on God Serena, he said that maybe God Serena was an experiment since August called God Serena 'Hybrid Theory' so that's why he's an experiment because I agree with that statement.
Now to his elements are... I'm not going to tell you, I'm going to show you, I wrote the chapters where he trains with his elements as well and I do think those chapters got weaker and weaker as I went along as… well he get's better and better, training them, also if there is a multiple choice on what the dragon type is called the reason why it's that name above the others is because Jaune likes that name better, because he thinks it sounds cool.
I hope you enjoyed this and I hope its an improvement on the old one.