AN: Interesting news for all you readers. Both Dantai and Coldplayfan12 have messaged me and gave me permission for Jason Breech and Haley Dragon Onyx to appear in Dressed in dRAb, giving me access for the full team. They will appear, eventually, but not until the Sanctum arc of the story. Many thanks and shout-outs to them.

Ahem, While last chapter showcased Azure's start, this one is all for Rex. Honestly, its hard to say whose childhood was worse.

Disclaimer: I don't own Rwby and The song used is Merciless by Theory Hazit

Chapter 2: Introduction, Rex trailer

Rex's POV

"Morgana, I'm home!"

"Hold on a second, I got a present for you!"

I pause, becuase we don't have any money to spend on gifts. I struggle to find enough work to pay for food as it stands. Morgana comes to the living room, holding her arms behind her back.

"I remember you staring at it when we passed that weapon shop last month." She shows me a sword, still in its sheathe.

"Here, Dracul. Your very own Killage saber!"

"Its pronounced Kilij. How did you get this? You didn't steal it, did you?" Please tell me she didn't. I have enough trouble looking after her, I don't think I could break her out of a criminal phase right now.

"Of course not, I asked the storekeeper if I could have it if I helped out around the shop."

"And you're expecting me you managed to earn 4000 Lien working part time in a month? While keeping up with your schoolwork?"

"Well... I may have gave him the Look."

That explains it.

Morgana seems to be a normal eleven year old girl, but people find her unimaginably cute and find themselves being played by her with simple puppy dog eyes. I've told her not to mess with people, but even I'm not completely immune to the Look.

I take the saber, and pull it from the sheathe. Looking down the flat side of the blade, I can see a faint brown tinge in the blade. Mixing Dust and weapons is old hat, but mixing Dust INTO the weapon while its being forged is a relatively new and expensive process. Earth Dust, like the stuff in my new saber, hardens the metal and allow it to take a sharper edge.

"Morgana, its lovely. But the next time you want to work, please keep it for the stuff we need."

"Okay, dad."

She just had to say that didn't she?

Morgana immediately realizes her mistake. "Ohmygosh! I'm sorry! I know you've trying so hard ever since they died. You're the best brother in the world. I didn't mean to compare you to him!"

"Just... get ready to eat. I'll start cooking."


That night

I was resting in my room when I heard Morgana shriek. I grab my new saber and my pistol and charge to her room.

Don't tell me these assholes are back again.

I enter her room to see it was the group I had feared. Two men in White Fang masks. One was holding Morgana up by her throat

"GET THE DUST-DAMNED HELL AWAY FROM MY SISTER!" I shoot at the one holding Morgana. He takes the rounds and doesn't even flinch. The other places his hand on his sword sheathe. All of a sudden, the sword launches itself and strikes me hilt-first in the chest, sending me flying back. When I get back to my feet, I see the man holding the blade with an all too causal grip.


Check it out

One, two

Beast mode

What ya wanna do?

Yes y'all

We Merciless!

And until now

You ain't ever heard of us


"Shade, this the boy?"

"Yeah, Adam, that's the one."

"Good." Charging at me, the man swing his blade down. I bring my blade up to block, but the impact numbs my arm and drops me to my knee.

I push off, trying to get some distance between me and my opponent. he calmly sheathes his blade before walking toward me. Given how this fight started, that gives me no comfort. I empty the rest of my gun's clip into him, but he draws his sword and blocks each shot.

"I'm disappointed. This is the man who killed two dozen of our men?"

Shock runs through me. "But.. I only killed the last three."

"Oh really? Care to explain that Shade?"

"The same reason you're disappointed. If they couldn't beat a boy, what use are they?"

They don't even care that I'm right here. Though given how this is going, I wouldn't either. Time to do something stupid.

I charge Adam. He looks bored. Then I throw my sword at him. The stupidity of what I did stuns him, and he barely deflects it in time. While he's off balance, I tackle him in the chest. He staggers backwards, just a couple of inches, but its a start. I bring my knee up, just missing his groin. However, he recovers and smashes his hilt into my chest again.


Check it out

One, two

Beast mode

What ya wanna do?

Yes y'all

We Merciless!

We Dangerous!


As I lay there on my back, Adam calmly walks up to me and slashes my ear. I hiss in pain.

"Shade, we're leaving. Bring the girl."

"We're not killing the boy?"

"When he understands what it means to be a true Faunus, he will seek us out and join us. Or he will die."

"But..."

"Shade, I gave an order."

Shade walks up to me. "You got guts kid. When you have the strength to match it, I will be waiting in Vale to end this." All of a sudden he and Morgana, still in his grasp, vanish.

Adam leaves the building. I get up and chase after him, only to find three of goons waiting for me.

A growl of anger escapes from my throat, and I charge the largest one. I floor him and clamp my teeth on his neck. I don't release it until one of the others slam the butt of their gun into my head.

As I lose consciousness, all I can think of is how I failed Morgana.

WN: There is quite a bit to explain here.

First off, Rex and Morgana are stepsiblings. Rex's birth father was a Hunter who died of illness (Rex's pistol is his inheritance), while his birth mother died in a house fire. A human family took in the 7 year-old Rex, in a combination of pity and wanting their 5-year old girl to have a playmate. They provided him with honest love, and Rex grew to accept them as his family, even taking their surname as his own. they died roughly three years later, forcing Rex to look after Morgana as best he could.

As to why the White Fang was after him. Rex took on a lot of odd jobs, not all of them entirely moral. One job accidentally interfered with Shade's mission, and he held a grudge. Adam was pissed off at Shade wasting their manpower on Rex, and decided to solve things himself. Adam wants to convince Rex to join them, but is just as willing to kill him if he proves to cause too much of a problem again.

Third, how Rex fought in this chapter is not meant to reflect on his actual combat style. He just received the weapon and had no chance to learn to wield it. His real combat style actually takes inspiration from the art of Eskrima, also known as Arnis or Kali.

Last, Rex's name Dracul does in fact have a secret for those who know etymology. And NO, its not Dracula... despite the fact he just bit someone's throat out.

OC watch

Morgana Rex is a very sweet girl who personality-wise is actually based off my older sister, who still acts and looks like a young girl, despite graduating college. Her name is a reference to the Black Witch, Morgana Le Fay. Her semblance is actually somewhat touched on here, her ability is to be persuasive to others, although it is resistible if expected. Again, like my sis.

Shade Nephilim, also known as Shade Necros, the Dark Angel or Death Shadow. He's a bit of a high-functioning Sociopath with a Sadist streak. The White Fang took a lot of hits during The Rebellion and needed fresh blood. Shade is the rising star of them. He isn't an officer, at least not yet. However, he has a strong enough reputation in the group other recruits yield to him.
Part of his success is his Semblance, Fading. It allows him to enter a semi-separate plane of existence. There, he is untouchable, and only a person with a sensory based semblance can even detect him while he is there.