I'm glad the same followed from my last story are recognizing this once again. I felt like it just went off the rails, you know. Final Fantasy and RWBY and similar, yet so different. Monty is actually a fan of the series.

Cloud Strife woke up, his eyes alert and ready. He remembered dying in that explosion when Yazoo and Loz unleashed that kamikaze attack in an attempt to kill him and it seemed they both got what they wanted. But it's over now. Sephiroth and his damn legacy has been wiped off the planet. He should be celebrating with his friends, enjoying the victory this hero deserves. Yet there is one small problem.

Where am I? The chocobo head thought, looking around for his surroundings. From the looks of it, he was inside someone's house and a large one at that. The room was littered with decorations. He saw the picture of an animal, most likely a cat with three slash marks under it. He also saw three people posing for the picture.

Huh, are those cat ears? The spiky swordsman thought. He indeed saw two velvet cat ears sticking out of the girl's head. Cloud had to admit the ears suited her appearance, making her beauty all the more gratifying. Curiosity getting the better of him, he took the picture and inspected it closely. A large, bearded man with his chest exposed wrapped his arms around a girl around his age with amber eyes and fluffy cat ears sticking out her head and a woman she was slightly shorter than the girl wearing a dress, with cat ears as well. A part of him felt sad that he didn't have a family. His dad died when he was young and his mom... was murdered right in front of his eyes.

The only thing he had come close as a family were the members of AVALANCHE and Shinra, now that they've decided to stop doing the things the atrocious actions they committed. Despite not being family by blood, they always have each other's back, no matter what. Too bad wherever he is, he probably won't be seeing them soon.

The blond heard the door open and saw the same woman on the photo.

"Oh! You're up!" Her cat ears perked up, making him raise an eyebrow.

I'm pretty sure I've never heard of people having cat ears in Gaia before. Cloud thought. It's not that he doesn't like people just because of their animal parts. Far from it actually. It's just he was curious why does she have the body part of an animal.

"Oh, uh sorry about the photo. It made me curious." He set it down on the shelf.

"It's alright. My husband has been wanting to talk to you. Come, meet me at the dining hall." The spiky blond nodded his head and decided to take his leave. Maybe then he can get a few questions answered on where he is right now.

"Ah, yes the human." A deep, large voice rang out. It was the same man from the photo. The one who had his arms wrapped around his wife and presumably his daughter.

A few minutes later...

Kali and Ghira Belladonna were nice enough to give him food to eat. For the next few minutes, nobody decided to say a word, until Cloud decided to break the silence.

"So... where am I?" The blond asked. Both husband and wife raised their eyebrows.

"You don't know where you are?" He merely shook his head.

"You're in a place called Menagerie. It's a safe haven for faunus."

This raised a lot more questions for the blond swordsman. He doesn't know where Menagerie is and hasn't heard of it anywhere.

"How were you able to find me?" Cloud asked both faunus.

"We saw you falling from the sky. You sudden appearance made quite the controversy." Admitted Kali.

"Indeed. Many people were surprised to see a human fall into a territory full of faunus."

"Why do you keep calling me a human? Aren't you human as well?" Cloud asked. Ghira gave him a deadpan look.

"You really aren't from around here, are you?" Ghira asked him. Everyone knows that Menagerie is a territory filled with faunus. Yet this person is acting like he doesn't know anything.

"To be honest, I don't even know where I am." The spiky blond admitted. Both husband and wife glanced at each other. They can tell this boy isn't lying.

"Why don't you go to the library? It's a few yards to the left of this house."

Minutes later...

After getting lost and asking for directions, Cloud was able to find himself inside the library. While the chocobo head was walking, he noticed people were giving him looks. Some of fear because he was a human, others with awe and excitement and others, particularly women were licking their lips hungrily, as if Cloud was to be their prey (and I don't mean they were looking at him as if he were food.)

Everywhere he goes, all he sees are people with the antlers of a deer, the tail of a fox and the ears of a dog. It's not that he hates them, he was just curious as to why are there so many faunus roaming around Menagerie.

Well, I may as well go into a nearby computer.

After finding his way into a computer, he looked up Menagerie and its history.

"Menagerie is a continent with the population consisting of faunus. Two thirds of the land is desert, making it exteremely uninhabitable to people. It's a safe haven for faunus who wish to escape the bigotry and racism of humans, as their hatred for faunus dating back to early days. Some thought that humans giving faunus a continent of their own was fair, but the majority on the other hand thought they were just going to confine them in an area that is lethal to a normal person."

"Both humans and faunus have high tensions because of their bigotry against humans. Some would even go as far as urdering or raping faunus, or publically bullying them to the point of near suicide. Thus, the White Fang was born. The White Fang was led by Ghira Belladonna, who wishes faunus to have free right and not be treated as second class citizens. Sadly, his attempts at a peaceful protest were met with huge opposition, as humans leered at them, threw rocks at them and decided to even try to shoot them."

Saying Cloud was pissed was an understatement. He was downright mad at how people would treat faunus as they were trash. He tightly gripped the mouse, making small dents on the force of his grip, but forced himself to keep on reading.

"Ghira eventually stepped down as High Leader of the White Fang. Another one took his place. His name is Sienna Khan and unlike the last leader's peaceful protests, he decided to go down violent path. He rallied the faunus to take radical actions, blackmailing humans, keeping them for slavery and even raping other humans."

"A bull faunus named Adam Taurus took this radicalized idea too far. He and his men entered a public school and shot down 200 kids, more than half of them dying from their wounds. He killed the teachers of the school and used their blood to paint the insignia of the White Fang in front of the school."

Cloud saw the photo of the insignia, a predator with three slash marks. On the right of the building was a message, which said "Humans beware, we are coming for all of you." With Adam's Grimm mask at the end.

"Jeez, I don't know what's worse, Shinra or these White Fang bastards." Thought Cloud, scrolling down. While he doesn't approve of how much of a dick humans are to faunus, the White Fang doesn't have a right to attack humans either. Plus, they are so blind to their attempts to gain equality that they'll do anything to get it, even murder. Their actions have already made things worse for the faunus who didn't join the White Fang. At this point, they've been killing so many humans that it's not about equality anymore. It's about revenge and killing all humankind.

Wow, these guys make Shinra look tame. Wherever I am, I don't seem to be in Gaia anymore. That explosion must've brought me to a different world, if that's even remotely possible.

Normally Cloud would just try to shirk away from any fighting, but if this kind of threat is roaming around, then he would need to take action. Even if Cloud does nothing, they eventually will try to hunt him down. He made a name for himself in Gaia. It's without a doubt he'll make one here. Despite his brooding personality, he isn't uncaring. Plus, thanks to Zack and Aerith, he gained the will to fight again. Never again shall he do nothing as threats like the Fang roam around. As a legacy of Zack Fair, he'll honor his friend's memory.

I need fresh air. Suddenly feeling sick, Cloud decided to ask for directions to the nearest way out of here. A faunus was kind enough to point him to the nearest Bullhead, which he groaned at. Conveniently, wherever he went, his bike Fenrir, got tagged along for the ride. Despite being covered in dust, it seems to be in good condition. Wiping off the dust and cobwebs, he ignited the three wheeled bike and went on his way.

Motion sickness sucks. The hero of Edge is busy trying to resist the urge to go into the nearby trash can and lose his lunch. You think riding a bike that goes over three hundred miles per hour, being able to tank impalement from a ridiculously long weapon, swinging a sword that nearly 400 pounds like it's made of mere paper and defeating Bahamut SIN makes you think you can take over anything right? Nope. Fortunately, his motion sickness has been reduced to mere dizziness, but when rides get bumpy, he has to go to the nearby toilet and flush out whatever is inside him.

After one near barfing experience later, the Bullhead needed to stop to refuel. Since Cloud didn't have a clear destination in mind, whilst trying to forget how much of a dick humans were to faunus, he just got off the moment it needed refueling. The area the blond ended up on was cold as ice. The icy wind peppered Cloud's clothes and the cold seeped through his very being, but Cloud wasn't affected, as his body was accustomed to fighting in different types of weather. His spiky blond hair flew in the wind. Putting on his goggles, Cloud brought Fenrir from the Bullhead, ignited the engines and took off.

As the spiky blond rode through the icy streets of Atlas, questions started to appear on the blond's head. He was starting to wonder if he really died on that explosion or by some miracle he got transported into Oum knows where. Nevertheless, he knows he must be here for a reason. He may not have his friends by his side, but that didn't matter as the once brooding swordsman's fighting spirit has returned with a vengeance.

Fighting is in his blood. Whether he wants to or not, he will always have to fight. He already had the world on his shoulder twice. If he needs to take on that burden again, so be it, alone or with friends.

"Someone help me!" A pained female voice cried out. Clutching the brakes, Cloud made a U-Turn on his motorcycle and parked. Turning off the bike, he grabbed his swords from Fenrir and dashed towards the noise. He kept hearing the pained cry of the girl. When Cloud turned left, he saw a sight that made his eyes narrow, barely containing the fury laced within them.

"Leave the girl alone!" He yelled, taking off his goggles, showing them his mako blue eyes. The tallest of them laughed arrogantly. He wore a full body armor without a helmet. It had a bird engraved on the chest. He had blue eyes and brown orange hair, which spelled out "douchebag".

"What are you gonna do pretty boy? This girl is a freak! All faunus are freaks!" Cloud grinded his teeth in anger. He gripped the main blade tightly but made no moves.

"Leave her be or get hospitalized." He threatened them. He won't kill these bastards, but he'll bruise them. Or chink their armor. Or screw their faces.

"Oh, look at me! I'm so scared." He mocked, laughing arrogantly, his friends joining him.

"Hey, Cardin! How about you show him who's boss huh?" A green haired guy with a mohawk asked his leader. The one named Cardin cracked his knuckles and took out his mace. He grinned evilly, prepared to take him out. Yet the poor bastard doesn't really know who he's dealing with.

He swung his mace at Cloud, but he merely rolled his eyes and caught it without effort. Cardin tried to pull back the mace, but his grip stood firm.

"What are you doing? Let go of this so I can kill you!" Cardin yelled at the shorter blond. In response, Cloud punched him, cracking his jaw and sending him into the wall. Cracks appeared on his armor due to the impact and velocity of his flight. The three looked in horror at what Cloud did to their leader. They glared at him, their weapons on the ready.

"Die, you bastard!" He tried to use his daggers to get him, but Cloud dodged the swipe and swung with the main blade, cutting the daggers in half. Cloud kicked him to the wall, the green haired mohawk now unconscious with his leader. One with navy blue hair tried using his trident to skewer him, only for it to be broken in half. He slashed diagonally, taking off a huge chunk of his armor before head butting him. He saw the last person, another douchbag with mopey blond hair. He tried shooting him but he merely blocked the bullets, a blank look on his face. He used the hilt of the main blade, effectively leaving a bruise and knocking him out.

He saw Cardin gain some consciousness. The chocobo head went up to him and held him in a chokehold with one hand.

"Listen and listen well. If I see you bullying someone just because they're a faunus, I'm not letting you off as easily." Cloud threaten him.

"Now, apologize." Cloud commanded Cardin, pinning him to the ground.

"Sorry." Muttered Cardin in a small tone.

"What was that?" He slightly twisted his arm in a wrong angle, making him scream in pain.

"I'm sorry!" He wailed, but Cloud wasn't satisfied.

"I can't hear you!" Cloud yelled, twisting his arm even further.

"I'M SORRY! PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE!" Cardin yelled in pain. Satisfied, Cloud threw him out of the alley, knocking over trash cans in the process.

"Get out of my sight." Cardin did what he asked, screaming like a little bitch. He took a look at the girl who was being bullied. She had beautiful snow white hair, reaching down to her back with bright blue eyes. She looked like about seventeen years old, around his age. He noticed a pair of wolf ears, which were the color of her hair. She wore a cardigan sweater and a long dress. His face softened, so as to not scare her. His mako blue eyes, once held fury are now calm. Cloud was wondering why such a beautiful girl was being harassed.

"You okay? Sorry you had to see that." He apologized in a sincere manner, holding out a hand for her to take. She witnessed the whole scene unfold. At that point, she just wanted to die because of how she is. All her life, she has been mistreated girl or boy alike because of her wolf ears. Yet, here is a boy, no man who drove the bullies away. Maybe humanity has a chance of changing after all.

Reluctantly, she took his hand and Cloud helped her up. The girl was slightly shorter than him, about five feet four inches.

"Yes. Thanks for your help Mr..."

"Cloud Strife." He introduced. The girl began to giggle, which made him raise an eyebrow.

"What's so funny?"

"It's just I never heard of anyone named "Cloud" before." His eyebrow twitched in slight annoyance but otherwise kept his composure, as he didn't want to scare her even further. Cloud was about to take his leave when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Can you... please take me home?" She asked, blushing shyly and looking away. He couldn't help but blush as well. While he was normally popular for his selfless actions, there weren't many who would ask such a request and that's fine by him because from the way the faunus were looking at him lustfully, he knows that he needs to keep his distance. Not wanting to be rude, Cloud led her to her bike.

She pointed the directions to her house and made some small talk along the way with him. She pouted at how silent this guy was. He could only get one or two words out of the guy. Yet she felt his presence comforting. Despite his loner like attitude, she can tell that he really cares for faunus and only harms those who harm innocents or the people he cherishes.

After finding a spot for his bike, he turned off the ignition and walked her home. A few humans gave her the stink eye because of her wolf ears, but Cloud sent a glare their way, making them back away in fear.

Bigoted bastards. He thought bitterly. He sighed in mere disappointment. Why are humans so... arrogant and biased?

Even though he hasn't been here for even one day, he's aware that wherever he is, he isn't in Gaia anymore, as he hasn't seen anyone with the body parts of animals and monsters normally don't dissolve after he kills them. He doesn't know what's the name of this world, but he knows that a hero would need to fix the problems of this world. Racism, the White Fang, Oum knows how much more. He just wished that his friends were by his side. If he truly did die and arrived here, then he may as well make the best of the situation.

The swordsman and the wolf faunus arrived at her house.

"Thank you for dropping me off here." Cloud merely waved her off.

"Don't worry about it." He was about to leave when he felt something soft and wet on his cheek. He noticed that the girl gave him a kiss on the cheek as thanks. Cloud couldn't help but blush, as he wasn't used to such attention. The wolf faunus ran to her house, her face as red as the autumn leaves. Shaking himself out of his stupor, he went back to Fenrir.

As Cloud traveled, he noticed a school that caught his eye.

Bristol Academy huh... Cloud thought, his face one of contemplation. According to the map, people paid good money to come to the Academy to train in one of the Huntsmen schools. Only people with extremely high potential can enter this place, and one would also need a lot of money as well. It also said in the map that whoever was most skilled was to be sent to the military in Atlas. Cloud went to the nearby library to gather information. It seemed that the government and military function as one, with General James Ironwood as the leader. Seeing the General reminded him a bit of Barrett, as he saw on news channels how... flamboyant he can be, especially with using that fleet of his.

Atlas also reminded him too much of Shinra as well. Granted, Shinra has been devoting themselves to changing, which he was glad for. Cloud noticed that Ironwood is a man of action, which can be a good and bad thing. He always uses his armies, always using the direct approach. A General is supposed to be tactful and strategic and from Cloud's POV, creating new robots isn't always a good thing. He relies too much on his robots, which is good because machines can be rebuilt, but if someone were to find a way to turn Ironwood's whole army against him... then he's screwed.

Parking his bike, he grabbed all six pieces of his sword and went inside the academy. Needless to say it was impressive, though they overdid it with the white. When he saw a picture of Jacques Schnee, he gritted his teeth in anger. Looking up information about the Schnees, he's aware on how... bad they treat faunus kind. Rumors even spread of how he does allow faunus to work in the Schnee Dust Company, they had to work twice as hard to get the same pay as a person. Plus, they seem like the haughty rich archetype, always looking down on mere commoners. Yet, this commoner has more skill than other think. Going into his assigned room, he stood at the corner and crossed his arms, closing his eyes.

His appearance did not go unnoticed, with people whispering to each other about the "guy with too many swords on his back." Frankly, Cloud didn't give a damn about them talking about him. He just wanted to find out what this world's fighters is capable of. If he were to say here for an indefinite period, then he would need to gather information about this world.

Eventually, he found a girl about his age wearing a white bolero dress and high heels. She hard a scar on her left eye and her hair was in a sideways ponytail, giving her a look of a rebel and one of royalty. She had ice blue eyes, which was always in a permanent frown. She also gave off an, "I'm better than everyone" vibe. Cloud knew who she was due to photos from the internet. She was Weiss Schnee, the heiress to the SDC.

"Alright everyone. I'm here to judge you if you are worthy of entering one of the Huntsman Academies, or not. Those who pass gets to stay, while those who don't leaves. Understand?" She ordered the people in the room. Everyone looked tense and a bit frightened, but Cloud stood calm, his arms crossed. Everybody knows that the Schnees are gifted in battle with their use of their Glyphs, which was their Semblance. Yet little does Weiss know, she's about to get her ass whooped.

A few pointless fights later...

Nobody was able to defeat Weiss. Those who lost, which was all of them left in shame, their heads hung down low. Weiss felt proud of herself, yet she was starting to get a bit irritated as well. The people that she fought were complete and utter garbage, who probably used their money to get here. Well, after one more fight, she can go home. The more enemies Weiss defeated, the more discouraged people became. Some were sweating in their boots while other just left, thinking they couldn't stand a chance against her.

"Cloud Strife." The announcer said. Everyone's heads turned to the blond swordsman. He opened his eyes, revealing the glowing blue eyes. He calmly stepped up to the arena, with a bored look on his face. Weiss' face was one of arrogance. She was smirking haughtily.

"You should be honored in facing me as your opponent, commoner." Weiss told him, her head held high. Cloud closed his eyes, not fazed by how she described him.

"If you're so high and mighty, then why don't you back it up?" He told her.

"Are both fighters ready?" Both of them nodded their heads.

"Ready?"

"Set?" Both were tense, though Cloud's posture was more relaxed.

"Go!" Weiss made the first move. She drew out her rapier and charged, but Cloud took out the main blade and blocked it. Weiss gritted her teeth while Cloud's stolid expression remained. He pushed her back, launching her near the wall. Trying out a different approach, the heiress summoned a Glyph on Cloud's feet, earning him a surprised look. Suddenly he was launched into the sky. Taking advantage of his shock, Weiss pointed her rapier and tried to hit him, but Cloud blocked it once again and pushed her down, leaving a small crater on the ground.

The swordsman backflipped, landing gracefully on the arena floor.

"If this is what you're made of, then this battle is pointless." Rage boiled within Weiss.

She launched Dust bullets towards the swordsman, but he deftly blocked them all. She then froze the ground, leaving him trapped. Weiss smirked, thinking he was unable to move. Flanking the swordsman, she attempted to attack him from the back, but the last minute, tanks for Aerith's ribbon, the effects of the ice was nullified and he was able to deliver a good kick to her midsection, sending her flying.

She started to sweat, gripping her rapier tightly until her knuckles turned to white.

Damn, how can I not land a hit on him? She thought desperately.

Suddenly, Cloud came in front of her and slashed but she jumped , narrowly missing her. Using a glyph as a boost, she launched from above, the attack connecting. Not finished with her attack, she used a haste Glyph to speed herself up. Charging forward, multiple Glyphs appeared around the swordsman. Each hit connected, drawing slight pain. When she was about to finish her attack, Cloud saw an opening and cut her down, but he held back on it so as to not kill the girl. Swordsplay was her specialty and this commoner was beating her at her own game.

"What a sour note." Cloud replied softly, shaking his head.

How can this happen! I am an heiress to the SDC and I will not lose to his commoner! With rage and motivation fueling her, she threw ice at him, pinning him to the wall. Charging her Aura into her rapier, she went for an overhead strike, but the swordsman was able to free himself from his icy prison. Cloud noticed signs of fatigue. Her forms was sloppy and she was to focused on trying to hit him that she was acting recklessly.

Just as I thought. She's extremely proud and arrogant. She thinks of herself as nothing but the best. It's good to improve, but not if you're looking down on others. A warrior should be undeterred with insults, yet she takes them personally. Her pride will be her own downfall.

The heiress' aura started to turn yellow, her aura healing her. Cloud's health wasn't even the least bit depleted despite taking hits. His facial expression irritated her to no end. It's like Cloud was just toying with her and is barely putting any effort into his moves. She wanted to wipe that smirk off his face.

The blond charged, his blade meeting her rapier. Cloud was on the offensive now. Every strike pressure her. Each blow knocked her back ever so slightly. The crowd was watching was the swordsman was effortlessly putting the heiress in her place. He took out another sword and started attacking with both, dual wielding them with ease. Eventually, she was so tired from blocking the strikes that Cloud was able to land a hit on her abdomen, knocking the air out of her lungs. He disarmed her of her weapon and used the flat of his blade to knock her out. Out of breath, Weiss dropped her rapier and feel on the ground, her eyesight dizzy.

"Is this what you had in mind?" Cloud asked her, his face still stoic. He left the room, leaving behind the surprised crowd.

Tch. What a waste of time. Cloud thought. He was walking to the exit until he heard the news on the TV.

Breaking news. A nearby village in Atlas is in under attack by multitudes of Grimm. Team CFVY of Beacon and Team SSSN of Mistral worked together to fend them off, but the Grimm kept increasing in numbers. Will they be able to fend off the threat of die trying?

Cloud asked directions to where the village was attacked. After getting directions, the blond swordsman hopped on Fenrir, ignited the engines, put on his goggles and took off, going over three hundred miles per hour and not getting the slightest bit sick.

Meanwhile...

Coco Adel, leader of team CFVY was using her mini gun to fend off the Grimm. The bullets easily shred their think hide to pieces, but one girl with a mini gun can only do so much against an incoming horde. Not to mention, the snowy weather made it exteremely hard to see.

"They just keep coming!" Velvet Scarlatina exclaimed, kicking down a Beowolf.

"We have to keep fighting!" Sun Wukong, leader of Team SSSN told his team, combining his nunchucks into a staff and hit some Ursai to the face, breaking their masks.

"We can't keep this up for much longer. Everyone hasn't evacuated yet. " Sage Ayana told them, cleaving down a Grimm with his broadsword.

"We're Huntsmen! We give our life to protecting the world from Grimm!" Scarlet David told everyone, shooting a bullet from his pistol.

Everybody was able to take down the incoming wave, but by then, everyone was getting tired. Even the second years of Beacon were starting to be exhausted. But they were Hunstmen and Huntresses. They would defend the people. Or die trying.

After a few minutes of respite, more of them came, but from the looks of them, these Grimm were older, meaning they were more powerful than the Grimm they fought. Team CFVY fought older Grimm before, but not this many.

"So... anyone ready to die?" Sun asked his friends, chuckling.

"Well. We took this job and we knew the risks. No backing out now." Neptune Vasilias said, readying his trident.

"Indeed." Yastuhashi Daichi said, readying his broadsword.

The Grimm horde charged, ready to meet their opponent, who were saying their goodbyes because of the possible death that would come over them... until a certain swordsman decided to crash the party.

Cloud took out one of the blades in his bike and threw it a like a boomerang, taking out a few of them. Hopping off his bike, he fused the blades together and cleaved two Ursai in half, their body parts falling to the ground. Despite no one riding the bike, it still went forward. Cloud was able to get on the bike without touching the ground. He looked at the eight of them.

"You alright?" He asked them. He opened up the compartments on his bike and took out his swords. Both teams looked at him in amazement.

"Yes. Thank you." Velvet told him.

Damn, he's got good fashion sense. Not to mention he's not a bad looker either. Coco thought, scrutinizing the blond biker.

"Are you really planning to take on that horde? And if you are, how will you take them out?" Sage asked his fellow broadsword wielder. To answer his response, Cloud took out another sword and fused it with the main blade and impact blade.

"Like this." He charged into the horde, caring little for his safety. He landed in the middle of the horde, his landing making a small shockwave, knocking back some of the Grimm. One charged at the swordsman, but he cleaved it in two diagonally, the body parts flying behind him. He threw his sword like a boomerang, taking out five of them. One tried to get him from behind, but he punched its face, breaking its face and jaw.

He saw a Deathstalker, which tried to stab him, but he was able to dodge it by rolling to the side. The Fusion Sword circled back around to his hand, but not before he took out another sword and fused it along the already fused blade. The partially completed broadsword rested on his right hand. He charged, taking out the stinger and shoving it on its bone like mask, killing it instantly. A Boarbatusk rolled towards him in an attempt to knock him to the ground, but Cloud was able to cleave the whole boar like Grimm in half, its body parts rolling on the ground before coming to a complete stop. A Beringel was able to punch him, but he was able to block it, but the force of the punch launched him back to team CFVY and SSSN. Ignoring them, he charged into the horde and decapitated the big ape and shoved his blade along its midsection.

The teams were just looking at Cloud in awe. It took the combine efforts of all of them just to fend of one wave of Grimm, yet this man was able to fend all of them off without fatigue.

Hmm. Strong, hot and has good fashion sense. Coco thought, watching the one sided battle.

"Damn. He's impressive." Admitted Neptune, who was watching the fight in mere awe.

"He's even stronger than Yatsu. And he isn't as muscular as him and is shorter." Velvet noted.

"Jeez. I feel so left out right now." Sun said.

"At least he's giving us a breather." Scarlet said, panting in exhaustion.

"He'll burn out eventually. Watch." Yatsuhashi told them.

He held his blade high, blue energy coming off the Fusion Blade. He slammed it down, creating a blue crescent wave, cutting the first Grimm in half before separating into three smaller waves. They cut three Beowolves in half.

What kind of Semblance was that? Everyone wondered.

Cloud saw clusters of Grimm tightly packed together. Cloud reared back, gathering some energy. Power surged through his body, slowly growing and spreading even further. The Grimm, seeing this opening, tried to make a meal out of the swordsman, but Cloud swung his sword, creating a huge tornado in his wake. The tornado tore the Grimm, the winds dismembering the Grimm into small pieces.

He can make tornadoes?! Were everyone's thoughts.

Whoa. Since when I was able to use Finishing Touch with that much power behind it? Cloud thought, surprised at his own strength.

Seeing the horde gone, Cloud walked back to the group, not looking the exhausted despite using two Limit Breaks.

Nobody said a word as Cloud came towards the two teams. They were looking at him in awe, and slight fear as they don't want to go up against such a monster.

"How were you able to go up against Grimm that many without getting exhausted?" Sage asked Cloud.

"This isn't my first rodeo in fighting you know." He told them cooly, crossing his arms.

"Yeah. No kidding. Sun Wukong, nice to meet you." He held his hand out for a handshake, which the swordsman didn't take.

"Cloud Strife." He introduced.

They were about to talk more until another horde of Grimm started to arrive, with an Alpha Grimm leading the charge. The Alpha was bigger and meaner than your typical Grimm, with spikes protruding out its body and larger muscles and sharper claws. The Alpha was a Creep the size of a T-Rex.

Cloud gritted his teeth. He took out his fused blade, looking at the horde, his eyes steely and stormy.

"You're not gonna go out again are you?" Coco asked the spiky swordsman.

"What do you think?" Cloud asked her, fusing the last blade into the sword, making it complete. Everyone could only stare at the size of his weapon and how he could carry a sword that looks over 400 pounds in one hand. Unknown to him, a small pitch black aura surrounded the swordsman. (And before you ask, it's not Geostigma.)

Cloud felt something invigorate his very being. It's as if he just got a good night's sleep. The Fusion Blade seemed lighter in his hand. He felt... stronger.

What the... what is this power?

"It's about time you noticed me, Cloud." A deep voice said in his very mind.

What the... who are you? Replied Cloud.

"Introductions later. Right now you have a horde of monsters to kill."

Right. Cloud charged at the horde, jumping higher than he thought possible. Divebombing at the Alpha, he raised the Fusion Blade and cleaved the Alpha Creep in half. The body part fell slowly to the ground. He moved so fast that the Grimm didn't even noticed his appearance until he landed on the ground. Finally noticing his appearance, they tried to charge at him until Cloud readied his sword once again.

"This... is it!" Cloud them spun, taking the whole horde of Grimm with him. Eventually his speed increased, the Grimm starting to lose limbs or be decapitated. Eventually, he spun so fast that he created a tornado, picking up nearby Grimm with him as a result. Cloud didn't lose his focus as he kept spinning higher until slamming down his blade at the Grimm. Making a small crater on where the Grimm landed. He backflipped to the ground, not breaking his feet despite falling from a tall height.

Whoa... what happened? Cloud thought, looking at his hands.

"I'll tell you later. Right now you're probably gonna have to answer a few questions." Replied the voice within his mind.

Sighing, he went back to team CFVY and SSSN, whose jaws were planted firmly on the ground. They were watched him as Cloud went to his bike, separated the Fusion Sword and took off.

Within a distance, a black crow saw the events that transpired. It flew off in Cloud's direction.

Yeah. Cloud's chapter came up. Review if you have any questions or PM me.

Side note: This is before Volume 3. I understand your confusion why team SSSN is already formed. I'm just making an assumption that teams are formed differently in each Academy and initiations take place in different times. I hardly believe that all Hunstmen schools take their initiation at the same time.

And Guest, you were asking if Noctis is to date Ruby and Weiss. In all honesty, I'm leaning more towards Ruby. Plus, I don't think anyone would like it if Noctis were to have many women. He's too cool for it, not to mention he'll be uncomfortable with the attention.