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Arc 1 - Chapter 4: WHY?!

(Unknown)

Jaune didn't know what's going on, but he found himself in the middle of a pitch black place and he can't even see his own hands, let alone anything around him for the past few minutes or whatever how long it has been. He can't tell right now.

"My first sword was so sharp, strong and fierce that none could withstand it."

Upon hearing the same familiar booming voice, Jaune felt like he in the presence of something very sharp and could literally cut him down without being able to do anything.

"With it in hand, I strive for mastery by challenging all the heroes of the world in my teenage years."

Suddenly, Jaune found himself in the same first-person view of someone else life. And he notices it the very same person he went through the first time.

Much to his surprise; Jaune actually started to remember what the person is going through, even when everything is going in very fast motion like a video speeding up.

Nevertheless, Jaune feels like he learning everything and experiencing whatever this person he living through at this very moment.

What felt like years; Jaune found himself back in that dark place, but one thing is different or a few. One of them is that he could see his own body, and two, he found an exact copy of himself standing in front of him.

However, Jaune knew right away the person before him is very dangerous. Because he can literally feel the presence releasing from his copy self.

Jaune raises his hands up to show he means no harm, but that was a fatal mistake as a flash of silver and Jaune found himself missing both his hands, along with half of his forearms as well.

At first, Jaune thought this was a dream, but the pain he is feeling right now due to the loss of his hands, causing him to fall to his knees and started to scream in agony, but what was weird was that no blood appeared.

That didn't stop the feeling of agonizing pain Jaune going through at the moment.

A second later, Jaune found himself standing again and with both his hands back where they are.

Jaune took a step back in shock, another fatal mistake, Jaune found himself being cut in two, right in between his stomach, separating his upper body from the bottom.

Another wave of pain shot through Jaune, causing him to scream once more, then found himself killed somehow.

Much to Jaune's horror, he found himself standing once more and no injury in sight.

However, Jaune learned through pain not to make any sudden movements. As twice he had moved. One: Losing his hands, then end up being killed somehow. Two: Being cut in half horizontally.

Well, Jaune didn't want to find out what happened a third time and just stand still without moving. Looking at his copy, who he knew right away was the one that attacked him.

Jaune opens his mouth to demand why his copy doing this or who is he, but found his head cut off from the rest of his body, but this time. Jaune didn't feel any pain at all.

A second later, Jaune found his head reattached to his body, causing him to break into a cold sweat.

'What the heck is going on?!' Jaune thought himself and stopping himself from crying, not that any tears will appear, since it may trigger whatever is going on and end up killing him again.

Jaune is so deeply afraid that his mind can't comprehend what's going on or how he not dead right now.

So, Jaune stands still and hope he won't be killed again.

Much to Jaune's relief, after an entire minute; the other him hasn't attacked him.

Just as Jaune is given hope, that he could find out how to escape this.

A familiar flash of silver blade light appears and Jaune found all his limbs are sliced off.

"Why-" Jaune wanted to know why, but he ends up getting killed once more.

Unknown time*

Jaune no longer counts how many times he has been killed by this copy version of him. But, all he knows is that he needed to fight back or else be trapped in this endless loop.

So, that's what Jaune started doing. Started fighting back; well, more like trying to learn how to survive long to give him the chance to fight back by trying to learn how he ends up getting killed by experience it many times until he learns how to use the minimum amount of movement to escape.

Each time Jaune end up losing something, he learns from it. Even if take many tries. A hundred. A thousand.

Jaune continues moving forward, because he knew that nothing will change if he doesn't do anything himself.

Without a caring how long this will go on. Jaune would do his best to learn from his mistakes, even if it takes countless repeats until he gets them right.

After all, he got nothing to lose as he won't get any mercy of staying dead. So, Jaune continues going and going.

After what was like a thousand deaths.

Something snaps in Jaune's soul and cause him to change.

Jaune may not have any method to attack, but just escaping a few seconds of experience the dreadful pain of being killed was what Jaune feel like the happiest moments for him.

During those moments; are the moment he found himself being proud of himself that he showing improvement.

When Jaune first survive a single second upon dodging the first attack.

Jaune knew what he needs to do in order to escape this hellish endless loop.

He needs to make himself stronger, faster, adapts, and the instinct to survive even if it means anything to do so.

Jaune has even started sacrificing a limb or two, even if it means giving him a few extra seconds to live.

Later, Jaune was skillful enough to not even having to lose a limb or two, to survive. And only require just observing his opponent's minimum movements, even just a twitch allowed Jaune to judge where to move and enough time for him to react early on.

Further into this endless loop; Jaune has reached the point of being able to push all his five senses to the very limits and rely on these enhanced senses to determine all movements occurring in the background. Giving Jaune the ability to react faster than before.

For who knows how long, Jaune have finally reached the point of being able to dodge almost everything his copy has to throw at him.

And at that very moment.

Jaune just finished dodging another attack to his throat when everything brightens up to the point of blinding Jaune, forcing him to close his eyes and making him scream in rage that the sudden light had cost him another life.

(Beacon Academy)

"une! Jaune!"

Jaune slowly moves his head, but a big headache came out of nowhere and hit him hard, but with all the deaths he went through. This wasn't much pain, but it still causes his thoughts to be a mess.

"Jaune! Can you hear me?!" Jaune heard a familiar's voice calling out to him. And so, Jaune forces his eyes open and notice he is surrounded by a group of people.

Blinking a few times until his brain jogs his memory, to remind him who these people are and remember it's team RWBY and his team, JNPR.

"What happen?" Jaune asks in a weak voice, causing some to sigh in relief to get a response from me. As he tries to stand up, with Pyrrha and Ruby helping him get on his feet.

"You fainted for no reason, just a couple of minutes ago!" Ruby was the one that answered. "What happens, Jaune?"

"I honestly have no clue, and did you say I fainted for a couple of minutes?" Jaune asks in disbelief, seeing how he was sure in that hellish endless loop had gone for years without any rest.

"Hey, guys. Is Jaune's sword supposes to glow like that?" Blake asks everyone, as she points at Crocea Mors, which is covered in a heavy white mist, but more condense to a few inches thick, making it hard on one's eyes if stare too long.

"Okay, when I said a week or so ago, about how your sword was simple and all. But, I take it back! How in the world are you doing that?!" Ruby was speaking in a happy voice before it went straight into excitement near the end.

Jaune opens his mouth to respond when he felt it. A strong connection with Crocea Mors like never before. As if he just finally became the actual owner of his own weapon.

Of course, he stole Crocea Mors and head to Beacon Academy; nevertheless, he truly feels like he owns this weapon now.

And the heavy white mist covering Crocea Mors starts to thicken until Corcea Mors no longer visible and look like a white glowing rod.

"You know, you may want to let go of your weapon or something. Because I don't know if that's normal." Yang said to Jaune, who gives everyone a weak smile.

"I can't. My hand is stuck." Jaune replied in a weak tone, causing almost everyone to panic.

Pyrrha quickly helps her partner by trying to unwrap his fingers gripping the glowing white rod.

"Guys, help!" Pyrrha cried to the others; sadly, for her and her partner. The rest had no idea what to do.

"How about we cut it off?" Yang offers an idea.

"NO!" Everyone else shouts at her for even thinking about such a thing.

"Sheesh. I was just trying to help." Yang mumble to herself, as she crossed her arms under her blessed chest.

Everyone didn't know what to do until the light dies out, then revealed that Crocea Mors looked the same. Nothing has changed at all, causing everyone to look at the said weapon in confusion.

"Hey, Jaune, pull it out! Maybe something changed if you pull it out of the sheath." Nora said to her fearless leader, who didn't see any problem with that.

Before those that knew anything could go wrong with the unknown tried to stop Jaune from drawing out his sword, but it was too late, and everyone had their jaws drop to the ground.

Because the moment Jaune draw out the sword. There was no sword, but just a sword hilt only, revealing that the only thing that changed was that the sword itself is gone.

"Wow, talk about lame. You become weaponless now." Nora replied in a sad voice and a hint of concern, because this means her fearless leader won't be able to fight at all without a weapon to use.

Jaune didn't say anything and continue to stare at the swordless hilt and wonder if he needs to get a new weapon or not. Until he got an idea to try out.

Putting the swordless hilt back into the sheath, then Jaune channel his Aura and Crocea Mors started to be covered in a white glow, not a white mist, then it disappears as if Crocea Mors absorbed the white glow.

Which Jaune took as his cue to pull out the handle again, and this time, a white sword came out.

What is different from the longsword and to the current longsword is that the blade had the presence of one that would cut down anything in its path. Not to mention, Jaune felt the weight to be the same as before, making him confused on how this possible and wonder if his Aura just summons back his sword to use, since he could feel his Aura continue to be drained by his own sword by the second.

Jaune was about to swing it to see if anything different about it, but he had this gut feeling that if he did. Bad things would happen.

So, Jaune didn't dare do it and return the sword back into its sheath and stop channeling his Aura.

"Jaune!" Ruby shout at her friend, who was out of it again, causing him to look at her with confused eyes. "What did you do?"

Everyone else looks at Jaune wondering the same thing.

"I have no clue and just had this feeling, that if I channel my Aura into Crocea Mors and created the blade for the sword." Jaune replied honestly, not knowing how this work at all.

"So are we going to talk about the tattoo or what?" Yang asks everyone, reminding everyone about how Jaune got himself a dragon tattoo.

"Why is everyone on my case about the tattoo? Is it that big of a deal?" Jaune growls out at them, causing almost everyone to take a few steps back. As Jaune really didn't feel like having a repeat of what happened a few minutes ago? Still can't believe it only been a few minutes.

As everyone felt a sharp feeling that they are stepping on a line that was not meant to be crossed and they could feel like Jaune will attack them with his new upgrade or downgrade sword.

"We're just concerned about you, Jaune." Pyrrha said to her partner in a calm tone, seeing how her partner most likely unstable right now after he went through whatever he went through the moment he fainted.

If others haven't noticed by now, then Pyrrha will have to try her best to help her partner, who clearly looks like he is about to be attacked by something at any moment now.

"Concern?" Jaune asks slowly, causing others' instinct to feel something off, "This isn't something to be concerned about. All I got a tattoo and I even told the truth, but no one believes me. If you don't believe me, then stop asking."

Jaune narrows his eyes at everyone and slowly step back, but kept everyone in the room within his eyes, observing everyone's movements to the slightest twitch, to give the insight on what each person would do.

The grip on Crocea Mors' sheath, but with his right hand, nowhere near it, to draw the sword. That doesn't mean Jaune can't quick draw it right away, because he knew right away he could do so.

"Jaune, we're just worried about you." Ruby didn't dare move a single step towards her friend and just stand where she is while explaining for everyone's case.

"Lie." Jaune hiss at Ruby, causing the poor 15-year-old girl to take a couple of steps back, causing Yang to stand in front of her in a protective manner and return red eyes glare at Jaune for scaring Ruby.

"All of you are just being nosy and wanting to know other's private business. I was hoping for some help on what's going on, but I got nothing in a manner of helping." Jaune stares down at everyone, but notice something out of place, like his senses, is being messed with.

Jaune spin around, where he found Ren, who is shocked to see him turn around the last second, but nonetheless, Ren jump at Jaune.

Sadly for Jaune, his body is still weak from having to experience that endless hell loop, even if it's a few minutes in the real world, and got tackled by Ren to the floor.

This was the cue for everyone to rush over.

"STOP! Don't come any further!" Ren shouts to everyone, stopping each of them from moving any further.

"But, why?! We're trying to help!" Ruby shouted back. As she wonders why Ren stopping her and the others from coming over to help Jaune, who clearly wasn't in his right mind.

"As Jaune said, you guys have asked so many questions non-stop, that even I would find you guys being pushy. And what's going on with Jaune need to be taken care of with cautions." Ren replied in a stern voice, causing Ruby to flinch a little like she was being lectured by her own dad.

"Right now, I'm using my Semblance to prevent Jaune from snapping." Ren said to everyone about what he is doing right now, where Nora did some weird explanation about Ren's Semblance being able to affect himself and others.

A few minutes later*

"Jaune, can you hear me? If so, just nod your head. You don't need to answer." Ren helps his leader up from the ground, who has a blank stare and nod his head at Ren.

"Nod your head or shake it, if you're fine." Ren made sure to mention that Jaune doesn't need to answer verbally and with just using gesture instead.

Jaune did neither and just shrug his shoulders in response.

"Okay, do you feel weak?" Ren notices how his friend is barely standing on his own two feet.

"Kind of. Feel like I had barely any strength in me to move." Jaune replied in a weak voice, showing that the way he acted a few seconds ago was just a buff, maybe.

"Okay, we need to get you to the infirmary." Ren said, then send a stern look to the others when they wanted to say something, causing the others to shut their mouths.

As Ren take Jaune to the school infirmary. Leaving behind all the girls of both team RWBY and JNPR behind, wondering if they were being too pushy like Ren said.