Chapter 2: Three Unexpected Arrivals

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Within the village of Anansi, a Bennu landed on the town's docks, and getting off of the Bennu was Teams BRNZ and NDGO along with the newly declared Operator-in-training, Jaune Arc. As they got off Brawnz and Nebula walked over to Jaune, while the others walked to the in they would be staying at

"The Headmistress said that you've encountered one of these women before, any idea on how to find them?" Brawnz asked

Jaune shook his head, "No clue, besides we don't know if they're even here anymore, but if they are, the last time I saw one of them, they wore an all-black cloak, as well as black clothing to match, they also carried a claymore sword, and while that isn't unusual, it was for them"

"Why?" Nebula asked

"A Claymore weighs about five pounds and to wield one you need to use both hands, however, the woman I encountered could wield it with one" Jaune said

"Well, these women might be huntresses, so it's not unusual for them to be super strong," Brawnz said "Aura can also help with physical strength after all"

"That's another problem," Jaune said "When I fought them, they were fast, strong, and overall very skilled, and I managed to hold my own as well as I could, but I managed to cut one of them"

"So? that should be a good thing right?" Nebula said

It was at this point that Brawnz was finally realizing what Jaune was getting at, "No, that shouldn't have been possible" Brawnz said

Nebula now looked confused, "what do you mean?" She asked

"When fighting, A person activates their Aura and it acts as a shield, and during fights, it protects against anything, and you're only vulnerable when you run out of Aura," Brawnz said "So, if Jaune was able to cut them at least once during their fight, it means they don't have Aura unlocked yet"

Nebula was surprised, "whoa, hold on! what kind of idiot would fight without Aura? even most bandits have their aura unlocked due to them living such dangerous lives" Nebula said "But for a regular woman to be able to do what we do without aura, is that even possible?"

"Maybe," Brawnz said "for now, let's do what he came here to do, protect the village from any incoming Grimm and search for any suspicious women on the side, and try not to attract too much attention to ourselves, we don't want to scare them off"

Nebula and Jaune nodded and they walked with the others to the inn that they would be staying at.

However, Jaune couldn't help but get the feeling that something terrible was coming, something very... dark was on its way.

On the other side of town, a woman draped in a black coat walked the streets before going into a nearby inn. Inside, the owner, a late-middle-aged man, with gray and white hair and a pair of rectangular glasses looked to the new arrival and saw her, though he could tell that she was indeed a woman, he could not make out any distinct features. The Woman looked around for a few seconds before she walked up to the counter and stood at it, facing the Owner, and when she did, the Owner could not help but feel he was being stared at by something... unnatural and evil.

"Are there any rooms available?" She asked. The Woman's voice sounded a bit normal, yet it also held authority, like that of a soldier

The Owner nodded, "yeah, we got a few rooms, and the price depends on how long you stay"

"I'll take a single bedroom for a week, how much will that be?" She asked

"70 Lien" Replied the Owner

The girl's cloak then shifted and her hand then appeared out of her cloak and she set down 100 Lien instead. The Owner took it and then told the girl where the room was and she walked up the steps and headed to the room, not saying another word to the owner.

Again, the owner himself could not help but feel very... uneasy around the woman. There was just this feeling in him telling him that something was wrong with this woman, there was just something unnatural about her.

As the woman entered the room and closed the door before turning on the light, and once she saw that the room had some windows but small ones, she locked the door and took off her cloak and her features were now clear a day.

The woman had bright and sharp yellow eyes and long, pale brown hair styled in a razor-shag cut. She wore a Black skintight leather top which also had flaps at the bottom that covered her lower region, and she also wore leather Stockings as well as leather forearm gloves, and on her shoulders were brown leather shoulder pads, and strapped to her back was a large Claymore.

She set the large Claymore down and then walked back to her cloak and pulled out a scroll from her cloak pocket and opened it up and looked for her contacts, she found one that she was looking for and pressed on it and put it to her ear.

The scroll rang and rang until finally there was a click and the person on the other end answered the call.

[Miria? did you make it to the town?] asked a feminine voice on the other end

"Yes, and thankfully, no Huntsmen have arrived yet," The woman, now known as Miria replied "How about you and Helen? Are you on your way?"

[Yeah, we're making our way there now, we should be there in two days] Replied the woman

Miria nodded, "Good, we all need to gather up before we head to Vacuo, more specifically, Shade, I'm sure she will be there," Miria said

[Are you sure those two will even help us?] asked the woman [It's been 19 years since we saw them, not to mention you and Olympias didn't part ways on the best of terms]

Miria sighed as she then set down on the bed, "I know... but we need to find out who's been killing off our sisters" Miria said "Not to mention if we don't get them first, those four will"

A sigh came from the other end of the phone [Your right] The woman replied [also, any news of Clare and Raki?]

"No, not even a trace of them, they're not dead, I just can't find them," Miria said "Did you manage to locate Sophia and Noel? What about Rafaela? Jean?"

[we managed to get into contact with Sophia and Noel, as well as Jean, however, Jean herself went to go get Rafaela herself] Replied the woman

"Good, I'll let you go know, goodbye, for now, Deneve" Miria aid

[Goodbye, Miria] the woman, now known as Deneve, replied

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Meanwhile, just a few miles outside of the village, a Large Grimm that looked like a crocodile, which was called a Gustave, charge at a woman who wore large silver shoulder pads and a cape hung from them and she also wore a white unitard and a pair of black stockings and silver leg guards. This Woman also had bright and sharp yellow eyes and long, pale brown hair styled into a ponytail braid.

She smiled as she saw the large Grimm move at incredible speeds at her, and she unsheathed a large claymore that looked exactly similar to that of Miria's. She held it in her right hand and suddenly, it looked as if it was rippling, and she waited until the Gustave got closer, and with one swift motion, she jumped up and slashed at the Grimm before landing on the other side of the Gustave. The Gustave did not move and then, not even a second after it stopped moving, its head fell from it'd body, and its body fell limply to the side, and slowly, the Gustaves' body began to dissipate.

The woman turned back around and sighed, and she sheathed her Claymore, "what a fucking pitiful excuse for a Grimm" She said

She then turned back around only to see the lights of the town in the far distance. She smiled as she smelled the air

"She's close~" She said in a sing-song tone "Let's see if she can put up a better fight than that Grimm," She said "You better prepare yourself... Phantom Miria" Said the woman

And with that, she walked in the direction of the village with a smile on her face.

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A/N: If you don't know, I am using Characters from the Manga "Claymore" Which is a great read for any fans of horror/gore/action anime and Manga, however, I would suggest reading the manga, the anime doesn't follow it later on in the story.

Anyways! Hope you enjoyed!