Hunters of Remnant

by Tobythegamerv100

Jaune Arc came from a family living in the small village of Ansel. His dad was an unofficial hunter just trying to protect his family from the monsters that preyed on humans. When tragedy strikes and his life is flipped outside down, Jaune will do what he must to get revenge and end as many of the monsters that he can. Even if that is at the cost of his own humanity. AU.

1. Chapter 1

Hello, Everyone This is my first story I am going to be working on on this site. I do have some inspiration for Jaune's backstory coming from another writer on here that goes by the name of Coeur Al'aran. He had such a good structure with the Arc family I couldn't bring my self to change it even if they only play a minor role in the story. Hope you all enjoy the story. This story is an AU There isn't grimm in a sense but there are other threats.

Beta: Gr3yb0t

Chapter 1

"Jaune it's time to wake up!" The woman called to him at the early times of Eleven-thirty. "Jaune I'm giving you 2 minutes before I send your sister's up for you."

This wasn't a new morning for Jaune but he seemed to never learn that when his mother calls for him and threaten's him with his seven sisters that he should probably get up. Jaune proceeds to roll over and throw his covers over his head, desperately hoping it would save him from the incoming horde of girls that would surely raid his room.

After a few moments his door barges open and reveals not only his oldest sister, Saffron, only a few years older than him but all of his younger siblings as well.

The elder sibling calls out, "Grab the bottom of the mattress Coral and Jade, we will grab the top." That was the last thing he heard before him covers and his onesy pajamas were all laying in the floor.

Saffron, standing at his head, offers him a hand to help him up, "Seriously Jaune, when I was ten I didn't sleep in this late. How are you ever going to get a girlfriend if you just lay in bed all day?"

Jaune grabs her hand to allow her to help him up before he snarks, "Well I bet when you were 10, you didn't have to keep up with so many siblings and you didn't have to be the only guy in a horde of women."

Coral interjects, "Seriously? Jaune do you know how many guys would kill to be in your position?"

Jaune says, "Well, sure I would too if it wasn't for the fact that you are all my sisters."

Amber tells Jaune, "Well, you promised to take me into the marketplace today and that's what I want you to do."

Jaune looks into Amber's teal eyes and rises to his feet, "Okay then come on then. Let's go to the market but we will only be out for a little bit because I promised Lavender I'd go to her doctor's appointment too. She wants a guy there and Dad is out on a hunt so, guys, that falls to me."

Amber says, "Okay Bro, you got it."

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In the market they see plenty of Ex hunters selling silver wares and wooden stakes. Jaune hides Amber's eyes, "Don't worry about it I know that There are things out there but you have your brother here and Dad is out there taking the fight to them. You don't have to worry about anything ever getting you... What did you want to come down here for anyways?"

Amber raises Jaune's hand off her eyes and says, "There was a locket I saw down here it was pretty and it reminded me of yours and Dad's eyes that stern blue color you guys share."

Jaune blushes a little and says, "You came all this way to get a locket to remind you of me and dad?"

"Sure did, I see it at the jewelry stall over there, can you please buy it for me bro?"

"Yeah of course I can, but you don't have to worry, me and dad will always be here even if he is going to start teaching me how to hunt when he gets back. I promise we will always come back."

Amber looks down and Jaune sees a single tear run from her eye and down her cheek.

Jaune leans down and asks, "Whats wrong Amber?"

She looks back fighting back tears, "That's the same thing Aunt Sylver told Dad, Isn't it?"

Jaune looks back remembering the stories his father told him of Aunt Sylver and could only look down.

"Yeah it is, Where is the locket at?" Jaune asked trying to change the subject.

"Over here", Amber said quietly pulling her brother to the stall.

Jaune find the locket that she mentioned a silver Locket on a chain with a sapphire blue gem in it.

"How much for this one?", Jaune asked.

"I'm thinking five lien should cover it.", The shop keeper responds.

"Okay we will take it."

Jaune put the locket around his little sisters neck and she looks up to him. He wraps his arms around her and says, "Don't worry Amber no sanguine, Lycanthrope, or act of god is going to keep me from coming back home. Ansel is and always will be my home and if anything ever tries to stop me from coming back it will get a silver blade or silver bullet and I will get to come home... always."

Amber asks, "How can you be so sure? and What about dad?"

"You know what? You ask a lot of questions, Dad taught Saffron to fight, she can protect us from those monsters and when he teaches me and takes me out I'll come back just like she did. I would never- ever leave you or mom or Saff or any of you so you can bet that when I walk out that gate leaving Ansel I will always come back Amber. I love you all too much to make you guys worry."

Amber returns the hug and says, "Will you stay with us like Saffron does now?"

Jaune leans back and looks Amber in the teal orbs building up water and says, "Yes, If that is what you guys want. I don't have to go to one of the schools when I'm seventeen. It's a choice that people make I just want to learn enough to keep my family safe and don't be hard on dad. He isn't forcing me to learn to hunt he asked and I accepted, just like Saff did."

Amber asks, "Will dad offer to teach me when I'm ten?"

"I hope by then we can have all the monsters and things knocked back enough you can have a normal childhood with out us chaining up our front door with silver or putting warding on the outside of our house."

Amber chuckles, "Yeah mom sure loves her wardings just wish she was stronger so she didn't have to put them up every night. I mean she's not a witch or a psychic so when she does the wardings they don't last forever."

"Don't worry, sis, with any luck mom wont have to do it every night then Saff can take a break at night and mom can read you your night time story."

Amber laughs a little louder and says, "Saff does a decent job but she don't do the voices like mom."

Jaune returns a chuckle and says, "Yeah, well, let's get out of here and go back home Lavender's doctor's appointment is in a little bit."

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"Okay Lavender We are going to your check up but why did you want me or Dad to go with you instead of Saff or Mom like normal?"

Lavender walking along side her brother says, "I just wanted a guy to go with me. It's not that weird. plus it gives Mom and Saff a little bit of downtime."

"If that was true it would make all the since in the world, but come on Lav, I've known you long enough to know when your lying. So come on why don't you tell me what's going on."

Lavender sighed, "They always treated me like I was breakable, like I was more fragile than them, and when I finally get a boyfriend turns out he's a leech that wanted to feed on me. Every time I'm in the room for a check up and blood tests they only look at the bite and not me. At least with you I don't have to worry about you getting all girly on me."

"Yeah but you know they just worry I do too sometimes but listen, Lavender, You were a premature birth so we all worry about you of course and we always had but it's not just that. We as a family know how close death was to you that day and thank god Saff found you and scared off that tick. Otherwise, We would have been burying you rather than going to a doctors appointment."

"Well we should get the blood results back today and one final check on the bites then I'm good. just please don't stare at the bites."

"Lavender you know I wouldn't, I know you fell for him and I know you feel like a fool as it is but I'm not gonna add to that by seeing the cause and not the person Lavender and I know mom and Saff didn't mean to either but It's just they feel so protective over you."

"Well they don't need to Dad didn't even give me a choice to learn to hunt like he did you, maybe I want to hunt..."

"If you really want to I'll talk to Dad and see if he can take you out on a couple of hunts too. I know you can do this Lavender but you know Saff and Mom will be doubly worried about you."

Lavender begins to walk a little faster with some pep in her step as she says, "Good maybe then they will see I don't need protection."

Jaune calls, "Hey wait up Lav. your running too fast."

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Jaune sitting on a chair in the corner while reading a comic book and Lavender sits on the bed covered in thin paper that rattles every time she fidgets. They sit in an awkward silence and Lavender seems to notice the 'take your medicine' and 'wash your hands' posters around the room. The room was small but it's the best a small village like Ansel could have. The awkward silence is finally broken when the doctor wearing jeans a brown button up shirt and a white jacket walks in prompting Jaune to put down his comic.

"So, Miss, Lavender Arc, How are we feeling today?", he says while flipping through his clipboard.

Lavender answers, "I feel fine Doctor Plum, The bites aren't causing me any pain anymore."

"That's great Lavender, Let me get a look at those real quick if you don't mind."

"I don't mind doctor."

Lavender lowers her purple shirt on the left side of her neck down a little bit to expose the bites from the sanguine that seduced and fed on her. The doctor leans down to look at the bites. and makes a few audible 'hmmm' sounds.

Jaune asks, "So what do you think doc?"

Plum answers, "Well, it looks like the bites healed up pretty good. I'm gonna apply a little pressure to a few points and I need you to tell me if they hurt."

The doctor then begins touching the healed bite spots and Lavender winces at a couple of points. Jaune just looks into Lavender's Lilac eyes with a sympathetic look to say 'It's okay I'm here.' Judging by the way she calmed down she got the message.

Doctor Plum pulls her shirt back up to her neck and says, "Well it looks good did it hurt at any point?"

Lavender said, "Not really, just winced cause of how stupid it must be for a girl to have bite marks on her and be standing in front of a doctor."

"It's fine Miss Arc, you see, I see this kind of stuff somewhat normally however normally down stairs and not usually as young as you that's why I want you to let me know of any adverse effects the bite might have. All I can see right now is that the spot seems a little colder than the normal body heat and according to your blood work you didn't get any infection from the incident."

Lavender perks and says, "That's good news ain't it?"

The doctor said, "As long as you tell me if you feel sick or a burning sensation from the bite or desire for human blood, yes, everything is fine."

Jaune interjects, "I thought a sanguine had to feed you their blood or inject you with it to turn you."

The doctor says, "True, but then again we rarely see survivors of a attack which brings me to the next order I must discuss with you. I sent to Vale for a Doctor more experienced with Sanguine attacks and they sent back a Hunter. He wishes to speak with you."

Lavender asks, "Why would a hunter want to talk with me? My mom and dad would know more than me."

The doctor responds, "He would like to find the Sanguine that did this and end it before it hurts anyone else."

Jaune says, "We will talk to him later if he will meet at our home, when our parents are home."

"Of course, Mister Arc. Well, According to what I've seen and from what I can tell Lavender here is going to be A-Okay. I'll give you my card in case anything changes with your condition. I'll be sure to let the hunter know you are okay to speak with him don't be surprised if he shows up later."

Jaune helps his sister down off the bed and tells the doctor, "Sure thing Doctor Plum, I'll let you know if anything changes." he then mouths, 'cause she won't'

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"That's what the doctor said Mom. The doctor said she was fine just a little cold at the spot where that leech fed on her."

Juniper sit there with her hands over her face before she said, "Well, Does she seem okay to you? I know when we took her, she, she seemed on the verge of breakdown."

Jaune rubbed the back of his head and said, "Yeah she told me about that, Lavender felt that you were just looking at what happened to her and not seeing her, she wanted me to go because she wanted someone to see her and be there with her, not regret that they couldn't help."

Juniper looked up from her cup of tea and looked around the room for a minute first at the mahogany dining table then at the oak walls and the cast iron dishes hanging on the wall in the food prep eyes finally met with the deep blue orbs looking at her from across the table once more.

"You know I worry, Jaune. I always have worried about her, since she died after birth. I never knew that she felt we were being over protective."

"That's not all, Mom. Dad didn't give her a chance to learn to hunt, like the rest of us."

"I know Jaune that's my doing, I asked him not to, We got Saffron and your father who can kill the leeches, mutts, and anything else that can be thrown at us. and I think that's all we need with the wardings I put up and the silver chains we use to chain up the doors at night."

"She wants to hunt though, It's not about what we need but what she wants, and I understand her on that front. She wants to get her own revenge and take power back from those who took it from her, everyone deserves to be empowered mom."

"I'll talk to your father, son, but if we decide she can learn will you promise to look after her?"

"Of course, Mom. You don't even have to ask me to. Oh, and the Doc also said something about a hunter that wants to talk to her about the tick that fed on her. He's going to kill it or at least track it and try to find it."

"Okay, your father should be home soon from his hunt. He didn't sound too happy on the scroll. I think the pack he was tracking got away from him."

"Dad has never lost a trail before, what happened?"

"I'm not sure, I'm sure he will tell you when he gets back but please don't bring it up to him just let him relax for a little bit."

"Of course, Mom."

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Knock Knock Knock

"That must be the hunter that thinks he can kill the leech that hurt my daughter while I was on my hunt.", The big Man wearing a blue jacket overcoat that perfectly complimented his dark blue eyes said.

Juniper said, "I'll get Lavender and Jaune He wanted to talk to her."

Nicholas said, "Yeah I'll welcome this 'official hunter' and get him settled in."

The golden haired man walked over to the door and opened it. On the other side stood an older man with grey hair and a pair of glasses set upon his nose. Nicholas also noted that he must really like the color green because it was the color of his whole suite.

"Hello I am Professor Ozpin and I hail from Beacon Acade-"

"I don't care.", The Blue eyed man said.

Ozpin responded, "Straight to business I see, Very well may I come in?", It was more of an announcement than a question

As Ozpin tried to walk by Nicholas, he shifted in the door blocking the green suited man's entry and said, "I'm Nicholas Arc and let me tell you something, I don't trust official hunters, They have let these outlier towns get run over and run down by all sorts of monsters and they make it a profession, taking money from people to handle what shouldn't exist in the first place. If you wanna kill monsters fine, but don't do it to pad your pockets."

"I can assure you Mr. Arc I am not here to ask for any money, These leeches that fed on your daughter is a part of a bigger nest that seems to get their jollies from draining young girls dry. I just want to get this nest before they move onto the next town."

"If you are telling the truth, IF, I can respect that, but I'm gonna be hunting this thing too if it's in my town."

"I'd very much appreciate the help Mr. Arc."

"Now that we got that out of the way please come in."

"Thank you sir could I get a cup of coffee please?"

"Sure thing."

Ozpin looked around for a moment noticing the chains by the door and the warding to keep out the monsters albeit powered down. He also noticed the Shield made of white silver and a blade with-in it presumably of the same metal. Around the living area there was a low end holo-vision and many photos of the absurdly large family plastered all over the walls.

A young girl wearing a purple top walks down the steps and says, "Hi, are you the hunter the doctor mentioned wanted to talk to me?"

"Indeed, I am also the Headmaster of Beacon Academy you may call me Professor Ozpin or Just Ozpin if you prefer."

"Okay, Ozpin so what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Please let's wait until your father gets in here and we can talk about that."

"Okay my brother is about to come down too. He was at the Doctor's with me today."

"Splendid, I would like to meet him as well if he can give me any info on these sanguine nest I've been tracking."

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"Thank you all I have enough info to be able to continue my tracking of this nest."

Jaune said, "Not a problem, Professor Ozpin"

Nicholas stood up, "Well let's go pop some leeches Ozpin. I'll show you how we hunt outside of the big kingdoms."

Juniper stands up after, "Nicholas, What are you talking about?"

The not-so-old hunter snaps back, "Listen hon, I was out hunting those Lycans and my own daughter got hit by a leech in my own village. I'm going out into to town tonight and we are going to get these sons of bitches."

Ozpin interjects, "It is true that from what I learned tonight they may very well still be in Ansel. We will go out and search to see if there is any missing persons or if there is any suspicious activity. Rest assured that Nicholas is in good hands."

Juniper sighs, "Well I guess I could see you two out tonight. I'll set the wardings when I get back. SAFF!"

"Yes ma?", the voice from upstairs called back.

Juniper called back upstairs, "Get everyone ready for bed. I'm gonna walk your father out for a hunt."

"Okay mom you got it."

Juniper then looked to Jaune, "Don't worry your father will teach you about hunting tomorrow this one is too dangerous for a novice."

Jaune says, "That's fine Lavender can come with us tomorrow. To learn how to track, ward, and what weaponry to use."

Juniper nodded as did Nicholas. He had done good not only had he been there for Lavender but he also convinced in a round about way for his parents to allow her to hunt. Today was the best day he's had in a while.

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Saffron shook Jaune furiously, "JAUNE! You need to get up now! Help me get the others!"

"Wait Saff? What's going on?". Jaune replied still dazed.

"Mom didn't come back and I heard something down stairs help me get the others so we can get out of the house."

"Saff your not making any sense."

"Just get the hell up, Stay near me I have training from dad and my silver knife. We are going to be okay."

"Okay Saff, I trust you, what's going on?"

"We need to get the other's I have a bad feeling."

"Alright, let's get them."

Saffron leads Jaune from his room at the end of the hall across from her room then into the twins room to get them. They woke up with little resistance as well as the other set of twins in the room across from the first set.

They got to Lavender's room to get her up and she was already awake crying on her bed, the noise stirred her, and she was probably having a nightmare about the attack from that tick. Once they collected her they made their way across the hall to get Amber up and all sneak out of her bed room window.

They climbed down one by one starting with Amber and Saff being the last one out. Once, they made it to the ground they all decided to run down to the village for help but was stopped by a big burly man who had no weapon but was intimidating by just the sight of him.

Saffron put her arm out to block the others and asked, "Who are you?"

The big man responded back, "Well, My name is Hazel and your father has been making things awfully hard for me and my pack. He even Killed my mate so I ate his mate's heart."

Some of the other men that was with him laughed.

"Mom..."

"No..."

"Mommy..."

The kids all had some form of understanding, some with tears in their eyes. Saff didn't shed any tears though due to her fathers teachings, 'don't let a monster see any fear or any sign they have gotten into your head'

The full-moon shined brightly in the sky and Saff called out, "Why are you here?"

"I'm glad you asked. Your father, Nicholas Arc, has torn my pack down one by one so I'll destroy his pack one by one. but first I want him to be here to see it. Boys burn the house down."

The children stood by powerless to do anything to stop the man.

"Judging by the words you use, Pack, mate, I'm going to guess that you're a lycanthrope. Am I right Hazel?"

"Well, well, well, it looks like the the oldest has a brain in her head. Yes, I am a Lycan, but not any Lycan, I am an Alpha and I am the last one."

Saff looks to her brother and mouths, 'get ready to run' She then pulls her silver knife and rushes the Alpha knowing she couldn't win but knowing that was the only way her family would live.

Jaune grabs Amber's arm and pulls her and his other sisters follow seeing the sudden movement. Jaune's path was cut of by one of the Lycans and he turns to try and run the other way just in time to see his sister, Saffron Slice the alpha along his arm and his skin to begin to sizzle. Then he saw the beginning of what would turn out to be the worst night he would ever experience.

Hazel with very little effort took his fist and ripped Saffron's Heart from her chest just to let her corpse fall along the ground. Coral and all the rest could only look in horror as their eldest sister lay on the ground, with a gaping hole in her chest.

"You brats couldn't just let me get my revenge.", The injured monster said as he held his cut arm with his other hand, "Now, I'm sorry but we can't wait for Papa to join and watch the show. Shame too, I really wanted to watch him beg for your lives and then beg for death."

Jaune held Amber's arm the whole time running and trying to avoid the Lycans. He saw the Lycans rip Jade's arm from her body and tear her apart in front of him and then Hazel growled loudly and all of the Lycan transformed in front of him He saw the horrifying beasts chase him and his sister's down gutting them, eating them, and snarling over their corpses.

He still through all of that held onto Amber's hand and dragged her around the side of the house away from the chaos. When he looked down at Amber he noticed she didn't get away unscathed.

Her leg was missing and she was losing blood quickly.

The small girl missing a leg and covered in her own blood calls out, "Jaune. please, it hurts."

Jaune holds her tight with tears in his eyes desperately trying to stop the bleeding, "I know Amber, don't worry your going to be okay."

Amber puts her hand on Jaune's cheek and says weakly, "Please, Jaune, don't lie to me. I know your trying to make me feel better but I'm not stupid I know what's happening. Take my Locket and remember, me..."

Amber's hand fell from his cheek. He sit there for just a moment then honor her dying wish he took her locket off and put it in the front chest pocket of his Onesy pajamas. He felt rage as he laid his sister, his baby sister, down on the ground. He saw red, red, red. He was going to kill these monsters if it was the last thing he did.

He ran Back behind the family home and grabbed the blade his eldest sister dropped. before seeing one of the beasts feeding on the corpse of Lavender the sister who had been through so much and sliced the beast across its arm with the blade. The beast reared up knocking him back. The rage was quickly replaced with fear. This was it this is where Jaune Arc was going to die.

At least he thought until his father slammed the silver blade, the family sword, Corcea Mors into the beasts Heart. His father then took a stance to protect his son, Shield in front, Stood atop his downed son. There was too many though. His father put up a decent fight he had managed to kill 3 more before he was over run. Three Lycans left and the Alpha. He was so close to see the beasts that ripped his family apart slain and now it would be him that would be gobbled up by the Alpha Him self.

The Alpha howled making the other 3 fall in behind him. He slowly prowled up to Jaune still down on the ground, His dead Father at his feet. Hazel reared up a big, Black Wolf-like creature standing about 10 foot tall comes down and ripped the skin on his leg open. Apparently the Alpha enjoyed to play with his food cause he clawed Jaune everywhere He possibly could. When it was finally time for him to finish the job the beast reared his head down to rip his heart from his chest. The beat opened his mouth and clamped down to only have his mouth burn.

The silver Locket in his pocket. The gift he gave to Amber on the best day of his life. The gift she gave him back on the worst night of his life. Had just saved his life. A green flash came down and smacked the beast with so much force it went back by 5 feet. It was Ozpin.

Ozpin drew from his cane a sharp silver blade and took a confident yet strategic stance. The Alpha roared and the smaller beasts lunged at him. Ozpin struck so fast that he pierced two of the beasts chest in the blink of an eye and sliced the third beast across it's chest stunning it. The Alpha the giant beast in the middle fled. Who was this guy that he could kill Lycans so quickly...

Ozpin sheathed his blade and walked to the final beat pointed his cane at it and called, "somnum feram" The beast quit moving but continued breathing he then walked to the slashed and chewed Jaune and said, "Don't worry, You are going to be okay." He then pulled a scroll out and called, "I need an Evac for one injured, age ten, male and one incapacitated lycan." That was the last thing Jaune heard before he lost consciousness.

-Author's Notes-

So there we have the first chapter of Hunters of Remnant. The next chapter will be coming out at a lter date I'm not sure how I am going to update this story but right now I'm leaning towards weekly or bi weekly. please let me know what you guys think. I am not arrogant enough that I won't listen to feedback.Sanguine are vampires and Lycanthrope or Lycans are werewolves. They may be called different things here and there due to peoples view of them. Also aura does not exist in this universe some people may have quick healing or special abilities as the story progresses but there is no semblance. Also sanguine and Lycans are not the onlymonsters in this story more on that in future chapters

Thank you, void242 for taking time out of your day reviewing my first chapter. I have made some changes to fix the english in my story. I will work to make sure this is better in future chapters as well as my beta, if it gets by me. Again, Thank you! :)