Chapter 2 Journey to Anima

Kuo Kuana weeks later

Today was the funeral for Roger a man who all Faunus in Kuo Kuana and anyone who met him respect and will sorely miss. He was wise, kind, and he seems to always know what to say to make a person feel better about themselves. Almost everyone was here at this funeral on a table was a custom vase Roger made which they use to place the wise Lion Faunus' ashes into. Currently at the podium was Sienna. The tigress Faunus was wearing a red dress with gold stripes all across it.

Sienna: Roger was a very important person for everyone present here or has left this world before our dear mister Roger. He dreams he would see a world where Faunus and human children can play together with no conflict between them once so ever. Now it's our responsibly-no its' our duty to make that dream a reality in honor of the memory of Roger!

Everyone cheer and clap at her speech and she gave a bow to the crowd. Kituma, Blake, Kali, and Ghira were clapping with the crowd as they sat in the first row. Kituma was wearing a matching tuxedo to Ghira while Blake wore a purple dress while Kali wore a white and black dress.

Kali: got a speech to beat Sienna's

Teasing Ghira knowing he was not good with speeches. Ghira gave her a sarcastic laugh before he got off his seat to head up to the podium and say some words as well. Once he was up on the podium he clears his throat before he starts speaking.

Ghira: Roger was a close friend of my father and was like an uncle to me. He shares his wisdom with me and helps me become a great leader and person in general. He also helps me have the confidence to tell the love of my life, Kali, that I love her.

Everyone cheer and clap at that. Kali blush at what he said before he continues his speech which was more like an update.

Ghira: due to Roger passing I will be taking the mantle of Chieftain in his place. That means I will be stepping down from the leader of the White Fang.

Everyone surprise even Blake and Kituma at this new with everyone else, except for Kali. He said Sienna will take the mantle in his absence. Blake turns to Kali.

Blake: Why is Ghira taking the role of Chieftain?

Kali: it's a role Ghira wants and it much better suited for someone like him beside he be home more often.

She said with a sad smile on her face. Kituma did not mind but he was thinking about how he wants to tell Blake his feeling for her. But each time he tried he always make himself look stupid. But once the ceremony is over he will try again. Fourth time is the charm, right? Once everyone was starting to make their leave Blake start to head home ahead of the rest of the family. Kituma got up and follow her to decide it was his time. Kali smiled as she saw Kituma give chase to Blake. Ghira watches it and got the same idea as Kali.

Ghira: He lucky I know him well enough not to kick his ass.

Joking mostly. Kali laughs a bit and she said to her lover.

Kali: He fears being rejected. Just like you Baggy.

Teasing him with the Old nickname she gave him years ago. Kituma caught up with her but she was in her room so he decides to undress really quickly and lucky he got dressed in a gray shirt with black leather pants. He got in front of her to stop her from walking past him so he can talk with her.

Kituma: Blake can I… talk with you.

Blake: Of course you can what is it?

Kituma took a deep breath and said in his mind it's now or never. He tried to tell Blake his feeling but out only came the stuttering mess and causing Kituma to look like a dumbass. Blake saw this and was confused about what he trying to say. She rarely has seen him this unable to talk to someone let alone her. Her scroll starts to ring and got a message by Adam and message back to him and turn to Kituma who was still trying and failing to tell her what he feels.

Blake: Kituma can it wait I got to go.

She walks past him and exits the house. Kituma follows her but she was too far away. He got angry and when he turns to a tree and with a single punch smash a huge chunk of a tree and cause the tree to fall over. Kituma did not feel much better after doing that but it helps a bit. He fails to notice an old friend walk up and saw what he did.

Friend: Did that tree deserve your anger?

Kituma turn and Ilia was there. She was wearing a brown dress with green polka dots on it. It looked nice on her.

Kituma: Not really but it better the tree than a person.

Ilia had to agree and remember she had a mission from Sienna that asked her but she thinks Kituma is much more suited for this job.

Ilia: Sienna told me to go investigate Faunus and White Fang Members missing in Anima namely near this area and town.

She walks to him and shows the location on the scroll it was near a small quiet town with no name that how forgotten it was. Kituma looks at her and starts copy the coordinate on his scroll as he said to her.

Kituma: Let me guess you want me to do it?

Ilia nodded. Kituma was about to head back in to get his coat before heading out, but he had an idea and asked if Ilia can do something in return for him doing the mission for her. Ilia nodded and said sure. Kituma asked her.

Kituma: Do you know what Blake would like as a gift? I want to tell her how much I…. love her.

As he said the last two words his face turn bright red. Ilia also change color which was violet with skin and hair and pink with black parts and eye color. Then she returns to normal sort of but her eyes and black parts of her skin remain pink.

Ilia: I see…

She was thinking about what to say. She knows Blake is really in love with Adam she thought he was kind of a dick to Blake and everyone else. Specially Kituma like the time in a training exercise Adam push Kituma on purpose and cause him to fall off a climb everyone was surprised he survive and was not hurt much by it. Kituma was about to head inside when.

Ilia: Rose. A black rose. Blake mentions it to me she wishes that Adam got her a black one instead of a red one.

Kituma smiled and said thanks before heading in to get ready for the mission. But before he left Kituma turns and says to Chameleon Faunus.

Kituma: Thank you for telling me even though you like Blake as much as me.

Ilia was surprised was sort of confuse. Then it came to her and she asked how did he know and he said you brush every man off but the girls were a bit harder for you. Also, Adam is a dick to you as well more than others also clue me in. he then said to her with a smile on.

Kituma: Ilia if Blake happier with you then with me I won't mind and won't force her to stay with me. Though I wish we can be a lover I still wish to be there for her as a friend or even as a brother.

And then he heads inside. Ilia was not sure how she feels. He really cares about Blake much more than either Ilia or Adam could have had. He truly deserves her then both. And she thinks Blake be happier with Kituma then Adam and maybe even being with herself. Kituma got his red coat to put over his clothing and prepare to leave but at the corner of his eye, as he left his room, he saw Blake's room open slightly. He looks around to make sure Kali and Ghira were not home before he invaded Blake's room.

He notices her room was more well-kept with his except books were spread all across the room with how much she likes reading it's not surprising to Kituma she just books lying around in case she felt reading something else. He thought to buy her a book but he did not know what to buy Blake likely own it so the rose was his only option. He was about to leave when he recognizes the book on her bed. He walks to the bed and picks up the book he recognizes. It was Beauty and the Beast. He remembers when they were kids doing a school play of Beauty and the Beast Blake got Belle and Kituma got beast and when they supposed to kiss on the cheek both had the urge to aim bigger than just cheeks. But both miscalculate and all they got was head-butting each other much to the crowd and Blake's parent's amusement. Those two never let it go for many months when it finally stops being funny.

Kituma smiled at the memory and then a light bulb went on in his head and he knew what to do with the black rose. He exits the house and starts heading out of Kuo Kuana towards one of the Howling Brothers warp doors since he did not feel going on a boat trip.

Anima tall mountain area

Kituma exit out the door with the symbol of Raven his mentor/ teacher that visits him a couple of times and give some lessons. She like a mother to him… he needs to stop thinking about mom. She has been dead for 5 years along with dad. but he will honor both their wishes and be a great Huntsman and become a beacon of hope and hold the weight of the world on his shoulders. And likely he got the power to do so. He checks his scroll and saw the town was pretty far and take a while to go on foot. But Kituma had an idea.

Kituma body turns pale white with slightly darker white hair with red veins form around his eyes that became black and red. Black armor start to form around him that had a wolf shape helmet and a black cape that look very worn out from combat and years it been in use. Kituma checks his true Grimm form and said it looks good on him. Father like son. and his cape changes into a pair of curled up semi-chiropteran wings with each divided into three segments. they were dark red with black tips on the end of them. likely connect to his red coat underneath he enjoys wearing. the front of them was black but when they have red glowing bits to them. he examines them and like the look of them

Kituma: Wow these look good on me especially like the red glow of them. Though I might need to ditch the cape. Whatever it time to show them the flying fox! Up! UP! And away!

Kituma shouted as he ran towards the edge of the cliff leap off and thinking he will soar like a majestic eagle in the air looking superheroic and badass. Instead, he was free failing like a dumbass. his wings morph back into a cape so now he was free failing like an idiot leaping off a cliff to his "death" soon he hit ground level and went a bit deep into the ground in a Grimm form Kituma shape hole. he morphs back and said while face still in the dirt to himself

Kituma: Well that did not go as It went with through my head.

He start to pull himseld off the floor and dust the dirt off him. As he stood up he notices that a lot of Creatures of Grimm were encircling him ready to tear him apart. With so many trees since it was a very thick forest so not a lot of room but he was not too worried about it.

Kituma: Well today is my lucky day. I get to test these sweet guns on living things.

And from his holster on his backside and pull out the guns Blake and Ghira finish for him and he finishes painting them up and gives them custom handle pieces to them. One had painted on it was a white cat on the side of the barrel. Kituma called it Neko after Blake while The other one had an orange fox painted on it and was base of himself along with his family like Neko is with Blake. The gun was called Kitsune. He held Kitsune in his left while Neko was in his right.

Kituma unloads and fires into one beowolf tearing it apart making it into Swiss cheese. Two Beowolves at him and tried to slash at him but he leaps in the air up into the tree nearby. Using his tail like a monkey tail wrap it around the tree and hang upside down form it and aim his guns at the back of the heads of the two Grimm that try to attack him. With two shots each, their heads implode and they turn into black smoke. He spins them in his hand and fired two shots at the one Grimm who got tore apart piercing both of its eyes ending its pain.

Kituma: alright time for CQC.

Kituma held his gun by the barrel because at the clip ends of both his guns were spikes that act as Tasers to smack foes and shock them a lot. He dashes to one with one of his many semblances and slaps the wolf Grimm with his gun shocking it up doing nice damage before aiming barrel right up into his chin and fire. And it imploded the top of its head killing it. he turns around and gave it a couple of smack before shoving into its mouth the Taser part of his gun shocking it all the way to high heaven to low hell. Once it was shocked to death and it was turning to smoke he was about. To head out when a Boarbatusk and Kituma smiled as it turns into a ball spin to pick speed and boost its launching force once it lets it out.

Kituma: Alright Neko time to show this Boar the claws.

Kituma switches Neko's fire mode. Kituma learns soon he got them they had different fire modes as a secondary mode. However, both were supposed to have three but at the time he only had one of each of the other fire mode so when Ghira and Blake finish it for him they had to work with what they got. So Neko got the rapid fire mod which is multi-hitting and speed while Kitsune had the accurate fire mode which was slower than the base but the shots were more powerful than before. He aims Neko and fire with fire burst of three shots with each pull of the trigger. The bullets did just bounce off or just turn into nothing since it was energy. But it was working as Kituma plan. The bullets were slowing the spinning Boarbatusk. It soon spins at Kituma preparing to roll it over like it was road kill.

Kituma smirk and rolled out of the way of the spinning Boarbatusk. The Boarbatusk stop and turn ready for another attack before with one shot it explodes into many slightly bloody chunks.

Kituma: HOLY COW! This is more powerful than before.

Surprise Kitsune explode that Grimm into almost nothing. He turns them back to normal before he heads towards the dirt road he saw free falling. He found the dirt road. And saw two familiar people.

Familiar: You fucking bandits I will turn your ass into a sweater!

Kituma saw Sou and Nor were held by bandits and also two other people were there as well. There was a guy wearing a green shirt with some pink parts of like that pink streak in his black hair. He also rocks with white pants. The other was a girl with orange hair and blue eyes but a very light variant of blue eyes. She wore a white and black top with metal pieces and a pink skirt. She was the muscle by her sort of muscular size which was well hidden due to her stature. The bandits had a brown red and black pattern in their clothes while most had a raven being eaten by a dog while some had…. Raven's symbol on them but it seems like they try to remove them?

Bandit: stupid dogs you are traveling on hounds of war territory. And our leader does not like Faunus, especially of the canine variety.

Nor: kind of stupid to hate canines when you name after a dog.

He got hit with the butt of a rife by another bandit for his trouble. Kituma had enough and walk into view. When they saw Kituma they aim their custom rifles and revolvers at him.

Kituma: Hey it's not nice to pick on people. I know no one loves you does not mean you need to be mean to everyone else.

Mocking them he was not worried about these guys. They start unloading at Kituma. But then a red energy sword form in front and start spinning to deflect the shoots away from him as he walks closer with Monjiro in his right hand and with just his thumb he pops the blade out of its sheath just a bit. It was ready to be drawn to fight these thugs. Once they need to reload he launch the sword at one goon. Once it hit Kituma teleport where the blade hit and shatter. It was a trick he uses to teleport to a specific target by using an aura blade as a beacon to teleport to he called it Warp Strike.

He drew Monjiro but he uses the backside of the sword and smacks a guy into his side knocking the air out of him. he then smacks the lady he tosses the aura blade at and hit her in the side of her neck knocking her out before giving the other guy one as well got a chop into neck it was enough to knock him out. Three got time to reload and fire at Kituma. Kituma smirk and got a plan to finish them off with something he had in mind to test.

Meanwhile, while Kituma caught them off guard. The guy in green saw his chance and disarm the guy. He hit the guy in the side and knock the revolver out of his hand before palm striking him in the chest knocking him out. His female friend was less swift and just drew her wooden hammer and use it to smash the guy on her a couple of miles away with her strength. Both turn to the guy that was guarding Nor and Sou against Ren and Nora. Ren uses his crossbow and shot the guy in the shoulder causing him to drop the rifle and cause him to run away. Ren and Nora ran to the howling brothers to check on them while Kituma finishes the rest of the group.

Kituma tosses three aura blades one for each of the remaining bandits. As he charges with Monjiro in both hands and prepares for him being teleported. Once the first blade hit Kituma appear in front of the girl and slamming his blade into her chest knocking the air out of her lungs knocking her out. Kituma got ready and when he warps in front of the other girl he slams his blade into her neck and she was out as well. The last one he swings down and when he warps close to the guy he gold club the guy in the nuts with Monjiro. Every male felt his pain at least what I might feel like.

Kituma: Well that was a nice warm up.

He turns to the group since all were gone. Nor and Sou said thanks to the three. Kituma turns to them and said to the other two.

Kituma: hey Kituma what's you're names?

Nora: I'm Nora and this my male companion, not like that. He's Ren.

Ren said high and so Kituma asks why they were doing. And Nor and Sou explain they were carrying stuff to their workshop in a town need by and the fast route was too small to get all of it through so they had to do it on foot. Kituma offers to go with them since it is more interesting until he has to go their separate ways.