A/N: And welcome back to another chapter of ''A knight from a bleak womb and a shattered moon''. I hope summer time is treating you guys well, It's raining where i'm from so, that's nice. This is also tehnically my first week of vacation after school ended, since i finished just Wednesday, so yeah. It's nice to be writing this story, and I hope it's just as entertaining for you guys.

So yeah, without further ado. Let's start.

Weiss POV:

It was the next morning after we all apologized to each other and Mave brought us these knives. I picked up the one made for me and inspected it again. It was sharp, and whole thing looked durable enough. I'm still surprised by the material these are made of. You would think I would be repulsed by a knife made from grimm bones, but the at the same time, it was such a unique gift, since they were made by him, and he is probably the only person in Remnant who could even get the materials. The emblems were carved on the blade withe the precision of a surgeon. No line was made bigger, no shape was out of proportions and no detail has been left out. The handle felt good in the hand, and it doesn't seem to slip. They were perfectly crafted knives.

'His father must have been a blacksmith or something. I can't understand how else he learned to do this.'

Even when we were forging Wehrmacht, he did almost all the blade forging, all the grinding and also all the heat treatments necessary, Yang was only helping holding the blade while he was working on it or hammering it when he gave her the instructions.

Since I was the first to wake up, I took the chance to inspect his form, the one of the man who just a few days ago was hunting grimm in a forest, who yesterday just became an official member of the team, making us five. He was tall, that much we figured out easily, but he wasn't wide, he was quite thin actually. Sure, when he wore just the undershirt, we saw that his arms were muscular, but they were thin, and he didn't have broad shoulders. His entire upper body was thin, but from the waist down, he looked large and muscular.

Now his armor. It seems to almost blend with his body, as if it was made specifically for him. It only has a few scratches and the furs are torn around the edges, but no actual sign of being majorly damaged. How he is able to sleep in that armor ceases to amaze me. It looks so uncomfortable, and with all the furs, it must fell unbearably warm inside. I still don't understand his need for full armor, we have Aura, It's the only important protection we need.

'Maybe he has a weak aura and compensates with his natural strength and with the armor, or maybe he doesn't use his Aura. But if that's the case, I can't see why he would do that. Sure, it can be broken, but armor can be broken as well, and Aura doesn't weigh you down.'

I decide to stop that train of thought any of them wake up and find me staring at him, and go to the bathroom to prepare for the school day.

''7:30? Classes only start at 9. Why did I wake up so early?'' I say to myself, trying not to wake up the others. ''So what should I do before they wake up. Oh right, I should a write a letter to Winter about these two weeks so far. I'm sure she's curious as to what happened. ''

So I take a piece of paper, and seat myself at the table, starting to write.

''My dearest Winter.

My time at Beacon is going well thus far. Unfortunately, I was not selected to be team leader. But worry not! Our team has a capable leader at the helm. Her name is Ruby and she is my partner and two years younger than the rest of us. She is a responsible and good hearted person in the end, even if she acts like a child and makes some immature choices at times. My next two teammates are Yang and Blake. Yang is Ruby's older sister and make a lot of awful puns. She's brash but sticks for any of us if need be. Blake is usually silent and keeps to herself, but is a great and skilled fighter. Lastly, we have one extra member to our team. His name is Mave. We met him in the forest, and he truly is different than the rest of us. First, he is very brutal, killing the grimm with no remorse whatsoever, second, he wears full plate metal armor with furs, and third, he is partially mute, unable to talk for a long period of time without coughing violently. So far, he seems like a nice person, and a great fifth addition to the team. I hope we can meet again soon,

With love, Weiss.

And with that, I finished the letter addressed to my sister, placed it in an envelope and placed it on the table. I took one more look at the clock. It was 7:40.

''I guess I can let them sleep for twenty more minutes. Now what to do, what to do. I could study for Oobleck's class, or Port's, or maybe*KNOCK*KNOCK*KNOCK*

''Coming!'' I said, rising from my seat. I oppened the door to find Miss Goodwitch, looking a bit tired herself.

''Oh! Good morning .'' I bowed.

''Good morning Miss Schnee, I hope I didn't wake you up.''

''No. I woke up around 10 minutes ago. Is everything okay? Did something happen?''

''No, nothing at all. Ozpin has told me to get your team before classes start to talk to Mave, and he demands you all need to be present. So can you please wake them up?'' She asked.

''Of course, just give me a few minutes.'' I said, and turned to my sleeping teammates.

"GUYS. WAKE UP.''

They all woke up and slowly got out of their beds.

''*groan* Weiss, why did you have to do that? We still had ten minutes.'' asked Ruby annoyed.

''Im sorry, but Prof. Goodwitch is at the door and said that we need to go talk to Ozpin, about Mave.

They all stood straight at that info, getting dressed for the day, but Mave took it the worst. He just stood there, clenching his fists slowly and looking at Glynda. She turned her head away the minute they made eye contact, as if she was, dare I say, scared, of meeting his gaze. After a few minutes, we all exited the room, me and the girls in our uniforms, and Mave in his armor, following Prof. Goodwitch to Ozpins office. We all took glances at him. We could feel he was uncomfortable. I wonder what is this all about. We walked out of the elevator, entering the office, being greeted by The Headmaster.

''Team RWBY, Welcome. Take a seat. I hope I haven't ruined your morning?''

''No of course not. We are just surprised as to why we are here.'' replied Ruby

He took a sip from his mug. ''Ah of course. I wanted to speak with Mave, but I decided to call you girls as well, since i'm sure you have some questions about him.'' We, except Mave, nodded. we did have questions about him, more about his past.

''Now Mave, I must tell you something. I have gone through all the information I have taken from the journal, and I wanted you ton confirm me what is right and what is not.'' he said. ''Would you please take of your helmet.''

He nodded slowly, and took it of, showing his face. He was stressed, frightened and even angry a bit.

''Good, now I want to ask you. Do you want them to be here and listen to what I have to say?

He clenched his fists, almost breaking the armrest, and looked at each of us.

''Too much...for them.''

''What do you mean, too much?'' Yang asked. He just hung his head and stayed silent for a few minutes. Ozpin sighed.

''I will admit Miss Xia Long, what this man has been through could be described as the most disturbing life anyone has faced on Remnant.'' He turned his head back to Mave. ''I ask you again. Are you Ok with me talking about this with hem present.''

He looked at us again, and sighed.

''Warn...them... Let...them*cough*make...the...choice.'' He said through clenched teeth.

''Understood. Girls I warn you again, what I am about to reveal is sick, gruesome, utterly inhumane, and even insane. ARE you sure you want to partake?'' He said with the most serious voice we heard him so far. We all gulped, and after a few moments, Ruby found the courage to speak.

''As bad as it is, we want to know what happened. Mave, I'm sure this is very tough for you, but as teammates, it's our job to help you in any way possible.'' she took a small breath and continued. ''And I'm sure we can only help you only if we know what happened.''

''Ruby...''

''She is right'' I intervened, placing a hand on his shoulder. ''I think I can safely say that we all had some dark moments in our past that still haunt us today. You have gone through them alone for years, but now, you are in a team. You don't have to face your past alone. We are here to help you, to support you.''

''Weiss...''

''You don't have to worry big guy. What ever it is, we won't turn our backs on you, I swear on my mother's name.''

''Yang...''

Blake reached for the bow on her head, pulling it off, revealing a pair of black cat ears. The girls were just as shocked at the revelation as me.

''I'm sorry for hiding this from all of you. I was just, scared, of what you might think of me if you found out. But, what you said is right, we need to be open and trust each other, and now, I trust you all. Mave, just as I can trust all of you, you can also trust any of us.''

''Blake...''

The girls were still shocked at the reveal, but Ruby quickly went and gave her a small hug, then Yang, then me, and finally Mave. I took this moment and tried to comfort him.

''Mave, I understand that we only know each other for a few days, and this may be a though spot to be in, but, like we all said, we are a team. And team members must support each other.''

''You...girls..." He hugged us tighter

Ozpin and Glynda just watched with smiles, as tears were spilled and bonds were strengthened. Glynda didn't fare any better, since she was on the verge of tearing up herself. We all separated from the needed group hug, and Mave faced Ozpin, face filled with conviction.

''You all agree to remain then?'' Ozpin asked. We all nodded in response, and steeled ourselves for what we were about to hear.

Sadly, we couldn't even begin to imagine what he has lived through

''Then, we will start from the beginning.'' Ozpin took a sip, then asked the first question.

Mave, you have written that your mother has died at childbirth. Is that true?

''Yes...''

We all gasped when we heard the news. Ruby almost started crying on the spot while the rest of us looked down. It stung us all in the hearth.

''And is the method in which she died also true?''

''Yes.''

''Wait...what do you mean...method?'' I was truly scared at the way he said it, as if it was unnatural. He rubbed his temples and sighed tiredly.

''So then is it true that,...your mother has...hanged herself at the same time she gave birth to you.''

We all gasped at the assumption. We prayed that this was some twisted joke that Ozpin made, or that it was a nightmare. Mave was clenching his fists and closing his eye as tight as possible, but the rest of us paled, almost fainting on the spot or on the brink of vomiting with tears welling in our eyes. But then, Mave spoke, and made all our fears come true.

''Yes...Father...showed..*cough*..me...her...corpse...at...seven*cough*years.''

All our hearths broke at the moment, and we didn't even react for a while at the information. We just stared at Mave, waiting, but he said nothing more. He just stood there, letting it sink in. Then, the information hit us, and we reacted. Blake ran at the trashcan, trying to stop the insides of her stomach to escape, Yang stood there, crying along with Ruby, who was bawling because of the fact that he was a child born from a hanging woman. I fainted. I felt my stomach churning, and I felt the tears forming in my eyes. Mave cached me while I was falling, mouthing I'm sorry again and again. It took a few minutes, but we all calmed down. We didn't even care about classes anymore, We just learned how he was birthed on this world. And it was horrible. We just stood there, hugging Mave like no tomorrow, crying. How could anyone do that.

''Girls? Do you need some water, or anything else?''

''Yes*sniffle*water, please'' I responded.

Glynda slowly brought us some glasses of water. She looked shaken by the information as well.

''Why would she do such a thing?!'' I asked

''To forcibly Unlock his Aura at birth, that is why.'' Answered Ozpin. ''Now that you know this and have calmed down, let's continue. I warn you, it only get worse from here.''

''HOW?!'' HOW CAN IT GET WORSE THAN THAT!? Yang screamed, eyes red from shock.

''Torture, Miss Xia Long. After he achieved the age of seven his father tortured him with the idea of turning him into the most effective grimm hunter on all of Remnant. He has endured being raped, skinned, burned, cut, impaled, stitched, bludgeoned, and even held in a cast as he was growing, forcing his body to grow as it is now. All of this, to prepare him.

We gagged. That is what he had lived though. All of this, on a CHILD. How fucked up was the world outside?

''So, It was all his fathers doing.'' I thought I had a rough childhood with my father, but his was way worse.''Did he pay for what he did?'' I asked, voice filled with anger.

''I killed...him. The...entire*cough*..village.''

We didn't even feel bad. We didn't even care that he admitted he murdered people. No one in that village was innocent, they all had their way with him, and they deserved what came upon them.

''What did they prepare him for?'' Asked Ruby.

''Something that Mave just named 'The ritual'. During this ritual, they unlocked his semblance, by fusing his soul with one of a beowulf. But it came at a cost.'' We all closed in, curious about what he was about to say.

''His left eye is just like a grimm's, but instead of red it is orange, and his aura manifests as a large ghostly beowulf around him.''

We look at his left eye. It's sown shut.

''That's why you've sown your eye, to hide it.'' I stated and he nodded. Of course he did. If he didn't, he would be perceived as a human/grimm hybrid, a monster. A montser he was forced by his father to become, with no choice in the matter.

''Also, the beowulf is living alongside Mave. You could say that he is possesed by the grimm, being a sort of second person altogether

''Is this true Mave?'' Ruby asked. He noded slowly.

''Does that mean he can take control of you?''

''No Miss Rose. If anything, Mave and the Grimm have created some sort of bond in these last five years, and they actually work together.'' answered Ozpin.

''How is that possible, the grimm are pure dark. Shouldn't it try and corrupt him?'' asked Blake.

''Actually Miss Belladona, there is a theory about the grimm, one that revolves about his semblance. Especially how it works.'' At this, Mave perked up a bit.

''What is this theory''

''The one where Grimm actually have souls, but are unable to generate aura, since they are replicas made by the the god of destruction. I'm sure Oobleck has talked about this theory in one of his classes.''

We nodded. In one of his first classes, he did talk about the history of grimm and the theories regarding their appearance. This one seemed the most absurd, but Mave apparently is living proof that it is true.

''True...I...can..feel*cough*..It's..soul''

Ozpin cleared his throat. ''Mave, your semblance doesn't just stop the decay of the grimm, it cleanses their bodies of the darkness, returning them to their original forms. So far you can only do that with dead grimm, but what if you can do that with the ones that are alive?''

Mave remained completely still. What could he do. Could he cleanse the grimm? Could he tame them? Could he erase them from existence? The possibilities are endless.

''This is all I have to say Mave. Your past was simply, horrible, but I brought you here to change that. I brought you here to give you hope of a future, free from the pain, and i am glad that I did. Do not be scared about what has happened, in fact, be proud that you survived for so long and under such circumstances, and got here. Mave Rick, you are a man that has been through hell and back, but you are also a child that needs comforting, and you are here to seek it.''

''Ozpin...Thanks. Thank..you..girls.'' Mave replied, a grateful smile on his face.''

''It's Ok Mave! Yang said hugging him as tight as possible. ''We might need some therapy after hearing all of this, but we said we are here for you, didn't we.''

''..Yeah..''

''So don't worry, anyone looks at you funny just tell me, and i'll take care of'em''

*chuckle*..No..need.

We all took a moment of silence to rethink waht has happened.

We lerned more about Mave. His past was painful, and I could understand why he would hide it. If I knew it would be so bad, i wouldn't have told it anytime soon, but he took it fairly well.

''Headmaster? I want to ask, why did you tell us his past so soon? I mean it has just been a few days, and this is something that you can't rush.''

''Because, Miss Schnee, I know for a fact that after learning this, you girls would never give up on Mave.'' he said with a ghost of a smile'' And plus, I wanted to teach you just how cruel and full of mysteries can the world be. Oh my, would you look at the time. It's 8:54. I think we should end this conversation here. Mave, I trust when the time comes, you will talk about the details we have avoided in this discussion with your colleagues.'' He nodded at the affirmation. "Also do not rush to the class, I'm sure Prof. Port will understand if you tell him where you have been.''

We all saluted the Headmaster as we entered the elevator. The doors closed, and all that was left was an akward silence the entire ride. Suddenly Mave chuckled for no reason at all and looked at us.

I...hope...you're..not*cough*..scared.*chuckle*

''Scared?'' I replied ''Oh we aren't scared, we might need some therapy just like Yang said, you definitely need some, and we probably won't be able to sleep a few nights. But other than that we aren't scared, right girls?''

''*chuckle*''

''Yeah. I'm just glad you gave them what they deserved.'' Yang said, cracking her knuckles. ''Man you seriously lived through some shit, how are you not like, edgy all the time?''

He now just started laughing now, almost forgetting what we have just talked about.

''Now, the other matter at hand.'' I said looking at Blake, who noticed my gaze and tried to hide herself. ''When were you gonna tell us you were a faunus?''

''Um?! When.*sigh* When I knew for certain you guys would't hate faunus. I know I should have told you guys this in the first week, but I didn't want to take any chances.'' she said in calm, sad tone.

''*sigh* It's no problem. Just no more secrets like this please, we just talked about trust minutes ago.''

''She let out the breath she was holding and gave a smile. ''No more secrets, I promise.''

''All right! Team RWBY is back in place stronger than ever.*GASP* WAIT! We haven't changed the team to fit you in Mave. How should we be called?''

''Necessary?'' he asked

''Yes! How else are you gonna be recognized. We need to come up with a new team name by the end of the day.''

*sigh*Fine. We all chorused. Before entering port's class.

This morning was eventful, to say the least. I wonder how the rest of the day will be. Only time will tell.

A/N: And this is the eight chapter. I wasn't sure wether to post this chapter or not, but I did. I hope them learning about his past didn't happen to fast, so i want to hear from you guys what you think.

Also leave in any new Team name that can fit an M or R. If all else fails i'll go with RRWBY. Original i know.

Anyway, sorry for the wait, I hope this chapter didn't feel rushed, and thank you guys again for reading the story. Bye.

Ps. It's been raining for three days straight here. It sucks.