The tree hadn't been the most comfortable thing he had slept in, Ren had to admit. His back still ached as they trekked through the park, Nora seemed to not have any problem as she happily skipped forward and looked around at the beautiful surroundings.
They were approaching the hedge wall that separated the park from the city and they started following along it until they reached an exit. The streets were not as safe as the park, several walkers stood idle as if waiting for some sort of cue. Staring off at nothing and vaguely swaying as the breeze blew down the street.
Nora skipped forward, her footsteps loud as she idly swung the heavy sledgehammer in one hand. The walkers reacted to the noise and snarled or opened their mouths, beginning to advance. Nora stopped and watched as one idly shuffled toward her before she suddenly swung and struck the walker in the head, the body slumped to the ground and she skipped onto the next one.
Ren sighed before drawing the machete he had taken from a camping store and quickly advanced on a walker that was shuffling up behind Nora. He swiped and the machete made it half way through its head before stopping, he tugged and ripped the blade free as the walker fell to the floor.
He looked up and saw that Nora had gotten a distance away.
"Nora!" He called and the girl stopped her advance on her prey and quickly trotted back to him, grinning manically "we need supplies" he said nodding toward the large mall across the street.
Nora grinned and skipped away, Ren following as she entered the mall. It was large and multi storied, like a ravine as rows upon rows of shops rose up above them. They walked along, looking at each shop and looking for any that might have food in them. When they didn't find any they advanced to the next tier.
Eventually they came across a convenience store, but Ren stopped Nora form walking in by placing a hand on her shoulder. When she looked at him, head tilted in confusion he nodded toward the dissolving corpse of a walker.
"People" he whispered when Nora still seemed confused. She frowned and backed away slightly, getting behind him. He squeezed her hand reassuringly before drawing his machete and advancing into the store.
"Hello? Is anybody there?" He called out as he looked a the aisles of the store, unable to see anyone.
There were hushed voices and some rustling. "We don't want any trouble" called out Ren "just supplies"
Suddenly from the aisle appeared a red haired girl with green eyes, she brandished a spear at them, her eyes hard. Ren put up his hands placatingly as Nora gripped the back of his shirt tighter, he unconsciously moved in front of her protectively.
"We don't want any trouble" he said "I'm sure there's enough food for all of us"
The woman looked at him but her eyes seemed to soften at the sight of Nora, nervously hiding behind him and she lowered her spear.
"There's some canned food and water this way" said the woman nodding with her head and walking back into the store.
Ren stood still for a few seconds before following after her, Nora staying resolutely behind him as he rounded the corner and saw the woman standing as she shoved some cans of food into a bag. A blonde man also stood placing water bottles into his bag.
The girl looked at them and held out a can of food, the blonde boy watching cautiously from the side. Ren cautiously approached and grabbed the can, both of them gripping it tensely as they stared at each other before the red head let go.
"My names Pyrrha" she introduced herself "this is Jaune"
"Hi" squeaked Jaune.
"Ren" he nodded "Nora" he indicated Nora who was now stood next to him as opposed to behind.
"It's nice to meet you" said Pyrrha, pulling down her bandanna and smiling at them.
"It's nice to meet someone else alive" said Nora eagerly "we've been walking for days and days and days and all we've encountered are the walkers, occasionally the crawlers, they're super scary-" rambled Nora
"Nora" chided Ren gently and Nora who stopped her rambling and grinned brightly.
"Well, that certainly sounds like an adventure" said Pyrrha smiling kindly at Nora.
"Hey, Pyrrha. Stocked up on water" said Jaune, indicating his full bag.
"Okay" nodded Pyrrha before turning back to the two "guess we might see each other around"
Ren simply nodded while Nora gave a timid little wave. The two walked out of the store and Nora stared after them for a while.
"Nora" said Ren softly when he saw her still looking after them.
Nora jumped and turned to him quickly, joining him in packing their bags full of water bottles and cans.
However in her haste she yanked a can off the shelf causing several to fly off the shelf and clatter to the ground loudly. Nora looked at them wide eyed while Ren looked around.
Then the door at the back of the store burst open to reveal a black wolf like creature, it's skin lumpy and mangled as it stared at them through a wolf skull mask. Ren didn't even think as he grabbed Nora's wrist and ran.
They burst from the shops door and he glanced around, he saw Pyrrha and Jaune some distance away looking at them confused and he ran at them.
"Run!" He called out and behind him he heard the smashing of glass, Jaune and Pyrrha's eyes widened and they began to run as well as Ren and Nora caught up and ran alongside them. They bolted along until they reached the escalator quickly descending the moving stairs.
The creature did a massive leap and smashed into a store window, thrashing about as it got tangled up, the group ran toward the entrance to the mall and ran through the door, entering the street and running down it.
Behind them they heard the glass door smash as the wolf burst onto the street. As they ran Ren heard a car engine drawing closer and closer as they neared the corner.
Then the wolf gave a leap and was on the road in front of them, growling in victory as the car engine grew louder.
~§~
Weiss wanted to say that she had struggled to sleep on the two pews shoved together with blankets as bedding, but she had to admit it was the most comfortable thing she and slept on in several days.
She had struggled to fall asleep for fear of having she throat cut in her sleep or many other horrible things happening to her. But her logical side told her that if the two sisters had wanted to kill her they wouldn't of saved her, or fed her.
The only time she was woken was when Ruby came down and woke up Yang for her turn on watch duty.
She in fact slept for so long that she was awoken when a rife shot cracked out, she shot up and grabbed Myrtenaster next to her. She looked around before seeing that Yang was looking up at the church tower in concern.
She grabbed a radio and turned it on
"What ya doing Rubes?" She asked.
"There are people out here, they were headed right towards us" she said back "I've just given them a warning shot"
"Alright, I'm coming out" Said Yang as she grabbed her shotgun and walked up to the large church door. Weiss, with nothing better to do, followed after her. If she was part of this little group she could at least pull her weight.
Yang had her shotgun aimed and ready at two boys, one with blonde hair and a monkey tail which made Weiss narrow her eyes in suspicion. The other had blue hair and was looking around scared as Grimm began to walk out of buildings.
Yang looked around then lowered her shotgun when she saw they didn't have any weapons.
"In" She said simply, gesturing with the shotgun
The two boys weren't complaining as they quickly scurried forward and into the church, Yang turning and staring in surprise at Weiss being there before nodding her head.
Back inside the church Ruby was pointing her rifle at the boys as they stood with their hands up.
"Okay" said Yang, lowering her weapon but still keeping it ready "what are your names?"
"Sun" Said the blonde
"Neptune" said the blue haired one, flashing a charming smile "Sup"
"Okay, you were coming right toward us" Said Yang, looking at Ruby who nodded "Why?"
"We're just looking for a place to be safe" Said Sun "we were pointed here by a Faunus girl. She gave us a message to give you!"
Yang frowned "What's the message?"
"Ugh" Sun smacked his head before looking up in remembrance "My name is Blake?"
Yang's eyebrows shot up before she gave a chuckle as she realised who it was "Alright, you two looking for a place to stay?"
They both nodded vigorously while Weiss looked at her incredulous.
"Well you better be ready to pull your weight" Said Yang crossing her arms
"You can't be serious!" Said Weiss in shock
"Why not, always useful to have extra hands when gathering supplies" shrugged Yang
"Yes, but we can't just take random riffraff off the streets!" She exclaimed
"Hey" said both boys simultaneously hurt
"Hey, we took you in didn't we?" Said Yang raising an eyebrow
Weiss opened her mouth and closed it repeatedly for several seconds before huffing and walking away.
"Don't mind her" waved off Yang "she doesn't trust anyone"
"Isn't that Weiss Schnee?" Asked Sun
"Yeah, I'm Yang" Said Yang holding out her arm and shaking both their hands and then gesturing to Ruby who was stood to the side awkwardly kicking her feet. "And that's my sister Ruby"
"Sorry for shooting at you" she said apologetically as she looked at the ground and kicked her feet back and forward.
"Hey" Said Sun grinning "no hard feelings"
Ruby looked up at him and smiled sheepishly.
"So, you guys good with any weapons?" Asked Yang
"I can use a staff" shrugged Sun
"I'm adept with a glaive" smiled Neptune.
"Hmm, gimme a second" said Yang as she went over to her bag and rooted through it, eventually pulling out a folded piece of paper. She unfolded it and looked over the map, covered in scribbles with certain buildings having crosses scribbled on them "There is a weapons museum nearby" she said a she rubbed her face "You two wanna do some shopping?"
"Now?" Asked Neptune, his voice less confident then before.
"Well yeah, still got a long time before sunset" shrugged Yang
"Sure! Sounds fun" grinned Sun
"Alright… can I trust you with guns? Or are you going to shoot me in the back?" Asked Yang, dead serious as she picked up two pistols and turned to them with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, I'm going to shoot you in the back as soon as we get out there, because then I'll have a gun and no supplies" said Sun sarcastically
Yang tilted her head, then smiled "I like your style" she said as she handed over the pistol "do you know how to use it?"
"Yeah" nodded Sun as he checked the gun over.
Neptune looked more unsure of himself "I've never shot a gun before" he said as he held the gun like it was going to bite him.
"Then don't shoot it, just keep it as a just in case weapon" Said Yang
"Wait, why are we going to pick up melee weapons? You look like you've got plenty of guns" Said Sun confused
"The Grimm are attracted to noise" said Ruby "it's why they came out when I shot at you"
"So your just going?" Asked Weiss "with these two who you don't know?"
"Yes, technically I don't know you. Yet I'm leaving you with my baby sister" said Yang as she looked at her.
"Yang!" Protested Ruby at the term
"How do you know I won't do anything?" Asked Weiss
"Because if you do, I will hunt you down and kill you myself" said Yang, all amusement form her face gone as it took on a dark expression, her voice low and deadly serious. "Got it?"
Weiss stared wide eyed and nodded meekly.
"Good" Said Yang, the expression leaving as soon as it had appeared "see you in a few hours" she said as she grabbed a shotgun and pulled on her bandanna and sunglasses.
Sun and Neptune looked at each other then Weiss nervously, before quickly following after her as she held the door open, when they were through the door swung shut.
"Sorry about Yang" said Ruby concerned "I think it's all affecting her far more then she wants to admit"
Weiss looked at her and saw the fear on her face, was this what it was like for Winter to comfort her when Father had had a bad day and another angry outburst at dinner? Thoughts of her sister made Weiss quickly wipe her eyes, the thought that her sister was at least safe in Atlas the only comfort in the cold empty church.
~§~
Yang knew that sudden mood changes was unusual for her, she knew fundamentally that something was wrong with herself. It had come from nowhere, all her outbursts were like she were watching through the eyes of somebody else.
"So… are we gonna go or?..." Asked Neptune uncertain
Yang wordlessly nodded and started down the street, her shotgun ready as a few Grimm that had stuck around since Ruby's rifle shot turned and began shambling forward. When one neared her she swung the butt of the shotgun in its face causing it to stumble back, she kicked its legs and it fell over. She quickly walked up and stamped on its head.
A rifle shot rang and she turned to see a Grimm fall to the ground, it's head partially exploded. She flashed a thumbs up to the church tower before quickly beginning to run down the street.
"Come on" She said, the other two quickly following even as they marvelled at the amount of accurate shots. They quickly ran down several streets, weaving through Grimm until eventually they made it to an empty street and caught their breaths.
"Alright" breathed Yang as she unfolded the map "we are…" she quickly traced the route they had taken "not far form it now, about halfway there" she said as she folded it into her pocket then looking at the other two and seeing their ill prepared clothing. "But first, let's get you something to cover your mouths"
They broke into a clothing store and after much deliberation Sun wore a white bandanna that wrapped around his mouth and neck, Neptune wore a blue bandanna and orange tinted sunglasses.
They set out and began walking through the abandoned streets, cars and other debris making traversing each street an obstacle course. Occasionally a Grimm would appear and try to get them but Yang would quickly take care of it. Eventually they made it to a large building with a large car park that was mostly devoid of cars, a red truck being its only occupant.
Over the entrance to the building were the words 'The Vale museum of Weapons through history' in grand letters. They made it across the car park quick and inspected the door, Yang giving it a tug and huffing when she discovered it was locked.
"They probably have security of some sort" Said Sun as they took a few steps back.
"Yeah, like alarms and invisible lasers" Said Neptune
"I saw a documentary and in it the alarms of the museum were designed to only go off at the police station so the burglars would stick around thinking they'd gotten away with it" said Yang, then she smashed the door with the shotgun.
"Nice" complemented Neptune
"Come on, we don't know what might be around, so we want to do this quick" Said Yang as she entered first, the motion activated lights flashing on causing Yang to frown as she stared at them for several seconds.
"Hey, should we split up?" Asked Sun
"No" said Yang, looking away from the lights "we'll sweep the building till we have what we need, but first we need to find the security room" she said as she took the lead.
The buildings lights came on as they entered each room and off when they left, the display cases also lighting up as weapons form various time periods decorated walls and cases. Old rusted swords that were black with age alongside modern day swords that shone bright.
Eventually she found a door tucked away between two halls marked 'staff use only' and after a quick check busted it open. The staff halls were worse she decided, they were narrow with many doors leading off.
It took a few tries but eventually they found the security room, the wall of monitors still running and the low hum of machinery filling the room.
"So why are we here? Surly we set off security already by entering" said Neptune
"Yes, I'm sure we did. However what we need to do is break into glass cases filled with antiques" she tapped away at one monitor for several minutes "they have security doors that shut when the glass is broken, see one of them has activated already, some dude who probably tried to get weapons and ended up trapped" she said pointing to a room colored red on a floor layout of the first floor.
She typed away and eventually the room was no longer red "I opened them, maybe he's still alive" shrugged Yang "probably not though!" she said cheerily as she stood and turned to them "but now we can steal whatever the fuck we want, let's go"
As they left he room they failed to notice the blip that appeared on the map from the blocked off room.
Yang was wishing they had simply read a map when she began to realize how big the building was, the halls seemingly endless weapons passed them by. Yang gave a cheer when they finally made it to a hall with glaives in it.
"Alright dude, take your fucking pick" said Yang making a grand sweeping gesture.
Neptune walked up to the wall and looked over each individual glaive carefully, Yang looked around the hall and saw on the opposite wall a wall filled with staffs.
"Hey look, staffs as well" she said to Sun "I guess staffs and glaives are just the same things" she said amused.
"Hey, don't diss my craft" said Sun as he walked over to the wall.
Yang chuckled before looking around the hall herself, walking along it and looking at various cases and other stuff.
"Hey, while were here Yang, shouldn't you get something?" Asked Sun looking at her
"Well I'm not really trained in any weapons, I'm more of a boxer, won a few championships" shrugged Yang.
"I'm sure there's some sort of gauntlet weapon" said Sun as he looked at a red staff with gold metal adorning it and each end tipped with dragons.
"Hey! This is the one!" Said Neptune as he stood before a gray glaive, the blade at the tip a blue in color.
"Okay" said Yang and without warning she rammed her shotgun into the case, the glass smashing and falling to the floor. Both Sun and Neptune stared wide eyed at Yang and around them, as if expecting metal doors to slam down.
Yang reached forward and picked up the glaive, she put her finger to the blade and ran her finger along it frowned when no blood was produced.
"It's not sharp" she said quietly "pretty sure these places sell sharpening kits in their gift shops" she explained as she tossed it to Neptune who easily caught it and did a few practice moves, spinning it in a blur around himself and nodding in satisfaction.
"Yeah, this is the one for me" nodded Sun and following Yang's example he smashed the glass, waiting as the glass fell before picking up the red and gold staff and giving it a twirl.
"Alright, well let's get out of here" said Yang as she walked back to the entrance they had walked through, the other two following her as they began to make their way back through the maze of hallways.
They were walking down a hallway, various maces on display around them when Yang stopped and looked at a glass case displaying various ancient fighting gloves used over history. At the 'present' end was a pair of black gauntlets, it was plated with grips the hand could slide into and hold. The plates were clearly designed to slide over each other and were covered in sharp spikes.
In her haste to find the staffs and glaives she had written them off as armour gauntlets. Without warning she smashed the glass and picked them up, the two boys jumping and turning to her in surprise.
She placed down her shot gun and picked up the gauntlets slipping them on, flexing her hand and finding it satisfying when the plates slid smoothly over her skin. She picked up her shotgun and was satisfied to find that they didn't interfere with holding the gun.
"Can you please warn us before you do that" said Neptune exasperated.
"Eh, keeps you on your toes" shrugged Yang as she continued forward.
They were now retracing their steps, the lights flicking on and off when they entered and exited the halls. It was when they were coming across a corner when Yang made the other two stop. They looked at her confused before they heard it.
Clack
Clack
Clack
The sound of claws on marble, like a dog but heavier, sharper. They looked around then jumped in surprise when the lights in the next hall turned on and the claws became louder and louder.
Then it rounded the corner. It was like the Grimm but bigger and in a wolf form, its body a mangled mass of Grimm with the occasional claw or eye sticking out from the skin as it looked at them through an angular wolf skull mask.
"What the fuck is that?" Whispered Neptune
The creature growled and turned towards them, licking its lips. The with a roar it charged forward.
Yang pulled up her shotgun and fired off a shot, the creature shrugging it off. She fired again as the creature advanced toward her, she fired again as the creature continued forward.
Just as it was right upon her, it's jaw open as it prepared to bite her she felt someone tug her aside and they tumbled to the floor as the creature tried to stop and slid forward on the marble for several meters.
"Fucking run!" Said Sun, dragging Yang up and pulling her along as he began to run down the hall where the creature had come from.
Yang tugged her hand out of his grip and ran along side him, turning round to watch the creature slide into a glass case, smashing it. It picked itself up and shook its head before bounding after them.
"We're not gonna make it!" She yelled
Neptune frowned and then as they passed a window he smashed it open "through here!" He called as he jumped through.
Yang and Sun quickly followed, Yang watching as the creature slid passed them as it tried to stop on the smooth marble floor. Vaulting through the window Yang felt herself falling before she fell into a bush, she quickly thrashed around, her skin becoming covered in cuts as she pulled herself from the bush.
She stood and panted as she caught her breath, Sun and Neptune joining her.
"Good thinking dude" said Sun holding out a fist
"It was no bigg-" Neptune was interrupted as something heavy landed in the bush and began to thrash about.
"Get to that truck!" Shifted Yang as she ran toward the only vehicle in the car park, a red truck. She opened the door and climbed in, quickly looking around for a possible key. Opening the sun visor she caught the keys as they fell out. She quickly jammed them in and the engine roared to life.
She quickly checked and saw that Sun and Neptune had jumped into the truck bed and had their weapons ready as the Wolf finally emerged from the bush.
She quickly put the truck into gear and slammed down the accelerator, the truck lurching forward and over the grassy verge that separated the car park from the road. She sharply turned and began to drive through the roads, driving through the slalom course of cars, occasionally catching one and causing the truck to jerk as the car was shoved out the way.
The Grimm were crawling out of their hiding places at the sound of the truck engine, they were knocked down under the trucks grill and wheels as she drove by. She glanced into the rear view mirror and saw that the wolf was still following them while Sun and Neptune gripped the side of the truck with death grips.
She was approaching a corner when she slammed the breaks as a wolf landed on the road, the trucks momentum not slowing down as she slammed into the second wolf . She saw several colourful objects and turned to see four people standing and staring in shock. She smashed the window and leaned out.
"Get on!" She called to them as in the rear view mirror she watched Sun and Neptune smash their weapons into the other wolfs face when it launched at the back of the truck.
The group didn't stop to contemplate the choice and simply ran over, Sun and Neptune quickly pulling them onboard. Yang started forward again and continued her slalom through the street as both wolf's began to chase them.
~§~
Ruby sighed as she laid her head on her arms and observed the city skyline from her sniper tower, she could see for miles over the city but after a while it did get boring. Occasionally a Grimm would meander into the street and she'd watch it shuffle about before it eventually shuffled away.
Then she perked her head up as she heard a distant noise, like a truck engine. She pulled Rose toward her and sat ready in a prone position as the engine got closer and closer.
Eventually a red truck careened round the corner, Yang in the drivers seat and on the back Sun and Neptune along with four others. Ruby however decided to stare in wonder at the two wolves that bounded after the truck.
Ruby shook herself and looked through her scope, taking a deep breath as she trained the scope onto the creature's red eye.
She squeezed the trigger.
The bang echoed around and caused the occupants of the truck to duck as the closest wolf's eye exploded in a gory display of fluid and its body crumpled to the floor. She ejected the bullet casing and took aim again at the second wolf.
The truck was now slowing as Yang parked it about half way down the street and cut the engine. Ruby breathed in and squeezed the trigger.
Another crack rang out and the occupants ducked as the wolf lunged at them, but Ruby's aim was slightly off as the bullet pinged off the creatures armoured skull. However the momentum was enough to make it hit the ground and roll forward a few items as the trucks occupants climbed out and Yang waved at them to follow her.
Ruby took aim again as the wolf got itself upright and fired, causing the wolf to crumple to the floor and its body begin to contort and mangle. She watched and saw that both corpses were twisting and unraveling and soon from the creature a normal Grimm pulled itself free.
The bodies began to unravel as Grimm broke off from it and began to shuffle toward the group that were by this pout safely at the church. Only two dissolving Grimm bodies lay on the ground, the ones where the wolves heads had been.
She picked up her rifle and quickly descended the stairs, looking down to see some sort of weird awkward staring contest was happening between Yang, Weiss, Sun and Neptune and the four strangers.
She finished descending the stairs and stood back awkwardly as the two groups stared at each other.
Yang was the one to finally step forward.
"Hello, I'm Yang, that's Weiss, Sun, Neptune and that's my sister Ruby" she pointed over at Ruby who awkwardly waved "she just saved all of us by the way" Ruby blushed under the praise and held the rifle closer.
"Well I'm Pyrrha, this is Jaune and they're" she looked at other two.
"I'm Ren, this is Nora" said Ren nodding at Nora.
"Thank you, for the save" said Pyrrha bowing her head at Yang and then at Ruby.
"Nah, it's no problem" waved off Yang "us survivors gotta stick together and help each other out ya know?"
"Yes, a group would likely have more success" agreed Pyrrha as Ren nodded.
"Okay then" nodded Yang "so I suppose we could all team up then?" She asked looking around at the others.
Ruby, Sun and Neptune nodded while Weiss looked unsure.
"Hmmm… I've got an idea!" Said Nora eagerly, not even flushing under all the sudden attention "why don't we sit around a campfire and talk about ourselves to each other?"
Ren sighed and rubbed her back "I don't think we can have a campfire in a church Nora" he pointed out.
"No" said Yang thinking "but we can do something else"
~§~
Blake sneaked along the road, on her right were apartments and to her left was a sloping muddy cliff that lead to the city below her. She was on one of the high points in Vale, the view letting her see some of Vale, the city too huge to be able to see all of it.
She eventually saw the overturned truck with its cargo spread out across the road, some having tumbled down the rocky cliff, its debris of water bottles and wooden planks a path of where crates had burst open and let loose their cargo.
Blake walked over pried open a crate next to an alley with her katana and smiled under her mask as she picked up a few bottles of water. She froze however when she heard a growl from the darkness next to her, none of the Grimm growled like that.
She turned to see two red eyes looking at her through an angular skull mask, its body was large and wolf like, but misshapen and the limbs contorted. It let out a growl and opened its mouth to reveal the red glow of its gullet.
She acted on instinct and smashed it in the face with the plank of wood she was still holding, the wood snapping in half upon contact and the creature didn't even flinch. She rolled backwards when it swiped at her and ran across the street towards the cliff edge, behind her she could hear the pounding footsteps of the wolf as it followed.
She reached the edge and vaulted over the metal rail, beginning to slide down the muddy cliff as her clothes became decorated with mud. She looked up and saw the creature was running down the cliff after her, she used her hand to change her direction and began sliding to the right. She was nearing the road but she could feel the wolf's bounding footsteps get closer and closer.
She braced her legs and jumped just as she was about to meet the metal rail, flying over the rail and performing a roll on the roof of an abandoned truck. She pulled out her pistol and turned to the cliff, only to duck as the wolf pounced at her. It sailed over her and she quickly fired off several shot, blood spurted up from its body, but didn't seem to care about the bullets as it growled at her.
Blake quickly ran down the length of the truck and jumped, grabbing onto a window sill and using that to hoist herself up. She made it to the roof after several seconds of quick climbing, the wolf also beginning to climb up the buildings side. She reached into a pocket and drew out a small ball of grey putty that had specks of glowing red crystals laced throughout it.
She got her gun ready and turned, the wolf was now pulling itself onto the roof. She tossed the ball at it, her throw landing as it rolled to a stop at the wolf's feet. It looked at the ball before looking up at her and growling in satisfaction at what it thought was an easy kill. Blake smirked under her mask and fired at the ball.
A small explosion erupted underneath the wolf, it barley had time to let out any noise of suprise before it was half incinerated and flung from the building. It fell to the street below and hit the ground with a wet crunch as its body began to contort.
Blake watched as from it's corpse emerged several normal Grimm, with many more lying on the floor and evaporating.
She grimaced and looked over her muddy black clothing, she still had all her equipment though. She sighed when she turned back to the muddy cliff and saw how far she had gone from her target. Frowning at the unsuccessful outcome of the mission she turned and began roof hopping back home.
She needed a can of tuna.
~§~
I want to establish some things in my remnant au
Remnant still has its weapon folding technology and fighting is still an integral part of remnant culture even though there have never been any Grimm up until this moment.
Dust is present and is used like it is in the show, basically treated like any other element or fuel.
Semblance's and aura don't exist but dust can still be utilised without it.
Got super inspired to get this chapter up and written, next one probably won't be as soon but I hope you enjoyed it.
See ya!