Before we get the chapter started, I need to rant about a serious topic here on my stories. The concept of reviews. And this here review from a guest reviewer is the reason for this rant. They reviewed, and I quote...
"F**k Jaune!"
Now, as a long time FanFiction writer, I've learned to just ignore any petty comments like these over the course of my becoming a writer, but that doesn't mean that they don't affect me in some way. If people keep posting reviews similar to this one, either just to trash talk characters used in a story or to insult the story itself or me personally, I'll lose a LOT of motivation to write! And then, if these types of reviews come frequent enough, I may just give up on writing the story altogether! And then you'll see a lot of disappointed people who actually WANTED to see how this story ends!
Look, my point is, don't leave reviews like the ones in quotation marks above. If you don't have anything constructive to say about the story, or anything nice to say, then don't say anything! Or go read something else!
Sorry about the rant, had to get that off my chest. Now, let's see how this story goes from here on out.
*I still don't own RWBY, Justice League Unlimited or Spider-Man 2099!*
The Weaver and the Web of Life!
As Jaune continued to walk through the Emerald Forest, head hung low and spirits even lower than that, he contemplated on what he should do with his life now. He can't very well get into a new Huntsman Academy, as he doubts the same methods will work twice. And he has no home to go back to, thanks to that blasted Scorpion Faunus who killed his whole family!
Clearly, someone up there hates him with a passion.
Jaune was honestly amazed by the fact that no Grimm have come chasing after him, considering how much negativity he's releasing right now. He thought they'd be attracted like moths to a flame. And yet, here he is: walking through these Grimm infested woods like it's just a quiet stroll through the park. Something doesn't quite add up here.
He looked around and saw that this part of the Emerald Forest doesn't look familiar to him. There are no landmarks or any sort of signs that represent any of the places in the Emerald Forest that Jaune has ever been to. He thought about backtracking to try and find an alternative route, but for whatever reason, he found himself unable to stop walking. It's like his feet have developed minds of their own.
In spite of this odd development, Jaune took some time to survey his surroundings. The trees in this area all seem to have one thing in common. They're all covered in various amounts of webbing. But he can tell that these webs weren't made by any Spider Grimm. Weiss had told him once that they only produce black web, and the webs that Jaune has seen so far have all been white. And most of them look to be very old.
"Okay, either I'm under some form of hypnosis, or my sense of adventure is taking things WAY too far." Jaune said to himself.
It wasn't long before the webs began to get more intricate, forming arches and beautiful patterns of all types. That one spider from that movie Jaune saw as a kid, Charlotte, would be so proud of these webs.
Pretty soon, Jaune found himself entering a cave where he was greeted by the most beautiful sight in his life. Even more beautiful than Nikos had been.
It was a giant spider web adorning the interior of the cave! It could easily hold a full grown man or a large mammal without fail, but rather than being littered with the corpses of prey, this web was woven with large shards of colorful crystals that gave off a truly artistic feel. Oh, what Weiss wouldn't give to see this!
As Jaune stepped forward, he couldn't help but admire the beauty of this web.
"What is this place?" he gasped in awe.
"This is what is known as the Web of Life. A place where all of the spiders come from." replied a slightly distorted feminine voice.
Jaune gasped and turned around to see something lowering itself down to the ground by a strand of spider silk. It was clearly a half woman, half spider creature. Her upper body was that of a human girl with black hair and red eyes with ashen gray skin and wearing a red T-shirt, but her lower body is that of a spider. Complete with eight legs.
Normally, Jaune would have felt intimidated by such a strange and highly terrifying creature, but for one reason or another, he wasn't. This girl gave off a comforting aura that just felt so warm and inviting.
"Who are you? WHAT are you?" Jaune asked.
The spider-girl giggled and stepped closer to Jaune, guiding him towards the large web.
"Who I am is of no concern right now. But I am what is known as a Weaver. I help weave and maintain the flow of the Web of Life, ensuring that there is always a spider in every universe."
She gestured to the web, and in its threads, Jaune could see something truly remarkable.
Humans with the powers of spiders! They were costumed heroes of all kinds all originating from one man, who had gotten his powers from a spider bite! Each spider had a different costume design, but they were all great heroes in their own right! And Jaune could tell they were no pushovers, especially the one that looks like an anthro pig.
I kid you not, it is a literal humanoid pig with spider powers.*
How does that even REMOTELY make sense?
*To Be Continued…*
*Spider-Ham*
I wish I could tell you, Jaune. Next, I'm going to upload my Owlman version of this story, so I can get a feel for which version I'm more comfortable with writing. After that, THEN I'll put one version up for adoption. See you all in the next story!