A/N: Hello you all, how is it going for you guys? Well for me, everything's alright, I hope everything's alright for the readers of my story Bloodborne: Remnant's Hunters. Forgive me that it took almost a month, a month passed yes but counting specifically, only weeks passed. I was busy with helping my family with business of selling since it is Ramadhan. However, here is a chapter for you all!
A little bit of a warning though. I decide not to gives the location kind of thing after every line thing. Now that's taken care off, enjoy!
It was already weeks passed after Jhin tested his newly forged weapons against Gascoigne. Their fight was truly awe-inspiring for the Huntsman/Huntress-In-Training. There's also 'If we can be like that, we can break people's leg more awesome!' from a certain orange-haired girl from Team JNPR. Every strikes was swift, fast and deadly. However, both was parrying, countering and dodging every hit sent to them. Until Jhin, revealed the second form of his new weapons. A dual blade consisting of trench knife, the handle being as long as his forearm and the overall height of the blade, was as tall as he was. The second part of the blade was a blade with a hole in the middle of the section for wielding it, same height as the trench knife's blade. Gascoigne caught off-guard by the new weapon, was struck on the chest in an upward slash on that day. After that strike, they decided to end the spar courtesy of Jhin, satisfied of his own weapon's durability.
Now, the Vytal Tournament is approaching. But Jhin, he… was feeling something ominous. Like something will happen. If it's a war, he could handle it. But the ominous feeling, it doesn't give him a vibe of war but something else. Almost resembling The was immediately broke out of his thoughts after getting smacked on the head by Gascoigne. Jhin, spotting a grin on his face.
"We asked you, would you want to come with us to Vale?", Gascoigne asked, his grin still intact, showing his bright white teeth.
"Vale? That would be lovely, I do love travelling on new place.", Jhin replied politely, a smile on his face. But his smile dropped, and his eyes turned to confusion.
Looking up, he saw Team RWBY, all members present. Everyone's smiling, yes even Weiss, with Ruby's smile surpassing everyone's warmth of smile.
"Then it's decided! Let's go to Vale now!", Ruby shouted enthusiastically, her grin still intact and her eyes gleam in excitement.
Eileen smiled at Team RWBY's leader's antic, looking at Jhin after hearing him chuckle. Looking to her other side, she spotted Henryk, even though she couldn't see his face, she'd knew he's smiling courtesy of his eyes. Eileen then realized something, and decided to let out her opinions on her team leader.
"In case something dangerous might happen, let's bring our weapon with us so we may defend ourselves from potential threat.", she voiced out.
Jhin nodded his head, signaling that he agreed at her suggestion. That wouldn't be a problem for Team RWBY's leader, seeing her carried almost every single time. However, now that he looked carefully, every members of Team RWBY have their weapons with them. He raised an eyebrow at that. Seems like every already prepared themselves.
Familiar light formed near them, and with it, their choices of weapon- Ehem, correction, Jhin's choice of weapon. In Jhin's hands are the blunderbuss on the left and the short silver blade of Ludwig's Holy Blade on his right. He straped the blunderbuss on his back, sheathing the short blade into the sheath. Eileen's weapon is really interesting. It is a dagger. But since Eileen is a Hunter, one must not be deceived by it's appearance. Apparently, she called it Blades of Mercy. Gascoigne's weapon is an axe, kinda normal looking but then again, there is a second form of it. Strapping the axe on his back and making sure to be comfortable while able to draw it easily. Along the Hunter's Axe is the Blunderbuss, same as Jhin. And Henryk's weapon is a folded cleaver, one if as smart as Ruby's on weapon functionality, would figure that it can be unfolded and the attack range would be slightly longer than it's folded form. The Saw Cleaver. Putting it on his right him, for easier drawing and more comfortable, he is also using the Blunderbuss for his firearm.
When Ruby saw it, she began to feel like she's in Heaven, seeing all those weapon. Gascoigne's might be a bit bland but nonetheless, Ruby still liked the idea of it with how it can be expand, making the range of it's attack more wider and longer. She does not understand Eileen's knife however, it… doesn't give any feeling of what it could do to Ruby. The third is the Saw Cleaver, to which she really was fascinated with. And finally, the one if not the most Ruby liked out of Jhin's weapon's arsenal, Ludwig's Holy Blade. Yes, she'd seen how it works. The short silver blade can be sheathed back into the huge sheath, forming into a great-sword. Courtesy of Jhin's fight against Blake in the Combat Class weeks ago. She saw the Blunderbuss too, to which she 'oooh'ed to. But then, she tilted her head to the side as if to show her confusion. Weiss, noticing it, decided to ask her.
"Ruby, what's wrong?"
"No, it's just that Jhin, Gas and Henryk have a Blunderbuss or at least a firearm but Eileen does not.", Ruby replied, her eyes on Weiss'.
"Hmm, that'd was a good observation, Ms. Rose. I.. for a lack of term, am not perfect or at least decent with the melee in right and firearm in left combat style. Hence the reason I do not take a firearm.", Eileen informed them of the why.
The others 'aaah'ed at her, now understanding why she doesn't use a firearm. Now seeing everybody's ready, they then walked their way into the Bullhead, which is outside the academy. But Jhin, still couldn't shake off the ominous feeling.
'I need to be on guard. For whatever's going to happen, I will protect them all.'
Team RWBY and Team HUNTER are now walking in Vale. Walking around, visiting like a normal citizen would. But that soon backfired, as they saw a crime scene investigation, CSI, in short. Weiss talked about how she despised the White Fang, telling they're a bunch of killers which infuriated Blake.
Jhin, as the genius as always, connected the dots that Blake was once connected to the terrorist group. Then they saw a monkey Faunus, which then made his way to a boat. Escaping from the grasp of the cops chasing him. Weiss told them to follow him, as an observation to know what to expect from him on the Vytal Tournament.
Then they kept chasing until they bumped into someone, or in Jhin's case, something. It was a someone, but it was not fully human. Merely… a machine with life that somehow could produce Aura. Jhin told them that him and his Team would be splitting up and search for the Faunus. Team RWBY agreed and so they went ahead of Team RWBY.
To which now led how Jhin made his way here. The time is now night, looking at his clock, it reads 10:04pm. It seems many hours have passed on their way of searching the Faunus. He'd intentionally let his team going around as to let his team have fun.
Jhin was still walking on the street of Vale. Now not searching for the Faunus, but merely sight-seeing on the streets. The streets were decorated, a sign of the soon upcoming Vytal Tournament. He approached a food stand, and bought 2 sticks of dumplings. He enjoyed dumplings, it is really sweet. Ever since he is born, he love sweets. Now finished eating his dumplings, he stood up right on time for his Scroll to rang in vibration, a sign of someone contacting him. Jhin took out his scroll, seeing that it was a call from Ruby. He answered.
"Hello Rose, what is seems to be the problem?", he asked Ruby through the call, hearing the quick breathing of Ruby.
"Blake's been missing since we separated, Jhin! She's also a Faunus that was connected to the White Fang. She seems to be a former White Fang though.", she answered, her voice seems to be desperate, as if telling she will do whatever Jhin wants as long as he help finding Blake. Not to mention, that she knew Jhin's sense is keener, sharper than most humans. Rivaling those of a Faunus.
"I see. It took you a while, Rose. Ever since we first met, I already know Blake is a Faunus. I noticed her bow seems to twitched a lot.", Jhin answered her, while telling her that he already knew.
"Wait, you kn-", she was cut-off by Jhin's next sentences.
"Yes I do know. On that time, she seems to be almost begging me to not to tell everyone else that she's a Faunus. Pretty sure, my team already know about it too right on that moment.", Jhin answered Ruby before she could even asked him the question. An explosion occurred nearby, just a couple blocks away from him. And, a sense of bloodlust filled with killing intent. He hardened his eyes.
"I will be back Ruby, if you heard it, then you should go to the location of the explosion.".
Blake, now with Sun, the monkey Faunus her team and Team HUNTER was chasing, were fighting Roman Torchwick. Not just him, but also the White Fang. They were in the docks, watching both Roman and the White Fang stealing the Dust ship containment. They were both engaged in a fight with Roman, the latter being hit more than the two was hit by Roman's strike, which begin to infuriate him.
They kept on fighting until an explosion was set nearby them. They were all blown back the impact of the explosion. Sun, nearby Blake's side. But then, she felt it. That dread feeling. The feeling of bloodlust filled with powerful killing intent. She, no not just her, but everyone on the room, froze upon feeling it. Then came the scream, the scream of agony. The scream of when death claimed them. Roman's broke out from his frozen state, ran to escape from whatever it was from the smoke, getting into the Bullhead with the Dust that was stolen courtesy of him and the White Fang.
"B-B-Blake… ple-please tell me you felt that.", Sun uncontrollably stuttered, not of embarrassment but of fear, the fear completely in his voice.
Blake just nodded her head. Then she looked at Sun, who also reluctantly nod his head. And they both began to approach the smoke. The scream still hasn't died. The scream of the White Fang associates. The smoke began to clear and they, along with the surrounding White Fang, were once again frozen by the sight. Bodi-no, corpses laid around the tall figure with the axe. Some headless, some are split in half, others are disembodied. Just by the sight made both teens want to puke. But then a familiar scent. She turned wide-eyed at the smell and nervously watched the man in front of her.
"Beasts all over the shop. You'll be one of them, sooner or later.", yes indeed, the man in front of her is Gascoigne, though he appears to be more aged now.
Cue: Bloodborne OST The Hunter
Just as he said those words, he ended with his breath. His teeth, yellow from the usual bright white she'd usually seen on Team HUNTER's member. Then, 3 of the White Fang member rushed at him, weapons drawn. 'Gascoigne', with a battle cry, faced them head on with a disturbing grin. He dodged all the strikes sent by the 3, and then countered them with a wild slash that hit all 3 in the chest, their Aura couldn't protect the damage of the attack, thus was ineffective, but to 'Gascoigne', it was effective since seeing all 3 bodies hit the ground with their eyes now lifeless.
5 more White Fangs member left, and then all of them panicked and ran away, only to be chased down and cut down like a dog by 'Gascoigne'. The last one tripped on the floor, and his vision tilted, but to the others, all they see is a flying head, courtesy of the mad man, cutting off his head like it was not a big deal.
Both teens still froze in terror. They slowly, backing away from the man. But then, the man's head turned to them, the grin returned, more disturbing than the last one. He dashed to them and seeing it as hopeless, both teens closed their eyes, waiting for the pain. Only for a sound of metal clanging greeted them. When she opened her eyes, she saw Penny, blocking the block, though it kept pushing her back.
"Blake, are you okay?!", a familiar voice yelled out, and she saw Ruby looking at her then to 'Gascoigne'. She's now sweating, probably worried about the fact if they could made it out alive or the fact that the man resembled 'Gascoigne'.
Blake nodded her at Ruby. She grabbed Gambol Shroud and turned it into it's gun form. And started shooting at the man, all missing. Ruby and Penny in melee combat with the mad man, who fight with a war cry and cackling. Blake then spent time reloading. Sun, now broke out from his frozen state, grab his weapon to help the two girls in close combat. The man, still slashing, blocking their attacks, not even a scratch on his body yet. Sun from behind froze, as the man predicted, he will attack from behind and sent out a slash on his chest, which is now currently bleeding. The wound was deep but not life-threatening but it will be if the wound is not closed.
Blake went to Sun, to fix him up. Only to be smacked on the face, by the back of the man's axe. The other two's eyes wide, seeing that their opponent was fast, really fast. Penny rushed at him, swords around her, ready to attack her target. But she too was thrown away by the man, like she was a bug. Ruby was the next, thrown high into the air.
Ruby's eyes wide, as she looked at the man jumped at her with the intent to cleave her in half. She closed her eyes. A sad smile on her face, as she couldn't be a Huntress just like her parents. Weiss would be sad, like really sad while her sister, Yang, would be devastated.
"Ruby!", Blake yelled out, fear in her voice.
Then for the second time that day, metal met metal was heard through the docks. Ruby, now finally on the floor. Ruby looked just time to see the man sent flying courtesy of her savior. Dressed in the familiar clothing she first met him at, minus the beak mask and short point hat. His black hairs with the pink tip, his mismatched eyes, his new weapons that he forged on his two hands. Yes, he has appeared just in time. Behind him was three figures.
Rejoice, for Team HUNTER is finally here.
"Tend to the wounded.", Jhin's voice was really cold and sent a chill down Ruby's spine.
Eileen went to Sun and Blake, to treat their wound.
Henryk, and the real Gascoigne side by side beside Jhin. Weapons drawn ready to strike. Jhin was the first to go as he dashed, faster than Ruby have ever seen him could ever do, faster than the fake Gascoigne. The fake had a surprised look his face, which then turned to pain, face full of pain for his chest, torso, arms, limbs are nicked, slashed, cut and stabbed by Jhin, then ending the combo with a powerful kick to the face. After a few second, face Gascoigne from emerged.
"Huh? What's that smell? The sweet blood, oh it sings to me. It's enough to make a man sick. Hehehahahahahahaha!", finishing with a yell and an insane laugh. The fake extended his axe, fighting all three at once. The 3 dodged every hit sent to their way by the fake. Gascoigne's the one most familiar since this fake is him. After witnessing his wife getting killed, he lost all sense of himself and went insane, killing everything in his path. Truth be told, Gascoigne, Jhin and Henryk are familiar with Gascoigne's fighting style so they do not have a hard time dodging and blocking the strike from the fake.
Gascoigne, extending his axe, hit the fake and sent him flying. Jhin, leaped at the fake for a fatal wound, his dual blade now combined into one, making the hit more painful. Successfully stabbing the fake at the chest, he let out a cry. Jhin's eyes wide at the screeching sound and pulled his blade out and backed away from it. The fake, now became a terrifying beast, being twice as tall as it was before. Letting out a screech, he leaped at Jhin. Jhin for his part, seeing the movements, shot his Blunderbuss into the beast, staggering it. He took his chance and plunged his hand into the beast's chest, pulling out whatever he grabbed from inside. Blood sprayed from the contact, making the 4 teenagers almost wanting to puke. The blood painted Jhin red.
Ruby watched his eyes in horror. His eyes were no longer the eyes that always curious, kind and sad. But now it is cold, a glare and his face blank of emotions. She almost wanted to cry at the sight. What made Jhin became like that? Someone like him did not deserve it. Those eyes doesn't fit him at all. Jhin, poured oil at the downed beast and backed away from it.
"Now, throw the current Molotov Cocktails you have!", he shouted at the other two.
The two, not wasting any time, threw a Molotov at the downed beast. The beast now shrieking at the burning pain on his body, but eventually the shrieking ends, with his life. With a scream that terrifyingly almost sound 'Forgive me!'. And with it, Jhin felt the familiar feeling of Blood Echoes absorbed into his body. He will meet The Doll soon again it seems. He needed to be faster, stronger and better if he wants everyone to survive. Looking at Blake, Ruby, Penny and also the monkey Faunus who he now known as Sun, he asked them.
"You're all okay?", Jhin asked, his voice full of concern. He put consumed 2 Quicksilver Bullets and used The Old Hunter's Bone so he can used The Art Of Quickening.
"Y-yea. He scared me, no, he terrified us. His killing intent was really powerful that it made us froze in terror. Our instincts told us to move but we just… we just can't.", Blake answered, voices still terrified at the experience.
"Why does he look like Gas?", Ruby asked, with a tilt of her head.
"That I do not know, Rose. But I hope we will know about it sooner or later.", Jhin answered with a hardened tone. "But now, let's head back. Seems like the cops are approaching.".
They all nodded and went their way out of the warehouse. Then they saw Weiss and Yang. Yang and Weiss were shocked at Jhin's clothes' conditions. The black outfit now painted crimson red, the color of blood. But not just him, Gascoigne and Henryk were the same as him. Though, not as bloodied as him but they're painted red nonetheless.
"Blake!", Weiss called the Cat Faunus.
"W-Weiss…", Blake replied weakly, voice nervous.
"Do you know just how many hours we spent finding you? 12 hours, we spent 12 hours finding you. And in that time, I decided that I don't care.", Weiss answered her, voice sound like a scolding mother with the scowl in her face.
"Yo-you don't care?", Blake asked her.
Weiss nodded her head. "Yes I do not, it's not like you're with them any longer right? From now on, if you need any help, just ask us. Not some random people.", her eyes glared daggers at Sun, who's shaking with anxiety.
"Hmm, building it would take 5 to 10 minutes.", Jhin's voice grabbed everybody's attention to him. He then looked at everyone but then he finally looked at Henryk, who nodded his head. "Do it somewhere private.".
"Got it, Jhin.", Henryk replied.
They both then walked their way to a hidden place so no one would have any misunderstanding. And the cops nearby doesn't helping either.
"Well then, let's head back, don't you think?", Gascoigne asked them all, voices care-free.
"Of course. But, I expected you to explain what happened to you all.", Yang said, finally talking. The others merely nodded their head.
"Sun, you're okay?", a voice asked Sun.
Sun looked at the location of the voice and found Neptune. "Physically nah, just seeing the bandages told you that. Mentally, I am more than not okay.", he replied at Neptune's question.
Neptune's eyebrow raised. "What do you mean by that? Does it have something to do with the explosion me and Gehrman's team heard?".
"Yeah, I will explain it later. I wanna take a rest. Honestly, those experiences were really terrifying and deadly.", Sun answered Neptune.
Neptune, respected his team leader, let him go. "Good rest, buddy.", Sun gave him a thumbs up as a reply. Neptune's eyes then hardened, wondering just what happened at the explosion that made Sun scared and terrified. His team leader ain't easily scared or much less, terrified and yet, there he said that he was terrified.
'You better explained with full details Wukong.'.
After that day, Blake was then restless. Jhin concerned about her health for she is his friend. All of them are. They all filled the empty spots of his heart. He might look fine when alone but in actually, deep within, he has a monophobia. Alone, always alone, scared, terrified. But after years, even though he still alone, he's okay with it. Petty insults doesn't work at him anymore, accusations doesn't work. But hurt his friends, they will pay for it.
And now, he doesn't know how to approach Blake. To tell her just to take it easy. Blake is not like him, able not to sleep but still remained energized. The same could be said about the other 3 of his team members. Hunters are really durable after all. Not just durable, but also fast. Their average speed would be the same as Ruby's semblance. Going all out would be faster than that. And using The Art Of Quickening would be an overkill.
In the free time he had, Jhin would train using The Art Of Quickening without the aid of The Hunter's Bone. He now could do it without the item. Even though he could do it, it's still not as perfect as Gehrman or Maria. Hence the reason, every time he slept, he would be training The Art Of Quickening in The Hunter's Dream. Other than that, he would try to think of a way to make Blake take it easy. A way without offending her, a way without angering her, it's hurting his poor head.
He told his team that he would be in Vale, to buy another dumplings which he did bought for about 6 sticks. The food was just really good. A sweet tooth Jhin is indeed. Now walking alongside the road, transportation zooming past him here and there. He merely smiled. He's in his Charred Hunter outfit with the tri-corn heat completed with the scarf covering his face.
But his smile then vanished, as the ominous feeling he felt these days hasn't gone yet. What will happen? Who will show themselves? Will it be a Great One? Another of a beast he slain? He could not but fear it. He always fear the unknown.
He then heard a speeding sound. Looking behind, he saw the cause. Blake and Sun was chased by….
'What in The Moon's Presence is that?!', he thought, clearly shocked at the sight.
"Perfect coincidence! Help us, Jhin!", Blake amusedly yelled at him for help.
He do not need to be told twice. Summoning The Cannon in his left hand. He shot twice at the robot thingy that was chasing them. Then an eyebrow raised, seeing the robot still chasing but not without damage. An insane grin etched onto his lips. So it could be damaged after all. This time, summoning his dual blade which now in it's combined form and his favorite firearm, the Blunderbuss. He dashed into the battle.
The robot's right arm raised, performing a fist and slamming it down onto the Jhin, who dodged it effortlessly and slicing off the arm. Sun and Blake behind him, helping him out.
"Tch, you son of a bitch!", a voice from the robot sound.
"Oh, so it is a manual, controlled from the inside. Interesting but I've seen better.", Jhin commented on it. The last was actually was just to piss him off.
Then he saw Yang speeding towards them with a motorcycle. Ruby, Weiss and a blue-haired teenager. Putting the Blunderbuss at his back, he split his weapon into it's dual form for fast attacking. The left arm robot's spinning, then unleash a torrent of bullets to them.
'A good opportunity for practice.', Jhin thought. He performed The Art Of Quickening, dodging all the bullets, Ruby behind him, also dodging with ease courtesy of her Semblance. Her eyes wide seeing him being faster than before. Just as he become closer and closer, the front of the robot's open, revealing the most wanted man, Roman Torchwick. His face was different, full of panic and desperation.
Jhin narrowed his eyes, for now he truly felt it. This time, the feeling of bloodlust overpowered the Gascoigne's. Team RWBY, Sun, and the blue haired teenager froze at the feeling. Roman saved by a woman with weird hair color.
'It looks like 3 pieces of dumplings.', Jhin thought, almost drooling at the thought of dumplings.
As fast as she appeared, she was gone along with Roman. Then the robot, Paladin, he now discovered courtesy of Team RWBY's shout, was shredded to pieces. An explosion then occurred. Not as huge as the one back then at the docks, but an explosion nonetheless. Mushroom cloud began dispersing and when it is gone, the beast now revealed.
'As I thought, The Blood-Starved Beast.', Jhin menacingly thought.
Ruby looked at Jhin, seeing his eyes transform into it's cold look. Then back the horrendous beast. It was not as huge as the huge white dog she encountered. But it is far taller than Gascoigne. Skin's brownish black with dry blood, it's head can't be seen because of the clothes draped around it's head. It shrieked, greenish yellow liquid spraying nearby it. Ruby began observing that all the civilians are not running away from the horrendous beast.
"Get back. Let me handle it. Don't get close, that thing is poisonous. And I have not made any antidote.", Jhin's voice grabbed everyone attention.
"T-that's crazy! Don't try to act cool, man!", the blue-haired teenager, Neptune, yelled out at him.
"It's okay, I will not die by a damned beast.", Jhin shrugged Neptune's concern off. "This going to be a bit difficult since I don't have any Pungent Blood Cocktail.".
And with that, he dispersed into mist, and instantly in front of the beast. Slashing it's front, the same liquid, to which they now know as poison, sprayed around him, some even dropped on Jhin. The beast raised it's right arm and began wildly clawing at Jhin, to which he simply dodged to the right, and then counterattacking. He kept on slashing, upward slashing, downward slashing, with the poisonous liquid spraying around him. He combined his dual swords into one and shot his Blunderbuss at the beast in front of him as it begin wildly slashing at him, which staggered it. Like before, he plunged his right hand, this time on the head, grabbing the brains inside and pulling it out. The same liquid pouring out of it's head.
Jhin backed away from it as it began shrieking once again, the poisonous liquid sprayed around him. Just as he was about to dashed at it, the beast was cut all over the place, 3 arrows on it's head and finally split in half courtesy of glowing blue wave.
'Is it.. it possibly Ludwig, Simon and Maria or maybe Gehrman?', Jhin thought, looking front.
And then he was right, there they are in their full glory. Gehrman in the same outfit when he was fighting him in The Hunter's Dream, Maria in the same clothe, Ludwig wearing the Black Church Hunter outfit and finally Simon, in his Harrowed outfit.
"What a cruel fate…", Jhin began, his voice making all the 4 Hunters in front of him turned to him with wide eyes.
"R-Ren, Is that you?!", Gehrman, voices desperate, asking at him.
"Yeah, it is me. It seems like Hunters that were killed are revived in this world.", Jhin replied, a contented smile on his lips.
"Gracious! I finally found the one who have saved me from the beast I am!", Ludwig, loudly, declared with a laugh. His attitude reminded him of Professor Port.
"Hmm, do you have trouble against it?", Lady Maria's cool and collected voice, asked him.
"No I do not. I have what it takes to kill it, it would simply take a minute or two before it will finally slain by my hands.", Jhin answered her, with the same cool voice as Maria.
"Um.. Jhin?", a voice asked him.
Jhin looked behind to see everybody gawking at him, of how he knew them.
"Oh, yes. I do know them. Especially Gehrman. Since he is The First Hunter. Not the first Huntsman mind you. Definitely the most deadliest Hunter alive.", Jhin answered their question with a calm voice and might they say, a genuine happy tone.
"Oh, flattery won't make you go anywhere. You already took the tittle of the most deadliest Hunter.", Gehrman shrugged his compliment off, a smile on his lips.
"And when I took it from you, you were having a peg leg which you now don't have, and currently a real leg. So I wouldn't want to fight you now.", Jhin protested.
"I see. But Good Hunter, have you felt it?", Gehrman's voice turned serious, his eyes narrowed.
"If it's the ominous feeling, then yes I do. I just hoped it wouldn't be another Night Of The Hunt.", Jhin replied positively to Gehrman, who nodded grimly. "Oh by the way, The Doll said hi.".
"You're still connected to the dream? Oh wait, that's a foolish question sinc-".
"I am not the Watchers Of Hunters. I have slain The Moon Presence.", Gehrman froze at his words. "After that, I was here.".
"I see.. Interesting development, indeed.", Gehrman voiced out, a hand on his chin, showing that he is concentrating on the thought. A call from Jhin's Scroll brought their attention to him.
"Yes, Eileen?", Jhin voiced out.
"Wait, Eileen?! As in, Eileen The Crow? The Hunter Of Hunters?!", Simon asked, his mouth gaping, clearly shocked.
"Just where the hell you've been? Don't tell me you're connected with th-", she paused seeing Jhin's look. "Actually nevermind. It seems like you already taken care of it. So what is it this time?", Eileen asked through the Scroll.
"The Blood-Starved Beast. Not taken care by me, but by Gehrman, Maria, Ludwig and Simon.", now it was Eileen's turn to be speechless. "Yes, it seems like some, if not every, Hunters are revived here if they are killed.", Jhin voiced out his theory. A sound of Eileen's 'Ouch!' broke their focus.
"Damn it, Jhin! A Blood-Starved Beast you said?! Why not invite me and Henryk?! We're dying for worthy prey here!", Gascoigne spoke out in outrage.
"Guess what, Gascoigne? Your founder is here, say hi to Ludwig.", after that declaration, Gascoigne passed out from shock. "In case you want to know, Gascoigne is one of the Church Hunters that managed to keep insanity but then couldn't no longer keep it after seeing his wife died.", he whispered very silent, to that of only Hunters could only pick out the sound. Ludwig's eyes wide.
"Well, glad you're safe at least. Come back soon. Henryk is wanting to play another game of chess with you.", and with that, she ended the call.
And with that, they all went back to Beacon Academy. For a rest of course. Let's just hope Glynda won't give them any harsh punishments.
(A/N: This IS NOT THE END OF THE CHAPTER! It's just 3 weeks after that day and on the Grimm Invasion or RWBY's First Mission.)
"And that's the last of them.", Yang spoke, finishing off the last Grimm.
Team RWBY was going with Pro-no, Doctor Oobleck for their first mission. Then the location they were in have the White Fang there, and fortunately no random beast or people. Then there's Roman, also the girl Roman escaped with from 3 weeks before, named Neo then they have train accident to Vale, with Grimm hot on their trails. That's basically the summary.
Now they were panting hard. Exhaustion clear on their face. They did fought a dozen army of Grimm after all. Team RWBY, fending off the Grimm, alongside Team HUNTER of Beacon Academy, Team JNPR, Team HUNTER of Haven Academy, and lastly Team SSSN.
Ruby looked at Jhin who is glaring daggers at something. She followed her gaze and it landed on Cinder. She tilted her head in confusion of why he is glaring daggers at her and her team.
"Jhin, why are you glaring at her?", she asked, her voice brought everyone attention to them.
"It's her. The thief.", Jhin replied.
Ruby's eyes widened while the others didn't understand what he meant. After all, on the dance night, she and Jhin intercept a thief. It was definitely female wearing a half mask and have long black hair. Jhin summoned Simon's Bowblade and shot a Quicksilver Arrow near her, just to scratch her cheek.
And the arrow found their mark, scratched her cheek, drawing blood. Cinder gasped in pain. Cinder and her team looked at Jhin, and glared at him. In case you're wondering, he's not using his beak mask now but he do wore his usual bone-ash armor set along with the brown trousers.
"The fuck is your problem?", Mercury, a teenager with short black hair, prosthetic legs, asked him with anger.
"My problem is that she's the thief.", Jhin declared, making Cinder along her team's eyes widened.
"What's your prove then?", Cinder asked, holding her cheek and her eyes narrowed, glaring daggers at Jhin.
"So many to point. 1) Your scent is the same as the thief, don't underestimate the nose of a Hunter.", his point made all Hunters grin. "2) A long slash mark from your right thigh to your breast. Prove?", just as he said that, he shot at her with the cannon he summoned instantly.
After the smoke dispersed, true to his words. There was a long, scar, of a slash mark from Cinder's right thigh until the her breast. The clothes destroyed, revealing her pale skin, courtesy of the shot.
"You would be dead, if it wasn't for your Aura. I mean, your Aura was green and now suddenly red.", true once again, after that shot, her Aura went to red level. They all went wide eye. "Another point to for me is, which I'm pretty sure both my team and Team HUNTER of Haven noticed, is your killing intent. To destroy and reveal yourself.", his words made all 3 teenagers along with everyone nearby to go wide eye.
"Tch, retreat, get ba-", as she said that, she dashed up only to be smacked down by a huge handwith glowing circle color of black. Both 3 teenagers went nearby everyone. But they froze, though the Hunters more like glaring at whatever it is in front of them. Deciding to look at whatever it is in front of her, she looked at front. Only to feel her blood went cold at the sight.
A huge blue figure, with around 10 arms in total. It's size surpassing a Goliath Grimm's size. It's head is gigantic. On top of the head is a man with dark skin, wings on his back, horns on his head. In his right hand is a long spear of darkness, with the left a glowing spinning dark light, threatening to explode everyone.
"Greetings, Hunters!", the man exclaimed loudly. "And no escape, for this is our time! Chaos shall reign the world!", he began to laugh madly. "Feel despair! By the wings of death, on the hands of doom [1]! By the darkest light from the darkest moon [Connected to 1]! The Hunter's Nightmare is here!", once again, he exclaimed with a gleam in his eyes.
"Dear Hunters, we will be having war, 3 days from now on! Make sure to prepare yourself! Some of the Hunters are stronger than most opponent, some even stronger than Gehrman himself!", at that statement, lot of the students' skin begin to pale. "But for now, this is my welcome for the chaos about to come!", he flicked his fingers.
And just with that, 8 man appeared. All in the Old Hunter's set clothing. 3 of them with the Whirligig Saw, another 4 with The Bloodletter and the last one, with Beasthunter Saif.
But behind them, is a woman, a woman with white dress, her face is covered by clothes, she seems to be praying, holding what seems to be a necklace.
"Bye bye!", the man and the huge figure disappeared in a blinding light.
"No! You damn host! Mark my words, you will suffer!", Jhin snapped, enraged by the man. So this was the ominous he kept on feeling ever since he entered Beacon Academy. Another Hunt, but it's a war. A war with that man's Hunter's Nightmare.
The others went wide-eyed at him. He never cursed, he never angry. But here he is, cursing and mad. Teeth gritting, the glare still in his yes, not going anywhere soon. "Away, you damn shame of a Hunter!", he used his dual blade mode and dashed to one of the Hunters.
The Hunter, sensing his killing intent, unfolded his Beasthunter Saif and smashed down at Jhin. Jhin blocked the weapon but something happened: His two blades, now lay broken. Everyone's eyes were wide.
"Your blood is mine, Hunter! I will eat your carcass after you're dead!", he exclaimed after broken Jhin's weapon. He stabbed Jhin in the stomach, pulling out his blade and then harshly kicked him with great strength. The blood sprayed to him, making him more insane. He dashed back at Jhin but Jhin's now using his most strongest weapon, forged by the founder the Healing Church Hunter: Ludwig's Holy Blade. Just as the strike was nearing him, Jhin parried it and sent an upward slash at the mad Hunter. Damaging him, Jhin's face painted with red, covering his eyes but both eyes remained open. Because of the damage he sent, his wound now healed but not completely, the blood still pouring out from it.
"Stay back, Hunters are out of your league. Only veteran Huntsman and Huntress should take them on!", Gehrman ordered, himself dashing at one of the Whirligig Saw users. His heavily curved sword transformed into a scythe which made Ruby fantasizing about it. The Hunter Gehrman aimed transformed the mace into it's cutter form. Sparks flew everywhere after courtesy of the spinning machine. He dashed at Gehrman, then attempted to cut Gehrman in half. But Gehrman is faster even without The Art Of Quickening. He slashed the Hunter in half, killing him completely, his blood spilled on him.
Jhin meanwhile, was destroying the Hunter completely after transforming the short silver blade into it's great-sword form. Decided to end it, he ended the Hunter's life, cutting off his head. He regrouped with the others.
"You all must suffer! You're all just bloodthirsty, you're just as the same as those madmen! Slaying innocents, slaying the villagers of Fishing Hamlet! Making the curse of the fiends!", Jhin was more than enraged, he was angry. Everything inside him, his instincts, his gut feeling, told him to destroy everything, to cut everything in his path. He heeded to it. 2 of the Hunters slashed their Whirligig Saw at Jhin, damaging his back and chest. He gasped in pain but recovered shortly and killed one on his back with Maria ending the one that attacked his chest. Blood pouring from his wounds, fatal and life-threatening. But he does not care. He will kill all of these Hunters, made his way there and end that son of a bitch's life. 4 are now dead, and only 4 left.
"Hah! A Hunter! Let's go", Gascoigne exclaimed, extended his axe and leaped at one of the Bloodletter's user, then completely decimating him in half. Gascoigne grinning like a madman while doing so.
"Mad Hunters, then The Crow should hunt all of them.", Eileen's voice calm and sent a chill down to the audience. She split the blade in her hand into two and struck down the last Whirligig Saw's user. The man grinned at her challenge and began striking her as well. Their strikes were dodged, parried, blocked. Eileen saw an opening and she took it, slashing the arm, so deep it cut down the nerves and blood vessel inside, making the man's right arm useless. She sent a cross slash at the man's head, cutting it off.
Henryk unfolded his Saw Cleaver and began fighting with the 2 remaining mad Hunters. Ludwig beside him, assisting him. They all fought with precision. All cuts are swift, all are agile. Ludwig sent a blue wave that was dodged and destroyed the building behind the target. The other one was shot in the head with a Quicksilver Arrow courtesy of Simon. The last one was too mad to even noticed that Henryk took the opportunity, cutting off his legs, making him immobile and Ludwig, sending the last strike by cutting his head off.
All 8 Mad Hunters are now laid dead. In their crimson pool of blood. Jhin with a glare, walked to the woman, his great-sword in hand. The woman then screamed loud, in pain which then proved a moments later, the woman now a beast, transformed because of the blood in her veins. The beast is huge, as huge as the blue figure. The beast is white, fur covering it's back. It's eyes are covered by a fold, it's left hand holding the same necklace. It then howled menacingly.
"Vicar Amelia, prepare to be slain.", Jhin threateningly said. His injuries are still not healed. His outfit are red, courtesy of his and the opponent's blood. "Let's begin!".
Chapter End
A/N: Hello all!, It took me 2 days to write this. Hope you enjoy the chapter! Sorry for the grammar and if it is rushed. If there's someone that want to be my Beta Reader or Editor, feel free to PM me and teach me how. I'm still new.
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