Chapter 1: Shining Beacon
As soon as all of the students left the airship, a certain red-cloaked girl, known as Ruby Rose, was currently gushing at the weapons that the other students were carrying with them.
"Oh wow that guy has a collapsible staff! Ooh and she's got a fire sword!" The scarlet-clad girl squealed, drooling at the deadly weapons that were being carried around.
"Easy there Rubes, they're just weapons." A young woman told her as she pulled her back. She had long golden blonde hair, lilac eyes, fair skin, and a well-endowed bosom. She wore a tan jacket that exposed her lower stomach with short, puffy sleeves with black cuffs. Underneath the jacket was a yellow crop top. She also wore an orange scarf, black mini shorts with black fingerless gloves to match her outfit, a brown colored belt, and brown knee-high boots.
"Just weapons?! Yang! They're an extension of ourselves! They're a part of us! Oh they're so cool!" Ruby gushed as she addressed the young woman as Yang.
"Then why can't you drool over your own weapon? Aren't you happy with it?"
"Of course I'm happy with my Crescent Rose!" Ruby quickly replied to the young woman known as Yang as she unfolded her scythe. "I just really like seeing new ones, it's like meeting new people...only better.
"Ruby come on!" Yang chuckled as she playfully yanked Ruby's hood over her head. "Why don't you go make some friends of your own?"
"Why would I need friends when I have you?" The red-cloaked girl questioned innocently while pushing her hood back down.
"Well…my friends just got there gotta catch up bye!" Yang called out quickly as she dashed towards the people she knew from Signal Academy, leaving Ruby in the dust.
"Wait! Where are you going?! Are we supposed to go to our dorms?! Do we have dorms? Where are our dorms? I don't know what I'm doing…" She fell backwards into a trolley full of white suitcases.
"What do you think you're doing?!" The owner of the trolley demanded. Ruby sat up to meet the owner of the trolley. She had pale skin, icy blue eyes, and snowy white hair that was tied in an off-center ponytail. She wore a white bolero jacket that matched with a thigh-high dress. Underneath the jacket were red sleeves. She also wore an apple-shaped necklace along with a pair of thin, rectangular ear piercings, white-heeled wedged boots that reached her mid-calf, and a small tiara on her head that resembled icicles. She also supported a scar over her left eye.
"U-Um, sorry!" Ruby apologized with an awkward smile.
"Sorry?! Do you have any idea of the damage you could've caused?!"
"Umm…"
"Give me that!" She snatched the case the crimson-clad Huntress picked up. "This is Dust: mined and purified from the Schnee quarry!"
"Uuuhhh…"
"What are you brain dead?!" She took a vial of the dust from the case and snapped it shut. "Dust: Fire, water, lightning, energy! Ring any bells?!" She lectured while shaking the vial at Ruby.
"I-I know…" The red-cloaked girl began to cough from the red powder in the air around her face.
"Are you even listening to me?! Is any of this sinking into that thick skull of yours?!"
"…aaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
BOOM!
Suddenly, a figure fell from the sky at high speeds and crashed into the white suitcases, causing an explosion from the dust as well as forcing Ruby and the white-clad girl back a few feet. As Ruby got back on her feet, she saw a very large hulking young man that was unconscious for some reason. His jaw was out of place with his teeth knocked out and had a busted lip. He also suffered from a massive bruise on the left side of his face, and his wrist seemed to be broken.
"What…just happened?" The crimson-cloaked girl questioned, unable to recall what happened.
"SEE?! This is exactly what I was talking about!" The white-haired girl exclaimed as she stood up. They then later heard an ear splitting roar along with screams of agony and shouting crowds. The roar reminded them of a Tiger's roar, so they went to follow the source of the roar and cries of agony while trying to get past the crowd. As they get further, the crowd started to get thicker and thicker, as soon as they reached their destination point, they froze.
Lying on the floor was a group of young men that were unconscious. Their joints were out of place, were heavily bruised and battered, and their blood stained the concrete. Their clothes were also torn and had claw marks on their skin. There was also an unconscious young woman and they could tell that she gotten the worst beating out of all of them.
What stood over them was a tall and muscular young man wearing hood over his head. He had spiky orange hair with black stripes that draped past his shoulders, tanned skin, and lime green eyes that glowed through the hood. He wore a black sleeveless hoodie that was unzipped, exposing his chiseled abdomen, grey baggy pants, and black combat boots. He also wore a necklace made of dragon scales, bandages wrapped around his hands, and a rusty orange bandana tied around his neck.
But his outfit didn't catch their attention. He had a long striped tail that was thrashing around violently, two jagged black stripes on his cheeks, ragged black markings on his body that resembles Tiger stripes, and razor sharp fangs. It was safe to assume that he was a Tiger Faunus. His eyes were burning with anger and hatred and his pupils were vertically slit. He also bared his white pointed teeth at the young men and his pants were animalistic grunts.
Blood was dripping from his clenched fists, which tells them that he was the one who sent the large man fighting and viciously beaten the group. Ruby brings her hands over her mouth, she hadn't seen anyone attack people out of such brutality. Meanwhile, the white-haired girl's body shook out of pure anger.
"SO HE'S THE DOLT THAT SENT THAT MAN FLYING INTO MY DUST?! WHY I OUGHTA!-"
Her angry rants were cut off as she felt a hand grabbing her shoulder. It was a young girl with fair skin, amber eyes, and long black hair. She had a ribbon tied in a large black bow on top of her head and purple eyeshadow. She wears a black unbuttoned vest with coattails and a single silver button in front. Underneath was a white, sleeveless, high necked, cropped undershirt and white shirts with a zipper in front of each leg.
She also wore black low-heeled boots and full stockings with a color gradation of black to purple at her ankles.
"I wouldn't get too close if I were you, it wouldn't be wise to provoke him even further." The black-haired girl advised in a calm and collected tone of voice. The white-clad girl brushed the hand off her shoulder.
"Why shouldn't I?! Aren't you fully aware of the damage that brute could've caused?!"
The girl in black simply crossed her arms under her breasts. "Even so, you would've been signing your own death warrant." She looked through the crowd. "Also he already left."
"WHAT?!" The Ice queen exclaimed as she swiftly turned her head to see the Tiger-Faunus leaving. "GET BACK HERE YOU!" She yelled as she chased after him. The amber eyed woman sighed and shook her head.
"Well, she's dead now." She said dryly as she left the crowd. But Ruby stayed in her place, her mind was on the young man that brutally beaten the gang of young men. When she looked at his eyes, she saw hatred, fury, and most of all…sadness. Ruby also saw a couple of scars over his chest and abdomen that resembled claw marks and whip marks.
"What could've happened to make him like this?" The scarlet Hunter thought sadly.
Rajah POV…
Rajah was currently walking towards the entrance of Beacon Academy with a massive scowl on his face. He was still slightly pissed off from the recent events. Okay, here's what REALLY happened.
Flashback…
"AAAH!" A girl screamed out in fear.
"It's a Tiger!" A deer Faunus cried. All eyes were on Rajah, who was paying no mind to the crowd. They all looked at him with contempt and fear. Though they were whispering, he heard the crystal clear thanks to his enhanced hearing. He heard words like...
"He'll kill us all."
"What's that striped-demon doing here?"
"Creatures like him belong in a man cage."
Then all of a sudden, a slab of concrete hits him on the head. It didn't hurt him of course, it just merely annoyed him.
"HEY FURBALL!" Rajah snarled softly as he turned to the source of the yell. It was a group of third year students with gangster like clothing, laughing mockingly at him. There was also a large bulky young man wearing a leather jacket, blue jeans, and had dark tanned skin with black spiky hair. He also had a bottle of alcohol in his right hand. Who stood next to him was a young woman with pale skin, messy blonde hair, knee-high black boots with a black crop top, and an eyepatch over her right eye with a sword hilt on her left hip. She also wore denim jeans shorts. They carried an air of arrogance and discrimination with them, and that pissed him of even more.
"You don't belong here! Why don't you go back to the pits of hell where you came from!" The large man boomed boastfully.
"Yeah! demons like you shouldn't be interacting with humans!" The Bengal Tiger could hear some people voicing more agreements.
"Aww, is the wittle kitty gonna cry?" The woman sneered in a puppy dog tone as her underlings laughed with her. Rajah could tell that this one eyed wench was the leader and the strongest out of all of them. But he didn't have any time to waste with those idiots, since they were weaklings compared to him. He then continued walking to his destination, which is Beacon Academy. The woman however, frowned deeply, greatly displeased at being ignored.
"HEY STRIPED SHIT! WE'RE TALKING TO YOU!" She shouted, but the Tiger continued to ignore her. Growling softly, she made a hand motion to the hulking man that said "Hand me the bottle." He nodded and did as he was told. The eye patched woman grinned maliciously and threw the bottle at high speeds, aiming for the Tiger-Faunus' head. Then in the blink of an eye, Rajah kicked the bottle right back at the woman.
CRASH!
As the bottle made contact with her face, the bottle shattered into smaller pieces and glass flew everywhere. The woman screamed in agony as she held her face, there were several cuts and a huge gash on her forehead.
"BOSS!" The young men screamed as they ran towards her, checking to see if she was alright. As Rajah saw this, he started walking away, with his hair covering his eyes. He's struggling to hold back his anger.
"Y-You…little shit." The eye-patched woman grimaced as she glared at the Tiger. His actions infuriated her. Just who the hell does this guy think he is?!
"WHERE THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?!" With that, she lets out a yell and sprints forward, unsheathing her sword. Her goons cheered her on, encouraging her to decapitate the Tiger's head. The one-eyed girl yelled out as she swung her sword, but to their shock, Rajah bit her sword in half. She was suddenly grabbed by the throat and lifted up high into the air. When she looked down, she met the face of a beast. His fangs were bared and his pupils became slits, much like a felines. A chill ran down her spine as a low guttural snarl escaped his throat.
"Nobody. Calls me. Kitty." He growled deeply, making her eyes go wide full of fear. She then screamed in pain as he viciously mauled and beaten her, with the young men helplessly watching. Bloody and beaten, he drops her to the ground, making blood stain the concrete.
"YOU BASTARD!" The large man roared as he ran up to the Tiger and swings his right fist at him. But Rajah easily blocked the punch with an open hand, shattering the hulking man's wrist. As he screamed in pain, the Bengal Tiger Faunus grabs his arm, yanks in down, and slugs him across the jaw, making blood fly out his mouth and sending him flying. Fear filled the young men's bodies, they were supposed to be the strongest! Rajah turns his head towards them in a slow, sadistic manner. He bared his glistening white fangs once more.
"You're next." He then lets out an animalistic roar and lunges at them, with his claws unsheathed. He then brutally mauled them to death, making blood splatter everywhere.
Flashback end...
"They're lucky i didn't kill them." Rajah thought with a scoff. This sort of thing has happened to him a lot when he was a cub, and those who mocked him were either burned to cinder or ripped to shreds. Hell, even other Faunus looked at him with either contempt or with fear. Well, that's the outcome when you're a Faunus with the traits of an Apex-Predator.
"YOU! STOP RIGHT THERE!"
He growled in annoyance as he stopped in his tracks. His ears underneath his hood twitched at the loud, annoying voice. The Tiger didn't even need to turn around to tell who it was. He recognized her by scent. It was the white-haired girl from earlier, otherwise known as...you know the rest.
"You barbarian! You could've caused some serious damage! What do you have to say for yourself?!" She demanded while pointing an accusing finger at The Tiger-Faunus, who kept his back facing her.
"Well?!"
Dead silence fell upon them. The white-clad girl tapped her foot impatiently, waiting for him to answer. The Tiger decided to break the silence.
"I ain't got nothin' to say ice wench." Rajah spat coldly. She took a few steps backwards as a chill ran down her spine, his voice was very deep and stony. She later regained her snobby composure.
"Excuse me furball But do you not know who i a...?!"
"Weiss Schnee, the stuck up, spoiled rich bitch of the Schnee Dust Company who had everything handed to her on a silver platter?" Weiss was shocked, no one ever talked to her like that, she was the heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, the wealthiest organization in all of Remnant, yet the Tiger-Faunus didn't give a damn. She finally decided that she's had enough.
"Now listen here you!-"
She cuts her sentence short with a small gasp as Rajah oozed out his suffocating killing-intent while he turned his head toward her. He adopts a more feral facial expression by baring his pearly white fangs at her. His tail swept from side-to-side, which gave out a warning that he' not in a mood.
Then there were his eyes. It screamed danger, ferocity, and bloodlust, much like a wild animal's. A flicker of flames danced around his body, even the tip of his tail. The heiress felt the temperature rising around her, yet her skin felt cold due to Rajah's killing-intent.
"You know..." His demonic voice made her skin even become paler than it usually is. "My tolerance for bullshit is wearing thin, so you have only two options. You can either keep bugging me and have me rip you to shreds, OR, you could go bug someone else, and i might just let you live. But if you choose the lateral...you'll be drowning in your own fucking blood. Got it?" He snarled, unsheathing his claws for emphasis.
Weiss just gulped slightly and nodded meekly in response. Satisfied with her answer, his flames died down and retracted his claws before walking away. The heiress did not move from her spot. Was that the true power of a Tiger-Faunus? He would've killed her right on the spot if she had kept running her big mouth. She decided that she should leave him alone for now. But there was one question that crossed her mind.
"What's a Tiger-Faunus doing here attending Beacon?" She thought to herself, plus those flames seemed rather...familiar.
Several Hours later...
Great, just fantastic! Today was just Rajah's luckiest day (Note the sarcasm)! First, some racist fuckers picked on him for absolutely no reason, then he realized a Schnee was attending Beacon, then was bugged by some guy named Jaune Arc or whatever, now he gets some bullshit lecture from the blonde hag! Who's fucking side was she on?! Those idiots started the fight, they are the ones who should be lectured! Not him! But he was grateful that the old man said that he wouldn't punish him, let alone admit that the weaklings had brought it upon themselves. The Tiger Faunus trudged through the dormitories, looking for a spot to sleep.
"Crap! Here he comes!" A random student cried out. All of the initiates backed up against the walls and hid inside their sleeping bags out of fear. The scent of urine filled Rajah's nose, indicating that one of them wet themselves, much to his amusement. He later sits by the far end of the dormitory and leans against the well, with his arms folded.
The Bengal Tiger scanned the area and observed the students with his green slitted eyes. They were amateurs, nothing but mere fodder. They wouldn't last five seconds in the wild, hell, they wouldn't survive in his environment. Where Rajah grew up was a hazardous Jungle. Not only was it infested with Grimm, but mythical creatures, such as Vampires, Werewolves, Wendigo, Demons, Gargoyles, and most of all, Dragons (Not the Grimm kind).
The Humans back then used magic or spell enhanced weapons to hunt and they were more hostile back then. The weather there was very harsh and unpredictable, from raging thunderstorms and heat hazes, to withering blizzards. The animals there were unnaturally large up to this day and were more powerful than the Grimm, which meant that hunting wasn't always an easy game for him. He heard the sounds of footsteps approaching him, and caught the scent of a...Cat?
Glancing upwards, he sees a young woman with long, wavy black hair, yellow eyes, and purple eyeshadow. Her outfit consisted of a black Yukata with gray and white trimmings. She also had a book in her hand and wore a black bow on top of her head to hide her Cat ears. Was she so ashamed of her heritage that she went into hiding? Then again, it wasn't any of his business.
"Is this spot taken?" She asked, pointing the spot next to him. Rajah shook his head curtly, telling her that the spot was free. Sitting next to him, the black-haired girl lights up a candle and cracks open the book for her to read. There was dead silence between the two of them, since neither was really interested in starting a conversation.
"Blake Belladonna." Rajah glanced at her through the corner of his slanted eye. Why would she give him his name? But she was a fellow Feline, Faunus to be exact.
"Rajah." He replied gruffly.
"If you don't mind me asking, aren't you the guy that assaulted those group of third year students?"
The Bengal Tiger shrugged lazily. "Those assholes had it coming."
"Hello!~" A cheerful voice sung out, much to the Tiger's annoyance. Looking up, he sees a young woman with long blonde hair, lilac eyes, and fair skin. Her pajamas were an orange tank top with brown boy shorts. The blonde was dragging someone towards them.
It was the red-hooded girl from the picture, also known as Ruby Rose. Only this time, she wasn't wearing her Huntress outfit. She wore pajamas that consisted of a black tank top with a heart-shaped Beowulf emblem on the chest and white long pants with pink roses. She also had a black sleeping mask over her forehead with triangular red eyes resembling that if a Beowulf. By scent, Rajah could tell that they were sisters, or half-sisters to be more specific.
"I believe you two met my little sister Ruby?"
The Bengal Tiger scowled at the busty blonde. "What do you want?"
"I just thought we came to introduce ourselves!" The blonde said happily, not at all deterred by the Tiger's harsh response. "I'm Yang Xiao Long! Ruby's older sister! It's nice to meet'cha!"
Rajah lets out an annoyed grunt, this blonde bimbo was so damned loud! Of course, he wouldn't mind if it weren't for his sensitive ears, they can pick up the faintest sounds from miles away, even if it was blocked up. The Tiger closed his eyes as if he were in a trance, blocking her presence.
Yang blinked in confusion at his lack of response. "Hello! Is anybody there?" She called out, waving her hand in front of his face, much to the Tiger's ire. She later turns her attention to Blake. "So what's your name?"
The Cat-Faunus lets out an annoyed a sigh and lowered her book. "Blake."
"Well Blake, isn't it a nice night?"
"Why yes...almost as nice as this book." Blake started off. "That i will continue to read as soon as you leave."
Rajah couldn't help but smirk slightly, he thought it was kinda funny how quickly she dismissed the two.
"Umm..." He turned to see Ruby poking at her index fingers. "Aren't you the guy that i saw earlier?" She asked meekly.
The Tiger-Faunus narrowed his eyes at the gir, his tail twitching. "What of it?" He asked harshly.
Though Ruby wasn't intimidated, she felt awkward. "I-I just didn't think we would run into each other again, that's all." She said shyly, looking at her feet.
Rajah's gaze softened and lets out a sigh, why did she have to be so damn cute? Wait, cute?! Did he seriously just think that!? What's wrong with him?! He can't be getting mushy over some filthy Human!
"So, you're a Tiger-Faunus?" She asked innocently. Rajah lets out a thundering growl, his tail thumping loudly on the floor.
"Got a problem with that?"
Ruby shook her head. "Not at all, i think Tigers are pretty cool."
The Bengal Tiger stared at her incredulously. Did she not realize that he was a Tiger, one of the most ferocious Apex-Predators and the strongest Faunus that ever existed? She was a strange one indeed. He later noticed that she stuck her hand to him.
"Ruby Rose." She greeted with a sweet smile, which made Rajah feel weird inside. He stared at her hand with his cat-like eyes, should he really trust this girl? he sighed once more before grasping her hand.
"Rajah." He said plainly. They both felt a slight spark as soon as their hands made contact. Neither knew what it was, but both knew that it felt warm and...comforting. Rajah liked it, and so did Ruby.
"Oh~ So there's a love triangle going on between the two of you?" They turned to see Yang grinning at them coyly with her hands on her hips. Slowly turning back to each other, their faces turned red and retracted their hands.
"YAAAAANG!" Ruby whined as she began punching her sister. It soon became a brawl. Rajah's face was still red, though not as red as Ruby's.
"WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON HERE?! DON'T YOU REALIZE THAT SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO SLEEP?!" A familiar annoying voice screeched. Weiss was marching her way towards their direction. She wore a light blue nightgown with white trimmings.
"Ssh, guys, she's right, people are trying to sleep." Ruby whispered, trying to be the voice of reason.
"Oh, so now you're on my side?" Weiss snorted.
"I'm always on your side!"
"Yeah! What the hell's your problem with my sister?! She's only trying to be nice!" Yang shouted with venom lacing her voice.
"She's a hazard to my health!" The heiress stomped angrily. Suddenly, the scent of burning fabric filled her nose. Looking down, she notices that her pajamas are on FIRE! Weiss ran around screaming while trying to put out the fire. Unknown to her, a certain Tiger-Faunus was watching in delight, plus he's the one who lit her pj's on fire. The three girls were confused at what happened. With that, Blake blew out the candles, indicating that it was lights out, flushing the room into darkness.
Many hours later...
It was a dark peaceful night and everyone was fats asleep. The full moon shined its light through the windows, blanketing the room in a dim glow. Light like this would make anybody fall asleep, well...all except one.
Rajah was wide awake as his green slitted eyes glowed in the darkness. His Tiger blood makes him active at night and see perfectly well in the dark. He quickly yet silently crept his way towards one of the windows. Cracking it open, he jumps and leaps from building to building at blinding speeds.
In the forest...
Rajah was currently walking through the forest. Thanks to his heightened sense, he knew the location of every single animal and Grimm nearby. He could also smell their fear. The moonlight enlightened a mystic ruins. It was covered with lush green leaves, trees and vines. It also had a river and a waterfall rushing down from the temple, with the moonlight reflecting off of it.
"Now this is more like it." Rajah thought to himselfs. Walking to the river, he bent down on all fours to take a drink, scoping up the water with his tongue. As soon as he was done, he leaped inside the temple and began to mark his territory.
He rubbed his scent all over a large, old tree and began scratching it, leaving many claw marks on the bark. Rajah later climbed the tree and rests his back against the trunk, shutting his eyes and drifted to sleep with a loud yawn.
To be continued…
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