AN: Jaune has no airsickness here. The story will progress like usual, and will eventually return back to Gaia in the near future. To clarify things… I am going to put the age of Jaune and the other hunters in training:
Jaune: 18
Ruby: 16
PNR & WBY: 18
Chapter 2: From Mercenary to Hunter (In Training)
Emerald Forest
Jaune traversed the forest that he woke up in. His confusion was that he's been facing monsters that he has never seen before. He was a mercenary who travelled all over Gaia and has seen his fair share of monsters. Not to mention that he usually loves reading about the different monsters that he could encounter on his travels. One thing that he noticed was that most of these monsters had a common theme, they were black, had red eyes and had bone masks 77on them. He was intrigued, but he had other priorities, finding civilization.
"I really don't like getting lost…" Jaune mutters to himself. He's been walking in the damned forest for hours with no sign of civilization; he had Kyo for these kinds of navigation. Unknown to him, he was being watched by hidden cameras hidden in the trees of the forest. A figure watched, slightly amused at the mysterious persons antics. Though what intrigued him the most was how the figure arrived in the forest in the first place. He looked at the recording and saw a flowing and glowing green energy surrounding the area. It slowly approached the ground and as it swirled, the form of a person was seen in the middle of the clearing, coming from the green particles. 'Interesting..' The mysterious figure said to himself.
Undisclosed Location. Late afternoon
The figure was in an office, wearing a green coat with a scarf. He had a cane and a mug in either of his hands and wore a pair of round glasses. His gray hair styled, and gave him a look of regality and mystery. A knock on the door followed and he answered. "You can come in Glynda." He said
The woman named Glynda entered the room, eyeing the man with a raised brow before saying, "What did you need Ozpin? You called me about 'something of interest'?"
"Yes, I would like you to take a look at this recording of something in the Emerald Forest. It is quite intriguing. " The man now identified as Ozpin said as he hands her the tablet in his hand.
"Hn." Is all she replied as she approached. 'This better not be another trick…' She thought to herself.
She watched the video with a bland look, which slowly began to change to a look of curiosity. She looks at the video a while longer before looking back at Ozpin with a serious expression.
"We need to investigate this Professor, I will assemble a team immediately, that boy is alone by himself in a Grimm infested forest, it is unwise to leave him there."
"He seems to be able to handle himself well. Don't you agree Ms. Goodwitch?" He says with a bemused smile
"Yes, but no matter, he is still young and-" She pauses and looks at Ozpin with glare that could kill. "You… you're planning on recruiting him aren't you?"
Ozpin just looks at her, expression unchanging.
"We don't even know if he's willing to become a hunter! We don't know his background, his history, he could be a serial killer for all we know!" She shouts at him in a reprimanding tone. Regardless, Ozpin does not falter.
"Ms. Goodwitch, I do have the power as headmaster of this Academy to recruit promising young individuals to train and become guardians of the people, hunters." He says
"I think it would be more prudent if you would think about the situation. The boy might not even be from Remnant! That green energy was something no one has ever seen before, and he appeared from it, if that isn't a warning sign then I don't know what is."
"Then we shall find out from him, won't we Ms Goodwitch? Call Peter and Bartholomew, we have a guest to welcome."
Glynda just sighs and leaves through the door, pulling out her own tablet in the process. 'This is going to be another interesting year…' Ozpin thinks to himself before turning to the window of his office, overlooking the academy.
Emerald Forest, Late Afternoon
Jaune was not amused. Not amused at all. He has been walking in the forest for hours, well it felt like hours to him. He was too impatient for his own good. The black monsters he has been facing seemed to have lessened to an extent and saw it as a sign of nearing civilization and kept walking up that direction. Jaune was astounded; he was at death's door before he blacked out, now he was as fit as a fiddle. It was as though the fight with Azul never actually happened. He frowned as he remembered the fight, that got him worried about his partner. He shakes his head and kept on walking. He was confident that Kyoshiro could have gotten out without his help. So he hummed as he trudged through the forest.
A clicking sound makes him do a double take. He looks around suspiciously. He walks slowly, and eventually stopped, drawing his weapon. He controlled his breathing, scanned his surroundings. He listened to the clicking sound as it got closer. Opening the revolver cartridge, he checks his Materia. A blue one was shifted to the front and he closes it. He doesn't want to waste what Materia he has right now, but he also did not want to take any chances. A large black figure bursts through the bushes and trees knocking a few trees over. It was unsurprisingly black, conforming with the rest of the monsters that he had fought so far. This one was big though, and it had vicious visage. It had two large claws covered in the same bone like material that covered the other monsters. It was like armor, as it also covered the face of the monster. It had six legs and a large glowing stinger that hung above its body ready to strike. It was one huge scorpion, but he wasn't about to back down.
Crouching, he points the blade in the direction of the scorpion. And with a strong his legs, he rushed at the scorpion with his blade at the ready. The scorpion lashes out its stinger with speed that surprised Jaune. He makes and aerial dodge, twisting his body out of the way of the stinger. While in the air he pulls the trigger on his gun blade and slashes an icy blast at the scorpion's stinger, encasing it in ice. The scorpion, in a fit of rage, swings its encased stinger at Jaune, knocking him into one of the trees.
Dazed, Jaune looks up at the large scorpion as it approaches, claws snapping. Jaune was tired, all the fatigue finally setting in. His non-stop fighting took its toll on his body. He was starting to get sore, and moved slower. He gets up, albeit a little of balance when he did so, he readies his blade leveling it at the scorpion. It began its charge, Jaune makes ready to counter only, it never came. He is shocked to see a rather short stout man in front of him, holding an axe with a peculiar gun attached to it. He held the axe firmly against the claws of the giant arachnid before pushing it back with tremendous strength. The axe glowed as he brought down on the scorpion's armored head. The bone armor cracked, and so did the rest of its body due to the force pushing downward. The red eyes that glowed slowly began to dim as its body was twitching, an axe lodged in its head. The old man removes his axe and turns around to see Jaune. Jaune tenses up, not yet sure if he could trust the man in front of him, that just crushed a scorpion that was man-handling him with one attack. Even though he could have taken the scorpion, he was taken aback. ONE ATTACK. That got him scared. He was shaken out of his stupor when the mans boisterous voice echoed in the forest, a jovial amused tone rang as he spoke.
"Good show boy! Good show. An amazing feat should I say for someone so young to survive in this forest full of Grimm for hours alone. Ha! My names Peter Port! Pleasure to meet you young man." Peter said as he gave his hand to Jaune.
"Thanks, uhhh Peter." Jaune says as he awkwardly shakes the hand of the man who helped him, his other hand scratching the back of his head while he gave a sheepish smile. He was shocked at the man's joyful demeanor.
"No problem young man. Now what you showed just now reminded me of my youth! Why when I was a young lad.." Peter began rumbling on, a feeling of dread washed upon Jaune as he knew that he was about to be peppered by stories of an old man who seems a little too excited to tell them. He was save however when another voice was heard in the clearing.
"Peter, I think you should save the stories for later, he just fought a Deathstalker, alone." A stern feminine voice stated.
"Before anything else, he needs rest and medical attention" The woman said as she eyed Jaune up and down, looking at his bruises and cuts from all the fighting he had done.
Peter nodded in agreement; he pulls out a tablet like device and tapped it a few times. Not a moment too soon, a large bullhead appears to pick them up. The rear hatch opens and a man with gravity defying blue hair and spectacles was seen at the entrance.
"Glynda, Peter, ah good to see you found our guest here! Lets get him to the academy shall we?" The spectacled man spoke, in a mile-a-minute manner that made Jaune curious.
'Wha? Academy? This guy had too much coffee…' he thought in his head eyeing the mug that he constantly sipped from.
"Thank you Bartholomew, lets get going then." Glynda responded as they all entered the bullhead and headed for Beacon Academy. Jaune looks out the window of the bullhead and the beauty of the surrounding forest mesmerized him. 'Beautiful' He thought to himself.
The bullhead approached the large academy. Its clock tower could be seen from miles away and the landscaping spanned for what looked like to be, miles as well. Jaune's jaw dropped as he took in the sight, such a view, he had never seen before as he looked at Beacon and all its majesty.
"Woah…" Was the only thing that Jaune could say to describe what he was seeing as of the moment.
"Quite the sight, isn't it?" Glynda said looking at Jaune with an amused smile.
"Yeah, definitely, never seen anything like it in all my travels. Where in Gaia are we?" Jaune asked her
A serious expression appeared on Glynda's face as she spoke "Well if Gaia is where you're from, then I don't think you're in Gaia anymore young man. We are currently heading to Beacon Academy, a prestigious academy for aspiring hunters who protects Remnant and its kingdoms from the creatures of Grimm."
Jaune's eyes widen in realization and he looked out of the window. Nothing was familiar, he wasn't over Wutai or any of the lands he had visited on his travels. The sight was one to behold. Jaune mulled over what to say; he was overwhelmed to say the least.
Moreover Jaune was confused. What was he going to do in this new world? Can he even return to Gaia? What about Deepground and all his friends back there. He needed to know more if he wanted answers.
Jaune looks at Glynda with determination on his face. "Will I find the information that I need in Beacon?"
Glynda smirks and says "Beacon is home to one of the largest libraries in Remnant, we do teach the future generation of hunters after all, they need the information. If there's a place with answers, Beacon should be a one of them, BUT, we will have to determine what to do with you first before anything else, Mr- Oh I didn't get your name?"
"Its Jaune, Jaune Arc."
"Well I'm Glynda Goodwitch, a professor at Beacon and these are my colleagues, Peter Port and Bartholomew Oobleck." She says gesturing to the other two passengers on the bullhead.
"Commencing our decent to beacon Academy." The Pilot says to them.
"Well then Mr. Arc, you will be getting you're answers soon enough"
Jaune nods and looks out at Beacon.
'I sure hope so…'
Beacon Academy, Ozpin's Office
The headmaster looks out of the window of his office, overlooking the entire academy. The bullhead the left that afternoon to collect their wayward guest was in view and began its descent towards the school grounds. He looks forward to meeting their new friend as he turns towards the door and awaits their arrival.
Ten Minutes Later…
Glynda arrives at the door of the headmaster's office, the young blonde mercenary in tow. Peter and Bartholomew said their farewells as they left for the faculty office, leaving the two blondes alone to face the headmaster.
Jaune was nervous. He didn't know just what to expect of this place. This probably was one of the biggest buildings he has been to, minus the Shinra infrastructure he's been to in the past.
Just what kind of man is in control of all this, and more importantly, what does he want with him?
Glynda faces the door and knocks on it. After receiving the command to enter the room, they walk inside, Jaune not sure how to feel at this moment, put on a poker face of indifference, attempting to hide his nervousness. The cold sweat and tense posture gave it away though.
"There's no need to be so tense." The figure at the table, who he assumed was the headmaster was said.
"No one will hurt you here." The man says as he stood up approaching Jaune.
'That has yet to be seen' Jaune thought.
"I am Ozpin, Headmaster of Beacon Academy, welcome Mr. Arc."
"How did you-"
"Ms. Goodwitch over there saw it fit to inform me of your name before your arrival." He says with a smile. Bring to his mouth the mug he had on his other hand.
"Well, then its nice to meet you as well Mr. Ozpin, may I know what you want from me?" Jaune says with uncertainty.
"Mr. Arc, you appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the Emerald Forest via a green energy and displayed abilities that are very intriguing to say the least."
"In other words you are an anomaly that we have to figure out." Ms. Goodwitch cuts in, her voice sharp and left no room for argument. The glare she was giving him was not helping either.
"Yes, what Ms. Goodwitch had said, now shall we get on with the interview then? We have much to talk about Mr. Arc."
Jaune looked thoughtful, he then nodded and proceeded to sit down on one of the office chairs.
"Well, first of all, My name is Jaune Arc, which you already know. I was born in Midgar, a city in Gaia, my world. I'm 18, a travelling mercenary with my partner Kyoshiro Kusanagi. We travel around Gaia in search of adventure."
Ozpin looks intently at him and replies, "Hmm… well clearly none of the places you just mentioned are remotely familiar to what we know here in Remnant." He pauses a bit before continuing. "Well then Jaune, what about where you learned to fight like that, you are rather young."
"I grew up in a rather chaotic time. It wasn't really a friendly environment for young kids to grow up during a time of war. There was a lot of civil unrest and we had to learn how to protect ourselves if we wanted to survive." He looks thoughtful. "My father taught me my sword style. My weapon, Shadow Trigger, I made from custom parts. Its high grade black steel , tempered to perfection. Shinra, the company that controlled most of the world because of their monopoly on the Mako Reactors which I will explain about later, fell and catastrophe followed. I was already a trained individual when the fighting started. So I decided to lend a hand."
Ozpin looked at him appraisingly while Glynda narrowed her eyes at him.
"Then I assume that you lent a hand to the people who took down this "Shinra" company?" She says with a rather suspicious tone.
"Yes, now before you start accusing me of being a criminal, my cause was good. If you were there you would understand. Shinra was killing the planet, their reactors siphoning the lifestream, the natural energy of the world for energy, some side-effects were sicknesses, shady experiments and a lot of violence. Shinra became a super-power of no equal. So I decided to lend a hand to Avalanche, the group that took down Shinra. I didn't really help out as actively though, I was just around for a few battles."
"Catastrophe you said, followed? Can you explain?" Ozpin asked Jaune.
Jaune looked deathly serious as he continued.
"In the aftermath of the fall of Shinra, the battle was not over yet." He looks Ozpin in the eyes. 'There was a man once hailed as one of the greatest heroes of Shinra's Military force SOLDIER. The members of SOLDIER are all physically enhanced supersoldiers divided into three classes 3rd being the lowest and 1st being the highest. This man, was the strongest 1st Class SOLDIER to ever exist, his name was Sephiroth."
"And what did this Sephiroth, do exactly? He is just one man after all…" Glynda interjects slowly.
"Sephiroth… was once a man I looked up to growing up. Then I saw him for the monster that he was…" Jaune looked reminiscent. "Sephiroth was no longer a part of Shinra's military when he discovered he was a result of an experiment with Genova Cells, Genova a being that landed in our world years back. He burned down an entire village by himself in a rampage and after which was not seen until the fall of Shinra."
Jaune pauses for a breath.
"Now I will get into our abilities before I explain anything else. Our world has what we call the lifestream, that green energy you saw before I appereared. Its like the energy of the world, the world's life source. If a human had a soul, then the lifestream would be the manifestation of Gaia's soul."
This raised the eyebrows of the professors but they said nothing.
"Shinra learned how to siphon this energy into workable things and made an industrial giant. The Mako Reactors, which gathered Mako, the liquid manifestation of the Lifestream, to make energy for the city and Materia,"
Jaune pulls out a Blizzard Materia and shows it to them
"This is Materia. It grants the user different abilities and skills and even summon great beasts to battle, as you can see its crystal, this is crystallized Mako. These things can be made artificially or naturally."
"Hmmm it could be comparable to Dust that we use here in Remnant." Ozpin says.
"Quite possibly. Now there are many types of Materia varying in use. This is a "Blizzard Materia" it allows me to cast a low level spell that freezes as the name implies; or I can use it to modify my weapon's attacks."
Jaune says as he opens the cartridge of his gundblade revealing the glowing crystals inside.
"The size of the material determines the power of the Materia. It grows stronger with each use."
"Now I'm going to go back to Sephiroth. Now there are two special Materia in Gaia, its called the Black and White Materia. The White Materia can be used to cast Holy the strongest defensive spell and cleanses the planet while the Black Materia casts meteor, a devastating attack that could destroy Gaia in one attack. Sephiroth… had the Black Materia." Jaune looks at them, a grim expression on his face as he remembers the ordeal.
Ozpin and Glynda widen their eyes in shock and different thoughts began running through their head.
'Impossible… destroy a whole planet? If that was possible with dust… it should never be in the hands of the wrong person.' Glynda thought
'Such a tragedy. If I can help it, I wont allow that to happen to Remnant.' Ozpin said in his mind.
"And since I'm still alive, we did survive that ordeal… thanks to the sacrifice of a friend who sacrificed herself to at the very least stop it from destroying Gaia… even though so much was destroyed still."
Jaune says with melancholy present in his voice.
"A friend of mine named Aerith, she was a Cetra, an ancient race of people who live for long periods of time. She was the last one, and she used the White Materia to cast Holy."
Glynda raised an eyebrow at that "If she casted the strongest defense spell, should it not have cancelled it out? By how you singled those two out, they seem to be of equal power."
"It would have," Jaune pauses a bit before continuing "if she finished casting it… she was killed before she could finish casting it. Sephiroth stabbed her through the chest while she was casting. We FAILED to protect her…" Jaune says with frustration and anger evident in his voice as his fists curled in to balls and were trembling. After calming down Jaune continues his explanation.
"The spell was able to stop the meteor from destroying Gaia, but the catastrophic damage was still evident on the planet's surface. Midgar was totaled, and so many villages, and places destroyed. So many people… lost."
"That brings me to what is happening now. After Sephiroth was defeated, the world began to recover. We try not to use as much Materia now, after all it does come from Gaia's life source, the lifestream. Though there are still some bad elements though. Deepground was an underground project of Shinra that essentially came up with the SOLDIER program. The only thing was that they performed inhumane experiments. Now, they still pose a threat. Me and my partner were hired to investigate their possible hideout. We got separated fighting a Tsviet, one of Deepground's strongest."
Jaune cringes at the memory of the fight he had before deciding to continue.
"The Tsviet followed me when we split up. I'm gonna spare you the fight we had. But in the end, I was incapacitated against the railings of the reactor. I could see the lifestream flowing below when Azul, the Tsviet, decides to use his cannon like a club and knock me right off the rails. I thought I was a goner for sure. Next thing I know, I'm here."
Jaune finishes his story with an audible sigh. His throat itched from all the talking he did and asked for a glass of water. Ozpin gives gets off his seat and grabs a glass from his table and heads for his water dispenser. After giving Jaune a drink he decides to give his reaction.
"Quite a story indeed Mr. Arc, if not a bit far fetched." Ozpin says, sounding a little amused.
"Far fetched yes, but that's story you're getting. Its not like I can lie in this situation."
"Well then Mr. Arc, given you're unique circumstance, we can't really let you out into the world unknown to you. So, I am prepared to make you an offer." He smiled at him ever so slightly.
"You can't be serious Ozpin! We don't know if he's a threat to the students!" Glynda voiced her protests.
"I've heard enough, a terrorist by definition, but his heart is in the right place. I have no qualms with him attending my school Glynda."
"Wait… you want me to come to you're school? Me?" Jaune interjects, a little confused at the development before him.
"Yes, there is no better place to learn about this world and its threats than Beacon, the most prestigious school for aspiring hunters and huntresses."
"Woah, I'm a little overwhelmed."
"Don't be Mr. Arc, this is only the beginning of you're journey here, we will be helping you every step of the way. Isn't that right Glynda?" Ozpin directs his view to his blonde associate. Glynda rolls her eyes.
"Yes, now I expect you to behave while you're here Mr. Arc, or there will be hell to pay." She glares while brandishing her riding crop.
Jaune shivers involuntarily. He really does not want to mess with her. After all, Hell hath no greater wrath than a woman scorned. 'I really don't wanna get on her bad side. Though the crop was a little kinky… I wonder…' Jaune thinks as he looks between Ozpin and Glynda. He quickly shakes off those thoughts. 'Okay bad Jaune. No bad thoughts.'
"Anyway, how is this going to work?" Jaune asks, trying to rid himself of some unsavory thoughts.
"You seem age appropriate if you were telling the truth about your age. You will be attending Beacon in the upcoming month when the initiation will take place. You will be taking residence here, in the meantime."
"I see, will there be more for me to do around here, while I wait? Because I don't think It would be very productive for me to just stay here and do nothing. I have to find a way home!"
"Of course not Mr. Arc, while the library will be made available for you're use, you must familiarize yourself with the surrounding area and technology. And we'll have to find you a new weapon. We can't really have you go around, waving some blade that clearly doesn't use dust." Ozpin says in an amused manner.
"What? I cant just abandon Shadow Trigger. She's my pride! My Everything!" Jaune gives out exaggerated hand movements while he rambled on about the novelty of his weapon.
Ozpin chuckles while Glynda just looks on with a blank expression.
"No one said anything about abandoning you're weapon. It's just an alternative while you're here to avoid some unnecessary attention. I assure you that, we have the finest weaponsmiths around." Ozpin assures him.
"Alright then, lets do it." Jaune says, shaking Ozpin's hand and accepting the offer.
'I'm gonna have to read up on the dust and aura they talked about.'
"Ms. Goodwitch will show you to you're temporary quarters Mr. Arc. You have a long month ahead of you. Prepare well." Ozpin says as he gestures towards the door.
Jaune nods appreciatively and follows Ms. Goodwitch out of the door. As he enters his temporary room, he plops down on his bed and realizes that he will need to shop for some new clothes if he wanted be civilized. 'That can wait for tomorrow, now I relax. Sorry, Kyo, looks like you'll have to go on without me for a while'
He opens a small pocketbook that he pulls out of his vest. It miraculously survived, unscathed. It was an ornate white book with intricate designs that make it look quite fancy. He smiles and opens the book and recites something from it. Its always been a hobby of his to do so.
"Infinite in mystery is the gift of the Goddess, We seek it thus, and take to the sky." (AN: :P)
Beacon, 3 weeks later
Jaune was in the training room sparring with some droids. He has been testing out his weapon for the past two weeks. It was a silver version of his old gunblade only it was replaced with dust cartridges instead of Materia sockets. With a mighty heave he swings his sword in a wide, horizontal arc while activating the fire dust. It caused a large explosion around the arc and blasted the droids to pieces.
"I see you're adjusting well Mr. Arc. However, I would like to suggest that you do not destroy too many of the training droids beyond repair. We do have limited funds after all."
Ozpin says approaching Jaune from the sidelines.
"Sorry about that professor. I was just trying to get a feel of the dust. I need to get used to it so I can handle whatever it is you do throw at me." Jaune says, a sheepish grin appearing on his face.
"That's a good attitude Mr. Arc, but I am sure that you can handle what would be given to you. You are more experienced in live combat than all of the other candidates this year, you have an advantage."
"That doesn't mean I have to relax. An advantage is not absolute, anything can happen out their. And based on what I read about Aura and Dust, it should be quite formidable to face."
Jaune says, a professional aura around him as he said it.
Ozpin smirks and continues "That is true. Very well then carry on Mr. Arc. You have another week left. Make the most of it."
Ozpin leaves the training area. Jaune heads for the locker room for a quick shower. He chages into a new set of clothes, a gray parka with a blue trim that says 'X-Ray and Vav' on the back and a pair of black cotton jogging pants. He was lucky that this world had the same language as Gaia. That would have been difficult. After his first day, Ozpin gave him an allowance to spend for his supplies, which included clothes and dust for his new weapon. He familiarized himself with the surrounding town of Vale.
He explored it in his free time, got to know some people. He was a little surprised to see people with animal parts, not that he had anything against that. He was also angered by the fact that they faced abuse. He even spent a night in jail brawling with a bunch of thugs who were picking on some homeless Faunus. Thank goodness Ozpin was there to bail him out. He got quite a scolding. From Ms. Goodwitch after.
Jaune was taking a walk along the school grounds before coming up on a hill. He looked curiously on the metal pads on the ground but looked out on the horizon. The sun was setting as he watched the Emerald Forest shimmer in the light. Though it was infested with Grimm, nature still has its beauty.
'I'm ready. Wait for me guys. Once I find a way out of here and back home, I'm gonna help you guys finish Deepground.'
He looks with determination fore a few moments and proceeds to lean back against a tree nearby. He pulls out the book once more and began to read from it.
"Even if the Morrow is barren of promise, nothing shall forestall my return."
Reactor 0, Midgar Slums
The dark night shrouded the surrounding area. Soldiers were moving back and forth, twice as much as before. They must have learned from the recent infiltration of their camp. Two imposing figures are on a platform above, observing the area busy with activity.
"Look at them scramble. Its like an army of ants." The first figure said.
"Well this would not have happened if you took care of the other target Rosso." The first figure scowls and looks at the offender.
"He got lucky!" She practically hissed.
"Heh, well I took care of my target at least."
"Well at least I didn't cause much collateral damage, unlike the gaping hole we're repairing in the Reactor room, right Azul?" She bites back with sly smile on her face.
"Why I oughtta!"
"Stop your bickering. Both of you." An ominous voice resounded behind them and both stiffen to a halt and looked back.
A figure rose from the shadows in the ground. He had hair, black as night and was covered in bandages. He had strange guns attached to his arms and looked like some mummified monster. He looked at the both of them expecting a response.
"We… Apologize, Nero." Rosso said. "What gives? You wouldn't come around if you didn't need something."
"We are accelerating our plans. We finish things by year's end. We begin operations immediately."
"I see… but for meetings like these shouldn't all the Tsviets be here?" Rosso follows up.
"Shelke has already been informed and has begun her preparations. You to should as well." As he said this he had already begun to phase through the ground via a black shadow.
"Hmph. Looks like things are about to get interesting!" Azul says with a smile that could send chills down any man's spine.
Rosso just gives him a look and they both leave the platform.
Deepground was about to begin their plans. Chaos was about to spread throughout the land. Gaia, the planet had other plans, its guardian was still up and about the world ready to defend it.
A lone figure travels the night. Always wandering. He looks up to the moonlit sky as he approached a cave that glowed bright with the color of the Lifestream. He wore a red cloak that was torn at the bottom and a similar red cloth headband. He had long black messy hair and had a golden-clawed gauntlet and a pair of golden boots similar to the gauntlet. Underneath the cloak was a black outfit covered in straps and a holster for his gun on his right leg.
He approaches a crystallized woman in the cave and looks to her in longing.
"Lucrecia…"
-END-
AN: OH GOD THAT WAS TIRING. Really sorry about the long wait guys. I'm in the middle of my second semester and its killing with all the papers and requirements. I'm also heading a project for my organization. Stress overload. Hopefully you guys liked the chapter.
By the way, Jaune here will not be unlocking his Aura. He will however be using his Materia discretely (Only the healing ones). As you know Materia is similar to dust in use but the differences are still obvious. As for the reason, let's just say that people form Gaia, being a different world and all don't have an "Aura" so to speak. We wouldn't want to overpower Jaune now would we?
I based Jaune's fighting style on Squall though not much. Its really hard to write fight scenes.
Anyway that's Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 is in the works. Please be patient with me again. Please leave some reviews. They are much appreciated.
Next time on Gaian in Remnant: Chapter 3: Initiation
PatMaster Signing out!