Hy hands burned, each blocked strike forcing me backwards. Despite its dull edge, the axe head forced me sideways as it dug into my side. I landed flat on my face.

"Woops, you ok?" I held my side as I stood up, thankfully, nothing was broken. "Yeah, just hurt my pride a little"

Since we met Jackl has invited me to spar. Every day. And everyday he absolutely out classes me. I have improved, though not enough to make much of a difference in our matches. Even when I do close, its like I'm hitting some kind of barrier and my sword just harmlessly bounces off.

"How do you do it?" I couldn't help asking, I should have gotten six hits in, and yet none of them did any damage, "What do you mean?" I just gave him a blank look, "We've been sparing every day for a week, while your dad looks for any evidence of my existence, and not once have I actually managed to hit you."

Jackl's smile slowly widened to a cheshire grin, "Sounds like a skill issue." I took my sword and swung. His raised axe blocking the blade, he shifted the head, locking the two together so he had complete control of the blade. I used it as a pitvot point, using my entire bodyweight to punch him in the face. It felt like I hit a brick wall. "Ow ow ow ow ow ow.." I clutched my hand, trying to quell the searing pain as he laughed at me.

"Why aren't you using your aura?" his question froze me in my tracks, "Aura?" I could almost see to gears in his head turning, slowly, until he eventually gave me an explanation.

Aura is the manifestation of one's soul and can be used for a wide range of abilities. The specific abilities and their strengths differ from individual to individual and are dependent on a number of factors, such as experience, training and innate skill.

- the RWBY wiki :D

"Jackl, go-" my words where cut off when a voice called from above, "Jackl! Stop beating up Onyx and the two of you come to my office! We have much to discuss!"

Three minuets later and we where sat in front of Mr Hyde. He had a solem look on his face, "Onyx I have some grave news..." he purposely waited for me to nod before he continued, " I could not find any record of anyone fitting your description being born, or having any medical treatment going back at least 15 years." the news was saddening yet strangely expected.

The fact of the matter was, we weren't even sure I was human. Apparently, Jackl and his father where part of a species called faunus. While similar to humans they have some key differences. Most notably, almost perfect night vision and some kind of animal features.

I, on the other hand, have traits that send shivers down most peoples spine. Apparently, it took most of the work staff at the manor several days before they would even come close to my room. I don't blame them.

Pale, literally white, skin. A mane of pitch hair down to my back that leaves a trail of smog behind it. Eyes glowing crimson, set into pools of black.

Jackl regularly calls me 'Grimm' as a joke, much to my displeasure.

"Ey, funnyman! This just means you can hang out here a bit longer! Right Dad?" the larger Hyde nodded, a sympathetic look on his face. Not for having no known family, but for being stuck with his son.

To take my mind off things, we went shopping! Well, Jackl did and I got to tag along. It's my first time outside the Hyde estate.

It was odd, the estate took up a portion of an island called Patch. It was a short boatride to the mainland, then a fiveteen minute walk to the comecial district.

We entered a clothing store first, if I was going to live with the Hyde's for the foreseeable future then I was going to need clothes.

Mabie it was a bad idea, shopping for clothes with an edgelord. Considering the shop primarily contained, black, leather and a surprising number of trench coats.

I ended up getting a plain black T-shirt, denim jeans, Dr. Nartim boots, and a dark purple hoodie. Jackl was paying, so I had to get something more to his tastes, a studded leather belt. Studded being the incorrect term as they are more like spikes.

"So where too next?" I asked, causing Jackl to ponder for a few moments before deciding "Doughnuts!"

'Sweetberry confectionarys' had a surprising veriatey of food, all of which desserts. Cookies, doughnuts, even sweet pizza. The warm sent of baked goods permitted the air. Customers chatted idily as they bought their things. There was a small seated section to the front of the shop where customers could enjoy their sweets.

As Jackl picked out a selection of "The finest doughnuts!" a girl walked into the shop, while this would not normally be out of the ordinary, something about her presence made my hair stand on end. Her red hood remained over her head as she made her way over to the cookie section, her gaze fixed on her goal. A box of strawberry cookies.

"Ok, Grimm. I got the doughnuts!" we took a seat by one of the windows, "! E... e.. re al... deli... hio... !" I couldn't really make out what he was saying for the doughnut shoved in his mouth.

"Jackl, if you keep talking with your mouth closed you're going to choke." and he did, just as I stole the last doughnut from his grasp. It was good, really good, like, adictively so.

As we got up to leave, a small child bumped into me. I managed to catch him from falling, " are you alright? " the kid looked up into my eyes, and started crying. Thankfully, the mother came and retrieved her child.

We spent the majority of the day bouncing around Vale, visiting shops and other places Jackl likes to hang out. "By the way Jackl, what's that tower I the distance?" I had noticed it a few times, and only recently been able to ask the question. "Oh that? It's Beacon Academy, it trains huntsmen and huntresses, like me!" he pointed to himself with both thumbs. "Your a huntsman?" I retorted with a sarcastic tone. "I will be! I'm starting there in a few weeks!"

We ended up making our last stop at a dust shop, the sky had already gone dark, you could see the shattered moon in full. I was browsing through the different kinds of dust, asking the teller for explanations as I went. He seemed more tha happy to help, if only because Jackl had bought an exorbitant amount from him in the past.

The next thing I knew, there was a gun at my head, and the store was being robbed. The criminal goons began taking dust from canisters on the wall as well as the front dest. The man holding me up used his other hand to pull down my hood, "W-what are you!?"

The next thing he knew he was out cold, Jackl having beaten him over the head with the dull end of abyssal black, his 'axe'

There was then the sound of glass shattering as a red blur flew out the window with one of the goons in tow. "well!?... get her!" their ring leader called out.

Jackl joined the girl outside by jumping through the window she destroyed. I chose to use the door. "Well well well, two wannabe heroes eh?" thankfully he hadn't noticed me as I kept to the shadows. I wouldnt be much use in a fight without a weapon.

The girl spun her scythe round her, taking out several goons at once as Jackl took out several more with a single swing. Soon only the leader remained standing.

He shot a single blast from his cane, resulting in a large dust cloud. "This way!" I called, alerting them to the route he was using to escape, "Another one!?"

By the time we where all up on the roof, he was already stepping onto a bulkhead. Almost in unison both Jackl and the girl raised their weapons, Jackl facing the rear if his weapon, it shifting slightly into a shotgun. The girls scythe completely rearranged itself into a rifle.

The resulting hail of bullets aimed for the man where instead blocked by a woman, shrouded in darkness. She seemed entirely focused on Jackl and the girl, and didn't seem to notice me or the woman joining the fight.

The following assault of elimental and psychic attacks, countering and re-countering. The woman on the bulkhead raised her hand, and the ground below my friends lit up. The other woman moved us out of the way just in time to avoid a quite a violent death.

"Your a huntress..." the girl spoke, looking up at the huntress, in a higher pitch "Can I have your autograph!"