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Jaune Arc - real name Jiuvh'az'xu Auv'ynduxz - was Normal.

Well, as Normal as an eldritch monster from the infinite vastness of space could be. Sure, their very name could drive people to madness, and yes they drove an entire civilization to mass suicide once when they appeared in their true form, but that was par for the course for their kind. Who didn't accidentally end a civilization here and there? At least they didn't do it on purpose like some other abominations they knew.

Sadly for them, being a Normal eldritch monster meant a lot of just waiting around. You could only watch civilizations rise and fall so many times before you got bored of it. And it was always the same thing too! They started primitive before eventually finding ways to blow each other up in bigger and bigger ways. There were a few exceptions, like that one race that got destroyed by their AI creations, but for the most part, it was always finding ways to blow themselves up.

There wasn't really a lot to do for the average space abomination. Some others of his kind took to empowering people or trying to start cults, but what was the point? They tried to empower a few people in exchange for something really minor like tossing a rock down a well, but then the people got paranoid. They'd think it was some grand plan to destroy the world like a thousand years down the line. Some drove themselves insane trying to figure out exactly how while others got just a bit too eager and started making cults in his name. Cults that would always end with them being killed or committing ritual suicide in their name.

They really just had them toss rocks cause they couldn't think of anything better as a pact price. They couldn't exactly say 'I'll give you abominable powers cause I'm bored'.

So yeah, being the enigmatic powering deity was a wash too. Really, being an unspeakable horror from beyond the stars was pretty overrated. There wasn't a lot you could do unless you got your kicks driving civilizations to madness, and they didn't.

Millions of years passed in utter boredom and (as much as he didn't like to think about it) loneliness before they eventually got an idea. They'd tried their luck empowering adventurers, but why not just go down there themselves? They'd drive people insane if they appeared in their real form, but a fleshy human avatar would do the trick. So long as he kept up the meatsack disguise, the world wouldn't end! It was perfect!

But what planet should they go for? It had to be somewhere they could have an adventure where having one was seen as Normal. There were a couple of worlds where killing criminals and taking their stuff was frowned upon, so definitely not those. They looked through a few worlds before eventually finding something intriguing.

An unnamed world that had been abandoned by its creators. The inhabitants of the world called it Remnant, but the ones who created it were too lazy to actually bother coming up with a name. From what they gathered, the two abandoned the place a few thousand years ago and didn't look back. Lazy brats. What kind of eldritch beings created a whole planet then just pretended it wasn't there? Such a waste.

But that didn't matter now. What did matter was that the world was perfect for blending in. Not only were the ones there fighting the dark one's castoffs, which they'd labeled 'Grimm', but the population of their inhabitants was Eldritch descendants. Naviruasu spawn, though everyone referred to them as Faunus. Surely, if a world could have the spawn of the Mother of a Thousand Young, they would be able to blend in just as easily!

That was how they found themself on the airship heading straight for the adventurer guild. Sorry, Huntsmen Academy. Different worlds had such odd terminologies for their thieving killers. Seekers, Protectors, Wanderers, and any other name one could think of. At least Murderhobo was accurate.

They - he now, he reminded himself - had taken the form of someone generic. Through extensive research (from comic books and television shows), he'd crafted the most perfectly Normal human one would ever lay eyes on. Blonde hair, fair skin, and an average build. His face was generic and one you'd forget after having seen it multiple times. And though he didn't need a weapon, he'd still made sure to come with a sword and shield because that was also Normal and something no one would look twice at.

Every aspect of him was forgettable and Normal, which was exactly what he wanted. Perhaps he could spend a couple of thousand years in this world just being a 'Huntsman'. While that was barely any time at all - he'd spent longer contemplating than a scant two thousand years - it was still a much-needed break from floating around in the infinite vastness of space contemplating the void.

He touched himself a lot the entire way to the academy. His face, his arms, his legs, between his legs (which got him a few stares for some reason), and everywhere else. It was such an odd feeling to be squished down to just four limbs. The first time he tried to move he'd fallen flat on his face. How did these humans not constantly flail with just two of these stubby things to keep balance?

Jaune Arc (an absolutely Normal name that no one would look deeper into) looked towards the academy, hands still smushing his new cheeks together. Besides the far too few limbs, his senses also felt odd. Minutes actually felt like time noticeably passing instead of something so insignificant he couldn't even be bothered to say it. That and being reduced to just five senses. How did the people here get anything done without natural telepathy and the ability to see through entire dimensions at once?

He was touching between his legs again when a female voice cried out, "Would you stop that?!" It took Jaune a moment to remember that he actually had to move his new head. When he did, he was met with the sight of a human female garbed in white. Actually, everything about here was white. Her skin, her hair, even the thin pointy sword at her side. The only bits of her color were the blue in her eyes and the splashes of red at parts of her clothes.

"Stop what?" Jaune asked.

"Stop fondling yourself!" She pointed to his right hand, which was still rubbing between his legs.

"...Why?"

"Because it's indecent!"

"Oh..." He stopped, though he didn't understand why. Indecent? He was wearing clothes, wasn't he? These mortals were always so odd.

"Ugh, you're going to an academy to train to be a Huntsman! One would hope that the students would act in a more fitting manner!" And then the human female stomped off, face still red.

"Whoo, that looked rough," another female human said. This one had long and thick blonde hair and an outfit that showed her muscles. He made sure this body was of average build especially because he now saw a few others staring at the yellow-haired one. She was not Normal, "Not even at the academy and already making a rep for yourself. Can't tell if you're dumb or ballsy. Maybe both."

"Ballsy?" His command of the language was basic. He could've consumed someone's mind and absorbed their knowledge, but that seemed like a bad start to his new Normal life.

"Pun intended." The female human grinned, "Name's Yang, that's my little sister Ruby. I'd shake your hand, but I know where that's been." She pointed her thumb behind her to a shorter female human. This one was clad in dark and red with a heavy cloak covering her face, but that wasn't what drew his attention. Rather, it was the odd feeling he took from her. Not that he could explain it. Humans were so limited with just their five senses. He couldn't even innately sense how many people were on the ship while he was in this form.

"Ah, hello! My name is Jaune Arc!" Jaune waved his hand, bowed, and then debated going down on his knees to continue the greeting when Yang laughed, "What's so funny?"

"You." She laughed, "Man, you're stiff. Lemme guess, nervous about going to Beacon?" Jaune didn't reply, but she continued as if he did anyway. Another oddity about mortals, "It's alright, man. You're not the only one. Rubes is pretty shook up too."

"Yang!" Ruby - Rubes? - protested, hiding her face deeper into the hood.

"What? It's true! You've been super weird the past month." The blonde rolled her eyes, "Anyway, good luck, new guy. And maybe stop touching yourself? That's pretty weird." She walked off with her odd little sister following after her.

Jaune stopped to consider her words. Touching yourself was not Normal? None of his research ever told him that, but that human girl had no reason to lie to him, so she must've been speaking the truth; or at least what she perceived as such. Regardless, he took her advice to heart and made sure his hands were far away from his body as the airship finally landed. Odd how different the flow of time was in this new form.

Jaune stepped off the ship and moved his new limbs experimentally. It would take some time to get used to not having his vast array of tentacles, but apparently those were not Normal. Oh well, he was certain he'd get used to it. Along with other things. He forced himself to blink and reminded himself to do it at least once a minute. Mortals needed to keep their eyes wet for some reason.

Thank the formless one that slept in the center of the universe that he wasn't truly a human. He felt no hunger, no pain, no fatigue, and he didn't feel the desire to urinate or defecate every few minutes. He had no idea how anyone got anything done when they constantly had to expel their waste and spend a quarter of their lifespan asleep. It felt unfair, really.

He looked around the area and took in the sight. This place was the adventurer guild equivalent of this world, though in some ways it reminded him more of a temple. He'd felt a trace of magic here before he came down into this world, and he was sure he'd feel it again if he allowed his senses to return to their full power, but he held off. That wouldn't be very Normal of him.

He was about to follow the group of mortals to wherever it was they were going when he found himself being lifted into the air. His first thought was that he'd accidentally manifested somehow and preparing himself for the mass of people killing themselves in their insanity. Instead, he found himself being lifted out of his control until he was forced upside down in front of a blonde human woman. She didn't look like a student, though it was hard to tell. Many humans looked young to him regardless of how old they claimed to be.

"Hello?" A greeting was proper in this situation, right?

"Hello." Her lips were pressed into a thin line. Many of the students turned at the sight of the odd spectacle, but they all quickly left when she turned their gaze on them. They feared her.

"Are you the one forcing this mortal shell into this state?" That sounded Normal.

"If you mean if I'm the reason you're suspended in the air, then yes." She tapped the leather thing (a weapon?) she held in her right hand and he was facing the correct way once more, "I'm going to ask you some questions and I'd suggest being honest with me."

"Okay."

"What is your name."

"...Jaune Arc." He almost said his true name, but that might've driven her mad. It was alright. Apparently, it was okay to lie if it meant helping others.

"Hm." Her eyes narrowed, "And why were you at this ship?"

"To become an adventurer!" A pause, "Ah, Huntsmen. To become a Huntsman."

"Is that so?" She continued to look through narrowed eyes and tapped a square piece of technology, "So tell me, 'Jaune Arc', why is it that I can't find any mention of your enrollment in our records? Not to mention you have no luggage at all. It seems as if you simply appeared on the ship. In fact, I know you did just that because I was alerted to a mysterious young man that came from the storage room. I saw it all on the cameras, so please don't bother denying it."

Ah...well, that wasn't good. He had, in fact, simply appeared on the ship. He had assumed that with his newfound Normalcy that no one would look twice at his arrival. After all, who would think someone with this face was secretly a creature from the dark void of space?

"So what is it, then? Were you hoping to sneak into the academy without any records or transcripts? Or is it that you have some other intent? I'm not unreasonable, Mr. Arc. If you tell me your true purpose for being here then I'm willing to let this slide with just a warning. Given your age, I'm reluctant to place you in prison."

Prison? That wasn't ideal. He couldn't live a Normal life there! It would just be more boredom and waiting! He couldn't let that happen. Jaune considered his options. The easiest one would be to use just a bit of his powers and make her forget about it, but one mistake and her mind would shatter from even a glimpse of the fathomless eldritch knowledge it was exposed to. And that was if she was lucky.

...

Well, it was a risk he was willing to ta-

"Glynda, please set Mr. Arc down." A gray-haired human male suddenly appeared behind her. The surprise was enough for her to release him and Jaune fell to the ground, unable to keep balance on his stubby new legs, "He's a student who deserves to be here just as much as anyone."

"Headmaster, he is-"

"He's a student who deserves to be here just as much as anyone," the human male repeated, mouth curled up in a stiff smile, "Mr. Arc, please go to the auditorium with the rest of the students. I shall...inform Ms. Goodwitch and the rest of the teachers about your presence."

Jaune was tempted to question it before deciding otherwise. A Normal person would see this as an opportunity and thus he did the same. Besides, it didn't matter how he got here. In many of the worlds he observed, just about anyone could make a living as an adventurer. All you needed were skills in combat, a lack of respect for the lives of others, and a willingness to loot dead bodies of everything they held dear. He had at least two of those!

It took him a while to find the auditorium, and when he did he was immediately greeted by the human female Yang, "Hey!" She waved her arm and smiled, "What was up with that back there? Barely stepped foot into Beacon and you're already getting into trouble?"

"It was a misunderstanding."

"Uh-huh." She crossed her arms and rolled her eyes. Jaune took note of the gesture for future reference, "Whatever, I won't judge. We're training to be Huntsmen and Huntresses here. Being weird's part of the package." She winked. Jaune winked back, mostly because he didn't know what else to do, "Anyway, we should go grab something to eat. Initiation starts bright and early tomorrow."

"Yes, eat. Which I will do, because Normal people get hungry. Lead the way, Yang."

"...Weirdo." She shook her head and kept smiling as she led him to the food room. Cafeteria, he reminded himself. He just grabbed whatever would fill his tray and followed Yang to the table where her younger sister and the white-themed female from before were sitting.

"Oh no, not you!" she said as soon as she saw him, "Keep your hands to yourself, you lecher!"

"Hey now, we're all friends here." Yang grinned.

"Hardly. I wouldn't be here if there was any other room." The white-haired girl grumbled and picked at her food.

"Not gonna introduce yourself? Rude." Yang stuck out her tongue.

"Why you-?!" The girl growled and glared up at them both, "If you both must know, my name is Weiss Schnee. Yes, the very same." Jaune tilted his head in confusion, "...What?"

"Is that name supposed to mean anything?" He asked.

"It means more than some pervert who touches himself in public!" Weiss grabbed her tray and stomped off. Yang laughed again and sat down next to her sister while Jaune sat opposite of her. The cloaked girl was quiet.

"That was mean," Rubes said.

"Eh, she needs to get used to it if she's gonna be at Beacon. You can't be a Huntress with a stick up your butt." She pointed her fork at Jaune, "Besides, I'm not the one she was mad at. Jaune here pretty much wrecked her with that question."

"What did I do?"

"Nothing winds up those prissy types worse than when someone doesn't know who they are. Really grinds their gears."

"So...I made her mad?" That wasn't what he wanted. Normal people didn't go around making people mad.

"She'll cool off. And if she doesn't..." Yang shrugged, "No skin off our noses, right? If someone's really holding a grudge for something so petty, you wouldn't wanna be their friend anyway."

"Don't be a jerk, Yang." Rubes huffed and he caught a glimpse of the pale skin of her chin, "Maybe you should go talk to her tomorrow before Initiation? You might end up on a team with her and it's gonna be really bad if you don't like each other already."

"I'll do that. Thank you, Rubes."

Rubes suddenly squeaked while Yang laughed again, "Woah there! Barely even met and you're already using the nickname? You move fast, loverboy!"

"Ah...that's not her name?" Did he make another mistake?

"M-My name's Ruby. Only Yang calls me Rubes," Rubes- Ruby said.

"Oh. Sorry, Ruby."

"It's fine, just...kinda surprised." She shook her head.

Jaune looked down at his tray at the stack of food. He'd gotten things without much of a care since this body couldn't hunger. Jaune had seen people using a spoon and fork to eat and slowly copied their actions. Stabbing the fork into an entire steak, he opened his mouth wide and swallowed the whole thing down. Having to physically consume something was such a slow and pointless action.

"Someone's hungry. Don't forget to chew there." Chew? Ah yes, now he remembered. These people with their organ systems required food to be broken down before digestion, "Come on, Rubes, you eat up too! We're gonna be students tomorrow!"

"I-I know that, Yang! Geez..."

Jaune went to sleep later that night. Well, that is to say, he closed his eyes and waited for time to pass. This body didn't tire, and he had never slept in his eons-long existence. He didn't see the point of it, really. It wouldn't have alleviated his boredom and others of his kind didn't dream, not like the formless ones in the abyss.

He lay still for hours and counted the time passing. Despite how limited he felt in this new form, he was still excited about what would come in the future. Once he passed the test, he would be one of this world's Adventurers. Gone would be the countless millennia of simply watching from the outside as the mortals changed their world for good or bad.

He waited till the other students began to wake and then followed suit, sitting up completely straight with his hands at his sides. Touching himself was not Normal, he mentally reminded.

His two eyes observed the students until he saw the Weiss human leaving the room and he decided to follow. Ruby told him to apologize and it would be a good thing to do. The last thing he wanted was to make someone mad.

The Weiss human was talking to another taller female human with red hair when he entered the locker room. Jaune looked down briefly to consider his next action before he forced the sides of his mouth to curl up in an open smile that exposed all of his teeth. Expressions were important for those who couldn't guess at someone's intention at a glance.

"So I do believe that it would serve us both to partner up for the next four years. What do you think?" The Weiss human said.

"Um, well, I was actually planning to leave it up to chance," The red-haired female human said.

"Hello, pretty human!" Jaune waved his right hand back and forth as he walked closer to her. The Weiss female turned to look at him and immediately frowned, her eyes furrowed. Oh no, that was not a good sign. Right? "I was told that I offended you yesterday and I am here to apologize!"

"So I see…" She took a step back. Jaune stepped forward, making sure to keep looking her in the eyes. Apparently, you needed to see each other's eyes when talking, "While I'll admit I'm reluctant given your past behavior, I suppose it would be poor of me to not accept your apology given how sincere you appear to be." She pursed her lips, "However, I will not abide any further misconduct. Am I understood?"

"Understood." He bowed, his upper body perfectly perpendicular to the ground.

"Um…" the red-haired human female looked between them both.

"Ah, hello to you as well!" Jaune turned to the other female and bowed to her as well, "My name is Jiuvh'az'xu Auv'ynduxz. It is nice to meet you."

It was only after the words had spilled from his mouth that he realized what he'd done. Chanting his true name had been enough to break the minds of lesser men, but that was when it was done by those who tried to channel his power. It was far less dire since he'd only said it once in passing, but the effects were still there.

The red-haired female human's eyes widened before she suddenly collapsed on her back, mouth frothing and limbs twitching as she convulsed. Weiss had remained standing, though her own eyes had become glasses and both her nostrils dripped with blood. Oops. A few others who'd overheard his name had reacted similarly with one in particular laughing brokenly as he smashed his head against a locker.

…

They would be fine in a few minutes, but it was probably for the best that he didn't stay. With any luck, they would not remember the cause of their states and he could still be Normal.

Jaune awkwardly shuffled out of the room and followed the others outside. This Initiation would begin soon and he needed to pass it if he was to integrate himself as one of this world's adventurers. And then he would be Normal.

He stood along with the other students and said nothing when the other students he'd accidentally drive temporarily insane joined them after a quarter of an hour. They looked physically healthy, though there was an undeniable haunted look in their eyes. The same ones he'd seen of people who had seen a glimpse of the truth that many mortals remained so blissfully ignorant of.

Thankfully, none of them remembered the exact cause for their states. Most of the students paid them no mind, perhaps assuming they had not slept well, except for Ruby. She'd jumped up at the sight of them and then huddled deeper into her hood.

The headmaster from yesterday walked in front of them and began his speech. Jaune wasn't ashamed to admit he barely paid attention in his excitement, though he did find it odd that the man kept looking at him and Ruby in particular. In the end, he paid it no mind and watched in silent fascination as the students were suddenly propelled off the ground toward the forest below.

Jaune followed after them soon enough. It was odd being taken through the air in this new body. Floating in the infinite vastness of space was how his kind normally spent their eons, but this felt different. There was a weight to his new body and he had to resist the instinctive urge to simply twist reality so that this world's gravity wouldn't affect him.

He landed after a few seconds of freefall, crashing through the trees and branches till he collided against the ground with a meaty thump. This body could feel no pain, though it still felt odd having the branches pierce through his skin where it wasn't covered in armor, "Hm..." He looked down at his perforated stomach and tapped a particular branch that had impaled itself through his throat.

He debated on what he should do when footsteps drew close, "Ren, is that you? I kinda lost track in the fa- OH MY GODS!" Jaune turned to the new voice in confusion and blinked at the utterly horrified look another female human gave him. He hadn't seen her before today, "A-ARE YOU ALIVE?! PLEASE TELL ME YOU'RE ALIVE AND NOT JUST SOME ZOMBIE!"

"I'm alive? Why are you yelling?" He looked at her in worry.

"Because you look like you should be dead!" She threw her hands up in the air. How are you standing right now?! And why didn't your Aura protect you?!"

"My...Aura?" He racked his brains for a moment before he remembered. Ah, right, Aura. It was how the people in this world manifested their souls. Being what he was, he didn't have a soul. Not that he needed one, really. It was overrated if you asked him, "A-Ah, right, my Aura! It's, um...it's why I'm not dead." He grabbed the branch impaling his throat and pulled it out, ignoring the spurt of blood that came after, "My power is to heal from all injuries. Yes, that's it."

"Wait, so your Semblance is super healing?" she asked, calming down now that he was clearly just a Normal person of this world.

"Exactly!" He smiled, showing off all his teeth again, "My 'Semblance' is to not die."

"But why didn't your Aura protect you?"

"It...can't. It's part of my 'Semblance'. I can heal, but it can't protect me."

"Sounds...weird, but I guess you're not dying." She looked him up and down again, "You, uh, might wanna take a shower when we get back though. You look like you've a lotta blood there."

"Right!" Jaune kept smiling, making sure to stretch his mouth really wide to show just how Normal this all was, "Um...what now?"

"Now? Well, I guess we're partners. We did make eye contact." She hefted a large hammer across her shoulders, "Just, uh, be careful, alright? It know you said your Semblance can heal you, but stuff still looks pretty nasty."

"Don't worry, I won't die. I can't feel pain either."

"Alright, good to know!" And suddenly she was smiling at him, "Name's Nora. What's yours, unkillable man?"

"Jaune Arc." He reached a hand out to her. She looked down at the bloody limb and stepped back, "Is something wrong?"

"Let's save any handshakes for later, alright? Come on, we gotta go-" She stopped at the sudden sounds of fighting not too far away, "Crap, sounds like someone's gotten into trouble with the Grimm! We should go check it out!"

She ran off before he could say anything. Jaune looked down at the branches still piercing his body and ran after her, plucking the impaled wood as he did.

It didn't take them long to get to where the fighting was. There was Weiss and a dark-haired girl fighting against a horde of Grimm in the shape of dogs, "We gotta help em!" Nora said, already hefting her hammer to strike. Jaune did the same with his sword and shield when the attacking Grimm suddenly stopped and all turned their attention to him.

As one, the entire horde met his eyes before they all suddenly screamed and retreated, rushing past one another in order to escape him. Jaune blinked and watched them go. Odd, he thought that his human disguise would be enough to mask his presence from everyone, but perhaps these Grimm understood what he truly was. He didn't know how to feel about that just yet.

"...What the hell just happened?" the dark-haired female human asked, looking at the retreating Grimm.

Weiss was about to reply when she suddenly took in his state, "Are you alright?! What-"

"Don't worry, it's part of his Semblance. No shield, but apparently he's got a super strong healing factor," Nora answered for him, "Come on, we should look for the chess pieces, right?"

"I'm still wondering why those Grimm left," the dark-haired one said, looking at him and Nora through narrowed eyes, "They turned tail and ran as soon as they saw you two."

"Maybe they just knew me and Magnhild would pound them into paste!" Nora grinned.

"Best not to look a gift horse in the mouth. I'll hardly complain about having to fight less Grimm." Weiss shook her head, "Introductions are in order, I think. I'm Weiss Schnee, though I've already had the...pleasure of making Mr. Arc's acquaintance."

"Jaune Arc." He bowed.

"Nora Valkyrie!" His partner saluted.

"...Blake." The dark-haired female sheathed her sword behind her back, "Let's see about getting through this alive."

The rest of Initiation wasn't much different from the beginning. The Grimm ran away as soon as they caught sight of them - him - and they went through the entire forest completely unbothered. Nora complained, shouting loudly that she'd readied herself to fight through an entire horde and now her weapon and Dust were all being wasted.

That was another thing he found odd about this world. Dust, the one thing they used to power all of their technologies and weaponry. It was sort of disgusting for him to think about considering Dust, as they called it, was made of the castoffs of the Thulians. Or in mortal terms, their dead skin and dandruff. The idea of using someone's waste as a power source was both smart and unpleasant to consider.

They'd made it to where the chess pieces were with no difficulty and returned to the rendezvous location after picking up the matching pieces. They were the first to arrive, and Weiss seemed almost as annoyed as Nora was despite her earlier words.

"I know I said I wouldn't complain, but how are we supposed to get better if we can't challenge ourselves?" she asked.

"Yeah! This sucks!" Nora said after.

Blake said nothing and neither did Jaune. Eventually, others who got their own chess pieces joined them and they were taken to where the teams were to be formed. He recognized Yang and Ruby, the former of whom waved energetically when their gazes met. Jaune did the same.

"Nora Valkyrie, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Jaune Arc. You shall henceforth be known as team NWBJ (Envoy), led by Nora Valkyrie," the headmaster announced.

"I'm the leader?! Ha!" Nora skipped onto the stage while Weiss frowned.

"Ruby Rose, Pyrrha Nikos, Yang Xiao Long, and Lie Ren. You shall henceforth be known as team RPYR (Rapier), led by Ruby Rose."

The red-cloaked girl squeaked again and had to be pushed onto the stage by a grinning Yang. Even now, she refused to pull down her hood and kept her eyes firmly locked onto the floor. Jaune clapped as the rest of the teams were announced then followed his new teammates to their room. He had done it. He'd passed the test and now he was going to be an adventurer in this world. The eons of watching and waiting were at an end.

"Alright, team NWBJ, as my first command as leader, I'm ordering us to get a big dinner with pancakes!" Nora shouted.

"Pancakes are hardly a nighttime meal." Weiss crossed her arms.

"Says who?" Nora snorted, "Pancakes are for every meal of the day! Jaune, back me up here!"

"Ah, yeah! Absolutely!" What were pancakes?

"Tch, of course you'd agree with her." Weiss rolled her eyes.

"Just let her eat what she wants. If she gets a stomach ache then it's her fault." Blake shrugged.

"...May I ask a question, Blake?" Jaune said.

"Sure...?"

"Why are you hiding your Navi- ah, your Faunus ears under that bow? Is this something wrong with it?" He might not have had his full array of senses, but the Navirasu spawn reeked of their progenitor's smell. He couldn't ignore the stench in this state."

"What's he talking about? You're a Faunus?" Weiss suddenly glared at her partner. Did he do something wrong again?"

"...Yeah." She grit her teeth and removed the bow from her hair, exposing the cat ears. Jaune leaned in to get a closer look, "S-Stop staring at them!"

"I was just trying to make sure they didn't have anything wrong since you were hiding them."

"That wasn't the reason-" She growled, "Know what? Just leave me alone." She turned and left the room.

"Not only was I not made leader, but now I'm partnered with a Faunus?! Ugh! This year can't get any worse!" Weiss stomped out as well, leaving just him and Nora inside.

"Was...Was it something I said?" Jaune asked his partner.

"Eh...maybe?" She shrugged, "Let's just let the two of them cool off. Come on, I'm starving."

Ruby Rose was Normal.

She was! She was a Normal girl with Normal Knees.

...

And she was now an abomination from beyond the stars.

It wasn't her fault! It wasn't! Ugh, stupid comet. It all started one month ago. She'd just been invited early to Beacon after stopping Roman Torchwick from robbing a Dust shop and she was over the moon. Going into Beacon two years early! Becoming a Huntress early! What wasn't to love, she thought. She'd been so excited she decided to get some training done in her usual stomping grounds to burn off the extra energy.

That was when disaster struck. She'd just finished with her warm-ups when a comet fell from the sky. She remembered being so shocked when it passed over her head and crashed within running distance. Well, running distance for her Semblance. She'd gotten curious and went towards it. Someone might have gotten hurt, and even if no one did, it was still something that came from space. No one knew what was out there.

It was the biggest mistake of her life.

She remembered seeing the crater with the comet at the center. She'd expected burning hot rock, but instead, it was...different. It looked more like a pulsating egg, bright blue and seeming to call her the closer she stepped. She should've just turned and ran right then and there, but curiosity got the better of her and she stepped closer and closer until...

What happened after was a blur. All she remembered was a hazy wave of images and screams, both her own and countless others. When she awoke, she was lying in the hollow shell of the comet. Something felt wrong. Not physically, she still looked just the same as she always did, but something deeper in her soul. There was something in the comet, and whatever it was, it had changed her.

She'd stumbled back home and crawled into bed. She thought that maybe she'd wake up the next day and it was all just a bad dream.

No luck.

She'd definitely changed. It all started when she couldn't use her Aura anymore. Any attempt to use her Semblance failed and ended with her falling flat on her face. Not that it mattered much because what she lost in speed she gained when she found out she could teleport. It would've been so awesome if she didn't feel like she was tearing a hole in reality every time she did it.

The lack of an Aura shield wasn't as much of an issue either considering she couldn't be hurt. A Beowulf tried to chew her arm off and snapped its own jaw like a twig. An Ursa Major tried to bat her away and its claws broke off as soon as they made contact. Not even the Nevermore at Initiation could do anything. It swallowed her as soon as they got their chess pieces and it only took seconds before it exploded from the inside.

It didn't stop Yang from hugging her tight and crying about how awesome she was.

It wasn't just the Grimm. She...got creative. Fall off a cliff? She landed without a scratch. Fire? Her skin didn't burn. Drown herself? She didn't need to breathe anymore. As far as she could tell, nothing could hurt her. Period.

It should've been so great. As strong as Aura was, it still had its limits. Invincible heroes like Captain Atlas were just fiction. She should've been so happy that being a Huntress was a cakewalk now, but all she could think about was that comet. What was in there that changed her so much? That turned regular old Ruby Rose into some kind of unkillable, teleporting superbeing?

...

And then the cults started.

It wasn't her fault! She'd gone over to town to try and forget about how crazy her life was when it happened. People - some of them she knew - suddenly crowded around her and started screaming about how she was a 'Child of the Stars'. They got down on their hands and knees in worship, saying that they'd been awaiting her arrival and now was the time for her to spread her influence across Remnant.

Obviously, she'd been freaked the heck out. She had no idea what in the frick they were talking about and she didn't really wanna know. It'd been so hard to keep Yang, Dad, and Uncle Qrow from finding out something was wrong. They still didn't, thank the gods, but she couldn't enjoy herself anymore. Not when Mrs. Rosewood from the bakers or little Tommy Spade suddenly looked at her like she was something to be worshipped.

She did the only thing she could do and told them that they should lead normal lives and not bother her. Some had protested, but many of them were eager to follow her orders. At least they couldn't get to her in Beacon, but she still kept her face hidden. It was better safe than sorry. The last thing she needed was for one of her future classmates to start ranting about how she was some kind of star child or whatever.

And now she was here. Ruby gripped the sink and stared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror. She looked the same as always, but the longer she looked, the more she understood that there was something off. Something she couldn't quite explain. The comet wasn't any help either. When she'd gone back to check and see if she could find any clues, the entire thing was gone, crater included. It was like it'd never been there.

She shook her head. There was nothing she could do about it now. All that was left was trying to make sure she was as Normal as she could be.

Jaune's an eldritch monster trying to be human, Ruby's a human that became an eldritch monster. Beacon is so hosed. On the bright side, these two basically make Salem look like a puppy dog, so maybe the world is safe...as long as they don't accidentally destroy it themselves. Especially Jaune.

Besides Ruby and Jaune, other characters will have their origins and histories connected to the eldritch beings. We already got a hint of it with the Faunus being eldritch spawn. Others will come later.

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