Xavier's Trailer
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Team RXDY
A lone figure wanders through a burnt town in the kingdom of Mistral in search of his objective.
He was 15 years of age, stood 6'5, tanned skin tone, dark brown eyes, ripped and muscular build and short black hair with a few blonde streaks. His attire consisted of a red tank top, blue jeans, shoes and a necklace with a sapphire hanging from his neck. On his massive arms were two silver gauntlets with an emerald at the front named Gemini after the twin constellation.
His name was Xavier Stone, an ox faunus as evident by the horns poking through his hair.
The young faunus' objective was to clear the town of a tribe known to steal and raid for resources.
Reaching the center Xavier stops the eerie silence telling him it was a trap, smoke permeating the air.
He backs up as a human comes out of nowhere staff drawn. The attacker pulls his weapon out of the ground.
He wore red and black tribal clothing Xavier didn't recognize.
The ox faunus cracks his knuckles then his gauntlets deploy, covering his entire forearms.
The young faunus informed, "You saved me the trouble of finding you. My client said you have been causing this town problems thus he hired me to resolve it. Before we start, may I know your name?"
His opponent twirled his staff then entered his battle stance, "Hawk."
Xavier nodded, "Well Hawk, my name is Xavier Stone. Now, let's dance."
(Insert song: Let It Roll by Divide the Day)
Hawk charges at Xavier who enters a boxer stance, arms up, fists clenched and the dominant foot held back. Hawk swings the staff at Xavier's side who blocks it and throws a right hook that made Hawk skid on the ground, Xavier runs at him letting out a battle cry raising his fist Hawk barely reacts in time, jumping back as it strikes the ground cracking it. The man swings his weapon at Xavier in a series of rapid twirls, the ox faunus blocking each strike. Forming an X to thwart a downward thrust Xavier kicks Hawk in the chest with enough force to send the man rolling on the ground.
Getting to one knee, Hawk asked, "What the hell are you?"
Xavier pounded his fists with a grin, "Isn't it obvious? I'm an ox faunus." Storing that bit of information in the back of his mind, Hawk gets up and activates his Semblance, creating a clone of himself. Together, they rush at their opponent.
Xavier blocks an attack from the main target and backhands the clone. The clone recovers and blitzes the faunus, striking the back of his knee this allows Hawk to swings his staff with all of his strength launching Xavier into a burnt building. Already weakened by a fire that burnt itself out the building collapses. Hawk and his clone wait to see if there's movement. They hear wood and other debris shift as Xavier rises of the ashes wiping his tank top of ash. They notice his gauntlets have gone from a silver to a dull orange, ignoring it they charge.
The ox faunus meets them head-on throwing a punch, Hawk and the clone split to evade the punch, double-teaming Xavier they swing their weapons leaving the ox faunus no time to react. Unknown to the attackers, Xavier was absorbing their hits. Hawk and the clone launch a powerful strike that sends the faunus barrel rolling on the ground.
He got up brushing his shoulder then asked, "Is that your best?"
Hawk retorted, "The attacks have no effect on him." Directing his gaze toward the clone he ordered, "Don't just stand there, attack!" The clone runs into Xavier's waiting hand, feeling the iron grip on his throat.
The ox faunus declared, "My turn!" He lifts the clone up and delivers a devastating chokeslam that certainly shattered the opponent's spine, Xavier next brings his foot up and slams it on the clone's chest dispelling it.
Leveling his gaze at the real challenger Xavier clenches his fists as Gemini glows white-hot ethereal flames complete the look. He slams his fists together creating a shockwave.
Hawk's eyes widened behind his mask, "What is that?"
Xavier flashed a grin, "It's my Semblance. I absorb my enemy's attacks, enhancing my defense as evident by Gemini glowing. In addition I can redirect my enemy's attack back at them. Ready for me to lay the smack down on you? No? Too bad." He runs full speed at Hawk intercepting the staff with one hand and starts tightening his grip, cracks appear until the weapon snaps causing Hawk to stagger back.
The ox faunus doesn't give him a chance to recover because Xavier throws a series of hard punches across Hawk's body, each impact generated minor shockwave. One vicious uppercut sends Hawk flying back the young man groaning as he lands on his back. Xavier grabs his masked face and drags him along the ground then throws him into another burnt building. Walking over he buries his hand in the cold ash, sorting through it until he feels it touch something solid. Placing a grip on it, he pulls Hawk out and lands hard punches to the stomach, driving the air out of Hawk's lungs then head butts him knocking the man down and shattering his mask. Xavier rubs his forehead after the head butt. He watches the opponent get up on wobbly legs no idea where's he at, Xavier took this as his cue to end the fight.
Gathering the remaining energy in Gemini, he said, "Don't take it personally, lad. This was just a mission by the client. If you know what's good for your tribe, tell your boss to quit bothering the townspeople." Quickly closing the distance, Xavier cocked his fist back focusing the energy there and thrusts it forward with all his might. A yell escapes his mouth as the fist moves closer then strikes Hawk in the face catapulting the man through numerous buildings until he disappears from sight. His gauntlets return to their normal silver color.
(End of Let It Roll song)
Xavier rubbed the back of his head, "Perhaps I overdid it there. Oh well, mission accomplished." After meeting with the mayor and collecting his reward, the ox faunus sits at a bench in the town's park eating a bowl of mixed fruit he bought and drawing a picture of the forest of Forever Fall, a place he's been to many times but it never ceases to amaze. The constant fall of leafs allowed Xavier to admire such beauty in spite of the constant threat the Grimm pose.
The sound birds chirping and kids, humans and faunus alike playing provides a calming atmosphere.
He sighed in content, "Nothing like relaxing in the outdoors, eating and drawing to calm the nerves after a battle." Xavier draws Forever Fall with such detail one would like it to a master artist. The ox faunus wouldn't call himself a master artist drawing was something he likes to do in his downtime.
He's so deep in his concentration, Xavier didn't notice a faunus family approach until he notices their shadows. Looking up he discovers the group as a cat faunus.
The mother and father were about in their mid 30s and wore civilian attire while their child about 6 years old wore more casual clothing.
The female faunus asked, "Excuse me, sir?"
Xavier responded, "Yes?"
The female cat faunus introduced herself, "My name is Michelle Heart." She then gestured to the two males, "The man next to me is my husband Sean Heart and our son James Heart."
Sean bowed his head, "Greetings, young one."
James waved, "Hello, mister. Like your drawing."
Xavier smiled at the trio, "Hello there. I'm Xavier Stone, future Huntsman."
Sean asked, "Aren't you attending school? With someone of your talents, I'd imagine you would be enrolled. You should sign up for Beacon in Vale. It's a great place, having trained generations of Huntsmen and Huntresses. My wife and I attended there. The headmaster is an awesome guy once you get to know him."
Xavier chuckled, "That's a nice offer though public schools aren't my thing. Have a bad history with them."
Michelle smiled sympathetically, "Ridiculed based on your faunus traits, I presume?"
The ox faunus nodded, "Yeah, something like that." His statement was half true but he kept the other half secret.
Sean said, "Well, give Beacon a try. Faunus attend there along with humans. Not all the students are bad."
Xavier replied, "Maybe so but all I'd do is send bullies to the infirmary with broken bones. The headmaster would most likely be swamped with warnings from the Vale Council to keep his students in line otherwise there would be dire consequences."
Michelle gave him a friendly smile, "At least think it over."
Xavier returned the smile, "I will."
Sean blinked in realization, "Oh yeah, my son wanted to ask you something." He gently pushed his son, "Go ask him, James."
The boy requested, "Mr. Stone, would it be nice if I could have that picture you're drawing."
Xavier said, "The one of Forever Falls? Sure thing, kid. I'm almost done." He puts the final touches and autographed it before handing it to the boy, "Here ya go."
James beamed, "Thank you so much!"
Sean chuckled with amusement, "Anyway, we need to get moving. It was nice meeting you, Xavier Stone." The ox faunus nods happy that he was able to put a smile on somebody's face.
Returning his attention to the blank piece of paper, he starts his next drawing.
A/N: Here we get to see the second member of Team RXDY: Xavier Stone, an ox faunus.
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