Hello there Internet! Back here for another chapter of… Wait, this isn't The Power Within An Arc. That's right! This is something completely different. So say hello to The Paladin's Game! This will be a gamer fic, and yes, Jaune is the star once again. What can I say? I like the dork. But hey! Don't let that stop you from reading!
Hey Guys, I'm rewriting these chapters. I'm finally done moving, and this is really helping me clear my mind and my writer's block. Plus I get a chance to fix all my grammar mistakes and contradictions I put in here. So I hope you all enjoy!
I do not own RWBY or anything else made by RoosterTeeth
You know, this is not how I expected this day to go. Looking around all I could see was the void. Let's see; maybe if I recount the events of the past few days, I'll find where I screwed up.
Okay, so I woke up yesterday, that's nothing new. I got on the airship to Beacon, accidentally puke on a hot blonde shoe. I met this adorable girl with a big scythe. Met the Snow Angel, totally won her over. I showed my stuff in the ballroom. They were to stunned by my looks to even speak. Uncovered the conspiracy about the disappearing locker. Saw Snow Angel again, and that girl who is on the cereal. That was pretty cool. After that, I was launched off the cliff. Without a parachute, saw some javelin coming at me. Dodged it like a badass!
Then I… Oh, I'm dead. That sucks… Holy shit I'm dead! What am I supposed to do?! Am I supposed to wander around this shit for eternity?! My mom is going to kill me! Oh, wait, she can't. As the minutes past, I spun around.
Ughh! I'm so bored! Shouldn't I be going somewhere by now? Is there a waiting list for the afterlife? I need something to happen! Suddenly a blue screen popped up, making me scream like a man. Yep, a man. I looked at the blue screen.
Would you like to Respawn?
Yes or No
Wait, respawn? As in, come back to life respawn? Hell yeah! Why would I want to stay in this place? Life here I come! Slamming the yes button, I closed my eyes waiting in anticipation. Only when I opened them did I find that I was still in the void.
Oh, come on! I call bull… Before I could finish, I was suddenly engulfed in white light. "Yahooo!" I cheered as the white light took everything, and I found myself back in the emerald forest. Alright! Back in the land of the living! Or was that just some weird dream? Questions for later. Standing up, I lightly dusted off my clothes. Alright, so if I remember correctly. I have to make eye contact with someone, and we will be partners. I wonder who I'll be partnered with?
Suddenly there was the sound of a twig snapping, looking in the direction I did not find my partner. Instead, I found a Beowolf. Oh, I don't think that counts right? As the beast came closer, I drew my weapons. Alright, it's just one Beowolf, you can handle that. Suddenly more figures walked out of the forest. They were also Beowolfs. Okay, I don't think I could handle that. Suddenly a blue screen popped up.
For being able to see the obvious. You have unlocked the skill Observe!
I was distracted by the sudden appearance of the screen. I had failed to notice the Beowolf lunge at me until it was almost a foot away. Didn't stop me from trying to raise my shield though. But instead of feeling the Beowolf claw at my flesh. I instead heard the sound of metal and the sound of bones breaking. Bonus! They weren't my bones either. No instead it was the bones of the Beowolf that was about to slice me into mini Jaunes. With a weapon crashing into the creature.
With the weapon being a… Shield? Suddenly the shield started to rebound from one Grimm to the next until all lay dead. All with either a broken neck and or spine. I wonder if I could do that? The shield then returned to its owner. Oh hey, it's cereal girl! What did Snow Angel say her name was again? "Pyrrha?"
She smirked, "Hello, Jaune! Is there still room for team Jaune?"
I felt a slight heat rise to my cheeks. "O-Oh, would you look at that! It looks like I can squeeze you in."
She smiled as she turned back towards where she came. "C' mon partner."
I was about to follow her when I noticed something "Wait, where is your weapon?" She stopped in her tracks, and I could have sworn there was a slight heat to her cheeks as her weapon appeared from behind me and went into her hand.
Woah! Where did that come from? "I've got it. Now c' mon we don't be too late to the relics." Before I could make a move, the world stopped as a blue screen popped up once again.
Would you like to view the Tutorial?
Yes or No
Looking at the screen, and then the surrounding area, and then back at the screen. I kept at this a few more times before I answered: "Umm, yes?" Suddenly the screen disappeared, and the world came back into motion. As my body began to move on its own. Wait? Why don't I have control of my body? Suddenly a blue screen popped up.
Don't worry. Everything is fine. This is just a part of the tutorial. Now shall we began?
Before I could answer another Blue screen popped up.
Great! Now let's start with your stats, shall we? Think stats info.
"Okay then, um stats?" I said in my head. Then another blue screen appeared.
Alright then!
Stats:
Str determines your physical strength as well as Stamina or SP and is associated with damage and heavy armor.
Dex, determines your speed and SP regen along with light medium armor and damage.
Wisdom which is Aura regen and is associated with Aura manipulation along with general Wisdom.
Int determines your Aura Pool or AP and is associated with your general intelligence and creating new skills.
Vigor is health and resistances.
Luck helps you find better loot and gives you more crits.
Charisma which helps in bartering, persuading, intimidating, leading, and the most important part. Seducing.
Next is inventory, If you could kindly think inventory.
"Okay then, Inventory." I thought. Suddenly there was a 3D image of me in my armor. There were two slots for weapons and a shield, as well as a third for what was called secondary. Along with a slot for my clothes that's called under armor. As well as a slot for a chest piece, boots, gauntlets, and a helmet. There was also a slot for as necklace as well as ten ring slots. With ten slots below all of that.
As you can see here, you have a slot for almost anything. If you ever want to unequip an item. Either do it in your inventory and do it manually. Or you could think about unequipping the item, and it will go into your inventory — the same works for equipping an item. Now about your slots here, you start with ten slots. You only get ten of these slots. With special perks granting more. But you do get to hold an infinite amount of one item. Now with things like lien won't go into a slot, but instead will be held separately along with any ammunition you may pick up. Everything else takes up a slot.
You should know what skills are so we can skip that.
"No! You can't do that! I need explanations damn it!" I said mentally putting my foot down in irritation.
...Do I have to?
"Yes!" I screamed in my mind. Was it really a question?
Fine… I don't know why I have to though. All you did was play video games.
Skills: There are Active Skills and then there are Passive Skills. Active skills are skills that take either HP, AP, or SP to activate or maintain. Passive Skills are skills that give buffs and don't cost anything. You know a skill is passive when it has {P} next to its name and an Active skill has {A}. You can gain skills by either making them yourself. Discovering them yourself, or by buying them from a skill tree. You can also get them from a trainer.
Skill Trees: Skill Trees are skills that are interconnected and work well together and give massive buffs and boosts. You currently have no skill trees.
Trainers: Trainers are various mentors you can have that can teach you various skills. The skills vary on the Trainer and you can only have 5 trainers in total.
Are you happy now, princess?
"Yes actually, that was very helpful. Thank you." I said sincerely.
O-oh okay. Anyway, I'm going to need to pick up the pace, so stay with me here.
Main Titles: They are who you are… They also give you huge increases and can change your appearance.
Sub-Titles: Nothing that much different from your main title, smaller boosts, and smaller changes to your looks but more variety.
Classes: Once you reach level ten. You can choose who you want to be. Classes can open up-skills and skill trees for you to use. As well as gives you buffs to certain things. But be warned, once you pick one. You're stuck with that class. Choose wisely!
Legacy: You can choose how you want to be remembered. However, they are determined by your actions.
Legacy of the Hero- Be remembered fondly and have the love and adoration of everyone.
Legacy of the Villain- Why be a good guy when killing is so much fun? Potential to rule and or destroy the world. Be feared by everyone.
Armor Class: Do you want to be a tank? A ninja? Or maybe somewhere in the middle? Well, your armor class can help with that!
Heavy: For the big muscular guy with gains for days. Or… you. (Defense based with Str)
Medium: The happy medium nobody chooses! Will you be different? (Defense based with Dex)
Light: I am as swift as the wind as thrice as deadly! (Defense based with Dex)
Now you may be asking what determines armor class? Well, it's quite simple! The weight determines it, as well as quality and its protection value! You are currently wearing Light Armor, and with your current Dex gives you a 0 defense bonus.
Now you may ask how good is your gear well here!
Different Quality of Gear
Broken-Why do you even have this?
Low Quality-Either you just got ripped off, or your unlucky. Probably both.
Common- Something everyone can have
Uncommon- Oh? Climbing the later now aren't we? Well, don't get too excited. You're only slightly better than most people
Rare-Most Huntsman's weapons could are considered rare
Superb-Now were getting somewhere
Excellent-This is some of the good shit
Legendary- Something in every weapons geek's wet dreams
God-Only in your wildest dreams
Now here is the fun part! The enemies!
Enemy types: Hey, the more, the merrier, right?
Common- Simple easy, but could be a threat when low level. Nah I'm joking. These guys suck.
Tank- Bigger, meaner, uglier, and slower. Watch out swings from these guys, while they might be slow they can knock you into next week
Special- For those times when the world wants to make your life a little harder
Mini-Boss- It can be anything. See that, twig? It's a Mini-Boss. See that, snail? Mini-Boss. See that… You get the point.
Boss- These are the big tough guys that will reck your shit. Might get some cool shit though.
Legend- Hey! You want to die, go right ahead! I'm not going to stop you.
God- Don't even think about trying it
Did you get all that?
Everything is spinning.
Good! Because now that we got all that out of the way we can look at your stats itself. Now think stats
"Stats," I commanded
Alright, here you go!
Jaune Arc
Age: 17
Height: 6'1
Weight: 168
Race: Human
Body Type: Ectomorph
Class:none
Main Title: The Pretender
Sub Title: None
Lv. 1
XP: 0/ 100
HP: 500/500
AP: Locked
SP: 100/100
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Vig: 15
Int: 10
Wis: 10
Luck: 1
Charisma:5
SAP: 0
Skills:
Gamer's Mind (MAX)-You my friend are immune to getting mind fucked.
Gamer's Body (MAX)-Oops there goes my arm! Well, good thing I still have Hp, and it's back!
Observe (Level 1) {A}: I'll keep it simple. You can see some shit. Like how much stronger someone is! (You can see up to a range of ten levels above your own when casting on a person. When cast on an object you can determine it's Quality up to a certain extent and some of its Perks. How much you can see and what you are increased with every level. Along with level cap. The Higher the level the less you see)
Wait! Why am I level one? Also, why are my luck and Charisma so low! Am I just really unlucky? Also, what is SAP?
For discovering a part of oneself, Wis increased by 1. It stands for Stat Allocation Points.
"I guess that's your way to confirm that right?" I asked
For discovering a part of the game, Int increased by 1
"Alrighty then, is there anything else that I need to go over?" I asked once again.
At the moment no, right now we need to talk about Aura.
What's Aura? Suddenly a branch smacked across the face knocking me to the ground, "Jaune I'm sorry!" Getting up from the tree, I rubbed my cheek and noticed the scratch on my cheek. Why didn't gamer's body heal this already? Taking a look at my character sheet, I saw that it hadn't even registered that I had taken damage.
"That's cool, I guess," I thought to myself as I looked at Pyrrha. "It's okay; I should have looked where I was going."
Moving my hand away from scratch, she looked at me perplexed. "Jaune, why didn't you have your Aura protect you?"
There is that word again, "What's an Aura?"
This time Pyrrha looked at me mildly shocked. "Jaune, you do know what Aura is right?"
I shook my head, "No clue." Pyrrha's eyes widened for a second before she coughed into her hand.
Time for a cutscene!
What? Suddenly I found myself no longer looking at the face of Pyrrha Nikos, but instead, I found myself in front of a monk of some kind standing in a clearing. "Well Jaune, Aura is the manifestation of one's soul."
The man walked into the center of the field, "It bears our burdens and shields are hearts. Have you ever felt like you were being watched when no one was around?"
I nodded my head not that I could see it "Uh… Yeah." The man's magenta eyes seemed to scan around his surroundings.
Suddenly a giant black snake coiled around the man as he pulled out a pair of jade green bladed pistols. "With practice, our Aura can be our shield; everything has a soul, even animals."
The monk jumped out of the coil and shot at the beast only to get a headbutt in return. "What about monsters?"
The man rolled with the hit and was now standing ready for the next strike "No, the monsters we fight, lack a soul. They are creatures of Grimm. The manifestation of hatred. They are the darkness, and we are the light." The man jumped into the air as the snake opened it's maw to swallow the man. Only for him to kick it in the face.
Knocking the beast down and giving it a slash on its neck. "Right, and that's why we fight them!"
The snake then swerved around and went for a plunge, only for it to eat the dirt and get a pair of blades in its skull. "It's not about why It's about knowing. Understanding both light and dark help manifest our Aura. Everyone has some of both." Suddenly a white snake appeared behind the monk and made to lunge at him.
Monk man jumped away, as he landed, in front of him now was now both of the Grimm's heads, "By bearing your soul outward as a force. You can deflect harm… All our tools and equipment are conduits for Aura." The snakes then lunged at him as he jumped out of the white snake's way before he started to ride the Black snake's spine shooting at pair.
Before Getting knocked off, "It's like a forcefield!"
Suddenly the black snake lunged at the man, as he put his arms up to defend himself. "If you want to put it that way yes." What the snake wanted was a tasty snake. What it got was the monk holding it off with his bare hands, A magenta aura pulsing out of his hands. He then started to push back before grabbing its fangs and breaking it off. It recoiled back in pain before making one last desperate attack. The monk sidestepped the attack before plunging one of its teeth into its eye. As the snake tried to back away, the man used his Aura to enhance his strike exploding its head. Woah, Aura is so cool!
Suddenly I found myself back in my body with Pyrrha in front of me, "Jaune close your eyes." I was confused but decided to play along, closing my eyes as I felt her on my cheek. Suddenly her words began to echo in my head.
For it is passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in the distance and unbound by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee. I felt a surge of power as she finished her words.
Congratulations! You have unlocked your Aura! You have unlocked the skill Aura! You have discovered a Ranked Skill! You have unlocked the skill tree Anima.
Ranked Skills, unlike regular skills, require a perk point and sometimes other requirements to unlock or upgrade the skill. Ranked skills are often found in skill trees but they can also be discovered like other skills. You are given a perk point every other level.
Aura (Rank 1) {P}- Force Fields are great right? (Gain a 25% Boost to all stats.)
Closing the screens after I was done reading the screen. I turned to a slightly exhausted Pyrrha. "Are you okay?"
She smiled, "Yeah, your Aura was just much bigger than I expected. Don't worry. I'll be fine. How do you feel."
I looked at my hands to see a white light shine off of it. "I feel…Complete."
She put a hand on my shoulder, "Well, I'm glad. Shall we get going?"
Nodding, I began to walk when I noticed the cave next to us. "Hey, Pyrrha."
She turned to me, "Yes, Jaune?"
I pointed to inside the cave. "What do you think is inside the cave?"
She shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know, but I don't think we should risk it." However, my answer came in the form of a blue screen.
Are you sure you want to miss this bonus objective? It would be worth your while.
Welp. That settles it; no one screws Jaune Arc out of good stuff. "I don't know Pyrrha, and the relic might be in here. I say we go in."
Before she could object, I grabbed a stick, some really old and dirty looking cloth that was on the ground. Wrapping the cloth around the stick. I found some flint. And with a little bit of help from my sword. Sparks flew and caught on the cloth. Thus my torch was made.
For crafting a torch, you have unlocked the Ranked skill Basic Crafting! For making the torch out of some conveniently placed items. Your intelligence is increased by 1!
Basic Crafting (Rank 1) {P}- You're able to use legos! (Able to craft gear of common or lower quality.)
Smiling at myself I headed inside. "Wait, Jaune!" Her protest went on deaf ears though as the thought of loot was too strong. I wonder what will be in here? Maybe a cool sword! Or a magic shield!
Or… a giant glowing thingy? "Jaune, I think we should get out of here…"
I looked at Pyrrha. "What are you talking about? This thing is the relic. C'mon helps me grab it." Before she could say anything. I handed her the torch before leaping at the glowing object. Only for it to move out of the way. What the heck? Oh, I see, it's one of those things, huh? Alright, bring it!
Getting up, I made multiple attempts to grab, each on having little success. "C' mon. You. Stupid. Relic. Come. To. Papa."
Leaping one more time, I found success this time as I grabbed hold of it. "Yes! Sweet treasure here I come!" A blue screen then appeared, but instead of it congratulating me, it gave me a new skill.
Congratulations! You have unlocked a new skill! Detect Evil.
"Oh no," I whined Suddenly the glowing object lifted me into the air before pulling me forward until I came face to a giant Grimm. I used observe.
Elder Deathstalker [Tank]
Level: 10
HP: 1000/1000
SP: 500/500
Oh great, this is going to fun. "Pyrrha… I don't think this is the relic." The Grimm screamed into the air before it began to fling its tail around as it charged forward. I held on to dear life, as I felt a very manly scream escape my lungs. Pyrrha kept ahead as they both came outside. With the deathstalker a little more forceful with his exit.
It was at this time that I decided to give her some encouraging words. "Pyrrha! It's not the relic! It's not the relic!" Okay, maybe encouraging is not the word.
For realizing a truth about yourself. Wis increased by 1
Before I could have a chance to reply, The Deathstalker suddenly whipped his tale forward, sending me flying away. Well, this isn't good.
As my body continued it's flight forward, I suddenly found myself colliding with a particular rose, and then a particular tree. "Hey, Ruby…" Her reply was some dazed nonsense. Please don't tell me I did something to hurt her. I cast observe just to be sure.
Ruby Rose
Age: 15
Height:?
Weight?
Race:?
Body Type:?
Class:?
Main Title:?
Sub-Title:?
Lv:?
"Oh, Damn." Was all I could think as Ruby shook her head before looking in the sky, where a particular snow angel was hanging on a gigantic bird. "How could you leave me here?!"
Ruby looked at me, "I told her to jump." I decided to cast observe.
Elder Nevermore
Level: ?
Okay, that doesn't look good, also why does it look like Weiss is falling? Oh, wait, that's because she is falling. Holy shit she's falling! Thinking fast, I ran off the tree and had my arms out as she fell gracefully into my arms.
Time to put on the Arc charm, "Just dropping in?" She gained a slight red on her cheeks before we both realized a fundamental truth. We were both falling. We soon latched onto each other as thoughts began to rush through my mind. There has got to be something I can do? Alright think, think. Wait! Let's see if this will work! Sticking out my feet, I began to push my Aura out from my feet as it began to slow our descent. It's working! It's working! Landing safely on the ground, I let Weiss go and cast observe on her before a blue screen popped up.
For thinking fast! Your intelligence has increased by one! You have unlocked the skill Feather Fall! Closeness with Weiss increased by 1!
Weiss Schnee
Age: 17
Height: 5'3
Weight: 110
Race:?
Body Type:?
Class:?
Main Title:?
Sub-Title:?
Lv:?
I couldn't help but smile at that. "Aw yeah, the Arc charms will never fail to impress!" I thought to myself also slightly amazed that Weiss was too strong for me to see. But that should be expected from Snow Angel. Also, Feather Fall looks handy. Wish I had that earlier.
I'll have to see what that is later. Looking around, an Ursa soon crashed through the canopy, only for it to collapse dead with an orange hair girl and an exhausted-looking man on top of the beast. "Did she just ride in on an Ursa?" The black-haired girl said as I cast observe on her, the orange hair girl, and the blonde that looked bewildered at the sudden escalation of events.
Nora Valkyrie
Age: 17
Height: 5'1
Race: Human
Weight: 110
Body Type: Athletic
Class:?
Main Title:?
Sub-Title:?
Lv:?
Congratulations! Observe has leveled up!
Yang Xiao Long
Age: 17
Height: 5'8
Weight: 134
Race: Human
Bodytype:?
Class:?
Main Title:?
Sub-Title:?
Lv:?
Blake Belladonna
Age: 17
Height: 5'6
Weight: 123
Race:?
Body Type: Triangle
Class:?
Main Title:?
Sub-Title:?
Lv:?
"Wow, these guys must be really powerful," I said to myself. Sparing a glance at Blake I wondered why her race didn't show up, but my focus was soon back on the Nora as she started to sing about her being the queen of the castle. "Nora!"
She looked at the raven hair boy, "Coming, Ren!" She replied as I cast observe on Ren as well.
Lie Ren
Age: 17
Height: 5'9
Weight: 150
Race: Human
Body Type: Ectomorph
Class: Rogue
Main Title:?
Sub-Title:?
Lv:?
Before I could say anything on the fact I couldn't see his level as well, Yang exploded. "That's it! Can everyone calm down for two seconds?!"
Promptly two seconds passed before Pyrrha burst out of the canopy, with a deathstalker behind her. "Pyrrha!" Whether she heard it or not, I didn't know. Nor did I care as her body was flung towards us. Rolling as she hit the ground, she looked uninjured if only slightly exhausted.
It was at this time that Yang decided to speak, "Great the gang's all here. Now we can die together."
Ruby pulled out her weapon, a look of determination on her face. "Not if I can help it!" She then charged forward. The Nevermore then shot out a barrage of feathers. With one of them pinning Ruby down by her cape.
The Deathstalker then tried to take advantage of this as it went to plunge its stinger into Ruby. "Ruby!" Yang started to dash towards the creature, but it was evident that she wouldn't get there in time. But there was a white blur next to her before vanishing itself. The white blur was then in front of the deathstalker as it plunged it's a blade into the earth, creating a wall of ice. It stoped the stinger in its tracks. I stood there shocked as Weiss and Ruby behind the frozen barricade, they were talking about something, but I was too far away to hear any of it. It didn't matter as the two returned to the group. "We don't have to fight these things, let's just grab one of the relics and make a run for it."
I nodded my head, "Run and live. I can get behind that." With that, the Deathstalker finally broke free of the ice. Thus the mad dash began.
Congratulations! You have unlocked the skill Sprint!
Sprint {A}- Run Bitch! RUN! (Able to sprint at double movement speed. Current Sprinting speed. 13 Miles Per Hour.) [10 SP per second]
Great, so I could only sprint for about 10 seconds before I get eviscerated.
For figuring out you're fucked, your Int has increased by 1!
"How about instead of being an asshole you help me!" I screamed in my mind, but I got no answer as my SP quickly plummeted and I felt my stamina drain. But I did not stop until my SP was completely dry.
For draining you SP fully you have gained the status Fatigue.
Statues are a variety of effects that can be placed on you or other people. Some examples are burned, paralysis, fatigue, etc. Each one has there owned unique effects as well.
It happened instantly, I felt my legs slow down as my lungs started to burn and I felt like I just ran a marathon all in the span of a second. But despite this, I still tried to run. And that's when something amazing happened. My Aura came around my body and I suddenly felt replenished. A blue screen gave me my reply.
You have learned the skill Replenishment.
Replenishment {P}- You're Welcome. (Use AP once your SP is drained for one minute)
Thanking the brothers for this amazing gift, I surged forward once again. And soon the visage of ruins came into view. We all rushed for the potential cover. My Replenishment ending once we reached the location. I took a moment for a breather as I looked to the Grimm closing in on us. "These...Things... Don't... Know...When...To...Quit." My sentiment was shared with the rest. As the fatigue from today was finally catching up. What can we do? We got nowhere else to go. Looking around, I noticed the high towers as well as the narrow bridge that we were currently on.
An idea then clicked in my head. "Ruby, Snow angel, Yang, Raven hair girl!" I said, not using Blakes name lest she finds it weird how I would know it.
I got a blank stare from Blake. "My name's Blake." I also got a glare from Weiss. I decided to ignore it. "Okay then Blake, you four go up into those towers and deal with that Nevermore! We'll take care of the Deathstalker." Weiss wanted to protest but was stopped by the others as they grabbed her and brought her along.
I then looked at the others. "Nora!"
She gave me a salute her hammer by her side, "Sir!"
"I need you to be the heavy hitter here! Can you do that for me?" I asked.
She gave a grin, "Sure thing, fearless leader!"
I looked at Ren ignoring Nora's comment. "You help with the crowd control!"
He nodded as I looked over at Pyrrha casting observe on her as well.
Pyrrha Nikos
Age:?
Height:?
Weight:?
Race:?
Class:?
Main Title:?
Sub-title:?
Lv:?
A moment of shock went through me of how strong Pyrrha must be if all I could get was her name. But that shock quickly dissipated "Pyrrha! We're going to keep the Deathstalkers focus on us!" She nodded before reading myself. I held my shield in front of me as a blue screen took my vision for a second.
For taking control of the situation! You have unlocked Leadership! For coming up with a plan! You have unlocked the skill Strategy! Your Charisma has been increased by one!
Huh, that's cool. Wait for Jaune! Focus on the giant scorpion! Not on some news! Shaking my head, I focused my gaze on the Deathstalker and the horde of Beowolf's that was keeping it company. I felt myself shake for a moment at the Grimm before me. Before I felt a calm filled my mind. As the Grimm came closer, I heard the sound of my heartbeat as the world seemed to slow down as the first Beowolf came closer. I readied my shield as Beowolf had a bullet go through its neck, killing it as Ren began to open fire. The Nevermore flew ahead as it went after Ruby and the others. As the Beowolf's surged forward, I found that the Deathstalker was hanging back. Is it waiting? Deciding not to focus on it, I instead chose to focus on the Beowolf that was in front of me. "Alright big guy, let's see what you got?" I taunted. The Grimm growled before charging at me, But I was ready with my shield. It crashed against the metal, but I held firm as it tried to tear through my protection. "Alright, you're tougher than you look," I said through gritted teeth As it continued to slash, It's ferocious assault as it slowed down. Taking the opportunity, I pushed him off my shield. Casting observe, I found something exciting.
Adolescent Beowolf
Level 12
Hp:120/120
Sp:0/50
Status: Tired
Taking the chance, I went for a thrust. The Beowolf looked liked it wanted to move out of the way. But it found itself stuck in place as my blade plunged itself into its chest. It howled in pain, but that was all it could do as it's Hp plummeted and the beast grew silent. Releasing my blade from its chest, the Grimm fell limp as it slowly started to dissipate. Before I could have a chance to celebrate, another Beowolf pounced forcing me down. Before it could do anything about it though, It found a spear in its gut as Pyrrha stood over the now dead beast. "Jaune, you okay?"
I nodded, "Yeah, thanks for the save there." Standing on my feet, I saw the horde of Beowolfs was starting to thin.
But Pyrrha didn't look happy about it. "What is that thing doing?" I didn't need to wonder what she meant; she was talking about the Deathstalker, I mean I would be aswell. After all, no Grimm waits around. Unless maybe it's trying to wear us down? No, if that was the case, it should have learned that it didn't have enough Grimm. Looking at Nora, I saw her crush one of the Beowolfs skull before transforming the hammer into a grenade launcher and fire into the crowd.
Wait, I have an idea. "Nora!"
She stopped firing to look at me, "Yes, fearless leader!"
I pointed at the scorpion with my sword. "Do you think it's in your range?"
She grew a grin, and I could have sworn I saw some of the Grimm hesitate to go near her. "Let's find out!" With that, she fired a volley into the air, all landing directly onto the death stalkers shell. The Grimm screeched in pain as the blue screen popped up.
You have entered a boss area. Try not to die.
"Thanks for the encouragement," I muttered to myself. But we were able to do some damage to it! Let's see how much!
Elder Deathstalker [Tank]
Level 10
Hp: 990/1000
SP: 500/500
Hax! I call Hax! How did it take so little damage? I mean, all those grenades… hit… it's...armor.
For figuring out how armor works. Your Int…
Screw you! Anyway, now let's focus. That platting is going to be a problem. I don't think any of us can pierce it. Our weapons are not capable of such things. I continued to watch as the Deathstalker grew closer. My eyes eventually came upon its stinger. "That's it!"
Everyone looked at me, wondering what my apparent revelation was. "The stinger! We can use it to pierce its armor. We need to cut it off. Ren!" He nodded as the Deathstalker came upon us. Any remaining Beowolf's being crushed or impaled by the beast. It first went to swipe at Nora with one its claws. But she easily dodged it. So instead of getting a human in its pincers. It instead received a bullet in one of its many eyes with Pyrrha holding the smoking gun.
The creature screamed in pain before focusing it's remaining eyes on us. It sent down its stinger which I was able to block with my shield as Pyrrha gave a slash at the joint of the stinger. The creature reeled back, but unfortunately for it. Ren was able to get to the singer before unleashing a fury of blows upon the joint. That was of course, before Ren was sent flying into a pillar. I gave a quick look to Ren to confirm if he was a still breathing.
But that was all I could afford, "Pyrrha shield!" She then spun around before throwing her shield cutting off the stinger as it logged itself into the bone plating. Unfortunately, it was still alive.
But that could be fixed. "Nora, Nail it!" She smirked as she looked at Pyrrha. The two seemed to understand each other as soon Pyrrha was using her shield to propel Nora upwards. As she began her descent, she began to gain more and more momentum before Nora made contact with the stinger, and boy did she make contact. Hitting the stinger, full force, and then some. I saw it began to cave in as the Grimm's body seemed to become jelly before it started to dissipate.
Nora stuck out her tongue at the creature. "That's for hurting Renny meanie!"
Speaking of Ren, I walked over to the green monk as he decided to rest against a pillar. "Hey, you alright?"
He just nodded, his face remaining stoic. "How do you think the others are facing?"
Looking over to the cliff wall, I currently saw a falling headless Nevermore. "I think they're fine." Deciding to take a seat next to the man. I'm met with a bunch of blue screens.
You have leveled up X10! Observe has increased by one! Leadership has leveled up by 3! Strategy has leveled up by 2! You have unlocked the Main Title Grimm Slayer! For accomplishing a great feat! You have unlocked your Legacy! For reaching level 10! You have unlocked Classes! Thorugh Surviving your first combat. You have gained the Sword and Shield Proficiency skill! You have unlocked the Praeliator Defensor Skill Trees! You have completed of your tutorial! You have completed your Initiation! Welcome to the game! You have been given a Thousand Lien.
Wow, that's a lot to read. But more importantly, I can finally get rid off that damn title! Going to my stats, I tried to change the title, only to be met by a blue screen.
Can only change Main Titles when you complete the tutorial
What?! Oh, come on! You telling me you gave me a badass looking title. But I can't use it? That's unfair! Waiting for a response from the game, it was silent. Why is it that you don't talk when I want you to? Again, no response. Fine then, let's see what these classes are about.
So you reached level ten. Good for you! Didn't think you would make it this far. But look at you, causing me to lose a bet! That's coming out of your pocket by the way. Anyway, let's get on with it.
Classes:
Warrior- For those with no originality
Barbarian- What brain? There are only gains! (Major boost to Str. Regular increase to Dex and Vig. Debuff on Int and Wis. )
Rogue- I am the shadow, I am the night, I take forever to get somewhere! (Major boost to Dex. Regular increase to Luck and Char. Debuff to Str and Vig.)
Mage- Fireball! Fireball! Lightning bolt! (Major boost to Int and Wis. Regular boost to Dex. Debuff to Str)
Paladin- You get some heals! You get some heals! Everybody gets some heals! (Major boost to Vig and Char. Regular increase to Str, and Int. Debuff on Luck.)
Okay then, we'll Barbarian is out. I don't need to be a muscle head, thank you. I also don't want to be a glass cannon, so Rouge is out. So that leaves Warrior, Mage, and Paladin. Well, Warrior doesn't have any debuffs. It doesn't have any buffs either. Also, it sounds a bit lame. So that leaves Mage and Paladin. So, on the one hand, I could shoot fireballs out of my hand. But on the other, I could help heal people in dire situations. And I always liked to play Paladins in RPG's. Plus, when am I ever going to need Luck? I selected Paladin.
Congratulations! You have chosen Paladin! You have gained a 45% boost to your Vig and Char! You also gain a 15% boost to Str and Int. With a -50% boost on Luck! You have also obtained the Sub-Title Acolyte of Light! You have also gained the skill Cure Wounds! You have unlocked the Sanctus Medela Skill tree!
My eyes widened as I looked at the screen before me. Holy shit is this true?! I opened my Stats to see if the game was pulling my leg or not. And true to its word it did just that. So with a smile on my face, I looked towards my SAP I had gained. Saving my perk points for later. I went with my normal strat. Two for the major, one for the minor. None for the dump. Once it was all settled I looked at my stats with a smile on my face.
Jaune Arc
Age: 17
Height: 6'2
Weight: 170
Race: Human
Body Type: Ectomorph
Class: Paladin
Main Title: The Pretender
Sub-Title: None
Level: 11
XP: 900/ 1168
Hp: 4700/4700
Ap: 2700/2700
Sp: 420/420
Str: 23 (32)
Dex: 23 (28)
Vig: 40 (68)
Int: 27 (39)
Wis: 24 (30)
Luck: 1 (.5)
Chr: 31 (53)
SAP:
Skills:
Lien: 1000
Gamers Mind (MAX) {P}- You friend are immune to being mind fucked
Gamers Body (MAX) {P}- Oops, there goes my arm. Good thing I still have Hp, and it's back!
Leadership (Level 5) {P}- You tell people what to do. They listen. Capish (People will listen to you, gives a 5% bonus to Chr.)
Strategy (Level 5) {P}- Skill wins fights. Tactics win battles; Strategies win wars (You can come up with sound plans to defeat your enemies)
Observe (Level 2) {A}- I'll be real with you. You can see some shit. Like how much stronger someone is! (At level 1, you can only see ten levels above you. Range grows more prominent as you level this skill.)
Aura (Rank 1) {P}- Gain a 25% Boost to all stats.)
Detect Evil (Level 1) {P}- Boo! Did I get you? No? Well, of course not, you should have been able to see me coming (Can detect a Vile presence within 10 meters. Range Increases with every level.)
Feather Fall (Level 1) {P}- It pretty simple really *Clears Throat* I'm a bird motherfucker, I'm a bird (You can control your descent from the skies. Control increases with every level.)
Cure Wounds {A}- You got the magic touch (You can heal someone for fifty points of health.) [10 Ap]
Basic Crafting (Rank 1) {P}- Able to craft gear of common or lower quality.
Replenishment {P}- Use AP once your SP is drained for one minute
Sprint {A}- Run Bitch! RUN! (Able to sprint at double movement speed. Current Sprinting speed. 13 Miles Per Hour.) [10 SP per second]
Sword Proficiency (Level 1) {P}- Swish, Swish, Stab! (You are 1% more proficient with swords)
Shield Proficiency (Level 1) {P}- Block, Block, deflect! (You are 1% more proficient with shields)
"Wow, that was a lot to read and did I just grow an inch? Cool!" I thought to myself as I went to my Sub-Title. I clicked on the only one there.
Acolyte of Light: Don't expect much in terms of description. After all, it's an A-colyte ( Gain a 10% bonus to Vig and Chr. 5% bonus to Str and Int. 5% reduction cost on all healing spells.)
"Alright not bad, especially for a beginning title." I mussed. Equipping the title, I felt my Aura glow for a moment and gaining a curious look from Ren. "What?" I asked.
He pointed to my hair, "Did your hair always have some white in it?"
I raised my eyebrow; I was about to answer when I remembered the description of what titles could do. "Uhh, yeah! It's just always been there. I'm Jaune by the way." I rubbed the back of my head as I gave him my best convincing smile. He looked at me for a couple more seconds before shrugging his shoulders. "I'm Ren, but it seems you already knew that." He said, with a slight glare. I chuckled weekly. "I overheard you and Nora. Sorry, if I came off as rude." I said sheepishly. He accepted my answer with a wave of his hand. "No problem, I don't think introductions matter in the face of Grimm." He said, and I chuckled at that.
You have gained the skill Lying! You have unlocked the Oratio skill tree!
Lying (Level 1) {P}- Lier, Lier pants on fire! (Able to convince people that falsehoods are the truth. Success depends on Chr and the Lie itself.)
I sighed, "I guess the skill could be useful. But that doesn't mean I have to like it." I thought to myself. Though I didn't like lying, something in me just told him I shouldn't tell Ren about this. Rising from my position, I found Ren trying to do the same, only for him to grunt in pain and be forced to sit back down. "Ren?"
He just shook his head, "I'm okay. Just a little sore."
I put my hand on his shoulder, "Let's see if I can help with that."
He looked confused before I cast 'Cure Wounds.' Now he just looked dumbfounded, "H-how did…"
I just grinned, "Part of my semblance." He nodded his head, finding standing to be much more comfortable. We walked over to the group as they all shared a laugh of some sort. Well, at the very least. It looks like it won't be boring here.
You have no idea.
Boom! The first chapter of The Paladin's Game is done! So what did you think? Love it? Hate it? Leave a review to let me know! This is Journeymen signing off!