Jaune's Game
Hello readers, I have a Gamer Rwby story here. A challenge from PhazonLordKaito. Don't really have much to say except enjoy.
"Cool… so this aura thing is like a force field" Jaune exclaimed all giddy.
"Well I guess you could say that" Pyrrha wondered.
"Whoa" he stared up to see a floating box. "Does everyone have this?"
Pyrrha looked around to see if anything else was close in the forest. "Yes Jaune, every person has aura… they just need to train to use it".
"Um… okay" Jaune looked at the box more closely. 'Uh does everyone really see this?' he sighed.
Jaune Arc
Title: N/A
Health: 50/50
Aura: 150/150
Stamina: 50/50
Semblance: N/A
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 7
Defence: 11
Skills:
Novice Swordsmanship (1/20)
Novice Blocking (2/20)
Novice Heavy Armour (1/20)
'Uh what am I supposed to do with this?' Jaune drooped in uselessness. 'I can't even ask or they will know I'm not meant to be here'.
"Jaune~!" Pyrrha leaned her head to the side to see Jaune's face under his slouch. "Oh Jaune~! Are you coming? We still need to complete the test".
"Right! Sorry Pyrrha, uh which way is it?" Jaune pepped up.
"This way" she motioned the blond to follow her.
Jaune sighed as he looked over his stats 'why is everything in beginner?' He wordlessly followed Pyrrha 'I mean sure I didn't go to a fancy combat school but it can't be that hard to use a sword and shield… it's not even a fancy weapon like Ruby's scythe'. He shook his head 'maybe it was just all a stupid mistake'.
"Jaune… Jaune! You have been spacing out for a while now, are you sure you're okay?" Pyrrha called back.
"Y-Yeah of course I am, I'm just… thinking of… battle strategies, that's r-right battle strategies" Jaune put his hands on his hips in an attempt to look useful. Pyrrha covered her mouth and giggled quietly "don't worry, as long as I'm here you have nothing to worry about… I'll protect you".
"Of course Jaune, I'll look forward to see your strategies in action" Pyrrha gave him a honest but sly smile.
"Right… uhhh" Jaune sighed again. 'There's no way I can protect her' he drooped once again as a text box appeared in front of Pyrrha.
Pyrrha Nikos
Title(s): Amazon Warrior, Pride of Mistral, Invincible Girl
Health 500
Aura 200
Stamina 700
Semblance: Polarity
Strength 95
Dexterity: 113
Defence: 89
Skills:
Expert Swordsmanship (8/75)
Adept Blocking (48/50)
Expert Medium Armour (16/75)
Expert Spearmanship (2/75)
Intermediate Rifle Handling (11/30)
Adept Unarmed Combat (14/50)
'Oh I don't stand a chance' Jaune groaned as he stared at his own text box. 'How do I even get strong enough to compete with that?' another text box flashed in front of his eyes.
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Players can become powerful by:
Learning and upgrading skills, with continuous use of certain weapons, etc. skills will advance to different levels (Novice – Intermediate – Adept – Expert – Master). By reaching new levels in skills, stats will increase for both using the skill and in the development of abilities. Experience to level up skills varies on opponents power in comparison to the players.
Players can also obtain items to improve power. Items meet two standards of ratings: level of rarity (common – uncommon – rare – legendary – unique) and level of condition (broken – poor – average – polished – refined)
Within completing certain actions or requirements, titles can be unlocked. Titles are variable enhancements that have effects suited for certain situations. However only three titles can be used at any one time.
'Well that was helpful' Jaune scratched his chin.
"Jaune!" the blond felt a strong tackle taking him to the ground. Rolling of Jaune, Pyrrha brought out her sword and shield. "Watch out, Grimm" she turned her head side to side noticing a handful more Grimm starting to appear out of the woodwork.
"Woah… that's a lot…" Jaune picked himself up. He shakily brought out his sword and shield 'there's no way I can beat them, there's too many… should we run?' glancing back at Pyrrha, Jaune gulp silently. 'She's not scared… she's just ready to fight… does that mean I can beat these things'.
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Grimm attack (8 x Beowolfs)
Beowolf
Health 100
Description: a common type of Grimm found almost in every region that is almost always found in packs. At a young age, Beowolfs are considerably weaker than other Grimm however, due to numbers and speed, it is not advisable for beginners to fight these wolfs alone. Like most Grimm, Beowolfs are covered in white bones which halve the effectiveness of ranged and blade weapons.
'Oh no, if there's eight of them… that's even more health than Pyrrha, not to mention one of them has more health than me' Jaune nervously looked back at Pyrrha. "Uh Pyrrha… woah..!" he blinked in amazement as Pyrrha pounced forward, ramming the closest Beowolf with her shield. Unable to balance itself against the hit, the Grimm fell backwards with a thud. Spinning on her heels, Pyrrha swung her sword to the side slicing the claw off the second Beowolf. Putting the shield on her back. The sword extended to her spear, immediately Pyrrha leaped back to the first Grimm. Plunging her spear down, Jaune gaped watching the tip of the spear penetrate the ground right through the Beowolf's chest.
"Grrrrr"
Jaune jumped in his skin as a single Beowolf approached him. "Oh no" he raised his shield as the Grimm smacked him. Jaune gritted his teeth but the pain never arrived. He looked down noticing he had been pushed back several feet. 'That… didn't hurt me at all?'
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Health is your lifeline, if this runs to zero the player will receive a Game Over. Aura is your shield, while Aura is activated Health cannot be damaged; Aura can also heal Health but will be unable to regenerate at this time. Stamina controls your body's movement, attacking and blocking with items reduces Stamina; players attack and defence is determined on the percentage of stamina remaining.
'Cool so Aura is like a second health bar' Jaune cheered. He instantly regretted it as the Beowolf clawed the top of his head, spinning him around. "Wahuhu… brrughgh" Jaune shook his head rapidly to remove the dizziness. 'Okay that hurt'.
"Jaune, are you okay?" Pyrrha shouted over to the blond as she decapitated her third Beowolf.
"Um… Never better" he groaned internally as the staring contest between himself and the Grimm began. 'Alright, all I got to do is swing at it… well that's what Pyrrha's doing' Jaune gripped his sword tightly until his knuckles strained in protest. "Raaaaaargh" Jaune jumped forward bringing his sword down on the Beowolf's shoulder. 'Ha that's how it's… it's not done, it's not done!' he raised his shield quickly as the Grimm swiped at him again
Beowolf
Health (88/100)
'Only 12 damage' Jaune looked at the sword in his hand. "Raaagh" Jaune swung left and right, up and down, diagonal and all around as he flailed his sword.
"Grr…mmfghrrr…" The Grimm whined as it collapsed, fading into black ash.
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Skill: Novice Swordsmanship levelled up (1/20 – 2/20)
Skill: Novice Blocking Levelled up (2/20 – 3/20)
"Alright! Who's next?" Jaune posed dramatically. "Huh?" waiting a second, he stopped posing noticing no Beowolves were attacking him… there wasn't any Beowolves left. "Where… did they… go?"
"Sorry~" Pyrrha waved in front of him. "You looked to be having a bit of trouble with that one so I took out the rest to give you a bit of time" she rocked back and forth on her feet. "Although, I must say you have a… unique… fighting style".
"Y-Yeah… one of a kind, my specialty" Jaune boasted his chest.
"Mmhmm yeah I have never seen anything like it, how you danced with your sword without any co-ordination to confuse the Beowolf was very… amazing" Pyrrha strained her voice, keeping the smile on her lips.
"Yep that's me" Jaune coughed into his hand. "I saw you too, you looked amazing too" he rubbed the back of his head.
Pyrrha giggled "good to know I'm in safe hands with you watching over me".
"No I didn't- I didn't really mean- mean that I was-" Jaune cleared his throat. "Yes of course, I couldn't possibly allow a girl get hurt while I'm here".
Pyrrha put a hand to her mouth to stop her giggles. "Oh my knight in shinning white armour" she hit his shoulder playful. Not really playfully for Jaune as he was pushed to the floor by her strength. "Oh… Sorry~" Pyrrha bent down, to pick Jaune up.
Back on his feet, Jaune rubbed his shoulder gently 'that hurt… hm'. Jaune looked at the text box again and blinked in confusion. "That's strange… hey Pyrrha" the red head hummed in attention. "I get our skills have levels but… if this is like a game, why don't we have player levels?"
Pyrrha's face scrunched up in confusion "Um… oh!" She hit her palm in her own self-realisation. "Well people train with their skills in weapons to get a better battle prowess… and I believe we don't get our status as Huntsmen and Huntresses until we graduate".
'What is she talking about? Didn't she say everyone had this?' Jaune shook his head. "No I mean… um… like how I can see the numbers on how good you are at fighting and all that".
"Eh..?" Pyrrha rubbed the back of her head confused. "I… don't really… know what you ar-" she hummed in thought. "Oh! I got it!" she clapped in realisation. "It must be your Semblance".
"But I don't think… don't you have the same ability?" Jaune wondered out loud.
"Oh no, a Semblance is unique to a single person or in rare cases a family" Pyrrha tutored. "I don't have this ability of yours but from what you said, I believe… you can judge how strong someone is by… the strength of their aura… maybe?" she put a hand on her hip "unless the semblance runs in your family, I'm afraid no one can teach you… since a semblance is unique it can be hard for anyone to help you with that".
"Oh?" Jaune looked down sadly.
"Cheer up Jaune" Pyrrha put a hand on his shoulder. "Not many people can activate their Semblance at our age and some may never be able to activate their Semblance at all" she smiled stepping back. "But we are on this team together if we pass the exam, so I will try and help you as best as I can if you'd like?"
"Eh? You'd be willing to help me" Jaune pointed to himself.
"Well… yes, why wouldn't I help you?" Pyrrha tilted her head.
"I'm… I'm just not used to people helping me with this sort of stuff" Jaune rubbed his arm awkwardly. 'I've never even trained with a weapon, I just stole these two from the family basement'.
Pyrrha smiled "don't worry, I'm not too strict". She hit his shoulder again but made sure not to knock him over this time. "Come on, we can't keep the others waiting can we?" she motioned with her head in a direction of the forest.
"Right, let's go" Jaune allowed the red head to go first as he looked at the text box in front of him. 'I don't get it, she said it was a semblance and that it was all unique and stuff but it says I don't have a semblance'. He looked at his own hand and clenched it 'why is this happening to me? Is this karma for lying about my test scores?' Jaune put a hand to his face. 'Wait so if this isn't my semblance, what is it? Am I- no don't tell me this is a dream? Is this a dream?' Jaune looked around. 'If this is a dream then I can think of anything and it will appear right… heh, heh, heh it's time I dream what every teenage boy wants'. Jaune stared hard at Pyrrha 'come on… errrrmmmmhh… dammit' he sighed. 'I can't turn her into pumpkin pete's mascot on the cereal box'. He groaned in frustration before blinking in realisation "hey wait up Pyrrha! Don't leave me behind!" Jaune sprinted towards her.
"Sorry~!" Pyrrha almost sang back.
Chapter end