Cendre Tempête's Full History

This is the full history for Gris Tempête.

Sorry it's so long. I wanted to put as much detail as possible into his back story.

Gris was born in Vacuo. His mother's name was Blanche Nuage, and his father's name was Azure Haze. He originally went to a small combat school there, but the family decided to move to Vale when Gris was 15. However, they couldn't afford transportation, so they had to make the journey by foot. Gris asked multiple times why they were moving, but received the same response every time. His father would answer simply with, "It's far more complicated than you could possibly understand."

They moved village to village, helping anyone in need along the way. One day, they were traversing through a dense forest, when they came across a small girl sitting in a tree. The tree was surrounded by beowolves, and she couldn't defend herself (made apparent by the weapon sitting on the ground). Azure and Blanche asked Gris if he thought he was ready, and in response, he pulled out his weapon and switched it to its assault rifle form. Azure nodded and told him, "stay back and give us some cover. I'll get their attention while your mother retrieves that girl's weapon." Gris switched out his clip for his high capacity, low caliber rounds.

Azure charged and began firing. The beowolves turned their attention to him, but began taking a barrage of shots from Gris. Some began to move toward Gris, but Azure made quick work of them. Blanche retrieved the weapon and tossed it up to the girl. She leaped down and began to lay into the beowolves, cutting them to pieces with what seemed to be pure rage. Some of the grimm closed in on Gris, but he switched to his Kobudō form and made short work of them. He used his Radar to check the surrounding area for more grimm. There were a few, but nothing too dangerous. The family of three approached the girl.

She had blood on her clothes, but no wounds. When Azure asked what happened, the girl instantly ran off into the woods with a worried look on her face. Blanche took off after her. Gris wanted to help too, but Azure grabbed his shoulder. They waited.

After about 3 minutes, Gris and Azure rushed to help as Blanche appeared from the bushes with the girl. They eventually calmed her down and told her that they would bring her to the nearest village. Gris asked her name and she shakily replied, "J-Jade... Jade Luna..." As they approached the village, Azure asked Jade where her home was. They were saddened to hear that she didn't have one. She roamed around with her family looking for anyone who might need help. Azure thought for a minute, then suggested that Jade stay with them. She began to cry and gave him a hug. Blanche washed the blood from Jade's clothes, and they slept in the village for the night. Azure and Blanche took turns keeping watch, since they were sure some grimm would be attracted to Jade after her loss. They left the village the next morning and continued their long trek to Vale.

Gris spent the next few days getting to know Jade. She was born in a village near Vale, but her parents never stayed in the same place for long. They didn't believe that the four kingdoms could possibly be a safe haven from the horrors of the world, and that the walls would eventually collapse leaving the civilians defenseless and the huntsmen outnumbered. Jade always opposed this decision. She hated moving around so much and wanted to actually live somewhere. Her parents still took care to teach her the basics of combat and how to forge her own weapon. She had to learn how to make use of this weapon on her own, however.

Gris was fascinated by her story and wanted to hear more, but Jade didn't seem to have a very strong desire to relive some of her memories, so he decided to hold off with his questions. He grew quite fond of her in the next couple of months, and she grew fond of him too.

When the party reached about halfway between Vacuo and Vale, Blanche felt like they were being followed by something, so she told everyone to get down. Gris confirmed her suspicions when he check the area. A squad with mainly melee weapons and a few small arms. The unknown stalkers emerged from hiding and surrounded them. They all wore a uniform and hid their faces. Blanche looked closely and noticed that they were all faunus. It was the White Fang! Their squad leader demanded that they leave their belongings and run, but Blanche and Azure drew their weapons. They made short work of the grunts and began to move on, but another group emerged from the bushes, and attacked without warning. Gris began firing, but watched in horror as his mother was impaled by the squad leader. He switched to his Kama and Tonfa and charged at the man, catching him off guard. Knocking the attacker's sword away, Gris drove his blade into the arm of his victim. The man let out a sharp scream of pain, and punched Gris in the side of the head. He pulled the weapon from his arm and ordered his men to retreat. Gris picked up his weapon, but Azure told him not to follow them. There were far more important things at stake.

Azure rushed to Blanche's side and began to put pressure on the wound. They weren't far from the nearest village, but time was running short. Jade pulled out a cloth from her bag and wrapped it around the wound. Azure and Gris picked Blanche up and began to rush her to the town. They approached the camp very quickly, while Azure repeatedly screamed, "Stay with me Blanche! Hang on! We're almost there!"

They rushed her into the village, but Blanche was fading rapidly. Azure shouted desperately for a doctor, but nobody came. Gris finally interrupted Azure's calls. "Dad... DAD!!!! She's gone!" Azure broke down and wept for nearly a half-hour, and Gris just sat there unable to speak. The three of them buried Blanche later that evening. Azure left Blanche's Paeonia on the grave, and the group moved on. None of them said a word for days. Azure took extra care to use routes off of the normal path and they slept in the trees to avoid another ambush, but the group attracted more grimm after their losses.

They eventually arrived at a village just outside of Vale. After countless grimm encounters, the group couldn't have arrived too soon. They decided to sleep in the village for the night and finish their journey in the morning.

Nearly a year passed since Azure, Blanche and Gris left Vacuo, and Azure regretted ever leaving their home. After a short talk about the day's plan, the group left the village and began to move to the walls. Jade seemed nervous when they passed through the security checks. She never had to go through something like this before. Gris assured her that she had nothing to be afraid of. Several others could be seen passing through, some human, and some faunus. Gris spotted the faunus and a feeling of utter, burning rage filled his mind. His father pulled on his shoulder and told him to calm down, but Gris began yelling horrible things. "They're dirty, evil, animals, Dad! They killed Mom!" The poor faunus looked back and Azure could see how offended they were be these comments. He walked over to them to apologize. Gris saw that Jade seemed even more worried. She began to shake uncontrollably, but Gris merely thought she was nervous about the security check and, once again, told her there was nothing to worry about. Azure returned to the two and the short line moved forward.

Azure and Gris were able to use their ID's from Vacuo, but Jade never lived in a kingdom, so she had no identification. She was handed some paperwork to fill out, and sent to a room to fill it out. Gris asked Azure why Jade was taking so long, and he replied, "It's her first time in a kingdom. She's probably overwhelmed."

Gris noticed that she looked pretty bad, and he asked her what was wrong, but she smiled and said, "Nothing. I'm fine." They made their way to the city, and finally laid their eyes on Vale for the very first time. It was phenomenal! Gris never imagined that Vale would be so big. Even Azure was overcome by awe. Their home in Vacuo wasn't nearly as enormous as this metropolis. As they walked, they noticed a lot of diversity as well, but every time Gris saw a faunus he scowled.

Gris asked Azure where they were going to go. Azure showed him a brochure for a new expansion attempt called Mountain Glenn. "They gave this to me at the security check. Apparently we can take a subway system to and from Mountain Glenn, so I can work in the city and you can finally start going to the higher level combat school. Looks like the one in Vale is Beacon Academy. We're going to find a place to stay in Mountain Glenn, and we'll take you to Beacon to apply as soon the school year is finished. And Jade, you seem capable. We might as well get you applied too." She shook her head. "I don't know. I never went to combat school. I don't think I'll get accepted." Azure raised an eyebrow, and told her, "You learned your own weapon by yourself. You've created your own technique for utilizing it. You'll do great." Jade finally smiled. The group spotted the subway up ahead.

The interior was spotless, and the staff was very helpful. 5 stars. Gris didn't have a single unanswered question after they left the information booth. Azure purchased their tickets, and they got on the train.

Mountain Glenn wasn't as big as the main city, but it was still impressive. Plenty of houses to choose from, a few choice shops, and a compitent perimeter defense. Azure started walking toward the outside perimeter. Gris asked where he was going. Azure started talking about how the houses near the boundaries were more affordable and a bit smaller, but just as good and in some ways better. Jade didn't seem so keen about it though.

As they were walking, Azure noticed a house that reminded him of the old one in Vacuo. He decided to take a look. "What do you guys think?" Gris loved it. Jade was just happy to have a house. She couldn't wait to sleep in an actual bed. Gris was surprisingly happy. The wonders of Vale succeeded in distracting him from the recent tragedy. Azure wasn't nearly as regretful as he was when they arrived.

After about 2 hours of paper work and mortgage plans, Gris and Jade were finally able to unpack while Azure went back to the main city to find a job. Gris didn't have much since they had to walk all the way from Vacuo, but he was surprised when he found out that Jade only had her weapon, some bandages, food and water, and extra clothes, but he remember that she never lived in one spot. She always moved place to place. Gris felt a little guilty unpacking his two bags while she only had the one hand bag, so he tried to lighten the mood by suggest that they go pick out bedrooms.

They walked down the hall to find that there were only two rooms: the master bedroom, and the spare room. Jade went for the spare room, but Gris didn't want her to have to sleep in there. "Jade. Take the master bedroom. I'll sleep in there." She looked confused at first, but then she smiled and said, "Thank you."

Azure got back later and realized that he had nowhere to sleep. He quietly walked over to Gris's room where he was reading a book. "Hey son, you're gonna need to move to the other room." Gris responded, "but Dad Jade is in there." "So?" Gris's face turned red. "She's a...girl... and there's only one bed..." "It's a king size bed." "Dad!" Azure saw no alternative to his suggestion and replied, "Well I can't sleep in the same room as her. Besides, you and Jade have been getting pretty close since we found her." "DAD!! What's wrong with you?!?!?"

Jade's door opened and she walked out. "What's going on?" "You and Gris are gonna share a room now." ... ... ... Both of their faces turned red at the same time. Jade looked away and said, "Ok..." Gris's face turned even redder. Azure broke the silence, "Well, that settles it. Son, get out." He pushed Gris into the hallway and quickly closed the door. Even redder. Awkwardly, the two entered their room.

Gris grabbed a pillow from the bed and brought it to a corner. "What are you doing?" Jade questioned him. Gris scratched the back of his head. "You can have the bed Jade." "But it's big enough for both of us." Gris's face had never been so red in his life. "O-Ok..." He climbed into bed and they faced away from each other. "Hey Gris?" "What is it?" "Thank you." "For what?" Jade smiled. "Everything." Exponentially redder. "N-No problem..." After about five minute of awkward silence, Gris said, "I'm glad we found you out there, Jade." ... "Jade?" ... (She must be asleep) Gris closed his eyes, and for the first time in months, he slept in a bed.

Gris woke up after what seemed like a full day of sleeping. He looked at the clock, but it was only 9:22 AM. Jade was already out of the room. He got up, took care of morning business (he took the Browns to the Super Bowl), changed, and went out to the kitchen to eat.

Azure had already left for his first day of work. As he walked to the kitchen, a heavenly smell filled the house. He spotted Jade next to the stove. "Azure showed me how to cook bacon." It took Gris a moment to realize he was drooling over the crackling of bacon. "You sure got the hand of it fast. Hey. How come you wear a hat to bed?" Jade nearly flinched. "I like the feeling of it. It's nice and soft." Gris shrugged. The presence of bacon made it impossible for him to think too much about other things. "Let's eat." The two moved over to the couch.

Gris shoved a piece of bacon in his mouth. He froze for a second. "Aw crap is it that bad?" Gris nearly cried, then he shouted, "THIS IS THE BEST BACON I'VE EVER HAD!!!" He grabbed another piece and began to devour it whole. Jade began laughing hysterically, but they both fell silent when a knock came to the door. Gris answered it and a woman that he had never seen before had a strange look on her face. "Are you people insane? Why would you willingly buy a house near the edge of the city when there's houses farther in? Haven't you heard?" Gris was shocked. "Heard what?" The stranger suddenly looked a bit angry. "The increasing grimm attacks?! You're close to the boundaries, so if they break through the outer defenses again, you'll be surrounded before you even hear anything!" Gris said thanks for the warning, and the woman left looking even angrier.

"What was that about?" "I don't know. Some paranoid lady asked me if I was crazy or something. I'm starting to think she was crazy herself." They finished their breakfast and decided to go have a look around the city.

They checked out some of the local shops and bought a few things. Gris got some extra cloth for his outfit. His strips were pretty worn and frayed after the journey to Vale. He bought Jade some dust rounds. After about 4 hours of walking around the area, they were exhausted and started heading home.

The first thing Gris notices was that the windows were broken. He ran inside and it was a mess. Before he could grab his weapon, a beowolf ran around the corner from the kitchen and swung at his face. Gris barely moved enough to avoid a lethal blow, but he still took a significantly hard hit to the head and lost consciousness. The last thing he saw before completely blacking out was a blurry image of Jade's face.

Gris woke up in a pitch black room with a pounding headache. He suddenly heard Jade's voice. "Thank God you're awake!" "What happened?" Jade sounded like she was crying. "You got knocked out by a beowolf, but it clawed your face up pretty bad. When I got you back to Vale, you had lost a lot of blood. You've been out of it for a week." "Why is it so dark? Turn the lights on." Jade started crying again. She grabbed his hand and started moving it to his face. "When the beowolf hit you... your eyes were damaged." As she spoke, she moved his hand over the scars on his face. "When they had a look at your left eye... they couldn't find it. It was gone." Gris couldn't stand the sound of Jade sobbing. It made him want to cry too. "They tried to save your right eye, but they cut too deep. It's beyond repair. You're... blind." Tears filled his eyes. Not that it mattered. They weren't blurring anything.

"Wait. What about Dad? Where is he?" "He went back to Mountain Glenn to help with the grimm attacks, but they keep getting worse. He's been grabbing some of our stuff whenever he can and moving it here." "Why won't he stay here?" "Believe me he wants to, but the job he took was emergency work. He has to go out there and help. He's been here every day though. He hasn't missed one day." "When?" "He left about an hour ago. It's 10 PM."

Jade suggested that he eat, but he felt sick to his stomach. In fact, Jade had to hold a bucket for him a few times. He didn't want Jade to have to sit there babysitting him. "You should go. Get some sleep." Jade snapped back at Gris with a tone that almost seemed offended, "I'm not leaving you alone. You didn't leave me in the forest, and I'm not leaving you here." "How long have you been here?" "I never left the building." Gris was worried about her. "You need to take care of yourself. Go." Jade sighed. "Fine! If you don't want me here then I guess I'll leave!" She stormed out, but Gris barely heard her cry a little, and he felt even worse.

The next day, Gris waited all day for Jade to come back, but she didn't. As soon as Azure saw that Jade wasn't there, he knew something was up, but he completely forgot about that when he saw that Gris was awake. "You're up!" "Dad? Is that you?" "Yeah it's me son." Gris could hear some shakiness to Azure's voice. "When did you wake up?" "10 PM last night." "Was Jade here?" Gris hesitated. "Yeah, but she left."

In the short time that he could stay, Azure explained the situation to Gris. Apparently the grimm attacks were growing more frequent and larger. Gris was really scared of what would happen to his father if he kept going back, but Azure reassured him. "I promise you that everything will be ok. Do you hear me? I promise." They hugged, and Azure left for work again. He had to take the night shift, so he would have to sleep during the day.

The next morning, Jade came back. Gris apologized as soon as he heard her. "No, Gris. You were right. I was really tired and needed to take care of myself. But I'm here now, and I'm not leaving." "Thank you, Jade."

The two eagerly awaited Azure, but he didn't show up that night. Neither of them slept. The next morning, a man in uniform entered the room. Gris desperately begged, "Dad? Please is that you? Dad?!" "I'm not your father." The stranger sat down next to Gris's bed. "I'm your father's dispatcher. Gris... there was a very large grimm attack in Mountain Glenn two nights ago. Your father couldn't leave because of the casualties that we suffered. Another grimm attack followed the next day, and the entire population was evacuated into the subway tunnels. We're doing the best we can to get everyone out, but the trains can only hold so man people. Your father has been staying behind to help those who have to wait. It may be days or even weeks before everyone is brought back to Vale."

Jade started crying, and Gris grabbed the man's collar. "You listen to me right now! You better bring my dad back! You hear me! Bring him back!" The man grabbed Gris's arm. "Listen to me you little punk! You need to show some respect!" Jade stopped crying and ran over, drawing her weapon. "You let him go! Now!" The man let go of Gris's arm, got up, snarled, and left the room while fixing his tie. Jade sat down next to Gris. "I'm sure he'll make it out of there. He promised, remember?"

They waited for days, but no word came about Azure. Jade constantly watch the TV for news about the people in the tunnels while Gris listen. One day, however, the reporter stated something that made Gris very disheartened and, above all, extremely enraged. "The tunnels are being sealed. Nothing is getting out of the subway system... including the people inside. Gris ripped got out of his bed, tripping and falling in the process, and staggered out the door in to the hall. Jade scrambled after him. "Gris! Wait! You don't know where you're going! GRIS!" He stopped, closed his eyes, and touched the ground. "Now I do! Now come on!" Jade begged him, "Gris please stop! What do you hope to accomplish?!" Gris turned around with tears streaming down his face. "We have to save Dad!" "Gris get a hold of yourself! There's nothing we can do! You think we're the only ones who have someone trapped in there?!" Gris couldn't speak. Jade walked over to him and hugged him tightly. "He's gone." "He made a promise!!" Jade hugged even tighter. "He made a promise he couldn't keep." Both of them stayed there hugging each other, sobbing uncontrollably."

After a week, Gris was checked out of the hospital. Neither of them knew what to do. Their home destroyed, they spent a year on the streets. Jade would take jobs sometimes so they could buy some food, but one day, when she finished a job and returned to Gris, he had cut his wrist open. Jade rushed him to the ER and had him fixed up. When he left the room, he was greeted by a slap to the face from a sobbing girl. Jade hugged him soon after. "Please... don't ever do that again. I can't take it! Just promise me." Gris realized that he wasn't just hurting himself when he attempted suicide. He was hurting her too. He hugged her tightly and started crying too. "I promise! I won't do it again! I promise!"

One day, a car pulled up to them on. "Gris Tempête and Jade Luna?" "That would be us," Jade responded. "Please come with me. My boss would like to have a word with you." Curious, Jade helped him into the car and got in herself. "Where are we going?" "Beacon Academy."

Gris was then brought into a room. The room seemed to be empty, but when he was told to sit, it was made evident that the room had a table and at least one chair. Footsteps entered the room along with an unfamiliar voice. "Gris Tempête. I heard that you came here from Vacuo... on foot." "Yes sir." "I also heard that there were three of you when you arrived, but you have been seen in the streets with that girl for the past year or so." "M-my dad was one of the people trapped in the tunnels." The man replied, "Well, my condolences. I understand you were also living in Mountain Glenn, but were hospitalized after a grimm attack. I must say, quite unfortunate, but simultaneously quite lucky." Gris snarled.

"You think I'm lucky!? I lost my eyes and my parents are dead!" "Yes but you and Jade are here now." "Yeah well I wish I wasn't, ok?!" "Yes, I did hear that you attempted suicide recently." Gris sighed. "Can we just cut to the chase?" The man retorted, "Well alright. My name is Professor Ozpin. I'm the headmaster at Beacon. To sum things up quickly, starting this year, I want you to come to my school." "And why would I do that? I can't see, so I can't shoot, I'll just flail around trying to find someone with my Kama and probably end up hurting a teammate, and I can't even walk around without help." "What is your semblence, young man?"

Gris hesitated. "It's Radar. I can reveal living things in a 30 yard radius if they're touching the ground. But it only lasts a few seconds, ok? It's not like I can use it to fight. I only ever used it to check the area." "Yes but, with practice, you can train yourself to use it for long periods of time. Can you use it without your eyesight?" Gris nodded. "I want you to show me." Gris sighed, closed his eyes, and touched the floor. "Where is my coffee mug?" "It's... approximatedly 3 inches from the edge of the desk in front of your right hand." "Do you see now? You are capable of much more than you think. Your loss of eyesight isn't a loss of all sight. I believe that you can become a very great huntsman. What do you say?" Gris thought it over, and nodded with a smile. Ozpin got up and footsteps began to move toward the door. "Excellent! I will have someone help you around the school for as long as you need." "Uh that won't be necessary." "You and I both know who I'm talking about." As the footsteps left the room, Ozpin said one more thing. "Send her in on your way out will you? I need to talk to her too." "Wait! How am I supposed to pay for school supplies?" Ozpin responded, "Don't worry. Students of your... condition are provided with supplies." Gris got up and felt for the door. He opened it and gestured Jade to enter while he looked for a chair.

Gris waited outside the room for nearly 10 minutes. The door then opened, and the two walked away. Jade started talking. "So the school year hasn't started yet, but Professor Ozpin is going to provide us with a dorm until then. I'll start pulling some money together, and we'll be able to pay for some of the expenses. Our entrance exams are in a few days, so we can study when I'm at home." Gris didn't say anything. "Remember, Gris. You promised me. Don't do anything stupid like that again, understand?" "Yes. I promise." After settling into their room, they spent most of their time together studying. While Jade worked, Gris practiced with his semblence, trying to figure out how to hold it. He got better and better with each passing week, but one day, Jade came home to Gris sitting in the corner dizzy. His left eye socket had blood dripping from it. "What did you do?!" "I've been practicing with my semblence. Ozpin thinks I can use it for long periods if I practice. I guess I pushed myself too hard." Jade wiped the blood from his face. She laughed. "You're so dumb sometimes!" Gris glared at her, but she kept laughing. "Alright I got our test scores. You got an 85% on the written portion, and a 93% on the physical part. You need to study more." "Well the books aren't in braille, Jade. Also I can't read braille, so don't go buying braille books." "I know, but Ozpin was able to get you some audio books." They both smiled and got ready to go shop for the school supplies that weren't provided.