Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-22854550-20160416005025/@comment-27743663-20160424175010

Grau squinted a bit at the now identified Kurayami's introduction. People who said things like that were usually far from ordinary citizens. He learned that the hard way.

"Grau Spiegel, former student of Beacon Academy. Former member of the currently disbanded team NGRM. Traveling with a companion to find one of the disbanded members," he said matter-of-factly

As he finished speaking, he saw something move from the corner of his vision, something orange, turning his head to get a better look he was hit with something. Hard. His glasses were crunched, flying off his face in some unknown direction as his head was knocked back severely. He would have fallen over on the ground had he not instinctively slammed his shield back down, holding himself up with it.

He slowly raised himself back up, licking his lips as he tasted blood. Aura cushioned most of the attack, but he wasn't expecting, so it still stung. A lot. He was used to taking worse though, they all were, fighting Grimm on a practical daily basis now. He reached up to adjust his glasses, hitting air as he realized what had become of them.

He lightly wiped his face with his sleeve, sending a cold glare towards the giant-rat faunus.

"I see," he spoke simply, "my earlier assumption of you was mistaken." His leader would have been disappointed. Even now he judged others too quickly.

Enough of that, he decided. He needed to learn from his mistakes, otherwise he'd never be able to save anyone's life. Otherwise tragedies like the fall of Beacon would always keep happening. He pulled Devil's Apparition out from the ground, the large-shield folding over his arm into it's lance form.

Grau sized up the giant-rat faunus one more. He couldn't tell what emotion he was feeling, nor did he care. He was a threat. All threats had to be eliminated. That's all that mattered.

Grau lunged forward, aiming a stab towards the giant-rat faunus' chest with expert speed and force, used to using the massive weapon's weight and size with ease.