'Neath a Dying Moon

Some say men drove them off. Others believe Grimm are to blame. Still others believe a disease took them. Purhaps all three.

Only one thing is certain.

The Faunus are dying.

None that live in the Village of Silverhaven have seen a Faunus, save the elder, who lived in the time before.

Life in this village, outside of what once was Vale, is peaceful and simple, but that peace is shattered when what must be the last Faunus stumbles into town.

She didn't know how long she'd been running, but the trees around her were different to the ones she knew. The icy drops of rain ran down her back. It was colder here too. So alien.

She saw light reflecting off the wet leaves under her feet and looked up.

He tail twitched as hope flickered inside her. In a clearing up ahead, she could see a house.

Through the rain she walked, determined to make it. Just a little further.

She knocked on the door. "Is anyone here?" she begged. "Please, I'm so cold."

Gray was sitting on the chair in front of the fireplace, drinking a cup of hot chocolate while relaxing his muscles and chuckled that chocolate was bad for his health until there was a knock on the door. So he went to the door while picking up his dagger and opened the door to reveal it was a Faunus girl. However, he was not in shock because a weird thing happens to him all the time or so he thought. He then asked her in his calm tone while holding a knife, "Who are you?"

The towering door opened slowly, revealing an even more enormous man in a ragged trenchcoat.

She shrank back, terrified, her tail between her legs.

Still, he was no worse than the monsters that had followed her. His thundering voice demanded her identity.

It took her a few seconds to collect her courage. "Gin... Ginger." she choked out. "I'm Ginger." She looked behind her, hoping the monsters were gone. She didn't see them, but that meant very little.

Better to face this scary man then them.

"Please, can I come in?"

Hearing what Ginger saying, Gray smiled a bit and replied to her as he was for her to come in, "You may come in, Ginger and oh, please sit on the chair and I will get you a cup of warm coco and towel to get you warm."'

This climate...its very cold..

For the first time in forever, Sunny Ray, walks alone without anyone around him. He felt confident, yet doubtful, this is the first time he ventured alone. His mother was always there for him in the past, but as of now, she is nowhere around him. Maybe this is the consequence that i have to take from making this choice..m-my father always said that every choice has its own consequences.

The weather was getting worse, even Ray's armor wasn't even able to repell the chilling cold that it inflicts upon him, it infact made it worse. He was desperate to find a place to take shelter from the harsh weather. He was shivering, until he spotted lights coming out from a window. "A-A house!, i hope i can stay in there for the night..oh, no..Ray, you shouldn't get your hopes up...argh, blast it!.." He said as he clenches his fists.

Ray rushes into the cabin, and greets properly from outside. "H-Hello!, is anyone there?, i am a huntsmen, and i wish to take shelter in your cabin!.". He bites his lower lip, trying to purge away his doubts and fears, before sighing. If i can't take shelter here...i don't think i can press onward.

Ginger followed the man's instructions gratefully, but just as she sat down, shivering, she heard a voice outside.

She stood up and looked for a place to hide.

Taking shelter under the table, she waited for the scary man to investigate.

Why didn't he tell me his name? Maybe he just forgot.

While making a cup of warm coco, Gray thought about the Faunus girl because he saw her fear in his eyes and knew whom she feared of. All of the sudden, a male voice shouted through his ear from the outside of his house, saying that he was a huntsman. However, he needs to confirm that the male was a huntsman.

Gray went out of the kitchen to the living room to the front door while grabbing a revolver gun from his back pocket. He then scans around to see that Ginger was not here but hide under the table from the outsider, believing that someone whose Ginger afraid of. He slowly walked to the door and opened the door, pointing his revolver gun at the outsider. He demanded, "Who are you and what business that you come here for?."

Ray quickly waves both hands in front of him, he's fully armored, the golden yellow color emphasizes his knightly appearance. "N-nono, i-i just wanted to take a shelter for the day, and i'll be off in the morning!, i didn't mean to scare you, sir!.."

Is that really all you can say, Ray?, he thought to himself, biting his lower lip in doubt that the person would let him into his house for the rest of the day.

He figured that he hadn't introduce himself properly towards his acquaintances. "My name's Sunny Ray, a student from Beacon Academy, and i'm currently looking for a place to stay for today." Ray paused before continuing. "I was in no luck some few hours back, and i'm running out of supplies for the day too, please let me stay in your house just for today!, the weather is getting worse and worse!." Ray clasped his hands together, waving it back and forth, as if he was begging for it.

Ginger retreated further under the table when the scary man started shouting, but she heard the same desperation in the Huntsman's voice that had been in her own.

Curious, she crawled out and looked at the newcomer from behind her savior's legs, her tail swaying. __NEWSECTIONLINK__