The day is young and fall of fright. With monsters that prowl this dark night. When the battle is won the crows will sing. A feast has been prepared, fit for a king.

Hey Brassleader here so I finally decided to try my hands at writing after some friends of mine told me about how they're still actively writing stories here and I just finished Bloodborne so I figured I better write this out while I'm still fresh. Huge fan of RWBY really enjoy the show and can't wait to see what they do for a third season. Since there is no Bloodborne tag Available yet this will go under RWBY & Dark souls cross over for now.

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Disclaimer I do not own RWBY or Bloodborne both pieces are owned by their respective publishers.

The nightmare that stood before the Hunter was taller than even the workshop he called home when stood on its legs. Claws large enough to crush a small stagecoach adorned its hands with three whip like tails protruding from its back each split at the end like a flail. Tentacles were sprouting from the head and seemed to move with a mind all their own. Blood was continuously dripping from the deformed body with abandon staining the field even further in with its mere presence.

The Hunter wore a simple leather overcoat common to the Hunters of Yharnam with silver bullets dangling off the front. The outfit exemplified speed above all else lacking the proper protection against the beasts of the night. On his back was a metal contraption in the shape of an upside down 'V' with a hinge of some kind at the connecting the two pieces of metal. In his right hand a large curved blade with bandages wrapped around the handle for grip. Letting out a howl the monster charged the hunter as the blood red moon hanged high in the night sky.

The battle was fought on a knifes edge for the man. With each blow made by the monster possibly spelling his end and yet he dodged each one by a hairs breath. Returning with strikes of his own. Each swing from the monster would pull petals off the nearby white flowers that populated the overgrown graveyard. The sight could almost be called beautiful as the man fought the nightmare in the red soaked moonlight as petals fell around them. As the battle progressed more blood was spilled by both sides and the once white garden was stained red. The Presence circled the Hunter realizing that its normal tactics wouldn't allow it to crush the being while thanks to the Hunter waited for a chance to deal a decisive blow.

Their circling ceased as they stood still for a moment with neither moving. The Hunter initiated the final charge as he dashed forward towards it. The beast swung with its right claw in an attempt to catch him mid charge only for its claws to tear through the leather cape. Raising his curved sword, he slammed it into the being's head impaling it. The Presence flailed around momentarily trying to realize what had happened as the life bled from it. The Hunter stood still as the monster began to dissolve into a blue mist. As a final act it reached out its hand almost as if asking for help before finally falling to the ground and fully dissolving into a mist.

"The nightmare is finally over." Looking towards the moon he saw as the red faded away leaving only a white glow to illuminate the night. A repeated beat could be heard impacting the hat the Hunter wore. Reaching out his hand he saw droplets of water beginning to fall from the cloudless sky above. Blood that once stained the field was being washed away into the earth and cleansing his attire of the crimson coating it had acquired over the battle. The flames that once engulfed the hunter's workshop died away leaving the charred remains of the building crackling as it cooled.

A sudden tiredness overcame the Hunter as he fell to the ground whether this was from the injuries he had sustained or the adrenaline wearing off he couldn't tell. As his vision grew dark he could see the figure of a white haired woman walking towards him. Kneeling down beside him she placed a hand on his head and spoke.

"Sleep well, good hunter. May you dream of the end you sought." With those parting words the world around him faded to black along with his consciousness.

Waking the hunter felt the cool night air across his face as he sat up in the same field of flowers he was in before. He looked around finding that the blood stains were completely washed away and that the field looked as if it had never been disturbed. The tombstones stood intact along with the names of all hunters who came before him etched into each one. Walking over to a blank stone he began to carve a name into it in memorial of his teacher.

'Gehrman the First Hunter'

The memory still fresh in his mind of how his teacher had passed and how happy he seemed to finally be able to rest in peace after so many years of training new hunters. The man was never happy yet he seemed to place his student above all else. Even offering him a path out from the nightmare that was The Hunt. Refusing the deal was the toughest choice he had ever made in life. Seeking the culmination of everything he had done and the lives he had taken. There had to be meaning somewhere and accepting Gehrman's offer would have only left a hollow feeling in his chest.

Walking through the gate towards the workshop he saw that it was undamaged without even the slightest hint that it was once burnt to the ground along with the supplies held inside. Walking through the front door the floor boards creaked at his presence with each step. Grabbing the wooden contraption off his back he placed it against the wall. As the Hunter walked back outside he picked up a bladed cane kept resting by the door. Looking out he could see an expansive green forest along what appeared to be a shattered moon hanging in the sky. Turning his eyes back towards the forest he was met with multiple crimson red eyes staring back at him. Pulling out the pistol holstered on his left side and grabbing the cane by the neck he ran towards the beasts ready for the night to ensue.

"Dunstan Arkwright joins the hunt!"

The breach was still on everyone's mind at Beacon. Hordes of Grimm bypassed all of their defenses and were in the very heart of the city. Sure casualties had been low considering the circumstance. Even with security being ramped up in preparation for the festival even more so now after what happened. Atlas soldiers were currently stationed around Beacon academy and throughout Vale so much so that they almost seemed to simply be a part of the background to the city.

An elevator door opened to reveal a small girl in a red hood stepping out into a large circular room with gears turning overhead casting moving shadows along the floor. The entire outer edge of the room was composed of glass allowing any occupant to view the city in the distance along with the flying machines that hovered over it. Walking further into the room the girl could see a man turned around in a chair overlooking the city as he sipped on a cup of coffee. Trying to grab his attention she spoke up.

"Professor Ozpin you wanted to see me," She spoke hesitantly almost in fear of the reason she would be called to speak to the headmaster.

"Hello Miss Rose it is good to see you're doing ok after last week's incident." The chair turned around to reveal a silver haired man wearing green attire along with tinted spectacles. A cane was leaning against the desk easily within arm's reach.

When the girl started talking again her voice was full of excitement and seemed to talk faster with each passing word until they seemed to meld together into one chain. "Yep team RWBY is A OK. ImeanitissortofourfaultinthefirstplacesincewefailedtostopTorchwickfromcrashingthetrainintodowntownValeleadingtomanyinjuriesandmyteam'stakingithardthatthismaybeentirelytheirfault." Taking a gasp of air finally stopped the machine gun fire of words that came from her.

Taking a sip from his mug Ozpin set it down on his desk and opening a white folder he had on the desk. The folder contained four pictures total with two clearly taken from the sky during the day of what appeared to be a rundown graveyard and a church of some kind built next to it. The other two photos were taken at night with little to no light coming from the sky and showed someone walking around the graveyard and fighting off Grimm along the outskirts of the property. The weapon was tough to see and somewhat looked like a staff or club of some kind.

"Why are you showing me this Professor?" Ruby asked, curious as to why any Huntsman would actively fight the Grimm in the dead of night.

"At first we just thought this individual was a Huntsman passing through the forest maybe on assignment from another kingdom. However, no one is currently assigned to anything that brings them that far out in the emerald forest. Each of these photos was taken a week apart when a bullhead would pass over that graveyard and each week he was still there," He seemed to pause for a moment almost eliciting a question from Ruby before continuing. "Resources are currently scarce and we can't just send in Huntsman when they could be used elsewhere so I'm assigning your team to scout the area and gather intelligence before we send in anyone else. I would normally send in a 2nd year team for this but they are currently off on assignments after last week's incident so it falls to you."

"You can count on me Professor I won't let you down." Ruby quickly turned around and walked into the elevator when Ozpin spoke again.

"Remember Miss Rose your team and you are only to gather intelligence do not engage the individual under any circumstance." Before she could reply the doors closed and started to take her back down from the tower and into the rest of Beacon.

The sunset could be seen from team RWBY's dorm as they each sat on their respective beds waiting for their team leader to return from the headmaster's office. As the door began to open two of the three girls leaped from bed and rushed the door to ask Ruby about what happened. The first to talk was the blonde brawler of the group.

"So Ruby what did Ozpin want to talk to you about this time? This isn't about the destroyed cafeteria is it? Because that was completely not our fault Nora threw that pie first we merely retaliated." She started to brush he hair with her free hand in a nervous manner worrying about the possible answer.

"No Yang it wasn't about that. We have another mission this time in the Emerald forest," The girl with snow white hair spoke up next.

"Why would Headmaster Ozpin send us out into that Grimm infested forest, nothing has happened there as of late."

"What's the matter Weiss scarred you're going to get some dirt on your dress." Yang joked as she turned to her black haired partner who was still sat in bed reading a book. Closing her book, she decided to join the conversation.

"I'm sure the Professor has his reasons, right Ruby?" At that the entire team's attention turned back to their leader.

"Of course he gave me a reason and that reason is that he currently can't spare any full trained Huntsman so we're going to go do some recon before they send any in." The team grasped the meaning better than their young leader could. They instantly connected this mission to their last one, a simple recon mission that led to Vales invasion. This mission could either be a test since they never completed the last one or this was simply a way to save on resources that needn't be expended.

"So sis, when do we head out on this mission of ours?" Yang asked trying to move the conversation back.

"We head out tomorrow morning since it will take a few hours to get there by Bullhead," Ruby said cheerfully as she began cleaning her weapon in preparation for tomorrow's mission.

"Ruby you never told us what exactly we'll be doing on this mission, recon isn't the most descriptive term," Weiss said as she watched Ruby begin to disassemble the rest of her weapon.

"Apparently someone has been living deep in the Emerald forest for weeks hunting Grimm so we're going to find out if he's good or not then talk to Ozpin about it." Ruby was nearly completely focused on cleaning her sniper only looking up when she finished cleaning the barrel. Looking around Ruby could see the slight worry in her team's eyes over taking on another mission after the last one. Not wanting the mood to hang around she quickly implemented her plan to improve the moral of her team, a speech.

"Don't worry team I know that if we work together than nothing can stop us. We defeated that giant robot as a team and I'm sure we can do this if-." Before she could finish Blake interrupted.

"Except Torchwick got away at the end of that fight." The mood quickly darkened at that reminder that weeks before the Breach they failed to capture captured the very man responsible.

"And we managed to find his base of operations and put it out of commission because of it," Ruby defended trying to prove her point.

"They successfully launched a raid at the heart of Vale using the abandoned train tracks and a horde of Grimm," Blake's tone continued to worsen as their leader went on listing the team's 'accomplishments'.

A dead silenced fell with Ruby looking like a kicked puppy and Blake not backing down Yang stepped in to hopefully end the argument.

"Blake that was not cool!" The blonde's voice took command of the argument causing both parties to cease fighting. "Ruby was just trying to cheer us up, now I know we're not in the best of moods, but we will put these feeling aside for the mission and the team, okay?"

"Okay," Blake answered as she opened up her book to finish reading.

"Good now all of us are going to get some sleep and finish tomorrow's mission afterwards we're going to talk this out even if I have to force you to." Yang looked around showing that she was referring to the entire team.

"Hey what did I do to deserve this?" Weiss replied when Yang gestured to her along with Blake

"You were thinking about it Ice Queen and this is going to be good for me to. After all we all have a few things to get off our chest," Yang said as she got into her bed.

"Well then night everyone." Ruby said as she jumped into her bed causing it sway a bit before it settled back down.

"Night." The other three said in unison as the light turned off letting them go to sleep.

As the Ursa lunged at Dunstan he quickly fired his pistol at the beast knocking it off balance. Seeing his chance, he stabbed his cane into the ground freeing up his right hand which he plunged into the Ursa's chest. The blood spilled over his arm and himself as he raised the bear into the air before throwing it onto the ground. The bear weakly tried to get back up before it died causing it to fall back to the ground in defeat. The light from the moon reflected off the still wet blood that coated his attire with the occasional drip as it fell from his gloves and sleeve. Picking up the cane he turned around to see more of the wolf like beasts starting to circle him.

"Is this the best you can do?" Dunstan asked as he pressed a button on his canes handle causing the blade to shift into 20 separate pieces attached to the steel thread that was housed in the cane. With a flick of the weapon the whip shot out shredding a wolf's arms causing it to fall to the ground like a log. Letting out a howl it signaled the charge only for its head to roll off its shoulders and fall with the rest of the body as the pack rushed forward at the man standing before them.

Each swing would cut through the pack as if they were made of paper sometimes three at a time if each got caught by the whips strike. As the ranks thinned Dunstan pressed the button again causing the whip to retract slamming the pieces back together to form the blade of his cane.

"Call more of your friends I'm not"-the sound of a metal contraption flying overhead yet again- "done yet." Dunstan took immediate notice of the machine wondering why they always seem to pass over his head and how they manage to stay in the sky. Using the sudden distraction one of the wolves tried to surprise the hunter only for a blade to swiftly pass over its neck killing it instantly.

"Well I'm no longer up for this." He stated as he walked into the other beasts one after another swiftly killing each of them with a single strike from his cane. Turning around he began the walk back to the workshop to see if he his weapon needed any maintenance after the last few bouts.

I am a huge fan of the weapons in Bloodborne and how each one serves a dual purpose whether it's the Threaded cane that acts as a whip when transformed or the Rifle Spear concealing a blunderbuss within the weapon. A lot of these weapons would fit right in within the RWBY universe with how they work and look. Not to mention that some of them have the coolest transformation sequence when used mid combo. For now, I'll try to update this story once a week with the new chapters going up on Sundays.

Edit notes: Grammar and Punctuation improved. Plan on a rewrite of this chapter in the future since out of all of them this is the weakest one. Although that could just be the fact that it doesn't have as much RWBY as the others.