Jaune Mercer: Volume 1

Chapter 4: Getting Those Gains!

He put everything back the way it was, got his belongings, and ran out of there.

As time passed, he made his way to a secluded forest.

He walks towards a tree and lightly hits it, causing the leaves to fall. He soon punches forward at the leaves.

(A/N: I do not own this image or Hajime No Ippo.)

Jaune opens his hands, having caught some of the leaves.

The purpose of this exercise was to train his speed and reaction time.

He practices this for a while before leaving.

As he walks around, he stumbles upon a field of butterflies.

He moves his hands at great speed, grabbing the butterflies.

Jaune opens his hands, revealing the butterflies unharmed. They fly out of his hands.

"I should be able to deliver attacks without killing my target," Jaune said.

*BA-DUMP* *BA-DUMP* *BA-DUMP* *BA-DUMP* *BA-DUMP* *BA-DUMP*

Jaune sensed a Grimm nearby. He dashes to the location in seconds. 

To his surprise, he sees a Petra Giga (Geist). He noticed the dead bodies next to it.

"That's a shame," Jaune said.

Jaune speeds up to the Petra Giga (Geist).

He ran up its leg and was at its face. He grabs its face and in one single pull, takes out the Geist.

Soon the body it created falls apart. 

As the Geist tries to claw at Jaune, he grips the Geist tightly. 

Jaune licks his lips in hunger.

The Geist was shaking in fear.

(A/N: I do not own this image or Tokyo Ghoul.)

*CRUNCH*

Jaune begins consuming the Geist. Its hands twitch in pain at the biting. Eventually, its hands stop moving, and it evaporates.

*GULP*

*BA-DUMP* *BA-DUMP* *BA-DUMP* *BA-DUMP* *BA-DUMP* *BA-DUMP*

Jaune's eyes widen. His eyes turn red in pools of black. His skin becomes a deathly pallor. He looks at his hands and arms as they are pitch-black.

Jaune looks at his arms.

"Hmmm. A Geist can possess inorganic matter."

Jaune touches the ground, soon it merges with his arms. His sleeves rip from the transformation as they get bulkier with stone.

(A/N: I do not own this image or Prototype.)

"Sweet."

Jaune points his arm out, sending out shards of stone at a tree, obliterating in the process.

He chuckles.

"I wonder what else I can do."

Jaune had some ideas.

Time went by, and Jaune decided to call it a day training his new powers.

He transformed back to normal, the stone bulk falling to the ground.

He sprinted back to his apartment.

[With Lil' Miss Malachite]

At the Spider's tavern, Lil' Miss Malachite was pondering the information she received from her agents who went to Brunswick Farms.

"From the report, he killed three Apathy by just stepping on them. And that's just what the residents saw. Who knows how he dealt with the rest of the pack,"  Lil' Miss Malachite thought.

"But that's not the interesting part. He could be close to Apathy and was unaffected by their will-draining abilities. And given how he killed three of them at close-range, it can be theorized to say that he did the same with the others."

Lil' Miss Malachite smirked.

Although she was curious of what else he was capable of and could have him tailed to find out more, she decided to take a more polite approach and give him his privacy. After all, she had a feeling he'd be seeing her more often given how he needs to find more Grimm.

"Jaune Arc. No. Jaune. I wonder what else you are capable of."

[With Jaune]

Jaune walks in, only to be greeted by the landlord, Kovidar. He ignored Jaune's torn clothes.

"Hey. Just so you know. The rent's due in a few days," Kovidar said to Jaune.

"I understand. I'll have it," Jaune said.

Kovidar nodded in understanding.

Jaune makes it to his room and shuts the door.

He tosses his bag to the floor and lies on his bed, his hands behind his head. He thinks back how it's almost been over a month since his abandonment, expulsion, and disownment.

He's purchased books on science and read many medical journals and dissertations, broadening his knowledge.

Over time, he's gained new abilities from the Grimm he's killed as well.

These new abilities made it easier to gather more information.

He smirks at how strong he's gotten.

"I think it's time to earn some cash."

(A/N (1): For why he works out. Well. Even Superman lifts.)

(A/N (2): The next chapter! Make it rain!)