The Huntsman of Red V2

Chapter 34 Prelude: 'Sword of Remnant' (0)

After the events of Mt. Glenn, almost three years had passed with little to no activity from the Grimm, leaving Remnant's Kingdoms to flourish in the meantime.

Mt. Glenn, as the first successful attempt at recolonizing land outside the known Kingdoms became a catalyst for further expansionary projects. After the Grimm had been driven out in the siege of Mt. Glenn, the walls were refortified and new measures were undertaken to fortify the area. No Grimm attacks proved successful thereafter, and this was more so due to the fact that almost the entirely of Mt. Glenn's remaining population had their Aura's unlocked in the siege.

Many capable fighters were born from there, and those that came from Mt. Glenn ended up making names for themselves.

For example, Ectoras Verdant, one of only two remaining members, had survived Mt. Glenn's siege and moved to Mistral with his accomplished grandmother. There, he participated in Mistralean tournaments where he gained recognition for his prowess in fighting the Invincible Girl, Pyrrha Nikos to a stand still. They were rivals in the ring; however, they apparently weren't on the best of terms due to family issues that the public wasn't made privy to.

Another example is one of the Prides of Vale, Jaune Arc. However, his situation was self explanatory, and to protect him from the vested interests of all Kingdoms and affluent business and political figures, his family shielded him away from the public eye. Of course, this didn't stop representatives from trying to make visits to the Arc Family home, and there was even news that the councils of the Kingdoms were getting on board, arguing from the standpoint that Jaune Arc should be treated as a rare commodity of humankind.

Jaune Arc's mother only had a single response, and that was to shut her door and threaten her husband to kick every representative out of their family's house and property.

Meanwhile, the Rose Mercenaries became a household name throughout Remnant over the years, completing miscellaneous tasks and dangerous missions left and right no matter the difficulty.

Shirou didn't envy Archer's situation.

The fame of the Rose Mercenaries was resounding, and this was primarily due to Archer himself and the events at Mt. Glenn. Archer was getting offers from everywhere even outside of Vale, but it didn't help that the headquarters of the Rose Mercenaries was so elusive that no one knew where it was due to a certain savvy member with shady connections.

Speaking of which, there was also Vermillion.

As an official settlement founded by Faunus, and protected by the Sword of the Sun, Vermillion had seen further development to rival the weight of a Kingdom. It was Remnant's unofficial Fifth Kingdom by this point. Members of the Faunus movement had flocked to Vermillion and become its citizens, making the ratio of Faunus to humans skewed in the Faunus's favour. This made Vermillion a prime example of the White Fang's ideals of peaceful cohabitation.

Ghira Belladonna, former leader of the White Fang, and now new Mayor of Vermillion as a whole was deeply moved at this development, and practically felt as if he were on clouds. The Schnee companies relying on cheap labour were the opposite, but that was none of Ghira's concern. All of this was thanks to Vermillion's national hero in which its flag derived its symbols: the Huntsman of Red...a Faunus. All Faunus in Remnant were convinced of this.

Well, actually, there was much arguing on this point which gave Shirou a headache in every occasion, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Some Faunus supporters believing that the Huntsman of Red was a Faunus were so ardent on the issue that they nearly came to blows with other humans who insisted that the Huntsman of Red was human. Needless to say, but this involved people from Mt. Glenn who had personal accounts of seeing the Huntsman of Red. Unfortunately, due to the faith energy Shirou had assimilated, he appeared to others as they preferred him to appear. Therefore, both perspectives could be considered true.