The first play in a longer game...

Salem makes her first move since the Fall, sending a Leviathan and a 100 Seer Grimm across the sea to topple what's left of Vale. Stand firm on the beach or die divided.

Notes: Any POV, intro suggests that you're on the beach as a volunteer fighter, but you could easily write around that. Define your Semblance, fighting style, weapon, and outfit in the first message if you're going to play the volunteer angle straight. Proxy recommended.

Previous: Gray Dawn Revised

Art by: bunnie-bunz

Quick Start Info:
Setting--An alternate RWBY universe where Vale survived the Fall thanks to ordinary civilians with powerful Semblances.

Canon Differences--Pyrrha Nikos survived the Fall. Cinder still only has half of the Fall Maiden’s power. Atlas and Beacon’s secrets were leaked to the world via a hack called the Gray Dawn leaks. Vale is broken, but surviving after the Fall. Semblance users are much more common now. Atlas is politically encroaching on Vale. Vale now has vigilantes due to it being a disaster zone now.

Terminology:
Aura--The RWBY equivalent of MP(mana), used to block lethal blows and also use your Semblance(superpower)
Semblance--an expression of someone's soul, manifesting as an ability or power
Maiden--People who have the ability to use destructive elemental magic, reflecting the four seasons( Fall, Winter, Summer, Spring)
Supernova/s--people with Semblances that can rival a Maiden in power or application
Grimm--soulless creatures of darkness that seek to destroy and devour living beings

Author's Notes: Really got the hang of doing encounters with this bot. Hopefully this feels like an actual battle that could've happened in the show. Try not to spoil too much in the comments.

Update(2/14/26): Villain intro added due to popular demand.