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1. Wolf Among Ashes by SilverEffigy

   Fandoms: RWBY  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F, F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   23 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Cinder Fall/Original Male Character(s)
   • Weiss Schnee/Original Male Character(s)
   • Original RWBY Character(s)
   • Original Team (RWBY)
   • Original Faunus Characters (RWBY)
   • Original Altan Character(s) (RWBY)
   • Cinder Fall
   • James Ironwood
   • Ozpin (RWBY)
   • Qrow Branwen
   • Ruby Rose (RWBY)
   • Weiss Schnee
   • Blake Belladonna
   • Yang Xiao Long
   • Salem (RWBY)
   • Adam Taurus
   • Tyrian Callows
   • Emerald Sustrai
   • Mercury Black
   • Hazel Rainart
   • Pyrrha Nikos
   • Jaune Arc
   • Raven Branwen
   • Taiyang Xiao Long
   • Nora Valkyrie
   • Lie Ren
   • Winter Schnee (RWBY)
   • Clover Ebi
   • Summer Rose (RWBY)
   • Angst
   • Anti-Faunus Racism (RWBY)
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Past Abuse
   • Past Relationship(s)
   • Romance
   • Action/Adventure
   • Drama
   • Non-Canon Relationship
   • Non-Graphic Smut
   • Dark
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Sad
   • Some Humor
   • Epic
   • Fantasy
   • Tension
   • Character Death
   • Qrow Branwen is Ruby Rose's Parent

   Summary

   Faunus Cole Lupine lost his parents to murder, his ideals to war, and his innocence to survival. Once a White Fang rebel, now a haunted fighter under Ozpin's cause, he carries the weight of a broken world. His semblance echoing the beast within and the memory of everything he's lost. Beginning during the Vytal Festival of Season 3, this will detail Cole's journey.

   (Reboot Storyline from 'The Silver Traitor')

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   227,952

   Chapters:

   41/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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