A/N: Welcome to CAIN, the Legend of Remnant, these first four chapters I've had for a little bit, so don't expect me to update this fast, I hope you all enjoy.

Schnee Dust Mine, North Vacuo

0613 hours, 3 years ago

Brian worked a good life, he was happily married, had a son and a good paying job, his only complaint was how tedious he found his job. Dust mining could be dangerous, so it required professionals to find it before mining, the process required someone to run a very slight amount of their Aura into the earth and waiting for a reaction. If this was messed up, you risked causing the collapse of the cave.

Brian ran his Aura in the cave he had been assigned to today. It was the deepest point in the mine, just dug the other day. Almost instantly Brian got a response, and one so large it almost knocked him on his feet. He made a call to Dr. Kritan, the head researcher there, and reported the anomaly. With the faintest amount of Aura he used, he shouldn't have gotten such a large reaction unless it was a massive vein of pure Dust.

Within minutes the Doctor arrived with a team of miners who he had dig where Brian directed, and after an hour of digging a miner brought his pick down on the wall, and the iron tool shattered. Kritan went to the wall and brushed dirt from it and revealed a large crystal of red Dust,

"Most fascinating, not even a hint of such a strike upon it! My good sir, I believe you've stumbled upon the find of the century! Would you mind search to see the size of it?"

"Not at all Doctor." Brian searched the area, to his astoundment, finding three more crystals of equal size. Several hours later they had uncovered large crystals of blue, orange and grey Dust. After all their hard work they had uncovered but a small segment of the crystals.

Dr. Kritan examined each crystal carefully. "There's clearly something special about these Dust crystals, I would have thought that pick would break this Dust. I really must contact President Schnee, and I'll be sure to put in a good word for you."

"Thank you Dr. Kritan." The two removed more dirt from the raw red Dust and uncovered the entire crystal, and were shocked at what they saw.

"Why… that's a person… maybe a little older than President Schnee's younger daughter." He had Medium blonde hair, minimal clothing, and seemed to be in a peaceful sleep. They inspected the other crystals, a young woman in the blue, and dark haired young men in the orange and grey.

The two scrambled for the phone by the minecart and as Kritan began to dial a number, an explosion rocked the mine, knocking the cart over. Kritan ran off up the mine while Brian stood, stunned. He heard gunshots and screams coming from higher up in the shafts.

He flipped the cart over and hid under it. Moments later, he heard footsteps and chatter amongst a few men.

"For Schnee Dust I'd say this was a really easy raid, they didn't even put up a fight. Boss are you sure this is the right place?"

A cold voice spoke. "It's the only place it could be, the last Temple supposedly once stood here, and as of late more pure Dust deposits have been found here than anywhere else. Besides, that's them…"

Brian assumed he meant the crystallized people. He got a whiff of too much dust in the air and sneezed. One of the men lifted the cart from on top of Brian. There was a sound of Thunder, and all fell silent.


Present Day

The Kingdom of Vale

Beacon,10:03

"Might I ask something of you Ozpin?"

"Anything Ironwood."

"Have you ever heard of the group known as Shadouritchi?"

"Weren't they the ones behind the assault on that Schnee Dust mine a few years back?" Ironwood nodded over the hologram.

"They're much smaller than the White Fang but no less dangerous. We recently shot down an airship that was stolen by them and found something… odd." Ozpin stopped pacing in his office.

"Odd? Care to specify?"

"For security reasons I can't exactly say, but I wouldn't know either way. Atlas is sending a team of transfer students and military guard to escort the package to you. If all goes to Schedule, they'll arrive tonight."

"All right then, is there anything else I should know?"

"Shadoritchi is completely shrouded in mystery, I barely know a thing about them, but I must warn you… They will not hesitate to kill those who stand in their way."

"Understood. Ozpin out." The hologram shut off and Ozpin took a long drag from his coffee, then sighed. Things had not been well in Remnant as of late, but then, it never truly was.


Vale Coastline:

18:37

Team DRCE consisted of four members as most teams did. Danielle and her twin brother Rowan, Cobalt and Etra. Their leader stood at the front of the airship, looking down at the sea below, wondering what life lurked in the depths and pondering life in general. Her brother walked up next to her.

"I always wondered what it was like past Atlas, I've got a feeling this is going to be a lot of fun." He got no response. "They're serving your favorite kind of pie in the dining hall." Nothing. "I have a Dangerous disease and I'll die before we get home." Rowan failed to get any attention from his sister with anything so decided to try something new. "Etra and I have a thing and we threw your gunblade off the ship."

Rowan got the attention he was looking for and soon found himself holding onto the ship's railing. "Give me a reason to spare you."

"I didn't actually do it! You really zoned out again and I wanted you to listen!" Danielle helped her brother up and got him back on the deck.

"Idiot…" She sighed and looked at the coast that was now in sight. "Get your stuff and make sure Etra and Cobalt are ready, we'll be landing soon." As the ship rocketed along, Beacon came into view and the ship began to descend. Danielle grabbed her things and made for the cargo bay, where an important item to be delivered to the headmaster. The team gathered by the massive crate and the cargo door opened up, creating a ramp for the package.

"Welcome," said a very formal looking man, "I am Professor Ozpin, the Headmaster here at Beacon. I assume that crate is the package that Ironwood spoke of?"

"Yes sir," said Danielle, "We're Team DRCE, the transfer stude…" The leader of the team didn't get to finish her sentence. A red and black object came flying through the sky hitting her and sending her flying. The team instinctively drew their weapons. Rowan's Lance, Cobalt's Grenade Launcher and Etra's Katana all pointed at what hit their leader, a girl perhaps a year or two younger than they were.

"At ease students, this is another student here at Beacon, Ms. Ruby Rose, the leader of team RWBY." Her team members ran up to her, and the leader began laughing with the blonde one about how well the "man-cannon" worked.

"Sorry about that…" The resident Team looked at the giant crate, curious as to what was inside. "What's in the box?"

"I'm not quite sure girls, but, I believe that now would be a good time to tell you that you and Team JNPR have detention for the… catapult experiments." A middle aged woman handed them slips that read, Tomorrow; After Class. She snapped her fingers and eight metal bands flew in the air, four attaching to an arm of each member of Team RWBY, and the others flying towards another location, probably to the members of this Team JNPR.

The team left for their dorm and DRCE escorted Ozpin and the crate to an underground lab. "Shall we take a look?" The team nodded and pried the crate open. Inside were four large Dust crystals, looking into one, they saw what was so odd, inside each, a person seemed to slumber.

"What the… how could this have happened? Professor?"

"I'm not quite sure what this is… this will take some time to decipher… hmm…" Each was moved onto a table where Ozpin examined them closer. He placed his hand on one and ran a bit of his Aura through it. "Odd… very odd indeed… But I suppose this mystery will have to wait until tomorrow, come children. I must show you what I can of the school before we lose the last of daylight." They left the lab and shut the lights off leaving the Crystals in the dark and all stayed silent.

Deep in the night not a thing stirred at the Academy, but through the catacombs that led to the lab, there was a sort of pressure in the air. The red Dust shard glowed a dark red, which grew brighter and brighter, then went dark. The young man inside opened his eyes and the crystal shattered, then was absorbed into the boy. He looked himself over, not quite sure who, or what he even was. He stood rather shakily as he hadn't moved at all in a thousand years, though his muscles had been perfectly preserved. He tried to remember something, anything, but all he got were two names, his own, and the other seemed to inspire dread when it came to mind. He looked to the other shards which had started to glow as well, and he hoped dearly that they knew more than he.