RWBY: Paths of Light and Dark
Prologue
A/N: Submissions are still open and will remain open until further notice. I've decided to start writing early because I feel I have enough characters at the moment for a few chapters. Thank you to everyone who submitted and I hope you enjoy my portrayal of your characters.
Iselia Forests, thirty-seven miles outside the kingdom of Valethornia
The midnight air was cool as leaves softly rustled from the wind. Within the forest lurked the horrible creatures of darkness called Grimm. A lone figure was currently making their way through the trees in full sprint. Bounding with graceful strides the figure continued to run before suddenly sliding to a halt. The rapid approach of more footsteps and sounds of branches snapping cause the person to smile. Above the moonlight shone down from behind a passing cloud to illuminate the forest.
The figure, a young woman of above average height stood with her head held high and chest puffed out proudly. The pale silver glow of the night accentuated the young woman's features causing her olive hued skin to have an almost ethereal glow radiate from it. From her long voluminous dusky auburn colored hair which she currently had braided together into five separate locks to her pale green eyes which seemed to glow like a cats the young woman was a picture of beauty. In her hand she carried a silver and black long-sword which reflected the moon's light into the shadows.
A deep growl from the bushes nearby caused the girl's smile to widen. "Come now and face your judgement." She spoke with a playful tone in her voice while tightening the grip on her weapon. Suddenly a large black furred bear with multiple bone-like plates covering its body and bone protrusions running along its back charged forth from the trees with a loud roar. It was followed by two more bear creatures which were slightly smaller and had less bone-like protrusions and armor on their bodies. The large one never stopped its charge as it headed straight towards the young woman.
Never losing her smile the female warrior waited until the last possible moment before leaping high into the air and flipping over the bear. As quick as she could the woman struck out at the bears back hoping to hit it between the spines and armor plating but to no avail as the beast traveled beneath her and continued on its charging path. When she landed the swords-woman took but a moment to brace herself before running towards the two smaller bear like creatures. The monsters saw their potential prey heading in their direction and ran to meet it.
Sliding along the ground the woman barely dodged the claw of one of the bears while the other one snapped its jaws at her. As she slid between them however she swung her blade in an upwards arc cutting deep into one of the bears sides before standing up and bringing the blade fully through. The attack left a gash from the bears chest to its hind leg from which a thick dark black liquid began to flow. It was at this point the smile vanished from the warrior and her eyes hardened in anger. "Soulless monster, return to the darkness from whence you came." She spoke through clenched teeth before charging in once more.
This time however her opponents stood their ground by raising themselves onto their hind legs. With one bear to her left and another two the right the warrior steeled herself mentally and physically causing a soft green glow to appear around her. Raising her sword, the girl blocked the swiping claws of her attackers but was push downwards into the ground from the weight of the blows. Crying out with a fierce bellow the young woman then pushed the claws off her before turning her attention to the bear she had wounded with her previous attack.
She swung her blade multiple times giving the creature fearsome horizontal, diagonal, and vertical lacerations upon its body before finally leaping into the air and decapitating the beast. As its body began to dissipate the girl landed but was immediately thrown forward from a blow she received from behind. The second bear had recovered quicker than she anticipated and knocked her down but as she fell a large paw swept below and knocked her a few feet into the air. The largest bear creature that she had encountered first had stealthily made its way back into the fray.
The girl crashed into a nearby tree and tore the back of her long-sleeved steel-grey vest. As she slid down the trunk of the tree the vest was damaged further, and upon landing the girl discarded the article of clothing; before dusting off the black romper which she had worn underneath the vest. Silver sandals which strapped around her calves had splotches of dirt and mud on. She wiped blood from her mouth onto the back of one of her grey handwarmers before standing and readying herself for combat once more.
The two bears stared her down with the larger of the two making its way cautiously forward. The young woman pressed a hidden button on the grip of her sword and with a soft click the weapon split in half and folded down into a straight bow. The swords handle which had been designed for one-handed combat was double its original length. The edges of the blade pointed outwards with the fuller serving as both the upper and lower limbs.
The middle of the fuller was slightly hollow cable of medium thickness stretching from the tip of the top to the bottom. Pulling out a small vial with red powder the woman loaded the container into the center of the hand-grip before pulling back on the string. Three arrows of pure fire materialized from the bow and after it had reached it limit the woman released the strings sending fiery death towards the targets in front of her.
The larger bear shrugged off two of the arrows while the third arrow caught the smaller bear in the eye causing it to howl in agony. The girl used the window presented to her and began to run in a circle around the bears, firing arrows of flames at the targets. The large bear roared defiantly as only a small amount of arrows slipping between the cracks of its natural bony armor while its companion let out a death knell after the woman's second lap around them, finally succumbing to the damage dealt upon it.
With two-thirds of her foes down the young woman stopped running and turned to face her final opponent. The large bear which had taken minimal damage throughout the entire altercation glared hatred at the woman before bellowing a challenging roar from its throat. The girl smiled once more but kept the hardened look in her eye.
Pressing the release on her weapon the young warrior switched the red vial which was about three-fourths empty with a new vial containing purple powder. With the press of a button the bow transformed back into its sword form. Getting into her combat stance the auburn-haired fighter locked gazes with the jet-black beast in front of her before activated her swords function causing the edges to glow bright violet.
Exhaling heavily the woman waited as the wind blow causing a swirling of leaves. At the very moment the wind died down she charged forward at full speed. The bear which had anticipated the charge readied itself. It was a split second decision that the girl made when she struck out with her sword, cleaving the massive beast diagonally from shoulder to waist. The decision was all that had stopped her from losing her head as the beast's claw ran along her cheek leaving a long thin cut along it from the bottom of her chin to slightly above the cheekbone.
As her foe fell to the ground and dissipated the girl also dropped to one knee breathing heavily. The sound of clapping filled the air causing the girl to look up. Standing on the branch of a nearby tree was a man. He wore a blindfold and a scarf covered the lower half of his face. He wore a sleeveless black vest with nothing underneath showing off his lithe muscular structure. His skin from what she could tell with the help of the fading moonlight was cream-colored.
His pants were slightly loose which she could only guess was to help his movement. He wore matching greaves and bracers which showcased his fighting style as a martial artist. "So…are you the final part…of my test?" the girl spoke breathlessly. She knew if she had to fight again she would lose but nevertheless would do it anyway if forced.
The man shook his head before speaking. "No, I am not." He answered causing the young girl to sigh with relief. "Not many trainees could take on an ursa major with two ursa minors at the same time but you were able to pull it off spectacularly with minimal damage to yourself. I'm impressed." He told the girl speaking clearly even though his mouth was covered. There was a moment of silence between them before the man suddenly appeared before the girl in a swirl of leaves. "Sable Agrotera, it is my pleasure to officially welcome you to Valethornia Academy." The man said offering his hand to the girl.
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