Well I'm back everybody with a new(ish) story! I may change the title from The White Axis Rose later, I haven't really decided yet. At the moment I've redone all of the original chapters from The Golden Rose (which will be deleted within a few days of the original posting of this chapter). So yeah I have TEN chapters ready for you all, but I want to wait and gauge reactions before I start posting them too often.

Now a few heads up about this story. First off the 'line breaks' are separated by stating the location and the characters present at said location. If for some reason a character is not physically present then their name would not be printed at the line break regardless if there are on a call with a character that is present and engaging said character in conversation... Okay I might've gone overboard explaining that but I just thought I'd explain it real quick.

Next this book/story/thingy has elements injected from my primary series titled The Shadow Wars, if you want more information on some of the characters that appear you may or may not find information on them in my other stories. There are time gaps which can leave some explanatory elements unsolved. But as a character that will appear in a future story would say, "Only time can tell."

Anyway on with the story! Please enjoy and feel free to ask any questions in comments/reviews. I may answer them through either PMs or before chapters like this.

Chapter 1

Ancient Stories

Beacon Academy ~ Port's Classroom

(Way too many people to list)

Professor Port stood pacing in front of his class telling one of his longest stories yet, (He had obtained special permission from Ozpin, in order to tell the story in its entirety). Oddly enough this one was far more interesting than any of his other stories. It was about an old and powerful group, one that had never been too keen on the existence of the Faunus.

"Nearly a hundred years ago now, an old group of families had started a group whose sole purpose was to subdue and control the Faunus population of Remnant. Thankfully after a failed takeover plot roughly eighty years ago, they disbanded and no one has heard a peep from them since, though that's another story for another day."

Cardin raised his hand and Professor Port nodded to him. "Then what is this story about, sir?" Cardin's voice swam in sarcasm but Port didn't seem to notice.

"Why I'm glad you asked!" Cardin's head hit the desk with a resounding thud. "Our story is a tale of war, love, and betrayal. But it was a special kind of love… for it was forbidden love!" He nodded in approval as several students perked up at that, "Now then this group has been charged with numerous crimes, mass murder being the most common among them. They hunted Faunus with extreme prejudice; any Faunus they came across was tortured and almost always left for the Grimm to finish off."

Both Blake and Weiss shared the same look of disgust, unnoticed by the others. They both knew that the group wasn't actually gone, but neither spoke up. They weren't very fond of those particular memories.

"Just south of Atlas, was a rather successful community of Faunus. They had built their homes in trees, either with building onto the trees or hollowing them out. Anyway Atlas, which at the time was just beginning to thrive, was looking to expand and they needed a lot of lumber in order to do so." Port gave a little cough before continuing. "Now officially Atlas has apologized for its past… erm… transgressions but at the time this group controlled much of Atlas and was given the task of 'clearing' the land for the planned expansion. Needless to say the Faunus were unprepared and the event became one of the largest massacres in history. The few records that remain of that foul event claim that only three Faunus escaped, they split up each heading towards another kingdom. The one who went to Mistral was captured as he tried to muster up support against Atlas and was eventually executed for heresy. The second one escaped to Vacuo lived in secrecy for many years before finally telling her story on her death bed. The last one never really made it, to this day no one really knows what became of him, whether he was captured by that group or killed by Grimm, there's just no evidence as to where he went." Both Yang and Pyrrha raised their hands. "Yes, Ms. Nikos?"

"You never actually mentioned it but what was this group called?"

Professor Port looked at the class silently for a moment before saying, "The White Axis Rose, most people simply referred to it as WAR. Ironic considering that they had practically declared war on all Faunus. They attracted quite a lot of support in those days. Now then Ms. Xiao Long, your question please?"

"Yeah well… What part of your story had anything to do with forbidden love?" Several girls shouted in agreement, with the loudest being Nora.

"Oh! Terribly sorry class, you see one of the leaders of WAR had a rather naïve daughter who visited the Faunus often. This information is a little sketchy as we have no idea where she disappeared to but we do know that her father was unaware of her secret trips for a time but it's said that she fell in love with one of them. The popular theory is that the one she fell in love with was the Faunus that had disappeared. Anyway the reason why the White Axis Rose attacked the village so rapidly was to save face for the 'disgraced' leader. The daughter was said to have escaped but no one knows where she is or what became of her. And that's the story with the forbidden love. Any other questions? No? Alright then make sure you all read pages eighteen to forty-seven. There will be a test next week."

Yang could be heard muttering darkly about wanting to hear more, but was pointedly ignored due to the rather angry look in her eyes.

Unknown Location

Unknown Group

Three darkened figures stood in a small conference room hidden from view and eavesdroppers. One was feminine in appearance, whilst the second seemed roguish yet somehow regal. The last however was much more distinguishing. It seemed to be a boy who was exceptionably short, and if there were any onlookers they would most assuredly wonder as to why there was a small child accompanying the other two.

"You still haven't told me why you're sending me to this city, my Lord."

"Relax, Phantom. Akash here assures me that there are plenty of valuable resources to be found there. Besides from what I've seen of some of the wildlife there, I'd be willing to bet that Ventrix was there at some point, and there is bound to be a lot of resources that brute overlooked."

"Akash is just a kid! We can't listen to everything that he says just because he's the only one with access to the-"

"Silence. I chose to help you win this war. Your master understands what is at stake at every destination I designate."

"You little-"

"Phantom. I'm trusting you with some of the more difficult tasks here. The other lieutenants were begging for any mission I designate. I chose you, not only because I trust you, but Akash here trusts you too. Despite your obvious distrust of him, he trusts you. So I expect you to behave accordingly."

The feminine figure seemed to deflate at his words. "I understand your lordship."

"Good then it's about time you get started here. I'll check in with you later to check your progress. Remember though, there are only a few goals that I require of you. If you choose to go above and beyond, as you always do, be sure to exercise caution and use your best judgment. I trust you to do your best."

"I won't disappoint you." With those last words the feminine figure disappeared leaving the two alone in the dark room.

"I still say that you should've sent the Silver Commander, rather than that sniper's right hand."

"Akash you can't be so hard on her. She'll get the job done."

"I know she will. The job just would've been done faster if you sent him though."

"…That's what you say about every mission though."

The young boy didn't respond, just looked at the spot that Phantom had disappeared from.

So that's the end of the redone chapter 1, the parts from the original story will only differ in slight adjustments and improvements while most chapters will have extra additions courtesy of either the villains, the new group, or maybe random character interactions.

I would like to point out that the character referred to as a lord at the end there is not the primary OC from The Shadow Gate, in fact that was his first appearance. So good luck on trying to figure out who he is. (Hint: He is another OC that I created, you have almost no chance at guessing who he is though)

Anyway the more reviews this chapter gets the faster chapter 2 will come. So see you all till then!