What's your backup plan? What do you do when there seem to be no more options at all? When things go so horribly wrong that everything you used to know, believe and love is in an instant gone and you are doomed sooner or later. For some this leads to a mental breakdown, when such things as paranoia, fear and panic could cause the person to do something completely against his personality and own belief's in order to make sense of the situation, find a safe haven from the chaos or end it all by taking their own lives, that is called self-preservation.
For other people, this scenario of complete chaos gives them freedom to reveal their true character, a world without laws where everyone looks after themselves only could become a paradise for them as they are able to release themselves and allows them to finally do their most hidden secrets, for as dark and perverse as they may be.
And finally, for others, it's a nightmare that they cannot wake up from, where they fight to keep whatever is left of their previous life and protect it with their lives to their last breath. Trying desperately to find a way to fight back an invincible enemy no matter what it may cost, gripping tightly to whatever little ray of hope there may be left in a world swallowed in the darkness of despair or at the very least, take as many of the mother fuckers out.
I was the third option...
The Grimm won... the world was attacked by a creature that flooded the world with the monsters... a massive attack none of us were prepared for took the armies of the world by storm, one by one falling at the amount of power and strategic intelligence of their leader. It didn't took long for the entire world to fall... no one could stand in the way of the Grimm, not even when all the hunters, veteran and rookie, joined forces with that of white fang and even Cinder herself.
The gods had abandoned us... all we could do was close our eyes and try to remember the good times we all had together... and mine... weren't that bad to be honest...
... but now... as I glare to the beast that caused all this destruction, my hands in a black tome while shouting the cursed language the book was written on as magic circles spread around me, those memories seemed so far away. I try to think of all my loved ones as black blood begins to ooze out of my eyes while I feel my brain melting by the creatures that are slowly rising into existence, of my friends... my parents... my children... my wives...
Ah yes... the loves of my life... the four women that made me the happiest man in the world... the women that gave me purpose... that gave me a home... Ruby Rose... Weiss Schnee... Blake Belladonna and... Yang Xiao Long...
I can't help but smile at the memories I had with them as I hear the four creatures... no... The four GODS that I had awakened all ask at the same time "What Is Your Desire?" I knew that they would destroy the world after they had completed what I wished for... my thoughts were back on my wives... on my children and friends... then they went to the creature... this... GRIMM COLOSSAL DRAGON... bigger than the one awakened in our school years...MUCH bigger... bigger than the mountains themselves... the swarm of Grimm at its feet all marching with their master to bring the end of the world...
I knew what I had to do... I turned to my wives... their faces full of concern, making it clear that the gods were still talking to me through my breaking mind, waiting for my wish until they would appear solid to the rest of the world... using my mind as a gate to our reality...
-The present, an hour earlier-
The desolated ruins of what used to be Beacon Academy was the last remaining refuge of what was left of the human race in this part of the world... once a proud school for future hunters that would dedicate their life to the eradication of Grimm, was now a used as the last remaining hiding place against said Grimm, Ironic was the only word that came to mind when asked to describe this... There was no one left, all of them dead by the hands of the Colossal Dragon...
A man sits in Ozpin's chair; the man however is not Ozpin... "Honey?..." a sweet voice whispers from outside the office's door, the doorknob slowly turns and in comes a young woman, no older than thirty five, short black hair with red tips that reached her shoulders, a dirty black hood, red combat gloves, black boots with metal on the bottom, a scythe on her bag that has clearly lived through a lot of battles, on her ring finger was a black wedding ring with a red diamond, this woman was none other than an older Ruby Rose, a worried look on her face "are you ok?..." she asked the man as he looked down "We Lost the rest of JNPR..." he spoke in a low voice loud enough for Ruby to hear.
"Oh..." Ruby replied with a sad tone, being so used to death at this point that she could no longer shed a tear, not even for her close friend's "It's time..." she said slowly as the man stood up and walked to the door "I know... are the kids ok?..." he asked while holding his pocket watch, a gift from his wives in their previous anniversary "Yeah... Uncle Qrow took them far away..." Ruby looked down as her sadness started to pile up and she jumped into her husband's arms "Please, Don't do this!" She begged him as she hugged him as tight as her tired arms could.
The man wrapped his arms around her "You know I have to... there is no other way..." that answer wasn't going to be accepted by Ruby neither by the other woman that entered the room "There is always another way! That's YOUR phrase!" Shouted the woman in white, an angry look on her face as tears escape her eyes, a white suit with a red cape on her back with the symbol of the school that somehow was clean despite the multiple cuts in it, a rapier set loosely on her waist ready for combat, the blade had many cracks and dried blood on the edges it was amazing that it stayed together at all, her hair as white as her white suit tied in a pony tail that flowed freely towards her back, a scar in the shape of an X just below her left eye, metal shoulder pads and white boots, on her ring finger was a white gold ring with a white diamond.
"Not you too Weiss..." said the man as Weiss stepped forward and grabbed his arm while the glare on her eyes intensified as so did her tears "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO REACT?! YOU ARE GOING TO KILL YOURSELF!" She yelled as Ruby's tears began to fall as well, hugging him tighter as Weiss joined in the hug "This is the only chance we have to end this... to give our children a world worth living in..." he said while hugging the two of them tightly "IT'S NOT A WORLD WORTH LIVING IN IF YOU AREN'T THERE TO ENJOY IT WITH US!" yelled both of them, shocking the man who then sighed and hold them against his chest as they sobbed in his shoulders.
"...I know this will end me... it's a sacrifice worth making if it means that we can prevent all of this from happening..." he said as a woman in yellow walked into the office as well, helping a woman in black "What about all the good moments we shared together?... do they not matter?..." Asked the woman in yellow, she had the more battle scars across her body, missing her left hand and it being replaced by a machine her husband created, combat boots, short shorts, a vest that showed her stomach and toned abdomen, golden gauntlets that had many dents from constant use, long yellow hair that almost reached her legs and a golden wedding ring with a yellow diamond.
"We are not having this discussion again Yang..." the man let go of Ruby and Weiss and walked to Yang, he cupped her cheek in his hand and stared into her glare with loving eyes, it only took a few seconds for her to start sobbing as well and hugging him as tight as she could "I Love You... My memories with you are the only good things in my life... I would give up anything to make more with all of you..." he said as Yang only sobbed harder in his arms "I...I don't want to lose you... I-I can't lose you!... of everyone... not you too..." she sobbed as she hid her face in his neck, Ruby and Weiss slowly joined in the hug and helped Yang calm down as the man slowly went to the last of his wives.
"Blake..." he whispered as he kneeled down to be closer to the girl, she had a uniform fit for a shinobi, black boots, fingerless gloves with metal knuckles, a head band on her forehead, a katana wrapped tightly on her hip and a white bandaged around her head to cover her eyes, on her left ring finger rested a silver wedding ring with a black diamond. She slowly reached for his face and started to touch him "My love?..." she asked slowly only to feel his glasses on her hands making her smile.
"I'm here..." he replied slowly, Blake had lost her eye sight due to the war, her hearing kept her a powerful member of the team but in private she had to see things with her hands. Blake kept smiling as she felt her husband's face, before she slapped him across the cheek with as much force as she could over and over again "YOU FOUR EYE IDIOT! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TRYING TO DO?!" she yelled in pure anger as tears escaped the bandages, Yang and Ruby stopped her once that she started to punch him.
The man groaned in pain on the floor and slowly stood up, sitting on the desk for a moment as he looked at the loves of his life and sighed, the girls all turning to look at him "just like back in those days huh?" He whispered loud enough for them to hear him, they stopped for a moment and kept looking down trying to remember better times.
He stood up and walked towards them, pulling them all in a tight hug that took them by surprise "Thank you... for making my life worth living... thank you for loving me... despite my demons... Ruby, Weiss, Yang and Blake..." he slowly released them for them to look at his face "Thank you for making me the happiest man of earth, I love you all" he said with a bright smile that shocked the girls to the core, even Blake knew her husband was smiling. When the war started they thought that they would never see that smile again, and seeing it one last time made their hearts skip a few beats, their minds flooding with the good memories they had with him, making them remember why they fell in love with him in the first place.
Their blushing faces and tears seemed to be asking of him one thing, the one thing he had learned to give his wives every day since they began to go out back in school, he opened his arms wide with that same welcoming smile and a tear escaping his eye, they pretty much tackled him into a hug as he wrapped his arms around them. Ruby and Weiss, being the smaller ones, took their position closer to his chest while hiding their faces in it, Blake and Yang being the taller ones let him wrap his arms around their waist while they wrapped theirs in his neck and hide their face in his shoulders, their husband smiled and hide his own face on the heads of both Weiss and Ruby.
The five of them soaked in the nice moment, being so long since they had a moment like this, one moment where they were allowed to breathe and remember that they were all married, none of them could remember when was the last time they all shared a bed or sat together for breakfast or even had a proper conversation. The invasion had made them forget so much, but it only took the girls to look into their husband's eyes to remember it all. The private moments each of them had with him, the family the five of them created. The wonderful memories they made with their kids, friends and family, simply spending time in silence while staring at the fireplace back home, the bonds the girls build stronger within each other. The amount of times people would say that they wouldn't last only to have him prove to them how much he loved each and every single one of them.
The girls couldn't help but hug him tighter as they didn't wish this moment to ever end. The closeness to the man they loved made their hearts start beating rapidly like they did back when they first started dating him. It was like, for just a second, the entire invasion was gone, the world silent to allow them to only hear the beat of each other's hearts.
It wasn't any different for their husband, he remember the man that he used to be, how he was afraid to choose just one of the girls only to have his worries eased by them as they agreed to share him. He thought of how he got all the girls pregnant at the same time and how much he loves all of his children. He looked at Ruby and remembers his little Summer, a bright and small girl a bit of an air head, just like her mom. He turned to Weiss and thought about Alistair, the kid was inspired by the stories his mother and him told them about their younger days, the boy wanted to be a hero just like his parents, only to have her mom be super overprotective of him. He turned to Blake and his mind drifted to the twins, they sure were a surprise for everyone, Yuto and his brother Kei were polar opposites of each other, Yuto being a shoot first and ask questions later boy while Kei would strategize the best plan of attack, even though they always fight they look after each other. Finally his gaze turned to Yang, she gave birth to little Rina, she was a strange case, she was extremely shy with everyone, even her other brothers and sisters, so it was always Yang the one to push her to try new things but the girl had quite the affection for her dad, she was daddy's little girl.
The man chuckled as the girl's noticed a Grimm trying to sneak up behind them, only for it to explode in a second by the arm of their husband. The girls looked up to see a black splatter of blood from what used to be a Grimm and their husbands hand aiming at it, darkness coming from his hands as his whole hand slowly turned into a blade covered in black tentacles that slowly shaped itself back into his arm, he sighed as he fell to his knees in a violent cough.
The girls didn't lose anytime as they kneeled down to him, yang patting his back while Ruby tried to give him some water, worry evident in their faces "Not again..." he said as he noticed he began to cough blood and a black slimy liquid "Percival..." everyone's eyes widen when they heard a low dark voice slowly say his name.
"No... No, not you again!" Their husband said as he stood up, he was wearing a an old black leather coat, underneath was a black vest and a blue scarf, black dress pants and combat boots, fingerless gloves in which in both of his hands middle and ring finger were four rings similar to those of his wives, his black round glasses and white short hair were of similar design of those of Ozpin, on the back of his coat were the letters RWBY, all with the respective colors of his wives, blue ocean eyes were glaring as he searched for the owner of the voice, a black book hanging from his belt as well as a messenger bag that he held on to possessively.
"My dear Percival... you haven't forgotten about little old me have you?... I'll have to make you REMEMBER!" The voice said as Percival screamed in pain and fell once again to his knees "Percy!" The girls yelled as they got near her husband, who pushed them away as he screamed, out of his back two large black snakes came out, arching over his shoulders as they shrieked, their sharp teeth and blood red eyes made them seemed even more hellish than they already looked, jagged metal blades started to come out of their bodies to give them a more menacing look as black tentacles started to wrap around him, a red glow around the body of the black snakes finished the look of pure evil that the beings had.
The girls were terrified from seeing the darkness again, they readied their weapons with a hesitant look on their faces as they didn't wish to hurt their Percy, he continued to scream "Get out of my mind!" He screamed as the Darkness started to laugh manically.
The window burst open as a man with white hair jumped in, jumping over the desk and slamming a seal in Percival's chest, the darkness shrieked in pain and so did Percival until the Darkness slowly returned to his body and the voice couldn't be heard anymore. Percival fell to the ground only to be caught by the man who just saved them, he slowly opened his eyes and smiled "Father..." he whispered as the girls rushed to his side and the man smiled "You have yet to keep it at bay don't you my boy?" Asked Ozpin with a smile as he let the girls slowly begin to nurse him, laying his head in Blake's lap as Weiss hurried to get some bandages.
"You don't control the Darkness, Father" Percy replied as he cupped Yang's cheek in order to try and calm her down while Ruby kissed his cheek over and over again. Ozpin chuckled as he sat on his chair "Cinder and her team have cleared most of the north section, we can rest for now..." he said with a relaxed tone as everyone let a sigh in relief.
"I'm ending this tonight" replied Percy which only made the girls hugged him in protest and his father widens his eyes in shock "Percy... I know that this could be the only way to save the future... but are you sure about this?... you would suffer a pain beyond all that the human mind can begin to comprehend..." said Ozpin trying to talk his son out of it.
The determined look in Percival's eyes didn't showed any sign of him backing down "If it means to give you all a shot to end this before it even begun then I'm sure I can handle it... The Darkness is slowly consuming me from the inside anyway... I rather die preventing all of this than die consumed by the Darkness..." he said as he slowly stood up with the help of his father's cane.
The shocked look on everyone's faces only lead to silence as Ozpin looked down, Team RWBY had a betrayed look on their eyes "W-Why didn't you tell us?..." asked Ruby as he slowly let go of her hug making Percival sigh "Because I knew how you would react..." he said until everyone froze when a monstrous roar could be heard on the horizon, everyone froze in fear "I have to get to the summon ground..." Percival whispered as he bolted out of the room "Percy, NO!" RWBY and Ozpin said as they chased after him.
They ran thru the broken ruins of what used to be the school, the other survivors were in panic as they could see the giant grim in the distance, Percival reached outside using the people as an obstacle for the rest of the group, he started to sprint using the Darkness in his body to run faster than any normal human as he saw other hunters starting a defense perimeter for the incoming Grimm wave, he jumped as high as a 5 story building, pulling the book from his waist and flipping its pages to a spell, he started to chant in a unrecognizable language making a portal of green energy that abominable creatures came out of that he sent to attack the many Grimm, in less than a minute an entire army of those hideous creatures had assembled and they all charged towards the Grimm.
He had to hurry as he saw his loved ones finally able to come out of the building, he charged as fast as he could towards the forest, dodging any Grimm on his way while beginning a summoning chant, he could feel the Darkness protest against the seal in his chest as he continued to run, holding his bag tightly against him in order for its contents not to fall. He smiled when he was steps away from the magic circle that he had been drawing on the ground for days.
He was about to step in when he felt multiple arms grabbing him, he turned to look at his wives and father all holding onto Ruby who was panting heavily from using her semblance, they stared into each other's eyes, the girls were crying their eyes out unable to control their tears, Ozpin reached out and pull him into a hug that shocked Percival to a core "The man you grew up to be... Iwish I had been more present to see you become him... all of your achievements only make me more and more proud of you... I love you son..." he said wishing a second chance to prove himself as a parent, he felt Percival's arms around him and slowly let go, his wall that he had build over the years to hide his emotions was beginning to crumble.
Blake used her katana as a walking stick and felt his face slowly before suddenly pull him into a passionate kiss "In all my years of living I have never felt the way you and the girls make me feel... I feel... so complete... no book could ever make me feel happier than I did every time I woke up next to you... Yuto and Kei... they were the greatest blessing in my life... a blessing you gave me and for that... I Love you..." she slowly let go while sobbing as Percival's eyes began to water and he tried his hardest to hold back a sob.
Yang took her place and hugged Percival as tight as she could while pulling him into a passionate kiss "You... Always causing trouble... always making my heart skip a few beats... What am I supposed to tell our children?!... I should punch your face off for making me feel like this... but I wouldn't be able to... you are my strength... the reason I wake up every morning to train... Rina... she has such a kind heart... one that I've only seen you having... I know she will grow to be a really strong girl... I only wish you could see it... I wish I could go back and... confess my love to you sooner..." she pulled him more into the hug only to tell him hug back just as tightly as she hide her face on his neck and kiss him once more, a tear sob escaped his throat silent enough for none of them to hear him.
Weiss jumped into his arms once Yang let go, she was sobbing really hard as she began to hit his chest over and over again while "HOW DARE YOU MAKING ME CRY?! FIRST YOU MAKE ME THE HAPPIEST WOMAN ON EARTH AND THEN YOU GO AND TRY TO KILL YOUSELF! WHAT WILL ALISTAR SAY, HUH? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITHOUT YOU?! I CAN'T BE WITHOUT YOU! YOU ARE THE ONLY MAN I WILL EVER LOVE! I REFUSE TO LOVE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU! YOU ARE-" Percival shut her up by pulling her into a passionate kiss, she started to squirm in order to try to break free but soon melted on his arms and returned the kiss, she broke it when she had no more air left and cupped his face on both of her hands and stared into his eyes "Thank you for everything you ever gave me... thank you for loving me back even though I do nothing but yell at you" she let go only to have him kiss her forehead, he was shaking uncontrollably ready to burst in tears at any time.
Everyone turned to look at Ruby, she was hugging herself while looking down, her bangs were long enough to hide her eyes from view but the way she was shaking was evidence enough of her crying, Percival slowly walked up to her "Ruby..." he slowly reached up to her but she turn away from him "Little Rose..." he said again as she sobbed loudly "Stay away!" She yelled shocking everyone and hurting Percival way worse than the elder gods could.
He looked down and opened his bag, pulling out a cookie from a plastic bag and slowly handing it to her; she slapped his hand away throwing the cookie on the ground much to everyone's shock "I don't want your Stupid Cookies!" She yelled again to the top of her lungs. Percival had a hurt look on his face that made Ruby cry more, he turned around and started to walk into the circle only to feel Ruby tackle his back and hug him tightly "I don't want anything... I only need you... I don't want to be alone... I already lost my mom; I can't lose you too... Percy... you said... you said we would be together forever! Why are you leaving us?... Why are you leaving Me?!..." she sobbed more as he turned to hug her back, only to feel his finger slowly lifting up her chin to look into his blue eyes, her silver eyes were filled with tears as she pulls him into a kiss, wishing to be this close to him for as much as she could "Remember when we met?... I loved you from the moment I first saw you... I tried so many times to make you mine... and when I found out that the others loved you as well... I didn't know what to do... when you proposed to all of us... I don't think I've ever moved as fast into your arms as I did back then..." she sobbed and stared into his eyes "Summer and I... the others... we are all never going to love any other man... there is no one out there that we could ever love other than you... there is no man in this world who can make us as happy as you did... I Love you... Only you..." she said letting go of the hug.
Percy looked down, the love of his family was enough to break his wall as he started to cry, his wives slowly walked up to him, all wrapping their arms around him in order to comfort him. "Go kick some dragon ass babe, make us proud!" they said with a determined smile that made Percy blush, he slowly felt a smile reach his face as he kissed all of his wives one more time "Hang on to this... like your life depended on it" he hand Ruby his messenger bag as he slowly stepped inside of the circle that burst into light, a white light almost blinded RWBY and Ozpin as they could hear him say "I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS ALL BETTER! ENJOY YOUR SECOND CHANCE! I LOVE YOU ALL!" He said as time stopped for everyone outside the circle.
-Flashback end, Percival's POV-
I turned to look at my wives, their faces full of concern for me while frozen in time, I sigh as I felt the black liquid coming from my eyes starting to fell on my clothes, I could hear the Darkness going crazy inside my mind, he wanted me to consume the elder gods, give him their powers against the light, I turned back towards the dragon and thru the indescribable pain my brain was in. I closed my eyes and made my wish, my eyes widen as the Darkness shoot out tentacles of my body, trying to reach the elder gods. They didn't even looked affected as the darkness shrieked in pain and fell back into my body; I was shocked by the powers of the elder gods as I stared into them, feeling myself go insane by just being in their gaze.
"Give me a second chance... a chance to save us all..." I said as the four gods slowly materialized in my mind, stopping the pain so I could look at them, they were just like the book described... Cthulu, Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth and Azathoth. All of them creatures of the craziest nightmares, they were all looking at me and then at somewhere distant in my mind, I turned and my eyes widen at an infinite wall of nightmares that was the Darkness in its purest form, it stared back, in the middle of all that Darkness, I saw myself with a wicked grin, my eyes black as the night.
I blinked once and I saw the Darkness centimeters from me, shrieking its attack as I backed away, The elder gods once again were not affected by the Darkness as Nyarlathotep raised his hand and Azathoth attacked, the God of chaos and The Darkness began a battle that was slowly destroying my mind, I screamed in Pain as Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos and Cthulu, The Ruler of R'lyeh, joined the battle, tearing my mind as more black liquid mixed with blood started to come out of my eyes and ears. I felt like every cell of my body was slowly beginning to explode, like being erased from reality itself.
Until it suddenly stopped.
I opened my eyes to see I was in a blue room, clocks and doors going in every direction as far as the eye could see, I felt like I was floating as I began to look around "Thouclearly must be desperate if thine asked us for our help..." I turned to face the elder god Yog-Sothoth, a giant mass of what looked to be cosmic dark bubbles and tentacles coming out of dark portals around the entire room, in the biggest portal was a gigantic eye that stared at me.
"Yes... I didn't know what else to do..." I confessed knowing that it was not wise to try to fool an elder god, especially Yog-Sothoth, whose knowledge surpassed that of any creature by Eons.
"By summoning all four of us... thou have doomed thine world and universe, if not thine entire reality... I must admit... thine skill with the enchantments impresses me... There is no bigger compliment than that of an elder god..." he said as I felt more relaxed in his presence "Where are we?..." I asked "Why did you bring me here?" I tried to make sense of the situation.
"Thouare in a dominion far beyond the edges of space and time, where time is meaningless and space has yet to be... thou are in the final dimension... my home... and as to why I brought thou here... I wish to talk to thee..." it said as I only got more and more confused "but why?..." I felt him get closer to me "The fact that you summoned Azathoth to thine reality is a threat to my plans... plans that thou are a key part of... I will help thee if it means to get rid of him..." my eyes widen in shock, happy to get the help of at least one of the gods but worried of what he meant by me being a key part of his plans, Yog-Sothoth could feel the doubt in my mind "The Colossal Grimm Dragon... he is a threat to all of us... The Darkness as well... My brothers are too stubborn to realize it, but I see it all... In the future... when the Dragon consumes thou, The Darkness will only take control of the Dragon like a virus, making him capable of shifting thru realities... then he will spread thru us elder gods like a disease... and when he infects Azathoth... the entire existence of every being, even my own... will cease... and everything will return to the primal state of Darkness and Chaos... Unless it stays with thou... and thou control it..." I looked at the elder god while questioning his sanity "You really think that a single human can possibly even think about controlling the most destructive and chaotic force on the planet?" I asked not really getting the god's sense of humor.
The eye of the Elder god kept starring at him in silence "Fear not summoner of mine... The task ahead is not impossible, thou hold a destiny set by the eons by us elder ones, thou have freed me from my prison at the edges of time therefore gaining the favor of the All-in-One, thou shall not fail thou mission, not with my help... the influence of the Darkness has been trying to corrupt thou for ages, yet not once did thou fell victim to it... Thine loved ones dragged thou from the abyss time and time again... with them I rest my mind... and thou should too"
I slowly started to feel more and weaker, blood was still coming down my nose "Sadly, a sacrifice must be made... Thou won't be able to recover from the stress of the elder gods in your mind... this version of thou... will be no more... thine mind must be destroyed to prevent my brothers escape, either way, thou will not survive this night... I won't be able to take thine memories back to the past..." this changed everything, My eyes were wide in shock as I tried to comprehend what the elder god was saying, panic tried to take over me, but I began to think of my wives and worry was the one emotion to overcome me.
"What are we going to do then?... how am I supposed to save the future?" I asked fearing the answer as I saw the eye of the elder god almost shine with excitement
"Thine mind isn't able to time travel... but the mind of those thou love can..." my thoughts slowly drifted to my wives and family, memories of them smiling eased my anxiety as I tried to focus on the faces of my wives 'They are going to kill me for this...' I thought. This was my plan all along, to send them to the past while I stayed and fought the dragon and the elder gods that would surely attack me once the wish was granted. A human capable of summoning four of the elder gods without instantaneously exploding is surely a threat to consider.
"What happens now? How is my past self supposed to control the Darkness?" I asked while accepting my fate "thou will have something thou didn't had back then, Power to resist its temptation..." Yog-Sothoth began to close his giant eye slowly, a yellow seal started to form on my chest as the seal from my father disintegrate, I closed my eyes from the bright light as I felt my semblance burst into life, my eyes grew wide in shock as I felt like fire was slowly consuming me inside out, I felt my powers slowly materialize, my arms turning into different weapons; Blades, Claws, Whips, Gauntlets, Saws, Hooks, Shields and more. My body was covered in darkness forming a heavy black armor around me; the helmet muffled my screams as my eyes began to shine a dark red. The two snakes burst out of my back shrieking as their bodies became more and more menacing, their teeth sharpening and their eyes turning blood red as they turned to me, almost bowing down as the pain started to pass and the armor came back to my body, I had a cold look on my eyes and stared them down "You will bow down to me... I am now your master..." I said as they slowly nodded, finally becoming my allies instead of an uncontrollable force.
"This control will stay with Thee when thine loved ones make the journey to the past" I felt more at peace with myself than I have ever been, the constant feel of dying was gone as well as the cough and headache, it was like a cancer suddenly vanished, I was thankful to the god as I wasn't sure how much I was going to last anyway.
The snakes and I looked at the elder god "What about you? Wont you go back to the seal if we turn back the time?" I could almost hear the god laugh, or at the very least chuckle "I still fail to understand what thine humans call humor, Thou keep amusing me, Summoner... No, I am a being a part of time, my brothers sealed me away on the very edge of all realities, where my powers couldn't interfere with any place or time... when thou summoned me, thou set me free from a prison where I could only watch all beings... now, I want to experience all that the dimensions have to offer... and thou... My Champion, or at least this version of thee, will join me..." I was shocked with his statement.
"But I thought you said I wouldn't survive the fact of the elder ones fighting in my mind!" I yelled as my snakes growled at the elder god "Yes, that's a fact, your body and brain will die but thine mind has been saved, by me..." The confusion on my eyes was apparent "But why?..." I asked and took a few steps closer to Yog-Sothoth "We are the only beings to ever reach this dimension... The fact that you have such a powerful ability to summon other beings without going insane is vital to my future plans" he said with a bit of a menacing tone "Besides, this is just a safety measure in case thine version in the past fails to control the Darkness..." I didn't had much to say, the opportunity to explore all the worlds and universes was tempting in its own, but if this way I could have a close eye on Yog-Sothoth it meant that I had a chance to save humanity from him in case his plans involve our eradication.
I let out a frustrated sigh "Very Well... what's next?" I asked while petting the heads of the Darkness Snakes.
-The real world, no POV-
The girls stared at their husband who stood frozen in the middle of the magic circle after screaming bloody murder just a second ago, a magical barrier was preventing them from getting closer to him, Yang was punching the barrier with all of her strength but the barrier was nowhere close to even denting "Why. Wont. You. Break?!" She asked getting frustrated with each punch she slammed into the barrier.
"You could use your brains to look for a solution instead of immediately punching things you know?" Said Weiss with a sarcastic tone while looking over Percival's book for a solution, that remark only seemed to piss off Yang even more than what she was now "Your sass isn't helping anyone now Weiss, not that it ever does, now help me get Percy out! Even Blake is trying to help!" She yelled making Weiss roll her eyes annoyed "What do you think I'm doing you blonde air head?!" She asked while flipping thru the pages of the book.
Meanwhile Blake was touching the magic wall with both her hands while slowly walking around it, trying to look for any weak spots in the structure "Found anything yet?" Asked Ruby behind her with a worried look that Blake could only shake her head to "No... Whatever this spell is... it's almost an air tight seal... nothing gets in and nothing gets out..." she said with a slight frustrated tone "you think he can breathe in there?" Asked Ruby extremely worried while handing Blake her sword in order for her to walk "Ruby, I can't even sense him inside the circle... I at first thought he had disappeared! Whatever he is doing in there... it's like it was just an image of him..." she replied while making Ruby notice just how perfectly still he was, almost like a painting, the wind was blowing but not even his clothes or hair were moving a millimeter.
"Whatever he is doing in there..." Ozpin began to talk making the four girls pay attention to him "Let's just pray he does it soon..." he turned to look at the upcoming catastrophe, the Colossal Dragon was slowly making its way there, the girls at gasped at the beast and readied their weapons Ozpin standing as leader of the group also preparing his weapon, all of them with fire in their eyes determined to protect Percival.
"Alright Huntresses! This may be our last battle! Protect Percival at all costs!" He said with a firm voice and a glare as all of RWBY nodded determined to finish this once and for all as they saw the giant wave of grim marching beneath the Colossal Dragon, there was no more room for doubt in their eyes, they all got ready to charge, no longer fearing the possibility of death. Rain slowly began to pour and lightning began to strike down, the sound of a crystal being broken was the only thing they heard before a series of roars coming from behind made them turn immediately, noticing a magical blue dome covering them as they saw four Colossal Monsters spawning from different portals kilometers away, their sizes matching those of the Colossal Dragon.
They looked down at the magic circle to look at Percival bleeding a black liquid from his eyes which have also turned black as night, his ears were bleeding waterfalls and so was his nose, he was chanting in a horrid tongue as he pointed with his finger at the Colossal dragon, the creatures seemed to listen to him as he slowly began to float into the sky, the creatures all reached forward to Percy, who looked down at his family and smiled.
"Enjoy your second chance guys... I love you... all of you..." he said before closing his eyes and getting cover in the Darkness, a black armor covering him from head to toe as he raised his right arm upwards that slowly turned into what they have come to know as the "Biomass Dark Blade" the lightning in the clouds slowly began to pile up as well as the dark clouds, he opened his eyes and screamed "CRY THUNDER!" he yelled out as a giant lightning bolt fell into the blade and he leaped towards the Dragon, who let out a roar and summoned as many giant Grimm as it could, all charging towards the elder gods who in turn began to charge in as well.
The dragon the turned towards the sky to face the largest of the Elder Gods, Azathoth. Who in turn let out a shriek that would hurt the nightmares of anyone that heard it, sending chills down the girls and Ozpin's spines, He then charged towards the dragon and a massive war began, Cthulu and Nyarlathotep were back to back destroying Grimm left and right, destroying the cities and mountains as they did so, Azathoth and the Dragon were beginning to tore on reality as Percival began to fight on Azathoth's side, Yog-Sothoth began to open a series of portals that filled the Grimm infested world with creatures from all the dimensions who also began to battle the Grimm in a world class war.
Other gods began to be summoned by Percival, Shub-Niggurath the black goat of the woods began to cause mayhem upon the flying Grimm, Atlach-Nacha the spider god used her minions to hunt Grimm in the forests and jungles. Cthulu thrust his hand at the sea and rose with his powers his home of R'lyeh a mythical city in the bottom of the ocean, ascending with it came Dagon, the ruler of the deep ones who with his power, send his own minions to fight along his brothers.
Many more Elder Gods began to emerge around the world due to Percival's summons, all the seals were broken, it was truly the end of all things as reality was slowly starting to break, the wall between dimensions was gone and interdimensional horrors of all kinds continued to invade the world to fight Grimm, but it was clear that with all the power of the Elder and Outer gods combined in one single place the very fabric of reality was beginning to destroy itself in a glorious chaotic ball of pure madness and agony.
Percival could almost hear The Darkness from behind Yog-Sothoth seal screaming in orgasmic delight and pleasure multiplied by all the times Percy striked at the Dragon or summoned more gods and beings.
The girls and Ozpin were very afraid, but the fact that Percival was in control gave them a little bit of rest, a portal open behind them as Yog-Sothoth hurried to their side "Hurry! Before the Universe Collapses!" He said as a force began to push them in, the girls yelled for Percival only to see his entire being covered in burning white marks only for it to explode into a massive amount of white energy that began to consume the universe in its entirety.
RWBY and Ozpin all had horrified looks on their faces as they yelled to the top of their lungs "PERCIVAL!" they reached forward trying their hardest to fight the pulling current that eventually proved their fighting futile as Yog-Sothoth close the portal once he was safely on the other side to the same plane that Yog-Sothoth had taken Percival just a moment ago.
Time seemed to stop for RWBY, their eyes were all wide with shock from seeing Percival die so horribly in front of their very eyes, Ozpin felt like he was having a heart attack as he gripped his chest tightly, his old age wasn't helping him process the shock, under no circumstance should a parent watch their only son explode.
Ruby hold her knees close to her and hide her face as she began to cry out an ocean, Weiss was in her knees shaking uncontrollably holding her chest as she had trouble to breath, Blake stood perfectly still in a catatonic state not being able to process what just happen apart from sensing Percival dying and her heart broken in a million pieces, Yang was trying to punch anything she could, tears falling down her eyes as she bits her lip making blood come out of them as her red eyes had an animalistic rage on them.
Yog-Sothoth grew annoyed of the humans panic and began to talk "Enough of thine lamentations" he said as a light began to materialize beside him and a translucent Percival appeared next to the Elder God, he began to breath heavily as the entirety of RWBY and Ozpin were frozen in shock at his presence.
He calmed down once he had controlled his breathing and slowly began to walk towards Blake "Don't move, this won't hurt..." he whispered as he slowly removed the bandages around her eyes, revealing her white blind eyes, he covered them with his right hand and a bright light began to come out of it, Blake hold his shirt in fear as Percy hold her cheek in order to calm her down.
The light died down as the rest of the group slowly got closer to them, he removed his hand and hold her other cheek with a smile and teary eyes as Blake rubbed her eyes in pain and slowly opened them. Everyone let out a loud gasp as they stared into Blake's golden eyes they widen in shock and stared into Percy's "I... I can see..." tears began to fall out of everyone's eyes as Blake hold Percy's face, exploring it with her eyes as she hold him tightly in place only to smile and sob as she jumped into his arms "Percy! I Can See!" She screamed in delight as Percival hugged her back while laughing in happiness and spinning her around, everyone joined in the hug, the girls delighted with Blake recovering her eyesight and turning to Percy to check in for wounds.
Yang then punched him straight in the face with all her strength sending knocking him directly into the ground "YANG! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" asked Weiss as her and Ruby hurried to his side "DON'T YOU EVER SCARE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN!" she screamed as she hold him by the collar of his shirt only to receive a nod from Percy and letting him go after kissing him passionately.
"W-what happened out there? You were... we thought... I saw you die.." Ruby couldn't control her thoughts and beating heart as Percy rubbed his cheek were Yang hit him "Long story short, Yog-Sothoth spawned the Big Bang inside me" he said as the girls turned to Yog-Sothoth and glared at him with all their might, Yog-Sothoth was rather confused by this, he lacked the emotions that made humans so unique so seeing such a display of affection and anger was quite new and interesting for him.
Percival stood up with the help of his wives only to be tackled down again by them as they all assumed their positions for a big hug that Percy was happy to return, the girls all jumped in for a kiss that was returned by their Husband as they held a possessive grip on his body, afraid that he was going to disappear in any second, it would be a miracle if they allowed him out of the bathroom without escort.
Ozpin was breathing calmly as he smiled at the affection that his son was receiving; he was able to pull him out of the bottom of the love pile even though RWBY was still holding him possessively while Ozpin and Percy talked.
He smiled at his son "You really are trying to give me a heart attack, don't you boy?" He asked while giving a hug to his son that he happily returned "Well, I always want to give a good entrance" they both chuckled until the four girls punched his arm annoyed with his sense of humor at a time like this.
Yog-Sothoth grew impatient of the over use of emotions "Enough Percival, we must leave now..." when he said that everyone turned to Percival with a worried look "You really know how to ruin a good moment you know?" He said kissing his wives one last time and hugging his father he then walked closer to Yog-Sothoth, dragging his wives who refused to let go until he became a flash of light and disappeared.
RWBY took their weapons out and aimed at Yog-Sothoth "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM YOU MONSTER?!" Yelled Ruby in an outburst of rage unknown of her. Yog-Sothoth felt the least bit threaten, he felt rather amused at the little red girl threatening an Elder god with a scythe.
"Worry not, the mind of thine husband is safe with me, however you five have some work to do" he said as Ozpin stood forward calming the girls a bit "what do you mean?..." he asked confused "This version if the future is no more... the universe has been erased by the explosion I caused within Percival... you must go back to fix the mistakes of the past..." the girls lowered their weapons and stepped forward "what do you mean?... I thought it was Percival who was going to travel back to the past" said Weiss while sheathing her rapier.
"Thine Husband somehow summoned four of the most powerful elder gods to fight a world infestation of Grimm; he then proceeded to summon the rest of our brothers to join in the fight. The average human could only begin to summon one of us before their brains exploded... I was able to save his mind and conscience, but without his body I am not able to send him to the past, he will have to remain as my companion if he wishes to keep existing, he instead wished to send you five to the past along with some others in order to try and avoid the Colossal Dragon to awaken. His sacrificed allowed you to have a second chance to rewrite the future, but I will send a seal for him to have control over the Darkness..." he said while preparing a portal behind them, their eyes widen in shock when it all clicked in their heads.
"That's what he meant when he said to enjoy our second chance..." whispered Ruby as she held back a sob "Don't be mad at him, he couldn't have possibly know the amount of stress that his body and brain would go thru due to the summons... after all, he is the first to summon more than one god at all... Worry not, for he did not suffer any substantial damage... as far as you should know, this version of your husband will be ok" that's when Weiss caught up to something "Then why are YOU keeping him?!" She yelled in an autorative tone of voice that amused the Elder God, they were not showing any kind of fear towards him, and he now understood what Percival meant when he said that they were special.
"His current form is too weak to be on its own, if I leaved him hear his body would slowly be consumed by the dimension itself, he will follow me as I commence my plans" the blue portal appeared behind them "Time is running short, I don't have thine time to discus, I have businesses to attend to" he said as a ball of light reached out to the group "Can you give me a minute?" It asked in Percival's voice that only made Yog-Sothoth sigh "One Minute Only" he said as he blinked and the ball of light burst back into Percival.
The girls all had different looks on their eyes, the most prominent ones were worry and sadness, Percival pulled them into a hug, no words were being exchanged as they clinged into each other "listen to me... this isn't a goodbye... I have to stay to make sure Yog-Sothoth keeps his promise to leave humanity alone, I don't know what he is planning but I can't leave him without supervision." Even though the girls understood why he was doing this, their tears still showed their disapproval "Hey... common, don't give me that look..." he said with a smile while dodging another one of Yang's punches.
"What are we supposed to do?... Percy... what if we fail?..." asked Ruby with a worried tone that the rest of the girls felt, Percival only chuckled and hold their head in his chest "Don't worry about that little red... we came all this way together once, I'm sure that you girls will succeed no matter what it takes, after all... we already beat a dragon once didn't we? What's another one?" He asked while kissing their foreheads "What if you fall for another girl?" Asked Blake as she hold onto his shirt possessively, Percy really had to hold his laughter this time "You girls stole my heart the first time we looked into each other's eyes... and knowing you all" he pat Yang and Weiss heads "You aren't ones to let me fall for anyone other than you... remember the savage beating you gave me when I talked to Cinder and she tried to seduce me?" The memory made everyone chuckle "My heart belongs to you four... no matter the circumstance or time..." his answer seemed to calm Blake and Weiss quite a lot.
"What about The Darkness?... it already corrupted you once... what if you fall into it this time?..." asked Yang as Percy kissed her nose making her blush, the girls didn't noticed their bodies slowly change as they hugged him, Ozpin was changing as well. "You dragged me out of the abyss once Yang, you and Ruby. I trust that with the four of you, I won't even be near of the abyss. However... if something happens that makes me fall into the Darkness... then Yog-Sothoth will send me to correct that mistake, so leave it all to me" he winked with a confident smile, this answer calmed the hearts of Ruby and Yang, who had personally seen what the Darkness does to him if allowed control.
Ozpin stepped forward as Percy let go of his wives, father and son stared into each other's eyes as they hugged lovingly "Monitoring an Elder God... You never stop making me proud..." Percival smiled "Hopefully you take this second chance and repair the bond we had broken back then Father... I wouldn't mind my summer vacations spending some quality time together" he said as a tear escaped Ozpin's eye "It's a promise buddy..." he whispered as he let go of the hug and Percival took a step back, turning to his wives who he kissed lovingly and smiled "Open the bag when you four go to your dorm, there is a little surprise for you there" he said as he slowly began to disappear "Make me proud girls! Hopefully I'll propose to you all sooner this time!" He said as he turned back into the orb of light.
"Thank You..." said a crying Ruby with a smile back in her fifteen year old self.
"We Love You..." Said Weiss crying as well and a gentle smiled adorning her seventeen year old face.
"We'll Miss You..." Said Blake with her tears running down her cheeks, her ears down and a smile that said more than a million words ever would, as her body changed as well.
"We Will Never Forget You..." continued Yang as her tears fell into her seventeen year old self, her smile burning with love for her husband.
"And We Will Save You This Time..." finished Ozpin as his gentle smile and shades didn't hide the tears coming from his eyes as his face slowly got younger and the bags on his eyes disappeared.
Yog-Sothoth closed his eye as the portal began to pull on the Girls and Ozpin, they all reached out to try and grab the light that was Percy, but they could see him smile at them, wishing them good luck as he tries to reach for them as well "Find me! Just like before! Make my life worth living! Make me remember why I fell in love with you in the first place!".