Legend of the Black Lightning: The Wolf Returns
By Kyle Feller
Quick Note:
I will briefly address that I do not own Rooster Teeth nor RWBY in any regards and that this purely a fan parody. With that out of the way let me say that this is an AU Sequel to the Vale Chronicles. While I believe that Lion of Vale will continue, it shall be considered non-canon. Further, I am currently working on my own novel on WattPad known as the Seraph Chronicles. If you are interested, please do check it out. All that done, so now, enjoy :)
Chapter 1
12 years later
A question I get asked a lot down the road is, do I ever miss it? Or if I really am the Black Lightning? The answer is yes to both of those questions. 12 years ago, after I was framed for a crime I didn't commit. I came back to hunt down the ones who did that to me. I found my now current wife caught up in the struggle and recruited her. However, in the shadow of my own arrogance, she nearly died. My own sister died to save her. Forced into a corner, I was forced to consult with a friend of the enemy. Winter Schnee, the eldest daughter of Victor Schnee, who was the only means of proving my innocence. To do so however, it required the blood of the second in command of the White Fang. I turned it against her and won it with none. Unfortunately, that was not the end. For Victor had sent Sephtis, the Armored Knight who turned out to be me from a unbroken cycle of a future to ensure it. 12 years later it never happened. Victor in jail, Sephtis dead but not by my hand and me married with a young girl. 12 years, and now I live happily with her and my daughter. The only question I ask is...will it ever go back to the way it was.
The cycle will never be broken! It never has, it never will! NOW DIE!
"Sephtis!" I yelled reaching out towards the ceiling with my metallice arm. Panting heavily with my body drenched in sweat. It was yet another nightmare in my own endless one. I was happy yet I was not. Feeling a soft hand on my arm, I turned to my head to the side to see a concerned wife with raven locks and emerald eyes.
"Are you alright?" She asked me with a soft tone.
"Just another nightmare. Never stopping, never ending." I explained as she planted a soft kiss on my lips.
"It was 12 years ago, all of it was put behind us. That cycle is broken. You aren't going anywhere sweetheart." She comforted me by embracing me in her arms.
"I hope not, you're too beautiful to leave behind." I said before returning her earlier kiss.
"Are you going to train Karina today?" Flyresa asked as I turned away getting out of bed stretching myself.
"I told her I would, I hope she'd be up around now. What time is it anyway?" I asked preemptively throwing a shirt followed by my signature black coat.
"Around ten in the morning, did you want me to start breakfast?" She asked me while I grabbed my single edged curved blade I dubbed the Demon Blade. An unbreakable Katana meant for one thing and one thing alone: to kill an Ethereal Grimm.
"Sure, we'll be eating anyway after the training. Where is Karina by the way?" I asked heading for the room door.
"Out by the yard already awake and dressed. I guess she was a little eager to begin her training." Flyresa mentioned anxiously.
"She'll be alright, don't worry. I won't be more than an hour." I said gripping the door handle.
"I'm more worried about you Kyran. Your nightmares, I'm afraid." She admitted.
"There is nothing to be afraid of. I've been through plenty worse." I mentioned opening the door to our decently sized bedroom.
"I know, just be careful out there." She finished.
"I always am." I said leaving the room and closing it behind me to the small two story home we built for ourselves over the years. Walking down the stairs, I hear the grunts of a young girl outside. Opening the door to the morning outside with a clear sky and birds chirping. Wind blowing lightly in my face and beard there she is. Clad in a long shirt and robe with a flower pattern. She swings a sword in a multitude of arcs and flurries while possessing incredible defense. Her black hair with red shades flow with her style, swinging into my direction before a wide grin appears on her face as she stands to attention not before a father, but rather a mentor.
"Good morning father, how was your night?" She asked me with respect.
"Mostly uneventful. And yours?" I asked in return.
"I had none, I was so excited I didn't sleep father." She responded.
"I understand you are eager Karina, however, a warrior cannot succeed in combat without basic amenities. Food, water and sleep. Take one from the equation and you effectively undermine an enemy's will to fight." I explained drawing my blade quickly before taking a backwards stance with the Katana. She quickly countered with an aggressive style and eager to step up to combat.
"What about willpower, morale and courage? You take away one of those and you win regardless. If the enemy refuses to fight due to personal internal conflict, then victory is so much sweeter." She said charging me with a quick dash followed by a rapid flurry that had me on guard. After countering the blows, I broke the combo and took a few steps back to gain ground.
"Thus is true, however, in order to do so. You must require a massive force, cunning strategy or a reputation. None of which you have!" I yelled following with a few strong strikes that broke her defense as I slammed my metal fist into her cheek, knocking her backwards as she recovered quickly. She charged me out of anger with a quick combo of fast, precise strikes that attempted to break through my defense. A small window opened up in front of me as she took it, piercing through and slicing her sword across my left cheek. With this opportunity though, she was completely exposed as I grabbed the sword with my left hand and ripped it from her hands. Placing the sharp edge of my sword against her neck.
"I yield!" She submitted as I chuckled softly removing the blade from neck and re-sheathing.
"It was a good try I admit, although I am the superior fighter." I confessed as Karina pouted slightly.
"If it wasn't for that metal arm, I would of won." She scowled.
"Not every opponent is the same Karina, you have to be willing to adapt regardless of circumstance." I passed the word of wisdom to her.
"Thank you father, I'll study harder next time." She bowed slightly as a slow clapping erupted from the sidelines as we turned to see the spectator. There she was, a tall strong built woman with dark green eyes and armor from head to toe, spare the head and shoulders.
"Quite the spectacle from an old man such as yourself. I have to say I am impressed." The woman mentioned as I completely turned to face her.
"Karina, go inside and have breakfast please." I said without breaking eye contact.
"Yes father." She obeyed, leaving my side to the mystery woman. The door opening and closing from behind me as I kept my hand ready on my blade.
"So, mind introducing yourself to me Miss..?" I asked.
"My apologies on my unannounced appearance. I am Pyrrha Nikos, the Fall Maiden." She said in full as I instantly recognized the name.
"The Pyrrha Nikos? Well this is quite the surprise I would say." I said with relief. "So what brings you here Maiden?" I asked removing my hand from my blade.
"Well actually, I and the other Maidens, we desperately require assistance from an outside source." She briefly explained.
"What about your husband Jaune Arc? Is he not available at the moment?" I said.
"Jaune is currently very busy with huntsmen work in another region. Which is why I went to you. I understand you are a very accomplished individual. A former soldier for the military turned Vigilante who took down a conspiracy that nearly destroyed Vale. Which is why I went to you in an instant." She said happily.
"I don't do that anymore. I only did it because I was framed for a crime I never committed. My family is too important for me to go back to that life." I countered.
"Please Mr. Rhodes, I am asking you to listen to my offer. The 4 Kingdoms are in danger." She pleaded.
"I'm sorry, I can't drag myself into a conflict that has no personal interest to me." I said once more as I started to walk off.
"You want motivation then. How about the fact that Victor Schnee may be the man behind all of this." She said as I stopped in place.
"And no one deemed it important enough to tell me until now?" I yelled.
"We only just discovered he has escaped from prison with the help from the inside." She explained.
"I'll consider it, but let me talk to my family first. And if I feel like helping, I'll contact you. Understand Maiden?" I said.
"Perfectly, I hope to hear from you soon Black Lightning." She said happily.
Black Lightning?
I haven't been called that in many years.