The day was cursed by the evils of winter when it happened, The Queen of the Rose's kingdom was being overrun by the Faction, an evil organisation bound to the goals of a unified world under their white banner. They were lead by Lord Heinrich Schnee he personally lead the charge against the Rose kingdom. A hundred units were at his beck and call as they marched around the back of the kingdom in a freezing cold blizzard. The wind smashed the icy cold hail and snow into silver armour and blue capes their helmets reflected a terrifying beast called an Orc, They trudged on in columns of twenty they footsteps sounding like the combination of steel and thunder. They were unaware by a figure hidden by nature's shadow safe from the storm of snow and the storm of evil.
'the queen must be warned about this!' he thought leaping onto a tree branch before he traversed the forest by the trees, their branches expanding out and intersecting like a road of wood and snow allowing the figure to quickly reach his goal of the Palace's garden before stopping. He exhaled, a cloud of steam exiting his mouth before he quickly turned around and flicked out his hands stabbing two scouts of the Faction who had followed him. The figure walked over to a door and knocked which opened to reveal a maid
"The queen's in danger tell her this: The Faction is here, the wait is no more. We are now at War!" the figure said
"Of course Lord Belladonna" the Maid said scurrying off as Lord Belladonna drew his sword waiting as five scouts jumped over the wall.
"I got sloppy" Lord Belladonna said as he drew a Tomahawk and ran into battle.
"You highness! Your highness!" the maid cried
"What is it Eryn?" Summer asked
"Lord Belladonna is in trouble, he says the Faction is here the wait is no more. We are at War now" Eryn said worried.
"Okay, go and see to Princess Ruby and Miss Belladonna, please" Summer said kindly before rushing off
"Yes you're highness" Eryn bowed running off.
"Please keep them safe" Summer said running to the other side of the palace to the red door. "You two, ready the other troops now!" Summer said opening the door and charged straight down to the room. Before turning back and shouting to her men.
"Once I'm down there activate the seal so the Faction does not gain entrance into the chamber." Summer said "Understand!"
"Yes ma'am" the guards said as Summer ran down the subterranean corridor without removing her royal clothing. Once the red door was closed the two guards activate a device that made the wall expand over the door. Making it appear that the door was never there, the guards nodded to each other before pulling up white hood with a stripe of red down the middle pulling out their short swords and hidden blade before going off to alert everyone.
Down in the chamber Queen summer were pulling on her corset, grabbing her weapons while holding her white cape in her mouth grumbling as she dropped her bomb into their pouch and swung her assassin's cape around her body and ran off while pulling on her hidden blade bracers and securing them. She hoped they hadn't reached Ruby's bedchamber yet, She quickly ran back to the palace where the fight was happening. Along the way she spotted two scouts who were not watching their backs, she quickly went up to them and sliced their necks dropping them on the floor before continuing on
'Ruby please be safe' Summer begged her daughter mentally.
Once she got to the palace walls Summer looked for a way to get up there without being spotted. She was panicking now because her young daughter was inside the walls with a enemy army with no one to defend her. Her panicked state did not help her any. Suddenly two more assassins appeared
"Your highness, follow us while you try and calm down, the princess will be in more danger if your mind is not right" a female said
"Thank you; I must calm down for the good of my kingdom" Summer said as she and the assassin's ran over the wall. The conflict had already started with several Faction guards were tangling with the palace guards and Palace based Assassins. Summer jumped off of the wall and onto two soldiers before grabbing one of the fallen soldier's Halberd before starting to swing it around. She sliced open several necks before throwing it at a faction captain pinning him to a wall separating him from his life.
"ONWARDS FOR THE KINGDOM" Summer shouted drawing her curved blade leading those gathered in the courtyard into the palace gates.
"MA'AM! We have word that a Faction General called Heinrich has entered the southern entrance." An assassin said "Also Jethro Belladonna has entered the northern entrance to retrieve Miss Belladonna and Princess Ruby" he added.
"Thank you, what is your name?" Summer asked
"Winchester ma'am; Atticus Winchester" Atticus said
"Very well, take a regiment and go through the southern entrance, lead the bastard towards my throne!" Summer ordered.
Fifteen minutes later Summer reached her throne room where Heinrich Schnee stood, his pristine white steel armour gleaming like the white snow over his blue under suit. his pointed boots gave him an villainous look, his white hair and cold blue eyes gave him a look of winter personified, behind him stood five of his best soldiers
"Queen Summer, how ravishing you look while in battle" Heinrich said dodging a blow from Summer, who stumbled before getting her footing "It's such a shame that my plans don't include you. I so would have loved to break you into my mistress" Heinrich swatting Summer on the back with the flat of his rapier his dark blue cap with the golden insignia of the Faction floated behind him
"Monster" Summer said attacking again, each of her sword strikes were dodged countered or block.
"I'm not the monster here, I'm the true hero of the world. Once our faction's goals reach fruition the world will be a better place" Heinrich gloated swiping his blade across her arm and back leaving a wound. "And you're kind will not be needed, for there will be peace and equality" Heinrich ranted.
"You mean your peace and equality, don't make me laugh! You're nothing but mud. NO you're worse than that" Summer started getting up slowly. "You're nothing but Shit! fresh steaming shit straight out of the cow's ass" she taunted spitting up blood before taking two of the Elite guard with her hidden blades before killing a third with her pistol.
"So the Rose Queen does indeed have Thorns!" Heinrich said attacking Summer who blocked and countered his with great fury.
"Honestly Lady Ruby why didn't you go before?" a young girl said leading a younger girl by the hand to the restroom area.
"But Blake, I didn't need to go then" Lady Ruby the five year old Princess said as they were coming to the throne room. Blake's ears twitched turning to her young friend
"Lady Ruby stay here please' Blake said running over to the door. Once they she wished she didn't. For Heinrich had just shoved his foot into the back of Summer's knee.
"Any last words, Harlot Queen" Heinrich snarled as he touched the shattered sabre to Summer's neck. Blake looked on in horror as Ruby silently approached her. Blake and Ruby watched on as Heinrich ran the broken edge of his slowly and deeply across Summer's throat
"Mama?" Ruby asked snapping their attention to the two girls
"Seize them!" Heinrich said as the two standing Elite guards ran after the two girls.
Ruby and Blake ran as fast as they could. But they were still slower than the two heavily arm thugs he pursued them. Finally after running for ages the two children collapsed panting as the thugs finally got up to them
"And now the last of the Rose Monarch will be pruned!" one of them said rising his spear in the air
"Behind me milady" Blake said hissing at the Faction soldiers
"How cute, Lady Schnee will enjoy the girl for a pet" the second said as they went to drive their spears into the girls. Suddenly an axe blocked the right spear before deflecting it and driving into the right thug's neck with a sword blade being driven into the left soldier
"Blake! Lady Ruby! Are you two okay?" a kind voice said
"Father" Blake cried hugging her father "Father, Lady Summer...is dead" Blake whimpered
"I'm sorry; but we can grieve later. Right now we have to get you two out of here" Jethro said as the left guard started to get up, only to be knocked down by a small cross bolt
"You should watch your back my old friend" a voice said as a wrist mounted Crossbow collapsed
"Arno my firend Summer is dead" Jethro said
"Nothing we can do about that now, I'll try and retrieve her body later. But now I'll take Lady Ruby, if you can take Miss Blake" Arno said picking up Ruby who was crying "It will be fine little one" he said running off with Jethro and Blake on his tail. Going to an eastern window the two assassins jumped out of the window and down a rope with was slicked with oil.
"Quickly Arno" Jethro said looking back as his friend cut the rope allowing Jethro to grab a torch and light the rope to burn it so no one could follow them.
"And so ends the Rose Monarchy just like they planned" Arno said like a cynic.
"No, they hoped to prune their entire bush, but unknown to them a small bud survived" Jethro said brushing Ruby's hair, who had fallen asleep shortly after their escape "One day the Rose Monarchy will re-bloom with the most beautiful rose as the queen" Jethro said
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RWBY: THE QUEEN OF ROSES!