Ash Snow


A young man walked down a beaten path. His long, white hair with a ponytail creating from the top, leaving the sides to hang down is contrasted by his silver eyes. He wears a white coat with black sleeves, red lining separating the black from the white. He also wears black pants and gloves along with white sneakers with black soles. On his back was a black scabbard holding a golden longsword with crimson wire wrap around the handle. He stared upwards at the sky, crimson from the sunset. The young man continued walking, hands in his pockets, head angled slightly downwards.

The young man stops near a battleground recently abandoned. The fighting had ended long ago, but the sight was still fresh on his mind. The young man kneeled in front of a pile of rocks, marking three graves. He silently prays, but stops as he hears the roaring of a bullhead. The young man draws his longsword, revealing the silver blade with golden runes embedded into the blade. He holds the sword in his right hand, not relaxed yet not ready. The bullhead lands and the young man turns to it. He closes his eyes and grits his teeth as Professor Ozpin exits the bullhead.

"I thought I'd find you here." Ozpin states.

"What do yo want?" The young man demands.

"I come so far and I don't even get a formal greeting, Mister Snow." Ozpin comments.

"I recall dropping out." Snow replies.

"I recall asking you to keep an open mind." Ozpin says, "We've been over this countless of times."

"This place is not my grave." Snow responds, "But it should be."

"Do you still believe yourself worthy of being a Huntsman?" Ozpin asks.

Snow stays silent.

"Tell me again, Snow." Ozpin requests, "What made them worthy of being Huntsmen? What was the price for entering Beacon?"

"Devotion." Snow answers, "Self-sacrifice. Death."

"Death?" Ozpin repeats, "Explain."

"Devotion inspires bravery." Snow explains, "Bravery inspires sacrifice. Sacrifice leads to death."

"So feel free to kill yourself." Ozpin says, "You were devoted to your team, to humanity, to Remnant. You sacrificed yourself for your team, yet only you survived. Seems to me death is the only thing that remains for you."

Snow opens his eyes and glares at Ozpin.

"Unless there is more to being a Huntsman." Ozpin suggests, "More to you, your story."

"You expect me to go back to Beacon?" Snow asks, "But I dropped out."

"That may be true." Ozpin states, "And while you won't be able to pick up where you should be as a second year student, you will be able to restart your four years."

"You've gone through a lot of effort to get me back into your school." Snow observes, "Why?"

"You were one of the best talents Beacon has, to let you throw away your life due to one tragedy is a waste." Ozpin answers.

"You sure it's not about my eyes?" Ash asks, "Or my heritage?"

"You were doing quite a lot of winning back at Beacon." Ozpin states.

"So?" Snow asks.

"So you don't learn anything when you win, Ash Snow." Ozpin explains, "Losing your entire team was hard, wasn't it?l

"Yeah." Ash answers, "It felt like they were a part of me."

"Well, you can let that one loss define you from now on," Ozpin states, "or you can learn from it."

The runes on Ash's blade begin glowing white.

"Careful." Ozpin warns, "Negatively will bring the Grimm, as I'm sure you're aware."

Ozpin approaches Ash.

"Mister Snow..., Ash." Ozpin calls, "Would you return to Beacon? Please. I will compensate you anyway I can."

"No teams." Ash states.

"Excuse me?" Ozpin asks.

"I want my old dorm." Ash explains, "And I won't join another team. I will carry on their legacy and the burden knowing I failed my teammates."

"If that's what you truly want, it will be arranged." Ozpin holds his hand out to Ash.

Ash sheaths his sword then shakes Ozpin hand.


RWBY: Alternative will follow the standard RWBY story until the end of Volume 5. If Volume 6 comes out before I get there, then maybe I will include Volume 6. The new lore for this story I have created based on common theories, and other ideas for RWBY. I won't state which I have already implemented to keep suspense, but I am open to suggestions, I have not planned this out nearly as thoroughly as I have the World of Riders. If you have any suggestions for me or the story leave it in a review or PM.