A/N: This is another mini-series I am aiming to make for this story, for a lot of characters I would like to write about, but don't affect the main story.
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Throughout time, many men and women have raised up against the darkness that has plagued the world, while others have made a name for themselves as traitors to their race. Some have immortalized their names in history, and others are forgotten, as well as their deeds.
These, are the Champions of Remnant.
The Great War; the most devastating event in the recorded history of Remnant. The four kingdoms at each other's throats, man relentlessly killing man, and the Grimm, sitting on the sidelines and feasting. The great King of Vale knew that if the war were to go on unchecked, the Grimm would wipe out humanity. Therefore, one of two things had to happen. Either the war had to end immediately so that the Grimm could be pushed back, an unlikely and temporary option before war resumed, or the Grimm needed to have a distraction, a thorn in their side to constantly keep their attention.
A silver-eyed warrior, named Rezyl Azzir.
The warrior was dressed as a knight in silver armour with a pure white cloak clasped together around his neck by his emblem: a rose. The cloak's white colour was tarnished only by the emblem of the kingdom of Vale on the back. He removed his helm, revealing the orbs of light and medium-toned skin, with brown hair, without any balding, cut to only a centimetre.
Azzir bowed before his king as he was given his mission: "Rezyl, the Grimm have grown ever stronger these last five years, and they will continue to do so as the war rages on. I will attempt to quell the other kingdom's violence, but it will take time we do not have. I need someone to go into the deepest of Grimm territory to distract them and hold them back, and with your eyes, I believe you are our best hope."
Rezyl looked up to his king and smiled, silver shining almost blindingly, and drew his iron as he stood. It was ornately designed, a story told through engravings in the silver. On the chamber was a seed and sprouting from it was the stem of a flower leading to the end of the barrel where it bloomed into a beautiful, thornless rose. "My Rose and I will be happy to help."
Rezyl returned to his home that night, and said his goodbyes to his other rose and wife: Rose Azzir. She had beautiful shoulder-length red locks, just like the flower she was named for, and her pale skin shone like the moonlight. Her eyes were as blue as the sea; she was perfect in every way to Rezyl.
She assisted him in preparing for his quest; packing rations and water for the initial journey, and supplies to keep his supplies in their prime, including many, many rounds for Rose. Meanwhile, the silver-eyed man trained relentlessly, both with his cannon and his eyes. He had discovered a very powerful ability with his eyes called the Silver-Vision. Instead of focusing on protecting life to release a burst of light, this technique required him to envision the future he was fighting for, one with united kingdoms, a family of silver-eyed children, and a legacy that would last forever. This allowed him to simply look at Grimm, and they would be defeated.
After seven days and seven nights, Rezyl Azzir finally departed on his mission, not knowing when he would return.
Five years.
Five years spent in a land of darkness and death.
Five years spent fighting abominations that would inflict the worst of nightmares onto even the bravest people.
Five years Rezyl Azzir spent gleefully slaughtering Grimm left, right and centre.
The silver-eyed man had to hold back to enjoy himself against basic Grimm, but when encountered ancient and exotic species of Grimm, he let loose. He had travelled to a continent south of Anima and fought his way to its eastern shore. He finished off the last head of the last Grimm in sight, a hydra taijitu, blasting its head apart. Rezyl looked east, expecting a new horde to be ready to fight, but the land was barren.
It was not the land he had to worry about.
He felt tremors and an oppressing darkness upon him before he heard something breaking the water behind him. He turned around to see the biggest Grimm he had ever seen: two great worm Grimm. He only became afraid when they spoke.
"Leave child of the Sky, or you will be consumed by my hunger."
"And we will bring order where you left chaos," the second one finished.
Rezyl removed his helmet and threw it to the ground, and his eyes shone in silver light, pushing back the dark and forcing the creatures to flinch. He smiled before he charged.
On that day, hunger was satiated, and order was broken.
And on an island called Vytal, four united as one.
Rezyl ate an apple as the goliaths dissolved behind him. It was no easy fight against one of them, let alone two, but with his stare he was able to weaken them, allowing him to finish them off with rose. He would have left to begin his 'crusade' in eastern Anima, but a portal opened where the goliaths finally finished dissolving. The hero was greatly confused as to what its origins were, but reasoned that if it was connected to the monsters he had just finished off, then he should eliminate it.
Rezyl Azzir can say without a doubt in his life, that Remnant was the most beautiful thing he has ever seen. He only realized how much so when he got a bird's eye view.
Or, a moon's eye view.
Indeed, the hero had found that the portal had taken him to the shattered moon of Remnant. His only conundrum was that he couldn't get back. He had been walking until his home was no longer in his view, and then even more. He walked until white and grey rocks became pitch black in the dark, and only finished when he got to his intended destination: the start of the broken moon.
He had always wondered as a boy, and even into manhood, what caused such an anomaly. He now had the chance, and he was going to investigate. With that in mind, he leapt into the pit.
It was dark, not just in visibility, but in power. The knight would have collapsed from it had he had any other eyes, but he stood his ground.
Suddenly, a woman's voice broke the silence.
How long had he been in the darkness? How long had he chased the mocking voice that called itself Xyor, hiding just outside of his vision?
How long had he been fighting these man-Grimm?
Ever since that… witch had found him, he had been under attack from the strongest, strangest and smartest type of Grimm ever, second only to those worms. They were humanoid, like the Apathy, but they moved like humans, or at the very least feral humans. At first encounter he had brushed it off as a trick of the darkness, but now he was convinced that each and every one had a soul, corrupted as it may be.
Rezyl's hair had grown to his lower back, and a beard that went down to his chest, untamed and dirty. His armour was dull, and dust covered it entirely. He had resorted to bashing their skulls in with Rose what seemed like years ago. Still, the aching warrior persisted, until finally, the creatures back away, and something takes their place.
Unlike the creatures before it, this creature, still the same species obviously, was composed, welding a great blade. Its bones were like armour, and three red eyes stared at Azzir.
Rezyl drew from his absolute last reserves and released it in a burst of light.
Shortly after defeating the Knight and the horde, as well as scaring off Xyor, the silver-eyed warrior had resurfaced, and he covered his eyes from the light. Rezyl Azzir had escaped the Hellmouth. He stared in awe at Remnant once again, dim silver eyes gazing upon his home. A portal opened once again to his right, and he stared at it, before turning his gaze to his palms. In one hand, he held his precious Rose, but he realised now that it had no flowers. Instead, it was just a jagged Thorn, covered in the bones of the Grimm Knight.
He stepped into the portal, thinking that he may realise that other things are not how they appeared as well.
A/N: And that is the first addition for this story. I don't how long I'll write these chapters. Some might be long, some might be short. Some, like this one, will be apart of a series. Anyway, hope you enjoyed and like the idea, and if there is someone from the Destiny universe, not just humans, but significant enemies as well, then message me and I'll try my best to incorporate it. See you next time!