I'm still alive! Somewhat... I'm sorry for not updating for a while


The day was calm as many figures gathered around a large hearth, the sun was beginning to rise as sunlight gleamed off marble structures. Everyone that gathered donned a different attire, from wearing plated armor to silk robes that blew with the breeze. They all crowded around an elderly woman in the center, her hair was gray as her skin was wrinkled from age. She wore red robes and a red veil over her head as she sat next to the fire pit, her hands were shaking as she held a small orb.

"Why are we all gathered here, Oracle?" A blonde woman asked from the crowd, her green eyes stared at the elder lady in confusion as she folded her arms.

"She has a point, never in history have you called for us- let alone this many." A white-haired man added, his bronze eyes were full of concern and uncertainty.

"Did something happen? Is there something on the horizon?" A red-haired woman spoke as she joined in, her bronze armor glinted with the sunlight.

"Hush! Let her speak!" A white-haired woman stepped forward, glaring at everyone until they were quiet.

"Thank you, Widow." The older woman said before facing everyone, "There's something coming, something far larger than we have ever experienced."

"Is that why you summoned us here? What kind of disaster could be that menacing?" A large man questioned, he had black hair and towered over most of the people around him- although he kept his tone polite and quiet.

"I am uncertain, only the prophecy can give us insight on what's to come." The Oracle answered.

Everyone waited for the sun to rise overhead, once it positioned itself directly over the Oracle- the crystal orb began to glow in a bright white light. A moment later it shifted into yellow, then black, and finally red before it shattered into many fragments. The shards floated in the air as they began to orbit around the Oracle's head, each flashing a different color, the elder woman suddenly arched her back as she stared towards the sun above.

The fragments froze in the air as they shifted to a green light, the Oracle then stood up straight as her eyes glowed in a similar fashion as the floating crystals.

"Four souls intertwine with fate, brave souls from all the realms. Each soul touched by the Gods and Goddesses, and have the power to change the world and it's inhabitants. These four will lead the world into greatness, or drag it into a dark age for a millennium." Her voice was amplified by many other voices, her eyes flickered before she collapsed on the spot.

The two closest people caught her as the shards reformed back into the crystal orb that landed with a thud. The two who caught the Oracle carefully escorted her away as everyone began to elaborate what the elder had just predicted.

"Four souls? From all the realms?"

"Have the power to change the world? Preposterous!"

"-touched by gods... was she referring to-"

"Demigods."

That one term had everyone turned towards the person who said that term. All eyes fell on a black-haired woman, her hair was parted to cover her left eye but her other eye was bright amber.

"Cinder, what are you implying?" The white-haired man questioned.

"Don't you realize what she said, Ozpin? Souls touched by gods and goddesses, souls guided by us." The black-haired woman had a wicked smile on her face as she began to walk towards the gates.

"Where are you going?" Ozpin demanded.

"Times are changing, old man. Maybe it's about time that us lesser gods can rise up." Cinder said as she left the hearth.

Silence settled in for a short moment before other gods and goddesses began to leave, each of them muttering the same things the black-haired goddess had uttered prior. Only a few remained as everyone cleared out of the hearth, Ozpin let out a long sigh as the blonde-haired goddess approached him.

"Do you believe that Cinder is correct?" She asked.

"She may be, she may not, Glynda. All I know is that the times are changing, for the best or for the worse."


500 years later

The sun began to slowly rise over the mountain range, letting a ray of light into the small room. The birds chirped outside as the curtains blew from the morning breeze, all of this did not help with her raging hangover. She felt like someone was hammering her head with a large mallet as she tried to rub her bleary eyes. She sat upright in her bed, the sheets falling down- outlining around her body.

She brushed her blonde hair away from her face before she stretched, letting out a groan as her muscles ached from the night before. Her room only had a bed with a chest in front of it with her belongings, the walls were olive green while the curtains were dusty brown. The blonde-haired girl quickly got dressed and gathered her belongings before she left the room.

She wore a dark orange tunic with brown leather pants, soon after she fastened on a leather breastplate and plated shoulder pads- along with her metal boots. She stifled a yawn as she made her way down the stairs, her bag bouncing against her back as she took each step down. The hungover girl found herself in the first floor of the inn, where the owner of the establishment waved to her.

"Xiao Long! Up already aren't ya?" He greeted, he was a short man with a brown bushy beard with a green head wrap over her head.

"You know it, old man." Yang replied back as she took a seat at the counter, "Got anything for hangovers?"

"One moment." The owner replied as he disappeared into the back.

The blonde girl let out a groan as she rested her head on the counter, the pounding less painful but the pain was still present. A moment later a tankard and a plate with small tannish vegetables was placed in front of her.

"Water and crystalized ginger, on the house." He said before tending to another customer.

Yang didn't waste any time as she drank the tankard, her headache was already feeling better with every sip she took. She set the tankard down and plopped a piece of ginger in her mouth, the sweet and tangy taste soothed her hangover.

"Thanks." The blonde girl said as she took a another swig of water, "What's the occasion?"

"It's my way of saying thanks, for last night." The brown-haired man said.

"Ah... right. Sorry for breaking your window."

"It's fine, the guy was making a scene anyway. Not to mention you've already paid up for it, before you got drunk."

"Did I?" Yang asked as she tried to remember, "I did! Thanks for reminding me."

The owner rolled his eyes as he went back to work. The blonde girl finished up the rest of her water and waved her goodbye to the inn owner before she stepped out onto the streets. The small town of Patch was a quaint little village on the border of the North and East territories, because of this- there were mixed races living amongst each other.

The Dwarves lived in the Northern Mountains, deep within the Mountains of Glenn, the Elves lived towards the South, where all the lush forests hid their cities and their civilization. Humans lived in the East, on the plains or in the grasslands were their castles and villages stood out from the frontier. Lastly towards the West, were the Beastfallen- people who had animalistic traits and could transform into beasts themselves.

At first, each of these races despised one another, until that one event that changed the realms forever. Hundreds of years ago, individuals were blessed by the divine as many claimed to meet a god or a goddess. These encounters spread like wildfires among the races, at first they were treated as rumors or simply called insane by the masses- but as the years passed, more and more people were convinced by the present of the great gods above.

Because of these gods and goddess, their influence remained present in everyday life. Religious sigils, symbols, and idols dotted the streets, as offerings to their deity, while everyone wore a mark of a pin that represented which divinity they sided with. Several women were saying their prayers in front of different idols while the men were cleaning their sigils.

Yang walked past the crowds, passing humans and dwarves alike until she found herself in front of a large building. The establishment was a two story building, with clear windows and white walls that coated the exterior. The blonde girl took a deep breath before she entered, immediately she was greeted by many people- all dressed in steel armor or uniforms.

"Hello, can I help you?" A feminine voice called from the counter, she was dressed in one of the said uniforms with several metallic crests behind her. One was shaped as small shield with a spear in the center, another was a lotus flower, and the last was two crescent arcs facing upwards.

"Yes, are there any new bounties posted?" Yang asked.

"There are, new ones were just added hours ago." The receptionist answered back.

The blonde girl nodded in response before she made her way towards the back of the room. It didn't take her long until she was greeted with a large wooden board with several bounties listed.

'Kill a griffin... no. Search for a lost party of gatherers? Nah, it'll take too long. Ooh!' Yang reached to grab the bounty- only for it to be snatched away right before her. She turned towards the culprit, only to face a short white-haired girl, she had her hair in a sideways ponytail and wore a white robe that faded into light blue towards the sleeves.

"Excuse me Miss, but I was going to take that bounty." Yang said as she placed her hands on her hips.

"Too bad, I got my hands on it first." The white-haired girl replied as she smirked.

"I don't believe you heard me, I said I was going to take that bounty."

"Oh what are you going to do? Fight me for it?"

"If you're asking-"

"Break it up Weiss, what did I tell you about starting a scene?" A new voice joined in on the conversation, causing Yang to turn her head towards the newcomer. A girl with jet black hair approached them, her amber eyes glowed as her cat ears twitched. Unlike the shorter girl, she wore a gray leather vest with a sleeveless purple undershirt. She had black leggings and a metallic gauntlet attached to both of her arms, with three blades on each of them.

'A Beastfallen? All the way down here?' Yang thought to herself.

"I'm sorry Blake, but this... ruffian started it." Weiss said as she crossed her arms and turned her head away from Yang.

"This ruffian can hear you, you stupid brat." The blonde girl stated.

"What did you say?! Do you know who you're talking to?" The short girl snapped.

Before Yang could continue, Blake stepped in between them and push them apart. The ravenette let out a sigh as she turned towards Yang.

"I'm sorry for whatever my companion did to upset you." The Beastfallen apologized.

"It's cool, as long as she hands me that bounty- I'll be on my way."

"You're arguing... over a bounty?" Blake asked with a brow raised.

"Yeah. Got to pay for food somehow." Yang replied.

"For the love of the gods-" The ebony-haired girl muttered before pinching the bridge of her nose with her hand, "-look, why don't we all accept the bounty? The guild can pay us our individual amounts and it'll be a lot easier with more people."

"Wha- what are you doing, Blake! I don't want to work with someone like-" Weiss interjected.

"I'll do it."

"...what?" The white-haired girl asked, her voice going several octaves higher.

"I'll tag along, the other bounties would take too long anyway." Yang answered.

"Then it's settled, I'll go inform the receptionist." Blake said as she took the bounty from Weiss' hands and walked over to the counter.

"I'll have you know that I despise you." Weiss muttered.

"Love ya too, flat-chest." Yang jested before she ducked from a tankard flying at her direction.


After a couple of minutes later, the trio gathered in front of the gate leading out of the town. Blake and Weiss arrived from the marketplace while Yang leaned against the wall for the two. When the black and white duo were approaching the blonde, they quickly noticed that she had a one-handed axe and a small shield.

"Took long enough, did you get enough food for the trip?" Yang asked as she stood upright.

"We have enough rations for five days, the rest of the money was spent on other essentials." Blake replied.

"As long as you don't go through the ration supply, we should be fine until we return back to the town." Weiss reminded.

"Alright, so... we're looking for Fyuthonnas right?" The blonde girl asked.

"Right, they usually grow in the Emerald Forest- near ponds or rivers." The Beastfallen answered.

"Don't stray too far from us, brute. I don't want to be responsible for your death." The white-haired girl added.

"I have a name, you know."

"I'm sorry, did I ask for it?" Weiss reminded.

"Right, forgot that I was talking to a child." Yang mumbled.

"What did you just say?"

"It's nothing, ready to head out?"

"Almost, did you bring your tomes Weiss?" Blake asked.

"Yes, I didn't forget to bring them." The white-haired girl replied as she pulled out a large white covered book.

"Wait, she's a mage?" The axe-wielder questioned as she took a step forward towards the shorter girl.

"She's one of the very few Humans that graduated from Atlas' Magical Arts Academy at her age." The ravenette added.

"Really?" Yang asked in disbelief.

"That's right. I graduated at the top of my class." Weiss stated as she placed her hands on her hips and smirked.

"Uh huh, and how old are you again?"

"N-nineteen." The mage muttered.

Yang said nothing as she had a smug grin on her face, she simply patted Weiss' shoulder before turning towards the ebony-haired girl. "And how old are you?"

"Twenty one, what about you?" Blake said.

"Sixty five." The blondie stated, earning herself odd stares from the two.

"You're joking, right?" Weiss doubted, "There's no way that you're sixty, you would look way older-"

"Unless, you're not human. Aren't you?" The Beastfallen questioned.

"That's right, kitty cat. Yang Xiao Long, from the Dwarves of Mount Glenn- pleasure to meet you."

"Blake Belladonna, as you probably know- I'm a Beastfallen from Vacuo." The ravenette introduced herself.

"Weiss Schnee, a Human noble of Atlas." The white-haired girl followed after.

"A noble and a mage, geez what aren't you Weiss." The dwarf jested.

"A cook, both of us can't make meals or anything." Blake confessed before the mage could defend herself.

"Hey! You didn't need to say that."

"Why not? She's going to know anyway, it's better that we establish this before we run into any complications."

"She's just going to use that just to taunt me!" The mage claimed.

"No I wouldn't, okay I would- but I can't really cook either so..." Yang said.

"Really? You're... what two, maybe three times my age yet you still haven't learned to cook?" Weiss stated.

"Yep." The blonde girl replied while popping the 'p'. "Didn't have much time to learn while smithing, not to mention there were other dwarves who would cook for me."

"I'm still having a tough time believing that you're a dwarf, I mean-" The white-haired girl said as she gestured at the Yang's height. Either she hasn't hit her growth spurt, or the gods were enjoying how almost everyone was taller than her- even the dwarves.

"What are you- oh! Right, I'm technically half dwarf. My father was a dwarf while my mother left the moment I was born."

"Must've been an odd childhood being taller than everyone else." The mage muttered.

"I got used to it, besides at least I'm not as short as you- pipsqueak." The dwarf said with a grin.

"Keep on insulting me and I'll wipe that shit-eating grin off your face." Weiss warned.

"Alright, alright, I'll stop. Only if you admit that your god or goddess blessed your life with both a flat chest and your short height."

A loud slap was heard, followed up by chuckling from the Beastfallen girl.


The sun began to set as the trio arrived at the forest, the three trekked through the trees until they found a small clearing near a pond. Small blue lights began to illuminate up around them as they started to set up a small camp. Blake made a small campfire with fallen branches and stones, Weiss casted warding spells around the campsite while Yang pulled out her necklace from under her armor.

Her silver necklace was a large wing that had a circle in the center, Yang held it in her hand as she closed her eyes and quietly prayed.

"Oh divine one of the wind, grant us protection from the weather. May the forecast be gentle and the winds remain calm as we camp."

The metallic charm flashed in a dim white glow before returning back to normal, the dwarf quickly tucked away her necklace as she finished her prayer.

"Hey Yang? Which god or goddess were you just praying to?" Blake asked as she approached the blonde girl.

"Does it matter?" Yang replied.

The Beastfallen's glare narrowed at the dwarf.

"Noted," The blonde girl cleared her throat before she continued, "I was praying to the Nomad Goddess, for protection while we camp for the night."

"You worship the Nomadic Goddess?"

"Yes, is there any problems with that?" Yang asked in a threatening tone.

"No, I was just... surprised, honestly. Most dwarves would worship the Smithing Goddess over the others, let alone the Nomadic Goddess as they would stay in Mountain Glenn for most of their lives." Blake replied.

"Well, you not wrong about that. Most dwarves do stay isolated at the Forge but... I was different from the others, I was more of the odd one out among the other children."

"What, besides your height?" Weiss questioned.

Yang ignored her comment as she continued, "I'm more of an experience it first hand, kind of person. So I wanted to explore the world, see the cities and the people- you know?"

"No, because I never asked about you." Weiss quipped, as she finished casting her spells, "Can you finish up your prayers and help us set up the camp?"

"Geez, how far is the stick up your as-"

"Enough, save your breath for tomorrow. We're going to have a long day looking for Fyuthonnas." Blake said as she stepped in between the two.

"Fine." They both said in union as they both turned their heads away from each other.

The ebony-haired girl grabbed the rations from the supply bag and handed Weiss and Yang one each as they sat around the campfire. This quest was going to be a long one with these two constantly going at each other's throats.


Hope you enjoyed this new story, I love and hate that I'm adding more and more stories to my growing list. All of my other stories will be eventually updated so don't worry about them being discontinued.