Good afternoon, I would like to welcome you to a new story. Welcome to Arc Angel. This is a project that I've been wanting to work on for a while but I've always been scarce on time but thankfully I've gotten enough to continue this. Anyways, this story is not for the faint of heart. Seriously, it's in the tragedy section for a reason so watch out. Other than that, thank you for choosing to read this and I hope you enjoy! Black Flames out!

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Chapter 0

The Shattered Innocence

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10 Years Prior to Beacon

*Thump* *Thump* *Thump* That was the sound that a seven year old Jaune had woken up to in the middle of the night. It was about 2 am when the thumps started, and to a seven year old it sounded like a monster. Needless to say, he was a bit frightened.

"Where's mom?" asked Jaune as he looked around the empty Arc Mansion. Two of his eight sisters; Blanca, Verta, had left earlier that week for Beacon, and four more; Ciel, Feia, Ange and surprisingly Rouge were at Aunt Glynda's, leaving the occupants of the Arc Mansion at five people. Himself, Joan, his twin sister, Glace, his younger sister of a year and his mother and father, retired hunters Noir and Blanc Arc.

*Thump* *Thump* *Thump*

He was starting to get scared. What was even making that thumping noise? He ran down the halls, towards the thumping noise, in hopes of finding his parents. They would know what to do, they always know what to do. They were fully grown Angels, and they could handle anything! They would know what to do!

"Where are you..." said Jaune as he peered around the corner. It was a good thing he peered as a man flew past him and landed against the wall with a sickening crack, which was followed by his mother flew into the hallway with her sword, Ater Mors, before she saw Jaune.

"Jauney! Are you alright? Did they hurt you?" asked her mother, Noir Arc, to her blonde son. Jaune nodded in disbelief as he saw blood on his mother.

"Mom, what's going on?" asked Jaune scared.

"Listen Jaune, there are people attacking us. Get your sisters, get to the secret bunker I've shown you and call Aunt Glynda, tell her that a group of people are attacking our home from all sides. They're after our wings, but since you haven't fully grown yours yet, you should be alright. But if you see any strange men or women, stay away from them and get to the bunker as fast as you can. Don't lose your sisters." said Noire in a fast but calm attitude.

"Aren't you coming with us?" asked Jaune innocently.

"I'm sorry, but I have to go after your knucklehead of a father. He's out front trying to fight them all and I have to go save him. Go hurry and save your sisters. If worse comes to worse, use Crocea Mors, it's under your bed. I love you." said Noir, before running off, leaving Jaune to his own devices.

"I love you too!" said Jaune, before running back to his bedroom, to get Crocea Mors, at top speed. If his mother was worried, then he should be worried. She was always calm, no matter what and if she's acting like this...

"Where is it? Where is it? Where is- Aha!" said Jaune upon finding the family heirloom. It was lighter than the last time he picked it up, when Grandpa was here to give it to him, and now he could pick it up with two hands. He couldn't swing it that fast but it was definitely good for a warning.

"Joan! Joan! Wake up!" said Jaune as he ran across the hall into his twin sisters room. She was sleeping on her bed before getting up at the sound of his twin brother's voice.

"What is it Jaune?" asked Joan tiredly as she rubbed the sleep out of our eyes.

"Strange people are in our house and mom said that we need to get Glace and get to the bunker and call Aunt Glynda!" said Jaune. Fortunately, Joan seemed to understand and the duo ran out of her room, towards the end of the hall towards Glace's room. As Jaune got to the room, he heard strange noises before hearing a shriek from his little sister.

"Glace!" said Jaune as he entered the room, only to see a flash of pink before his little sister was taken out the window by one of the strange men.

"Jauney!" That word was the last thing Jaune heard from his little sister before she disappeared. Jaune started to run towards the window before he was stopped by Joan.

"Jaune, we can't go after her!" said Joan, pulling on Jaune's arm to prevent him from going after her. With the help of Crocea Mors's weight and Joan's pulling, Jaune was unable to move.

"Why not?! She could get hurt and I won't let her get hurt because of me!" said Jaune indignantly. Fortunately, Joan was the voice of reason in this scenario.

"I know, I love her too. But we're fighting against adults, and we're not big enough to take them on. We need to do what mom said. If mom is with dad, nothing can stop them, and they'll get back Glace. We need to trust them." said Jeanne in an attempt to dissuade her foolhardy brother. After a few moments, Jaune gave in.

"Alright, let's get to the bunker!" said Jaune, and the ran off towards the bunker. If only they had grown their wings, they could get to the bunker in a flash. All they could do know is run down the hallways and hope that no-one sees them.

"And where do you think you're going?" asked an unknown voice. Out of a corner, a man in black clothes wearing a cloak came out, wielding a dagger.

"G-Get out of our way or I'll use this!" said Jaune in a scared manner with Jeanne frozen at the sight of the new man.

"Hahahah, It's past your bedtime kiddies, come with me. I'll take you to your beds..." said the strange man, hoping to lure them away, but unfortunately they had already been warned.

"N-No! I w-won't go with you! Mom warned me about you!" said Jaune, slowly backing away, and Joan was now besides him.

"Come with me, we can do this the easy way or the hard way..." said the man as he drew ever closer. Now was the time for one of his father's tricks to save him.

"I-I said get BACK!" said Jaune as he let out a flash of his aura, temporarily blinding the man.

"Son of a-" said the bandit, rubbing his eyes, trying to clear them.

"Jaune! Now!" And with that, Joan took Jaune's hand and they took the opportunity to end the encounter and swung high, aiming for his neck. Alone, they wouldn't have been able to do anything, but together they somehow managed to get enough power and cut the assailants neck. The man clung at his neck almost immediately, trying to keep the precious life energy in him but it was of no use. After a few moment, he fell dead.

"O-Oh my God! Joan! We... We..." said Jaune, freaking out.

"I know, but more people are coming. We need to get to the bunker!" said Joan, before picking up the recently deceased robber's dagger to wield. If you saw Joan, you'd think that she's handling her first kill rather well, but Jaune knew Joan. She was freaking out immensely but she was somehow managed to keep it together, at least for now, for the sake of Jaune. They continued their retreat to the bunker with little interference, but they could hear the explosions outside, and they knew that they would be in trouble if they didn't hurry.

"We're almost there!" said Jaune as they neared the bunker, which was hidden in the walls near the back of the mansion. They then heard a shout come from behind them, indicating that someone had found them and it certainty wasn't their parents.

"Faster Joan! We're almost there- Get in!" said Jaune as they found the secret entrance. He quickly opened the hatch to the bunker and pretty much threw Joan in. The bandit was right behind them, and they had maybe thirty seconds before he got to the bunker and caught them. Jaune quickly closed the hatch behind them and pressed a few buttons, locking the bunker from the inside. He was suddenly a lot more thankful for the emergency drills in the middle of the night, as it might have cost him a lot more than an hour of sleep if he had been too slow.

"Oh my God... Oh my God..." said Joan, collapsing onto the ground, while Jaune locked the bunker from the inside in such a way that not even Leviathan Grimm could get in. Their parents had taken enough precautions to make sure that nothing would get inside unless they knew the secret entrance and fortunately, Jaune had locked it so even if they knew the way in, they couldn't get in. Meanwhile, Joan was rocking back in the forth in the corner, with a scared look on her face, likely due to the murder that had just occurred.

"Joan, I'm calling Aunt Glynda! Make sure that the locks are holding!" said Jaune as he went to the emergency scroll and dialed Aunt Glynda's number. He wasn't sure that Joan was listening but hopefully she was. It took about three rings before someone picked up.

"...Hello? Who... is this? Do you know what time it-" asked Aunt Glynda with a yawn from the other side of the line, obviously tired. Before she could continue, Jaune interrupted her.

"Aunt Glynda! Strange men are in our house and they took Glace! My mom told me to call you, we're in the bunker!" said Jaune in a panic. Thankfully, he seemed to get his point across as she immediately responded.

"W-What?! Stay there, we'll be there as soon as we can! Don't move!" said Glynda with sudden clarity before hanging up the door. They heard banging as they assumed more robbers tried to get into the vault to no avail. He wished the robbers luck as there was no possible way to open it via force. The door and walls were a few feet thick with the strongest metal money could buy.

"Let. Us. In. We. Only. Want. To. Help." said the voice with aggravation clear in it's voice. He was so not opening that door. Now all he could do is wait...

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Glynda Goodwitch was worried. She had just left her place, with police guarding the Arc children who had been there. This was not good. She had been teammates with Noir and she knew that there was three rules in dealing with her. One: She never got worried. Two: She never called for back up, even if she knew she couldn't handle it on her own. She was the type of person to go out of their way to make sure that nobody got hurt because of her. And 3: She would never even think about leaving her children alone when they were in danger. But if she left her own children to call her for help...

"Step on it!" said Glynda with a stern expression.

"We'll reach the Arc Mansion in T-Minus 60 seconds. Get prepared for drop off Goodwitch!" said the pilot from behind the door. True to their word, Glynda could already see the Arc Mansion in the distance. However, as she got closer, she saw the exact reason why Jaune called.

"Sweet mother of Oum..." said the pilot. In front of them was a giant black and red mass. At first, she assumed it was a Grimm attack but as they got closer, they saw that it was humans attacking them. Just trying to comprehend the sheer amount of them was impossible. There was easily tens of thousands attacking, and at the center was a single white haired man, Blanc Arc.

"I'm going in! Make sure there's backup here in less than five minutes!" said Glynda as she jumped down with her glyphs. At first, Glynda was hopeful. Blanc's aura hadn't gone out yet, that must mean that he's okay. She can do this. But when she landed, she realized the situation. There was an uncountable amount of bodies, and you couldn't even see the grass because of the blood. And somehow they were still coming from Oum knows where.

"Blanc! Hold on, I'm coming!" said Glynda as she closed the distance, burning anyone foolish enough to get near, which were a few, alive. That's when she saw Blanc. One of his once illustrious wings were completely limp, covered in blood while the other was quite damaged. There were cuts all over Blanc's body and a deep cut across his right arm and left leg as well as above his left eye. He was in a downhill battle right now. Even with his semblance of Aura Strings and his Candidus Mors, he couldn't stop the legion of enemies.

"Damn, about time you showed up Glynda, did you bring enough dust to share with our friends?" asked Blanc as he killed another man foolish enough to attack him. It was clear to everyone, Blanc still outclassed everyone here by miles, even injured, but he was running low on Aura and he couldn't retreat anymore. He couldn't go on forever, even with his immense aura reserves.

"Of course, you know how much I love parties after all." said Glynda as she used her riding crop to burn a whole group of enemies in front of him. Suddenly, the front door exploded open and with it several bodies flew out as well, damaged beyond recognition, and Noir Arc joined the battlefield.

"*Cough Cough* About time you showed up honey. Did you put the kids to bed yet, cause we have some guests to deal with!" said Blanc with a smile, knocking back several of the enemies away.

"Don't worry, I sent them to bed. They should be fine now that Glynda decided to show up. Let's hurry this up and end this!" said Noir as she ended another group of enemies with a single swing.

"It's almost a full party, it's a shame Ozpin is late. We could have our own little hunter team again like the old times." said Blanc with upbeat.

"Ozpin always was fashionably late. Either way, if they can handle one angel alone with at least a thousand men, then how many will it take to even scratch us when we have three?" said Blanc sarcastically.

"Let's show them the power of the hunters!" said Glynda, before the three ran into the horde.

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The three had decimated a majority of the hoard when Ozpin showed up, and fortunately he had brought their friend, Major Ironwood, to help as well. After a few minutes, the horde finally retreated back into the forest, with some of the androids from General Ironwood's army pursuing them. They were finally done, just in time as well. It had taken nearly 30 minutes for the cavalry to show up and by that time, the group was running on fumes.

"*Cough* *Cough* Ah, son of a bitch..." Blanc started to cough up blood before the duo finally realized how much damage had been done. While Noir and herself had been fine, Blanc had taken the brunt of nearly all the attacks when he was fending off the army of invaders. He was in terrible shape, and his aura was all but gone. He needed an aura transfusion or he wouldn't be able to heal himself, and if he couldn't heal himself...

"Blanc! Stay with me! Just hold out for another minute, I'll give you some of my aura and you'll be-" Noir was cut off as a lone shot went off. Glynda had been looking at Noir for a moment when the shot went off, and saw how an arrow went straight through their demolished aura and straight through Noir's heart, and hitting Blanc just below the neck.

"Noir, Blanc! No!" said Glynda as she saw her teammates hit the ground. Time seemed to slow as she saw them fall.

"Damn it! Men, find and kill that sniper!" said Glynda angrily as while the soldiers went to get the sniper.

"Stay with me! Stay with me! MEDIC!" said Glynda, desperately trying to keep the duo alive.

"I'm sorry Glynda, but it's no use... We've taken one hit too many... Blanc's nearly dead already and I'm not far behind..." said Noire weakly as her strength faded.

"Don't say that! We can save you and you can be with your kids! Don't worry! Just stay awake!" said Glynda, with tears streaming down her face as her two best friends lied dying in front of her and she could do nothing.

"Glynda, thanks for reminding me... I'm sorry, but I want you and Ozpin to take care of the kids. You're the only one's that we can trust... You're the only ones left that CAN take care of them... " said Noir, coughing up more blood as her aura level got lower and lower.

"Don't tell me..." said Glynda at the horror of what Noir just suggested.

"I'm sorry but Noir's right. It seems these assholes had already gotten to our brothers and sisters, as well as our parents. We were the last ones left. Our entire race, gone! Now, all the children have is you..." said Blanc bitterly.

"I'll... I'll raise them to be the best damn kids that this world has ever seen, but please stay here for them!" said Glynda with tears coming down her face.

"Sorry Blondie, but our time is up... Son of a bitch..." said Blanc as he passed on, leaving Noir barely alive. Glynda could barely comprehend what had just happened. If that sniper didn't fire, Noir could've given some of her little aura to Blanc and the duo could've survived. But unforunately, due to one shot, Blanc was dead and it didn't look good for his wife.

"You dummy... You left without me..." said Noir, barely moving.

"Where the hell is that medic!? Don't you die on us as well Noir! You've been selfless your whole life, so for just this once be selfish and live for yourself!" said Glynda.

"Sorry Glynda, but this is goodbye. Thanks for everything, it was... fun. Now make sure my children live life well with joy and make sure those sons of bitches..." said Noir as she passed on.

"No... No. No! No! NO!" said Glynda as she checked the pulse on them, desperate for them to somehow survive. But this wasn't a fairytale. She couldn't just wave her magic crop and bring them back to life. It wasn't how this selfish world worked. She wasn't compatible with them, she was helpless. She couldn't even give a little aura to them... Now there was only one thing left to do.

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Jaune had nearly fallen asleep when they heard the door open. There was no way it could just open unless you knew exactly where the emergency entrance lever was as well as the lockdown password, and the only people that could know that was.

"Mom! ...Wait, Aunt Glynda? Where's mom?" asked Jaune as he saw Aunt Glynda, instead of one of his parents. He assumed that his father would be busy tending to the mansion and sent his mother, but neither where present. He didn't even know that Aunt Glynda knew the way in but she must've known to get in. Joan started to wake up from her short nap as she heard Aunt Glynda start to talk.

"Hello little ones, did you enjoy your little nap?" questioned Glynda with a tinge of sadness in her voice.

"Are the bad men gone?" asked Jaune, peering behind her aunt to see the halls cleared of bodies, with only blood on the walls to suggest that there had been a fight.

"Yeah... Wait a minute Where's your sister Glace?" asked Glynda as she noticed a missing head.

"She... S-She..." said Jaune before bursting into tears. After a minute, he was calm again.

"Where's Glace Jaune?" asked Glynda with concern in her voice.

"The bad men took her. When I was going to her room, I heard a noise and when I opened it I saw her being taken away and there was nothing I could do to stop it..." said Jaune with tears in her eyes. Glynda swore under her breath.

'First they steal Blanc away from them, then Noir, and now Glace is missing?! How far will these bastards go?!' thought Glynda as she looked at the twins.

"Where's mom?" asked Joan innocently.

"Your mother is with your father right now, in a better, happier place than this... They... died..." said Glynda as she held the tears back. She had to be strong for the them. As the two cried in grief, only one thought crossed Glynda's mind.

Why?

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Hey guys, RWBYBlackFlames here. I hope you enjoyed this story! So until next time, Black Flames out!