I'm really excited to be writing this story. This will be a crossover between RWBY and Breath of Fire 3, my favorite game in the series. When writing this, I realized that giving myself a word quota was hurting me more than helping. So, each chapter will be as long as I need them to be and no longer.

Now, before the story begins, I want to thank a couple of people.

'guardian xela' beta-read this chapter and came up with the description.

'Phoenix Champion' helped with the introduction into the new world. Although this idea isn't completely his, I wouldn't have been able to come up with the idea that I DO have.

Both of these guys have been a massive help, I highly sugggest giving their works a read. 'gx' has an amazing Darksiders story and 'PC' has a wondertful Legend of Dragoon story that I enjoy greatly.

Everything else will be saved for the bottom, enjoy!

Chapter 1: Opening the Gate.

In a world, the name long forgotten in history, lived a terribly powerful race known as 'Brood'. The Brood took the forms of dragons with varying degrees of design and size. However, the Brood were not alone in the world. The Endless as they were known, lived in this world as well. Also varying in size and design, the Endless were blessed with divine life and power that rivaled the Brood. Among the Endless was the Goddess of Desire, Myria.

Myria loved the world with every fiber of her being. This love was the fuel of her drastic actions when 'The Great War of Dragons' began. Fearing for the world because of the sheer destructive power of the Brood, Myria bestowed a select few of chosen followers, her Guardians, with unquestioned skill and wisdom. Through this, the goddess, along with the help of her Guardians and the mortal races that dwelled at the time, erased the Brood from existence. The war against the dragons took a massive toll on the mortals. Some tribes were pushed to extinction, while others were incarcerated completely, leaving nothing behind. Not even ashes.

With the threat no longer looming, the world started to rebuild anew. The goddess Myria now assessed to the godly world beyond, happy that the world was safe. Years of hardship were made possible with the teachings that Myria had provided just before she left.

The goddess still watches over the world to this day. Almost like a mother, she repels any unknown dangers from the mortals, who she now sees as her children.

With her protection, her children are safe.

With her teachings, her children are wise.

With her attention, her children are loved.

With praise, the mortals sing her name. For without her love, they would not exist.

Blake closed the book and turned her attention to her team, "I'm not the only one that finds this a little weird, right?" Blake said as she set the book onto the table next to the window. The reactions from the rest of team RWBY were mixed; Yang was scratching her head with a confused face, Weiss was neutral, and Ruby had wide eyes.

"Where did you say that you found that book?" Weiss asked. Blake could hear a slight undertone of disbelief in the Schnee heiress' voice.

"I'm not joking," Blake said, "I found it archived under nonfiction in Beacon's library."

"Well it must be a joke because that sounds like a bedtime story for a five year old!" Weiss said with her voice steadily increasing in volume.

"That's not all, it was also classified under historical reference." Blake said as she took another glance at the book in question. This statement resulted in an 'are you kidding me?!' look from RWY. The silence that followed was nearly deafening. Thankfully Ruby's scroll chimed with a message, breaking everyone from their stupor. Ruby checked the message and saw that it was from headmaster Ozpin. When she finished reading it, the leader of team RWBY adopted a serious look.

"Guys, Ozpin needs us in his office now, he says that we have an important mission and that we should bring our weapons." Ruby said, making way to get her sniper scythe, Crescent Rose. The other girls did the same and exited their dorm room. Ruby, being a thoughtful leader, grabbed some extra ammo and dust for everyone's weapons before heading out of the room herself. As she was about to reach the door, Ruby heard something.

"All lies…" a voice said from behind the little' red reaper. Ruby turned toward the book that Blake had found in the library. It was odd, the voice that she heard was deep, distorted, and almost like it was in a different language. Yet she understood it clearly. Ruby shrugged her shoulders, chalking the voice up as her mind playing tricks on her, Ruby left the room to join the rest of her team.

The status quo of Beacon Academy was one of many things that never remained the same for long. Of course, this was naturally expected by everyone involved with the institution. A school that housed and taught hormonal teenagers to harness their powers to combat the endless monsters known as 'the grimm' was never going to be considered normal. Which again, meant everyone involved understood and was alright with it. These kinds of details were even mentioned in the job description.

That said, the past week was proving to be more than Ozpin and Glynda, the headmaster and headmistress of Beacon, could handle. Starting it off, multiple students from all years had reported hearing distorted growls coming from various locations. These reports were left unchecked due to the fast approaching finals. All of the professors deduced this as anxiety and continued on with routine. From here, things progressively became more and more unexplainable.

Pages from history books started to go missing, as if they had never been written…

This evolved to entire sections of history books being rewritten…

This again evolved to completely new books taking the places of the old ones. While this was already enough cause for alarm, the anomaly reached a new level of the inexplainable. The school records suddenly changed to match these new books, without anyone accessing the system to do so.

Finally, as if to put the last nail into the 'something is wrong' coffin, reports from institutions in Atlas, Vacuo, and Mistral all had anomalies that matched Beacon's to the letter. It was due to very recent events, that Glynda Goodwitch was not surprised that the content in Ozpin's coffee cup was not coffee. The headmaster was at the point of hoping that it couldn't get anymore strange, until it does.

"Sir, the same thing that has been happening to the schools is now affecting libraries and bookstores as well." Ms. Goodwitch said. She could easily tell that the headmaster was expecting news like that, if his lack of reaction was anything to go by. Ozpin then, still without a word spoken, pulled out his scroll from his jacket pocket and quickly sent out two messages. Instead of returning it to his jacket, Ozpin immediately uploaded the energy data from the area around Beacon. Once uploaded, the headmaster handed his scroll over to Glynda and gestured for her to look. The readings were of dust levels, untapped beneath the Emerald Forest and Forever Fall. As time increased the demand for the valuable resource, these areas were long tapped out.

Well, they still are, except for one tiny area in Emerald Forest. The area in question happened to be the ruins that were used for this year's initiation. Ms. Goodwitch's eyes nearly popped out of here head with how wide they became. That amount of dust would easily fund any major events at Beacon for the next year.

"Sir, are these readings correct?" Ms. Goodwitch asked. Ozpin only replied with a small nod, unaffected by Glynda's poorly hidden excitement. "We need to gather a team immediately to secure the loca-"

"Glynda," Ozpin's low voice cut off the headmistress, "I have a bad feeling about this supposed dust."

"What do you mean?"

"Firstly, that is the highest concentration of energy ever seen in such a small location. Secondly, what little dust that was under the Emerald Forest has long been drained. Lastly, and this might be the most peculiar, this so called dust appeared on the same day that our students started reporting about the distorted growls."

As Ozpin listed off his reasons, Ms. Goodwitch began to realize why he was in a somber mood. Some sort of divine deity was planning something for Remnant. Which, on a normal day, would sound crazy. However, as the past week proved, normal was never a part of this. There were many things that the headmaster of Beacon didn't like. Being powerless to stop any potential dangers, was one of those things.

"Because of all this, I'm going to be sending team RWBY and Oobleck to investigate the area. I don't know why, but my instincts tell me that those four girls are perfect for this job." On cue, a knock was heard from the door and in walked RWBY.

"You called for us, Professor Ozpin?" Ruby asked as her team lined up opposite of Ozpin and Glynda.

"Yes I did, Ms. Rose. You and your team will accompany Doctor Oobleck to the ruins in Emerald Forest. There you will be investigating the recent spike of energy that's inside."

"Wait, are you talking about the same ruins that were used for initiation?" Weiss asked.

"The very same. Now hurry along to the bullhead that I have prepared. The faster you four get this done, the higher your grade will be."

Team RWBY didn't need to hear anymore after that as they rushed out of the office. Glynda and Ozpin continued to look at the door for a couple of minutes in silence before Ms. Goodwitch spoke.

"I'm going to head back to my office to finish my plans for classes tomorrow. While I should question why you didn't tell them everything, I'm sure you have your reasons. Have a good evening, Ozpin." With that, the headmaster was left alone in his office.

"To be honest, I don't really know why myself." Ozpin said aloud to himself. Turning towards the window, Ozpin was briefly startled by a distorted voice from behind him.

"Our saviors, come to aid…"

The headmaster scanned the room to verify that he was still by himself. After a solid minute, Ozpin let out a quiet chuckle. "Isn't this interesting, and here I thought that your kind only existed in fairytales."

Travelling from any point 'a' to point 'b' with Doctor Oobleck is considered amongst students to be the toughest endurance training for patience. No matter how far the destination or how you were passing the time, the green haired doctor always had something to talk about. Even as the team was nearing the ruins, the good doctor was almost talking faster than his lips could move. As for the topic? Nobody really knows, it's all just been a blur.

The bullhead gently touched ground after what felt like hours for RWBY. Thankful for their arrival, the four girls, plus Oobleck, got off the transportation and stood in front of the dilapidated structure. As the sun began to set behind the building, the orange-ish light gave the ruins an ancient, eerie atmosphere. This atmosphere would have sent small chills up the girls' spines had Oobleck's scroll not gone off like a fire alarm.

"Well girls, my scroll tells me that what we're looking for is just inside. Let us not waste any time, come along." Oobleck said as he rushed in. His words barely registered as the team all had headaches since stepping off the bullhead.

"One of these days I'm going to sew his mouth shut and hide his coffee." Weiss groaned out.

"Let me know when you decide to do it, I think I know of a few good hiding places." Blake said, massaging her forehead in an attempt to reduce the pain.

The color themed team took a few seconds to strengthen their resolve before shuffling inside. The image that they were treated to caused the headaches to be an afterthought. Doctor Oobleck was flat on his back, knocked out by some unknown force. The team was now on high alert, each girl having her own weapon out and ready for a fight.

However, there was absolutely nothing that seemed dangerous in the ruins. It was just themselves, Oobleck, and four glowing, purple crystals that rested against the far wall. From a distance, the pointed crystals looked as if they were made of glass, mainly because of how transparent they looked. With caution, the four girls approached the crystals. Although each crystal was the exact same shape and size, coming up to their knees, each girl was drawn to an individual one . Like in a trance, each girl reached out with their right hand and touched a different crystal. As each girl made contact as the exact same time, everything for Team RWBY went dark.

At this time, Oobleck regained consciousness and stood up. Upon realizing that the stones were gone, the doctor assumed that the girls had already taken them outside. When he stepped outside, Oobleck saw that both team RWBY and the crystals, were missing, and uttered two words.

"Oh no…"

"Ruby…"

"Weiss…"

"Blake…"

"Yang…"

"Forgive me for my actions, thou four are our last chance to stop the extinction of our race. May we speak face to face in the new world. There, I will explain everything and beg forgiveness once again. Stay safe on thy journey."

Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang all heard the gentle breeze and birds chirping as they began to stir. Each one wanted to rest some more, content with how comfortable everything felt. That was, until they heard a primal growl from right beside them...

To inform everyone now, this will be following the game closely. However, I'll be sure to throw in some unique events to prevent the story from being completely predictable. Another thing is that I would really love a beta-reader for this story, anybody interested?

Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter of my new story. If you guys have any comments or advice, I'd love to hear it. Have a good one everybody!