The field was grassy green with small patches of flowers every few spaces. Trees were off in the distance leaving the area to explore. Guts was walking through the meadow needing to take his time to himself away from his party. One would think this field is a place of beauty and happiness. But not to Guts, the Black Swordsman. This field would be a battleground by the time night rolled around. A battle not fought by men, but by Demons. The swordsman kept walking through the grass noticing it got higher and made a slight crunch beneath his feet. This was also when he started to notice the trees he saw earlier in the distance were right beside him and that the air went from warm to slightly cold.
"What the hell is going on here?" He said to himself drawing his gigantic blade. The Dragonslayer. Watching his surroundings Guts paid close attention to the trees noticing that they started to grow withered and died, dropping their leaves to the ground.
It was then that Guts heard a bird calling from behind him. Being alarmed he quickly turned around to see the Crow flying away, startled from the quick movement. Watching the bird flee he began to see white flakes dropping all around him. Upon looking at the ground he saw that snow had formed at his feet. Confused, Guts looked around again and noticed he was deep in a forest and had a trail ahead of him.
"I should head back" he thought to himself. Guts turned around and began walking back to his group not knowing he wouldn't see them for a long time.
A few miles north a small cabin laid in an open patch of land. It was the beginning of winter and one young soul had a large journey to begin. Ruby left a handwritten note on her bed saying her goodbyes to her father and Yang, leaving her signature rose at the end of the paragraph. After the attack on Beacon and the discovery of her new power the "Silver Eyes" Ruby and Yang were brought back home by their uncle Qrow. Qrow had found Ruby unconscious on top of Beacon Tower after going to find the person who was supposed to be the new fall maiden. Not finding the Guardian but only the destroyed weapons she used and his niece, he decided to take them home. Yang's arm had been cut off from the leader of the White Fang in an attempt to save her friend Blake. But after failing so her arm had been severed before she could even land a hit on the attacker.
Ruby walked down the hallway and stopped in front of the room Yang was staying in and whispered "I'm leaving now sis. Please stay safe." Ruby had a sad look on her face knowing her sister wouldn't be joining her on this journey but she couldn't stay sad, she had people to meet. Leaving her house she was met with familiar faces which brought a small smile to the red haired girls face. "Hey." the first person said. It was Jaune, Ruby's first friend she made at Beacon. Though they weren't on the same team they still had their moments together. "Hey Jaune." Ruby greeted. "Haven is a long way to go."
"I know. But it's the only lead we have." Going to Haven was the last thing on Ruby's mind after she was brought home. But from a tip her uncle gave on the enemy's whereabouts she planned ahead and recovered. "And you're sure you wanna come along?" She asked. Before Jaune could say anything another boy cut in causing them both to look at him. "The journey will be perilous and whether we find answers at the end is entirely uncertain." The boy in green said. Lie Ren was on Jaune's team. He was the closest person Jaune had to a brother, and though he didn't talk much he was still a friend to Ruby.
"But we wouldn't be here if we weren't up for it." The orange haired girl said with a smile filled with encouragement. Nora Valkyrie, the only person who was more energetic than Ruby. She had orange hair and used a gigantic hammer. She was also apart of Jaune's team and was Ren's childhood friend. Though she was strange she was fun to be around.
"Then let's get going." Ruby said. The new team began their new journey. One that would hold many hardships and new turns in life. But what they didn't know was that an old legend, one told generation after generation would become a reality much like the Four Maidens. That of course is the story of the Black Swordsman.
I'm back! After taking down my other series I'm putting this back up for a re-write. See ya next time.