AN: After so long I have decided to return to writing. After reading quite a few RWBY/Bloodborne/Darksouls crossovers, I've decide to write my own as well. Hope you enjoy. Leave a review to let me know what you think.
Chapter 1: The Fire Fades
This was not the first time Ruby was woken up in the middle of the night by nightmare. They had become less frequent over the years but still occurred from time to time. Sometimes they are random, other times they are triggered by something. Tonight's was random. She hated it when they were random. The details of her dream were already slipping away, but the hallow empty feeling in her chest was less inclined to leave. As much as she tossed and turn and snuggled into her pillow and sheets, she was too wide awake to return to sleep.
With a frustrated sigh Ruby sat up in bed and stared out her window at the clear night sky; the light of the shattered moon shining softly on her. She could not suppress the longing feeling that welled up in her chest. It was moments like these when she would go visit her mother's grave. Just talking to her made the ache in her chest fade though she knew it would never fade.
So, what if morning was only a couple hours away; it was still too late go visit her grave. It was dangerous and there were the grim that occasionally roamed the forest. Even if her dad had just cleared them out again. Her uncle wouldn't be around to save her if things went wrong again, though he was expected to be back from a mission sometime today. Not like he can just show up in the nick of time again like a super awesome hero, right?
Before she knew it, Ruby was dressed and ready to head out into the night. She took a deep breath as opened her door and peeked into the hall. It would be okay, she will be very quick about it; and with her aura unlocked she won't be completely defenseless. As she crept through her home, she couldn't help but feel grateful for how loud her sister snored. It would help mask any sounds the floor boards made. She winced at the creaking noise the front door made as she opened it. A quick glance over her shoulder settled her fears as Zwei, their pet corgi, was still asleep on the living room rug.
The night air was cool and crisp on her skin. She shivered as she drew her cloak around herself. It was now or never. It would only take her a few minutes to reach the cliff where her mother was buried. She dashed through the trees as fast as she could, constantly glancing about left and right for the tell-tale red eyes of the grimm. Luckily all was quiet with the exception of her footsteps in the underbrush. Ruby let out a sigh of relief as her mother's grave came into sight. She slowed to a walk as she approached the familiar marker, the stone shining softly in the moonlight.
Just standing here was already easing the tension in her heart. She savored the moment as the night wind blew softly around her. It was so peaceful and quiet. You couldn't even hear the sounds of insec-
Snap
Ruby spun around and felt her breath caught in her throat. Standing in front of her was a large beowolf. It must have stalked her through the forest. How did she miss it?!
The large bipedal wolf stalked forward, its bone plating and red eyes gleaming in the moonlight. Ruby could only back away in fear. It was too close for her to out run it. What was it doing here?! Her dad had cleared them all out yesterday! He, and Ruby remembered, mentioned yesterday that one of grimm had run away during his fight with its pack. How could she have forgotten something so important.
Suddenly her foot slipped as she flailed her arms for balance. She had reached the edge of the cliff. She was trapped. Ruby couldn't blink away her tears as the beowolf prowled closer. It was in no hurry with its prey cornered and nowhere to run. She swore it was grinning at her as it flashed its fangs.
"Uncle Qrow...Dad...Yang...Help." she whimpered as tears poured down her face. She didn't want to die, she was only 6. She wanted to become a huntress with her older sister, just like her mother. She wanted to live a long life, fighting grim and protecting people like her mother had, to be a hero. She wanted to be back home safe in bed instead of here, facing down one of living nightmares of the world. She had done the same thing that Yang had done years ago only this time there wasn't going to be an Uncle Qrow to come and save her.
The beowolf ceased its movement just an arm's length away. All was silent except for the sounds of Ruby's sniffling as she waited for its next movement. Suddenly the beowolf lunged forward sweeping its claws toward her face. She shrieked as she stumbled backwards right over the edge of the cliff. Her shriek turned into full blown screaming as gravity pulled her down towards her demise. Ruby closed her eyes as the wind battered and howled around her small form. Her last thoughts were of her mother's smiling face, telling her to be brave as she left on one of her many missions.
'I'm sorry mom.'
Ruby barely felt it when she impacted with the ground head first; her aura shattering like glass. She lay there, broken, as the moonlight shone softly on her dying form. Her blood, crimson like her cloak, glinted in the moonlight as it poured from skull. All the energy that made her so full of life, reduced to mere embers that struggled to remain lite as the darkness closed around them.
And yet her blood soak did not soak the ground, but instead it flowed as if it were being pulled by something. It flowed toward a cave that rested at the base of the cliff, heavily obscured by shrubbery and vines. It continued to flow forth even as the ground under it morphed from rock and dirt to pale grey ash, struggling along inch by inch. Soon it poured in a small dip in the ash and made contact with a barely visible metal casing, long submerged in the ash. As Ruby's blood made contact, the magic hidden within reacted and for the first, since ancient times, the fingers of the gauntlet twitched.