PROLOGUE:

"History is a peculiar thing.

A once famous person said, 'Those who do not heed it are bound to repeat the same mistakes.'

If so, then the world really never cared about history at all…"

(Puck. 2nd month of year 2114)


In the year 1914, the First World War was fought between different countries that started from an assassination. Known as the Great War to end all of the wars, people fought for their freedom and their beliefs. After four years of intense fighting, sixteen million died for their own cause. Peace eventually came after the horrors of the war.

Humanity, a species that thrives in conflict, never learned their lesson and again led the world into another war at 1939. The Second World War, a story between countries expanding their own territory and countries defending their homeland continued to claim lives of millions of people. A conflict that lasted for six years tore families apart and razed towns and villages wherever it went. Weapons of mass destruction were being prioritized more than human lives.

Different ideologies led to different actions but one event turned the whole world upside down. It was a step back for humanity as one selfish action caused the collapse of everything.

When everybody thought that peace was once again at hand, the first Salem launched an intercontinental ballistic missile as a desperate move to gain the upper hand. It was used as a distraction for something much larger, a weapon that was meant to eradicate all living beings in the world.

The attack was successful.

The missile with its sheer power was directed to the moon and with every country having no technological capability to intercept the missile, failed. The moon shattered into millions of pieces and its effects had dire consequences.

It was known as the Great Calamity.

The gravitational field shifted, the tides became rough and covered a good part of the land. Due to the gravitational imbalance, the continents shifted and reformed trying to find its equilibrium. Pieces of the moon started to fall and caused destruction with every impact. The world that was once so strong and proud was no more, only a remnant of what it was.

Humans were resilient, they found ways to survive despite their diminishing numbers hiding underground and avoiding extinction. However, their problems were just starting. Nuclear power plants exploded and caused great radiation and mutation to every living thing around it. As time went by, a group of humans developed strange characteristics, body parts of other life forms. They were regarded as 'Faunus' or demi-human, derived from an old myth. Animals were affected as well; they became more aggressive and wild. Their mutation was far worse from that of the humans. Soon they hunted the remaining population and became rampant. Beasts that radiated ferocity and caused fear were called 'Grimm' to warn people to flee at their very sight.

A century and a half later, the world became a habitable place once again. It was reborn and was named Remnant as a reminder that we were living in a broken world. The plants thrived and strange creatures ran around. The moon's silhouette was still in pieces but humanity still pushed through. Relics from the past era were everywhere and salvaging them became a priority. Weapons were being collected. Tanks were rebuilt as an attempt to study how things came to be. History was slowly pieced together along with its technological advancements.

But another person had another idea. A direct descendant of the first Salem, the second Salem worked in the shadows to continue his ancestor's work planting the seeds that would lead to the Second Great War of today…

(A Summary on the History of Remnant. Chapter 1. Page 5-11)


"Phew, that was a heavy introduction! I have to thank her for lending me this book."

I grabbed my toolkit and wore my cap, then, an expected knock on the door soon followed.

"Hey Puck! Good morning! Let's head out shall we?"

"Yes, Sergeant Ruby Rose! Puck reporting for duty!" I shouted.

"Forget all of the formalities. Just call me Ruby. Let's go!"


A/N:

I have never seen RWBY until last December and I was totally captured by the lore. I watched the heck out of it during the holiday vacation. I've always loved history and thought of combining these two topics. Anyway, this series would be a balance of original ideas and a sort of retelling of the series so far but not so much that it would be predictable. The elements are in there and I hope that you enjoy this new story of mine.

Cheers!