Grimm souls: Paragons

(A/N:Welcome to my first fanfic; Grimm souls: Paragons. This is a RWBY based dark souls crossover, but is to be posted in RWBY fic area, as the main plotline mirrors RWBY. Reviews will be happily received, and I look forward to your feedback. Special thanks to the following: Alex Healy, Oscar Lawrence, Sophie Karim. For their support of my fiction, as well as their votes. They are guests of honour in my fiction profile and community. Welcome, to the world of Grimm souls, based off of Dark souls 1, the original version. More detail will be explained in other A/Ns and in the story, so even if you have not played dark souls, you will understand quickly, since it is not a crossover, but is fantasy and based upon dark souls. Resuming at the start V4 start. Please enjoy!)

Chapter 1: Legends scatter.

Long ago, in the age of ancients, four great souls were imbued into the predecessors of life. However, the souls had entwined, showing hate, and creating a mortal strife.

The first of the Grimm; The shrouded King. His utter blackness overcame all but the greatest lights, until only embers remained. But embers were Remnants, and even the smallest spark can ignite hope.

The Red Queen; Mother of pyromancy, and ruler of fire. Known to spread blight, even amongst the huntsman. Her superior mind has brought the end of many, and in her shadow, few continue to cope.

The Arc Lord; Master of Sunlight, and lord of lightning. His faith burned brighter than the light of the sun, and his incandescence was revered. His followers chased for the sun, Rewarded in hope, for the few that dare.

The blossoming Rose; The Grimm bane, and light of innocence. Her power came from others, but resides in hope. Thus she was cloaked, and taken as the beacon in a clouded land by those who would care.

To this end, we take up the story of the great heroes, who make pilgrimage to the land of the ancient lords, Yet little do they know, what evil lurks beneath the floors.

The Grimm asylum: Cells

The cold ground cracked beneath the two bodies, but did not crumble, to the relief of the three onlookers. As the two who had fallen rose, but the mysterious boy above walked slowly away, with weapon on hand, should he meet a foe. He wished to the ever present lord Monty that the lord's descendants blessing would shield him, especially from those who schemed to put them here. Not that he would need it.

As the figure beneath him rose, he thought of all that he had left. A dying sun, in the last beacon of light, and themselves. Jaune Arc, the last descendant of the Arc line, holding Crocea Mors, known as the sunlight straight sword by the people of Vale. As he rose, he looked to her. She was always by his side, but now their bond would be truly tested. They had begun to travel to the land of lords, revered as the home of the Dawn of light, and beginning of the abyss. However, they were stopped by the covenant of the darkened sun. Then, with no memory in between, landed here.

He was soon reminded of the situation as a small but pretty girl coughed, as he realised he had been blankly staring at her for nearly a minute, and she was uncomfortable. Luckily, she was as awkward as he was, and quickly turned to her weapon. For some reason, she too had retained her weapon while unconscious. As she checked it over, along with the spare ammunition, he slowly searched his surroundings. He saw a large hole in the roof, a rusted metal door and a shiny key. He grabbed the key, and turned to see crescent rose pointed at the door's lock. She really did have a sharp mind.

"Thank god, I hate being cooped up like that" Ruby stated, with a hint of relief, before turning to see Jaune holding a key.

"Me too, Ruby" Jaune sighed, throwing the key over his shoulder, before walking through the door, and facing a weak and ragged Grimm, as if it was dying, merely by standing. He slowly began to walk towards the Grimm, but soon realised what felt so wrong, and why the situation seemed so strange. "Ruby, someone locked our aura. We will have to unlock and grow our aura again" he exclaimed after quickly trying to manifest his aura.

Naturally, she was curious. Then frustrated. Then confused. She still felt her semblance, the simple feeling that she could. So what stopped her? It was new. It was scary. It was –

"Jaune, have you unlocked your semblance yet? What is it?" she spurted out, without really knowing why. She realised that this might be sensitive, but didn't really think about that until she had said it. 'Meh, too late now' she thought, and waited for the reply.

"No" he replied, dejectedly looking down, but not seeming to be sad at Ruby. She knew it made him remember Pyrrha, the girl who had unlocked his aura, long ago in the great beacon, before the fall of Beacon. Before…

"Jaune? I didn't mean to offend you. Normally the strongest semblances take the longest, maybe you will get it soon" she hoped so. He really did work hard after… her.

"It's ok, I can keep up now with aura, so I will be as strong as you with my semblance… Maybe" The last part she heard under his breath, but decided to keep quiet about it, willing to let him fight his own problems, but next to him should he ever needs it. The way she had always been. If only he knew just how much she lov- liked him.

"Sooooo… where do you think we are?" Ruby asked, aware that they had missed the most obvious question, and were standing in unknown territory, with Grimm ahead, and no idea how they got here or who could be watching, but were talking about their own personal pasts and giving away vital information.

"Looks a bit like a dungeon. Or a prison. Wait how did we get here?" Jaune asked the next sensible question, with no real explanation of the first coming to mind.

"I don't know, Jaune, but it is time to go find out. Ready to fight?" Eagerly, she deployed crescent rose's scythe form, and jumped towards the struggling Grimm. Without aura, they were slower than normal. But against these Grimm, it didn't matter. Nothing mattered but the light. And they were the Paragons.

End of chapter 1

(A/N Thanks for reading chapter 1, and please leave a review for feedback. In regards to areas, I aim for about 1-3 chapters per area, and will describe boss battles separately. This will be done in bracketed areas, with = signs across the line. Examples are above. Also, this is a RubyxJaune fic, and will have underlying romance. Any other questions will be answered in the A/Ns of other chapters, and explained, but please ask away anyway, just in case I forget. Chapters will be monthly, but are likely to be whenever I feel like it. Not meant offensively, but damn this is hard. Seriously. Why did no one warn me? Okay, I'll stop. Thanks all, and remember to like and subscribe. Hehehehe.