Garo Divine Light
ESKK: Hey it's me new chapter of Divine Light. Anyway I just want you all to know I really enjoy all of your reviews. And this chapter we get to see a bit of Salem and how Tyrion is going to get replaced and we also get a sort of secret boss who will play a Major role in Remnant Knight's Volume 4 and Volume 5. Now please enjoy and remember I need reviews.
"Lingering Will Speech."
(Start Bad Lands)
Deep within the Bad Lands a hand shot out from a liquid substance as men in what appeared to be lab coats were monitoring the substance as an Alpha Beowolf came out slowly. They also took notes on the new born Grimm as they needed this data. Nearby were what appeared to be the polar opposite of Makai Knigths and Makai Priests as they stayed near each other and the pools applying their magic and muscle in case the Grimm that comes out is agitated.
In the distance the castle was being revived as around it a city was being built with these Grimm birthing grounds acting as a bit of a trench or moat between the castle and the city. As the camera rose from it they arrived at a sort of meeting room within the castle as upon the table were members of the Dark Council and Salem's inner circle besides her Hands and Voice as her Wrath was still a no show.
"How much longer does Wrath expect us to wait?" Came the voice of Watts as he looked very displeased.
"Once the Empress arrives Wrath will be with her." The burly man said as on his back were twin maces made from Soul Metal.
"Yeah unless you're still angry about Cinder and Flare rejecting us." Tyrion laughed as Watts cleared his throat.
"I am simply not fond of those two for rejecting our offer even after they became Horrors, and thanks to them Yaiba was able to resurrect and Darkus had fallen to Garo, Yaiba, and Gaia. Add the fact we have also lost the Fall Maiden who is now deep under Makai protection we have already been dealt a major disadvantage before the second Makai War could even start." Watts said as soon a new voice was heard.
"Is that what you think Watts?" Came a male voice as they looked and saw the Empress's current Wrath. The last one had died as a beacon to summon the Umbra here and this Wrath was a walking corpse without that suit he's wearing. But he was Emperor Kiba's Wrath a long time ago thus he was the most suitable to fill the positon until they can find another to take his place.
"Wrath." Watts said as he stood in respect to the last of the Original Umbra other than Salem of course.
"Tell me Watts how is it that you think we are at a disadvantage?" Wrath asked as Watts was nervous.
"Well uh we lost both Darkus and the Fall Maiden to the Makai and the Makai have already begun locating the other Maidens to induct them into their order." Watts said as Wrath chuckled.
"Yes the Maidens power will eventually be ours just need to set up the right situation but why should we just take them when we can wait for one of them to create the prize we are after?" Wrath asked as Watts was confused.
"And that prize is?" Watts asked as Salem then appeared.
"The Sacred Gate." Salem said as she walked in causing the three on the table to stand in respect for their leader.
"The Sacred Gate? But isn't she supposed to be born every 1,000 years?" Watts asked as Wrath chuckled.
"Originally yes but the Sacred Gate is far more then what we expected, apparently a daughter born to one of the Four Maidens is the first candidate as the Sacred Gate upon birth and even then it would be years before we can identify her as such." Wrath said as he sat on his seat (The seat Cinder would have sat on) and put his hands to his chin.
"The Walking Corpse got a point maybe we should give him a medal!" Tyrion called as Wrath chuckled.
"Maybe you and Flare would have gotten along splendidly Tyrion." Wrath said knowing how bloodthirsty Flare was. But the difference is Flare doesn't start freaking out like a scared little child when he fails and doesn't thrown a tear induced tantrum. If Flare doesn't get what he wants he throws the tantrum yes but he makes up for it by torturing the Hell out of a would be victim.
Plus Wrath had seen what happens when Flare goes AWOL with Cinder and let's just say Flare can make talking about a Bad Day haunting yet amazing. Now the subject at hand is the reason behind this meeting Salem had called.
Salem had sat on her chair as she looked upon her inner circle. She knew that her Wraths time in the world of the living is limited since the more he remains the more he becomes a Horror hence why she had him wear the suit. It injects him every so often with essence from the Varanacus fruit and need to be switched out every so often. Not the ideal Wrath but the one she plans on making her Wrath has yet to be found so she needs to take what she can get.
Salem though made a mental note to ensure Emperor Kiba's Wrath would be given a burial worthy of his endless service to the Empire even long after Kiba was struck down by the Garo of that Era. "My lady are you suggesting we let the Makai have the Maidens for the time being until we can confirm if one of them have birthed or will birth the Apocalypse Maiden?" Watts asked as Salem smiled.
"Of course Watts otherwise we would end up on a wild goose chase for a girl who could literally be anywhere or anyone." Salem said as Watts was mentally kicking himself for his own ignorance and foolishness. If the Maidens were forcibly taken then they would abort any child they conceived and it would only cause them more problems if they steal the Maiden Power from them. Basically this will allow them to check each maiden without arousing suspicion from any opposing factions before they were ready.
"My apologies my lady." Watts said as Salem nodded.
"Now then what have we discovered so far from the ruins of Beacon Academy involving Darkus?" Salem asked as Watts spoke.
"So far all we have discovered that Darkus did not hold one of the four relics we seek. It seems the dark brother didn't trust his business partner with any of them." Watts said as Salem nodded to that.
"And the girl what do we know of the wielder of Yaiba?" Salem asked as Watts then spoke.
"She might be able to remove the White one from our path for a time being but it is unknown and unless we physically have her here we can't see if her Aura system is in anyway similar to your own." Watts said as that always confused him. Sure the girl had the silver eyes but why was it she wanted to know if this Ruby Seijima nee Rose had a similar Aura system to Salem.
"Very well then I suppose we have to bring her here wont we." Salem said as Wrath knew who she would send.
"Tyrion." Salem began as Tyrion looked.
"Yes my lady?" He asked as he so wanted to do her proud.
"I want you to track down the girl with silver eyes." Salem said as Tyrion smiled evilly of all he was going to do to her. "And bring her to me but be careful that Madou Ring of hers will pick up on you if you're not careful." Salem said as Tyrion then moaned in sadness before looking to Wrath.
"Well Wrath I might be replacing you real soon." Tyrion said as Wrath chuckled. This boy was just a younger Umbra barely able to comprehend what the Umbra of ages passed during Kiba's rule was capable of in fact he knew why Salem was sending him. Tyrion use has reached its end seeing as he did not possess his own Soul Metal Armor.
Tyrion then began to leave as once he was gone Salem then continued to speak. "Watts I want you to prepare one of our resurrection Chambers." Salem ordered as Watts was confused.
"For what reason?" He asked trying not to sound disrespectful or ignorant.
"We're reviving someone to become Zex." Salem said with a smirk as that was when she turned to her Wrath and Hazel.
"Wrath and Hazel I want you two to head out and find a corpse in particular." Salem ordered as Wrath knew it his time was upon him.
"My lady not to overstep but sending your Wrath so far away from you especially with the flaws of his Madou Tool suit and the fact he can die at a moment's notice I feel that the Wrath is to valuable a resource to send for such a task." Watts said as the Wrath then surprised him.
"It shall be done my lady my service to the Empire is coming to an end and I can feel in the air another will be born and brought here to take my place and it's not the corpse you want." Wrath said as Salem smiled.
'Ah Wrath loyal to the very end to both me and father.' Salem thought happily as her father's most loyal follower, his right hand man and agent of destruction and conquest will soon join with him in the abyss.
"Besides Tyrion has also served his purpose long enough he's proven quiet inadequate for too long and Flare when he became a Horror had become a worthy replacement before Darkus was released." Wrath said as luckily Tyrion had already left the room otherwise he would have broken down crying like a little brat.
"Yes hopefully Flares younger brother will prove to be a suitable replacement when we use the Chamber to warp him to become more if not Flare's carbon copy without the Horror." Salem said as they had their targets now to move.
Everyone understood what needed to be done for this day two of Salem's inner circle will fall and two more will take their place eventually. Pryo Fall will be Tyrion replacement and when she finds the one worthy of the armor of Kiba he will be Wraths replacement.
(Scene Break Seijima Household that morning)
Sirius was shaving as he always hated doing this every other morning. He always hated beards but never commented on anyone who had grown one. For him it makes it harder to eat soup and wash his face so Sirius had token to shaving regularly. Plus last month Ruby almost mistaken him for Qrow one morning and for that whole week he was haunted by the mental images of him as Qrow in a very compromising situation with Ruby after a night of drinking in said images. Sirius quickly swung his head to rid himself of those images as he continued to shave.
"Hey Sirius can you pass the nail clippers." Ruby's voice from within the bathroom said as Sirius passed the clippers to his wife as she was currently preparing for the day in the same bathroom as Ruby was currently in a red bathrobe.
Ruby was never one of those girls to pain their nails or get Mani Pedi's. If anything the only beauty thing Ruby actually did was wax and that's it… well that and plucking eyebrows but other than that that's as far as she would go with beauty products. Hell the only time she actually did the whole thing was when preparing for their wedding, and occasionally for special events.
Right now Ruby was clipping her toe nails as her hair still had that black and red combo of hers just a bit longer to shoulder length. "So we going to be visiting Yang and the rest of Teams JNPR and SSBR today?" Ruby said as she had trouble with keeping track of their get together with some of the old gang.
"No Nora and Ren are away on a mission that's taking longer than expected and as for Sliver and Rachel they are off doing their own things and Qrow and teacher are with them so they should be good." Sirius said as Ruby chuckled.
"So I guess it's just team RSBY (Raspberry) in Vale and Patch for now." Ruby said as that made Sirius smiled at his wife. Seems Ruby will keep coming up with team names no matter what. "So Sirius want to join me in the bath I can wash your back and you can wash mine." Ruby offered catching Sirius off guard as he looked to Ruby skeptically.
"Ok Ruby were you always a closet pervert and just good at hiding it or did you find Blake and Rachel's smut in the ruins of Beacon?" Sirius asked as sometimes he could never tell with Ruby.
"Sirius I am shocked." Ruby began with an act. "You and me are married so it shouldn't be weird that we bath together it's like us sharing our bed." Ruby said acting offended and hurt as Sirius chuckled.
"Yeap your Ruby." Sirius said as he finished the last bit of facial hair removal and washed his face off before applying the after shave.
"So about our morning bath." Ruby continued as Sirius sighed.
"Alright you win just don't brag about it to Yang because when she finds out we somehow get a call from your father asking 20 questions all asking if your pregnant yet or if he should come over and watch the place for a bit." Sirius said remembering the number of times he narrowly avoided the surprise visit from his father-in-law.
"Oh don't worry I won't especially after last time." Ruby said as that caused both of them to shutter at that thought. Yeah that was a memory they had no plans on reliving any time soon. "Well I already have the water ready so let's jump in." Ruby said as she removed the bath robe as she used her leg to test the water. "And it's just right to boot." Ruby said as she then got in allowing the water to sooth her body.
(Scene Break after the bath)
The two arrived downstairs fully dressed as they headed to the living room where they left their weapons and their Madou Rings on their perches as they quickly saw a familiar red letter their waiting for them. Sirius picked it up as he and Ruby looked at each other. "You want to do it or should I?" Sirius asked as Ruby took out her Madou Lighter and lit a red flame before lighting the letter aflame.
The letter turned to ashes a messaged formed from the ashes as Ruby read them. "Scorching Heat Knight and Golden Knight your presence is required by the Watchdog immediately." Ruby read as Sirius understood.
"Alright then lets suit up and head out can't leave the Watchdog waiting." Sirius said before the two began grabbing their gear to meet with the Watchdog.
(Scene Break Watchdog Center)
Akane was sitting on her new throne as she was now in a laying down position as it was more to show that old age was starting to get to her even if she was in the form of a young girl. Akane picked up some Rose pedals as she looked down and saw Sirius and Ruby there. "That was fast on your part even for you two." Akane said as she knew Ruby's semblance allowed her great speeds.
"The fact you called us to the Watchdog Center shows it must be urgent." Sirius said trying to be professional with this.
"That is correct, the Horror has been inhabiting a village known as Kyomi Village outside the Kingdom near a lake for almost half a year." Akane said as she threw the flower to something hidden his shadows as she looked to it. She then gave Ruby a close look with her eyes as she then sighed seeing what was new with Ruby before she herself even realized it. "There's been a Makai Knight stationed there since the Village was founded but he has been out of contact for quite some time already." Akane said as Ruby wanted the information on this Horror.
"Do you think the Knight was devoured by this Horror?" Ruby asked as she looked to the Watchdog.
"It's possible the last knights that were sent there ended up the same way." Akane said taking out a rose in full and threw it to a certain spot allowing the light to shine to show… two soul metal swords with a hand attached to its hilt showing the Knight who had once wielded it would not let go even in death. This surprised the two as Sirius and Ruby didn't expect things to get this bad. "This is why I had sent for you two, the Watchdog and the Senate both agreed that whatever had been causing this has the power of one of the four Maidens, if we had to guess this is possibly the Summer Maidens power." Akane said as she sat up to look to the two. "So we decided to send those who have experience battling a maiden as well as a Maiden of our own." Akane said as Sirius and Ruby only knew one such Maiden.
"So you're sending us as a sort of strike team is that correct?" Sirius asked as he looked to Akane who simply nodded.
"That is correct Golden Knight Garo you two were selected for this assignment as with a few others you are familiar with, The Knight of White night Dan, The Knight of Defense Gaia, The Phantom Knight Crow, the Fall Maiden, and Priestess Rachel." Akane named off as these knights plus Sirius and Ruby were the best for this missions since the Maidens power carries a crippling weakness in the presence of the Silver Eyed Warriors.
"What do we know about this Horror Lady Watchdog?" Sirius asked as Akane closed her eyes before opening them again.
"This Horror is known as Dead Tower Horror, Nigra Venus it is known as the most beautiful Horror in the world. If possible I would like it sealed away as soon as possible and sealed away in a place humans would never be able to reach." Akane said as she didn't need such a Horror running around since it carried that beauty it could tempt any who cross paths with it to do its bidding and release it.
"How does the Horror fight?" Ruby asked as Akane looked to them.
"At first it devoured men and killed woman but that later part was changed, its kills woman whose faces it does not possess in its illusion and rips their face off, if it already possesses the face then it will devour the woman as well." Akane explained as she remembered from the reports Watchdog Garm had left behind on such a Horror. "But that is not the most troubling of things. Do you two remember Cinder Fall?" Akane asked as she looked to the two as Sirius and Ruby nodded.
"Of course we do none of us could forget what she and Flare did." Sirius said as Ruby also agreed. She remembered what Flare had tried to do to her dad all those years ago at the top when he went rogue for a time against Cinder's wishes.
"It seems Cinder during her human days had rebuilt a forbidden Madou Tool created by one Mendoza in ages long since passed, this Madou Tool was known as Zirkel's Ring II." Akane said as a hologram of the Madou Tool appeared as the two Knights looked and were shocked. "During her time as a Priestess she built this Madou Tool as a means of last resort to call back someone from the past who now resides in the Makai acting as an anchor for them for a short period of time." Akane said as Sirius got that much. "But it seems she did not remove the effect of using sacrifices to call back souls to this world permanently which would violate not only the laws of life and death but also space and time, it could very well change things in the past if done for we have confirmed the sacrifice of large masses of souls." Akane said as this was shocking. "But there is one more thing about this Horror, it had gained a new ability which would allow it to turn Faunus into Grimm as it sees fit, basically speaking it seems intent on taking Darkus' throne from him and be the Messiah's Mask." Akane said as that was shocked even for them.
"Great and here I thought we wouldn't have to see Darkus ever again." Ruby said as she sat down dejected from this turn of events.
"Don't worry Ruby we beat him before we can do it again and this time you have the advantage with the Silver Eyes." Sirius said as they were lucky that Ruby was able to develop her abilities with it.
"Yeap your right!" Ruby said standing up obviously cheered up as she had a hand in the air. "Now let's go cut down the Horror, BANZAI!" She called as Akane couldn't help but chuckle at Ruby's antics. Ever since she saw the darkness of hunting Horrors she had tried to keep smiling and being a beacon of light in the darkness. It truly was an inspiring thing for the future of the world in such a way that Akane was grateful for knowing Ruby.
(Later outside)
The two walked outside as they were at the wall of Vale as said wall opened up and behind it were many doors with the two walking outside once the last door opened. Once the two were outside Sirius looked to Ruby knowing their next destination. "Ruby you know where Kyomi Village is located?" Sirius asked as Ruby nodded.
"Yeah I do it's a lot like Patch just on in a lake and much larger… but I've been hearing the rumors of Huntsmen and Huntresses vanishing their and if the Faunus are turning into Grimm because of that Horror I can see why Silver wouldn't be allowed on this mission." Ruby said knowing how their Faunus friend would be a primary target.
"Alright we'll head to the Kingdoms Gates closes to Kyomi and start making our way there." Sirius said as they can both agree on that one. The two then headed to their house to pack for the trip as they would need the gear for this trip in particular.
(Scene Break that Afternoon on the Road)
The two were now walking down the road to Kyomi Village as both carried a bag on their backs as they had their destination in mind. But as they walked they felt something was off as Sirius could feel it as did Ruby. Sirius stopped for a moment as he looked into the forest and swore he saw a large scorpion tail go through which put Sirius on edge.
As they walked they began crossing a bridge as it was surprising how close Kyomi Village was as apparently it was a two layered village, first one acts as the docks to the main village with the island itself being the main village. As they walked the two soon stopped as they sensed something behind them coming in fast.
Sirius reached for the Garoken knowing his reaction speed was ideal while Ruby had her hand twitching ready to draw the Yaiba scythe. Sirius waited as something was trying to attack as Zaruba and Eclipse could sense the mass of Inga running straight for them. Soon someone jumped from the side of the bridge and landed as he was wearing a black cloak with a symbol very unfamiliar to them as when he landed he looked at them with an insane grin as his arms had Axe weapons attached to them.
Sirius was wide eyed as was Ruby as when the man smiled insanely at them Ruby saw he was like Flare but clearly human. When Sirius saw him though in his eyes he saw Flare himself as Sirius remembered the nightmares after Beacons Fall and again after a month of his marriage to Ruby. The man laughed as he charged at Sirius who used his quick draw skill to block the attack as when the attack hit Sirius felt the force behind it as he did not see that coming.
Ruby then came in and slashed at the man with Crescent Rose II as the dust/Makai energy blade was ignited. The man saw this and laughed as Sirius was then pushed back by a burst of strength before Ruby could attack and the man blocked it before kicking Ruby away.
It was two on one but this man he fought savagely and wildly much like Flare once did as Ruby began firing at the man who blocked the Makai Bullets with ease surprising Ruby as she had designed those to do some damage. The man was obviously trying to kill them as Sirius charged forward and did a spin like attack at the man who jumped away as Sirius strike hit the ground creating a crater in it.
He then charged at Ruby as Sirius chased after as Ruby blocked the attack with Crescent Rose II but the weapon was no match for him as not only did this man put a gash on the weapon but also sliced through Ruby's aura as well as she jumped back.
Zaruba though was mentally panicking as he saw the mark of his. It belonged to one group from years passed that Sirius Great, Great Grandfather had battled all those years ago. The Garo before him had one that war but at a great cost. But Zaruba was deluding himself he knew that SHE was starting to make her move as Zaruba was there, he was there with Sirius Father Gold in the Makai Graveyard when the beacon was activated. Sirius slashed at the man as Zaruba quickly sensed the man and saw he wasn't just a mass of Inga he wasn't even a human. But he wasn't a Horror either so if Zaruba had to throw a wager he was probably an artificial life form created through a sort of biology instead of Penny who was created through machines.
"Sirius this being he isn't human he was created through a taboo Ritual that was made forbidden due to the fact it required a life to create a life and the life created was usually become that of a Horror." Zaruba said as the man laughed at this insanely.
"Oh really?! Her Grace created me yes mainly because the last guy who was going to get my spot wasn't up for switching sides or betraying anyone!" He called out laughing as Sirius was now noticing something. Maybe the reason this guy was so much life Flare was because he and Flare were more alike than he thought. And whoever this 'queen,' was she must have been some sort of Fallen Priestess if she had performed a forbidden Ritual like this.
"Flower Girl we can't afford to hold back with him we'll need the armor." Eclipse said as Ruby nodded.
"I agree with Eclipse Sirius whatever this thing is, it's coming at us with an intent to kill, and its soul it screams of darkness, insanity, and evil and his heart… it's not even a real one." Zaruba said as he hadn't seen a Madou Tool Heart like this since the War and even then it was once used to use a Horror to sustain a life as said tool was made forbidden do to the reason that if the artificial heart was damaged the Horror used to power it will be released.
Sirius and Ruby understood that as they knew what they needed to do. But as they were about to summon their armors the man charged at them and stopped them mid summon keeping their armor from appearing as he then kicked the two off the bridge where they fell into the shallow water.
The man jumped down chasing after them as he laughed at the two with an insane look. "Well then since I now know your names might as well tell you mine, just call me Tyrion!" Tyrion called as he grinned at them. "And right now Golden Knight you may have caught mine and Her Graces interest, but you don't matter right now. The one who does matter is… you." Tyrion said pointing to Ruby.
"What do you want?" Ruby asked as she glared at this man as she switched to her Yaiba Scythe.
"Oh simple to whisk you away with me." Tyrion said as Sirius knew this guy was bad news.
"Touch her and you'll regret it, very much for the rest of your very short life." Sirius threatened as he pointed the Garoken at Tyrion.
"Well not only does the Rose have thorns but also has an over protective gardener. Oh well looks like I'll just have to take her." Tyrion said before he began to laugh a bit with a sadistic smile on his face. "That's good I can have some more fun." Tyrion called out before out of nowhere a long Soul Metal Katana weapon flew past him as when it did slashed appeared all over Tyrion as he cried out in pain as when the slashes stopped they looked to the sword as it wasn't stabbed into the bridge. No in fact it was now held in the hands of a crimson knight with a dragon motif and red eyes.
"Who are you!?" Tyrion demanded as the man then took a battle stance with his weapon as this man was clearly a Makai Knight. (His battle stance is Sephiroth's Battle Stance the reason I put this here is because I can't figure out how to describe it.)
"Someone who won't tolerate a being like you walking in a world you don't belong in." The man said as he glared at Tyrion.
Ruby and Sirius used this chance to charge at Tyrion as Ruby came from behind while Sirius came from in front. Tyrion smirked as Ruby slashed down her Yaiba scythe while Sirius did the same with the Garoken. The weapons made impact but they were blocked as Ruby was wide eyed as facing her was a Scorpions Tail as black as a Deathstalker while Sirius's own Garoken was blocked by Tyrion's own weapon.
"Surprise!" He called but soon cried out in pain as the new Makai Knight had stabbed him through the side and glared at him.
"Did you forget about me so easily?" The new Knight asked as this inhuman being was wide eyed as the blood he was spilling was a dark green color similar to a large Madou Tool's inner liquids.
"You fucking bastard!" Tyrion called out but lost his focus as Ruby sliced off the tip of his tail releasing more of the dark liquid while Sirius sliced through his weapons gun part before he could shoot them but the pain of losing his tail made him scream out in pain as the mysterious Knight slashed through him with a clean cut.
The three Knights pointed their weapons at him as this being was getting angry. He was about to keep fighting before he felt something or someone peering into his mind. 'Tyrion.' The voice said as Tyrion was wide eyed.
"Your grace?!" He called as Zaruba then spoke.
"Who is he talking to Zaruba?" Sirius asked knowing that the way he acted wasn't normal there.
"Someone is speaking to Tyrion directly into his mind by the sound of it as obvious as it is, it must be his creator." Zaruba said as Tyrion was happy to hear her voice.
But that joy soon turned into despair when she spoke next. 'Your services to the Empire has come to an end lately I have found your performance to be quiet… inadequate thus you will meet your end as the foundation for my Empire.' Salem's voice said into Tyrion head as Tyrion was shocked. He was being betrayed by the one he was most loyal to as he was freaking out now.
"No! I can do better give me another chance!" Tyrion begged as he tried to move but his body had taken too much damage.
'No… I have already sent Hazel and my Wrath to retrieve your replacement but don't worry your death shall set the foundation to my grand goal so rejoice in death for you have served the Empire with your death.' Salem said as Tyrion eyes went wide as he soon felt something grab his heart and vital organs before they were all crushed before his body soon burst into black flames causing the three knights to jump back in shock as they saw this.
"What just happened?" Sirius asked as Ruby had similar questions.
The Knight began walking away as he headed down to the bridge the same way he came as Sirius stopped him. "Wait who are you?" Sirius asked as that Knight wasn't one of the ones mentioned by the Watchdog as an ally.
"My title as a Knight is the Azure Winged Knight Skeith." Skeith began before calling off his armor revealing a young man with stubbles on his face and a blind fold as he was dressed in old warn Madou Robes while his Long Katana turned into a smaller sized Katana.
"But my name is Crimson Genesis." He said as Sirius nodded. "Now Golden Knight, Scorching Heat Knight if you wish to get to Kyomi Village I suggest you hurry our shared target is there." Crimson said as Sirius noticed something as did Ruby and the Madou Rings.
"Wait." Sirius began as he looked to Crimson who was facing away from them. "My name is Sirius Seijima." Sirius began as Zaruba then spoke.
"But how did you know Sirius was the Golden Knight?" Zaruba began before Eclipse spoke.
"And how did you know Ruby was Yaiba?" Eclipse asked as Crimson chuckled to that.
"Simple, you had referred to your Madou Ring as Zaruba." Crimson began as he looked to the two. "Its common knowledge that Garo is never without Zaruba and it has been the talk of the order with Garo's marriage to Yaiba so it was no surprised guessing who you guys were." Crimson said as Ruby smiled.
"Well I'm a bit hungry so we should keep moving to the village." Ruby said rubbing her stomach with her left hand as Eclipse was wide eyed at something.
'Wait is that what I think it is?' Eclipse asked as she sensed something within Ruby and it wasn't her Soul or Aura. In fact it wasn't any bad irregularities either, unless you consider THAT and irregularity.
"Of course let's keep going." Crimson said as he began to lead the way.
(Scene Break about 3 hours later)
It was close to sun set but somehow a major storm had come in as the trio needed to find shelter till it passed. But something wasn't right about this storm since the more they walked the more violent it seemed to get. It wasn't as if it was trying to make them leave no it was more along the lines that it was trying to guide them somewhere as Eclipse and Zaruba felt this Storm was the result of a very powerful source of Aura.
"Something isn't right." Crimson stated as he lead the group knowing these lands better than most. When the trio walked they soon found themselves in a large open field as they looked to the storm surrounding them while leaving this area untouched. In fact the storm actually formed a dome around this place as Ruby soon felt something… something familiar.
She looked before them as the storm began to clear away but still formed this field as that was when she saw it. Before them was Yaiba but instead of it being Red this Yaiba was pure white with a large cape also white but with a red inner part. "Wait that's the Yaiba I saw during my time of stone!" Eclipse called as she was surprised to see this Yaiba had appeared… but why?
"Sirius be careful something tells me this armor is empty save for a soul that lingers, or no perhaps this armor is that souls lingering power itself." Zaruba said as they saw the armor was in a kneeling position with its hands wrapped around its own Yaiba Scythe.
"Mom?" Ruby asked surprising Sirius as he soon saw the armor's cape was releasing white rose pedals but the only one who could cause such a thing is Summer Rose and she's… dead.
"Ozpin… Raven… Qrow… Gold…"
The voice was heard like a hollow speech and a whisper in the wind as Ruby was unnerved by this add the fact this White Yaiba seems to know her uncle, the headmaster, and Sirius's father.
This caused the trio to pull their weapons but it was Ruby's weapon that had caught its interest but most of all her eyes.
"Silver Eyes… who are you? I know you. We knew each other once… a long time ago… you… were the one I wanted to protect above all else… the ruby gem that I loved and would have gladly died for to ensure her future… you were the one that was meant to defeat her… no wait that wasn't meant for you alone or at all… it was meant for two others… one to defeat her, and one to defeat him. Where did you get the power of this armor?"
Everyone was nervous as the voice was hollow as it seemed purely focused on Ruby.
'Are you the ones destined to bring those two forth? Their Gate, their guardian, their vessel, and their souls? S…a…l…e…m… is that you?"
When the being said that name it seemed to bring out an anger as this being whose voice oddly sounded female somehow as the white rose pedals kept coming off the White Yaiba's cape.
"Salem… SALEM!"
*Insert Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix OST: Rage Awakened
When it roared that it began standing on its feet clearly wanting to fight believing Ruby was this Salem Character. Once it stood on its feet it showed that she was in fact a she as she then grabbed the scythe with her slender hands and pulled it out of the ground as she then took a battle stance. This White Yaiba then swung its scythe wielding arm to the side causing a freezing wind to blow through as its Makai symbol appeared as with it so did the Rose symbol Ruby herself had.
FREEZING COLD KNIGHT: SHIRO
The trio quickly equipped their armors as now Garo, Yaiba, and Skeith had taken the stage as it wasn't a moment too soon as Shiro had charged at them and attacked as Yaiba was surprised at her speed but most of all the fact she had her own version of the Flame Flash Step but as opposed to flaming rose pedals she left behind frozen Rose Pedals.
As Yaiba was at a disadvantage Garo came charging in with a roar but it seemed Shiro saw this coming and vanished before appearing in front of Garo to his left and with her won left arm grabbed Garo and threw him to the ground. Skeith came in as he slashed at Shiro seeing as his weapon cave him an edge in range but Shiro got hit and shrugged the attack off like nothing as she then ran around Skeith fast enough to form a white tornado to which Skeith was carried into it. Skeith then charged up but Shiro's Silver Eyes glowed before she turned into a white bullet of sorts or ghost and went straight at Skeith before appearing before him kicking him as the two hit the ground creating a crater.
Skeith was in the crater as Shiro stood over him before turning her attention back to Yaiba. Yaiba charged forward as she seen this battle style before a long time ago, on one other person other than Qrow. But it couldn't be but the way Shiro fought though more ferocious it only matched one other persons. Yaiba charged forward and aimed for the insignia on Shiro's waist which mirrored Yaiba's own. If she hit that part she could force the armor off to see the face hidden under the helmet.
"Ruby don't it's a pointless cause." Eclipse said as Shiro blocked Yaiba's attack before grabbing the scythe and swinging Yaiba around before throwing her to a mountains spot and creating a large crater in it.
"Why?" Yaiba asked as Eclipse looked.
"Because that is a Lingering Sentiment though creating one of those would require one to have a powerful emotion, extremely large reserve of Aura, and a strong soul and most of all it would need some form of body to move around freely." Eclipse explained as Yaiba looked as Shiro was coming torts her but Garo stood in its way and stopped Shiro with as slash as Shiro was caught off guard and jumped back avoiding the attack.
Yaiba got out of the crater as Skeith slashed at Shiro with his aura slashes and Yaiba charged down and swung her scythe in a wide ark. But Shiro saw this and avoided both attacks with great speed and precision as Yaiba saw Shiro's eyes. They were silver like her own as that only meant that Shiro was a Silver Eyes Warrior under that armor… if she even had a body.
Garo stabbed Shiro from behind as Shiro didn't seem phased at all. Shiro turned to Garo and forced the Garoken out before grabbing the Golden Knight by the neck before slashing him with her Scythe. Garo then broke out of the grip as he looked at the Garoken but did not see any blood on it. This meant that the armor was just a hollow shell acting as a souls body as it carries out what it feels it needs to do.
Shiro saw the injury before roaring out as soon a Horse was heard and to everyone's shock a Pure White Version of Yaiba's own Madou Horse ran out as Yaiba jumped on and began attacking the three as she passed by them.
"GOUTEN!" Garo called out as soon Gouten came out as Yaiba jumped away knowing they needed evened out playing field.
"AKATSUKI!" Yaiba called as her Madou Horse ran to her as she jumped upon it and the three Knights were now on a horseback battle against Shiro and her own Madou Horse.
The three Knights sent attacks from their weapons at each other as Garo and Yaiba were on either side of Shiro slashing at her as Shiro was struck but also returned the attacks when she could while also blocking and deflecting the attacks. Skeith saw this as he saw the power Yaiba was giving off as well as the aura. Yaiba was conflicted and confused as she tries to figure out who this armors wielder is and if she really wants to find out.
"Ruby Golden Rose Path!" Garo called as Yaiba understood.
"Got it Sirius!" Yaiba called as she then fell back behind the two while Garo increased speed to run up ahead. Garo then made Gouten turn around with a rear back as when its hooves slammed on the ground the Garoken turned into its Zanbakto form as he then charged at Shiro.
Yaiba with her eyes releasing Silver Energy had her scythe ready as the blade glowed silver itself as did the Garoken as the two Knights then passed Shiro as Yaiba slashed at Shiros' Madou Horse while Garo slashed through Shiro itself causing the attack to release large waves of Silver Energy which knocked the two away as Shiro fell on the ground and rolled for a bit before laying on its back.
*End OST
Garo and Yaiba came in as did Skeith before they called off their armors. "Did we win?" Ruby asked as Sirius looked ready for another round.
Soon Shiro began to stand up once more as they were all ready for another fight. "Doesn't this thing ever give up?" Crimson asked as he looked to Shiro who simply stood there with weapon out but no battle stance.
"That's it. Your power. That's what I sensed in you, your power the power you shared within." Shiro said as she walked over to Ruby and lifted her left hand to her but Ruby flinched thinking it was an attack which made Shiro stop. When Ruby saw it wasn't an attack she eased up as Shiro then placed her hand on Ruby's cheek which surprisingly the Soul Metal didn't burn. Ruby also felt something as she knew this feeling, it was that of a mother to her child. "My little gem… raise them right and protect them like I had you." Shiro said before walking away and kneeling down once more facing them.
Ruby only knew one person who had called her Little Gem, as she had tears in her eyes when she heard it. "Mom?" Ruby asked but before she could run over to her mother's Lingering Soul the Storm picked up once more and surrounded Shiro. "Mom wait I have so many questions!" Ruby called as Shiro vanished.
'Don't worry my little Gem you will find them someday that much is for certain.' Shiro or Summer Rose said as she vanished.
Once Shiro was gone the storm itself vanished as they saw the area around them was untouched by this storm almost like it didn't happen but the damage from the battle was there. Ruby had tears in her eyes as she began wiping them away as Sirius held her close.
"We should go the people in Kyomi need us." Crimson said as Ruby understood before they began heading to Kyomi Village.
"Ruby… everyone I promise you all… one day I'll set things right." Summer Roses' voice was heard as Ruby heard it as did Eclipse.
(Meanwhile with Wrath and Hazel)
The two had finished digging up an old grave next to a destroyed sacrificial alter as around them were ashes and destruction. This village was the one that Cinder and Flare first destroyed so many years ago as Hazel held a large Madou Tool Casket on his back as they got what they came for. "Time to go." Wrath said before gasping in pain as Hazel saw this.
"Wrath you've reached your limit sooner than expected." Hazel said as Wrath knew this.
"I know but I had sensed the Silver Eyed Girl she is with child so as of this moment she currently isn't a viable host especially since her Aura Network is barely a match to the Empresses, I fear even after she gives birth using her as a vessel would be far too risky." Wrath said as he collapsed to the ground but Hazel caught him. "Hazel grant me this last request, take me to the Empress and I wish to die in her presence so I know my duty to her is complete." Wrath said as Hazel nodded.
"As you wish Wrath just keep living until we get there." Hazel said as the gateway to Salem opened. The two entered as their destination was Salem herself.
(Scene Break Badlands)
The two arrived before Salem as Hazel carried the Madou Tool that is repairing decomposition of their prizes corpse. "My Empress." Wrath said as Salem looked neutral but you look into her eyes you can see that she was heartbroken as to saying goodbye to the last remnant of him.
"Wrath… no Ayato." Salem said as she walked over to Ayato whose suit was starting to seep blood. But Ayato still found the strength to look to her. "You finally met your end though it wasn't what I had hoped." Salem said as she wanted Ayato to fall in battle as a true Umbra instead he dies like this.
"Do not pity me my Empress, I have watched and protected you since Emperor Kiba was struck down by Garo his final order to me was to protect you his last heir his daughter. And I have carried out that order faithfully and when the Empire first fell we had run and done nothing but run. I am simply happy to have died in your presence knowing my duty to you and our former great leader has now come to an end. Salem carry on your fathers work and know that I rest easy knowing you shall become the most powerful Ruler of Remnant once you find the relics." Ayato said as his life was fading.
"Ayato…" Salem said as she held back her tears. This man had protected her since she was but a child in her old body and had protected her when Garo and Summer Rose with their allies had tried to strike her down, and most of all he had protected her from all possible assassins and Horrors. "Rest easy now Ayato I will be sure that your name and devotion to the Umbra shall never be forgotten your name will go down in the archives and you shall be immortalized in the monuments in your honor." Salem said as she removed Ayato's helmet as his face was covered in blood while his body began to age now that the Veranacus Fruit can no longer keep him alive anymore.
"Thank you my lady may your passions give you victory and break all your chains." Ayato said as Salem hugged him close saying goodbye to the last remnant of her father. She had asked too much of Ayato with this and now she will allow her father's Wrath to rest in peace while she finished Kiba's work.
Salem stood up as she then turned to her Guards. "You take him and prepare him a proper burial worthy of the greatest of Umbra no worthy of Ayato the greatest of the Wraths." She said as the Guards nodded and carefully took Ayato's corpse being careful not to damage it in anyway or risk incurring Salem's own personal wrath. "Hazel once little Pyro's corpse is returned to its original state before death take him to the resurrection chamber and revive him with Watts Help." Salem ordered as Hazel bowed.
"As you wish your Grace." Hazel said as Salem nodded as once everyone left Salem walked to her throne and saw the statue of Kiba above it armor and all as she had a crimson tear in her eyes.
"Father greet Ayato when he meets you, you two have much to catch up on." Salem said as she then sat on her throne and rested her eyes. Performed a spell that kept her aura high that prevented any from entering while she slept and dreamt of the past, of her father, and of her family that is now long gone.
(TBC)
ESKK: Yeap put a lot of info here in over 8000 words. Now than before you ask Salem is a monster that much is known but she does this for her father. Salem loved her father and is doing everything she can to make his dream of a united Remnant under one rule a reality. Anyway this is Salem's and her group's last scene in this fic the rest will focus on the main story line. Now then if any of you liked this then please leave a review so until next time Ja ne.