Hey everyone, quick update here for those new to the story, or those who want a refresher of Remnant of a Dream. This covers a lot of the main points and establishes some of the events that have happened, but it is not perfect. That being said, there is also some character information for Team AART as they are now and the intro theme for When Dreams Become Nightmares. So sit back and enjoy.
After the defeat of Sin, it was time for Tidus and Auron to accept their fate, and return to the Farplane. Auron, being known as the legendary guardian of High Summoner Braska, had finally achieved his goal of protecting and guiding Yuna and Tidus to their destiny, and willingly passed on. Being the Dream of the Fayth, Tidus also passed on, fading before his companion's eyes as he made his trip to the Farplane. At least that was the plan, fate had different intentions.
Due to Yevon's final attempt at survival, a rift in the Farplane allowed the two guardians to wake up in Remnant, in front of a shop called From Dust Til Dawn. Auron, now looking as he did prior to his death at the hands of Yunalesca ten years prior, and Tidus were quickly thrown into action as they help Ruby Rose, a fifteen-year-old Huntress-in-training, deal with a group of thugs attempting to rob the store behind them.
Their encounter with Roman Torchwick led to their arrest, and acceptance into Beacon Academy, the famous Hunter school in the city of Vale. As they, and Ruby, accepted the offer, the Spiraians were soon exposed on their otherworldly status after the young girl had left. Headmaster Ozpin was quite willing to overlook the fact however and brought in the Lord of Hell RagingKey, whose connection with the headmaster is still ambiguous, to explain the changes in their body and the rules of the world they are now a part of.
While this was going on, more travelers had appeared in Remnant. The Isle of Warriors is, as its name implies, an island of warriors. Warriors once thought to be legends will often travel to compete in tournaments of glory and excitement, though these have only been within the past year. And while the Natives may be few, they are far from weak. However, with this power comes a dark history.
One of the many secrets and wonders is the Dimensional Transporter, a portal that allows the travel between different worlds. Files from the Ancients of the Isle mentioned a world called Remnant and a particularly strong warrior by the name of Ozpin. Deciding to scout the world, and possibly find some new competitors, the Natives send out two of their own to investigate.
Airu Mirai, the Harpy and leader of the Natives, and Ren Glain, the gunslinger and only one who could decipher much of the Ancient's technology. With their final words said, they set off on an adventure that would change their lives and cut-off anyway back to their real world. Unknown to them, in a very different dimension, an explosion destroying a similar machine caused a ripple effect and cut off the connection between the stranded Natives and their world.
While wandering through Vale, they happened upon the chance encounter with RagingKey, an old friend so to speak, who explains the world to them and grants them the weapons they will need for their journey. Included were the transcripts for Beacon Academy to push them towards their new life, at for a while.
Though their first days were filled with crazy explosions, odd sleeping arrangements, and being launched off a cliff, Tidus, Auron, Ren, and Airu manage to complete the initiation into the school. Ruby Rose was made the leader of Team RWBY, consisting of Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and her half-sister Yang Xiao Long, while Jaune Arc became the leader of Team JNPR, whose members were Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, and Lie Ren. Airu was made the leader of Team AART, and their time at Beacon began.
In the first few weeks, Auron and Tidus began to adjust to their new life, not really looking to get back to Spira. They had nothing waiting for them, no reason to go back home. In Remnant they had friends they cared for. Auron, having the look of his twenty-five-year-old self, had even started to date Coco Adel, leader of the second year Team CFVY. Tidus, on the other hand, had assisted Pyrrha in Jaune's training, as it was revealed that he had faked his transcripts.
Nearing the semester break, Team RWBY and Airu had decided to take in the sights of Vale, which was making preparations for the incoming students from the other four kingdoms. However, while observing a robbed Dust shop, Weiss's less than satisfactory comments about the Faunus population and the White Fang sent tempers high, nearly destroying friendships with Airu and Blake, the latter of which had once been part of said organization.
After a few days, Airu took Weiss aside and told the heiress about her true past, and her dark history. It was then revealed that the reason why the island was so few in numbers was due to the Native's attempt at Genocide, stopped by the very demon that they tried to bring back, RagingKey.
Later that night, Airu found Blake and a monkey Faunus, Sun Wunkong, scouting out the docks where a shipment of Dust had been unloaded. Meanwhile, RagingKey sent word to the rest of Team AART to meet up there as well. Much to the surprise of Tidus and Auron, and the displeasure of Blake, they found Roman Torchwick and Seymour Guado leading the White Fang in a Dust robbery.
After a back alley vasectomy for the criminal, and the six Hunters in Training defeating the Fiend summoned by the former maester, everyone aside from Sun returned to the dorms. Tidus and Auron explained who they really were before Airu and Ren did the same. Once the air was clear, everyone went off on their own paths during the break.
Accidentally meeting during their usually training time with Jaune, who was gone at the time, Tidus and Phyrra decide to have a match atop the roof. The Dream managed to pull off a victory, but then they talked, alone. What was supposed to be a goodbye turned into a kiss from the Mistrial champion, leaving the two of them contemplating on their feelings.
When the second semester began, it quickly became apparent that Blake was not doing well, spending most of her time researching the White Fang and worrying over their next move. So, it was decided that Team RWBY and Airu were going to investigate, who were later joined by Sun and his teammate Neptune.
Weiss, Airu, and Ruby stopped at the CCT to look for any inconsistent records. However, after meeting with a lost friend, Ruby chased after Penny and soon discovered the Andriod's secret.
Blake and Sun attended a White Fang recruitment meeting, where Torchwick unveiled the stolen Atlas equipment he had. Next, Seymour introduced the White Fang to the ancient machina he had obtained. Things went south when they were spotted.
Yang and Neptune traveled to a local club, ran by an informant known as Junior. However, he knew nothing of use, but they did run into Auron and Coco, who were on a date at the time. As they left the club, a call from Sun let everyone else know that their mission failed.
Team RWBY, Auron, Airu, and Coco managed to defeat the various mechs before Roman's associate, and sister, Neo appeared on the scene. While the criminals fled, they didn't leave unscathed, as Roman received his second snip at his special place.
The next month was spent in preparation for the Vytal Dance, which was taken up by Team RWBY's Weiss and Yang when Team CFVY hadn't returned from a mission. In the spirit of the dance, romance began to blossom. Tidus and Phyrra, both who had been rather distant since the kiss, decided to give it a shot together, while Weiss and Airu were soon realizing they were closer than they thought.
As the dance itself came to a close, Seymour appeared before Auron, informing him of Coco's return, and the danger they may be in later. Meanwhile, Ren and Ruby follow after a mysterious intruder attacking the CCT. However, the intruder managed to escape the standoff unharmed upon Ironwood's arrival.
The next day, when the teams were choosing their first missions, Team AART had 'requested' being put on the same mission Team CFVY was on, due to the presence of Fiends. While Ozpin originally declined, Auron 'convinced' the Headmaster to allow them to partake in the mission. He accepted, on the condition that he accompany Team AART.
The team fought through wave after wave of Fiends before encountering Seymour. He spoke briefly about his plans to recreate Sin and how Yevon had gifted his powers to him. After he spoke, he attempted to end them all with a Mega-Death, only to be stopped by RagingKey and his protege MoonKoolaid.
Once the former maester was stopped for at least a moment, the group sped off in a truck back towards Vale, making it in time to stop the wave of Grimm breaching the city. However, once sealed, the cave was blown open once more by Fiends, causing a longer battle to ensue.
As the last of the Fiends fell, a brief moment of respite was allowed before the next challenge came, in the form of Seymour again. This time, however, he trapped each member of Team RWBY in a deadly duel with replicas of Yuna's other guardians. Those still in the real world, however, were faced with a more deadly threat, the King of Dragons, Bahamut.
A victory was theirs thankfully, as Ruby defeated Kimarhi, Weiss overcame Lulu, Blake outsmarted Rikku, and Moon saved Yang from drowning while defeating Wakka. Teams AART and JNPR had it easy, as they watched RagingKey single-handily take down the powerful Aeon. It was also due to his vast abilities that he was able to save Ruby from bleeding out from the wound she had received during her own fight.
The tournament began months later, right about the same time Airu began having dreams of a woman much like her, claiming to be her real mother. However, Tuz Madar seemed to be strained holding the vision and never allowed the harpy much time to talk. She pushed that to the back of her mind when she awoke, instead focusing on winning her first match.
By defeating Team KCUT in a close match, for some a little too 'close,' Team AART made their way into round two. From there, Auron and Airu pull off another victory against Pyrrha and Nora, making good use of their Semblances.
After Yang had been disqualified, and Mercury sent on his way with his prosthetics, Airu had her finals match against Penny. However, despite being caught before, Emerald managed to create the illusion to trick Airu into creating a gust of wind. In doing so, she regained her Aeroga spell and tore through the Android with the strings attached to her swords. In that moment, everything went to Hell.
Grimm, Fiends, and White Fang ran rampant through Vale and Beacon, destroying much of the school. Tidus, Pyrrha, and Jaune made their way to Beacon tower while Ruby and Airu got to Ironwood's ship.
Auron met up with Team CFVY and they were fighting together, or at least they were until Seymour summoned Anima. The Aeonic incarnation of his mother fired off its Pain attack at the Hunters. Four of which struck the members of Team CFVY, leaving them dead to rights, and enraging Auron. Anima was taking out by RagingKey before his revenge could be exacted, but his raw emotion unlocked the true power of Auron's Sphere Grid Semblance.
Airu and Ruby fought against Neo and Roman, the former of which had been blown away and zapped with lightning as she fell. Before they could claim victory over the crime lord, he pulled out a stone allowing him to summon the Dark Aeon, Valefore. Ruby was knocked off the destroyed ship, landing safely with the use of Crescent Rose, while Airu and the Dark Aeon engaged in a deadly battle of the skies.
In what seemed to be the end, Airu took the full force of Energy Burst, seemingly killing her. A voice rang in her head as her body burst into flames, before reforming from the ashes. She proposed one question to the crime lord, revealing his past and other sister, Julia, who was sick in the hospital. The two engaged in battle once more, the harpy giving Roman a merciful, if not gruesome, death to save his sister.
Ren, having landed in an abandoned district after defeating a powerful Fiend with the help of Ruby and Moon. There, he encountered Mercury and Emerald who were hell-bent on killing him. Not allowing that to happen, he managed to fight off the two of them. By cutting into Mercury's metal legs with Emerald's weapons, the gunslinger was able to freeze and destroy one leg, before he relearned his Elemental Bullet spells, and melted the assassin's other leg.
With one final bullet, Ren disposed of Mercury as Emerald pleaded for her life, with a wound in her leg. Ren's personality changed, becoming more gospel and thinking of himself as a god, and kept her alive. However, he carved out her eyes, ruptured her eardrums, and removed her tongue.
Auron, still angry with Seymour, chased after Yang and Blake, getting stopped for a moment. That was enough to watch as Yang's arm was removed by Adam Taurus. Before the White Fang leader could do more damage, the guardian quickly engaged in battle with the Bull Faunus and Dark Yojimbo.
After creating a fifth Overdrive, Zanmato, and using it to defeat the Dark Aeon, Adam activated his Semblance in attempts to kill Auron. The guardian barely raised Masamune in time to lessen the damage, but he still lost his left arm, right eye, and the blade was cut in two. Utilizing Copycat and the now unrestricted powers of Masamune, Auron and Adam clashed again, this time with the guardian coming out victorious and Adam in two pieces.
Tidus, Jaune, and Pyrrha made it to the vault, where they encountered Ozpin and the Fall Maiden. During the transferring of souls, Tidus was also affected, awakening the Aeon that sleeps within him, Odin. Despite their best efforts to stop Cinder, she still managed to finish off the Fall Maiden Amber and take the remaining half of her power.
Determined to stop her, Tidus and Pyrrha chased after the new Fall Maiden and engaged in a fight that would determine the fate of Beacon. While their powers were evenly matched, Cinder got the upper hand on Tidus just enough to bind him long enough to defeat Pyrrha and kill her before his eyes. Enraged, Tidus turned the tides and stabbed Cinder, before choking her with her own blood and tossing her off Beacon tower.
On the ground, Airu, Weiss, and Ruby were on their way to assist the two fighting atop the tower, when Cinder's body nearly fell on the harpy. Saving her life, Weiss pushed her girlfriend out of the way and took the impact. In that very moment, the Maiden powers were being sent to Spira, and the contact had transported the heiress as well.
In the aftermath of the Battle of Beacon, the teams were scattered and broken. Blake had run, Tidus was still asleep, Auron was recovering from the loss of limbs, Airu went to live with the Schnee's until they could find Weiss, Ren began working with General Ironwood, and Yang was back and home trying to adjust as well. In the three months (six in Spira) that they would rest, they would reflect on what they have lost, what they are losing, or where they are lost in.
Airu Mirai
Age: 20
Weapons: Genocide (Dual Fire/Ice Butterfly Swords), Repentance (Lighting Rapier), *Myrtenster*
Semblance: Wind Control
Magic: Aero, Aerora, Aeroga
Auron Ronin
Age: 26 (physically)/ 36 (10 years as an Unsent)
Weapon: Shattered Masamune
Semblance: Sphere Grid (Evolution of Breaker)
Overdrives: Dragon Fang, Shooting Star, Banishing Blade, Tornado, Zanmato
Ren Glain
Age: 20
Weapons: Skull Destroyers (Dual Pistols with Dust Dials and Baton Form), Armageddon (Lightning/Ice Gauntlets and Wind/Fire Greaves)
Semblance: Digistruct
Magic: Elemental Bullets
Tidus Abe
Age: 18
Weapon: Calagblog and Champion's Spirit
Semblance: Hydrokinesis
Overdrives: Spiral Cut, Slice and Dice, Energy Rain, Blitz Ace, Jecht Shot
(Cue Sandcastle Kingdoms - NateWantsToBattle-Nathan Sharp)
(0:00 - 0:07) Instrumental
The camera pans around the destruction of Beacon towards the broken moon, where 'When Dreams Become Nightmares' flickers around it before vanishing.
(0:07 - 0:14) What can I make and what can I sell? A timeshare in heaven that's just out of hell
The image changes to Seymour and Salem, standing atop an altar in the middle of the Grimmlands. Pyreflies and darkness surround them as the camera moves back to show the army of Grimm and Fiends.
(0:14 - 0:18) Am I a fraud or a genuine scam?
The scene shifts to that of Airu, sitting on a bed meant to belong to Weiss.
(0:18 - 0:22) Am I a monster or worse, just a man?
Another shift brings the image to Ren, sitting alone in the darkness, a gun in his hand. A spectral being with black hair whispers into his ear as he stares at the gun in his hand.
(0:22 - 0:29) In the end we're all the same. To the grave we only take our names
Once more the image shift, to that of Auron standing over four graves. One by one, the spectral images of Velvet, Yatsuhashi, and Fox disappear. Auron and Coco stand alone before she fades as well.
(0:30 - 0:37) There's an ocean made of dreams. But the current strands you out at sea
Another shift shows Tidus, standing at the edge of an ocean. Pyhrra stands in the water as the two try to reach each other. As their hands nearly meet, she begins drifting back, taken by the sea.
(0:38 - 0:50) I wake up to find, the passing of time, made my mirror show, someone I don't know.
In another shift, Weiss stares into the mirror. A plain rapier rests on her side as she as the Gullwings appear as the camera zooms out. Even as the others seem to be having a good time, she remains saddened and lost.
(0:51- 1:03) Now with my own hands, build castles from sand, but all kingdoms drown, as tides bring them down.
In a room of darkness, RagingKey and Seymour stand across from one another in a game of chess. They make their moves quickly, yet with strategy unmatched. In a matter of moments, both sides have claimed four pawns.
(1:04 - 1:11) My army has fallen, ambitions have burned. The subjects stay loyal but don't wait their turn.
The game board practically springs to life as the pieces become people as they duel. The camera pans around as Airu, with Winter and Neo at her side, take on Ifrit, Shiva, and Ixion. Elsewhere, Ren and Ruby are seen encountering a scientist with mutated Grimm. Tidus, Jaune, Lie Ren, and Nora stare down Tyrian. Auron and Yang, both with prosthetic arms, face off against The Buzzard.
(1:12 - 1:19) Now blindly they follow their king to the fray, but he has no action and they have no say.
Two chess pieces remain as they were, kings, as they stop in the center of the board, one space between the two. They don't move as the camera zooms out and spins.
(1:20 - 1:30) In the end we're bound to change. We're made for more than all of these numbers and names.
Scenes play out, side by side view, as each member of Team AART shows their changes over the year they spent in Beacon.
(1:30 - 1:38) We could all go down in flames. Or put it out, relinquish these words from my mouth.
The scene changes one last time to Airu, looking towards a dark tower in the distance. Ren stands next to her, with Auron and Tidus standing next to him. Behind them, friends and allies stand with them as they looked towards their destiny, ready to fight.
Alright, that is it for today. Now the next update won't be until two weeks from Tuesday, so not next week. This is because with me being at college I don't have as much time to write as I did before, so I want to keep a buffer in case things come up and I can't write for a while. That being said, I hope you all take care and I will see you in two weeks.