Salutation! Well here's the Chapter 34!

Still hype for Volume 4! Here's chapter 34!

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Chapter 34 : False Dreams

Dreams are the most unexplainable sensation one individual can experience. Because sometimes, they become so real that you'd just want to sleep forever. Giving you something you'd always wish to happen, like a happily ever after for example. If you experienced one yourself, good for you. However, dreams can be deceiving.

One blazing night, was the turning point of everything.

The war over the enchanted ones was near its end. Even when the creatures of the unknown realm and the elder giants poured out of the 'Door', nothing or no one was going to stop the King in putting an end to 'Ova'. The night was dark that even the planetary moon wasn't visible through the thick clouds that covered the sky. All that can be seen and heard was noise and the flames of the battle raging on for 3 days none stop. The Empire of the Freemen was being put to the test. As hordes of devilish demons went on a rampage in the battlefield. Threatening to end all of Humanity and cleanse the world of such life forms.

Every hero that was under the flag of the Empire fought relentlessly against whatever the god 'Ova' threw at them. They didn't showed any hint of exhaustion nor loss of hope, for one Hero was giving his all. This Hero was called with many names. The Royal and divine graced ruler of men, the son of light, the lion of the empire, the sword of the poor, and more. His real name, was Arthurian Arconovia the first. In layman's term, King Arthur Arc.

He was known for his unrivaled skills and powers that can move mountains, tame seas and rule all of man. But having such power, he refused to use them. Instead, he used his abilities to unite all of Humanity. Show compassion for the people who needs help. Forgive the ones who hurt him once, and share the richest of his kingdom to all nations of the world. He alone managed to call all of man to serve him, be an empire not through bloodshed but understanding, be protectors but not dictators, be the hope but not the sole keeper of it. He wisely used his influence and united man under one flag and one goal. To free all of Humanity from the hands of the dark one.

There he was, standing in the middle of the battlefield. Greased in dirt and blood. With his weapon Crocea Mors, he blocked every attack and with his sword, he strike forth the unholy creatures down. The scene was palpable, none of the men believed the sight. The battle was like a fight between Titans only this time, the other one was a human. He didn't stop, he didn't flatter, and he kept moving forward. He was the greatest example of human perseverance. With or without his powers, he refused to stay down, he never ran nor did he cower in a corner. He promised to all of his subjects, to all of his fellow humans… That he will bring eternal peace upon this world, and shall free their children from the unforgiving cycle of hatred and suffering.

This is it. The final battle that will decide the fate of all creation. The fight that will unlock the future. The fight that will create and fulfill his dream. He was accompanied by his Royal Knights, an assemblage of all the mightiest Heroes and Warriors alike, of the Empire. A house of knights that was compromised of 72 bloodline of Royal spear and shield of the people. They were not forced to fight this battle nor they choose to fight for the king alone, but rather they choose to fight for the future that the new generation deserves. With every ounce of their fighting spirit, they did not fell in the hands of Ova and his temptation.

With one final blow. Those 72 Knights was able to turn the tide of the campaign. They were able to push through towards the gate and seal it. Under the words of the great king and his curse… He casted the creatures of the unknown, back to where they came from. By doing so, they have won the battle…. But sadly, not the war.

For one final showdown was still scheduled to take place between the King Arthur and the god Ova themselves. The earth shook, the mountains crumbled down, the seas was divide and the sky crack under the sheer power of both beings. A man was actually going against a god. An unimaginable sight that not even the witnesses couldn't find the words to describe.

The fight lasted for 7 days. When the moment came, the great king was able to vanquish the darkness. Seeing the end was near and the destiny cannot be change. The god 'Ova' took out his final trump card. He can never accept defeat brought by the hands of a mere mortal. If the god of darkness was going to be defeated forever, then he will bring this world with him, in the eternal oblivion.

The once divine being called fort 'Abyss', the creature that devours all. This gigantic creature was black in color, it was also formless. All it had was the shadow that devoured everything, color, sound, light, and life. Everything turned to coal, it became a land of the dead. Those who were unfortunate enough to be caught by the shadow was sucked of all life. Their flesh immediately turned to ash and all that remains afterwards, were nothing but their black bones.

The god laugh as he slowly turns to sand, slowly drifting into nothing, "You may have defeated me, king. But you have failed to save your world!" his laughter grew louder and louder as the world was shattered. With the destruction of creation, the so called god of darkness disappeared as well. From the pinnacle of victory, stands the King as he watched it all happen. None have survived the apocalypse. None but the King alone lived to see it all at end. But he did not falter, he was no king if he let this destruction be the end of him nor will he allow his promises be nothing but words.

With all his might, he shouted on top of his voice, "I call forth the ones who split from the divide. The spawns of the creation of God himself. The ones who found their purpose in thy cycle of life and death. Hear me divine beings of the Heavens and grant me what my heart seeks and what my soul wants…."

From the call, came forth 4 heavenly beings with divine powers that levels no ordinary Angels.

Raziel (Angel of Mysteries)

Azrael (Angel of Death)

Zachriel (Angel of Memory)

Eistibus (Angel of Divination)

They descended from the divide that separated the material world and eternal realm. Light of the unknown wonders lit the world up and gave the call of the great king the honor of their audience and answer, "Our King of the mortal ever so divine of pure love and light. You summon us, Oh great King?" said the Angels in unison.

"Let this be not the end of creation!" The king raised his arms, "Fulfill my Wish….. my dream!"

"Oh great King. You of all the mortals, knows the magnitude of your desire? Do you not fear death?" answered Eistibus (Angel of Divination)

The king looked to the shattered world and all the life that he once ruled, "What is life without someone to share it with?"

Azrael (Angel of Death) lowered himself to the king's side, "My King…. You have truly ascended all the mortals, for your love knows no bounds" the angle presented his book of life and death, "Your name was never written in my book. Even Zachriel is a witness to that. You were never destined to die"

"So my destiny is to roam this … land?" The king took out a necklace that had 2 rings conjoined with one another, "I have gave my word to my people…. And now I have failed them….. Penny…."

The king's face glowed with hope once more, "I have another promise to keep but my people's future must come first" The king looked into Eistibus (Angel of Divination), "Oh the seeker and the caretaker of the future. Hold thy will" The king took the necklace off and handed it to the angel, "You said once that I do not shape nor do I hold my own destiny…. " the angel was bewildered but still, he took the item offered by the King, "Let me be the first…"

He now turned to Zachriel (Angel of Memory), "Let me be the first and I dare pray be the last to suffer the cruelty of the Ancient sins"

Angel lowered only her heard as she knew the desire of the King in her heart. Raziel (Angel of Mysteries) stepped forward, "You are truly an existence that defies all of rationality and defies the will of the creator Monty…"

"No…." The King said, "I have uphold my destiny by defeating Ova. From this moment on…. I am no longer bound by the Creator's prophesy. I now hold my own destiny" the king now took his armor off, "I, Arthur… King of the Empire of the united Freemen, shall now take my grand exit"

"As you wish, great King…." The Angels didn't shed tears. They simply kept their divine expression, for each of them and all the angels in the heaven knows…. They'll meet again.

Now the great king stood in the doors of the eternal and took out the core within his body, "Hear my wish and grant me my dream fulfilled…." From the door, The tree of life appeared in view, "Eion Sof" The king briefly paused as a familiar figure stood on the other side of the door. It was a girl who was crying for some reason, but those were tears of happiness. The king smiled back, "I will always love you Penny…"

The man sighed, "Please… no matter how long it takes….. wait for me" Penny nod with glee, "I will wait for you my king…. My love"

With that, the king mustered all the powers that the core had, "Grant my dream be fulfilled!"

A blinding light erupted from the man, everything became a blur as every realm that existed, shifted. The 'Earth' that was filled with death suddenly turned white and illuminated like diamonds that reflected the sun's light. From the dark portion of the cosmos, came and gave birth to a new world. A world that was anew of life, "Let this world be named…. Remnant….."

The land, the sea and the sky was filled with various colors and forms of life. Man was among them. Although it was not the same nor was it beautiful as the world created by God himself. But the King was satisfied, he was never destined to end all of darkness, he was destined to make sure humanity and all of creation is to survive the great peril Ova opposed.

Out of the love the king had over his subjects, he bestowed them the right or the chance to be born anew. Everyone human that perished from the old 'Earth' was now reborn in the world of 'Remnant', "Let not earth be forgotten. Instead let it be an example….When we hit our deepest, we stand again and more open for change…. Let Earth be now the Shattered moon, the object of the Ancient Sin"

The king now turned to Remnant, "And let this world be blessed henceforth….. Faunus, Aries…. Watch over them all….. Devine Angels, ….. protect the will of Monty….Guide humanity…... Keep moving forward…." From the words of a dying king, all the angles in heaven wept.

Azrael (Angel of Death) appeared again, "I have now written your name, my King. You can now rest in peace if you so forth choose. If not, you have 10 days before you die in your sleep, peacefully"

"Thank you… old friend" The king smiled warmly. Not caring about the words of the Angel of death himself. He was an honest soul that never backed down nor let the negativity drag him in despair.

The scene and the moment was almost perfect, if it weren't for one major setback. A demonic laugher echoed throughout the cosmos, "Foolish King!"

The man kept his passive face on, "You are the manifestation that will always exist….. I know you'll be reborn… Ova"

That laughter stopped, from the shadows… came out a being that resembles a female human figure, "My name is not Ova…. My name is Salem…." The evil witch grinned maniacally.

"You're a fool for creating another 'Earth'…. I will make sure to lay waste to it!" She knew that the King had few little power left. The magnitude of his wish or dream rather was the same weight as his soul. In exchange for it was everything that defines himself as a human being, as it was his original form as 'life' the creator Monty made.

The man didn't flinched, "No…. that's not who you are… Queen"

The said woman turned towards him, "Your words baffles me…. King…. What do you even mean—"

"Ova wanted to destroy Earth…. You on the other hand… wants to rule it do you not?"

The queen frowned, "What makes you think I want to rule this pitiful world… these Humans?"

"Because you're not Ova…. Because you are Salem….." The queen suddenly roared in anger, "ENOUGH WITH YOUR POISONOUS WORDS. YOU ARE A FOOL! YOU ARE A PATHETIC HUMAN TO EVER THINK YOU CAN RID THIS WORLD OF THE DARKNESS!"

"It was never my destiny to defeat darkness….." the man simply smiled, "I will let that job fall to the right person at the right time"

"HAHAHA There will never be another mortal that can ascend the thrown of god! Your precious remnant will burn!" flurry purple flames erupted from her as if she was already burning. Thinking it would scare the man before her, although she was surprised to see that the King kept smiling at her.

"Then….. I'll wish you luck…"

"You seem confident, King…. Surely you do not think—"

"Let's have a deal Salem….. what do you say?"

The queen was baffled, "A deal?"

"Ten Thousand years from now. It will determine what force can rule this world, the darkness or the light… No creatures of the realms shall appear in Remnant…."

The queen was skeptic but still kept a devious smile, "How about your Angels?"

"They are not to enter this world, if not called forth. Though they can interfere if the deal is being violated by malicious foreign bodies"

The queen smirked, "I will only agree with your proposal…. If you let me do one thing"

"What is it?"

"Let me pour forth the seven sin that Ova made, only this time…. They will be given form. Each sin that man does regardless the act will give birth to Grimm…."

"Deal…" The king responded quickly. Which made the Queen grin even more.

"You are but a fool…. King"

The king only smiled even more, "Don't underestimate the power of Humanity"

Current date and time…

Godzilla was an overstatement. The gigantic creature that now stood before Dimmesdale was a bit smaller than how the books describe the creature or how the movie showed him to be. The creature did look like a giant lizard but with more… Grimm. It had the basic recognizable assets such as scary monstrous mask, sharp teeth, red eyes, sharp nails, deadly spike from its back and a gigantic ass—I mean tail…

Jaune was stunned to even say a word, and Archer was having the time of his life, "OMG! I love how it tries to kill us. It's soooo amazing!"

"Really Archer?" asked Jaune. Clearly he was not impressed.

"Hell yeah! Such destruction on a large scale!"

Hearing that statement, the blonde chuckled in disbelief, "Then I don't suppose you'll mind when the City is completely destroy huh? The councilor will take that out of your paycheck and the rest of your savings"

Archer immediately froze, who's going to pay for his comics and other useless stuff he bought himself. Who's going to pay for his monthly first member subscription over Roosterteeth?

"Hehe did I said like? I mean I hate it! I really, really hate it! Come here you oversize lizard! I'll stick an exploding arrow right up at your gigantic ass!"

Jaune sighed, he was hopeless, though Ruby giggled in the byplay, "Jaune, what's the plan?" asked the miniature reaper.

"Keep it from reaching the City. Do everything to attract it away from Dimmesdale" he looked to Archer. This stuff was his specialty, "Archer…. Go boom"

"I'll call down 'Veronica' only if you call 'Gilgamesh'…." The guy means it seriously which made Ruby a little confused. She wondered if that was the name of a weapon or another knight.

The blonde eyed his fellow knight, "You know I won't do that Archer, there are too many people around"

"I think you should. Before those 'too many' people die…." Okay Ruby was now even more confused, there was friction between the two. It suffocated the air around them.

"Uhm guys….. are we going to do this or not?"

"Why of course Ruby…. I'm just waiting for Jaune to make the first move … it takes a few minutes for me to ready myself, while Jaune here can instantly deal with the monster"

"Jaune?..."

The said blonde was quiet, he acted like he was observing the scene, trying to make a plan. But in truth, he was conflicted right now. Archer was right, but 'Gilgamesh' is a trump card Jaune had under his sleeve. He refuse to call 'him' unless the situation calls for a bigger guy to fight. But who was he kidding, the situation is already life or death.

"Fine… Head to point Delta, 59 degrees north, 70 degrees south… have veronica ready by then. Use Leukocyte"

"Copy that" Archer took his scroll out and typed in a series of codes, "Take position on quadrant 2 east, 50 degrees to the left then Call 'Gilgamesh'. Try to minimized the diameter of destruction by 4 out of 10 ratio. Lessen 'Gilgamesh's size by 25 meters. Ruby go with Jaune…" though she has no clue what the two teen was talking about, she just nod and went with it.

Jaune now stood, "Got it…... The operation will start in 4, 3, 2…"

Archer smirked even more, "THE HUNGRY RABBIT JUMPS!"

The three went and dashed out. Ruby was fast because of her semblance but the situation needs for her to be faster if possible. Surprisingly, she couldn't keep up with Jaune, and she was already at top speed. Seeing that the girl was a bit struggling with him, Jaune did a cut back drift and caught Ruby. He swept her off her feet and carried her like a princess. Which made Ruby blush… despite crying earlier.

"Ruby….. We….. I'll…" Jaune stopped when he felt Ruby's hand on his cheeks, "We'll get over this, okay? We just have to stay positive"

Ruby was being optimistic, that was her nature but it was accompanied not by a determined look. She was giving her warmest smile, it was so uplifting that it managed to warm Jaune's heart. Her optimism is contagious ….. in a good way. The blonde held her tightly wishing he can give her a hug but that can wait. There was still an oversize lizard to deal with.

Soon Jaune and Ruby reached the coordinates. He immediately relaxed and took a meditating breathing as he ready himself. Since Mountain Glenn, he still had enough energy to power up the core and call forth 'Gilgamesh' at least 1 or 2 more times. He did a computation of the amount of energy needed to keep himself alive as well as the quantity of energy he needs to store up for the 'True Order'. He was not going to extend his life anymore.

He knelt in the ground as he ready himself but Ruby called and knelt with him. She took his hands and held it firmly, "Jaune…. Don't be afraid… Let me and Penny help you. You're not alone"

P-Penny? Who is she? Jaune asked himself, he was a bit curious of the name. It sounded familiar to him. Even so, he nod, "Ruby… I don't know who told you the truth between me and your mom. But seeing that you already know about it suggests that you know my story. All of it"

Ruby smiled and gave a single nod.

"You know of the things I did. The amount of blood on my hands, the number of lives I took and destroyed….. and yet you still believed in me?"

"You're no longer the Reaper you were then. You are now Jaune Arc….." Ruby held Jaune's hands firmly, "You are specially to me…. You are not alone….. and Please don't try to be lonely anymore" Ruby now broke from him but only for a moment. She spread her arms as she hugged Jaune tightly. The blonde was thankful for everything. Ruby was someone who change him for the better. His life was worthless up until he met her. If this destiny was something he cannot escape, Ruby was that one factor that saved him from eternal darkness. What happens from here on out, he will always give his best to keep Ruby safe.

As blue eyes interlocked with silver, both teens leaned closer to each other.

"Thank you….." His lips found hers…..

Unknown realm…

Penny stood in an open field of a garden that was abundant in life. It was normal seeing that she was the Maiden of Spring. She was wearing a white dress that extends all the way to her knees. It has matching long sleeves while her hair swayed with the breeze, as she stares at the man that she have long awaited to see again. He had a simple white shirt on, and jeans.

"You…. You came for me" the maiden couldn't fought the tears anymore.

"I promised didn't I?… I hope I didn't made you wait too long?"

"No" Penny shrugged happily and giggled innocently, "You did what you had to do"

The King then took out the necklace, and removed the chain. He then presented the intertwined rings, it was simple but beautiful, "P-Penny…. I… um…"

Penny suddenly pouted and turned around. They haven't seen each other for ten thousand years and here he goes again with his shyness and dorkiness.

"A-A-Ah Penny… Are you perhaps angry at me? I-I'm sorry for making you wait…. This long" the man somewhat slumped, feeling guilty for all of it. 10 thousand years was too long, he knows that.

"At that moment, if you hadn't called out my name…. I probably wouldn't even be here…" Penny now smiled as she stepped closer.

The king mustered his courage up and knelt down, "P-Penny Polendina. Will you be my wife?" his voice was a bit shaky but the guy meant every word of it. Hearing it, Penny now walked closer to the man who means so much to her, "You finally said it. I've been waiting all this time"

"Not even death can keep us apart" The king smiled, "I promise you"

"I know…" Penny reached up gave a small kiss on his lips, "You always keep your promise, right?"

"Now then….." The king now placed the ring on Penny's finger, "Let's begin…. For the sake of those kids"

"Shall we?" the two were now side by side, holding hands knowing they'll never be separated again.

"Yes…"

Back at the real world…..

Let this be an act to cleanse this world of the dark forces that destabilizes the people….. Wake up….. 'Gilgamesh'

A blinding light suddenly erupted and came forth from the north. It was so bright that the night was illuminated like it was morning. A pillar of light extended from the ground and towards the sky, it was surging with pure energy that the Red Forest suddenly grew with life. The Grimm that was near the area began to dissolve or more like disintegrated into dust. Even the giant Grimm reacted to it, but didn't got affected at the slightest. From the pillar of blinding light, 7 rainbowed halo appeared. Those halo encircled the pillar as each rings differ in sizes.

All the witness was stunned and was amazed. They had their eyes wide open because the beauty of the light alone somewhat freed their hearts from all forms of fear.

Neo and Archer saw it and was astound as well. It was a level of energy on a grand scale. Although they saw this already at least once, the night they closed the door leading to the Queen's realm. Where Salem was defeated, roughly 7 years ago.

The light was different and the halos didn't appeared the last time, "This is the light that destroys… that guides us to death…. However, it's still beautiful…." Some tears fell that Neo unknowingly shed.

Archer suddenly appeared beside her, "You're right….. but this light is different from the one on that night… This light….. is life"

Neo wiped the tears away, "It was said that this light appeared when the King ended the ancient war of the enchanted ones. The manifestation of the Love of a great King to a Maiden. The light that signals hope. The pillar that stood as the foundation of all life…"

"Seven Swell"

The pillar wobbled for a moment and then stabilized under a gigantic human form, Gilgamesh. Although the massive condensed of energy or god like creature was a little different. The body that was shining like gold before was now shinning in rainbow colors, the blood red flaming eyes were now blazing green, his size was cut short 20 meters. But even when the difference were there, he was still powerful enough to handle the threat.

Every step Gilgamesh made shook the land and sent miniature earth quake that was a lot more powerful than the Godzilla wannabe. Surprisingly, the wannabe can breathe fire. It huff and spat fire towards it's enemy. However it was useless as Gilgamesh manipulated some energy and manifested a shield that defected the attack. The giant man now created a sword that was a perfect replica of Crocea Mors, the king's sword. The two gigantic bodies fought and rumbled brutally as more of the Forest got destroyed. The Grimm can fight, even with its gigantic ass, it can still move fast, the armor it had was a different story. They can withstand Gilgamesh's attacks despite the point blank range.

Not your average ultra-man vs space monsters. This one was much intense because every attacked ricochet heavily on the environment, risking the lives of the survivors that was still scattered around. However, when the monster used it tail and ram Gilgamesh with the spikes in its back, the giant knight jumped. With stoic warrior like stands, Gilgamesh wanted to end the fight with a single slash. The impact of the attack rattled both giants, the armor finally gave way. The portion near it's back a little on top of the neck was destroyed. Though Gilgamesh's sword cracked under the intense swing. But that wasn't enough for him to give up. He then mustered energy again only this time, he manifested a giant white scythe. With one final swing, Gilgamesh arched and twisted it's body and did a full swing.

The Grimm thought that it wasn't enough to fully harm its body because of the remaining armor, but Gilgamesh wasn't aiming for the body, he was aiming at the head. In a flash, the Godzilla wannabe's head flew as it roared its last.

After the fight, the survivors and the golden army of the Menagerie cheered. They won the fight. The destruction towards Dimmesdale was still minimal compared to vale during the invasion. The safe zone was establish and more help arrived. Raven and Winter lend their hands to help the survivors, Weiss, Blake, and Yang joined them, seeing that it was the least they can do.

Over the western hill, Jaune and Ruby was seating over a rock. They were exhausted after that fight, so a little quiet and alone time was in order. Ruby was still new with her Maiden powers so it really took a lot off her. She leaned over the shoulders of the blonde boy as they overlook the City.

"So let me get this straight….. This Penny… is the Spring Maiden Goddess? And she was the one who told you all about the origin of the Ancient history…. She and your Mom were the ones who told you all about me, the things I did and the 'thing' that I am?"

Before answering, Ruby pouted with a cute frown. She hated it when Jaune used the term 'thing'. So she leaned forward and pinched him good, "That about sums it all up. And stop using the 'thing' word okay?"

"Okkaaayyssss"

"Good…"

Ruby then settle her head on his lap, giving the perfect 'lovey-dovey' moment, "Hey, thanks"

"You already said thanks for almost 7 times already…."

"I just want to make sure… I owe you a lot…." However Ruby suddenly saddened for some reasons, making the dork worry.

"What's wrong? Does something hurt?"

"No….. it's just… after this is all over…. You'll head back to Menagerie, right?... You're not going back to Beacon?"

The blonde lowered his head, "Yes" he reached for her and caressed her cheeks just to make sure she won't feel too lonely, "Hey… Don't worry Ruby. I'll be watching the Vytal Festival… I'll be watching your fight in the tournament"

"but.. it won't be the same if you're not there… How about your team? How about Pyrrha, Ren and Nora?"

Jaune was silent for a moment but the blonde took something from his pocket. It was his scroll with the team RWBY and JNPR together as his wallpaper, "I can't go back Ruby. Not that I don't want to but…... because there are a lot of things that needs my attention. Menagerie is at war….. the things that happened here at Dimmesdale….. this is just one city….. the threat is real…. No matter how I badly I want to go back to Beacon…. A lot of people already knows my identity. It'll be unfair if a knight goes to the tournament…."

"Oh come on Jaune! You'll be like super OP! your gonna kick butt!"

"Ruby….."

"Jaune…. We missed you. Those two months felt like years for us. Pyrrha haven't stopped training since the day you left. Nora and Ren are the same but I can tell, they also miss you. They miss their leader"

"I know Ruby. I miss them too. I miss Beacon academy… But I took an oath before the tomb of the King. I have to see my oath be fulfilled. But don't worry….. like I said, I'll be watching all of your fights all the way"

Ruby pouted even more than before, "Since when did you became so stubborn? Argh I give up"

"I'm sorry Ruby…."

The girl sighed, "You don't have to apologize for anything. You have a duty to fulfill… and an arc never goes back on his words…. I know"

Ruby's words was like a magic that erases all the dark clouds covering Jaune's soul. Now that he has this moment with her. He had thought twice if it was the right time for his idea. Since Ruby knows about Summer's death and his background, it was only fair if he did her a favor. After all she helped in saving this city.

"Hey Ruby… I want to ask you a question"

"Yeah sure? What is it?"

"You don't think Ozpin and the rest of the guardians will be angry if …. Oh I don't know…."

"Jaune what is it?"

"You don't think they'll get mad if you suddenly went on a short vacation. Just 3 days or maybe a week off yours studies in Beacon?"

Ruby blink innocently, though she did got a hint of what Jaune was trying to say.

"Ruby…. Would you like to come with me to Fort castle in Menagerie for a week?"

"W-with you? For a week? B-but how about Beacon?" Are we that desperate to run away?

"It'll be just for a week. I'm sure Ozpin will understand my intentions….. Right Ms. Raven?"

Ruby was confused. She turns towards the direction Jaune was looking at, "Ms. Raven?"

The lady stepped out of red portal over the covers of the fallen trees, "Jaune, as much as I want Ruby to go with you. I don't think Tai would approve"

Jaune now stood and patted some dirt off him, "Not to be rude and all…. But he doesn't have a say in this….. This is for Summer, not for me" Raven eyed the teen first just to make sure he means every word. Especially to see if there was any ill intentions. She then glance at Ruby reassessing her status as a capable individual and as a Maiden, with a tiresome sigh, she made a decision

She walked towards Ruby and knelt down, she had a smile that made the red reaper wonder, she as beautiful, "The way I see it, I too, doesn't have any say in this….." She took out something from her pocket, "This was Summer's. Can you give this to her?" Ruby reached out a hand and accepted the item, it was a friendship bracelet, "You're Mom was into this sort of things….. This was going to be my gift to her back then…. But I never got the chance to hand it to her personally. So can you do me a favor Ruby?"

Ruby wore a determined face and nod, "I will. I promise"

Suddenly a familiar loud voice erupted from behind, "Alright! When are we leaving!?" from the magnitude of the voice, it had to be Yang.

The three turned to see Weiss, Blake, Yang and Winter heading their way, "Yang….. I'm not going straight back to Beacon just yet"

Yang crossed her arms , "I know, that's why I'm coming with you. Just to make sure…. 'Vomit-boy' here won't take advantage of you"

"Why did I felt daggers stabbing me when you gestured those 'thumbs up' to me?" replied Jaune.

"Well because I meant them. No one's going to take my little sister in a little private vacation without my approval!"

"I think the same goes for all of us" added Weiss.

"Come on guys, this is not a vacation….. We're going to see Mom…." Hearing Ruby said the word 'Mom' they suddenly went silent. They know how much Ruby misses her mom. Her optimism is an evidence to that.

Seeing that it was getting a little awkward, Jaune decided to break the atmosphere. He turned to Winter, "Well?... What do you think…. Winter?"

The original Ice queen saw the hint in his voice, she let out a chuckle, "I think this team deserves a short break from school I suppose…" As tired as her voice was, she really means it. After what they saw in that secret enemy base. They'll need the break from all the training.

"Wait? You're okay with it?" asked Weiss.

"Yes, although if you're going with to Menagerie, then I'll take those ID's and dog tags of the missing train personnel. I'll have to inform their families"

Surprisingly, it went all well. Even the girls couldn't believe it, Winter and Raven agreed with Jaune. The next thing they knew, they found themselves on board of a Menagerian Alpha class Battle ship heading to Fort castle…. With Jaune puking his guts out of course.

Well there we go!

Here's the reference for the image of the gigantic Grimm :

rwby_the_god_of_balance_by_exvnir. All the credits goes to him.

Here's another reference for when the old 'Earth' was destroyed :

Noah-Bradley_The-Sin-of-Man_A-Tear-for-Every-Hero-in-Hell.

Noah-Bradley_Swamp

Noah-Bradley_Swamp2

If you wish to see the actual images of Neo's angels:

A.) Azrael, (Angel of Death)

B.) Eistibus (Angel of Divination)

C.) Raziel (angel of Mystery)

D.) Zachriel (angel of Memory)

You can search it on the net

Credits to: Peter Mohrbacher, great job on the Artworks

Peter Mohrbacher is an artist working on a fantasy project called Angelarium. The art and themes are beautiful but scary, leaving you with a feeling of wonder.

You can explore more of Angelarium on , instagram, tumblr, or Deviantart.

Next chapter 'Menagerie Kingdom'

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The chapter updates will be weekly (hopefully) my Studies and Professors won't be terrorizing my weekends or any free time.

So until then See Yea!

Kuya-taku is out! PEACE …. (^-^),,"V"