AN: Hey Everyone, Void here with another chapter of Dreams of Remnant. I have some news about my stories and my schedule, nothing bad, if anything I'd say it's good news. I will wait to the end to tell you all though.

For now? Enjoy!

Chapter 1 - New Days

Uni's dreams weren't any different from normal, that was to say, they were bizarre. The fact that she was lost in a misty forest with clockwork trees only proved her point.

It was a beautiful sight though. The moonlight washing over her gave the scenery an eerie feel. The most added to it. Yet it was still so serene to look at. The star filled sky was like an endless painting.

She was a little off though, there was something following her. She couldn't find out the meaning of the dreams if she just waved her hand and went back to her normal dreams. She did do that sometimes though.

Uni sighed softly as she occasionally glanced behind her, trying to figure out why she was in the clockwork forest. All she knew was that she was approaching a massive castle in the distance, and she had been walking for a while.

With storm clouds approaching, Uni quickened her pace. She didn't need her semblance to tell her what was coming. The strange thing was still chasing her and rain was coming. She needed to leave, and soon.

Occasionally a reddish black blue would appear in the corner of her eye but everytime she turned it was nowhere to be found. It was a little frustrating to be honest. The constant sound of clocks and the strange feeling that's been creeping up on her, wasn't making her feel any better.

To calm herself, even though she didn't really need it, Uni began humming the lullaby her mother used to sing. She didn't remember the lyrics, but she would never forget the tune. It was soft and melodic, simple but sweet.

It did wonders on whatever emotion was sneaking up on her, but it didn't change the fact that she was being hunted and rain was coming.

Uni was still on guard but she quickened her pace even further, now running lightly. The strange creature simply matched her pace, only ever appearing in the corner of her eyes. It sounded ridiculous but, since it was in a dream she entertained the idea, it looked like a statue of someone.

She had found structures of blood, bone, and ash before but there was something different about this one. To put it simply, the others didn't chase her… well, she wasn't being chased. She was being stalked, hunted.

With each step she took, the forest distorted further. Changing from clockwork trees to actually trees with clocks hanging off of them. What caught her interest was the type of tree.

Silver wood and silver leaves, just like the one at her home.

Normally she wouldn't think anything of it if she saw a tree like that in the real world but this was her dream. That was chosen by her subconscious for a reason.

The mist thickened as she ran deeper into the woods, the sound of clocks becoming almost deafening. Whatever was chasing her was picking up the pace. She would even see it dash by, though it was far too fast for her to see its appearance.

It wasn't long before rain began to pour from the sky, thunder rumbling in the distance with flashes of lightning streaming across the sky. It was a textbook storm.

Uni's black gown began to get wet, but she continued running. Her worry increased ever so slightly as the creature became more intense.

And when the figure stopped in front of her, she was shocked.

Uni was Calm. She was relaxed. She was at peace… not really. She was frustrated and annoyed. The meditation hadn't really improved her aura control whatsoever, or at least, as far as she noticed.

"Remember Dear, deep breaths. Stay calm, and don't think." Glynda explained, with a gentle yet stern tone. "Aura control is a necessity."

She peeked an eye open, breathing in and out as instructed. "What if it's not working?"

Glynda frowned. "Keep your eyes shut, and keep at it. You'll get it eventually, you're a fast learner."

Uni sighed, snapping her eyes shut as she concentrated on meditation. It was surprisingly difficult, even Ren couldn't teach her how to do it. She was just really bad at meditation, she needed to do nothing without sleeping.

Uni couldn't help but frown, despite her attempts at calming herself. She was still thinking about what Lilith had told her.

"What's wrong?" Uni asked curiously, confused at Lilith's sudden panic. She hadn't known the girl for long but… well actually she had seen her super worried before

"Remember Libra? That weird Grimm?" Lilith said with extreme urgency. She was frantic, extremely nervous. "I found something. Something really bad…"

Uni frowned, "Yes, but what do you mean by that? What's going on?"

Lilith let out a shaky sigh, clearly afraid of something. She spoke quickly, clearly panicking. "I found Grimm. Lot's of them, like None I've ever seen before. I don't know what to do. I really need some help."

"Uni, that's enough for now." Glynda told her, sighing softly. She seemed slightly frustrated, which was understandable with events as of late. "The next round is coming up and I don't think you want to miss it."

Uni nodded in agreement, she didn't want to miss it. She wanted to spend time with her friends, to have a little bit of fun, even if she couldn't fully appreciate it.

"But before we go, I want you to keep practicing this. You're talented at Aura control but you're unrefined, you can't get better if you can't handle this." Glynda explained calmly, resting a hand on her shoulder.

Even though she didn't want to admit it, she knew that her Aunt was right. She needed to be better, Especially if she wanted to help Lilith with her Grimm problem.

"Of course," Uni gave her an upward twitch of the lips, grabbing her bag.

"Don't forget your homework either." She pointed out, being extra sure to remind her of it.

"Of course, I won't forget." Uni told her, which was kind of a lie. She would most likely forget it, then Weiss would yell at her for forgetting it, then help her when she inevitably struggled with it. The process happened often.

"Well then, enjoy the festival." Glynda gave her a small hug before sitting back down at her desk, letting Uni go free.

She was a little excited honestly, she had a tournament to watch.

The crowd was deafening, yet Uni could not hear them. She was far too distracted by her own thoughts, and by the battle before her. It hadn't started yet, but it was Team RWBY vs Team ABRN, Auburn, from Haven. She had to admit, she was a little excited.

Team ABRN was fairly strange, but extremely diverse and unique. She was extremely interested in the girl with the hoverboard. Maybe she should get one…

Uni was seated next to Team JNPR, surrounded by a sea of people. She wasn't too distracted by them, she was still thinking about what Lilith had told her. Though she was quickly distracted by a familiar voice echoing through the stadium.

Professor Peter Port practically yelled into the microphone, clearly excited. "Well it looks like things will be very interesting today! Wouldn't you agree, Professor!?"

"Doctor…" The other announcer corrected sourly. Oobleck immediately, brightened and agreed. "But you are correct. This is likely one of the biggest four verses four matches yet."

"If this is your first time tuning in, let us explain." Port began, explaining the bracket system.

Oobleck continued where he left off, "The tournament is split into three parts, teams, doubles, and singles. Age and school year are unimportant, skill is what truly matters in these bouts."

"Correct!" Port exclaimed, picking the explanation back up. "The winners of this battle will elect two teammates to move onto the next round, and after that, one will move onto the finals. They will then fight for the honor of their kingdom!"

Oobleck agreed, "Of course! This will be a particularly spectacular match to spectate upon, I don't think anyone watching will disagree with that!"

The tournament was everywhere. Everyone was watching whether it be on their Scrolls or in random bars. The Vytal Tournament was a well known event. "Ah, and why would they? Now, let's get back to the match between Team Ruby of Beacon, and Team Auburn of Haven!"

Uni leaned in with mild excitement, the tournament hadn't been the most interesting so far, but she wasn't watching her friends fight then.

She could already tell it would be interesting. Seriously, the Reese girl had a hoverboard, what was cooler than that?

The fight was interesting to watch though, it wasn't everyday Yang shattered the earth with a punch. Nor was it everyday Blake ninja kicked someone into a force field. Seriously, it was impressive. It looked like it hurt, but she didn't care too much about Reese.

She was definitely still worried about Lilith though.

Lilith bit her lip in frustration. She was lost, in the metaphorical sense of course. She didn't know what to do. She was torn and confused, she had a massive decision to make.

She scowled softly, running her hands through her hair. Lilith unsheathed her mother's blade, practicing with it.

She could barely fight, so she needed to get better. Something big was coming up and she didn't know what it was. But she knew she wasn't ready for it. So she was training.

She practiced with her sword, her feathers, and just simple exercise. Not to mention a little bit of Aura control as well. It was hard work but she needed to be ready for whatever was coming up.

Uni was adamant that she was allowed to help but she couldn't let that happen. It was necessary that no one else became involved unless absolutely necessary. It was her father so it was her problem.

She didn't want anyone else to get hurt. She had to deal with it herself. She had run away from her past so she couldn't run away from her present. She had to use the cards she held.

With a flap of her wings and a gust of air, several feathers were sent flying forward. Most of them missed the target but two of them hit the tree, but they were nowhere close to the center.

"Brothers almighty! Why is this so hard?" Lilith frowned softly, a tad frustrated with her lack of progress. She had been practicing for a week now with little change in her ability. To be fair she had only been training for a week, and before that she could barely get one feather on target.

Maybe she was being impatient but she just couldn't help it. She had this massive problem she had to solve. There was a deadline coming up, and she didn't even know when.

The city of Vale was on a countdown timer to something massive. It was up to her to stop it but she didn't know how.

It was a huge gamble but it was a risk she had to take. It might've even been her fault so she had to stop it.

Lilith brushes her ebony hair out of her face and swung her extended blade. The snake blade narrowly missed the chest of her makeshift training dummy. A miss.

She had made even less progress with Scarlet Fang, she could barely use it at range. When it came to close combat with it she could use it with some semblance of skill, but it's ranged form was practically useless to her.

She needed to be stronger. She couldn't do this as she was. She needed to be better.

Lilith sighed, checking the time on her scroll. "I have to get going, Z should be back soon."

Uni leaned in with interest, Watching as Blake threw out gamble shroud. She swung around with impressive speed and acrobatic skill. She used the ribbon on her blade to tie up the remaining members of Team ABRN

Yang Leapt towards them in a blazing fury. Her hair slight due to her semblance, she used all of her might in a single punch.

Arslan and her teammates were sent flying out of the arena, the crowd cheered at the triple knockout. Nora was especially loud.

"And that's the match!" Port exclaimed loudly. "It would seem Team Ruby is victorious!"

Ruby seemed surprised, she seemed to turn to her teammate in confusion. She leapt into the air excitedly. It would seem she was glad to win.

Lilith wasn't really sure how to act around her father at this point. She knew something was wrong but she didn't know what to do. It was actually starting to affect her.

She refused to meet her father's eye as she walked past him, simply pretending to yawn. She could feel his gaze piercing into her back as she walked down the warehouse platform. He knew something was up, and she wasn't sure she could hide it for much longer.

Lilith quickly rounded the corner, her eyes scanning the many crates that lined the shelves. It was an endless row of crates upon crates.

Most were filled with Dust but that wasn't what she was looking for. She was searching for a gun. She wasn't sure what type she was going for but she wanted to incorporate a gun into her fighting style.

She had already asked about using a gun awhile back, but she had put it on hold due to the events unfolding at the time. With what was going on, she was going to need Every last tool she could get her hands on. Maybe.

Actually she still wasn't sure what was going on so she might be overreacting. She still wanted to prepare though, just to be safe.

She dug through the crates containing the weapons, her intrigue immeasurable. Shotgun? Not really her style. Grenade launcher? Too destructive. Uzis? Maybe, but probably not. Sniper rifle? Also maybe. Full auto assault rifle? No, way too chaotic.

She finally pulled out a weapon that caught her interest. It was a rifle, semi automatic, and decent range, according to the catalog at least.

It was even called The Raven. Huh, how fitting.

She would need to get it adjusted and upgrade it a little bit. She could definitely use it. Hoards would've been a problem with her old style, but they would be more manageable once she got used to her new one.

Lilith flinched, practically dropping the gun as she felt a spike of pressure. She quickly looked around in confusion. No one was there. She had definitely felt the emotions but upon sensing her surroundings, she was alone.

She bit her lip with a frown and sighed. She felt like she was going insane but her semblance…

Lilith grabbed the gun and turned around. She decided to ignore the spike, she would much rather focus on dealing with whatever was going on.

Uni waved as she saw Team RWBY approach her through the crowd. Their match was an interesting one for sure. She was a little bit disappointed that she wasn't allowed to participate though.

"You four fought well." Uni pointed out, joining them as they walked. Which was true, Yang took out three people at once with Blake's help. It was a little impressive actually.

"Thanks!" Ruby cheered, jumping up excitedly. She was as cheerful as ever. Constantly being optimistic, as usual.

"Yeah, I know we're awesome." Yang added confidently. She smirked and folded her arms with a cocky look in her eyes.

"Don't get too confident." Blake reminded them, being the reasonable one of the group as usual.

"Me? Confident? Never!" Ruby exclaimed loudly. She looked away as her stomach growled loudly. "Hungry? Maybe."

Blake chuckled softly, nodding, her stomachs grumbling as well. "I could eat."

Weiss gestures around them, showing off the array of tents and stands. The large amounts of food and activities around them. "Well luckily we are surrounded by plenty of food. It is a festival after all."

Uni frowned. "I thought that was obvious." She said in confusion. Why did Weiss point out something they could all see? It made no sense.

Weiss sighed, shaking her head with a small smile. "Never mind. Let's just eat."

"C'mon, I know just the place." Yang gestures for them to follow. Leading them to a noodle stand in the fairgrounds, Yang seemed pleased with her choice in food, as if that mattered for some reason.

Weiss lagged behind a little, staring at her scroll for some unknown reason. Not that it mattered all too much.

"Hey! It might be hard to eat without this!" A voice called out. It was familiar and belonged to someone Uni wasn't the most fond of.

Emerald. She always seemed off to Uni. Maybe it was just the fake smile. But there was something about her scarlet eyes that pierced into you like daggers. It made her uncomfortable.

She rushed up to them and held out a red wallet, causing Ruby to yelp. Ruby patted herself down and quickly accepted the wallet. "Oh that could've been really bad!"

"Nice to see you too Ruby." Emerald greeted with a grin. A fake grin.

"Thank you so much Emerald. I must've dropped it." She smiled brightly. Gracious that her wallet was returned.

"What's up Em?" Yang asked, sliding up to her. She rested an arm around the girl's shoulder with a grin.

Uni swore Emerald flinched, a flicker of an unrecognizable emotion in her eyes.

"Oh I just left the stadium, your fight was awesome!" She cheered, with what Uni saw as a faux smile. She always pretended to be happy and cheerful.

Ruby looked away bashfully, smiling with pride. "Aw shucks." She thanked, muttering other indecipherable words as Blake nodded. "I hear that your team moved on to the next round as well."

"We haven't met your teammates yet, have we." Uni stated, with an undetectable amount of distaste in her voice.

"Speaking of, how did you guys do?" Yang asked curiously.

Emerald smirked genuinely for a brief moment, surprising Uni a little. She seemed amused at the thought of her previous battle. "We did really well."

"That's great!" Ruby said. "Uh, why don't we all go and get some victory food together?"

"Oh gosh, that's so nice of you, but my teammates are all kind of…" She paused as she turned to glance at Mercury. He was in the middle of sniffing a boot at another stall. "Really weird."

Yang nodded, "Yeah, I can tell."

"Yeah, definitely." Emerald agreed, blanking for a moment. "So me and Merc are going to the doubles round. What about you guys?"

"Yang and I will be doing so." Weiss answered formally, bowing with pride.

"Neat. Just don't think that if we have to fight each other that we'll go easy on you." Emerald said in a playful manner. Uni could tell that she wasn't joking, she was dead serious.

Emerald turned and began to walk back to Mercury as she called over her shoulder, "Alright, well, we're going to catch some more fights."

"Have fun!" Ruby said with a wave as the team moved on.

"See ya!" Emerald waves with fake cheer. Distantly She tensed as she walked away.

"I still don't like her." Uni pointed out.

"Yeah, we know ya don't." Yang brushed her off, staying casual and friendly like usual. "Now, let's eat!"

Lilith dived under the Ursa's massive paw, narrowly dodging the strike. She wasn't used to fighting Grimm because her father's control over them prevented the need for it. Though it wasn't hard to discover that they still fought back if she attacked them.

The Ursa let out a bellowing growl, lunging at her once more. Lilith sidestepped the attack and slashed with her sword, cutting into its side.

Ichor and ash spewed out of the cut, dirtying her blade. The sight did make her flinch a little but only because she was practically raised with Grimm because of how often her father was around them.

Despite her earlier reluctance, she didn't hesitate. Firing several shots of her new gun, she took down the Ursa. She was told that she was always doing the right thing, but she was beginning to have her doubts. Something wasn't right, she needed to help out.

Lilith let out a sigh of relief as the bear Grimm faded to ash, slowly fading away. She was getting better, if only slightly.

She turned to face the sky, brushing a lock of her ebony hair aside. She really needed to figure out what was going on. But what was she supposed to do if her life really was just a web of lies. Did she even want to find out? Was this all just denial?

Lilith bit her lip, sighing softly. She fiddled with the crystal feather that hung around her neck solemnly.

With a small caw a black bird with red eyes flew away, distracting her from her thoughts. She actually jumped slightly. She was clearly getting paranoid.

Uni had a small frown on her face as she sat down at the noodle stand. Sure, maybe she was being paranoid and Emerald simply didn't like people, but what if she was right? What if something was actually wrong with Emerald and Mercury. If they did something then it would be on her.

"I'll have the usual please." Yang asked, raising an arm as she sat down nearby. Almost immediately a comically large bowl of noodles was shoved in front of her, peppers and other seasonings on top. It looked sickening and very spicy.

"Ooh… I'll take the same. Less spice though." Ruby ogled her sister's bowl with interest, only looking up when a similar bowl was slapped in front of her.

"Do you have anything healthier—" Weiss was interrupted as the exact same meal was dropped in front of her. "Okay then…"

"I'll have the same, but a smaller dish." Uni told him, nodding towards the old man as a large, but not comically so, bowl of ramen was dropped in front of her.

Blake's actions did intrigue her though, because with only a silent nod, a large bowl filled with fish and noodles was dropped in front of her. She simply salivated, staring at it intently.

Weiss withdrew an SDC labeled card, handing it out with a prideful smile. The old man accepted it as Yang smiled, wrapping an arm around her shoulder. "Aww… Weiss! Since when do you pay for us!?"

"Consider it payment for sending me to the doubles round." Weiss smiled brightly, clearly pleased with herself. The grin quickly faded as the card was handed back.

"Declined…" The old man grumbled, much to Weiss' shock. Her eyes bugged out, wide with confusion and anger.

"Declined!? How could my card be Declined?" Weiss yelled, Blake began eyeing her food nervously. Sighing as it was yanked away. "This is ridiculous! I was barely into my monthly allowance!"

"Maybe I could help?" A familiar voice asked. Pyrrha approached them from behind, the rest of her team not too far away.

"Pyrrha!" Ruby exclaimed joyfully, arms outstretched.

"Aw, you don't have to…" Yang began, brushing her off.

"But she could!" Blake hastily interjected, still drooling at the thought of the seafood ramen. It was a little silly considering her heritage though.

"Well, I think you all earned it after that battle," Pyrrha replied with a grin.

"Mind if we join you?" Jaune asked.

Everyone sat in a daze, clearly satisfied with their meals. Empty bowls were scattered across the noodle stand's counter. It was quite the sight to see. Some had full faces, others were clutching their stomachs. It was evident that everyone was stuffed.

"Are we sure that it was a good idea to eat so much before our match?" Ren asked as the shopkeeper began collecting the dishes.

"Of course!" Pyrrha replied cheerfully, ignoring Nora's large belch, "We can't fight on an empty stomach, after all."

"Oh… I think I'm gonna vomit." Jaune groaned, his face tinged green. He was nauseous and bloated, it was a little gross actually.

"Oh! Oh! Aim it at the enemy! Do it!" Nora cheered, somehow still hyper after eating so much.

"Nora, don't be gross." Ren shook his head in disgust, frowning at his close friend. He then turned to his leader with an almost sympathetic gaze. "But if you do have the urge…"

Jaune gave him a flimsy weak thumbs up, nodding. "I'll try…"

"Well our match is about to start, we should be going." Pyrrha sat up, smiling politely as usual.

"So, think you guys are up to the task?" Yang asked, leaning back, grinning slightly.

Nora smiled energetically, "Of course! We have a world renowned fighter, a ninja, Me, and there's uh… Jaune!" She trailed off slightly, rubbing her neck sheepishly. "We have awesome weapons and have been training all year… and uh… Jaune!"

"Are you just going to take that?" Ren asked, raising an eyebrow at his leader.

"Well she's not wrong…" Jaune groaned out, nodding with a sad sigh. He still felt sick, that much was clear.

"I'm kidding, he knows I'm kidding." She began to talk more quickly, becoming noticeably distressed. "We don't need to be worried. The worst thing that could happen was we lose and become walking failures!"

Uni frowned, patting Nora on the shoulder in an attempt to comfort her. That was what she was supposed to do in a situation like this, right?

Ren nodded with a sigh, "So Yeah, we're feeling pretty good."

"Don't worry about it," Pyrrha nodded, reassuring Nora as well. "If anything, we should be looking forward to a fight with actual guidelines and not, well… murderers."

"Yeah! Look how far we've already come!" Ruby cheered supportively.

"Grimm invasions, criminals, violent extremists, and a sociopath," Blake listed off, counting the events on her hand.

"All within the past few months." Uni nodded, she had been pulled into quite a few adventures. She knew just how wild things could be.

"Yeah, imagine how crazy things will be when we graduate!" Ruby added, hands pumped into the air.

"Maybe I'll actually be able to pay for myself by then…" Weiss grumbled softly, clearly frustrated.

"It's okay Weiss. I can always pay for you." Uni told her, once again trying her best to be 'good,' she was kinda bad at it though.

"Ugh… that's not the point." Weiss shook her head in annoyance, frowning softly.

The crackling of the intercom silenced them, Professor Port's voice echoing across the fairgrounds. "Would Team JNPR please report to the battlegrounds immediately!"

"Yes!" came the angry voice of Oobleck after him. "Because they are late!"

"Well, it looks like it's our turn." Pyrrha said as JNPR stood and began to heavily make their way to the airship. They were supposed to

"You got this!" Ruby cried after them.

"Fight well." Uni said simply.

AN: Okay, so before I tell you all the news. Do you guys want me to write the fight scenes in the tournament? Parts of them? Or would you prefer I focus on Uni and Lilith?

Okay, now for the news. I think I'm going to attempt to stop my schedule. I'll still write but it'll be on my own time. I'm thinking about this because when working on my new story, I didn't have to worry about deadlines and all that stuff and it turned out significantly better. So I'm gonna give it a try, if my writing doesn't improve then I'll be confused and head back to my schedule. I think that I should focus on quality rather than consistent uploads.

On a positive note, My story is coming sooner than planned. It is still in the works though.

Besides that, vote on the poll, and see ya later!

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