End to the beginning
You all have to think of when stories start and end, and how they end.
This one starts with both hope and ends with sacrifice.
I was a normal human, living a life of boredom, nothing to live for… nothing to die for, when I was chosen, didn't even know what I was chosen for until I had to see and listen.
I had to experience a different life to see.
I had to die, to listen.
Skidding across a large room of gothic design, a man with a torn and old trench coat over his being let out a grunt of effort as he got up from his back, grabbing his exposed chest it showed to have a healing wound with ash particles falling from his being, wearing old jeans with bandages wrapped around his right thigh where a gun holster sat with a six shooter, on his feet were heavy duty boots with red soles beneath.
Loki Fenris punched the ground to test his arm, satisfied he stood for another go against the Grimm queen.
Glaring to the one who delivered the now healed wound, the teen-no, the man, scowled as he forced himself to his feet, his left hand littered with glowing cracks receding to his finger tips.
Standing up to see one of his teammates, Yennefer Alfadir, sliding towards him with her arm limp, Loki knelt down to stop her sliding by him, getting a hiss of pain from the Leopard Faunus he sent a cloud of ash to her dislocated shoulder, the ash corresponding with his glowing eyes.
"On your feet"
"This bitch doesn't know when to quit" looking to the sound of combat, Loki saw those he called family, and lovers.
Fighting against the mother of all Grimm, Salem, the farm hand Oscar, expertly dodging her strikes with Ruby Rose, the youngest girl he'd ever married, joining them was the runaway Schnee, Weiss, freezing the ground below Salem, who was sent staggering by a right hook from Yang Xaio Long's cybernetic arm, and finally, Blake Belladonna, in her lycanthropic form, clamping her fangs into Salem's left shoulder the woman roared in pain before throwing Blake into Yang, sending them to Gabrielle Alfadir, married to Odin Alfadir right after Beacon Fell.
Seeing this, Loki's eyes glowed brighter than before, followed by Beowolf breaking through walls and windows. Looking to Loki before turning to their once queen.
"Cover them" Loki ordered before tending to Yennefer. Looking around expectantly.
"Where the hell is team JNPR?" Yennefer questioned with a wince as her bones were forced back into place.
"Their helping the others clear the grounds" looking up with his eyes glowing he looked back to Yennefer.
"Terragon and Oshanzu are helping clear out the White Fang"
"And the others?"
"There-" whatever he was about to say was silenced as a wave of black energy sent everyone flying, Loki merely skidding back as the walls to the kingdom were blown away, Yennefer being caught by her brother Odin as everyone was sent outside.
Leaving only Loki against the woman who his adopted father warred against for centuries.
"You and Ozpin have been a thorn in my side, boy" standing up as Salem approached the Beowolf slowly getting up from the disorientation while Loki bared his teeth, his beard growing into fur.
"It means I'm doing something right" shrugging his shoulders he was left with his shirt, allowing him to get into a stance with ash rising from his being, watching Salem bring her right hand back with a sword of black sludge formed, with Loki doing the same with his ash.
Upon landing within the outdoor battlefield, Blake Belladonna, a twenty six year old Blake belladonna winced as she moved to push herself off the hard ground beneath her, pushing herself up she blinked the blurriness from her eyes before she turned at hearing a Creep about to bite her then and there, if not for an Alpha Beowolf tackling it away from her, biting down on the Creeps throat it looked to Blake to see her hold her head it went to protect her until its head turned to the distance, running to tend to the surrounding battles Blake looked up to see a yellow blur running towards her before she saw a fellow Huntress, Yang Xiao Long.
she wore a tan jacket with orange lining and gold edging, unzipped halfway to show an orange crop top. The coat was dark brown short sleeved, a thick collar that completely encircled her neck, and two long gold-trimmed rectangular tails. She also wore fitted black pants. Around her hips and over the tails of her coat is a brown belt, which has two pieces of dark brown material trimmed in gold attached to it. The first covers from her left hip to the back of the belt and is folded over the belt, and the second is attached from the right hip and almost around to the other piece of material. She wore knee high brown boots with gold caps on the heel and toe, with the heel cap attaching to a gold strap across the front of her ankle, and a gold zipper on the upper half of the front of the boots. A single small buckled strap is on the upper outside of her boots, and a purple bandana tied around her left knee. A pair of black fingerless gloves with long brown cuffs reaching to mid forearm complete the outfit. and her golden mane of blonde hair that was paired with a set of Lilac eyes.
Her left arm was a black and gold prosthetic that gleamed in the setting sun atmosphere, standing up with the help of her fellow Huntress Blake looked around to see many others fighting, Faunus fighting Faunus, Humans and Faunus fighting others along with Grimm, Beowolf helping those fighting the White fang.
Feeling her body return to it's previous form, allowing her to roll her shoulders calmly.
Looking over the battlefield around them they turned at hearing a crash behind them, seeing the gigantic foot of Terragon as he fought a Grimm Wyvern, holding it's neck while it tried to bite his face that showed a look of mild annoyance.
Looking over the battlefield once more the two spotted Gabrielle fighting alongside Jaune Arc and Pyrrah Nikos, the two fighting like a perfectly oiled machine, with Gabrielle stopping to load her weapon before shifting it back into a Zweihander.
Seeing them three handling things the two saw Nora smashed her Magnhild onto a White Fang members head.
Turning to the sound of a yell they turned to see Odin tear his spear from a Creep, his sister flicking her daggers of blood they stood beside Ruby and Weiss who were tending to their wounds, Weiss sporting a large gash on her forehead.
"Mother!"
Turning to the owner of the voice, they turned to see a woman land beside Weiss with a thin veil of mist rising off of her.
She had snow white hair paired with a setoff wolf ears on her head she wore an Atlas lieutenant garb, minus the coat, following behind her was a fluffy tail.
Helping her supposed mother stand, the woman held a hand over the wound like Loki did, showering the gash with mist the wound began to heal, making Blake and Yang run to them.
"Thank you, Eiss, tell me are the others okay?"
"They are unharmed mother, Winter and I saw to it" nodding the woman stood up with Weiss.
Running to them to asses the situation they felt the ground shake as the castle they were in exploded.
"LOKI!" the teams shouted, Nora running to the castle not even a second after the sight.
Blinking rapidly to clear his vision, Loki groaned as he slowly tried to stand, Salem approaching calmly.
Falling down once more as ash sprouted from his being protectively, Loki felt something fall from his left wrist.
Looking to the bracelet, Loki's vision focused as he stared at the wedding rings interlocking it, four of them sporting the insignia's of team RWBY, Nora's own hammer and Neo's umbrella.
Reaching for his prized possession, Loki stood up fully with renewed strength, turning to Salem he held up a ball of fire with ash feeding it power.
"Your losing, and yet you still fight… why?" turning to Salem with his teeth bared, Loki spoke as his eyes glowed with cracks spreading from them.
"I don't fight for myself!" lunging to Salem who raised her blade, she watched shocked as it shattered under Loki's grip.
Which now held Salem's throat.
"I fight for those who cannot defend themselves, it is my creed" slamming Salem into a pillar that shattered, he continued onward.
"I fight, because I care for those beneath me!" throwing her into a pillar, he watched it fall to his right while Salem coughed loudly as Nora Valkyrie arrived, seeing Loki unharmed she smiled.
"I fight, because those I fight for, give me strength!" walking to Salem with a scythe of bone forming in his hands, Loki watched Salem stand on her hands and knees, bracing himself for an attack as a red ominous glow came from behind Salem's hands.
"Those you fight for, can also be your weakness" seeing Salem turn slowly, Loki braced himself until he heard Nora's voice.
"Loki!" turning to the voice of his first lover, Loki looked at her in fear.
"Nora, RUN!" reaching for her to run, the two failed to see Salem throw a black dagger glowing a sickly Green wisp he watched helplessly as it struck Nora's stomach, watching the girl lurch forward he rushed to her aid.
Holding her close he turned to see more Daggers thrown at them, making Loki summon a shield of ash as Nora held her wound as the dagger dissolved, leaving green liquid around her wound.
Feeling her knees weaken, Loki lifted her bridal as he leaped out of the broken wall, leaving Salem smiling wickedly, raising a hand the roar of a second Wyvern erupted in the distance.
Running to the castle with team RWBY and what remained of GLOY, Jaune, Pyrrah and Lie, slowed to a stop at feeling a sense of dread wash over the area, seeing them stop, team RWBY approached in worry before hearing a boom from above.
Looking up, the three teams saw Loki land a distance with a crash, sending Ursa and Creeps alike flying.
Sensing the dread rising from the area, Lie Ren ran to his friends aid, a look of panic on his face at hearing a cry of Jaune's name.
"Nora, NORA!" seeing the Wolf Faunus showering Nora's bleeding wound frantically, Lie turned to Jaune who ran to them, his body glowing pure white as he knelt down to Nora.
"Juane, Heal her, HEAL HER PLEASE!" seeing Jaune place his hands around the wound, Nora began to glow pink with the wound… remaining, stunning Jaune as he pushed more of his aura into the wound he felt a sting in his hands as Nora's pink aura was tainted with Green, making her cough up blood, she blinked with tears in her eyes as Loki sent more ash to heal her wound, bringing Nora's head to his own, Loki prayed.
"Loki…"
"Nora, stay with me, just stay awake" looking into Loki's eyes as his own tears fell she reached her right hand to his face, caressing him she smiled.
Before her eyes began to slowly close.
"Nora, Nora stay with me… NORA!" Loki said as she slowly fell limp, making Loki lift her up as he channelled more ash and aura into the wound, Jaune adding his own, leaving the others to watch helplessly as Oscar leaned on Ozpin's cane weakly.
Watching the sight of Loki crying for Nora to wakeup, Ozpin's spirit sensed the area washed over with power.
Turning to the right as the world froze, Ozpin's spirit recognised the woman approaching with her head down, her horns fashioned as a Halo she fazed through the others as Loki held Nora close in his pleas.
"Wake up, please" hearing the poor wolf whimper for his love, the woman reached down to Loki's head with black ash rising from her skin.
Making Loki look up with the woman's hand caressing his head, making his golden eyes melt into a blood red as the ash formed a stream between the two, the stream showing a roaring skull within before it faded into Loki's mind, followed by Loki's head tilting down to Nora's lifeless body as time resumed with the woman fading from view.
'May you find strength as one, Loki Fenris' seeing Jaune pushing more of his aura into Nora on a vain attempt, the Arc looked to see Loki's head held down, before his eyes snapped open with crimson orbs in the place of his eyes.
Feeling the world shudder at an unmeasurable power rising from Loki, the others were forced to their knees as Loki reared his head back with a roar.
Leaving the others to watch as his skin cracked and fell away like burnt paper, leaving Loki a skeletal Being they had not seen for so long, horns sprouting from it's skull as it grew.
The being roared in rage with the sky darkening into storm clouds, releasing a pulse of black ashes, it failed to see Nora's wound seal in seconds as it turned to the castle, forcefully walking to the building.
It snarled as a Creep tried to bite it's head.
Only for it to be obliterated by a back fist from the being as it glared forward, making the Grimm back away in fear while the Beowolf howled.
Encouraging the beast to fight, walking forward a step time stopped as Loki stood between it and the castle, turning his head he spoke.
"After all this time… you choose now to help?" staring down at Loki with it's head held down in shame, it spoke.
"I… serve the Queen… and… King"
Looking to the being with a determined look, it continued.
"For both, I must return… home… for herrr"
Staring at the being with a stern gaze, Loki stepped aside, the being growling at seeing Salem staring over the battlefield.
"Don't make me regret this, you've already hurt so many because of my carelessness"
"Those who harm the queen… will be given no mercy!" leaping into the air as time resumed, the ghostly figure of Loki looked to the castle before fading away.
"Make it slow… brother"
Walking away from the hole within her castle, Salem saw the unconscious form of Cinder lying before her, narrowing her gaze to the traitor to her cause, Salem raised a blade to impale the girl before she stopped at the crash behind her, turning just in time be sent back by a straight punch to her face, making Salem glare as the being known as Sensa Nome roared in rage.
"You've outlived your lifespan now, boy" Salem said as the two approached each other, with Loki taking over with a roar before the two lunged forward, with Salem's throat being choked and Loki's body shattering the two swords meant to impale him.
Years prior
Blinking rapidly while rubbing his face to wake himself more, a teen with a black and red hoodie with blue jeans and converse shoes stared at a store of televisions showing news reports and old tv shows to demonstrate their quality the teen fixed his black glasses with a sigh as his black hair was moved to the left side, staring down with brown eyes a dog sat beside the teen with a happy pant, making the teen chuckle he held the lead with a small gesture the dog picked up, getting up the two began to make their way back home.
With the teen's smile fading away at the feeling of being watched, looking around to the darkening street the teen let out a hum of confusion, walking after his dog in silence with a quickened pace.
Walking through a park that had three entrances, the teen stopped and sat down, with the dog running in silence around the seat before the teen looked up at hearing a buzzing.
Looking around in confusion the teen saw nothing of interest, allowing him to let out a tired sigh, things had been the usual for him, his life had been becoming depressing as of late, with his family not noticing his seclusion, his ant socialness, the only solace was with his desires to draw and create.
His friends had become distant ever since they've graduated high school.
And that only left the teen alone, looking to his hands the buzzing was beginning to go intense now, making him stand up to leave to rid himself of this possible head ache he stopped as a crash was heard behind him, turning to the now broken park the teen stared in panic as he slowly approached.
Ignoring any basic instinct to run for cover his dog let out a growl, which surprised the boy due to it's passive nature, looking to the park he winced as the buzzing increased, forcing him to his knees as his dog barked protectively before it yelped as a stream of pure light shot towards the teen whose eyes glowed golden.
Looking up a figure materialised in front of the teen, reaching down to his face the being spoke words that the teen failed to understand.
"You will have hardships in the future, but know that you have been chosen for a higher cause, walk in the steps of gods"
Breaking away into a glowing mist the teen inhaled deeply before the mist sank into his body, causing his skin to burn, making him grunt in pain as his clothes caught alight as his skin began to crack and flake, letting out a yell of agony as his body exploded into ash, before the pieces came back together to reform the teen in an unconscious state.