KingVessel: It really saddened me when Chapter 11 didn't get a single review on it so I had to go all out here.

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Brendan1479: Nope. Jaune's a Celestial Spirit Mage and I'm sticking to that. Although, I'm willing to think on giving one to some other characters.

Chapter 13: Birth, Death & Rebirth

When Jaune woke up, the Sun was setting and he was laying down on a bench. He quickly sat up in alarm and dearly paid for it by suffering a strong headache.

"Be still, Mr. Arc." A pair of strong arms gently pushed Jaune back into a sitting position. "As you are currently suffering from Haki, Mana and Aura exhaustion all at once, that headache you're experiencing is actually the best possible result you could have gotten."

Turning his head, he saw Professor Ozpin sitting down next to him, while the other two teachers were absent.

"Bartholomew has left for his private appointments while Glynda has returned to Beacon to properly update your forms." Ozpin answered his unasked question. "Congratulations, I dare say that expulsion due to forgery is a far away delusion now."

"Right." Jaune winced as his ribs and legs joined his headache in tormenting him. "Thank you for the opportunity, Sir."

"And thank you for accepting and also for the exercise." Ozpin chuckled at Jaune's disgruntled and confused look. "I apologize for the confusion, Mr. Arc. It's just that it's been so long since I had a fight that wasn't for the sake of training or a life or death matter."

Ignoring Jaune's shocked expression, Ozpin continued. "In fact, It's been years since I actually fought someone seriously and had fun from it."

"Ah. Ok, then." Jaune just sat there, soaking in the late afternoon breeze with his Headmaster. "I haven't felt like this since the days my sister trained me. Everything hurts~"

After a full minute, Ozpin spoke again. "Mr. Arc, do you remember what I asked you when I initially called for you?"

"Uh, Yeah. Something about a favorite fairy tale." Jaune replied before sitting up in confusion and looking at his Headmaster. "Why did you ask me something like that by the way? It had absolutely no connection to any of the exams I did today."

"Just humor this old man a favor."

"I'm pretty sure you're in your early forties, though..."

"Believe that if you wish."

Jaune stared at Ozpin for a bit before relaxing back. "My favorite fairy tale is the tale of creation. The version Virgo told me at least."

"Oh. A Celestial Spirit's version of that tale would be very interesting, compared to the versions passed down by different sects of mankind. Please, carry on."

"Long before time had a name, there existed a previous world, not our own in the slightest, called Terra."

"Terra..." Ozpin tested the name on his lips.

"In that world, there existed several species inhabiting it, just like ours. However, Humanity did not exist there, not in the slightest."

It was only years of experience that allowed Ozpin to bury his shock within his interest, which admittedly wasn't faked at all. This was completely different from any accounts left behind in religious texts, folktales and fairytales. It would seem that Jaune, thanks to the Celestial Spirits' ageless nature, had gotten the most accurate telling ever.

"In that world, there were three dominant species at the top of the food chain."

"Firstly, the Dragons. They were a small but immensely powerful race, consisting of large, reptilian creatures. Each dragon possessed at the very least, incredibly durable scales and immense magical power of various elements. While each elemental dragon had it's respective king, the strongest of all dragons would be granted the title 'Dominant Emperor: Rex'."

Ozpin suddenly had a bad feeling about the Elder Grimm sleeping in Mount Glenn.

"Secondly, the Angels. They were a group of powerful beings, consisting of humanoids with white feathered wings, immense holy power over the Light element and it's various associations such as energy, illusions, holiness and so forth. Amongst them, the strongest of all angels would be granted the title 'Supreme Deity: Seraph'."

"Thirdly, the Demons. Unlike the earlier two, demons don't really have a set form as their appearances and abilities vary. Even so, there are a number of common traits they all share which include black leathery wings, immense demonic power over darkness and it's various associations, similar to the angels. Similar to the dragons, they weren't united but rather separated into tribes with their respective chiefs. Even though, the strongest amongst them, rather than a ruler was instead a diplomat, given the title 'Malignant Overlord: Devil'."

Ozpin considered himself right in assuming the integrity of the Celestial Spirits' accuracy. He didn't know the slightest thing about any of the creatures Jaune had just mentioned, but the sheer matter-of-fact tone he spoke with easily assured him he wasn't getting a fictional tale but an easily disguised historical fact. 'Bart would be really jealous about this.'

"One day, a person came into existence. He was an anomaly which possessed traits of all three factions. It's unknown how he came into existence but as he possessed an equal blend of powers from the three factions without suffering any backlash from the opposing natures, he quite easily became the strongest and most unique entity present. The 'Transcendent One Above All: God'. His name was Monty Oum. Yes, our Oum."

By now, Ozpin's eyes widened in shock at what he just heard. He then motioned to Jaune to continue his paused tale.

"The three factions were in the middle of a war at the time, causing Oum great distress. No matter how much he tried to get them to stop their war and coexist in peace, he was shunned for not taking sides."

"I see." Ozpin cut in. "Neither was he able to stop the war nor was he able to choose a side and defeat the rest. What did he do then?"

Jaune gave a somewhat sad smile. "He gave up. He ditched his world and left it, till he created a new world with his powers. The World Earthland."

Ozpin quickly suppressed the feelings of familiarity and nostalgia that threatened to express themselves on his face.

"Thankfully, not all of the residents of Terra wished to be caught up in the war, so whenever possible, Oum used his planet as a refugee spot. It was an equivalent exchange in his eyes. People who didn't wish to die on Terra, came to Earthland in peace and Oum who hadn't fled by choice, was happy not only to at least save some of his home planet's people but also got friends which relieved him of his loneliness."

"After a while, he would meet a strange woman. She did not belong to his new world nor his old one. Neither a dragon, nor an angel nor a demon, but he felt a strong kinship as she was an anomaly even stranger than him. Later on, Oum would marry her and gain two sons from her."

"Wait." Ozpin's eyes widened a second time. "A-Are you telling me that-"

"Yes, Professor." Jaune confirmed. "The two born sons would soon grow up to be the gods we know them as. The Deity Brothers of Light and Darkness. The Elder twin would possess Angelic and Draconic Attributes as his dominant traits, leaving his Demonic Attribute recessive but still present. However, the Younger twin would possess Demonic and Draconic Attributes as his dominant traits, with the Angelic Attribute as his recessive trait. This coincidence would cause them to become equals yet opposites as Gods in many ways."

'It is amazing how similar yet different it is from what I know.' Ozpin thought, imaginary cogs, gearing up in his mind as he processed this information.

"After a while, Oum's wife disappeared, causing Him to chase after her and leave his Sons in charge of Earthland."

'Damn. Even Oum had wife issues which fucked up the world later on, huh...'

"Oum's Sons, soon to be the Deity Brothers of Light and Darkness, became in charge of the World. Each respectively adding to Earthland's population with various species. A common misconception was that the God of Darkness would be jealous or disgusted with His Brother's Concept of Creation. Virgo told that this wasn't the case."

"It wasn't?" Ozpin questioned.

"No. For everything the God of Light created, The God of Darkness countered for the sake of balance. For example, Sir, imagine if the sea was created without a limit. If the tides just kept rising and rising and rising..."

"The whole planet would be flooded." Ozpin said, breathless with shock. This... explained a lot actually.

"To curb His Brother's Creation, The God of Darkness utilized his Concept of Destruction to perfectly counter everyone of them. Eventually, The God of Darkness would create a creature of pure blackness too powerful for His Brother to counter. I say blackness because Virgo said calling It dark in color felt too tame."

Ozpin quietly gulped before asking. "What did the God of Darkness create?"

"It is, and I use the term 'is' because it's definitely still alive somewhere out there," Jaune vaguely waved his hand in a random direction. "Some sort of goo or slime creature, dangerously black."

"'Dangerously black', Mr. Arc?"

"Yes. First of all, imagine that there is the color black, which one can still observe in the broadest daylight. Then imagine the shadow, where light is visibly blocked from venturing. Then imagine true darkness, where absolutely no light can venture at all, but that would just be an absence of light. This creature was colored in such a darkness beyond all conceivable shades of black. There are depths in the ocean where the light has never reached, where it has never even existed. There is a place where the darkness is thick enough to snuff out any candle, quench any fire. Imagine all that I just said and then you could get the idea of how 'black' it is. It's darkness was so dense that it could put out the Sun. And then it did something similar to that."

"Similar?"

"When this creature was created, The Deity Brothers had already created Humanity as a smaller, weaker version of themselves, using of the concepts Creation, Destruction, Knowledge and Choice. While the Gods had granted them power similar to theirs's," Jaune briefly raised his hand and let a bit of his Mana seep through to illustrate his point. "It was a far, far, FAR smaller scale than the Gods were capable of."

"As time went by, other gods would soon arrive unto Remnant. There were two types. First were the Pureborn, naturally born entities possessing World Class power such as Monty Oum and his Family and then Aurelion Sol, who would soon be known as the Celestial Spirit King and have the Celestial Spirits under him in his own realm, which was layered around Earthland."

"Secondly were the Wishborn, Entities manifested out of the wishes and prayers of Humanity. The Celestial Spirit King admired the ability of a race to collectively create and potentially destroy Gods as they wished. So he rewarded them in his Authority. For every star and constellation named, He would create a Celestial Spirit based from it and drop it's key unto Earthland in random locations, gifting Humanity with a different branch of magic beyond what the Deity Brothers had offered."

As he spoke, Jaune had taken out his Keys and was watching them fondly. Ozpin cleared his throat and asked about the earlier 'slime creature'.

"Sir, how many Zodiac Spirits are there?"

"Twelve, I believe." Ozpin answered.

"Several centuries ago, the correct answer to that would be thirteen. Due to a series of circumstances, The Slime encountered and then devoured Ophiuchus the Snake Charmer, and then spit out what was something else. In Virgo's words, 'It was a humongous snake-like creature which had become part organic and part mechanical in nature, possessing dark scales indistinguishable from the... Thing that had devoured her littlest sister.'"

"I-I see." It was only the stutter in his voice that spoke of just how disturbed Ozpin was from that.

"The Celestial Spirit King was enraged as not only one of his children had been irreparably corrupted, but the Slime had stolen her Divinity and had gained sentience. Plus, there was the fact that Ophiuchus hadn't been introduced to Humanity yet, meaning that no one but the Celestial Spirits would ever remember the original beauty that once was. Due to it's newly gained power, the Slime wreaked havoc, spreading about and devouring everything. People, animals, even bits of the planet itself."

"The three Pureborn, being the strongest in existence, combined their power and sealed it into a separate dimension which would later be called the Land of Darkness. From what Virgo last saw of them, the creature had been separated into numerous pools-"

Ozpin dropped his cane in shock. He had always just considered it a mere background in there, where he had been first resurrected. He had been confused about his wife's later appearance, but he had just ignored it for the sake of their love together. He then thought back to Jaune's earlier words about 'devouring and spitting back out something else'. It was the Slime. It had devoured his wife and brought back... that. After composing himself and looking into Jaune's worried expression.

"Are you okay, Sir?" Jaune asked. "You seem to be taking this... personally."

Ozpin composed himself and answered back. "I am alright, Mr. Arc. Please continue."

Jaune looked doubtful but went on.

"Later on, something happened which caused the Celestial Spirit King to be enraged again. A group of kingdoms, led by some woman, apparently challenged the Deity Brothers over something, which they responded with a World Wrecking Wave which killed off every human being on the planet."

Ozpin could only grip his cane in silence. He hadn't been alive yet for that, but the legitimate account of the celestial spirit which had been passed on to her contractor Jaune, still hurt to hear. The result of Salem's actions causing a world wide extinction event still tormented, regardless of how many lifetimes he passed through.

"Ten of the Golden Celestial Spirits, five Silver Celestial Spirits and the Celestial Spirit King Himself waged war against the Deity Brothers."

Ozpin was surprised at this. "The Celestial Spirit King was a God himself right? Why would he care?"

Jaune stared at him in a deadpan expression. "Do you think that just because He's a God, He looks down on humans? Sir, at the moment The God of Darkness rendered Humanity extinct, He also killed off Lucy Dragneel, all of her family save one and every single other human on the planet who hadn't even been on the same continent as the woman who challenged them! As a parent himself, and knowing that Humanity in a way were children of the Deity Brothers, how do you think He would feel about parents killing off their children like bugs, especially involving the innocent as well?! Add in His personal relationship with Lucy Dragneel and you'd get an extremely wrathful God."

"Who is Lucy Dragneel?" Ozpin asked carefully, still reeling from what he was being told and Jaune's apparent rage. "She sounds important."

"Lucy Dragneel was Virgo's previous contractor, as well as the Celestial Spirit King's only human friend."

"I see..."

"The Celestial Spirit King would then chase the Deity Brothers off Earthland, only letting them back briefly to recreate Humanity again, however without access to magic and mana anymore."

Jaune then stopped briefly to pull out his Keys and admire them. "This is part of my dreams you know."

"Your dreams, Mr. Arc?"

"Yes. I wanna be a Hero worthy of my family's name. But I also want to get stronger to survive the Grimmlands. I will reach Magnolia, find the Fairy Tail Mage Guild and pay my respects to my Predecessor. My friend wanted to join me on that but she passed on a while ago."

Jaune raised his fist and clenched it in determination. "Now, I'm carrying that dream for the both of us."

Ozpin blinked and gaped at Jaune in shock. For a brief moment, he had seen two pale figures around his student. The first was a small white haired girl sitting on Jaune's lap, humming to her self. The second was a tall blonde woman, stroking Jaune's hair, her own set of Celestial Gate Keys hanging from her hip. After Ozpin blinked again, the two were gone.

"There's my favorite fairy tale." Jaune said, unknowingly getting back his Headmaster's attention. "I know it's fantastical, but it's always had a strong impact on me."

"...I see." Ozpin stood up, looked at his long empty cup and let out a long sigh. "I need to rethink a lot of things..."

He turned to face Jaune. "Be sure to be back in the school before curfew, Mr. Arc. Good night."

He then left Jaune, who stood up himself and stretched his body. "Well, I guess I'll just head back."

He rubbed his throat as he followed Ozpin back to Beacon. "I want some grape juice so bad..."

After getting off Slagathor's Bullhead("My name's Jeff!") and separating from Ozpin, who told him to just continue his school life normally, Jaune was heading back to his room, ready to collapse into bed when suddenly as he almost reached the door-

"Well maybe we were just tired of being pushed around!"

Jaune made a small sound of confusion. 'Was that Blake?'

It was indeed as the girl in question suddenly dashed out of her room and down the hallway, nearly toppling him over.

"Blake, wait! Come back!"

Ruby was at RWBY's room door calling for the runaway girl.

Jaune might have considered helping her out, but quickly deciding that this was a matter for a Jaune who wasn't exhausted out of his mind and body, quietly entered his room, his exhaustion causing him to miss the unsettled expressions of Blake's team.

Mage Profile

Name: Lucy Dragneel née Heartfilia

Age: 29 (Before the Purple Death Wave)

Title: The Star Princess, Celestial Spirit Mage

Color Motif: Pink, Blue, Gold

Magic: Gold with sparkles

Sex: Female

Alignment: Neutral Good

Likes: Yogurt, Her family, Fairy Tail, her friends, her books(Written and Read)

Dislikes: Enemies of her family, friends and Fairy Tail

Bio: Lucy was a Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild, happily married with children as one of Natsu's wives. She unfortunately died to the Purple Death Wave released unto Earthland by the God of Darkness.

KingVessel: Damn. To all of you who just thought I was just adding Fairy Tail aspects to a RWBY setting, I hope I proved you all wrong. After all, this isn't the first time an antagonist was cursed with immortality for wanting a deceased loved one back to life. The difference is Zeref never bothered asking the Gods for permission... Read and review, please. Also, how can I get a Tv Tropes page for this Fanfic?