Chapter 1: From the Ashes

Hello all, with the return I have made. I definitely have alot of ideas that have been brewing, this is one of the more recent ones. Lets see how it goes.

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or Magic: The Gathering. RWBY is property of Rooster Teeth and the amazing mind of Monty Oum (RIP), MtG is property of Wizards of the Coast.

Beta Reader: I am The Queen of Geeks

-On the Plane of Remnant-

Sitting in his office atop the tall tower of Beacon Academy, the silver haired Headmaster Ozpin sipped his delicious coffee. With many of his teams away in Vacuo for the 38th Vytal Festival, it was quiet with a skeleton crew running the remaining students through classes. Then suddenly he felt a jolt in the very center of his being, causing him to drop his mug, with the porcelain cup shattering on the floor he cleaned himself up and looked around in distress. This was a feeling tugging on a part of him he never thought he'd feel again, his planeswalker spark was reacting to something on another plane of the multiverse. "This is not good…"

He then sprang into action, moving over his desk he began to make calls to everyone in the inner circle. Several very tense minutes later three holograms came into view. A tall lion faunus with a barrel chest and wide shoulders his mane of hair framing his strong face as his tail lay idle next to his right leg, Leonardo Lionheart.

A stern man with black hair and the smallest hints of graying on the sides in his normal military uniform stood there, James Ironwood.

A beautiful woman standing in the third image had beautiful black hair that framed her pale face and vibrant green eyes, wearing her normal black dress that only accentuated her seductive form, Theodora Westerling.

And then a ding was heard behind the images as a lovely woman with golden hair held in a tight bun and beautiful green eyes, Glynda Goodwitch, walked into his office from the elevator as the final member entered Leo spoke first. "So, Oz, what's this sudden meeting about?"

"Yes, Ozpin dear, please we are in the middle of the Vytal festival here at Shade, as well as a lovely time of peace." Theodora stood there with her typical sassy smile as she then noticed Glynda "Ah and you even brought my dear cousin in on this small meeting, hello there Glynda Goodie Two Shoes"

Glaring at the hologram she was about to speak before Ozpin stood up and gave them all a face they did not expect to see.

A hard glare was shown on his features freezing them all to their core as he said "Enough bickering. I am aware that it is the Vytal festival Theodora, but something has come up. Raise the awareness and put every kingdom on guard for immediate danger. Do you all understand me?"

James was the first to regain their bearings as he said "Ozpin please, I am the last one to advocate for this, calm down and think about what you are asking. We may be each very influential in our kingdoms, but we cannot mobilize and prepare for a threat that the governments refuse to acknowledge."

Glynda had also spoke up saying "I can't believe I am saying this, but I agree with James, Ozpin. What is this danger you want us on guard for?"

Looking over his group he sighs saying "It is unfortunately something that I cannot discuss with any of you. I apologize for acting too rashly. Just be aware of any extraordinary circumstances, especially surrounding the maidens and any strange actions by the Grimm."

The quick change in tone was just as surprising as Ozpin acting so out of character that each headmaster/mistress simply nodded as Leo said, "Of course Ozpin, I will put out more scouting missions and report any strangeness as soon as I see any."

As the lion faunus finished he ended the transmission before Theodora and James made the same promises before they both ended the transmissions as well. Leaving Ozpin sighing in his seat and the slow ticking of the large cogs around the office as Glynda then spoke up saying "Ozpin what's wrong? That entire meeting was so unlike you."

Standing up and walking over to the large window the old man simply looked out over the cliffside of Beacon and at the few students walking to and from class before saying: "It's nothing… just something from a past life coming up and it startled me… you are dismissed, Glynda."

She sighed and nodded before patting his shoulder with a somber smile she walked out. Moving back to his desk, Ozpin pulled up his personal Scroll and sent a message to Qrow through the secret message boards they use saying "Keep an eye out for anything not of the queen that is causing disturbances." And then putting the technology away he pulled out five small dust crystals. One red, one blue, one green, one white, and one black. Arranging them in a star he reached deep into his soul for the mana reserves he still held from his spark and holding his hands out over the five arranged crystals that were constructed of pure mana from remnant saying "Eyes open, you all felt what I have. Stay extra vigilant or hide until told otherwise."

With the message sent the five crystals dulled having their charges used for now and returning them to the special drawer he kept them in, he turned back to the window and gazed out into the sky saying to himself, "I have enough on my mind to focus on here…"

-One week later the Plane of Ravnica-

The War of the Spark was in its closing moments. Gideon Jura lay as ashes behind the beautiful Liliana Vess stood there with tears of rage in her eyes. She was forced to watch as the kindest man she had ever known give his life to save hers, a life of subterfuge and lies. Turning her body towards the large dragon-god who had caused this entire Calamity she mustered her magic and whispered to what was left of the gargantuan Zombie gods consciousnesses saying "You are gods. He is the Usurper. You know what to do."

And with those words the two large gods from another plane assaulted Nico Bolas stripping his spark from the Dragon-god killing the mastermind behind such devastation. Standing there seeing the dragon fall she turned her back on her former oppressor as she saw the ashes of her only friend in centuries she collapsed and wailed in defeat. Finally, she was free from the terrible mistake of a deal she made all those years ago but at the cost of the man who she could possibly consider a friend. Before long she felt a hand grab her shoulder, neither roughly nor aggressively but enough to startle her from her stupor.

The hand belonged to the brown-haired mind mage planeswalker Jace Beleran as he looked at the woman he said, "Liliana, you need to go. Go before the others find you." There was no threat behind his words, just concern.

In his mind he still loved the Necromancer from their time together on adventures despite knowing how she acted many times was for her own selfish goals. He could not deny he still held feelings towards the woman and this was a way he could help her.

Looking up at the man she had seduced and manipulated before she couldn't help but gently grasp his hand before nodding. Wiping the still falling tears from her eyes she simply says to him "I'm sorry Jace…"

As she said that she ran forward and vanishing in a dark cloud of smoke made from her planeswalker's spark sending her hurtling through the Blind Eternities. As she moved through the maddening space between planes she felt a sudden pull in a certain direction whether through her want to escape the others of the Gatewatch and any other planeswalkers after her or her own mental state she was suddenly ejected from the Blind Eternities. Falling through the dark cloud of smoke again she lands face first into the dirt of an unknown plane. Looking around all she could see was an idyllic emerald green forest.

-at the same time in Beacon Tower-

The feeling that Ozpin had experienced had vanished the previous day, but that did not leave him at ease, but he did tell the other headmasters to lower their heightened levels the next day. Then on the fifth day that week he received a message from Qrow saying there was nothing new to report and now it's the end of the week and a small alert came up on Ozpin's display, telling him about activity in the Emerald Forest.

"Hmm… must be a student going into the forest…"

Pulling up his running feeds of the Emerald Forest he gazed over his screens before his eyes froze on the lone figure, dark robe like dress with a golden head ornament and the biggest thing that stood out to Ozpin was her state. She looked somewhat haggard with bloody wounds and grime coating her dress and face as she stumbled through the forest and most importantly when she waved her hands he saw the traces of black mana coming up from the ground at her call.

This caused him to bolt up and move forward, straight into the opening elevator and into the face of Miss Goodwitch. "Oh my! Professor Ozpin?! What's the matter?"

Seeing the startled face of his second he calmed his features before saying "Yes Glynda, everything is alright. I just thought that I would go to the Emerald Forest for a stroll. Clear my head from the start I gave myself early this week."

Nodding she said "Alright professor. Just remember you have paperwork waiting for you when you return."

Feeling the sweet drop down his temple thinking about the true enemy to all mankind…paperwork… He then smiled coolly saying, "Don't worry I haven't forgotten."

Rolling her eyes, she let him pass before he entered the elevator, the minor wait from the top to the bottom of the tower only made his nerves fray further. Who is this planeswalker? He thought to himself. I thought the brothers sealed Remnant off from the rest of the Multiverse. What has happened… perhaps she knows... maybe she can be of help against Salem.

Thinking to himself as he made his way to the forest he jumped down the cliff landing on the ground while flaring his own mana to conjure a simple green spell to cushion his landing before it sunk into the lands. Moving forward he eventually felt the necrotic energies of the undead which he hadn't felt in centuries. This planeswalker was a Necromancer. Moving forward he held his cane at the ready as he found the lone woman on the ground sobbing as black mana slowly oozed from her like a miasma. He could feel the dead spirits of fallen students beginning to stir. Taking a breath, he bit the bullet and said, "Hello? Miss are you alright?"

Putting as much concern and kindness into his voice, he slowly came out of the foliage into the small clearing as he saw the grass beginning to die around the young woman. As Ozpin entered the clearing and spoke Liliana startled and whirled on the spot looking at the well-dressed man as tears fell from her eyes without a stop.

Raising a hand as her eyes glowed she tried to summon some of the spirits around her, but Ozpin slammed his cane into the ground as his Aura spiked giving a green, blue, and white glow as he canceled the spell she attempted to cast causing her to back up in fear before Ozpin let his Aura lessen saying "I do not mean you harm, I simply want to know how you came to this place. What is your name?"

Shaking in fear and sadness she gazed at the man who clearly held the advantage in this situation before saying "L-Liliana… my name is Liliana Vess. What Plane is this?"

Showing no reaction to the name Ozpin said "My name is Ozpin, you are on the plane of Remnant. Here, please come with me. Let my former students rest, we'll get you cleaned up, and you can tell me how you came to be in such a state."

His voice was firm but kind and slowly she reached her hand out taking his before slowly pulling herself up nodding saying, "Thank you for your kind offer, Ozpin."

Leading her away from the dying clearing he saw her stop for a moment before waving her hands letting the black mana slowly ease off the area allowing the energies return to normal and allowing the spirits to rest.

Making their way back to Beacon Liliana was greeted with the view of the castle like structure as well as the unique air this place had as she asked, "What is this place?"

Chuckling Ozpin continued to walk forward saying, "This is my school, for now let's get you cleaned up and fed. I'm sure you can feel that the mana of this plane is different, I'll explain everything once we find a calmer setting."

Nodding they continue in silence until they arrived at the nurse's office where Ozpin smiled at the elderly woman who kept the students and teachers healthy.

"Hello Nurse White, this is Liliana Vess, could you give her a checkup?"

The younger woman glared lightly at the man before the older woman with white hair yet still vibrant golden eyes with a kind smile she moved forward saying, "Of course professor Ozpin, but why not take her to Vale?"

Liliana sat down on one of the beds and looked around having been a healer once she knew the chemical smells of medicines and tonics as Ozpin said, "Well I did find her in the Emerald Forest, so I figured she might prefer some privacy as you know most huntresses prefer."

Rolling her eyes, the nurse shooed the man away saying to him, "Yes, yes, I know. I swear you just want to give me more work don't you."

The tone was kind, but Liliana could hear her annoyance even if it was well hidden before giving a gentle giggle as Ozpin said, "I would never do such a thing Nurse White, you are the only one who knows a lick about proper medicine here. We can't lose our head nurse from overworking."

Pushing the man out she sighed as the elderly woman closed the door before turning back to the lovely woman saying, "So what were you doing in the Emerald Forest, Dear?"

She moved easily in the room gathering some simple supplies before saying "there's a shower in the next room if you'd like to wash up"

Nodding, Liliana finally replied, "Ah, thank you Lady White. I would very much like that, and um… I was simply enjoying the scenery."

Giving a nervous smile she slowly moved to the second room which appeared to be a lavatory of some sort to her eyes.

Slowly stripping out of her ruined dress and pulling her head ornament off she gazed down at all of it before shuddering. Had she never made that deal Gideon, she would still be alive and with a resolute stare, she moved into the small alcove shower. She recognized it from her time in Kaladesh and their bath houses. She turned on the water letting the warm liquid cascade over her face and body washing away the blood and grime.

Enjoying the hot water, she eventually came out of the shower and dried herself before noticing a simple shirt and pants of light blue left in place of her dress as she came out with her hair down and flowing. Looking at the elderly woman who noticed her come out with a smile saying "Ah good, I'm glad they fit. I took the liberty to take your dress to the cleaners. So please come here and sit down dear."

The nurse had a disarmingly amount of kindness that made Liliana a bit nervous but nonetheless she moved forward and sat on the bed. Once seated the nurse began by wrapping a slick fabric cuff around her arm and taking Liliana's blood pressure before saying, "So you said you went out to the Emerald Forest? Quite an interesting choice in locations to go. Especially without Aura."

Raising an eyebrow at the question before she saw several machines turn on as she said, "Well the forest just seemed lovely… Aura?"

She felt the kindness slowly melt away leaving a firm glare aimed straight at herself as Nurse White asked firmly, "Do you not know what Aura is, Liliana?"

The sudden change caused her to become worried as she tried to move away before the older woman's hand clamped down on her wrist with an iron grip as she asked, "Where are you from? Even if Ozpin said you are a Huntress you clearly do not have the musculature to be one, not even the training of one. But he has allowed to come here, so I will keep an eye on you."

Liliana had faced dragons, ancient horrors beyond human comprehension, rifts in time, and many other disasters but this old woman frightened her as she numbly nodded "Wonderful. Now you are without a doubt in perfect health. And I'm sure that you have questions but I think that will be up to Ozpin to answer. You may go. There is a large tower outside the main building, go there and go to the top."

Nodding with the instructions, Liliana sighed, saying, "I do have many questions but thank you. It has been quite some time since a person was as kind as you are to me. If you need any assistance with healing, I was once a healer in my homeland."

The kind smile returned to the elderly woman's features saying "That would be marvelous. Now run along before classes let out, it'll turn into a mad house even if many of the students are gone."

Once the nurse had effectively shooed Liliana out. Liliana was in the simple shoes left behind for her and she made her way to the main courtyard and towards the large tower.

Entering the small elevator, she slowly rose before the doors opened again to reveal the office of Ozpin. The cogs slowly turning above her head and beneath her feet under the glass.

Looking inward she saw Ozpin sitting behind his desk as she walked in she sat in the offered chair in front of the desk as Ozpin said "Hello, Miss Vess. I see you are looking better."

Nodding she then says "I feel much cleaner. So why did you help me Ozpin?"

The question did not surprise the old man as he lifted his fingers to interlock in front of his face saying, "You see Miss Vess, I know you are a planeswalker- just as I was- and based upon the state that I found you in, you either know or were involved with the strange pull I felt a week ago."

His tone was not warm, but not cold either. Simply firm and measured, seeking answers before offering judgement.

Liliana's eyes turned away for a moment before saying, "There was an attack upon all planeswalkers by one of our own, Nico Bolas. He was one of the Elder dragons that desired to have his powers from before the mending. He almost succeeded if not for the intervention of the Gatewatch, the combined efforts of many other Planeswalkers, and the citizens of Ravnica."

Looking over the woman he could sense the truth coming from her even if it wasn't the entire thing before he said, "Alright then, I'm assuming you came here to hide from the aftermath. Correct?"

Stiffening Liliana nods saying "Y-yes."

Nodding, he slowly stands up and turns to face the window saying, "Well then. I am a man who believes in second chances and this plane has many problems that a planeswalker could come in handy quite a bit. So, what do you say? Have you ever had wanted to make up for the actions you've taken?"

His voice echoed in the Necromancer's head as she slowly shook trying to hold back tears as she slowly croaked out "Y-Y-Yes. I do, I have done so much wrong in my life time. I need to make up for it."

Turning around with a sagely smile Ozpin says, "Then welcome to Beacon Academy, Liliana Vess."

Thank you all for your time, Lets see how this story goes forward and how the introduction of planeswalkers back to the plane of Remnant. That will be explained just be patient ;), anyway as always I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions. until next time this Celt is out.