-Nighttime. Heavy rain and thunderstorm. Location Unknown-

?: "Oum sake you better be right about this Oz...this weather is a shit show!"

A man desperately tries to brace the heavy storm while his red cape flutters frantically in the wind. His looks is that of a middle aged man with black hair and a unique looking sword holstered behind his back.

Ozpin: "As far as I know, James's Intel led me to believe *Argh* that the strange anomaly that triggered Atlas's Aura Scan indicate a large sudden burst of Aura in this area...and if my guess is right we should be close!"

A man with white hair wearing glasses uses his cane to maintain balance in this raging storm, he holds his green raincoat tightly.

?: "Hope you're right Oz, I left my baby behind back at the Patch because I owe you one. *Sigh* Hope Tai can handle her."

The woman stand ignoring the storm as her white cloak flutters frantically.

-Meanwhile back at the Patch, in a quiet home-

?: "WAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGHHHH."

A baby cries loudly into the night as a man with blonde hair quickly picks up his daughter, cradling her so she would stop crying...the man...lack sleep.

?: "WAAAAAH! LOOK DAD I CAN RUN REAL FAST NOW! COME PLAY!"

A small blond child is currently running around the house having fun.

Tai: "YANG! it's late you should be in bed, it's past your bed time I have to take care of your sister."

Yang: "NO! NO! NO! YOU PROMISED YOU PLAY WITH ME TODAY BUT YOU'VE BEEN BUSY WITH RUBY!"

Tai: "*Sigh*"

The man exasperate as Yang throws a tantrum while Ruby continues with her cries.

Tai: "Summer please come home."

He said it with slight tears in his eyes.

-Back to our original scene-

Summer: "*Sigh* Knowing Tai, he's probably having trouble with them."

The woman gave a wry smile towards her companion and press onward to their destination.

?: "So Oz this strange Aura...what do think it is?"

The man look back at his friend as they climb the mountain.

Ozpin: "Well my guess would be that an undiscovered mineral source have been unearthed due to the recent storms the Patch have been getting lately."

The woman eventually found a cave to rest, she signal her companions that there's shelter. They enter and shake off the cold while the woman prepares to make a campfire.

?: "But you doubt it right?"

The man look at Oz who's drenched while trying to warm himself.

Ozpin: "I don't know Qrow...something tells me it more that that. if it is minerals then why did it suddenly stop emitting Aura after its initial burst."

Qrow looks down as water droplet drips onto the floor from his hair and face.

Qrow: "You...You aren't saying that a person did it right?...That burst of Aura, no normal man could possible obtain that much unless-"

Ozpin: "The Queen."

Qrow stood silent at Oz's respond.

Ozpin: "You and I both know what she's capable of and if and this is a huge if, if someone has that same level of Aura as the Queen then that person could prove valuable to our cause in stopping her."

Qrow: "And if you're wrong and this someone is the same as the Queen if not worse?"

Oz holds his cane and tap onto the cavern's floor lightly while smiling.

Ozpin: "Then this world is truly doom but I have hope that it won't come to that."

Qrow chuckles and notices something.

Qrow: "Where's Summer?"

Oz looks around and stands up.

Ozpin: "She must have went deeper in to search for something for the camp."

Qrow: "SUMMER! SUMMER!"

Qrow and Oz walks deeper into the cave, searching for their missing companion...the deeper they went they eventually stumble upon a strange discovery...a door.

Qrow: "Well...this is something else...a door in an empty cave in a middle of nowhere."

Qrow slowly turns his head towards Oz hoping for an answer.

Ozpin: "The door is slightly open..Summer must have went through."

Qrow: "Without us?"

Oz shrug and proceed to open the door. The two men enters and discovery something beyond what they could have hope.

Qrow: "Um...Oz...you're seeing what I'm seeing right?"

Ozpin: "My dear friend Qrow, I believe we have arrived at our destination."

Qrow was flabbergasted while Oz merely chuckles to himself. what they are currently seeing is a large statue of some kind of deity with multiple arms behind him.

Qrow: "It that a mask or its' face?"

Qrow walks towards the statue to get a closer look.

Summer: "I wouldn't go near it if I were you."

Qrow: "ARGH!"

Qrow jump lightly at quickly turn to see Summer standing behind him giggling.

Qrow: "Where were you?"

Summer shrugs and continue walking.

Summer: "I was looking for some dry stick and I found a door that led me here so curiosity got the better of me and I decided to scout ahead."

Oz sigh at the action of his companion.

Ozpin: "I wish you didn't do that, that was dangerous and foolish of you."

Qrow: "Oz right, you can't be doing that I mean you have a child back home for Oum sake."

Summer: "I know, I know. Relax."

Summer tries to calm Qrow down and proceed.

Summer: "I found something ahead let's check it out hopefully we found our strange anomaly."

As they continue on with they quest unbeknownst to them, the statue turns its head and look towards them.

Summer: "I don't know about you...but I feel like we're being watch."

Summer said it with a serious look on her face.

Qrow: "Yea...and these skeleton lying around ain't helping."

He scan the room to see bones and skeletons of various size clutter the room.

Qrow: "Found something interesting?"

Qrow turn to face Oz as he picks up one of the helmet laying around.

Ozpin: "This helmet...is old and I mean real old. I think we've stumble upon an ancient burial of some sort."

Qrow: "Ha that old huh...what during your time?"

Oz chuckles and then turn serious.

Ozpin: "No...this...this is before my time."

Qrow then looks at Oz with a serious expression.

Qrow: "Summer stick close."

Summer nods and unsheathed her weapon, Qrow does the same.

Qrow: "Alright let's find what we're looking for and get the hell out of here. I don't feel comfortable."

As soon as he said that he saw something above the ceiling looking at them...an eye?

Qrow: "What the?"

The eye quickly closes.

Qrow: "Guys...I think we have company."

Qrow continue looking up then he hears noises ahead.

Summer: "I think we found company."

Strange black creatures appear before us...each one of them have their face distorted in a disturbing way with malformed body...They can hear whisper coming from them.

*Kuroshite Kudasai Kuroshite Kudasai Kuroshite Kudasai Kuroshite Kudasai Kuroshite Kudasai Kuroshite Kudasai Kuroshite Kudasai Kuroshite Kudasai Kuroshite Kudasai*

Summer and Qrow took their battle stance preparing for combat.

Qrow: "OZ! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE! THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE GRIMM TO ME!"

Oz walks towards them casually and signal them to lower their weapon.

Qrow: "Are you crazy?"

Ozpin"Wait look...they're not trying to hurt us."

The creature walk towards them and eventually pass them...continuing their whispers.

Summer: "...They look tormented."

Summer said it with a tinged of sadness.

Qrow: "What the hell are these thing."

Qrow scratch his head, Oz however push his glasses back to his face as he gaze upon these creatures.

Ozpin: "These creatures...I think they were people once."

Summer/Qrow: "WHAT!?"

Both of them were surprise by Oz's words

Summer: "What makes you say that?"

Ozpin: "Look."

Oz points towards a child shape creature...but the strange thing about it is that...it's holding a burnt teddy bear.

Qrow: "Gods."

Qrow had a sad expression on his face while Summer have tears slowly appearing...the child like creature reminds her of her children back.

*Kuroshite Kudasai Kuroshite Kudasai Kuroshite Kudasai*

Those were the words that can be heard from it.

Ozpin: "Let's keep moving."

As Oz suggested the two nods quietly. As they go deeper within the ruin they've discovered a few things.

1. There were people here.

2. Strange creatures that inhabit this ruins were people once upon a time.

3. Statues that are unfamiliar to them, imply an ancient culture.

4. They found a symbols of what appears to be a fan, the top half is dyed in red while the lower half is dyed in white...were these the symbol belonging to a country?

As Oz ponders these information, they stop at their trek. A large door blocks their path.

Qrow: "*Whistle* Fancy door."

Qrow was sizing the door, while Summer walks towards it.

Summer: "You think there were Giants once that were living here."

Oz laughs and follows Summer from behind.

Ozpin: "Possible or they simply like large door."

Summer: "Heh."

Qrow took out his flask and drinks...he then shake the content.

Qrow: "*Sigh* I knew I should have brought more."

As Qrow enters the room he look around and see a large room.

Summer: "It seems that we've entered some kind of hall."

Summer puts her hood down revealing her beauty, her silver eyes dart across the room eventually focus on a throne at the end of the room.

Qrow: "The room is lit with candles...I guess someone's home, be on guard."

Qrow looks around for potential threats.

(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusader OST - Dark Rebirth)

Summer: "A throne?"

Summer walks towards it. Qrow looks at Oz and he nods as they follow Summer from behind.

Qrow: "Hey Oz do you recognize the language behind the throne?"

Oz walks behind the throne to see a symbol that he's not familiar with.

Ozpin: "No..it's foreign to me."

Qrow shrug as if he's giving up.

Qrow: "If you have zero clue what all of these means then I doubt anyone in Remnant can."

As Summer moves towards the throne, she examines it...as she slowly reach out to touch...an eye open itself on the wall behind her and gaze intently on her back . She felt someone was looking at her. She quickly turn her head to see no one was behind her.

As she look back at the throne she was caught off guard as she see there are multiple eyes on the throne looking at her. She immediately jumps back and prepare her scythe, Qrow upon seeing this leap as well and prepare himself.

Qrow: "WHAT'S WRONG!?"

Summer: "THE THRONE THERE'S EYES ONE IT!"

Qrow looks closer on the throne and see no eyes on it.

Qrow: "Summer...I don't see it."

Oz walks towards them while looking towards the ceiling.

Ozpin: "Have you try looking up?"

The two look upward to see a horrific sight.

Qrow: "Gods."

There are multiple eyes looking down on them intensely soon each of those eyes slowly merge into one large red eye.

?: "*Insert Ancient Language*"

The three of them were shock...as "it" spoke to them.

?: "You do not speak our tongue and yet you have the gall to invade this hallowed grounds...you will die humans."

Ozpin: "WAIT!"

Oz spoke loudly towards the large eye.

Ozpin: "Allow me to introduce ourselves...it seems that there's a misunderstanding."

"It" looks coldly towards the three of them...and for the first in a long time the three of them shudders in fear.

Ozpin: "My name is Ozpin, headmaster for Beacon Academy and these are my companion Summer Rose and Qrow Branwen. We come in peace."

"It" stare at Oz for a good minute...before responding.

?: "Misunderstanding...Peace...LIES!"

Soon multiple spikes made of shadow burst out of the ground, Summer quickly use her Semblance leaving behind white roses as she darts across the room dodging the attack. Qrow leap and land on the throne...as the shadow tendrils moves towards him...it pauses directly in front of the throne.

Ozpin: "What?"

Oz uses his cane to deflect the multiple shadow tendrils that are attacking him...at this rate he won't last long.

?: "Die...Die...Die...Die"

Summer: "Argh!"

Summer twirl her scythe and deflect the ongoing barrage until she hear Qrow yelling out.

Qrow: "SUMMER! OZ! RUN TOWARDS THE THRONE NOW!"

Without hesitation Oz and Summer ran for it. The eye's pupil contract as it see the invaders running towards the throne.

?: "DIE!"

Multiple shadow tendrils rush towards them hoping to kill them before they reach the throne. Summer sees the tendrils coming closer to Oz, the tendril slowly turn itself into a piercing weapon and upon seeing this she uses her Semblance and teleport towards Oz grabing him and teleport leaving behind white rose petals multiple time before reaching the throne.

Summer: "*Pant*...We...*Pant*...made it..*Pant*"

Ozpin: "Thanks Summer."

Summer: "No...*Pant* Problem*

Qrow held onto the two as the tendrils are literally in front of them...frozen.

Summer: "Why aren't they attacking us when we're on the throne?"

Summer is both confuse and terrified.

Qrow: "What ever they are, they ain't Grimm too...its' god damn fast that it's hard to keep up."

"It" mere gazes at them..."It" then closes its eye and as soon as "It" does that, the tendrils slowly backs away into the shadow.

Summer: "They're retreating?"

Summer said with a confuse look on her face. Oz on the hand is disturb by this.

Ozpin: "Why retreat? they had the upper hand...I wonder."

Oz raise his cane and toss it away from the throne...and in slow motion while the cane is in mid air. "It" open its eye once more and multiple shadow tendrils emerge from the shadow slicing the cane in pieces..then "It" closes once more and the room it at peace once again.

Qrow: "Well...shit."

Qrow chuckle to himself...at this moment...they're trapped with an unknown creature...in a ruin long forgotten.

TO BE CONTINUE.