Revan Reborn: Remnant's Prodigal Knight Chapter 1
This is an idea I've had for a while. What if the legend of Revan did not end as it did in SWTOR alone, instead it carries on even past his death into a new rebirth? Leaving behind the shackles of his former life as both jedi and sith this hero would be reborn into the world of remnant. Helping save this dire world that is stuck out of balance. This is a fan made crossover, I neither own the rights to STAR WARS or RWBY. Thank you for reading.
The force is tied to all living things, it helps keep us living and we return to it once we depart from this world. The jedi have a saying that 'there is no death, only the force'. There is some truth to this saying, as once again a certain man was reborn into the galaxy. Different face, different name, but he was reborn all the same.
This is the story of Revan and his birth on Remnant.
Taiyang was the happiest man on the planet. His lover Raven Branwen was giving birth to twins, his twins, their twins. Sure, he was going back between a mixture of doting excitement and worry during the birth. But it was over, and here he was holding one of his newborn children while his lover held the other in her arms.
"I know we talked about names forever. But its still so hard to choose." Taiyang spoke giddily. "I still want to name the girl Yang Xiao Long of course… we agreed on that right?" He asked with a smile.
Raven rolled her eyes at his attitude; she was still tired from the child birthing process. Though she was still willing to humor his behavior. "Yang is a fine name for her. She has your eyes and is blonde, so I think it makes sense." She turned her eyes back to the boy in her arms. "Him though… I want to give him a name that suits him."
"How about Xavier?" Taiyang suggested trying his best to help her decide. "Though if we each get to choose a name then I say you get the final say for him."
A pregnant pause lingered in the air before Raven finally spoke once more.
"Revan… I don't know why but when I gaze upon his face. That comes to my mind." The black-haired woman spoke softly. "I can't think of where I would have heard that name."
"I like it, its like a variation of your name in a way. Both our children are tied to us." The entergetic father spoke up, earning a slight smile from his lover. "At the very least Qrow didn't have to try and give us a name."
The swordswoman couldn't help but scoff. "He would be my last choice for that."
Fits of laughter escaped the couple, Taiyang moving to sit next to her to allow her to examine both her children.
"Yang and Revan… I'm sure you two will be strong enough to protect each other."
It wasn't long after their birth that Raven had abandoned her family, the reasons were kept from the children and even then, they were too young to understand what had even happened. It wasn't long after that Taiyang fell in love with Summer Rose and they were raising the children together. Even though Summer was not their birth mother her children loved her dearly. It wasn't long after their marriage that they had a third child in the form of Ruby.
When Yang and Revan turned five something different happened."
The black-haired child sat with his back against a great tree. Engrossed in a book he held in his hands and letting his deep purple eyes dart across the page.
"Reeeevan." Yang whined, flopping on the grass next to her brother. The younger twin not even gazing up towards his sister. "Reeevaaaaaaaan" she drowned out once more. This time she moved to flop onto his book. Blocking his line of sight from his story. This finally served to gain his attention.
"Yes Yang?" He asked quietly. More confused by her bratty behavior then annoyed. "I'm bored. We should do something!" She spoke up excitedly. Revan merely shook the book in his hands. "I was doing something. I was reading."
"Yeah duh. But I meant I wanted to play with you. Ruby wants to too! Right Ruby?" Yang called back. Both siblings turned to see their youngest sister asleep, laying on the massive hood that Summer had made her as a gift. "See she's so bored she fell asleep!"
Revan sighed as he motioned for her to get up, which she did in a very lazy manner. He made sure to put his bookmark back into his book before closing it. "Okay fine. What did you want to play?"
The blonde twin grinned eagerly. "Here hide and seek! You go hide and I'll find you okay?"
A slight smile grew on his face. "Fine but I want you to count to thirty seconds this time!"
"Thirty? Fine as long as you can manage to pick a good spot this time!"
With that Revan rushed away from her, capitalizing on her talking to put as much distance from her as possible. As he moved to hide behind some of the trees, he could have sworn he heard something. "Is someone there?" He asked worriedly. At first, he thought there might have been one of those creatures of Grimm his parents warned him about. He tried his best to listen again.
'Come to me' a faint voice seemed to call out. Almost as if it was speaking inside his head then could be heard aloud. Revan started to follow after the voice. Walking towards what he felt he needed too until he was face to face with a cavern in the side of a rocky wall. He looked around to find himself in the middle of the wilderness on the island of Patch. "I didn't think I walked…. That far…" He murmured to himself. Starting to grow afraid of being so far away all alone.
'Come to me' the voice spoke much louder this time. And for some reason Revan couldn't help himself but walk inside the cavern. As soon as he saw what was inside, he gasped aloud. There was some strange waterfall inside the cavern. With strange crystals growing all around the cave.
"Is this dust?" The young boy asked, trying his best to swallow his fears inside.
"No child. This is something more." Came the voice for a third time. Revan jumped and turned to look directly at the waterfall. Only to see some blue figure approach from the water. His eyes widened as he saw it seemed to be standing on the water, its body slightly transparent as he could see the water behind the spectral figure.
The figure wore strange robes that he couldn't recognize, his hair long and pulled back. Though he was covered in a bluish hue his brown hair and eyes could be made out still. As well as his fair skin. What was most intriguing about the man was the scars along his face.
"W-who are you?" The boy managed to ask timidly.
"That is a good question. Let me ask in response, who do you think I am?" replied the figure.
"…. A ghost?" Asked the child once more. Trying his best to swallow his fear.
A bit of a chuckle escaped the figure once more. "I see. Even now you're trying your best to avoid the darkness. That's just what we should be doing." The figure moved to step forward, walking away from the water it was standing on and now stood directly in front of the child.
"Who are you?" The young boy asked once more. He was trying his best to hold back his fears. Though he still wished to run away.
"I am what we once were. The remnants of our past. I am Revan." Spoke the figure. "But I'm Revan!" The child called back in frustration. "Yes, both of these things are true." The older Revan explained. "When we were reborn not all of our self was ready to return to the physical world. I have existed separately from you until you were strong enough to find me."
Revan looked up to the older figure claiming to be him. "If you're me. Then what are we?"
"Two halves of a whole. You are our physical and our future. I am our past and our spirit."
"And halves are supposed to go together to be whole…" The child spoke up again. "What does this all mean?"
The older Revan leaned down to look himself in the eye. "It means you let yourself open to the force once more. You are ready to be whole again. You will have all the benefits of our past. However, … that also comes with the burdens… the memories."
"Did our memories hurt us?"
"Yes. Greatly so."
The child Revan closed his eyes before opening them once more, what was once childlike and fearless were now determined. "I feel this… strange sense of… its hard to say what it is. But… I want to be whole."
"Then we are ready. Give me your hand." The elder Revan spoke. Extending his own ethereal hand to his younger half.
The younger Revan obliged and held the other's hand.
"Revan. It isn't our real name… never was… but it will do." Added the Elder once more before he closed his eyes.
Everything seemed to go white for Revan as in less then a single second his brain was filled with an unnaturally long lifetime of memories. Both good and bad were crammed into his soul. Just when Revan though he couldn't handle anything else.
He came back to reality. Alone in a cave, holding his hand out to nothing.
Though in his mind. He remembered all of it. His time as a jedi, his time as a sith, his existence as Revan. Everything was in his mind once more.
He WAS Revan, and yet he was still just a child.
"The force must have let me be reborn for a reason…" He spoke, his voice having much more wisdom behind it now. Despite his physical age. "I need to get back to my family. Yang is probably worried."
Before he walked away however he looked around the cave once more. "These are Kyber crystals." He realized. Quickly he moved to two that seemed to call out to him. He gently took two in his hands.
One a brilliant crimson, the other a shining purple. A smirk grew on his face as he put them in his short pockets.
If he wasn't in trouble with his parents. Then he had much tinkering to do, didn't he?
The more Revan looked through his returned memories, the more he was filled with regret for what happened to the galaxy. While he could feel through the force that the Sith Emperor was no longer a threat to the galaxy.
Perhaps here on Remnant he could start small and try to help the galaxy with his new life. At least starting with this new planet.
As a few years passed Revan's new family was not without its own share of tragedies. His surrogate mother Summer Rose had never returned from her last huntress mission. Their father had grown distant from them shortly afterwards, leaving Yang in a sort of leadership role of the three children. Taiyang was still there and supporting the family financially, though that didn't necessarily mean the family was happy. The way the force flowed off of the man exposed the darkness and grief he was feeling.
The former knight was meditating in his childhood bedroom. While he had his memories, he did not have his former strength. If he wished to be as helpful as he used to be in the past, he would need to tone his body, mind, and spirit.
While he continued to search through the force, he felt something different. He felt his siblings Yang and Ruby traveling somewhere. Into the woods…
"What are they thinking?" Revan muttered as he tried to search around the woods with his mind. It was only when he searched further out did, he finds the dark manifestations in the woods around them. The creatures of Grimm.
It didn't even take him a moment more before bolting out of the house, using his connection to the force to increase his speed as best as he could.
The creatures of Grimm were already starting to surround the two sisters. The pair seeming to be easy prey to the pack of Beowolves. Yang moved to position herself protectively in front of Ruby, the younger girl still asleep in the wagon. "Don't touch her!"
The elder sister closed her eyes as the wolf like monsters continued to approach her. Fear coursing through her body as she waited for the inevitable.
"Get away!" Came a roaring voice from behind her, causing Yang to open her eyes and turn around. What she saw was her younger brother charging towards the Grimm and rushing past her. Revan through out both of his hands and the Beowolves around the pair of girls flew back into the trees around them.
"R-Revan! How did you-" Yang exclaimed in shock.
"No time! Get back with Ruby." He ordered back to her.
Quickly Revan moved to approach the beowolves to make sure he was inbetween them and his siblings. "You're nothing you monsters!" He roared, moving both his hands to grasp several of them with the force. Crushing their bodies into broken heaps.
Even with his incredible natural power though all the effort he had put into this left him tired. And there were still two Beowolves left.
"Damn…" He muttered as he tried to catch his breath.
The force user tried his best to call up his inner strength and fight back against these remaining Grimm. When all of a sudden, a familiar voice called out to them. "Good work Kiddo. I'll take it from here." Came the casual words.
As soon as Revan and Yang blinked their uncle Qrow was there seemingly out of nowhere. Rushing his scythe at the last two Beowolves slicing them to pieces.
"And that is that. Though you kids are way to far in the woods." Qrow greeted them, sheathing his weapon. "And Revan… I'll be honest I don't know what to make of killing four Beowolves with seemingly your bare hands. But let's get you back home okay?"
Yang and Revan nodded in agreement. "Thank you Uncle Qrow." They said in unison. Yang spoke with a hint of shame, where as Revan spoke with exhaustion at the power he used.
When they were back home Yang and Revan were waiting in the elder sister's room while Qrow and Taiyang were talking downstairs. Ruby was downstairs with them as she was asleep during all of what transpired.
"Revan? I'm sorry." Yang started to explain. "I was… trying to find mom. Our birth mom… and I though we would find her before we got hurt."
The younger twin nodded and smiled slightly. "You put yourself and Ruby in danger. But you shouldn't be at full blame. Dad has been… distant. He needs to be here for us, and you need to not run off."
Yang smiled and chuckled. "You sound like a grown up. Though what was that? The thing you did. Was that your semblance?" She asked with fascination in her voice.
"No, its… something different. I want to explain it when dad and Qrow our here too though…"
A cough interrupted their discussion, causing both of them to turn to the now open bedroom door. Taiyang and Qrow were standing there along with a happy Ruby who was eating cookies, the fact she was given some and still in a good mood was a sign that relieved Revan and Yang.
"Dad said he wanted to talk now." Ruby chirped up. Cookie crumbs escaping her mouth when she talked.
Revan nodded in agreement. "Can we go to the living room?" He asked.
Taiyang smiled and motioned for them all to follow him. 'He's so mature for his age.' The retired huntsman thought to himself.
It wasn't much longer till they were all sitting in the living room. Qrow leaning on the wall of the room, while Ruby, Taiyang, and Yang sat on the couch. Revan stood before them in front of the television in the room. Despite his experience in his past life, he still felt tinges of nerves from the way they looked to him so expectantly.
"It's a hard subject to explain but I will try my best. But first I want to make sure. Yang isn't in trouble, right?" Revan asked with a frown. The question caused Qrow to laugh. "Kid's not even eight and he's already playing negotiator."
"No one is in trouble. We came to an agreement." Taiyang reassured before letting out a sigh. "I haven't been doing my job and I'm going to do better. Just… Please tell me what happened Revan."
The young boy nodded and tried to steady his breathing. Even with his past life's memories, he was still a child in this form. Physically he was no where near his peak strength, that would take training. But for now, the brief focus on the light side gave him the courage he needed to continue speaking.
"It's not a semblance… I think. I have this connection to everything, through the force." Revan tried his best to explain. "The Force is a life energy tied to every living thing. Everyone is connected to it, I'm just able to manipulate it is all."
Qrow raised an eyebrow and was the first to interject. "How do you know that's what it is?"
"I can't really explain that, I've learned about some other people who once were able to do such things. But I don't really have a way to show you them. I can only show you what I'm capable of doing."
Before the young boy could speak any further on the subject Qrow interrupted again. "You mean like how you crushed those Grimm with nothing but your bare hands? You didn't even have to touch them." He chuckled before taking his flask out of his pocket. "That sure is a neat party trick."
"I know it's not a lot of info… but it's all I really have that would make sense." Revan admitted. Sheepishly looking to the rest of his family. Taiyang sighed, taking a minute to think before looking to his son. "I believe you… It's just a lot to take in."
Ruby grinned from ear to ear as she ran up to her brother. "With strength like that you could save people as a huntsman with me and Yang!" She shouted excitedly. With Yang just as eagerly running to hug them both.
"The three of us can kick butt!" Yang shouted. Her enthusiasm was infectious to everyone in the room, certainly lifting Revan's spirit.
Revan sighed, before a small smile spread on his face. 'Perhaps this life I'll be able to make up for my failures.' He thought, thinking to his past once more.
As more years passed, Revan excelled in school. Just as he had been in his past life, he was an avid learner with a thirst for knowledge. And becoming a huntsman seemed like the sanest choice for him to possibly make.
That being said he didn't feel comfortable just relying on the force as his ally throughout all of this. And despite Ruby's pestering excitement Revan was not ready to tell her what weapon he was making just yet.
Revan had taken a significant amount of mechanical parts and technology with him to an abandoned workshop in Vale. The trip to the big city made it much easier to find all the parts he needed. And his gift with machines continued over into his new life. A gift he was grateful for what he had planned.
He didn't have the same technology as the rest of the galaxy, but he was able to make adequate replacements for what he needed. When he was done, he had two perfectly replicated lightsabers. Each made to be wielded separately one in each hand. The silver and black cylinders being expertly crafted and laid on the workbench in front of him.
"First this weapon will be a light in the darkness." Revan spoke softly, using the force to perfectly place the purple kyber crystal he had been saving for all these years into one of the hilts. "And now… this weapon will strike fear into those who harm others." He muttered, letting the red kyber crystal rest in the other hilt.
"A weapon of light and a weapon of dark. They will serve me as I serve the Force." He spoke with confidence as he used the force to fix both cylinders back together. The force user quickly picked both up with his mind and ignited each weapon. Their Purple and Red blades pointing up perfectly towards the roof of the abandoned warehouse. Revan quickly switched them off and floated them into his hands, to clip them to his belt in the meantime.
For his own appearance he no longer wore the simple clothes he once had as he grew up in this world. He had customized a set of dark robes for himself. While not as detailed as he once had in his past life. He looked the part of his past life. His outfit a synthesis of Jedi and Sith, much like himself.
"Now just two things left." He spoke aloud, the former lord of darkness gazed to a piece of metal that had finally cooled, it was resting on another workbench. A perfect recreation of the Mandalorian mask he once wore into battle. With the force he pulled it towards him and held it in both his hands.
"When I donned the original. I did it in an effort to end the war with the Mandalorians. Now I done this mask to bring peace to this planet. To honor my past, and to honor my new family." Revan spoke with pride. Putting the mask over his face for a moment to test its feel. It felt nostalgic, even if it was only a replacement. After a few more minutes he took it off and placed it in a pouch on his belt.
"I will wear it when it comes to battle. For now, I don't want to scare others." He admitted. "But now, one last piece."
As he spoke the knight moved to the last thing that mattered of his pet projects. Quickly going to the metallic body that he had constructed and powering it on. "Speak your name and registration please." He ordered his new mechanical construction.
"Acknowledgement: I am HK-47 mark II. A highly adaptable assassination droid made for the purpose of eliminating Grimm and other rouge lifeforms. It is a pleasure to see you face to face Master." The red rust colored droid spoke with the same mechanical voice that filled Revan with an almost childlike appreciation.
Revan couldn't help but let the grin spread on his face. "Good. You're welcome HK. And Remember that only kill a human or faunus after being authorized to do so. Grimm however are free game."
"Weary Resignation: Of course. Though I would suggest finding some of those White Fang meatbags so we can crush their necks Master." HK-47 responded with an exaggerated sigh. Even in this new addition his attitude was just as Revan wanted it to be.
"We leave for Beacon tomorrow. The huntsman academy, and while you're technically listed as one of my weapons, I'm not going to let them get rid of you." Revan admitted. Turning his head to use the force to bring something off of one of the previous workbenches. "Here HK. I have for you a customized .50 caliber assault rifle that can turn into a sniper attachment. Let's go have some target practice."
HK-47 gladly took the custom rifle from his master, changing it between both modes before looking back to his master. "Statement: I believe this will make quick work of those beasts."
"Well then." Revan spoke with a grin. "Let's save Remnant, shall we?"
And that's where I'm ending this chapter for now. Honestly, I've been thinking about this idea for a while, but I have no idea if this story is actually gonna be good or not. Let me know what you guys think. I'm still working on a few other ideas and writing the next chapter of Demonic Guidance right now. Take care!~