A/N: Welcome back guys to another chapter of The knight from a bleak womb. It's been a while, hasn't it. School is back so there's that, and I can only say that I will have some work ahead of me. I will try to make sure that I post at least one chapter a week. I will probably alternate between this story and the other. I hope the wait hasn't been a killer and you guys still want more.

Last chapter was pretty much the end of volume one. This chapter will be more of an epilogue and the start of the second volume. I have a plan in mind for this one so i hope to see you guys there.

Now that that's over, let get back in the story.

Mave Pov:

Our way back from the docks was spent in complete silence, the rest of my team choosing to avoid direct visual contact with me, especially Blake, and I can not blame them in any way. They know my past, they know I've killed men before, but now they finally saw it for the first time since we met, the small part of the beast that I could be. Even though Fenrir and I started as separate beings we are almost one and the same now. Everything that I have is his, and everything that he has is mine as well. That feral bloodlust that he showed is also mine, and I can only control it for so long until I wan't nothing but to cave in. Inside, I know Fenrir is truly satisfied with the kill and flesh that he ate. I am only happy that I wear a helmet so that the girls don't see the satisfied smirk that I have on my face, since I can't help but feel the same as him.

Is this what they wanted me to become back then? Something that only lives off of the blood that it spills and the flesh that it tears, just like the beasts we hunted.

At that thought I held the handle of my weapon tighter. 'I didn't come to Beacon to become what they wanted! I came here to make MY life better! To become what I want to be, not their animal!'

The smirk that is hidden under my helmet turns into a scowl, a growl in my troath waiting to come out.

Thankfully, and ironically, Fenrir came to my rescue to try and calm me down.

''Maverick, brother, now it is not the time to show our anger. I may have been a feral scourge before we shared our fate, and you may have gotten my instincts, but you will not become what They wanted, and you know well that I will not allow that to happen, and neither will the females, especially the doll of snow.''

I raise a brow under my helmet at his words, but in the end I agree with him. ''*sigh* Thank you for the reassurance Fenrir, but I am not scared about them leaving, for I know they will not. I know how they feel, they are scared but at the same time want to know more so they can help. I am only worried about what will happen if things continue like this, and how things will end.''

''I understand. I know too that this is only a small drop of blood from the storm that will soon come. *Chuckle* The gods are fickle beings aren't they. We are probably the only ones that know the two great beings are nothing but shades of grey, not black and white as they are portrayed in history.''

''Yeah. The ritual is proof of that.'' I say with a slightly amused tone.

''Now, on the matter at hands, what are we to do?''

''We'll tell them when we reach our room. They need to know what we are in order for things to work and so that they can understand the situation.''

''And what about the headmaster?''

''He doesn't need to know now. I feel like I can only trust my team with this, nobody else.''

''Good. I am interested to see how this will end, and maybe even meet them in person.''

''You will, in time. Now I think I should rest until we arrive in our room. There is still around half an hour until we reach Beacon.''

''Of course, I will leave you to rest then. I'll meet you all in flesh in your room.''

''See you there Fenrir.''

And now, just like he appeared in my mind, he left and left me back in the bullhead. I look around and see that the girls are still too nervous to look at me directly or start a conversation. I sigh and lean back in my seat, waiting for us land on the school grounds and put this matter to rest.

Time seemed to go at the pace of a crawl, seconds feeling like minutes and minutes like hours, but after half an hour we finally reached Beacon, the grounds that are usually bustling with students, now lie barren in the night. We silently get out of our transport and head to our room at a nervous pace, the girls looking around trying to stall for time even if for few seconds. I sigh and stop walking with my back turned to them. I only turn my head in their direction so they know I am talking to them.

''I know this is...a...difficult moment, and maybe you don't fully understand what happened but I promise I will explain everything once we are inside.''

They shifted on the spot for a moment, but each of them had a different reaction.

Yang just sighed heavily, Weiss held her head up but it was clear that she was fully here, Ruby kept looking at the ground and rubbed her elbow, and Blake wore a constant frown, avoiding to look at me directly when I look in her direction, just like on the bullhead.

''Let's go.'' I breathe out and continue back to our room, the rest of team RRWBY following. After a minute we reach our destination. I wave my scroll in front of the lock and open the door. We enter our room and the girls go their respective sides to sit on the lower bed while I sit on mine, in between their bunks. Now they look at me, waiting for me to explain what happened.

''Girls, that was Fenrir. The Grimm that my soul..is fused with.''

''*sigh* You mean the one Headmaster Ozpin told us about when we went to his office that morning?'' Asks Weiss in a low voice. I nod to her and she just sighs again.

''I knew it.'' Blake muttered, but it went unheard by the rest of the team.

''You know that me and Fenrir have been together...for a long time, and you know why.'' I pause and take a breath. ''I didn't tell you all the...effects he had on me ever since, then. So for that, I will allow him to tell you everything...since he knows better than me.''

At this, the girls looked at me with surprise on their faces, except Blake who looks like she wants to jump out the window.

''Him!'' she shrieked

''Yes. Him.'' I reply to her.

I pay no attention to Blake's rising tension and look in front of me, removing my helmet and letting my aura flow again.

''Fenrir, Brother, heed my call and appear beside me.''

At these words, an orange shape appeared in front of me, one that quickly turned into the wolf that appeared at the docks. All the girls visibly tensed up, looking at the Grimm like wolf with a mixture of fright and interest. Fenrir formed fully and placed himself at the end of my bed like a dog would when it rests. He looked at me before looking at each of the girls, Weiss being the last one he looks at.

He chuckled before turning to look back at me, with what could resemble o grin on his snout.

''Not a bad pick brother.''

I look at him with an unamused face, but the girls do lighten up a bit, and Weiss weirdly looks away from me.

''*sigh* Not now Fenrir. Tell them, everything.''

''Of course, but introductions are to be made first. I am Fenrir, primordial beast and soul brother of the Maverick.''

Surprisingly, Ruby perked up and actually waved at the wolf, while the rest of the females looked at her like she was crazy.

''Hi, I'm Ruby Rose and leader of the team. Thanks for keeping him sane for all this time.'' She said pointing at me with a sheepish smile.

Fenrir looked at me and Ruby back and forth before he chuckled again.

''Sane, well I guess my company would have helped in that case, so it was my pleasure.''

Ruby was the one to still start conversation with Fenrir, almost as if she forgot what he did almost an hour ago.

''So, you two have been in this situation together for five years?''

''Yes Rose. It was quite the experience, being bonded with Maverick. A painful one at that, but nonetheless it has brought quite the unimaginable pair on the world, has it not?''

''Y-Yeah... I mean a huntsman and Grimm are usually enemies, but here you guys are calling each other brothers and sharing the same soul, in a way.''

''Yes, you are correct, but don't think it was like this all the time, for we started out as enemies, and only after two year we made an impasse. Years later and we arrived here.''

After that, the room was silent for a few moments, RWBY looking at Fenrir as he laid at the end of my bed, analyzing him and making sure if he is an ally or not. Their basic instincts and training told them that he was just an Alpha beowulf, but they knew he was an ally. This very idea was very weird for the girls, as if it defied nature itself. Blake was the one to break the silence of the room, but not in the best way possible.

''You are amiable for a...beast like you.'' She said the last part with hidden anger, but sadly for her Fenrir caught it. I just pinched the bridge of my nose, now was not the time.

''A beast you say.'' He turned to face her, showing his orange orbs in their full glory. ''Listen Belladonna, I may be nothing but a monster in your eyes, but you are an ally of Maverick, so it means you are also an ally of mine. Don't sell me short just because of my origins, wouldn't want to become what you hate, now would you.''

At this Blake visibly flinched back. He knew what he was talking about. She was criticizing him like humans would criticize a Faunus. She felt like a hypocrite, for she was also judged just because of her origins.

''Sorry, I was just-''

''Scared and disgusted by what I did back at the docks. I know you all are.'' He said turning his head to look at all of them.''And personally, it does not affect me in any way. It has been months since I was outside of his body and had the chance to feast. Just Imagine, being depraved of food for months, knowing that you only have to wait just a bit before you finally feed.''

''F-feed?'' Weiss said, her voice faltering from shock.

''Belladonna's statement about me is partially true. I was a monster of Grimm back in my former life, damned to only kill you humans and feast on your bodies, and it is true that even now I feel my instincts flare from time to time, but the combination of our souls has made me slowly lose my animalistic mind, and turn to your logic instead. Yes, it may have been gruesome for you humans, but I could not do anything to help it. It was right in front of me, and I only took the chance.''

They had nothing to say, this Grimm is a part of their teammate. Yes, what he did was gruesome, but an ally like him could be very helpful. They just need to careful what they eat before they fight alongside him, if the way he ate that White Fang shows anything about how he fights.

''Wait, does this effect Mave in any way? I mean you two share the same soul, so, do you have some similarities?'' Yang asked Fenrir while pointing at me. We look at each other and share a grin.

''Yes. His instincts, strength and resilience became mine.''

''And his emotions, body, and knowledge also became mine''

''We now reached a point where one can't live without the other. If I were to die, both of us would perish.''

''And if I were to die, he would a major part of his abilities and strength, even his semblance would be lost.''

''WHAT!'' These news shocked the girls to the very core. To lose your own semblance, the very thing that made you a capable huntsman. If any of them would lose their semblance, it would be catastrophic.

''Wait.'' Said Weiss ''Does that mean that this isn't your semblance?''

''*chuckle* Yes. you are correct. The ritual that fused us used his soul to unlock my semblance, that's why it*cough* specifically affects the grimm.''

Now that that's been said, the girls stopped talking and let the information sink in. Me and Fenrir depend on each other, my semblance is his and our behaviour is altered by the other.

A minute later, Weiss was the one to break the silence in the room again.

''I only have one more question.'' She turned to look both at me and Fenrir.

''Why do call him 'Maverick'?'' She asks

Me and Fenrir chuckled at the question before he answered.

''For it represents what he is. Something unorthodox, that is completely different than normal, and it fits him well.''

''*sigh* And my name is just a separation of the word. I donned it after the ritual. It was not my birth name, and I wish never go back to it.''

The girls looked at me with a look of sadness, but they can understand in a way. His past is tragic enough that it made him want to change his own name. His own person.

Weiss was the one to ask again

''Mave... I know it probably hurts but, w-what is your real name?'' She asked the question slowly, as if to not hurt him.

''No, it's ok if you want to know, and after sticking with even after all of this, you deserve to know.''

I sigh and look at all of them. This is it, the first people in years to know my actual name. It's now or never.

''My name is...

...Khorne Rubrum.''

And it's done. Another chapter done and the prologue to volume two is finally out. Like I said in my other story, I had to get back in school before I could start writing again. So far it's good, and I hope I can get at least one chapter a week. Since it has been so long since I wrote a a chapter for this story, I may write the next chapter for this one before I bring one for Death starts in Autumn. I hope the wait hasn't been to long and you enjoyed the new summary. I believe the new one fits more, let me guys know.

I'm just glad to be back in writing. I know it's not many words per chapter, but this is what works for me, and I hope you enjoyed it.

See you guys next time. Bye

P.S. Yes, I made his name be the one from one of the four chaos gods from Warhammer 40k. If you know about him, you know exactly what to expect.

Yeah the bad guys may or may not be fucked. Just a tiny bit. But it's nothing to serious, I'm sure.