Chapter 2

Hope will always die

*Boom*

A week passed since Mikhail landed in this unfamiliar place or rather big ass forest and in these seven days he was mercilessly attacked by those black beasts, he encountered in the unknown woods.

As he ended his slaughtering of these wolf-like monsters, new ones came back. Not just wolfs, also ones, with the appearance of bears, lizards, warthogs, crows and even two-headed snakes!

Wouldn't it be for his incredible stamina, vitality and large reserves of mana, he wouldn't have survived the never ending onslaught, even though he couldn't fly anymore.

At least he still had his strength and ability to breathe fire and shoot it in form of balls.

*Boom*

And here goes a bear with several spikes on his back.

"Yes!" Mikhail pumped his fist, even though he was really exhausted and caked in dirt and mud. There were no visible cuts and other injuries on his body, since his skin, which looked even though like human one, was hard as his scales.

But even a dragon has his limits, and for Mikhail it was already close. Since his transformation, his body didn't finish adjusting itself.

The other problem was the more monsters he killed the more of them appeared as if they were attracted to him.

*Boom*

"Yeah!" He smiled again as fist as he punched another wolf, which was twice as big as his kinsmen, and had more evolved bone armor on his body.

*Slither*

Mikhail noticed something behind him, and as he turned around, he could see a giant two-head snake, hissing at him.

"Uh-oh." Was the only thing he could say, before the snake devoured him completely.

When the beast swallowed him entirely, it gave a satisfying hiss out….

*Grrrrowg*

The snake beast twitched and hissed again.

*Graghl* A growl from its midriff caused the beast to tilt his awoken head and then…..*GRAAAGL*

"*Shiiiii!*" The beast hissed, but now violently and in pain, as its midriff began to grow and grow….or rather it started to bloat and then….

*BOOOM*

The creature exploded in a golden light, tearing it up to little pieces that immediately dissolved in black mist.

"Ugh!" Mikhail who was devoured shook himself, to get the mucus from the beast of it "Well….that was something!" A drop of slime and saliva dropped from his snow-white hair on the back of his nose and Mikhail shivered "Guh, and I thought I would stink!"

"*Shra!*" The humanoid dragon turned around to see a new type of black monster running towards him.

Akin to certain species of theropod beings, these creatures showed one unique feature: They had no forelimbs, only hind limbs. Said hind limbs were dual-clawed, and were inverted at the knee joints. They also possess tails.

Their skulls are rather stubby, and are very similar in appearance to a lizard with two legs. Like all other creatures, they feature a dark black color, with white markings all over the body, alongside deep red eyes and accents.

A group made of six of those lizard-like beings, stormed towards Mikhail, with wide maws.

Mikhail sighed childishly, throwing his arms up and reacted by jumping up, when the lizards with two legs lunged at him, but only met empty air.

All six of them looked up, as the white-haired infant dragon's chest expanded and six fireballs shot out from his mouth.

*BOOM*

The lizards turned into scorched nothingness as Mikhail's powerful flames engulfed them.

As Mikhail landed back on the ground, he proudly huffed …but it didn't last long….as suddenly a wave of fatigue hit him like a wrecking ball "Uh….oh…." The dragon landed with heavy thud on the cold earth. He didn't know why, he became tired…."Oh right….I didn't eat and drink anything….." Paired with the fight and tired new body, he was only one step away to become unconscious…Or rather he was at the brink "Guh…." As the world around him became black, he suddenly heard voices….

"A boy!?" It was a female voice "What the hell!?"

Then suddenly an old scruffy voice could be heard "Shut up Spring, or do you want the Grimm notice us, too!?"

'Grimm?'

Suddenly a deep, yet gentle voice spoke up "Hurry, we should finish this here. The boy needs a doctor."

The female scoffed "Yes…..but I can't believe that this boy fought the Grimm! For an entire week!"

The scruffy voice spoke up "Enough, Boulder take the lad and let's return to Doc Auburn!"

"Got it Boss!"

"Spring!"

"Yes Kupfer?"

"Do you sense any Grimm nearby?"

"Nope, the boy killed every Grimm within our radius."

"Well I be an monkey's uncle!"

"Eh, boss?"

"What?"

"It seems….well…. how should I say it…..the boy doesn't have his Aura unlocked….."

There was silence and Mikhail couldn't stay awake anymore….he was too tired….then …he passed out. Yet he could hear one last thing…..

"WHAT!?"

XXX

"If you have the power to only destroy the world, would you use it?

Hello guys, Khan here with another chapter. Hope you like it!

By the way, this story begins 16 years before the cannon of the RWBY series, at in the end; Mikhail will be 17 years old.

Since every main character in the RWBY series, inspired by a fairy tale character, I had an idea.

You know, Ruby is Red Hood, Blake is the Beauty from The Beauty and the Beast, Weiss is Snow White and Yang is Goldilocks.

The tale which suits, Mikhail most, would be The Dragon of Ghent. It's a tale about a kindly Dragon, who is tired of war, and searches for a massive flower garden to live in (Maybe Beacon?)

And somehow this suits Michael and Mikhail, who had both enough of fighting and seeks comfort.

If you want to know, what Kupfer means, it's the German word for copper.

And by the way, Merry Christmas everyone.