Okay so I'll keep this one brief since I don't want my notes taking up a considerable amount of space in the chapter. I know although the last chapter met my minimal quota for a chapter, not a lot actually happened. Yang had some developement, killed Eygon, looked around, and then was about to meet you know who (onion bro). I've been actually feeling a lot better now that my vacation is over (Not really it's just taking place at home now. God i love being back in the city. Seriously, New Hampshire sucks). Anywho, I took some time to pay attention to some other shows and games to undo some blockage for this story. I got an awesome idea and I'll throw it in in the future. I've also decided to start putting in some Mix mashed areas of Remnant more often, seeing as though Yang is currently in a dark souls area, right on top of a rwby area. That may have been me being in a rut for where to put Yang, but I wanna get creative. That's about all I got for now, I'll see if i get anything by the end of the chapter that's note worthy. Also, I understand how writers feel when considering to kill off a character. It seems like a good idea, but you have to consider how it will affect the fans. I don't have many right now, but know, I'm thinking about ya. Also dying in dark souls is a hit or miss thing so there's something to think about, Ok let's go.

Yang stared at the character before with a blank expression. She couldn't see his face, but could tell from his voice he was more curious than threatening. Also, something about this person seemed adorable to Yang. Between looking like an onion and having such a particular accent, Yang had fun imagining him in chibi form. Although clumsy and charming in her mind, she had to note that he was also wielding a giant sword. It looked as though it had an extra hilt about a head above the actual hilt, but Yang quickly saw it was actually part of the blade.

"Hmm… Mmmmmm… Hmm... Mmm… Oh! Pardon me, I was absorbed in thought."

Yang still looked at the person with her blank face.

"I am Siegward of Catarina. To be honest, I'm in a bit of a pickle. Have you ever walked near a white birch, only to be struck by a great arrow?"

Still with a blank expression, Yang kept staring.

"Pardon me miss, but are you alright? You appear to be in a bit of a daze", he asked with genuine concern.

Yang finally broke her blank stare. Her thin neutral frown twisted into a puffy smirk as she held back inevitable laughter. Yang erupted into a fit of laughter for no apparent reason as Siegward now stared at her. She couldn't see his face well through the small slit visor of his onion helmet, but if she did it wouldn't be as funny. Yang continued to laugh stupidly as she covered her mouth in an attempt to hide it even though it was obviously loud. Quickly giving up she wrapped both arms around her stomach and doubled over. Finally dying down she looked back up at the onion knight in awkward silence.

Fearing she may have insulted him on accident, she hid her face under her hair dropping her head.

"M-mhm-MHMhmhmhm Ahhhh hahahahaha!", Siegward himself erupted into laughter as he lifted his head and and grabbed what Yang could only assume was onion armor covering his stomach. Looking back up at Siegward, he met eye contact for a split second, before they both began laughing their lungs out again. Yang was close to rolling on the floor laughing while Siegward just stood there laughing up at whatever. Yang eventually ran short of breath and slowed down her laughter. Siegward did the same, all though he stopped faster. Offering her an armored hand, she grabbed it and pulled herself up

"UhHUh", Yang cleared her throat. "Thanks", she said

"But of course. Although i must ask, what has you sending so much breathe about in such a manner?", he asked now having the opportunity to talk.

"You look like an onion" she said giggling a bit still.

"Wha- Oh! Yes I suppose I do. But don't underestimate my armor's appearance! This is the armor of a Knight of Catarina! And i wear this armor proudly on behalf of my people", Siegward said with pride filling his voice. Yang felt some relief. This could have escalated quickly like Eygon. She was glad it didn't come to that.

"So why did you start laughing?", Yang asked.

"Well, laughter is very hard to come across nowadays. Such joy should be embraced with friends and acquaintances alike! Besides, it's been some time since i've last done it myself. My thanks to you", he said offering his hand.

Yang gladly gripped his armored hand."Yang", she said shaking it.

"Very well, Yang. A pleasure to be acquainted. Now I am stuck in quite a pickle still! Perhaps, you may be able to solve this with me. You see, on my way here I came across a white birch and was struck with a great arrow! Well, if I'm not mistaken, they come from this tower. Whoever it is, I'm sure I can talk some sense into them. But I have to find a way up, and that's just the trouble. This lift only goes down, you see, and… Well, that doesn't get me anywhere...Hmm... Mmm..."

And just like that, he entered a state of what Yang didn't know. He kept humming while looking to be in thought, but he didn't seem to stop. Not wanting to stop him Yang decided to just go ahead and fix this problem on her own. Looking up she saw many wooden platforms and ropes above, including the one that rose up as Siegward appeared. Looking at the platform in front of her she didn't see much to activate the contraption to send it down. Seeing no problem so far she stepped on and kicked it. Surprised by the sudden jolt she quickly stepped off as the center of the platform suddenly sunk in flush with the rest of it… somehow. Yang watched in confusion as it lowered into a hole that was deeper than expected. Perhaps even lower than the rat pit she guessed. She looked up, and just as she guessed, the platform came back down.

"Hey-", Yang was about to call for Siegward when she saw him still standing in the same position. Maybe he's asleep, Yang thought looking back over her shoulder.

I think I can handle this

Yang walked up and stepped on the center of the platform as it somehow took her to the area above. How in the hell-, Yang's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a curious hum.

"Hmm…"

Surprised Yang turned around expecting to see Siegward. To her even more surprise there was nothing, even at the bottom of the lift. What in the hell?-, Yang's thoughts were interrupted again as the lift came to a stop. She appeared in the highest point of a tower. The entire area was made of stone brick as far as she could tell. She assumed it took quite a while to build if the only way up was by this lift that somehow works when you step on it. Yang was no wiz with engineering a lift, but something told her that shouldn't be possible. Stepping out of the enclosure of stone brick, she exited through a set of stairs. Casually walking up she stopped in her tracks as she finally saw what Siegward was talking about.

Before her was a giant, literally a giant. Next to him were arrows, or maybe even giant spears. Sets of them just piled and ready to throw. Yang was about to turn pale when it spoke.

"Who are you?", it spoke deeper than a trench. And Yang thought the saw wielding enemy was big. "U-uh", Yang stuttered. "I'm Yang", she said stepping a little closer. This giant has been through some shit as far as yang could see. There were metal stakes impaled into his legs, and even chains stuck onto it. She really didn't think fighting it up here was a good idea.

How did he get up here anyway?

Stepping a bit closer Yang continued. "Um I just wanted to ask if you could stop Throwing those arrows at people? I don't know who you were throwing them at before but I think you may have hurt my friend?"

"Friend?", it said looking down at her.

"Yeah. Friend", Yang said a little more calm now. The giant bent over and pinched something between his finger and thumb and turned around to hand it to her. He held a small white branch in front of her. "Friend", the giant said once more. Yang hesitantly grabbed it and held it as he stood back up. "I help anytime", it said looking back into the distance. Sighing Yang held the branch close to her. She was glad to not have to kill it. It was just a big friendly giant… that happened to try and kill things with giant arrows. "Thank you", Yang said.

Now about to head back down to find Siegward, Yang followed the giants gaze. "Oh no…", she whispered. For the first time Yang could see the most of the city. Buildings collapsed everywhere, the forests were on fire and anywhere you could actually see streets or sidewalks they were covered in blood. It looks like grim have just arrived in certain parts of the city ready to finish off what the new monsters couldn't. Bodies were littering the area per foot and it looks like they were dead for a while now. The sight took everything from her world. No crying. No screams. No life.

Humanoid creatures stalk the land with clothes worse for wear with whatever they could find as weapons. Further into the distance towers erect into the sky, castles broke the city that once was, and everywhere was a gloom. Yang's hope dwindled as she watched her city die. Not wanting to watch anymore Yang dropped the branch, and stormed off down the stairs to the lift. Stepping on the lift she started the descent when from the corner of her eye she spotted sigward.

"Hmm…" plagued her ears again in confirmation of what she saw.

"Wait- wha-", she tried to make sense of how he got there. As the platform passed her head she jumped. The lift kept falling as her hand clung on to the wooden board. "Shit", Yang said as she realized she could've just taken the lift back up. Yang looked up at the wooden platform she was clinging onto and threw her left elbow on top trying to get her waist above the platform. Unfortunately the position she was in made it awkward, until a hand stuck in front of her face.

"May I be of assistance?", Siegward proposed, his hand waiting. Not taking the time to give an answer she grabbed his hand and he easily pulled her up. She would've grabbed onto him but his armor made the option impractical, so he just held onto her hand and pulled her back until she was securely on the planks. The platform creaked under their weight and Yang took that as a sign to get off and onto solid ground. She quickly stepped off and onto the stone where she saw Siegward sitting.

Siegward plopped back down next to her resuming his sitting."Don't disappear like that. You had me downright worried. But thanks to you, an epiphany has struck me square in the head. I've unravelled the riddle of this inscrutable lift!", he said in a fit of laughter.

Yang opened her mouth in utter shock and confusion, but just couldn't speak.

How, the HELL, did he do that! Did he climb up here? That armor is heavy! Or is it thin like sheet metal? It has to be heavy! Onions have layers! Armor has layers! This doesn't make sense!

"What!?", was all she said. She was positive she was the one who solved the mystery lift. Furthermore in the time she was up there the lift never moved! How in the fuck did he do it?!

"On some days, I begin to doubt myself. I went up the tower, so I thought, then somehow ended up here", he said once more. I'm not exactly sure what happened.

"OH come on!"

"Anyhow, do you see that? That humongous beast. I'm no coward, and I've a steady hand, but that thing makes my skin crawl. Now, now, think twice before you go down that road."

"T-tha-t-t-WHAT?! That's it? You're not gonna tell me how you-"

"I could try talking some sense into him...No, I think not. He's far too over-heated. I've got to use my head. And think. Hmm... Mmm..."

Yang threw up her hands in amazement. He was in another daze. "I give up!", she shouted. Flopping her arms down by her side she calmed down and turned to see what her friend was talking about. Below her looked to be a roof for whatever reason. The blue shingles looked like they had been there for ages. But below that was a drop to one of the freeways that connected to what used to be downtown remnant. There was little that she could see below her after the roof. Just below it was the drop to the freeway. She assumed it was destroyed to some extent the further it stretched behind the tower. If she hopped onto the roof maybe she could see if it could somehow go the other way.

Along the strip of freeway that she could see were cars destroyed, burning in groups and pile ups. In the middle was a huge stack of burning cars and their remnants, somehow still burning amongst the other piles. But it looked like it was deliberately piled up and set ablaze. It stretched at least 3 stories and every story still burning. The freeway pavement cracked and sloped in ways that would make it look unstable, but apparently formed a suitable terrain for the beast roaming down there. Piles of debris and pavement and rubble stacked up to the size of buildings and formed a narrow path to a small tower that the stretch broke off onto and looked like it was going to collide right into. Then it was gone. Somehow the remainder popped out of the world just as the towers popped in.

The beast roaming below was terrifying. It was no creature she had seen before. It was ever lasting on fire. It's skin looked like charred bark of a tree, the color of the broken pavement it crushed below it's feet. It had 4 glowing red eyes and a jaw that resembled something reptilian yet short. It's head covered in a crest of outgrown branches of what she assumed could only be part of it's skull. In the center of the uneven tree like crest rested a flame that seemingly came right from the inside of it's head.

It's back hunched over and just as mangled a mass of tree like branches as it's head. It stopped around an oddly long tail proportioned to its body. If Yang had to guess it'd be just for balance. Its limbs looked the most normal compared to a humans, it's knuckles standing out in its thick charred skin. It's chest big compared to it's lower body which carried legs like a large toed and clawed reptile bent into shape to support its massive weight. And lastly in its large chest, between the pectoral area was a core flame that looked to be the center of its power. It held onto a weapon that matched its appearance. It looked like a giant axe made of the same matter as the creature. Just before the blade of the axe, the flame seeped from a huge mass almost making the giant axe look like a massive flaming club.

Yang had stared for longer than she thought, as the creature disappeared behind its massive pile of burning cars. The creature would surely roam near eventually. And when it did, it would rip the side of the tower they were resting on straight off. Yang took in every detail as she assessed the situation. They had no way to call the lift back to send them down, and the stretch of broken free way only goes toward the flaming monster. Their only exit being the tower that rested just at the edge of the broken freeway.

"Siegward", Yang suddenly spoke.

"Oh! Yes? Have you devised a plan?", he said suddenly perking up.

"What exactly is that thing?", Yang asked watching as it reappeared from behind the car pile.

"Hmm. Well i haven't seen many like it's kind at all. But from its stature and the nature of the beast's abilities, I'd say this is a fire demon", Siegward deduced.

Yang's eyes widened at the answer she received. "A demon?", she said barely in a whisper. Demons were almost non existent in remnants history. The souls dropped from the world above that hit the ground of remnant. And those that didn't fested beneath in the world of fire, forever tainting their soul in evil spirit thriving in the fires of everything that was evil, never knowing anything but the fear, anger and hate the eternally plagues their minds. And that part of history was nearly erased from culture when the age of aura was discovered. The proof of the existence of souls and their capabilities long since put the fear of demons away. But this was different. This was a monster created from evil, and it's soul was thriving in the fire that was its existence. Yang hoped this wasn't the fire Irina was speaking of.

"Yes, this one is a fire demon. One of the more powerful kinds that draw power from their flame directly. These creatures of chaos have nearly ceased to exist as the age of fire draws endlessly near", Siegward said. "This one managed to survive."

"Chaos?", Yang asked. "Does that mean there is a different flame? One not evil and can turn my world back into what it used to be?"

"... So you know of the flame…? Is that what you wish to reach?"

Yang looked at Siegward uncertainly. She had been warned about this. "Yes", she said. "If it can save my world, or at least bring back what was taken from it, then yes. I need to find this flame. I need to find a way to save everyone. If not them, then… then…", Yang paused on the verge of emotion too strong. "Then i can at least live in the world i grew up in. Not this mashed together nightmare."

Siegward stayed silent. Slowly he stood up, and put his hand on Yang's shoulder.

"Yang. If this is your true destiny, I, Siegward of Catarina, hereby swear to aid you for this quest. There are many others seeking the flame, but this is a most epic, and truly noble duty to fulfill", Siegward paused. Yang turned around to face him with awe in her eyes. "Our duties are far too different to see their ends together, but until our fates are untangled, I shall help guide you to the flame!", he said offering his hand. Yang looked down at his armored hand. It was symbol of promise.

"Okay", Yang said gripping his hand with excitement. "And I'll help get you to wherever it is you need to go too. At least until I can." Siegward let go and offered Yang something in his other hand. "A Catarina Knight never breaks a promise", he said guiding the item into her hand. She didn't pay it any mind as it was wrapped in a pale cloth.

"Aw, no need to be dramatic onion bro", she said accepting whatever it was he just gave her. She unwrapped the cloth to find an ember, although very large and oddly shaped. Yang's eyes widened again as she looked at the item in her hands. Strangely it didn't burn her hand, and instead seemed to glow ever so slightly brighter the longer she held it. "Onion bro.. What is this?", she asked.

"Hold it high above your head, and embrace it in your hand", he instructed. Yang did as instructed. "Do you truly wish, to be guided to the first flame? This is a fate most treacherous, it may even put you in this cycle of torment, as unkindled like I, must endure until our duty is fulfilled", Siegward asked.

"Yes", Yang said with determination in her.

"Very well", Siegward said grasping the open side of the ember. He grasped the other side of her hand, and crushed it into her palm. Yang stopped breathing. She grasped at her arm as the fire spread through the inside of her arm as it spread into the rest of her body. Her hand grasped at her chest as she felt her soul set ablaze. The fire spread through her until it reached her eyes, then shot out her body in an explosion of fire.

Siegward stepped back and shielded his eyes from the light, despite looking through a tiny slit. The light left and revealed Yang on her knees, both hands grasping at her chest.

"Yang? How do you feel?", he said looking upon her. He saw her head bowed, slowly rising meet his gaze. Her eyes were closed, but her body glowed just as the ember had before. Her hair was crackling alive into fire, but this was different. The fire grew alive, and smoke rose from her light, until it was no more.

Yang slowly stood until she moved her hand to grasp the saw blade behind her. Unsheathing it from its makeshift strap she drew it to her side, and the end of the blade dropped to the stone brick ground beneath with a dull 'tink'. She grasped the handle with both hands and hefted it onto her shoulder, the blade now having the same dim glow as the rest of Yang. She finally opened her now red eyes to meet his gaze. She uttered only two words as sparks gusted around her.

"I burn."

Just then the demon let out a loud roar of defiance. It didn't matter if it had spotted them. They would have to kill it eventually. She turned to see the demon looking right back up at her. Yang's ember celica activated while holding the giant machete like saw blade. "Let's go demon hunting", she said smirking toward Siegward. Siegward slowly drew his shield. The uncanny resemblance to his dear friend Yorm filling his eyes. He too once had the hope she displayed. Wielding a similar weapon atop her shoulder only filled him with nostalgia.

She fired her gauntlets off behind her as she flew down toward the beast below. Her hair burning brighter, smoke rising from her with every passing second. Siegward looked as she charged onward. Roaring in her own manner she challenged the demon. Siegward lost in thought before readying Zweihander. Yorm, old friend. Perhaps your fire lives on through this youth. Your determination still spreads through my life. I thank you, old friend. I will see you soon.

Raising his shield and sword ready for battle, he ran toward the edge from which he was resting. "I am Siegward of Catarina! And you shall feel the true Flame!"

With that, he jumped into battle ready for to face an epic foe. He thought once more as he plunged his sword into danger.

Yang, may the flames guide thee.

And that's the end of chapter 5. I gotta say i liked writing this one. The resemblance between Yorm's weapon and Yang's kinda came on accident, but I went along with it. I thought it was a nice touch. No fight scene this time though. This chapter was more about development for both Yang and the story. I have to say my writing method looking back on it was a little different from now. I write everything as it comes to me only having the basis for chapter as a guide. See what was different this time was that i actually wanted to keep writing. My chapters are mostly posted late at night, or early in the morning, so i usually battle with sleep while writing these chapters. But this time I had my full attention on the story, and i think that payed off at least a little bit. Between references and trying to make a moving scene, I think I balanced it out. Including the 'onions have layers' one. I really wanted to throw that in somehow. I hope this chapter was alright to ya and didn't seem like filler. Anyway with that being said, That'll be it for Yang for now. Moving on to the next character, in no particular order, I'm keeping the limit for three chapters. I know Ruby only had two, and that her first served as half exposition for the beginning of the story, But I promise I'll make it up to her spotlight later. She has just as big a role as the rest of her team. Okay, so i hope there's not too many errors, or any at all, but it's late. I'm gonna upload this and go to bed. Later.