RWBY 40k fanfiction – Salem, mistress of Inquisition.

Ep 8: The witch and the Wolf.

The wind was blowing in a snowy mountain, whose gigantic fir trees pierced the mist of snow.

But the sky lit up with a small star crashing into the snow. Although its fall was cushioned, its glass components broke and a scream came out.

A powerful baby cry, which could be heard in the mountains despite the storm.

The baby stopped crying after a while and then with his chubby hands got out of his capsule before crawling in the snow.

The cold was everywhere but the baby felt this blizzard like a little breeze.

He crawled away into the forest.

After a while, the baby came across a hairy creature.

It was a wolf, a wolf the size of a Terra Bear. His teeth dripped with appetite.

The wolf sniffed the baby and circled around.

This creature could sense something in this non-wolf baby. A force that would give power never before seen in his litter of Cubs.

Thus, the wolf grabbed the baby by its fangs before taking it to a den well hidden from everyone.

Inside this dark but warm den. Very small wolf cubs engaged in their activities such as taking care of their hair by licking it, playing with each other or sleeping.

The wolf came to the lair and put the baby down.

The wolf cubs surrounded the baby before starting to lick or chew it. They are eventually driven away by the wolf.

The baby ends up seeing that the wolf shows him her udders before sitting down. The baby grabbed one of the udders and began to drink the milk.

It was the baby's first welcome to a world like Fenris.

Several years later...

Dusk falls in the village of Tiri.

It was a very quiet village which lived from hunting, fishing, wood cutting and stone cutting.

But the mountain that was covered with snow during the winter turned out to be a volcano that was constantly awake. Spitting fountains of lava at the summit as its flows poured into the valleys below.

The village of Tiri meanwhile was at the top of a wooded mountain facing the volcano.

A village of nearly 500 inhabitants.

When night had fallen and everyone in the village was in bed.

Noises of breaking and eating in the attic of the village.

But in the house facing the attic, a light went on.

It was a man with a big blond beard who lit his oil lamp, his wife was also awake but she remained in bed, naked.

Woman: "What's that noise?"

Man: "Stay there, Brunhild. Something is happening in the attic."

Woman: "Frigg, I don't like having you out in the middle of the night."

Man: "I won't be long... Keep calm."

He dressed in his fur outfit, picked up his ax before descending with his lamp and out of the house.

He arrived in front of the attic and saw that a gigantic hole was on one of the wooden walls.

He put his lamp on the floor and opened the attic door, he clutched his ax in his thick hand.

He opened the door and had a vision of horror.

He saw giant wolves attacking the supplies, among them was an almost human figure.

He came out of the attic and screamed at the top of his lungs.

Frigg: "Wolf alert! Wolves are in the village!"

After a few moments, lights come on in the houses.

He turned around and saw the wolves coming out of the attic, growling.

The men come out of the houses, armed.

Man 1: "By the beard of the great chief! Wolves!"

Man 2: "Tell the leader, quickly!"

Man 3: "Yes!"

The group faced the wolves and held them off with their spears and axes.

But then they clearly saw someone coming out of the attic. A naked young child, with long dirty blond hair, long broken fingernails and mud covering his body.

Frigg: "What..."

Man 4: "A child?"

Child: "Grrrrr..."

Man 5: "I don't understand..."

Child: "GRAAAAHHH!"

He threw himself on the warriors who were taken by surprise. The kid was very young, but his strength and speed were terrible and matched the fighters of the village. The fighters backed away from the boy's ferocity.

The warriors saw as other wolves came out of the attic, taking meat with them.

Man 6: "I don't believe it...our supplies!"

Man 7: "This kid is a decoy!"

It was then that a warrior dressed in beautiful furs came running with two other warriors.

Village chief: "But what's going on?!"

Man 7: "We need help!"

Man 2: "That boy is not human!"

Man 3: "All on charge!"

They all threw themselves at the boy but the boy dodged their attacks with agility before retaliating fiercely.

Finally, the wolves howled and the boy suddenly backed away.

Man 4: "What?"

Child: "Grr... (towards the forest). AOOOOUHHHH!"

He fled at high speed into the forest, outdistancing his pursuers.

Shortly after, the warriors of the villages look at the damage.

Man 9: "By the great mountain of fire..."

Man 10: "They took half!"

Man 5: "What are we doing boss?"

Village chief: "No more choice. We must organize a search with as many men as possible. And for that, we will ask King Thengir for help!"

Man 10: "Is it really sure that will be enough?"

Village chief: "If we don't try. Our village won't survive the coming winter."

Man 6: "Death to those wolves!"

All the other men: "Death to the wolves!"

Village chief: "What about the boy?"

Man 8: "Let's kill him, he's a monster!"

Village chief: "I think we could do something with him if we capture him... I'll warn the king by falcon about that."

Sometime later...

King Thengir was in the village with over a hundred warriors.

Thengir: "I see that beasts have crept into the village."

Villager 1: "O noble warrior of Russ... Help us at our request!"

Villager 2: "We'll give you whatever you want in return."

Thengir: "Silence, the value of a warrior is to know how to defend what he has to defend, not what he receives in return. Let's do this beat."

The king with the armed villagers and his warriors went deep into the forest of the great mountain of fire.

After a long time, they heard the cries of the wolf on the slope.

Warrior 1: "We've got them! They're up there!"

Thengir: "Let's go."

They climbed to the top of the mountain and found the wolves at the top of the mountain about to descend.

Thengir: "We're charging! No mercy!"

The hundred warriors came out of the forest and rushed towards the lair.

The wolves and the boy noticed them. They barked before finally charging, the wolf first.

A savage fight ensues.

The warriors launched themselves by ten on each wolf while fifteen fought against the boy-wolf.

The fight was terrible, the wolves were biting and moving with the strength of 5 men. The child meanwhile had the strength of 10 men.

But one by one, the wolves were brought down by the warriors, the others suffered the same fate by being overwhelmed.

When the child saw his mother who breastfed him being killed by the king. He quivers with rage.

Child: "GRAAAAAAHHHH!"

He launched himself against his assailants and slaughtered them one by one. But he was surrounded by the other warriors. He tried to protect the last two wolves, the youngest and weakest.

The king finally approached him and with one hand ordered his warriors to lay down their arms. The boy stopped showing his teeth but remained wary.

Thengir: "Here's a fighter lad and more to show animal ferocity. A fighter of choice for Russ..."

The other hunters were puzzled.

Hunter 1: "Are you sure my king?"

Thengir: "Yes...I'm sure of it. Take him and those two animals."

So the young child and his two wolves were taken to Russ. The capital of this warrior kingdom.

The boy from the king himself received an education of a fearless and indomitable warrior.

He learned to handle an axe, to fish and to speak. He made progress in a very short time and learned everything he had to learn. His strength only waned over the years, managing to knock out the strongest of the city's warriors with his bare hands while his facial hair had yet to grow. The boy understood that he was more than a wolf and a human. He was both at the same time.

His fights against bandits and renegades with his two wolves Freki and Geri brought him a reputation as an invincible warrior.

Eventually the old king Thengir gave it a name: Leman. The proud Leman Russ.

When King Thengir died, the Wolf King was appointed to succeed him and became the new monarch.

His feats were incredible.

He would have slaughtered Morkai, the two-headed beast. He slew Blackmane, a night-haired beast before turning his fur into his cloak.

Eventually he caught the Father of Krakens a fearsome creature from the raging seas of Fenris.

Russ had become a prosperous town, the most beautiful on the planet.

But one day... while a gigantic banquet was taking place.

Two strangers entered the room. Hooded.

Leman Russ: "Who are these strangers?"

One of the two strangers spoke.

Stranger: "King of Russ. I have heard your adventures and your exploits. I have confidence in my strength and my invincibility. Outside, I have learned of your existence. I challenge you. Three trials that you will choose. If I win, let me drink the mead by your side."

The warriors protested but Leman Russ raised his hand, silencing them.

Leman Russ: "Very well. If you lose, you will serve as my cupbearer for a year."

Stranger: "I see... (He turned to the other stranger). Stay where you are Salem."

Leman Russ: "The first test will be this banquet!"

He pointed to a pile of meat on the table.

Leman Russ: "May the fastest and toughest win!"

The large pile was separated into two piles of meat and the two began to greedily eat the meat. They chewed and left only the bones behind.

All under the eyes of the other foreigner and the warriors who encouraged the two participants at the top of their lungs.

Eventually, Leman Russ finished eating as the Stranger began his last meat.

Leman Russ: "Now round two... Bring on the Mead!"

Two barrels landed on the table and the cork was removed. The two started drinking what was inside without interruption. Drunkenness was a conception only vague towards the two opponents. But Leman Russ tasted the last drop as the Stranger was picking up a thin trickle of Mead.

The Stranger was irritated.

Stranger: "You think yourself so confident, the Wolf-King. But I only see you as a glutton and a drunkard. What are you doing outside but filling your stomach?"

Everyone was surprised in the room. The warriors swore at the Stranger but the Wolf-King raised his hand, silencing them.

Then without a word, drew his sword and pointed it at the Stranger.

Leman Russ: "Round three, now."

The Stranger removed his paraphernalia and revealed his true form. Everyone except the Wolf King was impressed. It is a man, wearing golden armor while his long, sleek black hair fell beyond his head.

He drew his sword in turn and then...

The two warriors began to fight on the table.

Neither warrior seemed to dominate the other.

But only the two strangers knew this was just a test for this King.

After a fierce fight, the Stranger knocked out the Wolf King who collapsed on the table.

The other stranger took off his hood, the warriors were surprised. She was a woman with beaming blond hair but whose face had similarities to the Wolf King.

She approached the King and placed her gentle hand on his cheek.

Salem: "My son... You are strong."

Leman Russ woke up an hour later and saw that he was in the courtyard of his castle. He then saw in the sky gigantic cathedrals while warriors were in front of him, one of them carrying the flag of the VIth Legion of Space Marines. Accompanied by the Emperor and the Witch who was now dressed in her dress from her planet.

Leman Russ understood who the strangers are and was proud to see that his parents are more than he imagined. They are far beyond Humanity and Wolves.

He knelt before it and took an oath to the Emperor.

The witch rushed over and hugged him before crying on his shoulder.

Several years later...

The Great Crusade arrived before the Wheel of Fire. It was an empire of those terrible Xenos that are the Orks.

Salem had always feared the Orks. Indeed, stronger than the Grimms. They were creatures that did not shine their intelligence but they were fierce, strong and indomitable. Despite the fact that they were unable to count to ten, they built weapons, vehicles, spaceships. All for the purpose of ravaging any enemy they found, when they couldn't find an enemy. They willingly fight among themselves because the slightest ideological or theological disagreement was an excuse to start a war.

The Wheel of Fire was an unstable nebula of drifting planets. This place was home to an Ork empire that threatened the Great Crusade.

Salem decided to accompany Leman Russ for his first battle.

What made her sad was the fact that Leman Russ refused to learn magic, considering it cowardly techniques and good for the weak. Besides, although Horus and Leman Russ tolerated each other due to their brotherly bond. Leman Russ remarked that Horus used cowardly techniques with magic and a wolf like him didn't need to. This remark did not fail to infuriate the Luna Wolves, who were proud to use the magic inherited from their grandmother, the Witch of Terra. Horus meanwhile replied that it was his problem if he faced an enemy that could only be defeated by magic.

Either way, Leman Russ with his Space Wolves was ready to attack the Ork-infested planets with his own mother.

Salem: "It's time to fight together my child."

Leman Russ: "Mother, I wonder why you didn't carry the axe."

Salem: "I'm a magician because I always have been. You trust in your strength but trust the cunning from a distance."

They headed for the Drops Pods.

They put themselves in one of them before finally being jettisoned out of the ship and descending into the atmosphere.

The Space Wolves' Drop Pods crashed down and revealed the Space Marines who launched themselves against the Orks.

Finally, Leman and Salem's Drop Pod also crashed into a small virgin forest.

Leman Russ: "It's time to go! Purge those filthy beasts!"

Salem opened his hands.

Salem: "Yeah let's go. It's the first time in a long time."

They launched themselves against the Orks who were fighting fiercely against the Space Wolves.

Ork 1: "Boyz, it's WAAAAGHHH!"

Ork 2: "WAAAAAGHHH!"

All in unison all shouted the WAAAGH and more and more Ork landed from the forest.

Leman Russ launched his sword against the Orks, mowing them down with force and dexterity.

Salem on his side, struck his opponents with his magic.

Salem (thoughts): "I can feel it...I can feel it again...the rage to win!"

But the Orks always came in greater numbers and at some point. Leman Russ had gone too far along with Salem and were surrounded by the Greenskins who were shouting their WAAGH.

Leman Russ: "We're surrounded mother."

Salem: "We're not going to let it go! Never!"

Leman Russ: "What happened to you?"

Salem: "I'm filled with rage! It's been so long since I've fought...Purge them with me!"

Leman smiled at his own mother's indomitability.

They massacred the Orks. Leman Russ was destroying the Orks with his fists with his sword. His mother, Salem, struck with her fists and threw bursts of energy.

Salem had felt the thrill of battle for so long and shared that rage of victory with the Wolf King. They started to fight in pairs. Salem supporting the rear of the Primarch who still struck with his sword.

Salem (thoughts): "I feel...alive...I can feel it...I didn't feel anything before but now...I'm alive again."

She plunged her hand into the chest of an Ork and ripped out his heart. With a kick, she sent waltzing three Gretchins who bit her foot.

She was drooling with excitement and perversion. His eyes were bright.

Salem (laughs like crazy): "Hehehehehe...Hahahahahaha! I'm alive! AGAIN!"

A savage joy dominated her as each blow drenched her in more Ork blood.

Finally, after three weeks of non-stop fighting, that was in thBut the Orks always came in greater numbers and at some point. Leman Russ had gone too far along with Salem and were surrounded by the Greenskins who were shouting their WAAGH.

Finally, after three weeks of non-stop fighting, that was in the eyes of a savage Salem only half a day away. The Orks of the region were wiped out.

The Space Marines broke camps and rested.

Leman Russ on his side was in front of his own campfire with a dirty Salem, covered in the blood of the Orks.

The eyes of a savage Salem only saw half a day away. The Orks of the region were wiped out.

The Space Marines broke camps and rested.

Leman Russ on his side was in front of his own campfire with a dirty Salem, covered in the blood of the Orks.

Thus, the 5 years that followed saw the annihilation of the Wheel of Fire. The Space Wolves have made their first mark on the threat of the Great Crusade. Now she could continue.

Leman Russ could see a mother who could one facet match the warriors of Fenris.

To be continued... Ep 9 : The Pilot of TSAFT (Three Sun Alliance of Freedom Treaty).

The second primarch arrived in a sector preserved from the horrors of the Age of Strife. Here, TSAFT's Mobile Suits, successors to the Knights of Old, fiercely battle the Empire of Golden Moons. An Empire of Greenskins whose Bad-Moons are the masters and whose golden vessels pound the human planets too ugly for their taste. The Primarch named Kira, aboard his Mobile Suit named "The Eternal Justice" wishes only one thing: to put an end to the life of the Ork despot Rurgakro named "The Moonz of the Hundred Tooth Gold".