RWBY: The Lost Kingdom
Prologue: A Kingdom Covered in Darkness
Once upon a time, there was a world that was full of magic and wonder. It was a world that many people believed was fake or simply a fairy tale, but the legend of this world speaks the truth. This magical world was called Feostriodin, but it also had many other names. Feostriodin was vast and endless, with thousands of countries and many different races that inhabited them. There were humans, elves, dwarves, goblins, trolls, vampires, fauns, centaurs, dragons, and all other magical creatures that anyone could think of. And all of these races ruled their kingdoms, in their magical domains. These great and magnificent kingdoms are the foundations of what this world is based on, and so many of them have their tales and legends. But out of all the kingdoms, there was one that was greater than all the rest, and the craziest thing about it was that it was a human kingdom.
The humans are known to be the weakest race in all of Feostriodin, even when they started to develop magic they were still known as the weakest. Most of the kingdoms that were ruled by the human race were quickly forgotten through time, but one was able to last. This kingdom was known as Adralenwan: The Kingdom of the Silver Sun.
Long ago, there was a young prince of an old kingdom named Arthur Silverline. When he was only ten years old, he wandered into the forest and encountered a being that no human would have thought to see in a country of humans. It was an elf woman, she was taller than any man in the prince's kingdom, she had a beautiful face and figure, and she also had skin that was paler than snow. She also wore a robe that was made of gold, and her hair color was silver.
She spoke to Arthur and gave him a fortune of the future. She said that great things would happen in his life and that he would die a happy man, but before all good things, a tragedy must come. She warned him that in the future, his father, the king would grow old and become a twisted tyrant, but one day he will be struck down by the sword of justice. Once he dies, the kingdom will fall apart, and when that happens she told Arthur to become the new king and take his people to the lands of the North. There in the North was the greatest mountain of Feostriodin, Mount Zearigon, which was once said to be the domain of an old supreme race that no longer existed. In Mount Zearigon were the great halls of that old kingdom, and it would be rebuilt by Arthur's people and there they will rule for ages to come. But before the elven woman left, she warned Arthur to make sure to never be tempted by the Heart of the Mountain and to warn his descendants as well. Arthur did not know what she meant, but he never got the chance to ask because she was gone.
Many years have passed and what the elven woman predicted came true. Arthur's father had become a cruel and wicked king, he treated his people like garbage and anyone who defied him would have been sentenced to prison or killed on the spot. Arthur had enough of his father's cruelty, he challenged his father to a sword duel, if Arthur won he could be the new king. But even though the king was old, he defeated Arthur in the dual, and he tried to kill him so he could make an example to the people of the kingdom. But then, Arthur was saved by a knight, who was also his dearest friend named Alexander Umimma, who plunged his sword into the king's back. After the king's death, the kingdom fell into chaos and the people begged for a leader, this was Arthur's chance to step up. Arthur and Alexander gathered everyone in the kingdom and they moved to the North. The journey had taken two years, but in the end, it was all worth it when they saw the great mountain that nearly touched the heavens.
Once they got there, the people were divided. Some wanted to follow Arthur and live within the mountain for they knew there were riches in there, but others were scared of the mountain for they heard rumors that it was cursed. So Arthur came up with an idea, those that didn't want to enter the mountain would go with Alexander and he would be their king. So the people who followed Alexander set up a kingdom that was just below Mount Zearigon, it was forever called Umimma: The Kingdom of the Green Sea.
The rest of the people who were not driven by fear followed Arthur and made the inside of Zearigon their own. Since then, the kingdom has been called Adralenwan, which means Holy Silver in Elvish.
Four hundred years later both Adralenwan and Umimma prospered, although the kingdom of Adralenwan was bigger in popularity. The great halls of Adralenwan were breathtaking, and the mountain itself was full of riches that people could exploit and use. The new king of this era was Luther Silverline and the queen was Elizabeth Silverline. They had a daughter and a son who were around the same age, their names were Lisanna and Logan. Luther was known as the greatest king that Adralenwan had since Arthur, but sadly, he would also be the last.
During this time, King Luther made a peace treaty with the Wood Elf King, Aithlin Xyrwynn. But then he betrayed their trust when they gave his kingdom valuable elven riches and he gave them nothing in return. Aithlin sent soldiers to make Luther pay back what he owed, but the forces of Adralenwan easily wiped out the wood elves. But this victory would not last, for the Golden Elf Woman would return.
She appeared to Luther in a dream and told him to give up his selfish ways or he will lose everything. Luther confronted his wife about his dream and told her that he was going to give jewels to elves as payment and as an apology. However, Queen Elizabeth was a prideful woman and told her husband to not show weakness. Luther pathetically gave in to his wife and forgot about the Golden Elf Woman's warning.
One month later, one of the miners mined deep within the mountain and found something that no mortal being on this earth had ever seen. It was a beautiful stone that was the shape of a heart and it glowed with colors that none in any world had seen before. It was called the Heart of the Zearigon by Luther and it became his symbol of rule and power. Once tales of the stone spread far, Aithlin came to Luther's throne again. He pleaded with him if he could have the stone, but Luther laughed at the elf and told him to leave his presence and never return. Ever since then, Aithlin had held a grudge against the Silverline family and sought to destroy them.
One night, Logan the son of Luther had a nightmare that told the tales of the future. He saw a terrible beast that loomed over the kingdom, it destroyed Umimma and was about to destroy Adralenwan too. In the entire dream, the Heart of Zearigon was glowing like a star that would never lose its luster. After waking up, Logan knew this dream was important and that something terrible was coming to the kingdom for the heart. The boy, who cared for his family and people, decided to try and steal the heart and hide it away.
Logan entered the throne room and saw the Heart of Zearigon shining on the top of the throne. He walked up to it and took it from its place, but fate had decided that it would be so easy. What happened after he took the stone was the scream of his mother who was right behind. He tried to silence her, but then she tried to steal the stone back from him. As they were fighting for the stone, all its colors died and complete darkness covered the stone. The darkness then swallowed Logan and threw Queen Elizabeth back. After that, the Heart of Zearigon started to glow again, but Logan was nowhere to be found. So Queen Elizabeth told Luther that the stone destroyed Logan because he tried to take all the power for himself. Luther and Elizabeth felt no pity for their deceased son, for in their eyes he was a traitor to the family. The only one who cried for him was his sister Lisanna, whose tears fell down her face like a beautiful waterfall.
Four days after Logan's demise, his dream that he tried to stop became a reality. That day, the sky was dark as if morning would never come, the winds roared like a mighty lion ready to attack its prey, and thunder shook the sky as lightning struck the ground like spears stabbing their enemies. The king knew what this meant, he heard tales of their coming. It was...a dragon.
A mighty black dragon, it was known as Nedar, the Dragon King. He came down upon the kingdom of Umimma and destroyed it with his black flames. The people of Umimma retreated to the sea and sailed away from the mighty Nedar. The citizens of Umimma who escaped on the ships looked back at their old kingdom and cried as they saw not even a trace left. Nedar allowed the citizens of Umimma to live, for he was not after them, his glowing purple eyes moved to Adralenwan for he sought the Heart of Zearigon.
The Knights of Adralenwan tried their best to fend off the beast, they used all their best spells and weapons, but nothing affected the Great Nedar. He crushed them all like ants and burned anything that got in his way. As he rampaged through the mountain, he finally made it to the throne room, for he could feel the power of the stone there. Queen Elizabeth, who was hiding in the throne room, took the stone and tried to make a run for it, but Nedar turned her into ash and the Heart of Zearigon fell into an ocean of gold and jewels. The citizens who survived were able to escape thanks to King Luther and Lisanna. As they got down from the mountain, Luther and Lisanna looked to see on the other side was the Wood Elf King Aithlin and his army of elves right behind. They were there to destroy Adralenwan, but Nedar beat them to it. Lisanna called out to them, she pleaded to them with tears welling her eyes to come and help them, even Luther was on his knees begging. Only one word describes the two of them:
"Pathetic"
Aithlin thought to himself.
The Wood Elf King then turned his back on them and left the kingdom of Adralenwan to burn. As they left, Lisanna cursed them and Luther was on the ground, crying louder than all the other citizens who cried for their home.
This is the tale of a great kingdom that was lost, but the story is not over, we have only just begun.
Author's Note:
This was the very first fanfiction I have written back on my previous account. It's basically RWBY x The Hobbit except the world is not Middle Earth itself but a completely different fictional world that I made up which is pretty heavily inspired by J.R.R Tolkien's world. I made this fanfiction just for fun and I honestly hope to finish it soon. Hope you guys enjoy this wild ride!
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