Wow, this story has finally gotten over a 100,000 views in a span of a year and two months. Now I am motivated to complete this volume before the next one. You may or may not like it. Just like how I basically copy and paste most chapters though I skip some scenes to not completely copy it.

BTW, RWBY has finally gotten a new home in Viz Media. I wonder how it would go.

This will be split into two. For good reasons what I will explain in the next chapter. That and how I will no longer use Horzizonal Lines from this point onwards.

Now then, onto the chapter.

Dark Souls: Embers of Remnant

Twenty-Six

Battle of Mantle Part One

The streets of Mantle have been filled with Chaos. Civilians ran all over the place while Grimm scattered everywhere from ground to air. Soldiers and Droids alike tried to quell the invading creatures. However, there seemed to be more to replace the recently killed Grimm before overpowering them due to the breached outer wall.

In another part of the city, a Single Sabyr quickly caught up to a lone girl running dearly for her life. Yet, as she glanced behind her, she saw the Grimm closing its distance, which only boosted her tired adrenaline. A loud thud could be heard as the Gimm was about to grasp its claws at her.

Naturally, the young girl stopped running and turned to see what had happened. There, she saw an armoured man on top of the Grimm's head with a unique-looking sword stabbed deep into it. Her savour then twisted his weapon before the Grimm could no longer move. He quickly pulled it out and jumped from the monster, where he looked at the youngster. "It isn't safe here. Go! I'll hold them off!" Ash warned her before a roar echoed throughout the area.

The girl quickly nodded before she retreated to a safe area. Once she left, the Unkindled promptly looked back at the location where more Sabyrs were pouring in. Seeing the sight caused him to pull out the Wolf Knight's Greatshield to ensure he would have extra protection. He rolled his shoulders as he readied himself. "This is going to be a long one."

Thanks to the new, unknown power the Wolf Knight's Greatsword gave, Ash slashed a single Sabyr with ease. When another ran up to him, he slashed upwards and proceeded to die in an instant. A third one crept behind him before it moved to lunge towards him. Fortunately, the Unkindled's Instinct made him lift the Great shield to block the attack before stabbing the creature. As it dissolved, he saw several more surrounding him, which only annoyed him. "Why won't you pick someone else?"

-Scene Change-

While Ash was busy dealing with his own set of Grimm, others were dealing with the same issue. So far, they have no problems with them.

In another part of the city, Blake is running from a Megoliath and three Ursai on each side of the giant before one near its hind leg is shoved away. As another Ursai nears the Faunus, it attempts to tackle her. Yet, she was quick enough to create a fire clone, and the Grimm tackled it so that it caught on fire before it died. The Faunus girl created another, but it was made out of lighting before moving to the side of the streets right as the second Ursai had the chance to tackle her. The third Ursai, having recovered from earlier, leaps towards her; she creates an ice clone, turns around in mid-air and fires her gun at the Ursa's head. It smashes into the ice clone before tumbling on the ground and is eventually crushed to death under the Megoliath's foot.

Though the Grimm chasing her has been reduced, Blake still had the Elephant chasing her, which slammed its body against a building nearby, causing it to break the windows on the ground floor and shaking loose some of the accumulated snow. The Grimm let out an angry trumpet as it nears her. Right before it swung its trunk, the Faunus uses her semblance once again to dodge the attack, causing it to run straight towards Elm, who used her semblance to root herself.

The Ace Operative awaited for the Megoliath within her reaching distance before grabbing its face, which creates a shockwave that shatters all surrounding windows. She then uses the Megoliath's momentum to lift it into the air and proceeds to hold it there.

On the other side of the street, Yang ran towards the Grimm before she fired her weapon that propelled her forwards. Once she went neat, she slides on her knees under the Megoliath before planting a series of sticky bombs on it and looked at the muscular Operative. "Now!"

Elm didn't need to be told twice. In an instant, she threw the Megoliath in the air and when it was high enough, the blonde brawler detonates the sticky bombs, killing it upon exploding. Upon that finishing move, the three girls took a moment to catch their breaths before turns to some civilians who hid behind a toppled car. "Head to the nearest shelter!" She ordered them, which immediately made them run away.

"Those shelters are gonna fill up soon." Yang warned them before they were out from hearing distance.

Seeing the civilians going to safety, Elm then told the two of their orders. "They're all we've got. We just have to hold off the Grimm." Just then, more Grimm appeared out of nowhere and ran towards them. Despite this optimism, Blake and Yang just looked at one another with concerned looks.

On top of one of the rooftops, Clover was talking to his voice communicator. "Okay, yes sir, understood, over and out."

Qrow, who was able to shoot down the Teryxes hovering above them, look back at his new friend. "New orders?"

The Ace Operative Leader looked back at him in confirmation. "Let's go." With that, both he and the other Huntsmen jumped off to head towards their objective.

-Scene Change-

As the fighting the Grimm is going on, the civilians of Mantle were surrounding Nora. Due to the Grimm being present, the lights for the streets surrounding the area begin turning red one by one, causing the scared citizens to be backed up against the walls.

"Take us to Atlas. We won't survive down here." The girl in a scarf demanded the Huntress.

"Why isn't Ironwood doing anything?" The male Faunus with horns asked.

Nora could see the panic in the civilian's eyes and tried to calm them down. "Please, everyone. We're doing our best. We will get you to safety. Just give us a little more time!"

All of a sudden, a oud ping noise, followed by a cyan glow. This made the civilians stop and look up at the wall, where a giant hologram screen showed Robyn. "Atlas, Mantle. I know you're scared. I'm here with General Ironwood, and we have a message for you."

Ash, who stabbed the Wolf Knight's Greatsword onto the ground while breathing heavily to catch his breath, heard that voice and turned to one of the screens to see the Happy Huntress Leader holding Ironwood's left which made their hands glow green. "What he has to say may sound unbelievable... but it is all true."

"An ancient and terrible evil lies outside of our Kingdom." Ironwood began to speak to his citizens. "It was responsible for the destruction of Beacon, the attack on Haven, and for the recent attacks on Mantle. This powerful force goes by the name of Salem. Salem seeks only to divide us. To turn us against each other. If she can incite hatred in us, then we will lure in the Grimm and destroy ourselves."

"Salem herself does not work alone. Her minions have invaded our very city." Robyn announced to them.

It was then the General revealed her minions' name to everyone. "Arthur Watts and Tyrian Callows. These men are the ones responsible for the recent murders in Mantle and for sabotaging the heating grid. But we cannot let ourselves give in to fear and panic. That is what she wants! Instead, we must unite, and fight back, together. Every single one of us!" He momentarily stop as he gave a thought to what he was about to say before resuming. "This, my friends, is why I was forced to divert resources from Mantle - for the Amity Communication Tower. mity Tower is now completed and ready to launch. It will re-establish all global communications and because the safety of every citizen is imperative. The council and I have decided to evacuate everyone in Mantle to Atlas. I am withdrawing all defenses from Amity in order to assist with repelling the Grimm in Mantle."

"We must put aside our differences and band together to defeat this threat." The Champion of Mantle advised her people. "I fully support General Ironwood's plan."

After hearing this speech, the citizens began to cheer in happiness, with one of them picking up a gun from a destroyed AK-200 and held it in the air.

-Scene Change-

While others were cheering, there were those who was angered by this. Tyrian punches a nearby wall in frustration. "The Grimm should have destroyed our enemies, not made them friends!"

The disgraced Doctor had a different thought. "Wait." He turns his scroll off and turns to his partner. "Our tin soldier's heart has cost him his mind. We need to keep their attention on Mantle for as long as possible."

This causes the Scorpion Faunus to grin crookedly. "You want more chaos than a Grimm invasion?"

Watts nodded, "If anyone on Remnant could deliver that, wouldn't it be you?" They both turn to a nearby screen, where Robyn began speaking which her face was completely blocked off by the Faunus's Mechanical Tail's Stinger. "If you've made it to your local shelter, stay put. Help is on the way. And for those of you in Sector 17, I'll be seeing you personally."

It was at this time Tyrian grin while he tapped his fingers together as he thought of something. "Come to think of it, I do have an idea."

-Scene Change-

In the apartment where Neo and Cinder were hiding, the latter was incensed by the sudden turn of events. "I can't believe those fools beat us here." She strides to the window, arms crossed. "Vacuo was our next target." She gazes out, her anger subsiding. "The timeline has shifted." She turns to the mute girl. "You said the farm boy has the Lamp?" The girl nods from her chair. "Find him, take it."

Neo stands up with attitude before striking an exaggerated shrugging pose while using her Semblance to look like Ruby. However, Cinder was in no mood for her interest. "No! We get what I need first! Then we get what we want! Now go!"

The mute girl turns away, and Cinder, wearing a smirk, approaches her. "Ironwood's been concealing the Winter Maiden for years. Tonight, I'm going to uncover her."

She takes the scroll off her hand, which earned her disappointment from Neo before she dropped her illusion of the red-hooded girl. Still, they needed to prioritise what was necessary. As she walks away, she uses her Semblance to transform into a particular armoured individual that Cinder immediately recognises. "Yes, you already informed me how they have a new member. But that isn't our top priority. Still, the general's predictable as his androids." She turns away before walking away. But not before giving the mute her order. "Threaten what he has, and he'll flock to protect it."

-Scene Change-

After that broadcast ended, Ash was able to catch his breathe. He pulled the sword out from the ground and put the blade on his resting stance. He was currently thinking about that speech earlier. "Revealing the enemies name and put your differences aside for the sake of moral boosting seems good for them. But—" He was interrupted by the sound of Grimm noises.

He turned around to see more Sabyrs just staring right at him while it emitted dark purple smoke emitting out from them. However, that did not interest him. Right besides them were humanoids that were black and grey scaled armour that had seen better days and had roots coming out of their shoulders. What caught his attention were the skull masks that stared right back at him.

This made him immediately go on a defensive stance as he already knew the situation he is in. "Great. To think the Abyss-infected Grimm were bad enough. Now, I heave to deal with Darkwaiths!? I should have blocked off the mines without the General's approval. But I can't do anything now," He remembered fighting a handful of them back then and how he got killed multiple times as he lacked enough experience of fighting these enemies of the Abyss. Still, he may have enough experience, he had to be careful. "I need to be guarded at all times. These Darkwraiths are different the last time I had encountered one before."

So, looks like the Darkwraiths have finally made an appearance in the story. Looks like The inhabitants of Remnant are going to witness firsthand of one of many enemies of the Abyss.

This chapter is short than the ones I have written before. Because I want to make some progress of this story as it is about to reach its thirtieth chapter. Damn, it took me that long to get there.

Now, if you want to see more chapters, then you would have to wait. I need to do this

Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed the chapter so far and please GIVE me constructive criticism so I can improve on next time. Other than that, I will see you all in the next update…