A blue smoke appears, revealing Salem staring from her window of the tower, her arms crossed. "Locked away by her cruel father, Salem was a girl who desired but one thing: freedom." Jimn said as Salem walks away with sadness, walking past us. "She lived in a time when kings and their Kingdoms were plentiful, when men and women were capable of greatness, and magic was a gift from the Gods that all could wield." She said as Salem sits down and leans against the vanity. She holds her left hand, using her magic; four magical spheres with a magic circle in six basic colors appear over her hand. "And yet, there she sat within her tower." Jinn said, where Salem looks down.
The blue smoke reappears and envelops Salem. It reforms the castle Salem resides in. "Until one day, a legendary hero came to brave the challenges within the tower's walls." Jinn said as a young man in armor and a cape wielding a scepter appears standing proudly in front of the tower. "The people of the lands knew him as Ozma." She informed, with me getting the feeling that it was Ozpin. "Unlike those who had come before, this warrior was not driven by the prize of the young maiden's hand. He fought only for righteousness, and his pure heart and courageous soul prevailed." Jinn said as we watched Ozma walk up to the tower, other warriors are shown falling in battle.
The blue smoke reforms the scene once again, this time showing Ozma using his scepter to strike down a dark-armored figure. Ozma then opens up a door leading to Salem's room, where she stands up and offers a grateful smile to him. Blue smoke reforms the scene of them battling side by side with their magic powers. "They escaped the wretched fortress, and yet something bound them together." Jinn said, with me getting a feeling that the story was FAR from over.
Smoke reforms the scene, showing Ozma and Salem running away from the tower holding hands together. Once at a safe distance, the two stop to catch their breath before looking to each other. "Ozma had been ready to give his life for justice countless times, but now saw a woman worth saving it for. And Salem, to her surprise, found her freedom not in the outside world she had yearned for, but in the eyes of the man that had saved her." Jinn said as we looked toward the two.
"So, where should we go now?" We heard Salem speak for the first time.
"Wherever you'd like." Ozma said as he extended his hand out to her, which she took.
"The two fell deeply in love, planned adventures around the world, and lived happily ever after." Jinn said as smoke envelops the environment around Ozma and Salem as the two hold hands. The two disappear then into a bright light of white space. "Or at least that's what should have been."
Smoke then reforms the scene showing Salem kneeling at an unconscious Ozma's bedside. Salem holds Ozma's hand, sobbing. "Ozma, the infallible hero of legend, fell ill. And where all the beasts and blades of the world had fallen short, a single sickness prevailed." Jinn informed as Ozma's body disappears in smoke as Salem continues sobbing, holding his scepter in her hands.
"How could the Gods let this happen?" Salem questioned as she pulled the scepter into her chest.
"The Gods, brothers of light and darkness, creation and destruction. Salem prayed they would see the injustice that had befallen her love and make things right." Jinn said as two orbs encircling above Salem, lower down, with where we watched the two conjoin in front of her. A bright light and blue smoke transitions the scene, this time showing a brightly lit place with a stairway leading up the mountain.
"The Domain of Light was a sacred place." Jinn said as we watcbed as Salem approached the stairway, offering flowers. She still holds Ozma's scepter in her hand, a goal in mind. "It was here the elder brother dwelled beside his fountain of life and creation. It was here... where mankind would fall to ruin." Jinn said as we watched Salem walk up the stairs as smoke transitions the scene again, with Salem now at the top of the mountain as she looks upon the Domain of Light, valley filled with flowers with a pool of water and a tree at the center. Leaves blow from the tree and encircles above the water, and from it, the God of Light rises from the pool. He walks forward, approaching Salem with an air of highness.
"Please." Salem begged as she fell to her knees, still holding the scepter to her chest. "Please, bring him back to me." She begged as she looked up at The God of Light with tears in her eyes.
"I understand your pain, but you demand of me that which I cannot make so. Life and death are part of a delicate balance." The God of Light said out of pity for the girl.
"So... you won't do it then?" Salem asked, not believing what she had heard.
"To disrupt the cycle of-"
"But that's not fair... That's not fair!" Salem yelled, interrupting The God of Light as her voice echoes throughout the Domain from her last exclamation.
"Let. Him. Rest." The God of Light told Salem sternly. The wind picks up, causing leaves to blow around Salem. Suddenly, she finds herself back at the bottom of the stairway leading to the Domain of Light. She looks to Ozma's scepter in her hands before looking up angrily.
"No." Salem said, determined to fernwhat she wanted.
Blue smoke transitions the scene again, this time showing a dark, foreboding environment with a stairway leading up the mountain, similarly mirroring that of the Domain of Light's. "The God of Darkness." Jinn said as Salem approaches some skeletal remains at the bottom of the stairs. "None dare to enter his home, as men knew what monstrosities emerged from his blackened pools of annihilation." Jinn said as Salem proceeds forward, approaching a blackened pool of tar-like liquid similar to that of which the Creatures of Grimm spawn from. "And so you must understand the Dark Lord's surprise when he found a lone woman kneeling before him." Jinn said as we watched as from the blackened pool, the God of Darkness emerges, his body twisted and contorted. The God of Darkness crawls toward Salem in an unnatural position. Grimm can be seen inching closer to her. "Salem understood it well. She told him of her loss and professed that she knew only he could answer her prayers, all while careful to make no mention of his elder." Jinn informed, with me getting the feeling that a battle would ensue.
"Rise, child, and let your faith in me be rewarded." The God of Darkness said, holding his hand out to her to stand up.
Salem does so, where The God of Darkness then conjures a purple sphere, and from it, Ozma's body appears. Salem approaches him, and Ozma gasps back to life. "Where am I? What is this?! WHERE AM I?!!" Ozma yelled, looking around so that he might try to figure out what has happened.
"It's okay! Everything's going to be okay!" Salem said, smiling as she caressed his face.
Suddenly, the God of Light appears with a sound of thunder at the top of the stairs leading into the God of Darkness' domain.
"What have you done?" The God of Light questioned angerly at his brother.
"I have done what I please, brother. You may bask in the powers of creation, but you do not own them." The God of Darkness informed in a manner that stated a challenge.
"This is not creation." The God of Light interjected, not happy in the slightest.
"Do not lecture me!" The God of Darkness yelled at The God of Light. The Grimm were slowly approaching the God of Light, surrounding him.
"I will do what I must to maintain order." The God of Light said as he puts his hand out, and an orange aura surrounds Ozma's body, before he disintegrates in Salem's arms.
"No! No! What did you do?! BRING HIM BACK!" Salem demanded of the God of Light, upset upon losing her loved one again.
"You dare enter my domain and show such disrespect!" The God of Darkness said as he makes Ozma's body appear again.
"Ozma!" Salem called out as she held the man once more.
"I am abiding by the rules we agreed upon!" The God of Light said as he stepped forward.
"Rules that I now see are ever in your favor. And yet the day a mortal comes to pray at my feet before your own, so do you arrive to lay your judgment upon me!" The God of Darkness challenge as he too stepped forward.
The God of Darkness transforms into a nightmarish, dragon-like form that snarls at the God of Light. The Grimm proceed forward and attempt to attack him, but a bright light emanates from him, destroying all the Grimm in the area. He transforms into a bright, beautiful oriental-looking dragon.
"I know we have our differences, but I have not come here with the aim to control you. The same, however, cannot said for her. This woman came to you only after I denied her pleas – pleas that would have disrupted the balance that you and I created. Together." The God of Light informed, looking to Salem, then his brother.
The younger brother ponders this revelation. "Then it seems I owe you an apology. Allow me to correct my mistake." The God of Darkness said as he fires a purple beam from his dragon form's mouth, disintegrating Ozma once again. Salem watches as Ozma's ashes blow away out of her hands.
"NO!? You… You monsters! Give him back to me! GIVE HIM BACK!!" Salem demanded, looking towards both of the Gods, demanding that they return what was once hers. Salem activated her magical abilities, when suddenly, the God of Light rushes forward and devours her.
Salem then wakes up falling from the sky. She is then submerged in the God of Light's pool, drowning as an aura-like shimmer covers her body. Suddenly, she finds herself on the surface of the water, catching her breath. She looks up and notices both of the God Brothers standing side by side.
"When you first came to me, I did pity you. But it is clear now that your selfishness and arrogance have led you astray." The God of Light said as he placed his hands behind his back.
"What did you do to me?" Salem asked as she stood up, looking at the aura-like shimmer on her hands.
"I have made you immortal." The God of Light informed, making me frown at this.
"Immortal?" She repeated as she didn't like whag she had heard.
"You cannot die. You cannot be with your beloved." The God of Light said as he shook his head.
"So long as this world turns, you shall walk its face." Both Gods said as one. Salem stares back at them in disbelief, not wanting tk believe what they had just said. However, they may have revealed her weakness, but I could not be sure.
"You must learn the importance of life and death. Only then may you rest." The God of Light said as Salem tries to reach out to them, but then finds herself transported to a vast open field.
"Salem was a prisoner once again. Her fruitless attempts to reunite with Ozma eventually became nothing more than acts of spite and defiance against the Gods." Jinn said as we were back in Ozma's room, watching a Salem as she fatally stabs herself. Salem's suicide attempt fails due to her immortality, it was to be expected. "But perhaps the Gods were not as powerful as they seemed…" Jinn said as we watched as Salem walked to a window, who is still holding the sword she attempted to stab herself with. "She had lied to them, turned them against one another, they… were fallible." Jinn said as Salem sets her sights on a castle in the distance. "If she were to turn humanity against light and darkness, she could rid herself of their curse, or at the very least… she could make them suffer." Jinn said as Salem then throws the sword toward us, with it passing through us, but I could hear Ruby let out a panicked scream.. Ruby yelps in panic as she disappears in a puff of smoke just as the
Smoke transitions the scene, showing a king standing up in surprise as a bloodied ax is thrown to the ground. "Salem traveled from one Kingdom to another, telling tales of how she stole immortality from the Gods, welcomed any swordsman to cut her down, and demonstrated her powers." Jinn said as Salem is shown speaking to various leaders of Kingdoms, including the aforementioned king from before, an oriental-looking empress and her subjects, and finally to a savage-looking warrior king.
"With the kings and queens in awe, she pulled them deeper into her scheme. She painted them pictures of a time when they would no longer have to watch their loved ones wither and die, when they could claim the powers of their creators for themselves, and in turn, perfect their own design." Jinn said as the combined forces of the Kingdoms are then shown launching an all out assault on the Domain of Light. "All they needed to do was destroy their old masters." Jinn said, pointing out to the lie that was told to the Kingdoms of Old.
As the warriors run in, the God of Light emerges from the pool in his dragon form. "The Gods had hoped that Salem would learn from her eternal curse, and she did. She learned that the hearts of men are easily swayed." Jinn said as the leaders of the Kingdoms Salem had spoken to stand in front of their people approaching the God of Light. The God of Darkness, also in his dragon form, then appears alongside his elder brother.
"Who has led you down this path?" The God of Light questioned his subjects, looking at each of them.
Salem, walking through the crowds of warriors, glares at the Gods. The people around her smile as the Immortal has now taken to the front stage of the battle. "You." The God of Darkness growled out at the sight of Salem. In response, Salem launches a magical attack, and the warriors follow suit. The barrage of attacks, launched at the God of Darkness, was easily caught in his hand, absorbing them into a purple sphere of energy. Everyone looked on in shock as the God held their power in his hand.
"My own gift to them... used against me." The God of Darkness said as the The God of Light looks away in disappointment. The God of Darkness squeezes the sphere within his hand, creating a massive shockwave that envelops the world, smiting everything and everyone in its path. Humanity has been turned to dust, only Salem remains due to her immortality.
"No... no..." Salem said as she looks at the dust in her hands. Salem was then knocked back when the God of Darkness stomps his foot in the ground.
"You thought there was no greater punishment we could bestow upon you?" The God of Darkness questioned as he glared down ar her.
"I'll come back. I'll tell the rest of the world of this massacre! Build a new army!" Salem challenged as she stood back up, glaring at them.
"You do not understand. There is no one left on this planet. You are all that remains." The God of Light informed, with me taking note on what he said. On this planet. It was as if saying there was life outside of this planet. I didn't know if anyone had caught onto what they were saying, but I was.
Salem's expression turned to shock at this revelation. "This planet was a beautiful experiment, but it is merely a remnant of what it once was. We will learn from this failure. I hope that you will learn from yours." The God of Light said as he then disappears into a bright light of dust.
"No! You can't leave! You can't leave!! COME BACK!" Salem demanded, not wanting to be left alone.
"Still demanding things of your creators." The God of Darkness said, where he also disappears, but into a beam of purple light that shoots up into the sky and out of the atmosphere. In the process, the moon is shattered, revealing how it was shattered. Bits if the Moon fragments rain down like meteors back onto the planet's surface. Salem falls to her knees and lets out a scream of despair, but that is muted out by the crashing meteors.
"Once again, Salem was alone." Jinn informed, where we watched as Salem walked alone. She walks by a pair of deer eating grass, as well as abandoned villages that are now inhabited by Grimm. "She cursed the Gods. She cursed the universe. She cursed everything, everything but herself. She wandered the face of the planet, awaiting a death that would never come." Jinn said as Salem then stands on the edge of an overhanging cliff in the land once inhabited by the God of Darkness.
She looks down at the blackened pool below her. "Until fate led her back to the Land of Darkness. This was it. This had to be it, the brother's Grimm, the pools of black that continued to give rise to horrific nightmares. If the fountain of life granted her immortality, then surely, the pools of Grimm will finally take it away." Jinn said as we watched as Salem falls forward and is submerged into the blackened pool. "She was wrong. This force of pure destruction could not destroy a being of infinite life." Jinn said as Salem is thrashed around by an unseen force. "Instead, it created a being of infinite life with a desire for pure destruction." She said as Salem crawls out of the pool, this time, her skin deathly white as well as her hair. She opens her eyes, irises red with black sclerae. "And in time, she would find her adversary." Jinn said as the screen turned white.
We now watched as something landed in a forest, it was made of metal, and stepping off of it, were two figures. One was a cat like woman with orange hair, red robes, and a lightsaber on her hip. The other one was someone that shocked us, as they wore a mask very similar to that of Rika.
"In the echoing silence of the vast cosmos, two Jedi found themselves drawn to the Force, to a world teetering on the brink of chaos. They descended upon it, a planet shrouded in mystery and littered with dangers, where the very shadow of grim creatures roamed freely. The witch Salem loomed as the greatest threat to its inhabitants. But the Jedi, one a human male and one alien female, who this world has come to know as Faunus, held within them the light of hope." Jinn informed, shocking us at the origins of the Faunus.
The male Jedi, clad in robes that fluttered like wings in the wind, wielded a blue lightsaber that danced through the air, illuminating the darkened skies. Beside him was the female Jedi, her feline features more animal than human. Her green lightsaber surged forth with a fierce light, cutting down any Grimm that dared encroach upon their path. Together, they fought valiantly, utilizing the Force to amplify their strength as they struck at the grotesque creatures that threatened the fragile balance of this world.
"The two Jedi prepared themselves for the ultimate confrontation: Salem." Jinn said as we watched the two face off against an army of Grimm and Salem, who was in the frontlines. The atmosphere, a palpable tension that weighed heavily, was darkened by the land that was once owned by The God of Darkness.
"Foolish Mortals, you think you can claim this world?" Salem questioned as she let out a battle cry that resonated through the bones of the earth, the two Jedi engaging her. They fought with fervor, skillfully combining their lightsabers and the Force to push back against her otherworldly powers. The air crackled with energy as they struck, and with an unknown ability, it appeared to us that Salam was beinf absorbed into the male Jedi, wounding and causing her to recoil in pain, with us seeing cracks appear on her face.
"In her rage, Salem unleashed the full extent of her power. It was then that the male Jedi faltered." Jinn said as we watched as Salem, with an eerie ferocity, channeled her wrath and overwhelmed him. In that fateful moment, she struck him down, leaving the female Jedi to face the horrific reality of his demise. She felt a profound sorrow take root in her heart, but her instincts kicked in, compelling her to flee. "A spark of decency ignited in her as she clutched the secret within her, a child took root in her belly." Jinn informed, with me watching her retreat.
"Under the cover of darkness, she escaped through the labyrinthine forests and rocky crags of Remnant, determined to protect the child that was both her hope and a symbol of a future yet unwritten." Jinn said as we watched as time raced forward, and after what felt like an eternity, she gave birth in a hidden glade, engulfed by the gentle whisper of nature. "The child emerged into a world filled with both light and darkness, a human baby cradled in the arms of the now Ex-Jedi." Jinn said, with me frowning as she was no longer called a Jedi, but an Ex-Jedi?
"Thus began a new chapter on this planet, where the new humans and Faunus began its delicate dance. The echoes of the Jedi faded into myth as the stories of bravery and sacrifice transformed into legends passed down through generations. And in the heart of this young child lay the potential to bridge the divide, a living testament to the intertwined destinies of Faunus and humanity." Jinn said as we saw that the child was indeed human, but the others around seemed to appear out of thin air, as if they were created in the womans image.
"As Jinn, the embodiment of knowledge and wisdom, I recounted this tale to you, of how a spark of hope emerged amidst despair and how, sometimes, the most extraordinary stories arise from the darkest moments. Remember, for in every ending lies a new beginning." Jinn said as the child, born from the remnants of hope and tragedy, grew, so too did the knowledge of the Force and the legacy of its wielders.
"Jedi, now a guardian of this new life, and bearer of incredible wisdom, realized that her struggle against the darkness embodied by Salem was not yet over." Jinn said as we watched as the woman sat in front of some large doors, ones which I recognized as what was below the mansion. "She felt the weight of responsibility as the echoes of her fallen comrade implored her to safeguard not only her child but also the future of this world." Jinn said as the doors opened, blinding all of us.
"In her search for understanding, she often retreated to the temple created for those who were true masters, where remnants of an her civilization could pass along knowledge, and store powerful secrets." Jinn said as we watched as the woman forced two lightsabers. We then watched as she fused two crystals together, where it debunked what I thought Kyber Crystals and Dust Crystals were. "It was during one such expedition, surrounded by the haunting beauty of forgotten tales, that she decided that there needed to be a power beyond what she could give." Jinn said as we watched as she used the force to create four items. The Lamp, A Staff, A Sword, and a Crown.
"Creating the four relics became her mission. The first of these was Knowledge, an artifact that contained the essence of wisdom and understanding, guided by the Force. It was a beacon for those who sought enlightenment, guiding them toward the truth." Jinn said as the Lamp came into view. "The second was Creation, a relic that held the potential to shape life and and make things into a reality, enabling its wielder to manifest new beginnings from mere thoughts." Jinn said as the Staff came into view. "The third, Destruction, embodied the darker aspects of the Force. It could erase almost anything from existence, a necessary force to balance the potential of Creation." Jinn said as the sword came to view. "The final relic, Choice, was perhaps the most critical. It represented the inherent freedom of beings to forge their own paths, a reminder that every decision, whether born of hope or despair, shaped the world in profound ways." Jinn said as the crown came to view.
"Once these relics were completed, their immense power was such that no single being could be trusted to wield them. They were too dangerous, too volatile. With this understanding, she made the fateful decision to scatter them across Remnant, to hide them where they would remain safeguarded but still accessible to those deemed worthy." Jinn said as we watched her hand them off to others.
We then moved to a blank white room. Ozma is shown awakening in the white space. He takes a look at his surroundings, before a voice can be heard. "Ozma." The God of Light spoke, where Ozma turns around, seeinf the God of Light in his dragon form, before turning back into his regular form.
"Where am I?" Ozma asked as he lookes around once more.
"We are between realms. I'm afraid a tragedy has befallen your home at the hands of my brother. We have chosen to depart this world, but in our absence, I would like to offer you the chance to return to it." The God of Light said as he placed his hands behind his back.
"I... don't understand." Ozma said, confused.
"Mankind is no more, yet your world remains. And in time, your kind will grow to walk its face once again. However, without our presence, they will be but a fraction of what they once were." The God of Light informed. Suddenly, the God of Light conjures four objects: a Staff, a Sword, a Crown, and a Lamp, each of these items were the same that the Jedi made.
"Creation, destruction, choice, and knowledge. These were made in hopes that Salem would one day be defeated. My hopes is that person will be you." TheGod of Light said as the four objects are conjoined together into a yellow sphere of energy.
"One day, when Salem is defeated, my brother and I will come back to your world, and Humanity will be judged. If your kind has learned to live in harmony with one another and set aside their differences, then we shall once again live among you, and Humanity will be made whole again. But if your kind is unchanged, if you demand our blessings while still fighting amongst yourselves, then man will be found irredeemable and your world will be wiped from existence. Until your task is complete, you will reincarnate, but in a manner that ensures you are never alone." The God of Light informs, with me crossing my arms as this was indeed Ozpin.
Ozma falls to his knees as he comes to terms with this ultimatum. "I'm sorry, but... that world just isn't as dear to me without her. If I may, I'd rather return to the afterlife than kill her." Ozma said, lowering his head.
"Salem lives, yes, but the woman you hold dear in your memories is gone. Heed this warning... where you seek comfort, you will only find pain. So, will you-"
"I'll do it." Ozma answered, not letting him finish.
The God of Light looks in surprise at Ozma's immediate answer. "Very well. Our creation rests within your hands." The God of Light said before he disappears.
"And so Ozma was reborn." Jinn said as we watched as a man with a tanned complexion and pale blonde hair stab a Beowolf with a pitchfork, causing it to disintegrate. He takes the time to come to terms in his new body and surroundings. He looks up and sees people screaming and running into the forest he is in away from a burning village in the distance.
"Where am I?" The man, who is Ozma, questioned. Ozma then hears a man scream, and looks over to see him flailing a sword at a Beowolf, which swipes at him to the ground, disarming him. Ozma's pevious soul takes over and runs forward, grabbing the man's sword and slaying the Beowolf.
The man gets back up and stands beside him. "Thank you. Please, tell me your name. Who are you?" The man asked. Ozma's newest reincarnate has trouble speaking, and throws the sword to the ground in horror as he can't explain what has happened.
Ozma walks down a street, seeing along the way Faunus locked up in cages, and a pile of Dust crystals on top of a table. It made me sick to see them that way. "Ozma had found himself in a world completely unfamiliar to him. Cities looked different. Creatures known as the Faunus bore fangs and claws and were locked away in cages. And without the blessing of the Gods, no one could perform magic like mankind was once capable of, no one but himself and a woman known as... the witch." Jinn said as the environment around Ozma changes from the city to a forest as he comes upon a lonely, dilapidated cottage in the woods.
"During his years of travel, he heard the same frightened whispers that spoke of a terrifying sorceress who commanded dark powers in the wilds among the beasts and monsters. Ozma was convinced that this witch was Salem, and decided he needed to see what she had become." Jinn said as Ozma stands at a distance from the cottage. The front door opens, and from the darkness beyond, Salem emerges, wearing black robes this time. She gives an angry glare while exiting the cottage, but suddenly, her expression softens upon seeing her visitor. Ozma, likewise, smiles back at her.
"Call it magic or call it something stronger, but in that moment, the two knew exactly who it was that stood before them." Jinn said as Ozma and Salem walked towards each other, the two hold each other's hands, interlocking their fingers affectionately.
"What do we do now?" Ozma asked, as a reminder to what Salem once asked him when he had freed her.
"Whatever we like." Salem said, recalling what he had told her, but instead of "You" she replaced it with "We" as to show that this world was theirs. As time passes, the scene shows the cottage changing from its dilapidated state to a much better condition, following with Salem and Ozma conversing with one another at a table on the front porch.
"As Salem and Ozma recounted the events which had brought them back together, each withheld parts of their story. Salem, fearing Ozma would reject her, blamed the end of the world on the Gods. Ozma, still unsure of where the truth lay, kept his task and the Relics a secret. Though time passed and all seemed well, Ozma's conversation with the God of Light still lingered in his mind. He had found happiness, but Humanity seemed more divided than ever before." Jinn said as Salem and Ozma head back inside the cottage, still talking to each other.
"Are you surprised? This world is quite literally godless. These Humans have no one to guide them. Perhaps that's all they need." Salem said as we were now inside, watching as she made a fist as she spoke of the gods.
"What are you saying?" Ozma asked as he didn't like what he had heard.
"We could become the gods of this world. Our powers surpass all others. Our souls transcend death. We can mold these lands into whatever we want, what you want, create the paradise that the old Gods could not." Salem said, but though Ozma was troubled at first, he then smiles in agreement with Salem. The two of them look each other in the eyes as Salem places an affectionate hand on Ozma's shoulder.
"The hearts of men... are easily swayed." Jinn said as we were now at a village that was under attack by a Nevermore. Suddenly, a purple energy surrounds the Nevermore, causing it to be bent and folded into unnatural positions. The Nevermore disintegrates, and the villagers watch as Ozma, once again wielding his scepter and wearing regal robes, and Salem levitate into the air side-by-side above them. They all bow down to the couple in reverence.
"The two amassed a following. That following grew into a prosperous Kingdom." Jinn said as a castle then appears, the camera pans into a large room with a painting of Ozma and Salem together. "And at the head of that Kingdom blossomed... a family." She added as four girls appeared in the picture.
Ozma and Salem watch their four daughters playing together, the little girls all wearing colors on their dresses similar to that of the Four Maidens. One of their daughters comes up to the two of them, playfully tugging on Salem's robe. The two parents smile at her before smiling at each other.
Blue smoke transitions the scene, showing a massive conflict between people that is being observed inside a crystal ball by a smirking Salem. Ozma stands a short distance away from her looking outside the window. "Are we sure this is right?" Ozma asked, concerned for the coming future.
"You said we needed to bring Humanity together. In order to do that, we have to spread our word, and destroy those who will deny it." Salem said as she looked over at Ozma.
Ozma gains a shocked expression on his face upon hearing these words. He turns to see his reflection on the window, looking at what he has become. "What are we doing?" Ozma's reflection asked. Ozma reels back in horror seeing his reflection ask him that question, briefly becoming his original incarnation, before looking over to Salem.
"This isn't what he asked of me." Ozma said as he shook his head, it was low in tone, but Salem hear him speak nonetheless.
"What did you say?" Salem asked as she turned to him with a raised eyebrow.
The two then hear a door open, and their eldest daughter enters the room excitedly.
"Mother, father, look!" The child said as she then conjures multicolored wisps that fly in circles in front of her. Salem has a proud expression on her face, while Ozma looks on in surprise, before looking down with his troubled expression again.
"It was a miracle, their children could perform magic. But what should have been a joyous occasion was short-lived." Jinn said as smoke transitions the scene again, this time showing Ozma telling what he knows to Salem in his study. "Ozma told Salem everything, the true reason the God of Light had brought him back, the Relics that they scattered around the world, and the day of judgement he had been told to prepare for." Jinn said as Ozma finishes his explanation to Salem.
"Don't you see? None of that matters anymore. Why spend our lives trying to redeem these Humans when we can replace them with what they could never be?" Salem said as she offers her hand out, but Ozma hesitates to take it, backing away in disgust.
Smoke transitions the scene again showing Ozma quietly escorting his daughters through the quiet halls. The youngest daughter looks down the hallway, noticing something. "Mommy?" The child asked, with all of them looking in the direction of where the child was facing as she spoke.
Salem stands at the end of the hall menacingly. Ozma protectively stands in front of his daughters. Salem, realizing what he is doing, angrily conjures a red beam from her hand. Ozma uses his scepter to counter Salem's attack, launching a green beam. Their attacks clash, engulfing the area into a bright white flash. We watch in horror as Ozma and Salem fight throughout the castle. Their battle causes the castle to collapse and be destroyed in the process.
A charred plush toy is shown, implying the daughters were killed in the fearsome battle. Ozma weakly crawls away leaving a trail of blood on the ground. Salem then reforms thanks to her immortality, and angrily walks over to Ozma. She kicks him over onto his back and holds him down with her foot.
"We finally had freedom." Salem said as she narrowed her eyes at him.
Ozma weakly looks up at her. "I-"
A blast of fire from Salem engulfs Ozma, killing him once again. "Thus began a long and painful cycle of death and rebirth for Ozma." Jinn said as a montage of Ozma's various reincarnates are shown, including a frail man weakly walking by many gravestones, followed by a despondent man walking in the rain, who would rather drink his problems away. "Some lives were spent in mourning, many were spent attempting to forget it all." She informed as finally, Ozma reincarnates to a dark-skinned man with glasses who starts off slouching, but then eventually stands straight up and determinedly walks forward. "But no matter what, his mind would eventually turn back to the task he had been burdened with." Jinn said as Ozma's newest reincarnate is shown serving a meal to his wife and two children, both of whom interestingly have silver eyes. A mirror image of the man is shown behind him, leaning on a nearby wall.
"And as the centuries went on, Ozma began to learn the importance of living with the souls with which he had been paired." Jinn said as Ozma then hears screaming outside. He opens the door and sees villagers running around in panic as Grimm attack. "But no matter where or how he lived, her presence was always felt." Jinn said as Ozma looks back to his wife, who nods in understanding, before going out with The Long Memory into battle. "If Humanity were ever to stand a chance at being united, one thing was clear." She said, where we heard Ruby speak up.
"He had to destroy Salem." Ruby said, her voice saddened by the events that were shown tk us.
Smoke then transitions showing Ozma's reincarnation many years older now, tinkering with his cane in his workshop. "Knowing he could never rid the world of her through any mortal means, Ozma sought out the power of the Relics." Jinn said as the elderly tinkerer then places his cane inside a metal cabinet, closing the door on it. The door opens again showing Ozma's newest reincarnation, a well-dressed man, picking up the cane where he last left it in his previous life. "Armed with my knowledge, he believed he could fulfill his promise to the God of Light." She said as Ozma is next shown holding the Relic of Knowledge, summoning Jinn for the first time.
"Where are the other Relics?" Ozma asked the Jinn of the past.
"He asked me his questions." Jinn said as we watched as Ozma waked forward.
"What powers do they possess?" Ozma asked as he didn't quite know what they were capable of.
"And though I gave him my answers." Jinn informed as he continued to walk forward.
"How do I destroy Salem?" Ozma asked as he made a fist.
"Not all of them were to his liking." Jinn said as the Jinn of the past got in his face. "You can't."
Upon hearing this, Ozma falls to his knees in despair. I knew the others were shocked, but the question he should of asked is how and who defeats her, not how do I destroy her. Ozma remains on his knees as Jinn disappears before him.