FINALLY, AN ACTUAL CHAPTER! LETS ONE WITH IT! BUT FIRST, I NEED TO SAY A FEW THINGS.

Last chapter wasn't the best, I'll tell you. Fret not, I am done to make this story more enthusiastic and more enjoyable for you as I realize that I need to take this story a little bit serious. With that out of the way, let's move on to the second part of the four chapters arc finale to the First Arc of Embers of Remnant!

One more thing, if you think I am going to pull off what happened in Fate: Souls and Singularities…well, put it like that but you do not have to worry. I already made plans and you may or may not like it.

Another thing I want to get down. I get it that Dark Souls and RWBY usually follows the usual formula, which I admit is my own shortcomings. But at least I can try to put a twist to it. Which reminds me, I may get this story to have a commissioned fanart when I have the right funds. Speaking of which, if you have any ideas for upcoming chapters, please let me know and I will take you notes. Which is why I am making written notes for the next chapter. You'll see why.

With that all said and done, let's move on to the chapter.

Dark Souls: Embers of Remnant

Nine

Leviathan Phase One

'An Ancient from long ago. Having slept for a long time, it was suddenly awakened when it sensed a familiar sign of energy. Perhaps...' -Part of of the Description of the Soul of the Leviathan

"Ash…Was this part of your plan?"

"No, it wasn't. I think my plan had already gone haywire."

Ruby and the others heard what Ash said and looked back at the Leviathan. From the look of things, the gigantic Grimm was heading towards their position. Whatever attracted its attention, it is not a good sign. Speaking of which, the Young Leader then remembered something with Blake and her older half-sister. "Wait, wasn't Blake and Yang supposed to meet us?"

Everyone else looked at their surroundings and saw those, as mentioned earlier, due to not being with them. Still, there was another thing that was of concern. "We can think of that later. Let's focus on what's in front of us." Ash pointed out.

Ruby and the others looked at the Gigantic Grimm and wondered how it got here in the first place. "Why is the Grimm here? There wasn't any battle that occurred here?" Ren had asked that question.

"I don't know." Again, Ash answered. He had a feeling that this wasn't any ordinary Grimm…

There's something awfully a very familiar sense of its soul being tainted, just like the Dragon of the Ringed City, Darkeater Midir, whose soul has been corrupted by the Abyss and was put down by him at the request of one of Fillianore's Knights, Shira.

"We need to fend off against that Grimm." He immediately told them.

Qrow had to do a double-take of what he heard. "Excuse me, you said what?!"

"We need to fend off that Grimm until actual help arrives." He repeated, adding a few more details to make some corrections.

Everyone understood what he meant. All then readied their weapons to attempt to fight off the Leviathan until the Atlesian Military could arrive. That and how Maria and Weiss would come in to assist. Somehow.

The only one who still needed to ready their weapon was Ash. Since his weapon, the Wolf Knight's Greatsword, would definitely not have any effects with colossus enemies like the Grimm in front of him, he had two options to choose from within his bottomless box. One was the Dragonslayer Great bow, where he can fire powerful bows at the creature. Yet, at the same time, he spotted flaws in this one. One is how long it takes to prepare another arrow after one that has been fired off. The other is its lack of mobility which could get him killed by the Leviathan, probably because the bow is more giant than he is, and he lacks the proper strength to carry it.

That only led him to the only weapon that came up right away. The Stormruler. In case he went mad, it was a weapon of two against the Lord of Cinder and the Lord of the Profaned City, Yhorm, the Giant. The one he brought out was once held to a fellow Unkindled and considered a friend of his, Siegward of Catarina.

He wanted to bring it out from his Bottomless Box. Yet, simultaneously, he had to be cautious if he just brought it out in plain sight. He was still sceptical around them, especially in front of the people around him. "Just need the right time to get that weapon out from the box." That's all he can think of.

"Listen up, everyone!" Ruby spoke to everyone present. "We cannot kill this Grimm. But we can distract it long enough for the military to arrive. So, what do you say!?" She saw everyone had a determined look on their faces. That was the only answer she needed. "Alright then, let's do this!"

INSERT Dark Souls III OST; Darkeater Midir [TOMITO ver PHASE ONE]

The Leviathan let out a mighty roar and lunged towards the group. Luckily for them, all managed to dodge the attack just in time as its jaws met the rocky ground. Ruby used this chance to deliver some blows. She swung Crescent Rose, in its scythe mode upwards, onto its left side of the face. It didn't do the trick since it only made a shallow cut. This caused the Grimm to look directly at the girl and almost caused it to grab her. It could have happened, wasn't it, for Nora firing multiple Grenade Dust rounds on its face. "Stay away from her!" The hyperactive girl shouted furiously at the Grimm.

Ruby saw this as a chance to get away from the large Grimm. Using her Semblance, she quickly went to safety. She looked over where Nora was. "Thanks, Nora!"

The girl smiled at the young leader. "You're welcome!" She turned her attention to the downed Grimm. "Now then…" She transformed Magnhild into its hammer form. She took a few steps back before dashing forward and jumping into the air. As she got closer to the Grimm's face, she swung her weapon, and once the two met, the Leviathan was sent flying off the ground to where they were and into the water ground. She landed near the Young Leader. "That's what you get for touching my man!"

The Leviathan shook its head. Afterwards, it let out a fierce roar and looked at Ash as if it was searching for him. Right before it could try to grab him, the Grimm was distracted by the gunfire made by Ruby, Nora, and Ren. The Young Leader soon realized that the Giant Grimm was interested in Ash. She looked where it was and saw that he was no longer there. This caused her to be temporarily distracted. "Where's Ash?!"

The rest scanned their surroundings. They also realized that the Unkindled wasn't with them. Yet they were other things to worry about. "Focus on the Grimm! That's what's only important right now!" Ren told her before he jumped out of his spot to avoid being crushed by the Grimm's giant hand.

The Young Leader did what she was told and concentrated on the more significant threat right before her. Using her Semblance to dodge another attack from the Grimm and landed near Jaune. "This Grimm seems to be really relentless with its moves! It doesn't seem more ordinary than the ones we have encountered before!"

"Yeah, I can already see that," Qrow sardonically remarked, holding his shield in a position that protects himself. "You got any plans in mind, Ruby?"

She pondered at his words for a few moments. Truth be told, she doesn't have one that could efficiently deal with a Grimm that size. "Just distract it long enough for help to arrive."

Her uncle needed to figure out his niece's plan as he transformed his weapon into its Scythe Form. "I don't think that'll work out, Ruby."

"Then we have to keep trying!" She spoke confidently, firing a few shots at the Leviathan without effects. "Our weapons may not be effective, but at least it's enough to grab the Grimm's full atten—"

Just before she could finish her words, a powerful gust of wind hit the Large Grimm on the head. This caused it to stumble backwards before falling back to the sea. Ruby and the others were surprised at this sudden burst of wind. They turned to where it came from. Upon doing so, all saw Ash wielding another strange-looking sword with the blade whirling in the wind. "Ash!" Ruby shouted in relief that he had returned after disappearing for quite a while.

"Sorry I took long," He apologized in his emotionless tone, seeing how minimum damage they had done with their weapons. "To think the Storm ruler would be that effective for a creature that size…." He looked over at the sword he was holding in his right hand. "Hopefully, it will be enough of a distraction needed for proper arrival."

"Another sword, huh?" Qrow narrowed his eyes at the object of interest.

"I just found it lying around," Ash answered his sarcastic question. That was a partial lie since he was digging through his Bottomless Box. None had even noticed that the shield clipped on his back had changed. It seemed to be a medium shield coated in black with an enlarged symbol from a long-forgotten kingdom. A few scratches can be seen. "Was I gone for long?"

Ruby answered his question. "Well, kinda. But not for that long, Ash."

Good. That means there is still a chance to distract the beast even longer. Seeing the Grimm rising from the waters once again while his red eyes glowed in rage, the Ashen One positioned himself to charge the blade's power. He knows that he may not provide much assistance as they would have wanted, but he can offer a significant blow to the Grimm. He then decided to hatch a quick plan. "Everyone, listen to me!" All turned towards him. "Give everything you've got!"

Obviously, this caught everyone by surprise with this sudden command. Jaune, of course, was not having any of this. "Are your serious right now?! We had difficulties dealing with the Grimm right after you left! Do you think we can do enough!?"

Ash understood the Blonde boy's feelings and didn't blame him for having such a reaction. Still, he had to point something out. "I didn't say I wasn't going to partake, you know?" Now that made sense to everyone. "Now, can we all just focus on what's right in front of us?"

The silence was the only answer they gave to him. He didn't need any more as everyone heard the Grimm growl. "Head up! The Grimm's here, and it looks like it's getting angrier!" Jaune quickly pointed out to them.

The Leviathan shifted its entire interest to As. Before it could do anything, it felt multiple explosions on its left arm. The Grimm turned its gaze to Jaune, Ren, and Nora, where they were running towards vast boulders of rocks. Speaking of the trio… "Now, wouldn't you say this is a beach scene?!"

The two didn't say anything, not wanting to distract themselves. The trio rolled towards safety as the Grimm did something unexpected. It fired a breath of fire in their direction that would have burnt them to a crisp if they didn't find cover. Jaune peeked from hiding and pressed the communicator on his left ear. "And how can we deal with the Grimm that breathes fire?!"

The Leviathan's scream was heard in the background and caused their comms chatter to be temporarily turned off. Immediately when it was turned back on, Ruby responded with an answer she came up with. "Try to attack it in the mouth. I played some video games where it can inflict a lot of damage to the boss!" She only heard silence for a few seconds before she added one extra detail. "Trust me, it works!"

The young leader brought up a valid point, but there was only one problem. "How? We don't have the proper weapons to deal with this Grimm!" Ren pointed out.

It soon dawned on Jaune as he remembered Ash hitting that giant with that wind attack on his sword. He turned on his communicator to call him. "Ash, can you hear me!?"

The Unkindled, with Ruby, Qrow, and Oscar, was obviously surprised by hearing his voice as he wasn't next to them. "Who's calling me?!"

"It's Jaune, Ash!" Ruby told him, seeing how utterly confused he was.

It eventually came to everyone's mind that Ash needed to be used to technology like them. Only a few seconds had passed, and they all decided not to use it when talking directly to him. The young leader chose to say what her plan was. "Ash, you can use that sword properly, right?" He nodded in response to her question. That was what she expected. "Good! I'm going to distract the Grimm until he breathes fire again. While I distract it, use your sword to strike it in the mouth."

Ash already knew where this was going. "That's a good plan. But what will you do when the fire manages to reach you despite the Semblance you have?"

All he received was a smile of confidence. "Trust me. I can handle this." With that, the young leader used her Semblance to be right before the Grimm. She continued to use her Semblance to avoid its claws swings before being forced to land back onto the ground. She breathed heavily due to the amount of energy she used. "Just need a bit more…"

The Leviathan saw Ruby in a vulnerable state; it widened its mouth to be ready to breathe out fire. Right as it was preparing to do so, a crow flew into view and made some noises. This made it confused for only a little bit. The "crow" soon came closer to its face and transformed into Qrow, who still had Harbinger in its scythe form. He diagonally swung the weapon into the left eye before landing on the shoulder. This action caused the Grimm to scream in pain and attempt to crush the Huntsman on its shoulder. However, before the hand was close to where he stood, Qrow simply jumped off and transformed into a bird, flying to his niece.

Looking upon its hand to see that the person that slashed its left eye had not been crushed, it let out an ear-piercing scream out of anger. Everyone covered their ears because of this. As Ruby uncovered hers, she saw her uncle standing right by her. "Are you okay, Ruby?"

She quickly nodded her head. "I'm fine, Uncle Qrow!" She and the others then heard that same scream once again. Looking at where the Grimm was, it seemed to be preparing to rerelease a breath of fire.

This grabbed everyone's attention. Oscar knew the immediate dangers that Qrow and Ruby were in. "Get out of there, you two! It's going to—"

Rather than aiming it towards the duo as mentioned earlier, the Leviathan looked down before it let out fire from its rather. Naturally, everyone was confused was left confused by this. Well, all except Ash. He cautiously watched while the thought of Midir came into his mind. It looks to be preparing to…

His thoughts soon became a reality when he saw a stream of laser emitting from the mouth. He turned to Ruby and Qrow. "Both of you, MOVE! NOW!" The Unkindled then ran into safety and avoided any laser beams on the way.

Both Ruby and Qrow needed clarification about what he said. Though they got their answers, a stream of lasers crossed their path. The young girl grabbed her uncle by the wrist and used her Semblance to go into safety. At the same time, she managed to pick up Oscar before going where the rest were. Jaune, meanwhile, looked at their faces and saw the loom of relief. "Uh, guys. What's…"

He, Ren, and Nora saw Ash rushing towards their position before he leaned on the boulder. Before Jaune could ask what was happening, a laser beam had barely passed where they stood. "Woah!" The blonde boy uttered in shock.

Behind them, a bunch of trees and forestry were blown up due to the Leviathan's laser. Some had even caught on fire. Nora was ecstatic about this. Yet, at the same time, she knew what had occurred. "Did that Grimm…just spit out laser?! From its mouth!?"

"Where else did it come from?" Ash told her with an obvious hint that Ren understood his rhetorical question. Seeing the Storm Ruler fully charged up, he looked at them as if he would say to them his following action. "I'm going."

Obviously, none of them didn't like what he was implying. "Ash, you simply cannot—" Ren tried to warn him before the person, as mentioned earlier, went out from where they hid for cover.

Seeing him heading towards where the Leviathan was, a few were concerned about what he was about to do. "Is he that crazy!?" Oscar asked.

Qrow looked at where Ash was heading and thought otherwise. "By the looks of things, yeah."

Ash had rushed near the edge of the cliffside and faced the Grimm. When the creature looked back at him, it was about to crush him with the palm of its hands as it raised its arms up in the air. Fortunately, he took this quick chance to strike the enemy with his Storm Rule. Bringing it up to the air, he instantly swung it down. A powerful gush of wind met the Leviathan's head. It stumbled backwards upon the impact back, making the ground shake slightly. To Ash's disappointment, the Grimm didn't fall to the ground. Instead, it only shook its head and glared at where he stood.

Great. Now that Ash was vulnerable to being crushed by the creature right before him. He had nowhere else to run. Right before the Grimm's hand could meet him, a wall made of rock had formed around to prevent him from being crushed. Naturally, he was left confused by this. "What the…?"

He wasn't the only one who was surprised by this. Ruby and others wondered how this had happened. They got their answers by hearing someone grunting as if they were concentrating and turned to see Weiss stabbing Myrtenaster onto the ground near where Ash stood. Ruby was, of course, both surprised and happy to see her partner. "Weiss!"

As much as the ex-heiress wanted to speak to her, she knew now wasn't the right time. "Tell Ash to get out of there! I can't hold this for much longer!"

Ash didn't need to be told that. Using the small window presented to him, he quickly ran back to where the others were taking cover. It was there that the Unkindled noticed the former heiress was here. He was surprised because she was with the old lady in the Argus Base "Lady Weiss, what are you doing here? I thought you were with Lady Maria!"

End OST

Weiss pulled her weapon from the ground and was about to speak when someone answered his question. "Well, what does it look like?!" The Unkindled turned to look at Maria, who somehow caught up to them despite her old age. "Miss Schnee, here, was worried when we heard a powerful gush of wind back at the Argus Base..."

-Flashback Starts-

Weiss and Maria were still at the entrance of the military base, waiting for a guard to notice their attention. So far, they have not bothered to come to tell them if they can enter. They saw multiple airships lifting off as if preparing for a large-scale offensive. "Well, it seems they are well-armed for this type of thing."

The Former Heiress would agree to her words. Still, she was wondering why it involved every military asset in the first place. "What do you think they are about to deal with?"

Maria shrugged her shoulders in response. "By the looks of things, a huge Grimm may have suddenly appeared." Weiss had the same feeling as well. A few moments passed before they heard a powerful gush of wind not far from where they stood. This caused her to get startled by this. "What in the heck was that!?"

The former Heiress had the same thought as well. "I think it came far from where we are." It soon dawned on her that Ruby and her other friends may have been caught in a fight with the Grimm they had encountered. She turned away from the base and decided she couldn't stand there and let her friends perish from whatever they were dealing with. "You know what, I'm going."

The veteran Huntress was not liking where this was going. "Wait, does that mean…?"

"Yes. I'm going to where Ruby and the others are." She instantly answered her question.

Maria thought it was foolish for this youngster to go to where the rest were due to their situation. "Now hold your horses, young lady. Do you know what you are about to be involved in?"

Weiss understood it clearly. But that didn't change her mind. "Yes. But I cannot stand here and let my friends die!"

The elderly Huntress understood why she insisted on going to where her friends were. She let out a sigh of breath after giving her own thoughts. "Well, there is no point in arguing with you. We should probably go there now." That was something the former Heiress wanted to hear. Before they made their move. There was one problem. "And how exactly are we going to get there?"

Weiss smiled at her question. She used her glyph and summoned what seemed to be a giant wasp in the colours of light blue and white. "Simple. We'll be riding on this one to get there on time."

Maria was caught off guard by looking at the Lancer the younger girl had summoned. Well, she wasn't surprised since Weiss was a Schnee, and they are known for their powerful Glyphs and Summons. "I see. Shall we get going then?"

The ex-heiress nodded and climbed on the back of the insect Grimm she had summoned. Maria did the same thing and was behind Weiss. "Hold on tight; it will be a bumpy ride." Her words seemed to be confirmed as the Lancer began to lift off and head to where the others were at a relatively fast pace.

Avoiding any military presence to not draw any attention, both Maria and Weiss flew over the wintry forest. As they were near their destination, both could see Ruby and her group hiding behind a boulder near the cliffside where the giant Grimm was firing lasers in every direction it was heading towards. Maria was caught off guard by this sight. "Did that Grimm spit out laser?"

"It did, in fact," Weiss answered the elderly woman's question. When that was done, a powerful gust of wind hit the Leviathan's head directly. Again, she was surprised by the sight she and Maria were witnessing. As they wanted to ask themselves who would have caused this, they immediately fell upon a confident person. "Is…that Ash?"

Maria had to do a double take; sure enough, it was indeed their strange companion. "Yeah, that's your friend, alright. But I think he is in the distance where the Grimm can strike him with its hands." That was worrisome for Weiss. He may not have been with them for long, but he provided them great value.

Already she knew what to do. Weiss looked at her back. "Hold tight. We're going to approach them right now."

-Flashback ends-

"…After seeing that ragged friend of yours using that wind sword of his at the Grimm while on the Lancer she summoned, the young lady knew he was in the Grimm's range. We landed near where you were, and that's how we are here in the first place." The elderly woman finished explaining why they decided to help the others.

"But you are in no condition to fight," Ash reminded her.

The old lady scoffed at his words. "Oh, you don't have to worry about me. I was the former Grim Reaper, after all." She looked at the Grimm. "And how exactly are you going to deal with the Grimm?"

The Unkindled was about to answer when someone else beat him to it again. "Oh, you don't have to worry about that." Everyone heard that familiar voice. Peeking out from their cover spot, they saw a rather giant robot coming into view. It had a stocky build, with a rectangular cockpit and long, armoured legs. Its left arm has a joint and a hand with two fingers and a thumb. The right arm is a cannon with rotary slots, and a large blade is fitted to the back. All but one of the rotary slots in its right arm may have contained a form of Dust which can be utilized to fire either beam of Dust or large explosive blasts. The rotary slot that didn't have Dust is a retractable missile pod, which can fire multiple warheads simultaneously once exposed.

Unsurprisingly, everyone knew that Cordovin was the one piloting the old mech. Speaking of the person, she turned the machine to face them. "Did you think that your weaponry could lay a scratch on that Grimm?" There was no response from them, which she obviously expected. "Well, then, all of you lack the proper education! Please, allow me to show you what weapons of the almighty Atlas can do!"

"There's that arrogant mindset of yours," Ash said in his head, not even bothering to say it out loud.

The Leviathan roared at the Colossus as it was coming by. Right after, it stared back at its opponent and lunged towards it. However, before it could lay a finger, it met a metal fist from its jaws before being punched. The Leviathan shook its head and tried to get up, only for a foot to pin it down. Within the cockpit, Cordovin narrowed her eyes at the Grimm with contempt. "Oh, I'm not done with you yet!" She pointed the mech's right arm at the downed Grimm, and missiles came out, hitting its target before exploding upon hitting it.

As this happened, Maria and everyone else saw what the Atlesian Commander was doing. The elderly woman then thought about the question she had asked earlier and had a feeling why they were distracting the Grimm. "So, were you all doing that just to bring enough time for the military to deal with the Grimm?"

Qrow and the others only nodded in response to this. "In all honesty, all of this was Ash's idea. He actually came up with all of this in the first place. Isn't that right, Ash?" He didn't get an immediate response from said person. Instead, he looked at Ash to see that he was silently staring at what Cordovin was doing.

The Unkindled had the dreaded feeling of sensing the same darkness from within the Abyss. From the aggressiveness, the Leviathan had inflicted onto them to the spitting of laser coming out of its out…

He had a bad feeling Cordovin had only made it worse.

"We better get a move on." He immediately told the group as he faced back at them.

His comment has caught everyone by surprise. "What?" Maria spoke out loud.

"' Better get a move one?" The veteran Huntsman repeated what the Unkindled had commented. "Ash, what are you even saying?"

Back to where the Colossus was inflicting every arsenal on the Leviathan, the Argus Commander saw the Grimm unable to move. This caused her to let out a smoke since she always knew that Atlesian weapons were superior to handle a Grimm like that, unlike those pesky people who tried to enter earlier. "See. This is what happens when you pick on the wrong person!" She aimed the arm cannon directly at the head of the Leviathan. It started to get powered up. Again, she let out a slight smirk. "Good—"

In an unexpected twist of events, the Leviathan jumped off from the wet ground and tackled the Colossus down. This caught the Argus Commander off guard, and she struggled to aim the arm cannon. "Get off of me you—"

She was suddenly interrupted when the Levithan had channelled something from within its body. Purple lights seem to circle around the creature before emitting a burst of explosion with dark purple smoke. It roared in rage while its remaining eye glowed red as it was eying the mech.

Cordovin felt the eruption from within the cockpit. As she tried to get it back to his feet, she saw the Leviathan lunging towards her and used his claws to claw the machine. It managed to cause some damage to it. Seeing the arm cannon pointing towards its direction, it instinctively bit on it before tearing it off from the mechanical body. The Athlesian's eyes shrunk in complete shock. She never expected this to occur. A weapon from her kingdom, destroyed by this Grimm that had been powered up by whatever was happening! Unfortunately, she was too distracted by the Leviathan. Ensnarling the Colossus before throwing it down towards the wet ground.

Looking at its downed opponent to see it struggling to get back up, the Leviathan turned to face the people that fought it earlier. It was about to resume its fight when something caught its attention. The panic soon caught its full attention. The Leviathan shifted its body before heading to where the City of Argus was.

Ruby and her friends, all the while, were left completely speechless at what the Leviathan did to the Colossus. They thought that their distraction and Cordovin's piloting of the aforementioned mech would manage to kill the Grimm had only turned against their favour. "The Grimm…had overpowered that?" She was too curious to

Weiss shared the same feeling as her partner. "That piece of machinery is old but can still handle well against a Grimm like that. But to think…just what exactly is going on?!"

Oscar thought the same. "What kind of magic does that Grimm Possess?"

Qrow was silently staring at the Leviathan, now covered in purple smoke as it was heading towards Argus. Never in his career as a Huntsman would have seen something that would cause dread in the air. "This power... I've never felt this kind before!?"

However, to Ash, this was all too familiar. He never expected it to come here. But here it is. "The Abyss is here! I never expected it to be here. No wonder it was more aggressive than the others I previously ran into?" He thought of telling the rest of what had happened but withdrew from it as it would only cause more panic and despair.

Maria, meanwhile, looked at the unkindled before something had hit her mind. "That smoke…Where did I see that before?"

His throat seemed to get tighter as he and everyone watched the Leviathan heading towards the city of Argus. He then noticed the rest of Ruby's party only looking in shock and couldn't blame their reaction since they have no knowledge of the Abyss. Before he could utter a word, he suddenly felt something circling him. Looking at his feet, light yellow was spinning around him. In the next second, a bright light shone brightly, and he was no longer there.

Ruby and her friends could only watch in horror; the only thing that defended Argus was in critical condition and struggled to get back up. They never knew that a Grimm powered up by an unknown energy source could easily defeat such machinery. Even Weiss had the same reaction as them.

"Um, so what's the plan, Ash?" The young leader asked, hearing no reply. She and everyone else looked to see where he was. She then saw that he was no longer there with them. Naturally, she was surprised and shocked that, once again, he managed to slip away without alerting them. "Ash?"

-Scene Change-

Moments prior…

Somewhere, in a place not far from where Ruby and the others were, Blake and Yang were dealing with their own fight. Within an area near a waterfall, both were facing an adversary. One that had haunted them physically and mentally. Speaking of which, delivering a series of quick slashes and Semblance arcs that knock Yang back a short distance. Eventually, Yang starts to strike back, landing some hits on him that he couldn't block.

The blonde knocks her opponent, Adam Taurus, back a few distance from her position before firing at him. He blocks and absorbs the shots with his sword. He runs in circles around Yang before letting out another Semblance attack that causes Yang to slide back a short distance.

Without wasting any time, the Faunus girl warned her close friend. "His Semblance is like yours! He absorbs energy through his sword, stores it, and then sends it back when he's ready."

That gave Yang a small moment to comprehend her opponent's prominent ability. "He gets to dish out damage without having to feel it?" She let out a breath of realization. "That's just cheap…" She and Adam proceeded to trade blows. Yang lands a series of punches and kicks on Adam, but he manages to send her back when she punches his sword. Yang gets knocked back next to Blake, and the two glance at each other. That, however, didn't go unnoticed by Adam, and he let out an angry growl. He readied his Semblance for this exact reason.

Blake notices this and warningly shouts at the blonde brawler. "YANG!"

With a loud yell, Adam lets out a devastating attack with his Semblance. Seeing the smoke covering the area where Yang once stood, Blake couldn't even survive a Semblance that was more powerful than her former lover's. During this time, she noticed a piece of paper flying in the air. One that had the inscription with a familiar glowing light-yellow set. "If things go wrong, use your hand over it, and you'll find out."

She heard those words again coming from Ash the day before this. She had a feeling that he was cryptic with his swords. Looking at her broken weapon and seeing that it wouldn't help, Blake immediately turned towards the piece of paper that flew right by her and grabbed it. She placed her hand on top of the scribbles. It suddenly dropped to the ground with a heavy thud as she did. By looking at things, it seemed like someone was coming out of it!

The smoke cleared where Yang was. It revealed her survival on Adam's Semblance as she was still standing, albeit with her prosthetic right arm with minor scratches and her foot barely hanging off the edge of the cliffside. She put her robotic arm down and glared at Adam. "Leave. Us. Alone. This is your last chance."

Adam stares back at the two as he grips the hilt of his sword yet again; he then notices that Yang's left arm is slightly trembling. This caused him to slightly chuckle at this. "Heh, do you really believe that? Or are you just trying to scare me away, so you won't have to die trying to protect her?" Unknown to the two, Blake needed help comprehending who exactly came out of the inscription within the paper.

"I think you already know the answer?" An unfamiliar voice of a man called out to him. This caught the Former High Leader of the White Fang's attention. He, as well as Yang, turned to where it came from and saw an individual wearing a drab, tattered cloth concealing the rigid, black metal of armour with golden engravings on the surface of the armour pieces. He held an unfamiliar shield in his left arm while a large sword was on his back.

Yang couldn't believe who she was seeing. She thought he was with the others dealing with the sounds she had heard earlier. She didn't expect him to be here all of a sudden. Ashe uttered the man's name. "Ash?!"

Upon hearing the name, Adam narrowed his eyes in interest at this person's sudden arrival. "Oh, and who do we here?"

Now, now, NOW! IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING! THE ASHEN ONE/ASH VS ADAM TAURUS IS FINALLY HAPPENING! PLACE YOUR BETS FOLKS, THIS ONE IS BOUND TO GET EXCITING! OH, RIGHT, THE ABYSS HAD FINALLY MADE ITS APPERANCE, ALBEIT THAT A GRIMM, WHICH IS A LEVIATHAN, HSD SOMEHOW BEEN AFFECTED BY IT! *Clearing throat* Sorry about I was too excited by the wham moments in this chapter.

Yeah, some of you expected this to happen. In all honest, I wanted Ash to have a major battle that will have a major outcome differentiating compared to the cannon timeline. Afterall, it cannot all be copy and paste. Oh, and I am sorry if you didn't get to see more scene with Weiss's fighting. I'll promise you that in a couple of chapters time, she'll get more screen time in this story.

Now then, onto Ash's weapons and rings of choice:

Sword: Wolf Knight's Greatsword +5

Shield: Shield of Want +5

Ring 1: Hornet Ring

Ring 2: Sun Princess Ring

Ring 3: Chloranthy Ring +2

Ring Four: Ring of Steel Protection +3

If you're wondering, no. I AM NOT GOING TO FOLLOW GAMEPLAY RULES! The Shield of Want can't be used as a Parry shield in Dark Souls 3. But, in here, it can be used as a parrying shield.

Anyway, have you seen the recent RTX reveal if RWBY? Damn, I'm going to have to take in several notes in the future. It's going to be a good one.

One more thing before finishing off, I am sorry if this chapter felt rushed. I wanted to write this chapter before publishing it before the first Arc ends for Embers of Remnant. There may be a lot of mistakes seen here, but at least I managed to update this story before taking a break from this story. Do not worry, I'll try to correct the mistakes I made. For now, I can finally get a breather.

Now then, onto the review…

Dasgun: Look, if you want to leave a reply, just please write an actual review. That's some random typing you mostly do.

matteodile2001: Thank you. Now, be ready for the Ashen One/Ash vs Adam fight

Guest: I hope you are enjoying this?

Guest: I'm not going to be dropping it. What makes you think I'll be dropping it?

Guest: Oh, I have plans for you. But don't you worry, I'll make sure that it will be in what everyone would want it to be.

Guest: Well, here it is. The next one may come soon.

Guest: Alright, you want it?! It's yours!

Dasgun: Do I have to repeat myself once again? You know what, I won't.

: I will. thank you for advice. As I said before, I will be ignoring him. I am really thankful that you're enjoying Embers of Remnant so far.

darthkratos24: Look, I messed up, okay? I just feel like what's right for a story in my head. Besides, I've got a reason why Ozpin revealed himself to him in the first place. If you are still complaining about it, then I am reluctantly happy to do a rewrite of that chapter once again or the entire first volume. And if you're saying that it's hard to read, I'll be using Grammarly from now on to correct my mistakes. That, and I will be now planning on writing my ideas on a notebook. If you still have problems with this, then beat it. I'll try to correct my mistakes. Perhaps having a co-writer would be helpful as I am some lazy bastard.

Yeah, if you all think my story is bad due to many errors seen. Then you're right. I always plan it in my head! But that doesn't stop me in writing what I like. Tell you what if you want the Ashen One/Ash and Adam fight to be interesting, put your suggestions so that I can make notes. It can be either attack used to even small lines exchanged between the two.

Now, seeing how the reviews are lacking compared to the favs and follower's ratio, I do hope that this story would get more in the future. Seriously, this is really a problem for most of my stories (except for my old one, Night Raid plays Halo). Speaking of which, I am so happy to continue my other story, Fairyborne right after finishing the first volume of Embers of Remnant. Though the current status of Halo Galactic Wars is on hold due to my cowriters being busy. I hope I could get to resume it one day if there is one that can help me write that Halo and Star Wars story once again. Seriously, I am desperate in completing that story.

I am considering in doing a commission in the near future for my stories. That way, they'll gain more attention.

Well, since I am going to be busy for a while, I guess I have to end it here.

With that said, I will see you all next time…whenever the next chapter will come.