#remnants_of_light

so these were finished a long time ago but i wanted to wait before post but i waited but anyway theses are part of a fanfic me and a friend are working on for a destiny meets rwby story line XD now at the 4 pictures are done i feel comfortable posting them  so here they are 

weiss traveling with the kell of war vextorious  or vex for short

and yang draging the nexon genesis mind or nex gen as he calls himself 

weiss and yang belong to rosterteeth

art by bleedmen and kiri tsuki

Continuing deeper into the cave Ruby had a deep unsettling feeling as though she was surrounded. The torch provided very little in terms of light making Ruby have to feel around at  all times, the whispering and screams returned in force causing Ruby to shutter at the unnatural human voices before steeling herself and continuing deeper into the cave. Whatever this mountain hid within its depths kept the Grimm away and weakened Ozpin, that kept Ruby going, because if it could do that, maybe it could work on Salem, even if all Ruby had to go on were the small things Ozpin or Ironwood told her. If whatever this mountain hid could have that effect, just maybe it could finally put an end to the Grimm. Ruby took a deep breath as she continued on for sometime. She would step on things she couldn't see, but the crunch they made made her happy she couldn't. She went deeper and deeper until finally, Ruby could see light. At the end of the tunnel.

A hall lit up by torches lined on each side of the walls and within the walls themselves were stone coffins, one above another and each one designed with a feminine figure draped in a cloth, faceless, leading to the end of the hall. The space was filled with pots of all sizes, all decorated with strange creatures the likes of which Ruby had never seen, what looked like personal mementos were left on each coffin, some looking like they were made centuries ago. Oddly enough Ruby noticed how clean this crypt was, not a single cobweb in sight, each pot carefully looked after and each coffin well preserved. Ruby continued onward reaching the end of the hall. The next and only room curved into a circle, torches give light to the chamber and at its center was what appeared to be a broken and melted statue with offerings of treasure and food. This place was a shrine, a place of worship that must have been used for countless generations.

 The base of it was cracked and it resembled the same design as the stone coffins, but was made with a reflective black material. Most of the statue was melted, smoke emanated from what was left and the offerings were drenched in the molten material. Ruby knew this had just happened not long ago, but what worried her was the hole in the wall at the other side of the shrine. She could hear something, unnatural clicking, as she followed the sound around the melted statue she saw a hole big enough to fit through. On the other side of the hole was a staircase with a silhouette of something going down them, disappearing into the darkness. Its clicking noise was like a call to follow and against Ruby's better judgement she pressed onto the staircase, avoiding the melted sides. This was clearly done by a maiden's fire, one she knew all too well, she steeled herself and began to travel down the steps seeing shadows. At times these shadows resembled people in armor and at times the shadows looked like creatures she had never seen, but some that she looked at looked right back at her causing her to pick up her pace down the steps until light and voices began to emanate from the bottom of the stairs. 

Ruby encounters a detailed black stone doorway with markings she couldn't understand carved into it, but what she could understand were the voices she heard on the other side of the doorway. She steps through the doorway and is taken aback by the sight. Ruby finds herself standing on a large stone platform high above a massive black pyramid inside of an even larger cavern with platforms and other ledges lining the walls all the way down, the massive pyramid thums with the same unnatural energy that has been washing over Ruby throughout her whole trek through the cave. The whispers and screams became dead silent, and the shadows were gone, though her shock was cut short by the shouting that came from the lower part of the cavern.

"This is a waste of time! We've been at this stupid thing for a week!" Spoke a male voice followed by a groan from a female. Ruby moved herself into a position where she could watch them without being noticed. She could see three people, people she knew from several battles, each one ending with one side always retreating. Ruby recalls the friends taken from her and the lives that Emerald, Mercury, and their leader Cinder have destroyed. Cinder was fuming with anger and looked as though she was at her wits end.

“I know that Mercury, but Salem wants this dealt with. Either we destroy it or bring it under our control.” She growled, throwing a fireball at the pyramid only for the fireball to disappear into smoke before even coming close to the structure. Cinder cursed in deep frustration while Emerald walked over to her side, she looked at the pyramid frowning deeply, the unsettling shivering feeling running down her spine. She could feel the same unnatural power that was trying to drown them as well.

“Maybe we could see if Watts could help us, he'd probably love to study this wretched thing.” Emerald glared deeply at the pyramid, she looked around at some of the shadows around them noticing that some were looking back at them. “What even are these things, ghosts?" Emerald  heard Mercury huff and laugh, she glared at him, “What's so funny!?” Mercury gave her a mocking grin. 

“Oh I don't know. We were sent here a week ago with some of the most horrific Grimm we've ever seen, supposedly fearless creatures, but the moment we reached the outside of this thing’s barrier they all cowered and refused to enter no matter how much they were ordered to. Only two followed us and the others ran away!" He shrugged shaking his head, “Then there's the massive unholy object buried under the mountain…” thumbs at the pyramid, “...that has every instinct in our bodies screaming to run away and never come back. The thing looks older than this world and is unaffected by our attacks, but NOOO! You're scared and unsettled by those!?” He waves an arm in the direction of a shadow that has its gaze on them, “Which only seems to whisper, scream or stare. Not attack, not possess us and make us kill each other, just whispers,screams and stares. THAT’S what you're worried about!?”  He was about to continue, but the glare Cinder gave him shut him up. Her glare turned into an annoyed sigh as she rubbed her temple. 

Ruby stood in a shocked silence from the sight of the creature in front of her. It begins to walk around her as if studying a specimen from all angles "You do know it's impolite to look at someone like that?" The strange being's words come out so calm and polite. Ruby shook her head bringing herself out of her state of awe. It’s then that she realizes that her injuries were gone, even the wound in her gut was gone and healed. The pain was no longer an issue and she actually felt better than ever.  The being before her lets out a soft chuckle. "I hope it's ok that I healed you. After all you are a guest in my garden I couldn't just leave you like that." Ruby looks away from herself and towards the being. It stood before her, its arms crossed as if about to speak again but Ruby speaks up first.

"Are you god? Or a god I guess?" Ruby blurts out the words causing the beings eyes to widen for a moment before laughing.  At his sudden laughter ruby’s face heated at that feeling embarrassed and confused the being mimicking the action of wiping away a tear and its laughter subsiding before looking to her again

“ im sorry it just thats the first time i've been called that is all, and well it was kinda amusing to think eons later after all i've seen that a lovely rose would call me a god its “ he paused thinking for a moment  " endearing " the being  seemed to let out a sigh before shaking his head " I've just always saw the word god as its own bad joke for how badly it's been used to describe something but I guess in this case it was accurate to a point  but no I am something that even they should fear my rose " Ruby's eyes narrowed  at those words   she adjusted her self to a sitting position  watching the being closely" but now you answer my question what brought such a lovely rose to my garden"

" I came here looking for a way to stop the grim and I remember ozpin telling me about how he got weaker here and how there were rumors of grim being terrified to come to those mountains  so I came here" she winced remembering " against ozpins and without ozpin knowing " ruby sighed but the being chuckled at that  " I wanna stop the grimm and Salem and this rumor seemed like the best way to protect people and maybe stop her"

" so you came here alone in search of a power you knew nothing about as a way to protect the world's people and stop those vile grim and this salem?"  Ruby nodded  feeling dumb once she spoke it aloud but the being kneeled in front of her looking her in the eyes" in all my eons of being alive and watching mortals live have I ever truly heard something so foolish but at least you're not as bad as those before you " the beings eyes narrowed in anger " that vile revolting witch and her pets came here attacking those poor fools that bring me offerings and tried to destroy my conduit or tried to control it. I was tempted to slaughter them, have them face off against crota and omigoul but" his eyes soften " I sensed you and the light you carry " Ruby blinked her eyes at the words his hand reaching out cupping her cheek and looking into her eyes " a lesser light compared to my other half clearly made by those lesser brothers but I always thought this power was…. Lovely.  A beacon  in a way to show me….  maybe prove there can be hope and salvation; and that is what you desire isn't it? Salvation and a hope to end the grim and to those who threaten life" ruby nodded slowly" I want you to say what you want~" ruby takes a deep breath.

"Yes, I want the power to save the world and all its people from the Grimm. I want the power to banish the dark that threatens all life. I… just want to make the world peaceful and free from Salem.” Ruby says with determination. 

From her small room in the attic of an inn, Ruby could see past the neighbouring forests at the wide range of mountains, assured of where she was going next. She had heard rumors within the town of a land sacred to them where Grim fear to tread, where echoes of a past unfamiliar to them are heard and seen. This land stretched from the forest next to them all the way up the mountains and into part of the Sea of Souls, and at its deepest parts under the mountains was a structure referred to as the obelisk. There, people would make offerings to this black figure to appease it for its continued protection against the Grim. Ruby smiled at the thought of it as she climbed down from the attic and made her way to the dining area for breakfast. Something that could keep the Grim away and protect humanity, but from what Ozpin told her, he felt a very dark presence within that area and the closer he came to its core, the weaker he became. As much as Ozpin wanted to continue this investigation on his own, he would have to rely on a trusted ally to investigate for him. With Qrow off on an assignment, Ironwood dealing with Atlas politics and Glynda assisting him at Beacon, the only other person he could rely on was Ruby. Ruby thanked the innkeeper for her meal and just as she was walking out the door the innkeeper called out to Ruby, “Be careful out there huntress. The Grim may not tread those woods, but my grandfather was attacked by something worse!” The innkeeper paused, as if in deep thought before snapping their fingers, “He said it looked like something out of the darkest hells and the scream it let out still haunts him.” The innkeeper looked Ruby in the eye, “Huntress or not, traveling during the night can be very dangerous.” The innkeeper smiled brightly, “I’d hate to see someone so young and beautiful disappear without coming back for our festival tomorrow.” With those words in mind, Ruby made her way to the edge of town and into the forest, following the river that would lead her to the base of the mountains.

The hours quickly go by as Ruby travels along the water's edge towards the mountains. Her thoughts wandering on what the rumors and legends could entail, but her thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of her scroll. Ruby checked to see if it was Ozpin or Qrow calling, but is surprised to see it was Yang calling her. She smiled faintly before answering it, “Hey sis! It’s been awhile, how’ve you been!? Woah! Hey watch it!” Ruby could hear music, fighting and most importantly an angry barkeeper yelling at people to calm down. ”Sooo, which bar are you burning to the ground this time?” Ruby said with a sly smile, Yang chuckled on the other end.

“Haha, very funny little sis.” Yang laughs.

“I try.“ Ruby replied looking at the approaching mountains and the unnatural feeling they gave her

“Sooo, I am not one to ‘worry’, but it has been a while since we last chatted. So I decided to give you a call. See how you are and what’s new.” Yang replied in an uneasy and worried tone.

“Oh, there's no need to worry. It’s just that working for Ozpin and working with uncle Qrow keeps me pretty busy. You know how it is being a huntress, it’s a full time job and I know it seems like I’ve been distant bu-” before she could continue she heard a branch snap from behind her. She placed her hand on her scythe without drawing it, but keeping on guard. The wind picked up, leaves were being carried away; she hears rustling in the bushes.

“Ruby!” The scroll in Ruby’s hand continued to call out to her in a frantic tone.

“Yeah? Yeah, I’m here Yang. Sorry ‘bout that. I thought I heard something.” Replied Ruby, continuing her journey to the base of the mountain.

“What is it that Ozpin’s been having you do for the past three years!?” Yang’s voice sounded tired as she took a deep breath, “At first I was happy for you, but...” Ruby could hear the tapping of Yang’s prosthetic, “...but now I've watched as over the past three years you've been distancing yourself from me, from Weiss, even Penny.” There was a prolonged silence for a moment before Yang spoke again, “What’s so important that you would disappear for three years Ruby?” There was a drawn out silence for a long moment, Ruby continued to make her way towards the base of the mountain where the entrance was. “...Ruby?”

“I can't tell you at the moment Yang, but after this I promise…...I promise that we will spend some time together, like we used to. We can even try to get Penny and Weiss to come along.” Ruby heard Yang give a soft chuckle as she reached the base of the mountain where the opening of a cave could be seen.

“I’ll hold you to that ...see you soon sis, stay safe.”

“I will.”

Ash filled the air as 3 guardians reached the top of the Last City’s Wall. Their armor dirty and blood soaked; their bodies sore, beaten and battered, but not broken. Their will battle-tested and still holding strong. Their latest battle won, but one small battle in the midst of a massive war feels almost insignificant in the least. The lead guardian, a warlock, his helmet cracked as he looked up at the sky filled with ships of all different races fighting against each other. The Hive’s Tomb Ships firing at both the Cabal Carriers and the Fallen Ketch, the Cabal sending drop ships and pods to the ground, the Guardian ships and Fallen Skiffs working together to fight the oncoming onslaught turning the sky into a spectrum of colors he would have thought beautiful at one time, but not anymore. Not when he saw which ships were falling, even with the Eliksni’s forces fighting together it wasn't enough. The sky rained fire and the warlock’s gaze lowered to what was below them, the old tower he once walked on and looked out from, had fallen on the city below joining it in its burning. The city was a battlefield filled with the Hive, Cabal, and Fallen battling against one another and even the Vex were spotted amongst the chaos while the humans and remaining Guardians were caught right in the middle. The last and only home they had known was falling.

The warlock looked back to his fireteam, his trusted friends those he had spent years fighting alongside with, a faint smile crept on his metallic face. From the first awakening in the Cosmodrome, to the Black Garden and into the Vault of Glass, along with aiding the Reef’s Queen with the wolves. He reminisces over the memories of helping Eris avenge her fireteam from Crota and slaying his father Oryx when he arrived with his Dreadnaught and army of taken warriors. He looks to one of his friends carrying a sword that had been gifted to them by Lord Saladin for putting an end to Siva and so much more. He and his team had fought through it all dying time and time again, losing friends to the forces of the dark. His gaze returned forward, not to the city, but to the thing that they had trusted in, the thing that had given them hope and the longer he looked at it the more his smile faded. The Traveler had failed. Above the Traveler was the Pyramid that was discovered on the moon hovering above humming with its dark power, summoning what most had come to call nightmares. These were enemies they had once defeated now returned to settle the score, to end what they started and this time the warlock was certain they would. The warlock’s thoughts were interrupted as a hand rested on his shoulder, he looked to his right seeing his fireteam member. The titan of their team, hard headed and a damned mountain with legs if he's ever met one told him,  “Don't worry boss we've faced worse odds before.” The titans words did raise his spirit a little, but not much. Another weight rested on his left shoulder and the warlock looked to the left seeing the hunter of their team. A trouble maker and a skilled marksman.