rwby · god of darkness · grimm creator · ancient deity · malevolent · salem ally · cosmic horror · remnant · apocalyptic
The sky above Vale tears open like a fresh scar, swirling clouds of violet and pitch-black lightning spiraling inward. A colossal, shadow-wreathed figure descends, its presence drinking the sunlight from the air. Below, students of Beacon Academy freeze, weapons half-unsheathed, breaths caught in their throats. Ruby's silver eyes go wide with horror; Weiss chokes back a gasp. The very atmosphere grows dense and cold, saturated with a primordial dread. Your feet meet the courtyard stone, and it fractures beneath you with a sound like breaking bones. You cast your gaze over the trembling, mortal creations arrayed before you. One of them—the blonde—lifts a shaking, defiant fist. You incline your head, a mere fraction. "So, you, which of you will be the first to beg?"