Akashic

"Mmm?" Fairy hummed as she tilted her head at Ruby's question as her mind was still hazy from her panic over Arthur, once she realized what Ruby had asked she opened her mouth and attempted to speak "Fa…ry" was what came out, her voice still hoarse and squeaky from having been unused for so long, "Far..ie" she attempted again, a smile forming on her face as she didn't immediately begin to coughing, "Fai…ry" she said one last time, the word being barely audible due to the subtle squeak to her voice.

"Fairy?" Ruby repeated for her "is that your name?" she asked, getting a quick nod from Fairy who pointed to Arthur and back to herself and tried to say "Na..m… g-gi…f"

"Name, give? Arthur gave you your name?" Ruby interpreted and turned her head to Coco and Velvet to see if they could explain better as they had been with him throughout the day.

"Oh, right, RWBY, meet Fairy, or Silky? Which do you prefer?" Coco introduced and turned to Fairy with her question.

"Fa…iry" she responded

"Right, Fairy, everyone meet Fairy, she's the orphan girl Arthur was treating like a prince-" before she could even finish her sentence Fairy sounded out her disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e "NNN!" causing Coco to repeat her words "Sorry, right, not princess…" and cleared her throat "*ahem* This is Fairy, the girl Arthur was treating like a 'fairy' while we were eating." Putting emphasis on the word 'fairy' to appease her, which worked as Fairy gave them all a bright smile aswell as holding up her hand to give the best interpretation of a 'peace sign' she could, albeit with a bit of trouble as her fingers kept trembling and struggled to close.

"What happened to her?" Blake whispered to Velvet, as she could see the numerous, lightly coloured scars along her hand as well as the pale, pink and rough skin coating the entire right side of her face and running into her dress.

"We don't know… this was how she was this morning and she couldn't speak, and it wasn't important, especially to Arthur, he never even mentioned them once, so we didn't really want to say anything…" Velvet explained "But her leg…" she squeaked out her eyes trembling with teary eyes as she saw the stump that was still wrapped in the bloody make shift bandage of Coco's shirt.

Blake seeing this turned to look at Fairy, her eyes scanning the bloody, brown bandage, a feeling of incongruity in her mind, which made her take a step forward to Fairy and kneel down next to her, attracting the eyes of both Fairy as well as Ruby who was still kneeled next to her.

Giving Fairy a light smile Blake softly asked her "Could… I take a look at something?" causing Fairy to tilt her head for a moment before replying with a light "mmmmm?" and a nod.

"Thank you" Blake said before turning her eyes to her leg, her hands moving to the knot that was used to keep it attached.

"Whoa, Whoa whoa! Stop that she just lost it!" Coco said grabbing the hand of Blake to stop her "The blood hasn't clotted… yet? Wait, how are you even awake?" Coco muttered letting go of Blakes hand as she looked to Fairy in confusion, thinking that she should be unconscious due to the blood loss.

Blake taking this opportunity quickly pulled the makeshift bandage off her leg, but keeping it close enough so that if her thought was wrong she could quickly cover it, yet this wasn't an issue as the moment she pulled the bandage off… nothing happened, no blood began spurting out, the only thing that did happen was that Fairy flinched from the slight sting of the dried blood suddenly being pulled off her skin.

"There's no wound…" Blake muttered her eyes as wide as saucers as she stared incredulously at Fairy's missing leg which looked to have already completely healed leaving her looking like she had been born without her leg due to just how clean a perfect her skin was, the only discolouration being that of the blood that still coated her leg in a light layer, and being the only indication that she once had a leg in the first place.

Blake gently rolled her fingers over the bottom of the stump causing Fairy to slightly flinch at the feeling as a small shock ran through her body, realizing this Blake remove her hand and added "Sorry, it seems the skin around the bottom is s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e, so that's going to take a little getting used to, but otherwise, I would say she lost her leg years ago, not tonight" Blake explained as she stood up

"Students" Glynda said as she walked up to the group surrounding Fairy, "We have been given the go ahead to return to Beacon, the fire-fighters have informed me that they will be able to handle the rest, the flames do not seem to be spreading but they also do not seem to be settling, so they shall be keeping watch over it until it dies down." She explained before turning to look at Fairy "As such we are all to return to Beacon for debriefing, we are also to bring the child with us for a proper examination after what mr. Fielder has just accomplished" she said just as behind her the airship they had come in on began to get closer to the ground until it was just hovering above it, at which point a hatch opened on it and a walkway extended allowing entrance into it.

"Got it" everyone replied as Coco walked up to Fairy hooking her arm under her leg and behind her back, lifting her up and giving Velvet a nod as they all began to walk in to the airship, along with team RWBY and Arthur being carried atop Yang's shoulder.

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" I am sincerely sorry for not keeping to schedule Master" a butler with dark grey hair said as he bowed before a large and angular U shaped dark brown wooden desk, behind which a man in a pure white suit sat his hands clenched and raised up with a small frown on his face as he addressed the butler.

"Yes, please, do explain why you ignored my orders and cost me millions in doing so?" he said, his tone harsh, and irritated.

"As I said, Master, I am deeply sorry for my actions. But, I have come across potential assets, as well as a lose end that I was unable to sever." The butler explained, causing the man's eyes to widen slightly before closing into a squint.

"And what, pray tell, are these assets and lose end?" he asked

"Yes, the first, I have found a particularly interesting boy capable of transforming his arm into a weapon, I am unsure if the boy was born with, or if it was grafted on at a later point, I have also search all available research doc.u.ments we have access to and I was unable to find anything to the extent that I saw." The butler explained "This boy also showed an affinity with fire similar to that of the maidens" he added.

"Really? And why would that be considered an asset? Maidens even maiden like abilities are nothing unique, their nothing but an annoyance, a contrivance, they're of a bygone age, there is nothing special about them now" the man in white added.

"Ah, but sir, that is where I believe there is a difference, this boy was capable of altering the flames to such a way that they were capable of disintegrating anything they touched while also not releasing any heat, the flames were not natural, they felt as if they were created using dust, or a compound similar to it" the butler added, finally getting a reaction from the man in white.

"Really, now that is interesting, you are to write a full report to R&D and have them begin doing research, were you capable of getting the identity of this boy?"

"I do apologize sir, but I was unable to find anything within any database of the four kingdoms, nor within the database of the Atlas academy, this boy seems to have just appeared without a trace, the only thing I can tell you is that he was with another person, a girl called Coco Adel, she is the heiress of the Adel Fashion company and is currently attending Beacon academy in her second year."

"Ah, I see… so the chances of this boy attending Beacon are particularly high. Hmm, I will have Ironwood look into it" the man in white muttered "Now tell me about this loose end."

"I have finally found the last of the Eisen family and the current winter maiden" the butler said bowing his head. As the man in the white suit immediately leaned forward his eyes turning sharp.

"You what?" he screamed

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Sitting within a garden of large purple crystals sat within a realm coloured with red, laying beneath a pale shattered moon, a woman with skin as white as snow and black veins running across the entirety of her body her hair as white as her skin, her eyes pure black with crimson red irises, bathing within water as dark as her veins in a bath crafted with the same purple crystals that dotted the garden and the land around it.

Just then a small ripple went through the water of her bath, and her eyes to widen for a moment as a contemplative frown appeared on her face. A moment later she lifted her hand as a ripple of dark red and black energy erupted from her hand creating a pool of swirling black and red water besides her bath.

From which a woman with long ashen black hair emerged, wearing a bright red off the shoulders mini dress with a slit down one side, underneath which she wore a pair black shorts with strings running up each side of the pants revealing her peachy skin underneath. On her neck she wore a black choker and hanging from her ear a small golden loop earing.

The woman quickly looked around her are in confusion for a moment before her eyes turned sharp as she realized where she was "And how may I help you 'Mistress'" the woman said sarcasm evident in her voice as she gave a mock bow to her, "Also, couldn't you have called me when you weren't n.a.k.e.d and in a bath, I may not be shy, but I don't like seeing a n.a.k.e.d old hag" she added with a sneer.

"Oh, young Cinder" the woman said, mockery in her voice as she lifted her leg from the waters, letting it drip down her skin as she gently stroked up he calf and down her t.h.i.g.h "I was anything but a 'hag' before this game began, why, I was the woman men would come from miles around just to glance at" she said, her finger now stroking up along her body, fl.i.c.k.i.n.g a bit of the black water against the woman named Cinder, which she didn't react to as it landed on her cheek.

"What do you want Salem, I was busy." Cinder asked, annoyance evident in her ton.

"Oh, young Cinder~" Salem sang "No need for the rush, can't I call upon my 'favourite' maiden for a little chat" Salem teased with a smile.

"I am your ONLY maiden" Cinder retorted.

"Yes, and not even a whole one" Salem added with mockery, clearly ticking Cinder off as she began to scream out.

"We were interrupted! Just a minute longer and I would have had it all! But that godforsaken crow had to interrupt! And if your little glove had been faster I would have it all!" she screamed.

"The process of creating such a grimm takes time, Cinder, time and materials that we simply do not have enough of, I am unable of creating another such grimm for the next year at the earliest else I lose even more of the waters." She retorted, lifting her hand out of the water, cupping some of it into her hand which she slowly poured back into the waters, before resting her arms atop the sides of the tub.

"But, yes, I have called you for something more… interesting" Salem said a grin forming on her face as another ripple resounded through the waters of her bath, once again causing her eyes to widen as a malicious grin formed on her face.

"What, make it quick, I need to get back before Mercury or Emerald screw something up." Cinder added with a sneer.

"Have confidence in them Cinder, else they may stab you in the back" Salem said "Anyways, something… Powerful, something similar to me has appeared" she said, her words causing Cinders eyes to widen and causing her to quickly turn around and stare at Salem in shock.

"Is that even possible?" she asked, no shortage of wariness in her voice.

"Hmm, I do not know, there shouldn't be any water deep enough to create anything as powerful as a Goliath let alone another 'me' outside of this realm, and unless 'dearest' decided to go swimming in the pools to join me, I doubt the gods would have granted immortality to anyone else within, say, the last thousand years." Salem said turning her eyes to the shattered moon, her hands clenching tight on the crystals that mad her bath, causing small cracks to from around where her fingers clenched.

"And what do you expect me to do about it? I'm busy enough as it is, and I'm not just going to stop what I'm doing just to go on a tangent to who knows where, to deal with a potentially insane bastard high-strung on his ability to control the bloody nightmares of, everyone!" Cinder screamed.

"Oh, do calm down young Cinder, whoever this is, is special, they aren't corrupted by the waters, in fact, I am unsure if it is even the 'waters' it feels… strange, whatever it is, it is similar enough that the grimm, are attracted to it, yet they also fear it, a truly strange feeling, but not uncomfortable… it is a truly an attractive feeling" as she rest her head against the back of the tub with a smile.

"You still haven't told me what you want me to do about it" Cinder asked her patience now wearing thin

"Find them, whoever they are, I can feel them… no… him…" she muttered "Find him and bring him to me, whoever he is, bring him to me, he may just be what I need to end this war once and for all." She said her voice sounding strangely excited and causing Cinder to scowl in response.

"And where am I supposed to find 'him'" she asked her voice now filled with annoyance and anger.

"Vale, the grimm around Vale are acting erratic, whoever caused this feeling, is in Vale" Salem's fingers stroked against her c.h.e.s.t just above her heart "Quite convenient, wouldn't you say?" Salem asked with a smirk.

"Yes, convenient" Cinder rolled her eyes in annoyance "Now would you send me back? We were in the middle of a meeting" she requested.

Just as Cinder finished speaking Salem flicked her hand once again creating another pool of if red and black swirling water which Cinder then sank into, disappearing from the garden of crystals.

Turning once again to the pale shattered moon above, Salem said "A man like me, is it?" a wide smile forming on her face.

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"You okay Weiss?" Ruby asked "You've been staring at her since we got into the airship" she turned to look at Fairy, who was sleeping next to where Arthur was laying.

Weiss didn't say anything for a moment before letting out a deep sigh "I'm not sure… it's just she looks familiar… I feel like I've seen her before, or at least someone like her" Weiss said chewing on her thumb in frustration.

"Maybe you've seen her parents before?" Ruby inquired

Weiss's eyes widened for a moment as she remembered a scene from a few years earlier "No… that's not possible…" she muttered in shock as she stared at Fairy in realization.

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Alternate Chapter names: [Realm of Darkness] [Recollection] [The Master] [One like me]

I wonder who the 'Master' is…

No other chapters today, I've been putting off updating the OC and [RWBY] character logs and I really need to keep those up to date before I forget everything about my OC's. So youll just have to deal with this extra-long epilogue.

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