Hi Everyone!, after reading a lot of Rwby fanfics in this site, i got hype, so here we are, you will probably notice when reading that English is not my first language, i did the best i could to make this understandable but, surely you will see some mistakes, please forgive me, this fic is a little dark, however i will try to make it balanced, not everything will be darkness and horror, although it will be the main thing, in any case, for anyone who reads this, i hope it's decent, with that out of the way, let's move on to business.

Rise of the Demon Lord

Summary: The boy who was destined for greatness, the future hero of humanity and the light of hope in a dark world , that fate was snatched away by a grimm reaper with silver eyes, without the light in his way, without his beloved girl and without his family, he only had the option of falling into the darkness.

Prologue: A disruptive start

"Humanity needs to learn a lesson, so much time in peace has corrupted them, transformed them into selfish, cruel and vile beings who only care about themselves and do not miss the opportunity to crush you during your moment of weakness, it's time for them to feel the same,feel the weakness and despair of losing what they appreciate the most "

(...)

The three kingdoms of humanity have been enjoying a fairly long period of peace, being Vacuo the only real"enemy" , they had relative tranquility, the Faunus did not dare to declare a war on a large scale, they simply fought for what was right for them, unfortunately, all faunus have demonic blood and that is why they are hated by most humans, but the truth is that they are just like us, they smile, they get angry and they cry like humanity, but the oppression has put them in a sad situation, if it were not for the support they receive from the demon race perhaps Vacuo would have been eradicated long ago.

The demons and faunus, however, did not have anyone to lead them as they should, they could only follow their lives without achieving more than surviving, they have great power but they still do not have anyone to guide them the right way, not since the last Demon Lord disappeared, Grimm Queen Salem and her four generals were defeated by a very powerful young magician who had excellent companions, from that moment on, peace became normal.

Even so, strength and power became essential for humanity, not only to defend themselves, but also to gain respect and superiority over others of their kind ,war academies like Beacon, Haven and Atlas generate young warriors, take their potential and make them heroes, however without a war or demons attacking, that power went the wrong way, force has a great influence on the positions that each one has in the kingdoms, political disputes and fights for territories became common, even trade is a dangerous matter, because of that every so often each kingdom performs tournaments where they test young people, fight for prestige and respect, the better performance makes things much easier for their families.

Of course those who failed to highlight even a little...

That family would not have a good future.

Naturally it was normal to form alliances to stay safe, this sometimes managed to get many out of a difficult situation, of course there were families who did not play fair, who oppressed the others with their fame and reputation to crush families that had strong representatives, this was the case of the house of Arc and the house of Nykos.

Pyrrha Nikos is a strong, courageous and determined girl who has never disappointed her family, many consider her a prodigy since they have never seen her suffer in combat.

Jaune Arc is another good boy that although he has lost occasionally, he always achieves a good performance and his potential is something to fear, with each fight he becomes stronger, even without having awakened his semblance he has managed to win several fights, his family of course is proud of him.

Unfortunately both were the target of powerful people, the situation of their families was difficult, they lost enough of their land due to economic problems caused by these families of great reputation, however being Jaune and Pyrrha friends since childhood they realized that they loved each other, that they were happy together and that's why they gave the idea of getting married, the union of the two houses would bring them afloat, of course things took a terrible turn due to another girl, one with silver eyes.

This day was celebrated another of these prestigious tournaments but this was more important for a reason, the king of Vale was present; Ozpin, who was also the director of Beacon Academy, due to that many important figures were present with him, which increased the pressure for the young participants, Ozpin was not cruel and in fact he was an excellent king and director, nevertheless the same could not be said of all the important figures of Vale, those who had a bad performance could suffer a terrible fate.

"Zup Vomit Boy" the boy who was meditating leaning against a wall overlooking the arena was surprised by a friend who was hard to ignore "Yang, good fight, you beat poor Sky Lark" Jaune Arc could not help speaking with a charismatic smile on his face.

"Huh, It was easy so I would not call it a good fight at all" Yang was a young, blonde girl who had an explosive body, it was hard not to attract attention, luckily Jaune only had eyes for Pyrrha, besides Yang was something like the best friend everyone deserves " Are you ready for your fight? Ruby is quite excited, Uncle Qrow is next to the king watching the fights, so I'm sure she'll go with everything."

"Good for her, you know that I only care about impressing a little, I do not have what it takes to win this, to avoid something humiliating is enough" Jaune knew that he was not at the level of Pyrrha and Yang so he just focused on sticking out a little.

"Mah, you should be more ambitious Vomit boy, but it's true that you would not beat me, however, the effort is something that is respected" the smug smile on her face was overshadowed by the way her arms crossed and squeezed her breasts, no doubt Jaune had an extraordinary mental strength to not be hypnotized by such a pair.

"I guess you're right" with so many important individuals, the one who managed to excel could ensure a good future for his family.

(...)

Ruby Rose was getting ready for her fight, her uncle who had access to the information had told her when it would be her turn but did not reveal her opponent, it would be an interesting surprise apparently, she had finished changing to her combat clothes and the only thing left was to wait. "UAH! How exciting that uncle Qrow is finally here to see me in action! I must impress him and Director Ozpin!" By her way of thinking you could know that she was a sweet and energetic girl of 16 years who wished to impress those she respected, unfortunately this day the impression she would give would ruin a good boy.

"¡Ruby" She heard a loud scream and turned to the door of the room, her father appeared with his face full of sweat and it seemed he had been crying.

"Daddy what's going on?"

He was almost out of breath, it was hard to talk and Ruby had to wait a minute for him to say those terrible words." Your mother, she ... she died during her mission in Vacuo, she and her companions ended up in an ambush of the White Fang , a powerful demon was present, she sacrificed herself to save the others, Ruby ... my little ... I'm sorry." Taiyang's tears came out without stopping, but the troubling thing was that the little girl with silver eyes seemed frozen in time, without a trace of some emotion, her eyes were fixed on the air, it was as if her soul had left her body.

"Ruby my baby girl… if you want i can ask them to leave you out of the tournament, i'm sure they will understand the situation," but she opposed the idea, She activated her reliable scythe that was red like blood and said."No need, fight" seconds later her name was heard echoing through the place, they were calling her, it was her turn." I go ... I go ..." Taiyang came out behind, he was worried about her mental condition, he was afraid that she would get hurt in her fight.

(...)

"Well Well the idiot knight looks happy, Yang you should stop getting together with him, Arc's house is close to disappearing and it would be good if you do not give Rose's house a bad reputation." The blond couple lost their happy expressions after hearing that voice, the heiress of the Schnee house which incidentally was responsible for the pressure that Jaune's family received. Yang knew how uncomfortable his friend felt so she answered first "Stop saying stupid things Weiss, he is going to marry Pyrrha so there is no problem, the union of the two houses should suffice."

Weiss Schnee was a beautiful girl with white hair and porcelain skin, unfortunately her angelic appearance did not reflect her personality. "Oh please, do you think they would be saved by joining two miserable houses? You have said better jokes than that, Yang."She was staring at Jaune who was just trying to ignore her, "ignoring me will not do you any good Arc, you should know." He clenched his fists and breathed deeply.

"I know but i do not get tired of trying."Weiss was Jaune's friend in the past but as time went on, she became cold and abusive with him, her friendship ended and she became a problem, the Schnee family was the main responsible for the problems that the Arc and Nykos family suffered.

Weiss smiled pleasantly when listening to Jaune." You will have to try it better, of course, if you want the pressure your family receives to increase that is." Jaune almost explodes at that moment but before saying a word he heard his name, it was time to fight, Yang saw the opportunity for peace and continued.

"Now now it will be better if you go Jaune and Weiss, let's sit down, it will surely be a good show." The heiress Schnee was thinking the same thing."Certainly, i'm sure you'll entertain me well Jaune."

(...)

Jacques the big man behind the Schnee Trade Company and the person in charge of the house Schnee was sitting to the right of King Ozpin, talking about business, the director of Beacon however did not have much interest in that. "Come on Jacques you should concentrate more in the tournament, these young people represent the future of Vale," to the left of Ozpin was his personal bodyguard. "You got that right Oz, my niece will be next so I think we will see a good fight, taking into account who will be her opponent i think it will be interesting."

Qrow had in his hands a bottle of Vodka and a happy expression. "You should be more considerate of these children, old Schnee" the man in the white suit did not understand how Ozpin could keep someone like that close. "Well i guess i can relax a little" they heard the names of the next two fighters echoed across the arena, Ozpin smiled.

"It's time."

(...)

The two were in the big arena with their weapons ready to fight, people seemed excited, Ruby however still had an empty expression on her face, that worried the boy. "Are you okay?" Jaune considered her a friend, he knew her thanks to Yang but they ended up getting along well. Jaune knew immediately that something was wrong. she answered calmly, "yes, i'm fine."

Since he was not able to find the problem Jaune tried to be nice to her. " Then let's do the best we can." A smile so pure that it would please anyone, however it was not enough for Ruby, "weak, so weak" her eyes seemed to shine for a moment, Jaune could not hear well what she said. " Ruby?" he said her name with a worried tone but immediately.

Fight!

The last thing his mind processed at that moment were Ruby's eyes shining for a second and then, "huh?" she disappeared from his sight and the next second he felt a huge pain. "What ... happened?" he ended up on the floor overlooking the sky, in a pool of blood, his brain did not process what happened but the rest of the public did. Ruby Rose was standing a few meters away with his bloodied scythe and a trail of petals near her, it was so fast that only the strong could realize what had happened. She had cut Jaune Arc in an instant, a cut that began at shoulder height and ended at his waist.

After a few seconds Ruby was announced the winner since Jaune was unconscious, the medical staff ran to save his life but." Did you see that? She won in one move, she is incredibly strong." What happened there was much to talk about. "Nah, that Arc is simply weak, that would not have happened to Pyrrha Nikos or Weiss Schnee."It was obvious that many would see this as proof that Jaune Arc was not really strong, the boy lost his reputation and his value, his loved ones were shocked by what happened, Jaune Arc has fallen into disgrace.

Unfortunately there were some who were happy for what happened to him, the worst had begun.

(...)

The first thing Jaune saw when he opened his eyes was a white ceiling, he sat down and looked around, he was in a room in one of Vale's hospitals . "What happened and why does my whole body hurts?" He touched his chest and felt the bandages he had. "Ruby ... she" it was hard to believe that her friend had done something so horrible, his body hurt like hell but still he made the effort to stand up.

"it will cost me to recover from this," and of course he was not referring to his body, the position of the Arc family at this time due to his humiliating defeat must be bad.

He stood next to the window to observe but someone entered his room, he immediately smiled. "Pyrrha you are here" contrary to him, Pyrrha's face seemed quite sad.

"You are finally awake." Jaune of course noticed that his beloved was not well but he let her speak first.

"I have to tell you something and... you will not like it."

That did not sound good, he tried to approach her but due to intense pain fell to the floor, Pyrrha helped him get up and in his bed. "Jaune i do not know how to tell you this, but the wedding ... it will not happen" he could not believe what he was hearing but it was reality, he spoke immediately. "Why?! I know i was defeated but i'm sure i can recover my reputation after a few months!"

Canceling the union of the Nykos and Arc families seemed somewhat hasty, unfortunately she destroyed all hope.

"Jaune you can not fight, not like us, no anymore..."

He was speechless, he did not understand what Pyrrha was referring to, she continued. "What Ruby did to you, she not only defeated you, she left you crippled, her attack was so excessive that it destroyed several of your aura channels and severely damaged some internal organs, it's a miracle that you're still alive, but we were informed that you will never have the ability to fight as before. Basically you will not have the level necessary to achieve something."

Jaune's expression was that of someone lost, someone finished. "But then..."

"The house of Nykos has decided that there is no longer any point to make the union, the house of Arc is on the edge, so i got another suitor, someone with a house able to support us and the only one who wanted to do it."

Being torn apart by the news he had to ask her. "With who?" It was something he had to listen to, however, he regretted asking.

"Cardin Winchester." Listening to that name made him want to throw up. "Are you serious?" He wanted this to be just a bad joke, he could not believe it, "Jaune." She looked sad but after a few minutes she put a serious and determined expression.

"You have lost your value, you are hurt and now, you will be weak all your life. I can not marry someone like that. I have to think about my family. I can not afford to marry a failure, it would be better if we did not talk anymore."

She did not give Jaune time to said something and left the room, the boy was destroyed, the tears came out of his eyes without stopping, each time he fell more to the bottom and he just needed a little more to get there.

Pyrrha walked a few meters away from the room and stopped, her hands trembled and so, she began to cry, of course she did not want this but had no choice, she had to act properly, for the sake of her family.

"What i feel Jaune ... i'm really sorry, i'm so sorry ... my love ... maybe in our next life we can be happy." Sadly the couple had fallen victim to a plan and now they could not be together anymore.

(...)

"Who would have guessed that little red would be responsible for achieving our goal so quickly." Cardin Winchester was in a library, sitting with his legs up on the table, in front of him. Weiss Schnee read a book while listening.

"Yes, she exceeded my expectations, it seemed that we lost time pressing the Nykos and Arc families just so Ruby could achieve the goal so easily."

The Winchester family was another family of great reputation and they had been allied with the Schnee family for some time. "I guess this ends our business ice queen." She smiled when she heard that.

"Certainly, i do not want to continue taking the risk of meeting in secret. It's over so now, out of my sight." Cardin put a smug smile on his face.

"Oh come on, do not be so cold with me, i love your company, thanks to you i got the girl i wanted and thanks to me ... you got to"

She closed her book suddenly, interrupting his words. "Do not say it, no need to mention it, i want to taste my reward more and i do not need you to ruin my mood, now leave before i think in destroying the Winchester family."

"Uh that's scary, you enjoy it then ice queen, believe me i'll enjoy quite a lot hahaha!" The boy left the library at last, she was alone and could not help but smile excited now that there was no one around.

"Finally, you are at my mercy Jaune, Cardin is trash but he is right about something, i am going to enjoy this." Jaune had no idea what awaited him.

(...)

"How was everything?" Sitting on her throne was the ruler of Vacuo Sienna Khan, an exotic but deadly beauty, the place was huge, in front of her there was enough space for a battalion, that's how big was her throne room, with a red carpet that went straight to her, besides having two personal guards by her side.

In front of the throne were three people, two on their knees demonstrating the corresponding respect for their ruler. The other however was standing because she was not a Faunus like all the others.

"Your majesty, the operation was a success. we recovered the summer maiden, or more specifically her powers after killing her, as instructed. Velvet was given the responsibility."

Adam Taurus who was still on his knees turned his head to his side to see the beautiful rabbit-eared girl next to him, she continued the report. "The ambush to those Vale warriors went well, as you predicted, Summer Rose perfectly fulfilled her heroine role, sacrificing herself to save the others. It was worth all the time we were spreading rumors that the fall maiden was here in Vacuo."

Sienna did not seem very surprised, the result was obvious after all.

"Naturally, you need a maiden to capture another, at least that's the safest case, the maidens are a force of nature and one that has been alive for a long time will be even harder to stop, fortunately Summer Rose did not have so many years with her powers. She was not a perfect maiden yet, otherwise things might have complicated a bit, in any case i suppose i should thank you for your participation. Representative of the demons Gretchen Rainart."

The other person in front of the ruler was a girl, she had a young appearance, as if she were in her 18s, green hair that reached her waist, emerald eyes, light skin, a dark green dress but a strange silver necklace with embedded green stones. Gretchen had a revealing neckline and the sleeves covered her hands completely.

"It was a pleasure to help Lady Sienna. The demons and Faunus must stay united after all, also with our own maiden. the power of Vacuo has increased."

"Oh i almost forgot." Suddenly the right arm of the demonic girl began to deform and split into three brown tentacles, at their ends they had an appearance similar to that of a rafflesia full of sharp teeth, Adam and Velvet were surprised as the tentacles extended towards Sienna. She stood up with intentions to defend herself but the tentacles ignored her and went straight to her bodyguards, destroying them and devouring them.

"You should be more careful Lady Sienna, those two were humans in disguise, thank goodness i was here or who knows what they would have done."

Sienna seemed nervous but recovered quickly from the impact. "Cough, thank you Gretchen."

Adam got up furious and turned to talk to the other soldiers further back. "Hey, if something like that happens again i'll make sure you pay for it! Clean up this disaster and those with good smell try to detect if we have more human infiltrators!"

Velvet was still on her knees but sweating cold all over her body, the show that Gretchen showed was enough to cause nightmares, but she was a strong girl so she appeared calm and serene although deep down she felt terrified by the demon at her side. Sienna took her out of her bad thoughts.

"Velvet, you are free from all White Fang work, i need you to concentrate on mastering your powers so from now on you will train with me every day. You must become a maiden capable of taking us to glory."

The demon girl's arm returned to normal but her smiling face never disappeared. "Our goal is the four maidens, we already have one so we're fine for now. Winter is in Atlas and as far as i know. Spring is somewhere in Mistral, that's what my kind has been able to collect. Fall is missing, but it's not important to find her." Adam interrupted her with a question. "Why is not necessary? The more power we have the better, right?"

Gretchen smiled when she heard him speak and looked directly at the queen of Vacuo. "Did not you tell them why we need the maidens, eh?" Sienna just sighed and settled better on her throne.

"I did not see it necessary, if you want you can tell them." Velvet and Adam seemed impatient to know the reasons for so much work, the beautiful demon began to speak.

"I imagine you know about the fall of the old Demon Lord Salem and her four generals, right?"

The two Faunus moved their heads affirmatively and she continued."Demon Lord Salem was seemingly destroyed or so it is said, but his four generals were not destroyed, although they were defeated by Ozpin and his companions. They were sealed where the respective academies of war are now; Beacon, Haven and Atlas and also where Ozpin Castle is now, the seal was made by the witch Glynda, using the force of nature itself to enhance the seal, for that reason the only thing that can free the generals is the power of nature."

Adam understood at once.

"The maidens are the key."Gretchen smiled as if she were a proud teacher."Exactly, Scorpion King Tyrian in Haven, Dark Magician Arthur in Atlas, Bitch Queen Cinder in Beacon."

Velvet looked at her with some curiosity and asked."Bitch?" The demon just let out an irritated sigh.

"Sorry, but that's the name i think fits the best."

Apparently this Cinder was not to Gretchen's liking."Okay, Phoenix Queen Cinder whatever." The fact of seeing her act like that gave Velvet a little more confidence, maybe the woman before her was not a simple monster.

"And finally my older brother. Werewolf Emperor Hazel in the castle of Ozpin."Sienna was surprised by that, although of course she was not the only one, she was the one who spoke first."You are a Werewolf?" The girl with green hair however denied it.

"Nope, the truth is that he was turned into a werewolf by someone else. I became a demon by other means but we were both humans."That surprised Velvet, if humans can be turn into demons then.

"Yes, the Faunus can also become demons if they wish, in fact it is much easier for you who already have our blood. I could even help you if you wish."

The boy with horns and mask simply refused to take that offer."I pass, we are not demons. We are Faunus and we are proud of that. We are allies but we will not agree to reach that point, the difference we have makes us who we are, maybe in the future our opinion may be different but now is not the time."

Sienna seemed pleased with the words of the boy."I could not agree more, thanks for the offer Gretchen but it is better to keep things as they are, at least until our business is finished, there are things with more priority."

Hazel's sister started to laugh loudly for a few seconds. "Hahahaha! Ah forgive me!"She took some air and continued."I guess i got carried away, it's just that if you became demons this would be much easier but fine. I respect that pride you Faunus have. You're right Sienna, our priority right now is to capture the missing maidens and free the generals, as i said before Fall is not that important. I'm sure many of my kind do not want to see that bitch back."

The fact that she talked like this told Velvet and the others that General Cinder was not someone you wanted to have near. Sienna decided to talk about the next step. "While i help Velvet with her training, Adam you and the Albain brothers will go to our secret headquarters in Mistral, begin the search of the Spring maiden. You must get her as soon as possible, the kingdoms also seek her and now that Summer Rose is dead and we have her powers in our possession, they will try to get advantage."

"As you wish, your majesty." Adam bowed respectfully and then left the throne room, with this Sienna spoke to Gretchen."Will you take care of the other matter?" The demon smiled happily and said."Yes, with Summer Rose dead the kingdoms will be on high guard. I will make sure to distract them enough, the White Fang will have no problem with the search of the maidens, many of the demons are quite excited to finally get into action, honestly i am the same, who knows, maybe we have luck and a new Demon Lord may be born, now that would be interesting."

(...)

"What is the meaning of this?" It had been a week since Pyrrha told him about the cancellation of the wedding, he was in the hospital all this time and sadly nobody came to visit him in all that time, until now of course, however the visit he received did not turn out to be anything nice."It's just as i said, your family agreed to sell you to the Schnee house, after all only our support is able to save them."Weiss Schnee smiled triumphantly at the poor boy."Now you are a possession, mine of course."

"It must be a joke ..." His parents, it was hard to believe that they had allowed this but with so many bad things that happened to him lately, it was nothing new."Oh Jaune the only joke here is you, weak and fragile. You have nothing, your family, your beautiful Pyrrha and even your friends have abandoned you, but do not worry. I am an excellent owner, while you behave like a good pet you will receive a good treatment."At the moment she finished speaking, she received a very strong slap. Jaune was furious but quickly regretted having done that.

"What a shame, i suppose you're going to need a lot of discipline." A black glyph appeared under his feet, he was immediately forced to knee."You know, this fits you, bowed before me, a Knight bowed to his queen. Ah just how it has to be."

Jaune could not understand, why Weiss had reached this point."What did i do to you? We were friends before but suddenly you changed the way you treated me, humiliating me when you could, despising and insulting me at every moment. Do you really hate me so much?"

Weiss sighed tiredly, but decided to answer him."You are quite dense, idiot knight." The next thing she did was grab Jaune's head, he was slow to process what was happening, his enemy was kissing him so obscenely that he could only think that this was a nightmare or maybe a pleasant dream. However dreaming about Weiss who has mistreated him so much would be something worthy of a masochist. After a few seconds the girl released him to take a breath. Her expression was happy and cheerful."I've been wanting that for so long."

"Seriously?" Jaune still did not believe it but since he still did not wake up. He assumed that this was not a dream.

Weiss savored the moment in an exaggerated way."You see Jaune. Before i was naive, i was stupid and did not understand the things that are necessary to get what you want. I could not stand it, we were so happy together until the Nykos family arrived. You left me aside for Pyrrha, even if you kept treating me well, you did not give me the attention that i deserved, what i deserved, all for that bitch."

"Weiss you ..."she ignored him and kept talking."You were always so naive, so weak of heart and now, your body is weak, at the beginning i thought about setting aside my feelings for you, accepting things and trying to move on but i realized who i am. I belong to the Schnee house, we take what we want when we want. it's our right as superiors, it was easy enough, from the beginning i knew that Winchester dog was obsessed with Pyrrha, i made sure to get the support of his family just to be on the safe side, the Nykos house was easy to crush, but the Arcs were not weaklings, taking your family where they are now was difficult, i must admit that."

Jaune listened without being able to move, still under the pressure of the gravity glyph." If it were not for Ruby, maybe we would not be having this conversation, when i heard that you would marry, i knew that the political and economic pressure we were causing on your families would not be as effective. I even thought in taking more drastic measures but i heard some information about Ruby, being a Schnee it was not difficult to manipulate the fights. I made sure that Ruby was your opponent and in the end, she ended up exceeding my expectations." When she finished talking she suddenly started to laugh a little, as if she remembered a good joke.

Jaune was furious, he asked in a strong tone."What amuses you so much?" Weiss seemed to enjoy that reaction."Since you want to know so badly i'll tell you, you see Jaune, the funny thing is the fact that Ruby's original opponent was the future husband of your beloved Pyrrha. Cardin Winchester, if it were not for me he would be in the situation where you are now. it's so funny, right?" Some tears started to come out of his eyes, tears of anger and helplessness.

"Aww do not cry, i do not like Cardin but the fact that Pyrrha will now be with him. It's so fun that i can stand the existence of that trash, and with that you have received your punishment my knight. If you had not gone after Pyrrha like a little puppy, you and i would have been a respected couple, now you will only be my pretty and adorable pet, fufufu,hahah."

Each time Weiss's laughter increased."HAHAHAHAHAHAH!" Something normal given that she had finally got what she wanted, however her moment of glory distracted her from what happened to Jaune, his body began to emanate a large amount of aura, covering him and glowing brightly.

"I will never forgive you, Weiss!"She could not react in time, Jaune overcame the pressure that oppressed him and punched Weiss down, if it were not for her aura. The girl might have lost her teeth due to such a blow, Jaune however, did not touch her again, no matter how attractive sounds the idea of Weiss getting what she deserves. He had to escape, being sold to the Schnee house, he no longer had rights and could not stay in Vale,no way would he be his whole life a slave.

"Lady Weiss!" Her bodyguards entered and saw Weiss on the floor, Jaune did not think twice, he made a jump through the window, fortunately they were on the ground floor or he could not have done that.

"Stupid fools, call the others, warn the authorities too. A slave who tries to escape automatically becomes a criminal, make sure everyone in Vale is alert!" Her bodyguards left as fast as they could, Weiss caressed her face and a dangerous expression was all she showed."I will not let you escape Jaune, not after all the work that took me to get to this point. I will catch you and make sure you do not think about fleeing anymore, i assure you that."

Adrenaline had invaded his entire body."How did i do that? I thought my aura was almost destroyed because of Ruby" what happened in the hospital, it was a strange sensation. It was as if suddenly his aura multiplied massively.

"I do not know exactly what it is about but i better take advantage of the chance".After all he was not in the condition of running a marathon, his best option was to take advantage of this miracle increase in his aura. Jaune had not realized that he had awakened his semblance.

"Most likely Vale's security is looking for me, to escape having the status of a slave. I am considered a criminal now, i need to leave this kingdom ASAP but in my condition i will not get very far."The boy luckily was always a erudite, wise in geography at least."The closest border is the worst but i think I'll have to take the risk."

Vacuo was the only available option. Jaune knew that it was not going to take much to get caught, he had to move without stopping, fortunately all this happened during the night. The streets of Vale were not so crowded, but even a boy in hospital clothes running at full speed would attract attention.

"I can not believe that all this happened." Worst of all, the person responsible was the girl he considered a friend."Ruby Rose ... I will not forgive you for this, whatever happens i will make sure you pay." The boy was alone, he could not count on anyone.

"For one defeat i have been condemned, something is wrong with humanity, something is really wrong. I was defeated, destroyed, the girl i loved broke my heart and a girl i hate wants me as a pet, the same girl who my parents sold me to save themselves."

With the events that had taken place, he began to realize how unpleasant humanity was.

After a while he was in a forest, at last the border was close but."There he is, Jaune Arc stop!" He could hear screams from behind, they had already reached him.

"Damn, just a little more!"As if his body reacted to his desperation, he again began to emanate that bright aura, he did not even realize it but his speed increased, however he stopped abruptly due to a big obstacle.

"Oh no, how could i forget." A river with water as dark as night was on his way. "The black river, you need a bridge to cross it." The reason why he did not try to jump was."All those who try to jump are attracted to the river, as if absorbed, no human can jump this river, only a magician or someone who can create an improvised bridge can cross this."

The black river was a kind of natural barrier that surrounded Vacuo. Its water was so dark because it was full of demonic energy, any human who fell ran the risk of dying because of the incredible amount of energy that the river had, in the case of not dying, the other alternative was to become a demon.

"You have nowhere to go Arc!" From the forest came his persecutors, members of Vale's security.

"Under the command of Lady Schnee we have to capture you for trying to escape. You will be returned to her and to prevent you from trying again, a crest of slavery will be put on you by one of our magicians!"The crest of slavery was something that literally tied the slave to his master, prevents them from escaping or stand against the master, any negative act is rewarded with immense pain, the crest played with the nerves of the body as punishment.

Jaune took steps backwards until he reached the shore."To be a slave or to die eh, i think i know which one to choose."Without hesitation, he throw himself to the dark waters."Do not do it!" The guards could not stop him, even some felt pity.

"Poor boy, to die so young is something terrible, come on we must inform his destiny to Lady Schnee." The idea of telling Weiss was scary, one of the guards shouted." I will not be the one to tell her!"

(...)

Leonardo Lionheart was in his office drinking some tea, his expression however, revealed the fear he felt at the moment. He had a terrifying visitor.

"Dear Leo, the White Fang will be doing some operations here at Mistral, make sure they do not have much opposition. Understood?"

The demon Gretchen was sitting in front of Haven's director."Fine, i'll try to get it done."

Immediately a tentacle came out of Gretchen's left shoulder and began to strangle Leo.

"You must not try, you must do it. Dear Leo we are very close to fulfilling our goal and i can not allow your cowardice to ruin it, so i will repeat again. Understood?"

After seeing him suffer for a few seconds Gretchen released him and awaited his answer. Leonardo who was so afraid said."I understand, i understand! Please do not hurt me. I will!" The demon girl just smiled happy."Excellent, there are more things i need, the Vytal tournament is only a year away and this time it will be held in Beacon. I have some students very excited to participate, it will not be a problem right?"

It was obvious what she wanted, something very bad would happen if there were demons in the Vytal tournament but Leonardo with so much fear in him could not do anything about it." No, there is no problem. Once you tell me how many will be, i can do the necessary paperwork."

For cowardice he was betraying humanity, just to save himself, another reason why Gretchen considered humans pathetic beings."And finally, i need a letter of recommendation. I want to become a teacher and Beacon looks like the best place to teach fufufu. I'm counting on you dear Leo, do not disappoint me."

(...)

Jaune Arc thought he was already on the other side, he felt like he was in a different world.

But ... the boy was not dead ... he had just fallen ... to the lowest ... to the darkest place of all and there was someone waiting for him.

"It's the first time that someone who falls into the river has so much negativity, it was enough to wake me up from my slumber."Jaune seemed to be floating in a gigantic void, everything was an infinite darkness."Where am i?"For some strange reason he was calm, the place was so quiet, his only company was the voice of a woman.

"Little boy, you are on the border that separates reality from the world of demons. That is the black river, i've been here sleeping for a while, recovering from my last fight and you got here to wake me up with that gigantic negativity."

"Sorry, let's just say that i lost hope in humanity or… Maybe it is the opposite. Humanity lost hope in me." The boy became melancholic but the mysterious woman simply told him."Do not worry, in fact you ended up helping me a lot when you arrived here. I already feel considerably better and about your case. I hope it does not bother you but i have read your thoughts, boy you no longer have to feel more like a failure, as thanks for coming here carrying that powerful negativity, i will heal your body and it will be even better."

"Even better? What do you mean?" The mysterious voice began to laugh softly, it was a warm and pleasant laugh."Little boy, you have realized that humanity is a terrible existence. Why not turn into something else? You want revenge, right? Against those humans that in one day ruined your life, you lost the opportunity to have a happy future because of their selfishness and cruelty. I can understand that emotion. I hate humans just the same, but you, you are different, now you know how humanity really is. You finally realized and that is the only thing that matters."

"I ... I ... "His tranquility disappeared due to the negative memories that began to invade his mind."I want them to pay. I want them to feel what i felt but most of all. I want Ruby Rose to suffer the most. I will not be satisfied until i fulfill that."

As if it were a proud mother, the mysterious voice answered."Well said, then i think it's enough rest. I'm not healthy yet but it's time to leave, and you will come with me, just focus on your goal and i will make you strong. I will make you someone that humanity must fear. Demon Lord Salem promises you that."

And that's how a new Demon Lord was born, this was the story of a boy who lost his future as a hero of humanity due to a girl with silver eyes.