Prologue
Two brothers, one older and one younger, existed on Remnant, filling it with both life and destruction. The older brother created water, plants and wildlife during the day, while at night, the younger brother would discover his sibling's creations and become disgusted. He created drought, fire and famine. Yet life had a strong ability to endure, so the younger god of destruction decided to create the Creatures of Grimm. He designed them so that they would have an innate desire to destroy everything and anything.
Weary of feuding, the older god of life proposed that the two of them create one last thing together, a masterpiece they could both be proud of. The younger brother agreed and together they created a creature that was gifted with knowledge, creation, destruction and choice. Most important was the capability of choosing whether to use these gifts for light or dark. These creatures became known to be Humanity.
The gifts of the two brothers were also given a physical manifestation, so that in Remnant now exist four relics, representing each of the four gifts bestowed on humanity.
With the creation of humanity the brothers feud was supposed to end. But the younger brother was still spite full and before he left he made one last secret creation.
He created the first and only demigod to Walk The Lands Of Remnant and rule his creations the mortal embodiment of his hatred and rage towards his older brother and his creation. He slept with a being of human blood and shortly after….The Queen was born.
When his brother found out he was furious, but, not wanting to fight his brother more, he allowed this Demigod to exist without challenge. It was the worst mistake he made.
The child grew more powerful each day and the grimm bowed to her will. And under her rule the great cities of man fell. Until only remnants remained.
For a millennia the elder god watched his creations rise only to fall at her hands. And finally he realised that this Demigod had tipped the balance of power too greatly in his younger brothers favor. So on the eve of the 2nd millennia of their departure from the world. He returned.
His brother was too weak to make the trip to stop him. And so he possessed the body of a nobleman, by the name of Alexander Arc, on the night he and his wife were in the midst of an intimate act.
He entered the man's mind without either of their knowledge and implanted his own seed into the woman's body.
He had poured more than half of his remaining power into his seed in the hopes that his Demigod would prove a noble champion for Humanity and tip the scale in Humanity's favor once again.
However he didn't account for how weak he would be after the affair. And he was unable to leave the man's body. Trapped in a mortal body with no way to return to his brother.
The Elder God trapped within the Mortal body of an Arc simply chose to watch. He was a guest in his creation's body, and he decided to neither help nor hinder the man's journey through life. This was their lives and their destiny to create. And as the months bleed together the Elder god was able to see the world he and his brother had made.
The humans were odd, to say the least. They had created and destroyed in multiple ways, but the strangest thing that he and his brother never accounted for was humanity love for art. Their creativity.
Music, paintings, films, cartoons and literature it was….a very happy accident.
One that he quite enjoyed and he would urge the Arc man to always have some music on around their home.
However his creations were not without their faults and there were regrettable mistakes considering how humanity treated their kin, the Faunus. He created them to promote peace as equals to humans in every way shape and form.
But somewhere down the line they were subjugated. Things were much better now but still there were those following his brother's path.
Before the Elder god could even comprehend it he was in a hospital with the man holding his wife's hand as she went into labor for the eighth time.
Now he had created humanity but he never quite witnessed the sight before him. In person, so to say.
The Woman was strong and soon the doctor had the child. A new life had officially been created.
He is strong already.
The doctor handed the newborn to Alexander and once he was within his hands the child's body glowed brightly before it died down. The doctor was shocked at the phenomenon, but Alex didn't mind one bit. He was holding his new son, after all.
"Hey, honey...you know that name we picked out?"
"Yeah?"
"I just thought of a better one."
"What is it?"
"Jaune Arc, it's short and sweet."
"Jaune Arc...it rolls of the tongue and I'm certain the ladies will love it."
"Excuse me for interrupting this beautiful moment," The doctor cut in, "but I think we should run some test to find out why your son began to...well glow."
It was odd.
And with it begins our story. A story of a God trapped in a mortal vessel and a demigod whose destiny is his own.
Meanwhile
Salem scowled and slammed her fist into the log table destroying shocking her current inner circle.
"...Impossible." she said, stomping up to her window staring at the birthing pods below only to see many of her children cowering.
She grit her teeth and used every set of eyes she could to find what was causing this feeling. Until she found it. A large village in the wilds of Mistral. It was more akin to a small city, but if she sent every Grimm in the area it would be wiped clean….however, perhaps it was a fitting task for a younger generation. Her expression cooled into that of a calculating lord and she turned slightly, gazing around her inner most circle. Her eyes fell upon their newest edition, a teenaged Faunus who escaped a Schnee mine.
"...Tyrian." she called softly to the teen and he grinned, quickly kneeling before her.
"Yes, my Queen?" he asked nervously.
Salem was pleased at his loyalty but she needed to test him. She touched his forehead and the image of the boy appeared.
"...prove yourself to me. Bring me the boy." she commanded. "Dead if necessary, alive preferably."
"It shall be done, my Queen." he said, grinning crazily with his tail swaying quickly behind him back and forth like an excited puppy. Finally a chance to prove himself!
"Good." Salem rubbed her hand atop the scorpion Faunus' head. Swaying the boy was easy, he was weak and crazed when her kin found him. She offered him strength, safety, food, and a chance to burn Remnant to ash.
But most of all she showed him "Compassion". She had engraved into his very mind that she was a goddess, and because of that, he would be the most loyal in her inner circle. If she ordered him to cut off his tail, he would ask if she'd prefer it to be in pieces or In half.
The Scorpion Faunus rushed out of the Council room and as he left she decided to send a order to her kin. With a snap of her fingers he most beloved tool floated into sight, putting all in the room on edge. The seer grimm were here favorite, capable of relaying her orders through all of her grimm, not to mention it's ability to break down the mind of whomever she was able to capture. Ah, how she enjoyed those screams. It was not a gentle creation, but it was her favorite, despite its small and simple appearance of a floating jellyfish.
"Cause more panic to the realm of man. Attack more frequently...everywhere. We will remind them who is truly in control of the world. Start with Mount Glenn, it's been an eyesore for far too long." she ordered her seer. It cooed in response and left the ballroom.
She sat back down on her throne and waved her hand.
"Leave me." she ordered and the others within her inner circle stood up and left the room quickly, bowing to her before exiting the room. She sat there for a few moments before a small smile appeared on her lips.
"It would seem...that I have a cousin." she said to herself, finding the idea both appealing and disgusting.
OMAKE
Meanwhile within the Astral plane.
The younger brother was furious his brother had left him! How dare he! They had an agreement not to interfere with their creations!
The younger God watched the realm he had a part in creating and glared at Mortal body that Housed his brother.
…..That little shit! How dare he leave me alone up here! I swear I will...be alone.
….he isn't coming up?
Why isn't he coming back up?
Bah! The ass is toying with me he'll return….eventually.
…..Brother? ….Can you hear me?
…..Please answer me brother….
….I don't want to be alone here…
….please don't leave me like Mother did.
The younger brothers fury extinguished quickly. And he was reminded why he was jealous of his brother. While his brother could always create to entertain himself, he could only destroy or create objects that were only capable of destruction.
…..Hmm perhaps I should sing those...songs the humans have created. It might prove a useful way to entertain myself.
*inhale* SOME-BODY ONCE TOLD ME
And here is the revised first chapter. Special thanks to Rwbfan for becoming the beta for this story.
Until next time
~ later days
-Wiseotaku