Hello all, Gajeel of Iron here, with the first chapter of my third fic. The inspiration for this one came from Hartsock The Conqueror and his fic, "The Black Winged Great Arc." I am rewriting and expanding on it with his permission, including borrowing a few lines from his version, also with his permission. So without further ado: chapter 1 of The Black Wings Of Remnant! Enjoy!

Jaune Arc was a bit of an oddity, in the minds of everyone around him. He came to Beacon, despite not having his Aura unlocked, and having almost no sword skills whatsoever.

At the moment, he was engaged in combat with a large mace wielder, Cardin Winchester, who seemed to have no problem smashing through his defense. The screen above them in the combat arena where their fight was taking place showed that, while Cardin's Aura levels were still very high, Jaunes aura levels were nearing the red, despite him having a ridiculous amount of Aura to start with.

Not only was Cardin a massive bully, who hated Jaune for reasons no one could figure out, he was generally an all-around prick when it came to the way he treated and spoke to anyone he deemed lower than himself, which was nearly everyone. His two biggest targets were Jaune and Jaunes fellow team leader, and the youngest person to be accepted to Beacon, Ruby Rose.

Little did Cardin know, his time of judgement was fast approaching.

Charging in like a rhino, Cardin brought his mace down on Jaunes' shield, spinning it in his hand as he did so, pushing the shield out of the way, knocking Jaune to the floor a little way away. As Jaune struggled to his feet, Ruby called out to him.

"Come on, Jaune, you can do it!" she yelled, causing Cardin to stop and sneer at both of them.

"Well isn't that sweet, the cookie loving idiot cheering for the useless, pathetic idiot. What a great pair you make."

Those words were the final straw, as Jaunes mind snapped and he withdrew into his mindscape.

(Jaunes mindscape)

The desert sands surrounded Jaune on all sides. In the far distance, almost unnoticeable, a silver dome rose on the black horizon. And standing before Jaune, was a figure Jaune hadn't seen in almost 7 years, since the first time his aura was unlocked, by his father. Ulquiorra Cifer, the Cuatro Espada of an army long since forgotten from history, looked slightly down at Jaune, who was steaming with rage.

"Will you just stand there and let this trash do and say what he pleases, Jaune?" Ulquiorra asked, his voice calm and level.

"No, but I can't do much about it. Which is why I have finally made up my mind." Jaune replied, thinking back to the offer the one before him had made back when he was ten. "We sealed you, my Auras guardian, because we were too afraid of what might happen if I accepted or declined your offer, but now, I accept it. I will allow you to merge with me, the two of us as one, and bring about change to the course of history." Jaunes voice, still tinged with rage, was now slightly more focused, and he looked straight at the fourth Espada with determination.

"Very well then. I grant to you the powers of the Cuatro Espada, the Espada of Emptiness, and with it, the power to change the world. You will seek out our comrades, and reunite the Espadas as their leader, this time on the side of the light." Ulquiorra reached out, touching one long finger to Jaunes forehead. Instantly, memories and techniques completely foreign to Jaune flooded his mind, and with another harsh snap, he shot back to the world of the living.

(Beacon Combat Room)

It had been only a few seconds since Cardin had uttered the phrase that would bring about his downfall. Glynda Goodwitch, the combat instructor of the academy was about to call for a halt to the match, having seen Jaune freeze up and stare blankly into space, when a shadow seemed to cover his eyes and he stood, slowly and deliberately, and raise his sword and shield.

Cardin, though puzzled at his targets' sudden change in demeanor, prepared to charge him, intent on finishing the match with the next blow. What happened next stunned everyone in the room.

Jaune threw his shield to the ground, raised his foot, and stomped on it, shattering it into pieces. Then he raised his sword, Crocea Mors, and snapped it in half over his knee. Finally, he raised his hand towards Cardin and made a grasping motion, seemingly pulling a katana-like sword from thin air.

Looking up at Cardin, Jaunes eyes were no longer their previous bright blue, but a sickening green with cats-eye slit pupils. As everyone watched, Jaunes physical appearance began to change. His hair grew longer and changed from blond to a brownish black. Two tear-mark lines formed beneath his eyes, and he seemed to pale slightly over his whole body. Were it not for the armor he still wore, the assembled class would have seen a small, about 1-inch hole appear in his chest, just below the neckline of his hoodie.

When Jaune spoke, his voice sent chills throughout the occupants of the room. "Though it sickens me to raise Murcielago at trash like you, you have crossed the final line. Now drown in my despair. Cero."

With that statement, a ball of green aura gathered at the tip of Jaunes extended index finger, before blasting towards Cardin, completely obscuring the bully from the view of the rest of the class. When the blast disappeared after a few seconds Cardin was lying on the floor, his armor rent, his mace broken in half, and Jaune knew that were it not for the limiters in the arena and Cardins aura being nearly full, there would have been a hole going through the center of his chest. Everyone was silent as they stared at Cardins defeated form, until the buzzer sounded signifying that one of the combatants' aura levels had passed the threshold.

Glynda stepped forward, looking warily at Jaune, and announced, "Cardin Winchesters aura has entered the red. The winner is Jaune Arc. Team CRDL, please take your leader to the infirmary. Class dismissed." With that, she quickly left the arena, no doubt heading to Headmaster Ozpin's office to report what had just happened. Jaune was quickly joined on the arena floor by his and Rubys' teams. Rubys' partner, Weiss Schnee, was the first one to speak.

"Just what the hell was that?" she growled, her hand very obviously twitching towards her weapon.

Jaune shook his head warningly at her. "Don't even think about it, Weiss. I won't hesitate to cut down anyone who raises their blade to me. No matter who they are. As for what that was, I need to finish figuring that out myself. Suffice to say, I don't think I'll have much to fear in the future. Now if you all will excuse me, I'm going to go shower up."

Jaune walked away, only to be stopped a little way away by his partner, Pyrrha Nikos. "Jaune, are you ok? You seemed so… Different… there for a second. It was a little scary."

Jaune smiled back at Pyrrha. "Don't worry, I'm still me." He assured her. "I just didn't feel like getting pushed around anymore."

Pyrrha smiled back at him, giving a slight nod, and told him that she would wait for him in their dorm, before turning and walking away towards the dorms. As Jaune walked to the showers he focused his aura, and his appearance began to revert to what it was before he merged with Ulquiorra.

A quick shower and a change of clothes later, Jaune was returning to his dorm when Ulquiorra spoke in his mind. "Jaune, you should call your father and tell him you have accepted my powers. He should have knowledge that will be vital for you in the future, including information about your lineage as well as what to expect when you finish awakening your powers."

"I'll call him tomorrow, then." Jaune thought back. "Right now, I'm dead tired."

"Very well, but I expect that the leader of your school will want an explanation as well, so you might want to do it sooner rather than later."

"Got it." With that, Jaune arrived at his dorm to see his team waiting for him, obviously expecting an explanation as well.

Sure enough, Nora tossed a few pillows onto the floor, which was the team signal that it was time for a talk. The four of them sat in a circle on the pillows, and Jaune decided to get it over with and tackle the unasked question that was boring into him from his teammates eyes.

"I'm not entirely sure," he began, "how I got these powers. All I know is that I need to talk to my father about it. I was forbidden when I was ten from telling anyone this, but you guys are my team, and I know that I can trust you all. Pyrrha, you remember that when I came to Beacon my aura wasn't unlocked, correct?"

"Yes, I had to unlock it myself during initiation."

Jaune took a deep breath, letting it out in a heavy sigh. "The truth is, my aura was unlocked when I was ten. However, because of the powers you saw today, it was re-sealed by my father, due to the 'volatile nature' of the powers. You see, similar to the Schnee family, the Arc clan possesses a hereditary semblance, of sorts. Our auras are each watched over by a guardian, an ancestor spirit from a time long ago. Apparently, mine was too powerful for a ten-year-old. That is all I know about why I was re-sealed. My father told me he would tell me more in time, but so far, the time hadn't come. I plan to call him tomorrow and get the whole story. When I get that story, you all will be the first to know. I promise."

Seeing his teammates nod in understanding, Jaune stood up with the pillow he had been sitting on, and suggested that they all go to bed. As he lay in bed trying to get to sleep, a strange, stray thought crossed his mind, before disappearing as he drifted off to dreamland. "So, this is what it feels like to have a heart."

So, there you all go! I hope you enjoyed it, and if you would be so kind, please follow, favorite, and review on your way out! I look forward to seeing what you all think of my version, and go check out Hartsock's version too! See you all later, Gajeel out!