[FFML] [Fanfic] [RWBY] [AU] Tenebris's Story - Rewrite

Sat Mar 25 22:17:12 PDT 2017

Disclaimer : I own nothing, do not sue me. RWBY is owned by Rooster Teeth 
now. I make no money off of this.

AN : This was made using my own custom Dark Patron Version RWBY CYOA now. 
Here's some info. 
http://nightgazer.altervista.org/Nightgazer's_RWBY_CYOA/Nightgazer's_Dark_Patron_Female_Version_RWBY_CYOA.htm .

AN2 : Since Demon World was chosen all sorts of things, including the gods, 
exist on this world.

AN3 : Expect OOC behavior from Weiss since she has to deal, with Tenebris 
me.

Tenebris's Story - Rewrite

by

Cute Nightgazer Starlight

Prologue

Somewhere, Somewhen Else
Dawn, with the sun just beginning to shine through
Piano music plays in the background now
Unknown POV

The ruins of a city sit on the nearby land. A city crawling with Light 
Things and Light-based Grimm. A city where the enemy of the world lived.

The enemy of the world. The Light Goddess.

A good distance from it was a camp. In this camp was a group of Hunters, 
Huntresses, and others. All there for the same purpose... to prevent the end 
of the world.

Amongst these people are two sisters, twins. One dressed all in white, the 
other all in black. Both of them are determined to save their world, and 
each other, or die trying.

The one in black nods to the one in white. The one in white nods back. The 
one in black looks... towards you.

"I am Tenebris Schnee." she says. "Listen to my story. This may be our last 
chance."

The scene grows darker now.

The scene fades to black.

---

Home
Author's POV

It was just an ordinary night in the house as I went about... doing not very 
much.

'Man, I'm so bored.' I thought.

I idly threw a ball against the wall and caught it, then tossed it again, 
then caught it again. On and on and on. I decided to recite some lines from 
STNG where Q was throwing a ball against the shuttlecraft's walls.

"Do we stay out here years? Decades? I am ageless Picard. You are not."

I chuckled happily.

"That John de Lancie is a great actor. He does Q so well. Also does a pretty 
good Discord too."

I put my ball away and felt bored again.

I looked around for something to do.

I sat in front of my comp and checked my email.

'Spam. Spam. Spam. Spam. Spam.' I thought as I kept hitting the 'delete' 
key.

As I finished deleting the ad asking me if I wanted a penis enlargement, I 
didn't since mine is just fine thank you very much, there was a kinda 
sizzling sound. Then my desktop computer burst into flames. I jumped back, 
quite startled.

Then I leaped out of my chair, grabbed the fire extinguisher, and started 
hosing down the desktop with fire suppression mist.

After I cut power to the desktop I opened it up to see what kinda damage 
happened. Luckily the important stuff, the hd, was safe. The rest of it was 
a bunch of melted slag however.

Well, this sucked. I decided to go to bed. I'd get a new computer tomorrow.

---

Later In Bed

I awoke with a bit of a start. I wasn't in my bed. Since I couldn't 
recognize where I was it's safe bet that I'm not even in my room or house.

"Where am I?"

I get up from my bed, which vanishes when I do, and take a look around. I'm 
in some kind of a featureless realm where all is glowing a light blue. I 
notice a computer screen nearby, floating in midair.

I take a look at it and see it says "Nightgazer's Special Version RWBY CYOA 
1.3".

I stare dumbfounded at it for a moment, then I realize what is happening.

"I've been ROB'd. Ah. And it looks like the bastard used my own CYOA to do 
it too.... ARGH! That..."

I explored the place, hoping to find a way out. Nothing... Looks like the 
only way out was to complete the CYOA.

"Might as well get started. Sooner begun is sooner done. And then maybe I 
can work on finding a way home after whatever it is happens."

I stared at the CYOA. Some of the choices were greyed out. I could only 
select a few of them. Some of them were already chosen and made for me. I 
had no choice but to accept them now.

"Well." I said aloud. "This sucks. I guess I have no choice but to fill out 
what I can."

Before I could start the plane of existence around me starts to shake. A... 
"rip" appears in the air. Through it a girl emerges. Her form is wreathed in 
shadows. Suddenly her form changes, and the scenery behind her changes as 
well.

This goes on for a little while until she finally settles on one.

The girl looks at me and says "Yes, you seem to react best to this form. I 
think I will keep it. For awhile anyway."

The girl, in the form of a teenage girl dressed in a school uniform sitting 
on a couch and holding an electronic device of some kind, says "You interest 
me. I would make a deal with you. You can continue to fill out this 
automated thing that that idiot ROB put together, or... you can choose to 
accept me as your Patron and I will handle your CYOA instead. You can 
gain many Benefits from me. More than you could gain from that stupid idiot. 
So... What say you?"

"You will handle it?" I ask.

"Yes, I will handle your CYOA." she says. "I can make it so that you 
have some pretty good choices. I can even give you a different body. If you 
want to be taller, better built, more muscular, perfectly healthy, or even a 
different gender... yes. Though be warned, I don't empower males. If you 
choose male, I'll send you to my brother. He empowers males. If you choose 
female, I can offer you so much more."

I ask "Why?"

"Why?" she asks. "I don't like men very much. Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm 
not a man-hater. I just prefer to keep the company of other girls."

"You're a lesbian?" I ask.

"Yes." she says. "I am a lesbian. Is that a problem?"

I quickly shake my head no, it's not a problem.

"Good." she says. "Now, shall we get down to business? You'd be much better 
off with my offer than playing ROB's little game here."

She pauses and blinks. "Wait. I need to know something first. When I send 
you to Remnant... Do you choose to be male or female?"

"Why's that matter?" I ask.

"As I mentioned before, if you choose male I'll send you to my brother." she 
says. "If you choose female, I will empower you. You'd be better off with 
me, really."

I considered that for a moment. It sounded like I'd get a whole lot more out 
of this deal if I chose female. And I always try for great deals.

"I choose to be female." I said.

Liananna looks relived and says "Oh thank whatever. You made the right 
choice. I can help you so much now. And offer you so much. Now as I said 
before you'll be much better off with my offer than playing ROB's stupid 
little game here."

"Why is that?" I ask.

"Because." she says. "ROB's a dick. He's going to put you through Hell."

I quickly ask if there's a way to avoid Hell.

"Yes." she says. "I know a way. I can tell you."

"And what is that way?" I ask.

"Accept me as your Patron." she says. "With me as your Patron, he won't be 
able to touch you. ROB will leave you alone, he knows what I'll do to him if 
he doesn't."

I look at her and say "It would help if I knew your name."

The girl blinks and says "Oh. You want to know my name? I have had many 
names down throughout the eons. I had sooo many names back when the Ancient 
Galaxies were still a thing and they were vibrant, shining, and full of 
life... unlike the burnt out husks they are now. This was long before your 
galaxy formed. But if you must have a name for me... Then you can call me 
Liananna."

'She claims to be how old?!' I thought. "Ummm... Just how old 
are you?"

Liananna then says "How old am I exactly? Hmmm... I'm too lazy to do the 
calculations right now. Let's just say that I predate this universe by a 
veeery good time amount. I lost count a few universes ago."

I could feel the blood draining from my face as I realized just what kind of 
creature I was trapped with. She predated the universe?! She 
was from a few universes ago?!

"Are you alright, you look kind of pale."

'No.' I thought. 'I don't feel alright at all.'

"Ummm... I don't think you're supposed to be turning that shade of color. 
Nope. Mortals, well humans anyway, are not supposed to be that color."

I was getting more and more dizzy. I seemed to be having a bit of trouble 
breathing. Briefly I wondered what kind of color I was turning. Everything's 
turning black. Here I go...

I just barely heard, before I lost consciousness entirely, Liananna say ... 
... ... "Oh, oh dear. That, that's not good. Now... How did that CPR thing 
go again?"

Then I blacked out.

And knew no more.

---

Later
Author's POV

I regained consciousness. Liananna was still there. She was speaking.

"Are you okay now? It was touch and go there for a little while. But I 
revived you. Try not to do that again. You are of no use to me dead."

I nodded, glad that Liananna decided to revive me and not just leave to find 
someone else. Looking at her I remembered her shapechanging from earlier. I 
ask her a question.

"What is my true form like? ... ..... It's been so long I've kinda 
forgotten. It's just as well too. Since if you saw what I originally looked 
like your body would literally explode. Oh well, it doesn't matter anyway. 
Form is mutable, and I can be anything I want. I have found that I prefer 
being a young female though."

Looking upon her I decide that she is indeed one cute girl. I tell her so. 
And make it obvious I'm not just saying that.

Liananna blushes and says "Thank you."

Following my curiosity I ask "Where does the background in that... space 
behind you come from?"

She blinks. "The background? I don't remember. It was in an apartment I 
rented somewhere in Germany. Or was it Japan? Russia? Poland? Hungary? I 
don't really remember exactly. It was very recently though. Sometime in the 
last century."

I ask her "You were saying something about... Benefits?"

She blinks once again. "Oh. Yes. Benefits." She adopts a more businesslike 
pose. "If you accept me as your Patron I can give you all sorts of Benefits. 
I can also pay you well. Also I offer free medical and dental. I can give 
you things you never dreamed of before. All you have to do is swear your 
existence to me."

I just look at her and ask "Uh huh, and what's the catch?"

She nods and says "Wise you are to ask about that. Yes, there are a... few 
negative side effects to accepting my Patronage. But you don't really need 
your soul, do you?"

Ok, now I'm beginning to get a really bad feeling about this. "Ummm... 
Aren't I going to Remnant? You know, the place Aura and Semblance are 
powered by the soul?!"

She giggles and then says "Since you will be linked with me your Aura and 
Semblance will be powered by my Darkness and Shadows instead of the light of 
a human soul. And don't worry about the afterlife. You'll come to my Dark 
Realm of Shadows when you die soul or no soul, just like those who do have 
souls go to the Light Realm of Heaven."

I really want to change the subject, so I quickly ask her "Benefits?"

"Right." she says. "Benefits and Drawbacks of accepting my Patronage. Let me 
list off the Benefits first."

---

Payment: I can pay you well. I offer free medical and dental. I can give you 
things you never dreamed of before.

Mental Link: We shall have a mental link together. I will always be able to 
communicate with you, at any time. This means you won't be caught off guard 
if I discover new information about things, and I can notify you 
immediately.

Competence: You're automatically competent in several areas of skill and 
study associated with me. This would mostly be Darkness and Shadows and 
such. You will be able to learn Shadow Magic veeery quickly.

Shadow Magic: You can do lots of things with it. Walk through shadows, 
manipulate shadows, control people by controlling their shadows, kill people 
by causing their own shadows to rise up and kill them, rip out and devour 
the souls of your enemies to gain their skills, memories, and knowledge. 
Don't worry about harming the innocent people. These techniques cannot harm 
anyone that's innocent. They only work on those you would term "evil".

Paragon: You're faster, stronger, and tougher than a normal human. Your body 
runs like a well oiled machine, and your appearance improves loads. You have 
my touch on you, and it improves you now.

Priestess: You are granted a complete knowledge of the ceremonies, nameless 
rites, unspeakable rituals, responsibilities, and requirements to be a 
member of my priestesshood. I only accept girls as my followers. Or 
guys who are willing to be turned into girls.

Favor: You're capable of bestowing my... I wouldn't call it a blessing. No, 
I really wouldn't call it that. More like bestowing my favor on a person or 
place. This requires a special rite, but it will have real effects. It will 
be subtle though. I'm not the flashy sort.

Minions: I can give you some of my servitor minions that will obey you. They 
will be weaker than you, wouldn't want them getting any ideas about 
rebelling y'know, but stronger than ordinary humans in all respects. You can 
summon and dismiss them whenever you want them to do your bidding. They are 
capable of taking human form. Though they can shed this form to provoke fear 
in your enemies.

Symbol: You will have my mark upon you. It will be a symbol that is 
on the back of your right shoulder. Certain creatures will be able to sense 
this. If they are lesser they will fear you. If they are stronger they will 
still think twice about attacking you because they will fear me.

Feels Like Home: Since you will be soulless and filled with my Darkness and 
Shadows you will find yourself feeling at home in dark, shadowy, isolated, 
creepy, and strange places. These will feel really good to you. Places that 
would make a human feel uneasy, worried, or send them fleeing in terror... 
you will feel right at home in them and be able to lay down for a good, 
relaxing, restful, happy, and pleasant nap.

Perceptions: Your perceptions will be altered. Things that would have driven 
a human mad, killed them, or caused their body to explode upon seeing them 
will not bother you in the slightest. You will be able to see other 
dimensions, different... places, worlds where the laws of physics and nature 
are so very different as I would. No longer will you be limited by 
human senses. You will experience all reality as one of my kind can.

Perfect Health: Absolute, total, and perfect health shall be yours.

Sanity: You will be made sane in everything.

Soullessness: You no longer have a soul, but are instead filled with my 
Darkness and Shadows. This will actually protect you from anything that has 
anything to do with the soul being used against you. In many ways you are 
better off now, free from the shackles of a soul.

Your offspring, which can only ever be girls by the way, will be born with 
Darkness and Shadows in place of a soul. They will have a wonderful life, 
never being shackled by a soul. They will grow up without it's burden. 
Having a fun, carefree, and nice existence. Your offspring being only girls 
has nothing to do with soullessness. It's just that I think you'll be better 
off with girls and so I will rewrite your DNA so you can only conceive 
girls.

You will be able to enter places that have been desecrated and feel 
perfectly comfortable in them. Normal people will feel uneasy in such 
places. Or will be unable to enter without feeling ill. You will feel right 
at home in them and perfectly comfortable. Grimm will not attack you, unless 
you attack them first. Be friendly to the Grimm and they will seek affection 
from you. That beowolf seems like he will let you scratch him between the 
ears. Oh look at that now, that big bad beowolf is just a big little puppy. 
Yes he is! Yes he is! Mmmmhmmm.

Darkness: If you enter an area of Darkness it will affect you differently 
than a human. A human would loose strength, become ill, and die from all the 
Dark energy. You will instead not loose any strength, feel perfectly fine, 
and actually grow stronger from all the Dark energy that you absorb. Caves 
full of Darkness will be a great rest spot for you. Areas of Darkness, like 
a Grimm spawning pool, will be like a pleasant swim in the pool for you.

Necromancy: Using the powers of my Darkness and Shadows, you are now able to 
animate the dead as soldiers. Zombies and skeletons may cause panic 
when seen by your enemies. It depends on what kind of things your enemies 
have already seen. Some might have already seen such serious shit that they 
will not even be phased by this. And some might not have seen very much, and 
will run in panic. You can control up to fifty undead soldiers at a time.

Lady of the Wild: You communicate telepathically with animals of any kind. 
These animals will be your loyal servants, and will obey your mental orders 
instantaneously. In addition their aging process will stop. There is no 
limit on the number of animals you can make into your servants.

Dark Emissary: I will grant you a Dark Servant that is completely devoted to 
you. She will be resilient to most mortal weapons, will have the ability to 
fly, will have the ability to assume a normal form, is a moderately skilled 
fighter with any weapon, and has the ability to change her normal form to 
whatever you desire.

Treat her well and you have a devoted servant for life. But be warned... 
Treat her wrongly and she will leave, or even rebel against you.

If you treat her really well she may even develop certain... feelings for 
you.

---

Liananna winks at me and nudges me, leaving no doubt what she meant by 
"certain... feelings".

Liananna goes back to her business-like pose. "Right. Let's get to the next 
one now."

---

Creator of Life: With my Darkness and Shadows you can generate animals and 
plants with thought, create wonderful gardens out of nothing, and purify 
water and food by touching it. The summoned animals feel safe with you 
around, and obey your commands.

You become an expert in mechanics, electronics, and architecture. You are 
able to craft human-like machines that are indistinguishable from humans, 
and even have the ability to think and reason. Though you will need to 
perform a ritual and call upon my power to infuse them with my Darkness and 
Shadows to give them the true Gift of Life. These machines will be very much 
like the human looking reploids from Mega Man X, but better in some 
important ways.

Creator of Substances: With my Darkness and Shadows you can conjure 
substances with a thought. These substances are indistinguishable from their 
real counterparts. In order to conjure something you must first perfectly 
know all it's properties. This can be done by simply touching something and 
memorizing it's structure. Want a new TV? No problem. Just hop on down to 
the store, touch one that's on display, and then go back home and conjure a 
perfect copy. You cannot do this with organic matter. It isn't possible.

---

She nodded at me and said "Well, that's it for the Benefits. Now, for the 
Drawbacks."

---

Rival: I have a rival who is of the opposite force that I am. She embodies 
the female forces of Light and such. Where I embody the female forces of 
Darkness and Shadows. The two of us will not fight each other, we'd both die 
if we tried. But, where I can be a Patron... She too can be a Patron. If you 
accept my Patronage she will get some other girl to accept her Patronage... 
and this girl will be given instructions to hunt you down and kill you. I do 
not know who this will be. But, I advise you to kill her before she can kill 
you.

Bane: As mentioned before, my weakness is Light. As my touch will be heavy 
upon you, you will share this weakness. You will recoil in fear if presented 
with Light. You won't be able to help yourself. Be at ease. When I say 
Light, I mean Light with a capital letter. Ordinary light sources won't 
affect you. Neither will the sun. So, no worries about that. Yes, you're 
safe from ordinary light. Weapons or items imbued with Light will bypass any 
mystic defenses you possess. And will kill you, permanently. Yes, 
permanently. That will be it for you. You won't go to my Dark Realm, or 
anywhere really.

Nameless Rites, Unspeakable Rituals, and Ceremonies: I require certain 
ceremonies and such to be observed by my followers. It might be... difficult 
for you to perform some of them seeing as Remnant as a whole tends to frown 
on such..... activities. Maybe they won't get too stirred up if you make 
sure the door is closed before you practice any skyclad rituals. The less 
they know about the blood sacrifice, where you sacrifice some of your own 
blood onto my altar, the better for everyone.

Soullessness: You no longer have a soul, but instead are filled with my 
Darkness and Shadows. This is actually a good thing. But, there are some 
negative side effects to it. Others will feel slightly uneasy around you. 
Though once they get to know you this will fade. Animals will be scared of 
you. Cats will hiss at you and dogs will bark at you. Most other animals 
will just run away. If a place is consecrated to the Light you will be 
unable to enter it. You will also be unable to pick up any object that has 
been consecrated to the Light, unless you want your hand burnt off. So, best 
leave the consecrated spots alone. As for your ability to make friendly with 
the Grimm now... Someone is going to notice that sooner or later.

---

Liananna looks at me and says "One more thing. Even now it's not too late to 
turn back. You can still save your soul by leaving and waking up home. Be 
warned, if you continue on nothing will save you. Skip this chance to turn 
back. And YOU ARE MINE. FOREVER. Your last 
chance. Will you continue?

I look at her, think how miserable my life has been lately with all the 
troubles that hound me, and give her my answer.

"Yeah." I say. "I'll continue on. My body is pretty much dying now anyway."

"Good." Liananna says. "So, let's begin. Together let us fill out this CYOA, 
and then decide your destiny on entering Remnant."

I joined Liananna in filling out the CYOA.

I completed the CYOA with my choices.

"Well, this is it." said Liananna. "Just press this button and you will go 
to Remnant. And, you will be mine. You will belong to me. When you are there 
and if you get into trouble, just call on me and I'll help you."

"Ok." I said. "Thanks. I really appreciate you doing this for me and giving 
me a chance to actually live."

She smiled at me. I smiled back. She really did look cute when smiling.

I pressed the button then.

There is a sudden disorientation, and I am gone.

---

The Schnee Household
Weiss and Tenebris's Bedroom
Midnight
Tenebris's POV

I jerked awake in bed. The clock had just finished chiming. It was midnight. 
I remembered who I was. I was, me. Yes I'm me. But... I'm also Tenebris. 
Five years worth of a little girl's memories poured into my head. I 
remembered my life as me and my life as Tenebris. I am me... But I am 
Tenebris too now.

I quickly check something.

'Girl.' I thought. 'So... It really happened then huh?'

I focused on the memories for now.

'Yep.' I thought in happiness. 'Tenebris. Man, am I glad I got such a great 
deal as this.'

---

Later

The young girl known as Tenebris sat up in her bed and looked at the door as 
she thought of her new family. Her childish joy disappeared as she looked at 
the world with forty-four year old wisdom.

Emotionally she was still five years old, and she knew it. She had all the 
desires and feelings of a five year old child. But her knowledge had 
remained the same. She knew how to talk, write, ride a bike, drive a car... 
though her driving had usually been along the lines of (Oh my Dear God, 
Commander Shepard is in the Mako again), how to get a good deal in Northern 
Louisiana, how to please a woman,

'I don't think I'm going to be doing that for about a decade or so' she 
thought, ect., ect..

But more importantly she now knew how to fight. The 'Martial Prowess' 
Advantage had worked. And she now had the knowledge of a Grandmaster of 
Anything-Goes Martial Arts.

As for the rest of it... She would have to wait for that. Somehow she just 
had the knowledge that most of her Advantages would be gradually activating 
over the years. As for Immortality? That would not activate until she was 
seventeen in the future.

She just had to train this new body, and that would take years. She lay back 
down and went to sleep. 'I'll get started on that after tomorrow.' she 
thought as she drifted off.

---

The Next Day
Morning

Tenebris was having a wonderful time at her and her sister's fifth birthday 
party. There were all sorts of people there. Some she knew.

There was lots of cake, soda, and presents. 'I'm glad I chose the 
Reincarnation and reincarnate as Weiss's twin sister options.' she thought. 
'It's so nice having a very rich family now.'

She enjoyed the day as best she could. She knew there was work to do 
tomorrow. She had training to do.

---

The Same Time
Elsewhere On Remnant

A young girl of no more than five years of age lay awake in her bed. There 
was a strange presence here. She could feel it. It felt so... alien. It 
spoke to her.

"Child." it said. "Child? Can you hear me?"

"Yes." she said, wondering if she was going crazy. "I can hear you now. Who 
are you?"

"I am the Goddess of Light, child." the voice said. "And this world needs 
your help. I need your help."

The girl just got a wide-eyed look. She was talking with the Goddess of 
Light?! She hadn't even known such a being existed. This was... so cool!

"My help?" asked the girl. "But, what could you need my help for? I'm just a 
little poor girl."

"As I am the Goddess of Light, so is there a Goddess of Darkness and 
Shadows." said the Goddess. "She has made someone into Her High Priestess, 
and sent that person to Remnant to spread Her Darkness and Shadows. If not 
stopped Her new High Priestess will build a Sisterhood of Darkness and 
Shadows. And if that now happens... This world will be covered with Darkness 
and Shadows."

The girl looked terrified. "W...W.....What can I do?"

The Goddess said "You can accept my Patronage. And become my High Priestess 
of Light. Then, in time, you would be able to defeat Darkness's High 
Priestess."

"Defeat?" asked the girl.

"Kill." said the Goddess.

"Kill?!" questioned the girl while looking like she was having a heart 
attack too. "What?! But...?!"

"The High Priestess of Darkness has no soul." said the Goddess. "She's very 
much like the Grimm in that respect. In fact, the Grimm actually like 
her. She is in no danger from them. They will even seek affection from her. 
Act like pets around their masters. She can even command them as well."

The girl just boggled at that. Someone who had no soul that the Grimm 
liked?! Someone who they sought affection from? Someone who could 
command them?!

"She sounds evil." said the girl.

"She is." said the Goddess. "She is one of the most evil creatures in the 
universe. She calls herself, Tenebris. And she will spread her ways to the 
world. If she is not stopped, then she will eventually corrupt all you love 
and care for."

"What?!" exclaimed the girl.

"Yes." said the Goddess. "All things will be corrupted. She will not stop 
until then. She will seek to spread Darkness and Shadows. She will come 
after all life then."

"Even my family?" asked the girl in a fearful voice.

"Especially your family." said the Goddess. "They will not be safe at all. 
They will either be dead, or corrupted by her."

"NO!" cried the girl.

"There will be nothing anyone can do against her." said the Goddess. "She 
will corrupt this world. And your family will be lost forever."

The girl was crying. "How?" she asked. "How can I stop that from happening?"

"By accepting my Patronage and becoming my High Priestess of Light." said 
the Goddess. "Only then will you be able to defeat her. And to protect your 
family."

"I'll be able to protect my family?" asked the sniffling girl.

"Yes." said the Goddess.

"I'll do it." said the girl. "I accept your Patronage. I accept your Light."

"Excellent." said the Goddess. "Lay back now. I shall begin."

The girl laid down back on her bed.

The Goddess pumped her Light into the girl, who let out a soundless 
scream... her face contorted in pure agony.

---

Other Realm... Somewhere
The Goddess of Light's POV

It had been so simple to find some gullible little girl to trick into 
accepting Her Patronage and becoming Her High Priestess. All She had to do 
was play on the girl's fears for her family, and she fell right into Her 
trap. Now the girl would Hers to do with as She wished.

She delighted in seeing the girl in such pain. The girl obviously hadn't 
expected it to hurt so much. But, that was what happened when your soul was 
torn to bits and replaced with the Light.

The girl was Hers, to mold as She saw fit. And if the girl ever resisted... 
well, that was what those control areas that were now in her very being were 
for. She would be able to override the girl's natural thoughts, and replace 
them with ones more... in tune to what She wanted.

And the girl wouldn't even know they weren't her own thoughts. She'd think 
she'd come up with the ideas herself. How She looked forward to making the 
girl inflict pain, suffering, and death upon the innocent.

And best of all, it would hurt Her sister when Her new puppet... er High 
Priestess killed Her sister's High Priestess. Oh what a glorious day that 
would be when Her sister's High Priestess lay dead. Killed by the Light in a 
way that was permanent and forever.

Oh how Her sister would howl in anguish at the loss of one She cared for. 
That was always her sister's biggest weakness. She actually cared about 
those puny, silly little mortals.

She knew better though, and unlike Her sister saw them for what they really 
were. Merely tools to be used, and later discarded when they're usefulness 
was over. And then consumed for the power boost they could give Her.

Of course this meant the utter destruction of her tool. Not that she really 
cared. Mortals were useless for much besides that.

"Oh how I look forward to hearing your anguish when your High Priestess is 
slain by mine sister dear." said the Goddess with a malicious, sadistic, and 
cruel expression on Her face. "There will be nothing left of her, and you 
will loose her forever. And then my High Priestess will make a fine snack to 
recover my energy."

---

One day later...

As soon as Tenebris could she had begun basic Martial Arts training on her 
new body. Very basic stretching mostly to help with her flexibility when she 
was older. She of course knew how to do the exercises on herself having the 
knowledge stuffed into her head. However, she had to be careful. She could 
seriously hurt herself or even stunt her own growth if she pushed herself 
too far at such an early age now.

---

Some Years Pass
Unknown Date
Tenebris's POV

My maid just looked at me, and the box I had handed her, and asked "Missus, 
what are these?"

I said "Rats. Now. Tie them in my hair."

The maid flinched and asked "Why do you want me to tie LIVE RATS in your 
hair?!"

I smirked and said "Martial Arts training. Oh, don't worry. The little dears 
are still asleep from the tranquilizer so they won't bite you any."

The maid looked at me as if I was crazy, changed her attitude when I handed 
her a bag of lien, and then began her task.

I nodded at her when she was done, took a deep breath in... and out, and hit 
the rats with a mild taser. The rats shrieked, and went active. Clawing, 
biting... active.

I remembered how this training went. Yeah. The voice of the instructor in my 
memories said "If you keep running, leaping, and roof hopping you should 
stay ahead of them. Slow down though. They will bite."

I was determined to ace this training, and started roof hopping to get ahead 
of the rats.

---

The Same Time
Elsewhere On Remnant

A little girl stood sobbing in front of two gravestones. She felt like her 
whole world had come to and end. There was nothing left for her.

Except one thing...

Vengeance.

She would track down the High Priestess of Darkness and Shadows... and she'd 
kill her. For what that other had done to her family, there could be no 
forgiveness. She would expunge her evil from the world.

She swore she would do it. No matter what it took. Even if it cost her her 
life.

---

Other Realm... Somewhere
The Goddess of Light's POV

She watched as Her new toy... er High Priestess swore vengeance. How it 
delighted Her to see that. There was nothing more beautiful than the sight 
of a sobbing girl crying out her heart in anguish, loss, and pain.

She smirked as She thought how easy it had been to arrange for the girl to 
be this way and for her to blame the Dark Priestess. All She had to do was 
take control of the girl's body and have her kill, mutilate, and maim the 
girl's family. The girl had been aware of what she was doing and the 
expression of anguish, horror, and pleading on her face as she begged not to 
be forced to do this was delightful, pleasing, and beautiful to the Light 
Goddess.

Afterwards She had remade the girl's memories and made her think she had 
been forced to watch as the Dark Priestess did it. Making her think the Dark 
Priestess had frozen her there and made her watch. And made her think that 
the Dark Priestess had laughed at her screams of anguish.

All was going according to plan. She would destroy Her sister's hopes by 
having Her Priestess kill her sister's Priestess. Then she would let the 
memory blocks in the girl's mind down.

"Oh, how I look forward to her expression as she realizes that I am the one 
who had her kill her family." said the Light Goddess. "That because of Me 
she slew them with her own hands. And then when she realizes she has killed 
an innocent girl, the one girl who could have stopped Me... I will eat her."

The Light Goddess walked off into her Light Realm.

Laughing the high, loud, disturbing laugh of the insane.

---

Unknown Date
Tenebris's POV

I looked around the clearing and asked "George, Alisia... you two ready?"

"Yeah." said George, one of the trainers I had hired when my maid had 
developed alcoholism and had a break down. She couldn't handle putting me 
through the stuff necessary for training. Who knew people could be so 
squeamish?

"Yes Tenebris." said Alisia, the Dark Emissary I had been given by my Dark 
Patron Liananna.

"Alright, let's get started." I said.

George just nodded and said "Here, hold this." and had me pick up a couch.

George and Alisia then leapt onto the couch causing me to grunt. I then 
asked "Ready?"

George said "I sure enough be." and showed me the rope.

Alisia said "Yes Tenebris."

I looked at the rope hanging over the side of the couch, down onto the 
ground, and into the bushes. "Now." I said.

"Yes, Missus Snow." said George as he pulled on the rope. "Now. Run."

A pack of snarling, hungry, feral wolves walked out of the bushes.

They spotted me.

And started drooling in hunger.

I started running, I did.

"This is very good training!" I yelled over the snarling of the wolves, the 
wolves nipping at my flesh.

"You be one crazy little girl! Sure enough you be. But, you pay well! You 
still be a few shrimp shy of a boatload though!" George yelled in an accent 
that in another world and another time would best be described as Cajun.

Which wasn't that surprising since George was Cajun. Exactly how he wound up 
on Remnant I didn't know, he refused to say. I'd convince him to tell me... 
one day..... perhaps.

I smirked and yelled "All part of the training George!"

Alisia just sat on the couch calm and unruffled as the wolves chased after 
them.

---

Unknown Date

"Miss Snow?" asked George, who was the only other one here with me since I 
had sent Alisia out to do some shopping. "Why we here? In this ol' 
building."

"I'm here to learn the Ja Jinku no Apache technique." I said.

"What's that?" asked George.

"Well." I said. "I get locked in this room, blindfolded, with live 
rattlesnakes. It is to teach me how to anticipate when something is about to 
move and strike at me. I will know when the snakes are about to lunge then. 
I'll have to try not to get bitten. These are live snakes and haven't had 
their poison glands drained. I doubt there are any hospitals in this area 
that have the needed proper antivenin."

"... ... ... I say once again. You be crazy, sure enough." said George who 
noticed I was opening the lid of a container and jumping back from it as out 
of the lid poured... live rattlesnakes.

"Of course Liananna won't let me die so easily." I told him.

George flinched a little at the name of my Patron. I wasn't surprised by 
that at all. It was a lot better than most other people reacted.

It hadn't been very pleasant when the disguise on my Aura and Semblance had 
failed and people had seen me with a Dark Aura and a Dark Semblance. Then 
someone had found out about my being a High Priestess. Things had gone a 
little more downhill after that.

People tend to react... badly when they find out that you are actively 
worshipping the embodiment of Darkness and Shadows.

My sisters, George, and a few others had stuck by me. I was grateful that 
they had while everyone else had practically just abandoned me. My father...

Well, the less said about him... the better. At least Winter and Weiss had 
been able to "talk" him out of disowning me and having me killed by a firing 
squad. ...

Yeah. No doubt about it. My father in my last life was waaay better than Mr. 
Schnee.

I handed George a blindfold and then said "Here. Put this on me. Make sure 
it's good and I can't see anything."

George put the blindfold on me, all the while muttering "Think of the money. 
Think of the money. Think of the money. Not the crazy girl who be determined 
to commit suicide."

He then got the blindfold put on me.

"Go out and close the door." I said. "Make sure to lock it too. I don't want 
the temptation of having a way out. Come back and check on me in a few 
hours. If I'm still alive, get me outta here."

"You be crazy." said George. "But you be the boss. I'll check back in a few 
hours."

I could hear George running for the door. And then opening the door. And 
then closing and locking the door.

I then felt something brush against my leg and heard it hiss. I stood very 
still. Then a snake leapt at me. I dodged, barely. Then another. I dodged, 
mostly.

Then many started leaping at me.

Suddenly time seemed to slow down, I could hear as the snake was about to 
move, and I could almost tell where they were.

I dodged, flawlessly. And again. And again. And again. And again.

---

A few hours later...
George's POV

I opened the door and watched as Miss Snow, or "Miss Crazy" as I privately 
called her, effortlessly dodged snake after snake after snake after snake 
after snake.

I had to admit, she was pretty good. Crazy as a bedbug, but she obviously 
knew what she was doing. I had never seen something so amazing and 
terrifying happening all at once. Well, not since that voodoo priestess 
cursed me and sent me to this world. I never should have told her the truth 
when she asked me if that dress made her look fat.

Then, following my instructions, I released the gas into the room that 
knocked them ol snakes out. I went in and removed the blindfold from Miss 
Crazy.

"George?" she asked. "Oh. Is it time already? I did it! I learned the 
technique! This calls for a bit of a celebration! I'll treat us to a pot of 
gumbo!"

I wondered how she knew about gumbo. If I didn't know better I'd think the 
voodoo priestess sent her here too. Of course there be the problem that Miss 
Crazy was born here. And... The fact that Miss Crazy had a Dark Aura and a 
Dark Semblance. And the fact that she worshipped a Dark Patron. I had long 
ago decided I didn't care if she did worship some Dark Patron as long as she 
paid me well.

Miss Crazy was waiting for my answer.

I just looked at her and said "Miss Snow, I don't be turning down free food. 
I sure enough don't. But, I said it once and I'll say it again. You be 
crazy."

She just smirked at me.

And then she laughed.

Yep.

Sure enough now.

Crazy.

---

Unknown Date
Tenebris's POV

I said "Today I will learn the Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken, George."

---

I winced as George and Alisia bandaged my red hands.

---

Unknown Date

I said to George "Today I will learn the Hiryu Shoten Ha."

---

I screamed as I was sucked into the tornado.

'Maybe using fire and ice Dust wasn't such a good idea. Oh? Is that a tree 
coming toward me?'

*CRASH*

'Ouch...'

I passed out just as George reached me, muttering about crazy girls.

---

Unknown Date

I said to George "Today I will learn the Mouko Takabisha."

---

I hissed as George and Alisia bandaged the burns from the ki blasts located 
on my body.

---

Some Years Later

I smiled at George, Alisia, and my sister Weiss as the party started up and 
said "To me and my sister, the birthday girls! We are fifteen! A glorious 
age! I finally completed the Martial Arts training I started when I was 
five. Only took me ten years. But, now I am a full Grandmaster of 
Anything-Goes Martial Arts. It was worth all those years of that training."

George just shook his head, muttering "Crazy..."

Alisia just smiled at me.

Weiss looked at me like she couldn't quite figure out what she was looking 
at.

---

The Same Time
Elsewhere On Remnant

A girl readied her weapons and set out to kill a High Priestess of Darkness 
and Shadows.

---

One Year Passes...
Otherwhere POV

She who was once known as Tenebris Schnee, now currently known as Tenebris 
the Adventurer, her trusty friend George, and her Dark Servant Alisia were 
busy running for their lives. Being chased by an angry mob that wanted them 
dead. An angry mob with lots of guns. But, this was not the worst of their 
problems. Unknown to them they were being hunted by a vengeance driven girl. 
One who wanted to avenge her family. And she would, even if she had to kill 
everyone who got in her way.

---

Tenebris's POV

"Ah, just another typical day!" I yelled as I dodged the bullet that the 
chief of the local village shot at me.

"You still be really crazy!" George yelled back.

Alisia aimed her weapons and shot back at out pursuers. She managed to slow 
them down. But sadly didn't stop them for long.

"How was I supposed to know that they thought the local ruin was some holy 
site?! They don't have to be so touchy just because I got the treasure from 
it!" I yelled to him.

"Crazy!" George yelled again. "And what you expect anyhow!? Of course they 
want to kill you! You be a High Priestess of a Dark Patron!"

Alisia fired a few more rounds at the group.

I ducked under the upcoming tree branch, holding a hand to my hat. I didn't 
want to loose my fedora after all. Not after all the trouble I went through 
to get it.

'Afterall.' I thought. 'A girl is NOTHING without a hat. No girl is complete 
without a hat. A girl is naked without a hat. You are never naked so long as 
you have a nice hat. Well, that and a good juicy hamburger. Can't forget the 
hamburger. Fries are optional, though they are good.'

I licked my lips at the thought of the hamburger and fries.

I liked my fedora.

'... Nobody better ever mess with my hat.' I thought with a determined look 
on my cute face.