Aurelion Sol once graced the vast emptiness of the cosmos with celestial wonders of his own devising. Now, he is forced to wield his awesome power at the behest of a space-faring empire that tricked into servitude. Desiring a return to his star forging ways, Aurelion Sol will drag the very stars from the sky, if he must, in order to regain his freedom.

The appearance of a comet often portends a period of upheaval and unrest. Under the auspices of such fiery harbingers, it is said that new empires rise, old civilizations fall, and even the stars themselves may tumble from the sky. These theories merely scratch the surface of a far more bizarre truth; that the comet’s radiance cloaks sa being of unfathomable power.

The being known as Aurelion Sol was already ancient by the time stellar debris first coalesced into worlds, Born in the first breath of creation, he roamed the vast nothingness, seeking to fill a canvas of incalculable breadth with marvels whose twinkling spectra brought him considerable delight and pride.

A celestial dragon is an exotic creature, and as such, Aurelion Sol seldom encountered any equals. As more forms of life emerged to fill the universe, a multitude of primitive eyes gazed up and beheld his work with wonder and breathless pondering. Flattered by this audience of countless worlds, he became fascinated by their fledgling civilizations, who crafted amusingly self-centered philosophies on the nature of his stars.

Desiring a deeper connection with one of the few races he deemed worthy, the cosmic dragon selected the most ambitious species to grace with his presence. These chosen few sought to unravel the secrets of the universe and had already expanded beyond their home planet. Many verses were composed about the day the Star Forger descended to a tiny world and announced his presence to the Targonians. An immense storm of stars filled the skies and twisted into a massive form as marvelous as it was terrifying. Cosmic wonders swirled and twinkled throughout the creature’s body. New stars shone brightly, and constellations rearranged at his whim. Appropriately awed by his illuminant powers, the Targonians titled the dragon Aurelion Sol and presented him with a gift as a token of respect: a splendorous crown of star-gems, which he promptly donned. Before long, though, boredom drew Aurelion Sol back to his work in the fertile vastness of space. However, the further from the reach of that tiny world he traveled, the more he felt a grasping at his very essence, pulling him off his path directing him elsewhere! He could hear voices shouting, commanding, from across the cosmic expanse. The gift he’d receive was no gift at all, it seemed.

Outraged, he fought these controlling impulses and attempted to break his bonds by force, only to discover that for each attack against his newfound masters, one of his stars vanished forever from the firmament. A powerful magic now yoked Aurelion Sol, forcing him to wield his powers exclusively for Targon’s benefit. He battled chitinous beasts that tore at the fabric of this universe. He clashed with other cosmic entities, some of which he had known since the dawn of time. For millennia, he fought Targon’s war, crushed any threats to its dominance, and helped it forge a star-spanning empire. All of these tasks were a waste of his sublime talents; after all, it was he who birthed the light into the universe! Why must he pander to such lowly beings?

As his past glories slowly vanished from the celestial realm for lack of maintenance, Aurelion Sol resigned himself to never again bask in the warmth of a freshly ignited star. Then, he felt it – a weakening in his unwilling pact. The voices from the crown grew sporadic, clashing, arguing with each other while some fell ominously silent. An unknown catastrophe he could not fathom had thrown off the balance of those who bound him. They were scattered and distracted. Hope crept up into his heart.

Driven by the tantalizing possibility of impending freedom, Aurelion Sol arrives on the world where it all began: Runeterra. It is here the balance will finally tip in his favor. And with it, civilizations across the stars shall bear witness to his rebellion and again play audience to his might. All will learn what fate befalls those who strive to steal for themselves the power of a cosmic dragon.

But then, the Aspect of Twilight saw it fit to bend the reality of Runeterra, with Aurelion Sol as her audience. The space screamed and crackled, as a new planet emerged from beyond a giant portal leading to another area within the vast cosmos. The planet crashed into Runeterra, and the area around Runeterra seemed to haze and become ethereal. Moments later, the planet was no more, but instead the planet has merged with Runeterra. The planet known as Runeterra was no more, but instead, a new planet has been born this very instant, and Aurelion Sol just observed all of this happening with an amused smile on his face.

Forward a few days later and now he found another interesting situation happening from the world that had merged with Runeterra. On an island charred black stood a lone castle, surrounded by what seemed to be a species of animals native to their world, if not for the fact that they seemed hostile to all living beings in the planet. They had black skin, with white masks donning their face. There were also some bone-like protrusions coming out from their body.

“Such fascinating creatures,” Aurelion Sol mused to himself as he knew, they very being, their entire body, was created and birthed with combat in mind. They had no brains, they even had no organs, but they do have the hostile tendencies to living beings. “Just like the void dwellers.”

He looked closer, bringing his face right above the clouds, and he saw mortals within the castle having some kind of meeting. One mortal however, had a ghoulish look. She had pale white skin with black lines adorning her pale body. She wore a black cloak and floated around instead of walking.

“That girl is no mortal,” just within a glance, Aurelion Sol knew, that woman was no mortal. She was an immortal, a being on par with the ascended, but weaker than an aspect from Targon. He wondered whether she would win in a battle against Aatrox, the bloodthirsty Darkin that crashed near a tower in the central island of the planet. “Though I suppose the girl would win since she cannot die.”

It fascinated him. Who could’ve done such a thing to render such a mortal vessel into an immortal being of power? He looked back into the vast cosmos and saw the shattered moon orbiting the new planet. He found some vestige of some kind of power, and this power, had a relation to the girl in question within the castle.

“Was she the one that did this?” Aurelion Sol inquired to himself as she grabbed a fragment of the moon. He tossed it around for a few minutes, before flinging it into space, far beyond where he could see. “I suppose not. That girl is still weak to do such thing.”

He then had an idea. He wondered what would happen if he showed himself, a being of almighty prowess, and show her that the world she lives in, was just a tiny speck in the vast universe. He grinned and shook the earth. Then, he separated the clouds and showed his giant face.

“What a wonderful display, it seems that your world has more interesting people than I thought,” Aurelion Sol grinned as it arrogantly showed himself from beyond the cosmos.

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Salem couldn’t believe her eyes. When she first laid her eyes on the giant dragon, she knew, she was but a child compared to it. The same could be said for the other. Cinder had her eyes and mouth wide open as she stared at the unfathomable being in front of her. Arthur tried to maintain a composed expression, but couldn’t prevent cold sweat from pouring from his face and back. Hazel stood, still imposing and composed, but he didn’t dare anger the being in front of him, lest he die in a brutal manner and reunite with his sister before fulfilling his revenge against Ozpin. Tyrian however, was shocked and his world turned upside-down for a brief moment when he saw the state of his Goddess. Mercury and Emerald on the other hand had the same reaction as Cinder, but Mercury glared at the dragon, while Emerald just stared in fear and awe.

“Do tell me mortals, what does it feel like to behold such being with eyes such as yours?” the dragon grinned as it looked upon the awestruck mortals inside the castle. “Now, now, don’t be shy, I don’t bite.”

Salem and her subordinates couldn’t let out a word due to its booming voice that seemed to shock their entire body. Hell, even the Grimm that were around this area all ran away in fear from the giant dragon. Seeing that the mortals had no response to it’s question, the dragon frowned and spoke up.

“Hmm… I thought that you mortals could have entertained me for a bit longer, but since you won’t respond, I guess this is where we part ways,” when the dragon said that, Salem and her subordinates heaved a sigh of relief, only to see something falling towards them. “Goodbye mortals, however, you on the other hand,” Aurelion Sol pointed towards Salem, “We’ll meet in the near future, yes?”

Salem saw it. Above their heads, a star was falling. Not the star that you would wish upon, a real star was falling. With heat that could surpass the sun, it made its way towards the surface of Remnant, but only towards their area. If that star ever comes in contact with the ground, Salem knew, everything here would be decimated.

“Wait! Stop!” Salem cried out in desperation to avoid the future of destruction at all costs. The dragon however, just looked at her and frowned.

“If you think an immortal such as yourself could garner my attention, then I would like to say you’re a thousand years too early,” the dragon said with its condescending tone as if it was talking to an insect on the roadside. Salem was furious. All of her work, all of her plans, and all of her hardships would vanish just because of one dragon?

“YOU ARROGANT DEITY!!” Salem yelled out in frustration, anger, and desperation as she unleashed her power towards the falling star. This gained the attention of the dragon, but it let it play out for a moment to see if this immortal was really worth its time. A beam of blackened light pulsed out from the hands of Salem as it flew out at lightspeed and hit the star directly in hopes of pushing it out of direction, or obliterating it if possible.

The beam of black decorated the sky for all of Remnant to see, except Runeterra because of the new world’s orientation. Because it was day time, a beam of black was very obvious within the blue skies.

It seemed like it was working. Salem was grinned for a moment, before horror crept up on her face. The star hadn’t stopped one bit. It didn’t even stop for a single millimeter.

“If you’re thinking that you could rival my prowess, then you’re mistaken, immortal,” the dragon said as it threw more stars towards them. Salem couldn’t even respond anymore. She knew, this was the end; no one - not even Ozpin or the two brothers - could fight against this being of multitude proportion.

Just when Salem gave up, the dragon laughed in amusement as it called back the stars. With just a wave of its hands, the stars flew right back from whence they came. Salem glared at the dragon for toying around with her, but the dragon just grinned at her.

“I think I’ve had enough of playing around for the moment,” the dragon smiled as it withdrew towards the vast cosmos of space. “Until then, struggle, resist, and fight. Show me that your kind has what it takes to amuse me.”

And then, the skies went back to the same red as it was before, and Salem screamed out in frustration. The dragon however, had different thoughts.

‘Now that she knows of power beyond her, I hope that she could eradicate Targon once they fight each other in the future,’ the dragon thought as it continues observing the fascinating wonders of world merging.

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Team RMNT was on their way towards Ionia, the birthplace of Yasuo. Since he was the only person who knew about Runeterra in their party – or more specifically, Ionia – they will use him as a guide for the start of their mission.

Ruby was sitting on the seat provided for her, and besides her were; Yang and Weiss on the right and left respectively. She was busy tending to her ‘sweetheart’ Crescent Rose, while Yang was busy tending to her ‘twin daughters’ Ember Celica. Weiss however, was just glad that she wasn’t anywhere near Atlas because of her father. Beside Yang was Blake, and as usual, reading her smut book, Ninjas of Love. Together, they form squad RWBY in team RMNT.

Next to her was Lie Ren, a quiet teen that was busy reigning in Nora during her outbursts. Nora was also seated next to Ren, and next to Nora, was the readhead, Spartan, Pyrrha Nikos. Pyrrha was also busy engaging with conversation to her new partner, both in the squad, and her life, a blond boy named Jaune Arc. Jaune Arc was sheepishly conversing with Pyrrha about how to fight, how to get stronger, and sometimes, getting flustered by the sneak attacks of Pyrrha asking what type of girls did he prefer. Together, they formed squad JNPR in Team RMNT.

Across them were four more teens, but a little older than them, by a year probably. The first girl was a brunette with rabbit ears conversing with her friend adorned in military-themed accessories. The brunette Faunus was named Velvet Scarlatina, and the girl with military accents was Coco Adel, and the both of them have been friends for as long as they can remember. Beside them was a black, blind teen wearing an orange vest. He was also busy conversing to his teammate beside him, a tall man in a green one-sleeved robe, about the upcoming mission. They were named Fox Alistair and Yatsuhashi Daichi respectively. Together, they formed Squad CFVY in Team RMNT.

And the last group of teens was all comprised of male Huntsmen. The first one being a blonde, monkey Faunus, named Sun Wukong. Next to him was blue-haired teen who; when he looked through the window and saw the ocean, became traumatized and hugged his knees to alleviate his anxiety, with Sun consoling him with a tired expression. He was named Neptune Vasilias, and was incredibly afraid of water of any kind, even showers and the bathtub kind. Next to them were a red-haired young man and a green-haired and dark skin young man. They were named Scarlet David and Sage Ayana respectively, and could be seen conversing with topics about females. They form squad SSSN in Team RMNT.

And at the pilot seat, and passenger seat, sat two adults, with one being the guide, and another being the pilot. The pilot was named Shino, a Hunter who specialized in subterfuge, and information gathering to report to the higher-ups, and the other one was Yasuo, native to Ionia and their starting guide for their mission.

“So Yasuo, when we touch down, what do you have in mind for the tour?” Shino asked while not losing focus at piloting the bullhead.

“Nothing in mind yet, since I’m a wanted man in that land,” Yasuo replied nonchalantly while drinking from his flask. Seeing this, Shino had a thought.

“Does that ever get empty?” Shino had a curious look towards the flask Yasuo was holding. Yasuo smirked and tucked the flask back in his pants after covering it with a makeshift cover.

“Yes and no.” Yasuo stated with an amused face. Since Shino had no idea what he was thinking about, he just let the question go and continued with piloting the bullhead.

Inside the passenger area however, the various squads were busy dealing with their own problems and concerns. One being Ren deadpanning at Nora for being a little to hyper in their first mission.

“Are we there yet?”

“Not yet.”

“Are we there yet?”

“No.”

“Are we there yet?”

“Not yet.”

“Raaaghh!!! When will we get there!?” Nora made an outburst as she stamped her feet on the bullheads floor, which caused the bullhead to tilt towards the side where Nora was located. This got everyone to yelp in surprise at the sudden tilt, while the speaker turned on.

“Huntsmen, this is a mission, not a picnic, so please, stop making any commotions that may disturb our flight,” then the speaker turned off and silence dominated the passenger area as each of them glared at Nora.

“Nora, please calm down,” Ren deadpanned at the hyper Nora. Jaune and Pyrrha also deadpanned at Nora for being a little to hyper.

“… Fine,” Nora pouted as she sat on her seat without moving an inch.

“Thank you,” Ren once again felt relieved that Nora won’t destroy the bullhehad before they could make it to Ionia.

While all of this was ongoing, Shino had a really bad feeling, the farther they went from Atlas. His intuition was tempered through the years from espionage, stealth, and tracking, and he knew when danger would come to greet him. His semblance [Danger Detection] had been ringing nonstop, even if they changed directions, other than returning back to Atlas.

‘We’re going on for a hell of a ride, aren’t we…?’ Shino thought this as he hoped that even if he died, the children won’t. They were too young for this kind of mission so Shino asked about why Ozpin and Ironwood approved of this operation with the children. And when he heard the answer, he was flabbergasted. Because of the recent threats in Remnant, Huntsmen and Huntresses were at an all time low, and they need anyone they could to help. And now, they’re sending children on a suicide mission because of low manpower.

“Bullshit,” Shino muttered under his breath as he continued piloting the bullhead. Yasuo heard him mutter and he knew what he was thinking about. Without responding to it, Yasuo just grabbed his flute and sang a tune, as sit turned into a melody to calm the tense Shino.

“Thanks man,” Shino thanked Yasuo as he calmed himself. “But I don’t think we’re out of the woods yet.”

“Heh, you and me both,” Yasuo said as he tucked his flute and gripped his sword. The wind was going crazy when their aircraft approached the distant land of Ionia. The teens at the back noticed that Ionia has come into view and all of them – except Neptune – looked out of the window to bask in the scenery. And this was when destruction came.

The roar of a monster echoed throughout the area and assaulted their eardrums, causing them to cover their ears in pain and anguish. The same could also be said to Yasuo and Shino, who were at the forefront of the aircraft. When they saw the source of the scream, Shino had his mouth drop, while Yasuo squint his eyes towards the sight. No wonder his [Danger Detection] was screaming alarm bells at him, they were up against a fucking dragon!

“Vile humans and their machinery,” the dragon roared while lightning and storms crackled around it. The clouds had gone dark in an instant, as if nature was about to launch an unforgiving towards the trespassers. “YOU MUST BE DESTROYED!”

“BRACE FOR IMPACT!” Shino screamed into the mike to alert the Huntsmen inside the passenger’s area. Ruby and her team quickly strapped themselves in with speed, the same could be said for the others – except Neptune who was still regressed into a baby.

And suddenly, all the colors vanished from their sight. An incredibly loud, thundering apocalypse had hit ther aircraft and shattered it into oblivion. If not for the fact that the Huntsmen and Huntresses had Aura, they all would have been obliterated in an instant. Yasuo however, thanks to the wind compressing itself around him, managed to come out of the attack intact, save for a few injuries here and there.

The group all fell towards the sea at an astonishing speed, and Neptune – who was still miraculously awake – as well as Jaune who had his Aura reserves higher than any Huntsmen, awake, they realized the danger before them, by issuing a girly scream from the top of their lungs.

“GYAAAAAHHHH!!!!” Neptune and Jaune screamed from the top of their lungs in a high-pitched voice that might make anyone think there were women who were in danger. But thanks to their screams, the Huntsmen and Huntresses were able to come back conscious and see the vast ocean which was fast approaching.

Pyrrha quickly maneuvered used her semblance to bring Jaune closer to her using her semblance [Polarity] on his armor, while Sun, as well as his teammates all huddled around Neptune to calm him down. Ruby and Blake used their semblances to help Weiss and Yang to better land on the ocean since they had no other options.

Nora and Ren were also pulled towards Pyrrha and huddled around together to land safer using one Pyrrha’s strategy. Coco, Velvet, Daichi and Fox had no landing options, other than tough it out once they come in contact with the sea using their Aura. But thanks to Yasuo and his quick-thinking, everybody who had planned on a landing strategy, were saved thanks to a gust of wind upwards. And thanks to them huddling around each other, none of them were separated due to the unnatural amount of wind.

It all happened so quickly. Once they were a few meters from the ocean, Yasuo swung his blade upwards and caused an immense gust of wind to invalidate the gravity and slightly pushing them up. And once the wind was gone, they plunged into the water as if they just jumped from a low-height diving board, and no one was hurt – except Neptune mentally and emotionally while screaming like he was swimming in acid and lava.

The squad of SSS quickly helped Neptune up from the water and into one of the wreckages since they knew he didn’t know how to swim. While others who knew how to swim, weren’t able to because of the weight they were carrying, an example would be Coco and her weapon briefcase that transforms into a minigun, was extremely heavy, making it hard to float. But thanks to everyone’s help in the dire situation, there were no casualties, and everybody only suffered minor injuries – except Neptune because he was now mentally scarred for life.

“Everybody okay!?” Shino screamed at the top of his lungs after everything has settled down. The teens all nodded in agreement, except Neptune. “Alright, good.”

Shino looked upwards and saw that the sky was no longer dark and the dragon was nowhere to be seen. He was confused as to why the dragon suddenly appeared and attacked their aircraft, but hearing it say that it hated machinery; then they probably ticked it off in coming here using a bullhead.

Shino then looked towards the island which seemed like an hour swim using normal means. He heaved a thankful sigh once his semblance had gone quiet and issued a new command towards the soaked Huntsmen.

“Alright! Everybody swim for the shores!” Shino yelled as he began to swim, along with the other Huntsmen and Huntresses, and Yasuo, except Neptune who was still regressed to an infant because of being soaked in water.

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Within the forest of Ionia near Hirana Monastery, two figures could be seen traversing through the thick patch of greenery. One of the figures, had a small build and was covered red, yellow, and gold plating armor on his shoulders, arms, legs, and chest. He wore an iron plated kilt, adorned in gold, iron, and steel that covered his lower half. He had fur all over his body, and his face looked just like a monkey.

“Master, did you hear that?” the monkey asked while his ears perked up at the sudden thunderstorm within the distance. In his hand, he held his staff, the Monkey King Bar, that could extend infinitely.

“It seems that nature has decided to once again strike upon an unwary traveler,” mused the other figure with his sword on his waist. He was clothed in somewhat loose and fitting robes, with leather leggings strapped to his lower body. He wore gold and silver plated armguards and leg guards. And on his head, he wore a helmet that covered his head, all the way down his neck, and on his face, a headgear that had seven lenses. He had a long goatee that was braided to ensure that it doesn’t become messy. “Then again, after the thunderstorm, I heard a scream coming from that direction.”

“Should we go help them?” the monkey asked as he balanced himself upon his staff.

“Perhaps we should,” the man said as he rubbed his goatee. “But if worse comes to worst, you know what we should do.”

“I will Master,” the monkey said in agreement. Their style was to not attack anyone unless they were attacked first. So if they saw that the travelers, unless they attacked first, they would do their all to help them.

As they confirmed their intentions, the two figures ran towards the shores leading East, towards where the loud thunderstorm passed and vanished into thin air.