The Temple of Artemis(Pre-Event/Intro Thread)

[Ruby Rose]

WHITE ROSE IS IN THE HOUSE, BITCHES

No! No no no! Why was this happening! Everything was really looking up, Weiss and I had finally reunited with the other members of team RWBY, and now we were being ripped from them... again! As I fell through blackness, like Alice down the Rabbit's hole, tears streamed out. ""NO! WHY?!" I cried, feeling no one at my side; even Weiss and I had been separated! I broke down into a teary mess as I plummeted, bawling my eyes out, curled up into a small crimson ball.

Until finally I was launched out onto some slippery surface... marble, it seemed, now even more reflective and slippery with my tears drenching it. I couldn't say a word through my sobs, and I continued to lay, curled up, until a hand grasped my shoulder. "Ruby!" A female's voice cried, and I halted my crying. "W-Weiss?" I stuttered back, rolling over to face the alabaster fencer. She quickly embraced me and pulled me up onto my knees. "I-I was so frightened, I thought I lost you again..." She sobbed into my cloak, and I did likewise into her hair. "S-same..." I muttered simply, allowing us to stay that way for a few moments.

I pulled away and scanned my surroundings; Zwei seemed to have been left behind, and the familiar weight of Crescent Rose at my waist had vanished. Myrtenaster was also missing from Weiss's hip. A simple fix, I thought, and tried focusing, but instead of Omnillium magic, a pang of pain hit my head like a brick. "Ow!" I cried, rubbing my cranium tenderly. "Weiss... we can't have our weapons..." I muttered, disappointed, a sink hole splitting in my gut. Now that I was without my weapon, I had only one person I could depend on; Weiss.

The two of us jumped in shock when a voice rang out before us. A blue, ethereal man stood - or more so floated - there, and spoke to us; or more so the entire gathering of various characters.

Greetings Champion. I am the mighty Hero Teucer and I have chosen you to help me in this quest to release me and to let my spirit rest in peace. I was slain in this land in a war a long long time ago. I should be resting in the Elysian Fields but that evil warlock cursed my soul onto six relics that you must retrieve for me.” The spirit floated over to the middle of the pool in which there is a small table which looks as if it has a placeholder for these items.

“The relics are scattered throughout the island and are protected by powerful guardians who have been set forth by the Warlock. Please...help release my spirit by bringing all six relics here to the temple. Once I am released I will give whoever brings me all six one of the relics and will imbue it with great power. I chose you because of your valiance and honor as a fighter and I believe that you will be the one to free me. If you have any questions I will be here as long as I’m recruiting others. Please save me.

So... basically we had to fight giant guardian monster things to get stuff for this spirit? Sounded like my kind of adventure... but how were we supposed to fight without weapons?! The I thought back to my fight with Wakka...

No. Nonono. I was not going to let that happen! I could already feel myself shaking at the thought, even with Weiss's firm hold on me. "W-Weiss..." I mumbled, digging my head into her chest. "I-I'm scared..."