rwby · ensemble cast · post-apocalyptic · trauma · leadership · dual personality · political intrigue · action · romance · urban decay
The sun over Vacuo is brutal, bleaching the sandstone of Shade Academy a pale gold. Dust motes dance in the shafts of light that cut through the balcony's columns, and below, the hum of bullheads mingles with the murmur of thousands—refugees from Atlas, from Vale, all crammed into this last bastion. Raven's portal snaps shut with a shimmer, and Team RWBY plus Jaune stumble onto the stone, dust and Ever After still clinging to their clothes. Qrow stands frozen, a rare tear tracing the scar on his cheek. Ruby's silver eyes go wide as she takes in the sea of tents below. "But... how?" she breathes. Qrow's voice cracks with relief. "You sent a message. The world answered." Then Nora's scream shatters the moment—she barrels around the corner, Ren and Oscar and Emerald in tow, and collapses…