Centuries ago, the gods waged an unwavering war against their predecessors, the Titans. The war was long and hard-fought, but after ten years, the Olympians brought the last of their superiors to their knees. As Typhon fell - sealed within an unknown mountain by the combined might of the gods in their prime - a voice rang out.

The earth itself shuddered and decreed to the Olympians that they - her grandchildren - had sprouted the seeds of their own undoing. Unsure what to think, but aware that even the great earth mother Gaia was opposed to them, they agreed to make the moon their home, naming it after them, Olympus.

From Olympus, the gods could gaze down upon the world, their world. They saw a new race emerge, humanity, and alongside it, their cousins the Faunus. The two races fought frequently, wars fought for centuries at a times in some cases.

More than that, they had a common foe, Grimm. Creatures thought to be born of hate and that had risen from Hades' domain, as these creatures sought to destroy humanity.

In their arrogance, the gods descended to aid man. Hephaestus gifted them with the forge, Ares blessed them with the will to fight, Athena taught them to think. Artemis trained them in the hunt, Apollo lectured them to rise alongside him, Zeus trained them on how to lead. Hermes helped everyone to communicate no matter the distance, Hestia gave all a place to rest easy, Hera brought them together as families, and Aphrodite taught them how to love, giving them reason to live for the next dawn. Demeter - along with her daughter, Persephone - taught mankind of the earth and how to settle down in one place. The fates - along with their mother Themis - let them know all is not lost. And Morpheus granted them peace when entering his domain of sleep and dreams.

With these gifts, man flourished and grew, and as they did, the gods did too, as mankind's worship, praise, and sacrifice strengthened the gods' powers tenfold.

For a time Grimm appeared to not be a threat. That all changed when one day Zeus, king of the gods, was tempted by a human and boasting he could end the beasts with a single lightning bolt, went to rid the world of its dark encroachers. As he approached the darkness his spirit was drained, his powers vanishing, he had become mortal before the beasts and like a plague they descended upon the boastful king ending his life.

Stunned over their King's death, the gods agreed to not let mankind know, while also deciding that they needed rid of the creatures of Grimm, for mortality did not sit well with the divine beings. As they approached the area they noticed however that humanity had grown stronger, their souls taking form, and with that power they were protected from the Grimm.

Seeing this the gods knew what must be done. Mankind would be their tools so they could remain safe. Under a pretense of maintaining their image, they refused to inform the mortals of their newfound importance in prolonging the gods lives.

This vote was not unanimous however, the goddess of the Hunt, Artemis wished to fight the beasts herself rather than have mankind be a crutch to lean on and a shield to cower behind. Taking a gift from her father, a hunting knife that could conceal its wielder from their prey, she hid away her godhood and became human.

The goddess quickly learned that her plan was not thought through clear enough. She had to learn how to live all over again without her gifts. The task was made easier by finding a group who also hunted. Four people whose talents were blooming and being harnessed against the beasts, they took her in. Together the five fought and began to push back the tide of Grimm, much to the awareness of the gods. They saw this display of power and panicked. They combined their powers to obliterate the mortals who did not need them, but one survived.

They assumed the lone figure would not be a threat to them on her own so the gods left her be.

The moon shattered that night in Artemis' grief over her friends' deaths and her survival. She was not alone however as between the four people were two children who wept over their parents' deaths with her. The next day, she took on the role of mother and raised the kids while hiding her power from the gods. She founded a school to teach others how to fight and defend, and joined them. She taught the kids these same skills and in time they had classes at this school and grew to adulthood.

Upon their graduation, Artemis had a premonition of disaster soon to strike and so acted fast. She grabbed her old hunting knife, now broken in two from the gods' treachery decades ago, and placed one blade over each of her children. Her powers washed over them, leaving the blades and blessing the kids with a different power. A power to fight off gods.

Yet again, this display went noticed but this time, the gods could pinpoint their missing member and in a rush of wind, she was swept off to Olympus. The moonlight bathed her drained and mortal form in its glow, reawakening the Goddess Artemis.

From that day forward, the goddess was changed and the others feared it. They sought to imprison her but couldn't find a way to bind her. Her power didn't seem to be her own anymore, and it didn't help she would vanish into the mortal realm often.

Centuries passed with this division between the deities until eventually, one of them snapped.

'Damn them all! Let Styx have them!' A redheaded goddess stormed the marble halls of Olympus. The home of the gods glowed a mystical white beneath her feet, the moonlight shining a holy resonance that kept the dark at bay, at least on the outside as inside the gods awaiting Artemis, she knew weren't hearts but rather lumps of coal ready to ignite and consume all in their lust for power and the right to rule over all.

"What is the purpose of this meeting?" Artemis stormed into the council, a large domed building circled in clear white pillars all around, including bordering the entrance of two large oak doors that were as old as the gods. All of the other gods watched her, afraid to say anything. Apollo stood up confidently from Zeus' marble throne, not meant to house any other deity. The others held similar thrones of a more subdued scale, having acknowledged Zeus as King, but in his absence nobody knew what to do with the symbolic piece.

"You've become too close to humanity dear sister. We believe that you are forgetting where your true loyalties should lie." The blond haired god replied, certain he had already won.

The curious goddess scowls at her twin brother, staring down his sky blue eyes. "What exactly are you implying brother?"

"We," Apollo gestured to his fellow council members. "Decided that you need to choose between us or humanity. To demonstrate your loyalty. Join us and forsake humanity or join humanity and forsake your brothers and sisters."

"What gives you the right to even demand this? Father would have never done this." Artemis breathed out in a hiss, her anger barely in check over her brother's threats and pompous attitude. He wasn't king and he would never be fit to be like this.

"Father is dead, killed because of a human tempting him into her bed at the cost of a few Grimm! He would want me to rule in his stead! I am his son after all and we all know he would want the humans condemned for the betrayal that killed him. But to show you it isn't just me who is concerned with your relations with the mortals, I ask all those who agree with me to raise their hands." Apollo smiled smugly as he watched the rest of the council raise their hands, all except for Athena and Ares, the founders of the council that had replaced Zeus' role, and Hestia.

Seeing this, the goddess spun around on her heel leaving the council before her decree could be stated, hiding her anger at their machinations that never ceased to get under her skin.

Unsure what to do, the goddess opened her mind to the ether, the voice of the world. This ability was one all gods held, but didn't realize until humankind had begun worshipping them. The ether was a collection of thoughts the mortals held on their overlords, good and bad. Artemis took comfort in this realm as her followers were always fighting to survive and living to see the new dawn, or as she preferred, dusk. The indomitable souls of those who fought selflessly gave her hope to fight in too.

"Thank you my goddess for giving me this opportunity. Thank you for letting me get into Beacon ahead of schedule by two years." One voice echoed over and over again, it's strength and purity resonating within the goddess. As she heard the silent thanks pour from the heart of an unknown girl, Artemis realized just how odd it was that one's soul could reach her so clearly, or that somebody so young could get into the prestigious hunter's academy she had once thought of as her own home.

Intrigued by this girl, Artemis became no more than a specter to see who this girl was, and was immediately shocked by the sight upon descending to Remnant.

Before her was a bullhead filled with students heading to Beacon, only a day away from their initiation into the prestigious school, all having great potential, even the boy who just ran by vomiting, Artemis could feel the strength of these new recruits and it warmed her heart. She knew the day would come she'd have to chose a side but she already knew where her heart was.

Searching the ship, Artemis found the girl who had called out to her. A rather young girl dressed in reds and blacks, silver eyes and if the goddess had to guess, naturally red tipped hair. Artemis quickly took note of the girl's build, very lithe as if acrobatics were a hobby of hers, while at the same time her arms were built to carry a weapon most likely very close to her in weight. 'So you are the one who's been giving thanks where they aren't due. Oh sweet child, if only you knew this opportunity and that strength were all your own doing.'

The girl quickly lifted her head as if a whisper had crossed her ears, looking around suspiciously her eyes began to focus on the invisible form. 'How can she notice me? That shouldn't be possible..;. Wait! Those eyes!' The goddess leaned in and noticed the silver fire burning within them, creating a glow much like the moon, much like the eyes of those she had blessed and had been searching for centuries for.

Suddenly from behind Artemis a rather boisterous blonde barged through her tackling the silver eyed girl. "RUBY! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!"

Clearly not comfortable with the bear hug being put upon her the girl now clarified as Ruby began prying herself away from the blonde. "Sis, stop."

The grumble was barely audible above Artemis' sigh that she hadn't been spotted, but the goddess caught it with intrigue wondering how the two were related and more importantly, if Ruby was a descendant of her kids. 'Family is definitely the most vexing thing of mortals. They each treat it so differently, it's weird. Oh well, I'll just see where this goes.'

Over the course of the day, Artemis learned much about this huntress in training, from her cheery outlook to a true wisdom hidden behind a naive smile. 'Maybe I'll give her a gift after initiation to let her know that she made this possible, not me. I can tell she deserves that, seeing that inner strength of hers.'

Artemis had decided it was time to disappear lest the other gods know where to find her and her newest interest. Using a replica of her age old dagger, she became a human girl about the same age as the girl she had been watching all day, wearing a white t-shirt that somehow managed to not be see-through showing her rather well endowed body, and a pair of skinny jeans that didn't restrict her movements in the slightest. Her red hair was smooth and free of curls and just as long as that Blonde's had been earlier, however it was held back by a moonsilver pin of a double bow and arrow - her personal symbol - and her green eyes did nothing to hide her wisdom of centuries on this war torn planet.

Wanting to actually meet the girl in person, Artemis used her minimal powers directly from the moon to gain entry to Beacon and create a transcript, along with making all the documentation digital and existing in the computer's systems. 'The headmaster will immediately know it's me with his tendency to recheck everything, but at the same time I know Ozpin won't share this information. Even with Athena and Hephaestus constantly coming and going from this school he'd keep me hidden, has before, will again.'

The goddess walked in right as everybody was drifting off to sleep, their bodies showing the lives they had lived prior, and while some thrashed wildly in their sleep like the cat Faunus from earlier, others like the blonde slept soundly revealing a peaceful life before this. 'It's a shame such innocents are fighting our war. I swear to you all, I will find a way to free you of our damnation.'

Truly tired of the machinations of the gods, Artemis also found a bedroll and drifted off to sleep near Ruby, feeling oddly excited as to what would happen next. 'I can feel something from you child, a strength far greater than even my own. Maybe you will be the savior of our races.' Reaching out, Diana drifted off, a look of hope for the future on her face as she faced a silver eyed girl whose soul had yet to truly awaken.

AN: Hello all, this is Blacsparrow as some of you know and Archer went and asked me to give him a kick in the pants for this story. so I am. He's rewriting it while I push and badger him to keep it going. So for the moment I've got him working on this while I help when and where I can. This isn't my story, not really. But I was asked to do this to incentivize and I don't mind hosting it for my friend.