Chapter 1: A Last Desire

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One day, I left.

And nobody searched for me.

I left everything only to find peace and happiness for once in my life.

But one day, they found me.

And instead of finding happiness or relief, I felt a blade cutting my arms and my heart.

My friends betrayed me, and my family abandoned me.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

Now, I am impaled in the chest by a spear, to a tree, in a forest that I have never been in before, as the moonlight is the only thing left accompanying me in my loneliness as I bleed out.

That and the distant growls of Grimm that were hidden in the woods.

Well, I think this is it, I said to myself.

Did I have a good life? Mhmm… it could've been better. At least I could have had a girlfriend, and maybe have become a huntsman before getting attacked by my very own friends. And why? Because they had thought I'd betrayed them? The only bad thing I had done was having faked my transcripts, and was that worth it? Was that reason enough for them to do this to me? Was that even the reason or something else?

I don't know. I just don't know...

But, what can I do? I think that my life was never meant to be that of a Hunstman, despite of all my efforts…

Actually, it's really weird how calm I am now as I think over all of this. I should be angry, furious, sad, depressed or wanting to beat everyone… But, no, I'm here, thinking about life while being impaled like that time back in the Emerald forest, but this time, Pyrrha's spear rested near my heart. My arms were bleeding and I already had a shattered leg that, despite not bleeding, was hurting as all hell.

Then I noticed my sword, along with my shield, lying a few meters away from me, shining in the moonlight. Then I had an idea; I could try to pull the spear free and then take my sword and use it as a cane so that I could walk and, hopefully, find someone that could help me. I think that a town was near of here, but I'm not very sure.

Well, at least I can try, right? Not that I'm losing anything, after all…

I grabbed the spear with my right arm. It gone deep through my body, to the point of impaling the tree behind me, so, this was going to be a little difficult. Not only because I needed to do it with only a single arm, but because this was also going to be very painful, apart from being very dangerous.

Thank the Gods they hadn't impaled me at the top of the tree, because that would have been even harder to escape.

Well, here I go… one, two and…

With all of the remaining strength I had in my body, I managed to rip the spear out of me. Fortunately, it wasn't very long and the deed was quick, but that still didn't stop the pain and I let out a scream of agony. A scream that died in my throat once I bit my tongue. I didn't want the Grimm to notice that a human was still alive, so I tried to be as quiet as I could. When I get to a safer place, I will scream as loudly as I want.

I fell on the cold ground that was covered by my own blood. I tried to stand up, but my aforementioned shattered leg wouldn't move. It was fractured and broken in different places and I could see a little bit of my femur poking out in between muscle and skin.

My other leg wasn't in very good shape either. It was shaking a lot, but at least I could stand up.

It didn't last as I feel the moment I tried to move. Dragging myself, I reached my sword that was on the ground, supporting myself with it. This seemed to somewhat work, at least for the moment.

I think I had only moved a few meters from my initial position so far, but at least I was moving. My aura was really low though, not even a quarter of the red zone that Glynda would stop us at, and that was at about 30%. If Goodwitch was here, she would probably be surprised at how I was still alive. She always questioned that.

Actually, I think she never believed in me, or could figure out how I had survived through everything from the Emerald forest up to now. She never actually cared about me, despite me being a student that tried his best to improve.

Well, not that I cared about her anyways. She always made me fight with Cardin, knowing he was a better fighter than me at those times, and never wanting to put me against another student that was at my level… if there was anyone at my level. The academy's janitor was probably better than me.

Whatever.

So, I slowly 'walked' through the darkness of the forest, but, little by little, I could feel how I was losing strength.

Just a few more steps, I said to myself, just a-

And then my other leg gave out and bent so my entire my femur was exposed...

As I fell to the ground, it felt like it was in slow motion...

But I didn't feel anything. No Pain, no fear, no anger, just… a simple emptiness, nothing.

Little by little my face raced towards the ground, just like my sword had moments ago.

By this time I already knew it. That this was it.

The end of Jaune Arc, the man who simply wanted to become a huntsman and a hero, just like his family, but in the end, was only a weak and pathetic man.

Was it so hard to accomplish that dream of his?

This stupid destiny that wanted him to suffer, that wanted him to be hated and rejected.

That man, I, closed his eyes, waiting for the inevitable end.

…..

But nothing happened.

Instead, a red and white light surrounded me. It resembled a humanoid form without legs and was floating in front of me, holding me by my shoulders.

"You are not going to die." It was an elegant voice of a lady, more elegant than Weiss' or any of the Atlesian people that I had heard before, "Now, you are safe with me."

I raised my head to meet her face, but it was covered by a red veil, hiding most of her head except for her long black hair.

"Who… Who are you?" I asked.

"At first, I was nothing, but then, when I awakened, I knew I just had one purpose; to help you, because you are a part of me, and I'm a part of you. I'm Lilith and I will accompany you."

I didn't understand what she was talking about, I just remained silent, until I realized she was carrying me through the forest along with my sword that was floating next to me.

"Where are you taking me?" Surprisingly, I was calm. I didn't feel like she was a threat to me. Instead, I feel she was a spirit that only wanted to help me.

"To a safer place where you can get better. Where you will never be defeated by the weaknesses of the flesh, and where you will never again feel the negative emotions like you had before, such as sadness, betrayal or pain."

Suddenly, I found myself in a part of the forest where everything was burning. There were just ashes of what before was life. And then, I noticed seven crosses where seven people were being crucified. They were unconscious, with black blindfolds around their eyes.

Those people were the friends that betrayed me; Ruby, Nora, Yang, Weiss, Blake, Ren and Pyrrha. Every single one of them was naked, with nothing to cover themselves.

I knew that I should have felt pity, sadness, or something, but...

No.

I felt nothing.

The image was, for me, the same as watching a wall of fresh paint, drying in the sunlight..

I turned my sights away from the view and I asked.

"What are you going to do with them?"

She chuckled.

"I don't care about them, that's the job of another spirit that came with me."

"And that job is?" I asked, curiously.

"Punish all the species of this world because of their sins. Starting with them." She pointed at them. "You see, this world was accumulating a lot of sins during all these centuries. And it was time to do a purge." she smiled "But now, it's waiting, so I can save you."

"Save me… Why?"

"You have a strong soul, Jaune Arc. Despite everything that happened in your life, you always wanted to see the bright side, until, well, they stabbed you." I slowly nodded, and then she resumed "That's why I wanted to save you, and make you something better, something more interesting than a mere hero."

"Something… better than a hero?"

She nodded "Making you… into a God. Maybe even into something greater, if we can."

I saw her smile through the veil and I knew it was a smile that I could trust.

Then, a bright portal appeared in front of her.

"We don't have much time, Jaune Arc, the other spirit would get angry if we made it wait more than necessary. All the questions you have. I will answer them later, but now, before we leave, I need to know. What's your last desire?"

"Last... Desire?"

"Exactly. A thing you want from this world, and from this universe. Tell me what you want, and I will concede it to you."

A thing I want… that's hard, I always wanted a lot of things.

Becoming a hero.

Saving someone.

That my friends would be with me forever.

Getting a girlfriend.

That my parents were proud of me.

Being happy at least once…

I turned around and saw the people that I thought were my friends, waiting for their punishment.

Then I thought of my family, thinking that they are going to receive the same punishment, or worse, like the rest of this world, like the spirit said.

If that's going to happen, then...

"I want to forget them." I turned my head to look at her.

"Huh?" she said, curiously.

"I want to forget who they were. I don't want to remember that they were my friends, or who were my family, and that also includes me. I don't want to remember who I was. If I'm going to have a new opportunity to live, I want to start from zero."

"Are you sure about your words?"

"Yes" I turned my head to see them once again.

I'm sorry guys. I know that we had good moments together, but those moments are gone, and I don't want to remember them when I will be away from this world, and possibly, not coming back.

It's selfish, I know, but I think it's the right thing to do.

After all, you were the ones who stabbed me and impaled me to a tree in the first place.

"It will be done, but first, I need to ask, with what name do you want to be addressed in your next life?"

I didn't need to think about it.

"I think… Arc, just Arc. I always liked my surname, if I'm honest, and I always wanted to show everyone that I deserved it. So, if I'm going to become a god like you said, I want to show everyone, even the others gods, that I'm one. That I'm an Arc."

"Then, it's done, Arc."

And with that, a red and pink essence seeped from her hands and surrounded me. Now, the only thing I could see was those colors until my mind went blank.

I found myself in a forest in which I had never been before, with a red spirit holding me by my shoulders.

"Where… Where am I?"

The spirit smiled.

"Soon, that question won't be necessary, Arc. The only thing that you will need to know is that there's a new world waiting for you, and nothing will stop you."

I felt how she was moving me towards a bright portal, and I could notice a few things.

I felt how I was being healed. I felt how the pain disappeared and how it was being replaced by comfort. And then I noticed that I wasn't feeling my heartbeats.

My heart stopped beating, but I was still alive.

In spite of everything, I felt at peace, and I felt grateful to be in her arms.

"What's your name?" I asked.

She giggled.

"I have had a lot of names since I was born, but for you, Arc, you can call me Lilith."

Finally, we passed through the portal, and my eyes widened when I saw where I was now.

It was the exact representation of a Paradiso.

"Welcome, Arc, to a new life." She said with a smile, and I smiled a bit too.

The portal slowly closed behind me and I could hear the moans and screams of pain that were coming from its other side.

But I didn't care.

Now, the only thing I cared for was this new place.

And what was waiting for me…

900 years later.

"So, what was this place called again?" I stepped over the dark ground of the world, leaving footprints from my black boots.

"Remnant." Lilith told me. This time, she wasn't next to me, but inside of me, next to my soul.

"Remmant… I think I heard that name before… it was near Innsmouth, right?"

"No." She answered "But we have been here before, back when we met for the first time."

"Ohh, now I remember."

A lot of things happened after that. Now I didn't have those ugly clothes anymore. I had replaced them with a gray shirt, black pants and a long black coat that Lilith had given me.

Also, I had all my limbs healed and restored, despite the scars that remained on my hands and face.

One of them, on my left hand, had the form of a rainbow.

And my hair was now a little bit longer. Despite that, it was still scraggy, and that's how I always liked it.

"But, the thing is, why is the ground so dark?"

"This is a different Remnant, Arc. This world was altered and it became a new one."

"I see." I nodded "Then, again, what is it that I'm looking for in this world?"

"If I remember right, like I always do, there's a so called goddess of darkness that is messing with the equilibrium, so, the mission is to eliminate her."

"Alright. So, the ground is dark because we are in her territory?"

"Exactly."

"Well, this is going to be interesting." I said while whistling a song. One that I'd continue whistling while fighting.

And soon, I found myself in front of what looked to be a castle surrounded by darks lakes from which weird creatures of darkness were crawling out.

I kept looking at the Dantesque view for a few minutes, until I took a deep breath.

"Well..." I began as a slight smile also began forming on my face.

"Time to kill everything and everyone again."

Author notes:

Hello, once again, dear reader, welcome to another fic of mine, this time a more mature one with Jaune as protagonist.

I know it looks like one of those fics were Jaune is betrayed, but trust me, this is not a fic about Jaune wanting revenge. Let's just say it will be an adventure where Jaune must find who he really is. There's going to be new words with a new different Remmant, new stories about our characters, dumb shit, dark moments and probably lewd things too.

In this fic, Jaune will have great powers, but he won't be the kind hearted guy that he is. He will be a monster. That can change, but in a near future.

Also, there will be a good amount of songs in this fic, so get ready, because I won't put the names (Unless is a song that doesn't have lyrics)

Also, there's going to be dark humor that can be considered offensive, so don't blame me please is just humor thank you!

I hope you liked it, and see you in the next chapter.