Prologue

The burning pain of having a glass arrow pierce her heart faded, to be replaced by the sensation of lying face down on a cold hard surface.

That's odd, Pyrrha thought as she struggled to regain her conscious, aren't I supposed to be dead? I was shot through the heart.

The fog of confusion inside her head faded slowly as Pyrrha opened her eyes. All she could see was white. The young woman rolled over on her back before sitting up groaning. As her eyes adjusted to the light, Pyrrha was dumbstruck by what she saw. She is sitting down on a large platform, apparently hovering in the air. The sky is black coloured and lacked any source of light. An ocean of white mist saturated the abyss far under the platform she sat on, tumbling and shifting as if stirred up by a wind. Pyrrha looked around. The platform she sat on also bore several structures which towered above her. The centre one resembled a sword that is turned with its blade down. Two arrow like ones are on either side of it, also appearing to be pointing down. Smaller angular structures are also seen. Strangely, they did not appear to be resting on the platform. Instead, they seemed to fade into the darkness at their base. Pyrrha then looked down at herself and almost jumped out of her skin. Her skin, her clothes and even her hair are all white, like other objects in this mysterious world. A soft glow also emanated from all white coloured objects, herself included, which explained how she could see.

"Where on Remnant am I?" asked Pyrrha, "Is this the afterlife?"

The sound of fluttering wings caught her attention. Pyrrha instinctively picked up her shield and sword. How those items travelled with her to whichever afterlife is beyond her, especially since her sword was broken into several pieces, but that was irrelevant. All that mattered was that Milo and Akouo were with her. Pyrrha brandished her weapons, preparing to fight whatever followed her. A small Nevermore shouldn't pose a serious issue.

The creature wasn't a nevermore, but an eagle. The bird stayed in its place. Pyrrha lowered her guard. She looked around. A small pole with two banners can be seen near the edge of the platform. It looked out of place in the alien environment. Pyrrha walked towards it. When she touched the pole, she suddenly felt a shift in the energy around her.

By the time she reacted and pulled her hand back, she was already moved onto another platform similar to the first one. The eagle flew behind her, keeping its position. Looking back, an odd barrier blocked her way. Several long, vertically aligned pieces of metal visible in the distance, bobbing up and down. Pyrrha continued forward until she stepped on a glowing glyph on the ground. White matter shot up from the ocean of mist below her, forming a bridge to the next platform.

"Huh," Pyrrha prodded the bridge with her sword, "what is this?"

The structure seemed firm enough and with nowhere to go, Pyrrha crossed the bridge, the eagle following closely. Why the bird followed her, she did not understand, but this entire world is beyond her comprehension. Arriving at the edge of the next platform, Pyrrha could see smaller platforms leading into the distance.

"So," she asked herself, "do I jump or what?"

There was no other path, so Pyrrha took a few steps back and jumped onto the first platform before bounding onto the next ones. A few jumps later, Pyrrha find herself on a large platform again. She notices the same glowing glyph. Stepping on it, Pyrrha activates another bridge. The woman crossed it in a hurry, as she is keen on getting out of the strange world she found herself in.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, the thick barriers she saw earlier in this dimension suddenly fell from above and rose from below the platform, blocking her path. Pyrrha almost got herself crushed but jumped back. She prodded the barrier with the tip of Milo in rifle form. She aimed at the gaps in the barrier and fired. The bullets simply bounced off the barrier. Pyrrha put away her weapon and shield before placing her hand on her hips. She looked at the barrier, confused. She unleashed a burst of her Semblance, attempting to push the barriers away. They did not budge.

Use the Eagle, a voice said in her mind.

"Huh?" Pyrrha turned around and looked at the bird. The eagle continued maintaining its position, flapping its wings tirelessly.

Close your eyes and use the eagle as an extension of your body, the same voice said, imagine that you are the eagle.

Pyrrha sighed. So much weird things have happened today. The story of the four maidens, the hijacking of Atlas machines now this...weird dimension and voices in her head. Pyrrha closed her eyes, but when she opened them, she noticed something weird. She appeared to be looking down from a vantage point. Her own body stood before the barrier.

By the Maidens, Pyrrha panicked, I am inside another body!

When she blinked, she found herself looking out of her own eyes. The sudden change in perspective made her stagger.

Concentrate, the voice said to her, and you will be able to see what it sees and do what it does. You will need it in the future.

Pyrrha nodded and closed her eyes again. Upon noticing the change in perspective, Pyrrha made the eagle fly over the barrier to see what was on the other side. A strange object stuck out from the platform. Pyrrha landed the eagle in it to scrutinise it in detail. As she did, the object rotated clockwise until it was ninety degrees. It glowed brightly and the barriers disappeared. The object appeared to be a weight activated switch.

Pyrrha snapped awake, her conscious returning to her body. The eagle flew back to her, taking the same position above and behind her. Pyrrha walked forward before jumping down onto another large platform that had a similar barrier. Yet on this one, a path is seen, leading to other platforms. Pyrrha crossed another bridge and onto the next platform until more barriers suddenly appeared. This time, they boxed Pyrrha and her eagle in.

"What now?" she asked aloud.

Her question was answered when a beowolf appeared out of nowhere. The snarling Grimm didn't share the girl's confusion of the dimension, nor did it seem concerned that it too was all white, even lacking the glowing red eyes that Grimm usually possessed. It lunged to attack her immediately. Years of training kicked in as Pyrrha sidestepped the attack while taking out her shield and sword. The beowolf tried to turn around after landing but Pyrrha's counter attack already began. Charging forward she slashes the hind leg of the Grimm. The Grimm wheeled around, attempting to bit her, but with one downward slash, Pyrrha removed the head of the beowolf. Several other beowolfs also appeared, but Pyrrha makes short work of them. When the last beowolf exploded into a cloud of white mist, the barriers disappeared.

"What on Remnant..." Pyrrha muttered, "where is this place?"

Regardless, she continued on her way, her eagle still following her. She activates another bridge, crossing it quickly. On this platform, there was something different. Multiple barriers surrounded a flag, the gaps between them no enough for Pyrrha to squeeze through. A tall cylinder like object stood between her and the barriers. Looking more closely, Pyrrha can see a key levitating in the air, with a ring of fragments circling it. Pyrrha raised her hand and attempted to use her semblance, but nothing budged.

Pyrrha looked back at the eagle, remembering that she could use it. She closed her eyes and concentrated. Sure enough, she saw out of the eagles eyes again. She made the bird fly up to the key and grab it with its talons. The eagle then returned to her and dropped the eye on the ground. Pyrrha returned her conscious to her own body and picked it up. She then inserted a key through the key hole and turned it. The barriers disappeared, revealing the flag. The woman walked forward without hesitation and touched the flag.

Once again, Pyrrha was transported to another similar dimension. Different structures can be seen this time. Sheets of metal bent into highly geometric structures rose from the ocean of white mist far below her. She ascended two staircases and crossed another bridge.

Have I died?

This place...

...I...I can't even...

Am I alone?

Where am I?

What am I?

What is this place?

Is there anybody else?

All those questions rushed through Pyrrha's mind as she ran forward, wanting to know what happened to her and where on Remnant she is. She stopped just before falling off the edge of a platform, triggering a large glyph. The glyph gave off a pulse of energy before disappearing.

As Pyrrha regained her balance, five objects rose up from the mist below as fast blurs before slowing. Levitating in the black sky, they reveal themselves to be humanoid entities, many times bigger than a person. The middle one appeared to be a deity of sorts, dressed in loose attire and bore a crown with two halos above its head. Pieces of metal formed a vaguely wing like structure behind its back. Four others surrounded it, all dressed in hooded cloaks with long flowing sleeves.

Pyrrha was stunned. So she is dead and is now facing judgement from the divine. She mentally looked back through her life, wondering if she committed any serious sins.

"We summon you, Pyrrha Nikos," the central being said, its voice the same as the one that spoke in her head, "to bless you with power and purpose."

Pyrrha was relieved. No heavenly judgement for her. At least not today. She doesn't recall doing anything naughty, but her memory isn't perfect. Just then, a figure rise from a glyph. He is a man, about the same height as Pyrrha. He wore trousers and a long coat. The figure itself had spiky hair that was brushed back. The figure changed into a glowing orb of light that fused with Pyrrha's aura. Her aura flared up briefly before fading back into invisibility.

"Go back to where you began, the world of Blackmist."

"Huh?" Pyrrha asked, hope tinged in her voice, "Blackmist? I am not from Blackmist, I am from Remnant. But is that where you are sending me?"

"With sword and wings," the deity continued, "you shall crush Network."

"Who?" Pyrrha asked, "Network? Who is that?"

The deity did not hear her question or did but was not concerned in telling her who Network is.

"You have the memories of Leo," the deity said, "the previous Armed with Wings."

Ah, Pyrrha thought, so that is the soul that fused with my aura.

"I want to go back to Vale!" Pyrrha exclaimed, "Meet up with my teammates again! I want to help the people of Remnant!"

She paused briefly, "But...tell me...just who are you?"

"Slay Network, Pyrrha Nikos," the deity said, "This is our command. Divine knowledge will be yours - only when the deed is done."

An aura of light surrounded Pyrrha as she knelt down. She then disappeared in a flash, as did the eagle.

Armed with Wings belong to Daniel Sun and RWBY to Rooster Teeth has been rewritten because Daniel made changes to Armed with Wings Rearmed and I edited this story accordingly.