I'm a toaster. I have returned from beyond the grave. I feel like shit. Please end me.

Beta: SilverZekrom

He wielded two swords.

A pair of falchions.

One was as dark as the night while the other was as pure as snow.

Yet, the blades seemed off. They seemed different.

He should have recognized them, yet he couldn't.

Why?

Why couldn't he call out their names? Why couldn't he understand them?

Why?

Ah…

That was why.

These weren't his blades. Nor were they the ones he used.

They were completely different. What should have been his experiences had been replaced with someone else's.

That someone was…

Was…

Was his.

They were his memories. Yet he himself couldn't recognize it. He didn't have a younger sister with black hair. He didn't watch the one other important person in his life die to her brother. Nor did he remember a card that gave him powers. He didn't recognize someone named Julian either.

These memories weren't his. Yet was he remembering them, though?

He couldn't understand it, but he knew that the other person was lonely. He didn't have someone to rely on. There was no red skirted tsundere who could fire spells with gems. There was no white haired fairy, nor was there a tiger-like older sister. In the end, he didn't have her either.

A young woman with green eyes, and blond hair. Though small, she was able to put in enough food for twenty grown men. Though small, she was able to swing a broadsword with almost complete mastery. Though small, she was there by his side, even to the very end. Though small…

She was the one who taught him, who trained him, who… acknowledged him.

He didn't have her. He may have been the same person, but he didn't have her.

Rather, the one who he cared about was of the blacked haired girl. The one who he treated as kin. He would choose to sacrifice everything he had left for her. His magecraft , his ideals, and in the end, even his life. With a promise at an altar, and a fight with a counterfeiter he had become someone that was almost unrecognizable.

Thus a world of snow and gears was formed. It was wrong to him, but he understood. Like a passenger who looked through the window, he knew of what that version of him had gone through. Even if he couldn't accept what had happened, even if he had given up those ideals, he was still the same person. Even if the world was truly cold and indifferent he would still be the same in the very end.

He was still a hero of justice. He was -

A break in the line

Yatsuhashi was rushed. With the discovery of a survivor, he knew that time was of the essence. With the bare essentials of first aid, he had done his best to bandage the young man up. It may have been shoddy patchwork, but he would hopefully make it through. Slowly, he slipped his arm under the young man's body, positioning so that he would be able to carry him to safety. With care, Yatsuhashi was able to lift the body up until they were both standing. With his other arm, he lifted the young man's arm over his head to finish up.

That was when he noticed it. He and the young man weren't alone. Multiple red eyes had appeared within the forest boundary, the tension in the air had increased. Yatsuhashi had forgotten one thing while dealing with that particular species. Beowolves never hunted alone.

Growls filled the air, as multiple wolf-like creatures appeared in the surrounding. These pitch black monsters with bone plating seemed to appear almost of thin air, as they melded in with the shadows. Creatures of the night they were, and creatures of the night they shall be. They were what caused the bumps and shrieks of the night. These abominations of pure and utter evil.

They were the enemies of humanity, and as such they were beings of malice and negative energy.

The nearest one to him began to open its mouth, and before he knew it, it had let out a howl. Immediately several others in the vicinity responded with similar ones. Yatsuhashi glanced around before sighing.

"Just another day." he mumbled. Freeing his left arm, he began to channel his aura, until he lit up with a light brown glow. With a swing the nearest beowulf decided to charge, only for it to be grabbed and crushed in his fists.

Even with his advantage in strength, there were too many Grimm for him to take care of without endangering the young man he was carrying on his shoulder. So he did his best with knocking the Grimm back. Using his superior strength, he was able to cripple the nearest Beowolves at the cost of his own aura. Each attack would drain him, as well as each hit he took, to protect the person he was carrying.

Yatsuhashi knew that he wouldn't be able to last long under the onslaught. That was until he noticed a red figure running towards him. He immediately lowered himself so that he was crouched along with his passenger. In that moment gunfire erupted around him, clearing the Grimm behind him, while the red figure slashed at the enemies in front of him.

The rush of attacks had done a decent job at clearing the surroundings, as the dying Grimm began to fade into black mist.

"Fox!" Yatsuhashi was relieved at the sight of his teammate. "You've finally arrived."

Fox turned around to face him. He then proceeded to nod to the duo. He proceeded to walk into the tree line before stopping. "Velvet and Coco are behind you. I'll be going ahead". With that he dashed into the forest to continue clearing out the nearest Grimm. Yatsuhashi could only watch as his fellow teammate disappeared.

"Yo! Yatsuhashi, who's that with you?" a voice exclaimed. Yatsuhashi turned to face the person, already knowing who it was.

"Took your time to get here." He nodded towards her. "We're gonna need that evac to arrive as soon as possible. Till then could you have Velvet to tend to him?" He proceeded to place the young man near Velvet. He then stood back and looked at the survivor.

The young man looked extremely fit for his age, with auburn hair and a lightly tanned face. The bandages around him had already soaked through with blood, which only proved how dangerous the situation was for him.

"Do you think he was the son of a farmer?" said Coco Adel, the last member of the team. " He looks a bit too fit for someone his age, and the light tan on him should make sense." Coco then peered closer at the injured young man saying, "He kind of looks like someone from Anima". She then paused. "Yatsuhashi, look at his hands. Don't they seem to be off?"

That was when Velvet spoke up. "They don't seem to be just from farming." She then blushed as the two turned to face her.

"Taken an interest in him haven't you huh? Never knew you were into folks with auburn hair. Take it easy in bed though. He's not a huntsman" Steam began to rise from Velvet's ears, as Coco made fun of her. "Anyways, want to explain?" Yatsuhashi nodded as well. Those calluses don't seem to just be from pure farming. It reminded him of…

"He has wielded swords before, or at least something similar." Coco and Velvet both stare at him.

Velvet nods. "It's as Yatsuhashi says. Judging from how muscular his arms are, the young man has been training. He doesn't have aura, so his training would show more than those with aura." She then proceeds to pull out a few items from her backpack. "At least he'll live thanks to Yatsuhashi. He's still bleeding, but the worst has more or less passed. He will need a blood transfusion though. We can only wait."

All it took was twenty minutes for the situation to change for the worse. The three members of team CFVY had been waiting for the return of their last member Fox. When he still hadn't shown up, Velvet had gotten worried.

"It's been almost twenty minutes Coco. He still hasn't returned" She then slowly got up. "Someone should look for him." They nodded with her.

"Alright then. Yatsuhashi, you'll stay with Velvet. I'll go look for Fox." With that Coco dashed off in the general direction of where Fox ran. "Just stay there, evac should arrive soon!" was the last words she shouted before she disappeared from view.

Yatsuhashi sighed. "So little bunny, how is he doing?" He nodded towards the young man laying on the grass. Velvet didn't reply. "Velvet?" He started to walk towards her.

This was enough to snap her out of her stupor. "Oh! He's doing alright, although -" She stops mid sentence. Her ears started to twitch as she faced the direction that Coco and Fox had run off too. "Yatsuhashi, get ready." She picks herself up and sets her backpack down. Yatsuhashi then unsheathed his sword.

It was a great sword that was almost as tall as he was. With a barbed hook, and a handle long enough to be wielded as two handed weapon, the weapon was certainly intimidating. It had a sheen of copper over most it, while the bladed part was mostly golden. To be wielded in one hand, his strength was truly incredible.

Out of the forest lines came Coco, with Fox on her back. Coco seemed to be in a panic, as she was sweating with effort. Her eyes were almost pure shock. Fox on the other hand was barely conscious, with multiple injuries on his arms, covering the parts that were already scared. It was a scene that Yatsuhashi and Velvet didn't expect. That was when all hell broke loose. Coco's fear had attracted the attention of the nearby Grimm, and they were all converging on the area.

Multiple Beowolves and Ursa poured into the clearing behind Coco and Fox, almost seeming like a wave of pure black. They were immediately stopped. Yatsuhashi had slammed into the hoard with almost pure malice, which seemed extremely off for the giant man. He had slammed into them with enough force to shatter even the ground let alone the grimm. Then with a swing of his greatsword, the rest were sent flying back into the forest. If they weren't dead from that, they would have been almost crippled with no chance of survival.

That was when disaster struck. A Beowolf had been launched at Yatsuhashi, hitting him head on. Immediately two Beringels appeared, rushing past him and towards the four behind him. Yatsuhashi turned in panic only to be nailed by a second Beowulf.

Yatsuhashi knew that Velvet could only take care of one at a time without worrying about the survivor. Coco was too busy caring for Fox, and wouldn't be able to deal with the second Beringel. He wouldn't make it in time, so he knew he had to do something. Hefting his great sword, He chucked Fulcrum like one would a spear, and immediately it lanced the second Beringel through the stomach and into the ground.

There was no time to celebrate though, as Yatsuhashi was immediately blindsided by the third Beringel who had been throwing the Beowolves. He was immediately tossed backwards from the force, and was dazed. Through his dazed state, he was able to watch the beacon airship approach.

"It won't make it in time" he thought. He had to do something, to help Velvet against the Beringel, as she wouldn't be able to kill it without her main weapon. As he tried to get up, a figure jumped on top of him knocking him back down. "You…" That was all he could get out before being slammed back into the ground. He could barely raise his arms before it began. The next few seconds were almost pure torture for him as the was continuously pounded into the ground.

Then it stopped. Cautiously, he began to lift his arms away from his face. That was when he noticed that the Beringel that had been thrown off of him. His first thought had been Coco, but when he glanced her way, her weapon was unused. He hadn't heard any gun fire anyways, so that would have ruled her out anyways. Same with the Beacon airship. He tilted his head towards Velvet and that's when he noticed it.

Velvet was helping the survivor stand up. The survivor had his arm out, and was saying something that he couldn't hear. Bluish-green lines lit up along his arms, and then swords appeared around him. The Beringel that had knocked away was immediately impaled with the swords he created. That was almost incredible, but then the young man started to hack up more blood, causing him to sag forwards along with Velvet.

Yatsuhashi limped his way over to the rest of the group, looking to see if there was anything he could do. The Beacon airship was now circling over them, looking for the ok before landing. Yatsuhashi then singled out that it was alright for them to land, before looking at Fox and the survivor. The actions of the survivor had reopened some of the wounds, but Yatsuhashi was more worried about how Fox was injured to that extent.

Coco seemed to be staring off into the distance, her eyes seemed lost. That was until Yatsuhashi waved his hand in front of her, snapping her out of her distress. Looking at Fox, he waited for Coco's explanation to how Fox had ended up in that state. In the end, he was slightly fed up with waiting.

"How did this happen Coco?" He asked. Now that he had a chance to look closer, there were claw marks on Fox's hand. It wasn't like the normal Ursas, or Beowolves, rather it seemed more elongated, as if someone had stretched the fingers of a person.

"Apathy" she whispered. He could only stare at her. That sort of Grimm wasn't normally found in the area, let alone Vale. She then continued " The area I had found Fox in was weird. Along with the Apathy, there had been other marks there, resembling those of cars and airships." She paused to think about it. "I think there may have been more Apathies there then when I had found Fox."

"Something was fishy about this anyways." Yatsuhashi said. "A town of this size going under in a day wouldn't make sense unless you factor these Apathies in." He then looked into the forest.

"Seems like it. Normally Apathies come in packs. They can wipe out entire towns just by being in close proximity." Coco muttered. "This one was alone, but there seemed to be more. I'll wait until Fox wakes up" She continues to stare at the floor. Her arms slack and resting at her sides. It was the side that Coco rarely let anyone see.

Yatsuhashi began to console her, placing his hand on her back. "It will be alright. Evac is here. He shall receive medical assistance as we board." He proceeds to carry Fox in both hands. "Velvet go carry the survivor on board. Give Coco some time, although we have the airship, we shouldn't stick around for much longer. The marks that you found… We'll leave it to Ozpin and Ironwood. We need to wait until Fox wakes up." With that, he headed towards the airship.

The actions of the survivor were barely remembered until later, when Velvet points it out during the conversation. His abilities had startled the members of Team CFVY, but due to the events at the time, were almost glossed over. He had yet to wake up, so the team was still in the dark.

Line break

Emiya Shirou.

That was his name. He had been adopted by Kiritsugu Emiya, the one man who had given him a chance in life to live again. He had adopted his dream to… He had adopted his… He couldn't remember it.

The one purpose in his life was to make sure that his sister… Why was he so confused?

He was Emiya Shirou, yet what was his goal? What was his duty? His ideals?

He was split between the two. One was his want to continue an idealistic dream, the other was his desire for his sister to enjoy a regular life with friends and family. Why was he forced to pick just one?

He had to sacrifice one for the other, one dream for the happiness of one, or the happiness of one for the whole world. It was obvious which choice should have been chosen, but in the end, Emiya Shirou could not decide. He had become a hero of justice. He had become a villain in order to protect the last thing he held dear.

That was when he heard it. A young girl's voice, one that was familiar, yet at the same time foreign. He tried desperately to locate her voice, twisting and turning to try and find where it came from.

He shut his eyes, and when he reopened it, there she was. Her entire frame was blurry, as if he were watching through static. She held her arms out, as if to cup his face.

"Don't worry about me Onii-chan" She whispered. While he couldn't make out her face, he was able to see the smile she had, the tears that rolled down her face. "I'm in a happy place now." She then slowly walked towards three other figures he couldn't recognize. With one last look behind her, she began to fade away into mote of light. Her last words echoed in the breeze. "Wake up Onii-chan, someone needs your help." At that moment, her face began to clear up.

He was able to remember her. "Miyu…", He fell to his knees. "Thank you".

With that Emiya Shirou woke up and into the world of Remnant.