Inspiration- KOTR
Video- "deceived" KOTR trailer
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"So" Ruby asked, for what had to be at least the 50th time "what's next?"

"Next" view said as he retrieved the next video from his collection "is quite the interesting case."

"How so?" Ozpin asked, intrigued by the curators wording

View placed the video into the screen as he spoke "It's not quite like the others, you'll see in a moment."

"No background or commentary this time?" Mercury said lamely "I'm disappointed"

The vytal festival was supposed to be a place of happiness, a symbol of corporation between the kingdoms. A symbol of peace and prosperity

How had it gone so wrong?

That's the question one Pyrrha Nikos was asking herself as she stood shocked in the center of the arena. Everyone around her, and those watching from home, were in equal states of shock. Why?

Because a student laid in pieces in front of Pyyhra, or what was thought to be a student.

There in pieces, sparking slightly, was what remained of Penny poldina.

A robot.

The atlas members of the audience felt a shiver go down their spines at what was left of their secret project. Penny was meant to be the ultimate weapon, the unstoppable hunstman for atlas. How had this happened?

"James..." ozpin said with a dark tone to his voice "You better explain yourself."

"And fast" Qrow added

Ironwood glanced at the screen then the people around him, but before he could explain he was beaten to it by view

"Penny was a artificial life form with aura placed into her made by the kingdom of atlas." View supplied "It was kept a secret from everyone except the highest ranking people in atlas."

Ironwood began to sweat as all eyes were on him, and they were not happy. "It was a experiment, nothing more!"

"Then we should have been notified of it so we could plan accordingly!" Glynda said sternly "Miss Nikos's semblance is polarity! That's probably how Penny was ripped apart!"

It had been a simple tournament fight, nothing an experienced fighter like Pyrrha hadn't  dealt with before. She had done her usual, using her semblance in none obvious ways to redirect her opponents attacks.

But when she pulled, the girl before her came apart, and that's how she got to her current shell shocked position.

The Pyrrha off screen felt sick to her stomach, how could she not? She had never thought that her semblance could cause such destruction, it hadn't even crossed her mind!

Ren seemed to sense his teammates turmoil and placed a hand on her shoulder "it's not your fault" he said calmly

"Bu-"

"It's not your fault."

That seemed to calm her

The screen, which had been showing a live feed to the people back home and there, began to glitch and showed a different image. 

A black queen chess piece

Cinder began to smile in satisfaction, her plan for the fall had gone through without a hitch! Her mistress would be satisfied!

Salem on the other hand, looked impassively at the screen. She expected results and cinder had delivered, there was nothing to be excited about

But the piece only stayed there for a moment, when it was replaced with another

It resembled a star, with six points sticking out from it. It had a center circular part that the prongs stuck out from

(Imperial emblem)

From a nearby rooftop, cinder fall was completely confused. What had happened? How had her broadcast stopped?

Who had interfered?

She sent several messages to those helping her, but received nothing from Adam or Roman.

What was happening?

Cinder was internally fuming, who was ruining her moment! This was her triumph, her plan and the thing that would earn her mistresses respect for her! Who dared take this from her?

Salem however looked intrigued at the screen, this was an interesting place for some third party to reveal themselves. Why now?

The emblem faded away to reveal a man standing in a dark room.

The man was easily 6-6, towering over the small desk that sat next to him. His face was covered by a black hood that was attached to a cloak that covered his back.

On his front was what looked to be a grey armor, with specks of black and red.

And peeking out from under the hood there seemed to be a sort of mask, and piercing hate filled orange eyes.

Salem felt a small shiver go down her spine at the sight of the man, who radiated anger and power. She could feel the rage those eyes held, all of which seemed to be pointed at the audience from how they were seeing the image.

The man spoke in a deep, strong voice, that inspired fear in those who heard it

"People of remnant, those parading in the streets and residing in the shadows, I have one simple message for you." The man's voice sounded slightly modified by whatever he wore on his face "You have been deceived."

"Who is this guy?" Yang asked, slightly afraid of the man speaking

"This is Darth Malgus, a powerful Sith Lord." View explained "previously he was known as Jaune arc, but that time has long passed."

Those who knew the boy felt a slight shock at that. This man was Jaune? Though, they had seen worse.

"You believed yourselves safe if you cowered in your walls, if you hid behind the huntsman and hoped they would protect you. You are wrong. You have placed yourselfs in self made cages called kingdoms, and made the extermination of you all the easier."

The man's yellow eyes glowed brighter with rage and power as he continued "To those who lead these cages, those who are watching this very broadcast and trying to figure out just what it happening. Know this."

Ironwood from his booth was furiously typing at his scroll, telling his men to trace the signal. To his complete surprise however, they found it rather quickly, was the man not blocking his location?

But to Ironwoods Confusion, the signal was moving, very fast

And it was heading right for them.

"What does that mean?" Ruby asked, confused

"It means that whoever is broadcasting this signal is coming towards amity." Qrow said, slightly worried "and this guy doesn't sound real friendly."

Winter looked at ironwood "surely our ships should take care of whatever this man is coming in on, right general?"

"Yes winter, they should." Ironwood agreed "yet I can't help but feel as if this Malgus man has somehow predicted that."

"While you rested in your cradals of power, while you sat by and let your power diminish, we have grown stronger. You were trusted to lead the kingdoms, but you were deceived, as our powers have blinded you."

The alarms of amity coliseum began to blare, as a ship began to speed towards it.

Ironwoods ships attempted to turn and fire at the vessel, but it was too small and fast for it too be targeted in time.

"That is the force Malgus is threatening us with? He must be mad!" Ironwood said as he eyed the ship Malgus was surely in

"Strength in numbers isn't everything James, even so it still is strange." Ozpin commented

Blake's memory flashed back to all the times she saw Adam absolutely decimate entire battalions of atlas soldiers. One powerful warrior is the equivalent of 50 soldiers, that's what he had said

"You assumed no power could match your, that no force could penetrate your walls. And now...."

The ship flew past the audience and slammed into the barrier of the coliseum, it held for a moment before falling and letting it in.

The ship crash landed and slid into the middle of the arena, as Pyrrha jumped away and summoned her weapons.

The doors to the ship opened and out stepped Malgus, as the broadcast focused it on him.

His hate filled eyes looked up into the broadcast, as he ignited a crimson lightsaber at his side.

"What a idiot! He can't possibly think he could match all those huntsman!" Roman cackled with laughter, turns out this guy wasn't as smart as he seemed.

As if on cue, 30 more crimson blades ignited behind Malgus, as the Sith proudly exclaimed their return

"We have returned"

"Who is this we he's been talking about?" Ren asked "Cleary he means his allies, but what does he mean by returned?"

View hummed in thought "yes I suppose I did forgot to explain that. Malgus is one of the leaders of the Sith empire, a empire born from a kingdom far from the rest. They were thought to be exterminated, but they survived and plotted their revenge."

Watts's interest peaked slightly "a new kingdom? Think of the possibilities..."

"Of crime you mad doctor?" Winter asked rhetorically

"Of science, my dear slaver."

With a war cry promising bloodshed, the sith charged.

Quickly the shield surrounding the arena fell, and the hunstman and guards quickly jumped in to stop the invasion

Malgus himself just stood by and watched as his Sith battled with the hunstman, as his blade hummed next to him.

A thumping noise attracted Malgus's attention to behind him "Do you believe this course of action wise?" Ozpin asked as he regarded the Sith in front of him

Malgus turned to face the man, regarding him with nothing more then a impassive gaze "You believe us not capable of defeating your pathetic hunstman?"

"You haven't brought much of an force to take down the combined might of vale and atlas."

"The might of atlas will become irrelevant soon enough." Malgus pointed his saber at Ozpin "Enough talk! Let us face on the open battlefield, ancient enemy's facing off, as it was always meant to be!"

Ozpin twilred his cane before adopting a stance "as you wish, lord of the Sith."

Malgus lowered his hood to reveal a very scared and deformed face, with the mask from before being a rebreather that allowed him to continue his existence.

Several in the room drew parallels to this man and Vader from before, they were similar in many ways.

They both released a war cry as they charged

Malgus swung hard at the headmaster, only to meet his cane in a lock of weapons. Malgus then swung again and again, putting large amounts of power into each strike. The strikes were deflected and parried by the headmaster who moved fast even in his age.

"Dam, ozpin is moving it!" Coco applauded as she  lowered her glasses in shock "it looks like a even fight!"

Ozpin then ducked under a strike, and back flipped away from a second one.

As he landed Malgus kicked him away, and threw his lightsaber after him. Ozpin ducked under the blade, with it barley missing his chest.

But as he stood back up malgus held him with the force, and sent him flying.

Elsewhere in the streets of vale people were panicking, there city was under attack!

Ironwood attempted to mobilize his men from his spot atop a rooftop, having left amity to help the people bellow.

As he did however, a shockwave gathered his attention.

Six massive warships appeared in the air above vale, and they began to open fire on Ironwoods own ships.

"By oum" ozpin muttered, shocked "that's a whole fleet."

"A fleet with enough power to destroy all of vale, maybe even more!" Tai said, fearing the power he was shown "where will they go after? The patch! Atlas? Mistral!?"

Summer placed a comforting hand on her husbands "it's just a video Tai, even if it is disturbing."

Tai took a deep breath

"The Sith empire." Cinder muttered "if this is what I'm up against, I truly stand no chance."

It's a rare sight to see cinder except someone else's power as above there own, don't expect it much.

Nearby cinder was staring equally as shocked as her off screen counter part. This power, this planning, this fleet, it was all beyond her. How could she have accounted for this? For some third party to come in and destroy everything?

She couldn't have

Yet it did nothing to satiate her anger

Back on amity ozpin rolled up from his position just in time to dodge a lightsaber being impaled where he just was. A furious malgus staring into his eyes

Several in the audience jumped, that was very very close.

The two quickly returned to their battle, with the two trading blows in a dance of death

Malgus was beginning to be put on the defensive, with ozpin landing a solid punch to the face and a jab with his magic infused cane.

"Cmon oz" qrow muttered, worried for not only his friends life but vale as a whole "If you fall, vale falls with you."

But when ozpin went for a second jab, Malgus was ready. He subtly used the force to move the attack slightly, and stabbed his lightsaber into the chest of Ozpin

The twos eyes met, and Malgus spoke "you were deceived."

Those rooting for Ozpin and good to prevail were shocked into silence. The most powerful hunstman of their time, had been defeated? What hope did any of them have if Malgus could defeat ozpin?

The villains were silently cheering, even if they weren't the ones who had killed him ozpins death was still a major win

Ozpin held his gut as his eyes traveled over to the battle that had been raging behind him, only to find a slaughter.

His students were mostly all dead, some were lying in one piece, most in many. Blood tainted the previously white floor of amity, as the Sith reveled in their victory.

The beacon students paled at the screen, several even ran over to nearby trash cans to empty their stomachs at the display.

Roman even felt slightly sick to his stomach, yes he was a criminal and had taken lives, but this was just too much.

Ozpin then looked back to malgus, as he re-dawned his hood and looked out at the carnage as Vale began to burn

"And now" he said, continuing from where he left off "your kingdoms will fall."

Ozpin felt his life fading as he stared at the back of Malgus, he began to think his final thoughts.

If he had met this man before he knew of Salem, he would of thought him to be the lord of the Grimm.

In some way, he still did.

Several felt a shiver go down their spines at that statement

Malgus felt his senses go out and feel the suffering of those around him, and it pleased him greatly. He had won, and the Sith had finally returned.

"And so with his purpose fulfilled, Malgus now sets his sites to the other kingdoms in a attempt to once again reestablish the once great Sith empire." View said as the lights began to turn back on

"That was a bad story, I want more good ones!" Ruby complained as she stood and pointed at view "You only ever play bad ones where everything goes wrong!"

Malgus's pacing stoped as he turned around and looked about in confusion "what? Who is there?" His muses went unnoticed

"The multiverse is a cruel place." View explained as he came level with ruby "I can't just chose a 'nice one' if there aren't that many to chose from."

"Who is speaking?" Malgus once again asked, again to no answer. His eyes then locked onto the camera, and the audience

"No! I refuse to believe that most stories end horribly!" Ruby said, her naive ideology shining

"I see you." Malgus said as he drew closer to the screen, now gathering some attention

"Uh view!" Yang tried, but he was preoccupied with his argument

"Does he, see us?" Ozpin said as his worry grew

"The World  is cruel! People die everyday! Why should the multiverse be any different?!"

The argument was cut short by a large explosion that shocked the theater. View quickly spun around and saw-

Malgus slamming at the screen with his saber, trying to break through

"Oh my." He said as he rushed to turn off the video

Silence enveloped the theater for a few movement, and view let out a sigh of relief .

That relief was short lived however, as the screen exploded and sent dust flying everywhere.

and out came Malgus, looking just as terrifying in person as he did on screen. His eyes scanned the audience before landing on the only person standing, one ruby rose

Others in the audience sat shocked, had this man really just came through the screen? Was that even possible?

Several quickly rose from their seats, the heroes quickly stood momentarily forgetting their lack of weapons.

Malgus's hate filled eyes surveyed the crowd as his saber humed at his side "well" he remarked "isn't this interesting."

With that final statement, Malgus charged

To be continued