Universe 14: Home Of The Primals

Chapter 10: Recover and Search

When Riley roused himself awake, he found himself in the lands of the Branwen Tribe. This Tribe was founded by Raven and Crow's Grandfather and mother, who passed it down to their mother, who passed it down to them.

The Tribe dealt with helping the homeless, the rogue, and whoever else got a second chance at stealing from the rich. Think of them as a Clan inspired by Robin Hood.

It was Vernal who was in charge of capturing Riley, having sex with him, and becoming his wife while he was unconscious! Riley didn't get the chance to mourn over Sunni!

Vernal's response to this? "You'll mourn no longer. For what you had with her does not compare with what I have with you." Vernal knew about Riley's origins thanks to Raven's Katana.

Raven's Katana was called Za Waurdo [The World]. It was basically a magical blade that allowed her to travel throughout Remnant and even throughout multiverses if she wanted.

It was at least two weeks since Riley roused awake, fully clothed and living in a special hut with his "newly wedded wife" Vernal. "Where are you going my love?" Vernal asked Riley.

"Nowhere far, I can promise you that much." Now Riley didn't know that Yang and Raven were related by blood. That was a secret Raven kept hidden because of reasons.

"Be careful then, my love." Vernal rubs her belly, "Our growing son needs his father." She tells him, "Just as I need my husband."

Riley laughs, gives Vernal a thumbs up, then with two fingers on the top of his forehead, he teleports to a dark formidable castle. His facial expressions showed happiness, now seriousness.

"COME OUT!" He shouts from the top of his lungs, "I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE! COME OUT! RIGHT NOW! I GOTTA BONE TO PICK WITH YOU!"

A Black mist emerges from the Castle, lands in front of Riley, and begins to take form. Before Riley's eyes, a pale skinned woman with Black veins all over her body, rocking snow-white hair and lustful blood red eyes stood at least 7 feet tall over the Primal.

Salem, standing before Riley, stretches and says, "I was in the middle of my Yoga Program." She then adds, "Just because I'm immortal doesn't mean I can't learn to be flexy...So...You gotta a "Bone" to pick with me, eh? Look, if it's about the Grimm, they're going to do what they will. I have no control over that-"

"That's not it." Riley says, snarling at the Immortal woman, "The Attack on Beacon-"

"Wasn't personal." Salem tells Riley, "Or at least...It shouldn't have been. My personal motivation was towards Ozpin...Who I know for a FACT he isn't DEAD. By the way...I looked at your track record...And you're no different from Summer Rose...The Mother of Ruby Rose of course."

Riley: "You know Ruby?"

"But of course." Salem giggles, "I know everything. I know why you're here and what you wanna do. I'll tell you this...Fighting me will not only turn me on, but play around, and you MIGHT just get me pregnant."

Riley looked at this woman as if she was a Looney Tune. THIS was the formidable foe of this dimension? The dark energy they felt since day one? Couldn't be. She was FAR from evil. In fact, she acted like your typical goofy woman-child.

"Anywho...~" Salem continues, "Those archives hold the potential to destroy me. I'm sure you know as well as I do that I cannot have that kind of potential running amuck. Which was why Cinder was given the order to steal the Maiden powers from the current descendants of the Maidens. And to do that..."

"She has to kill them." Riley finishes.

"Very good." Salem claps her hands, "Very impressive. Listen here, child, this is MY domain. I do what I want, whenever I want, and I don't get nothing more than a slap on the wrist, okay? You and your Chimp allies wanted to discover what living in this realm would be like, it's your own fault for thinking that you chimps can become hunters. Look around you, what's the point? Everything will turn to dust, become nothing more than pages in a future history book. How do I know this? Because I've been around...You know what I mean?"