RWBY: Logan

En Sabah Nur, The First One

Countless Years Ago...
All four kingdoms of Remnant were once united as one. Mistral. Atlas. Vacuo. Vale. One powerful individual ruled them all with his mighty Horsemen of Apocalypse. His name was En Sabah Nur. The very first one with a semblance. Not just one, but many. Self-Molecular Control, turning dust in to larger forms of matter, turning larger forms of matter in to dust, augmenting / supercharging the powers of other semblance beings, superhuman strength, superhuman endurance, telekinesis, telepathy, self-generated teleportation fields, accelerated healing factor, shapeshifting, superhuman intelligence, other matter manipulation
self-generated force fields, energy manipulation, reality distortion, access to astral plane and/or the minds of others, alteration of size, and capacity to transfer own power, spirit, soul to another being. As time went on, soon more became just like him but with one semblance only. Some followed En Sabah Nur in his cause to rule the powerless, but some seek to overrule his tyrannical oppression. En Sabah Nur was not aware of this development as he sat on his throne and looked down at the worshippers who kneeled before him and chanted his name.

The ones who seek to overthrow En Sabah Nur were none other than the Four Maidens. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Believing that the rule of En Sabah Nur had been too long, they fought against En Sabah Nur in a violent and sudden battle. Those who followed the Maidens' ideals joined up with the fight as the powerless civilians retreated away. En Sabah Nur's Horsemen were perished in battle as they loyally protected their leader. The combined efforts of the Four Maidens faced against En Sabah Nur which fatally mauled him. The cataclysm separated all the continents and all the kingdoms. The very destruction of En Sabah Nur's rule ended as he himself fell into the hole of where the cataclysm began. Before he gave in to his wounds and fell, En Sabah Nur vowed, "One day, I, En Sabah Nur, will return to the future and will destroy what you wretched four will create! The destruction will be intimate and brutal. One day, your descendants will die. Perished. Under my foot like everyone before me! And when that day is done, when I kill all of my betrayers, when I regain my status as the lead god, you will all be nothing but a bad memory. Enjoy your victory, Four Maidens, for I will return!"

Millennia Later...
A younger Nathaniel Essex was in a submarine in search for potential DNA of ancient warriors from the past. Back then, he had no powers and had already taken up the mantle as CEO of the Essex Corporation. He remembered his father once telling him the story of Apocalypse and his Four Horsemen. "In order to take charge of a company like this," recalled Nathaniel. "One must make the simple decisions no matter of any cost there is. Remember, cost of life is meaningless. Only the cost of how much money you make in the Essex Corporation is meaningful in business." One of the crew members asked, "Who told you that?" Nathaniel answered, "My father before he passed this company to me. Now I will continue the work as the way he did it." Another crew member reported, "Sir, we got something!" Nathaniel ordered, "Use the mechanical arms to pick up the remains and put inside the lower hatch. And we must go on our way before we get the attention of..." Then Atlesian submarines surrounded them as Nathaniel deadpanned, "...the Atlas Military led by that overbearing General James Ironwood." A holographic screen showed Ironwood's face as it said that Ironwood wishes to contact them. Nathaniel sighed as he clicked on the screen and Ironwood said, "This is General James Ironwood demanding to speak with Robert Essex now." Nathaniel replied, "I am Nathaniel Essex, son of Robert Essex and currently the CEO of Essex Corporation. And I am demanding your forces to stand down or my lawyers will see to it that your soldiers will be discharged from their services, including you, General for interfering with a mission of exploration." Ironwood gritted his teeth as he saw much of his father in Nathaniel. "Very well," said Ironwood reluctantly. "Stand down and let them go." The holo screen flickered out as the Essex submarine rode away with Nathaniel smiling victoriously.

Later that day, the scientists of the Essex Corporation discovered the remains they had were slightly alive. Nathaniel ordered, "Bring the remains to the underground compound. There we will hook it up with the life support system and supercomputer." One of the scientists protested, "But sir, they're prototypes!" Nathaniel glared, "Do not question my orders!" The scientists nodded as they brought the remains into the elevator as they went down to the compound. They hooked him up to the life support system as it rejuvenated the being's life. "I. Am. En. Sabah. Nur," spoke the millennia long being. Nathaniel widened his eyes in amazement as he saw En Sabah Nur before him. En Sabah Nur looked at Nathaniel and the scientists and asked, "Who has brought me back from a long centuries worth of betrayal? Who is it?!" Nathaniel came over to the ancient being and kneeled before him. "I have, O Great En Sabah Nur," confessed Nathaniel. "I have long heard your legend from my father and he has heard from his who have also learned from his own." En Sabah Nur looked at Nathaniel and nodded, "It would seem that I still had one loyal servant who spoke of my might. In gratitude, I shall grant you power most will ever dream of." En Sabah Nur lifted his arm as he began to transform Nathaniel Essex into something else. Now the man had chalk white skin, black hair, black facial hair on his chin, completely blood red colored eyes, and a red diamond on his forehead. He also wore a dark blue suit with a red diamond on his chest, a wide collar with dark blue on the outside and red on the inside, and a tattered cape with dark blue on the outside and red on the inside. "Arise my servant, Mister Sinister," proclaimed En Sabah Nur. "For we have much work to do."