RWBY: Faith Restored (Book 1)

One Year

"One year! It'll take me one year to summon an army from the guts of Hell itself!"

The King of a non existent species reminisced as he stared at the floating mirror until he walked away and could still see the broken desk along with shards of glass and ripped paper. Then he looked at the door to remember attacking his own son for trying to stop him from committing genocide.

"Wow! A floating mirror!" A voice broke him out of his reminiscence to see Ruby looking at the mirror with interest. Weiss was not far behind, staring at the floating mirror in amazement. Blake stared at the countless books with interest but kept an eye on Dracula. He knew she didn't trust him. Perhaps it was his past that she didn't like. Or perhaps she knew someone with the same past and same taste for destruction. Perhaps a later time, they may talk to help straighten things. Glynda Goodwitch kept an eye on her students and the King.

Dracula looked at Ruby and smiled "With this mirror, I can look upon anywhere I think of. Want to give it a try?" Ruby looked at him excited and shook her head very fast. He smiled and said "Think about where you want the mirror to show you. What is it you want to see?" Ruby thought hard and the mirror showed a grassy field with the sun in the back and a small block of stone near the edge. The young leader smiled sadly and looked at the stone.
Dracula gazed upon the stone to see the words prescribed

"Thus Kindly I Scatter"
Summer Rose

The King looked at Ruby and place a hand on her shoulder and smiled sadly "I am sorry for your loss, Miss Rose." She looked up at him and smiled "It's OK... It was a long time ago." Weiss looked at the grave then at her leader and guilt ate her up immensely. Blake looked at Ruby and the grave stone and felt sympathy. Glynda looked down in respect as she and Summer fought together along with others and was truly saddened when the news came that she was killed. Dracula looked at Weiss and Blake and Glynda and asked "Would anyone else like to give it a try?" Blake shook her head in a motion to say "no" along with the Deputy Headmistress while Weiss looked at the mirror and gave a deep breath and concentrated.

The mirror revealed a white mansion. Until the mirror shimmered to a garden where a woman. With similar white hair sat on a stone bench with a wine glass in her hands and red wine in it.
She very much looked like Weiss except she was older with shadow under her eyes. Her face gave the notion that she was tired of the world.

Dracula looked at Weiss to see her disappointment and sadness at her mother still in such a state of self destruction and drinking. He looked at the mirror before motioning with his hand for the mirror to stop. The mirror broke into pieces and floated away to the ceiling, circling around until the next time it would be called upon.
He lead the girls out and towards the throne room where team JNPR and Yang were looking around then noticed them.
"Vlad, this place is amazing! How long did it take for you to build this castle?" Yang asked and he smirked as he was about to drop the ball about the true nature of the castle. He sat down on the mighty throne and said "All it took was 12 minutes."
Their jaws dropped and he laughed at their reactions. The shook themselves out of their stupor and Glynda asked "Are you being serious?" Dracula managed to calm himself down and said "Oh yes. It's true. It only took 12 minutes to make everything you see." Again their jaws dropped and Dracula chuckled. "How?" Pyrrha asked with interest. Weiss nodded, wanting to know how the craftsmanship was made in just minutes.

Dracula stood up and spoke "Using magic in a ritual, I was able to create the foundation and stone work of my castle. Combining magic with technology, I am capable of teleporting my castle anywhere I want it to. All it requires is a destination and I start the incantation." Weiss looked awed and Glynda for once, let go of her glare and looked on with curiosity and interest until she looked at her scroll to see the time "Alright students, it's near bed time. Time for us to head back." The students groaned in disappointment and Dracula chuckled "Don't worry, perhaps another time, I'll give you a proper tour of my castle. But I do warn you, it'll be a long tour." Ruby giggled then in a burst of rose pedals, she hugged him by the neck then jumped down and waved goodbye.