RWBY: Faith Restored (Book 1)

The Tournament Begins

The Vytal Festival was created to be a sign of peace between the Four Kingdoms. It would bring them all together to celebrate peace and union. The festival would be held every other year in by each of the kingdoms. Today was the 40th Biennially Vytal Tournament hosted by Vale.

Large airships flew up to the Amity Arena at docked as floods of women, men, children and Faunus entered the arena. Many purchased food and souvenirs to make their days memorable. The day was bright and only several clouds. It brought a warm feeling as everyone piled in and sat down. After a few minutes, Professor Port and Doctor Oobleck sat down into the booth with the holographic screen powering up and revealing the two teachers. Professor Port spoke into the microphone "Citizens of Remnant! Welcome to the Vytal Festival Tournament! Before we start the tournament, we have a special guest who will be performing a right of passage for all teams, along with a song performed with one of our brightest students, Weiss Schnee! Please welcome Professor Vladimir Dracula Tepes!"

The crowd cheered and clapped as drums started a rhythmic beat and Dracula stepped out from the shadows and towards the arena. Instead of the usual black and red tunic. The King was simply in black pants and boots with his chest exposed. He stood in the middle as the teams from Haven, Beacon, Atlas, and Shade circled around him. They watched as Dracula knelt down and held out his hands as fire appeared. He moved his hands around in a rhythmic pattern before blowing the fire, the flames spiraled into the sky, before taking form of a large dragon like creature and roaring before diving down onto Dracula. The crowd gasped at the display as the flames bursted into a shockwave, touching all the students. The drums stopped as the flames washed over the students. Instead of burning their skin, it left a tattoo of their Kingdom's emblems on their hand.

Dracula stood up and spoke out "May your deities smile upon you in battle! May your fights be fair and in your favor!" Cheers roared out as the students looked at the black emblem in their hands. Some were impressed while several were worried about it disrupting their look. Dracula stood up as he spoke "As we give these students the right of passage as warriors, we must look to the fallen. Those who gave their lives for their kingdoms, their cities, their villages, their families. This song is for everyone. Our unity will be the only answer to defeating the Grimm and those who threaten peace! This song is called Resistance." Dracula and Weiss stood side by side before nodding at each other.

(I) am a nation, (I) am a million faces
Formed together, made for elevation
(I) am a soldier, (I) won't surrender
Faith is like a fire that never burns to embers
(Who's gonna stand up, who's gonna fight?)
The voice of the unheard
(Who's gonna break these chains and lies?)
Love is the answer
Weiss: I gotta speak it, believe it, that's how I feel inside
(I) I (I), can't, can't sit here quiet

Weiss: You can take my heart, you can take my breath
When you pry it from my cold, dead chest!

Dracula and Weiss: This is how we rise up
Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train
This is how we rise up
Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder
Magic, static, call me a fanatic
It's our world, they can never have it
This is how we rise up
It's our Resistance, you can't resist us

(Hey) Can you hear me? (Hey) Are you listening?
Sleeping in the shadows, could be making history
(Walk) through the fire, (walk) on the water
Used to be a slave, but now you are a conqueror

Weiss: They can take my heart, they can take my breath
When they pry it from my cold, dead chest

Dracula and Weiss: This is how we rise up
Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train
This is how we rise up
Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder
Magic, static, call me a fanatic
It's our world, they can never have it
This is how we rise up
It's our Resistance, you can't resist us