"If there is ever another war in Europe, it will come out of some damned silly thing in the Balkans."
-Alledgedlly 'Otto Von Bismarck', "The Iron Chancellor"
APRIL 28
1914
DEATH OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND
A single death, could spark it all to wage war.
Austria Hungary; a great power, granted by its ally; Germany to invade serbia, its smaller neighbor down south.
but complicated is the web of geopolitics, The Triple Entente: Formed with the British Empire, Third French Republic, and the Russian Empire, all wishing to confront their rival and enemy: The Central Powers: Led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, And Italy.
And so.. 4 Long Years of Trench Warfare, of death, mud, of both young and old, to fight for a war so pointless. because of a death, to lead a continent to chaos, was that it took; was a trigger of a gun.
And amongst the millions of men, was Victor Hugh Of the British Expeditionary Force; Fighting in the Bloody battle of Somme, of 1916, the chap; scarred from war, now reflects his odd abrupt change from it; to remnant, in Beacon. here, he now ponders morality and the reason of war, accompanied by a team of schoolgirls as they reach to become as huntresses.
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DISCLAIMER AND WARNINGS!
DESCRIPTION OF BLOOD AND DEATH, INCLUDING SWEARING.
Based on the IP of RWBY, this is a Fanfiction, Copyright is related to RWBY itself, and i claim nothing to it, but as a fan-made story, deviating from the series itself.
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NOTES
Inspired by most stories on this site (lord help), however i did not watch the series itself, and i still try to keep this canon as possible, including character's personalities.
this story will be in Season 1 of the series, so expect predictable plotlines, and i will try my best to adapt and change it related to the MC, and please.
Please do give feedback, i will continue to improve on this style of writing, constructive criticism will be noticed, and i will work with what it was said, so thank you if you bring up weak points.
Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld.
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When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying!
[[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]]
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