Strange events are beginning to occur at Beacon Academy. Ruby begins to have nightmares of a human Grimm, warning her of a coming storm; a lone knight appears in the courtyard, lost and confused; and a age-old enemy of Man reveals himself. Remnant's only hope lies in the leaders of teams RWBY and JNPR, and the mysterious knight who holds the the keys to both of their broken pasts.

They say the first is always the worst. Sadly, it was true. After his first murder, Shaw found himself consumed with a bloodlust thinly disguised as a desire to protect the other players. The result? The loss of everything he held dear. This is not a story of misunderstanding, nor redemption. This is a story about a villain, his path, and its ultimately tragic conclusion.

He stood just beyond the cobblestone road, his appearance that of a simple traveler. As he stepped forward, his eyes landed upon a broken city, ruined and crumbled. Aragorn son of Arathorn, King of Gondor, remembers a far-gone past among the ruins of Osgiliath, and finds that things are all right, though not quite the same.

Not every team at Beacon are great heroes, like RWBY. Not many are famous, like JNPR. Few are infamous, like CRDL. Nor do they have the mysterious allure of team CFVY, either. Most are like team SABL, just people wanting to improve their skills and protect their homes from Grimm. This is their tale, the story about SABL's first step on their journey at Beacon Academy.