From Beyond

Blake Belladonna annoyed by an upside-down Jaune Arc depicted by KegiSpringfield

### Publisher

Coeur Al'Aran

***From Beyond*** is the fourth literary work by Coeur Al'Aran published on September 21, 2015 syndicated until January 29 , 2017. The plot follows the tale of Jaune Arc and Blake Belladonna after the former dies during the Beacon initiation.

## Origins

During a private message conversation with College Fool in mid-September 2015, Coeur came up with the idea of Jaune dying during the intiation cycle. Following some discussion on ghosts and potential avenues of comedy, both Coeur and College Fool pursued comedic stories titled *From Beyond*and Dead Man Walking on September 21 and September 25 respectively. A variant of the game can be seen in chapter five of *The Writer Games*released on October 3, with the original story College Fool wrote containing darker aspects of the consequences should Jaune not exist in the frame narrative of *RWBY*.

## Plot

### Prelude

It was said that Jaune had more dreams than common sense, which was recognized as he had been accepted to Beacon Academy under the false pretense that he was a competent huntsman. After being launched into the air, Jaune had little idea of how to land properly, but observed "what seemed to be" a javelin hurtling towards him. He managed to dodge it, but in doing so, altered history to result in his death rather than being pinned to a tree for Pyrrha Nikos to collect later on.

Blake Belladonna walking with her Stand, "Yellow Death", depicted by Majdart. Published: 2016 November 17

Blake, conflicted by inner turmoil regarding her history at the White Fang, decided to investigate the situation to keep herself from becoming "another Adam." Upon reaching the estimated spot where Jaune landed, she observed a Beowolf consuming his physical body and decided to avenge him. Unfortunately, she could not do anything to assist him, which Jaune's astral form forgave her for much to her shock.

## Timeline

### 2015

* **Monday,** **September 21:** Chapter 1 published
* **Friday,** **September 25:** Chapter 2 published
* **Saturday, October 3**: "Bear Witness" Writer Game is published
* **Sunday,** **October 4:** Chapter 3 published
* **Monday,** **October 12:** Chapter 4 published
* **Monday, October 19:** Chapter 5 published
* **Monday,** **October 26:** Chapter 6 published
* **Monday, November 2:** Chapter 7 published
* **Sunday,** **November 7**:Chapter 8 published
* **Monday,** **November 16**: Chapter 9 published
* **Sunday,** **November 22**:Chapter 10 published
* **Monday, November 30**:Chapter 11 published
* **Sunday,** **December 6****:** Chapter 12 published
* **Monday, December 14**: Chapter 13 published
* **Monday, December 21:** Chapter 14 published
* **Sunday, December 27:** Chapter 15 published

### 2016

* **January 4:** Chapter 16 published
* **January 11:** Chapter 17 published
* **January 18:** Chapter 18 published
* **January 25:** Chapter 19 published
* **February 1:** Chapter 20 published
* **February 8:** Chapter 21 published
* **February 15:** Chapter 22 published
* **Febraury 22:** Chapter 23 published
* **February 29:** Chapter 24 published
* **March 6:** Chapter 25 published
* **March 13**: Chapter 26 published
* **March 20:** Chapter 27 published
* **March 27**: Chapter 28 published
* **April 3**: Chapter 29 published
* **April 10:** Chapter 30 published
* **April 17:** Chapter 31 published
* **April 24:** Chapter 32 published
* **May 1:** Chapter 33 published
* **May 8:** Chapter 34 published
* **May 15:** Chapter 35 published
* **May 22:** Chapter 36 published
* **May 29:** Chapter 37 published
* **June 5:** Chapter 38 published
* **June 12:** Chapter 39 published
* **June 19:** Chapter 40 published
* **June 26:** Chapter 41 published
* **July 3:** Chapter 42 published
* **July 10:** Chapter 43 published
* **July 17:** Chapter 44 published
* **July 24:** Chapter 45 published
* **July 31:** Chapter 46 published
* **August 7:** Chapter 47 published
* **August 14:** Chapter 48 published
* **August 21:** Chapter 49 published
* **August 28:** Chapter 50 published
* **September 4:** Chapter 51 published
* **September 11:** Chapter 52 published
* **September 18:** Chapter 53 published
* **September 25:** Chapter 54 published
* **October 2**: Chapter 55 published
* **October 9:** Chapter 56 published
* **October 16:** Chapter 57 published
* **October 23:** Chapter 58 published
* **October 30**: Chapter 59 published
* **November 6:** Chapter 60 published
* **November 13:** Chapter 61 published
* **November 20:** Chapter 62 published
* **November 27:** Chapter 63 published
* **December 5**: Chapter 64 published
* **December 11**: Chapter 65 published
* **December 18**: Chapter 66 published
* **December 25:** Chapter 67 published

### 2017

* **January 1:** Chapter 68 published
* **January 8:** Chapter 69 published
* **January 15:** Chapter 70 published
* **January 22:** Chapter 71 published
* **January 29**: Chapter 72 published

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11518796/1/From-Beyond
2. ↑ https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11525574/1/Dead-Man-Walking-Or-Something
3. ↑ https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11527150/5/The-Writer-Games
4. ↑ https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11527150/5/The-Writer-Games