Chapter 1:
Silver Descends
Silver:
Two on the left, one behind the dumpster in the ally way to the right, three behind the corner behind me. All members of the white fang and all useless trash probably unable to kill a small group of beowolfs judging by their aura, except the man standing straight in front of me.
He was a tall man with orange hair that flowed over his left eye. He wore a black bowler hat with a small feather tucked into a red band. He had a formal white suit with black dress pants and black shoes. Around his neck was a grey scarf and in his right hand he held a luxury cane he used to lean on.
Judging by his aura he was not a huntsman because he did not possess a semblance, but that did not mean he was not dangerous. His eyes showed experience and his lean showed arrogance.
"Salem must truly underestimate me" I called out to the orange haired man standing across from me. His face flashed with confusion before he fixed it with the same arrogance as before.
"Salem?... Ah you must be speaking of the employer. I'm sorry miss but I'm not much into questions, the highest bidder is all I worry about." He said as he shifted his weight from one foot to the other using his cane once again to support his weight, before he raised his left hand and let out a loud whistle.
Seconds after loud battle cries sounded where the White Fang members had stationed their ambush. White uniforms flashed as each White Fang members sprang from their spot to begin necessary fire to eliminate their target.
'Slaughter them. Kill them. Slaughter them. Kill them. Just like us, just like us.' The children's whispers echoed throughout my head. I grabbed my head from intense pounding pain the voices caused. 'I am used to this.' I thought as I pushed the voices to the background to regain my focus.
Nothing but crimson red flashed through the sky as small pieces of flesh flew into every direction painting the ground with a thick layer of blood.
"Clap clap clap not bad for a young lady such as yourself. I didn't even notice you setting up any razor floss." He said as he shifted his weight on both feet changing into a combat stance while, lifting his cane which now pointed at me. A low hum and a red glow was all it took for me to start to escape the narrow ally.
'This might be a tough one.' I thought as I began to jump from wall to wall to quickly escape, but I was too late. The massive dust round exploded in the middle of the dark alley burring my clothes and skin as the shockwave sent me flying up onto the roof I was previously trying to climb to.
Yang:
BOOM!
A explosion sounded in the distance shaking all the glasses in the bar while sending others over tables causing them to break. 'What the hell was that.' I thought as I got up from my seat and left to see what caused the explosion. Luckily the owner was too busy cleaning up the after math to notice I was short a few lien on my drink.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!
The sky light up with multiple clouds of fire and dust covering the sunset in the distance. Whatever windows that were left unscathed from the initial explosion were now shattered by the shockwave. The shockwave had no effect on my body thanks to my aura, but others might not be as lucky. I began to move towards the source of the explosion to see what I could do to help and there was always a possibility of a dust robbery performed by the White Fang or a notorious robber such as Roman Torchwick. As I got closer the smell of blood got thicker and thicker almost to the point I thought I was going to barf up the cookies Ruby made earlier not like they were good anyways.
That's when I saw it, a pool of blood and body parts mixed and spread everywhere in the ally in front of me. I quickly lost my stomach to the gruesome sight before my eyes. It took what felt like an eternity before I came back to my senses by the noise of battle on the roof above.
My rage shot through the roof when I heard a young girl let out a grunt of pain. Wait, that sounded like Ruby. "Hold on Ruby I'm coming." I yelled up to the roof as my anger shot past its limits. Bouncing between walls I urgently reached the top to see something that would change my life forever.
Standing before me was Roman Torchwick and my sister fiercely battling for their life's. The only problem was Ruby wasn't Ruby it was her, but she had silver hair that faded to red with dull red eyes that seemed to show no emotions. It made my spine shiver just glancing at them.
Silver:
My burned skin was already healed to the normal pale white by the time I got to my feet thanks to my aura. The orange haired man was already on the roof in the opposite corner rushing towards me with his cane raised in an offensive stance giving me no time to prepare for the oncoming attack.
He wiped his can forward hoping to land a blow to the left side of my upper thigh. But I was too fast. Quickly taking out my dagger I parried the blow easily before I began my counter attack of seven different slashes all aimed at the vital areas of his body. He was fast deflecting all the slashes I sent at him. Noting his skills with the cane I decided to jump back to get distance between us giving me time to think of an effective plan of attack. The only problem was I was being backed into a corner with nowhere to go but off the edge of the building.
The orange haired man's experience did not betray him. He quickly charged forward giving me nowhere to go. He sent his cane flying down at a vertical strike. It took both hands to block it one to hold the dagger and the other to brace it. The blade of the dagger sank into the soft flesh of my bracing hand from the shock of the canes attack. Letting out a grunt of pain I took the blade out of my hand.
"Foolish girl resorting to such dangerous measures to block my attack." The orange haired man jumped back once more resting his body using the cane to support himself.
The blood running out from my hand stopped as new pale white flesh covered the fresh wound. Only a faint red scar could be seen that would likely disappear within a week.
Once again, the man was on guard seeing my healed hand. "Seems you are full of surprises young lady"
'What are you waiting for kill him. Turn him into nothing but a pool of blood.' The voices rung throughout my head even louder not allowing me to push them away.
Darting forward I grabbed one of the many throwing knifes from the pouch strapped onto my black belt. Throwing the knife at his head the orange haired man dunked just in time for it to hit him. The time it took him to react to knife, I was already within range. I activated the red dust powdered dagger causing the blade to burst into flames. Crouching low I swing the blade at his unprotected legs. The blade only grazed the edge of his shin as he pulled back his legs in a late reaction.
Damn this must be the hardest opponent I have faced yet.
"Hold on Ruby I'm coming!" A loud voice in the alley below shouted. Out of nowhere a tall golden-haired girl flew over the side of the roof.
Bang!
A loud blast came out from a pair of gauntlets that went to the tips of her fist hit the orange haired man right in the side of his ribs sending him flying straight into the brick house behind him.
Yang:
I ran over to Ruby knowing that no one could get up after receiving a hit like that. Ruby seemed off, actually everything about her seemed off. The way she stood, the way her face lacked emotion, and the strangest thing among them was she was using a flaming dagger. And she was even wearing a silver cloak. This can't be Ruby I realized she would never get rid of the red cloak that her mother gave her.
"Are you okay?" I asked not knowing what else to do with so many questions assaulting my brain. The change was subtle but for a second her dull eyes gleamed with excitement "Do you know Ruby?" She asked after catching her breath.
"Yes...why are you looking for her..." I said in a questioning tone hoping it didn't sound hostile.
"I think...she is my sister." She bluntly stated her face showing no sign of change in emotion, only the slight tilt of her head made me question if she even knew what she was saying.
"Ruby Rose...we are talking about the same person, right? Questioning her I began to clearly see the differences between her and Ruby. Her hair was long and silver with red tips tied up into a messy bun. She wore an almost identical cloak to Ruby's red cloak but this one was silver. Her face was identical to Ruby's except for her dull blood red eyes. She wore a long sleeve red blouse with black trim. She also wore a black pair of combat pants and boots.
Clank clank bang
A bright white blinding flash came from where the Torchwick was presumably knocked out. 'Damn a flashbang.' I thought, rubbing my eyes trying to expel the white from my vision. When I regained my vision the man was gone, leaving only a few drops of blood running off the roof.
Wee woo wee woo
Blue lights flashed below as the sirens got louder. "This is the police, don't try anything funny we have the building surrounded. Come out with your hands in the air." Looking over the edge of the building four squad cars were lined up together with the officers standing behind the cars for cover. Guns were pointed, and faces were dark. Putting my hands in the air I beaconed to the strange girl behind me with a flick of my head. She hesitated, looking towards the building next to us and then to the cops a couple times.
"Don't do it, it's not worth it. Besides you were the victim."
Silver:
Sheathing my dagger, I walked forward with the golden-haired girl. Damn if that girl finds out I killed the men in the alley way she will reject me like everyone else.
Yesyesyesyes like everyone else. So that's why you cut us up limb from limb from limb smiling smiling smiling. The children were now visible dancing around me calling out insults and taunts. I tried my hardest to ignore them, pushing the visions out of my head I raised my hands, after all it's all I could do.
One hour later...
"Yes, miss Long we understand your frustration, but the blood trail ended at vale's cities walls we cannot continue chasing without risking lives." A young man with dark hair in uniform who introduced himself as Mark said with concern.
"There must be something we can do." Yang said tapping the metal desk obviously getting annoyed with the young cop.
"There is something you can do. You can wait for the detective to get here. From the description your friend gave he must be Roman Torchwick."
It was a bad decision for Mark because it only escalated Yang's anger. "How is talking going to help the situation." Yang yelled throwing herself out of her chair and quickly storming out of the room.
Mark watched the angry girl march out of the concrete boxed room. Turning his attention back to me he opened a file and turned it my direction. Inside were multiple pictures of men with orange hair. Most were burly looking thugs. In the very middle was him, it was blurred but it was definitely him.
"Does any of these pictures fit his descrip-." Before he could finish a polite knock came from the other side of the door. "Come in" Mark responded to the knocking. "Ah, detective Pollaky glad you arrived safely." Standing up from his chair Mark walked over to the detective to greet him.
He was a black-haired man in his 50's. He had a mustache that connects to his side burns. His sharp eyes were brown and showed intelligent. He wore a black tuxedo with a black bowtie. His face showed age, but his expression was full of life but not too much. He had a brief case in his left hand and a tall black top hat in his right hand.
Ignoring the young cops polite greeting Detective Pollaky sat down in the chair putting his brief case and top hat on the table. "If you would please excuse us for a second Mr. Myers so I could ask this young miss a few questions." Mark hesitated for a moment before leaving realizing it was for the best.
Detective Pollaky had a good poker face I'll give him that, but I could sense his aura flaring with fear and slight disgust.
"I guess we should start with interdictions my name is Ignatius Pollaky a private detective working on the Roman Torchwick case." He forced a smile hoping to lighten the mood.
"I'm Silver" I responded quietly with a small tilt of my head forcing the same fake smile back to him.
"Ok miss Silver I'm going to show you a video could you tell me what is happening in it?" Digging through his pocket he pulled out his scroll and laid it flat on the table. An image hologram projected a foot in the air. It showed a dark alley only light by the few strangling light rays trying to escape the darkness. A few seconds passed, and my figure appeared walking down the alley before stopping abruptly in the middle. Torchwick's feet were barely in the shot.
There was no sound, guess I lucked out in that aspect. Not more than a few seconds later the ground was covered with blood and torn limbs. Detective Pollaky face paled at the sight. The video continued until one of Torchwick's massive dust rounds hit the camera. Face still pale Detective Pollaky closed the hologram display.
"Well miss I hope you could shed some light on the situation. Could you tell me what happened in the alley and how all the White Fang members died?" Detective Pollaky's expression change to a more serious one.
"I killed them...why does it matter?" I asked curiously, after all it they were just weak scum. By the reaction Detective Pollaky gave I'm guessing I said something wrong.
"Miss Silver if there is ever a chance you can fight without killing you should do it." Pollaky's face was hot with anger. His voice showed it and his brow was furrowed.
"This is the kind of mentally that gets people killed. In this world the strong bully the weak and the weak die." I countered
"ENOUGH!" Pollaky's face was now on fire his fist clinched so hard they started to turn blue. Suddenly his face calmed down to the original weathered tan look. His face turned back to the fake poker face he once had.
"There is one last question I would like to ask before I let you go...Who are you Silver?"
"That's a question I'm trying to find out myself detective... Now I would like to leave unless you have any other annoying questions." Getting up out of the chair I walked out of the room. Yang was outside talking to Mark. Seeing that I was done Yang walked over to me and said " I'll take you to Ruby. I want to hear what you have to say, and I guess it would be pretty cool to have another half-sister."
