Welcome back everyone to the next chapter of Sting of the Karambit! I'm not really sure if there's going to be an update schedule or anything. I mean, i wait a day to let reviews roll in, spend a few days coming up with ideas, and a few more typing it. Sorry if you wanted it faster, that's just my flow. Also, I got a PM about sloppy writing by not clearly defining Magnum's looks. I just want to say, there's a reason for this. In a lot of great stories, you aren't given much more than cover art or a general shape to the character. This way I'm leaving it up to your imagination, so it's easier to connect with the characters. But that's just my opinion. Thanks to everyone who followed, favorited, and reviewed this story. Now comes the part where I am going to address all the reviews I've gotten the previous chapter. Remember, if you have any suggestions for pairing, criticisms, or comments, be sure to leave a review!
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Now that those are done with, onto the story!
I heard Weiss waking at our campsite as I was sitting in the tree. I looked back at her, and saw her blink a few times, looking around her surrounding, presumably to find me. I leapt down in front of her as she passed by, then she screamed and, for lack of a better term, bitchslapped me.
"Oh my Oum! Don't do that ever again!" She screeched at me as recognition shone in her eyes. I sighed and rubbed the hand mark on my face.
"Time to start walking again, I suppose." I heard Weiss dramatically sigh at this as she plodded along behind me, dragging Myrtenaster along behind her.
Oh god- I'm not from here so I can say that-it's been hours and I can finally see a city in the distance. I keep getting messages for stat increases. So much physical exercise…
Quest Complete!
Not in Kansas, Dorothy.
Reward: 1500 EXP, 250 Lien.
Bonus Reward: 200 EXP, 150 Lien, Relation with Weiss Schnee improved, Relations with SDC improved.
Finally! Civilization! I let out a sigh of relief and quickly accepted a quest before Weiss noticed.
Quest Start!
Insert Pun Here.
Explore the city of Vale, and join the school of Beacon.
Reward: 2000 EXP, 400 Lien, Skill Book.
Failure: Live a horrible mediocre life with a job mediocrily done.
I feel like I've heard that before. Anyways, college. Nice. Good place to start off my new life, amirite?
As Weiss and I left the forest and hiked the path to the city, I was thinking of my family. Granted, I had some parental 'issues', to say the least, but I cared about my little sister. She's… not your typical sister, in many ways. I don't feel like getting into that list at the moment, because I'm more concerned with how she's taking it. Me missing, I mean. I'm not sure if time flows the same way, but if it does, then I've been gone for about two days, or so. Yeah, it was around noon when I went to the arcade, I don't know how long I was unconscious for, but it was a few hours at least. Then the thing with Weiss, and it's probably noon now, if the sun is anything to go by. God, she's probably been crying the whole time…
Just as I was thinking of her, I heard a very familiar voice shout from behind me.
" Well, why don't you find out?"
I spun around to the sight of pink pigtails and green eyes staring happily back at me.
"Anabel! You're REAL?!"
The pixie-esque girl just let out a giggle and smiled at me.
"Of course I am! What, am I not as sexy as before?" She asked, winking slyly at me as she turned her head.
I sighed. I heard Weiss stuttering in the background in complete confusion.
"Well, now that we've established you're real and all, what was that you were saying before?"
"I WAS going to mention that I may or may not have an idea to bring your precious sister here, but if you can't be bothered to comment on my sexiness, then I may not be bothered to share that information."
"Fine. Well, Anabel, you look much more s-sexy than you did before, I must not have gotten a good look before. You are very beautiful."
I saw her blush and look down a bit.
"W-well thank you, s-sweetie!" I heard her stutter as she looked back up, smiled, and glomped me. She let out an eep and let go when she saw what she did.
"Anyways, I found out an amaaaazing way to get your little sis to Remnant! It's easy! All you need is a shit-ton of dust and, once you get that, I can lead you through the rest. Toodles!"
Quest Start!
Brother of the Year? (Part 1)
With Anabel's apparently vast knowledge, you now have an opportunity to drag your sister into this unknown, possibly horrible, world. Good job, kid.
Reward: Quest Continuation (What? You want more? Hell no, this is personal.)
Failure: Questline End, depression and angst.
With that, she spun around and skipped away towards the city. I looked around for Weiss, and saw her curled up on the ground in shock.
" *mumble mumble* Little sister... *mumble mumble* other worlds… *mumble* Man-stealer…"
Well, it looks like the… hehe... "Weiss" Queen is broken. (Ba-Dum Tss)
All puns aside, I picked her up again and carried her to the city. Once we got there, the rabble of noise must have gotten her attention as she shoved me away, quickly standing up and dusting herself off as I picked myself off the ground.
"Wow, no need to be so 'cold', Weiss. I mean, I did carry you the rest of the way here."
"W-well, I never said you could touch me! How am I supposed to know you didn't try something?! Oh my Oum, did you GROPE ME?!" She started yelling.
"No! I would never do that! Especially not to you!" I hastily replied as I took a step back, waving my hands.
"Are you saying I'm not PRETTY ENOUGH to grope?!" Weiss yells as she gets into my face
"N-no way, you're extremely beautiful!"
"O-oh, w-well, o-of course I am! I'm an heiress, after. I must be beautiful!" She replied, turning in an attempt to hide her blush. I smirked, knowing I won that squabble.
"Well little Mrs. Heiress, shall we be off?"
"Hmmph, I guess we shall," she cheekily replied, smirking as I held out my arm before shrugging and link our arms as we walked down the street.
I kept looking along the streets for a dust store, I mean, a quest is a quest, right? Ah who am I kidding, I really want to see her again.
Weiss glares at me questioningly, as I stopped in place, as she ran into me.
I strained to hear an almost imperceivable noise coming from the building in front of us.
"What's happening now? Another magic pixie girl?"
"Quiet. I hear something- err, someone. It's…" I dashed forward into the shoddy building, smashing the rotten door off it's hinges. As aforementioned hinges broke, I noticed they weren't rusted- they were used often.
As multiple pings went off for Perception bonuses and Observation leveling, I looked around for where the music was coming from. It was a throbbing electrostep, like one would hear at a catwalk. This is what pissed me off to hell.
"There's no good goddamn reason electrostep should be playing in an "abandoned" building" I spat before Weiss could question anything. I saw a counter, and stomped over to it. I threw open the door I had a feeling would be there, and went to draw my knives, before I hesitated. I was seriously going to charge into an unknown situation armed?!
I sighed and climbed down into a clean, fancy hallway with red carpeting and fancy paintings on the walls. I barely have these a glance before I reached the door at the end of the hall. I calmed myself down before signaling for Weiss to stay behind. I could feel her begin to protest, before I shot a stoic look at her. She closed her mouth and stepped back.
I fixed my posture, straightened my clothes, and strode through the door, into a metal room with two bulky guards at the opposite door. They moved to block it before I cast Confusion on them. They still blocked it, but seemed unfocused as I walked towards them with the posture of a confident successful man.
"Yo, kid, you better crawl back to yo mommy's home before we kick yo punk ass there. No un-athormisized people's allowed" the first man said as I neared. I sighed at his horrible misuse of the English language, before glaring at them.
"My name is Nicholas Crispin. I am here for the, hmm, purchase." I said nonchalantly as I hit them with more Confusion. They grew more unfocused and said "No problem m'stah Crisp'n", before stepping aside and opening the doors. I heard the tapping of heels and looked behind me, before glaring at Weiss, who stood there. She shrugged and followed me through, staring at the guards as she passed. I sighed and wearily walked toward the noise. There was one last door, before we were hit with a blast of music and strobe lighting. I heard a man on a speaker system shout, "Sold to Mr. Orvlosky for 5,000 Lien! A very good choice, might I add! Now, if you'll follow me, we'll be right back once the transaction is completed."
I shuddered in disgust as I look around and saw an auction house with a catwalk in the front, half the seats filled with men. Most of them looked obese, morbidly ugly, creepy, or perverted. Weiss gasped in horror as she saw what "good" we're being sold. I walked along the back of the room to a seat along the far right side, Weiss glaring at everyone in disgust whilst clinging to my arm.
I feel horrible being in a fucking sex slave auction. Then again, most people would…
"Now, this beauty! She may be a Faunus, but she's never been touched! A rare virgin jewel right here! Shall we start the bidding at 2,000 Lien?" Immediately a fat man taking up two seats shot his hand into the air, garbling out a "Right here!" and a throaty chuckle. I stood up, declaring, "4,000 Lien." A few men twisted and stared in shock. It seems that was a bit over balling for the second bid. Weiss gave me a look of pure disgust and loathing as she let go of me and recoiled. I don't blame her. I must have just done a 180 on everything she thought she knew about me by betting on a sex slave. Fucking hell, I hate myself right now. But it's the only way my plan is going to work.
"Forty-two hundred!" Said the same fat man from before. I stared him down and, seeing him intimidated (Gaining the ability "Intimidating Presence") then bored holes into the auctioneer with my eyes. "Forty-five hundred. No, wait. Five thousand." Everyone was staring at me at this. "Hm, seems I made my position on this clear enough. Anyone care to raise me up? I honestly don't care. But we'll be meeting once I win." "W-well, congratulations on y-your purchase, Mister..?"
"Crispin. Nicholas Crispin."
"God, you sick fuck. I thought you were one of the fucking good guy, you asshole. Get the fuck-"
"Hahaha! Oh my god, Weiss, you actually think I want a sex slave? I'm not like that! I have a plan to shut this place down. Come on, and if anyone asks, you're a slave of mine. Don't say anything."
Weiss just stared at me in shock until I took her hand and pulled her along as I made my way to the open door with the auctioneer and girl I bought. I avoided looking at her, to give her some small fraction of decency, appearing nonchalant about the situation.
"If you'll follow me, Mister Crispin, we can complete this transaction."
"Mmhm, lead on." I followed the scrawny man to another room, passing a line of girls, all naked and in various states of terror. I felt so much anger and pity for these girls and those who forced them into this situation.
As soon as he locked the door and turned back to me, I pointed one of my knives in his face, much to the surprise of the man and the girl with us. "You see here, bruv, I don't have that kinda money. If I did, I sure as hell'd find a better way to spend it." I could hear the song, "I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton. Hells yeah!
I smirked. "How about we make a small little deal here. You, shut all this down and never do anytjing like this again, and I, won't torture you extensively until you're missing limbs and other bodily parts in a pool of your own blood and vomit. Or, of course, I can always rip out your eyes and force feed them to you. Hell, I might cut off your dick and shove it up your ass. I don't particularly care how you suffer, unless you want to prevent this ring from happening ever again." I activated Intimidating Presence for effect.
"O-of course sir, please don't shove my dick up my ass! I'll stop it all! For the love of Oum, PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU! I'LL SET THEM ALL FREE AND I'LL SHUT IT ALL DOWN JUST DON'T HURT ME!"
I just laughed in my head as the evil, perverted man in front of me broke down in tears.
"Heh, fine. How do you let them out? Are there cells or shackles or what?" I question the man bawling in front me.
"They have manacles and are bound by the wrists. H-here's the master key." The sick man said as he slid away, covering his crotch and ass.
"Well, first thing's first." I said, musing to myself. "Ladies, please leave the room for a moment. We need to have a talk. Weiss,here's some clothes I bought earlier. They'll be loose, but sweetheart, put them on?" I asked the still-naked former slave as I unbound her wrists. The man whimpered as Weiss and the unnamed girl left the room.
"Well, back to business you sick fuck. Gotta honor our commitment, you know?" With this and a flick of my wrist, the man let out a scream and feel silent as the blade punctured his heart. "You won't be doing anything like this again, and I'm not torturing you excessively. Everyone wins!" I stared at the corpse before reaching over and yanking out my knife. With one last glance, I spat on his corpse. Heh, FATALITY.
I strolled out of there, when Weiss looked up to me. The girl just looked down, now wearing a white t-shirt and black shorts, with a black jacket.
"I'm sorry." Weiss muttered as she walked up to me.
"For what?" I asked, genuinely confused.
"I'm sorry that I doubted you. You're an amazing person, Magnum. You saved these girls. You shut down a FUCKING SLAVE RING. You're a hero. Why?"
"Eh, I can't stand people like this. I hate all kinds of sick fucks like this. Who doesn't, after all? It was the right thing."
"Don't lie to me. There is something else here. Something personal. Why do you hate these people- more than normal, at least?"
"What, them being horrible people isn't enough?" Weiss just stared at me, not believing me. The girl with the- admittedly adorable- cat ears kept looking down. "Fine. Once, about three years ago or so, I was with my little sister, Haley. Now, nothing abnormal there. She clung to me like crackheads on drug money. Yeah, THAT much. Anyways, she decided that we needed to get something to eat. We went to an outdoors café thing, and she needed to use the bathroom or something. Next thinner I know, I heard her scream. I charged over to where I heard her, and saw these two punk ass sons of bitches trying to drag her into an alley. I got pissed, broke… Just about every bone in their bodies, and tossed them in a dumpster, like the trash they were. Hell, one of the called the police. They were scared shirtless, barely coherent, and confessed to everything. I was 'recommended for assistance in managing my frustrations'. I didn't go. Those shitbags got everything they deserved. Last thing I heard, they were going to be in the intensive care unit for life." I un-balled my fists as I finished.
I noticed that the girl with the cat ears was latched onto me, rubbing my back, crying. I blushed and stuttered, "H-hey, don't cry! Everything turned out fine in the end. I don't want you to cry." She looked up at me, still crying.
"T-that's not it. Y-you saved me. I-I-I-I…" She suddenly burst into more years, clutching me as if I was the last thing on Earth. Err, Remnant. "THANK YOU SO MUCH! I OWE YOU MY LIFE!" She shouted, sniffling at the end. I hugged her back. She wasn't letting go any time soon. Weiss just looked on from the background, her face unreadable. "W-what's your name, sweetheart?" I asked the broken girl clinging to me, as I pet her ears.
"M-my n-n-name's B-Blake Belladonna. B-but you c-can call me a-a-anything you want…" She sniffled.
"Why would I call you anything else?" I questioned, still rubbing her head.
"I'm your's now, master. You can do whatever you want with me." She said, her head starting to run back against my hand as it froze in shock.
"N-no Blake, I'm not your master or anything. I freed you. You aren't anyone's property. You don't have to serve anyone anymore. You don't owe me a debt or anything." I held her out at arm's length and focused on her.
"B-but I want to! I… I love you, master. I want to serve you." She looked up at me, and started to lean in.
It was electric. Our lips met, and she wrapped her arms around my neck and stood on her tiptoes. I took my hands off her head and held her. We separated as we began to run out of breath. She was gasping, completely red-faced. She held me again, and I held her back.
"I love you too, Blake." I said as I kissed her again.
"Oh, and master?" I heard her whisper in my ear once we broke apart. "I'm fine if you want other girls. I don't mind sharing, as long as I can still have you." At this I saw her look at Weiss, and giggle a bit.
"Well, now that we freed all the girls, let's get out of here. I'd say this ring is sufficiently stopped." I said, looking around the deserted 'backstage'. Kicking open the back door, I stepped out into the streets of Vale yet again, with Weiss and Blake behind me.
"Now, what's next on the list?"
And that's a chapter! Thanks to everyone who helped make this chapter, and apologies for the delay. If you all didn't know, the name Nicholas Crispin is what Aiden Pearce from Watch_Dogs used to sneak into a similar situation. I did not, however, base this chapter off of that game. Just felt like putting in that little Easter egg. If you have any ideas, comments, etc., feel free to send me a PM or review telling me what you did and didn't like. I still might take a few requests for ships, but at this point, it will be a harem, and these are the girls in so far:
Weiss Schnee
Blake Belladonna
Neon Katt
Anabel
Thanks for reading!
