Authors Note: Hello my Dark Readers and welcome to the second trailer of "Derelicts In Black". You've witnessed the Red Trailer however now it's time for a double feature. Please be sure to review and comment what you think. I'd appreciate the feedback. Whether you like or dislike, it's all welcomed. I hope you favorite and follow. Now then, I hope you enjoy because it's time to continue the Trailers.

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Crimson and Black Trailer:

Inside the Forest of Red Ash, the wind was cool and continuous. It was as beautiful and eerie as the stories described. Leaves that were ruby red, maroon grass shrouded in low fogs, and crooked trees as black as the midnight sky.

Long ago, the forest earned its name from the leaves resembling ash when falling onto the soil. The old locals used to describe it as an illusion of fire springing to life.

It was such an odd and ancient forest full of mystery and superstition. Very few would venture into the unknown due to the sense of fear the forest emitted. Legend has it that those who venture into the Forest of Red Ash are forever shrouded in black while darkness consumes their hearts changing them forever into beasts.

'If legend says that this forest would turn those who aren't of black, then what of those who already dwell within black?'

The thought originated from a slender female with long jet black hair with a black bow on top of her head. Her skin was a light olive complexion as her eyes were a breath taking amber color. The girl's attire was simple: a black buttoned vest over a dark silver, sleeveless shirt with onyx short shorts covering over her black leggings and a pair of black ankle heeled boots. She wore a detached black sleeve over her left arm with two silver metallic bracelets holding it in place near her wrist and bicep. Around her neck was a black choker with the symbol of a silver crescent moon dangling in between the covered cleavage of her breasts.

'This legend seems to say those of black will turn from good.' The girl thought. 'But who says black is vicious? And why must darkness be affiliated with evil?'

She pondered these thoughts on a large boulder in the middle of a small open field of red grass as she gazed upon the redness of the sky. She watched with a frown, as dawn began to slowly rise.

'These ignorant judgments make it harder for us nocturnal to roam the jungles of this world we call home. If we truly are beasts of darkness, beasts of black, then I guess we're already in our natural habitat. We already rely on the moon, the shadows, and stars to guide us in our nightly kingdom. But why must we be judged for our differences?'

The girl sighed. She had been living in this forest for the past three days and it already started to feel like her home. The forest brought wonder and beauty to her as it was so calm and mystical that it hardly seemed real. It was almost fairy tale like for her to feel a calming sensation. But even she knew the calmness was a false filling of the forest's abandonment.

Her hands clenched tightly into fists as anger swelled within her.

'Fools.' She would think of those that feared the forest. 'How can they leave something so beautiful because they some assume and judge it to be evil?'

She grew tired of people like that. Those who hate and fear based off looks.

The girl inhaled a deep breath as she regained calmness. She didn't try to understand those people anymore. Loneliness may have been a curse to many but to others it was sometimes a blessing.

'It's better to be alone than to be with people who hate you.' She would always say to herself. But every time she did she knew it was a lie. There was someone who didn't make her feel entirely alone. And she turned to see that said someone.

It was a tall boy with long black hair dyed with crimson streaks spiking up backwards in a windswept way. He was leaning on a tree with his head tilted forward exposing two distinct horns that grew with his hair. His skin color was similar to the girl's but lighter. His eyes were obscured by an intimidating whitish-tan mask with red flame-like designs decorating the front.

His attire consisted of a long-sleeved black trench coat with slit sleeves, white symbols on his back and chest, and flame like designs on the coat's bottom edges. Underneath he wore a crimson buttoned undershirt with jet black pants and a pair of plain black shoes.

'That's right I'm not alone physically but can I say the same emotionally?'

The boy looked to be the same age as the girl but was in fact a year older. He was sitting with his left leg extended out while he huddled his right. His head hung low as his left hand gripped his weapon: an abnormal sword case with the scabbard shaped in the hind form of a gun. There was also a trigger guard and a trigger right near the cord.

The girl turned her sights back towards the sky. She could see traces of cirrus clouds drifting gently with the wind.

'It's almost time.'

The girl frowned at the thought of what was coming next; another heist for her organization, the White Fang. She never took pleasure in these sorts of things.

In the beginning, when she joined, she believed in their purpose: to liberate and free the Faunus. The memories of her life prior to joining were clear as day. Painful memories of when she and the boy were given very little as children because of how their race. They grew up together always running, hiding, fighting, and basically doing anything to survive. In her mind, being different meant being a target and they tried their best to avoid the people who targeted them.

The girl sighed at how angry it made her feel. There was a time where she did feel resentment towards the humans. However she later learned that just hating the people who hate her back wouldn't have gone anywhere. That's when she and the boy discovered the White Fang.

For the first time in her naïve, young life, hope swelled within her and the boy when they joined as children. At first it was all well, demanding peace and equality in nonviolent protests. But everything they thought the organization was changed for the worse later on. It was hard to bear witness of how far the mighty have fallen. Protests turned into riots, arguments turned into fighting, and peace talk turned to declarations of war.

She never wanted to use her skill to harm others but she didn't want to be pushed around anymore. The internal debates over every choice conflicting her and would have driven her to insanity. With insanity on her mind, the girl couldn't help but also worry for the boy she cared for. He had been the one who mentored, raised, and protected her despite being not much older.

On the day they swore allegiance to the White Fang, they swore a promise to always watch out for each other and to never change. They were all they had left and as such they became family by heart.

She looked at the boy she considers her brother again. His head still hung low.

'probably meditating on the mission.' The girl thought.

Years after their joining of the White Fang, he spoke very little unless it's with her and always had a look of anger. His stoic attitude was something he always had growing up but now worsened. All he ever cares about are missions and rarely tells anyone what's on his mind, including her which really pained her. The once strong and honorable boy she knew was replaced with a man who she couldn't seem to understand anymore and it was killing her.

The vicious training the White Fang gave them proved to be the starting of her brother's change. The intensity lessons on survival, stealth, and assassinations, the punishments for failing, and the loyalty tests for their allegiance that would destroy morality were hell. There was no talk of equality anymore, only superiority and how to win their rights through war.

She didn't like it and yet she did so much that it only made her feel like a monster. There was always an irritating itch on her hands that she could never stop and it made her feel tainted. For years the abuse had raged her life, and she had enough of it.

'Today is the day'. The girl thought frowning. 'Once this heist begins there is no going back. Everything will change from here on out'.

She was going to end it all. Her thoughts went to the boy and her heart pained. She was about to leave him. It hurt her so much that she nearly teared.

"No… I have too… I can't keep doing this any longer." She muttered. "Everythinng has changed and staying with the White Fang will only hurt me more in the end. I'm so sorry Adam, please forgive me brother. Please, please one day forgive me."

'Your changes have become my burden but I will find my own liberation.'

A few minutes passed in silence as she closed her eyes and felt the wind sway through her hair. It felt good to feel something soothing. It felt as if she were being embraced by the wind whispering and comforting her. She wished that the feeling could stay with her always. That is until she heard a male's voice called out to her.

"Blake, its time."

The girl known as Blake opened her eyes and turned to see her brother Adam already on his feet. She sighed for a moment before lowering her head and nodding.

"Alright."

She jumped off the boulder and walked passed Adam without looking at him. Her brother simply stared at her before following her.

The two now sprinted through the forest, side by side, barely making any sound. They were not best known for their speed and stealth for nothing. As they continued on, Adam glanced at Blake, who was a few feet behind him, through his mask.

He has known her since they were little and technically had been her guardian for so long. Their histories were very similar: both lost their parents during the Faunus Civil Rights Movement and since then he took the role as her guardian, her older brother. Although never admitting it, he was proud to see Blake grow to be a strong and independent woman. He knew he could trust her to take care of herself but that didn't mean he wouldn't worry for her at times. He still remembers the promise they made to each other when they were little.

'Despite everything that's happened to us, she's still the same… unlike me.' He thought.

Adam was no fool. He knew he changed during his time in the White Fang. To be fair to himself there wasn't much choice when he joined with Blake. Hard choices had to be made and they weren't getting enough income despite all of their hard work being rookies and all. So desperation for more money drove Adam to learn of the structure of the White Fang. And eventually he figured it all out through one sentence.

'The higher the ranking, the higher the pay.'

Adam sneered at that annoying phrase. As much as he disliked it, he strived for years to become a high ranking member so that he would be able provide for both himself and Blake. And eventually he succeeded, both of them actually.

In time both became two of the most feared and dangerous members in the White Fang, earning the nickname, "The Crimson Black Duo".

Unfortunately the road to get to where he wanted came at a high price. The missions he, alone, was sent on were hazardous, suicidal, and the possibilities of death were high. The battles grew tougher and every mission had casualties. Anyone would lose their mind from everything they saw, and some did to the point of suicide.

For Adam not to fall into the same insanity, he repressed his emotions in hopes that being numb like a machine would better help him cope with all the things he had to do. It worked for a while but he knew some looked at him as a monster while others looked to him as a hero. In the end he didn't care. All that mattered to him was protecting Blake no matter what.

Adam noticed how his changes affected Blake. He remembers how some of his actions drew terror into her eyes which pained him. The look of sadness, fear, and shock were all readable in her eyes whenever he did something she didn't like. But what Adam recalls seeing that hurt him the most was the look of disappointment. He wished he could defend his actions but he knew morally there was just no way.

He knew that he became a monster and sometimes he forgot why he did in the first place. The White Fang had caused a rift between them instead of granting hope for him and Blake. It drew both of them apart to certain levels where they weren't as close as he wanted them to be which angered him to no end. The price was too high and if he lost her then he would have nothing.

Adam's thinking from the strong rush of wind blowing through his hair. They were arriving towards their destination.

In less than a few seconds the duo arrived towards a large, steep, rocky cliff that gave a sight full of red mountains and forest as far as the eye could see. It was darkly sight for the two but they didn't have time to marvel.

Upon arriving the two quickly looked down and spotted their objective coming closer.

The whistle blew from a long industrial train coming through the tracks with rapid speed. When Adam estimated the height of the cliff and the speed of the train he looked at Blake who looked back at him. He raised three fingers and counted backwards.

"Three… two… one…go!"

Adam jumped first, down the cliff with Blake following closely behind. Both the soles of their shoes collided and grinded down the gravel and rocks of the slope. When the time was right, Adam leaped into the air and twirled his body as he released his sword and rooted it into the train's metallic roof.

Blake followed shortly with her own weapon, a modified black katana with a ballistic chain scythe, and landed safely a few yards next to her brother. With no time to waste, the two sheathed their weapons and sprinted from train cart to train cart until they spotted one with a hatchway on it. Adam and Blake stopped a few feet away from the door and inspected it.

'Bingo,' Adam thought as he approached it.

With one swift motion he sliced the hatch's lock, bent down and opened it up as Blake crouched down next to him. The two inspected the inside and could see nothing but pitch blackness except for the grey steel floor that was exposed from light up in the hatch.

"I'll head in first, follow me in five seconds after". Adam said to Blake as he jumped in.

Blake gripped her weapon and jumped in after five.

When she landed, she found Adam still crouched down with his hand gripping his blade. She landed next to him facing in the opposite and saw a pattern of red flashes lighting up.

'Damn it.' Blake cursed as she saw dozens of mechanized cyborgs spring to life.

"Looks like we're gonna be doing this the hard way." Adam said as he slowly rose.

Blake rolled her eyes in slight amusement as she remembers him stealing that line from a manga that he read when they were children.

"Don't be so dramatic Adam." Blake said as she got into a defensive stance. The cyborgs started to move circle the duo slowly.

"Intruders, identify yourselves!" one said in its raspy deep robotic voice. Its hands extended out and turned into two mini guns.

Adam stared at the machine for a few seconds and then smirked.

'Let's do this.'

(Combat Music Start: Elena Siegman: Archangel covered by whatadizzydance)

Without hesitation Adam pulled the trigger of his sword case and launched his blade directly towards the cyborg's head, jolting it backwards. Adam rushed with blinding speed towards the machine grabbing the sword and slashing its neck and diagonally down the side of its body.

The other cyborgs looked to one another then charged towards the two while activating their large red blades.

Blake noticed four charging from behind and quickly moved behind two of them and slashed them down to pieces. She then charged towards Adam with the remaining two were in pursuit. Adam jumped and twirled around Blake once she reached him and sliced the two cyborgs on her tail while she sliced up one charging at him. Adam then started firing rounds at individual cyborgs that were getting to close for comfort as Blake slashed those who didn't go down from the bullets.

The duo were fighting in perfect sync, back to back, switching and fighting in turns and continuing the routine over and over effectively.

Once the two finished the first wave, Blake noticed one cyborg in the distance preparing its guns. Without hesitation, Adam got in front of Blake as he sliced the bullets while Blake rolled over and dashed towards the still firing Cyborg. She sliced, dodged, and deflected each bullet towards her body and leaped into the air, slicing the head of the cyborg off. Her actions didn't stop there as she sliced two more in her way. When she reached the final one she released her next blade from her katana and duel-wielded while slicing up the last one.

Blake then spotted five more cyborgs running towards her and rushed them slashing each one by one. While Blake pushed forward, Adam finished off the last of the stragglers in the back. He then ran to catch up to Blake and noticed her kicking the last one in the air. He jumped and kicked it through the metallic door of the cart, opening it up and, destroying the cyborg.

Adam leaped out into the cart that was wall-less and felt the strong wind hit his face. He heard a soft thunk behind him and turned to see Blake landing next to him. He nodded to her and then noticed another wave of cyborgs charging them.

"Blake cross air attack!" exclaimed Adam as he rushed towards the horde of mechanical foes. Blake rolled her eyes again at her brother and followed him.

'Must he always rush into battle?'

Blake leaped over Adam and was ready for the combo. Cross air attack was one of their famous combination moves with one attacking from the ground while the other delivers the finishing blow from above.

Adam slice two cyborgs into the air which was Blake's cue to slice them back to the ground where Adam, again, slashed the two mechanical corpses towards another cyborg hurling them away.

When Blake landed she could already see the horde surrounding the two from every direction except their back. Blake transformed her blade into its sickle form and threw it towards one cyborg in front of her. It saw and ducked her attack not realizing that the sickle was attached to a long, elastic ribbon. Blake smirked as she retracted her hand back causing the trigger of her sickle to activate and recoil her weapon back to her while slicing the cyborg.

Knowing what Blake was going to do, Adam jumped over her and kicked one cyborg that was attempting to tackle Blake. He then backed up when he saw her getting into position for one of her signature moves she called, the White Omni Trails. He watched and heard the rapid gunshots destroying a group of cyborgs as Blake twirled into the air with her weapon swinging in multiple directions.

When she landed her sickle was stuck inside a remaining cyborg's head as it jolted back. Adam turned and sliced the robot in half before dashing forward while Blake pulled the trigger, freeing her weapon and quickly followed after Adam.

She watched as he ran towards six cyborgs, slicing through each of them which triggered electrical sparks to run wildly and then explode. Blake jumped over the explosion and sliced the head of an incoming cyborg trying to sneak up behind her. She finally reached Adam and the two started fighting side by side against incoming waves with Adam providing cover fire with his gun while Blake uses her sickle to slice incoming stragglers.

Blake then noticed another group of cyborgs rushing them and used her elastic to twirl the three enemies into the air. She back flipped next to Adam who slashed them three times before Blake launched herself up and finished them off with her final attack. Two of the three fell dead while the last one tried to fall directly onto Adam in hopes of pinning him.

Adam, however, twirled and sliced the cyborg before shooting it point blank in the chest.

With no more threats in his way, Adam quickly sheathed his weapon and moved into the next cart where Blake had already entered.

(Combat Music End)

When the duo entered, they noticed an abundance of cases, mechanical systems, and high tech weaponry scattered all around the cart. They have never seen such an arsenal before. It was exciting and somewhat intimidating to be around. Some of the equipment looked to be years ahead in development. While some weapons inside the cart made what the White Fang possessed look like scrap metal.

Adam immediately moved to one of the cases to confirm that it was what they were ordered to find. He opened it and saw large chunks of freshly mined crystals varying in different colors.

"Looks like we found what we were looking for." He said as he picked one up and examined it carefully. It was a black dust crystal that would sell high in the black markets. He tossed it to Blake who caught it with hesitation and put it away for safekeeping. He grabbed another for himself and closed the case and turned to Blake. "Move up to the next cart while I set the charges. We're only going to have one minute to get off before it detonates so check your timing."

Adam turned to walk away but stopped when Blake grab his arm tightly.

"What about the crew members?" she quietly asked not daring to look up at him.

Adam was silent at first and thought about her words carefully. She was right; there were other lives on the train. He didn't anticipate thinking about them at anytime. His orders were to destroy this train before it reached its destination, nothing more. He usually tried to ignore the sensitive details so it wouldn't affect him. He didn't know how to reply to his sister. How to justify what they were about to do.

Blake looked at him with worry, her eyes widened slightly as concern filled her face.

'Adam did I really ask a difficult question? How far did you let your morality go?!'

Blake couldn't understand it. This would have been a no brainer for many to answer or see so why was he debating it.

Finally Adam shook his head and looked away with a sneer.

"We have our orders…" he started in a low voice which caused Blake to freeze. "We are to follow them, not question them. So don't think about it and do as your-"

"NO!"

SMACK

(Emotional Music Start: Within Temptation: Lost)

Adam recoiled himself on one of the cases while a hand automatically went up to his left cheek. The force he felt really knocked him off his feet as he felt the stinging sensation move all across his face. It wasn't from an ambush or an enemy. He would have preferred that actually. Instead, it was from Blake, his sister, which widened his eyes as he stared at her. He didn't know what emotions were running inside him. Anger? Sadness? He didn't know. He just stood there confused and shocked. It was unbelievable. For the first time, in his life, Blake had slapped him.

For a moment Adam stayed silent as Blake was panting. He can see her gritted teeth showing her small canines and her eyes looked alert with killing intent. He tensed but was relieved to see that she retracted her hand and stepped back away from him.

Adam felt that now would be a good time to speak with her calming down.

"Blake… why did you-"

"NO!" she interrupted. "I refuse to stay silent anymore! Not for this!" Adam could see it in her eyes again; anger, fury, sadness, disappointment, and pain. He tensed again but froze when he saw something new; something around the corner of her eyes, wet and sliding down her cheeks.

His heart dropped. He hasn't seen this since they were children, since the day they both lost their parents. For the first time in a long time, Blake was crying and for Adam, a hardened assassin, he could not ignore the pain he was feeling from it.

Blake walk closer to her brother as she trembled slightly.

"How could you…" she started with malice in her voice. "How could you just ask me to ignore this! Is that really what you want?! To ignore that we're about to kill innocent lives that have families and friends waiting for them back at home?! Are we really that monstrous?! Are we that cold blooded?!"

At this point, Blake was trembling harder. She never lost her cool. She never expressed her sorrowful thoughts so openly before.

"Blake I… I don't know what to say." Adam replied in an almost faint whisper which seemed to make Blake even angrier. She grabbed him by his coat's collar and pinned him to the case which almost tilted over.

"Of course you wouldn't," Blake retorted with glaring eyes. "because you're not who you used to be!"

Adam looked at his sister a little confused.

"What are you-"

"Don't play dumb Adam!" she exclaimed. "You know for a fact that this is not who you are!"

Blake lowered her head as she leaned closer to her brother. "The real Adam… would never do this. He would never just be ok with killing innocent lives because he was ordered to! The real Adam would never take orders from those who wish to cause pain and suffering! The Adam I know was strong, proud, and caring! He was a warrior with honor and integrity who believed in doing the right thing!" Blake couldn't help but let more tears fall. She was practically screaming in Adams face.

"Blake…" Adam whispered.

"The Adam I knew," Blake continued. "was always there for me. He protected and cared for me the day I lost my parents. I was only a small girl who had nothing left in this world but still, even when that Adam lost his parents too he stood strong, ignoring the pain and took the role as my guardian… my brother."

Blake looked up to show how red her eyes were becoming which caused Adam to look away.

"I looked up to him and I vowed that one day I would be like him…" Blake hiccupped and closed her eyes. "There isn't a day that goes by where I don't miss that Adam; the Adam who was fun, caring, protective and sometimes a bit of a nerd."

Blake lightly smiled fondly to the memory of her brother when they were young in a library with stacks of Manga around him. He would always wear a cape to act like a hero in his favorite story.

The memory soon faded from her mind and her smile immediately dropped as she looked into his masked eyes.

"The Adam I see in front of me… doesn't look like a brother anymore… not even a true person. He just looks like a monster! How could you Adam? You swore to me that you would never change, that you would always be there for me and stay by my side! How could you brother? How could you break our promise?!"

Adam gasped when hearing that. Many people have called him a monster numerous times and he simply brushed it off. When Blake, the most precious person he treasured, calls him a monster, he felt like his world has shattered.

"Please Adam!" Blake continued earning his attention. "Please don't be a monster anymore! Please just come back to me! Look at what the White Fang has done to us! Its tearing us apart and I don't want that!" Blake sobbed.

She embraced Adam so tightly that it nearly suffocated him. "I know we live in a hard world but that doesn't mean we have to make it harder on ourselves! No matter how black and white the world may seem, there is always a grey area! No matter how small, it still exists! We may belong in the darkness like monsters but that doesn't mean we have act like it!" Blake pleaded. "So please Adam… don't change who you are… come back to me and we can start over without this pain holding us back!"

Adam was at a loss for words. Instead of protecting Blake, he was hurting her which made him disgusted with himself. He knew he was pushing her away and yet he was still being a fool as to not stop it. He wanted to stop it. He wanted to stop the pain, to stop the anger, the resentment, and all the negativity that filled his heart. But most importantly, he wanted to stop the pain he was giving Blake.

"Blake… I…" Adam couldn't finish his sentence when he and Blake were interrupted by a loud rumbling sound.

(Emotional Music End)

They turned their sights to the door they just came through to see nothing at all. Until, the shadowed area above the door started to glow red and a large, mechanized, spider-like robot landed on the ground staring directly at the duo.

(Combat Music Start: Ashes Remain: On My Own)

The siblings "talk" would have to come later.

Before either of the two made a move, the large spider-mech fired multiple white beams. Adam rolled on the ground only to be slightly stunned as a beam hit the metal floor blinding him momentarily. Blake jumped above him and dashed towards the machine dodging as much of the beams as she could.

When close enough, Blake leaped towards the spider-mech with her weapons ready. The machine saw this and shoved its body forward hitting Blake in the stomach with its large metallic head. The impact knocked her hard as she let out a pained shriek before hitting the floor. She was still trying to catch her breath as the spider-mech approached her. The pain was too great to let her move.

When Adam got out of his daze he shook his head and saw Blake on the ground with the spider-mech walking up to her. A slight ounce of fear crept up his spine as his body moved on instinct.

"Blake!" He exclaimed.

Adam dashed towards the side of the spider and jumped, slicing at the mechanized spider rapidly.

"Don't. Touch. My. Sister!" He shouted with each slice he gave.

When Adam landed, the spider-mech had him right where it wanted and lunged one of its long, thick, mechanical legs which hit Adam square in his chest. He gave a loud grunt upon impact but the spider-mech wasn't done however as it fired a few more shots at him while he was knocked into the air.

Quick thinking saved Adam as he twirled for a few seconds to get himself together which helped as he landed in front of a few crates.

The spider-mech attempted to go after Blake again to crush her with one of its massive legs.

Rushing as fast as he could, Adam was barely able to grab Blake and move her to the other end of the room just before the spider-mech's foot collided with Adam's shoulder.

A safe distance away now, Adam checked Blake to see her opening her eyes.

"Hey, you ok?" Adam asked trying his best to ignore the pain.

Blake looked at him with slight shock. Normally when she got hurt on a mission, Adam would usually distract the enemies towards him while she took time to recover and move. But here he actually saved her and she heard his words when he hit the mechanical spider.

'Could it be possible? Could he be-'

Blake stopped and shook her head. It would have been too good to be true for her. "I'm fine Adam. Thank you but we need to get out of here. Its armor is too thick and we aren't having much effect on it."

Before Adam could reply, the spider-mech was making noises which caught their attention. What they saw left them wide eyed as their foe now transformed its top half into a large rail gun, charging a beam right at them. With nowhere to go Adam turned and embraced Blake, much to her surprise, as the spider-mech fired.

At the last minute, Adam quickly unsheathed his sword and let his blade take the beam which sent both of the siblings flying backwards back into the open cart where they came from. His quick thinking just saved their lives.

Adam was the first to slowly rise as he saw the spider, back in its original form, walking out of the giant hole it made and jumping onto the open cart. Laying out his options, everything he and Blake did and was proved fruitless. That armor was too strong and if they were to make it out alive then they would need some real power to kill it.

And that's when he got an idea. They needed a power strong enough to destroy the spider-mech and the only place where they could find it was…

"Itslef." Adam muttered.

He quickly set his plan into motion as he turned to Blake who was now getting up.

"Blake!" he called out. "I need you to buy me some time!"

Blake raised an eyebrow.

"What are you planning?!" She asked. That's when she saw the small grin on his face.

"I'm going to end this MY way!" Blake went wide eyed.

'He… He doesn't mean.' And then she saw it, confirming her fear.

Adam's hair and clothing started to lightly glow red as he got into the position for that specific move; his ultimate move. Anger swelled up within her. She was beyond furious.

'That idiot! He knows the side effects for using that!'

"Are you insane?! Do you remember the last time you tried that mo-"

"I know but we don't have a choice!" Adam cut in. "It's the only way we can take it out! Just trust me on this! Please Neko!"

Blake froze.

'Neko…'

The word felt so foreign and yet so familiar. It was such a long time since she heard that word from him; the old nickname he used to call her. At this point she was sure of it. She was getting her brother back.

Blake shook her head as she heard him shout her name again.

"Are you sure Adam?!" She asked one last time.

Adam nodded. "Do it!"

Blake nodded and rose up facing the spider-mech. She stood with new motivation and a huge weight that lifted off of her shoulders. She hasn't felt this good in such a long time.

'For you my brother, I will give you all the time you need'. She thought before dashing towards the mechanized spider.

In response to her approaching, the robot fired a swarm of beams but with new determination, Blake dodged them with ease. She leaped over the spider-mech using her sickle to jab it in the neck as she went up into the air. Midair she turned and pulled her elastic back, slicing the spider.

When landing Blake sprinted towards her the spider-mech with both weapons in hand and used her speed to slide underneath the robot and slashed its legs, knocking it off balance.

In desperation, the robot shot at the ground near its foot stunning itself accidentally as Blake jumped on its chest and shot round after round into its neck.

Feeling that she did enough, Blake jumped and back flipped next to Adam as he shined the brightest red.

The spider-mech, finally coming to from its stun, transformed itself back into its heavy gun form and loaded the biggest beam it can make. Knowing it was time Adam turned to his sister.

"BLAKE MOVE!"

And she did. She jumped away from her brother, watching from a safe distance with worry.

'Adam… please be careful.'

With Blake at a safe distance, Adam turned to the spider and watched its beam charge faster.

"That's right! Give me your best shot! I'm right here!" He taunted.

As if on cue, the spider-mech unleashed its massive beam of light straight towards him with blinding speed.

'Wait for it… wait for it… NOW'.

Adam lifted his sword as the blast impacted. The power was so great that it nearly knocked him unbalanced and pushed him back a few yards. His sword was absorbing the blast was but there was so much of it that for a brief second Adam thought that it might be too much to handle. Then he noticed Blake from the corner of his eyes and he pushed the negative thoughts out of his mind.

When the blast finally ended, Adam sheathed his sword back as his whole body glowed. The spider-mech's power was failing now as its leg's red marking started fading to black.

Out of power and desperate to win, the robot leaped its body into the air trying to land directly underneath Adam hoping to crush him with it's massive force.

Blake, with worry, screamed her brother's name which was unanswered as Adam smirked. His eyes were glowing out from under his mask and his hair danced with the wind as the red glow illuminated his bangs.

'Well, this is gonna hurt.'

When the spider launched itself, Adam waited for the right angel and when the moment was right.

'NOW!'

Without hesitation, Adam swung his sword which unleashed a massive strike of pure power all around him. The spider caught in the blast, quickly disintegrated with everything else, the trees, the crates, and a few unlucky leaves all scattering into disintegration.

When the power was unleashed Blake had to stab the floor beneath her so that she wouldn't get swept away from the blast.

When everything quieted down, Blake sheathed her blade and looked around to see the spider-mech vanquished. It was over and Adam had won.

(Combat Music End)

With the threat now gon, Adam sheathed his sword and turned to face Blake who looked at him with a small smile on her face. But the smile was short lived as she watched red sparks of electricity shoot from all over her brother where he then collapsed to the floor.

"ADAM!" Blake rushed to her brother's side and held him in her arms. "Adam! ADAM!"

She shook him softly. He didn't respond nor move.

Tears were forming in the corner of Blake's eyes again. "Adam… please… please wake up! I can't lose you again, not when I finally got you back! So please… PLEASE!" She sobbed and closed her eyes as she laid her head on his chest.

"Ugh… fuck that hurt…"

Blake's eyes shot open as her head bounced up to see her brother squirm in her arms.

"Ow… ow… god damn it ow this hurts."Adam slowly rose and looked at his sister while smirking. "Hey Neko… sorry for worrying you but you should know by now; you can't get rid of me that easily."

Blake smiled and wiped her tears away. She then gave Adam the hardest glare she could make and slapped his shoulder causing him to yelp and wince.

"You dumbass you shouldn't have done that! You know what happens when you use your semblance, it's too uncontrollable! The more power you absorb the more pain your body takes! If you had taken just a little too much you could have…you would have…"

Adam looked up and stared at Blake as she fought hard to keep tears from falling again. Although his mask hid it, his heart couldn't. His felt great pain from the look on Blake's face. However there was no anger, no sadness, or fear. Rather something else… tired. She was tired.

It made sense why. He too was tired of all the fighting, the subjugation, and everything. But most all, he knew what made her tired the most, and he felt the same way now. He never rested once to truly feel the impact his job had on him. Now that he was, he felt every ounce of the heavy impact his body was withholding.

Adam slowly raised himself up much to Blake's surprise and also frustration.

"What-"

"I'm done…" he whispered.

Blake silenced.

"What?" she asked in a quiet tone.

"I'm done. Back in the forest… I heard what you said… about the White Fang and how it's turning us into monsters."

Blake was flabbergasted. She didn't know how to respond. She was both shocked and embarrassed that he had heard her even when she was fairly quiet about it.

"You were right Blake." Adam continued. "The fighting, these heists… everything they make us do is all for naught and I'm tired of it all. We've spent majority of our lives being their weapons, acting like we were doing the right thing. No, not acting… pretending."

He slowly got on his feet and winced at the sharp pain in his shoulder.

Blake rushed up to hold him steady.

"We were nothing to them." Adam went on. "If we didn't possess the skills we have, I'm sure they wouldn't have even cared about us… we were just pawns in their game of chess." He turned and looked at Blake. "Well no more… we are not going to be their toys anymore. I know you were going to leave the White Fang Blake… and I won't stop you."

Blake turned and lowered her head in shame. She then felt a hand on her head scratching the most sensitive and secretive part behind her bow. She blushed and looked at Adam in shock and in anger. "I may not stop you, but let me join you."

Blake gasped when she heard that.

"What?" she mouthed.

"You're my sister Blake. You come before anything else and I made a promise that I will always look out for you. No matter where you go, I will always be by your side. So what do you say? Do you have room for one more in your new life?"

Blake couldn't help but quickly embraced Adam causing him to wince but still smile as he wrapped his arms around her as well. For the first time, in a long time, he felt truly happy with a choice he was making.

After a moment, Blake stopped crying and dried her tears as she looked at her brother with a smile he hasn't seen in years.

"You know they would come after us." Blake mentioned seeing her brother scoff.

"Let them try." Adam smirked. "After all, they're going against the Crimson Black Duo." Blake smiled. "You know we also have to get your stuff right."

Adam shrugged his shoulder.

"No need for that. You know I always travel light. Everything we packed for the three day camp was practically everything I have. We'll go back and get it later."

Blake shook her head.

'He really is back.' She thought with a small smile.

"Well then, come on." Carefully Blake walked with the injured Adam, helping him, walk through a few train carts until they reached another open cart where they hopped on and turned around.

"You wanna do the honors?" Blake asked.

Adam shook his head. "I can barely move as it is. Plus this was your original idea so you do it… for the both of us."

Blake nodded and carefully let go of Adam, letting him catch his balance. She walked up to the train carts edge with Adam standing beside her. But before she reached for her blade, she noticed from the corner of her eye, Adam raising his hands up to his mask.

"Adam, are you really going to…" she couldn't finish her sentence out of pure shock.

Adam simply smirked.

"Yes… I am. This mask represents who I once was… a man who let his inner beast take control of him Well, as far as I'm concerned, this time I conquered it. Though the demon still lies within me, I know that it will no longer control me. For I am the tamer and I will walk this planet with the mark of the tamed beast hence forth till the end of eternity."

Blake couldn't help but laugh with her hand covering her mouth. "You stole that line from "A Lycan's Cursed Love'".

Adam's cheeks reddened as he glared at his sister.

"And where do you think I got it from."

"…"

"That's what I thought. Now… let's do this." Blake nodded and gripped her blade over her shoulder as she looked at Adam taking off his mask. It had been years since she had last seen them; his beautiful crimson colored eyes which resembled the color of the red leaves from the Forest of Red Ash.

"Let's begin a new story for our lives brother." Blake said with a smile.

"And by each other's sides my dear sister." Adam replied as Blake cut the rail attachment to the other, watching as it faded farther away.

Adam looked at his mask one last time and then tossed it out into the ground where it was out of sight in mere seconds.

It was done; they left their past behind. And now, they will begin a new future together.

"So… what's our next move?" Adam asked.

"Don't worry about that, I thought everything through and I know of a place where we can do real good for this world." Blake replied.

"Is that so, where?"

Blake looked at Adam with her smile never leaving her face. "It's in the same place that this train is headed towards… Vale."

Well that's a wrap for the second trailer, The Crimson Black Trailer. Please leave a review, good or bad. If there is any constructive criticisms you have, please do not hesitate to tell me, it helps me to grow as a writer. Also if you have any questions or suggestions fill free to leave them in the reviews. Thanks so much for reading and stay tune for the next and final trailer. Then we can begin the official story.

Until next time my Dark Readers. Forevermore - FT