Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Fall from Grace. Enjoy the 900- word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth do.
(Mistral)
Cinder woke up and groaned before she looked to see one of her feet in a cast and bandages around her ribs, she had a black tank top and shorts.
"You're lucky Ms. Malachite helped bandage you up… Your leg was fractured and I had to help fix it while she handled your ribs and everything else…" She heard and turned to see Arthas at a chair, he turned to face her, his coat on a sofa.
"You…" Cinder hissed, Arthas hummed and crossed his arms.
"You know you were whimpering on the Bullhead here? I thought you were going to drop dead…" Arthas said, Cinder went to conjure a flame but hissed as her arm burned.
"You're going to burn your fingers doing that." Arthas said with a smirk, Cinder growled while Arthas reclined in his chair.
"Like I said, I only helped with your leg and then handled you over to Ms. Malachite to fix up your ribs… I might be an assassin, but I'm still a gentleman…" Arthas said, he looked at a table where Cinder saw 2 Kukri blades, they were a pair only known to the worst criminals… Because they were used by the best assassin in Mistral. She saw a ghost on them… A Geist.
"Your Arthas? The ghost of Mistral?" Cinder asked, Arthas rolled his eyes and leaned back and then brushed off his coat before reclining on his chair again.
"The ghost of Mistral, the undying hunter… The demon of the underworld… That's me… And then there's you, the Fall Maiden…. Who tried to steal the power from the Spring Maiden and was nearly murdered you and threw you down a cave…? Then your friends left you to die because you chose power over your mission if my contacts were right…" Arthas said, Cinder was silent, but Arthas could see her frown.
"You have nothing but a lust for power left… And you are a fool to think slaughtering anyone who has the power you want will give it to you." Arthas hissed while he looked at Cinder, she grabbed his throat with her human hand.
He barely blinked and looked into her eyes with a smirk, he chuckled.
"You kill me, you will be dead within a week… Your never find the next Relic, your never get what you want… And you're be dead… You'd be proving nothing… Is that what you want?" Arthas asked, Cinder glared at him, he chuckled in amusement and pushed her back and looked at the maiden.
"You can't possibly know where the relic is… I don't even know where it is." Cinder stated, Arthas shook his head and looked at her with an amused look, he smirked and then looked up at the ceiling and moved the light out of the way.
"I'm a man who has a lot of resources… So, I can tell your lying, second, you're not good at tricking me… Your left eye blinks when you're lying… You don't want to tell me where it is… And yet you know Salem is going to hunt you down and kill you like a rabid Beowolf… You want that, or you want to kill her and have the power that you want while doing something besides random mayhem?" Arthas asked, Cinder leaned away and Arthas sighed and looked at her hand.
"You will always have a target on your back if you don't help me, Salem won't let you live… And she won't stop tracking you unless you trust me… You want power? Fine, I'll give it to you… But you owe me for it and you know I won't let you get away if you do something stupid… I've killed people for less." Arthas stated, Cinder sighed, Arthas crossed his arms.
He knew Cinder had a way to the Relic and he didn't need it, he didn't want or need the money for finding one. He just had personal reasons for wanting the Relic… And he wouldn't let Someone random just get their hands on it.
"Well? Do we have a truce or do you want to keep trying to rip my head off?" Arthas asked, Cinder sighed and looked at him.
"I don't really have a choice, do I?" Cinder asked, Arthas shook his head and looked at his blades and then he looked at the wall.
"You're not getting any other support if you don't help me and your aware Salem already wants you dead, you try and run or outfight her without me? You be dead within a few days… So, you have a choice, fight for something worth it… Or die for stupid reasons only you think will benefit someone." Arthas stated, Cinder sighed and looked at her arm and then to Arthas.
"Deal…" Cinder stated, Arthas nodded and looked at the clock. They would move out soon.
He just hoped they didn't kill each other.
Author Notes
Phew, another chapter done! I'm sorry the chapter is short. Next chapter will be longer. I want to point out that Arthas isn't evil, he's neutral and he has his reasons to want the relic. Next chapter will be on Sunday and will show Arthas and Cinder hunting for the Relic and Arthas plan. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
