BREK Chapter K- Kindred Light

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"Golden wings shalt bring Light."

-Ancient Remnian Prophecy, Line 4


The sun flickering across my face through the leaves of the trees woke me from the small nap I had been taking in a decently high branch. As I shook the sleep off and took a look around, I smiled to myself. 'Only a few miles to go, Kana,' I told myself. 'Soon you'll be in Vale.' I grabbed my pack from a higher branch and hopped down to the forest floor. A quick walk brought me out of the treeline and back onto the main path I had been following for the past few weeks.

After about an hour of walking, I decided to take a small break. Pulling out a small ration bar, I sat down and started eating. My snack was interrupted, however, by a party of three men in light armor travelling from the direction I had come from. The leader, a tall and rugged man with what looked to be a gunblade strapped to his back, called out to me. "Hey, girlie! You wouldn't happen to know if a Faunus girl about your age came by here, would ya?"

'Does he not see my tail?' I thought, said limb twitching behind me. I decided to keep things friendly, hoping they were peaceful. "Um, no. I mean, I'm a Lion Faunus girl. Maybe you were looking for me?"

The man chuckled, giving me an uncomfortable grin. "As a matter of fact, we are looking for a Lion Faunus. Would your name be Kana?"

I nodded, already getting less than pleasant vibes from the trio. "Why would you be looking for me?"

The man's face grew dark. "Well, let's just say that we took a contract from a buddy of ours. He said his old friend wanted his favorite toy back." Upon seeing my shocked face, he chuckled. "Looks like we found it."

Panic set in at his words. 'Crap, these guys have to be mercenaries. And those weapons scream Huntsmen. They're gonna try and take me back there… I was so close…' I could feel tears welling in my eyes.

"Milady, please don't cry…" a now familiar voice spoke in my head. "You aren't the scared little girl who was rescued from that awful lab anymore. You're strong, you can fight!"

'But what if I can't, Bright?' I asked my Keyblade Spirit.

"Would you rather just give up now? Or do you want to take a chance and fight?" She made a good point. I wiped the beginnings of my tears away, standing up and facing the trio.

"I don't know why you would take a request from that psycho," I began, "but you'll be leaving empty-handed."

The leader laughed out loud. "That's a good one, girlie. What're you gonna say next, that we should 'leave now before we get hurt?'"

"Yes, actually." I held out my hands and focused my power into them. A golden shine appeared, before coalescing into a pair of blaster pistols. I held them up, aiming right for the trio. "Leave. Now. Or I will fight, and I WILL win."

"So the lion has found her courage," the left Huntsman spoke up as he pulled a pair of what looked to be arrowguns from his back. "Let's see if her roar is as powerful as her fangs." The other two grabbed their weapons, the leader with his gunblade and the right Huntsman using tonfas.

You and I, we both know well,

We couldn't do this by ourselves,

"Alright. Then let's do this." Before any of them could rush me, I used my Light power to fire off a blinding flash, momentarily leaving them unable to see. I leapt back and began firing before they could recover, peppering them with bolts of light. The first one to recover was the tonfa user, who rocketed towards me with a Dust blast from the backs of his weapons. Thinking quickly, I transformed one of my blasters, the top flipping around and the hilt going parallel to the stock to become a one-handed blade. I blocked the swing of the man's tonfa before blasting him in the face. He staggered back, dazed.

And every day, it's all the same,

You picked me up when down I fell.

An arrow bolt whizzed by my head, and I turned my attention to the sniper, who had recovered and was trying to take potshots at me while I fought his ally. I fired back with my remaining blaster, forcing him to duck behind a nearby boulder for cover. I turned back to the tonfa user in time to take a tonfa to my gut. I pulled back to avoid further hits, glancing around for the leader.

But I'm still standing through and through,

I know exactly what to do,

The tonfa wielder rushed, but I threw up a wall of light to keep him off me, already changing my other blaster to a sword and blocking a slash from the leader as he struck from behind. "So you can fight, girlie," he taunted, adding more force to our locked blades. "But are you able to fight three trained Huntsmen?"

I'll give it everything I've got,

Although I'm not stronger than you…

"How can you call yourselves Huntsmen if you take requests from scum like him?" I shot back. "Huntsmen and Huntresses should be honorable and just!" I pushed back, using my blades to catch his and shove him away.

"Aw, we've got a naive idealist here," he sneered at me. "Girlie, when you grow up, you'll learn Lien makes the world go round." He slashed again, low and trying to catch my feet. I parried, leaping backwards.

But I'll be your shield, I can be your lion,

I'll dry your eyes when I see you cryin',

Believe in me, and I won't let you down!

I flipped over the tonfa wielder as he ran towards me from behind, landing and lashing out with a crossing slash. He stumbled away as his leader took his place. I spun past his thrust with the gunblade, watching another arrow bolt soar past me as well. A quick shift to blaster mode with my right blade put the sniper behind cover again. A Dust round from the gunblade glanced off my shoulder, and I turned my attention back to the two melee users.

But now we've come so far,

I know just who we are!

And we shine brighter than any gem

Between us and the sun!

The tonfa wielder blasted towards me again, and I responded with several blaster rounds that slowed his momentum. Another round from the gunblade flew by my head, and I quickly realized that trying to fight all three Huntsmen at once would end with me down and out. I backpedaled, laying down some covering fire on the melee fighters as I shot a quick question to Bright. 'Bright, I need something to isolate them.'

Now it's just you and me,

Like it was meant to be,

"Summon me, milady. Your spellcasting might not be too advanced, but I can place a Slow spell on them so you can handle the gunman."

I quickly did as I was told, dismissing my blasters and summoning my Keyblade, Bright Shine, into my right hand. The blade was a radiant gold, with a slender shaft decorated to appear like it was coated in sparkling stars. The teeth of the blade took the appearance of a rising sun, its rays arranged in a circle round it. The hilt guard started from the end of the shaft and wrapped around, thinning out as it continued and reunited with the other end at a nearly razor-thin point. From the pommel hung a charm with a similar design as the teeth. Pointing the blade at my foes, I shouted, "Slow!"

And I'll protect you,

I'll defend you,

If you Let Me Try!

We'll stay together,

Now and forever,

Just Let Me Try!

Magic power gathered at the tip of my blade and shot out at the two Huntsmen, encircling them and slowing their movements to a crawl. "What the hell?" the leader shouted. "The fuck kinda freak are you?" I ignored him, already running straight towards the boulder the sniper had been using for cover. I leapt over it, landing on my feet and swinging out with my Keyblade. The sniper was ready, meeting my blow with one of his arrowguns. His parry knocked me off-balance, but I recovered in time to block his follow-up. I put as much force as I could muster into my next blow, knocking his right gun away. Capitalizing, I went on the offense, striking out with slash after slash.

You and I, yeah we both know,

We couldn't do this on our own,

A slash from the left contacted his other hand, making him drop his other gun in pain. Fully disarmed, I quickly laid into him, landing a pair of spinning slashes before delivering a Light-boosted kick to send him sprawling, his Aura depleted. 'Some Huntsman. His Aura went down really fast.'

You say you're fighting for my mother,

But won't see how much I've grown.

Several Fire rounds slammed into the boulder behind me, and I looked to see the leader and his lackey had recovered from the Slow spell. With their sniper friend gone, I leapt to the top of the boulder and resummoned my blasters. I charged two bolts of light, firing them off with much more power than usual.

But I can't believe everything that I'm told!

I'll fight til the end when I'm young and when I'm old!

The two bolts slammed the Huntsmen, knocking them back a few paces. I was already jumping down, hitting the ground running with my blades at my sides. The tonfa user had recovered first, and I was met with a projection of him slamming me in the face with a spectral tonfa. 'Projection Semblance! Crap!' I used the momentum from the blow to flip backwards, landing in time to block the true blow from the man. I used a small light pulse to knock him back enough that I could get my bearings.

But I'll be your shield, I can be your lion,

I'll dry your eyes when I see you cryin',

Believe in me, and I won't let you down!

Switching to my blades, I decided to go on the offensive again. I rushed the tonfa Huntsman, not giving him a single moment to recover from my attacks. An upward slash knocked his balance off, leaving him open to a crosswise slash from both blades. I forced light Energy into the blades and spun, striking him several times in rapid succession with the boosted weapons and quickly wearing down his Aura.

And now we've come so far,

I know just who we are!

And we shine brighter than any gem

Between us and the sun!

I kicked the tonfa user in the stomach to finish off his Aura, launching him away from me. He landed and rolled, but I was already spinning to parry the leader's gunblade. "You are so dead, you little brat!" he snarled, swinging the heavy blade at my defenses again and again.

"I thought you needed me alive!" I spit back through grit teeth, trying my best to withstand the onslaught.

Now it's just you and me,

Like it was meant to be!

And I'll protect you, I'll defend you,

If you Let Me Try!

His heavy blows wore my stance down bit by bit, eventually dropping me to my knees. "Damn the money," he replied, kicking me in the stomach and sending me sprawling. "Now it's a matter of respect, you little bitch."

We'll stay together, now and forever,

Just Let Me Try!

"Milady, are you alright? Can you keep going?" My Spirit's voice was filled with worry.

'I'm okay, Bright. I can… I can keep going.' My body hurt all over, but I could still feel my Aura. I wasn't out yet.

"Milady, as much as I know you dislike it, you need to stop holding back. Keeping them hidden only drains your Aura, and weakens you. Let go and use your full power!"

Stay with me,

Fight with me,

Victory's abound!

'I know. You're right. Let's do this then.' I slowly struggled to my feet, using my blades to support me as I stood. "Alright," I said aloud. "You asked for this."

The man merely cackled. "Aw, is the little kitty finally going to show her claws? Bring it on."

Now we've got this,

You can't stop us,

And I won't let you down!

I felt my Semblance flare, then deactivate, revealing my secret to the world. I distantly heard the man mutter "What in the name of Dust?" before I shut him out, feeling my power swell.

I know you never asked to be made!

I switched my weapons to their gun forms before placing them together, causing them to interlock and become one bigger, more powerful blaster. Lifting up into the air, I charged a blast in the chamber, channeling a spell into the bolt. "Nova Burst!"

But now we've come so far,

I know just who we are,

And we shine brighter than any gem

Between us and the sun…

The blast sent him flying, and his gunblade went soaring off into the nearby trees. I dived towards him, shifting the blaster cannon into the shape of a greatsword hilt. Channeling my Light energy activated the hilt, and a large blade of pure light emerged. I swung the blade in a descending arc, slamming him with the full power of the weapon.

But now we've come so far,

I know just who we are,

And we shine brighter than any gem

Between us and the sun!

I continued my assault, slamming my foe with blow after blow from the light sword. An upward slash sent him flying into the air.

Now it's just you and me,

Like it was meant to be,

I rocketed into the air above him, preparing the final strike. I let my blade travel in a circular arc, creating the spectral image of a sun in front of me. I closed my eyes, channeling as much power as I could into the weapon. As I opened them, I called out my final blow. "SOLAR SLASH!" And I dived. I cut straight through his Aura and sent him slamming into the ground below.

And I'll protect you,

I'll defend you,

If you Let Me Try!

We'll stay together,

Now and forever,

Just Let Me Try!

I landed on one knee, blade at my side. I dismissed the weapon and slowly got to my feet. I walked over to the leader, who was somehow still conscious after all that. "Do you understand now?" I asked him. "I said I wasn't going back. If you had lived through that madman's experiments, you would say the same."

"What the hell are you?" He croaked. "What kind of freak did he create?"

I tensed, but brushed off his words. "I'm Kana. Kana Brightwing." I reactivated my Semblance, once more concealing my secret. "I'll be sure to let the VPD know you're out here when I get to Vale. Until then, you should be safe." and with that, I set out once more.


"Professor Ozpin, Ms Brightwing is here like you requested." The silver-haired Headmaster of Beacon looked up from the security drone footage he had been rewatching, seeing Professor Goodwitch standing with a young teen.

"Thank you, Glynda," he replied. The other professor nodded before turning and leaving the room. He then turned to his new guest. "Miss Kana Brightwing."

"T-that's me," she stuttered, obviously nervous. "You wanted to see me, Professor?"

"As a matter of fact, I did." He returned his attention to the footage playing in front of him. "Two days ago, the Vale Police Department received an anonymous tip about three rogue Huntsmen who had been defeated and left about twenty miles outside of Vale. Upon learning of this, they sought out us, as Beacon consistently sends drones out to check for Grimm activity. As it so happened, we had a drone in the area at the time which caught the conflict. A single young teen took out three trained Huntsmen, using some seemingly magical power." He looked up at the girl, a small smirk alighting on his face. "You wouldn't happen to know anything about this incident, would you?"

She let out a rather sheepish chuckle. "Uh… yeah, I might know a little bit about it…" Her face turned to worry. "Did… did I do something wrong?"

The headmaster shook his head. "No, you defended yourself, by all reports, rather admirably in fact. Where did a young lady such as yourself learn combat like that?"

"I… wanted to be a Huntress, but I couldn't go to a primary combat school. A local Huntsman agreed to train me. But his training only went so far." She met Ozpin's eyes, determination burning in her gaze. A new confidence entered her voice. "So I decided to travel here, to Beacon, and take the entrance exam."

"You wish to slay monsters?"

"No. Well, yes, I get that killing Grimm is a part of the job, but… I want to help people. I want to protect the ones who can't protect themselves."

Ozpin's smirk widened. He stood, walking around his desk to stand in front of the girl. "Well, it's not often we get someone so sure of their goal. If what we saw was any indication, you should be able to pass the entrance exam for this school without issue." Kana's face brightened at the praise. "However, I do have one question. Why do you hide who you are, Ms Brightwing?"

Her face fell immediately. "With all due respect, Professor, Faunus already get a lot of flak. I really don't want to add fuel to the fire." She shook her head. "Even though I'm sure there are those who wouldn't care… I don't want to deal with those who do."

Ozpin merely nodded. "Very well. It is entirely your decision. Just remember, my door is always open if you need to talk." He gestured to the elevator doors. "Now then, I believe you have a test to get to?"

After the girl had left, he turned back to his desk, pulling up a file. "So Earth and Light have appeared… What are you planning…?"


B- Tyler Blackquill

R- Roark Stonebur

E- Emily Blackquill

K- Kana Brightwing


Song- Let Me Try by Nathan Sharp

And here is the fourth and final trailer chapter. Kana was an interesting character for me to write, as I have to play a lot of Pronoun Games. CinemaSins would be ashamed...

With all four now done, I can start on Chapter 1. If all things go as planned, it should be up by next Friday. As always, please leave comments and criticism to help an author out!

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