Hey guys long time no see. Sorry for the wait. With school, cadets, my girlfriend, home work and re-writing 3 chapters of my other fanfic I haven't had much of a chance to do this.

Blake was a challenge to put in this but I had this planned out so it was easy. Ok enough talk let's start.

Chapter 4

The Emperors Feline Shadow

I woke up slowly, I felt stiff all over like I'm lying on stone. I move my wrist and hear the scratching sound of chains. I look down and see I'm chained to a wall and laying on a cold stone floor in a room lit with only a candle. I look around the room once more and ask myself.

"Where on remnant am I?" I say to myself.

I start to fear that I've been taken by some of the white fang and will be killed for deserting or that a group of anti-Faunus have kidnapped me, I stop thinking this when I hear footsteps heading from the door and see a shadow on the wall. I see a light is also getting closer and closer, Brighter and brighter.

The guard sees I'm awake and sneers and speaks to me.

"Ahhh so the demon girls awake. Can't wait till the priests kill you". He says laughing as he walks away.

Then I get angry and stand up. He looks confused, but then I charge forward and the claps holding me to the wall creaks.

He flinched, as soon as he sees what I did then he ran for it. Like his life depended on it. I sigh as I sit trying to get comfortable. I could hear squeaking sounds, so mice must be nearby. I look around the room and I see only a door, a barred window and the touch lighting the room. 'I'm going to get bored of this really fast' I think. 'They could have at least given me a book to read'.

After a few minutes of waiting I hear movement and the sound of armour walking towards me. I look at the door and see 4 heavily armed soldiers in old samurai armour with nothing indicating that they are human or Faunus.

The lead guard opens the door and moves towards me with his spear. He keeps it trained on my stomach as two more move around to undo my chains from the wall. It was at this moment a gust of wind goes through the cell and I could not feel my bow. I go wide eyed as I look at them.

My ears are showing and I'm all alone. Then the fourth guard hits me over the head and I blackout.

25 minutes later

As I slowly wake, I hear shouting and someone asking for forgiveness. My wrists hurt but don't feel heavy so the chains are off. I try to move but my arms and legs don't want to go anywhere. I look around and see I'm no longer in my combat gear but a kimono (I Think that's right) and I'm lying on a bed and a ringing sound is still going through my ears as I open my eyes. I look around the room and I'm no longer in a jail cell but in a room fit for a king but it looks peaceful and besides the shouting and whimpers it was quiet.

The shouts stopped with a voice screaming no. My cat ears are killing me at this point. I look at a sliding door and it opens showing the four guards that took me from my cell and they looked like a monster sucked their souls from their bodies. I then see a man dressed in fine silk cloths and a golden head dress enter the room I was in. I back away from the bed as he makes his way over to a chair and sits motioning for me to join as a lady in a kimono enters with tea cups, food and some tea.

I look at the man hesitantly, he shrugs and pours himself some tea and takes a small cake. He takes a sip from the tea and chuckles about something. He sets it down and look over to me again.

"Won't you join me" The man says with a smile.

At first I didn't move. I stayed on guard, but after 5 minutes I slowly move over to the seat cushion. I kneel down and look at the man as he starts to talk.

"I'm sorry for how the guards treated you. When we first found you I told them to look after you but then a doctor told a guard that you had ears. I was away for a day so I didn't know they threw you into a cell. So I am very sorry". He says with a sad look on his face.

"It's okay" I quietly mumble as I take the tea cup and try the tea.

"So where are you from Miss…?" He asks me.

"Can I have your name first and where I am". I ask a bit cautious but with no emotion.

"Of course. I am Emperor Shigeru and you are in the country of Nihon-ji and its currently spring" he states. Where on remnant is Nihon-ji? I ask myself. Then it clicks. I froze and looked at him with a wide eyed expression.

"Did you say you're an Emperor"? I ask with a bit of a scared shiver in my voice.

"Yes I did. So are you going to tell me where you're from and what your name is"? He asks once more.

I breathe in deep through my nose and talk.

"My name is Blake Belladonna, I'm from vale and I'm in training to become a huntress". I say but with nerves seeping in.

"Can't say I've heard of this Vale place or the term huntress, I know that a hunter is a tracker or a person who hunts for food and trophies, what kind are you". Emperor Shigeru Asks. I feel a part of me shatter at his words. Then I remember a question I wanted to ask.

"Have you seen or heard about anyone else randomly arriving and if so were they three other girls, one in red, one in white and one with really long yellow hair"? I ask hopeful.

"No, I'm sorry I have not heard anything lately". He replies. A lone tear falls down my cheek. "Now will you answer my last question"? He says a bit impatient.

"I'm a huntress at Beacon Academy and I'm training to fight monsters/ Creatures of Grimm. I haven't seen any so are we in a safe area"? I ask

"Don't know of a Beacon Academy or what a Grimm is". He says. I feel a bit worried and relieved at this news.

"So now for a question everyone here wants to know. What are you really"? He asks me. Fear seeps onto my face as I move out of the chair and back away. "I'm not going to hurt you, it's just people think you are a demon because of those ears on your head". He states while sipping his tea.

I look to the ground as my fringe covers my eyes. I mumble something which he just catches.

"Excuse me what did you say"? He asks putting the tea cup down and looking straight at me.

"Were not demons, why do all humans think that" I say loud enough for him to hear.

"What do you mean we're not demons? Are their others like you"? He asks. I can only nod.

"Where I come from, we live in a world mixed with human and Faunus but we are looked down on by humans as monsters and beasts". I explain but won't continue.

The emperor notice this and looked out the window. The sun is falling to the horizon just above the distant mountain. He called someone in to prep a room.

"So your room is being made and your belongings are there as well, and I must say I've never seen a katana like that. So if you will follow me" The Emperor says.

As we walk on a wooden veranda I see a crater and knew that's where I landed. As I look back towards the Emperor I hear someone whispering something. I get closer and see the four guards from this morning. The tallest one speaks.

"I've had enough. We need to keep ourselves in power, and get rid of the Emperor. Who in their right minds would let a demon walk free and he demoted us for treating her like the beast she was." Says guard 1, the other three nod in agreement.

"Well are we set for tonight then"? Asks guard 2

"Yeah, he dies tonight. We let the assassin in and he kills the so called Emperor" Says guard 3. With a chuckle and evil smile.

"Ok and we will deal with the demon girl after the Emperor is dead by blaming it on her. Now let's go before someone hears us" Finishes the 4th guard.

I hide around the corner and wait till I hear their footsteps move away. I turn around and see the Emperor looking around from the entrance of a room. I walk over to him and see that the room I'll be staying in has beautiful screen panels, a small desk with a tea set and a futon with a blanket and pillows. I look around more but I don't see my things. I look at him with a confused look and he points to a door.

I walk through the sliding door and see a bigger table with my combat cloths, bow and gamble shroud sitting in a neat pile. I head straight over to my bow and tie it straight on. I then close the partition or the door and change into my combat cloths and place gamble shroud on my back. A sense of normality fills me with the hope of finding the others. I move to the door and look through and see that a female was in the room setting up what I guess was to be my bed for the night.

I open the door fully and see turns around a bit shocked to see me. I move towards the door and head to the garden. I look at it from the porch and I feel the cool breeze gentle caress my face and watch it flow through the trees. I hear a wind chime on the other side of the building and its soothing sound helps me relax.

I see a big rock in the middle of the garden and I walk to it and sit. I start to control my breathing and think things over. Where I am, why no other Faunus are here, why I feel so relaxed here and what has happened to my team.

If we have been split up I know Weiss and Yang will be able to fight and defend themselves against people and if needed incapacitate them, but Ruby. Sweet innocent Ruby who wants to help anyone she can and do the right thing. I don't know how long it will take for her to brake in this world without one of us with her.

I decide to meditate a bit and get a feel for my surroundings. I let my aura flow with the wind and let it move freely. I feel calm and relaxed as my aura moves around the garden and then the buildings.

'Strange, I've never been able to have my aura go so far' I thought to myself. As I keep meditating I feel the presents of all the people in the area and not a single fauns is there. A brake of a branch pulls me out of my meditation state and I see the girl who was making my bed earlier with a shocked look on her face. She asked 2 questions that confused me and made me laugh.

"What did you just do? It was awesome. Can you teach me"? She asks with a huge smile. I chuckle as I hear the final question.

I reply with a simple answer. "Maybe I'll tell you later". I say with a small smile. In a way she reminds me of Ruby. But at that thought of my team leader and my friends I start to look sad and curl up into a ball.

"What's wrong? Did I offend you" asked the girl

"No its ok, just remembered some friends of mine, I'm worried". I mumbled. "So what's your name"? I ask.

"My name is Cen and I am your personal house keeper. I look after your room and clean your cloths. Stuff like that". She says with a smile.

"Ok well nice to meet you, I'm Blake." She waved good bye and walked away.

"What is with me? I'm talking more then I'm used to. Must be the absence of the others". I slowly walk back to my room and smell something really good. I move faster and follow my nose and I find a dining room. Cen appeared in front of me and I was shocked and almost fell over.

"You're not dressed for dinner. Let's go" She says with a spring in her step.

Half an hour of trying on kimonos and stomach growling it was dinner time. I walk into the dining room and see Emperor Shigeru beckoning for me to head to sit next to him like a 10 year old in a school canteen. I walk over and hear whispers from all the others present in the room. I see that they are having fish. I start to shake but keep myself under control as I stare down the fish.

"So she's the demon. It's just a girl". Says one person.

"I saw the ears myself she is a beast". Says the man next to him.

"Yeah I bet she's an animal in bed, bow Chicca wow wow". Says a man wearing a white cloak, with a laugh.

looking around the now silent room I see that there is no one who is not looking at me. I shuffle nervously.

"Hello Daimios and lords. Thank you for arriving on such short notice. We have a special guest here today and she is my guest". He says the last part which sounded more like a threat. "Stand". He whispers to me.

"She will be staying here for the foreseeable future so get used to seeing her. Any questions"? He asked and a short fat man who reminded me of Weiss's father stood up.

"Why do you have a demon girl staying here"? He states with a snarl.

My hand moves to gamble shroud which was placed under my pillow by one of my clones. I get ready to remove the blade when the Emperor speaks.

"Lord Ten-Si, do you have proof to this claim". Shigeru asks with a hint of fury in his voice.

Lord Ten-Si pauses for a moment and then answers. "Those ears on top of her head". He bellows.

"What ears are you talking about? All I see is a black bow". Shigeru states with a laugh.

"Fine I'll prove it" and he charges from his seated position and tries to dive on top of me. I move away, he lands on my fish and unsheathe Gamble Shroud and point the blade to his face. 'NOT THE FISH' I exclaim in my thought's.

"Don't touch my bow" I say in a scary, quiet and monstrous voice. Hiding my true reason for being angry.

I then bow and leave the room and head to bed, stomach growling. I change into my combat gear and try to sleep. But after an hour of trying I head to the rock I was on earlier that day. I start to meditate and let my aura flow. I feel a presence of someone who has a feeling to kill. I can also feel the fat lord near him. I open my eyes and move to the building.

I jump on the roof and sneak over to the roof above the lord. I move some tiles and slip into his room and listen to what's going on.

"Dam that stupid Emperor. If he had of listened to me when she first arrived we would not be in this mess. You are to kill the Emperor then kidnap the demon girl. If you do that then I'll give this country to your ruler". The masked man nods and leaves the room quietly.

I move from the ceiling and then to the roof and follow then man using my hearing. He stops outside the Emperors room and slowly enters. I hop down and draw Gamble Shroud. I move in the shadows, pulling up the hidden half mask that sits in my shirt and use my black aura to hide in the dark room better. He stands over Shigeru and pulls out a blade. I move fast yet silently to him and kick him in the face.

The world must be on mute because he makes no thud when he hits the wall and floor. I move over to him as he lunges towards me. I dodge with a clone and kick him out the open door. This makes sound as I see lights move towards the garden in which I stand facing the assassin. The guards are following the fat lord and I can hear him saying that I've killed the Emperor. The one looks out into the garden and sees me facing a man in full black.

I move first with an overhead slash and a flick of my wrist and in Katana form Gamble shroud hits one of his daggers and brakes it. He stops and runs to the tree line and tries to get away as I follow. I try to stab him but his last knife hits me in the hip and I fall to the ground as the assassin flees. This would not be the last we see of him. I try to get up but fall. But before I hit the ground Shigeru catches me and a small smile falls to my lips. He looks at the wound and sees that it's almost healed.

The lord brings the guards over and shouts. "GUARDS ARREST THIS DEMON GIRL FOR ATTEMTED ASSASSINATION"! He bellows. The guards, the four from the jail cell and move towards me. Then one pulls a knife and aims for Shigeru but I grab Gamble Shroud from where it lay, put it in gun form and shoot him in the head.

Everyone is dead quiet as the man drops dead to the ground. Blood flows over the pebbles. I shakenly get and point the barrel at the lord. He moves backwards and runs into the Royal guard.

"Lord Ten-Si, you are under arrest for treason. Same goes for these 3 traitors". The Captain of the guard states. "And can I please get a doctor for the girl". He states before I pass out. The lords screaming fills my head. My last thought was 'one hell of a day, but no books, and can they shut him up'. I then go to sleep.

When the guards throw the three into the cell they are each greeted knife to the back of the head. The assassin's masters must stay a secret. He leaves with no trace of him ever being there.

Unknown POV

2 days later

A man walks into a camp with a broken blade in this left hand and a bloody knife in the other. He walks towards a tent as he passes a massive groups of archers on horseback. He arrives at the commander's tent and enters.

"I failed sir". Was all I said as he goes to one knee.

"Yes you have. I will only give you one last chance but for now get something to eat and drink then sleep. I have another job that I'll be needing you for in 4 days' time". The commander says. I leave his tent and go to my own passing another group of archers in horseback shooting targets.

As I walk a picture of the girl pops into my head. Where have I seen that face and those eyes before?

This plays on my mind till I fall on my bed. But I need to ready myself for the next mission. After 10 years we are ready to finally attack once more, thanks to the new commander. We will not fail or retreat this time. I then fall asleep.

Hey guys sorry for the long wait, had a lot to do. This chapter may not have been as good as I wanted but it sets the grounds for Where Blake is and a mysterious person that has a connection to Blake. This person is not the one from Weiss's dream in the last chapter and we have more hints to who the enemy will be.

Ok that's all for now, the next chapter is:

Battle-axe, Brawls and a Blonde girl

Catch you later.