RWBY belongs to Monty Oum
UPDATED: 26/APR/2015
Chapter 8
"Help! Somebody please help me!" shouted a voice making Zelos eyes snap open as he sat on his bed trying to register that the screams of help were not part of his imaginations, which were proved negative as he got more awake and kept hearing the more familiar like screams, making him stand up from his bed and run off his room heading to were the screams where coming from.
He ran in the hall as he noticed that the screams were coming from Drake`s room whose door was already open, the red head entered rushing in the room to see the blonde being pulled into his own shadow on the bed while Lloyd was trying to pull him out.
"Don't just stand there!" shouted Lloyd noticing Zelos in the door causing him snap and begin to help with no much success, "Shut up!" shouted Drake as Zelos noticed how panicked Drake's eyes were.
"Why the hell is he shouting to me!?" asked Zelos.
"He is not talking to you! Pull harder!" shouted Lloyd as they both noticed Drake was getting deeper on the shadow only for another hand to appear next to Zelos's and Lloyd's that took Drake's arms and pulled him out in instant and embraced him in a hug while the blonde was trembling and crying.
"What was that?" asked Zelos as both he and Lloyd looked at Drake in that state being the first time he has seen him like that in the two months he had known him.
"We don't know," said Lloyd with a frown as he saw his master telling him everything was ok.
"He must be having a nightmare," said Ruby in worry as she saw Zelos lying down on a stretcher.
After Ruby and her team got reunited with Blake, the authorities took them to take an airship back to beacon along with Sun who was going to stay in the academy.
All of them were happy that everything concerning this night was over, not expecting the last minute surprised that was already waiting for them on the ship.
When they asked what had happened, the medics that were accompanying him to beacon said that he was found near a recently destroyed building lying down on the ground with no wounds on his body, but in pain for some reason.
"Wonder what must have happen?" thought Yang out loud as he looked at Sun, "You said he helped with some white fang members and than then another blonde with a black blade came to help you right?"
"Yes, the dude seemed like if he was in a rush, and I managed to catch with my ears something about someone named Remiel sending someone named angel to look for them." Answered Sun trying to remember the little he was able to listen while Yang and Weiss wondered what trouble those two were while Blake looked at Zelos with a mixture of anger and regret.
"Are you ok Blake?" asked Ruby noticing the look he was giving to the other red head, "I am fine Ruby." Said Blake as she closed her eyes.
"No, there is something definitely wrong, why was Zelos with you guys in the beginning anyway?" asked Weiss looking at Blake who looked straight at Weiss eyes wanting to know the truth, and since she and her had finally made amends this is the least she could to for her teammate.
"He found out about me being formerly a white fang member."
Yang went pale, "And I also found why he and Drake hate the White fang so much." Stated Blake as she told them how he and threaten her and Sun, making Weiss realize Yang was right about what she had said earlier today while Blake explained the situation.
"It turns out he and Drake were involved during one of the first attacks the new order of the white fang did, an attack that happened during winter 4 years ago and was known to as-"
"The bloody winter," interrupted Weiss making Blake`s eyes widen at that and then nodded, "He asked me if I took participation in that attempt and after I said no, he left us go." Explained Blake while Ruby titled her head, "What was the bloody winter?" asked Ruby
Blake look at the ceiling of the airship, "4 years ago in Atlas, a great party took place, many important people were attending, the white fang saw this as an opportunity to show the world that they were no longer asking for their rights, instead taking them by force. Many people from both sides died that night, around 130 members of the white fang and various guests of the party." Stated Blake gaining and snort from Weiss, this made every one look at her.
"The truth was covered with the intention of showing the world what the white fang had tried to do, saying that many guests had been killed, but in truth only one casualty took place." Said Weiss remembering that day.
"A 14 years old blonde girl?" asked Yang making Weiss blink several times, "Yes, how did you know?" asked Weiss as everyone looked at Yang who had one fist clenched while the other one was on her face leaving visible her red angered eyes.
"Yang?" asked Ruby in worry seeing how angry Yang was, "Seeing that Blake came to light with her secret, here goes mine… or rather Drake`s. He, Zelos, his brother and a mute girl that all of them cherished went to that party, that very same girl that was killed." Said Yang holding her anger.
"Why didn't you tell me this?" asked Blake at her partner with hurtful eyes, "You didn't see him Blake, you didn't see how much in pain were his eyes when he told me, the fact that he opened up to me and telling something so hard, made me want to keep the secret, and since we did not know what was the reason you were obsessed with knowing at the moment, I decided to stay quite." stated Yang as she looked at Weiss.
"That is why I kept shutting you up whenever you were going to reveal the possibility of her being a member of the white fang."
"You were protecting Blake," said Weiss gaining surprised looks, "Yes, but I also didn't want to cause Drake or Zelos any harm." Explained Yang as Blake narrowed her eyes.
"What else did he told you?" asked the cat Faunus knowing there was something she was not telling her making Yang feel bad for what she was about to do, "He admitted he took down 39 members of the white fang." Explained Yang making everyone eyes go wide.
"She must has been very important to them," said Ruby as she watched at Zelos who was still struggling, "Yes, Drake talked of her as if she was her own sister, saying she always took more care in other than in herself." Explained Yang while Blake now understood the reasons of Drake and Zelos hating the white fang.
"There is something I still do not understand," began Weiss getting their attention, "Why was Drake and his brother along that girl there? I mean yes, Zelos is a noble and one could invite as many persons one wanted, but Drake doesn't look like the kind of person to want to go that kind of events. Besides, I was also there and I do not remember seeing him at all." Said Weiss as she now was trying to remember that horrible night while Ruby then looked at Zelos and stood up from her sit to see Zelos closer.
'He is pale.' Thought Ruby as she also noticed he was breathing erratically while she noticed a hilt laying down next him which she decided to pick up.
She examined the hilt and admired the design as she pushed the button, making the blade appear and Ruby to scream in delight at the design since it was the first time any of them had seen it since Zelos always fought with his hands whenever he was called to spar, "Ruby leave that, It is rude to take others peoples things without permission." Scolded Yang getting Weiss attention at the blade, which caused her eyes go wide open as she had a flash of the same blade covered in blood.
"That blade," whispered Weiss getting Blake`s attention, "Are you ok?"
"Yes… it is just… I think Drake was not the only one that took down some members that night, I was hidden under a table along with a family members while I caught a glimpse of that blade." Explained Weiss as she tried now to remember that crucial moment to see who was the other ones fighting next to Drake, all of this while Ruby kept looking at the blade and then proceeded to examine the orange wing key chain, "Hey it has something written."
Said the leader of RWBY getting their attention, "To my best friend, do not let peoples words and thought, get to you, your brother in arms Lloyd." Read Ruby while Weiss eyes opened slightly.
"Lloyd? That was the name Drake said during his story, it must be his brother." Said Yang as Weiss eyes were now wide open as she was putting all of the pieces together as she now knew why the third guy in the photo of Drake and Zelos was.
"God." exclaimed Weiss as she stood up, "How could I have been so stupid!" shouted Weiss as she walked left and right making everyone follow her with her eyes, "Weiss?" asked Ruby with concern.
"Now I remember Drake," began Weiss getting everyone attention, "The name Lloyd rang of my mind in all the party guesses, there was only one Lloyd in that party and he was along Zelos, one of the most influential noble family." Said surprising them at the tip of information of Drake`s step family was one of nobles
"That still does not explain why you didn't recognized Drake until now." Said Blake making Weiss stop and face palm.
"I know that, I cannot believe I forgot someone like him," said Weiss, "Must have left some impression on you," said Yang making Weiss throw a ghost smile.
"Believe me, not every day someone calls one of the members of my family an egocentric bitch." Said Weiss making Yang blink, "He did mentioned calling someone like that in the party." Said Yang as Weiss continued.
"The reason I did not recognized was because he his hairstyle was different, but so was his personality."
"Different how?" asked Ruby as the pressed once again the button of the blade and put the hilt next to Zelos.
"He was colder, way colder than he is whenever we had seen him until now, also the scarf he always wear did not let me recognize him at all, even in the times when he pulled it down a little so he could eat, besides we did not talked at all during that party." Exclaimed Weiss as she sat back in her sit with pride as she resolved the puzzle.
"So, what is Drake`s last name then?" asked Sun with a little curiosity as Weiss smirked, "That is the best part, all of you must have heard of the name Aurion." Said Weiss making everyone stay astonished.
"As in the Aurion, Kratos Aurion? The guy that supposedly Grimm fears, the guy named the traitor of the heavens" said Sun while Weiss nodded while the ship was now landing on beacon.
"Unbelievable," said Yang with a smirk as they stood up and began to walk to the entrance while the medics came walking to take care of Zelos.
"If Drake is like that of a fighter and so is Zelos I cannot wait to meet this Lloyd fella." Said Yang punching their fist together, causing Weiss to remember information about the death of the heir of house Aurion.
"Are you ok?" asked Ruby while Weiss quickly fixed herself not wanting to reveal something like that since it was way to personal.
"Yes I am fine, come on let's get to our dorm I am… exhausted." Said Weiss stopping a little as they saw both Ozpin and Glynda waiting for them.
"Miss Belladonna could you please come with me while your team returns to you dorm and Glynda makes sure mister Wilder is ok and tells mister Wukong where he is staying." Said Ozpin as he turned around and began to walk to the academy followed by Blake who said she would be fine while the rest walked to their dorm.
'I just hope you are ok with whatever you are doing Drake.' Thought Yang with worried eyes as she wondered where he was while Zelos was like that.
"CRUMBLE…" said a familiar ghost like voice making Drake`s eyes snap wide open as he saw he was in the darkness once again but something was not right.
The spheres that he usually used to get out off here were not there, this gave him an horrible feeling as he looked around to spot someone else.
"Remiel," growled Drake in anger as he saw Remiel from a far trying to fight something invisible that was not allowing him to move while Drake raised his arm to pull him where he was only for the horrible feeling to return in realization, the shadows did not listen to him.
'I should be able to have control of everything here.' Thought Drake as he heard the ghost like voice again.
"DO NOT THINK…THAT I WOULD LEAVE YOU… HAVE YOUR WAY ANY LONGER." Said the voice in between breaths as Drake turned around to see there was nothing there.
"Show yourself you coward! I turned you down once and I can do it again!" shouted Drake looking at all sides.
"IT WONT HAPPEN… AGAIN" said the voice as Drake saw first a purple with red eye appear, followed by viscous purple substance to emerge from it taking form of a giant vaguely humanoid form with blue eyes.
"YOU HAVE BECOME… WEAK." Said the figure as it extended his arm, making Drake being pulled to it`s arm which grabbed and raising him to where his 'face' was, "YOU HAVE BECOME… SOFTER." Said the voice one more time as a purple portal appeared below Drake.
"I WILL MAKE YOU REMEMBER… HOW YOU USED TO BE!" said the figure as he left Drake fall into the portal.
Zelos eyes opened instantly having a bad feeling as he examined the room he was currently in.
"I see you are finally awake mister Wilder." Said a female voice making Zelos look from the bed he was to see Glynda Goodwitch as he remembered what happened before.
He lost consciousness, this caused his eyes open a little as he remembered Drake, hesat on the bed to notice he was handcuffed to it.
"I am afraid that you wont be able to leave until you answer some questions," started Glynda as she saw him trying to break the handcuffs, "Do not even try, those handcuffs are special made with some of the must enhanced-" started Glynda only to see Zelos successfully breaking them and freeing himself, "Dust? Only because it was crafted with good materials does not mean that it was well done." Said Zelos as he put a foot of his bed to feel an incredible amount of pain, making him fall on the floor.
'What?' thought Zelos as he looked at his left leg to see a clean hole in his pant in the part of the leg with no wound, which was weird since he remembers that Remiel had shot some beams at him, 'But why isn't there any wound. Better yet, why does it hurt if there isn't any wound?' thought Zelos as Glynda waved her wand to made him levitate and place him back on his bed.
"It looks like the cuffs were not necessary," said Glynda with a ghost smirk on her face as Ozpin entered the office with a mug of coffee and took a near chair and sat.
"Mister Wilder, may I ask what were you doing near a site that was destroyed?" asked Ozpin while Zelos did not paid too much attention thinking how to help Drake, "I wont say anything until I have a lawyer." Said Zelos giving a terrible excuse, but still thinking what to do.
'Should I call master, no, the problem itself it is that Drake was pulled forcedly into the shadow something that had not happened in a long.' Thought Zelos not listening one single thing that Ozpin was telling him.
"Mister Wilder," said Ozpin in a louder voice getting his attention, "I asked you a question, Why were you unconscious near a destroyed site?"
"I don't remember," lied Zelos as he put his hand to use the First aid art discreetly.
"That is very convenient," said Glynda in a sarcastic tone, "Why were you then sighted helping miss Belladonna in the docks?" asked Glynda.
"Wrong place, wrong time." Said Zelos as he focused on his leg, 'Something is not right, I already casted the arte but I can still feel the pain whenever I try to move my leg.' Thought Zelos.
"Miss Belladonna said the same thing, what a coincidence huh" said Glynda.
"Better yet, why were you suddenly helping them and then you leave them there with Drake?" asked Ozpin not liking one bit that he have left them there, but he knew there had to be a good reason to it, especially for the reports the people in the city said about white lances raining from the skies.
"Something more important needed our attention," said Zelos telling the truth while he casted the healing art for the third time with no success.
"What could be more important that helping the others?" asked Glynda.
"Helping Drake," was all Zelos said as he gave up in healing his leg while the blonde woman wondered what was more important than the white fang.
"In another subject," began Ozpin getting his attention, "Why didn't you… dispose of the members of the white fang and helped Blake and mister Wukong?" asked Ozpin making Zelos rise his eyebrow.
"Who the hell is Wukong? Forget about it," waved Zelos his hand as his eyes became serious, "Belladonna said it herself, the white fang would never work with a human, especially one like Torchwick, which means that something is going on, that is why me and Drake knocked them out so they could be questioned later." Explained Zelos as he leaned back on frustration not been able to know what was happening with his leg.
"I see, I will made sure that the authorities do their job with them, you have my thanks, but now I am afraid I have to question you of the activities you and Drake have been performing since you got here."
"I am afraid I don't know what you are talking about" said Zelos as he rubbed his hair.
"Do not lie mister Wilder, according to what the cameras near the docks spotted along with some people, you and Drake were seeing running through roofs while you hair was orange."
"So?" asked Zelos not seeing the point as Ozpin pulled some photos of all the places where he, Drake and the angels had been along with a photo of what it was him flying away using his wings, of course who it was could not be clear.
Ozpin told Zelos of everything he knew, including the fact that he knew that Zelos had in his possession the book missing from the museum of course to Zelos there were all but speculations.
"You have a big imagination professor, angels?" shorted Zelos while instead he was frowning for his own carelessness.
"I am not playing games mister Wilder, I know that weird things have been happening and that you two are the center of it, does it have to do with Lloyd Aurion`s death." Said Ozpin, making Zelos clench his fist while Ozpin also noticed that his eyes changed to orange for a second.
"You have some nerve bringing a death person to the conversation, all you have professor are speculations, nothing else, nothing more. Now, unless you have something of importance you have to say I suggest you to say it, if not please leave I could use some rest." Said Zelos in a cold voice that made Glynda angry at the treatment he was giving them.
"All right mister wilder," said Ozpin surprising Glynda as he stood up and began to leave the room but not before saying one last thing.
"Zelos, I don't know what you and him are involved right now, but believe me when I tell you I would really like to help, that is after all my job both as a professor and a huntsman." Said the man as he and Goodwitch left the room.
Zelos in that very moment began to cast various healing artes while thinking on a way of helping Drake getting out of the shadows while he remembered the last time it happened, days after Lloyd`s death.
This little memory caused his eyes to widen as he remembered Lloyd`s wounds as he looked at the one on his legs to then search the other places he was wounded to see they were the same with no blood, just like the one on his leg.
'Lloyd had two holes on his body, one in the chest and the other in the forehead, both with very little radius similar to mine, so why is it that I don't have a single stain of blood?' thought Zelos as his eyes almost jumped from his body in realization.
Drake opened his eyes surprised not to be met once again by darkness instead he was met with something just as bad, a destroyed town.
'Where the hell am I now?' thought Drake as he walked through the town having a sense of déjà vu the more he walked.
"They are back!" Shouted someone from behind, making him turn around to see various people going through him as if he was a ghost, this caused him feel chills while the sense of déjà vu got bigger having felt he had seen those people before.
"Surround them!"
Drake turned around to see a great number of people forming a commotion with weapons and torches, the blonde wondered what was going on as he jumped up on a roof, only for his eyes go wide open not believing what he was seeing.
It was him, Lloyd, Zelos and Colette as kids, 'you have got to be kidding me' thought Drake as he remembered that this moment was when he and the other were returning from the cave of wonders when they were 10, he remembered very well what happened next as 3 man charged at them only for his past self, Lloyd and Zelos take care of them.
"This is going to happen, you are going to let us go, or else…" said the younger version of himself with cold eyes only to made all the men charge at them.
"Lloyd protect Colette!" shouted Zelos as he and Drake began to take care of the people while opening a path for them.
"Why didn't you mind you own business?!" shouted one of the man with a shotgun pointing at them, "thanks to you the Grimm attacked destroying our home!" shouted the man firing the weapon while Zelos countered with an Azure Fist destroying the weapon while Drake then took care of the men and then continued with the rest.
The scene changed to Drake to see all of the men down, with some of them with major wounds and bleeding while Colette and Lloyd now waited on the town`s exit and Drake and Zelos were heading that way.
"Stop!" shouted a woman holding another firearm pointing at them, making Drake and Zelos turn around, "You have no right! To take her away from us!" shouted the woman pointing at Drake who began to walk slowly at her.
"We took care of her and gave her the necessary to survive! She is ours!"
"That doesn't give you the right to treat her like trash." Said Drake loud enough for her to hear as she pulled the trigger and Drake used his aura to avoid major damage, "I do not care what you say, I do not care what happens to you, you can become Grimm's food for all I care," whispered Drake as he charged landing an strong fist on her stomach causing her spat blood falling a little on him.
"She only wanted to help, but you treated her like trash for something you could not understand, so I think it is fair that you suffer like the trash you are." Said Drake loud enough for everyone else to heat while the woman stood frozen at the look of Drake`s slit glowing eyes.
The younger version of himself retracted his fist and headed back to the others to get out of there once an for all while the image changed to a dark room not making feel the actual Drake any better.
"You used to be better in that time." Said a child like voice which caused him turn around to meet the 10 year old version of himself, "Really? Taking a form of me when I was a kid." Said Drake as he slashed his younger-self, which turned into black smoke and the appeared back behind him.
Drake turn back to his green eyes were turning black.
"What a better form, than the one when you were at your best." Said the voice of his younger self as it changed to the same voice of the humanoid from before without the long pauses.
"What is this about?"
"Simple really, I want to show you how weak have you become since that day," said the copy of himself as he began to circle him.
"You had the perfect chance to kill your dear brother murderer, and you blew it, the old you would have canalized that anger not letting it get out of control, and instead use it to stay more focus and precise and only because Lloyd dies." Replied it causing Drake to get angry and charge at him only for it to raise it`s arm to send Drake against an invisible wall.
"You see what I mean, stupid and with no control." Said the younger version of himself as he changed to the form when he was 15.
"Do you remember, the last time you and I met?" asked the fake Drake as the original remembered far to well.
"Thanks to Lloyd being death you left yourself being taken by me and not even Zelos could pull you out,"
"The first time you and I officially met I offered you a power to find who ever had killed the idiot, and this is what you answered me." said the darkness as his eyes turned back to green.
"I don't need your help, I will find whoever murdered Lloyd by myself!" shouted the 15 version of himself mimicking Lloyd as his eyes turned back to black.
"You knew I wanted something in return! That is why you rejected my aid! And the worst part is that you didn't even heard me out."
"Because I knew it was not going to be good." Replied Drake as felt as if someone was crushing his own body.
"Was not going to be good!" said the copy snorting at the comment, "You know that is the worst part of all that, you and I fought the moment you rejected my proposition and that time I experienced how truly good and cold you were. That made think you wouldn't need my help, but also that without knowing you would do I wanted!" shouted the copy as he made Drake feel even more pain.
"And when you got out of here you decided you wanted a change! You tried to be just like Lloyd, you shared his ideals yes, but you wanted to be more like him, becoming weak while doing it, wearing a mask to hide your true self!" shouted the copy as Drake screamed in pain.
"But you couldn't change and deep down you knew it, the chess piece was a sign of it but you still deny it!" shouted once more as Drake`s eyes forced to open wide as the copy forced him to see all the times in the past when he was at his coldest like the time he made that woman bleed and the way he treated the people of the town, or when he used excessed force to the man that attacked Rise the day they met her, and many others while having a feeling in him and hearing a sound on his mind.
*CRACK*
"You feel it don't you, or better yet you don't feel it, the sense of guilt!" said the copy with a mad grin on his face as he changed to his 17 year old form.
*CRACK*
"You feel no regret in everything you have done," said the copy now in a calmer voice.
*CRACK*
"Because that is who you are, someone does what it has to be done." Continued the shadow as he left Drake fall on his knees while he raised his face to reveal his eyes.
*CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK *
"Yes, those are the eyes I remember." Said the copy as the original grabbed him by the neck.
*CRACK*
was the last sound Drake heard on his own mind as he looked at his copy who still had that smirk on his face, "Welcome back," said the copy as it transformed into black smoked that moved a few feet away to reveal the same vague humanoid purple form from before.
"WHAT WILL YOU... DO NOW?" asked the purple figure back in a ghost like voice as he noticed Drake`s eyes were totally cold with no sign of life while he took off his scarf.
"Don't do anything to the scarf," said Drake as the figure made Remiel appear back and threw him on an sphere while Drake walked calmly to where the sphere was, leaving alone the purple figure in the darkness.
Remiel came out from a shadow being created by a big tree, he wondered were he was.
But stopped as he saw Drake calmly walking out of the shadow of another tree while the full moon stood above them.
"Nice place, isn't it?" started Drake as he waved his blade a little, "Here is where I killed your subordinates, to your right you can see the remains of one of them which I recently killed and then burned." Said Drake in a calmly but sharp voice as Remiel saw the marks of a recently burned body.
"Unfortunately for you," started Drake taking stance by putting both hands while taking his stance pointing at Remiel who growled, "You wont have it so an easy end, Drake Aurion, Second student of the current Aurion artes school, ready for battle." Said Drake as he used a Super Sonic Thrust at Remiel who prepared to avoid the attack with a smirk on his face until Drake disappeared midway.
Before Remiel could even look or think where could have the blonde gone, Remiel felt a sudden pain in the back, making him turn his head to see Drake standing right behind him followed by a stream of blood came from his back as he noticed that the blade was surrounded by the black aura, "Ghost Wolf" whispered Drake.
(AN: play Tokyo ghoul first opening full, unravel)
Remiel immediately did a 180 spin using Lloyd`s blade to slash him on the back, only for Yin to parry the attack, causing Remiel step back a little while Drake let go of Yin leaving it in to air as he quickly turned back giving Remiel a Palm Strike, which send him away while Drake grabbed his blade and threw it to his right hand as he began to walk slowly at Remiel.
"Why isn't healing!? Why does it hurt!?" shouted Remiel as Drake kept calmly walking
"Now that my mind is clear, I can clearly remember that when my Marian wounded the first angel I killed, and that angel`s wound caused her pain and it didn't healed as fast, and that was because The Marian is a darkness type of arte," said Drake stopping as he left his black aura appear for the first time in two years, "Just like my aura." Said Drake as he used his left arm to crack his neck as the feeling of relief for letting his aura flow freely surrounded his whole body while Remiel was now panicking, he raised his arm to create a dozen of holy lances, which were thrown at the blonde.
"Desperate?" asked Drake in the same sharp voice now cracking an smile as he began to use his blade to parry the incoming lances to then run at Remiel jumping at the side to avoid some of them and side jumping in front of another as he saw a good opening between the spears, Drake charged with the Marian as Remiel smirked, he sidestepped in the last moment ready to fatally wound Drake only to receive a set of spin kicks followed by Drake quickly composing himself to then use the Shining Fang enhanced with his aura, causing Remiel feel pain and ruining his suit.
The angel did a quick step back and flew high as a yellow glyph appeared below him "Be gone! Judgment!" shouted Remiel as pillar of light came from the sky a lot faster than Zelos`s, which caused hitting the ground a lot sooner.
Remiel smirked seeing that Drake didn't avoided the beam, only to feel another sudden pain on his right wing, the angel looked around to see the black blade with the hilt surrounded by some kind of black rope.
He was suddenly to go down and Drake coming out from Remiel`s shadow while holding the rope, which was pulled to the side causing Remiel to be slammed on the ground a couple of meters away.
The blonde angel immediately tried to stand up only to feel his wing been ripped by Drake, who had pulled the cord making the blade forcefully cut the wing and fly to him which landed on his right hand, while the rope, which was connected it transformed back into his shadow as Remiel crawling away while whining causing the blonde to scowl.
"I need to get out of here," whispered to then suddenly release an scream of pain as he felt his left wing being stabbed, "I don't accept it," heard Remiel from behind as he felt a foot stepping hard on his back, "It wasn't you, you weren't the one that killed Lloyd, someone like you wouldn't have been able to." Began Drake causing Remiel`s eyes to widen.
"This is your lucky day," started Drake as he completely cut the final wing causing the angel scream once again while he started crying, "I want you to deliver a message who did it, I am coming for you." Said Drake as he looked at Remiel`s right hand, "I am taking this by the way." Said Drake as he cut the arm and then took the blade leaving the wingless angel on the ground while entered a shadow.
AN: song end
"YOU DIDN'T… FINISH HIM" said the humanoid form as he made Lloyd`s scarf float next to him.
"He wasn't the killer, just the dumbass who took Yang," said Drake as he dropped both blades and let them floating in the dark and then took his scarf to put it on.
"YANG… I REMEMBER WHEN YOUR BROTHER CAME OUT… OF THE FORGE WITH THOSE… NAMING THEM YIN AND YANG… BOTH POETIC AND FITTING IF YOU ASK ME," said the purple figure as Drake walked to a sphere that should connect to a shadow in the academy.
"Nobody asked you,"
"SUCH COLDNESS… WHAT ARE YOU… GOING TO DO NOW?" asked the figure making Drake stop.
"I still need to find a murder, but now there are more things to take care now that I think about it." Said Drake as he took out the book.
"YOU ARE… WELCOME." Said the figure referring to him forcing Drake`s mask to break.
"I didn't thank you," said Drake as he stopped, "What should I call you anyway, since I know for a fact since the first time I met you officially that you are not a figment of my imagination." Said Drake as he turned around to see the figure.
"I AM… THE ENVOY OF THE DARK ABYSS… I AM SHADOW. THAT IS… ALL THERE IS… TO KNOW." Answered the figure in the same ghost like tone while Drake could barely notice the pride on his voice, making him wonder what had been dealing with all this time, but now it was not the time for it since he needed to check someone, and call another.
Back in the forest, a female figure with green hair was walking to a wounded Remiel who was slowly walking to her.
"Pronyma." Whispered Remiel with a smile on his face, only to receive a dark beam in both legs.
"Why?" asked Remiel as he falls on his knees.
"Do you have any idea who was the owner of the mansion you attacked 2 years ago?" asked the woman with a sad but also angry tone.
"What does it matter to us!?" shouted Remiel in more pain as he felt the darkness spreading through his body.
"Aurion," said the woman making the angels eyes go wide, "And the kid whose weapon you took was his son." Said the woman tensing her voice as she saw him enter in panic,
"He ordered me to and you know it!" shouted the wingless angel
"You should have studied who you were attacking and I know pretty well what your orders were, so no excuses Remiel." Said the woman as the man put a begging look.
"Please Pronyma, if he finds out he was his son he wi-"
"He already knows, that is why I am here." Said the woman as she raised her finger, making the blonde face change to one of anger.
"I might have taken his weapon! But the one who killed him wa-" his voice was interrupted as a black beam went through the angel`s head, his lifeless body fell on the floor while his body started to burn in black flames.
"Goodbye Remiel." Said the woman as she walked away leaving nothing of the wingless angel.
"Seeing the dilemma the hero was, the Great Spirit Origin bestowed upon Mythos and his followers a new blessing, giving them the power to take down the two leaders that even though they were offered a chance of peace, they choose to keep waging war.
Seeing this Mythos and his companions had no choice to end the war by force, but letting the leaders of both sides live even though they had taken away what the hero cherished the most, only so they could be judged by those who did not want to have anything with the conflict.
Seeing that the hero, even with all the reasons he had to kill the two leaders decided not to, The Great Spirit Origin gave Mythos a treasure, something he used to create a new force that would take care of protect and bring justice to the world of remnant conformed by the Hero Mythos, his faithful companions and beings he created using the treasure it was giving to him, winged soldiers so they could complete this task." Read Drake while Zelos slowly started to open his eyes slowly as he felt the light of the sun hitting his face while he turned his head to vaguely see Drake with the book in hand.
"And the name of this group, Cruxis." Finished Drake as he closed the book and put it on his jacket while Zelos, more awake now, had his eyes slightly open.
"Have a pleasant dream?" asked Drake while Zelos tried to stand up only to still feel a little of pain on his body, "Easy, there is no rush." Said Drake.
"What happened with Remiel?" asked Zelos as he at least tried to sit while Drake just extended his hand so he could retrieve both blades that were resonating, making Zelos crack an small smile before he turned serious.
"Remiel?" asked Zelos while Drake took Yang and began to examine it, "Alive, there is no way he could have killed Lloyd." Stated Drake.
"Good thing you reached the same conclusion of the beams,"
Drake stopped what he was doing and throwing a puzzled look.
"What about the beams?" asked Drake
Zelos face palmed, "What is our semblance Drake?" asked Zelos refereeing to him Lloyd, Kratos and Colette.
"The ability to be able to use angelic artes and being able to generate wings of aura while suffering changes and also gaining inhuman strengths that not even someone with high levels of aura could have, so what?" asked Drake, "Our auras Drake." Said Zelos trying to make him remember something important, which by the looks of his eyes he just remembered what it was.
"Are light based," said Drake as his mind began to run, "Light based attacks does not leave any fatal wound you, even if it was in a critical point, that is why you don't have a single hole."
Zelos nodded, "The moment I saw that Remiel`s attack, I knew it was light based, Lloyd`s killer must be dark aura user." Stated Zelos while Drake unbelievably to him smiled.
"Why are you calm?" asked Zelos while Drake just leaned back on his chair.
"Because being angry right now won't help at all, especially with all the things we need to think about," replied Drake as his face got serious, "We have been omitting a lot of things, why were those researchers killed, what were they looking for in those ruins, what was the book so important, surely it must have something hidden on it and finally, why Lloyd was killed." Stated Drake.
"You didn't interrogate Remiel?"
"When I touched his shadow I sensed a great force of conviction," said Drake as he looked at his friend, "He would have never talk even if I tortured him to death." Continued Drake while Zelos was now looking suspiciously at him.
"What happened to you there?" asked Zelos as he eyes looked at the Drake`s shadow.
"My mask cracked… I am no longer going to try to do things his way faking I can always try to see good on people, but that doesn't mean I wont give up his dream," stated Drake.
"So you will continues been a huntsman?"
"Not only that," said Drake as a second later Zelos scroll began ringing indicating he had a high priority message, making immediately open it to then see Drake.
"Are you serious?" asked the red head.
"Yup, you are seeing officially the heir of the Aurion family, I hope we can work well together for a better future." Said Drake with a smile as he extended his fist.
"At least I won't die of boredom in those meetings alone bud." Said Zelos as he bro fisted him, "So what now?" asked Zelos.
"First, we eat, I haven't eating anything since yesterday,"
"Fair enough."
"Second, I need to call Lee and tell him to find anything about any group named Cruxis, it is a fat chance but it is something and lastly," said Drake extending his arm, "We need to search every inch of that damn book even if it means tearing it apart." Said Drake making Zelos look in the pocket he usually put the book, only to see it wasn't there.
"I don't have it." Said Zelos panicking as he searched on his other pocket to see it wasn't there either looking at Drake whose eyes wide open.
"When was the last time you saw it?" asked Drake.
"I am sure I had after I left Lee`s bar yesterday afternoon, someone must have took it while I was unconscious."
"But who? The fact you are here and alive makes believe that it wasn't the angels." Stated Drake thinking on who else could have been.
"Ozpin," said the red head getting his attention, "He knows we have been involved in every sighted of the angels, I told him he was speculating, but he is onto us." Said Zelos while Drake just shrugged his shoulders.
"Until we are sure it was him we cant do anything, and even though I am back to my old 'sadist' self, I would like not to torture someone just because of a supposition." Said Drake as he slowly walked out of the infirmary, "Besides we have the Cruxis lead to follow, until then we will leave the book until we need it." Replied Drake as he put the twin blades back in the shadows.
"We will figure out what to do with Ozpin later, besides it is not like having the book would do any good since you and dad are the only ones capable of reading it," continued Drake as he began to walk out of the infirmary, "Going to the dinning hall, pancakes?" asked Drake as he headed to the door.
"Double portion please," started Zelos as he leaned back on his bed, "Good to have you back." Said Zelos as he opened the door.
"Good to be back… and Zelos." Started Drake before closing the door getting the red heads attention, "Do not call me bud." Replied Drake with a smile behind his scarf as he closed the door leaving Zelos alone whose face changed to a frown.
"Are you certain there isn't something we could do?" asked Zelos to his master, Kratos Aurion.
"I am afraid I don't, he succumbed to it, it was a miracle that he managed to suppress it and disappear for so long with out causing trouble, but Drake is not him. Meaning that in due time he will become what he did not, He will become the symbol of pure chaos and destruction."
"I hate to say it but you had the easy way out Lloyd." said Zelos as a cloud started to cover the sun while he thought things would be more complicated from now on.
ARTES USED IN THIS CHAPTER:
Judgment: create several pillars of light that strike across the full battlefield for a short period of time, with the implication of divine punishment.
Marian (Drake's signature arte): When this arte is used, the user gathers energy in his sword before thrusting forward at the enemy, engulfing his blade with dark energy to extend its range.
Supersonic Thrust: It puts more strength and speed that it`s predecessor sonic thrust.
Azure Fist(Invented): Fist version od Azure Edge.
First Aid: Basic healing arte for small wounds. It does not restore aura.
Ghost Wolf: The user slashes the enemy from the front, then phases behind them nearly instantly, striking them once again with another slash. It can be used easily to avoid an enemy's attack, but it is hard to link combos with it until it is used many times.
