RWBY: INFINITY CORE

Chapter Twelve: Eclipse ( Part 5: Fate )

Babylon's soldiers along with the grimm have breached Vale's Natural defense border and have launched a full scale invasion, Sorey and team RWBY along with most of the students have made it to the auditorium waiting for Ozpin to instruct them.

As I sit there leaning against the door that led to nothing more than dead and suffering I could only think about how I wish I was strong enough to do more, Yang must have saw me sitting there and came to my aid kneeling next to me and trying to get my attention, I knew she was there, but I was so stuck on what I saw that I wasn't really paying attention. I must have been crying cause I felt her hand on my cheek wiping away something. The very familiar warmth that I have grown accustom to snapped me out of my trance and I slowly turn to face her with her hand still on my face. Even I know that I my expression didnt change, the people that I saw everyday; laughed with; ate with; fought with, Most of them where behind this door, and there was nothing I could do help them.

" Sorey… baby look at me." Yang says to me as I am already looking at her.

" There wasn't anything we or you could have done, but there is something we can do and that is to protect each other". she says to me with a very stern face but letting her eyes lie to me. I come to my senses and make my way to the rest of the team and sit down with the rest of my team. As I was walking to them blood was dripping from my left hand from it still being broken but some of the gashes have healed already and the arm part isn't as disfigured as it was about 2 minutes ago. Weiss noticed my arm, grabbed a rag she carries with her and wraps my arm in it and uses a glyph that was small enough to radiate a green aura around my arm. As she does that the pain subsides and am able to actually bend my fingers.

Sitting there you could hear everything from the crying of students; some of them in pain from injuries; and then came the explosions in the distance and the sounds of grimm. Ruby was quiet and leaning on Yang for support, Weiss was helping Pyrrha with Nora's injuries; Blake was still knocked out so I layed her on my lap to allow her to rest. As I look around and see that most us are covered in dirt and several of us in blood, I came to the realization than none of us were this mental prepared for what is happening.

" Are any of us ready for what is to come…. are any of us ready to fight…." I say in a quiet tone to myself, after that statement was said Ozpin makes his way to the podium and gathers our attentions.

"ATTENTION STUDENTS, WE ARE EXPERIENCE A VERY TERRIBLE SITUATION, VALE IS UNDER ATTACK BY THE FORCES OF GRIMM AS WELL AS THE BAB—", he is cut off as an explosion from the celling causes rubble to fall around us smashing several students some of them caught pinned under them and other killed instantly. Almost as soon as it happens a giant air ship, one that I have never seen before hover's just above us. A second later some thing heavy falls and causes an impact crater at the stage; then another one behind us and soon they were dropping all around us. Giant soldiers with hulking armor; each one standing at about eight feet tall with all black armor and a grimm in the center of there armor. There helmets matched there armor and there eye visors were red and glowing just like the grimm. After the soldiers landed they drew there weapons on us and held there stance, then the one on the stage spoke.

"SILENCE!" The giant soldier says, taking a better look at him he was different from the rest of the soldiers, he was much taller and had only one arm, his helmet and what looked to be bloody claw marks on it and wield no weapon like the other ones had. All he was carrying was a giant broad sword that he kept in his only hand pointed right at Ozpin's face. The atmosphere in the room grew even more eerie as the soldier in the middle spoke again.

" Area Cleared my Lord," the soldier says keeping his eyes on Ozpin and Ozpin on his.

" What is it you want?" Ozpin says to the soldier hoping to get a response for the invasion.

" You will find out soon enough….. huntsman," he says back in a raspy voice, almost immediately after the soldier spoke a small craft that came down from the airship that hovers over the hole that was made by the soldiers and then the ship's hatch opens and a man wearing suit touches down in front of Ozpin and the soldier. Almost immediately a fierce burning sensation fills my chest and makes it hard for me to breathe, then a series of visions pop out at once, I can't seem to understand them it looks to be a war; a little girl; four young women; and lastly a bright light that radiates around the world. The only difference the pain isn't going away, instead it is intensifying and becoming very hard to move. I clench my chest hard; Yang and Ruby make there way to me and try to calm me down and asking what is wrong.

" Ahhhhh, hehehehehe, he….. is….. here; aren't you boyo." Nuvi says as he looks around to see the several dozen of students before him and then grins. He nods at the soldiers and they lower there weapons and hold a standard formation. The pain in my chest is still there but its not as bad anymore, my breathing is still shallow but slowly recovering, my vision starts to come back as well just enough for me to see the man very clearly this time. I could see his face clear as day, he is a tall slender man; a scar on his left eye and a well kept demeanor. I look away from hoping he doesn't see me; I felt like a coward, but what choice did I have, he gave off an aura that was sickening and filled the room, I felt like I could physically see the aura radiating around him. He stood looking around as if looking for something, and started to walk to the front of the students.

" Good evening future huntsman and huntresses, I know a lot of you are pondering many questions; why is he here; what does he want; who is he; well I will get to that. My name is Nuvi Bukur prince to the Babylon Empire, and I am here to restore the world to the way it was in the beginning, a world where filthy human scum like all of you are no longer here to poison this beautiful planet of ours." The room was caught in gasp at the statement the man said and caught to be unbelievable, he then continued after his pause.

" You see in actuality I have the means to do that, but one thing stands in my way… ehh more like someone with the potential to do so at least." He pauses again and looks at the students mumble around him.

" Now here is how this is going to go I don't really plan on killing all of you right now, but I guess that depends on what happens next, I am only going to ask this once if no one answers me than one of you will die". His tone changed and got extremely serious and his eyes grew red to prove his point. The rest of the students we're shaken with fear and shaken in anticipation of what he is going to ask.

" I am looking for among you one student and his name is….

Sorey Belladonna…." Bukur says as the name fills the room, then the only people who know my real name turn to face me and look at me with widen eyes, even I could tell what they were thinking. " Why him" what does he want with him? Trust me I was trying to figure out why he wants me, but something in my gut was telling me I already know why he wants me. He wants whatever is in my chest, but I can't explain why but I can't let him have it no matter what, was it instinct or maybe something telling me I couldn't let him have it. I looked at Yang and shook my head, we all then turn to face the man again.

Nuvi looked around as the student talked among themselves wondering who the student was and where he was. But when no one said anything or spoke up you could see the irritation in his face. He then faces one of the soldiers and calls him forward and nods. the soldier than points his weapon at one of the students who was injured towards the front. The woman with the gun to her face started to shake and panic and so did the rest of the students. I couldn't recognize the person since we were so far back. Nuvi then nodded once again and then a loud bang went off that radiated around the room as the soldier blew off the head of the student, her brain matter and blood splatter around behind all of those who sat behind her and her lifeless body hit the ground. Professor Ozpin's face grew angry and his fist clenched with wide eyes he looked at her fall, all of the girls team and friends start to cry and scream cursing his name. Soon another shot went off this time in the air catching the remaining students attention causing them to go silent.

" I warned you all that whatever happens now is up to all of you, should you remain quiet I will continue to kill more and more of you, I know he is here I can feel him, unfortunately I can't pinpoint him so now the same deal is in order I am only going to ask once, if no one speaks up then I will kill another, you have 5 seconds." he says this time his eyes are dimmed but he has a more sinister smile like he is enjoying this. I— I have to do something if not he is going to do it again he will kill another. As I am about to stand up Yang and Ruby both grab my arm and hold me down, I look at them and they just shake there head telling not to do it. Soon the students are enraged at the face that no one has risen and begin to turn against one another.

" WHO EVER THE FUCK YOU ARE SHOW YOURSELF, ARE YOU SO SELFISH TO SACRIFICE MORE OF YOUR COMRADES…" One of the students yell, soon more and more begin to speak out it becomes a mad house, everyone has lost there mind what ever fear they had was all gone, and filled with rage and hatred. Nuvi continues to look around scanning for me wondering where I was, he than pulls the weapon from the soldier and starts to walk between the students most of them scared to touch him. Some of them began to plea with him hoping he would spare them. One student even goes as far as to grove in front of him and all he does is curb stomp him in the face causing his aura to instantly break with just one hit, the boys face starts to bleed and his left eye is out of the socket, he start to convos and goes into shock. Nuvi continues to walk looking around and around wondering where I am, he is so close that I can feel his killing intent even further, his foot steps finally stop and he then pulls the weapon up from his side and aims it at one of the students. This time it is different I know this student, she was one of the few who stood out in our crowd, her rabbit features made her easy to notice, my heart began to race faster as he points the gun at Velvet. Velvets face grew pale and lifeless with the gun right in her face.

" You faunus are the plague this world should be rid of, your kind are nothing more than self righteous creatures who believe this world owes them something, killing you would probably make a few of your peers here happy, don't you think," he says squatting down to meet her at eye level with the gun actually physically touching her head, she started to cry trying hard to not let our her whimpers and trying to be brave not only for here self but her team. I could see Coco being held back by fox, Velvet turns to face her and whispers something to Coco, that alone starts to make her tear up.

" Say goodbye faunus rift rat—" his says with his finger now on the trigger and he slowly begins to pull the trigger until her is interrupted by a very familiar voice that I know all to well.

" CANT YOU SEE THAT NONE OF US KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT," we all turn to see a tall female with bright blonde hair and red eyes standing only feet from where he is, her legs were shaking as were her hands, and her voice was stuttered as she spoke her line to the man. My heart stopped as I saw the sight before me, right when I was about to stand up my eyes met Yangs and she continued to shake her head telling me not to do it, not to stand up. I couldn't believe she wouldn't let me do it, Ruby continued to hold me down, I looked at her and tears were flowing down her face at what her sister was doing. Soon Nuvi stood up and motion towards Yang leaving Velvet there in a state of confusion he then walked towards Yang only inches away from her. He stood towering over Yang, having to physically look down at her. He rose his hand and grabbed sever stands of her hair and starts to messes with it.

" Ahhh such beauty, such a waste, I see potential in you, so how about I ask you, tell me where is Sorey Belladonna," he whispers in her ear after smelling her hair and pulling away so that there red eyes met eye to eye.

" I— I don't know wh—who it is your talking about ," Yang continued to deny my existence to the man, who obviously wasn't buying it only shook his head and pinched the base of his nose.

" Well it seems I was wrong about you, so now you will take the place of that faunus girl." He states as he then points the gun towards her forehead pressing it forcibly. Yang is stunned by the force and then closes her eyes as she continues to shake, Ruby and the rest of the team and I are also in a state of shock, I saw the woman I love with a gun to her head by the man who ruined my life, why can't I move I couldn't even move my finger. I thought to myself can I not save even her, am I going to keep on watching as the people I love continue to die. his finger now on the trigger of the gun Yang then turns slightly to see me.

" Lucio….. I love you…. I always will…. please protect everyone," She says in a soft tone to where only those closes enough to her can hear her, and then she give me a warm smile.

" Goodbye" Nuvi says, then as if the world around me froze I heard something.

" Stand up and fight boy." It was a soft older mans voice one that I had never heard of told me to act.

The sound of the gun going off echoed throughout out the room, all the eyes fixed on the center where Yang was and all of them in shock, so was Nuvi; his eyes widen to see a hand covering the barrel of the gun and to see it was risen several inches past Yang head. Further inspections showed that my hand was the one covering it, blood trickling down from the base of my hand, falling to the ground, and that I was the one now standing inches from Nuvi; we were face to face; eye for eye. Yang; Ruby: Weiss and rest of our friends looked in horror as I stood there looking him right in the face. Yang whispered behind me.

" Sorey…. no.." She said as tears flowed down and her hands now covering her mouth.

" There is only one person other than myself who can move as fast and have that kind of reaction time…. Isn't that right

Sorey Belladonna…." He says with a grin. The students started to speak among themselves at the reveal of my name.

" YOUR BASTARD! BECAUSE OF YOU OUR TEAM LEADER IS DEAD!" One of the students says yelling at me from the front. Then the rest of the student follow suit

" YOU WERE WILLING TO LET YOUR GIRLFRIEND DIE FOR YOU."

" YOU SORRY EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN BEING".

They continued to curse my name; Nuvi looks around to see them all in infuriated with me and only smiles and laughs.

"And here I thought I was the bad guy, but they do have a point Sorey, you could have easily given yourself up and these poor students would have lived for awhile longer even if it would be for awhile they would have had chance to come to terms with it but now it would seem as thought that wasn't the case for that poor soul who you in tern killed". he states as he is loving the sound of the students blaming me for what happened. I had nothing to say, more like what could I say, he was right I killed that person I am the reason she is dead and more so I am the reason that my team is suffering.

" Please all I ask is if I go with you please let these student leave a—" I am cut off at his extreme laughter at what I as saying.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WOW and here I though this would be a dull encounter, but it turns out that you do have a sense of humor, what point didn't you understand, my world can't be complete until it is only the grimm who rule this with the only band of people who can actually coexist with them. All of your deaths are futile." He states as he turns around so all of the students can see him.

" And now that I have you, no one can stand in my way and my victory is all but insured, your death will end the seasons and bring darkness back and allow the grimm to evolve into there true state". He spoke in a slightly excited tone as his long dream is about to become true. He than faces me and give's a smirk.

"Better yet I want you all to be able to enjoy this day with me, I am going to kill him right here, right now and then the last hope this world will have will be extinguished." he tosses the gun back to the soldier who then points it at the rest of the students and the rest of the soldiers follow suit. Nuvi then turns to face me I clench my fists and I could feel the electric discharges surround my hand. Then his right hand begins to glow a bright purple aura with static purple lighting around it he than materialized a bright purple ball of pure energy in his palm and faces it to me inches from my face.

" Any last words boyo…" he says to me as the ball gets bigger.

" NO SOREY!" I heard Yang yelling, and trying to break free of her teammates who are holding her back, all I did was stand there and look at him in the eye while he smirked at me, what happened next I couldn't explain why it happened, but I felt something like a foreshadow of something going to happen as my hunch is on point there was a screeching sound that filled the air around us and then the there was an explosion that sent all of us to the ground and staggered the soldiers around us, I recovered to see the Airship that was hovering above us was set a blaze and began to lose altitude, still causing a chain of explosions on the airship a fast incoming vessel speeds to hover right above us, the hatch opens and smoke grenades were dropped in the auditorium quickly filling up the room with smoke, then there were multiple thuds that soon surrounded us. Then one of the soldiers that was pointing his weapon at the nearest student was about to fire, he gets lit up with multiple rounds and soon falls dead to the floor, then soon more and more bullets are raining down on the soldiers many of them falling with loud thuds. Then the sound of swords clashing as they are now engaged with who ever it is helping us out.

Caught by surprise, Nuvi recovers himself and orders the rest of the soldiers to kill everyone but is then cut off.

" CLENCH YOUR TEETH, NUVI! I say to him as I slam my fist into his face so hard he is sent flying through the wall and slams into the ground outside the auditorium near the airship docking platforms. I then start to make my way to the hole and see that he is completely unfazed by hit and begins to stand up, popping his shoulders and neck, I turn back to see the soldiers engaging with one another. I then ponder if what I am doing is right until my arm is grabbed by Yang.

" Sorey what are you doing we need to get out you out of here and escape." She says to me in a worried tone,

" No…. You and the rest of the team need to get of here, I can slow him down long enough for everyone to get out of here." I say looking at Yang's lilac eyes.

" Sore—-" I cut her off before she can continue.

" Yang there isn't anytime to talk you and the rest of the student need to get out of here….. Please Yang, I can't fight with all I have knowing you can get hurt here, so please leave this place." I say to her my eyes not moving from there target until we both look at Nuvi start to walk towards us.

" I promise Yang, I will be right behind you." I say to her, she looks at me he eye's began to tear up again,

" Someone as beautiful shouldn't be wasting any more tears." I say to her as I give her a long kiss, her lips as soft as ever and her I could feel the warmth she always gives off, as I pull away I brush the strands of hair from her face and jump down to the ground landing hard causing a dust cloud to form around me, I could feel my aura showing as I started to walk forward, with the resolve of not letting this man kill me without a fight.

" Now that is the spirt boyo, this way my killing of you will be passed down to the future of the babylonian's this will end tonight boyo," he states to me as he and I are only feet apart from one another. Our aura's are causing the atmosphere around us to intensify and even altering the gravity of the area.

" One shall stand. One shall fall…. eh Raven", the mysterious voice says to a seemingly empty space, watching the battle from afar.

Back in the auditorium Commander Rex and Arc rangers are finishing up there engagement with the babylon soldiers.

" LET GO MOVE IT UP!" Commander Rex is yelling to his troops, as they engage the remaining few solider left inside, a hand full of the soldiers are protecting the student to allow them to escape to the transport pad for pick up by gunships. Gamma four watch your backs these soldiers are tough, Rex says he gets the better hand on one of the soldiers repeatedly shooting him in the face with his hand cannon's. The soldier finally falls, as he takes the time to see the scouring of soldiers and students he noticed one particular soldier killing three of his men and two students who tried to escape.

Rex then charges forward and draws a blade from his back, it was different from what the soldiers are issued and could even be a huntsman weapon, it was long and it peaked like a spear at the end. With weapon drawn he charges the soldier, they clash swords, even with one hand the soldiers strength far out matches Rex's, he continues to be force to block and guard until something catches his attention he sees flying at the soldier a bomb type object and is force to guard as the blast sends him flying to the wall.

Recovering after the explosion a hand is extended towards Rex, he looks up to see young lady with spiky hair, googles and a glowing chest piece, he recognize the person. She was a huntsman named Lena Maxwell code name: Tracer.

" Looks like you needed a bit of help there love." She says in a sincere tone towards Rex.

" Thank you for you help Lena," Rex says to her,

" I am afraid I need your help, we need to evacuate the students and get our wounded out of here—." He is cut off as his communicator goes off.

" THE CITY IS LOST I REPEAT THE CITY IS LOST, ALL REMAINING CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED TO THE ESTABLISHED SAFE ZONE OUTSIDE THE CITY OF VALE NEAR THE MT. GLENN ENTRANCE." One of the huntsman says over the intercom, Rex and Lena both look at each other and nod.

" Okay men grab the wounded and move to the gunships we have to evac to a safe point outside the city. Yang was carrying Blake and rest her inside the ship they were getting one, Ruby and Weiss then boards the ship as well, Yang then rest Blake in her arms. They watch as student and soldier enter the ships some taking off and other still loading. The team then gets there attention drawn to the courtyard where Sorey and Nuvi's battle is taking place, you could barley see them between the dust and smoke that filled the area of there combat. Destruction layed in there way as there battle intensified, Yang could only look in disbelieve at the scene before her. She couldn't even see what was happening. Ozpin was only looking more intensely at the fight, until all there concentration was broken when commander Rex gives the orders to leave.

"Alright thats the last of them, we are leaving, lets go." Rex states to the pilot.

"WAIT… there is still someone fighting down there." Yang yells and pointing towards the courtyard, Commander Rex looks and see the fight that is going on.

" I am sorry, but we need to go if not then everyone here will die," he states as he points off in the distance, everyone could see more of the Babylon airships incoming. Yang continues to argue with Rex saying they need to wait for me, I could her from my distance that she wasn't going to let them leave, I was locked in with Nuvi, and I knew this was my only chance…. my only chance to get them out of here.

" GET OUT OF HERE!" I yell as loud as I can.

" GET THEM OUT OF HERE…. NOW." I say again this time looking Rex in the eye, after a moment I nod at him, he understands and gets inside the ship and soon the ship starts to take off, The ship is now in the air and is beginning to leave, Yang angry and hysterical tries to get them to turn around, Ruby and Weiss trying desperately to calm her down, are cut short when a bright purple light catches there attention and they all look out the window to see a surge of energy heading right towards them, everyone looks and then closes there eyes as the beam comes closer. They hear the explosion and feel the shock wave as it rattle them around they stumble as they desperately try to hold on to something, after the gunship stops rocking they look around and noticed that the beam didn't hit the gunship. Yang then looks out the window to see the cloud of smoke clear to see something fall from deep within the cloud at a better look she knows the figure all to well.

From the clouds fading I can see the gunship in one piece, I was only able to open one eye, but I could see it, I could see the gunship make its escape.

As I continue to fall; and fall; and fall I entered the cliff that separated the school and the emerald forest it soon started to get darker and darker until all I could see was the sky and then it to began to fade into nothing….

" SOREEEYYYYYYYYYYY", Yang yelled with everything she had, now crying unstoppable tears and falling into Ruby's arms, who was also in tears, Weiss to then looked away and let the tears flow. For they just saw there friend sacrifice himself so that they could get away. Anger; rage; sadness; confusion all of these things filled the air of the gunship and of the people in it. Rex looked out of the ship and saw Vale in ashes as they Grimm and Babylon have finally conquered Vale.

" So that was your decision boyo…. Predictable…." Nuvi Said to himself as he turns around to see the city ablaze. One of his soldiers along with Cinder show up behind him.

" The city is your's my lord", Cinder says to Nuvi.

" Now we move to phase three…..

We will free the grimm and this world will continue to burn…" He says with one last grin as he turns around and walks away leaving only the sight of the raging fire of the city of Vale.

HEY GUYS THANKS FOR STAYING WITH ME ALL THIS WAY, THE STORIE ISNT CLOSE TO ENDING YET SO STAY TUNED FOR MORE IN CHAPTER 13 ( REVEAL)