Man screw the deal I made back in Chapter 8, The Blackening Rose is about to reach 30,000 views and I am seriously awed by that. If it does reach that many, I will definitely try to sing to Monty at the RWBY panel. There is no guarantee that they'll let me (since it might take too long) but I might as well ask when I do go there, anyways, here is Chapter 12…
Also, there will be a stream at 9:30 PM CST on my twitch channel (link is on my profile) and it'll be a Q&A session as I write the next chapter so if you have any questions for me, I'll answer them…
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A few minutes before Yang and Blake entered the cell corridor…
"STOP, STOP! I'll tell you all I know just as long as you don't hurt me anymore!?" I shouted at the top of my lungs.
"Finally." Cinder said and chuckled. "Now tell me… where do you keep that kind of dust at?"
I stared into her eyes and said in a voice filled with venom. "Where you first searched… in my father's office, there is a compartment below that room that has the dust encased in glass." I looked down at the ground, once again a puddle of blood surrounded me but it was much larger than last time.
"See, it wasn't so hard to tell me right?" Cinder asked sarcastically.
I spat some of my blood into her face. "You sick… bastard." I said weakly.
"You know, there is a way to just kill you instantly." She placed a hand on my throat and I felt a faint amount of heat emitting from it. "If I just light up my hand there, it'll be quick… painless."
My breathing went faster. "Please… don't kill me."
"Oh I won't, that wouldn't be fair to a certain blonde girl right?"
"H-how did you-"
"I'll just say that rumors tend to spread quickly when you and your team are wanted dead to criminals." She cut the rope suspending me in the air and I fell to the ground with a thump.
I heard footsteps, it was probably a guard. "Ms. Fall, we have intruders in the building." he said.
Cinder chuckled. "It's probably that blonde girl and the cat, I'll deal with the blonde… you and the others will deal with the other one."
"Yes ma'am." Then I heard him leaving the room.
"Get up." she said to me in an emotionless tone. I give up… I'll just do what she says. I had enough with pain. I thought and tried to get up but I was struggling. She sighed and lifted me up to my feet. "Now walk to where I want you to go." I nodded and awaited her command.
Blake
Present time…
Beacon was in my sight now. The only thing that I could think about is Ruby. "Please… I don't want her to be taken again, I don't know what I'll do if it does happen again." I said softly as I ran through the courtyard. If I can just get to the infirmary quickly and go to Ruby's room, I can make sure she's still there. I thought and took a shortcut. I busted through the front double doors to the infirmary and looked around in horror. It was just like last year. Blood marked the light blue walls, dead bodies littered the tiled ground and the smell of death was in the air. I snapped out of my thoughts and rushed in the direction of Ruby's room. As I ran through the halls, I could see smoke and flames on parts of the floor. More bodies filled the hall but this time; they were severely burned, some to the point that they weren't even recognizable.
The destruction and death led to one room, the room of my wife. "Ruby!" I exclaimed and ran in through the doorway, only to get hit by a ball of fire and thrown back forcefully to the wall, hitting the back of my head hard. My vision became a huge blur. What was that? I thought and looked down at my chest. A minor burn marked my chest, which could only mean that the woman in the red dress herself is here. I looked up and saw two figures, one standing and the other in her arms. At that second, the scene got clearer and I realized that Cinder was holding Ruby, who was still asleep. "Don't… take her." I said softly.
She walked over to me and placed her hand on top of my head, then I felt the heat emitting from her hand and something inside me shutting down. "When you wake up, you're going to be the only thing left standing in the ruins of humanity." she said, then my vision darkened and the world went quiet. What just happened? I wanted to know but there was no one around to ask. The only thing I felt was chains wrapped around me in a room filled with darkness.
I tried to free myself but the chains only threatened to tighten themselves. I don't want to be here… I want to be out there. I hate being lonely… and I don't want to go back to being that. I thought and continued trying. Then I heard a voice, it almost sounded like me but it was ominous. "Stop struggling you idiot, you're only making it worse." I stopped and looked in the direction of the voice. The person standing there was… me?! No, something felt different, the person had brown hair and brown, cat-like eyes. "Hey Blake."
Only one word flew out of my mouth. "Kira?" She nodded and my eyes widened in surprise. "H-how are you here?" I asked, hell bent on wanting to know.
"Let's just say I learned some ways to enter a person's mind." she replied and smiled.
"You were always the one that wanted to learn new things." I said and chuckled.
She laughed too. "It's better than reading books every day."
"How did you find me, the only thing I remember is being at the infirmary to Beacon?"
"I had some help." I gave her a confused look. "Some friends of ours helped me take you somewhere safe, can't have you lying around in a place filled with dead people." she winked at me.
"What about Cinder… and Ruby?!" I exclaimed. "Where are they?!"
She opened her mouth to speak but then hesitated. A moment of silence passed, until I heard her take a deep breath and say in a serious voice. "All I heard is that she's taking her to the Schnee mansion."
"Why?"
Another moment of hesitation occurred. "She… she found dust that can control things. Manipulation you would say."
"There is no way-"
"Yes there is Blake; I heard that she was going to try it out on her because she apparently has the ability to turn into a beowolf."
My eyes widened in horror. "Kira, you need to get me out of here!"
"I don't know how! You're in a coma, whatever Cinder did to you, she triggered that and I never learned how to get someone out of it. You're stuck in here." My eyes watered. I can't stay in here, Ruby needs help and what Cinder said only made my fear grow. This isn't the end… it can't be.
Holy shit, so I finally typed a chapter a day after the last one came out so here it is and I hope you enjoyed the suspense. Everyone knows about the Manipulation Dust and only one thing crosses their mind. They need to prevent Cinder from testing Ruby with it in her beowolf form or else a war will breakout…
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