Chase looked around to find himself in his bedroom from his home village. His room was plain, the walls were made of wood as the village had an abundance around them, his bed was plain with a white mattress and a thin blue blanket. There was a wardrobe with some clothes and coats as in winter it would get very cold, even grimm would avoid their village in winter.
He could see a figure opening the door, once she walked in he recognised her as Summer Rose, the huntress that died saving his life. She was in her white cloak that covered her so he couldn't see her face well, though he knew that this was not real as he could still remember her death vividly.
"If I'm dreaming then why are you here" While Chase was sure he had said it it felt more as if he just thought it as he couldn't hear himself
"Because I'm the part of you who still wants to keep fighting" Yet again, it felt more like this conversation was going on telepathically.
"Fight against what, I'm in a dream?"
"You're not asleep. You're not in control of your body and the more psychotic side is probably running a rampage in Beacon"
"People die anyway, what difference does it make who does it?"
"But this time you can change it, you couldn't control me or Neo's deaths but you can stop Ironwood and you can stop the deaths of people like you did in that small village"
"It doesn't matter, even if I wanted to he has a more powerful mental presence than me, he can use two semblances and I don't even know what mine is"
"So you're just going to sit here and do what? Is this the person you've become? The boy that left that village would never give up, this is your mind kick him out"
"That little boy didn't know he'd turn into a monster because I'm pretty sure he wouldn't like what I've become physically as well as mentally!" Chase almost screaming at Summer now
"That's not what you think, you only think of yourself as a monster due to Ironwood"
"I have yet to see anyone say otherwise, face it my dust forms into a fucking tail"
"Everyone at Beacon didn't think that, though after what your other personality that may change"
"I'd prefer to die hated than someone cry for me after I died anyway"
"Do you want to know what death is like, it's nothing just a pile of boring nothing. Your resolve has weakened vastly from your fight with Tony"
"It's a lot less painful than what life has turned out to be"
"Life is meant to be painful, you deal with it and you move on. Someone dies and this is how you react, Ironwood has already won"
"I just don't see the point in going on if he is going to win anyway, he always wins…. wait a minute"
"What is is now?"
"I didn't see it, in my fight with Tony I couldn't see him yet I was able to dodge so well. In my fight with Cinder, Neo and Shu I went blind but I knew Neo was behind me. I couldn't see but I could feel their aura, it was something so small that I ignored it the first time"
Chase went back to the moment in his fight with Neo, Cinder and Shu. Shu charged at him and Chase slowed down the memory when he went blind and focused on his aura. He could feel the movement in Shu's aura towards his sword as if preparing to activated some of the dust, then he could feel Neo's aura behind him, rapier raised with an intent on stabbing Chase and he knew what was about to happen. Then he countered by attacking Neo first.
"Does that count as a semblance?"
"The ability to sense not just aura but intent is definitely classed as a semblance, and a very useful one as well, however I get the feeling that this isn't all which can be done with your aura"
"Then let's get control of my body back"
As he said it the room around him began to freeze and a creature made of ice appeared in front of him. It was hunched over with sharper claws than a grimm as well as deep, black eyes.
"Get the hell out of my head" Only this time it felt as if he was actually saying it
"I'm afraid I can't it's my head as well and you can't change that"
He looked at Summer
"You want to fight then distract him for as long as you can, I have an idea"
Summer leaped towards the monster while Chase struggled to get control of his body. He looked around to see that he was in the Beacon gardens with Hunters surrounding him, weapons drawn. Some he recognised as his former teammates and others as renowned hunters and huntresses.
"I haven't got much time" Chase said in a weak voice "I need everyone to stand away from me for a while" then he felt himself being forced back into his mind
"What were you hoping to accomplish, a quick death?"
"No, I just needed some space"
"For what?"
"Well, I'm sure you know but my semblance allows me to feel aura and get a glimpse at what people are trying to do, so I know exactly where your aura is-"
"And I yours" the beast interrupted
"Yes but the jack of all trades is really the master of shit all"
"Where are you going with this?"
"You can use both semblances but because of that you haven't needed to rely on just one and therefore haven't developed either. Like this" Chase focused on the aura the dust produced and spread his own onto it, attempting to force it out
"What the fuck are you doing!"
"Well, as long as I have a strong connection with aura I can.. manipulate it, to an extent, and right now the only power you have over me is that you have more aura, thought I'd even the playing field"
"Then that means that I can do it as well, anything you can do I can do better" Chase felt a slight tug at his aura and simply forced the source out, he continued this process until the evil intent within him was gone, still keeping some dust for the illusion semblance.
Chase opened his eyes to see Ozpin standing in front of the Hunters and Huntresses who holstered their weapons as soon as his eyes opened.
"Good to see you are back with us" Ozpin said calmly taking a sip out of his coffee
"Sorry for what I did, kind of lost control of my body for a while there, though that shouldn't be a problem anymore"
"Well, after doing so much I am saddened to tell you that General Ironwood is coming to place you under arrest as you are one of the experiments that were infused with dust"
"I doubt that's the only reason he is coming here, if memory serves me well I would advise all the hunters and huntresses here prepare for another fight"
"You'll have to elaborate as currently I am the only reason most of the people aren't trying to kill you and yet you make such an accusation about one of my most trustworthy friends"
"Well I find it strange that the person leading the human experimentation with dust would kill one of his experiments and then come to arrest another, wouldn't you. Don't you also find it strange that said person would then send a spy to himself and a mentally unstable person to spy on Beacon? Then proceed to kill the spy he sent to himself and make it public"
"You're right, that would be a strange thing to do. You have about two hours to brief everyone on what we are to expect, try anything strange and they have my permission to finish you"
