Hello guys, i hope you had a happy eastern i surely had. But now lets get back to Yang.
The snowy area was perfect for a good workout, jogging and some box practicing that's all Yang wanted. She was happy about the fact that she would get a new arm from Atlas or better to say from Ironwood. The wind was so cold it felt like little papercuts but this was always so at the time of winter in Patch. The trees had lost all of the leafs and only empty branches where to be seen. No animal was there, as always, only 1 crow could be heard by Yang circling over her. When Yang looked up why the crow would act in such a way it made a sharp turn and rushed towards her. Yang was confused at the fact that this crow was unnaturally big and had red eyes, so she got in her battle stance. Right before her the crow sat down and turned its head sideways to get a better view on Yang. It was at that moment that the crow started to transform itself into a woman with black hair, with in a samurai armor and a katana, with red eyes.
"It has been a long time… Yang." Raven started to speak looking right at her daughter.
"… Mom…" Yang looked down at the snow not knowing how to react, the words of Qrow still in her mind.
"Yang we need to talk… some big things have been set into motion." Raven was very monotone, not the smallest sign of happiness over the fact that she spoke to her daughter on her face.
Yang finally managed to look at her, with tears in her red eyes. "What do you want?" Yang sounded serious.
"There is no need to get angry… I watched over you the howl time…Who did this to you?" Raven pointed at Yang's missing right arm.
"Ooooh you do care for me!? How nice of you…" Yang sounded really sarcastic mixed with anger.
"… I'm sorry but let me explain it to you." Raven made a gesture which commanded Yang to follow her. And so did she.
Yang followed Raven thru a short forest area to a cliff, the cliff where Summers grave is. Raven turned towards Yang and started to speak again.
"You see that rose there…" Raven pointed with her right hand at the rose which laid at the left side of the grave from Yang point of view. "…her murderer laid it there and I made it my mission to kill him… even at the cost of my own child."
Raven looked really sad down at her feet, almost if she was fishing for Yang's sympathy. Raven even managed to get a faked tear out of her red eyes. And it worked Yang felt horrible for being so heartless towards her mother. So she came a couple of steps nearer and gave Raven the best hug she could give. It was a truly harmonic and love filled moment but only for an out-stander, not for someone who is filled in. The bitter truth is that it was indeed Raven who killed Summer, her highly trusted comrade betrayed her.
"Now that you have seen what they are capable off, will you join me in my quest?" Raven asked after a moment of silence.
Yang looked up in the face of Raven, looking deeply into her eyes, her crimson red eyes.
"I would but you see…" Yang got herself out of the hug and wiggled with her right arm.
"We still have time left… get yourself a new arm and then we will go and hunt him down." Raven had a self-confident look on her face.
"That's settles it. My robot arm should be here in a couple of days, until then I will train. But Mom please tell me more about you." Yang now looked also a bit happier but still the words of Qrow ringed in the back of her head.
"Why would he say such things about his own sister? Is it even true. Who is in the right? But I'm happy that she is back, after such a long time. Was this Astaroth guy wrong?" Yang thought to herself.
At this moment Raven turned again into a crow and left Yang alone with her words
"We will meet again when your arm is here, I love you my dear child."
But another voice interrupted Yang's train of thoughts out of nowhere. "I was not wrong… do not believe her one tiny bit." It was Astaroth who was as to Blake speaking thru their mind.
"If you believe her it will be your doom, just like it was the doom of Summer Rose." Astaroth sounded very serious but calm.
"Why should I believe you more than my mother?" Yang questioned him.
"Who of us still has all of his limbs?... Sorry I just can't let it go… But now for real, everyone you know warns you from her and now you question me? Oooooh humanity and their stupidity… In 1 year I will give you the full real story. But I know I can't make you trust me more than your own mother but I can make you a favor, your friend Blake is doing well she even has found a mentor." Astaroth disappeared out of Yang's head again.
Yang was sinking to the ground, to the cold, snowy ground. So many people try to influence her in her decision. So she done the only rational thing she could think of and started to speak to Summers grave.
"What should I do… Who should I trust… please tell me." Yang was desperate for an answer that she could swear that she saw Summer appear right in front of her for a split second but she was taken back into reality by Taiyang yelling after her.
Yang hears him coming nearer with high speed, he must have been running but that did not matter at the time because all of this made Yang pass out right in front of Summers grave. She now only had one question for Taiyang Who killed Summer Rose?. And this question is not easily answered and even Taiyang does not know the full truth, only 4 people know the full truth. When Taiyang finally came to Yang he picked her up and carried her to the house quietly saying "It is alright, I got you honey.".
Florian out.