Dark scheming.
Adam was walking along a path. He was still angry after the rather embarrassing fight against Blake and her new friends. As much as he hated to admit it, he would not be able to get Blake for as long as they were with her. He was very confident in his skills, but he was not stupid. He knew when he was outmatched and Blake's new friends possessed powers and skills he had never face before. That woman alone had some kind of magic powers that she could use without any type of dust. And he had no idea who that boy was, but it was clear he and Blake was close enough to work together... that alone made Adam angrier.
He had the perfect future all planed out for both him and Blake. A future where humans would no longer trample on Faunus. A future where Faunus could enjoy being the dominant species for a change, to take back everything that rightfully belonged to them. But Blake just threw it all away, just to work with the very people that has been causing them such pain for all this time. All for her naive ideals of equality.
What Blake wanted, was impossible. Humans would never accept the faunus as equals. Adam understood that better than most. Thanks to the scar he hides.
"You seem riled up" Came a voice that made Adam turn around quickly, ready to pull his sword "I would not do that if I were you. It will not end well for you".
"Who are you?" Adam demanded more than asked.
An armored figure stepped out of the shadows "Gaius Van Baelsar. And you are?".
"Adam Taurus. Now what do you want?" Adam demanded again.
"That depends. If you keep being rude, I'll want your head on a spike" Gaius answered while keeping his fingers on his blade, ready to draw the moment he feels it necessary "Now judging from your obvious anger earlier. I would assume that is the look of someone who lost a fight".
"I did not lose. I was outnumbered so I had to retreat" Adam snarled.
"That so? And what warriors could have been so dangerous to force you to withdraw?" Gaius asked.
"My old partner who betrayed me and two of her friends. A boy with a basic looking gun blade and a woman with magical powers" Adam answered.
Gaius was silent for a moment "Describe the woman".
Adam wondered why this guy wanted to know that, but decided to tell him anyway "She had animal parts, but I doubt she is a faunus like me. She had light brown skin and brown facial markings, light teal eyes, and white hair with two frontal pigtails tied with rings. She dresses in some kind of white clothing with silver patterns, blue trousers and black ankle boots. She wears a device on her neck. She has a tattoo on her neck on her neck and she wields a one-handed conjurer wand that resembles a tree branch".
Gaius let the information sink in "Y'shtola...".
"You know her?" Adam asked.
"In a manner of speaking. I do not know her well enough to know what kind of woman she is, but she and her friends has caused me quite a lot of inconvenience in the past" Gaius answered.
"So I take it you want her out of your way?" Adam assumed.
"It would spare me a lot of problems" Gaius confirmed "And you seem to want your old partner dead".
"I never wanted it to come to this. But she has given me no choice" Adam said.
"Very well then. Perhaps we could aid each other in our quests" Gaius suggested.
Adam glares at him "I do not trust humans".
"I could not care less about your trust. Nor do I care about your personal vendetta. But I know opportunity when I see it. I hope you are familiar with a tactic called: Divide and conquer. I can take care Y'shtola, and whoever else is with them. And you'll be free to handle your old partner by yourself" Gaius said.
Adam thought about his offer real close. He still trusted Gaius for about as far as he can shoot him. But he would be lying if he said that Gaius' offer couldn't be used to his advantage. If he could Blake away from her new friends, she would be ripe for the picking. And it's not like this would be the first time a temporarily alliance with a human would benefit him. It did allow him to see Beacon burn and make a lot of humans suffer as a result.
"Alright then, I accept your offer. But if you even think about double crossing me, human, I will not be merciful" Adam warned.
"And If you even think about stabbing me in the back, I will make you suffer in way you could never imagine" Gaius easily retorted "Now, the first thing we need to do, is to find them".
"That should not be to difficult" Adam said with an evil smirk.
Soon, real soon. Blake would feel the true suffering of betrayal. And this time, Adam would not allow her to run away. This time, he will end this, once and for all.
Meanwhile, Sephiroth has rejoined some of his old allies. He had fought alongside them before, even though he held no form of bond with them. It was more of an alliance out of convenience, rather than the belief that the could rule anything together. And his so called allies were far from the sharring types.
The first one was a man who wears golden armor with purple and rose-colored robes that have four portions: two connected on each side, and a raised collar and extended striped shoulders. His hair is blond and spiked, with an extra-long ponytail, and purple ombre at the tip of the side bangs. His head is adorned with tiny colored jewels. He has four long golden purple-tipped spikes atop his head that seems to be part of his crown. Black and white stripes trace his ribs on his chestplate, and demonic looking faces embellish his waist and back. His gauntlets sport extended claws. He also wears purple makeup on his eyes and lips, and a purple and gold crown depicting a serpent. His boots' heels resemble stiletto heels. He wears a transparent quartz-colored cloth belt around his waist.
In short, he looked like he could be royalty, given his emperor appearance. His name was Mateus.
The second man also had a rather stand out appearance.
Ever outlandish, he resembles a jester or clown. He wears an outfit composed of primarily red and yellow fabrics, a mismatched jumble of stripes and polka dots. He wears a red and white striped ruffle around his neck and a red cloak with a yellow and red inner lining.
His name was Kefka and he had also been talking non stop for several minutes and it was getting on the other's last nerves.
"Enough, Kefka. If I wanted to hear your endless prattle, I would just ask for it" Mateus said in a annoyed voice.
"Well sorry! The lack of beautiful destruction is boring me to death! Just let me blow something up already! There is nothing more for filling than to see a world laid to ruins" Kefka spoke like the madman he is.
"You would say that. But we still need this world to remain in tact long enough to return back to our respective worlds. Once that is done, you are free to for fill your endless hunger for destruction back in your world" Mateus said.
"But I want to cause some here too! The thought of destroying other worlds is truly exciting!" Kefka argued.
"Destruction alone is not enough. One needs to be able to create, before one can destroy" Sephiroth spoke calmly.
"Are you saying you have no desire to destroy your own world, Sephy?" Kefka asked.
Sephiroth stopped for a moment "Perhaps. Once I'm done with it that is. But first I need it to remain in tact long enough for my plans to be completed. Plans that goes far beyond your simple understanding".
Kefka glared at that "Oh plans plans plans! Why waste time planing when you can just get to the fun part right away? Planing so much wastes precious time of destruction. Besides, what I do, I do for myself. Unlike you who only seek to make your dead mother happy".
Sephiroth let out a silent growl, but he was not about to give the mad clown the satisfaction of getting him riled up "Your petty insults only reveals your ignorance. While I may live by my mother's ideals. My ultimate plan goes far beyond anything she could ever hope to achieve. I seek to travel the star ways and create new perfect worlds in my image. But you only seek mindless destruction. But what will you do once you run out of things to destroy?".
For the first time in a very long time, Kefka had nothing to say. The look on his face made it very clear he never thought that far ahead. What would he do when there was nothing left to destroy?
A small smirk spread on Sephiroth's face "Well. Looks like your insane mind understands that much at least".
"Well, it's not like I'm gonna live forever or anything. And maybe in my death I will destroy the after life itself! That will take an eternity to do! And what about you? You might not live long enough to see your plan through to the end" Kefka pointed out.
"That will not be a problem. I plan to live for a very long time. And once my goal has been reached. I will sit on the top of the universe as it's one and only god" Sephiroth said.
"A god you say? I must admit, it would be nice to become one" A female voice spoke up, making the three chaos warriors look and saw Cinder walk towards them "Hello boys".
Sephiroth points his blade at her, but then another voice spoke up "Now now, there is no need for that. Please don't point your sword at my friend".
Mateus looked and saw Ardyn walk towards them "Who are you two?".
"Pardon me. I Ardyn Izunia" Ardyn said with an eligant bow.
"And I am Cinder Fall. It's a pleasure to meet more of my fellow Chaos Warriors. Never got the chance to speak to you before you all wandered of" Cinder said calmly, not the least bit bothered by Sephiroth's sword in front of her face.
"And what is that you two want?" Sephiroth asked.
"You two speak of creation and destruction like they are black an white. But truth is, neither can exist without the other. Without creation, there would be nothing to destroy. But without destruction, nothing new can ever be born. I represent the chaos in my world, and I am for filling my part of history" Ardyn said simply.
"As for me. I only seek one thing: Power" Cinder said.
"What kind of power?" Mateus asked.
"OH! Is it the power to destroy this world!?" Kefka asked like a little kid.
"Destroy it? Oh my simple minded friend. I do not seek to destroy this world" Cinder began before moving Sephiroth's blade away and walked in to the center of the group "This world holds more power than even I dared to dream of. And I want it. I want absolute power. Power that will make everyone fear me".
"Power of terror. And why would a girl like you desire such power?" Sephiroth asked.
"Simple. Because I want to be a god too. Or, a goddess in my case" Cinder answered.
"And we also believe we can help each other achieve our goals. Me and Cinder would be happy to offer our aid" Ardyn added.
"And this aid you offer. What is it?" Mateus asked.
"Cinder, would you like to give them a taste?" Ardyn asked.
Cinder smirked before backing away from the group and then her eyes began to burn as she began to fly above the ground. The sky turned dark as a storm was formed and Cinder was surrounded by flames. The three dark warriors watched her before she slowly powered down and landed safely on the ground. Once her powers had been turned of, she looked up with a smile.
"That was only a taste of what I can do. I can promise you that both me and Ardyn will be useful in your quest" Cinder explained.
"You are indeed powerful. But will it be enough?" Sephiroth asked.
"I assure you it will. Now, may we ask for your names?" Ardyn asked.
"I am Emperor Mateus" Mateus began.
"My name, is Sephiroth" Sephiroth continued.
"And last but not least: Me! I am the mighty, the terrible, and handsome: Kefka Palazzo!" Kefka finished in a over dramatic display "Well, now I'm bored. Let's go".
Kefka began bouncing away while Mateus just shook his head but followed all the same. Ardyn shared a look with Cinder, before he joined the rest. Cinder was about to go until she noticed Sephiroth looking at her "Need something?".
"Tell me, Cinder Fall. Who is your Cosmos counterpart?" Sephiroth asked.
"That should be Ruby Rose" Cinder answered.
"Ruby Rose. The child with silver eyes?" Sephiroth asked.
Cinder narrowed her eyes "How did you know?".
"I met her before. She should be to broken to continue fighting now" Sephiroth answered.
"Do not count on it. I killed her friend right in front of her and it only made her a bigger problem for me. But when I see he again, I will kill her" Cinder declared before following the rest.
Sephiroth wondered if that child really had recovered in such a short time. He would have to check for himself if he ever crosses paths with her again. But for now, he had other things to attend to.
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A chapter dedicated to the villains.
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