(Almost) A Family Reunion
AN: Qrow and Ozpin are locked up in Dol Guldur.
We all already know what is about to happen, but I would like to add something before you read this chapter, a new character is going to make an appearance.
She is who I have chosen to be Jaune's mother, she will be based off a known Disney princess like I did with Merida, but I am willing to bet no one will know who it is until you see her name. )
(Dol Guldur)
Ozpin woke up in the dangling cage; he looked to his left and saw Qrow, it looked like he was starting to wake up.
"Qrow… Qrow, can you hear me?" Ozpin whispered.
Qrow groaned and put his hands to his head, "Ahhh… My head hurts worse than when I drank Taiyang's homemade whisky."
"I remember… you were out for three days after that." Ozpin said with a small smile.
"How long was I out this time?" Qrow asked as he raised his head to look at his old friend.
"I'm guessing only one day." Ozpin said, he couldn't tell if it was night time or day, the sky was covered with dark clouds that blackened the sky.
"Huh, well, that's an improvement." Qrow huffed with a smile. Qrow looked down to see that they were both in separate cages, dangling over a black chasm.
"I don't know how were going to get out of this one." Ozpin said as he looked down too.
"If we're lucky, Jaune and his company have already brought the tower back online." Qrow said.
"Why?" Ozpin asked with a curious face.
"Because before I found you and Jonah, I set my scroll to auto-send a message to our friends as soon as Vale's tower was on again." Qrow said with a smile.
Ozpin started to feel hope, a feeling he hadn't felt in a while. His feelings then went to guilt, "How is Jaune, by the way?"
Qrow looked to Ozpin with a little bit of guilt on his own face, "He's, uh… He's in pain… Pyrrha is dead."
Ozpin let out a sigh of sadness and put his hands to his forehead. "I was a fool to think using Pyrrha would work out for the better."
"Hey, we were desperate, all of us. And plus she had a choice." Qrow said.
"Yes, but we put thoughts in her head, making her feel that she destine to be a savior, but in reality we were just going to use her to keep Fall's powers away from Salem." Ozpin said with tears falling from his face. "It has all been for nothing…"
"Not entirely. Jaune is becoming a Star Knight." Qrow said. "He may still be in pain, but he's growing fast. He started improving when he rejoined his friends on their mission."
"But he's not whole… Isn't he?" Ozpin asked. Qrow gave no reply, which made Ozpin even guiltier, "And I did that to him. Pyrrha died because of what we told her, and so it tore our last chance down."
"But he is fighting. He's leading Ruby and the rest of their friends to take back Beacon, and to kill Cinder." Qrow said.
"But he's doing it out of vengeance, not because it's his duty." Ozpin said with slight anger in his voice, which then turned to sadness, "His father wouldn't want to do that."
Tears then fell from Ozpin's face, "Jonah… He wasted his life on us for nothing." After being locked away in a crystal for two years, hearing his closest friend die, learning that the son of his closest friend was now in the worst kind of pain, and to top it all off, he feels responsible for the possible destruction of the whole world… Ozpin's spirit might have just broken.
"Hey, stop it! Don't talk like that, Ozpin! That's not the man I know! That's not the man that our friend, your brother, gave his life for." Qrow said with anger in his voice and a serious look on his face, "You are getting out of here, and you're going to pass on your old leader's message to his son, alive!"
"That's enough out of both of you!"
The both turned to see a White Fang Lieutenant standing there; he was tall, around 7 ft. and large muscles, wearing an inverted colored Grimm mask, and with a red broad axe over his back.
"The Necromancer ordered me to question you." He pulled his axe out, latched it to the bars to Ozpin's cell and pulled him towards him. He picked up the cell, unhinged it to the crane holding it up and through it to the ground behind him. "And he said to get the information however I choose." The lieutenant said with a devious voice.
The lieutenant unlocked the cell door and pulled Ozpin out. He threw him to a small stone post in the center or the room. The post was covered in dry blood, and the blood was all around only one spot of the post.
"Tell me everything you know of the Horcrux ring." The lieutenant said. "Where you believe it is, and who you think is protecting it." He pulled Ozpin's left arm over the post, over the dry blood, and then lowered the pommel of his axe right above Ozpin's hand. "For every lie you tell me, I will break every bone in your hand and work my way up."
Ozpin picked up a rock that was next to his foot and hit it against the lieutenant's face. The rock shattered on impact with the Grimm mask. The lieutenant looked to Ozpin, "Oh, I'm sorry, were you trying to hurt me?"
The Lieutenant slammed the pommel on Ozpin's thumb, knocking the knuckle out of place. Ozpin tried to keep his shouting as quiet as possible, but the pain was too much.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE, YOU BASTARD!" Qrow shouted form his cell.
The lieutenant set down his axe picked up a rock and threw it at Qrow's cage. Qrow backed up when the cage was hit by the rock. "Wait your turn, reaper!"
The lieutenant raised the axe up and questioned Ozpin again. Ozpin remained silent, the lieutenant was about to slam down on Ozpin's index finger but stopped when he started to hear taps on the ground behind him. The taps sounded like woman's high heels, and they were getting louder.
Qrow heard the sound too; he immediate knew who the heels belonged too, which made him smile. "This guy is going to get it now."
Ozpin looked behind the lieutenant to see who was approaching, he started to smile.
The lieutenant turned slowly, letting Ozpin go and faced who was approaching. There stood a woman; blond hair, green eyes and wearing a black skirt and purple cloak over her back. In her hand was a riding cord, she was gripping it very tightly.
"I am here for my friends." Glynda said with a cold and serious voice, "If you stand in my way, I will kill you."
"Arrogant humans." The lieutenant said with a snarl, "I'll make sure you scream before you die!" He raised his axe high and charged at her.
Glynda first lifted her crop high and hit it against the axe as it was coming down. The axe shattered like glass in his hands, while the wood handle was sent flying out of his hand. The lieutenant looked to Glynda and charged at her like a wild animal. Glynda then swung her crop on the back swing and hit the lieutenant in the chest. The shock from the blast sent the lieutenant flying for miles outside the fortress; he could be seen falling towards the forest and then lost once he fell into the tree line.
"Well, one thing's for sure, if he wasn't dead, he'll wish that he was after that." Qrow chukled.
"Qrow! Ozpin!" Glynda first used her telekinesis to pull in Qrow's cage and dropped him next to Ozpin. Then she ran over to Ozpin and tried to lift him up. Qrow kicked open the cage and climbed out.
When Glynda pulled Ozpin up she realized that he was unconscious, most likely he went into shock from the pain and lack nourishment in this nightmare factory of a fortress. Glynda looked to Qrow, "Are you ok? Can you walk?"
"Yeah. Glad you got my message." Qrow said as he walked over to them.
"I'm so happy you found him." Glynda said as she laid her hand on Ozpin's face, trying to lift his head to her own. She rested her forehead over his, tears started to drip form her eyes, "I almost thought I'd never see him again." She then composed herself and looked to Qrow, "Can you help me carry him?"
"Yeah." Qrow said as he took Ozpin's arm over his shoulder.
Glynda took the other arm and started walking them out. Just as they were about to exit the tower, Qrow stopped them. "Wait, hold up."
"What is it?" Glynda asked.
Qrow let go of Ozpin and went over to the wall and grabbed a few things. He grabbed his scythe in its locked up mode and his flask. "Can't forget these."
"You and your alcohol." Glynda said as she rolled her eyes and a small smile.
Qrow then put Ozpin over his shoulder again and they both continued to leave the tower. As they exited the tower, they walked down to the top floor of the fortress. It had no ceiling and no side walls along the edge, and it was wide and open, a perfect place for an ambush by a clever man.
Glynda and Qrow started to hear a voice in the shadows around them. The voice belonged to a man, Qrow recognized the voice. "One Maiden unleashed a blizzard on Atlas, another poisoned the forests of Vacuo, a third terrorized the people of Mistral…"
"And two knights broke their vows and succumbed to their corruption." Glynda finished.
Five figures appeared around them. Three women; One in light blue cloth and hood with ice forming over the ground beneath her feet holding an ice spear (The Winter Witch), one in pink cloth with razor sharp fingers and sharp teeth behind her lips (Summer Banshee), and a third in purple cloth that resembled wings and had talons for fingers (Spring Harpy). Two men; One covered in black armor with a white stripe running down his arms holding a long sword (Black Knight of Atlas), and the other wearing black armor but with green strips running down his arms holding two short swords (Black Knight of Vacuo). All of whom have blood red eyes and skin as pail as the moon.
A third man walked out of the shadows, carrying a black pitchfork, stood behind the three hunters. "You've come a long way, Glynda Goodwitch, to die here." Hades said with a devious grin. "Surrender now and I will guarantee you will be treated fairly."
Glynda and Qrow turned to face Hades; she gave no response but a simple glare of anger and hate. "One light alone cannot stand up to the darkness and succeed."
"Who said I was alone?" Glynda asked with a serious voice.
As if on queue, three new figures broke through the darkness and revealed themselves to their enemies.
The first was a woman in black and red, holding a long katana.
The second to come out was a man with blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing silver gauntlets similar to Yang's Ember Celica.
The last stood a woman with dark skin, blue eyes, pure white hair and was wearing blew armor that covered her as much as Pyrrha's did, however she didn't look to be any relation. Her weapons were a spear with a curved blade and a shield.
"You need any help, Glynda?" Taiyang asked with a smile.
All of the dark ones looked to their enemies, the Summer Banshee screeched with anger.
Hades began to laugh, "Hahaha. Well, this is interesting. This is almost a family reunion." Hades turned to both Taiyang and the woman in blue armor as he said their names, "Taiyang Xiao Long… And Kida Atlantia…"
Both gripped their weapons tight when he said their names. Hades continued, "You know… I can reunite you with those that you've lost. After all, I am a Necromancer." Hades gave them a devious grin. He pointed his pitchfork to the ground, as he lifted his weapon up two white figures came up from the shadows below him. "Jonah Arc and Summer Rose… They can come back to you, alive."
Kida and Taiyang felt the urge to beg for their loved ones back, but they stopped themselves before they could utter the words. "All you have to do… is swear allegiance to our mistress Salem, and they are yours."
Kida broke out of the temptation first by slamming her spear down and made a lightning bolt shoot up from the tip of the spear. "My husband is dead… I found him on my way here… And there is nothing that you or I can do to bring him back. The least I can do is avenge him!"
"As will I!" Taiyang said with pure rage in his eyes, "I will not let my beloved's memory be tarnished by pricks like you!"
Hades gave them a disappointing look and waved his pitchfork threw the images of Jonah and Summer and made them fade away. The Nazgul made their battle stances, both Spring and Summer let out their own screeches in response to Taiyang's comment.
"You were better off dead." Raven said as she held her sword at the ready.
All the Nazgul charged at the three newly arrived hunters; Taiyang took the Spring Harpy, Raven took on both black knights in a sword fight, Kida took on the Winter Witch.
The Summer Banshee charged at Qrow while he was still holding Ozpin. Qrow quickly drew his weapon and fired a few shots at the Banshee. She quickly backed off right as a shot hit her shoulder. "Try to revive him, we'll deal with them." Qrow said as he let Ozpin go and left him to Glynda.
Glynda carried Ozpin to a pedestal in the center of the area, right in the middle of the fight between the hunters and the Nazgul. "Ozpin… Please, wake up. We need you." Glynda whispered. She then kissed him on his forehead. Glynda then began to glow, her aura had become visible. Then her aura appeared to be moving from her body and into Ozpin's.
Taiyang threw a few quick jabs and an uppercut right in the Harpy's face. She quickly started slashing her talons at Taiyang as he threw his fists at her, their attacks blocked each other with every swing until Taiyang kicked the Harpy right in the chest, sending her off the tower. She quickly recovered and flew straight up then down on Taiyang.
Raven didn't have too much of a hard time sword fighting the Black Knights. They had skill, no question, but she was using their size and power against them, making them swing their blades at each other more than once.
Kida managed to hold her own against the Winter Witch. Kida's spear managed to shatter the witch's ice spear instantly. Kida used her semblance and electrified her spear to the point that it burned the witch when she was hit by it. The witch constantly formed different weapons out of ice, from swords to spears to hammers. She even tried to freeze Kida solid, but Kida blasted the witch with a lightning bolt before the ice could envelope her.
Qrow swung his weapon while it was in scythe mode, the Banshee was quicker than he'd expected. Every time he missed, she tried to screech into his face. But he managed to kick her away just before she could get a lucky shot in. At the moment, they seemed to be in a stalemate.
After only half a minute of Glynda transferring her aura's energy into Ozpin, he finally woke up. He gasped and looked Glynda in the eye, "I failed, Glynda. She is here."
"You didn't fail. There is still a chance." Glynda said with hopeful eyes. She hugged Ozpin tight; she almost thought she wouldn't see him again.
Ozpin was about to say he was a failure again but was cut off by the sound of a rabbits running past them and a cart pulling up next to them. "Ozpin! You're ok!"
Radagast jumped off his sled and ran up to Glynda and Ozpin. "Here, my friend." Radagast handed Ozpin back his cane.
The moment the cane was put in his hand, the grey Diamond dust shard began to glow.
Raven finished off her combatants by blocking the Atlas knight's heavy slash and deflected it into the Vacuo knight. The Vacuo knight was sliced diagonally in half. While the blade was still on the ground from the slash; Raven quickly decapitated the Atlas knight before he could raise his sword back up. Both bodies fell down to the shadows below them and evaporated.
Taiyang and the Harpy repeated their punching counter slashing as they did before, both swinging their arms rapidly in an attack-block. Taiyang broke the block by backing up with two shots form his gauntlet then switched his gauntlets to 'rapid-fire' mode. He then moved in, knocked both the Harpy's talons away and grabbed onto her neck with is right hand, then fired nonstop into her head, obliterating it. Her body fell limp and fell into the darkness and evaporated.
Kida blocked a barrage of ice shards from the witch. The witch showed no sign of letting up, so Kida quickly charged up her spear and threw it right at her. The spear stabbed into the witch's chest and sapped her until she shattered like an ice sculpture. The ice shards were enveloped into the shadows below their feet.
The banshee backed far enough away from Qrow to use the full power of her screech. It made everyone want to cover their ears. The shockwaves from the screech were blasting Qrow hard; he had to stab his scythe into the ground to keep himself from flying off the fortress. The banshee stopped her screech and took in a deep breath. Qrow took this opportunity and charged at her. Having his scythe at the ready, he swung with all his might and sliced the banshee's head clean off. Her body fell to the ground and evaporated into the darkness like the ones before.
Everyone then turned to the only dark figure left in the area. Hades looked to everyone and started to laugh. "You think you've won?" Hades then opened his arms wide and lifted them up high, and from the darkness on either side of him, all the Nazgul emerged, unharmed, undamaged, and very pissed off. "I am the NECROMANCER! You kill them, I bring them back! 'Rinse and Repeat'."
Ozpin then stood up, with the help of Radagast and Glynda. He gave Hades a very serious look on his face.
"Ozpin…" Hades said with a devious grin, "You're awake. Good. I have someone who would like to speak with you." Hades then formed a large black mass from the darkness; it took the shape of a woman.
It was the same woman that talked to Cinder the last time she was in Dol Guldur. She had pail white skin and blood red eyes. Her hair matched the same color as her skin and she had black roots coming up from her neck and into her eyes. "Hello again, Ozpin."
"Salem." Ozpin said under his breath. All the hunters, including the brown wizard, had a large chill run down their spine.
"Can't you see that you've already lost?" Salem said with a confident voice. "From the beginning I have had the power to predict the future." Salem said, everyone's faces went to complete shock to this revelation.
"That's why she's been able to be one step ahead of us this whole time." Glynda thought in fear.
"And I already see what will happen in Beacon…" Salem says as she raises her hands to her head, "I see a great battle, many banners, all fighting each other. Thousands will perish, your 'smaller soul' will be extinguished, and at the end, I will have a new Black Knight to add to my collection."
Her smile faded when she saw a light shine from Ozpin's cane. Ozpin moved towards Salem and out of his friend's grasp. His eyes began to glow a softer form of red and the skin on his face turned green. Ozpin raised his cane and pointed its jewel end towards Salem. "YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE, CHILD OF SARON!"
Salem moved her hand over her face, shielding herself form the light as it was burning her. She attempted to move closer to knock the cane out of Ozpin's hand but the pain form the light was so great it kept her in place. She could feel her strength failing and her sprit weakening.
"GO BACK TO THE DARKNESS FROM ONCE YOU CAAAAMEEEE!" Ozpin shouted as he unleashed the full power form his cane.
Salem tried to enter Ozpin's mind in an attempt to stop him, but entering his mind backfired, on both of them. Salem was hit by feedback as Ozpin's pain transferred into her, while Ozpin was given a glimps into Salem's minds and plans for a split second. He saw flashes and images; he saw another ruined fortress, it was familiar to him, and the fortress was inside of a canyon with red sandstone and brown grass. He also saw a man with red hair and horns on his head, wearing a black outfit and a sword.
They both kneeled to the pain of Salem's failed attack. Salem moved her hand away from her face to reveal to the others that it was partially burned by Ozpin's light. "Something is very wrong, I did not see this outcome." Salem hissed towards Ozpin like a cat. "You may have beaten me here…" Her voice was somewhat raspy, "But soon the Arc boy will be mine, and Remnant will soon follow."
She could feel that her spirit was about to fall into the shadow realm again, like it did when she was originally killed. She would rather see no tomorrow than fall into that void again. She turned to Hades and absorbed all the power she had put into him when she first appointed him as her Necromancer. She then flew off into the distant clouds, with all her Nazgul behind her.
"No! Don't go!" Hades shouted in sadness, he then turned to the hunters with rage in his eyes, "You bastards, what have you done?!" Hades shouted in anger, then he waved his hands at them, but nothing happened. "What the? What's going on? Where are my shadows?"
"Your power is gone. Salem took it all back when she fled." Ozpin said he fell back; luckily for him, Radagast and Glynda were there to break his fall.
All the other hunters started to slowly walk towards the now powerless Hades. Hades looked at them all with fear in his eyes; he reached for the stolen sword on his belt and pulled on it. The sword wouldn't come out of its sheath, as if it was glued to it.
"Don't bother." Kida said as she walked towards Hades with pure rage in her eyes, "Only the aura of a Star Knight can unsheathe that sword… And you are far from having any."
All the others hunters in the room immediately stopped moving towards Hades when they heard Kida's voice. This was the man who killed her husband in cold blood; this is her fight, her kill.
Hades backed up and tripped on rocks behind him and fell to the ground, he began to cower in fear of the blue huntress as she stood over him. She raised her spear high, Hades put his hands over his face, and then he heard the pear came down and cracked the ground beneath him. Hades opened his eyes to see that Kida's spear cut the belt that held the sword off of Hade's waist. Using the curved blade as a hook, Kida raised the sword up from the ground and took it in her hands.
Kida held the sword in her left hand, while her arm was still in the straps of her shield. Hades looked up at Kida with fear in his eyes, "You're not going to kill me?"
"I am going to kill you…" Kida said in a serious voice, "But how I kill you will depend on your answer to my question…" Kida said as she raised her spear, pointing it towards his chest. "When you killed my husband, did he suffer?"
Hades remembered that he did the same thing to Jonah as she is about to do to him. "I remember him screaming before the end. If I tell her that, she'll do the same to me!" "No, he didn't." He said with the best possible truthful voice he could muster.
Kida's eyes turned to anger and disappointment; she then stabbed Hades through the chest and electrified the spear as it plunged into his heart. Hades screamed in pain before he was disintegrated by the lightning. His ashes blew into the wind like dust.
Everyone behind her remained quiet as to what just happened. Glynda looked disgusted up until Qrow said, "He was lying." Kida turned to them and nodded in agreement to Qrow.
Glynda's face turned from disgust to shock, "How did you know?"
"Before I reached you guys, I found Jonah's body…" Kida said with a bitter voice, "I looked at the stab wound in his chest… The placement of the stab was meant to make him suffer before he died." Kida turned around to the dark forest that Salem had retreated.
Taiyang had nothing to say, he would have done the same thing to the one who took Summer from him. Raven was no stranger to execution, normally she would only consider her executions as justified, but this one seamed as justified as any of hers. Radagast never liked death, main reason why he tries to stay out of war all together, but he felt that Kida was in the right for this death.
Radagast let Glynda hold Ozpin as he made his way to Kida and rested his hand on her shoulder, "Come on, let's bring Jonah home."
(Radagast's house)
Radagast lead the hunters back to his house where they laid Ozpin on Radagast's bed. Ozpin was out cold, but he appeared to be healing now that he was out of that dark place.
"He should be fine." Radagast said to Glynda as she was sitting next to Ozpin. "He just needs rest."
Glynda took Ozpin's hand in hers and kissed it. She then stood up and walked out of the room and exited the house to see the others outside.
Glynda saw Qrow near Radagast's horse stables. "What exactly do you think you're doing?"
"I need to get to Beacon. They need to be warned." Qrow said as he limped over to where Radagast kept the saddles.
"Qrow, you can bearly walk. Stay here and stay with Ozpin. I will go to Beacon and warn them." Glynda said as she placed her hand on Qrow's chest before he could walk over to the horse.
"She's right, Qrow. Stay here and finish recovering." Radagast suggested.
Qrow looked to them both then sighed in defeat, "Be careful."
"You know I will." Glynda said as she took the saddle out of Qrow's hands and placed it on the horse he was going to use. Glynda walked the horse out of the stable and walked over to where the rest of the group was.
Taiyang was helping Kida to move the wrapped body of Jonah Arc to the back of his truck. Glynda walked up to Kida, "What will you do now?"
"Take him home…" Kida said as she rested her hand over his head for a few seconds, a few tears dripped from her face, but then she took a deep breath and faced Glynda. "I have to inform our children of what happened… Then I will be calling in a few favors." Kida finished with a serious voice. "If what Qrow says is true, that Beacon is in danger, then they are going to need all the help they can get."
Glynda nodded in agreement, she then turned to Taiyang and Raven, "What about you too?"
Taiyang spoke first, "Well, I was planning to help Kida take Jonah home. After that, maybe call in a few favors of my own."
"If you don't mind, may I join you?" Raven asked. Taiyang looked to her, at first he showed sadness, but then it was relief. He nodded with a half-smile.
Glynda mounted the horse and was prepared to ride out, but she was stopped by Kida before she could. "Glynda. When you get there, and you find my son… Bring him home." Kida said with sadness. She just lost her husband, and the last thing she needs now is to lose a son too.
Glynda slowly nodded, "I'll try. I promise." Glynda finished as she bucked the horse and rode off to Beacon.
(Spire Fortress)
Cinder was sitting on her glass throne; she could see, form her new view, all the people of Lake Town move into Vale.
"Of course they would go there." Cinder said with an unamused voice.
"Well, that city will become their tomb, that's for sure." Adam said with a serious voice.
"Maybe if you didn't let your anger get the better of you, you might actually achieve your original goal." Locus said with an annoyed voice.
Adam turend to Locus, drawing his sword half way, "What was that?"
Locus reached for his pistol in response to Adam's threatening posture. Cinder slowly stood up and stood between them, "Now, now, there is no need for there to be infighting."
Adam was about to complain about Locus but was cut off when they all heard a scroll ring. Cinder looked to the scroll that was sitting on the right arm of the throne with shock in her eyes. Cinder remembered what her mistress last said to her, "The next time I contact you, it will be a time of war."
Cinder picked up the scroll and answered it, "Hello?"
"Hello, my disciple. Are you alone?" Asked the dark voice on the other end.
"No." Cinder said.
"Good. Place the scroll on the ground and step away from it."
Cinder placed the scroll facing up and took a few steps back. The moment she backed away, all three shadows of Cinder, Adam and Locus converged on the scroll, then a figure slowly raised form the darkness. Salem stood in the center of the room.
Cinder kneeled instantly to her mistress. Adam sheathed his sword and bowed to Salem. Locus had seen his fair share of strange things, but this tops them all; he honestly didn't know what to do but holster his weapon and back a few more steps away.
Salem turned, looking at each of them at least once before stopping at Cinder, "Rise."
Cinder rose and looked her mistress in the eye, "Is it time for war?"
"Almost, my friend. There has been a minor setback." Salem said.
"What kind of 'setback'?" Locus asked.
Salem turned to him with an unamused look on her face; Locus couldn't help but feel a small chill come up his back, and a little bit of regret for asking that question. "The Necromancer is dead. But, that won't halt our plans." Salem turned towards Adam. "Adam Taurus, I want you to return to your friends in Mount Gundabad, and call forth all your warriors. The battle that is to come will require all our strength."
Adam bowed to Salem, "It will be done." After bowing he left the room.
Salem turned back to Locus, "Locus, you and your 'Shadow Troopers' will remain here and guard this tower."
"As you wish." Locus said.
Salem then turned to Cinder and held her hand out to her, "My dear…"
Cinder raised her hands to Salem's; Salem gripped Cinder's hands, "I have seen another glimpse into our destiny… Your forces will attack the enemy in force, and Arc will remain hidden inside Beacon."
"Then I will kill him?" Cinder asked with a little bit of hope.
"No. I want him to join the Nazgul. His power is too useful to simply kill him." Salem said with a more wisdom look on her face.
"Something tells me he won't agree to such an arrangement." Cinder said with a skeptical look on her face.
"That is why you have Nikos." Salem said. Cinder was a little caught off guard to such a suggestion, "Even if you can't turn Nikos, Arc will do anything you say if it means he can be with her again."
Cinder gave a frown, she obviously wanted to kill them both for all the trouble they caused her, but what her mistress says goes. "Very well. How will I know when to use her?"
"You will know." Salem then formed a new bracelet over Cinder's right arm, "This will give you control over my armies when they arrive. And here is a little more power as a reward for your loyalty." Salem then wrapped Cinder in shadows; the shadows almost looked like they were being absorbed by Cinder's body. "This should be more than enough for you to succeed."
Salem then let Cinder go and disappeared into nothing. Locus walked over to Cinder, "What should we do if Arc does come out to fight during the battle?"
"That will not happen." Cinder says as she is walking away from Locus, "My mistress has never predicted wrong."
AN: SO, what did you guys think of this chapter?
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ARKOS! (For old time's sake. ;))