The Legend of the Black Lightning

Rise of the Hawk

By Kyle McBride

The wind blew softly as I looked through the scope of the long rifle I was given. I looked at the Atlas Military base below into Forever Fall, which was surprisingly hidden amongst the sea of red. My target...well, the entire base would die, but was someone who I met before. I would be glad to make sure he paid. For all he did, I will make him suffer. I showed a smile from below the mask he let me use. I examined the base closely, noting all the soldiers, doing all their daily routine, talking to the fellow men. Oh the irony, that would all change in the next five minutes.

"Cecilia, are you there?" A voice called out on the earpiece. It was Adam, the Bull Faunus who was her superior on the mission.

"Aren't I always? I am overlooking the base, seems heavily guarded, not for me though." I chuckled as my evil could be guessed by Adam over the earpiece.

"Don't Cecilia, we can't have them following us." Adam tried pleading with me. Hehe, oh well. I turned my earpiece off. I got up holding the long rifle aiming down upon the camp. I smiled once more before I pulled the trigger. A loud boom echoed through the forest as the rifle kicked into my shoulder. I looked through the scope seeing the man I was aiming at existed no longer. Panic ensued as many of the soldiers tried to determine where the shot had originated from. I laughed as the blood lust had began. I fired at another and another, my psyche laughed. I loved this! NO, I WANTED IT! I heard a click as the rifle ran dry. Dropping the rifle, I pulled out a long Katana and my custom weapon. I clicked a button and two blades retracted from each end, each as sharp as the Katana.

"HI BOYS! I'M BACK!" I yelled as I jumped from the cliff and used the moment to aim for the base. The wind screamed through my silk black hair as I approached the base faster. The Atlas drones and soldiers both saw me in fear. I hit the ground of the base as a shockwave burst around me, knocking everyone down. The dust began to settle as I got up, holding both of my weapons. My psychotic smile showing ever so brightly. Many of the rookies cowered in fear as they knew that smile from the woman in black. She was the fear of many people against the White Fang. No one knew her true identity but she had a very strong hatred against humanity, as she was human herself. Which confused many people before they died, a very...painful death.

"HEATHCLIFF!" I yelled pointing at the rather young man who just became an adult. He was the son of Alex Heathcliff, Owner of Heathcliff industries. One of the more popular weapon manufactures. However, their underground business was even more. I wanted him dead, as part of my mission was his death. However, I wanted him to suffer...personally.

David looked as his terrifying assassin as his personal guard stood in front of him. They were prepared to guard him to the death. They better follow that philosophy as they...were all going to die.

"GO SIR! We'll hold her off!" They said as they aimed their rifles at me. I charged quickly as the mens confidence quickly turned to fear as I sliced through both of them. Their blood spilling onto me and my blades. Theirs cries of pain...I wanted to hear them more...more, MORE! Both guards dropped to the ground, blood still pouring out from their dead bodies. David began to cry in fear as I began to walk slowly towards him. He tried backing away as I kept my crazy smile at him.

"Hello David, we meet once more." I said as I came to his level, looking into his eyes through my ask. He was crying as the blood from his guard dripped onto him.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT? MONEY? POWER? I can get, just please! LET ME LIVE!" He cried pleading with me. I just laughed as my face approached his before our eyes connected. I took off my mask to my hazel eyes and smiled.

"Remember me David?" I showed my evil grin.

"Oh...my...god! YOU! NO! NO!" He yelled as I stabbed my blade in his leg. His cries of pain...agony...MORE!

"All those years...all that time...I WANTED YOU TO DIE!" I yelled as I twisted and buried the blade in his leg. He wanted it to stop. He was going to pay though.

"PLEASE! Stop!" He pleaded with me. I laughed as I pulled the bloodied sword from his leg. I then twisted it around and held it against his neck.

"Oh...you want it to stop do you? Is that want you want? I asked that same thing...FOR 6 YEARS! And then I was free. So, take this with you as a reminder to your grave." I stated before plunging it into his neck. The crimson spilling all over the ground. My lust was only partly satisfied. I wanted...no...NEEDED MORE! I yelled as I ran from my target and began slaughtering more of them. THEY ALL HAD TO DIE!

Outside the Atlas Base

Adam stopped to see the smoke and hear the screams coming from the base. Oh damn it, Cecilia! No! He saw one of the White Fang soldiers heading towards the base as he stopped him.

"What's the status of our assault?" Adam demanded as the screams of terror still rained within the base.

"We cleared a majority, however Cecilia, she has been toying with the survivors. Should I stop her sir?" He asked.

"You do that and you'll end up being one of those dead. No, I'll talk to her. Begin clean up and scavenging the rest of the supplies." Adam said as he began walking towards the base. He sighed remembering the day he meet or rather saw Cecilia. It was a night in Vale, a scouting mission during the Second Faunus Wars. He then saw a young girl, lying in the street. She was half naked, had bruises, scratches and scars all over. She look she had been through hell and back. He remembered as he tried to lift her up, she began crying, terrified of Adam. He hadn't even hurt her, she must have been traumatized beyond belief. She was a human yet...this had happened, by her own kind. What kind of sick monsters were they? He took her back to the base where after discussing much, she was accepted into the White Fang Society. She took training under Adam. He realized quickly, she had transformed her fear, into deadly anger. She quickly rose up to be a commander in the White Fang. Even being a human, she killed them, fought against them. Without any sign of remorse. Rather, she enjoyed the pleasure of it. Even torturing innocent soldiers, just following orders. For fun.

Adam saw Cecilia had her blade in a soldier as he screamed and cried while being impaled by her blade.

"CECILIA!" Adam yelled as she looked up.

"Oh Adam, you should of came earlier, it was so much fun. Where were you?" I asked with the smile still on my face before cutting the head off my victim.

"Got new orders, came from the very top. A rescue mission." He said before tossing me a PDA.

"Aww, but Adam, you know what happened the last time right?" I said playfully.

"You managed to spread him to almost the entire city of Vale. However, this rescue operation demands he be rescued, and still in one piece. Now come on, let's go. The others will take it from here." Adam said as I began to follow him. Who did we need to rescue that was so damn important?

Cecilia's Apartment/ 2 hours later.

I dried myself off and wrapped a towel around my scarred body. They brought back the painful memory of the past. Rather, I choose not to think about it, but do what I do best, get revenge. I saw the PDA on the counter remembering Adam had told me about the rescue mission.

Who the hell required the White Fang so much that we needed to rescue them?

I pressed a button on the PDA as a Holographic display appeared in front of me. "Hello Cecilia Hawke, our mission for you." A female voice said.

Then my target appeared. It was a young man who had long shoulder length black hair, a black stubble, and his left eye was covered by an eye patch.

His profile stated as so:

Commander Kyran Rhodes, Former Royal Military and a respected commander. Was a prominent figure in the Second Faunus War. However, his victories were discovered to have committed massive war crimes and even tried assassinating Commandant Carren Rhodes of the Order of the Black Rose as a power play. Now serving a life sentence in Vale Maximum Security.

Or as it was for the official profile. There was a note below:

However, this was not the case. Kyran claimed before his arrest to have found his own father to be corrupt and framed for his actions. After further investigation by the White Fang, it was found to be correct. His charges were found to be false and his entire sentence was fake. We have been required by the higher ups themselves personally. They want to break him and two others out. Leon Siefer and Ethan Riviera. All of them important. However, Commander Rhodes is priority of all else. Do your job Cecilia and for our sake and yours. DO NOT KILL HIM! We expect a report soon.

-White Fang Inner Circle.

I sighed as I looked at his picture again. It was his prison mugshot. He looked...disturbed. Rather not in the way she was. However, he looked as he was betrayed. I examined the profile more and more. His record was rather distinguished for someone so young. Yet, it claimed he was corrupted by his desire for power. His records though and even his pysch profile claim otherwise. He was wise, humble and very strategic. I also saw...he..was engaged? I clicked on it as it brought up a second profile.

Commander Flyresa Michaelson, Former Royal Military, Deceased. She became a valued asset along Commander Rhodes. However, along with him, she became a figure of corruption. She was killed in the assassination attempt against Carren. Now considered a traitor even in death against humanity.

That...doesn't make sense. I saw her Royal military picture. She was a young and very beautiful blonde haired woman who along with Kyran, had everything against of what made sense. Why would these two be framed? It didn't make any sense at all. Still...if they needed it, I shall do it.

Kyran...I will save you, you can count on it...