Author's A/N: Third chapter for the day. I just want to wrap off everything for the Humana-Beastiam Village.

-Chapter 25 Marriage and Chaos-

Almost 7 days have passed, and no sigh of that mysterious culprit who sent those threat letters. It was so weird. Whoever they are, they should've done something. My team and I, including Kuro took our turn to stake-out, but I guess that won't work. My team and I, including Kuro discussed about a new plan that Ruby thought up.

"So sis, what's the new plan?" Yang asked.

"Well to be honest…I…I DON"T HAVE ANY PLAN!" Ruby cried.

Weiss face-faulted while Kuro looked unimpressed.

"And you call yourself the leader?" Kuro said sarcastically.

"Hey, she is at least trying." Blake pointed.

Kuro just shrugged.

I was pondering to myself until I said, "Well, maybe these culprits, whoever they are, are most likely planning to do something horrible tomorrow for the marriage. I think we need to be on guard during the marriage and even after the marriage."

"You mean like being a security guard like how you do during a celebrity marriage?" Ruby asked, pondering to herself.

"Um, right. Something similar to that." I said to her.

"Sounds good enough for me." Yang said, feeling excited.

"I am beginning to doubt that those threat letters are not real and somehow, they are just part of someone's terrible prank." Weiss said. "But, it is best for us to stay on guard till the very end, especially during tomorrow's marriage festivity."

"I doubt that they are all fake, Ice Queen, but I agree with Ellix's plan. Let's do it." Kuro stated.

"Then, we're agreeing then." I said.

"Indeed." Blake nodded.

"Alright, then! Let's do this team and Kuro! Go Team RWBYE!" Ruby cheered.

"Go Team RWBYE!" We also cheered, except for Kuro.

We rested for the night. Kuro and I stayed in the same room together as it should be.

"Hey, Ellix. Are you awake?" He asked.

"Yeah. What is it, Kuro?" I asked.

"Thank for…doing this, man." Kuro said.

I grinned at him, reassuring him. "Sure thing, Kuro. We're friend now, but I suggest you to say that to my teammates as well, if you want to that is."

"Heh! In your dream." Kuro said smugly as he covered himself.

I chuckled before I fell asleep.

While I was sleeping, I got another vision. Few things showed me; I saw the marriage hall. Ms. Sam and Ms. Angel were about to kiss when a mysterious man in a cowboy cloth stormed into the hall, shooting gun at them. Then, the scene changed to Blake disarmed as she faced up against a man with red hair and Grimm mask, holding a sword up close to her face.

I woke up immediately, realizing it was morning. I turned to Kuro, who was nowhere to be seen. He was already up and left. I went to the kitchen, greeted by my teammates.

"Good morning, Ellix." Ruby said with a smile.

"Yo!" Yang greeted.

"Finally you woke up." Kuro smirked.

"Good morning, guys." I said, sitting down as I stayed calm, but think to myself about those visions or dreams.

Another vision showed me that today's marriage wills…should I tell them about this? But, who was that man with the red hair and Grimm mask, and why was he facing against Blake alone?

"Hey, earth to Ellix! Your breakfast will get cold!" Weiss shouted at me.

"Oh! Right." I said, begin eating my breakfast.

After eating the breakfast, my teammates, Kuro, and I headed to the village's main hall building, where the marriage will take place. It was decorated with many beautiful flowers.

"Wow! It looks so lovely!" Ruby commented.

"Pretty cool, I say." Yang said, grinning.

"It is quite beautiful." Weiss said humbly.

"Yeah, yeah. Let's begin guarding the place. Ellix and I will keep an eye outside the building. You girls guard around the inside or something." Kuro said as he walked away. "You're coming, Ellix?"

"Huh? Oh yeah!" I said, snapping out of my thought.

"When did we make him a boss over us?" Weiss questioned.

"Ummm, anyway…" Ruby ignored her complain. "Let's check the inside!"

Kuro and I checked around the outside carefully as the marriage was beginning to start very soon. The sky was blue with no cloud in sight. The birds cheeped happily. It was very calm…the kind of calm before the storm.

Should I tell what I saw in my vision to Kuro? Would he believe me that I can see future for my semblance? I know that he is more opened to me, so maybe…

"Hey Ellix, what are you thinking to yourself about?" Kuro asked, snapping me out of my thought again.

"Huh? Well…um, nothing." I replied.

Kuro just hummed to himself. "Meh, whatever."

Dam it! Why can't I say to him about what I saw!? Just why!?

I heard the bell rang, indicating that the marriage was about to begin. I ran into the marriage hall.

"Hey, where are you think you're going!?" Kuro yelled.

I went in quietly as Mr. Sam in a neat, black suit wait for his wife. I noticed Weiss at the front along with Ruby. Blake was at the left side of the bench while Yang was at the opposite side. I was near the front door as I walked closer to the front, making sure nothing bad happen…even though I know something will happen.

When I walked by Yang, she pulled me by my sleeve. "Hey Ellix, what's wrong? You are acting quite nervous. Did you saw something in your vision again?"

"Yeah…" I begin admitting it to her. "I saw that…"

I was interrupted when a music start as the bride appeared, entering the hall. She walked slowly as we awestruck to how beautiful she was right now.

Mr. Sam, the Fanus man, blushed in pink, seeing his fiancé and soon to be a wife in a beautiful white dress. Ms. Angel blushed under the covering.

Elder John, who was the one to begin the ceremony, said, "The time has finally arrived with these two, a Fanus and human, come together to cooperate and become one. It is a great pleasure for us, this village, the Humana-Beastium Village to celebrate this special, holy day. We are humbly grateful that these couples have decided to live for the sake of themselves through true love and unity through our village. Let's humbly accept these two to officially become a wedded couple and also begin a future family here in our village. I announce, as the elder of our great village, to declare that Sam Dogear and Angel Light to be a husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Sam took off the covering as he put over her head. Their eyes stared at each other as their lip synched in together slowly.

"Oooohh! This is so wonderful!" Ruby squeaked as tears rolled down her eyes.

Suddenly, the man from a vision broke the door opened as he took out his gun, pointing at the wedding couple. I ran as fast as he shot his gun. Ruby and Weiss reacted slowly as they ran up to the couples. I made it in time, jumping in front of the couple as the bullet shot on my shoulder.

The slow motion stopped there, people screaming in horror.

"Ellix!" My teammates screamed.

Everyone else escaped through the exit door as the couples ran along with everyone else, including Elder John.

"Damn it! I missed. Oh well." The man with the gun shrugged smugly.

"YOU!" Yang yelled, facing him as her hair blazed up and her eyes turned red.

Blake toot out her weapon as Ruby and Weiss tended me.

"Graagh!" I screamed in pain.

"Relax, Ellix! We are here!" Ruby stated.

"We got to get you out of here!" Weiss pointed.

"Oh, isn't that sweet of you girls, helping our Chosen One out. Even though he will destroy all of you and this world…eventually." The man said snootily. He whistled with his two fingers on the right hand, bringing out some men in dark armor with electrifying sword on one side and other side, the White Fang members.

"What the!? White Fang!?" Blake gasped.

"Ah ha! So, they were behind this!" Weiss exclaimed.

"Part of it, Little Miss Schnee, part of it. Anyway…take them down, boys!" The man said smugly as his men and White Fang member launched for an attack.

Yang and Blake charged forward, striking back at them with their attack. Ruby and Weiss carried me as I continued to scream in pain.

Meanwhile, Yang punched some White Fang in their faces as Blake countered the men armor with her weapon and semblance.

"Heh! You two fine ladies are not that bad. I guess I will join in the bonfire." He said, leaving the hall.

"Come back!" Blake yelled as she ran up to him before she was stopped by White Fang member and his men. Then, Kuro jumped in, breaking through the window as he joined the fight.

"Don't forget about me, guys!" Kuro stated as he sliced the enemies.

Meanwhile, Ruby and Weiss took me to a shelter nearby when Nene approached me.

"What happened!?" She asked.

"Ellix got shot when he protected the couple! We got to help him!" Ruby exclaimed.

"You two let me take care of Ellix! You girls need to help your teammates and the village!" Nene said, horrified.

"What's going on at the village!?" Weiss asked.

"It is on FIRE!" Nene exclaimed.

"What!?" They exclaimed.

Without dilly dallying, Ruby and Weiss went to check the village where they saw the most horrifying thing. Most of the houses were on fire as villagers screamed in horror. Some of the men were fighting against the White Fang members and the men in dark armor. Ruby and Weiss nodded at each other as they go off on their separate way to help the villagers.

Nene concentrated on my wound as she used her aura to pull out the bullet. I screamed loudly as the pain conquered over me.

"Hold on, Ellix! I will patch up!" Nene exclaimed.

She got the bullet out, and got ready to heal up my wound, but when she checked it again, my wound closed up very quickly.

She looked surprised as I stopped screaming in pain. "Hey, I don't feel any pain anymore. Thank you, Nene!"

"Um, your welcome." Nene said. "But, we got to help others now!"

"Right!" I nodded.

We ran around to the corner to check the village, and we were horrified with what we saw. Everything was like on fire. It was complete chaos.

I clenched my hand tightly. "This…is all my fault! I saw a vision of the future and I didn't say anything about this! I should've told my teammate or Kuro, or you about this! DAMN IT!"

"Ellix..." Nene padded on my shoulder. "It is alright. It is not your fault. We will fix this."

Nene took out something; a pill and she swallowed it whole. Suddenly, her body emanated a strange pink aura as she grew taller, her hair longer, and her body…bigger. She turned to her younger self.

"Woah! So that is your secret to eternal youth!" I awestruck.

"Now you know!" She winked at me. "But, no time to be impressed! We got some bastards to beat up for all of this!"

Nene ran up, joining the fight. I summoned my sword out of my gauntlet as I charged in, screaming in anger.

I countered against the men in black armor with my sword to their sword, and then punched some White Fang members away.

That same men with a cowboy hat watched me from the roof of the main hall building.

He chuckled to himself and said, "That Ellix kid sure knows how to fight. I guess I will join in!"

He jumped off from the roof. I turned around, noticing him and I gritted my teeth in anger.

"You!"

"Hey there, kid. Sorry for shooting you." He said sarcastically.

"You! I won't let you get away with this! Including the part where you tried to kill the couple!" I yelled, charging forward with my sword out.

He blocked it with his long pistol, which had a blade at the side, using it as a sword. Our sword collided with one another several time as I dodged the bullets when he tried to shoot at me.

"Yeah, good, good! You are getting hanged of your power, which means you are becoming him eventually." The man said, snickering.

"What the hell are you talking about!? Who are you anyway!?" I yelled.

"The name is Jessy. Huntsman myself, working as a full-time assassin for the Church of Darkness."

"You're with the Church of Darkness!?" I exclaimed.

"That's right! We know quite a lot of secret about you, Ellix my boy! But, I won't tell you all about them. That would be a major spoiler!"

I clenched my fist as I was about to outburst. "I will stop you, beat you up, and get my answers out of you!"

I charged forward with a punch, but he blocked them with both his long pistols. He pushed me back, making me trip myself. He pointed his gun at me.

"Listen here, you silly little boy! Whether you like it or not, you have a destiny to fulfill! Soon, this world will become better, better than this village. The new world you will create will be happier, more peaceful, and no corruption at all. Great for everybody."

"I…I don't believe what you say are true! I won't let you destroy this village!"

"Me, destroying this lovely village? Why do you think that? I am not going to destroy the village. A certain friend of mine working with me will destroy it."

"What!?"

"Well, I had a lot of fun here, but I got to get going now."

Suddenly, that was when the front door clashed open as two White Fang members dropped to the floor. Yang, Blake, and Kuro came out, noticing me and Jessy.

"Ellix!" They yelled as Yang ran up to Jessy, punching him but he dodged it away.

"Chao!" He threw a smoke bomb in front of him, covering the surroundings with smoke. When the smoke cleared up, he was gone.

"Damn it! He got away!" I yelled, punching the ground with my gauntlet.

"Ellix, you're OK?" Yang said, offering her hand for me.

"Yeah, I am fine." I replied. "But we need to stop this fire!"

"On it!"

We all went to help the rest of the villagers to put out the fire. Yang and I gathered some waters to put out the fire alongside the villagers. Ruby, Weiss, and Blake rounded up more White Fang members. While they were fighting, Blake saw a familiar man from her past.

"Adam….?" She asked as she went to check out.

"Hey! Where are you think you're going!?" Weiss shouted until she was interrupted when another White Fang member attacked at her, but she blocked it with her sword.

I noticed Blake running away from the scene. I chased after her.

Blake ran up to a clearing with burning houses around her. The man she chased after stopped, facing away from her momentarily until he turned around to face her.

"Adam! You're here!?" She asked.

"Blake…it's been awhile since you left from me." He said.

"Adam, how and why are you here? Are you…are you the one behind this!? Those threat letters as well!?" She yelled, almost like she will cry.

"Letters? Hmph, I don't know what you are talking about, but as you can see, all these fireworks are my men's doing…ordered by me."

"WHY!? Why are you doing this!? These villagers have done nothing wrong!"

"Nothing wrong?" Adam asked before he laughed hysterically. "These villagers have done the greatest sin a Fanus can ever do; mating with human! Now, they will face the divine punishment; burning them and their home to hell!"

Blake clenched her fist very tightly before she roared in rage and strike at Adam with her weapon.

"ADAAAAAMM!"

Adam countered her with his sword, the Wilt. They fought severely, but he seemed to have the advantage over her.

"I admit. You got a little stronger and faster, Blake, but you are still far to outmatch me!" He exclaimed as he quickly slashed her weapon away, causing her to be disarmed.

"No!" She yelled. Adam kicked her in the stomach, hitting her to the ground.

"Grgh!" She agonized in pain, holding her stomach.

"Sorry to make a cheap move, but if there is an opportunity, I will take it!" He said, pointing his sword at her face.

"Adam…" She breathed.

"Blake, you've been a good partner and apprentice to me, but you must pay for your betrayal. At least you fought well. Rest in peace…" Adam said as he held up his sword high above his head.

"No, Adam, please." She begged him.

He sliced his sword down at her, but interrupted by something.

Blake, who had her eyes closed, opened up, notching me as I had my sword holding against his sword.

"Hmph!?" Adam hummed.

"Ellix!" She yelled.

I pushed him back, causing him to slide away by his feet until he stopped. I stood in front of Blake, covering her.

"Ellix! What are you doing? Get the hell away from here!"

"NO!" I yelled back. "I won't let you get hurt, Blake!"

"That's not what I mean! I can handle this alone! You don't know about Adam like how I know him!"

"I don't care, Blake! I will fight for you against this mad man!"

"You will get kill!"

"I DON'T CARE!" I outburst. "I won't let him hurt you!"

"Ellix…" She sighed.

Adam laughed as he smiled slyly. "Well, well. So, you're the boy I heard from that man. Hmph! Let's see if you are rumored to be true…that you are strong as you will be."

Adam got his weapon ready as I putted myself in my fighting pose. I charged first, attacking him with my sword as he blocked it with his. He strike me back as he used his sheath. I barely dodged it and I transformed my gauntlet into its gun mode, begin shooting at him. He quickly blocked all the bullets I shoot at him by slicing them in half.

"What the!?" I gasped.

He quickly ran up to me, slicing me by my arm.

"Garh!"

"Ellix!"

I fell to my knees, holding the blood to prevent myself to bleed.

"I guess you aren't who I thought you would be. I guess I will kill you first, and finish off where I left off with her." He said behind me.

That was when all the anger I was holding up boiled through me. I blank out as my eyes turned dark purple. He pierced through me, but missed because I teleported and strike him from behind.

"Grgh!" He jerked as he sliced back, but I teleported again and punched him in the face. My left arm transformed into a second gauntlet, looking similar to the one I wear on the right hand.

"Ellix?" Blake questioned, looking astonished.

"What is this!? Is this your…hidden power?" Adam talked to himself.

My body glowed in pitch-black aura as I roared like a monster. Adam got his weapon ready as he countered with his attack, but I counter back with mine.

I shot him with gauntlet gun, which now I had two. Adam absorbed some of the energy bullet as the motif on his backside glowed in red along with his mask.

"You will not overpower me!" He yelled. He strikes back with his attack, slicing at me, but I dodged it completely with an afterimage.

"What!?" He gasped.

I punched him hard into his stomach before he flied off to the burning house. I walked up slowly to him. He got off the debris from his chest, coughing out.

I walked up to them, looking down at him with a silent, serious expression.

He just chuckled to me, with his mask cracked. "So, I guess you really are who they claim to be. So, how about it? Why don't you just finish me, right here and now?"

I felt somewhat agreeing that statement, summoning the sword out of my right gauntlet as I ready myself to strike at him while he was vulnerable.

"Ellix, no! Don't kill him!" Blake yelled.

I heard Blake's voice, piercing through my heart and soul.

"Please, Ellix! Don't kill him!" I turned to my shoulder, looking at her face as there was tear rolling down her eyes.

The black aura disappeared from me.

"Sorry, Adam, but I won't kill you."

He looked at me and said, "You are pathetic. Both my arms are broken, so I couldn't use my sword and yet, you refuse to kill me here!? You have no will."

"It is not that I don't have a will to kill you. I do, and I can, but I have conscious and unlike you, I am no monster. Besides, I have a partner who needs my help." I said to him as I walked away from him, approaching to Blake.

"Blake, are you OK?" I asked to her, kneeling down to her.

"Yeah." She said, trying to get up. I helped her with her arm around me as I hold her with my other arm. I got her weapon with me.

"Come on. Let's go back to our friends." I said. We walked slowly together as the surrounding areas burned to the ground.

Adam just chuckled to himself. "Heh! I…lost."

The roof above him collapsed on him as the house burned in fires.

We met up with our friends and everyone else, who had put out most of the fire.

"Ellix!" Our teammates yelled at us. They ran up to us, checking if we are alright.

We managed to put out the fire, which took us almost a day. All of the White Fang members and the men in dark armor escaped. Everyone was safe, especially the wedded couple. Despite the surroundings were destroyed, they continued to host the wedding.

"As I was saying, I pronounce these two to be husband and wife. You may kiss the bride!" Elder John declared.

They finally kissed as everyone cheered for them. Of all the people, Kuro and Kojiro cried emotionally as Aki looked at them, grinning. Gojira and Nene giggled at each other. We were very relieved despite our injuries.

We stayed at the village for another few days until Blake and I rested and healed completely. Ruby, Yang, and Weiss, while we were taking a break, helped in fixing the village. The villagers rebuild their houses, replacing the burned debris. According to some of the villagers, they did no found Adam, indicating that he must have survived the fire and escaped to somewhere. I had a feeling that that won't be the last time I will see him. Blake, although looked uneasy, was also relieved to hear that somewhat.

"Hey Ellix." Blake said who was sitting next to me as we relaxed at the dojo.

"Yes, Blake."

"I…I'm very grateful for you. For saving me back then."

"Oh! That! Well, of course. I saw in my vision that you were in trouble, but to be honest, I'm…very sorry to not say it earlier. I had some chance, but I…didn't."

"It is OK, Ellix. What's matter is that you reacted to it and took responsibility to face it. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here. So, thank you very much for that, Ellix."

I smiled at her. "Your welcome, Blake. We are teammates, after all."

"If there is a way to thank you, there is one way." She said, suggesting me something.

I looked at her a bit confused. She leaned toward me slowly, causing me to blush and imagining to myself that I will get a kiss but then gave me something else.

"What's this?" I said as I read the title, "Ninja of Love."

"It's a book…a romance book. My favorite novel series." She said, trying to hide the pinkness on her face. "I read it several times. It is…really a good book, so you can have it and read it yourself."

"Oh…um thank you, Blake. I will cherish it." I said, grinning at her as she grinned at me in return.

After three days, we were ready to go back home as Nene will escort us back. Elder John, the couples, Gojira and his students, and the villagers were there for us, saying their goodbyes and appreciating to us.

"Thank you, Team RWBYE for everything you have done." Elder John said.

"It is no problem, Elder John. We did all we can." Ruby said.

"We at this village wish you all a safe journey back home, and good luck being a good Huntress and Huntsman." Elder John said.

The couples walked up to us.

"Thank you, Team RWBYE. If it weren't for you guys, we're not sure what to do." Sam said happily.

"Especially you, Ellix. Thank you for saving us." Angel stated as she gave me a kiss on the cheek.

"Um, your welcome!" I said, blushing red on my face.

"He he! Lucky for you, Ellix!" Yang laughed.

"Hey!" I yelled at her.

The young Fanus boy walked up to Blake and said, "Are you really leaving?"

"Afraid so." She replied.

"I will miss you, Blake." He said.

"Don't worry. I will visit sometimes."

"Really? Is that a promise?"

"It's a promise." She said, smiling.

"Yeah! That's good!" He cheered.

Kuro then walked up to her as she looked at him.

"Yeah…I…thank you guys for everything, I guess." Kuro said, looking away as he rubbed his head.

"Hmph, your welcome." She replied.

"But, that does not mean we are through, Blake Belladonna! The next time we meet, he will fight again…at the Vytal Festival Tournament!"

"I will look forward to it." Blake grinned.

"Alright! You guys are officially rival! I can't wait for the rematch!" Yang said excitedly.

"Well, we better get going now." Nene said who at this point was back to her elder self.

"Yo ho ho ho! See you all next time." Kojiro said.

"Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, and Ellix, again, thank you for everything you have done for us and this village. We will see you guys again at the tournament." Aki said.

"We will, Aki! Well see you guys later!" Ruby waved at them goodbye

"Goodbye!" Everyone else cheered.

And so, we left the Humana-Beastium Village. Just like how Nene said, this place is very a special place; a safe haven where human and Fanus can live peacefully together in harmony, even allowing marrying one another. I hope that someday, this ideal can be spread and be acceptable fully throughout the world. Love can truly conquer all…however; I know well that something sinister will rise very soon and it will change everything between me, the world, and my friends.

Author's Note: So, what do you guys think of this chapter and two previous chapters? I just want to say again that I've been working on this fanfiction almost non-stop and I am already almost finishing it. As of now, I have 20 more chapters ahead, but today's episode, I may have to change one chapter to make the story flow sense, but like I said before, the chapter based on Volume 3 Episode 5 will be the last chapter that follows closely to the real plot for RWBY. All the chapters following that chapter will be original all the way till the ending. I will be studying for the most of the times, so there may be not as much upload or no upload for the next two weeks, but don't expect it. I may change my mood and upload few more just to make you guys happy.

Thank you for supporting this fanfiction and next time in Tales of Ellix Knight, let's just say more Ellix/Yang moments before the Vytal Tournament. See you guys in the NEXT CHAPTER!