Chapter 16
So here we are walking through the schools ground I noticed it was quiet too quiet I looked around trying to see anything but nothing but yet I still couldn't get this feeling of dread out of me when we entered the main building we saw the headmaster of the school he looked surprised to see us as we let Qrow do the talking while we remained on our guard in case of anything.
Just then I heard Yang shouting out mom as we looked and saw Raven I watched as Qrow and Raven were arguing at each other she revealed Lion betrayal as I suddenly feel compelled to attack him for this "not yet James wait" I heard Athena saying to me just as I watched Ruby saying to Raven about working together only to be shot and Cinder walking out with her team "that it James KILL THEM ALL!" I heard Athena saying to me with anger.
"with pleasers my goddess" I was making a glyph appear and pulled out my long Axe as did ever one else but before I could attack I saw a black glyph appeared on my left and out came my brother as I growled at him seeing him smiling "hello brother" he said to me.
"brother how did you knew I be here?" I asked leaving the group along with my two friends as we saw the others looking at us.
"come now you know how I knew" he said to me as I now realise.
What does he mean?" I heard Pyrrha asking me.
"oh you haven't told them about our little thing" he said as I just felt even more angry to him but I looked and saw the others looking confused "well not surprisingly after all no doubt our goddess has told you to keep that a secret".
"what secret James you promised!" I heard Yang saying sounding hurt which hurt me as well.
"let me tell you it simply we have a thing called Fore sight it let's us glimpse into some one or our future or more specific it gives us a hint" he said to them all.
"shut up!" I shouted out to him then charging into him as my weapon meet his one as we looked eyes " you will pay for what you did" I said to him as he kicked me off him I slide to a stop I looked and saw the other were in their own fight now but I nearly failed to see my brother coming at me only to be stopped by Samantha chain as she grinds at him and pulls it forcing him into a pillar I looked to see Amanda then charging him from above only for her weapon to meet his as well.
I then made a fire ball and shouted for Amanda to watch while I throw it at him as he just nearly got hit he then thrown an ice ball at Samantha I saw her dodging it with ease I rushed into him punching him in the side and Amanda who then kicking him in the stomach which caused him to fly and crash into a wall as we all gathered up breathing a min we watched and waited.
We saw him slowly getting up then rushing us I saw Samantha backflips away while Amanda and I jumped up in them air making him run pass us as he stopped to see we had him surrounded but I just saw him smiling I just then realised what be going to do but it was too late we watch him slamming his hammer on the ground causing a huge shockwave which threw us all away from I crashed into a wall.
I slowly got up summoning my bow and arrows making an explosion glyph appear then letting go as it flew to him exploding I waited for the dust to settle I saw his shield was up I got ready for another but only for an ice ball to smash into my weapon freezing it to the wall forcing me to use my Axe again I saw Samantha and Amanda rushing him Amanda then grabbed onto Samantha chain using her momentum which propelled her fast to him landing a solid kick to the face forcing him to hit the ground as we all got together again.
We gathered our strength only for a bullet to almost hitting us as we looked and saw Ruby apologising to us I rolled my eyes at her I faced my brother again "why brother why all of this?" I asked him.
"bec...because I ha...hate you... every time...!" he said to us slowly getting up "you always get everyone attention... and I well I don't!" I watched him bring his hammer.
"but why not come to me I could have help you" I said to him hoping to get through to him.
"ha you were always busy with your mission!" he screamed then charging at us as I rushed him again sliding under him I saw him facing me only for Amanda to fly kick him and Samantha using her chain as a whip making him to back up just then he fired an ice at Samantha chain pinning it to the floor I then saw Amanda jumping up only to be kicked by him making her crash into Samantha I then used a fire ball again only for him to rise a shield up I then leapt up bring my axe down slicing into his shield forcing him to back up a little.
I then grabbed onto Samantha chain swinging it around to hook it onto a light above then using it to launch me to him much faster while I was through the air I failed to see his ice ball coming to me as it hit me making hit the ground hard I forcefully got up looking around seeing the other fighting we all stopped seeing Weiss being hit by Cinder.
We watched Jaune and Pyrrha rushing to her side to help her then we saw Cinder going for the relic I looked to Yang seeing her surrounded by those two but as I was seeing this I forgot about my brother when I felt a punch on my face making my slide to Jaune and the other slowly getting up shacking my head "Jaune heal her" I said then rushing off to him as I saw both of my friends fighting him Amanda using her kicking style while Samantha using her speed to aid Amanda as I slide on the ground kicking his legs facing onto one knee Amanda then kicked him again making him crash into a pillar "you know we need to end this right now" Samantha said gathering her chain.
"What do you think we are doing talking to him" I said to her as I kneed down placing a hand on the ground "hidden mines" I said as a white glyph appeared then turned into many and spreading about the place then disappearing as I got up seeing him getting up then rushing us only for an explosion to knock him back as we watch him getting back up "ha good trick brother" I saw him smiling.
We only just managed to dodge a huge ice ball I saw his hammer with a glyph on it and then smashing it to the ground making my mines appear then dissolved into nothing "well there goes that one" Amanda said as she rushed off using her sword to deflect his hammer away while I saw Samantha using her chain to wrap around his hammer then pulling it away from him I then threw a force push making him hit a wall then rushed him but in my haste I failed to see him grabbing me by the neck then throwing me to the wall punching my stomach making me lose my breath I felt him letting go as I looked up seeing him rushing to my friends.
I looked around dizzy seeing Ren being hit then Nore going off leaving Pyrrha to keep Jaune and Weiss safe I looked seeing Ruby and Yang fighting as I slowly got back up I was then meet with two of my friends who were thrown to me as I help them up "I don't know what we can do now!" Samantha said tired.
"we just need to keep it up" I said breathing heavily from exhausting with this fight just then we all heard a bleeping noise we looked up seeing lights then someone saying the police.
"well they sure taken their time" Amanda said lifting her sword up making me nod in agreement just then we saw Blake coming in then we saw our other friend coming from behind "Jack!" we all shouted to him as he leaped over my brother landing next to us.
"well missed me?!" he said smiling to us.
As we all nodded to him "okay now brother one last chance surrender?" I said to him seeing him looking around the place.
"never!" he screamed as we then charged at him with Jack using his sniper gun I slide under him while Amanda jumped up over him while Samantha keep his weapon at bay we kicked him in the stomach forcing him to a wall but not hitting it but o e bullet force him into the wall bringing it down on top of him as we all look to him as dust covered the scene.
"do you think..." I heard Amanda saying but never finished because of an ice ball came at her along with two other knocking out all my three friends just before I could do anything he charged at me forcing me into a wall I then felt him punching me making me collapsed to the floor as I looked at him feeling weak " James you must get up!" Athena said to me worried.
"I... can't!" I said tired as I felt him kicking me over to face upwards.
"brother know this I didn't want it this way but you" I saw him bringing up a sword "have force my hand" time seemed to slow down as I saw his sword coming down but just then a smashing sound was heard as we both saw my horse came through the window pining my brother down trying to hit him but just then I heard her screaming out in pain as I looked seeing a sword through her and collapsed to the floor.
I couldn't think only felt anger building up as I got up seeing him getting up "well that was unexpected" I heard him saying.
"you!" I got my sword ready "will" I got ready "die!" I screamed making a speed glyph appear and rushed him passing him hearing him screaming in pain as I got up looking at him seeing his right arm missing as it was now laying on the floor.
"I... will.. get you...!" he said to me in pain as I saw a glyph and him disappearing.
"no" I shouted placing my sword away and rushing to my horse kneeling to her seeing her near death as I placed my hand over her to try to heal her but I felt I couldn't do it "no please" I said picking her head up placing her head on my lap.
I looked around seeing my three friends gathered to me with tears and the other looking shocked and sad "no don't go your the only family I have left!" I said looking at her as she licks my face making me smile sad with tears "I can't heal you I am sorry please!" I held her to my chest as I felt her breathing stopping.
I felt two hand on my shoulder facing them I saw it was Yang and Blake both had tears and hugged into me as I cried for the first time in my life as the authorities came in to help clean up the place "I am sorry!" I heard them both saying to me as we staid like this for awhile.
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It was the next day and we all were in a field I was standing in front of a pure white marble stone as I looked at the name "here lies Miss Lady Fox a true horse friend to the very last Templar of Athena gone to the heavens above where she may be free forever" as I looked around seeing both teams and my friends as I kneeled down "well old friend this is the end for you, I only wished you could still be here but you went and saved me just like a true Templar of Athena!" I sniffed back a few tears "I am sorry I couldn't heal you I hope that heavens up there is just like we were told and I hope you are free running in the endless fields of grass with the other horses!" I placed a few flowers down "I don't know how I carry on without you but I try but I promise you I will kill him for you!" I said getting up as Yang and Blake came by my side.
"we will miss her!" Blake said with a few tears as we three held our hands together.
"yes we will but now she is free" I said looking up at the sun.
"I am sorry James for your loss!" I heard Athena sounding sad.
"I know" I said to her "come on let get going" I said walking away but taking one last look "goodbye my friend".
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It been a few weeks now and we all at the train station I was with Blake as she was saying goodbye to her friend who I was informed that she tried to kill Blake at first I was angry at that but with a few talks from my friends and my goddess I would allow this to slide we saw Sun had arrived I went to the other girl "look my kind isn't fond on second chance but when we are ordered to give it, it is a big deal" I said pulling something out of my pocket "I know I will be the last of my kind but old habits die hard here" I gave it to her.
I watched her looking at it, it is a pure silver chain with a small statue of a woman with her head bowed down and her two hand together with a small writing on it saying "Second Chance from TOA" as she smiled at me "wow it gorgeous but why?" I heard her asking me.
"in old times when my kind was about killing evil and corrupted people there was a few who was given a second chance by our goddess so these were made by us to be given to them so that anyone of us would recognise that one person was given a second chance and should not be harmed or should we face the wrath of our goddess for this act" I said facing her while remembering these rules.
"how many people did get these?" I heard her asking making me remember the number.
"we killed over a million people in our lifetime but only two were given these you are the second" I said watching Blake talking away with Sun "but please do not fall back into the evil way of life or I shall be forced to kill you".
"I won't I promise" she said as I was about to walk off "for what it worth I am sorry for your lose to your family, your kind and your horse I am glad though that there was a group of guardians out there look out for us" I heard her saying then I gasp feeling her hugging into me "thank you!" I heard her whisper almost.
"no thank you for believing in us" I said back hugging her back.
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On a train heading to a city I was sitting down next to Yang I saw her facing me "now James back there what did your brother mean by seeing into the future?" I heard her asking as I saw the other looking like they will not let this go easy.
I sigh then thought on what to say "well my kind can get hints on what might happen in the future but it also allows us to see where the other Templars are if they should not be in contact for awhile and who was the last to speak to them" I said looking at the floor.
"but why not tell us?" I heard Ruby asking sounding hurt.
"it was to keep you all safe I feared that he might find out about all of you and how close I am to you all he would have used you all to get to me and kill me easy I was scared!" I said disappointing myself at this.
"we could have help you in this fight" I heard Weiss saying out loud to me.
"no you can't" I heard Amanda saying "they are trained killers they hold magic and alchemy they can go on for hours on end fighting 2hile us well we can't I should know I tried it once when I asked for mercy after my failed attempt at killing him" I heard her finishing.
"still more people means a better chance at fighting him" I heard Blake saying as I looked up to them all.
"I know that how it should be but not to us we are trained to fight different numbers of enemy all at the same time look I am sorry for this but it was the only way to keep you all safe!" I said sounding disappointed in myself "please forgive me?" I asked them.
I looked at them one by one they all nodded and forgave me as we all sat in silence while enjoying the scene from the train.
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A few hours later I was in a cabin with my three friends as they all watched me with my bow and an arrow out "so what are you doing?" I heard Samantha asking while watching me placing it on an alchemy circle.
"simple our kind can transmute our weapons to carry an element of this world be it earth, fire, water and air to give us a better edge on our opponent" I said then place a few strands of my horse hair on top of it I saw them shock "also I am placing a few of my horse hair in it so it makes it feel like she is still with me" I then closed my eyes placing my hands over it all as my tattoos all light up making the circle light up and a hot air rushed through us all as a fire ball appeared then the weapon and the hair all began to rise up while they both circled the fire ball gaining speed all the while edging closer to the fire ball a few seconds later a huge white flash and the place all when calm again.
I opened my eyes to see the weapon in the air slowly coming down and the circle disappearing as I taken hold of it I could feel the fire element coursing through the bow and arrow as I smiled.
But this peaceful moment didn't last as the train suddenly jumped about "oh um guys we have company" we heard Jack saying looking out the window we all smiled to each then rushing off to help fight.
