Chapter 17
As we all got up on the train roof I saw the others were up on the roof I then saw all the Grimm in the air and those two annoying people we watched as on got grabbed and flung throw the air "well he didn't last long!" I heard Jack shouted out making us look at him "what too soon?" we only nodded to him.
We all got ready I pulled out my bow and arrow I aimed for one "fire" I said letting one go as it hits it head causing it to catch fire I then hard a screeching noise looking behind gasped as I ducked down just nearly getting caught by one of them I aimed for it "explosion" I said letting it go watching it hit it back causing it to explode just before I could aim for another a small turret came popping out "what the!" I said shocked by it seeing it firing off into the air killing a few of the Grimms.
"those thing will be more helpful if they aren't online" I heard Athena saying to me.
"yer" I replied then went back to fighting the Grimms but before I could do another thing I heard the word tunnel as I look and my mouth just hung opened as we all rushed off into the train.
"that should give us some breathing room" we heard Samantha saying placing her weapon away then rushed to the other cabin to see Qrow arguing with that man.
"James problem" I heard Amanda saying to me as I looked at her "those Grimms are running in the tunnel and we will be coming out of the tunnel in a few seconds" she whispered to me making me think.
"okay make our way to the back don't tell the other" I said rushing off to the back not even telling the others.
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Once we arrived we saw three of them running to the train I aimed at the ground "mines" I said firing it seeing it explode as they rushed by it killing both but the third one jumped into the to the cabin smashing through the window as I swapped my weapon for my sword.
I saw Samantha using her chain to hold it down while I saw Jack used his gun to pin it wings down while I and Amanda jumped up in the air swung around and brought our weapons down killing it.
We all taken a breath until we felt the wagon slowing down "what is going on up there" I said seeing them all shrugging at me as we then climbed up to the roof again we saw the others had cut the train from some wagons I heard more of them coming from the tunnel "well looks like our job isn't done yet" I said to my friends.
"isn't that how you Templars like it always fighting!" Samantha said in a cheery tone.
"yes but even we like a break now and then" I said as the Grimms landed on the wagons as we all rushed fighting them.
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I noticed the fight was dying down I saw the others fighting that huge one I watched in amazed as I saw Ruby and Qrow spinning then slicing through it but only for it to fire a fire ball to the tracks "ah great you all just killed us!" Samantha shouted out.
"oh goddess!" I said shacking my head "run to the back!" I shouted out rushing to the last wagon with the other as we kneeled down seeing the wagon jumped in the air making us fly through the air and blank out.
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I woken up seeing everyone else was just getting up and Ruby asking if we all were alright "Yes let do that again!" we heard Samantha shouting out in enthusiastic making us shacking our heads just then we heard a voice of an old lady I turned my head seeing her with a cane and what I think is robotic eyes.
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We all began to gather our things while I keep my eyes on the lamp I knew what lies in it and she knew who we are and all our secrets which worried me a lot "James I know how your feeling being next to her but keep calm" I heard Athena saying to me.
"I know but what if she tells them all then they will hate me!" I said worried seeing Yang arguing about the condition we are in and then everyone arguing at Ozpin about all this until Ruby showed she had it I watched this all play out along with my friends that was until the kid told them how to summon her "oh no!" I said quietly while shacking a little.
Just then everything went still and I saw the lamp floating in the air and a blue woman appeared as she smiled to me I just stared back at her she spoke about she can still answer two questions and said hello to Ozpin "and James" she said making the other look to me.
"you know him?" I heard Ruby saying to her.
"why of course and all those secret that his kinds keeps locked away I sure he told you what you want to know" she said making me glare at her in anger.
"he has told us about his kind and that they follow a goddess he and his brother is the last" Blake said to her as I just sigh closing my eyes.
"yes he told you all his secret but he hasn't told you about his kind secret" I saw her smiling to me again.
"what do you mean?" We heard Weiss asking.
"I will give you this for free but remember he can't tell you all these because he will be killed by his goddess so do you ever think why he keeps saying about his kinds being stripped of their many duties like guarding the maiden or those with silvereyes" I saw them shaking their heads "it isn't just because they failed in protecting them but what had happened many years ago the kingdom of Vacuo wasn't always sand and dessert it was once a great land with grass trees and many more but" I saw her showing the land of Vacuo "but one day his kind came here to hunt down a criminal who had devised an unknown weapon" she showed some Templars arriving at a city walking up to a building "they arrived but too late you see they always pride them self on getting the evil one before anything bad happens but sadly not this time" the scene showed us confronting a man on a balcony looking down at a crowd of hostages.
"well what will it be save them or get me" the shadow of the man said running off the other saw in that crowd they saw a man with a device on his chest pleading with them to help them but only for the Templars to rushed pass them all chasing the man as an exploding sound was hear I saw the other gasped in shocked.
"you left them!" Weiss said terrified now.
"do not worry they had to for the man had a weapon that could destroy a whole kingdom" the next scene showed the Templars fighting the man next to a huge red crystal that was glowing with red lighting all around "it too late give up" one of the Templars said to him.
"never!" the man screamed out then pulling a leaver which caused the crystal to jump in the air then making a huge heat wave which travelled across the land burning everything in it path killing all innocent lives and leaving the kingdom into nothing but sand.
"however for this failure their goddess wasn't happy so she punished them by taking away their choice to decide by how they would have done their job and many more she made sure they wouldn't fail again" I watched the others shocked as Yang faced me.
"is this true did your goddess do that?" I heard Yang asking me in a hurt kind of way.
I sigh and looking her in the eyes with sadness "yes" I heard them all gasping "we failed that day we tried to stop him by giving him a second chance but it was our down fall and it cost that kingdom to be like that we were then punished by her no longer to give second chance out unless we were absolutely sure they deserved it and to remind us of it all we were threatened with death should we ever to forget it and how do I know what she wants from me well she communicate through my mind look I don't like this more than any of my kind but we had no choice in it" no long able to keep this together I fell to the ground with tears.
I then felt two hand on my shoulder I looked up seeing see it was Yang and Blake both with sad look of sympathy "we are sorry for what you are feeling we are!" Yang said hugging into me as I was shocked even now after all they learned but still they want me I thought to myself.
"now back to dear Ozpin" we all heard her saying facing him as Ruby asked her what he was afraid of I saw a tower appeared with a lady I watched the whole thing until I heard about the gods and how she managed to trick them both into fighting each when they didn't bring him back and cursed her into a life of immortality "she then found their sister Goddess Athena her dominant was deep in a forest where she kept nature at a balanced along with both chaos and harmony she asked her to remove this curse but sadly she couldn't she told her only her two brothers may remove it for it was them it did this to her nor she can't bring back her love" I saw her kneeling down in front of my goddess with tears then seeing her walking away gathering people up to fight against the two brothers.
I shaken my head "it is a shame that has come to be" I said seeing them all fighting the gods.
"yes that why I refuse to let her die I would but I saw her tricked my brothers into attacking each other so I refused her then I created you all to help fight this war but in secret" I heard Athena saying to me as I carried on watching
"has she ever tried to find you after they left?" I asked while watching the god of light talking about the relics.
"yes she even tried to attack me once but failed I made sure she will never find me" she said to me.
I watch as they had children which made me thought about me and my relationship with Yang and Blake no doubt they would want children of their own but will they become immortal or not that I don't know turning to Salem fighting her lover destroying the castle then how he went from one life to another "it shames me for what my two brothers had done here that why I made you all as a last resort weapon if he failed then it would be up to you all but now only you I am sorry!" I heard her saying as it brought a tear to me.
Quickly wiping it away something caught my attention "wait what do you mean weapon?" I asked curious on that part.
"if he failed then it was up to you all to kill her I made sure that your power and magic was kept intact for that very purpose should it ever befall on you all my perfect weapons for her death" she said making me think on that I could see her point in it but is that all we ever were a weapon.
"is that what you see me as a weapon?" I asked her watching that whole scene play out.
"at first yes but than as years went by I watched as you all grew up learning how to fight and how to love I then realised I couldn't keep calling you all weapons for this war so I deemed it that you all weren't just some tools to be used" she said making me relief of that part
"if it comes to that then know this I will gladly give my life to killing her" I said to her with pride.
"thank you" she said as I watched the ending of this scene.
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We all returned to the forest I watched as they argued at Ozpin asking him if he had a plan but when he said he didn't they all turned to me "James does your goddess has a plan?" I heard Ruby asking me.
"is it okay to tell them?" I asked her hearing her saying yes "I just learned that my goddess made my kind as a weapon a last resort one" I said seeing them all gasping "but I can't became the weapon unless their is no other option" I said seeing them all looking down then Qrow was talking to Ozpin about his misfortune of a life.
Every one was arguing about this until an old lady stopped them and started telling us what to do as we all went with her gathering up our things I then felt a buzz from my scroll looking at it seeing it was a message from Neo "I found her can I kill her" I read to myself typing back to her "good no don't kill her pretended to work with her find out what her next move" I sent to her than walked off with my friends behind the group keeping an eye out for Grimms.
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It been hours now and we came up an abandoned farm which was weird if you ask me but just as I was walking past the gates I just then felt something weird like a strange power here like I felt it before but I can't tell what.
Walking up to the house we watched as Qrow bust the door open and we all rushed in only for nothing "this isn't right something is wrong" I said to myself looking around then that old lady walked pass us as I and my three friends want through a door to see it was a kitchen we looked around seeing everything was here.
We all were about to go further just when we heard a scream rushing up stairs we came to a room seeing Weiss on the floor steering at a bed gasping I saw two people on the bed but dead "what" I said feeling out to them I felt something but still can't tell I know it I just need to remember what.
I went to Weiss holding her head to face me "Weiss listened" I said to her hearing her breathing fast and shaking "Weiss come on breath slowly" I said doing the action seeing her playing along "that it".
"what wrong with her?" I heard Amanda asking.
"she in shock I need to keep her calm and breathing slowly to bring her heart rate down" I said as I felt her calming down more.
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We managed to get her into the room we are using as me and Qrow along with my three friends went to see the other house only to find the same result in each of them I hate it when I can't remember I know I felt it from where though I keep asking myself as we came into the room I saw Weiss near the fire with a blanket around her.
I felt bad for her I heard Qrow explaining our situation to the others until that old lady talked then Ruby saying about finding supplies I heard Blake saying about searching the barn with Yang I looked to them both seeing Yang in a mood which got me concerned for her as I thought on something about Qrow who I need to talk to him in private "hay Qrow wait up I come" I said walking up to him seeing him nodding to me.
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A while later we both were going from house to house to see if they had anything when I faced him "well here goes nothing" I said to myself "hey Qrow may I talk to you?" I asked him seeing him nodding to me "look there is one secret I need to tell you about me Yang and Blake know about it but the other don't" I paused taking a deep breath walking up to a window seeing Blake and Yang both walking into the barn closing my eyes "there is a curse on me".
Hearing him gasp "what type of curse?" I hear him asking.
Looking at him with sad eye "one were if I was scratched or bitten by a Grimm I would turn into one but not a normal one, one that is so powerful that I can't be killed unless you use this" I pulled out the same type of blade that I had given Yang and Blake back at Beacon "I gave Blake and Yang a blade each I told them about this" I stopped trying to think.
"then why tell me?" I heard him saying looking back at the barn.
"sigh... because I told them should that ever happen I want them to kill me because once I become this Grimm I won't remember anything I be on a rampage of killing I don't want that I won't hurt them but once I am a Grimm then I can't stop it I know they will hesitate so I want you to do it for them" I said handing the blade out to him.
"What!" he back off a little at this.
"Please do this for them I know I am asking a lot of you but please I am begging you to do this!" I said feeling tears coming as I faced the floor I gasp feeling the blade leaving my hand looking up to him.
"I do it I will make sure it quick and painless as possible for you and for them" I looked to him seeing him nodding.
"thank you" I said as we both then went back to searching the place.
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It was late now and everyone was asleep well my and my three friends were in the kitchen part talking "so how is she doing?" I asked them.
"well she doing better" I saw Amanda saying then looking at her drink "James their not ready for this the war the killing all of it if she nearly went into shock just by seeing dead people then what would happen when they kill some one for real" I heard her saying she does make a point on that one.
"unlike us we all had to kill people to survive but them their just kids surely there is way to keep them out of this and I am getting tired of laying to them ,keeping our secret" we heard Jack saying next to the window seeing him cleaning his sniper gun.
"I know but it too late now we need to keep Pyrrha and Ruby as well as they other safe now" I said to them knowing what they were thinking.
"but if we keep to them they won't be safe we all have a death wish by her she wants us four dead for what we did all those years keeping her plans from happening killing a huge amount of her Grimms stopping her attack on villages then there was that one time we nearly got to her I say we get them to Atlas then leave them" we faced Samantha with shocking look on us "I know it not right but still she will keep getting to us one way or another and that will bring them into harms way that relic isn't the only thing bring the Grimms it us four as well if we do leave them there then at least they will have a chance to get to her while us four can act as a distraction keeping her eyes on us" she said making me think on this.
"look I know what we all are feeling but still we can't just leave them" I said seeing them all looking around I know were they are coming from but I know they know it wrong to leave them as well.
A moment of silence we had was interrupted by the door opening and Weiss coming in "ah Weiss" I said seeing her eyes red "nightmare?" I asked seeing her nodding.
"come have a seat" Amanda said pulling up a chair for her as we all watched her.
"I dreamed I was back in that room seeing them like that" I listened into her making a pain in my heart for her "can I ask you all something?" we heard her asking us nodding our head for her "I know you all killed people how can you cope with it?".
As we all looked to each other "we don't!" we heard Jack saying with no hint of emotion making her look at him "sometimes I wake up seeing the ones I killed in my dream I just have to carry on living sometimes a bottle of whisky helps to keep them suppressed".
"or wine and a hunt at night!" I heard Amanda saying in a depressed way while looking at her glass of wine.
"for me I go back to see the ones I saved from bad people seeing them happy and not living this nightmare of being hunted by their killer's!" we heard Samantha saying in a sad way but not too sad.
"I have to live with it all my life I keep saying to myself I kill them to make a world a better place to live in but even then I wake up seeing them!" I said looking at the floor.
""I see well thank you for that I learn how to cope with this" we saw her getting up then walking off.
We all looked at each other "James you right we can't leave them not at this stage even if she keep sending her army to us we will just have to deal with it" I heard Jack saying finishing off his gun cleaning.
"yeah your right Weiss and them need someone to look up to when ever they are down" Amanda said next downing her glass.
"we all need to stick together now and more so I'll be wherever you all go!" Samantha said in her cheerful way.
"okay then so no matter what now we all keep going with them no matter how many Grimms Salem send to us to try to kill us we keep them all save" I said seeing them nodding in agreement "and I know it pains us but we keep our secret in the past now?" again I saw them nodding as we all then thought it was best to get some sleep for the night.
