The sounds of scratching echo throughout a small extravagant looking bathroom. It would be hard to believe that this room is actually just the bathroom and not some kind of dining area. However, if you're a member of the Atlas elite, this is a normal sight for you to behold, appreciating the gold trimmings on the sinks, the mirror with beautiful engravings embedded into its frame and a smooth grey stone shower with a clear glass door. Even the toilet itself was sparkling clean with a golden handle to boot. However, it takes a lot of work to make a mere bathroom look this good and that's why there's a black-haired girl with auburn-colored eyes, kneeling down onto her hands and knees, using a thick brush to scrub the toilet. She kneels up for a brief moment to straighten out her aching back and wipe her forehead. She gives a small sigh, taking a brief break before getting back to work.
Unfortunately, the young girl's break would be cut short when she hears the all too familiar sounds of girlish giggles. Turning around, the young servant would find two blonde girls with curled hair, wearing very expensive dresses as well as carrying a small tray of what appears to be jelly and toast. One of the two girls, who's dress was green, takes a piece of toast and spreads jelly onto it with a silver knife. She bites into it, clearly enjoying the toast as she gives the young girl on the floor a devilish smile. "Mmmm this jelly toast is sooo good. It would be such a shame for me to drop this, wouldn't you agree Adelle~" She laughs as the poor girl can only stare at the toast with a small glimmer in her eyes.
"I do agree Adenine, perhaps we should let Cinder here have a taste?" The twin sister suggests with a hoity laugh. Cinder's eyes sparkle as she licks her lips. She can feel her stomach growling, begging for the food. Yet she can't reach up and try to grab it. She's powerless to try. If she were to try, the two twin sisters would scream for their mother and she would be punished for scaring them. Adelle looks down at Cinder and gives her a scoff, disgusted by how pathetic the poor girl was being all for something as simple as toast. "Do you want some toast you low life?" She asks, kneeling down and holding the piece of jelly toast in front of her face.
Cinder gives a small nod as she slowly reaches up for the toast. "Yes…" She utters softly, knowing that it's best to not raise her voice against her superiors, despite the fact that they're her stepsisters.
Adenine clicks her tongue as she looks at Cinder smugly. "Tsk tsk, that's not the answer we're looking for. What do you say when you want something?" She asks in a sing song voice.
Cinder hesitates for a moment before giving a sigh, bowing down to the twins as her forehead touches the floor of the bathroom. "Without you, I am nothing. So please, can I have some toast Adenine and Adelle?" Cinder begs, as she silently waits for their response.
Adelle gives a small sigh as she pulls Cinder up by her hair so that she's looking at her blue eyes. Cinder gives a pained yelp as Adelle says, "Now that wasn't so hard to say, was it?" With that, Adelle takes the piece of toast and throws it onto the white shiny tiled floor of the bathroom.
Without a moment of hesitation, Cinder quickly reaches for the toast and scarfs it down rapidly, this being her first full piece of food all day, besides the scraps that she eats from the dirty food trays that would be outside of the hotel rooms. As the black-haired servant eats the toast from the floor, not caring at all about how dirty it is now, Adenine gives a disgusted "Blegh" as she watches Cinder eat the toast. "Such rude manners! Eating such a filthy thing from the floor! Don't you know how many germs there are on the floors of a bathroom?" She asks mockingly, to which Cinder didn't respond as she finished up her piece of toast.
"We should really wash her mouth Adenine. Mother would be so disappointed if our dear stepsister were to get sick and be unable to carry out her duties." Adelle coos as she puts the tray onto the marble counter right next to the sink.
"I agree. Let's clean it up for her to show that we truly care." Adenine laughs as she and her sister grab Cinder by the shoulders lifting her up. Cinder tries to fight against the two but is unable to as they have a death grip on both of her arms. "Now now, no need to fight us, we're just trying to help." She lectures before pushing Cinder onto her knees so that she comes face to face with the toilet she was cleaning earlier. With a sinister laugh, Adenine pushes Cinder's head into the toilet as the poor girl could only scream, trying to fight against the abuse she's being forced to endure.
"Come on! Cooperate with us! We're just trying to help you!" Adelle laughs as she holds Cinder's arms and legs in place while Adenine keeps Cinder's head submerged in the toilet water.
Adenine lifts Cinder's face out from the toilet allowing her to breathe. The poor girl is panting heavily, trying to take in as much air as she could. Adenine would take one quick look at the girl before sighing. "Still not clean enough." She pushes Cinder back into the toilet as the young servant screams even more in pain.
Cinder feels the water enter through her nose and mouth, running down into her lungs as she slowly starts to drown from having her head submerged. She tries so desperately to fight against it, but she's not strong enough. She's only one young girl, and she has two older sisters. One versus two is simply a battle that she can't win. Giving in to her fate, Cinder's eyes would start to close as she starts to feel tired all of a sudden. Her vision goes black before giving a small exhale of bubbles as she closes her eyes, hearing the laughter of her older stepsisters.
Suddenly, Cinder's eye would burst wide open as she finds herself submerged in a clear pool. She gives a small, gargled scream, before looking up, finding the surface of the pool that she's in. With haste, she quickly swims up towards the surface and once her head breaches the top, she takes a deep breath of air, looking around her surroundings and spotting a stone shore that she can climb onto to rest. She quickly swims over to the shore before crawling onto dry land and on to her hands and knees. She flops down on the cold stone floor and rolls onto her back, heaving heavily for as much air as she can get. Looking up she spots a large tree that feels all too familiar. Thinking for a brief moment she then remembers where she is. She's in the vault that's under Haven Academy. She was supposed to steal the relic of knowledge, but Raven defeated her in combat, freezing her in ice before she presumably stole the lamp. She reaches her left arm up towards the ceiling and finds the all too familiar sight of her Grimm arm, filling her with disgust. But this abomination helps fulfill her goal of getting more power, so that she can never be powerless again.
She rolls back onto her stomach and slowly gets up. She takes a look around to try to see if she can find anyway out. She tries to activate her maiden powers, but she's too worn out to fully utilize them. She would then spot a small glimmer of light that came from a crack in a wall. Slowly limping towards it, she can hear the sounds of rain through the crack. Bawling up her Grimm fist, she starts to punch at the wall in an attempt to break it down. She lets out several roars before finally with one big punch, the wall crumbles down in front of her, creating a large hole. She climbs over the rubble and into the rain, taking a look at her surroundings. It would seem that she's at the bottom of the mountain where the poor people of Mistral reside. She takes a few steps before wincing in pain and falling onto her knees.
Not too far away was a simple brown-haired woman, carrying a basket full of vegetables. She hears a loud noise coming from her left and goes to investigate it. Upon arriving she finds a large hole in the mountain side with an injured woman in a red dress laying down in front of it. "Oh my gosh!" She gasps before rushing over to help Cinder. "Are you okay? Here let me help you… up…" She trails off as she attempts to help Cinder before noticing the familiar black flesh and bone white claws of a Grimm. She would then realize that this Grimm arm was connected to Cinder as she slowly starts to stumble back. Cinder, starting to regain strength slowly stands up and gives the poor woman a glare with her one eye, the left side of her face being heavily scarred from the attack on Beacon a few months ago. "P-please… don't hurt me!" She pleads as she stumbles back.
Cinder gives a small smile. "Give me your clothes and all your money. Now!" She demands, a ball of fire forming in her hand.
A few moments would pass as Cinder now finds herself wandering around the small run-down slums of Mistral. Unlike the beautiful city, the buildings here were made of old wood that looked like they could break at the slightest touch. Some buildings even had moss or mold forming on the wood. The woman from earlier is lucky that she was cooperative, giving Cinder her clothes and all of her Lien. She didn't want to get her hands bloody on someone as insignificant as her. She has a brown hood concealing her face as white bandages cover up her Grimm arm. To any other person, she looks like an ordinary farm girl. A style that she does not want to have, but a style that she will have to deal with until she can find better clothes.
As she walks through the streets, she would hear a small news report coming from a small, cracked television screen. On it she spots profile pictures of Emerald, Mercury, Hazel, Adam and herself. The newscaster would appear besides these pictures as she adjusts her glasses. "Police are still looking for the whereabouts of Emerald Sustrani, Mercury Black, Hazel Rainart, Adam Taurus and Cinder Fall, the assailants from the attack of Haven Academy that occurred late last night. If you see any of these faces, please report them to the police immediately." She says as she taps the small stack of paper on the desk she was sitting at.
Cinder raises her eyebrow as she listens to the news report. It's interesting to know that it would appear her cohorts were able to get away. They can be useful to her whenever she reunites with Salem but for now, she needs to find some place to rest. Cinder would find an old run-down inn that only charged her one Lien to stay the night. Having no other better place to go and not wanting to draw attention, she would pay the fee and go to her room. Her room was old, dusty and in terrible condition. The table lamp flickered as the electric dust crystal that was powering it was wearing thin, and her bed was dusty with crusty bed sheets. By all means this is a terrible living condition, but it was far better from what she had when she was a child.
With a small grunt, Cinder lays down on top of her bed, trying to think on what to do now. She recalls hearing about a local crime circle based in Mistral that are very good at tracking down any people of interest. She remembers that she can find them by looking for a purple spider emblem. Once she finds them, all she needs to do is talk with Little Miss and ask about the whereabouts of Ruby and her team. As much as she wants to get revenge on Ruby for what she did to her at Beacon, her silver eyes will be a major obstacle. Perhaps the best form of revenge is to kill someone dear to her. She seems to be pretty close with Pyrrha, so killing her in front of Ruby will be perfect. Killing Pyrrha will also prove her point to the red headed girl that destiny can not be changed and that it will always favor it's original course. Two birds with one stone. With a solid plan in her mind, she slowly lets herself drift to sleep, imagining the scenario of turning Pyrrha into embers in front of a helpless Ruby.
The next day would find Cinder roaming around the slums of Mistral once more, keeping an eye out for any purple spider emblems. As she walks around, she would spot a tiny emblem on the support beam to a patio. Tracing her eyes over, she finds that the patio is connected to a bar. "Figures." Cinder huffs, knowing how typical it is for crime syndicates to hang around a bar. Afterall, that is how she met Roman Torchwick. She enters the bar and finds various patrons enjoying a morning pint of beer. While some people enjoy milk, coffee or orange juice for their morning drink, the people in this bar always choose to greet the morning with their preferred liquor of choice. As Cinder walks into the bar, she notices a few patrons staring her down, giving the woman a glare. She should try to be careful, for even despite her maiden powers, she's still one person going against a group of at least twenty armed men and women.
At the back of the building, Cinder would spot a larger blonde woman, clad in fine purple clothes that people living in the slums could only dream of having. Next to her were two bodyguards, helping the woman prepare some tea. This woman is no doubt Little Miss Malachite, the leader of this crime organization. As Cinder approaches the table they were at, the two bodyguards take out small handguns and point them at Cinder, while Malachite held up her hand. "Now that's far enough sugarcube." She speaks in a thick southern accent. "You should know that it's best not to approach me empty handed."
Cinder gives a small eye roll as she takes out a large sack of Lien and throws it onto the table in front of Malachite. The bag tips over as several Lien fall out near Malachite's tea cup. She snaps her fingers and have the two bodyguards dig through the bag before they give her a nod. "Now we're talking. Is this your life savings sweet pea?" She asks with a smile, taking a sip of her tea as she motions for Cinder to sit down.
"It was someone's." Cinder says coldly as she takes a seat.
"Heh, so it was. Now how can I help you?" Malachite asks.
Cinder takes out her scroll and brings up a picture of Team RWBY and Team JNPR, along with a picture of Qrow and Neo. "I'm looking for these people. They're traveling together in a group and I need to know where they are. You can help me with that, right?" Cinder asks, showing Malachite the pictures.
The crime boss rubs her chin as she looks at the picture. She looks up at Cinder and gives a smile. "Give us a week and we will tell you where they are. Can't do any sooner due to the state of the world right now." Malachite says, sliding Cinder's scroll back to the one-eyed woman.
"One week… I have nothing better to do until then. But how can you be so sure that you can find them?" Cinder says, looking at Malachite with slight curiosity. Perhaps she could be a good servant of her if need be.
"Heh, well I have a giant web expanding all over Mistral. A web that I made myself. I know everything that goes on in my web, just like how a spider knows when it's prey gets trapped in it's web." Malachite says as she takes a small sip of her tea.
"Why do you like spiders so much?"
"Oh honey, I absolutely despise them. I used to be scared of them. But as I grew up, I learned something. Get the spiders to work for me and I won't have to fear them anymore. I'm certain that you can understand." Malachite says with a smug smile causing Cinder to give a small sigh before turning around to leave.
One of the bodyguards near Malachite leans down and whispers to Malachite. "But Little Miss, we already know where those children are. That big guy from yesterday asked us."
"Oh, I know, but it's not everyday that we get both a customer and a target all in one person." She tells her guard, sipping her tea before placing it back on the small plate that it was on.
A week would pass, though for Cinder it would feel like a month. Time slowed to a crawl for her as she was left to do nothing but stay in that run down room for her entire stay in Mistral. She couldn't afford to go out all the time or else she would run the risk of getting recognized and that could spell disaster. Thankfully, now that the waiting is done, she can try to track down Ruby and her friends to try to steal the relic back in order for her to please Salem.
As Cinder would walk into the somewhat familiar bar, she finds Little Miss Malachite having her morning tea once again. The crime boss notices Cinder entering and motions for her to take a seat. "You're certainly an early riser aren't you sweet pea?" She asks.
"Just tell me what you know. I'm only here to get business done, not talk." Cinder says briskly, wanting to get this over with.
"Now now, no need to rush things, you have to have some enjoyment with your business." The older woman says with a smile while Cinder gives a small groan. "But I do have several things to tell you. The group that you're looking for are boarding the Argus Express and are planning to split up. One group is going to Atlas and the other will be going to Vacuo."
"Atlas and Vacuo…" Cinder trails off as she thinks to herself. She remembers Salem having plans on attacking Vacuo after Mistral, though she also recalls Salem bringing up the idea of splitting her forces, having one half go to Vacuo and the other half going to Atlas in an attempt to hurry things along and spread more fear across humans. Atlas is the most secure of the two, so it would make sense that the group that's going there would be taking the relic of knowledge with them. However, the fact that it's going to Atlas is a challenge in of itself. She won't be able to take on the entire Atleasian Military and their high tech. As much as she would hate to admit it, this is an area that's better suited for Watts to go to. Vacuo is less technologically advanced so it could prove to be an easier time for Cinder to go over and try to find the Summer Maiden, take her powers, grab the relic and kill the group that went to Vacuo. With the sword of destruction in her hands, she can then fly over to Atlas and help Watts with his mission over there, leaving only the crown of choice as the last relic to find. "Vacuo it is." She says to herself as she sits up from the chair and turns around to leave.
Malachite gives a small laugh as she watches Cinder leave. "You know, it isn't everyday that one customer gives me twice the business, Cinder Fall." She says, causing the Fall Maiden to freeze in place.
Cinder slowly turns around and gives Malachite a stunned stare. "How did you…" She trailed off before she heard the creaking of wooden planks above her, followed by the screeching sound of metal rubbing against metal. When she turns around and looks up, she would find a face she would never expect to see again. There standing on the railing of a balcony stood a spikey red-haired man, dressed in black with a large red rose insignia embroidered onto his jacket. He had two large black bull horns growing out of his head and his eyes were covered by a single black cloth. This man is none other than Adam Taurus, the leader of the White Fang. "Adam? What the hell are you doing here?" She asks, taking a small step back.
Adam gives a small growl as he glares down at Cinder. "You've taken everything from me! You forced me and the White Fang to join you and now after Mistral, I've lost everything! I've been exiled from the White Fang; Blake has left me forever and now all the hope that the Faunus have of ever rising to the top is all gone thanks to you!" He growls to Cinder as he draws out his crimson red sword, Wilt from its scabbard, Blush. "The one last thing that I have left is my desire to spill your blood on the floor. I will not let you take that from me!" He shouts before jumping off of the balcony, diving towards Cinder to try to stab her in the chest. Cinder is able to dodge out of the way in time only to have to avoid an immediate horizontal slash from Wilt.
Malachite watches the fight start, whispering to one of her bodyguards with a chuckle "Good thing we don't have the fine china out right now."
Adam forces Cinder to go on the defensive as he swings his blade around wildly, yet with precision to try to kill the woman that ruined his life. Cinder dodges each blow quickly and expertly, trying to find an opening to allow her to make a glass sword so that she can better defend herself. It's not worth using her maiden powers on someone's petty revenge. Now that she thinks about it, a lot of people want her head. Pyrrha, Neo, Raven and now Adam. She's not really good at making friends. As she ducks beneath another horizontal slash, she sweeps Adam's legs, causing the Faunus to jump to avoid the sweep, opening himself up for Cinder to punch him in the gut, causing him to be sent flying into a table before quickly catching his footing. Cinder quickly forms a sword out of glass and twirls it around in her hand before pointing it at Adam. "I don't have time for your petty revenge plot. You were just a means to the end, and you have far outlived your usefulness." Cinder says coldly, causing Adam to give a snarl at the statement.
With a roar, Adam quickly swings his blade in the air, creating slashes of red energy that flies towards Cinder before taking his scabbard off of his belt and using it like a rifle to try to shoot at Cinder while she's distracted. Unfortunately for him, Cinder was able to slice through the energy slashes and dodge the bullets from Blush, before rushing in to clash blades with Adam. The man is able to hold off Cinder's attack with one hand before hitting Cinder in the side of her stomach with Blush, causing the Fall Maiden to give a small grunt before being kicked away by Adam.
Cinder uses the momentum from the kick to jump up on top of the bar, quickly creating a bow and arrow out of glass. She knocks an arrow in the bow and fires it towards Adam, who simply slices it in half with his blade. This doesn't deter Cinder however as she quickly makes more arrows and fires them in rapid succession, forcing Adam to either dodge or reflect them with his blade, less he wants to get pierced by them.
He gives a small grunt as one arrow grazes his cheek, leaving a small scratch that got quickly healed up by his aura. His hair and sword would soon start to glow red as his entire body grows as black as midnight. He rushes in towards Cinder, creating various clones of himself to dash ahead of himself and slice the glass arrows before disappearing. He starts to quickly close the distance as he delivers a vertical chop towards Cinder, who blocks the strike her bow of glass. However, she failed to realize that this was simply an afterimage of the Bull Faunus as Adam is directly behind her, prepared to stab the Fall Maiden through her stomach.
Cinder was able to quickly sidestep away from the stab, Adam's blade grazing her stomach before she throws her Grimm arm towards Adam's face. She grabs Adam by the head, her claws piercing his skin as Cinder lifts him up and throws him into another table, right near some of the patrons of the bar.
Adam quickly gets up to his feet as he scoffs at her. "So it is true that you're part Grimm. I pity you. Not even humans deserve to become primal monsters like the Grimm." Adam says softly as he puts Wilt back into its scabbard, ready to end it here and now.
However, his moment would be cut short as from across the bar, Adam and Cinder would hear a loud yell that's followed by the clicking of guns. "Now that's enough you two!" Turning their attention towards the source of the voice, they would find Little Miss Malachite, standing up from her seat and pointing a large handgun at the two of them, as well as weapons from various other members of the gang pointed at them. "Now I love a good meal and a show but, I think it's time you two take this outside."
Knowing that they're both outnumbered, Cinder quickly propels herself towards the balcony and out the window, shattering it as she lands on the ground. Adam quickly follows Cinder, jumping out from the window too, blade pulled out and pointed towards the ground in an attempt to stab his blade into Cinder's stomach. She quickly rolls out of the way as his blade pierces into the earth, getting stuck. He tries to remove it but is forced to abandon it for a moment as Cinder rushes in towards Adam with two glass daggers. He blocks one of Cinder's daggers with Blush before getting slashed in his chest by the other dagger. Adam let's out a grunt of pain before headbutting Cinder in the face, his horns piercing into her forehead as she stumbles back. The force from the headbutt causes the black strip of cloth covering his eyes to come loose. Adam tears it off and throws it to the side, revealing one blue eye and a large brand burned over his other eye, causing the whites of his eye to be blood red while his iris is pure white. The brand had the initials of SDC, meaning Schnee Dust Company. Cinder sees this and gives a small scoff, not really caring for the reveal.
Adam is able to pull his blade out from the earth and sheathes it as he sees Cinder starting to charge up fire in her hands. With a roar, Cinder fires multiple fireballs towards Adam, followed by one large fireball that would cover her movement so that she can move directly behind it. Adam gives a confident smirk as he pulls his blade out slightly from its sheath, the blade itself glowing red as the Faunus uses it to block and absorb the fireballs. When he absorbs the energy of the large fireball, he's able to block another blow from Cinder who held a giant two-handed glass sword. The kinetic energy from the strike is absorbed by the blade as well, causing Adam to gain a massive power boost.
Adam is now confident that thanks to all the power he absorbed, he can now easily overwhelm Cinder and finally get his revenge. He quickly pushes Cinder away with a kick, causing her to fly into the side of an abandoned building, creating a small crater in it. Adam pushes his blade back into his sheathe before pointing it towards Cinder. He pulls the trigger and fires Wilt from Blush, causing the pommel to hit Cinder directly in the nose and bounce back towards Adam. As he rushes towards Cinder, Adam catches Wilt with one hand as he starts to glow bright red once more. When he gets close to Cinder, he unleashes a flurry of rapid slashes that go faster than the eye could see as the blade cuts the air itself.
When Cinder saw Adam running towards her, she feels time slow for a moment as she makes a glass sword form in her hand. She's able to react and parry each and every single strike that Adam delivered. While some of his strikes sliced through her glass sword, it would be quickly replaced by another sword in her other hand to block the strike. Time would soon resume back to normal for Cinder as she's in a blade lock against Adam. The building behind her starts to crumble and fall apart as the rapid blows from Adam's attack sends shockwaves that destroyed the building. Cinder smiles as she sees the look of shock on Adam's face. "I'm far stronger since the last time we fought together on the attack at Beacon. I can tell that you are too. But it's not enough to over come me." Cinder comments before pushing Adam away, her eye emitting an amber flame. She floats up into the air as she finally decides it's time to activate her maiden powers. He's proven to be a worthy enough foe to use them against, plus it'll be all the sweeter to rub in the fact that he was no where near close to defeating her.
Adam is stunned, how could she have not only blocked all of his attacks but also still be full of strength that he has never seen before?! Despite the fact that Cinder is floating above him, lightning striking the ground around her, he gives the woman a glare as his grip tightens on Wilt. "I will keep on fighting, even if it kills me! I don't care about my life anymore! It means nothing to me knowing that the Faunus will never be able to achieve true freedom and rule above humans!" He shouts with determination as he closes his eyes and crouches down to his knees, ready to pull Wilt out from Blush. The area around them grows bright red as Adam and Cinder glow black. Black rose petals fall through the sky as time freezes for a split second. With a bright flash of light, Adam quickly pulls out Wilt in one continuous slash, flying towards Cinder to try to slice her head off.
Adam opens his eyes only to see that his blade was simply caught by Cinder's hand, the Fall Maiden holding it with a strong grip. She was bleeding from the palm of her hand but she didn't seem to be bothered by that fact. "I-impossible…" He utters as he finally realizes how futile his efforts really are. If his strongest attack is only good enough to make a small cut on the woman than there's no hope for him to win this. He can't get his revenge. His life has no purpose anymore.
"Now you're learning. I am the impossible!" Cinder shouts as she fires a bolt of lightning towards Adam's chest, causing the Faunus to roar in pain before falling to the ground, Wilt clanging onto the earth right beside him. Cinder lowers herself to the floor as she creates a sword made of glass, ready to end his life when a thought comes across her mind. The strength he displayed still has it's use. Killing him would be a big waste of a potential asset that can help her in Vacuo. "I was going to kill you, but you still have some use left in you. Let's make a deal." Cinder coos with a smirk as she gives the Faunus an evil smile.
Adam gives a small grunt as he grabs Wilt with one of his hands. "I would rather die before I make a deal with you again! You were the worst thing that's ever happened to me!" Adam roars as he turns the point of his sword towards his chest, ready to stab himself.
"If you kill yourself, the Faunus will not only remain at the bottom of society, but I will see to it that they go extinct like the worthless animals they are." Cinder warns as her evil smirk grows in size. Cinder's words causes Adam to stop as he looks at her wide eyed. She can't kill all the Faunus, it's impossible! Yet… with all that power she has and with Salem by her side… then they can accomplish the impossible. Cinder smiles as she sees Adam come to this realization. "That's right my dear Adam. This is a deal that you can't refuse. If you die, so do the Faunus and I'll make sure that your precious Blake is the last one to die. I will see to it that she suffers the most. Perhaps I'll rip her ears off one by one, or maybe I'll see if the myth that cats always land on their feet is true." Cinder laughs evilly as she steps towards Adam.
Hearing what Cinder wants to do to Blake was the straw that broke the camels back. While he knows that she doesn't love him anymore, there's still a part of him that still cares about her heavily and knowing that if he were to be selfish and kill himself, she would suffer more than any Faunus has ever suffered, it's something that he can't rest with. "You can't…" He utters softly, his spirit breaking as he tries to figure out something he can do. But there's nothing. He can't do anything.
"Oh, but I can, and I will. You said it yourself, your life has no meaning anymore, but you still have the strength to be useful to me." Cinder taunts as she steps on Adam's chest, pinning him down. "Without me, you're nothing." She hisses, hammering the thought into Adam's head.
Adam tries to fight against Cinder's words, trying to fight against being a slave like all the Faunus before him were. He's the leader of the White Fang! He can't let himself become a slave to a human! Yet… the White Fang has exiled him; he's lost to Cinder and is now in a position where he can't afford to refuse. Adam's eyes tremble as his hand lets go of Wilt. "I'm…" He trails off, trying to say that he's still something! But he would be lying to himself and hiding away from the truth. He really is nothing and Cinder made that clear to him. By working underneath, her, he can be something once again, even if it pains him to serve under a human, especially a bitch like Cinder, he can rest easy knowing that the Faunus may still have a chance to rise above humans. "Without you… I'm nothing…" He utters softly, his mind having finally broken.
Cinder smiles as she steps off of Adam, helping him up onto his feet. "That's a good pet. I'll make sure to treat you well as long as you help me with what I want." Cinder coos, ruffling his hair before creating a small collar out of glass. She puts it onto Adam as a sign that he belongs to her now. "Now come my pet. You have a ship to steal so that we can fly to Vacuo." She purrs as she yanks Adam by the collar to follow her.
Adam's eyes fall to the floor as Cinder leads him away. This is his life now. This is his purpose. To be a slave to the Fall Maiden so that he can protect the Faunuses from certain death. The once prideful leader of the White Fang, the man that the Faunus once loved is now nothing more than an empty shell of his former self and not even death will change that.