Vol: 7 Chapter 26: Allegiance Chosen
Jingo Jungle (Saga of Tanya the Evil)
English Lyrics: AmaLee (LeeandLie)
I will lock on love
I will lock on love
(The title Rise of the Iron Wolves: Terramind appears before switching to an image where Cabal soldiers are seen storming across a battlefield as the image slowly transforms to Penny floating in the air as the camera zooms in on her left eye)
Don't go away
There's nowhere else to run
I know that's what we want
I know it's a war we want
(Penny gives the camera a stern look as the camera focuses on her while she sings the next two lines)
So raise your guns
Come on, let's have some fun
I know that's what we want
I know it's a war we want
(Penny stands in front of Wolfgang's grave with Team RWBY, all five of them saluting as Penny sings the last two lines again)
Coming up … Coming up
The eyes that only see prey
An instinct to act on
The bloodlust and it's just
Not enough … Not enough
But that's the chain of command
And now we know we must not hide
(A darkened shot of the Hellas Basin Schnee tech lab appears with a very faint and almost transparent figure of Penny, Weiss and Winter appear in the base standing there and walking towards the screen while their designs change from Vol. 1 to current. Then show's the image of of Penny's old robot body, one of Winters old dolls and a portrait of the Schnee family before the three destroy them)
We honor the JINGOS (oh oh oh)
And the beast we unleash
To indulge in our desires
We are in the JUNGLE (oh oh oh)
With our claws – a killing spree
With our fangs – Can you keep up with me? (Ohh)
(The next images are of Deus, Ironwood and Sky, before changing to Penny and team RWBY standing in front of Rasputin, and then to a shadow shot of what looks like a Knight in robes, a girl in a dress and a giant worm. It then transitions to Penny, Winter, and Weiss's eyes switching rapidly and looking at the screen.)
I will lock on love
I will lock on love
(Bullets fly before the final shot is of Penny, Weiss and Winter standing with their backs to the camera as they stood in the melting snow of the Hellas Basin, before the image burned away.)
-Iron Temple-
The sun shined on a new day on Felwinter's Peak, and the light from the glowing orb in the sky shot directly through the window of the room shared by the Schnee sisters and their now shared lover. All three were naked and partially under the sheets.
Weiss slowly woke up and saw that Winter was still asleep, with Wolfgang resting his head in between her bosom. Smiling, the girl slid underneath the covers, and started licking the boy's length up and down.
Wolfgang let out muffled moans as the younger whitette continued her actions. The noises roused Winter from her slumber before she looked down and saw what Weiss was doing before she smirked. She slid down to meet her, and then the two girls alternated between giving the boy a blowjob, and giving him a double one. Their lips met as they fit their mouths around its thickness.
Their actions eventually woke up Wolfgang, who looked at them and smirked. "Well, this is a good way to wake up." He mused as he enjoyed their pleasure inducing actions. He stroked their hair as he watched them suck on his cock. "You two just can't get enough of me, can you?" He asked them, noting the love drunk looks on their faces. Weiss pulled away briefly to look at him.
"Shut up. I'm starved." She told him before continuing to blow him.
"How would you two feel if I fucked you like the bitches I know you like to be?" He asked the two as they continued to get love drunk. Winter stopped briefly to look at him.
"I'd love that so much." She replied in a sultry tone before going back to pleasing him.
"Good. Because I could use something to use as a warm up." The Faunus grinned as he continued to let them do their thing.
(Later)
-Atlas Academy Annex-
"So you're starting a new form of Gambit?" Ruby asked as team RWBY and JNPR stood in Nomad's new quarters in the Annex of Atlas Academy. The rogue huntsman smiled as he tossed his coin in the air and caught it.
"Yep. It's called Gambit Prime. Higher risks and greater rewards to compensate." He explained before he started rummaging through his stuff, food wrappers flying everywhere. "Which reminds me… Ironwood wanted me to give these to ya." He said as he tossed them eight small microchips.
"What're these?" Jaune asked.
"Resurrection Chips. Now that we have the power of necromancy in our hands, ol' general Tin Man decided to have it imbued into an upgrade for the AEDs. In case you get taken out before your drone can fix your aura." The man said. "They're already being sent to all the Huntsmen who have drones already."
"Will this be bad for our sanity? I've heard from Sky that dying has an adverse affect on the mind." Pyrrha asked in concern.
"Unclear, but so far that hasn't been an issue." Nomad shrugged. "Ya know this really does bring me back to the Dark Age. Back then the Kingdom's weren't a thing. And we had drones like these to help keep us Huntsmen alive. With the same kind of chips, they were called Ghosts. Least before they were decommissioned when the kingdoms became a thing." He shrugged.
"Wait, we never heard about the Ghosts in history class." Ren said with a frown.
"I'm not surprised. Back then ways to keep records were scarce to nonexistent. Hence why not much is known about it unless you've been there." Nomad shrugged.
"Shit. What else don't we know?" Yang muttered.
"A lot less than you think, trust me." The man said. There was a moment of silence before he spoke again. "Hey hey, let's be straight with each other. I know Ironwood and the Council's watching me. Probably want you to snitch am I right? Aw heh heh, if you're considering, I get it. Ol' Nomad likes to play both sides too. But think about it. You stand with them? You're a dead man—or woman—walking. My games have pissed a lotta dangerous people." He then continued, pointing at himself. "You stand with me? I got your back. Trust. So what'll it be?" He asked.
The two team looked between one another, having a silent discussion. The decision they were about to make is a serious one, and when they took a step in either direction, there was no turning back. After a minute of silence, Ruby and Jaune stepped forward.
"We'll side with you, Nomad. We need to see if there's other ways of keeping Salem at bay." The silver eyed girl said.
"We'll follow your lead." Jaune nodded.
"Hahaha! You got grit, kids. I admire people who are willing tobrisk the trust of everyone who's been kind to 'em." The man said with a laugh. "But let me set the record straight—you're choosing to walk with a monster. Monsters survive. Trust." He continued. "People change. Priorities Change. Stick with me, and you'll see that."
"I bet." Nora whispered.
"Now, as symbol of our new relationship, I need a favor from you." The man said as he rubbed his hands together. "I've got a shipment waiting in the Tangled Shore. Head over there and pick it up. I'll tell Tigress your coming." He told them.
"I'm going to have to pass on that, sadly." Blake said.
"Oh? And why's that?" Nomad asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Me and Sun have a personal mission in the Dreaming City to take care of regarding that upgrade on Gambol Shroud." The cat faunus explained, getting a nod in return.
"Ah, right. Well. Good luck." The man told her.
(Later)
-Sienna's Lair, Tangled Shore-
The two teams stood in Sienna's lair and all of them were blushing like crazy, not to mention feeling super awkward given their present company. Why was this, you ask? Well…
"W-w-why is N-N-N-Neo dressed l-l-like that?" Ruby stammered, her face nearly as red as the outside of her cloak.
"You don't like it? I thought it was cute." Sienna said, nuzzling her nose to Neo's as she stroked the girl's swollen belly. "Isn't that right, my little ice cream bunny?" She purred. Neo sighed happily as she rubbed her mistress back.
Torchwick meanwhile was more than a little agitated, since the kids were part of the reason he got eaten by the Griffin that caused all of this to begin with. Not that he was complaining really.
"Okay, business time!" Yang said quickly. This caused Sienna to cough into her hand and school her features.
"Right, sorry. What do you need?" She asked.
"Nomad said he had a shipment he needed us to pick up for him from you. Part of your "secret" menu of goods." Jaune said. Secret goods referred to the tiger faunus's Black Market goods.
"Well how about that. The Eternal Laws reduced to mules for the Nomad." Sienna chuckled while Roman smirked a bit at the jab.
"We're trying to broaden our options to fight Salem." Ruby told her as Neo slipped into her nightly dress gown.
"Well I hope you're aware of what your new partner is." The woman shrugged before a pregnant pause washed over them. "You never asked, did you?" She questioned.
No one said anything as Yang checked her ammo in her prosthetic. Sienna recognized the discreet threat and composed herself.
"Well, have a look at my wares, then." She said. As the kids looked around, they noticed a few things. An AED that looked like the Ghosts Nomad mentioned trapped inside a cage and begging for freedom. A replica of the Relic of Knowledge. Several pristine Terramind Cells. A set of old White Fang supply route lists. Coordinates to five locations who knows where. A key of some sort. A lion. And… several intact Synaptic Amplifiers.
"Oh boy…" Jaune whispered in slight worry as he looked at the mind control devices.
"There it is." Weiss said, pointing at the White Fang supply list.
"Ah. So you're looking for the item known as the Jerky. Very well then." The woman nodded.
"... Is that just a name for it, or…?" Pyrrha asked in a confused tone.
"I believe it's just the name, yes." She nodded.
"It is, I named it." Torchwick said, before handing Ruby the item. "I hope you have something to give in exchange."
"What do you want, then?" Ruby asked.
"50,000 Lien." The redhead smirked.
"... If it weren't for the fact that I'm engaged to a King and have access to a smorgasbord of Lien, I'd call that ridiculous." Yang said flatly as she sent Roman the specified amount of Lien from her personal account. The man actually looked surprised.
"I… Honestly didn't expect you to go with it." He admitted. "But, it was a pleasure doing business with you. Almost makes up for you getting me eaten by that Griffin… Almost." He said as he counted the money and gave them the item.
As the girls took it, the two teams left the three alone. "Roman~." Sienna called to the man, her arms outstretched to him as Neo laid on her lap. "Come to us, darling." She purred.
"But of course, ladies." Roman grinned as he went over to his two wives. The two women embraced him lovingly as they began a passionate three way kiss.
Oh how they loved their life.
(Elsewhere)
-Dreaming City-
Meanwhile at the Dreaming City, Team ARSN who had Winter as a stand in for Sun were busy doing a strike mission to free the last of Ozpin's daughters from their corruption.
But that wasn't important. The current focus was Sun and Blake, who were currently trying to track the last signal of a Ghost that belonged to an old acquaintance of Nomad's. A man named Calum Sol. Another person who's lived since the dark age with the help of his drone keeping him young.
"Listen, this huntsman you're looking for? His name's Calum Sol. Like I said, he ran head first into the Ascendant Plane." Nomad said over the comms. "Thanks to those Marauder friends of yours, there's bound to be a portal nearby. Keep your eyes open." He added.
The two did so and followed Team ARSN as they commenced the strike. Only stopping when they found a rift that could lead them to a portal.
"These rifts could lead us to a viable portal. But I'll need more data." Binx noted.
"You be careful out there." The man said.
"The enthralled are nothing new." Tripitaka shrugged.
"Ha! You're feisty. You kiss your mother with that mouth?" Nomad teased.
"I don't have a mouth…" The AED deadpanned as the team continued on before reaching another rift. "I'm picking up two signs of Huntsmen being here. And multiple Solar discharges, and Void. Something happened here."
"Keep going. He's in there somewhere." Nomad told him.
"Who is this other Huntsman? What aren't you telling us?" Binx questioned.
"Don't worry about it. You find Callum, then we'll talk." The ageless man deflected. The two huntsmen looked at each other.
"Touchy subject maybe?" The blonde suggested.
"Maybe so." Blake shrugged as well. This soon broke out into a mad dash to find the portal Calum used. And they soon did after Team ARSN beat two ogres, one being Enthralled.
The two then made their way through the Ascendant Plane and found the scattered remains of a dead Ghost drone, and the ash outline of a man sprayed on a wall.
"Shit. What happened here?" Sun wondered. Before they could investigate, an Enthralled Cabal Phalanx appeared. "Well, looks like we'll have to take care of that first." He sighed as they drew their weapons.
The Phalanx tried to fight them off, but the duo were simply too much for it. Sun used his Via Sun semblance to attack it at all angles with his super and Blake stabbed in the face with Gambol Shroud.
"Man, that thing was annoying." The monkey faunus said, annoyed by the tethers thrown at him and his shared girlfriend.
"Let's just get this over with." Blake sighed as their drones scanned the wall. "Nomad, if we're reading this right, your friend Calum was killed… by another Huntsman with a Ghost drone." She gasped in shock as Binx finished his scan.
"Nothin' kills you quicker." The man sighed.
"I'm pulling final audio from his Ghost. Hang on." Tripitaka said as he pulled the last audio file.
"I gave you a chance. Gave all of you a chance. I told you not to follow him!" A deep voice growled angrily.
"You and I are the same. Sometimes we do the wrong thing for the right reasons." An accented voice retorted.
"Spoken like a true disciple. If you have any last words, now's the time." The deep voice said.
"No matter what you do, you can't kill us all." The accented voice replied firmly.
"I don't have to. You're killing yourselves." The deep voice rebuked before a Golden Gun charge was heard followed by gunshots.
"Nomad, what happened here? Who was that other Huntsman?" Blake asked.
"What were they talking about?" Sun added.
"Gimme a minute, would ya?! I'm thinking." The semi-immortal snapped.
"You owe us a lot more than Lien for this one." Binx stated.
"Just shut up and bring me everything you found at that grave. You'll get paid." Nomad sighed.
(Later)
-Annex, Atlas Academy-
The two teams were back in the Annex after getting back from their respective jobs. And while Nomad was working on Gambol Shroud, the kids were busy filling each other in.
"So how did everything go at the Shore?" Blake asked.
"We had to pay 50k Lien for that shipment. They were lucky I could afford that or I'd just knock them out and steal it." Yang replied. The cat faunus chuckled at her lilac eyed girlfriend's words.
"And we found out that Torchwick, Neo and Sienna are married… and pregnant." Ruby added, blushing like mad at the memory of Neo's outfit.
"You serious, sister?" Nomad called from his workbench.
"Yes!" She called back, getting a laugh from him.
"So what about you and Sun?" Weiss asked Blake.
"We had to fight our way through Rogue Enthralled and Hive. It was pretty annoying in some cases." Sun shrugged.
"Then we found the murder scene of a Huntsman who had been Golden Gunned by another Huntsman." Blake added as Nomad came back with Gambol Shroud.
"I finally have an answer for the man with a Golden Gun, and it's something we built together. What do you say we call it… Malfeasance?" Nomad proposed.
"Sure, I've shot bigger guns, but this thing? It weaponizes heat-death. Pure atrophy." He continued. "And it's the key to my freedom from him." He declared before sighing. "Fact is, you don't outdraw that Gunslinger. No one can. But my entire crew, armed with this? We don't have to outdraw him. We just need to get our shots in… He dies, too." He said. "Make no mistake. You kids are part of my crew, now." He finished as he held out the now upgraded weapon for Blake to take.
The gun part of the weapon now looked very different. It's barrel was now jagged and had paracausal energy pouring out of it, and it was also open at places as well.
"Got a dummy for me to test this out on?" Blake asked as she took it.
"Hang on." The man said before he pulled out a small mote of dark. Then seconds later, an Enthralled Minotaur appeared. It then started charging at Blake, who used her new weapon to kill it, the rounds chewing away at its being. After a few shots, it blew up.
"Wow." Jaune said with a whistle.
"This is going to be useful." Blake noted.
"Oh yeah. No buts about it." Ruby noted, very much appreciating what Blake's new gun could do.
"Now let's take a look at these routes…" Nomad said as he looked over what the kids brought him. "Nice. Just what I need. Don't suppose you could do me a favor and pick this stuff up for me, will ya?" He asked.
"Where do we need to go?" Weiss asked.
"Off the coastal area of Titan." The man told her.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile with Autumn and Emerald, the girls were currently getting their first mission from Robyn and the Happy Huntresses. "Okay you two, the council just received a tip from one of the Nomad's Gambit regulars that he's going to be picking up a stash from Titan. We need you to follow him." She told the two.
"Roger that. We'll deal with it." Autumn nodded.
"Do we leave immediately?" Emerald asked.
"You do." Robyn nodded.
"Alright." The two nodded.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile with the two teams, they were on the wreckage of the old Mantle Archology. "Alright guys. This should be a cakewalk, you're just picking up a stash." Nomad told them. "Just clear out the area, we don't need anyone following you. I'll be right back, I got Counsel snitches breathing down my neck." He told them.
"Got it." Ruby nodded before she looked at her friends and teammates. "Alright gang, sweep the area!" She exclaimed as she brought out Crescent Rose. They all split up and started searching for whoever had the parts they needed. Soon The silver eyed girl found a Marauder scuttling around, and shot it in the head, causing it to drop what it was carrying. Picking it up, she saw it was a wrench.
"Hey guys, if you see any Marauders, take them out. They have part of the shipment we need." Jaune told everyone.
"I know. I just took one out." Ruby replied. Everyone then followed their lead and soon gathered the remaining six.
"Patching you guys the XYZ to the pick up site now. Should be easy enough for you. You're looking for a big pile of salvage." Nomad said.
"Got it. Let's move, gang!" Ruby exclaimed as she headed for the coordinates. As they did, they took a moment to admire the scenery.
"How was this place abandoned?" Nora wondered. Her question was soon answered when they ran into a swarm of Hive. "Never mind." She said as they started fighting the creatures.
"Ugh, just when I thought they only existed in the parts of Mantle we've been to." Blake groaned.
"Human/Grimm breeding must be an older problem than we thought." Jaune said as they reached the location of the cache, they saw Corrupted laying dead near. And as they hid to make sure they weren't followed, they saw two people tampering with the cache's transmat.
"Oh great, two people beat us here." Jaune whispered. Ruby then noticed something.
"Hey, it's—it's Emerald and Autumn!" She gasped.
"They're the snitches?" Yang questioned in surprise.
"This complicates things." Blake sighed as the two ran off. The group then approached the cache.
"Hmmm, transmat's busted. Luckily the Corrupted raid Council stuff all the time. You guys see if you can find another beacon, I got a call I gotta take." Nomad told them.
"Alright, let's have a look around." Ren shrugged as they started searching around for Corrupted.
(Elsewhere)
-Arcology, same time-
Autumn and Emerald were going around the Arcology and tearing their way through Hive and Corrupted to scan odd gravity fluctuations. Emerald grappled and slammed a wizard to the ground as her drone Genie, a drone with a blue Zaki Zou shell, scanned the anomalies.
"I'm not detecting anything, but I— Did you hear that?" He began before hearing something.
"Yeah, come on, let's follow it." The fall maiden replied before they went to find the source, before someone spoke to them.
"We did not expect your friend Robyn." The Emissary of the Nine said. "Her investigation is wise. A trial. But this is bigger than the Dredgen, then her, or even you. Though we admire your… defiance. Come visit us soon, we may have the answers you seek." She finished before going quiet.
"Hm… We may have to look into that." The Fall Maiden mused with a small frown.
"Yeah…" Emerald nodded.
(Elsewhere)
Back with the others, they all collapsed on the ground after defending the cache as it was transmated away.
"Fuck me, that was intense…" Jaune groaned.
"I probably should've sat this out. I don't think this is good for my baby." Yang groaned as she held her stomach while Burn did a safety scan of her passenger.
"Baby's fine." He reported.
"Hey. Transmat's coming through fine, but a little Tigress just told me that Shin Malphur's been spotted in the VDZ." Nomad told them. "Remember him? Famous renegade, Golden Gun, Mad-on for revenge? We had an arrangement. The VDZ was not part of that arrangement." He added before groaning. "Come on back to base. We gotta regroup." He told them.
"On our way… Ow…" Pyrrha winced as her arms throbbed.
(Elsewhere)
Back with Autumn and Emerald, they had just found the source of the amplified waves of gravity, which was a Hive amplifier, and were now trying to investigate a rune stone somewhere deeper in the caverns. Apparently it was being guarded by a Matriarch Wizard.
"Emerald, look out!" Autumn yelled as she leapt in the air and fired arrows at the Wizard as it tried to trap Emerald in a hypnosis trap, a device that the Hive used to get more breeding stock when female Hive were scarce.
"Huh? You bitch!" Emerald yelled angrily as she attacked the Wizard that tried to hypnotize her. She shot out its eyes and then leapt in the air and sliced it apart in seconds.
As they investigated the stone, Nomad called them. "Heya, snitches. A little Tigress told me you're looking for dirt on me. I didn't want to believe it, but here you are, running around the Arcology. Tampering with my stuff." He said. "What do you think you're gonna find? My master plan? A diary maybe?" He added with an insulted scoff. The two lesbians just ignored him and kept going deeper into the Arcology.
Soon, they found a space that looked like a ritual chamber. After clearing out the Hive, they took a look at the giant yellow crystal in the center. "Hey, that thing looks tasty. Try and give it a nibble for me, will ya sisters?" The man chuckled. "Or is it a crime to be hungry, too?" He added indignantly.
"I don't know how the others like that guy." Emerald commented with a roll of her eyes as more Hive poured in.
"I don't know either, darling." Autumn sighed in agreement as the duo started attacking the Hive that came at them. Wave after wave they fought until a large Knight appeared, and it moved fast. Faster than they anticipated, because it knocked Emerald into the crystal and broke her aura, and then started dragging her off, Thralls assisting him in his endeavor.
"LET GO OF MY WIFE!" Autumn yelled angrily as her Maiden powers flared. She then blasted the Thralls with chain lightning, killing them while she sent three ice spikes into the places on the Knight: His head, his chest, and most importantly, his manhood. The Hive all crumbled then after.
"So what'd you get out of all this, huh? A fist full of Hive frass and a whole lot of nothing." Nomad said. "But you're not stupid. Neither is your huntress friend. So why'd you do it, kids?" He asked. Before Autumn could answer, Emerald transmatted the crystal and the man spoke up again. "Here's my guess: you and your female friends are trying to break my deal with the general. You sicced Shin on the VDZ, you sicced the Nine on me. I see you coming. Word of advice? If you're trying to take a shot at me? You best not miss." He warned.
"Duly noted." Autumn replied in an even tone before ending the call. The girls sighed as they both sat down, both exhausted as Robyn sent them a transmission with their next mission.
(Later)
After they got back home to the Immortal Rage, Blake and Yang immediately got in their bed with Sky and Sun. The two boys now had them in their favorite positions. Yang riding Sky cowgirl style, and Blake with her rear in the air and face in the pillows as Sun drilled her.
"Damn, you two must be stressed!" Sun moaned as he picked up the pace. Blake moaned as she felt him screw her into the bed.
"Yeah, it's been a long day." She moaned, her pussy tightening around her man's member like a vice.
"We had to protect cargo from several waves of Hive! It was exhausting!" Yang moaned as she bounced on her fiance's dick. Sky growled while slapping her ass and squeezing her left breast.
"Well, I'd say this is a good way to relax!" He groaned as Burn scanned the blonde again.
"Whoa…" He said in surprise. "I think Sun may have given your and Sky's baby a sibling, cuz I'm seeing two embryos with two different paternal signatures." He added. Instead of ruining the mood, this news just made both girls even hornier.
"Hey Binx, is Blake pregnant, yet?" Sun asked with a moan as he continued plowing his girlfriend.
"Let me… Nope." The drone said. Both Sky and Sun looked at each other and then at Blake who was still moaning into the pillows.
"What say we fix that?" Sky asked, feeling his orgasam near as Yang bounced faster, her ass cheeks clapping against his hips.
"I like the way you think. Gotta get Blake knocked up so she doesn't get left behind." Sun nodded as his own climax grew near.
"Then let's fuck her together. In fact…" The king said as he reached for a strap-on. "Put this on when we're done Yang. All three of us will impregnate our little kitty." He instructed.
"You got it!" Yang replied before moaning loudly as her favorite Grimm Knight blew his load into her. She then grabbed the strap-on and put it on. "The same kind as the one Autumn used on Emerald?" She asked.
"Yep." Sky nodded.
"Then this is gonna be fun." Yang grinned. The two then mounted the cat girl with Sun and shoved themselves deep inside her. Their cocks twisted together inside her womb as they all fought the urge to cum. They had to make her cum first, or it wouldn't work. Blake, meanwhile, was screaming at the top of her lungs into the pillows as she was forced to take in three cocks at once.
"Cocks, cocks, cocks! Oh I love cocks!" The girl moaned, her eyes glazing. "Fuck me! Breed me!" She moaned.
"Oh, we intend to do that, alright." Sun moaned as he, Sky and Yang all started thrusting in unison. The feeling of three cocks moving inside her made the cat girl's orgasm approach the times faster.
"I'm gonna… gonna… gonna… CUUUUUM!" Blake yelled as she climaxed on the three dicks of her lovers. This was enough to send the three over the edge because they blew their loads soon after, filling her up. The four fell onto the bed in exhaustion, embracing each other under the covers.
"Binx?" Sky panted.
"Yeah?" The cat AED responded.
"Do a scan on Blake in the morning and see if she's pregnant after tonight." He instructed as sleep slowly claimed him.
"Will do." The drone nodded as he and the other drones shut down for the night.
(Elsewhere)
"Good work, ladies." Robyn said as Autumn and Emerald brought their report to the council. Weiss was there in Blake's stead since she had gone home for the night.
"I'm not sure why, but I don't think this crystal has anything to do with the Nomad at all. The guy seemed pretty clear about that much." Autumn told the council people in front of her.
"If it had nothing to do with him, then why did the mission have you two go after it?" Weiss asked.
"Suspicions mainly." Councilwoman Camilla said. "But seeing as that there was no connection between the Nomad and this Hive crystal, I don't think investigating it any further will do us any favors."
"Then we'll just have to continue to make sure he's towing the line." Councilman Slate said. "Word is he's already gaining a following. Which means we will need you two to keep an eye on him directly and through his games "Gambit" and "Gambit Prime"." He added.
"Yes sir." The two nodded.
"Though we should mention, we think Nomad could have ties with the Nine." Autumn said. This made everyone look at her in surprise.
"A-are you certain?" Slate asked in disbelief.
"Positive. We heard a woman speak to us, and spoke in a way that suggested she was familiar with Nomad." Emerald nodded.
"The Emissary." Ironwood nodded. "Yes, Sky mentioned running into her. They must be ready to talk."
"In any case, we'll need more information. So keep it up." Robyn told them.
Ironwood then got a call from Clover. "Please excuse me, I need to take this." He said as he left the room.
Weiss meanwhile was silent. None of them knew she and her friends sided with the Nomad. Or that they had started upgrading their weapons with dark powers. This was going to be a messy ordeal when it was revealed.
Allegiances had been chosen. Now it was time to see what the consequences of those choices would be.
Dragon Emperor0: There it is folks. The Allegiance quest has started and will end next chapter. Then it's onto Amity's launch, and then Gambit Prime/Revelry missions before Return to Iron starts. Man this is gonna split everyone down the middle… Or not, I mean the kids aren't doing anything illegal per say.
ThermalsniperN7: Yeah. They're just getting more options on how to fight Salem. Nothing wrong with that… Shit, I just sounded like Drifter there.
Dragon Emperor0: Yeah. And I wonder what Salem is gonna use that universal attraction spell on? Guess we'll have to wait until the next season to find out. Anyway, see you all next time.