F3: Hello everyone and welcome to chapter 12 to Ionas story. We last left off where Iona and Rosa/Summer had brought water back to the town and Senka finding a strange ring. RWBY is property of Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum. Senka Linwood is owned by MountainKing312. With that said Let's Roll Out!


Volume 4-12 Purple: Finding Out.

It was now nighttime in Kuroyuri as many of it's people were asleep. Iona, Blake, and Senka were sleeping rather peacefully dreaming great dreams. However not everyone was sleeping rather peacefully as Summer was tossing and turning in her sleep like she was having a nightmare with swet coming down her face.

"No... I... I didn't..." Summer muttered in her sleep as she truly was having a nightmare.

[Dream Sequence]

Summer was back in the Atlas as she was fighting back the grimm that approached as her weapon flared to life destroying her opponent. She was going to call out to her teammates that were close by but when she looked behind her she saw something that stopped her cold in her tracks. On the ground was a body that she was very familiar with. It was her partner Qrow but their was a pool of blood under his body and overlooking his body were her other two teammates Raven and Tai with the first having tears in her eyes.

"Tai, Raven! We still got grimm coming!" Summer shouted out.

However none of them spoke up as Summer defeated another grimm but they were still coming.

"Guys!" Summer shouted.

"You killed him." Raven said loud another to be heard by Summer.

"Huh?" Summer said as she saw Raven get up from the ground and go for her sword.

"YOU KILLED MY BROTHER!" Raven shouted as she charged at Summer as she had to defend herself from Raven as her weapon collided with Ravens.

"What are you doing!? Tai do something about her!" Summer ordered but Tai just sat their not doing a thing.

"Tai!" She shouted again.

"Maybe you should've been killed instead of him." He said which stunned Summer as Raven pushed her off sending her to the ground. Summer got a moment to compose herself and noticed that Raven didn't charge at her this time as she just stood their with her face toward the ground with tears coming out.

"I told you this was a bad idea but you didn't listen." Raven said as she cried her tears.

"We can do this! We can fight against the grimm!" Summer shouted trying to encourage her but it was to no avail. Raven looked up her eyes red from her tears.

"I'd rather let them kill me." She admitted as she dropped her weapon right beside her. Almost immediately the grimm began to approach Raven as if they are ignoring Summer on purpose. Even Tai has given up as grimm began approaching him as well.

Summer shouted for them to move but nothing came out as if her voice has been silenced. She even tried to move but that was also to no avail as she watched grimm pounced on Raven and Tai as they were both ripped to shreds by the grimm as they shouted in pain. Eventually their shouting stopped as the grimm dispersed as Summer saw nothing but the dead bodies of her teammates.

Suddenly feeling freedom of her moment Summer fell to her knees.

"Funny how people die around you." Salems voice said as she felt a hand on her shoulder as she froze in place.

Suddenly she heard her weapon drop from her right arm as she glanced over to see it was missing like it was cut off. Salem seemed to smell the air around her before she spoke.

"Now what is that I smell? Is that fear coming from you Summer. Good because you should fear me. I will erase your kind from the very world until their is nothing left of you. One by one." Salem replied with a soothing yet daunting voice as her right arm turn into grimm like spear.

"Starting with you." Salem said.

Summers eyes went wide as she turned to face the women but she saw a spear coming directly for her head with an intent to kill.

[Dream End]

Summer screamed in terrible fright as she woke up from her nightmare as she sat up from her bed. She was breathing rather fast and her heart felt like it was going to beat right out of her chest as she tried to calm down but it didn't work as she knew what was happening. She was having a panic attack.

Almost immediately she heard rapid footsteps coming toward her room as Blake, Senka, and Iona came rushing with Blake holding Gambol Shroud close to her.

"Miss Rosa are you okay?" Iona asked but she didn't get an immediate response as she noticed what was happening to her. Iona slowly approached the side of the bed and sat at the end.

"Miss Rosa are-" Iona began but Rosa suddenly lunged at her but not in a threating way as she used her left arm to wrap herself around Iona like a safety net as she cried into her shoulder.

It was definately awkward for Iona seeing a grown women that she had seen battle Lectors henchman suddenly crying like a child that had a nightmare. Carefully Iona wrapped her arms around the older woman placing her left hand on the back of her head gently petting it as she gently shushing her.

"It's okay. Nothing is going to hurt you." Iona said calmly she could tell Rosa was muttering something but Blake was able to hear it.

"I'm so sorry Ruby. Tai, Raven, Yang. I'm so sorry." Rosa muttered as she cried into Ionas shoulder.

Now that did interest Blake but now wasn't the best time for that to question her. Ten minutes pass as Rosa finally stopped crying as she actually cried herself to sleep again as Iona carefully placed the women back on the bed though that didn't mean she was comfortable leaving her their.

"Let's get back to bed. Looks like she needs it more than we do." Senka said as she was about to leave the room.

"I... I think I'll stay with her tonight. You know to make her comfortable." Iona replied which stopped the two of them.

"You sure? Are you going to be able to sleep?" Blake asked.

"Yeah don't worry. You two go back to bed." Iona said with a smile.

Seeing that arguing with her would be pointless Blake and Senka returned to their proper rooms but Blake still wondered who this women really was considering she heard her muttering her partners name along with Yang and Raven. Tai she didn't know who he was but Blake was going to find out in the morning as she went back to sleep.

=RWBY=

Morning came back to Kuroyuri as the suns rays peered into Rosa's room. Rosa groaned as she turned to face away from the sun but figuring that she might as well get up as she removed the covers and sat up as she stretched her only arm. Her feet touched the floor as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes but something caught her eye as she looked toward the head of her bed and saw Iona sitting in a chair as she was still asleep.

Suddenly she remembered bits and pieces about what had happened last night as it was almost embarrassing for her. She remembered crying her eyes out on the girls shoulder and said girl comforting her.

"Did she... stay with me through the night?" She asked herself as she could help but feel responsible for waking her and the others last night. She figured that she'd change into her outfit before she woke up.

After about ten minutes she was finally changed when she heard some stirring coming from the chair as Iona had woken up from her sleep, stretching her arms letting out a audible pop as she let out a satisfied sigh before getting up from the chair. Iona immediately noticed Rosa was up and changed.

"Well morning sleepy head. Sleep good?" Iona asked.

"As good as I can." Rosa answered which Iona gave her a bright smile.

"Great. C'mon I'm sure their serving some breakfast." Iona replied as she was heading out.

"Wait!" Rosa called out to her making her stop and look back to her.

"Yes?" Iona questioned looking at her silver eyes.

"Um... thank you. For last night." Rosa replied. Iona simply smiled at this.

"Anytime. Now c'mon you look hungry." Iona said as she walked out of the room.

At first Rosa was going to put her hood up to cover herself from the sun but instead she went against the idea seeing that Iona and the other two have already seen her face and her eyes. Keeping her hood back she followed Iona outside where Blake and Senka and Norman were waiting.

"Ah I see you two are awake. Must be hungry. We're already preparing breakfast." Norman said.

"For the entire town. Are you sure that you've got enough for everyone?" Rosa asked.

Norman nodded "Yeah. I sent out a supply group yesterday toward Higanbana and they've just returned. The cooks are already preparing breakfast as we speak. After that we get back to working on the town. Theirs still buildings to finish but we've finally have a foundation. Iona's semblance was a big help getting the ground cleared for us." He said.

"Oh it was nothing. Though getting the water was the difficult part. The pipe looked like it was sealed tight. I'm not sure how but it looked like it was torched." Iona replied.

"How is that possible? I mean it's pretty basic that water beats fire but how can someone torch it shut while it was underwater." Senka questioned.

"My guess it must've been a plasma torch." Norman said which surprised them.

"A plasma torch? What is that?" Blake asked.

"Pretty much think a super charged torch that can torch anything even if it's underwater." Norman said.

"However they are rare to find and even rarer to find the correct dust to use." Rosa replied.

"Even so it must've been done on purpose so that we couldn't get any water in." Norman added.

"How about breakfast first then we can discuss what our next move should be." Iona said.

"Agreed." Blake added as they headed toward a small building where the villagers were gathering. Though when they got their they noticed Nyx was looking around trying to find someone but not having any luck.

"Hey Nyx everything okay?" Senka asked.

"No I can't find Luke. Have any of you seen him." Nyx asked with some worry in her voice.

"I don't think we have. Wasn't he with you last night." Norman asked his daughter.

"Yes but when I woke up this morning he was gone. I don't know where he is." Nyx said.

"I'm sure he's around here somewhere. It's not like he disappeared." Rosa replied.

However Norman had a different opinion "Actually it is rather abnormal for him to disappear like that. He's normally the first one up and working." Norman said.

"I'm sure we'll find him if we look. After breakfast cause I'm starving." Iona said as they headed toward breakfast however Blake was looking at Rosa rather strangely almost as if trying to put something together.

Their breakfast consisted of eggs, toast, and buttered toast on the side with a glass of milk. Even though their was little seating they made do with what was around them as some of them chose to sit on the steps of the houses that were finished or on large wooden boxes that were nearby.

For Rosa she decided to sit on one of the boxes that would at least be comfortable for her as she ate her food or at least trying to. Even with all the years she has been isolated and without an arm she still struggles with her left arm. Without her other arm she couldn't hold onto the plate in her lap so she opted to set it to her side where it would be easier.

As she was eating she saw Norman come toward her "Bit away from everyone are you." He said casually as he seemed to be finished with his meal for the day.

"Is that a problem." She said.

"Not at all really. Just thought you could use some company that's all." Norman replied.

"Do whatever you want." She simply said as he walked over and leaned next to the box she was sitting on.

"So... you said you were just passing through and yet your still here. Any reason what that is?" Norman asked.

Rosa only sighed trying to find the words to tell him something.

"Honestly... I'm not sure why I'm still here. I thought that I would be gone the next day but here I am. Because where ever I go... I usually don't stay long. I just keep on moving. First I'll be in Vacuo and next I'll be someplace else." Rosa replied.

"Hm... you said that you move around a lot but are sure that you aren't just running away." Norman replied which shocked her.

"What do you mean by that?" She asked.

"I've been around long enough to get a feel on someone when their hiding something. It seems to me that you're running away from something or is it someone." Norman replied.

Rosa was taken aback by this as she spoke "Look I don't need to be psycho analyzed okay. You don't know me or what I've seen." Rosa replied.

"Oh... so you're hiding... is that it." Norman added. This time Rosa didn't speak as she knew that he was correct. She was hiding. Hiding from the biggest threat that ever walked Remnant, hiding from her failures.

"I see. You don't have to talk about it if don't want to." He said as if understanding what she was feeling.

Rosa decided to change the subject as she noticed Nyx walking about.

"So is it just you two. Where's her mother?" Rosa asked.

He had a grave look on his face as he stared down at the ground. Immediately Rosa felt bad for asking that kind of question.

"She past many years ago. When Nyx was around seven. It was a disease that weren't prepared to combat at the time." Norman replied as he continued.

"It was a disease that attacks the bodies immune system and other parts of the body. She was dying slowly every day until she was bedridden. Nyx didn't know what was happening to her mother and it worried me. She didn't get better as the days went on though I remember the day before died a woman came knocking on our doorstep." Norman replied.

"A woman?" Rosa asked.

"Yes. Though she was cloaked and her face was obscured from my sight. She said that she had a way to save my wife from deaths door. However in my grief I turned down her offer. Though she was never angry with me in fact I think she smiled at what I said as she turned to leave the town." Norman continued.

"The next day... my dear Coco never woke up and we buried her." Norman finished.

"So it really only has been you and Nyx for quite a while huh." Rosa said.

"Yeah though I know that she's a fine women now and can make her own descisions. Though I wouldn't mind if she gave me a few grandkids so that I can spoil them." He smiled as was about to walk away but not before looking back at her.

"Hang on to those that are close to you. You never know when it'll be the last time you see them." Norman replied as he walked off as it was time for him to get to work. Rosa simply watched him walk away but still taking his words to heart.

=RWBY=

Meanwhile at the Red Hand hideout Luke was their talking with his brother Lector who wasn't all too happy about what he had heard.

"So your telling me that they somehow unsealed the pipe that was blocking all the water from getting into the town. How could you let something like that happen!?" Lector shouted.

"Oh sure and let me blow my cover you idiot. They'd be onto me in an instant considering that huntress that is with them." Luke countered.

"Don't tell me that your actually afraid of this woman are you? She only has one freaking arm!" Lector shouted.

"And yet she defeated you and several of you men as well. She is to not be trifled with." Luke added.

"Well then its a good thing that I have a plan of attack." Lector replied.

"Oh now this I have to hear." Luke said sarcastically as his brother brought out a map of the general area. A red circle that was deep in the forest was their current location and another red circle was where Kuroyuri is.

"Now we are here. Our original idea was to attack them head on but instead of doing that we'll surround them and attack them on all sides. Even with that huntress they won't have the man power to overcome such an assault from us and this time we are bound to find what we are searching for." Lector replied.

"Need I ask what we're looking for again?" Luke asked.

Lector went over to a book shelf and grabbed a book from it that read 'Articfacts of the Lost'.

He then opened it and began flipping through the pages before landing on a certain page of the book as he sat in front of Luke.

"A ring? That's what were looking for." He said unimpressed.

"Not just any ring dear brother. The Ring of Pride. This ring is to grant the wearer immense strength. It was said that is was worn by a tiger faunus during the Great War but was lost. The last known location is where Kuroyuri is currently. With this ring we can have a huge advantage in attacking Haven Academy." Lector replied.

"That is if we can find it." Luke pointed out.

"I'm sure that it is somewhere their in the village. You just have to find it." Lector replied.

"Now why don't you get back to town. Don't want them drawing any suspicions." He added as Luke left the base and began walking back to town and he was hoping that they could find this ring so that they could join their ally in destroying Haven Academy.

=RWBY=

Rosa was still thinking about the words that Norman told her as she stood by the trench as the water flowed by as she wondered what she was going to do next. For some reason something kept pulling her to stay their in the village and it wasn't just to help with restoring the town but it was more than likely helping a certain someone to control her powers.

Though she wasn't sure if that would be enough as she'd seen the darkness of the world all thanks of one woman that made her look at the world differently as her left hand clenched into a fist. Even now she wasn't sure if she wanted to fight in that war Ozpin had brought her and her teammates that long ago.

"Why didn't I just say no? Why did I chose to fight?" Summer muttered to herself.

"I think we both know the answer to that Sum. You wanted to help people and that's exactly what we're going to do." Qrow's voice said almost like a memory of an event played through her mind.

Though she heard footsteps coming behind her as on instinct swiftly pulled her weapon out, spun on her heel and pointed her gun at who was behind her.

"Whoa! Hey would you mind!?" Blake shouted putting her arms out in defense.

Seeing that it was only Blake she holstered her gun "You shouldn't approach someone from behind. I could've killed you." Rosa replied.

"Sorry about that." Blake apologized.

"Well what do you want? You obvisously came to find me for something right. Or do you have a question." Rosa replied.

"Actually their is something that's been bugging me. More importantly about you." Blake said.

Rosa remained stoic at this remark "Oh is their something about me that bugs you?" She asked.

"Just that you look like one of my classmates back at Beacon. The hair, the silver eyes, even your scent is about similar." Blake replied.

"Is that so?" Rosa said.

"Yes actually. You look just like an older Ruby. In fact she showed me a picture of her mom that looks just like you when she was an infant." Blake replied.

Rosa showed little surprise but she did remember having her picture taken with her daughter as she did smile a little bit from that as she turned away from Blake.

"She actually kept a picture of me." Rose muttered aloud until realizing that Blake could hear her even if she muttered.

"So... you are her aren't you." Blake said behind her. Rosa sighed as she had been caught as she turned to face Blake.

"Your Summer Rose... aren't you?" Blake asked.

Summer didn't speak for a moment before she looked directly at Blake as her silver almost piercing Blakes gold eyes.

"Yes... I'm Summer Rose. When did you put things together." Summer replied.

"During the night when you screamed. I got a good look at you and you reminded me of Ruby just by the color of your hair, then your eyes were another thing that was a give away. Finally you muttered something that sounded like an apology to Ruby." Blake added which made Summer flinch.

"I didn't think that anyone would've figured me out. Then again you are a Belladonna of course you would've figured me out." Summer sighed.

"How can you tell I'm a Belladonna? Is it that easy?" Blake asked.

"Well your almost a spitting image of Kali only thing missing are her big ears." Summer replied as she slightly chuckled remembering playing with her ears during the second year at Beacon.

"Then why are you hiding yourself? Hiding who you are?" Blake asked.

Summer sighed as she figured that this question was coming eventually "It... was my fault that my partner was killed." Summer said sadly.

"Your partner? What do you mean it's your fault?" Blake asked.

"It was a long time ago. Ruby was about three at the time and Yang would be about five. My team was called to handle a large amount of grimm heading toward Atlas. I would take us about a week to get their. We had Tai, Yangs father look after them while me, Raven, and... Qrow went to deal with the grimm. I knew it was a stupid idea to handle that many at a time but I didn't think about it." Summer started as she took a breath.

"Once we got their we we're given our orders to push them back. Everything was going smoothly until... she appeared." Summer said.

"She?" Blake asked.

"... Salem. A monster of pure evil. A darkness that will never rest until she gets what she wants." Summer replied.

"And what does she want?" Blake asked but Summer just shook her head.

"I'm not sure. When she appeared we fought her to the best of our abilities but... we were already beaten before we could even fight. Qrow tried to fight her but she killed him right in front of me and Raven. I'm not sure what happened next the only thing I felt was utter rage and I must've blacked out. When I woke up Salem was gone and so was my right arm." Summer replied.

"Though that doesn't answer why you were hiding yourself." Blake said.

"I hid because I made the one mistake a leader should never make. I couldn't keep my team safe. I failed them as a leader and a friend so I decided to hide myself away from the world. Maybe it be better off without me around." Summer admitted.

Blake couldn't believe what she was hearing. Summer ran away from her team, her family all because she couldn't deal with the death of one person. To be honest it pissed Blake off to no end. Sure Blake ran away from the White Fang after her sister supposedly died and even left her family but she fixed her problems and faced them head no matter what the consequences are and she always had the support of her friends with her.

Hearing this from Summer it made no sense that she was hiding for more than a decade made Blake mad as she clench her hands into fists. Without even a second thought Blake reeled a fist back and with all her might delivered a punch to the right side of Summer cheek sending the huntress to the ground.

Rubbing the spot where Blake hit her Summer got up from the ground.

"Okay what was that for?" Summer asked anger slowly rising from her.

"For you being a damn idiot that's what." Blake said a growl in her voice before she continued.

"So one of your teammates got killed and you blame yourself for it. You know something Summer everyone has to deal with that you know!" Blake shouted at the huntress.

"I was apart of a group of terrorists that wanted to kill humans for the way they were treating faunus and you know something it got my sister killed for it and I left my family for them!" She says continuing to shout.

She put a hand to her chest clutching some of her clothes "You screw up sometimes and yes somewhere down the line someone does get killed but that doesn't me you run and hide away from it." She continues looking straight at Summer.

"You deal with it. You face the problem head on and you learn so that no one else gets hurt instead of acting like a damn coward and running away." Blake took a breath and a moment to gather herself before she said more.

"Iona had to watch her best friend die in her arms. Even today she's still dealing with her death but you know something she's not doing. She's not running but instead she's here with me because I'm here to support her. She has these strange powers that she doesn't understand and yet she's not running away from it. She's fighting with everything that she has." Blake said before taking a breath as she continued.

"Yes it hurts when someone dies and the pain never really goes away but we don't let that stop us from living. Now what are you going to do? Are you going to hide yourself away again or are you going to stop running and live?" Blake said.

Summer looked away from the cat faunus unsure how to answer that but... she was right. What she was doing was being selfish. She wondered how her teammates were feeling. How Raven was feeling after she lost her brother. Though would it be worth it to or would her old team... and her daughter be wanting to see her again?

She looked back at Blake before coming to a decision "You know... you're just like your mother. It's time that I stop running." Summer replied.

"That's good to hear. And sorry for that punch I gave you." Blake said apologizing for hitting Summer.

"No don't be. Honestly I think I needed someone to knock some sense into me. For that I thank you." Summer replied.

"Your welcome. Also Senka wanted to talk to us saying that she found something in the water." Blake replied as Summer followed her as she wondered what Senka wanted to show them.

=RWBY=

Nyx was still waiting to see if her boyfriend Luke was around because she was getting rather worried about him given that anything could've happened to him.

"Still wondering about if he's okay huh?" Ionas voice said from behind her making her jump.

"Oh it's just you. Don't sneak up on someone you know." Nyx replied.

"Sorry about that. Is he still not back yet?" Iona asked.

"Yeah and I'm starting to worry. I wonder if any grimm got to him or he maybe hurt." Nyx said worryingly.

Iona put a hand on her shoulder to comfort her and so that she doesn't go into a panic.

"I'm sure that he's fine. Maybe he went to survey the area for any grimm and he took care of them." Iona said reassuringly.

Nyx took a deep breath to calm herself as she decided to change the subject "So what will you do after we deal with the Red Hand?" Nyx asked.

"I'm not sure. I want to be able to locate my teammates... well at least two of them since I know one of them was taken to Atlas. Plus we know that it was the White Fang and someone else that attacked Beacon so we don't know what they could do next." Iona answered.

"So you'll go after the White Fang. You don't even know where their base of operations is." Nyx said.

"Not exactly. Blake might have an idea of where they are." Iona replied.

"And you know this how?" Nyx questioned.

"She's... an ex-White Fang member. So she'll have an idea of where they could be." Iona replied.

"That... I didn't know." Nyx replied.

"Yeah... I don't want to get into it with her story and everything but she's past everything and I trust her." Iona added.

"Well if you trust her than I'll trust you on that." Nyx said.

Before Iona could say anything she saw someone walking into the village and to her surprise it was Luke that was walking toward them. Nyx immediately ran toward him and launched herself at him as he caught her.

"Where in the world did you go!? You had me worry when you weren't in bed." Nyx said.

"Sorry hun their was something I needed to take care of. Though did I miss anything?" Luke asked.

"No not really." Nyx said.

However Iona realized that their was something that she needed to mention to Nyx.

"Oh hey their was something that Senka found in the water that she wanted you to take a look at. Maybe figure out what it is." Iona replied.

"Alright I'll have a look at it." Nyx said in agreement as the two of them followed Iona to where Senka was at.

=RWBY=

After arriving back at the house Senka was their along with Norman apparently as everyone else showed up to see what Senka had found.

"So what's up girl? You said that you found something in the water. What is it?" Blake asked.

"Well it's rather strange that it would be there. Remember when Iona and Rosa brought the water back to the town. Their was something shining in the water." Senka said as she reached into her pouch and pulled out the object.

"And I found this." She finished showing them the ring.

"A ring? What's so special about it?" Iona asked.

"It does look rather unique with that tigers head. That emerald is also quite the gem." Nyx said complementing the ring.

However Summer saw it rather differently "That's not just any ring. That's the Ring of Pride." Summer replied which drew everyones attention.

"And you know this how?" Norman asked.

"I've read about magical objects called Artifacts. There are many of these artifacts throughout Remnant. This one has the power to give the wearer immense strength. Some say that it was worn during the Great War." Summer added.

"Then it must be quite the rare artifact. May I have a look at it?" Luke asked nicely holding out his hand. Senka nodded as she placed it in his hand.

He held it up to the light to get a better look at it as he examined it.

"Quite fasinating." Luke said as he decided to put it on his middle right finger. Almost immediately he felt a rush of power surging through him.

Summer felt her spine tingle a moment almost as if her huntress instincts were coming to her as something wasn't right.

"Maybe we should test it." He suddenly said as he glanced right at Blake. Before anyone could ask he suddenly charged at Blake punching her directly in the stomach as her eyes went wide from shock as the force of the punch sent her flying through the window as the glass shatter with the momentum made her body skip on the ground as she hit the side of one of the houses hard. Even though her aura took some of the blow she coughed up a bit of blood from the punch.

Nyx was completely shocked at what he just did as she was apalled by the act "Luke! What are you doing!? She's here to help us!" Nyx shouted.

That was when he showed his true colors as he pulled out a pistol from his back and put the barrel directly on her forehead.

"You don't get to make demands to me bitch." He said which made her freeze in place before he addressed the others in the room.

"Make one move and her brains will be splattered all over this place." Luke ordered as no one made a move.

"I trusted you Luke. Now you do this. Why?" Norman asked confusingly.

"Cause he's one of them. He's a Red Hand member right." Summer answered for him.

"Quite preseptive of you to figure that out. But enough talk. Here's what is going to happen. I'm going to be leaving with my little prize. If I see anyone of you so much as to follow me I will shoot to kill someone. I don't care who I shoot." Luke ordered.

"Okay... no one will follow you." Norman said nervously. Luke began to make his leave his gun still trained on Nyx who just stood their froze.

It was only once he was out the door was that Nyx dropped to her knees.

"H-He was going t-to kill me. I thought he was a good person." She said as tears were streaming from her eyes.

Summer decided to immediately go and check on Blake to see if she was alright.

"Looks like you were right about him. Something seemed off about him the moment we got here to Kuroyuri." Iona said to Senka.

"I figured as much. So that means we are definately going after him right." Senka replied.

"Even if we go after him he's probably out of the village by now. We won't be able to find him so quickly." Norman reminded.

"Well we can't do anything about that now and it's not like we can't track him. Plus we don't even know what he's planning on doing with the ring." Iona replied.

"Was their any sign that he was doing anything suspicious? Anything at all?" Iona asked.

Nyx simply shook her head "No. Not that I know of. All he would do was volunteer to handle any grimm that was in the area." Nyx replied.

"And he would volunteer everytime he got." Senka added.

"Yeah." Nyx confirmed.

"And just how long would he be gone?" Iona asked.

Nyx wracked her mind a moment as if to recall something "I think he was gone no more than an hour at best." Nyx replied.

"Doesn't that seem suspicious to you. It took Blake thirty minutes to find where the kids were and the same time to get back. Was their anything else?" Senka asked.

"Well... their was this chest in the room we shared that he didn't want open. I think it's still their." Nyx asked.

"Then let's check it out." Norman replied as the four of them headed toward his room and hoped that they might find some answers to what was going on before things got out of control.


F3: And that's chapter 12. Looks like things are starting to get intense and Nyx found out the hard way about her boyfriend. Wonder what else will happen. Let me know in the comments of how this story is going and don't forget to follow and favorite this story for updates. With that said this is Fireuser3 and I'm out.