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A month or two had passed. Of course, not much had happened. The White Fang sat back and waited while it's resources builded, thanks to Roman. Jayden was on Adam's side in this matter. He didn't hate humans, but he hated Roman. And much like Adam, he couldn't just ignore the benefits of working with him
This wasn't the only thing on his mind however. He also thought about Yang's offer. Jayden is tempted, however it would have to wait for an official answer. That would probably come when Yang and Blake left, which wasn't long
The White Fang recently got word that a SDC train would passing through the Forever Fall forest. It was so conveniently close to the White Fang encampment that even Louis was saying it had to be a trap. Jayden very much agreed with him, however, it was too good of an opportunity to lose
Jayden did still have that strange woman in his mind. She came by not even 2 hours ago demanding that we join her cause. And though Jayden was passive, he still agreed that he wouldn't be taking that offer
Still, Jayden had a job to focus on. And so, with that, he shoved whatever side thoughts he had in his head to the back of his mind
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Jayden watched as Yang stretched and popped her various joints
"I figured I should let you know, Blake and I are leaving this mission." Yang said to Jayden, who popped his own neck
"I kinda knew since this is probably one of the best missions to leave the White Fang since you have a fast method of transportation. And all you have to do is separate the caboose between the carts to separate yourselves from Adam and I." Jayden replied
"So, you're staying with him?" Yang asked
"... Well... I haven't decided. But, I think I might... And it's not that I don't wanna go with you, but it's the fact that my brother and I promised each other to stay by each other's side. Since we're all that remains of the Taurus family, we have to look out for one another." Jayden told her, causing her to go silent. Jayden stood up, however, and motioned Yang to come with him
"Come on. We still have one last mission to do together."
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Jayden stood by a cliff surrounded by red forests and grass the color of blood. He had his eyes closed, just feeling the energy all around him. People who had their Auras unlocked had this feeling, but not to the intensity of Adam, Jayden, or even Yang, as Jayden learned. He believed it something to do with their semblances since they shared a common factor, which was being able to absorb energy
Granted, Jayden and Adam's semblances worked differently. For example, Jayden could use whatever stored up energy he had in his body/sword to send out a powerful punch/slash or create clones without wasting as much Aura as Adam would. And Adam's only allowed energy to be used through objects, but it didn't matter if the object didn't take as much damage as the previous object Adam was using
But Jayden figured their semblances were similar enough to feel the raw energy coursing through nature and other people
Without fail, it gave Jayden goosebumps. It was a jarring experience, from the day Jayden unlocked his semblance to now. Jayden almost felt overwhelmed by the energy running through the earth, but in a good way. And it felt different too. Instead of being a vibrating shockwave like normal energy, it felt sporadic. Almost like it was... alive
"Meditating?" Jayden heard Adam ask, knocking him out of his meditation and causing him to open his eyes. Jayden wasn't sure when he sat down, only that he wasn't before he started to feel the energy around him
"I was, until you came along." Jayden said, standing up and facing his brother when he finished his sentence. "Are we ready?"
"Yes, we are. Blake and Yang need to be informed though." Adam answered as he walked to his brothers side and looked over the edge
"I'll go let them know." Jayden said as he walked off
Adam still looked over the edge of the cliff while never once moving an inch
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It took a minute, but Jayden eventually found them and let them know it was time to ready
They hurried back to Adam, knowing that the train was coming soon. And almost immediately as they got there, the train arrived
"Speak of the devil." Yang said before she jumped down
"Well, I would say 'may the best man win' but we both know that's me Adam." Jayden said as slowly backed off the edge
"Clearly you mean me, little brother!" Adam yelled as he jumped down after Jayden
"Ugh, here we go." Blake said boringly as she jumped down last
Jayden, while falling, quickly repositioned himself so he would slide down the cliff to slow him down and not just crash into the train full force and break his Aura before he could do anything. Jayden also slammed Bloom into the side of the cliff to build up energy before the fight that would inevitably happen
As Jayden neared the train, he jumped of the side of the cliff while pulling Bloom out of it. Jayden spun in the air before jamming Bloom into the train, effectively stopping his fall and slowing him down so he wouldn't fall off the train
Jayden watched Yang roll as she landed. Blake and Adam did the same thing as Jayden did. With one swift motion, Jayden sheathed Bloom in Scatter and ran towards the nearest hatch that would let them inside the train
Adam quickly cut the lock off the hatch and opened it and re-sheathed Wilt to the point where you couldn't even see it
"Show off." Jayden scoffed as he jumped down into the train
Jayden landed on the hard metal floor and looked around. Sure enough, it was a room full of the AK-130s. Jayden laid his hand on Bloom as the other three landed on the ground next to him
"Well, would you look at that? A room full of robots who wanna kill us." Jayden said as he stood up
"Stop being so dramatic." Yang said as she readied Ember Celica
"Ah fine. Ruin my fun." Jayden muttered as the robots powered up
Jayden watched them get into a position where they circled the group. Jayden knew it wouldn't do much since they all had a great synergy with each other and could just take one side, but still, he chose to be cautious
"Intruder. Identify yourself." One spoke loudly
Jayden took his hand off of Bloom and shot it out of Scatter. Turns out, Adam had the same idea as not even a second later, Jayden heard the rapport of Blush shooting Wilt out of it
Jayden quickly ran up and grabbed Bloom out of the air and sliced the AK in half, then cut it right down the middle, effectively splitting it into four pieces before it even had the chance to react. The metal hit the ground with a loud ringing noise and not shortly after, the sound of Jayden's blade locking into Scatter could be heard
The AKs all looked to each other before transforming their arms into a variety of weapons
Jayden quickly deflected one's attack into the ground with Scatter before cutting it in half with Bloom. Jayden blocked another strike before flipping backward. A blade came at Jayden, which was promptly parried. Jayden kicked that AK into the air and jumped up to it before cutting it into pieces in a single second. Jayden flipped him self around so he'd land on his feet when he hit the ground
He observed how they tried to overwhelm him so they could take him out quickly. Jayden started to use this to his advantage by getting into positions where if an AK swung at him, it'd destroy another AK. Jayden quickly dispatched his group and looked over at Yang, who was managing
Jayden, still deciding to take the pressure off her, sent an energy wave that way before rushing and slicing an AK in half. Jayden turned around with Scatter in hand and shot one behind him in the face before shooting another AK sneaking up on Yang
Yang punched the AK in front of her into the ground before spinning and kicking another away. Yang sent a slug from Ember Celica at one, causing it to fall to the floor. Yang heard a clang on the floor behind her and looked back
She saw Jayden pointing Scatter at an AK that was on the ground. Yang made her way over to Jayden and got back to back with him
"Thanks for the help, but I could've handled it." Yang said to Jayden as they watched the AKs with a close eye
"Perhaps, but still better safe then sorry. Besides, you really thought I'd let you have all the fun?" Jayden asked
"Well, when you put like that, I suppose it can't be helped." Yang said as she grinned and loaded another round of shells into Ember Celica
"Then, let's get to it." Jayden said as he fired Bloom out of Scatter and ran towards an AK
Yang chuckled and dashed towards the one in front of her. Jayden cut one in half before slicing the one behind him in two. Jayden sheathed Bloom and waited for the blades of one to come down on him. Sure enough, the AK in front of him swung at him. Jayden parried the blow by unsheathing Bloom in a way that deflected it upward
Jayden brought Bloom down on it's head, cutting it half. Jayden re-sheathed Bloom and flipped away. When he came to a stop, however, an AK was about to hit him. Jayden, thinking quickly, pulled the trigger on Scatter, causing Bloom to start flying out of it. However, before Bloom was able to fully leave Scatter and hit the AK, Jayden grabbed Bloom's hilt and began the motion to cut it in half. What this did was essentially cut his draw time to that of less than a second
Jayden quickly turned around and deflected a blade that was about to come crashing down on him. He looked in the reflection of his blade to see if anything was behind him, which was an AK with it's arms turned into guns pointing at him
Jayden cartwheeled out of the way, causing the bullets to tear the AK that was in front of him to shreds. Jayden sliced that AK in half before sheathing Bloom
Jayden looked around and noticed none were left. He ran after Adam and Blake, which were going ahead. Yang followed, eager to get into the next fight. However, before they made their way to Adam and Blake, they were surrounded
"You know, I know they're robots, but you'd think they'd stop after getting demolished like that." Jayden said as he got back to back with Yang
"I don't very much mind as long as it's fun." Yang replied as she kept her guard up
"Yeah, well, I guess that's true." Jayden said before charging at one of them. Yang did the same not soon after
Jayden wasted no time, however. He was a blur of black and red as he cut each and every single AK near him. Jayden flicked Bloom down towards the ground to get anything that may have dirtied his blade that could be cleaned off right there. Jayden spun his blade around before slowly sheathing his blade, causing every AK around him to fall apart
Jayden shook his head to make all the sweat come out of his hair. Without words, Jayden signaled Yang to watch their backs as he walked into the room Blake and Adam were in
"So, it's all here?" Jayden asked as he walked in the room
"Yes, every single bit." Adam answered as he closed a crate. "This is perfect. Blake, move up to the next car. Jayden and I will set the charges."
"What about the crew members?" Blake asked
"What about them?" Adam threw back in a harsh tone
"Adam, the-." Jayden got cut off as the spider droid landed on the floor with a massive clang
Jayden quickly unsheathed a portion of his blade, allowing it to show the red. He watched as Adam started to walk forward, totally unphased by this alteration to their plan
"Adam." Blake called out. Unfortunately, the spider droid started firing at him
Jayden quickly got in front of Adam and absorbed a few energy blasts before Adam moved to it's side. Blake rushed it head on, only to be hit in response. Jayden watched Adam attack it so it wouldn't have the chance to hurt Blake, but he also got hit
Jayden rushed in, grabbed Blake, and retreated, getting her to safety
"We need to get out of here." Blake said as Jayden set her down. Both Jayden and Adam laid their hands on their respective blades
Almost on cue, the robot started to combine it's weapons and fired un Jayden, Adam, and Blake again, only this time, it was a much more powerful beam instead of a blast
Jayden numbly recalled flying by Yang as they were blasted out of the room
"Buy us some time!" Adam yelled at Blake and Yang
"Are you sure?" Blake asked in response
"Do it!" Adam yelled again as he laid a hand on Wilt. Only this time, he began to glow. Jayden did the same once he stood up
Jayden watched Yang and Blake dance around it and hit it from all angles, not allowing the time for it to gain it's bearings and hit them. At the end of their combo, Yang and Blake sprung backwards toward them to avoid the desperate blasts it started throwing out. Blake and Yang landed in front of them
The spider droid did the same thing and combined all it's guns again and started charging up for an energy beam
"Move!" Adam yelled
The beam came crashing down on Jayden and Adam, who both absorbed the blast. The world turned black for the smallest of seconds as the spider droid jumped at them. Jayden jumped over it and as he was falling behind it, Jayden clicked his blade from the sheathe and went to swing, almost at the same time as Adam
The world turned red, causing only the red features on Adam and Jayden to flourish. The spider droid disintegrated into wilting rose petals
Jayden landed on the train floor and sheathed Bloom. Adam did the same, allowing the world to fade back into it's normal colors. Adam turned around and ran towards Blake and Yang, who were on a separate car that lead to the front of the train
Adam held his hand out as Blake pulled Gambol Shroud from her back
"Goodbye." Blake said as she cut the caboose connecting the two train cars. Yang looked at Jayden, who looked at Adam before giving her answer
Jayden mouthed 'I'm sorry' to Yang, who slightly nodded in understanding
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It had been a few hours afterwards. Jayden was still worried about his brother. Some of the only people to treat him as family left him, and he still hadn't said a word
Jayden was cleaning and sharpening Bloom as well as inspecting it for cracks. It may have held it's edge really well and was nigh impossible to break with Aura flowing through it, but it still had it's limits. And the blade certainly wasn't going to clean it's self. Jayden had taken apart Scatter and cleaned it's individual parts as well
Right as Jayden finished cleaning his weapons, though, his tent was opened up by Lou, who was looking really nervous and scared. This shocked Jayden because he wasn't typically an easy man to move
"Uhh, Jayden?" Lou called out, which was also strange because Lou mostly called Jayden Jay
"What is it Lou?" Jayden asked as he looked at the opening of his tent
"Adam wanted to see you. B-but I think that it can wait till your done with whatever it is your doing." Lou said as he kept in the entryway
"No, it's fine. I just finished anyway." Jayden said as he stood up and sheathed Bloom in Scatter before hooking it to his hip. "I was going to see Adam anyway, so thanks for the reminder. Also, what are you so nervous about? You know I don't care if you interrupt me." Jayden asked
"It's not you I'm worried about. It's Adam." Lou said as he moved out of the way
"Ahh, I understand now. Anyway, I better get going. Thanks for letting me know, Lou." Jayden said as he walked
As he walked away, he barely made out the words Lou had uttered
"I'm not so sure you should be welcome."
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"Adam, talk to me. What did you want?" Jayden asked for the tenth time in a row
Adam had been silent ever since Jayden had arrived. He could've sworn Adam was doing this on purpose
"Alright fine. Come get me when your willing to talk." Jayden said, giving up
"Tell me, what do you know about Yang and Blake leaving?" Adam asked
"Uhh... where'd that come from? Ah, nevermind. I don't know a thing. I'm just as surprised as you are." Jayden lied
"Are you sure?" Adam asked
"Absolutely. Look, why would I lie to you about this?" Jayden asked after he lied
"There were a lot of reports of you and Yang going out and talking about some things. I guess they weren't related. See you tomorrow brother." Adam said as he stood up straighter
"Uhh... okay? See you tomorrow then." Jayden said as he turned around and went to walk out the main tent
"Is what I would say if I didn't have evidence against you. As well as me being stupid." Adam added on to his previous sentence
"What do you mean?" Jayden asked seriously as he narrowed his eyes behind the black Grimm mask
"What I mean is that I have eye witness reports of you and Yang talking about leaving the White Fang. Not to mention this hand written note from Yang in your quarters." Adam said as he raised the note to show to Adam
"Adam, I never planned to leave the White Fang." Jayden said as he held his left hand up
"Save your breath. It'll be useful for when you can convince people you need the money more." Adam said as he pushed Jayden out of the tent
"As leader of the White Fang's Vale cell, I accuse Jayden Taurus of accessory to desertion and betrayal! He is banished from the White Fang!" Adam yelled for all the camp to hear
"Adam-."
"Don't 'Adam' me! You had your chance and you wasted it. Now get out of here before I kill you." Adam cut Jayden off and unsheathed Wilt
Jayden stood still before taking off the black White Fang mask, showing everyone in the camp his deep blue eyes for the first time except for Lou
"I remember when this organization started. Adam and I were happy to be apart of something that would help the faunus more than hurt them. I'm glad to see y'all still wanna help the faunus, but now I see that your views are flawed." Jayden said softly until the last sentence
Jayden crushed the mask in his hands, allowing the black dust to fly in the air. Jayden turned to walk away
"Wait!" Lou yelled out
"You got a problem, lieutenant?!" Adam yelled at Lou
"I would like to say a few things regarding my friend." Lou said as he laid a hand on Jayden's shoulder
"Make it quick." Adam said
"Jayden is a good man. He has done nothing but look out for faunus even before the day I met him. He made sure we were well taken care of and even when we would've killed hundreds, he showed us diplomacy can work. He's the best man I've ever met. He is my brother." Lou said as he took of his mask. "So if he leaves, I'm leaving too!" Lou said as he threw the mask to the ground
Lou waited for anyone else to join them, but no one did
"Fine then. Both Louis Grey and Jayden Taurus are banished. Now leave before I kill you." Adam said
And with that, Jayden and Lou left the White Fang and never came back
Woo-hoo. Another chapter today. I figured I might as well have did this first before I started working on the Devil May Cry story. I really hope y'all will like that one because I'm really loving DMC right now
Also, I was today years old when I learned that the AK in the AK-130s and 200s meant Atlesian Knight
Anyway, love y'all and see ya later!
