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"I beg your pardon?" Latune looked like someone had just told her that something that she thought was the absolute truth was false. That kind of look of incredulity that you would have if you were told that you were adopted for example.
It was understandable, she had just heard something that she just did not understand, she knew nothing about what they had just said and it sounded unbelievable.
"It means that you have the power to feel and, with training, manipulate, the Force." Wayle started giving a form of explanation, but it did little to ease Latune's confusion.
"The Force..." She raised an eyebrow. "I have never heard about something like that."
"It is a power much like your Aura, except instead of coming from inside you, it permeates all living things." Wayle continued his explanation as best he could, to be honest he did not expect her to believe him at all. "And rocks, but they can also be considered living I suppose." He quickly added.
"It… What..?" Latune gaped like a fish on dry land.
"It's all over the place, in all things, connecting all." Amara spouted an explanation of her own. "Except for the Grimm, that is kind of unsettling really."
"So you mean to say that the uneasy feeling I get from the Grimm is because of this sensitivity?" Latune quickly latched onto the one thing that she could properly relate to.
"Yes, I am quite frankly amazed by your ability to fight them all things considered, most Force Sensitive would probably run or be too discomforted by the Grimm to actually fight them, it would take either discipline or just being used to wrongness for most." Wayle looked somewhat thoughtful.
"Assume I believe your story, what proof do you have?" Latune looked careful, trying to discern the truth of the matter.
"Latune, I just reached into your very being with my mind. If that is something that is possible with Aura then I would very much like to know that." Wayle looked both slightly annoyed and slightly concerned.
"That… I don't think it's possible but with the wide variety of Semblances out there…" Latune trailed off uncertainly.
"I see, and do you believe that that was a Semblance? Do you truly believe that that was the work of a Semblance?" Wayle questioned her.
"No… It felt… different, just like with that electricity you both… Oh." Latune suddenly looked up in realisation. "That was the Force, wasn't it?" She looked somewhat dizzy.
"Yes, that was something achieved with the power of the Force."
"Then what else can it do?" Latune looked somewhat terrified.
"So much more you wouldn't even believe it…" Wayle suddenly had an amused smirk on his face. "So much more…"
-Break—
Wayle had ended up spending the night with Amara and Latune after they had been discharged from the infirmary, much to the former's amusement and the latter's chagrin. Wayle himself found it to be annoying enough, although it would not be the first time he and Amara spent a night in the same room, or bed for that matter.
This of course had led to a rather interesting and awkward night and morning, and it was with great relief that he got to go for breakfast. He saw team RWBY, Weiss just looked away with a "Hmph" while Blake looked a bit torn, Ruby looked really confused and Yang just pinched the bridge of her nose.
It was both amusing and a bit troubling at the same time, and that indecisiveness annoyed Wayle more than anything else at that moment. Except for possibly realising that sitting with team RWBY kept the crowd away…
It had decreased a bit, although it also seemed to have gained new members, so it balanced out to only a small decrease. All in all, he had apparently become one of the most discussed topics in school, despite having been close to such status for a while. He supposed it didn't help that he had been seen in the company of Amara, who at least also seemed to have gained a bit more attention than she was comfortable with.
Wayle smiled a bit at that before he turned to thought, these people sure were carefree to have time for such things, in the Academy no one really had the time to behave like that. More like, those who did were not long for this world. He honestly wasn't sure if it was a good or bad thing.
He did at least manage to finish his breakfast before heading out of the dining hall, noting along the way that they had already fixed the roof after Yang's exit and re-entrance during the food fight. The memory drew a slight chuckle. In normal circumstances he might not have found any amusement, but in this case Yang had been just fine and the whole thing had just been so absurd that it was kind of funny.
It was after having gotten out that he saw team RWBY head out in a new set of outfits accompanied by Sun and Neptune. While he realised that they would not appreciate his assistance under the circumstances he still felt that he should at least keep an eye on them. After all, he did see trouble on the horizon for them.
So he set of, keeping his distance and activating Cloak while surveying the surroundings, making sure to keep an eye on them at the same time.
-Break—
They had split up, Ruby and Weiss had headed for the large tower that housed the central communications network hub, where they had then been split after they encountered Penny. Yang and Neptune had been harder to keep track of as they had Yang's bike, but ultimately he managed to find them entering some kind of club. Finally Blake and Sun had been moving about in town, seemingly looking for something.
Wayle had followed them the most for some reason, part because he felt that they were the ones who were going to get into trouble, and because he felt an odd sense of jealousy towards the monkey tailed Faunus.
It was after a while of searching that they finally stopped by a pillar with claw marks on it, the same found on the emblem of the White Fang, not only that, but he also saw a Faunus man accepting other Faunus into a nearby warehouse.
Blake untied her ribbon and they entered the warehouse as well.
'Information gathering? Is that what they are up to?' Wayle came to the only conclusion that made sense to him in this situation.
Following, he managed to sneak in through another entrance that, while guarded, was still open. The guards only confirmed his suspicion about the place, they were White Fang soldiers.
He snuck into a large open space where several people were gathered. The crowd was divided into two halves, one was White Fang soldiers, the other he could only assume where either new recruits or civilian members. Judging by the fact that Sun and Blake had managed to get in amongst them, they were most likely new recruits.
Before them were a stage where a man in a different uniform and mask stood. Wayle assumed he was important. Behind him was a large drape bearing the White Fang's symbol, hiding a large droid like machine bearing their marking as well. Around the room were walkways were White Fang soldiers patrolled. All in all, it looked less like a meeting of activists and more like a military rally.
Wayle himself were observing from part of the walkways, draped in his Cloak and having used Mind Trick to make sure the nearest guard paid no heed to his presence, after all, he couldn't hide his smell or the sound he made.
"Thank you all for coming." The man up on the stage started speaking, his voice carrying in a way that hinted at military experience. "For those of you who are joining us for the first time tonight, allow me to introduce a very special comrade of ours."
As the man spoke, a familiar figure appeared on the stage, Roman Torchwick. He was still out of sight for the crowd, but not for long.
"I can assure you, he is the key to obtaining what we have fought for so long."
At this Roman walked out into plain view, garnering cheers from the regulars.
"Thank you, thank you. Please, hold your applause." The orange-haired man spoke up.
They weren't applauding though?
"What's a human doing here!?" A random Faunus with split horns shouted.
'Oh, if only she knew.' Wayle smirked.
"I'm glad you asked Deerie. Now, I'll be the first to admit. Humans, are. The. Worst." Roman responded enthusiastically, emphasising the part about humans. "Case in point." He raised his hand slightly at that comment, indicating himself.
'Self-deprecation, eh? A surprisingly effective rhetorical tool most certainly.' Wayle mused a bit about the man's speaking style. He was charming, he had to give him that much.
"So, I understand why you would love to see us all locked away or… better yet, killed." The man continued, completely unaffected by the random shouts originating from the crowd. "But, before the claws come out, I'd like to mention the fact that you and I all have a common enemy: the ones in control, the people pulling the strings, the dirty, rotten humans that run our kingdoms!"
It seemed that he was gaining support, even amongst the newcomers, as a number of affirmative shouts could be heard.
"Government, military, even the schools, they're all to blame for your lot in life!" Roman counted up on his fingers as he laid the blame before finishing by punching the air before him. "And they're all pests that need to be dealt with. Fortunately, I'm the best exterminator around." He started pacing to the left before turning back towards the crowd. "No offense to any rodents in the room."
The man certainly knew how to talk, that much was plain to see. Then he snapped his fingers and the drape was pulled back, revealing the weapon behind. The cheering intensified slightly at the sight as applause filled the hall.
"As some of you might have heard, this right here…" He tapped the machine. "is Atlas' newest line of defence against all the scary things in the world. And thanks to my… 'employer', we managed to snag a few before they, uh, hit the shelves."
'Employer? He is working for someone…? No, that much is easy enough to guess. The question is… who?' The implications slightly disturbed Wayle, especially if that was, as Roman claimed, a state of the art weapon that had yet to become widely distributed.
"Now, many of your brothers have already moved down to our new operation in the southeast. If you'd rather stay within the city… that's fine… but if you're truly ready to fight for what you believe in, this is the arsenal I can provide you. Any… questions?" As he finished his speech, chanting and cheering could be heard from the crowd.
'Calling the current White Fang militant is like calling Grimm aggressive! An incredible understatement! These guys are not preparing for a revolt. They are preparing for war.' Wayle knew now that something was going to happen soon, something big, and it would be a crying shame not to make use of that to further his standing with the greater power. A wicked grin appeared on his face, causing the poor guard to shiver for no apparent reason.
"Would all new recruits please come forward?" As the cheering and chanting continued, the man that Wayle assumed to be some kind of Lieutenant spoke up again.
As the new recruits started walking forward, Sun and Blake hung back, letting them pass while looking slightly unwilling. A sense of relief came over Wayle, although he didn't know why.
As Roman walked back to lean on one of the legs of the machine, Wayle noticed the odd girl that had been there all along, she was also human, although she had an odd hair colour, half brown and half pink with streaks of white. She wore a white jacket and brown pants with what appeared to be a black corset underneath. Around her neck hung a number of necklaces.
Suddenly, as Roman caught sight of, and recognised, Blake and Sun, her brown eyes met his. She should not have been able to see him, nor did she, but it still seems that she had noticed him. He knew that Cloak was far from perfect, but he never expected someone from this world to notice him while he was using it. Also, when did her left eye become pink…?
That was when a gunshot rang out and everything went dark. He could hear Roman shouting: "Don't let them get away!" shortly followed by Blake's voice shouting: "Sun, the window!" finishing up with a shout of: "Stop them!"
Wayle could hear the sounds of something mechanical starting up, most likely the weapon he saw earlier. He started running, quickly getting out of a door and leaping up on the roof. Shortly thereafter one of the windows shattered as Blake and Sun leapt out of it, starting to run away as best they could.
Then the wall below it burst as the droid, machine, weapon crashed through it, immediately giving chase somehow managing to keep up with the two of them.
Wayle was just about to give chase when his danger sense set off and he instead rolled to the side as an umbrella swung by. It would only barely have hit, indicating that the assailant didn't quite know where he was.
Unfortunately it would be difficult for him to properly get away as the girl seemed to be able to at least figure out his relative position. So instead of devoting some of his power to maintaining the Cloak, he instead lifted it, revealing him.
"To think that there was someone here that could see through that power… I am impressed." Wayle spoke out to his opponent.
She remained silent as she looked at him, before giving a mysterious smile and lunging forward with a kick.
Wayle dodged it and slashed out with his sword as he drew it but his attack was cartwheeled away from. She was agile and graceful, he had to give her that much.
He pressed the attack, lunging with his sword. She parried it with her umbrella and spun about, trying to hit him in return. He rolled underneath it as an idea formed in his head. Reaching out with the Force to spin the Dust chamber, he selected the light-blue one before stabbing the sword into the roof, causing spikes of ice to shoot out, forcing his opponent to dodge and blocking her view of him.
Then he used the Force to shatter it, destroying the roof and filling the air with fragments of ice and water vapour, blinding the girl. By the time she could see again he was long gone…
Author's notes: And off we go! I'm sorry if there are more mistakes than usual or if it seems a bit awkward at times, but you try writing a story with a cold. Anyway, I'm also sorry for having more, just parroting cannon, although I at least try to put something more in there as well. So what do you feel? Was it good? Bad? Okay? Just so in-between that you have nothing to say? Please, no matter which it is review, it really helps. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed and that you have a nice day.
