A.N. Okay, so I got some kinda bad news. I'm thinking of ending this story.
This whole thing was an experiment to test what daily uploads were like, even limited to short chapters less than 500 words. I'm not just gonna suddenly drop this though, and I'll try to nudge my way towards a somewhat satisfying ending. That means this might end in 10, 15, or even 30 chapters later so don't worry about this suddenly stopping all of a sudden.
That's said, enjoy the chapter.
Chapter 78 - After the Attack
Rory's memories of the next few days after he revived were fuzzy.
Somehow, he managed to escape with Cinder and Metis hiding him from the Belladonnas and Velvet. The duo apparently hid him, because to the White Fang he was officially dead. Rory probably could've made an excuse and said that they used a body double or something, but honestly he'd rather just wash his hands of his involvement with the White Fang. He'll help out in the shadows, but he won't act so openly anymore.
That said, the White Fang are now officially on the opposite side of the law. The Atlas Military is now stomping out the few protests held in other parts of the Kingdom while the White Fang continues to spread the word of the brutal deaths of Tukson and the Ambassador.
Rory is dead, officially.
"Welp, time to get used to my new identity." This was, after all, not the first time Rory died. He had managed to hold on to his Aurora identity for a few years before he needed to change, and now it was just another name that he needed to get used to.
"It's still weird to call you that," Metis commented while looking at the vanilla folder containing the papers that would support his new name.
"Don't worry. You can call me whatever you want when it's just us."
He still wasn't used to the idea that Metis was his kid. Currently, the two of them had a relationship not dissimilar to that between him and Cinder. Right now, he had no jobs he could do since his identity was no longer usable. At most, he can still work with the criminal elements in Vale as long as he made sure only a select trusted few knew of his existence. So for the next few years, he had nothing to do.
Maybe he'll spend that time learning to bond with Metis. Or maybe he'll stay around Cinder more and live at Salem's base. Who knows.
"Hey, why don't we go and see what Cinder is doing now? Okay, Metis?"
"Yeah, let's go Rudy!"
Rudolph Rowan, or Rudy for short. Hm, he'll have to get used to that now.