A/N:

Hey guys, I'm back at it again!

So, you most likely read this chapter already, but actually, I redid the fight scenes.

So again, I can't believe in such a short time, so many people would read it.

Thank you guys really.

I hope you enjoy :)

Disclaimer: I do own RWBY. Rooster Teeth does.

(You know, I'm just going to say this stuff, so nothing bad happens.)

Chapter 2

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Ambush

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Two children born to a Human father, Umber, and a Faunus mother, Bianca, in a small village in the Kingdom of Mistral, Ivory and her sister Ebon. They were somewhat content with their lives, despite the less than the good company of the surroundings. Innocence protecting them, Ebon and Ivory had little understanding of just how cruel the world was. The two girls were close near inseparable, and spent a vast amount of time with one another, playing and training and everything else one could possibly think of. The two of them couldn't be happier.

Unfortunately, life wasn't willing to leave them alone. When Ivory was 11 and Ebon was 12, they both had been left alone with their mother as her father went for the day for business, as was routine. What started out as a typical day, however, quickly spiraled downward as her family was attacked and robbed by some of the unsavory people they dared to call their neighbors, and was forced to watch as the perpetrators struck he mother and knocked her sister unconscious. It wasn't long before the intruders turned on Ivory, and began mercilessly tormenting the young girl. She was sure she wouldn't make it, though, ready to entirely give in, but was saved as Ebon, in a fit of rage, managed to strike one of the intruders, though Ebon was knocked right back to the ground.

Holding on to each other, the two were waiting to meet the same state as their mother but were saved by a somewhat unexpected person. A hunter who had been in the area managed to drive away the intruders but left almost immediately after, having noticed the girl's father returning. To this day, Ebon and Ivory still think of the man, endlessly curious as to who he was. Ivory's mother had survived but was in a near catatonic state.

Nearly a year later, Bianca was still in bad shape, remaining in a catatonic state. Still, her family continued to cling to the hope that she would one day recover, however unlikely it would be. Ivory refused to give up on her mother, sticking through and praying for some sort of miracle. The young girl spent almost all of her off-time training or by her mother's side, determined to do her best to protect her family, as she had failed to do beforehand. She desperately wanted to be a stronger person for when her mother came to once more.

At least, everyone but Ebon continued to hope. In reality, Ebon knew that her mother was never going to recover, and that waiting and watching for some sign of hope went against everything her mother would have wanted. Her younger sister was too young in Ebon's eyes to see what had happened really, and Umber was merely clinging to Ideals. Recalling previous conversations with Bianca about situations like this, about living without truly "living," and after much arguing of this situation with her father, it was seen as best if Bianca was to be put to a final rest.

Feeling the failure of not being able to protect her mother or family, Ebon took her mother's life into her own hands, ending it in the presence of her father. The truth never went beyond those two and Ivory was lead to believe that their mother had finally succumbed to the damage done to her by the men who attack her. This was still only the beginning of the family tragedy.

Unfortunately, Ivory would never get to show her mother her improved state. Soon, Ebon came to Ivory with the horrible news: their mother had finally passed. It was a devastating blow to the young girl. She felt so lost and confused without her mother, not even entirely sure how to function. She always questioned why this had happened, replaying events in her mind, looking for some sort of answer in the painful memories. It was then that hate began to fester within her. A hatred for humans, based on what she believed was a pure hate crime towards her Faunus family. One she could not repress, and one that would soon lead to a conflict that would drive the sisters away from each other.

Shortly after their mother's death, the family moved from Mistral to Vacuo in an attempt to escape the dangers of Mistral, where Ebon would meet and befriend a young man by the name of Beau. Unfortunately, this did not fix much for the family. The sisters had a major falling out. Ivory was blaming the attackers for their Mother's death, that it was a crime dealing with hate towards the Faunus, utterly oblivious to the fact that there was a Faunus in the group that had attacked the small family. Also, the fact that the group had no way to know that the two young girls were also Faunus themselves, given that their traits were hidden at the time of the attack.

Not having the heart to tell her sister the truth of what happened to their mother, Ebon was forced to watch as her sister took off, bound for revenge against humans of all kinds. Feeling the loss of her mother and her sister, Ebon had begun to sink into a depression, one which her father had taken note of. To help give Ebon more faith, he took it upon himself to finally reveal more truths to Ebon.

Her father admitted that he was, in reality, her step-father. Her actual father, Ash, had died from a disease years before. The second truth: the fact that Ivory was not her only sibling. The man who had saved Ebon on a fateful night was, in fact, her elder half-brother by her deceased father, Jett. It was at this point her step-father suggested, somewhat reluctantly, that she seek the life of a huntress if she had any desire to find her brother and to save her sister. Ebon took his advice, prepared to enroll into Shade with Beau, who had had similar ideas. Her plans were interrupted though, when a tip came in alerting her to her sister's presence in Atlas, causing her to transfer to Atlas and Beau followed along.

Feeling as though her sister was not about to do anything to seek vengeance for their mother's death, Ivory took off, hell-bound on trying to bring justice and equality to their race, no matter what it took. It wasn't as easy as Ivory was hoping, however, as the young girl was entirely unprepared for the world around her. She quickly became lost, just another soul that no one really had any time for, or even paid any mind to. Ivory was forced to fend for herself, trying her best to serve the Faunus in any way possible when given a chance.

Her determination and dedication did not go unnoticed. It wasn't long before Ivory was approached by a man by the name of Russet, who had been watching the young girl for some time. Admiring her skills and dedication, he offered her a place within the White Fang, also offering her a chance to make a change and serve her fellow Faunus. It wasn't a choice she had to think about. Ivory became an active and dedicated member of the White Fang, serving without question, believing the cause she had her mind set to. Only time would tell if she would open her soul to the reality of how the White Fang was changing, and when her life was going to change...

Saturday

10:26 pm

Somewhere in a forest outside the kingdom of Atlas

Current Weather: Partly Cloudy

Ivory was in her thoughts until someone was calling her name.

"Hey Ivy," whispered a panther Faunus.

"What, Ash, " said Ivory in a tired voice.

" What were you thinking about," Ash asked curiously.

"Ah, nothing, just the past."

"Well, sometimes, the past is important to keep moving forward," said Ash, trying to sound inspirational.

"Where did you learn that line?"

"Ah well, I got that from my parents."

"Hey, will you two quit the chit chat up there," said a gruff voice of a wolf Faunus," we got work to do."

"Yeah Yeah Brad, we get it," replied both the girls, giggling right after.

"Well anyway, since it's almost time, we should go over the plan."

"Alright, come on Ivy," Ash said lazily.

The group gathered up as a total of four; Brad, as the leader of the group; Ivory, who was speed distraction and demo; Ash, as the scout, and Shade, who was the support sniper. The plan was simple, take out the incoming dust convoy and signal the nearby bullhead for extraction. The layout for the caravan was a front guard truck with a gunner and 4 Schnee Dust Company Guards running standard issue dust rifles. After them, one big truck of Refined Dust followed by a middle unknown container truck that was pitch black. There was a rearguard car that was the same as the first. As Brad finished, everyone got into position as the front guard car was approaching. When all five vehicles got into their sights, Shade took the shot.

The first shot landed in the front gunner's head as his corpse blindly pulled the trigger, cutting up the forest. The next hit the back gunner's heart, instantly killing him. The second shot was Ivory and Ash's queue to move. "Ready," asked Ash.

" Always." They both rushed out of the bushes to the first two front guards. Ivory launch herself, using her semblance and her shield, on top of the guard then switching her shield into two bladed tonfas with two submachine guns and slice off the head of the guard. Ash snuck up behind the guard to the left of Ivory's and performed a quick cut of the neck. The other two guards of their truck were too stunned to do anything that they stared in shock as their comrades are slaughtered in front of them. After Ivory and Ash were done, they readied up to take down the other two, but their heads were completely eviscerated by Shade's oversized dust rounds.

"Seriously, your bullets pack a punch," Ash exclaimed. Shade answered with an affirmative "hm." The group reconvened at the back of the big truck. "Wow, Brad, your skills are greater than your age at least."

" Shut it, Ash," retorted Brad. "Anyway, Ivory, get the charges." Ivory handed Brad the fire dust paste. "Alright, Ash on me, Ivory and Shade, on guard." Ivory and Shade stood guard as Ash and Brad took the back door of the first truck "Ok, on three, one, two, three!" The fire dust paste ignited, and the door flew out. In the truck, were about a dozen crates filled with Refined Dust mined by the Schnee Dust Company.

"Jackpot," Ash exclaimed

Brad went on the radio, " Alright, the truck was a success. Shade, check out the other truck. Ivory, signal the bullhead."

"Yes sir," said Ivory and Shade responded with a nod. Ivory checked her pack for her radio, but in the heat of the battle, it was shot out. "Hey Shade, can I borrow your radio, mine's dead."She tossed her radio at her without a response. "Thanks." As Ivory contacted the bullhead, something was wrong, very wrong. The bullhead pilot didn't answer. Ivory tried three times, still no answer."Uh, Brad, I can't contact the pilot."

Brad was confused," What do you mean?"

"He won't pick up."

At that, Brad knew something was up," Shade, do you read me?" Shade didn't answer.

Suddenly the black truck spewed out smoke and opened up. Then it launched an object in the sky that started to form a dome around them, surrounding them in crystal blue shield. In the smoke, a mysterious figure appeared with two knives in hand. " Look like I caught a few animals in my trap, " Eirwen spoke while slowly licking her lips. Brad could only mouth out the words 'run' before one of Eirwen's knives were lodged into his back with precision. Brad tried to move, but couldn't move. He suddenly recoiled back to the truck and fell unconscious.

Petrified with fear, Ash and Ivory started to run. With that same precision, she slammed a knife into Ash's heel, immobilizing her, her cries of pain filling the forest."RUN, IVORY, RUN!"

"But I can't leave you here!" Ivory held out her hand, "Take my hand!" As Ash reached out, but it was too late. Ash was dragged back by Eirwen. She was kicking and screaming all the way into Eirwen hands then fell limp as Eirwen ripped out the knife.

" I love it when they resist," Eiwen said with a distressed look on her face. Ivory was terrified at the sight of all her teammates lying limp on the ground. She looked over to Eirwen and thought she saw two red orbs of evil in her gray eyes. Suddenly, Ivory was filled with rage and she felt compelled to take her down.

"HEY," Ivory yelled as she picked up her weapons.

After dragging the bodies to the same area for extraction, she turned to look at a rage-filled girl, ready to take revenge for her "friends." At this, she laughed, " You want revenge against your friends?"

"You killed them all!" yelled Ivory.

Again, Eirwen laughed," No silly, they're not dead, just unconscious."

"You'll pay human. YOU WILL, MONSTER!" Ivory screamed, being overwhelmed with emotions.

Eirwen accepted her challenge," Very well, prove your strength and I might give you your so-called 'friends'."

At that, Ivory rushed forwards to clash blades with Eirwen, now locked in a dance with death.

A/N:

Well, that is a cliffhanger.

Sorry, I had to do that, the ending seemed so perfect.

Don't worry, I will work extra hard for you guys to get the next one!

Also, sorry if this was unusually long.

The chapters are supposed to be around 3-6 pages so yeah.

An answer I would put if some people asked is that since this is the past, Eirwen has a different weapon. She also knows martial arts so she knows how to knock her opponents unconscious. Also, she is using ice treads to bring people back to her using the knives as anchor points.

Man, I talk too much.

Thanks for reading and see you next time!

(P.S.: If someone is so nice as to point me in the direction of an artist willing to draw a cover photo as well as some other things. I would much appreciate it! :)