A/N:

Sorry for not getting this out earlier

Kind of busy with things

So I hope you enjoy

Chapter 5

Trail

They sat in silence for a while, separated by the campfire. Leena was the first to break the ice, "So, what happened?" Ebon took a second to respond, "The White Fang attacked my ship and took my only friend away."

"Oh, sorry for asking."

"It's fine. I'll get over it." After asking that, they ended up in silence. Leena spoke up.

" Um, I know this is out of context," Leena asked, trying to be polite.

"Should I become a huntress?" Ebon turned slightly towards her.

"Do you want to protect Faunus and Humans no matter who they are or what they have done from the soulless monsters of Grimm?"

"U-uh, yes."

" Congratulations, you just answered your question." Leena was in shock.

" That's it, there is nothing else to it," Leena said, baffled," No big responsibility talk, or anything in-depth?"

"Well you look responsible, and there is nothing else to it, just working hard." Leena came into realization.

"Oh, so just do school and slay monsters?"

" Yes."

"Ooookay," Leena felt dumb, now knowing that the academies were so straightforward. There was just one question she had to ask. " Where were you heading on that ship?" This time, Ebon stood up and pointed in a direction.

" I was heading to Atlas to find my sister."

" Oh," Leena felt like she could do something, so she leaped, "Can I help you find her? I don't have anything to do, and I feel like when there is an opportunity to help, I should take it. Also, I know the area well." Ebon stepped closer to inspect her.

After a good look, she answered, "Well you are pretty hidden and look like you can hold your own in a fight so sure."

Leena was relieved, "Thank you." She was happy that now she has a purpose. "We should leave in the morning, and also, I dragged what looked to be your weapon here," Leena continued," It said 'Property of Ebon Falke'. Is that you?"

Ebon walked up to her weapon and picked it up like it was nothing," Yes, that is."

Leena was, again, baffled, " H-How are you doing that?!"

Ebon looked at her with a stoic expression on her face, as always," My semblance is Gyrokinesis. I can control the weight of objects around me."

" Oh," Leena said, realizing that the more she is around Ebon, she gets dumber and dumber, "Good night."

Ebon put the fire out," Good night."

Three days later

Ebon and Leena have been traveling to Atlas, and since then, they have only used small talk, until now. "Hey, what is your story?" Ebon asked, walking with hands behind her head.

" Well, I need time to think so you first."

" Alright, "Ebon explain how her family got attacked, and her sister leaving. " And that is why I'm searching for my sister, to set her straight." Leena sees now that helping her is a just cause. "So, have you thought up your past."

"Well, yeah."

Born in the kingdom of Atlas, Leena had been alone from a young age and had been forced to take care of herself for a good portion of her life. She never let this get her down, however, as the young girl learned from an early age how far simple acts of kindness could go. Leena would never hesitate to go out of her way for others and took great pride in being able to comfort and protect those who needed it. She eventually found herself in the care of a senior woman, who would shelter her when needed, and even gave her opportunities to work and travel, in turn giving Leena the ability to expand her knowledge and meet new people.

Unfortunately, being a Faunus, she was also subjected to great deals of discrimination throughout her life, forcing her to learn how to defend herself. At the young age of 11, Leena found herself joining the ranks of the White Fang, determined to not only protect her race but also to keep the respect and continue to help those she found deserving of help, no matter their race. It was also during this time that Leena met and befriended a young man named Dylan, a man who knew very well of her connections and race, but treated her the same as he did everyone else, something she felt was a bit rare, but also something she was very grateful for.

Unfortunately, it didn't take long for things to make a turn. Leena could sense dark times coming. After watching her comrades turn from protest to violence, their very beings twisted, Leena left the White Fang at the age 15, a year before their leader stepped down, worried about what the future of the organization may hold and for the fact that her only real friend, Dylan, was killed in a violent White Fang demonstration.

" So that's mine."

" Kindness cannot get you everything."

"Yeah."

After a short while of walking, they heard something nearby. " Do you hear that," Ebon asked.

" Yeah," answered Leena. It was the sound of someone screaming in pain. They rushed to the nearby hill that was overlooking the noise. They went prone and crawled up to see. As they looked over, they saw two men and a Faunus women holding her child. " Hold on, let me get a closer look," Leena said.

"You are not going down there, are you," Ebon asked, with some concern in her voice.

"No, I'm staying right here." Leena closed her eyes and focused her aura. Her mind became clearer and used her semblance. "Ok, the two men are both humans with relative hunter training, but only have small arms. They are also wearing brown leather jackets The woman was wearing a bloodied white dress and was in bad shape with multiple bruises along her back and arms. There are some also present on her face. It looks to me that she was trying to protect the child from the human, therefore, receiving the damage." Ebon was slightly amazed.

" Wow, you can get all that information from about 500 ft away with no error," said Ebon, with a hint of awe in her voice.

" Well, that is my semblance, Clairvoyance."

" Huh, that is useful."

" I guess," Leena slightly blushed from the phrase," so, anyway, what do we do?"

It took a little bit for Ebon to come up with a plan, given the information in front of her," so, Leena, what does your weapon do?"

Leena was surprised at Ebon question," Well, my Orphic Tempest is a sniper-spear-trident combo and in sniper mode, I have increased range due to my semblance. Why do you ask?"

" We are going to take them out."

Ebon was silently sliding down the hill and running to a nearby bush. While she was in that bush, she overheard the conversation the two men were having. "So, do you think they would sell for a lot?"

" Hm, maybe, the child can get us extra. They're both women so that's a bonus." The man had a grin on his face.

" Well, the problem is that the bitch is blocking the child, and no matter what we do, she doesn't move!" The other man struck the woman with his whip. She cried out in pain as the whip made a bloody gash along her back, joining the others.

" M-mom, what-t's happ-pening," the child whimpered in between sobs. The mother strained to get words out.

" It's alright dear, someone will save us," she said in a slow, quivering voice.

The men got impatient. "Ok, so can you two give up already. No help is coming, so be good little animals and submit. We don't got all day!"

The entire scenario was all too familiar to Ebon. She and her sister were in the same exact situation. It was only then that her half-brother came in and saved them. Now, she will have to be like her brother then.

The men heard a noise behind them. "Who's there," one of the men the yelled.

A girl that was about a foot shorter than they walk out of the bushes nearby and walked towards them. "Well, Well, Danny, I guess today we will be getting richer and richer."

" I guess we are Sam," Danny responded.

" So, little girl, you know it's not safe going alone in the forest," Sam chuckled.

The girl put a slight smile on her face as she slowly pulled out her weapon. The weapon suddenly burst into an ax that was as tall as them.

" So, your one of those huntress-in-training." They drew their weapons. Danny had a one-handed sword with dust covering the blade. Sam switched his whip for a two-handed hammer that the ends of the hammer part were filled with electric dust. Ebon didn't really what they did because of the plan, but acted like she was scared.

" You afraid now, little miss hero," scoffed Sam.

" I don't need to be afraid of scum like you," Ebon coldly said. She flared her aura, forcing the two men to the ground.

"What the fuck is going on," weakly questioned Sam because of the G-force.

Ebon switched to her shotgun mode and place it on Danny's back. She pulled the trigger and released him from the gravitational pull, He felt like his spine broke plus all of his ribs from the impact of the shell. He was wondering what caliber the gun was to make it hurt so much. He looked up to see an expressionless girl with black hair with platinum streaks and blue eyes. She formed a finger gun pointed it at him.

"Bang," she said as she imitated the recoil.

" The fuck is that suppose to me-," before Sam finished, Danny's head exploded " I do not leave mercy for the wicked," said Ebon. She turned her gun towards Sam. At point-blank range, she pulled the trigger.

As Sam's headless corpse fell to the ground, Leena walked up behind Ebon.

" So the two civilians are squared away, but what do we do about the bodies?"

" Leave them to rot." Ebon put away her weapon and continued walking. Not wanting to hurt her more, given to what she had been through, she ran after her.

Two days later

In front of Atlas' north gate

2:31 pm

Current weather: Clear Skies

As they arrived, they noticed the massive walls surrounding Atlas. " Wow, those walls are huge," Ebon said in awe.

" Yup, how do you think Atlas stayed alive for this long?"

As they approached the gate, two gatekeepers stopped them.

"Halt," one of the gatekeepers said," state name and business."

"I am Ebon Falke, and this is Leena Halloran," Ebon continued," We are here to search for someone."

The gatekeeper walked in front of them, "Hand over your Scrolls." Ebon and Leena handed their Scrolls over to the gatekeeper, and he walked to a console to enter the Scrolls in. "Oh," the gatekeeper looked surprised," Somebody is expecting you." Both Ebon and Leena were confused. Who was expecting them? " I've updated your clearance levels and set a waypoint to the location they have signified."

Ebon retained her stoic expression," Thank you, and we will be on our way."

"Have a safe trip," the gatekeeper smiled back as they entered the city.

" Weird guy," Leena wondered.

When they were passed the gate, Ebon and Leena look at the city in awe. Ebon could not have had imagined a city with so many whites, blues, grays, and blacks painting its ambiance. There were factories at every corner, shops in every district, and advertisement everywhere for the Schnee Dust Company. When they were where really close to the waypoint, they saw a small girl wave at them. Wondering if that is the person expecting them, Ebon and Leena walked to her.

The girl, on closer inspection, looked like a full-on huntress and a cyborg arm to boot. "Are you two Ebon and Ivory?" asked the girl in a surprisingly mature voice.

" Yes, we are."

" Good, my name is Signi, call me Sig," Sigini said while giving handshakes, "Come now, the main event awaits." They entered the warehouse next to Sigini. The inside of the warehouse was very dark and eerie like something was about to go down. From that, she got what she thought. A single light was shone in the center to show an arena, and a woman's voice came on," Ebon Falke, please enter the arena." Ebon was hesitant.

" Go on," Sigini pushed. Ebon moved into the Arena.

"Good," the voice said, "Now, I have one question. Will you join me?"

Ebon debated what she was going to say," I do not know who you are and this may very well be a trap, so it is a no for now."

" Very well, will this change your mind." A column rose from the ground to the surface of the arena revealing someone, someone that made her heart almost stop. That 'someone' was her sister.

A/N:

Nice cliffhanger, wouldn't you agree.

So this chapter was supposed to be a transition chapter.

Not a lot going on.

By now I explained every main character.

Eirwen, Ivory, Leena, and Ebon.

Please, if you want, tell me which one is your favorite!

There was one other character that I mentioned, but explaining her is coming later.

Thanks for your continued support.