RWBY: Son of Salem

Chapter 37

Marek

"Salem can't be killed...you all heard her too, right?" Yang asked.

"What?!" I spun around to see the others standing behind me.

"There was so much you hadn't told us! How could you think that was okay?!" Yang growled.

"Professor..." Ruby said softly. "What is your plan to defeat Salem?"

"I...don't have one..." Ozpin replied.

Qrow suddenly lashed out, punching Ozpin and sending him into the tree behind him. "No one wanted me..." he said. "I was cursed... I gave my life to you because you gave me a place in this world... I thought I was finally doing some good..."

"But, you are!"

"Meeting you... was the worst luck of my life..." Qrow growled.

There was a pause. "Maybe you're right..."

Oscar's eyes glowed as he took back over. "What happened?" I asked him.

"He's...gone."

"That bastard! Tell him we're not done yet!" Yang shouted.

"No, this is different. He's gone. It- It's like he's locked himself deep inside my head. Our head?" Oscar held his head in pain. "I hate this! I want it to stop!"

"He just left us?" Weiss asked.

"What are we gonna do now?"

"Enough!" I shouted, offering a hand to Oscar. Helping him up, the old lady stepped in.

"He's right. We need to get move on." she said. "It'll be dark before we know it, and every one of you is spewing negativity! There's a trail over there, trails usually lead somewhere." she pointed behind her.

"Lady, I don't know who you think you are but-"

"No buts!" Maria slammed her cane down. "I understand that you're upset. Honestly, I'm still coming to terms with the fact that this is humanity's second time around. But, if we don't move, we die. And I'll be damned if I've lived this long just to die out here in the cold!"

"She's right. Come on." Ruby said.

Minutes later

Following the trail, me and Oscar lagged behind a bit. "You okay?" I asked him.

"Not really." Oscar shook his head. "I'm just..." he sighed. "I don't want to talk about it."

"I get it." I replied. "But Ozpin isn't the bad guy here. Don't forget, he's still trying to stop Salem."

"Yeah..."

"Everyone, quiet." Ruby said, getting us all to stop. "Do you hear that?"

A metallic squeaking filled the air as we stopped. "I think it's coming from over here."

We all followed the squeaking and arrived at a place called "Brunswick Farms." I read. "Hm..."

"Well, at least one good thing happened today." Blake said.

"It looks abandoned." Weiss pointed out.

"It's still better than this." Ruby gestured to the snow storm.

"Come on, I think we could all use some rest." Qrow said, walking through the gate.

End of chapter 37