~Chapter III – Knowledge of Few~

Deep in the heart of Atlas, as Elena leaves the Elysian CCT, she walks around to an apartment building, on the eastern side of Atlas. As Elena goes around, she gets some food to cook; and to find things that'd ease Auro and Margro in the decision by Ironwood. But as she goes to the apartment; she notices a figure on a roof. As Elena looks around, she sees that noo nes noticing the figure, but as Elena looks back at the figure, it appears to of been gone.

As Elena thinks, 'What did I see?' she heads home to the apartment complex in Atlas. As she arrives; she hears Auro and Margro arguing on the fourth floor, as Elena hears from the ground. She thinks to herself, 'Well, this is going to be..interesting to hear. For another argument.' as she walks into the apartment.

And when she does, she notices a group of neighbors looking above the stairs, as Elena says to the neighbors; "What have those two gotten themselves into?" an older woman turns to Elena asking, "Can you please quiet them down? The morning has been somewhat ruined by your team-mates, for a lot of us here." Elena then responds to the older woman, saying "Sure, just if anything goes thrown out the window, I'll put it on miss Hunts tab."

She then walks up the stairs to the room, she hears the yelling go louder as Auro says; "You damned fool, why would you believe in that!?" as Margro would say "I handled the mission how it should have been dealt with, considering that your father did-" "Don't." Auro interrupts her, as Elena opens the door; as Auro and Margro notice. As Elena walks in, closing the door and placing the items on a table, Margro says; "Oh Elena! Its been long enough that you-" before being slapped in the face by Elena.

Auro steps back as Elena says to Margro, "You don't disrespect your team leader. At whatever it takes, and you don't disrespect your team. That was a principle that was brought since we started training, Margro Hunt." Elena steps back, and takes her uniformed jacket off, given to her by Nao Sin before the beginning of their work within the Dust shop. "I will tell you this for you both. You have showed good signs, but Margro. You need to work on your patience levels, as you barged in and didn't let me talk to them first."

Margro stands back up, and turns to Elena and says; "Oh I'm sorry, Elena; or did you get forced into something you didn't want to be of?" Auro starts to walk back to his room as he says; "I'll just let you two..cool off.." he shuts his door as Elena and Margro watch him close it. "Look," Margro says; "I get it that your pissed at me, and I have been..well, you know.." Elena then responds on saying; "Ego-Centric?"

Elena then asks Auro to come out; as she had to tell them both about their next missions. When Auro sat down, he said to Elena; "Alright, what is it that you exactly want to tell us?" Elena leaned on a table and said, "Ironwood has found Nanto." Both Auro and Margro look at eachother, as Margro says; "Wait, are you saying?" Elena responds with, "As of recent; General Ironwood has been in contact with multiple people in Mistrals government. Nanto Sori's location as of recent has been found and hes.." Auro and Margro say at the same time; "Hes doing what?"

Elena looks out at the window, where the CCT for Atlas could be seen barely. And as she looks; she says, "Margro, you are assigned to go on a mission with Winter Schnee." Margro looks at Elena saying; "Wait, what exactly do you mean?" Elena looks back and says to Margro, "Since the partnership between Athlesian's military and the Schnee Dust Company, things have been going as far as i've read..morally in a gray area."

Elena starts walking to a fruit bowl; "So, Ironwood wants you to help Winter as she validates shipments going to both Vacuo and Vale." Elena says as she grabs a apple and throws it to Auro. "And Auro is assigned with me to apphrend Nanto." Auros eyes widen, as he says; "Me? I would work better with Winter-" "That was the order Auro St. Petersmith from Ironwood, not mine." Elena says as she interrupts him.

Auro then breathes. "Alright, when do we go?" he says. Elena then responds, "We leave tommorow at dawn. The same goes to Margro and her mission." Margro looks to her weapon, and says; "Alright, but I have one thing that we must do Elena." And as Elena throws the apple right in the trash can, she says; "I have a feeling that I know what your thinking.."

Margro walks to her weapon, and says; "I want to challenge you to a..friendly fight." Auro stands, and says; "I would call that wreckless.." Elena looks at Margro, with dread. But, with slight hesitation; she says, "Alright; fine. Where would this fight take place?" Margro says back, "Follow me."

A hour later, the three are on a open field, just west of Atlas; near its borders as Margro and Elena prepare their fight. Auro, from ten yards away; says to them, "You sure that you both WANT to do this!?" Margro yells right back at him; "You want in on the fun?!" Auro then hid next to a stone wall, to be in cover.

Margro, twenty yards away from Elena; yelled. "Ready!" Elena then positioned herself in a fighting stance, as she nodded to Margro. They looked at eachother; straight on, without blinking, as Margro aimed her Revolver/Dart Weapon; Blue Angel. Meanwhile; Elena held her weapon, Yellow Beast. Where Elena and Margro waited, for only a few seconds; Margro started the fight by firing the Rope Dart aspect, to take Elenas Weapon from her hands.

But as the Rope Dart made contact with the weapon; Elena Grabbed the dart; as she leaped back, getting the opposite of what Margro wanted, getting the weapon; Blue Angel out of her hands. Elena then made the mad dash to run to her, but before she could attack Margro, she used her semblance; the ability to form weapons out of Ice and snow; to dodge Elenas first hit on her.

Auro looked up from his cover, surprised to see that they are both not blown up or frozen yet, and starts to watch. As he watches, Winter arrives by a personal car; as she walks to Auro, and says; "Well; this is..not a suprise move." Auro turns to find see Winter Schnee; moving to lean on the wall facing the view of Elena and Margro fighting.

Auro says; "Aren't you the Heiress of the dust company?" Winter says; "You mixed me and my young sister." Auro looks back to Margro and Elena, as Elena steps back two yards. Auro then says; as he looks at the two; "Mind if I ask, why is Margro reallynot joining me and Elena?" Winter then breathed, and said; "I figured that you would be the one asking more, even more than Elena.

Margro regained her stance, in a short period of time; as Elena leaned, quickly firing the grenades. This causes Margro to move back several yards; to figure a plan of attack. She then dropped one of her swords; as she formed a shield to hold onto. She then runs head on to Elena, using the shield first to block Elenas next attack, and then to attack her right after with the formed ice sword.

Auro says as they keep fighting; "To be honest Winter; ever since my birth, I have been able to go and not care. But you don't split something thats already fractured. It'd even more so, make it worse possibly." Winter acknowledges that, in saying; "Yes, but considering who i'm helping, that can be arguable."

Auro looks, as Elena starts to block excessively, "So, what exactly is wrong with Margro Hunt?" he says; as Winter hands him a bottle of water. She says back; "Ever since the events of Rao Dao; She has been getting more violent in her behaviors. Especially in training. From what Ironwood told me, he wants me to take Margro to see if she can finally drop her obsession with..you know."

Margro keeps fighting Elena, harder and harder; as Elena then grabs the shield at the wrong time; to then punch Margro in the top portion of her chest. Auro and Winter quickly react to it, witnessing the action done by Elena. "Did she.." Auro said, nervously. Margro, on the ground; with the knee high, was quiet. Elena realized where she hit, and quickly said; "Margro i'm-" before a ice formed cylinder hit Elena, at an extremely fast rate; in the face.

Auro and Winter saw as Elena as thrown fifteen yards away from Margro by the contact of the hit; as Winter started to Run. But Auro grabbed her by the hand, before she could do anything; to say, "Look." Winter stopped, to see Elena get up; coughing a small bit of blood. Margro then started to run, aggresively towards Elena.

Before Margro could attack; Elena jumped high into the air, falling behind Margro as she successfully attacked Margro in a back position. Elena moves back three yards, as Elena and Margro regain their fighting stance. Margro says; "Give up?!" as Elena breaths heavily. She then pointed her sword right at Margro, with a stare that had the eyes of anger, and passion.

Margro then dropped her previously formed sword and said; "I'll use every ounce of my Aura for this one. Who wins, is all up to us." She forms a long, thin sword; ressembling an Mistal Katana, and then readies herself. Winter and Auro watch, as Winter has her scroll ready incase if anything happens.

Margro and Elena then run, as they both clash; hitting eachother, as their swords are against eachother. Margro and Elena both try to lean, to break one of their swords. Auro is in amazement and disaray, as Elena leans further; finally breaking Margros sword. Margro tumbles to the ground, as Elena stands.

Margro says; coughing, "Fine..you win-" before Elena pointing her sword at Margro. Auro yells; "Elena, what in the hell are you doing?!" Elena hears it, and says to Margro. "I want you to promise me something. As I am team leader, I want you to hold onto it, with what I want you to do when you leave us for the time being, you understand?"

Margro looks at Elena with a questioned, not sure look and says; "Su..sure.." Elena says, with the sword still pointed at Margro; "I want you to clear your mind. To stop being so damned obsessive over something you can't control. I want you to become something you haven't, a huntress. You understand, Mrs. Hunt?"

Elena then placed her sword back at the handle, and then fell to the ground to relax. Auro and Winter then quickly went and rushed to Elena and Margro, as she called the Athlesian medical department, as Elena was then quickly handled on location. They also quickly checked Margro, as they then left.

Off in the distance, though; was the figure that Elena saw. Cloaked, watching it all happen, as the figure said; "Interesting." Elena felt the presence once again, but couldn't see the figure, as it was away; in the night sky.