One More Time
At Beacon, Blake is about to depart in a newly designed ship for a few troops and a medical room, so she could find Adam to talk him out of his madness, but Sun, Neon, and Velvet stop her.
Sun: You can't go out like that, you're gonna be killed.
Neon: He's right, let us handle it by ourselves.
Blake: It doesn't matter, and I won't be killed.
Sun: It's very important if you rest and wait till the war is over.
Blake: I'll be alright Sun, this is something that I have to do. Besides, Velvet will help me fly the ship.
Velvet: I'm sorry guys.
Sun and Neon leave Blake and Velvet on their own to look for Adam, unknown to them, Russ stowaways the ship and takes his time to wait for his revenge. Back at the courtyard, the maidens are opening a portal to the Grimm world and confront Salem to end the discord and seal Remnant in peace. It was decided by Ruby to bring the entire Rebellion with them to destroy all Grimm creatures.
Weiss: Where is Blake?
Sun: She left to confront Adam. Sorry.
Raven: It doesn't matter, we have to fight for Remnant, with or without Blake, she'll take care of herself.
Diana: Besides, we don't have much time.
Meanwhile the ship flew to a Volcanic station, in which Blake knew Adam was going to be there. Inside the cockpit, Blake was having thoughts about what to do with her unborn baby, and she hoped that it's a girl, until she felt that Adam is coming and decided to leave the ship, leaving Velvet confused and worried. Adam and Blake run to each other for a hug.
Adam: I felt your aura... What are you doing here?
Blake: I was so worried, I heard... that you killed Nathan... that you... are corrupted by Salem...
Adam: Its okay... They're only turning you against me.
Blake: Nathan cares about us.
Adam: Us?
Blake: He knows... He's only trying to help you... Adam, all I want is your love.
Adam: Love can't save you, only my new powers can do that.
Blake: For what cost? You're not a monster, don't do this.
Adam: I don't want to lose you like your parents, I have become the most powerful warrior anyone has ever dreamed of, and I'm doing it for you. To protect you.
Blake: Come with me, help me raise our child you never knew is still waiting, leave everything else behind while we still can.
Adam: Don't you see? We don't have to run away anymore. Together, you and I can be treated like equals, make everyone respect us for what we created, just like you always wanted.
Blake was suddenly scared and steps away from Adam slowly.
Blake: I don't believe any of this. Russ was right, you're mad.
Adam: I don't know who he is and what you believe, everyone turned against me, don't you turn against me.
Blake: I don't know you anymore... Adam... you're breaking my heart... you're going down to a field where I can't follow.
Adam: Because of Nathan?
Blake: Because of what you've done, just leave it alone.
Adam turns to the ship and glares at Russ, who glares back.
Blake: Stop, stop now, come back, I love you.
Adam: LIAR!
Blake turns to see Russ exiting the ship while he's still glaring at Adam.
Blake: No!
Adam: You're with him! You brought him here to kill me?!
Adam stabs Blake with a short needle in her shoulder.
Blake: No!
Russ: Let her go Adam!
Blake: Adam... Please...
Russ: Let! Her! Go!
Adam takes the needle off her shoulder and Blake faints and collapses in the floor, Russ looked at what Adam did and both men start glaring.
Adam: You turned her against me?!
Russ: You have done that yourself!
Adam takes off his jacket and shirt to reveal his hidden scars in every battle he's been, even his mask revealing orange demon eyes. Russ takes his sunglasses and his hood vest off to reveal his new tattoo in his right torso, the initials of his name, R and S.
Adam: YOU WILL NOT TAKE HER FROM ME?!
Russ: Your anger and lust for power aren't good enough for all this. But you've allowed this dark sorceress to twist your mind, until now you've become something everyone had sworn to destroy.
Adam: Don't lecture me Sloane, I've seen the lies through every last one of you. And I do not feel the dark side as you do, I have brought peace, freedom, justice and the beginning of my own empire.
Russ: Your own empire?
Adam: Don't make me kill you.
Russ: Adam, my allegiance is to the Rebellion, the DEMOCRACY!
Adam: If you're not with me, then you're my enemy.
Russ: Only a madman can deal with his own pain.
Russ gets in his orthodox fighting stance. Takes Blake's Gambol Shroud.
Russ: I will do what I must.
Adam: You will try.
Russ activates his semblance and Adam takes his own sword and both men fight all the way to the control room. At the Grimm world, Salem stands on top of the cliff, watching the fight between the Rebellion and the Grimm, until she felt Ruby's presence and decided to confront her face to face.
Ruby: I always knew you'd be surprised to see a young maiden, but your wrath ends here Salem.
Salem: Your arrogance blinds you youngling, and now experience with my ultimate power.
Salem blasts her dark energy to Ruby knocking her out, at the entrance to the control room, Russ and Adam kept fighting until they reach the control room, back at the Grimm world, Ruby got back up and knocked Salem down with her maiden powers, now both girls stand face to face, Ruby takes out her Crimson Rose and actives it to scythe mode. While Salem takes her weapon out, a poisonous lance which the staff that looked like Asclepius' staff and a sharp blade of a sabertooth tiger's fang.
Ruby: Why'd you want to leave, when we're getting started?
Salem: You don't understand how Adam is way more powerful than either of us.
Ruby: Faith to the mad leader of the White Fang, is a big mistake. The only thing that's worth, is the only warrior to fight for good.
Both girls fight to the bridge, only for Salem to find out that Ruby's power matches hers. Back at the control room, Russ and Adam exchange blows until Adam disabled the controls and they fight outside to one of the bridges. Back at the Grimm world, Ruby takes out more and more Grimm creatures while Salem kept bringing them back to life to surround Ruby, Ruby reloaded her scythe and decided to do the one thing she did when she encountered dozens of beowolves, using her semblance to finish Salem once and for all, and it was super effective and managed to kill Salem.
Ruby: It's finally over for you.
With Salem dead, all the Grimm creatures started to decay and melt, the entire Rebellion started to celebrate their victory before returning to Beacon. Back at the Volcanic outpost, Russ and Adam began crossing the thin pipe until they reached the bridge and continue to fight, at Beacon, Prof. Ozpin was looking out the window, Glynda arrived at his office with news.
Glynda: Salem is dead, the war is over.
Ozpin: Very well.
Glynda: Aren't you coming to celebrate the victory.
Ozpin: Tell them that their celebration should wait, a brawl hasn't finished yet.
Russ and Adam finally reached the bridge while still fighting, the lava rises and burn the end of the bridge past the 2 fighters, the bridge falls to the lake of lava floating to the volcanic waterfall. While they're still fighting and climbing at the same time, they notice the falls and swing by cables and Russ found a platform to stay and float away from the falls, Adam stay in the bridge when it starts to fall, he jumps off to another platform and follows Russ and finish the fight. Both warriors traded blows and stop for a while, Russ began to speak so Adam would come to his senses.
Russ: This stops now Adam... Turn yourself in.
Adam: I should've known you'd plot to destroy what I've created.
Russ: What you created was a never ending nightmare!
Adam: From my point of view, you're the nightmare!
Russ: Well then you're lost!
Then Adam floats closer to Russ' platform.
Adam: This is the end for you my rival.
Adam jumps onto Russ' platform and the rivals resume fighting, Russ jumped to a nearby land and stood there looking at Adam.
Russ: It's over Adam, I have the high ground!
Adam: You underestimate my power.
Russ: Don't try it.
Russ is still in semblance mode because he knew what's going to happen next, Adam is about to use his semblance on Russ and he did, but his left arm and both legs are cut off, Russ' semblance countered Adam's. Adam rolls down the hill to the lava, Russ grabs Adam's sword, breaks it, and throws it in the lava he now loos at Adam before he burns to death.
Russ: You're a mad man! It was said that you could bring peace by a truce not by death! Treat each other out of respect, not out of fear!
Adam: I HATE YOU!
Russ: Blake loved you, but not the way you became!
The lava fire reached Adam's severed legs and began to burn him alive, Russ stood there, watching him burn to death until he walked away back to the landing pad. Velvet stood there waiting for Russ to make it out alive and he did, she was so worried that she can imagine how Yang might feel if he died.
Russ: Where's Blake?
Velvet: Inside the ship, she's resting, but she feels tired. Shall we get out of here?
Russ: To Beacon please.
The ship leaves with Russ, Velvet, and Blake heading back home. At Beacon the Rebellion army are getting worried that Russ might not make it until they saw the ship, Russ and Velvet exit the ship with Blake in Russ' arms. Weiss walked to them and checks Blake's condition.
Weiss: We'll take her to the Medic quickly.
At the Medic room, Blake is struggling to be awake so she can give birth to her baby, the doctor came to her friends to tell them the good news and bad news.
Doctor: We're doing everything we can, but the poison is shutting her down, we're losing her.
Winter: She's dying?
Doctor: I'm pretty sure there's nothing we can do, but we have to be quick so we can save her baby.
Yang: And her baby, what's it's gender?
Doctor: It's a girl.
Russ stood by Blake's side the whole time. Blake has finally given birth to her beautiful daughter, with black hair, cat ears and red streaks in her hair. But it costed her own life.
Blake: Russ... Thank you... Tell everyone... I love them... A lot...
Blake used the last of her strength to say her final words, and laid in the hospital bed lifeless, she's gone. Everyone who saw this and felt her aura disappear lowered their heads to mourn for her death.