I closed my eyes so I may rest after reading this old book ever since I got on the plane. I founded it after moving my home base into a abandon library. I thought it was just some story for kids or something like that. But when I began to look it up out of boredom I was amazed by there findings. So that leaves me here going to this mountain and take it. Also, word on the street is that some monks founded this old temple and was now using it as a hot spring for weary travelers. Fools don't know what they have.

"Were one minuet out Mr. Torchwick." hollered the pilot from the cockpit to me. I open my eyes and got ready to land. I looked out my window to see my snow covered destination ahead of us. A few minuets later and a soft thud we had landed on a large cliff just out of view of others. "Keep it running until I get back." I told the pilot as I fixed my hat. With a nod from him I open the door and braced the cold. With my cane in hand I made my way to a large path covered in snow and ice and began my way to this old ruin. Whoever wants to come way up here and find some enlightenment is still anyone's guess. Finally, after a half hour walk and nearly killed myself from slipping I was looking at the temple turned hot spring.

As I made my way to the front I founded my men standing guard just like I asked them to until I get here. Most of them are shivering but when they see me they put on there 'Big Boy' faces and stood tall. I stood in front of them and I notice something wrong with this group. "Where is the Faunus?" I asked them impatiently. "He's inside, sir" One of them told me. We all got together and began to walk inside as I said "good." No sooner did I got in I can already feel the snow on me melting off me. As we made are way to what I think is the main hall and can see that someone was busy. All around me was men and women are ether cut in half or dying in pools of blood. I kept moving to the center with no problem. The same can't be said for the rest of them as they try and hold back gags and coughs but failed. And in the center of the blood bath was the Faunus.

He stood around my height and was a tad younger then me. His hair was dark brown hair with red streaks and his hair seemed to covered his beast ears surprisingly well. He wore a black jacket with a red and white rose pattern on his back and a bit on his lift shoulder with a red shirt underneath and black pants. But the most recognizable thing about him is his eye mask, it was bone white with red narrow lenses. He was standing over a body of a older man with a red sword sticking out his back. He pulled the blade out and gave it a swing that send blood flying away from it. He then placed the sword into the sheath/rifle hybrid.

"You know Adam," He looked at me as I said his name "You should bring have bring a book, a magazine, a MP3 player, or perhaps one of those portable games I hear so much about these days rather then doing THIS" I lifted my arms and did a spin to show what I meant. "You did said no witnesses" Adam said like nothing was wrong, witch he didn't truth be told. "Then the way is cleared then?" I questioned him. He turned around and was walking to one of the hallways before saying "Follow me." I nodded my head and turned to me hired help "You four," I pointed randomly at my helpers "Stay behind and stand watch. And clean up the place while your at it too." I told them as the rest of us moved on.

Adam and I was walking side by side as we went to were ever he was leading us. I met Adam a few weeks before my failed attempt on the docks. I was looking to the white fang for help for a earlier job. They agreed to help me after I told them it was from the Schnee dust Co. I then met Adam along the way. He told me he didn't hate me nor like me at the same time. I guess if it hurts his enemies he don't care who he works with. But I kept my 'candy cane' at arms reach just in case.

"You look tired there." Adam spoke to me. I guess I wasn't hiding it well enough. With all my time looking for my prize I haven't got a lot of sleep. "you notice then?" "yeah, what happen?" He ask me once again. "Its nothing to be concern about." He was silent when I told him. "You met her. Have you?" He asked but Adam knew the answer. He told me that his good friend and partner had left him and the white fang for moral reasons and never came back. I think her name was... "Blake? yes I have." I told the Faunus as we walk. We remained silent for a few more steps when I said "If it makes you feel better, I got in a few good hits on her." He was still quiet as we moved on. "How is Junior." Adam changed the subject to keep him from losing his cool. I went along with his idea and said "He's doing great now after the tune ups the girls got him." "Tune ups?" He questioned "Then the rumors are true then?" "Oh yes," I told him "All bleeding edged to boot." I told him. He hummed to himself as we reach the end of the hall way.

We ended up in one of the springs with a small waterfall in the center of the pools. We walk along the poolside until we are standing in front of a large mural of fish and whatnot. "I tapped it a few times, Its hollow on the other side." Adam told me. "Do what you best." I told him as I stepped back. He gripped the handle of his sword and in a blink of the eye, He had the red sword out like he just attacked and the stone picture fell into three large peace. Behind it was a stair case leading downwards. With me smiling and Adam sheathing his sword, we made are way down into its depths.

Once we made are way to the floor I pulled out that dusty old book from the inside of my coat pocket to take one last glance to insure we are going the right way. "What's with you and this thing we are looking for?" I placed it back into my pocket and began to take lead. "I guess its story time then." I told Adam as we walked side by side like last time. "You know how those people in the jungles used to worship the sun and all that Adam." I began to tell him. "Yeah" he answered me. "Well in this old book," I pulled it out to show him "It tells that there is the one race of those people that can't come out into the sun but at one time ruled this world. They called them 'The pillar men' for some reason I don't know." As I told him I see that the wall of the cave began to change into a old tunnel. We are getting close. "It was also said that it was them that made the Grimm we all know today. But as the world began to change around them that they started to die off. But before that had happened one of them made a device that can bestow great power to whoever uses it." "And you believe THAT?" Adam said to me in disbelief. "I was at first. But out of boredom I did some looking around and founded out that a man by the name of DIO founded one of these items and nearly took a large village over but was killed later on by his step-brother." I told him as he seem to think I was crazy. Perhaps I am a little.

At the end of the cave we came into a large door. Like before, Adam took care of it like the last one and everyone gasped but me. Inside this room was GOLD. coins and jewels in piles are everywhere you turned. You can be set for life if you know how to spend it. Every one began to move in with there bags and started to shovel every thing in them in hopes of a early retirement. Adam took some rubies and shoved them into his pockets as he followed me. All of this was a bonus for what I came here for. I grabbed two of my men as we moved forward. In the center of the gold vault was a large stone chest. "Open it" I told them. Without a second thought they got to the chest and began to work on getting it open. "Well at least this is not a complete waste of time." Adam told himself aloud as he walked around. "Take what you want, my friend," I told the Faunus as the top of the chest hit the ground with a hard thud that shattered it. "I already got what I wanted." I told him as I shoved my two men away. Inside it was coins and jewels just like the room, but in the center of it was the greatest treasure of all.

A stone mask