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Chapter Cover: A white cloaked figure floating behind a grave...

Chapter Sixteen

The Power in a Name

The next day found both sisters in that large Training Ground where they first learned on how to use their Aura and the same place they had become Huntresses. Ruby was pointedly ignoring the blonde girl because of their argument the previous night. Ruby had fought with her sister in the past before, but it was always something trivial like who ate the last piece of pie or the one who finished the ice cream that was in the freezer.

But this was the first time that Ruby had ever felt so angry at her sister about something. Ruby had made her mind to befriend Weiss and she was going to protect the girl. She already owns her life to Weiss and the girl had made them strong to be able to fight, never asking anything in return…

Ruby didn't know why the young man had wanted them to be here today, but Ruby knew she was ready to face this upcoming battle and she will make sure that everyone who had come after Weiss will face her wrath.

"You're both here," the young man announced as he approached them, "Good."

He was dressed in a coat which blew behind him as he approached and his hat seating upon his head and for once his hand wasn't pushing his hat over his eyes. The two girls could see the dark hair peaking through his forehead and can even see a scar underneath his left eye.

"I thought you had returned this place back to normal last time," Yang told him.

The young man chuckled.

"And I did," he said, when reached them, "But from the decision the two of you made yesterday night, I think another round of training is exactly what you people need."

"More training?" Ruby said, "Why?"

The young man stared at them.

"At your current level," he said, "If you face the White Fang, the two of you will be killed before you can even put up a real fight. I'm sure the two realized that when the two of you fought against the Faunus with the Axe the previous night."

Ruby thought about it. She had been surprised that the man had been able to keep up with her speed and had managed to counter most of her attack. She hadn't thought much of it then, after all, she had to carry Weiss to safety and Yang was the one who actually fought against him.

She glanced toward her sister noticing the look upon her features. Yang looked thoughtful for once and she had both of her hands tightened into fists. Then she looked up toward the man across them.

"He said something about our Soul Weapon having names," Yang told him, "I didn't understand what he was talking about then."

The young man smirked.

"That was the part of the training that Weiss believed that she couldn't train you in," he said, "The Soul Weapons can be quite mysterious. It could take people years to actually start to hear the Soul Weapon talking to them."

His eyes glanced up at them.

"When a Huntress knows the name of their Soul Weapon," he continued, "They become more powerful…and that is the power that I am going to let you release today, and you are going to have to release it, if you guys need to be able to stand up against the White Fang's members."

Yang frowned.

"Are they that powerful?" she asked.

"Yes," the young man said, "Without learning your weapon's name and Releasing their full power, you wouldn't hold a candle over them. But even so, I need to ask you a question. Have the two of you being having strange dreams or visions lately?"

Both girls tensed lightly. The young man instantly noticed that.

"So you did, didn't you?"

"You know what is happening to us?" Ruby asked him.

"Yes," the young man told her, "That was your Soul Weapon trying to communicate with the two of you…I'm surprised that you guys are already having visions. It usually takes longer after someone becomes a Grimm Slayer to start to have vision."

Ruby blinked, thinking back at the white land she had seen in her dreams and even the white cloaked figure that she had been seeing at the corner of her eyes for the past three days. She didn't know who that young figure was, but now, he was telling them that this mysterious figure that she had been seeing…was her Soul Weapon?

The young man raised his hand and summoned out his sword drawing the two girls attention toward him. His weapon was sheathed as he holds the blade there. The young man stared at them as he drew his sword out.

"The two of you have grown strong," he said, "and you have become used into using your Soul Weapon quite easily, but without knowing the weapon's name, you will never be able to reach your full potential as a Huntress."

"Learning the Weapon's name is that important?" Ruby asked him.

The young man stared at her.

"Isn't easier to be with someone you know?" he asked, his eyes intrusive, "Then to be with a complete stranger."

The two girls stared at him, surprise in the depths of their eyes.

"When you know someone's name, a bond is instantly formed," the young man continued, "without either of you realizing it. That bond is something that is fragile, connecting you to that person, despite not seeing each other ever after that single meeting. The closer you are to that person you know the name of, the stronger and deeper the bond become. As you are now, you and your weapons are stranger to each other. When you learn their name, you will form a bond with them and the deeper the bond is, the more powerful you become."

He looked at them.

"That is the fundamental principle behind the relationship of a Soul Weapon and it's master," the young man told them.

"Then…your weapon has a name too?" Yang said.

A smirk grew upon the young man's face as he stared down at the blade.

"Of course she has a name," he said, "We've been together for many years, this old girl and I, but that's not the reason I had decided that you two should train here."

He slammed the sword down upon the ground.

"I'm going to send the two of you in your Inner world to face your weapons," he said, "And they are going to be your opponents for this battle."

Both Ruby and Yang had their eyes wide.

"You…You can do that?" Ruby said shocked.

"Yes," he said, "And Weiss was right about something. No one can teach you how to learn the name of your Soul Weapon other than yourself. This is something that the two of you are going to be doing here in this place, during the time that the White Fang is going to lie low."

Ruby perked up at the name of the organization that was trying to kill Weiss.

"Do you know of their plans?" she asked.

The young man let out a soft hum.

"No I don't," he said, "But based on the data that I have been viewing these past few weeks, I have a theory in mind, but I will have to check the data again before putting all my eggs in one basket….now, tell me, are you ready to start?"

"Yes," the two girls spoke out.

The young man nodded to himself before his power started to glow around his hand. The blue glow had gone down the length of the sword he had stabbed into the ground before shooting around the two girls, zigzagging into a large symbol on the ground beneath them.

Then the light completely overcame Ruby's eyes as it blinded her completely and then soon enough, the world around the small girl was gone completely and then suddenly, she was back at that place again. She was standing in the clearing with the white ground beneath her and the white moon hung above her, but this time, they were clouds in the sky black clouds and the sight of them caused Ruby to feel uneasy.

The girl returned her attention forward again making her way toward where she knew the white cloaked figure was waiting for her, and it didn't take her long to reach the tombstone that was half hidden underneath the snow. It was where she had first seemed the white figure.

She stared down at the stone in front of her and there was no name upon it causing her to feel a little confused.

"Ruby,"

She turned at the voice finding the white cloaked figure there. It was floating in the air just as she was before and the young girl couldn't see her face either. The girl a small smile growing upon her lips at the sight of the figure in front of her.

"I was just looking for you," she started.

"I know why you're here," the white cloaked figure said, "You wish to learn my name."

Ruby was confused.

"How do you know about that?"

"I am part of you," the white figure told her.

"Then you can just tell me your name," Ruby told her as she approached.

"No."

The girl blinked in surprise.

"Why not?"

The white haired figure's voice seems to become grave.

"Because I don't believe someone like you has earned the right to learn my name."


Meanwhile

After the light had blinded her, Yang had found herself standing in the middle of the volcano like before. The young woman glanced around herself at the reddish and ember glow around her. The girl could feel the wind blowing as the volcano's lava danced beneath the little path she was standing on.

The girl glanced at the end of the path and saw the woman dressed in flames standing across her. The woman was tall, taller than Yang and her long hair danced behind her as she stood there, and the glowing amber eyes shone as she stared at her.

"Yang Xiao Long," the woman spoke out.

Her voice was loud, unlike the last time Yang had came across her.

"At least I can hear you now," she said.

"It's because you have decided to listen," the woman spoke out, "Every time I saw you, I was calling out to you, till my voice had become hoarse and yet…you didn't even hear me. You couldn't even hear me crying out to you."

Yang stared at the flaming woman in front of her.

"So…you are my Soul Weapon?" she asked.

"Yes I am," the woman answered, "I felt it when you fought against that Faunus, I felt the strength behind his weapon…"

"Then you know why I am here," Yang told her, "If I learned your name…"

"Then a bond will be formed between Soul Weapon and their Master," the flame woman interrupted, "I heard everything that Faunus had told you…but I am sure that you can do it by yourself."

Yang was confused.

"What?"

"You have never needed anyone to fight your own battle for you before," the flaming woman spoke, "I'm sure this one will be no different. You won't need to learn my name to fight."

Yang looked away. She was remembering her battle against the large man she had the previous night. Yang had seen how powerful that he was and how weak she had been in comparison to him. The blonde had spend the entire night thinking about it.

When Ruby had said that she wanted to fight against the White Fang to protect Weiss, she had been terrified. She had fought against one of those people and she had lost. She wasn't strong enough and if those people came after Ruby, she won't be powerful enough to protect them.

Beneath them the lava of the volcano boiled like hot water in a bowl.

"If those people came after my sister," she said, "I won't be strong enough to protect her. If I learn your name and become strong, I will be able to protect everyone."

The flame woman let out a scoff.

"I will not tell you my name," she said, "The only thing you are interested is power. If it wasn't that crisis with the White Fang, you would have never even bothered to meet me. I would have continued to scream out to you but you would have never heard me…you would have been ignoring my existence completely."

Yang stared at her, feeling angry.

"It's because I need that power to protect my family," she said, "What about this don't you understand."

Suddenly the woman was upon her in a brief second and Yang found her back smashing against he ground she had been standing on, the flaming woman's hand at her throat. To her shock and surprise, the hand of the woman didn't feel hot at all. It felt…just like a normal person's skin would feel. Those ember eyes stared at her and since she was this close to her, Yang could see a white circle in the sea of amber that formed her eyes.

"I understand your feeling," she said, "It was those feelings that had driven you to become a Huntress and it was those same feelings that gave birth to me. You see this volcano we are standing in, your strong feelings you have toward your family caused it to grow and then, when I was born, it erupted into a large torrent…and in that moment, I have never felt so…needed."

The hands around Yang's throat lessened.

"When you first saw me, I was filled with joy," the woman continued, "You were looking right at me and I called out to you. I called your name, but you never answered to me…I couldn't understand it at all…and then…no matter how much I cry out, no matter I screamed at you to hear me…you couldn't…"

Yang can find herself remembering the few times she had met the flaming woman's figure. The woman's voice always sounded like a murmur of some kind and no matter how much she had strained herself to hear it, she just couldn't hear her.

"Then I realized that you were closing yourself from me," the young woman said, "You closed your heart to me and I couldn't do a thing…and now that you're here, I realized that you were only interested in yourself…You are nothing but a selfish little brat who thinks that if she ask, she'll receive."

The flames around the woman grew high at the scorn in her voice. Yang stared at the flame woman above her.

"I'll never tell someone like that my name," she said turning the eyes away from her.

There was a long silence.

"Have I really…hurt you that badly?" Yang asked.

The white eyes turned toward her and they widened lightly at the sight beneath her

"I…I'm sorry," Yang said, tears falling from the lilac eyes, "I…I'm just…not good at letting people in."

The eyes stared at her.

Yang's tears...what is the meaning behind them?

Next Time: The Power in a Name.

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