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Chapter Cover: Blake seating by a cliff looking out toward a large city in front of her.

Chapter Twenty-Five

Eyes filled with Sadness

Blake was staring down toward the white haired girl in front of her. She knew that the Schnee girl was dead now. The white haired girl head was falling forward and her body had become limp. Her blood was dripping down from the wound that she had given her. She knew that with that girl's death, the White Fang's revenge on the White Clan will be a little closer to completion now. She had been amazed at how isolated the Schnee girl had been…

The one reason that the White Fang had never gotten to one of the Schnee before was that they were never alone. The White Knights, the Schnee's clan loyal guards were always with them and getting past those armored soldiers were a difficult job, but in that place, they were nothing of the White Clan present in this place.

She had expected to run into the White Knights here, which is why she had came with the other two members here…but the one person she had run into was her former mentor, Noir. Blake could still feel her anger rushing through her body, noticing the man working for her. She doesn't understand why the man was following the white haired girl or even why the Schnee allowed him…

And during the battle, Blake thought staring at the girl in front of her, I never felt it coming from her…not that it will matter either way…

She had reverted back to her normal form as her Awakening disappearing from around her body and it was only the sword she was holding in her hand that was now running through the Schnee girl. Blake then slowly started to pull the blade out but her hand stopped.

What?

She stared down toward her hand noticing that the white haired girl's hand was holding her own. Blake's golden eyes widened as she stared at the Schnee in front of her and noticed that the blue eyes were staring at her through the white hair that was falling around her forehead.

"Y…You're still alive?" Blake said shocked.

"I…I've got you…," Schnee said, "Dust Level 7, Bind."

A yellow glow appeared around their joined hands and it ensnared their two hands entirely. Blake tried to pull away but her hand won't move from the bind that had grown around their joined hands. Blake could feel her anger growing as she looked up toward the blue eyes. She can see that the girl was barely alive, and yet she was still fighting against her.

"I knew in my state…I could never defeat your awakening…," the Schnee girl spoke, "My strength…was weakening and my power was withering….so I had to change my tactics…"

Her other hand was starting to glow as well drawing Blake's attention toward it. There was a line of light that was coming from her hand and was aiming straight down toward the ground beneath them and she found the Schnee girl's sword on the ground beneath them. It was standing up like a cross and a large Glyph had taken shape beneath their floating form. It was different than the Glyph that she had seen now and that one was completely black in color. Blake's eyes turned toward the girl in front of her.

"So you had me…believe that I killed you," she said, "So that I can lower my guard…"

Schnee's eyes met her own.

"You…catch on quick," she said, "And with our hands bound together…you can't escape using that cloning ability of yours…"

Blake stared at her.

"I have…been observing how you fight…," Schnee continued, "whenever I should have taken you…that clone technique of yours helped you escape…and if I bound you with me…you can't escape this one…"

"If you do this," Blake said, "You'll get caught in your own technique."

A soft chuckle grew from the blue eyed girl.

"A…Are you worried…for my sake?" she said.

"Like I care," Blake yelled moving her hand forward and pushing her blade deeper into the other girl's form causing her to gasp in pain, "All of you Schnee should die and pay for what you have done to my people. You should all pay for the crimes you have committed."

"Maybe we should…," the Schnee girl spoke out softly.

Blake stared at the girl shocked at what she had heard. Her eyes stared at the blue eyes and find herself caught in them. She saw something in the depths of these eyes…something that she had found completely taken aback by them. Blake stared at those eyes in front of her unable to understand how can someone from the Schnee family has those eyes in front of her…

Then Schnee spoke.

"Black Void,"

The beam from the Glyph beneath them suddenly shoots up toward where they were and the two girls were instantly engulfed within the large blast of power that had completely overcome them. Blake could feel pain surging through her body as she yelled out as blood flew from her wound and the golden bind that had tied them together had given away as the two girls were completely engulfed with that technique completely.

When it was done, the two of them fell off the sky and into the grassy ground of the Manor around them. Blake could feel her body spamming at the pain that was surging through her from where she fell, her blade landing not too far away from where she was. Blake turned her gaze toward her left and noticed that the Schnee girl was lying not too far away from her.

Smoke was coming from the girl's body as her Huntress's outfit was dissipating away leaving only light clothing behind and they were completely covered in blood. The white haired girl was unmoving and Blake knew that she wasn't going to move away anytime soon.

That last one…was powerful, Blake thought, I guess since she doesn't want to die as well, it wasn't as powerful as I thought…or maybe it's because she is weakened…

Blake rolled upon her shoulder, wincing at the pain that was coming through her right now. The girl's entire body was hurting her and she knew that she won't be able to fight as well now, with that technique that Schnee had used on her. She got back to her feet, shakily but she still have enough strength to be able to stand. The girl made her way toward her sword and picked it up before replacing it back into shaft.

Her eyes then turned toward the white haired girl on the ground. She walked toward where she was lying until she stood right above her. The golden eyes stared at the girl's face as Blake contemplated what she had seen in those eyes…just a few minutes ago.

You are a Schnee, she thought, You have the entire world of Remnant at your feet. Everything you could wish for you could have it…so why…why do your eyes say different? Why do your eyes…hold so much sadness within them?

Blake recognized that look quite well for it was something that she used to be able to see in her own eyes when she was younger, before meeting her older brother…She couldn't understand it at all…

Just who are you Weiss Schnee?

Blake was pulled from her thoughts as she felt the approach of three Auras. She recognizes them as the Aura of the Huntress that were fighting against the Grimm when they had started their attack upon the city. If those three were still there, that would mean Arkos and Mirkia lost?

And it's not only them, Blake thought, I can sense a lot more Auras in the city. Seems that the other Clans have gotten involved…

She glanced down toward the girl on the ground in front of her. She could easily pull out her sword and end the girl's life right now, but Blake's hand wasn't moving. It stayed there upon the handle of her short sword. She didn't understand why she was hesitating in killing the girl. When she had arrived there, she wouldn't have hesitated as she was doing now so what changed within her?

Blake couldn't figure it out so she simply turned away from the fallen girl and summoned a Doorway in front of her. The square of light in front of her appeared and the girl stepped through it disappearing from Vale…

Why…doe someone who lived like Kings…have the same eyes…as someone who is the lowest of the low?


Ruby and the others reached Weiss's Manor and the small girl's eyes were drawn instantly toward the where the white haired girl was lying down. She instantly recognized Sebastian kneeling beside the fallen girl as a soft glow was coming from the man's hand.

"Weiss," she called.

Sebastian looked up toward her.

"Is she okay?" Yang asked.

"Don't worry," Sebastian told her, "She is alive…but her wounds are severe. Considering she hasn't fully healed yet and going into battle like this…It's a miracle that she wasn't killed."

Ruby stared at the white haired girl. She could feel her worry leaving her form as she slumped on the ground beside her. Yang patted her on the shoulder and the young man approached toward Weiss and kneeled beside her.

"Was there anyone else with her?"

Sebastian glanced at him.

"There was someone," he said, "But they left before I could get close enough to identify them."

The young man nodded at him a look appearing upon his features. Ruby stared at the duo, wondering briefly what they were talking about before turning her gaze toward the city that was expending in the distance in front of them. There was a lot of destruction done to the city in that sudden attack from the Grimm and she can't imagine how many people had died during their battles.

"You know," she said, "It doesn't feel like we've won today."

Yang turned her eyes toward the city in front of them, at the large amount of smoke that was rising in the distance. She didn't say anything as she stared at the city, a strange thoughtful look in her eyes. The young man was staring at the city too.

"Uncle Qrow was right," she said, "the life of a Huntress…isn't something that we can take lightly."

"What you saw today was nothing more than a preview," the young man told them, "although, the Leviathan was something that we don't see all the time."

Yang gave him a glance.

"A preview huh?" she said, "I shudder to think at how dangerous this life is going to get."

Ruby stayed silent as the words from Weiss during her training came back to her.

Grimm isn't going to be your only enemies…

She gave the unconscious white haired girl a glance.

The White Fang is what you were thinking of when you were saying that weren't you, she though.

"But you managed to save Vale," the young man said, "Despite your rookie statues, you managed to fight against one of the most well known criminal Organization in the entirety of Remnant. That's not a feat that young Huntresses like the two of you pull off everyday. It may not feel like a victory to you, but it is to the people of Vale."

Ruby let out a little grin at that and even Yang chuckled.

Yeah, she thought.

"Aren't going to move her inside?" Ruby asked glancing at Sebastian.

"I don't want to injure her any further," the man told her, "I will treat her wounds here before, moving her into her room."


Schnee Manor

Six Days Later…

Weiss Schnee opened her eyes again.

Bright sunlight was coming through the window of her room. The young woman blinked to herself for a few moments before slowly seating up. She could feel pain surging through her body and she placed a hand at her chest, as she grits her teeth lightly. The girl glanced around herself for a few moments realizing that she was still alive.

The white haired girl thought back to the Faunus girl she had faced, Blake Belladonna. That was the name she told her and Weiss knew that her technique wasn't strong enough to actually kill the girl, thought Weiss was never aiming for the kill in the first place. Her body feels stronger than before, but she was hardly back at hundred percent.

She was strong enough to move so Weiss removed the cover that were upon her body and moved her legs to the side of the bed. Her body felt oddly stiff which made her wonder how long has she been lying down here on this bed. The girl seeks out her sandals and took her bedroom robes before throwing them on. Weiss made her way out of the room and walked through the empty hallway of the Manor heading straight down toward the kitchen.

As she was growing closer to the said place, voices could be heard talking. It made her curious for not once she had heard someone talk to Sebastian before. As she grow closer toward the kitchen doors, the voices became clearer…

"…Not doing that Yang," a young voice was saying, "This so for Weiss and not you."

"But I'm helping," an indignant voice answered.

"You're just trying to taste everything," Ruby's voice said.

"I have to taste them if they're good or not," Yang answered her, "Sebastian, tell her."

"I assure you Miss Rose," the voice of the butler said sounding amused at the argument, "Miss Xiao Long knows what she is doing."

"Ha," Yang said triumph in her voice.

"But you do have a habit of tasting everything Miss Xiao Long," Sebastian continued, "Do listen to your sister."

Weiss was confused. Why was Ruby and Yang here? As she last remembers, their house had been fixed so there was no need for them to be here in the manor. The white haired girl walked through the door and was met with a strange sight.

Sebastian was working upon the food as usual and the two girls weren't side by side with him. Yang was standing beside him and was holding unto a spatula in her hand with a smirk upon her face as she stared at Ruby who was holding a plate and was cleaning it. The sound of her opening the doors, drew the attention of the three occupants and Weiss noticed how wide Ruby's eyes had gotten when she noticed her standing there.

"WEISS," Ruby yelled, "You're awake."

Before she could actually speak, Ruby was upon her in a record time and took her into a strong hug causing the later to let out a soft gasp of shock at being suddenly hugged by the younger girl. Ruby suddenly jumped back away from her.

"Oh no…did I hurt you?" the younger girl said, worry visible in her silver eyes, "Oh, of course I did. You've just woken up form such terrible injuries and I…"

Weiss raised her hand and placed it upon the girl's lip to stop her vomiting of words that were becoming faster and faster as the second passed by. Yang approached her, a light smirk on her face.

"Good to see you on your feet Ice Princess," she grinned.

"Don't call me that," Weiss instantly retorted, "Just what are the two of you doing here? Your house didn't get destroyed again did it?"

"Why?" Yang smirked, "Missed us already Princess?"

Weiss gave her an exasperated look.

"They were worried about your health Lady Schnee," Sebastian spoke out as he approached her.

Weiss raised her eyebrows.

"Worried?" she said surprised.

"Yeah," Ruby told her with a light smile, "I mean, we just fight against the White Fang to protect you and we've been keeping Vale safe as well from Grimm, thought they haven't been as much since the White Fang mess."

Weiss looked at her.

"I see," she said, "How long was I out of commission?"

"Six days now," Ruby told her as she smiled at her, "C'mon, it's already diner time."

Weiss followed after her, still feeling oddly out of place at the sight of Ruby and Yang back here again. She didn't understand as to why they would worry. She had simply done her duty as a Huntress to protect the city of Vale.

"You didn't have to worry about me," she said voicing her thoughts.

Ruby turned to face her, her silver eyes surprised.

"What?"

"I was simply doing my duty as a Huntress," Weiss explained, "getting injured and almost dying. I had to protect Vale."

"Weiss," Ruby said, "Why do you think I fought against the White Fang?"

"To protect the city?" the white haired girl said.

Ruby shook her head.

"I did it to protect you," she said, "The White Fang were coming after you so I fought against them to protect my friend."

Weiss feel surprise coursing through her as she stared at Ruby.

"You…consider me a friend?" she said softly.

Ruby smiled gently at her and an arm suddenly appearing around her shoulder caused the white haired girl to jump in surprise. It was only Yang and the blonde had a grin on her face as well. Weiss stared at the blonde beside her.

"I think risking our lives to keep your ass safe makes us friend," she said.

"Yang," Ruby chided, "Don't say it like that."

"Why not?" Yang asked, "After training us and helping us become strong, with all that time that passed between us, I consider us friends. I'm sure that two months ago, none of us could ever imagine this happening right?"

Weiss thought about it.

Yang was right. Two months ago, she would have never imagined that the two girls who arrived in Vale to be here in her room. She would have never imagined that the two lives she had saved that fateful night so long ago would have changed her life like this…

There was a feeling growing inside Weiss's heart and it confused her. It was a feeling that she used to feel when she was a young child and it also reminded her of her mother. With these two that were with her, that feeling had started to come back and Weiss didn't find the name for it until she was lying down on her bed, long after Ruby and Yang had gone home.

That realization caused her eyes to go wide with surprise.

That heartwarming feeling that had made itself know into her heart was happiness.

And this end this arc...

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