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Chapter Cover: Blake standing by herself as she stare toward the airships above her..

Chapter Forty-Four

Shadows of Truth

Blake stared at the girl in front of her. The young woman was tense, her hands itching to go for the weapon that was upon her back. It's the same feeling that she felt long before whenever she was caught when on a spying mission for the White Fang. Blake could feel something in her chest move at being called out by the small girl.

"They can be a lot of people with that name in the world," she answered.

Ruby gave a light nod.

"That's true," she said, "But no two people have the same Aura you have do they?"

Blake's golden eyes stared at her.

"I recognize your Aura from that day," Ruby told her, "You should be glad that Yang hasn't realized who you are yet. She'd rather talk with her fists rather than with words."

Blake narrowed her eyes at her.

"Are you threatening me?" she asked.

Ruby raised her hands in surrender.

"I'm not," she said, "I told you before that I am simply here to talk. There is no ulterior motive to it at all. I'm here to just tell you that I know that you are part of the White Fang attack on Vale."

The silver eyes stared up at her and Blake met her eyes squarely.

"When I heard the reason why the White Fang wanted to kill Weiss," Ruby continued, "I was shocked to tell you the truth. You want to kill the entire family because of something that happened before your birth."

Blake stared at her.

"Why exactly are you still trying to kill her when she hasn't done anything to you?" Ruby asked her.

The dark haired girl frowned.

"You haven't seen anything of what my people have gone through," Blake said, "We lost our homes…our history…our Forest, we lost everything and were left to die in this world while the White Clan continued to grown and prosper. Everyday we live in suffering because of that, and even some of my people are slaves to that despicable family. They all deserve to pay for it."

Ruby stared at her silently.

"My Uncle told me that this world operates on different rules than the one I am familiar with," the girl said.

But she walked straight toward Blake and took hold of the taller girl's jacket.

"But even so…what does attacking Vale had anything to do with that?" she said, "What does Weiss who is the same age you are has anything to do with things that happened hundred of years ago? Are you White Fang so self centered that you want to kill everyone to accomplish one goal?"

Blake glared at her and wretched the shorter girl's hand from her shirt.

"If that's what it takes so be it," she yelled.

Ruby actually looked surprised at what she had said. Blake stared at the smaller girl in front of her, her golden eyes becoming even more animalistic in her anger.

"It's got nothing to do with you," Blake growled at her.

Ruby actually took hold of her clothes again.

"Then tell me something…in all those times the White Fang has been fighting against Weiss's family, has anything changed for your people?"

Blake's eyes widened lightly at that.

"The other Faunus that aren't part of the White Fang," Ruby continued, "Do you think that what the White Fang is doing is going to change anything in their lives? Have you seen any difference in the time you were part of that group?"

"What…What are you…?" she said.

"What's with all the yelling?"

The two girls turned toward the voice finding Sebastian and a young woman with them. The woman had both of her hands crossed upon her chest as she stared at them and Blake could see the surprise in the man's face as he was staring at them.

"Ruby…what's going on?"

The small girl let go of Blake's clothes.

"Just a small argument," she said.

Blake gave her girl a glare but didn't say anything as she turned away from them all.

"One last thing Blake," Ruby's voice called out from behind her forcing the dark haired girl to stop walking, "If all you and your people do is look to the past…then you will never be able to change anything."

Blake turned her gaze toward the small girl but Ruby had already turned away from her and pass the two older people that were in the room. The woman glanced back at the smaller girl with a confused look on his face. Sebastian was also looking confused. Blake turned her gaze forward again, tightening her hands into fists.

What the hell does she know, the girl thought.

The young woman simply continued to walk away from them…not wanting to have anything to do with these people until it was absolutely necessary.


Ruby reentered the room that she had been sharing with Yang drawing her sister's attention toward her.

"Where did you go?" the blonde asked.

"I had some things to take care of," Ruby answered with a light smile, "Don't worry."

The smaller girl thought back to Blake and the conversation the duo just had. Ruby hadn't meant to lost her temper when she went to talk to the dark haired girl but hearing the girl sprout out the same thing that Noir had told them about the White Fang had caused her to be reminded of what Weiss had gone through because of them.

I shouldn't have gotten angry but…I just hate this entire situation…

The girl let out a sigh before lying down upon the bed that. Maybe it will be best for them just to get some sleep for tonight…no matter how little it might be in her current state. Ruby spend a long time staring at the ceiling and listening to Yang's snore before she actually fell asleep.

The next Morning

Ruby was awoken by her sister shaking her shoulder. The girl blinked to herself as she searched the room she was in for her clock until she realized that she wasn't in her room back in Vale. She was in some other place after escaping a battle against the White Knight the previous day. She yawned as she seated up glancing at the blonde that was shaking her.

"I'm surprised you're up before me," Ruby told her.

"Sebastian was the one who woke me up," Yang answered her with a light smile, "He said he had something important he needed to talk about so we have to get there quickly."

Ruby nodded at her.

"Alright, I'll go get ready," she said.

Yang gave her a light smile before turning away from her. Ruby got out of bed and after taking a shower, the girl made to follow her sister down the hallway of the building and out of it. The courtyard was still as desolate as it was the previous night when they arrived and the sun was shining from behind a few clouds that were passing in front of it. The air was a little chilly too causing Ruby to rub her arms at how cold it was.

As they approached, the two sisters caught sight of Sebastian who was seating upon a nearby bench. The man wasn't alone for another woman was with him. The woman had reddish brown hair which was falling down upon her shoulder and was also dressed similarly to the people that were staying in this place. Noticing them, Sebastian waved them over and the two girls approaching and as they reached the two, they find that Noir was already there but leaning against a pillar. The young man had a cup in his hand and he greeted them with a smile when they reached them.

"Your wounds have healed already?" Yang said sounding shocked.

"Their healing techniques are quite something," Noir said, "It isn't even going to scar."

Ruby could see Blake seating down on the ground beside the young man's form and the Faunus girl didn't even bother to look up at them.

"We're still waiting for Schneider to show up," Sebastian told them.

"You won't have to wait for long," a voice called out.

The man from yesterday was approaching them. His hair was white, very similar to Weiss's hair Ruby noticed and he wasn't wearing the robes that Ruby saw him in yesterday but he still had a blue band wrapped around his forearm.

"I never expected to meet you here Yael," he said.

The redhead woman let out a small snort.

"I see you look the same as ever Schneider," she answered, "Congrats on being Captain by the way."

"I doubt I'll be Captain any longer after what I pulled yesterday," Schneider said with a small embarrassed smile.

Ruby blinked in confusion and she could see that Yang was also confused.

"You two know each other?" Noir asked, curiosity in his voice.

"We've met back when I stayed at the White Castle," the redhead woman Yael said, "Back then, he was just a little Huntsman…but let met introduce myself. My name is Yael Langley."

She gave a small nod to them all before turning her gaze toward Schneider.

"Sebastian revealed what had been gone on to me," she said, "But how about you reveal to us exactly what is happening to Weiss."

Ruby instantly glanced at the man who ran a hand through his hair at this.

"Something happened to Weiss?" she asked.

"Yes," Schneider said, "She is going to be executed…three days from now."

Yang gasped lightly and Noir narrowed his eyes. Ruby instantly got to her feet at the revelation and even Blake had looked up in surprise at what she had heard.

"What?" Ruby yelled, "Why are they going to kill her?"

Schneider crossed his arms glancing at their directions.

"The two of you must be the Huntress that Weiss had been training right?" he asked, "Then the two of you must have been present during the White Fang attack on Vale some times ago. There has been evidence found that Weiss was the one who plotted the entire thing."

Ruby couldn't believe what she was hearing. Noir also had his eyes wide with shock and even Blake seems to be shocked. It was like the girl couldn't believe what was being said.

"But that's impossible," Ruby said, "Weiss was working with me and my sister that entire time before the invasion helping us grown into Huntress."

The woman, Yael had stayed silent for a few moments.

"And Ezekiel isn't aware of this?" she said, "I'm surprised he let something like that pass him."

Schneider simply shrugged his shoulders at this.

"The White Lord has been an enigma as of late," he said, "Even I wouldn't be able to tell you what he is thinking, and I was working with the man for many years. When I came to Vale and talk to Sebastian, and learning his side of the story, it made me realizes something…there is someone else involved."

"Someone else?" Sebastian said, "Do you have any idea who it could be?"

Schneider shook his head.

"No," he said, "I don't."

Yael stayed seated there, "Why would someone blame all of that on Weiss in the first place. The girl was Exiled from her Clan so she wouldn't have anything to do with them…or maybe it's because Weiss was exiled that whoever is responsible is making Weiss look like the criminal."

"That crossed my mind too," Schneider said, "But that would mean that whoever did it is pretty high up in the Clan…but I can't think of who it could be, nor what they could be after."

Yael gave Sebastian a glance.

"What about you?" she asked, "Do you have any idea of who could be behind this?"

The man shook his head.

"No," he said, "But whoever is behind this, they had made sure to stay out of the radar…and they even had managed to fool Ezekiel and they're going to make the man kill his own innocent daughter."

"We're not going to let him do something like that right?" Ruby asked, "There must be a way for us to reach him and talk him out of it."

Yael actually laughed.

"I like your spirit kid but this is going to be harder than you might think," she said, "the White Clan is one of the most powerful Clan in the entire world, and I am sure that you already had a taste of what they can do….from what I heard of Sebastian, you already know what the White Knights can do."

Ruby looked down.

"So busting down the front door is out," Yang said, crossing her arms across her chest.

"There is another way to get in," Schneider spoke out.

The group all turned toward him.

"Oh really?"

Schneider nodded.

"Before I left White Castle, Lord Ezekiel had already started to preparations for the Execution," he said, "and from what I know, those preparations once started have to be completed without stopping and delay to them. On that time, the Clan will be on high alert during the days it takes to complete that ritual but…on the day of the Execution, the Clan will be down to it's Skeleton crew to keep watch over the White Castle while the Captain, Commander and Lord will cross over to the White Dimension for the Execution…"

Schneider stared at them.

"That will be our time to strike…and maybe we will be able to save Weiss from her faith by talking to the White Lord about it," he said.

"If what you said is true, we will be facing the White Clan's strongest during that infiltration," Noir said.

Schneider glanced at him.

"Unless you want to waste power on facing hundred of Huntsman at once," he said, "and I doubt they even know what truly is going on…but Commander Winter, and Lord Ezekiel…they're the two we mostly have to convince that Weiss is innocent, after all, they are her family."

Sebastian frowned a little.

"It will be risky," he said.

"I'll be worried if it wasn't," Schneider said.

"You are right about one thing Light," Yael said staring at him, "Winter and Ezekiel are the ones that we need to convince of the truth of Weiss's innocence…after all, they are the two that have the power to stop the Execution."

"What exactly is the White Dimension?" Ruby asked.

Schneider glanced at her.

"Well…to say it simply," he said, "It's a pocket Dimension that is used by the White Clan in tradition for their execution….thought I have never been there myself to say how exactly it looks like. The only persons that could tell you in full what it truly is are the Schnee Family."

Ruby nodded.

"I see," she said.

"But what if we can't convince them?" Yang asked.

Sebastian gave her a glance.

"There is no backing down," he said, "We either convince them, or we take Weiss and get her out of here before they can kill her."

Ruby stayed silent for a few moments, thinking about it before looking up at the man across her.

"I'm in," she said, "There is no way I'm going to let anyone kill my friend."

Sebastian glanced at Noir and the Faunus gave a light nod at him. Schneider nodded as well and even Yang did the same. Yael had already gave him her consent so the man simply nodded at them.

"Then, three days from now…we will infiltrate the White Castle and get to that White Dimension and save Weiss Schnee's life."


White Castle Dungeons

Weiss Schnee was seating upon her bed as she stared toward the window were the sun was shining through. The girl was dressed in a white robes and a soft glow of Aura was coming from the clothes she was wearing. The girl's hair was no longer in the off-center ponytail she always had it but, it was now falling upon her shoulders in waves.

They were no chains upon her body, not like Weiss needed one after all, the room she was in kept her Aura almost non-existent so she wouldn't be able to escape even if she wanted to. The white haired girl had spent the past few days in complete solitude at what was happening to her right now. She had lost her fight against her Father and was now going to be executed.

She sometimes thinks about Ruby and Yang and hoped with all her heart that the two girls had managed to survive her Father's cruel order. The girl looked down from thinking back to the days where she had first started to train the two girls at using their Aura and she also find herself thinking of the times she helped Ruby study.

I had hoped that we would have stayed friends for a while longer, Ruby, Yang, she thought.

The door of her cell suddenly clanked as she instantly looked up toward it. The door opened and two people entered inside the room. The first one was Winter and the girl's face looked completely blank of emotions and the other was a hooded figure in robes with the Schnee symbol upon it. They were many ornaments upon the person's form, and she was wearing some sort of white mask upon the face. Weiss knew who it was.

It was a Priestess.

"It's time," Winter said.

Weiss let out a sigh and then stood up.

It was time for her to get ready for her Execution…

The Day is almost here...

Next Time: The White Dimension.

Jacques0 out.

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