RWBY: INFINITY CORE
Chapter Eleven : Eclipse ( Part 4: Blood Moon)
Blake decides to get her memories back, Sorey now knows the truth behind his families fate. As well as his connection to his team.
I began to open my eyes, still hazy from being knocked out for awhile and once again I am looking at the ceiling of an unfamiliar room as I move my head to see out of the window, I can see the Babylon Eclipse is nearing its final stage of becoming whole. I rise my right arm to see an Iv in my hand but noticed I couldn't move my left. I look to see an all to familiar view, the same view from the first time Yang fell asleep on my arm from the movie night on the first day I joined team RWBY. I didn't want to wake her, so left her there and stroked a few strands of her beautiful hair from her face and looked at how peaceful she looks.
" I was actually thinking I would wake up to the those fiery red eyes of her for pulling my punch at the last minute, that caused a new crater in the school courtyard". I said in a low voice so I wouldn't wake her. I looked at her and saw the remains of her tears that plagued her eyes and cheeks. I felt the sadness that came with them, all because I made her do something that she is blaming herself for. Even so I couldn't allow myself to hit her with full force of that punch. I am well aware of her semblance but even so it is a double edge sword she needs to absorb the hit to gain the power. Even if it was for a second I could feel the power that I was radiating and I knew she couldn't stand up from a hit like that now matter how strong she is.
I regret the decision, but not the outcome; but what has me more confused is how fast I was able to recover from the injuries that I suffered. My mind then came back to the vision I had saw about my mother and father and the events that happened at mountain Glenn. As I started to recall the vision further, slight movement from my left arm snapped me out of my trance and turned to look at the lilac eyes trying to focus after waking up from her power nap.
" Good morning sleeping beauty", I say to her hoping to bring a good mood and start a confrontation.
She was looking trying to focus and then snapped to realization that I was awake and suddenly jumped up and leaned over to hug me as tight as she could, I could hear her panting and signing heavily.
"Hey, hey, hey, I am okay". I say to her trying to calm her down so I could talk to her. After a minute she finally calms down and pulls away from me and looks at me eyes red and bright with a fiery look.
"Those are the eyes I expected to wake—" I was about to finish before I was stopped with a sharp pain in my face before realizing I was struck by Yang with tears flowing down from her cheeks.
"THIS ISNT A FUCKING JOKE SOREY…" She says to me in a very distraught voice and then she stops and catches her self in what she just called me. I stopped with my face still stuck in the direction from when she struck me. I slowly turned to look at her eye to eye.
" I— I know that". I say to her in a soft voice.
"You are Right its not, but Yang I had to pull my punch if I — If I hadn't then it would have been you crashing out of the school and who knows what would have happened to you, and I couldn't live with myself knowing that I hurt you…
"And you think I would fair better knowing that I caused you that much pain, Sorey I saw your body I— I though you were going to die…" She said as she begins to cry recalling the memory of my body and my condition.
"How do you think I felt knowing that I was the cause of what happened to you I don't know what I would have done if you had actually d—, I stopped her by embracing her and holding her tight pulling out the Iv that I had in my right hand.
"I know, and your right, I— I was scared of that power that I didn't know I had, do you remember what happened to Yatsuhashi I didn't want that to happen to you". I spoke to her in a soft voice trying to get her to understand what my mind set was on.
" I was willing to take the hit, because the pain that I experience was only temporary but the pain of hurting you would have been life long torment that I couldn't have probably ever forgiven myself for". I finally said to her holding her even tighter and my overwhelming tears began to flow. After a few moments she started to hug me even tighter.
"Promise me….. Promise me you won't ever do that again, we are team members and we are in a relationship you should stop trying to take on the world alone, please promise me you will learn to let me help you don't keep me out….. promise me." She said as her lilac eyes where brighter than ever as she showed me a serious look to ensure I knew she was being serious.
" I promise Yang…..I— I love you Yang. I said to her keeping my eyes fixed on her.
Shocked by my words she looked at me never averting her gaze. "I love you too Sorey", she says her voice softened as she said it back to me. Happy to hear her say it back since that was the first time since we have been dating that we told each other that, honestly I was hoping to tell her in a better situation, but telling her felt natural and was honestly the truth. "wait did she call me Sorey". I thought to myself
" You called me… Sorey didn't you". I said to her after the tears dried up and the situation calmed down after having our first argument-ish earlier.
" Yeah…. during the time you were resting professor Ozpin called all of team RWBY and told us everything about what happened to…. your mom and dad; Summer Rose; ;… and you". she started to soften her voice as she continue to speak.
" We were all curious about you and we were looking for answers and it seemed as though Ozpin wanted us to know the truth about you and the realization about the connection our team has with one another", she continue to speak about what Ozpin had told her and about how she finally got to meet her mother for the first time and heard her true feeling towards Yang.
" I to know everything about my past… I to got to meet my mother and father though in spirit I was able to hold them both and I was able to learn the truth about my past and about what I have inside of me", I stopped and looked away from her and towards the shattered moon as the eclipse was drawing closer and closer.
" The Infinity Core…." Yang says to me in an almost whisper voice, but it was muffled enough for me not to hear what she called it.
I looked consistently at the moon and from the now ultraviolet overlay from the eclipse Yang looked at me and seeing the tears flowing she got up and turned my head to face her and lowered my head to match her forehead and said only four words to me.
"You are not alone". she says to me and then gives me a small kiss and close's her eyes and that moment last for a couple of seconds before it seems like we are back to our normal selfs.
The past that I thought I could live without has now been made apparent to me that I couldn't live without it, I now know my mother and father and about my sister and my cousin. My life wasn't as bad as I thought it was, well at least to the point of my transition into something more, but I don't regret it because it kept my sister safe and alive and now here we are in the same team and i will do everything in my power to make up the lost time I missed with her. Plus I have to pass on mothers message to her.
As if knowing what I was thinking, Yang points to the room behind her and tell me that both Blake and Tai are in there retrieving Blake's memories. So they might be awhile I decided to stand up from the bed and almost as soon as i do I am instantly knocked back down with an all to familiar force. After recovering I noticed a familiar red hood and the remains of small petals.
" I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE OKAY!" The over excited leader was saying as she was teary eyed but still showing a big smile.
" I am glad to see you to Ruby!" I say to her with a big and genuine smile. Soon the Weiss made her way to the room and joined us at the bed where she too even gave me a hug glad to see me okay. "You are not alone" those words that Yang said to me still ringing in my head came back after realizing the scene before me with all the members being together joking; playing around; and playful fights. I believed in the words Yang spoke as I turned to face her again she looks back at me and gives me a warm smile. Still that doesn't explain this intense feeling in my gut as I turn to face the moon with the sky turning a now deep red and the moon red as blood.
OUTSIDE OF VALES BORDERS 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ECLIPSE.
" All of the preparation are complete my lord," Cinder spoke to Nuvi as he stood on top of the cliff edge looking down at the city of Vale.
" I can sense him…. he is here… finally after 12 years I will finally be reunited with him, although back then he was suppose to be the key, now he has become the one thing that can stop us, I want the Infinity core back so I need him alive. Everyone else is expendable." The tall man in the suit says as he explains his plan to Cinder.
" Have our forces ready for battle with the eclipse they cannot use their semblance's but the boy will be able to use his power…. thats to say he actually knows how to use his powers…" the man snickers and grins.
" On second thought I will pay him a personal visit after all I owe those pesky huntsman some payback for what they did to me all those years ago. With me there they won't be able to send that many huntsman to Vale during the initial attack which will give us the advantage". The man says as he rises his right arm and a dark purple electric based mist forms in his hand and his eyes begin to turn bright red. As he does the grim begin to form around him and they too have there eyes set on the city of Vale.
" Tonight they will know the harsh reality of one mans ambitions for a better future that will forsake them….
All for the glory of babylon…" The man finishes as the massive force of soldiers and grimm march on the unsuspected city of Vale.
Outside the first outer defense guard of Vale.
"How much longer until our relieve is here"? one of the older soldier's says to the rest of the platoon as they stand on one of the many battlements as they watch over in a more isolated portion of Vale's outer wall.
" Uhh I believe another 5 or so minutes". The commander of the squad says.
" Man they sure do love to take there sweet ass ti—", the older soldier says as he stops speaking abruptly. The rest of his squad turn to face the solder blood coming from the mans lips and his eyes shot back into the back of his head. The soldiers look down in disbelieve at what they saw. A long sword was sticking out from the solders chest. A little moment after the sword is yanked right out of him and the soldier falls to the ground dead.
" What the fuck". the female soldier says as she is about to draw her weapon until a loud gun shot came from behind her literally separating her torso from her lower body, blood spread all over the troops. They were surrounded by the tall hulking soldiers in all black techno armor with a helmet that had the eye visors bright red and in the middle of the chest piece was a symbol of a grimm that no one has ever seen.
"The time of humanity is over, the time of the grimm is now". the voice comes from behind the soldiers in the back he was taller than most of them with a severed left arm and 3 blood claw marks covering his helmet. With is hand risen he bring it down and the remaining soldiers are gunned down leaving blood to soak into the ground. The man than walks forward as the rest of his men bow to him and he then reaches out his hand and closes his hand with Vale in his grasp.
" SOLDIERS OF BABYLON SLAUGHTER THEM"! He screams with all his might as soldiers and grimm as well some grimm that no one has ever seen before charge forward towards the people of Vale.
Commander Rex of the VDF (Vale Defense Force ) Inside VDF HQ
"Commander Rex Sir, Delta One, and Alpha two haven't reported in". The concerned soldier says to Rex.
" If I am not mistaken Alpha two was to relieved Delta One from outer lookout correct?" Commander Rex was saying to the report intel personal.
" Yes sir." but they were suppose to report back to the gunship for immediate dust off, but they have failed to do so—", she was cut off to an immediate incoming transmission from Gunship 2-5.
" THIS IS GUNSHIP 2-5 WE ARE UNDER ATTACK I REPEAT WE ARE UNDER ATTACK BY AN UNKNOWN ENEMY, JAMES IS DOWN— GET ON THAT GUN SOME ONE GET ON THA— AHHHH— FUCK I AM HIT— AHHH THERE IS SO MUCH BLOOD— AHHHH GRIMM GRIMM ARE COMING OVER THE BARRICADE AHHH-AHHHHHHHH—…." The disturbing transmission is cut off at the source of the soldiers helmet. Everyone in the room is frozen and then one of the girls screams finally loosing her self thinking the worst case.
" Stow that crap corporal, alright we have measurements to help us in situations like this we must warn Vale and call all available huntsmen and huntress to help with the cities defense's. I want full mobilization of all our forces, and I want the Arc rangers ready, I won't let what happened to Glenn happen to Vale, I want it, and I want it now". Commander Rex says as he and his subordinates walk to down one of the hallways leading to the armory of HQ.
" Alpha two and delta one were out in a more isolated portion of the Vales defense line, thats why they had a bigger size defense squad. That is also the only part of the defense that has a hole in the natural defense boarder…. Dammit with that team wiped out Vale will be flanked and easily over run". Commander Rex thought to himself as he got his armor on and the rest of the soldiers were getting prepped as well.
" We are in for the fight of our lives…." Commander Rex spoke softly while looking out a window that was high enough for him to see beacon Tower and the transit
10 minutes after the soldiers of babylon and the forces of grim have made it pass Vale's first defense barrier. ( Back at beacon )
There was an eerie feeling in the air, and I wasn't the only one thinking that, the rest of my group grew silent and looked at the moon.
" Is it me or does it seem—"
"Quiet", Weiss says finishing my sentence. Soon after that is said the rest of the team nodded in agreement, not even a minute later professor Ozpin's voice is heard over the inner com.
" ATTENTION ALL STUDENT THIS IS YOUR HEADMASTER, WE ARE EXPECTING A SERIOUS EVENT ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY OF VALE, ALL STUDENTS ARE TO REPORT TO THE AUDITORIUM FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS". He finishes his statement as he says this Ruby and the rest of us nod in agreement, as I walk over to where Blake is and noticed that she was still weak from the memory restoration so I picked her up bridal style and then we all proceeded to the auditorium. As we made our way we were crammed with every student in a rush to get there. As we got close to the auditorium we passed over a bridge like structor that was surrounded with glass windows. I turned to my left to see the city of Vale and as I looked over I saw a bright flash in the city center. The flash was bright enough to temporarily blind all of us for a split second then we could see a explosion cloud form until then a shock wave shattered the glass and we finally heard the sound of the explosion. It was so powerful that it knocked a lot of us over and some even fell off the bridge two stories to the ground. There was a terrible ringing in my head and my vision went blurry as I tried to focus around me I could see Yang to my right trying to get up as well; Ruby and Weiss were with Blake making sure she was okay as she still layed down knocked out.
I then saw one of the student run up to me and lay a hand for me to grab, right as I was reaching for it a giant piece of debris hits the student, body and all and flies across the bridge takings several students with it and killing some of them. The large debris also hits my arm enough for me to hear it actually break as it hits. The pain from it was excruciating, I look to the right of me it looks like the object made a giant hole on both sides of the interior bridge blood covered most of the student thankfully Yang and others were okay. We all gagged at the dust that formed from the impact. Ozpin and some other professors came to our aid helping us up and protecting us from any other flying objects.
"AHHHHH god dammit this hurts." I say to myself as I hold my left arm, I take a closer look and see that it is very misshapen and blood is coming out of some of the open gashes.
I stop to look out from the window to see a very terrifying sight the city was a blaze and you could hear the screams of the people and the sound of the grimm, my concentration was blocked as I heard a familiar voice.
" SOREY!.. Come on we need to go." Yang says yelling at me to make my way to her, soon after finishing crossing the bridge, the bridge it self starts to collapse and crumble under the pressure of all the student running across it. It finally gives and at the base of where the exit of the bridge is to the near center of the bridge falls down taking with it many of the students and trapping the rest of them on the other side. I was about to do something until Ms. Goodwich puts her arm in front of me and pushes me back into the auditorium and shuts the doors. As the door's close I was able to see the bodies of several students crushed by the rubble of the collapse bridge some of them still alive, I could only look in horror at the scene before me and as the doors are about to close I could hear Gynda say something.
" Protect them….. Sorey…" that was the last thing she says to me as the doors close.
"Protect them…."? was the only thing I could say as I leaned my back against the door and seeing my friends in front of me, and then I feel it a very familiar feeling just like the one I felt in my vision….
" He…. He is here." I thought to myself
" Nuvi Bukur….."