What's up guys. Sorry for my slack over the thanksgiving weekend, and the week before. Don't worry though, I've still been writing but I just haven't had time to go and post any chapters. Ginger and Centurion, your reviews are greatly appreciated, and I wish more people would review. Also, I can't believe we've hit 20 followers. I never though this story would even get maybe 5 so I can't say how happy I am to have you all still here. And now, the moment you've all been waiting for. The grudge match of the century. DARRON VS ADAM! enjoy.
11 years ago:
Darron and Blake were nervous. A few week ago they had left the orphanage that they had met
Kenneth at. Now they were sitting in some abandoned warehouse. Blake had recognized a
symbol on a doorway. It reminded her of her father and some people called the whitefang. After
much pleading and pleading, Darron had finally caved and they had attended one of the
meetings, which is where they were now. The two sat silently, clinging to each other as they
were surrounded by other faunus, who were much older than they were. At the front of the room
was a giant stage where a fox faunus had just stepped onto.
"Hello, faunus!" the man greeted, earning cheers from the rest of the room. "Allow me to be the
first to thank all of you for coming out tonight, and to welcome all new members who have
decided to join the cause. I know you have come from far and wide, which is good. Our
message must be spread just as far. We need to let the humans of Remnant know that we are
not to be stepped on. That we are just as deserving or rights and equality as they are. That we,
the faunus, will no longer be silent in our chains of oppression." the man continued. Darron
looked over at Blake. She was mesmerized. Blake seemed so admiring of the man on the stage
and so into what he was saying. Darron smiled, and continued to listen to the emphatic speaker.
After the man, and a few others, finished speaking, they called for all new White fang
recruits to join them on the stage. As the other faunus started making their way up to the stage,
Darron stood completely skilled. Darron glanced to his side and noticed Blake making a pouting
face in his direction.
"Can we please join?" Blake asked.
"I'm not sure. Do you think we can trust these people?" Darron asked in response. Blake nodded
her head furiously.
"I do. Listen to them. If we go with them, we won't have to worry about being kicked out of places
just because we're faunus. We won't have to spend our days looking for food while fighting bad
people. We won't need to spend our nights on the street anymore. We can finally find a place we
belong." Blake argued. Darron smirked at Blake's vehement attitude.
"She is right. Maybe, at least for her, this could be a safe place. Even if it doesn't work out for
me." Darron thought as Blake stared patiently, trying to sway Darron with her kitty eyes. Darron
sighed.
"C'mon let's join up." Darron said. Blake jumped with excitement. Blake dashed past Darron,
grabbing his hand, and dragging the two up to the stage. That night, Darron and Blake became
full fledged members of the white fang.
2 months later
"Idiot!" Blake scolded, slapping the back of Darron's head. Darron sat in a chair across from their
faction's leaders desk. Darron had been dragged in here after starting a fight with another one of
the faunus, and snapping his arm. It hadn't taken Blake long to hear about it through the
grapevine and appear before Darron.
"I'm sorry." Darron responded, rubbing the back of his head.
"Why would you start a fight like that? You know this is a peaceful place." Blake said. Darron just
looked down dejectedly. Blake sighed.
"Just promise that you won't do something this stupid again." Blake said.
"I promise I won't do anything like this again." Darron responded. Blake smiled and pulled Darron
in for a hug, which he happily returned. At that moment the door behind them opened. In walked
in the faction leader. He was a heavy set elephant faunas, whose massive ears just didn't look
right on his human head. He walked around his desk and took a seat across from Darron.
"Tsk tsk tsk. Darron. Why did you have to start that fight?" The faction leader asked.
"He was making fun of Blake." Darron revealed. The faction leader nodded semi
understandingly, but Blake looked slightly shocked.
"Well regardless, This is a place of peace, not violence. You must still be punished." The faction
leader said. Darron sighed in defeat. "Unless." the leader continued. "You decide to join the
Faunus defense force." Darron looked up curiously. The faction leader noted Darron's curiosity
and explained. "The faunus defense force is a new branch of the white fang. Recently, many of
our peaceful protests have been met with violent resistance, and many loyal members were hurt
or worse. This new branch will be present at all of these protests and are intended to protect the
white fang from the grimm and from people who threaten to hurt us. You certainly have the skill
for it. It would be beneficial to have you on board." Darron nodded.
"I would very much like that." Darron answered.
"Good, you leave for menagerie in 2 days." The leader noted. Darron smiled and stood up from
the chair.
"Thank you." Darron said as he started to leave.
"Wait!" Blake yelled out. Both men turned to look at the cat faunus. "If Darron's leaving I'm going
with him." Blake declared. The faction leader looked at Blake incredulously.
"Well, you guys did join together, and you rarely leave each other's side. Fine. Blake you can join
too." the faction leader decided. Blake jumped up and down happily, running over and hugging
Darron. Darron smiled and hugged her back.
A few weeks later Darron and Blake had begun their training with the faunus defense force.
Darron and Blake were both issued generic weapons and were training in swordsmanship. Yet
despite how everyone else was following the instructions of the leader, Darron seemed to be
varying slightly, using some of his previous experience, and desires of the voices to make the
moves more efficient. While other people might have praised Darron for his innovative method,
One distinct member was not nearly as appreciative.
"What do you think you're doing?" Adam taurus asked incredulous. Darron sighed turning
towards Adam. Adam might have loved Blake and her enthusiasm to learn and help the white
fang, but he and Darron immediately developed an unusually deep hatred for one another,
despite the fact that Adam was years older than Darron.
"I'm doing what you did, but better." Darron retorted.
"I doubt it. You've been doing this for only a few days, how dare you assume that you can do this
better than we." Adam scolded. Darron clenched his teeth, knowing it better not to mention the
voices in his head who constantly were coaching him.
"It doesn't matter. Cause I am." Darron answered.
"OK prove it." Adam challenged. Darron growled, he knew he probably shouldn't get in this fight,
but fuck Adam. Darron spun around and punched Adam straight in the face. Adam's head jerked
to the side. Adam turned back and landed his own punch to Darron's face. Darron lashed out
with his sword. Adam stepped backwards, drawing and blocking with his own. Darron took the
opportunity to push Adam back. As they were clashing swords, Adam aimed his sheath down,
firing. The blow knocked one of Darron's feet, causing him to lose his balance. Adam stepped
forward, slashing across Darron's chest. Darron spun backwards, landing on his face. By now
most of the others, including Blake, had noticed what was happening and were watching silently.
Darron punched the ground and jumped to his feet attacking Adam again. The two warriors
exchanged blows. Adam knocked away Darron's sword, and slammed the hilt of his blade into
Darron's throat. Darron started coughing and dropped his sword. Adam gripped the back of
Darron's neck, and threw him to the ground. Darron tried to rise, but Adam slammed his foot
down on Darron's arm. Darron grit his teeth to muffle the sounds of pain as he felt his arm break.
Adam slammed his foot down one more time on Darron's head, knocking him out. Adam spit on
Darron and scoffed before walking away.
"Ridiculous." Adam seethed.
7 years ago : 3 months before Darron's faked death
Adam and Darron stood on top of a schnee dust company building. They were accompanied by
a number of other white fang members.
"OK do we ALL know the plan." Adam said, obviously referring to Darron. Darron just stared
deadpan back.
"Yes you ass." Darron replied. Adam smirked and walked to the door. One of the soldiers
stepped forward. The soldier pulled a device out of his pocket and connected it to the building.
After disabling the building security system the soldier nodded at Adam. With a single smooth
stroke Adam sliced right through the lock on the door. Adam pushed open the door and the
squad of faunus followed.
Darron and Adam lead their squad through the buildings dark hallways.
"Ok, the dust should be on the 3 basement floor. The stairwell should be on the bottom floor.
Darron, you're objective is on the 7th floor. Get it done." Adam clarified. Darron and the other
soldiers nodded. As they turned the corner they noticed a pair of guards at the end of the hallway.
Adam and Darron glanced at each other. The two of them immediately rushed forward.
"Who's there?" One of the guards called out. The guard never received an answer as Darron
jumped in the air and slammed a foot into the guard's nose. Darron reached out and grabbed a
hold of the man's shirt. Darron pulled the guard around and slammed the guard's face into
Darron's knee, rendering him unconscious. Adam grabbed the face of the other guard and
pushed him back into the wall. Adam slammed the man's head against the wall, cracking his
skull. Adam dropped the now unconscious guard on the floor.
"Split now." Adam ordered. As Adam and the rest of the soldiers slipped into the building
stairwell, Darron walked off towards his own objective.
Darron walked the hallways quietly, and blending in the shadows. Soon enough, Darron
stumbled upon his objective. Darron groaned as he stared at the massive steel door that read
'security.' The room was also outfitted with a number of high tech security measures, including
numerous biometric locks. Darron clenched his jaw, trying to think through this new problem.
After a moment of thinking and Idea popped into Darron's head. Darron walked into the next
room. Darron looked up and sure enough, the air vent was poorly secured and easily big enough
for Darron to slip through. Darron grabbed a nearby chair and placed it on the table. Darron
climbed upon the chair and set to work detaching the grate in front of the air vent. The vent
popped off relatively easy, and Darron ascended into the maze.
Down below Adam and his other soldiers had managed to gather much of the dust stored and
transport it to the bottom bottom floor of the building. Adam was waiting patiently when suddenly
the sound of a drill pulled him from his thoughts. Adam looked over to a near wall to see a drill
finally breach the wall. From inside the hole, a multitude of white Fang members came pouring
in, including Blake. Adam smiled as Blake approached him.
"Is everything ready?" Blake asked. Adam nodded as the other soldiers began to transport the
dust back through the wall.
"Where's Darron?" Blake asked. At the mention of Darron's name, a brief expression of anger
flashed across Adam's face, yet it was well hidden by his grimm mask.
"He's finishing up the rest of his assignment. He'll be down soon. Right now I need you to go with
the rest of the members and ensure that this dust is transported safely." Adam instructed.
"But what about-?" Blake asked.
"What about him? If he gets caught that's his problem. You need to be thinking about what's best
for the white fang. Now GO!" Adam sharply answered back. Blake slowly stepped back before
racing after the convoy moving the dust. Adam sighed as he watched the dust disappear in the
distance. Adam turned back to the rest of his soldiers.
"Let's finish this." Adam instructed.
"This… was not my best plan." Darron thought. He had already been lost within the
unnecessarily complicated air vent system that would only exist in a damn Schnee company
building. Darron continued griping to himself as he turned another corner, hoping it would lead
him to his destination. It did, just not in the way Darron expected. Darron yelled as he fell down a
straight drop his hadn't anticipated. Darron came crashing through the grate and landed on the
floor of the security room. One wall was completely covered in monitors and consoles. The other
was completely blank. The two guards who were currently manning the room shot up to their
feet.
"Sound the alarm." One of the them yelled. The other guard reached for a flashing red light on
the console. Just before reaching the button, the guard pulled his hand back screaming in pain.
Darron had thrown a small dagger which had pierced the guards hand. The second guard pulled
out a nightstick and approached on Darron. Darron blocked an overhead swing from the guard
and placed two solid punches to the guards kidneys. Darron was about to bring the man two the
ground when he heard a small cackle of electricity. Darron whipped the guard in his hands
around just in time to use him as a meat shield against the other guards tazer. The guard in
Darron's hand convulsed before falling unconscious. Darron immediately raced at the other
guard. Before the guard could even react Darron ripped his dagger out of the man's hand. The
man groaned as the blade shredded his skin. Darron spun around and threw the dagger into the
guard's thigh. The guard yelled as he fell to the floor. Darron placed a quick kick to the guards
head, knocking him out. Darron reached down and pulled out his dagger. Darron wiped the blood
off on the guards uniform before sheathing the blade. Darron turned around and walked over to
the consoles. Darron hacked into the system and managed to prevent the cameras from
recording any further data. Darron then went through and systematically deleted all video that
had either him, or Adam's group in it. Once completed Darron prepared to make his way out of
the room. At the last moment, however, something caught Darron's eyes.
"Adam you fucking peice of shit!" Darron yelled as he raced out of the room.
Adam looked at the work he and his soldiers had done with pride. That pride was soon replaced
with anger as Darron stormed into the room.
"What. the. Fuck!" Darron yelled. Adam laughed.
"We are giving these humans what they deserve." Adam answered. Darron looked dumbstruck.
"You've rigged this entire building to explode. You'll be killing not only the innocent people in this
building, but innocent people for blocks around here. What is wrong with you?" Darron yelled
again. Adam grew angry yet again.
"What does it matter to you. All human are scum. They should be erased from this earth so we
faunus can get the lives we deserve." Adam argued.
"You think killing a majority of the world's population is going to help people. That's only going to
weaken us, against each other and the grimm." Darron retorted.
"You don't understand! We will never achieve peace, equality, or even a decent future if we don't
do this. Humans have hated on the faunus for far too long. It's time the faunus fight back." Adam
yelled.
By now both Darron and Adam were seething with anger. One of the soldiers leaned over to the
guy next to him.
"You think their going to fight? The soldier asked. The other soldier nodded.
"This will be like the 50th time. These two can't not try and kill each other." The soldier
responded. The fist soldier laughed.
"Well I guess Darron's going to take another loss then. He hasn't won yet and I don't think he
ever will." he stated. The second soldier laughed in agreement. The soldiers were brought out of
their laughter at Adam's voice.
"Get out of here. I will deal with this insubordinate and meet up with you later." Adam ordered.
The soldiers nodded and ran through the hole in the wall and out of the building. Once the
soldiers were gone, Adam turned back towards Darron.
"What do you think Blake would say if she knew you were actively murdering all of these
people?" Darron asked deathly calm. Darron knew he had struck a soft spot when Adam audibly
growled at him.
"Blake would understand. She is dedicated to the cause, unlike you." Adam answered. Darron
laughed.
"No she wouldn't. She has put all her faith in you hoping to the fact that you are some grand
warrior of justice, but in essence you're no more that a terrorist. She'll hate you." Darron stated.
"At least she has faith in me." Adam responded. Darron's eyes narrowed.
"I will NOT let you kill these people." Darron declared.
"Try and stop me." Adam challenged. Darron's feet burned crimson as he dashed forward.
Darron wrapped his arms around Adam's waist and slammed Adam to the ground. Darron
climbed on top of Adam and began punching at Adam's face. Adam used one arm to block a few
of the punches. Adam used his other hand to aim his sheath. Adam fired off wilt. The blade's hilt
slammed into the back Darron's head,causing him to lurch forward. Adam reached up and
grabbed Darron's face. Adam threw Darron off of him. Adam stood up and picked up Wilt. Adam
calmly swung wilt as Darron slammed down with his blade. The two warriors held moderate
standoff, that Darron was slowly losing.
"Pathetic." Adam spat. Adam kicked Darron in the face, and followed with a slash across
Darron's chest. Darron spun backwards before running at Adam again. As Darron drew his
sword back, Adam readied himself to block the strike. Once Adam moved his blade into its
blocking position Darron smirked. Darron slid down and past Adam.
"Shit." Adam called out. Darron flapped his wings and propelled himself above Adam. Darron
slammed his foot on Adam's face. Darron used the force to push him into the air and bring a
heavy slash down across Adam's chest. Darron fueled his semblance into his hands. Darron
thrust forward, stabbing at Adam's chest. Despite Adam's aura being able to prevent the blade
from piercing the skin, the force was still strong enough to send Adam flying across the room.
Adam surely climbed back to his feet.
"It looks like those 5 years we spent training you weren't all a massive waste of time." Adam
commented. Darron neglected to respond, but instead started slashing at Adam again. Adam
sidestepped Darron and spun around, punching Darron square in the face. Adam reached out
and caught Darron's wrist, holding Darron's sword arm hostage. Darron pulled back his other fist
and it became engulfed in fiery crimson rage. Darron punched forward, hoping to break Adam's
face. Adam simply blocked the attack with the flat side of wilt. Adam smirked as he could feel his
blade absorbing the raw power from Darron's semblance. Adam pushed darron away and
placed his sword in his sheath. Adam's entire body began to glow with power. Darron raised his
sword, ready to block any attack from Adam. Adam dashed forward, slashing out horizontally
with his sword. Adam's slash cleared straight through Darron's sword, shattering it, and cutting
through the rest of Darron's aura. Darron fell to his knees, the sudden shock of having that much
aura shatter was too much. Darron flopped down, totally lights out. Adam stared smugly at
Darron before turning for the exit. After a few steps though Adam stopped.
"Shit. I can't leave him here. Blake will kill me." Adam thought. Adam walked over and collected
Darron before following after the rest of the white fang.
Present Day:
Darron shook his head, clearing all the memories from his mind. Instead, Darron focused on the
fact that was falling through the air, diving directly towards Adam. Darron streamlined his body.
He could barely keep his eyes open as the wind whipped past him. Darron could feel the cold air
rushing over him and reveled in it. Darron got close to Adam. He reached out and grabbed a hold
of Adam's coat. Darron immediately snapped out his wings. The force on his wings from the
wind and Adam's extra weight pulled harshly against his wings. Darron pushed through the pain
and flapped his wings, flying forward. Darron's hand ignited in its usual crimson flare. With a yell
Darron chucked Adam through the air. Adam slammed into one of the smaller white fang
airships. Adam crashed through the outer hull and into the ship. Adam quickly rose to his feet to
see Darron racing straight for him. Darron flew straight through the hole, looking to punch
Adam's head in. Adam stepped backwards and opened the sides of the ship. Everyone except
Darron and Adam lost their footing as the wind filled the air ship. Darron stared down Adam.
"I will kill you." Darron declared.
"You'll fail." Adam mocked. Two white fang soldiers on the ship rushed forward. Darron ignited
his hands in crimson and slammed them into the whitefang abdomens. Darron carried the men
down the ship and threw them at Adam. Adam ducked under the men and rushed forward at
Darron. Darron blocked a punch aimed for his chest, and tried to punch Adam in the face. Adam
deflected the blow and spun around getting behind Darron. Adam placed a punch to Darron's
kidney, and pushed him forward. Darron turned around to see Adam jumping out of the aircraft.
Darron flurried his wings and prepared to jump after Adam when he felt something yank on his
wing. Darron was pulled back and spun around. Darron was face to face with the two whitefang
soldiers, who simultaneously punched Darron in the face. Darron stumbled backwards slightly.
The two whitefang soldiers advanced. Darron grabbed a punch from the first one and pushed his
forearm on the soldiers elbow, snapping the arm the wrong way. The soldier screamed out as
Darron pushed him away, pulled him in by his shirt, and landed enough headbutts to destroy his
nose. The soldier fell quiet as Darron dropped him to the floor and stomped on his neck,
crushing his windpipe. The second soldier was obviously shaky but still put up his hands in a
boxing stance. Darron blocked a few meager punches from the man and kicked him in his chest.
As the soldier stumbled backwards he reached out with both hands to grab the sides of the ship
and steady himself. As the soldier looked up, fear filled his eyes. Darron stood at the other end of
the ship, both pistols drawn. Darron wasted no time in putting 4 rounds inside the soldier's chest.
Darron re holstered his pistols and jumped out of the ship. Darron flew above the whitefang fleet,
unable to locate Adam.
"cowardly piece of crap." Darron complained, as he continued his search. After a moment
Darron got fed up with waiting and thrust out a small portion of his aura. Darron closed his eyes,
waiting for a response. Suddenly, Darron could sense Adam's aura. Darron flapped his wings
and fell in pace above the airship. Darron tucked in his wings and fell into a dive. Darron called
upon his aura again, his hand igniting crimson. Darron slammed through the roof of the airship,
landing right on top of Adam. Darron grabbed Adam's head and repeatedly slammed it down on
the floor of the airship. The other soldiers in the ship rushed forward and threw Darron off of
Adam. Darron ran forward, getting punched across the face by Adam. Adam followed up by
kneeing Darron's chest and punched Darron straight to his solar plexus. Darron felt the air leave
his lungs. Darron flew into the cockpit of the airship. Darron looked up and saw the two pilots
staring down at him. Darron snapped out his two pistols and sent a bullet through each pilot's
head. The pilots slumped forward causing the airship to fall into a nosedive. The other soldier in
the ship felt themselves become weightless and fly to the back of the ship. Adam drew wilt and
stabbed it into the metal, stabilizing himself. Darron funneled aura into the wind dust in his boots.
The wind dust began sucking air in allowing Darron to stick to the floor of the plane. Darron
walked towards Adam.
"Stop being a coward and fight me!" Darron yelled. Adam laughed.
"Don't ask for what you can't handle." Adam replied snarkily. Adam pulled out his sword and
jumped down, kicking Darron's chest. Darron's boots lost their grip on the floor and Darron fell.
Darron covered himself as best as possible as he felt himself crash through the windshield of
the airship and continued falling. Darron unfurled his wings again and soared away from the
plummeting ship. Darron looked back to see Adam jumping onto the roof of yet another ship.
" That piece of shit." Darron though as he looked for a new opening of attack.
"That little prick." Adam cursed in his mind as he watched Darron flying away from the perch
Adam had on his airship. Adam reached into his coat and pulled out his scroll.
"Someone kill this fucking bird." Adam ordered through his scroll. A few moments passed before
a response was heard.
"This is air squad bluejay. We are moving to eliminate target." a soldier called back. Adam
smiled slightly, still keeping a watchful eye on his enemy.
Darron drifted around Adam, hoping it was possible to find an opening for attack. Suddenly,
Darron's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of machine gun fire behind him. Darron
immediately tucked in his wings, falling. Darron looked up to see that he had narrowly dodge the
massive guns of three separate airships. Darron let out a guttural roar as he snapped out his
wings and continued flying again. The airships immediately locked on and followed Darron. The
airships opened fire. Darron flew in a number of disorganized and random patterns, praying
desperately he could dodge the massive bullets that were flying straight past him. Darron flapped
his wings with increased fervor, yet the airships continued to make up ground. Darron grit his
teeth and funneled his aura into his wings. The crimson fire of hate enveloped Darron's wings.
With a massive flap, Darron propelled himself forward, putting distance between him and the
airships. Darron weaved his way through the other whitefang airships, disguising himself from
his pursuers. The squad that pursued Darron hovered above the rest of the fleet waiting for
Darron to reemerged.
"I need a plan. I can't focus on taking down Adam until I get these fucks off my ass." Darron
thought angrily to himself. Darron quickly swerved to the left, avoiding a white fang soldier who
had reached out, trying to grab Darron. Darron rattled his brain, needing a solution now. Darron
glanced up at the shatter moon which cast its glow over remnant and an idea sparked in
Darron's head.
"Eh, what the fuck." Darron thought. Darron angled his wings and flapped hard, propelling
himself straight towards the moon. The airships which were hunting Darron noticed his ascent,
and took off in pursuit. Darron flapped his wings intensely as he ascended higher and higher.
Darron could feel the force of gravity desperate to pull him back to the ground. Despite the
struggles of continuing to ascend, Darron continuously had to dodge heavy gun fire from his
pursuers. Once Darron felt he was high enough he closed his wings and allowed himself to fall.
Darron aimed himself directly for the first ship. Darron weaved in and out of the gun fire, before
smashing through the windshield. Darron reached out and ripped the pilots from their chairs. On
the way by Darron kicked a control panel, opening the side of the ship. Darron used his wings to
maneuver through the hatch and out of the airship. Darron simply tossed the pilots to the earth.
Darron smirked to himself briefly before the other Airships started firing. Darron let himself drop
and began to fly directly under the airship. Darron smiled mischievously. Darron unsheathed his
sword, and coated it in his crimson semblance. In a swift motion, Darron plunged the sword up
through the bottom of the ship. Darron opened his wings and created drag, while retaining a tight
grip on his sword. The sword tore against the bottom of the ship, opening it to the outside air.
The whitefang soldiers and pilots inside tried to hang on as best they could, or risk falling
thousands of feet to their deaths. Darron pulled out his sword and flew away from the crashing
ship. Darron looked down and saw the final airship that was chasing him. Darron flew down and
landed directly on the top of the airship. Darron grinned as the side opened as a soldier climbed
onto the top with Darron. The soldier unsheathed a sword of his own. Darron cockily sheathed
his sword.
"Bring it." Darron called out mockingly. The soldier rushed at Darron with a battle cry. Darron
blocked the soldier clumsy swing and spun, throwing the soldier on to the wing of the ship. The
soldier tried to rise, but Darron slammed a foot down on the soldiers back. Darron grabbed the
soldier and dragged him towards the end of the wing.
"Teach you to pick fights you can't win." Darron said. Darron lifted the man and held his head
directly in the afterburn of the airship's engines. The man screamed and flailed wildly as the
engine burned the skin off of his face. Darron simply released the man, letting him fall. Darron
pulled out one of his desert Eagles. Darron placed three shots in the engine, disabling it before
flying away.
Adam looked around, a scowl adorning his face. He had lost sight of his attack squad and
Darron once they had flown into the mass of the white fang airforce. Radio communications had
also been limited.
"Where the fuck are they?" Adam growled out loud. Adam's eyes widened as a loud crash
sounded right behind him. Adam turned around, revealing Darron standing on the other side of
the airship.
"Right here." Darron answered. Adam glared at Darron, which went unnoticed as a result of
Adam's mask. Adam calmly drew his sword and pointed it at Darron. Darron simultaneously
followed suit. Darron was the first to attack, using his wind boots to propel him forward. Darron
started with a few experimental slashes, hoping to get an idea as to Adam's skill level. Adam
easily knocked the strikes away. Adam stepped forward and managed to hook under Darron's
arm with his fist. Darron stepped backwards, rolling his shoulder. Darron stepped forward into a
side kick. Adam blocked with the flat of his blade. Darron smirked as he unleashed a massive
wind pulse from his boots. Adam flew backwards off of the ship. Adam reached out and grabbed
on to the tail of the ship. Adam swung himself to the side of the ship, and grabbed onto the side.
Adam started climbing towards the roof of the ship. As Adam placed his hand on the roof of the
ship, he suddenly had to pull it back as Darron slammed a foot down on it.
"Ass." Adam hissed. Darron laughed. Adam swung himself side to side, building up momentum.
Adam swung himself up and slid across the roof, knocking Darron's feet out from under him.
Darron felt his back his the roof the ship and rolled backwards. Darron popped up just in time to
block a slash from Adam's sword. Darron responded by trying to stab Adam's face. Adam spun
to the side and lashed out, a swing hoping to decapitate Darron. Darron dropped to the floor, and
kicked at Adam's legs. Adam stumbled backwards. Darron stepped forward and slammed his
blade down towards Adam's head. Adam reached up and blocked Darron's sword. Adam used
his other hand to grab the back part of the blade and support it. Darron leaned into his blade, his
face mere inches from Adam's
"How the hell are you still alive?" Adam asked.
"Wasn't too hard." Darron replied.
"Well, at least it's good to know that I'll get to kill you myself you traitor." Adam noted. Adam
kicked out, catching Darron's ribs. Darron grimaced slightly.
"I'd much rather say I opted out. Traitor is such an ugly word." Darron countered.
"You left us." Adam yelled. "You left Blake, I, and all your friends. You abandoned us for those
filthy humans you call a team." Darron chuckled.
"Hey worth it. Besides, Fuck you, and I figured that Blake would leave your pathetic genocidal
ass eventually."
"Well she certainly didn't go back to your sorry ass." Adam retorted.
"What's you're point?" Darron asked.
"At least Blake and I are in love, and once I'm done here. We can be happy again." Adam
answered. Darron nodded slowly. Darron suddenly released a burst from his boots, slamming
his knee into Adam's jaw. Adam flew backwards off of the plane and began falling. Darron forced
his semblance to activate as black liquid pooled in his hands. Darron threw the liquid forward. As
the liquid raced towards Adam it formed itself into a lasso. The liquid wrapped itself around
Adam's waist, before pulling taut. Darron swung Adam around before sending Adam flying to the
top of the main warship. Darron ignited his sword in crimson before slicing the wing off of the
plane he was standing on. Darron then flew up to the main warship. Darron began stalking
towards Adam.
"the fuck you will." Darron said. Adam dashed forward, aiming to run Darron through. Darron
side stepped the stab and grabbed a hold of Adam's neck. Darron held Adam in the air, crushing
his windpipe. Adam gasped, struggling against Darron's hand. Adam reached down for his
sheath, and converted it to its rifle mode. Adam swung the rifle and fired a round straight to
Darron's face. Fortunately, Darron's aura prevented the bullet from killing him. However, Darron
still dropped both Adam and his sword. Darron brought his hands to his face. Adam stepped
forward and picked up Darron's sword. Adam smirked as he began slashing Darron's chest with
both swords.
"Get your fucking sword back." the voices simultaneously yelled at Darron.
"I'm working on it!" Darron thought yelled back. Darron reached out and grabbed both of Adam's
wrists. Darron began kicking Adam's chest multiple times. Darron snapped his leg up, kicking
Adam's chin. Darron released one of Adam's hands and yanked back his own sword. Darron
swung back at Adam. Adam slashed down. The two swords bounced of one another, causing
their respective wielders to step backwards.
"You shall not interfere with Blake's and my's love." Adam declared. Darron growled.
"That is not possible. I love Blake. And would rather have her hate me for every day of my life
rather than let her be with you."
"Then your life will be brief." Adam declared. Adam rushed forward at Darron, Adam's blade
firmly placed in his sheath. Adam's whole body glowed as he raced at Darron.
"It's time to end this." Adam thought. Adam felt the world slow down around him as his
semblance activated. Adam dashed forward, slicing out with his sword. After the world returned
to its normal speed, Adam looked back expecting to see the same scene as the last time they
fought. Darron, sword shattered, body unconscious. Instead Darron stood perfectly strong, his
sword drawn, in perfect condition.
"Times have changed haven't they?" Darron asked.
"That is evident. However, it still won't change the end result, despite that fancy new sword you
have." Adam responded.
"This sword was built specifically to be unbreakable. Good luck with your same old bag of tricks."
Darron explained.
"Well then, I guess you are finally deserving of 50% of my power." Adam retorted.
"Spoken like a true narcissist." Darron responded. Adam turned around and slashed at Darron.
Darron stepped under the slice and turned kicking adam across the face. Darron projection into
his sword. The blade ignited. Darron pulled his blade far back before slamming it into Adam's
chest. Adam was sent flying into the air like a rocket, soon flying out of view. Darron smirked.
Darron ignited his wings and took off after Adam, leaving a sonic boom in his wake.
Blake watched from the bridge of the White fang flagship as Darron took off after Adam. Blake
reached up and gently brushed her bow, remembering the day Darron gave it to her, to help her
get by around other humans. Blake crestfallen look brought some other attention.
"Hey Blake, are you ok?" Ruby asked. Blake turned to look at her leader.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Blake answered. Ruby just stepped a little closer.
"Are you sure?" Ruby pryed. Blake sighed.
"Mostly, I mean, we've captured this ship, we've effectively stopped the white fang attack, Darron
should be capable of taking care of Adam. But, no matter what I can't shake this feeling that no
matter how good this day turns out, there will be something. Some pain, some… something bad
that's just going to happen." Blake explained. Blake placed her hand against the window and
closed her eyes. Blake opened her eyes again as she felt Ruby wrap her arms around Blake's
waist.
"It'll all be ok Blake. Everyone is doing their best, and Darron is stronger than everyone. I'm
confident that everything will be A-ok. Besides, even if something does go wrong, Yang, Weiss
and I are your team. We will always be here for each other, and the four of us can overcome
everything." Ruby stated. Blake smiled.
"Thanks Ruby." Blake said, looking back out the window, praying everything would be ok.
Darron raced through the air, quickly approaching a tumbling Adam. Darron rammed fist first into
Adam's chest. Darron flew them higher into the air and ignited his fist in crimson. With a mighty
throw, Darron sent Adam careening down towards the streets of Vale. Adam righted himself and
hit the ground, sliding down the street, his boots smoking. Darron flew down, landing a few feet
from Adam. Darron ran forward and slashed out with his sword. Adam blocked the sword and
whipped out his rifle sheath. Darron pulled out one of his pistols and knocked away Adam's rifle.
Darron pointed his gun at Adam's face. Adam pulled up his sword and knocked away Darron's
pistol, causing Darron to fire into the street. Adam lifted his rifle only to have it pinned down by
Darron's sword. Darron pushed Adam to one side, and raised his pistol. Adam quickly turned
and raised his rifle. Both fighters fired a round, aimed straight for each other. The bullets collided
in mid air and exploded, sending small pieces of shrapnel in all directions. Darron and Adam
stepped back from one another, before rushing back in. Adam took the first swing at Darron.
Darron flipped his pistol in his grip so that the barrel was against his forearm. Darron lifted his
arm and used the pistol to block Adam's sword. Darron drew his sword back and jammed it into
Adam's side. Adam lifted his rifle and shot Darron twice in the chest.
"Bitch!" Darron hissed as he backed off. Suddenly Darron's black aura began to mist off his
body.
"Jaws of sorrow." Darron stated. The black jaws began bursting through the ground, destroying
the street. Adam quickly dashed back and forth, jumping out of each jaw, before it could close
around him. Darron gargled as black liquid filled his mouth, choking him. Darron leaned forward,
opened his mouth, and unleashed a massive beam of unholy power. Adam gripped his sword
with both hands, preparing for the impact. The beam hit Adam's sword and nearly sent him
toppling over. Adam struggled against the force as he slid back across the asphalt. Adam could
feel the energy he was absorbing through his blade throbbing inside his body.
"He's going to play straight into my hands." Adam thought. Darron's beam dissipated and Darron
rushed forward. Darron slid a burn dust crystal into his sword. Darron ignited his blade and
lashed wildly at Adam. Adam stepped back, blocking and absorbing the swords energy, while
trying to avoid the searing flames. Darron spun mid swing and replaced the burn crystal with and
ice crystal. Darron aimed his sword low and struck across Adam's feet. A large block of ice
froze Adam's feet in place. Adam started trying to chip himself out of Darron's trap. Darron
switched out the dust to a lightning crystal.
" As much as I love this fight and hatred from you, You need to stop. You'll anger
mistress." One of the voices cautioned. Darron ignored it and activated the dust, sending
electricity coursing through the blade. A small scream emitted from the blade into Darron's head.
Darron quickly shut it out, focusing on the man he hated in front of him. Darron stepped forward,
as Adam was preoccupied with freeing himself. Darron jammed his blade into Adam's chest.
Adam's body convulsed as the electricity spread throughout his body. Darron pulled up, ripping
Adam from the ice, and throwing him into the sky. Darron stepped back and flapped his wings
viciously, sending razor sharp nevermore feathers straight at Adam. Adam aimed himself down
towards Darron and stared at the oncoming feathers. Adam charged up some of the energy he
had absorbed during the fight. Adam used his semblance and dashed forward. Adam sliced
through all of Darron's feathers, and slammed into Darron's chest full force. Darron was sent
flying backwards. Midair, Darron pulled out both of his pistols and began firing at Adam. Adam
used his blade to block each shot. Darron landed and activated his boots, launching himself at
Adam. Adam re sheathed his blade and waited. Once Darron got close enough Adam ducked
down and ejected his sword from its sheath. The hilt slammed into Darron's chin causing him to
fly back. Adam grabbed his sword out of the air and dragged it across Darron's throat. Adam
skipped forward, jamming a foot into Darron's testicles. Darron fell to his knees hissing.
"You absolute fuck!" Darron exclaimed, falling to his knees. Adam grabbed Darron's hair and
yanked, rolling Darron to the floor. Adam grinned as he slammed his head down on Darron's
face. As Adam lifted his leg again, Darron rolled out from under Adam. Darron scurried to his feet
and lunged at Adam. Adam stuck out, slamming directly into Darron's collar bone. Adam
grabbed the side of Darron's head, holding it in place.
"It's time for me to win this." Adam declared. Adam's entire body erupted in a blood red aura.
Darron tried to hide it, but on the inside he was truly scared.
"What kind of power is this?" Darron screamed in his mind. Adam pulled back his sword before
thrusting it forward with godlike force. Darron yelled out as the blade pierced his aura and ran
through his body. Darron could feel the blade, mere millimeters from the bottom of his lung.
Adam pulled out his sword and slammed Darron down on the ground. Darron tried to rise but
Adam stepped on Darron's back. Adam reached down and grabbed a hold of one of Darron's
wings.
"But, you need to suffer first. Learn that you will never have Blake's love like I do. You will die ,
failing her." Adam pointed out. Darron quaked in anger, until he was instead screaming in pain.
Adam had snapped the bone in Darron's wing cleanly in two. Adam stepped of Darron, using his
boot to crush Darron's head into the pavement on the way. Darron lay in pain, mentally cursing
himself.
"Fuck Everything. HEY!" Darron called out in his head to the voices in his head.
"What?" One responded.
"We're going to do the thing… with all 30 of you." Darron answered. The voices burst into
inaudible chatter. Eventually, one of them finally spoke up.
"Last time was only 2. Are you sure you can handle this?" It asked.
"I have no choice." Darron responded. The voice scoffed.
"Ok. you're the man." It said, sarcastically. Darron began preparing himself while remembering
the last, and only, time he had ever used this power.
2 weeks ago:
Darron and the voices were stuck inside Darron's head. Darron was refusing to do anything as
Ironwood grew ever closer to crushing Darron's head.
"C'mon you fucking ass. We don't want to die." One of the voices pleaded. Darron merely
shrugged. The tremors from Ironwood's stomps were getting more violent. Death would be soon
upon them.
"Ugh. Fine what do you want. We'll do anything. Just don't let us die, you pathetic ass."
another voice conceited. Darron smirked.
"Here's what I want." Darron said and began listing out his demands.
"First, I want you all to stop being giant pains in my ass and give me control of my body… all the
time." Darron stated.
"Ugh. Fine. What else?" The voice asked, urgently.
"2nd I want to try a convergence." Darron said. All of the voices gasped.
"You..you're sure about this?" Another voice asked.
"100%. Bring it." Darron stated.
"Let's give you a taste than shall we." The voice said as two of the voices began to enter
Darron's conscious.
Ironwood was smirking as Darron's head grew continually weaker.
"Finally. This little punk will be out of my hair forever, and I get to kill him myself." Ironwood
though happily to himself. Suddenly, Ironwood's jubilation turned to fear. Darron had re awoken
and grabbed a hold of Ironwood's leg. Darron's hand was covered in black markings. Darron
easily tossed Ironwood into the air. Upon Ironwood's descent, Darron punched the metal side of
Ironwood's torso. Darron's hand easily pierced the metal and Darron ripped out a chunk of the
wiring. Ironwood screamed and stepped backward. Darron walked forward and grabbed a hold
of Ironwood's face. Darron squeezed, crushing Ironwood's skull. Darron pushed ironwood away.
Ironwood tried to retaliate with a punch. Darron smirked as he grabbed the fist mid punch. In a
single, smooth motion Darron twisted ironwoods wrist so that it was attached to his arm
backwards. Darron then pushed his hand on Ironwood's face. Darron place two fingers in
Ironwood's jaw, grabbing it. Darron yanked, unhinging the jaw on one side. Darron pulled back
and landed one final punch to Ironwood's nose, breaking it, and knocking Ironwood unconscious.
Darron smiled as he stood over the defeated Ironwood.
Present time:
Darron slammed his fist into the ground so hard it felt as if an earthquake had rocked Vale. The
tremendous force cause Adam to turn around at his presumably defeated opponent. Darron
staggered to his feet.
"Converge 30." Darron stated. Black markings began to cover Darron's face and hands. Darron
pulled off his coat, revealing a tattered shirt and markings all over his chest as well. Darron's
eyes became bloodshot, except the blood in his eyes wasn't red, but instead a pitch black.
Darron let out a bloodcurdling roar. Darron reached out with one hand and black liquid shot out,
bringing Darron's sword to his hand. In the blink of an eye, Darron was upon Adam. With a
mighty swing Darron brought his sword down on Adam. Adam barely raised his sword in time to
block. Adam tried to use his semblance to absorb as much power as possible, but Darron's
strength had reached new levels and Adam wasn't able to keep up. Darron took advantage of
Adam's occupation and slammed a fist into Adam's chest. Adam coughed and felt his aura
waiver. Darron lifted Adam into the air and slammed him down head first. Darron lifted Adam
back into the air again and threw him at a nearby car. Adam hit the car hard, crumpling the
metal.
"What the fuck?" Adam asked.
"I told you. I will kill you. No matter what toll it takes on me." Darron said, his voice considerably
deeper than normal. Adam stood back up and unleashed his power again. Darron lunged
forward, hoping to put the pain on Adam. Instead Adam raised his sword, pretending to slash, but
instead used hi semblance on his leg, kicking Darron's chest and sending him flying.
Junior was making some damned good money tonight. The club was lovely. People dancing,
drinking, and just having a good time. Dj bearington was up on the stage, playing through a list of
popular songs. Junior laughed as he looked at the cash register overflowing for the first time in
weeks. His henchmen had done a fairly good job of keeping the less than desirable patrons out
lately. As such, Melanie and Miltiades were just lounging around thankful they had such a lax day
at work. Unfortunately, that was not to last as some things came crashing through the door and
into the stage, causing it to collapse.
"Fuck." Junior yelled as he ran over
"what happened?" He asked. His own question was answered as Darron burst out of the pile
roaring. Darron looked around at the crowd as all of Junior's henchmen drew their weapons.
"Darron? What the hell happened man? Everyone put your weapons down." Junior ordered. The
soldier backed off as Darron stepped out of the debris.
"Sorry. Big fight. Hey can I borrow something?" Darron asked Junior nodded and Darron
smirked.
Adam stood outside the crumbled entrance to Junior's nightclub, trying to catch a view of
Darron. Out of the blue, a bottle came flying through the door. Adam brought his arms up as the
bottle shattered against him. Adam lowered his arms. Immediately 3 more bottles came flying.
Adam growled as the alcohol continue to drip down his body. Adam watched as Darron came
walking out of the bar. Darron took a huge swing from a bottle before throwing that one at Adam
as well.
"Why?" Adam asked, more confused than anything else. Darron reached into his pocked and
pulled out a match, striking it. Adam stared at the flame for a moment before he fully realized the
situation.
"Oh you dick." Adam said. Darron smiled and tossed the match at Adam. The match touched
Adam and ignited all of the alcohol on his body. Adam tried to hold back the pain as the fire
spread rapidly, burning his skin. Adam forced his aura out in a pulse, smothering the flames. In
that split second, however, Darron managed to move within Adam's aura and delivered a heavy
punch to Adam's stomach. The blow sent Adam flying into the air. Darron jumped up, grabbing
Adam's ankles. Darron turned and slammed Adam onto the ground back first. Adam bounced off
the ground and landed roughly. Darron approached Adam, murder in his eyes. Adam kicked out,
hoping to sweep out Darron's legs. Darron skipped back, narrowly dodging the strike. Adam rose
to his feet and tried to attack Darron. Darron side stepped a stab and impacted his sword to
Adam's shoulder. Darron spun around and delivered a strong punch across Adam's face. Adam
grunted as he felt his aura flicker again. Adam dropped low and popped up, slashing Darron's
chest. Darron barely flinched as he grabbed a hold of Adam. Darron lightly tossed Adam in the
air and, like a baseball, used his sword to send Adam rolling across the street. Darron began
concentrating power in one hand. The marking on that hand burned a fierce crimson that could
have been mistaken for a real fire. Darron launched himself forward, leaving a small crater in his
wake. Darron drew back and tried to crush Adam with the massive impact. Adam blocked with
his sword, hoping to absorb the intense energy. The colliding forces were so powerful, the
ground around them quacked and cracked. Both fighters pushed the other back. Darron turned,
pulling out a pistol, and firing at Adam. Adam swiftly cut the bullets out of the air and responded
with bullets from his own rifle. Darron easily deflected these as well. Both tried to fire one last
time, but realized that their clips were empty. Rather than reloading, the two decided a clash of
raw strength was best. Both were baring the very most essence of their aura, hoping to gain
even an inkling more power. Adam stepped forward, kicking Darron's shin. Darron instinctively
lifted his leg off the ground, allowing Adam to throw him to the ground. Adam kicked sharply
across Darron's face. Darron began spinning himself on the ground lashing out at Adam with his
feet. Adam quickly retreated, avoiding the flurry. Darron back sprinted to his feet and jumped
forward at Adam. As Adam raised his sword to block. Darron grinned. Darron used his strength
to push Adam's sword down, and jump back up, crushing Adam's jaw with his knee. Adam rolled
back slightly before standing, pointing his blade squarely at Darron's heart. Darron swung his
sword before pointing it at Adam.
"You're a monster." Adam stated.
"It's like I've been saying. Anything to kill you." Darron responded.
"Then let's see of you grown strong enough." Adam challenged. Immediately, Adam body began
to glow so bright Darron had to avert his eyes momentarily.
"Throughout this whole fight, I've been slowly draining some of the power from each of your
strikes. I must say though, I have never felt this much power in all of my years. I feel like a god."
Adam declared. Darron's eyes widened.
"Fuck. How could I forget his semblance." Darron scolded himself. Darron began to focus his
energy, preparing for this final moment. Suddenly, Adam raced forward, merely a blur. Darron
slammed his sword down, praying he was able to connect. Fortunately, the two blade
connected, releasing so much energy, the streets were destroyed and all the windows in Vale
shattered. The two continued to clash in their battle of wills. Darron clenched his jaw as he felt
one of his arms breaking under the force. Adam growled as small cracks began to race across
his blade. Unfortunately, Darron's arm gave out, and snapped. Adam raced forward, his blade
cutting into Darron's chest, firmly implanting in Darron's sternum, and breaking a number of the
surrounding bones. Darron could feel the force vibrate his entire body, causing damage to his
internal organs. Adam, with a final push, moved the energy to his fist, and punched Darron just
below the throat, shattering his collar bone. Darron hit the ground and skidded backward. Adam
dropped his sword, which shattered into hundreds of pieces. Adam bent over, breathing heavily.
Adam slowly began to chuckle, which soon turned into a full blown laugh, reveling in his apparent
victory.
Darron lay awake, yet motionless. The markings from his power slowly dissipating. The pain
coursing through his body was so much that he could barely think straight.
"Guys. I… I need to know. Is there any power. Any at all?" Darron thought to himself.
"Yes. We have enough for one more go. After that, you'll be totally out, and I can't say
anything for the side effects of so much power. Especially after you lost, despite all the
power we granted you, you fool." One voice answered.
"Do what you will with my mind. Just give me this power. I refuse to allow Blake to live in a world
with this scum." Darron answered. The voices laughed in unison.
"Your hatred has inspired us. Hehe. Have this power." The voice conceded. Darron felt an
even worse pain flood his veins. Darron screamed out in agony, as the markings began to
reform. Along with that pain, Darron also felt and influx of extreme power, unlike anything he had
ever felt before. Darron kipped up, ignoring the pain in his arm. Adam looked nothing except,
purely terrified. Darron stalked forward, each step leaving a crater in the road. Darron
approached later and sent a massive uppercut to Adam's jaw. Adam grunted as he jaw snapped
and he flew into the air. Darron reached up and grabbed Adam's ankle. Darron began slamming
Adam back and forth on the ground. Adam coughed blood with each hit, as the last of his aura
disappeared. Darron flipped Adam over on his back. Darron raised his Leg and stomped it down,
shattering Adam's tailbone. Adam yelled out in pain. Darron lifted Adam up and held Adam's back
against his chest. Darron squeezed Adam in a tight bear hug. Adam groaned as he felt each rib
individually snap. Darron released Adam and Adam fell to his knees. Darron grabbed the back of
Adam's head and slammed his face into the street. Adam's scream was muffled as his skull
was crushed and his mask shattered and fell off. Darron pulled Adam up and grabbed his face.
Darron slammed Adam back down to the ground, smashing the back of Adam's skull. Darron
stood Adam back up. Darron stomped down on both of Adam's legs, snapping his knees. Darron
raised his hand before Adam. Black liquid extended from his fingertips forming razor sharp
blades. Darron plunged the blades into Adam's eye socket. Adam screamed, and squirmed as
Darron ripped out the eye. Darron threw Adam far down the street. Darron looked at the eye in
his hand, before crushing it. Darron looked at Adam. Darron walked towards Adam, dead set on
ending his life. Just as Darron reached Adam, a bullet pierced through his shoulder. Darron
turned around to see three whitefang soldiers, elites probably, wearing black combat suits.
Darron turned to look at Adam but he had disappeared. Darron looked back angrily at the
soldiers. The first one lunged at Darron. Darron grabbed the soldier's throat and snatched him
out of mid air. Darron squeezed, popping off the soldier's head. The second soldier slid low and
tried to stab Darron. Darron raised his leg and crushed the soldier's chest, caving it in. The third
soldier managed to jump on Darron's back and plant and axe in his back. Darron reached behind
himself and pulled off the soldier. Darron used a tendril of black liquid to retrieve the sword his
had left where he laid. With a single smooth stroke Darron split the soldier vertically in half.
Darron through the soldier to the ground. Darron turned around looking for a trace of Adam when
a meek voice called out behind him.
"Darron?"
I know a number of you have been waiting for this fight and I hope it lived up to your expectations. This was honestly one of my favorite chapters to write. I hope you all loved it and don't forget to review. I'll see you all next week.