Sorry for my bad english. Because of a new job, will take a little longer to update my fics, do what? I have to work, y'know? Also, i editing some chapters of my fics trying to fix the grammars. With no more delay, to the fic!
Twilight always was a very calm village. The day was beatiful, the sun is shining, no clouds, the air was fresh, a perfect day to the childs play around on the fresh meadow. Solaris look around at his lovely village, breathing deep the air of the camp. He feel that the winter was coming, so he get a axe and got ready to get some firewood.
-Ange. -He called his daughter. -I gonna get some woods, so take care of your brother and sisters. -His daughter nodded. He walk to the forest close to the village and start his work. He cut three trees already, when come to the fourth, it exploded in his face, covering him with some black water. -Gah! What the hell?! -He shouted, didn't expecting something like that happen to him. -What the hell is that?! -He asked looking at himself. The black water was already leaving his body and sinking on the ground. -What the?!
He asked looking the black water dissapearing on the floor. Suspicious, he decide to look around to find more trees that possibly have more of that water. When he have sure that have no more trees around with that black water, he walk back to the village to see a medic. The doctor said that he was fine. The problem is that the doctor not saw was that he still was fine, but not for too long.
Meditation requires completely focus and no better way to focus thatn stay in a silent place. Lee meditates in the same time every single day. He look to the watch and saw that the time of meditation was over and like always, his son come from the door.
-Papa, can i ask something?
-What is Ren?
-What's mean boop?
-I have no idea. Where did you hear that word?
-From the girl on the neighboring house.
-Oh. Well, i thought that you give up to try understand that gi...
*CRASH*
The speech was cut by the sound of something breaking. Father and son look to the window and saw the daughter of their neighbor riding a ox. The ox break the wall of her house and after some more crashes, come the scream of her father.
-NORA!
-Hehehe, oops?
-Papa. -Started Ren. -All the girls are like that?
-Fortunately, no.
The winter come and Solaris have high ferver. The entirely family was around the double bed making company to the family patriarch. The doctor said that he have nothing and was all on his head. What the fool. Despite the feeling on his body, Solaris keep smiling to his family, telling some stories to his childs.
-... and when i wait for her answer, she throw me on the trash can.
-But still not give up?
-I like too much of your mother to give up, Jaune. One day, when you find that special girl, you will understand. Just remember to never give up of her.
-Even if she throw me into a trash dump?
-Especially if she throw you in something Jaune.
-Not all boys are stuborn like you, dear. -Come the woman of the family. -Is better you not hear advices about girls from your father honey.
-Hey, you are using a alliance, right?
-After one thousand, five hundred, twenty two fail attempts to woo me.
The family start to laugh, but was short long at the pain on the Solaris chest. Argent leave the room to call a doctor.
-Ren, why the sky is blue?
-I don't know Nora.
-Ren, why dogs are afraid of me?
-Because you always bite them Nora.
-Ren, why i cannot eat sugar?
-You know very well why Nora.
-Ren, why the forest of the mountains are black?
-Well, beca-wait, what?
He look to where his friend was looking and saw the forest slowly become black
Solaris slowly open his eyes and notice that he wasn't in his house. Why he was there? The doctor told to him to rest. He look around and saw that he was in the forest close to Twilight. Looking around he saw too a lot of grimms dead bodies... and some humans bodies too.
-My god. -He wouldn't believe iin what he saw. The worst? His blade was with blood. -What have i done?
Not so long after he whispered that, soldiers from Atlas all armed and poiting his weapons at him appeared, in the middle of them come the General Dragoon.
-What you have to say for yourself, miasma user?
He was coming. Everyone on the town was in panic. All huntsmens around grab their weapons and got ready for the battle. Lie Lee run as fast as he could to his house. He slammed the door.
-Chyu! Get Ren and leave!
-What? What's wrong?
-Do what i tell to you!
-But why? And what about yo-
-Just do it!
Lee shouted while picking a pair of guns from the wall. Chyu hesitated at first but nodded. She run to neighbor house to get his son and found him on the arms of the Odison's wife.
-Hilda! What is going on?
-I don't know. -Hilda anwsered giving Ren to his mother. -Odison just told me to grab Nora and run to the center of the town before he grab his hammer and run.
-Lee did the same thing. Lets go to the center to see if we discover.
-Mama. -Ren called. -What about papa?
-He gonna be fine dear. He is a huntsmen.
-She is right. -Nora spoke. -Together with my daddy, nothing can stoping them. NOTHING!
She shouted and both womans smiled. How naive little Nora was. But deeper on themselves, both womans were praying that she was right.
-I wanna my daddy! I wanna my daddy! I wanna! I wanna! I wanna!
The little girl cried while hitting the belly of the atlesian guard. He steped ahead to talk with the mother.
-I'm really sorry. But he was infected and all of you saw what he did.
-Are the people of Atlas working to cure him?
-To be honest, don't have any cure for miasma. -The woman eyes widened in fear. -I'm afraid that he not gonna back to soon. -Her hands start to tremble. -I know about his story. All of his battles. Good part of the soldiers are sorry for make this.
-But how are my husband?
-He-
*BOOM*
A explosion come from far away. Screams were heard from the other side of the village. The atlesian soldiers didn't waste time and go check what is happening. Argent didn't waste time to get her childs and run to her house. But before she go back someone called her.
-Argent. -Was the weaponsmith. -Your husband sword are ready.
-Yulgar. What is going on?
-I don't know. Only know that is happening in the village entrance. What i do with Crocea Mors?
-Keep on your workshop. Is still Solaris sword.
Almost every family of the town was on the center of the town. Chyu was hugging her son and Hilda her daughter. The notice terrify everyone on the town. The Dark Knight has come. Chyu hugged her son trying to protect him from anything that would hurt him while Hilda was hugging Nora to not let her go after her father to try help him.
-Let me go mom! I wanna help daddy break the vilain's legs!
-No sweet! Is too dangerous!
-But daddy need help!
Hilda was about speak again when the door slammed and appeared a man wearing a dark armor that everyone reconize as the Dark Knight. Everyone around was covered in fear. This was meaning that the huntsmens fail to stop him, what also means...
-Lee. -Whispered Chyu.
-Odison. -Whispered Hilda.
-Mommy. -Called Nora. -If he is here, where is daddy?
Her answer was tight her hug on her daughter. Chyu did the same with Ren. The Dark Knight raised his sword... and the slaughter began.
Miles was making his way to Twilight. He feel a sudden presure on the village hoping to be a certainly person that he is looking for. In the middle way he found a blonde man covered in blood and a prisoner transporter crashed on the woods around. He look to the blonde and reconize him as Solaris Arc. His body was glowing in a dark aura. He look at Miles with a murderer intent on his eyes. Miles toss to him his claymore.
-You don't have your sword. Is to make this fair. -Solaris grab the claymore, give a good look and then get ready for the battle. -Is better you do a better job than your father did.
With a furious roar, he charged agaist the Dark Knight.
Ren was terrified like never he would in his entire life. His mother was hugging him and with tears falling from her eyes. Hilda was almost the same, she was still trying hold Nora to not let her go after the Dark Knight. Chyu and Hilda hid in a room away from the big room, but was a matter of time until he would come. Chyu look to a little hole on the floor and show to Hilda who understand what was her idea. Hilda give Nora to Chyu and start to pull the wooden floor and open it. Chyu put Ren and Nora on the floor and covered the hole, then he come. Two glowing red eyes looking at both womans, he raised his weapon to finish both womans life, but the attack was blocked by Lee who arrived all wounded.
Argent didn't know what to do. Her husband was in the hands of Atlas military, so nobody would protect her and her family from the man who is attacking Twilight. Fortunately, her childs were safe on the basement of the house. Right in the moment that this thought pass through her head, the door slammed reveling a man with a black armor armed with a big axe.
-Solaris Arc! Where?!
-W-what? What do you want with my husband?
-Answer the question, woman!?
-I-i don't know. The Atlas military took him to Atlas.
-You lie woman! I feel the pressure close of here!
-I not lying! I swear!
-If you not gonna tell me, you are useless!
He raise his axe.
He made it. Lie Lee defeated the Dark Knight when have no hope. He save his wife, his son, his friends. Unfortunately, Odison didn't survive, but he was able to protect the family of his friend. The entirely city was thankful for what he did and not forget about the deads who give their life for the victory. Lee promissed to remember of them, but was thankful that his family was alright.
He was so happy that he ignored the dark aura on his body.
Miles arrived in Twilight. After feel the pressure on the village, he knew that a miasma user was around. The destroyed village was a proof.
-Miles Thanatos. -The man with dark armor called him. -I come here after the Arc, but i end found something better.
-Your mother?
He ignored the insult and draw his axe.
-Your miasma is my!
When Solaris recover his self control, was too late. He was out of aura, the miasma drain all of it. He have a big wound on his chest caused by the axe of his opponent. Breathing harder, he use the rest of his force to speak.
-Thank you... for stopping me.
-You are thanking me? All Arcs are so weird.
-I not was in the control of myself, y'know. I lost control, hurt innocents. I couldn't live with myself after what i done.
-Is not so hard than you think, actually.
-Maybe to you. What about my family?
-What about?
-You are going after them?
-I don't have any reason for it. Besides, it seems that someone go first.
-My family... are in danger.
-Actually, i think that they are already dead. Except for a blonde boy.
-Wait! This boy... my son... please, take care of him.
-Are you really asking me that?
-You are... the only one... in kilometers. He... cannot... walk around... alone. Please, this is my... last wish.
-Last wish. Damn.
-One more thing, don't... tell... him... about... me...
Miles look to the dead man, even him wouldn't denie a warrior his last wish.
-Great. Now i gonna babysit a kid...
He wasn't the Dark Knight. The true Miles Thanatos appeared in the town looking for a man in a black armor. Lee knew what he wanted and as a huntsmen, couldn't allow that. He not think twice in attack him, but Miles was in a level above the knight he fought. He stood little chances against Thanatos. He ended being hold by the troat by the Dark Knight. He look at Lee with a curious expression, then Lee's eyes turn red.
-He is infected. -Behind him, something hit his head. He turn around and look to Chyu who was armed with a boo staff and red eyes too. -Both of them infected. Great. It seems that they have at least more three months. Well, why delay that? -He said grabing his axe.
Nobody notice Lee's child looking from the dark corner. He saw everything. His mother being decapited. His father being stabbed by only his arm. His father getting up with a dark aura surounding him. He was infected, Miles infected him. He tried to fight again only to be knocked out by his fist. For some reason, Miles leave the man on the floor and go after Nora's mother. Th woman spoke something that make Miles frown the face, without no warning, he grab her by the troat and come a loud CRACK, then Hilda's body fall on the floor.
-Why? -He asked. -Why did he do that?
Ren sit on the side of the hospital bed without get off the eyes from his father. Right after he got up after be hit by the Dark Knight, he start to feel weak and fall again on the floor. What the medic told he already knew. Lee have miasma on his body, and was killing him. Lee open the eyes and look to his son.
-Ren. -He started. -The last thing i wanted to do is let you alone in this world. -He grab his son's hand. -But i am only a mortal, who cannot compete with death. I feel that i will leave you soon. -Tears start to fall from his eyes, such as Ren's eyes. -But you are not alone yet. You have Nora and a world of people to make them important to you. Remember.
Beep... Beep... Beep... Beep... Beep... Beep... Beep, Beep... Beep, Beep... Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep...
-I... love... you... my... son...
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
The orphanage was a hell to Ren. The thought of never see his parents anymore make him feel worst than he ever will be. The only good thing that happened is that his best friend still was with him. In fact, their both were sleeping in the same room now. But some night, Ren could hear some whimpers coming from Nora's side of the room. Ren didn't understand why he kill Nora's mother or his parensts. He didn't know why he keep killing people. He didn't know why someone like him exist. He only know that is because of him, the life he and Nora have before is over and he gonna make Miles pay for that. No matter how long will take.
-... and this what's happen. -Ren spoke ending the little tale to Fernando.
-This... is a lot to taken. But i think that i know a little of why you hate him so much. But you know that Ceodore have nothing with that right?
Ren reamined in silence.
-... when she lost the balance, i take the opportunity, was the only chance i have. I give the most powerful strike that i could do.
-Wow. Mr Thanatos, you are really strong.
Miles was camping in the middle of the forest with the boy that he start to take care. He decide to pass the time telling him some stories. The boy asked if he was a huntsmen because of his sword and axe. In the time, Miles said no. But told the reason that he carry the weapons. The boy then asked to him if he could talk about his past battles to him.
-I admit that Beatrix really give to me a hard battle. I take her shield to never forget about some of the only hard battles that i ever had.
-Mr Thanatos. How manny fighters you have to give your best to win?
-Only five.
The young boy was impressed like the times that his grandfather tell to him stories about his past battles. This time was making him remember of the days in Twilight. He couldn't take anymore and try ask.
-Mr Thanatos.
-What?
-C-can you... train me to fight?
-You want me to train you?
-Yeah. I wanna be strong like you and protect the people!
-To protect someone don't need to much, but be strong like me will need a hard training. You want to endure all the pain that i will inflict on you?
-If make me strong like you, yes!
Miles start to think if he should start to train... he still don't know his name.
-Boy. What is your name?
-Jaune.
Miles frowned when heard the name.
-That is your name? This is not a name for a fighter, from now one,your name will be Ceodore.
-I...yes sir.
-Call me master.
-... and that is what happen. -Spoke Ceodore ending the little tale to Ozpin and Goodwitch.
-Ceodore. -Spoke Ozpin. -If that knight found your sisters, how come he didn't find you?
-The oldest of my sister hide me on a box on the basement and told to me to not leave until my father come back. He never come, so i leave... and found everyone dead.
-And that knight was after your father? -Asked Glynda.
-Actually, he was after the miasma on his body.
-Solaris got himself infected by miasma. -Ozpin spoke. -So in more three months-
-He would be dead.
-You can leave now Ceodore. I feel that we take too much of your time. -Ceodore nodded and walk to the elevator. -This is too much information, right?
-I couldn't believe if not have heard from his mouth. -Added Glynda. -Do you think that Miles speak the truth? That Solaris was infected already?
-I don't know, but remember that his body was found on the forest and no in Twilight. If Ceodore or mr. Jaune Arc is telling the truth, this is mean that miasma have even more secrets than dust or even aura. To a miasma use go after another, and you remember the words of the knight who destroyed Twilight?
-He wanted the miasma on Mile's body. This means that someone with miasma can absorbe more miasma from someone infected?
-I don't know. -Ozpin face show worry. -And i am afraid of discover.
End of the chapter. And Ceodore all that time is Jaune. I can't believe that some readers didn't notice that. Remember that his hair color change when he was infec-cough, infused with miasma. Also Ren revelead to Fernando why he hate so much Miles, who kill both his parents and Nora's mother, leaving then orphans. Ren's parents because they were infected, while Nora's mother, well, read the future chapters to discover why. Until next time.