Sorry for my bad English.

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The snow of Atlas never stop to fall.

Miles was sitting on the bench in front of his house, thinking like he always does. Not far away, his apprentice was playing with the snow. Ceodore made a snowman and tied a stick on his "arm", then he grabbed another stick and assumed a fighting stance. He start to "trade" blows against his white enemy like was some kind epic fight. Ceodore ducked his opponent "strike" and delivered the final blow by beheading the snowman. His head flew high.

Ceodore assumed a victorius pose, but his "glory" was short due the snowman's head falling on his own head.

-Master? This is your thing? -Ceodore asked. -I thought that we ended the training for today.

Ceodore start to walk away from the house, Miles watching him all the time. He sighed.

-Is better I go after him before something stupid happen. -Miles said.

But when he got up from the bench, he heard some noises.

*CRASH*

*BOOM*

*CRASH*

-My Leg! -Someone shout.

-Why did I agree take care of this dummy? -Miles asked to himself before walk after his apprentice.

Beacon

Dormroom

Emerald didn't thought that would see Mercury so worried since meet him.

He always keep the pose of a stylish fighter who thought that could take any type if enemy without break a sweat. Now he was just sitting on the bed with his legs crossed, his eyes closed, taking deep breathes and acting very serious. Something that he never did before. Emerald sighed and decide again making him forget the plan.

-Y'know that don't need to do that? -She asked to him who didn't move a muscle. -Mercury...

-I know.

-You know how dangerous...

-I know! -He shouted with a mix of anger and fear. Emerald sighed again.

-If you know, why still want to do that?

-Because I don't fear death. -He answered.

But his body language say otherwise.

-You always have to act so tough? -She asked before give her back to him. -Is not like endangering your life will help either.

-What's up with you? -Mercury asked leaving the bed. -Are you worried about me? -Before Emerald could turn around and reply, she felt a pair of arms wrapping around her belly. -I knew all along about your feelings.

-Let go of me or else you gonna need a replacement for your arms too.

-You already know that I'm willing to take the challenge.

Before Emerald could reply, another voice spoke.

-I'm interrupting something? -Cinder asked.

-Cinder?! -Emerald shout in surprise, then elbowed Mercury then pushed him away. -Y-you are back. How was the meeting with Torchwick?

-He may be a fool, but knows what to do. -Cinder answered, then got from her back a vial with nothing than two little shards of dark purple dust. -You both know what is this, right? -Both of them nodded and Mercury start to sweat badly. -The doctor will be waiting for you in Vale Mercury. Don't be late. -The kicker grabbed the vial and leave the room, Emerald after him. Once alone in the room, Cinder start to wonder. -Miasma, there's something this energy cannot do? Maybe save some lifes. -She chuckled at the cruel statement.

Mountain Glenn

Fido start to wonder if have a reason to him be there with the head of the operation and his deadly right hand. But the main problem is that Roman's partner keep him on her hold like some pet animal. But the only thing that terrify him more than Neo is the effects of miasma on the grimms.

Fido give a final look on the altered beasts who give to him one of the biggest chills of his life. One of the Beowulfs tried to grab the faunus between his claws that was smaller due the transformation. The grimm licked his lips when felt the fear coming from the dog faunus.

-How come I ended here? -Fido asked to himself, then heard the door opening.

Roman walked to the front of the jail and look to the grimms with the same evil smile he have everytime he look to them.

-They are a work of art, don't you think? -Roman asked to the faunus.

-Yeah. From a museum of horror. -Fido answered.

-You got that right, boy. -Roman spoke spinning his cane in one finger. -Do you ever thought about possibilities Fido?

-Yes. But the possibility of be eat by a mutant grimm give me some chills.

Roman chuckled before start speak again.

-You just need to see through their terrible exterior and look to their more terrify interior.

-And have nightmares forvere? Thank you, but no thank you.

-You would be surprise with what you could discover. -Roman pointed to the monsters. -If this thing do this to those monsters, what do you think can do with people? Why do you think there so many people wanting to solve the misteries about miasma? If there's something that those peaceful and coward members of White Fang are right, is that deep we all are the same. Selfish people with hunger for power, but are to foolish to control. -Somehow Fido knew that Roman was right. How many people on Remnant died trying to find a way to control miasma? Good part of those people for try capture the Dark Knight and discover how he can control miasma. -Poweful peope who already have a lot of power on their hands are never satisfied. They always want more and more.

-But if they can't control, they will want even more. -Fido said.

-You're smater than you look Fido. -Roman half-compliment. -How long for the field test?

-I don't know. A couple of days I think. I mean, if nothing go wrong until the day.

-Good. Now that the doggies seems to be going well, let's give a look on the bears.

-I don't think someone will want to give a hug on them after what we did.

Roman chuckled again.

Vale

Downtown

Emerald born in the streets. Right in the middle of the dirty and the junk. She have to steal from anyone to have something to eat. But she knew that some places she shouldn't do anything stupid, like the place where she and Mercury currently are. Vale is a good city, but is not perfect. The duo walk through the face that don't inspire any confidence. But those people aren't stupid either to try anything against the duo without cause any comotion or trouble. The look on their eyes was enough to make the bad elements of the city leave them alone.

While looking around, she spoted a pair of dark glasses among the people. A man wearing a medical coat stood among the other for seems way too old for his own age. The duo walk to the doctor who receive them with a creep smile.

-I was expecting you two. -He said with a voice that sounded too much young for his old body. He eyed Mercury and his smile grew more. -He is the patient?

-Y-yes. -Emerald answer and Mercury just nodded.

-Good. Let's go in already. The table is ready for the operation. -The doctor said.

Emerald look to Mercury who seemed reluctant at first, but start to walk behind the doctor. She sighed and start to walk behind Mercury.

Beacon

The white knight thought that would be easy find the apprentice, but seems that he didn't planned well. After his little problem on the last night, it seems that the staff are all around the place looking for him. But he trained to face the Dark Knight so he believe to be strong enough to deal with some professors, but he swore that he would use one haundred percent of his skills agains Thanatos, so face the professors wasn't a option for him. At least if they not be in his way when he find the apprentice.

For now, all he can do is rest and wait for the right time for him find the apprentice and force him to confess where Miles is. He unsheathed his sword and look at his own reflex on the blade. His father's blades.

-I swear that I will make him pay for take you away from us father. -He said putting the sword back on the sheath and covering the head with the helmet, also from his father. -I swear.

Far from where the crusader is, Pyrrha wonder around the garden looking for the attacker. After notice that the search was going to nowhere, she decide to walk back to her dormroom and meet her team, wondering about how her life is now.

When she come to Beacon, she didn't expect to have the apprentice of the Dark Knight as her partner. But was more surprise to see that Ceodore is such a nice guy. She like everyone who heard that he joined Beacon, was worried about a miasma user walking among those who some people of four kingdoms called, The Pure People. It is a expression a long time used since miasma was discovered, so of course those who have miasma on the body were called The Infected ones.

-It seems more a name for some sci fi movie thing if ask to me. -She said in low voice. She stopped her walk and look to the sun almost gone, paiting the sky with a red color. -Think about this make feel bad for think about Ceodore like that.

-Did you call me? -She heard the voice of her leader coming from behind. -It seems tha the search was fruitless to you as well, huh?

-Yeah. It seems whoever the agressor is, is not so fool to try walk around the school after what he done.

-Almost like Weiss said. -Ceodore thought to himself. Looking back at his partner he notices that Pyrrha have a curious expression on her face, the one she have when was about to ask something about Ceodore and miasma, he knew Pyrrha long enough to deduce that. -What is in your mind?

Pyrrha bit her lip before answer.

-Someone... already called you... a Infected One?

-Yes. Some people call me like that when are not calling me a parasite or something like that. -Ceodore said with a nonchalant voice.

Pyrrha also knew Ceodore long enough to know that he didn't was bothered by what people call him. They never try to talk to him anyway. In fact, Pyrrha learn that are a few thing that can make Ceodore angry. One of those things is insult his master in anyway, but know when he shouldn't say anything.

-It must be hard for him. -Pyrrha thought. -Sometimes want to defend someone that you care a lot but cannot do it. -She remember the times that some of her classmates talk about Arcadia, the fallen fifth kingdom. Ceodore couldn't not say a word to defend his master because he knows that he is the responsable for end the lifes of millions of innocents. But he create Ceodore since he was a child, he grow up and became this nice guy that she fall for. Be infected or not. She see him like he really is, like he see her.

Ceodore see her like Pyrrha Nikos, the student of Beacon and beautiful nice girl, not as the four times champiom of the Mistral Regional tournament and super celebrity.

-Ceodore. -Pyrrha called him. -I... I want to... meet your master someday.

This statement surprised Ceodore.

-Can I ask why?

-Because if he create you... and you become the person in front of me today... he cannot be that bad.

Well, he is not that bad. Although, no one would want to see his bad side.

-Maybe one day.

Ceodore said, but was convinced that the farewell he give to Miles a year ago was permanent.

Vale

? ? ?

Emerald never thought that would want to listen Mercury talking again. Rather than that, she heard him screaming in pain on the other side of the room. Already make five minutes and she was starting to become worried. The doctor come from the room with a blank expression.

-Now we just need to wait. Goodbye. -He said and start to leave.

-Wait! -Emerald called and he stopped to look at her? -Where are you going?

-I have more business to atent.

-What about Mercury? -She asked as he screamed again.

-What about him?

-Do you shouldn't keep watching him?

-Like I said, we just need to wait. What happen next will depend on him. -The doctor said as another scream was heard. -If he be strong enough, he will come back walking again.

-But if he not be?

-So he is good as dead. -The doctor said making Emerald's eyes widen in surprise. -This will take a while so I see you and two or three days.

-Two or three days?! -She shouted. -Will take this long?!

-Yes.

-So he will be feelling this pain for more two days?!

-Or one. Will depend on him.

With that, the doctor left the room as another painful scream come from the room.

-I told you that you didn't have to do that.

She spoke in low voice and leave the place. She would gain nothing staying in that place just to hear Mercury screaming in pain.

End of the chapter.

It just the calm before the storm, but everyone who read this know what will happen next. Cinder knowledge about miasma led her to experiment something with one of her associates, the crusader will lay down for a while and wait for the right time to confront Ceodore about Miles and Roman is planning something more bigger, being possible thanks to miasma.

It seems that I doing what I can to get the situation worst to everyone more than already was. But if I not do that, what would be the point of make the bad guys know have knowledge about miasma? Sure would be a waste of time. Sometimes I compare miasma with the Black Dust from the fanfiction Tomorrow and Never Again by PaulXion. I mean, the effect will be pretty much the same except for the negative effects that miasma cause on the people, and the fact that miasma can kill people after some time. So the similarities end on the negative effects of the evil energy.

Now I want to share a personal thought. Sometimes I think about my OCs in a original project in my mind, so maybe one day they could be see in a entirely different world with their own adventures, but I think that I not the only one who think about that. So there is a good way to create characters. First you think them as OCs from some serie that you like, then plan a original plot and add the characters.

But for now, they still will be only OCs. But maybe one day.

That's all folks.