Glynda pinched the bridge of her nose as she stared the computer screen. Her tired eyes read the message sent to her from one of the outer settlements; it was the seventh time she was denied to even meet with the representative there. This was becoming the norm now, ever since Ozpin basically screwed the settlements over. All of the outer ones downright resented Huntsmen and Huntresses while the inner ones were suspicious of them. It was how things were over the course of several years. People started to lose hope in them and it was heartbreaking.

She rubbed her eyes to rid the tears from them before shaking them away and looking back at the computer screen. Another settlement had denied her request to assist them; they claimed they didn't require her assistance and hoped she had a nice day. This was one of the more polite denies she had received in the last couple of days. Some were polite, like this recent one, while others cursed her entire family bloodline and hoped she burned in the deepest pits of hell.

While she knew she should have blamed the one who caused it all, she just couldn't. No, she blamed Ozpin for letting his obsession go to his head and go off the deep end. It wasn't until he had the two kidnapped did she see his true colors. He was always unhinged and manipulative in some ways, this obsession of his just let the mask slip off and reveal who he was underneath. The mask of humbleness and the good spirit of a man was nothing more than to cover for the more sinister aspects of his character.

His death didn't phase her as much as it should have. It was more along the lines of how he died that got to her. His back exposed, lungs and heart ripped out, and his eyes were gouged out, leaving nothing but a mass of flesh in the sockets. She had to take pictures and show the others before deciding to let his body down. The grenade in his body disintegrated it and she could only rub her eyes to make sure she wasn't hallucinating.

Reporting his death pretty much kicked up the hornet's nest, which only made her want to bash her head against the nearest wall. The council were already on edge from his killings in the city, but now they wanted his head and to bring him to "justice". She knew the real reason they were scared of him... he revealed the corruption within the system and seemingly exposed them to the public. Even if it was unintentional. Either capturing or killing Six was their next course of action if they wanted to gain the trust of the people again.

Ozpin's death however truly made them fear Six more than hate him. Combined with the fact that the outer settlements hated their guts, they quickly realized they were slowly losing control over Vale. Things didn't dive into chaos and anarchy, since there was still some stability within the city but people didn't exactly trust who was governing them. They were scared and she understood why.

Six was effectively changing Remnant. The man couldn't even be described as one anymore, he wasn't even a monster at this point. She viewed him as a force of nature. He couldn't be controlled or learned about because he didn't let anybody learn about him. His destinations were always random and death was practically his mistress wherever he went. Whether it be Grimm, bandits, or terrorists, he always found something to kill. He was a killer, an exceptional one at that, but he was erratic with his patterns and never seemed to kill in the same way. Some were clean kills while others were mutilations; it didn't matter sometimes and some victims just simply... disappeared.

Although, she wouldn't admit his unknown deeds did seem noble in a sense. Never has he killed an innocent or even attempted to, he gave to the less fortunate whenever he was rumored to be by, and even defended them against whatever threat was present. He was the frontier's protector, regardless of the kingdom he was in. It was why people seemed to stop relying on Huntsmen and Huntresses so much. They'd rather wait for a legend who was known to pass through than people sworn to protect humanity.

She was confused about him sometimes, not knowing what to think of him. Maybe he was an avenging angel, something that was sent to Remnant as a way to punish its sins and other wrongdoings. Maybe he was some being from a bygone era that seemed to be displeased with Remnant's status and decided to fix it in its image. She was even willing to believe he was some creature from a more advanced civilization within the cosmos, she didn't care anymore.

After giving up trying to figure out what he was, she decided to stop before Ozpin's obsession worked its way into her bones. She was brought out of her thoughts when the elevator doors opened up, but she didn't look at the people.

"Glynda, are you okay?" Summer asked.

"I'm fine." She shook her head, going back to her emails.

"You sure?" Qrow raised an eyebrow.

"I'm fine. Just sorting some things out." She said before writing in her notebook. It went quiet for a while and the only sound heard was her scribbling and letting out an annoyed sigh. She looked more stressed than usual and the other two could understand. She was promoted to the Headmistress after Ozpin's brutal demise and had to deal with the fallout.

"How're you holding up?" He asked.

"How do you think?" She raised an eyebrow and glared tiredly at him.

"We're just worried." Summer said.

"I know, I'm sorry." She apologized before turning back to her work. She was trying to find a way to speak with JNPR, possibly coax them into returning to Beacon, hoping they at least were willing to get their licenses. However, she knew that Ren and Nora wouldn't return, possibly the same case with the other two. Those two were always odd in her eyes; they were wild spirits that hated being chained. It didn't help Ozpin kept them under lock and key, furthering their hate for this place.

"We're all a little stressed." Summer said gently.

"I know, but you two don't have to deal with Ironwood and the council." Glynda said back.

"How's he taking it?" Qrow asked.

"About as good as he takes the smallest things. Throws his little tantrum and promises revenge for our "dear" friend, but fails to realize he's part of the reason why we're stuck in this mess in the first place." She shook her head in disgust.

"You think he's gone mad too?" Summer asked.

"The General has always been mad. Just like Ozpin, he's going to end up either getting himself killed or others killed. One he's already done numerous times. You two find anything helpful?" Glynda asked, but she felt she already knew the answer.

"No. Got threatened by like, five settlements to either leave or die. Barely got a word in before they aimed whatever they were holding at me." Qrow sighed before he took a drink from his flask. The burn of alcohol was almost welcoming at this point.

"The Faunus in the city are being targeted by racial groups, forcing them to move out to the frontier." Summer said.

"It's one thing after another." Glynda sighed before putting her head in her arms. She was so tired right now and had a feeling this wasn't even touching the tip of the iceberg of problems she had to mop up. She nearly slammed her head on the desk when another message from the council popped up, to which she ignored and shut off the device.

"When was the last time you slept?" Summer asked.

"Wednesday..." Glynda answered.

"Glynda... that was two days ago." Summer said.

"I know, but with Ozpin gone, Vale currently in disorder, and the academy trying to figure out what happened to the fool... I'm a little busy to-" She stopped when Qrow put his hand on her shoulder.

"We're not Ozpin or anyone else. You're not alone." Qrow said.

"But the students-" She started.

"We'll take care of them." Summer interrupted.

"It's not your responsibility. They're mine." Glynda said.

"No point in having them as your responsibility if you're not functioning right. Don't start up a list of bad habits because you're overworking yourself." Qrow countered, hauling her to her feet.

"You're not even teachers..." She argued tiredly.

"Signal would beg to differ, but okay." He shrugged.

"Just go, you need to rest for a good minute. Take the rest of the day off and tomorrow as well." Summer said.

"You two know I can't do that." Glynda sighed.

"Then just take the rest of the day off. The students will be fine for one day without you." Summer said.

"I'm-" Glynda stopped when she looked at her reflection in the window, seeing her current state. The combined stress from the last year as well as being put in this new position was causing her to look worse than she ever had. Maybe she did need to relax a bit, it's not like the fool was alive to tell her something else or pull one of his many strings on her.

"Glynda? You okay?" Summer asked.

"Yeah... I'm just... going to go lie down." She nodded tiredly before opening the elevator and stepping inside. Once the doors closed and the other two heard the elevator descend, they looked at each other before sighing and finding a seat. Qrow sat in Ozpin's old chair and kicked his feet up while Summer found a nearby chair and scooted it closer before taking a seat. It was quiet for a while and they just listened to the ticking of the many gears above them.

"This is a fucked up situation, huh?" He asked.

"It really is." She nodded.

"How are the girls?" He asked.

"Ruby's scared and confused for the most part and Yang's..." She trailed off.

"Let me guess, little spitfire is angry?" He asked.

"Yeah. How'd you know?" She asked.

"Tai told me about you guys finally breaking the news to her about Raven. I figured she'd be angry after finally knowing who her mom was, then to have whatever question she had go unanswered." He sipped from his flask.

"She wants to talk to him." She said.

"Any by 'talk' you mean..." He gestured in the air.

"With her fists, yeah. I'm not letting her though. I've seen what he does and I'm not letting her lose her life because she wants answers." She said.

"She'll find a way though." He said.

"Then I'll just have to keep her from finding that way. I'll answer questions myself if I have to." She said.

"You know that won't stop her." He said.

"Then what else do you want me to do? I'm not letting her near him at all. Especially since she's a..." She trailed off.

"Maiden?" Qrow finished.

"Yeah." She nodded.

"I'll see if I can talk to her. She needs to be careful seeing how Salem has an interest in them." He sighed before standing up.

"Might as well come with you." She said before following him to the elevator. Once they entered the elevator and the started to descend, the room went quiet. The only exception was the faint ticking of the clock and the turning of gears.

Ruby sat in her bed quietly, hugging her knees close to her chest. She was still processing the news of Ozpin's death and she was terrified. Her supposed childhood hero was nothing short of a monster; he even fit the description of one. Taking people in the middle of the night and all. She didn't even know how he would be able to sneak in with the numerous cameras around the academy. A part of her should have known something was wrong when her scroll started to scramble a bit.

It didn't help she and the rest of the team had been keeping track of his violent crusade in Mistral. Soon they all became aware that he wasn't just killing White Fang... no, he was killing whatever scum stuck to the bottom of the kingdom's foundation. His presence alone brought a surge of Grimm that were banging on the city's doors. The killings made it worse. She shared the same healthy amount of fear as Blake did.

The Faunus girl practically went stiff with fear at each new murder she heard about. They were gruesome, even though the images weren't leaked online, some people had found ways to describe them in perfect clarity. She looked scared to be even breathing the same air as him and no doubt would flee if she ever saw him again. At first, there was an inkling that she could take him, but something felt off about him when she met him for the first time. His whole presence felt... wrong.

Weiss just felt disgusted with him. She viewed him nothing more than a monster that brought death wherever he went; a rabid beast that needed to be put down. The more she research she did into him, the more she speculated that he was some government experiment from Atlas. An unstoppable machine that was designed to do nothing but kill whatever it saw as a threat. Even his first sighting was in Atlas, in a lonely outer settlement where barely any people resided.

Her sister, Winter, went quiet whenever he was brought up; it was like the mere mention of him was enough to gauge some reaction. She even swore that there was a tiny, barely noticeable amount of fear and hesitance within her eyes.

Yang though... she didn't know whether to hate or ignore him. She was confused as she glared at her scroll, flipping through it to read the news before tossing to the side and staring at the ceiling with a bored expression. What was she supposed to think anymore? Now that she realized her childhood hero turned out to be a psychopathic murderer and caused more fear than hope? Murdering hundreds, possibly more, then going off and killing her biological mother before she could get answers.

"Can't believe we used to look up to him." She grumbled bitterly.

"We were kids." Ruby reasoned.

"Mom should have told us when we were old enough. Instead she let us believe that he was some hero for all our lives." Yang said.

"Maybe she didn't know how we'd react." Ruby said back.

"She knew how I'd react, she was too busy thinking about you." Yang sat up and stared at her younger sister.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Ruby sat up as well.

"Mom never thought about me half the time. She thought about you. Sweet, innocent, little Ruby. She knew that if she told you the truth then you'd flip out like usual." Yang snarked.

"I don't flip out. If anything, it's you who flips out!" Ruby raised her voice.

"How!?" Yang asked.

"You never have control over your anger and you let it get the better of you all the time! Maybe mom didn't want you to do anything reckless like usual!" Ruby argued.

"No! She just didn't want to tell me because she thought I was as innocent and stupid as you!" Yang argued, her eyes starting to shift to an angry red. The other two watched and started to stand up to pacify the situation.

"I'm not stupid!" Ruby shouted.

"You are stupid, and you always have been! Why are you even here in Beacon?!" Yang asked, she didn't know why she was lashing out and she didn't care at the moment. She just needed something to take her anger out on. For once it felt good to be angry and the surge of power kept flowing through her veins like a drug. It was addicting in some sick way and she wanted more.

"I earned my place here! I work my butt off so I can be a good leader!" Ruby stomped.

"A good leader? A good leader, my ass! You barely pass your leadership quizzes and you constantly use Weiss as a crutch because you're incapable of doing anything yourself! There are times I think they should have picked someone else!" Yang pointed angrily. Ruby froze for half a second before her brows furrowed some more.

"Like you?! You can't even think straight when someone touches your hair! There are times when you don't do anything but wreck everything in your path because you're just and angry bull!" Ruby slammed her hands on the mattress.

"At least I'm mature enough to realize that the world isn't black and white! You constantly think the world's a fairy tale and it's annoying now! You're still thinking he's some hero when he's not! You still cling onto this... stupid childish fantasy that he's a good person deep down when he's probably never been one! He kills, kills, and kills. That's all he ever does at this point in time! Why would you want to still look up to someone like him!?" Yang asked heatedly.

"He saved mom, okay?! He the reason she's even here-" Ruby started to lean forward.

"She's not even my actual mom and she never will be!" Yang snapped violently and without thought. Everything went still after that, not a single one of them said anything and the only sound was Yang's harsh breathing. Ruby's eyes watered and she harshly rubbed the tears away before disappearing in a cloud of rose petals out the door, leaving the three of them alone.

Summer and Qrow went still when they heard Yang's final shout. Neither of them barely registered the flurry of rose petals flying through the air and darting past them down the halls. Time seemed to slow down for several agonizing seconds and he looked at her, his shoulders tensing up when he saw her state.

Her hood was up and hid the upper portion of her face, but he could see the tears running down her cheeks. They dripped onto the floor with a soft noise and she rubbed her eyes, only to see they were soaked and felt more tears roll down. Her crying was almost silent, but her pain wasn't. When she looked up at him, he saw the absolute anguish on her face and it took all his willpower to not look away. The shouting in the room was mostly drowned out and he put his hand on her shoulder.

All she did was nod sadly before taking it off gently and turning around. He watched her go down the hall and silently deal with the pain of hearing that. He could only imagine what it must have felt like to hear someone's kid not seeing them as their parent. Summer might as well have been seeing how she raised not only Ruby, but Yang as well when Raven left Tai.

He was brought out of his thoughts when the door was practically thrown open and Weiss stomped out, her expression livid. Blake did as well, trying to calm the young Schnee down while looking for their other teammate. He was pretty much ignored, but he brushed it aside and walked in the room before closing the door. The tension from the argument was still thick in the air and even he could feel it.

"Hey, spitfire." He greeted.

"..." She just looked away from him and stared out the window, glaring at whatever passed by.

"Silent treatment, huh? That's alright, I'll let you cool off." He said before bringing up a chair and sitting down with a groan. Neither one were looking at one another or saying anything and that was alright. The birds chirped in the sky and flew by the window every so often and people could be heard talking in the distance. The cool air kissed their skin but neither one minded too much. This went on for the next forty-five minutes before he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

"Why are you here?" She asked.

"Now you want to talk?" He raised an eyebrow.

"You came here for a reason." She shrugged.

"I did, along with your mom." He nodded.

"She's not-" She stopped when he spoke up.

"You say she's not your mom and I'll slap the shit out of you. I'm not going to sugarcoat anything right now, but you're going to listen. I don't know what set you off, but you better fix it real quick. Summer's more of your mom than Raven ever was." He interrupted.

"Then why didn't she tell me sooner?" She asked.

"You think she didn't want to? We all wanted to, but we knew that you'd do something reckless." He answered.

"No I wouldn't have." She said.

"Keep thinking that. We know about the nightclub incident and don't forget about what you did with Ruby all those years ago." He countered.

"..." She rolled her eyes and lied down before staring at the ceiling.

"Fine, since you want to act like that. Raven left because she didn't want to live that kind of lifestyle with Tai. She went back to banditry because she felt that was her calling, even though we all told her it'd catch up to her one day. Yang, she was killing innocent people and having others raped by her little bandit scum. You really think she cared about anyone but herself at that point?" He asked. She still looked away and listened to him talk, coming to terms that he wasn't sugarcoating anything.

"No, but I still wanted to hear it from her mouth. Not to mention you're not the least bit angry at him?" She asked.

"Don't misinterpret it, little spitfire. I'm about as angry as you, but I'm not about to go toe to toe with someone who kills ancients like they're circus animals." He said.

"So you're scared?" She asked.

"I'm not going to lie to you and say I'm not. I'll admit I'm a little scared of the guy. That's not including what the settlements will do to you." He said.

"What?" She raised an eyebrow at him.

"They respect and love him, believe it or not. Hell, some of the more fanatical ones outright worship him. If you do something to him then there's no telling what they'd do to you. I hope you all are learning about how the settlements see us Huntsmen and Huntresses." He said.

"Then I'll kick their ass." She said.

"So you're willing to hurt some innocent people over some answers?" He asked.

"If they get in my way." She nodded. His brows furrowed and he stared at her before sipping from his flask.

"Fine, if you want to go out and get yourself hurt then be my guest." He stood up and waved.

"You're not going to stop me?" She asked.

"It's what I'm trying to do now, but it's clear you're not going to listen. He's dangerous and I know that you're well aware of what he's capable of. Those people are under his watch and he's been killing longer than you've been fighting. If you think that he'll spare you because you're Summer's kid then you got another thing coming. So if you value your life and care about the others enough, then you'll let all this go and focus on being a better person." He explained.

"I still want answers." She said.

"I already gave you them." He said.

"But I want to hear it from him." She said.

"He'll tell you the same thing as to why he killed Raven. She had it coming and needed to be stopped." He said.

"You don't think he needs to be stopped? He's probably killed so many people that he's scaring everybody. If anything, he's more of a problem than Raven ever was." She said evenly.

"... Do you pay attention to who he kills?" He asked.

"Thugs, White Fang, bandits, and whatever piece of shit lies at the bottom of the barrel." She waved.

"You're forgetting Huntsmen and Huntresses, as well as assassins, rogues, and other cutthroats." he added while opening his flask.

"They were stupid and didn't know about him." She said.

"Like you do? The most you've fought is some low end thugs and Grimm." He said. She scoffed and he rolled his eyes before sighing and shaking his head after a while.

"Did you see Ruby?" She asked.

"Saw her bolt out of the room. Your mom's going to go talk to her and I suggest you apologize while you still have the chance; or don't. Don't be surprised if you come back all bloody or don't come back at all." He started walking out of the room. She rolled her eyes again when he left before grinding her fingers together. A small spark of blue electricity cackled between her index finger and thumb before she flicked it away. She had power, more than what others had. So long as she kept training with it then she'd be fine.

This power that she obtained after Raven died was slightly exhilarating. To think she'd be able to control the elements like the Maidens in the stories. However, the ones in the stories were weak and some who had inherited the powers often went mad once they realized what they could do. She wasn't a weakling like them and would never be.

She considered herself to be the strongest one and no one would be able to beat her.

I can already tell people are going to be pissed off by this version of Yang, but I could honestly care less at this point. So sorry, not sorry, to all of you who see her as this perfect character. It's what I'm currently viewing her in this story and if it bites me in the ass and people hate it then... oh well. I took a gamble and attempted something, failed, and have no choice but to try and recover if it blows up in my face. This is more of an interlude and another viewpoint as to what's happening within the world. Even if it's not the best description it's still better than me ignoring it overall.

While some people prosper, other's suffer. It's the way the world works and you can somewhat see what side is suffering.

I don't have anything else to say other than I'll work hard to keep some people while ignoring people that don't really like the story. Anyways, I'll see you guys on the flip side.

See you later.