Hello Everyone! I've made a decision and have decided to remove all my stories and quit writing... Yea no I can't even say that with a straight face. April Fools etc etc.
Anyways reason why it took much longer than my usual update rate is due to planning, life, and trying to improve this chapter a bit, considering the last chapter didn't seem to do so hot. Hopefully, this one will get more reviews.
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A few days had passed since the mission with both Teams JNPR and SSSN looking quite down. The semester would be ending soon, and then they would have their two-week break. During those days, Lionheart was trying his best to keep Jaune at the academy, almost begging and adding additional bribes such as extra room, food, and high priority on mission choices and events. On another hand, he kept getting secret notes telling him not to trust Lionheart and even some small blackmail materials.
"And what's worse is I don't even know who's doing this," sighed Jaune as he read another note highlighting Lionheart's cowardly acts from his past. He was sitting on his bed with his team in a conference.
"I don't like how the headmaster was trying to bring my family into this," frowned Pyrrha, "My family has accepted my path and the fact I'm planning to be with Jaune."
"Me and Ren also got some weird mail. Something about a scholarship through the SDC science division if we stayed," chirped Nora.
"I cannot help but feel Lionheart is in some sort of trouble, bad enough that he needs us to stay," observed Ren, "Or more specifically, for Jaune to stay. He may try to push for a leader switch and put Jaune with another team, one with teammates that wish to stay here."
"He wouldn't go that far... would he?" thought Jaune.
"If he tries, then I'll break his knees!" shouted Nora, wielding her mighty hammer.
Before they managed even managed to talk more about the subject, there was a knock on the door. Jaune quickly opened it to see the local mailman carrying a trolley of boxes.
"Delivery for Jaune Ryu-Long!"
"Umm, thanks," sweat dropped Jaune as the mailman pushed the trolley into the room before producing out his Scroll to have Jaune sign it. Jaune looked at the trolley with suspicion before signing it. The mailman saluted and walked away, whistling a song as he did.
"Anyone want to guess this package is from Lionheart or the stranger?" asked Jaune.
"I say throw it all out!" voted Nora.
"We don't know what's in this. For all we know, it could be from a friend," reminded Ren.
"But from whom? We were just talking with team RWBY and NDGO two days ago, and none of them said anything about delivering stuff," said Pyrrha.
"I don't think it's from Junior, either," mused Jaune, "He would've made the delivery personally. Either way, there's only one way to find out."
Jaune cautiously ripped the tape off the top box and opened it, ready to jump out the window if needed. Instead, all he saw was a Scroll flash drive surrounded by Styrofoam balls, along with a paper that said 'Watch this first.'
"What do you think?" asked Jaune.
"There doesn't seem to be any harm, so let's just watch it. We could put it on a private computer room in the library," suggested Pyrrha.
Unsure what to do with the other two boxes and whether to open them, they opted to carry it to the library and quickly secured a room to watch it in. Nora insisted on bringing popcorn and drinks for this, claiming it could be a movie. They dimmed the lights and shut the door as Jaune inserted the flash drive into the holo-screen. What they saw completely surprised them.
"Hello? Is this on? Is it recording?"
It was Wong, looking at his own scroll, trying to fiddle around with the recording program.
"Blasted thing. Never learned how to use this. I see a red flashing light."
Jaune quickly paused the recording and speed dialed Sun.
"Sun, you busy? No? Then get over to the library now! Yes, I know you try to avoid the library if you can, but this is important. Bring your whole team now! Wong left us a message!"
Almost half a minute later, Team SSSN ran through the door and quickly sat down as Jaune hit the play button again.
"Hello? Hellooooooo….. ok it's on, screw it. Feh, if it doesn't record, I have it in writing in another box. Well, if you're seeing this," started Wong, "I'm dead. Bluntly put, I went out in style. But enough about that, I didn't make this about my passing. The boxes were to go to you all when it was confirmed I didn't return to the bank to check them. What I want to tell you all is keep training and don't lose your friends if you can avoid it. Of course, in life, there are times when it is just unavoidable. My advice? Keep living and don't look back in misery. I may die, but I sure don't want you all to mope about my death. It's just part of the job as Huntsmen and Huntresses. To be used to death and seemingly impossible situations. Use this as a chance to learn and move on. Use it to become stronger not only physically, but mentally as well."
Wong took a quick breath before continuing on, "Anyways, this video is my will in case I die. Jaune, I've taught you the Aura cuff techniques, but there are two others I didn't get the chance to teach or put on others. In one of the boxes is the technique and instruction on how to apply it to someone. However, if whoever chooses one of the other training styles, they will never be able to choose the other one, as they cannot overlap. I may have made the decision for you, but in my opinion, the Aura cuffs are the one most suitable for you. I will have notes on who should take what, but the choice is yours."
Wong leaned back on the coach, taking a sip of his tea, "I never thought I'd say this, but I enjoyed torturing- er, training you brats for a while. Especially that Neptune kid."
"Hey!" shouted Neptune, but with no real anger.
"You all have a lot of potential. No doubt Lionheart will try to keep you here to make sure the city, and by extension himself, is safe. What I say may shock some of you, but Lionheart is not the man he seems. He used to be brave in the past, but over the years something happened that made him a coward. Of course, nobody would listen to this old man, so I listened to the wind. Letting it tell me rumors and secrets while I observed from my spot. A suspicious man keeps visiting him, and Lionheart always looks worse for the wear after each meeting."
Wong took a sip of water before continuing "I can't be sure, but I have a feeling either Lionheart is being blackmailed, or he now serves somebody else. I am aware of the Headmasters or Headmistresses of each Huntsmen Academy all know of the Four Maidens. Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall. And from my observations, they have formed their little secret group, trying to stamp out the information about the Maidens. For the most part, it worked, and the legends faded in time. But as I said, not all legends will fade from the minds of everyone. From what I can guess, Lionheart is double-crossing his little entourage. I can't be sure, but be careful around him and the man that always seems to be with him. Has a funny little mustache, pretty thin and weedy, and tends to wear gray."
"I think I know who's he talking about," gasped Jaune.
"Feh, but in the end, I can only say, don't spend your time moping about me. I couldn't save my family. Don't make that happen to yours. I'd rather you all keep moving in your path. Don't stagnant, and don't look back too much. Keep practicing, as I can only take you so far. It's time for my eternal rest."
In the room, everyone tried their best not to shed tears as they nodded.
"Well. Bye."
Scarlet was about to stand when Sun stopped him and nodded towards the holo-screen.
"One more thing! The third box you got contains a gift I got you all. Whether you like or not, doesn't matter. Can't return it, because I'm dead!"
The screen froze before blacking out, signifying the end of it.
They were all silent for a bit as if to pay respect for Wong before Jaune stood up.
"He's right. We've been moping for too long. We should move forward like he wanted us to. I can just imagine him whacking our heads, telling us to get over it."
"Yeah!" said Sun, "I don't know about you guys, but I'm going ahead on my path! I won't let something like this happen to my team and my friends!"
"That's right!" shouted Neptune.
"We should take his death as something to push us forward," commented Ren.
"I say we bust out the book and start using their training techniques now," said Sage as he eyed one of the boxes.
"We should see what Wong bought for us before anything," said Pyrrha.
They all nodded and opened the last box and saw it was an advanced weapons maintenance kit for all of them, including Dust polish and removal for gun barrels.
"Whoa, this can't have been cheap," said Scarlet in awe, "I recognize some of these brands, and they cost a fortune. To get one for all of us is... well, very expensive."
"Not only that, but it seems each one has been custom made for each of us," added Sage, "Some of us have whetstones while others don't."
They opened the last box to see several scrolls and books. The top 3 scrolls were what they were most eager, as it contained the training seals. The other books were all theories about various fighting styles, something that was quite useful.
"Should we all put on a seal?" asked Sun.
"Better not," frowned Jaune, "It wouldn't bode well for us if all of us was handicapped."
"Hey, another note!" observed Nora.
One more thing! Do NOT put the training seal on everyone all at once.
"Well, there's that answer," noted Ren.
"Let's see what the other seals do," advised Pyrrha, "I could probably go last because of the Mate Mark from Jaune.
"Advisable," added Alaerth, "The mark boosted her Aura control and reserves quite a bit."
Jaune quickly read through the scrolls and found that besides the Aura cuff technique, there was the Resistance sea, which was more used to empower the muscles to grow denser and trained on Aura streaming through the body, though not as much as the other two. Then there was the other version of the Aura cuff. Jaune's version was applying weights on his Aura reserve, forcing his Aura reserves to grow. The other version apparently granted the user better Aura control, and according to the notes, allowed the user to be able to reflect some Aura based attacks if their control was good enough.
"Something similar to how Wong managed to null Adam's Moonslice," mused Ren.
"So, who's going first?" asked Jaune, "No offense to my team, but I don't think my team should have another one shackled until I'm at least 80% combat ready."
"None taken," grinned Nora.
"It would be foolish to handicap ourselves while you are weak at the moment. We would be unable to protect or help you if we are unable to bring forth our full strength," agreed Ren.
"According to the notes, Wong suggested either Sage or Scarlet for the Resistance seal first," said Pyrrha, looking at the scroll.
Everyone seemed to be in agreement when Neptune stepped forward first.
"I think... Sun should get the first seal, and it should be the Aura cuffs, same as yours."
"Neptune?" asked Sun in shock.
"His use of clones, armor, and weapon, that stuff consumes a lot of his Aura, and I don't think being able to control the flow of his Aura is going to help," continued Neptune, "Better for him to increase his reserve as soon as possible."
Sage and Scarlet glanced at each other before nodding in agreement with Neptune's conclusion. They could wait if needed.
"I appreciate the thought, but from what Jaune and Wong say, these cuffs will bring my reserves way down. I'll be almost helpless for the while. Jaune was able to handle it and still be able to bring out at least 30% in the beginning, but I wouldn't be surprised if I could only use 10%! Heck, I might suffer Aura break during the day just by walking! I don't want to burden you guys, it might be too much for you all, no offense, and I refuse to make all of you suffer because of me," stated Sun, folding his arms together, as if this was over.
"True, it might be too much," nodded Neptune before looking at Jaune, "But that can be remedied. Jaune, you said you had one more Dragon Mark to give? I'm willing to take it, even though it means becoming one of your retainers. You're not a jerk, and I know how you tried to help Weiss with the Beacon dance and all. I was the biggest jerk to Weiss. I know you were dating her before you two broke up because she wanted to date me, and I rebuffed her, thinking I didn't want anyone to see my lack of dancing skills and humiliate myself while it worked out in the end, that's not the point. I'm willing to throw away my coolness if it means helping others and never losing them."
Everyone blinked before realizing that Wong's death had a much more profound effect on Neptune than they realized. Here was a man willing to throw away what he prided himself in to make sure he wouldn't lose what was truly important.
"Are you sure?" asked Jaune, "You know what it means to accept the Dragon mark."
"I'm sure," stated Neptune, "Sun has it, and you haven't restricted him much. If anything, he's improved, though I wish you'd make an order to have him stop stealing stuff. The guy's a kleptomaniac."
"Hey!" shouted Sun.
"You know it's true," said Sage, as he and Scarlet rolled their eyes in sync.
"My own team," cried Sun as he sat down in the corner, assuming a fetal position.
"Well, then, shall we do it now?" asked Jaune, putting his hand out.
Neptune nodded in response and clasped Jaune's hand in reply.
"In my hands, I trust you to with my blessing. To defend those who cannot do so, and to aid my clan. To be able to protect those worthy with your new power. Will you do so, Neptune Vasilias?"
"I will."
"Then by my power and contracts, I bless you with Ryo-Wo's Dragon's Mark. Prove to me you are worthy of his mark."
Neptune felt it burn into his body part as the ritual finished.
"Umm, the place where the mark is. Is it supposed to burn slightly?" asked Neptune.
Both Ren and Nora confirmed it while Sun was still in his little corner.
"Oh... this is awkward where the location of my mark is then."
"Umm... where is it?" asked Pyrrha.
"I think... it might be on my left butt cheek!"
"What!?" they all shouted.
"Ryo-Wo? Do you have something to say?" asked Othim.
"I didn't choose that spot!" shouted Ryo-Wo, "You know as well as I do that we don't control the placement of the Dragon marks! And the Mate Marks are always above the left chest, over the heart, otherwise, I know where you'd put it on a female!"
"Of course! Who wouldn't want to put it there!" exclaimed Othim, "Come, and enter the dragon's cave of wonders! Explore through the mystical channels as the marks are placed right on top of a female's v-"
Othim didn't get to finish as he found six dragon fists simultaneously landing on his face.
Neptune briefly went into another private room to see where the mark was before returning, stating a false alarm, and that the mark was actually on his left back thigh. Jaune quickly read over the Aura cuff technique one more time before getting ready to apply it on Sun when they heard a knock on the door. Pyrrha opened it to reveal Ozpin and his newest disciple, Oscar Pine.
"Ah, Team JNPR and Team SSSN. I was hoping to find you all before I left for Beacon. And Jaune, thank you for recommending Hephaestus. He made a fine weapon for Oscar," stated Ozpin as Oscar raised his new weapon. The design was similar but obviously smaller as to suit his size. The handle was orange with a white polish, while the stick itself was brown.
"Team SSSN, you requested to transfer to Beacon next semester. I will be happy to accept you as future students."
Team SSSN all made a fist pump at this while Ozpin turned to Jaune.
"Is there somewhere we can speak... privately? I'm afraid just a library private room won't be enough for what I need to discuss."
Jaune glanced at his team before making a decision.
"Sun, can you and the others stand watch for now? Help clean up this place a bit and put the books and scrolls back into the boxes. I'll do the cuffs later. Nora, help them out. Pyrrha, Ren, you're with me. Hea-... Ozpin, please sit down and hold out your hand."
Ozpin looked slightly confused but ordered Oscar to help out. As SSSN and Nora began to clean up, Ren and Pyrrha quickly put their hand on Jaune's shoulder while Jane grabbed Ozpin's hand and dragged them all into his mindscape.
Ozpin blinked, unused to the sudden sensation as well as seeing everything around him turn to darkness.
"Where... are we?" asked Ozpin.
"Inside my mindscape," said Jaune, "I think this meeting is long overdue."
"Indeed.
Ozpin turned around to see seven dragons towering over him. He didn't visibly jump or twitch, but one could see his left pinky move very slightly.
"So this is who Doctor Oobleck has been... eager to meet. It is an honor to meet the dragons that have taken care of Jaune and saved Vale."
The dragons returned the greetings, though Aryz was a little cold. She didn't like the fact Ozpin had burdened a young maiden with such a heavy choice when it should've been their job. Ozpin had apologized for the event, but Aryz had always been the most protective one amongst the dragons.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" asked Jaune.
"Are you planning to return to Beacon after this semester? Saijou has been saying that you would be staying here."
"Headmaster Lionheart has been very persistent, and I don't know why. He's even resorted to emotional blackmail." Pyrrha revealed.
"What? That doesn't sound like him at all." Ozpin said, confused.
"Yes, but lately, I've already been receiving weird packages not to trust him. It's as if one side wants me to stay, and another wants me not to be there." Jaune said.
As Ozpin pondered about this, Ren chipped in, "Our Master Wong told us that there was a chance Lionheart was being blackmailed. He knows of your group, and suspects that Lionheart is a double agent."
Ozpin froze at this before taking a deep breath.
"I had my suspicions about the double agent was in Mistral, someone high in the chain of command, but for Lionheart to be the traitor... Tell me, what made you think it's Lionheart and not his deputy Headmaster? Or not any of the other Headmasters, trying to frame Mistral? Or even me?"
"Wong mentioned a suspicions man that would meet with Lionheart. I believe his name was Arthur Watts," replied Jaune, "Plus, the other headmasters, from my impression... Ironwood would rather shoot himself than betray humanity. Dew's aunt, Dory, would be more likely to jam her high heels into somebody's ass for suggesting such a thing. You have Headmaster Goodwitch to kick you back in place, and even then, you have always tried to find the best possible path for humanity. Even if you did pressure my mate into becoming the next Fall Maiden. Lionheart, however, doesn't seem to show as much courage. Even Wong noted that Lionheart's personality changed after a certain visit."
"Arthur Watts," mused Ozpin, "I know of him. A brilliant programmer and psychologist. He helps the police every now and then to catch criminals. If he is part of Salem's group, then this got much harder. We already know Merlot, Hazel, and Tyrian work for Salem."
"Was there anything else you were going to ask?" asked Pyrrha.
"Oh, yes. When the next semester start, the Vale council wanted to know if it was possible to retake Mt. Glenn. Ever since you summoned that black dragon the Grimm have been giving Vale a wide berth. They want you to help lead the expedition of expanding Vale's borders. I will also be accompanying the expedition, as I am no longer restricted as before, being a Headmaster. No more of the accursed paperwork, too. Also, repairs have been going great thanks to Mr. Xiong, his crew, and generous donations. It is said he now has a hand in quite a lot of businesses."
"Well, I was already planning to head back to Beacon, but what should we do about this situation? Lionheart seems desperate now." Jaune noted.
Ozpin put his hand to his chin as if to think.
"I may have an idea that will help," said Lung Wang suddenly, "Care to listen?"
Lung Wang quickly explained his plan, causing them all to nod in agreement.
"Quite the strategist, Lung Wang," said Ozpin, giving him a bow.
"So then we follow this plan, then?" asked Ren.
"Sounds like a grand idea," nodded Pyrrha.
"Alright, we execute this plan soon," said Jaune before taking them all out of their mindscape. Just before they did so, Lung Wang asked to meet with Ozpin one more time about a certain legend. Ozpin blinked but nodded in reply.
Sienna Khan sat in her chair, pondering about her next plans for the White Fang. She had heard rumors about the SDC being 'nice' and immediately sent agents to see if it wasn't just the wretched devil Schnee just spreading propaganda to make himself look good as usual. To her surprise, the agents reported back, saying it was true. Somehow, Jacques 'Beelzebub' Schnee had a change of heart and had actually handed promotions to a few Faunus. Of course, some were skimmed out for humans, but that was mainly because of the lack skills the applicants had. The ones that did qualify were given a fair interview and chance. Not only that, but the Schnee actually donated a good amount of Lien to supporting a hospital that specialized in Faunus health and injuries. Of course, this could be viewed as a way to get his workers back to work if they were injured on the job. A classical cost and benefits analysis.
'Could it be that our fear tactics are working on him?' though Sienna before shaking her head. She was not a fool. She knew that in face of these tactics, Jacques would be harsher on her race and take it out on them. It was half a reason why Ghira would send her a letter telling her to stop with such tactics
"So what made you change," murmured Sienna, "What sort of divine being used their magic on you to have a change of heart? Or rather, be given a heart."
She sighed as she put such thoughts away and looked at the calendar in her Scroll. According to the date, today was the last day of the first semester for the Huntsman Academies. After the two week break, all four Academies would be back open. Beacon was back up and running again while the CCT had been fixed long before that, as it was priority number one. She debated about heading to Vale and maybe try to get a meeting with Jaune Ryu-Long, the hero of Vale. There were just too many stories about him. Some said he was a Faunus, others said he was human, and some claimed he was neither, but a servant of a higher power. It was still worth getting to know him, as if she managed to convince him to support the White Fang, it would cause her organization to grow stronger.
She warily looked around, seeing her four guards around her, all standing tall and firm. She was dealing with way too much stress right now and could use some relief. In her shame, she had indulged in a guilty pleasure and had... pleasured herself to release in the very throne room with her skillful fingers. Of course, she did it when she was sure she was alone, and that nobody interrupted her time or suffer a very bloody death, involving clawing the said person's eye out.
"A bit sad when being the leader of such a huge organization take out all the time out of a gal that she can't even get in a relationship," sighed Sienna.
She and Ghira had been a bit close while the self-dubbed "Team Jungle" had been fighting for Faunus right. Then Kali came in basically swept Ghira away. She was, of course, a bit angry and confronted Kali about taking Ghira. She walked back out of her conversation with Kali an hour later, feeling... awkward. She was a fighter, while Kali was of a civilian status, and yet Kali managed to talk her out of it. Sienna would've thought that she could resort to her fists when necessary, but she didn't even get to fire the first shot. Kali's calm yet aggressive words controlled the whole flow of conversation.
In the end, Sienna couldn't find it in herself to hate Kali. Though they were close, Sienna and Ghira had never been exclusive nor talked about it. A few flings here and there, but nothing serious. Not only that, Sienna found Kali to be a good friend even with their difference in views. And add to the fact she introduced her to Ninjas of Love, they became quite close friends. Of course, nobody knew of her ultra platinum edition hidden under lock and key in the secret compartment of her secret room in her secret house.
She was debating about dismissing the guards for some well deserved private time when she heard a commotion occurring right outside the throne room door.
A few seconds later, the doors opened to reveal Adam Taurus, strutting into the throne room. He was no longer wearing his usual clothes, but rather something more regal and yet still combat oriented. His color scheme was still the same, black with hints of red all over his clothes. On his back was his signature emblem, a red rose with thorns over a white floral design. His right sleeve was cut off to reveal his robotic arm, gleaming in mostly black tint with red lines tracing over it. He stopped at the steps before kneeling to her.
"High Leader Khan. I have returned from my unjust imprisonment."
Sienna gazed at Adam, scoffing at that statement. She may hate humans, but she knew the importance of the Huntsman Academies and the CCT tower. They were the key to preventing the Grimm from consuming them all, as they produced the protectors and communication for all. Not only that, she knew each Headmaster were not close-minded like many other humans and actually respected the Faunus. The fact that Adam was willing to destroy both not only on his whim but on the words of some other human group who apparently was able to control and mutate Grimm, was beyond her. Grimm was the ultimate enemy, not humanity. Grimm was a race she would not ally with, as their base instincts were to tear both human and Faunus apart.
"Adam Taurus," Sienna practically spat his name out, "Why are you here? Is the formation of your Blood Fang not enough for you?"
"I come here bearing news of a possible alliance and a dream. My Blood Fang will willingly serve the White Fang once more if you accept this. The-"
"Enough," sighed Sienna, "My first question, Adam, is what were you thinking? You were a symbol for many in the organization, but you are not infallible."
"I was merely following your example, High Leader. The example of strength. Unwavering conviction. The whole world saw that."
"The whole world saw you cross a line that shouldn't have been crossed!" shouted Sienna, "I advocated violence where violence was necessary. Destroying the Huntsman Academy put millions in danger from the Grimm. The loss of the CCT brought global communications to a crawl until they fixed it. You justified humanity's campaign against us for empty promises from a group of humans!? The whole world would've thought it was the White Fang that was responsible for this and made the goals for the White Fang much harder if it wasn't for the fact Jaune Ryu-Long, the hero of Vale, exposed the true criminal. You merely showed the world how easy you're manipulated and your talents diminished by short-sightedness!"
Sienna noticed that as soon as she popped that name, Adam's hands clenched into tight fists, but she continued on, "Speaking of the group of humans, none of the White Fang know anything of them except the fact you're willing to sell your sword to them!"
"If you want to know more about these humans, why not ask them yourself?"
The doors opened to reveal Hazel, walking in the room. Sienna exploded, demanding to know why Adam brought him here and was ready to call for an execution. The four guards themselves pointed their weapons at Hazel. However, Hazel's calm words and clear respect for Sienna was enough for her begrudgingly hear him out. She had heard of Hazel before, as he had gone to one of the bases to demand a meeting with her. They rejected him and the White Fang members of that said base tried to kill him, but he walked away without a scratch.
"You don't like me," started Hazel calmly, "You have no reason to, but you don't have to like me to get the results you want."
Sienna narrowed her eyes, "I'm starting to doubt either of you fully comprehend what it is that I want. I want humanity to fear the Faunus, to know that we demand respect! I do not want to start a war with that we cannot win!"
'And most of all I don't want to see a world where brave people like King be executed because humans can bend the rules to their own whim.' She thought to herself.
"That's where you're wrong," said Adam as he stood up, "We can win a war against the humans. Not only because we have the support of Hazel's master, but because the Faunus is the dominant species of this planet. We're better than humans. We have everything humans have and more. Humans shouldn't just fear us, they should serve us."
"And how do you propose dealing with Jaune Ryu-Long, then?" asked Sienna, "He's a human with a lot of power. Not to mention that dragon that annihilated the Grimm. Its power and roar could be heard all over Remnant. Not only that, but I hear that he supports Faunus equality, not our violent ways. A believer in Ghira's policy."
"Ghira was nothing but a coward," sneered Adam, "He-"
"QUIET!" shouted Sienna, "Ghira was unwilling to take such steps, so he willing stood aside to let me take the lead. You will respect him, as he was once the leader and one of the founding members!"
Adam gritted his teeth at this, allowing Hazel to intervene.
"We have our ways to deal with the dragons. In fact, one of our allies was able to take on a smaller dragon and almost kill it and Jaune."
He turned around and raised his hand, signaling Cobra to come in.
"Your gracccee," hissed Cobra as he walked towards her, his weapon wrapped around him like a belt with the snakehead eyes dimly lit blue, "I can asssssure you that Jaune would not be a threat, nor will hisssss dragonssss. We have the power to kill them after all."
"I've had enough of this conversation," sighed Sienna as she leaned back on her chair, "Guards, take them away."
However, when the guards remained stationary, she became suspicious and repeated the order once more. Adam chuckled as he stood up, walking up the stairs to the chair.
"I will admit, Sienna, you were right about my popularity. My followers in Vale already see me as the true High Leader. And many here in Mistral feel the same."
At once, Blood Fang soldiers burst through, pointing their weapons at Sienna. Hazel narrowed his eyes while Cobra clapped and laughed in glee at the sudden coup. Two of the Blood Fang soldiers were using a cane and an umbrella that was quite familiar.
"From this day forward, I will be the one to lead the White Fang. The Blood Fang will be absorbed into the White Fang once more," declared Adam.
Even more Blood Fang members revealed themselves as they burst into the room while Sienna's own guards pointed their weapons at her. Sienna quickly looked around and assessed the situation. This shouldn't have been possible that her own followers would turn on her, but she quickly figured it out. Ghira had warned her about moles, and they had sprung their trap. They must've slowly replaced guards with Blood Fang sympathizers until they were all Blood Fang members.
"And you plan to kill me," guessed Sienna as she looked at her guards, or rather, specifically at a guard.
"Every revolution needs a martyr," grinned Adam, "Thank you, Sienna, for volunteering. You were there when our people needed you, but now they need me. I'm sorry you couldn't see this through to the end. All who were here tonight will claim that you were murdered by a human Huntsman. And in your final act, you appointed me leader and became a martyr for our cause."
Sienna turned around just for Adam to stab her in the gut.
"Goodbye," whispered Adam.
Suddenly, Sienna's body shattered like glass to reveal Sienna had dodged the surprise attack, her hands raised up as she slashed downwards into Adam's face. Adam's head snapped down, his mask clattering on the floor. The rightmost and leftmost guards also shattered like glass, revealing them to be in disguise. The two smacked the other guards into the wall, knocking them unconscious.
At the door entrance, the ones wielding the umbrella and cane heard a voice.
"Better grit your teeth, because this is going to be beary painful."
A palm strike struck both Blood Fang members in the back, sending them flying towards the disguised guards, who grabbed the weapons for tossing the two unconscious Faunus aside.
"Why hello, there! So nice to see you again!"
Roman Torchwick grinned as he spun his cane, relishing as it was back in his hand. Neo was standing on the other side as she opened her umbrella and put it on her shoulder, bowing to the audience.
Adam growled as he looked up, showing gashes where Sienna had clawed him.
"Sienna, you dare denounce me for working with humans when you yourself are working with them? You're a traitor to your own beliefs!"
"To be fair, mad bull," called out Roman, "We were hired by Bal. But aren't you a hypocrite yourself? You worked with me, you're working with more humans than ever. At least I have class, compared to the others you're working with."
Neo giggled as she started to walk forward with Roman.
"Roman Torchwick. You helped us once, so why not help us again? I remember you said yourself that you like to ally with the winning side," growled Adam as he raised his sword.
"Hmm, a tempting offer," said Roman, as if pondering about his words, "But no. Like you said, I prefer the winning side, and the side that has a big dragon that tore the Grimm into pieces is a pretty convincing argument."
"I can very much asssure you, I've faced Jaune and his dragonsss before," began Cobra as he had his arms folded amused by this whole ideal. "I took GREAT pleasure in their defeat~"
"Did you kill the big scary black dragon, or was it another dragon?"
Cobra didn't answer, but rather glared at him, very tempted to use his weapon on him but decided he wouldn't be worth it.
"Didn't think so. Plus, from the latest rumors from my friend's information network, roughly 30 people and Grimm were killed by one old man. That says a lot about your group."
Adam roared and slashed down, only for Roman to easily parry it away. Adam attacked, but Roman showed no signs of having trouble blocking his attacks at all.
'How?' thought Adam, 'He's just a weak human! I should be stronger than him! I-'
"Should be having him kneel before me?" asked Roman sarcastically, as he blocked another slash from Adam, "Well, besides not being your mother last night, seriously, you are just too easy to read, mad dog. You think I'm that easy to take down? I'll give you a hint, I only lost to the Faunus girl with cat ears because I let her. I needed to be on that Atlas airship, and the best way was to get myself arrested. All part of the plan. Except for losing, but that's another thing."
Adam growled as he suddenly backed off as Roman took his hat and threw it at his face like a frisbee. A simple hat would've seemed harmless, but Adam sensed danger and heard Hazel yell at him to dodge, so he did. It was a good thing as it ricocheted off the walls and a few grunts with a loud noise before returning to Roman's hand.
"Well, I'd love to stay and chat, but we have to go now. Neo, if you please?"
"Don't just stand there, get them!" shouted Adam. The Blood Fang soldiers shook out of their shock and fired as Adam raised his right arm to fire poison spikes. However, it was too late as Roman, Neo, and Sienna shattered into pieces like a mirror. They looked around to see Bal had also disappeared from their sights. A second later, they heard yells and the sound of an airship revving its engine. Quickly dashing outside, they saw Sienna and the others already lifting off in the airship.
"Mark my words, Adam!" shouted Sienna before they were out of range, "All of the Faunus shall know of your treachery! Of how you tried to have me killed for your own greed! The world will know how you're willing to kill your own race for your own thirst!"
The bullhead quickly departed away, leaving Adam to grind his teeth in anger.
"Adam, what should we do?" asked Ilia as she walked up to him.
"Spread the word. Sienna Khan was a traitor to her own kind, making a deal with humans. I caught her and tried to bring her to justice, to which she attacked me first. I pleaded with her, but she was too far gone. Sienna Khan is to be tried to treason if we catch her, and in the meantime, I will be the new High Leader of the White Fang. The Blood Fang will be absorbed into the White Fang, but as a 'splinter cell' with you as the leader, my darling."
Ilia shivered at the name before saluting and running towards the communications base. With luck, they could spread word of this before Sienna tried to tell the truth.
"When were you planning on telling me about that?"
Adam turned to see Hazel giving him a disapproving glare and bristled for a bit. "This was my business, not yours."
"It's our business now. Add the fact Sienna Khan is now firmly against us, this makes it much harder now." Hazel pointed out.
"Your master was concerned about Sienna's willingness to cooperate. This event merely showed she would've never done so." Adam argued.
"None of this needed to happen," growled Hazel. Even if Sienna had died, it would've been a pointless death, something he liked to avoid.
"Why didn't you help out?" accused Adam's right-hand man, the White Fang Lieutenant Ed.
"It was not my place to involve myself in your plans," grunted Hazel.
"I found this whole ssssituation far too entertaining to even give a damn," cackled Cobra.
Ed revved up his chainsaw, eager to cut Cobra down, but Adam stopped him, all the while Cobra gave Ed a taunting laugh.
"They're right. This was my business, not theirs. For now, gather all the White Fang members here. It's time to prepare."
Sienna gazed out the window, barely able to comprehend what had happened. One moment, she was the leader of the White Fang, fighting to demand respect for the Faunus. To be seen as equals. Now, Adam was leading the White Fang with a different goal; to pay evil unto evil and force humans to serve them. If they did so, then they were no better than the humans themselves. She admitted, the idea itself was tantalizing, but she could never do such a thing. It would completely dishonor King's ideals, along with the rest of Team JNGL. Both King and Ghira wanted equality, never wishing to rule over others, even though King's name implied that he wanted to do so. When asked about it, King just laughed and said he just liked the name than his original one.
"So, what are you going to do now?" asked Roman, "Any plans where to go? Because my job ends as soon as I drop you lot off."
"We should head to Menagerie," said Bal softly, "We'll be safe there for a bit before planning our next move. Did the little girl get a recording?"
"Of course she did," scoffed Roman, nodding to Neo, who was driving the Bullhead, "She's my trusted partner. Not some amateur sidekick."
Neo nodded in reply, smiling at the compliment before tossing her umbrella to Roman.
"Oh right, gotta make sure these don't have tracking devices," said Roman as he took out a lightning Dust crystal, along with several other electronics from the bullhead. Quickly manipulating through the device, he sent a small EMP onto their weapons, destroying what seemed like 3 tracking devices on the weapon.
"Oh, that's all of them, right?" asked Bal, but Roman shook his head. He slowly trailed his hand down the weapons, his eyes never wavering before plucking out two more hidden ones.
"And that's how a pro does it," declared Roman while Bal clapped in admiration.
"We head to my secret house," declared Sienna, walking to the cockpit, "We can restock there before heading to Menagerie. Plus, there are a few personal things I want from there."
She quickly typed in the coordinates, to which Neo nodded and turned the Bullhead in that direction. Bal took a peek and raised his eyebrow at the coordinates.
"Our old stomping grounds?" asked Bal.
"Nobody ever knew of the place," replied Sienna, "Perfect for hiding my things. I could trust that you and Ghira wouldn't do anything to it."
"Neo, did you send the video to Junior?" asked Roman. Neo shook her head, pointing that she had been too busy to do so. "No worries, I got that covered, then," He told her as he opened his Scroll, already sending it to him.
"So, you two in a relationship?" asked Bal. Roman and Neo tilted their heads in confusion at that answer. Did Roman not say that she was his trusted partner? "I mean, you two husband/wife, fiancee...," clarified the Bear Faunus, causing both of them to turn green momentarily.
"Oum above, no!" shouted Roman, "She's my little sister! Well, adopted as I did find her once upon a time, but ew!"
Neo threw a dagger at Bal, who caught it in midair before apologizing for the assumption.
"This is why you were never leader material," sighed Sienna as she closed her eyes, letting her darkness overcome her.
Junior was whistling a tune as he cleaned some more glasses, ready to open his club for the night again. It was hilarious how he now basically owned a quarter of Vale because of his investments. Through shrewd deals and other very legal means, he was much richer now than before. And it was all completely legal, too. He blinked as he suddenly received a message on his Scroll. Taking a peek at the contents of it, he frowned before quickly making a copy to send to his back up drive.
He glanced around, seeing his gang cleaning up the club, making sure there were no loose ends. Melanie and Miltia were out in the back, sparring against each other again. That, or shopping for clothes. He had received confirmation from Jaune that they would be heading back to Beacon for the second semester. He pitied Ren, for when he arrived, the twins had already discussed plans to drag him to the nearest bedroom. Junior would've been worried for their chastity, but he knew that the twins had long lost their innocence. Being in this line of work and getting drunk easily, it was hard to avoid. Especially since the two girls liked to hit on other boys easily, manipulating them with their body. Frankly, he was surprised the twins were still with Ren, not even cheating on him. Other males tried to hit on them, including previous flings, but they were all met with a no and a kick to the balls if the male tried to force his way. If that wasn't enough... well they had sharp objects for a reason.
"Better make sure this stays safe and secure," muttered Junior as he went to his office, quickly putting the video into another flash drive and putting the drive in a secret lock under the floor. He now had three copies of the video, all in different places. One in a backup drive at his home, one in his office, and one that he would carry on him at all times.
He quickly called his men to take care of the club while he went to the nearest news station. He personally knew Lisa Lavender, Vale's most popular newscast member. It also helped that he now owned a portion of the said business.
With luck, this video would be circulating through the whole world. Of course, the video was edited so that it ended right as Adam stabbed Sienna, with the audio of Adam declaring what he had planned to be very loud and clear. Sienna would reveal herself later to the world.
Yea, yea I know, took me awhile. Hope you've enjoyed this chapter, review if you can. Next chapter is gonna be epic!
As you can tell, Sienna lives! Also another side note, just a reminder, I'm not following canon. I may take some elements from it, but that's about it.
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