Alright, I was in despair earlier due to criticism I received in this story. But after looking at a certain reviewer, I decided to stick into this version of Dark Souls and RWBY crossover story despite the flaws presented in this story. The reason why I am sticking is because I like this version and how I would like it to play out. Sure, a potential rewrite would sound good, but it would also ruin my original intention. There are O.C.C moments, but it is through my own interpretation. Oh, and if you're still complaining about any O.C.C moments, lazy writing, and really, REALLY bad grammar, then beat it. YOU don't dictate what is bad about the story. I get easily into misery, but I will write what I like writing. It is my own story after all.
Onto the positive side of things, here we are folks. The long-awaited fight between the Ashen One/Ash and Adam Taurus fight. Are you all excited? I know I am. Now, onto the fight! If you want to hear the epicness, then I suggest listening to it while reading so you will get the feels.
BWY, this is the second to last chapter of the First Volume. I hope you are all anticipating for the final one.
Oh, and no, Ash is not going to be cooperating with Blake and Yang. Instead, he'll do it solo. Like he always do. Most of the time.
Dark Souls: Embers of Remnant
Ten
The Soul of Adam Taurus
'A once prominent member of the former infamous group, the White Fang, he's now reduced to a former husk of himself. With nothing left to lose, Adam only seeks to get revenge on the one that 'ruined' his life, which eventually leads to his untimely end.' – Description of the Soul of Adam Taurus
Yang and Blake were too stunned to speak due to Ash's unexpected presence in their fight. The blonde didn't know how he arrived here in the first place. But the Faunus girl obviously knew. "The paper he gave me was meant to summon him here. How is this possible? There must be something he's hiding from us." That one was added to the list of the many questions she had in mind. She knew he came at the right moment in her and Yang's fight with her former love interest and former head of the White Fang, Adam Taurus.
Speaking of the devil himself, he decided to sarcastically repeat his question. "Oh, and who is this, my darling?"
"…" Ash didn't say a word. He grabbed the hilt of the Wolf Knight's Greatsword before pulling it out from his back and held the sword's handle in his right hand.
Seeing the response, the Unkindled did cause Adam to slightly chuckle. He only tightened his grip around the hilt of Wilt. "Heh, are you threatening me, are you? Against my cowardly darling and her friend?"
"Says the one who stalked them throughout their journey," Ash retorted without a hint of any emotion heard.
His words get a reaction from his opponent. Adam seemed to loosen his grip around his weapon slightly and had an angry scowl. "Oh. So, you knew I was there the entire time? You have no idea how hard it was for me to go undetected by you until now."
Blake and Yang were obviously confused by Adam's statement. Yet to Ash, he knew what he was implying. He silently stood still as he awaited Adam to continue talking. "All my life, I have been through rough times. Rough times that resulted from me in this." He pointed at the 'SDC' scar around his left eye. "Humans did this, and I wanted to make them pay. It was then I joined the White Fang. There, I had everything I wished for and ensured all humans would pay for what they were doing. I was so close to forcing the humans to serve us. Unfortunately…." He shifted his gaze towards Blake. "My cowardly darling came into my life and ruined everything! First, she abandoned me after all those years we've spent together. Then, she humiliated me back at Haven Academy in front of everyone. What was worse is that the White Fang needed me, and I was kicked out."
His expression was spiteful, and he shifted his attention back to the newcomer. "Everything I've built, everything I've done for the White Fang is gone! GONE! Don't you know what it feels like to be discarded, forgotten, for everything you've done go to waste?"
The Unkindled had carefully listened to what he said and thoughtfully considered how it currently affected the situation he found himself in. He let out a small breath of air. "In fact, I do. I know what it feels like to be discarded and forgotten. But that doesn't make cloud my judgment. You, however,..." He directly focuses on the Faunus's eyes. "I've heard about you. How you spitefully lash out at everyone, human or Faunus, because of your methods and get angry when things are not getting in your way. Do you think I'm scared of you?" He let out a small chuckle, making Adam growl at his words. "I've seen your type. Time and time again. I am not talking about the Faunus but about others, regardless of race. What you do to achieve your 'revenge' is nothing more than futile cause. Your action is ridiculous. You lack the capability of the blunders you made. You're no Human or Faunus. You're a worthless Hollow with a childlike mindset who wants revenge for someone who ruined your life. When in reality, you were the one who ruined your own." the Former High Leader of the White Fang only got angrier as he only gripped the handle of his weapon tighter.
"Worthless? Childlike?" Adam muttered, feeling insulted by Ash's emotionless words. "WORTHLESS AND CHILDLIKE?! DO YOU THINK I NEED YOUR PUNY LECTURES COMING FROM A MERE HUMAN LIKE YOU!? I AM NO CHILD DESPITE EVERYTHING I'VE DONE FOR THE WHITE FANG! YOU ARE GOING TO REGRET WHAT YOU SAID!"
The Unkindled didn't say anything to him. In fact, he didn't want to respond due to his current attitude. Seeing Adam unsheathing Wilt from Blush, he prepared himself for what was to come. He hoped that Patches' words would come in handy.
-Flashback Starts-
Ash sat near the makeshift Bonfire Patches set up. Said person was busy packing everything onto his mini aircraft, and he seemed to fill something very minimally by the looks of things. Ash knew that was a perk for owning a bottomless box. Once the merchant was finished, he walked over to the bonfire and sat down in his usual squat posture.
"Now, let's get onto the discussion regarding Adam Taurus." Patches started the conversation, narrowing his eyes at his old friend. "Do you honestly think you can beat him without dying and revealing your nature as an undead?"
Ash exhaled upon hearing this question. In all honesty, he doesn't know how to avoid that scenario. This is why Ash needed as much information as the Unkindled could possibly get. And although Patches doesn't seem to be a trustworthy person, at least he seems to know a handful. "Look. You've been on Remnant way longer than I was. I was hoping to get useful information from you."
That's a fair point for Patches to hear. He also remembered tricking him earlier, but it seemed like the Unkindled was expecting his trap. "Alright, alright. You got a point. Don't have to be moody. But don't expect me to be exactly on point with my words."
"Hm..." Ash just murmured, already knowing that Patches tends to exaggerate his statement. "As long as I have any information. Then I'll be fine."
Well. That sorts out that problem. Patches then begin to ponder on that subject. "How do I put it?" Only a few seconds passed before he came up with one. "Oh, yeah. Adam tends to be a speedster. So you'll have difficulties blocking his attacks with a shield."
Interesting. Ash took that as a precaution. There was one thing he remembered the other man telling him one thing earlier. "You mentioned before that his Semblance was to absorb one's attack before releasing it back to his opponent. Can you possibly tell me more about it?"
This caused Patches to release a slight chuckle through his lips. Ash still had that naïve side of him no matter how much time had passed. "You answered your own question, and you still want more? Oh, how naïve you." This only caused the Unkindled to be slightly annoyed, but he didn't display it. "Like I said, if you were to use your most powerful attack, he could absorb it into his sword before launching it back to you. Though, I can imagine him being too erratic with his attacks after what happened in Heaven." Again, Patches snorted at his words.
"I see now," Ash spoke, slowly getting off the ground as he stood up. That was informative for the Trickster Merchant to tell him, and he really needed to get back to Ruby and the others.
Though right before doing so, there was one thing that Patches requested. "Say, may I ask you something?"
The other man let out a sigh that escaped his lips. "Sure. Just make it quick."
-Flashback Ends-
"You're words are better worth what you claim to be, Patches." He thoughtfully commented while readying himself for the upcoming battle.
Yang and Blake, meanwhile, thought that Ash was crazy enough to fight Adam off alone. The latter knew how dangerous her former was and felt that the individual she barely knew could not stand his ground. "Ash, you—"
"It's alright," Ash reassured the Faunus girl. He didn't show it through his tone of voice. But he was confident that he could handle Adam.
If he had to be honest with himself. He was getting the feels of nostalgia. The recollective thoughts of fighting such formidable enemies with quick speed, such as the Abyss Watchers, Sister Friede, The Dragonslayer Amour, The Nameless King, and the Soul of Cinder, brought painful memories for the Ashen One. But this only made him more determined to fight against his opponent.
If Adam wants a fight, he must give him one. He had another thought come into his mind. "I better be careful with my moves. It'll be fatal if I am not careful." He made the Legion Etiquette gesture towards Adam, with the shield over his chest and the Wolf Knight's Sword pointing directly at the Former High Leader of the White Fang.
Seeing this caused the Faunus to let out a devilish smirk. "Oh? You want to fight me?" He held the handle of Wilt tightly. "If that's what you wish..."
Insert Dark Souls II OST: Sir Alonne
Adam unsheathes Wilt from Blush before he quickly goes to Ash's position. The Unkindled instinctively raised the Shield of Want and blocked his attack. He lowers his shields and promptly rolls to safety when Adam tries to aim for his head.
Analytical thinking of his situation, Ash knew he was at a disadvantage. Adam was very fast, and he could easily cut him. Though he already had a plan. "I need to make him off guard."
"What's the matter? Are you afraid?" His Faunus opponent mockingly asked, his voice filled with spite.
This, however, didn't affect the Unkindled at all. Ash rolls towards his opponent's position and attempts to hit him with his Wolf Knight's Greatsword. As the blade was about to meet Adam, the Faunus jumped behind him and tried to cut him. Again, Ash instinctively raised his shield, intercepting the attack. This made Adam frown a bit as his slash had been countered. He quickly went to safety as Ash swung his sword yet again.
This action, it caused Adam to grit his teeth. "Stop using your shield and act like a true man!"
"Yeah, I would. If only I had an aura." Ash thoughtfully commented though he didn't feel like he needed one. He wonders why numerous people leaned on that so much.
He didn't dwell on that thought for long as he saw Adam rushing towards him in an attempt to slash him. And despite that, he managed to roll to avoid the attack; he didn't expect Adam to be behind his back instantly. Unfortunately, the Faunus managed to land a blow on him.
Ash yelped in pain as he hit the ground but only temporarily. In the next second, he rolled back to his feet. This certainly caught his opponent's attention. Yang and Blake, especially as they noticed one detail. "He doesn't have any aura?"
The blonde had her own thoughts. "Did he just shrug it off like it was a scratch?"
"How intriguing," Adam spoke, seeing him getting back up after making his move. "You seem to have no Aura within you. Yet, you still managed to get up."
"..." Ash didn't say anything. In fact, he faced worse injuries that can usually kill any average human. To reply in action rather than in words, he rushed towards Adam and swung the Wolf Knight's Greatsword. His opponent dodged the attack, but he wasn't finished. He swung the sword vertically using his body weight, resulting in a low somersault before landing a strike on Adam.
The Faunus slid scarcely and felt the blow done by Ash. Coursing his hand on the left side of his cheek, he looked at it before curling it into a fist. From what Ash knew, he only knew things were starting to get serious from here. He held on tight to the handle of the Greatsword and raised his shield.
As anticipated, Adam used Wilt to make yet another attempt at Ash, which was avoided when he rolled to the left. Ash used his sword to make a blow towards his opponent but was blocked by using his weapon. He did this several times. By the looks of things, it seems the Former High Leader of the White Fang is sponging each blow Ash tried to deal with by Adam.
On the sideline, Blake and Yang spectated the entire fight between the two. Ash seemed to hold himself well. Though they had a bad feeling that it wouldn't last long. "What are we standing here for?" Yang wondered as she was sightly shaking her left arm. "We need to-"
"Yang, don't." Her partner warned her.
The blonde brawler turned to look directly at the Faunus girl's face. "Why? Ash can hold himself, but if Adam unleashes that attack of his..."
Blake clearly understood what Yang was indicating. Still, she doubted that getting both involved wouldn't even make a difference. "I know. We'll only go if it gets dire." The blonde had to agree with what she expressed.
Back into the fight, Ash was having difficulties in dealing a blow to his opponent. He tried to block Adam's aggression and fast-paced swigs with a bit of success, but some had landed on him. This was barely a scratch and didn't hinder his movement.
Adam was getting aggravated at this moment. Every gash he landed seems to scarcely affect him. If that doesn't work out, then the next thing the Faunus is sure that Ash can't undoubtedly survive this. Dodging his opponent's swing from the Wolf Knight's Greatsword, he jumped behind while his body glowed red.
Blake and Yang's eyes widened as they knew what Adam would pull. They shouted at their mysterious companion as a warning. "ASH!" said individual manages to turn behind just in time to see Adam deliver a red slash.
End Dark Souls II OST
The world became red and black once he unleashed his attack. Adam smiled as he finally defeated that pesky human. It was time to resume his fight against his darling and her friend. Speaking of two, they saw smoke surrounding where Ash stood. Both felt a mixture of terror and sadness. Yang had her bangs covering her eyes while gritting her teeth. "Ash..."
Blake felt the same as her friend. "It can't be..." Now she regretted touching the paper that summoned him in the first place. He may have helped her just a bit, but she couldn't digest the feeling that it was all in vain.
Or so they had thought.
Suddenly, their ears perked up when the sound of a sword dropping to the ground was heard. Before it is followed up by a blast of emitting. Their eyes turned to Adam, who immediately flew away and landed on his back, not far from where Ash stood. The Faunus returned to his feet and was dumbfounded at what had occurred. "What was that?!" If that wasn't surprising enough, he saw the smoke clear. As it became more apparent, he couldn't even believe what he was witnessing in his eyes. "How...?!"
Yang and Blake shared the same reaction as the Bull Faunus. Ash still standing on his own two feet. He was holding some talisman in his right hand, which clarifies why the Wolf Knight's Greatsword lay on the ground. Speaking of the Unkindled, he slung the object into his left waist before picking up his weapon and staring at his dumbfounded opponent. "You're wondering how I survived that Semblance of yours, right?" He looked at his shield to see it had gotten a few new scratches, but it didn't bother him as he faced back towards Adam. "This shield was designed to withstand any attack. Including that move of yours." Well, that wasn't a complete lie. In reality, this shield once belonged to an influential ancient king from a once-forgotten kingdom, whose lust was so tremendous that it still resides within his shield even after his death. No wonder it can give the user respectable elemental absorption in all categories except Lightning.
Now Adam had a clear sense of how Ash had survived that attack of his. He seems to not have been tired after their tiny fight. "You were expecting me to use that, weren't you?" He let out a dry chuckle. The Faunus would give him one that wrecked him if the stranger could still fight. He draws Wilt from Blush while Ash raises his shield in a defensive stance.
Seeing how Adam had a wicked smirk shown on his face, the Unkindled knew he had to be serious. Although he was slightly damaged from his wounds, he could still fight. "It looks like I have to unshackle some of my strength if I want to prevent my undead nature to be revealed."
Insert Star Wars OST: Darth Revan Theme (Samuel Kim Music Ver)
Like before, Ash raised his shield but didn't expect his opponent to aim his blade with his sheathe before shooting the weapon. Blush's hilt managed to stun him, and he felt a foot pushing him back. Predictably, he jerked back to avoid a swing before rolling to the left. He reacted by swinging his blade, which was met by Adam, barring the blow with his sword.
It was a hasty loss, but Ash only delved into it briefly as he blocked another attack from his opponent. Despite the safety the Shield of Want provided him, he can still feel the aftereffects from his adversary.
"If he keeps this up, my undead nature will be exposed." That was what Ash could think of, and he knew he had to end this quick.
Proceeding to the right side and thwarting another attack, Ash was forced to duck to dodge a swing. He tried to hit again, but Adam blocked it and retaliated. This time, it manages to slash him across the chest. Ash again grunted in distress, but it wasn't enough to knock him down. Despite this impressive feat, Adam knew he could not withstand his aggression for long. "You know, without any aura, you're very vulnerable. How about you turn around so I can end this quick?" He tauntingly questioned Ash.
"..." Ash didn't reply to his words. He already knew too well the risk of fighting a challenging and swift enemy like the one he was currently fighting. Yet, it didn't discourage him from wanting to give up right away. He pointed the Wolf Knight's Greatsword at his foe to give him a clear signal.
Noticing what his opponent had sent to him caused a smirk to form on Adam's face. "Not giving up, aren't you. Oh well..." Without wasting any time, he dashed to the front and attempted to stab him. As the tip of Wilt was about to penetrate him, it was instead met with the surface of his shield. Very soon, Ash proceeded to elbow Adam on the chin before making yet another attempt to strike him. He missed his opportunity when the Faunus used his Scabbard to shoot at his head, which was met by the shield's surface instead. Seeing his attacks permanently blocked caused the former High Leader of the White Fang to get infuriated. "Why aren't you stopping using your shield?! Are you a coward!?"
"Says the one who blocks mine with his sword." Ash thoughtfully said, differing from his opponent's insult. He didn't think of that personally, as he constantly intended to fight his opponent along with a shield. Even though there were a few times when it proved to be useless.
Rolling towards his opponent to dodge another slash just in time, the Ash One replied back by swinging downwards with the Wolf Knight's Greatsword. Though that was for nothing, as it was absorbed into the Faunus's weapon, Ash managed to catch Adam off guard by bashing him on the abdomen with his shield before kneeing his chin. Adam gritted in anger and held on tight to Wilt to cut his head clean off. But like before, that never happened as the shield prevented the blade from going through Ash's neck.
Ash skidded to the side, far from where Adam was. He used this little time to study his opponent. "He's at a point where he yearns to kill me. If I fool him enough, maybe I can break his aura." Already, he quickly begins to formulate a plan on his head.
Adam looked at Ash and saw that he was hesitating to move by the looks of his body language. "What's wrong? Afraid of what I am going to do next?" He didn't get a response as he absorbed another attack from the Ashen One. This time, he didn't aim to do it once. Instead, he swung his sword upwards, which was blocked but narrowly broke Adam's guard. By the looks of Ash's new attack patterns, this seems somewhat sporadic though it gave more energy to Adam's blade. The Faunus had something to tell him. "You could have included Blake and Yang to fight me as well? That way, you're going to make this easier for me!"
"..." Ash didn't help as he swung the Wolf Knight's Greatsword towards Adam.
At the last swing, Adam felt a power building from within him. He knew it was the right time to eliminate these annoying vermin. He quickly dodged his attack and was already at his back. "But you didn't. Instead, you made this hard for yourself!" Ash turned around just in time to see that Adam was about to draw out that attack again. He didn't show it underneath the Fallen Knight helmet, but he had a mentally thought smile, as this is what he expected.
"You're nothing more than a coward than those two!" Adam shouted as he unsheathed Blush from Wilt to re-emit the energy back to him. At that moment, a powerful yet unsteady wave of Red energy was close to Ash. The world around him became red and black again, and Adam finally felt it was enough to deal with him. Yet immediately after, he sensed something very wrong. Instead of the soft tissue made up of the human anatomy, the blade was met with a very tough surface. It indeed wasn't rock. Comparatively, it was the metallic surface of the Shield of Want that the edge of Wilt found itself in. Adam was shocked to his core. He assured himself that his Semblance could undoubtedly cleave their shield in half. But to see that not happening…
Regrettably, this moment of distraction caused him to be momentarily get distracted by Ash as he used his shield to strike Adam's right side of his head before dropping it into the ground, grabbing him around the throat, and gripping tightly around it. Using all the force he could muster, he struck Adam in the chest, knocking him to the ground as he repeated it. Once his opponent was down, Ash lifted the Wolf Knight's Greatsword up in the air with both hands tightly holding onto the hilt after dropping the shield. In an instant, he slammed the sword against his opponent's chest. Despite being unable to pierce through the flesh, it was enough to shatter his aura as he saw a flash of red disappear.
End Star Wars OST
Ash took a few steps back to dodge the attack Adam tried to inflict on him, and he picked up his shield and placed it on his back. As he was a few meters away, he saw Adam getting back up while one of his hands was on his chest. He looked back at him with pure hatred while snarling, whereas Ash looked indifferent. "This battle has already been decided. You've already lost! Don't even think of trying to attack now that you ran out of aura!"
Of course, this fell on deaf ears as Adam ran towards him. Ash let out an aggravated sigh as he predicted this would be futile. As Adam got closer, Ash readied himself for what was to come. The Faunus aimed for his neck and swung his weapon, which was easily dodged by Ash. The next thing that Yang and Blake saw was Ash using one hand that held the Wolf Knight's Greatsword, and it pierced into Adam's chest. They were startled by what he had done, but the Faunus girl knew that Ash did what he had to defend himself. Speaking of the person himself, Ash saw Adam's eyes shrinking in shock and shakily looked down to see his opponent running his weapon through his chest. It only seemed to deepen as the Unkindled forced it to be deeper and directly looked back at the Faunus's eyes to see that the lights were dimming. He knew what he did. He took another person's life away, but it was only to fulfil his duty. Before Adam disappeared from the physical world, Ash had to say one more thing to him. "You have proved to be a very formidable opponent; I give you that. I do not know why you wanted your revenge in the first place, but look what happened? At any time soon, you'll be gone. Forgotten by those who idolized you to only be reduced as an afterthought. What's the difference between us? I try to discover what I want with my life and how it will affect people. I knew its consequences and was sure I would evolve from it."
He saw Adam looking back at him and had an angry look on his face. That was good. Ash needed his full attention. "On the other hand, you never cared about the significance you have brought, even to the point that you lash out for not being mature enough to recognize how it will affect your life. And look, what transpired to you? You are at the last moments with no one by your side. Dying as your revenge was fruitless, and it had guided you to nothing. You'll Hollow. This is my farewell partings to you. I hope you're going to remember that." Seeing how there was no life left in Adam's eyes, Ash put a foot on his stomach and proceeded to remove the Wolf Knight's Greatsword from his chest.
When that was done, he saw Adam's lifeless body dropping dead to the ground, and blood began to spill out from the wound he created. He then whispered to himself, "Duty fulfilled."
Ash suddenly felt that he had absorbed something within him upon seeing his opponent perish. He lifted his left hand up in the air and saw a crimson fire within the palm. It took only a few seconds to realize that this was.
The Soul of Adam Taurus
It was Adam's soul. It felt furious as his soul was whirling around his cleared-out palm. Ash had no thought what to do with it. But he might do something around it before long. He would hold on to it until it was accommodating. "Ash!" He heard a voice behind him and immediately put his cleared-out palm down to put the soul's presence absent. He turned to see Yang approaching his position, with Blake taking after her. By the looks on her confront, he seemed to tell that she was not upbeat about what he had done. "Why did you do that?! You simply might have gotten yourself slaughtered there!"
"Yang… please!" Blake attempted to call out to her companion.
Ash didn't say a word, as she had each right to criticize him for what he did. "We might have helped, you know!? What you did had us concerned! We couldn't allow someone that's a complete stranger to battle someone that's very challenging!" Aura-less or not, he may have uncovered his undead nature to them at that very point. But what is done is done. There's nothing he can do to alter it. He kept on listening to her. "Also, why didn't you offer him to leave!?"
"You have offered him that before, did you not?" Ash stoically countered the Brawler's words, causing her to be speechless.
"Yes, but that didn't mean he..." Yang was about to say when she felt a pair of hands wrapped around her left hand.
"Yang, please! Listen to me." The Faunus girl said, looking directly in the eyes. When she had her friend's full attention, she began to talk to her. "I know you're upset about what Ash had done to Adam. But what is done is done. Ash did what he had to, and we can't do anything to change what happened."
The blonde had taken in what her Faunus friend expressed. Hearing the tone of her voice, seem like she was on the verge of breaking down. "Please understand why he did that. It would still be the same outcome even if we were also involved. And..." She started stuttering while trembling. At that moment, tears began to pour out of her eyes and ran down her face. The Brawler could feel Blake struggling to stand on two feet, so she used her body to support her. "I... I promise that this won't happen again...And...and... won't break my promise, I swear. It won't, ever again."
For a couple of moments, there doesn't seem to be a response from her brawler friend. In the next few seconds, Yang suddenly embraced her before both were on their knees. She silently whispered to her Faunus Friend's ear. "I know you won't." Hearing this caused Blake to hug Yang tight as they shared this moment.
Ash saw this and was somewhat unconcerned by this tender scenery. Feeling that he should leave them for now, he decided to do the obvious thing. The Unkindled approached where Adam's corpse and plucked Blush from his left hip before picking up Wilt. When Blake and Yang weren't looking, so he stored the newly acquired weapon in his bottomless box before shaking his head. "I still can't believe I agreed with this."
-Flashback starts-
After hearing what Patches had requested, it made Ash was dumbfounded. Naturally, he decided to ask the obvious question. "You want to have his weapon?"
This caused the Merchant to grin in response. "Yep. Just want a piece of evidence if you manage to kill him. Besides, you can make a bit of profit when you trade with me."
That was reasonable for his favourite customer to make this request. But there was one problem that he was concerned with. "That's…a good point. Yet how will I ever confront Adam if he manages to ambush Lady Blake first?"
He brought up an indeed good question. Already, Patches came up with a straightforward query. "Do you still have that Soapstone, right?"
Ash nodded his head in response. Patches then presented him with a crumpled-up paper. At first, he was confused by what Patches had handed to him. But it only took a few seconds to realize the indication of where this was going. "I see. So you're telling me that I must write my summoning sign so that Lady Blake could call upon me when the situation is dire?"
"That's right." The Merchant smugly answered his question. It didn't surprise him that Ash snatched the paper off his hand and brought out his Soapstone before writing his summoning sign onto the paper. When that was done, he presented it to Patches, who immediately held his hand up in the air. "No need to show me that. Looks like you got this. Which reminds me..." Patches proceeded to open the hatch to his personally "owned" small Mantra before hopping to the pilot seat. He tinkered with a few buttons before the aircraft began to hoover. "I need to get going to my other locations." Ash was undoubtedly surprised that Patches had owned such an innovative piece of transport. Then again, this is Patches, and he has his own ways of obtaining such devices. It also came to mind that Patches could pilot that kind of ship. But then again, he may have had experience before.
Right before he flew away, he had one more piece of information to give Ash. "Oh, there's one more thing you need to know. Once you reach the Kingdom of Atlas, you may be caught off guard by the differences between the two cities." Of course, Ash had taken that note before he could say farewell; the Mantra began to hoover into the air and head towards his following location. Wherever it might be.
Seeing Patches leave, Ash decided to do the same thing and head back to the house where everyone was supposedly waiting for him to return. As he left the bonfire, he stopped and looked up at the tree branches. With a keen eye, he managed to spot a unique-looking corvid bird that looked back at him. Its red eyes were gazing at the visor of his Fallen Knight Helmet, and the two continued to stare at one another. By the looks of that bird, it seemed awfully similar to Qrow's appearance in his bird form, except that it didn't have any feathers behind its head. There was one question that came to mind. If that wasn't Qrow, then who could it be?
Some time had passed before the bird let out a few 'caws' before flapping its wings before jumping off the branch and soaring away. Ash had to momentarily question himself about the strange encounter with the bird before resuming his walk. It was along the way that he managed to have a thought. "That was strange. That bird might be related to Qrow somehow, though I doubt they might be related."
-Flashback ends-
Well, now that is over, all he had to do was to deal with the Grimm that he had to deal with earlier and…oh no! It instantly dawned upon him that Ruby and the others were fighting with a Grimm infected with the Abyss.
He doesn't know how that came to be. But all he knew was that they wouldn't last long.
As much as he would hate to break the moment Blake and Yang are sharing together, he is clearly aware that they are only wasting time. "I hate to break it to you, but we better get a move on."
The duo immediately broke the hug and stared at him with bewilderment. "What?" Yang had suddenly asked.
"No time to explain." He immediately countered the Blonde question before he faced the forestry. Without wasting a single second, he began to trek through the woods.
Ash's action caused Blake and Yang to look at each other before following behind Ash. Before leaving to catch up to their strange companion, the Faunus girl looked back at the corpse of her dead ex-lover before proceeding to follow her close friend. Before they entered the woods and tracked down Ash, Blake had one last parting word to say about her former love interest. "Goodbye…Adam."
So, Adam is finally dead. And, it looks like Ash had gotten a hold of Wilt and Blush, as well as his Soul. That's really interesting. I do hope the doesn't sell it to Patches as he promised to him. Now, it is time to work on the finale of the first Story Arc of Dark Souls: Embers of Remnant.
Anyway, I want to address the obvious flaw this story arc has. I know it is rushed, but I want this first volume to be over and done with before moving onto the Atlas Arc. Word of warning, the final chapter will take long as I need to make it more entertaining and not what the previous three chapters that is literal my version of the 'second half of Dark Souls' scenario. I do hope you have enjoyed the OSTs I had used.
One more thing, what Patches said to Ash is true. BUT it is not entirely accurate. If you want to know what I am talking about, stay tune in the incoming chapters. As for Ozpin revealing himself straight away to Ash…I am going to be writing a chapter in regards to that in Dark Souls: Tales of the Other Embers to respond to why he did.
Now then, onto the reviews.
khenriquesdn: Yeah, I'll take some note next time.
Vigriff: Yeah. Sorry if I didn't include them as I wanted a solo fight between Ash and Adam.
fatswordsman: I hope you may have enjoyed it despite the fact that I suck ass at writing fight scenes.
Shooter312: Well, Ash can use all magic. He is just an expert of Pyromancy Spells.
Sebastiean: Ash already did.
Guest: Uh…yeah, I have seen it. And I sure have big plans for it.
Guest: Fuck you. I am not going to reboot the story. Instead, I am going to be focusing on this version.
Guest: No, I am not going to reboot Embers of Remnant. I like this version and I am going to make improvements as the story goes on.
Your-Typical-WhiskeyTango: Funny. Because you're the reason why I decided to stick into this version of this story. Yeah yeah, I can easily get into disappear when I get criticized. But it takes me a few days to reevaluate it and consider improving on it. Sometimes, my writings are considered to be 'BLAND' to some. Thank you for your words.
benjadu22: Well, I am going to stick to this version. End of.
darthkratos24: Yeah, thanks a lot for your encouraging words. I am going to be taking this a bit serious next time. Writing fanfiction is just a hobby for me, but if I want to make an impact, I need to start to get serious with it.
Yeah, there wasn't as lot of reviews I can talk upon. But it is thanks you that I decide to stick to this version despite how bad it. from now on, I will try my best to write the best chapters for this story.
Goodbye. I will see you all in the next chapter…whenever that will be.