ENEMY Chapter 7: Conflict Rises, a rwby fanfic

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X3runner: Oh trust me, Jaune and Cinder's souls are definitely mixing, and Jaune is definitely going to be picking up some things from Cinder

ReDestrobo: I always wanted a bit of a Cardin redemption story in a Jaune Fic because I always saw some of the stories where he's an asshole or just actual scum, which kind of irked me. Oh yeah, things aren't going to go well, Jaune and his team + Allies are now going to be a third party joining this war, which doesn't bode well for anybody.

Robbeeyy: Oh trust me, Jaune's relationship with RWBY+P is not going to do well in the beginning, hell it might not survive at all.

dude123nice: I do actually, I just miss a few words here and there

Zairaaquino: Jaune's semblance will definitely be different, but I don't think it'll be similar to Cinder's. I've thought if a weird combination of the two or just something completely new.

fatboi69: Thanks and I hope you like this chapter!

0804wolf: Yeah, the reunion between Jaune and Pyrrha isn't going to end well, and yeah, it might push Jaune over the edge. Also with Team RWBY+P joining Jaune, not likely at first, team RWBY and Pyrrha want to do what is morally right, and so does Jaune, but Jaune knows that a few moral rules need to be broken if they're gonna win this war.

Man oh, man! I haven't written for this story in a long time but it feels good to be back with this story.

This was one of my most popular stories when I began writing, and I felt bad that I left some of waiting for more, but I'm back and I promise to try and write for this and some of my other older stories (including the MHA stories).

But I hope you all enjoy this chapter and I hope you're all ready for this Chapter because I'm sure some of you have been waiting for this chapter!

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Deep in the woods, Adam Taurus was in his tent, currently with someone, another human, who said he could help him and his cause. Adam looked at him with a raised brow with his blade strapped to his side in case the hulking human attacked him, "So... Tell me exactly why you're here Mr...?" Adam began.

Across from him was a large muscular man with a few scars all over his chest as well as his arms, he stepped forward and looked at the Bull Faunus with a neutral expression. "Reinheart, Hazel Reinhart," Hazel told him, "The reason I am here is that we have a common enemy,"

"We do?" Adam asked with a curious tone. "And what enemy would that be?"

"The Huntsmen," Hazel replied.

"Is that so?" Adam replied.

Hazel nodded, "You see I was an associate of Cinder Fall, and the person I work for still wishes to help out your cause," Hazel said

Adam gave him a quick nod, "That's good to hear, but Cinder promised me the same things, what makes you different? What do you get out of this?" Adam asked.

Hazel still looked at him with a blank expression, "What makes me different, boy, is that I can continue what she started, but I can fulfill your promise, and we get what we always wanted... The fall of the current order," Hazel told him, "Not only that, but we have information that a certain old spy of yours is now working for Ozpin and the rest of the Huntsmen," Hazel told him

Hearing this, Adam's anger quickly rose as he balled up his hand into a fist, "Who?" He asked, his tone filled with rage, wanting to know the supposed traitor's name.

"A Chameleon Faunus woman, Ilia Amitola," Hazel said

Adam was now livid. Ilia was one of their best spies and now she turned against them and began working for Humans! She had betrayed the White Fang and she had betrayed him... Just as Blake did. Now, she was going to pay.

"I see..." Adam replied, his voice dripping with venom before he recomposed himself. "Thank you for bringing this to my attention, I can promise you that I will deal with her soon enough," Adam finished.

Hazel nodded "That's good to hear, but there's more to it than just that I'm afraid," Hazel told him

Adam rose a brow at him, "What do you mean?" Adam asked.

Hazel walked over to a chair in the tent and sat down before looking over to Adam, "There are four Huntsmen in Beacon that know a little too much than we'd like them to know, two of them you've already met, Emerald Sustari and Mercury Black," Hazel informed him

Adman nodded, remembering them as Cinder's two little pets who followed her all over the place, "Who are the other two?" Adam asked Hazel.

"Teen Huntsmen in training by the name of Jaune Arc a student at Beacon, and finally, there's Neo Poltain, Roman Torchwick's Partner," Hazel said "And word of warning, be careful of the Arc boy," Hazel said.

Adam looked at Hazel with a perplexed expression, "Why?" Adam asked the hulking man.

Hazle peered at the bull Faunus, "Another associate of mine tried to already kill him, he was unsuccessful and was badly wounded," Hazel said. "He was vague on the details, so be cautious," Hazel told him.

Adam nodded in understanding and took the advice hazel gave him to heart. "I will take your words into consideration," Adam said, "Now... Is that all?" he asked.

Hazel nodded, "For now, but I will see you again soon, the person I work for has agreed to help you in your cause in any way they can, so if you need something, we will do our best to provide," Hazel told him.

Adam nodded and with that, Hazel left the tent and then left the camp, once he was far enough away, he pulled out his scroll and made a call.

[How'd it go?] Watts asked.

"Well, he's still willing to work with us," Hazel replied.

[Good, I'll let Salem know, for now, oversee that Adam gets rid of these brats, or else Salem might have all our heads]

"I will, and if I have to... I'll take care of them myself," Hazel told him coldly.

[Good, good] Watts said. [Well then, Farewell for now Hazel]

Hazle did a quick nod. "Goodbye Watts," Hazel said, as the call ended.

Hazle continued to walk away from the camp and get a hotel in the city, hopefully, this new problem would be solved, though he wondered what other problems may arise from this.

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Back at Beacon, in its training room, Ilia and Jaune were sparing.

Ilia backed up as Jaune swung his dagger at her, Ilia gained as much distance as she could before transforming her rapier into its whip form, and then she quickly whipped her weapon to the right. Jaune quickly tucked under it before rushing forward, Ilia saw him charging in and she quickly pulled the whip back and formed it back into a rapier, and she waited for Jaune to close in, and when he did she stepped forward and thrust her rapier at him, but Jaune moved his head to the side and bashed her with his shield, causing her to fall to the ground.

Ilia was about to get back up only for Jaune to kneel on top of her and place his dagger close to her neck.

"I got you," Jaune said with a smile.

Ilia smiled and nodded, "You do... but look down," Ilia told him,

Jaune looked down to his side only to see the tip of Ilia's rapier pointed at his upper rib, buzzing with electricity.

Ilia smirked at him, "If this was a real fight, both of us would be dead," Ilia said with a smug smile.

Jaune looked back to Ilia and smiled at her and nodded. He got up on his feet and held out his hand for Ilia to take, which she did and he helped her up.

"That was a good spar, Ilia," Jaune said with a chuckle.

"You bet it was," Ilia said, "You're getting better Jaune,"

Jaune nodded, "Thanks,"

Ilia nodded, and decided to change the subject, "So, what are we gonna do about what happened the other day with that Coco chick?" Ilia asked.

Jaune looked at her and let out a sigh, "I got an idea, but I have to talk to her alone,"

"Why?" Ilia asked

"Because if things go south, you guys won't be the one she shoots at, and Coco needs to hear it from me, I need to tell her what I know," Jaune replied.

Ilia wanted to ask what he meant, but she also knew he would explain everything in due time. She let out a sigh and nodded, "... Fine," Ilia said with a sigh, "You gonna talk with her now?" Ilia asked.

Jaune gave Ilia a quick nod, "Yeah, and once she and I finish our talk, it's time," Jaune told Ilia.

Ilia raised a brow, remembering him promising to explain everything that centered around the Cliff incident, "You finally gonna tell us what the hell is going on, right?" She asked

Jaune nodded. "We need allies, Ilia, Coco, and her team will help us once they know the truth," he told her, "I know they will,"

Ilia smiled and gave her leader a quick nod, "And I can't wait to hear this truth," Ilia said.

"Even if it might not be what you want to hear?" Jaune asked with a raised brow.

Ilia looked at him, "Jaune, no matter what the truth is, I swear to you, that I'm sticking around to fight whatever it is," Ilia said, "I'm no coward,"

Jaune smiled and her and gave her a nod, and then realized he forgot another detail. "Oh, and one more thing, we'll need Cardin Winchester too, just him, not his team," Jaune told her.

Ilia looked at Jaune confused, "Why him? I've heard he's got a thing against Faunus," Illia said.

Jaune shook his head, "That was the old him, trust me, he's changed," Jaune told her, "And I know he can be trusted,"

Ilia shrugged and nodded, "If you say so," she replied, "But why team CFVY and Cardin, why not those old friends of yours?" She asked.

"As much as it pains me to say this... I can't trust them" Jaune said, "Ruby got into Beacon because of Ozpin, she trust him, has faith in him, and her older sister Yang would follow Ruby, and because they would follow Ozpin, I have a feeling that so would Blake and Weiss, they are just as close to each other as I was to my old one, even if they learned the truth, they'd stick with him," Jaune finished.

Ilia nodded in understanding, "Alright, so what do we do? Leave them in the dark?"

Jaune shook his head, "No, but I can't just tell them the truth, they might believe me, but they won't join up with me," Jaune said, "So I need to also show them that Ozpin can't be trusted,"

Ilia looked at him and decided to ask a hard question, "Are you sure about this?" Ilia asked, "Of you really go through with whatever you have planned, we're going to war with two apparently powerful people, whoever used Cinder and the Headmaster of Beacon himself, are you really ready?" Ilia asked.

Jaune turned to Ilia and gave her a slow nod, "I am," He told her. "After everything I've learned about what's really going on behind the scenes, I knew what I needed to do... because I can't let this cycle continue," Jaune said.

Ilia gave him a determined look, "Then I'll follow you," She told him, "Even if it leads us to hell,"

Jaune looked at her and gave her a quick nod, "Thank you, Ilia,"

"Don't mention it," Ilia said, "Now then, you need to go and talk to Coco, and I need to be far away from her, last thing I want her pulling what she did to Mercury, on me," Ilia said with a smile.

Jaune chuckled, "Gee, gonna let me take all the shots?" Jaune asked.

Ilia shrugged, "You volunteered, oh so great leader," She said.

Jaune rolled his eyes and still smiled, "Some co-leader you are,"

Ilia jabbed him in the arm, "Hey! I'm the best damn co-leader you got," She said with a smirk, "After all, who's gonna have your back?" She asked.

Jaune just smiled at her and she smiled back, and Jaune and her then left the training room and Jaune texted Velvet to have her tell Coco to meet him in the library later in the day, while Ilia headed back toward their room.

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Later in the day, Coco arrived at the library where she was told to meet with Jaune, and once she entered she walked and looked around for a bit before she found Jaune sitting at a table, appearing to be reading a comic, and Coco walked over to him, and took a seat across from him. Once she sat down, the upperclassmen glared at him, but Jaune didn't look up from his comic, and he flipped the page, appearing to be waiting for Coco to speak.

"Why'd you call me here?" Coco asked.

Jaune glanced at her and then set the comic down, "Because I need your help, Coco," Jaune told her.

Coco was confused and lowered her shades, "Why do you need my help?" Coco asked, "In fact, why should I help you? You betrayed every surviving student here when you decided to lead them," Coco stated with venom.

Jaune looked at her, but he seemed to keep calm, "The reason I need your help is that you also need my help," Jaune replied.

Coco was bewildered by what Jaune had said, and her bafflement turned into irritation, "What the hell does that mean?" Coco asked.

Jaune looked at her, "While I've been leading Mercury and Emerald, I've learned a lot about Cinder Fall and I've discovered why they attacked Beacon,"

Coco's eyes widened in surprise, but she still glared at him, "They're psychos! That's why they attacked!"

Jaune shook his head, "No," Jaune replied, "They attacked Beacon, because Ozpin, Professor Goodwitch, and General Ironwood, had something and someone here that Cinder and her boss wanted,"

Coco now slowly became more interested, but kept up her anger, "Why should I believe you?"

Jaune intertwined his fingers and looked at Coco, "Did you know that Beacon has a basement?" Jaune asked, "The night of the attack, Ozpin brought me and Pyrrha down to the basement where an unconscious woman in a pod was, he wanted to transfer her powers to Pyrrha," Ozpin said.

Coco was now more surprised by the information, "Ok let's say I believe you, you got anything more?"

"Let me ask your questions with more questions," Jaune said, "Why would Ozpin want Emerald and Mercury here after they attacked his school? Why not have the actual authorities question why they did it? Because they have something he wants, he can use against who's really behind Beacons attack,"

Coco now calmed down due to her interest growing in what Jaune was telling her. "Ok, you've piqued my interest, but now I want answers to these questions," Coco began, "Who and what was Cinder Fall, Emerald, and Mercury looking for in Beacon's Basement? Why did Ozpin bring Pyrrha down there? And who the hell are they working for?"

Jaune breathed in and looked at her, preparing himself for what he was about to reveal to her, hoping she believed what he was about to divulge.

"Cinder works for a woman, her name is Salem and she controls the Grimm, she's old, and by old, I mean ancient," Jaune told her, "She and Ozpin, who get this, is actually an immortal wizard hopping from body to body, have been at war for a long time, way longer than any war known to man,"

Coco's eyes widened more than Jaune thought possible, but he wasn't over.

"I'm not even close to being finished," Jaune told her, "They have been fighting over the four Maidens, yes that fairy tale about the four maidens is real, but that's not the only reason they're fighting, the maidens are tied to vaults located in each of the four academies, and inside these vaults are four relics that... prepare yourself for this one, are able two summon the brother gods, yeah they also exist, here to Remnant to decide humanity's fate,"

Coco said nothing as her mind was still trying to comprehend it all, and Jaune knew he had just overloaded her with a lot of information and allowed her to still process everything she could.

"I know how... batshit this all sounds but trust me, Coco, everything I'm telling you is the truth, what reason would I have to lie to you or even joke about this? What would I gain if I did any of those things?" Jaune asked her with a serious expression.

Coco looked at him and recomposed herself, and looked at him. "Alright, Arc, I'll admit, everything you just told me just seems like bullshit, absolute and utter bullshit, but your right... what would you gain from lying to me," Coco said, "So for now, I believe you, but what do you want with me? Why tell me this? What do you gain by telling all of this supposed secret information?"

Jaune looked at her, "I gain allies," Jaune said.

"Allies?" Coco asked.

He nodded, "I need allies Coco, I need people who can help me end this... All of it," Jaune told her.

Coco let his words sink and she realized what he had planned and why he needed her and her team. "You want to start a war with them?" Coco asked.

"They brought the war to us," Jaune told her, "Salem made the first move, Ozpin let it happen, and both are to blame... And both have to die, or else this game goes on for far too long, it has to end,"

"And how do we end it?" Coco asked.

Jaune's hands closed together and he let out a sigh, "I don't know, but I know we can figure something out," Jaune replied.

Coco looked at him and for the first time since the conversation started, he didn't know what Coco was thinking, she just looked at him with a blank expression. The young knight began to worry that Coco was still unconvinced and would refuse his offer.

However, Coco gave him a soft smirk, "Well then... It looks like you've got some allies," Coco said.

Jaune smiled at her and gave her a quick nod.

Coco just leaned back and looked at him, "So now what?" Coco asked.

"Now... We gather up and we inform the others," Jaune told her, "Because once everyone is informed and is ready... Our war begins," Jaime said.

Coco kept smirking and nodded in agreement.

However, inside the young blonde's mind, Cinder watched everything play out and a sinister grin graced her lips. "It appears that everything is going according to both my plan, as well as your own... Jaune," Cinder said with an amused tone.

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And that's it for chapter 7!

I hope you guys enjoyed and I hope it was worth the wait because trust me, things are only going to get spicer from here on out. I want to thank you all for supporting this story and just being good people! Thank you and have a wonderful day/night!