Dark Purple

Miltia and Melanie Malachite were dealing with Grimm, that got close to the property that Silva Branwen purchased to build his home near Vale. Melanie crushed the head of a Beowolf against the red grass of Forever Fall forest with her bladed heel and asked her more polite sister, looking annoyed.

" Miltia, when do you think Silva is going to get started on his so-called dream house?"

" Probably after he is done with what he is doing in Atlas, Melanie."

Miltia answered her more brash sister and then used her arm-mounted claws to tear apart another Beowolf with ease. The twins looked around and saw no signs of any more creatures of Grimm wandering around. Melanie voiced a complaint that she had bottled up for a while.

" Silva could've at least called us, but NO, he is off doing whatever the heck he is doing with that green-haired street rat after the Mistral Cup! Even Neo hasn't contracted us at all!"

Miltia wryly smiled at her twin's complaints and knew the real reason for venting. Melanie was jealous of the two girls currently with Silva because, despite her limited interactions with the snow leopard faunus, he did more for them than their mother ever did, and the more brash twin always had thing for a knight in shining armor fantasy. Plus, it helped that Silva was Melanie's type, not that she ever admit it; he's strong, reliable, rich, and an overall decent guy. Although Miltia also had the same tastes as her twin when it came to guys for the most part, so she also feels something more than gratitude towards the snow leopard fanus.

" Melanie, you could just call him, you know?"

Miltia reminded her twin of the obvious, but Melanie didn't answer back as she looked away, feeling slightly embarrassed. The more polite twin went up and hugged her sister from behind to comfort her, and the more brash twin voiced her concerns.

" What if I come off as needy or even clingy? Most guys don't like needy or clingy girls..."

Miltia smiled gently at her sister's concerns and gave her assurances.

" Melanie, we may not know Silva particularly well, but we do have a history with him, and he helped us out regardless when we first asked, so we just need to try at least because he will at least give us an answer."

After a moment of silence, Miltia gave Melanie a sly smile, and she said.

" Plus, any man and woman would love to have a pair of twins interested in them, so don't worry."

" Okay, but not right away, as Silva is probably still busy with his business at Atlas."

Melanie agreed with her twin then the two of them went back to the condo to enjoy themselves.

***

At Beacon, the headmaster's office.

Ozpin and James Ironwood had a conference call with each other. The Infinite Man went over the facts of what the tin soldier just told him.

" Let me understand this, James. Someone sneaked into Atlas, attacked the scientific community, which were thankfully unharmed, and likely raided the information stored on the science lab's systems. All with little to trace, four weeks ago?"

" Yes, Ozpin, and despite my men's best efforts, we are no closer to finding the culprit, and I am concerned that "she" is somehow involved in all this as this might be an attempt to find the Relic or Winter Maiden in advance for some plan."

Ozpin sets his mug of Cocoa down and bridges his hands together as he thinks about the possibility of the "Queen" having a hand in this incident. The old wizard sighed as he agreed with the general.

" There is a possibility of "her" involvement, but the question is what to do next?"

" I already have my best team handling things in Atlas, but outside it, however, there are issues with the division between Atlas and Mantle that are always there."

Ozpin sighed at hearing that and felt regret at how Atlas turned out. Instead of sky-high standards, the floating island has turned into a nest of bigotry and elitism with bias against anyone not from there. The old wizard gave his aid.

" I will send Qrow to poke around Mantle and Solitas in general."

" Thank you, Ozpin."

" Anytime, James."

The two headmasters then talked in detail about other possible incidents that may have had the "Queen's" hand in it, one way or another.

***

" See you later, Silva!"

As Emerald bid her goodbyes along with Neopolitan as they went up to Atlas for the first time, I wished them well.

" Be safe, you two, and remember to call if you run into any trouble."

" We will, Silva."

They left, and I stayed behind for a few reasons. The biggest being that most of that floating eyesore won't serve faunus or even those associated with them. I am seriously considering that when I grab the Staff, I use it immediately to sink Atlas. after all, it won't immediately plummet if I used the Staff of Creation to make me the ultimate sandwich. There would be plenty of time to move Atlas away from Mantle and evacuate everyone living on that floating rock. My disgust for Atlas aside, I still have planning to do for dealing with Jacques Gele.

Another week went by as I organized the fake Schnee's memories and planned for his downfall. I could easily get copies of the blackmail material he had used to handle his political rivals and the company board, but the problem came after that. Jacques has made a lot, and I mean a LOT of enemies over the years, most of which he doesn't take seriously outside of Atlesian political circles. The fake Schnee plans to monopolize the entire Dust industry, and unfortunately, Remnant has never had to face a monopoly before like back on Earth.

Jacques isn't stupid. He won't outright increase the price of Dust to an astronomical degree at first but steadily increase his costs as Dust becomes more "scarce," but not really, as he will be lying about the production of Dust to milk it for all its worth. Thankfully, one way or another, Jacques won't succeed as I WILL deal with him regardless of how things go. For now, the best way forward is to either get in contact with Willow or Winter and help them take up the mantle of the Schnee family. So far, I am leaning toward Willow as she probably has better training than Winter in handling the SDC.

Good thing I got Klein's memories, so I know Willow in detail, and with the combined knowledge of Atlas and Mistral's best psychiatrists, I can help her regain her confidence and I know where to start, but I need Raven's help. I got up and opened a portal to Raven. After going through the portal, I saw a tent and called out to her to avoid spooking her too much.

" Hey Raven, you here?!"

I heard someone roar out from behind me and saw a girl that reminded me a bit of Vernal. She charged at me with a pair of familiar weapons, Vernal's Wind and Fire Wheels. I sent the girl crashing into a tree behind her with a front kick, then fired off Aura Slashes from my claws. As my Aura Slashes slammed her against the tree as the girl got up, I used Flash Step to appear in front of her and stomp my boot on her chest with cold fury escaping my voice as I questioned her.

" WhErE dId YoU gEt ThOsE wEaPoNs?!"

The pressure I applied on her chest made her Aura flicker as I was about to break it, but I heard the familiar voice of Raven demand in an even tone.

" Silva, remove your foot from April..."

I looked at my lover and asked her coldly as I eased off the girl called April.

" Did you give her those blades?"

Raven nodded, and I removed my foot from the girl, then took a deep breath to calm myself. The girl looked at me with a bit of fear and respect, I think? I then decided to put aside my questions about why Raven gave the girl Vernal's weapons, as I could already guess her reasoning. Better to put weapons to use than let them rust and take up space. A very Raven-like reason. I didn't take them because I knew Vernal had no real attachment to those blades, and I knew I wouldn't use them. I apologized for my rough handling of the girl.

" Sorry about that... April was it?"

April looked at me and then replied.

" It's fine; I didn't recognize that you were Silva, the chief's lover, when I attacked you. I thought you were someone after her bounty..."

Raven invited me into her tent along with April.

" You two come into my tent, and Silva, tell me how you've been."

My lover gave me a slight smile as she wanted to know what I had been up to since we parted, and as I told her, April served the tea that Raven was already brewing. I informed my lover of the mischief I had been up to in Atlas, and she grinned as she commented.

" Ironwood must be going crazy not knowing who attacked his scientists and is likely assuming Salem is involved somehow."

" No doubt about that, but aside from pleasantries, I need your help, Raven. If you're willing."

I told Raven of my plans, and she took on a thoughtful look as she went over them in her mind. She smirked as she agreed to help me.

" I have no problem helping you with your endeavor, especially since you aren't doing it for free, but I want something in return."

" Name it."

I have no problem paying Raven for services rendered, and I was curious about what she wanted since she probably doesn't want money since she wants to pay off her bounty through her own efforts. Raven got up and sat next to me and leaned against me slightly as she told me.

" Since you are planning on making multiple homes, I would like it if you focused on one here in Anima first."

" Sure, anywhere, in particular, you want it set up?"

Raven briefly gives me a light peck on the lips and tells me with a sultry look.

" I have a few ideas."

I noticed that April had left the tent, and I am not a dense fool, so I told Raven.

" Let's, talk."

I picked her up and took her to her bed. I started to give Raven some hickeys on her neck, and she hummed with pleasure. After I sat her down, I began to remove my clothes, and Raven responded in kind. The former bandit revealed a black bra that didn't cover her nipples and matching crotchless panties. I commented as I memorized the sight.

" Someone's been waiting for a while."

Raven smirked as she replied.

" I just happen to be considering visiting you before you showed up."

After that, there was no more talking. Raven and I deeply kissed one another, and I grabbed her breast with my right paw and her perky butt with my other paw. As we kissed, I teased her tit and asscheek and felt my hardened member bump against her wetting entrance. Raven grabbed my rod and started to give me a handjob to get me started. We continued to pleasure each other, and I placed my finger within her walls to stir up her insides. Her fleshy walls clamped down on my finger while being careful not to bring out my claw.

I felt myself get closer to climaxing, but before I could, Raven grabbed my balls, preventing me from doing so, and I let out a bestial growl in warning my lover not to do that. Raven ignores my warning and tells me.

" I rather not have a mess to clean up, so you will only release in one place."

Raven, let's go of my balls and guide my member into her entrance. I rammed myself into her all at once, and she let out a silent cry. After a few moments, she wrapped her arms around my neck, and I started thrusting into her. I soon climaxed along with Raven. We changed positions, and my lover got on all fours as I took her from behind. I grabbed Raven's hips and viciously pumped into her for a bit of payback for roughly grabbing my balls. Another climax followed us as we pleasured one another, and the night continued.

I hope Emerald and Neopolitan don't miss me too much.