Chapter 158: White Fang (10)
Chapter 158: White Fang (10)
~Blake POV~
Zzzz….
"BOOOM!!"
"What!"
Suddenly waking up from the sudden force of aura being released as it got all of us up immediately each of us dazzled with our Aura telling us the general direction of where that pressure is being made.
But for most of us who experienced this before though…
It was just like that time when we fought against the brainwashed people, and again when I felt it close…
Jack!
My eyes widened as everyone soon get up with Glynda being the first to respond with Jack being calm with confusion on his face, "Jack care to explain what is going on here!"
Feeling the weight of our aura down suddenly but soon vanishes as everyone gets back to normal Jack merely replied confused by the scene in front of him, "Hmm… seems like my original seems to have found himself in some trouble? Odd? I didn't think there would be anyone there that would force him to use that Semblance or someone really made him really angry?"
Wait original…
That was when we all got the general idea of what was going on with Pyrrha to go ahead and reply getting her weapons out, "I see. Jack must have gone ahead and left a clone behind to watch over… do you have any idea of why he left without informing us?"
Pyrrha sounded a bit angry in her voice but soon calms down a bit with the clone giving us what happened, "Sorry but when it was our turn to keep shift on night watch, then he managed to see a group of WF members walking away. So, he left me here to investigate and get back soon after what he found but… looks like something went off the rails preventing his original goal."
Something that made even Jack catch off guard?
We all looked around before Winter informed us with a defeated sigh in her mouth as she spoke out, "Sigh… No matter. From the location of his Aura going off in one location we need to hurry along and help your friend out."
We all nodded in agreement with the clone Jack pointing to us the location of where it was a he grins vanishing away, "Ok guys. I'll send myself off to warn the original. He'll think of something before you guys come along."
*Shiii*
Like that he soon vanished with all of us getting our weapons ready to head out making me feel difficult about what was happening right now.
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Rushing in quickly ahead we soon followed the tracks of someone or a group walking in this direction with Ruby's uncle looking at the floor pointing out something off, "Hmm… from the looks of these tracks and the one from behind we came to assume that this is where the WF members were heading… and over there…"
Pointing his finger to a fresh track on the side seems like someone was stalking them Ruby's uncle traced his finger off the footprints to where there is a hole ending it, "We can assume that Jack followed their trail but was then suddenly fallen down the sinkhole. If he were to fall down, I bet it would've caused a commotion right away getting the guards from earlier attention because of their hearing."
Nodding in agreement I can say that the Faunus could probably hear the fall if it was one naturally born to hear at the super hearing or smell for that matter.
That was when Nora pointed out something as well checking her Scroll to see the signal was too low adding another piece of information, "Hey guys! I got no signal from my Scroll do you think that Jack couldn't have called us because of the low signal?"
Guess we figured out why Jack couldn't call for backup since we all checked our Scrolls and just like we figured out soon enough we couldn't use them to make calls but could be used to take videos or photos.
That must be why Jack went ahead to take more crucial evidence or something but instead was unfortunate enough to drop down into a sinkhole.
We all nodded to our own conclusions as we all went ahead to the sinkhole each of us landing down on the ground where this sinkhole will lead us.
But soon I heard a loud yell of pure anger with my Faunus ears making me flinch at the piece of information I heard, "ARGH…! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU AND TAKE BACK MY BLAKE!! NO MATTER WHAT I'LL SEE TO IT THAT EVERYONE YOU KNOW DIES BY HAND?!!"
Everyone soon turned their attention towards me making me flinch from their gazes with Winter wanting to know first placing her gaze at me, "Blake… why does a member of the White Fang know you…"
Before we could utter a word Glynda was the first to speak out to me surprised she defended me, "Sorry Ms. Schnee that kind of info is student privacy. If you wish to speak up more discuss this with Headmaster Ozpin or me when everything is done. You can learn all you want at a later time."
Feeling relieved by this Winter only gazes at me with suspicion before Weiss was the first to defend me surprised really, "Sister… there is a time and place for everything, but we need to focus on saving our friend first."
Winter then backed off averting her gaze elsewhere to the area with the most commotion right now feeling Weiss's hand over my shoulder breathing out a response, "T-thank you…"
Weiss nods contently at this before soon frowning at what's to come in the aftermath of this mission later, "No need Blake. We're friends remember? Besides… we should really worry about what happens after this mission because… you know. Your secret is going to come out…"
I could only nod and accept whatever punishment that's going to come after this.
I may have acted biased to my actions with Jack showing me the video, but I really want to believe that they can change.
However, that was when my thoughts were interrupted hearing Glynda's voice filled with disgust as I processed what I just heard, "That criminal… Adam Taurus went as far as to cut down his own allies just for deciding to surrender. He needs to be captured and sent away for life for even murdering his fellow Faunus. But if this escalates anymore then we may have to put him down."
I could only flinch hearing that…
Gathering what courage, I have to see myself in the situation from above the building of the underground city I could only pale seeing the corpses of my fellow Faunus brothers and sisters cut down.
How and why?
Wait…
When they felt that pressured up close with no Aura… Jack must have thought they would surrender which it did but in return, it only made them vulnerable to Adam lashing out at them for surrendering.
No Adam… why…?
I…
I at least thought you could change…
Next, I heard something that made me fill any memories of him with disgust once heard the words coming out of his mouth, "Cowards! I'll fucking kill you all for surrendering myself! And you! I will kill you! Torture you and all you love and most importantly –"
*SWOOSH*
*CLANG*
Seeing my friend fight to defend a Faunus that can't defend themselves against Adam only for me to have any memories of him now tarnished hearing the last words out of his mouth, "– Blake will be mine! I don't care how many people I will kill to get to her! I'll destroy all of her loved ones… STARTING WITH YOU?!!"
Feeling a tap on my shoulder shaking in fear I turned around to see Yang with her eyes crimson red while my own tears began to tread down hearing Yang's words, "Blake… I know he might have meant a lot to you in the past. Being your mentor and ex-crush but this… you know he has to go down he can't be allowed to roam around free any longer. He was willing to cut down his own allies, and friends for just surrendering. A menace to society."
I know…
I know Yang…
Is it wrong to just believe that one day even the worst of a person can change…?
Even if it's just the slightest bit of wishful thinking I just wanted to believe in that little sliver of hope but…
Maybe I'm just delusional about what I feel.
Maybe – no.
No, I was simply blind.
Blind to it all being born in the White Fang I thought what I was doing was right capturing my former allies and finding a way to end the hate between Humans and Faunus alike but… I can't achieve that goal unless I show them the consequences of their actions not afraid of them…
Like how Jack shows them the punishment of using fear to get what they want, like how I let Adam show or has done to me in the past to even now I still fear him to this day of what happens one day to disobey him he will do something drastic.
I was blind… now I see.
I see the truth of it all as I let my naïve thinking of love for him blind me to his actions…
Wiping the tears away and shaking off the fear away nodding and agreeing with Yang making a small apology to Ruby's uncle to inform us quickly, "Seems like things are going to be pretty bad. Team RWBY and JNPR you are in charge of dealing with any strangler Grimm or WF members. Don't hesitate to kill Grimm's enclosed space. Capture, knock out, or kill any WF members that refuse to surrender or can't be captured."
Ruby was the first to speak as she slowly spoke out surprised along with others, "K-kill… we have t-to k-kill them…"
Ruby's uncle looks at her sadly twirling his weapon along with Glynda as he spoke to her in a solemn tone, "Sorry kid. But in cases like these, you are given the choice of what to do in this line of work. You all signed up for this kind of situation. It's all that you guys signed up for and it's something all first-years do during their end of the day when they have to exterminate Bandit camps."
They all slumped down thinking hard about what Ruby's uncle said about us given the choice to kill but soon Glynda all gave us a piece of advice of why we became Huntsman and Huntresses, "It's true what Qrow says. It's something that all first-years have to go through… it's to help you all think hard about your actions in the future. Would you rather save a life of a truly horrible bandit that pillage, rape, kill, and burn down Villages outside the Kingdom walls, or would you rather cut off cancer plaguing our world along with Grimm destroying Humanity and Faunus kind? We won't fault you for your choice of today's mission."
We all had to think hard about what Glynda just said before Winter agreed to glance her eyes at me with a sad look as she spoke, "It's something you all will have to deal with in the future first few years. And you Blake… I don't know what your relationship to the criminal of Adam Taurus was or now is, but you are clearly a victim of abuse with how you react negatively to him. But for now, all of you just do what you can we won't judge or fault you for it."
…
We could only nod with each of us thinking of what we should do when we encounter them… no matter what happens…
The WF has gone too far this time and needs to be stopped.
I will stop this cycle of hate someday.
This is something I sign up for when I thought to be a noble Huntress warrior to fight for what was right... no matter what I will stand up against the hate for the Faunus...
Maybe with his help, it might be possible...