Episode 3: “Planning’s and Takeovers”

(In the dark lands of the Grimm, the creatures of Grimm wander the badlands that they hold dominion. Over the horizon, the Evernight Castle can be seen. The Nevermore’s fly over the castle as the scene lowers to view at a glass window. Inside, Arvaros (now temporarily using a vessel to exert his will via the artifact his disciples made with Luxu’s help) tells his backstory to his newly recruited member, Luxu as they are walking down a corridor that overlooks the outside of the castle)

Arvaros: In my time, I have ruled peacefully over the lands or Remnant. The people respected me for my kindness and wisdom.

Luxu: (writing down on a red book) Really? They praised you that much?

Arvaros: Indeed. I lead many crusades in order to keep the peace in this world. Some accepted the peace, but others would resist and cause chaos. Truly my finest work yet, but only to lose it all because the human race would never change. They took the one thing that brought me joy in this world and because of that… I had no other choice but to rule Remnant by force; if it means to forcefully end all wars and conflicts forever.

Luxu: I see. (finish writing and puts away his red book) You truly had a tragic backstory.

Arvaros: Correct. All because they refuse to get along with themselves and instead they would kill each other just to make a point. Look with what’s happened: bandits are killing random people for their pleasure, the two races are at a stalemate before deciding which race will inherit this would and not to mention the ever going conflict that is slowly killing all civilizations. I cannot allow this to continue anymore, their needs to be order.

Luxu: (he stops as Arvaros continues walking) I see, but would Salem agree to any of this?

(Arvaros stops and turns to face Luxu on his question)

Arvaros: We made a pact, which we will help each other to achieve our goals. But in the end of it all, we will be the ones who will bring order. Salem knows me for a very long time, so I doubt that she would ever betray me, since I dislike traitors and cowards that won’t follow our ideals.

Luxu: Fair enough. Well since I’m brought up to speed I can formulate a strategy that will guarantee us a flawless victory.

Arvaros: I don’t care if we win or lose, what matter is that all the eight weapons are destroyed. Once that happens, our true work and truly begin.

Luxu: Alright. Then I should—

Discord: My master.

(Arvaros turns and he and Luxu look down the corridor to see Discord coming out of the shadow)

Arvaros: Discord, I expect that you have brought something good for me to know.

Discord: (he approaches him, kneels on one knee and bows before him) I always bring good things for you, my master. (Luxu looks on with curiosity) I successfully arrived at the city of Mistral a few days ago and I began the search for the legendary weapons.

Arvaros: Really. Well you have outdone yourself, Discord.

Discord: Ohh master, you’re prays never ceases to shine down on me.

Luxu: Really? I would guess that it’s a metaphor.

Discord: (looks forward and looks at Luxu) Ohh? (Luxu raises and eyebrow. Discord stands up and approaches him) So you must be Luxu Izunia. It’s an honor to meet you in person as our very strategist I welcome you to our cause (bows in respect)

Luxu: (confused) Uhmm… the honor is all mine, I guess? But I haven’t fully joined your group.

Discord: (displeased) What do you mean by that?

Arvaos: It means that he is not working for us full time, until we assist him in his request.

Discord: Ohh I see. That would make sense. In order for you to truly join us you want something in return, correct? Which involves… a certain “General” perhaps?

Luxu: (surpised) Huh?! How did you know—

Discord: Chaos brought me up to speed of what you’re after. You want to bring this “Ironwood” guy down; the reason being that he ruins your life and humiliated you for false accusations, am I right?

Luxu: Ugh! Keep it to yourself. I’ll be the one who will take down Ironwood and make him suffer the same way he made me suffer.

Discord: By all mean, I have no problems with it. If it’s your pray then it’s yours.

Arvaros: But that’s not the only thing you came her to say, right.

(Discord turns to see his Master with his arms cross)

Discord: Oh not at all. I also brought our next recruit. (leans to his right and calls out to someone down the corridor) You can come out now!

(Arvaros turns to look down the corridor. As he look a young bow with a poll staff comes out of the shadow)

Luxu: Who is he?

Discord: That… is J; a young lad from the region of Vacuo. I manage to persuade him to join us.

Arvaros: Really?

(J stops in front of Arvaros and bows before him)

J: It is an honor for me to assist you in bringing Remnant back to order.

Arvaros: The honor is all mine, J. Question, why do you call yourself J instead of—

J: With all due respect, sir. I prefer not to explain the details of my name. All I can say is that my family name is a decrease for what they have become. So I severed all connections with them to seek a purpose in life. (straightens up and looks Arvaros in the eye) That’s when (he point to Discord) he showed up and offer me a place to be and to help bring order back to the unstable government that we all know today. So yeah, you can count on me for whatever you need.

Arvaros: Hmm… I see. I can see your resolve in your eyes. The determination of doing whatever it takes to restore order to Remnant. J, welcome aboard.

J: Thank you, sir.

Arvaros: But.

J: Huh?

Arvaros: When I look at you, I see a lack in combat experience.

J: Huh. (Scratches the back of his head) You notice it?

Arvaros: Nothing can escape me with something like that. I would imagine that poll staff that you carry is nothing but an accessory, but we can make you put it top good use. (looks towards Discord) Discord, please take J to his quarters so he can sort himself in. And afterwards, escort him to the training ground so that Miss Emerald can train him properly.

Discord: (bows before him) Yes, my master. (looks at J) Come, J. I’ll give you a tour of the place as we go.

(With that Discord escorts J deeper into the castle to where he will live for on. As they walk pass Luxu, he keeps is eye on the duo as they walk away)

Luxu: Hmm… then it seems that just one won’t be enough.

Arvaros: Indeed. (Luxu turns back to Arvaros as he approaches at him) Back then, I didn’t recruit anyone to my cause that lead to my defeat. But this time… we need a full crew, to ensure a true victory for our cause and the total restoration to all in Remnant. Do you understand what’s need to be done?

(Luxu ponder’s for a moment before looking at Arvaros in the eyes, showing his commitment to the cause even more; if this would lead him in getting revenge on Ironwood)

Luxu: I do.

(As the cargo ship flies over Lake Matsu, Weiss Schnee, still somber over being unable to help the Mistralian cargo pilots suddenly notices to her right a series of landmasses floating in the bright blue, partly cloudy sky, with what appears to be black crystals jutting out from the bottom of the rock formations. Puzzled, she then decides to head into the pilot's cabin. The doors open.

Weiss: Where are we?

Pilot: Nowhere good. Passing by some of Lake Matsu's floating islands. The gravity Dust that forms in these things is giving us a little turbulence. Nothing I can't handle, but the islands sometimes hide some nasty Grimm.

Edgar: (talks to Weiss before she head toward the pilot) You know, my mother came to one of these places for an expedition in gathering some gravity dust.

Weiss: Really?

Edgar: Yep. (shows the gravity dust ring held by the chain neckless) My mom gave me this as a birthday present. (hides it away) Unlike my other dust rings, this one doesn’t interact with my blade. This is merely an accessory so I have a reminder of her kindness and dedication to the preservation of life.

Weiss: I see, but did she have problems dealing with the Grimm?

Edgar: If you knew how my mother fights Grimm… then you would be so pale that your bones would show.

Weiss: Really? (she begins heading towards the pilot) You make it sound like she’s a beast.

Edgar: Not really. She has special equipment that allows her to wield heavy weapons that no ordinary huntsman could ever carry, unlike Sebastian’s Uncle. But still, my mom is the best and I’m glad to have her as my mom.

(Weiss smiles to hear that before her attention was directed outside. An airship is seen quickly heading towards them, on fire, and leaving a giant trail of smoke behind it.) I'm just betting on our friends in distress keeping them preoccupied. Weiss notices to her right the approach of the heavily damaged airships)

Weiss: Look out!

(The airship comes barreling from their right, narrowly hitting their cargo ship and forcing the pilot to pull upward to avoid it. The doomed craft, bearing a white symbol for Mistral on its sail, proceeds to collide into one of the floating islands.

Pilot: You've got to be kidding me!

(The pilot then decides to switch back to the radio, listening in for nearby transmissions. In that moment, Edgar arrives to the cockpit)

Edgar: Whats going on? I saw an airship crash right after the ship pull upward. Are we under attack?

Mistral Pilot: By the gods, we've lost Percy! Help! (Edgar also listen to the radio)

(Another Mistralian airship, pursued by a swarm of wasp-like Grimm, is suddenly hooked from multiple directions by their extendable stingers, which leaves them trapped and unable to move)

Mistral Pilot: We're hooked! We're hooked!

(As the pilot makes a frantic call, the wood on the ship's exterior begins to crack, as the insects grappling on the ship pull very tightly)

Mistral PIlot: Everyone, abandon ship!

(Capitalizing on their fear, one of the Grimm somersaults into the air and dive-bombs into the top of the ship, as the pilot and everyone on board perish in the ensuing explosion. The rest of the Grimm following this turn their attention to and pursue Weiss' airship. In that moment, Weiss looks at Edgar as he nods to her of what he must do)

Pilot: Lancers, freaking Lancers! Alright buckle up-- Huh?

(He turns to speak to Weiss, only to see her jump down a hatch into the cargo hold, as she and Edgar are determined to stop the swarm)

Pilot: (over an intercom speaker) What are you doing?

Weiss: What we should've done in the first place! You're carrying Dust, right?

Pilot: Officially, no. Actually, yes.

(Weiss opens a large container of vials of powdered Dust and loads her weapon Myrtenaster with six of them)

Weiss: Then when I tell you, open the rear door!

(Meanwhile, Edgar was searching for his ring case that contains his dust rings. He manage to find it and he open it up to inspect that all 5 rings are present)

Edgar: *few* I’m glad nothing had happen to them.

(The pilot makes multiple evasive maneuvers, but the Lancers gain on the ship and begin to shoot their stingers at it. During the attack, the ship shook for a bit, causing Edgar’s 5 rings to fall of the case)

Edgar: My rings!

(While Edgar is trying to recover his rings, Weiss Summons a black glyph underneath her to keep her stuck to the ship as she readies her sword in front of her)

Weiss: Ready!

(The cargo doors open and the battle begins. Using glyphs and Dust, Weiss succeeds in eliminating one of the Grimm)

Pilot: Haha! Hold on!

(She eliminates five more while the pilot continues to do evasive maneuvers. She gets knocked off balance when the cargo ship rocks)

Weiss: Ah! What was that?!

(Edgar continues to try to recover his rings, but the evasive maneuvers that the pilots is making is troubling Edgar in recovering his 5 rings. The upper level of the cargo ship has Lancer stingers sticking in through the ceiling)

Pilot: We're hooked!

(The outside of the airship has two Lancers firmly planted on top of it before the rest of the swarm gains on the cargo ship once more, with some of the Grimm flying alongside it)

Pilot: I got an idea! Hold on! Literally!

The pilot accelerates the ship toward one of the floating islands, waiting until the last possible moment before suddenly diving and using the remaining forward momentum to throw the Lancers on the ship off into the side of the rock formation.

Pilot: Ha ha!

Weiss: Can you find a pair of islands we can fit between?

(The cargo ship is turned and travels toward a pair of closely adjacent, interconnected islands)

Pilot: Kid, you are reading my mind!

(As the cargo ship narrowly avoids the close islands walls and the attacking Lancers, Weiss fires three fireballs from her glyphs to destroy an overhanging rock formation. The attack causes debris that kills the attacking Grimm, but also awakens an unseen Queen Lancer)

Pilot: Yeah! Great going, kid! We are in the clear!

(Immediately after Weiss exhales in relief, Edgar’s 5 rings are rolling towards the open hatch and the 5 rings goes overboard, Weiss manages to react in time and manages to save one of them. Edgar arrives to late as he looks in sadness as is 4 ring falls to the lake below)

Edgar: No! (he reaches out for his rings) My rings (he retracts his arm) Man my mom is going to kill me for losing the rings.

Weiss: Not all of them.

(Edgar looks up to Weiss to see that she is holding one of his remaining rings)

Edgar: (straightens up) You manage to save one! (Weiss hand over the ring) (he smiles) Thank you.

(He inspects it and notice that it’s his ice ring)

Edgar: Ice. (looks down at the lake) Which means my other 4 rings are lost.

Weiss: Can you operate without you other rings?

Edgar: Truthfully no, but… (he places his ice ring on his ring finger) as long as I still have one of them… (looks back at Weiss) I can still cast my dust with my glyphs and my sword.

Weiss: Hmm… Good to hear.

(As they finished talking with each other, they began to hear a buzzing sound. When they look outside the hatch, a Lancer significantly larger than the rest suddenly appears outside the cargo doors)

Weiss: It's a Queen Lancer!

Edgar: A Queen Lancer?! You got to be kidding me!

(The Queen Lancer attacks and both Weiss and Edgar aren’t able to stop it)

Pilot: Do something!

Edgar: Don’t worry. (turns back to face the Grimm) We got this.

(Edgar places his hand on the glass orb in the center of the cross-guard. The orb resonates and Edgar began to cast Ice shards toward the Queen Lancer. With little effects its doing to the Grimm, Weiss uses most of the Dust crates to explode against the creature, but it survives unscathed)

Edgar: Dang. We barely even scratch it.

Pilot: I can see the shoreline! Gods, we're not gonna make it!

(Weiss and Edgar looked at each other for a moment, after they regain their composure, together they summon their Armor Gigas)

Weiss: Pull up, now!

(The pilot causes the cargo ship to pull up and ascend further into the air, before maneuvering to have the vehicle upside down. During this, the three Arma Gigas leaves the vehicle and dives toward the Queen Lancer. The Arma Gigas, controlled by Weiss, and the other two Gigas, controlled by Edgar, manages to kill the Grimm together. However, the cargo ship has taken too much damage and descends. Weiss tries to use her Semblance to slow the ship's trajectory down, but it's not enough to prevent it from crash landing)

(Before they crash, Edgar made a difficult decision and grabs Weiss by her waits and uses his ring to cast a ice dome (the same dome he made during the train crash in Vale) to protect themselves; knowing that he doesn’t have enough time to save the pilot)

Edgar: (covers Weiss with his body) Brace for impact!

(As Edgar closes his eyes and braces himself to protect Weiss from further harm, the scene cuts to black)

Cornelius: Grime Biowolf.

(Inside the White Fang headquarters, Grime Biowolf kneels before Sienna Khan, who is sitting on a throne flanked by two guards on either side of her. In this moment, Grime is being question by Cornelius, Sienna Khan’s advisor, who is questioning Grime’s actions in Vale)

Cornelius: You’re here today because you have committed some actions that are dangering the White Fang’s future. What does say you? (Grime doesn’t say a word and Cornelius asked him again) Grime, what does say you?

Grime: (he replies while not looking at Sienna Khan) What do I say? I pledge innocent, sir.

(Sienna and Cornelius look at each other for a moment, before looking back at Grime)

Cornelius: Let me be clear, Grime. You’re accused to treason here. Do you know that this means, boy? (he dosent reply) It means that your betraying the White Fang.

Grime: I have done no such thing. I was only following order.

Cornelius: The orders where that you were to investigate the unusual behavior of our brotherhood that where station in Vale. But upon your return, we received the mission reports and it tells that you went and attacked Beacon Academy without explicit order from her grace. Why did you do that, Grime? On whose orders did you carry out from?

Grime: With a due respect, I can’t tell you.

Cornelius: You won’t tell? Why would you—

(In that moment, Sienna raises her hand and Cornelius stops talking. She then looks at Grime and she calls out to him)

Sienna: Grime. (he doesn’t respond) Grime. (In that moment, he hesitantly raises his head and looks at Sienna) Come here.

(Grime hesitantly responds and he slowly approaches her. She signals him to kneel and he kneels before her. From her serious gaze, it turns to smiles as she slowly removes his mask, showing his Grimm signs on his face, as she places her hands on his face)

Sienna: Grime. It is not nice for you to lie in front of your foster mother, would you? You know that lying to someone is bad and it would lead to bad things, right?

Grime: I know, but still—

Sienna: But still you shouldn’t lie to me like that. That’s not the way I raised you. (Grime feels ashamed of himself) *sigh* Since the day I found you in that lab, I knew that I couldn’t leave you there so that the humans keep experimenting on you. Regardless of your Grimm DNA that they implanted witting you and the ability of controlling the Grimm… you’re my foster child and nothing will ever change that. You did a lot of things for the White Fang and I’m grateful for that, if I haven’t raised you properly… then you would still be just a simple minded monster.

Cornelius: (steps into the conversation) And to be honest with you, I was the one who recommended her to foster you personally, regardless of her lacking any talents of being a motherly figure. But in the end, she raised you well up till now.

Grime: (notice that he cares for him) Mr. Cornelius.

Sienna: You see… their other people who really care about you. The only thing I wish for you is that for you to be a better person, not ending up like others who would blindly follow orders without question, do you understand?

Grime: (thinks for a moment) I… I understand.

Sienna: Good. (removes her hands from holding his face) Now, let’s try this again. From what Cornelius said just now: Who gave you the orders to attack Beacon? And this time, try not to lie, ok? Who gave you the orders?

(Grime hesitantly won’t reply at first, but looking at her foster mother’s face and Cornelius he tells them the truth)

Grime: It was… It was… (they look on as they wait for his response) It was… sigh* Adam Taurus.

(Her expression change to being surprised to being serious to him)

Grime: I was told through one of the members that Adam just received an order from you that we should attack Beacon Academy to ensure a mayor victory over the humans. I was also told by Adam himself that there are some of our kinds being tormented by the humans in Beacon and that they needed to be punished for their crimes, so… I follow the orders.

(Grime looks at Sienna’s face as she shows signs of disappointment, but not for him)

Grime: (worried) Wha—what’s with the face? Did I say something bad?

Cornelius: Then… our suspicions are confirmed.

Grime: (straightens up) Suspicions? What are you talking about?

(Cornelius ignores Grimes questions as he directs his attention to the guard to his left)

Cornelius: Guard, tell Adam Taurus that he is ready to present his claims regarding with Haven Academy.

(The guard nods and walks out to get Adam. Grime looks on as the guard leaves the throne room)

Sienna: You did the right thing Grime. (his attention was directed back at her) He had some suspicion on why you didn’t report back to us prior of the assault on Beacon. That your still a kind soul and still the foster son that I raise so many years ago. But now you need to understand the difference between a lie and deception.

Grime: What do you mean by that?

Cornelius: Grime, it’s time for you to see the truth of Adam’s actions.

(As Grime look on in confusion the scene cuts to them talking to a kneeled Adam Taurus. Grime looks on as he is standing beside her foster mother as she is questionings Adam regarding with the assault on Haven Academy)

Sienna: Adam. I'm not going to repeat myself, so I want you to listen when I tell you that the White Fang will not attack Haven Academy.

Adam: High Leader Khan, I am begging you.

Sienna: You should beg for forgiveness and nothing else! The assault you led on Beacon was not the great victory you clearly think it was, and you should be more grateful your punishment was not more severe. You are a symbol for many in our organization, but that doesn't make you infallible, not to mention that you lie to Grime about the assault and leading him to kill innocent people.

(Adam looks up for a moment and looks at Grime that is standing next to Sienna. Feeling a little bit jealous he lowers his head back down)

Sienna: Soo… do you have anything to explain for your actions?

Adam: I was merely trying to follow your example, High Leader.

Sienna: And what example might that be?

Adam: Strength. Strength and unwavering conviction. The humans have seen that strength now.

Sienna: I was one of the first to suggest violence where violence was necessary. Peace bred complacency and acceptance of our place in the world. I will not allow humanity to push us down without pushing them back. But the destruction of the Huntsman Academies crosses a line! The loss of the CCT has brought global communication to a crawl! And the White Fang is more of a target now than ever before! You have justified humanity's campaign against us, and for what?! Empty promises from a group of humans? Humans we still know nothing about, and come and go as they please! These are not examples of strength, Adam. They are examples of your talents being diminished by shortsightedness!

(Grime slowly understand what Sienna and Cornelius told him, that Adam’s action are worsening their plan for the faunus being accepted to the humans)

Cornelius: You should be ashamed of yourself, Adam. How would you make us think that the humans would ever understand us if we know little about them.

Adam: If you want to know more about the humans, then why not talk to one of them yourself?

(Adam rises and turns toward the entrance to the room)

Adam: Hazel!

Grime: Huh?

(Confused, Grime looks on until his attention was directed at the door to see Hazel Rainart coming into the room)

Hazel: Hmph! Took you long enough.

(As Hazel enters, Sienna rises from her seat, Cornelius and Grime goes on the alert and her guards all point their spears toward Hazel)

Sienna: What is this?!

Hazel: Apologies. I don't aim to cause any trouble.

Sienna: You've brought a human to this location?

Adam: You should hear what he has to say.

Sienna: This is grounds for execution!

Hazel: Ma'am, please. Nobody needs to die today. (kneeling) I'm just asking for a moment of your time.

Sienna: The longer you stay here, the less of a chance you have of leaving alive.

Hazel: I'll take those chances, if you don't mind.

(Sienna sits back down, her guards return to their neutral position, Cornelius straightens himself while Grime sheaths away his sword and Hazel rises again before continuing to speak)

Hazel: You don't like me. You have no reason to like me. But you don't have to like me to get the results you want.

Sienna: 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 the humans that we cannot win!

Cornelius: (speaks on this topic) The humans have mistreated us for some time now and for what, because we are so different from them, that we lack the thing that all humans have, that they fear on what we are and what we can achieve? Mr. Hazel, was it? I hope you can understand that you don’t know anything of how we get what we want. We’re not risking ourselves in going to war with the humans that would drive us to extension!

Adam: That's where you're both wrong.

(Sienna, Cornelius, Grime and Hazel focus on Adam who begins to advance toward Sienna while continuing to speak)

Adam: We can win a war against the humans. Not only because we have the support of Hazel's master, but because the Faunus are the dominant species of this planet. We're better than humans. We have everything humans have and more. Humans shouldn't just fear the Faunus, they should serve the Faunus.

Grime: (step in the conversation) Serve? Serve! (steps forward) What do you mean serve? Are you suggesting that we enslave the—

Cornelius: (calms Grime down) Grime, please.

(Grime looks at Cornelius before looking back at Adam. After that he calm’s himself down and returns back to Sienna’s side)

Sienna: I've had enough of this conversation for tonight.

Chaos: (offscreen) Then tonight’s conversation would get a lot more worse.

(As Adam turn around, everyone else was looking down behind him. When he turn, his expression change as the scene shows Chaos, one of Arvaros’ disciples appeared in the room as the portal he came through closes behind him)

Chaos: You should be honored… because I appear before you.

(He walks forward as everyone else is horrified to see someone like him. The guards tremble in fear as Cornelius began to slowly walk back)

Grime: (talks to himself quietly) Huh… and here I thought I was the freak here.

Cornelius: By the gods… what is that thing?

Chaos: This “thing” has a name and that is Chaos, (stops next to Hazel) Chaos, The Warrior and I would like to have an audience with the high leader of the White Fang. (bows before her) if she is so kind?

Sienna: (she shakes her head and questions Adam) Adam, is he also with you?!

(But before Adam could speak, Chaos cuts him off stating)

Chaos: I have no correlation with this “Adam” person. I came here on my own accord, with best interest.

Cornelius: (stops walking backwards, but horrified of Chaos’ appearance) Are you event… human?

Chaos: (looks at his hand) I was. (lowers his arm) But that was a long time ago. If we can stop with the distractions, I would like to start with my opening statement.

Sienna: (she looks at Adam angrily before looking back to Chaos) *sigh* What is that you want?

Chaos: It’s not what I want… it what you must do.

Sienna: (Upset) Excuse me?

Chaos: I’m here on behalf of my Lord to seek you out in need of you troops. Your people had suffered enough from the suffering of the human race. They treat you for sport, they treat you for their pleasure—hell they treat you all as slaves. However, my Lord can change all that. He can bring back order to this world and bring total balance to all life on Remnant. The Faunus would be treated equally like the humans due and anyone who would disrupt that balance would be punished. All he ask of you that you submit to his rule and he would treat you, the White Fang and all of your kind with respect and honor.

Sienna: Do you honestly think that I would serve under your “Lord”?! The White Fang would never be served by anyone… (leans forward) especially your Lord. (Chaos feels offended but he keeps his composure) So you can tell your Lord that his request is denied.

Chaos: With all due respect, my lady. This is not a request… this is a demand.

Sienna: What are you saying? Is this a threat?

Chaos: It could be a threat, but I wish not to lead to that too much. I’m a knight, as you can clearly see, but not a knight without his moral code. I deal with things in a manner that doesn’t lead to bloodshed. If my Lord commands me to then I’ll act accordantly. However, I’m not a person who would like to have a fight with a woman that would tarnish my reputation.


Sienna: Then you should be honor that you won’t have to. (looks at Grime) Grime, deal with him.

Grime: It would be my pleasure.

(Grime dashes forward as he runs past Adam and he jump kick Chaos, pushing him away. He then jumps upwards as Chaos recovers his footing, before looking up and Grim slitting his throat with his blade. He lands a few distance away from Chaos as he is pleased that the deed is done, but…)

Chaos: (offscreen) Interesting.

(Grime looks in shock as he turns around to see him standing. The then pans back to show Chaos as his slit throat began to regenerate back to normal. This cause everyone to look in horror of the supernatural abilities he is displaying)

Chaos: (rubs his neck) Is that the best you can do?

(Grime feels insulted so he sheaths his blade and preforms a 360, before drawing his sword again and stabbing him in the heart. However…)

Chaos: Impressive. (Grime is in shock to see Chaos still standing after that) You got gust, kid. But… (looks back) you lack conviction.

(Confused, Chaos takes this chance and grabs the pierced blade. He turns quickly back to Grime, causing his blade to snap. Chaos proceeds to pummel Grime into submission, before punching him hard in the gut, giving him and uppercut, grabbing him by the face and lifting him up in the air before turning towards facing Sienna and slamming him into the ground. Grime groans in pain as he is pin down by Chaos’ hand. Sienna, worried by Grime safety, she tries to keep her composure)

Chaos: Now you see what you’re dealing with. (he proceeds to pulled the shatter blade that is still pieced into his body and tosses in front of Sienna’s feet) Now the situation could lead to an unfortunate fate. But this could be avoided if you simply submit peacefully, otherwise…

(He applies pressure on Grime’s head, causing him to scream in pain. This causes Sienna to clutch her fist tight, causing Adam to notice this subtle action. As she knows that Grime could escape with his semblance, she respond to him in defiance)

Sienna: You think this would scare us! We faunus wont submit to fear tactics like yours.

(Sizing the chance, Adam signals the guards to standby, without Sienna and Cornelius noticing it. Sienna continues to talk to Chaos)

Sienna: If you kill one of my men, then we won’t hesitate to retaliate!

Chaos: Please, my lady. There’s no need for any bloodshed. My Lord wishes that you remain unharmed and that he would reward you with anything that your heart desires. So please if you just—

Sienna: I heard enough from you. Guard, take them away.

(The guards remain stationary)

Sienna: I said, take them away!

Adam: 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.

(Four armed White Fang soldiers enter through the main doors and stop, pointing their weapons into the room as Sienna rises to her feet. This amuses Chaos as he lets go a little pressure from Grime as he looks on in confusion)

Hazel: What are you doing?

Adam: What's right for the Faunus. From this day forward, I will be the one to lead the White Fang.

(Four more soldiers reveal themselves with their weapons drawn, two on each side of the room, as Sienna's guards point their weapons at her. Sienna quickly judges the situation, though taken by surprise)

Cornelius: Adam! (he looks at him) Are you aware on what you’re doing?! This is treason!

Chaos: And why aren’t you not surprised? The moment I felt darkness within him when I came into this room I know that he might been planning something sinister behind that mask. Hmph! And I was right.

(Sienna looks at Grime, knowing that this could be her last and knowing that the future of the Faunus rest in her foster child’s hands, she prepares for what comes next as Her eyes narrow darkly)

Sienna: If you think I'll just step aside and follow beneath you, you're wrong.

(As she turns toward him, Sienna is impaled by Adam's weapon. Grime looks on in horror to see Adam stabbing Sienna. Chaos looks on unchanged)

Adam: I know.

(He lifts the blade, making it slide deeper into Sienna's body and lifting it off the ground. Fists clenched, her body shakes from the damage and Adam takes advantage of her closer proximity to rest a hand on her shoulder and speak into her ear)

Adam: Thank you, Sienna. You were there when our people needed you, but they need me now. I'm sorry you couldn't see this through to the end.

(Sienna growls at this and lifts her hand to claw at Adam's neck. Before she makes contact Adam swiftly removes his weapon from Sienna, causing her body to fall to the ground and roll to the bottom of the steps leading up to her throne. The White Fang soldiers begin to withdraw their weapons as Hazel looks down upon her body before returning his sight back to Adam with an annoyed look)

(Chaos looks displeased for the unfortunate events as he was order to bring Sienna alive. Before long, he feels that his hand falls downwards. When he went to look at his hand he sees that Grime had vanished. Before long, he hears his voice and sees that her run towards Sienna. This intrigues Chaos)

Chaos: Hmm… Interesting.

Grime: No, no, no, no! No! Ma’am, ma’am! Please, don’t leave me like this! Please!

(Some of the members look on feeling bad for him while others don’t care for whom they side with Adam. In a short miracle Sienna wakes, but for a short moment before she passes away)

Grime: (notice that Sienna is still alive) Ma’am? Ma’am! Please, hold on for a little while longer!

(As Grime was about to call for a medic, Sienna grabs him by his uniform and stops him from calling. Grime looks at her she tries to make up words to tell him something)

Grime: Ma’am, what is it? What are you trying to tell me?

(Sienna, now being on her last moments, she pulls Grime in to whisper him in his ear and she tells him)

Sienna: (dying) Please… keep… our… people… safe…

(And before long, she dies in Grime’s arms. This heartbroken Grime as he loses someone very close to him, driving him into a state of sadness)

Adam: Give our former leader a proper burial. All who were here tonight will claim that Sienna was murdered by a human Huntsman. Sienna Khan will become a martyr for our cause, her final act as High Leader.

(Adam looks back at Grime as he is morning for Sienna’s death and he smiles at his suffering. In that moment, Cornelius steps in)

Cornelius: I hope your content with this. (Adam looks at Cornelius) You will pay for everything… dearly.

(As Adam approaches him to end his life, Grime stops him as he calls him out)

Grime: Don’t kill him! (Adam turns and looks at Grime) Please… don’t kill him.

(Adam looks on amused as Chaos straitens up and see the boy’s plea)

Grime: I’m asking you, please don’t kill him.

Adam: And what do I get in return? What is he to you?

(Cornelius looks on as Grime tries to keep him alive)

Grime: If you don’t kill him I… I… (Adam wait’s for his response) I… I’ll do your every bid, I’ll be at your service and do as you command, High Leader. Just, don’t kill him.

(As Adam was about do denied his request, Chaos steps him and recommends to accept his offer)

Chaos: You should accept his offer. (Adam looks at him) He can be useful. With his time stopping abilities that you call “Semblance”, it can help you in your mission.

Grime: (feels insulted by Chaos) It. (looks at him as his eyes changes to the color of the Grimm eyes) Did you just call me an “it”!?

(Chaos ignores him and looks back at Adam)

Chaos: Simply lock him away. At least you will have something to remind him if he disobeys.

(Adam looks back at Grime as his eyes are still yellow. After some though, he made his decision with a smile)

Adam: Perhaps you’re right. (signal his guards) Take him away and lock him up, if he escapes, kil him.

(The guards take Cornelius away as he looks back at Grime still holding Sienna’s body)

Cornelius: (worried) Grime.

(As they take him away, all of the White Fang soldiers leave the room, as two where approaching to take Sienna away on a stretcher, Grime reacts aggressively as he refuse to hand over her body)

Grime: (agresive) You won’t take her!

(The two back off as Adam looks on)

Grime: Grrr… (he looks at his brothers in arms as they are afraid of him) (he calm’s himself down afterwards) I’ll… I’ll do it myself. (he straightens up while holding on to Sienna’s body) (he looks at her face) It’s the least I can do for her. (looks back to Adam) I’ll report for duty once I bury her, you can count on it.

(With that he and the other two members escort him away to bury Sienna Khan. This leaves Adam, Hazel and Chaos the only ones remaining)

Hazel: When were you planning on telling me about that?

(Adam withdraws a cloth from his back pocket and slides it across Wilt's blade, cleaning it of Sienna's blood)

Adam: This was my business, not yours.

Hazel: It's our business now, and I don't appreciate you withholding things like that.

Adam: Your master was concerned with Sienna's willingness to cooperate. Now she doesn't have to be.

Hazel: Nobody needed to die today.

Chaos: I can agree to that. (he approaches towards Adam) My orders were to bring Sienna to my Lord, and you made this difficult.

Adam: Well I’m sorry for that, but it’s not my—

(But before long, Chaos grabs Adam by the throat. He slowly lifts him upwards, causing him to drop his blade and sheath; he begins to threaten his life)

Chaos: Because of you, my Lord will be displeased that I would come empty handed. However, since you’re now the new leader I will tell you what I said to her, but this time… (he tightens his hold on Adam’s throat) it will be different. You will submit to his rule and follow is every command without question. If you ever betray is loyalty to my lord, I will ensure that you will suffer and your life at an end.

(Adam gasps for air as he struggles to bread)

Chaos: Now, will you submit? (he leans him close to his face and as he ask him again his eyes began to glow) Will you!

Adam: (he submits as he gaps for air) Yes, yes, yes! I’ll submit, I’ll submit! I’ll do as he ask!

(With that he lets him go before he tosses him into “his” throne. Adam now able to bread, he coughs as he gasp for air)

Chaos: Then I’ll expect a full report from you, “High Leader”. Now if you excuse me… I must report this to my lord.

(With that he turns and proceeds to leave the base, as he does he says a few words to Hazel as he walk past him)

Chaos: It is a pleasure to meet you in person, Hazel. (a portal appears in front of him) I will expect working with you very soon.

(As he entered the portal it closes behind him, leaving only Hazel and Adam remaining)

Hazel: Well that’s… interesting.

(Without even looking back to Adam, Hazel leaves the room as Adam struggles back to his posture. The cargo ship has crashed in a forest. Edgar is seen knocked out on the floor from the impact of the crash. Before long, Edgar wakes up and looks around. Still hazed from the crash his first instinct was to call out to Weiss)

Edgar: Weiss? Ugh… Weiss? *cough* Weiss, are you ok? Where are you?

(As he tries to stand up, he collapses into the ground in pain. Struggling, he begins to crawl on the ground in hopes he can find Weiss. He crawls further away from the crash ship, before long he can’t move anymore as he was about to past out. Before he does, a man in knight armor (only showing his legs) approaches the collapse Edgar. As Edgar struggles to see he look up to look at the man. As he focuses his vision on his face the vision clears out to see that is Edgar’s father, Frost Damiano, looking down on him)

Edgar: Father?

(Before long he collapse and goes unconscious. As Frost look at his son with worried in his face, the words of Raven was heard offscreen)

Raven: (offscreen) I think... we just hit the jackpot.

(As he looks back, Raven stops someone that Frost couldn’t see. When he turn back, some of the bandits where about to grab his son)

Frost: Don’t touch him! (Raven look at the commotion)

Bandit: Oh come, sir. We want only to take his position.

Frost: I said don’t touch him!

Raven: (approaches the group) What’s going on here?

Bandit: He won’t let us take this kid’s position.

Raven: Really? (Frost looks behind him) And what he is to you.

(After a long pause, Frost responds to her saying)

Frost: His my son.

(Raven gets surprised by this as the rest of the bandits)

Frost: *sigh* Jolt.

(A bandit kid name Jolt approaches him)

Jolt: Yes?

Frost: Take my son’s thing for me, would you?

Jolt: Of course, sir.

(As Jolt began to grab Edgar’s belongings, Frost lifts his son in his arms and carries him. He looks at him with a worried as the scene show the unconscious Edgar’s face. After that the scene slowly phased to black)