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Chapter Cover: Blake standing alone with the White Fang insigna on the ground beneath her.

Chapter Seventy-two

A reason to hope

Meanwhile

Two explosions echoed around the room as the cages that were around them as a dark haired girl landed down upon the ground in a crouch with her tail dancing behind her. Blake's golden eyes were instantly fixed upon the approaching figure in front of her. The two horns that had grown from the mask that was upon Adam's caused his silhouette to be similar to a demon in human form. Blake was using her Awakening her most powerful form yet and it didn't seem to be able to do anything at all.

This power…Blake thought.

"You can't win against me Blake," Adam said as he was approaching her.

The girl then dashed forward, lights appearing around her clawed hands as she launched herself straight toward where Adam stood and the young man turned his gaze toward her, the fur on his body dancing with the dark power that was surging from his body. His sword was raised and then blocked her attack, moving with a level of swiftness that matched Blake even in her Awakening form. It was like he could see through all of her attacks before she even made them and that was something that grated upon Blake's every nerve.

Then they broke apart again, Blake sliding backward as she was crouching there, her golden eyes staring up toward Adam.

"I know all of your tricks Blake," the young man said, "After all I was the one who trained you. I taught you everything you know about fighting and I even taught you how to release the full power of your Awakening. There is nothing that you can do that is going to work against me."

Adam's sword started to glow with that same reddish power again and with a yell he launched a large wave of that attack straight toward her and Blake used her own power to avoid it completely, and then with a sudden increase in speed she aimed straight toward him, Gambol Shroud in hand as she launched an attack upon him.

He avoided the attack again jumping above her and then launched a kick straight toward Blake, hitting her straight into the cheeks. The pain caused the dark haired girl to wince as she was pushed back. With one of her eye open, she caught sight of Adam coming at her with his attack again, and Blake raised a hand.

"Black Dust Level 45, Dark Treach,"

The burst of Dust magic surged around Blake as it spun in the air in front of her forming like a spinning saw blades in front of her to at least protect her from the sudden attack that she could retaliate in some way but the young man tore through her Dust attack like it wasn't even there.

"Using Dust magic against me Blake?" Adam yelled, "Did you really think something as pathetic as a level 45 will do something against me?"

The dark haired girl stared at him as he came down at her but Blake dissipated into nothingness as he sliced at her and Adam came to land upon the ground. Above him, Blake had one of her hands aimed straight toward him.

"Black Dust Suppression Technique Level 87, Triple Binding, First Song,"

The Strings of light appeared around the girl as they all aimed down straight toward Adam who had turned toward the numerous strings of light that were coming down at him. Adam frowned to himself as he jumped backward to avoid them but Blake turned her hand toward his direction as the strings of light turned toward him.

C'mon, she thought, adding more Aura to the attack so that they could go even faster than before.

"Using my own attack against me," Adam smirked, "Make senses, after all you know from the way you are right now, you can't beat me the normal way….but there is something you must known Blake…"

Adam raised his hand.

"I can counter you with my own Dust magic attack. Black Dust level 89, Devil's Nest,"

A tear appeared in the air in front of him as large skeletal hands grew out of it, the hands taking hold of the strings of light that were coming at their direction. The large hands took hold of the strings of light that were coming at Adam and destroyed them completely.

"Damn it," Blake said narrowing her eyes.

The spell disappeared and Adam launched straight toward her and Blake instantly created Gambol Shroud so that she could block the attack that came at her. The young man in front of her had this smirk upon his face as he stared at her from beneath the mask and the golden eyes met her own.

"Like I said," Adam told her, "I know how you fight Blake."

A kick slammed upon her stomach causing the girl to let out a gasp of pain as she was launched back down toward the ground landing on the top of one of the large cages that were within the room. She let out small gaps of pain at that, spiting out the blood that was within her mouth.

The girl turned her attention toward where Adam was and her golden eyes widened noticing the red blast coming straight at her and completely covering her vision. Blake let out a yell of as she instantly used her Soul Weapon special ability to create a shadow of herself so that she could simply avoid the attack thought the explosion of the attack caused her to simply land down upon the ground rolling upon her shoulder as the cages around her were completely destroyed.

Blake stood back up as she stared up toward the young man.

He…he is strong…stronger than before, she thought staring at him, He doesn't have any opening and he knows all of my moves…

Adam appeared right in front of her with his sword and he attacked her. Blake pared his attack but the force behind it, caused her to glide backward and she was trying to get her balance but it was a futile attempt for she slammed against a cage, knocking it over. Blake landed down upon her knees as she huffed. Blood was dripping from her wounds as she stared back at the young man across her as he was walking straight toward her.

He didn't even release his Awakening yet, Blake thought, Even so…there must be something I can do…

She placed her hand upon the ground.

"Black Dust Level 34, Ground Shocker,"

The earth in front of her suddenly exploded outward as they all aimed straight toward Adam who simply raised his sword in the air before bringing it back down upon the ground. The red blast from his sword completely overcame the Dust magic attack she had sent out.

"You're pathetic," Adam said as he stepped out from the smoke of the attack, "This is the reality of what power mean Blake…This power is the power that will finally gave all of the Faunus that justice they wanted to have. You, however, chose to betray that, and I will make sure you pay for it in fold."

Blake suddenly dashed straight toward him with her clawed attack but Adam blocked it despite the level of speed that she had moved. It was her Awakening top speed and yet he had managed to parry it like it was nothing.

"Not even your Awakening could match my newly gained power," he said as his sword glowed a bright red color, bleeding the entire surrounding in red, "Now receive the punishment that you rightfully deserve."

"Red World Annihilation," Adam said.

Pain surged through Blake's form as blood splattered on the ground around them as the girl let out a gasp. She then slowly started to fall forward…

Flashback

A young Blake was eating some food by herself and she turned her gazed toward her brother. The young man had been quiet recently. It was something that was not like him in all of the time that she had known him. There was something in his eyes, something that she couldn't understand.

"Noir…are you okay?"

That seems to snap him from whatever was wrong with him as he turned his gaze toward her. His dark eyes shone with the same kindness they always had whenever he looked at her, a small smile instantly appearing upon his lips at the sight of her.

"You said something Blake?"

"You seems sad," Blake told him.

"I was?" he repeated, almost like he was repeating the words to himself, "I guess, for a reason, that I am sad Blake."

"But why?" she asked.

Noir seems to pause as if wondering on how to answer her.

"Blake…tell me something," he started, "Why do you believe that one day Faunus and Humans will work together?"

Blake stared at him for a few moments. He had never asked her that before, thought he did seems surprised at her unshaken belief.

"Well…there was this married couple I knew," Blake said, "They used to stop by the Orphanage and help the children there. The man was a Faunus like us but the young woman was a human. The two of them were adored by the people of the Orphanage as well as the children."

"What happened to them?" Noir asked.

Blake shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know," she said, "They suddenly stopped coming one day. They always seems to happy when they did visit and they were the ones that always seems to have stories to tell us. What I saw when I looked at them, I came to believe that Faunus and Human will come to stop fighting against each other."

Noir stared at her.

"What if there is some people that won't stop fighting?" he asked her.

"Then we will convince them to stop fighting," Blake argued.

"What if they won't listen?"

"Then we won't stop trying," Blake said some tears starting to appear in her eyes, "If wars can come to and end and the couple that I knew could love each other like I had seen, then there must be a way…there must be…"

"Hey easy there," Noir told her instantly taking her into a warm hug, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you."

Blake cried softly into his shoulder.

"Big brother was being mean," she said, her voice muffled by his clothing.

Noir actually chuckled at that.

"I'm sorry," he said softly patting her head, "but Blake listen to me, and listen to me very carefully. I want you to continue to hold unto that hope you have inside yourself. They are going to be times where things will be hard and when it does, I don't want you to falter alright."

Blake removed her head from his shoulder, staring at the man's face with a confused look upon her face.

"What are you talking about?" she asked.

Noir gave her a small smile.

"They are some Faunus that are not going to agree with what you believe in," he said, "They will try everything they could do to start a war again. Remnant is going to need us. It's going to the need our help to have peace."

"Are we going to have to fight against them?" Blake asked.

"Maybe," Noir told her, "When they don't listen and want to fight this war…we have to make sure that this century old war is finally put to rest and that the future generation that comes after you, grow with that same determination you have inside your heart."

"If you think I can do it…then I won't disappoint you," Blake smiled.

Noir smiled.

"Atta girl,"

End of Flashback

Blake then placed a foot forward stopping herself from falling down as pain surged through her body. Blood was dripping from her wounds but the girl wasn't going to give up yet. She was still in this fight, she was still going to fight against Adam…

I'm not going to die here, she thought, Not until I end this war between Human and Faunus…

"I'm amazed that you are still on your feet," Adam said drawing her eyes toward him, "You really don't know when to die Blake."

"I'm…not…done yet…," she said staring at him, "I still have to stop you and your madness…"

"How can you stop me?" Adam smirked, "You can't even touch me."

Blake summoned out her Gambol Shroud the spear of light appearing into her hand as chains started to appear around her form and upon the said weapon as well. Blake's eyes fixed him upon a stare as she glared at his location.

"I haven't completed this technique yet," she said, "But this should be enough considering how much Aura I have left."

Blake spun the weapon around in her hands as the chains started to leach outward toward where Adam was.

"Azure Chains," she yelled.

Adam let out a smirk and with a wave of his sword, he blew the chains appear causing a large wind toe blow around them as the pieces of the chain fell down upon the ground around him.

"Really Blake?" he said, "Is that the best you can do?"

Blake only slammed Gambol Shroud on the ground in front of her and then strings of light formed all around them linking to the pieces of chains that were all around them, drawing Adam's attention toward the pieces that were now floating all around them.

"What the hell…"

Blake poured out her Aura upon the weapon in her hand as it continued to glow even brighter than before the strings of light forming around Adam as he stared around himself.

"You really think this would be enough to defeat me?" Adam yelled, "I'll destroy this just like I destroyed the chains before."

Yelling he unleashed a wave of red from his blade but his attack got sliced by the numerous strings of light that were all around him and linking the chain pieces together. Adam stared around himself in surprise at what had just happen.

"My attack didn't get through it?" he said shocked, "What the hell is this attack?"

"This is Gambol Shroud Craft," Blake said, "The Azure Chains are bound to a Holy Light that destroy all Darkness and which is why that your attack while tainted by the power of the Grimm couldn't cut through it."

Adam stared at her.

"I won't let you defeat me Blake," he growled, as his power started to shout even higher than before, "I have the power to defeat the White Clan…I won't allow myself to fall here in front of you."

Damn it…he still have that much power left, Blake thought staring at the man across him, I have to finish this quickly…

Lines of light appeared upon Blake's arms as if they were growing from the Lance she had stabbed into the ground as the power surged through her completely, unleashing all of her Aura into it. The young woman yelled out as she unleashed her power completely causing the light from the chains to become even more powerful.

"Azure Chains, White Tree," Blake said.

A beam of light instantly grew from around Adam who yelled out in pain at the sudden attack which formed a large white three in the middle of the room in front of them completely overtaking everything around them.

When the light disappeared, Blake was still standing up thought she was no longer in her Awakening form. The young woman stared at the location that Adam was and found the young man lying upon the ground. The mask he was wearing had completely cracked into pieces and he was unmoving. Blake then fell down upon her knees, her sword clattering on the ground beside her. The Faunus girl was huffing lightly at how much Aura she had used in that last attack.

"Damn…you…,"

Blake's eyes instantly were upon Adam who was moving from where he was. His mask was completely destroyed and the fur he had upon his body was gone replaced by the hooded outfit he was wearing before and even that was damaged…his eyes were glaring up at her from where he was..

"Adam…," she whispered.

"I…refuse to be defeated…by the likes of you…," he growled slowly pulling himself upon his feet, "I gained power…so that I can defeat you…I will not face defeat here…I will have my revenge on the White Clan…"

"Adam enough," Blake yelled out to him, "Haven't you done enough already? You turned our friends into monsters…you destroyed the White Fang and what it stood for…"

"No…," Adam said on his knees, "I have made it stronger than before...Look Blake…Look at how strong the White Fang had become…"

Around them shapes were staring to appear all of them wearing White Fang outfits and Blake feel her eyes widening noticing the Grimm like masks they were all wearing. They had the same Grimm like darkness that Adam had. And they were many of them standing there with their eyes glowing a bright red color from underneath the mask they were wearing and Blake feel her stomach clench at the sight of them like this.

Goddess, she thought.

"KILL HER," Adam screamed aiming at her downed form, "KILL HER."

The White Fang members all launched down toward Blake who made for her sword instantly, wincing in pain at the numerous wounds that she had. The girl instantly stood up in a stance as the members all reached her and she had started to move, and block the numerous attack that were coming at her. But with her wounds it wasn't long before she was overwhelmed and send flying backward into the ground upon her side.

Blake winced to herself as she turned her eyes toward the numerous enemy that were coming down upon her and her eyes went wide at her own death coming down upon her…

"Crimson Wave,"

The dark wave of red came out of nowhere as it spun like a tornado around where Blake was standing leaving her to be the only one standing there. Blake blinked in surprise at the sight of the short red wearing girl standing right in front of her.

"Ruby…," she said.

Ruby Rose didn't turn around to face her as her silver eyes were completely fixed upon the man in front of him.

"You…," Adam said.

"I don't care who you are," Ruby said her eyes narrowing at him, "But I won't let you harm my friend."

Ruby stands to defend Blake...

Next Time: Gone Baby Gone

Jacques0 out.

R&R