"Talk"
'Thought'
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After the chaos had subsided, and everything seemed to be settling back into place, Dante and Mary looked up at the tall tower, and began talking to one another about it. While they did this, Ruby, Weiss, and Yang, who were separated from their leader, continued their own conversation, mainly discussing the sadness they felt over Blake's departure and her seemingly remaining feelings for Vergil.
"Come on Blake, we thought you moved on already."
Ruby was honestly confused and couldn't understand why her teammate was acting this way.
"You don't understand, you can't just simply overlook all the-"
Blake tried her best to defend herself and her ex-boyfriend.
"He. Literally. Stabbed. You!"
She crossed her arms and glared at her Faunus friend, clearly not supporting the feelings she had for the so-called 'Blue Coats'.
"Also, you've been dating him a few weeks, a month at most, why do you even care about him this much?"
Weiss puts her hands on her hips, thinking it was dumb for someone to fall in love in such a short amount of time.
"Because During That Time Has Been The Only Time I Was Truly Happy, Free, And Accepted!"
Blake finally had enough and stood up, glaring at the three judging girls.
"Yes I Know, Even Before All This Started, He Was Still Cold, Blunt And Rude Towards Me!"
While Blake started to yell at her teammates, the shadow beneath her started to move and grow.
"But Unlike Others, Who Did It Because They Either Hated Me Or Wanted To Make Fun Of Me, Vergil Did It Because He Lived In A World Of Distrust And Manipulation!"
Blake's shadow grew/moved enough for the Devil Gals to notice and slowly back away.
"I Was The Only One Who Managed To See That And Understand That Side Of Him, And Once He Saw The Same In Me, He Understood I Could Be Trusted!"
The shadow was big and dark enough to cover the entire wall behind Blake, as it then opened its yellow eyes and glared down upon the demon-corrupted females.
"And If I Didn't Show Up Today, He Still Would've Trust Me, And We Could've Continued Spending Time Together, Reading, Talking, And Just Enjoying Each Other's Company!"
The Shadow then pounced off the wall and towards them, causing the three to pull out their weapons and get ready to fight.
"And unlike others who thought they could own me, or think they deserved my feelings, Vergil worked hard for it, and earned it, and even though he didn't show it, we were happy... Now all of that is gone, both his love for me, and his life..."
Blake covered her face with her hands and began to cry; as the shadow disappeared and went away, and all the three could do was watch their sobbing teammate sit back down and fall even deeper into her own sorrow.
"Oh please, I'm still very sure he's still alive."
The Four looked over to see Dante walking up to them; he seemed to be done talking with Mary, who was in the middle of climbing up the tower.
"And while I do have to question your taste in men, I still support your choices."
Dante walked up to her Shadow Kitty and gently petted her head.
"So much so, that after I kick my brother's ass, I'll explain everything to him and make him understand, hopefully, it's gonna be pain that's for sure when it happens."
The Hellish Belladonna couldn't help but chuckle, feeling slightly better after hearing those words come from Dante's mouth.
"Thank you Dante."
Blake smiles softly and rubs her eyes; the Red Coat Devil chuckles and flicks her hair.
"Just promise me not to cause any more trouble when you get emotional, alright? Gonna be hard to keep my promise on protecting his 'Pure Maiden'~"
Dante smirked in amusement, which made the Cat Ninja blush softly and look away, while the other Devil Gals giggled softly.
"Now then, Let's End This Party!~"
After Dante successfully calmed down his entire team, he was finally ready to continue on and move forward
"YEAH!"
The RWBY girls felt the same way, and with that, they all rushed forward and broke down, or more accurately opened, the door and entered the next room.
"Welcome To Hell, You Devil Rejects!~"
In this room, they saw the Jester had been waiting for them, and he quickly locked them inside.
"Oh Come On!"
The team DRWBY grimaced and winced, as they quickly pulled out their weapons and started shooting at the Clown, forcing him to dance.
"Whooop! Whooop! Whooop!~"
The Jester then jumps back from the bullets and starts to summon huge bouncy balls and sends them towards them; both Dante and Ruby continue to shoot, though at the balls this time, making them explode, while Weiss makes some demonic glyph platforms for Blake and Yang to jump on. Once they got close enough, the ninja kitty tossed her ribbon towards the blonde, once she caught it, the shadow cat swung the flaming brawler around and down towards the clown, which made her perform some sort of meteor strike punch, causing the demon to burst into confetti.
"Na, na, na, boo, boo, you can't hit me!~"
The Jester was at the other end of the room, laughing out loud before clapping his hand, stopping his first attack and performing a new one, which involved summoning Jester Circles all over the floor at random times and unleashing a giant ghost hand that tried to crush them, forcing the entire team to keep on moving and avoid the hands; luckily, Ruby managed to use her Devilish Speed to quickly dodge them all and get close to the Clown, slashing at him with her Crescent Devil, though when the sharp scythe cut him, he burst into confetti once more.
"DAMN IT!"
Ruby cursed in frustration, which caused the Clown to laugh loudly and stop his second attack.
"You And Your Potty Mouth, Looks Like I Need To Clean It With Soap Now!~"
Out of nowhere, a giant stone ball with a creepy face appeared, as if it had fallen from the sky, and landed in the center of the room; the Jester was riding on top of it.
"Oh god, that face is beyond creepy and gross!"
Weiss couldn't help but gag at the sight of the ball, which glared at her, and spit out a big red explosive loogie, which made her yelp in disgust as she quickly stabbed her Demonic Myrtenaster: Ice Mode, and quickly summoned a Ice Dome to protect herself. The Giant Round Head continued to spit out more explosive loogies everywhere; most would dodge and avoid such dangerous gross things, but Dante didn't. As he then readied his Rebellion, like a bat, and hit it back at the Head, hurting both him and the Clown. Once it recovered, it growled and started rolling and trying to run over the Red Coat Devil, but Yang quickly jumped in front of it and stopped it with her Satanic Celica. The action caused the Clown to wear a worried expression, as the Satanic Xiao Long gave a cute wink, before Full Power Punching the giant ball head, which made it roll and bounce around like crazy, and the Jester had to suffer being ran over and being slammed against the wall. Though before he could suffer anymore, the Hellish Belladonna stood in front of it, had her two Hellish Shroud blades out, and once it got close enough, she instantly performed the Rapid Slash attack, and appeared behind the giant ball. There was a moment of stillness, as Blake slowly put her sword in its sheath, and once it made the 'CLICK', the Giant Head exploded, and made the clown fall on his butt. It made him dizzy and have to shake his head to make himself think clearly, but once he recovered, a bunch of guns were pointed at his face, and the entire team wore an annoyed expression.
"Ughhh... Oopsie?"
These were his last words, before popping like a balloon and disappearing before they could shoot him; everyone let out a sigh of disappointment and relief.
"Let's just hope he doesn't come back..."
Dante sighed and put away his gun before beginning to walk towards the exit; the others followed suit and fell in behind him.
"I used to like clowns before I met him."
Ruby couldn't help but sigh sadly; her sister patted her shoulder comfortingly.
"Welp, at least I'm still the funny one~"
Yang smirks and puffs her chest out proudly, causing the Devilish Rose to glare at her.
"I said I hated clowns, not good jokes."
"HEY!"
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I couldn't fine a way to add any hints/clues in this chapter's, so don't look to deep into it.
(BTW, this will be the last time you all see the Jester for a while)