Jaune and everyone walked until they came across a large town that was very well fortified, they reached the south side of it and looked to see over 100 cult members, and they also saw many children in cages. Nadir was the angriest when he saw this, Jaune told them that they would attack that night as it was better than attack in plain daylight. They set up a small camp and they didn't light any fires to not attract attention. Jaune looked to see Reese and Nadir talking, he could make out Nadir talking about the caged children. Jaune went to talk to Arslan, wanting to know why this quest bothered Nadir so much.
"Arslan" Jaune said as he approched her
Arslan turned to him, "Jaune, what's up?" She asked
"it's about Nadir... Since the beginning of this he's been the most commited besides me to stop this cult" Jaune said "why is that?"
Arslan looked at him and nodded, "about seven months ago Nadir was out on a mission with us when he got news that the cult attacked his village he went home and we went with him, however when we got their most of his village was dead" Arslan told him "But they had also taken his little sister, Jasmin"
"and Reese, why is she also the only one comforting him?" Jaune asked
"they're dating" Arslan said
Jaune nodded
"why did you want to know?" Arslan asked
"I wanted to make sure Nadir wasn't going to do anything stupid" Jaune told her "and I'm sure he won't"
Arslan smiled, "so your gonna let his emotions be apart of this mission?"
"He wants to save his little sister, he knows not to do anything to reackless" Jaune told her
Arslan smiled, Jaune turned to walk back to camp only for them to hear cries and an explosion, the two leaders turned to the large town and saw smoke pouring from it. Jaune rushed to the town and told Arslan to get the others. Jaune used his semblance to grow a pair of Nevermore wings and took off.
Team RRBN followed the trail which lead to a large town, very well fortified, Ruby looked to see the Ice trail began to dissapear, they then heard the gates open to the town and they took out their weapons as they saw who it was. Standing there at the entrance was Ravenna and Freya along with some cut members and dust weapons.
"So Freya was telling the truth" Ravenna said "the goddess and the Grimm-Walker will be please that your here"
"Is he really alive?" Blake said
Ravenna looked to the faunas girl
"Is Jaune really alive!?" Blake cried
Ravenna smiled, "I see... is that what you came here for?" Ravena asked "Well, it seems My dear sister lied to you"
Freya looked to her sister confused, but Blake looked in anger, Blake charged at Ravenna but she quickly moved her hand and it became gold and blocked the attack from blake and she then kicked her away. Nora pulled her gun up and shot at them, one whizzed past Freya and into a building, causing a huge explosion.
Ruby activated her semblance to go over the wall and then attacked Freya, but Freya shot Ice at the girl, but ruby dodged them and slashed at her but Freya created a huge sheild of ice and blocked the attack. Ravenna rushed back to her tower to make sure the Mirror would be safe.
Ravenna was right at the door of her tower when many small fathers embedded themselves in her door. she looked up before she had to look at the ground as the figure landed. Jaune Grimm was face to face with Ravenna Queens.
"You must be Ravenna Queens" Jaune sneered
"Jaune Grimm, the Grimm-Walker" Ravenna said with a smile "Your friends from Beacon are here"
Jaune froze, were Ruby and the others here? was she lying? "your lying" Jaune told her
"Am I? look over there?" Ravenna said
Jaune turned to his right to see pink smoke come from the gates as well as large rose petals in a group attacking cult memebers
'shit, they really are here!' Jaune thought
Ravenna took this opertuninty to run to her door, Jaune snapped out just as she netered, he activated his semblance and his skin became as hard as a borbusk and he charged at the door breaking it down. Only to see a set of stair leading up and Ravenna running up, So he ran after her.
Neo and ABRN enetered the southern gates and began to attack the Cult members. Neo ran knocked out many of the cult memebers until one came behind and tried to strke her down, but they were knocked out from behind. Neo turned around only to be met with the last person she expected to see. Ruby Rose. The two looked at each other before Ruby aimed her weapon at Neo
"what the hell are you doing here!?" Ruby cried
"Believe it or not, but I'm here to put a stop to this cult" Neo replied
"I call Bull!" Ruby said and she was about to pull the trigger
"STOP!" came a voice
Ruby turned to see Arslan Atlan, and her eyes went wide
"Arslan? what are you doing here?" Ruby asked
"Same as you, She's with is too, as well as the Grimm-Walker" Arslan said
Ruby froze, "J-Jaune's alive... he's really alive!?" Ruby cried
Arslan looked at her confused, "how do you know him?"
Before anymore questions could be answered, they were shot at and they looked to see mutipule cult members shooting at them. the three hid behind a building and they were joined by Bolen. Arslan looked to him
"where's Reese and Nadir!?" she asked
"They went to free the kids!" Bolen replied
Blake knocked out a Cult member and tried to attack her, she looked to see Freya, Blake ran after her and slashed right at her, cuting her shoulder, Freya turned around to and formed a Ice sword and attacked Blake, But she blocked her attack with Apathy. Blake then used Gambol shroud and tried to cut Freya but she backed up and she then formed another Ice sword and looked to Blake.
"You lied to me!" Blake cried
"No! My sister lied! Your friend lives!" Freya said
Blake just charged at her and slashed at her, Freya blocked it and slashed at Blake but she used her semblance and created a clone and jumped over Freya and then stabbed her in the back. Freya dropped to the ground and Blake looked to see Ruby along with Arslan Atlan and Romans partner. She rushed to help them along with Ren and Nora.
Jaune made it to the top where he was face to face with Ravenna and behind her was a mirror, he felt hatered pure evil coming from the mirror, but it wasn't just that, he felt connected to it as well. Something was pulling him in,
"The Goddess is calling you isn't she?" Ravenna said with a smile
Jaune turned to her, "where did you get that?" Jaune asked
Ravenna smiled, "Cinder Fall gave it to me, she told me that the Goddess wanted to speak to me, at first i was skeptical, but when i called to it, she answered, she told me about you and how you could lead us to evolution!" Ravenna said
Jaune looked at her with anger, "and how did she explain that I could make you evolve?" Jaune asked
"She told me about how you were her decentant, how bearing your children could allow us to created human and Grimm Hybrids"
Jaune froze, 'Does she know about everything?' Jaune thought
Ravenna created a spike of gold from her arm and tried to stab Jaune but he instead moved her arm and stabbed her in the chest, Killing her, she looked at him with wide eyes, until she turned to the Mirror and smiled
"My Lady! I've brought him!" Ravenna cried
Suddently, the room became surrounded by black goo and the Mirrir vibrated and black tar fell out of the mirror, and it began to form a woman figure and then the tar fell away revealing a woman with pale skin, red and Black eyes, and she wore a dress.
Ravenna fell to the ground dead. Jaune looked to the woman, and she did the same to him.
"Your must be my decentant, Jaune Arc, or is it Jaune Grimm?" she said with a smile
"So, your Salem" Jaune said
Salem nodded, "I believe we have much to talk about" Salem said
"We do" Jaune said
Jaune put his sword away and looked to her...
while that was happening, The rest defeated the cult and moved to help get the children out. Nadir and Reese already lead a group of children out with one on his back. Arslan smiled, knowing that on his back was Jasmin, she was out cold but she was not harmed.
Nadir smiled at his friends as he continued to walk. They all settled down as Bolen watched the kids and also fed them.
Ruby, Blake, Ren, and Nora walked to Neo and Arslan
"you still haven't answered my question," Ruby told Arslan
Arslan turned to her and looked to Neo
"What is she doing here Ruby?" Blake asked, referring to Neo
"apparently she's helping them stop the cult" Ruby replied, "I want to know Arslan, how do you know Jaune?"
Blake froze at this as did Nora and Ren. 'was Freya telling the truth!? if so why did Ravenna lie to us?' Blake asked herself
Arslan sighed, "Jaune is the one who brought us here," Arslan said
Blake was shocked, she walked to Arslan, "where is he!? where is Jaune!? Blake cried
But then an Ice shard passed the two and they turned to see Freya standing there with blood falling from her side
"DIE YOU FUCKING BITCH!" Freya cried as she shot multiple ice spikes at the group
they moved out of the way so they couldn't be killed, but then a shot rang out as well as a scream.
They all got up to see Nadir on the ground with an Ice spike in his chest as well as Reese's gun in his hand, Reese crawled to his body and cried. But the shock wasn't over as the top of the tower exploded and the rest fell to the ground, but they all saw a Blonde figure fall into a nearby house.
Blake knew who it was and ran to him... Hoping that he wasn't actually dead. She already lost him once, she wouldn't lose him again...
Jaune was unconscious but in his hand was a shard of the Mirror. The conversation he had with Salem would still be fresh in his mind. The two Arcs talked. but what about?