Lurking Darkness (Main Timeline)

Embodiment Of Hate

"Can't breathe..." You think, completely out of breath.

Yang: "Well, that was harrowing."

Jaune: "We're not in the clear yet. We still have to search this whole thing and find Oscar before the Ace Ops blow us to pieces."

Yang: "How are we supposed to find Oscar? It's going to be like looking for a needle in a..."Yang looks around, realizing the situation you're all in.

You and Yang: "Giant whale..."

Yang: "Why did we think this was a good idea?"

Ren: "I, I might be able to help. I can sense spike in people's emotions, I think. It happened on Winter's ship, if I focus my Aura, I can keep it up." You all look at his new development surprised.

Yang: "Okay. That's new. Maybe one of them is Oscar?" Yang looks at Jaune who shrugs.

Ren: "I can sort of tell where they are, but not who. They're more or less in the same area though, further in. I can lead." Jaune quickly grabs his shoulder.

Jaune: "Hey, you don't have to drain yourself, I can help too."

Y/n: "That's right, he can reset your Aura!" Ren smiles slightly.

Ren: "Yeah, u-uh, good thinking. Thanks." You smile. Jaune clicks his teeth.

Jaune: "Well, lead the way..." He makes finger guns and you and Yang roll your eyes. You all begin walking, following Ren as Jaune uses his Semblance on him.

"Glad you made him see reason, upset Ren is not a fun thing to deal with."

"I only told him that his friends are irreplaceable. If he lost you all, he'd never forgive himself."

"You know, I still—."

"Think about Beacon, I know. Remember, I'm in your head Y/n." You slightly chuckle.

"Then you know that... I still haven't fully forgiven myself for not being able to stop Cinder."

"I'm still here aren't I?"

"It's not the same. I wish you were here, alongside us. Fighting the Grimm hordes and telling Ironwood to go off himself. If I was as strong as I am now, I could've saved you."

"You did all you could. That's all anyone could've asked of you."

"I did all I could at that time, not what I was capable of. Either way, it doesn't change the fact that you're here in my head now. And I'm so grateful for that."

"As am I." You see Jaune's Aura glimmer, he stops and takes a second.

Jaune: *breathing heavily* "Sorry." He tries to rest his hand on the wall, but it slides off.

Ren: "It's not your fault. I'm masking and tracking at the same time."

Yang: "Do you guys need a minute?" Jaune turns around.

Jaune: "We don't know how much longer we have. Why don't you give masking a break? Give me directions and I'll scout ahead."

Ren: "Thanks. We should be heading straight for a while." Jaune nods and begins to run away.

Yang: "Well at least you guys being friends again takes the sting out of impending doom." She smiles at her joke.

Ren: "It's... okay to be afraid you know? You don't always have to hide it with a joke." He smiles. Yang exhales and chuckles.

Yang: "Glad to know I'm not the only one who's afraid."

Y/n: "Afraid? I've shit myself four times since we've gotten on this thing." Ren shakes his head.

Ren: "I don't see fear in you. You're just worried. But Jaune, I see no fear in him."

Y/n: "Thanks a lot Ren. But... it's good to see you happy again." He smiles and nods, you all hear boots hitting ground hard, you look over and see Jaune sprinting at you three.

Jaune: "Ren, mask us!" Ren masks everyone. A floating Grimm appears from around a corner. You look over to see Ren's Aura faltering.

Y/n: "Welp. Guess it's guns blazin' huh?" You pull out Ekdíkisi and prepare for battle, you hear Ren gasp as his Aura gives out, the Grimm turns around and screeches, you impale it before more can come. You hear more screams of Grimm in the distance.

Y/n: "I say we get back to back! Like a few badasses." Yang grabs a Seer and flings it into Beowolf.

Yang: "No need when I can just kill everything that tries to kill me." She cocks her Ember Celica and runs forward, wiping out multiple Grimm in the blink of an eye.

Y/n: "Sometimes I forget just how strong that girl is." You smile and join her, slicing through Grimm after Grimm with Ekdíkisi. You turn up the heat and release a wave of fire in front of you, incinerating a few Sabres. You stand up and return back to normal.

Ren: "What now?" Yang turns around.

Yang: "Let's do what we do best, charge blindly into danger!"

Jaune: "I would've gone with keep moving forward but sure. Ren? Y/n?"

Ren: "Forward. No matter what."

Y/n: "Let's win this race guys." You all run forward to find Oscar. You all round corner after corner, at full speed, praying that the next turn will be the one where you see your missing friend.

"What if we don't find him in time Pyrrha?"
"You will. I know it." You smile.

"Well. Your instincts haven't led me astray yet."
"Yet?" She chuckles. You four round another corner and you all stop.

Yang: "You." You recognize the two people in front of you.

Y/n: "Emerald and Hazel!"

Hazel: "Wait, stop!" He runs forward with his hands up before he begins to flicker, revealing...

Jaune: "Oscar!" Jaune runs forward and picks him up, Oscar groans a bit, you can see how much damage they did to him.

Y/n: "Been a while buddy."

Emerald: "I knew I sensed some weak minds nearby."

Jaune: "What's... going on here?"

Oscar: "It's a long story." Yang walks forward, obviously ready for a fight.

Yang: "You're gonna have to try to summarize it."

Y/n: "That's a good idea Yang." You walk forward. Your eyes turn blood red as you heat up.

"Are you okay?"
"She's part of the reason you're the way you are Pyrrha. No I'm not okay."

Yang: "Why should we trust you?"

Ren: "Because she's scared. Just like us." A moment of silence passes.

Emerald: "Or maybe I just know the way outta here." She walks forward.

(cont.): "Anyone comi—?" You stick your arm out in front of her.

Y/n: "You do anything I deem suspicious, I'll kill you where you stand, no hesitation." Your eyes turn back to normal.

Emerald: "Was expecting the red eyes."

Y/n: "Remember? My Semblance is based off of my emotions." You get a bit closer to her face.

(cont.): "I'm calmer than a still lake Emerald. Try me." Her eyes widen, showing some fear.

Emerald: "Let's just get out of here." You all follow her, running at break-neck speeds.