Child of Grimm

Power of illusion

I let out a breath and I follow Qrow and Amber to the school...the completion is going on Qrow says there's no classes. Ok. I follow them into the stands and I find Ruby. I sit by her as I see Yang and a few others go out for the doubles matches. Now for the first doubles match! Lets see ...Yang Xiao long! And Mercury! I say to myself as he spots me and smirks.

No! I whisper.

Oh my gods Amber whispers. Ani? Qrow says as that's her cover name.

He's one of them she whispers.

The fight begins and I close my eyes and open them as another mercury appears and yang attacks the phantom but hits the real one.

Qrow stands up. Did you see that? He says. Yes. He just tried to attack her when she had won
and had her back turned.

I saw two Mercurys. She attacked the illusion but hit him in reality.

She broke his leg! A leg that's metal? Just wait. Azdra says. Yang is escorted to her room and

I follow
the rest of the team to our room. I sit in my hammock. Yang sits on her bed crying. You all believe me
right? Yang asks. Of course we do.

You would never do something like that without good reason. Weiss says.

I believe you sis. Blake? Yang says her voice breaking. I..Blake! I want to believe you. Look me in the eyes and tell me that you were attacked she says. Yang takes a breath. I saw him attack me so I attacked back. She says.

She looks up at me. Azdra? You're quiet. I don't just believe you yang. I've been through this. Mercury is a jerk and a dirty cheat. What do you mean? Yang asks. His partner. Her semblance is illusions I've had someone ...confirm it.

Anyway just by her doing that was cheating. She made you see mercury attack you only you saw that.

The camera caught you attacking a so called innocent that isn't so innocent. And don't feel bad.

Where you hit him is only metal.

Wow. Yang says. That does make me feel better. The door opens and the General comes in. He sees me what are you doing here.

I..live here. Ok. He says coming in. He sighs.

I'm here to tell you that you have been disqualified he says. No matter what really happened the world saw you attack unprovoked. After the competition there will be an investigation about what happened he says.

You were not he only one seeing things other students have reported the same. I sit up in my hammock and I say but you should know Yang didn't break anything. What do you mean? You can't break a bone that's not there. He has metal legs Azdar says.

Oh..the General says. I..will look into that. Try to get some sleep and Miss Xiao Long I believe for your own safety it is best that you stay in the dorms accept for emergencies of course he says.

Good night ladies stay vigilant he says. He takes his leave and then Blake and Weiss decide to go out
to get a drink and Ruby goes to walk around.

There's a knock on the door and I see that it's Qrow and Ani. Hi fire cracker. I slide from my perch.

I'll give you all some space. Qrow nods and I give him a look and he nods. Ani smiles at me and I go back to the stands and sit by Nora and Ren and Jaune. How's yang? Jaune asks. Her uncle and a...friend is talking to her. I think she'll feel better after that.

Good. Look it's
Phyrra! Nora says. I smile as I watch the randomization process.

Oh no. I whisper.

When I see its penny and Phyrra.

What's wrong? Jaune asks. Polarity and metal. I whisper.

What?! I pull him down we can't do anything. I say.

I take jaune's popcorn and I focus on emerald and when I see illusions pop up I toss a piece of popcorn at her.

The illusion falls and phyrra manages to cut the strings before they do any more damage to Penny. She's still left without her left arm. PENNY! She cries.

That...that...that...was fun...I'm so sorry I...I saw ...it's ok...I know you're...you're my friend ...one day I'll come back...her eyes roll back and she shuts down. PENNY! No!

Cinders voice suddenly comes over the loud speaker.

This is not a tragedy. This was not an accident. This is what happens when you hand over your trust, your safety, your children, to men who claim to be our guardians, but are in reality nothing more than men. Our academies' headmasters wield more power than most armies, and one was audacious enough to control both.
They cling to this power in the name of peace, and yet, what do we have here? One nation's attempt at a synthetic army mercilessly torn apart by another's star pupil. What need would Atlas have for a soldier disguised as an innocent little girl? I don't think the Grimm can tell the difference. And what, I ask you, is Ozpin teaching his students? First, a dismemberment, now this? Huntsmen and Huntresses should carry themselves with honor and mercy, yet I have witnessed neither.

Perhaps Ozpin felt as though defeating Atlas in the tournament would help people forget his colossal failure to protect Vale when the Grimm invaded its streets. Or perhaps this was his message to the tyrannical dictator that has occupied an unsuspecting kingdom with armed forces.

I run out of the stadium as Qrow calls after me. I go outside and I
feel the Grimm in the distance as well as something BIG.

I go over to two guards and I say what the hell are you doing listening to that there are grimm!

Who are you kid? Look! They turn and see the Grimm. I run from them and go to a group ....

Honestly, I haven't the slightest clue as to who is right and who is wrong, but I know that the existence of peace is fragile, and the leaders of our kingdoms conduct their business with iron gloves. As someone who hails from Mistral, I can assure you the situation there is equally undesirable.

Our kingdoms are at the brink of war, yet we, the citizens, are left in the dark. So, I ask you, when the first shots are fired, who do you think you can trust?
Cinder giving speech.

I am surrounded by grimm and I plant my sword on the ground and I reach out to them but they
are too far gone to save. I create a glyph and the entire circle of
eight Ursa that surrounded me.

More come after and they all meet the same fate. I whiz around defeating Grimm left and right until I hear Phyrra.

AZDAR! I turn to her. What is it? Ozpin he's in the vault with cinder!

She killed amber! She has the maidens power! errERRAAHh! I go past her and I begin heading to the vault

No! I turn to her. I am going to
help my farther or - I see a bright flash and I say he's gone. She's going to the top of the tower I say. Phyrra sighs.

She turns away from me and I watch as she kisses Jaune and tells him to get help.

I call Qrow on my scroll he doesn't answer so I leave him a message.

WIZARD DOWN. I say and then I close the scroll.

What's
that? Trust me.

What's the plan?