The wounded warrior

Team Honor

I was currently sitting in my dorm with my armor off and my sword off meditating. It's been three days since tie's death and i've been here for those three days. Ruby came by to see if i was ok, but i didn't answer. I keep thinking about his death and asking myself if i did it for the reason i said...or i did it for another reason.

"Look at you, your pitiful", a voice said.

I look towards the voice to see myself except i looked darker and more gruesome. I could almost say he looked like an evil version of myself. This must be my anger manifesting into its own being.

"I'm guessing your my anger?", i asked.

"Yeah, so?", he asked.

"Another demon to overcome", i said.

"Please, you know you have so much power that you could take over remnant", he said standing up and holding his hands in the air.

"That is not what i want, and it's against my code", i said calmly.

"SCREW THE CODE!!", he yelled getting angry.

"Without my code i have no honor", i said still calm.

"He's right you know", my younger self said manifesting himself.

"How would you know? your just a small kid", he said.

"Enough, my younger self can stay. I know i've lost my sanity, but he stays since he doesn't annoy me. You though, you have to go", i said giving him a glare.

"Tch, fine", he said vanishing into dust.

I felt my scroll buzz. I reached it to see a text message from ozpin asking me to meet him. I assume it's about Tai, i wonder why it took him so long. I'm sure summer must have told him along with yang and ruby. I wonder how they'll take it. I hope i didn't dishonor ozpin. I got up and equipped my armor and sword. I exited my dorm and headed to ozpin's office. I ended up passing ruby's team as they were heading to vale. She saw me and ran over.

"Max, are you ok?", she asked worried.

"yes ruby, i'm do much better", i answered.

"That's good", she said smiling.

"By the way, have you talked to mom at all?", i asked.

"y...yeah", she said with a depressed tone.

"Did she tell you what happened?", i asked. She nodded her head.

"I'm sorry, but i had to do what was needed", i said.

"Thank you", she said. I instantly looked at her confused with her answer.

"I never knew my mother was going through all of that. Thank you for stopping her pain, even though....you killed him", she said getting teary eyed.

"Please don't cry ruby. I don't like it when you cry, i must be on my way", i said continuing to walk away. 

"See you later max", she said as i continued on my way.

I made it to the elevator pressing the button for ozpin's office. I waited patiently for the elevator to arrive which it did after a minute. I entered the elevator and pressed the button going to ozpin's office. As we were going up i noticed that the elevator seemed off weight to one side, i wonder why. The elevator dings as it opens to show ozpin sitting at his desk with Glynda right next to me. I walked up to his desk and bowed.

"You called for me ozpin", i said.

"yes, i would like to ask you a question. Did you kill Tai Yang Xiao Long?", he asked.