The Knights of Grimm - Act 3 - Shattered Memory

Chapter 33 - Betrayal

Qrow

Adam stares directly at them, through that signature mask that he wears over his scarred blinded eyes. He holds Wilt and Blush in his only hand, the red blade glimmers as the sunlight reflects off the metal, Qrow slowly and cautiously stands up as he looks at him. Mazen stood beside him with his Chainsword in his hand, growling as it pumps smoke from the engine loaded inside. Qrow slowly approaches Adam, with the hopes of calming him down as he approaches. "Adam...calm down..." Qrow attempts as he approaches him, but Adam scoffs as he glares.

"No..." Adam responds with a soft and menacing voice, sounding just like the man that he tried to change from being.

"This can't be right, it was Salem's voice – you heard it." Qrow tries to explain as he approaches, but it was not Salem that turned him against them. It was the voice that he heard, and the footage that they witnessed.

"I don't care about Salem – she betrayed us." Adam snarls with anger as he stands there, Mazen towering above him, staring at Qrow as well with that mask still hiding his face. Qrow still remembers the footage...hearing her say what she said to Sienna – they've no idea that this is all part of Vir Nominis Umbra's game. An idea crafted by deception, and the idea is growing within the White Fang.

"It doesn't make sense; Blake never showed that kind of personality before." Qrow states, still having faith in her, hoping to disarm the situation. But Adam seems to have been swayed by the idea, the tightness in the grip on Wilt and Blush is all they need to know. Cinder stares at him and she holds her arm behind her back – if anyone understands how Salem works it is her – she slowly and carefully begins to form fire in her hand as she stares at him. Her eyes faintly glow but have not yet ignited in their Fall Maiden ignition. Glynda has her hand close to her crop to fight Adam and Mazen if she has to, and even Qrow has his hand close to his sword for when he needs to draw it. Taiyang's fists begin to glow brighter as he prepares to fight and Raven has her hand rested on the hilt of the Odachi which is still sheathed. Hazel clenches his massive hands into fists.

They know that a fight is coming...

"She lied to us, Qrow – she got us to believe she wanted to bring equality but she even tricked me!" Adam roars with rage, his teeth gritted as he stares at them. Qrow's eyes turn to Mazen who looks at him.

"I bet you're happy, aren't ya?" Qrow questions sternly, Mazen just glares back. Then he answers his question.

"You humans will always treat us like dirt, and clearly Blake has joined your side to bring the Faunus down." He growls, Raven shakes her head with disgust as she glares at the two White Fang loyalists.

"You're letting the past blind you, don't you see she is manipulating us on our worst fears?" Raven questions.

"If Blake comes back from Mistral, we will interrogate her. Find out what happened, 'cause we all know that the footage on there was not in her personality. She looked up to Sienna like an Aunt, why would she kill her?" Qrow questions as he slowly moves his hand towards his sword as he waits to see how this confrontation ends. He truly hopes it will not end in bloodshed – Yang, Weiss, Sun and Neptune are not in the best situation at the moment. All Adam would have to do is stab them, because their aura is down and not regenerating at all...

The Plague – Horridus Morbus – is somehow keeping their aura at a critical level, whilst it slowly kills them.

"It does not have to end like this, Adam." Qrow says to him, hoping to sway him. Adam stands there and he raises the blade towards him.

"I'm sorry – but the world has proved my fears to be true – and now our alliance is finished." Adam snarls, suddenly lunging forward to attack Qrow.