Chapter 5: Caging the Beast
[Time Skip, Late That Night, (Y/N)'s POV]
I wandered through down town Vale, searching for something to play with. More people had chased after me, each one falling the same as the ones before.
Cody: "I have to admit... Their persistence is amusing! The kill count is forty seven, and I'm sure they'll still send more!"
Cody and I laughed in unison. But my smile slowly faded.
Me: "I hate to say, but this is getting a bit boring. They all die so quickly."
Cody: "We could always find the source of these little insects. The one sending them HAS to be somewhat strong."
I thought for a moment, then the smile quickly returned to my face.
Me: "Sounds fun!"
["Boss"'s POV]
Grunt: "Ma'am... The agents you sent are dead... That's the fourteenth squad we've sent... If I may, I think we shou-"
Me: "I didn't ask for your opinion. Send a large group to capture him, lead him here. I'll take care of this... I've been kept waiting too long."
Grunt: "Y-Yes ma'am...."
[(Y/N)'s POV]
I kept wandering around the streets, waiting for another group to show up.
Cody: "They should be here soon. So, what are we gonna do to get them to talk?"
I started laughing.
Me: "I was thinking we'll slaughter all but one, make them watch, then torture them until they talk."
Cody: "Sounds good to me!"
We continued walking for awhile until we rounded a corner and came face to face with at least a dozen armed men.
Cody: "Awww look, they're trying to ambush us...."
I formed my claws and stared the group down.
Cody: "How cute."
I shot forward and sliced the closest man in half, at the waist. The others then started running.
Me: "Aww, are you scared of lil' old me?"
I smiled wider as I began to chase them down, to me, they looked like little mice. The slower ones were easily picked off as I slashed through them while still moving forward. Then they began taking turns and moving down alleyways to get away from me, which of course didn't work. I smiled as I saw the rest of the group run into a building and slam the door behind them. The building looked to be a warehouse of some sort. I slowed my pace and walked up to the door. I heard people talking and shifting around. An evil grin crept onto my face.
[Boss's POV]
GroupLeader: "Ma'am! He's right behind us, what should we-"
Suddenly a set of claws ripped through the door behind him and grabbed onto the panting leader. He screamed as the claw pulled him back, forcing him outside. Screaming echoed into the building but abruptly stopped as gurgling and the sound of something tearing took its place. The door then flew off the hinges hitting another grunt. The boy I had been trying to capture slowly walked in, holding the top half of the dead team leader, he was cut off at the waist. The boy held onto him by the neck, he then threw the severed upper body on the floor in front of him. He was covered in blood and had a large smile on his face.
(Y/N): "Oh honey, I'm home!"
I couldn't help but smile as he began laughing hysterically.
[(Y/N)'s POV]
I moved forward and began slaughtering the other armed men. Beheading one, bisecting another, and digging my claws into another and ripping him in two. Finally, one was left. I ran forward and slammed him into the ground, I pinned him to the floor and hovered my index finger over his eye. I then created a needle like blade from my index finger that was a mere inch from his eye.
Me: "Alright. So where's your boss. Can't wait to meet him, maybe he'll put up more of a fight!"
He seemed too terrified to answer. I was about to say something else until another voice spoke.
???: "Don't you mean 'You can't wait to meet her'?"
I looked up to see a women in a long black cloak. She was deathly white, had red irises and black sclerae, her hair was white and tied into a bun with six offshoots. On her face were what looked like veins, only deep red and purple. I tilted my head to the side.
Me: "So you sent these people after me?"
She nodded. I smiled and stabbed my blade into the man's eye, I then plucked his eye from the socket and stood up. I flicked the man's eye over to the woman, it landed in front of her and rolled a little ways.
Me: "I've been dying to meet you. Thanks for sending the playthings, but they got boring."
I recreated my claws and slowly started to walk forward.
Me: "Tell me, why send so many after me?"
???: "That's simple child. I want you. I want you to be where you belong, here, with me."
I started laughing again.
Me: "Listen lady, I choose where I belong. And to be honest, I don't go for older chicks. But, enough talk, let's play!"
I charged forward and slashed at her. But somehow... I missed. I spun and slashed at her again and again, but she kept moving last second.
Me: "Stay still and let me tear that beautiful snow white flesh off!"
I extended the length of my claws and picked up my speed.
???: "Enough of this. You'll be coming with me."
Suddenly a dark red glyph appeared under my feet. It then felt as if I were being pulled to ground with great force. I struggled to stand up but somehow managed. I smiled as I reached for the mystery woman. My claws were mere inches from her face when the force of the glyph increased causing me to fall to my knees. The strength of the glyph continued to pick up, forcing me onto my hands and knees. Eventually it became too much and I fell, laying flat on the floor. The woman walked forward and kneeled in front of me.
???: "Won't you come peacefully? You'll be able to kill as much as you want, be free, you'll be able to be the real you. And all you have to do is pledge your-"
I quickly created multiple blades from my back and arms, in an attempt to skewer her, however it didn't work because my blades stopped before touching her. She let out a sigh and placed a hand on my cheek, her skin was ice cold.
???: "I suppose we'll do things the hard way then."
Suddenly all my blades broke and crumbled, including my claws.
Cody: "What the fuck is this chick...?"
Cody leaned down beside me. He looked panicked.
Cody: "We... Need to get out of here... Now... Get up now."
Me: "Don't you think I would've done that if I could?"
Cody: "I don't like that look on her face. I know what she'll do... She's gonna cage us again... She... She's gonna lock us away..."
Me: "Calm down Cody... We'll think of something."
I turned my attention to the woman, only to see her looking at me as if she were amused. I heard footsteps of multiple people, armed men surrounded me, then point rifles at me. When a gun shot rang out I felt something that felt like a dart go into my left shoulder. I managed to crane my neck to look over my shoulder at the object. It was, what I assume to be a tranquilizer dart. I started laughing.
Me: "When I get to you. I promise, you won't die quickly."
???: "If you get to me at all."
Multiple shots rang out as I felt more darts go into my back. I started to feel dizzy and began to close my eye. Fenrir started nudging my head to try and keep me awake.
Cody: "No, no, no, no. Stay awake (Y/N) come on, we can't fall asleep here! Come on, stay-"
I passed out before he could finish.
[(Y/N)'s Dream]
I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in a white padded room, just like the one I once knew. Cody sat on the floor, clutching onto his head.
Cody: "Not good, not good, not good, not good...."
Me: "Cody, what the hell is wrong with you?"
He started hyperventilating.
Cody: "I'm you... I'm part of your mind... You're suppressing your emotions, so they come to me... Inside you're scared, you're terrified of being locked away with your thoughts again... I don't want to be locked away again, all the silence. All the tests, all the mind numbing medication... I don't want that again...."
I sighed.
Me: "We escaped once, we can do it again. Now let's wake up."
[End Dream]
I slowly opened my eyes and looked around. I was in some sort of cell, it looked rather old timey, with iron bars and cement walls. I looked down to see myself in a plain white straight jacket, and white pants with buckles and straps that restricted my movement, I could only shuffle slightly to move. I tried to use my semblance but when I tried red markings appeared on the straitjacket.
Me: 'Well that's weird.'
I sighed as I looked out of the cell and notice one armed guard, he was a wolf faunas. I then looked around the room and got an idea.
Me: "Hey Fido, I need to use the bathroom."
Faunas: "Nice try. Not happening."
Me: "Oh come on, there's no bathroom in here. Plus I can barely move."
Faunas: "It's not happening. So just shut up and-"
I cut him off by loudly whistling. His ears twitched furiously and he covered his ear.
Faunas: "Fine! Christ sake just stop that!"
I stopped and smiled.
Me: "Thanks fluffy."
I shakely stood up as he unlocked the cell and began to lead me down the hall.
Me: "So. What does being a lackey pay?"
Faunas: "Shut up and keep moving."
He started to slow down so that he could keep an eye on me. I smiled and let out another loud whistle. He turned and began to shout.
Faunas: "Cut that-
Before he could finish I lunged forward and bit down on his neck. I dug my teeth in as hard as I could and jerked my head backwards, tearing out his jugular. He fell to the ground gurgling as I spit out the string of flesh I had in my mouth.
Me: "Told you we could do it again."
Cody started chuckling.
Cody: "I remember the first person who tried to pick you up while you were fully awake, he ended up the same way."
Me: "And now for my next trick...."
I positioned my shoulder oddly then slammed myself into the wall, dislocating my shoulder. After a bit of struggling I got the straitjacket off.
Me: "Ta da."
I then grabbed onto my arm and popped my shoulder back into socket. I then sliced the straps off of the pants.
Cody: "Now let's get the fuck outta here."
Me: "Agreed."
I began running with Fenrir and Cody behind me.
[Time Skip, Five Minutes]
We had been moving around for a bit now. We quickly realized this wasn't just a prison, it seemed as if it were a castle, a rather nice one at that. Finally we had reached what seemed like the right way, seeing as there were multiple guards blocking a large set of doors.
Cody: "That's gotta be the way out."
Me: 'Things are gonna get loud once we start this. I count five, so it'll make some noise.'
Cody: "I can't believe I'm saying this, but let's kill them quick."
I grinned and created a long blade between my ring and middle finger.
[Boss's POV]
I watched from the balcony as (Y/N) began to slaughter more guards. I smiled as I watched his elegantly brutal fighting style.
Me: "It's hard to believe he was raised by Ozpin."
As he finished off the last guard he turned to the door and went to open it. But I created a glyph under his feet, holding him in place.
[(Y/N)'s POV]
Me: "Shit."
I was stuck to the floor. I was suddenly turned to face a large stair case as the woman from before walked down the steps.
Salem: "Forgive me. It slipped from my mind that I had not introduced myself. I am Salem, and welcome to my home."
As she neared me I readied to create blades. Once she was in range I created as many as possible to catch her off guard from any angle, but, like before, they stopped before hitting. She shook her head and placed a hand on my cheek.
Salem: "You will learn soon that you cannot defy me. You'll also learn..."
She got rather close to my face and locked eyes with me.
Salem: "Things will get a lot better for you if you just kneel to me."
She ran her hand to my neck.
Salem: "I'll make a deal with you. If you kneel, I'll let you stay out of that cell. And if you obey my every whim, you'll learn to love it here, and learn to love me."
I started laughing.
Me: "You honestly think I would ever-"
Cody: "Stop.... Listen to her."
I looked over to my right.
Me: "What are you talking about!?"
Cody: "We can't go back in that cell, she'll tighten security, it'll be impossible to get out. We can't... Be caged again... It reminds us of back then.... Just listen to her."
Me: "What is wrong with you?! Why are you so afraid of her?!"
Cody: "I'm you. You know why, you're just hiding it, which once again, everything you suppress goes to me. At first it was the psychotic impulse now it's the emotion. Just listen to her, we can't beat her."
I thought for a moment. I nodded.
Me: "Fine. Salem. I'll kneel."
Salem: "Good boy."
She placed both hands on the sides of my face and leaned in. Her lips were inches from mine... Until.
Guard: "Ma'am! The prisoner has-"
A look of pure anger spread over her face as she turned to the guard.
Guard: "I-I... D-D-Didn't realize you had found him ma'am I-I-"
A glyph appeared under him and almost instantly he fell to the floor with great force. I heard the familiar sounds of bone snapping and breaking apart. He started to cough up blood as his body lowered further to the ground. Then, his spine bent and with a sick snap, he went still. I couldn't help but start laughing hysterically.
Me: "H-He looked s-so terrified... That was beautiful!"
I managed to speak through my laughter and heavy breathing.
Salem: "Now."
I turned my attention to her. The glyph underneath me disappeared and allowed me to move again.
Salem: "Kneel."
I sighed and kneeled down.
Salem: "Will you obey me? Without question?"
Me: "Yes."
Salem: "And will you stay here, until the end?"
I looked back at Cody, he nodded.
Me: "Yes."
Salem: "Good. Now stand, and follow me. I'll show you to my chamber."
Me: "Your chamber?"
Salem: "Of course. Where else would my prince be sleeping?"
Me/Cody: 'Oh shit.'
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