- Salem's POV -

No word from the two of them, not so unexpected. Nevertheless the battle should be a short one should my Grimm continue to waste their ammo and resources. They should be driven out of these lands soon.

The door suddenly opens, i raise my head to see if they had returned. Perhaps they should be given another scolding for their-

No, it can't be...

(Y/N) and Amber... working together?

(Y/N): "Honey! I'm home!"

He boasted. I couldn't believe my eyes. These two were supposed to serve as a buffer and delay for my plan. Why now! They were supposed to be enemies!

Salem: "How is it you two have gotten together? I made sure to-"

(Y/N): "You don't count on the fact that henchmen can think for themselves. Your plans always depend on the individual. As a coward like you doesn't seem to like getting her hands dirty."

Amber: "My semblance revealed to (Y/N) how full of deceit his past was. He decided to make himself his own King and overthrow the Queen."

I chuckled, letting out a small laugh.

Salem: "Ha ha ha, do you actually think you two lowly underlings can hope to overthrow me?"

(Y/N): "Why don't you come over here and find out, oh so powerful Mistress of the Grimm?"

These two fools know not what awaits them...

- (Y/N)'s POV -

I whispered to Amber just as Salem's right hand began to glow red. I kept my grip on Adam's sword.

(Y/N): "Remember the plan Amber, everything has to work like a clock."

Amber: "Gotcha."

Salem fired a red beam from her hand at me, I pulled Adam's sword out of the sheath as I blocked it. The sword began to glow as it absorbed the blast.

(Y/N): "Flank her."

Amber nodded and cocked her SMG, running to the right.

I sheathed Adam's sword as I drew my revolver and fired, Salem failed to block the first round but blocked the other with a sword she summoned. She charged at me, full speed. I flipped my revolver to try and pistol whip her, Salem swung her blade, missing every time as always I used my semblance to my advantage.

One of Amber's throwing knives dug itself into her back, Amber attacked with her remaining one as Salem blocked it. I punched her and felt her grip my hoodie as I was tossed into the wall.

Salem's power beam barely missed Amber as I threw a few Ace of Spade card shurikens at Salem, two of them were able to score a hit. I kissed a third one, which was full of thermite, throwing that too.

Salem: "Damn you!"

She yelled, firing another beam at the thrown card, which still ignited the thermite inside. Spilling it all over her, who's garments caught fire. Amber moved to cover, we both then engaged at the same time, I repeatedly fired my revolver, absorbing another blast from Salem using Adam's sword. Amber did her best to dodge her blasts, utilizing her Faunus abilities to dodge anything Salem threw at her.

Amber: "Take this."

Amber fired a grenade from her SMG's launcher, Salem took the full impact. I grabbed her throwing knife she tossed to me, leaping whilst holding it in a stabbing position.

Salem was quick to react on this one though, blasting me as I hit the ceiling. Falling to the floor behind Amber.

My black aura flickered. I got back up without much effort though. I then felt my watch, eager to use it. No, not yet.

I was quick to get back into the conflict, Salem thought I was down and out for the count. As she was focused on overpowering Amber. Who was losing ground quickly. I brought out Adam's sword once more, Salem hasn't caught onto my strategy yet...

(Y/N): "HEY! Bimbo!"

I yelled, twirling around Wilt. Motioning for her to come at me. As I ran towards her.

Salem raised her hand, firing once more to try and keep her away from me. She was determined to try and keep me away. It only aided me further.

Salem: "I will not be beaten by two delinquents!"

I stepped forwards, Salem's beam intensified. But I only pressed onwards, step after step she tried to repel me as Amber kept her distracted. Salem for the first time I've ever seen her in weeks seemed... stressed.

Just then, I thought up of something...

(Y/N): "AMBER! Catch!"

I tossed her the throwing knife she gave me s few moments ago. She caught it and attempted to stab Salem. She saw this coming but had no more limbs to use against her. She gritted her teeth as she ceased her defensive on me and caught Amber's wrist before she could stab her.

I quickly pulled out the knob on my watch, my boot-knife clicked out. I charged forwards. Salem was now too slow to react, having expended so much energy trying to keep me away. I charged with all of my might and kicked as ahrd as I could. stabbing her in the abdomen.

Salem: "Arghhb!"

She grunted in pain, collapsing and leaving both of her hands exposed as she knelt on all fours on the ground. I saw my vital opportunity, gripping Adam's sword tightly, which was teeming with energy Salem sent towards me.
I grinned maniacally and sent all that accumulated energy right back at her...

...slicing off both of her hands while she was venerable. Exactly as planned. No hands. No powers.

Salem: "AHHHHHHH! My hands!"

She screamed, rolling away from me as she whined in agony. Amber got back up from her fall, seeing what I had finally done.

(Y/N): "Now you know what it feels like to have no power. You obsolete relic!"

Salem's powers don't include regeneration, she's lost experience ever since she's started fighting behind the frontlines as the mind behind it all. She doesn't have to be utterly maimed in order to be resurrected. She has to absolutely die for her to come back fully formed with no injuries.

Salem: "You! You little- AH!"

(Y/N): "All this time you played right into my hands Salem. I win..."

Amber: "Uh... we won. I helped you!"

And yet I'm the mind behind our fighting plan. Nevertheless I don't want to create more unnecessary conflict.

Salem: "Fine then, you have me here powerless... but you still can't stop all my Grimm! They'll return soon once your diversion is cast out of my lands!"

(Y/N): "Which is why I'm not gonna let them get to you..."

I said, raising my watch detonator again.

(Y/N): "Hope you like getting crushed under the rubble of your castle..."

- Flashback - (Y/N)'s Voice -

Me and Amber arrived as stealthily as we could, then we laid charges on key points of your castle. Enough to bring the superstructure down to bury you. The fight was never about killing you... all we needed to do was make sure you were powerless once you were buried under the rubble for eternity. A never ending tomb of despair and failure.

- End of Flashback -

Salem was speechless, she realized that she had finally been outwitted. The shock was apparent, almost everywhere. Even Amber was surprised about the tenacity of my plan.

(Y/N): "Pin her down now."

Amber: "What?"

(Y/N): "Amber, give me your knives, I'm not letting her get away."

Amber reluctantly handed me her knives. I approached a frightened Salem, who was almost a completely different person powerless.

Salem: "W-we can work something out (Y/N)! Surely we can!"

(Y/N): "I don't make deals with Witches."

I stabbed one of Amber's blades into Salem's right appendage, and the other one on the left. These were to assure that she had no chance of squirming away once the building went down.

Salem cried out once more, she even had blackened tears falling out of her eyes from the sheer pain. I smirked hearing her cries for mercy, even if she was to regenerate to a fully intact body should she die. She couldn't stand the amount of pain I was dealing to her.

Suddenly, I heard s click of a detonator behind me. I turned around quickly. Amber was there, holding a detonator of her own, she had her hand on the button with a sorrowful look on her face.

Amber: "I'm sorry (Y/N) (L/N) but I knew you wouldn't just trap Salem for nothing. So... I must trap you."

She had betrayed me... She used me since the very beginning. She was gonna bury me int he tomb meant for Salem!

(Y/N): "AMMMMBER!"

I yelled in fury at her. My one monent of victory was ruined! She quickly left and closed the entrance as the whole superstructure of the castle began to fall into pieces all around us! A large piece of the castle fell onto Salem, trapping her, as I planned but now I tried protecting myself as the whole thing collapsed.

(Y/N): "SHIT!"

I felt a large piece beginning to pin me down... but for some reason...  I felt that something weird was beginning to happen to me.