Chapter 9

-The Crow Bar, Few Days Later-


Qrow was having a little drink since Nemesis was talking with Summer and the girls were busy with their classes. A couple of days has passed since the incident with Star and Taiyang, and she learned the dark truth about that bastard, but Star did befriended with the girls.

Ruby and Yang became a team named RWBY, where they befriended a Schnee and an emo ninja girl. Qrow was a bit sceptical about the Schnee but he think that Ruby can work some sort of friendship with her. Eventually. Qrow also had a good idea why Ozpin made Ruby the leader of the group, because that way, she's kind of force to break out of that broken shell that remains. While Qrow was lost in his thoughts, the bartender handed him another glass of Vodka.


"I... didn't order this," Qrow said in a confused tone.

"It's from the lady at the back," said the bartender.


Qrow looked behind him and saw the last person on Remnant he expected to see. His sister, Raven.


"Thanks," said Qrow as he grabs the glass and makes his way towards his sister.

"So... What brings you here, Raven?" Qrow asked calmly.

"What? I can't visit family?" she asked.


Qrow gave her a 'you're kidding, right?' look.


"Raven ever since we graduated Beacon, or before that, when was that a thing?" Qrow asked sarcastically as he takes a sip.

"Fine, be that way," said Raven in an annoyed tone.

"So, why are you really here?" Qrow asked.

"I want to know what happened to Tai," she said in a serious tone.


Now this caught his attention. In all the years that he knew her, she never truly cared about anybody.


"Now why the sudden interest in that bastard?" Qrow asked suspiciously.

"Well recently, I got an interesting call from him. How he got a hold of me, I don't know, but the fact that you called him bastard is curious," Raven explained.

"A call? Let me guess, he asked to get rid of me, Yang and Ruby?" Qrow asked suspiciously.

"Yes, but not only that. He also mention someone I didn't expected. Summer. Now, care to explain why he mentioned her?" Raven asked, slowly getting impatient.

"You've really haven't visited the rest of the family, have you? If you must know, Summer, my wife, was kidnapped by one of Salem's minions and was tortured for a year and a half, was travelling blindly through Remnant, only to find her daughters being abused and Yang missing an arm. And lastly, we've been living in Beacon for the last... ten years or so," Qrow explained non-chalantly.


Raven was very shocked to hear all of this information.


"I also got some interesting news that's related to, as the person that helped Summer escape calls her, the crazy witch lady. She's dead," Qrow deadpanned.

"Yeah right," said Raven, clearly not believing.


Qrow pulls out his Scroll, and showed her a picture of Nemesis holding Salem's head. As Raven looks at the photo in disbelieve.


"T-that has to be fake," she said in disbelieve.

"I fear not, I saw the head myself," Qrow responded.


Silence started to form between the two siblings.


"Yang wishes to see you, Raven," said Qrow in a serious tone again.

"You know as well as I do that I can't," Raven responded.

"Raven, Salem is dead. Some of her minions might still be out there, but the worst enemy is gone," said Qrow.


She went silent again.


"Raven,Yang knows about you. That's also why she lost one of her arms. Because she went looking for you when she was seven and nearly got killed by Grimm if it wasn't for me. But when she was got back home... Tai cut Yang's arm off to 'teach' her a 'lesson'," Qrow explained.


Raven's face didn't show it, but she was shocked to her what Tai did to Yang.


"She would appreciate if you would at least talk to her. I'm sure she would forgive you for leaving," said Qrow as he leave some lien on the table and started to walk away, leaving Raven alone with her thoughts.


Raven looks down and started thinking on what to do next.


-Beacon, Ozpin's Office-


"So, Nemesis. Do you have any idea where the remaining of Salem's minions?" Ozpin asked in a serious tone.

"Well, Nemesis did managed to eliminate the crazy scorpion, the insane doctor and the muscle for brains. All that remains is the fake maiden and her followers," Nemesis explained.

"Interesting. Do you happen to know the name of this, 'fake maiden', as you call her?" Ozpin asked curiously.

"If Nemesis is not mistaking, the fake maiden's name is Cinder Fall," Nemesis responded.

"Alright, do you have any ideas where she could be?" Ozpin asked.

"That's why Nemesis is here. He wishes to eliminate the last of the crazy witch lady's followers," he responded.

"Qrow can assist you with the search of her. He's one of my most trusted hunters," Said Ozpin.

"Any help that Nemesis can get is appreciated. So, how is the nice lady doing?" Nemesis asked, changing the topic.

"Summer? Things were though in the beginning, because of what happened to her daughters," Ozpin said.

"How come?" Nemesis asked curiously.

"Her ex husband, Taiyang Xiao Long, abused her daughters. And one of them, Yang Branwen, got her arm cut off because of him. Summer did return the favour though, and thanks to a friend of hers, Yang got her arm back, but slightly different," Ozpin explained.

"Interesting. Do you thing that this 'Taiyang' person will return for vengence?" Nemesis asked in a slightly worried tone.

"I'm not exactly worried about Summer, but more because of her daughters," said Ozpin in an worried tone as well.


-Patch, Xiao Long's house-


"Grrr. Where could she be!?" Tai asked in frustration as he walks around the room impatiently.


He made a call to Raven and asked for a little favour. He wanted to Summer to pay for what she did to his arm and the scars that Ruby and Qrow left him.


"I swear, if she doesn't come I'll make sure that-"

"Make sure of what, Tai?" said Raven in a sinister tone behind Tai.

"O-oh h-h-hey. I-I didn't hear you come in," Tai responded nervously.


Raven didn't respond. Instead, she slowly started walking towards the one armed man in front of her.


"It seams that a lot of things has changed since I left you," said Raven in her usual cold voice as she looked around at the pictures that were hanging around the house.


Tai was too scared to say anything. He knew how serious Raven is and if he said anything, he could easely end on her bad side.


"Tai, whatever this favour of yours was, you can forget it," Raven responded coldly.


Tai was shocked to hear that she outright without even listening to his request, but he shouldn't be.


"Tai, I know what happened here ten years ago. What you did to 'our' daughter. Especially 'my' daughter. And there is no point in lying. You could've lied in the past, but with your... handicap, it's hard to lie about that," said Raven, coldly.


Tai was now shaking in fear.


"So let's make this 'very' clear. If you dare touch them or even look funny at them, then I'm not afraid to leave a little reminder. Just like Summer did," she said as she walks towards the door.


As she opens the door, she turns into a raven and flies away.

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