Y/N completely threw the mask to the couch angrily as Aryl was by the counter shocked.

Y/N: Torchwick knows who I am. Who I really am! I can't stay here!

Aryl: Wait, how?!

Y/N: One of his partners knows who I am! That bitch will get it!

Aryl: Okay, calm down. We'll plan something for this.

Y/N: No! I'm getting out of here, I have to go into hiding and if anyone sees me with you, you'll become a target.

Aryl: I can take care of myself.

Y/N: Not at this rate, just please... till I can solve this, we might have to be separated. I must leave right now.

He was grabbing his stuff and later his mask while keeping a frown as he walked and grabbed his mask again putting it on.

Aryl: Where will you stay?

Red Hood: I'll stay in the warehouse, do not call me, do not text me or anything, if our new friend is a hacker, we can't talk through it.

Aryl looked down as Hood looks at her just to sigh, he puts his mask up to his nose and kisses her. Aryl puts both hands in his cheeks and stays for a few seconds just to separate, she had a worried face as she looked at him.

Aryl: Please... stay safe.

Red Hood nodded, as she saw parts of him separate of him as they took form of petals, as he slowly turned into petals and she no longer felt his hands. The petals went to the balcony and they left the small apartment as Aryl looked down and slowly walked away.

Beacon Academy

Ruby was in Weiss' bed wrapped with a coffee mug as Blake and Weiss were talking.

Weiss: She can't be dead, right?

Blake: At this point, I don't even know. Y/N's main focus is probably to torture Ruby and Yang mentally. But he won't stop, he might've left them for a while but he came back.

Weiss: Being honest, can we blame him?

Blake: No... but still, we can't follow his path.

The door opens showing Yang with a bag filled with chips as she walks towards Ruby.

Yang: All right, there you go!

She drops the bags of chips as Ruby stayed looking down.

Ruby: Yang...

She looks at her baby sister who kept her eyes on the coffee.

Ruby: Is mom... really dead?

Yang knelt in front of her and puts a hand in her back.

Yang: No. She is not dead, she left to try and heal. She is our super-mom, Ruby. She isn't dead, she isn't.

Ruby: Then... why say all those mean things to us?

Yang: He's... lost, broken, and justified. He wants to break us, Ruby, don't let that happen.

She looks away, looking down, Blake and Weiss see her as Blake sighs as she walks away.

Weiss: Where you going?

Blake: To find Torchwick.

Weiss: Without a single clue?

Blake: I have to try.

She walked away as Weiss looks at the sisters and she sighs.

Weiss: *mockingly and annoyed* If she just wants me to babysit, just say it.

City

Red Hood was running roof by roof bag still tied to him. He kept running as he leaped to another building and rolled quickly doing parkour around some objects, as he leaped again... just to get kicked back. Hood was sent back towards another roof, he slides and groans as he puts a hand in the ground and looks to the side seeing a figure with black shadowy clothing.

Red Hood: You again?

The figure swings its katana at Hood who ducks and drops the bag, punching the assassin quickly and back kicking him. He grabs his guns and shoots at the assassin who was blocking his bullets, he dashed deflecting bullets towards Hood. The assassin leaped and went to impale Hood who takes a huge step back and returned to shoot as the assassin dodged and gave him a barrage of swings which Red Hood dodged. He blocked the next swing and front punches him in such a way which made him stumble a bit back. Red Hood blocks the upcoming blade and quickly throws the person to the ground, with a gun to the head.

Red Hood: This was really fun. Let me guess, Maha sent you?!

Assassin: I... will not talk.

Red Hood: Why the hell do they all say that?

The assassin went to impale Hood but he catches the blade and rips it from his hands and impaled the assassin in the stomach as he got closer.

Red Hood: Now, where were we?

Scene changes to Red Hood who lands in another roof, he looks down, seeing a warehouse, he was knelt while holding his backpack. He looks towards it, as he frowns.

Red Hood: Why the hell Maha is working with the Fang?

???: Who?

He looks back seeing Blake land as he scoffs.

Red Hood: Nice entrance, though dodge the knee landing, is not very good.

Blake: Aren't you going to tell me, I shouldn't be here?

Red Hood: Not really. I mean, I told you not to follow me but it's because of... them. Now with Torchwick who knows who I am, I'm technically a runaway.

Blake: What will you do when you find him?

Red Hood goes to answer... but he looks away doubtful... he did a promise but... it is really worth it.

Red Hood: The judge will decide his fate.

Blake frowns after that.

Blake: That's a yes.

Red Hood: If he knows who I am, he'll make my life miserable. Although Tai will have to publicly admit of what he did... is a win-lose situation, and I really prefer to win. But now with my recent information... the White Fang have some info I might want to... know.

Blake kept the frown and Red Hood scoffs.

Red Hood: I can see it in your eyes... quite beautiful and feisty, but I can see your killing intent... deep inside...you want to kill Roman. Sadly... I'm afraid I can't let you do that.

Blake: Really? You don't want me to kill him?

Red Hood: The kill is mine. Now tell me... have you ever killed anyone?

Blake: Yes I-

Red Hood: Willingly? Or in self defense?

Blake goes to talk but doesn't.., her words don't come out.

Red Hood: In defense I can tell you have, but willingly? Didn't think so. But... is also better. Has anyone ever told you that killing is easy? Because let me tell you... it fucking is.

Blake: I know... I really do not care.

Red Hood: Sad... because I do... I care for you... for everyone and the last thing I need is another me.

Blake: I really do not care of your opinion, Y/N. I'm aware of what I'm doing just like you.

Red Hood changed his face from a smirk to a small frown as he scoffs and looks to the warehouse.

Red Hood: If you really were aware of what you're doing, you would know is better you don't get in the way of my job.

Blake frowned back and stood face to face with the Red Hood himself.

Blake: You and I... we're chasing the same guy, like something you would say, temporary alliance. We work together on this hunt... and after that we go our separate ways... deal?

Red Hood looked at her... as he points a finger at her.

Red Hood: You love making deals... feisty... I really like that.

Blake kept the frown as Red Hood smirks.

Red Hood: If you just wanna kiss me, just say it.

Blake: *emotionless* No thanks.

Red Hood: You'll miss it. Fine... we go together to the warehouse, find Torchwick and end him... after that our alliance goes to shit.

Blake nods as Red Hood grabs her wrist and they turn into petals, compared to Ruby, the petals were pretty separated... looked like leaves on the wind, red and black. The petals reach the warehouse and constructed themselves back to Red Hood and Blake... though the girl knelt panting like if she came out from underwater.

Blake: How do you...

Red Hood: Do this without losing my breath? Simple training... that easy.

He walks to a window in the roof of the warehouse... it wasn't a slow walk but quick as he looks inside just for Blake to join. He knelt looking at the activity... drugs... of course.

Red Hood: Of course... drugs.

Blake: No... not drugs.

Red Hood looks at her who looks at their work.

Blake: This isn't drugs, more like... a venom.

Red Hood: Venom?

Blake: Not in the sense that is venomous, that's the name. It's a steroid... well... a super steroid.

Red Hood: So it is a drug?

Blake: Like Heroin... yeah. I read that it would give the user enhanced physicality, stronger than even the Grimm themselves or Semblances based on enhanced strength.

Red Hood: Well shit.

He sees to another direction seeing assassins like the one he faced.

Red Hood: Assassins.

Blake: You know them?

Red Hood: They're from a cult... Cult of Assassins. They believe in eternal life, they pray to Aborh... God of Life in Vacion Mythology.

Blake: A god from Vacuo?

Red Hood: In a sense. They're led by the daughter of the demon... Maha Al Ghul.

Blake: Maha... you said her name-

Red Hood: Before you arrived. We have to get in there?

Blake: Let's enter quietly.

Red Hood opened the window silently and got in as he landed on a cable connected to each entrance, Blake also but it's harder for her because she uses heels. She almost loses balance as Red Hood catches her and she quickly grabbed the cable again.

Blake: *whispering* Thanks.

Red Hood: *whispering* What else do you know about the drug... does it have an origin?

Blake: *whispering* Menagerie... that's the first time I saw it but apart from that... I don't know. What now?

Red Hood looks at the assassins... they were only two... they're first.

Red Hood: *whispering* Only two assassins... one each, after that is a brawl.

Blake nods as they slowly walked to the other side of the cable. The two assassins were looking each to one side, Blake looked at the wall and leaped impaling her blade as she looked down at the assassins. Red Hood got ready as the two jumped, Blake before landing used her Semblance and used it to not make sound, rolling down the ground, wrapping the neck of an assassin with the ribbon, chocking the assassin and wrapping part of it to her wrist so she can cover her mouth as well as Red Hood to the other puts a hand in the mouth and with the other chocking her out cold as the two assassins pass out but the White Fang looks back seeing the two.

WF #1: Open fire!

The two moved out of the gunfire but Red Hood dashed blocking some bullets and dodging another few as he punches a White Fang away quickly kicks another. He was again being shot at as he rolls and uppercuts another one back. One behind goes to shoot but Blake appears and gives it a slash quickly kicking him away. She maneuvers by some bullets quickly making a clone to elevate herself as she lands, both legs in the face of one of the White Fang leaping to another kicking the mentioned before away and kicks another in the face. She gives another a barrage of slashes and later pushes him away. Red Hood dodged a knife back punches the bladed White Fang away. He looked back seeing a White Fang with Sabretooth claws who swings at Red Hood who catches it quickly punching him to the ground and throwing him back. He later blocks another punch and grabs the neck slamming him down and stomping his face. Blake slashed one back as she looks at Red Hood... her eyes widen. He kept stomping his face as one came running at him as he tilts his head, quickly spinning back and grabs the White Fang member by the neck and with one hand he throws him to a wall cracking it... later kneeing his jaw up cracking the wall even more... his naw definitely was broken and maybe a few teeth. He later threw him to the ground as he grabs one of the guns and slams the back three times. He was getting violent... too violent. He grabs his crowbar and swings it at another White Fang and quickly impales the back part in another's abdomen... he screamed from pain... he was getting way too violent... why?

Blake: Red Hood! Stop!

She blocks a knife and punches the attacker back. Red Hood blocks a knife with the crowbar and swings it with both hands to his attacker but downward, smashing the face to the ground as he grabs the attacker's head and slams it a few times as he quickly throws the crowbar to another as a spear.

Blake: Stop!

She ran towards him as he kept smashing it just to dash to another, blocking a punch as he kicks his knee off balance and grabs his arm, putting his own knee and the arm in front of it, just to throw the White Fang to the ground, stomping his arm and later breaking it in a brutal way... a loud cry was heard as Blake grabs his arm but Red Hood grabs his gun pointing at her as Blake was actually ready to exchange hands with him.

Blake: Enough... enough.

Red Hood looks confused as he shakes his head and looks at the White Fang who cried... did he go that far? Did he... lose control... give in to the words he heard? He just walked away to the Venom as Blake sighs, she looks at the arm and quickly goes to try and tend it. Red Hood looked at the Venom frowned as he grabbed a bomb, putting it on the table, later sticking one by the containers and one in the wall to make sure nothing is left out. Blake was able to tend the severely broken arm and was willing to check one of the Fang's jaw, but saw Red Hood putting the explosives which made her look in shock.

Blake: What are you doing?

Red Hood: The Venom cannot reach outside of this warehouse... so we're gonna destroy it... I am.

Blake was about to argue... but he is right about this, but it meant now that she had to get everyone out. She quickly grabbed as many as she could and ran out as Red Hood activated the bombs. Blake ran again seeing the timer of one of the bombs

0:27

She grabbed more as Red Hood grabbed only the foot of one as she got more out.

Blake: Bit more help?!

Red Hood shrugged off her question and just grabbed another foot as he walked pulling their bodies. With only a few seconds they got everyone out as he looked back standing as the warehouse exploded. Blake was actually a bit pushed back as Red Hood stood tall with a smirk as Blake looks shocked.

Red Hood: Let me tell you... I really enjoyed this.

Blake looked at the Hood as he looked back seeing his bag, he walked towards it and puts it on as she looks down and quickly stands up looking at Red Hood.

Blake: What was that back there?!

Red Hood: Hmm? What was that?

Blake: You know what I'm talking about! Breaking arms, jaws, teeth, they're lucky they're not dead! What was that about?! All that rage for them... why?!

Red Hood stays quiet as he looks at her with a frown.

Red Hood: You already know the answer.

Blake: What? Don't tell me are those voices again.

Red Hood doesn't answer after that... the voices were back... she didn't hear them of course but him... they were like whispers in his ear.

Blake: Really? The voices? They're not real, you don't have to listen to them.

Red Hood: Kind of hard when they just keep crying that I'm a mistake... fucking bad luck. Don't you hear his voice... Adam's?

Blake stays quiet and glares at Red Hood.

Blake: Every time.

Red Hood: Then you know what is like to have someone scratching your back, haunting you and you seem to try to get them off, again and again and again... but they don't get off.

Red Hood takes his mask off and pulls back his hoodie Blake actually being able to see his face.

Y/N: Unlike you, I have... their touch in my face.

He touched his cheek scar as he smirks while looking down.

Y/N: I can still feel the cold steel touching my face... bruises that never healed... leaving a scar... worse I have my entire fucked up... you didn't see it... but I do have it. Do you?

Blake kept the glare... but quickly and angrily pulled down the black sleeve in her left arm... Y/N looked at it and actually grew in shock, her arm was marked... burnt with hot iron... it had the White Fang logo in it.

Blake: We all have scars that reminds us or our... darkest past. When I joined the Fang, I had to accept and show my loyalty to it... we burnt ourselves with hot iron to show our loyalty. Joining them was my greatest mistake...

Y/N saw her pull her sleeve as he sighs.

Y/N: What did it cost? Joining them?

Blake: My parents... they were part of it but... when they left... I yelled at them, called them... "cowards." Believing that they were abandoning our cause for... safety. That was years ago... after that... I never spoke to them again.

Y/N crossed his arms as Blake looked back at him.

Y/N: We can say I... had my own experience leaving my parents... well... mother.

Blake looked confused as scene moves to a building, they had sandwiches as Y/N has the backpack in his back as they ate.

Y/N: When I first became the Red Hood... I was... bloodthirsty... I wanted blood... the blood of criminals and evil itself. Mom wanted me to kill Huntsman to prove a point... that their methods were useless. I didn't want to kill them... I wanted them to fear me.

Blake: How did that go?

Y/N: Could've gone better but... look where I am now, talking to a seventeen-

Blake: Eighteen.

Y/N: Eighteen year old girl, while running away. Planned to live a lonely life, not one where I was in love. I left Raven to pursue my own path of vengeance and blood without her help... all alone.

Blake: You were alone for an entire year?

Y/N: *looking at her smirking* Ironic coming from the emo girl.

Blake: *looks back* Look who's talking.

Y/N: Hmph... touché.

Blake smiled after that.

Blake: One question. Why guns?

Y/N: Hmm?

Blake: You have a long history training with assassins... why use guns and a crowbar?

Y/N gets the crowbar from his back and looks at it seeing his reflection... but later kid him.

Y/N: The crowbar was the weapon used to torture me in that warehouse... Tyrian Callows like to hit me in the forehead... back head, knees and ribs. I had a huge fear to it... PTSD... just by hearing the sound... I would go to a corner... cry... a lose machine. Raven always hugged me and sang to me... but I was taught something training by the Cult. Fear is a concept... an emotion no one can overcome... I was taught that fear is a tool... you can use your own fear and inflict it to my enemies. So I use the crowbar to give my enemies a taste of my own fear.

Blake: So it goes deep... has a meaning.

Y/N: Well... yeah. The guns are created to get the job done easier... something I cannot allow is the loss of time so I killed them to have more time... but also is because of how cool they are.

Blake snickered as Y/N glared at her.

Y/N: What?

Blake: Nothing... just weird seeing you act like this towards your guns... reminds me of...

Y/N looked at her as she looks away in regret.

Y/N: Oh... her.

The silence was getting... to much... the wind was heard but that's about it as Y/N stands up and puts the mask on.

Red Hood: Go home, Blake.

He jumped off the building as Blake stood seated in the building looking down as she jumps off as well but goes to another direction. Scene moves further and further and further... as it shows someone in a building... spying on them. She wore a black costume similar to the assassins in the warehouse... she was using binoculars just to lower them as scene turns black.

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(Ending chapter)

Chapter 23 is here ever everyone, I know it took a long while to do it but anyway, here it is. Hope you enjoyed it... vote for it and towards the 24th.