Misumichan

Remnants of the Past

Yoki spun his chainsword around him killing all the Grimm that had surrounded him. He noticed Diana was struggling to defend Eve from the Alpha Beowolf. He slid up beside her, the revolving dust chamber spun to ice as he extended his chainsword with an upward swing. Each partition letting out some ice dust, froze parts of the Alpha. He retracted to a solid blade and swung across to lop it's head off.
“You can thank me later!” He dashed forward past Eve swinging is blade in a figure eight motion in front of him to clear her path past Marlin and whatever he had planned.
Eve dashed past the boulder and slowed enough to remain behind Yoki in case something popped out from ahead. “We should be able to call it in from here.” Eve stated. “You hanging in there alright Hansa?”
“Yeah thanks to you,” His voice was weak. Eve realized he was barely holding on and her heart filled with worry.
“It's not just me it's a team effort!” Eve laughed lightly. “Even if it's not smooth.”
“T-thank… y…” Hansa was fading fast.
“Yoki! Call for an ambulance now!” Eve yelled, her voice in a panic.
Yoki glanced over his shoulder and stopped. He could tell the kid wasn't doing so great and Eve looked desperate. He nodded as he pulled out his Scroll and called it in.

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“You don't need to tell me that,” Yoki huffed bitterly at Marlin's plan, as he stuck close to Eve. He was used to protecting her, they were partners since their first day at Beacon. In ruins she was always oblivious to her surroundings and her aura was never the strongest plus with a semblance like hers it never lasted long. Though he never showed it he actually didn't mind protecting her.
Eve came to a sudden stop to avoid a Beowolf as Yoki sliced it in half after extending his sword. Eve kept ducking past Beowolves as Yoki slayed them with ease. She jumped over a Nevermore that was a bit bigger than her. She landed on it's back as Yoki put his sword up, quickly impaling it. She sped up her pace a bit to avoid the excess of Beowolves that stormed from behind. Yoki was so busy fending them off he didn't notice the distance that was put between them. Eve's foot caught a root and she started to fall forward. She managed to catch herself by kneeling, but when she looked up there was a Beowolf right in front of her.
“Eve!” Yoki's voice was filled with panic when he turned just in time to see. He knew he wouldn't be able to stop it in time.
“Crap!” Eve closed her eyes and braced to take the full blow. But the blow didn't come. She opened her eyes and saw her fanblade was fired through the Beowolf’s head. It retracted and she realized Hansa was awake. He then aimed back and took out another the was behind them the same way. Eve got off her knees and moved as Yoki took out the rest.
“Nice save kid,” Yoki said as he took out a few more closing in.
“What is happening?” Hansa's confusion set in. “I was talking with… and now we're here? And Grimm?!”
“Don't look down!” Eve said quickly. Why'd I say that, not like it's hard for him to realize he's missing his legs.
“I already noticed that part thanks!” Hansa smacked her with his nub of a leg and tensed up.
“Even with the anesthetic, aren't you in immense pain?” Eve was worried. She had hoped he'd be out of it until they got out of the forest so he wouldn't have to feel it.
“Didn't until I did that!” Hansa hissed in pain. “Guess it hasn't really sunk in until now...”
"Just hang in there a bit longer," Yoki reassured. "It shouldn't be much farther now."

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“I thought of that too but I am faster as far as I can tell.” Eve explained to Diana. “Even with this one on me I should be able to avoid any Grimm should we end up running into a horde.” Eve had an opportunity to demonstrate when a medium sized Nevermore dove rapidly for her. She easily slipped out of the way and Yoki split it in half with his sword. A Beowolf popped out of the bushes she ended up near and she quickly turned out of the swing of its claws and backstepped out of it’s range all together, all with a grace that wouldn't disturb the sleeping rabbit on her back. “We can trade off later or if he needs more aura he can use mine.”

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“Wait what?! Since when?!” Eve was floored by this but she started to realize they kept asking her what to do next and she would reply with some sort of plan. “I guess it makes sense…”
“Screw you both!” Yoki retorted. He flinched after making eye contact with Diana. “I don’t need this! A team like this is a waste of time!” Yoki took a few steps across the clearing before Eve yelled at him again.
“You aren’t leaving!” Eve hissed. “You are going to help us return to Vale! When we get there you are going to answer my questions! Right now, this kid needs some serious medical attention! From personal experience I know there is not scroll signal this far north so we cannot call for a med-evac until we get further south.” Eve knelt down and carefully picked Hansa up and positioned him on her back. She saw Yoki’s ears twitching and he got a bit defensive. “Also I don’t think I need to tell you that the Grimm are setting in thanks to not only his pain but your bad attitude!” Eve glared at the other two but more specifically geared it towards Diana, “Neither of you are helping with that either! So how about putting those bitter dispositions and anger to keeping them off me and the kid!” Eve started moving quickly and carefully so as to not disturb the unconscious kid on her back.
“Fine, but I do this under protest!” Yoki sighed bitterly and followed her closely.
“Shut up!” Eve groaned. "If you don't I'll have Diana punch you again!" She was done with his attitude. She had to focus on saving Hansa.

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Yoki was stunned for a moment being punched. He managed to catch himself before he fell. When he came to his senses he glared at his attacker but a sense of fear came over him. His ears went back but he was so mad that fight or flight was very much fight as it always was with him. “Who the fuck do you think you are?!” Yoki balled up his fist. “I don’t need the judgement from some Atlesian privileged brat! I’ve got more important things to do than deal with you otherwise I’d have to beat your face in!” Yoki hissed bitterly looking around again. “If he gets away I might not find him again!”
Eve nodded at Marlin and stood up, storming over to Yoki. “Yoki Tenne Inari!” she grabbed his half-jacket, pulling him down to her level. “You are not going anywhere!”
“Eve! You don’t understand!” Yoki tried to pry the small girl off but her grip was too strong.
“Then make me understand you stupid fox!” Eve pulled him closer so he couldn't escape eye contact. “He’s going to come back no matter what. He’s after the relic! He’ll come to us if you just stick around and be patient you dumbass!” She shoved him back and she returned to Hansa’s side but remained standing.
“Who the fuck is this?!” Yoki pointed at Diana. “And why did she just punch me?! And why is he still around?!” Yoki raised his voice and pointed at Marlin. He had a severe disdain for the man already he disliked that he was around Eve. "He's not even a Huntsman!"
“Well if you'd bother to stick around instead of chasing Mr.Tophat you'd know that this is our new team!” Eve gestured to everyone.
“New team?! Since when?! I was gone only half a day!” Yoki grumbled. He looked the other two over bitterly. “Who is the leader?! Please tell me it's not the chick that just punched me!” He glared angrily at Diana.
“I…” Eve was about to say with confidence but she realized as she started she had no idea, “Don't know…”

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Eve held Hansa tightly as Marlin cauterized the wounds. She had briefly thought about using her last Dust crystal for just that but she could tell Marlin had done it before. Hearing Hansa scream in pain was breaking her heart. She didn't loosen her grip on him in the slightest until Marlin was done. Eve quickly grabbed the aesthetic provided by Diana and injected it into Hansa's legs. Eve was surprised the kid was still somewhat conscious. “You impress me, Hansa.” Eve's voice cracked a bit, as she pulled him into her arms. “Your determination is outstanding. I promise to reunite you and your sister.” Hansa wanted to say something to reassure her or even just thank her, but nothing came out. While Marlin gave a detailed description on a way for him to mellow out, Eve began to hum. He thought of a rose colored room but instead of focusing on imaginary water he focused on Eve's melodic humming. It wasn't long before he felt himself slowly drifting off to sleep. Eve felt tears as she was humming a lullaby she used to sing to her son.
“It's you…” that eerie, sinister voice filled Eve's ears as though he were behind her. It sent chills down her spine but when she looked over her shoulder she could see Yoki between them and the mysterious man has gracefully landed on a tree branch avoiding his swing. Eve couldn't see his face very well. All she could see was a twisted smile curling across his lips. The rest of it was shrouded by the white top hat. He stood straight up and snickered.
“Who are you?!” Eve called out shakily. She couldn't help but feel a familiar air to him. Like she'd seen him before but she never had. “What the hell do you want the cube for?”
“It won't matter to you when you're dead,” he laughed. He made a slight movement with his hand. A thin wire weighted by a dust crystal was heading straight for Eve but Yoki expanded his chair sword and knocked it way off course. “You stay away from her you, slimy bastard!”
“Yoki?! What the hell are you going on here?!” Eve yelled at him.
“I think I'll just take my leave,” the man bowed his head and vanished leaving a sinister laugh among the trees.
“Yoki, who is that?” Eve demanded.
“Damn where'd he go?!” Yoki looked around, completely ignoring her. He paced the clearing looking for any sign he could of him.
“Yoki! Answer me damn it!” Eve wanted to run up and grab him to get his attention but she refused to leave Hansa's side.

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“I'm here!” Hansa put his hood back up as he stopped in a clearing.
“You're late. How unlike you…” As soon as she heard his voice Eve grabbed the two with her, since they were chatting, and ducked behind a tree. Eve peered around the trunk. She couldn't see this mystery man very well he was in a blind spot. It made Eve nervous. She couldn't read this guy to see when to step in.
“I ran into some trouble on the way here,” Hansa explained smoothly. “The huntsmen also fell into the ruins and I had to find another way to get in.”
“You didn't decide to start working with them did you?” The man started pacing in the clearing but still remained in the team's blindspot.
“What would make you think that?!” Hansa laughed. Eve had to keep herself from jumping in. She could tell Hansa had done this before because he hardly had any tells as far as she could see.
“You are never late and your mask is missing.” Hansa was unsettled by his smile.
“If you are worried they made me, don't be. A portion of the ruins below the ground collapsed and I fell and my mask got crushed in the sinkhole.” Hansa didn't but he was around the edge of it when it collapsed. It's how he knew to find them nearby. “I wanted to be sure it the ruins weren't related before I reported back!”
“Was it?” The mysterious man asked, a sinister interest in his voice as he tilted his head ever so slightly.
“No,” Hansa lied. “At least as far as I could tell. You haven't exactly told me what I'm looking for. Care to fill me in a bit more?”
“I simply wanted you to update me on their progress in their relic investigation.” There was a sudden explosion at Hansa’s feet and his Aura visibly dropped. Eve immediately ran in but it wasn't fast enough. She dove to help Hansa.
“Hansa! Stay with me!” Eve called out to him. He was in shock. His legs were cleanly severed above the knee. A wound this clean cut could not be the blast.

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“Ah yeah but I don’t always use Dust in Tippetarius anyway.” Eve placed her hand on one of the fanblade's grip. “I use melee more often because it uses up so much.”
“You guys know this guy?” Hansa asked over his shoulder.
“Supposedly he was the one who killed my brother and husband,” Eve said in a heavy tone. “Highly skilled Huntsmen and they didn’t stand a chance. Between that and from what I’ve heard from Yoki, it’ll be better to aim for information than capture. We just better hope we have the upper hand on the element of surprise still.”
“Then I’ll try and see if I can get information for you…” Hansa was starting to fear him more than Diana. “If there’s one thing I’m good at that’s it.” He tried to hide his fear and he picked up speed a bit. “I’m going on ahead. We are getting closer now.”
“Be careful!” Eve voiced as she slowed her pace and watched him carefully as he darted through the forest ahead of them. She was a bit nervous about how things might go. She didn’t want anyone to get hurt but from what she’s heard about this mysterious man that might not be the case. “If we have the opportunity to catch him then pounce on it. If not we need to stay back. Most of all we need to keep him safe!” She wanted to make her goals clear to her teammates. "Do not push the limits here."

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“There’s more than one way to get information!” Eve was scared of Diana in that moment but she had to stand her ground. “Intimidation isn't necessary!” Eve realized Marlin came a bit late to the party and needed to fill him in, “He has to meet up with his employer so to speak. Otherwise his sister might be in danger.” She watched at Marlin as he crushed Hansa’s mask and nodded in agreement. When he asked what to do next she turned back to Hansa. “That’s up to him right now.” She took a deep breath taking a split second to gather her thoughts. “We going to help you, but if you are willing, do you mind helping us try and capture this guy you report to?” Eve's tone was light but her expression held a serious note behind her smile. “At the very least we need to know more about his companions and their motives. If anything it will help keep you-”
“I’ll do it!” Hansa interrupted her. After Marlin crushed his mask and told him he was done he knew he shouldn’t turn back. It was time to change his fate. “It’s a bit further north in the forest so we have a ways to go.”
“Then lead the way,” Eve directed him. He started walking and she followed him in stride. “If you have any information that might help us catch him now’s the time, before we need some distance between us.”
“I never got a name from this guy. He’s got long black and white hair and wears white and a top hat…” As Hansa described the man Eve looked to Marlin for a moment. She heard descriptions enough but never saw him herself but she knew Marlin did. It confirmed her suspicions that he “The rumor is he has a tendency to kill anyone who fails him.” Hansa shuddered he never felt comfortable around the guy the few times he met him. “I guess in some ways the White Fang is done with me if they wanted me to work with him...” Hansa paused and took a deep breath, “Eve? Even if something bad happens to me, promise me you’ll help my sister, Rose. You'll find her in a small village outside Mistral.”
“I promise but nothing is going to happen to you!” Eve lightly placed her hand on his head. “I’m going to make sure you both come out of this alright!”

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“I'll tell you! I'll tell you!” He slipped out of Eve's lose grip but it pulled off the Grimm-like mask and his hood. His white rabbit ears were pinned down in fear. He didn't try to run just took a few steps back. He was terrified of what Diana might do to him and he couldn't outrun Eve, then he had no idea what Marlin would do.
“Diana!” Eve glared at her bitterly, stepping between Diana and the kid. “That's a bit much he's just a kid! There is no need to threaten his life!”
“Look if that thing is a weapon like you said I don't plan on letting the White Fang or the guy I'm reporting to know about it.” The young Faunus explained quickly trying to diffuse the situation. “All this violence. I'm sick of it. I never wanted it but they have my sister. So I do my best to avoid giving them means to hurt innocent people whenever I can.” His face grew downcast. “Not that it makes a difference…”
“I'm sure it does to some degree.” Eve smiled at him. She admired his courage and willingness to do something good with such a tense situation. He had all the makings to become a Huntsman if he had better circumstances. “What's your name, kiddo?”
“Hansa…” the young Faunus looked nervously among the three. “Hansa Agouti...”
“Hansa is a good name,” Eve smiled sweetly. “It's a yellow just like my surname. I'm Eve Oriole!” Hansa couldn't help but feel the corners of his mouth curl up slightly. He felt of any of them she was the one to trust.