Chapter 17
I never thought that it would last this long and neither did the others that's why they're all gone.
When is time to give it up and how long is long enough? Years go by, souls diminish, the revolution loses its final spark.... how is there any other option besides Depression, Drug Addiction and suicide...
Strength comes with a high price, you pay for it by cutting off everyone you love, for they will only get in your way. people had lost everything through war... and discrimination...
There's no reason for liking someone, but everything can be a reason for disliking someone.
Haruki slowly approached Adam in the crater he made...
Team Ruby was surprised on the sudden explosion. They were about to finish up, but suddenly Adam fell through the ground.
Yang then suddenly said "Wow I never expected him to be this strong." Blake was even more surprised for she didn't expect Haruki to have this much of an advantage towards Adam.
*cough cough* Adam slowly stood up. "That euphoria from looking down from that high up place at the people and their misery." Adam sheathed his blade preparing to strike, he pulled the trigger propelling his blade towards Haruki.
Haruki spun and dodged him while sending a back fist towards his face. Adam quickly regained his footing and punched Haruki in the guts.
" Borders, Race, Ideology..... those problems that remained unchanged. There is no light of hope that those could be resolved. Prediction that the Humans and Faunus would get along is a pipe dream! Everyone knows that! That was Despair! That's the G.o.dd.a.m.n reason why I can't fall down now!!!"
When everyone heard Adam they were shaken to their core, except for Haruki... He knew all of this and yet he can't help but clash with Adams ideology it was already too late they were both too far gone this road.
Adam was prepared to sacrifice everything for his cause. Haruki will sacrifice himself for the ones he cares about.
Adam continued silencing everyone who was about to refute. "Humans didn't correct the disparity between us Faunus, because of the fixation towards maintaining the status quo, They love the pedestal they were given... thinking of others as nothing more than a sub-species of their race!" He exchanged blades with Haruki while he spoke,Directing his anger to no one in particular.
"I only care about the real objective. I couldn't care less about the prestige." Haruki backed up, Headb.u.t.ting Adam, he then spoke. "I get where your coming from Adam... and that's why I have to stop you..."
Team RWBY were awestruck... they didn't even notice that Roman had already escaped long before the fight started. Weiss then screamed at Adam. "We humans are also trying... if you would listen for one minute!" Adam shot towards Weiss, But Haruki was fast enough to block it using Lightning form.
"A brat like you is nothing more than an overly conscious to appear like a do-gooder. You can ignore the exploitation and violence and pretend like they don't exist, because the giant "Social System" is the one doing all the work for you. It's just a tiny little trick to fool their conscience...A
Haruki then looked at Weiss and said."Miss schnee, your words are appreciated but please don't get it the way. I wouldn't want you getting hurt." Weiss blushed at Haruki's words.
Adam then laughed hard... "You are always like this you hated meaningless violence and senseless killings... yet, you have always been decisive... you have more human kills than I have in my belt... I always thought you were the kind of person who knew more about reality than I did."
Adam charged towards Haruki slas.h.i.+ng at him with speed unseen by the naked eye. Haruki frantically blocked all his strikes except for one that was aimed towards Weiss if he moved... she's dead.
So he got wounded... a huge gash appeared on his chest. Blake screamed "Nooo!! Adam Stop! please stop!!" Adam then ignored Blake "but you had one fatal flaw Kaz... or should I say Haruki... you fell for a human, to Neo! that's what made you weak! that's what made you soft!" Hearing this Weiss can't help but be shocked... "Are you... really Haruki?" But Haruki didn't respond, but instead spoke in his normal voice.
"Adam what would happen if I told you I was human and not a faunus?"
Adam was shocked For the only person he has considered as his rival and friend was part of the race who has branded him and tortured his race... Surprisingly Adam was not angered. "I kinda suspected that was the case... When I look into your eyes and and just see cold indifference when you kill humans it was then I thought, ahh I see this person hates humans as much as I do."
Blake was shocked on this revelation she always thought Haruki was a faunus because he was part of the white fang. It turns out that their Hero was human all along... the one that gave them hope...
Blake found this shocking but she was inwardly glad that it was possible after all... The peace that she has always dreamed of...
Adam then continued "We bear the same hatred towards humans. Your powers are necessary for my cause. That's why I ignored all your pretentious bulls.h.i.+t where you rant about equality through peace... that kind of naive ideology... is never going to work... but when I look at you, everytime you say that... all I see is just forced ideals... Let me ask you this... Do you truly believe the bulls.h.i.+t you say?"
Adam then accepted Haruki's strike letting him get hit in the face... Spitting out blood, he stood up "Tell me Haruki if Neo wasn't there to play nurse to your shattered ideas... Would you even give a d.a.m.n about what you were fighting for?"
Haruki then sheathed his sword and said "I have seen too many soldiers die for a cause they don't believe in... But even without this pretentious bulls.h.i.+t we both spew... it boils down into one single thing..." Adam and Haruki both spoke in unison. ""You really just p.i.s.s me off..."" Haruki summoned Fenrir Fangs... and held his blade ready to attack at any moment.
Suddenly applause resounded all over the place... The mysterious figure suddenly spoke. "Truly a great spectacle Everytime I see it... The clash between two Hypocrites..." When the mysterious figure appeared out of the smoke and debris surrounding it... it was... "A talking Grimm!?" Weiss was the one to speak up... "I am not a Grimm young lady!!! I am their predecessor! One of the Seven Deadly Sins.... Gluttony!!!!" It's form changed into a human... a youth that looked to be in his twenties...
"Are you more comfortable with this form?" He bowed, and looked at Adam and Haruki... "Such strength... you people are the ones who lead me here... it makes me want to devour you!!!! Hehehehehhahahahahahaha!!!!!" As Gluttony was talking Haruki and Adam Charged at each other...
"Harukiiiiii!!!" "Adaaaam!!!" They clashed their blades ignoring gluttony's madness... "Don't ignore me!!!!" Gluttony extended his hand and it turned into a huge gaping maw, Biting at Haruki and Adam, They both used one of their strongest attacks [Exploding star] [Moonslice] to block Gluttony's attack... Haruki then spoke.
"Tch... you're slowing me down... I could've blocked it faster than you did..." Adam then spoke "That's because I held back... if I used moonslice on it's full power it would've killed you... ruining our duel..." Haruki then sliced at Adam "Oh yeah!? why don't you use it again!"
Adam blocked his attack and grinned. "Ohh, You can't handle it." Gluttony was angered by this... He was part of the Seven Deadly Sins... He was akin to a G.o.d in this place, and yet a couple of brats are just ignoring his presence... He then madly charged at Haruki and Adam resulting in a free for all melee...
"You Brats should know your place! I will eat you two and leave nothing behind!!" Adam crouched and slashed at his legs cutting it, Haruki Pierced through Gluttony's Heart using Fenrir Fangs. He gripped his Heart and crushed it. Then they both gained distance from each other...
Gluttony echoed a deafening roar... "You are really p.i.s.sing me off you d.a.m.n Brats!!!" Adam and Haruki both looked at him and said. ""Stop getting in the way!!!""
Gluttony summoned a huge maw in his stomach and tried to bite them both clean... [Moonslice] [Reflecting Moon] *Cras.h.!.+* Gluttony was sent flying, Haruki then summoned his black wolves and held gluttony in place... Adam appeared behind him and cut off his head.
Haruki then looked at Adam and said "Meh... I could've done better all by myself..." Adam interjected "Hardly, I did all the work..." Then suddenly a laughter echoed throughout the place and a large figure of a Grimm appeared... It was gluttony's true form... Finally they have reached the tipping point...