Adam's Redemption

Rising to the Red of Blood

I do not own RWBY. RWBY is owned by Rooster Teeth and was created by Monty Oum. I only own my OCs.

Adam awoke in bed, with sweat as cold as ice running down his body. This wouldn't be the first time this happened. See, after his branding, Adam had constant nightmares about it. That meant reliving his pain all over again... and every time he did, he felt powerless

"Are you ok?" He heard a voice call out to him. He looked over to where it came from. He saw his parnter, Blake, looking at him, her amber eyes filled to the brim with concern

"I'm fine." He replied

"Are you sure Adam?" Blake asked. He sighed

"I'm ok Blake." Adam told her. Blake didn't look convinced

"Are you 100% sure you're ok Adam?" Blake had asked him. Adam looked back at her

"Look Blake, I'm fine. You can stop worrying. It was just a nightmare." Adam said in an effort to console her. It didn't seem to work as Blake still looked concerned, but she let it go nonetheless

Adam grabbed his clothes that had the decorations on it. The wilting rose and the white mark on the front of the left shoulder he put on there after officially joining the White Fang. The red rose pattern on his front left shoulder where the white mark was along with the white markings on the back he stitched on after killing his first person. He put them on, covering the brand in his chest. He grabbed his mask that was decorated with intricate red lines that reflected that of a nevermore mask. He grabbed Wilt and Blush and walked out of his tent

Immediately after walking out, he was assulted by shades of red. The leaves of trees and even the grass too. All so red, they were the color of blood. Adam walked along the campsite the White Fang had set up... well, until he bumped into someone

"Hey! Watch were you're-" Adam cut himself off when he saw who it was

"Oh! I'm sorry sir! I won't do it again!" The man below him exclaimed in what seemed to be fear

This was Ace Brick. He was a tiger faunus, like the White Fang's current leader, Sienna Kahn. He has a white skin tone with black stripes running down his frame. He was a small person, compared to Adam and some of the other males around here. He stood at 5'7" and he wasn't a very bulky person

In fact, you would be enticed to think he has never seen a day of combat or training. But he has seen plenty of both and they manifested themselves as scars on his body that the black stripes covered up. He had a brown tail as well as shoulder length brown hair that was slicked back all the time. He had gauntlets that claws could come out of, and they could be infused with dust

Ace looked up to Adam. Adam, to Ace, was like the father he never had. Ace had grew up in Vacuo and had to steal to get by. He didn't know where his parents were, he didn't even know their names. He was beaten on the streets, had the lien he stole stolen, and cried himself to sleep every night

He thought he wouldn't make it out of Vacuo when Adam showed up, giving him a place in the White Fang. He developed as someone who was willing to lay down his life for one of his own people without a second thought, not willing to let someone go through the same thing he did. He was also only 19 right now

Adam sighed

"Ace, you have to watch were you're going. One day, you're going to run into someone or something that will want to pick a fight with you." Adam said, gently berating Ace

"Y-yes sir. I'm sorry." He whimpered. Adam sighed... again

"I'm not mad at you Ace. It's understandable to run into someone, but you need to watch where you're going because this is the 5th time this week you've ran into me." Adam said

"Yes sir. I will." Ace said to him. Adam found himself sighing once again

"And stop calling me sir. Just call me Adam." Adam told Ace, who took it as an order

"Ok sir- Adam!" Ace quickly corrected himself. Adam sighed for the fourth time to day

***

Adam had just finished briefing his men on what they were to do. The plan was for Adam and Blake to infiltrate the SDC train coming in a few days. While on board, Adam and Blake would get rid of the security and smuggle whatever dust was needed by detaching the caboose

Then, the rest if the camp would help smuggle the dust off and disappear before anyone could spot them

Of course, Adam had saw Blake flinch at this suggestion. He knew that she didn't like how he was willing to kill human lives, no matter what they did

Still, he couldn't help but feel guilt at her reactions. He remembered when she yelled at him when she found out he killed someone on a mission he was on

It was at this time that the person in question started to walk towards Adam. Though, he already knew what she wanted

"Save it, Blake. I don't wanna hear whatever it is you were gonna say if it's what I think it is." Adam told Blake

"You mean the thing about not killing innocent humans?" Blake asked him

"Yes! That! There is no such thing as an innocent human!" Adam yelled out

"Are you sure, Adam?" Blake asked again

"Yes! There are two types of humans. The ones that bully our kind and take what isn't theirs... and the ones who stand by and let the hate happen." Adam stated as if that was true

"... you're wrong." Blake muttered. Adam caught it, but didn't expand upon it. However, he didn't catch what she muttered next

"And I'll prove it to you."

Done. This chapter has been rewritten for ya. However, with a rewritten chapter, comes a revised semblance

Ace's semblance is Physical Enhancement. This allows Ace to get a physical boost. It can range from strength to speed, mostly both. However, there is a certain limit this can reach

The fastest Ace is able to move is right below the speed of sound... or Mach 1. The heaviest thing Ace could lift using his semblance was about 5 tons

Ace can also use this in conjunction with an adrenaline surge to make himself stronger and faster

However, there are some other things he can get a boost in. For example, his reaction time is one. His body can send signals faster to let him know if there's a danger or not since his semblance enhances that too. However, his brain takes the same amount of time to process it

He can heal faster using his semblance, but he still takes around three days at least, assuming he's using his semblance the whole time with his aura to heal his wounds and no medical equipment

That's it. It was a joy to laugh at myself when I was revising this

Love y'all and see ya later!