Chapter 6

Draco was furious. How dare Port not take disciplinary action against the cheating scum who had just "won" the contest. The fat, biased bastard deserved to be fired. And when he dismissed them because his Freshman class came in, without even sending Gerard to the infirmary, was unforgivable. He would have a word with Ozpin about it.

Rebecca placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder. Draco looked at her and she smiled at him. "Don't worry about it, at least we were able to get Gerard to the infirmary and see if anything was wrong. He took a big hit."

"He wouldn't have if Derek hadn't have cheated." Nadeshiko said, obviously angry as well.

"Don't worry, Nade. We won't have to deal with Team Dark anymore after a few more months. And anyways, why did Ozpin name them DARK? How cliché is that, them being evil and all?" Rebecca said, trying and to lighten the mood.

Draco couldn't help but chuckle. "Damn you, now my day is just a little bit better."

This made Nadeshiko laugh. "Well, our classes are finally over, I think we should go check on Gerard to see how he's doing." Draco and Rebecca agreed and they went off to the infirmary.

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"Mr. Morningstar, We have had this conversation before. Either speed up the process or your daughter, Stacy, will have to go on a long trip like your wife. She looks like her mother, doesn't she? It would be a shame to have to make another beautiful woman disappear."

Henry Morningstar was on his hands and knees, blood running from the cut that the mysterious man's punch had caused. He looked up at the red cloaked figure and stammered, "I-I'm trying. The Hunters that arrived two months ago were stronger than we expected. They completely wiped out our Beowolf pack. It has slowed the process quite considerably, since they were our main source for getting Hunters' weapons. We've had to rely on the Ursa, Nevermore, and Boarbatusk to get what little they could. And I'm trying to get a few Death Stalkers to help out, but they cost a lot to acquire and even more to train."

"Money is no issue. We need to hurry before my master gets angry again and kills off the last of our suppliers. You know the true reason why you have no more neighbors. How much longer do you need?"

A flicker of hope lit up Henry's eyes, "At least six more months for the amount you asked for. And that's after we trained the Death Stalkers, which would take two months, minimum. So eight months, total."

"I'll give you half a year. If by then you don't have the equipment ready, as well as the Dust from the quarry, now that the Beowolves are gone, then you know the consequences."

Henry started to say something, but cut it short. The mysterious man nodded and left, leaving Henry to hang his head in weakness. The man walked out of the house, passing Stacy on the way. He nodded in her direction and she gave him a scowl. When he left the house, he was met by his three companions who travel with him.

"Well, Miles. How did the meeting with Mr. Morningstar go?" asked a feminine voice coming from the brown cloak.

"Just like it always does, Terra. I had to threaten him again with his daughter and he now tries to meet our demands. It's an endless cycle until we get what we need." Miles said, lowering his hood and revealing his face. He had sharp, angular eyes that were almost a maroon color. His dark red hair was brushed back and looked like feathers sticking out of his head. His nose was hooked at the end and stuck out far from his face.

Another spoke, this time coming from a turquoise cloak. "How long did you give him? I don't think Master wants to be kept waiting too long. At least not after the amount of time that he's already been waiting."

"Six months. I hope he doesn't get too impatient and kill Henry like he did all the others. It took us so long just to find people who were willing to do what we asked, even if it did mean getting rid of some of the less cooperative ones."

Terra spoke again, drawing a giant spiked hammer from her cloak. "If he wants, I will do it myself. He doesn't need to get his hands dirty anymore."

"Easy, Terra. We don't want to lose everything in a ten mile radius." This was said by the final member in a vermillion cloak. "We must be careful not to draw to much attention to ourselves.

"Yeah, like wearing cloaks and hiding our identity doesn't do that already, Urah." said the turquoise cloak. Terra nodded at this.

Miles made a silencing noise "Quiet Mai. We do only what our master tells of us. If he tells us to conceal our identities while we are among a crowd, we do so. But you don't need to keep the hoods up when we are alone."

At this, the rest of the group drew back their hoods. Urah had angry slanted eyes. His nose was short and rounded. When he opened his mouth, one could see that his four canine teeth were unnaturally long and sharp, as if he were able to tear through anything just by biting into it. His fiery red hair was done in such as to make it look like it was ablaze. Mai had an elegant face and long, sweeping black hair. Terra had a hard face and large cheekbones with short stubby hair.

"See? Now we can be one big happy-go-lucky family now that we can see each others faces." Miles said, rolling his eyes. "Now let's go before our captain gets tired of waiting for us and leaves. I don't want to have to kill him, I actually like this one."

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Draco, Rebecca, and Nadeshiko left the infirmary with Draco carrying Ragnarok.

"Why does he take this thing with him all the time? It's not very heavy, but it must be a hindrance." Nadeshiko said, eying the giant black blade.

Draco looked at the sword in his hand. "I know how he feels. I never want to leave our room without the Red Dragon's Scales in my possession. It makes me feel naked and vulnerable."

Nadeshiko and Rebecca laughed at the image of Draco ever being vulnerable, even when naked.

"At least Gerard's going to be alright. He should be fine by tomorrow morning, from what the nurse said." Rebecca said when they had stopped laughing.

"Yeah, we don't want the muscle-head to miss any training. He would be devastated." Nadeshiko said, jokingly.

With that, the three of them laughed and went back to their room,, not knowing what was in store for them in the near future.