RWBY: Fireborn

A/N: Warning! This chapter has intense gore in it! You have been warned!

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It had been a few days since Logan talked to Tokage about what was to come. During those days, Logan had been making sure all that he did would not go to waste. Spending time with his family and making sure that Menagerie will prosper under Ghira and Sienna. And his escape plan was ready and waiting for him, because after today Logan Scarlett will disappear and probably become a criminal.

And right now, Logan sat in a tree, not too far away from the maximum security prison. He had donned his new stealth combat suit he made, he had named it [Phantom Suit], with the [Predator Bow] in hand, his new knife [Avernus MK1] in a sheath on his lower back horizontally and [Ebony & Ivory] holstered; one on his side and the other on his ċhėst. With the suit being shades of grey and black, Logan blended in quite well; Logan had use his ash to cover the parts of his skin that were showing to help as well.

Logan stood on a branch in the tree he was in as he surveyed the prison in front of him. High chain-link fence with barbed wire on top with a foot of the fence bent in. Several watchtowers surrounded a square concrete building in the shape of a hexagon. The square concrete building was standing at about 30 feet tall with reinforced rebar windows, with one entrance/exit into it. Each tower was heavily guarded and armed. Several guard patrols were moving around the circumference of the prison in sync. Each one would arrive at a set time and press a buŧŧon, from what Logan could tell, it was so that the alarm won't sound.

Logan: 'Smart. Each buŧŧon is a part of a check-in system. That way if a team is a few seconds late, the towers will be notified. Any longer and they'll sound the alarm. And if one team is missing or taken out, they'll sound the alarm.'

As Logan continued to survey the prison, he began to notice that they were well prepared for anything. Too well. From what he could tell, there were more then the required amount of guards on patrol, more then the need amount in the guard towers, and several Faunas that were dog types were on alert and sniffing the air. It was as if they were expecting something.

Logan: 'They were tipped off.' That's all that Logan could think at what he saw.

The guards were on high alert. They had Faunus that could track scents. They had heavy weapons and were ready for what ever they were for. But as Logan watched, he noticed that they were ready for everything from any direction, but one. Up.

Logan: 'Why is it that people have a hard time to remember to look up?' Logan thought as he shook his head. 'How hard is it to look up every now and then?'

Logan's mind wondered how and why these guards were allowed to be guards. But as he crouched there, he felt something was off. It was as if he was missing something important.

Logan: 'What the...'

A glimpse, that's all it took. For a split second, the image of the prison... shook? Stuttered? It was as if everyone that was patrolling lagged for a few seconds. They themselves didn't notice it and Logan nearly missed it.

*Vrrrr* *Vrrrr* *Vrrrr*

As Logan's scroll went off, vibrating in his pocket. Taking it out, Logan saw that he had several missed messages, mainly from his mother. Sighing, Logan stored his scroll into his [Void Storage].

Logan: 'Sorry, guys. What I'm about to do, I don't think you can call me family afterwards.' Logan thought as he formed wings and took off.

As he soared above the prison, he notice that all the guards didn't even pay any attention to him. Even as going as far as buzzing a tower to see how they would react. Not only did they not even notice him, they didn't even sound the alarm.

Logan: 'The prison has already fallen, huh. I'm not surprised. After all, Salem can control Grimm after all. Only problem is how whoever did this.' Logan flew down beside one of the patrolling groups 'They seem to zombified, yet they still seem alive. Not good.' Logan thought as he examined a guard.

Logan then flew back up and began to circle the prison from above. As he circled, he noticed that all the guards outside were in a similar state. He sighed as he shook his head.

Logan: "Might as well bit the bullet." Logan mumbled to himself. 'Even though it might be a trap.'

Logan: 'Whoever Salem sent is more beast then human. And those cuts, they look like they were made by an animal.' Logan thought as he started to use [Passive Detection] as [Active Detection] to scan the building. 'Nine total signals. No other life signs. Damn.' He thought as he sensed the interior of the prison. "This wasn't a battle, it was an massacre. Who or whatever did this will pay."

Logan moved caution towards the signals he detected. Making sure that each room he passed was empty and if there were any survivors that his detection missed. Throughout the many rooms he gave a quick search through, all the remains he found were in similar states to the two he found at the front entrance. But, some of them had looks that they were tortured before they were killed. Missing fingernails, small but extremely painful cuts, gouged out eyes, broken fingers. Everything and anything was used to make them cry and break. One room went and nearly made Logan loose his dinner. A woman was tied to a chair and brutally mauled and turned into what could only be described as graphic gore art with bones sticking out and her face removed and plastered onto her stomach. Out of all the bodies Logan found, the women fair far better then the men. As the men were mostly cannibalized by whoever Salem sent.

Logan: 'The women were turned into some sort of twisted art while the men were eaten. Some of them looked as if they were still alive when it happened. This... What happened here will be a warning to all who oppose Salem. I have to make sure that this is all covered up. Menagerie can't afford this to see the light. Not after all that it's gone through, it would destroy all that was built. It can't happen. I won't let it happen.' Logan thought as he moved through the prison.

Logan's mind became clouded as he saw the horrors that befell on the personal of the prison. Using his [Passive Detection] as [Active Detection] Logan located the nine signals inside the prison. While most were spread out at equal distance from one another, One was moving towards the lowest level of the prison. Taking out [Ivory] and duel wielding both [Ebony & Ivory], Logan started on his war path.

Disregarding his safety, Logan began to move with a vengeance. Heading towards the cells, Logan didn't care for subtlety anymore and kick the steel bar door in. With his flames semi melting the door, it flew off the frame and crashed landed in a deformed mess. The first two that met Logan was the siblings. When the two saw him, they rushed to the bars of their cells, after a shared look between them, the woman spoke.

Hora: "Hey there, big man. Let us out and you can do whatever you want with me. ANYTHING!~" She poke with a sultry voice. While she slowly pick up her black and white shirt to revel her perky brėȧsts with one hand wan the other pulling off her similar colored pants to revel her crotch.

Gora: "If she's not your type, feel free to have your way with me.~" Her bother said in a seductive voice. Pulling a similar stunt like his sister.

Logan walked towards them and stood at where their cells met and gestured them over to him. Hora and Gora then started to strip as they move towards Logan, giving him a bit of a tease as they did. When they were both at the corner of their cells, both reached out with a hand for Logan. As they touched his armor, their heads were slammed ageist the bars by Logan's ash. As fear began to invade their eyes, Logan shoved [Ebony & Ivory] into their mouths. As it dawned on them that they were about to die, they tried to beg. Before they could get a word out, Logan pulled the triggers. Two bullets were fired, but only the sound on one rang clear.

[Update. Operation: Messy House-Keeping (Rank: A) Eliminated: 2/9]

Confa: "So, I'm guessing that it was you. The one who shot the siblings. For what or why you are on this... 'Crusade', I can't even fathom. May I make an query as to why?"

Logan: "..."

Confa: "I see..." He said as he stood up from his cot. "All I ask it that when you kill me, to make it painless, please." He asked as he stood in front of Logan with his hands behind his back, eyes closed.

Logan didn't say anything. He wasn't disturbed by how Confa acted. He was used to seeing people doing weird things before their death. Accepting it was rare, but not unknown to Logan. Logan just nodded his head and fired one round into Confa's head. As his body fell, Logan sent a quick prayer to him, wherever he went.

[Update. Operation: Messy House-Keeping (Rank: A) Eliminated: 3/9]

Logan continued on, his head still on the war path, while his body moving on it's own. Logan then found the feral man, Temis, bound in chains. Apparently, his semblance was super strength or something. Logan didn't waste any time with him and placed a round in his head. He rather not deal with a feral man.

[Update. Operation: Messy House-Keeping (Rank: A) Eliminated: 4/9]

As he continued to walk, Logan found no other prisoners. Alive that was. they all had similar wounds on them like the guards. Soon Logan came up upon a elevator that went down. Putting away [Ebony & Ivory], Logan forced open the elevator's doors. Once they were opened, Logan saw that the elevator was down the farthest it could go. Igniting his hands, Logan burned through the cables that held up the elevator and dropped it down father then it was meant to be. With his [Active Detection], he saw that the crash alerted the five remaining down below.

Taking his [Predator Bow] out and selecting the air-burst arrows, Logan descended down on his wings. Before he hit the bottom, Logan activated his [Aura Pulse], disappearing. With the dust from the elevator hitting the ground and the ash Logan filled the shaft with; he broke through the doors that were opened due to the emergency procedures. As he was running out of time as he spotted the five remaining enemies. One was the 'Seer' Grimm that Salem uses to contact her supporters outside the Grimm lands. One was a large spider-like Grimm with a body the size of a wolf. Two of them were raptor-like Grimm, 'Teryx'. And the last one was Adam himself.

With the last three remaining air-burst arrows Logan had, he fired them all in less then 0.8 seconds. Removing the spider and the 'Teryx' Grimm while leaving the 'Seer' and Adam. Rapidly switching to the super-thermite, Logan fired one straight into the 'Seer'. From the air-burst arrows, Adam was blinded and by the time he could see and hear, all he heard was an ominous beeping. A louder then normal beep was heard before a bright and blistering hot light emanated forth from the arrow that was lodged in to the 'Seer'. Logan, who was stood far back wasn't affected by it, but Adam was. As the light died, the smoke cleared, and Logan's [Aura Pulse] wore off, one could see two people left 'standing'.

One was Logan, unharmed and in peak condition. The other was Adam. Semi blinded, third degree burns, missing fingers on one hand, half of his face burned, and groaning in pain. With a look that could kill gods, Logan approached Adam.

Logan: "Long time no see, Adam. We've got work to do." Logan said as he approached him with his knife.

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Ghira was just minding his own business as he was finishing up some paperwork that was need for tomorrow. As he sat at his desk, someone knocked on his door.

Ghira: "Enter!"

Kali: "Hey, hon. I brought some tea for you."

Ghira: "Oh, Kali. Thank you, I'm almost finished here-"

*BOOOM8 *Screeching* *Roaring* (All heard clearly in the distance)

Ghira: "What th-" As Ghira was recovering from the shock wave that could be felt traveling, his scroll when off.

Ghira: "Hel-"

Sienna: "Ghira! It's Sienna! Adam tried to escape!"

Ghira: "What happened?!"

Sienna: "Adam tried to escape, he had friends out side. As they were about to get away, they were cornered. One set off a bomb and another used 'Grimm Bait'!"

Ghira: "What! Are you sure?!"

Sienna: "Yea, I currently here with it and fighting Grimm! Sound the alarm! I need back up now!"

Ghira: "No need, help's on the way! Hold on for a minute!"

Sienna: "I'll try! Hurry!"