05x05 - Necessary Sacrifice

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Back to the fairy tale. Back to the show.

Back to the wall. And there's nowhere to go.

Hopeless and desperate. All pass it first.

Things looking bleak and about to get worse.

Helpless and tortured. There's no way to.

Goals are achievable. Phase one is dead.

Possible. And that's when you learn you've

been messing with God and in your primp.

And.

The whip over all. We need a miracle. We go.

Two wins away. What they can bring back. What is gone.

For sure. We will enjoy the. The.

Okay. Are you ready? I b*at up on giant

monsters and robots more than once.

I think I can handle getting a few signatures.

Your chief didn't need you. Your people need you.

Please join the fight and help us save Haven Academy.

Are you kidding me? We'd love to have

someone with your skills on our side.

Mata. You get back inside. Mom, you're not going any.

Huh?

I don't get it. How can they

just sit around and do nothing with

the White Fang getting ready to att*ck?

Because not everyone is like you and me.

The font is here in menagerie. The ones

that weren't born on the island moved

here because they were tired of fighting, of having to struggle constantly.

Menagerie is filled with people that just want to be left alone.

And here we are, asking them to put

the rest of the world before themselves.

I guess I never really thought about it like that.

The problem is, whatever happens at Haven

is going to affect them whether they like it or not.

If Adam gets his way and Haven falls,

it's only going to make things worse for the Faunus everywhere.

Adam. He's the guy you used to work with.

Yes. Sorry. Forget I brought it up. No. It's okay.

Have you ever met someone and thought to yourself,

they are the personification of this word?

Uh, okay. Well, I remember getting to know

Ruby and thinking this girl is the embodiment of purity.

After a while I saw Weiss was defiance and Yang was strength.

What am I? Jury's still out on

that one, but I'm leaning towards earnest.

At first I thought Adam was justice.

Then I thought he was passion. But over

time, I realized I was wrong.

He wasn't any of those things. He was spite.

Not hatred. Not rage. Spite. He won't accept equality,

only suffering for what he feels the world did to him

and his way of thinking is dangerously contagious.

That's what worries me about Ilya. She's not like Adam.

Not yet, at least. But I don't know how long that will last.

She was your friend, huh? She was.

Her chameleon traits meant she could pass as human.

She could have lived a normal life

if she wanted, but she didn't.

I always admired that she lost her

family in a mining accident when she was young,

and she joined the White Fang. Like me, she was more or less

trained on the road alongside other foreigners.

She learned to survive, to defend herself.

But as people like Sienna and Adam

started to gain a following, she became more dangerous.

I guess I did too. My parents

tried to get me to leave with them, but I refused.

I had Adam and Ilya. After all.

You know, we're going to have to face her eventually.

I know. So what are you going to do?

I'm going to try and help her the way you helped me.

You showed me that sometimes you need

to be there for a friend,

even when they don't want you to be.

I was drowning in guilt and fear.

I tried to push you away, but you didn't give up on me.

And I can't give up on Ilya.

It's about time I saved my friends for once.

You're really getting better, huh?

Are you hungry? It's almost dinnertime.

Yeah, that sounds good. I was about

to call it a night anyway.

So you've never fought before? Just the occasional

small Grimm. Nothing like this, though.

Wow. You look like a natural. It's strange.

I've only had this cane for a few weeks,

but I feel like I've had it for a lifetime.

Longer even. They sound like a crazy person.

I mean, yeah, just a little. But at this pace,

you'll be combat ready in no time.

Uh, well, I'll see you upstairs.

How do you handle all of this?

What do you mean?

I'm scared. I'm more scared than I've ever been in my life.

I ever thought was possible. I always

knew that I wanted to be more than a farmhand.

But this. Would ask for this.

We all went to beacon because we wanted to help people.

But you're right. None of us asked for this either.

We just have to press on. And how can you..

Be so confident? People have tried to k*ll you.

The world is about to go to w*r all over again.

How are you okay with any of this?

When beacon fell, I lost two of my

friends, Penny Polendina and Pyrrha Nikos.

I didn't know them for very long,

but that doesn't change the fact that they were

two of the most kind hearted people I'd ever met.

But that didn't save them.

Pure thought

that if there was even the smallest chance of helping someone,

that it was a chance worth taking.

And because of that, she d*ed fighting

a battle she knew she couldn't win.

And Penny. Was k*lled. Just to make a statement.

Sorry. I am scared. But not just for me.

What happened at beacon shows that Salem

doesn't care if you're standing against her or not.

She'll k*ll anybody. And that scares me most of all.

Penny. I'd be lying if I said that it didn't hurt.

That I didn't think about them every day since I lost them,

that I didn't wish I had spent more time with them.

If it had been me instead, I know

they would have kept fighting to.

No matter how dangerous it was. So

that's what I choose to do. To keep moving forward.

Come on. If we don't hurry. Nora is going to eat everything.

It wouldn't be the first time.

Hey, Oscar, this isn't going to be easy, but the fact

that you're even trying says a lot

about you. You're braver than you think.

She really is remarkable, isn't she?

She must have been one of the best hunters at beacon.

In some ways, yes, but in many others, no.

She has her quirks, her faults, just like everyone else.

But she also possesses something unquantifiable, a spark

that can inspire others even in the darkest of times.

This must be really hard on her too.

It most assuredly is.

Your thoughts are of no significance.

If this is how high leader Taurus wishes to proceed,

then we shall make it so. Of course brother. Still.

Come in. Sister Elia. Thank you for meeting with us.

How may I be of assistance? Please stand.

We have wonderful news. What is..

It? We finally received a message from the Mistral Brotherhood.

The operation was a success. Adam Torres

has claimed his place as the high leader of the White Fang.

Good. And Sienna buried with honor. The other

branches of the thing have been given

the story that was agreed upon.

A necessary sacrifice. We won't forget everything she did for us.

Indeed. Your maturity and understanding in regards to this matter is appreciated.

And it is why we've summoned you here this evening.

The White Fang is experiencing a transitional period.

Growth requires change. And change can be painful.

If it's for the betterment of the forest,

then it's a pain we can endure. What's our next mission?

Containment. With the CCTV towers still inoperable.

We have the luxury of control over the flow of information.

News of Adam's ascension has yet to reach menagerie.

But when it does, the citizens of Kurokawa will undoubtedly react poorly.

Now that the chieftain has spoken out against us.

It's my fault the Belladonna's had any ground to stand on.

Do not concern yourself with past failures.

Focused on the future. We have an opportunity for redemption.

What do you need me to do?

The Belladonna's are the only remaining thr*at

to Adam's as*ault on Haven Academy.

And so they must be silenced.

It's silenced.. Like Sienna. They

stand in the way of true progress for our people.

We would never put such a burden on you alone.

Of course, your brothers and sisters will be at your side.

But your relationship with their daughter makes

you an integral part of this operation.

Like we know how close you were with young Blake.

Rest assured, highly Tartarus has requested she be taken alive.

But we cannot risk having her present to defend her family.

But the people of menagerie..

Will come to understand what happens to those

who speak out against the White Fang.

And will be left without a leader until our victory is complete.

A necessary sacrifice. Sister Elia.

She's right to worry about the citizens.

It's possible they may come to see Guerra as a martyr.

It is a risk we must take for our high leader.

I will not allow them to ruin this.

The Belladonna name has brought me nothing but grief.

You've done well in finding the deserter.

Bring her to me alive. But not before you've slaughtered her family.

I have a promise to keep.

He seems unwell. He carries with him a tremendous burden.

Are we sure he is the one to lead us?

For now. We must do what is best for the foreigners.

Yes.

Brother Umar, did you see Tiger's messenger?

He rests beneath the waves along with

his warning. Then all is well.