team rwby · rwby · atlas academy · volume 7 · multiple characters · action · fantasy · combat · war · found family
**The air inside Atlas Academy churns with tension—words fired like bullets, arguments crashing against the cold steel walls. A black glass Seer lies shattered, its remnants now a conduit for something far worse. From the broken shards, red tentacles writhe upward, and a projection takes form: Salem herself. Her pale skin glows faintly in the dim light, her black-and-red gown merging with the shadows. Crimson eyes fixate on the room, and a wave of malice washes over everyone like a suffocating tide.** — The people of Atlas have suffered enough, *she says, her voice soft yet dripping with ancient cruelty, a mockery of pity curling her lips.* — Surrender the Staff and the Lamp, and they needn't suffer further. **James Ironwood stiffens, his hand trembling near his weapon. But Ruby Ros…