7 A Wonderful Meeting

Haven has been successful, Shen felt a slight sense of euphoria. Things have just been going too well. Not only did his Gaccha rolls produce wonderful results, but he now had a chance to slowly impart his will onto one of the main cast in RWBY. 'And now I just have to deal with the loss of the Inspect Function even if it is temporary.'

He had come up with a plan, although quite rough around the edges, it should work in theory. But it all relied on how good his poker face would be. 'And what kind of person the Branch Leader of Mistral's White Fang is.' Shen's eyes trailed to his scroll as a message came through. "I just got back too. Not even a days worth of rest."

Shen stood up as he put on his facade of an identity. Putting on the newly acquired mask, he was given, he looked down at his clothes. "Let's see…" Strand's of Life Fibers flowed out of Shen's bodied in various places. They fused themselves with his clothes and began to change them.

Their color was darkened, and so was their overall aesthetic was changed. 'I really am a sucker for black now.' With his clothes being completely refitted, he modeled after the clothes he wore when he first arrived in this world. They were messy sure, but the coat's aesthetic had rubbed off on him.

Soon he had left his room and was making his way to one of the many elevators in the base. As he walked, he noticed both respectful attitudes and reverent gazes of the people around him. 'Guess it's the same no matter what world you're in.' Finally arriving at an elevator, he walked in and clicked the button to go straight to the top floor.

Currently inside of her office, Sienna was waiting patiently with slightly narrowed eyes and a grin on her face. No one could tell what she thought; however her ears twitched when she heard a voice. "Shen has arrived, mam." The grin on her face grew even wider before fading. "Send him in." The same White Fang Officer from before opened the doors to the room as a figure walked in.

'A women?' Shen's gaze fell on Sienna, who was staring at him with a close to seductive smile and focused eyes. 'And yet another issue with world's like these appear.' One thing Shen made sure to always keep under wraps was emotion. He lived his life in his last world, doing everything he could to get ahead.

And as such, he had also seen the same in others. And the one thing that always knocked people down was giving in to things like Love or Lust. He was human in the end, so he wouldn't lie to himself, saying he was immune to a woman's charms. But even after meeting someone like Blake in person, he kept the task at hand and pushed everything else to the back of his mind.

Of course, the same now went for Sienna. "It's a pleasure to meet you." Shen gave a polite introduction but didn't lower his gaze all. 'Oh?' From what she knew, Shen was supposed to be very much for the White Fang and their ideals. He even admitted to being a fan of Blake's, giving the impression he was quite expressive.

But Shen right now was collected despite being in front of a Branch Leader of the White Fang. "I am Sienna Quinn. You've only arrived a day ago, but I'm thoroughly impressed with you. It's rare to have a Faunus Huntsman join our ranks, let alone one as skilled as you." Once again, Shen didn't overextend his words. "Why, thank you."

Looking at Shen, Sienna's gaze suddenly darkened. "You know Shen, I tried my hardest to find any information on you. Anything that may link you to your life before joining us but to my surprise, there was nothing." Shen's face remained unnerved as he simply listened. "Of course, this could just be because you stayed in the shadows due to being a Faunus. However, even then, your skills should have gotten you some kind of attention no matter what. But there was nothing."

Sienna's fingers began to tap on her desk. "Not only that, but you did something that should have been impossible. Blake Belladonna is a partner of Adam Taurus, and the two of them work together quite often. Though I'm sure you know that considering how much of 'Inspiration' she is to you."

"In any case, I am quite aware of her personality, and there shouldn't have been a way for you two to complete the mission I sent you on. Despite being a part of the White Fang, her methods are tame, and she has an aversion to killing. As such, she and Adam fill in for one another's faults and drawbacks making them quite a team despite their slowly drifting ideals."

Shen's eyes narrowed a bit as he continued to listen to Sienna. "So by all means, if it was her and Adam who I sent on this mission, then It would be understandable that they succeeded. But a newcomer with no previous background who had just met her? It's rather unbelievable don't you agree?"

At this point, Shen could tell what Sienna was doing, and he had gotten insight into what kind of person she was. She was calculative, and she looked to the future more than the present. And more importantly, she looked out for people who could become threats to her. 'People like Adam.'

And right now, her sights had narrowed down onto Shen as well. "It sounds like you sent Blake on a mission with me expecting us to fail." Shen continued to speak cluelessly as Sienna dug into him. "I don't like anomalies, and I don't like things I can't control, Shen. And something tells me from how you act, you're going to become both of those things."

Shen tilted his head and smiled a bit. "So you want to snuff me out before then?" Sienna returned the smile as she put her hands up her chin. "Of course not. If your willing to fall in line and tell me what I want to know, then I can guarantee a place by my side. But if not…" Shen could see the intention in her eyes as his slight smile grew, and he laughed.

"I can definitely see how you got this far, Sienna. You definitely earned your ranking, and it makes sense how you became a Branch Leader in the White Fang. However, it's also a shame that your thinking is what kept you from ever reaching any higher than that." Hearing Shen's words, Sienna's smile fell a bit as she looked at Shen with wonder.

"What do you mean?" Shen spoke in a more open manner, now not hiding behind a fake smile. "You clearly want to suppress Adam, and you want to use his infatuation with Blake to do it. However, you couldn't find a chance until me. However, yet again, you've encountered a threat that you deemed had the potential to threaten you."

Sienna's eyes widened a bit as Shen continued. "Your ability to find threats before they grow and deal with them is wonderful, because of that, you never try to utilize them. I'm afraid thats going to be where we differ the most." Shen walked closer to Sienna's desk as he placed his hands down and looked at her.

"You're anxious? Is it because Adam is getting closer to breaking from your grasps and you can't stop it? An order from the High Leader perhaps?" Shen's words were like probes he sent out that could either fail or detect something that would let him get closer to hitting home. And the slowly widening eyes of Sienna and her growing silence were just that.

'Let's see…' Shen pushed forward as he acted as if he was thinking for a moment. "You could give an important mission like raiding a Schnee Dust Company Facility without worry even in case of failure. But whatever the High Leader had planned for Adam to do is something you cant stop and all you can do is mitigate his achievements?"

Sienna's face had turned grim at this point and Shen's smile grew. "Tell me does a Dust shipment by train ring any bells?" Hearing that Sienna's composure shattered as she stood up abruptly and her tails seemed to become agitated. "How do you know about that?" On the outside, Shen remained calm and unintimidated but on the inside, he was cheering.

'Got her…' Sure Sienna saw him as a threat but she thought he was still in infancy so she let her guard down and revealed her true self too soon. And because of that Shen could piece together that she was trying to suppress Adam. With that information alone all he had to do was probe until he latched onto something.

"You don't need to know who I am or what I want. Instead, you should focus on two things. One I am capable of dealing with Adam and two I can guarantee that your ambitions won't go unsated." Sienna's gaze turned slightly unfocused as she took a deep breath. "Those are some big words… But still, nothing is stopping me from dealing with you ri-"

She was trying to regain some ground in their conversation but in that instant, she felt something sharp wrapped around her neck. "You feel that?" Shen's eyes were cold but his smile sent chills down her spine. "Because you let your guard down around me I was able to do this dozens of times since I entered this room."

Shen glanced into space for a moment as he spoke. "Just imagine it. All your hopes and dreams gone, scattered into dust in an instant just by me moving my finger." Shen's hand moved slightly as Sienna felt whatever was around her neck tighten. For the first time in she had forgotten how long she was afraid.

Shen's words were terrifyingly effective as she stared at him. "You-" Before she could speak Shen talked over her. "I haven't killed you because you're useful to me alive. And in the same case, the White Fang is useful to me in its entirety. Everything here has so much untapped potential yet its being wasted with petty terrorism. Such a waste."

Shen shook his head lightly. "So I'm going to give you a chance and propose a deal. Right now I only have two demands but I'm sure I can find more in the future. If you accept then I can guarantee your ambitions will be fulfilled beyond your wildest dreams." Shen's words sounded sweet but to Sienna, they were like the whispers of a demon.

"Of course you're free to not accept my proposal. After all I 'Cant' force you. I'm not a monster after all." Sienna's teeth clenched together as her gaze flashed with all kinds of emotions and finally, her shoulders fell. "What do you want?" Her words were tense but Shen ignored that. "I hope you don't think I'm that stupid."

'It doesn't matter what she said now. She probably knows the chances of me killing her now are low. But that's fine it's a brief instant that I need.' Sienna's eyes narrowed as Shen told her to do something surprising. "Retract the Aura protecting your body." Sienna's mouth remained closed as Shen's fingers moved slightly.

The feeling of something almost slicing through her neck grew. "You should be able to tell by now but what I have wrapped around your neck doesn't care if your Aura is protecting you or not. So I advise you to comply." Finally Sienna complied as she closed her eyes for a moment. Shen could sense or see Aura because he simply didn't have the ability.

But considering her life was in his hand's he was pretty sure she would comply. "Good." Slowly reaching out his hand Shen's hand slowly moved towards Sienna's chest. Seeing this Sienna bit her lip to the point it began to bleed. Seeing this Shen could already tell what was running through her mind. "Please even I'm not that much of a degenerate."

After saying that Shen's hand stopped moving an inch away from Sienna's clothing. His focus spiked as his eyes narrowed in concentration. It happened in an instant yet Shen let out a small breath after it was done. Sienna only felt a slight prick as she suddenly felt the tightness around her neck loosen before disappearing entirely.

Immediately she started coughing while looking up at Shen. "What… What did you do?" Shen smiled as she spoke. "Nothing I just gave you a present from the heart." As Shen said that Sienna's face turned pale as she felt an intense amount of pain in her chest causing her to fall knot her desk.

This pain was from inside her body and more precisely her heart. Shen knew the moment he gave Sienna the chance she would strike back at him at full force. So to avoid that he needed insurance. He didn't dare attempt Mental Refitting just do the fact it would most definitely end in failure.

He caught her off guard now but as a Branch Leader, there was no way Shen thought she was weak. So instead he placed insurance around the human body's most vital organ. 'I had to be careful not to make a mistake and kill her. If my Life Fiber Manipulation Ability was still Level 1 there would be no way I could do something this delicate.'

But that was no longer the case. "Now then let's get on with this and talk about those demands shall we?" Thirty minutes had passed since Shen had entered Sienna's office. And as quickly as he came he left with a smile on his face. The White Fang Officer looked at Shen in a confused manner as he walked into Sienna's office.

"Mam is everyth-" Before he could finish speaking he felt his body go cold as Sienna's gaze fell on him. "Get out…" She looked like a predator and her eyes were almost glowing due to her rage and anger. "But-" Sienna's voice echoed through the room as she yelled. "Get out!" In an instant, he nodded and left. "Yes, Mam!"