Hello again, finally i was able to finish the chapter, thanks to those who left me a review. I tried to take into account what you told me.

And for some reason i was not able to answer one so i am saying this here. This fic is not based on something specific. It is more like the result of reading several similar things. As for the uptade Schedule. It will be on Sundays. Although if I have time I will publish a chapter in the middle of the week.

oh i forgot to say this in the prologue:

Disclaimer: Rwby does not belong to me, yada yada. Only the OCs are mine.

and with that out the way, lets get in!

Chapter 1: Demon World

Jaune began to open his eyes slowly, his head hurting as if he had been partying the previous day. "Did you sleep well. Jauney Boy?" Hearing that female voice, he got up as fast as he could and looked in front of him."Coco? Coco Adel?"In front of him was someone who was supposed to be dead. "Oh come on, it looks like you saw a ghost." The girl still was dressed like a queen of fashion. She was an exemplary fighter who always looked good, her emblematic black glasses and her charismatic smile were still present.

She was his superior at Beacon Academy and was also a friend but. "I do not understand, i thought you died on that mission a year ago. Cardin said that to everyone."Immediately Coco's expression became furious. "So that's what that damn bastard said, things were very different Jaune, you see. I was given the responsibility of escorting a group of newbies including Cardin and some of his friends to exterminate some demonic beasts that were lurking around the border of Vale."

At the end of the first year in the academy the rookies had to overcome a mission of that style."We met those beasts but things did not go well, they were too strong for me and the others. They looked like mutant Rafflesias with sharp teeth, it was extremely traumatic but that was not the worst." Jaune listened attentively to the her tale.

"When we were surrounded, a woman appeared suddenly in front of us, the beasts seemed to obey her because they did not attack us in her presence. She had a green dress and hair of the same color, she also had a strange necklace. What happened next was the worst." While recounting her story Coco relived the event in her mind.

Flashback

"Nice day to you, young ones. I usually do not have time to do this kind of thing but i have an important issue near here and i decided to take the opportunity to find a new guinea pig." The woman in Coco's memory was the very same Gretchen Rainart. The representative of the devils who detest humanity. "However. I only see a single promising figure present, what a pity but wait. Let's make it fun. I propose a deal, if you give me the girl in your group. I'll let you all go. Sounds good?"

Coco however was naive, she believed for a moment that they would not be able to do something like that, of course she made a mistake. She instantly felt a strong impact on her head that knocked her down. "I can not die here, if you want to stay alive you will accept the deal!" The first attacker was Cardin Winchester who had hit her with his war club, immediately the other students did the same, mainly hurting her in her legs and arms so she could not get up.

While everything was happening the only thing she could see was the smiling face of the demon woman that caused all this. However her hatred was not directed at her, not at all. Rather she was more furious with the cowards who were sacrificing her to save themselves, especially Cardin Winchester. "Now now. I think it was enough guys. I do not want her dead." Hearing the devil's words they stopped hurting Coco. "Can we go now?"Gretchen smiled at the words of Cardin. "Of course, you are free to leave. It is convenient to have humans like you alive."

But there was someone who did not go. Who did not leave Coco like the others and incredibly she was surprised to see who it was. He was one of Cardin's friends, Dove or something like that. Gretchen nevertheless saw this coming, after all he was the only one who did not hurt Coco. The other guys did not notice because they were so scared, nor did they notice that Dove had been left behind."Boy. Do you know that staying here will cause your death, right?" He nonetheless had a firm expression. "I know but. I'm not that kind of person. I admit I'm a bit abusive and I like to mess around but I'm not able to get that far, after all the reason why i went to Beacon was to be a hero."

"Hahahah, i like that. That mentality and that determination makes you an exemplary human! "Gretchen saw the boy as a delicious piece of meat, this would not end well for him.

He ignored the devil and picked Coco up, carrying her in his arms as if she were a princess. "You're an idiot ...You should have left with Cardin..." The poor girl was already at the edge of the abyss, she only managed to say those words. Her eyes closed and that was the last thing Coco Adel could remember.

FlashBack End

"Damn it Cardin." Jaune was as furious as she was, the worst of all is that this was the man who would marry Pyrrha. He could not stand it a bit. "The most likely thing is that Dove tried to flee with me but he let my body fall into the black river. I hope he managed to save himself but it is unlikely."That, however, was something that surprised Jaune a lot. "Dove huh, for me he was another idiot like Cardin. He ended up being a hero after all."However that only shows that the majority of humanity is cruel and selfish. Thanks to people like Cardin Winchester many innocent with a brilliant destiny ended up dying like Coco and Dove.

"In any case, when i fell into the black river i was already dead due to blood loss but the amount of demonic energy that entered my body brought my soul back. However it is not the same anymore" That only meant one thing, Jaune understood that perfectly. "You are a demon" That was the reality of Coco Adel at this time but he was the same."I suppose that is also my case. I also fell into the black river." Proof of that, his blue eyes were now red as blood.

"You're not one yet, but you're on the right path."He remembered that voice. it was the voice of his savior."Salem is that you?" Beside him was a small Grimm weasel. "Yes, this is the form i can take for the moment. I am still quite weak but with your help i will improve even more."

This time Coco spoke with a more cheerful tone." You see Jaune, after falling into the river and resurrecting. I ended up with Lady Salem just like you." The little Grimm confirmed it. "Coco's body had a lot of negativity but not enough to wake me up. However it was enough to acknowledge her. Unconsciously i kept her with me. Forming a connection, then you arrived and woke me up. I have transmitted to Coco your current situation boy."

"From what i see, you did go through a lot of shit. Pyrrha marrying Cardin? Now thats fuck up, although i did not expect Weiss to be that way and Ruby...If i had not seen your memories through Lady Salem it would have been hard for me to believe she was capable of doing something like that."Jaune was sad, he remembered everything that happened but in the end his anger was greater than his sadness."I did not believe it either Coco, but what do you plan to do? If Salem showed you everything that happened to me, you should know what i want."

"Revenge, right? Well is the same thing that i have in mind. I want Winchester dead or better yet, that he suffers a lot first and then dies. I still remember the pain i felt while they were hurting me, it is a very fresh memory Jaune. Now I did not have a goal as big as making all humanity suffer, but after seeing your memories i can understand that Cardin is not the only one who deserves to suffer, although i think there are humans who deserve to be saved."

Jaune smiled because he totally agreed, at least 5% of humanity was not lost. The little weasel had the right answer to his predicament. "Those that you consider valuable or deserving of an opportunity…We could turn them into demons, after all for the goal we have in mind. We will need all the help possible." Jaune found the situation quite ironic, he who wished to become the hero of humanity in the past days was now here, talking to the old Demon Lord, Salem. Maybe if it had not been for Ruby, he would still be on the path of the hero.

After talking so much the fallen hero realized that they were in a forest but the moon was red and he felt the atmosphere somewhat strange. "What is this place?" Coco was the one who answered his question. "This. Jauney boy is the one and only, the legendary Demon World."That explained the strange feeling he felt, Salem realized what Jaune thought."This place is full of demonic energy. Your body is just getting used to it, soon you will stop feeling weird."

"With the information segment out of the way. Let's move on to something more exciting, Jauney boy. Let's test the strength of your body after the modifications that Lady Salem made." Coco began to crack her knuckles, she seemed happy to fight. Most likely she wanted to release some of her contained anger and Jaune was the only available victim, unfortunately for the boy. Little Salem agreed. "Good idea, it is necessary to see if your body is in good condition."Jaune nevertheless thought about the best possible excuse. "I do not have my weapon with me. I can not fight effectively without it."

Coco however did not accept that. "What the hell are you talking about? You have an excellent weapon by your side."Jaune turned to his right, there was a shield and a sword together on the ground, however they were black with white segments that looked like bones."This looks like" Salem completed what he was thinking. "Crocea Mors, yes. I create these using the model that was in your mind, but there is something extra. If put together the two will become a big sword that will give you more attack power, try it."

Jaune put the sword on the shield and they merged into a large white sword with sharp edges and one eye of Grimm in the middle, it was obvious what the weapon was made of. "Grimm huh. I guess it's an appropriate weapon for someone like me." After all he was no longer a hero deserving of a bright sword, a frightening weapon like this was more than appropriate for him. "All right, come here Jauney Boy." Coco started calling him with an excited smile.

"Alright, here I go!" Jaune took his great grimm sword and ran, he moved his sword diagonally towards Coco. She simply leaned a little to the left and dodged the attack in a simple way. Jaune tried to do the same but she avoid it again."Man you are slow as fuck. I think you still do not have what it takes to use that weapon against agile opponents, maybe you should use the form you're used to."

Jaune however got angry. "How do I do that?! Besides. I'm sure you're faster than before! "The little Grimm weasel let out a sigh."You just have to think, transmitting what you want to the weapon will make it adapt to you, for now. It can only take two forms but as you grow in strength your weapon will do the same and it will be able to take various forms." In short, it was a weapon that can be converted into what the user wants.

"Oh, that sounds cool. In any case I think I'll use Crocea Mors' form." But before doing so, Coco stopped him. "Wait Jaune. I think we should prove how much damage your big sword can do to an opponent, lets see... I will not dodge this time. Come with all the strength you have. "Coco extended her arms as if waiting for a hug. Jaune seemed to hesitate a little so she reassured him."Do not worry, you will not kill me. Trust me Jaune and come with everything you got, imagine that i am someone you hate."

The blond did not have to think much, the image of Ruby Rose came to his mind, he took with incredible strength his great sword and attacked Coco, his body was wrapped in a brilliant white aura. He had not noticed but Salem and Coco saw it clearly, his sword made a horizontal cut on Coco. "Whoops, I did not expect this result." With a strange reaction to her condition, Coco Adel had been cut in half. The cut had been so strong that it completely pierced her aura and divided her body, separating her waist and legs away from her upper part.

Jaune of course was terrified by what he did. "Holy Shit, what have I done?! Coco! "But unlike him, Salem simply observed the situation like a little test. "Chill out Jaune, I'm fine." Coco Adel did not seem worried, in fact her expression was that of someone who simply spilled coffee by accident, she did not seem scared in the least. "How are you still alive?" It did not make sense that Coco kept talking like that because she did not have half her body. Besides there was not much blood on the ground, something very weird.

"You know I'm not human anymore. Right? Well, the truth is that since i was already dead when falling into the black river, i became an appropriate demon. I am a Zombie. "Immediately from her waist came dark tentacles that began to connect her two parts, in the end she was good as new."Lady Salem gave me a little of her power to not be so vulnerable, demons like me do not have good regeneration and our aura is 80% weaker. Because of that you were able to cut me that easy, luckily my weaknesses are compensated for by my incredible strength and agility since i do not have the natural limiter that humans have to protect their body, in any case. Your attack was quite strong. I think that someone with normal aura would have been hurt."

Jaune however was on his knees, breathing hard as if he had run a marathon. "I think it was too much anyway, it left me somewhat tired. I do not understand. I'm usually not capable of such strength, is it the power of this weapon that you gave me Salem? "The little Grimm weasel began to laugh softly."One part, but the rest is all you, you have not realized that you have been using your semblance during that attack" Jaune seemed surprised, he did not understand the situation well."As far as i know, i have not yet awakened my semblance or i would know it, right?

Coco began to laugh out loud. "Typical of you being so dense, although i guess it's hard to realize even for someone normal. For what i could see your aura was amplified during that attack, boosting your strength in an incredible way. As far as i know, that is not something everyone can do, the only possible explanation is that it is your Semblance. I'm right Lady Salem? "Coco looked directly at the little Grimm and she answered. "Yes. I'm almost sure you're right, your semblance for what i get allows you to amplify your aura. It's still necessary to prove if you can also amplify the aura of others. That would make it an extremely useful semblance."

"Amplification of aura ... sounds pretty cool."Jaune felt great just thinking about what that would allow. "I'm going to need help to master this, after all i do not even realize i'm using it." Salem seemed pleased with his desire to improve but at the moment they did not have time to train. "All in time Jaune. I promise to help you master your semblance as soon as possible but first. We have more important issues to attend to, there is a reason why i brought both of you to the Demon World."

Coco did not seem surprised, she took off her black glasses and asked with a serious expression. "What is the plan?" Salem began to shine, it was like a lamp that emanated darkness. "While i absorb the demonic energy of the surroundings i will tell you, first we need to get followers, even with the power i have. We will need help. We must get followers for our cause, it's been a long time since i was defeated by Ozpin, many demons must have forgotten me and those who remember me must be a few, and i'm sure there are many who do not want my return. Luckily we're near the territory of a clan that was loyal to me. I think we can get their help. And we must recover an important treasure that will allow me to restore a large part of my power."

The two listened attentively to the adorable weasel of evil. "Another important thing, there is someone special that we should find here in the demon world. A girl that will be very useful for our cause. During the time i was asleep i could feel every human falling into the black river but only three have caused me to react in some way, you two and that girl. You see…She was the first to fall that took my interest, but at that time i was much weaker to do something, i was not able to wake up. Luckily i put a mark unconsciously, even asleep i can recognize people of great value. That girl for what i could feel was fleeing, thanks to my mark i know where she is, fortunately she did not realize that i marked her."

"I know you want revenge young ones, but to achieve that wish. Certain steps must be carried out first, once we get everything we need. We will be able to bend humanity to our will, the fun is about to begin."

(…)

"Ohoho! My favorite lesbian is here. If you play your cards right Neo may give you a chance, as far as i know she is in both teams." The most elegant and charismatic criminal mind you could meet, the famous Roman Torchwick was enjoying a glass of wine while watching her guest. The young representative of the White Fang in Vale, Ilia Amitola. They were in a large warehouse full of huge containers, it was obvious that the merchandise inside was not obtained by legal means. "Roman, please stop embarrassing me like that."

The criminal with style could not help it. "Sorry Ilia but you made this to easy for me, stop turning your cheeks red every time i mention Neo and maybe i'll stop bothering you." The poor Faunus could only sigh tired. "Anyway...I am here for the weekly report. Do you have the corresponding quota?" Roman took some papers from a nearby table and handed them to the Faunus. "Check yourself, all the Lien and Dust that was asked is in the containers, there are some extra things courtesy of yours truly. Plus Vale is in a state of panic due to the uncontrollable wave of crime. Just as i was asked to do."

The criminal seemed to boast about his achievements in his report to Ilia. Roman was sometimes annoying but Ilia had to admit that he was someone important to fulfill the goal of the White Fang. "Excellent, continue like this and soon we will finish our business, your payment was deposited to your account as always. I also have something important to ask you."Roman however could not help making a joke about it."If it's about Neo i'm not going to help you. I do not like to get involved in the romantic life of others, thank you very much."

"Dick."Ilia's mad expression was enough to brighten Roman's day. "Sorry. I could not help it, tell me what my best client needs."When Ilia was about to speak, the two were interrupted by a group of men who entered the store, dressed in black suits, hats and red sunglasses. They were the criminals at the service of Roman. "Oh, so you are back. How did it go?" One of the men approached Roman and gave him his report. "Boss, as always we got a good amount of Dust and Lien, in addition i killed the guy in charge of the store that we hit, he was an old man so it will serve to give a greater message. With that the people of Vale will fear us even more."

"I see. So you killed a poor old man hahah."Because of the cheerful tone Roman had, no one expected the following. With his cane in hand he struck the killer in front of him, knocking him down. "You are a complete imbecile! Do you have any idea what you've done?! "Roman continually hit the guy on the ground without any sign of stopping."We are thieves, we are the knights of the criminal world. We are not murderers, to take a life that way makes us demons, make us animals!" Immediately he turned to see Ilia with a sincere expression."No offense."She of course had no problem."Do not worry."

The man who received the beating tried to calm Roman down. "But boss i thought that by giving a message things would be easier for us!" His words did not work a bit. "Stupid, humans are cowards by nature. They stay away from danger if they can. By continuing with the status quo we have them where we want them, killing people may scare them more but it can also generate another response. It can enrage them, an animal shows its fangs when cornered, killing someone can end up complicating everything. Security could increase and everything we have here can be ruined, all for your complete stupidity. You fucking idiot!

The poor idiot's aura was already gone. His body was badly hurt by the beating he received but Roman did not think to stop with that alone, he pointed with the end of his cane to the man's head on the ground, seeing him with a look full of contempt. "You should have followed the rules. I told everyone very clearly not to kill unless it was necessary. I do not like killing and you go and do that shit."

"If you do not like to kill do not point that gun at me!" Roman could not help sighing, the guy just was not smart."Did you not hear me? I said that i do not like killing, not unless it is necessary. Killing you at this moment is very necessary." Without saying another word the poor criminal's head exploded, with that he turned to see the rest of his subordinates. "I hope you understand the message, the rules must be followed if we want to continue making money without problems. If I tell you to do something you do it as i ask, without questions and without thinking about things that do not concern you, understood?

The frightened criminals simply responded with a great yes. "Good, now clean up this mess and rest, tomorrow i will demand more effort." The subordinates withdrew and Roman let out a big sigh when he saw them leave, turning to see Ilia with a tense expression. "Sorry about that. I did not plan on showing you such a low class demonstration, but sometimes you have to do nasty things. It's part of the job." Ilia looked at him with some respect, she understood. To achieve important goals sometimes you had to get your hands dirty even if you did not want to, that was the reality of this world. "Now, you had something to ask me. Right?

"Ah yes. An important associate will come to Vale, let's say it will be a new client but you should treat her with respect or she will kill you. "The serious tone in which Ilia spoke could only mean one thing." It is a demon?" The girl confirmed it. "Yes, she is a disturbing woman but i think you can survive. I know she will arrive in Vale in a few weeks, she plans to settle here, more exactly in Beacon Academy but she plans to carry out certain operations, nothing like the simple robberies that i have asked you to do."

Roman was thinking about what that meant but decided not to worry too much. "If i get paid i think i can do the necessary stuff, thank you for the warning. I will try to be careful. I do not usually deal with demons except Neo but she is a special case. We have been friends for a long time after all."

"One last thing Roman. You must have already heard about the death of Summer Rose. Right? "The criminal placed a fake expression of sadness for a second and then smiled. "Ah yes. Little White bit the dust thanks to the White Fang. The news quickly spread through the kingdom, after all she was the Summer Maiden. I owe them a big thank you, she was one of my main problems here in Vale." Ilia was glad to know that she would not have to explain the situation to much. "Our goal is the rest of the maidens. I need you to collect information of Winter Schnee, we are looking for the missing Spring and Fall but in the meantime we plan an incursion into the kingdom of Atlas. We must get the Winter maiden."

"Information about Winter Schnee. I guess you want to know something that will help you catch her... Huh. I think i can get something, a good friend of mine is in the information business. I think he can get what you need, although i warn you. That information will be quite expensive."Ilia rolled her eyes in an irritated way."Money is not a problem, your client is practically the entire Kingdom of Vacuo. Get what i ask and you will receive a good payment."

"You know, i probably should not be helping your kingdom. I'm a human after all but damn, this is big money we are talking about. I just can not resist, as long as i do not have to take many lives personally. I do not have problems in helping your cause a little. "Roman enjoyed the money a lot, besides the fame he had for being such a remarkable criminal."To bad summer, i would have liked to have one last dance before your death. I suppose a new hero will appear to replace you, that will be annoying."

(…)

"You stupid girl!" Weiss received a strong slap, her father was furious. They were both in Jacques' private office. "After everything i did to make the Arc family sink and get the boy, you let him run and die in vain!" Weiss was calm despite her father's reaction. "Do not worry father. I'm sure Jaune is still alive, my knight is not that weak." Jacques however did not find that comforting. "If he's still alive, he must be a demon by now. Damn it Weiss! You should have keep the boy and get as many children as you could! The men of the Arc family have a reputation for generating children with large amounts of aura. I hoped that by having Jaune the strength of the Schnee family would have get so much better in the future, now we have lost that chance!"

"Calm down father, it's not common but there is a 1% chance that Jaune is alive and still human. You know there are reports of that kind of cases, although they are not very common. I have read books on the subject. I trust in Jaune. I know that he is not so weak as to become a demon completely, if we're lucky he'll just be a little bit corrupted, purifying him with Winter's powers should not be difficult."

"I really hope you're right. The Schnee family must remain the best and with Jaune Arc as the donor, the future of this family will be brilliant. I will give you access to the necessary funds, make sure you do everything possible to find the boy and bring him back, the Schnee family must have him." Weiss could not be happier. "It will be done father. I will find my beloved Jaune and bring him back to where he belongs."

"Very Well."Before he could continue. Jacques was interrupted by the unexpected entrance of his reliable butler. "Lord Schnee, you have been summoned to the King's castle. It's an emergency summon. You should go immediately."That surprised both the father and the daughter, there was no choice. "Thanks Klein, prepare my transport. I'll go in a moment."

The old butler withdrew and Jacques spoke to his daughter."Before going in search of Jaune, go see your sister in Atlas. It would be good if they know that Jaune is a wanted criminal who escaped from Vale, that could make things easier for us if he were to go there, gather a strong team and look for him in all the kingdoms if necessary but find him. I'll get permission to get you some free time from the academy."

Weiss could not help but smile, just thinking about what she would do when she had Jaune before her was exciting. "I know i'll find you Jaune and we will both enjoy it when i do."

(…)

"This looks like a normal city."Jaune was a little surprised by what he observed, before going in search of the clan that Salem had mentioned they took a detour. Salem felt a lot of negative energy nearby and she had to get it. The little weasel just seemed disappointed by the boy's ignorance."Did you think that only humans are capable of being civilized?"He did not dare to say what he thought and remained silent. Coco only had interest in one thing. "Is there any clothing store nearby? That would be good for me. I've been wearing these clothes since i died. I already smell bad.

Curiously, her body did not smell as bad as it should, taking into account that she was theoretically dead. "The demonic energy and aura preserves your body well. You just need a bath and the smell will go away." Salem's words were enough to cheer up Coco, on the other hand Jaune just had a problem. "First of all, how are we going to buy something without money? The demons also use lien? "That was a good question."Yes, it was annoying to think of a different currency so we used the lien that humans use."

Jaune and Coco felt like a couple on an incredible vacation and little Salem was the lovely tour guide. "Follow me, we're close to what i'm looking for." As they walked they noticed how similar this small city was to that of humans, the only difference being the monsters and Faunus walking quietly around the place. "This looks pretty peaceful. I expected hell or something, you know. Taking into account that we are in the Demon World."

Salem could not help but smile. "Well that's how humans think of us, demons are evil and ruthless beings. That was taught to you from birth. Right?"

The reality was different, just like humans. Demons were also capable of reasoning and forming a civilization. They were not evil beasts thirsty for blood, not all at least. "Of course i will not lie to you, there are unpleasant demons, good and evil is present no matter what species you are, although i admit that here you will feel more comfortable." After walking a few minutes they arrived at a small two-story building. It seemed quite old, in the entrance there was a big guy without shirt and leather pants, he had two horns sprouting from his head. Jaune saw that there was a sign over the entrance. "Slave Market...This is."

Salem took the opportunity to continue her story. "As you can see, there are similar places here." Coco observed the site in detail. "Ugh certainly even here this kind of place has so little class. It's unpleasant." Little Salem could only smile at those words. "Now i understand the negativity i felt. This site is definitely perfect to accumulate this kind of energy, let's go in."

The place was sad, there were all kinds of slaves inside, humans, Faunus and even some types of demons. Salem absorbed the negative energy accumulated in the place as they ended up in a section that indicated slaves in critical conditions, specifically those who had some kind of illness or bad condition. Salem seemed to be in a state of pleasure just by moving forward. "Hmm, this feels so good. There are years of negativity accumulated here, it was worth coming."

Jaune stopped in front of a specific cell. There was a boy with white skin and silver hair chained next to the wall without any clothes, wounds all over his body and his two legs were missing, his expression was almost similar to. "Do you feel that?" Salem was floating next to Jaune, speaking softly as if she were a whisper. "This boy has your same expression and also a desire similar to yours. He has what it takes to walk by our side."

Jaune started talking to the chained slave. "Hey, what would you say if you could fulfill the wish you have?"Immediately the boy focused his eyes on Jaune with a dark and intimidating expression. "I do not know what you plan but i will not fall into some game of yours, look at my condition. I can not do anything. Get Lost."

"I can help you. We can help you if you wish." Coco and Salem stood on either side of Jaune, the slave watched with some curiosity. "If you get me new legs we can talk." Coco started to laugh out loud. "Thats cute, if you knew who you are talking to. You would have made a much better request."

Salem began to expel some of her demonic energy and it went straight to the boy inside the cell. "What are you going to do?!" He was frightened of course, but when he saw what was happening he was speechless, new legs were beginning to form, they were black with bone-white protuberances, however the boy felt a incredible strength in his new limbs. He got up as fast as he could, he could not believe it. "What the hell is this?! I feel great! "Salem not only gave him new legs, she had healed all his other injuries.

Jaune seemed happy for what Salem did and decided to ask something important to the silver haired boy. "What's your name?" The slave turned to see him this time with a calmer expression, even trying to show respect. "I'm Mercury Black." Coco was the next to speak. "Mercury huh. You're very lucky handsome. You just hit the jackpot."