So, an Akame ga Kiru and RWBY crossover. Hope you all like this little thing. I do not own RWBY or Akame ga Kiru.
Pyrrha's POV
I can't believe my eyes. I'm looking at someone I thought dead. My partner who vanished in a flash of purple light after shoving me away from something that looked a lot like a glyph. It's been over a year since we've seen each other and he's changed so much since then, Blue streaks decorate his hair and he now wears a white, militaristic uniform with a rapier strapped to his side. An eyepatch covers his left eye while small scars decorate his face. His remaining eye is hauntingly cold while a weird black mark decorates the flesh around it. He reappeared in a similar flash of purple light in Beacon's courtyard, in the same place he disappeared, before collapsing. After he recovered Ozpin called him and us up to his office. Jaune is currently starting me, Nora, Ren, RWBY, Goodwitch, Ironwood, and Ozpin down while Ruby's uncle Qrow is here for some odd reason.
"Now then Mr. Arc where have you been for the past year." Jaune just stares at Ozpin before he starts drumming his fingers against his chair's armrest.
"That light I shoved Pyrrha out of was made from something called a Teigu, a weapon made by an emperor on another world or universe. The psychopath that dragged me there locked me in the dungeon of the kingdom his dad ruled using a puppet emperor." Jaune seems to stare into our souls, daring us to call him a liar or to disbelieve him. I can't bring myself to say anything.
"Things got bad real quick. At first I could put up with the torture they put me through but then Esdeath took over." Jaune grows quiet for a second. "That bitch was an utter psychopath. She had no problem killing anyone she deemed weaker then herself. Aura was no help during this time, if anything it made things worse. Esdeath loved how quickly I could heal only for her to put me in a worse state then before." Jaune clutches the armrest and it cracks under his grip.
"I got lucky when a shackle broke and I tried to make a run for it. Had to kill a guard by ripping his throat out with my teeth. I then took his knife and killed three more before I ran into Esdeath." I feel sick listening to this. Jaune is just sitting there acting so calm about killing people. I understand why he did it but I can tell only talking about Esdeath is upsetting him, not the deaths.
"Have you ever been frozen alive? It isn't fun. Esdeath loved it though. She decided I would be working under her after my little display. I refused, she took my eye." Without even meaning to I look at the eyepatch and hate bubbles through me for this woman. "The next time she asked I refused but she had a different tactic. She killed a hundred people in front of me in the worst ways she could imagine, at least thirty of them were children. She then said every time I disobeyed her would result in another hundred deaths. That got me practically begging to work under her." Ruby has started to cry while everyone else looks sick.
"Esdeath then taught me how to use a rapier, her preferred weapon, along with anything else she felt I needed stuffed into my head." Jaune gains a deadly smirk. "Esdeath never fully trusted me but that worked in my favor, the woman was a battle maniac who lived for the kill. She once committed genocide just for the fun of it. She would leave people alive just so they would grow stronger and then try to take revenge. I played to this weakness and promised to kill her someday. She loved it, Esdeath increased my training after that and then wondered if I could use her Teigu."
"Demon Extract wasn't a weapon, object, or even an organism like most Teigu. It was a jar of blood taken from a creature long dead. Esdeath drank the whole thing apparently but she got an idea. She bled herself and gathered a jarful over time. Once she had the whole thing she forced me to drink the whole thing." Jaune holds a hand up and a floating sphere of ice forms in his hand.
"Demon Extract grants its wielder the ability to form and control ice. I also gained the blue streaks since it was Esdeath's blood. I had to put up with Esdeath calling me her brother after that." Ironwood looks excited at that.
"Are you saying you could give everyone this ability with your blood." In a split-second Ironwood had a cut on his cheek and blood is dripping down his face. Jaune is behind him with his blade drawn and the tip stained red. He flicks his blade and the blood is flung to the ground. A hissing sound fills the silent room as Jaune's blade slides into its sheath.
"That was a warning, I am not some well for you to draw from. On top of that I refuse to let more people have this thing and suffer because of it." He looks back and glares at us. "This Teigu is still alive in a sense, Esdeath and myself are the only two people not to be driven insane by it. Esdeath because she was already an insane bitch and myself because I refused to die before I killed Esdeath." Jaune sighs and rubs his forehead.
"To make a long story short war happened, I did everything I could to ensure the Capital fell, during the chaos I snagged the Teigu needed to get back, helped the revolutionary army by attacking from behind and slaughtering the Capital's troops, and then got the pleasure of helping to kill Esdeath alongside some assassins named Tatsumi and Akame. I then forced the Teigu that brought me to that world to return me, it took me a month to get it to work but I did it. Seeing as it wasn't here when I woke up I have to assume that it destroyed itself in the process but that's fine by me. Now I'm going to go call my family and let them know I'm not dead. Feel free to discuss whatever you need to while I'm gone. Let me know what you decide." With that Jaune walks towards the elevator without looking back. As I watch him go I can't even tell how much of my partner is left.
Time Skip
Ruby's POV
I dodge another attempt from a Grimm to kill me and jump back. This was supposed to be a great year. Jaune was back and slowly getting better, the glitch that kept the Tournament from happening last year was fixed. Then Yang attacked Mercury for some reason after claiming he attacked first, Pyrrha killed Penny because of something Mercury and his group did to her, and Grimm invaded and I just got to watch Torchwick eaten by a Gryphon. I didn't like him one bit but I didn't want to see him killed. I make to kill a Beowolf leaping at me only for an icicle to pierce its brain. I look back to see Jaune walking forward with Mercury and Emerald floating behind him frozen in ice.
"I found these two trying to sneak out. This will prove Yang's innocence, anyone know where Pyrrha is?" One of the transfer students, May I think, raises her hand.
"I saw her run off with Ozpin, I think they were headed for the tower." An explosion draws our attention as Velvet and Coco get pushed back by White Fang grunts. Before anyone can react Jaune is already moving. The White Fang are frozen and in pieces in seconds. May shivers at the sight.
"I didn't realize just how easily he could have beaten us in the tournament." I nod recalling BRZN vs JNPR. Jaune didn't even draw his blade the whole match. He fought with only his fists and didn't even break a sweat. Jaune call my name and I turn my attention to him only to pale at seeing Blake carrying an unconscious Yang, a bloodied stump wrapped in bandages the cause of her lack of consciousness. Jaune places a hand on Yang's stump and ice coats the wound.
"Ruby, get everyone to start retreating. Wounded first go first and keep an eye on the skies, the last thing we need is Grimm getting in the evac zones. I'm going to go track down my partner." I make to argue with Jaune but his glare makes me keep quiet. Without another word he marches off with urgency in his step. I take a deep breath and take one last look at Yang before I yell out.
"Everyone it's time to pull out! Let's get to the Bullheads!" Everyone starts moving and I look back at the tower to see a pillar of ice heading straight toward it. The Dragon roars and charges at the ice pillar only for a giant hailstone to crash into it sending it into the ground. A giant fang of ice then pierces its chest and the Dragon fades away. I look at the frozen figures of Emerald and Mercury and get Sage and Yatsu to help me move them. After what they did to Yang I won't let them escape.
Pyrrha's POV
Cinder looks away from me, her arrow still ready to fire at the Dragon's cry. A tremor shakes the tower and then my partner crashes through the wall. He sweeps his sword at Cinder and icicles rush at her. Her bow breaks into two swords after she fires her arrow and she dances between the projectiles.
"Pyrrha, would I be correct to assume Ozpin is dead?" I can't even get the words out of my mouth, I'm only able to nod. Jaune's eye narrows at me and I can see anger in it. "We'll have words about your suicidal actions later. This won't take a much time." Jaune turns back to Cinder as she laughs.
"You think you'll win this!? I have the power of the Fall Maiden within me. You are nothing compared to it." She then shoots multiple arrows at him faster than I can follow. Jaune's sword flashes as it moves faster than I can see and a cloud of glass fragments forms behind him.
"Run could shoot more projectiles faster and more accurately than that." A wall of fire converges on him only for a wall of ice to form in front of us and hold firm. "Bols could shoot fire that made that look like a campfire." I remember Jaune telling us about those two. Bols died in battle and Jaune made sure his family was safe, apparently killing two of a group that tried to kill his wife and daughter. Jaune said they were a few of the only decent people he met in the Capital. Cinder lets loose a cry of anger and charges Jaune. Their blades clash and Cinder slowly gets covered in cuts. Jaune doesn't even look like he is putting any effort into this fight.
"I've seen people defy all human limits, a woman keep her body moving even after she died, I've seen a man nearly give up his body to a beast, he would have if I hadn't awoken his aura, in order to strike down one of the greatest weapons ever built, and I've sentence herself to a lifetime of pain in order to slay the bitch that trained me. You aren't even in the top twenty when it comes to warriors I've seen. I'll finish this now." Jaune's stance changes, the air around us turns ice cold. Jaune then appears behind Cinder with a bloody blade while Cinder falls to the ground with her hands and feet stumps covered in ice. "Mahapadma!" Cinder screams in pain seconds after she hits the ground. Jaune then begins to walk towards her.
"J..Jaune?" I can't tell what he's doing, she'd already defeated.
"She's a wealth of information. I'm going to make sure she doesn't go to waste. I'm going to make sure she tells me everything about her network." I'm to horrified to make a sound as Jaune begins to torture Cinder. I never imagined Jaune could do something like this. I can't even look away as Cinder slowly breaks. Soon she's babbling away about a woman named Salem. Once she's run out of things to say Jaune rams his hand into her chest and ice spreads from his hand. Once Cinder is completely covered in ice he yanks his hand back and she crumbles into nothing. A ball of light slams into me and I feel energy flow through me. Jaune moves over and breaks the arrow in my ankle before yanking it out. He moves to freeze it but it's already healed. Seeing that he picks me up and carries me to the hole in the wall. A staircase of ice forms in front of him when he reaches the hole.
"I understand." I look up at Jaune in surprise. "I'm not the guy you knew, Jaune Arc died during Esdeath's training. I'm just someone that looks like him. I doubt I even count as human anymore." My hand moves before I can react. I slap Jaune right as hard as I can although he barely moves an inch.
"Don't you dare say that. You came for me, you've protected all of us despite being put through hell by that monster. You put yourself through torture so that people you've never met before wouldn't be killed. You've changed yes, you've gotten colder and harder but so have we all. We told you people died while you were gone. We learned that we can't save everyone. You've been through so much. Don't you dare think I'll just abandon you now. A small smile forms on Jaune's face before it disappears when we reach the ground. He places me on the ground and then ice forms over my legs.
"Thanks for that Pyrrha, really thank you. You're going to be something great one day. I know you mean it but I just don't belong in the light with you guys anymore, I don't think I ever did." Jaune looks towards the rising suns with a grin on his face. "Keep your ears to the ground, I'll be making some waves soon. I think Remnant needs its own version of Night Raid, the darkness that kills darkness. Now that sounds like something I can do. Tell the others I'll be watching out for them and that I said goodbye." Without another word Jaune is running off and I can't follow. When he's out of sight the ice shatters and I get up, I don't bother casing after him, I'd never catch him.
"Stay safe⦠Partner."
So hope you all like it. Remember that any idea that goes up on here is open for adoption if you want to have a go at it.
