Queens play
Chapter 3 what waits at the end
Neptune was shocked by the turn of events but he didn't have the time to worry about weather Cardin was telling the truth or not he had to end this fight quickly so he could help Weiss in getting Jaune medical attention. "Look I don't what you have to say I don't believe any of that bullshit!" Neptune shouted out as he shot forward with his spear aimed straight at the center of Cardin's chest.
Cardin greeted the strike with his own only for his parry to fail as he was knocked off balance and thrown back from the force. As he began to stumble back words his eyes widened in shock as he saw the tip of Neptune's spear only a few inches from his face. As the spear came closer and closer he knocked it to the side as it skid across his cheek as his aura protected him.
Neptune was more than a little angry but he didn't have the time to deal with Cardin he spared a glance to Sun as the monkey Faunus fended off Dove and Russel. He was glad Sun was holding his own as he was about to get back to his fight when he realized Sky was with the other two. As the realization hit, he only turned slightly to his right to see that Sky was about to strike at Jaune and Weiss, and the horror set in as he realized he was going to be able to get to them.
Weiss though had been lost in her own world as soon as Cardin shouted out about Jaune's forged transcripts, she felt as everyone around her began to glare at the boy. She knew about his transcripts and had come to terms with it, but with her dream and Jaune being in her memories she had all but forgotten that and now with everything crashing down around him she feared what was going to happen.
"Damn it Jaune Wake up, you have to wake up." She pleaded as she looked to his chest only to see red she didn't know how bad his wound really were other than the fact that the wounds had taken him out, as she stared into the red as it seeped from his chest she saw a shadow pass over her as she turned around to see Sky with his halberd raised as he prepared to bring it down on the unconscious knight. As the halberd began to fall all Weiss could do was raise her hands to block the strike as she prepared to protect Jaune.
She was about to cast another glyph as the halberd closed the distance, but she froze she didn't know what made her freeze up but she only felt a strange sense of fear as if something like this had happened before and she couldn't do anything. "Jaune." Was all she said as the halberd closed the last few inches?
Jaune.
Jaune found himself laying in what looked to be a wide open field filled with hills and plains for as far as the eye could see he tried to sit up only for pain to shoot through his body making him bight back a scream of pain. He didn't know where he was but all he knew he wasn't awake because he remembered Cardin landing a hit on him that left him more than some pain. He could only come to one conclusion, he was dead.
As he stared into the sky as the pain began to fade from his body he let out a tired sigh as he sat up and looked around the plains properly. "Well this can't be hell it's too nice." He said as he stood up and looked around till he spotted something in the distance.
He could only make out the outline of what it was but it looked to be a tree, one lone tree in a wide open plain that looked to go on forever. He let out a defeated sigh as he looked to the tree as he wondered what he was going to do. He looked back out into the nothingness as he felt as if something was calling to him he could only feel as if there was more but he just couldn't see it.
He was about to walk into the distance when he felt a presence behind him. He turned around to see a women in a golden dress with straight golden blonde hair that almost faded into the dress, standing behind him with her back to him. He was confused, this women wasn't there before, and the presence she gave off left him with a nostalgic filling, as he looked to the women he didn't know what to do he felt like he had to reach out to her but something was stopping him.
As he stared at the women the gold in both her hair and dress began to glow almost pulling him into her, as the light grew he began to step to her slowly. He was almost to her when she turned around, as she looked to the ground as her hair covered the top of her face. Her bangs kept her face hidden from him but still he could tell she was beautiful almost too beautiful.
She looked up to him still with her bangs hiding her face, she reached out with an open hand for him to take, as she waited for him with a soft smile. He raised his hand slowly towards hers as he felt the warmth of her golden glow flow over him he felt as if he was safe, and he was ready to go. As his hand reached the women he heard a voice come from behind him calling out his name.
As the voice rang out it was a shaky sad voice that sounded as if the person calling to him was in pain. His hand began to fall as the golden glow from the women faded as did her smile as she looked back to the ground. He watched as the sadness began to flow from her and his heart felt like it was going to break.
He didn't know what to do the women looked as if she was about to lose everything, but he knew if he stayed he would only be failing who ever needed him and he didn't want that. As he looked at the women he couldn't help but want to try and take her with him but he didn't know if that was even possible so he let out a defeated sigh as he turned his back to her to try and find the voice that called out to him.
He was only able to take two steps forward till he felt the women put her hands on his back as she pushed into him slightly. "I'm not really surprised, but it's painful to have to watch the first really person I have seen in so many years leave." The women said as she rested her head on his back.
"But you have to go, that's who you are after all." She said as she began to push him forward.
"I will give you my power, so please use it." She said finally pushing him away from her as everything around him faded away. "Good bye."
Was the last thing she said in a voice that had begun to shatter his heart. He didn't know who the woman was but he knew he had to find her again.
Weiss.
Weiss watched as the spear came down causing her to clamp her eyes shut as she waited for the strike only to hear metal hit metal. Her eyes shot open to something she didn't expect to see a golden sword blocking the strike. She was frozen just as was her agresser who was staring behind her in shock. She let her eyes flow down the sword as she followed its edge to the golden cross guard to the hand holding it. She was lost for but a second before she felt ahand rest on her shoulder.
Her eyes widened as she turned around to see Jaune who was kneeling behind her as he held back the shocked lancers weapon. Both Weiss and Sky were shocked they didn't know what was going on Jaune's wounds hand begun to heal the once gaping wound in his chest now healing before their eyes as they watched the gashes rips and breaks in his skin sealed up. The most shocking was the fact that the knight didn't even seem to notice the wound as it healed.
"Sorry about that I guess I got you got in a lucky hit. Why don't we start from where we left off?" Jaune said as he pulled Weiss back throwing her behind him as he pushed forward with his blade still locked with Sky's halberd. He gave one heavy push as he knocked the halberd to the side and he brought up Crocea Mors' pommel slamming it into sky's jaw. As sky stumbled back he only got a small glimpse of Jaune before he slammed his fist into his face sending him flying back.
The lancer hit the ground with a heavy clang as his armor skittered across the ground with him. The lancer slowly began to rise ashe shook his head to stave off the shock of what was happening. Though he had little he could do as he turned to look at the blonde knight only to find said knight right before him sword drawn back in a horizontal swing as he slashed out for the lancers midsection.
Sky had but a second to block the strike as he used the shaft of his halberd to block the attack only to stare in utter shock at the sight of the golden sword slashing clean through the steel rod that made his weapon easily cutting at him. The strike landed with so much force Sky folded over the blade as the wind was forcefully removed from him and he was sent sky word till he crashed back to the ground in the back unconscious.
Everyone who was around were dumbfounded as they looked on at the sight of the blonde knight in a sense coming back from the dead. As they all looked to the blonde knight as he rotated his now golden sword in his hands and gave a few swings. 'That's new.' He thought as he looked up to see Dove and Russel staring at him alongside sun.
"Sorry Sun but would you be so kind as to stand down for me?" He said as if it wasn't really a big deal but still with something else in his voice that didn't make it sound like a request more so an order, making Sun back away from the two bullies. "Thank you." Jaune said as he began to make his way to the two of them.
Dove spared Russel a glance as he nodded in acknowledgment as both shot forward weapons at the ready. "What you think just because you got a lucky hit on Sky you can beat use, well think again you damned Fraud!" Russel shouted out as he closed the distance between Himself and Jaune. As he got within reach he swung his swords in a wide fanning motion with his left coming from the right side as his right came from the left.
He was aiming to take Jaune's head off but before he even had the chance to fully swing his swords he felt a sharp pain shoot through his chest, as he bent slightly forward, as he came to the sight to see That Jaune hand lanced his sword forward in a stabbing fashion as the tip of it crashed into Russel's chest. As the sword pushed into him Russel was grateful for his aura as it stopped the sword from cutting into him as he felt the blade get a heavy push knocking him away from Jaune.
Dove was surprised to see that Jaune was able to knock Russel away so easily but didn't stop his charge as he went for an over the head swing bringing his sword down with all his might. As the sword came down he was ready to take out Jaune only for the blonde knight to side step him to the left as he shifted his hand bringing his pommel onto Dove's chest knocking the wind out of him.
As he fell down to the ground he noticed something that wasn't there before as he looked to Jaune, he saw his eyes weren't there Normal Ocean blue but they were golden like the sword. As he watched Dove hit the ground he looked back to Russel as he regained his barring's as he prepared to attack. "Don't think just because you landed a hit you can beat me!" Russel shouted out not really believing his own words but using them to encourage himself as he began his assault.
From the side Neptune watched on as Jaune dodged, parried, and struck at Russel. The sight was impressive leaving him at a loss at first he was relieved to see the blonde knight up and standing even more so to see that he protected Weiss but now he was lost on what was happening. He had seen Jaune fight during the breach and to say he wasn't impressed would be an understatement, but now Jaune was showing a level of skill he didn't know the blonde knight had.
Even when he spared Cardin a glance he could see that the bully was more than shocked to see Jaune actually taking on two of his teammates and holding his own. Neptune had seen many of Jaune's fights with the mace wielding bully but he had heard that Jaune never won a single fight. So for Cardin to act the way he was he was seeing a side of Jaune that was new to him as well.
Neptune wanted to watch Jaune kick Russel's ass as much as the next but at this point he just had to keep Cardin for getting in the way. Jaune may have learned a few new skills but he didn't want to risk letting Cardin get into the fight a change the tides to Russel's favor. With that in mind Neptune shot forward stabbing his spear into Cardin knocking him back as he fell to the ground with a heavy thud.
"Don't look at him, I'm your opponent so keep your eyes over here or you won't stand a chance, though you never really did in the first place." Neptune taunted Cardin gaining a growl from the bully as he lifted himself from the floor. "You're going to regret that." Cardin growled out as he prepared his mace to fight Neptune.
While Neptune buised himself with the bully the rest of the onlookers watch as both battles unfolded before them. Nun more interested than Weiss was as she watched Jaune fight. She normal wouldn't let anything the blonde knight do surprise her, but what she was watching was shocking. She never knew that Jaune had such skill but yet that wasn't what shocked her it was the way he looked, as soon as his sword turned gold it was like a completely different jaune was standing before her even what he said to Sky was out of character he never would act so calm in a fight let alone edge on an opponent.
She was pulled from her thought when she saw Dove had regained his barning's and was heading for Jaune. "Jaune behind you!" She shouted out gaining his attention.
As Jaune heard Weiss calling him he turned around just in time to see Dove swinging his sword as he aimed for Jaune's head. As the sword came closer he ducked under bringing up his left elbow as it crashed into Dove's stomach knocking him back. As Dove stumbled away Russel took the opportunity to strike as he brought down his twin daggers only for Jaune to use the flat of his sword to block the strike and counter by sweeping his legs out from under him knocking him to the floor. Jaune stood up and turned to Dove as he began to charge him again as he lunged at him aiming for his right leg making Jaune jump back. Dove cursed as he missed his target and began to swing wildly no longer caring for being precise he just wanted to take Jaune down.
Jaune began to parry each and every strike Dove threw at him as he back peddled away hoping to put some distance. Dove gave one last swing finally landing a strike, as his sword cut into Jaune's left shoulder, drawing blood. As the blade cut through his shoulder Jaune bit back a scream of pain as he pulled his left shoulder back and shoulder charged Dove.
He didn't expect Jaune to counter so when Dove got hit with the shoulder charge it had far more force to it thanks to Dove's own momentum working against him as he took Jaune's shoulder to his face rendering him unconscious. As Dove hit the ground Russel came up from behind wide another wide sweeping strike aimed for Jaune's throat only for Jaune to duck under the strike and reverse his grip on his sword bringing up his pommel into Russel's jaw sending him flying back unconscious.
As he watched Russel fall he heard a shout come from his left. "I Will crack your damn skull open!" Cardin shrieked as he attacked Neptune.
As Neptune dodged a clumsy strike from Cardin's mace he brought up his spear slashing across the bullies chest piece with ease and he back peddled away to look at his handy work. As Cardin stumble away as he lifted his mace up to prepare for another attack, Neptune could see the second heavy gash across Cardin's chest piece as a smirk spread across his face.
"Hey what's the matter Cardin I thought you wanted Crack my skull, how can you do that if you are defending?" The spearman taunted as he readied himself to lunge at Cardin, only to feel a hand rest on his shoulder, as Cardin's eyes widened in shock. He turned to his right to see Jaune standing beside him with a small smile as he looked to him.
"Thanks for keeping him busy for me, but this is my fight, so I should be the one to finish it." Jaune said as he looked back to Cardin with a more serious gaze as his entire appearance seemed to change, no longer the same easy going goof who didn't know how to fight but what stood next to Neptune was a warrior.
Neptune would have refused if not for the aura that came off of the blonde knight, it wasn't like anything he felt before, the aura made it seem like that of a king was ordering his troops. "Fine but don't do anything reckless, ok?" He said as Jaune turned back to him as he finally noticed his golden eyes.
"Don't worry I'll be fine." He said as he stepped past him to face Cardin.
Neptune didn't want to let Jaune fight but with the way he was now he couldn't disobey so he decided to make his way back to the crowd as he saw the rest of both teams RWBY and JNPR arrived. "Jaune."
Pyrrha called out first only for Ozpin to step in front of the teams and stop them. "Don't interfere this is a fight Jaune must have." The Headmaster said in his normal stoic tone as Neptune walked up behind him.
"You said something like that before and Jaune almost died, so I think I'll pass on listening to you." The spearman said as he turned back to watch the fight as everyone in the crowd began to mumble about what was going to happen. : Hey didn't Cardin say Jaune was a fake if that was true than how did he take out Cardin's team? : One of the students asked as the rest of the crowd began to doubt Cardin's words.
"What do you mean he almost died, explain Neptune?" Pyrrha asked almost too frantic to even pretend she was calm. "I will explain later but let's see how this plays out if it gets too dangerous for Jaune we will step in and help." Neptune said as he placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "But…" before she could even asked the sound of metal hitting metal drew her attention to the fight.
The blonde knight gave a small glance to his team and friends as he moved closer to Cardin to put him at the distance of a normal fight like they were in a ring he gave a small glance to the crowd as his team and the rest of team RWBY showed up. 'Damn I would rather them not be here.' He thought as he looked back to Cardin as the bully just stood straight shacking his shock off as he glared at the blonde knight.
"Would you look at that, the fake can come back from the dead, neat trick but do you think it will save you a second time!?" He asked in a snarl as he got into his stance.
"Not sure but I wouldn't want to risk it so I guess I just have to beat you right." He said as he took up a stance. "Don't get cocky, you won't win, you never have and you never will!" the bully growled out.
"You know what they say, there's a first for everything." Jaune said in a mocking tone gaining another growl from the brute as he shot forward. Jaune did the same as they closed the distance from each other in seconds. Cardin brought his mace down with a heavy strike ready to crack Jaune's skull open. As the mace raced for his head he swung his sword parrying the strike with ease, as he moved in with a shoulder charge, slamming his right shoulder into Cardin's chest knocking him back.
The brute staggered back some as he growled pulling his mace back to swing, only to have Jaune's pommel slammed into his face knocking him even further back. As the brute staggered Jaune rotated his wrist going with a diagonal slash across Cardin's chest piece sending him even further back. Cardin let out another growl as he swung his mace aiming for Jaune's head only for him to duck under the strike and come back up with another pommel strike to the face.
As Cardin staggered his vision began to bluer, if he took more strikes like that, he would definitely lose. He decided it would be best if he gave himself some distance to plan things out. Sadly he would never get the chance as Jaune gripped Cardin's mace arm pulling him back to him as he slashed out cutting across the brute's chest piece with great force leaving a deep scar in the armor as he forced the brute back more.
As the brute fell he snarled as he turned his mace around in his hand shifting it into a reversed grip and slamming it into the ground behind him. The mace crashed into the ground holding him up for a second as he saw Jaune closing in he then shifted his footing sliding back as he pulled the trigger on his mace allowing the red dust in it to ignite causing it to explode. As the explosion rang out Cardin gripped the mace in a reversed grip with his right hand while having a standard grip on it with his left as he lifted it up taring the stone walkway apart as it grinded along it with great force.
The attack was propelled forward with debris and flame as he swung up at the blonde who's eyes widened in shock as he saw the attack coming in. the blonde knight pushed against the ground with his left leg and dove to his right dodging the attack by a hair as he felt the heat from the flames and debris fly pass him. Sadly he hadn't dive far enough as he watched Cardin's mace changing direction when it hit its peak and come right back down towards him as the brute swung with all his might to crush him.
The knight used his sword this time stabbing it into the ground pushing him back as he dodged the strike. Sadly he couldn't dodge the explosion that came with it when it hit the ground. The blast sent him flying back tumbling across the ground into the crowd that had formed. Onlookers scattered as the blonde bounced and rolled across the ground towards them till he crashed into the statue of the first Hunters.
Cardin stared in his twisted triumph at the scene where a dust cloud hung from where Jaune had crashed. While those from team JNPR, RWBY and the two members of SSSN dashed towards where the blonde knight had crashed calling out for him. Ozpin just stood where he had from the very beginning not even fazed by what he saw. While students all stared in shock around him whispering about what they were seeing.
Weiss her team and team JNPR alongside Sun and Neptune were all running towards Jaune hoping he was ok. Pyrrha had tears in her eyes as she sprinted beside the heiress calling out the loudest to the blonde knight in hopes of any kind of response. As everyone neared the statue they slowed to a halt as the watched a scene they never expected to come to them.
They all stared for a second lost on what they were seeing as they watched the bloodied form of Jaune stand from the cloud. The blonde knight stood everyone stared in shock at his bloodied form. He had blood dripping down the right side of his face covering it from forehead to chin in blood. His chest looked bar as it had burns running along it. His left arm though had to be the worst. It was hanging limply by his side dripping blood.
Everyone could only stare in utter shock unable to move from the shock of what they were seeing. The blonde knight though didn't seem to have that problem as lifted himself up the best he could as he felt the warm liquid that covered him slowly begin to cool as he watched the red fall to the floor. He lifted his head as he looked up to see the crowd around him staring in shock. He couldn't make out much but he could tell that what was before him were people not just misshapen object.
He could see the colors but not the people the colors belonged to so as he turned he came to the sight of a steel color in the center alone. For but a second his eyes focused as he saw it was Cardin staring with unrestrained rage at the sight of him with a snarl that matched any Grimm. The blonde watched as the brute hefted his mace above his head with such speed it looked like he was going at super speed.
He knew what had happened to him but he was so beaten he was reacting slowly. 'Screw the movies, things don't get slower when adrenalins pumping they get faster.' He thought as he watched the brute close in. this action was what brought the teams and friends of the blonde out of their shock as they went to move against the brute. Pyrrha had begun to use her semblance as she prepared to stop Cardin's attack only to freeze.
Everyone one of the members of teams JNPR, RWBY and the two from SSSN stopped as they felt a wave of aura wash over them. They all turned to see Jaune take a step forward towards the charging brute a golden glow over him as the wound on his chest slowly began to heal and his left arm begin to look normal again. They didn't know what to do as they felt a pulse of aura flow out from the blonde who only stared at the brute who had begun to close the distance between him and the knight.
The two were only five feet apart not as Cardin began to bring his mace down ready to crush the blonde knight. The brute being the only one note feeling the strange aura that Jaune was giving off didn't look to care as he was now but a foot from hitting him with his mace. The blonde knight just took a sidestep as the mace passed him as if it were not even there as the knight brought his sword up in a diagonal slash.
His sword cut through the brute's aura, armor and body in a clean cut that went from shoulder to him on him sending him flying back. In that instant everything finally came to a crawl for Jaune as he looked at the form of Cardin who was now laid out across the stone walkway blood flowing from a cut across his chest.
Jaune knew he was the one the cut him but his mind was having trouble keeping up as he watched as blackness filled his vision. The last thing he remembered was the sight of something white in the corner of his eye as he fell onto the ground unconscious.
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