The Red Knight of Remnant

Chapter 4

Jaune woke up feeling sore as he lifted himself out of bed. He groaned bringing a hand up to his back where he was hurting. 'Damn it Mordred, why did she have to be so brutal yesterday. Doesn't she want me to win the wager against Qrow?!' Jaune thought in frustration looking over to Mordred who was spread eagled on her back with some drool dripping down the side of her face. Jaune shook his head at this before moving over to the kitchen to make breakfast like usual. Really Jaune didn't understand what was wrong with Mordred. She knew that he would be going up to the test wager thing for Qrow today but she had to beat him senseless during training. Still Jaune just figured it was because she was impatient. He was just glad that today was his day off.

He could understand wanting to get things done quickly but it didn't matter seeing as Qrow was finally in Vale and they didn't have to worry about waiting any more. They would just have to go and meet with Qrow and win the wager and they would be able to enter Beacon without a problem. Still Jaune wondered if he would be able to win. He didn't doubt that he was stronger than he was just 4 months ago. But he didn't think 4 months of training would be enough. Yeah, in the beginning he had a basic understanding of swordsmanship from watching his father practice. Jaune thought maybe he could kill a single Beowulf back then. Really it wasn't so farfetched seeing as Beowulf's were nothing but Grimm cannon fodder.

But now thanks to Mordred's training he could kill a pack of Beowulf's without trouble. Hell he could kill an Ursa or two while he was at it. But still the bigger Grimm and such were still beyond him, and if he can't kill things like that how could he meet the standards of a professional Huntsman. Still though, Mordred had shown the utmost confidence that he would win. He felt good about that. Knowing that someone believed in him made him just that much more confident that he could win. Jaune just went on to finish up breakfast as Mordred woke up and meander on over to the table to eat. He went on to serve her and prepare himself for what was to come in a few hours.

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Jaune and Mordred stood on the roof top of their apartment complex waiting for Qrow.

"Where is he? We called him an hour ago!"

Mordred shouted in frustration only for Jaune to shake his head at her.

"We called him 30 minutes ago, don't go exaggerating."

Mordred glare at him before huffing and turning away. He just rolled his eyes at her behavior before turning back to his scroll where he played Fruit Hunter. Jaune while not as impatient as Mordred was wondering how long it would take before Qrow finally showed up. He wanted to test himself to see if he really could get into Beacon. He needed to test himself because he wanted to be a Huntsman. Winning the wager with Qrow could prove to himself that he was really able to make his dream come true. The sound of the roof's door opening drew Jaune's attention as he turned to see Qrow walking onto the roof. He turned to see Jaune and Mordred before waving at them.

"Yo, did I keep you waiting?"

Qrow asked walking up towards them. Mordred was about to snap at him only for Jaune to speak up first stopping her.

"No, the wait wasn't as long as I thought it was going to be."

Mordred glare at him again before huffing and turning back to Qrow.

"Well it doesn't matter you're here now and we can get this wager on the way." Mordred said before grabbing Jaune by his shoulders and pushing him in front of her. "Now you two better start fighting."

Mordred said pushing Jaune towards Qrow. Jaune stumbled forward slightly before coming to a stop in front of Qrow. He looked up to the older man before sighing and nodding at him.

"Sorry about her, what did you actually want me to do for the wager?"

Jaune asked getting a glare from Mordred only for Qrow to laugh at the two of them.

"Well the little missy back there is right, I was going to test your skills in a fight. But I should give you the rules first." Qrow said getting a nod from Jaune while Mordred moved over to the side of the roof sitting on an air conditioning box. "First off, there are 2 ways you can win the wager. 1, you manage to land 5 hits on me. 2, you last for 10 minutes without me knocking your aura into the red."

Qrow said getting a nod from Jaune who just pulled out his scroll.

"So I just need to last 10 minutes or land five hits to win. Doesn't seem impossible, but what how do I lose other than running out of aura?"

Jaune asked getting a smile from Qrow.

"Nothing else, so long as your aura stays above the red you will win. What do you say, you ok with that?"

Qrow smiled at Jaune getting a nod. Jaune typed into his scroll setting a timer for 10 minutes while bringing up his aura meter. He quickly tossed the scroll to Mordred who took snatched it out of the air.

"Keep an eye on the time and the aura bar at the top."

Mordred gave him a thumb up before turning to Qrow smiling at him.

"You better be prepared, while he isn't as strong as I am he's definitely going to give you a run for your money."

Mordred said with a cocky grim getting a chuckle from Qrow.

"I would be disappointed with anything else." Qrow said before turning to Jaune. "Alright you ready kid?"

Jaune nodded at Qrow drawing his sword and shield from his hip. Qrow smiled at this before taking out his flask and taking a swig from it. He gave a satisfied ah with it before smiling at Jaune. Mordred just rolled her eyes at his actions before Qrow pointed at her to start the timer. She did so throwing a hand in the air signaling the start of the fight. Jaune wasn't going to give Qrow a chance to draw his weapon as he shot forward aiming to ram into Qrow with his shield. Qrow simply jumped back from Jaune not even going for his sword. That confused Jaune before he saw the smug grin on Qrow's face. He just narrowed his eyes at Qrow before moving to close the distance again.

Qrow just smiled at him watching Jaune closely to see what he was going to do. Jaune pushed down against the ground quickly charging forward with more speed. He slashed out while Qrow just dodged most of them making Jaune grit his teeth. He shifted his footing turning with Qrow aiming to slash at him face. Qrow went to step to the side only for his eyes to widen as Jaune stopped his sword half way switching to throw a punch using his shield like a gauntlet. Qrow quickly spun on his heels dodging the attack only for when he came back to face Jaune to see his sword coming up for his face. Qrow tilt his head to the side barely dodging the attack. Jaune smiled at this quickly flicking his wrist to the side smacking Qrow in the face with the flat of his sword.

"That's the first hit to Jaune!"

Mordred called while Qrow yelped having not expected such a thing, taking a step back before Jaune lifted his shield to try and punch him in the jaw. Qrow shot his head back dodging the attack before quickly throwing a punch at Jaune. He just grits his teeth as Qrow punched him. Jaune was expecting to feel pain shoot through his jaw and his head to snap back, only for none of that to happen. The punch hit him in the cheek only turning his head to the side slightly with little pain. Jaune was surprised by this before realizing that Qrow's hits didn't even come close to carrying the same weight of Mordred's. This boosted Jaune's confidence some before he shook his head jumping back from Qrow who grabbed his sword and quickly swung it.

He blocked the strike with his shield stopping the attack dead in its tracks. Qrow looked surprised about this getting a smile out of Jaune. He had no idea how he was stopping Qrow's attacks so easily but he didn't have time to question it as he had 4 more attacks to land before he won. Qrow though had other plans as he pulled his sword back before slashing out at Jaune repeatedly to push him back. It worked as Jaune had no time to counter as he kept his shield up blocking as many attacks as he could. Qrow was faster than him, but he was able to hold against the assault. He needed to buy time to figure out a new plan of attack now that Qrow was on the assault.

'The more he attacks the further back I'll get pushed! I rather not get thrown from the roof!' Jaune thought in frustration before a look of realization hit him. He quickly shifted his footing blocking one more strike before parrying it to the side. He began to back pedal away from Qrow who just smiled and followed after him. Jaune's foot got snagged on one of the many pipes running along the roof tripping him. He fell back hitting the ledge of the roof with the back of his head. Grunting from the unexpected fall Qrow came down towards him with his sword. Jaune then smiled before rolling to the side watching Qrow's sword sink into the ledge of the roof.

Jaune quickly rolled back lifting his shield slamming it into the side of Qrow's head staggering him. Qrow had to let go of his weapon as it was now stuck in the wall. Jaune came back to his feet towards Qrow lifting his shield up to punch at him. Qrow had recovered from his hit though and easily dodged the attack before catching Jaune's shield arm and lifting him over head. Jaune yelped in surprise while Qrow slammed him into the ground. Jaune grunted in pain but pushed himself back to his feet tackling Qrow. This surprised Qrow as he was lifted up by Jaune's tackle before Jaune ran to the ledge of the roof and slammed Qrow down onto it. Qrow gasped for air at this before slamming his fists into Jaune's back and kneeing him in the gut.

It was Jaune's turn to gasp for air, but he held onto Qrow as he went to punch him in the side. Jaune slammed the pommel of his sword into Qrow's exposed rips making the older man wince in pain. Jaune was about to hit Qrow again only for him to kick him in the gut. Jaune was lifted up and off of Qrow before crashing into the roof. Jaune quickly pushed him back to his feet just in time to see Qrow grab his sword. Jaune wasn't going to let Qrow retrieve his sword though as he slipped his shield from his arm catching it by the edge and then reeled back chucking it at Qrow. Qrow sadly drew his sword faster than Jaune threw his shield and deflected the attack. Jaune went to meet Qrow with his sword ready only for Mordred's sword to crash into the ground in between the two of them.

"Enough the fights over!"

Mordred shouted stopping both men who turned to her.

"I was wondering when you would call it." Qrow said rubbing his side where Jaune hit him. "I mean damn, I thought he was going to break my ribs."

Qrow said surprising Jaune who turned to Mordred.

"Wait did I win?"

Jaune asked getting a nod from Mordred.

"Yeah, you landed five hits, didn't you notice." Mordred said surprising Jaune who looked back to Qrow. "I thought I only hit him four times though."

Mordred just to roll her eyes at him.

"Jaune you hit him with the flat of your sword, then you smacked him in the head with your shield, tackled him, slammed him into the ground and finally that punch to his ribs."

Mordred said counting out each attack on her fingers. Jaune was surprised to hear that, as he wasn't counting his tackle or slamming Qrow on the ground as attacks. He chuckled nervously before turning back to Qrow with an apologetic look. Qrow wasn't looking at him though as he watched Mordred's sword fade out of existence surprising him before turning back to Jaune.

"Sorry about that, I guess I was a little too into the fight."

Jaune said sheathing his sword and shield only for Qrow to wave a hand dismissively.

"Don't worry about it kid, it wasn't that bad. Really I'm just impressed that you were able to land all five hits."

Qrow said getting a nod from Jaune only for Mordred to walk up smacking him in the back.

"Do you see that Jaune, you did it, now you have your ticket into Beacon!"

Mordred cheered giving Jaune a toothy smile. Jaune just smiled back at her feeling himself straighten at her praise. It felt great for Mordred to praise him like that. He turned back to Qrow with a smile.

"So, does that mean we're going to be able to take the next flight to Beacon at the end of the month?"

Jaune asked getting a nod from Qrow who took out his flask taking a swig from it.

"Yep, I'll call Ozpin now and let him know that you two will be coming. He'll fill out the rest of your guy's information. He'll be able to make some type of transcripts for you himself so you could enter. For now, all you have to do is wait till the school year starts."

Qrow said quickly typing something into his scroll.

"Thank you for this, it means a lot."

Jaune said only for Qrow to wave a hand at Jaune.

"Don't worry about it; this is just something I felt like doing." Qrow said before pocketing his scroll. "I just messaged Ozpin so everything will be set up. You two will now be students at Beacon academy."

Qrow said getting a cheer from Jaune while Mordred just rolled her eyes at him before smiling lightly. After that Qrow bid them farewell and went on his way saying he still had business to attend to. Jaune and Mordred waved him off before Jaune decided to celebrate their little victory he would cook them a big meal for dinner with all the meat Mordred wanted. Mordred cheered about that as they went back down to their apartment to celebrate. Qrow just walked down the stairwell of the apartment complex busy trying to figure out what he saw with Mordred's sword. 'Man what the heck was with Mordred's sword. That was pretty strange. I probably shouldn't think to much about it. Strange and unexplained stuff is Ozpin's forte not mine.' Qrow thought glad he messaged Ozpin about the two and that he put in that little information he learned.

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After Jaune won the wager with Qrow the rest of the month went by quickly. Jaune and Mordred would train still like they had been whenever Jaune wasn't working. Jaune told his boss that he would be quitting at the end of the month, which seemed to disappoint his boss seeing as he was his best cook. He had thanked him for letting him work for him and went on to finish up his month of work. The month had gone by just like the rest of the time Jaune spent in Vale with him working and training up till his last day of work when his boss had decided to throw a farewell party for him. It was surprising seeing as Jaune had only worked for the restraint for 2 months but it seems everyone had liked him enough to throw him the party. It was nice, till Jaune realized it was just the boss trying to keep him a little longer.

Jaune didn't mind that but he left still with the boss who was just dejected about losing his best cook. The night before Beacon started Jaune found himself sitting on the rooftop of the apartment complex staring up towards Beacon with a smile.

"What are you doing up here?" Jaune heard Mordred speak up from behind him. He turned around to see her standing dressed in her weird sleep wear walking up to him. "Don't tell me you were just imagining what it'll be like when you get there, because that's just strange."

Mordred said only for Jaune to roll his eyes at her.

"I'm not imagining anything." Jaune said before turning back to look at Beacon. "It's just I can't believe I really am going to Beacon. I mean I never thought this day would come."

Jaune said getting a nod from Mordred who just clapped him on the shoulder.

"I know what you mean."

She said surprising him as he turned to her with a brow raised questionably.

"Really, you do?"

Mordred nodded at him before pulling him to her side in a headlock.

"See you would never have been able to get into Beacon without me. You would probably be dead in the forest where I first met you had I not fallen out of the sky into your lap."

Mordred said smiling getting a glare from Jaune before he pushed her off of him.

"Haha, very funny Mordred!" Jaune snapped a little pissed at her words even if they were true. Still Jaune smiled at her. "Jokes aside, thank you Mordred, if I never met you I really wouldn't have been able to get into Beacon. I owe you for that."

Jaune said smiling at Mordred who looked at him surprised before giving him a toothy grin.

"Well I'm glad I was able to help, now let's get some sleep, you have a big day ahead of you tomorrow."

Mordred said clapping Jaune on the shoulder leaving on the roof. He just smiled before turning to look back up to Beacon. 'Yeah I do have a big day tomorrow. It will be the first step to making my dream come true.' Jaune thought with a smile before turning and walking back off the roof to head back to his apartment.

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An/ yep I did another chapter for you happy little reader people. So someone asked why Mordred wouldn't accept having the boost aura gave her. The reply to that is how would she have aura. Really if anything she is walking aura because she is a heroic spirit and spirits are made of souls so she is aura. not like giving her aura would change anything anyways. also i just don't want to make up some complicated answer to how she could even have aura in the first place. For those who say use Zelretch to explain it well you see. i only used Zelretch once already to bring Mordred to Remnant so i don't want to use him as some stupid constant Deus Ex machina to explain everything in the story. Like him giving Mordred Aura because he could. yes using him in the beginning was a Deus ex Machina but that was because it worked then. using him any more would be stupid. anothering, i don't know how i would explain mordred having aura but i will gigure something out so i guess don't worry. also people asking for different perspectives. the perspective will change to Mordred, but only when we actually get to Beacon. I mean Mordred and Jaune are together at all times so there really isn't much reason to change the perspective till Beacon. at least during the current time and stuff. i do apologize that all the perspective is Jaune but really this is a Jaune story. Mordred is just there for the ride. But she will get her own perspective soon. For now i just can't go through and add in Mordred perspectives because it would take from the chapters i already wrote.

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