CHAPTER 9:
TRAINING! RUBY AND JAUNE VS PYRRHA AND SUMMER PART IV!
ALRIGHT THEN! MY NEXT CHAPTER! I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE ENJOYED IT SO FAR!
MY USUAL DISCLAIMER
PREVIOUSLY ON A NEW HOPE! THE SUN SHALL RISE AGAIN…
Tasuku and Dynamis were looking at them from a far, glad that they were able to sort it out with their teammates.
"Looks like everything has been sorted out" Tasuku said with a smile.
"Yes. Indeed. Oh yah. Tasuku. I just want to inform you. I worry that a certain Black sun dragon from the future is going to return" Dynamis said.
'Wait, Black sun dragon" Tasuku wondered to himself. He then got a flashback. "Azi Dahaka!" Tasuku stated, shocked.
"Yes. He somehow managed to get power of time travel. So Bal has to follow him. He is headed for Remnant. We need to get Bal a buddy if he is to combat Azi Dahaka" Dynamis stated.
"I have a few ideas" Tasuku said.
10000 years into the future…
Two dragons from the future kept on clashing and clashing for the fate of earth 10000 years in the future.
"I will defeat you. Balle Soleli!" Azi Dahaka said. He has three heads and a lot of wings which were of pure black of darkness.
"Not very likely Azi Dahaka!" Balle Soleli said.
"Not here at least! I have found a planet called Remnant. I will bring total destruction to that world!" Azi Dahaka said, he opened up a portal.
"Bal?" Balle Soleli said.
"So long! My mortal enemy! I will destroy this place and take over it!" Azi Dahaka said as he entered the portal.
"Not likely bal!" Balle Soleli said as he followed through the portal and into Remnants.
"I'M RUNNING TO THE SKY, TWO DREAMS WE KEPT INSIDE! NO MATTER WHAT CHALLENGES MAY COME OUR WAY! ILLUMINATING GUIDE, OUR POWER AMPLIFIED! AS WE RACE FOR THE HOPE OF TOMORROW! MY PHASE FOR THE DREAM, LUMINIZE TO THE FUTURE! ARE YOU READY TO DRAW, LET'S BELIEVE IT AND RAISE THE FLAG!"
YAMIGEDO IS SEEN DEVOURING STUFF ALL OVER THE PLACE! TEAM RWBY, TASUKU, JACK, SOFIA AND VARIABLE CORD ARE SEEN RUSHING TO THE SCENE, WITH TASUKU HAVING A DETERMINED FACE! TASUKU, RUBY AND JAUNE ARE SEEN WITH THEIR BUDDY MONSTERS, JACK AND TWO MYSTERIOUS DRAGONS BEHIND RUBY AND JAUNE. THE FIRST BEING BRIGHT ORANGE WITH WHITE ARMOR PLATING AND A SWORD IN IT'S CHEST. THE OTHER BEING DARKER WITH A CAPE WITH WHITE ARMOR WITH YELLOW MARKINGS ON IT. IT THEN CUTS TO CINDER AND NEO ON THEIR SHIP TO ALTAS AND THEN A SHORT MONTAGE OF SALEM'S FORCES.
"ALWAYS HERE NEXT TO YOU, FEELING YOU IN MY SOUL! OUR TRUST IS ALL WE HAVE THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON! HOLDING THIS COURAGE HERE AS I EMBRACE MY FEAR! I WANT TO FLOOD THE DARKNESS WITH RAYS OF THE SUN! I REMEMBER IN THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH, YOU TAUGHT ME THE MEANING OF THAT IS THE TRUTH! MY DESIRES ARE STRONGER THAN BEFORE! WITH ME MIND SO FREE, I'LL PROTECT EVERYTHING I BELIEVE I HAVE THE WILL TO ACHIEVE!"
WE THEN CUT TO A SHORT TRAINING MONTAGE OF JAUNE VS PYRRHA AND RUBY VS SUMMER, WHICH IS OVERSEEN BY TASUKU AND ARMORDEITY, DYMANIS.
"LUMINIZE FOR YOUR SOUL, TENSION IS RUNNING HIGH AS THE TIMING FOR OUR HEARS BEAT AS ONE IN SYNC! A PILLAR FOR THE WORLD, A PLACE WE CAN BE FREE, TO BEGIN A BRAND-NEW FUTURE HERE NOW! ARE YOU READY TO DRAW? LET'S BELIEVE IT AND RAISE THE FLAG!"
WE THEN CUT TO A MYSTERIOUS BIG DRAGON TEARING A HOLE THROUGH THE SPACE AS THE THREE OF THEM TRY AND STOP HIM! THEY TRANSFORM INTO BLUE, PURPLE AND RED SUITS TO COMBAT THIS NEW THREAT AND THE BRIGHT ORANGE DRAGON TRANSFORMING INTO A DRAGON, WITH MORE WHITE MARKINGS AND THINGS GO AND ATTACK THE BIG DARK DRAGON. THEY THEN STOP AND SEE CINDER, NEO AND SALEM'S FORCES! THEY SEE THEIR FRIENDS AND SMILE AS THEY ALL ATTACK!
Ruby and Jaune are currently fighting Summer and Pyrrha, with their teammates watching them. They have been told by Armordeity Dynamis himself that they can only watch their teammates and can't really do much else.
Ruby has been managing to be on par with her mother but still short of her in many ways. Jaune has slowly been catching up with Pyrrha but still far from them in battle. They constantly get plummer by the two of them. It does not help that Jaune's semblance is only a support, which means that it is not exactly helpful in a battle when he is on the front lines. He can't really use it to it's fullest extend due to it being a close range fight, which is certainly a pickle.
Right now, Ruby is blocking from two sides as Jaune has been knocked out already. He is surviving longer each time, but always is the first to get knocked out. So, yah. Ruby has to constantly defend from two angles, one from her mom and one from Pyrrha. Armordeity Dynamis has complimented that she is right now above Pyrrha's standards as he tested it once and she managed to knock her out.
Flashback…
Ruby and Pyrrha stood at opposite ends at each other. Dynamis wanted to know if Ruby had finally Surpassed Pyrrha in combat. The two got into their fighting stance and clash with scythe and spear. Pyrrha went on the offensive, using her shield to unbalance Ruby off and her spear to finish her. But because Ruby uses a Scythe, it is a completely different story. As Crescent Rose is literally taller than her and she is an expert at using her, she easily blocks her attacks. Using her semblance, she then runs away and fires 10 shots at Pyrrha, all at an extremely fast rate.
Ruby has been training with this and now can fire 4 shots of Crescent Rose within around 1.5 seconds.
As her training with a sniper improves, so does her targeting, in case you are wondering.
So, back to the fight.
Pyrrha blocks the 7 shots but 2 of them managed to hit her armor due to Ruby's ability in shooting now. Ruby then uses her semblance and turns into rose petals and gets behind Pyrrha. She tries to slice her during her semblance stage but she splits into 3 and forces Pyrrha to miss. She then hits her with the not so sharp part of her weapon. Pyrrha being Pyrrha, immediately gets back up, but not before being hit by Ruby again. Since she has her weapons at hand, she cannot use her polarity.
Ruby almost completely forgets that she is fighting a friend but when she realise it, she stops and nearly starts to cry. Dynamis then stops the battle and confronts her.
"YOU IDIOT! You nearly had her!" Dynamis shouted at her.
"I know! But…but it is extremely hard to fight a friend. She is not a friend, but one of my closest as well" Ruby stated, her eyes swelling up with tears.
"This will cost you, like it nearly costed Jaune back at Haven. He would have died if not for your silver eyes interfering. Emotions can be a double edge sword. Best seen in Yang! She lost her arm due to her being enraged and Jaune nearly got himself killed. They were both lucky in a sense. But for you, it is fear. Fear and sadness. Sad that you could not save her and fear because now you get to see her and face her face to face. You need to accept it properly. Like how Tasuku needed to accept his past!" Dynamis said before walking off.
Ruby just sat there. No words spilling from her mouth, just… just crying.
Back to the present…
Ruby continued to block their attacks. Summer had already an advantage over her but the gap has been closing ever so slightly. She had already surpassed Pyrrha. But she could not face them when they are together. She continued to hold them off until she finally fell due to exhaustion. It has been like that for the last 4 matches. Jaune usually falls first and Ruby falls due to exhaustion from having to pick up from Jaune. Team RWBY, Ren and Nora bring them back to their room and let them rest while Dynamis leaves them to be. He needed to talk to Tasuku.
"Tasuku it has been a week now. I sense that Bal Dragon and Azi Dahaka are headed to the past. It appears that they have finally returned" Dynamis stated.
"I know. You warned me about it a week ago. I just do not know who Bal's buddy should be" Tasuku stated.
"I know. But there is another person headed here. Jack, have you heard of the Knights of darkness?" Dynamis asked.
"The knights of darkness?" Tasuku questioned.
"Yes, I have heard about them. They are a team of mercenaries who fight with extreme honour and respect. They have been known to have plenty of wins but also plenty of losses as well. They see defeat as a chance to get stronger as well. I have actually met them before. Joined in for a while actually and dare I say, they treated everyone equally, even the new guys. They are like one big family. Best experience I have ever had, especially training. I have kept in touch, it appears that they have become known throughout the ten parallel worlds, learning different cultures and styles. You don't say…" Jack asked.
"Yes, I have given them access to this world. They are an extremely strong team. That I will admit. But they need some growing. Their newest leader, Geil, while young and has plenty of potential, needs development a lot. As such, I think those two will be the vital candidates, provided they finish their training first" Dynamis explained.
"I see. Well, we better hope they get better at this" Tasuku said.
Meanwhile… in darkness dragon world.
"Are we ready Napalm?" Geil asked him.
"Yes, we are ready"
"Then let's go" Geil said.
Meanwhile…
Ruby and Jaune woke and asked for everyone to leave them alone. While alone they talked.
"Ruby… I'm so sorry. I am holding you back from your training being complete. We are supposed to be a pair. But… I'm just so useless. I mean my semblance can only amplify your aura and mine. But since this is close quarters, I don't think that is likely. I am a useless fighter. Please, I don't want to hold you back. I'm sorry" Jaune said while tears formed.
"Jaune please. Don't say that, it is our fight together. We have to do this as a team. We can do this. We just have not accepted the fact that we have not moved past it like we thought we would have done. Pyrrha saw great potential in you, so does Dynamis. Just please, don't say that you are useless" Ruby retorted while trying to comfort him. The last thing they needed was for somebody to just give up.
"But… what if she is wrong? What if he is wrong? What if I am wrong that I do not have potential. Ruby! Please. I am just…" Jaune said before being cut off.
"DON'T SAY THAT PLEASE!" Ruby shouted at him, crying already. "There is a reason for this. Don't you still believe in Pyrrha's words? Your semblance can help others. Aura is a manifestation of one's soul ad your semblance compliments it a lot. We just have to figure it out together. Pyrrha said that. I just want you to know that you are not useless. I am your partner now, just like Pyrrha was once. Now, we lost someone who both deeply cared for, but we will overcome it together" Ruby said while crying. Finally, she broke down and started to cry, remembering the fact that she saw Pyrrha's death.
Jaune let those words sink in and started to cry as well. He regretted everything he said previously. He now wanted to prove himself wrong, he wanted to protect those he cared for. Now, Pyrrha is not there anymore. But Ruby has taken that mantle and will step forward to the plate and carry on what she started.
"Ruby…I'm sorry. For saying those…words" Jaune said while moving in to hug her.
"I know. Just remember, I am there for you this time" Ruby said, letting him hug her and doing one herself.
The next day…
Ruby and Jaune went to face off against Pyrrha and Summer. They hoped that what they have talked last night would work. If not, then they will just have to continue on. They two sides stared down at one another. Looking straight in both sides into their eye. Dynamis and Tasuku saw something in them that felt different. Firstly, they looked far more confident in their ability than before. So he expected it to be a good one.
The buzzer sounded and both sides charged at each other. As usual, Jaune engaged with Pyrrha and Summer engaged with Ruby.
With Jaune, he has slowly been able to fight better, with the help from Ruby. Pyrrha attempted to strike Jaune but managed to block it and used his shield to push her back. He then launched into a counter-attack and forced Pyrrha to go on the defensive. But Pyrrha managed to regain her rhythm and went back on the offensive. But defensively, Jaune has gotten much better than previously. He realized that he was more specialized in fighting more defensively and focused solely on an unbreakable defense, with a side dish of counter-attack. Double this with an almost unhealthy amount of aura reserves and this will make for a beautiful combination. His main goal is to prolong the battle until his opponent tires out then he goes along the offensive. You can thank Ruby for that.
Ruby faced her mother's double swords (which is actually my favorite way of fighting. Wish I could use it). Her abilities in the scythe and almost become extremely overpowered (I mean, seriously. Qrow is the only other person to use a scythe? That tells you a lot already. He even barely uses his scythe form. Mostly using sword). Anyway, her mother's bullets has often been the problem. But due to her semblance being super speed and training, she is able to block it easily. Summer then puts it into minigun mode and sprays bullets at her. But Ruby uses her super speed to avoid them and also, she has become immune to physical attacks while using her semblance. Neat. She goes up close but then Summer uses her semblance and disappears, leaving behind rose petals, which is exactly what is needed.
Flashback… the night before the fight...
While Ruby is mediating for the first time in her life. She felt weird. She could feel something. Something odd.
"Uh… Dynamis?" Ruby asked her.
"Yes. What is the problem?"
"I feel weird. You recommended that I mediate for 15 minutes, which I decided to comply with" Ruby stated.
"Wow. That's actually wonderful"
"But, as I mediate. I feel weird. Like, I can feel every flower petal in Remnant, ones in Vacuo to the far ends in Menagerie. It is odd to say the least" Ruby said.
"Oh. When that is something that is passed through the lines of the silver eyed warrior. You see, when you use your semblance, do you find it odd that you leave behind rose petals?" Dynamis questioned her.
"Yes. It is odd to say the least" Ruby stated.
"Well. That is something that is passed through your line of silver eyes. All silvered eye warriors are able to sense the presence of every flower petal in the world, not just rose petals. It is something that I can never fully understand, but since the silver eyes give life and banish Grimm, I can assume that it's ability is the same. As a flower will eventually develop into a fruit, it will grow into another plant, thus giving life. I honestly have no clue why. So, don't ask me further. This is something that your mom did not learn. She was much like you, but you are much wiser than her" Dynamis explained to the best of his ability.
"I see. Thank you" Ruby said.
End flashback…
Using her connection with the petals, Ruby was able to sense where Summer is and perfectly angled her strike against her. She was hit back by that. Dynamis smiled. 'I hope you will someday understand the silver eyed warrior better than me'.
But despite all this, they are being pushed back. Jaune is still less skilled then Pyrrha, same goes with Summer and Ruby. They get pushed back to the door. At that point, Jaune said to her.
"Ruby. Let's try it" Jaune said.
"What! No, it's too risky for me and you!" Ruby protested against it.
"Please. Let's do this together, as partners" Jaune said as he took out his hand. Ruby looked at his hand and looked at him back. He was serious about this. She then smiled back and said.
"As partners" Ruby said. Jaune extended his hand and put it on her shoulder. Summer and Pyrrha jumped forward to attack, but Ruby used her ice dust, courtesy of Weiss, and blocked it. She then unloaded and put up and ice dust barrier around them. They knew it will not last. But all they needed was a moment. Jaune channeled all of his aura into Ruby. Once he did that, he fell to the ground. Ruby, with her aura reserves now the charts, used her semblance and ran to Pyrrha at extreme speed. She could not dodge it and fell to the ground, eliminating her. She then moved to Summer who had to constantly use her semblance to avoid her. But, due to Jaune's aura, which by then would have been around 80 percent, which is basically twice of Ruby's normal aura, she moved at 2.5 times of speed of sound. Summer could only dodge so long but managed to continue avoid being hit. With her aura now draining and ending, she pushed passed it and doubled her speed. This time Summer could not avoid it and she fell down, unconscious, marking Ruby and Jaune the win. Ruby then fell to the ground knock out. Thankfully, Jaune was still standing and helped Ruby back up.
Dynamis then walked over to them.
"Well done you two, you have shown get skill and teamwork throughout this week in your challenge to overcome your worst nightmare. So tell me, have you overcome and accepted it?" Dynamis asked.
Ruby and Jaune looked at each other and spoke confidently at the same time. "Yes"
"Very well. Keep on this path and you will achieve great things. Dynamis said, happy that his two new students have overcome their demons and are now ready to face Salem and her crew.
AND I AM DONE! SORRY FOR IT BEING LONG OVERDUED. I HAD EXAMS AND WAS STUDYING REALLY HARD FOR IT. SO I DO APOLOGIES FOR THE LACK OF UPDATES. I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE ENJOYED IT AND I WILL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT CHAPTER! BYE!
BUDDY LIGHT(ENGLISH VERSION AS I CANNOT DO JAPANESE! GO WATCH THE SHORT VIDEO! IT'S AWESOME.)
THE MUSIC PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND AS TASUKU, JACK 'SD' AND TEAM RWBY FLYS THROUGH ALTAS AND SMILING WHILE LOOKING AT ATLAS
"LOOKING UP AT THE SKY WITH YOU. TWO BRIGHT SHINING STARS CALL TO US. HERE WE ARE, STANDING STRONG! SHINING WITH OUR 'BUDDY LIGHTS'! NO ONE MADE THE CHOICE FOR US. WE WILL CHOOSE OUR DESTINY. BETTER THAN A MIRACLE 'REALITY'! FUTURE START A BRAND FANTASY!"
WE THEN CUT TO A ROOM WHICH HELD JAUNE, REN AND NORA. TASUKU OPENS THE DOOR AND SMILED, MORE SPECIFICALLY AT JAUNE, WHO SMILES BACK AND NODS. THE PART THAT PLAYS IS…
"THERE'S A FUTURE JUST FOR YOU AND ME! WITH YOU BY MY SIDE WE CAN GO FAR! CAUSE YOU ARE MY LUCKY CARD!"
WE THEN CUT TO A SCENE WITH ARMORDEITY, DYMANIS SILHOUTTE WITH PYRRHA NIKOS AND SUMMER ROSE IN FRONT OF HIM, WALKING, AND THEN JUMPING. WHILE THIS PART PLAYS…
"FUTURE, NOW FLY INTO THE SKY! DON'T STOP THERE'S NO LIMIT TO HOW HIGH!"
PYRRHA AND JAUNE ARE SEEN DUELING AND THEN WE CUT TO A SCENE WHERE RUBY IS STARING AT HER MOTHER, SUMMER ROSE…
"WITH THE POWER TO PROTECT THE ONES YOU LOVE…DEEP IN MY HEART I KNOW… WE'LL FIGHT TIL THE END!"
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER CLASH AND IN THE DISTANCE, CAUSING A SMALL EXPLOSION. MEANWHILE, TASUKU AND JACK ARE WATCHING FROM A DISTANCE, SMILING, KNOWING THAT THEY WERE TRAINING EXTREMELY HARD TO OVECOME THEIR PAST.
"TOGETHER AGAIN…YEAH! WE'LL NEVER GIVE UP!"
