Absolums Will Draft chapter 9
P.O.V: 3rd
Characters: RNJR
Universe: Slight AU
OOC: Everyone there's an OC so all of them are OOC
No Fluff
Story Start:
"Guys I don't like this" Jaune called back to the other snapping Ruby out of her stupor as she became aware of her surroundings that's when she saw it well it was not the correct name that would be wreckage or crash site as before them stretched a long scorched path littered with twisted metal and limbs from AK-200s, picking up their pace Team RNJR dashed along the path drawing ever closer to the main hull they came across more Knights some more intact then others but all disabled it was silent apart from the creaking of steel and the distant roar of a dust fuelled fire
"Come on we need to see if there are any survivors" Ren said as they picked up their pace and begun to furiously scale and search the crash after a few hours of searching Nora shouted that she had found a door with all of their combined strength they managed to pry open the door. The door opens to the flight command deck the team walked briskly in and after a short search they found the pilots, some were crushed and others looked to have bled out as they continued to search Ruby remembered what Weiss had told her about this type of ship, and was looking for the Automatic Flight Recorder as it would have all the info on it after a relatively ick search She found the small blue and white box."This should clear things up" Ruby said as she connected her scroll to the box and pressed start, almost immediately an explosion was heard after a few seconds of static a harsh metallic voice warned that dust fuel had destabilised and would detonate in 20 seconds that moment another recorded voice started to talk about how it was a honour to serve the crew but what at first confused Ruby where the constant background noise of small motors and servos till she remembered that Atlas used robots as soldiers.
"Something blew the ship up" Ruby said slightly panicking "I hope it's not around"
"It was probably just an accident in the dust storage" Jaune said trying to reassure Ruby, who calmed down
"Thanks, Jaune" Ruby said smiling, she was still worried about the Males voice as it struck a vague memory but Ruby could not place it.
After a few days walking they arrived at the destroyed town of Kuroyuri the now empty and degraded town. A billowing cloud of dust and pieces of wood rise in the distance around the top of a tree that Jaune, Ruby, Ren and Nora all fell back on, Then a Nuckelavee comes into view, twitching its various body parts. It sends out a shockwave roar that causes all four teenagers to flinch. The Grimm looks at the teenagers and turns its head to look at Jaune and begins running toward him.
Jaune sheaths his sword and makes a run for the far side.
The Nuckelavee lashes out with one of its arms, able to extend it at a far reach. Jaune avoids it and gets to the far side, but the Nuckelavee is heading right for him.
Just as the creature reared up to crush Jaune under hoof, was shoved out of the way by Ren who opened up with constant fire from Stormflower then as the Grimm stumbled backwards Nora smashed Magnhild into its side flinging the creature across the plaza but to their chagrin the Nuckelavee slid to a stop then the drooping Humanoid portion of the creature begun violently twist and shack before it launched its two massive arms at Ren and Nora but just like with Jaune, Ren shoved Nora out of the way and was hit by both arms flinging Ren back into a collapsed building where he once more opened fire with Stormflower, while Ruby had gotten on top of another roof and also begun to open fire but she was only able to get a few rounds off when the Grimm wrapped its arm around her and begun to smash her though buildings and into the floor only stopping when Jaune stabbed into its arm with a knife he had found as Crocea Mors had been knocked from him when Ren had shoved him any thoughts Jaune had where quickly dashed as the other arm smashed into his chest sending the boy flying back and had winded him so as soon as Jaune landed he quickly dropped to the floor gasping for breath to cover him Nora, who was now positioned behind the creature opened full fire with Magnhild as the smoke from the explosions cleared Nora could make out the crack in the Grimms' mask.
"Aim for the head" Nora shouted as she bombarded the Grimm with grenades while the others apart from Jaune as he was still gasping for air formed a triangle around the Grimm and all fired but to avoid this sudden barrage of dust and bullets the Nuckelavee leapt almost gracefully on to a nearby roof and let loose a roar that shock the very building it stood on as RNR levelled their guns at it, while Jaune stood up and readied himself for a charge. The Nuckelavee spasmed violently before sonic roar before sweeping its arms towards RNJR but only succeeded in pushing Jaune back as he blocked the arms and pinned the left one to the floor with his shield.
"Guys I have a plan" Jaune called defaulting to Leader "we need to pin its other arm opposite to his the other"
"I've got it" Ruby said before converting Crescent Rose from sniper to scythe before Jaune continued
"As it has two masks we need to kill both Nora you have the horse mask and Ren you go after the rider" Jaune said "Ruby you get up high and I'll be a distraction"
"Sure thing" was the reply Jaune got, Nora and Ren darted off behind a building
"Ren are you okay" Nora asked
"Its the same one" Ren said nigh venomously "It slaughtered our home, our friends and our Families" just as Nora was about to speak Jaunes scream bellowed out
"Nora, let go! Nora, they're going to get hurt if we don't" Ren snapped as he turned to rush in
Without even looking up, Nora slaps Ren. He stops and turns to face her, and she finally lets go, putting her hands in her lap.
"No. I won't let you kill yourself like this. After everything we've been through, I won't let it end" Nora pleaded tears beginning to well up in her eyes
She raises her head, but Ren sees his memory of Nora as a scared little girl before blinking and seeing her normally. Like back then, she has tears in her eyes.
"Not like this" Nora said weakly
Ren sighs and pulls the knife his father gave him out of his boot. He holds it in both hands. Nora places her hand on the hilt with his and closes his fingers around it. She looks at him with a fierce, determined expression.
"We can do this" Nora said looking Ren dead in the eyes
Ren looks at her with big eyes before nodding in agreement. Together they step out from behind the building. Nora picks up Magnhild and the two are promptly joined by Ruby and Jaune.
"Ren. Jaune and I took care of its arms" Ruby said panting
"I'll take care of the horse" Nora said all hints of sorrow gone from her voice
"And I'll take care of the rest." Ren stated with a voice like cold steel "Nora!"
Nora freefalls from the roof to land a killing blow to the head of the horse. Ren retrieves his knife and walks before the trapped Grimm.
"For my mother." Ren thought to himself as he cuts off the Grimm's left arm. "For my father." He thinks loader, He cuts off the Grimm's right arm. "For all those that you've slain." He roared in his mind while He strikes a gash into the flailing torso. As he closes his eyes he yells "For myself." He opens his eyes and swings with the knife, beheading the Grimm. It dies in a pillar of black smoke. Ren drops the knife and breathes out a sigh of relief only to be tackled by a giggling, triumphant Nora. He hugs her back and gives a single laugh.
"Look its a transport" Jaune cries out from the roof top he had climbed on to survey the area "How do I get down" He asked just to be deafened by the speaker of the transport "Jump blondie" as the transport came to a hover the side door slide silently open and a massive mountain of a Faunus stepped off and dropped the 15ft "are you team RNJR" the man asked like a police officer
"Yeah and may we get your name sir" Ren said as he stood up
"Good, No you cannot get my name Human and someone wants to talk to you four" The Faunus hissed
"So you're a Faunus" Ren replied
"Yeah and you don't want to find out what type" The man retorted as he turned to Ruby "Red head your up front the other 3 get in the back and Red head don't touch anything or I'll push you out"
