Hello Fanfiction readers! Ashbel Longhart here to bring you another new chapter. Finally, the moment has arrived! It's Seth vs. Kenpachi! Are you people excited! I was excited when I wrote this! Let's get to the disclaimer first.

(Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY, any songs, any anime elements, or anything else that may appear familiar to you. They all belong to their respective owners. I just own this story and my OC's)

Last time, Kenpachi was kind enough to wipe out the rest of the competiton so now it's the Amnesia Swordsman vs. the One-Eyed Berserker. How will Seth fair? Will he even make it out alive? This is Kenpachi we're talking about here people. I already know but you guys don't so the only way to know how things will play out is to read. Let's go!

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

"Kuro"

"Shiro"

"Crescent Rose"


EP 8: Kenpachi Zaraki and a New Power


(Cue Aterisk by Orange Range)

(Miageta yozora no hoshitachi no hikari)We see Seth on the roof of Beacon with Team RWBY by his side.

(Miageta yozora no hoshitachi no hikari)We see Seth again in, for some reason snow gear, and far off behind him was Ruby with her back turned, wearing a red summer dress. Suddenly in between them were the others of Team RWBY and Team JNPR. They then disappeared and replacing them was the title.

(Hitotsu Futasu Kane no ne hibiku)We see Team RWBY and Seth all in a circle with their back against each other. The screen rotates to Ruby who has her hood up, but we can still see her.

(Kokoro no mana de hidoki fukaku)The screen rotates again to Weiss who has one hand on Myrtenaster.

(Monogatari no you name ishi ga shizuku)Screen rotates to Blake who is reading a book.

(Sono mana niwa saizen rock tsuku)Screen rotates to Yang who has sunglasses on.

(Jikan to tomo no jidai was ugaku)Screen finally rotates back to Seth.

(Nagareru ish wa shizuku ugoku)The scene changes to Opzin, Glynda, and Urahara at the roof of Beacon.

(Yo to chi Tami ni sumashite Fine) (G,O,O,D,Y)We zoom in on these three as Opzin just takes a sip of his coffee from his mug.

(Hana to hikari makizoe ni shitari)Scene changes again to Seth talking with RWBY and JNPR in class.

(Ima toki-hanate core ka ni todoku made)The scene then changes to Seth's inner world.

(Youkou no hikari was kuno mukou ni ijiridasu to sugu dikisou ni)We zoom in to see Shiro-Zangetsu and Kuro-Zangetsu with Crescent Rose, Myrtenaster, Gambol Shroud, and Ember Celica all standing on one of the many skyscrapers of the inner world.

(Miageta yozora no hoshitachi no hikari)Scene changes to show Seth running through a forest fighting Grimms.

(Mishiranu amoi migaita jidai koe iroeseru Don't act a fool)Now we see RWBY fighting a Nevermore.

(Kiari hitomi tsui ni dare a no sakebi)Then we see JNPR fighting a Deathstalker.

(Maze ni amoi o, tsuki ni negai o)Scene changes to Seth and JNPR doing graffiti on a wall of the academy.

(Chikara aru kagin ikiteki ne, kyou mo) Team RWBY then came out of no where, all of them wearing a mischievous smirk as they then each took out can of spray paint and sprayed the screen.

(Miageta yozora no hoshitachi no hikari)Scene changes to Seth and Ruby back to back as the world is spinning around them.

(Mishiranu amoi migaita jidai koe iroeseru Don't act a fool)The scene changes to both Shiro-Zangetsu and Crescent Rose standing by Summer Rose's grave.

(Boku-ran o amai-o itsuka dareka no mana ni)Scene changes to the entrance of Beacon where we see Opzin and Glynda there as the screen zooms out to show the rest of Team RWBY and Team JNPR.

(Hikari tsuzake yo ano hosi no you ni)The zooming out stops on Seth and Ruby as Ruby spins Crescent Rose around before placing it on her back posing as Seth just drew Zangetsu and pointed it at the screen like it was pointing at us.


"This is bad! This is bad! This is really bad!" Ruby said.

"Ruby, calm down. You're making us all anxious." Yang said.

Ruby and the gang were currently in the infirmary, a few hours after they witnessed the man known as Kenpachi wiping out the rest of the competition, making him Seth's next opponent tomorrow. Currently, Ruby was panicking out of worry for her amnesic friend and was pacing back and forth.

"How can I calm down, Yang!? You saw what that guy did to all those other contestants. He could seriously hurt Seth, or worse!"

"You didn't see anything." Weiss said. "But then again, after what we saw, I can't criticize you for worrying."

"What did you guys see?" Seth asked. "If you're all worry so much about this, then any info about this guy would be great."

Everyone except Ruby all looked at each other before Weiss decided to explain.

"Well, from what we saw, he fights using a one handed style of sword play and it looked like no matter how much all the contestants tried, they couldn't even hurt him." Weiss explained, Seth taking in the information like a sponge. "Also, it seems he's always on the attack, rarely attempting to block, and has a very brutish way of fighting. This most noticeable about him though is his unbelievable amount of killing intent. Even from the stands, we felt it and for a second, we thought he was going to kill all of the contestants."

"Kill!?" Ruby repeated, her worry's doubling.

"That's bad. You can't die King. That'll be very bad."

'I didn't know you cared so much.'

"I don't. It's just that if you die, then I die too and I don't plan on dying anytime soon."

'Well, you can go dig yourself a ditch and die in there!' Seth thought angrily.

"You first!"

Seth decided to ignore him and said to Ruby, "Don't worry Ruby, I don't plan on dying any time soon."

"But you still haven't recovered. What if you get seriously hurt that'll land you in the hospital just like those other guys?" Ruby asked worriedly.

"Like I said, don't worry about it. The doctor said that my wounds will be completely healed by tomorrow so I can fight this Kenpachi guy at full strength." Seth said, removing some bandages from his arms to show that they were almost healed. "See, nothing to worry about."

"I've noticed that you have an unusual healing speed." Pyrrha pointed out. "Tell me, is that some sort of Semblance or something?"

Seth shook his head. "Nah. Something tells me that's not it."

'That something being another soul living inside of me.'

"Your welcome."

'I'm not thanking you.'

"What're we gonna do though?" Jaune asked. "Not to say that I don't have any faith in Seth, but I don't think he stands a chance against that monster."

"There's nothing we can do." Blake said. "We can't help him train since the training room is completely trashed, probably that man's fault, and by the time it is fixed, Seth's match would be starting."

Everyone then went into a thinking pose, trying to come up with a way to help their amnesic friend, but nothing comes to mind.

"Come on guys, don't worry so much." Seth said, making everyone look at him.

"How can we not worry!?" Jaune said. "You didn't see what we saw."

"Just have faith in me guys." Seth said, placing a hand on his chest. "I promise when I say that I'll defeat Kenpachi and win this thing. We can celebrate afterwards."

Everyone wanted to object but something told them to trust their friend.

"Okay, we'll trust you on this one." Pyrrha said.

"But you have to promise that'll you be careful when you go to fight him!" Ruby quickly added.

"I promise." Seth said.

"A promise you won't be able to keep."

'Kuro, shut him up.'

"Getsuga Tenshō(Moon Fang Heaven-Piercer)."

*BOOM!*

"GAH!"

'Thank you Kuro'

"Don't mention it."

"Why don't you all head back to the guest rooms. You all look like you could you some shut eye." Seth suggested.

"No." Ruby grabbed a chair and brought it next to Seth's bed. "I'm going to stay here until you get better."

"You don't have to do that. I'll be fine by next morning." Seth said.

Ruby shook her head. "I'm doing this because I want to and nothing you say will make me think otherwise."

"You might as well give it up." Yang said. "When Ruby has something on her mind, it's almost impossible to make her change it."

Seth sighs in defeat before turning to Ruby. "Okay, you can stay."

Ruby just smiled.

"We'll leave you two alone." Yang said. "Come on guys."

Yang and the rest then left, Nora waving goodbye before being dragged by Ren.

The entire was then enveloped in silence as both Seth and Ruby said nothing.

Wanting to break the silence, Seth asked, "So, what do you want to do?"


(Beacon Academy, Ozpin's Office)

"Well, things have certainly gotten interesting." Kisuke said, fanning himself with his paper fan, having just learned that Seth will be facing Kenpachi tomorrow.

"Do you think this is a game, Mr. Urahara!?" Glynda snapped.

"Calm down, Glynda." Ozpin said, taking a sip of his coffee.

"But, Mr. Ozpin-!"

"You're worry is understandable." Ozpin interrupted. "But there is nothing we can do, sadly."

Glynda balled her fist before calm down.

"My, my! When did you start to worry so much for Seth?" Kisuke asked, amused.

"The same time you did." Glynda said.

That got Kisuke to shut up.

"Kisuke." Ozpin turned to the bucket hatted man. "Tell me, what are Mr. Aberrant's chances against Kenpachi?"

"Well, if he still had his memories, then he'd be able to beat him," Kisuke expression then turned serious. "But since he has no memories, the outcome of this battle is unknown."

Ozpin processed this information and set down his mug to think. After what seemed like hours, Ozpin turned to Glynda.

"Glynda, go prepare an airship for us for tomorrow." Ozpin instructed. "If worse comes worse, we'll be there to intervene."

Glynda bowed before leaving the room to get a ship.

Kisuke started fanning himself again. "It seems things are getting more interesting."


(A Day Later)

After getting checked up, Seth was once again, completely healed and ready for his match with Kenpachi. After putting on his repaired clothes, he an Ruby joined up with Yang and the others and were now heading for the cafeteria to get some food before Seth's match.

"So, how do you plan on defeating Kenpachi?" Pyrrha asked.

Seth scratched his head. "I don't know. I was just planning on winging it, you know, facing him head on."

"You always do that." Weiss said.

"Then again, it hasn't failed him yet!" Nora said.

"Don't encourage him!" Weiss said before turning to Seth. "Seriously though, you're gonna need a plan if you going to face that brute."

"I'm not really that good at making plans though." Seth said.

THOOM

Suddenly, all of them stopped walking as an insane amount of spiritual Aura came down upon all of them.

"Wha-What the!?" Jaune gasped as everyone felt like the gravity around them just got heavier.

"What's causing this!? This insane spiritual Aura!?" Blake gasped out.

'That's not just it!' Seth thought. 'Why does it feel like I have a sword at my throat!?'

"Well, isn't this a sight to see." Seth whiplashes his head to the source of the voice, only to see the one and only Kenpachi Zaraki smiling predatorily at him. "What's the matter? Are you just going to stare at me all day?"

*STAB!*

Horror quickly spreads across Seth's face as he slowly looks down and sees a sword sticking out of him, dripping in blood, his blood.

"Wha!?"

The minute Seth blinks, the sword is no more and there were no wounds on him, no blood to show that he was ever stabbed. Seth continuously huffs as he grabs his chest to make sure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him.

"Oi! Oi! Oi! What the hell was that!?"

'Was that murderous intent!? No, murderous intent couldn't have...'

"You're Seth Aberrant, are you not?" Seth looks behind him to see that Kenpachi was behind him.

Seth quickly turns and jumps back. "What's it to you!?"

"What's it to me?" Kenpachi repeated before predatorily smiling again. "I'm just wondering when you changed your name."

This confused Seth a bit but he then heard something falling towards the ground with a 'thump'. Looking behind him, he saw all his friends on their knees. Jaune was the worst for he was on the ground, a bit of drool coming out of his mouth.

"Jaune! Everyone!" Before Seth could go over to his friends-

"Hey! He's drooling!"

"What!" Seth turned around to see Yachiru riding on top of Kenpachi's shoulder, one hand moving his head out of the way.

"Is it me or does that girl have bubblegum hair?"

"No. She indeed does have pink hair."

'More importantly, why is she on his shoulder!?'

The, before Seth could even blink, Yachiru was standing on his shoulder, carrying a very small, kid-sized sword.

"Wow! He must be awfully scarred of Ken-chan. Poor guy!" Yachiru said, looking towards Jaune.

"What the!? How did she get there so fast!?"

"What the!? Get off me!" Before Seth could swing his arm to get the bubblegum haired girl off, she had already jumped off and landed right next to Kanpachi.

"Zero-taichou's mad at me." Yachiru said.

"Baka. Of course he is." Kenpachi said.

"What do you two want!?" Seth asked.

"I just came to see my next opponent. Hopefully, you can give me a much more entertaining fight than the those other weaklings." And with that, Yachiru hopped onto his shoulder before he walked away.

Seth just stared at the eye-patched man's retreating form. Once he was turned a corner and waited for a while, Seth fell to his knees, breathing heavily. He then remembered about his friends and went to their sides.

"Guys! Are you OK!?"


(With Kenpachi and Yachiru)

"Can you believe it, Ken-chan!" Yachiru said, sounding excited.

"Believe what?" Kenpachi said.

"Zero-taichou was actually around people. He even seemed to care about them! Isn't that unbelievable!?"

"To tell you the truth, it kinda is unbelievable."

"What do you think changed?" Yachiru asked.

"Don't ask me. I haven't got a clue."

Yachiru stayed silent before speaking again. "Hey Ken-chan. Did you notice that Zero-taichou didn't seem to recognize us?"

"Yeah. I wonder why." Kenpachi said. "For now, I got to find the cafeteria, I'm starving."

"I think the cafeteria's this way Ken-chan!" Yachiru pointed in the exact opposite direction towards the cafeteria yet Kenpachi still goes anyway.


(With Seth and the gang)

Seth and rest of the gang were all sitting at a table, barely eating their food as they were too busy talking about what they had experienced.

"It's official." Weiss said. "Kenpachi Zaraki is no ordinary man."

"Geez. What was you're first clue?"

'Quiet you.'

"What's got all of you so glum!"

*BOING*

Out of no where came the one and only Tobi Kage and he just groped Yang's breast from behind.

"Hey!" Yang blushed madly and punched Tobi so hard that he flew and embedded himself in the ceiling. "You can look but you can't touch!"

Seth watched as Tobi slowly got out of the ceiling and crashed down upon a table.

"That had to hurt."

"He had it coming to him."

"Kids these days sure are strong." Tobi commented, limping over to them and sitting next to Ren. "But seriously though, what's got you all looking so serious?"

Hesitant at first, the group tells Tobi what had transpired with Kenpachi.

"I see." Tobi said, processing the info.

"Mr. Tobi, you seem to know a lot. Is there anything that might help Seth?" Ruby asked.

Tobi shook his head. "Afraid not."

"Oh come on! You've got to have something!" Nora said. "Don't you something like a super-ultra-epic ninja technique that you could teach to Seth!?"

"Nora, there's no such things as a super-ultra-epic technique." Ren said.

"You don't know that!" Nora said.

"Trust me young lady, if I had such a great technique, I wouldn't just go around and teach it to random strangers." Tobi said. "Back to the topic of you're friend's crisis, I guess the only thing I can say is that you'll just have to put faith in your friend and wish for the best."

Everyone's faces had unsure expressions. Just when they were about to make another suggestion, an announcement was made.

-The final match of the tournament is about to begin. I repeat, the final match of the tournament is about to begin. Please make your way to the stands to watch the match. Contestants, please head for the arena. That is all.-

"I guess it's time." Tobi said, getting up. "I wish you luck, shonen." Tobi then left towards the stands like many other people.

"Well, I guess this is it." Seth said, getting up like the rest. "Wish me luck guys."

"Wait!" Ruby quickly grabbed his hand before he left.

"Ruby?"

"Promise me something." Ruby said, getting Seth's full attention. "Promise me that you'll come back to me safely."

Seth stared at her for a moment before smiling and saying, "I promise." After that, they stayed like that, holding hands before Ruby took out something and placed it in Seth's hand.

"What's this?" Seth asked, looking at what looked like a rose shaped charm.

"It's a good luck charm." Ruby answered. "I brought it for you. I thought that, maybe it could help."

Seth stares at the charm before looking at Ruby. "Thank you. I'll treasure this forever." Seth then puts it in his coat before walking away to his match.

Ruby stared at Seth's retreating form, not noticing her sister waked up next to her.

"So, 'come back to me' eh?" Yang said in a teasing tone.

Ruby jumped in surprise, having finally realized what she said, and frantically turned towards her sister. "W-W-Wait! I didn't mean to say that! I m-meant to say to come back to us! Yeah! That's it!"

"Keep telling yourself that, we all heard what you said." Yang said, a teasing smile slowly creeping up to her face.

"You all heard nothing!" Ruby said loudly before dashing towards the stands.

The rest of the gang just laughed before going after Ruby to see their friends match.


(Coliseum Stage)

*BANG-BANG-BANG!*

Colorful explosions littered the sky as the whole coliseum was filled with people that came to see the final match of the tournament. Among the crowd were the whole gang, snacks in hand.

"Wow!" Jaune gaped at the amount of people here.

"There are so many more people!" Nora said, taking a bite out of her cotton candy.

"It's only natural." The gang looked to their left only to see Ozpin himself along with Glynda and Kisuke, the latter eating some popcorn. "People are naturally attracted to conflict."

"Professor Ozpin!? Miss Glynda and Mr. Urahara too!?" Weiss gasped. "What're you three doing here!?"

"What? Is it weird that I want to see one of our students come close to winning this whole tournament?" Kisuke asked.

"Oh, no!" Weiss held up her hands in defense. "It's just surprising really."

"We didn't expect you guys to come here." Ruby said.

Ozpin shrugged his shoulders. "What can we say. Sometimes, we need to get out of the academy and seeing one of my students winning a tournament is a good enough reason." They then take seats next to them, just in time too as the announcer came onto the stage.

"HELLO PEOPLE ONE AND ALL! PEOPLE, FAUNUS, WELCOME TO THE LAST MATCH OF THE TOURNAMENT! MATCH AFTER MATCH, DAY AFTER DAY, WE FINALLY COME TO THE FINAL MATCH, THE FINAL FIGHT BETWEEN OUR TWO LAST CONTESTANTS! WHO WILL CLAIM VICTORY AND TAKE HOME THE PRIZE!? LETS-FIND-OUT!"

The whole coliseum erupted into excited cheers, everyone anxious to see what the outcome of the final match will be.

The announcer points to his left. "ON THE LEFT, WE HAVE THE MAN THAT'S BEEN SILENCING EVERYONE WITH HIS INCREDIBLE STENGTH. ALWAYS ON THE ATTACK, I GIVE YOU THE ONE-EYED BERSERKER, KENPACHI ZARAKI!"

Kenpachi appeared and this time, people clapped and cheered for him, felling if they didn't do it then they would get on his bad side. The eye patched man steps onto the stage, sword at his hip.

The announcer then points to his right. "NEXT, ON THE RIGHT, WE HAVE THE BEACON STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN SLOWLY BECOME A FAVORITE AMONG THE PEOPLE. WITH SWORD IN HAND, I INTRODUCE YOU TO SETH ABERRANT!"

The claps and cheers were much louder than Kenpachi as Seth walked out and stepped onto the stage, waving nervously to the crowd. Once on the stage, Seth looks towards Kenpachi and their eyes met. The staring contest ended when the announcer came in between them.

"Now, I don't have to remind you two, but I'll say it anyways. Any method to win is allowed, bloodshed is allowed but no killing. The match is over when someone gets knocked out and doesn't get up after ten seconds or when your Aura levels hit red. Got it?"

Seth just nods his head while Kenpachi says nothing. Seeing both fighters ready, he quickly gets off the stage and goes to prepare to send both fighters to their fighting ground.

"AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WITHOUT FUTHUR ADO, IT'S TIME TO GET STARTED!"

Seth tighten his grip around Zangetsu as the countdown started. Ten seconds later, both fighters were transported as the screen showed where the two swordsman ended up.

=Field 1: City=

When the light faded and Seth's sight returned to him, he found himself on a street, surrounded by tons of tall buildings. He looks around for Kenpachi but spots no sign of him.

"Proceed with caution, Seth. All we have is information about him. We have no idea what he's really capable of."

Seth agrees by nodding and starts running around. After minutes of running, Seth turned a corner and stopped as his opponent was finally found, sitting and leaning against one of the many buildings of the whole.

"Yo. I was wondering when you come and find me." Knepachi said, getting up.

Seeing the eye patched man and remembering earlier, Seth goes tense and starts sweating a bit, drawing Zangetsu immediately.

"Hey King! You can feel it can't you? This guys spiritual Aura is greater than yours. If I were you, I'd release Zangetsu right about now."

"He is right for once."

"Hey!"

"This man is extremely dangerous. If you do not go all out, you will be defeated."

Seth mentally nods and gets into his stance. "Subete mamoru! Zangetsu!"

In an explosion of Aura, Shikai Zangetsu was instantly brought out as a light blue Aura surrounded Seth.

"Oh. Not bad." Kenpachi said. "Your stance is stiff and full of holes, but you got a good amount of Aura. I know a couple of people that would stand no chance against you."

"Geez, thanks for the compliment." Seth said sarcastically.

"But, you're still not my equal. Tell you what, I'll give you a handicap." Kenpachi then opens the upper part of his haori, showing off well developed muscles and a nice six pack that were being covered up by bandages. "I'll let you have the first attack. Go ahead, strike me wherever you want."

"What!?" What the man said completely confused Seth.


(With the gang)

"What!? He's letting him have the first attack!?" Ruby said, confused just like the rest except for Ozpin, Glynda, and Kisuke.

"Uh, is that a good thing?" Jaune asked.

"By some people, yes." Pyrrha said. "But whenever someone says that their opponent can have the first hit, they usually have a plan or something behind it."

"Ken-chan would never stop to such tricks!" The groups turns to their right to see Yachiru who was eating a chocolate bar.

"Hey, you're that girl from before." Nora said.

"That's right. Names Yachiru Kusajishi. Nice to meet you." Yachiru introduced herself, taking a bite out of her chocolate bar.

Ozpin, Glynda, and Kisuke tensed up when they saw the pinked-haired girl.

"What do you mean when you said that Kenpachi would never resort to tricks?" Ren asked.

"It's just as I said. Ken-chan would never use tricks in a fight. If he's letting Zero-taichou have the first hit, then he's letting him."

"But that's just propostris!" Weiss said.

"That's just the way Ken-chan is." Yachiru said. "Now be quiet, I'm trying to watch Ken-chan fight."


(Back with Seth)

"What're you saying!?"Seth said. "I can't cut somebody who doesn't have his sword drawn! Are you mocking me!?"

"Not at all. It's just a courtesy." Kenpachi said. "Refraining from striking a defenseless enemy is most admirable. But save that gesture for later." He narrows his eye on Seth. "Don't be in such a hurry. Let's enjoy this." What he said next shocked Seth. "Ignore what that announcer said. Kill or be killed. That's something to savor."

"Wha!?"

"Come on. You can strike my neck, my stomach, you can even strike my eyes. Or, you could cut me down with one blow." Kenpachi then starts to get a bit impatient. "Stop being a coward! Come!"

"I can't believe it! This guy's serious!"

"Stay cautious, Seth. We don't know what this man is planning."

Seth nods and says, "Alright, fine! But don't come crying to me afterwards!" Before charging straight towards the eye patched man, sword raised. And then...nothing. Seth stared, shocked as his hand was bleeding while his weapon had connected with Kenpachi but there was no wound.

'Impossible...how!? I swung at full force and there not even a scratch on him! And why...is my hand bleeding!?' All these thoughts went inside his head.

"Is that the best you can do?" Kenpachi asked. "How disappointing." Kenpachi then draws his sword while brushing away Zangetsu with his naked arm. "You look surprised. Are you wondering why...your sword can't cut my body?"

Startled, Seth quickly jumps back.

'He pushed back Zangetsu with his naked arm, blade and everything! How is he doing that!?' Seth thought.

"Calm down, Seth. "There must be a reason for this."


(With the group)

"Why? Why can't Seth's sword cut him!?" Jaune asked.

"It's just like before. No matter how many times the other contestants tried, they couldn't inflict even a single scratch on him." Pyrrha said.

"It's impossible." Yachiru said, making everyone look towards her.

"What's impossible?" Nora asked.

"Cutting Ken-chan." Yachiru answered. "To him, it's almost like Zero-taichou's sword has no blade."

"What!?" Yang said.

"But how can that be?" Blake asked.

Yachiru points to the screen. "Just watch, Ken-chan is about to explain it to your friend."


(Back with Seth)

"Shall I explain it to you why your sword can't cut me?" What Kenpachi said caught Seth's attention. "It's no big secret from where me and Yachiru are from. You see, when two spiritual Auras collide, the weaker of the two absorbs the impact. It's forced to submit and gets hurt."

"Now that he mentions it, me and Kuro did feel a wave of pain just now."

Kenpachi continues. "To put it simply, the killing sword you've created by honing you spiritual Aura to its limits is weaker than the spiritual Aura that leaks out of me unconsciously. That's all there is to it."

"Okay...now I'm scared."

"Sigh. I can't believe I got excited over someone like you. I would say that you might just be someone who looks like Zero-taichou but then again, you have his sword so you must be him. When did you get so weak? This won't even make a good anecdote." Kenpachi then finally fully draws out his sword. "The least you can do is take the rust off this thing, eh?"


(With the group)

"Impossible! I've never heard of something like that being possible!" Pyrrha said.

"I'm afraid it very, Miss Nikos." Kiuske said. "It's very much possible. The only reason why your seeing this now is because it rarely happens."

"If that's the case then this man must have an incredible amount of Aura to overpower Seth's." Blake said.

Ruby puts her hands in a prayer as she stared up at the screen showing Seth running away, praying for his safety.


(Back with Seth)

Seth was running. Running for his life. For the first time after he almost lost Ruby back in the initiation, he was afraid. He was afraid for his life.

"Run King! Run for your life!"

"Both of you calm down!"

"I don't want to die!"

Ignoring the spirits inside his soul, Seth turns a corner, only to gasp as he ran into an attacking Kenpachi. Bringing Zangetsu up, Seth was able to block the attack in time. Seth uses all his strength to change the direction of the attack so it hits the ground. Once he had no sword pressuring against him, Seth took off running again.

"Is running away the only thing you can do?" Kenpachi then gives chase.

'Calm down! Gotta calm down!' Seth thinks as he runs. 'There's goot be a way to cut him! There's just gotta!'

Seth then notices his hand that was holding Zangetsu was shaking so he quickly grasped it to make it stop. "Damn it! Stop being such a wimp!"

The wall next to Seth suddenly starts to crack and then.

*BOOM!*

Bursting from the building was none other than Kenpachi.

"Stop embarrassing yourself. I don't enjoy chasing rabbits." Kenpachi said.

Kenpachi goes in for a downward strike, but Seth dodges by stepping out of the way. Kenpachi then swings sideways, forcing Seth to bring up Zangetsu to block as he was pushed back. Instead of running off again, Seth jumps up and goes for an attack from above. Kenpachi almost lazily brings up his sword to block, pushing Seth back again. Seth lands on the ground and goes to attack Kenpachi again, but the eye patched man brings up his sword to deflect the blow. Seth goes in for another attack but like last time, Kenpachi blocks and pushes back Seth. This time, Kenpachi goes for another overhead swing, making Seth bring up Zangetsu to block again as a small crater formed under him from the power. Seth somehow manages to push back Kenpachi a little as he goes in for an attack with Kenpachi doing the same, both entering into a deadlock. Seth struggles to overpower Kenpachi, to no avail as Kenpachi once again pushes Seth back as he slides against the ground.

Seth catches his breath, exhausted as he gazes at Kenpachi who wasn't even breaking a sweat. With some energy back in him, Seth goes to attack Kenpachi again as their swords clashed with a clang! Seth somehow manages to push back Kenpachi and sees an opening, wasting no time to exploit it. He goes in and makes contact but just like in the beginning, Seth's blade did not injure Kenpachi. Quickly jumping back, Seth takes off running again.

After a couple of minutes of running, Seth walks into an alleyway to catch his breath.

'Damn it! Why!' Seth screamed in his head. 'I'm hitting him, I know I am, but I can't cut him! Is he that much more powerful than me, than me and Zangetsu!?'

"Seth, you must calm down."

"Easy for you to say!"

Ignoring Shiro, Kuro continues to talk. "Calm down. If you intensify your spiritual Aura, you should be able to cut."

'And what if that doesn't work!? You saw it, didn't you. Our Aura isn't enough to cut him! It's hopeless!'

"Don't you ever say it's hopeless!" Kuro yelled loudly. "You must remember, Seth. What are you fighting for!?"

That got Seth to freeze and think. What was he fighting for? Just when Seth was about to run out of ideas, a light jingle catches his attention. Reaching into his coat, Seth pulls out the good luck charm Ruby gave him earlier. Slowly, said girl made his way into his head before the rest of his friends appeared in his mind.

"I'm fighting for my friends!" Seth said out loud.

Somehow, Seth could tell that Kuro was nodding his head.

"That's right, Seth. Now once again, I shall say it. Abandon your fear! Look forward! Move forward and never stop!"

"Geez, when did you become such a wise man?" Shiro said. "I'll guess I join. You'll age if you pull back! You'll die if you hesitate! And you can't die just yet without recovering your memories now, can you?"

Seth nods and puts the charm away. 'Right. If I'm afraid, I'm dead. I can't afford to be to be scared!'

With nerves finally calming down, Seth runs out of the alley and after running around, Seth confronts Kenpachi once again.

"So, I see you decided to stop running and stand your ground." Kenpachi said. "Does this mean you're ready to die like a warrior or have you given up?"

Seth remains silent for a moment before raising up Zangetsu. "The answer is...neither one!" Seth then charges forward, towards Kenpachi.

'My friends are watching me!' Zangestu collides against Kenpachi's sword and grinds against it. 'I can't afford to lose! I'm going to beat this guy...' Seth then swings as Kenpachi does nothing to defend. 'And go celebrate with everyone after this!"

*SLASH!*

Kenpachi's eye widens as he gazed down towards his wound, his first ever wound ever since entering this tournament.

"Sorry, but I'm not ready to die just yet." Seth said. "Not when I have friends counting on me to win and missing memories to recover!"

Kenpachi's eye widen even more. 'Missing memories!?'


(With the group)

"HE'S HURT! HE'S HURT! LADIES AND GENTALMEN, FOR THE FIRST TIM SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS TOURNAMENT, KENPACHI ZARAKI HAS FINALLY RECIEVED HIS FIRST WOUND!"

"He cut him. He cut him! He cut him!" Jaune was practically jumping out of his seat, cheering for his friend's accomplishment.

Yang points towards Yachiru. "Ha! And you said Seth couldn't cut that guy, but guess what? He did! How do you like that!?"

Instead of answering, Yachiru smiles. "Ken-chan looks so happy!"

This confused the group, prompting them to look back onto the screen.


(Back with Seth)

'I can cut him. I can cut him!' Seth thought. 'If I can cut him, I can beat him!'

"Alright! Now we're talking! Keep it up, King!"

"...There you go." Kenpachi smiles predatorily, surprising Seth. "I knew you could do it." He then slowly walks towards Seth, his wound smoking. "But don't let your guard down just yet. Stay like that, razor sharp. This is where the fun finally begins!" The air around Kenpachi heats up as he raise his sword. "Right...Seth Aberrant!?"

Not wanting to intimidated again, Seth grips Zangetsu as he charges towards Kenpachi with Kenpachi doing the same as their weapons clashed.

*CLANG!*

A shockwave occurs with both fighters fighting to overpower the other. Seth pushes Kenpachi back and goes to attack the chest, but Kenpachi blocks the attack and pushes back Seth where he collides against a wall. Seth barely got his head out of the way as Kenpachi went to stab the place where his head ha been not to long ago. Seth kicks the eye patched man and goes to attack the sides, but Kenpachi blocks again and pushes Seth away. With a battle cry, Seth goes for a downward slash while Kenpachi grinds his sword against the ground, going for an underhand swing.

*CLANG!*

Both weapons collide again as both fighters fight to overpower the other. Suddenly, Kenpachi goes and grabs Zangetsu, not even caring about cutting himself as he pulled it towards his along with Seth. He goes for a stab and thinking fast, Seth lets go of one hand on Zangetsu so he could turn in midair and avoid the attack, but some of his coat got caught and was cut. Seth then kicks the hand that was grabbing Zangetsu, forcing Kenpachi to let go, as Seth spins around in midair as he lands and quickly looks up only to find no sight of Kenpachi.

"Where'd he go!?"

*JINGLE*

Seth eyes widen as he quickly raised up his sword to block Kenpachi's strike.

Kenpachi smiled predatorily again. "That's good. Nice reaction!"

Seth pushes back the sword and jumps back.

"Your concentration has improved. You can now hear my bells, unlike earlier."

"The bells...the eye patch..." Seth breathes to get some air back.

"I put them on to make my fights last longer and more interesting." Kenpachi said, tapping his eye patch with his sword. "But there wasted if you don't exploit them."

"Is this guy mocking us!?"

"Are you mocking me!?" Seth repeated Shiro.

"Not at all." Kenpachi said. "You see, my spiritual Aura is so great that it can't be contained. So when I fight, I have to restrain myself."

"Wait, that means you haven't been fighting at full strength this whole time!" Seth said, frighten that the man in front of him could be even stronger, causing him to drop his guard.

"I hate to say it, but yes, I have not been fighting at full strength." Kenpachi said. "Cause you see, if I went all out from the beginning..."

"Seth, defend yourself!"

Seth does as told and brings up Zangetsu just in time to block a stab from Kenpachi.

"Our fight would be over already."

*STAB!*

Seth gasps in horror as the world seemed to stop all around him. He slowly looks down and sees Kenpachi's sword had pierced straight though Zangestu, piercing his chest, right where his heart would be as he felt the sword piercing his heart and unlike last time when he first met the man, this was no hallucination.

"Does the thought of me getting stronger frighten you so much that you dropped your guard?" Kenpachi asked. "I told you to keep your spiritual Aura nice and sharp. I never told you to drop it. Only someone who's given up would just drop it." Kenpachi removes his sword, leaving Seth there gasping. And then..,

*CRACK!*

Zangetsu cracks and breaks into two as Seth fell to the ground, blood pouring out of him.

"What a disappointing way for this to end."


(With the group)

The audience froze when they all saw Kenpachi's sword pierce Seth. Everyone held their breath when Kenpachi removed his sword from Seth as Zangetsu broke into two and Seth fell to the ground, blood pouring out.

"D-Dead. He's dead. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SETH ABERRANT HAS JUST BEEN KILLED! SOMEONE GET THE MEDICS, CALL AN AMBULENCE, ANYTHING!"

The whole entire audience erupted into screams of horror as they had just witnessed someone getting killed.

"I-It can't be." Jaune softly said, his whole body shaking.

"Ren, why isn't Seth getting up?" Nora asked an innocent question, but she was not fooling anyone as she already knew what happened.

"H-He's dead." Ren answered.

Ozpin quickly raises to his feet. "Glynda, quickly call an ambulance!"

Ruby's eyes were glued to the screen that held the form of her fallen friend. Her hands dropped to her sides and her eyes went hollow.

"No." Ruby mutter so quietly that no one heard before she started to repeat herself, each becoming louder. "No. No! NO! NONONONONONONONONONO!"

Yang quickly went to her sister's side who was having a panic attack. "Ruby, calm down!"

"NONONONONONONONO!" Ruby fell to her knees as she screams out loud, tears coming out. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! SETH!"


(Seth's Inner World)

"...h...th...eth...seth...Seth...SETH!"

Seth wakes up with a start, quickly getting and saw that he was in his Inner World. He looks to his side and sees both Kuro and Shiro, bot looking down at his with worry.

"It's about time you woke up! You started to worry us."

"Kuro...Shiro? What happened?" Seth asked, getting up to his feet. "That last thing I remember was getting stabbed my Kenpachi. " Seth's eyes then widen. "Wait! Am I...Am I dead!?"

"No you're not, thank gods." Shiro mutters the last part to himself.

"If you were dead, your Inner World would be collapsing right now."

"So, if I'm not dead, then what am I doing here?" Seth asked.

"Allow me to explain. You see, a few days ago, I discovered something strange about your Aura. Curious, I went to check it out and once there, I felt something...missing."

"Missing?" Seth repeated. "What's missing?"

"That's the question I've been asking myself. After a bit of investigating, I have finally found out what was missing. It's your Semblance."

"My Semblance? What happened to it?" Seth asked.

Kuro pointed at Shiro. "It got devoured by him when he was trying to take control of you back then."

"Hey! How was I supposed to know that I ate it!? If you remember, I was trying to stay alive!"

"So then, what does not having my Semblance mean?" Seth asked.

"Normally, it would mean that you would be unable to use your Semblance as it is no more, but then, I found out something else."

"What?"

"Before you even met Miss Ruby Rose, your very soul has been creating a new Semblance for you."

"A new Semblance?"

"Yes. One that allows you to enter into another person's soul." Kuro then points behind him. "Look behind you and you shall see what I mean."

Doing what Kuro told, Seth looked behind to see the colored buildings, quickly noticing the new added ones.

"When were there new colored buildings here?" Seth asked.

"Eh, about a few weeks ago."

"But, what do these colored buildings have to do with my Semblance?" Seth asked.

That's when Shiro smiled. "You can finally come out guys!"

The doors of each building suddenly opened and came out were all of the weapon spirits.

"EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Seth yelled. "Ruby!? Everyone!? What are you doing here!?

"They are not your friends, so to speak." This only confused Seth even more. "Would you like to explain everyone?"

They all nodded and Crescent Rose stepped up first. "It's nice to finally meet you! I'm Crescent Rose and we've met before, sorta."

"Sorta? Wait, you said you're name was Crescent Rose. Does that mean you're..."

Crescent nodded. "You guessed it. I'm Ruby's weapon spirit. The same goes for everyone else."

Seth looks at every spirit. "Then, you're all..."

Myrtenaster stepped forward. "I am Myrtenaster. For your sake, you better remember it."

Gambol was the next to step up. "I'm Gambol Shroud. It's nice ti finally meet you."

Ember came up next. "Hi there! I'm Ember Celica. It's nice that we finally get to meet." Ember then suddenly brought Seth into na hug, stuffing his face in between her breasts. "Come here you!"

"MMPH!" Seth cried out, needing oxegen as he was being suffocated.

"Ah! Ember stop that! He's suffocating!" Crescent said.

Ember finally stops hugging and lets go of Seth who quickly pulled away and gasped for breath.

Seth glares towards Ember and says, "Never do that again!"

"Oh come on! You know you liked it." Ember said with a teasing smile.

The introductions then continued as Crocea and Mors stepped up. "I am Crocea. I am the spirit that is Jaune's sword. The trainee next to me is Mors, the shield.

"Nice to meet you." Mors said.

Miló and another, younger version of her stepped up. I am Miló. It is nice to finally meet you." She then gestures to the girl next to her. "This here is Akoúo."

Akoúo looked like a younger version of Miló, the same age as Pyrrha, but instead of looking like a warrior like Miló, she wore a cyan colored sundress and her hair was let down.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Akoúo."

Seth looked at each and everyone of them and said, "Nice to meet you all." He then turns to Kuro and Shiro. "This is amazing and all but what does have to do with my Semblance?"

"Allow me to explain. You see, the reason why they are here in the first place is because you have made a connection with their owners every time contacted with Zangetsu. This has established a connection between your soul to their owners."

"And that means?"

"What he's trying to say is that you now have the ability to use your friends' Semblance as if they were your own."

Seth's eyes widen. "For real!?"

"For real."

"Then, that means..."

The weapon spirits seemed to know what Seth was going to say and stepped in.

"That means that you'll have Ruby's Speed."

"And you'll have Weiss' Glyphs."

"Along with Pyrrha's polarity."

"And many, many more." Kuro finished for the rest of them.

"Normally, you would have to fight us in order to earn them as they are someone else's Semblance." Crescent said. "But seeing as you were about to die, we'll make an exception and give you a freebie from all of us."

"Now go out there and kick that guy's ass!" Ember said.

"Remember Seth that you are not alone." Kuro said. "Call on us and we will grant you the power that you need."

"Except from me."

Seth looked at all the support he was getting and nodded, determination in his eyes. "Thanks everyone. Please, lend me the power to win this thing!"

Everyone except Shiro stuck out their hands towards Seth as he was surrounded in light and then was transported back to the outside, ready to finish his fight with Kenpachi.


(Back in reality with the group)

With the group, they were currently watching a crying Ruby cry into her sister's chest, all of them feeling devastated. They had all gotten to know the amnesiac and now, he was gone. Somewhere in their minds, they swore to avenge their friend's death.

Down at the stage, the announcer was about to shut off the stage to bring back both fighters when he noticed something on the screen. Looking up, his eyes nearly flew right out of their sockets as he could belivev what he was seeing.

"L-LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! LOOK!"

Everyone looked up towards the screen and gasped for on the screen was a standing Seth, alive.

"He's alive." Jaune said. "He's alive. He's alive! HE'S ALIVE!"

"Ruby, look!" Yang said, bringing her sister's attention towards the screen who's eyes widen, seeing Seth alive and alright.

"Seth." Tears of relief and happiness fell down her face. "Oh thank god."

Meanwhile, Ozpin, Glynda, and Kisuke were looking up at the screen, their attention locked onto Seth's expression.

"That expression." Kisuke said. "I haven't seen that face in quiet some time."


(With Seth)

Kenpachi stared wide eyed, gazing at Seth who was surrounded by a light azure Aura that was blazing like a fire.

'What the hell!? I stabbed him through the heart and yet he's standing again!' Kenpachi thought, fully turning towards Seth. 'His spiritual Aura is off the charts and his sword is fixed.' He then gazed down at the wound he inflicted. 'And his chest, the bleeding has stopped and his heart is good as new!'

The Aura around Seth disperses and then...

*SLASH!*

A huge slash wound was suddenly inflicted upon Kenpachi's left shoulder, surprising him as he stared down and saw Seth, showing that he had been the one to wound him.

'When did he get there!? He couldn't have Shunpoed!' Kenpachi then noticed something. 'Are those...rose petals?'


(With the group)

"Hey, isn't that Ruby's Speed?" Nora pointed out.

"You're right, it is!" Ren said.

"But how is that possible?" Blake asked but no one had the answer.


(With Seth)

Seth grinds Zangetsu against the ground for an underhand swing as Kenpachi raises his sword to block. Seth actually pushes back Kenpachi and goes to slash his shoulders again, but they were blocked by Kenpachi. Seth goes for another underhand swing and Kenpachi blocks it but...

'I can't hold it!' For the first time, Kenpachi was overpowered as Zangetsu pushed back his sword and continued its course, giving another slash wound on Kenpachi's chest as Kenpachi flew. Instead of landing on the ground like he had expected, he found himself in the air, surrounded by Glyphs.

'What is this!?" Kenpachi thought.


(With the group)

"Those are my Glyphs!" Weiss said, staring up at the screen like everyone else.

"How the heck is he doing this?" Pyrrha wondered.


(Back with Seth)

"Hey, remember all that damage you dealt me?" Seth said, suddenly appearing in front of Kenpachi. Kenpachi's eye widen for Seth was covered in fire as his eyes were red. "Allow me to return the favor!"

Seth then punches Kenpachi as the eye patched man felt a few ribs breaking. Kenpachi flew and crashed through multiple building, leaving a path behind.


(With the group)

"That's just like Yang when she gets mad!" Jaune pointed out.

"He's using my Semblance now!?" Yang asked, staring wide eyed at the screen.


(Back with Seth)

Using a combination of using Shunpo plus Ruby's Speed, Seth was able to get to where Kenpachi crashed. He saw Kenpachi removing rubble off of him and quickly appeared in front of him.

Startled, Kenpachi quickly goes to slice Seth in two but when his sword connect with Seth, he disappears like static and reappears behind Kenpachi, slashing across the back and then kicking him away.


(With the group)

"Shadow clones? Impossible! That's my Semblance!" Blake said.

"Seriously, how is he doing this!?" Jaune asked.


(Back to Seth)

Kenpachi goes for another attack but instead of dodging it, Seth just raises up his arm as just when the sword was about to connect, a bright light appeared, throwing back Kenpachi. Seth then raises his hand and suddenly, Kenpachi's sword moves on it's own and embedded itself into a building way. Using his natural speed, Seth charges and slashes Kenpachi's right shoulder, leaving identical wounds on both of his shoulders as he was pushed back.


(With the group)

'That light!' Jaune thought, remembering the sudden light when Cardin punched him back at the Forever Falls.

"That's my Polarity!" Pyrrha said.

"He's been using almost of our Semblances! How is that possible!?" Weiss asked, but no one still had the answer.


(With Seth)

Kenpachi stabs his sword into one of the buildings to slow him down as he came to a stop.

"Woohoo! We got him on the run!" Ember shouted.

"This guy's got nothing on us now!" Crescent said.

"Quiet all of you!" Myrtenaster said.

"Listen, I don't want to drag out this battle any longer than it has to." Seth said. "I'm gonna finish this quickly and beat you."

"Finish this quickly?" Kenpachi repeated. He then chuckles before saying, "Oh there's no way I can allow that. Not now when we're just starting to have so much FUN!"

Seth was then blasted by a sudden burst of killing intent and Aura.

"What the hell!?"

"Is this...killing intent!?" Miló guessed.

"It can't be! No one can be this bloodthirsty!" Akoúo said.

Kenpachi then removes his sword from the building and charges straight towards Seth. Gritting his teeth, Seth goes to stab Kenpachi in the face but it only slashed his face as Kenpachi just moved it aside with his arm. He goes to stab Seth in the face but Seth was able to move his head in time, just receiving a small slash on his cheek as he jumped back.

"I love it!" Kenpachi shouts, his weapon hitting Seth's Zangetsu for an instant. "How did you come back from the dead!?" He goes to attack, but Seth ducks under it and slashes his side, but he shrugs it off. "And how come you're so much stronger all of a sudden!?" Kenpachi hacks at Zangestu before Seth slashed his other side. "This battle has opened the door to so many questions! But I'm willing to forget them at the moment, for now lets just enjoy this fight!"

Kenpachi goes to hack at Seth, but he blocks each of his attack slashes his chest once again, but Kenpachi shrugs it off again and goes for a stab which Seth jumped away from to dodge.

Seth gazes at Kenpachi as a yellow Aura surrounded him. Refusing to be intimidated, Seth charges towards Kenpachi as his weapon collides against Kenpachi's, entering into a deadlock.

'What's going on!? I'm kicking his butt! I'm cutting him more and inflicting a lot more damage! It's all going my way!' Seth thought. "I cut him and I cut him but he won't go down!'

"There's something not right here." Crocea said. "No man can just shrug off wound like those."

"And yet, he's still fighting!" Mors said.

Seth stops the deadlock and jumps back. "What's wrong with you, are you crazy!? Aren't you afraid of getting hurt!? Of getting killed!?"

"What's wrong with me?" Kenpachi said, his predatory smile never leaving him. "What's wrong you! How can you be so strong and not enjoy fighting!?" Seth stared in shock as Kenpachi continued to speak. "Revel in it, the death and pain! Are those not the rewards of battle!?" With a battle cry, Kenpachi charges at Seth.

Seth gritted his teeth as he brought up Zangetsu to block Kenpachi's attack before pushing him back and slashing his chest, his side, his arm, he continues to hack at Kenpachi hoping that the eye patch man will fall before he delivers punch to his face, sending the man skidding across the ground before coming to a stop.

For the first time since this tournament, Kenpachi was out of breath and was not in the best condition as he had slash marks and blood all over him as well as his right sleeve being cut off. But even with all thiese wounds, Kenpachi was still smiling. He then starts to laugh. "hehehehehehhahahahahaHaHaHaHaHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"OK, now that is just freaky."

"Huff...huff...huff. This is superb!" Kenpachi said. "At last, I have finally met my equal! In fact, you might slightly be even better than me! I can't remember the last time I've ever felt so much joy!"

"How is he still so confident!?" Akoúo said.

"Against you..." Kenpachi then goes to remove his eye patch. "I think I can finally fight with no restraints at all!"

*BOOM!*


(With the group)

Everyone in the audience were so transfixed by the battle between Seth and Kenpachi that the whole coliseum was silent.

"How is he still fighting after taking so much damage!?" Blake asked, a bit frighten that Kenpachi was still fighting.

"This man is by no means normal." Weiss said.

The rest remained quiet as they watched the fight. They then saw Kenpachi take off his eye patch and suddenly...

*BOOM!*

A shockwave happened as Kenpachi was practically covered in a yellow Aura that reached the sky itself.

"What the hell!?" Jaune said.

"He just took off his eye patch and his Aura levels just shot up!" Pyrrha said.

"I've never seen someone with so much Aura!" Yang said.

Ruby gazed up at the screen and looked towards Seth. She then brought up her hands again to pray for her friend's safety. Meanwhile, Ozpin, Glynda, and Kisuke stared wide eyed as they stared at Kenpachi and his incredible amount of Aura.

"I can't believe it! He really took it off!" Glybda said.

Ozpin turned to Kisuke. "Kisuke, what are Mr. Aberrant's chance of surviving?"

Kisuke lowered his hat so that it shadowed his eyes. "That is completely unknown right now, but if I had to say, very little."


(Back with Seth)

Seth gazed at Kenpachi as his Aura continued to increase.

'What the hell!? His spiritual Aura went through the roof when he took off his eye patch!'

"Oh that is so unfair! He just can't bring shit like that this late in the game!"

"Hey, no fair. You can't bring something new out this late in the game." Seth said. "What've you got hidden in that eye of yours?"

"Huh? Hidden Eye?" Kenpachi said. "Ha! As if I stoop so low as to use tactics like that!" He then raises up his eye patch to show that on the other side was some kind of creature. "From where me and Yachiru come from, we have a research and Develop Department and I had them make this for me. These little monsters gobble up huge amounts of Aura from the one wearing it!"

"Okay, that is just freaky and gross!" Crescent said.

"Now that I've taken it off, I'm using 100% of my Aura!" The Aura around Kenpachi dispersed as he grasped his sword and slashed the building next to him as it got sliced clean off and crumbled to the ground as Kenpachi stared at Seth, his eyes glowing yellow. "And I'm going to use every last bit of it to kill you. It's that simple."

Seth stared at not Kenpachi, but as his sword.

"Can you hear it, Seth? The sound of his sword screaming?"

*SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!*

"Yeah. Loud and clear." Seth said.

"He cannot hear it. When those who do not trust each other fight together, their strength is diminished."

"It's very sad." Crocea said. "Those who only trust in their own strength can't comprehend that."

"Seth...do you trust in me...in us?"

"Well, I don't have any trust in Shiro."

"Hey!"

"But as for the rest of you guys, of course." Seth said, readying Zangetsu. "All of my strength is yours. Use it however you want. And...lend me you guys' strength!"

"You heard the man! Let's give him a full serving of what we're really made of!" Ember said.

Seth was then slowly covered in light blue Aura as his eyes turned from chocolate brown to sky blue. And then...

*BOOM!*

A huge amount of Aura exploded from Seth.


(With the group)

"I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT PEOPLE! JUST MOMENTS AGO, SETH ABERRANT WAS RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE, BUT HE THEN STOOD HIS GROUND AND FACED KENAPCHI HEAD ON. HE WAS THEN STABBED THROUGH THE CHEST AND WAS THOUGHT DEAD BUT HE STOOD UP AGAIN WITH BRAND NEW STRENGTH. AND NOW, WE SEE BOTH CONESTANTS INCREASING THIER AURAS. I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO WITNESS THE FINAL CLASH BETWEEN THESE TWO AMAZING FIGHTERS SO HOLD ONTO YOUR SEATS!"

The people cheered as they were all excited and anxious to see what the outcome of this battle will be.

The group soon joined Ruby in praying for their friend to not only win but to also be safe. As one, they all thought one thing.

'Win Seth!'


(With Seth)

"Oh? Even now, your spiritual Aura continues to increase! Excellent!" Kenpachi said.

"Of course it did." Seth said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I'm not just borrowing Zangetsu's power, I'm borrowing everyone else's power. We all fight as a team! I'm not going to lose to somebody like you who fights all alone!"

"Zangetsu...so you are Zero-taichou." Kenpachi muttered. "Your borrowing your weapon's power and fighting as a unit? Nonsense. A weapon is a weapon. Your approach is that of a weakling, a loser who can no longer fight on his own. For warriors like us..." His Aura then changed and shaped itself into that of a human skull. "Is unworthy, Seth!"

"Here he comes, Seth!"

"Go beat him!" Crescent said.

"Take him down!" Myrtenaster said.

"Show him what you're made of!" Gambol said.

"Kick his ass!" Ember yelled.

"Me and Mors cannot stop the bleeding much longer. This is your last shot!" Crocea warned.

"Make it count!" Mors shouted.

"Hold nothing back!" Miló said.

"You got this!" Akoúo

Seth Aura then exploded and just when he thought it was over...

"I guess I'll help. Don't want to die now, now do I."

Seth's Aura grew even more as it changed and shaped itself to look like the Grimm mask Seth's always carrying. Then, both fighters charges towards one another, ready to end this. The two fighters met at a distance where they could sing their swords and when they collided...

*BOOM!*

A shockwave so intense that the surrounding buildings were crushed and destroyed. After awhile, the dust finally cleared to both fighters. Seth had Zangetsu shoved deep into Kenpachi's shoulder while Kenpachi has his sword stabbed into Seth's side.

"I'm sorry, guys. I failed." Seth said as Kenpachi removed his sword, making Seth fall to the ground, blood pouring out.

Kenpachi looked at Seth's fallen form as bllod was gusging out of his wound that Seth had inflicted. He then placed his sword on his shoulder and smiled. "Heh, what do you have to be sorry for?"

*CRACK!*

Kenpachi's sword then cracked and broke into two. "You won, you idiot." Kenpachi then struggles to stand. "The Aura's the same. The same gushy feeling of feeling protected, but...when did your Aura get so suffocating?" Kenpachi then fell to ground as blood poured out of him.


(With the group)

"I-I-IT'S A DRAW PEOPLE! AFTER AN EPIC BATTLE, BOTH FIGHTERS ARE DOWN!"

The whole audience then went into an as there cannot be a draw in this tournament. In case there was ever a draw in a match, the announcer would talk to some people on what to do.

"Oh gods, Seth!" Ruby wanted so badly to go and be by Seth's side but she had to wait until they shut off the stage.

"OK PEOPLE. AFTER TALKING IT THROUGH, WE HAVE DECIDED THAT SINCE KENPACHI HAD BROKEN A RUL OF NO KILLING, MR. SETH ABERRANT IS THEREFORE, BY DEFAULT, THE WINNER!"

The whole audience went into cheers as well as the whole gang.

"He did it! He won!" Nora cheered.

In a couple of lights, both fighters returned, both laying on the floor in a pool of their own blood. Before medics could arrive to take them to the hospital, both Ruby and Yachiru raced down to Seth's and Kenpachi's side.

"Seth! Seth! Oh gods, please be alright." Ruby said.

Yachiru looked down at Kenpachi for a moment before turning to Ruby. She then bowed. "Tell Zero-taichou thank you!"

"Eh?"

"Ken-chan had a great time fighting with Ze-no, with Seth! It's been so long since I've seen him this happy. Tell him that I'm very grateful!"

"Uh...sure." Ruby nervously said.

Yachiru then bent down and lifted up Kenpachi's huge body, showing that she was stringer than she looked. Before she went, she turned to Ruby again. "Oh yeah, one more thing. Tell Seth that if he has any free time, maybe he can come and play with Ken-chan sometimes. Well, goodbye." Yachiru then jump all the way over the coliseum and started to jump away from it.

Ruby just started where Yachiru made her escape with Kenpachi as the rest of the group came down to her with medics arriving.

"Ruby, how is he!?" Yang asked.

"Not so well and that's putting it lightly." Ruby said, looking worriedly at her amnesiac friend.

"Glynda has already made a call to the best hospital in Vale. They should arrive very shortly." Ozpinn said.

Everyone nodded and felt a bit of relief that help was on they way as Ruby continued to gaze at Seth's fallen form.

"Please don't die, Seth."


(Hospital)

Pain. He felt pain all over him. Slowly, Seth opened his eyes at last as the first thing he saw was white. After a few second, he found out that it was a white ceiling that he was staring at.

"Where...am I?" Seth muttered.

"Seth!" Looking to his left, he saw Ruby and the rest of his friends.

"I see you're finally awake." Looking to his right, he saw Ozpin, Glynda, and Kisuke.

"Everyone? W-Where am I?" Seth asked.

"You're at the hospital right now." Ozpin answered. "You gave of us all quiet the scare."

"What happened?" Seth asked.

"You won." Ren said.

"What?"

"He said you won!" Nora repeated.

"I-I what?" Seth couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"That's right. Even though you ended in a draw against that Kenpachi guy, you won the tournament!" Yang said.

"Isn't that great!?" Jaune asked.

"I...I can hardly believe it." Seth said.

"Well, you better believe it." Kisuke said, opening up his fan to showed the words 'congratulations' on it.

"I'd say this calls for a celebration!" Yang said.

"You may do that after Mr. Aberrant is out of the hospital." Glynda said before turning to Seth. "We have had reports of your remarkable healing capabilities yet the doctors estimate that you'll be here for a week to recover."

"A week!? That's torture!"

Unlike his white counterpart, Seth took it more easily.

"Now if you excuse us, we have an Academy to get back to." Ozpin said. "Get well soon Mr. Aberrant." And with that, he left along with Glynda and Kisuke.

Silence was what's left in the room as the gang had nothing to do.

"So...anyone got any cards?" Ruby asked.


(A week later, Nighttime, Dorms)

*cling*

"To Seth's victory of winning the tournament!" Yang said.

"To Seth's victory of winning the tournament!" Everyone else repeated except Seth who felt awkward at being the center of attention.

"That was the most awesome fight I've ever seen, Seth." Yang said.

"Yeah. You really went all out." Pyrrha said.

"Thanks guys." Seth said.

The party then continued as Seth stepped next to the window, looking at the stars.

"Something bothering you?" Seth turns and sees Ruby looking at him.

"Nah, it's nothing." Seth waves it off but tells it anyways. "It's just that, I don't feel like I really won that fight against Kenpachi." He then gazed back up onto the night sky. "He was clearly in a different league than I was and it showed that I still have a long way to go."

Seth then felt something collide against him as he looked down and saw Ruby hugging him.

"Ruby!?" Seth blushed. "What are you-!?"

"I was so scared." What Ruby said made Seth stop blushing and talking and made him listen. "When Kenpachi's sword stabbed you through the heart and you fell, laying in a pool of your own blood, I thought that I had lost you." Ruby's grip on his coat tighten as she shook in fear. "I was so scared that I almost lost you!"

Seth wraps his arm around Ruby to get her to stop shaking, making Ruby look up at him.

"I was scared too." Seth said. "You saw what happened. In the beginning, I couldn't even cut him and I was about to give up hope. But do you know what made me fight even harder?" Not waiting for an answer, Seth takes out the good luck charm Ruby gave him.

"That's!"

"Seeing this reminded me of what I was fighting for and helped me find the strength I needed to cut Kenpachi." Seth said. "It's because of you and everyone else that I'm still standing here today."

"Hey! Don't we get any credit!?"

"Don't ruin the moment!"

*POW!*

"Guh!"

Ignoring the beat down his white look alike was receiving, Seth wiped away some tears off of Ruby's face.

"Thanks for always being there for me." Seth said smiling.

Ruby said nothing as she closed her eyes and enveloped herself into the hug that gave off a feeling of protection and warmth.

*CLICK!*

Both Seth and Ruby jump in surprise as they looked and saw that everyone was looking at them as Yang had just taken a picture of them hugging with Scroll.

"Oh, I am so putting this on DustBook." Yang said.

"Yang! Give me that Scroll!" Seth demanded.

"You'll have to catch me first!" Yang then took off running with Seth giving chase, leaving laughing friends and a blushing Ruby behind.


(Cue Dazzling Smile by Hirata Shihoko)

(Instrumentals)We see Seth curled up on the ground with no clothes. Falling from the sky were white and red rose petals. Then we see Ruby on a little stage in some kind of cage with a microphone, ready to sing.

(Soke nuke no sora ni, Mayaigo no watashi, Kimi wa aruiteku)Then we see two hands letting go, and then we see on the ground is Zangetsu in sealed form and in its scabbard. Then we see Seth still curled up again.

(Haritsumeta kotoba, Haritsuke no kokoro)Seth looks at the sky of falling petals.

(Yuki ga someru made wa)Seth then brings his head down and tries to hide his head in his arms.

(If I tell, you show me how to love, I'll show you how to live, Bukiyou na distance)Ruby is continuing to sing even as the cage gets smaller, different camera angles show Ruby singing singing in different angles and directions.

(Miageteta kimi no dazzling smile, Sakura iro somete)The cage gets a little to small for Ruby who had to squeeze in, but still kept singing. Then we go back to Seth and someone offering a hand to him which he looks up.

(I just say, you show me how to live, I'll show you how to love)The one who offered the hand was none other than Ruby herself. Seth takes the hand and gets up as petals fly up to reveal him having clothes on.

(Tomarenai emotion, Mioroshita machi no memory)Ruby drags Seth to somewhere. Seth looks up and sees Ruby dragging him towards the rest of RWBYS and JNPR who waved at him with smiles. When they get close enough Seth looks at each of them before smiling.

(Akane iro somete)The cage around Ruby falls apart as Ruby finishes the song.


And done! So the fight turned out to be the same on in the anime/manga but I putted a little something, something of my own. How did you all like Seth's new Semblance? Now before any of you ask, no Seth's Semblance is not something out of "The Shinigami Huntsman". I had this idea thought up WAY before I even read that fic so don't go and try to sue me.

Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful day today. This has been Ashbel Longhart here, signing out. Till next time/chapter.