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Chapter 11: The Princess Guardian
Beacon Academy
Hakuno P.O.V
''Sooo, umm… I think Teal has been kidnapped.'' Yang said while scratching her cheeks.
''I noticed!'' I said with a groan as I rubbed my temple in frustration, and then suddenly the rest of team RWBY came here and they gasped for some reason… Oh right, the jackass and his friend, I almost forgot about them.
''Yang! What did you do to them!?'' Ruby suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
''Hey, it wasn't me!'' Yang said trying to defend herself, and then Ruby turned her head towards Rojo while blinking a few times.
''Come on, W-Why am I your second guess!? Maybe it was Hakuno!'' Rojo said with stutter.
''Honestly, I am surprised you weren't her first… Wait, we don't have any time for this! We have to go and save Teal!'' I exclaimed as I remembered what just happened.
''Save her from what!?'' Ruby said in confusion.
''Oh… Err, long story short a woman came out of nowhere and kidnapped her…'' I said with a sigh.
''Oh, no! We have to save her!''
''But how are we gonna find her? That woman just grabbed her and disappeared into thin air!'' Rojo said while gritting her teeth.
''Well, she couldn't have gone far. Maybe we can find her before she gets away, but searching for her through all of Vale will be kinda hard.'' Yang replied to her while scratching her cheeks.
''Yeah, yeah nobody care! Let's split up and search for her!'' Rojo yelled and immediately started to run to a random direction.
''Hey, where are you going!?'' I yelled at her.
''I don't know!'' She shouted without looking back.
''What do you mean you don't know!? At the very least let's take our weapons first!'' I yelled but she never replied and continued to run. ''Sigh… Yang, I'm going to go with her, could you search around the school just in case?''
''Ughh… *Cough* *Cough*'' I suddenly heard the sound of Cardin gurgling and coughing blood.
''Oh, and call a teacher… And an ambulance… And the police… Anyway, Bye!'' I said and started to run towards Rojo before she could answer and I heard her groan. Sigh… I just Hope Teal is okay.
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Teal P.O.V
''Hey! Let me go! I don't want to go back!'' I yelled while struggling to free myself from Azalea Grips but to no avail. After she grabbed me and ran away, and for some reason Hakuno and the other didn't try to stop her, she took me to the city and for some reason no matter how much I screamed nobody around us reacted as if they can't see or hear me.
''Sadly Mistress, I can't let you go. This is for your own safety, I'm doing this to protect you.'' She said with smile.
''I didn't ask you to protect me! I can protect myself!'' I said and then hit her on the head but she take it silently.
''With a hit like that you won't be able to survive three days.'' She said calmly.
''I have been here for two weeks!'' I replied in frustration.
''That doesn't change anything.'' She said and I only groaned.
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''Umm… D-Did Dad sent you to take me…'' I asked her timidly.
''Don't be silly, you know I don't follow that man orders… Although, he probably want you to come back too.'' She said in disdain.
''…Do I have to go back…?'' I said with a sigh.
''Yeah…'' She simply answered. Sigh… So, everything will return to what it was…
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Vale City
Hakuno P.O.V
''Where in the hell are they!?'' Rojo shouted in frustration and clinched her fist while we are searching through the city. ''Seriously, we have been looking for them for hours!'' she yelled again and I only sighed. At the very least I managed to convince her to take our weapons before we start searching.
''Thirty minutes…'' Noir corrected her with her usual blank stare and Rojo groaned at her.
''That's still too long! How the hell did she even suddenly disappear!?'' Rojo yelled with a growl, and then punched a nearby wall cracking it.
''You know, I doubt we will be able to find her if we just wandered around aimlessly.'' I said with a sigh.
''I told you we should split up and search, but you said we should stay together for safety.'' She complained with annoyed look on her face.
''I told you that because we don't know how strong she is!'' I told her with a pout.
''Pfft, I'm pretty sure I can take her on alone!'' She said with a smirk.
''Ugh, we have no time for this! We have to find them before she get away!'' I said with a sigh.
''How? Vale is too big, we could be searching for them for the entire day and we might not find them!'' The red haired Faunus said with a groan.
''Umm… Well, maybe instead of wandering around aimlessly, maybe we should go to the most likely place she would go to.'' I said and put a finger to my chin.
''Yeah, if we know where is that, we would have already gone there.'' Rojo said with a groan and I sighed at her.
''She said that she is going to take Teal back home.'' I said and started to walk again and they followed me.
''So? What's your point?'' She asked while raising an eyebrow.
''Well, Teal isn't from Vale… Or at the very least I don't think she is… So, if she really wants to take her outside of Vale safely she will need a ship or a Bullhead.'' I told her while folding my arms.
''That still doesn't change the fact that we don't know where they.'' She said with a sigh.
''I was getting there! Anyway, if we want to find her we should go to the port.'' I said while pointing to the west in the direction of the port.
''Why…?'' Rojo asked and raised an eyebrow.
''Because it's the only place where she can find a ship, it's also the only place where you can land a Bullhead without attracting any attention during daylight.'' I simply answered her.
''Why didn't you just say that from the start! Well, whatever! Let's go before that jackass leave!'' She said and started to run towards the port.
''Sigh… Hey! Wait for us!'' I shouted and started to run behind her.
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Teal P.O.V
''Hmm, that idiot is late!'' Azalea said and I only growled at her. ''Sigh… Come on! Don't be angry at me! It's not my fault that the Bullhead is late!'' She said with a pout as she was still holding me on her shoulder.
''I'm not angry because of that! I'm angry because you're kidnapping me!'' I yelled at her in anger and then smacked her on the head.
''Hahahahaha… Don't be silly! It's not kidnapping if it's for your own good! Also, I'm Taking you home, so it definitely not a kidnapping!'' She said with a smug smile.
''Are you an idiot! Of course it's a kidnapping! You took me without my consent! …For some reason that sounded horribly wrong…'' I said while trying to break from her hold but to no avail.
''Sigh… I already told you, this is for your own good… But seriously that woman sure is taking her time.'' She said and sighed again.
''I hope that Bullhead come crashing on you!'' I said in annoyance.
''Ehh! Mistress, that's so cruel!'' She said with a sad pout and I groaned at her.
''I already told you, stop calling me that!'' I shouted at her and hit her on the head again and like before she didn't react. Sheesh, what is she made of? Pure metal?
''Sorry, I can't do that. You are my mistress, for me to call you by anything else would be blasphemy!'' She exclaimed proudly.
''How is calling me by my name is blasphemy but kidnapping me is not!? What!? Are you stupid!?'' I yelled at her in anger.
''I already told you I'm doing this fo-'' She said but I interrupted her.
''Stop repeating yourself! You always say it's for my own good! You're just going to take me back to that cage, what part of that is for my own good!'' I said while gritting my teeth.
''Sigh… Seriously, calling your own home a ca- hmm?'' She suddenly stopped her mumbling as we heard a shout.
''Hey! Jackass, I know you're here so show yourself!'' I couldn't see her, but I'm pretty sure that was Rojo voice.
''Rojo, I'm over here!'' I yelled at the top of my lung… but she didn't reply. It's just like back in the city, nobody can hear or see me, but why?
''Hmm? I guess this will be a good way to waste some time.'' She said with a chuckle.
''I have a bad feeling about this…'' I said as I felt a chill go down my spine.
Vale's Port
Hakuno P.O.V
''Wait, Rojo! Don't run ahead of us! We don't know if it's safe or not!'' I yelled at Rojo as we ran behind her towards the Port. Sigh… Seriously this girl will be the death of me.
''Don't worry, I'm pretty sure I can deal with her!'' She said without stopping or looking back. Once she reached the port she started looking around the place. ''Hey! Jackass, I know you're here so show yourself!'' She shouted in frustration.
''You know even if she was here I doubt she would be dumb enough to show herself.'' I said as I approached her.
''Hey, Broccoli! Say something if you can hear me!'' She yelled again completely ignoring me.
''I already told you that wo-'' I was saying but I stopped once I heard a voice coming from the right.
''How many time do I need to tell you, stop calling me Broccoli!'' I turned toward the source of the voice to see Teal tied down with rope on the ground and standing beside her was the woman from before.
''…I stand corrected, she is dumb enough to show herself.'' I said as my eyes widened… Well, that was easy.
''Hmm? Are alright, Kuro?'' I asked her.
''That woman is dangerous, be cautious…'' She said and I gave the woman another look.
''She doesn't seem THAT dangerous. I mean if we work together, I'm sure we can defeat her. Also, I already have a plan.'' I told while keeping my gaze at the woman.
''Just don't let your guard down. If you die I will die too… Well, that's and also if you lose fast it will be kinda boring.'' She said nonchalantly.
''Sigh… You know for a second there I thought you cared about what happens to me…'' I said with a little of disappointment. Wait, why am I disappointed about that?
''Meh, as long as you're alive I don't really care.'' She said in boredom.
''At the very least try to act like yo-Ouch!'' I yelped in pain as I felt something hit me upside the head.
''Hey! Stop dozing off in the middle of the day!'' Rojo said with an angry pout.
''Oh, s-sorry about that!'' I said with a blush. I should really stop talking to Kuro when I'm around people.
''Anyway, you jackass hand Broccoli over!'' Rojo yelled at the purple haired woman with a growl.
''No…'' The woman simply said.
''What do you mean, no!?'' Rojo yelled again while gritting her teeth and the woman blinked in confusion.
''No means no, I don't see how you can interrupt it any other away.'' She said while tilting her head in confusion.
''You little!'' Rojo said and was about charge at her but stopped once I held her hand.
''Let's not be hasty!'' I told her and she growled at me.
''Why? That jackass is asking for it, she kidnapped Broccoli!'' She said as her eyes twitched in anger.
''I didn't kidnap any broccoli.'' The woman said while still looking confused.
''Yes, you did! She is talking about me, idiot!'' Teal said in frustration.
''But you're not a broccoli. Also, it's not really kidnaping since I'm taking you home.'' She said while looking at Teal.
''I am pretty sure that's still count as kidnapping.'' I said and she turned towards me.
''No it-'' She was about to say but Teal interrupted her.
''Stop being an idiot and let me go!'' She yelled while trying to free herself but to no avail.
''I refuse!'' The woman said and Teal growled at her.
''Sigh… I'm gonna have a headache for the rest of the week…'' I mumbled to myself while holding my head. ''Hey, you umm… Could you at the very least tell us why are you taking her home…'' I said while scratching my check. Maybe we can solve this peacefully if I understand her reason.
''Isn't that obvious? She ran away from home and I'm taking her back.'' She answered with a smile.
''Yeah, but she is old enough to do what she want.'' I said with an awkward smile.
''Don't be ridiculous! Mistress is still too young and too pure to go outside.'' She said dramatically while looking at Teal with a smile for some reason.
''She's seventeen…'' I said with a deadpan.
''Her age doesn't matter, she's so weak and fragile to be a Huntress.'' She said with a sigh. She snipped a moving Grimm in the eyes, she has the aiming of an archer, what part of that is weak and fragile?
''That's the point of going to an academy!'' Teal said with an angry pout.
''Oh, that's a good point!'' She said with a smile. Okay, her smile is starting to creeps me out.
''…Well, we can't negotiate with her, let's murder her instead.'' Kuro said in boredom.
''Wait, didn't you just tell me to be cautious?'' I asked her.
''Yes, be cautious while murdering her. Now, go and stab her in the face, or smack her with your mirror, or whatever.'' She said with a chuckle, and I was about to reply but I heard the woman talk.
''You know, I'm bored. So, how about we play a game?'' The purple haired woman said while keeping her smile.
''A game?'' I said in confusion and caution.
''Yeah, don't worry it's not really that complicated. We will fight and if you win I will let you take the little mistress…'' She trailed off. Wait, isn't that what we were gonna do anyway?
''And if we lose?'' I asked her.
''Well, that's simple. I will just take life!'' She said with a smile while pointing at me and my eyes widen, and then I heard Teal groan for some reason.
''Wait, why me specifically!?'' I asked in panic.
''Because you're the leader, right?'' She simply answered.
''Yea-'' Before I even finished a word Rojo interrupted me.
''Who cares! Let's just beat her up and take Broccoli back! Raaaagh!'' Rojo shouted very loudly, and before I could stop her she charged toward the woman.
''Wait, don't ru- The hel!?'' I exclaimed as I saw Rojo flying towards me and I instantly moved aside to avoid her, and winced as I saw her hit a wall. ''Rojo, are you okay!?'' I asked her in worry.
''I'm okay… Kinda!'' She yelled while grabbing her face in pain and I sighed in relief. She jumped to her feet with a growl and glared at the woman. Without saying any other word Rojo jumped towards the woman and used her claws to attack her but the woman just dodged it effortlessly. Rojo spun around as she hit the ground and tried to kick her, but once again she dodged the kick while keeping her smile.
''That woman is very fast!''
''You know, maybe we should join the fight.'' Kuro said as I watched the purple haired woman dodged every attack from Rojo.
''Yeah we could do that… Or we could sneak around her while she is distracted by Rojo, free Teal, and then try to run away.'' I told her while looking at Teal who was struggling against her binding.
''That's a terrible idea!'' She suddenly yelled at me.
''Why? It's the safest solution to this mess!'' I said in confusion.
''Yes, and it's the most boring one! Just go there and punch her in the face!'' She yelled in frustration.
''First of all, I don't punch people I smack them with a flying mirror. Second, I'm not doing that I'll ju-'' I suddenly heard Rojo yell in frustration.
''Hey! Where the hell are you!?'' She yelled and I looked at her to see that she's looking around her for something. Wait, where did that woman go?
''Behind you, dumbass!'' Kuro said as my eyes widened and I jumped away and looked around to the woman standing where I was. I immediately took my mirror from the holder, I throw it in the air and it expanded and it started to float around me.
''How the hell did she get behind me? How fast is she?''
''No, she is not fast, because it took her a few second to get behind you after she disappeared. If it was speed you'll have noticed her getting behind you.'' Kuro said calmly.
''so, what? Did she teleport or something?'' I asked her and she was about to reply but stopped when we heard the woman talk.
''Aren't you going to fight too? Fighting the dog girl alone is really boring. Sigh… I mean seriously she couldn't land a single hit. So, I thought it would be more entertaining if you both fought me at once.'' She said with a smile.
''Hey!'' Rojo yelled and jumped at her, and the woman dodged her again and spin kicked Rojo right in the face and sent her flying to the wall again.
''See? She is pretty boring. So, come and fight too. It will be super fun!'' She said while looking me up and down for some reason.
''I-I think will pass.'' I said with an awkward smile and gave Teal a look.
''Okay let's start!'' The woman said excitedly and suddenly she dashed towards me at a very high speed and tried to punch me. I immediately swiped my hand to the side to try and hit her with the mirror, but she ducked under and then punched me in the guts knocking the air out of me and then she kicked me in the face sending me rolling on the ground.
''Ouch…'' I groaned as I tried to stand up. ''You know, I was trying to be nice and solve this peacefully bu- Gaaaaah!'' I yelled in pain as I felt something hit me and knocked me back to the ground.
''Argh! That jackass hits like a truck!'' Rojo said with a groan on top of me.
''Do you mind getting off me? You're crushing me!'' I said with a sigh and Rojo eyes widened as she realized that I'm under her and jumped off me. ''Sheesh, you're heavier than you look!'' I said and she glared at me.
''Tch! Anyway, do you have any plan?'' She asked.
''Not really.'' I replied casually as I stood and dusted my clothes.
''What do you mean, not really!?'' She said in frustration.
''Hey, don't yell at me! I can't just come up with a plan on the spot!'' I said with a pout, and suddenly we both heard the woman talk from our side.
''Umm, are we gonna continue our fight, or what? This is becoming more boring than waiting fo-'' Before she could even finish her sentence I turned around and swung my arm to the side and she immediately raised her leg and kicked the mirror that was flying towards her. I pulled my hand back and the mirror returned to me.
''Arghhh!'' Rojo charged at her with her claws and the woman tried to dodge her like before, but this time I swung the mirror at her from behind, but she suddenly jumped over Rojo's head and then kicked her lightly on the back. ''What the!?'' Rojo exclaimed in surprise as she stumbled towards my mirror.
''Crap!'' I said in panic and immediately raised my hand up and the gone upward barely avoiding Rojo's face.
"Hey! Are you trying to kill me!?'' Rojo yelled at me as she regained her balance.
''You know, maybe instead of yelling at me you should direct your anger at her.'' I told her with a sigh and she turned towards the woman with a glare.
'' You're not gonna beat her like that. That woman is holding back.'' I suddenly heard Kuro say.
''No, you don't say! I didn't notice that while she was casually beating us!'' I said in frustration.
''What I'm trying to say is that woman is fighting you without even using a weapon. Heck, I don't think she used her Aura in this fight at all.'' She said as I looked at the woman who was just standing and waiting for us to make our move.
''And your point is?'' I asked her.
''Sigh… That woman isn't taking this fight seriously. You can beat her if you find a way to make her let her guard down… Or you can just let me take over and beat the crap out of her.''
''Yeah, that's not gonna happen. '' I said and then heard a sigh.
''Sigh… I'm starting to get bored.'' The woman said as she closed her eyes and her smile disappeared. ''So, how about we end this already?'' She opened her eyes and all of a sudden a terrifying smile spread across her face. Suddenly, a dim purple light emitted from her shoes. Wait, is that a gravity Dust. ''get ready!'' The woman takes a step forward and with a blur she disappeared.
''Where did she-'' Before I even finished my sentence I heard Kuro yell in my head.
''Dodge!'' I heard Teal yell and I instinctively jumped to the side and as soon as I did that the woman fell down with her fist towards the ground. She hit the ground making a crack in it. Before I could even react she dashed towards me like a flash, and immediately grabbed my hand before I can swing my mirror at her and then kneed me in the gut.
''Arghh!'' Noise escape my mouth in pain as the woman lifts me by my wrist and turned around and without letting go of my hand she swung me like a bat hitting Rojo who was about to attack her from behind, and then kicked her in the chest sending her back, and then she thrown me at the wall of the nearby storehouse.
''Argh!'' I gasped in pain as I hit the wall and slumped to the ground, and I immediately rolled to side to avoid a punch coming from the woman and then swung my hand down and the mirror started going downward at her like an axe, but before it hit her she caught it between her hands, and I immediately looked at her shadow on the ground.
''You know, I'm really disappointed. Since you were the team leader, I thought you would be a bit stronger.'' She said in boredom and sighed, she then lower her hands while still holding the mirror firmly in her right hand. ''Give up, you can't win without your weapon.'' She said and then raised her eyebrow in confusion as she noticed the smile on my face. I immediately jumped away from her and winced as I felt pain in my back and smiled again.
''Sorry, to disappoint you but I still have my trump card.'' I said with a confident smile.
''Your Aura is almost completely depleted, if your plan fail it will be the end.'' Kuro said in serious tone.
'' I know that…''
''Hmm? Sadly a bluff like this won't work on me, your almost depleted and you lost your weapon. There is nothing you can do.'' She said and I chuckled trying to sound as confident as possible.
''I think you're forgetting something.'' I said while pointing at her with a smirk.
''And what's that might be?'' She asked slightly confused.
''Isn't it obvious? There are four members in team HNTR.'' As soon as I said that Noir whip-sword launched from her shadow towards her leg. She immediately noticed and with a panic she suddenly takes a step back and started to disappear like back at the school. Crap, her shadow is disappearing too! Is that her Semblance? Wait!
''Like I'll let you go!'' I exclaimed as I realized that she was still holding my mirror. I immediately pointed my ring finger towards the mirror and both my ring finger and the mirror started to shine yellow, and suddenly electricity surge through the mirror and engulf her body. She gasped in pain as she let go of the mirror and stopped disappearing.
Meanwhile the whip-sword started wrapping around her lower half like a snake, but the woman caught the tip and stopped it before it wrapped around her upper half. She then tried to free her leg by pulling at the whip-sword and it seems to work. I need to sto-
''Raaaaagh!'' My thoughts were interrupted by a shout, I looked up to see Rojo falling from the sky towards the woman with both of her claws on flame and before the woman could react, Rojo used both of her claws to slash at her chest.
''Urgh!'' She groaned in pain as little bit of blood splatter from her chest and she fell to the ground, and as soon as she hit the ground, Noir whip-sword coiled around her entire body tightly completely restricting her movements. She struggled to free herself from her binding but to no avail.
''Sigh… That was a pain in the butt.'' I said as fell to the ground from fatigue.
''You can say ass, you know? You're not a kid.''
''Shut up…''
''Whatever, just don't let your guard down, you don't know what that bitch can do.'' She said while thinking to herself for some reason.
''Don't worry, she's tied up and injured. She won't be able to do anything.'' I told her while looking at the woman. ''Although, that's weird. We didn't hurt her that much, so why did her Aura depleted?''
''Hmm?''
''Sooo… are you gonna explain?'' I heard Rojo say interrupting my thoughts, and then I looked up at her from the ground in confusion.
''Explain what?'' I asked her while looking at her from the ground.
''How did you do that?'' She asked while pointing at the whip-sword sticking from the woman shadow.
''Oh, right!'' I exclaimed as I remembered that I didn't tell her about the plan. ''That's easy. While you weren't paying attention I told Noir to hide in the shadow of my mirror just in case that woman was super strong, and then when she was holding the mirror and her shadow connected with the mirror shadow Noir traveled to through it and waited for my sign.''
''That's sounds unnecessary complicated… Wait! Why didn't you tell me about the plan!?'' Rojo asked slightly frustrated.
''Well, that's because you're really terrible at acting and I needed her to think that I was losing.'' I told her bluntly, and she started to grumble to herself. I ignored and looked towards the woman lying on the ground.
''Noir, are you alright!?'' I asked loudly so Noir could hear me, and her head suddenly appeared from the ground.
''Cold…'' She said and sinks back in… This girl still weird me out.
''You know, that's trick was impressive…'' I heard the woman says and trails off. ''But sadly that's not enough to win.'' She continued and all of sudden she started to disappear again. Once she completely disappeared I heard a breaking sound and then I saw the blade of the whip-sword being thrown away.
''The Hell!?'' Rojo exclaimed
''How did she use her Semblance? I thought her Aura was fully depleted.'' I said out loudly in surprise.
''I see… Your dog friend didn't break her Aura, that bitch took the hit directly without using Aura so she to save her energy to use her Semblance to escape… Well, I guess she outsmarted you.'' She said as I jumped to my feet and took a stance/
''What is her Semblance exactly? Did she teleport or did she turn invisible?'' I asked Kuro as I started to look around me.
''Probably the later…'' She said calmly.
''Why are you calm ab-'' I was saying when suddenly my mirror was hit by something and sent flying away. I instantly closed my eyes and crossed my arms in front of my face to protect myself from any attack.
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''Huh?'' When there was no attack I opened my eyes to see what happening… or I tried. For some reason I can't open my eyes, heck I can't even move any part my body not even my mouth. It's as if my entire body is paralyzed. ''Why can't I move my body!?'' I thought to myself in panic.
''So, that thing is here…'' Kuro said and before I could question her I heard a noise like the sound of knife going through flesh.
''Huh? What was that? Please tell me I wasn't stabbed!'' I said in fear and all of sudden I started moving again and fell forward on my face.
''Ouch… what was that all about?'' I exclaimed as I rubbed my face in pain and then I felt some weird substance at my hand, I raised it to look at it… ''Huh?'' My eyes widened when I realized that it was blood and immediately looked down to check out for any injuries in my body and then I sighed in relief when I didn't find any.
''Argh.'' I heard coming from the front of me and I looked at the source of the noise to see the purple haired girl… She was bleeding from a big wound in her stomach, her face was pale and there was blood coming from her mouth… How did that happens?
''Azalea!'' I heard Teal shout from behind me.
*Thud*
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Stats Screen
Name: Azalea?
Sex: Female
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Strength: A
Endurance: B
Agility: A
Aura: D
Mana: -
Luck: B
Weapons: ?
Semblance:
Presence Removal: A
Her Semblance gives her the ability to prevent anyone from detecting her. Once she activate it, no matter what nobody will be able to see, hear, smell, or even feel, even Grimms can't detect her negative emotions. Activating her Semblance need a lot concentration so during that moment she's completely open.