Hey everybody, what's it been, month and a half since I last updated? Sorry about that, but hopefully this chapter makes up for it. Gotta' say Volume 3 has been pretty emotional. Maidens, Grimm/White Fang attack on Beacon, punches to the honey nut feelios left and right? I gotta' stop reading RWBY fics on Saturdays because people spoil key things that happen. The two biggest spoilers were in summaries of stories I saw yesterday and pissed me off. Anyway, let's get to the chapter. Be sure to read the author's note at the end.
Legend:
Bold: TV/Loudspeakers/Scroll information/Scroll Messages sent
Bold Italic: Scroll Messages Received/Radio/Disembodied Voice (s)
Italic: Thoughts/Letters/Journal Entries/Flashbacks/
Ruby's silver eyes fluttered open and came into focus. She blinked to clear the blurry vision and pushed herself up. Her hand rested on her head as it throbbed painfully and her eyes screwed shut as she silently dealt with it. Bells rang loudly in her ears and the annoying sound forced her to open her eyes once again.
With her vision now clear she was able to see, but almost wished she couldn't. Her silver orbs were wide with horror at the sight before her.
It took a moment for her to realize it, but the burning inferno of ruins around her was Beacon Academy. The once noticeable towers and walls of the academy were now burning with massive fires. Mountains of rubble and debris were strewn across the grounds of the school. To go along with the destruction was the endless swarm of Grimm swarming the remains of the school and chasing after anyone that they could see.
Her fellow classmen darted around the grounds to escape the creatures out of fear, and some were fighting them head on like they were taught. Seeing the spectacle before her only fueled her desire to get up and fight.
She winced in pain and cast a quick look behind her. It became apparent to why her body ached all over and she silently wondered how she evaded the potentially fatal situation. The thick chunks of concrete that covered her body should have crushed her small frame, but she avoided most of it.
A low growl escaped her lips as she pulled herself from the jagged stones. The annoying, raking sensation that dragged across her arms and legs as she squirmed free only made her move faster. Once free, she stumbled to her feet and shook off the throbbing pain. The cool trickle of blood ran down her arms and legs and into the palms of her hands.
Her hand reached for her back and rested on Crescent Rose and wrenched it free. The large scythe sprang to life and she gripped it tightly. Her eyes slowly swept the grounds and fell upon a group of Ursai that were chasing one Hunter. Her brow creased into a firm glare and the souls of her feet pressed into the ground and she propelled herself forward.
The ringing in her ears vanished and was replaced with howling wind and screams of terror. Fighting through the chilling sound, Ruby's hands tightened around the grip of her scythe and she brought it back and then forward in a mighty swing. Metal cut through the air and the three Ursai she charged, dropping them to the ground.
The Ursai burst into nothing and vanished with a small gust of wind.
"Yang!" Ruby called out.
The smoke filled air made her cough as the itching feeling filled her lungs. She had to find her teammates.
"Weiss!" She started running down the cobblestone path to the courtyard's exit.
Ruby burst through the archway and her eyes took in the city of Vale in the distance. The sky above the city was orange as it reflected the burning flames below it. Above the city's skyline, warships were firing down at the city below.
"What's going on?" She gripped Crescent Rose tighter.
The little reaper racked her brain trying to recall what happened last and what landed her under the pile of rubble. Everything was a blur and the last true thing she recalled was dashing down a large corridor. Why she was dashing she could not remember, but it had to have been something urgent.
She turned her head up and above the school she could see a floating structure. Large and round, similar to that of a coliseum.
"Blake!" Ruby hollered out for her last teammate.
Her voice was drowned out by the screams. Those awful screams of terror and anguish. Each scream sent a chill down her spine and made here grip Crescent Rose even tighter than before. This was nothing like the Breach. It was much different. The atmosphere was one of helplessness and to make matters worse, it was her fellow Huntsmen that were doing the screaming. Not the civilians they were to protect, but the professionals that were supposed to stand as the pillar of hope between them and the Grimm.
She covered her ears to quell the screams, but they penetrated her hands and continued to hit her full force.
"Stop!" She fell to her knees, her eyes sealed shut. "Stop!"
Her plights were not answered.
A chill went down her spine and she sprang from her stupor just in time. The spot she had been at a second ago was now occupied by another small group of Grimm. Beowolves and Ursai, all glaring at her with those glowing red eyes.
She glared at the Grimm in front of her and stabbed the blade of Crescent Rose into the ground and her hands drifted down to the trigger for the sniper function of her weapon. Her cheek rested on the cold steel and she lined up her first target with the sight. A thunderous bang sounded a second later and the high powered round took the head off the first Beowolf in front of her.
With fast hands Ruby ejected the spent round and fired again and again as the group ran at her. One shell after the next flew from the chamber and chimed as it struck the ground. Her last shot missed, but she was more than ready when she pulled Crescent Rose up and spun on her heel, cleaving the Ursa in half before it could swipe at her.
Ruby wasted no time and quickly inserted a fresh magazine into the chamber and locked the next round.
"Ruby!"
The reaper perked up at hearing her name and looked around frantically for the one calling out to her. She looked to her left and the long, flowing blonde hair of her sister met her eye.
"Yang!" She dashed for her.
She collided with her sister and wrapped her up in a tight hug.
"Are you okay? You're bleeding." Yang looked at her cut up arms and legs.
"I'm fine. Where's Weiss and Blake?" She broke away from her sister's embrace.
The blonde brawler frowned and shook her head. All she knew was that Weiss and Blake were with each other earlier.
"We'll find them, okay?" Yang gripped her shoulder. "They're strong and they can handle themselves."
Although Ruby heard the confidence in her sister's voice, she could see the flicker of doubt in her eyes. With the chaos around them it was almost hard to believe her words, but the young leader forced herself to smile. She had to be strong for herself and Yang, but most of all, she had to be strong for her team. They were deemed one of the strongest teams in their year for good reason and she would not let the chaos around her prove otherwise.
Ruby turned in the direction of the landing zone and hurried off with Yang hot on her heels.
The two sisters were nothing but a blur or red and yellow as they moved swiftly to the landing zone. Each group of Grimm that they came across were cut down in a flash of red or blast of yellow and orange. The trailing remains of the dark creatures behind them burst into nothingness.
They reached the landing zone after cutting and blasting their way through the massive horde of Grimm and could see that the landing zone was in a similar state. A small group of their classmates amassed on the landing zone and formed a small perimeter to allow transport to continue to and from the city.
The young leader spotted her two teammates and flew towards them with a flurry of rose petals trailing behind her. Her arms spread wide and pulled her two friends in close in a bone crushing hug.
"Weiss! Blake!" Ruby squeezed them.
"Ouch! Take it easy!" Weiss flinched in her grip.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Ruby let go of them and sent one question after the next at them.
Blake reached out for Ruby and put a firm hand on her shoulder, calming the young reaper down. She offered her a small smile and removed her hand when the younger girl's shoulder's relaxed just a bit.
"We're okay. Now that you two are here we can make our next move," said Blake.
"Sounds like a plan." Yang nodded in agreement.
Ruby did another sweep of the landing zone and saw more Bullhead's arrive to escort civilians to the designated safe zone. As the ships loaded, she saw another wave of Grimm approach from both sides of the landing pad. She looked back at Weiss, Blake and Yang and nodded in the direction of the approaching swarm.
Red, White, Black and Yellow flew forth and intercepted the creatures of darkness.
Weiss held Myrtenaster at the ready and straightened her back, her cold eyes taking note of every movement from the creatures before her. Ten Grimm, no big deal. She spun the chamber and locked in the next canister of dust. The air around her kicked up and shot forth from the blade and hit the horde in front of her, halting them in their tracks.
With fast hands she spun the chamber again and loaded the next round of dust. She raised two fingers and a small smirk spread across her lips as she pointed to her side. Soon there were half a dozen white glyphs hovering round the pack of Grimm. The heiress was there, but vanished a second later.
A white blur slashed through the pack with ease. The Grimm were unable to keep up with Weiss' quick movements and were cut down one at a time until only three remained. She appeared in front of them once more with Myrtenaster glowing blue and aimed it toward the glyphs. She plunged the blade into the ground and jagged spike of ice burst from the ground and raced into the glyph.
In seconds, the space between the glyphs was nothing but a towering field of icy spikes. The remaining Grimm that evaded her speedy onslaught were now impaled on the ice and they dissolved seconds later.
"Not bad, Ice Queen!" Yang said from overhead.
Weiss glanced up to retort at Yang, but only saw the blonde brawler being carried above her courtesy of Blake using Gambol Shroud. One loud bang after another resounded around the landing zone as the blonde fired Ember Celica with a punch of her arm, blasting Grimm apart.
Yang drew closer to the ground and tucked her legs to her chest and as Blake brought her around one last time, he drove them forward as hard as she could. A loud crunch met her ears and a wide grin spread across her lips when her boots smashed into the Ursa's mask, cracking it in several spots.
The force of the hit made the Ursa tumble back to Ruby. Crescent Rose was above the Ursa's head and with a pull of the trigger, the blade came down like a guillotine and cleaved its head from its body, all the while dropping a Beowolf that lunged at her.
Ruby twirled Crescent Rose back and propped it up to her shoulder to fire another round. Her closed eye snapped open when she caught sight of newcomers. Up until that point she had only seen Grimm, but now she could see the masked figures in the white and black uniforms.
"The White Fang is here?" The shock and disbelief in Blake's voice clear.
Grimm and the White Fang? Just what was going on? Ruby could not even remember what happened before she regained consciousness. Was it possible she was trying to find her team to tell them that?
She shook her head and jumped back onto the landing zone just as the last Bullhead took off. With the civilians now gone, they could focus on the bigger threat that lay before them. She tried to count each White Fang member and Grimm that was racing for them, but it was no use. There were too many and although her team was strong, they needed help.
"We need to find the others!" Ruby spoke up.
"But…" Blake turned to her.
"There's too many of them. I say we find Jaune's and Coco's teams before we fight."
She saw Blake bite her lip and look between her and the oncoming threat. The Faunus' hands clenched tight and she let out a shaky sigh.
"Okay. Then we need to get up there." Blake pointed to the floating coliseum above them. "Jaune's still up there with his team. So are Sun and Coco."
Ruby opened her mouth to speak, but a sharp pain shot through her head. Everything went white and her knees buckled. She felt the cold stone of the landing zone on her knees as she clutched her head. The blinding pain kept her rooted to the spot.
"Ruby!" Yang's arms wrapped around her.
The blonde was caught off guard by her sister's sudden drop and she frantically tried to snap her out of it. She looked at Weiss and Blake.
"Buy us some time!"
Blake and Weiss hurried in front of the two sisters and stood ready to engage the large mass of enemies.
Weiss was ready to plunge Myrtenaster into the ground and disperse the group, but stopped dead when a loud whining noise met her. She glanced over her shoulder and saw two Bullheads appear. They hovered over the landing zone and the guns on them began to spool up.
Bullets whizzed through the air and mowed down the Gimm and forced the White Fang members to retreat for cover. While the first Bullhead kept up the fire, the second one landed and opened the passenger bay.
"Get on!" A soldier hollered at them.
Weiss and Blake ran to Ruby and Yang and helped the blonde pick up her squirming sister. They clambered on board and the door sealed shut with a hiss.
"Take us up to the coliseum," said Weiss.
The pilot only nodded back and steered the Bullhead up toward the floating structure. Their job was simple. Regroup with Jaune's team, along with Coco's and Sun's and start pushing the Grimm and White Fang out. Maybe then they could figure out what was going on.
Weiss leaned against the cabin wall and her eyes drifted back to Yang and Ruby. The brawler still held her sister close to her and Ruby had yet to open her eyes after blacking out.
"How is she?" Weiss squatted in front of her and Ruby.
"I don't know." The blonde shook her head. "She passed out when we got on."
The heiress only gave a curt nod and took in her partner's unconscious state. Even though she was out cold, her face was scrunched up in discomfort. And the way she just fell to the ground and held her head before they got on the Bullhead was weird too. The young reaper was never one to black out during a fight and for her to do it now of all times made her grip the hem of her skirt tight.
Weiss released the grip on her skirt and her palms were slick with sweat. She wiped them dry and stood up. Until Ruby came round, leadership fell to her. She was her partner and the self-appointed second in command should something happen. Although this would be her first true attempt at leading, she learned a lot from watching Ruby and knew all of their techniques and strategies like the back of her hand. If there was anyone on the team that could step up to this challenge and pull it off, it was her.
The Bullhead gave a violent shudder and nearly made Blake and Weiss fall to the floor. Turning their eyes to the window, they caught a glimpse of a large, dark figure flying by.
Weiss hurried to the cockpit and looked out the window to see a Nevermore circling the Bullhead. Her hands formed tight fists and she growled under her breath.
"Step on it!" She snapped at the pilot.
"We're going as fast as we can!" The pilot answered back.
"We're not going to make it if you don't speed up!"
The pilot only shook his head and indicated to the gauges in front of him. Their speed was maxed out like he said. The heiress clicked her tongue and her mind raced. They were at least a minute from reaching the coliseum. Her head snapped up.
"Open the bay," she said before turning around.
"What?" The pilot answered back.
"Open the bay!"
Weiss drew Myrtenaster again and hurried to the ramp as it began to lower. She ignored the looks of confusion from Yang and Blake. The howling wind entered the Bullhead and the heiress squinted to keep her eyes from watering as she stepped onto the ramp. She summoned a glyph just outside of the Bullhead and spun Myrtenaster's chamber and took aim.
A gust of wind shot from the blade and into the glyph before exiting the back of it in the form of a large vortex. Her brow was furrowed in concentration as she kept the air flowing.
The large Nevermore that was circling the Bullhead came into view and turned to fly at them for the kill. It gave a blood curdling screech as it flapped its wings and shot forth, just getting within feet of the ramp to the bay. Its menacing red eyes bore into the white haired girl who remained calm and stood her ground by giving a boost to the Bullhead to keep it just out of reach.
"Get out of here!" Yang bellowed appearing beside Weiss.
With two loud bangs from Ember Celica, two explosive shots flew forth and pelted the Nevermore in the face and forced it back. The large Grimm gave another screech and flew above the Bullhead and out of sight.
"Where did it go?" Weiss asked.
"I'm not…" Blake was about to reply.
A loud bang sounded from above and the Bullhead did a nose dive. The sudden lurch of the aircraft made Yang, Blake and Ruby tumble back towards the cockpit.
Blake was the first to recover and managed to get to her feet. Her amber eyes looked forward and widened in fear. Weiss was gone. She darted for the ramp, Gambol Shroud in hand and stuck her head out of the bay to try and find the heiress.
"Weiss!" She called out.
"Blake!" The girl's voice reached her.
The cat Faunus peered over the ramp and was relieved to see that her teammate was hanging on to one of the ropes from the bay, but barely. She crawled forward and hung Gambol Shroud over the side. When Weiss got a grip of the band, Blake stood up and pulled with everything she had.
"Hang on!" Yang wrapped her arms around Blake and pulled as well.
The duo gave one final tug and pulled the heiress back on board the Bullhead. The poor girl's face was drained of any color it had.
"You okay?" Yang put a hand on her shoulder.
Weiss only nodded and got back to her feet shaking off the shock. She hurried over to Ruby and sat her up against the wall. The cape wearing girl was still unconscious.
"That Nevermore's coming around again! Hang on!" The pilot hollered back to them.
Weiss and Blake got into the seats and buckled in. Yang picked up Ruby and sat down, holding her close to protect her as much as she could.
The screech of the Nevermore met their ears again. They closed their eyes and braced for the hard hit from the Nevermore. Another piercing cry met them and soon the Bullhead began to roll.
After the Nevermore struck the aircraft again the girls were thrown forward in the roll and then back hard into the seats as it tumbled out of the sky. The entire craft spun so fast that it was near impossible to tell where they were falling. The only clue they had was the solid stone of the coliseum below the ramp that was quickly coming closer.
"We're going down! I say again, we're going do-."
Frantic yells and voices filled Ruby's ears and her eyes fluttered open. She tried to open her eyes, but the light surrounding her stung and she quickly closed them again. Her head felt like it was being split open from the inside and she gingerly rubbed it to soothe the pain, but to little effect. Her body bobbed and she was able to make out the concrete floor below her as her body bounced with each step.
Wait… bounced? The young reaper craned her neck and out of the corner of her eye she could see long locks of blonde hair. A white and black blur were not far off to her side.
"Yang?" Ruby mumbled. "Blake? Weiss?"
What happened? Weren't they just at the dock a second ago?
It slowly started to come back to her. They all agreed to head up to the coliseum and regroup with the others, but then she fell to the ground with the most violent headache of her life. It was excruciating and had hurt more than any of the blows she took in a fight. She was so confused, not to mention a little scared. She never had a breakdown like that before and wondered whether or not it was from shock or something else entirely.
Ruby yelped again when her head pulsed once more and her small hands pushed down on it. It was as if she was trying to keep everything from spilling out.
"Ruby?" Yang suddenly stopped.
"What happened?" Ruby croaked out.
"Long story short. You blacked out, we crashed, now we're in the coliseum."
"What?"
She almost lost the contents of her stomach when Yang suddenly ducked. The movement was too much for her.
"Hang on, Sis. We're almost inside the arena."
Ruby only groaned back. She closed her eyes again when the blinding light met her. She squirmed as Yang set her down and she buried her face in her knees, all the while keeping her hands on the back of her head.
The pain was growing once more. It made no sense! She wasn't hurt when she pulled herself from the rubble and she didn't get hurt fighting the Grimm at the dock. So why was she in so much pain?
"Look out!" Blake shouted.
A loud crash came from above and it was followed by a loud squawk. The shrill cry made Ruby wince and curl into a ball. Her eyes opened just a bit and then were wide when a Nevermore now circled around the arena.
In the distance she could see her friends on the arena floor trying to take the Nevermore down. Pyrrha, Ren, Nora, Coco, Velvet, Fox, Yatsuhashi, Sun and Neptune were standing shoulder to shoulder taking commands from Jaune. They were soon joined by Yang, Weiss and Blake as they jumped into the arena to help.
"Get up." She got on all fours.
Her strength started coming back to her and the pain in her head nulled just a bit. She blinked and her vision came back into focus. She had to get up and help!
"Get up!" She told herself. "Get up! Get up!"
Ruby pushed off the ground and got to her feet. She shook her head free from the dizzying sensation that followed a second later. Her balance returned and she reached behind her for Crescent Rose.
A collective scream came from the arena. The Nevermore slammed into the floor and sent a shockwave around the entire stadium causing everyone close by to get blasted back. With everyone stunned, they were open for slaughter to the massive bird-like Grimm. The Nevermore screeched again and prowled toward her teammates who were trying to recuperate from the stunning blow.
"Leave them alone!" Ruby clenched her fists as she glared at the Nevermore.
She hopped into the arena and got between the Nevermore and her teammates. Her silver eyes locked with the Nevermore's. No fear came from the young leader as she waited for the large Grimm to attack her.
The Nevermore took another step for her and her team. It was like a switch. The pain that Ruby was feeling from before had hindered her, but now it was gone. Her nerves of steel remained, but a new feeling began to take shape in her. It was volatile yet passionate. A perfect storm of brewing power that promised nothing but destruction on its target.
Her fists were now clenched so hard that her knuckles were white with stress. She could feel her teeth poke out in an angry snarl. Her stance squared up and she held her hands out in front of her.
"I said leave them alone!" Her voice carried around the arena like rolling thunder.
A blinding flash of light sparked in front of her hands and almost blinded her. She turned away, but kept one eye on the Nevermore that now stood before her as if petrified by the power.
The light itself felt warm as it built in front of her and it flooded her being. It was calm and the power the came with it was unlike anything she felt before. The thunderstruck look on her face remained as she followed through with the technique. It was something she never did before, yet it felt so familiar. Her arms came back and she thrust them forward giving a mighty cry.
The bright ball of light that formed in front of her shot forth like a bullet and hit the Nevermore square in the chest. It went rigid and the scream that left its throat was cut short. Light enveloped the entire creature and then it burst, swallowing the whole arena.
Ruby shot up and sucked in air. The sweat that coated her was met with the cool air of her dorm. She shivered and looked around the room. Everything was intact and Yang, Blake and Weiss were sleeping without a care in the world.
Her quick breaths slowly reverted back to calm and controlled. It was just a dream. A very wild and intense dream. Everything in it was so real. From Beacon burning, to the Grimm and White Fang attacking, up to her destroying the Nevermore. In normal circumstances she would have been ecstatic to have a crazy dream to share like Nora did, but this time it was different.
She ran her clammy hands through her sweaty hair and took a deep breath. It was all too real for her taste and it was a dream she would keep to herself. There was no point in talking about it, right? It was just a nightmare and everyone suffered those. No need to make a fuss about something that comes and goes.
She shook her head and shifted to let her legs dangle from the bed. With a small push, she landed catlike on the carpet and cast her eyes to the window. Nothing was burning and the shattered moon still shone brightly over the dark campus.
A small sigh escaped her. "That's it. No more cookies before bed."
Ruby walked to her dresser and drew fresh pajamas from it and tiptoed to the bathroom. Maybe a late night shower was what she needed to take her mind off of the dream.
Jaune stared into Qrow's red eyes as they clashed again. Crocea Mors ground against the large blade and his arms shook as he tried to withstand the push he was being met with. To gain back ground he wound his arm back and drove his shield forward. His quick counter forced his mentor to jump back, but his victory was short lived when Qrow quickly got inside his guard and lifted him off the ground by the collar of his shirt. His legs flailed wildly as he tried to squirm free, but the iron grip was impossible to break.
He cracked and eye open and was met with a steely glare from Qrow.
"We've been at this for a week now, kid! Fight!" He sneered.
"I am fighting back!" Jaune rasped out.
His retort was met with a hard throw from the veteran Hunter. The blonde bounced across the clearing and shivered when snow wormed its way into his clothes as he rolled across the ground. He quickly recovered and got to his feet, shield up and sword back for a strike.
Ever since he triumphed over Lugo for control of his body, Qrow had been sparring against him every day telling him to fight. Each day was met with the same result. Sunup to sundown with nonstop skirmishes to make him fight. Yet no matter what the blonde did, his Aura, although strong, did not give him any leverage in his fight against Qrow. It was frustrating.
"Not even you can be that thick!" Qrow stabbed his blade into the ground. "Think, kid!"
"You told me to fight, so that's what I'm doing! I honestly don't know what you're trying to teach me here!" He shot back.
Qrow pulled out his flask and took a long gulp from it and tucked it back into his shirt. His stare softened, albeit slightly. He pulled his blade free and vanished in a blur of gray.
Sparks flew off of Jaune's shield as he blocked Qrow's blade. The numbing sensation he became so accustomed to flooded his arm. He spun on his heel and slashed at his master, but his blade was parried with ease. He swung again and hit air when the man stepped back.
His teeth poked out in anger and he closed the distance between him and his drunken master. The shield slammed into the blade and he continued to drive his legs forward with all of his strength to push him back. He was able to make the Hunter take a few steps and when he saw his opening, he swung his blade again.
Qrow reached up and caught the blade with his hand. Blood trickled from his palm and down Jaune's blade as he stared down at him without the slightest hint of pain. There was only one way the boy would get the message.
"Transform."
Jaune blinked in disbelief and he wrenched his blade free, sending blood to the snowy ground. He jumped back to put distance between himself and Qrow again.
"Is he serious? He wants me to transform?" His brow furrowed into a glare.
"That's right. Transform and come at me." The Hunter nodded.
Jaune only shook his head. He wanted to use his own power, not borrowed power from the creature inside of him. If he could not fight with his own strength, what good was he?
"Why?" The blonde asked.
"Because that's our goal! For you to control that power!" Qrow answered.
"I don't want to rely on that! I want my own power!"
"That power is now yours, you idiot. It can become your greatest asset as a Huntsman."
Qrow's mouth twitched when the blonde shook his head again. The boy was stubborn, but he had a lot of heart and determination. He had the drive to master his training, but he did not want to use it to his benefit. Admirable and foolish.
The Hunter had one last card to play and it was time to use it.
"You coward," he said.
It was small, but he caught it. A flicker of anger in the blonde's eye.
"I'm not a coward." Jaune growled out.
"Oh, you're not? Sorry, I was under the impression that cowards had no fear." He shrugged back.
"I'm not afraid!"
"Bullshit."
Qrow's eyes narrowed into a firm look and he took in the blonde's look of fury. He was getting there. Only a few more pokes to go.
"You have no fear, huh?" He challenged.
"No!" The blonde retorted.
"You're letting your fear of that power keep you from reaching your true potential. Huntsmen face their challenges head on like they're trained to."
"Shut up."
"Big words, kid. If you're not a coward then prove it."
"Shut up!"
"I should've known training a punk like you was a waste of time. I should've left you in that cell."
"I said shut up!"
Jaune now knew what Qrow was doing and it was infuriating him. The smirk that was on the Hunter's face was now seared into his brain and it only triggered one goal. Kick his ass. He stabbed Crocea Mors into the ground and tossed his shield aside before dropping to all fours.
He barely felt any pain as his body readjusted its size and became coated in black fur and bone-like armor. However, instead of menacing red eyes, they were replaced with piercing blue. A growl escaped him and he bared his teeth.
Qrow had his blade out to go once more and his outstretched hand beckoned him forth with a couple of curls of his finger. He let out another growl and dashed at the man as fast as he could, kicking up a trail of snow behind him. With a spring of his legs he leapt into the air and dove for the Hunter with his mouth open wide, claws extended to rend his flesh.
The Hunter sidestepped his pounce and blocked his follow up strike with his blade. The smirk did not leave his face and he opened his mouth to speak once again.
"Show me what you got, Powder Puff."
And we'll end it there. I'm sorry for the long wait guys, BOLC's been consuming and I'm doing everything I can to be in the top 10% for graduation. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and they should become a little more frequent within the coming weeks. On that note, I also started a new RWBY story. It's OC centric, but don't let that deter you. I'm doing everything in my power to keep it realistic. Check out the story shout outs below, and I'll see you all next time. -CaptainPrice
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1.) Still at MIBOLC and updates will be sporadic, so just be patient.
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