(Sorry for this long wait, got distracted, and school starting also didnt help, Hope you enjoy it.)
Chapter 14 Kituma vs team RWBY/JNPR
Over the past two weeks since the Grimm Invasion in Vale Kituma has been trying to gain control over his Grimm form. Ozpin, Scorch, and Merlin were helping him control his Grimm form. Kituma was surprised the Beast of Darkness hasn't spoken this entire time but Kituma was pretty sure it wasn't gone.
Also during those two weeks, Kituma and Blake started to hang out more often, if Kituma knows any better he would say there were dating. But he knew she wasn't ready to be to attach to another guy when the last one was a killer and he is pretty sure until he gets some control of his Grimm powers, he should not get her to close, because she might be the only person that can stop him, without killing him first.
On their first day of training Kituma to control he was very far from any sign of mankind. Kituma then decides to enter his Grimm transformation. The armor would slowly cover him, his hand and feet were first, his coat would slip off and become a cap when he is his Grimm form. Then his chest got cover in the black armor, then a wolf-like helmet came up and swallow Kituma's head and attach to it. The Z shape eye holes would glow a sinister red color. His transformation to his true Grimm from was complete. (His Grimm form is the Berserker Armor from Berserk, just replace the cap with Kituma's jacket that acts like a cap, similar what Yami Yugi from Yugioh does. I just wanted you guys to know what it looks like)
Kituma examines his body and he kind of likes his Grimm forms look. Kituma felt faster, stronger, and more durable. He also notices some other features. His vision was better, he can see farther than normal, and he can process images faster…. He can see faster. There probably more to his transformation but for right now they were testing on how long he can be in his Grimm form before he loses control.
After that, they would try to extend the time or just find a way to get rid of the Beast of Darkness. But on this particular day, they decide Kituma need a break so Kituma decides to hang out with team RWBY, especially Blake since it seems they're starting to become a couple. He walks up to team RWBY's Door and knocked on it. Ruby was one of the four girls to answer the door.
"Kituma what's up?" Ruby asked cheerfully as always. Kituma smiled back and said. "I just seeing what you guys doing and thought if I could join, with the Vytal Festival tournament begins in 2 weeks." Ruby said to Kituma. "we were about to go and train with JNPR for the tournament so maybe you can help us train for the tournament and will help you prepare for your tournament as well." Kituma thought for a moment and said.
"I know a place we can train in peace and no one to distract or get in the way," Ruby said that would be great, but Weiss said. "Hold it! What is the place you have in mind?" Kituma said. "I have a place in the woods outside Vale that we can practice in peace," Weiss asked. "Okay, but where in the woods is it?" Kituma said. "It would be easier to teleport you guys there then tell you where it is," Ruby said.
"That settles it, both teams agree that will meet up in an hour or so," Blake said. "I be in the library I meet you guys at the entrance of the school." As she walks past Kituma she gave him a wink, Kituma wink back getting her message then she headed towards the library. Kituma said goodbye and close the door behind him, then he followed Blake to the library so they can chat. He caught up to her further down the hall and she asked him.
"When, or are you going to tell the rest of the group of you being a Grimm?" Kituma knew she would ask this and sigh clearly frustrated at the question. He answers her question with. "I will in time, Blake you know me since we were kids so you can trust me but they might not trust me as much, Weiss for sure wouldn't trust me, she barely trusts me now. Yang may be on my side but she might do to keep Ruby safe, Ruby is a wild card and I'm not sure where she lands on friend or foe." Blake understood what he meant. Once they reach the library the found a quiet spot and both pretend to read books as they continue to talk.
"What does your Grimm form look like, do you turn into a Beowulf or something else?" she asked very curiously. Kituma said. "I can't just turn into my Grimm form, I don't have complete control over it. Also no I don't turn to any Grimm like Beowulf." As he continues to read the book which was about a demigod who was sent on a quest to retrieve a lightning bolt? Blake then asks Kituma. "Why did you tell me about you being a Grimm half-breed?" Kituma was silent for a moment and said.
"Because… I think you may be the only person that can stop me when I lose control. Or at least one that wouldn't go to killing me to stop me." Blake wasn't completely sure if she could stop him but she would try to help as much as she can. Then ask. "So where does it leave Kituma the Grimm? Are you going to be a huntsman or you doing something else?" Kituma said honestly.
"I'm not sure, with how powerful I feel when in my true Grimm form, I think to be normal huntsmen would be a waste of my powers and abilities. The only thing I think would be perfect for my skill set, it was being some sort of superhero, but that is very wishful thinking." Blake definitely notice Kituma was not his usual confident self, he might act like it in public but right now show his true colors. Blake thinks it mostly comes from not having control of his Grimm form and the danger of it when he goes berserk.
After an hour passed and both teams met by the statue near the entrance to of the school. Jaune asked. "So where are we going?" Kituma answered his question by placing a hand on his shoulder and teleport him and Kituma to his parents' house in the wood. Jaune freaked out at first, Kituma said. "Chill out Jaune I'll be back." Kituma teleport back and brought Ren and Nora this time, he went and then got Pyrrha and Ruby there as well. Kituma was tired and said.
"Give me a moment guys." As bend overtired from teleport that many times with multiple people. Ruby asked. "What is this place?" Kituma caught his breath and said. "It's my parent's house, make your guys at home." Then he teleports back to get the rest of the decision to check inside. The first looks in the library, it was old and boring. She scan the living room, she heard Weiss screaming.
"You Fox! Don't do that again without warning me!" it seem Weiss is shouting at Kituma. She laughs a bit and decides to head outside. Then she saw a photo, it had her mother Summer, her father Tai, her uncle Qrow, and Yang's mother Raven. But there was a fifth person she was a Fox Faunus similar to Kituma, she had an arm around the shoulder of her mother, it seems like they were close friends.
Then there was another picture next to it. It was the same female fox Faunus but she was smiling next to a tall man that was wearing black armor, he wore torn cape, his helmet was wolf-like and had glowing red Z shape eyes. She thought he looked really strange and wonder if that armor was more than just protection. But Yang shouted. "Ruby come out here were about to start," Ruby said she would be out in a second and she headed outside.
They agree that team RWBY and team JNPR will fight each other all together then afterward they would fight in tag fights, then they each would face Kituma in a one on one fight. So both teams started to fight. Each team member fought one of the other team's members. So Blake is fighting Jaune, Ren is fighting Weiss, Nora is fighting Yang, and Pyrrha is fighting Ruby. Blake was using her speed and agility to overwhelm Jaune, but to everyone's surprise, Jaune was doing pretty well, he blocks some of Blake's strikes and almost hit Blake a couple times. But Blake was too quick for him and got some good slices into him. She knocked him out of the match with a front flip kick that sends him flying back a good couple feet.
While that fight was going on, Weiss was fighting Ren, like Blake he was being swift to overwhelm her from all sides and from range with his pistols. Weiss was using her glyphs to avoid but it was draining so much of her aura to do so. Ren decides to finish her off, he charges at her. Weiss launch a wave of fire towards him but Ren dodges it and got in close. But Weiss was ready. Weiss block some of his attacks and actually hit him a good couple times, but Ren uses his agility and got a good couple slices into her.
He did a sweep attack knock Weiss off her feet, Weiss was out of the fight. Nora was fighting Yang during that. Both muscle members of both teams were using range early on in the fight. Nora weapon was more powerful in its range but Yang's shotgun blasts were faster and more accurate. Nora forms her grenade launcher to her hammer and charges towards the blonde brawler. Nora swung her hammer but Yang swiftly dodges the hammer slam. Yang then punches Nora a few times while Nora was trying to lift her giant hammer. Nora tried again to hit Yang with her hammer, but Yang dodge the hammer swing again, she did a barrage of punches to Nora's chest, then she uppercut Nora, knocking the crazy girl out of the match.
The last fight of the four fights that were going on at the beginning of the match. Pyrrha vs Ruby. Ruby was using the sniper part of her scythe to get some good shots in Pyrrha, but the champion uses her shield to block Ruby's shots and use her own rifle to shot at Ruby. Ruby was hurt by the shots but she powered on through it, she morphs her sniper rifle to its scythe mode and charged at Pyrrha. Pyrrha waited for the right moment, then Pyrrha shield smacks Ruby's attack which causes Ruby to front flip over Pyrrha. Ruby landed on her feet and then she launches towards Pyrrha again.
Pyrrha rolled out of the way of the attack and then did some quick slash at Ruby, Ruby was hurt by Pyrrha's attacks. Pyrrha then shields smack Ruby sending slamming down into the ground, Ruby was out of the match as well. Blake decides to fight Pyrrha, while Yang fights Ren. Ren launched a barrage of bullets towards Yang, but the blonde brawler took the shoots and continue to charge at Ren. Yang did some nice punches heading Ren's way. But he backflipped away and decide to get distance since he was better In the range battle while Yang would dominate the close range fighting. Yang launch a barrage of shotgun blasts towards Ren.
Ren avoids some of them but a couple hit him sending him into the air, Yang charged full speed and uppercut him in the face, launching him out of the match. Blake and Pyrrha fight was crazy fast, Blake was trying to use her semblance, her speed, and her swiftness to overwhelm the Invincible Girl. But Pyrrha was able to block and parry most of Blake's attacks, both did some good hits on the other but Pyrrha was the better fighter, Pyrrha changed her sword to a spear and did some stabs and slash into Blake's, then she uses her Spear as a bat and knock Blake out of the match.
So the final round was with Yang and Pyrrha. Pyrrha changes her spear to its rifle form and launched some shots into Yang. Yang took them but power on through and launch a barrage of shotgun blasts. Pyrrha uses her shield to block some of the shots and continue to hit Yang from range. Yang got tired of this and activate her semblance, Pyrrha knew she had to fight smarter not harder against Yang with her semblance activate. Yang charged at Pyrrha. The Invincible Girl block Yang's first punch with her shield, the attack push her back slightly. She changes her rifle back into a spear and waited for Yang's next attack.
Yang jumps into the air and did a smashing attack on Pyrrha. Pyrrha backflip from Yang's attack. Pyrrha then launches her spear towards Yang. The blonde brawler blocks the spear which went over her head and landed on the ground behind her. Before Yang could continue her assault, Pyrrha launch her shield towards Yang's face, it hit and bounce upward, Pyrrha charged at the stunned Yang and front flip over the blonde brawler, grabbing her shield in midair. Yang turns around only to get shield backhanded by Pyrrha. Pyrrha then grabbed her spear and aim it at Yang's throat. Yang sigh and said.
"I give up." Which is the word they decided to say when they know the lost. So Pyrrha took out most of the team RWBY by herself giving team JNPR the win. Kituma watches and studies their moves so he can use when he fought them one on one. After a short break, they all had a short fight with Kituma, one on one. Jaune went first since he was the first one that feels in the team battle. Kituma decides to use only Monjiro on Jaune. So Kituma held Monjiro in his right hand, the blade wasn't drawn yet.
Jaune was first to attack, he tries to swing his sword for a vertical slice. Kituma parried the strike with Monjiro still sheathed. Jaune then tried a horizontal slice, but Kituma parried that as well. Jaune try and overhead swing vertically once more with all his strength. Kituma got into a position ready to draw his blade. When he saw Jaune expose his midsection, he quickly drew his sword and did an upper diagonal slice. It was a powerful slice which causes Jaune to fall to his knees. Kituma aims his blade edge to Jaune's throat and said.
"I win." Kituma then extend a hand to Jaune which the blonde swordsman expected it, the fox Faunus helped Jaune up and said to him. "You need to be less predictable and not expose your weak points, use the shield to defend you," Jaune said thanks for the advice. Jaune was kind of jealous of how good Kituma was with his swords. Next one Kituma fought was Weiss. Kituma still uses Monjiro, because if he had to use Rebellious he could break Weiss sword with ease. Weiss attack first with a lunge. Kituma parried Weiss's attack upward, then did two fast slashes at Weiss midsection.
Weiss backflip to gain some distance. She changes the dust her sword was using, she decides to go with Ice, and she launches a barrage of snowflakes. Kituma summons some Aura Blades and uses them to block the snowflakes. He then charges and got into a position to do a powerful slash, Weiss try to do a quick stab as Kituma got closer. Kituma then slides past Weiss and then did the slash. Weiss was surprised when Kituma disappears, then felt a powerful slice on her back which causes to fall forward. She turns and felt a cold metal blade aim at her neck. Kituma said.
"I believe that is checkmate." As he sheath Monjiro and extends his hand to Weiss to do a good game shake. Weiss took it and smiled back at him. Next was Nora. Kituma decides to go with Rebellious for this round. Nora decides to go at range at the start of this fight. So she uses her grenade launcher to hit the fox Faunus from a good distance away. Kituma saw the first grenade was getting closer to Kituma. The fox Faunus got into a batter stance, using the flat front side of his sword as a bat and waited for the right moment. As the grenade got closer Kituma got ready to swing when he saw his chance he swung his sword sending the grenade right back in Nora's direction.
On the sidelines everyone else watches. Yang said to the group. "Wow, I kind of knew Kituma was good but not this good." She was surprised how easily he beat them in their one on one fights. Jaune said. "Yeah, I agree, even though we aren't going all out he is still pretty hard to beat. As the two blondes discuss Nora stop launching grenades because everyone she shot at Kituma was sent back to her. She did get hit by few of them. She morphs her grenade into a hammer and charges at Kituma at full speed. When Nora got close she swung her giant hammer vertical to smash Kituma.
Kituma uses his sword as a shield to block the blow. When Nora's hammer hit Rebellious. It causes a powerful shockwave and a loud metallic sound. Kituma didn't move an inch in his defense. He then pushes her hammer upward which went over her head. Kituma then did many quick slices into her midsection. Then did a powerful slice to send Nora flying backward, she landed on the ground defeated. Kituma helps her up and she said good game. Now it was Ruby's turn. She brought out her crescent rose and got into her battle position.
Kituma attack first he charges at Ruby and threw Rebellious like a boomerang. Ruby easily dodge it as it flew past her into the air and continue to fly off into the distance. Kituma then drew his handguns, Kitsune and Neko. He decides to stick with default fire for now. Ruby was having trouble avoiding the shots but she hasn't got hit by any of them. Ruby started to fire some sniper shots at Kituma. Kituma was able to dodge them and continue to fire back at Ruby. Both stop shooting as Ruby got ready to charge at Kituma, she said.
"Kituma you lost you lost your main weapon, so checkmate." She said with a smile because she thought she bested him but notice he was still smiling, Kituma then said. "Don't worry my sword is coming back, I threw it like a boomerang, and all boomerang all ways?" Ruby figure out pretty quickly she heard something spinning and it had a metallic sound to it, she back flipped over it. Kituma ran towards her and he grabbed his sword and did his move called stinger. Before she could land on the ground she was hit by Kituma's attack.
The send her crashing into a tree, she fell to the ground leaning against the tree in defeat. Kituma walks up to her with his sword on his back. He said. "You would have had me if you charged in and use the length of your scythe to get some strikes into me." As he extends a hand to help her up. She took it as she said. "I didn't because I wouldn't be to hit you with you being so fast," Kituma said.
"You don't unless you try, it always a good idea to fine flows in the fighting style and in their armor, and exploit them to win." He then pulls her closer as he points to Yang and said quietly to her. "Yang is close range fighter and has okay range, with your more accurate range attack and has a weapon with some range you could hit Yang from a distance so she can come in close and when she does you can use your semblance to gain distance or avoid her attacks. What the use of strength if you can't hit your target." Ruby never thought of that, she said.
"Thanks for the tip and walk back to the rest and decide to study the fighters more carefully. Next was Ren, Kituma decide to stick with his pistols. So the two got into a gunfight. Both launch a barrage of bullets but the other barrage counter the other, once they realize they can't shoot faster than the other they started to move around and try to get the opponent off guard. Ren was swifter of the two but Kituma was able to counter each shot with a shot of his own. Ruby noted that Ren might try to use the blades on his pistols and try to get up close and personal. Ren charges up close and tries to do a quick slash at Kituma.
"Need to be quicker than that," Kituma said as he uses pistol to block the blow. Kituma then headbutt Ren and start to shot at Ren, Ren got some good hits in but he rolled out of the way and fired back. Kituma felt the shot and they only sting for a bit. He looked around but he couldn't see Ren, the ninja boy was in the trees near Kituma. Since the fox Faunus couldn't see him, he would try to smell or hear him. He closes his eyes. Jaune asked.
"What is he doing, he is trying to use aura to sense him?" he kind of jokingly asked. Blake said. "He is using his Faunus heritage." Jaune and some were kind of confused what she was meaning. She explained. "As a Faunus, we can smell better than most people and can hear better especially one with animal hears," Ruby said. "He using it to know where Ren is going to strike from." Happy with herself for coming up with the idea. Kituma could smell that Ren was around but he couldn't find where he was. He then heard breathing up in the trees and heard a ting broke. He turns to the source of the sound and fires many shots up in that tree.
Ren jumps from the tree and did a spinning attack. Kituma backflipped away. While Ren landed on the ground, Kituma ran up and did a nice Spartan kick in Ren's chest. Then he blasts the hell out Ren sending him crashing into the tree he was hiding from. Kituma walks up to the defeated Ren and helped him up. The next opponent was Blake. He decides to go with Monjiro. Both got into a sword stance. Blake jokingly said. "You better not go easy on me, if you do I'll make you regret it," Kituma said back.
"I don't know, I like cats, I would feel bad if I hurt one." He said with a smile. Blake then charges at Kituma. The fox did a quick slash but he only cut through a fake Blake. He sensed an attack from behind, he blocked it with his blade and attack back but got only a fake Blake, Blake unsheathe her blade and was ready to attack Kituma with two weapons. Kituma was holding off all Blake's attack but he couldn't do it forever. He kicks her back and then charges up his next attack. Blake looks up and saw Monjiro's Sheath was pulsing with black and red energy. Then pull the blade so fast that no one could have seen it and the sheath it again.
Blake notices that red slash marks were hovering all around her, surrounding her even. Blake's senses told her to get out and she jumped into the air to avoid the attack, if she hasted for a second should have taken the attack that was strong enough to cause a pretty big explosion. Blake was about to land on the ground as Kituma once again did his stinger with Rebellious, then did multiple stabs into her then one power lounge.
Blake landing on the ground and rolled and got back on her feet. She then did a move which was a move she copies from Kituma, Drive. She did it by a vertical slash and it launches a purple energy slice. Kituma was slightly surprised she stole his attack. So he decides to match fire with fire. Kituma flipped the blade backward and got into position, and did a quick drive. Both attacks connected and then.
BOOM! Kituma then kept his position and charge an attack from Monjiro's sheath. Then he unsheathes and sheath it again. Before Blake could recover or dodge the attack a powerful slice knock Blake upward, then Kituma did multiple more paintballing Blake slightly. Blake was launch towards Kituma. Blake places a hand on top of Kituma's head and front flip over him. Then she turns around and places her blade against Kituma's throat. She thought she had one. But she felt something cold touch her skin by her neck and her stomach.
"I think I got you this time Kitty." He said with a smirk. As both, his gun aimed at one of the two spots and was ready to fire, Blake knew his trigger fingers were faster than her swing with her sword. Blake accepted her lost. She walked away smiling slightly. The next was Yang and she was ready to kick Kituma's butt after he bested her in the food fight. Kituma decides to start with his fist as two got closer to start their first fight. Yang said. "This time I'm going to be the one who is kicking butt." She said with a confident smirk. Kituma then questioned her.
"I thought you fought with your fist not feet?" he said with a smirk on his face. Yang was first to swing her first punch. Kituma ducks under the punch, and then punch her in the stomach than in her face. Yang recovers from his attacks and then charge at him again, she launched a barrage of punches at Kituma. The fox Faunus summon Eden's shield and use it to block all of Yang's attacks, Kituma then called his sword Rebellious and did some good slices into the blonde brawler.
Yang stepped back and smiled, this fight was getting better. So she activated her semblance. Kituma said slightly said to himself. "Here it begins." Yang charge and punch Kituma, Kituma blocked the blow with his shield, when her punch connected it push him back slightly. Before Yang charge at Kituma ready to do another powerful punch, but this time before Yang could swing her next punch Kituma charge at her and shield slam into her.
The attack stun her for a bit, Kituma did fast and very powerful slashes into her, then he did a powerful upward slash which causes her to spin and backflip, she landed on the ground. Before Yang could recover she felt a cold blade point, pointing at her throat. "I won the best of out three," Kituma said with a smile, he disappears his shield and places his sword on his back. And help Yang up. The last fight was between Kituma and Pyrrha. These two are likely going to be evenly matched. Kituma decides to stick with Rebellious for this fight. Pyrrha starts with her sword and shield. Both charge at one another. Both their blades collide, and the intense battle began. Kituma was on the offense while Pyrrha sticks with defense.
Kituma notices something was odd going on in this fight, he sometimes feels his sword move slightly on it's on? His sword doesn't have a mind of its own, at least as much he knows. So there must be something or someone manipulate his swings. He attempts to test his first theory which was Pyrrha was doing the cause of it. Kituma try a fast vertical strike, as he swings it he felt the blade lean to the right, Pyrrha then uses her shield to block the attack, Kituma smirk and jump backward. And he said to Pyrrha.
"I figure out your trick, now it's time for your throne to be taken." He said with a smirk as he got into his battle position. Pyrrha got into her's and said. "Give me all you got." She was curious if the fox Swordsman can best the invincible girl. When suddenly a Troll Grimm, the same Troll Grimm from Emerald forest during their initiation test came charging out of nowhere grabbed Kituma continued to run through the forest. Ruby and Pyrrha were first to run after the Grimm and the rest soon follow. Ruby use her semblance to catch up leaving Pyrrha behind, then out of nowhere, she heard something flying towards her. She rolled out of the way of the attack, she saw three throwing knifes lodge into a tree nearby. Then a woman from the shadows walks up to her.
"It's nice to finally meet the Invincible Girl, I'm surprised off how you look, and act." As the woman said as she circles around Pyrrha. The girl was clad in a black sinister armor. She wields a long sword that looks very dangerous and an effective tool for killing. The woman drew her sword and pointed at Pyrrha, Pyrrha drew her weapons and prepared for a fight. The Lady simply asked Pyrrha. "Are you a wolf, or a sheep?"