Heeeeeellooo! So sorry for the long wait, school has been hectic as of late. I've delayed this chapter long enough; it's time for the showdown between Team RWBY and Team DRGN! Let me tell you, it was an absolute struggle to convey the entire battle, especially the ending in particular. But regardless, this is my story and I stick by it! Now then, without further delay, here's the "final" chapter!
The entire arena was filled with huge buzz, as everyone was ready for what the final match had in store. "Welcome back everyone to the Beacon Team Tournament!" Rick shout-casted. "It's been a long one, but now it's finally time to see who will come on top, right here and now!"
"Indeed Rick! We started out this tournament with eight teams, and now we're down to just two! And here they come…!" Dale added, as the crowd was silence. "Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to introduce to you once again, Team RWBY and Team DRGN!" Everyone, including all their pals, went wild as the two teams made their way to the stadium. Four pairs walked through a display of pyrotechnics of their respective colour; as Ruby & Neos, Weiss & Gwen, Blake & Ryu, and Yang & Damien walked to their respective sides.
"Boy, I tell you, the bonds that they have is astounding, but they're going to have to put it aside!" Rick commented.
"That they will, Rick!" Dale agreed. "Professor Ozpin, any comments before we begin?"
"Well, all I can say is everyone has fought well to reach this point. Therefore, whoever prevails will be based on their drive, teamwork, and skill. No matter what happens, I can safely say that their bonds will still be intact!" Ozpin concluded.
"Well said, sir! And now, it is time to bring this tournament to a climactic finish!" Rick stated.
"So, this is it. I can't believe it's come down to this!" Ruby mumbled.
"I know. I'm so excited right now!" Yang giddily replied.
"Y'know, I'm not surprised that it would boil down like this!" Neos muttered.
"Yup. And quite frankly, I wouldn't have it any other way!" Damien grinned.
"Man, the excitement here is building! No one wants to lose after having to come so far!" Rick announced. "This is it, folks! This is where it all boils down to! Team RWBY vs Team DRGN; let the final round commence!"
"Three… two… one… Go!"
The two teams dashed towards each other, as everyone clashed immediately. Ruby and Yang were pitted against Damien and Neos, while Weiss and Blake were battling against Ryu and Gwen. Damien shot several fireballs from his Twin Dragon Fangs towards them, to which Yang destroyed them with a few shotgun blasts from Ember Celica. While their vision was obscured in black smoke, Neos dashed towards them with his Claws of Mjolnir, prepared to strike at Yang. But Ruby blocked his attack by raising Crescent Rose towards him, while the ex-rogue avoided a shot from her. He channeled the lightning in his claws to create a huge lightning orb, tossing it at them. However, the girls were saved by a glyph from Weiss. Damien dashed towards Yang as the two battled, matching each other's attacks.
As Weiss was distracted with saving her teammates, she was unable to dodge a wind wave from Ryu. She channeled Myrtenaster to create a few speed glyphs as she and Blake initiated their "Checkmate" attack. However, Gwen shielded her and Ryu with her ice knight protecting them. Ryu gripped his Yahto Blade, as he created a tornado, knocking back Weiss and Blake. He then dashed into the twister, slashing the two girls, until it died down. Gwen shot a few ice arrows from her IceBorn bow, freezing them in freeze, while Ryu charged his blade as he dashed towards Blake, who was completely covered in ice. However, to his surprise, it was a shadow clone that Blake created to take the hit.
The real Blake was swinging Yang around with Gambol Shroud, as she tossed the blonde boxer over to the blue-haired samurai. Ryu blocked the punch with his Yahto-Blade, but he was unable to counter her strength as the force of her punch was enough to push him out of the arena.
"Oh, and Ryu Yahto is the first one eliminated from this match!" Dale shouted.
Blake saw how Damien and Neos were overwhelming Ruby, so she decided to swing the ribbon portion on Gambol Shroud towards the crimson haired lad. However, Damien saw that coming and grabbed the weapon. Blake was shocked when she was dragged towards Damien, while Damien threw himself at her at the same time. The speed was too much for Blake, as Damien kneed her stomach, grabbed her arms, spun her around, and suplexed her. Blake was heavily slammed to the ground, as her aura had reached low levels, eliminating her.
"Wow! What a powerful blow from Mr. Crimson, and Blake Belladonna is out!" Rick shouted.
"Blake!" Yang shouted, as her eyes started to glow red with anger. She dashed towards Gwen who was struggling to block her punches. Yang was prepared to knock out the archer which a strong kick, but Damien dashed in front of her to catch Yang's leg, and countered by grabbing her arm and with a judo throw, he tossed her to Gwen, who drop-kicked her over to Weiss. Weiss and Yang initiated their "FreezerBurn" Attack, creating a mist cover. But Damien was unfazed by this, as he and Gwen fought back with a team attack of their own.
Damien shouted out, "Flaming Volley!", as he shot a large fireball in the sky, which Gwen shot at with a single ice arrow, causing several fireballs to rain down onto the arena.
"Whoa!" Ruby saw the fire raining down on her teammates, while she received a jolt of electricity from Neos.
"Pay attention, Ruby!" Neos reminded her, as he shot a lightning bolt towards her, which she dashed away from. She tried to speed around him, but he was able to match her speed, and grabbed Crescent Rose. However, Ruby twisted her scythe as she slammed her boyfriend into the ground. "Hmm, not bad!" He smirked, as he sprung back up.
Weiss and Yang were continuing to dodge the hellfire, as Damien descended towards Yang with an axe-kick, to which she blocked and fired back. Meanwhile, Weiss was continuing to battle Gwen's ice knight, which she dashed around, to land many swift slashes. However, it exploded, trapping the heiress in ice. Gwen saw her immobilized as she made her made towards her. However, Weiss was able to move Myrtenaster slightly, as she froze the ground Gwen was running on. Gwen lost her balance as she started to skid, but she knew that her aura was low. Determined, Gwen regained her balance and skated towards Weiss, while gaining speed. Weiss was shocked as Gwen tackled Weiss, knocking them both out of the arena.
"Oh man, that was one amazing slide tackle from Gwen!" Nora commented, as her team and friends were surprised at that.
"Tell me about it! Who knew she had such strength?" Coco muttered.
"Incredible! Gwen Charlotteton performed a self-sacrifice, eliminating both her and Weiss out from play!" Rick shouted.
"Of course! Seeing as Ms. Charlotteton's aura was low, this sort of move was to be expected." Ozpin clarified.
Ruby and Yang grouped up, as Damien and Neos did the same thing. "Well now, who would have guessed it would come down to just the four of us?" Neos sarcastically replied.
"Yeah, it's just like day one at Beacon!" Yang smirked.
Damien and Neos shot a stream of fire and lightning at the girls, which Ruby repelled by spinning Crescent Rose, while Yang dashed towards the two boys, landing a double strike at them both with Ember Celica. While Neos staggered a bit, Damien recovered, and grabbed Yang's arm, as they both spun around, trading blow for blow.
Neos got up from the ground, as he dashed towards Ruby while performing his spinning drill attack. Ruby blocked the attack with Crescent Rose, but Neos started to gain speed, pushing her back. Eventually, Ruby's grip on her weapon started to falter, as she was pushed hard from the arena, while landing on her back.
"Ruby!" Yang screamed when she saw her sister eliminated.
"I'm good!" She stuck a thumb's up to assure her.
"And with that battle of will, it seems that Mr. Xanthos was able to push through Ms. Rose's defences!"
Yang clashed her gauntlets together as her hair was ablaze. She dashed towards the two boys, landing a hard punch onto the ground. They dodged out of the way as Neos dashed towards Yang, who was prepared to counter, but he tumbled instead as he crouched down and allowed Damien to jump off his shoulders.
He descended with an axe-kick, which broke Yang's guard, while Neos performed his spinning drill attack once more with some added electricity. However, to his surprise, after Yang blocked the attack, she grabbed his arms, thus cancelling the attack. "HUH?!" He shouted, as Yang threw him upwards, while she leapt towards him. She winked as she landed a punch in his face, sending him flying off the stage.
"Unbelievable! Yang Xiao Long has managed to counter Neos' spinning drill attack, and has eliminated him from the match!" Dale announced.
"Well now. So it's come down to this!" Damien smiled at this familiar match-up.
"Let's not hold anything back!" Yang grinned devilishly.
"Whatever the lady wants!" Damien grinned back, as he charged himself up, igniting his fists and feet. He dashed towards Yang at high speeds, while leaving a blazing trail. He landed heavy blow after heavy blow, pushing Yang closer to the edge. But she wasn't going down that easily as she pushed back, gaining even ground with Damien.
After several minutes of trading blows, Yang finally gained the upper hand and landed a double fisted shot towards Damien's stomach, pushing him all the way back. However, Damien mustered enough strength to avoid falling off. Damien panted as he didn't expect Yang to fight back with such fury. Yang smirked as she dashed towards him, prepared to land the final blow.
"Oh, and Yang dashes forth to finish things off! Will this be the end?!" Rick wondered.
Yang raised her arm as she gave out a battle cry. However, to her and everyone's shock, Damien grabbed her arm and completely cancelled out the punch. "NO! NOT YET!" He shouted. Yang was shocked when she tried to land another punch, but Damien grabbed her other arm. He pulled Yang closer to her, and tossed her to the other side of the arena. "I refuse to let this match end! You said you wanted me to hold nothing back?" He asked, facing her with red eyes of his own.
Yang realized what Damien had in mind, as he grinned, eyes red as well. "You mean…"
"Oh yeah!" Damien unzipped his jacket, and threw it to the side. "Looks like you forced me to use my FULL strength!" He roared, as his entire body erupted in flames, while causing a crimson dragon silhouette to roar behind him. "Let's rock!" He grinned, with his body giving a crimson glow.
"I don't believe it folks! Damien Crimson has just unleashed his full power, and is making his way towards Yang! Who knows what will happen?!"
Damien and Yang exchanged even more punches and kicks, only this time, Damien was able to gain the upper hand. Damien uppercutted Yang high upwards, before delivering a powerful double-fisted hammer strike, causing her to crash to the ground hard.
"Well Yang, it's been a fun match..." Damien called out to her. "But this is the end!" As Yang got up, Damien shot an empowered stream of fire directly at Yang, scorching the ground it travelled over. Yang gathered enough of her aura to block the torrent of fire with Ember Celica. Eventually, there was another explosion, as Yang dispelled the flames, much to Damien's shock. Yang's power has also reached her high point, where she dashed towards the crimson haired lad. Once she reached Damien, she swung a mighty punch at Damien's face, which he blocked with the Twin Dragon Fangs, though it pushed him slightly back.
"No way!" Damien mouthed off. "I never expected anyone to match my power like that. Just... Wow!"
"Thanks Damien! This is, by far, the greatest match ever!" Yang grinned.
Damien grinned back. "Let's finish this!" He declared. After starring each other down, red eyes against red eyes, the two ran towards each other with blistering fury on their sides.
Damien and Yang fought for what felt like hours, neither one of them conceding an inch. Every time one of them landed a blow, the force of each blow was enough to rattle the arena. "Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you're seeing what I'm seeing right now. Never before have I seen such an intense match between two opponents in my entire life!" Dale shouted, as everyone in the stadium, including their teammates, were cheering like crazy.
"Indeed. Mr. Crimson and Ms. Xiao Long are both equally fit fighters, whose battle is nothing more than a fiery testament of determination." Ozpin said. "Clearly, these two fighters have given everything they've got, but only one of them has the stronger will to win this dance of flames."
After a few more minutes of battle, both fighters were exhausted, as they have both reached their limits. But they weren't going to let anyone stop them, as they nodded and charged their fists for one final punch. The two of them dashed towards the centre at mach speed, as their flame-covered fists collided with their heads, causing a huge explosion. The explosion was so powerful, that not only were the other members of Teams RWBY and DRGN pushed away by it, but the protective barriers shielding the audience wore away, as everyone in the stands felt the full force. The giant screen displaying their aura meters had lost connection, as the screen cut to static.
"Holy moly! I've never seen such a huge display of strength and stamina!" Rick shouted.
"Tell me about it! I can't see what's going on!" Dale added. "We're attempting to re-establish connection as we speak!"
Even Ozpin was at a loss for words. As the smoke started to fade, the only thing that was visible were the shadows of Damien and Yang standing off close to each other.
Both fighters were exhausted. "Heh… You really are strong…" Yang chuckled weakly.
"So… are you…" Damien replied feebly. "That's why… it makes me happy to battle such strong opponents like you, Yang…"
"Likewise… Damien…" She answered.
Both fighters smiled at each other, before they collapsed in front of them, passing out from the force of the clash.
"Unreal! Both Yang Xiao Long and Damien Crimson are down for the count, and show no signs of getting back up!" Rick announced. "In this sort of situation, the winner will be determined based on their remaining aura levels!"
As the screen signal was restored, it showed their aura levels. To the shock of Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Ryu, Gwen, Neos, Teams JNPR, SSSN, CFVY, Professor Ozpin, the commentators, and literally everybody; both of their aura levels were at zero!
"I… I don't believe it! Both of their aura levels have been completely depleted!" Dale announced.
"This is a first, ladies and gentlemen! It appears that we have a tie! Seeing as both fighters don't have the will to go on, Team RWBY and Team DRGN both win the Beacon Team Tournament!" Rick declared.
Everyone was completely shocked at the end result, however, a single applause broke through the silence, as Jaune got up from his seat and clapped his hands. Pyrrha got and joined him in applause, followed by Ren and Nora, Team SSSN and Team CFVY, before everyone joined in.
Both fighters were helped up by their teams, before Yang opened her eyes. "Rats... another draw!" She slightly pouted.
"Oh well. That just means we get to train harder for the next battle!" Damien smiled, as Yang was surprised. "Don't you see Yang? You give me the motivation to train to my fullest extent, and together, we'll reach the very top, no matter what!"
Yang smiled heavily before pulling Damien in. "I'd love nothing more…" Damien wrapped his arms around Yang, as the two shared a warm and tender kiss, with the whole stadium whooping.
Afterwards, Teams JNPR, SSSN, and CFVY reached them, and congratulated them.
"That was the coolest fight ever!" Nora cheered.
"Impressive stuff you two." Ren nodded.
"You guys were amazing!" Sun grinned, as everyone else crowded around the two teams.
"Aww… all is well that end well! I'm Rick Silverstein…"
"And I'm Dale Goldberg, and we thank you all for tuning in to the Beacon Team Tournament. Don't go just yet, as the award ceremony will take place shortly. Y'know, as soon as everyone recovers!"
After the two fighters recovered, the award ceremony took place, with all the teams who had competed standing in the arena. Everyone applauded as Team SSSN was crowned third, with Professor Goodwitch awarding all Team Members with bronze medals. "To our third place contestants, Team SSSN please stand on the podium!" She declared, as Sun, Scarlet, Sage, and Neptune stepping up, while there was a round of applause.
Team JNPR was crowned second. "To our second place team, Team JNPR, please step up onto the podium!" She awarded Jaune, Pyrrha, Ren, and Nora with silver medals, as there was another round of applause.
"And finally, to our winning teams, Team RWBY and Team DRGN, please step up onto the podium!" Ruby, Neos, Weiss, Gwen, Blake, Ryu, Yang, and Damien all took their place together on the top of the podium as everyone there was given a gold medal. Rick Silverstein and Dale Goldberg arrived to gift Damien and Yang with a special crown, since they were both named MVPs for their teams.
The entire stadium was filled with huge cheers, as the massive event finally reached its conclusion. In the end, The Beacon Team Tournament was a rousing success. No matter what the Vytal Tournament had in store for everyone, they would be able to conquer anything… together.
Holy crap, what a finish that was! There you go, I decided to make this outcome a tie, because first off, it's always boring when the OC character trumps the main character. The second reason is because this is how the relationship between Damien and Yang is portrayed here; they are two fire-fisted brawlers who are equal to each other in almost every way, and as they train, the strength and bonds that they have with each other is reinforced. Now then, is this actually going to be the final chapter? Hmm...
I know I've stated before that it has, but... I can't end it just yet. I'm so sorry for deceiving you like this folks, I don't mean to do that. I really was planning to have this as the final chapter because I've been rather busy lately, and I've sort of lost interest in story writing. However, despite everything, this has truly been an incredible experience, and as such, it's been fun. The truth is, I've actually thought of a new grand plot to end this story; much bigger than the team tournament idea. I have no clue when I'll get to it, since chapter posting will be longer than usual. Regardless, I thank everyone who has read/followed/favourited/reviewed this story, and I'll see you all whenever I get around to writing another chapter.