Alright guys, I am back and what perfect way to end your Thanksgiving feasts and Black Friday shopping than with a chapter from your favorite FFX/RWBY crossover. As I talked about last time, it will be the final clash of the RKWL arc. The Lord of Hell, RagingKey vs The King of Dragons, Bahamut. More questions will be answered, more questions will be formed, and something is going to die.
So, just sit back an enjoy.
Chapter 35: RKWL V - Bahamut
RagingKey, Team AART, and Team JNPR watch as the giant beast dives from the sky and lands next to Seymour Guado. As the smoke clears, the large group begins to observe the Dragon King, Bahamut. He stands at nearly fifteen feet tall and is covered in dark black scales with his arms crossed like Glynda. Two massive wings, with accents of reds and oranges, sprout from his back with a wingspan of around twenty-five feet long. His arms and legs show off the tremendous power he possesses and deadly claws just add to the details. Just above his back, floating in air, is a massive golden wheel.
"W-w-what is that?" stutters Jaune while he cowers behind his shield.
"Bahamut," replies Auron with authority, "He is one of the Aeons summoners obtain during their pilgrimage. I thought they were all sent when Yevon was defeated."
"And sent they were," responds Seymour, drawing their attention to him once more, "But if you remember, us Guado can create fiends from pyreflies. Combine that with the gifts Yu Yevon bestowed to me upon my passing, one can assume that what we can create becomes much grander than simple fiends. You saw my first attempts, the replicas of your former friends. Though it seems without a proper soul, they will remain incomplete and in turn, much weaker than the real ones. But you see, Bahamut was sent, just like the other fiends, which means his soul is mine to control. It also helps that I was once a summoner as well, making it much easier for me to control him."
"I see," comments Rage, "So I guess that means he is quite the threat to everyone here. I hate to be there bearer of bad news, but that means I have to step in a kill it. We can't have innocent people die because of your messed up mind."
"Your arrogance shall be your downfall." Everyone but RagingKey is forced away from the Aeon as a black wall appears in front of them. Once they are pushed a safe distance away, it changes from a black wall to a indestructible window.
"It might be, but at least those guys are out of the way."
"Dude, are you crazy?" asks Tidus.
"Our lives are not worth your sacrifice!" exclaims Pyrrha.
"I want pancakes!" demands Nora, completely unaware of the situation. Everyone, including Bahamut, stares at the girl with dumbfounded looks.
"Not the time, nor the place, Nora," reminds Lie Ren, "But you mustn't kill yourself for our sake, sir."
"Who said I was going to die?" questions Rage, "All I am doing is kicking this Aeon's ass and sending him back where he belongs." Before anyone else can speak, Rage turns back to the Aeon as he readies himself for battle. Team JNPR, Auron, and Tidus watch in horror while Airu and Ren Glain decide to relax in conventionally placed lawn chairs to watch the fight. Jaune takes note of this.
"How can you guys be so calm when some guy we just met is about to fight a dragon?" he asks.
"Because we know the guy, and he has killed worse without even trying," responds Airu.
"You know him?" repeats Pyrrha.
"Yeah, he is an old friend of ours, to say the least. He doesn't hold the title of 'Lord of Hell,' and not know how to kill a few dragons or demons."
"I have been meaning to ask him about that title," admits Lie Ren, "I thought that was reserved for Lucifer, the fallen Angel. It was said that he became know as the Devil or Satan once he was banished to Hell."
"It was. But that guy is dead now, or so I have been told. The person who killed him is on the other side of that window." Everyone looks out the window as Rage walks toward Bahamut. "He may not look it, but he is over 800 years old, or at least that is how long he has had control of Hell. And before you ask, no he is not Satan. He is just the Lord of Hell, and the Dragon King is about to be dethroned." Silence follows as they turn to watch the fight.
"So, we going to do this or what?" taunts Rage.
"Since you are so willing to give your life to save those behind you, I will give you the opportunity to at least draw your weapon," replies Seymour.
"You are too kind." Rage reaches behind his back as fire begins to shoot from him hand. Once the flames subside, a golden scabbard appears across his back. Gripping the blade inside, RagingKey draws the Blade of Rage with his right hand. The golden blade falls to his side at over three feet long with a golden edge and a orange-gold metal within it. A simple cross guard colored gold like the edge with a bright red gem in the center make up the hilt. Dangling from the end is a golden chain, the end link being big enough to place a finger through. "Let's do this!"
Bahamut uncrosses his arms and begins to charge some dark energy. The energy forms into four dark spheres in front of him. With a powerful roar, Bahamut launches the Impulse towards RagingKey. With a simple grin, he slashes each one as they come toward him with little effort. Upon contact with his blade, the energy balls dissipate into nothing before they can hit the barrier behind him.
Annoyed, the dragon king opens his right hand and points it toward Rage. Fire begins to form in the hand and the lord glances at it with little interest. Bahamut launches the Firaga spell toward Rage, who does nothing. The attack connects with him as the entire area around him becomes engulf in flames. Everyone but Airu and Ren Glain gasp in horror at the attack, thinking he was injured if not killed by the attack. With another sly grin, Rage simply extends his blade outward and the flames instantly extinguish themselves.
Not wasting a moment, Bahamut points his hand once more towards the lord, but instead forms ice. Launching the Blizzaga spell toward RagingKey, the dragon king smirked, thinking it had won due to elements. "That may work against fiends in Spira," declares Rage as he looks to the incoming shard of ice, "But not here nor in Spira will ice bring me down."
Almost as easily as he dispersed the flames, more fire begins to form around RagingKey. Without even making a move, the flames begin to form into a giant ball as it moves toward the giant crystal of ice. There isn't even a struggle as the flames melt through the ice in an instant, turning it directly into steam. The giant ball of fire continues forward, connecting with Bahamut and causing it to stagger back.
Rage shifts his stance as he prepares to charge when the black holes from before reform in front of him. From each one, each member of Team RWBY drop from them and towards the ground. Yang looks mentally defeated, but no major injuries. Blake has some cuts and bruises, most notable of the latter is one around her neck. Weiss's entire right side is soaked in blood, a cut above her left eye and her right shoulder showing the most damage. Ruby looks worse than anyone, with a few cuts across her body and a large stab wound in her stomach.
Not hesitating like Rage, Bahamut begins to charge energy as the wheel on his back begins to spin. "Fuck!" Rage exclaims. Deciding to end this now, he creates another barrier using the black substance around Team RWBY as he turns back to the attack begin prepared. "Looks like you really want to end this now." The blue energy forming in the dragon king's mouth was the only response he got. Rage places his index finger in the loop of his chain and begins to spin it around his hand. "Flames of the Red Giant!"
Orange flames begin to ignite along the path the blade is spinning, its speed increasing as a result. As the speed increases, so does the heat produced, causing the flames to change color to red. Before long, the blade becomes too fast to track, making the only thing visible being the wheel of flames.
Bahamut unleashes all the energy he had be storing in the form of the giant energy beam, Mega Flare. The attack has the power to ignore any defense, and knowing it, Rage begins to grin at the incoming attack. The flames gathered around his blade fire towards the beam in a similar fashion. Both beams of intense power clash, struggling for control. Before long, the attacks cancel each other out, resulting in a giant cloud of smoke.
Sensing danger, Rage raises his left palm towards the smoke to block the powerful punch from the dragon king. Grinning evilly, Rage looks to the Aeon. "Time to say goodbye," he proclaims. With a simple arm movement, Rage brings his blade down before resting it at his right side. Bahamut screams in pain as a giant vertical cut appears in the center of his face, reaching down between his legs. The screaming finally stops and the Aeon begins to disappear, leaving nothing but pyreflies and destruction.
Auron's jaw drops as he stares in awe at the feat he just witnessed. The man on the other side of this barrier had just cut down Bahamut with a single swing of his sword. Even with the massive attack he used to counter the Mega Flare, he look as he had when he first appeared. Not even a sweat was broken during the fight.
The barriers disappear and everyone rushes toward Team RWBY. Everyone circles around them as they begin to stand up, each with the look of regret after taking a life. Airu reaches the group first, running to help up Weiss. "Are you okay?" she asks.
"Yeah, I am now," Weiss replies with a half smile. Airu nods and lifts her left arm to help her up. Yang and Blake make it to their feet on their own while Ren Glain helps Ruby to her feet. Once they are all ready to go, the three teams begin making their way towards Beacon. Before they could get far, Ruby yelps in pain and drops to the ground, clenching her abdomen. Rage hears the cry of pain and rushes over to her side.
"Can you move your hands for a second?" he asks. She nods and slowly moves her hands. Her outfit now stained a crimson red as opposed to its normal shade. Rage takes a look at the wound. "This isn't good. We won't make it to a hospital in time. I am going to do something, and it might feel weird, but I can assure you it will save your life." Rage places his right hand over her wound, his blade and scabbard nowhere to be seen.
From his hand, the same black material from the barriers pours into the wound. As the material enters her body, Ruby shivers from the tingling sensation. Slowly, the wound begins to heal, starting by repairing the damage to her organs. Once her insides were healed, the skin cells destroyed begin to reform and join together at an astonishing rate. As the wound finally closes up, the material begins to flow back into Rage.
"There," he says, "Now it is like it never happened. Everything has been restored to the condition it was before. You all should head back to the school and get treated though, I don't like to heal others very often."
"Thank you," replies Ruby. At the request of Rage, everyone begins to head back to the school except Airu.
"Why did you show up?" she asks.
"Seymour is too powerful right now for everyone to deal with him," replies Rage, "Until I can find a way to destroy whatever is providing his divine protection, he can't be defeated. Just continue to live your life as you have been and you should be fine. War is coming, so make sure you are prepared." Before Airu can reply, she turns to find him no longer there.
"Maybe this time, I will be on the side of good."
Qrow and his mysterious partner stand in the alley where they saw the entire fight. The shadows cover his friend but Qrow leans against the wall with a sly grin. "What did I tell you?" he asks, "There was no reason to enter that battle."
"Yeah, yeah," his friend replies, "I saw him appear too, you know. I never thought I would see the day someone could duel Bahamut and win so easily. It didn't look like he was trying."
"Let's just hope we can keep him on our side of the board. He would be one powerful piece."
"Your girls did well against those fiends."
"Whether it be Grimm or whatever else decides to cause trouble, they sure can find a way to defeat them." Qrow looks at his scroll before putting it away.
"We better go, we still have a few more leads to follow. Don't worry, we will be back in time for the tournament."
"Yeah, your right Qrow." The man steps from the shadows into the light, revealing his features. He skin is darker in tone with long and unkempt black hair held up by a red headband. Under an orange and red sash on his right leg, is a pair of black shorts. A metal gauntlet covers his left arm. His muscles are quite defined and are shown off easily by the lack of a shirt. Across his chest he has a black tattoo identical to the symbol on Tidus's pants.
"Just remember not to drink too much, Jecht."
That is right people, Jecht is here in Remnant. He has been doing something with Qrow for the duration of the story, and now we finally get a name to his partner. There will be a couple of fluff chapters before we truly start with Volume 3, but there is one note I want to make about it.
Unlike a lot of stories that go through the Battle of Beacon, there will actually be significant fights through out, rather than quick blurbs. It will be a bloody war, and death will happen on both sides. We won't be going through the entire thing in one chapter, it will take a while.
With that said, I will see you all Tuesday. Don't die while shopping.