RWBY: Son of Qrow Branwen

Liam's POV

"WEISS!" tears filled my eyes as I got to my feet and rushed passed Cinder, catching Weiss before she fell. I felt her blood coat my hand as I cradled her motionless body. "No! No no NO!" SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

Jaune and Ren were the first to come help. "Jaune, keep pressure on her wound!" Ren ordered. "Liam, lay her down!"

We did as ordered. Panic slowly started to rise as a pool of blood slowly started to form under Weiss.

"We have to do something!"

"You aren't going to be much help panicking!" Ren said.

I looked down at Weiss. "I-I...I can't lose her!" tears rolled down my cheeks as I fell to my knees.

"Ren, talk to me." Jaune told his friend.

"This is bad." Ren said. "I don't think she's going to make it."

"We can't lose anyone." Jaune said, on the verge of tears. "Please!"

I ran my hands through my hair as Weiss' breathing started to slow more and more. "This can't be happening!"

"She's hardly breathing. I...don't know what we can do..." Ren said.

Her breathing stopped entirely. "No."

"It wasn't supposed to be like this!" Jaune cried. "Please!"

I looked down at Weiss again. "Weiss...please..."

I closed my eyes, wishing this was all just a dream.

The sound of someone taking a breath of air made my eyes shoot open as Weiss started breathing again. There was a light brown aura covering Weiss from head to toe. "What's happening?"

"Weiss!" Ruby rushed over to us. "What happened?! What's going on?!"

"I think she's going to be okay! She seems to be stabilizing." Ren answered.

Ruby started to look around at the fights surrounding us. Oscar was having trouble with Hazel and Yang was going up against Mercury and Emerald.

She turned back to Weiss and lifted Jaune's hands, showing the wound had completely closed. "I-It's gone!" I said overjoyed.

"Whatever you're doing, don't stop!" Ruby told Jaune.

"I won't."

"Good." Ruby glanced behind her at Oscar and Hazel. "Oscar needs help."

"I'm on it." Ren stood up.

"Jaune and Weiss still need cover!"

"No one's gonna touch 'em." Nora said as she stood by Jaune.

I looked over to Yang as she was punched back. "Yang needs help."

"I'm on it." Ruby stood up and rushed to help her sister.

I looked down at Weiss' hand and gently took it in my own, feeling her squeeze slightly. "You'll be okay." I said softly, tears falling down my cheeks.

"She's coming to!" Jaune said. "I just wish this would go faster."

"How about you don't complain and just be thankful you unlocked your semblance when you did." Nora said.

"My semblance?"

"How else do you think you're healing her, dummy?" Nora asked.

"No. I don't think I'm healing her." Jaune said. The aura surrounding Weiss turned a light blue. "Our aura heals our bodies. It feels...it feels like I'm using my aura to amplify hers."

"Aren't you worried about running out?"

"Pyrrha once told me I've got a lot of it." Jaune replied. "I still believe her."

Weiss' eyes slowly opened. "Liam?" she asked as our eyes met. "Liam...what's happening?"

"You're awake!" I said, relieved. "You took a heavy hit, Jaune is...restoring your aura so you'll have to stay put for awhile, while the others fight."

She squeezed my hand tighter.

"I'm not going anywhere." I told her. "I'm glad you're okay."

She smiled at me. "Guess I had you worrying for a bit."

I nodded as I looked around at the fights. Everyone seemed worn out.

A siren blared as an airship passed by the building. "What's happening?" Weiss asked.

"I'm not sure." I answered. "How are you feeling?"

"Better." she sat up. "Much better." she created a small glyph in the palm of her hand. It looked detailed, extremely detailed. "Keep it up, Jaune."

He continued to amplify her aura for about a minute before she stood up. "Hmm." she created a glyph in front of her and placed her rapier into the ground, summoning...a Queen lancer!

"No...way!" I smiled at Weiss. "That's badass!"

She smirked at me as the Lancer flew over her head. Its stinger lunged at the exit and came back a moment later with Hazel impaled on the end. As the stinger pulled him closer, I spun around and, using the momentum, kicked Hazel off the stinger and to the ground.

I walked over to where my katana lay and picked it up, twirling it around a bit before holding it at the ready. Looking back at Weiss, she gave me a slight nod.

Looking back at Hazel, I rushed towards him, only to stop dead in my tracks as a familair black-haired Faunus walked into the building.

She looked over everyone in the room before her eyes landed on... "Yang?"

"Yang, go!" Ruby told her sister. She ran towards the entrance to the vault but Mercury grabbed her arm. Yang glared at him, her eyes red, but looked away, detaching her arm before jumping down into the vault.

Turning my attention back to Hazel, he lunged at me, wrapping his fingers around my throat.

"ARGH!" I struggled against his hold. "RGH!" I tried to break free but he wouldn't ease up.

"Liam!" Weiss' Lancer tried to attack but its stinger was knocked away by Emerald.

I grabbed his wrist and kicked out, feeling myself get free of his grip. Landing a few feet away, I picked up my katana and held it at the ready.

Hazel glared at me as Weiss' Lancer tried to launch its stinger at him again. He knocked it away and launched a fireball at the Lancer, making it dissipate.

We all stared at the fading Lancer when Blake jumped through the white dust, kicking Hazel to the ground.

She landed next to Weiss and Ruby as I turned back to Mercury, Emerald and Hazel.

I was about to attack when I felt something hit my back, causing me to stumble forward. Looking at what had hit me, my eyes landed on Lionheart just as my sister shot him in the shoulder, depleting his aura.

He turned around and ran further into the building.

"You've got to be kidding me." Mercury sighed.

Hazel let out a yell, causing my attention to focus back on him. "Focus on Emerald and Mercury!" I told Ruby, Weiss and Blake. "I got Hazel."

"Very well." he said before lunging at me.

Time seemed to slow down as I ducked to the side, hitting his leg with the hilt of my katana.

I backed up as Hazel turned to me.

A look of shock was spread across his face as he looked at me then beside me. Glancing to my left, I saw someone who looked just like me, staring back at me.

"This is...interesting." I took a closer look, leaning forward a bit. My...copy did the exact same. "I see."

I turned back to Hazel with a smirk. I twirled my katana as my copy did the same.

I rushed forward as Hazel brought his fist back, throwing a punch at my copy, which seemed to fade as Hazel's punch connected.

"Guess that's my semblance. Heh, unique."

I ducked under a right cross and kicked Hazel in the gut, which did almost nothing. He punched me, sending me flying into the wall behind me. As the smoke cleared, I slowly sheathed my katana, taking the scabbard off my back.

I twisted my left arm, hearing the gun pop out. Rushing forward, I attacked with the scabbard before throwing a punch with my left arm, firing a shot point-blank into his side.

Hazel didn't seem affected at all. He threw punch after punch. I ducked and jumped over each attack. He was sloppy, but his speed gave him an advantage.

I hit the back of his head with the scabbard before taking the blade out, slicing his side before kicking myself away from him. Sliding next to my friends, Ruby spoke up.

"That's enough! Just...give up!"

Mercury punched the ground in frustration. "It's not over!" Emerald yelled. "Cinder will come back, she'll have the relic, and she'll stop all of you! She won't let us down."

The elevator to the vault came back up, Yang on top of it holding a lantern. Emerald fell to her knees.

"Emerald, get up, we need to go." I heard Mercury whisper to her. "Emerald!"

I turned to them. "You're not leav-" I was cut off as Emerald gripped her head and let out a yell of pain.

The room darkened as black smoke circled in the center of the room, a large figure emerging from it. She had red eyes, white skin with red veins. Her arms looked broken and snapped as they fixed themselves.

It let out a shriek before lunging at us.

I fell onto my back, my eyes wide with horror, as the room went back to normal. "What...the fuck...was that?"

"An illusion." Ozpin answered. "But an accurate one." he looked at all of us. "That...was Salem."

I glanced around the room as everyone caught their breaths. Blake ran off to be with her parents and Sun, who apparently was here. Ruby, Weiss and Yang were chatting and JNPR was doing the same.

Tired, I sat down to let my legs rest. "That was fun."

Jaune walked in front of me and offered to help me up. Taking his hand, he wrapped my arm around his neck as we walked over to his team.

"You look like crap." Nora smirked.

"Feel like it too." I chuckled.

"I could use a good nights rest." Nora yawned.

"Me too." Pyrrha agreed.

"Guess that's our top priority." I joked. I glanced behind me at Weiss. "I'm...gonna go check on her."

"Okay." Pyrrha smiled.

I walked away from JNPR and was about to reach RWBY when I saw my dad and Ozpin talking. Curious, I walked over.

"We must...get the lattern to...Atlas." the kid said before passing out.

"Oh no." I rubbed my forehead. "Weiss isn't gonna like this."

End of chapter 36