Here we are at Chapter 54. The first part of the final battle begins here. Let's see how this plays out. I do not own RWBY or Gundam IBO. They belong to their respective owners. Here's chapter 54. Enjoy.
Chapter 54: The Grimm Continent
The flight to the Grimm continent was easy and quiet…but as soon as they reached dry land, all Hell quickly broke loose. Shots ring out as Atlas battleships, and airships of the other kingdoms fly through the Grimm infested skies. Huntsmen teams fight on the decks of the battleships and large airships, trying to keep the Grimm away. Meanwhile, on the ground below, more fighting takes place as soldiers and armored vehicles push forward through the scores of land Grimm trying to push them back. At the center of it all is Agnika and his comrades. Agnika flies through the skies, sending out his blade drones to skewer through several Gryphon Grimm, while taking out three that got close with his swords. After taking care of them, he spots a large Nevermore flying towards him and fires off all his cannons, set to lightning Dust, at the head of the beast, blowing it to pieces and causing the limp body to fall to surface below.
Meanwhile, Mikazuki focuses on fighting on the ground, swinging his mace wide to smack away several Ursai. He then sends out his tail blades to impale three Creeps and use their bodies as weapons, smashing them into a few more Grimm. Setting the Dust chamber in his mace to fire, he raises it high and then smashes it onto the ground, sending out a burst of fire that annihilates a large group of Beowolves and Ursai.
"There sure are a lot of them," Mikazuki mutters before moving forward.
Behind him, Atlas soldiers, both human and machine, fire off their rifles at the many Grimm that Mikazuki leaves to them. Bullets fly everywhere, even as some of those Grimm manage to break through and kill some of those soldiers. They just keep firing, pushing forth as hard as they can. A few figures run past them, revealing themselves to be the members of Team STRQ. Qrow jumps up and swings his sword through the body of one Gryphon Grimm, and then lands and slashes the head of a Beowolf off next. Off to the side, Taiyang throws a right punch at a Beringel that does the same, their fists colliding. However, Taiyang's punch proves to be stronger as he pushes the Grimm back and then throws a few more punches, each punched spreading more flames across the Grimm's body until it's consumed in flames. Next, Raven runs by, activating her Maiden powers to create a large odachi blade made of ice. Spinning around, she makes a powerful swing, cutting the heads of a King Taijitu off its body. She then raises her blade and smashes it onto the ground, freezing the ground ahead of her. Several Grimm lose their footing, allowing her to zip by with a red Dust blade and slice through each of them. When she stops, a Manticore Grimm tries to attack from behind, only to get blindsided by a hard punch from Taiyang, sending it flying.
The two stand back to back with each other, "I see you haven't lost your touch, Tai," Raven notes.
"Well, you still seem to be in your prime. Just don't go wasting too much power before the main event," Taiyang replies.
Qrow jumps in, slashing through an Alpha Beowolf with his scythe and then lands in front of them.
"Will you two lovebirds save it for after we win this battle? You're making me nauseous enough as it is," he says before running off to continue the fight.
The two glance at each other with a slight blush before refocusing on the battle. Back in the air, the members of Team RWBY are in one airship, firing off their weapons at any Grimm that get too close.
"This is crazy. I've never seen so many Grimm before," Yang notes as she fires off a few rounds from her weapons.
"It's like the Andras called in every Grimm from across the planet and had them return here to defend his homebase," Blake says as she swings her blade at one small Nevermore that comes in too close.
"He must've learned of our attack and prepared his defenses for this. It just means that this won't be as easy as we first thought. We'll just have to break through his defenses before we can get to his lair and kill the bastard," Weiss adds as she creates a glyph to block an attack from a Manticore and then sends out a few fireballs to take it out.
"We just have to keep moving forward. We're almost there, and then we can finally end this war," Ruby says as she fire off a few sniper shots at Grimm in the air and on the ground.
At one point, Weiss glances up into the sky, seeing Agnika in an air battle against a Sphinx Grimm.
The Sphinx Grimm flies at Agnika, who spins over the attack while dealing a few slashing blows of his own on the Grimm's back. Screeching in pain, the Sphinx roars into the air, calling in a few Manticore Grimm as backup. The Manticore breathe some fireblasts at Agnika, but he evades the attacks easily and then counters by sending out his blade drones. The drones fire off blue energy blasts at the Grimm, damaging them enough to allow Agnika to zoom by and slash off the heads of two, followed by shoving a right drill spike into the head of a third. He then refocuses back on the Sphinx, who comes in from above, and kicks the Grimm away in the face. Agnika fires off his cannons at the Grimm, ripping through its wings, causing the Grimm to fall through the sky, only for Agnika to fly down and impale his swords through its skull. Pulling out his swords, Agnika flies back up as the dead Grimm's body disappears. Agnika takes a moment to scan around him, seeing that the forces of humanity are slowly pushing the Grimm back and moving closer to the Andras' lair.
"Hopefully we'll get there without losing too many allies," Agnika mutters.
The battle continues for the forces of humanity. Already, several airships have fallen from the sky and soldiers on the ground have been overrun by the Grimm. In their airships, the members of Teams RWBY and JNPR continue to fight off the aerial Grimm. Blake sees one Manticore flying their way and gets an idea.
"Ruby! Let's go for a swing!" she calls out.
Ruby nods and Blake throws her chain-scythe out wide. Ruby then jumps out, using her semblance to catch the weapon and then Blake swings her around to use her scythe to slice the Manticore in half. With Yang's help, the two girls pull their leader back in the airship. Meanwhile with Team JNPR, Pyrrha fires off her rifle a few times into the air, then switches it into its spear form. Taking aim, she throws it at one small Nevermore flying by, killing it, and then using her semblance to pull her weapon back into her hands. Behind her, Nora and Ren fire off their weapons together, taking out several Grimm flying by. One Grimm comes in from below and manages to get right up in their faces. However, Jaune gets in its way with his shield to block its attack, followed by a swift slash of his sword, decapitating the beast.
"This is nuts! How much longer before we reach the Andras' lair?!" Jaune asks.
"We're almost there! We just have to keep pushing forward!" Pyrrha replies.
On the ground, Mikazuki sends out his tail blades, shredding through scores of Grimm in front of him. After they're dead, a herd of Goliaths are seen walking towards him.
"Out of my way," Mikazuki mutters.
He charges at the Goliaths. Focusing on the one leading the herd, Mikazuki thrusts his mace forth, nailing the Grimm in its skull and piercing it with his pile bunker. Ripping out his mace, Mikazuki then performs a shoulder tackle on the side of a second one, using the spikes to stab its body before knocking it away. He then holsters his mace and moves underneath a third, using his immense strength to pick it up and throw it into the rest of the Grimm. Switching his Dust to fire Dust, he fires off his cannons at the immobilized Grimm, taking the rest of them out. Mikazuki pulls out his mace again and charges forth to kill more Grimm, with the ground troops close behind him. Up in the air, Agnika is currently dueling with a Grimm Sea Dragon. The dragon fires of a breath attack at Agnika, who twirls around the attack and then send out his blade drones. The blades spin together to form a pair of flying buzzsaws. The swords fly towards the Sea Dragon flies around to swing its tail at the blade, knocking them aside. However, they simply reform again and strike back at its face, disorienting it. Agnika takes this opportunity to stab his blades into the back of its neck, switching his Dust to ice Dust. Using that, he freezes the dragon's whole body from the inside out, and the frozen Grimm falls to the ground, shattering into pieces while taking out a few other Grimm with it.
"It doesn't matter how many of your Grimm you send our way, Andras. It won't save you from this fate. And you will pay for what you did to Weiss," Agnika thinks before having his blade drones stab all over one Gryphon that tried to attack from from behind.
Back on the ground, at the edge of the line of humanity's forces pushing through, Winter Schnee summons several of her white Beowolves to fight off their dark counterparts. She then zooms across the ground, using her swords to slice through any Grimm that get in her way. After cutting down a few more Grimm, she notices a Deathstalker approaching from the side, only to suddenly stop as a pair of circle blades fly by, striking its face. Winter looks back to see Vernal as her weapons fly back to her hands. Running past Vernal, Amber pulls out her staff and activates her Maiden powers. She swings her left hand out wide, sending out a few plumes of ice that freeze the Deathstalker's legs in place. The three women then attack from all sides, with Winter and Vernal making some strikes with their blades, while Amber hovers into the air and creates a ball of fire and wind together. The two women fall back before Amber fires off a blast of fire and wind, engulfing the Grimm in a fiery explosion.
"I guess it's a good thing we're on the same side now," Vernal notes.
"Don't think this means I trust you, bandit girl. I'm simply siding with the lesser of two evils. I'll deal with you when this war is finally over," Winter retorts.
"A woman after my own heart. How delightful," Vernal jokes.
Amber fires off a fire ball at one Grimm before turning to them, "Ladies, can we please focus on the battle in front of us. You two can have your little grudge match another time," she says before refocusing back on the fight.
"Whatever," Winter and Vernal reply together before getting back into it.
On the other side of the battleline, Ghira and his Faunus Militia push forth. Ghira punches one Ursa away before using his claws on its exposed neck, shredding it. Ilia then runs past him, swinging her whip around to wrap around a Beringel's head, electrocuting its head and sending it crashing onto the ground.
Ghira looks back to his people, "Keep moving forward. Everything we've been through, has led up to this moment. The time has come to show the world the true face of our kind! Let us show them all the spirit of the Faunus!" he yells, cauing his people to cheer with him and push forward with greater moral.
Back with Agnika, he sees a swarm of Lancers, led by a Queen Lancer, heading for the battleships. Taking the initiative, Agnika fires off his cannons to stop their advance and turn their attention to him. The Lancers fire off their stingers, but Agnika grabs two of them and pulls them up into the air, taking the Lancers with him. He then flies back down, only to swing the two Lancers into another pair of the swarm. He then sends out his blade drones, having them fire off a rain of blue blasts, killing several more of the swarm and leaving only the Queen Lancer left. The Queen Lancer fires off some bone shards at Agnika, but he manages to take down all of them with his swords. He then charges at the Grimm, who responds in kind, but when they get close, Agnika grabs the creature's skull and shoves his left drill spike through its head. Tossing the dead Grimm away, Agnika flies higher into the sky to deal with more Grimm.
"How are you guys doing on ammo?" Jaune asks his teammates in their airship.
Ren reloads a clip for one of his pistols, "I'm good for now, but if this keeps up before we reach the Andras' lair, then we may have a problem. These Grimm are endless," he says.
Nora swings her hammer to knock one Manticore Grimm away, "How many of these things are there? This is crazy!" she notes.
"We just have to keep pushing forward. We're almost there!" Pyrrha adds, taking a few shots with her rifle.
Jaune grits his teeth, "If only we were there already, then this battle would be closer to being over," he mutters.
Back on the ground, Mikazuki catches the thrown fist of a Beringel in his left claw, swinging it up and smashing it onto the ground before finishing it off by crushing its head underneath his left foot. He then charges forth, his mace breaking through the ground beneath him before he smashes it into the ground in front of him, sending out rocks, dirt, and pieces of a few Ursai out everywhere. He then jumps back when a King Taijitu tries to swallow him in one of its mouths. Mikazuki fires off a few cannon shots, agitating the Grimm enough to attack him again, only this time the whole Grimm starts encircling him, about to tighten around Mikazuki. However, Mikazuki launches his tail blades and then strikes with his claws, stabbing into several sections of the Grimm's body. With a quick motion, he rips the body apart with his many blades, leaving the Grimm in pieces. Retrieving his mace, Mikazuki looks forward to the path ahead of them.
"Keep moving forward. Right…Orga," he mutters, his eyes lighting up for a second.
Meanwhile, the members of Team STRQ continue their own fighting. Taiyang acts as a springboard and boosts Raven up into the air at some approaching Gryphons. When they get close, Raven quickly draws her blade and makes one swift strike that cuts two of them in half. Landing on the ground, Raven makes no motion as an Alpha Beowolf tries to attack her. However, the Grimm's head gets sliced off and Raven looks to see Qrow standing next to her.
"You owe me a drink for that one," Qrow jokes.
"I left it for you," Raven replies before the Branwen twins look up to see a Geist Grimm walking toward them, having made a large body of boulders as its weapon. Raven grunts, "Child's play," she mutters.
The Geist Grimm raises its left rocky arm to smash them down, but the two siblings jump out of the way. Raven is then seen running along the arm, activating her Maiden powers to freeze the Geist's left arm at the shoulder joint. Taiyang then comes up, right fist cocked back and he throws it to destroy the left arm. Raven then uses her powers to send an electric surge through the rocks to the Geist Grimm, forcing it to leave the rocks. Using this chance, Qrow jumps up and swings down his scythe to slash through the Grimm, killing it. With that fight done and over with, the members of Team STRQ regroup.
"Now, I love a good brawl as much as the next person, but this is getting ridiculous," Raven notes.
"We'll just have to keep moving. No one said this would be easy. Come on," Qrow says and they are about to run forward, only to notice all the Grimm suddenly do a 180 and make a full retreat. "Or not," he mutters.
Soon enough, the rest of humanity's forces notice the sudden change in the Grimms' behavior and stop attacking as they watch the Grimm make a hasty retreat. They stop their advance and quickly prepare their defenses in case this is some kind of trap.
"Agnika, what's going on?" Mikazuki asks Agnika over the comms.
"I'm not sure, Mikazuki. We need to regroup and prepare for anymore attacks. If nothing happens, then this is our chance to head straight for the Andras' lair. Let's move," Agnika says before he flies over to Team RWBY'S airship. "Is everyone alright?" he asks.
"Yeah, we're fine Agnika, but what's going on? Why did the Grimm stop attacking and retreat?" Weiss asks.
"I'm not sure, but for now, this may be our best chance to reach the Andras' lair. I'll put the word out for all forces still combat able to regroup, rearm, and catch their breath. After that, we'll go along with the next stage in the plan and make our way to the Andras' lair," Agnika explains before he takes off.
Agnika spreads the word and their forces check their supplies, weapons, and vehicles. They use this opportunity to catch their breath, eat a few rations, and prepare for the next battle. All the while, Agnika and Mikazuki keep an eye out, since they do not need any rest or food, for any signs of another Grimm attack. Luckily, none come and soon enough their forces renew their advance. All the while, not a single Grimm attacks them during this part of the mission. While most would feel relief from this, this fact only puts everyone even more on edge. Like there is something waiting for them at the end of the trek, and it'll be even worse than what they've been through since they got here. Some time passes as they continue their journey, but as they move further and further, the feeling of dread in the air only continues to grow. After a few more hours of travel, they finally find something over a hill in front of them. Reaching the top, they see a large citadel in the center of a vast area. A red shattered moon coats the sky in a red glow. Black Dust crystals liter the area, and they can even spot a few pools of black ooze around. However, everything else is masked by an army of Grimm, the largest they've ever seen. Grimm of just about every species they've faced until now can be seen, all roaring at them and protecting the citadel. Leading the forces are the Andra's leuetenants, the Kimaris, the Flauros, and Gusion. However, the Andras is still no where in sight. But for now that doesn't matter. Now comes the real battle.
"Let's end this…CHARGE!" Agnika shouts and humanity's forces race forth.
The Grimm roar and charge forth as well. The real battle for Remnant begins now.
And that's the chapter. The battle for Remnant is under way, and is already getting very intense. Agnika and his forces reach the Andras' lair, but will they be able to win and finally bring peace to Remnant? And what does the Andras' have in store for them? Until then, please Read and Review.
