A/N I'm releasing this one on a Wednesday because I don't know how it will be received or if people will enjoy it, plus I kinda jumped off a bit of a deep end here, and I want to know what you all think of this.
Qrow leaned back on the side of Weiss' bed, Ruby and Yang were playing one of their fighting games, and Akame was working on Due Process, Yang was preoccupied with something it was easy to tell, because she was losing to Ruby quite badly
"You doin' okay firecracker?" Qrow asked after a few moments of watching her lose
"Yeah... I'm just..." Yang struggled to say clearly thinking of something else
"Does it have something to do with that kid you brutalized?" Qrow shot earning him a glare from everyone else in the room "What? It's true, you're either lying about what you saw or you're crazy." Qrow snarked dryly
"That's not the point." Akame said turning to him "The point is, Yang has had a hard time coming to terms with mortally wounding people, and now the whole public sees her as a threat, add on the stress of the tournament and Esdeath, of course that wasn't the right thing to say." Akame explained coldly causing Qrow to slowly nod
"I guess... sorry kid, just, when I saw that video all I could see was Raven." Qrow apologized as he quickly looked away from Akame who turned back to her gun
"It's okay... do you mind... telling us a little about her?" Yang hesitantly asked, she heard a clatter from behind her which she could assume was Akame dropping something but she didn't draw attention to it
"Raven is..." Qrow began but settled for a sigh, he then tried again "Raven has a particular way of looking at the world that our resident general shares. Shes dangerous too, I know you've been looking for her whenever there's bandit activity near Vale, and I also know that they've been making moves on southern Anima recently, I haven't talked with Raven since we tried to kill Esdeath, but I got a pretty good idea where they are set up, after the tournament ends, why don't you look into making your way over there, Raven may be dangerous, but you're tough enough to make her think twice." Qrow said earning a look of shock from Yang and Ruby one of whom paused the game.
"But what about team RWBY?" Ruby asked looking to Qrow who raised an eyebrow
"If things go the way I think they will, then you won't have to worry too much about schooling." Qrow said with a strong air of cynicism, bringing down the mood of the room.
"Well there is always the off chance that things won't go badly." Ruby offered with a sigh, clearly she didn't believe her own words.
"Fifty bucks." Qrow said earning a raised eyebrow from Ruby.
"One hundred." Ruby countered earning a quick chuckle from Qrow.
"Deal." Qrow agreed and they shook on it.
"Ruby don't bet with Qrow." Yang warned, turning to her sister.
"Too late, now all I need to do is kill everyone here for the Vytal festival, and I get two hundred bucks, its a win win." Ruby rationalized happily, they couldn't tell if she was kidding or not so Yang and Qrow shared a look.
"You should run that one past Oz first." Qrow commented earning a pout from Ruby - that caused Yang to chuckle.
"Fine, I won't do it, but I am gonna work harder, to try and find the enemy." Ruby confidently said as she and Yang turned their attention back to their game
"Akame hows that going?" Qrow asked turning his attention to her
"Its going good, I wanted to ask though, can I use gravity bullets offensively?" Akame asked as she looked over her gun
"Yeah but-" Qrow began but was interrupted by Yang
"Fire works way better for offense." Yang said as she began to focus on the game more
"Due Process, has a little special something for that. The bullets it uses are special, they have two firing directions, front and back; front, fires the bullet backwards sending you in the opposite direction you're aiming. And back, fires the round at the enemy." Qrow said glaring at Yang for interrupting him
"That's so cool!" Ruby happily gushed as she lost to Yang, she then moved over to Akame who was already holding Due Process out to her, Ruby looked at every inch of the weapon, she couldn't think of a more beautiful design for the weapon, the black and white worked perfectly to accent the floral pattern
"Does it have any melee form?" Ruby asked looking to Akame who shrugged and looked at Qrow.
"Yeah it does." Qrow said as he stood and walked over to them and took it, he then flipped it and held it by the barrel, Yang chuckled at that, Akame nodded slowly recognizing it as a valid use in combat when she ran out of ammo or Murasame was out of reach, Ruby on the other hand looked offended
"How could you use something so pretty in such a crude way?!" Ruby asked clearly disgusted by the though.
"Ruby, you gotta understand that when all other options are exhausted this is the best she'll have." Qrow explained earning another pout from Ruby
"Yeah... I know... but... it's still cruel. It deserves better then to be swung around like a bat." Ruby said as she finished speaking her scroll beeped she drew it and read what was written on it "Oh, Professor Ozpin wants to meet with me... what's that about?" Ruby asked looking to Qrow who shrugged.
"No clue, that's your meeting, I'm gonna go into the city, do some looking into the underground." Qrow said as he pulled open the dorm room door and held it for Ruby who exited the room with a quick nod to Akame he followed Ruby out of the room
"I'm going to meet up with Esdeath, she wants to add onto my training regiment so... you know... that sucks." Yang said with a sigh, as she stood and began to the door "Wanna come Akame?"
"No, I have no love for Esdeath and no desire to spend more time than needed near her." Akame answered without emotion "Once you're done I'll be in the library. Blake is there right now, so I figured I'd spend some time with her." Akame waved off as she followed after Yang out of the room as she put Due Process on her belt
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Ruby walked up to the elevator and stared at it, with a sigh she entered it and pressed the highest button on the panel near the door, after the door closed she felt it shift and begin to move upward. Over the past few days Ruby was finding it harder and harder to keep that stupid charade going, at this point it just made her tired, placing her hands over her eyes she growled, it was so angering hearing everyone treat her like the child they remember but she knew that they were only doing it because she started it, they had to already know that she had changed, there was no way they couldn't... Ruby quieted her thoughts at she felt the elevator stop.
"Come in." Ozpins' voice came from the other side of the door, and it opened, entering the office Ruby let out a quiet sigh
" , I was hoping we could talk." Ozpin said as he turned from staring out the window to her, he had that annoying smile on his face
"Whats up professor?" Ruby asked with a smile causing Ozpins' to widen much to her fury
"Well, I wanted to make sure you were doing alright now that you're no longer under the effects of Esdeaths' semblance." Ozpin answered as he gestured at the chair across from him, Ruby wanted to yell at him, it had been almost three weeks and now he wanted to make sure she was okay
"I'm doin' just fine Professor. No problems at all!" Ruby answered cheerfully as she sat down, Ozpins' smile dropped completely and he raised an eyebrow, he didn't say anything but Ruby knew that he easily saw straight through all her lies
"Okay, fine! I am not okay! I'm angry! And I'm scared! What more do you want!?" Ruby snapped "I don't know who I am anymore! Am I Esdeath!? Or am I Ruby!? Both!? I see my friends get hurt and I feel nothing! I seem myself get hurt and its because I'm weak! I watch my enemies get hurt and I want to laugh! I-" Rubys' tirade ended when Ozpin raised his hand and somehow stopped her from speaking, it was like she didn't want to anymore
"I understand completely, you're scared and confused by what is going on so you thought the best course of action was to keep it to yourself, yes?" Ozpin asked without emotion earning a slow nod from Ruby
"I chose the same course as you, and let me tell you; from experience, it doesn't lead anywhere good, it just ends with you rapped up in a web of lies, and those around you enraged." Ozpin said as he folded his hands in front of him "I know, you don't want anyone worrying about you. But the way you are going right now will do nothing but make them worry more."
"But if I tell them, then... they might go after Esdeath again." Ruby finally said the first time she had been honest in almost three weeks
"I can assure you that they wont. While your situation is indeed concerning, Qrow and Akame have both been strictly ordered to not engage Esdeath, unless she does something that contradicts the headmasters orders." Ozpin reassured calmly earning a look from Ruby that conveyed her disbelief
"I feel like that wont stop them." Ruby commented coldly
"Well that may be true, we must have hope. Humanity is a wonderful species, they are moved in such fascinating ways; revenge, hope, love, all push people to act in strange ways, and all can drive people to commit themselves to lost causes, and at the same time, change those lost causes into the building blocks required to reach newer and greater heights." Ozpin said confidently nearing a slow nod from Ruby
"I... guess... I should have faith in them they are my family after all." Ruby agreed, slowly growing more hopefully as her mind wandered, she quickly convinced herself to tell them all, about her changes... soon...
"Please, ... Ruby, have faith in people. They will always surprise you in more ways than you can imagine." Ozpin said the smile slowly returning to his face "Now then, I believe that its time almost time for lunch." Ozpin said earning a shrug from Ruby
"I'll... tell them, soon... at the very least." Ruby said as she stood
"Be careful not to waste time, its a valuable commodity that many seem to forget is so precious, and once its lost it can never be regained." Ozpin warned somberly, Ruby nodded and entered the elevator, after doing so she reached into her ammo belt and pulled out a bottle filled with blood, and stared at it for a long time having a debate with herself in her head
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Yang entered the arena where Esdeath was waiting, walking up to her, Esdeath drew her blade and pointed it at Yang who activated her gauntlets and semblance, fire and ice clashed with a loud screech as the 'training' begun
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Akame sat down across from Blake who looked up from her book and smiled, Akame smiled back and opened the book in front of her. After reading for what felt like a few hours a voice broke both from their enjoyment "Akame, Blake." looking up she caught sight of Winter
"Hello Winter, whats wrong?" Akame asked as she closed her book and turned her attention to Winter
"General Esdeath has called a meeting, with you and the rest of team RWBY." Winter answered causing both Akame and Blake to share a look
"Lets get moving then." Akame said looking back to Winter, the three woman made their way to Esdeaths' classroom which is where she spent a lot of her time now. Akame couldn't help but wonder why Esdeath would call a meeting now of all times, couldn't it have been called before now, or later? Her questions would have to wait until they reached her
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Qrow stalked past bar after bar, he wasn't heading somewhere to drink as tempting at that was, he was looking for information and the best place he could think of was the Shadowlight den, reaching the rundown looking building Qrow pulled the cellar door open and walked down into the bar but it was pitch black, he could tell no one was there, drawing his scroll he turned the flashlight on and looked around, it looked like any other abandoned cellar in the district but he was certain that he went into the right place, quickly exiting the now abandoned bar Qrow ran as quickly as he could towards Simons' house one of the few people he kept tabs on. Climbing up the side of the building he climbed onto the fire escape and opened the window into Simons' apartment
"Simon?" Qrow called out as he walked deeper into the rundown apartment, pot and porn were scattered around the place, as well as empty bottles for various substances, Qrow entered the kitchen and found it empty of everything including food. Entering the bedroom Qrow found it empty too of clothes and shoes as he made his way towards the fire escape again he heard a creak it was ignored until he collapsed to the ground as one of the floorboards under him broke, with a growl Qrow yanked his foot free and looked into the hole he made, he could see a folded piece of paper, reaching down he grabbed it he unfolded it and began to read
{Qrow, I know for a fact that you'll find this. My business is so easy for you to find after all. Now then, if you need me, I'm moving my business to Vacuo if you're ever in Shaded Sand, look me up, first rounds on me. P.S. You wont find anyone else in the Vale underground, the new head honcho said that everything stops until after their done with whatever it is they're doing. Seeing how that puts a damper on earnings, everyone left.}
Qrow sighed and put the paper in his coat, then exited the abandoned building and transformed he began his quick flight back to Beacon
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Entering the training grounds Akame saw Yang lying on the ground breathing heavily and covered in sweat, Ruby was standing next to Esdeath, and Weiss was sitting next to Yang
"Whats going on?" Akame asked as she checked on Yang, she was extremely tired and in shock
"Well, I finally got approval from James to transfer you all to Advanced Operations." Esdeath answered happily "Your promotions will be changed slightly to complement your new status as well as new insignia, uniforms, and authority." She added as she walked over to her desk which had a medium sides box on it, and a large box next to the desk itself, everyone but Weiss and Winter looked confused, Weiss and Winter were shocked
"So what does that mean?" Akame asked looking to Esdeath
"It means that, you all out rank everyone in the military, save the generals, and Reichsmarschall." Esdeath answered nonchalantly earning a noise from Weiss and Winter
"Its far more than just that!" Weiss shouted earning a shocked look from Winter and a raised eyebrow from Esdeath, Winter wasn't planing on saying anything "The only people who are currently serving in Advanced Operations are the Ace Ops! After the..." Weiss began but quickly stopped herself from speaking, shame flashed on both her and Winters faces
"How do you have such sway over Reichsmarschall Ironwood?" Akame asked not noticing the look the two gave, Esdeath scoffed and answered
"Humans are easy to influence, especially when you have something they need, James is no different, he wants to ensure that regardless of which seat on the council I get I'll support his decisions, which makes my job significantly easier, but should I get the position of Reichsmarschall I'll have much more fun reorganizing our military into something less useless." Esdeath explained casually changed from sour to sweet in a split seconds "Anyways your new ranks are as follows from highest rank to lowest. Akame; Standartenführer, Ruby; Sturmbannführer, Yang; Rottenführer, Weiss; Sturmfrau, Blake; Oberschütze. There are obviously sections of your ranks empty but you five can expand your ranks with whoever you see fit or you can keep it as you five."
"Those all sounded the same to me." Yang said as she finally caught her breath
"I'm in the same boat as you." Blake agreed looking completely confused
"HOW DOES YANG OUT RANK ME!?" Weiss shouted her attention now turning to Esdeath
"Because Yang, has shown determination, strength, and above all else, extreme potential." Esdeath answered with a prideful look at Yang "That and she got me into the yellow today and I told her if she could manage it I'd promote her." Esdeath added casually, that earned looks of shock from her whole team and Winter
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Yang rolled back then dived out of the way of a spear of ice, quickly sprinting as quickly as she could, but she had to duck and dive every step of the way
"Come on Yang! I know you're stronger than this!" Esdeath shouted as she summoned more spears of ice, Yang growled as she activated her semblance and ran straight at Esdeath, Esdeath snapped her fingers and launched spears of ice in waves, Yang rushed through the blades and swung her fist at Esdeath who caught the strike easily
"You know you're not str-" Esdeath began but suffered a strike to her gut, Esdeaths' look changed from calm to surprise for an instant, Esdeath then grabbed Yang by the throat and lifted her off the ground and just as quickly slammed her into the ground causing it to shatter, Yang gasped for air as she grabbed Esdeaths' arm then activated her semblance again, swinging her leg out she caught Esdeath in the side sending her into the wall, quickly standing Yang caught a large spear of ice and threw it back at Esdeath who cleaved it in half only to suffer a knee from Yang which send her rolling back, Yang pressed the attack confident that she could win, that was very short lived
"You've impressed me today Yang, now then, lets see if you are anything like Qrow." Esdeath calmly said as she stood "Mahapadma." was the only word to leave Esdeaths' mouth and in that instant Yang felt nothing but pain, and not a simple pain from getting hit, it was like she got hit by two trains at once then had a whole mountain dropped on her, the only thing she could do was make a small noise of pain as she slammed into the ground
"It appears not, too bad, I was enjoying that fight." Esdeath said as she walked over to Yang who was gasping trying to get the pain to stop "That does seem to be quite the issue. Oh well nothing you can do about it now, just lie there and wait for the pain to subside." Esdeath said watching as Yang rolled around in pain, trying to get it to stop "Or roll, that works too." Esdeath added as she heard the door behind them open and Winter entered
"You called general?" Winter asked as she waited for orders
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"So I feel Yang has more than earned that rank." Esdeath finished earning a sigh of defeat from Weiss
"Does this mean that Weiss has to call me boss now?" Yang asked earning a scoff from Weiss
"If you want her to." Esdeath answered earning a very quick backpedal from Weiss
"You're kidding right?" Weiss asked earning a raised eyebrow from Esdeath "Don't give me that! Please tell me I don't have to call her boss!"
"That falls on Akame to decide." Esdeath said turning to said person, Akame looked at her then Weiss who looked frightened then to Yang who was nodding 'yes'
"Last I checked Yang isn't Najenda, so no you don't have to call her boss." Akame said earning a cheer from Weiss and a groan from Yang, Esdeath scoffed at her words
"I may respect Najenda as a general but to hold such a sentiment is stupid." Esdeath said coldly as she crossed her arms and glared at Akame
"I don't, but Qrow was willing to call her boss in a casual sense, that speaks volumes for how deserving she is for that title even without her here." Akame shot glaring back at her
"Ah yes, the cripple being a leader. How very sad." Esdeath snarked coldly
"And yet said cripple landed a good hit on you before the end." Akame shot matching her cold words Esdeath opened her mouth to speak but was stopped by Ruby
"GUYS! STOP! YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE BLAKE A HEART ATTACK!" Ruby shouted at them, both turned their attention to her and quickly realized they were giving off some killing intent, Blake looked like a statue
"Sorry, it seems that old tensions die rather hard." Esdeath said recomposing herself, Akame didn't say anything she just bowed her head in Blakes' direction, after a few seconds Blake greeted it in kind
"General, you have to see your parents off." Winters voice came earning Esdeaths' attention
"Right, can you handle giving them their promotions?" Esdeath asked her voice gaining a professionalism that seemed natural for her, Winter nodded and Esdeath left the room
"Alright, lets get this over with, I know you all aren't really big on ceremony so I'll just hand out your insignia and uniforms." Winter said as she walked over to the box that was on Esdeaths' desk
"Wait, doesn't this mean we all out rank you?" Yang asked earning a sigh from Winter
"Don't tell Qrow, he'd never let me live it down." Winter said confirming Yangs' question
"No promises." Ruby said as she walked up to Winter who held out her insignia and uniform to her, next was Yang then Weiss then Blake and finally Akame "Regardless of how I feel about you all reaching such ranks in such a short period of time, I request you carry them with pride and professionalism."
"There is little pride in working for Esdeath." Akame said looking to Winter who glared at her "But because you are Weisss' family, I will." Akame finished
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"The whole network?!" Ozpin questioned for the first time in a long time his calm demeanor vanished as he slammed his fist onto his desk
"Yeah, no one anywhere is making any moves." Qrow answered leaning on Ozpins' desk
"How? What could have prompted them to fall silent?" Ozpin asked slowly recovering his calm look
"Well... Roman used to talk about a fail safe plan he had in place if he ever got properly nabbed." Qrow said earning a slow nod from Ozpin "Go to him, ask what the plan was and if it fits into this... event." Ozpin ordered, Qrow nodded and entered the elevator
"This is bad." Ozpin said after Qrow was out of ear shot
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Esdeath sighed, her parents were going to be leaving and she just had to see them off, didn't she? Oh well no reason to get upset, just say goodbye and its back to business as usual, walking up to the airdock that they were waiting at, she saw her mother and father waiting walking up to them her mother spoke first
"You're late." she said coldly
"Yes, I had other business to attend to before I came here." Esdeath waved off "You were suppose to leave ten minutes ago. What stopped you?" Esdeath asked looking between the two
"We didn't want to leave before saying goodbye to our daughter." Eisa said calmly gesturing between herself and Esdeath
"You may have birthed me but that doesn't make me your child. I learned very little from you apart from how to use people." Esdeath coldly commented earning a sigh from Eisa
"I want you to at least know that we love you." Eisa said, trying to hide the hurt she was feeling from Esdeaths' words but failed
"I'm sure you do, but the feeling is less than mutual." Esdeath said coldly as she turned away from them "Have a safe trip." were Esdeaths' last words as she walked away leaving the two alone ignoring her mothers calls for her to stop
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Qrow exited the elevator and began to search for Esdeath, he eventually found her sitting on a bench under a tree, he was rather confused because she seem... extremely angry
"You doing okay Ice Queen?" Qrow asked as he sat down next to her, he really didn't care, but social convention demands that he say something
"Do you have parents?" Esdeath asked neutrally she was just staring at the ground
"I had parents." Qrow said neutrally trying to hide the regrets he had about... that
"What happened?" Esdeath asked, her gaze not moving from the ground and her tone unchanged
"They died." Qrow answered coldly as he leaned back and took a drink from his flask
"How?" Esdeath asked again, now she was starting to get on his nerves
"It doesn't matter, I didn't come here for you anyways. I need to talk to Roman." Qrow coldly said earning a nod from Esdeath.
"Okay, so what happened to your parents?" Esdeath questioned again, this time she looked him dead in the eyes "If it doesn't matter then why is it so hard for you to tell me?" Qrow stayed quiet for a few moments before speaking his tone was completely blank
"Me and Raven... killed them. The sibling rivalry we had was so strong because of them so we agreed that we'd kill them to end it, after they died me and Raven were inseparable, no one could even come close to being as powerful as us when we worked together, that's why we were sent to Beacon in the first place. I figured it would stay like that for the rest of our lives... but then Summer..." Qrow answer fell short, and hes settled for taking another drink from his flask that lasted far longer than his normal ones
"Well... I can safely say you two are worse than me." Esdeath finally said shock was in her voice, it was vague but it was there
"Yeah..." Qrow said without emotion, as he stared at nothing, Esdeath reached into her coat, pulled out her scroll and quickly typed something on it
"There, I've sent a message to the guards, they wont bother you." Esdeath said that caused Qrow to stand "But tell me; just how much do you owe Ozpin?"
"I gave him my life, because he gave me somewhere to belong." Qrow answered as he began to walk away
"Just because you belong, doesn't mean you're trusted." Esdeath called after him, Qrow didn't stop walking, he just wanted to get this done than get a lot of drinks
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Ruby swung at Akame who jumped over the strike and kicked off Rubys' follow up strike sending her in between Yang and Blake, Blake swung both her blades at Akames' legs at the same time Yang swung at her jaw, Akame jumped just high enough to dodge both strikes and kicking out her leg sending Blake away from her and Yang, Yang cocked her arm back and swung at Akame who leaned out of the way and kicked off in the same direction, dodging the glyph that Weiss summoned to launch her and Yang in the air, sprinting at Weiss Akame stopped short avoiding a downward strike from Ruby, kicking off of Crescent Rose Akame rolled under Gambol Shroud and grabbed the ribbon quickly redirecting it causing it to rap around Ruby, yanking on the ribbon Ruby stumbled into a kick from Akame, after kicking Ruby Akame raised Murasame and blocked a strike from Weiss, rolling forward she swung her leg tripping Yang as she attempted to rush her, diving away from the three, Akame looked over her shoulder just in time to duck under a strike from Blakes' sheath and punch her in the chin discombobulating the girl flipping Blake over her shoulder sending her flying into Yang who dropped to the ground not expecting the weight, quickly running away Akame avoided fighting them all at once, as she drew Weiss and Ruby away with her, ducking under Crescent Rose she slammed Murasames' kashira into Rubys gut and kicked her away from Crescent Rose, grabbing the weapon Akame spun and hit Weiss with it sending her away and shattering her Aura
"Dammit." Ruby sighed, as she drew Muranohi and rushed Akame
Akame threw Crescent Rose to the ground as she swung at Ruby, Ruby blocked the strike and passed it over her as she swung a fist at Akames' face, ducking under the strike Akame blocked the follow up kick which forced her to roll away quickly raising Murasame again she began to block every strike she could from Yang who decided to join in, Yang growled as she grabbed at Akame but only succeeded at wrapping her fingers around Murasames' blade which quickly shattered her Aura, diving away from Yang, Akame looked around; Ruby was rushing her and Blake was nowhere to be seen, Blocking Ruby's strike, Akame dived back and planted her feet on the wall, kicking off she tried to slash Ruby but the attack was blocked and she rolled away giving herself more space to fight, Akame began to swing at Ruby who rushed her Muranohi in a defensive position, Akames' strike never landed though, she felt something wrap around her wrist and yank her into the air, kicking off of Ruby, she avoided the strike she was now preparing, quickly dropping Murasame into her other hand, Akame sheathed it and drew Due Process and for the first time fired it below her the recoil was very powerful, it sent her flying into the air, Landing roughly on the ceiling she heard a gasp of surprise from Blake who was on the arena light below her she had gotten pulled up from the force of Akames' sudden movement, Kicking off the roof she now used her main hand to draw Murasame and slash Blake breaking her Aura, both landing in the arena, Ruby looked at all her downed teammates and prepared herself to keep going
"You know, I should be less surprised by this turn of events. General Esdeath did say that Akame was dangerous." Winters' voice came from the stands, Ruby and Akame ignored her in favor for continuing to fight, locking blades, Ruby was quickly pushed onto the back foot but Akame seemed distracted by something, dropping to the ground Ruby kicked Akames' legs out from under her and swung at her neck, Akame took the hit and rolled away from Ruby and slashed upward cutting rose petals, drawing Due Process Akame looked around trying to track Ruby, Ruby had a more straightforward plan in mind, slammed into Akame and carried into the air the blur of black and red rose petals began to violently lurch around slamming into the walls and ceiling after a few seconds of that a loud crack of a gun going off could be heard, Ruby and Akame slammed into opposite sides of the arena both quickly looked up at their Aura levels. Akame was at 37% and Ruby was at 12%
"Akame wins." Winter said as she entered the arena, WBY all groaned as they sat up from their spots
"Are we ever going to be able to beat you?" Yang asked as she sat up
"Eventually, Ruby did land a fatal hit on me. Without Aura I would have died." Akame said as she helped Ruby stand
"I will say, I am quite proud of you Weiss, you have grown far stronger over the past few weeks than I probably did in my entire time at Atlas academy." Winter said as she pulled Weiss up to a standing position
"Thank you, Winter." Weiss thanked as she moved to help Blake stand
"Winter." Akame said her voice carrying the authority of her rank, her call earned both Weiss and Winters' attention
"Yes, Standartenführer?" Winter asked her tone becoming very professional and she snapped into attention
"I give you the next two days free leave." Akame said earning a blink of surprise from Winter "You haven't had much time to spend with your sister, you two should get the chance to spend time together, before the end of the Vytal festival tournament." Akame explained earning a nod from Winter, but Akame seemed to be distracted still as she turned and began to walk away
"Thank you, Akame." Weiss said, she was genuinely grateful for the chance to spend time with Winter in a less than professional capacity, Akame ignored her as she exited the room, her memories haunted by her sister.
A/N Things in the story might seem a bit off, or maybe not, I don't know, but I wrote chapters 5, 6, and 7 in basically a week so you know I might not be in the best state of mind right now.
