Chapter 29: Dance of the Dragon

Roman Torchwick sighed as he continued to stare at the ceiling.

He was so, so, … so bored.

Sighing as he looked up and he began to do the only thing that he could do to help him pass the time.

Count how many dots were on the ceiling

Last he checked he was pretty sure it was ten thousand three hundred and ninety-two.

Surprisingly, there wasn't much to do in jail.

This was only his second time in jail.

The first time well…

He didn't like to talk about it.

Let's just say because of it he couldn't look Junior in the eye anymore.

That didn't stop Neo from making fun of him for it.

But then again nothing he did could really stop Neo from doing what she wanted.

Having Neo by his side was both a blessing and a curse.

A blessing because finding competent help was a lot harder than one would think.

Turns out, for the most part, only really dumb guys do grunt work, the smart guys who want to do crime go into business and do white-collar crimes.

It was a curse because Neo was …Neo.

Still, the benefits she gave far outweighed, her negatives.

He always could be a bit riskier in his endeavors because he knew Neo would bust him out.

The reason why he was still here though was because he was "supposed" to.

Thinking back, he wondered how he ever got himself in this predicament.

A year ago, he was living the high life, living how he pleased, evading Huntsmen with ease and stole from whoever he wanted.

Then it all came crashing down when Cinder came along and offered him a job opportunity.

Help her destroy Vale.

Now, Roman was called a lot of things, criminal scum, cheating bastard, mascara-wearing freak, but the one thing no one called him was stupid.

And helping her destroy Vale?

The place he lived?

Where he had set up his very lucrative business?

That was stupid.

If there was no city there would be no people to rob, no people to rob meant Roman's pockets went dry.

Roman had a half mind to just say no and report her to the police.

That's how crazy that sounded.

It made HIM want to report to the police.

Just as he was report Cinder to the authorities, she decided to show him her powers and what she'd do to him if he didn't accept.

He still mourned over his favorite chair that was lost that day.

Still, despite his love of money, there was one thing he loved more.

His life.

He could make a new business elsewhere, that would not be the case if he was six feet under.

And with that their "partnership" began.

His Boss's plan included that he A. steal all the dust from Vale, then B. Use that dust to blow a hole open in the city walls, and then C. He gets captured so he could be on one of the Atlesian so that the real plan could be initiated.

That's right, all the hard work he had done for the past year in stealing dust was only for a diversion.

All so he could get thrown into jail.

How she knew he would get thrown onto an Atlesian ship instead of a regular cell he did not know.

Still, he was here and all that was left was for him to get the signal, and then he would do his part of the plan.

Soon his partnership would end with Cinder.

Either, because she would have gotten what she had wanted.

Or because she was stopped by that absolute monster that disguised himself as a teenager.

That bad feeling about that kid only got worse and worse the more Roman interacted with him.

At first, he thought the kid was just super durable.

He felt uneasy about him, but it was probably more of the look in his eyes.

Then he watched him at the docks when he completely slaughtered the White Fang with just martial arts.

That changed the threat level from potential to do not mess with.

And THEN he saw the kid essentially vaporize stone with a kick.

He was also sure the sky was split but it was dark outside.

But it was still ridiculous, nonetheless.

That changed the kid's threat's level from do not mess with to if he ever asked Roman to jump, Roman would ask how high.

How someone could have that much power Roman did not know.

It was a good thing that Red seemed to be a moral compass for him.

The kid was really attached to Red and Roman knew he dodged a bullet when he saved her from Adam just turning her into paste.

While Cinder scared him by showing her power, that still didn't compare to when he had to call that monster and tell him he had Red as a hostage.

Even though the kid was all the way in Vale, he could feel the bloodlust emanating from him in Mt. Glenn.

It took Roman a while to convince the kid that it wasn't his fault and that Red was alive because of him.

Now, Roman wasn't very religious, but after that call, he began praying to whatever Gods existed that he wouldn't be the target of that kid's ire.

Roman was very glad to have left before that monster could get to Mt. Glenn, last he heard the kid completely destroyed everyone there.

He wasn't surprised when he heard from the guards that Adam met his end by the kid's hand.

Despite spending time tiptoeing around Adam, the Faunus didn't seem to inspire the fear of God in him as Mori did.

Even though dealing with that brute was a pain in the ass, he was still way easier to deal with than that scary kid.

In the end, the danger aura Adam had was like a lightbulb compared to how scared that kid made him.

The reason why?

The demeanor each held when Roman interacted with them.

Adam got angry easily sure, but Roman equated it to a child who was looking for respect.

If someone was angry all the time, would you fear them?

No, based on Roman's experiences that type of anger leads people to make mistakes and Roman could easily deal with that.

That kid Mori though?

He was someone whose eyes held no fear.

And it wasn't like those stupid heroes who believed that because they were in the "right" they wouldn't lose.

Like Red and her hopeless idealism.

No, his fearlessness came from the fact that he wasn't worried about what his enemies could do to him.

It came from confidence; the type that knew he could squash you like a bug and there wouldn't be anything you could do about it.

Combine that with his overall demeanor and you've got a stew of do not mess with.

Roman could tell that the kid didn't get angry easily, and that was something that always made him nervous.

There was one type of person Roman learned to never cross while on the job.

Those who don't anger easily.

That type of Anger was the type where the person becomes hyper-focused, and they don't stop until they accomplish their goal and those goals usually involved kicking the shit out of whoever angered them.

Roman really wished he could quit because he wasn't sure he'd like another encounter with that monster.

Unfortunately, the only way he'd be leaving Cinder's service would be in an urn.

So, keeping his head down he continued to follow through with Cinder's plan.

Though how effective that would be Roman wasn't quite sure.

If the plan was going to go into effect that kid would have to be dealt with.

Roman didn't know how Cinder was planning on taking that guy out of the equation.

It's not like she had anyone that could beat him in a straight-up fight…none that he knew of anyways.

Maybe she'd have the Atlesian Cannons fire on him?

Crash a ship into him?

Roman wasn't quite sure that either of those would work, he didn't have any reason for it, but his intuition said that the kid would overcome those.

Either way, Roman was curious to see how Cinder would deal with him, she had been pretty cocky when he first mentioned him to her.

Saying his feats were impossible and that he was not a threat to be worried about.

But gradually she became a believer as more stories on the kid began to come out.

He could see her become more and more worried about what to do with him.

Roman could only imagine the face she made when the kid was able to defeat Adam.

Seeing Cinder stress about what to do with that monster made his life that much better.

She'd better find something.

Because if she didn't find a way to deal with him, he was pretty sure that the whole operation would fail.

Not that he really cared.

All Roman Torchwick worried about was making sure that in the end, his heart was still beating, and he wasn't inside of a Grimm's stomach.

Mori grabbed a bottle of water while he waited for the next match.

So far each of the matches had turned out how he had expected, CFVY had lost to Mercury and Emerald and Penny was able to beat Team CRDL.

Mercury and Emerald were strong they knew how to fight that's for sure.

Mercury was definitely one of the more skilled students there were, and Emerald was smart being able to separate Coco and Yatsu, as well as using her surrounding to their advantage.

There was something about them that made him feel uneasy, but it was just a hunch, and he couldn't do much with that.

Penny's fight with CRDL wasn't much to remember either, with the help of her partner she was able to end the fight relatively well.

It was the next one he was looking forward to.

It was Team RWBY's match, if he was correct the duo, they would send out would be Yang and Weiss.

Mori could imagine Ruby's thinking.

Weiss was powerful enough on her own in one vs ones that and her versatility would be more useful in the doubles.

It was a good idea, however, if Mori was in charge, he would've sent out Blake instead.

Even though Weiss had better support with her Glyphs, Blake and Yang had a better understanding of each other due to being partners.

Understanding your partner was key for the 2 vs. 2's and Mori didn't think the extra versatility was worth that trust Blake and Yang had.

Despite his critique, sending out Weiss was fine though.

By Mori's calculation, they should win, however, battles weren't won on paper, they were won on the field.

If Team FNKI played this correctly they'd be able to pull off the victory.

"And in this corner, we've got from Team RWBY The Fiery Dragon Yang Xiao Long and The Queen of Ice Weiss Schnee!"

He could feel the mental daggers Weiss was throwing at him because of the title he gave her.

He casually dodged them though.

"And on this side from Atlas, we have from Team FNKI we have the Musician Flynt Koal and the Purrfect Neon Katt!"

An audible groan echoed throughout the arena as people started to chuck stuff at him, he was pretty sure one of them was Blake.

Yang on the other hand was giving him a thumbs up with a smile.

"Booo!"

"Get off the stage!"

"Death to Punners!"

Looks like he had spent a bit too much time with Taiyang and Yang.

"And where will they be fighting?!" Mori declared while dodging the debris, "The Geyser, Lava, Desert, and Urban Biomes!"

Soon the stadium began to transform into the announced battlefield.

From afar he could see Neon and Flynt interact with Weiss and Yang.

Weiss looked discouraged for some reason, Yang on the other hand looked pissed.

Uh-oh.

A scenario where FNKI could pull off a win was happening right now.

Mori could only hope Yang could her temper back.

"3, 2, 1 Begin!"

In an instance, Flynt grabbed his Trumpet and started to blast a massive soundwave forcing Weiss and Yang to the ground.

During that moment of weakness Neon charged in grabbing Yang and separating her from Weiss.

"Oh, and FNKI takes the initiative!" Mori declared, "What will RWBY do to respond?"

The scenario where RWBY would lose was happening right now.

Yang and Weiss had been separated and now the key moment of the fight would be who would win their one-on-one matchup first.

Mori continued to announce what was going on as he kept track of each of the two's fights.

Weiss seemed unusually passive and struggling to approach Flint.

While Yang was just firing away in her anger while her opponent taunted her.

They were struggling right now and neither of them were in the right headspace right now.

Weiss especially as what Flynt was saying to her was affecting her greatly causing her to not think properly and make bad mistakes.

Mori hated to admit it because they were his friends, but Weiss and Yang had completely lost the battle before the battle.

Despite their eccentric appearances both Flynt and Neon knew what they were doing as they continued to taunt their respective opponents.

It got into their heads and forced them into making mistakes.

Mori hated that way of fighting because he preferred to fight without talk.

He'd rather beat someone at their strongest.

But he couldn't help but respect their plan as well.

It reminded him of Ilpyo who had already struck his opponent before the fists started flying.

"Oh, and Flynt uses his semblance!" Mori announced as he watched Flynt blast Weiss with four copies of himself, "And he's knocked Weiss down!" Mori declared as Flynt stepped on Myrtenmeister preventing Weiss from grabbing it.

Meanwhile, Yang was still struggling with Neon as she continued her fruitless efforts in hitting Neon.

"Come on Yang," Mori thought to himself, "You're letting her completely control the flow of battle."

While watching the Neon and Yang's fight a loud eruption appeared where Flynt and Weiss were.

"Oh, and Weiss seems to have taken down Flynt with her!" Mori announced.

Normally he would be concerned that his friend just doused herself in lava, but aura was surprisingly durable and also it wasn't real lava.

Mori couldn't help but feel proud of Weiss at that moment.

Yes, she sacrificed herself but based on her position that was the best option available, even though it required swallowing one's pride.

"Oh and Flynt survived!" Mori declared, "Drat."

"Mr. Jin!" Glynda suddenly chided into his earpiece, "Show some more impartiality."

"Aww, but why?" Mori complained back, "Port and Oobleck get to show favorites."

"Do you really want to be like Port and Oobleck?"

"Fair point."

Mori once again turned his attention to the fight as he watched Yang take up a fighting stance on the two of them.

It was now a 2 vs. 1 and it wasn't in Yang's favor.

Still, even though Weiss hadn't been able to take down Flynt with her she was able to do considerable damage to his Aura.

"You can still win this," Mori thought to himself again, "Just calm down and don't lose your composure."

Right now, Yang was on the abyss of losing, and the only way she would be able to win this match was to regain control over her emotions.

Mori smiled to himself as he watched Yang close her eyes and take a deep breath.

She was starting to calm down.

He could hear Flynt and Neon taunt her again trying to rile her up.

This time their taunts had no effect, as he saw Yang open her eyes and take a stance.

Mori's eyes widened as he realized he recognized that stance.

No.

Had she already got it down after showing her how to do it a while back?

Mori felt shivers around his body as the pressure of the atmosphere completely changed.

"Fist of" he could hear Yang start to say.

Yeeeeeeee-

"The Black Tortoise." She finished as she unleashed her punch.

-Eeeessss!

It was his best friend Daewi's technique!

A devasting punch that destroyed one's momentum.

Her technique wasn't as good as Daewi's but she made up for it by combining it with her gauntlets and semblance

He showed it to her because he thought that Full contact Karate would suit Yang well.

"Oh, and in one fell swoop she's knocked Flynt out!" Mori excitedly declared as he watched Flynt suddenly fly from the ring.

Mori could see Neon once again charge at Yang as she once again began to pepper her with attacks life before.

Even though it looked the same the situation couldn't be any more different.

This time their mentalities were reversed.

Neon was the one in a desperate panic while Yang was calmly protecting herself as she waited for the right moment.

That moment soon came when just as Neon charged in Yang suddenly raised one of her legs.

Mori's eyebrows raised again as he realized what Yang was about to do.

"Kick of the Red Phoenix." She stated.

With a single stomp, Yang slammed the ground.

"Oh, and Neon's lost her footing!" Mori excitedly shouted.

Neon never was able to regain her footing as Yang pounced, smashing Neon with different kicks and punches.

"And she's not relenting!" Mori excitedly screamed, "She's not even giving Neon a chance to Breath!"

She was doing the Third Form of Four Contacts Karate: The Dance of the White Tiger.

Mori was hoping to see if she had gotten the Fourth Form but never got the chance.

"And that's a ring out!" Mori shouted as Yang knocked Neon out of the ring, "Team RWBY is the winner, What a comeback!"

The stadium erupted as people began to cheer Yang on for her impressive victory.

Ruby and Blake were cheering like madmen from the sidelines…It was weird seeing Blake so enthusiastic.

He could see Weiss gingerly walk towards Yang looking sullen before giving Yang congratulations.

Yang on the other hand surprisingly wasn't basking in the celebrations instead she was staring directly at Mori, a fire in her eyes.

Meeting his eyes, she raised her fist at him.

Mori only smiled in return as he gave her the respect she deserved as he raised his fist in response.

Looks like their influence on each other wasn't just puns.

Weiss threw her weapon down in frustration.

She could only imagine the disappointing look Winter had right now.

She had performed incredibly badly during that match, and she knew it.

She had completely embarrassed herself in front of national Television and brought shame to her name.

She could hear her father now sneering at her asking if that's what she's learned at Beacon.

Flynt had completely outmatched her and if it wasn't for Yang revealing her new skillset they would have lost.

Even though Weiss was happy they were able to make it through the doubles round she couldn't help but feel envy in her heart.

Why were Yang and Ruby improving so much while she was about the same?

It was so dumb!

Weiss trembled as she began to think about why she had lost.

She shouldn't have been overmatched like that and she knew it!

IF ONLY IF SHE HAD BEEN ABLE TO SUMMON THEN SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BEAT FLYNT EASILY.

IF ONLY HER FATHER WASN'T A BASTARD THAT EVERYONE HATED, MAYBE THEN FLYNT WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN INTO HER HEAD.

IF ONLY THAT BUFFOON HADN'T BEEN PHILOSOPHICAL WITH HER AND ASKED HER WHAT SHE WANTED. MAYBE THEN SHE'D BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE BETTER AND NOT THINK ABOUT HIS STUPID WORDS

IF ONLY SHE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THESE EXPECTATIONS ON HER MAYBE SHE'D ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO CHOOSE HER OWN LIFE.

Collapsing Weiss pitifully looked at the floor.

"What am I doing right now?" she sadly whispered to herself.

She was making excuses now.

She was just throwing a tantrum like a child.

Summoning wasn't a skill in her arsenal, she wasn't going to be able to master that in one day.

She knew the deal with her father, it's something she had to deal with all her life.

Mori was trying to help her it was her own fault for letting his words affect her that much.

Sighing Weiss got up, slapped her face with both hands as she tried to regain her composure, and left the room intent on rejoining her team.

Why were Mori's words affecting her so much?

She knew what she wanted, she wanted to become a Huntress, take control of the SDC, and make up for what her father had done in his lifetime.

So why couldn't she just answer him properly?

Why couldn't she tell him what she wanted in her life?

Weiss walked through the crowd intent on rejoining her team, she could feel their judgmental stares on her.

Yes, she lost and yes, she made a total fool out of herself.

She just wanted to get out of here as soon as possible and out of the public eye.

Working her way quickly through the crowd she felt someone bump into her.

"Watch it!" she snapped.

The target of her ire was a little girl, no older than five.

The girl's eyes were in tears.

"My Balloon!" She cried out as she pointed at her now lost possession.

Weiss looked over as she saw the girl's balloon floating away.

What was she doing?

Had she reached such a low point that she was making little children cry?

This was something Weiss would've done at the beginning of the year not now.

No wonder Yang and Ruby had completely surpassed her she hadn't even grown emotionally!

Silently berating herself Weiss resolved to make the situation right.

Using her glyphs Weiss hopped over and grabbed the girl's possession.

"Here you go," Weiss said with a smile as she went back to the girl and returned the balloon., "Now make sure you hold on tightly to that, so you don't lose it again."

"Thank you," the little girl shyly said as she took her balloon back.

Weiss smiled as she watched the girl run off and join her friends again.

That sight made her feel better.

"Weiss!" a voice yelled out.

Weiss turned around as she located the source of who was calling her.

It was Ruby.

"You were taking so long to get back," her partner said as she got close, "I was worried about you."

"I'm fine Ruby," Weiss replied, "I was disappointed in how I performed but I'm feeling better now."

"Really?"

"Really."

That was no lie, helping that little girl had helped Weiss feel better.

Her heart was no longer in conflict and her uneasy feeling had washed away.

After spending the day stressed it was a nice feeling.

Now that Team RWBY had finished their doubles match and were expected to move onto the singles matches they all decided to relax and do their own things.

Blake got invited by Sun to check out the festival.

Yang made Blake's choice for her as she literally kicked Blake out of their room.

Weiss decided to go to the training room.

Yang couldn't blame her for that, she could feel how frustrated the heiress was by how she performed.

Honestly, Yang was pretty frustrated with herself as well, that was a really bad start by them.

But after such a tense match Yang needed to unwind and relax.

She did that in the best way she knew possible.

Beating down her sister in video games.

"Take that and that!" Yang shouted as her character continued to beat down Ruby's.

"Stop it, Yang!" Ruby cried back, "That's a glitch and you know it!"

"It's just skill."

The door knocked as Ruby, and Yang were playing their video game.

Pausing the game Yang went over to see who was visiting them.

"Guess which cool uncle decided to pop on by and visit his favorite nieces?"

"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby excitedly shouted as she ran to hug him.

Yang also hugged her beloved uncle as well.

"That was quite a show you put on Firecracker," her uncle told as she let go, "People are still talking about the way you turned the tables."

"Right!" Ruby excitedly chipped in, "I'm so proud of the fact that she's, my sister."

"You know me, I love entertaining the people," Yang replied as she flipped her hair with confidence.

"I'm surprised you didn't win by just blasting everything," Her uncle joked.

"Yang doesn't do that anymore…for the most part."

Yang shot Ruby a dirty look.

"I don't like blasting everything."

"You kinda do Sis."

For her insolent remark, Yang grabbed her sister by her neck and punished Ruby with her ultimate move.

The noogie.

"Ahh let go of me Yang!"

"Not until you say you're sorry!"

"Never!"

"Those moves you used there," Qrow interrupted as Yang continued to rub her knuckles into Ruby's head, "What was that?"

"Oh, it's called Full Contact Karate," Yang explained as she stopped her punishment.

"Full Contact Karate?" Qrow repeated, "I've never heard of it, and I don't remember Beacon ever having that in their curriculum.."

"That's because they don't," Ruby said as she got out of Yang's iron grip, "Mori showed her!"

Yang could see Qrow's eyes narrowed at Ruby's remark.

"I thought you told me in your letters he was more of a kicker?"

"He is," Yang said, "But he apparently knows a lot of other different Martial Arts, I learned that one from him from our spar together."

Yang then began to recount that battle.

A few Weeks Back.

"Finally," Yang exclaimed as she slammed her fists, "I've been looking forward to this!"

"I know you have," Mori replied, "You've been begging me for this forever!"

"I'm still pissed that Ruby cut me," Yang said as she glared over at her sister.

She could see her sister duck in fear.

She really had been wanting this for a while.

There was nothing Yang loved more than a challenge and her friend was a giant one.

"It's a shame," Yang said as she got into a fighting position, "You're fighting with such a handicap."

"Handicap?" Mori asked, "How so?"

"All I need is one good hit and I win, where's the fun in that?"

Mori was silent at Yang's comment.

"Begin!" Professor Goodwitch declared.

"The way you are right now Yang, you won't be able to land a hit on me." Mori declared as he dropped his fighting stance.

Yang's eyes flared up in anger at that statement and his actions.

He was going to regret saying that.

Charging in, Yang threw a big punch at his face.

Her fist met with air as he barely dodged it.

In close range, she began throwing fist after fist at him but it was no use as he continued to dodge them.

This was pissing her off he wasn't even throwing any attacks back.

She started to throw more punches out.

He continued to sidestep her as Yang continued to miss.

"Why aren't you fighting back!" Yang screamed.

"I told you, Yang," Mori replied with a serious voice, "You can't beat me."

Yang threw another punch in frustration.

A foot suddenly appeared in her face as Mori ducked beneath her blow and kicked her, sending Yang flying into a wall.

Yang got up gingerly.

This was so frustrating!

She usually had problems with opponents who liked to speed around, but he wasn't even doing that.

He was staying relatively in the same spot.

She was just barely missing him.

"So, tell me," Yang said breathing heavily, "Why can't I win?" she said as she once again charged at him.

"For start," He calmly said while side-stepping her, "Your moves are too obvious."

Yang turned around and started to fire her weapons at him angrily.

"Your moves are too obvious; I can see where you'll attack a mile away."

Blood pounding in her ears she went for another big hook.

Once more dodged it with ease but this time Yang could feel a tug on her head.

She felt the back of her head.

He didn't.

She could hear Ruby gasp in the background!

He didn't!

Her eyes narrowed as she looked at what was in Mori's right hand.

He stared at her while he opened his hand to show what was in it.

Strings of blonde hair began to float away.

Yang began to see red.

He did!

With a roar of anger, she literally set herself on fire and charged at him, intent on making him pay for touching her hair.

"Another thing, you get too angry easily, especially when it involves your hair," He said as he casually pushed Yang's arm away, "That causes you to make mistakes easier."

Yang could feel another kick to her side, as she was sent flying once again.

That it!

She was going to get a hit on no matter the cost.

Blasting him with Ember Celica she began to pepper bullets on the brunette.

She didn't hit him, but she wasn't anticipating to anyways, using the dust cloud as cover Yang began to zig-zag around intent on landing a big hit on him.

Landing behind Mori, Yang wound up for another big attack.

"Finally, your love of big attacks leaves you open."

Her eyes widened as she's watched him absorb her hit and redirect it at her, sending her flying once more.

Yang panted as she got up.

"You're the strongest fighter on Team RWBY do you know what that means?"

Yang didn't even bother asking him as she continued to fire Ember Celica.

"If you fall your team is in trouble," He said as he elegantly dodged the bullets while moving towards her, "You need to be a rock for your team."

Once he was close to her again Yang threw another hopeless punch.

She watched him slowly raise his fist back.

Yang's eyebrows raised as she realized she had never seen this form before.

"Fist of the Black Tortoise."

Yang felt her attack blow away as he unleashed his punch.

Her mind started racing with only one thought.

"What was that!?"

Mori didn't even give her a chance to breathe as he was once again in front of her foot raised now.

"Kick of the Red Pheonix."

He then smashed the ground causing Yang to lose her footing.

"Dance of the White Tiger"

Yang could feel blow after blow land on her but she couldn't fight back.

He was too quick, and he wasn't letting her have any chance of even getting her guard up.

Suddenly she felt him stop.

Breathing heavily, she looked up wondering why he stopped.

For some reason, his arms were outstretched at this moment.

She could feel the atmosphere change as it looked like the wind was taking shape around him.

If she wasn't in a fight, she would've rubbed her eyes as it looked like a dragon was surrounding Mori.

"Blue Dragon Wave."

That was all he said as he brought his hands together.

Yang found herself flying as the Dragon behind Mori lunged at her.

Yang landed on the ground in a daze of wonder what just happened.

"Y-Yang Xiao Long's aura has been knocked to Fifteen percent!" Professor Goodwitch announced her voice in shock at what she witnessed, "Mori Jin was the winner."

Silence filled the hall as the students were wondering what the hell the techniques Mori had just shown were.

She had been completely outclassed by her friend.

His strength was completely unfair.

He was such a monster, and he wasn't even using his physical strength, he destroyed her with his well-honed technique.

The worst thing was, she knew everything he told her was correct.

It was things not only her teachers, but her Dad had constantly badgered her on.

She just never cared because no one was ever good enough to make her pay for those mistakes.

A shadow appeared over.

"Sorry about that Yang," Mori said as he gave his hand to her, "I was probably a bit harsh."

"No, no you're fine," Yang replied as she grabbed his hand and got up, "I got too cocky in my skills and you put me in my place."

"You really are strong Yang," He said with a serious voice, "But you can be so much stronger."

"…Thanks," Yang said as she hid her face in embarrassment, "By the way what was that?"

"Oh, those techniques I used? That was Full Contact Karate."

"Full Contact Karate?"

"Yup, Full Contact Karate, those techniques you saw was part of the Dance of the Four Gods."

Those words seemed to resonate within Yang's mind, there was something about it that drew her to it.

…Was this how Ruby felt when she first saw Renewal?

"Would it be ok if you could show me more of that?" Yang asked as they got off the arena.

"Yeah of course!" Mori happily replied, "I'll show you it as many times as you want."

"Thanks." Yang said as she appreciated her friend's willingness to help "By the way, you're still going to pay for touching my hair."

"Would me buying you pizza for dinner make up for that?" He apologized as he gave her a sheepish grin.

"Make it a week of pizza and we're even."

Present

"You know firecracker I did notice you were a lot calmer in your fights," Qrow remarked once Yang finished her story.

"She's become so much more reliable," Ruby excitedly chipped in, "Not that you weren't reliable before I mean."

"Yeah, I've been trying to calm down more while fighting," Yang admitted while rubbing her head in embarrassment, "It's really made everything start to slow down for me."

"By the way, there's something I got to ask you guys," Uncle Qrow said as his face turned serious.

"Go ahead," Yang replied.

"So, let me get this right," Qrow questioned as he scratched his head, "Your friend seemed to have these amazing techniques that he's shared with you."

"Yup!" Ruby and Yang responded simultaneously.

"And no one's heard of them before?"

"I've never heard of Full Contact Karate or Renewal Taekwondo before have you, Ruby?" Yang asked her sister.

"Noooope" Was her response.

"And you guys don't find that weird at all?"

Ruby and Yang looked at each other incredulously and laughed, before responding back to Qrow.

"Nope!"

What a stupid question by Uncle Qrow, Yang thought to herself.

As Nora said before it was pointless trying to question #Morithings.

Another Chapter finished Thank you once again for reading and I hope you guys enjoyed it if possible I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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KingAllen: There are a couple of ideas that I think could work however I'll have to see where the direction of the story takes me.

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WizardWolf1020: That carnival scene was fun, and I agree I'm excited for the reaction of the cast when they discover what Mori is.

DaDragon562: Yeah I love these slow chapters they're fun to write and explore the characters.

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