I'll be focusing more on the fight between Afro and Jinno and skip over the Backstory, due to me just sort of being a bit lazy. But will I do the justice fight? Eventually but not in this chapter.
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Chapter 24: Bloody Samurai
DJ smiled, "Alright, is everyone ready to watch this Universe?" DJ asked
Nora looked at DJ, "You mind telling us what happened in this Universe?" Nora asked
DJ nodded, "There are these headbands scattered around the world, the strongest of these headbands is the No.1 headband, and those who wear it are said to be like gods, and the only one who can challenge the No.1 is the No.2, and right now, Ren wears the No.2 while Tyrian wears the No.1, however, this Ren doesn't want to become God, but wants to avenge his father, who was the previous No.1 Before Tyrian killed him," DJ said
Ren clenched his fist as he hated hearing that his father was killed yet again, but he felt Nora's hand on his shoulder and he looked at her and he couldn't help but feel that pain slowly go away.
"So in order to get to the Number 1 head band you have to have the number 2 headband in order to challenge the number 1?" Weiss asked
DJ nodded, "But you also have to kill the number 1 in order to become number 1, the number 2 doesn't always win," DJ said
"But why fight over some Headbands, surely they don't have any actual power?" Cinder chimed in
DJ chuckled, "You'll see how wrong that is later," DJ said
Pyrrha then looked to DJ "So where are we?" Pyrrha asked
"Most of you are Dead," DJ said "A certain event happened that resulted in some of your deaths,"
"What happened?" Nora asked
"I don't want to say, so let's just begin the universe, shall we?" DJ said
The Scene began and it showed a snowy mountain plain and the first thing they saw was a person in a black gi with two swords strapped to his side's and he wore a large bear mask that completely covered his head. Snow lay on the person's shoulders and on the bear's head and nose. Heavy breathing could be heard, and it sounded mechanical like he was breathing through a Machine. He looked to Ren, who wore a white tunic shirt and black pants, and in his hand was a long katana in a green sheath, Ren also had his long hair and the No.2 Headband on his head, and next to him was Sun but he had shades and a long scarf on.
The bear masked man looked at Ren, "Long time no see, Ren" Replied the man, his voice was a bit robotic but it sounded familiar.
"He sounds... familiar," Oscar said
"Kind of," Nora said
Ren approached him and the bear masked man grabbed both of his swords and drew them out of their sheaths and took a stance, however, Ren didn't draw his sword.
"Why do you not draw out your sword?" the bear masked man asked "If you want the Number 1, you must first defeat me, you have come to defeat the Number 1, haven't you?"
Ren didn't answer, he just stared at the bear masked man.
The Bear masked man charged at Ren with a bit of a growl, "If you wear the Number 2 band then you must fight!" He cried
He swung at Ren but Ren dodged the fist slash, however, the second slash came in close, but Ren was able to dodge the attack by a mere few inches. The bear masked man swung at Ren more but Ran managed to dodge the attacks before backflipping and gaining enough distance from the man. Ren groaned as he saw the bear masked man take another stance, but Ren ran to the side and then used a rock to jump up and past the bear masked man.
Inside the mask, the man could see Ren jumping into the air. The mask was indeed made of some sort of technology and glowed yellow on the inside and the breathing and grunting of the man could be heard and sound a lot more natural yet also very painful, and there was a close up on his eyes, but they just saw his tears flow and fall, and couldn't tell what color his eye was due to the yellow light that was inside of the Mask.
Nora looked worried, "Why is Ren running away? Is he afraid of this person?"
"I don't know who he is... but why is he crying?" Pyrrha asked
"I kinda want to know that too," Oscar said
Ren landed on the ground and continued running away, but the bear masked man continued running after him. He caught up and tried to attack Ren, but Ren used some of the rock mounds to jump up into the air. The bear masked man jumped after him and swung at Ren, but Ren turned around and took out his sword to block the attack. However, the bear masked man kicked Ren in the side, sending Ren flying and then crashing into a rock mound. Ren looked up and saw the bear masked man coming down on him, and Ren moved out of the way as the bear masked man landed on the rock mounds.
Ren began jumping up and making his way into a giant Torii. Inside Ren began running once again, and then bursting through the floor, was the bear masked man who chased after him. The bear masked man went in for a strike but Ren dodged it by ducking under the swing. The bear masked man jumped onto a supporting beam and used it to jump at Ren.
The scene changed to back outside and at the top of the Torii and a loud crash was heard as smoke and snow mixed blinding the view. But as it cleared. Ren was at the top of the Torii's roof and the bear masked man was on the side of it looking up at Ren.
"Man, whoever this guy is, he really wants to kill Ren" Yang chimed in
"Yeah well, DJ did say that a lot of people were after the Headbands because they may hold some power," Blake said
"But it feels like this guy isn't after the Headband... he's after Ren," Ruby said
The Bear masked man looked at Ren, "Perhaps the rumors about you are not true! That you cut all who stands in your path! That your only movement is forward!" Cried the bear masked man, "But you just looked like a coward!" Cried the bear masked man
He stepped forward and kept looking at Ren
"Come to think of it... I can't take a warrior with such stupid hair seriously!" He cried
He jumped on the roof and charged at Ren, but Ran ran only to still be attacked by the bear masked man, as he swing his swords at Ren, but Ren used his guard to block his attack. Ren blocked and dodged a few more attacks only to then be kicked in the face and sent back. The bear masked man then punched Jaune, sending him up in the air and crashing back down into the roof.
Ren lay on the roof, bleeding from his head but still alive, and held onto his sword. The bear masked man pointed his sword at Ren, the tip just a few inches from his nose. The snow fell lightly and a snowflake fell onto Ren's face where the blood was falling down from and Ren opened his eyes and saw that the bear masked man wasn't pointing his sword at him. The bear masked man walked away and up the curve of the roof.
"Such a fleeting moment in time" The bear masked man began "Nothing remains, everything ends!" He cried
He ran and jumped at Ren, and when he was high in the hair, he fell down back toward the Torii and raised his sword ready to kill Ren. He crashed down and a large amount of dust and snow clouded the scene.
"Ren! No!" Nora cried
However, as it began to dissipate, the bear masked man was seen alone standing in the wreckage. The Bear masked man turned around only to see that Ren had dodged the attack and was now back on the ground, looking up at him
"Yeah! Kick his ass, Ren!" Nora cheered
"Good, I'm glad you lasted this long" The Bear masked man told him "I want you to die slowly, I want you to burn, Bleed! Suffer! As I have!"
"This guy is really asking for it huh?" Yang said
"Indeed, he seems to truly hate Ren," Pyrrha said
The bear masked man jumped down to the ground and was once again face-to-face with Ren. "You don't know how long I've waited..." He began as he then dropped one of his swords into the ground and is stuck up, and steamed began to leave the mask, "To avenge the deaths of those who loved and trusted you!"
He groaned in what sounded like relief as the mask finally split apart and more steam left the mask, Ren just looked on as the pieces of the mask were shown falling to the ground. Then, certain parts of the man's face were shown up close, showing how part of his body was infused with technology, showing how it helped him breathe and eat.
Finally, his face was revealed and it was none other than Jaune Arc. Ren's childhood friend.
Everyone was in shock. Never did they ever think that they would see Jaune in such a state, and felt terrible that he had been reduced to such a state.
"Jaune..." Pyrrha said sadly
"...No, Not you..." Nora said sadly
A close-up on Jaune's face showed that his still good eye that wasn't replaced was constantly letting tears flow down his face. Jaune glared at Ren, "My tears have never stopped falling since that day" Jaune told Ren
Ren was taken aback, as he saw his friend, no, his brother... in such a state, "Jaune?" He asked
The two friends stared at each other before Jaune raised one of his blades and then held it tight and looked at Ren, "Against any normal foe with two single-handed blades the raw power of your style would be greater," Jaune told him "But I'm no ordinary foe! I have speed, grace, and power far beyond yours"
Jaune prepared to attack as he raised his blade.
"Watch as I strike with both hands holding a single blade and end this game once and for all... Ren" Jaune declared
Ren looked at his old friend and without hesitation, Ren unsheathed his blade and prepared to fight Jaune.
Seeing the look on their faces, and knowing that look, Ren looked down as Nora began to weep.
"Please... don't fight you two" Nora sobbed, knowing that only one of them was going to make it out alive...
"SEE YOU IN HELL!" Jaune cried
he spun around causing snow to come up from the ground and blocked Ren's line of sight, out from the swirling snow mist shot out Jaune's shoes which collided with Ren's blade and sheath, apparently, they were made of metal, and while Ren was able to push one of the shoes away but the other one shattered his sheath.
Jaune charged at Ren and slashed at him, Ren blocked it and then Jaune slashed at him multiple times as they continued moving around the mountainside. Eventually, Jaune managed to slice Ren in the side, forcing him backward and right into a pillar of stone, Jaune went to slash at him again but Ren moved out of the way as Jaune swung his sword and destroyed the pillar of rocks.
Ren ren away and Jaune quickly chased after him and managed to gain on him, Jaune slashed at him but Ren managed to block the attack, Ren then tried to kick Jaune in the side of his head, but he caught it and threw Ren away, he then followed after Ren as he was thrown and elbowed him in the gut, sending him flying as he coughed out blood and Ren was crashing into some stone, But Ren regained himself and stood up.
Ren grimaced as he looked at his old friend, and Jaune glared at him and raised his sword again, and charged at Ren once again. Their swords clashed as Jaune looked glared at Ren.
"You killed our Master!" Jaune cried
another strike
"You killed Oscar!" Jaune cried
He managed to slice Ren across the cheek and across his chest.
"You Killed Pyrrha! Blake! Yang! Weiss! They're all dead!" Jaune cried
Their blades clashed faster and a lot harder. Ren backed up and tried to stab Jaune, but he only managed to stab the box that replaced his ear. Electricity sputtered out as Jaune looked at Ren and he balled his fist.
"And Nora! You killed her too!" Jaune cried
He punched Ren across the face sending him flying.
A Ren fell, his mind drifted off to the friends that Jaune had named and remembered their deaths.
'Oscar...'
It flashed to a scene as Oscar was being stabbed in the back.
'Pyrrha...'
The scene flashed again and it showed her being slashed across the back and falling to the ground.
'Master...'
It Changed again to show Ren slashing Qrow across the chest, killing him.
'Nora...'
The scene changed once more and saw Nora get impaled by a spear as she turned to look at him.
They all saw their deaths and saw how Ren truly seemed to be the last of them standing, besides Jaune. It pained them to know that Ren blamed himself and Jaune also blamed him for their deaths.
Ren hit the ground and skid across the snow. Ren slowly got up, using his sword to prop himself up and he groaned in pain as he did. The two once again glared at each other and the scene changed. The scene showed Ren's father's head rolled over to him as a horrified expression was shown on his younger self's face and the face of Tyrian was shown, blowing smoke out of his nose.
"Life had made you a killer!" Jaune told Ren "So kill me or Die there's no going back!" Jaune cried once more
Ren's expression hardened and he raised his sword and took a fighting stance
"Don't" Nora begged
The two charged at each other, blades at the ready to deliver a finishing blow.
"Don't!" Nora cried
They closed in on each other and both stared down at the other. With quick movements Ren pointed his blade at Ren and with a thrust and a cry from Jaune, Ren stabbed him through the gut, destroying it and having electricity and mechanical bits shoot out.
Ren then began walking away as the bleeding body of Jaune lay in the snow. Dead.
Nora began to sob as Pyrrha comforted her and Oscar looked to the ground. Ren had not looked at the screen nor did he dare raise his head. He felt sick. He saw this version of himself and it made him sick because this truly could have been him.
'Father... Mother... Forgive me' Ren begged to himself
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Next up:
Jujutsu Kaisen
After that:
Mad Max: Fury Road