"Everything is going to be okay. I promise. I'll get back when I can!"
That would have been the last words she'd say to him. The one person who treated her not as a celebrity, or a champion, but as a person. She stared into Jaune's big blue eyes, into his pure soul that she was lucky to meet. Into the eyes of the man she wished she could call more than a friend. And all she could do was smile solemnly. This may have been her last moments with him, so she had to say it.
"I love you...So much..." Pyrrha stated softly, closing her eyes and shaking her head. A lone tear rolling down her cheek. "Please forgive me..."
"P-Pyrrha...What are you..." Jaune started, but was cut off, caught off guard, as he felt a soft pair of lips press against his. His blue eyes went wide. She was actually kissing him, for the first time. For what felt like the last time. Time itself seemed to come to a crawl as their lips stayed locked, like everything faded around them. It was a moment neither of them wanted to leave, but they knew they had to.
This would have been the last time she could have said anything. The last thing in her life.
The champion slowly pulled from the kiss, smiling solemnly at the Arc as tears welled up in her eyes. She then took a step back, away from the blonde before turning around and sprinting away towards the tower of Beacon. All the while Jaune watch, muttering under his breath as he took a step forward. "It...It can't end like this...not like this..." He then stopped in his track, shutting his eyes as a tear slowly made it's way down his cheeks. 'What am I supposed to do?...What can I do?..."
This would have been the last time he saw her...
That one memory, it was the only one going through his head as he took charge against the woman who did it. The woman who killed Pyrrha. With a blood curdling scream he ran at Cinder, wielding his great sword low as it scraped against the ground below. It took the Fall Maiden by surprise, just how fast and aggressive he had gotten in the last few months. During the Vytal Festival he wasn't nearly as much of a threat to her.
And he still wasn't.
Jaune swung his great sword,aimed straight at her throat in an attempt to end her swiftly. However, it didn't land, blocked by Cinder's glass blade. The force of the hit was heavy, enough for a small shockwave to ring out into the large structure. Quite amusing to the Maiden, as she let out a gentle chuckle.
All Jaune could do was stare at her with a look of disbelief, shock and horror.
"Color me impressed. You aimed for the head. And almost got it." She said softly to him, as he backed away from her, taking another quick swing, swing after swing of his sword she blocked with her blade.
Ruby watched, gritting her teeth as she held Crescent Rose firmly. She took a step forward, getting ready to intervene, but was cut off by Mercury sliding in front of her, and spinning himself before thrusting his foot right into her gut, sending her flying by her sister across the room.
"You wanna get to her, you need to get passed us." Mercury stated toward the rest of RWY and JNR. he cracked his knuckles as his partners, Emerald, Vernal and Hazel came beside him.
"I have the boy." Hazel stated, stepping forward while Oscar stared, gulping.
Nora beside him held her hammer firmly, stepping in front of the farmboy. "If ya wanna get to him, you need to get through me!"
Yang simply cracked her neck, before lifting her hands in front of her in fists, expression stern and ready.
Outside the Huntsmen academy Haven, in the mountains of the Mistral city, an army of chaos bringers. An army of monsters small and big, who would do nothing but relish in the suffering of all around them. And there was a lot of suffering. As riots broke out in the streets from the Faunus extremist faction the White Fang. The foot soldiers walking through the streets while the hijacked Atlesian Paladins followed.
A lone Beowolf just stared down at the city ahead it, laying on its belly as it heaved for breath. Most of its pact had already been killed, and it had to get away. But it wouldn't get the chance. Just as it lifted its head up, attempting to take a stand a tank shell flew straight through its head, obliterating it.
As the Grimm laid limp, a set of gentle thuds surrounded it, and made it's way past it towards Haven.
Blake panted softly, kneeling on the ground out of breath.
Before this moment, she had lead a group of Menagerie Faunus from their island all the way to Haven. It was an attempt to protest against the ways of the White Fang, lead by her former mentor Adam Taurus. But it all went to hell. For the both of them.
Both Factions were confronted by one another, stuck in a stalemate. For Adam couldn't hurt his own people, even the one who hurt him.
As the bull Faunus stood tall while looking down upon the Belladonna, he couldn't help but freeze. He was beaten, tired from his exchange with her, Sun and multiple fighters. Pieces of his mask were chipped away, with an ovlaying crack on the right side of his face to reveal his piercing blue eyes.
"Why?...Why are even trying to stop me?!" He spoke, shouted down on her, for everyone, Faunus and human to hear. "You know what they've done! Not just to me, to all of us! Your parents! Your friends! All of them paid for being different!"
Blake simply looked down to the ground, shaking her head as she held her stomach. "We...we can change that...We don't have to be the monsters we say they are!..." She stated with all the strength she could muster. She slowly pushed herself off the ground in an attempt to stand, but ultimately fell back onto the ground. She was completely drained.
Adam grit his teeth, and with that raised his sword slowly in preparation to end the Belladonna. The one who was once his student. The one who was once his friend. The once innocent soul that he wished to make the world better for.
with a soft, shaking voice he spoke, closing both his eyes behind his broken mask. "My mother used to say that...I'm sorry, Blake..."
All of a sudden there was a crash, as a body escaped the locked doors of the Haven school by breaking through. Nora tumbled on the ground before bouncing her body up and landing in her boots, sliding to a stop. She stood up, holding her grenade launcher in hand and groaning softly. Her Aura was nearly depleted. Yet she was still fighting.
Cinder had already left, with Raven and Vernal down to the Relic's chambers. Yang went in pursuit, losing her robotic arm to Mercury in the process.
Without her the team of RWBY and JNR were drawn back much easier.
Ruby was tossed out of the school by hazel, rolling to a stop. Next was Weiss, who leaped back, her heels skidding to a stop once she landed. Ren and Jaune rolles onto the floor, infront of everyone else. Including Blake and Adam.
The Bull Faunus turned his head, as well as his attention towards the young Huntsmen and Huntresses, getting into fighting position in preparation of an attack.
In that moment, Blake saw an opening and attempted to strike. She reached out to grab her Gambol Shroud, and firmly grabbed the handle, using the rest of her strength to attack Adam from behind.
The Cat Faunus lunged into the air, reeling her arm back with the pointed edge of her weapon aimed directly at him, being thrusted at his shoulder blade into his lung.
But instead it was caught by the sheathe of the bull's blade.
"Blake..." Adam spoke softly, as his hair, and every red part of his clothes began to glow a dim crimson. A pulse rung out from his body, a shockwave strong enough to send the white coated Faunus flying a few feet back. She then slid to a stop on her back, groaning in pain. She had nothing left.
"Just give up...I don't want to hurt you anymore." He finished, and with that turned the rest of his attention on the humans that have come, while Blake went unconscious.
The orangette slowly pushed herself up, groaning softly as she firmly wielded her hammer. "Is that the best you got?..."
Mercury smirked softly down on the fallen heroes, slamming his fist into his open palm. "I can do this all day."
"Yeah...Figured..." Jaune groaned softly, pushing himself up onto his knees with a cough. He looked up at his enemies, blood dripping from his forehead as he pushed himself up in front of everyone. "It isn't like we're just gonna give up..."
"Yeah!" Nora came to his side, gritting her teeth as she winced.
"Right..." Ruby huffed, kneeling down with little strength left.
"Heh..." Mercury scoffed. "You're up against the wall. What could you possibly-"
All of a sudden there was a rumble, small but noticable. One after another, like footsteps of a giant. With each second it got closer.
The mercenary, along with his associates looked around, looks of confusion in their voice.
Adam behind them all, he suspected what it was. And his eyes widened at that.
"Everyone, move!" They all heard, the group of young Huntsmen looking behind them for what was coming. Their eyes went wide just from the sight.
A figure jumped into the air, before landing on its metal feet and sliding to a stop, pulling the trigger to its rifle and firing at the Whitefang ground troops from afar before rolling forward and kneeling down. Its appearance was shroudded by the dark of the night. Except for the yellow glowing eyes and neck.
Emerald's eyes widened, as she stared at the four story metal giant, stepping back from Mercury's side. All the while, Mercury gritted his teeth.
"Great..." He groaned, as the four story mech lifted its rifle to fire at Whitefang Paladins, only to hear a screech from on coming Grimm.
It turned its head toward the direction, seeing an Ursa come from its side. It swung its rifle, hitting the massive Grimm and knocking it back.
"What...What is that?..." Ruby softly spoke, staring at the four story figure as it fought.
"It's time to go!" Hazel shouted, before running off, his associates following only moments later.
Jaune just stared as the mech fought, taking out Grimm and Whitefang all together almost with ease. On defense with a familiar grace he was all so familiar with.
"Jaune, we should really get going..." Nora put a hand on his shoulder, shaking him some as she stepped back. But he was frozen. In nostalgia.
Soon he shook his head. "Right..."
The mech grabbed a pillar of debris, swinging it upwards at hitting the ursa like a baseball, before a rocket hit it the back. The one that fired with a smirk. But that smirk went away as the humanoid machine slowly turned around.
Within minutes an Airship came. An Atlas Convoy ship, followed by three evacuation ships. The evacuation ships landed, as everyone watched. The four story metal giant looked up at the convoy ship as it walked.
A light from the convoy flashed on, landing on the mech so all could get a good look at its dirtied white armor, a bit bulky at the chest. The mech wore a facemask along with its helmet, which was steel grey to match the bulky armor set's color. An armor set that resembled an Atlesian Paladin armor plating with notable distinctions, and bronze as a secondary color for the headpiece that resembled a golden crown everyone recognized.
Of all the young Huntsmen and Huntresses in this group, the Arc was hit the hardest at the thought. Even more so when as the mech caught a tesla cable sent down to it, and just before being lifted up looked right at the group. And even more so, right at him.
The moment the Arc and the humanoid machine locked eyes, both of the fell into disbelief.
They stayed trained on each other for so long. Even as the Mech was pulled up by the tesla cable into the cargo by of the convoy ship. Something, to him felt so familiar about it. Somehow, it made most of the pain he felt go away, just to make room for a pulsing pain in his chest out of his control.
It should've been the last time. It was supposed to be.
But, fate didn't wield it so. It never did.