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Leona's POV

"HRRRAA!" I slammed my blade down to back the snake off us.

"We're running out of room." Weiss said as we were surrounded.

"Any ideas fearless leader?" I looked at Yang.

"We fight them duh." Ruby slammed her scythe down, spinning around on it to kick the enemy back.

"Yeah I like that!" I laughed shooting an arrow at one before throwing my blade out to slice an Ursa in two "HMPH!"

I waved a nearby tree over and used its branches to throw the blade back, catching it mid run and slammed it down again.

"HRAA!" I roared back at the snake as I held its jaws open wide.

"Leona." Ruby shot it.

"Can we hurry this up!" I growled gritting my teeth "I may be strong but this is a lot even more me!"

"WAHOO!"

Nora suddenly flew in from god knows where to slam her hammer into the snakes head and plat it into the ground.

"You're late." I grumbled a bit picking my cleaver up out of the ground.

"Thanks for coming." Ruby smiled as Team JNPR showed up.

I went back to culling more of the Ursa from the battlefield, making sure that I got all the kills I wanted.

So good, I love the surge of a fight!

"DIE! DIE! DIE!" I laughed slamming my sword down a few times "GRR!"

I looked up and saw more backup arriving.

"Finally." Ruby panted a bit.

"Gotta hurry, or my kill count is gonna go down." I smirked "I don't want them stealing my fun."

"Only you would be upset about not having to fight a horde alone." She laughed.

"It's not about getting help." I looked at the mechanical solders that jumped down from the airships "I don't want to lose kills, but I especially don't want to lose them to stupid toys that can't even savor their violence."

Now that we had a proverbial army at our backs eliminating the Grimm wasn't much of a hassle anymore, I still took out a couple dozen alone, but that was enough for me.

Later

"If we don't get some extra credit for that I'm gonna be so disappointed." Weiss said.

"The experience was the extra credit." I joked scratching my side a bit.

"Is that wound okay?" Ruby asked.

"Fine, I heal fast anyway." I shrugged it off with a crack of my neck.

"I wouldn't count on any reward, I mean a snake crushed a bakery." Yang noted.

"And we still don't know the reason or if everyone that got hurt will be okay." Ruby added.

"We still caught a lot of dangerous people, so that's something good." Blake nodded "It's something to be proud of."

"So what now?" Yang looked at the sunset.

"I suggest training for the tournament." Weiss said passively.

"Tournament?" I asked.

"Haven't you been listening in class?" Blake asked me "The Vytal Festival, it's a big thing they do every couple years, all the kingdoms come together for a big festival, there's even a combat tournament between the students of the major schools."

"Oh right." I smirked "A chance to fight other people, real serious combat, I can't wait."

"I think after today we have the training part covered." Blake sighed.

"Then how about bed, I need a nap." Ruby groaned.

"Oh yeah absollutly." Yang nodded.

"I'm gonna be out like a light." Blake added.

"You want to sleep, my blood is still pumping from battle!" I laughed.

"Of course, it is." They all groaned.

The others started to head back, but I was obviously still riled up, there was no way I was going to sleep yet.

"Hmm, this stuff." I shook the bottle that Neo gave me "Just what is it…smells herbal and I recognize some scents in it but what is it and why'd she make such a big deal about drinking it."

I scratched my neck "The itch is coming back…more frequently again, it used to be every couple month, then less…now it's pushing every damn week. I can't…but I can't not…it's bad, but good."

I was panting a bit as I scratched myself "This thirst…this Bloodlust, it's more than just an itch I could feel it in the fight with Neo."

I dug my nails into my arm "I was so strong! But I could feel myself losing control, all I wanted was to fight, to kill, to taste it again."

So this is why Mother went mad…I can see, this curse of Bloodlust is something that'd break most…

I stood up and stretched "But it sure as hell won't break me."

I started walking back to the room, it was late now so no one was really out so I was surprised to see someone just standing around in the main square

"Hmm…she's strong." I stopped behind her "You really should be out so late, and wearing a mask no less."

Hungry…The Itch…

I pulled the discarded knife I took from the train off my belt and glared at her "Didn't you ever learn that dangerous people lurk about at night."

I dove to try and stab her shoulder only to get block.

"I should have known, I could feel your strength." I growled backing off clutching the arm she just sliced.

She spun her blade and wiped it off before sheathing it away "You savages know nothing of violence, constantly attacking everything even if it's stronger than you. You Amazons should learn your place in the world, we should have wiped your kind out."

"You know of that story." I glared "We teach young girls honor by telling about how we wiped out your kind."

"I am not one of those weak-minded fools who'd be pushed to the brink of death." The woman looked at me from under her mask.

I felt my bloodlust rising.

There's an old story in Amazon culture, many years ago there were multiple tribes still scattered about the wastes of the world, at the time Amazons interreacted with the outside world, trading with these other bandits for supplies and using their men to increase our numbers…but one was foolish enough to try and take our land and enslave our women for themselves, and as a result were wiped to near extinction, thus word spread to other tribes to avoid our jungles, but it also further spurned our fear of the outside, as time passed we ceased interaction and became just a legend of the jungles. Though one thing persists, people we are aware of as notably affiliated with these tribes rise our anger and are to be killed if possible.

"Hehehe." I laughed clutching my larger blade "The tribe will be thrilled when I return and tell them how I took a head from one of those tribes."

The woman grabbed her sword and prepared to draw it "I didn't come here for you savage, but if you push me, it will be your blood spilt here."

"No, the bricks will be dyed with your insides!" I growled loudly.

We were both about to go at it in mortal combat, but footsteps snapped me out of it.

"Dammit." I hissed "As much as it shames me you live another day."

I turned and stormed off in a hurry before I changed my mind, but that didn't stop me from stalking my prey a little longer. The footsteps I heard before approached the woman and spoke to her, asking her to take off her mask and then called her Mom.

"GRR!" I snarled a bit "Yang…"

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