Author's note: Alright, assuming some of you played Dead Rising 4 dlc package, you'll know the surprise ending. And sorry if some of you didn't like the last chapter, let me know if I should make new details or not make them at all. Anyway back to the story, until Saturday.
The town they had stopped at; was smoking with each strike of the monster they were facing. It must have been strong because it smacked Church, Ruby, Jaune, Pyrrah, Nora, Ren, and a now injured Locus. The monster that had done this could have been the worst enemy they had faced, as well as the most horrifying. Ren cringed his face as he saw his old foe, from so many years ago, when he was only a boy.
The beast, or to many who knew it's name, Nuckelavee, was actually two Grimm in one. The bottom one was resembling a horse with a bone like mask on it's snout and hoofs of white marrow. It's rider, had no legs showing, but possessed long arms like whips, as it dragged the arms along the ground. When it looked up at the sky it showed his bone face with horns like a devil and a mouth pure red, and it's screech was worse than dragging nails on a chalkboard. His mask had drawings like a sugar skull, while his back was stabbed and covered with the weapons of fallen warriors.
At first the beast decided it's pray, the group he had just whipped, or the two men who were easy targets. Jaune and Church knew it's logic, they put aside their weapons as they both rushed to Qrow's and Locus's aid. The Nuckelavee shot it's arm at Jaune as it reached like a retractable yo-yo towards him. Jaune hopped over the arm as Church slid under it, the two boys placed the arm of their friends over their shoulders as they lifted them up. However the Nuckelavee was now charging at them while they were unprepared, waiting for the inevitable.
However it never came as Jaune, Qrow, Locus, and Church, all were overlooked as if unseen by the Nuckelavee. Jaune looked back to Ren, who was the cause of their magic disappearance, "Just get them to safety." Ren ordered. They both nodded as Nora fired three grenade shots hitting it's horse's sides, drawing his attention away from them.
Jaune and Church ran with their comrades in arms, they ran as fast as they could behind a house. They placed Qrow and Locus next to each other, but before they left Church felt Locus grab Church's arm same with Jaune and Qrow. Church picked up Locus's sniper rifle and placed it in it's owner's hand, "Take care of him, okay?" He asked as Locus nodded.
They returned to the fight to see the monster in the center of the huntsmen as they closed in on it. However were having no success as Ruby was struck down by it's large two-fingered hand, Nora was about to charge when she two was hit. Ren ran around it, shooting it's back when the creature threw it's hands, catching Ren's knives and hands.
Jaune had formulated a plan, "Guys, keep moving, go in a circle." He shouted.
Ren was still in it's clutches, thankfully Nora fired rounds at it's back getting it's attention. The group ran in a circle as everyone wielding a firing weapon, fired at it's back. Jaune ran in for a slice on it's hind legs, only receiving the horses attention, and a donkey kick to the chest. Jaune needed a new plan, and luckily he had one, as he sheathed his sword, Ruby who was next to him grew confused. She wondered what he was thinking, "What are you doing?" She asked. Jaune said nothing as he took his sheath off the side, allowing his shield sheath to make his blade become larger.
Church stared at his sword and laser blasted the blade to make it into a thousand degree glowing sword. Ruby got a smile as both the swordsmen went behind as her and Pyrrah began to fire at the horse's face, distracting it. As the large Grimm turned it left a huge opportunity for Church and Jaune to jump in the air and bring down their heavy blades down. When the metals cut through the backend of the Grimm it let out a loud screech as it fled from them.
Jaune stared the Nuckelavee rider dead in it's illuminating blood shot eyes, as it stared back with it's nonemotional face. It stood up as it begun to spin around in a circle while sitting straight on the horse. The spinning hands had been sped so fast none of them could avoid being smacked by them. First one to fall was Jaune, next was Pyrrah, Ruby, Nora and Church who was sent flying into a wall by the hardest backhand of his life.
The Nuckelavee retracted it's arms as it spun back to its normal position, aligned with the horse. It's long extended arms came short as to it's body as it twitched with each movement. It crumpled up as it let the back bone shards extend to the length of a samurai sword, finishing off as it looked towards the sky, letting out it's high pitched shout.
Ren retreated to a large, dead tree in the center of town, he let a couple bullets from his gun fly as it received the Nuckelavee's attention. The Nuckelavee let it's long arm extend as it knocked Ren all the way back to a building nearby. The beast wound up it's arm as it prepared to deliver the finishing blow towards Ren.
Nora foresaw what was going to happen, "Ruby!" She yelled hoping to avoid the inevitable. Ruby nodded as she let Nora hop on top of scythe, Ruby spun around and fired a shot making Nora zoom towards Ren.
The Nuckelavee launched the arm not holding Ren through the air as it sped like an arrow to him. Ren knew what was going to happen, to avoid witnessing pain he covered his eyes, but before doing so; he saw a small glimpse of pink.
Ren opened his eyes after about 5 seconds to reveal this was not his moment to come. What he saw was the the Nuckelavee and it's two arms: one holding him, the other he followed to find Nora, dangling from her hammer. Nora looked down at Ren to find his eyes were on her, "Stop looking." She blushed as he averted her eyes. But if asked, Pyrrah, Jaune, Ruby, and Church would say she was smirking.
The Nuckelavee started to twitch as it grabbed Nora by her hammer and tossed her around like a rag doll. It released it's grip from her as it let her roll on the last smash, she rolled around as her aura nearly depleted itself.
Ren became strengthened with rage, he began to slice the arm currently holding him before stabbing it shooting into it's flesh. It only released when Jaune sliced the hind quarters of the horse like he did before. It dropped Ren, unfortunately Ren wasn't going to retreat for a plan, not this time. Ren ran straight towards the Grimm, dodging it's first arm as he prepared for a spinning slice attack. However the Nuckelavee knocked him back with the other arm, sending Ren flying just in front of where the hand had landed. Ren still had his sights set on attacking this thing til it was dead, as he ran full speed.
Jaune though Ren was going to kill himself, "Ren, knock it off." He ordered. But to no avail, Ren was in full range mode as he charged the Nuckelavee, head on. However he didn't realize that the Nuckelavee's arm was retracting, as it came back it grabbed Ren's ankle. He was then smashed back and forth on the ground as he lost his gun/knives. He was tossed like a tin can towards Nora, who had got up just in time to see Ren's aura drop. Ren, tired from the current thrashing, looked angrily at the Nuckelavee, wanting revenge. As the horse's foot dragged back and forth from the ground, accepting the challenge, Ren stood back up.
Before Ren could even move towards the Grimm, Nora tackled him under a house that seemed too familiar to them. Ren and Nora saw the Nuckelavee charge just before then and wondered why it wasn't attacking yet. Ren crawled to get a view of the reason they were not dead yet, only to see Church and Jaune holding off the front legs of the horse Grimm. The Grimm horse of the Nuckelavee pushed it's weight down knocking the two of them down to the floor. Pyrrah and Ruby fired shots from their rifles to get the Nuckelavee's focus back on them. It worked as the rider of the horse shot it's arm at them forcing Ruby to leap away to a building with her scythe, and Pyrrah to tuck and roll.
Ren was about to leave his hiding place when Nora prevented him from doing so by grabbing his wrist. He tried to pull away, "Nora, let go." He tried to release himself, "Nora, they're going to get hurt if we don't-" He tried to say but was cut off by Nora back handing him.
Nora continued to look down to avoid eye contact, this was the first time she hit him on purpose. She began to speak, "No. I won't let you kill yourself like this." She said, "After everything we've been through, I won't let it end." She continued as she looked up at him. Ren saw something in Nora he hadn't seen since they were kids, she looked up to him. It was difficult to believe that this was the same girl from the time they had first met. She looked to him with tears trying to break free, "Not like this." She finished. Ren pulled something from his ankle he hadn't used for a long, long time ago. He looked at it with a nervous expression, but Nora placed her hand on it, "We can do this." She said with a nod and a smile. Ren grew doubtful but shook it out of he said nothing and gave a serious nod.
When they crawled out from cover they had heard gunshots mixed with Nuckelavee screeches. The group then formed up with Ren and Nora in the middle between Ruby and Jaune, and Pyrrah and Church. Ruby saw the weapon that Ren was currently holding and became worried, "Ren." Ruby said getting his concentration. She thought of a plan, "Jaune, Pyrrah, Church and I can take care of it's arms." She said as the four of them got into position.
Nora smiled along, "I'll take care of the horse." She said as she gripped her hammer tight in her hands.
Ren looked at all of them, "And I'll take care of the rest." He said as he had to beat his demon.
Nora ran towards a building, and lept all the way to the top, with the Nuckelavee watching her. With it distracted Ruby fired shots to earn it's attention fully. The Nuckelavee launched its arms at her, forcing her to move building to building, until landing in it's path. She jumped into the air to avoid being hit, while still in the air she fired her rifle, firing her down onto the Nuckelavee's arm before it retracted. Having a large scythe stabbing through it's hand, it let out a screech of pain.
Ren had thrown the small knife into the side of the horse, but the Nuckelavee had it's focus on Jaune. It saw Jaune and went on the offensive as it sent the arm not pinned down, zooming to Jaune, unaware this was the plan. Church came flying from nowhere and with Pyrrah's shield smashed down on that hand. Church struggled to keep it down, "A little help here!" He requested. Thankfully Pyrrah had her sword in javelin mode as she hopped into the air and stabbed the Nuckelavee through the arm.
Ren looked up toward Nora and gave her the go, "Nora." He shouted.
Nora fell from the tall building above ready to kill the beast in one hit. She smirked as she let gravity accelerate her down, smashing the skull of the Nuckelavee horse to bits.
Ren walked over to the rider of the Nuckelavee horse and took the knife from the horse's side. Ren stood in front of it as the Nuckelavee screamed in front of Ren's face, trying to be intimidating. Ren remained unmoved as he flipped the knife in his hand and spoke, "For my mother." He said slicing the Nuckelavee's left arm. He let the beast get out a few screams before grabbing it's horns, "For my father." He said cutting the other arm off. He let the armless Nuckelavee roar in pain, "For all those that you've slain." He said cutting through it's stomach region. Ren closed his eyes as he gave out the finishing blow, "For myself." He finished as he decapitated the Nuckelavee, letting the smoke rise. Ren could ease his mind from the horrors of his past, he was relieved, as was Nora as she tackled Ren into a hug.
Ruby and Church ran over to where Qrow and Locus had been set to avoid them getting anymore hurt. Qrow kept slow movements as he looked to Ruby, "It's quiet. Good job, kiddo." He said.
Jaune interrupted this heart warming moment, "Guys, I think I hear something." He said. And sure enough he was right as two massive bullheads were heading towards their position. Ruby had never been so relieved as she saw Locus and Qrow get onto two separate stretchers and loaded onto the ship.
However that happiness died when out from every corner of the town, beowolves slowly begun to creep up. Church spotted this and warned everyone, "Everyone on board now!" He shouted at the top of his lungs. The injured Qrow and Locus were on board as Ruby, Ren, Pyrrah and Nora laid down cover fire for Church and Jaune. They both hurried to the bullhead, beowolves on their heels as they saw it started to take off. They both tossed their weapons up into the flying vehicle as it already began to take off. Jaune and Church jumped for it as he and Jaune were dangling from the edge of the opening.
However beowolves grabbed onto the both of them, by their legs. They were about to slip when Jaune's team grabbed his arms helping him up and Ruby helping Church. Both the beowolves clinging onto the two pairs of legs now had the whole pack grabbing their legs. Church lost his grip, so did Jaune as both held the edge with their life, dragging part of the bullhead with them. Jaune grabbed Pyrrah's hand and Ruby handed Church her hood to grab a hold of. Church looked to Jaune, knowing it was a matter of time before he fell, made the dumbest decision ever. He grabbed a knife he earned from his fight with the Felix-bot, and put the blade next to the part of Ruby's hood he was holding. He looked up at her, into her silver eyes, "Don't forget about me." He pleaded. He cut the piece of fabric as he fell to his demise, into the horde of Grimm. Before being overrun with the monsters he called them out by name, "You ass-biter, you shit head, you son of a bitch." As he punched. He swung with all his might until they completely covered him from the group's view.
The group was on there way to Mistral but had lost a member who had previously joined. One they couldn't hope to get back.
Or so they thought.
[Several minutes later]
The beowolves had left Church bloodied, covered in bite marks, his blood, and beowolf blood. The last one was just finishing up taking a huge bite out of his chest, leaving the body alone. Why they left the body alone, we'll never known, but they should have finished what they had started.
Church near death, in a pool of his blood mixed with black blood, was able to take one last breathe. Only thing, the air was surrounded by beowolf and remaining bits of Nuckelavee smoke in it. He breathed in the smoke filled air and began to take a turn down shit filled lane. His body began to twitch as his skin started to turn black with the ink like blood and fur. He turned on his front as he pushed himself up just to rise to his feet.
His hands had claws coming out between each knuckle, making three on each hand. His back, legs, arms and chest were now covered with black fur instead of Grimm blood. And eyes were glowing cobalt blue, as he stood up he somewhat felt strong and angry. He looked around the area before letting out a big growl, "GGGRRRAAAAAAAAAGGGHHH!" He screamed at the top of his lungs.
To be continued
Author's note: Alright finally just in time for RWBY Volume 5. So how was that? I hope you enjoyed the twist at the end, told you I can make this many chapters. Sorry it took so long, see you all next time.