The Prideful Sin of Arc 6

Prideful Determination (Final Version)

Happy Thanks Giving


Parody: Seven Deadly Sins Chapter 315-322


Within Vale boarders for one final time A battle only worthy of legends took place, The Indra a Grimm beyond any other stood. A beast so powerful even the ten commandments were no more than flies in its presence roared letting loose ungodly magic and destruction. And against it five legends fought, The Fairy King and Miraculous Sin of Sloth Lie Ren rose his sacred armament the transforming blades Storm Flower. The Indra let loose a blast capable of rendering cities to dust and yet the king of fairies did not waver willing his sacred treasure forward.

"Second Form: Guardian!" The spear shifted turning into a dragon of mistral lore that collided with the blast cancelling one another out yet he was far from done.

"Bumblebee!" From the dust cloud legions of thin fast emerald blades swarmed forward upon the beast. Each capable of tearing through a goliath with ease, but the Indra was no such Grimm and ignored the swarm looking upon it's prey and launching one of its many heads upon the king of fairies.

"Oh no you don't!" From below a column of earth rose slamming into the monstrous Grimm. However, the column was not the attack merely the means for her to get close, untop of it a woman stood taller than any building and twice as spirited. The Miraculous Sin of Envy and inheritor of the giant kings will Nora Valkyrie. With fire in her eyes she rose the sacred treasure Magnhild.

"Get your hands off my man!" the strike could be described as nothing but brutal, so powerful the earth shook beneath and the colossal Grimm backed away from the blow. Nora smiled despite the seemingly unscathed state of the beast.

"Okay Weissy, we're all clear!" From above yet another of the sins appeared her beauty undeniable, with skin like porcelain and hair fairer than any snow. She was the Sin of Gluttony with an endless thirst for knowledge and oldest friend to their leader, Weiss. She nodded to the Valkyrie as her chanting ceased and within her palms a fierce light glowed manifesting at her finger's end.

"Extinction Ray!" from the delicate fingertip a beam shot out heating the surrounding air and rendering all nearby earth to glass. With an explosion that shook the earth beneath it struck, for several seconds she smiled until she spotted the ears of her fellow sin Blake of Lust twitch and her eyes narrow.

"What is it." Without warning the living doll rushed grabbing her and narrowly avoided the beam of scarlet energy launched back. From the cloud several of the Grimm's faces emerged.

"'Tsk' I'd figured I wouldn't be able to kill it but to not even receive a wound." The Grimm looked to them its eyes burning with all the hate of the world. Slowly it opened its maws to let loose another blast of crimson energy. However, before it could a golden comet rushed forward slamming into and through it. The Grimm wailed and screamed before a form stomped down on its closed eye forcing its lid up so it would see her. What met the baleful red orb was an eye no less crimson of the Sin of Greed Yang Xiao-Long. Reeling back her fist the sacred treasure Ember Celica armed as she punched down exploding the orb. The Grimm wailed and roared as Yang jumped back.

Yang landed back beside her fellow sins who smiled at her presence, against the five of them, there was no way they could lose. The Indra roared in defiance of their presence but they stood with the pride of the marks upon their form and the knowledge that even now their leader fought a foe so much more than the beast before them. Rushing forward they prepared themselves and the Indra blasted back Nora slammed Magnhild into the earth erecting a wall of rock that exploded on contact with the blast.

From the rubble Weiss flew forward alongside Blake, the artificial being manifested her sacred treasure a pair of bows of violet lightning. Directing them forward she fired out a volley of blast.

"Mind jack volley automatic tracking." Shooting forward the blast buried themselves deep into the Indra's heads and while not lethal or even damaging they each bolt severed to disorient the beast. Weiss rose her Extinction Ray once more the blast being wrapped around by Blakes sacred treasure and boosted.

"Combination Magic: Arrow of Destruction!" With a force capable of uprooting trees from the earth the blast launched slamming directly into the enemy's skull killing yet another head. While powerful the Sins were far from done with their assault and behind crumbling earth wall a new structure bloomed as plant not of this world with a flower to magnificent for the mortal eyes.

"Fourth Form: Sunflower!" Ren let loose his hand and the divine flower obeyed facing towards the Indura its petals glowing with a like rivalling the sun above and at its center Yang stood Crimson eyes set on her mark and a feral smile on her face. Gearing her aura Yang readied before she was enveloped in light and launched forward once more the flowers blast empowering past any previous limit. With a cruel smile she readied herself hands open.

"Hunter Fest!" The formerly Immortal brawler's muscles bulged with power as her heart sped up and sense grew to the absolute limit of humanity. Shifting her form she broke into a spin like a drill propelled by the blast before shooting her fist forward.

"Hunter's Fist!" Ren exhaled his palm aimed at Storm Flower.

"Second Form: Guardian!" Once more the sacred treasure of the Fae change to its draconic state and shot forward coiling around the blast of light beside the brawler.

"Combination Magic: Dragons Fist!" The attack was unfathomable, the earth shook and skies shifted from the power while the Indra wailed as limbs blew apart and it was sent falling back. The Five gathered wanting to cheer until they heard it the screeches roars and growls of all surrounding grimm. The soulless Beast converged on their alpha and broke into black miasmic vapors seeing this the Indra breathed deeply swallowing the mass of darkness and growing in size and power its destroyed parts growing back stronger than before.

The seven watched in shock as a new limb burst from its center, taller than the mountain erect in the skies. It bubbled and writhed as a cancerous mass grew from it like a twisted flower. Nora visibly greened at the sight.

"Eww! Its pulsating and bulging! Renny, Kill it with fire!" Weiss's eyes narrowed on the mass as she fired another ray only for several hundred Grimm to intercept her blast.

"Ren do you sense it?" the fairy nodded his face grim.

"Countless Magic presences are growing in there." Blake nodded.

"Less, thousands of lives are manifesting in it." Finally, the fleshy stem burst letting loose a shower of blood and quickly fading black viscera. Despite Nora and Yang's panic the other threes eyes looked up to the sky where countless black specs descended. It a ball of grey fuzz with several insect legs spouting out. Slowly they descended like flower's spores over the lands.

"Those are…"

"Baby Indras!" Ren quickly flew skyward Storm flower breaking into thousands of smaller blades.

"Each of those is twice as powerful as a Goliath! We have to destroy them before they spread across Vale!" Again and again, the blades tore into the legion of infant Grimm killing them by the hundreds but not nearly fast enough. Weiss and Blake joined in the extermination while Nora rose mountains to block their advance.

"We can't let even a single one get away, the casualties would be massive!" So focused was Ren that he hadn't even noticed the Indra Mother rush for him two head maws ready to swallow the fairy whole. Yang shot up punching and kicking the two heads away before stretching out her hand towards the Indra Legion.

"Fox Hunt."

Several dozen infants were torn apart.

"'Tch' Not nearly enough." All five fought as one and though it was slow, their progress could not be denied. However even they couldn't stop them all and a single Indra escape their sights descending to the nearby village of Ansel. And like the battlefield the five fought another of their ranks stood, ready to fight as running would scar the pride on his back.

-Ansel-

Slowly the beast advanced towards the village its aim like all of its kin, to kill devour and destroy. Before it several knights stood, the remains of the order of STRQ Taiyang, Raven and Qrow. The three knights braced themselves never seeing a Grimm like the one before them.

"What breed of Grimm is it!"

"It doesn't matter, prepare yourselves, we can't retreat till the people have evacuated." Eyes burning Raven shot forward the steel of her blade burning red. The earth beneath reddened and melted before clashing against the beast hide.

'Snap'

Raven's eyes shot open in shock as her blade shattered before her eyes, lifting a leg the Indra thrusted forward at the woman only for Taiyang to rush forward tackling her away.

"Qrow now!" Preparations done the drunk knight erected several magic walls around the Grimm trapping it.

"Now!" Charging their magic the three let loose devastating attacks. Pillars of fire and lightening where swallowed by a tornado capturing and assaulting the baby Indra within a twister of destruction. From the tornado a shadow shot out tearing apart the barrier walls and parting the tornado. In the same instant ripping into the three Valian Knights shattering their auras with a single blow. Toppling to the ground they looked up to see the Indra a mouth now visible and a long blade like tongue emerging from its it's tip coated in their blood.

"H-how, how is it so strong." Qrow struggled to raise despite his failing form.

"Its… it's too strong." The words burned leaving Raven's mouth hurting worse than any injury to say.

"No! We can't die here! Not until the villagers are safe." Tai struggled to lift himself managing to raise to his knees before the beast. He refused to die lying down. The Indra though cared not for his desires and struck, its tongue like a spear. Tai readied himself shielding his comrades refusing to outlive another. Yet the blow never came and when he opened his eyes, he saw him. Standing before him, weaker than any other with little more than the shield he barely managed to uphold was Jaune. His clothes were that of any other villager for even a bit of armor would be too much for the twig of a man.

"'pant, pant' Made it… 'pant' Just in time…" The three looked shocked Qrow and Raven not Recognizing the man who claimed to stand at the peak of all races.

"S-Sir Arc? What, what are you doing here?" Jaune smiled back to the knight.

"Why, to save you of course." Raven then spoke.

"So it's true, you did indeed loose Oum's Blessing Sunshine."

"You idiot, why didn't you run, like that your even weaker than the village people!" Tai nodded to his comrade's words looking to the frail back of the Sin of Pride.

"Their right lord Arc, like this you can't possibly defeat this Grimm." Jaune nodded.

"Your right, there is no way for me to even face a Beowulf without Sunshine, let alone this thing… However." The wind bellowed lifting his baggy clothes to reveal the mark of the lion tattooed to his back.

"To run away while others fight, no I'm afraid I can't do that, otherwise I don't deserve the mark on my back."

'drip'

It was then they noticed a single drop of crimson hit the floor in the space between Jaune and his shield, and Tai realized. The shield had been punctured as a hole drew blood from the Arc patriarch.

'cough'

The shield shook in his hand, but still he stood.

"You, your hurt. Sir Jaune." The blonde knight shook his head.

"It's fine, I'm your senior, and with this wound I doubt I have much time left… You lot are still so promising… And protecting that potential is the duty of the older generation." Jaune inhaled and taking stance a small blade barely longer than a knife in his other hand.

"The Miraculous Seven Sin's Lion Sin Jaune Arc will hold the line!" Without warning he rushed forward no fear or hesitation despite the danger of the foe before him!

"Prepare yourself Soulless beast! For the sacred sword Jaune Arc of the Warrior House!" The Indra didn't hesitate either letting its tongue slam down, bisecting the shield halfway through alongside the old knight's shoulder. And yet he did not fall righting himself his eyes still somehow burning azure despite the lack of Oum's grace. Seeing a man weaker than any other fight Tai couldn't bare to merely stand and gathered his magic letting loose another blast of lightening that crashed down upon the Grimm, only for the smoke to clear revealing the beast to be none the worse for ware.

Falling to his knees despair over his weakness overwhelming the kneeling Tai Drew its attention. Shooting outs it's tongue once more like a spear the beast aimed for the downed man.

"Oh no you don't!" Once more the tongue's edge pieced metal and flesh but not of its intended pray but the Lion sin who stood even with his body speared through. His gaze still set on it.

"Your opponent… Is Me!" Pulling back its tongue the Arc stumbled but righted himself. All the three could do was watch as the weakest stood.

"How… how can he still stand."

"His injuries are even worse than ours!" He was a Sin yes, but only by virtue of his Grace… or was it, watching Jaune stand even now bore this question.

"Ha… How can I stand…" Jaune smiled a hint of pride in his far off gaze almost looking nostalgic.

"Have you ever received an attack from Ruby? An honest to goodness blow from the girl who leads us? Well… I have, and seriously it nearly killed me twice over even in my daytime form. I could never forget that pain." He glared at the Indra.

"Compared to her these wounds might as well be bug bites…" Jaune nodded to himself, this was it, a way to go.

"You three, go." The three looked to him shocked only to see a goofy smile on the older man's face.

"I will be your shield so escape even if you have to crawl, leave it to me!" He wouldn't give them time to argue, they needed to live and he'd give everything to make that happen. With the strongest roar his form could manage he rushed forward shield ready.

"RAAAGH!" The Indra struck again the impact exploding the earth beneath, and right beside Tai it fell, a small blade, no longer than a knife and the hand clutching it. For a second Jaune paused looking over to his right arm.

"Huh?" And found his hand missing.

"UGH!" The tongue launched forward crashing into him, quickly he willed himself to stand, to shield the three only to be met by blow after blow. Tearing through his cloths flaying flesh and cutting bone, yet he stood unwilling to move to shame the Mark on his back.

I see… so this is all I'm capable of… How truly pathetic… To be so useless even now… I'm sure if they saw me they'd laugh at such a pathetic sight.

Slowly their images came to his mind, the member he'd rarely ever talked to Blake, Yang who'd been like that sister he'd always wanted… Ren his brother in all but blood, Nora who was always smiling of course his Snow Angel and Sun Weiss… but most importantly was her, his first friend, he could see them all looking at him… none so much as smiling at his self-derisions.

I see… no, of course none of them would laugh at me…

Again the beast struck but he stood firm.

Even though they're all so amazing, so incredible and powerful… They accepted somebody like me, whose own parents scorned him as a monster into their lot…

He couldn't help but smile at the memories, of the parties, of being teased by Yang, or reading poetry to Weiss and of course playing board games with Ruby.

My Arrogant Noontime state and my pathetic nighttime form, they accepted them both whole heartedly… Even when I'd lost Sunshine they treated me no differently…

His aura responded to his will and shone giving him even a moment longer to stand against the onslaught.

He remembered mediating with Ren and sharing book preferences with Blake and of course cooking for Nora. An arm spun through the air and yet still he did not waver.

They're all truly one of a kind…that I stood beside them…

Is my greatest Pride.

Jaune stood his form in tatters yet even still he looked to his foe his determination unbreakable and to those he shielded behind him none would dare call him anything but worthy of the lion carved on his back.

Even now… even if only in my heart, they're here beside me…

Seeing his state the Indra advanced to the standing corpse of a man.

So, till the end, even if only in spirit, I want to stand among them...

He did not shake in the beast's presence but faced it with a pride only he could wield.

"I am… the Miraculous Seven's… Lion Sin of Pride… Jaune… Arc…" Raven looked with utter awe, never knowing such a man as the boy who even looked to death with a fearless smile. Qrow gritted his teeth willing himself to stay conscious, to watch the Sin of Pride to his final moments and Tai begged. Beg for such a man not to fall. Slowly the Indra opened its maws, ready to end the Patriarch.

Yet before it could a light swarmed, rendering the beast of darkness to nothing and a finger stretched out pressing to the near-dead arc's forehead. And in a flash his flesh mended, his wounds vanished and he looked up. To find a familiar face, a man he'd once fought under a different name and corrupted history.

"Ozma…" His form was clad in golden armor with accents of Green in his near flawlessly white cloth. His skin tanned with long oaken brown hair falling down his neck and kind Hazel eyes which regarded him. From his back four long elegant wings of pure white emerged.

"Do not fear, Jaune I have come to aid you." The three knights could only watch in amazement.

"So this is the power of an Archangel."

"Amazing." Jaunes smiled at the sight of his former enemy turned friend.

"Ozma! you really came! This is great with you we can win!" Ozma's eyes drooped.

"I'm afraid you may be overestimating me Jaune." In response the Arc could only tilt his head.

"What do you mean?"

"If it is to save the people from the incoming Grimm I'll happily give you my full support… however… If it's to face the Dark brother, then I'm afraid that's another story entirely… to face one of my creators is… impossible for me."

"Uh, well…" Ozma ignored the Arc as his shame grew.

"I'm sorry, I'm sure it must be shocking but still I simply can't, those blessed by the brothers can't oppose them. Even I who was once hailed as a hero of Remnant."

"Ozma wait!" The man blinked looking to Jaune who was waving his hands in clear denial.

"You've got it all wrong Ozma! I never wanted to ask you to fight, I know such a thing would be pointless. Glynda told me as much when she was possessing Princess Summer." Ozma blinked confused.

"Then why?" Jaune willed himself to ask.

"Ozma, can you, can you lend me your grace! Please!" the three knights blinked Raven visibly twitching her eye.

"It can't be that easy." Ozma however averted his gaze gathering his thoughts.

"Jaune… You should know your limits better than anyone by now." Jaune chuckled rubbing the back of his head a sheepish smile showing.

"Heh, yeah, I know. Even with the Sunshine, we're talking about somebody who can match Craterface even in her new form… I know the chance that I can make a difference aren't really that big but even still-" Ozma shook his head.

"that's not what I meant… " His fist curled.

"Jaune, you should know better than anyone… the state of your body and the damage Sunshine has done to you. You're at your absolute limit, even if you 'could' fight. After the day ends… when Sunshine's effect vanishes…"

"You'll Die."

Ozma looked down shamed.

"All you'd accomplish is throwing your life away for nothing… So Jaune please… live and leave it to the others." Jaune stared at Ozma before he smiled.

"Heh, sorry Ozma, but even so, please lend me Sunshine." Ozma's eyes widened at the cheerful Arc's request, while behind the boy the trio of STRQ looked wide eyed. It was Tai who spoke taking a step towards one of his heroes.

"Sir Arc, Jaune…"

"Taiyang, Ozma, just so you know, I'm not throwing my life away… I'm giving it… for the sake of the Sins." Closing his eyes, he placed his hand to his chest feeling them still there beside him.

They're out there, Risking everything to fight for all Remnant… But who will fight for them?

The answer was clear, even if only to him and so he looked up meeting Ozma's gaze his eyes more powerful than ever before.

"Right now, they're fighting for everyone's sake… So that's why I want to risk my life to fight for their's."

Even if it'd kill him he wanted to stand beside them one more time.

Ozma fist tightened, but finally he let go and looked to the man before him… he was so weak, weaker than any other… but only if you were to look at his physical strength, because even now it was clear as day. His aura, his soul shone brighter than any others… perhaps it was for that reason his Grace had sought this mortal man out.

And so he brought up his hand to Jaune for what would surely be the final time, Jaune looked to him.

"Ozma…" And in turn he smiled, happy that once more his fate in humanity had been restored, not by a smaller more honest soul… but a sincere one.

"You still have some time before noon comes." Jaune smiled taking his hand, his grin bright and filled with resolve.

"Yeah, just watch me." Once more he felt it, the power of Sunshine seethe into him mixing with his soul and becoming one with his being. For one last time, the warrior of the Sun would illuminate the world and the small frail hand taking Ozma's grew dwarfing the Archangel's. Letting go Jaune turned to the battlefield, towards his friends…. Raising his hand he called and a roar of steel responded rushing to its true owner in his large palm Crocea Mors once more roared with the light of the Prideful sun.

The four could only watch as the Archangel and mortals alike hearts stirred by the Lion Sin of Pride's visage that matched his burning soul. With a leap he went flying into the air, towards his family to fight one last time. He had always been called the Divine Sword of Arc but today he would be their shield… Yes, The Shield of the Seven, Jaune Arc. Such a splendid name one even 'he' could be proud of. One worth even dying for.


In the distance Ruby clashed with a being like no other, the creature of Grimm's progenitor and her father the Dark Brother god. Seeking out a worthy host he possessed Cinder. Darkness erupted from the demon and from it she emerged transformed her body colossal cloaked in darkness bone-like armor growing from every inch of her body. Ruby trembled at the sight, but didn't run, she refused to Run!

It didn't matter whether it was the god of light or dark, her father or uncle, what mattered was to fight even if it was futile she was the leader of the Miraculous Seven and she knew they must be fighting as well. Whether it be Yang, Weiss or Blake her oldest friends and founding members of the Sins or Ren or Nora the more recent members or her human bestie Jaune. She was sure they were fighting so what right did she have to give up.

leaping forward she broke into a spin Crescent rose glowing silver as she tore through the embodiment of evil. However he two was capable of fighting.

"Full Counter," Ruby was sent flying back her body scarred as the brother god chuckled.

"Come now Salem, won't you quit with these annoying games of yours and be a good girl and come back to me." Ruby glared up at him her eyes burning silver.

"I refuse to become your tool again fath- No you've done nothing to earn that title. Demon king, I Ruby Rose will stop you here and now."

"Oh my, aren't you quite the jester." Rushing forward his darkness manifested into a powerful blade so black it ate the surrounding light. With a swing down the air roared, Ruby rose Crescent Rose intercepting the blow a crater forming from the attack, her aura shattering from the power of it despite blocking the strike.

"Oh, it would seem you've grown quite a bit, however I'm afraid it's far from enough." Ruby broke into petals forming behind the dark giantess and swung forth.

"'exhale' predictable." Striking back she found her blow countered but instead of enduring the god like attack she swerved beneath the blade pressing the blow up directing it off course with a parry. Crescent Rose dug into the living goddess. But found little purchase as her blade barely broke the skin.

"My it seems you have some hesitations about killing the girl don't you my darling Salem." Ruby sneered at the giant.

"I already said my names Ruby!" Breaking into a spin she shot forward Crescent Rose out like a bladed top however, blow after blow he somehow managed to block releasing full-counters in-between damaging her further falling back.

"Why are you so keen on trying to save this child anyways my daughter? Is she not merely your enemy?"

"That's not important, after all nobody deserves to be swallowed up soul and all like that! So that's why, even if she's my enemy I'll at least save her soul!" Launching forward she manifested her semblance but the dark brother was far from impressed.

"How truly unentertaining." Again the two clashed, each blow capable of rendering mountains to rubble at speeds beyond the capabilities of the eyes.

"Do you truly think you can beat me my daughter? Such naivety… or could it perhaps be that you hold hopes on your precious sin's aid?"

"No… That would be asking far too much." Ruby shot forward like lightening clashing again and again with the elder god.

"I've already burdened them with far too much, to ask them to help me face down a god to save a sworn enemy would be utterly selfish." Her eyes burned silver exploding enveloping the god in silver light.

"I can't ask them to put anything more on the line."

"So then, you actually intend to beat me by your own strength?"

"I don't intend anything! I will save her and beat you!"

"Foolishness." Darkness enveloped the brother god's blade as he swung down only for Ruby to smile triumphantly.

"Full-Counter Second Form!" The darkness doubled in mass around her blade as silver light enveloped it.

"GOD SLAYER!" The blow struck true sending The brother god on the back foot, but just that. He smiled down at her then.

"Splendid, I'd expect nothing less of my daughter and true vessel." Ruby shook, had he'd absorbed the magic of her attack, of course he had it was him who gifted the world with magic in the first place wasn't it. At that realization for the first time the rose trembled however instead of enjoying his victory to come the dark god paused looking out in the horizon sensing something.

"What is that?" Abruptly a ray of destructive light shot down the brother god not even having the time to absorb it instead blocking it. However, no sooner was the sky filled with several more blast of energy.

"What is this?" Leaping he easily avoided each earth splitting blast, only to then realize they weren't blast but comets their origin the heads of the Indura and atop each they stood. Ruby stared happy but also sad, she never wanted this. For them to willingly fight such a being.

"W-why?" Each looked to their leader smiles on their faces.

"Hmph… As if I could leave such a grievous task to you alone, I swear you're a utter dunce."

"Did you honestly think we'd simply stand by and do nothing while our leader fought."

"Yeah Ruby Blakey's right we gotta support our leader!"

"Indeed, as the kind of my people it would reflect poorly for me to merely stand by and let you save us from this." Finally, Yang her sister in all but blood stepped forward placing her hand on her head and ruffling it.

"Weren't you the one always saying we needed to cover each other's back?" She smiled to her and all Ruby could do was cry tears of joy. She should've known better, they were more then friends or fellow sins but family.

"Yang…"

"Hey now, what's with that sad face sis, we came to save ya."

"Why are you here, You need to run now!" Yang frowned.

"And watch our leader die and lose another piece of her soul, no way. If you die that's it, I doubt we'll when this big fella. But together we might just have a chance. Blake smiled.

"Beside if you lose we'll be facing him anyways, logically its better to face him together."

"Yeah, Blakey's right me and Renny have your back to the end!" Ren smiled his sacred treasure transforming into a dragon again.

"Couldn't have said it better myself." Ruby gritted her teeth, you don't understand, he strong, so much stronger than anything we've ever faced. Weiss spoke then.

"And that's exactly why you need us, we're the Seven Miraculous Sins not the one dumb wrathful one." Yang grinned.

"Yeah and you know if VB was here he'd be arguing the very same thing, so quit your bitching and lets do this." Ruby nearly teared up again but held it back instead smiling.

"Thankyou." Each returned a smile of their own, whether they won to see another day or fell here beside they're family they'd have no regret. However despite the display before him one did not feel awe and inspiration at the display before him.

"How truly pitiful, you've lowered yourself quite a bit daughter. Thinking some ragtag group of mortals beings could turn the tides." Darkness surged forth ensnaring the world.

"I think it's about time I remind you, I am Death." Shadows lifted the heads of the Indura.

"I am fear…" The heads begun o orbit around the floating giant.

"I am a god." Lifting his hand the Indura heads broke down into shadows surging forth like thousands of spears. Weiss let loose a blast of energy from her fingertip destroying any outlining blast leaving only those Ruby could intercept.

"Full-Counter!" abruptly the spears shot back toward the dark god.

"'Tsk' annoying flies." He readied his own Full-Counter only for Yang to leap forward barreling into the giant bitch with a devastating blow. Above ren fired down Storm Flower's spear form. The Dark god caught both blows only to be struck by Ruby's Full-Counter.

"It would seem I've once more underestimated you my daughter, allow me to correct that." Abruptly he sped up colliding fist with Yang sending her back and kicking away Ruby. Ren leaped just in time to avoid a blade of miasmic energy.

"How strong is this guy?" Ruby and Yang once more rushed in all the while Weiss and Blake struggled to counter any blast from leaving the area causing massive casualties. Nora jumped in Magnhild raised.

"Full-Counter…" A great pressure hit the Valkyrie away and it was while Ren's attention was drawn on his love did the dark brother strike. Reaching out he grabbed the fairy by the wing throwing him into the giantess with the force of a bullet.

Yang and Ruby roared as they closed in but he was too strong and let loose a devastating slash, Ruby quickly Rose Crescent Rose.

"Full-Counter! Second Form God Slayer!" However, her father was a step ahead of her as he rose his blade.

"Full-Counter Third Form Divine Prominence!" Ruby and Yang went wide-eyed as a torrent of energy slammed into them. Seeing their plight Weiss rushed in grabbing her partner while Blake did the same before realizing the blast was heading Nora and Ren's way.

Appearing before the pair Weiss formed a barrier.

"Perfect Cube!" However, to her shock the barrier begun to give cracking.

"Everyone ready for one powerful attack even he has to have a limit to what he can redirect! " The demon king gritted his teeth rushing forward at the group his blade glowing with all the flames of Purgatory.

"Not a chance!"

"No!" Ruby rushed forward pushing Weiss out of the way, maybe, just maybe she could take the blow on her own, even if it'd kill her it'd be a small price to pay to keep them all alive!

The world exploded as a story as old as time took place, dark against light raged coating opposite ends of the world in light and dark in equal measures. The brother god looked in shock at who dared stand before him, his mighty blade of shadows that could devour even light writhed and shrunk against a hand of all things. Its owner a man like no other who shone with a brilliance like the sun itself.

Ruby looked to the prideful lion tattooed to his broad back, the warrior who donned it burning like the sun his souls light devouring the encroaching dark.

"Jaune…" When it looked like all hope had been lost, when they were lacking most of course he'd come, Humanities strongest Warrior and the final Sin. She should be thankful but she knew along with Weiss, Yang and Blake, what his Grace was doing to him and what his fighting here beside them meant.

"Jaune! What are you doing!" Weiss spoke equally distraught at the sight of the dolt's form and its implications.

"You Dolt! Do you know what you've done! You'll, You'll!" Jaune looked to the pair, his oldest friend and true love, right behind them were Ren and Nora the siblings he'd always wanted in all but blood. He turned away from them looking to the supposed god of Grimm.

"Even when Destiny itself opposes the Seven heroes. they show neither fear nor despair. For only love and courage may ever fill their hearts. And with their comrades beside them nothing my succeed in championing them."

He remembered every moment beside them every laugh and chuckle beside Yang, the silliness that was Nora, the quiet of Blake reading over his poems for Weiss. Enjoying dialogues with Ren and merely enjoying Ruby's company and of course every flutter of his heart when he was with his Snow Angel. Yes, Every moment was precious, worth his life.

"Hated by his own kin and mocked by Fate the feeble little Arc nearly gave up his life, but after embracing his 'Sin' All he could ever feel was Gratitude." His soul burned brighter than ever before.

"For these precious Sins I will gladly lay down my life." He pressed forward managing to push the god back who looked to him curiously.

"Who are you?" Above Ozma floated looking down at the Arc challenging a god.

"Truly you are more deserving of my grace, I see now why it chose you, though you are from the weakest race your sincere soul burns brighter than any other, without a doubt. You are humanities greatest hope, Jaune Arc." The brother god struck forward the blow ungodly sending the Arc back with enough force to kill an any other Sin. Before the giant could land another blow a great force struck his chest breaking through his thick hide. Yes, any other sin…

"Divine Spear of Arc"

But he was Pride! The strongest! The god gritted his teeth at the human who dare rise above his station and draw his divine blood. Raising his blade he struck.

"Dark Divine Slash!" Jaune felt it, blades of shadow carve up his flesh, through gritted teeth he spoke.

"You are strong, but…" He rose his hand up for Crocea Mors to appear in his grasp.

"Can you endure as well as you attack?!" Swinging the blade down he let loose a devastating blow that tore the earth apart melting it beneath. The Dark god went wide eyed at the sensation running through his body, one he hadn't felt since challenging his elder brother… Pain. He glared at the mere human all his hate burning in his gaze only to be met by pride-filled azure.

"Killing a god…" Jaune aura erupted healing him.

"Perhaps this is the only end worthy of my fire dying out." Looking to him the God shook to his core, as for the first time he truly saw all seven standing before him. The only thing Jaune took more pride in then himself, his comrades, no his family.

The Miraculous Seven Sins.