The Prideful Sin of Arc 8
The Miraculous Seven Sins Vs The Dark Brother
Happy Thanks Giving
Parody: Seven Deadly Sins Chapter 326-333
The Kingdom of Vale shook and trembled as the skies were black, lightening spewing down like rain and twisters swallowing everything in sight. A god had descended after all and he carried only spite for humanity. People cried in panic and fear only serving to draw the creatures of Grimm to them. However, as there were Grimm so to where they're brave souls who opposed them. The soulless beast pushed forward only to be met by Qrow the scythe slick with their darkness. Raven tore through the ranks alongside Tai saving anyone they could find as Summer lead the charge happy to see her comrades and learning of Arc's reentry into the fight alongside the sins. Qrow looked to his fellow knights.
"Hey has everyone evacuated yet?!" The young night fumbled but nodded.
"Yes Sir! It certainly helped with your sister's semblance." Qrow nodded as he readied to face the incoming horde only for silver light to flood the world, rendering the beast to mere stone that fell and shattered. Summer looked back to her fellow knight each brave soul armed at the ready but clearly scared. It was Tai who stepped up speaking to his fellow knights.
"Don't lose hope, whether your civilian or knight you must stay strong! Look!" Pointing out what could only be described as a small sun shone in the distance. As the earth quaked and rumbled.
"Do you see that! Even now the Seven Sins are fighting desperately against this horror!" Qrow nodded.
"Wat blondie said, if those dumbasses are still fighting, still alive it means we got a chance!" Raven grunted withdrawing her blade once more.
"That man, The Sin of Pride, though he was weak, without power he fought something far stronger then these mere blights before us, he. Protected me, us. And is doing so even now, we haven't the right to shame humanities strongest. So, fight with the pride of knowing our strongest is there!" Summer smiled before looking to her knights, their fear gone, swallowed up by resolve and determination, she rose her blade towards the incoming Grimm.
"For Vale, the people and the Miraculous Seven!" The people roared as the knights charged, determined to fight with the same resolve as their strongest.
Jaune charged met the fierce deity blow for blow, his body quaked and trembled, bones breaking and muscles tearing only to be restored by his semblance and sunshine combined. Above hundreds of blades came down upon the brother each nicking him but drawing no blood.
"Pathetic, To believe your my match human, IS UTTER BLASPHAMY!" He drew his blade for a downward strike on the Arc.
"Get the fuck away from Vomitboy bastard!" Yang barreled in upper cutting the fuck before kicking his face in making him fall back with a splash. No sooner did a mass of jade knives come crashing down on him from Yang.
"To strike your maker, such arrogance…" With a lift of the hand the floor beneath the three exploded in flames engulfing the three, With the brawler and men alike endured not stopping there advance Jaunes scooping Yang up and tossing her the brothers way. With a roar she struck like a bullet, Nora watched scared while Weiss maintained her barrier. Ruby and Blake unconscious from diving into the evil gods mind to free the false maiden he'd possessed.
"Renny! Jaune-Jaune! Yangarang! Weissy you gotta let me out!" Weiss shook her head.
"I can't, we'd be risking Ruby and Blake as they are now defenseless!" Nora gritted her teeth as she watched the three fight the god Jaune shielding Ren and Yang with his own body at every opportunity but unable to stop them from receiving damage entirely. Finally The Dark brother roared unleashing a pulse of sickeningly black energy that flooded each's body making them scream.
"WEISS PLEASE!" The former princess scowled but complied.
"I guess I have no choice! Be careful Nora he's strong!" the giantess nodded Magnhild ready, as soon as the barrier broke she leaped with a war cry bringing down the hammer on the god making him brake his concentration and by extension the dark pulse. The second it broke Jaunes flooded his fellow sins with light healing them if only slightly but enough to continue. Trying to take advantage of their confusion the king rushed to cleave off the Greedy one's head but was tackled by arc into the earth. The god gnashed his teeth at the action as he glared at the boar of Envy.
"Dammed giant!" With a wave of his hands the girl was launched in the air by an explosion, Ren turned back eyes wide.
"Nora!"
"Die!" Raising his hands a monstrous bolt of lightening came crashing down towards her intended to roast the girl alive. Jaune and Yang jumped trying to reach her as Ren flew in panic as Nora smiled back to him wanting him to be the last thing she'd see.
"Full Counter!" Before the girl Ruby appeared a tornado of roses in her wake as she reflected the bolt back towards her father. The Dark Brother endured the blow only to be met by an enraged trio as Jaune and Yang slammed two fist into his mug while Ren let loose a beam of light upon him. Yang smiled as she looked back her grin wide.
"Heh, that was faster than expected sis." Jaune nodded expecting nothing less.
"Well then… now that your back craterface we can get serious can we not?" Ren eyes lingered on Nora as his heart soared to see her alive and well before he finally schooled his features allowing the smallest smile to show.
"It appears everything went well on your end." Ruby smiled cheerfully to the others.
"Sorry to keep you all waiting but me and Blake are back now." Weiss rolled her eyes but smiled.
"How on earth did you convince that woman to oppose her superior." Ruby shrugged.
"Well Cindys pretty easy, just play on her arrogance and you can convince her to do just about anything." Blake nodded.
"Truly a simple woman." Wiess groaned.
"Enough, dolt now that your back shouldn't you hand out the order?" Ruby blinked before smiling.
"Yep, okay guys!" She leaped forward before her team each standing right beside her.
"Let's show him the power of the Miraculous Seven Sins!" Nora smiled happily.
"Okay let's get serious!" No sooner did she begun… to dance. The Dark Brother snickered.
"Really, that little tribal dance your people do to power up? What a utter eyesore." With a swing of his blade a mass of screaming shadow launched the Valkyries way only to be utterly torn apart by Stromflower as Ren stood sentry to his love eyes keen upon the pathetic god
"Not a chance." Nora blushed at her boyfriend looking so cool that she nearly messed up but kept on.
"…Oh great Rainart, please hear my wish… Grant me strength so I can protect the people I love!" She felt her aura flare as her magic expanded and with a smile more feral then any demon she roared.
"MOTHER CREATION!" To the Dark gods surprise the world ceased it chaotic reign in reverence to the dignified queen the storms quiet, the lightening gone and torrents died out. The mountain trembled and cracked to her declaration, as nature itself bended to the giant queen's rule. Her dance breathtaking and resolve ferocious, with a smile like a warlord she swung the earth itself her an extension of Magnhild and herself. The brother smiled genuinely surprised by the display, it would seem this boar had some bite. However…
"Do you truly intend to go against me little giantess?" Several boulders twice his size sped towards him light bullets but they shattered with ease to his blade however his smile died when he felt the impact to his back as several more hit true at its center. Nora grinned.
"Yep, me and my family! And we're winning this!" abruptly her true intent acted as earth surrounded him, ensnaring him and lifting him up from the earth and dark pool of brother's Grimm that formed beneath him where he drew his strength.
"I used to be all alone… A little girl scared and alone…But I was reborn!" The Dark brother struggled against his restraints as he glared at the Valkyrie.
"Dammed Giantess! Your trying to separate me from the pools of Grimm!" He broke the rocks only for more to meet him trapping him up again and lifting him to even greater heights against his will all the while Nora danced demanding the world to heed her pleas and it happily responding.
"I met the man I love, and then all my sisters in the sins and the brother I always wanted win Jaune-Jaune showed! It's because their all here that I was able to change and not be scared anymore! And I won't let you take them!" Ren blushed as he looked to his love, she'd never looked more beautiful to him then right now. The god growled at the giantess's words.
"What a farce! That's the reason you think you can beat me! What utter foolishness!"
"Your wrong!" The brother stopped looking to see Ruby grinning.
"Nora's stronger than you can imagine! She's the kind of girl that worries about her family no matters what might happen to her! That's why she's stronger than a selfish man like you!" Jaune nodded glaring the demon king's way for daring to mock one of his precious sins and his sister in all but blood.
"In this world there are few things I fear, yet I would prefer not rile her." Yang grinned.
"Yep, pissing off Nora can only lead to a world of hurt you old deadbeat!"
"Indeed, she's a savage but one I'd never imagine being without." Blake nodded to Weiss's words.
"Indeed miss Valkyrie's as terrifying as she is kind." Nora smiled happily tears in her eyes before she glared at the demon king.
"I am, the Queen of the Giants! For the future of my brethren entrusted to me by Rainart, my family the sins and Renny I won't lose no matter what! Not until I'm Renny's bri-Bri! NNGH… UUUHH! I can't say it!" Abruptly everyone turned to their resident fairy accusing eyes on him none more than Jaune who fixed him a glare having talked to the boy about this very topic.
"My brother in all but blood, will you truly make her be the one to speak her heart." It was hard to argue with the man who read poetry to Weiss on a nearly daily basis. So with a deep breath and his semblance at its greatest compacity aided by said blonde he spoke his usually calm face utterly red.
"N-Nora Valkyrie, once we've defeated this villain, will… will, will you marry me!" Nora froze mid dance her face turning just as red before she sped up her legwork desperate to win this battle even a moment sooner.
"OKAY AS SOON AS THIS GUY IS DONE FOR!" The earth heeded its joyous queen the mountain reforming beneath the god over the Pools of Grimm. Finally, it let him go and when he looked down he was wide eyed.
"Im-Impossble!" Before him was earth as far as the eye could see on a plateau larger than any kingdom.
"What is this place?" A soft so familiar tone spoke the venom in it one he had once been proud of.
"It's your grave… father." Turning he met eyes with Ruby her crimson orbs and skin pale but a smile on her face as she stepped forward in her assault mode. Behind her six stood each more imposing the last.
"Now it's time, as captain of the Seven Miraculous Sins I declare this mission officially beginning. The 'subjugation' of the Dark Brother God." The god looked back to them his arrogance gone as he was without his source of power and before the seven who'd brought him to this point. As much as he despised admitting it the Seven were more than a mere collection of insects but… a threat.
"Your cut off from the pools of Grimm and its powers, you won't be able to replenish yourself any longer!" He gritted his teeth but it was then the world exploded in light and the six smiled none more than Ruby as he stepped forward the very earth beneath him melting with each step, Crocea melted into his form becoming one with its ruler as twin suns bore into the god.
"How unfortunate for you little god, though you had no chance before, now you will die a miserable death. Do you wish to know why?" The brother eyes narrowed on he who stood taller than even the Giantess and shone like the sun.
"And why would that be?" He smiled then his teeth showing savagely as he rose his index in the air towards the sun above the paled in comparison to himself.
"Simple… Its High Noon." He stepped forward his form like no other as his muscles bulge with power and his soul and body formed into glorious golden flames. The mightiest under heaven … 'The One'. The Dark brother looked a note of interest showing despite his situation.
"Interesting, I've seen this form before, yes, indeed I recall it from when I watched from that infernal mutt in purgatory. This is the power you used to defeat my daughters was it not? For a single minute you claim to be invincible correct?" He sheathed his blade far to tempting by his own pride and amusement to see just how powerful such a form was.
"This should be rather amusing, well then, come forth human, allow me to have a taste of that so-called power of yours." Jaune smiled as he marched forward.
"So be it little god, prepare yourself for today the very gods fall to the mightiest sin!" Nora readied Magnhild.
"We got your back Jaune-Jaune!"
"No, interference shall not be allowed, my word has been given, besides you'd not survive the exchange of my full strength." Nora paused as did the others, yet none denied him Jaune seems stronger somehow and truth be told they need to rest. They felt Jaune's aura invading them, healing them. Though he hadn't said it he wished for them to recover as he fought and knowing it was the correct course they complied.
The two meet not even a foot from one another, Jaune but an inch taller yet he looked down upon the god as if he were an ant. The Arc struck with a might left making the god buckle before returning the blow making the blondes head swing back. Yet he didn't stop smiling even as blood leaked form his lips. Both struck each other then. Ruby quickly fell before her friends.
"Full Counter!" The force of their power alone could shatter bones as the earth shook beneath.
"Savor it well human!" The being struck then enough power behind his fist to send the Arc skidding across the floor tearing up the earth beneath.
"How is it, the power of the god of Darkness!" Jaune stood his body buckled and yet his smile grew then.
"Heh…"
"So how does it feel? This power which surpasses both my unsightly daughters?"
"How you ask?" Jaune vanished then before crashing down his fist into the gods head as he made him a god fall to his knees to a mortal.
"Not even an itch…" He looked down to the kneeling god.
"How disappointing, your daughter's blows were strikes to remember yet you, I felt no ambition like Cinder's nor resolve like Ruby. No all I felt from the supposed king of demons was disappointment." The god of Darkness roared hate clear in his eyes for the mortal who dare mock him!
"You Ignorant, Arrogant Mortal! I will kill you for that!" He struck then making the Arc head raise before he brought it back in a headbutt that broke his nose.
"My sin isn't Arrogance little god…" He growled elbowing the man's face yet Jaune's gaze fixed on him.
"Nor Ignorance…" He struck then with his own elbow it far more damaging to the god.
"But Pride!" The being fell back stumbling from the blow. Nora smiled struggling not to be swept away by the power of their blows, holding her Renny and Blake close while Weiss used her barrier to stand alongside Yang and Ruby who stood at the vanguard eyes trained on their human friend.
"Jaune-Jaunes doing it! He's winning!" Ren nodded.
"To go toe to toe with a god…" Blake's eyes narrowed looking the two over for damage.
"He's winning the Dark Brother can't keep up with Jaune's healing without the Brothers Grimm." It was Yang who gritted her teeth.
"Yeah, but the problems time…" The Brother begun to chuckle then.
"I must commend you human, to face me for so long and even endure my blows, for such a mortal to exist is against the very order of this world yet here you stand… However, this is the end, victory is 'mine'." He shot forward then faster than sound his right hand buried deep into the flames of Jaune's chest. He spoke then the words sentencing the man's fate.
"One Minute has passed." Slowly the golden flames of Sunshine retracted as 'The One' vanished yet in the Arc's face The demon king found neither fear nor despair.
Today I furfill my vow, watch me Pyrrha…
Slowly the radiant white of his soul rose and infused into not his soul nor his flesh, but the power he'd carried since the day he was born. Once more flames emerged stronger than ever before as his very soul met it's partnered power, yet these flames where not the radiant gold of Sunshine but breathtaking white.
"Little Demon King… It seems you'll learn the lesson your daughters were taught." His form grew in response to his new power, and he dwarfed the very god before him who looked up in shock and horror at the being standing over him.
"Do not look down upon an Arc's word." His soul burned like the sun, no brighter, for all stars burned brightest before their end. Flames whiter than any snow swept the plateau flooding his cherished sins with new power restoring their very beings to the utmost. All the brother could do was stare, for a moment even daring to think it wasn't this mortal before him but his older brother.
"What's going on with Jaune-Jaune?" Ren looked out in shock, how?
"How can he still maintain 'The One' A minute has passed." Weiss looked a tear running down her eye.
"You… fool." The Dark brother tried to pull back but found it impossible as his arm was being cooked by the searing white flames stronger than any sun.
"What is this!? This power that surpasses anything I've seen you do before?! Answer me human!?" Jaune chuckled.
"The One: Ultimate." The king struck his instinct demanding he do so, yet each blow only burned his knuckle setting upon it the same white flames that engulfed his right fist. Ruby stared a look of horror on her face.
"That's… that's not Sunshine!" Yang looked to her sis confused.
"What?" slowly reluctantly Ruby spoke not wanting to believe it but feeling it.
"He's sacrificing it to his Grace in exchange for this power." Blake asked an unusual show of concern.
"What? What is he giving to his Grace."
"Everything… He intends to..." Whether it was till the sun sets or after this final bout he cared not… for them he'd happily do so.
"To burn his very own life out to win!" A barrage of fist each with the power of a sun struck then burning the dark god to sunder. He'd happily give this life to this power to protect them even his very soul he would surrender to the flames of Sunshine for his precious sins!
"JAUNE-JAUNE STOP!" Ren struggle to advance even an inch forward against the mighty force not wanting to see his brother give his life like this! For them! He struck true then the force enough to send the puny god flying like a bug his body engulfed in the mighty flames of his soul.
The Dark God roared in anger, how? How could a mortal achieve this power that surpassed his own and touched upon his older brother's domain!? He rose his palm high then where a vile mass emerged screaming with all the hate of the world and resentments of those departed, the Arc wasn't the only one capable of sacrificing vitality for power! From himself he drew a curse viler than any other, one not even light could vanquish!
"Enough of this farce! Begone Mortal!" The curse expanded ready to devour the Arc and the vile sins, but he would not have it. This was the day he died but not his family! Jaune rose up arms out ready to give himself and be their shield. But like him he was their family and they refused to lose him! Blake rushed then grabbing the towering Arc from behind before both faded to black reappearing within Weiss's barrier as the others rushed forward Ruby being first to emerged tearing into the dark mass.
"ONE THOUSAND DIVINE CUTS!" Yang roared out her fist glowing gold.
"BANISHING KILL!" Behind her Ren and Nora rushed each glowing with their soul's light.
"MOTHER CREATION, STORMFLOWER SECOND FORM: GUARDIAN!" The emerald dragon rushed forward before being engulfed in stone transforming the Mistrialian styled dragon (Chinese) into a Valian (Western) variation.
"COMBINATION MAGIC: GREAT EARTH DRAGON!" The mighty beast roared as it slammed into what remained of the vile curse enduring it permanently damaging Ren's sacred treasure. Jaune roared in anger shattering Weiss's barrier that sought to seal him.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS! I TOLD YOU ALL NOT TO INTERFERE!" Jaune stomped forward only for a tiny form to stand before him, he looked down to his captain her body trembling as she looked down her form reduced back to her usual state.
"I should be the one saying that… What are you doing you stupid idiot!" Jaune didn't have time for this even now he could feel it, his life diminish.
"…Captain, move."
"If you want me to you'll have to force me." She finally looked up to him angry tears in her eyes as she glared at her friend, her best friend.
"I… I didn't invite you into the sins so you could kill yourself!" He could feel it, each of their eyes set on him, looking to him with anger, love and pain as he did this. Which was why it was so easy for him to…
"Do you remember those day so long ago, where you'd constantly clash with this power, all so I might be able to harness what I once thought a curse that drove me utterly berserk, that I'd despised so and use it for good." He chuckled at the memories of each and every day back then as she fought him, yes, only her…
"Again and again you'd beat me into submission, it was utterly maddening how you so impudently put that tiny body of yours on the line to allow me to master this power I hated for so long." He looked down to her then his eyes meeting hers burning like azure suns.
"You gave to me so lost in loneliness and isolation a place to be, friends who accepted this self that not even my own family could love. A place to belong… Can you even begin to fathom it?" A peaceful smile spread upon his face then.
"The sheer joy you've bestowed upon me…" The six looked to him seeing as steam rose from the corners of his eyes. Behind him the world once more trembled as a beast larger than even the indura rose arms and tendrils emerging from its twisted form as a white emotionless face like mask appeared on its uncomfortably human visage. At its point of origin the Dark brother laid having tribute a great deal of power to the beast.
"O Beast of darkness! Rip out their entrails and devour them whole in my name!" The beast looked upon the sins prepared to devour their very souls as it smiled evilly. Jaune growled, leaping forward toward the unfathomable force.
"I SWORE AN OATH THAT DAY SO LONG AGO, THAT I HAVE KEPT TO THIS VERY DAY!"
Sunshine, I had thought you my most horrid curse for so long, but now I know, you are my greatest blessing. Because I have you I can give this life for them, so please I beg you take this soul and allow me to protect them one last time!
The grace responded as the flames of his being erupted searing white!
"JAUNE!"
"I SWORE THAT THIS LIFE I'D ONCE DESPISED I'D STAKE FOR MY FAMILY, FOR THE SINS WHO'VE GIVEN ME HAPPINESS I'VE NEVER THOUGHT POSSBLE!" All these memories all those precious moments! He'd die for them here.
I will live and die in a way 'she' can be proud of…
The demon maws open revealing hundreds of vile pale hands each eagerly reaching for the Arc intending to tear his very soul to sunder and devour the shredded light of it. Before he could meet its maws a form zipped past him in a tornado of black petals as Ruby rushed ahead her assault mode ready!
"You're not the only one allowed to give their life for his family you idiot!" Tears ran down her cheeks as silver flooded out stunning the beast. She had memories too, with her bestie, her friend playing and talking about junk ready comics and so much more!
"IF YOU'LL RISK IT ALL TO SAVE US THEN I'LL DO THE SAME!" Yang leaped forward her body burning like a golden comet.
"That's right you dammed idiot! Don't think for a second I'm just gonna stand here and let you kick the bucket Vomitboy!"
"You're not alone anymore Jaune-Jaune!" Ren flew beside his brother in all but blood.
"Nor have you been since that day we met."
"As if I'll let you do something this foolish by yourself you dolt!"
"Even when I sought to send you into darkness so I might gain a heart you didn't resent me; I refuse to let your end be alone." he looked to them.
"You all…" Ruby roared as she sped towards the beast.
"Let's do this! Seven Miraculous Sins!" All seven rushed each letting lose all their powers upon the being tearing it apart, burning it alive, crushing it with earth and exploding it with sheer force rendering it to ribbons. The Dark brother could only stare in utter shock as his creation was obliterated before his very eyes. He looked to them too scared to move.
Jaune looked to him, his fate, he'd not regret this.
"Snow Angel, Yang, my siblings in all but blood, Blake and Ruby…Forgive me, but it's too late for me now… So, I ask…" He looked to them, his family his pride.
"Will you bless me with the honor of fighting alongside you one final time…" They stared at him, Ruby wiping her eyes before she looked up that smile that'd saved him so long ago on her face.
"Of course dummy, we're friends… till the bitter end…" He smiled looking to the Dark God… He would die today. Yet did he feel fear? What utter nonsense, how could even a tinge of terror hope to invade his heart when he was so filled with joy at being able to stand beside them to his very end.
The Seven advanced then each coordinated without hesitation to act believing the others would cover any weakness shown. Yang and Jaune roared fist pulled back before both blonde struck the gods face launching him back only for a rain of storm flowers to descend upon him. The earth beneath shaking as spikes of stone emerged at Nora's will to impale the dark brother.
The man roared and readied to return their attacks with his own only to feel his stir at his core as hateful flames stirred in his soul. Cinder, even now she was rebelling fighting him from the inside while her sister and the other sins clashed with him in the world of the living. Ruby and Weiss descended upon the old god both increasing their speed enough to leave behind after images. Ruby let loose a barrage of slashes while Weiss let loose a unrelenting torrent of elemental blast upon the god.
"One thousand Divine Cuts!"
"Infinity Barrage!"
"You dammed Women! Die!" He swung up to run the two through only for Blake to appearing behind the both of them touching both before fading to black alongside them, vanishing from sight.
"You dare to attack Snow Angel and the Captain!"
"You fucker don't touch my sis!" From behind elbows slammed into his temples from Yang and Jaune alike before both roared letting loose twin unrelenting blows upon his person. The old god fell back on his knees in disbelief.
"How! How is this happening!?" from all around him the seven closed in not willing to give the god moments rest.
Heat bubbled from his core as he attempted to counter their blows, cinder raged within discontent with merely submitting while her sister and the man who'd bested her fought and opposed her father! Finally amber flames exploded from him as he cried out.
"No! Cinder you dare defy me!"
"Utter foolishness…" He looked up meeting Jaune's stern gaze as he advanced his best friend at his right as she glared upon her father.
"You think she has reason to obey your twisted wants, such a foul thing to believe you claim yourself her father! Ruby let us end this!" Ruby nodded before turning intoa flurry of rose petals swallowing up Jaunes in her wake as gold, white and red twisted each petal white with flames.
"Combination Technique:" Each petal burned white becoming a blade of aura as it shot forward enveloping her withering Brother in a storm of blades.
"Divine Blades Lancaster!" With a cry the brother fell from his form a black mass emerged as Cinder screamed her form distorting, returning to its previous state. Finally forced to part from her Cinder feel.
"No! You cannot be allowed to escape my vessel!" A sickly hand of black reached out but was torn to sunders by the blades of Lancaster as Ruby manifested once more grabbing her unconscious sister away from the cruel god her eyes burning silver menacing as she glared his way.
"I won't allow you to take her soul again father!" Beside her the other six stood in confirmation.
"You dammed Sins! How dare you!" Quickly the black mass shot up into the sky away from them, Nora shot several dozen boulders the masses way but it swerved out of each's way. Before breaking the clouds parting them.
"I will show you all TRUE DESPAIR!" Abruptly the mass broke apart into a rain of black that showered down into the earth below. Weiss went wide-eyed as she realized his intent. Whatever his darkness touched his rot spread, infecting, transforming and possessing anything and everything in its wake.
"Snow Angel what is this…" Weiss gritted her teeth.
"That bastard, there's no mistaking it…" Ren frowned.
"He's infusing himself with the plants and animals of Vale and assimilating them…"
"Tsk, so now that the old bastard was rejected by sis and Fire bitch there he's trying to take over the earth itself, seriously?" All the vegetation of the kingdom shifted and combined into a sickening mass, forming something vaguely living yet far to wrong. At the capital the people, civilian, kings and royals alike looked to the repulsive titan given form and prayed, that their sins were still alive and fighting. The Dark Brother laughed upon the seven.
"Do you see now little sins, your hopeless endeavor, can you feel it my daughter the people's despair! Their fear all due to your foolish actions. For the greatest Sin of all, defying a god!"
"Silence!" Once more Jaune erupted white like a sun for all to see, see that their heroes were still alive, still fighting! The god growled as he and Ruby felt it, fear subside as hope bloomed and spread like the sweetest sickness.
"Do not look down on mortals 'little' god!" Ruby stood walking beside her bestie smiling up to her father not even a hint of fear in her body.
"Yeah, Dumbass what do I have to be scared off when I got Jaune-Jaune and Renny by me!" Ren smirked.
"I have little intentions of wasting time on you and your fear, I do have a wedding to plan after all." Blakes ears flicked.
"What a horrible parent, it almost makes me happy to be a doll…"
"'huff' Fear that abhorrent display, please. Your already falling apart at the seems… Though I suppose that's the best an ignorant being like you could do after all." Yang smiled slamming her knuckles together.
"Enough talk, let get to kicking a mountain's ass! Right sis!" Ruby smiled as she faced her father.
"Yeah, let go! Give it everything you got guys!"
"Fools to defy me even now!" From his front a sphere of black expanded forth swallowing up the seven.
"Death Zero!" Abruptly an ungodly pressure made itself known upon the seven bringing them to the floor making the earth beneath give and imprint themselves into it.
"Suffer, suffer the pain of being crushed by thousands of pounds of pressure you foolish Mortals! Such foolish little insects! Believing you could fell even a mountain! What tripe." Jaune smiled up at the god.
"Hah, I've felled mountain larger than you for breakfast."
"Cruel Sun!" From him a white sphere of light shot forward in defiance acting as the catalyst for the others. Yang struggled to her knees.
"You think this is enough to keep a Xiao-Long down!" She swung her fist.
"Vanishing Strike!" The living mountains body exploded, burned alive by the orb of solar flames while the mysterious strike impacted deep tearing apart a chunk of biomass yet to a mountain it was but drops in a bucket.
"Ha, there is no point pathetic mortals I am immune to mortal plights like pain in this magnificent state." Yang smirked.
"Can't feel pain, what you that scared dumb old god! Hell that makes you half dead as far as I'm concerned."
"Silence, enough of your dribble, face extinction you dammed Sins!" Nora struggled to raise as defiant as her fellow sins as the very earth beneath struggled to aid her.
"We're gonna kick your butt! Right Renny!" Said Fairy got on his knees glaring up a smile on his face rare to be seen.
"Of course Nora!" Ruby looked back to Jaune and Weiss.
"You two! Do it!" Both nodded as Weiss formed a spell while Jaune infused Sunshine's aura into it.
"Combination Magic: Limit Breaker!" All seven stood on their feet shocked.
"Quick you dolts the effects won't last long, a minute at best but for that we'll be unstoppable!" Ruby quickly shot up.
"Everyone give it everything you got!" Ruby body tensed as she broke apart into black petals each with enough force to shatter mountains.
"Trillion Dark!" Jaune roared as all the light of his being formed into one colossal orb of energy.
"Final Prominence!" Blake manifested her violet lightening.
"Gambol Shroud: Kill Switch!" Nora let loose a barrage of meteorites.
"Mother Earth's Fury!" Ren smiled as Stormflower shifted to a spear larger than any building.
"Storm Flower: Final Form Spear of Judgment!" Yang rushed forward letting loose a series of barrages their forces traveling like golden comets.
"Crazy Barrage!" the Dark Brother merely laughed.
"Ignorant fools! Have you forgotten my Full Counter!" Weiss smiled cruelly.
"Of course not foolish god, Blake's move is not an attack it merely negates the ability to be effected by opposing magics of her choice." Reaching out Weiss manifested hundreds of glyphs around the six attacks slowly bringing them together into one combining them.
"Infinite Unification!" the attacks formed into a blast that shone with all the colors of the world brighter and more breath taking then any sun.
"Seven Deadly Sin's Commination Magic: Miraculous Annihilation!" The Dark Brother roared.
"Ridiculous as if such a blast could end me!" Letting lose a vile spell he met the blast head on only for it to prove pointless as it was torn apart for being in the presence of the blast. The Dark Brother shook in fear before speaking.
"Sal- Ruby! Would you really kill your own father!" Ruby frowned before vanishing appearing before the living mountain and swinging Crescent rose.
"Full Counter." No one spoke at the action, not Ruby at her supposed betrayal nor the Sins at her action, the only one who acted was the dark god.
"Heh, of my precious Salem… Your loyalty impresses me so… Yet." Opening his massive maws, he bit into the girl tearing her in half.
"Your power is too dangerous to hold beside me!" He readied to speak of the six remaining Sin's hopelessness then but no sooner did the Rose break down into a mess of black petals. Above Ruby floated in the path of the reflected attack doubled in power by the Full Counter. She looked to him sadly.
"Forgive me guys… I had to give him one final chance…" None spoke against her knowing she needed to make sure.
"Full Counter!" The blast shot forward empowered further tearing through a large chunk of his side he was about to laugh at her missing of his vitals only for her to appear behind him as dozens of her surrounded him each composed of her petals. Each repeating the same action.
"Full Counter!" Each declaration sent the blast flying again, faster, stronger, doubling its power and mass and tearing into the living mountain.
"S-stop this! Salem, if you were to hit me again!" She stopped before him looking to the man her eyes still holding a hint of innocence but filled with utter determination.
"It's Ruby, Ruby Rose The Dragon Sin of Wrath… Full Counter!" The blast barreled towards the demonic titan and in response all Ruby could do was look soberly.
"Goodbye father…"
"SALEM!" The Dark God cried out his daughter's name one final time whether it was a plea, guilt ridden call or a final call to his daughter remained to be seen. Ruby stared at her father's passing, no tear nor smile no anger nor regret, merely bitter acceptance. Slowly the plateau begun to break and shatter, collapsing on itself leaving the seven to plummet. Each readied to move only for pain to abruptly shoot through their bodies.
"Ugh, what is this!" Weiss gritted her teeth.
"The backlash from Limit Breaker…"
"Dammit we're practically helpless!"
"No." Quickly a form soared between the seven three pairs of radiant wings on his sides as he shone like a star. The Fourth Archangel Ozma, with but a wave of his hand the seven's decent slowed before stilling just above the ground.
"Refresh." Light enveloped them mending their wounds, sealing their injuries and lessening their fatigue.
"You will not be capable of fighting for some time I'm afraid but with this you at least aren't helpless." Ruby sat back exhausted.
"Owie, everything still hurts…" The seven watched as the world brightened, the darkness recede…
"We, we did it, right?" Weiss nodded to her leader.
"Indeed, I can detect neither the Dark Brothers power nor the commandments…" Blake smiled her ears flicking.
"Indeed, I can hear the people of Vale cheering our names." Behind the six he smiled.
"You should go to them… Everyone's waiting to see their heroes after all." Nora was the first.
"'You' all? Jaune-Jaune don't you mean we…" Ren nodded a smile on his face yet tears ran down his eyes.
"Indeed, it as if you're not coming, quite the thing for our Best Man to say." Neither turned, to scared… or perhaps just wanted to deny fate a moment longer. It was Ruby who looked back her smile vanishing as a her lips lowered into a frown, her eyes usually so cheerful grew somber and saddened as she looked to him.
He stood there, his form still larger than life, his muscles bulging and yet slowly the pristine white flames begun to recede leaving only rough ebony flesh more alike to charcoal behind… His face though looked with no regret nor sorrow only acceptance as he looked to them.
"I'm sorry… But I can't seem to move anymore, my body simply refuses it. It would seem this is it for me." He was thankful his worn form had lasted long enough to ensure their safety, he smiled to them.
"Regardless I have no regret thanks to you all." His smile brightened even as his body darkened the white veins of light coursing through him dimming.
"After all I got to know the six most amazing people, my precious family." He looked to Blake and smiled at the usually quite recluse.
"Blake, you were the best confident I could've asked for, I only wish I could finish reading that charming little book of the man of multiple souls you enjoyed so, I would've liked to converse about it." Looking left of her he found Yang looking away her hair burning gold and though he couldn't see them he knew her eyes where crimson as steam lifted up from the corners of her eyes.
"Forgive me Yang, it would seem I can't follow through on that promise of more alcohol then you can drink, though perhaps you should go easy on the booze without your immortality."
"Jaune-Jaune… you can't go yet…" He smiled shaking his head.
"Ren, Nora… My siblings in all but blood, I wish I could've seen your wedding, I would've happily helped Ren knit the largest white dress. I pray you will only ever feel happiness from one another." Both looked down tears falling as they shook. He Looked over finding Ozma regarding him.
"I hope I gave a good last show Ozma, thank you, for everything you've done for me even till my final moments." The Archangel shook his head.
"No, I should be thanking you, Jaune Arc I will remember you well, humanities strongest." He smiled before azure met silver. He couldn't help but chuckle.
"Why so glum Craterface…" She leaped up hugging him, ignoring the stinging of his smoldering form, how it dirtied her clothes as she held unto him.
"To you, I owe everything… My entire life was saved by your smile and kindness, my closest and dearest friend to whom no one could hope to equal. Ruby Rose, Salem or even the Wrathful Reaper of the Seven I could not do without." He enjoyed her embrace for several more seconds, each precious as he thought of each moment beside his best friend as he was sure she was as well. Finally, he looked past her to the final member standing there her arms crossed and icy orbs fixed on him.
"Snow Angel… No Weiss, I've always loved you… Not because you reminded me of Pyrrha nor due to your beauty or intellect but. Because you were the first to truly look at me, spoke to me without fear, and connected with me without prejudice nor discrimination." Weiss huffed.
"Idiot, your giving me too much credit aren't you? Had it never occurred to you I merely found you fascinating like one would a test subject. Perhaps you've never been anything beyond a study project of mine…" Jaune shook his head.
"Even so, I'd be grateful, because after all the kindness you've shone me, after being able to enjoy your company for so long. I'd be thankful if I could repay you at least in some small way. I merely hope I held a spot somewhere in your heart." Weiss looked away then her eyes growing somber, the light in them dimming as her finger's grasped her sleeves shaking. It was a whisper.
"Too late…" She felt it… pain, her heart it was…
"Far too late, for anything, for everything… After all I've done, some things can't be taken back." Her sin surfaced in her mind, of that day in the magic kingdom of Atlas, the kingdom she'd brought to ruin in her gluttonous gamble for power… their screams, their anguish and sorrows. Strangers, friends and family all rendered to ash by the brother deities might as Atlas plummeted. All due to her want for more, more power, knowledge and freedom, to escape her lonely isolation.
A thought came, an impossible little fantasy of a little shrimp of a blonde boy showing himself to her back then. A ridiculously wide and toothy smile directed her way and a stretched out hand, had he'd been born then, had he'd met her in her youth… it was as a beautiful fantasy, but merely that, a fantasy.
"Had only I had found you sooner, yes… 3,000 lonely years sooner…" He looked to her the act alone excruciating yet he'd endure to truly look to her.
"No matter what happens, I have and will always be on your side Weiss… No matter what decisions you've made, what crimes or the sin you bear I would bear it alongside you, for our sins are alike are they not our people, families and kingdoms fallen for our fates…" He smiled to her then and her eyes shot open as she looked to him speechless.
"You… You knew?"
"Sorry, it was merely a guess, a gut feeling really… after all you've always had such lonely, sad eyes, ones I couldn't help but empathize with."
'crackle'
Nora's eyes widened.
"Jaune-Jaune! Your body!" Jaune looked down finding the flame long absent as his form cracked and spread. He couldn't feel the pain any longer, in fact he couldn't feel anything.
"I see… Well it looks like I'm out of time." Slowly he reached out pushing Ruby back as no sooner a white torrent erupted from him spiraling around his form into the heavens above.
"All I can say now, is to take care everyone… I don't know what'll happen so please stay back." Ruby stepped forward her hair singeing against the white flames.
"We'll see you off Jaune."
"Thank you…" The others shook and trembled but looked to him none the less to his final moment, recalling every moment alongside him.
"Farewell, my precious sins…"
Was that enough Pyrrha, can I face you proudly with this?
His thoughts were cut off then as he heard the clacking of heels against the earth and when he turned he saw her stomping towards him, her usually indifferent icy orbs set on him entirely.
"Weiss, it's dangerous, stay back…"
"What have I told you about calling me by name Arc…" Feet lifted in the air then, as eyes went wide, all her friends, the other sins staring more than a note shocked, yet surely he was the one most surprised. As he felt her soft lips upon his, her petite hand against his broad chest, slender fingers digging deep into his crackling flesh to keep hold.
He burnt her, the final flames of Sunshine searing her delicate flesh and yet she didn't scream nor pull back but brought herself closer to him. Her lips impressing themselves upon his and even if only for a moment she imparted all her power into him, into his worn dead flesh and he felt it, her embrace. His hands rose about to hold her by her slender hips but paused before retracting wishing to not impart any more pain upon her then this.
She glared upon his kindness, the dolt to the bitter end, she pressed into him more, recalling his life, her observations , his smile and constant want to be a hero, someone who could stand alongside them. His poems, jokes and chats with her. How'd he always spoke his heart, always came running to them despite how utterly frail he could be… all these memories came to her mind and so many more, of the Sin of Pride, of the Warrior of Arc who fought beside them but most of all. Of the frail little blonde who'd pour his heart out to her and try his utmost to support them.
The fool… To fall for someone like me… How presumptuous of you… though I suppose that is your sin… Yes.
My precious Pride.
Her lips parted from his then, he stood still like a statue his body utterly black, all but those eyes that even now shone azure.
"Forgive me for never being able to reciprocate those feelings of yours for me…" She could not bring herself to smile for him one final time, upon her face and hands were unsightly burns.
"But As penitence for such a sin, allow me these scars, proof of your life, that you existed… The burns upon me a symbol of the one man who ever truly loved me." Tears fell down his ruined cheeks boiling before turning to steam as even the white of his eyes begun to grey. His voice was raspy and garbled yet still he worked his jaw.
"Like the finest wine, that lulls this long pained heart to the sweetest of intoxications, as lonely as it is beautiful…
Regrettably I could not be the glass to hold your lonely love, to breathe joy into your sorrows.
But if only one wish could be granted, I plea to god, that such a glass would one day show itself and heal the scars upon your pained heart."
Black flesh shattered, becoming so much ash at its centered around Sunshine, the grace acted then and soared up carrying it holder to the heavens.
I hope one day you will find someone who brings you as much joy as you did me… my precious snow angel.
Tears fell from the seven who witnessed the mightiest sin's ends. Looking up Silver pools watched Sunshine guide him away, her precious friend, even now she could see it in her heart his smile and teases. With tears in her eyes she spoke.
"Rest well… Jaune."
One Final Time everybody, Praise the Sun...
