AN: Hey everyone, I have the next chapter here. Thank you for all the support you have shown this story so far. This is the first big fight chapter of this story. With it, you see how strong some characters are and how a couple of the RWBY characters got better since their time at Chaldea. Hope you enjoy this chapter, leave a review with your comments and questions, and have a nice day.
Chapter 7 – Exhibition Matches
Ruby.
"Wow!" Ruby said she and the rest of Team RAMA entered the training arena. It was a stadium with a white marble circular arena, outlined with a black marble floor that was a few feet deeper. Hundreds of seats surrounded the combat zone. At the center, she saw her uncle standing next to some other familiar teachers. However, she did not recognize a man with long white hair. The man wore a matching white coat, black pants, a brown scarf, and a light green vest over a blue-collar shirt, "That must be the Headmaster here." She then looked down at his shoes, noticing some pink rose petals on the ground, "Oh, he does the same thing I do."
"His name is Merlin, the Magus of Flowers," Atlanta spoke up as Ruby examined the arena, "We was an advisor to the Headmaster at Chaldea, so it makes sense he was chosen as the headmaster here." She looked over to see Mordred's team entering the stadium, "It looks like they made-"
"Penny!" Ruby said before rushing over, leaving only rose petals in her wake.
"Ruby!" Penny responded in kind as she blasted towards the red hooded girl, a green blaze erupted from her backpack. With her arms spread, the Atlas android slammed into Ruby with a hug, "I am glad to we are reunited!" Penny said as she hugged her friend tighter, "It feels so good!"
"Sa…me," Ruby said in a wheezing voice, felling her bones start to crush. Penny then released her grip, leading to the red hooded girl gasping for air, "After I got back from Chaldea, I couldn't find you."
"I had to go back, there was a change of plans." Penny responded, "It was sad I could not say goodbye." She then had a large smile form on her face, "But now we both here! This will be so much fun!"
"Yeah," Ruby said before noticing more students entering.
Penny looked over to see one of the was Bradamante. Next to her was a boy of around the same age, his black disheveled hair having an odd white tuff, almost resembling a lily. The outside of his cape was white, but the inside a light blue. He wore a black and white attire with white clade armor on his legs and left arm. Penny looked at his face, noticing his sky-blue eyes and peaceful smile, "That must be the other one Bradamante mentioned." Penny thought to herself before having a look of determination, "I must protect Ruby from both of them." She confirmed for herself before turning back to the red hooded girl. However, she saw something she was not excepting.
Ruby was blushing, looking at the mysterious boy, "W-who is he?" She asked, causing Penny to tilt her head in confusion.
"Oh, him?" Medusa said as she walked over, "I think I remembered his name was Charlemagne." She then looked over to the peppy paladin, "And her name is Bradamante."
"Wait, I think I have heard those names before?" Ruby said before the image of the svelte paladin came to her mind, "That's right, Astolfo told me about them once!"
"They were all from the same village." Medusa explained, "But, it was too far away for normal protection, so it was up to them to keep the people safe. Eventually, Charlemagne earned the nickname, The Benevolent King, among the townspeople for his valor against Grimm." She then smiled as she crossed her arms, "Thankfully, with Apocrypha received some aid form Vale, their village is now protected enough so that they could attend this program."
"That's so cool," Ruby responded, her eyes turned back to him. Charlemagne slowly glanced over towards the girls. Frantically, Ruby tried to avoid eye contact. Penny then looked over to see Bradamante glaring towards the unaware red hooded girl.
Penny then looked over to see two more individuals following the paladins. One was a man in long black hair tied in a ponytail and a full white suit. He wore a white fedora with a navy-blue strip. On his left side was a sheathed sword and holstered revolver. The other was a girl floating next to him, her skin was a pale white. Her hair also black but was nearly the length of her body. She wore a black school uniform top and long skirt. She wore magenta stockings, matching her eyes, but wore no shoes. Around her neck was a long scarf that looked like it was made of black leather, "Those must be the last two members of their team."
"Well, kind of. There times is only three members, but…" Medusa pointed out, causing Ruby and Penny to look at her in confusion, "He is a rider class, and she is his mount."
"What?" Ruby said, "How does that work!?"
"You know the process; the rider imbues a Grimm with their aura," the long-haired rider responded, "This changes the form of the beast to something reflective of the rider's personality and soul. But I understand your confusion at his results." She then looked over to the man with a fedora, "Sakamoto, people were starting to call him the Hero of Restoration because of this outcome with that girl."
"Which Grimm did he restore?" Penny inquired, "My guess would be a Geist."
"Well…it was a Grimm Dragon," Medusa said as Ruby and Penny went wide-eyed, "It was one found shortly after the invasion. No other rider wanted to try to convert it into a mount, except him." She said as she looked at the hero's dragon, "Her name is Oryou." The long-haired rider then looked down to see the professors getting in a line, "They're about to start to opening speech." Medusa turned back to Ruby, "We should head back to our seats." the red hooded girl nodded in response, waving goodbye to Penny. The Atlas android waved back, returning to her team.
At the arena, Qrow stood in-between Archer and Cu Chulainn, "Huh, I thought there was supposed to be four teams of students?" The unlucky huntsman asked.
"The last team is the group of younger children," Archer responded, "They have a different opening ceremony."
"If I remember right, that's were Bazett, Scathach, and your mother, are as well." Cu Chulainn added, "Speaking of which, where's your father? I thought he was going to be here as well."
"He was given an urgent mission and couldn't come here," The red mantle hero responded before noticing Merlin walking towards the students.
"Welcome students, to Clockwork Academy." Merlin addressed, is arms spread out in an open stance, and a soothing smile on his face, "You have all been chosen to be a part of history. A new page in the tale of Remnant's war against Grimm." He then moved his hands behind his back, "Our three teams: Team Rama (RAMA), Team Magenta Pantone (MGNP), and Team Cherry Blossom (CBOS)." However, his smile turned into a smirk as he closed his left eye, "With that out of the way, lets started things off with a few exhibition matches." He said with the students having a look of confusion, "This won't impact your grades, but it will give a few of you the opportunity to impress your fellow classmate. As well as your future professors." He then showed the students his right hand with the pointer, middle, and ring finger extended. "We will have three matches, one for each team combination." He then had both eyes opened as he put his hands behind his back, "Now then, why don't we start with a representative from Team CBOS against a representative of Team RAMA."
"I'll go!" Bradamante eagerly spoke up, raising her right hand, "If that's okay, Headmaster Merlin." She asked with him smiling back, the peppy paladin eyes lighting up with joy, "Amazing." She said to herself with Charlemagne hiding a slight giggle to himself.
Mordred looked over to see Ruby about to stand, causing a look of panic in the Knight of Rebellion's eyes. However, both girls looked to see Anastasia speak up, "We will fight her." the Grand Duchess said in a deadpan voice, her hands holding onto Viy.
"Okay then, you two will be our first matchup," Merlin said before the two girls stood up. Bradamante jumped from her seat towards the left side of the arena, the stood with her arms crossed. While Anastasia walked over to the right side, "Good luck to both of you." The Magus of Flowers said as he and the professors left the arena to enter the stadium seats. From above, the other students noticed a monitor descend showing a split screen of the two fighters, "Begin!" Merlin declared.
Wasting no time, Bradamante spawned her weapons. In her right hand a short lance with a light green gem as the spearhead. In her left, an arm shield made of light that was almost her height. It was in the shape of a star with eight points, "This girl is on the same team as Ruby Rose," the peeved said to herself as Anastasia, "If I beat her, it will make their first battle at Clockwork a loss." Bradamante thought before smiling, "And as the school's first winner, that will impress Headmaster Merlin." She thought before lunging forward at her opponent, reeling back her lance, "I can't lose! I'll give it my all right from the start, Bouc-" Bradamante declared as Anastasia opened her eyes with a slight blue glow.
With her left hand still holding Viy, she extended her right in an open palm, and uttered one word, "Stop." Suddenly, the peppy paladin could not finish her declaration. She was frozen in a block of ice.
"Eh?" Bradamante thought as she could not move a muscle.
"Wow!" Ruby said in astonishment as Anastasia stood in front of the encased Bradamante. "She stopped the Noble Phantasm!" the red hooded girl then noticed something else, "She even froze that light shield." Ruby then stood up out of her seat, a smile on her face, "Anastasia, you're amazing!" She called out to her teammate. While the Grand Duchess did not turn to acknowledge Ruby, but the red hooded girl did notice a smile on Anastasia's face for a half second.
Bradamante was screaming from inside the ice, but unable to break free. Her eyes moved down to see Anastasia looking up at her, both hands now holding Viy, "As Grand Duchess, I need to be the first victor in on the record for this school." She said as a black shadow started to loom behind her, taking the same of a beast with two long clawed arms, "Viy, smash and shatter." Anastasia ordered as the shadow beast reeled back its right clawed arm. It then unleashed a powerful punch, shattering right through the ice, and landing directly into the peeved paladin's stomach.
Bradamante was launched backward, heading straight for the empty seats. However, her body bounced off an inviable barrier, causing her to gasp in pain before landed on the floor. As she started to push herself up, she heard a loud buzzer from above. In looking at the source, she discovered it was the monitor. Under Bradamante's image, it said loser, "What!? I lost, how!?" She said as she turned to the professors, "I can still fight!"
"But you fell out of bounds, those are the rules." Qrow responded placing his hands behind his head, "They did say they wanted matches here to be closer to what happens during the Vytal Festival."
"But that's not fair!" Bradamante whined, "I didn't get to show off any of my cool moves." She said as the shadowy beast faded behind Anastasia. She then bowed before walking away.
"You will have more opportunists to show us your skills," Merlin responded, a calm smile on his face, "Do not stress over one match."
"U-understood, Headmaster Merlin," Bradamante said with a bow. She then walked over to return to her seat. upon sitting next to her team leader, she hung her head low, "Sorry." She said in sorrow, but Charlemagne still smiled, patting her on the head.
From where Team MGNP sat, Mordred and Neo looked over at the Bradamante. The knight of Rebellion then looked to see the mute girl pull out her scroll. After she finished typing, Neo showed the message to her team leader, "Wasn't amazing for her." Mordred read to herself while Neo smirked.
"Yeah, you can say that again." Mordred said before looking over to Team RAMA, seeing Ruby run over to hug Anastasia. While the red hooded girl showed a face of joy, the Grand Duchess remained deadpan.
Merlin now stood back up, "Okay, that was one match." He said before focusing on Team MGNP, "Now, it is your turn to pick a fighter to represent your team."
Neo.
In response, Neo stood up, a smirk on her face, "You want to?" Mordred asked with Neo nodding, "Okay, show then what you can do."
Merlin then looked over to Team CBOS, "Since your team lost, you can use this opportunity for redemptions."
"Well, I guess I should step up then," Sakamoto said as he stood up, glancing over to Anastasia, "Seeing as how that girl brought her friend along, I should be fine to have Oryou join the battle."
"Oryou wants to fight," the Hero's dragon girl spoke to her rider, "You can count on me." The two then made their way to the left side of the arena, while Neo made her way to the right side. The mute girl focused on the Hero of Restoration, a calming smile on her face, "What's with that look she is giving you?" Oryou asked Sakamoto, "Ryoma, have you met her before?"
"No," Sakamoto responded, seeing Neo tip her bowler hat to him, "Maybe I just remind her of someone." He said as he tipped his fedora forward.
Back at the seats, Ruby looked over to Neo. her mind going back to the first time she was assigned a class card, "I think she was a rider class, same as me."
"She was," Atalanta spoke up, "But then she wanted to mix things up, and switched to a saber class." As she spoke, Neo raised her right hand. In a pink flash, she spawned her umbrella. However, this one looked different. The handle was gold with the metal hilt of a sword. The frame of the umbrella looked like four spiraling ribbons. The body resembling that of a night sky, the setting sun near the pointed tip of the umbrella.
"There we go," Cu Chulainn spoke up with a smile, "She can summon it without a problem."
"Wasn't that one of Medb's weapons?" Archer asked, a smirk forming on his face, "Isn't it dangerous for her to use someone else's Noble Phantasm."
"Not without training, of which I have been overseeing with Neo." the blue-haired lancer responded, "She was Medb's student before the invasion and already could wield the Chariot of Love." He then had a look of sadness in his eyes, "But with Medb's sacrifice, Neo needed someone to take under their wing." The smile then returned to his face as the mute girl reposed with her weapon, "Besides, she did help rescue me. This is the least I can do." Archer and Qrow remained silent, their eyes focused on the match.
"Begin!" Merlin announced, the monitor adjusting for the new fighters.
At the start, Oryou quickly ascended. She swung her left arm in a windmill motion. The Hero's dragon girl the dived towards Neo, unleashing her devastating punch. However, Neo backflipped the strike. As she looked to her opponent, Oryou had her hand stuck in the marble floor.
Sakamoto then rushed Neo; his sword drawn in his right hand. Neo held her umbrella in a defensive stance. The two blades clashed, each of the Hero of Restoration's strike, the mute girl parried. Suddenly, his sword glowed in a blue flame with his next slash. However, Neo's umbrella glowed a sparkling white. The two blades clashed against each other, the mixture of aura creating a pulse wave throughout the arena. Sakamoto gritted his teeth as Neo changed the orientation of her eye color.
Oryou pulled her fist out of the ground and rushed towards the two. As Sakamoto pulled back, his dragon girl unleashed a barrage of punches toward Neo. The mute girl did her best to block and dodge, but a few hits connected her stomach and ribs. Oryou then reeled back her right first, which started to glow with fire, and aim for Neo's head.
However, the mute girl moved out of the away, ducking the punch. She then got close to the hero's dragon girl, flipping her umbrella around. She then bashed the end of the handle into the bridge of Oryou's nose, sending her upwards into the air. However, Neo her the cocking of a revolver. She looked to see Sakamoto take aim, firing a shot. The bullet just grazed her right arm as she moved out of the way. In the air, Oryou recovered before flying past Neo, landing just behind her.
The mute girl gasped as her eyes turned white. Oryou unleashed a barrage of punches from behind. While Sakamoto opened fire again, this time at a rapid rate. Neo focused on the bullets, blocking them with her umbrella. She bobbed and weaved to avoid the useable attacks, but Oryou was still able to land a few hits in. In a matter of seconds, the mute girl could feel her aura draining faster and faster. Cu Chulainn watched in distress, "Come on, you can get out of this."
Suddenly, Neo's eyes focused, returning to their heteroromantic colors. She aimed her weapon at Sakamoto. The body of the umbrella quickly elongating, take the form of a rope. It connected to his chest, hooking into place with some bright light. Neo then pulled back, sending Sakamoto towards him. As Oryou readied for a devastating punch into Neo's back, but the mute girl jumped. The Hero's dragon girl instead punched the Hero of Restoration's face, "Wait Ory-" Sakamoto tried to say, but his face concaved on itself. His body then was flung back by the impact, the umbrella unhooking from his chest. He still landed in bounds, but only stars filled his eyes now.
"Ryoma!" Oryou called out before Neo landed back on the ground. The hero's dragon girl then glared at the mute girl, "Oryou will make you pay!" she declared before her hair spiked out, turning to black spears across the arena. Neo jumped back to avoid the spike, her grip on her umbrella tightening. The frame then expanded into a rope as she aimed to the sky, out of nowhere the rope hooked onto a ball of light. Neo pulled herself away from the spikes as Oryou grew angrier.
"Caladbolg's umbrella variant," Cu Chulainn spoke, "The sword to catch the setting sun on any summer's day." He said as Neo continued to dodge the spikes, "I knew she was already skilled with an umbrella, but I didn't think she would be this good with the grapple shooting."
"She's good at dodging," Qrow said as he leaned back in his seat, "But she can't win." He said as the blue-haired lancer turned to him in confusion.
"He's right," Archer commented with his arms crossed. He looked to see Neo try to cut one of the income hair-spikes, but her umbrella's blade could not pierce it, "Without an actual way to damage her opponent directly, all she can do is evade until she eventually becomes overwhelmed." Neo gritted her teeth as she dodged the attacks again. "She may have taken down that rider, but his mount is a different story."
"Yeah, I can tell," Qrow added on looking to see Oryou glowing with a black aura, "That thing is still a Grimm at heart." Her hair all came back, her body turning into black gunk on the floor resembling a Grimm spawner. Neo had a look confusion, then her eyes turned white as the gunk erupted. A massive, serpent-like monster with glowing red eyes. Its mouth became a gap as Neo gasped.
Cu Chulainn watched in panic as the monster chomped on Neo. He was about to spawn his lance until Archer grabbed his right hand. The blue haired lancer then looked back to see the monster's being coughing. The creature then shrunk, reverting to Oryou. The Hero's dragon girl them held her stomach, vomiting a purple vile.
The other students grimaced in response, but Mordred noticed chunks of glass in the punk. She then scanned the area to discover Neo, gracefully landing with her open umbrella. Despite landing out of bounds and the word loser appearing under her name, she still smiled with her heterochromia eyes. She then used her umbrella to grapple over to her team, landing back in her seat. she then looked out her scroll and texted a message to her team leader. Mordred pulled out her scroll, grinning at the message:
Nope!
Mordred chuckled as she looked back to Neo, who leaned back in her seat, "Okay, that's fair." The Knight of Rebellion said as she put her scroll away.
"But you were doing so well," Penny said to Neo, "All you had to do was defeated that near the unstoppable monster."
Gray then looked to Penny in confusion, "Is that sarcasm?"
"…What is sarcasm?" The atlas android responded, Gray, having a look of even more confusion.
In the distance Cu Chulainn sighed as Qrow patted him on the back, "She is smart, not wanting to fight an opponent she realized she couldn't beat."
In the arena, Oryou tried to nudge Sakamoto, "Ryoma, Oryou won!" the hero's dragon girl said with glee in her voice. The Hero of Restoration smiled, despite his massive pain and a couple of missing teeth. Oryou smiled back, picking up her rider, and returning to their seats.
Merlin then stood up again and faced the students, "That brings us to our final match." He said before looking to Team RAMA, "You and already won a round, but this can be your chance to show which team is ahead of the others." He said with a smile forming, "So, which member will you pick now?"
"Me!" Ruby said as she stood up, "I'll fight."
"Very well," Merlin said before looking to Team MGNP, "And your pick?"
Mordred.
"I'll go," Mordred said as she raised her right hand, "Makes the most sense to end with a matchup of past Grand Order winners." She said as she glanced over to Ruby, who nodded back with eyes of focus. The two then made their way to the arena. Ruby stood on the left side, Mordred and right. The Knight of Rebellion cracked her knuckles as she stretched out her neck, "This would be our first real fight against one another." She then punched her left palm with her right fist, causing her armor to spawn on her body, minus the helmet, "Just so you know, I'm not going to go easy on you."
"Then neither will I," Ruby said before spawning her Crescent Rose in its scythe form. Mordred smirked before her armor morphed, forming her helmet. She extended her right hand, a bold of red lighting forming to create her sword, Clarent. The two reposed their weapons, as the monitor adjusted for the new fighters.
"Begin!" Merlin announced.
At the same moment, Ruby and Mordred rushed towards each other. Each reeling back their respective weapons. However, Ruby fired a shot from her Crescent Rose backward at a downward angle. This launched her over the Knight of Rebellion, avoiding a horizontal sword slash. The red hooded girl then changed the weapons form into a sniper, firing a shot into Mordred's back. The hit landed, but barely dented the armor.
Ruby chocked her weapon for another short, but Mordred did not let her. Mordred revered the momentum of her swing, slashing upwards toward the red hooded girl. Ruby moved her weapon out the way but felt the red electricity spark on her body. She changed her Crescent Rose into its scythe form as Mordred jumped towards her. The Knight of Rebellion unleashed an onslaught of midair slashes, Ruby parrying each one with her scythe. Before they were going to hit the ground, Mordred attempted a vertical slash, one she assumed her foe could not block. Ruby then fired a shot in a random direction, launching her out of the way. Clarent embedded in the floor as Ruby landed a few feet away.
Mordred looked over to her opponent, but Ruby already took off at high speed. Mordred pulled out her sword as she took a defective stance. Behind her helmet, she closed her eyes and listened. The Knight of Rebellion heard someone approaching from back left. Mordred then opened her eyes and made a horizontal slash.
However, all Mordred cut were rose petals. She had a look of confusion, then saw a blurry image. Suddenly, something vertically slashed across her chest. Mordred slid on the back on her heels, her body feeling a sting from the strike. Mordred then looked to see the blurry image become Ruby.
"Oh, she finally picked it up." Cu Chulainn said as he crossed his arms. Remembered the first time he fought the red hooded girl, "She saw me use that trick with aura once before. Now, she has taken it for herself." The blue haired lancer said as Ruby started to fade away again.
"She's using her head in battle," Qrow said as he watched his niece, a smile on his face.
Despite being harder to see, a blurry image remained. Mordred tried to keep her eyes on where Ruby was, but the rose petal still followed the red hooded girl's moments. For a half second, the Knight of Rebellion focused on the petals, causing her to lose sight of Ruby. While she scanned the area, Ruby landed a shot into Mordred's right shoulder, hitting right between the where the metal plates met, "Damn it, she knows my armor's weak points now." Mordred said as she could not find the source of the shot. Suddenly, she held another hit the back of her left ankle, forcing her to one knee, "If this keeps up, I'm done for." Mordred said as she stood up, pointing her Clarent upward. The blade opened as lightning sparked over the arena.
One random bolt stuck near the red hooded girl, causing her aura illusion to fade for a second. At that moment, Mordred rushed forward with a right shoulder tackle. She felt a few shots collide with her armor, but her momentum did not lessen. The Knight of Rebellion then hit something that stopped her. With Ruby's illusion fading, her scythe blocked Mordred tackle, but her teeth grit at the force of the Knight of Rebellion.
"Got you," Mordred said before unleashing a left punch into Ruby's gut. The red hooded girl's eyes widened in pain. Seeing her opponent stunned, Mordred thrust her right arm upward, disarming herself and Ruby of their weapons. As Ruby gasped at the loss of her Crescent Rose, Mordred reached out her hands, grabbing the sides of the red hooded girl's head, "As your sister would say," Mordred said her helmet folded out, revealing her face, "This is how you use your head in battle."
"Huh-" Ruby said as Mordred leaned back, then thrust her head forward into Ruby's. Their forehead crashed into each other, the impact of making a small shockwave.
Mordred flinched in pain, but Ruby's eyes widened in agony. Her mind went blank for a second as her ears started to ring. The only thought she had was that it felt like she ran full speed into a steel wall. Mordred then pulled back again before delivering another head smash. This time, even Mordred staggered from the recoil. However, Ruby's body started to go limp. The red hooded girl closed her eyes form the pain, while Mordred kept one eye open, "One more." the Knight of Rebellion thought as she leaned back, "Then it's over." She thought before going in for the third hit. But, at the last second, Ruby opened her eyes, which glowed with a silver flash that encompassed the arena. Mordred closed her eyes as she let go of Ruby.
After a couple of seconds, Mordred's eyes recovered enough for me to open them. They then widened in shock as she found herself in a blank white void, "This…this is Ruby's, Reality Marble!?" Mordred said as she looked around then finding the red hooded girl on what can be assumed to be the floor. Her eyes looked almost vacant, her body slightly twitching, "Oh no, Ruby!" Mordred said as she ran over to her friend, "I'm so sorry!"
However, someone stood in her way. The person was near fully white in appearance, except her green eyes, Mordred froze, her mouth a gap. The person wore a dress with armored boots, gauntlets, sides, and chest. Her hair was tied in a bun with bangs at the side, an ahoge also slightly visible. The Knight of Rebellion remained speechless, not knowing what to say to her King.
A few seconds later.
"Where is she?" Qrow said to Archer, now standing out of his seat, "Where did my niece go!?" he said starting to speak through his teeth.
"She activated her reality marble," Archer responded in a calmer voice, remembering the first time he witnessed the event, "That type of head trauma is what awakened it the first time."
Qrow then grabbed Archer's collar, "That doesn't answer my question!" He said before shouting, "Where's Ruby!?" Suddenly, another white flash filled the arena. The unlucky huntsman looked back just as the flash subsided. In the center of the arena, Ruby laid on the floor. While Mordred was standing her, head slightly down, her bangs hiding her eyes.
"Well, look at that," Merlin said with a smirk, looking up at the monitor, "One win per team." He said as the monitor showed Mordred as the victor, "That concluded our opening ceremony. You may all return to your rooms."
"Ruby!" Penny yelled as she ran over to the arena. She knelt to her friend, placing her hand on the red hooded girl's right wrist. As Penny felt a pulse, as well as noticing her friend slightly breathing, "Thank goodness, she's just unconscious." Penny said with a smile, Qrow sitting back down with a sigh of relief.
"Hey Penny," Mordred said in an almost emotionless voice, "Make sure Ruby gets back to her room safe." She asked before turning around, "And have someone tell her that…I'm sorry." The Knight of Rebellion said with Penny nodding, then picking up the red hooded girl. Mordred then walked away from the arena as Penny made her way to the rest of Team RAMA.
As Mordred thought she was alone down a hallway, Bradamante ran behind her, "Hey, she made another, didn't she?" The peeved paladin said in an irritated voice, causing Mordred to stop, "Who did she make for you? Was it, The King of Knight!?" Bradamante asked, but Mordred did not respond. However, she noted the Knight of Rebellion clenching her right hand, "You see, she doesn't care about anyone's feelings. All Ruby wants is to give herself more wea-"
"Shut up…" Mordred spoke up, her voice not angry, closer to sounding depressed. Causing Bradamante to look slightly confused. As the Knight of Rebellion turned around, she lifted her head slightly to the right side. Tears ran down her face as her eyes looked red with pain, "Do me a favor, and just shut up." She said with Bradamante having a look of shock, not knowing what she could say in response to this site. Mordred then turned around and walked down the hall, alone.
AN: There you go, school has now begun. Penny finally meets Ruby again. We also see Charlemagne make an appearance, making Ruby feel a certain way she hasn't felt before. We also have Sakamoto and Oryou here, who were fun to write together. To those who may be wondering, the Grimm Dragon they were talking about was the same Grimm Dragon Jalter rode off in. she just abandoned it after realizing she needed a stealthier way out of the kingdom. Neo now has become a version of Summer Medb, using the same weapon and now the same class. Ruby also knows who to use aura now to make herself somewhat invisable, with her rose petals acting as an eyecatcher to aid in the confusion. Still, it was not enough to match up against Mordred's hard head, (If you're wonder why she took the helmet off before attacking, it would have probably smashed Mordred's face, and cracked Ruby's skull. Neither being good things). But because of her attack, it caused Ruby to activate her Reality Marble again, like how it was active the first time in Fates Collide. Arturia is now a part of the white void and her sight really took its tole on Mordred. The next chapter will explore this fact more as I close out on this day for our characters. That is all for now, thanks for reading, and hope to see you in the next chapter.
