Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Cold Compassion. Enjoy the 2000-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth do.

(Atlas, Amity Arena.)

Watts blocked another bullet before Slater slammed a fist into his chest before blocking a bullet with Umbra.

"18." Watts fired a Lightning Bullet; Slater used his right glove to block the bullet.

"I see you copied my rings." Watts stated before flexing his pinky ring. Slater was thrown off his feet before slamming into the wall.

"You're the one who ripped off one of my designs. I just made it less conspicuous." Slater hissed as he flexed his index fingers.

His gloves detached him as Watts retreated. Slater shifted his weapon to a sniper. Watts leapt onto Hardlight shields with his left index finger.

Slater fired and nicked Watts, his Aura sparking Green as he tripped and fell to another platform.

Slater flexed his right thumb before leaping onto his own platforms only for a geyser to throw him to a lower platform.

"I created these rings… Your just eager to erase me." Watts said, Slater climbed to his feet as Watts aimed his weapon again.

"16." He fired 2 bullets, 1 nicked Slater while the other was dodged. Slater's Aura flickered dark blue.

"13." Slater returned fire which was blocked, another bullet by Watts which was deflected.

"14." He fired a Lightning round which Slater rolled under. He pivoted and hurled Umbra which knocked the man down to the ground.

Slater followed, he marched up to Watts.

"I've lived my whole life feeling like a mistake because of you." he said, he kicked Watts into the wall.

Watts landed a punch to Slater before the specialist roundhouse kicked Watts back before seizing him by the throat.

Watts fired a Fire and Lighting pair of bullets which forced Slater to drop Watts.

Watts grabbed Slater's arm and kicked him to the ground before Slater managed to seize Umbra before striking Watts in the face with the pole. 2 more bullets flew into the air before Watts retreated again.

"WATTS!" Slater yelled before he chased him. he closed his ring fingers and a geyser was trigger, knocking Watts down before Slater spun his weapon.

Watts flipped as the axe head slashed through the ground before he caught Slater's punch. He slammed a fist

"You're as arrogant as me, my boy. You've always been smart, but you act like you can help everyone… Everyone " His left rings glowed and Slater screamed as electricity coursed through his body.

Slater flicked his ring fingers again which threw Watts aside with another geyser.

"You've only ever cared about yourself, dad. You didn't get what you want? You blame everyone, me, mom, Ironwood, Atlas. I might have your pride, but I don't have your crappy ability to blame everyone else." Watts retreated before flicking another ring.

Slater chased him onto the wall before blocking a Fire and Ice bullet with his shield before another Fire Bullet almost knocked him off the wall.

He flicked his middle fingers before the gravity cut off. Watts nearly tripped and grabbed onto the ledge. Slater pulled himself up as he panted.

"Seven." Watts was already retreating. Slater panted and took a knee before he climbed to his feet.

"Damn it." Slater checked his Aura. He was at 30%, he was glad he'd have time to rest.

"Screw it. I can ask Jaune to use his Semblance to fix my Aura if it doesn't charge back up in a few hours. I'm doing this the stupid reckless and aggressive way." He muttered before he went to flank his father.

He clenched his fist. Slater was glad that he mapped 10 functions to his gloves, a rush of flames spit into the air. Slater shifted his weapon into its sniper form.

"Son?" He asked before a bullet hit him again and then he turned.

"I guess there's a few advantages to being a nobody in your eyes." Slater said, Watts roared before firing an ice bullet which froze his legs.

Watt used his rings to float to the top of the platform as Slater struck the ice and broke it.

He rushed forward as he and Watts fired at one another, 1 Ice Bullet Slater, a Fire Bullet Watts, then more Electricity bullets.

Slater and Watts fired at the same time, their bullets slammed into each other and twirled into the sky.

Slater threw himself at his father, punching him as he was headbutted. Watts turned off the gravity as the two slammed to the ground.

Slater's Aura shattered in a burst of blue before Watts went to leap away. Slater grabbed his ankle.

"Get down here, you worthless jackass." He hissed before slamming him to the ground, breaking his Aura with a venomous green.

Watts went to get up before a twirling strike from the blunt end of Umbra sent him tumbling into the center of the arena. It began to rise.

Slater leapt onto one of his hard-light platforms and slowly walked down a few before leaping and landing in a crouch.

"You picked that pathetic fool over your own flesh and blood!" Watts hissed before rushing forward. Slater sidestepped a kick before grabbing Watts by the collar and headbutting him before kicking him back.

Slater took the moment to put Umbra onto his back. He knew the halberd wouldn't help in a straight fight at the moment.

"I'm not the one who betrayed Solitas just because he didn't get what he wanted. You always got mad whenever I showed even a hint of your intelligence!" He yelled. Slater managed to duck another punch before turning and elbowing Watts backwards.

The ring locked into place while Watts chuckled.

"You always loved to joke, but you're just a poor mommas boy wishing someone loved you." Watts hissed; Slater rushed forward right as Watts fired.

Slater managed to just barely block the bullet back at Watts, he collapsed to a knee.

"I didn't throw away my future, what's your excuse for being a bad father?" He asked before Watts chuckled.

"My only regret is not tying up loose ends before hands…" He said before dropping his pistol.

He jammed Slater into a pillar before Slater realized his entire arm was stuck. He looked at a hexagonal shape trapping his right arm. Slater saw 4 of his father's rings at the edges of the trap.

"Hard Light Dust…" Slater muttered. Watts held up his bare left arm.

"Your strong, son… But you're not smarter than me." Slater heard from his father.

"I wouldn't pull unless you want to deskin your arm… Consider that a final present from me. You have no idea how long it will take to remake these rings. Now, where is it…?" He said as he activated the others.

Slater drew Umbra and pointed it at the shield. He activated the Hardlight shield.

"You've always underestimated me…" Slater said before grinning.

"But I'm not so arrogant anymore." He said before firing a Lightning Dust bullet.

The bullet hit the upper ring and shattered it while shocking the others. Slater pulled his arm free.

"Wha…" Watts said. Slater charged him before kneeing him and dragging him along the ground, grinding his face against the ground.

He stopped when he held his father over the lava biome. Slater gripped his collar.

"You've always acted like your better than everyone, like your owed something. You made me hate my own life… And now you've lost, I'm willing to fight till I drop…" He said. Watts spat out blood.

"Your little partner is never going to stop Salem, boy. She is beyond anything this world can throw at her." Watts said. Slater hummed.

"Her servants like you aren't." Slater stated. Watts gazed at his son.

"You going to arrest me, interrogate me for information, son?" Watts asked. Slater chuckled.

"I know how this works, dad. You go to jail, get broken out… I'm ending the threat to Atlas security for good. My father died in the paladin incident." He said before headbutted Watts.

He pushed the man over the edge and watched him slam into another platform before plunging into the lava. He didn't hear a scream till a moment later before he was consumed. Slater was left alone on the platform.

"Goodbye, father." Slater said, he grabbed his father's gun and rings before looking at the briefcase.

"General Ironwood? Arthur Watts has been permanently eliminated. I've retrieved his effects. I'm returning to Atlas, I'd advice keeping his effects safe from the academy." He said before going to his Manta.

Slater heard a growl from the briefcase and decided against keeping it.

"Actually, I won't be keeping his briefcase. I don't think it's safe to examine, sir." He said. Slater dropped the brief case into the lava. He watched a jellyfish like Grimm rip out of the case.

"Well, that wasn't something we're keeping…" Slater walked away to the Manta he took to the Amity Arena.

"I saw on my scroll. I wished you could have taken him alive, Colonel." General Ironwood said, Slater sighed.

"Sir. My personal feelings didn't tip the scale all the way. My father was too dangerous to be allowed to live lest he hack the entire kingdom. I'm guessing Tyrian retreated?" He asked. He opened the door before setting his father's gun and rings into his satchel.

"He's been captured and Qrow, Robyn and the Ace-Ops are escorting him back to Atlas. We're still evacuating civilians to Atlas… Report to the hanger." Slater started the engines of his Manta before gunning it for Atlas.

"On it, sir. Salem isn't going to let us breathe easy till she has all of Remnant under her thumb." The Manta coasted towards the academy before moving towards the hanger.

"Let me, Oscar and Robyn worry about the planning, Colonel. I've sent Winter to the hanger; all our students are inside at the moment." Ironwood said, the manta landed in the hanger.

Slater opened the door only to be greeted by Jaune and Winter.

"Jaune?" He began to transfer some of his Aura to Slater who blinked before seeing that his Aura had jumped up to 92%.

"You're sure you can spare that much Aura?" He asked, Jaune nodded.

"I'll be fine. We saw your Aura break on the screens… I need to get to Ironwood's office." Jaune said, Winter crossed her arms.

"I'm guessing you've heard all of that?" Slater asked, Winter crossed her arms before hugging Slater.

"Do that again and I will have your head." She hissed; Slater lightly returned the hug.

"Noted. I'm guessing things are starting to wrap up, seems…." Before an explosion cut them off.

"Sir, explosion at the hospital! Grimm and White Fang attacking medical transports!" They heard, Slater hummed and turned to Winter.

"Perhaps we should save that talk for after we deal with that?" Slater asked, both looked at Winter's ship before Ironwood spoke up.

"Slater, Winter, Penny! Secure the Hospital! Everyone else continue evacuating civilians, divert available air support!" Ironwood ordered, Slater and Winter boarded Winter's ship which flew towards the hospital amid a few Mantas.

"Why do I get the feeling this isn't about something else?" He asked while their craft flew towards the hospital.

"Maybe, we can't allow them to kill any patients or get to Fria." Winter said, their pilot coasted towards the hospital.

"You two are going to have to jump if you want to get there! The ship doesn't have enough room to land and those Grimm aren't making things easy!" they heard from one of the pilots.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out I am not trying to show Slater as better than the canon cast. Next chapter is also going to set up the finale of season 7 and will begin the non-show episodes. Next chapter will be on next Saturday or so and will show Atlas fighting the White Fang and Grimm and Cinder's appearance. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!