Hey, guys! Here is the sixth chapter of Holy World Chronicles! The final part of the Battle Trials the Alliance will take is about to involve battling some of their own mentors! Hope you liked it.
Chapter 6 - Battle Trials: Part Two
Guild Hall, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
It was now morning and the Alliance were gearing up for the final part of the "Battle Trials" at the exact time after finished gearing up; their battle-ready members entered the Combat Hall while their support members wait in the waiting room and watch from the big screen.
Everyone were feeling differently based on their own reactions of excitement, concern or nervousness.
For Kouga, he took a deep breath, then began to be in deep thought in some concern. This was noticed by his fellow Acts of Order.
"Hey, we got this." Ruby said.
"Yeah. Don't get all gloomy on us, man." Natsu explained, assuring his friend.
"That speech you gave last night was enough to show where we stand." Hinata explained.
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Flashback to last night before bedtime, the Acts of Order gathered everyone in the second floor gymnasium.
The Acts of Order and Evan (going over some coded notes his late parents left him about the upcoming multiverses crisis) revealed the theory that Salem is actually immortal, cross-referencing her to Zeref, another but a more powerful immortal with using forbidden magic.
"You think it's possible?" Yang asked, finding it hard to believe.
"Back up a minute. I'm having a hard time myself." Sachi explained.
"I know it's hard for you guys to believe, but if Ozpin and Zeref are different types of immortals, then Salem has to be like Zeref." Kouga explained.
"It would make sense. My dad felt a strange disturbance when he was my age - back when he first started those notes from that time he met Ozpin by a strange coincidence." Evan explained.
"If Ozpin has hiding something like this all this time…" Jaune said, growing angry.
"Oh, he's not hiding anything now. Saori-san and Mavis-san pretty much knew, so he'd think twice about lying to them." Souma explained.
"Besides, don't we all have secrets to hide. Questioning people won't give you an answer. Only to have more questions." Laxus explained.
"When you think about it… we're still just kids." Ryuho said.
"Kids who are in over our heads obviously." Tsukishima said, which got him a glare from Gray and Kageyama respectively.
"So what you're saying… that everything we've done in Remnant was pointless?!" Jaune asked, in an angry manner.
Some of the Alliance were startled, while the hunters-in-training were concerned by Jaune's outburst.
"Pointless? What do you mean pointless?" Hinata asked.
Everyone looked at the tiny middle blocker and became startled by his expression change. It is one of serious intimidation; that expression his fellow Karasuno peers knew all too well.
"Just because someone can't be killed doesn't mean she can't be stopped." Hinata explained.
"I may come from an ordinary world with knowledge from another world, but if there's a will - there's always a way." Hinata continued.
"Saying it's pointless is just an excuse." Hinata finished.
Everyone were startled by his words; especially Jaune, who relented after realizing he was wrong to say such words. Gray, Kageyama and Tsukishima were a little annoyed but surprised by the seriousness in Hinata's voice. Yachi however, awed at Hinata with glee.
"Hinata's right. And even if we could kill Salem, is that really the right thing to do?" Ruby asked.
"Without knowing who she is or why she's doing this? If we give into our hatred, we're no better than she is." Ruby explained.
"Ruby…" Weiss, Blake and Yang thought in unison, surprised at the growth of their leader.
"Just because she and all our other enemies have done terrible things and deserved to pay, we're better because we don't stoop to their level." Natsu explained.
"Take it from us Saints. Venus used our trust to crush us and almost succeeded, but we stopped him nonetheless." Kouga explained, which made Yuna, Souma, Ryuho, Haruto, Eden, Sachi, Emma, Aria, Raki and Selene remember the war with the Venusians.
Kouga took a deep breath.
"Listen. Understand that us Saints and Wizards have fought these kinds of enemies before and win with not just dumb luck, but also we have teamwork and honor." Kouga explained to Ruby's Group, Karasuno, Penny and Kanoka, and even Evan since he's still new to Fairy Tail.
"If none of you are up to this, that's fine. But we're here now against our will in a war that could spell the end of our entire multiverse." Kouga explained.
"Whatever happens if it's a battle with our enemies, secrets amongst us, or anything else, we're in this together!" Kouga continued.
"On our terms, we'll find the answers to Salem, Zeref, and this war! We owe the people here, and the people who died for us that much!" Kouga finished.
The Alliance were greatly inspired by Kouga's strong speech and let go out any doubts for now, trusting in their one leader.
"YEAH!" The Alliance shouted in unison.
"KEEP IT DOWN AND GO TO BED!" Makarov shouted, appearing from the doors in an annoyed manner.
"Sorry…" The Alliance said in unison, apologizing.
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Back in the present, Kouga smiled as he remembered not to show fear and keep hope alive within the Alliance.
"You bet." Kouga said.
The arena transformed into Amity Coliseum to Team RWBY's suggestion. "Feels like old times." Team RWBY, Jaune, Nora and Ren thought in unison, smiling.
"This is it." Yuna said.
"I wonder what's the final test about?" Sugawara asked.
"You got me, girl." Nora replied.
"But I wonder if there's any more monsters coming our way!" Nora hollered, feeling excited.
"You're not helping!" Lucy, Evan, Weiss, Yachi, Ennoshita and Jaune exclaimed in unison.
"Is she always like this?" Sachi asked, nervous.
"All the time." Ren replied.
"I think that'll be enough chit-chatting for now." Laxus said.
"Why's that, man?" Gray asked.
"Says the guy half-naked!" Natsu, Hinata, Gajeel, Romeo, Evan, Kageyama, Tanaka, Nishinoya, Tsukishima, Yamaguchi and Sugawara thought in unison, noticing Gray not wearing his jacket again.
"We've got company." Laxus said.
A beam of light came out of nowhere, causing Eden to deflect it with some effort.
"A beam of light?" Eden thought.
"Is it an enemy?!" Lucy asked.
"Nope." A voice said.
The Alliance turned to the floor opening up with smoke coming out to mask someone's presence. The presence soon revealed to be five figures.
The Alliance became surprised as to who they were.
"N-No way…" Kouga said.
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Appearing from the smoke were Seiya, Jellal, Makarov, Qrow and Master Saru.
(A/N: This is gonna be epic!)
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Kouga, Natsu, Ruby, Hinata, Yuna, Lucy, Weiss, Souma, Sachi, Gray, Gajeel, Levy, Mirajane, Elfman, Cana, Laxus, Erik, Yang, Jaune, Balto, Nora, Kageyama, Yamaguchi, Tanaka, Nishinoya, Daichi and Sugawara exclaimed in unison.
"You guys are the last part?!" Erza exclaimed.
The rest became scarred with their souls popping out of their bodies like ghosts.
"Surprised to see us for the final part?" Jellal asked.
"Hehehe, bet you all didn't see this coming?" Master Saru asked.
"Honestly, I wanted to see how far my nieces have grown." Qrow explained.
"This is necessary to help you all to prepare for the coming battles, my children." Makarov explained.
"But don't worry, the five of us will only fight with 30% of our full strength." Seiya explained.
Most of the Alliance were completely unsure if they're ready now for this test.
However, the Acts of Order were un-flinched.
"I'm not backing down! Not from this fight!" Kouga hollered.
"I'm too fired up to be scared! Let's do it!" Natsu hollered.
"Doesn't matter if my opponent's Uncle Qrow! I'm still gonna do it!" Ruby hollered.
"I've remembered training with Master Saru from my counterpart's memories! I haven't backed down from him before and I will not now! So, C'mon!" Hinata hollered.
Everyone now feel they can fight without worry.
"Yuna! Souma! Ryuho! Haruto! Eden! Sachi! Emma!" Kouga hollered.
"Let's kick things off!" Kouga hollered.
"Right!" Yuna, Souma, Ryuho, Haruto, Eden, Sachi and Emma hollered in unison.
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The Superior Clothstones of Kouga, Souma, Yuna, Ryuho, Haruto and Eden along with the Clothstones of Sachi and Emma began to twirl around as they faded into the galaxies.
The stars formed the constellations of Pegasus, Lion, Aquila, Dragon, Wolf, Orion, Apis and Fox simultaneously.
Kouga and the other Bronze Saints all braced themselves.
One by one, they all donned their Cloths.
The Bronze Saints did a united fighting pose.
The eight Bronze Saints were ready for battle.
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"Okay, gang! Ket's get'em as a team!" Kouga hollered.
"YEAH!" The Alliance shouted in unison.
Scattering around, the Alliance began fighting with hit-and-run tactics against Seiya, Jellal, Makarov, Qrow and Master Saru.
"They're not bad." Seiya said.
"Guess we need to take it a little more seriously." Master Saru said.
Master Saru caused his staff to extend and dealt a devastating thrust, but Daichi intercepted with his shield even though he was pushed back.
"Wow… you're as strong as ever." Daichi commented.
"I've trained your counterparts for years, Daichi. Is it surprising I'm that strong?" Master Saru replied.
"Our sensei is TOO strong!" Sugawara and Asahi thought in unison, totally surprised before Laxus moved them out of the line of fire from Jellal's Meteor spell.
"Pegasus Meteor Fist!" Kouga and Seiya shouted in unison, clashing at each other with the signature technique of the Pegasus.
But Seiya's was stronger and pushed back Kouga with force.
"Kouga!" Yuna hollered.
Kouga wiped some dirt off his face with his right hand.
"Guess we can't take any chances." Kouga thought.
The Alliance continue their battle with Seiya, Jellal, Makarov, Qrow and Ukai.
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Carla, Lily, Zwei, Raki, Selene, Saori, Mavis and Oscar continue to watch the action on the big screen.
"This is getting intense!" Raki hollered.
"I'm getting goosebumps." Selene said.
"Hope they don't get to carless." Oscar explained.
"Hold on a minute." Lily said.
"What's wrong?" Carla asked.
"Where's Happy?" Lily replied.
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At the main lobby, Happy just exited the bathroom and began making his way down.
"Can't believe I have to take a potty when I'm missing the big match of the century." Happy explained.
Using his magic, he flew to the elevator to reach the sub-basement, but what caught his eye in the nearby corner is a strange cobalt gem.
Curiously, Happy flew down and picked it up, but upon touching it, a surge of blue power flowed within the blue Exceed before the gem vanished into thin air.
Happy was now confused.
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A few minutes later…
"There you are, Happy!" Selene hollered.
"What kept you?" Oscar asked.
"Took too long in the-" Happy said, before Carla glared at Happy to not say the obvious word for his delay.
"Anyway… how's the battle?" Happy asked.
"Afraid not looking so good." Saori replied.
Proving Athena's point, everyone in the room sees most of the Alliance backed into a corner against Seiya and the others as most of them are forced to sit.
Only Kouga, Yuna, Souma, Ryuho, Haruto, Eden, Natsu, Gray, Erza, Gajeel, Laxus, Ruby, Blake, Yang, Hinata, Kageyama, Tsukishima and Daichi continue to stay strong.
"Already half of them down?! They're getting creamed!" Happy hollered.
"It's like a one-sided battle!" Selene hollered.
"Knew this wasn't going to be easy." Carla said.
"They best come with a strategy or else…" Saori thought.
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The battle continued to rage on as the Alliance were now getting overpowered by Seiya, Jellal, Makarov, Qrow and Master Saru.
"I know this ain't all you kids got." Makarov said.
"Dammit." Natsu muttered.
"Blast! Even the old man isn't pulling any punches." Laxus thought.
"We… gotta keep fighting!" Ruby hollered.
"Out of respect for your bravery…" Master Saru said.
"We'll use our signature attacks to show you all the difference." Jellal explained.
"This is bad!" Eden hollered.
"Brace yourselves!" Erza hollered.
"Pegasus Meteor Fist!" Seiya shouted.
"Meteor!" Jellal shouted.
"Giant!" Makarov shouted.
"Crow Hunter!" Qrow shouted.
"Yellow Crescent!" Master Saru shouted.
Combining their attacks, the five mentors overwhelmed the Alliance's strongest with immense power.
Only the remaining six Bronze Saints, Natsu, Ruby, Hinata and Laxus were left standing.
"We put all our efforts into this challenge." Kouga said.
"Don't underestimate our power!" Kouga hollered.
"You said it." Yuna and Natsu said in unison.
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[Saint Seiya Omega OST Like Pegasus Begins]
"Shine…" Kouga said.
"Burn…" Souma said.
"Soar…" Yuna said.
"Boil…" Ryuho said.
"Howl…" Haruto said.
"Rumble…" Eden said.
"My Cosmo!" Kouga, Souma, Yuna, Ryuho, Haruto and Eden hollered in unison.
Calling upon the power of Ryusei, Kouga, Souma, Yuna, Ryuho, Haruto and Eden's Cloths changed: their wings opened up, their gems became brighter, and several features appeared.
They were also enveloped by their respective color auras of blue, orange, pink, teal, green and purple as their eyes became to glow their same colors completely.
Feeling the flow to fight once more, Kouga, Yuna, Souma, Ryuho, Haruto and Eden, and even Natsu, Ruby, Hinata and Laxus charged at Seiya, Jellal, Makarov, Qrow and Master Saru without hesitation.
The five mentors began to feel overwhelmed by their awakened strength; even Seiya and Jellal couldn't dodge in time due to them not using their full strength.
"They're incredible." Seiya said.
"Pegasus Meteor Fist!" Kouga shouted.
"Blast Scythe!" Yuna shouted.
"Flame Desperado!" Souma shouted.
"Lushan Rising Dragon!" Ryuho shouted.
"Earth Release Jutsu!" Haruto shouted.
"Thunder Dance!" Eden shouted.
"Fire Dragon Sword Horn!" Natsu shouted.
"Petal Whirlwind!" Ruby shouted.
"Spike Slash!" Hinata shouted.
"Lightning Dragon Heavenward Halberd!" Laxus shouted.
All 10 combined their attacks overpowered their mentors.
Seiya and his comrades took little damage while their opponents became exhausted.
"Seriously?!" Natsu, Ruby and Hinata exclaimed in unison.
"They're really tough." Haruto commented.
"We have to keep on trying!" Souma hollered.
However, a large alarm suddenly rang.
"Times's up!" Saori hollered.
Everyone soon realized the battle was over.
Feeling overjoyed, the Alliance won because they managed to last long enough.
"ALRIGHT!" Kouga, Yuna, Souma, Natsu, Ruby and Hinata shouted in unison.
Ryuho, Haruto, Eden and Laxus smiled in their victory.
Those that were defeated got up and felt the sweet joy of victory.
Seiya, Jellal, Makarov, Qrow and Master Saru smiled at the growth of the kids.
"They've all come a long way." Seiya commented.
"They sure did." Jellal, Makarov, Qrow and Master Saru said in unison.
[Saint Seiya Omega OST Like Pegasus Ends]
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It was now evening as everyone gathered to celebrate a big party at the main floor tables.
Before that, Penny, per General James Ironwood's request, granted full Huntsmen/Huntress licenses to Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, Jaune, Nora and Ren; the seven students, now registered as huntsmen and huntresses, couldn't find words to say to have the very things they would get after completing their training at Beacon. But with the destruction of the school and in need of more huntsmen, Ironwood would feel the need to give it to them for their efforts in saving Haven. Ruby gladly accepts to follow her ongoing dream to protect the innocent. Everyone else feel the same, as they are now equals with Kouga, Natsu, Hinata and the rest of their friends.
Back to the party, gluttons like Kouga, Souma, Natsu, Gajeel, Ruby, Nora, Hinata, Kageyama, Tanaka and Nishinoya were piggy out as everyone else either have petty brawls like idiots, or chatted normally like citizens.
"Pigs - don't even slow down when they eat." Lucy muttered.
"They sure are." Yuna said.
"Add Ruby and Nora to that category." Weiss commented.
Saori and Seiya sighed, having already experienced how even the Saints dropped their traditional rules to let loose along with the people in the party, just like before.
"Still trying to get used to it?" Makarov asked, before drinking a bottle of ale.
"Trying to. Never imagined how Saints have to get into forbidden fights when we're forbidden too." Seiya replied.
"Well… in my guild, things get so lively no one can resist and have the decency to behave." Makarov explained.
"That's how Fairy Tail is, and even influences others." Mirajane explained, joining in on the conversation.
Mavis giggled. "True to that."
Saori felt at ease knowing her Saints while warriors of justice, are still children and deserve to let loose.
Everyone continued partying like no tomorrow.
Suddenly, Saori and Seiya felt a strange presence, as did Kouga and his group (except Selene), causing the excitement atmosphere of the party to die down as everyone else became worried.
"Feel that?" Seiya asked.
"It's not Cosmo." Ryuho replied.
"But it's defiantly not good." Kouga said.
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Sensing the power surge outside the Guild Hall, a large thunderstorm appeared out of the sky as only Saori and Seiya entered outside.
They first looked up quickly before seeing what's in front of them.
To say the very least, the two became shocked.
"Saori-san… Its that…" Seiya said.
Saori nodded.
"Thor! The God of Thunder!" Saori hollered.
Laying before the two is the legendary Norse God of Thunder and Strength Thor, knocked unconscious and badly beaten in a smoking crater.
Everyone else came quickly outside and either screamed or stood in shock upon seeing him.
What's going on with Thor's sudden appearance?!
Preview Skit:
Ennoshita: Was that really Thor?!
Mirajane: Oh, I think there's no doubt!
Yang: As in God of Thunder Thor?! That Thor?!
Mirajane & Ennoshita: Who else could it be?!
Tsukishima: Something tells me that isn't natural.
Souma: Got that right, Tsukki-kun.
Tsukishima threatened Souma with his double-bladed sword, making him very scared.
Tsukishima: What did you call me?
Souma: My bad.
Ennoshita: Relax, Tsukishima.
Yang: Someone's not fond of that.
Mirajane: Oh my.
Tsukishima: Let's get this over with.
Mirajane: Why not let Ennoshita do the honors.
Ennoshita: O-Okay!
Ennoshita: Next time: Chapter 8 - Ragnarök: Part One.
Did you enjoy it? The Acts of Order sure got everyone to remain focused and not lose heart, even if Ozpin lied about Salem. But they'll find the answer themselves, which will be different compared to the actual RWBY series, which our heroes should've figured out from the start if they put their heads together!