Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of The Dragon and her rook. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth do.
(Port city of Argus.)
Yang looked up at the hulking beast as it waded through the waters towards them, it let out a wail that could be heard throughout the city.
"A damn Leviathan… What the hell does he want a Leviathan here?" Skyler asked as the remaining Grimm and androids retreated.
Skyler considered his options militarily. The Cruisers MAY have the firepower to kill it, but they had neither the speed to dodge any return fire… and the other Grimm surrounding them was way too much of a problem to allow them closer.
He couldn't order the Mantas to go and attack the beast because they'd be destroyed easily and wouldn't put a dent in the Grimm around them.
He already knew that throwing away lives wouldn't be even on the table for him.
Merlot wanted that Grimm, but he was unsure why as an Airship flew towards it and began to lead the massive beast away.
"Merlot wants that Grimm, that's why he attacked Argus… I don't why he wants a Leviathan, but we can't let him have it." Skyler turned to see Yang frown.
"We still need to get the relic to Atlas… there's no way that Grimm will make it to Atlas… we can't fight our way through dozens of Merlot's Grimm." Yang reasoned before they turned to learn mechanical marching.
Cordo was marching out with a group of Mantas and her Colossus towards the massive Grimm.
Skyler frowned. He didn't want to leave Cordo to deal with the massive Grimm… specialist or not, she was still a soldier of Atlas… even if Skyler thought she was a pain in the ass.
He sighed and wondered if they had a choice to leave or whether he could trust Cordo to deal with the Grimm in question.
"Go with Winter and take the relic towards Atlas. I'll meet up with you after I take down a hole in the Grimm swarm." Skyler ordered before sighing.
"I thought you said we'd fight through Cordo to get to Atlas." Yang crossed her arms before Skyler sighed.
"My duty is also to the Kingdom of Atlas, I might hate Cordo, but I'm not leaving Atlesian soldiers to die in senseless battle… I'll get the relic to Atlas; I'm not letting Merlot get his hands on a Grimm like that as a distraction," Skyler stated and rubbed at his cybernetic arm.
Skyler wanted to protect the soldiers more than Cordo. Her mech would be fine. he had seen how much damage her Colossus could handle in a combat situation.
Still, he knew Yang had a point. The relic was the objective and to allow them to get to Atlas was the result.
Skyler still couldn't leave without doing something. He had already seen one town burned by Merlot and another within Mt. Glenn. He didn't know why Merlot would want a Leviathan, but if the mad scientist wanted the Grimm bad enough to stage an attack to draw it out?
He'd deny Merlot what he was after. He called for a Manta and ordered 2 of the cruisers to engage the group of Grimm.
Skyler turned to Yang and sighed before crossing his arms.
"I already saw Vale get hurt, I saw Haven. I'm not losing Argus and I already can tell Merlot will go after Atlas. I don't want to see any other soldiers in the Atlas military die for nothing. You get that relic to my uncle, and I'll meet you towards the fleet to get us into Atlas." Skyler added with a frown visible on his face.
Skyler knew engaging the Grimm just meant allowing Cordo more time to put together defenses to keep them from Atlas. He didn't care, a Leviathan was way too major to ignore, and the Grimm was going to be another monster for Merlot. He'd never allow Merlot control of a beast like that.
To allow such a monster to roam free was a thing Skyler couldn't stomach. He knew very well Cordo could and would be able to kill off the Grimm… but he wanted to see it die in front of him, know it was dead and not coming back before going to Atlas.
Part of him wondered what he'd do when he saw his uncle again, he had no real idea and as such? he had no idea what to do when they got to Atlas.
If he survived leading a charge against such odds. Skyler watched the Manta return as another landed to bring the others to the Blizzard.
Yang went to confront Skyler only for him to hold out his hand towards her.
"I'm not letting him control a Grimm like that. I want to go to Atlas, but I'm not going to trust that it's dead until I see its corpse…" Skyler said before boarding the Manta which took off towards the beast.
Author notes
Phew, another chapter is done! I want to point out that the last arc of the story begins after the next chapter along with the chapters getting longer. The next chapter will be on Saturday of course and will show Skyler's attack against the Leviathan and the ride to Mantle. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
Ps: I'm making a Summer story soon.