The Lords of Grimm

AN: Hello there, my dear readers! After leaving you on that cliffhanger (hehehe) I finally upload the next chapter and in this one, our heroes fight Wolfram. How will they fare against the Lord of Grimm? Read and find out.

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Crovos: Oh trust me, Jaune will have a good role in the story.

rubeneliasrivera: Well, I don't know about that happening, but who knows.

4 The Wolf's Den

Wolfram slowly walked towards the group, making all of them go on edge. As if having to deal with the giant mech suit wasn't enough, now they had to deal with this Salem look-alike, and considering how powerful she was supposed to be they weren't really positive. And the fact that he apparently beat Adam Taurus without getting a scratch more or less confirmed it.

The Grimm Lord couldn't stop grinning. After waking up in this brand new world, he was very curious about how the people of today fought. The bull boy gave him some of that experience but he got beaten way too quickly. Perhaps fighting a group could amuse him.

"Now, the more you struggle, the more it will hurt," Wolfram said before taking a battle stance. "So feel free to go crazy!"

"Well that's just great," Qrow said unamused. "Now we also fight a guy who thinks he is funny." He then got ready for an attack. "Let me take him on."

Ruby was shocked to hear that. "What are you talking about, uncle Qrow?! You think you can fight him yourself?"

"No, not really," Qrow said as he kept looking at the approaching man. "But I'm sure I can provide an opening you can exploit." He pointed his scythe at Wolfram. "Alright! Let's see what you got!"

Qrow then dashed at the man, preparing a huge slash with his weapon. He covered the distance in less than a second before swinging the scythe at Wolfram, who still grinned during Qrow's assault. Wolfram then went for a swipe that deflected the attack, his claws clashing against the scythe, the force behind the counter catching Qrow off guard, before his eyes widened as he saw Wolfram's other hand coming at him. He moved his head at the last moment, but three claws were able to connect with his left cheek.

Qrow then quickly put some distance between him and Wolfram, not wanting to risk having his face clawed out again. His aura can heal the scratches but that would be a whole other beast.

"Come on, that attack was pathetic," Wolfram mocked as he showed the blood that lightly coated his claws. "Don't want to end this too soon." He then licked the blood from them.

"Ugh! This guy has no taste!" Nora said as she glared at the Grimm Lord.

"No time to be making jokes, Nora," Ren said as he got ready to fight.

Oscar wasn't sure what to think of this. He wasn't as good of a fighter as everyone else and they were no doubt assessing the situation already. If only he could be of some use.

"Run."

Oscar's eyes widened when he heard that voice.

"Ozpin? Is it really you?" he asked before shaking his head. "Never mind. Glad you're here, but I need to know how to beat this guy."

"You can't," Ozpin answered. "Even as a group, you couldn't beat him. The only reason he was defeated was a spell that sealed him away. Something even I wasn't capable of. Unlike Salem, he is more than willing for a physical confrontation, so tell the others to run."

Qrow then went back to attack Wolfram, this time going for a barrage of quicker slashes, seeing how a power strike won't work. However, it didn't seem to matter as his attacks were blocked again.

"Please," Wolfram said as he continued to block the attacks with seeming ease. "If that is all you got-" He was interrupted as a flash of red passed by him and he saw Ruby at his side going for a strike with her own scythe. He quickly grabbed her weapon as it almost connected, shortly before doing the same with Qrow's.

Wolfram then noticed a shadow over him and saw Nora in the air above him, her hammer ready for a strike. "HIIIIIIIIIIYAAAA!" she exclaimed as she brought the hammer down, making Wolfram quickly move to the side as the hammer struck the rocky ground.

Then he quickly turned around grabbed the blade belonging to Jaune, who ended up looking nervously at Wolfram's red and black eyes.

Ren then used the opportunity and shot at Wolfram with his guns. The bullets flew fast through the air, all of them meeting their mark as they hit Wolfram in the back… and doing nothing. Ren and the others looked surprised to see that the shots seemingly had no effect.

Wolfram turned to Ren with a grin on his face and a chuckle. "That tickled," he said before. "But I must say I'm impressed. Trying to take me out with a series of sneak attacks was a clever move." He then looked back at Jaune. "But yours was the most boring." With his grip still on the blade, he swung Jaune and threw him towards Ruby, Nora and Qrow, before being caught by Nora.

"And Ozma." He then turned towards Oscar. "I'm disappointed. I thought that you would be more involved in this fight. Surely you know just how dangerous I am."

Oscar almost gasped for breath as Wolfram looked at him. He felt as if those unnatural eyes pierced his very soul, and considering he was talking to Ozpin they may as well have.

"Gather the others and retreat! I told you before, none of you can beat him!" Ozpin yelled from inside Oscar's mind.

"No! There has to be a way to beat him!" Oscar proclaimed. "Surely you know of a way!"

He then heard Ozpin sigh from inside him. "I know something that may work, but it won't come easily!"

"Hurry, and tell me!"

"Now then," Wolfram said. "My turn."

Faster than anyone expected, he was already very close to Qrow whose eyes widened in shock. Trying to block a swipe from the Grimm Lord, his scythe ended up flung away from his hands. Then he felt a huge pain in his stomach, seeing Wolfram's foot already connected to it. His aura was almost immediately depleted from the attack as he was sent flying backward.

Wolfram then went for Ruby and Nora, the two girls struggling to block his claw swipes as they were being forced back. Wolfram then jumped and delivered a spinning kick to Nora's head, sending her flying as well. He was about to swing at Ruby but she was able to activate her Semblance, turning into a cloud of rose petals that moved away at great speed.

"Quick one, aren't you, Red?" Wolfram asked. He then turned around and delivered an elbow strike that Jaune barely blocked with his shield but was pushed away. "Sorry, boy, but that won't work again."

Jaune barely landed on his feet when he touched the ground. He looked at his shield and saw a sizable dent in it. He gave a groan, not happy that one of Pyrrha's mementos was damaged in such a way.

"Now that I think about it," Wolfram said. "I think that I might end up finishing you off too quickly." He then brought his hands up, his claws then retracting to their regular size. "So I'll give you a handicap."

They weren't sure to feel relieved or insulted by that. At least this will make fighting him easier, with no worry of getting skewered by those claws.

Oscar then quickly ran up to Ruby. "Hey, Ruby!"

The silver-eyed girl turned to her friend. "What is it, Oscar?"

"I think there might be a way to stop him."

Wolfram looked around, trying to decide who to attack first. He saw Qrow coming back to the fray, though he seemed to have a bit of trouble standing, some blood dripping at the side of his mouth before he wiped it off, Nora also came but in a less damaged state.

"Ah, I got it!" Wolfram exclaimed. "Why don't you attack me all at once? I'm sure you'll have a better chance then."

"He's mocking us," Jaune said as he glared at Wolfram.

Ren walked next to him. "At least his arrogance gives us a chance," he said in a quieter tone but was surprised when Wolfram then turned to him.

"Not arrogance, confidence," Wolfram told him. "So far you people disappoint. I'm giving you a chance so that I don't die of boredom."

Qrow glanced back at Cordovin's mech. It had trouble standing upwards, but it couldn't even manage that after the damage it took, indicating that it was recovering. He wasn't sure if she would help them or attack them as well, but Wolfram would be a target. Maybe they could hold up and use the help.

No time to waste, Qrow thought as he once again went on the offensive, but this time he activated Harbinger's gun mode and began shooting at Wolfram, who quickly brought his arm to shield his face from the bullets. Then Wolfram felt some stinging near his eye before it continued making him bring his other arm to block. He then saw that it was Ruby who was shooting at him as well.

Nora then used the distraction and went for the offensive, aiming to strike Wolfram to the back of his head but he was able to duck from her swing and kick her away from him. Qrow then went for a slash at Wolfram's side only for him to sidestep and deliver an uppercut to Qrow that sent him flying.

Ren then began shooting at him with his guns. They may not hurt him but at least they can distract him, with the man obviously not experienced when it came to firearms.

Wolfram took all the shots before quickly moving away from Ruby and Jaune's attacks. He let out an annoyed grunt. These bullets that they use to distract him were getting annoying. He quickly sped to Ren, who got ready to fight, but Ruby then used her Semblance to appear in front of Wolfram, ready to intercept him. Wolfram grinned as he jumped over the horizontal slash that Ruby attempted and passed over her before delivering a nasty kick to Ren's chest that hurled him back quite a distance. He then quickly turned around and punched Ruby who couldn't react in time to block the attack as she was sent back as well.

Oscar then moved behind Wolfram and went to attack him with his stick only for his arm to be caught in Wolfram's firm grip before being lifted up and brought to his eye level.

"Why are you fighting me like this, Ozma?" Wolfram asked. "For one of the greatest sorcerers, you only stay behind and attack me with a walking stick? Out of all of them, you should be the one giving me the most trouble." Oscar said nothing as he nervously looked at the Grimm Lord, his teeth almost clattering in fear. "Wait, you can't use your magic, is that it?" Wolfram asked but received no answer, but he didn't need one. He gave a sigh. "Well, that's disappointing."

Wolfram then quickly turned around and threw Oscar into Jaune who attempted to strike Wolfram from behind but was stopped as Oscar was slammed into him.

Everyone else gathered together, not really in the best shape. Wolfram was incredibly strong, fast, and durable. They were roughed up while he wasn't even scratched yet.

"Perhaps I should just finish this," Wolfram said. "You are beginning to bore me anyway."

Qrow, Ruby, and Ren began firing at him, but Wolfram just grinned and ran towards them, completely ignoring the bullet barrage that was hitting him. Just as he got to them he was suddenly stopped in his tracks, making his eyes wide in surprise. He looked down and saw that the ground below him and his feet were covered in ice. He then looked up and saw that Nora was once again attacking him but this time he didn't react in time and was hit in the face courtesy of her hammer, and was flung to the side with a grunt.

"Weiss!" Ruby exclaimed in happiness as she looked at her white-haired friend standing there, her rapier plunged into the ground as an ice trail led to it, and a proud look on her face.

"Sorry for the late arrival," Weiss said as she quickly joined the group.

"Doesn't matter," Qrow said. "At least we got a good hit on him."

Wolfram then rose up from the ground with a slight groan. He then rubbed his chin for a bit as there was still a lingering feeling from that hit, but otherwise, he was fine.

"Damn it!" Jaune said. "That didn't really hurt him!"

Ruby looked intently at Wolfram. After Oscar explained what Ozpin's plan was she wasn't sure when was the right time to implement it, or even if she could. But considering how strong he was that seemed to be their best bet.

"Well, that was actually pretty good," Wolfram said with a smile before cracking his neck. "Let's see if you can keep it up."

Just as they were getting ready a sound of a motor engine was heard from the forest, and out of appeared Yang who was driving her bike Bumblebee, and Blake was also sitting on the bike. The two quickly got off the yellow bike and joined the other, Yang preparing Ember Celica and Blake her Gambol Shroud.

"So what did we miss, sis?" Yang asked as she took a battle stance.

"Well, we got discovered by Cordovin but we were soon confronted with the testosterone Salem here and got our asses handed to us," Qrow explained.

Wolfram gave a chuckle as he heard that. "Oh, you're funny," he said. "I just might end up sparing you and making you a jester."

"Gee, thanks," Qrow said.

Blake looked at the downed form of Adam and gave a slight gasp. She was worried about Adam hunting her, but seeing him like that had her even more worried.

"What happened to him?" Blake asked.

"This man just showed up with him beaten up and threw him there," Ren said.

"We all need to work together," Qrow said before turning to Weiss. "Is Maria still on the ship?"

Weiss nodded. "She'll be with us when we get an opportunity to leave."

"Oh please don't leave," Wolfram in a mock sad voice. "The game is still on, and we have more players to play. It would be rude to stop now."

Wolfram then jumped into the air, his fist cocked back as he descended down. The group then scattered to get out of his way, but when his fist impacted the ground it made a shockwave that sent everyone flying, and massively cracking the ground. Qrow, Ren, and Jaune had to stick their blades into the ground so they didn't fall from the cliff but were still left hanging with Qrow grabbing Adam before his unconscious body could fall down.

"You're more trouble then you're worth," Qrow said as he looked at Adam, who gave a weak groan.

Yang grit her teeth and her eyes narrowed before she went for an attack. She sent many punches his way, only for all of them to be blocked by Wolfram, who Yang noticed didn't even bother to counter. Not really liking how he was playing her, she decided to be a bit sneaky.

When she went for another punch, she activated her Ember Celica and shoot one round right into his face as he blocked, staggering him a little. She took several more shot before punching him in the face, though only being able to move his head slightly, before going for another punch which was unfortunately caught by Wolfram who only grinned before kneeing her in the stomach and punching her away.

He then saw Ruby above, readying a strike with her scythe. He went for a punch but felt something wrap around his wrist and pulling on it, seeing it was Blake using her weapon to hold him in place if only briefly. Ruby then slashed his cheek with Crescent Rose, which surprisingly didn't seem to injure him only move his head.

Wolfram then kicked Ruby away before pulling on the rope of Gambol Shroud and forcing Blake to fly at him before he delivered a kick that threw her to the side. He then caught Nora's hammer and backhanded her away.

Yang then once again went to attack, her eyes red as a fiery aura surrounded her. She once again began punching him, her punches even stronger than before, but that didn't seem to change much as he once again blocked her attacks.

Before she could land another punch, Wolfram's hand was suddenly wrapped around her throat. Her hands quickly went to pry off the hand holding her, but it barely budged as she picked off the ground, seeing the smiling face of Wolfram.

"While I do enjoy a good brawl," he said. "All things must come to an end."

Ruby then used her Semblance to attack him from behind, trying to use his fixation on Yang as an opportunity to free her sister, but Wolfram put his other behind him and grasped her by the throat as well.

Yang growled as she glared at Wolfram. "Let her go, or I'll-"

"You'll what?" Wolfram said before chuckling. "Act brave all you like, but as you are now you can't do anything." He then turned to Ruby. "And you, this one is your sister, right? Well, you don't worry have to worry about her wellbeing. I guess I'll keep her."

Ruby then also glared as she tried to pry off his hand, but his grip was too strong. She wasn't going to let him get away with whatever he was planning for her sister. She had no choice, there was only a single thing left to do.

Ruby then closed her eyes. 'Please, work. I really need it right now."

Wolfram raised an eyebrow, not sure what she was doing. "And just what are you-?"

Ruby's eyes then suddenly opened, shinning with an incredibly bright white light as two wings of the same brightness shot out from her eyes to the sides. Wolfram gained a look of complete surprise as there was a sudden burst of light spread, making everyone cover their eyes.

Wolfram let go of the two sisters as he was hit with the full power of the blast. Yang and Ruby coughed as they rubbed their throats. Qrow, Ren, and Jaune got up from their predicament and along with everyone else was met with an interesting sight.

"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" Wolfram shrieked as his hands went to his head, some smoke rising from where his head and hands were located. "MY EYES!" He gave out several animalistic roars and growls while he covered his face.

Oscar looked at the scene. "It worked," he whispered as he watched Wolfram yell out in pain. Ozpin did tell him that the Silver Eyes should work on him since it's a weakness to Grimm, and Oscar would have smiled at the success but for some reason, he didn't want to.

Qrow chuckled at the sight. "Looks like we finally got one on him."

Wolfram continued growling, some blood beginning to drip from the hands that covered his face. He took them off for a moment to show blood dripping down his tightly shut eyes, some burns also present on his.

"You little brat!" he yelled in anger as his sharp teeth showed. "I promise you, Red, when I get my hands on you I'll DEVOUR YOU!"

"Like hell, you will!" Yang exclaimed before she once again burst into flames and started punching him. He was able to block initially but Qrow and Ren began shooting at him, which distracted him enough for Yang to land a few more solid hits.

Oscar decided to be of at least a little help so he struck Wolfram at his side, making him slightly grunt before Yang delivered a mighty punch to his face, making him stumble back. Jaune then ran up to him and crouched near his legs with his shied pointed towards the Grimm Lord. Once Wolfram stumbled back into the shield he lost his balance before Jaune pushed forward, using the huge man's own momentum against him and making him fall on the ground.

Then an Atlesian airship flies next to the cliff as Maria talks into the speaker.

"Hurry, all of you! We don't have much time! Cordovin is back at her feet!"

The group looked to the side to see the Colossus dangerously close to them.

"You aren't going anywhere!" Cordovin says from her mech as she points the arm cannon at them, preparing to fire lighting dust.

The rest quickly got a move on and ran into the airship, Qrow once again being the one to carry Adam, before the doors of the airship quickly closed.

Wolfram let out a few more grunts and he slowly rose. His eyes then opened before completely widening as he saw the robot from before beginning to fire something. Cordovin then shot a huge blast of lightning that completely engulfed Wolfram while the airship flew off.

"Oh, no! You will not escape!" she exclaimed before readying to fire another blast.

"Special Operative Cordovin! We have an emergency!" an officer called from her comm.

"Ergh! What is it?!" she asked frustratingly.

"A large Grimm appeared near Argus! We need the Colossus to deal with it!"

Cordovin let out an annoyed grunt as she glared at the retreating airship. As much as she wanted to blow it to pieces, she knew the people of Argus needed her. She turned to the Colossus and quickly retreated back to Argus.

Qrow looked through the window of the airship. "Well, she's retreating. Looks like luck is on our side this time."

Oscar's gaze was locked on the cliff where they fought Wolfram, but there was no sign of the Grimm Lord anywhere.

"I know what you're thinking," Ozpin said. "But no, he isn't dead. Trust me, I have enough experience with him to know."

"So he'll come back?"

"Definitely. However, you don't have to worry about him as much as Salem. Unlike her, he is immortal in the sense that he has longevity, and he can be killed. But as you saw that task isn't an easy one."

"Is everyone alright there?" Maria asked.

"We're fine," Qrow said before pointing at Adam was laid with his back to the wall. "Though, we did get an extra passenger."

Blake couldn't help but stare at the downed form of her former comrade and lover. She still remembered all the betrayals and hardships he caused, and he no doubt came after her, but still to see him so beaten up, especially now that his mask was off and the branding over his eye showed.

She then felt a hand on her shoulder and saw that it was Yang.

"Are you alright?" the blonde woman asked.

"I'm fine, it's just…" she began. "What will we do with him?"

"The most logical course of action is to tie him up," Ren said. "After that, we'll give him over to the authorities."

Blake gave a nod, though she still wasn't comfortable with that decision, especially since she knew about the views of the Faunus that the people in Atlas had.

"Well, without his weapon, not to mention a broken leg from what I can see, he isn't much of a threat," Qrow commented before taking a swing from his flask. "God, I needed that. But we better not leave anything to chance."

Qrow then walked over to his youngest niece and gave her a one-armed hug. "Thanks, Rubes. We owe you a lot for what you did."

Ruby rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment. "Please, uncle Qrow, you know it's just something I do. You don't owe me anything."

Qrow shrugged. "Still, thank you."

A clawed white hand shot from out of the water and grabbed onto a rock near the Cliffside as Wolfram rose from the water with a gasp for air. He rubbed his eyes and blinked away any blurriness left in his vision.

"Damn that girl," he said as he grit his teeth and clenched his fist. "When I get my hands on her I'll…"

He took a deep sigh to calm himself.

He had to admit that was quite a turn of events, one that he definitely didn't expect. The power that the silver-eyed girl possessed caught him by surprise. It wasn't often that someone was able to hurt him the way she did.

Even so, now he has seen what these people were capable of and besides the sudden burst of light magic, he had his fun with them.

He then turned his head and watched as what he presumed to be the craft they were on go away.

"At least Salem can't complain about me ruining her plans," he said before grabbing onto the side of the cliff, his fingers digging into the rock as he began climbing up.

Now he just needed to see what will happen next. He definitely wasn't done with them.

AN: And that is it for now! This chapter was mostly a fight scene, so I hope I didn't screw it up. And I'm not sure how the power of the Silver Eyes would work on someone like Salem, will it be really effective or completely ineffective, and the show may as well end up contradicting me on that but I hope that I made it sensible.

On another note, check out my other stories, they are worth it, trust me. And I please leave a review, they are great motivators.

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