"Qrow?"
"Yeah, yeah I can see it from here."
"Don't worry about it for now, Amber is or top priority."
Qrow pocketed his scroll back and gave the floating continent one last look before looking back down to see a horde of Grimm surrounding him. The seasoned huntsman gave out a tired sigh before pulling out Harbinger, his sword which also transforms into a scythe and a shotgun. This amount of Grimm within his area is completely unexpected and expected at the same time, the former because Grimm don't usually flock to this area while the latter is the effect when there is suddenly a large floating continent covering a large span of natural habitats.
There was no doubt that for the following weeks Remnant will have to adapt to changes quickly. In other news, the old bird was closing in on Amber's location, she wasn't too far from Vale fortunately which made the travel so much easier and less time is taken. Shifting into a crow once more, he flew across large expanses of trees for a couple of hours before spotting an outlying village. Aside from the village there was also another thing to note.
Grimm
Fortunately, there was a line of Atlesian soldiers shooting swathes of Grimm with their dust-infused rifles, Qrow assumed they were the crew members that Amber had saved when her godly friend was having a temper tantrum. For now, the village's defences were holding strong, but it won't be long before that defensive line is overrun. Grimm are attracted to negative emotions and from what he could tell, the village is generating a lot of those negative emotions. He landed behind a building where he shifted back to his human form, rounded the corner of the house to see a familiar face that represented Remnant's biggest dust companies, Winter Schnee.
Qrow jumped up and down as a means for a warmup before tensing his legs and charging straight for the area which had the most Grimm, the ones that were in his way were easily swatted away with the flat end of his blade. Once he reached the area with the most concentrated Grimm, he pressed a button on Harbinger which shifted it to its scythe form and spun. Once he finished giving himself some elbow room he proceeded to hack and slash at any Grimm that was within his striking range. He continued to make a bloody path to the defensive line.
"Fancy meeting you here Ice Queen." Qrow half-shouted just so that Winter could hear him over the cacophony of gunfire.
"Couldn't Ozpin have sent in Glynda, her semblance would be a lot more useful in this situation!"
"You're welcome," Qrow's joking tone then switched into that of a serious one. "How long could we hold them back?"
"I'd say another ten minutes."
Ten minutes, that wasn't enough. "How's the evacuation?"
"Slow"
Another problem.
Qrow brandished Harbinger. "We have to buy them some more time. Also, where's Amber?"
Winter grumbled about how that's what she's been doing for a while. "She's covering our flanks along with some… strange friends."
Qrow gave Winter a confused look before he saw something flew past him, he snapped his head to the front to see some kind of creature with small bat like wings, its skin was slightly pink and its face was contorted into a snarl which revealed some sharp fangs but despite having these sharp fangs it opted to lob balls of fire at the horde of Grimm. Qrow's confused face turned to Winter who simply shrugged.
"Don't ask, just know that it's helping us."
Qrow shrugged before charging back into the fray and this time Winter was right behind him. The entire fight was a mess, with Qrow and Winter thinning out the horde as much as they could so that the Atlesian soldiers that formed the defensive line could have some slight respite and also conserve ammunition. To the east and west sides of the village, streams of fire were seen, an indication that Amber's also contributing her part to the defence of the village. It was hard battle but one that they were sure to win with the additional help.
"Just… a little… longer." Winter panted.
She brought her blade up to block an attack from a young Beowolf before retaliating by cutting it in half with her second sword. Qrow on the other hand was a little winded from the long battle but he still managed to take down groups of Grimm seemingly without effort. Just when the horde started to lose its momentum the ground quaked. Qrow shouted at Winter to pull back which turned out to be a wise decision because that spot was flattened when a large hoof stepped on it. Qrow did the same and retreated back to the defensive line. His tongue clicked in annoyance at the new adversary that they're currently facing off.
Three elder goliaths
The sound of footsteps from behind made Qrow look back to see Amber in the strangest attire, his stare was caught by the Fall Maiden, she glared at him while her cheeks went slightly pink. "It was given to my by him. He told me that it would increase the number of my summons."
"By summons you mean that little devil?"
Amber tapped her Imp Staff twice, two runes appeared beside her and out came two more Imps, the third Imp returned back to its owner and hovered just above Amber. Qrow rolled his eyes at her display.
"As touching as a reunion as this is, how are we going to deal with them!?" Winter said while pointing her sword at the goliaths.
"Tell your men to retreat along with the refugees of the village." Qrow said.
After relaying Qrow's message, the line of Atlesian soldiers pulled back. Qrow had to give the soldiers some credit, they barely faltered under the sight of three elder goliaths. He had to admit, despite relying heavily on automation, James knows to how train some quality soldiers. Back to the situation at hand he turned to Winter.
"Ever fought a goliath before?'
"No, this would be a first."
"Then buckle up."
Qrow spun Harbinger around and planted the tip on the ground, Winter used her semblance to call upon five Alpha Beowolves and three Ursa Majors and finally, Amber called upon her Maiden powers. The three elder goliaths saw this as a challenge, they all raised their trunks and gave out a loud blare before stomping their way towards them. The Atlesian lieutenant, crow and maiden braced themselves for what would seem like their last battle.
Only that wasn't meant to be as the goliaths' charge was completely halted when streaks of turquoise landed and exploded right in front of them. Confused, Qrow looked up to see someone he wasn't ready to meet yet. His dark purple robe fluttered in the wind as he slowly descended in between them and the goliaths. Orbs of varying colours circle around him like they did the last time he saw him.
"Good job, Amber." The proclaimed god said.
"T-Thank you…"
Qrow raised his eyebrow at that shy reply but he'll worry about that after this ordeal. He stared at the god with anticipation, Qrow wanted to see what the god is capable of and what better time than to pit him against three elder goliaths, the oldest, wisest and possible the strongest of Grimm. The goliaths on the other hand didn't appreciate the sudden interruption so they all decided to vent it out on the god.
Qrow watched carefully as he took a pose, his left hand held a book while his right did a sweeping gesture. Six discs made of water appeared beside him before launching themselves at the goliaths. Qrow eyes widened when he saw the discs slice through the goliaths with sheer ease, that didn't stop however as the discs of water proceeded to slice them up even more and by the time, they had reached the god, they were but mere pieces.
It was then and there did he realize the weight of his current situation. One thing is for sure, if his anger is pointed to one of the kingdoms… he nervously swallowed his saliva as the god approached them.
I'm running out of steam gentlemen. I might need to take a break soon.
