When you go deep inside a forest, the freshness of the air entering your lungs produced by the green tress has a pleasant feel to one who is not afraid of the dangerous beast that lurks in it. And when you hunt the said beast you feel like a hunter.
Well not everyone felt like that, one such is Jaune Arc. He was prey to the many beasts that roam this jungle. Luckily Pyrrha was there with him.
'' Did you hear that? '' Jaune called out as he heard bangs of gunshots from the distance.
'' Sounds like gunshots. '' Pyrrha turned to him, '' Looks like some of our comrades have encountered the enemy. We must hurry. ''
'' Yeah! lead the way. ''
As they travelled through the dense vegetation of the Emerald forest. Jaune and Pyrrha became more talkative. '' You have seven sisters! '' Pyrrha exclaimed. " I wish I had a sibling too. "
" So you're like the only kid in your family? " Jaune asked curiously.
" Well yes, but it gets lonely sometimes when you're the only child. "
" I can understand that. " Jaune nodded, " Despite them always embarrassing me 24/7, it's always fun to have them around. "
" Well, you seemed to have an enjoyable childhood. " Pyrrha said, having siblings sounded so fun.
" Well, I don't think that them making me wear a dress sounded enjoyable. Hey! don't laugh! It's not funny!
Pyrrha giggled, the image of Jaune wearing a dress was hilarious. " Hehehe, I would like to see that as well," she said as she pushed away a branch that was blocking her path.
" Well fat chance, that not going to happen- off! " Jaune was smacked by the branch that Pyrrha pushed, sending him to the ground unceremoniously.
" Jaune! I'm sorry. "
" I'm ok... it's just a scratch," he reassures her saving whatever dignity he had left. As he got up Pyrrha noticed that the scratch on his face seemed to not be healing as it should be.
" Jaune. "
" Yes. "
" Why are you not using your Aura? "
" My what now? "
" Your Aura. "
Jaune blinked in confusion.
" Do you even know what Aura is? " She asked.
" Pfft. Of course, I know what Aura is... Do you know what Aura is? "
Then began the info dump, on what Aura is, its purpose and its application. Jaune had some outlandish theories about its application, but it was quickly shut down before they became crazy.
"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all, infinite in distance and unbound by death. I release your soul and by my shoulder protect thee." As She recited the chant, he started to glow with a pale yellow Aura. It took a toll on her but seeing that was protected made it bearable.
" Wow, I feel... incredible. " Jaune felt that he could lift an Ursa at the moment, it was time for him to do something heroic, nothing was going to stop him.
Or that was what he thought, he might do. You know reality is often disappointing.
And with this, we arrive at the present.
'' What in Odin's beard? '' Ragnar said out loud. First of all, they all heard a loud high pitched scream of a girl from the forest and was coming closer and closer, but the said girl was not a girl, it was just Jaune... Who was being launched high into the sky and was losing altitude very quickly.
'' Ragnar catch that boy will you. '' Tor ordered.
With a frustrated sigh, Ragnar aimed and threw his axe straight at Jaune.
As Jaune was losing altitude, the axe glided closer to him. And he crashed to solid ground, the axe struck Jaune by his hoodie which was then stuck firmly to a tree trunk, thus saving his ass.
'' Thank you. '' Jaune thanked Ragnar with a shaky voice.
'' Whatever, Just bring my axe back! ''
" Aww, man! This was my favourite hoodie! " Jaune's hoodie had a sizable hole on it, and not even stitching was going to save it. The trashcan is where it belongs now.
" I don't give a fuck! Just bring my axe back! "
Jaune tried to yank the axe off the trunk, but it was firmly lodged in it. But then from the tall bushes came Pyrrha who came sprinting from the forest. " Jaune! are you alright? "
" A little help here. " Jaune waves at her. " This stupid axe is stuck. Why did he have to throw it that hard? "
After that things got weirder and weirder, first came an Ursa who was being ridden by a girl in pink, followed by her partner who was panting for air. Chasing both Ursa and his partner in this dense forest was very tiring.
But it pales in comparison to when they all heard a loud screeching sound. A nevermore was approaching them. And on its side, we're two individuals who were hanging on for dear life.
" The temple is right over there. " Harvard pointed to the ruins where all of his comrades have gathered. " And my comrades are already there. Huh... even that bugger is right there. " He was referring to Ragnar.
" How are you so calm about this!? " Weiss was not at all calm. They were fifty meters above solid ground, hanging on for dear life and a Nevermore trying to get rid of them. But this guy was calm enough to think as if they were comfortably riding on a bullhead.
" Well, what's there to be worried about anyways. " Harvard answered as a matter of fact. " We're just a couple of meters above the ground. "
" Weiss!!! Harvard!!! " they heard someone calling them. They looked down to see Ruby and Olaf who had just exited the dense forest. " Just jump! "
That was not the thing Weiss wanted to hear at the moment. " What nonsense are you two spouting!? "
" Just Jump! " Ruby and Olaf repeated.
" NO!!! "
" Well, that's not a bad idea. " Harvard agreed with them.
" Have you lost your mind!!! We are too high in the sky! We will squash like- What are you doing? "
Before she turns full Karen mode, Havard made a move. He wrapped his arm around her midriff and pulled her close to him... maybe a little too close, earning him a blush from the Schnee heiress.
" Unhand me you-you... " Weiss tried to push him away wanting to separate herself from him. She was never handled like this in her life, never was she forced into such an intimate position, and surely he didn't ask for any of her consent.
" Don't move. " He commanded in an authoritative tone. " Or we will fall. "
His tone demanded her to obey him without question, and she did just that. And seeing that she had stopped her struggling, he looked at her and with a serious face, he said. " We are going to jump ok. "
" What? "
Without any signs or warnings, he took a leap of faith with her in his arms. And it was a very long way down.
" That bastard's gonna jump. " Ragnar said in a nonchalant voice.
" Are you sure they're gonna be ok, 'cause that's pretty high. " Yang wasn't sure if jumping from that height was the safest option.
" Trust me, that psychopath will jump. " Ragnar was right, he did jump and he dragged along the Schnee heiress with him. What. A. Chad.
If you're going to fall, drag the bastard who put you in that position as well. Making you the one who has the last laugh.
" I did say to hold me tight... but you're holding my neck a little too tight. " they were still falling, but he had an important issue to address to the girl in his arms. She had her arms around his neck tight as a boa constrictor squeezing its prey.
Weiss did not respond, she just increased his grip making him a little difficult to breathe.
" Looks like high places are not certainly your strong point. "
As a young child, Weiss had an irrational fear of heights. She became less fearful as she grew older, but it was visible that that fear was still present.
And when you're free falling from a height of a skyscraper, who would not get scared at that situation. Well except for Havard.
" Well, I am honoured that I am being embraced by a beautiful flower like you, but it seems we are almost reaching solid ground. "
All of a sudden, with gravity-defying impossible bullshitery, his body began a slow descent to the ground. Like a feather, he slowly floated down, landing with the grace of a crane. He was then greeted by his comrades.
He watched as the Nevermore disappeared into the dense trees of the forest.
" It won't be back for a while. "
" Took you long enough. " Tor commented.
" Hope we're not that late? " Harvard asked.
" Nope. " Ragnar answered as he tossed a pawn chess piece at him. " take this, I took the liberty to grab one for you two. "
" Thanks. "
" Whatever. "
" Did those two just jumped from the Nevermore? " Blake asked Yang.
" Yeah looks like it. " Yang replied, looking at the newcomers she spotted her sister, who was running up to her.
" Yang! " Ruby called out to her sister.
" Ruby! " Yang also called out to her, as they both embraced each other.
" Nora!!! " Nora appeared between them, joining the fun.
" Olaf!!! " The giant Raider also wanted to join.
" Shut up Olaf. " But the fun was quickly snuffed out by Tor.
" I just thought I could join the fun as well. " Olaf murmured under his breath. ' Can't even have a little fun. '
" Ruby, you are not hurt, are you? " Yang went straight to older sister mode as she checked for any injuries on her beloved sister, from top to bottom.
" Yang! Stop! you're embarrassing me! " Ruby pushed her sister's hands away from her face. " You're being too dramatic. Why would I get hurt? I'm a strong girl. " she puffed her chest with pride.
" Well Ok then. " Yang then had her eyes on Havard, more specifically the person who was holding onto him as her life depended on it. Others also had noticed it.
" Hey, that chick is glued to your body. " Nora said pointing to the Schnee heiress.
Harvard tapped on her shoulder, telling her that she could let go of his neck. Weiss came back to her senses and she immediately realised that she was in a very embarrassing position. She immediately let go of his neck and teleported a few feet away from him.
She looked around and saw that the group were staring at her with smirks plastered on her face. Never was she this embarrassed in her life, she wanted to hide in a deep hole and never come out.
" If we are done with this drama, take your chess pieces and get moving. " Luckily Tor changed the subject to a very important one.
They all nodded and took the remaining chess piece each. Ruby took a knight chess piece and then showed it to Olaf. " Hey Olaf, my chess piece looks cool, right? "
" Yup, cooler than ours. " Olaf grumbled, " Why did Tor choose a Pawn, they are so small. He could have chosen a King piece, it looks grander. "
" Tor sounds like a dictator when you say that. " Ruby commented.
" Well, he is one and we can't do anything about it. " Olaf shrugged, " You can't really blame him though, everyone from his clan are just like that. And you would not believe this, but his older brother is even scarier than him. "
" What?! I don't believe you. " Ruby was having a hard time believing that there was anyone who was even scarier than Tor. His face alone is scarier than any Grim she has ever faced, and if his older brother is scarier than him, she doesn't want to meet him.
" Did you just Tor had an older brother? " Yang butted in, " How does he look like? "
" Yeah tell us. " Jaune also butted in.
" You sure have time for this. " Blake asked, just because the Nevermore left, doesn't mean it will not come back for them.
" Don't be a party pooper Blake. Come on tell us Olaf. " Yang urged.
" Well... " Olaf began, " He is bald, had the same facial scars as Tor, he is a little taller than Tor, talks like Tor, and he wields a Damascus steel sword with a double-edged, it is straight bladed and a little tapered, which he holds on his right hand and his left-hand holds a round shield with steel edges. It had some spikes on it as well I guess. "
" So he is a bald and taller version of Tor. " Yang deadpanned, " Why did you have to explain his weapons in detail though? "
" I'm not good at describing people. " Tor defended himself. " Well except for weapons. "
" We can see that. "
" So, then what makes him scarier than Tor? " Pyrhha was also intrigued by this man who was scarier than Tor.
" What makes him scarier is that he can-" Olaf could not finish as they hear a loud screech from a distance.
Turns out, the Nevermore was back, and it brought along a friend with it.
" Pyrrha, that's the Deathstalker we found in the cave right? " Jaune asked Pyrrha, who responded with a nod.
" We're screwed. "
The Nevermore dived towards them, launching an early attack.
" Not if I can take care of it. " Ruby declared as she dashed towards the bird grim.
" Ruby!!! Come back! " Yang tried to stop her but she already activated her Semblance.
" Don't worry, I'll get her back. " Olaf declared as he sprinted towards where Ruby was going.
Back at Ozpin's office, he managed to get some more information regarding the young Vikings that are currently undergoing initiation.
The chip he received from them had shown some more information about them, more specifically about their Semblance.
Olaf's semblance was called " Beast transformation. "
Ragnar's semblance was called " Hydra's curse"
Harvard's semblance was called " Ghast Physique "
And finally, Tor's semblance was a semblance that was passed on to anyone who shared the bloodline of his great-great-grandfather. It was called " Hel's domain. " And it was a very horrifying semblance.
The future was already set in stone, blood will be spilt and people will die, he just hoped that nothing too serious will take place... he just hoped.
