Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Wolf and Reaper. Enjoy the 2000-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth do.
(Vale, Beacon, Emerald Forest, Emerald Forest Part 1.)
Azul fired a shot from Violet Shadow before grabbing a branch with his other arm and using the momentum to throw himself into a roll.
Azul sniffed the air and listened for the sounds of weapons like Ember Celica and Crescent Rose nearby.
"Have to find Rubes, the first person I find is my teammate…."
Azul said as the Wolf Faunus started to walk forward, he wanted to find Ruby as he and she had agreed on before the initiation.
From there, they would make a perfect team, and everything would be fine.
"Just get the relic, find Ruby, kill any Grimm in the way and then get back to Beacon…."
Azul said as he listened, he heard a growl and turned in time to see a Beowolf lunge at him.
Azul smirked under his scarf before the Grimm fell to the ground from a slash.
Azul looked and saw Victorian looking at him, his Forest Green eyes looking into Azul's cerulean.
"Guess both our plans went out the window, huh?"
Victorian asked as Azul shrugged, there were worse people than an Atlesian Heir…. Or was he confusing Victorian with someone else?
"Hmm… Looking for Weiss, were you?"
Azul asked, the smirk from Victorian told him it all, Azul's ears wiggled as more Beowolves and a pair of Ursa stepped out of the brush.
"You ever killed a Grimm, Victorian?"
Azul asked as the duo stood back to back, Azul turned and saw Victorian holding a dueling Saber, he smirked as the boys looked at the Grimm.
"No, you?"
Azul heard as he smirked in anticipation for the coming fight.
"Yep, and you killed one to save me…. Now then, let's thin the herd…."
Azul said as he cracked his neck when one of the Beowolves charged Azul.
Azul grinned and rushed his half of the pack, he slid under the Beowolf and bisected it as another lunged at him, Azul sliced off its arm before shooting it in the head and rushing at a tree.
As Azul kicked off the tree, he turned and saw Victorian stab one of the Beowolves and kick another to the side before Azul landed on its shoulders.
Azul stabbed the Grimm in the back before grabbing it by the arm and swinging around its arm to slam it into the ground.
"Behind you!"
Victorian yelled as Azul turned and was sent sliding back when a Beowolf swiped him, his aura sparkled for a second.
He grunted a bit and then smirked as he rushed the Beowolf, he sliced it through the chest and let it fall to the ground.
Azul dusted off his jacket as another Beowolf tried to slash him before Azul turned and shot him with the barrels of Violet Shadow's sword mode.
He turned to see Victorian shoot another Beowolf, leaving the two Ursa.
Azul turned to Victorian and motioned at the other Ursa, he would handle his, and his new friend and partner would kill the other.
Azul rushed the Ursa, his Aura making him a flash of Violet Petals as Azul rushed faster before lunging at the Ursa.
The bear-like Grimm only had time to whine before Azul slashed it in half, he turned to see Victorian having frozen the Grimm before he slashed its head off.
"Hmm… Showoff…"
Azul muttered, he turned and sniffed the air, if the Relic had a smell, he would find it, and then he would be able to claim it.
"I saw a clearing up at the top of the clearing…. The Relic would probably be there…"
Azul heard as he sheathed his weapon on his hip and he turned to the Atlesian Heir.
"Yes…. Well, our teams are going to be 4 members… That means we have 2 more teammates to find…. At least from what I've remembered from what I've heard…."
Azul muttered as the duo began to walk through the forest, Azul kept one of his ears trained on the forest in amusement, he didn't fear the Grimm at all.
"I'm guessing Ms. Schnee was who you were looking for… Or am I wrong on who you are looking for?"
Azul asked in a mock Atlesian Accent, Victorian chuckled from behind his glasses while they walked, Azul cracked his knuckles.
"Perhaps, what about you, Mr. Azul? You seem to be quite interested in that hooded girl you arrived with…. I wouldn't suppose you have a crush on her, would you?"
Azul heard from Victorian as he blushed under his scarf, happy his attire hid his blush as he turned his head to look at his partner.
"Um… I… Perhaps, but that isn't important at the moment, we have the… Relic to handle…"
Azul said awkwardly, he liked Ruby, but romance? That was something he didn't want to think about at the moment.
Azul sniffed the air, he smelt the Faunus from before, Gris he believed he remembered the name right.
"So, since you haven't fought Grimm before… Do you happen to know any Grimm in general? We are in the middle of a forest with Grimm infesting it…. At the moment, we have to be ready to kill every single Grimm as Professor Ozpin told us…. So, you need to tell me what Grimm you know, and which are going to surprise you…"
Azul stated, he turned to look at the man, he would have liked to team up with Ruby, but there were way worse people he could have teamed up with…. There were much worse people from what he had heard.
"Most of the Grimm I know about are the minor ones, Beowolf, Creep, Nevermore…"
Victorian started to list as Azul turned to face him at the sound of a gunshot from a sniper.
Azul's ear wiggled; he crossed his arms as the duo stopped walking.
"Nevermores aren't minor, they common… But depending on the size… Least from what I remember in Signal… They aren't something to sneeze at…"
Azul stated before a loud screech cut them off, Azul clutched his ears as he tried not to fall over from the pain.
"My blasted ears…. Wait, I smell rose petals…."
Azul said as he climbed to his feet, he sniffed the air and smelt… Rose petals in the air…
"Ruby? Is she….?"
Azul heard from Victorian as Azul started to rush into the clearing, not using his Semblance, but still keeping ahead of Victorian.
"I wouldn't put it past her, crazy is something Ruby is perfect at most of the time… Wait, do you feel something…?"
Azul heard before 2 figures ran at him, Azul saw them as Gris and Jason…. Or was it something else?
"Um….?"
Victorian asked as a pack of Beowolves and Ursa chased the two, they ran right past Victorian and Azul, probably not detecting their emotions while they chased Gris and Jason.
"So… What was that?"
Victorian asked as Azul frowned and simply shrugged as he heard a growl from behind him.
A Beowolf lunged at them as Victorian dived out of the way, Azul stabbed through the Grimm which fell to the ground.
"We might want to get moving, the longer we stay here, the longer the Grimm might track us…?"
Victorian suggested, Azul turned to look at him and grunted in amusement.
Victorian might have been able to fight Grimm, but if he was truly well versed in combat or so, he would have intercepted the Grimm on his own.
Not that Azul thought himself of a combat expert…. At least, not yet.
"Let them come… I've been itching for a battle… I love fighting with Violet Shadow…."
Azul stated as he looked at Victorian in amusement once again.
"Yeah… Go fighting Grimm…"
Victorian said as Azul rolled his eyes as he turned and started walking, sheathing his weapon on his hip…
Little did either notice the floating Grimm mask and the pack of Grimm behind him as it growled at the duo as its rock-like armor gripped a tree near it.
(5 minutes later.)
Azul sniffed the air, he could hear Crescent Rose firing, he could smell gunfire in the air.
Ruby and maybe her partners and the other students were fighting Grimm, Azul placed a hand on the tree as Victorian walked up to him.
"What is it? Did you hear something?"
Victorian asked as Azul was about to answer before an Ursa slammed into a tree, and Odachi stabbed through it.
Gris pulled his weapon out of the Grimm as he looked at Azul. The two Faunus regarded each other.
"Sup?"
Azul asked as Gris straightened, he towered over Azul, His black overcoat and jacket vest were off-put by the somewhat purple gloves and pants he wore along with the silver gloves.
"Nothing…"
Gris said, Azul looked over his shoulder as Jason pulled a spear-like weapon out of a Beowolf.
"You guys look like you've been busy…."
Azul said as Gris nodded and reached out his hand to the smaller Faunus.
"Yeah… My name is Quinn though… Gris is a nickname…"
Quinn said as Azul clasped his hand and shook it and nodded.
"Ah… Azul, Azul Violet… This is Victorian…"
Azul started to say as Quinn turned to the Atlesian and nodded.
"Midnight…. I know him…. I saw the relics on the way down…. Your friend… Ruby, she was there… That's her, right?"
Azul heard from the Faunus and he nodded, Azul sighed and started walking towards the hill.
"Show me…. She probably went to get the relic…. Whatever Professor Ozpin said to get here…."
Azul said, he didn't want to give away that he knew what Ozpin told them… Quinn probably knew he was a Faunus, but that didn't mean he should let anyone else know.
"Yeah…. Let's get going…. Jason, we have to move, that Grimm we saw is going to find us sooner or later."
Quinn ordered as Azul turned to Quinn and frowned.
"What Grimm? A Beowolf, Ursa?"
Azul asked as Quinn shook his head and he looked the smaller Faunus in the eye, his overcoat hung onto him like armor.
"No… Something I haven't seen before…. It was leading a pack of Grimm…. It's going to come this way sooner or later… And I don't want to fight something I don't have any idea on it…"
Quinn said before he moved past Azul, Azul watched him go and frowned under his scarf.
A Grimm was still dangerous… A few Beowolves Azul could cut down easily, but if this thing was not entirely common and was an unknown Grimm…
"Yeah… Let's go…"
Azul said as he followed the duo, Victorian turned and looked around at the forest before following his partner.
Azul's ear wiggled as he stopped moving, Azul turned as did Quinn as the two Faunus slowly drew their weapons.
"Don't tell me…"
Quinn said as his weapon was drawn, Azul twirled Violet Shadow in his hand as he rested the weapon on his shoulder.
"What did that Grimm look like again, Quinn?"
Azul asked as a cluster of trees was knocked aside, a mask that was colored in the shades of White and Red like all Grimm.
Its body was made of Stone and Wood, it growled and Ursa and Beowolves surrounded it.
"That…"
Quinn said as the Grimm towered over them both.
"Oh… That's not good…"
Azul said and took a step back.
"Run!"
Victorian yelled as the Grimm swung a massive arm at them.
Author Notes
Phew, another chapter is done! Yes, Azul has met all of his team… As for Gris? I am going to call him Quinn since another Oc I made for RWBY is called that… As for the next chapter? It will be Sunday and will show Azul and his friends facing the Grimm and getting the Relic. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!