A/N: [Insert Mei's Voice] Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! [Normal voice] I know I said "at the end of the month" and really that's when I am supposed to upload this chapter but I was busy this month and that held me back a little bit. So here's what I want you guys to expect when I'm uploading: On schedule, chapters will be uploaded at the end of the month as I said. If I'm late, then expect it uploaded a few days later with a whole week being the most. If I don't upload it within a week, that means I'm really busy and I'll have to update you guys as soon as I can and let you guys know what I have planned. To reiterate, on schedule: nothing to worry about. Late: wait a week at most. More than a week late: you may start worrying a bit. And once again, [Insert Pyrrha's voice] I'm sorry [Normal voice] about being late.
Moving on, once again I have equalized Manami's power levels and hopefully, it is the last time that happens as a fix and that the next time it will be an update due to Manami becoming stronger. Here's hoping.
Also big chapter this time folks, almost as big as the Players and Pieces chapter. So I hope I did well on the fight scenes as well.
Recent Update log:
12/10/17 - minor fixes to the fight scene, a few grammar fixes, and inconsistent Super Grimm Power levels
8/16/18 - minor fixes and opening sequence added.
12/22/21 - Grammarly overhaul and removal of unnecessary bloat
Alright folks, enjoy the chapter!
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Chapter 8: The Tests of Leadership and Power! Forever Fall.
Days before the Fieldtrip, Demigra's meditation chambers
Dark energy swirled around the former demon god as he meditated; this energy boosted his already powerful magics and his Ki to new and powerful heights, however, there was a cost. Demigra couldn't access his final form, at least not until he mastered his new power and that would take a few more years, and four had already passed; but what's a few years to someone who had waited 75 million years to make a return, even if it had failed. The dark energy soon dissipated, signaling that he was done with his meditation period; Demigra got up and headed for his quarters. Once there he entered, and upon entering his quarters he noticed that there was a paper note on his bed; he picked it up and saw that it reads…
"Lord Demigra, while I wished to inform you in person, Lady Salem had called upon me for another task. Therefore, I leave this note to inform you about the… alien element's whereabouts. In three days, it will be in the Forest of Forever Fall. I hope this information pleases you. – Spy Master Nyx"
If his sadistic smile was any indication, Demigra was pleased indeed. Many thoughts were rushing through his head right now but one was definitely a constant, "No more games. If you are indeed Manami Aoi, then let's see how much you've changed. If not, then at least another potential threat is eliminated."
The night before the field trip, Beacon Dormitories
A few weeks have passed since Cardin "blackmailed" Jaune into doing favors for him; the favors themselves had ranged from school assignments to trivial favors. What the two didn't know was that Manami was subtly observing them, seeing the interaction between the two leaders as a basis for future actions. But that was not all the information she was basing it off on; from what Dove, Sky, Russel told her during their student to counselor meeting, Cardin was the one who's being a jackass but doesn't realize it, thinking that he's hot shit and all that; they just went along with it so they don't piss off their leader. It doesn't make sense; Cardin comes from a line of heroes like Jaune did, so why was acting like this? Was it because of "privilege?" No one cares, especially those that want to kill you. Whatever the case, she decided that once Jaune breaks off Cardin's leash, she is going to discipline the bully so that he acts and carries himself the way a huntsman should. But right now, the Saiyan of Remnant followed Jaune these past few weeks without him noticing, making sure nothing happened to him; currently, he had just arrived outside his dorm room and opened it a crack so he could hear what his team is saying.
"How come Jaune gets home so late?" Nora asked while jumping on her bed.
"He's become rather scarce ever since he's been fraternizing with Cardin," Ren, who is working on one of his Stormflower machine pistols, added.
"That's weird. Doesn't he know that we have a field trip tomorrow?" Nora responds before doing a flip, landing on her bed back first, saying, "We need our rest!"
However, Pyrrha, who was looking out her dorm's window, is getting irritated just listening to this conversation. While she sees Jaune as a friend, maybe more, it infuriated her to see her partner hanging around the person that bullies others so nonchalantly. So, she aggressively states, "I'm sure our leader knows exactly what he's doing."
To this, Ren and Nora, look at each other not knowing what to say. After a few moments, Nora just sighs, "I guess so…"
After listening in on his team, Jaune closes the door quietly in shame; he thought he was just gonna be alone wallowing in shame when he hears a very familiar voice that no one can miss behind him, "Hey Jaune."
Said knight turns around to see Ruby in her pajamas that consist of a black tank top with a heart-shaped Beowolf design on the chest and white long pants with pink roses as decoration. She also wears a black sleeping mask with triangular red eyes that would remind someone of the Grimm. Before the silence sets in, Ruby then says, "Long time no see! Did you lock yourself out again?"
"Oh, uh, Nope!" He responds before pulling out his scroll, adding, "Got it!"
The leader of RWBY then asks, "So, where have you been lately?"
Jaune slumps in defeat before telling Ruby, "I messed up."
That got Ruby's full attention as he explains, "I did something I shouldn't have and now Cardin's got me on a leash and Pyrrha won't even talk to me and… I'm starting to think coming to this school was a bad idea."
Thinking about what has happened so far, Jaune sits down against his dorm's door and says, "I'm a failure."
"Nope!" Ruby simply says.
"Nope?"
"Nope. You're a leader now, Jaune. You're not allowed to be a failure."
"But what if I'm a failure at being a leader."
"Hmm… nope!" Ruby answered while moving to sit next to her fellow leader.
Jaune simply chuckled lightly as he says, "You know you're not the easiest person to talk to about this kind of stuff."
"Nope!"
A light "thunk" was heard when Jaune hit his head against his door; surprisingly his team didn't notice it.
"Jaune, you might've been a failure when you were a kid,"
Jaune sighed as this was likely true.
"…and you might have even been a failure the day we first met,"
The poor boy slumped and sighed even more as this was definitely true.
"…but you can't be one now. You know why?"
"…Uh, because?" he asks.
"Because it's not just about you anymore. You've got a team now, Jaune. We both do. And if we fail, then, we'll just be bringing them down with us. We have to put our teammates first, and ourselves second," Ruby says this as she starts to stand up, then continues, "Your team deserves a great leader, Jaune. And I think that can be you. Have a good night Jaune."
At that last part, she returns to her dorm, leaving Jaune to think about what she said. He was still thinking when he heard another familiar voice.
"You know, every single time I see Ruby, I think about how she has matured all this time; I could not be prouder after what I just saw."
Jaune looked up to see Manami offering her hand, to which he took gladly before he asks, "What are you doing up, Ana"
She smiled and said, "Well, I was gonna talk some sense into you, I am the student counselor after all, but Ruby already did my job for me. Though I would have said something a little different."
"Oh."
"Look, Ruby's right; you're a leader. It's not something you take so lightly, Ozpin told her that himself; it's a badge that you always wear. With that badge comes the burden of taking care of your team, not just yourself. Please think about it Jaune," Manami says as she walks to her dorm. Before she enters, however, she turns one last time to Jaune and announces, "And if it helps, I not only believe that you can be a great leader, but that you will be. I know for a fact that Ozpin believes so too."
And just like that, Jaune is left alone to digest the info bomb that was dropped on him. He smiled knowing that Ozpin believes in someone like him. Thinking he was ending the day on a high note, Jaune turns to his dorm and was about to enter when he received a message from the one person he didn't want to hear from that night.
"Hey! It's your buddy, Cardin. I know you're probably busy with that dust project I gave you, buuut I'm gonna need you to go out and get me a bag of Rapier Wasps."
Jaune winced at that request, Rapier Wasps are much meaner and nastier than an ordinary wasp, maybe even a hornet. This is gonna hurt if it goes bad.
"…And make sure they have reaaally big stingers. It's important so don't screw this up!"
The poor boy sighed as he closed his scroll before he went off to do Cardin's request. What he failed to realize was that Manami was still awake, keeping an eye on him to make sure nothing severe happens while he is still processing the words of wisdom he received.
The Next Day, the Forest of Forever Fall
A class of students, led by Professor Goodwitch, was now walking through the forest to their destination. As they walked, Glynda knew the students behind her were gawking at the scenery; while she knew how naïve the students were, she couldn't help but give off a tiny hint of a smile in light of their naivete. It faded quickly however when she announced, "Yes students, the Forest of Forever Fall is indeed beautiful. But we are not here to sightsee. Professor Peaches asked all of you to collect samples from the trees deep inside this forest. Miss Aoi and I are here to make sure none of you die while doing so."
At that last part, Glynda turned around halting the class. Jaune who was in the far back, bumped into Cardin while trying to balance everything he carried in his arms. Cardin looked back and would have glared at the clumsy blonde knight were it not for the fact that Manami Aoi, who had her weapon, R-Blade, was watching their rear, so he simply made the smart choice and turned to face his front. The Winchester bully's thoughts however betrayed his true feelings, "Soon Aoi. Payback is coming very soon."
Unfortunately for him, Manami was reading his thoughts to make sure that he doesn't do anything stupid with Jaune; instead she now knows that he intends to get payback today, the only question is "how?" She thought about this while Glynda was explaining the assignment, nearly missing the Professor saying "…We will rendezvous back here at four o'clock. Have fun!"
She watched the group disperse, Cardin forcing Jaune to go along with him and his team specifically as well as the silent exchange between Jaune and Pyrrha. Once everyone was clear, Professor Goodwitch approached Manami asking, "Are you sure it was a good idea to just observe the interaction and nothing more?"
The student counselor looked to her and answered, "Yes, I am sure it is the correct course of action for now; Jaune needs the push if he is to grow as a person and a Huntsman."
The professor simply nods in understanding before she states, "I'm just worried about the boy because he was accepted regardless of his transcripts authenticity or lack thereof. I know of his situation and potential because of you and Ozpin, I just hope that your faith isn't misplaced."
"It's not," Manami answered resolutely then walked off to join teams RWBY and JNPR, minus Jaune. Unbeknownst to them, however, the ghostly, silhouette of Demigra was watching them waiting for the right moment to strike.
A few minutes later, on the hill above Teams RWBY and JNPR…
Jaune and Team CRDL were watching the teams collecting Jars of sap with Manami Aoi supervising them, mostly because she knew they were a likely target as well as herself. The blonde leader was confused so he asked, Cardin, what's going on?"
To which the bully answered seriously, "Payback."
Jaune looked down to see everyone and worriedly asked, "Who?"
"The one wearing the blue, black, and white robes as well as carrying the huge broadsword."
He looked a little to his right and saw "Ana?"
Knowing that's the nickname her friends call her, Cardin answered, "That's her; thinks she's so tough and smart."
He reached behind him to grab a small box… and it was buzzing. Cardin announced, "Alright, boys. Last night, ol' Jaune here managed to round up a box of Rapier Wasps. And we're gonna put them to work."
Jaune nervously laughed while Russel placed his hand on Jaune's back, not knowing the guy secretly did it out of sympathy.
"According to one of the essays he wrote for me last week, these things looove sweets. I'm thinking it's time we teach her a thing or two…"
Team CRDL got up and Jaune was pulled up by Cardin who had given him a jar of sap and explains, "…And you're going to do it; you will hit her with the sap, or I'm gonna have a chat with Goodwitch. And you'll be on the first airship out of Beacon."
Jaune hesitated for a bit before getting ready to throw the jar at Manami. He steeled himself in order to do the deed, but he could not bring himself to do it. Ruby and Manami's wise words echoed through his mind; he knew what had to do. He sighed and said, "No."
Cardin frowned and asked coldly, "What?"
"I said, NO!" Jaune announced and threw the jar at Cardin, shattering on his chest piece.
Cardin chuckled darkly, "Ho ho, you've done it now, Jauney boy."
Jaune was in for a lot of pain but it's worth it for his team and his friends.
Meanwhile, somewhere nearby…
While Cardin was beating up Jaune, which eventually led to a confrontation with an Ursa Major, Demigra was combing throughout history for this final test. It took a few minutes but he had settled for clones of five Ursai and an ancient Ursa Major that were resting near an abandoned village in the continent of Anima. As usual, he gave the five Ursai a significant boost in power each rivaling the power of Frieza and Cooler combined. As for the ancient Ursa Major, Demigra had something planned for it. So, while Demigra empowered the ancient, he sent out the five Ursai just as the Ursa Major that attacked the CRDL earlier fell by Jaune's hand with Ruby, Weiss, Pyrrha, and Manami watching…
Back at the clearing on the hill…
Manami was smiling; Jaune had stood up to Cardin even if he gets beaten up, then he saved the bully from the Ursa Major regardless of his past transgressions. She was proud of her friend for being an example of what a Huntsman should be. Manami watched as Jaune helped up Cardin before the former warned the latter to leave his friends alone; she turned around and was about to follow Ruby, Weiss, and Pyrrha's example when two things happened: Manami sensed a massive spike of sinister Ki and several roars had been heard by the six of them. She, along with Ruby, Weiss, and Pyrrha, had turned to face the general direction of the roars. Jaune and Cardin took defensive stances and looked around them, trying to find the sources.
"What was that?" Cardin asked worriedly.
"I don't know, but you need to grab your mace and get ready," Jaune said.
Cardin nodded and quickly reclaimed his mace and returned to Jaune just as fast. Ruby, Weiss, and Pyrrha drew their weapons and joined the two, making a defensive circle while Manami used her Ki sense to determine where the threats are. All of them were on guard, but everyone, except for Manami wasn't prepared for what happened next. An Ursa materialized out of nowhere and tried taking a swipe at Ruby; time seemed to slow down as everyone turned to see the Ursa's paw get closer to Ruby. In a blur of lightning-fast movement, Manami delivered a powerful uppercut to the Ursa's jaw following it with a roundhouse kick to knock it back.
"That was a little bit closer than I would've liked," Manami snarked.
"Thanks, sis!" said Ruby.
"Anytime Ruby, but I want you and the others to do me a favor," Manami announced while keeping her eyes on the Ursa.
"And that would be?"
"Get back and stay out of the fight."
Everyone yelled, "What!?"
"Are you insane? There's no way we're backing down from this fight," Cardin remarked.
"We aren't leaving you alone!" Jaune added.
"We fight together!" Pyrrha agreed.
Weiss and Ruby would have agreed as well, but they glanced at the Ursa and saw one thing that made them side with Manami. Weiss said, "Guys, I think you should look at the Ursa!"
Jaune, Pyrrha, and Cardin all looked and the former became worried immediately while Cardin was confused. The bully nervously asked, "How is the Ursa generating an Aura?"
"It isn't, not the kind your thinking of," Manami answered then explained, "The kind of aura that it's generating isn't the one that requires a soul, but through the use of one's own energy making them far more powerful than even the most legendary of huntsmen."
Now they were confused, well except for Ruby… sort of. Manami turned back to them and sighed, "Look I'll explain later but I need you guys to do as I say. Now get back, but don't break for it, they'll pick you off if you do."
They nodded and moved back away from the fight while Manami turned back to the Ursa only to find that it was joined by four more Ursai. She dropped into her fighting stance as she thought, "I have to keep these Super Ursai off of them and focus on me."
[Music Start – "Gallant" Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 OST]
A few moments pass before the Saiyan of Remnant started off with a very literal bang by bursting her power and firing a Ki blast at one of the Ursai before rushing in and rapidly punching and kicking another. The Super Ursa felt the full force of her rush as it was being pushed back before Manami ends the rush with a right hook followed by a roundhouse kick and finishes with a right cross, knocking the Super Ursa back. When one of the others tried to blindside her during her rush with a swipe of their claw, she quickly flipped over the attacking Ursa, whilst drawing R-Blade and enhancing it with her Ki, and gave the Ursa an overhead slash, cleaving it in 2, however, Manami was not finished; she quickly began slashing the remains into smaller and pieces before giving one last downward-diagonal slash from her right to her left then thrust her left hand beneath her right arm and vaporized those pieces. Manami sheathed her blade as she thought, "One down, four to go."
Sensing an energy attack, she leaped into the air, dodging an Ursa's blast, and responds with a barrage of ki blasts. Unlike Gotenks' Missile Barrage, which homes in on the target, this barrage just keeps going until it hits something; in this case, most of the barrage hit the Super Ursa while the rest hit the ground, exploding on impact. Knowing that it wasn't enough to kill it, Manami used the Vanishing-Step to get closer before backflipping into a kick to send the Ursa into the sky. She was about to finish it off with a Full Power Energy Wave but one of the other Super Ursai interrupted her by trying to slam her through a row of trees… tried but failed. The Ursa's swipe went through an afterimage while the real Manami was already above the Ursa she sent skyward; she raised her arms above her head and in between her palms was a condensed ball of Ki. She sent the attack downward as she shouted…
"FINISH BUSTER!"
The concentrated Ki blast flew down until it collided with the Grimm, resulting in a large explosion in the sky. It was only moments later that she sensed one Ursa closing in on the Ruby and the others, so she used Instant Transmission to teleport to the Super Ursa; said Ursa was about to attack the five only for Manami to materialize in front of it. The Saiyan sent a Ki-laden fist to the Grimm's face which actually had more than enough force to break its mask and cave its skull in, killing the Grimm. On the other side of the clearing, one of the remaining two Super Ursai opened its mouth and began gathering Ki, this time for a Full Power Energy Wave. Manami knew that if she moved then the five behind her would die.
"Everyone get back!" Manami ordered.
Ruby and the others did as they were told and moved away from the fight even further but stayed close enough to watch the fight. Once they were away from the blast zone, Manami took up her fighting stance again, preparing to face down the Super Grimm's attack. The Ursa finished gathering Ki first and fired a large beam; the blast almost instantly closed the gap between the Saiyan and the Grimm. Manami, however, was able to catch and hold back the attack; unfortunately, the other Super Ursa fired an energy wave of its own and began to push her back. Meanwhile Ruby and the others were in awe at the display of power for two reasons: 1) how much power Manami has and 2) the fact that she is losing this struggle. However, Manami had this line of thought, "I'm gonna have to use more power… which means I'm gonna have some explaining to do. Well, knowledge of my power was bound to be out sooner or later. Might as well feed their curiosity a bit."
"HAAAAAHHHHHH!" Manami roared, exerting more power. The result was a clear white aura surrounding her before she redirected the energy wave into the sky where it wouldn't do any damage. Once that was done, she began to do a series of rapid motions with her arm before having her open palms facing the Ursai with her index fingers and thumbs touching. Manami fired her attack, shouting the name of one of her closest friend's techniques.
"BURNING ATTACK!"
A large energy wave raced toward the doomed Grimm; the attack engulfed the two Ursai and vaporized them into nothingness before their own bodies could disintegrate of their own accord.
[Music End]
Once the attack ended, she sighed in relief, thinking that the battle was over, before sensing an even greater spike of Sinister Ki, one that felt vaguely familiar. Manami thought, "This is very bad… what could that power be? It's on par with Super Perfect Cell!"
Interrupting her train of thought, Ruby shouted, "Ana, that was awesome!"
"Hell yeah!" Jaune added.
Before anyone else could say anything, Manami shouts back, "It's not over yet! Something else is coming!"
"What else could there be!?" Cardin asked/shouted.
Suddenly, an energy blast came out of nowhere, racing towards Manami; in response, she quickly turned toward it, raised her arms in front of her as well as raised her power just enough to tank the attack. Once it connected, the attack caused an explosion; luckily it was not large enough to do any harm to Ruby and the others, though they still felt the heat and shockwave. When it died out, they saw the pillar of smoke; they all hung their heads in sadness and thought Manami was dead until they heard this…
"GYYYAAAAHHH!"
Ruby, Jaune, Pyrrha, Weiss, and Cardin looked up to see a pillar of smoke clear almost instantly as gusts of wind emanating from the center, forcing them to shield their eyes just enough to keep anything from hitting them but still allowing them to see what's going on. Once the smoke had cleared, they all saw Manami once again engulfed in a clear white aura; they even witnessed the fact that the pebbles around all of them started to float. Ruby was just dumbfounded at her sister's power, while Weiss, Jaune, Pyrrha, and Cardin all thought, "What the hell is going on!? Why is this gust of wind coming from Manami and why are the rocks floating!?"
Elsewhere in the Forest of Forever Fall…
Blake, Yang, Nora, and Ren had found Professor Goodwitch keeping an eye on other students; they let her know what was going on with the Ursa and were on their way back to the others when suddenly they heard screaming coming from where the Ursa was, screaming that sounded a lot like Manami. Before they could say anything, they saw multiple rocks starting floating in mid-air before getting hit by a gust of wind, forcing them to shield their eyes. It was a few more seconds before the winds finally died down and the rocks dropped to the ground; they were all thinking the same thing, "What's happening over there?"
Meanwhile with Manami…
When Manami stopped powering up, she sensed the power approach. Out of the forest came another Super Ursa, except this time it was a Major, one that seemed ancient so it's safe to assume that this one was smart; the damn thing had more spikes on its back, more bone armor along with its limbs, and a bone jaw to go with its mask. Manami eyed the thing carefully, analyzing it, trying to see if there are any weak points she could exploit just from a glance. There were not many weak points, so she would have to make weak points herself.
[Music Start – "Challenger" Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 OST]
Several seconds pass before the Super Ursa Major roared before quickly gathering energy and firing another Ki blast from its mouth, to which Manami responds by sending it into space where it wouldn't do much damage. She then did a Vanishing Step toward the bear-like Grimm, disappearing from normal sight and reappearing right in front of the Ursa. She then raised both her palms in front of the Grimm's armored torso before firing a powerful yellow energy wave that engulfed the Ursa, pushing it back and spewing dirt and dust everywhere; once it settled, the Super Ursa Major was revealed to have minimal damage. Manami internally sighed as she remained on guard, "This thing's tough, I'll give it that much… let's see what else it can do."
She rushed in once more and was about to kick the damn thing into the sky… only for her kick to go through an afterimage. The Ursa reappeared to her right and surprised her with a swipe that sent her back flying through several trees, but quickly recovered by rebounding when she hit the ground, landing back on her feet; she contemplated what to do next afterward. Much like how Krillin sensed Cell's power when Bio-android attacked him and knocked him out, Manami felt a sudden rise in power that matched Majin Vegeta's strength. Once more she sighed internally as she thought, "Great… now I have no idea what the Super Ursa Major's maximum strength is. I may need to go all out on this one in just my base form. Heh… never thought I would have to use my full strength to pummel something in my home universe."
With that in mind, Manami flared her aura once more, increasing her power even more, and charged back into the clearing to see the Super Ursa Major was walking toward the five. Using the Vanishing Step, she disappeared before reappearing in between the Ursa and the others; Manami quickly attempted to kick it back, this time succeeding, before firing her Galick Gun at the Super Grimm and damaging it. Knowing that it wasn't enough, she rushed in and delivered a hurricane of punches and kicks to the bear-like Grimm's torso. At the end of her rush, she back-flipped away from it, landing a few meters away from it, and prepared another one of Vegeta's signature moves by raising her right hand toward the Ursa, palm wide open. A large, blue sphere of Ki formed quickly and once it was formed, Manami fired it as she called out…
"BIG BANG ATTACK!"
The condensed energy sphere raced toward the Super Grimm until it connected, resulting in another explosion, one that was a bit larger, and damaged the Grimm even more as well as spewed dirt and dust everywhere. It was at this same moment that the others had returned with Professor Goodwitch, meaning that they all saw what had happened. Blake, Ren, and Nora were speechless; they just witnessed Manami cause an explosion of that size with such a small attack. Yang and Glynda were surprised for a different reason since they knew about Manami's power; it is one thing to hear about someone's strength, it's another to witness it all together. As for the five next to Manami, they were thinking something similar.
[Music Pause]
When some of the dust cleared, Manami dropped the barrier before turning to the five and asked, "Are you guys okay?"
Since they were all speechless they simply nodded "yes."
"Good. Now get over to Goodwitch and the others while the dust is still settling, I'll finish this thing off."
The five turned to see that the others had returned with Professor Goodwitch. They nodded to Manami before they joined the group who were watching from a safe distance… well as safe as they could be. Once they were within earshot, Glynda asked, "Are you five alright?"
All except Cardin nodded, the latter of which practically yelled, "What the hell is going on here!? Manami has insane hidden powers and created those gusts of wind as well as made some rocks float just from what looked like her unleashing her power!"
Glynda winced, she knew that Manami's power would come out sooner or later but she was hoping that it would remain a secret for a while. Deciding to take the initiative Professor Goodwitch announced with a glare, "Mr. Winchester, that is private information. Ms. Aoi has already shared it with professor Ozpin and me; if she decides to disclose this information to others she deems trustworthy, then that is her choice. Until then, I suggest you respect her privacy young man. In the meantime, think on your actions, Mr. Winchester, if- no, when Ms. Aoi defeats this… Grimm, you will be punished for attempting to blackmail another student."
Cardin nodded, one that was filled with genuine shame, and not just of his actions today but also of all his actions toward Jaune. Today he could've lost his life, but instead, he lives because of the blonde knight; he could have just left him to die, but he decided to risk his life to save the person who made his recent life at Beacon miserable. He glanced at Jaune, who must have known what he was thinking, and said, "I know what you're thinking Cardin. 'Why? Why save someone who has been nothing but a total jackass to me?' The answer is simple, isn't that what a Huntsman supposed to do? You know… save lives regardless of the person's race, gender, and past transgressions?"
Cardin processed his savior's words before he hung his head in more shame. Little did Jaune know, Blake smiled at his words, silently thanking him for what kind of person he is.
[Music Resume]
Meanwhile, Manami kept her eye on the explosion's epicenter and her Ki senses on the Super Ursa Major; the damn thing had not moved, so what's going on? The Saiyan warrior got her answer when she saw bright red eyes through the dust cloud; once the cloud revealed the Ursa to have scratches on its bone armor, well more scratches than it did before. As the last of the dust settled, the Ancient Ursa's eyes glowed a more sinister shade of red before it released the loudest roar that no one on Remnant had heard before; at the same time, a black aura flared around the Ursa, signifying its increasing power. Manami's eyes widened as she sensed how powerful it's becoming; right now, its power skyrocketed to Super Buu's level and is still rising. She thought, "How powerful is this Super Grimm? At this rate, I'll have to max out my power, maybe even use that to beat it without going Super Saiyan."
She soon received her answer as the Ursa finally powered up to its maximum; it was as powerful as her and she is more than ten times stronger than Vegito in his Base form when he faced Buuhan. "Scratch that," Manami thought, "I will have to max out my power and use that technique to beat it."
For one last time, the Ursa began gathering Ki into its mouth for one final attack, all or nothing; at the same time, Manami unleashed all of her power, flaring her aura once more which in turn unleashed even stronger winds than before. This time the spectators not only were shielding their eyes but were also holding on to something that was rooted to the ground such as trees, rocks, or even some of their stronger weapons that they could impale into the ground to keep from being blown away. As for Manami, once she was at her maximum, she threw her arms hands to her sides, quickly charging them with Ki, before bringing them in front of her to finish Vegeta's Ultimate Technique, shouting…
"FINAL…!"
Meanwhile, the Ursa finished charging its attack and fired a Full Power Energy Wave to finish the fight. At the same time, she fired her attack whilst shouting…
"…FLASH!"
Both beams raced toward each other before they collided. Unlike before with the fledgling Super Ursai, both were at their max power; the Super Ursai Major however knew its job was to force Manami to show her current limit, so in one last push, it poured the last of its Ki into the attack since it knew that the battle would end in its death anyways. The result was that the Ancient Grimm's beam slowly started to overcome Manami's; she saw this coming and knew that it was time…
"It's now or never… I just hope Vegeta's not watching or he would kick my ass for using one of Goku's techniques on top of his own," The Saiyan thought before calling out…
"KAIO-KEN!"
Suddenly instead of her clear white aura flaring, a powerful red aura surrounded her while at the same time her Final Flash grew larger in both size and power and easily overcame the Ursa's attack, almost instantly swallowing the Super Grimm, vaporizing the creature of darkness in mere seconds. The beam itself, thanks to Manami's input, was curved away from the planet and into space where hopefully it would hit a meteor, asteroid, or anything that is uninhabited.
[Music End]
Once the light died down she reached out with her Ki sense to ensure that there were no more threats. No more Super Grimm was in the area, so she could breathe a little easier; however, when she looked at the group behind her, she saw their awestruck faces. Manami knew she had a lot of explaining to do. This was going to be a long night…
Demigra's Meditation Chambers, The Grimmlands
Demigra was absolutely livid right now; not only did the test confirm that the Saiyan was indeed Manami Aoi, but it had also revealed that she was more powerful than when he faced her in the Crack of Time. She was barely 2x as strong as Vegito before, now she is 5x stronger than she was that day. He barely contained his anger when he shouted, "Nyx!"
The spymaster entered and kneeled at the edge of the meditation ring, "Yes, my lord?"
"Inform Salem that there is a complication and that we will have to make a few changes to the plans," Demigra commanded.
Unfortunately, that thought was shot when he heard the door open and another voice announce, "That won't be necessary."
Demigra turned around to find Salem… with a red sphere of condensed Ki in her right palm. The Grimm Queen announced, "Imagine my surprise when I sensed my children that you had empowered dying near Vale, even more so when I instinctively created a sphere of Ki without trying. So, I looked through the memories they have given me when they died and I saw a young girl almost effortlessly take down a Super Geist and now, multiple Super Ursai."
Demigra had no idea what to say… especially when Salem aimed the Sphere of Ki at him; while her Ki control was about the level of an adept, Demigra could sense the power behind it, and right now it was about as strong as a Super Saiyan God, so he was in for a world of hurt. She commanded as her eyes started to glow a red hue, "So tell me what was it you wanted to inform me of?"
A/N: Didn't see that coming, did ya? So yeah, Salem is a bit of a powerhouse, more so than her canon counterpart and we haven't seen her fight; we just know that she is a powerhouse. She has an ability somewhat like Naruto's Shadow Clones where the original retains the memory of the clone except it's with the Grimm and here's my logic for that. We all know that she is the Grimm Queen and that the Grimm, in my opinion, are like the extension of her will. So I took that a little bit further so that she retains the information that the Grimm had collected before they died. So when the Super Grimm were defeated, starting with the horde that was supposed to kill Tai and Qrow, she gained their memory of what defeated them as well as the knowledge for Ki control. That's my logic and the reason why I did this is because while Demigra is powerful, but he isn't the only big bad; Salem's also a problem for our heroes. Everyone knows that she is destined to fall by Ruby's hand, we can see that even my younger siblings can see that. But I don't want Manami to do all the work for her and just one shot the problems, a good story needs challenges; thus Salem gaining a new world of power, so that our heroes will aim to become stronger.
Also, you finally got to see Manami use that weapon of hers. As for Cardin... we'll see to his punishment later since they have bigger things to worry about right now.
So what will happen next, stay tuned to find out on the next chapter of Dragon Ball RWBYverse. Review if you have any thoughts you would like to share as long as it is positive or constructive. Meaning a review about nice that you would like to say or a review helps me build up my story such as: pointing out mistakes, inconsistencies, or anything else that might help my story become better. If a review contains nothing like one of those two and just spouts negativity, it will be deleted, no warnings whatsoever after reading this. On that happy note, I'll see you guys next time.
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