Author note:Hello, welcome to a new chapter!

Another note!: I changed some stuff because I wrote this when I wasn't feeling well XD.

Feel free to re read the chapter and stuff I'll be uploading the next chapter later this week so I hope you read that

Rise

"Jaune!" Pyrrha and Ruby shouted as Jaune knelt to the ground, Ruby's silver eyes shone brightly through the night. The light hit the Grimm dragon, which turned it to stone.

Pyrrha ran to Jaune who was still kneeling on the floor and she cradled him in her arms. "Jaune, please open your eyes...Please..." she had tears in her eyes.

Jaune Arc was dying and there was nothing she could've done. "Jaune please talk to me" she took Jaune's hand and placed it on her cheek.

Ruby stood in front of them, watching Cinder and in a battle ready pose.

"You will not win this fight" Cinder said with a cocky smile.

"I may not but I'll at least protect Jaune and Pyrrha" Ruby said as tears still flowed from her eyes. She looked back to Pyrrha who cradled Jaune in her arms desperately.

"You won't hurt them any more..." Ruby said as Cinder charged toward her. Ruby blocked Cinder's slash but was sent back slightly.

Ruby used her semblance and zipped around, sending slashes toward Cinder who blocked them all easily.

"I must admit, you're quite fast" Cinder said as she raised her arm. "Not fast enough" she said as she punched Ruby in the face.

Ruby was stopped in her tracks as she was clotheslined by the punch and fell to the ground, tears in her eyes. She didn't fall back though, she once again moved forward.

While Ruby and Cinder were having their brutal melee, Pyrrha was tending to Jaune.

"Speak to me... please...Jaune" she was crying and holding onto Jaune's hand. It was cold like the night, Jaune's clothes were now oozing with red blood.

Pyrrha saw that the arrow seemed to turn to dust and she applied pressure to the wound.

Jaune opened his eyes,"Pyrrha" he managed to croak as he squeezed Pyrrha's hand and raised his own toward Pyrrha's cheek. He led Pyrrha's face closer to his into a warm kiss.

Pyrrha was crying, the kiss tasted salty and like iron but Pyrrha was desperate to not pull off. She wanted Jaune to live, Anything... she cried.

Jaune pulled back and he smiled as his hand dropped from Pyrrha's face slowly. The horror in her eyes, as Jaune Arc slowly stilled.

"This is it then?"

Jaune Arc was in the darkness of his mind. He sat there helpless, he knew he was dying and couldn't save anyone. He heard Ruby fighting Cinder, which was not good.

He knew he shared a kiss with Pyrrha before he was confined to this darkness. "Guess I'm dead" he thought out loud sadly.

A tear slipped down his eyes as he remembered. His sisters, "I hope you girls are doing alright. I-I'm sorry I never got to say goodbye, I'll miss you"

His parents, Jaune knew they would be incredibly hurt. Especially because he was their only son, the pride and joy. He thought of his mother's face, and his father consoling her as the entire family wore black and his casket was lowered.

His thoughts wandered to team RWBY, who stood at his funeral. Ruby still in bandages because of Cinder and the rest with minor injuries. He thought of his friends back home, he thought of Thorin.

Thorin, who would most likely be there as well with flowers and his sword. Mourning for his only pupil, he also remembered Gerard; who affectionately called him Master Arc or Master Jaune. He took care of him ever since he was a child and was an uncle to him.

He stood along with his father consoling Joan, his mom. His tears didn't stop, he never wanted this to happen. He them thought of Pyrrha, the love of his life and hid wonderful and beautiful girlfriend.

In black, crying by herself on top of a destroyed Beacon building which used to be their training ground. Crying into the sky as Ren put his hand on her shoulder as he too was crying and Nora embracing her, she too had tears streaming down her cheeks.

Jaune thought to himself, "I never wanted this to happen" he thought until another voice in his head voiced.

"Then don't let it"

Jaune looked around, and saw an old man in a rocking chair which he was so familiar with. It was Grandpa John Arc, the war hero. His silvery white hair flowed in the wind and his round glasses did nothing to hide the scar on his eyes.

Everything seemed to turn white as the old man stood up and faced Jaune. All the sadness from the visions vanished all that was left was Jaune and his grandfather.

"I see you're doing well, Jaune." he saidwith his booming and jolly voice.

Jaune was still on the ground crying, "I don't know what to do Grandad... I-I'm dying but I don't want to die..."

The old man took him by the hand, "Don't worry Jaune, you're an Arc! Hold your head high, because I won't let you die. I swear it on the Arc name" the old man placed his hand on Jaune's head.

"Too bad I can't see you for too long. I would've wanted to catch up with you" he said smiling as Jaune looked up. He felt a warm aura enveloping him.

"Grandad?" Jaune asked as all his memories flashed before his eyes. His first time at Beacon, his first Behemoth hunt, his first upgrade, his landing strategy. The time he met Pyrrha, and the time he spent with his team and RWBY. His first kiss with Pyrrha. He saw all these memories, happy memories which seemed to give him power.

"Keep those memories Jaune, they'll help you when you lose your will. Now RISE, Jaune Arc! Help the powerless and slay all evil" the old man said as Jaune started floating in the air.

He took his father's form, his aura turned gold and enveloped him. John Arc smiled and waved as Jaune waved goodbye.

With a renewed sense of hope, Jaune opened his eyes once more.

Pyrrha was crying into Jaune's unmoving body. Jaune was now dying in her arms, "Jaune" she said with a quivering voice filled with sadness.

She then felt warmth emanating from Jaune's body. She looked at Jaune, his aura was flickering once again. "Jaune?" she asked.

Jaune's normally grey aura flickered to gold and his body started to convulse as if his heart was getting a jump start. Pyrrha was understandably freaked out until Jaune stopped the convulsing.

He opened his eyes and his golden aura became thicker as it blended with his armour and weapon. He slowly got up and Pyrrha was in shock. He wasn't dead, "Jaune?" She asked.

Jaune cupped her cheeks and gave her the deepest and warmest kiss he could muster. Pyrrha felt her own wounds heal and she felt even more safe. Jaune broke off the kiss and smiled "I'm sorry Pyrrha, for making you worry"

"Jaune I-"

Ruby was being pushed back though, "That's great and all but can I have some help over here!?" Ruby said as she dodged Cinder's arrow.

"On it!" Jaune said as he leapt and blocked a barrage of arrows from Cinder with Crocea Mors' shield.

Cinder looked upon him, "You should be dead" she said as she aimed another arrow and shot it toward Jaune's head.

Jaune cut the arrow mid air, shattering it in the process. "I should be, but I refuse to be"

Pyrrha stood up with her Milo and Akouo ready, she was ready for the storm which was about to come. Ruby stood next to her as she was slightly injured.

"Are you okay Ruby?" Jaune asked

" I'm fine, Jaune what's the plan" Ruby said looking toward the teen who was glowing gold.

"We can do this" Jaune said as he raised his arms. A circle appeared around him and his Aether lamp shined, Ruby and Pyrrha suddenly felt as if they could move faster and hit harder.

"This allows you guys to move faster, let's take her down together" Jaune said straightforwardly as he prepared his sword and shield.

Ruby and her new found energy rushed forward as Pyrrha threw her javelin at Cinder.

Cinder blocked Ruby's strike and was about to use her maiden powers to stop Pyrrha's Javelin. However Jaune imbued Milo with his own aura and Aether and it blew through Cinder's power as Aether and Jaune's aura now was magical.

She suffered an injury to the arm because she managed to dodge it.

"Tch, be it one or three. You are all but ants!" Cinder said as she threw Ruby aside.

Ruby flipped and once again engaged Cinder but this time after her first strike Jaune leapt forward, stabbing Crocea Mors into where Cinder was. Jaune managed to give Cinder a deep wound on her hip, which Cinder cried in pain from.

They didn't let up the attack and kept viciously attacking Cinder three on one. Jaune knew he couldn't show any mercy anymore, she would gladly kill them all if he even gave her the smallest chance.

Pyrrha bashed Cinder with her shield sending her off balance, after that Ruby swept her legs making her lay on the ground with a grunt. Jaune then kicked her into the ground, creating a crater to where she was. Cinder was standing up and the Maiden's powers were still active.

However, Jaune's aura seemed to have negated a major part of it. Cinder tried to run to the edge of the building, "You'll see me again Arc, mark my words!" she said angrily as Jaune quickly chased after her.

"I won't let you escape! Not this time!" Jaune said as he tackled her and they both fell off Beacon Tower. The wind was rushing through Jaune's hair as he fell alog with Cinder down the Tower.

Cinder was getting ready to do something but while in the air Jaune grabbed her "Oh no you don't" and started punching her face.

Cinder was disoriented and couldn't really do much but when she got her head back in the game she tried to block desperately. They both crashed into the ground creating a crater

Cinder pushed Jaune away and made a run for it and she was very fast because of her maiden powers. Jaune however caught up with her and he turned he sword into a spear and threw it toward her legs.

The spear flew through the air toward Cinder who tried to dodge. Unfortunately for her, it was too late. The spear hit her ankle and with that she could no longer move.

She looked behind her hopelessly as Jaune walked up to her slowly.

"Look Cinder, I don't want to kill you as much as I'd hate to admit it. After all the things you've done, I don't think killing you right here would cut it"

Cinder looked at the young Arc with anger and pain in her eyes, "You won't get away with this"

She held out her palm as a ball of fire started forming in front of it. Jaune only had a few seconds to react as Cinder threw the fireball at Jaune.

Jaune re-equipped Crocea Mors and blocked the fireball. As it dissipated Cinder was limping away. It wasn't a long chase until Cinder was cornered between Jaune and a cliff.

"Surrender Cinder! " Jaune shouted as Cinder pointed her hand at him as if to cast another fire ball.

"Not on your life" She said screaming.

Jaune sighed and looked at her fiercely, what he was fighting was no longer a human to him. A remorseless animal which caused the deaths of many innocents, thats who she was.

Jaune looked at her once more, "Last chance"

Cinder grinned, "Take this!" she shouted as a pillar of fire sprouted from her hands and shot toward Jaune.

With cold eyes, Jaune dodged to the right and used his legs to dash forward and deal the finishing blow to Cinder's chest.

Cinder looked down to her chest, a sword through it and the man who drove it through staring coldly into her eyes.

"You won't win...Arc" she says as she coughed out blood.

Jaune whispered, "On the Arc name I swear it, I'll stand in your way and protect everything I love" Jaune pulled out the sword as Cinder fell to her knees.

She looked at the man who killed her once more, his cold eyes morphed into that of sorrow and pity for her.

She felt her blood pooling around her, Don't look at me that way she thought as her life finally was laid to rest.

Cinder's body turned to dust and Jaune sent a prayer to the gods, hoping she finds forgiveness in the afterlife.

A amber coloured aura lifted from Cinder and it headed toward Beacon. Suddenly a pillar of orange light rose from the Beacon tower.

Jaune turned to Beacon tower, the dragon started moving once more as it broke through its stone shell. It seems Ruby's silver eyes wasn't enough for the ancient dragon.

"The fight isn't done yet" Jaune ran toward the center of the battlefield like he always did. An Arc never goes back on his word, 'I'll protect everyone'

Athor note: I edited it! Erm, I hope you enjoy this new version and uhm yeah. A new chapter will be uploaded soon so stay tuned!