Chapter 3... Blood of Raven
A/N This is going to be one of the darker chapters, i understand that Future!Yang has no real backstory yet beyond her anti-climactic death and reincarnation in chapter's 1 and 2, this story will introduce chunks of it here and there, bit by bit. And, well this chapter's title should be self explanatory... expect some major depressing feels, i will say no more on that.
Note-2 You will notice that the pairings changed around a bit. To be completely honest with all of you i am not 100% certain who will get it on with who if you get my meaning. Feel free to tell me your favorite pairings, So far i am thinking Yang x Neo, Weiss x Blake, and Ruby x Cinder (my reasons for such are my own) And so the chapter begins now!
Atlas... it was a beautiful place, filled with mountains and snow just as much as vast grassy plains and sunshine... or at least, it should have been... the Atlessian capital was in shambles... the city was doused in flames, destroyed buildings and wrecked vehicles. Dead civilians and soldiers alike littering the pavement as the streets ran red with blood...
"Weiss! On your six!" Yang had shouted, the white haired princess was battling a small army of Atlessian Knights, but a Paladin had smashed through a nearby office building, the black queen virus as it was called had been running rampant all across the CCT, infecting military hardware and communications all across Remnant.
The Rapier wielding young woman managed to duck out of the way just in time to avoid it's massive fist, and explosions rumbled across the city, as more Atlessian Knights flooded out of every conceivable nook and cranny, there had to have been thousands closing in on them, team RWBY had long since taken to wearing more reliable armor incase their aura shield was broken, weiss was wearing a white flak jacket with small steel platelets on critical parts of her body underneath, Blake, like Yang was also wearing a lighter vest though and without the armor plate, it was enough to stop blades if nessecary, and finally Ruby who had opted for an urban camo suit to complement her sniping style when she was trying to be stealthy.
"We've got to get out of here! Our ambush on Cinder was a mistake from the start, pull back and regroup!" Blake shouted as she dumped a magazine from an SMG she picked up off of one of the soldiers into the knight formation she was facing, Gambol shroud had long since ran out of ammo.
"What!? No we can still take her! We just need to-" Yang was cut off by a burst of heavy cannon fire, an 88 millimeter high explosive shell flying directly past and blowing open a shopping center sending glass and debris flying. "Mother fuckin hell that was too close!"
"They've got tanks! I count 6 Panzer-IIV's coming down the main street! Atlessian Paladins closing in down route 22 and 83 from the north and south east! Get out now before they trap you in a killbox!" Ruby shouted over the comms.
Yang growled, they had gotten so close and yet they where so far.
"Fine! Split up! it will make us harder to track, Ruby you too, we will regroup at the forward camp in the mountains near sector 37! Agreed!?"
A chorus of affirmatives met her ear
"Break contact and get clear!" The team popped smoke grenades, Weiss used an anti gravity glyph to send Yang flying down an empty alleyway before she broke off, Blake used her shadow clones to trick the enemy into following false copies with misdirection while she snuck into the sewers and Ruby used her speed to blitz out of her sniping position and clear the city, heading into the forests.
Yang herself ran out of the main city and ended up in a smaller town branching off of the capital, it was deserted, not a soul to be seen... except she was not alone, as she entered she heard someone clapping.
She turned around to see a floating jellyfish-like Grimm, acting as a sort of crystal ball as she could see Salem's smiling face next to her, was a weary and disheveled looking Cinder Fall, who Yang was having mixed feelings about. Jinn had told her things about the supposed "Villain" she never would have thought to hear, and she was torn on weather she could really hate or blame Cinder, perhaps even feel sympathy for her... but right now she could not think on such things... she was most likely about to fight for her life, against a maiden... with Grimm powers...
Joy... fucking wonderful luck...
A monstrous Grimm, a Nuclave if she remembered correctly, walked out from behind a building next to Cinder and looked at Yang like she was a tasty snack.
Double fuck...
"Cinder, remove this thorn from my side." Salem commanded.
And so Cinder obeyed, launching her Grimm claw hand at Yang aiming for her face, it was too fast and too sudden for her to register in time, and as she tried to duck out of the way it siliced through a tiny sliver of her skin by her cheek as her aura was still recovering from the battle beforehand.
Cinder then formed her obsidian daggers and sprinted towards the blond, who ducked and weaved out of the way as best she could. But as she was backing off away from the onslaught, her boot's heel hit a rise in the broken concrete, causing her to trip and fall back
"I'm sorry... " Cinder stood above her now with her daggers raised and poised to slam down into Yang's chest. "It will all be over in a moment..."
Yang closed her eyes, clenching her fists, she was too weak... and as she waited for her death, she heard the sound of metal slamming against metal and sparks flying, she opened her eyes to see a red blade blocking Cinder's daggers... what?
She followed Cinder's fearful gaze down the length of the sword...
"Mom...?"
The raven haired spring maiden snarled at cinder, her red eyes alight with fury as she glared Cinder down "Stay away from my daughter!"
Cinder quickly disengaged and took a great many steps back, Salem sighed in mild annoyance. "Cinder,take her powers by any means."
The Nuclave turned it's horrific gaze upon Yang while Cinder leaped at Raven, it twitched and writhed in an unsettling manner, creeping towards her... she had to run... so she forced her body to move, scrambling to her feet and making a run for it, she didnt have the time or energy to fight an S-Class Grimm and hope to win, but so long as she had it's attention, Raven had only one enemy to worry about, she ran through the houses, bashing through doors and jumping out of windows over fences and breaking through gates as she lead the damn thing on a wild goose chase, it screached and kept trying to get at her, but her quick thinking always kept her out of it's reach.
Just as she exited one such house, the claw extended, and made to pierce her like a javelin, she jumped over it just in time for it to graze the underside of her combat boots and slam into the yard, she kept on running though... she couldn't stop now, but she couldn't just leave Raven to potentially die at the hands of Cinder.
She turned around and sprinted back towards the area where she last saw the 2 of them, and they where really going at it, the power behind their strikes constantly destroying eachother's weapons, and forcing them to create and draw out new ones to continue the battle, Maiden against Maiden, Raven was building up her ice magic reserves, preparing to freeze Cinder over.
But that would not work... not this time, as Raven went to block an overhead strike, it ended up being a feint, as Cinder redirected her blow to Raven's legs, which she deftly countered, but it left her open as Cinder extended her free hand and the Grimm vampire beetle lunged out, splattering it's power sapping goo all over Raven, who was met with a wave of pain as her power was drained, it was so fast that she was in shock with her eyes wide, and to finish the job, Cinder stabbed her obsidian dagger into Raven's stomach, her aura shield shattering. Yang saw this... she had to stop it... her mother came back for her, she would not leave Raven to die!
Yang let out a scream and charged at Cinder who was still absorbing the spring maiden's power, causing a backblast as she was caught off guard and had to disengage, but she was hit anyways, Yang used her anger to make the punch hit like a truck and thus Cinder went flying, Raven grabbed Yang and opened a rift, tossing her in before scrambling through herself, and the portal closed, dropping them off in the outskirts of Patch.
Cinder groaned in pain and bit down on her lips, drawing blood as she removed the dagger from her gut and used what little aura she had left to try to heal, she slumped against a great oak tree, and Yang recovered her senses, getting up and scrambling to check on Raven.
"Raven! Are you ok?! I-" Yang stopped her questioning, questions where stupid and they cost you time, she applied pressure to the wound and looked around, there was not a soul in sight, she felt Raven's blood coat her hands as the bleeding only increased. The blond was about to panic.
"Yang... "
"Raven...?"
"I... I'm so sorry I-" She coughed violently and cried, the blood loss was internal as well, the black goo covering her was leaking off but left burn scars all across her face and visible body. "I failed you... i left you... i thought that if i left i could protect you... being related to me was too dangerous... but all i did was leave you without a mother... i couldn't help you... i couldnt keep you safe and you learned to hate me because of how scared i really am... you're right... " She barked a sad laugh "You where so right... i am weak... i am scared... and i was wrong... so very wrong... but i never meant to hurt you Yang... never... never... I-... " She was shaking as blood leaked from her mouth and tears fell freely from her eyes. Yang was crying too holding on to Raven tight. "-... I- I love..." Raven fell silent before she could finish, the blood silently dripping out of her lips and pooling around her, coating Yang's hands and knees in it. Her red eyes dilating.
"Ra- Mom... mom no... nonononono NO! NO MOM DONT GO! PLEASE! NO!" She began to give Raven CPR, pumping her hands against her mother's chest and giving mouth-to-mouth, trying to put air in her... but she remained still... e ven after doing it for over 10 minutes straight... her mother was gone... she pulled back, covered in blood and tears, shaking as she looked at her hands caked in her mother's life fluid... out of Raven however, came a small whiff of energy, Cinder had cut the connection hastily... and in the process, gifted a portion of her strength to Raven... and now that Raven was dead, the last woman in her thoughts would now be gifted with the energy that needed a new host... Yang...
"It's not fair... i never wanted this... no... no... come back... mom... i love you too..." She sobbed and hugged her mother's lifeless body, weaving her hands through her mothers hair and crying, holding Raven's forehead to her own
"Mom..."
"Mom..."
"Mom, the scary lady is going to miss her stop."
Yang's single visible red eye slowly opened, no sign of her raging sadness and turmoil from the dream... no, the nightmare she just had... a vision of the past... she felt for the hilt of her mother's old sword, and found it still hidden safe and sound underneath her flak jacket, she grabbed hold of it tightly and it gave her a little bit of comfort... she saw the little boy pointing at her and her mother shushed him, Yang rolled her eye... kids...
"Approaching Mistral Central Capital, home of Haven Academy, please be ready to depart when we land, thanks for flying with us!"
She sighed and got up out of her seat, rolling her head to stretch it as well as doing the same for her arms and shoulders before doing the same with her feet, she had been out cold for the past few hours.
I'll make you proud again mom... and i wont let you die... not again...
She stepped out of the air taxi with a few extra passengers on the landing pad and took a quick look around, there where exactly 2 places of interest here, first Haven... then she had to visit a little spider in a parlor...
A/N To answer a review, no, future Yang will not have to kill her present self, nor did she take her present self's spot, they are 2 different entities, i wont be saying anhthing more on that matter.
On this matter however Review!