RWBY: Son of Salem
Marek's POV
The Nuckelavee's head twitched as it turned its attention to Qrow.
Jaune noticed the creature's target and quickly rushed to Qrow's side, helping him to his feet as the Grimm rushed the both of them.
Ren knelt down and placed his hand on the ground. The Nuckelavee skidded to a halt, inches from Jaune and Qrow. Jaune and Qrow turned to a shade of grey.
"Get him to safety!" Ren shouted as the Grimm turned to us.
I started scanning the surrounding area for anything that could be used to our advantage. I noticed a slightly large building.
"Ruby!" I turned to face her as I pointed to the building.
"On it!" she jumped into the air and shot her sniper behind her, sending her flying through the air. She landed on the building and set up her sniper.
Ruby shot at the Grimm which seemed to do little to no damage.
The Nuckelavee spun around and stretched its arm out towards Ruby, grabbing her and throwing her over us.
"Pyrrha!"
"Got it!" she crouched down and held her shield above her head. I quickly got on top of it and she flung me into the air.
I caught Ruby in mid air and turned us around so I took the impact of the fall. We slid across the ground and came to a stop a few seconds later.
"You ok?" I asked her.
"Yes." she got to her feet and readied her scythe. "Thanks."
I got to my feet as Jaune rejoined us.
Ren shot at it but only managed to piss it off more. It stretched out both of its arms and grabbed Ren's guns, holding him still.
"Guys, run in a circle!" Jaune shouted.
Nora shot the back of the Nuckelavee, freeing Ren as we all started to run around it while shooting.
After a few seconds it stretched its arms and spun around, knocking all of us over.
I got to my feet as the others did the same.
The spikes on the back of the Nuckelavee extended as it ripped open its mouth, letting out an ear piercing screech.
I covered my ears to try and dampen the sound.
The Grimm suddenly stopped screeching. I glanced up to see Ren being held against a building by its hand.
"Ruby!" Nora turned to the scythe wielder. Nodding, Ruby readied her weapon as Nora jumped on the blade. Ruby launched Nora at the Nuckelavee as it tried to crush Ren with its other hand.
Nora barely managed to block the attack with her hammer.
"Now!" I rushed towards the Grimm and cut the horse's back leg, causing it to screech as it kicked me back.
Pyrrha threw her spear into the side of it as the Nuckelavee slammed Nora into the ground, causing her aura to drain and make her lose her grip on her weapon.
The Nuckelavee swung its arm at Pyrrha who easily ducked under it and backflipped away.
Ruby shot at it as Ren used the blades on his weapons to free himself from the creature's hold.
He broke free and dropped to the ground, rushing the Grimm with hate in his eyes I've never seen before.
It knocked him away but he quickly stood back up and rushed it again.
"Ren, knock it off!" Jaune told him.
As he reached the Grimm it pulled back its arm, grabbing Ren by his leg and slamming him into the ground, causing his aura to break and make him lose his grip on his weapons as well.
He landed next to Nora who was slowly rising to her feet.
I switched to my assault rifle and shot at the Grimm, causing it to skid to a hault and turn its attention to me.
Switching back to my sword, I readied myself as it charged at me.
It stretched out its arm and I quickly rolled to the side, barely dodging it, as it tried to hit me again with its other arm.
I slid under its arm and cut its hand, before grabbing its wrist and swinging myself over it, slicing the side of it as I landed.
It screeched in pain before stretching out its arm, grabbing me and shoving me against the side of a building. My arms were held at my side as it pulled back its free arm, ready to finish me off.
It lunged its hand at me and I closed my eyes, waiting for the impact, but it never came. I slowly opened my eyes to see Ruby had pinned its arm to the ground with her scythe.
Ren jumped onto the arm that had me pinned and sunk his dagger into the back of its hand, forcing it to let me go. I fell to the ground as Pyrrha dropped down and plunged her spear into its arm, pinning it to the ground as well.
"Thanks, Ren." I said as he helped me up.
"The fight isn't over yet." he replied.
Ruby was having trouble keeping its arm pinned so I rushed over and sunk my blade into its arm to help keep it down as Jaune helped Pyrrha.
Nora dropped out of the sky and slammed her hammer into the horse's head, killing it as Ren walked in front of the Nuckelavee.
He stared at it as it screeched at him.
He twirled his dagger in his hand before cutting off one of its arms. He grabbed one of the horns on its head as he cut off its other arm.
It shrieked in pain as he cut its chest.
"For myself." Ren said as he decapitated the Grimm.
I sat on the ground as it turned to dust.
Nora tackled Ren in a hug as Pyrrha hugged Jaune. Ruby ran off to check on Qrow as I rested.
"Let's never do that again." I said out of breath.
A few minutes passed and two ships flew towards us.
"Of course they show up after the Grimm is dead." I said with a chuckle as the ships landed.
They carried Qrow into one of the ships as I sat on the side, letting my feet dangle off the edge.
I fell back and rested an arm on my forehead, staring at the ceiling of the ship as we flew towards Mistral.
"How did you find us?" Jaune asked.
"We were on patrol and saw the smoke. Nobody's been out here for years." one of the pilots replied.
"What if we don't make it on time?!" Ruby asked.
"Look!" Jaune said.
I propped myself up on my elbows to see Mistral. "Finally." I said with a smile.
"No kidding." Jaune said.
A few minutes later
We walked into the house we were going to be staying in and walked into our separate rooms.
I fell into my bed and quickly went to sleep.
End of chapter 25