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Chapter 13- Family Reunion Gone Sour.
Winter's POV
"NO!" I'm starring at my sister in shock. She just refused to go back with Father despite the fact he ordered her to. Anger covers Father's face as he glares at Weiss. When he speaks it's in that cold tone that promises punishment.
"I do not believe I was asking." Yet despite that Weiss stands her ground. "I don't care, I have a duty here." Father moves faster than either of us can react and backhands Weiss. "I didn't ask you for your opinion. You are coming with me now you little disappointment." He grabs Weiss's arm only to fly backwards when ball of fire crashes into him.
"Now I know you weren't trying to take my teammate away from us, right?" It the Xiao Long girl, her silver prosthetic standing out against the rest of her. The rest of Weiss's team shows up soon after with their weapons drawn and the team of that boy that died appears as well. Father picks himself up and brushes off his clothes.
"I'll let you foolish children have one chance to walk away and let me take my daughter away." That small child who's Weiss's leader points her weapon's barrel at him and sends a glare at him. "You're not taking her anywhere." Father scoffs at that and draws his rapier only for it to wrap around his hand and pull him up into the air only to slam him back down into the ground. I turn to see Niko's moving her hand around and the weapon following her directions.
"I refuse to allow another person to be taken from me." Father freezes he weapon and the metal shatters and falls to the ground. Anger is the prevalent emotion on his face. "You little brats, you will not stop me from taking what's mine. A blade of ice forms in his hand and glyphs appear.
"Winter aid me." I draw my blade and prepare to fight, Weiss looks at me with disappointment. She should know we must follow Father's orders. Before I can react I'm dodging Rose's scythe while the other boy is helping her with a barrage of quick strikes. The other members of team RWBY are fighting father. Wasn't there one more?
"NORA SMASH!" I jump back and barely escape the strike from above. I've seen the power behind that girl's blows, I have no desire to feel it myself. I send ice Nevermores at the three in front of me only for Rose to send her scythe spinning at them which shatters them. The boy jumps on the hammer and Valkyrie sends him flying at me. I don't need to move for this, his damage output is minimal. I'm proven wrong as the kick he lands in my gut sends me flying back. I skid back and see my father sending the black haired girl flying only for her to disappear and for Long to deal another devastating blow.
"ENOUGH!" I'm surprised that Father has lost his composure this much. Glyphs appear around him and Ice Golems raise from them and begin grabbing the students. Cries of pain alert me to the fact the Golems are squeezing the children.
"Father?" the look of satisfaction on his face scares me. "I'm just teaching some naughty children their place Winter." A scream of pain from Rose lets me know that her aura is running out. Weiss notices her partner's distress and starts pleading with Father.
"Let them go, I'll go with you just let them go." To my shock Father refuses. "No this is a valuable teaching moment. This will show you why you should never defy me." The golem's grips tighten and I can stand this no longer. I move to stop him only for a fist of ice to send me flying into a pole. I hear Weiss call out my name and Father… no Jacques commenting on how much of a disappointment both of us are. A glyph then appears and a light shines from it.
The sound of shattering fills the air and when the light clears the golems are shattered pieces on the ground and the students are on the ground except for Weiss. A figure is holding her bridal style and when she looks up her eyes start watering and she brings a hand up to her mouth. The figure sets her down and then starts walking towards Jacques and I can then make out his features. It's the Arc boy but he looks as though he's made out of ice. Did Weiss summon him? Is this the form her summons take.
"Really, a failure who died. That's your summon." Jacques makes to destroy the copy of the Arc only for it to block his swing with its own sword. Its face is completely emotionless as the two blades clash. Jacques moves to get around him thinking his speed will be enough. I'm shocked when he trips only to see icicles going straight through both his legs. The Ice Arc moves over him and drives its foot down on Jacques's spine. It reverses its grip on the sword it wields and move to drive the blade through Jacques's skull.
"STOP!" Upon hearing Weiss's voice the copy stops an inch from piercing Jacques's cranium. A smirk works its way onto Jacques's face at that. "I knew you couldn't stand GAHH" Weiss's rapier flashes and a matching wound to hers appears on Jacques's face.
"I hate you. You made my childhood hell, you always expected me to be perfect. WHAT KIND OF EIGHT YEAR OLD CAN BE PERFECT?! I know about what you've done to Faunus in our family's company, all the suffering and misery you've caused. You should know I gave Ozpin access to the family server. He's currently gathering information on everything you've done." Rage appears once more on Jacques's face. Only the blade ready to pierce his skull keeps him still.
"You fool, that will drag the Schnee name through the dirt." Weiss waves him off. "So be it, I'll simply make sure I'm remembered as Weiss instead of another Schnee. Goodbye father." Sarcasm is heavy in her voice when she says father. She turns her back to him and walks away with the Ice Arc following her. Jacques raises his hand and a glyph appears on it only for the hand to be removed by a giant blade. Qrow is glaring down at him.
"You hurt my nieces and their friends." At that moment I realize Qrow has never been fighting me seriously, he's never had that look or that voice with me. I then turn to look at my sister, ignoring the screams of pain coming from my gene donor, who's helping her friends up and their all staring at her summon. Weiss to stand up to Jacques and fight him these people must mean so much to you. A smile works its way onto my face at that until I see the look of utter sorrow she has when she looks at the emotionless face of her summon.
It looks like even with all these friends you're surrounded by Weiss there's still a hole in your heart. That Arc was important to you wasn't he. That's why you summoned him. You couldn't let him go, he probably also made you feel safe or comfortable. I feel for you Weiss, when Mom turned to the bottle I felt as though a hole was made in my heart, the woman she once was died. Now you're going through the same thing, I can only hope you can fill it like I did.
