Dressed in DRAB: Sanctum Soldier Chapter 3: Y1C3 Soldier vs Hunter part 2, a rwby fanfic

AN: Its time for a catfight... no offense to the women and cat Faunus in the audience.

Blake: As a representative of both, some taken.

Holy Sh*t! ...Damn cat ninja.

Disclaimer: Song used is Laughin' At U by Tre-Dot.

Year 1: Soldier vs Hunter HVA

Haley's POV

"What the Hell is wrong with Rex? That was uncalled for."

Azure shrugs. "Now you know why I warned you."

"Can you explain why he would consider potentially giving Jason a concussion acceptable?"

Azure hesitates for a few seconds. "Rex... was trained by experience. Every fight he got in had real stakes attached. For him, losing one of those fights might as well be a death sentence."

I can tell that Azure is hiding something. "That doesn't explain his brutality there."

"In a real fight, simply flooring a person doesn't mean they aren't a threat. That last strike could be used to stun a person long enough to get away."

That does make sense, but there is more to the story there.

The professor asks if anyone else was willing to volunteer for the next fight. I stand up. Azure volunteers soon after. We walk off to get ready.

Fair fights don't exist!
I'm in the cut watchin u...
Watchin waitin for my time...
Ain't no rules in war!
Ha Ha laughin at u...

Azure's POV

"Azure, I take it you understand that as a Huntress, you will need to get better at fighting, instead of fleeing?"

"Of course. You volunteering to help me fight like you?"

"My style is based on my skill set, build, and Semblance. You need to bend your strengths to the situation. You are incredibly nimble and you have a creative mind. While I could teach you my style, you would be better prioritizing on your natural talents. Draw your blades."

The two of us stand off, ready to go at the signal. While Haley is in a combat stance, I take a sprinter's crouch, daggers in hand.

Remember what Rex taught you. Speed is my strength. The moment the word is given, I dash forward, quickly covering the ground between us and slash at her neck.

Haley barely manages to deflect the blade with her scythe before attempting to counter with the other. I duck under it, the edge grazing my hair. I quickly slice an outwards X with my daggers before Shifting back several feet.

"Rex may stronger than me, but even he struggles against my raw speed." With a chuckle I Shift directly in front of her, already launching a long succession of slashes. Haley deflects most of them, but every so often one slips through her defenses.

Who, me, ain't nobody comin this way I see
Stand tall u so small to me
Toe to toe wit my enemies
Watch 'em fall deceased
This right here is strategy
For every move u makin I'm makin three
Now u wanna leave crawl on ya knees
Laughin at this new opportunity
Focused on opponents that he tryin to fight
Time to die his neck is sliced
Cryin that he never had a chance to fight
Guess he gotta die tonight
E'erbody know I don't like to fight
End this quick and take his life
One last test he outta breath
Hit him wit a death blow thru his chest

If u go to war you'll die
Me versus you and you gon fry
Death is fallin from the sky
I laugh at u ahaaaaa ahaaaa
Fight u must no tears I cry
Watch 'em close they got my eye
See fair fights a waste of time
Laughin at u ahaaa ahaaaaaa

Haley starts to strike back as well as defend. I reverse my grip on the dagger in my left hand, and start using it to catch her blows. I Shift behind her and manage to land a strike on her back before she turns and the dance of steel continues.

"Azure, why are you trying to stand your ground?"

"You said I can't run anymore." I start panting. Even with my speed advantage, Rex's Semblance makes it nearly impossible to land a hit. He isn't holding his own strikes back either.

"I said you can't escape. You can't take hits like I can. Evade what you can. You are swift, use your speed: move in, strike, retreat."

I've spent too much time trading blows. I Shift backwards again to gain distance. I take a quick glance at the board, noting both of us were between half and three-quarter power. I had a slight edge due to the few clean hits I managed to land.

Haley uses the moment of distraction to charge me. Right before her strike hits me, I Shift far behind her. I call out to her, "You can't get close to me unless I say so!"

"You can't keep running Azure! I'm going to clip those wings of yours."

I laugh. "So cute, a bird joke. Here's another one." I flip her off before tossing a blade at her. As she deflects it, I Shift right in front of her and slash her again before Shifting to retrieve the thrown dagger.

Haley does something, and then her scythes connect to each other, extending her range.

Lets play then.

Watchin others fight is fun for me
All I really know is victory
Gotta get into it by any means
Better watch ya back or you'll get creamed
I comin in until I see them weak
Break 'em down until defeat
War has never had a rule my friend
Watch me standin tall at the end
Jumpin on 'em then attack
Smack Smack breakin his back
Cowardsome to u maybe
Yawnin at ya D I E
Talkin bout a fight u dare to speak
Cut 'em up again until he leaks
Air deflatin out his cheeks
Ain't no pity for the weak

I go staggering back as Rex kicks me in the gut.

"Why the hell did you just kick me in a sword fight?"

"Our entire bodies are weapons. We inherently focus on blades and other forged weapons. That means brawl moves catch our opponents off guard as they need to process a new threat."

I toss both daggers at Haley, who dodges away from them. I draw the blade on my right wrist and Shift towards her again. She raises her combined scythe in an attempt to block my strike, only for her leg to buckle as I kick her in the knee. I throw a punch into her gut and Shift away before she gets a chance to respond.

I risk another glance at the board. Haley was at roughly a third of her Aura, but I was shocked that even though she hadn't hit me since the last look, my Aura had fallen below half as well.

Wait, some Semblances consume Aura like crazy. Of course teleporting has a drawback.

I charge Haley again. I slash at her neck, and when she goes to block me, I knee her. She swings her scythe upwards, catching me in the chest and pushing me back. I turn the momentum into a back-spring and quickly get my distance again.

Both of us are near the threshold. I need something that will END this.

Love to see the idiots come to play
Less work for me yeah hooray!
Cheer 'em on enjoy the scene
Til I'm ready to swipe 'em clean
In the cut but I see clear
Nobody knows that I'm in here
Should I stay or should I go
See a man down my cue to show
Blah Blah I run this
Blah Blah another hit
Lookin so sad n cryin to leave
Nah u stay here lye and bleed
Thought u had the lead and now up prey
Only chance u have is pray
Hope to see a better day
Sorry for u it's not today

Ha Ha All that wasted energy...
Silly fools tryin to go to war...
I'll just lay in the cut...
And when I come down...
That's the death blow!

I finally put down the brush, looking at Slumber's new symbol. Rex takes a look.

"An angel?"

"They may represent good, but they are not necessarily nice. Kind of like us, when you think about it."

Rex merely grunts.

I sheathe my dagger and pull Slumber off my back. Two shots, that's all I need.

Haley moves back when she realizes I plan on shooting at her. I pull the trigger and she dodges the bullet. I quickly Shift above her and point down. Haley turns around, expecting me to be behind her.

As I am about to pull the trigger, Rex voice enters my head. (Don't you dare shoot!)

In my shock, my finger clenches. The bullet fires, but somehow Haley manages to realize I was above her and barely dodge it. She quickly counters, and the strike sends me sprawling to the floor. I look at the screen, and I absently note that my Aura has dropped well into the red. The professor calls the fight, and Haley offers me her hand. I take it and she helps pull me up.

"You had me there for a few moments."

I glance away. "Its still a loss."

Haley's POV

A couple more fights occurred after ours, but nothing particularly interesting stood out. When the class was dismissed, me and Azure walked out to find Rex was waiting at the door.

"Azure, what the Hell were you thinking using a sniper point blank like that?"

Azure takes a step away. "Its not like you don't use a gun at close range."

Rex actually slaps Azure on the forehead. "And did you notice how low I was aiming with my pistol? Aura doesn't block the full impact. My bullets will leave nasty bruises. Hell, if I use an earth-Dust round, I risk cracking the bone. Sniper rifles are generally twice as powerful. At close range, you won't just break bones, you'll shatter them. Did you consider you nearly sent Haley to the infirmary if not worse?"

I stand there stunned as Rex turned to me. "Onyx, I must apologize for Azure's reckless behavior."

"...Its okay, she didn't realize. As long as she never does it again, it'll be fine."

"Haley... I am so sorry. I don't really have that much experience with what Aura can and can't do and.. and I didn't think and..."

"AZURE! You're forgiven."

However, Rex turns back to me. "I never expected someone to be able to dodge that. How you'd pull it off?"

I chuckle nervously. "I guess I just got lucky." Thank Dust for my instincts. A Human would have been screwed there.

Rex tilts his head. "Huh. I guess Azure had to bet poorly at some point."

Azure punches him in the shoulder. "Stop saying I only get by on luck." However, she's smiling.

As we walk away, I catch Jason staring at Rex.

WN: So the DRAB civil war is over. Winners are the wolves. Go figure my favorite animal won both fights.

Serious time now:

Slumber is the name of Azure's sniper rifle. The name itself is a pun on death being the "Final Sleep". That, and I was playing Sacrifice on repeat when designing Azure and the lyrics were influencing me.

That 'Sniper rifle is generally twice as powerful as a pistol' thing, I looked that up. I found a mere handful of pistols that launch a bullet faster than 1500 fps. Snipers get into the 3000 fps range and get higher caliber bullets.

Azure's panic at the end is completely real. She has had an active Aura for little more than a month and used to view it as being effectively invincible. She honestly didn't realize what could happen.