Neither would miss.
Aionion's strike pierced his heart and burst through the back in a splatter of gore. His opponent's attack caught Aionion's torso and ripped up, stopping at his arm. The two ripped away from the other and waited to see who would drop first. Unfortunately for Tyler, his legs wobbled while Aionion stood back up and tore his ruined armor off of himself. It revealed the minimal damage he took due to the metal that was placed underneath his coat.
Tyler looked down at the gaping hole in his chest that wept blood at a furious pace. He smiled at Aionion before revealing the bomb his attack had just missed. "Looks like we both go to hell for our sins."
Aionion ducked and formed a shield of Nebula's crystal just before the bomb went off. He avoided most of the blast, but the sheer force of it forced him to slide till his boots ground to a halt at the edge of the cliff. This contrasted with what Scarlet saw as she returned.
She saw Aionion crouch and brace for impact but didn't see the bomb till it went off, throwing her onto her back. There was a ringing in everyone's ears as they stood and observed the damage. Tyler no longer existed, leaving an unmarked area in a sea of charred ground. They all looked around for Aionion, finding him standing at the edge of the cliff. He hung in a delicate balance between life and certain death.
Aionion leaned forward to safety before letting out an imaginary breath of relief. He stood and took a few steps to ensure his safety before collapsing. Winter and Scarlet cried out before rushing to check on him. Dantos strode over to return the weapon he had to Aionion. "Scarlet, if you keep squeezing him like that he will actually die. Return the crystal to him and he'll be fine."
Scarlet placed her weapon next to Aionion and watched as it burst into dust and returned to his arm. As he began to revive, Winter and Scarlet looked him over for damage. He had slight cuts across his forearms and one slightly more severe on his side, but he was otherwise uninjured.
Having eliminated most of the White Fang there, they relaxed and basked in the relief of not dying. Scarlet began laughing seeing as she survived. The others looked at her strangely, but did not interfere. They'd all done the same.
Aionion called in a favor from one of his clients. They didn't have to wait long before a plane arrived to take them to Vale.
Having dropped the 'Ice Queens' -as Scarlet dubbed them- in Vale, Scarlet, Dantos, and Aionion returned to Beacon. They'd taken the mission on Friday morning, so the tournament continued the day they arrived.
Aionion was looking forward to fighting. Dantos had been laid back the entire time yet Scarlet was completely nervous. She'd never fought in a team battle. They'd be the second fight of the day, right after team RWBY and team ABRN fought. After a long battle between the two teams with team RWBY coming out as the victors, it was time for team ASND to fight.
They all stood on the field, Dantos priming his scythes, Aionion cleaning his rifle, Nebula fixing his leather suit, and Scarlet nervously playing with her hair. Their opponents stood across from them and were huddled up, forming a plan. Their own was simple: choose one your best suited to fight, then their ass.
Their opponents finished their planning and faced them, each drawing out their weapons. Team CORL was a unique and diverse team to say the least. It was split evenly between men and women and they came from Haven. There was a giant of a man who had the biggest shield any of them had ever seen. He also wield a spear that fit through a small hole in the shield. He wore very thick armor to make up for his lack of mobility.
The other man on their team had a very large needle-like weapon on his back. It was literally shaped like a needle. The handle was the eye and Aionion could see the razor sharp tip from the other side. His armor consisted mostly of just plain clothes with small patches of leather on his shoulders, knees, and elbows.
The two women of the group looked identical. They both wore dark grey pants and wore matching blue tank tops. There weapons varied drastically. One had a handgun strapped to her right thigh and a sword to her other.
Her clone had two sais on her thighs and a suspicious bag on the other. Both wore minimal armor, protecting only their torso.
Aionion, dressed in his full suit of armor, began giving out orders for them to carry out. 'Nebula your with me. We'll take on the males. Scarlet, you and Dantos take out the twins. Watch out for what's in the bag. Could be Dust.'
They all nodded and got into their stance. Scarlet had donned her heavily modified dress for today with the mysterious alloy for shinguards. She had one ax in her hand and her other held a large knife.
Dantos chose not to wear his cape today, leaving it so as to not burn it. His scythes were at the ready and he had an ace up his sleeve this time.
Nebula... well let's just say he had planted his sword in the ground like it was nothing and was flexing his arms for the women in the crowd.
They watched as the images in mid-air spun before landing on two interesting choices. One was a jungle, and the other was an alpine tundra. It made for a strange mixture of hot and freezing. Aionion noticed the twins look towards the tundra and passed on the message.
As soon as the match was started Aionion sprinted for the tank to avoid him getting away. Nebula raced towards needle and swung wide. He side-stepped and thrust in return. Nebula continued with his spin and smashed into the side of him. He flew into the trees and Nebula chased after.
Scarlet stood with her back to Dantos, both scanning the tall grass for the twins. "I can't see them. And were in dry grass so I can't just light it up. A wildfire of this size is too large to handle."
"Just wait for them, they have to try to hit us sometime. When they do," he smacked his palm for emphasis," we'll hit them hard."
"Brave words for someone not in their home territory. It seems we've got the upper hand."
Scarlet panicked and threw a fireball in a random direction. The grass instantly lit up and began to blaze fiercely. Scarlet and Dantos retreated to the center to await them. The twins came out from the grass a little flushed from the heat but otherwise unharmed. Scarlet threw another fireball at them but one of them raised her hand and a spout of water put it out. "Where'd the water come from?!"
"You set fire to a tundra. That's a lot of ice to melt."
Aionion continued pressing down on the wall the shield had become. He broke off when he saw the spear flit through to pierce his side. He took three steps back before running and attempting to smash shoulder first into it. He rebounded and stood back up. 'He's got to be using his semblance to see through that shield. There's no way he's seen my attacks coming without looking.'
'Nebula, we need a new plan. Lead him to the middle.'
Nebula arrived shortly after. "What we got?"
'Can you survive an explosion attached to you?'
"No but I regenerate."
Aionion handed him his supply of explosives. 'Don't miss.'
"With this much? Who could miss?"
Aionion took on both with his sword until he threw back the sewer. The tank made the mistake of slightly turning to his teammate which Aionion capitalized on. His sword hit the side of the shield and threw his opponent's arm into the air. He finished with a kick that smashed both of them together before they slammed into a tree, dazing them.
Nebula finished with his preparations and rushed at the two in the forest. The crowd witnessed the large explosion that toppled several trees but saw no one get back up. That is, until Nebula stood up.
He began screaming about his arms. "Oh god! My arms! There gone!"
The crowd cried out at this until they realized he was laughing. They witnessed as he pulled his arms from the pile of limbs on the ground and reattached them. There was silence in the stadium for a moment before they cheered for the suicide bomber.
The twins turned to check on their teammates when they heard the cheer and missed the scythes that smashed into the back of their heads, knocking them unconscious. Scarlet let out a brief sigh of relief before sinking to the ground, exhausted.
Aionion carried Scarlet out from the stadium where the three guys argued about who would go on to the doubles round. "I should go, I have the most effective fighting style."
'Can't leave Nebula here because he'll cause trouble. So he has to be one. And i have to go to keep an eye on him.'
"Fine."
"No, no. Leave me here. I'll take good care of her."
'So we've agreed. Meet here tomorrow for our next match up. Until then... don't kill anyone.'
Dantos gave a small wave before going to do whatever he did in his spare time. Aionion slung Scarlet across his shoulders and took dust plane that would take them back to Beacon. He needed to speak with Ozpin and his associates about getting Roman to himself.