Please enjoy, and constructive criticism is appreciated. (I do not own RWBY, but I do own all the OCs except three, Nick and Isabel, which belong to my real life friend, although I did design them; and Shade, who belongs to my online friend The Burning Ruler)
Blood of Grimm: Extras and Requests 1
Shade dashes into the jungle, chasing after Nick, Isabel, and Sara. He slows down once he sees one of them. Sara turns around and takes the standard ready stance. Shade walks slowly towards her, swords ready. He dashes the last few feet, blocking her swipe to his right. He locks her spear between his swords. "Hey there. People call me Shade."
"My name is Sara." She struggles to unlock her spear from his blades, then starts to focus on something behind Shade.
"Amateur." Shade kicks at her stomach then turns around to block Isabel's incoming downward cleave. His swords crossed, he moves them to the right, throwing the attack to the side, then switches the left sword to pistol form, firing a couple bursts at Isabel, who rolls to the side, into the underbrush. He turns and blocks Sara's thrust, shooting at her at the same time. She gets hit and recoils. Shade approaches her but is stopped by several bullets coming from the forest. He jumps backwards, rolling as he lands. Remaining crouched, he sneaks into the brush.
Looping around, he finds the source of the bullets, where there are indentations in the grass. Someone had just been there. He stalks around, returning to where he had left Sara. He preps his weapons in shotgun form, preparing for a sudden close encounter.
Sara had moved away, winded, but still able to fight. Isabel rejoins her. "Where's Nick?"
"I don't know. He ran off when we entered the jungle. Traps? He is an experienced trapper."
Suddenly, a twig snaps and they turn around, taking a ready stance. Sara stabs at the undergrowth and feels the spear get knocked to the side. Isabel is about to slice the plants apart when Nick stands up. "Geez. I need to teach you guys some bird calls or something." He dusts himself off. "I was setting up traps, like you suspected. Luckily I have a lot of practice, or it would have taken longer. I wasn't overly thorough, but I did the traps all over and I did them well."
Suddenly, a gunshot roars and pellets fly out of the bushes opposite of Nick. They roll to the side, Nick and Isabel right, Sara left. Shade dashes from the cover of the flora and swings his left sword at Sara, shooting at Nick and Isabel with his right sword in pistol form. They roll to the side again, separating to prevent him from chasing both of them at the same time with his gun. Meanwhile, Sara pushes his weapon away and shortens the shaft of her spear, changing it to storage form. She swings it like an axe, a right to left downward diagonal cleave, which transitions into an uppercut as Shade back-steps. He flips, kicking her after her axe moves up. Then he turns and dashes to Nick. He swings, first the right sword down, then the left horizontally. He is about to hit Nick, when Isabel swings at him, forcing him to use his Semblance. He disappears into a shadow, undetectable among the forest, where the fire hasn't reached yet. He moves over to Sara and reveals himself, striking her in the back. The strike forces her forward as she swings blindly behind her, turn in as she falls. Shade disappears again and moves over to Isabel, where he once again reveals himself, firing his shotgun at point blank. She is struck and is sent flying into a nearby tree. Shade disappears just as one of Nick's needles fly toward him. Popping up in front of Nick, Shade presses a pistol to Nick's chest, firing a long burst. Nick is hit by the first ten or so before falling on purpose evading the rest. Sara's spear rushes by, grazing Shade in the chest. He turns, firing a burst at Sara as he strafes away from Nick. Isabel rushes in, slicing at his neck. He ducks, dropping on all fours and kicking backwards, striking her jaw. Recoiling, she steps back, allowing Nick to unleash his single surprise shot. This strikes Shade in the shoulder, stinging his arm. He drops back into the shadows, moving toward Nick. Appearing at his right, he knees Nick in the stomach, causing him to double over. Using Nick like a table, Shade rolls to the other side of Nick, causing Sara to strike her teammate, dropping his Aura to red. Sara grows red with embarrassment.
"So sorry!" Shade smirks and strikes her while she is distracted. Turning and kicking her, she does a quarter spin, and he slashes in an 'X' pattern across her chest. "Don't get distracted during a fight." Turning to Isabel, the last member, he weaves toward her as she fires her entire clip rock and roll style, from the hip on full automatic. Shade barely has to work to dodge, as 98% of the bullets go wide, missing entirely. "Gosh, I understand panic, but that's excessive. He closes the final couple yards, swinging up with his left. She holds the rifle like a battleaxe, the stock of the weapon sharp on the bottom. Blocking the first strike, she jabs at his face. He leans his head to the left, then ducks and moves under the weapon, swiping at her stomach. He follows up with a pommel strike to the back, then strikes with both his swords downwards, knocking her Aura into the red zone.
"Now, to go fight your leader, the bodyguard for a tournament of fighters the same age as most of the fighters." Smiling in anticipation, he walks out of the forest, brandishing his swords.
As requested by The Burning Ruler, the fight between Shade and team VNIS minus Valke. Hope this inspires you, and can't wait for more of your writing.
And to all readers, suggestions for more bonuses are appreciated in order to keep me busy while I plan out my SAO fic.
Sneak peek of what's to come in Blood of Grimm: Valke turns around in Reaper form and reaches up, facing an army of Ghouls. Grasping his mask, he breaks it, leaving only the mouth of needles behind. He opens his red eyes and his hair turns white. "You wanted to control a monster, but no one can control it. A monster lives by its own free will! And now, a destroyer becomes a protector. I am a terror to my enemies as I rip them apart." His body in engulfed in white tendrils, forming a living suit all over his body…