Qrow charged towards the Ursa in front of him, slicing its chest open with his sword; instantaneously killing the beast. The Huntsman turns to the three remaining monsters; standing his ground, readying for their next attack. He widens his stance and raises his sword. One of the Grimm slams its paws on the ground, sending a small tremor towards him. The swordsman charges toward the monster; jumping before the shock wave met his feet. Qrow lands back on the ground, slicing the beast's head off with a single strike.

The remaining creatures charged towards the Huntsman: one from the left and the other from the right. Qrow uses his swords built-in shotgun to launch himself into the air; just enough to avoid the charge. The beasts slam into each other, disorienting them. He lands on one of the monster's backs, then stabbed it with his sword; killing the beast. The last Ursa lunges at Qrow, he successfully blocked the attack, but the monster's strength still forced him back; if it were not for his aura and semblance interfering with the fight, the damage would be a lot worse.

Qrow sees a sharp branch about to break off a tree above the Grimm; snapped from the others shock wave. The swordsman stands ready, waiting for the Ursa to move just to the right place. 'Come on… just a little closer… now!' He shoots the tree: snapping the branch off and impaling the Grimm through the head; it dies instantly.

As the last Grimm turned to ash, Qrow leans on his sword; breathing hard from his exhausting battle. 'It's over.' Despite a few visibly painful scratches, he was fine. His health did not matter to him now. He is just glad to have given Tai the time to get Yang somewhere safe, and Summer the chance to find Ruby. That is what he hoped anyway. Then, a scream of pure distress echoes through the forest; catching the Huntsman completely off guard. He recognized who it was, 'Summer.' The Huntsman shape-shifted into his bird form and quickly flies off to find his partner.

Qrow's mind was racing, Summer is one of the toughest Huntresses he has ever met; did something happen to her… or did something happen to… 'Dammit, don't even think about anything like that. She's okay, they both are.' Qrow flies through the path Summer took; hoping it would be easier to find her. 'Hang on Sum, Kid, I'm coming. Everything will be okay.'

Qrow flew through the forest; following his partner's path; sharp eyes tracking the footprints below; seeing not only Summer's, but also, ones that belong to Beowolves; a large pack of them. Qrow flew faster, dodging the branches as he soared through the woods; continuing to watch the ground below for Summer and Ruby. The Beowolf tracks became fewer with every couple of meters. 'Summer took them out, thank God.' Qrow lets out a small sigh, relieved that she did not become one of their victims.

However, that peace of mind ended when he notices blood on the ground. The red in the grass distracted the avian Huntsman, almost crashing himself into a tree, he quickly moves out-of-the-way before colliding with it. 'Summer and Ruby; they're fine, they're okay… just focus.' Qrow flew further after the blood and eventually found his teammate but nothing could prepare him for what he saw.

Summer Rose's beautiful white cloak was dark red with blood; she was on the ground next to her scythe; sitting frozen in place and bleeding everywhere; her expression filled with pure fear and sorrow. Summer looked like she was… 'No, she's still alive.' Qrow looked over and saw a giant Beowolf approach her; an Alpha. The beast had something in its jaws: something large and red; Qrow could not make out what the monster had, and believed it was none of his concern now; he was not letting that thing, lay a single claw on his partner.

The Alpha Beowolf charges toward Summer at a terrifyingly fast speed; Summer was still not moving, leaving herself wide open for the attack; the monster lunges at her with its extended claws, Qrow quickly transforms back to his human form and kicks the Beowolf; disorienting and making the beast drop whatever it had. Qrow turns to check on his partner. "Summer, are you, all right?" Summer did not respond; she just looked past Qrow with a frozen, horrified expression on her face. "Summer…" The Alpha jumps and pins Qrow to the ground; with all his strength, the Huntsman kicks the beast off him; and away from Summer.

Qrow readies his sword and charges at the Grimm. The Alpha was smarter and faster than a normal Beowolf; it knew how to fight against Huntsmen. The large beast continues to dodge Qrow's strikes; dancing around him, looking for any weaknesses to exploit. Qrow studied the beast's movements as well, trying to predict what it will do next; he fires his shotgun at the monster's feet, but it just dodges them; the Alpha charges at the Huntsman, swiping its claws at monstrously fast speeds. Qrow blocks the strikes with his sword and tries to slash its stomach, the Beowolf jumps back before the blade made contact; landing on all fours. The Huntsman fires his shotgun at the monsters exposed head; the Alpha's tougher body can survive injuries that would destroy a normal Beowolf, but the surprise attack left it stunned.

Qrow uses his shotgun to give him a greater boost in speed as he charges the Alpha; the Grimm regains its conscious and moves out of the Huntsman's way; but not before he slices off one of its arms. The monster howls in pain; then grabs Qrow's leg with its remaining arm and slams him on the ground hard, breaking his aura; then tossed the swordsman at a tree.

Qrow groans in pain as he gets up; he feels a sharp pain go up his leg; the Alpha's claws dug into his flesh; the injury was not severe, but it hurt like hell. The Alpha was holding on to where its arm once was; weakened by the injury. Qrow grips his sword tightly as the weapon begins making a gear-cranking noise; the blade starts bending forward, creating a razor-sharp, teeth-like pattern; the grip extending out like a staff. His powerful sword, now a deadly scythe.

Qrow grips the scythe with both hands; using his shotgun to give himself another boost of speed. The Alpha charges at him in a blind rage; the Huntsman swings his scythe at the Alpha, just as it swipes its claw at Qrow; the scythe hits the monster first, slicing its entire upper half off; destroying the beast. The sheer force of the attack creates a wind blade that leaves a deep slash on the trees behind the Grimm.

Qrow breathes out in relief as his scythe returns to a sword; he turns around to check on Summer, and sees her holding within her arms what the Alpha had in its mouth. "C-come on baby girl… open… open your eyes… please… open your eyes for mamma…" Summer mutters with sorrow in her voice. Qrow's eyes widen in shock, realizing what is going on. 'No, please tell me that not…'

"Please... open your eyes… Ruby!" Summer shrieks in agony; holding her lifeless child within her arms. Qrow just stood there; devastated, as the cry of raw emotion echoes in his ears. Staring in grief and self-loathing; at the mother and daughter. 'I didn't make it in time... I failed them... it's all my fault.'