Outcasts and Outlaws Volume 2

by Halogod97

After Kane's departure, Connor has been living a happy life with Ruby at Beacon, but he has no idea what's around the corner. He will make new friends and reencounter old ones, but the same can be said for his enemies. The mysteries about his past will be answered. Who killed his parents? Where did Mars disappear off to? And most importantly of all, what is his true semblance?

6. Chapter 6- Grimm In Vale

Outcasts and Outlaws

Volume 2, Chapter 6

Grimm in Vale

Man, this chapter. When I first wrote it, it was my favourite one so far. It's packed full of action, including seeing Jim in a fight for the first time, and has a very interesting ending. Enjoy!

Opening Music: http/youtu.be/W07UEQopVqw

[Naruto ED 32]

Music Starts

(Shows Connor in his white cloak) (Shows Kane in his black cloak)

(Shows Connor in front of a light)

(Shows Kane in front of dark clouds)

(Shows Kane and Connor in a training arena facing each other)

(They run at each other)

NANDO

(Kane dodges a punch from Connor)

TATAKITUKE

(Kane blocks hits from Connor easily)

RARETE

(Kane knocks down Connor with a punch)

MO

(Kane punches Connor in the face) (Connor falls down, Kane punches twice more and Connor falls down twice)

(Kane kicks Connor down to the ground)

AKIRAME

(Connor gets up quickly) rareru (Connor looks at Kane determinately)

WAKA NADO

(Connor readies to run at Kane again)

WANAKU GENTEN KAIKI

(Connor pulls out his katana) GENJITSU TO WA BAIBAI SHITE

(Shows Connor and Kane back to back, Connor facing forward) MUKASHI MITAI NI WAI WAI (Shows Kane's side)

SHITAIKERODO

(Shows Connor and Kane exchanging blows)

SO MO IKANAINARA

(Shows Connor and Kane punching and dodging)

KIRIHIRAITE MIRI YA I

(Shows Connor firing shotgun shells out of his gauntlets and Kane blocking with his scythes)

NOKORI

(Shows Connor flip over Kane using black clouds on his scythes)

RI WAKUZA

(Shows Connor and Kane exchanging blows with their scythes and katana)

NO SHOKI TORIMODISHITE

(Connor and Kane both block their weapons against each other and push)

ME NO MAE

(Kane pumps dark clouds into his scythes)

TOBIRA

(Connor pushes hard enough to break Kane's scythe)

KOJIAKETE MISERU

(Connor tackles Kane)

ITSU DEMO SONA NDA

(Connor slowly tries to get up) WASURA

(Connor and Kane start to get up) GACHINA

(Connor looks at Kane)

KOTO GA (

Connor grins at Kane)

NANIYORI MO

(Kane gets up)

TAISETUNA

(Connor gets up and stands next to Kane)

KOTO DATTE

(random people jump into the arena)

(Connor and Kane run towards them)

NANI GA (Connor pushes away lots of the people)

MACHIUKETE

(Connor jumps to the side)

IYOU TO

(Kane pushes people away and then jumps to the other side)

KAMAWANAI

(Connor and Kane stand back to back)

AMENIMOMAMAKEZU

(Connor takes out some people with his katana)

YAMI NO TERASU

(Kane takes out some people with his scythes)

KONO BASHO

(Connor and Kane stand back to back again)

NA KOKORO

(Jim jumps down swinging his boomerangs)

GA AREBA

(Jim lands and smiles)

KONO TOKI

(Jim fights off some people)

KONO BASHO

(Jim smashes two peoples heads against each other)

NI TSUDOI

(Ruby jumps into the arena smiling) NAKATMACHI

(Ruby hits the ground with her scythe and knocks some people away)

MAWARI

(Connor's hand glows with light) TSUDZUKERU

(Kane's hand is surrounded by dark clouds)

SEKAI

(Connor and Kane pull back their arms, running next to each other) NANBITOTAIRITOMO TOMERU KOTO WA DEKINAI YO!

"Ruby! Jim!" Connor yelled at his two friends. "Get over here now!"

Struck with confusion, Ruby and Jim didn't understand what was going on until they looked behind them and saw the pack of hungry Beowulfs bounding towards them. They then ran over to where Connor was and stood with him, analysing the situation.

"How the hell did they get into the city?!" Jim asked calmly but fiercely.

"There's so many of them." Ruby commented, a little afraid of the mass of beasts charging towards them.

As the pack grew ever closer, Connor quickly weighed up all their options and made a spilt second decision. "We can't outrun them." He stated. "We'll have to fight."

Without even questioning how they were supposed to take on so many Grimm at once, Jim pulled out his boomerangs from his belt and pressed a button on them, causing blades to poke out of the ends. He held them tightly in his hands, ready to throw them at a moments notice.

Ruby took her beacon out of her pocket and through it on the ground in front of them. After a few seconds, a weapons locker fell from the sky and landed right there. Ruby reached into it and grabbed her scythe, then stood beside Connor.

Connor already had his new katana in his hands, and held it out in front of himself in a defensive stance. As the first Beowulf reached them and lunged, Connor thrust his blade into its chest, killing it instantly, and threw it to the side. Ruby followed suite by chopping at the Beowulfs legs, then hitting its head as it fell. Jim threw one of his boomerangs into the crowd of beasts, one small part of the handle detaching and staying in his hand, attached to the rest by a piece of string. The blades tip of the boomerang hit a Beowulf straight in the skull, and as Jim pulled on the string to retract it, it fired off a rifle round that splintered the beasts head into pieces.

Right after catching the boomerang, Jim threw it again, this time more to his left side. He then pulled the string right, causing the bladed boomerang to swing right in an arc, taking out multiple Grimm. Jim caught his weapon again and then turned to Connor and Ruby. "You two push forward!" He instructed. "I'll cover you from here!"

Connor and Ruby both shot forward without a second thought, both impressed by Jim's skills with his weapons. Connor sped past a Beowulf, cutting as its belly as he went, then turned around and slashed at its chest. The Beowulf reeled back from the pain, but reacted quickly, thrusting its claws towards Connor. Then a boomerang thrown by Jim sliced through the Beowulfs wrist, and then pulled back into its eye, letting off another rifle round. Connor saw Jim's fighting style now, he was a long range fighter, excelling in killing enemies from the distance.

Meanwhile Ruby sliced at a Beowulfs head twice, and then slashed a third time in the other direction to chop off its head. Beginning to get surrounded, Ruby then switched her weapon to shotgun mode, and fired off rounds in various directions, clearing some space for herself. Connor backed off from a large group of Grimm and stood back to back with Ruby. He then held his sword at his side and pumped his aura into it, the swung in a large arc. His aura had an incredible effect on the blade. The aura energy gathered around the blade, creating an enormous cleaver of pure energy which swung in an arc just like the katana, taking many Grimm down. Connor didn't have time to marvel in his weapons abilities however, he needed to stay focused. It was clear to him that the weapon was manipulating his aura and using that to change the size and nature of the blade, but he could analyse it further later., assuming they survived.

No matter how many beasts the slew, the onslaught never let up. The enemy kept coming in greater numbers. Connor spied Jim getting surrounded and backing off, attacking with his boomerangs, unable to cover the other two from long range any more.

Connor turned his head back to look at Ruby for second, and saw that a Beowulf had gotten past her guard and was about to land on her teeth first. He quickly spun his body, cutting the Grimm's claw clean off and knocking it off balance. He then drove his katana into its chest and watched it gurgle up blood, before Ruby sliced its stomach open to finish it off.

Concentrating too much on protecting Ruby, Connor let down his own guard, and a Beowulf managed to make a fairly deep gash in his shoulder with its claws. Ruby quickly turned and fired a sniper round into its face, killing it in an instant.

"Let's not shave it so closely next time, ok?!" Ruby shouted at Connor over the sound of the attacking monsters. She had a hint of laughter in her voice, as if making a tease of the Connor getting sliced, but he could hear a hint of nervousness as well. Her voice was shaky and the laughter was forced, she was scared, but hiding it.

Connor gritted his teeth at thought and sliced off a Grimm's head, then looked where he had last seen Jim. He couldn't see Jim, but did see the crowd of Grimm thinning out, and then being replaced by more able bodies. He had a good idea where Jim was. He hastily signalled to Ruby to follow him, and the two began to hack through the mess of monsters o reach their friend.

Smashing through the wall of Grimm, Ruby and Connor finally found Jim swinging his boomerangs around, taking down Grimm swiftly and expertly. He was covered with blood like Connor and Ruby, but most of it was his own. He was cut in multiple places, blood dripping out of every one of them. None of the wounds were serious, but he was losing too much blood to keep going for much longer. While he had been holding his own so far, Jim seemed to be much less proficient at close range battles and was slowing down from blood loss. As a Beowulf leapt at Jim, Connor held his katana down by his leg and pumped his aura into it, then swung upwards. An uppercutting wave of energy blasted towards the Beowulf, cutting its head off clean.

Still on their way to join up for a last stand, Connor noticed that the Grimm were now all concentrating on Jim. He reckoned the Grimm had picked him out as the weak link and were going to take him out first. Connor and Ruby rushed forward, Connor stabbing a Grimm through the skull and going back to back with Jim. Ruby turned around to fired off some rounds into the crowd, and the other two continued to defend.

At that point Connor knew it was all over. There were hundreds of Grimm surrounding them, and more seemed to be coming. There was no way any normal person could survive such an onslaught. Even with a team of three, only a power similar to Kane's would ensure victory. He considered telling Ruby some sort of final words, anything to comfort her or for her to remember him by, but his mind went blank. He didn't know what to do.

Absorbed in this thought, Connor didn't notice the Grimm about to attack him. Luckily, Ruby abandoned her post to jumped in front and slice at the Grimm's head. "That's twice I've saved you now!" She teased nervously. "You owe me big-"

Connor stood hearing Ruby's voice when he saw a horrible, haunting sight. A Grimm had approached Ruby from behind while she was distracted and was about to bite down on the back of her neck. Connor wanted to move, to cut the Grimm into pieces to protect Ruby, even throw himself in front of it. Alas, he knew there was no time. The world seemed to move in slow motion and yet he knew he had no time to save her.

In an instant the jaws of the hungry beast clamped down, Connor closed his eyes, not wanting to see his beloved Rubes getting torn to shreds. He opened his eyes after hearing so scream from Ruby or from Jim, confused. His eyes widened in shock as he saw the scene before him, not believing what had happened.

The Grimm's teeth had clamped down, not on Ruby's neck, but on someone's arm. The mystery person stood in a black cloak in front of Ruby , who cowered behind him, having been so close to death. The person didn't seem even slightly concerned that about the teeth sinking into the flesh of his arm. In each hand he held a one handed black scythe, but what drew Connors attention was the face, one he knew.

"Kane...?" He muttered weakly.

In an instant Kane turned to face the Grimm and swung with both his scythes, hacking up the Grimm instantly. The other Grimm had strangely stopped attacking, as if wary of Kane's presence. Even they knew not to mess with him.

Kane's power then rose, black clouds rising out of the ground around him and his body and his body being surrounded by a thin dark fog. Kane closed his eye and then reopened it, revealing a pitch black gem of a eyeball. The black clouds attacked all the Grimm at once, none of them reacting anywhere near fast enough to defend themselves. In a mere minute all the Grimm lay dead on the floor, turning into ash before Kane.

"So..." Kane casually said, turning his head to face Connor, "What's new, pussycat?"

And he's back! Kane has returned! This volume is gonna start picking up from here onwards, but first there's one more chapter of peace and quiet, which I'll try to upload tonight.