The knight charged forward and the first Beowolf to get in their way was promptly knocked to the side with the shield. Reaching the Alpha Beowolf again, the knight swung at the beast, but the large creature jumped back to avoid their attack. The Grimm leader countered by ramming into the fighter, sending the armored being flying back. Getting back up on their feet, they looked up to see several lesser Beowolves ready to swipe at them simultaneously.
But before contact could be made, the Faunus fighter moved in front of them and deflected their attacks. The woman then spun around, prompting the knight to duck as her attack hit and knocked back all the surrounding Beowolves. The armored warrior used this chance to burst past the minions, leaping at the Alpha Beowolf, striking the Grimm right on the head.
However, it had very little effect, which resulted in the pack leader grabbing the knight and slamming them down into the ground. It raised its claw up and tried to drive its nails through the knight's chest, but the knight raised their shield up just in time to parry the fatal attack. The knight stabbed into Alpha's arm, causing the Grimm to stagger back, clutching the wound which started to leak black fluid.
The knight moved to attack again while it was distracted, but a cry of pain caused the knight to look to the sound instead. The Faunus woman was fighting off the pack like she had intended, but alone and outnumbered, it was clear who the victor was going to be. Nevertheless, she kept fighting despite her injuries. The knight looked back and forth between the injured Alpha Beowolf and the crowd of lesser Beowolves assaulting the lone Faunus woman.
There was a decision to be made here: Aid the Faunus woman or finish off the leader. Dawdling would only result in both the Faunus woman being killed and the Grimm leader escaping.
With a choice made, the knight turned around and ran toward the Faunus woman, driving their sword into the back of an inattentive Beowolf. Running past the Faunus woman, they blocked a blow that had been meant for the Faunus woman that could have potentially killed her. The Faunus woman stared briefly at the knight before fending off the attacking Grimm in front of her.
The two worked together in sync, attacking and defending another in turn. The Beowolves kept coming, but the Beowolves' strikes weren't as strong anymore. The knight looked to where the Alpha Beowolf had been previously to find that it was no longer there.
Finishing off the last Beowolves, the Faunus and knight stood back-to-back with each other, weapons at the ready and scanning the area. When they no longer saw anymore Grimm in sight, the Faunus woman released a sigh of relief as the cheers of other Faunus in the distance bellowed out. The knight holstered their sword and turned around to face the Faunus woman.
"Thank you for your help." The woman gave a small smile as she winced when she touched a cut had a small amount of blood pouring out of it. "I don't think I was going to live through that if you hadn't helped me out there. Still...That Alpha Beowolf got away."
The knight and Faunus turned to the sound of multiple footsteps to see a group of other Faunus fighters entering the plaza. They attended to the corpses on the ground
"Sylver, are you okay?" A group of Faunus guards approached the knight and woman.
"I'm not dead, but I sure could use some medical attention."
"Let's get you to the infirmary."
'Sylver', the Faunus woman the knight had been fighting alongside, was quickly helped away by two other guards. The knight watched them take Sylver away before he heard a cough, which made them turn to the sound. A male Faunus standing in front of them offered his hand.
"My name is Beig. I'm the captain of the guard here in Umen Village."
Taking the hand of 'Beig', the man shook the knight's hand firmly before releasing their hand.
"On behalf of our people, I thank you for helping us defend our town." Beig spoke with sincere appreciation in his voice and a smile of gratitude on his face. "Most of our people still hold resentment for the Humans, even with the Faunus War over since we're still being discriminated by your people. But I believe humanity is slowly changing and you're one of them."
Beig turned around and motioned for the knight to walk with him.
"You're welcome to stay in the village. I'll let the remaining guards know you're approved." Beig spoke as they walked together. "If you're feeling up to helping us with our Grimm problem, come find me tomorrow. I must attend to our fallen brethren and sisters."
With that said, Beig parted ways with the knight left to their own devices once more. The knight looked around, staring at everything that had been damaged or destroyed by the Grimm. They walked over to what looked to be a snuffed out campfire. The knight held our their hands and touched the wood. For a brief moment, a red glow covered their hand.
The knight reeled back their hand as fire quickly spread among the pieces of firewood. They looked at their hand, tilting their head as they watched the glow surrounding their hand disappear. Turning back to the newly lit campfire, they sat down in front of the flames and gazed into the fire.
A soft green glow enveloped the knight's body. Slowly but surely, the dents and batters done to their armor started even itself out as if they had never been damaged in the first place. The armor started to become more clearer as the engravings written on the front of their chest became visible.
It was a name: Kosta.