Red Roses, White Scales

Chapter 24

This Rose is on Fire

Combat Class

Today wasn't really a pleasant day. Since yesterday, when Mikhail confessed, that he was in love with a girl, for a long time, his mood didn't become better. On the contrary, it almost hit rock-bottom.

Team RWBY and JNPR were still worried about the youngest member of their gang. When they woke up, Mikhail was already gone for early studying before classes.

Ruby, who tried to talk with him, couldn't bring one real sentence out of him. He always responded with 'I'm fine.'

Yang tried as well, but Mikhail also didn't really talk with her.

Even Pyrrha failed.

But now, they all sat on a row on combat class.

"So dear students," Glynda began to talk "Let's begin with our first match." She tapped on her scroll "Would Mr. Rose and Ms. Valkyrie come to the stage.

"Yes, my time is coming!" Nora stood up "Prepare….uh?" She wanted to point her finger at Mikhail, but he was already walking to the changing room, leaving Nora to pout "What a jerk!"

Yang and Ruby looked at each other, worry decorated their faces.

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Nora and Mikhail finished changing and now faced each other.

Valkyrie with her Grenade-Launcher-Hammer, Magnhild in her hands. Mikhail with his Sniper-Sword-Scythe on his waist.

"Are both of you ready?" Glynda asked, receiving a nod from both.

"Start!"

Nora didn't even hesitate and pointed Magnhild at Mikhail. She immediately shot three grenades at him. The projectiles were directly flying, with a whistling sound, towards him.

Mikhail took a deep breath and shot three fireballs, causing the grenades to implode in the midway.

*BOOM*

The arena was filled in a pink dust-cloud and Nora was ready and tightened her stance.

Then suddenly from the smoke, emerged another fireball.

"Shit!" Nora began to run to the right, evading it, but then a second one was flying towards her. The hammer-wielder made a summersault to evade.

"Wow!" The moment she was standing again, Mikhail dashed with an immense speed out of the dust-smoke, his Zero Rose already in her scythe-form "Yikes!" Nora bent her upper body backwards, to evade the horizontal slash.

Meanwhile the others looked with wide eyes at his action.

"He is already using the scythe-form!?" Jaune was worried now for his teammate. He saw, what Mikhail could do with it. Even now he winced, at the thought fighting against him, since he saw, how he killed the Deathstalker and Nevermore.

Ren also looked distressed; his best friend was actually fighting an opponent who had more physical strength than her; even though Nora's Semblance was powering her up.

"He wants to finish the fight quick as possible." Pyrrha noted "I think it's because of his mood…."

Blake glanced at her leader "I hope he doesn't exaggerate it…."

They continued to observe the fight.

Nora who gained her balance, after bending her upper body backwards, turned around as fast as possible, only to see Mikhail using the recoil to dash back.

She brandished her weapon, and shot another grenade.

It exploded; Nora used the force of it, to jump back and also damaging her opponent.

When she landed on the ground, Nora transformed Magnhild into its hammer-form.

*Baam* Mikhail dashed out of the pink dust cloud; he pointed in a diagonal angle and shot another round. It caused him to span around his own axe, giving him momentum and force.

Nora was forced to hold Magnhild into a defensive position, to shield herself from the many horizontal spinning slashes.

When Mikhail noticed, that he was losing his momentum, he clenched and transformed all muscles in his legs and jumped up.

Nora had no choice but to be defensive, but the vertical slash from up, was strong.

*Clang* She decided to use the force of Mikhail's attack, to shove herself backwards. Unfortunately that caused a gap.

Mikhail didn't even hesitate and shot a dust-infused round at Nora, which hit her directly in her chest.

*Baam*

"Uf!" Nora flew backwards, but she regained her posture, by spinning in the air and landing on her feet.

"Ouch!" Jaune winced, that must have hurt.

"Indeed, it really hurt." Pyrrha remarked, it wasn't the first time for her, being hit by Zero Rose's bullets.

Meanwhile Weiss tilted her head "Is it me, or is Mikhail actually fighting really aggressive?"

"Well….yes….." Blake nodded.

"No." Everyone besides, Ruby, looked at Pyrrha "This is how Mikhail really fights."

"But this time he fights different then with you, how?"

"Jaune," Pyrrha smiled "I and Mikhail didn't even really start to go out, and besides, Mikhail fought me the first time with his new scythe, he didn't train with it.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Jaune raised his hands "Does this mean, that you and Mikhail could have been more destructive?"

"Well….yes." She looked at Mikhail "He and I spared many times, so I could see that he is really going out at Nora…and it will not end well, he also tries not to use his Semblance too much, since he would be really exhausted." Since Pyrrha's Semblance was polarity, where she even could control non-magnetic metal, like aluminum, she had a big advantage. But Mikhail had besides his scythe, also claws, wings and a tail. Shortly, extra limbs to attack, which made him, even to a much worse opponent.

But back to the fight.

Mikhail twirled his scythe and dashed forward her. Nora transformed her weapon into its launcher-form and shot grenades at her opponent.

But the former dragon evaded them all and before he was barely close to her, he twirled his scythe around him, like a windmill.

Nora transformed her weapon back, preparing herself, mentally and physically for the attack.

In the last meters, Mikhail span around his own axe, while also twirling his scythe, to gain more force and then their weapons clashed, causing an enormous shockwave, that echoed through the entire hall.

*BOOOM*

Zero Rose and Magnhild, clashing at each other, caused several sparks and their wielder did not give in.

Nora's Semblance was the ability to produce and channel electrical energy into her muscles, which gave her absurd strength. Furthermore, she was practically immune from taking electrical damage as she simply absorbs any electrical current to fuel her strength.

And Mikhail's Semblance, transforms his body enhancing his strength as well.

It was a fight between a Dragon and a Valkyrie.

"Not bad, Dragon Boy," Nora smirked, her body was suddenly engulfed by pink sparks "But a Valkyrie is unstoppable!" She had no choice, since Mikhail was physically stronger than her; she needed to end it quickly "But now, bow to the Queen of Pancake Castle."

*ZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP*

"What?" Mikhail's eyes widened and suddenly "Guuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" He was shocked by Nora's pink lighting. He could feel the electricity flowing through his body and burning him.

"Holy!" Jaune "I didn't know that Nora could do something like that, with her Semblance!"

Ren nodded with pride, Nora's Semblance was extremely powerful, but also dangerous. She never used the electricity directly against human enemies, but since Mikhail was sturdy, he could take it.

'Mike….' Ruby clenched her hands together…Then she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder, it was Yang.

"Ruby he will win….I mean he is our brother and he is strong….."

Ruby's eyes widened, her sister is finally admitting their brother's strength!

"Is…it over?" Blake asked, she didn't really want to admit, that her leader would lose….."

"No….." Pyrrha clenched her fists…she fought Mikhail dozens of times, and she had a sixth-sense in regarding to him…."Besides, look, his Aura-bar is at 99%.

"Ehm, guys?"

"What is it Jaune?" Ren asked his leader.

"Isn't it….kinda like hotter than before?"

Team RWBY and JNPR suddenly noticed, that it was suddenly warmer, and they weren't the only ones.

"Ha! What's the matter!?" Nora pumped her fist, even though Mikhail was still standing, he didn't move. He was also smoking…..

But then "Guh!" Mikhail twitched his hand suddenly transformed and grabbed Nora's head. He moved her closer to his face and opened his eyes, causing Nora to shriek and the entire audience to gasp in shock.

His eyes were different. The irises were slits, and the sclera, pitch-black. His mouth was scaly and sharp teeth were in it. The full developed four horns on his head sprouted, his hair turned white, while his skin became paler.

Mikhail growled and then opened his mouth "RSCHJAAAAAAAWR!" A hissing cry echoed through the room, causing startling many students.

Nora tried to free herself, but Mikhail's grip was strong and not only that. His body emitted an immense heat. He suddenly began to glow red "Payback!" And then he exploded in flames, similar to Yang, when she was angry….but the flames were hotter.

The burning shockwave sent her flying backwards, but before that happened, Mikhail transformed his right foot, which was covered in feather-like scales, and like a bird of prey he grabbed Nora with his talons and jerked her back.

"What the!? He is burning, like you Yang!" The older twin shouted.

"Wow, guess he has more from me then I thought." The elder sister was somehow proud, there is nothing more badass, than fighting enemies while burning.

He transformed his scythe back, and hammered Nora, with the sheath. The powerful attack caused her to crush on the ground, in a man-shaped hole.

"GAh!" The girl gasped in shock and pain and it was not enough. Mikhail transformed his weapon back into her scythe form and slashed her upwards.

"Nora!" Ren yelled in shock, how brutal Mikhail attacked his best friend.

The Valkyrie was flying upwards and then and when she reached the climax; she was began to fall down.

Meanwhile Mikhail transformed Zero Rose back, into her sword form. He put the sheath back on his waist and held his weapon again a slightly diagonal angle. Mikhail shifted into another stance; he was now standing on one leg.

*Baam* The recoil caused him to move and then *Baam* he shot again.

"Is….he using the recoil to spin around his own axe?" Weiss asked, then suddenly she knew what Mikhail would do next. And she already knew that it will hurt Nora….a lot.

"He isn't….." Blake's eye widened.

"Yep….he will…." Ren said dryly…..

"What is he doing?" Jaue tilted his head.

Yang rolled her eyes "Just continue to look Vomit Boy."

"Hey!"

"Shut up, and look!" Weiss scolded, she wanted to know, how Mikhail caused and burning shockwave without dust 'By the way…..he didn't even swallowed Dust….'

At that moment, Nora was already slowly noticing what is just happen "Hah…..what is happening…..and why am I a falling?" Then she saw Mikhail spinning around his own axe "Uh-oh."

"Sorry, Nora, this is gonna hurt!" Mikhail raised his leg, making a pirouette. Of course not the transformed leg, since he would hurt or probably kill her with the claws and the hard scales, and then….

*BAAAAM*

The moment, Nora was close to Mikhail he kicked her with all force he gained through spinning….

Nora felt, the immense force, of Mikhail's pirouette-kick, directly in her stomach. All the air, in her lungs, was forced out and the girl felt pain she never had felt.

*CRAAAAAASH*

Nora crashed into the wall, which was completely broken and shattered. The Valkyrie was even stuck into it.

"NORA!" Ren shouted and walked to the stage "Is everything alright!?"

"Pain…..and I want pancakes….." She whimpered "And I am stuck in here….."

Glynda stepped forward "The match is over, the winner of the match is…" She noticed that Mikhail was already walking back to shower and change "Mr. Rose." The blonde teacher suddenly noticed, that were Mikhail stood, the concrete was not burned by him, he actually melted it 'That wave of flame….there is no way, that that was dust….and I could swear, that I saw runes in them….I need to talk with Ozpin.'

"Holy shizzles…..that….was awesome!" Ruby bounced on her seat.

"Yeah, but I could have done better." Yang smirked and shrugged her shoulders.

"Sure," Weiss rolled her eyes "But he has done it with more elegance." She looked back at Nora "But I must admit, that was actually brutal…" The heiress shivered, she never wanted to be kicked by Mikhail. Yet she was fascinated, how Mikhail could span around, and still hold his focus, without getting dizzy….

"Guys," Blake pointed out "First…..Let's just help Nora."

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