Sorry for the wait guys, I have been tired for the last few days and I have an apprenticeship interview tomorrow, so I am a wee bit nervous now since I don't know what to do. I am hoping writing this will calm my nerves a bit but wish me luck!
It had been a few days since the Teams had returned to Beacon after their long break and they slipped back into classes pretty soundly. It was interesting to watch the new first years scramble around and such but that was far from what was happening now. In the battle arena that was housed at Beacon for combat classes, the returning students were showing how much they improved since the last year. The battles were not always 1 on 1 matches, some could pitch an entire team against one person.
Tai was not exempt from the trials as much as he wished he could of been, he was one of the few that had to fight 1 on 2...against 3rd years no less. He stood up from his seat and began to make his way down the row, passing the rest of his team, Team JNPR, and Team RWBY...but paused at Blake, holding out his hand.
The cat Faunas looked at the hand in front of her, the limb was wrapping in black leather and ended in razor sharp claws. She glanced up at him and realized what he was asking from her. "Finally realized I had it?" She quipped, producing the item he had accidentally left with her. She reached into her bag, which was at her feet, and handed him his Plague Doctor Mask.
"I figured you would keep it safe...I just prefer to fight with it on." He mumbled a bit as he let his fingers wrap around the edge of the mask and he walked off without another word.
"Someones grumpy." Yang frowned, crossing her arms as a voice came from farther down the row.
"He has not slept very well lately, might be that he has to adjust from over the summer?" Guinevere added, which silenced the rest of them as they pondered this...and also the fight was starting soon.
Tai stepped out into the arena, mask in place but left the hood down on his coat. He had pulled his hair back into a tight pony tail and was waiting for his opponents, all he remember was they were the Last of team SABL.
So they are Satin and Alizarin's teammates...I might lose again. He grumbled, never having won against the explosive girl or her mirage making partner.
He stood near Miss Goodwitch as his opponents walked out, and it did surprise Tai that they were exact twins.
The twins walked out, each of them stood only about 5'5" and were dressed the exact same, black and white kimonos. They seemed to be hetero chromatic as well, one eye had a white iris, the other was nearly black. They also shared white and black streaked hair. The only difference between the two was the fact one twin's eye sequence was the opposite of the other. The last thing he noticed was the large sword the two carried in together...one weapon for two people?
What gender are they... Tai frowned behind his mask, they seemed like they could be either.
"The fight between Tai Blackthorne Versus Baset and Lyric Monochrome will now begin." Glynda stated and she stepped back.
Even their names are gender neutral? Come on! Tai thought as he lifted his arms up to ready his claws for attack, flexing his fingers.
"Fight!" Glynda jumped back to stay out of the fight.
One of the twins held the sheath as the other drew the large purple blade, the wielder hefting it up as if it weighed nothing.
"WHOOO! Theta is gonna knock him on his ass!" Tai new that voice belonged to Satin...that punkish girl was here too it seemed.
Tai just shook his head and ducked as one of the twins seemed to move a lot faster then Tai expected and swung the blade in a two handed arc. The sword gave the monochrome enough distance to keep Tai from using his clawed gloves as a viable weapon. Tai recovered fast enough to see the second twin leap over the first, the standing twin tossed the huge blade up to the jumping one and this made Tai's eyes widen...they were tandem fighters! Normally tandem fighters would have weapons that helped each other..but these two shared a weapon.
Tai dived out of the way of the overhead cleave and began to sprint away in a semi circle, he needed to get some distance...at this rate he might lose before landing a hit.
Up in the stands, a small lash came from the necklace around Weiss's neck and before the teams floated King (known as Sebastian to only Weiss) , the the ghostly form had been in Weiss's care over the entire Summer. He had decided to make himself know now to see how Tai had improved, after all they were linked to each other still.
"Interesting, kid has a new sense of fashion it seem." He smirked a bit, lounging in the air as he watched the sword wielding twin case Tai down, the other circling around to cut him off only for their sibling to toss them the weapon again, causing Tai to stop in his tracks and back peddle away from a swing. "He is gonna get destroyed...wish I had some pop corn".
Everyone gawked at King as he floated there...the guy only made his appearance to watch his 'Friend' fight...and commented like that?
"Heh, he sure is!" The group turned to look back at Satin, the now 3rd year student was lounging in a chair herself, her boots propped up on an empty seat.
Her partner, the desert dweller Alizarin, sighed and shook his head "Satin, you need to be nicer..but they are hard to fight...at least they aren't using the other swords..."
Satin cackled "don't you notice their backs? They hid them under heir kimonos!"
The group stayed silent as the upper class men talked at the desert dweller frowned "Well...seems Satin is right..."
The rest turned back, each wonder what the other two of SABL had hidden.
Tai growled as he stumbled back after a series of vicious swipes from the current wielder of the large sword. He was growing tired of this! He hoped back and unbuckled his coat and threw his back so it folded down. His lower back bulged and exploded out, three tendrils whipping around behind him in a gruesome sight, a few in the crowd even made noises of disgust at the sight.
Tai stood up straighter and smirked as he noticed the twin hesitate before attack again, swiping own only to be blocked by one of the tendrils, sparks arcing off as the two connected, as if the tendril was made of metal just like the blade. Tai smirked, commanding the tendril to wrap around the blade and he ripped it away from the twin, causing their eyes to go wide...not only the one in front of him..but the other seemed surprised as well.
With a flick of his tendril, the blade was sent hurling off to the far end of the arena. The now swordless twin was slapped into the air by one of the three tendrils before kicked hard by Tai, only to recover in the air and land next to their sibling. The two seemed to be very much mirror twins, one reaching to their back with their left hand, the other with their right. He watched as a sword handle sprang up and they both drew a blade, one was wielding a red bastard sword with black lettering on the blade spelling "Omega", the other a blue one with white letter, "Alpha".
Tai's eyes widened as the two charged..seems like they were holding back and if they were...he was going to give it all too. A fourth tendril burst from his back and the went on the defensive, tendrils blocking and trashing back against the attacking blades. Tai grit his teeth as the twins kept flipping and dodging attacks...even when they weren't looking! Even after the training Tai did he was not strong enough to take these two on...but he did notice something...he was smiling.
He was enjoying the fight even though it made his blood boil, it seemed like a paradox but it was true. He whirled himself around, striking out with his semblance, his tendrils moving like liquid muscle, snapping out like whips , stabbing and slashing. He noticed the twins were smiling as well, one having a more determined smile while the other was more care free.
He smiled and opened his defense to strike out when the buzzer went off. Who lost?
"It seems the fight had gone on long enough for Baset and Lyric's semblance to burn enough aura to send the two into the red." Goodwitch stepped back in. "Meaning Tai wins by default, while the twins had the upper hand, Tai was able to outlast them.
The Twins looked at each other and shrugged, sheathing their blades and recovering their huge sword before leaving.
I still don;t know their genders... Tai thought, not even knowing which was which.
Attention all Team Leaders from 2nd Year up, Report to the headmasters office now, there is an urgent matter at hand.
Tai blinked as he looked at the stands, seeing many people leaving now .
...This can't be good...
And Cliffhanger because I love you all :D Well its actually the start of a new story arc for the second year, and it should be interesting after a few...actions that happened in the last story. Anyways, Till next time, Arrix out!