Yang
The world turned white. Wreathed in flames as hot as my rage, I propelled myself toward the twisted monstrosity that dared to harm Blake. My Blake! I screamed a war cry as Ember Celica crashed into the belly of the beast before me. I punched the beast, with all the weight of my anger behind it, sending it crashing through the roof of the building below me. I dove after it, stomping down on its back as it tried to pick itself up.
The ground beneath it cracked as it slammed back into the floor again. I back-flipped off it, landed a metre or two away and lunged back inside its guard as it stood. From well inside the reach of its arms I wreaked havoc on the beast's ribcage, feeling bones shattering under the weight of my blows. I sent it into the air with a vicious uppercut, Ember Celica's Gravity Dust shells lending more force to the blow. I flipped forward, using the rotation to kick the beast into a wall, before rolling forward to pummel it into the side of the factory.
It roared in pain as I aimed my blows below its ribcage, at its soft organs. Reflexively, it lashed out, swinging claws at my head. I ducked under them and flipped backwards, using the lull to load a new set of shells into my gauntlets. As I cocked Ember Celica, the beast lunged at me, claws poised to strike at my throat. I ducked under the blow, grabbing one of its arms and using its own momentum to fling it into a massive machine behind me.
It crashed into the machine, smashing it almost in half, sparks flying as the electronics were torn apart. It leapt at me, aiming for my throat once more, but I dove forward, rolling under the blow. I came up, turning, aiming. I fired several rounds at it while it turned to lunge again. This time I dodged over the blow, slamming my fist back down onto the top of its head as I came down. The armour on its skull deflected most of the force, but it drove the beast to its knees.
I used the opportunity to punch the Beowolf in the jaw, aiming to break it. It'd be one less weapon to worry about. But the monster wrapped its hands around me, pulling me away from its head and hoisting me into the air. I struggled in its grip, my arms pinned to my sides. I tried to force its hands apart, pushing outwards with all my strength. When that failed, I focussed my aura; the flames around me illuminating the beast's face more, showing its gaping maw coming towards me. My flames erupted in a massive explosion, blasting it away from me.
It recovered quickly and leapt at me. I cartwheeled out of the way, circling around behind it as it charged. I fired a few shots at its back, looking for the gaps in its armour. It spun around, enraged, roaring a ground shaking challenge. I screamed back, burning fury roaring from my mouth. We charged at each other, meeting in the middle of the factory, the moonlight shining down on us from the hole I'd made earlier.
It blocked my punches while I dodged its swipes, a life-or-death boxing match under the spotlight. The white sheen over the world began to flicker as I tired, my aura was running out. The beast landed a solid blow, I managed to block it, but it still sent me through the air, slamming into a machine behind me. I dragged myself to my feet. Gritting my teeth, I forced the last of my aura outwards, the white sheen stabilizing. The beast hesitated, sensing my new determination. I used its break in concentration to slip inside its guard, pummelling its body once more.
The beast howled in pain as it tried to grab me, but I ducked under its arms, spinning to its side. I used the opportunity to deliver a bone shattering blow to its upper arm. The arm hung limply as it howled again, swinging its remaining good arm at me. One arm was easy to dodge. I ducked under it, sending a few more punches rocketing into the beast's gut before flipping backwards, out of its reach.
My flames illuminated the interior of the building. I could clearly see the beast as it caught its breath, glaring at me. The arm I'd broken was immobile, hanging by its side; its chest had all but caved in, my blows grinding its ribs to dust; even some of its armour plating had begun to crack, chips of it falling to the floor. I grinned at the sight: this fight wouldn't last much longer. That was a good thing, I was running on empty. The only thing keeping me going was my anger that this thing had hurt Blake. The thought reignited my fury, adrenaline rushing through my veins.
I punched my fists together, flames erupting up from my hair, as I advanced on the monster that stood, barely, before me. It roared at me, once again I screamed back, drowning it out. It dove at me, swinging wildly with its good arm. I jumped upwards, flipping over it. I brought my foot down on the armour plating on its head, cracking it even further. It slid along the ground, slamming into the machine it had sent me crashing into moments before. I turned to face it as it struggled to get back up.
It dragged itself back to its feet as I approached. I slugged it in the jaw as it turned towards me, feeling bones snap. It whimpered as it fell back to the ground, beginning to curl up in a ball on the ground. My flames flashed brighter again, as I elated in my victory. Now you know, no one hurts Blake! I thought as I readied Ember Celica for the final blow. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a flash of movement as something leapt into the factory through the hole in the roof.
"Yang!" Ruby called out as she landed. I felt my flames flicker, fading, as I saw my little sister. My anger waned as she rushed towards me. With a roar, the Beowolf seized the opportunity of my hesitation and lashed out, its arm slamming into the side of my head, sending me sailing into a wall. I slumped to the ground, dazed, lifting my arms to deflect the blows that would follow. But none came. I looked around, confused; but everything was a blurry haze and I couldn't make anything out. My flames had died down completely now, only the moonlight was illuminating the room.
I shook my head, trying to clear it, as I heard the sounds of gunshots and swiping claws. My vision cleared slowly, everything gradually coming into focus. Directly in the shaft of moonlight, Ruby was battling the wounded Beowolf, flashing back and forth all around it, cutting at it with Crescent Rose. I tried to pick myself up, to help her, but I slipped back to the ground as my head swam. My vision blurred again, dizziness making my head spin.
I worked to clear my vision again, wanting, needing, to help Ruby. Gradually, everything focussed again. I looked up just in time to see the Beowolf swing its arm, Ruby was leaping through the air. Everything seemed to slow down as I watched the arm collide with Ruby's side and saw her soar through the air before slamming into a pole, sliding to the ground.
In an instant, my head cleared, my flames returned and everything went white once more. Not only had this monster hurt Blake, but now it dared to even touch Ruby. Ruby!
"No one…" I began quietly, voice growing louder with each word. "Hurts. My. Little. SISTER!" I screamed at the beast as I launched myself across the room. The world around me blurred as I blazed across the room, slamming into the beast. The bones in its remaining arm shattered as I broke through its guard and began pummelling it once more. It slowly slumped to its knees as I barraged its body with punches strong enough to liquefy everything within its thick hide.
I lost myself to the rage, continuing to barrage the monster before me with a flurry of vicious blows. It whimpered with every punch, light leaving its eyes. I didn't care. I wanted to destroy it! The flames around me grew ever brighter as I punched, blood beginning to fly. Ember Celica was empty, but I wasn't going to stop to reload, I just kept punching. As it fell forward I swung my left hand at its head, finally shattering the armour plating on its head. My right hand swung, with the weight of all my fury and hatred behind it, thundering into the side of its head. The force of the blow snapped its head to the left, breaking its neck with a loud crack. The light in its eyes died and it flew a few paces to the left before falling to the ground and lying still.
I heard Ruby's voice, a tiny buzz in the back of my head, as I swayed on the spot. Fatigue was filling me as adrenaline left. My flames died, the factory turned dark. My vision blurred once more as I tried to steady myself. I fell to one knee, clutching a hand to my stomach, I suddenly felt like throwing up. I heard Ruby calling my name as I slumped over, falling to the ground. I could just make out her face in front of my eyes, I could see her mouth moving, but couldn't hear her anymore. She looked worried. Who's she worried about? I won. I thought as everything faded to black.
Author's Note: Well I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I hope it makes up for some of the teasing I've put you through in the last few chapters, I thought it was pretty badass. I'd really like some feedback on this one, cause it's the first time I've ever written an action scene. So any tips, issues, improvements I'd appreciate. Even just a short one to let me know I did alright with it, I'd really appreciate it guys. Thanks for reading this far!