So this is gonna be a long chapter but it'll be the finale of Volume 3 before I start writing up the events of Volume 4. My plan for volume 4 since it's splits up the RWBY girls will be just following Yang and Aodh's story. The same for Volume 5 as well. But anyway let's get going with this chapter. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: RWBY is owned by Monty Oum (RIP) along with Rooster Teeth.
As Pyrrha gasped for breath Ruby landed at the top of the tower. She looked around and found Aodh lying motionless on the ground with several arrows in his chest.
Her silver eyes then turned towards Pyrrha who upon Cinder touching her head was incinerated. Only Pyrrha's headdress remained as Cinder dropped it to the ground. Aodh somehow got the energy to pull himself up to see Ruby when she shouted out.
"NNNOOOOOOOOO!"
"What?!" Cinder shouted in shock as she covered her eyes from a bright white light.
Volume 3: Chapter 12: The Battle of Beacon Part 3
Slowly Aodh started to wake up. His cheat felt heavy as he tried to sit up right but a hand stopped him. "Woah there slow down. You'll open up your wounds."
Apdh looked up to see his father Qrow. "What happened?"
"I found you and Ruby on top of Beacon's tower after she fought that Grimm Dragon and Cinder. I don't know what happened to Cinder but she froze the Dragon."
"Wait froze?"
"It was the power of her silver eyes Aodh... Just like Summer's." Qrow explained
Aodh slowly sat up with his father's help. "How long was I out?"
"About three days."
"Is Ruby okay?" Aodh asked.
Qrow seemed upset before he answered. "She hasn't woken up yet. We think that because of seeing you and her friend Pyrrha die that she awoken her powers."
"She thought I was dead."
"So did I at first. Hard to believe that a guy who had ten arrows in his chest would still be alive but all the arrows missed your organs or didn't penetrate deep enough." Qrow explained before Taiyang entered the room.
"Hey Qrow I brought you a cup of coffee. Oh Aodh you're awake!" Tai smiled as he seen his nephew was well. "Here."
"Hey I thought that was for me?" Qrow whined as Tai handed Aodh his cup of Coffee.
"Quit complaining, I can make you another one."
Aodh couldn't hold back his laughter as his uncle and father began to 'fight.' "Thanks."
"So what else happened while I was out. Is Yang okay? And where is Winter?" Aodh asked.
"Yang is awake but... I think she's gonna need some time to... Adjust to things." Tai answered with a heavy tone of sadness to his voice.
"As for Winter she left for Atlas since Jimmy pulled all of his troops out... Bastard helped make this mess the least he could do was help clean it up. But that bastard hasn't got the heart for such things though... Right now we're on our own. With the CCT gone communication is down across all four Kingdoms. We have no way to contact the outside world... and Ozpin's missing since Beacon fell." Qrow explained the rest to Aodh.
"This is bad, Dad."
"Yeah, it is."
(Yang)
Looking out of her window Yang could see a black raven looking in through her window. It flew away as she heard her room door open. "Good to see you're awake."
Yang didn't respond to Aodh but instead continue'd to look out her window. Aodh then sat down on her bed beside her. "I know what it's like to lose a part of you." Yang turned and looked at Aodh. Her eyes starting to tear up.
"That feeling some part is missing." Aodh then pulled his his trousers to reveal his robotic right leg. "It was taken from me by Adam... The same Adam who took your arm."
Yang's eyes widened when she seen Aodh's right leg. "It's hard to deal with at first but we have to keep moving forward... No matter how long it takes."
Aodh then stood up from his bed and kissed Yang's forehead. "You're not under any rush to get back but we'll be waiting for you when you do."
As Aodh moved towards the door Yang finally spoke out. "Aodh... I'm scared."
Aodh moved back and hugged Yang. "It's okay to be scared. The first step to healing yourself is admitting that Yang. But you have to be the one to make those steps."
Aodh then got back up but before he left the room he turned to face Yang once more. "See you later firecracker. If you ever want to talk, I'll be ready to listen."
(Ruby)
It had been several days since Aodh woke and most of those days Tai sat beside Ruby's bed. She had put her in his bed since he felt Yang needed time on her own in their shared room.
slowly she started to stir as she slowly opened her eyes. After a few seconds, she wakes up and looks over to see her father asleep in a chair. She sits up and sighs quietly, causing Taiyang to stir awake.
"Ruby!" Tai rushes over to the bed and kneels down beside her. "You're awake!"
"Ugh... what happened?" Ruby groaned as she held her head.
"Your uncle Qrow found you, unconscious. He got you out of there, though, and brought you home safe."
Ruby looked down in thought for a split second but her head snapped back up to look at her father. "Wait! Yang! Is she alright!?"
"Uh... She's uh... she's gonna be alright. I think she's just... I think it's just gonna take some time for her to get used to things. She's too strong to let this stop her. I'm just glad to have my girls back at home."
"What happened to the school?! And Vale?! Were they able to clear out the Grimm?" Ruby frantically asked.
"Things at Vale are under control, but the school... It's... It's not that simple. That thing, whatever it is, doesn't seem to be dead. Don't get me wrong, you did a number on it. But it's not disappearing. It's... Kind of... Frozen. I know that doesn't sound too bad but it keeps attracting more Grimm to the school." Tai tried to answer Ruby's question as best he could.
"I did... What?" Ruby asked not knowing what her dad meant.
"Hmm?"
"You said I did a number on it. What do you mean?"
"I... Look that's not important right now. We can talk about it later. Things are just... kind of a mess." Tai tried his best to change the subject but another voice responded back.
"It's always been in a mess."
Ruby and Taiyang look at the door to see that Qrow had just entered. He finished off whatever was left in his flask before continuing. "Mind if we have a minute?"
"What, I can't stay here?!"
"Tai. Please."
Taiyang stands up, sighs, and then leans in to kiss Ruby on the forehead. "I'm glad you're alright. I'll go make us some tea."
As Tai leaves the room Qrow pulls up a chair as sits beside the bed. "So, how you feeling?"
"Um... I kind of hurt... all over." Ruby nervously answers
Qrow chuckled after hearing Ruby's answer. "That makes sense, after what you did."
"You guys keep saying that! That I did something! What are you talking about?!" Ruby angerly asks.
Qrow then leans forwards. "What's the last thing you remember?" He asks in a serious tone.
"I ran up the side of the tower, and when I got to the top, I... I seen Aodh and Pyrrha... Are they?"
"I'm sorry Ruby but... She's gone." Another voice spoke out to Ruby. She looked up and seen Aodh standing at the doorway. Ruby slowly got out of the bed and walked over and hugged him tightly.
Ruby then began to cry into Aodh's shirt as she continue'd. "I... I... I got to the top... and I saw you and Pyrrha... And Cinder..." The tone of Ruby's voice changed when she talked about seeing Cinder and broke off her hug and looked at Qrow before continuing. "And then everything went white!"
"Anything else?"
"I remember... My head hurting."
"The night you met Ozpin, what was the first thing he said to you?"
"I... I don't know. I think it was something about..."
"Silver eyes. That's an extremely rare trait."
"So?"
"You're special, Ruby. And not in the 'Daddy loves his special angel' kind of way. You're special the same way your mom was. Remnant's full of legends and stories some of them true, some made up. But there's one Oz told me from a very long time ago."
"Back before Huntsmen, before Kingdoms it was said that those born with silver eyes were destined to lead the life of a warrior. You see the creatures of Grimm. The most fearsome monsters mankind had ever encountered were afraid of those silver-eyed warriors."
"They were the best of the best. It was said that even a single look from one of these fighters could strike a Grimm down. Heh. It's a ridiculous story." Qrow explained to his niece.
"But... You think that I might be?.."
"Well a giant monster is currently frozen on top of Beacon Tower. And you're here, safe in your home."
"Wait, wait, how did you know what Ozpin said to me... the night we met?" Ruby asked.
"All those missions I go on... all the times I'm away in some far-off place... it's been for Ozpin. But he's missing now. Something's been set in motion. With Oz gone, I'll have to pick up where he left off."
"And what could I do? If I'm so special, then I can help, right?"
"The best thing to do right now Ruby is rest. If we rush things either we'll hinder our recovery or walk into an unknown." Aodh explained to Ruby. He then picked her up and laid her back on onto the bed.
"Aodh's right. Besides, our enemy's trail leads all the way to Haven. That'd be quite a trip for a pipsqueak like you. Catch ya later kiddo." Qrow smiled at Ruby before he left the room.
"It'll get Tai to make you some soup. That sound okay?"
"Is Yang in our room?" Ruby asked.
"Yes... But she needs some time first Ruby... She's got a long road ahead of her."
"Can I see her?" Ruby asked in hope.
"Of course." Aodh smiled as he answered. He slowly walked out of Tai room and down the hall to Ruby and Yang shared room.
Yang was still sitting alone on her bed looking out the window as Ruby and Aodh entered.
"Yang?" Ruby speaks out to her sister.
"I'll leave you two alone." Aodh softly speaks as he let Ruby and Yang have some alone time.
However Yang didn't respond at first to Ruby as she waited for a moment but after a while she began to turn to leave when Yang answered back.
"Ruby."
Ruby turns back around as Yang turned her head to look at her younger sister. Ruby then seen that she had been crying as she ran over to hug her.
"I'm so glad you're okay!"
"But I'm not." Yang softly spoke as Ruby released her hug. "It's all gone. The school, Penny, Pyrrha, and..." Yang stopped as she looked down at her severed arm.
"Yang, what happened to Weiss and Blake?"
"Weiss' father... Came for her."
"What? What do you mean?"
"No one outside of Vale knows what happened here. Before the tower fell the last thing people saw was Atlas attacking innocent people and Grimm destroying the city. Everyone's scared. No one knows who to trust. So, Weiss' father came to take her back to Atlas, where he thinks it's safe. She's gone." Yang explained to Ruby.
"Well, what about."
"And Blake ran! Sun saw her go. After we got to the city she just... Ran!" Yang spat out in anger.
"But... why!?"
"I don't know... And I don't care."
"There has to be a reason she."
"No, there doesn't! Sometimes bad things just happen, Ruby."
"So, what do we do now?"
"You can do whatever you want. I'm gonna lie here."
"Yang...
"Just leave me alone."
Ruby slowly leaves the room, but she pauses in the doorway, looking over her shoulder to say one last thing. "I love you."
(1 Week Later)
Aodh was currently packing his bag as he heard Ruby knock on the door. "Dad says dinner is ready."
"I'll be down in a minute squirt." Aodh answered back and his zipped up his backpack.
"You're leaving?" Ruby asked in a sad tone.
"Yeah... Just like I know you're planning on going to Haven." Aodh smirked as the response on Ruby's face gave her away.
"You... You won't let anyone will you?" Ruby asked.
"Your secret is safe with me Rubes. I won't tell anyone."
"Where are you going to go to?"
"Hopefully somewhere I can get stronger. I'll be going after dinner." Aodh stated to Ruby as he picked up backpack.
After dinner Aodh walked outside for a smoke when his dad followed him out. "Are you sure you want to go through with this?"
"Yeah I've already told Yang about Ruby's plan. And that you said you'll keep your eye out for her... You gave her Ember Celica to Winter before she left didn't you."
"Yeah Winter had it so she'll be getting her weapon in her new arm soon. But did you tell her where you're off to then?"
"No... Her priority is Ruby right now."
Qrow then took a long hard swing from his flask before he hugged his son. "Good luck."
Aodh hugged his father back as he laughed. "Funny hearing that from you."
"Don't ruin the moment kid." Qrow joked as he released his hug. "I suppose I'll see you soon."
"Yeah, see ya later." Aodh stated as he started to walk away from Taiyang's home.
(Aodh)
It had been a week since Aodh arrived in Anima as he walked up To what seemed a temporary camp. Around the camp a large wooden wall was built. a voice spoke out to Aodh from behind him. "What are you doing here."
"Why are you asking that. Can't I visit family?" Aodh turned around t see his aunt Raven.
"You're not here for a visit."
Aodh chuckled as he responded. "You're right. I'm here for you to train me."
And Cut! Well that wraps up Volume 3 and yes Aodh will be part of the Branwen tribe for Volume 4. Now I will be taking a short break between posting volume 4 as I want to see how the rest of volume 5 plays outs
1) Will he be saved by Qrow or Raven? He was saved by Qrow when he arrived to save Ruby.
2) Will there be any flash backs happening during Volume 4? Yes I will be including a few flashback to add a bit more story since Volume 4 is quite short overall.
3) Are you a fan of the theory that Qrow is Ruby's father? Honestly I understand the theory but I'm not a real fan of it. The reason I think so is because why would Taiyang shut down after Summer's death.
So that's all for this chapter folks. If you have a question do feel free to post a review or PM myself. If I don't answer your question on next chapter's Q&A I will try to reply via PM. Thank you for reading this chapter. I hope you've all enjoyed it. Till next time