Chapter 6: The Battle
It's a sunny day, fluffy clouds blue sky. It's also hot but with the wind in the air, it could cool down the fire that spread in a straight line in the used to be green field.
Wait?
Fire?
"Uh Weiss you mi-"
"SHUT UP! I KNOW I MISSED!"
Weiss growled at Yang, missing an attack with her dust at the large group of Ursas was not her plan. The group had charged into the monsters, Idris and Yang jumped and punch two Ursas sending them backwards crashing into the other Ursas as they scatter everywhere. Markus, Cameron, Nora and Jaune rush forwards to the Deathstalker, with Nora jumping and hitting it right in the face with her hammer. The creature screeches as it flew back; the Nevermore dive down for an attack but was hit with bullets from the sides. Ruby, Pyrrha, Blake and Ren was shooting at the giant bird trying to lure it away from the others. It worked as the Nevermore changes its direction as the four ran towards a canon. Weiss and Lilly stayed with Idris and Yang as they fought against the Ursas. Yang punch as Idris kick some Ursas as Weiss froze some while Lilly pierce one through the chest and then slamming into another with her shield.
Jaune blocks one of the Deathstalkers pincers with his shield while Cameron stabs the other, Markus ran and does a flying jump kick to its face making its body move up. As he lands on his back, Nora quickly changes her hammer into a grenade launcher and shoots a dust-nade at its stomach. The dust-nade explodes as it made impact, making the Deathstalker fly into a tree. Worrying about Ren, Nora runs towards the canon catching the attention of the other three.
"Where's she going?" Jaune asked.
"She's probably looking for her friend, go with her. Cameron you're with me." Markus said.
As the group of four separate Markus and Cameron running towards the Ursas, the Deathstalker got itself together. Seeing Jaune running all alone, it decided to chase him. Markus and Cameron cut down, slice and dice every Ursa that got in their way until they reached Weiss, Yang, Lilly and Idris. The four were cornered in a circle by some Ursas; they were trying to find a way to escape until they saw their saviours. Markus was in the air and slams down into an Ursa with his sword slicing down its body.
"Get down!" Cameron yelled.
The five got down onto the ground as Cameron was coming down spinning, his twin swords out slicing the Ursas. Limbs and heads were detached as the Ursas dies, the five got up from the ground dusting their clothes until roars were heard. More Ursas ran to them, Yang and Lilly rush towards the monsters followed by the other three. Lilly being a little smaller and lighter than Yang, was faster than her so she strikes first. She slammed into one Ursa with her shield; however she bends her knees and lifts the Ursa up with all her strength. Sending the Ursa up, Yang jumps into the air and punches it in the face sending it back to the group of Ursas. As its body made contact with the ground, some Ursas were affected and was scattered. Markus ran up to a few, he swings his sword creating large gashes on the bodies of the Ursas. He dash forwards stabbing one in its head, however a Ursa came behind him and tried to attack but was stop when Idris came and drop kick it. Markus pull out his sword out of the dead Ursas body and spins to stab another one in the head, as he felt a chill behind his back, he turn his head to see some Ursas frozen by Weiss's dust. Cameron ran past the frozen creatures, slicing, spinning, cutting every Ursa that was in his way killing them with ease. The group got rid of the Ursas fast, Yang and Idris with their brute strength breaking the savage animals' bodies. Lilly and Weiss with their speed and dust, quickly eliminating the bear like monsters. And Markus and Cameron with their blades, cutting down the Grimm like cheese with ease.
"Well... that was fun." Yang said.
"What was fun? Wasting our time and energy or making this mess?" Markus asked rolling his eyes.
Yang giggles at his question, just then sniper shots were heard making her gasp and panic.
"Ruby!" she screams as she ran towards the hill that led into the canon.
"W-wait!" Weiss yelled.
Growls and roars were heard as another wave of Ursas ran towards the five.
"How many Ursas do we have to deal with?!" Cameron yelled.
"Doesn't matter, Weiss go with Yang we'll hold off the Ursas so they don't reach the canon and bother the others." Markus said.
The other three gave Markus an "Are you shitting me?" look.
"Are you sure?"
"Just go!"
Weiss nods and rushes off to the canon, the four stood side by side ready to attack the beasts.
"I think we sealed our fate joining this guy." Cameron said Pointing at Markus with his thumb.
"Well brace yourselves cause you got me for four years." Markus chuckled.
"What an initiation huh?" Lilly asked.
"Yeah..."
"Mmmhmm"
"Ehhhh this is like an early Wednesday morning to me."
The three look at Markus like he was an insane person, who goes out into the forest fighting Ursas or any Grimm? Then again it is Markus they are looking at, the Ursas move closer to them making the group ready their weapons. Time seem to slow down for Lilly as she was shaking and exhausted from the previous clash, Markus took notice of this since she was next to him.
"Nervous?" He asked.
"No... Yes... Maybe... A little..." She replied looking at him.
Her electric blue eyes show fear of the number of Ursas coming at them, yet excitement since this was the biggest battle she has ever been in. Markus gave her a smile and nudge her on her shoulder.
"Don't worry I got your back." He said while winking.
The Ursas got closer and the four strikes, Lilly pierce one as Markus swings his sword at three that were in front of her. Idris grabs one and threw it in the air, as Cameron jump and uses his both his sword to slice the Ursa in half. The four were more of a danger than the Ursas, as they kill their enemies together.
Few moments before Nora had reached Pyrrha and Ren who was standing on a stone bridge, as Ruby and Blake standing on a tower that rose from the bottom of the canon that cannot be seen. They're shooting at the Nevermore hoping their bullets would take it down Nora joining in shooting grenades yet failing to hit it, as they were shooting Jaune had reached the canon, so did the Deathstalker. However Jaune was too preoccupied with reaching his friends, he didn't notice it behind him. Pyrrha caught a glimpse of Jaune at the corner of her eyes. She turns her head and tries to smile that help has come, but quickly frown when she saw the Deathstalker right behind him.
"Jaune look out behind you!" She screams.
"Huh why?" he replied looking back.
As he did the Deathstalker tried to get him with its pincers, but failed when Jaune had jump into the air and uses his shield to smash its head causing it to be dizzy. He flips back landing right next to Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren. Yang and Weiss has arrived running past the fazed Deathstalker, and the group of four trying to reach Ruby and Blake.
"RUBY!" Yang screams.
"OH HEY YANG!" Ruby screams back while waving.
"We have to get to Ruby, Weiss."
"And how do you plan on doing that, we don't have wings like big and scary over there." Weiss replied obvious talking about Markus.
"I might have plan for you guys."
Weiss and Yang turn to see Jaune behind them with a goofy smile, he wave at Pyrrha gesturing her to come towards them.
"When I give the signal you guys jump onto our shields, and we'll use our strength to help you up. Weiss you can use your glyphs to boost you guys up."
All three girls stare at the skinny blonde boy
"Vomit boy got brains" yang said smirking.
"H-hey!"
"C'mon we don't have time for small talks, let's go!" Weiss said.
Both walk away from Jaune and Pyrrha as they got their shields ready getting into position bending their knees also, Weiss and yang turn towards the other two.
"Alright go!" Jaune yelled.
The two girls ran towards the other two, getting close to them they jump onto the knights and amazons shields. With most of their strength, Jaune and Pyrrha launch the two huntresses up to the air. They went up high but it wasn't enough since Weiss uses her glyphs to boost her up grabbing Yangs wrist, both landing on the ruin tower next to Blake and Ruby. The Nevermore had circled around flying towards the four girls, ready for an attack.
"It's tougher than it looks." Blake said.
"Then let's hit it with all we got!" Yang replied.
The four got prepare their weapons ready to shoot the Nevermore down however; a similar black electricity flew past the Nevermore making change its direction. The four girls turn their head to see, Markus in the distance with his hand out. The Nevermore got angry and flew towards Markus and screeches with rage, Markus smirks at its decisions. The other three just reach him trying to catch their breaths, as they did Markus took out his shotgun out of its holster and tosses it to Idris along with 5 bullets.
"You know how to use a shotgun?" He asked.
"Uhhhh..."
"It's a 10 gauge shotgun, move the hinge that's on top of the handle to the right to make the barrel come down so you can reload. Be careful with the bullets, they're filled with dust that causes small explosions. However wait 3 minutes before reloading and shooting again because if you don't the heat of the barrel of each shot could cause the bullet to explode before you even pull the trigger." Markus explained as he walks forwards.
"W-wait, where are you going?" Cameron asked.
"Off to fight that giant bird."
The Nevermore had swooped down to try to hit Markus, but he had jump onto the back of its neck. The three stood there looking as the giant bird flew back up into the air, but then got distracted when they heard clashing and screeches nearby. The Deathstalker had gotten out of its faze and attack the other group of four, Idris put one bullet into the barrel and others in his pocket and the three ran to help. The Deathstalker had attack Pyrrha and Jaune as they raise their shields to block its pincer, but the Grimm used it strength to push the two back. Pyrrha sliding back uses her spear and threw it piercing one of the scorpions eye, poor thing can't get a break. Nora changes her weapon back into its launcher form and shot the Deathstalker, but it has shield itself with its pincers. Idris came behind her with Beast Breaker pointing it at the monster.
"Let's try this." He said.
Idris pulls the trigger; the outcome was nothing he expected it to be. The bullet hit the Deathstalkers pincers and exploded, it was indeed a small explosion however it blew off its left arm. It cries out of pain as its arm flew in the air, Ren taking the opportunity runs towards the monster. Seeing its enemy approach it, the Deathstalker uses its stinger to attack Ren. However Ren was too fast to be hit and jump onto the stinger, using one of his SMGS to shoot the soft tissues of the bottom of the telson. The Deathstalker wags its tail back and forth to get the young hunter off; it succeeds when Ren was flung back hitting a stone wall.
"Ren!" Nora yelled.
Jaune got up from the ground, noticing the telson was tearing apart hanging on whatever tissue it had left
"Pyrrha!"
"Done!"
Pyrrha held onto her shield tight before swinging her arm to throw it, the shield quickly cut the telson of stabbing the monster head. Her shield coming back to her Jaune gives one more command
"Nora nail it!"
"Heads up!"
Nora jumps into the air as Pyrrha got down on one knee lifting her shield over her head, as Nora lands Pyrrha pushes her up while Nora uses her dust-nade as a propellant to boost her up higher. Cameron swears he heard her giggling while she was in the air, falling down she uses her dust-nade as a propellant once more and smash her hammer down onto the telson making it stab through the deathstalker head. Quickly it dies from its wounds, as Nora lands on her bottom. Jaune and Pyrrha got next to her as Ren caught up trying to calm his breathing, before crashing onto the floor.
Meanwhile Markus move his way up towards the Nevermores head, as he made his way there he started punching it. Each punch was stronger than the last, with the last ones cracking and breaking a part of the exoskeleton protecting the birds head. It screeches with anger and pain, its rage grew stronger when it was hit with many projectiles. It was Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang that got the Grimm's' attention. Ruby, Blake and Yang using their bullets while Weiss uses her dusts, the Nevermore shift its wings to fly towards the girls. Markus noticing this forms his hand into a fist and he charges the black electricity around it, he punches its head one more time hoping it would fly in a different direction and wouldn't hit the tower the girls were on. The electricity hurt the bird as it flow through its body, but still manage itself as it continues to fly.
"You're tougher than the Deathstalker, I'll give you that."
However Markus notice that it was still flying towards the group of huntresses.
"Ah shit!"
The four girls brace themselves as the Nevermore crashes into the tower; the debris of the tower fell as the girls made their way up towards a stone bridge. Ruby uses her sniper part of her weapon to help her up as Weiss uses her Glyphs. Yang shot any debris that came in her way to boost her while Blake uses her rope-chain of her weapon to swing her to safety, Markus held on tight on to the feathers of the back of the bird, growing tired of this fight he decides to take action. Trying to keep his balance, he stands on the Nevermore. He grabs both humerus of the wings and snaps them making them break, causing the Nevermore to cry out in pain. Both the Grimm and Markus fell down onto the stone ground of the temple with a cliff behind the Nevermore, both quickly getting up. The Nevermore tries to flaps its wings, but couldn't since Markus broke them. The hunter smiles before he jumps and gives the bird a right hook, then one strong left jab sending the monster crashing into the cliff. A white blur rush past Markus as it jump and froze the tail feathers of the Grimm, it was Weiss. She does a back flip and uses her Glyphs to boost her as she jumps backwards. Landing on the stone bridge she runs back to the other three gals, Markus turn to see Blake and Yang standing on pillars as Blake passes her rope chain to her partner creating a slingshot. Ruby prepare herself as she jump onto her scythe on the bladeless portion stretching the slingshot back while Weiss perform a Dust Glyph behind Ruby's' feet.
"Of course you would come you up with this idea." The heiress told the little red riding hood
Ruby held her weapon tighter
"You think you can make this shot?"
"Hmph can i?"
"... Can-"
"OF COURSE I CAN!"
The two acting in a sequence as Ruby shot like a bullet towards the Nevermore hooking it by its neck with her scythe, while Weiss summons a long line of Dust Glyphs leading to the top of the cliff. Using Weiss spells and her bullets as an enhancement to her speed, Ruby ran straight to the tip of the cliff the giant bird caught by her weapon. As she reaches her destination Ruby beheads the Nevermore, the body coming down to the ground as the 11 others stares in awe.
"Wow..."
"Woah that was amazing!" Cameron said.
Markus stares at Ruby as her dust rose petals floats out of her cape.
"Well... that was thing." Yang said giggling afterwards.
Markus turns to see Blake, Yang and Weiss behind him.
"Yeah... just keep a reminder for me."
'What's that?"
"Never... Ever... Let me mess around with your sister."
End of chapter 6