Chapter 4
AN: Hey guys this is Reborn123. I will be out for at least 2 months since I'm going to more focused on my studies for a while. So I'm this the last update for the story for a while. Oh, and check out for the poll for which person that Rune will be with.
Yang arrived at temple with her partner. She held the "artifact" they were supposed to find even though it was just an oversized knight from chess. She looked over at the girl that would be her partner for the next four years. Blake Belladonna. The black haired girl didn't seem like a bad person to be paired with she was skilled if not a little antisocial. Yang sighed she was kind of hoping to find her brother and be her partner but sadly she knew that Rune would have avoid her in becoming her partner. 'Well there was still hope that they would be on the same team' Yang thought looking on the bright side. She prayed to Monty that she will have her brother in the same team when the four man team is created.
"WEISS, I SEE THE TEMPLE DOWN HERE!" Rune shouted at Weiss as they continued to be carried by the giant Nevermore.
"OKAY, BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW!" Weiss shouted back at him as she was holding him tightly around Rune waist.
"WE ARE GOING TO JUMP!" Rune said and this cause Weiss widen in horror.
"WHAT WAIT-"
"HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOO!" Rune and Weiss jump off the giant Nevermore and was now falling down from the sky
"YOU INSUFFERABLE LITTLE RED!" Weiss shouted with much anger and fright as she hold on to Rune tightly. Rune eyes narrowed and his body quickly covered in red aura. Soon a pair of aura wings appeared behind Rune back. Rune and Weiss was now gliding down towards the temple.
"Hold on tight Weiss." Rune said as he gripped on her tightly as they brace their selves for the impact.
"Yang do hear something?" Blake asked. Yang look at her confuse.
"What?" Yang asked. Then they heard voices from above. Blake and Yang look up and their eyes widen in shock in what they saw.
It was Rune and Weiss with giant aura made wings on their back and they were gliding down towards them.
"MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!" Rune shouted. Yang and Blake rolled out of the way and soon Rune and Weiss came crashing down to the temple with Rune mostly taken all the impact.
Yang eyes widen in shock as she saw her baby brother just crashed into the temple walls. "Rune!" Yang shouted in panic as she run towards to where Rune was with Blake just behind her.
Rune shook his head as he let out a groan. He finally snap out from his dizziness.
'Next time think before act.' Rune thought as he mentally remind himself to not do a stupid act like that again. Rune left something on his chest and looks down and saw that Weiss was gripping on tightly.
"Weiss, we're here." Rune said and this cause Weiss to loosen her grip on and soon Weiss finally stands up and Rune couldn't see her eyes because her hair overshadowed it.
"Weiss?"
SLAP!
"YOU INSANE INSUFFERABLE LITTLE BASTARD! WHAT WERE THE HELL YOU WERE THINKING?! WE COULD HAVE DIED!" Weiss shouted with anger. Rune could see the tears on Weiss eyes. Rune was about to respond when suddenly Rune was tackled by yellow blur. Rune let out a groan then felt someone started to squeeze him. He look to who was hugging him and saw that it was Yang.
"Rune! You're alright! Don't worry you're big sister is here now." Yang said as she hugged her baby brother. Rune eyes turn cold and narrowed and he immediately kick Yang in the stomach, causing to let go of him as she hold her stomach.
"Rune, what was that fo-"Yang eyes landed on Rune and saw that he was coldly staring at her. Rune looks like one of those who killed people without guilt or emotion.
"I don't consider you as my family you bitch. So don't even try to approach me." Rune said coldly that cause Yang to flinch from his cold tone and was hurt in what he said. Blake and Weiss, who finally composed herself stare at them with shock look on his face.
"Rune…I…" Yang was speechless at the moment. Rune just passed through her and look at one the chess pieces that are displayed in the temple. Rune grabbed knight piece and suddenly felt something on his shoulder. He turns around and saw that Weiss was looking at him.
"Rune, who is she?" Weiss asked. Rune knew who she was talking about but was too angry right now.
"None of your business, Weiss." Rune said coldly at her. Even was Weiss shiver at the tone of his voice. Rune just passed through when suddenly he everyone else heard a scream. Everyone turn to where the scream came from and saw a blond flying and ending up crashing in the tree.
And suddenly, several crashing noises are heard in the forest ahead of them, and an Ursa comes out, claws swiping, just as a pink blast of energy hits it in the back and it crashes to the ground, depositing its rider. It seems to be an orange hair girl wearing pink and white clothing.
"YEEEE-HAAAAW!" the girl said, rolling off the creature back and getting up with a groan, "Awwww... its broken." she finished as she dashed onto its neck and observed the carcass as a boy came up from behind her. The boy seems to Asian that has with long black hair tied into a ponytail that ends midway down his back. There is a magenta streak on the left side of his hair. He is wearing green clothing with black and gold trimming.
"Nora! Please... Don't ever do that again." The boy said panting and leaning on the monster. Looking up again he noticed the pink dotted outline of where his partner should be and looked to see she had run off again.
"Oooohh..." Nora said, picking up the golden rook piece, "I'm queen of the castle! I'm queen of the castle!" she chanted in a sing-song voice whilst dancing around.
"Nora!" the boy exclaimed.
"Coming, Ren!" Nora said, skipping off to her friend/partner.
"Did that girl just ride in on an Ursa?" Blake questioned Weiss.
"Yes, apparently she did." Weiss answered then a sound of a screech from their right. Looking to where the sound came from, they saw a girl in red wearing an Amazonian-like armor running to the temple with a Death Stalker right behind her. Rune started to feel a major headache coming to his head.
"Jaune!" The girl in red exclaims, seeing her partner up in the tree.
"Pyrrha!" The boy in blond exclaimed as well, waving at his partner.
"Did she just run all the way here with a Death Stalker on her tail?" Blake questioned. Rune was now almost to his breaking point as he started to shake as he started to release some of his aura. He needed to punch something to release his anger. Rune looks around that Pyrrha was still being chased by a death stalker. Pyrrha landed before everyone else.
"Great! The gang's all here! Now we can die together!" Yang says.
SNAP!
Rune finally reaches his breaking point was a he started marching towards the death stalker with Aura surround him.
"RUNE WAIT!" Yang shouted as she prepares her gauntlets and was about to help Rune when suddenly she felt something grabbed her shoulder. She turns around and saw that Weiss was the one holding her.
"What are you doing? Let go of me." Yang said to her as her eyes was turning red in anger.
"I think we need to step back because your brother looks really mad right now." Weiss said.
"Why do say that?" Jaune said as he appeared out of nowhere and was now beside Weiss.
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
"That" Weiss said as they turn to where she was pointing and their eyes widen in shock and awe in what they say.
"COME ON YOU, BASTARD! YOU WANNA PIECE OF ME!" Rune roared as he body was covered aura and his giant avatar was behind him. The Death Stalker shook its head and suddenly shoot's it stinger towards Rune. Yang watch in horror as her brother didn't even move an inch to dodge it. She was about to rush forward to help him-
GRAB!
But stop when she saw the giant avatar manage to grab a hold of stinger. Rune wore a dark smile on his face and soon raised his hand that one that was holding the stinger and lifted the Death Stalker in the air.
SLAM!
SLAM!
SLAM!
Rune started to slam the Death Stalker around like it was a piece of toy. Everyone watch in horror, awe or shock as they saw this.
"T-That's scary" Jaune said with scared look on his face. He made a mental note to not piss the red hood boy off.
"Is that his semblance?" Blake asked Weiss. To everyone surprised Weiss shook her head.
"No, that's his aura alone. He said that manage to find a way using Aura other than attack, defense and healing. And I really understand how he does that." Weiss said. She wasn't sure that what Rune said to her about the supernatural world or believe them. So she would just make it remain as a mystery.
"Really? That means that he's really good." Yang said. She proud that her little brother was strong but sadden that she wasn't there to witness his growth.
SLAM!
"And stay down you freaking bastard! Man, the felt good!" Rune shouted as his aura and giant avatar finally gone and let out a sigh. He looks at his work and saw that Death Stalker was completely dead. Shells shattered, blood running down the body and it started decomposed. Yep it was totally dead. He looks back at his fellow hunters in training and saw that everyone is either horror, awe or shock look on their faces.
"What?" Rune asked and suddenly he was interrupted by another noise. They turn to sky and saw the giant Nevermore was still above them. Soon they heard trees crashing down and reveals another giant Death Stalker.
"Seriously? Another one!" Jaune whine at seeing another never more.
"Everyone grabbed some of the relics and follow my lead!" Rune commanded as he started to run towards north.
"Run and live," Jaune gave a thumbs up. "Good plan."
Everyone just followed Rune orders and followed him. It was better that they listen to him unless they want to turn into personal punching of Rune after they witness how the red hooded boy brutally killed the Death stalker.
The eight of them ran into an area with massive ruins while the Nevermore flew over them. Rune was in front of them with Yang just behind him.
They split up and took cover behind pillars as the feathered fiend got ahead of them and landed at the top of a tower letting out a loud cry.
Ren and Blake turned as the Death Stalker charged in, uprooting the trees in its path before opening fire on it.
"Run!" Jaune shouted as he and Pyrrha moved from their hiding place.
Ren started to analyze the situation and looks at the Nevermore before he looks at Nora.
"Nora distract it!"
Nora and Ren moves out from their hiding spot and the nevermore saw them and started launching several black feathers to them but they manage to dodge them all.
Nora quickly pulls out her weapon, she aimed and fired several grenade launcher, one shot managed to hit it in the face.
It cried out before flying away before Nora jumped away from the Death Stalker.
Ren and Blake tried slashing its face, but did little damage. They flipped and ran back onto the stone path before both of them and Pyrrha turned to fire at it.
"Go! Go! Go!" she said to them as she fires the Death Stalker.
They ran down the path with Pyrrha soon following as the Death Stalker couldn't run on the small path.
The Nevermore returned smashing into the pillars beneath, cutting the group in two.
Rune shot at the flying Grimm while Jaune looked to see Blake, Ren, and Pyrrha barely holding out against the Grimm.
"We need to get over there, they need help." he said to Nora before looking down at the busted pathway. "But I don't think I can make that jump."
Nora grinned at him before her weapon transformed into a hammer and she slammed it down on one part of the path, hurling Jaune to the others.
"Ahh!" Jaune screamed as he was send flying.
Nora flipped her own weapon upside down and launched herself over with a blast
She was propelled over where she slammed her hammer on top of the Death Stalkers head firing another shot on the monsters thick skull.
It still lived and pushed her off where she landed and accidentally knocked Blake off the path.
Blake saw that giant Nevermore was coming and threw her weapon, embedding the blade in the stone before she used the rope to swing to where the Nevermore was flying and managed to get above it to where she slashed around its head then down its back before descending safely and joined up with Rune, Yang, and Weiss.
"It's tougher than it looks." Blake said.
"Then let's hit it with everything we got." Yang said as she prepares her gauntlets. Rune knew what his sister wanted to do and immediately aimed his Crescent Rose towards to the Nevermore while Weiss prepares her weapons as she spin the barrel of her weapon and Blake transform her weapon into a gun.
The Nevermore circled back and the four readied themselves. Blake and Rune shot bullets at it, Yang shot blasts of energy with Weiss shooting out different assortment of Dusts. But sadly the attacks didn't work and the Nevermore rammed itself into the pillars below their perch, sending it crumbling down.
Rune immediately used his Crescent Rose to propel himself upwards with used of his bullets while Yang did the same with her weapon. Blake used her ropes with Weiss using her Semblance to climb up the pieces with ease.
"None of this is working!" Weiss stated.
Rune looked around and saw Yang shot herself with the used of her weapon and landed on one of the bridges. He looks around and saw two pillars stone were still standing and looks to his right and saw a Cliffside wall. Soon an idea came to him.
"I got a plan! Weiss distract it for a while!" Rune said as he immediately started to run while Weiss just pulls out her weapon and started shooting some different assortment of Dusts towards the flying Grimm.
Rune catch up with Yang and saw that Blake was with her. A small smirk appeared on his face. 'Perfect'
"Yang!" Rune called out getting Yang and Blake attention. He landed in front of them.
"Rune!" Yang shouted with smile on her face but when Rune looks up and she saw the serious look on his face.
"Yang I need you to lure that giant Nevermore crashing towards the wall." Rune said and Yang nodded at him wearing a serious look as well. Rune look Blake and raised a brow. "Um, Miss…"
"Blake Belladonna. Just call me Blake. What do you want me to do?" Blake asked.
"Right, Blake you see those two pillars over there." Rune pointed the two giant pillars and Blake look two where he was pointing and nodded at him. "I need you and Yang to climb up there used your weapon rope to act as giant slingshot."
"WHAT!" Yang shouted in shock." I'm not allowing you to do this!" Yang was not going to lose her little brother with one his crazy plans that would have big chance to fail.
Soon Rune eyes turned cold and said. "You better follow my orders Xiao Long or else I will never speak to you again." Yang flinch from Rune cold tone and just hang her head defeat and nodded at him.
"But that would be too risky. Besides that giant Nevermore will not stay in one place." Blake reasoned with him.
"That's where my partner will come in. If I right I think she will be able to freeze it in its place for enough time for me to slice that Giant Nevermore head. So everyone got the plan." Rune asked and Yang and Blake looks at each other before looking back and nodded at him. "Good"
"Rune I-" Yang started as she wanted to speak to her little brother but Rune cut her off.
"We can talk later. Right now we need to beat that Giant Nevermore." Rune said before walking away. "Besides, I haven't forgiven you or that bastard for what you both did to me." Rune replied coldly before he started running towards Weiss. Yang flinched from Rune tone and felt her heart has been stab.
'I knew that he still hates me' Yang thought. She was sadden that her baby brother held a grudge against her and her father but she couldn't blame him. If she was in his shoes. She would have done the same thing.
Blake notice the sad look on her partner face which worried her. "Yang, you okay?"
Yang just shook her head and look at her partner with a smile but Blake knew that it was a fake smile. "Yeah, anyway we need take down that Giant Nevermore. Let's go Blake!" Blake nodded at her partner but was still concerned for her. The two immediately made to their position to execute the plan.
Rune was running towards Weiss, who continuously attack the Giant nevermore with her dust.
"Weiss!" Rune called and Weiss stop her attack and turn around and saw her partner appeared before her. "Weiss, do you think you can freeze the Nevermore Tail at least for a short time?"
Weiss gave him skeptical look and said. "What are you planning?" She feels somehow that Rune was going to something stupid and insane again.
"I'm gonna launch myself towards the Giant Nevermore with Blake and Yang help and slice it's head off." Rune said and Weiss knew now that Rune was going to be suicidal plan again.
"You're crazy you know that?" Weiss said. She was not going to question with Rune plan anymore. Because she doesn't how Rune mind work. Rune just gave her a smirk and said.
"I've been told before." Rune expression turn serious once more. "Weiss you will act as my support when I do the plan. Can you do it?"
Weiss just gave cocky smirk and said. "You're talking to a Schnee. Of course I can do it!"
"That's what I like to hear. Now let's go." Rune said before going to their position for the plan to be executed.
Soon Yang was standing one of the pillars and started blasting away at the Grimm as it flew back at her. It opened its mouth with the intent of eating her. Yang held the monsters beak open and repeatedly fired into its mouth. "I! Hope! You're! Hun-! gry!"
She jumped out as the beast crashed into the side of the cliff with Weiss running past Yang and brought her weapon's tip down, causing ice to spring up and hold onto the Nevermore's tail feathers and made her way into position.
Blake tossed her weapon to Yang, keeping hold of the opposite end of the leather while Yang embedded the blade onto the pillar she was on
Rune shot himself up to the line and held on with his scythe as Weiss was behind him. Her Glyphs appeared, but in black to show the different use of it as it held Rune in place on the line.
"Of course you're come up with this kind of plan." Weiss commented and Rune just let out a small chuckle.
"Hey, that's best part about me. I'm very creative."
"Just don't die." Weiss said
Rune turned back towards the Giant Nevermore and put on serious look on his face. Soon Weiss released him and soon He was sent through the air with her scythe ready as the blade got caught under the Nevermore's head and Rune's feet landed on the cliffside. Weiss then made a straight line upward with the use of her Glyphs. Rune also channeled some of his aura on his feet and soon he started to drag the giant Nevermore upward as his Scythe continuous shoots for him to bring the giant Grimm more easily.
"RAAAHHHHH!" Rune let a war cry as he continuously dragging the giant Nevermore. Once they reached the top, Rune gave one more shot before the force behind her blade cut through the Nevermore's neck, cutting its head off and landing gracefully on edge with the tip of Crescent Rose buried in the ground.
The beasts lifeless body fell down to the ground and Rune removes his Crescent Rose out of the ground before going towards at the end of the cliff and look down at everyone. He saw that Jaune and others were manage to defeat the Giant Death Stalker and was now looking at him.
Later, everyone met up at the school and headed to the Amphitheater to where Ozpin was announcing teams.
"Russel Thrush. Cardin Winchester. Dove Bronzewing. Sky Lark. The four of you retrieved the black bishop pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team CRDL, led by... Cardin Winchester!"
The students watching clapped for the new team. Team CRDL left and Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora and Ren walk up the stage.
"Jaune Arc. Lie Ren. Pyrrha Nikos. Nora Valkyrie. The four of you retrieved the white rook pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team JNPR. Lead by… Jaune Arc."
"Lead by…Me?" Jaune said with surprised look on his face.
"Congratulation, young man." Ozpin said.
Pyrrha smiled at her partner before she gave a friendly punch to Jaune shoulder, which cause him to stumble down. The crowd just laugh at this and Pyrrha just gave a smile to everyone.
Soon team JNPR left the stage and soon Rune, Weiss, Blake and Yang walk towards the stage.
"And finally: Blake Belladonna. Rune Rose. Weiss Schnee. Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team RWBY. Led by…"
Rune crossed his fingers and hoped that he wasn't the leader. He doesn't want to take being a leader because he knew that it would be a hassle and would have less freedom because of the heavy responsibility of becoming a leader.
"…Rune Rose." Ozpin said and this cause Weiss and Rune to look in shock.
"WHAT!" Rune said in shock and mentally cursed his mind for his bad luck.
"Congratulation Mr. Rose. You done an excellent job. You have easily defeated a pack of Beowolves and Death Stalker by yourself. For someone in for your age, that's really impressive and improvised a good plan to defeat the Nevermore." Ozpin said. Soon a footage has been played when Rune defeated the beowolves and the Death Stalker with the use of his Aura Avatar and the team work of RWBY against the giant Nevermore. This cause to cheer for Rune performance as they were really impressed.
"I have a feeling things are going to be very interesting this year." Ozpin commented as the ceremony is finally close and the school year is about to start. Yes, it will be a very interesting year indeed.
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