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Chapter Cover: Yang seating down upon the ground was she was holding a drink in her hand.
Chapter Forty
The Undefeatable Enemy
Qrow knew something was wrong.
The man had been feeling that nagging sense in the back of his mind ever since he had seen the girl's mood for the past two days. He didn't really know what was going on with his nieces but, he knew something had happened. Ruby who was always a bundle of sunshine whenever she goes had been mopping and Yang who always had something to say had become silent and thoughtful.
And there was also the lack of Weiss these past few days as well and it made him wonder what had happened to cause this. While he knew that something had happened between Weiss and her Family ever since he first met her, he wondered if the White Clan is responsible for what is happening right now.
The man frowned lightly at the thought.
With the White Fang attack on Vale, he thought, I wouldn't be surprised if they had gotten involved…but I am sensing that things are not going to be as simple as I had hoped.
Sounds of explosion echoed in the distance drawing the man's attention toward the window. Qrow knew that there was a battle and from how far away they were, it was coming from the Mansion where Weiss was staying.
So it had come to this, he thought.
He knew that Ruby would get involved with whatever was going on because of her friendship with Weiss, not that he didn't expect that after all, the girl was Summer Rose daughter…She got that from that woman…
She really is like you Summer, he thought, And like you…your daughter had become a Huntress. I had thought that I could spare them from that same path we walked but…
He looked up toward the window in front of him.
You girls be careful out there, he thought, This world you just stepped into…is a very different one than what you know…the same rules don't apply there as they do in the normal world…
Ruby Rose let out a grunt as she blocked a strike coming from one of the White Knight she was facing against. The girl was pushed back from the weight of the attack that had come at her, but as she was sliding back, she spun herself around, using the weight of her enemy against him. The White Knight moved forward and as she was spinning, she slashed his unprotected back with the attack as red and black danced around her causing the Knight to be blow away from her.
Her silver eyes instantly went around, looking for the next enemy but her eyes found the dark haired girl, Blake kicking a Knight in the face and sending it away from her. The girl then launched herself forward, and using both her short sword as well as the handle of the weapon, like she was dual yielding, taking down the Knight with extreme prejudice.
She also noticed that the girl hadn't release her Weapon yet but she was fighting the White Knights on equal grounds and it made Ruby wonder just how strong she really was? The girl then turned her gaze back toward where the Knights that was around them.
"These guys just don't know when to quit,"
Yang had come to stop beside her, and the blonde was breathing heavily. The flames from her Soul Weapon were burning bright as her red eyes glowed quite brightly. The blonde girl's attention was upon the Knights that were covered by her flames but the soldiers were still standing, despite the damage that had been done to their Armors.
Ruby's attention was drawn toward the Knight she had sliced earlier noticing that he was among the others, standing up as if nothing was wrong with him. She couldn't believe that he could still move despite the heavy wounds he had upon his form.
Then the dark haired girl Blake jumped backward from her fight and landed beside the two girls, her golden eyes fixed upon the Knight that was approaching them from behind.
"Hey Blake," Yang asked, "Is there anyway to actually defeat these guys? It seems that no matter what we do, they just keep coming."
"I had heard the Knights were an unrelenting force," the dark haired girl answered, "I never realized that they were like this…some of the wounds I gave should have killed a normal person…but they just stood back up like it was nothing."
"So what do we do?" Ruby asked her giving a backward glance, "If our attacks are not enough to take them down."
"We're going to have to retreat," Blake told them, "That's the only option that I have left."
"Retreat?" Ruby said blinking
"Retreat?" Yang repeated shocked, "Why should we retreat? These guys can't touch us and I still have a lot of power left."
"Even with all your power," Blake said giving her a sideway glance, "You won't survive. The White Knights have become a fearsome force for a reason Grimm Slayer. Retreating back to the Manor is the only option we've got here."
Yang gave her a glare and turned her attention toward the White Knights that were approaching them. Ruby could see upon her face that she didn't want to retreat now in the middle of a fight, but the younger girl could see that things weren't going as well as they could for them. She knew that they should have defeated the White Knights a long time from now but they just keep standing up like they weren't even feeling pain from the wounds that they had gotten.
Ruby knew that Blake had the right idea. They couldn't continue and fight like this because if they continue, they will start to run out of Aura and then, the Knights will simply be able to take them out one after the other.
"She is right," she said to her sister, "We can't continue to fight them like this."
Yang growled.
"Fine," she said, "Let's retreat…so, we're going back to the Manor?"
Blake nodded at them as her sword started to glow with power.
"Yes," she said, "But we have to cover our escape."
Ruby's Scythe started to glow as well, "I have a feeling you'd say that."
The Flames around Yang grew in size.
"Let them have it," she said, "Explosive Fist,"
"Crimson Wave,"
"Gambol Slash,"
The three attacks launched forward aiming straight toward where the Knights were before they were completely overcome by the numerous attacks. It caused a large beam of fire to explode outward as the three girls stared at the explosion that their attacks had created.
"Now is our chance," Ruby said.
She launched forward moving through the air the red petals danced around her with the speed she had moved forward, and the other two girls followed after her.
Blake was surprised at how fast the girl in the red, Ruby, was. Her speed was something she even she herself will have trouble keeping up with but the girl's power wasn't as strong despite her speed. Her sister on the other hand seems to be pure raw power. Her golden eyes turned toward the blonde girl who still had that look on her face for calling the retreat.
They are both quite something, she thought, To be able to get that strong in just a few days…and even managed to learn their Soul Weapon's name before we attacked…
"I can sense a lot of Aura coming from the Manor," Ruby spoke out drawing the dark haired girl's attention, "And there is one who is pretty powerful as well…"
Blake focused her attention forward.
She is right, she thought, sensing the Aura in front of them, I can feel the Aura there…and I can feel Noir's power as well…Are they fighting against the White Knights as well or is there someone else present as well…
Suddenly Blake turned her attention behind them, noticing the White Knights that they had left behind were following as well.
"They're coming up the rear," Yang said coming to a stop and turning toward the oncoming enemy.
Ruby came to a stop as well.
"They are fast," she said.
Blake came a stop and turned toward the Knights.
They really are relentless, she thought, drawing her blade.
"I'll take care of them," Yang said, her flames raging around her.
"Allow me," Blake said before the girl could jump toward the Knight, "You already know that strength isn't going to do much against them, you'll just be wasting your Aura like this."
Yang gave her a glare but Blake hardly focused on the girl as she aimed her sword forward and it started to glow with her Aura. The girl could feel her power growing even more as they Knights were approaching them.
"Black Dust Suppression Technique Level 87, Triple Binding, First Song"
All around Blake, strings of light shoot out straight toward the oncoming Knights as they used their sword to cut through them but that only ended up creating even more strings of light as they sprung around them like snakes and took hold of their forms causing the Knight to fall down on the ground.
Blake spun her glowing sword in her hand before aiming it down toward the ground.
"Second Song," she said.
Large Towers burst from around the Knight fallen from which were struggling against all of them taller than any of the houses around them and the numerous Towers had different symbols which were appearing upon the form of the towers which formed a large square around the fallen Knights.
"Third Song," Blake called out, gritting her teeth.
The symbols upon the towers glowed brightly as strings of light shoot out from the Towers and toward the fallen Knights form which became still now that the light of the Towers were resonating with the same light that was around them.
When her blade stopped glowing, Blake fell down upon her knees breathing heavily. The girl could feel that a large portion of her Aura had been ripped out of her body because of that technique she just used.
As expected, she thought, That thing almost swallowed my entire Aura…such a dangerous spell…I'm surprised Adam can use this and still be able to fight on a regular basis.
"What was that?" Ruby asked shocked, "It stopped the Knights."
"Why didn't you use that earlier?" Yang asked, "That could have saved us a lot of time."
Blake glanced at her.
"It's…not something…I can use that easily," she said, "Just using it now had taken more than half of my Aura…"
Ruby approached her, a worried look in her silver eyes.
"Are you going to be okay?"
"I've survived with worse," Blake told her standing back up, "We have to keep moving."
Then the girl walked forward and the two sisters exchanged glance before following after her.
Hang on Noir, Blake thought with a frown upon her face, We're coming.
White Knights got blasted away with lightning as Captain Schneider turned his staff in his hand launching blast of lightning everywhere at the enemy that were coming at him. The man moved like he was dancing with the lightning around him, his white cloak moving with the wind and the lightning that was dancing through his Weapon.
Schneider blocked an attack coming at him before he dashed forward aiming straight toward where Mercury was but White Knights blocked his way causing the man to step back from him.
"Damn it," he said.
"You should know that this is an hopeless situation right?" Mercury said, "While I do admire your power it won't be long before you run out of it and my Knights will still be there and strong enough to take you down."
Schneider jumped backward away from him and as he was sliding back, a Knight appeared right behind him coming with his sword at his back but the man pared the attack with his staff and then with a spin, he launched a kick straight toward the Knight's head sending him flying away.
As he landed down upon the ground, lightning crackled around him.
"Lightning Storm,"
The lightning blasted all around him causing the Knight to be blown away from where he was standing and the young man turned his gaze toward where the Faunus boy was fighting against other Knights which were coming down to him...
Schneider aimed his hand toward where those Knights before lightning tore through them giving the young Faunus time to jump away from the enemies that were in front of him. Then Schneider turned to face the Knight in front of him and went instantly on the defensive as the sword came at him with great speed but he managed to block most of the attacks coming at him.
"White Dust, Bind," he said dodging an attack.
The Knight instantly froze in his movement as he was caught in his Dust Magic attack before falling down upon the ground.
Mercury is right, he thought, We can't keep fighting against the White Knights and hope to come out on top…even as a Captain, and my Soul Weapon released state, I won't be able to take them on. We are going to need to retreat from here…
He glanced up toward where Mercury was standing and the man had this smirk upon his face as he was watching them fight against the Knight. Schneider's eyes narrowed at the man above them.
Something isn't right, he thought, Why is he not stopping this attack? I told him that Weiss was innocent from what is said about her…
He dodged an attack that narrowly missed his head.
"Shit,"
He struck the Knight back right in his chest with a blast of lightning sending him flying backward through the air before he raised his hand toward his head making a mental connection with Sebastian as he sensed out the man's Aura.
"Sebastian, it's me Schneider," he said, "I need you to open a Portal so that we can escape from here."
He could feel the man's confusion at what he was saying.
"A Portal…but why? Are you having trouble with the White Knights?"
Schneider jumped away from an attack that came at him and blocked another one, gritting his teeth.
"The White Knights are the problem…we can't defeat them like this," he said, "If we continue to fight against them, we will run out of Aura before we can even destroy one of them."
"They are that powerful?"
"No, they are not powerful," Schneider answered, "Any normal level Huntsman and Huntress could take one of them down. The difference is that the White Knights can't be killed like any normal person. They will only keep coming back up and I don't want to use too much Aura in my attacks. If I run low on Aura too soon, I won't be able to stand a chance against them."
He spun the staff in his hand smacking and taking down a few Knights from around him but they were still getting back up.
"We need a Portal soon," Schneider told him, "We can't delay any longer."
"I'll do what I can," Sebastian told him.
"Good," Schneider told him, "Make sure that you opened it up at a place where the White Clan won't be able to track us down."
Sebastian stayed silent for a few moments before answering back.
"I know just the place."
With that the mental link was severed as Schneider refocused upon the battle in front of him. The Faunus came to stand right beside him as he had his sword out.
"I don't get this," he said, "Why aren't they staying down? I know that some of them would have been dead from the attacks I gave them but they just stand right back up. Just what the hell are they?"
Schneider gave him a glance.
"I couldn't tell you even if I wanted to," he said, looking up at the Knights that were around them, "Their true nature is a mystery even to me. Only the White Lord knows what they are and the man who commands them."
The young man let out a tch sound.
"But what I do know is that the White Knights never once lost any battle they have been sent to," Schneider continued, "It's one of the reason why they are so feared by many other clans around Remnant…they are the undefeatable Army."
"Undefeatable eh," the young man said as his Aura shone around his body, "Well see about that when I am in my Awakening form."
"No," Schneider yelled giving him a sideway glance, "You must conserve as much power as you can…if you start to use too much Aura at once, you'll start slowing down and once you do…it's over for you."
The Faunus narrowed his eyes.
"Then what do you suppose we do?" he asked.
"I have Sebastian working on a plan for us to get out of here," Schneider said, "We have to keep their attentions on us for as long as he need to…and even Mercury as well…If he suspect that Sebastian is going to do something, he might turn his attention on him and I don't think Sebastian will stand a chance against the White Knights by himself."
The Faunus let out a sigh.
"I'll trust you this one," he said, "Don't make me regret it Captain Schneider."
Schneider actually smirked as his Staff danced with lightning.
"I work with Mercury a lot of times on missions," he said, "I know how his mind work…this plan will work."
An escape plan in the work...could they really pull it off?
Next Time: The Ancient Woods
Jacques0 out.
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