The Tank

by RebukeX7

A/U. Vindictus/Mabinogi crossover. Video-game fic. They say a good defense is the best offense. This is a lesson Jaune's eldest sister beat into him upon discovering impending enrollment into Beacon. Through sweat, blood-a lot of his blood-and tears she managed to make sure he was strong enough to at least last a day. Watch as Jaune learns to fulfill his role as the tank. Jaune/?

3. Level 2 (Betaed)

READ Before I start let me explain something important that i've noticed: Fiona, Arisha, and Delia (Jaune's sisters) are NOT OCs. They are Vindictus characters. Like you can google and find pictures and game play of them specifically. I'll even help those of you who are curious out.

Fiona: Youtube the video titled "My Fiona killing Kakrish with the new Ultimate skill-Crushing Assault" (Please not that this is NOT my Fiona either)

Arisha: Youtube "Mabinogi Heroes (Vindictus)- Arisha Gameplay- Skills Showcase (No UI)-Test Server-KR"

Delia: Youtube "Mabinogi Heroes Delia Final Trailer"

In fact, i'll go update chapter 1 with this info as well. Now back to you regularly scheduled chapter.

[CAUTION!: If you are reading this, it has not been Betaed yet. If you would like a slightly higher quality experience, please wait until this warning is replaced with the Beta's stamp of approval. You've been warned. (See previous chapter 1 for an example)]

I've decided that when a chapter is betaed I will delete the old chapter and reupload so that you can get an alert rather than simply replacing it. This way people who are waiting don't have tokeep checking up. Also the chapter title in the drop down menu will have"betaed" next to it.

Alright just like in the original fic, this chapter we'll FINALLY have some levels established to give an idea of where the characters stand. Note to lessen some confusion regarding the game elements let me explain.

In this story, unlike your usual gamer fics, the characters themselves aren't exactly aware of the game elements. The sole purpose of them in this story is to monitor their growth in comparison to the world around them and to keep track of items that they will utilize later in crafting, etc. It's an aid for the readers more so than the actual characters.

Disclaimer: Guess what I own, nothing.

Levels

JNPR:

Jaune- 45

Nora-48

Ren-46

Pyrrha-50

RWBY:

Ruby-45

Weiss-47

Blake-47

Yang-49

Crimson Blades-90

Featured BGMs:

Mabinogi G15- Ending credits-Mabinogi OST

Sword of Promised Victory-Fate/Zero OST

Rise and Shine- Motivation (Just YouTube, it's not a song.

Cold Steel Coffin- NieR OST

Ingkells- Theme

PVP (Version 1) Extended- Vindictus OST

Song of the Ancients (Fate)- NieR OST

This will be the Day-RWBY OST

Time to Say Goodbye- RWBY Volume 2 OST

Regina- Vindictus OST

Maplestory Red First Impact intro- Maplestory OST

Level 2: PVP: Arc vs. Arc: Jaune vs. Arisha

-Over 100 years ago: Erinn-

BGM: Mabinogi G15- Ending credits-Mabinogi OST

A tall man clad in bright white armor fell to his knees in exhaustion as his helmet shattered revealing a young man with short blond hair and blue eyes that were as cold as ice. On his back was a pair of black angel wings that wrapped around him protectively as he glared up at a winged figure in the sky

"Arc, my champion, why have you raised your blade against me?" An angelic voice questioned as the figured lowered itself revealing a woman garbed in a white gown. Her hair and wings were so black that they seemed to suck in all of the light in the area. The woman kept her eyes closed as she tilted her head at the man.

"Lady Morrighan why have you forsaken us, your children!?" The man questioned angrily. "You are attempting to destroy us all! I thought the Millitians were your chosen-if I let you have access to this continent you'll wipe us away! Have we not served you faithfully?"

"The fact that I need to boost my own power at all to wipe you all out is reason enough for your extinction." Morrighan said calmly. "I've let all of you Millitians, my children, go unchecked for too long. Your power has grown far too much, you are nothing but a threat to yourselves."

"How does destroying us, save us from doom? Either way we die!" The knight shouted as he stood up angrily.

"You will die either way, can you not see my child? I love you all so much that I cannot watch you go through decades of self-destruction like those foolish humans. I would rather take you all out swiftly and painlessly by my own hand then watch you torture yourselves with war and chaos."

"That's insanity…so many years, reincarnation after reincarnation I have served you faithfully, slaughtered countless Fomors and you repay me with death?" The Champion questioned with a glare as the hilt of his blade began to glow.

"Master…" Crocea whispered quietly as the man raised the weapon high above his head with both hands. Morrighan's eyes snapped open as she glared at the man with two bright blue glowing irises that threatened to pierce through his very soul.

"You dare raise your blade to me? I who have turned you into a demigod? I who gave you the breath of life?" The goddess questioned curiously as she raised her right hand igniting it in a blue energy. "You can barely stand on your own two feet." Hot tears fell from the man's eyes as he glared at her.

"I can't let you harm so many innocents…forgive me, my lady." The man said as his blade began to glow.

BGM: END

BGM: Sword of Promised Victory-Fate/Zero OST

Crocea Mors exploded in a golden light as the ground beneath the man shattered.

"So you truly intended to end me…foolish boy do you think your power is even remotely close to mine? You cannot face me alone."

"Then it's a good thing he's not alone wench!" A voice shouted loudly making her eyes narrow as a brown haired young man whom had hazel eyes and a bow strapped to his back landed next to the Knight. "I have found it, Arc!" The man shouted as he held up a small bright blue crystal. "The Mana stone of legend!"

"William!" The knight said in surprise while the goddess glared at the newcomer.

"Human scum…hand over the stone now." Morrighan commanded angrily. "I have no time for your games, Shakespeare-I thought I told you to stay out of this world's problems."

(Fun Fact: Shakespeare, our Shakespeare was actually a character in Mabinogi and a bit of a badass)

"I will never abandon an ally when needed most vile woman." The man said before smirking. "For I am an English gentleman!" William declared before raising the crystal high above his head making the knight tremble as he found his power increasingly rapidly causing Crocea to shine even brighter before turning bright white.

"Master! I am intoxicated with power! End this now!" Crocea shouted as the man gripped the blade tightly.

"Yes Arc, I do believe it is time for this play's final act!" Shakespeare shouted as Arc stepped forward.

"Forgive me, my Lady…but there comes a time when we all must die and you are no exception!" The man shouted as he brought his blade down upon the woman whom tried to block it with a barrier of light to no avail.

"ARC!" The goddess boomed as she was engulfed by light.

*FABOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*

A white dome of pure energy exploded upon contact and engulfed the battlefield before growing and racing over the entire continent.

BGM: END

-?-

"Arc, wake up my good man!" A voice shouted making the knight open his eyes to find himself and William floating in a plane of white above the continent.

"Will? What's going on?"

"You've done it!" The man chuckled before raising the Mana stone. "The goddess is gone, and we can use this to get ourselves back home."

"No, on the contrary all I've done is buy us some much needed time." The Knight said solemnly. "For Millitians, reincarnation is child's play…do you think it's any different for her? It's only a matter of time before an oracle is born that she can possess and use as her new body. The only thing we can do is take that stone and hide this continent away before she can continue this plan."

"It wouldn't be a good story without a tragic end I suppose." William mused before looking at the crystal. "Perhaps I should simply bring you and this continent back to my world?"

"No, that will be the first place she checks, and your people are not equipped to handle her." The Knight said before outstretching his hand, gesturing for William to toss him the stone. "I'll send you home and find a new planet to hide this continent away at."

"Good luck old friend." William said as he tossed the gem to the Knight. "Where are you thinking of heading?"

"Wherever this thing sends me, after you get home it will only have enough power for one leap-I only have one shot at this." The Knight said as William was engulfed in a bright light.

"Farewell Arc, I have never met a more chivalrous warrior."

"It's been a pleasure Will." The knight grinned as he closed his hand over the crystal.

*FLASH!*

-Later: Remnant-

The Knight fell into the world of remnant unconsciously with a smile on his face as he knew he succeeded in giving his species a little more time. Perhaps one day another warrior could succeed where he failed and make Morrighan see the error of her ways.

As he fell down to Remnant his paladin transformation finally died down, the armor shattering like glass and taking his wings with it. His hand was wrapped tightly around the crystal, for even only containing a fraction of its former power it was still a reminder of what he's done.

Years later the Knight would later head first into another battle to protect Vale in the Great War. On his travels he would later take in a young rabbit Faunus girl that was orphaned by the war. It will be thanks to her that he would later remember what it means to be a hero and bring an end to the conflict. The young girl would later grow to be a beautiful woman…

…A woman the Knight was proud to call his wife.

-Ten Years before Jaune enters Beacon-

It was late at night when the Arc patriarch sat down and stared at his three eldest children with a frown. It was hard for him to do this, but he had to follow the Arc traditions, it was time he told the three their roles in life.

"Dad what's going on?" Jaune, the youngest of the three and the only male child he had asked with wide-eyes. He was only seven years old but the Arc patriarch knew that the boy would be able to grasp the seriousness of the situation-of all the Arcs he had possibly the sharpest mind that had ever been shown at that age. He would be quite the tactician one day which sadly seemed impossible with the boy's lack of combat ability. Still, despite his flaws the man loved the boy all the same. "And why isn't Delia here?"

"I need to speak to you all privately for you all are the eldest, even if it's only by a few minutes in your case my son. Your three are all old enough to finally learn your roles in life." Their father said making them look at him in confusion. "As you know our family has been at the forefront of many battles, each generation has their own legend and as such our family has a bit of influence. It's because of this, however, that we need to maintain our power."

"W-what do you m-mean?" The middle child with blonde pigtails stuttered out shyly. She was only ten years old and unlike many Arcs, she was shy to a fault. Around her neck was a necklace that had a dull blue crystal as the pendent. Her thick glasses, braces, and acne had made her a target for bullies and only made her even shyer than she already was. She was teased mercilessly…at least until Fiona found out then the bullies found themselves in the hospital while Jaune tried to comfort his second oldest sister. The boy wasn't a fighter, but despite being seven he was good at damage control.

"What I mean is, you three play an important role in the next generation of Arcs. There have never been this many children in a single generation before, so I have to split up the responsibilities." Their father said as he softened his gaze at his daughter. "Fiona as the oldest it is your duty to keep up our prestige and strengthen our connections. You will be groomed into a fine woman and will eventually be married off."

"What!?" Fiona shouted as she stood up with a glare. "That's bullshit-"

"Fiona." The man cut the thirteen year old off with narrowed eyes. "Do you think I like it? Do you honestly think that I want to give you way? You're my daughter and as much as I would like to say you can go follow your dreams, this is the real world and you have a duty to your family." The Arc patriarch said seriously making the teen grit her teeth as she sat down. "All I can promise you is that you will marry someone you can love-I can promise you that much."

"I hate you so much." Fiona whispered as she narrowed her eyes at the man and he felt his heart break at her expression. He always knew she was a free spirit and it hurt him to chain her down. "Is there no way for me to get out of this?"

"Yes there is actually but you won't like it." The man said with a frown. "You can disown us as your family but the responsibility will fall to one of your other sisters. We know you Fifi, we would all understand if you left but could you really make one of your sisters do something you couldn't do?"

"No…" Fiona whispered after her sister flinched thinking that the teen was going to do just that. "Is that the only way?"

"You could also increase our prestige by yourself but to do that would take a tremendous amount of work. You'd basically have to become a legend." The man said simply and fought back a smirk as he saw a strange fire burning in the teen's eyes. "You think you can do that Fifi?"

"Of course." Fiona said seriously "And I won't need your help to do it, it's in my blood."

"We'll see in time." The Man said before turning to the middle-child. "As for you, unfortunately being the second eldest you have to carry on our legacy. It's why I gave you the family stone you keep around your neck. Every generation needs a warrior and that responsibility has fallen to you." The Man said making the girl squeak in fear.

"Are you insane dad?" Fiona asked incredulously. "She's afraid of her own shadow she can't be a warrior-no offense." Fiona added as she glanced at her sister whom just nodded knowing that Fiona only had genuine concern for despite how poorly worded it may be.

"I'm sorry but that is just the way it is, she wouldn't be the first shy Arc to become a soldier." The Man said confidently. "I will teach her everything I know and turn her into an Arc your generation would be proud to follow in to combat." The Arc patriarch said as the middle-child shook in her seat with tears sliding down her face. She hated fighting, she hated conflict, she was a coward and nothing her father said or did would change how weak she was in the end. She simply had no drive or reason to become a hero.

"Í-is there a-anyway I-I can get out of this?" The girl asked timidly making the man nod.

"Sure you can pass on the responsibility to Jaune." Their father said making the boy look up in confusion as she tensed. The girl loved her family more than anything in the world, especially her siblings. They always did their best to make sure she was happy and never looked down on her for being a failure...well Delia did but she also tried to push her to be better. Jaune had helped her through so much and helped with her depression tremendously, she adored him to no end.

Which was why she couldn't let him take on this position.

As much as she loved him, his lack of combat skill was on par with her's, the only difference was that he actually wanted to be a warrior which made his failures that much worse. He'd get killed on a battlefield and she wouldn't be able to live with herself if he died because she was too afraid to fight. With that in her mind she had decided that at the end of the day if anyone died she rather it be her than her little brother.

"O-Ok…I-I accept m-my position…" The girl stuttered out as both siblings looked at her with a mix of shock and horror. Their father was beaming with pride for he knew what must have gone through her mind at the time. She put others before herself and that would be the thing that helped her become strong.

"Now for Jaune, my boy, you are the only son I have and it's your job to carry on the Arc name." The man said as Jaune looked up at him in confusion. "Your mother gave birth to the last sibling you're going to have and out of eight children you are the only male. Your main role in life is to simply create the next generation but make no mistake you have an important responsibility."

"What do you mean dad?" Jaune asked in confusion before turning to his sister whom placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I-It m-means y-you c-can do what y-you want with your life…but if s-something h-happens to you, t-the family n-name can't continue." The shy girl informed him.

"Now that we have that out of the way, you three get to bed." The man said as he stood up before turning to the middle-child. "Your combat lessons start next week Ari."

"Y-y-yes dad."

-Present Day: JNPR Dorm-

Jaune awoke tiredly as he heard the alarm on his scroll go off. Sitting up with a groan, Jaune yawned as he placed his feet on the ground before picking up his scroll which was flashing five o'clock. Jaune rubbed his eyes tiredly as Nora and Ren began to wake up, Pyrrha appeared to have been awake for a while now and was in the middle of doing push-ups. The fact she was in the hundreds meant she had been up for a while.

"Crazy woman." Jaune chuckled tiredly as he plugged head phones into his scroll and pressed play.

BGM: Rise and Shine- Motivation (Just YouTube, it's not a song.)

Jaune stood up and stretched his arms before glancing down at his chest that was covered with light scars from the battle with Glas. He lightly touched them with his fingers with a faint smile, they were barely visible but he felt pride when he saw them for they were proof that he was going on the right track.

Still he couldn't get comfortable, he had to get stronger especially if he was expected to lead his little band of monsters. It was with that thought that Jaune grabbed his hoody from under his bed and tossed it over his shoulder with a smirk that only grew when he heard his teammates groan. He never wore it without his armor because he didn't want them to see it, it was just a Pumpkin Pete hoodie but it was funny how his friends kept trying to figure it out.

*Flash*

Jaune placed on his newly repaired chest-plate over his hoody before grabbing Crocea Mors from his locker. His team was placing on their newly repaired armor that while looking the same, was far more durable than before. Ruby was one hell of a black smith, and once they found that out the young huntress had found herself with quite a bit of pocket change as she repaired their stuff for them. Training their transformations turned out to be quite expensive and cost them a lot of equipment.

Not that Ruby was complaining.

"Let's go." Jaune said as Pyrrha placed on her crown and nodded at him before grabbing her spear.

*Flash*

JNPR walked onto the launch pads and nodded at each other before taking a battle stance and launching off into the emerald forest. As they flew to the air, Jaune turned to Pyrrha.

"Take me to the ruins today!" Jaune called out making her nod as she aimed her hand at him, engulfing him in a black energy before he was sent blasting off into the distance. Nora laughed loudly as she descended towards a cave that she knew was filled with Ursa. Ren shook his head at her antics before sliding down a tree and landing in front of a few king Taijitsus which began hissing at him as they bared their giant snake-like fangs.

"Nothing like a good work out in the mornings." Pyrrha mused as she raised her shield to crash through a few trees before landing on the ground in a crouch as a crater formed under her due to the impact. She turned her spear into a sword as she found herself surrounded by Death Stalkers.

*Flash*

Jaune narrowed his eyes as he found himself descending towards the ruins. Gritting his teeth he slammed his blade into a nearby cliff and held on tightly as he began to slide down the Cliffside a few feet before finally coming to a stop.

"What's on the menu today master?" Crocea questioned as she sat on his shoulder. Jaune tilted his head curiously before looking up as two large Nevermore began flying towards his location.

"Poultry." Jaune said with a smirk as his body began to glow while bright white armor covered his limbs.

*Flash*

Pyrrha blocked a stinger as she turned her blade into a speared and threw it at a retreating grim with a resounding bang. Rolling backward, Pyrrha rose her hand and used her semblance to rip her weapon from the grim and catch it. The Spartan narrowed her eyes as she spun it in her right hand before stabbing it in to the ground. Raising her right hand, she smirked as she gazed at her palm with bright blue eyes while an intoxicating power released itself from her body.

*Flash*

Nora laughed as she plowed through the cave, annihilating Ursa as if it were routine for her at this point. She blinked owlishly when she reached the end only find the single largest Ursa she had ever gazed upon.

"Oooh~" Nora gasped before fist-pumping. "This is going to be so much fun~" Nora cheered as she danced around while her body was covered in a bright light.

*Flash*

Ren narrowed his eyes as he descended upon a large snake-like grim with narrowed eyes which began to shine blue when he found himself being swallowed whole by the grim. The grim screeched in pain as it felt itself being ripped asunder from the inside.

*Flash*

Cracks began covering Jaune's paladin armor as he stood on the cliff silently.

*CRASH!*

BGM: END

"Good work master!" Crocea praised as Jaune sheathed his blade with a smile while two dying Nevermores fell from the sky behind him at the same time. He sighed when he looked down to find his armor shattered. "Don't be down master, it doesn't matter how powerful you make your armor the transformation process will rip it apart."

"I know, I know, it's just…the cost of fixing them begins to rise, at this rate I am going to need a part-time job." Jaune said as he walked away.

"Well you guys just need to keep at it for a bit, you've all been at this all semester and your transformations have gotten leagues stronger…just a little bit more and should be able to achieve it."

"Achieve what?" Jaune asked curiously making the spirit giggle.

"It's a surprise~"

-Later: RWBY's Dorm-

Ruby and her team were getting ready for the day when they heard a knock at their door. The young huntress blinked as she went towards the door and opened it only to find a sheepish team JNPR standing on the other side garbed their school uniforms holding a box filled with the remains of their armor.

"Hey Ruby…" Jaune began as his younger friend simply stared at him with half-lidded eyes.

"How?" Ruby questioned as she grabbed the box and walked towards her work table. "I must have at least doubled the durability!" Ruby said as she pulled out a hammer and a blow torch along with a few vials of dust she had purchased from Weiss.

"You see what happened was…" Jaune began awkwardly.

"I swear if you say training accident I will cut you." Ruby said as she cut off her fellow leader. The first few times it was cute but when the team had continuously destroyed their armor she had taken it personally as a blacksmith and sought out to make their armor strong enough that even they couldn't break it.

After the sixtieth time she was beginning to lose hope…at least the pay was good.

"Put it in the piggy bank." Ruby said with practiced ease as Jaune pulled out a wad of lien. Jaune walked over to her night stand only to blink as he saw at least seven of them all filled so much money that a few bills could be see sticking out of them.

"Uh…they're all filled." Jaune said making Ruby sigh as she reached under her work bench and pulled out a new piggy bank and tossed it to him.

"Dust, she's going to be richer than me at this rate." Weiss said with an eye twitch while Ruby utilized her semblance to quickly repair their armor before dropping them back in the box and handing it to Jaune.

"Thanks again." Jaune chuckled making her roll her eyes good naturedly while Pyrrha reached over to grab her crown from the box and place it back on her head. "You know if you ever get tired of killing grim you could make a pretty penny as a blacksmith."

"You all would probably make all of her business…how exactly do you all keep paying for this? The dust she needs isn't exactly cheap." Weiss said as she raised an elegant eyebrow.

"Royalties from Pumpkin Pete's cereal." Pyrrha said with a shrug.

"I'm not really wearing armor so my part is incredibly cheap, it's really just re-sewing honestly." Ren added.

"Don't ask questions you're not ready for the answers to~'" Nora said with a giggle and a wide grin that sent a shudder down their spines.

"Trust fund." Jaune said with a sigh.

…

…

…

"What?" Jaune asked as he noticed everyone looking at him.

"You have a trust fund?" Yang question with a slight eye-twitch.

"Yeah I hate using it though, Arcs are supposed to rough it out-it builds character but my family made so much money on their adventures that they all ran out of things to do with it. My eldest sister Fiona? She fights with weapons that cost hundreds of millions to make and she still has a lot of gold and jewels just hanging around in a storage chest somewhere." Jaune said with a sigh, he didn't like talking about this because it made him feel like a rich kid-he wasn't raised as one and preferred not to be thought of as one either.

"What the hell!? And you're hounding me for thirty grand!?" Yang snapped as her eyes blazed red.

"Ninety." Jaune corrected as he reminded her of their bet in Glynda's class. "And don't think I'm not getting paid either." Jaune said seriously. "I earned that cash and you're gonna pay up."

"Who pays millions for a weapon?" Ren questioned skeptically alarm making Weiss cough as she tried to avoid her friends shocked gazes.

"That needle is worth millions!?" Yang questioned incredulously.

"Needle!? I'll have you know-"

"-that Myrtenaster is a one of kind weapon made from the finest materials!" Ruby interrupted actually sounding more offended than Weiss. The white-haired teen blinked owlishly before turning to her partner.

"…E-Exactly…?"

"Hey don't look so shocked, we might not get along all the time but no one disrespects quality weapons in front of me no matter who wields them." Ruby said resolutely while she crossed her arms with a nod making her sister sigh at her sister's weapon fetish.

"It doesn't make sense though Ruby, I mean we made ours and they're just as effective as snowflake's." Yang said as said snowflake glared at her but before she could say anything Ruby stared at sister in disbelief.

"You have no idea do you?" Ruby questioned in alarm making Yang blink.

"Idea about what?" Yang said making Ruby face-palm.

"You don't honestly think Uncle Qrow didn't play favorites do you? He personally gave us the materials to make our weapons, materials that he bought with his own money, materials that cost a small fortune." Ruby explained making Yang gape at her. "Yang, you fight with mini mansions on your wrists."

"Oh damn." Yang said incredulously. "Looks like I need to send out a late thank you card."

"Everyone in this room, minus Jaune, has expensive weapons. Blake and Ren's as well, there's been a shortage on the material used in theirs, and she could re-sell it for a lot of money right now." Ruby said simply. "Jaune's sword is just a replica of his ancestor's that I guess he uses to honor him, so for obvious reasons his wouldn't cost nearly as much ours."

"Uh…Ruby…" Pyrrha began awkwardly making the younger red-head turn to her.

"What's up?"

"Jaune's sword isn't a replica." Pyrrha informed the red-head whom stared at her with half-lidded eyes.

"What?" Ruby deadpanned as she turned to a sheepish Jaune.

"Yeah I have the real Crocea Mors." Jaune said making Ruby blink.

"I thought the real one was in a museum?" Ruby said sounding unnaturally calm.

"Nah we gave them a replica and let them claim it was the original. The real Crocea stayed in the family." Jaune stated making Ruby narrow her eyes.

"You mean to tell me we have been friends for months and you're just now telling me your weapon is legit? Your weapon that I have idolized since I was a little girl learning about the old war?"

"Uh…it never came up?" Jaune said do it sounded like a question. "Why is it worth anything?"

"That blade is priceless Jaune." Ruby said calmly. "The shield alone introduced the concept mecha-shifting and the blade was what won the war."

"Huh, I know now Crocea is special for a few reasons, but to be honest I thought it was just a hand-me down when I came to Beacon." Jaune shrugged as if it didn't matter which made Ruby narrow her eyes. One must first understand that to a weapon enthusiast like Ruby what Jaune just revealed to her would be the equivalent of someone telling you they had the Holy Grail in their cabinet for years and thought it was just a flashy cup.

"I just stopped myself from killing you…just this moment you almost died in my dorm." Ruby said coolly and Yang instantly went to her sister's side.

"Jaune you might want to come back when she cools down." Yang said seriously.

"Surely you're overreacting?" Weiss said with wide-eyes as the normally friendly young huntress gave Jaune a glare so vile that if looks could kill, his entire team would have disintegrated.

"No, she honestly stopped herself from killing him. You don't understand, Ruby doesn't play around when it comes to weapons. You think I'm bad when my hair is touched? Multiply that by fifty when I accidently scratched Crescent Rose." Yang said with a shudder. "We'll see you guys at lunch, she needs to get some cookies in her pronto."

-Abandoned Warehouse-

Adam was not having a good day, it was as if every member of the white fang were incompetent and did not know how work as an effective unit. It was beginning to infuriate him. They were all so weak, well except the random member that wielded a chainsaw-greatsword, he showed potential be a threat towards the humans if given time.

"Is that the best you all can do?" Adam nearly growled out making the White Fang members tense as they paused their training and turned to the man. Adam was going to snap at them when a voice echoed throughout the hideout.

"Excuse me, can you tell me where Beacon is?" A calm voice questioned making Adam blink behind his mask before turning to a woman wrapped in a tattered cloak.

"Who are you?" Adam questioned with a frown as he placed a hand on the hilt of his blade. He could smell her scent and tell that she was human. His frown grew as he could also smell the faint sent of blood coming from her body and he was positive none of it was hers.

"A concerned older sister, now will you tell me where Beacon is or will things need to get ugly?" The woman questioned coldly. "I do not particularly wish to waste my time slaughtering this sad excuse of a menagerie."

"You dare-"

"Did I stutter?" The woman questioned curiously.

"How dare you insult the White Fang!? The Faunus!?" A White Fang female member with dog ears growled out gaining the cloaked figure's attention.

"I did not insult the Faunus, just these beasts that stand before me." The woman shrugged. "I do not see a people, I see mutts…or in his case cattle." The woman said with a shrug as she gestured to Adam's horns before turning around. "I know about your organization and you're lucky I am not currently dealing with matters across the pond or I would have ended this farce long ago." She made it one step before Adam shot at her at nearly unmatchable speeds and unsheathed his blade.

*SHING!*

Just before the blade made contact, the woman was surrounded by a barrier of light blue seals that effortlessly blocked the blade, surprising the Faunus whom was known to cut through nearly anything.

"You just do not get it do you?" The woman questioned curiously. "As long as my bloodline exists, you will never be feared." The woman said simply as cold blue eyes pierced through the shadows of her hood and bore into Adam, whom retreated backwards only for her to appear behind him a in a flash of blue light. He grunted when he felt his aura take a massive hit from an attack he was barely able to make out.

"Your bloodline?" Adam questioned as the woman moved back her cloak so she could place her hand on what looked like the hilt of a katana.

"B-Boss, r-retreat. Please s-stand down!" The same White Fang member from earlier cried out gaining his attention.

"What are you talking about!?"

"Look at her thigh!" The dog Faunus shrieked making him frown as he turned to the human, he felt his heart leap to his throat-though he hid it well-as he gazed at the arc shaped tattoo on the woman's now revealed thigh.

"What is an Arc doing here?" Adam questioned with a growl as a bead of sweat slid down his face. That family name was synonymous with death to the White Fang. The war between the Humans and Faunas had caused a noticeable decline in the Faunus population due to that wretched family. One Arc had slaughtered one hundred and fifty Faunus without mercy…

…in ten minutes.

"Like I said I was looking for my brother." The woman drawled making the dog-Faunus' legs buckle.

"Y-you have siblings?" The woman squeaked out at the thought of more Arcs existing in the current generation, one of the major points in the peace treaty was that the Arcs could only have one child per generation-for her to have siblings would mean humanity broke their promise.

"Seven." The woman said with a shrug. Adam's eye twitch behind his mask as he heard a few of his lackey's fainting behind him. "When the White Fang moved into the human Kingdoms you broke the treaty first, blame yourselves for my father being no longer legally required to wrap his Willy. I do believe my mother said he wept for joy when you all were formed."

How such vulgar words could be said with such elegance, they would never know.

"I'll ask one more time. Where. Is. Beacon?"

"Like I'll give into your demands!" Adam shouted as he dashed at her making her sigh. This was about more than pride however, he knew Blake attended that school now and though their partnership was all but gone he wouldn't let an Arc anywhere near her. If anyone was going to kill her, it would be him.

"One day without death, was that too much to ask for?" The woman questioned rhetorically with a sigh.

-Later: Beacon-

Blake couldn't understand it. Her entire life she had been told horrible things about the Arc family but so far she couldn't find any reason to be afraid of Jaune. Sure he was strong and a capable leader, but he was nowhere as terrifying as the legends made them out to be. He was just as strong as any normal first year Beacon student. She'll admit she was impressed when JNPR took down that demon but it was team effort, she was even saddened when he had seemingly died.

All in all, Jaune was a normal hunter-in-training and warranted no fear from her. She was even sure that if they ever had to fight each other to the death one day she'd be able to win. So it was with that thought that she conversed normally with the male leader as they ate lunch.

"So tell me Jaune…" Weiss began…politely!? The table stopped what they were doing and looked at the heiress in shock, but she paid no attention. "You're apparently the heir of such a prestigious and wealthy family, how come you do not carry yourself like it?"

"You mean why he isn't a tuck up snob like you?" Yang asked with a laugh getting an irritated glance from the heiress.

"Well we never used more than what we needed to be happy, we lived pretty averagely actually. Having a big family also helped, we kept each other from getting a big head. My Dad always said if you wanted to boast the Arc name, you needed to pick up a blade."

"A good policy." Pyrrha nodded only to blink when she heard something fall onto the table. She turned to see Blake looking at Jaune in horror as her book rested on the ground.

"B-big family Jaune? I thought you were an only child!" Blake stuttered out uncharacteristically making everyone look at her incredulously.

"Are you serious? I know I have mentioned my older sister Fiona before. You know leader of a royal army by twenty-one, Godslayer, the one who trained me though I am not even close to her level?" Jaune questioned making Blake shake her head though her face got paler with each word he spoke.

"Now that I think about it, she was missing the day you first brought her up with team RWBY present." Ren said making Jaune frown.

"But she was there when we talked about her earlier." Jaune pointed out making the man point to Nora who was eating a large stack of pancakes.

"She was probably only half listening like Nora is now since she was reading her book. She probably can't even remember what the conversation was about."

"It was about Ursa Ren." Nora said randomly making Ren face-palm as she proved she wasn't paying attention.

"B-but what about the treaty!" Blake question in confusion.

"Treaty?" Pyrrha questioned curiously.

"Something about limiting how many children an Arc could have." Jaune shrugged. "Dad mentioned it once in passing, I thought he was lying since I have so many siblings."

"No it existed." Weiss said with a nod, always one to know about politics. "It was removed due to the formation of the White Fang. The Faunus 'accidently' let the group spread so Humanity 'accidently' banned the Arcs from birth control."

"Haha Pyrrha, you better hope Jaune's pull out game is strong!" Yang laughed making the two teammates sputter as their faces blazed redder than Ruby's cloak.

"Really Yang?" Ruby groaned at her sister whom simply stuck a tongue at her.

"They can't be allowed to breed!" Blake thought in horror as she imagined an Arc with Pyrrha as a mother. "That would be a living weapon of Mass destruction!"

"Can't believe there are actual laws like that." Ruby said as she shook her head making her partner snort.

"You'd be surprised at some of them." Weiss said as she ate her food. "The Arcs apparently have a lot of influence in military and political matters. So much that many people try to figure out a way to get connected to Jaune's family. My father once even told me he had gotten the Arc patriarch intoxicated and created a marriage contract between me and the third born child should it be male." Weiss laughed making Jaune chuckle.

"Yeah I think Dad told me something like that once, he was so drunk that he couldn't even remember the name of the family just that it would be the second born daughter or something. Talk about dodging a bullet." Jaune chuckled as he ate his food. Weiss and Jaune simply chuckled a bit as they ate while their friends all stared at them in silence.

…

…

…

"So since no one else wants to, I'll address the elephant in the room." Yang began as Ruby gaped at the two heirs along with the rest of the table.

"You're engaged!?" Ruby shouted in shock making Weiss glare at her as the lunchroom turned to look at them. "Sorry." Ruby squeaked out.

"No you dolt! Think, Jaune has seven sisters and one older sister. This makes him the second born, which means the third child would be one of his sisters-a female-making the contract null and void." Weiss explained making Jaune drop his fork.

"Wait Weiss, what are you talking about? That's not why the contract is void." Jaune said making her turn to him in confusion. "Its void because you're an only child and should you have a sibling who happens to be female, she'd be so young that I could contest it-or have been killed in battle by the time she's of legal age."

…

…

…

"J-Jaune...I-I have an older sister." Weiss began as her eyes widened in slight horror making him pale.

"What?" Jaune said as he began to tremble.

"Her name is Winter, she's in the Atlesian military." Weiss said seriously. "That's why I said it was void because you're the second oldest."

"B-But that can't be I have an older sister!"

"I know."

"No I mean another one!" Jaune said in alarm making Weiss drop her fork in terror as she imagined Jaune moving down form second born to third. Jaune and Weiss stared at each other in absolute horror before pulling out their respective scrolls. "Dad, what the hell did you do!?" Jaune questioned as he waited for the call to connect.

["Hello Weiss, your father is busy may I take a message-"

"Listen to me you wench, if you don't patch me through to that bastard I am going to shove my heel so far up your ass your nose will bleed!" Weiss snapped making the secretary look at her in a mix of shock and horror before doing what she was told.

"Fiona! Thank dust, I need you to tell me what you know about marriage contracts, how can I void one?" Jaune questioned urgently.

"Congratulations!? No I won't let you speak to him! F-Father-are you crying tears of joy? This is my future! Stop congratulating me! Why are you proud?" Weiss shouted as she placed her scroll to her ear.

"Hurry!" Jaune said as he heard Weiss's one-sided conversation.

["Let me think, Mom shoved so much of this political crap in my head when we were kids I might have an answer…uh, ah yes! I remember, infidelity. Either you or your bride to be needs to cheat with someone else so that one of you can void the contract, why?"]

"Cause Dad's an idiot." Jaune deadpanned making her cover her mouth with wide eyes.

["You mean he was serious!? I thought you just needed me to help you cheat on an exam or something!]

Fiona Arc.

Sister of the year.

[This is…fucking hilarious hahahahahaha!"] Fiona laughed her ass of as her brother glared at her fiercely. ["S-so this is what it took f-for you to finally l-look like an Arc….BWAHAHAHA!"]

"Pyrrha!" Weiss shouted as she pocketed her scroll making the horrified Spartan look at her in confusion. "Have intercourse with him now!"

"W-What-"

"Now woman!" Weiss nearly growled out making Blake stand up with a glare.

"No they can't reproduce!" Blake said defiantly making Weiss glare at her.

"Don't make me end you Blake." Weiss said coolly.

"Bring it." Blake muttered. "We both knew this day would come."

"Wait settle down!" Jaune ordered silencing them as he turned back to his scroll. "What was that?"

["There is something more important that you need to be worried about now though."] Fiona said seriously. ["The old Fomorian leader Shining Shakarr has been resurrected, we suspect it is by the same people whom brought back Glas. It was spotted en route to Vale, whoever is behind this is targeting you-our guess is that they want to steal your Paladin's diary."]

"How dangerous is he?" Jaune asked seriously as he quickly slipped into his leader mode.

["He could stalemate my predecessor and it would take me going all out to slay him in my weaker days. Still he's just been resurrected so his power is relatively low compared to what it used to be. "]

"Damn it. You heard that right guys?" Jaune said a she glanced at his team whom adopted serious expressions.

"It's a code blue." Nora said as she nodded.

["That, however, is not your biggest concern as I am almost positive he will end up dead-it's why I am sure he'll die that's the problem."] Fiona said seriously making him frown, a frown which deepened as his sister looked a bit sheepish.

"What the hell did you do, Fifi?"

["I may have let it slip to…her…that you were at Beacon."] Fiona said awkwardly nearly making him drop his scroll.

"Oh no…" Jaune said with a pale face, confusing his team.

["She got a head start but I am also on my way to run damage control, with both of us in town Shakarr stands no chance, the real problem is getting her to come back to Rocheste without having you locked up back at the house. With her sense of direction I might even make it around the same time she does honestly. Hide for now, I'll take care of this."] Fiona said before cutting the call.

"Jaune...what's going on?" Pyrrha questioned in confusion.

"A monster is coming." Jaune said with a thousand yard stare.

"Another one?" Ren questioned with a frown.

"This one is not any normal monster, it's her." Jaune said with a shudder.

"But Jaune, who is 'her'." Pyrrha questioned making him grimace.

"My older sister."

"Why is that a bad thing Jaune? Older sisters are awesome!" Ruby said as she gave Yang a hug making the brawler laugh. This time both Weiss and Jaune looked at them with envy.

"Not all the time Ruby." Jaune said seriously. "Fiona is my oldest sister and we get along good enough, but then there is the other one…to sum her up perfectly…she's an Arc." That statement confused the humans, but Blake nearly ran for the hills at that moment seeing a terror on Jaune's face that mirrored her own when she thought of the Arc family as a child.

"Does she like hate you or something?" Yang questioned in in confusion making Jaune laugh.

"Some days…I wish she did…she loves me, so much that she'd be willing to kill me herself instead of letting me risk my life on the battlefield." Jaune explained making them gape at him. "When Fiona ran off to be a hero, she followed her soon after intent on bringing her back but Fiona had proven herself capable enough that she instead decided to stay with her and help her fight. The same thing happened with my twin." Jaune said making Weiss look up at him in hope. Seeing this, Jaune just sighed. "I beat her out by two minutes."

Weiss' hope shattered instantly.

"So just prove yourself, you're not exactly bad." Yang pointed out making him chuckled.

"For most of my life I was a terrible fighter, at first it was because I lacked ambition but later it was because she sheltered me and prevented my growth. Up until a month before joining Beacon I was the worst hunter ever, luckily Fiona came and trained me herself to get me ready."

"Wait…you mean you could kick away a Deathstalker and attempt to pull down a Nevermore after a month!?" Blake questioned in alarm as she felt her fear of Jaune begin to grow a bit.

"Yup, anyway, she was a sheltered child and takes family incredibly seriously. She was personally trained by my father and could give all of Team CFVY a run for their money at age fourteen…at the same time. Her mental condition made her one of the deadliest Arcs since our ancestor." Jaune said with a shudder before reaching into his pocket and pulling out an old family photo form his wallet. He pointed them towards a girl whom had blonde pigtails, thick glasses, braces, and a bad case of acne.

"Wait she's who you're afraid of?" Yang said incredulously making him nod. "She looks like a little mouse, couldn't hurt a fly."

"She's an Arc." Jaune said stressing the emphasis on the name. "I have not seen her for a while, but even I know how deadly she can be, her disorder is nothing to be trifled with."

"Disorder, you keep mentioning that, what exactly is it?" Ren question with a frown.

"C.E.C." Jaune answered. "Congenital Excessive Concentration, it's a rare disorder that makes a person have complete and utter concentration on whatever they are doing, this makes things like listening to lectures at school impossible if the person is focusing on something else."

"So she's deadly because she can't study?" Yang said in confusion. "If that's the case I am the deadliest huntress here."

"No think about it, imagine what it's like to have that disorder in combat?" Jaune said seriously. "Blocking out the sounds of battle, focusing only on the kill or your objective. At that moment you exist solely to do battle." Jaune said seriously. "It occurs in our family every now and then, the last person to have it was fighting in the Faunus Rights Revolution." Jaune said making Blake pale. "His total kill count was in the thousands. He simply couldn't concentrate on things like mercy or sympathy."

"But wait, the Faunus won that conflict." Weiss said with a frown.

"And I'm glad they did, but the only reason it was a victory for them was because his daughter, my grandmother, managed to snap him out of his focus, after that he was given powerful meds and lived the rest of his life off the battlefield." Jaune stated making Weiss blink in confusion.

"Wait, why would she help the Faunus?" Weiss questioned getting an irritated look from her team forcing her to raise her hands defensively. "I'm just curious!"

"You really want to know?" Jaune asked with a frown making Weiss blink owlishly before nodding her head. "She wanted a good fight."

"You can't be serious!" Weiss said in disbelief.

"My family is insane." Jaune said seriously. "Also my family has a peculiar relationship with the Faunus and let's leave it at that." Jaune answered making Blake narrow her eyes.

"Well damn…" Yang said as she felt her face pale. "And your sister is not only stronger than him, but coming here."

"Which is why I need to hide." Jaune said as he stood up. "If a conflict broke out, everyone would be targets, do not think for a second she wouldn't put you down permanently." Jaune said as he turn around only to see the door blast open making the students jump in surprise. Jaune cursed as he quickly typed something on his scroll before pocketing it.

BGM: Cold Steel Coffin- NieR OST

The students watched in surprise as an incredibly beautiful woman walked into the cafeteria. The woman had a blonde pixie cut and bright blue eyes, her expression was that of one of innocent curiosity. The upper parts of her thighs up to the bottom of her large bust was covered by black leather which was tied together with black laces. The top of her torso was covered by a dark transparent fabric which revealed her black lacy bra and over that was an open crimson leather jacket which stopped three inches below her chest.

The collar of the jacket was made of a soft white fur and the sleeves had black leather straps around her wrists. Her left sleeve had white metal plates down her entire arm while her right sleeve had a single plate over her shoulder. Her left hand was covered by a metallic glove which had a small red light emitting from it. She also wore a pair of black heels and had a demonic looking blade on her hip. The back of the long blade was pitch black while its jagged edge was bright red. In her left hand was a white and red mask which made Blake's eyes widen in shock as she saw blood covering it. Blake trembled a bit as she realized where she had seen that particular mask before.

The woman's eyes scanned the cafeteria before landing on an apprehensive Jaune which made her lips quirk into a small smile.

"Jaune, it has been far too long my dear brother." The woman said as Yang gaped at her and began looking back and forth between the woman and the girl in the photo. Someone was apparently blessed by the gods of puberty. "I would have been here sooner but ran into a complication." The woman said as she dropped the mask and smashed it beneath her heel. "He got away, but only he got away." The woman said making Blake pale as she smelt the blood on the woman.

"It's good to see you again too Arisha." Jaune said nervously making her smile widen. He knew what a complication meant, he shuddered to think of how many fools died trying to fight her.

"I hope you have been well, I am here to take you home where you belong." Arisha explained before crossing her arms. "You're the next head of the Arc family, you shouldn't endanger yourself like this. You need to think of the family first and play your role, leave the fighting to your sisters."

"Arisha we've been over this, I need to do more with my life than sit back and become breeding stock." Jaune said in exasperation.

"Of course, I have no problem with whatever you decide to do with your life, but I refuse to let you kill yourself thinking you belong on the battlefield. Fiona and Delia are lost causes, but I refuse to let you follow that path." Arisha said firmly.

"Ari…"Jaune began before narrowing his eyes. "I'm not coming home, not yet. This is where I belong, I want to be on the frontlines."

"You?" Arisha said as she narrowed her eyes. "Why? So you can follow that foolish dream of yours and become a hero? Let me tell you a secret Jaune there are no such things as heroes, just killers whom happen to be at the right place at the right time. It's not a fairy tale, there's no princess at the end of this-all that's waiting for you is an early grave."

"If this was earlier, you would be right but I've seen what it takes to be a hero, when my team faced down Glas I knew that it wasn't all fun and games any more. Lives are at stake every time you draw a weapon, every command you give can be someone else's final action." Jaune said as he clenched his fist tightly. "I don't want to be a hero anymore. I want to fight alongside my friends and do my best to make sure they stay alive as we fight for what we believe is right…and if I happen to be seen as a hero by others in the process then so be it."

"Fight alongside them? With what power Jaune?" Arisha questioned coolly as she titled her head. "You're weak, you'll be dead in no time. Are you that eager to throw away your life?"

"If I allow myself to go back home with nothing to show for it and live the rest of my days doing nothing while others fight my battles…how is that living? That's being a coward!"

"You are a coward Jaune." Arisha said seriously. "That's all you are, that's all you have been. You've just grown arrogant because Fiona taught you how to block, a skill which just shows how cowardly you truly are."

"I guess of all people you'd be an expert on cowards wouldn't you?" Jaune questioned making her eyes widen slightly before narrowing as she thought of the girl she used to be. "You want to bring me home? Fine. However, it will be in a casket."

"Jaune, I'm bringing you home even if I have to cut off both your arms and legs to do so." Arisha said as she placed a hand on the hilt of her blade. "I won't be able to stop Jaune, if I draw this blade there will be no turning back. You want to stay here? You want to be a warrior? Fine, I'll let you try."

"Guys, no matter what happens do not interfere…If I can't prove to her I belong here then maybe I don't." Jaune said as he watched his sister draw her blade and hold it in a reverse grip. Ruby looked at him in horror and shook her head.

"But Jaune-"

"No Ruby, he needs this." Pyrrha said confusing the younger huntress. Pyrrha wasn't stupid she knew that with Jaune's lack of aura and the fact he's stated he only had a month of actual training that he must have faked his way into Beacon somehow. She also knew that he probably felt guilty about doing so. As far as Pyrrha was concerned, he cheated his way in but earned the right to stay. But, if he wanted to go through with this, she wouldn't stop him.

Arisha took a step forward and vanished making Jaune's eyes widen in alarm as she appeared behind him and stabbed forward with her blade poised at his back, intent ending the battle.

*CRASH!*

*THOOOOOM!*

Arisha's eyes widened slightly when a locker slammed into the ground in between her and Jaune, causing her blade to stab into the locker and unknowingly into Crocea Mors.

*KRANNNGGGGGG!*

Arisha gritted her teeth as the locker blew apart white a bright blue flash sending her sliding back, Jaune wasted no time and spun around to catch his weapon which was falling from the locker.

BGM: END

BGM: Ingkells- Theme

"Master! What's going on!?" Crocea asked alarm as Jaune shifted the sheath into a shield and unsheathed his blade.

"Family bonding, let's go Crocea." Jaune said as he charged forward to his sister whose eyes widened slightly at seeing the family heirloom wielded by her brother.

*CLANG!*

The siblings parried each other's swords and glared into each other's eyes. Blue mixed with Blue as Arisha hopped back and dashed forward in a blinding light, catching Jaune off guard as she appeared next to him and slammed her hilt into the side of his head, sending him rag dolling through the cafeteria and out through the entrance, stunning his friends whom rarely ever saw him lose his footing.

"The gap is far too big." Arisha muttered as she sauntered out of the room placing her blade on her left palm. The light from her glove shone brightly as she dragged the blade across her hand, igniting it in a blue fiery aura.

Jaune shook his head as he stood up and glared at his sister, even with his aura advantage he knew that the woman before him was on an entirely new level. Jaune ran rose his shield when the woman through what looked like a red orb of energy at him lazily before gesturing upwards. Raising his shield quickly, Jaune manage to protect himself when the orb exploded sending him sliding back.

*KRANNG!*

Suddenly Arisha through a second orb that shot passed his head, thinking that she had missed, Jaune stepped towards her only for to vanish and reappear behind him, her blade mid-swing.

"AHHHHH!" Jaune suddenly screamed in agony, alarming his friends as he felt a massive blow to his aura. Looking at his scroll which he kept behind his shield, he paled when he saw that he was already down to fifty percent of his aura.

"Fall."Arisha drawled lazily. Time seemed to slow as she spun around released a barrage of powerful slashes into his body rapidly, causing blue arches of energy to appear around them. His uniform jacket was torn apart as he flew away.

*CRASH!*

"This is crazy, I can't hope to face her like this." Jaune realized as he flew away, his aura completey shattered. "Only chance is to hopefully catch her off guard by going full power. I have to fight to kill, it's the only way I have a chance to prove myself!" Jaune thought as he landed and rolled backwards to his feet before raising blade high into the air. Arisha frowned slightly when she saw a gold light erupt from his body.

FLASH!

Arisha had to shield her eyes as his body exploded with power, and when the light died down she could see him standing in a suit of white armor.

"Amusing." Arisha said as she stabbed her blade into the ground as her left hand shone white with power.

"Crocea Mors!" Jaune shouted as he raised his blade high into the air with both hands. The ground beneath him exploded as his blade transformed into a claymore made of golden light. The sheer weight of it made his arms trembled.

"You can't even hold your own power." Arisha muttered as she raised her hand causing a seal to appear beneath Jaune's feet and above his head. "That armor…do you think it's even relevant in a fight between us?" Arisha questioned curiously as teams JNPR and RWBY ran out of the building to see the fight.

"Jaune's going that far?" Ren questioned with a frown.

"Where the hell did that armor come from?" Blake questioned making team JNPR glance amongst themselves.

"We'll explain later what's important is what we are going to do about this, she's not even registering Jaune as a threat-what is she doing!?" Pyrrha questioned in alarm as she watched Arisha summon a seal in front of herself and expanding it. Energy erupted from both seals, catching Jaune in between them and forcing him to drop his blade.

"Resonance." Arisha said as she tapped the seal before her with a yawn, as if she were pressing a button.

*FABOOOOOOOM!*

*CRASH!*

"AHHHHHH!" Jaune screamed pain as he felt the energy explode around him, causing his armor to shatter like glass. His friend paled when they saw him erupt in what appeared to be a massive explosion of energy. When the explosion died down, red energy flew form Jaune's body as he fell back to the ground in the middle of a massive crater.

Life flare!

*Schtik*

Jaune fell to his knees after Crocea stabbed into the ground before him.

"Do you see the difference between us now? Do you understand what kind of hell I must have gone through to reach this level? I'm telling you from experience that you do not want to go down this path." Arisha said as she raised her left hand towards Jaune causing a small sphere of energy to float in front of her palm. "You life-flared just now so you managed to survive the attack, but even I know a single tap is enough to take you down right now. Surrender."

"This doesn't make any sense, I thought no one in Jaune's family could use aura?" Ren questioned in confusion as he watched his fallen leader. He wanted to help, they all did, but Jaune told them not to interfere and he was going to respect his wishes.

"What do you mean?" Yang question in surprise.

"What she means is that Jaune is the first person in his family to unlock his aura since his ancestor." A voice spoke up and the students turned to see Ozpin walking towards them with Glynda.

"Professor you have to stop them!" Ruby begged as the man sipped his tea.

"Sorry Ms. Rose, but this is a family matter…I will be sending them the bill for the destroyed property after this however." Ozpin joked making Glynda roll her eyes.

"Not the time." Glynda muttered as she turned to the fight. "Her power is coming from that glove of hers, it's allowing her to manipulate that energy."

"It's like a dust crystal." Weiss muttered as she narrowed her eyes.

"Like?" Pyrrha questioned in confusion making her nod.

"I say like because I have never seen a dust crystal of that quality before, if it is a dust crystal it would be worth a fortune." Weiss answered as she crossed her arms.

"Pay attention children, I want you to remember that woman. You could not fathom the threats she faces on a daily basis, that demon that team JNPR put down was just a sample. She's the type of warrior you all come to this school to become." Ozpin said seriously. "Unfortunately, Jaune stands no chance for he fails to see the purpose of this test of hers." Ozpin said before smirking into his mug as he noticed Ruby stealthily typing something in to her scroll.

"You've impressed me Jaune by not falling yet, I'll admit, but you have not proven yourself at all." Arisha said simply.

"Master-"

*Boooom!*

The spirit that was on its way to Jaune stopped when an orb of energy floated in front of the weapon.

"Stay down Crocea, my family owes you a debt for protecting our ancestor in his battles but do not fool yourself into thinking I won't seal you away if you get in my way." Arisha said coolly has her hand reignited. "Pick your battles Jaune, I'll ask one time do you yield?"

"Yield?" Jaune wondered as his vision blurred. "I-I told you…only way I'm going home…I-is in a casket." Jaune said with a bloodied smirk. "Pyrrha, Nora, Ren, Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang…I've made too many friends to just abandon them now. I have a team to lead, if you think I will leave them willingly you are sorely mistaken."

"I see." Arisha said calmly before closing her eyes. "It's over." Arisha said as she gestured for the orb to explode. Jaune knew this was it for him but he refused to show weakness in his final moments. If this was truly his final sight, he was going to see it to the end.

BGM: END

*KRAAANNNGGG*

BGM: PVP (Version 1) Extended- Vindictus OST

"Well damn sis, if it was a fight you wanted you didn't have to come this far." A voice spoke and Jaune looked up in disbelief to see Fiona standing before him. She was wearing a pair of low-riding black slacks that had metal spikes going down the sides and a leather vest which revealed part of black bra. On her lower back was an Arc-symbol tattoo. "I am more than willing to give you a fair match up."

"Fiona…" Arisha muttered as she grabbed her blade apprehensively. This wasn't an opponent she could take lightly.

"Don't listen to her Jaune, she's always been over protective. You're a grown ass man. It doesn't matter what decisions you make in life, as long as they're yours and what you truly believe is right then I say go for it. You have my blessing even if you don't have hers, the fact you lasted this long-no matter how horribly one sided-shows you have potential." Fiona said with a grin.

*BOOOOOOOOOM!*

Fiona blinked as she glanced back at the bottom of Beacon's steps to find a colossal pitch black armored figure wielding a giant Warhammer making its way to the school.

"What do you know, your mission is here." Fiona mused as she tossed Jaune a crimson potion. "Drink that and deal with him would you, I'll keep Ari in check."

"You cannot be serious Fiona, there is no way he can face Shakarr. We can take him out first and then deal with our personal matters." Arisha said with a sigh making Fiona tilt her head.

"Nope!" Fiona grinned. "Unlike you, I have faith in our brother. You couldn't see it because right now he is too weak to face you all out, but he has talent. Shakarr is just what he needs to showcase his skills." Fiona said as Jaune drunk his potion, causing his wounds to fade away while some of his aura replenished. Standing up Jaune pulled his blade free from the ground. However instead of turning to Shakarr, Jaune placed a hand on Fiona's shoulder and pulled her back and stepped towards Arisha. "Jaune?"

"This is my fight." Jaune said as he raised his blade. "That's your enemy down there right? Well between him and Arisha he's more likely to kill the innocent, you can take him out faster than I can."

"Jaune…you know you can't beat her right?" Fiona asked with a frown though she was impressed he was thinking of others instead of himself. Jaune chuckled as he cracked his neck.

"Yeah I know, but my enemies won't wait until I reach their level will they?" Jaune questioned as he glanced back at Fiona. "Though nowhere near as bad as Ari, you baby me too much as well." Jaune said seriously making Fiona look blink in surprise before a sad smile graced her lips.

"I guess I do, don't I?" Fiona said as she turned around towards Shakarr. Jaune and Fiona stood back to back as they raised their shields. "Good luck Jaune." Fiona said quietly making him nod.

"You too." Jaune said before they both dashed off towards their opponents, Ari narrowed her eyes as she brought her blade down on the young huntsman. "Now!" Jaune barely managed to duck under the swing before bashing his shield into her arm knocking it back. Arisha's eyes widened slightly in surprise as he stepped inside her guard. "With a blade that long, there's a limit to how close she can fight."

"What?" Arisha wondered as she was forced to dodge four powerful swings from her brother. She narrowed her eyes as her body began to glow so that she could dash behind him and put a little distance between them.

"Like hell!" Jaune shouted as he used his shield arm to grab her wrist tightly just before she could dash away before raising his right leg.

"He knows her kick too? No matter that move is too predictable once you've seen it enough." Arisha thought as her left hand began to glow. "I'll blow it off when the time is right." However, instead of kicking her, Jaune slammed his foot into the ground causing a crater to appear beneath them making Arisha lose her balance. Using his momentum, Jaune dropped his blade and pulled his fist back before reinforcing it with his aura. "What!?"

"Amaranth Punch!" Jaune shouted as he slammed his fist into the side of her face.

*BOOOOOOOOM*

The ground shattered as his hair blew back from the force of his punch.

"Wait don't tell me he was…that idiot." Ren muttered with a face-palm making Pyrrha nod with a dangerous eye-twitch.

"I'm going to kill him." Pyrrha stated calmly as if it were a fact.

"Wait what are you talking about?' Yang asked in confusion.

"He took the beating so that he could analyze her fighting style." Ozpin said as his sipped his coffee. "After all it has been awhile since he's seen her. He was able to dodge her attack because he knew how she was going to swing her blade before she even did, then he found the weakness in her close combat abilities."

"Still, she is far stronger than him." Glynda muttered. "A lucky hit, won't change the outcome of this battle."

-With Jaune-

"How was that?" Jaune questioned tiredly. "You didn't expect me to be a complete copy of Fifi did you?" Jaune asked only to pale when he realized his fist was being blocked by a blue seal that acted as a barrier.

"Surprised? Did you really not expect father to not teach me something as simple as blocking?" Arisha questioned making Jaune pale as he personally knew what tended to follow after a successful block. Quickly slashing her blade across his chest, Jaune was sent sliding backwards after she delivered a powerful counter attack which shattered the remnants of his aura

-With Fiona-

"Damn it Ari, you know this test of yours is too hard for Jaune to figure out, especially since he's male." Fiona mused as she effortlessly blocked a mighty swing from Shakarr with her shield before dashing forward and knocking him back with a well-placed shield bash. "Come on Jaune, you should know what to do-especially if you're a leader."

-With Jaune-

"You want to play with the adults now Jaune?" Arisha questioned curiously. "Well it's time you've fallen, I knew you were too idiotic to be a warrior. How you ever became a Paladin is beyond me." Arisha said before disappearing in a blue flash.

*SCHLIK!*

Jaune gasped as Arisha's blade ripped through his gut.

"You've failed." Arisha whispered in to his ear before freeing her blade as blood spilt from his lips. His blade fell from his hand as he fell to his knees and wrapped his arms around his stomach. "Why? Because you've taken on an opponent that was too much for you to handle alone. I knew you weren't ready." Arisha said as she stepped over her brother. "You'll just get yourself and those you loved killed, I'm saving you from that guilt be thankful." Arisha said as she flicked his blood off of her blade.

"I've lost…" Jaune realized as pain shot through his body.

"Master…" Crocea's voice rung through his head sadly as tears filled his eyes. "Why…"

"I'll have to go back…"

"Why didn't you…"

"I'm a failure…"

"…Just…"

"I've let them all down."

"…Ask for help?"Crocea asked sounding honestly confused making his eyes widen as his trembling stopped.

"Time to go home Jaune, I'll have the teachers mail your belongings." Arisha said as she walked away only to pause when she heard him stab his blade into the ground. She frowned to herself before turning around to see him using his sword to keep himself from falling over as his wounds healed slowly. "You still want to fight? You haven't learned a thing have you? You can't win."

"I know." Jaune said quietly making her raise an eyebrow. "Maybe one day, but not today-you were right I have no idea what you've gone through but if you have been with Fifi, then I have an Idea. Thinking I could even face you as I am was nothing but an insult to your skills…until I train a bit more a fight between you and I will always end like this." Jaune said humbly. "I grew arrogant after fighting Glas, and assumed I was ready to be a hero…but I'm not and you have humbled me."

"Hmph, so you realize that you can't beat me, how do you plan to prove yourself to me then?" Arisha questioned curiously as he weakly looked up at her before giving her a grin.

"By being smart for once." Jaune said before taking a deep breath. "HELP ME!" Jaune shouted loudly making her eyes widen in surprise before a small approving smile graced her lips. She smiled at the fact that Jaune finally understood what she was trying to get him to understand, and she smiled because at that moment crouching behind her…

…in a whirlwind of rose petals…

Was a pissed off young girl wielding a large scythe that was already mid-swing. Arisha slammed her longsword into the ground next to her, effortlessly blocking the attack making Ruby narrow her eyes before jumping back.

-With the others-

"Ruby!" Yang shouted in alarm before reaching for her scroll only for Ozpin to raise his hand.

"Ms. Xiao-Long stop right there, it seems Jaune has understood the true purpose of this test." Ozpin said making the students look at him in confusion. "Ms. Arc did not come here because she doubted his potential as a hunter, she came to make sure he could accurately deal with a threat far stronger than him."

"But we took down that abomination, shouldn't that have been enough?" Pyrrha questioned helplessly making Ozpin hum in thought.

"Think, Ms. Nikos, Jaune knew that demon was stronger than him and came to you for help did he not?" Ozpin questioned curiously making her nod. "And Ms. Arc, from what I gather, is far stronger than that demon…yet here you are, his team and comrades standing before me and not alongside him."

"But he said-"

"For you to stay away, and that is where the problem is. Jaune suffers from something we all have at one point, pride." Ozpin stated with a smile. "Pride has gotten even the strongest of warriors slaughtered. He had too much pride to ask you all for help against his sister. He also was afraid to rely on you and get you all hurt as a result of his decisions, such is the fear of many leaders."

"Damn it Jaune…" Ren muttered as he clenched his fists while Yang glared at Ozpin.

"I'm not leaving my sister out there! I have to help her-"

"And do to her what Ms. Arc has done to Jaune?" Ozpin questioned curiously making Yang look at him in confusion. "Do not baby Ms. Rose, the moment she accepted my invitation she was given the right to be treated as an equal by her peers-yourself included. You need to step back for once and truly see the warrior your sister is. It's time you all understand why I made those two team leaders."

"Why..." Weiss questioned quietly as she finally saw an opportunity to ask a question that bugged her since she was placed in team RWBY. "Why them?"

"Because out of the eight of you, Ms. Rose, Mr. Arc, and Ms. Nikos were the only ones who knew why they were here, why they truly picked up their weapons. Even I could tell Ms. Nikos here prefers not to give orders, so Mr. Arc was an easy pick." Ozpin answered stunning them. "The reason Ruby is out there now is because she's here at Beacon to learn how to fight the good fight, she's not blinded by pride, vengeance, nor is she simply looking for a thrill. She had already called her weapon is was prepared to go against Jaune's wishes to keep him alive, the fact that he called for help before she showed up was pure coincidence."

"I think you broke them." Glynda muttered as the young huntresses plus Ren gaped at the man before slowly turning back to the fight.

-With Jaune & Ruby-

"Thanks for the save Ruby." Jaune said with a smile as he stood as Ruby dashed next to him and kept her Scythe aimed at Arisha. Reaching inside his pocket, Jaune pulled out a potion he kept on himself for emergencies and quickly drank it, once more removing the near fatal wound and giving him some of his aura back. Ruby didn't even look at him before she stomped on his foot making him yelp. "Ouch!"

"Idiot! You almost died two times! How were you even made a leader!?" Ruby snapped angrily, her face flushed and for once it wasn't due to embarrassment-she was genuinely pissed off.

"Ruby-"

"Do you think I like sitting back and watching you get beat up?" Ruby questioned angrily. "So what if we're not on the same team, so what if our teams have that stupid rivalry…you're still my first friend Jaune…when you're hurt, I'm hurt."

"Ruby…"Jaune trailed off in surprise when he saw tears in the corner of her eyes. It was then he realized what an idiot he was, like her she was his first genuine friend and he knew that if the roles were reversed he'd be just as pissed. "I'm sorry." Jaune said with a sigh.

"You better be." Ruby muttered making him chuckle.

"I owe you a lot of cookies don't I?"

BGM: END

BGM: Song of the Ancients (Fate)- NieR OST

"You have no idea." Ruby said as she narrowed her eyes at Arisha who looked slightly amused at the exchange. "So what's the plan?"

"You're asking me?" Jaune said sounding surprised making her nod.

"We have two different styles of leading, I'm more for improvising on the spot and you are better at the strategic stuff. My style won't work here at all, so it's up to you just tell me what to do." Ruby said making Jaune look at her in surprise before shaking his head with a smile. It was then he realized that despite her talents, Ruby truly was a humble individual.

"Youngest one here, and she has the huntsman thing down better than anyone." Jaune mused to himself before sheathing his blade and ruffling her hair. "Blue team may be the best team, but your group currently has the better leader." Jaune chuckled before removing his hand. "We're going to have to combine our styles if we want to bring her down. We'll call it, strategic-improvising."

"You're going to get us killed." Ruby deadpanned.

"Probably." Jaune admitted. "Now let's go." Jaune said as they charged forward making Arisha frown. "Ruby flank her!" Arisha widened her eyes as Ruby disappeared in a blur. She barely had enough time to create a shield to protect herself from Crescent Rose.

*BANG!*

Ruby released a round form her scythe and used the recoil to quickly retreat. Arisha cursed as she glanced back to see that Jaune slipped in to the opening of her shield and flashed to the side to avoid being impaled by Crocea Mors. She glance back at Jaune only to tense as she felt Ruby appear behind her in a crimson flash.

*BANG!*

Crescent Rose's edge shot towards her at blinding speeds, barely giving her time to raise her blade to parry the strike.

*CLANG*

At that moment she raised her left hand towards Jaune who was charging her and released a blast of energy. Jaune wasted no time and raised his shield quickly to block the blast before covering his trusty shield in his aura and ramming it into her.

*KRANG!*

"Gnh." Arisha grunted as she slid back before ducking under a mighty swing from Ruby that would have taken her head off. Reaching back, Arisha grabbed the Scythe's handle and used it to swing the younger girl into her brother, forcing the red-head to release her weapon. Arisha then raised her left hand and released an orb of red energy at the two before disappearing in a blue light. Making a gamble, Jaune grabbed ruby around her waist as he rose his shield just in time to block a powerful blow from Arisha that sent blue sparks flying everywhere.

"Now Ruby!" Jaune shouted making her nod.

"Jaune get ready!" Ruby shouted as she wrapped them both in her hood which wrapped around them, hiding them from view. A vortex of red fabric sped around Arisha making her frown as the wind began to pick up. Her eyes widened in slight disbelief as her feet actually left the ground as she found herself in a tornado of rose petals. Arisha narrowed her eyes before dragging her blade across her left palm, igniting it in a blue flame.

"You'll have to try harder than that!"Arisha shouted as she released countless rapid slashes that easily made the vortex disperse only to reveal that Jaune, Ruby and her weapon had vanished. "What?"

*BANG!*

Instinctively, Arisha hopped to the side as a bullet buried itself into the ground where she previously stood. She glared up and saw Ruby descending upon her releasing round after round towards her, forcing Arisha to put up a barrier to block the barrage.

"Crocea Mors!" Jaune's voice shouted making her grimace as she released her barrier when Ruby descended upon her. Stepping to the side, Arisha avoided the younger girl's overhead attack before grabbing her by the back of her hood and throwing her behind her where she landed next to Jaune whom was now wielding a glowing Crocea Mors.

"That attack again?" Arisha muttered as Jaune charged her. Time seemed to slow as she placed her blade on her left palm and ignited the blade in a golden flame. "Impressive that you've learned that move, but it's not as original as you may think."

"What!?" Jaune thought in alarm as Arisha swung her blade before her in a bright golden arc of power.

"Ruin Blade!" Arisha shouted as the attack slammed into Jaune's, her attack was so powerful that the glancing blow sent Ruby crashing back.

*KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*

The siblings struggled for dominance for a split second before both were engulfed by light. When the light died down, Arisha stood unscathed in a large crater while both Jaune and Ruby groaned as they lay on their backs. Arisha frowned when she noticed that her family's Mana stone had run out of power.

-?-

"Where am I?" Ruby wondered as stood up weakly in a void of pure darkness. Suddenly her surroundings distorted and she found herself standing in a dark room that was being illuminated by the fire of a nearby fireplace. She looked around herself in surprise as she registered where she was.

"Mom?" A small voice questioned suddenly.

"No way." Ruby muttered to herself as she slowly turned around with wide silver eyes. Before in a nearby chair was a beautiful woman with black and red hair that resembled Ruby greatly. In the woman's lap was a toddler that looked just like her.

"Yes my little jewel?" The woman questioned with a warm smile as she continued to nit a large red piece of fabric.

"When will it be ready!? I can't wait to finally have a hood like yours!" The toddler said enthusiastically making the woman laugh.

"Patience Ruby, I swear you always want things to happen so quickly-do not rush life, savor every moment you are given with those you love. It's almost done but even so it will be awhile before you're big enough to wear it so for now you'll have to settle for having a hooded blanket." The woman explained before laughing lightly at her daughter's pouting face. Ruby could do nothing but watch the old memory of her mother with silent tears falling down her cheeks.

"Hey mom, why do you like sewing so much?" The younger Ruby questioned curiously making Summer hum to herself in thought.

"Well I guess it's because it's like telling a story!"

"A story?" The toddler questioned curiously making Summer nod.

"Exactly, each thread woven is like another part of a bigger story." Summer said as she finished the fabric. "My mother said that sewing is an art, and some people could even read the messages hidden within each article of clothing if they we're skilled enough."

"Wow…" The younger Ruby said with wide-eyes before a grinning Summer wrapped the crimson hood around her daughter, making the child giggle. Cocooning her daughter in the hood, Summer embraced the younger Ruby and held her tight. The child rested her head on Summer's chest and watched the crackling fire in the fireplace.

"There is a darkness in this world Ruby and I won't be able to protect you from it forever." Summer began quietly and the older Ruby gasped in surprise as Summer's silver eyes bore into her own. "You always were afraid of the big bad wolf lurking in the shadows. Next time you find yourself surrounded by darkness remember the warmth of this cloak, remember how much I love you, and embrace it. Don't be afraid of the wolf, become it. You are stronger than you know Ruby, and a day will come when you will need to take control of this world's darkness before it consumes you."

"Mom…" The older Ruby whispered as she watched her younger counterpart fall asleep. Her mother's eyes, however, never left hers.

"You're my daughter Ruby, and I want you to know that I believe in you. No matter what struggles come your way, you can and will overcome them." Summer said as a sad smile graced her lips. "I love you." Ruby shook her head as the vision began to fade away.

"Mom? MOM! MOM COME BACK PLEASE!" Ruby cried out as she fell to her knees. "Don't leave me…"

-With Jaune-

"I must say I am impressed." Arisha admitted. "I didn't think I'd actually need to recharge the stone to take you out." Arisha mused as she walked over to the fallen hunters and grabbed Ruby by her head tightly before lifting her up. Ruby's body shone brightly as her aura began to get sucked into the stone, once again filling it with power. "Hope you don't mind if I borrow your energy instead-" Arisha stopped when Ruby's hand grabbed her wrist tightly making her frown. "Oh?"

BGM: END

"R-Ruby?" Jaune questioned as he looked on in confusion. His eyes widened in disbelief as her hood began to release a familiar black energy. "What?"

"Impossible." Arisha muttered as she dropped the girl whom landed on her feet with her head bowed. Ruby bent over and picked up her scythe while her silver eyes shone brighter. "That cloak…was it made by a brotherhood member? How in the world does it possess the power of a paladin's diary?" Arisha wondered as the cloak wrapped around Ruby tightly before turning pitch black. Ruby held her head in pain as she erupted in a pillar of darkness

*FLASH!*

"Interesting…" Arisha muttered as her eyes shone bright blue before she as well transformed into a Dark Knight. Jaune gritted his teeth before clenching his chest as he was covered by white armor.

"Jaune what is this?" Ruby questioned in confusion as she looked down at her body which had seemed to age to its physical prime. She glanced down at herself frantically when she noticed that she was covered in the strange black material. She had looked exactly like Pyrrha's transformation with the exception that she wore a pitch black hood that was releasing black petals. She had felt stronger than she ever had in her life, and she held her now black Crescent Rose with wonder as it was covered by the black energy.

"Somehow, you've become a Dark Knight…Ruby what was the last thing you remember?" Jaune questioned seriously as she turned to him.

"I…I saw my mother…she was making my hood and began to fade in to the darkness, I followed her and the next thing I know I'm looking like this."

"Her mother must have been a brotherhood member." Arisha spoke up gaining their attention. "I will speak to Nyle about this later. It's time we end this, if you want answers you children need to prove yourselves capable of handling them."

"We're not children Arisha, not anymore." Jaune said as he aimed his blade at Arisha. The woman was silent for a moment as she imagined a much younger version of Jaune smiling and standing in front of her before the image shattered and was replaced by the white knight.

"I suppose you're not." Arisha muttered before stabbing her longsword into the ground and raising her right hand in front of herself. "Allow me to treat you two like adults then!" Arisha roared as two pitch black horns ripped from her head. Jaune and ruby looked on in wonder as her power increased even further.

"Ruby, listen to me. I've figured her out." Jaune said as he got Ruby's attention. "She has two types of teleports. One she can do on her own, and one where she teleports to that orb she throws. The one with the orb does stupid amounts of damage and can cleave through even my aura quickly. Here's the catch though, she can only teleport to the orb. Dodge the orb and you dodge her."

"And the one without the orb?" Ruby questioned.

"It places her in front of us. If you see no orb, but she still teleports that watch your front and you'll be fine." Jaune said making Ruby nod. "Through our pain, her stone gets stronger. The less we get hit the weaker she is."

"Got it."

BGM: This will be the Day-RWBY OST

-With Fiona-

Hopping over Shakarr's hammer, Fiona slammed her foot down on the handle, embedding the weapon into the ground before using his surprise to leap up and behead the Fomorian Leader effortlessly. Landing on the ground as blood showered the battlefield, Fiona turned towards the direction of her siblings with a frown.

"Are you really using level two Arisha?" Fiona muttered to herself with gritted teeth. "It's getting harder and harder not to interfere."

-With Arisha-

A second layer of pitch black metal began to cover her arms, legs, and head, as multiple long pieces of metal began protruding from the back of her arms. Arisha whipped her hair, and her ponytail was covered by spiky black metal that connected to the back of her helmet, giving it the appearance of a dragon tail. Her blade was no longer a beam of black energy, but rather a very long pitch black blade that's back was covered in spikes that was now surrounded by a black aura.

"Let's go." Arisha muttered, ripping her blade from the ground, before they both sides charged each other. As soon as they met each other, their weapons clashed creating a large explosion which nearly blinded them all.

-With the onlookers-

Ozpin sipped his coffee as everyone else simply gaped at the battle.

"W-what the hell is going on!?" Yang finally snapped, Blake said nothing but simply held herself in terror as she gazed up Arisha's new form that was fighting both of her classmates far viciously than before.

"And…you're just letting this happen?" Glynda deadpanned as she turned to Ozpin.

*Sip*

-With Jaune & Ruby-

"Show me what you've got." Arisha called out as Ruby sped in front of her. Time seemed to slow for a second before both women began slashing at each other at speeds that made their weapons invisible to the naked eye. Each time their weapons clashed, a loud explosion rung out through the battlefield.

"Now." Jaune thought to himself as he ran towards his sister. "Shield Bash!" Jaune shouted as he slammed the shield into his sister, sending her sliding backwards through the battlefield.

"Nice hit!"

"Thank you." Jaune chuckled, even as a Dark Knight Ruby never lost her enthusiasm. "You're even faster than before, stay on her so she can't use any of her heavier attacks."

"Got it!" Ruby said before disappearing and locking herself in close combat once again with Arisha. As this went on, Jaune ran towards the two while swinging his blade rapidly for every time he swung his sword the light from his transformation would split off and fly towards Arisha, bombarding her rapidly. Arisha cursed as she was sent sliding back from the blasts. Seeing her moment, Ruby dashed forward with her scythe cocked back only for Arisha to raise her left hand and create a magic shield to protect her.

"That should buy me some time-what!?" Arisha was caught off guard when instead retreating, Ruby leapt up and slammed her feet into the seal before rapidly kicking it until it shattered like glass.

*Crash*

When the seal shattered, Ruby back flipped and landed in a crouch before blasting towards Arisha like a bullet.

"Like hell!" Arisha muttered as she leapt over the swing and aimed her blade at Ruby, intent on finishing off the huntress.

"Oh no you don't!" A voice shouted making her eyes narrow as she glanced back to see Jaune above her. "Shield Bash!"

*KRANNNG!*

"Gnh!" Arisha grunted as she slammed into the ground with enough force to send her bouncing up right into Ruby's awaiting combo.

*SHING!*

*SHING!*

*SHING!*

Landing three powerful slashes as Jaune landed behind her. Releasing a round from her scythe, the large bladed weapon slammed into Arisha again just as Ruby used her Semblance to land a barrage of rapid slashes before Jaune stepped forward and slammed his foot into Arisha's stomach sending her rag-dolling backwards. Arisha held her stomach with her left hand and glanced up just in time to see Ruby before her with her left hand clenched tightly.

["Listen up you little cookie monster, I'm going to teach you something that will keep you safe when you're older. It doesn't work on Grimm, but Grimm are not the only enemies out there and I want you ready for the day you realize that-as much as I hope that day never comes."]

Evie's words rung through Ruby's head as she opened her left palm and slammed it into Arisha's chest.

"Mark of Death!" Ruby shouted as an ethereal skull appeared above Arisha and opened its mouth to consume her life-force.

BGM: END

BGM: Time to Say Goodbye- RWBY Volume 2 OST

"How?" Arisha questioned with gritted teeth as she felt some of her life force being ripped from her. She had been hit with this move countless times in spars to know what it was. Before she could ponder it any more, Jaune appeared before her and released two powerful slashes she was barely able to dodge before he flipped his blade into a reverse grip and spun around rapidly. Caught off guard, she couldn't dodge the slash to her abdomen or the following slash to her chest after he flipped his blade back before leaping up and slamming a powerful roundhouse kick to her head.

"Nailed it!" Jaune shouted after finally being able to perform Fiona's Ivy sweep which sent Arisha sliding away from him.

"How are these kids, this strong?" Arisha wondered incredulously as Ruby suddenly threw her beloved scythe high into the air as Jaune ran forward towards his sister. "Head on? Don't get cocky!" Arisha shouted as she dashed forward in a blue light and appeared before Jaune faster than he could blink. Time seemed to slow as she stopped and ran her blade across her palm, igniting it in a golden light. "Ruin Blade!" Arisha shouted as she slammed her longsword towards her brother.

*KRANNNNNNNG!*

Arisha's eyes widened in alarm as her blade was blocked by a pitch black shield that was engulfed in a dark aura. In front of her, Ruby was forced to a knee as she blocked the powerful attack with the legendary shield.

"Nice catch and nice block!" Crocea said to Ruby whom had to fight back a squeal.

"You talk!? That's so awesome!" Ruby gushed as Jaune descended from the sky with Crescent Rose held tightly in his hands, the formerly demonic scythe was now bathed in a holy golden light. "Now Jaune!" Ruby shouted making Arisha curse as Jaune swung the scythe with more power than Ruby ever hand.

"Crescent Rose don't fail me!" Jaune roared as a giant arch of light slammed into his sister's back and sent her flying away, tearing a large fissure into the ground.

"Awesome." Ruby said as they switched weapons, once again igniting them in their respective auras.

"As I thought, Focal point with Crescent Rose would be far more destructive with its large blade." Jaune muttered before cursing lightly as he felt is power fading. "We don't have much longer but neither does she."

"HAHAHAHA!" Arisha laughed as she leapt from a large crater and landed before them with a wide-grin. "I take back everything, it's been awhile since I've had this much fun!"

"No offense, but your sister's insane." Ruby gulped as she took a step back making Jaune nod despondently.

"I know." Jaune sighed as Arisha stabbed her blade into the ground and clenched her right fist tightly as it was engulfed in a dark energy.

"You, girl, it's a shame you're going to die but die knowing that I definitely approve of you!" Arisha said with a manic grin confusing Ruby while Jaune sputtered in disbelief.

-With Fiona-

Fiona paled as she ran faster after feeling a large shift in the atmosphere.

"Damn it Arisha, snap out of it, you'll kill him and anyone around him!" Fiona bit out as tried to reach the battlefield.

-With Jaune & Ruby-

"Fissure!" Arisha shouted as she whipped her right up towards Ruby, causing a large black horn to rip up from the ground but before it could impale her, Jaune stood in front of her.

*CRUNCH!*

BGM: END

"GAH!" Jaune shouted as his chest plate shattered along with the right side of his helmet.

"It's over!" Arisha muttered lost in her battle lust as she aimed her right hand towards the two leaders while Ruby looked at Jaune in horror and fell to her knees as she saw the black spike ripping out of his back. "Blow apart." Arisha muttered as their visions were engulfed by a black wave of power. Jaune's now revealed right eye shone brightly as he clenched his right fist and punched at the darkness.

"Master!" Crocea shouted in alarm as Ruby shut her eyes in fear.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!*

-10 AP

Arisha's eyes widen in alarm as dozens upon dozens of bright gold spheres erupted from the darkness and raced towards her, forcing her to create a shield to block the damage.

*CRACK!*

"What? Impossible…" Arisha muttered in disbelief as her transformation ended leaving her standing in the tattered remains of her armor. Ruby slowly opened her eyes when she realized that she was alive and gasped as she felt herself being held tightly.

["Ruby, the reason I train you so hard is because being a hunter is no luxurious lifestyle, it isn't some fairy tale. You're on your own and there will never be some knight in shining armor to save you, they don't exist-you have to learn to save yourself."] Qrow's words rung through Ruby's head. It was a lesson he had taught her that she took to heart, but now…now she didn't know what to think.

BGM: Regina- Vindictus OST

"So, you ascended." Arisha muttered as she gazed at Jaune. A second layer of armor had covered the previous one that shone with an even brighter intensity. His helmet had evolved and now revealed a pair of bright blue eyes that leaved trails of light when he moved the back of his helmet and torso now sported pitch black feathers as did his chest plate making it look like he had a collar of pitch black feathers. Over his shoulder shoulder pauldron was a floating white cross that was lined with a light blue crystals and so were the two vertical plates that floated over his right pauldron.

His shield now looked as though it were crafted by angels, its shape had changed into a diamond shape that was made out of white metal. It was covered in a light blue aura and floated above his left arm rather than being connected. His blade had underwent a similar transformation as not only had it turned white but it seemed to have double in width-now looking like two sword blades connected by a blue light-and was as long as his body and it too was covered in a blue light.

"I'll take care of it from here Ruby, also you might want to cover up." Jaune said calmly as he set his friend down on her feet and pounded his chest with his right hand, causing four large blue crosses to float around him, before picking up his colossal blade effortlessly as if its weight had not changed. Ruby glanced down a released an embarrassed squeak as she found her clothes destroyed. Luckily, her hood was unscathed and she used that to cover herself quickly before looking back up at her friend in blatant awe before frowning.

"You're trying to fight alone again!? Why-"

"It's not about pride this time Ruby." Jaune said calmly as he placed an armored hand on her head making her look up at him with a blush. "I just want you safe. That's all. For now just have faith in me." Jaune said before dashing at Arisha.

"How do you already know how to use conviction?" Arisha muttered as she gazed at the floating crosses. Narrowing her eyes, Arisha dashed forward with her blade cocked back. Jaune said nothing as he slammed his blade into hers.

*KRANNNNNNGG!*

Arisha's eyes widened in amazement as she was batted back through the air as if she were weightless. Landing in a crouch, she looked up to see that Jaune was already in front of her and gritted her teeth as he slammed his shield into her sending her flying through the sky with the powerful shield bash.

-With the onlookers-

With the exception of Ozpin, they all gaped as Arisha landed in front of them on her back. Gritting her teeth, she stood up only to find herself hit with an earth shattering Amaranth kick to her ribs, which send her flying back into the lunchroom. Jaune paid his gaping friends no mind as he gripped the blade tightly with both hands and dashed back into the building.

-Lunchroom-

"That power! It's intoxicating isn't it?" Arisha questioned as she grabbed a table with her left hand and slung it at her brother whom cut it down it with ease.

"It wasn't worth the cost." Jaune muttered as Arisha appeared behind him with her blade ignited in a blue flame.

"Oh?" Arisha asked curiously. "And what cost is that!?"Arisha shouted as she slammed her sword into her brother rapidly only for each hit to be blocked by the floating crosses. Finally after the final hit, the crosses shattered and Jaune spun around and grabbed her by her neck tightly.

"I never wanted to fight you, especially not like this, I've never wanted to go past a simple spar." Jaune's eyes narrowed as he spun around and slung her through five tables and into a pillar. Arisha coughed up blood before falling to her feet as the pillar collapsed behind her.

"Why? Because you're scared?" Arisha questioned with narrowed eyes as she held her blade with both hands and charged her brother.

"No because you're my sister and I love you!" Jaune shouted as they met in the middle of the dining hall, both of their blades shining gold time slowed as their glowing blades raced towards each other

"Ruin Blade!"

"Crocea Mors!"

*FABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*

Arisha's body erupted in pain as Jaune's armor shattered. Both siblings glared into each other's eyes as they were surrounded by a bright light as their blades fought for dominance. As if sharing a mind, they both slammed their heads into each other, creating a shockwave as their glare viciously into each other's eyes, blood dripping down their faces. Suddenly Jaune's expression softened as tears fell from his eyes.

"Please Ari, enough is enough once we turn on family…what else is left?" Jaune questioned making Arisha's eyes widen before a pained expression crossed her face as if she had just realized how far she had taken this fight.

"Jauney…" Arisha whispered quietly as her attack began to over-power Jaune's. "You're too kind for the battlefield."

"It's that kindness, however, that will allow him to stand above the rest." A taller Crocea Mors said coldly as she placed her hands over Jaune's, causing Arisha's blade to be pushed back. "And it's time you learned that, daughter of Arc."

BGM: END

-With the onlookers-

Ruby and Fiona had both just made it to the others as the explosion died down.

*Rumble*

Thunder sounded and they looked up to see that it had begun to rain. Glynda grimaced at the rain before glancing to Ozpin and glaring at him as he had somehow already had an umbrella out and continued to sip his coffee while he remained dry.

"Impressive." Ozpin muttered as he looked at the ashes of the dining hall.

"They wiped a building from existence unintentionally, in a grudge match…" Blake muttered to herself. "They're monsters, the myths were true…we didn't listen…" Blake muttered as she held herself tightly and shuddered. "We didn't listen!"

"Uh…there, there…" Yang said awkwardly as she watched her partner have a mental breakdown and a panic attack at the same time. She was far more concerned for her sister but couldn't even think of where to begin. Yeah she knew her sister was good, but she was always right beside her in any non-sparring battles. This was the first time she watched her sister fight a legitimate threat without her help. She was surprised, happy, and sad all at the same time.

*Crack*

Blinking, Yang turned back to the destroyed building and shook her head incredulously as she saw Arisha dig herself up from the rubble. Her eyes widened in amazement as Jaune pulled himself out as well but he was unable to stand on his own and had to use Crocea Mors to keep himself upright as Arisha stood up, covered in blood, panting tiredly as the rain washed her blood away.

"Jaune you are too kind-hearted for the battlefield." Arisha muttered before softened her expression as Jaune glared at her tiredly. "However I made a mistake and mistook that gentleness for weakness…and for that I apologize. You are strong Jauney, and one day you will be far stronger than me…" Arisha muttered as she raised her left hand causing her stone to shine brighter than it had that entire day. "If you can get up after this…I will let that day come, I will not stand in your way, and I will even cheer for you form the side-lines…because if you can withstand this, you can withstand anything this world will throw at you."

"No Arisha, you'll kill him!" Fiona shouted as she prepared to end this fight once and for all.

"Fiona…stop…If withstanding an attack is all I need to do to end this, I'll do it…I'm just so tired of fighting those I care about. Fighting family should never be a requirement to be a hero." Jaune said weakly before turning back to Arisha. "Get it over with, I'm ready."

"Jaune…" Fiona whispered as Arisha raised her left hand high into the sky causing multiple small seals to surround her arms as her hand shook with power.

"What is she doing?" Glynda questioned in confusion making Fiona sigh.

"It's her strongest attack, Temporal Shift." Fiona answered with a frown. "It's an attack that that stops time itself and then uses that same energy that stopped time to explode and destroy all of her opponents that are caught within it." Fiona answered making the students pale as Blake felt herself become light-headed.

"I'm sorry Ms. Arc, did you just say stop time?" Glynda questioned incredulously sure she had heard wrong making Fiona nod. Glynda was no stranger of time dilation due to working with Ozpin for so long, but actually stopping time? Even for a second that was no small feat. "Ozpin, I know you heard that we need to intervene now there is no way that boy can withstand that much power."

*Sip*

"Damn it, Ozpin!" Glynda snapped angrily as Ozpin looked away innocently. It was that innocent expression that made Fiona narrow her eyes.

-Flashback-

"Damn it, I'm still short on cash there is no way I can escape to Cohlen before my parents find me a suitor." Fiona muttered as she cursed her luck. She had been doing odd jobs for months but still couldn't afford the ferry ticket, today she was working overtime at a local café but it looked like she would be unable to accomplish her goal before the deadline. Her father had banned her from the family vault, knowing she intended to leave thus leaving her to fend for herself.

*Sniff*

She nearly broke down and cried but held it together long enough to give her customer his order. An Arc always finished their jobs no matter how much their life lucked at the moment.

With that thought, Fiona forced a smile on her face and gave the awaiting customer his cup of coffee.

"Why thank you." the man said with a smile as he pushed up his shades before sipping the cup." Fiona was about to walk away when the man suddenly gasped getting her attention.

"Why I'll say, this is the most delicious cup of coffee I've ever had!" The man said out loud and stared at it as if he had found the Holy Grail off coffee.

"Er…" Fiona had no idea what to say, she didn't even make it she just poured it from the same old coffee maker she always had.

"Madam, what is your name?" The man questioned curiously.

"Fiona Arc." Fiona said cautiously making him nod as he pulled out a check book and wrote something on the check before ripping it out and handing it to her with a wink. Fiona nearly fainted at the amount of zeroes on the check.

"That should be a sufficient tip, especially since I am stealing this mug." The man said making her look up only to blink in surprise when he and the mug of coffee had suddenly disappeared.

*Flashback: End*

BGM: Maplestory Red First Impact intro- Maplestory OST

Ozpin gave Fiona a knowing wink and simply gestured for her not to say a word.

-With Arisha-

"The final blow."Arisha muttered as she slammed her hand down creating a massive seal around Jaune that froze time itself. Arisha said nothing as she turned away and raised her left hand before an orb of magic appeared in it. Clenching it tightly for a moment, Arisha didn't even glance back as she crushed it causing the seal beneath Jaune to explode.

*FABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*

Jaune shut is eyes as he found himself engulfed by a bright blue energy.

*RIIIIIINNNGGG!*

"What?" Jaune gasped as he felt the energy hit him, but do no damage. His body erupted in flash of light as the energy was pushed away from him. He gaped as he could stand up against the weight even as his body felt an unbearable strain. "AHHHHHHH!" Jaune roared as he extended his hands towards his sister and pushed the power back towards her.

"Impossible!" Arisha shouted in disbelief as she felt her power being absorbed, no, it was being reflected back towards her with Jaune's own power being added to it. So caught off guard, she could do nothing but gape as her own attack shot towards her. "Amazing." Arisha said weakly with a proud smile as her vision was completely covered by the bright light.

*KRANNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG!*

Arisha blinked as she found herself being held tightly. Opening her eyes, she gasped as she found herself being held tightly by Fiona, who was doing her best to block the attack.

"AHHHHHHHHHH!" Fiona shouted as she found herself being pushed back. Using her free arm to push Arisha away, Fiona held her shield with both hands and fell to a knee. "I've had enough!" Fiona shouted as she was covered in a golden light.

*FLAAAAASSSSSHHHHH!*

When the light died down, they could see Fiona standing in the second level of her paladin transformation as blue crosses floated around her for a second before shattering.

"This fight is over." Fiona ordered and though she couldn't see her face she could tell her older sister was pissed off.

"You're right." Arisha said as she fell to her knees, which went weak after seeing how close to death she was. She couldn't help but chuckle as Jaune hand to catch himself on his hands and knees. He panted tiredly and looked up at her with a weak smile. "It's my loss." Arisha said before her vision went black.

BGM: END

EXP: 5,000,000

AP: +350

Jaune Arc: Level 50

Ruby Rose: Level 50

+2 Seals of Enjoyment

Skill Unlocked: Semblance (Jaune Arc)

"Please don't tell me you did all this so the boy could unlock his semblance." Glynda pleaded as Ozpin walked away.

*Sip*

"Damn it, Ozpin where the hell are you going!?"

"To send an old friend a bill, his children did make quite the mess." Ozpin said with a chuckle.

"And I thought I had family issues." Weiss muttered with an eye-twitch as Fiona held both Jaune and Arisha by the collars and yelled at them furiously not caring that they were on the brink or death or that Arisha had passed out.

"We're still chewing him out after his sister finishes, right?" Ren questioned suddenly making Pyrrha nod.

"Oh you have no idea." Pyrrha muttered with an eye-twitch.

"We'll break his legs!" Nora said with a cheer.

"Keep him fifteen feet away from me at all times." Blake muttered to Yang as Ruby walked away, still wrapped up in her hood.

"Where you goin' sis?" Yang questioned curiously.

"My skirt and top blew up, I'm going to change before anyone sees my underwear." Ruby said with her cheeks blazing red before running as Yang chased her, attempting to take away her cloak with a grin.

-Soulstream-

"Arc…" Morrighan muttered as she gazed down at the scene. "I wonder, will you reawaken before my power returns? When we clash, that world truly will turn to dust."

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