"Grimm!"
Pewter looked up as shouts echoed around the town. Robin and Richard had removed the Beowolf pack threat a few days ago. There were only two types of Grimm this village dealt with regularly, Beowolves and Nevermores, the latter the destroyers of all the buildings they were repairing. Drawing his single-bladed axes he glanced over at Onyx as she drew her bow off her back.
Huntsman Wenge ran up a pistol in each hand. "If it's the same flock that attacked us a few months ago there are three of them."
Robin and Richard approached, their weapons ready. Already they could hear the slow, thunderous flaps of the Nevermores' wings. Wenge looked up worriedly at the sky. The Grimm circled into sight. Three huge Nevermores circling the town like vultures on prey.
"What about the townspeople?" Onyx asked Wenge.
"The town leaders are evacuating them into underground shelters," Wenge scratched his head. "Hm, which one would you like to take on first?"
"Don't you have a plan?" Onyx asked incredulously.
"We don't need a plan," Wenge said firmly. "We just need to kill those things before they tear the village up."
"But a plan would alleviate the possibility that they would tear up the village," Onyx argued.
"I'm the head Huntsman," Wenge narrowed his eyes.
Onyx silenced, through her disagreement shone in her eyes. Despite the impending danger, Richard choked on a laugh. He silenced immediately.
"Good," Wenge nodded, not seeing the exchange for checking on the Nevermore's again. They would be there soon. "You and Pewter take on the one on the right. Richard, you and Robin take on the one to the left. I'll take the lead one. Split up."
Pewter followed Onyx as they walked towards the edge of the town. He remained quiet. Onyx had her own way of sorting through her emotions and the best way to help her was to let her do her thinking.
"We will still use some form of tactics since there is no plan," Onyx said after a moment. "It's just a Grimm, we can handle them, can't we?"
"It won't be a hard fight," Pewter agreed, though he wasn't as sure as she seemed to be. Nevermore's weren't easy Grimm."
"I was hoping you would say that," Onyx smiled a little. "We need to draw its attention away from the village."
She drew back an arrow aiming at the one on the right they had been generously given. The whizz of sharp metal slicing through the air caught the Nevermore's attention. A deafening squawk shook the buildings of the abandoned down around them. Its glowing red eyes latched onto the two humans on the ground below. Onyx smiled and shot another arrow. The spiked barb bounced off of the Nevermore's wing as it changed course and rocketed towards the ground. A defiant look in his eyes, Pewter flipped his twin single bladed axes. Raising them up he fired two shots at the Nevermore.
Screeching the Grim sent a barrage of spear-liked feathers down on the humans below. Grunting, Pewter rolled out of the way, Onyx running through the rain of feathers, avoiding the sharp quills. She fired another arrow, this one scratching the Nevermore's beak as it slid, barely missing the Grim's eye.
Fury filled its scream as it sent another wave of feathers down on them. It landed on the yet to be rebuilt bell tower. The wood cracked and splintered under its weight and the Grim rose once again into the air.
"You attack its right side, I'll take the left," Onyx instructed.
Pewter grunted his acknowledgement and fired two shots at the Nevermore, jumping over the wreckage of the bell tower that thundered down onto them. Firing another shot as he ran, he leapt onto an more sturdier house and shot at the Nevermore.
Firing another arrow at the Grim, Onyx grabbed for a dart to replace the last. Suddenly deciding against this, she replaced the arrow in her quiver. Tapping her crossbow on the ground she held it as it transformed into a spear. Yelling, she took off at a run, vaulting up onto a bridge and throwing her spear at the Nevermore.
It didn't see her coming. The spear would have pierced its wing were it not for dodging a shot from Pewter.
"Now!" Onyx yelled as the Grim drew closer to where Pewter stood.
Pewter jumped, landing on the back of the Nevermore's neck. His aura rippled a light gray as the Grim suddenly plummeted to the ground. It landed hard, concrete and stones flying into the air from the impact.
Onyx flipped onto its back, running up quickly towards the Nevermore's neck. Pewter seemed to be having a harder and harder time holding down the Grim.
"Can't...much...longer!" Pewter's words sounded strained over the screeching of the Nevermore.
"I'm here!" Onyx swung her spear upward.
Pewter rolled off, his aura flickering weakly and he picked up his battle-axes that had dropped into the crater made from the landing. The spear drove down, hitting the Nevermore in the beak as it turned its head and snapped at Onyx. Gasping, she staggered back, then was thrown as the Grim shook suddenly. She hit a building, groaning as she slid down.
His eyes narrowing, Pewter swung the two battle axes at the Grim. Angered, the Nevermore screeched, knocking him over with its beak. Standing it bent, stabbing the ground in an attempt to skewer Pewter.
Grabbing her spear, Onyx stalked closer, the Grim unaware to her approach. She reached out, but her semblance failed to stretch to the male. Growling, she ran faster. He wasn't going to last long if his aura was as low as she thought it was.
Pewter fought off the Nevermore's attacks staggering backwards. He didn't allow himself to glance in the direction of his partner. Determinedly, he drew the Grim's attention further away from her.
Before the Nevermore knew what was happening, a white blur flashed in his vision before Onyx's spear was sunk deep into its eye. A strangled scream escaped its beak as it fell heavily to the ground.
Onyx pulled her spear out, watching the Nevermore disintegrate.
"That was hard," she panted for breath.
"Yes," Pewter agreed.
There was a shriek and a crash as one of the few remaining buildings collapsed in on itself. Onyx glared in that direction.
"Let's go help them."
Fun fact: Both of Team Opera's chapters on missions have the fight scenes taken from their trailer :D Slightly modified.
Also, since I'm lazy, gonna reply to Firealis' review here: No...wouldn't kill any of my people's characters. Make them suffer...why not? Now my characters... *smiles wickedly* I would have no problem killing them.