A/N : Aaaaand here we go, probably the last installment for this set. Explaining basically why Sirocca was called "Poison Wind", and what happens if you overstep your bounds.

I present to you, the third chapter for this story.

DISCLAIMER : I DO NOT OWN RWBY. ALL CREDIT GOES TO (RWBYGOD) MONTY OUM AND ROOSTERTEETH.

Let the curtain arise!

Sirocca held the wooden boomerang in her right hand, still keeping her distance from Cardin. "Oi, oi, don't tell me that was it? You're certainly not living up to th' hype you put up, if that's all y' got." A small smirk appeared on her face as the fallen boy got up slowly, grunting with exertion. "There, that's more like it."

"You'll pay for that, freak," Cardin grit out through clenched teeth. His grip on the mace was so tight, his knuckles were turning white and the sound of his palm squeezing the grip could be heard. "No one makes a fool out of me."

"Oooh, I'm scared... Not." Sirocca mockingly rolled her eyes up. "Jus' drop the tough guy front already. We both know it don't suit ya."

Cardin seemed to pop a vein at this. He bellowed a war cry and charged at the Faunus, bringing his mace down with all the power he could gather.

Sirocca's eyes glinted. "Eh. About time we got serious." Her right arm flashed up, the wooden blade held perpendicular to the human's weapon, blocking the attack completely.

This surprised the human boy. Whereas most others would be either buckling under the pressure, or outright slammed down, the tiger girl was able to stand her ground against him.

He noted she was standing with her right side facing him, left foot placed a little farther back serving to prop herself against his greater bulk, while her right arm held the wooden blade in a reverse-grip.

The next thing he noticed was that he was now slipping to his right. Putting a foot forward to stop his momentum, Cardin diverted the angle of his blow towards Sirocca's midsection. The tiger girl quickly disengaged, flicking her right wrist to let the mace drive itself to the ground instead.

Half a second later Sirocca charged at Cardin again. The human boy barely got his mace up in time to block, but the blow never came. Just as he lowered his mace to see what was going on, Sirocca's weapon slammed to his back, followed by a light kick on the same spot. Cardin wisely used the momentum to take a few extra steps and get on a defensive position, only to be surprised by Sirocca's left hand almost at his face.

He shut his eyes tightly to brace for impact, but he only felt her finger flick the tip of his nose. "One point for Sirocca," she quipped as she stepped back, putting distance between them.

Cardin was now beyond irritated. He sincerely wanted to crush the living daylights out of the tiger girl. "You f... Quit playing around and get serious, freak!"

Sirocca stopped bouncing around by the balls of her feet, her face turning serious. "Oi, careful what you wish for. Mud-Eater herself couldn't stop me when I'm serious, what makes you think you could?"

"I swear I am going to beat the life out of you..." Cardin was breathing heavily, trying to suppress his anger enough to be able to fight decently.

The tiger girl merely sighed and shook her head, pulling out the second battle boomerang. "Don't say I didn't warn ya." She shifted her pose to a neutral stance.

The human boy whirled his mace. "And then after I beat you, I'll hunt down your team, and beat them senseless..."

Sirocca froze. Oh no, he didn't... Threaten them... Did he...?

Cardin didn't seem to notice as he took a step closer. "And after that, I'll take the fight to your family..."

The tiger girl lowered her arms, a dark edge coming to her voice. That's it. No more playing around. He just crossed the line. "Stay. The fuck. Away."

He took the tiger girl's words to mean she was cracking. "Heh, not so tough now, are you... Huh?"

That was when Cardin noticed the slow snarl, and the flickers of Aura coming to life around the Faunus. "I said. Stay. The fuck. Away." Her face slowly came up, and Cardin involuntarily took a step back.

Her face looked like that of a hungry, hunting tiger that had just found its prey. Her behavior was similar, slowly walking around him, each step as softly as a wild beast's and just as tensed up, but never taking her eyes off of him. "No one. Messes. With. My team."

Her grip on the boomerangs tightened. "And no one threatens my family!" She roared, and charged towards the human, her fury showing in her eyes.

Cardin had the sense to call forth his own aura to dampen her blows as he blocked, but to little avail. It was all he could do to prevent direct hits, and even that was becoming difficult.

Finally, her seemingly endless barrage stopped, and he took a deep breath. Half a second later Cardin congratulated himself for doing so, as Sirocca was dashing in circles around him, forcing him to turn every which way, punishing him with a stinging blow to the hips or shins with the flat of her boomerangs if he failed to keep up.

Every now and then he could see a blow coming, and parried it with his mace. However, the human boy found it more and more difficult to keep up with the tiger girl, the longer she kept dancing around him.

Cardin felt his body couldn't keep up any longer. He dropped to one knee, coughing and gasping for air, but unable to do so because of the dust cloud around him. He felt his lungs about to reach their limit; by instinct he tried to crawl his way out to clearer air.

His efforts were in vain as he felt a sudden pressure descend on his back, pinning him in place. He could only groan weakly as he tried to pull away, "Air... Must..."

The human boy felt himself lifted by the neckline of his armor, and thrown bodily some distance away. Even though he landed a little oddly, driving out what little breath was left inside him, he found he was now able to take breaths of air unimpeded.

When he opened his eyes, Sirocca was standing by his head, the edge of her battle boomerangs held against his neck in a scissor formation. "Let this be a lesson to you. Never threaten my team again. Much less my family." She flicked her arms up and the edges danced away from sight. "I will not be so forgiving next time. You're lucky to leave with your limbs intact."

The Faunus started to walk away, but as if to prove her point, she swung both arms outward, then snapped the boomerangs back in place. Seconds later, two branches on either side of Sirocca crashed to the ground as she turned partially, letting Cardin see only part of her profile. "You've been warned. There won't be a second warning."

Sirocca turned and picked up her robe, slinging it over one shoulder, and made her way back inside. Her walk was mostly uneventful, save for a rabbit-eared Faunus almost running into her. "Whoops... Easy there. You alright?" She caught the other Faunus in time, holding her by the shoulders.

The rabbit-eared one gasped as the other Faunus caught her just before she actually ran into her. "Y-Yes... I'm alright - ah!" Her eyes widened as she gasped, catching sight of the other's tiger features.

Sirocca merely chuckled. "Oh, right. Sorry, I'm not looking for a meal, if that's what you're afraid of." She dusted the other Faunus' shoulders off and looked her over. "Well... You look okay, so that's that. Careful next time, ya hear?" Without waiting for a response the tiger girl walked off, finally recognizing the hallways and making it to their allotted room.

"I'm back~" Sirocca began, but found the room empty. "Meh. Oh well." She simply shrugged and took a shower, put on a fresh robe, and wandered out again until she heard the commotion in the great hall.

With nothing better to do, the tiger girl decided to watch. And was pleasantly surprised to see her best friend soundly thrash three humans.

There you have it.

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