A/N: So I didn't update for a couple of days for a few reasons. 1. I was sick and 2. I wanted to organize this arc which will lead in to a couple of others. So now I have a decent skeleton for this first arc all that's left is to build on it. Hope you enjoy the loads of fighting this chapter. Oh and finally the Poll is Up! Vote for whoever you want our blue haired vanguard/hero to end up with!
P.S. For those who have not seen ep 15-16 there will be spoilers! So go watch it! Last time I'm saying spoiler warning . SPOILER WARNING...There .
The announcer chuckled as he jumped off of the balcony and landed in the middle of the arena. "So let's get ready!" The two contestants stood at their area and waited for the countdown. "Everyone ready for the first match!?" The crowd erupted into loud cheering as he pointed up at the sky. "Ready! 3!" The first contestant closed his eyes as he drew his weapon and readied himself. "2!" The other contestant also drew her weapon and quickly entered her fighting stance as she focused on her opponent. "1!" They both chuckled at the irony of the situation as they both dug their feet into the ground.
"The first match will be! Jaune Arc versus Pyrrha Nikos!" Jaune chuckled as he stepped forward and began to walk to his place when he felt a hand grab his wrist. He looked over and saw Pyrrha staring at him as if she was questioning his will to fight. "Pyrrha let's get one thing straight. I know I need help but when it comes to this tournament. Don't hold back cause I won't either." She sighed and nodded before turning her back to him. "Then you better be ready Jaune."
"Begin!" The red head analysed Jaune's stance before she attacked when she saw him charging at her like a speeding bullet. She quickly put up her guard and only slid back slightly from the impact but her forearm stung from the sudden impact. He was definitely taking this serious as she parried a second slash that came from the front only to have his shield impact her gut which caused her to keel over from the sudden blunt force. He's using his shield as a weapon as well. He definitely has more physical strength than me but I can match it by using a bit of my aura. Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his jaw as her shield returned the favor causing him to stagger back before he pulled up his own shield to stop a a couple of bullets from hitting him.
The crowd roared in excitement as the two backed away after their exchange. They eyed each other as they charged again and entered a blade grind where it was obvious that the knight was winning until the spear bearer used her aura to push him back followed by shooting him as much as she could in order to increase the distance between the two of them but her eyes widened when she saw him close in with a long jump. She quickly spun her spear and parried his attack then followed up with a barrage of strikes which were quickly executed.
Jaune quickly backed away and regained his focus as he remembered what he learned in the span of that week. Control your breathing, pace yourself and balance your offence and defense. If I can keep her on her toes she won't be able to pull of another counter like that. He carefully walked around her with his shield pulled up in a way where he could cover a majority of his body without blocking his field of vision. When he saw her run forward, he quickly shifted his shield back into a sheath and sheathed his blade before entering a low stance with his hand on the hilt.
The sudden change in stance caused the redhead to stop her dash and instead flip back in order to study his new stance. He's never used that before. When she noticed he was only staring at her with full concentration, she decided to fire at him since he wasn't going towards her which was a mistake since as soon as the weapon began shifting, he dashed forward and with a click, his sword was drawn in a flash which knocked her weapon out of her hand. The now shifted spear landed on the ground with a loud thud which caused her to bite her lip as she made a mad dash towards her weapon while dodging and parrying with her shield which got the crowd excited.
Once she had her weapon back in her possession, she focused and a black aura had engulfed her weapon as well as her hand. Time I show you the difference in our power. She charged forward and thrust her weapon forward which was stopped by the knight's shield which would have normally worked but the impact was so strong that it knocked him off of his feet and onto his back. He winced as he stood back up and realized the impact had done some damage to his shield arm. She's trying to break my defenses. Time to try 'that' out. He waited as she charged again but she immediately charged her aura through her shield which caused him to lose his grip on his shield.
She quickly tossed her shield aside in order to keep both defensive items out of the equation until she saw him enter a meditative stance with his sword. "Finish him!" The crowd was screaming as she stared at Jaune who was still in his meditative stance until he opened his eyes which were glowing a fiery white. She quickly charged at him and slashed forward with her spear but hit nothing but air as she stared at the area where he was standing mere seconds ago. Before she could react, she felt a sudden increase in pressure before she staggered forward from a slash hitting her back. When she turned and threw her spear, it once again only hit nothing and instead, she was legitimately surprised as her teammate appeared in front of her and slashed at her which sent her tumbling to the floor.
When she looked up, he was trying to keep his composure but his fatigue from using such a powerful technique was affecting him more than he'd like. He staggered a bit but took a deep breath and readied his sword once again but before attacking he picked up her weapon and tossed it to her. When she caught it, they both focused before charging at full speed. They clashed for a second before they passed each other and stood with their backs facing each other. The crowd went silent as the two stood still before Jaune swung his sword to get rid of a bit of blood that was on it. Pyrrha did the same with her spear and winced as she noticed the cut on her shoulder but when she turned to see the knight, he laughed as he dropped his sword. "This match was so much f-" Before he finished, he collapsed and his picture blacked out on the screen.
"Winner of the first match is Pyrrha Nikos! Let's give a round of applause for such a fantastic match from these two powerful combatants!" Ren quickly jumped down from the stands towards his two teammates and quickly helped the spear bearer carry the knight to the infirmary. He heard his teammate chuckle as he looked over at Pyrrha. "That wound is gonna scar...sorry bout that." He fell asleep shortly after and once they made it to the infirmary, he was placed into a bed and was being worked on while the announcer walked over to the winner and held the microphone out to her.
"How about some words about your victory Miss Nikos." She turned and sighed as she took the mic and looked at the crowd. "It was an amazing match. One I never thought I would fight so early on. Jaune Arc is a strong fighter and coming from where he was just a week ago. He still has a way to go but he is going in the right direction. As for my next opponent. You have to at least be able to do that much before expecting a shot at beating me." Once she finished, the crowd erupted into cheering as she jumped up to the stands and took a seat next to her hammer wielding partner.
The other contestants looked at the screen as the names and pictures were shuffled around. Some people hoped they wouldn't be next while others prayed that they would be up to fight soon. The pictured began slowing down and then they finally stopped. "The next match shall commence in five minutes which will be! Weiss Schnee versus! The swordsman known as the Trueblade!" Once the battleground was cleared of any debris, the two contestants took their places at least until the swordsman raised her hand which caught the attention of the announcer. "Uhhh. Yes?"
"I surrender" The resulting ten seconds were full of people slamming their palms into their faces. The announcer sighed as he rubbed the back of his head. "Are you sure?" The swordsman nodded as she began to walk away until she felt someone grab her cloak and pull her back. "Hey what's the big deal? You won right. Be happy" Weiss narrowed her eyes as she pointed her finger at her former opponent.
"I refuse to win like this!" She stomped her foot before jabbing her chest with her finger. "You will fight me so ready yourself!" She stormed off which caused the woman to whistle before drawing her blade and looking at the announcer who nodded and proceeded to continue announcing. "Well folks seems like the trueblade decided to face miss Schnee! Let the battle commence in!" The crowd began counting down until the swordsman charged forward and slashed at the fencer who easily avoided the first strike.
Weiss quickly cast multiple ice spells which tore through the swordsman's cloak easily causing her to dodge faster in order to avoid more damage to her cloak. "Let's see you dodge this!" She swung her blade forward which unleashed a thin spray of snow which caught the swordsman easily. "Freeze!" a Glyph appeared behind the Trueblade who tried to avoid but was caught and frozen solid. Before She attacked again, she felt multiple slashes across her body which caused her to freeze in place. When she looked down, her clothing had been cut in various places causing her face to turn a dark shade of red before covering herself.
The trueblade was shivering as she quickly sheathed her sword and looked over at the judge who was about to call her the winner until she spoke. "I surrendered remember! This was just a friendly exhibition match." She walked away as the white haired maiden glared at her but before she left, she raised her arm and gave her a thumbs up. "You better win this princess! Otherwise you won't be fitting as a rival. Got it!?" The girl nodded as she turned and glared at her friends who were laughing at the quick match and her humiliation.
After half an hour of damage control and a new set of clothing, the matches continued as the pictures began scrolling once again. Everyone waited for their turn but the scrolling stopped and looked at the pictures. "All right! The next two to face off will be Vol! and Blake Belladonna!" The two readied themselves and the announcer was about to make his announcement when the wolf eared man removed his cloak and lowered himself before the countdown started. "Blake versus Vol! In 3!" The two stared at each other as they dug their feet into the ground. "2!" Blake took a deep breath as she drew Gambol Shroud from it's bladed sheath before getting into her battle stance. "1!" Once the countdown finished, both contestants charged at each other at full speed.
The ninja quickly rolled out of the way of an attempted kick to her midsection and instead landed a leg sweep which caused the wolf man to fall onto his back. She proceeded to slash gambol shroud downwards but was stopped when the man's grip around her wrist caused her to wince in pain before she was thrown to the side. Both fighters quickly jumped onto their feet and readied themselves before they exchanged punches which caused them to stagger away from each other. "Okay he's stronger than I thought."
Vol rubbed his jaw as he took a deep breath and unleashed a howl that caused the raven haired teen to cover her ears from the extremely loud noise. Before she could react, he closed in and slammed his knee into her gut which caused her to go up a couple of feet before he kicked her once again. She hit the ground and winced as she tried to shake off the pain. He was definitely going all out.
She stood and focused as she let her aura travel through her body in order to heal herself when she sensed him charging once again but this time she was prepared. When his fist was about to hit her, she disappeared and left a minor cut on his chest which caused the wolf some discomfort until he turned and attempted another attack only to hit air. Her barrage was doing damage until she felt something hit her cheek and launched her backwards yet again. When she looked up, his wounds were slowly closing as if his body's healing factor alone was enough to recover form sword wounds. "This is impossible." She stood again and shifted her weapon into it's chain scythe form which caused the wolf to raise an eyebrow in confusion. He's never seen mech-shift weapons. Good I can use this as an advantage.
She spun the ribbon in her hand and launched it towards him which he easily dodged until she pulled on the ribbon which caused the gun to fire and wrap around the wolf's torso. With a loud cry she pulled on the ribbon and pulled Vol and launched him into the ground with enough force to crack the ground. She channeled her aura through her arms to enhance her strength which she used to pull on the ribbon once more and slam him into the ground with more force than before. The wolf coughed out some blood as he pushed himself off of the ground but before he could fully stand, she was going to pull again when the ribbon went stiff.
He glared at her as he held the ribbon in his hand so she could not launch him a third time. He stood and grit his teeth as he yanked the ribbon which pulled the ninja towards him but instead of hitting her, he spun her and launched her into one of the arena walls which left a crater in it. With her grip on Gambol Shroud gone, he removed the ribbon wrapped around his chest and dashed towards her with his fist pulled back only to be flipped onto his back. Blake winced as she grabbed her weapon and put distance between herself and her opponent. Is he a tank?! The amount of punishment he's taking would have been enough to take down most people.
When the wolf stood back up he unleashed another howl but this time he went on all fours and transformed. The Crowd, announcer and everyone else stared in awe in the power this individual possessed until people began cheering for the ninja to win in order to get rid of the 'monster.' The now transformed Vol circled his opponent as he looked for an opening, which appeared earlier than he thought as he charged forward and lunged for her side when she turned and encased her arm in aura which took the bite. She struggled to keep her aura dense enough to keep any harm from happening to her until she was flung to the ground. "This is going to be a bit more...troublesome."
She took a deep breath before unleashing a large amount of aura which surprised the wolf who was about to lunge again. She spun her weapon around as he ran towards her and jumped only to hit an afterimage and ultimately end up wrapped in the ribbon once more. This time, she wasn't going to stop until he was out cold. With a scream she pulled the ribbon and launched him into the wall opposite of where she impacted and then proceeded to continue throwing him back and forth until he stopped moving. When she was finished, she was catching her breath and the wolf barely had his eyes open until he stood and rushed her one last time. Her eyes widened as she couldn't react fast enough and was pinned to the ground with the wolf growling until it began to glow which reformed as his human form which had her pinned in a very compromising position.
"I surr-" Before she finished speaking, her eyes widened as he collapsed forward and landed directly on top of her which caused the crowd to either aww or cheer. The announcer chuckled as he hit the button which took down Vol's picture from the screen and placed the word Victor under Blake's picture. She sighed in relief but blushed as she debated on whether to push her opponent off or let someone get him. "Well ladies and gentlemen! Our victor is Blake Belladonna!" After a few minutes, her team had run onto the field and gently pulled Vol off of their raven haired teammate who was still blushing a dark red. Yang on the other hand was admiring the built body of the unconscious wolf.
"If you stare at my friend like that any longer I'd think you want to eat him." The statement caused all the members of team RWBY to jump back as a cloaked man picked up the wolf and was about to walk away but stopped and chuckled. "You fought well miss Belladonna. I hope to see you in the next round as well as the rest of you." They decided it was best to take Blake to the medic to see if she was okay. Once they got there, the medic made them wait outside as he examined the golden eyes ninja who wince every time they put pressure on her arms.
"Your arms are bruised heavily from the large amount of aura you used. The only thing I'm wondering is why a stealth type of fighter like you would end up using such brute strength tactics." She sighed and looked down but the medic chuckled. "I know you wanted to win but. Don't overexert yourself. I don't think you will be able to fight at one hundred percent tomorrow so for now just rest and have someone who knows healing arts used them on you at least once every four hours. alright?" The raven haired ninja nodded as she walked over to the stands where the rest of her team was.
Meanwhile, a white haired man stared at the screen in front of him and shook his head disapprovingly as he looked at all of Weiss' recent battles in both school and her first fight in the tournament. "I'm impressed that she has grown more in one week than her near three months at Beacon. She still is not strong enough." He sighed as a person in a white business suit walked in and set a suitcase in front of the white haired man. "Still doing business as usual?" The man nodded and sighed as he placed a vial on the table that had red dust which was glowing strangely. "This is still volatile so be careful with it." The man nodded as he placed the vial in the case. "Our mechs must be able to stop those bastards in the white fang. Is Battle Maiden Penny ready for field testing?"
The man nodded as he gave the white haired man a document which detailed the specifics of the project as well as a successful fight against Roman Torchwick and the white fang who now called themselves his ally. "She successfully defeated a large number of the white fang as well as befriending the members of your daughter's team. She can get us close to Blake Belladonna who could act as a spy in the Fang." The white haired man nodded as he took a drink of coffee and set the mug down before looking back up at the man in the suit. "I think we can hold off on sending Penny in right now. For now we can focus on looking for other methods we can use and with the arrival of the new instructors in Beacon, they may be able to provide some insight." The man nodded as he stood and walked over to a window which overlooked a large portion of Vale. "With your permission Mister Schnee, we can ask for their appearance as a mission." Schnee chuckled at the thought and flexed his arms as he pulled on his jacket which had the emblem of his family name on it.
"No I'll go visit personally." He then turned and walked out of the office, leaving the man in the business suit to his own devices. The white fang would fall if it was the last thing the Schnee dust corporation would do.
A/N: Ok so this chapter took a lot of thought as to what fights happened when aaaaaand if you guys think this is too much fighting, I can easily skip them and lead into the more important ones. There will be a couple of storylines brewing here one which will involve the SDC (Schnee Dust Cpororation) and the White fang. (if you hadn't noticed) I wasn't really alluding to this but Weiss and Blake did have their fights in the same chapter (guess that counts for something). Well as always. Thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed!