Arc of the Covenant V
Ah, Glynda Goodwitch's class. Where children come to beat the living shit out of each other with weapons and superpowers.
Glorious, is it not?
Now dressed in Jaune's usual outfit, Cardin And I would have to wait for our match until all of the scheduled ones were over with. So, that gave me the past hour and a half time to think over my situation so far. And after giving it a lot of thought, had decided that now, Masquerading as Jaune wasn't what I wanted to do. Jaune and I... are two very different people.
While Jaune seeks to protect others through killing Grimm, I'm more realistic and seek to kill those who act as a problem on the inside before taking care of something that can't be put off for a bit. After all, how are we supposed to kill Grimm when we're too busy fighting each other? Even if that may seem to contradict what I just said, I would be permanently removing the problem before we actually get our heads together and can finally focus on killing the Grimm.
Allow me to give that thought some more depth.
So far in the RWBY plot, the main focus of antagonists are Cinder and her little bumfucks, along with the White Fang while The Grimm are shown as a side problem. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but aren't these things pushing Human and Faunas kind to the brink of extinction? If they were to be taken out of the picture, then we could be able to focus all of our attention on the supposed "Real Threat".
Now granted, I may not be physically strong enough to take them down on my own. Jaune's body is weak and untrained at the moment, and even I with my knowledge of future events, I wouldn't be able to kill them single handedly. Now how would I be able to solve that problem? The answer is simple, yet effective.
I allow RWBY to whittle them down before I come in for the kill.
For example, I have two occasions where I could be able to kill Torchwick. The Docks and The highway fight. Like I stated before,I alone would not be able to take him down one on one. But, say at the docks, could wait for Penny to arrive and come in and use that distraction to sneak up on To-
"Jaune, are you absolutely sure that you're okay?"
I look up from my scroll to see the person who interrupted my thoughts was none other than Ruby Rose.
"Ruby, I've told you like twenty times already, I feel better than ever." I reassure her as I lay back in my seat and rest my hands on my stomach. I cant really blame the poor girl for her worries, her best friend is dead after all. Plus, Ruby's just too damn cute to get mad at her. I mean look at that face, it's almost as Moe as Velvet.
Almost.
No one's as Moe as Bun-Bun.
"You sure about that, VB?" Yang asked with worry evident in her eyes. " I don't normally see you threaten Cardin with a knife. Even if he deserves it."
I'm taken aback by Yang's concern over Jaune. I didn't realize that she actually cared that much for Jaune. Why is it when that dumb ass had all these attractive girls around him, he decided to go full retard and went for the one who had 0 interest in him?
"I just got sick of his shit is all." I tell her. "No one else had the guts to stand up to him, so I did. Which actually kinda disappoints me that out of all of us, i'm the only one who stood up to help Velvet." I say as I give them all a stern look. They all look a little ashamed of themselves at that, because they know it was true. They would have let it go undisturbed, if I hadn't done something. That was the one thing that always irked me whenever I watched the show. When I look at Pyrrha's sad expression though, I realize that was kinda a dick thing to say. I just sigh as I pinch the bridge of my nose.
"Listen, what i'm trying to say is that people change, okay? I realized that the way I was prior to now was literally getting me nowhere. Just by today alone, i've successfully managed to stand up to Dickweed over there, pay attention in class, and help out someone while making a new friend." As I finish, my gaze lands on Velvet who happily talking to her leader Coco Adel across from our spot on the other side of the arena. After reading Velvet's lips for a second, realize she is telling Coco about why she was late to first period. I see the fashionista raise a brow before turning her head to look at me. I give a small wave, which she returns with a nod of her own. It wouldn't surprise me if she wanted to talk to me latter about this.
Whatever more that was going to be said on the topic was interrupted when a loud buzzing noise sounded out, signifying that the last of the scheduled matches were over. As the two students who had just finished fighting stepped down from the stage as Glynda stepped forward, tapping away on her scroll before looking up and scanning the crowd of students situated in the bleachers of the enormous stadium/ classroom.
"That is all for the scheduled sparring matches for today. If we have any volunteers-"
Before she could even finish, Cardin and I's hands were in the air, both of us eager to beat the living shit out of each other.
"I volunteer as tribute." I say aloud to myself. Goodwitch eyes the both of us before giving a nod of approval.
"Very well then. Cardin Winchester and Jaune Arc, please make your way to the arena." The platinum blonde says before drawing her attention back to her scroll.
Following her orders, we both make our ways to opposite ends of the arena as our pictures appeared in holographic form above us with green bars below them. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what those are. Mrs. Goodwitch starts saying that the following will follow tournament style rules, but I zone out as I lock eyes with Cardin. He leers at me as he hefts his mace over his shoulder. I unsheathe Crocea Mors and unfold the shield, testing the weight of both weapons as I give Cardin a Grin. Then, I hear one word that brings me back to reality
"Begin."
Ruby
I watch as Jaune gets up and walks down to the arena and feel kinda bad for not believing him.
I mean, yeah, he was acting differently, but he's still Jaune. He's still the same Goofball who helped me on the first day here at Beacon. So why was it this felt so different from our Jaune? He wouldn't threaten anybody like he did this morning, even if Yang did have a point about Cardin being a jerk. Ugggh, boys are just so confusing.
"Anyone here have the slightest clue what's up with Vomit Boy?" Yang asked everyone once Jaune was out of earshot. All she got was everyone shaking their heads no. She crossed her arms as she sat criss cross applesauce style.
"Well, I believe we've all established that Jaune has been acting rather odd since he woke up this morning." Pyrrha spoke up as we all watched Jaune unfold his sword and shield as he grinned at Cardin, who was giving him a death glare as Mrs. Goodwitch started telling everyone how the duel would go. " The more important thing is WHY he's acting like this."
"What could have caused it, though?" Weiss of all people asked. " I can't think of anything that would cause Arc to start behaving like he has been."
"Maybe what Jaune-Jaune said is true?" Nora proposed to all of us. "What if he just wanted to get stronger, so he started to act stronger? And if he started doing that, that way he could get stronger? I think?"
While the way she said it was confusing, we understood what Nora was trying to say.
"That wouldn't be entirely unbelievable, Nora." Ren threw in, which caused Nora to smile at the fact that Ren had agreed with her before scooting next to him and giving him a hug while squealing "Thanks, Renny-Bear!", Causing them to look super cute together. Seriously, when were those two gonna become a thing? Just a couple more weeks, And Yang will win the bet! That Fiend!
"Maybe it'll pass?" I suggest as everyone turns to look at me. " Maybe we just give him a couple days and he'll go back to normal?" Everyone thinks about it for a second until eventually they all slowly nod in agreement. After all, why make a situation out of something that could work itself out on it's own?
"Shhh!" Yang interrupted as she leaned forward in her seat. "The match is about to start!"
"Jeez Yang, Since when did you care so much about Jaune?" Blake questioned her. Yang just shrugs as she keeps her eyes glued to the stage and the lights begin to dim, but the lack of a comeback from her was weird. Wouldn't she normally say something back when it came to Jaune?
Now that I think about it, Yang had started to pay more and more attention to Jaune lately. She had started to talk to him more and more the past week, and even asked for him to help her with a assignment on Nevermores in Professor Poo- I mean Port's class. We didn't know which was weirder, Yang asking Jaune for help or the fact Jaune actually knew a thing or two about Nevermores (Something about always getting abducted by them when he was little? And something about nutshops?). What the heck was going on in Yang's head?
Aside from really bad puns, that is. Anyone who knew Yang knew she was always thinking about those.
Whatever more thoughts I had were interrupted as I heard Miss Goodwitch say one word.
"Begin."
Jaune and Cardin glared at each other for a few seconds as they began to walk towards their right, going in a circle as they stared eachother down. I could feel the tension from way up here, I couldn't imagine how thick it would feel down there. Cardin gave a scoff as he brought his mace down from his shoulder.
"Ready to lose, Jauney-Boy?" He taunted Jaune. Jaune only laughed.
"Good for you, Cardin. You actually managed to make a half decent threat. How long did it take you to come up with that one?" Cardin got really angry at that. Finally, it looked like he was going to start.
Cardin made the first move as he began to run straight at Jaune as he brought his mace out and to the side for a swing. Jaune didn't even make a move, just stayed in his stance. Cardin got closer and closer, until he had fully closed the distance and swung at Jaune.
I expected Jaune to simply take the hit with his shield and get knocked back. What I didn't expect, though, was for Jaune to direct the strike with his shield away from him, before twirling and slashing Cardin's side with his sword and ending up behind him.
Everyone, including me, were shocked. Jaune had just completely DID THAT?! Where did that come from?! Normally he just gets knocked down!
I stop and think about how mean that sounded. Jeez, was that really how I thought about him? Just immediately think he's going to lose? That's not a good thing for a friend to think...
Cardin turned back around to Jaune, now looking very angry. He lunged forward and swung at Jaune once again, barely missing the first swing before the second swing clipped Jaune's shield and threw off his balance. probably thinking he had Jaune, Cardin tried to backhand Jaune before he twisted out of the way and slashed at Cardin's side with his sword before ending up behind him again.
Jaune's face looked blank as he looked at cardin, then at his shield, and back at Cardin before looking at Blake of all people. Then, he grinned as he did something totally unsuspected by all of us.
He folded his shield back into its sheath and held it like a weapon in his left hand with his sword in his right.
"What is he doing?" Pyrrha asked aloud with confusion in her voice. I was confused too, why was Jaune suddenly using some sort of new fighting style? He normally uses his shield as an actual shield, why is he doing this?
"Is he really trying to be a Blake wannabe?" Nora asked no one in particular.
Jaune decided to take the first step and ran towards Cardin, who was slightly confused as well, if the look on his face was anything to go by. Jaune swung downwards with his sheath, which was blocked by Cardin's mace, but stabbed forward with his sword at his stomach. Cardin barely twisted to the side, but was caught off guard and payed for it by getting whacked in the face by the sheath, following it up with a couple more slashes and strikes from both blade and sheath and finished it off with a kick to his stomach that sent Cardin back.
"Ready to lose, Bird boy?" Jaune taunted with a grin on his face. He looked like he was actually having fun.
"What the hell, Arc? Since when did you learn how to fight?" Cardin asked as he quickly rubbed the spot on his face where he was smacked by the sheath. While I wouldn't have said it like that, i couldn't help but wonder the same thing: What has gotten into Jaune?
"I didn't learn how to fight, Cardin." Jaune said as he twirled his sword in his hand before getting into a fighting stance. "I simply know how to kill." And with that, he lunged forward again in a blur. Cardin, deciding he had enough of being on the defensive, swung his mace downwards and pressed a button on it's shaft, causing the ground to explode forward in a straight shot towards Jaune once it hit the ground.
Stopping himself on one foot and jumping out of the way, Jaune still got hit by some debris and fell on his side as his sword spun out of his hand across the arena, leaving him without his sword. Cardin didn't relent and instead rushed forward before swinging downwards right towards Jaune's head. His eyes widened right before turning out of the way. Unfortunately, Cardin sued his mace's special ability again and sent Jaune flying away from the explosion while Cardin remained unharmed.
Jaune rolled a bit before stopping himself in a crouch. He now had a little bit of blood running down the side of his face, which he noticed as he wiped his forehead and came back with some blood on his hand. He squinted at the sight of his own blood before looking back up at Cardin and saying something that we couldn't hear.
"What did he say?" I ask, hoping someone had the answer and was able to have heard him. Blake had an odd look in her eyes as she answered my question.
"Im through playing games."
Jaune ran straight towards Carding with his sheath held in his hands like a baseball bat as Cardin readied his mace. He swung downwards, but Jaune spinned out of it's path and came up behind Cardin before striking Cardin in the back of his knees and made him lose his balance, falling on his knees before Jaune jumped forward, grabbed Cardin by the back of his head, and slammed it on the floor.
Not missing a beat, Jaune scrambled back up as Cardin looked dazed. He brought his sheath over his shoulder and swung towards Cardin's head, but missed as Cardin regained his senses just in time to move, instead hitting the floor and making a crack. That looked like that would have seriously hurt.
"Stand still so I can hit you." Jaune told Cardin as the bully stood up, looking worse for wear before unrelentingly ran towards Cardin and began striking at him again. This time, however, he seemed to realize Jaune wasn't as weak as he normally was and actually had a good chance of beating him, so he started blocking the strikes as he began to take the fight seriously. Jaune then seemed to reach a little too far with his swing, which Cardin took advantage of and tried to swing down on Jaune's head.
Smirking slightly, he then rolled out of the way and managed to reach his sword before coming forward and slashing at Cardin with both of his weapons. Not able to block them all, he took a few more hits.
"Jeez, Jaune-Jaune killin' him!" Nora cheered before hollering out in joy, waving a flag with Jaune's symbol on it. "Goooo, Jauney!"
Jaune's smirk turns into a grin as he takes his sword and throws it at Cardin. Cardin was easily able to dodge it by turning to his side and watched as it flew past him.
"Nice throw, Jauney bo-"Cardin mocked him as he turned back to look at Jaune, but was met with the sight of Jaune lunging at him, his sheath morphed into it's shield form.
Right before he bashed him in the throat with it's edge.
Cardin dropped his mace as he fell to his knees and grabbed at his throat, coughing violently as Jaune walked right up to him before looking down on the bully.
"Looks like you lose, Bird-Boy." He stated happily before bringing his knee up to his chest and kicking Cardin in the face, knocking him out.
And that was the end of the match.
"Very good, Mr. Arc." Glynda praised him as she made her way onto the stage as she tapped away on her scroll. "Though I will say the finish was a little uncalled for."
Jaune shrugged uncaringly as he lightly prodded Cardin with his shoe. "Well, he ain't dead, I can tell you that much. Plus, if that were a real fight where someone wasn't going to walk away, i would much rather be safe than sorry." He then sheathed his sword as he looked up at his aura bar, and seemed to frown at how much he used, being halfway in the yellow. Almost as if he was displeased with himself, even though he had won. Like, the first time he's ever won a match against Cardin! Why wasn't he celebrating? Shaking his head, he turned and walked off the stage.
"The winner of the match is Jaune Arc."
Ohhhhhhhhh shiiiiiiitttt! Jaune's first win ever! Or mine, i guess...
Anyways, i know that Cardin getting his ass kicked by the new OC in every fanfic is cliche as fuck, but don't worry, that will be covered in the next chapter. And what is the next chapter, you may ask? No body knows... Except for me! Ahahahahahahahaha, I FEAST UPON YOUR PAIN!
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I'm done now.
Reviews.
Halitar:Im just going to take that as a complement, in which case, yaaaaaaay!
Advisorysum09: I wouldn't necessarily call him evil…. he just enjoys causing pain to his enemies and watching them learning to never screw with him.
Nick:Okay then. Just one-word-Nick it is then.
Goroorar: …
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Serj… Damnit, Goroorar…
1)Yeah, it was just recently.
2)Okay then.
3)Dont worry, this is all for a reason: I can't make a decision to save my life.
I AM SHAKESPEARE.
4)When you say crash n burn, what level are we talkin' bout here? Hindenburg crash n burn, Or Jaune trying to hit on Weiss crash n burn? Cause there's a difference.
One is WAAAAAY worse than the other.
I let you decide which one that is.
The whole NSFW thing) Awwww, your no fun.
5) Dude, I really don't care if your review is long or not. Im just glad that someone enjoys my work enough to actually do that.
Vulpix's flame:Glad to see you enjoyed it.
SmallTownGamer:Very well then, glad to see your still kicking.
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Please refrain from beating the african children.
natethefirst: No problem. The only reason i didn't origionally was because I was uncertain if whether or not it would be considered an oc.
The next chapter will have some work done on it, cause a couple of things are getting changed.