Patriot-112: Back again, and with a new chapter! And we're coming up on the more...interesting parts. Some of you are gonna get on my case about happens in this chapter, but trust me, it will be worth it.
Also, big thank you to noble4259 for Beta reading.
Now then, on with the fic.
Warning: Please know that things will happen in this chapter that will make you all act like complete dicks. As a word to you all, just in case, remember that in a rage, the mind of even the most experienced combatant, will suffer from tunnel vision.
Chapter 6:
Here comes the Devil
Another Beowolf fell to the ground, a familiar red scythe in it's torso. It attempted to continue fighting against the one who impaled it, before the sound of a gunshot put an end to that idea.
Ruby sighed as the Grimm dissipated, she looked as she watched as the others dealt with the last of the group of Grimm that attacked them. With Penny's help of course.
"Ruby! Are you alright?" the android girl said, concerned for her friend. Ruby gave a smile at that.
"Yeah," she said, before embracing the Atlas robot, "Thanks for showing up Penny,"
"I'm sorry I didn't get here sooner," she said, "I was having maintenance done when I heard the news,"
"It's okay, better late than never," Ruby said, making the android smile again.
The sound of engines got their attention as two Atlesian gunships appeared, before landing in front of them, and the rear hatches opened as Ozpin, Goodwitch, Ironwood, Qrow, as well as SSSN and CVFY hurriedly stepped out.
Qrow gave a mental sigh of relief seeing both of his nieces unscathed.
Ozpin was the first to speak up.
"Everyone, alright?" he said, and everyone nodded, though Nora, being the more enthusiastic one, shouted "A-Okay!" prompting some to sweatdrop.
"Yeah, we're alright for now Oz," Canus said, "But if we don't haul ass, I'm not sure these kids will make it out of this unscathed,"
The adults looked at Canus, both of them frowning in concern.
"What do you mean, Canus?" Ozpin questioned.
"Remember Drache?" Canus said, making the headmaster's eyes widen in horror, confusing the students, Ironwood, Glynda, and surprisingly, even Qrow. "Well, it's about to happen again, and that girl is the unlucky and unwilling participant, and you can thank Dr 'Asshole' Merlot for that."
"Wait, Merlot!?" James said in shock, "He's a part of this!?"
"He will be, you can thank my Semblance for that," Canus said, while Ozpin now looked more horrified than ever, remembering a certain someone who suffered the same fate, though more naturally than this current case. The other adults both had dire looks on their faces, if Merlot was involved in this, it could NOT be good.
The Headmaster of Beacon then noticed that two students were missing, causing the old man to blink.
"Canus, where are Miss Nikos and Mister Arc?" he said, and Canus sighed irritably.
"I sent them on ahead the moment the robot showed up," he said, prompting everyone to blink in confusion, except Ruby and Penny who looked on surprised that he knew. However, Ozpin, and the others both gave shocked looks.
"You did WHAT!?" shouted Glynda, "And alone!?"
"Not exactly," said Canus, before turning to Qrow, "They got some...questionable help,"
Qrow blinked before putting it together, as his eyes narrowed, "Wait, Raven's here!?" he said, making Yang's eyes widen in shock at her mother's name, and Canus nodded.
"Yeah, though it took a little bit of convincing on my part," he said, while Qrow looked at him disapprovingly.
"You saying you brought her!?" Qrow grounded out.
"Hey! Argue about it with me all you want, but we need her!" Canus shouted, "If all else fails, Raven's the only one who, and I feel bad to say this, who can take Dorée down...even if it means killing her,"
Now everyone looked at him in horror.
"K...Kill her?" Ruby said, clearly disturbed. Canus sighed sadly at his.
"I'm sorry Little Red...but the truth is, Dorée barely managed to break out of her berserker stage back in her timeline, before her inner Geist Grimm could fully take her over," he said, "So, I went to see your sister's mom and told her about Dorée and what she was capable of, and how much danger it could be to anyone, even her and the tribe your uncle and step mother were raised by."
Qrow grew angrier at that.
"YOU TOLD HER THAT!?" he shouted as he grabbed the grey-cloaked man by the front, "ARE YOU INSANE!? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT MY SISTER IS LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO THE TRIBE'S SAFETY!?"
"I told her only to do it only as a last resort-!" Canus retorted, only for a fist to hit across the face.
"You dumb ass! My sister is ruthless when it comes to threats towards the Tribe!" Qrow shouted, "Inner Grimm or whatever it is you're talking about aside, she's always deals with threats with thorough, precise, and brutal efficiency!"
Canus spat out a wad of blood as he looked back at Qrow.
"Which is why we need to get moving, NOW!" he said, and turned in the direction where Pyrrha and Jaune went, "Unless of course, you tend to stick around and let Raven do it,"
Qrow growled, wanting to beat the man in front of him black and blue, but knew there were other things to worry about.
"Fine, but once we're sure the kid is safe, you and I are gonna have a serious discussion. Even if I have Jimbo here, put you in a cell so you won't get away...and shoot you in the kneecaps just in case," Qrow stated, while Canus just shrugged.
"If it makes you happy," he said, "Shall we then?"
Canus then proceeded to ran off, followed closely by Ren and Nora, in order to help their teammates, soon followed by Team SSSN and CVFY.
Qrow could only sigh in irritation, but before he and the adults could go and follow, Ruby grabbed him by the arm.
"Uncle Qrow...Yang's mom...what you and Canus said...Sh-she wouldn't...would she?" the red hooded huntress in training said fearfully. Hoping the answer wasn't what she feared. Yang and the rest of the team stayed behind to listen in, the former also hoping that her mother isn't really a murderer.
Qrow however, only gave a sad look before speaking.
"Unfortunately kiddo...it's all true," Qrow said, "Raven has always been ruthless when it concerns things like the Tribe we grew up in. If she's extremely overprotective of one thing, it's them...however, in her own skewed survival of the fittest way, she believes that the best way to deal with any threat, big or small,.."
"...is to utterly annihilate them,"
Adam slammed against the stone wall of one of the ruined buildings. Dorée, still in her feral state, not that far behind as she grabbed the Bull Faunus by the neck and slammed him against the wall, before she began to pummel his face...breaking his signature mask in the process, and revealing the rest of the face underneath, and the red eyes that had been hidden.
But that didn't stop her as she gave five more hits, before kicking him upside the head and send him flying across the courtyard, his body bouncing a few times off the ground, before he came to a stop, his aura crackling, showing he was almost out. He shakily stood on his legs using Wilt to support himself, as he glared at the girl with defiance.
"I have to admit...this is the first time...anyone, and I mean anyone who has run me ragged like this...not even Blake," he said in between taking in breaths, before smirking a bit, "However, I got a feeling that is because only of your current look..."
He looked her up and down, especially the Grimm-like eyes.
"...and the bloodlust I see in your eyes. You're acting no more than a savage beast,"
Dorée only growled as she began stalking toward him, like a predator ready to pounce.
Adam readied his sword as he prepared to fight her again. That was the signal for Dorée to leap into action and begin charging right toward the Bull Faunus, her iron claws ready to cleave the terrorist limb from.
She then leaped into the air, with one clawed hand behind as she dropped down, the world seemed to go in slow motion. The girl's mind so focused on killing the one in her way.
Only just a few feet away...then...
SHLINK!
A spray of blood hit Dorée in the face, as Doree's eyes still retained their red shade, but the splatter made her blink, before she shook her head, grasping her head in pain as her sanity was coming back to her...
"Grrrr...gah! D-Damn it...wha-,"
"D-*cough, cough!*...D-Dorée...,"
Dorée's Grimm eyes snapped open at the familiar voice, looking ahead of her, before they widened in horror.
"...N-No...,"
In front of her, with her clawed hand in her chest, and out her back...was none other than Pyrrha Nikos...One of the two most important who she fought hard and suffered for. And now...it looked as if her labors were for not.
Pyrrha's face was that of shock, as blood dripped from her mouth, while her hands raised shakily toward her arm. Her mouth opened trying to say something, but all that came out was just a wet sickening cough, and a spray of blood.
"No. No, no, no, no no no nonononono NONONO NOOOO!" Dorée screamed as she reached her free arm to hold Pyrrha up. "Stay with me! Y-You're gonna be okay!"
Adam looked at the scene in front of him with...confusion. He looked at the girl who looked to be holding someone in her arms...but there was no one there.
"Don't say anything, Adam," a familiar voice quietly said and he turned and frowned as he saw Cinder and Emerald approach and saw the latter holding her head as if straining to concentrate. He immediately put it together, and looked back toward Dorée who by now had tears coming out of her eyes, and looking more frantic.
'Emerald used her semblance on her,' he thought, before smirking, 'Apparently, she made her think she killed someone she deeply cares about.'
He continued to watch, as Emerald spoke to Cinder.
"I can only keep this up for so long," she said with a strained voice, "It's taking all I have just to keep her in the illusion,"
Cinder only smiled wickedly as she looked at the now distraught girl who by now was kneeling on the ground, practically begging 'Pyrrha' not to go, and 'not again'.
"Just keep it up as long as you can Emerald," she said, wanting to savor each moment of the meddler's suffering, "When I give you the signal, deliver the coup de grace,"
Emerald nodded as she continued the illusion. She knew this was going to give her a major headache tomorrow.
With Dorée, said clone was desperately trying to save the red-haired champion. But she knew it was a lost cause. Even though she missed the heart, the damage was already done.
Blood was pooling around her, and the vast amount showed that Pyrrha won't survive.
"No...please...p-please don't go...," Dorée pleaded, as a familiar image replayed in her mind, "Please...not again...M...Mama...,"
The word she had wanted to say for so long were uttered softly, she doubted Pyrrha could hear them.
"...Please...you still need to tell Papa you...love him...he-he needs to know...you can't...die like this," she said, as her sobs continued to increase, "Please...please, stay with me,"
'Pyrrha' didn't say anything, but instead shakingly raised her hand to place it on Dorée's cheek, making the, still transformed, girl's eyes widen in shock.
She looked her mother in the eye, seeing the light fading before it suddenly blacked out and her hand fell limp to her side.
Dorée's mouth hung open in horror. It had happened again.
'No...No, please Oum, no! Don't take her away! Please not again! PLEASE!' she mentally begged as she tried to shake her awake. But it was no use. Then reality hit her.
'I...I killed her...,' she thought as she felt herself begin to crack, 'I ... I did it again..."
The cracks of her psyche became more numerous until one final thought shattered it completely...
'I killed my mother...,' with that, her mind shattered as she collapsed to her knees, her eyes losing their focus, as the tears ran down. She now unaware of the world, not even noticing the Pyrrha she was holding disappear on her, as Cinder, still bruised and bloodied, approached.
She then knelt down as she picked up a pebble and threw it at the now catatonic girl, who didn't even react as it hit her in the shoulder, before waving a hand in front of her now blank eyes, which were still in their Grimm look. The Fallen Maiden smirked, before placing a hand under the girl's cheek and lifting it up to look at her.
"Well now," she started, as her eyes glowed, "I guess that part about killing me to prevent Nikos' death really will be in vain, now,"
She then stood and was preparing to use her bow, before stopping for a moment, before she smirked, and reached into her back pocket. She was fortunate Salem gave her another glove, in case that senile fool Ozpin had succeeded in transferring the Fall Maiden powers into a new host.
And now, it was going to fulfill its purpose.
"I will take that power you have, now," she said, placing the elbow-length glove on, "But take comfort, that I will use it in ways, you could NEVER imagine,"
She then raised her hand toward the girl's face, just as the Parasite in the glove began to appear on the palm...before a familiar shout sounded.
"Dorée!"
She jerked her head to the left and saw none other than Pyrrha Nikos, and that blundering fool Jaune Arc appear from the forest, with the former looking toward them with unhidden fear at what was about to happen.
Cinder's smirk only intensified.
"Congratulations, Invincible Girl!" She said to her, "You're about to watch as I claim her power for my myself! Don't worry, I'll let you have the body once I'm finished!"
Pyrrha and Jaune's eyes widened, before the former's narrowed in determination, as she prepared her weapons, while Jaune got Crocea Mors ready...
...however...
"...Heh,"
A single hand, Dorée's hand, suddenly lashed out and gripped the outstretched arm, surprising Cinder and everyone else, before they turned back to the prone girl, whose face was now hidden in shadow.
A sound was not heard for a few moments before suddenly a chuckling began to be heard. It began softly before it began to rise until everyone could hear it, before suddenly the chuckles turned into low laughs.
Everyone only blinked before Dorée threw her head back and exploded in maniacal, bone-chilling, laughter. Which made everyone uneasy, until the girl suddenly stopped and spoke.
"Why thank you...," Dorée said, the voice not sounding like her own, while making everyone flinch in fear, "...You have no idea how long I waited for this day!"
Her head lowered back down, her eyes closed before they suddenly snapped open, revealing a pair of slit pupiled crimson eyes, with the sclera now being pitch black.
Cinder's own eyes widened in horror, as she looked at the, yet again, changed eyes. Seeing them with the same eyes as Salem's. She also noticed a gleaming insanity within those red pits, as they looked at her before she felt her arm being squeezed tightly and felt her bones beginning to crack, as the young woman holding the said limb continued her cackling.
"It feels so good to finally get out of that cramped cage and finally stretch my legs...well, not exactly my legs but... oh well," she said, before looking at Cinder making the Fallen Maiden flinch, "At least now I can start having some fun...,"
With that said, and before anyone could say anything, the ashen-haired woman was given a hard punch that sent her flying back and slamming right into Emerald, causing them to slam hard to the ground.
Adam was so stunned by what happened, that he didn't see Dorée appear right in front of him until she spoke.
"I think it's about time to teach you some respect," Adam snapped his head toward her, and his eyes widened, before his face was grabbed, "Let's start with the first lesson: Kicking your Ass from here to Atlas!"
With that said, she delivered a devastating Spartan kick, that sent Adam careening into a wall.
"How does it feel being made someone's bitch, eh!?" the now deranged teen cackled, "I wonder what your pretty little kitty would say to that!"
The sound of cocking guns and swords being drawn was as she turned and saw the White Fang grunts that Adam brought with them.
"Oh! And here comes the cannon fodder!" she said before cracking her knuckles, "Alright then! Who wants to go first!?"
She was answered as a Deer Faunus charged at her. Sword raised as he proceeded to slash at her, while she just casually dodged, a bored look on her face.
"Yawn...*SWING*...Snoresville...*Swing*...really?"
After a final swing, she decided that enough was enough. With one swipe of her hand, she slit the Faunus' neck.
The terrorist fell back, his hands on his throat as he tried to stem the blood now flowing from his neck. But it was all in vain, as his struggles all but ceased a few moments later.
"Well that was just boring," she said, before looking at other, before the cruel smile came back on her face. "So, who's next!?"
With that, every one of the WF grunts decided to use numbers to their advantage, and just charge in all at once.
All the while Jaune and Pyrrha just looked in horror, as the slaughter continued.
"W...What do we do?" Jaune said, before looking at his partner, "...Pyrrha?"
Said Mistralian didn't know what to say as she watched the girl...her future child, now turned into something...in her own words, atrocious.
She could only watch as 'Dorée' casually snapped a cat faunus' neck, prompting a female Faunus with fox ears to scream in rage, as she fired her gun, only for the possessed girl to raise her hand and actually stop the bullets in mid-air, via her semblance, before sending them back at the said White Fang, riddling her with her own ammo.
A Puma Faunus, then attempted to use his claws on her...only for his wrist to be caught, and an elbow drive later, broke his humerus.
"Oh, Come. On!" she shouted, "Is there anyone out there willing to give me a challen-"
She was cut off, before a red and black blur charged at her, before drawing a red like katana, with a trigger on the guard, forcing the girl to jump back and look at the new arrival, which caused Jaune and Pyrrha to blink in confusion at the newcomer.
A woman with black hair and was dressed in a shallow cut black dress, five necklaces with an assortment of beads, a red girdle-belt, and a pair of matching gauntlets with fingerless gloves.
An object that looks to be made from feathers hangs from the right side of her skirt. She was also wearing detached black leggings with a red splatter pattern, and black leather boots beneath them.
Her most distinctive feature, however, is a fearsome, full-face mask that resembles the face of a Grimm, with four eye slits, which they could see a pair of red eyes in the top eye holes.
However, 'Dorée' just smiled as if she just won the lottery.
"Oh, well well well, I wasn't expecting you to show up here of all places...Raven Branwen," she said, part with excitement, part confusion, "Considering you're an uncaring bandit bitch and all,"
The woman's red eyes narrowed behind the mask as she looked at the possessed clone.
"So, Canus was right," she said, as she stood up from the kneeling position she was in, "Merlot really did creat a Human Grimm hybrid. And from what I saw, a highly unstable one,"
"Oh? So that old killjoy is here too, eh?" The clone said, before making a 'tsked' sound, "Surprised he told you of all people and not that old fool Ozpin,"
Raven only glared before entering a combat stance.
"Let's just say he gave me a damn convincing reason why," she said, "Also, he and Ozpin are not on the best-speaking terms at the moment,"
'Dorée' gave a mad cackle at that.
"Oh that is good!" she said, laughing so hard she held her sides, "Even though they preach the whole serving the light side or whatever bullshit, they can't always agree on anything! I have to admit, what a bunch of morons!"
She then stopped laughing before looking at Raven again.
"Of course, you have problems considering you can't tell the difference between what a family is suppose to truly be," she said, making Raven blink, "I mean seriously, calling a group of murderous, greedy, stinkin' bandits family, and not your own flesh and blood daughter? Real momma of the year material,"
Raven's grip on her sword tightened when she heard that, as she gritted her teeth. But the possessed clone was not done yet.
"I gotta wonder if you ditched her, along with her daddy, because her hair is so blonde it glows, making it a beacon for everyone to see! Get it!? HAHAHAHAHA!"
"ENOUGH!" Raven shouted, as her red glowed angrily, "I'm going to break you in two! Screw what Canus says!"
'Dorée' just smirked at that, "Now that's what I like to hear," she said before perking, "Oh! Hold on second! Since the two lovebirds have my body's previous weapons, I'll need to call in the reserves!"
Both Jaune and Pyrrha, despite the situation, blushed at the insistence that they were lovers, but it was cut as they watched their 'daughter' began to tap a button on her gauntlet.
It wasn't long before the unmistakable sound of rockets got their attention, and a Rocket Locker landed right beside the Grimm Dorée, who wasted no time, as it opened and she proceeded to bring whatever it was out.
Pyrrha's eyes then widened as she saw what looked to be duo golden versions of Milo, one was the normal size of her sword, while the other was a smaller dagger.
"Like them, P-Money?" Geist Dorée said snidely, "I gotta admit, the 'little goodie-two-shoes' really took a lot of inspiration from you and your little boy toy when it came to weapons. Of course she did add her own flare of originality...like for example,"
The Golden Milo then shifted into gun form, which instead of the battle Rifle, like Pyrrha's, it morphed into an Assault Rifle, which Geist Dorée then aimed at Raven.
"The gun mode is BETTER!" with that said, she squeezed the trigger and unleashed a hail of bullets.
Of course, Raven was not known as a great swordswoman for nothing, and she showed that, as faster than anyone could see, she deflected the rounds coming at her, both the ones that could've hit and the ones that would've missed.
Hey, better to be safe than sorry.
The barrage lasted for 10 seconds before the ran dry.
"Hmm, not bad," Geist Dorée commented before shifting the Golden Milo back to Xiphos form, before moving the blade into a reverse grip. The grin on her face never leaving.
"This fight is about to get a whole lot more...fun,"
Patriot-112: O-Kay, not gonna lie, this chapter was a bitch! I think it was either lack of confidence in myself, or just a severe case of Writer's Block, but this chapter was hard to write. I hope you all endured well in waiting for this.
Aside from that...since I'll forget to add the names of the two new weapons that the Geist Grimm is now wielding, I'll put down their names and what they form into.
Chrysós Mílos: Translated: Golden Destroyer. An incarnation of Milo wielded by Pyrrha Nikos, the design is basically the same, with Dorée's own originality mixed in, with the main difference being the reverse in colors, a dominant gold with a red edge. What also sets it's apart from Milo, is that is forms into an Automatic Assault Rifle, rather than a battle rifle.
Tékno Xífos: Translated: Child Sword. Dagger counterpart to Chrysós Mílos. Same design as the said weapon, including reverse colors, but is instead a dagger that morphs into a pistol.
And that's all I have for now. If any of you have ideas, or want to contribute to these weapons, let me know.
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Until then... Later~!