Here we are at Chapter 62. Been a while, huh. Just another heads up, I got a new job so updates will be slower than normal, but I'll get them in ASAP. Anyway, let's see the battle between Velvet Crowe and Tyrian Callows. I do not own RWBY or Tales of Berseria. They belong to their respective owners. Here's chapter 62. Enjoy.


Chapter 62: A Therion's Return

Velvet flings Tyrian's tail back, making him slide back across the ground while Velvet deactivates her demon claw. Velvet narrows her eyes at Tyrian for a moment before her expression softens and she glances back at Ruby.

"Don't worry Ruby. I'm here now. I won't let this guy hurt you," Velvet says before focusing back on Tyrian.

"Velvet…" Ruby mutters with a smile.

"Finally decided to join the party, huh? You sure took your sweet time," Magilou notes.

"Had to take care of some stuff," Velvet replies.

Tyrian then chuckles, "Heh-heh-heh, well isn't this a treat. If it isn't Velvet Crowe. Cinder mentioned you. Perhaps you'll be more fun to play with then these weaklings," he says.

Velvet glances at Magilou and Ruby, who is being helped back onto her feet by the former.

"Beats me. This guy is just about as crazy as you were back in the day," Magilou notes.

Velvet looks back to Tyrian, "Look, bub, I don't know what's going on here, but you'd better leave my girlfriend alone," she warns him, activating her arm blade.

"Heh-heh-heh, why my dear, my name is Tyrian, and I'm afraid that is not possible. You see, my assignment from her grace was to retrieve the Silver-eyed girl, so that is what I must do. One does not upset the queen," Tyrian says, hand on his chest.

"Queen?" Ruby says in confusion.

"Salem…" Velvet says.

"Who now?" Magilou asks.

"I think we've had enough talk now, don't you?" Tyrian asks, before crouching on all fours.

Velvet takes a stance, "Bring it," she taunts him.

Tyrian lunges at her, but Velvet parries two of his strikes with her arm blade. She then flips into the air while activating her foot blades and swings them down at Tyrian, who backflips to avoid them. The two runs at each other, jumping into the air to swing their blades at one another. Landing on the ground, Velvet turns around and fires off some shots at Tyrian who runs around the area to avoid them. He then charges at her, which she responds to in kind. When they get close, Velvet spins her arm blade around at Tyrian, who rolls under the swing and then throws a kick at Velvet who blocks it. Velvet counterattacks with a left spin kick at Tyrian, followed by a right hook kick, and then finishes it up with a roundhouse kick aimed at his skull. Tyrian manages to dodge all three attacks, and then launches his stinger at her. Velvet quickly leans back to avoid it and then backflips away to get some distance. She fires off a few more shots, but Tyrian zips around each of them as he nears her. The two clash their blades against one another, sparks flying from the steel. Velvet narrows her eyes and then activates her right foot blade, swinging it upwards at Tyrian, and forcing him to jump back. Tyrian then smiles and cocks his gauntlets, causing a pair of gun barrels to appear on each. He then fires them off, machinegun-type weapons, at Velvet. Velvet activates her demon claw and then uses her semblance to create a claw shield to block to bullets.

"Ooooh, that's a neat little trick," Tyrian says before he tries to run around the shield while still firing off his guns.

During this, Magilou conjures up an arte and fires off a ball of fire energy at Tyrian. Tyrian sees it coming and jumps over the attack. Ren and Nora try to move in to attack, only for Magilou to create a wall of fire between them and Tyrian, and they look back at her.

"Better to stay out of this one. This is Velvet's fight. Trust me, she can handle this," Magilou explains.

"But-," Ruby is about to say before Magilou puts a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, if there's one thing I know, it's that when Velvet wants to beat the crap out of someone, she won't stop until she gets what she wants. She'll be fine. Besides, she's not exactly the same Velvet back from Beacon," Magilou says.

"…Huh?" Ruby mutters, confused.

Back in the fight, Velvet and Tyrian clash their blades again, only for Velvet to activate her Maiden power, flames erupting from her right eye. She creates a ball of fire in her left hand and blasts Tyrian with it at close range. Tyrian is hurt, but shakes it off, though he's still surprised by the attack. He recognizes that power.

"…You have the power of a Maiden. Oooh, this truly is an auspicious day. To think, I've found both the Silver-eyed girl and the Spring Maiden all on the same day. The queen will be pleased," Tyrian laughs a bit.

"Spring Maiden?" Jaune asks.

"Hate to break it to you, Tyrian, but I'm not the Spring Maiden. What I have…is a part of the Fall Maiden's power," Velvet admits.

"Fall Maiden?" Ren asks now.

Tyrian loses his smile, "What? But how…Cinder. Hmpf. That fool still couldn't get the job done right. Well, no matter, if it's only a piece of it, then it won't make much of a difference," Tyrian says before he lunges at Velvet again.

Velvet uses her power to coat her arm blade in flames, running two fingers across the blade. With the boost, she swings her arm blade at Tyrian, who is surprised by the attack and goes on the defensive. The two exchange blade strikes across the center of the village, sparks of fire flying everywhere each time their blades clash. At one point, Tyrian sends his tail out and wraps around Velvet's right arm and forcing it away to keep the flames at bay. Tyrian goes for a few strikes with his pincer blades, but Velvet activates her demon claw again and conjures up a fire arte and slams it into the ground. The blast separates the two, and when Tyrian looks up, Velvet jumps through the smoke and kicks him in the chest, sending him rolling across the ground.

Qrow watches the fight from his perch, "Incredible, she has a piece of the Fall Maiden's power, and yet she's using it better than even Amber did when she first got it. But how did she get it, and how did she learn how to do all that?" Qrow mutters.

Back in the fight, Velvet activates her demon claw again and takes out an ice Dust crystal, absorbing it into her arm. Tyrian growls a bit, but then shoot over at her as he smirks. Velvet swings her claw, sending out several ice shards at Tyrian, Tyrian spins around, using his tail to smash through most of them while dodging the rest. Velvet comes in, ice spikes coating her claw, and swings it at him. Tyrian blocks with his blades, but then notices them starting to freeze on him, and has to jump back before the frost spreads to his arms. Velvet comes in again and thrusts her arm blade at him, but Tyrian moves his head aside to dodge it. He swings his left pincer blades at her, but Velvet blocks with her demon claw, grabbing his arm and starts absorbing his strength. Tyrian kicks her away, but feels a little off from the power drain. Velvet deactivates her demon claw and runs at him again. She thrusts her arm blade at him again, but he parries it with his right pincer blades. The two jump around until they get close to one building. Velvet activates her foot blades and swings him around with her arm blade in a tempest of steel at Tyrian. Tyrian goes on the defensive and gets pushed against the wall of the building, but then ducks when she swings her blades at him, and she ends up damaging the wall instead. Tyrian swings his tail at her, but Velvet jumps over it, landing on his head, and then jumps up onto the half-finished roof of the building. Tyrian jumps after her and fire his guns at her in mid-air. Velvet backflips away from the shots, balancing herself on the support beams of the roof.

"Is that all?" Velvet taunts him.

Tyrian growls a bit, but then lunges at her with his blades. Velvet parries a few strikes with her arm blade, and then counters with an upward swing of her weapon. Tyrian jumps back, and then Velvet activates her Maiden power to send out a few fire shots at him. Tyrian manages to dodge each of them, but two shots hit the support beams and set them on fire. Tyrian and Velvet glance on as the fires spread to other support beams and practically surround them in flames.

"Velvet!" Ruby yells.

Velvet runs at Tyrian and clashes her arm blade against his pincer blades, but Tyrian thrusts his stinger at her, which she narrowly avoids. Tyrian pushes her off and she loses her balance and begins to fall. However, she activates her foot blades and uses them to grab onto one support beam that isn't on fire yet and uses her momentum to swing back around and land back on her feet. The support beams around them that are on fire start to give out, and Velvet jumps up as Tyrian falls, only for Tyrian to send out his tail and wrap around her left leg, bringing her down with him. The others look on in worry and fear, but a moment later, Velvet bursts out of one side of the building, her demon claw out and used as a shield to protect her. She slides across the ground on her feet to a stop and watches as the rest of the building comes down, with Tyrian jumping out at the last second. Taking out a lightning Dust crystal, Velvet absorbs it, and then smashes her claw into the ground, sending out a burst of lightning at Tyrian. Tyrian jumps over the attack, only to get kicked aside by Velvet who was right behind it. Staggering a bit, Tyrian regains his balance and fires his guns at her again. Velvet creates another claw shield to block the bullets. Tyrian runs at her and jumps over the claw shield to swing his tail at her. It manages to hit her, and then he goes for a blade strike at her face. Luckily, Velvet manages to grab it with her claw and then activates her foot blades. Keeping him close, Velvet starts throwing kick after kick at Tyrian, who dodges them and responds with several thrusts of his tail. The two do this dance of dodge and strike for a few moments, each trying to trip the other up and then go in for the kill shot.

After dancing with each other for a few moments, Velvet has had enough and head-butts Tyrian in the face. Letting go of his right arm and deactivating her claw, Velvet backflip kicks him away. Tyrian rolls across the ground back onto his feet and holds his face a bit.

"Now you're starting to annoy me," Tyrian growls at her.

"Get in line," Velvet retorts.

Tyrian rushes at her again, but Velvet shoves her arm blade into the ground and then swings it up, sending some dust and dirt into Tyrian's vision. Tyrian covers his eyes, but Velvet uses this chance to get a slash in on his torso. She goes for another one, but Tyrian deflects the attack with his tail and then jump kicks her away. Velvet regains her footing and runs at him again, who responds in kind. The two clash their blades and push against one another.

"Magilou, now!" Velvet shouts.

"You got it!" Magilou replies before sending out a ball of energy at them.

At the last second, Velvet ducks low as the ball flies over her and nails Tyrian, taking out the rest of his aura and knocking him back. Tyrian stumbles a bit from the blast, disoriented. Meanwhile, Velvet activates her claw one more time and conjures up a fire arte before firing it at Tyrian. The attack hits the ground right in front of Tyrian and sends him flying onto the ground.

"Have you finally realized that you can't beat me, or the rest of us? You're outgunned and outnumbered, so give up," Velvet demands.

Tyrian chuckles a bit, "You don't get it, do you? The queen gave me an objective and I will complete that objective no matter what gets in my way. So, after I kill you, I'm going to kill your friends, and then I'm going to take the little flower and bring her back to my queen," he says.

"Fat chance of that happening. Give up now…or I'll eat you," Velvet threatens him, raising her demon claw at him.

Tyrian smirks before he charges at her again. Velvet does the same and prepares her claw. When they get close, Velvet swings her claw at him, but Tyrian jumps over the strike and swings his tail at the back of Velvet's head, managing to land a blow. He aims his guns at her and fires, but Velvet jumps high into the air to evade them, spinning in mid-air as she falls towards Tyrian. Tyrian swings his pincer blades at her, and she blocks them with her foot blades before landing back on the ground. Tyrian thrusts his stinger at her a few times, each time Velvet moves her head side to side to dodge it and ending it with a backhand strike from her claw to knock the stinger away. Velvet attacks with her claw again, and Tyrian tries to stop her with his pincer blades, but the claw is too big and wraps around his left arm, the blades doing little to stop her. Velvet pulls hard and then flings her arm around to throw Tyrian into the air. She jumps after him, her arm blade engaging and making a few swings at Tyrian, followed by a hard strike from her claw that knocks him to the ground. When Velvet lands, she sees Tyrian's aura shimmering a bit around his body, a sign of it receiving heavy damage.

Velvet deactivates her demon claw, "You're done," she notes.

Tyrian growls in anger and runs at her once more, thrusting his stinger at her. However, before it gets close, a large blade comes down and slices the stinger clear off. Tyrian shouts in excruciating pain at losing a piece of his tail. Everyone looks to see that the culprit is none other than Qrow Branwen, his blade out and ready for battle.

"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby shouts for joy.

"Quite a display you showed there, claw girl. You've definitely improved since I last saw you," Qrow notes as he looks at Velvet.

"Took you long enough to join in," Velvet notes, hand on her hip.

"Arrgh!" Tyrian yells in pain, getting their attention. "You bastard! It just had to be you, Qrow Branwen. You're gonna pay for this!" Tyrian yells. However, when he tries to limp towards them, he sees the others join their side. Realizing that he can't handle Velvet Crowe, Qrow Branwen, and these kids all by himself in his weakened state, Tyrian has only one choice: retreat. "She'll forgive you…" he mutters before he runs for the hills and leaves the village.

Now that the battle is finally over, Velvet breathes a heavy breath, a little tired from the long run and the fight with Tyrian. She turns around, but just as she does, Ruby crashes into her, wrapping her arms around her body and holding her head close to her chest. Velvet is a little surprised by this, but smiles warmly and returns the loving embrace.

"Sorry it took me so long to get back. I had been looking for you for a while now. That's all I could think about…Getting back to you…Ruby…could you say something please?" Velvet asks.

Ruby sniffles a little bit, but then finally says only one word, "…Velvet…" she mutters, causing Velvet to raise an eyebrow. "…Velvet…Velvet…Velvet…Velvet…" Ruby keeps repeating the name like a mantra as tears of joy fall from her eyes.

Velvet smiles a little more and hold her tighter, "That's right…I'm back, and this time I'm here for good," she says and then looks to Magilou who's standing a few feet away, a huge grin on her face. "One word and you're dead," Velvet threatens her.

Magilou playfully winces a bit, "Oooh, excuse me if I forget to be scared…It's good to see you back on your feet Velvet. It's been a while," she says.

"Yes, yes it has," Velvet replies.

"Okay, can someone explain what's going on? Who was that guy?" they look at Nora who speaks.

"Yeah, how did you guys get here?" Ren asks Velvet and Qrow.

"Why are people after Ruby? And what's this talk about Velvet being a Maiden?" Jaune asks this time.

Ruby and Velvet separate and then look to Qrow," Uncle Qrow, what's going on?" Ruby asks.

Qrow looks at them, "Well, I've got questions for your girlfriend here, but as for yours, kid…What's your favorite fairytale?" he ask, and then sighs.


And that's the chapter. A little short, but that's as far as I could take it for this chapter. I couldn't think of anything else to add here. Anyway, Velvet and Ruby are finally reunited, and Velvet kicked Tyrian to the curve (with a little help from Magilou). Now the questions will rise, and answers will be revealed, from both Qrow and Velvet. How will the others handle the truths they are about to reveal? Until then, please Read and Review.