RWBY: Team CRML

Chapter 22

Liam and Marek fought off Grimm near the base of Beacon tower. As the last one was killed, Marek looked to the top of the tower. "Marek?" Liam said, noticing his teammate's distraction.

"They're here..." Marek said softly.

"What? Who's here?" looking up as well, Liam saw the Wyvern flying around the tower. Suddenly, the Wyvern pulled back before charging at the tower, completely destroying the top of it as it flew into the tower.

"We need to get up there." Marek told him.

"How are you going to-" Liam stopped as Marek suddenly jumped to the side of the building. His fingernails were replaced by razor sharp claws, allowing him to climb up the side of the building. Liam, knowing now wasn't the time to question it, took a running jump and turned into his avian form.

Flying to the top of the tower, both of them made it to the top at the same time. Liam changed back to his human form while Marek pulled himself up.

There were four people already on the top of the tower fighting. Pyrrha, Cinder, Shadow and Mist.

Marek drew his spear while Liam drew his sword, getting everyone's attention. The fight paused as Shadow and Mist approached Liam and Marek.

"Marek?" Shadow said softly.

"You know this guy?" Liam asked.

"You didn't mention us?" Mist asked with mock offense.

"They're the people I'm supposed to call 'family'." Marek replied as he twirled his weapon. "But they're the furthest thing from."

"Now that's just hurtful." Shadow said as he grinned. "But I guess-" he was cut off as Marek threw his spear at him. Leaning to the side to avoid it, Marek charged Shadow.

Tackling him to the ground, Marek had his claws extend as he reached for Shadow's throat. Gripping Marek's wrist to keep his claws away, Shadow kicked him off and got to his feet.

Mist went to attack, only for Liam to stop her by shooting her in the shoulder. Turning to him, Mist pulled out her weapon. A halberd/rifle hybrid.

The two charged each other, locking weapons while Marek and Shadow traded blows. Marek was on the offensive, slashing nonstop while looking for an opening.

Pushing Marek away, Shadow noticed a spear sticking out of the wall behind him. The same spear Marek had thrown at him.

Yanking it from the wall, Shadow threw it at Marek. Marek, however, caught it with ease. Rushing Shadow, Marek tackled him through the wall and the two began falling from the top of Beacon Tower.

With them gone, Pyrrha and Liam were left to deal with Cinder and Mist.

Taking aim at Mist, Liam fired off shot after shot. Mist dodged each bullet with ease as she made her way closer to Liam.

Once she was close enough, Mist swung her halberd at him. Not being able to block her swing in time, Liam was knocked back, his aura breaking, just as Pyrrha used countless gears to bury Cinder.

As Pyrrha held the gears over Cinder, they began to glow red with heat before suddenly launching out in all directions. Pyrrha and Liam were both hit by the gears, Pyrrha being knocked into a wall and having her aura break while Liam was knocked into the remains of the wall, a broken pipe stabbing him in the shoulder before a gear slammed into his arm with enough force to shatter his bones.

Yelling out in pain, Liam tried to free himself only to yell out more with each movement he made.

Looking over to Pyrrha, he saw her fall to her knees as Cinder shot her heel with an arrow. Walking in front of Pyrrha, Cinder said something but Liam couldn't hear what it was, the pain in his arm the only thing he could focus on.

Taking a step back, Cinder created another bow and arrow out of glass. Aiming it at Pyrrha, Liam saw the danger she was in.

Yelling as he moved forward, Liam grit his teeth as he fought against the pain, forcing himself to lurch forward. Breaking away from his pinned arm, Liam fell onto his stomach, bleeding out from his wound.

Reaching out to his weapon, he took hold of it, fighting to stay conscious. Mist noticed this.

Kneeling down, Mist picked Liam up by his throat. Walking over to the edge of the tower, Mist tossed him off the edge just as Ruby reached the top of the tower.

As he fell, a blinding white light came from the tower. That was the last thing he saw before losing consciousness.

However, far below, at the base of the tower, Weiss Schnee noticed a falling figure as she looked up to observe the white light. Raising her weapon, she was going to use her black glyphs to slow their descent, only for a portal to suddenly open. From the portal, a woman jumped from it, catching the figure before slashing another portal open and disappearing through it.

Raven had saved her nephew.

End of chapter 22