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(A/N) Thank you everyone for giving me some good suggestions for the character spars for this chapter. I've read the suggestions and I've made my decision for who will spar with who. Please keep in mind that I could not take all of the suggestions I was given because of story purposes but maybe next time. Also I will explain the results of the sparring matches at the end of this chapter in the author's note.
Chapter 7 A display of power
(Professor Goodwitch's Classroom)
After Professor Goodwitch had asked for volunteers for the first match several students had enthusiastically raised their hands. However as for who was most vocal about wanting to fight is Ragna.
"I'll be your volunteer Professor and I challenge Jin." Ragna had said while pointing his blood-scythe at his brother
"Well it appears that not only you want to get beaten but also humiliated. Well then who am I to deny you." Jin had said before getting up. Though before Jin had jumped down to the ground level of the classroom Professor Goodwitch had yelled out which had gotten everyone's attention
"No Ragna neither you nor Mr. Kisaragi will not be sparring against each other during today's sparring match.
"What why not Professor?" Ragna had said with a tone that was full of shock a frustration
"While I do understand that the two of you would like to let off some steam and would take great pleasure in sparring against each other. I have a great deal of suspicion that if the two of you are to spar things would escalate really quickly and the match would become fatal and intense immediately. So as a sign of caution from me I will not allow the both of you to spar unless I'm certain that the two of you will spar and keep things non-lethal between you two. That won't be a problem I hope?" Professor Goodwitch had said in a tone that indicates she won't tolerate any argument in any form.
"Tch fine but I still wanna spar with someone. I don't care who I'll take on anyone." Ragna had said still ready for a fight
"Then I'll take this dance Ragna." Amane had said
"Well Amane is it I guess you'll be my opponent. I'll take you on but I have to warn you though I'm not the type of person to pull my punches." Ragna had said to Amane before getting to the battle stage
"I suspected that was the case Ragna. If you did hold back, then I would be insulted." Amane had said before getting to the stage as well
As both Ragna and Amane had stepped onto the stage both of their faces appeared on screen that showed a read of their aura. The aura readings for both of them shows that they are both at 100% and in the green. Once Professor Goodwitch confirmed this she had started to speak.
"Are both combatants ready?" Professor Goodwitch had asked Amane and Ragna before they nodded at her confirming that they are ready.
"Then the both of you can BEGIN!" Professor Goodwitch had said before signaling the start of the match
Ragna was the first to charge at Amane and had quickly swung his sword down at Amane. When the sword had gotten close Amane had dodged quickly to the side and just stood there doing nothing. Ragna had tried to attack again and Amane had just continued to dodge it continuously with grace. Unfortunately for Ragna Amane was getting faster and faster. Then Ragna had tried to stab Amane only for him to jump on the sword and backflip kick Ragna pushing him back a fair distance. Once Ragna had recovered from the attack he had used his sword to launch a stream of energy spikes towards Amane. Once the attack stream had gotten close Amane had used his semblance to create his scarf and block the attack with ease.
"It's easy for manifested aura to block aura attacks so try to remember that Ragna." Amane had said to Ragna
"It looks like Amane is just toying with Ragna. Like fighting is just another game to him." Blake had said to the teams
"I didn't think anyone could make dodging attacks look like a dance. He moves so gracefully its quite captivating." Pyrrha had said to her nearby friends
"He might have a trick or two up his sleeve I mean all Amane is doing is just dodging Ragna's attacks. COME ON RAGNA YOU KNOW YOUR BETTER THAN THIS!" Makoto had said trying to cheer on her leader
"His actions he's not even taking the fight seriously." Bullet had said to Bang
"Hmm no there is more to this than we are seeing. But what are we missing?" Bang had thought to himself while watching Ragna and Amane fight
Amane had continued to dodge Ragna's attacks gracefully and managed to give the occasional light hit. Unfortunately for Ragna he was unable to land any hits at all on Amane. Ragna is doing the best he can to remain calm about the ordeal but the facts were clear. He was slowly losing the match and unless he comes up with a plan to turn this around. Then he would lose the match which will hurt his pride and give his brother something to rub in his face.
"Your too tense Ragna if you just calm down a bit then your attacks won't be so predictable." Amane had said after dodging another sword attack from Ragna
Ragna was very tempted to remove the seal on his right arm but he knew that it would be overkill for the match. However, an idea popped into Ragna's head and decided to act on it. Ragna had transformed his blood-scythe from its sword form into its scythe form and proceeded to launch several dark stream attacks against Amane. After noticing the attack stream Amane had proceeded to dodge some of the attacks and blocked some of it with his aura scarf. Though what happened next surprised him because he noticed Ragna using his scythe to launch himself towards Amane. Ragna was moving at a surprising high speed from the launch and Amane had positioned his scarf to be on the defensive since he won't be able to dodge in time. Once Ragna had gotten close he had quickly transformed his weapon back into its sword form and swung at Amane. Once Ragna's attack had hit Amane's aura scarf the was a brief shock wave of aura. The attack from Ragna had pushed Amane back considerably and when he saw his aura reading Amane noticed that his aura had dropped by 15%.
"Hmm not bad Ragna a bit sloppy but not bad all things considered." Amane had thought to himself before raising his hand and speaking again
"Hold it I would like to forfeit this match to Ragna and Professor Goodwitch." Amane had stated shocking everyone
"Why I mean it was just one hit Mr. Nishiki I'm sure you aren't severely hurt." Professor Goodwitch had said
"Oh I'm not hurt but I don't want to spend all of today's class fighting Ragna and not giving the other students a chance to show what their made of. To be honest if things continue on then I think this match will likely end up being a draw. Though I did enjoy this dance and I look forward to a proper rematch. Please don't forget my advice to you Ragna." Amane had said before returning to his seat near his team
"Well alright I don't like it but I see your point I look forward to the rematch Amane." Ragna had said before returning to his seat
"I thought as much you were testing Ragna and wanted him to improve his skills." Bang had whispered to Amane after he sat down
"Hmm I didn't think you would be able to figure it out so quickly Bang nice work. So tell me what gave it away?" Amane had said to Bang
"You had too many chances to land critical blows but you never took them. It was also noticed that you were not too focused on the fight." Bang had briefly explained to Amane
"Your right I wanted to see what he can do and I'm honestly impressed with him. It was also a chance for me to enjoy the graceful dance of battle so I'm not complaining in fact I enjoyed myself." Amane had said excitedly
"I must admit that was a rather good match as well and I did enjoy watching you two spar." Bang had said
"Well now are there any volunteers for the next match?" Professor Goodwitch had asked the students in her class
"OOH OOH TAO WANTS TO FIGHT!" Tao had yelled before jumping from her seat and getting to the stage
"Very well Tao do we have any other volunteers." Professor Goodwitch had said before noticing Ruby with her hand raised
"I'll take on this spar Professor Goodwitch." Ruby had said before rushing to the stage with her semblance armed with crescent rose with an excited grin
"Ruby's first match I'm excited to see how well she does." Yang had said to her teammates excitedly while looking at the two combatants
"Ruby seems more coordinated than that girl so I doubt our leader will have a hard time." Weiss had said plainly
"Don't count out Tao everyone we don't know what she can do and she might end up surprising us." Blake had said while paying attention to the two combatants
"Hey Noel do you think you can use your semblance to see what each of their semblance are?" Makoto had asked but in a low tone
"Sorry Makoto but if their teams see me doing it I don't think they will like that very much." Noel had said to a disappointed Makoto
"Aw crud" Makoto had said disappointed
"That cat has been very energetic in the last few days. I hope she can process that energy in this fight." Bullet had said plainly
"Well Ruby did get accepted here due to special circumstance so she is most likely skilled." Bang had said
"I'm sure Ruby will do alright I mean she was able to stop a robbery and was personally enrolled by the headmaster." Jaune had said
"Both combatants will now BEGIN!" Professor Goodwitch had announced
Ruby had started the match by turning Crescent Rose into its gun form and started shooting at her opponent. Tao had started to quickly run around Ruby in a spiral trying to get close. Once Tao had gotten close she had tried to attack Ruby with her claws. Fortunately for Ruby her reflexes were quick enough to turn Crescent Rose back into its scythe form and block Tao's attacks.
For a few minutes Tao had rapidly slashed at Ruby maintaining the offensive. Ruby had defended herself with her scythe and continued to maintain her position for a while. Though Ruby is holding her own she knows that she cannot be on the defensive forever and made a plan. Once Ruby had found an opening she had fired at Tao while Crescent Rose was in Scythe form. The shot had pushed Tao back a bit but it was enough for Ruby to start running around the stage using her semblance while firing on Tao. Using her sharp reflexes Tao had dodged each shot but the longer things went on the harder it was for Tao to keep dodging Ruby's shots. Realizing that Ruby needed to be stopped in her tracks Tao had decided to use her semblance to make multiple copies of herself and each copy along with her original-self had pursued Ruby around the stage.
Each copy had moved around the stage at an impressive speed and pursued Ruby. Though Ruby was able to keep them away it was hard for her to pay attention to the original and avoid the copies. Then before Ruby realized it one of the copies had slashed Ruby and then kicked her towards one of the other Tao copies. Each of the Copies had proceeded to slash at Ruby and after the copy landed a few slashes it kicked Ruby towards another copy. Then one of the other copies had tackled Ruby to the ground with the intent to deliver a huge amount of damage towards Ruby. Before the Tao copy could attack Ruby while she was on the ground Ruby had realized that she still held onto her scythe and had swung her scythe at the Tao copy managing to free herself and recovered from her position. When Ruby looked around she had noticed that she was surrounded but it was in that moment that she had an idea.
Ruby knows that if her plan is to work she needed to act quickly and she only has one shot at this. Ruby had used her semblance and dashed towards one of the Tao copies and swung her scythe at the copy. The Tao copy had readied herself to block the hit but when the hit came the impact felt weak. Ruby had used the momentum of her speed and the strength of Tao's body to tilt herself and Crescent Rose upwards. Then Ruby had shot at the copy at close range and not only did the clone dissipate she managed to launch herself upwards above the stage which impressed the audience. Then while the Tao copies and the original had noticed where Ruby was they all stopped moving and looked at her.
Seeing this as a golden opportunity Ruby had quickly fired at all of the clones and the original Tao. One of the Tao copies had dissipated while the others had been staggered including the original. Wanting to follow up on this Ruby had fired Crescent Rose into the ceiling and launched herself to the ground quickly. Once she landed Ruby had used her semblance to get to each of the remaining Tao copies and attacked each of them with a strong slash attack causing them to dissipate. Once Ruby got to Tao herself she had rapidly slashed her and then followed up with a shot from her weapon blasting Tao off of the stage. After seeing Tao struggling to get up professor Goodwitch had decided to call the match.
"Due to stage ringout I must announce the winner of the match to be Ruby Rose." Professor Goodwitch had announced to the classroom to the cheers of the members of team RWBY
After being announced the winner Ruby had decided to get to where Tao had landed while Bang decided to get to her as well. After a few seconds both Bang and Tao had managed to get to where Tao is and helped her get up and recover.
"Meow I'm sorry I lost scruffy I did my best." Tao had said in a sad tone
"Don't worry about it my young apprentice you did your best and that is all anyone can hope for. You did marvelously well and I am very proud of you." Bang had said reassuring his teammate
"Yeah I actually enjoyed myself Tao and you actually gave me a tough match. We should have a rematch as soon as we both get some training done." Ruby had said to Tao
"Really meow well I can't wait till we go at it again. Next time you fight meow I'll be stronger and won't lose." Tao had said in an excited tone that was entirely different from a few seconds ago
"Well done Ruby and Tao. Now any more Volunteers?" Professor Goodwitch had asked
"Can't let my sister have all the fun I volunteer Professor!" Yang had yelled out before getting to the stage
"I may as well try to make up for my team's match losses I'll participate Professor." Bullet had said getting down to the stage
"Very well both of you please get into positions." Professor Goodwitch had instructed
Once both girls had gotten their stances ready Professor Goodwitch had had started the match and the two girls had dashed towards each other.
When the both of them had gotten close Yang had started to give several quick jabs at Bullet. As a response Bullet had blocked each of the jabs and tried to attack Yang with jabs of her own. Once their fists had collided with each other Bullet had taken this as a chance to get behind Yang and suplex her into the ground. For some unexplained reason most of the males in the audience had given a cheer but the noise did not distract Bullet and she decided to follow up on it by trying to hit Yang with a powerful hit while she was on the ground. Though before Bullet could land her hit Yang had blasted Bullet with her Ember Celica while she was close up and the attack had landed knocking Bullet back a bit. After Yang had recovered she had maintained her attention on Bullet.
"Not bad you've got some sweet moves there. So Bullet is your name right?" Yang had said while maintaining her stance
"Yes Bullet is my name." Bullet had said unsure of where Yang is going with the question while staying on guard
"I can tell your strong after all you must be a real blast in tournaments." Yang had said before being greeted by an awkward silence at the lame pun with the exception of one person
"Hahaha I get it Bullet's name and our team name not bad." Amane had said out loud
"We get it it's just not funny." Nora had said to Amane overhearing him
"Was that supposed to be a pun at my name?" Bullet had thought to herself before deciding to fire at Yang with her left gauntlet
Yang had retaliated by shooting with her own gauntlets to match Bullet's gauntlet blasts with her own. After their blasts had collided with each other Bullet had punched the ground with a strong impact giving herself a noticeable power boost. After having the power boost Bullet had charged at Yang assisted by the speed booster gear on her right shoulder. Yang had tried to block the punch but it did her no good because the attack was too strong and fast. Not only did it knock her back but it also hurt her a good deal.
"Wow Bullet's gauntlets are so amazing. I knew that her right gauntlet was designed for close quarters combat but I didn't know she added a customized part that increases her movement speed. Not to mention that Bullet is doing well against big sis's semblance." Ruby had said sounding impressed with what she has seen so far
"Bullet does seem strong but Yang is holding her own remarkably well. Truth be told this match could go either way depending on what each of them do next." Weiss had stated to her team
"Wow Bullet I actually felt that attack I'm starting to understand how strong you are. I bet you're feeling like a big shot huh?" Yang had said to Bullet and a silent audience with the exception of a light chuckle from Amane
"Yang your puns aren't funny at all. How do you come up with those puns anyway? Those puns are almost as bad as your hair." Bullet had stated boldly to Yang who had a ticked off look on her face
"Uh Oh." Ruby had said to herself when she realized what Bullet had said and how much Yang's hair means to her
"What did you just say about my hair?" Yang had said with red eyes and a very angry tone in her voice
"Oh you don't understand what I'm saying then allow me to be clear. Your hair looks like a wild mess. Where I come from hair like that could be spotted a mile away, at least the Grimm's behavior can be tamed." Bullet had stated plainly and boldly while not being intimidated by Yang's anger
"You're the last person who should be lecturing me about tame or did you not look at your outfit." Yang had said while angry but this time Bullet is the one who had gotten mad and decided to respond
"Are you making fun of my units uniform?" Bullet had said with anger in her voice
"Didn't you understand me I'm telling you your outfit looks tacky and tasteless. Also if it's a uniform then common taste is less liked than the Grimm where you come from." Yang had said angering Bullet even more
After hearing the insult to her clothes Bullet had charged at Yang while she did the same thing. The anger in both of their eyes made the silent message clear that they were going to tear each other apart for the insults they both received. Yang and Bullet had proceeded to attack each other with a strong barrage of fist. While some of their punches had landed others had been parried or blocked. The audience in the classroom can hear the impact of the fists between the two fighters and they sound intense. Each of them are filled with a strong resolve to finish the other and has no intent to hold back. After crossing fists one more time the both of them jumped back repeatedly so they could formulate a plan.
Yang had decided to rapidly blast Bullet with her gauntlets. Bullet had decided to take a defensive stance and put up a defense barrier with her left gauntlet to defend herself from Yang's blasts. While defending herself Bullet has activated her right shoulder gear and charged herself towards Yang. Once Bullet had gotten close Yang had dodged out of the way and managed to land a strong blast from her Gauntlets hitting Bullet before she could block the blast. After getting hit Bullet was knocked back but had managed to recover quickly with a determined look on her face.
It is clear to the members of both team RWBY and team BLST that is in the audience that the girls are evenly matched. So the next action can easily determine the winner of the match so the decision has to be made wisely. Yang had decided to generate her aura and focused on Bullet with the full intent to finish her off in one blow. Yang is burning with the resolve to continue team RWBY's win streak (and to teach her what happens when someone insults her hair). Bullet realizing that the next attack will determine the match had a plan of attack ready. She had taken a part off of her left gauntlet and put it on her right gauntlet. Then Bullet had decided to charge up her newly formed right gauntlet and generated her aura as well. Then after a brief moment the two had charged towards each other and once they got close to each other they had landed their powerful blows against each other. After the punches had landed the audience and Professor Goodwitch had felt a powerful shockwave of aura from the two fighters. After the shockwave both Yang and Bullet had been blown back at equal speed and force. After seeng the two struggle to get up and their aura meter drop to 0% the result of the match is clear to Professor Goodwitch.
"I must declare the match between Ms. Xiao-Long and Ms. Bullet to be a draw." Professor Goodwitch had announced prompting both Bullet and Yang to jump up trying to get back to the stage while struggling to do so.
"A draw come on Professor give me five minutes and I can teach this bimbo a lesson." Bullet had said in a defiant tone while struggling to move (still mad about her uniform being insulted)
"I'll give you five years and you can't beat me with your tacky clothes. The only reason it's a draw is because you got a lucky hit." Yang had said with a defiant tone of her own while struggling to get up as well (still mad that her hair has been insulted)
"The two of you can barely move let alone fight please let your teammates help you to your seats." Professor Goodwitch had said while their team leaders along with a teammate went to the girls who had just fought
"Well that was intense sis looks like she gave you a hard time during her match. But you did great out there and I'm proud of you." Ruby had said trying to cheer her sister up
"It was only a draw because she got some lucky hits in it won't be the same next time. Also how dare she having the nerve to insult my hair and say my puns are bad." Yang had vented to her sister
"Ugh I can't believe that it was announced a draw after that bimbo insulted my clothes. I'm going to be hitting the training room after this." Bullet had said while still angry about the results of the match
"Look on the bright side Bullet at least you managed to hang in there during the match." Amane had said while carrying her along with Bang
"I'm surprised you can say that after forfeiting the match." Bullet had said still angry at the draw
"We still have time for a few more matches so any Volunteers." Professor Goodwitch had announced to the class
Once team RWBY had returned to their seats Yang had sat down completely relaxed after her fight. Then she had decided to turn her attention towards her other teammates Weiss and Blake who hadn't fought yet.
"Weiss, Blake we need to show that our team is strong so I'm thinking one of you two should volunteer." Yang had said
"Well I had fought that Grimm in Professor Port's class yesterday. So it will only make sense if Blake fights since she hasn't fought in class yet." Weiss had stated
"Well when you put it that way it does make some sense." Ruby had said agreeing with Weiss
"Fine I'll go but remember that I am doing this against my will." Blake had said getting down to the stage
"Hey Makoto I think this will be a good chance for you to. . ." Noel had said before she realized that she was talking to herself before seeing her friend jump down to the stage
"I'm pumped after that last match so bring it on." Makoto had stated to Blake who had just arrived on the stage armed with her tonfas named impact while sporting an orange jacket with black stripes with orange shorts
"Is your friend always like this?" Ragna had asked Noel
"Well most of the time but I think it adds to her character. I guess she wants to make sure our team has a perfect win streak at moments like this." Noel had briefly explained to Ragna
"Honestly I don't consider my match with Amane a win. I know he called a forfeit but he spent the whole match giving some tips on how to fight better. Not to mention he only attacked me with those weak kicks of his and never followed up on it. It might be just me but it feels like he was just focused on having fun instead of fighting me." Ragna had explained to Noel
"Well now that you mentioned it I do kinda see that." Noel had said to Ragna seeing his point
"The two of you may now begin." Professor Goodwitch had announced to both Blake and Makoto
Blake had started the match by shooting at Makoto with her gun. Makoto had endured the shots for a few seconds and used her semblance which is super strength to launch herself into the air. After being in the air Makoto had dived towards Blake and raised her tonfas readying herself to attack. Dreading the attack that could hurt her greatly Blake had flipped backwards getting herself out of the way of Makoto's attack. Once Makoto had landed a large cloud of dust has been spread throughout the arena. Once Makoto had gotten back up she had noticed Blake standing among the dust cloud still looking at her. Seeing an opening Makoto had dashed towards Blake and threw a punch at her. Only for Blake to dissipate before Makoto's very eyes. Before Makoto could think about what happened her sharp hearing had picked up some light footsteps and quickly turned around blocking an attack from Blake. Makoto had little trouble blocking the hit from Blake because of her semblance and though Blake's Gambol Shroud is in its cleaver form. It is still not enough to give Makoto any trouble and proceeded to push her back and gave her a quick jab. Though the jab was quick it is still strong enough to push her back a good distance and dropped her aura down by 10% which shocked her team by seeing how strong Makoto is.
"Hmm did her bow twitch slightly just now or is that just me?" Makoto had thought to herself before getting ready to attack again
Not wanting to fall for another decoy again Makoto had decided on a plan and had gotten several spheres made of dust crystals from her pockets. Blake did not know what Makoto was planning but she had remained on guard being prepared for anything. After jumping back a few feet and making distance between the two of them. Makoto had thrown one of the dust spheres in the air and stayed where she was. When the sphere dust had gotten close Makoto had punched it with a great amount of force using her semblance. The result is the dust sphere being launched at an impressive speed that has caught Blake by surprise. Thinking quickly Blake had rolled to the side dodging the launched projectile and started firing at her opponent. Makoto had launched herself into the air repeating her earlier action but this time while she was in the air she had punched several sphere dust at Blake sending them at an incredibly high speed. Blake had stopped firing and started to dodge to the side repeatedly making sure to not get hit by the unexpected projectiles. Unfortunately, several more dust clouds have been formed and while she was focusing on not getting hit by the launched sphere dust. It has slipped her mind to pay attention to her position on the stage and found herself getting close to her after she landed. Even though Blake had realized how close she was to Makoto it was too late for her as Makoto's tonfas had started to generate energy. Then after a brief second Makoto had punched Makoto in the stomach quickly and with a second punch launched her into the air. Then after Blake had been launched into the air Makoto had jumped high into the air with her and gave a powerful blow to Blake knocking her down to the ground depleting her aura. After landing Makoto had helped Blake up and helped her stand on her feet.
"Due to the depletion of aura the winner of this match is Makoto Nanaya." Professor Goodwitch had announced before repairing the stage with her semblance
"Ouch that looked like it hurt." Yang had said as she was getting to the stage to help her teammate
"Yeah sorry about that my semblance is super strength and I tend to not hold back. I hope you're not too badly injured from our match?" Makoto had said to Blake and Yang
"No I'm alright I'll heal up once I get some rest. Get back to your team I can make it from here thanks though." Blake had said while getting back to her team with Yang accompanying her
"Hmm so she's like me but the difference is that she's hiding it. I hope you know what you're doing Blake." Makoto had thought to herself before returning to her team
"Now then we still have time for another match would anyone else like to participate?" Professor Goodwitch had asked before seeing a young man in a blue and white attire step to the stage armed with his sword
"I volunteer Professor." Jin had said while his arms are crossed
"Very well Mr. Kisaragi is there anyone else that would like to spar with him?" Professor Goodwitch had asked
"Hey Jaune you should take him on and show him what your made of." Nora had said to her team leader
"Um are you sure the guy looks like he's out of my league." Jaune had responded to Nora
"That is only a first impression I mean who knows you might actually be stronger than him if you just gave it a shot." Nora had said enthusiastically
"She's right Jaune if you want to prove yourself then you must take the boldest of actions. Besides I don't see the harm in a simple spar in fact some good may come out of it." Bang had said overhearing the conversation between the two team members
"Well I suppose you guys are right and besides what have I got to lose." Jaune had said before getting down to the stage to spar against Jin
"I've got a bad feeling about this." Amane had thought to himself as he was seeing Jaune get down to the stage for his spar
"Are both of you ready?" Professor Goodwitch had asked before receiving a nod from the both of them
"Then you may both begin." Professor Goodwitch had announced
Jaune had armed himself with his sword and shield and he was prepared for anything that Jin can throw at him. Though when Jaune looked at his opponent Jin was standing on the same spot but his eyes are closed. Seeing this as an opportunity to land the first blow Jaune had charged at Jin and swung his sword at him. Unfortunately for Jaune, Jin had effortlessly dodge the sword swing while keeping his eyes closed. Jaune suspecting that it was a lucky guess had decided to swing at Jin again hoping to land a hit. Unfortunately, Jin had dodged the sword swing again while keeping his eyes closed and having a bored look on his face. Realizing that simple swings won't do anything against his opponent Jaune had decided to swing his sword rapidly at Jin hoping to land a hit on him. However, Jin had continued to dodge every sword swing with practically little effort while keeping his eyes closed which has impressed the audience even Professor Goodwitch. With the exception of Weiss and his female teammates who has seen these acts before and Ragna who was just not impressed.
After a few more seconds of dodging Jaune's sword slashes Jin had noticed that he was on the edge of the stage. Jaune had saw this as an opportunity to deliver a strong sword strike against Jin with the plan that if Jin dodges he will get a stage ringout. It may not be the best terms for a victory but given the circumstances and his opponent it was good enough for Jaune. Though before Jaune could attack Jin had said something briefly before grabbing the handle of his sword.
"Enough of this." Jin had muttered while holding the handle to his sword
Jaune not wanting to give Jin the chance to attack had gave a strong downward slash at Jin hoping to get him off the stage. Unfortunately for Jaune it's what Jin wanted because the sword swing had hit the scabbard. Once Jaune had hit the scabbard of Jin's Yukianesa Jin had instantly moved passed Jaune with his sword drawn. Though before Jin had gotten far Jaune's whole body has been frozen in a huge chunk of ice. After that Jin had decided to withdraw his sword and the sound of the sheath hitting the hilt of his sword had caused the ice that Jaune was covered in to shatter. Though the ice that Jaune was frozen in had shattered he had felt immense pain and it has also caused his aura meter to drop from 100% to 0% in an instant which has shocked most of the people in the audience.
"That attack . . .was brutal." Ruby had said still trying to process what happened
"Yeah I saw him fight a couple of days ago but seeing this level of skill is still unsettling." Yang had said watching the whole thing
"That cold and empty look on his face. He's similar to Adam." Blake had thought to herself with a strong sense of dread
"Due to aura depletion the winner of this match is Jin Kisaragi." Professor Goodwitch had announced maintaining her neutral tone. As Jin was making his way off of the stage Jaune had started to speak.
"Good match huh well maybe we should have a rematch again sometime." Jaune had said trying to remain optimistic while trying to keep himself warm
"Tch pathetic." Jin had responded briefly
"Um what did you say?" Jaune had asked hoping the response is a pleasant one
"I said that was pathetic. To say that your display of skill is laughable would be generous to you and insulting to competent clowns everywhere. Looking at you at first glance already shows me that you're not good in a fight and you would be lucky to survive the first year here at this Academy. Like my own team leader, I see that you have been given the position of leadership out of pity and it appears that as things stand you will hold your team back greatly. At least Ragna can claim to have some degree of skill which you have none. Do yourself a favor and consult with your team about a successor to your leadership position in the likely event that you die." Jin had told Jaune in a brutal and bold tone
"Damn it Jin you've already won no need to rub his nose in it! If you want to talk down on people, then fight me and I'll put you in your place in front of everyone here!" Ragna had said challenging Jin
"That's enough you two." Professor Goodwitch had said in a commanding tone stopping the brothers before speaking again
"Ragna you know full well about what I said about the two of you fighting in my class please don't make me repeat myself. As for you Mr. Kisaragi I see that you have some criticism you would like to address but please do so in a civil and respectable manner." Professor Goodwitch had said after understanding the notes from Atlus better about Jin being hard to work with
"Very well Professor." Jin had said as he was walking off of the stage. Though as he was walking Pyrrha had gotten onto the stage after helping Jaune back to his seat.
"Professor Goodwitch I would like to challenge Jin Kisaragi if that is alright with him?" Pyrra had asked the Professor with a hint of anger in her voice
"We do have time for one more match but that is assuming Mr. Kisaragi is up to it." Professor Goodwitch had responded
"I accept the challenge Professor I may get a challenge from Mistral's champion." Jin had said returning to his earlier position on stage
"Are you alright Jaune?" Ren had asked his team leader
"Yeah I'm fine I just have ringing in my head and I feel frozen all over." Jaune had responded still trying to keep himself warm
"Don't let his words get to you Jaune. I suspect that he's feeling high and mighty because of a lucky hit that he has gotten." Bang had said trying to reassure his friend
"Yeah I mean freezing you like that he must have been able to do that because of the lucky hit. As for what he said about you don't think on it Jaune he only says that because he doesn't know you. I bet he's jealous because your blond hair is better than his." Nora had said trying to cheer up her leader
"Yeah I guess you're right." Jaune had said in a better mood than earlier but still a bit bummed out
"You may both begin!" Professor Goodwitch had announced to Pyrrha and Jin
Pyrrha had started thing off by shooting at Jin with her rifle. Jin had used his semblance to create an ice wall to block the shots. Though after he blocked the shots with his ice wall Jin had jumped over the wall and summoned several ice shards and launched them at Pyrrha. Thinking quickly Pyrrha had used her shield to block the shards though this has given Jin a chance to get closer to her. Once Jin was a bit closer he had tried to slash at Pyrrha with his sword so he can freeze her. Pyrrha anticipating this had dodged the sword slash and tried to attack him with her javelin only for the attacks to be parried by Jin. The two of them had slashed at each other at blinding speed which impressed the audience a great deal. Once their blades had locked Pyrrha had jumped kick Jin giving herself some distance between the two. Pyrrha had then tried to toss her shield at Jin before transforming her javelin into its rifle form and aiming it at Jin.
After knocking the shield away with his aura weapon Jin had used his sword to block several gun shots from Pyrrha and has found himself doing it for a few seconds. Though as if guided by instinct Jin had rolled to the side and when he did he was mentally glad he did because he saw Pyrrha's shield being returned to its owner. Jin had then summoned a stream of ice towards Pyrrha and had to followed up swung several sword slash waves at her. Pyrrha had spent a few seconds dodging the ice streams but she was not fast enough to dodge the slash wave. So she had to block it with her shield even though she was knocked back a bit she is for the most part unharmed. Though before the two of them could continue on Professor Goodwitch had stepped onto the stage between the two
"That was an impressive display of skill from the both of you but unfortunately we are out of time. We will continue with the spar sessions another time but for now I have a general ideal of some of your skill level. Everyone you are all dismissed." Professor Goodwitch had announced
Jin was not in the mood to deal with the comments about his attitude toward Jaune from his teammates so he was the first to leave the classroom out of team RJNN. Noel had decided to speak with Jaune to see if he was alright because she knows how it feels to be the subject of Jin's harsh words. When she got to Jaune she had noticed Bang was trying to comfort him as well as the rest of team JNPR. Realizing that she won't be able to speak to him she decided to speak to Pyrrha since she has recently fought Jin.
"Excuse me your name is Pyrrha right?" Noel had asked
"Yes that's my name." Pyrrha had responded
"Listen I just want to apologize for what Jin said to your team leader. I know how it feels to get told off like that by him and his words can be harsh. But deep down he's a good person but that is VERY deep down. I hope you can forgive him and not get angry at the sight of me oh and my name is Noel." Noel had explained to Pyrrha
"Well Noel you have nothing to feel guilty for. You don't need to take responsibility for the actions of another person. But the fact that you came to apologize on his behalf shows that you are a kind hearted individual who cares about other people. There is no reason for you to feel guilty and Jaune's friends and teammates has done well in cheering him up. Also I won't get angry at the sight of you, in fact I greatly appreciate you coming to see if he was alright so thank you Noel and it is nice to meet you. Now if you'll excuse me I must tend to my team." Pyrrha had said before getting back to team JNPR
"Wow Pyrrha is really nice and she's not angry at me or my team and neither is Jaune from the looks of it. Though I still feel guilty though even though she told me not to. Oh I have a good idea on how to make sure he stays cheered up." Noel had said excitedly with an idea in her head
(A/N)
First let me address the outfits for Makoto and Bullet. For Makoto her combat clothes are the orange and black jacket outfit she receives and wears in chrono phantasma when she is not fighting. As for Bullet her combat outfit is still her mercenary uniform but the pants are longer. The reason for this is because I highly doubt outfits like Makoto's two piece fighting clothes while she's fighting in the games and Bullets default clothes will be seen as acceptable within the school. Especially around someone like Professor Goodwitch.
Also I know this was a good opportunity for Ragna and Jin to fight but I don't think that Professor Goodwitch will a allow a spar between those two knowing how intense things will get between the two. But rest assured the brothers will fight in this story.
Now for the results of the match
Ragna vs Amane
Amane is the type of person who enjoys himself while fighting but he will also help people out when the chance presents itself. Unless the situation is life threatening like during the initiation he rarely takes a fight seriously. Ragna is strong and capable but his fighting style has traits of rage which is something Amane picked up on. So after being satisfied with the experience and giving Ragna some tips. Amane had no problems with calling a forfeit
Ruby vs Tao
Both of the girls are speedy and very strong. Though the difference between the two girls is that while both of them has received some form of training. Ruby if backed into a corner will take the time to formulate a plan to deal with a problem. In Tao's case she has a tendency to rely on her instincts which while useful in the short run won't do any good if her actions are predicted. Not to mention Ruby is using her weapon while Tao is using her natural claws that doesn't have a long reach to begin with. Ruby's skills against Tao's it was only a matter of time before Tao had lost.
Bullet vs Yang
Both Bullet's and Yang's fighting style are very similar to each other except for some differences things ultimately came down to skill. However, they are also similarly skilled since the both of them rely heavily on their fists and gauntlets. Though because of their similar fighting styles they also have similar weakness so if a certain agile pink haired girl was to fight them the results would not be pleasant for either of them. Their semblance could have turned the tides but ultimately they cancel each other out. With Yang getting strong from taking hits and Bullet getting stronger from giving hits. With these factors along with their short tempers about certain aspects about their appearance, Bullet with her uniform and Yang with her hair. It was only a matter of time before the fight ended up being a draw.
As for why Amane laughed at Yang's puns. Well I'd like to think he has a very lenient sense of humor.
Makoto vs Blake
Blake and Makoto are agile characters but the difference between the two is that Makoto relies on her strength while Blake relies on her speed and agility. The stage that Makoto and Blake had fought on did not give Blake much of a chance to fully utilize her semblance and since Makoto is more durable than Blake. A few hits from Makoto with her super strength semblance is enough to defeat Blake.
Jin vs Jaune
We all know that there is a MASSIVE skill difference between Jaune and Jin. But considering Jin's overall attitude towards people who he doesn't consider worth his time and Jaune's skills. The match between the two and the aftermath had one outcome.
Pyrrha vs Jin
It has been established that both of them are very skilled and the fight between them could have gone on for longer. But they could not take up past the class time so the match had to be stopped by Professor Goodwitch.
I hope the author's note gives a good explanation for the results of the sparring matches. There will be more fights and there could possibly be rematches for the battles in this chapter.
Also to answer a quick question
the blazblue characters are 17 years old. Though Ragna, Bang, Bullet, and Amane are closer to 18.
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