Disclaimer: I do not own the blazblue franchise or the RWBY franchise they belong to their respective owners
(A/N)
To answer a couple of quick questions, Kagura's semblance is razor wind. The number of razor winds he can produce depends on the size of the previous ones. The catch is that if Kagura isn't careful his razor wind will drain his aura fast.
It had slipped my mind to mention the details for the next sparring chapter in this story. For the next sparring chapter it will be a mix of two 1 vs 1, two 2 vs 2, and one 4 vs 4. The teams that could be fighting are team: RWBY, JNPR, RJNN, BLST, KKMT (Kagura, Hibiki, Mai, Tsubaki), CRDL, Sun and Neptune, and team CMSN (Cinder, Mercury, Emerald, Nu). Remember Cinder will not be fighting. Also Nu won't be fighting either, the reason will will be explained within this chapter. One more thing three Guilty Gear character will be fighting.
I am still taking requests for the spars, please remember that I can't accept all requests.
Chapter 24 Personal Ties
(Team RWBY's Room)
It has been a few days since Ruby, Weiss, and Yang spoke to Blake about her current concerns about the White Fang. After Blake voiced her concerns, all of team RWBY decided to do things themselves to make the Kingdom of Vale a safer place. It was agreed that they would spend two weeks to prepare for their upcoming mission. It was initially intended for the team to go out and get some supplies. However, their plans for the day had hit a snag because of one unexpected occurrence.
"NOOOO I can't believe that it's raining today." Ruby said in a distressed tone evident from the pout on her face
"Well to be fair we did ignore the weather report for the week. Besides we have a lot of indoor activities we can do." Weiss told Ruby which quickly cheered her up
"Well we can go to the training room and start training for starters. There are a lot of attack combinations that I want us to try out. The sooner that we can practice the moves the better." Ruby said in an excited tone
"One problem, most of the students are probably in the training room and it will most likely feel crowded in there. Not to mention that we'll need to dedicate a whole day just for training. Besides, this is a good chance for us to catch up to our studies for our other classes." Weiss told her team with each of them trying to avoid the topic of studying
"I already spent a few hours yesterday studying and I'm not too keen on getting back to it. Ooh I know, I never did taste test Noel's new recipes. Maybe we should all go and . . ." Ruby said before Weiss quickly covered Ruby's mouth
"No you don't . . . trust me on this." Weiss quickly told Ruby before removing her hand
"Well, we can play some video games." Ruby suggested to her team
"Ruby, you and Yang would enjoy your video games out of all of us. Besides I doubt I would do well and would lose badly." Weiss commented
"Like how you royally lost at the board game yesterday." Ruby commented to Weiss while getting an angry glare from her
"Thanks for reminding me sis. Because Weiss lost the game and by extension the bet, she has to tell us how she met Jin." Yang said in a confident tone
"Wha . . . but we can hold off on that little story, right Blake?" Weiss said
"I'm not in this discussion, I'm more focused on the mission that we'll be having in two weeks. Which reminds me, Ruby tell me why Ragna will be coming with us in two weeks?" Blake asked
"Well, Ragna overheard us talking about our mission and decided that he should come along with us." Ruby answered Blake causing Weiss to cringe at the idea of Ragna coming along
"Do you really think it's a good idea for Ragna to be coming with us. Because aside from the fact that he likely lacks proper coordination. He also has a tendency to act like a thug, the fact that he consistently gets in trouble with our professors should warrant some cause for concern." Weiss stated to her team in a bold tone
"Well you do make some points, but all he needs is someone to stick with him to make sure he stays out of trouble." Ruby told Weiss
"Besides as long as he doesn't come across something that he disagrees with. Then I'm certain that Ragna's help will be welcomed in two weeks. What do you think of Ragna coming along Blake?" Yang said defending Ragna before asking Blake
"Well considering what he did to those corrupt cops, and the fact that he stood up to Cardin when he was messing with Velvet. Not to mention knowing how skilled he is, he could be a good addition to this mission." Blake said approving of Ragna coming along
"Oh I can assure you Blake, Ragna has gotten some good training to be as skilled as he is. In fact if you met his master you would . . . ." Yang said in an excited tone before Ruby quickly covered her mouth using her semblance
"Looks like your out-voted Weiss, oh what a shame." Ruby quickly as she covered Yang's mouth before she whispered to Yang
"We promised to keep that fact a secret for Ragna. If you blurt it out by accident, then it'll probably give him a reason not to trust us." Ruby told Yang in a low tone and at a fast pace before removing her hand
"Why the sudden secrecy Ruby and Yang, you two aren't hiding something important are you?" Weiss asked giving a focused look to the sisters
"It's not important, but you telling us that story about how you and Jin met is what's important. Unless you're going to come up with excuses to ditch on the agreement." Yang said in a teasing tone with a smirk
"I still can't believe that I made that bet with you Yang. But fine, I'll tell you guys the story, but only after I'm done studying. I just have get through a few of these chapters." Weiss told Yang in a reluctant tone
"Don't take too long." Yang said with a smirk before Weiss continued studying
(The Courtyard)
Under normal circumstances most people wouldn't even think of training outside during intense weather. However, most people weren't Ragna the Bloodedge who is currently a student at Beacon Academy. From his days of training with Jubei, Ragna has gained a mindset to train whenever the chance arises including times of intense weather. The main mindset is that if a Huntsman or Huntress is able to get stronger in all types of environments, then they would be much stronger in the long run. The rain training is also a good way for Ragna to take his mind off of the eyesore that is the numerous Atus ships that has come to Beacon. When Ragna looks at those ships, he can't help but question the possible reasons as to why those ships would come to Vale.
"HYAA, alright it looks like that swing has more speed than earlier. Looks like the rain water isn't weighting me down as much as it used to. But I still have to keep training, since I'll be fighting in the upcoming tournament." Ragna said to himself before he looked at the Atlas ships
"Who in their right minds would bring an army to a Kingdom. Either the General is paranoid, or something is happening and we're kept in the dark about it. Still regardless of the reason I don't like it." Ragna said to himself before he got back to practicing his sword swings. After a few more seconds, Ragna had felt a presence that had its attention focused solely on him. He also felt a good deal of suppressed emotions behind the attention that Ragna has gotten. To further add to the ominous feeling, his right side started to throb further. Which gives Ragna a solid idea as to who's watching him.
"Come on out, I know that you're watching me!" Ragna yelled causing the mystery person to jump down. When Ragna looked to see who it is, he sees that it's Nu from yesterday
"Hahahaha you found me Ragna, now we can have some alone time." Nu said after chuckling which sent a chill down Ragna's spine
"Nu who exactly are you?" Ragna asked in a low tone while maintaining his guard
"That's not important now Ragna. What is important is that we'll become one, . . . now allow me to kill you. So that you shall be mine . . . forever." Nu said before summoning a sword and charging at Ragna
Seeing Nu coming, Ragna quickly defended himself with his sword from Nu's attack. When Nu's and Ragna's weapons had collided with each other, Ragna was pushed back and was briefly surprised at Nu's strength but didn't show it on his face. Ragna had mustered more strength from within and managed to push back Nu. After pushing back the silver haired girl, Ragna leaped towards her and delivered a downward slash attack against her.
Nu has managed to block the attack, and managed to hold her ground against the white-haired swordsman. After a brief moment, the both of them had pushed each other back with a great deal of force. Ragna had looked at Nu with a focused gaze, mentally preparing himself for what else she could do next. Realizing how strong that Nu could be, Ragna was tempted to remove the seal on his right arm. Though what prevented him from doing so is the warning that Rachel has told him a few weeks ago. Ragna was told not to use his semblance against someone who has a seal on her right eye. When Ragna saw the eyepatch, he suspected that Nu was the girl that he was warned about.
"Could she be the girl that the rabbit could have warned me about. I don't know what she's capable of, but if her warning is accurate then I need to handle this without releasing my seal. It's a good thing I'm skilled in fighting in the rain." Ragna thought while mentally smirking at the rain
After a brief second, Ragna had swung his sword at Nu with a good deal of force. The swing was strong enough to splash a lot of the rainwater at Nu blocking her sight. While Nu was distracted by the splash of rainwater, Ragna had gotten close to her and made a strong horizontal slash at her managing to knock her to the side. Ragna had then made a move to deliver a strong follow-up attack. Though before Ragna had gotten close to Nu, she had summoned several blades and managed to pierce Ragna with the summoned blade attacks. After the summoned blades injured Ragna, his right side started to throb even more and the temptation to release his seal has gotten stronger.
"Hahahaha pretty clever Ragna, but you can stop holding back now. Let us fully embrace each other so we can fully get into the moment. Restriction release." Nu said before radiating her aura which shock Ragna before she transformed. After the brief flash of light had dissipated, Nu had a different appearance. Her new appearance is her body covered in blue and white metallic armor. Her legs was covered large armor plates that looked sturdy. What made Nu stand out even further, is that her face was covered with a metallic mask and she had several blades floating behind her. Though her new appearance did not chnge the fact that Nu had a lot of killing intent towards Ragna that by a thread didn't cross over to lust.
"What the hell are you?" Ragna asked maintaining his guard
"Now let us embrace each other." Nu said before she sent a barrage of summoned swords at Ragna
Ragna had done his best to deflect the summoned swords that was launched at him. Unfortunately, his reflexes weren't enough to block the attack barrage. Since the summoned swords managed to hit Ragna at a furious speed. After a few seconds of getting hit by the summoned sword barrage Ragna had trouble standing up and keeping his balance. Before Ragna could retaliate, Nu had instantly gotten in front of Ragna having a sinister smile. While Nu was close, she had delivered a powerful slash attack at Ragna and the attack had staggered him. Before Ragna could retaliate his instinct had instructed him to jump back a far distance. It was fortunate that he did, because he had quickly noticed that he had avoided a large blade that had appead and made a downward stab.
"This is going to be harder than I thought, one of the professors should have noticed this by now. I just have to hold on until then." Ragna thought while maintain his guard
After Ragna made the decision to wait for one of the Professors, Ragna decided to charge at Nu ready to swing at her. Predicting Ragna's plan, Nu had summoned several medium sized blades and attacked Ragna with them. This time Ragna was quick enough to block each blade as he was getting closer to her. When another blade was summoned, Ragna jumped into the air to avoid it. After jumping Ragna made an attempt to make a downward slash at Nu. Unfortunately, Nu had summoned several large blades from the ground and each blade had not only hit Ragna, but it also knocked him back. After the fifth blade hat hit Ragna, he ended up falling to the ground. Ragna tried to get up so he can recover and keep fighting. However, Nu had quickly gotten close to Ragna and pinned him to the ground with her arm blades.
"Use your full strength Ragna, you must not stop holding back for your sake. So that after I kill you, neither of us will have any regrets before we become one with each other." Nu said in a sinister tone while having her face very close to Ragna's face
While Nu was on top of Ragna, she has maintained a sinister smile while she pushed her blades further into Ragna's chest. As she was doing this, the right side of Ragna's body had started to have a powerful sensation that he hasn't felt before. The throbbing sensation had gotten intense and despite trying, he couldn't get Nu off of him. With a great deal of reluctance, Ragna made a decision that he knew he was going to regret in some form.
"RESTRICTION RELEASE!" Ragna yelled causing a strong burst of aura that pushed Nu back.
After releasing his seal, Ragna had rose up from the ground but he felt a lot stronger than he normally does when his seal is released. Another thing that changed is that the right side of Ragna's body had red markings on it, while his entire body was enveloped in a crimson aura. After rising up, Ragna had charged towards Nu with a new surge of power. Ragna was briefly caught off guard when he noticed that he was moving a lot faster than he normally does, but he did not show it. Once Ragna was close enough he delivered a strong slash at Nu and the attack pushed her back. After the attack, a large amount of red aura had left Nu and it went to Ragna.
"Help me, I just want the pain stop. Please let me die so the pain can stop." A young female voice had said in a distressed tone that Ragna heard after Nu's aura reached him
"What was that voice I heard?" Ragna thought while focusing on Nu.
"Yes Ragna, I can see your full power. Now you can fully embrace your full strength so that we can embrace the moment. After I kill you we shall become one with each other." Nu said in a sadistic tone while having her sinister smile.
"This girl is a lot stronger than I thought, and why is it that my aura is a lot stronger when she's around?" Ragna wondered to himself. Though before Ragna could do anything further a whirlwind of rose pedals had engulfed the area. While the rose pedal whirlwind was engulfing the area, a shroud of darkness had covered Ragna and Nu. After a few seconds, the darkness dissipated and this time Ragna was nowhere to be seen much to Nu's anger
"Ragna, where are you Ragna!?" Nu yelled out loud in an anguished tone
"Nu is that you, what are you doing?" Emerald asked after appearing in the courtyard
"You took Ragna away from me with your illusions, didn't you Emerald?" Nu said looking at Emerald engulfed in a silent rage
"What are you talking about, you mean Ragna saw you in that form?" Emerald asked Nu.
"Bring him back." Nu told Emerald in a focused gazed
"Nu I don't know what you're talking about." Emerald said but made a move to grab her pistols. Before Emerald could do anything, Nu had quickly approached Emerald and grabbed her by her neck pushing her against the wall
"Bring Ragna back, or else you will die." Nu said in a sinister tone with a malice that could be felt through her mask
"Let go of her Nu." Cinder said appearing with her arrow pointed at Nu
"She took Ragna away from me. I will not forgive this." Nu said slowly tightening her grip
"Nu you need to calm down, or else I will need to deal with you." Cinder said eady to attack Nu
"Tempting as it is to see a fight between you two, I need the both of you to calm down." Hazama said after appearing
"Bring back Ragna." Nu said maintaining her sinister tone
"I can't bring him back, but I do know where he is. You see a little earlier a barrier was put up which prevented people from knowing what happened when they were outside the barrier. I have a good idea as to who did it, and I can assure you it wasn't Emerald." Hazama said causing Nu to let go of Emerald
"Who took him away from me. I must kill them so Ragna and I can become one with each other." Nu said before changing back to her original form
"It was a pint sized stuck up shitty vampire named Rachel Alucard that interfered." Hazama said
"Will Rachel cause us some problems Hazama?" Cinder asked
"Not directly but we still need to keep on our guard. I'll have phantom be on the lookout for Rachel just to be on the safe side. As for Nu, you guys just need to keep her away from Rags. If she goes full psycho on us then everything will be ruined.: Hazama briefly explained to Cinder before he made a move to leave only for Cinder to stop him
"Do you know why Nu attacked Ragna the way she did? This will no doubt pose a problem for our plans." Cinder asked Hazama while having a focused gaze on him
"Rags has something that Nu needs and she responded to it accordingly. Our mutual boss knows about it. Though I didn't think she would act like this, like I said you guys just have to keep her in check." Hazama told Cinder before he left
"Cinder, we're just going to let that monster get away with choking me and fighting Ragna. Nu could have ruined everything that we've worked hard to set up." Emerald told Cinder in an angry tone
"More than how you and Mercury could have ruined things when you two dealt with Roman's problem." Cinder commented causing Emerald to wince slightly before she continued to explain herself
"Listen Emerald, we were warned that the girl is mentally unstable. If you knew what she went through in the Murakumo labs then her current mental state is to be expected. I know it's a lot to ask but we need to be patient with her. Besides all Nu did was fight Ragna, and a simple fight isn't enough to gain suspicion." Cinder explained to Emerald with her nodding in understanding before walking away
(The Rose Garden)
A shroud of darkness and a whirlwind of rose pedals had appeared within a rose garden. After a few seconds the whirlwind and darkness had dissipated and Ragna suddenly appeared among the garden. After appearing, Ragna had looked around confused as to what had happened and where he currently is.
"What is this place, is this another section of Beacon?" Ragna asked as he was powering down. Before Ragna could do anything further, he felt a strong hit at the back of his neck and quickly lost consciousness
"I apologize Ragna, but this was the best way to ensure you receive proper rest and treatment from your earlier fight." Valkenhayn said after knocking out Ragna
"Do not be concerned about it Valkenhayn. The ruffian went against my warning so a strike at the back of his neck is a mercy. Besides his aura needs to heal his body and he shouldn't be looking for a fight in that state." Rachel said as she was drinking her tea waiting for Ragna to wake up
"As you wish milady." Valkenhayn said understanding Rachel's wish
(Team RWBY's room)
"Alright, I am done with my studying for the day." Weiss said after she closed her book
"Now that your done studying, you can tell us how you met Jin." Yang said maintaining her teasing tone
"Fine, I'll keep my word. But where do I even start?" Weiss asked
"You can tell us what you thought of him when you saw him for the first time. Ooh I'm so excited a story that is exclusive between us as a team." Ruby suggested with a hint of excitement
"Well since you want that to be the starting then fine Ruby. As you guys should know, I met Jin a few years ago at a training school in Atlus and at the time. I had a less than stellar opinion about him. I thought he was stuck up, snobbish, arrogant, and a rude know it all." Weiss told her team
"sounds like our own teammate." Yang commented to Ruby getting an angry glare from Weiss
"I admit that I can be hard to deal with, but back then I was always on guard. People have always tried to use me for my family name. People always figured that if they make nice with me they can make nice with my father. Or a different case, if people had trouble with my father they would take it out on me." Weiss briefly explained to her team
"That's terrible, I'm sorry that happened Weiss." Ruby commented
"Right and when I first met Jin I originally assumed that he was just like everyone else. But one day he did something that stood out to me." Weiss said to everyone
"What did he do?" Blake asked slowly getting intrigued by the story
"He gave me some tips, I remember that it was after one of my training sessions." Weiss said shocking her friends before continuing the story
(Atlus training room)
(6 years ago)
Weiss was fighting against several combat robots within the training room. Though Weiss was at a young age, she had proved herself to be very skilled her rapier and her semblance. The training robots had made a move to charge at Weiss, seeing this coming Weiss had gracefully dodge the attack and attacked the robot at the torso. After landing her attack, Weiss had slashed at the next robot that was near her and jumped away making space between her and them. After making space between her and the training robots, Weiss decided to use her semblance. She was still learning about her abilities but knew what to do with her abilities. After a few seconds Weiss had summoned several glyphs and used them to step over the training robots. After doing this, Weiss had ended up behind the training robots and slashed at each of them destroying them.
"Looks like I'm getting the hang of my weapon." Weiss said in a satisfied tone before she left she crossed paths with a young Jin Kisaragi who was at the doorway waiting for Weiss to be finished with her training. Weiss didn't think much on Jin's arrival and decided to just leave. Before Weiss went too far away, Jin started to speak to her
"You spend too much time thinking about your next move." Jin told Weiss
"Excuse me?" Weiss said not clearly hearing Jin the first time
"I saw the majority of your fight and I noticed that you spend too much time planning your next move. In a real fight the Grimm and your opponent won't give you a chance to plan." Jin advised Weiss
"Oh really, then I'm sure that you can do so much better." Weiss said in a sarcastic tone to Jin
"As a matter of fact, I shall." Jin said as he was walking into the room as the training robots walked to the center of the room
After the training robots were set up, a buzzer was sounded causing one of them to leap towards Jin. Once Jin saw the training robot leaping towards him, he rolled out of the way and slashed its legs decapitating it. After that, two other robots had dashed towards Jin. Seeing the robots coming by looking at their shadow, Jin quickly dodged their attacks and cut their backs disabling them. The last two robots made a move to attack Jin, seeing them coming Jin blocked their attacks and cut the both of them in half ending the training session.
"Notice how I was decisive in my attacks and I didn't spend too much time dodging. Your weapon does look strong, but the design shows that its better suited for quick attacks at weak points." Jin explained to Weiss causing her to be irritated
"Who do you think you are lecturing me. All you did was show off just so you can prove your point. As you can recall, none of my attacks missed. Besides I know for a fact that you've been a student in this training school for about a week." Weiss said in a defiant tone
"True, but the fight took too long which will be a problem against an observant enemy. It's good that your observing your surroundings and that your using your semblance at a young age. However, you need to find more uses for your semblance than just moving around the area. Just keep my advice in mind." Jin told Weiss before she left at a frustrated pace
(Team RWBY's Room)
(Present Time)
"Looks like back then you weren't able to take criticism. Yet for some reason, I'm not surprised that you responded that way." Blake commented about Weiss's behavior
"Come on Blake, Weiss must have a reason to respond the way she did. I mean I doubt it was a good reason, but it's a reason regardless." Yang said trying to defend Weiss (though doing a poor job at it)
"As I said, a lot of people tends to use me because of my family name. So it goes without saying that I'm constantly on edge. Not only am I on edge because of users, but also because of people who hate the name Schnee, especially the Faunus. You guys should know the part of the story I'm getting to." Weiss said causing her team to look slightly downtrodden
"The attempt to kidnap you." Ruby said in a slightly despondent tone while Blake had a look of guilt on her face
"Right, but it was at that time I saw a glimpse of the type of person Jin really is." Weiss said before she told the story
(Atlus combat school fields)
(6 years ago)
"Alright, looks like I'm making progress controlling my semblance." Weiss said after she's been using her glyphs for a couple of hours
"Ok, so far I'm able to maintain my semblance for 10 minutes. My sword attacks have much more precision, despite me only practicing against trees. Also, I can maneuver around trees which be helpful within complicated areas. Though I wish I was practicing against people instead of these trees. I could practice in the training room but I don't want to run into Jin again." Weiss said with a hint of bitterness at the thought of Jin
After spending a few couple of more hours practicing her semblance and sword attacks, Weiss decided to call it a day and pack up. As she was packing up, she had heard some distinct noise among the trees that was near her. Weiss figured that it was the wind and paid it no mind while continuing to pack up. After Weiss was finished she made a move to get out of the area but another strange noise was made. Weiss looked around while on guard and didn't see anyone.
"I have a bad feeling about this. I need to get back to the school." Weiss said before moving at a faster pace. After a few minutes of walking faster several people have jumped from tree to tree. Weiss barely saw the figure and decided to grab her Myrtenaster and move faster. After a few minutes of running, a gunshot had been fired at Weiss's weapon causing her to lose her grip and let go of the weapon.
After dropping her weapon, Weiss ran to pick up her weapon so she can defend herself. Unfortunately, a rope was wrapped around Weiss's wrist and she was pulled in a separate direction. Weiss struggled hard to escape but she was not strong enough to do so. Weiss made a second attempt and tried harder being able to gain some footing. What happened next was that a rope had gotten Weiss's ankle and her leg was pulled as a result. After her leg was pulled, Weiss lost footing completely and fell to the ground. After a brief second, a figure had jumped on top of Weiss's back and hit her in the back of her head knocking her out.
A few moments have passed and Weiss was slowly regaining consciousness. After Weiss regained consciousness, she noticed that she was being carried by a large gorilla Faunus. When Weiss looked around, she noticed that she was surrounded by three other Faunus who's much older aside from the Gorilla Faunus. The other three Faunus are of a goat, iguana, and lemur. After seeing her surroundings, Weiss struggled to get away but realized that she was tied up.
"Don't bother trying to get away you wretched Schnee, we have your weapon and your tied up. Before anyone notices what happened here you will be long gone." The Lemur Faunus told Weiss
"Where are you taking me?" Weiss asked in a demanding tone
"Somewhere where your money and name will have no influence. A place where you'll get the judgement you deserve. Once we bring you to the White Fang, you'll be made an example of and we'll be official members of the White Fang." The Goat Faunus told Weiss
"I'm just a kid, you can't do this to me!" Weiss yelled to the group of Faunus
"Tell that to the many Faunus kids who suffered from the abuse of people like you, tell that to the many Faunus who were hunted down and beaten just for being different. Your life is nothing in comparison Schnee. This is an opportunity to send a message to both your family and all of Remnant." The Iguana Faunus told Weiss in an angry tone
After being told the plan, Weiss knew that she had to get away. Weiss had spent a few minutes trying to struggle again but like earlier it did her no good. Weiss looked around and noticed that there was nobody nearby and realized that she was going to have to save herself. After looking around for a few seconds, Weiss noticed a river and realized that if she can flow down the river she could get away from the area faster.
Though the only requirement is for Weiss to get free from the gorilla Faunus first if she is to do anything. Weiss noticed that the gorilla Faunus was walking with a rhythm and thought of a plan but knew that the timing had to be perfect. After waiting a few seconds, Weiss summoned a glyph and though it was only one she managed to unbalance the gorilla Faunus and caused him to trip. Once the Gorilla Faunus tripped, he had let go of Weiss and she took this chance to roll down the nearby hill away from her captors. A few seconds have passed and she managed to get near the river. Unfortunately, the lemur Faunus was fast and she managed to catch Weiss before she went into the river.
"That was a clever trick you pulled Schnee, but it won't be enough for you to escape the judgement you rightfully deserve." The Lemur Faunus said before the Gorilla Faunus picked up Weiss. As Weiss was being carried away she had a look of fear in her eyes. She knew that the Faunus had problems with her family but she didn't think that they would take it out on her. Before Weiss could get into a mindset of hopelessness, something happened that caught her by surprise. What happened was that a few ice shards were shot at the Faunus. The Gorilla Faunus blocked the ice shards while the other Faunus hid behind him. When Weiss looked to see where the ice shards came from, she saw Jin with his hand raised towards them.
"Who are you to interfere with our noble work!" The Goat Faunus yelled as he was looking at Jin with a furious gaze
"You all think kidnapping someone is noble, then you have truly lost your minds that makes you no different than the Grimm." Jin said causing the Iguana Faunus to charge towards Jin and attack him with his claws.
Seeing the attack coming, Jin had sent several ice shards at the Faunus with a plan in mind. The Iguana Faunus saw the ice shards coming and decided to jump high into the air to avoid the attack. After jumping into the air, the Iguana Faunus made a move to dive towards Jin. When he got close, Jin had summoned his Aura Weapon Yukianesa and slashed at the Iguana Faunus stomach. Before the Iguana Faunus could do anything further, his entire body was frozen.
Seeing what happened to her friend, the Lemur Faunus had pulled out a gun and shot at Jin. Reacting quickly Jin rolled away fom the gunshots and threw his sword at the Lemur Faunus. The sword was successful in cutting the Lemur Faunus's arm and as a result it was frozen along with the gun. The goat Faunus tried to ram into Jin but all of this was going according to plan. When the goat Faunus got close, Jin summoned his sword again and cut the legs of the Goat Faunus causing him to fall with his legs frozen.
The Gorilla Faunus became enraged at what happened and threw Weiss down before charging at Jin. Realizing that close quarters fighting wouldn't do him any good, Jin decided to blast several ice shards at the Gorilla Faunus. Unfortunately, the ice shards did nothing to the Gorilla Faunus and he maintained his pursuit. Jin tried to get away but the Gorilla Faunus was fast enough to get close to Jin and knock him to the side near the river. Seeing that he was near the river Jin had an idea that would require perfect timing. After getting up Jin waited patiently for the Gorilla Faunus and he resumed charging at Jin. When he got close, Jin decided to get to the other side of the river using his semblance. The river didn't stop the Gorilla Faunus and went into the river itself. Reacting quickly, Jin placed his hands into the river and froze a large portion of the water that the Faunus was at freezing him completely except for his face so he can breathe. After seeing all of the Faunus frozen, Jin went to Weiss and cut the rope off of her.
"Are you alright?" Jin asked causing Weiss to get herself up in a hurried pace.
"You know, a little gratitude would be appreciated." Jin told Weiss slowly losing his patience
"Fine thank you, but I would have found a way out of this I just needed more time." Weiss said grabbing her rapier while not wanting to admit how helpless she was
"Not from where I was standing, if I had to make a guess they caught you by surprise. You need to be careful, since your family is infamous these days." Jin told Weiss causing her to get irritated
"Well let's get the usual stuff out of the way. What do you want as a reward, is it cash or a favor from my father? People only treat me with kindness because of my name, so just tell me what you want so we can get this over with." Weiss told Jin in a prideful tone only for Jin to roll his eyes at her
"You need to be more careful in the future. They are still alive but the ice will unthaw in about an hour. More than enough time for us to inform the Huntsmen and Huntresses at the combat schools." Jin told Weiss before the police was called
(Team RWBY's room)
(Present Time)
"Weiss I'm sorry, I knew that after the White Fang changed people would go far to become an official member. But I never thought that there were some Faunus that would resort to kidnapping." Blake said after hearing what Weiss went through with everyone in the room nodding in agreement
"Don't get me wrong I was grateful for Jin saving me, but at the time it was hard to admit how helpless I was. To be honest, I'm still having a hard time accepting the reality of what happened back then." Weiss told her team looking back on the incident
"What happened after that?" Yang asked
"We reported what happened and the Faunus were arrested. My father was furious at what happened and ever since then, security has been improved so stuff like that won't happen again. Though because of the nature of the incident, a lot of the specifics was kept a secret." Weiss told her team
"Did something else happen, because I get the feeling that there is more to the story?" Ruby asked Weiss in her curious tone
"Well after a month, my father had the oh so wonderful idea to invite Jin for dinner. At the time, I thought Jin merely accepted just so he can have a chance to make good with my father. Though on that day, I realized how completely wrong I was about Jin." Weiss said before she finished her story
(Schnee Residence)
(6 years ago)
"Weiss my dear, are you sure you're ready. Jin is expected to be here soon and I want all of us to make a good impression." Jacques told his daughter while he was in her room
"Father, I still fail to see why we should go out of our way to make Jin feel special." Weiss said to her father
"You mean aside from the fact that he saved your life and showed how incompetent the combat school security is. There is a long-term gain from this Weiss that you're not seeing my dear. By showing our gratitude, we show that we are grateful for young Kisaragi's initiative. This will give us a chance for us to connect with the Kisaragi's through their son but also properly reward the young lad." Jacques explained to Weiss
"Just like everyone else who is nice to me." Weiss muttered under her breath
"What was that Weiss?" Jacques asked
"Nothing father." Weiss responded
"Now listen, a lot of good can come from this Weiss. As you get older you'll learn that you will need to establish connection with influential people. Like for example that Yayoi girl I introduced you to a few months ago." Jacques told Weiss
"Great, Jin will be like everyone else who's after me just for my name." Weiss thought to herself
(The Entrance)
It is around evening when Jin arrived at the mansion wearing a dark blue suit with Klein the family butler. When they arrived, he was greeted by the sights of the Jacques, Winter, Weiss, and Whitley wearing formal clothes, though the mother is nowhere to be seen. The sight of the whole family had slightly reminded Jin of Saya, and Celica. Though the memory of his brother gave Jin a bitter feeling.
"Hello Mr. Kisaragi, my name is Jacques Schnee and these are my children. The tallest one is Winter, you remember Weiss, and the young man is Whitley. I apologize but my wife is unable to make the dinner. Something has occurred that required her personal attention and she regrets she couldn't make it." Jacques told Jin
"Better to be absent than for him to see her drink as much as she does." Winter commented under her breath
"Now Jin before we get to dinner, I would like to grant you a tour of our lovely home. It will take some time to get the dining hall. So, I think it will be a good idea if we take the scenic route." Jacques told Jin
"I appreciate the gesture Mr. Schnee." Jin told Jacques in a respectful tone
"Looks like he's taking the subtle approach." Weiss thought to herself as she was going along
(The Dining Hall)
"I'm glad that you've enjoyed our meal Mr. Kisaragi. I did not know what you preferred though I trust Klein to give us top quality food when him and the chefs cook for us." Jacques said as he was drinking his wine
"Thank you for the food Mr. Schnee, I'm not picky when it comes to the food I eat and I appreciate what you've done. From eating this food, I can tell that the cooking is of top quality." Jin told Jacques while the other Schnee children continued eating
"Speaking of top quality, I was speaking to your father and he told me of your performance in the schools. You consistently receive top marks on your test scores and you have a high ranking among the combat drills. He tells me that many instructors consider you to be a prodigy." Jacques told Jin causing Jin to slightly tense up
"I'm just dedicated to my studies and my work Mr. Schnee. I owe my family a great deal and I do not intend to disappoint them." Jin told Jacques
"I see, well do you have any ideas as to what you want to do with your life? It's not uncommon for young men such as yourself to think about their future's." Jacques asked Jin
"Due to the skills that I have, I intend to become a Huntsman. My reasoning is that Huntsmen and Huntresses represent order and there is too much chaos in the world that must be dealt with." Jin told Jacques which had gotten Weiss and Winter's attention
"That is a very noble ambition young man. Now as I recall you have recently saved my daughter's life and as thanks I would like to offer you a job within the Schnee Dust Company when you become of age. Once you work with the company I will see to it personally that you will receive the best tutoring and your talents will be nurtured. What do you say to my offer?" Jacques asked Jin
"As generous as your offer is I must decline. With all due respect, if I take that offer I feel that it will be an insult to my overall skills." Jin said turning down Jacques offer which surprised Weiss
"I fail to understand how accepting a quite frankly generous offer could be an insult. If you don't mind would you please explain?" Jacques said surprised at Jin turning him down
"The reason that it would be an insult is that I wish to become a Huntsman with my own skills and capabilities. If I rely on my families influence or your own, then in some form I would find myself questioning my own capabilities as a Huntsman in the long run. I wish to become a Huntsman of my own skill and merit so that once I become a Huntsman I won't have any regrets. Besides, saving your daughter is something that anyone would have done if they were capable of it. I don't want to be rewarded for it, her safety is more than enough." Jin explained to Jacques in a respectful tone which surprised Weiss
"So noble, humble, and very capable, I see that once you become a Huntsman Remnant will be in safe hands. Still the offer will remain open in case you change your mind." Jacques told Jin while drinking his wine
"I'll keep that in mind." Jin said in a hidden tone of bitterness
(Moments Later)
After dinner, Jin decided to have Klein escort Jin near the entrance to wait for his ride. As Jin was waiting he looked up at the night sky and grew irritated at the sight of the moon. In the past Jin would be very fearful of the moon. Though due to personal events, Jin turned that fear into hate. Before Jin could think about his plans for the next week, he saw Weiss approaching him from the nearby hallway. A few seconds have passed before Weiss reached to where Jin and Klein are.
"Klein could you leave me alone with Jin please? I told father that I would wait here with him and they might need you." Weiss told Klein
"Very well Ms. Schnee, let me know if you need me." Klein said before he left the two alone
"Did you mean what you said, when you told my father why you wanted to be a Huntsman? Is your reason for turning down my father's offer true as well, or are you playing a long term game with my father?" Weiss asked Jin
"My explanation to your father is the whole truth Weiss. Do you think I would be heartless enough to use your own life like a bargaining chip?" Jin asked Weiss in a bold tone
"People have always used me for my name just to get to my father. I take great pride in my name, and your goals and intentions sounds a little too humble." Weiss told Jin
"It's a shame that you can't see yourself as more than your family name." Jin commented causing Weiss to get irritated at his remark
"How dare you say that to me." Weiss said trying to maintain her temper
"It's just as I said Weiss, I understand taking pride in your family name. But the lengths you're going implies that the only thing you see yourself as another brand that belong to the Schnee's. If you stop for a moment and separate the Schnee from your full name, you'll see that you are Weiss. I understand that people will continuously use you for your name, but by taking such pride in it your using it as well." Jin explained to Weiss causing her to realize that Jin has a point. After a brief moment a car that Jin recognizes has arrived in which is the car that brought Jin
"Your more than your name Weiss, it's about time you act like it. Have a good night and give your family my best." Jin said before he entered the car and they left causing Weiss to think of Jin in a better light (Though she'll keep that fact a secret)
(Team RWBY's Room)
(Present Time)
"After dinner Jin told me that I need to be more than my name. Looking back on it he made a good point. I know that he can be harsh, rude, and be cold hearted. But I think that in his own way he wants to better people. Though he doesn't understand people very well, there's no doubt that there's some good in him. Once he fully understands the circumstances of other people of course." Weiss said as she was finishing up telling the story of how she met Jin
"That story is so sweet Weiss. It's hard to believe that the Jin we know is the Jin that showed you kindness." Ruby said amazed at the story she heard
"Given your father's reputation, I'm a little surprised that Jin turned him down. Most other people would have jumped at the opportunity to be set for life. Given how Jin is from what I've seen. It appears that he has principles that he'll stand by and won't compromise them." Blake said after hearing the story
"Well Yang I kept my end of the deal. So, I would appreciate it if all of don't tell anyone this story." Weiss told her team with a focused gaze
"Don't worry Weiss, Team RWBY will not spread this around. This will be a secret between us girls, a bit of a personal bonding experience. In fact, we should do stuff like this again sometime. Since this gives us a good opportunity to bond with each and learn about each other." Yang told her friends
"Don't expect it anytime soon, besides what else do we need to talk about?" Blake asked Yang
"Well we could ask about the books you hide. Got something your embarrassed about like a naughty book." Yang said in a teasing tone causing Blake to throw a pillow at her in embarrassment
"Shut up, I don't know what you're talking about. Blake said causing Yang and Blake to have a pillow fight with Ruby and Weiss joining in
(The Rose Garden)
"Ugh my head, who in the world knocked me out like I was a common thug." Ragna said after he slowly regained consciousness while looking around. As Ragna was looking around he saw that he was surrounded by fresh roses. To most people, the sight would pleasant to look at. Though to Ragna it gave him a migraine because the last time he smelled roses he remembered a certain girl
"It seems that your finally awake, I was starting to think that Valkenhayn was too rough with knocking you out. Though considering the fact that you ignored a very simple warning showed you needed a strong hit to get that brain working." Rachel told Ragna as she was sitting at the table drinking her tea
"You knew about what happened with me earlier? If you did then why didn't you stop that crazy girl? Or better yet why didn't anyone know what was going on?" Ragna asked Rachel in a frustrated tone
"To answer your first question, I was observing Remnant and I saw your fight with that girl. I was not in a position to interfere though I assumed that you would be able to handle it. Though it appears that I gave you more credit than you deserve, since you've been having a streak of little girls giving you a beating. Like that pink haired girl you fought a few weeks ago." Rachel said reminding Ragna of his fight against Neo
"You stuck up rabbit, one of these days I'm going to make you suffer." Ragna told Rachel in an angry tone before Rachel continued
"As for your second question, I constructed an illusionary barrier around you and Nu that would prevent anyone from the outside from being aware of what's going on. When I saw that you released your seal and went against my warning I had to interfere or else the barrier would break and the both of you would attract some unwanted attention." Rachel briefly explained to Ragna
"Well it was either follow your warning, or die an agonizing death. Since life had more priority over death the choice was clear. By the way rabbit why did she attack me like that? You seem to know a bit about her so you can give me some answers." Ragna told Rachel
"You need to exercise that poor excuse of a brain and investigate. Since your training to be a Huntsman you should learn how to investigate and research. Me giving you the answers would be the equivalent to me giving a whiny baby a toy. Though allow me to tell you a few things to stop your potential whining." Rachel told Ragna causing him to get angry before Rachel spoke again
"First, the reason that girl attacked you is because the both of you hold one half of the Grimm Aura within the both of you. If she succeeds in killing you then something truly catastrophic will happen to the world. The reason I told you not to use your semblance against her is because you could absorb her killing intent. It looks like you didn't so your blunder was not a major one. Though I'm curious, what did you absorb?" Rachel briefly explained to Ragna then questioned
"Nothing worth mentioning." Ragna lied remembering the voice that wanted to die Ragna heard after he absorbed Nu's aura
"I see, well I shall tell you something else then. If you want to get the full story Jubei will have to tell you. Don't bother researching the Grimm Aura though the books because I know for certain that it's not recorded or well known. Though keep in mind that with the Grimm Aura you and that Nu child is more connected to the Aura Beast than you realize." Rachel explained to Ragna causing him to nod
"I see, well at least I know now to ask my master about the half of Grimm Aura that I apparently have." Ragna told Rachel
"Another thing that I must tell you, is that I know you didn't tell anyone of you meeting me. I'm glad you're able to use that sad brain of yours and exercise discretion, so I'm going to give you another warning. Whatever you do, do not tell anyone of your fight with that Nu child." Rachel told Ragna
"Why wouldn't I tell anyone else what happened?" Ragna asked Rachel
"I'm certain that you saw those eyesores in the form of those military airships correct? If the careless General catches wind of what happened then there is a very likely chance that he will respond poorly." Rachel answered Ragna
"Yeah I noticed those airships, you don't bring an army to a festival since it gives off the wrong kind of messages. Something big is happening and the General knows what it is. Maybe the Headmaster knows what's going on as well." Ragna commented impressing Rachel
"That's good Ragna, you actually managed to use common sense and deductive reasoning. It appears that you're not as stupid as I originally believed." Rachel said to Ragna
"You know what, I have no problem chopping you into pieces rabbit." Ragna said as he was getting Bloodedge
"Back to the matter at hand, the General has his own secrets and I fear that the enemy will use the General's fear as a strong stepping stone. Carelessly bringing the army was idiotic and the deterrent tactic will backfire greatly. So if he catches wind of that Nu child, I believe that he will poorly handle the situation. It will be another continuation of the Murakumo labs." Rachel told Ragna
"I see what you mean, I'll keep my mouth shut about it." Ragna told Rachel agreeing with her points
"Then I shall teleport you back to Beacon, by now my barrier has worn off. So nobody will have an idea as to what really happened. Also another thing, avoid fighting Nu as much as you can." Rachel instructed Ragna
"Got it." Ragna said before Rachel teleported Ragna away
(A/N)
I know that Weiss could have gotten away from the Faunus attackers. But please keep in mind that this happened when Weiss was young and has recently learned how to use her weapon and abilities. Jin's aura weapon gave him a major advantage but this was at a time when both Weiss and Jin were very young while the Faunus attackers were much older.
In the Kisaragi household Jin has been known to train diligently so with his skills and his aura weapon he was able to save Weiss.
Also, I know this was a good opportunity to make some pot shots at Weiss's father Jacques. However, Jin attended the dinner as a courtesy since he was invited and still represented his household despite being adopted so he had to show respect at all times. Though calling Jacques Jacquass in the previous side chapter will do for now.
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