I finished this which is significantly shorter. I will do the last two eventually but I wanna move on to some new things. Now I couldn't spell check it so there is gonna be some mistakes. Enjoy and whatever because I'm tired and leaving for a trip after I post this.
"No damn fighting, I don't want to be spending my time fixing whatever the hell you break." He spoke standing back up and walking down the steps heading towards the table as the dice popped up. He grabbed them and began to toss them up into the air as they were glowing bright, they spun around before flashing and then falling back into his hands now as four separate dice and no longer just six-sided. They were hexon with the symbols changing each toss.
"They're ready for use when this is done," He placed them down and they were gone again as he walked back up the stairs.
"Try to start any fights or something stupid and I'll leave one of my brats to come and babysit all of you." He opened the wall and walked through disappearing.
The screen started up once again as they could see Jaune in some type of hell as bodies fell through the sky landing in a river made of blood below. As he climbed a voice began speaking which Jaune did not notice.
"Jaune had served the gods for over ten years in order to gain favor and have them take away the nightmares and visions. All of them about the horrible deeds he had committed never leaving him alone, he had done everything they asked from saving their cities to the gods themselves. His final task was to kill the god of war himself. And have his revenge."
"W-wait, he served the gods for ten years? After he did all that stuff before? That's insane, why didn't he get his revenge until now?" Yang couldn't believe such a thing with the time frame.
"I do believe that he did not hold the abilities to defeat a god, he had then a small amount when fighting the furies, but he must have given them up when serving the gods as that power in his blades were theirs," Oobleck informed Yang along with everyone who kept watching.
"So we skipped ahead ten years to see him finally fight?" Ruby asked as there was a faint 'yes' from outside the room.
"What was that?" Nora asked looking around.
Jaune walked out to a ledge in a mountain as he looked up at the god of war, the very god he promised to kill.
"Jaune had traversed the desert of lost souls, bested the deadly traps of Pandora's temple, and escaped the depths of Hades itself. His final task stood before him." The voice spoke as Ares held a metal box on a chain within his hand.
"Holy…." Coco spoke out as she pulled off her sunglasses looking at the sheer size of the god, he was large than any airship and Jaune was a simple fly compared to him in size.
"Zeus! Do you see now what I can do? You cast your favor at Athena, but her city lies in ruins before me, and now even Pandora's box is mine! Do you wish for me to use it against Olympus itself!?" He yelled to the heavens before he stopped and slowly turned looking at Jaune.
"Jaune? Returned even from the underworld." Ares spoke as a flash appeared on the screen and showed him throwing a large rock shaped as a spear and impaling jaune to a wall miles from him completely destroying his lungs heart and major organs left to die. He turned back to the sky as he yelled out insulted.
"How is he alive!?" Pyrrha yelled in horror at watching him be killed but stand there without any injury.
"I believe we watched him climb out from what they would call hell." Port had felt chills up his spine after hearing the men screaming as they fell all around him. If that was the fate of the dead he would rather not exist rather than be sent there.
"Is this the best you can do!? You send a broken mortal to defeat me!? The god of war!?" He shouted in rage as he did not see jaune hold up his hand and conjured up electricity which began to take the shape of a spear, he pulled his arm back and threw the bolt straight at the chain holding the box which shattered. The box began to fall which Jaune quickly acted by jumping off the cliff and grabbing on as it was plummeting towards the water, he held on while planting his feet on the lid as it smashed into the water, it did not sink but sat perfectly on the surface as jaune stepped off and also remained on the surface walking on the water.
Jaune placed his hands on the lid feeling the power within it.
"After thousands of years, Pandora's box was finally open. The power of the gods unleashed."
"The power, to kill a god…" He spoke softly before he began to push the lid open revealing a blue light which began to flow into his body. As it did Ares turned to see Jaune starting to slowly grow from the water, hs size eventually matching him as he opened his eyes to show a blue flame within burning bright as he glared at the god. Ares stood there looking at him with the same glare from ten years ago when he made his oath to kill him.
"Such power, what a wonderful warrior he could become. Truly the champion of the gods." Salem spoke softly as she watched the clash between a mortal and a god. A feat none had ever seen before.
Even Ozpin himself was stunned by the sheer power that now flowed within Jaune as he faced the god.
"You are still just a mortal, every bit as weak as the day you begged me to save your life," Ares spoke as every word was laced with venom while Jaune gave him no reaction other than the glare that stayed on his face looking into the god's very own.
"I am not the same man you found that day," He reached back grabbing the left blade drawing it over his shoulder while reaching for the right one. "The monster you created has returned, to kill you," Jaune spoke calmly as he held both his blades pointed at the god who clenched his fists at the mortal insulting him with such words.
"You have no idea what a true monster is, Jaune," Ares spoke as he suddenly twitched and something began to crack, as the noise continued the back of his armor broke open and something began to protrude out from his left shoulder. The same happened as it forced its way through his right spilling his blood and turning the sea completely red, finally, the rest broke their way free as six spider-like legs covered in flames all pointed at Jaune.
"Whoa…" Nora was in awe watching such a thing happen. A fight between Jaune and a god.
"Impressive, I wonder how you face against your once Lord," Salem spoke out as she was beginning to become intrigued by the fellow named Jaune. He reminded her of someone but she wasn't sure why. But from what she had heard he had done a great thing for the gods and earned their favor, would he be able to retrieve the relics for her?
"Come on Jaune, you can win." Ruby cheered quietly as she looked at the horror that was protruding from the gods back.
"It would be a miracle if he can win this," Mercury spoke while grabbing a bowl of popcorn.
"Your final lesson is at hand, Spartan. Prepare to join your family." Ares raised his hands and a giant hammer with a wolf's head on one side appeared breathing fire while the other end was spiked and covered in the blood of past victims. He swung his hammer to crush Jaune but he rolled out of the way and his blades cut through his armor spilling more of his blood into the waters at their feet, the wound did nothing but anger Ares as he ripped his hammer from the ground as Jaune kept attacking with his blades. Ares turned around and held the hammer close as flames spewed from the head burning the waters below.
Jaune rolled out of the way and stayed low as the flames washed overhead. As Ares kept attacking he reached down and grabbed a chunk of earth from below the waters pulling it up which was covered in sunken ships which had been destroyed previously. When the flames stopped he stood up and lobbed the chunk of rock right for Ares which smashed against his head blinding him from the salt in the sea. As he was blinded Jaune took the chance and drew his blades once more jumping into the air and stabbing them deep into the god's chest pulling the chains and throwing him into a mountain. Jaune did not stop as he pulled himself over and began smashing his fists against Ares's skull making his blood fly painting the rock.
A spider leg slashed at Jaune's chest knocking him away as he flew back and rolled through the water. His wound closing up fast just like Ares's wounds thanks to the power. Ares pushed into the air with his legs and a battle ax with blades made from fire appeared in his hands as he slammed it down on the ground knocking Jaune back more as he tumbled and rolled.
"Come on Jaune, get up!" Nora cheered as she did not like when she watched her leader get hurt, she wanted him to win and get revenge for his family.
"Yeah, kick his oversized burning ass!" Coco yelled as she was liking this fight, no matter what no one gets away with what he did.
"Is that the best you can do?" Ares taunted Jaune as he got up growling while his blades glow black and he spun them in the air, as they spun souls began to tear from the ground made from red and black as they carried blades. They circled around Ares tearing into his flesh slicing dripping chinks away as Jaune ran up and sliced down cutting deep into the god's chest piece and nicking his flesh before he jumped into the air and electricity rained down from above striking the god and the sea.
"Enough!" Ares yelled as the wound closed and his armor fixed itself, Jaune stood his ground as the magic ended. He caught the god's hands and began to use his strength against him pushing back as they held their ground. He pulled his hand away and punched Jaune before grabbing his arm and pulling him into knee making him cough up some blood. He pulled away glaring before he threw his head back and smashing it right into the god's jaw knocking him back. This time Jaune acted quick.
He ran jumping on his shoulders and grabbed a leg impaling it through Ares's own back, he then grabbed a second on before jumping off and kicking both deeper into his back and out his abdomen. He jumped off and turned to see him rip the legs out before yelling in blind rage, his hands glowed purple as sparks of energy came from them. He held his hands up to Jaune and created a portal that began to pull him in. His blades flew stabbing the ground as he held the chains trying to not be pulled in, one was pulled in as he stayed strong trying to fight until his blade slipped out of the ground and he was pulled in. When he entered he began to free fall through space as he could see nothing around him.
"I have taught you many ways to kill a mortal, Jaune. Flesh that burns, bones that break. But to break a man's spirit is to truly destroy him." Ares spoke as Jaune finally saw something that made him turn placing his feet under him just as he crashed and left a crater of broken stones and rubble which he slowly stood up. When he did his eyes widen looking at a temple that he hadn't seen in over a decade.
"Do you recognize this place, Spartan? The location of your greatest failure, perhaps there is a chance you can undo the deeds of the past." Ares taunted him speaking in his mind.
"Wait, is that?" Weiss held a hand over her mouth as her eyes widen, she remembered seeing that building in the last clip before. When he had lost everything.
"It is…" Glynda responded.
Jaune walked towards the door as he placed his hands on it, his fears rising within as he did not want to see their bodies lying in a pool of their own blood which he had spilled. The nightmares and flashes coming back assaulting his mind as he remembered that day perfectly. His hands gripping the door as he felt the rage rising within, the rage of Ares taking his family and the rest of himself for selling his soul to the god.
"Ares! Defeat my enemies and my life is yours!"
Jaune opened his eyes and kicked the door open; almost breaking it from the hinges; and felt the anger leave his body as he looked at the end of the temple. Standing before the statue of Athena just like ten years ago was his wife and child.
"Jaune!?" Amber yelled as she held their daughter close looking around. "Where are we!? What's going on, where are we!?" She asked him in fear while his daughter hid her face in her mother's dress trying not to cry as she had yet to notice Jaune.
"By the gods...can this be real?" He stopped and looked at them as he remembered the furies and their illusions, but this wasn't an illusion. They were there.
"H-he brought them back...:" Ruby looked at them as they were terrified looking around, she didn't want to remember when Jaune had killed them before. With the look in his eyes, there was no way he would have done such a thing willingly if he knew they were there he would never have attacked the village.
"He brought them back only to recreate that day. That is what he means by breaking a man's spirit." Port knew too well of this, he had seen a similar tactic used on many men and women through the years.
"No…" Nora hugged her knees watching as they all heard the girl screaming.
"Daddy!" Aria screamed out clinging to her mother as they both saw versions of him crawling out of the walls and floor looking like savage animals with their blades drawing nearing them both.
"Jaune!" Amber screamed as she wrapped her arms around Aria protecting her as his twisted versions closed in. The closest raising his lades to kill them until the same blades came out through his chest killing him instantly, Jaune stood behind the fake as he pulled them out letting the corpse fall to the ground disappearing, all the others dead missing limbs or their heads before also disappearing. The blades clattered on the floor as he hugged both of them, as he let go he looked back to see more fakes crawling their way in. He turned around and pulled on his chains bringing them back to his hands.
"Ares! There is nothing you can put in my way to stop me! I will protect my family!" Jaune's voices boomed through the temple as his fakes drew closer hungry for blood. The first one lunged at him but he swung his blades easily slicing it in half as Amber protected their daughter shielding her eyes.
"Away!" Jaune yelled at his fakes as they kept coming in droves trying to kill them, he never gave them an inch to even touch a hair. One reached out having lost its legs but jaune grabbed its wrist and flung it away smashing it into a few knocking them back as he continued to kill and take any blow for them. He suddenly saw a lightning bolt fly past as his family ducked screaming, behind them as the temple broke apart were a few on floating rocks holding the bolts aimed at them.
Jaune acted quickly as he uses his blades to absorb the energy before charging his own and throwing it which hit one and chained to the others killing them as they fell into the bottomless space below. As the fight went on they began to come in fewer numbers until the final one was held by Jaune as his arms wrapped around its neck. He yelled before twisting the head with all his might and snapping its neck and letting it fall dead before fading away.
He had done the impossible, he had saved his family.
"Yeah, Jaune! That's what I'm talking about!" Yang pumped her fist into the air as she watched him protect his family. Never once stopping or allowing those fakes to lay a single finger on them.
"Yes!" Nora cheered as she bounced in her seat, her leader had done what he couldn't do long ago. He had redeemed himself.
"Jaune, please take us home!" Amber cried as she held her daughter.
"Do you see, God of War!?" He yelled up into the air as he held his blades still dripping blood after protecting his family. "You took them once, but you will never have them again!"
"You can never save them, Jaune. You gave them up in your quest for ultimate power. There is a price to pay for everything you gain." Ares told Jaune who had slowly put his hands down along with his head looking at his blades, the blood covering them reminding him of that day.
"Not that price...I didn't want them to die…" He spoke soberly as his guilt slowly filled him from that day.
"NO PRICE IS TO HIGH FOR WHAT I OFFERED!" Ares bellowed as Jaune suddenly jerked and fell to his knees weak. His blades flew from his hands and lifted him into the air as the chains pulled at his flesh slow ripping it away as he grunted and held in his scream of pain.
Ironwood held his arm remembering when his whole side had been lost. That pain always burned into his memory.
"And you rejected me, a GOD!" Ares yelled as the chains pulled harder slowly ripping out of his arms. "Now you will have no power, No magic." The chains ripped out if his arms dropping him to the ground weak as the blood flowed out of his wounds where the chains had once been seared into his flesh. "All that is left for you," The blades flew through the air before turning around and aiming for his family. "IS DEATH!" The blades flew at blinding speed and impaled both his wife and daughter killing them and leaving Jaune to look at their corpses just as he did ten years ago. Jaune reached for them weak as he fell forward catching himself before staying on his knees, the tears building in his eyes as he looked down once again feeling the failure and guilt for failing to protect them.
"No...not again…" He choked out as the space around him melted away and he was on his knees in the ocean as Ares stood over him holding a flaming sword. He used the legs to push himself up higher as Jaune's back was to him, the warrior broke as he remains still.
"Jaune! Come on move! It wasn't real!" Ruby yelled at the screen even though it would do nothing.
"Hmm, it would take that to break a man. I believe Hazel was like that before." Salem remembered the broken look in his eyes after his sister's death, then the fire burning in his eyes for revenge. But this one was different. He wanted to kill the god and forget the actions of his past. If the god knew how to control his pawn he would have been loyal as he was before their deaths.
"You should have joined me, I could have made you the greatest warrior throughout history as my champion. But now you will join your family." Ares spoke as Jaune looked over at a statue holding a blade, as he did he saw a glow come from it. "By the gods…" Jaune rolled out as the blade came down missing him and stabbing the ground.
He stood up and grabbed the blade pulling until finally, it broke free from the hands of the statue and the mountain face. He flung the blade over his shoulder while walking back to Ares. "I still have allies in Olympus." Jaune gripped the handle harder as the fire in his eyes grew hotter.
"Let us finish this, Ares," Jaune spoke low as they both clashed blades and their final battle again. They locked blades and began pushing each other back, Jaune forced him back slashing at his armor before driving it into his chest. He climbed up on to him and then pulled the blade jumping off and slamming it down knocking him away as the blade waken him. Their fight continues as the blades clashed until finally Ares fell dropping his blade and holding his side.
Jaune walked over as the blade was prepared to kill him.
"Don't forget…it was I who saved you." Ares pleaded for his life as the memories flashed through Jaune's mind.
"I have not forgotten that day, and I have not forgotten what you took from me."
"That day...I was trying to make you a great warrior." He stated as Jaune pulled his arm back an stabbed the blade deep into his chest. He grabbed his shoulder and pulled him closer as he pushed it in deeper.
"You succeeded," He pulled the blade out while pushing him back. Ares fell catching himself as he held the hole in his chest before he yelled to try sky as his blood flew from his mouth and chest as he fell back dead. Jaune had done the impossible, he had killed a good.
A light began shining from the corpses Cher before suddenly what seemed like a bomb going off. The city had been saved, even if it was destroyed it would once again thrive.
"Such an interesting boy, I may have to see to him when free of this horrid form and realm," Salem spoke as she crossed one leg over the other watching.
"Haha, Jaune did it! He's free!" Nora yelled jumping out of her seat.
"He got his revenge just as he vowed." Port nodded as he had rarely seen such promises full filled.
"Wait, is that Pyrrha?" Weiss pointed at the statue Jaune was standing at.
"What?" The said person asked looking.
Jaune stood at Athena's statue which resembled Pyrrha wearing armor and her hair up in a bun similar to Glynda.
"You have done well, Jaune. Though we mourn the loss of our fellow god, we are indebted to you."
"Then relinquish me of the memories that haunt me so," Jaune asked of her as her statue was silent for a second.
"We have forgiven you for your deeds of the past, but we never said that we would release you from your memories," Athena spoke as Jaune slowly looked at the ground.
"No man nor god could ever forget the deeds you had committed." She spoke as it changed and they saw Jaune standing on a cliff looking down at the ocean. He looked up at the sky as his nightmares continued to assault his mind driving him over the peak of his sanity.
"The gods of Olympus have abandoned me," He spoke with nothing but sadness. His foot lifted up and dangled over the edge.
"No!" Pyrrha screamed as she figured out what he was doing.
"I can't watch!" Ruby pulled her hood down over her face as any could only watch in shock.
"They won't let him," Salem knew how gods were. They don't let go of their toys easily.
"Now there is no hope…" He let himself fall off the cliff and began falling down towards the sea as he closed his eyes. He began pulling the memories that he sent with his family when he met Amber when he saved his daughter from death with the ambrosia. Her smile each and every time he saw her along with her mother. For once in over ten years Jaune felt at peace as he smashed into the water disappearing from sight.
The water remained still until suddenly Jaune began to rise up from the sea. As if he was being carried up by an invisible force which flew him back up to the cliff and placing him down gently as he looked around confused. Athena's statue having appeared along with a door.
"You have done great things for the gods that we cannot allow such a champion to end himself by his own hand. There is an empty seat in Olympus and a new God of war is needed." The door opened revealing a shining kingdom made of gold marble. Blades made from gold appearing on his back the chains wrapped around his arms before disappearing.
"Climbed these steps and claim your ultimate reward." She spoke before the statue stopped glowing and he looked at the door hesitant until he began walking through and climbing the steps. When he finally made it he saw a throne surrounded by red velvet and fires. He touched the metal throne before he turned around and say in the seat feeling the godly powers fill him turning him into the new God of War.
"Jaune, the mortal who had defeated and become a god would now watch over every battle. When any man, be it for good or evil, would go to war. It would be watched over by the eyes of Jaune for all of eternity." The voice spoke as he now worse armor while his eyes filled with hate and the desire for war.
The screen shut off and the dice appeared again while in a cabinet nearby appeared and hanging inside were the blades which had been torn from his arms. The blood and flesh hung from the chains as try dangled down glowing an eerie red.