The man still gripped Winter by her wrist not letting go as he pulled it up higher while she grabbed his fingers trying to get him to unhand her. "Let go of me you vile," She was shut up as she could suddenly feel as something began to move coming out from his gloves and wrap her hand. The black tendrils moved to wrap around her hand and in her fingers making her drop the dice she held, he caught them and continued holding her as she saw them glowing red and the pain almost instantly begin to dissipate.
"Unhand my sister!" Weiss yelled as he simply put his hand to her face shoving her back down with much force even though it looked like he simply pushed with his fingers. She hit her seat dazed from the sudden push as the tendrils left Winter's hand and began moving back into his gloved slithering. When he let go her glove was gone looking to have been eaten up as the bits and pieces remained. He let go of her wrist and forced the dice back into her hand as he pointed at the screen.
"Your turn." He turned away from her and began walking back down the steps as Winter grabbed her wrist as the alien feeling was still there and was fading. But the fear that wracked her body was when he grabbed her she felt...nothing. She could feel as it was like she could feel nothing at all while also something that hungered and wanted something when she looked into his mask it was like she could see nothing within the black voice of the glass as if trying to suck her in. She didn't realize that as she stood there her and had been shaking until a voice cut in.
"Winter?" Weiss questioned concerned as Ironwood leaned having almost gotten up but knew it would have been a mistake. He himself had never seen the look she had as she stared at the man's mask in fear, he had seen her face hoards of Grimm without as much batting an eye and facing any opponent no matter how strong or how big they were. The only one to ever get any kind of reaction out of her was Qrow which in itself was her anger and disgust towards the man. But before had he never seen pure fear.
Winter only threw the dice suddenly no longer wanting to hold them as she sat down and closing her eyes trying to calm down and focus. Weiss rushed to her side as the man walked past Whitley and turned his head towards the small boy as Whitley saw his reflection within the glass. "Hehe," The man chuckled causing the only son of the Schnee to shake slightly looking at him as he walked away from them. He lifted his arms walking back towards his seat just as the dice flash away and the screen started up showing them a city at night. "Let the show begin," Was all he said before falling back into his seat with a thud.
The city was silent as the camera moved down coming through an alleyway, it panned all the way until it focused on a blood trail that leads down the side of a building as if something had slammed into the building and tumbled all the way down. It continued until it stopped to a large beast which looked almost like a bull of some kind bleeding out in the ally like an animal. Some type of jewelry hanging off its horns and neck which had broken or snapped from the fall.
"What is that thing?" Port saw a resemblance to a few Grimm he had faced before, but by now he knew that most things he saw were in no way related to Grimm.
"Hard to tell, so many different types that it's easier to call it a demon. Things that come from hell," The masked man informed them seeing it easier to give info here an there.
"And what is hell exactly?" Oobleck was interested as he knew many forms of it from different religions he found when excavating. But the masked man only turned at him lazily with his head rolling to face him.
"Oh, that's the fun part you're gonna see," He then turned back as it continued.
A single light in the entire ally shining down on it while footsteps could be heard in the darkness coming towards it as the breathing from the beast was becoming even harder as it choked on its own blood.
Its eye was black and red while it looked like a goat, it turned unable to move its head only able to move its eye to look at the one responsible for this. The camera then moved as the person came into view holding a strange looking revolver that looked like the design was like a skeleton. Ribs all around the body while under the barrel was a skull that had the design of bullet holes in the forehead. A spine going over the top where it ended with the tailbone as the hammer of the gun.
Their foot was lifted as the beast tried moving and stomped down on the side of its face keeping it down as the gun was aimed for its face, the camera panned up from the boot and up the body showing a belt that had a buckle which had 'KILL ME' in bold letters. But the biggest shocker was the many different tattoos covering his flesh. But besides the tattoos all over his body and arms the scar over his left eye was the most noticeable. It went straight down over his eye while another over the same eye went horizontal leaving an almost T shaped scar. His body was simply fit as he was not too little in muscle and not too much, he was in a balance that was still not to be scoffed at.
"Whoa, I haven't seen that much ink on someone before," Mercury remembered many other guys who did similar stuff to him and like his shit pops. It wasn't rare and most had a sleeve or two maybe even a neck that but he had never seen that much before.
"Awesome, another badass!" Nora pumped her fists into the air as she looked at her leader stepping on the giant beast and smirking.
Weiss herself lifted her hand up to her own scar feeling it as it was faded from time, but the scar over this Jaune's eye was much deeper and scarred. Whatever did it looked like it was trying to take his eye, how lucky she was to have such a slight mark while this one had a permanent scar that was impossible to miss.
"He took that down with a simple pistol? Its flesh looks like any bullets could barely piece it, at most it would get stuck." Winter stated as Ironwood thought about his own revolver, just because the weapon is not a giant shifting beast meant it didn't do devastating damage.
"Aw come on Ice queen, you know what they say, it's not about the size. It's about how you use it." Qrow smirked as he saw the disgusted look instantly form on her face which was mixed with anger.
"Remind me how uncle Qrow hasn't gotten killed by some lady?" Ruby asked Yang leaning over as they both knew about his habit of messing around with women. But he tended to get into some trouble where some try to actually kill him. Yang could only shrug, she saw Winter seem to reach for her hip as if by reflex for her weapon but since they were gone Qrow would be fine for now.
"My baby boy…" June seethed as she looked down, her husband was gonna touch her shoulder but he suddenly felt the anger. "If he ever even thinks about ruining his body with that disgusting ink I'm going to make him think twice." She stated as John only pulled his hand away from her slowly as he knew not to say anything.
"The bullet train is here, hell monkey," Jaune smirked as he began to grind the heel of his boot against the wound on its face making it grunt in pain. But the creature only looked at him with blood lust.
"As if you mortals, could be saved by a simple squeeze." Its eyes focused on his as it kept on talking. "Kill me, and I shall be replaced by another. And another...and another still," It threatens him as it was not the first to be slain by him, many of its fellow brethren being shot down and killed by this man which was seen as an insult.
As it spoke Jaune humored it by leaning in as he rested his arm on his knee no longer aiming at it. "You cannot point that pet gun at all demonkind," It coughed as more blood pooled around it from the wounds. It began taking a breath through the blood filling it throat as it kept on going. "And wherever you are not looking is where the greatest threat shall be," Jaune listened as he raised a brow looking at the damn demon still going on. He wanted more for it to finish so he could pop it and head home to his love.
"One at a time we will seize the treasures of your life as spoils," As those words, the look on Jaune's face began to turn into that of irritations. His hand squeezing the handle of his gun slightly. "And leave only emptiness and despair...my last gifts to you." It wheezed as Jaune pushed himself up with his arm from his knee looking down at the filth.
"Man, what did he do to piss them off?" Yang raises a brow after hearing everything the beast said.
"How would you feel having those you know get gunned down?" The masked man spoke out as many would have said something in retort, but none of them had any real arguments.
"Too easy," He chuckled quietly to himself.
"Just don't forget to wrap it, fuck face." He lifted his leg and stomped down again right on the horn of the beast snapping it off as it growled from the pain, but it looked at him smiling.
"I see his language is more vulgar in this," Glynda groaned as she imagined him as a second Qrow. A nightmare she didn't want to see exist.
"By the way Arc, hows your dear sweet snow angel? Is she 'hanging' in there?" It began laughing at him as Jaune suddenly glared fire into it and aiming the gun back at its head holding it with both hands. "Fuck you!" He yelled pulling the trigger and the gun fired as it glowed red and blew open the things head splattering blood all over the ally. He then turned around and began sprinting back out of the ally as worry consumed his face.
"No way," Yang smirked turning towards Weiss who was glaring daggers at the blonde.
"Yang Xiao Long you dare say anything and I swear to any being that exists you will wake up with less hair when we get back." She threatens as Yang only laughed unfazed by the threat.
"I don't like the way that thing spoke to him," Pyrrha heard the way it spoke to Jaune before he killed it. Like it was hinting something.
"I agree with you," Ren added as he lifted a glass filled with green liquid and sipped it as Nora saw him and gagged looking away knowing it was his special health shakes.
It changed to an elevator which opened up as Jaune ran out of through a hall into what looked like an apartment complex. He sprinted still holding his gun ready as he rounded the corner and his stomach sank seeing blood outside his front door. He ran faster and lifted his foot kicking open the door.
"Angel!" Jaune called out looking around the living room of his place seeing that nothing was out of the ordinary, he didn't see anything broken or any more blood on the floor until suddenly he heard screaming coming from the bedroom. He ran over and bashed his shoulder against the doors breaking them open as he looked up and slowly lowered his gun. "No…" He whispered as he looked at his love hanging from a noose tied to the ceiling.
There hung before him was Winter as she wore a light blue blouse and jeans, her hair let down loose while she still wore on her neck was a chain with the Arc symbol attached resting on her chest.
The room was silent as they all looked at the screen, Weiss herself holding her hands over her mouth as tears were building up ready to spill while directly next to her Winter sat silent but shocked as her eyes were wide.
Jacque coughed from the sight as he had a slight pain in his chest from seeing the sight.
Even Qrow had no response as his flask slipped from his hand in shock, a sight he never would have expected to see. "Fuck…" He silently said as Ironwood gripped his seat, the sight bringing back memories he had of reading reports of soldiers taking their own lives. The sight of things they came across when Grimm was involved made so many lose it that they took their own lives.
It was worse when he would find them himself, just like an old friend he was in a platoon within his younger days. He will never forget finding him with his gun in hand and his brains all over the wall.
Winter's body moved slightly turning as her skin was pale suspended there, Jaune in shock as he looked at her until suddenly her eyes opened up looking at him. But one of her eyes were grey unlike the natural blue of her other, Jaune gasped seeing her still alive.
"Winter!" He yelled about to help her until suddenly she twitched and blood began to fall from her back as something was coming out. "Winter, No!" He yelled as a hand covered in sharp claws emerged through her flesh and began to wiggle its way out and fell from her body down into the floor. When it fell it resembled a human which had been skinned of all its flesh and resembled a grey color, its eyes were glowing red as its mouth looked like some sadistic smile filled with sharp teeth.
Whitley suddenly went forward as a bucket appeared before him allowing him to empty his stomach into it as he couldn't hold it back anymore. He heaved and choked as he kept throwing up, he could feel the sting of tears filling his eyes seeing such a sight happen.
"Looks like the little shit has a heart," The masked man muttered to himself as he could hear the slight sobbing. But he felt a smirk from the feeling he could feel coming from old pappy Schnee, this was more fun than he thought.
Ruby was trying to help Weiss as Winter herself was still in shock as if it hadn't seemed to catch up to her. Seeing a version of yourself kill themselves can do that to ya.
As it stood up Jaune gripped his gun even harder as he glared at it with bloody murder. The creature stood up and was met with a fist right to its face from Jaune as his skull rings broke some of its teeth and sent it flying back and slamming against the window and blinds cracking it.
"YOU DARE MAKE MY ANGEL DO SUCH A THING!?" He yelled stomping over and kicking it once again in the head before aiming the gun right for its head and pulling the trigger making it pop like a grape and blood spray all over the window. Its body began to fade as he turned back hearing more of them outside the room. He ran past Winter and into the living room as more were climbing up onto the balcony, they rolled over the rails and then looked at him screeching as they ran right into the glass bouncing off only cracking it slightly as it was made to prevent someone from being thrown out.
Over the table, the amp began moving as some type of darkness began to form as another one of those things began to slither through before falling out and breaking the table. The fragments sent flying made Jaune holds up his arm protecting his face; he then aimed his gun as it got up and the others smashed through the glass running right for him. He aimed and pulled his trigger unleashing his own hell on these bastards that dare attack his home.
"What the was all of that!?" Weiss yelled at the man suddenly who only grabbed a bottle from the little trays again and pulled off the cork. "Little demon possessed her and made her kill herself," He started lifting the mask slightly and taking a swig from it.
"Why would it do such a thing?" Ozpin asked curiously as to why it would make Winter kill herself
"Ain't you been paying attention? It's called revenge, they are' getting him back." He kept drinking from the bottle now staying silent.
"I get it, big boss, what's him to know where he belongs," Roman added in as the man only waved his hand in agreement as the bottle was half empty.
Jaune blasted the last one in the head before running back to his room to see Winter's body being held by some strange looking demon with three skulls stacked on each other. He wore a strange vest with bones in each of the holsters, then finally it held a large weapon with a handle on the side almost resembling a bazooka. Jaune only glared aiming his gun right for its head.
"You let go of my angel now, stranger, and maybe I'll blow your heads off nicely." He growled as his finger was itching to pull the trigger. "Let her go?" He asked pulling her closer to his coat as it opened up and began pulling her inside to the darkness disappears. The wound on her back closing up as she looked peaceful. "But can't you see? The little peach is coming onto me," He chuckled pulling her body in deeper as Jaune grit his teeth.
"Come onto this, son of a bitch!" He pulled the trigger and the being only pulled the coat deflecting the shot. "Oh, demon hunter. Your bullets have no bite. No...penetration. You need more thrust!" He lifted his weapon and slammed it down making a shock wave that sent Jaune flying and slamming into the wall and lying on the floor.
"What the fuck?" He grunted sitting up from the floor glaring at the demon.
"That was just an appetizer, Arc. A taste of what's to come." He told Jaune as he leaned on his leg.
"So, you know my name," Jaune stated looking up at him breathing a bit heavy as he the slam had knocked the wind out of him.
"And you don't know mine?" he walked over using the weapon almost like a cane. "Please, call me Fleming." He introduced himself holding his hand out to Jaune who glared.
"Ooh. You're not gonna get all pouty over one little bombshell are you?" Fleming taunted as Jaune's hand gripped the gun even harder.
"Tell you what, you can have your girl back, good as new. If you atone for your sins against me for slaying my legions of demons!" Fleming growled slamming his weapon once again in anger which he had been hiding. "Admit that you challenged a greater power than yourself and lost. Admit that your...endowments...will never measure up to mine." Fleming gestures stroking his weapon.
"So he wants payback for making him look weak," Qrow new some fools he put away that found him kicking all their grunts asses as an insult. Big shot right to their egos.
"He must be compensating," Nora whispered to Ren who only shook his head.
"Interesting," Two women in the room started to themselves which were Raven and Salem.
"I will admit you're a fucking asshole, how's that 'Fleming'?" Jaune spat as Fleming laughed.
"So be it, a place at my table has been set for Winter. You cannot have her back now." he raised his hand at Jaune as all his eyes glow a brighter red. "But come to my castle in the underworld, and you could still join in our rivals."
"Such a tempting offer, I do love a party," Jaune pushed himself up onto one knee as he finally caught his breath. "Maybe we could play pong, or maybe," He straightens up holding his gun as it seemed to shatter apart and the pieces began to spin around the body glowing before putting itself back together glowing hot. " Do shots!" He yelled pulling the trigger as a ball of light flew from the barrel, Fleming caught it in his hand but it began to pus his arm back until suddenly it hit him and he went flying and smashing right through the window and falling.
"Yeah!" Ruby and Nora yelled throwing their arms out.
"What kind of gun is that?" Cinder saw the ball and it reminded her of her fire blasts, but this one was much less destructive.
Jaune scrambled up and ran for the edge looking over to see Fleming floating in place as a portal was beneath him keeping him in some kids of endless loop. "I would say 'You slay me, Arc' but you don't! You can't! Now say goodbye to Winter, she has a lot of dying to do. And coming back to life, and dying some more. I like to keep my mistresses guessing," Fleming smiled as a hand shot out from his coat which was Winter's as she tried to get out, but she couldn't, she was trapped. "In the meantime, I'll be helping myself," His tongue slithered out licking his teeth as a hand came out and grabbed him pulling him through. The whole time her hand reaching out to Jaune who was stunned.
Winter in all her years had never felt the disgust suddenly slither its way down her spine as she witnessed what was happening on screen. Dead and taken to be used by some kind of disgusting creature.
"What now? There's no possible way he can go after them." Raven stated seeing the being was vastly stronger than him, he would have no way to beat him.
"You forget one thing sis," Qrow suddenly spoke out to her.
"And that would be?" She glared as he pointed at the screen holding his glass. "Guys and do dumb shit when it comes to women," He said remembering Tai and how he was when it came to love.
"Do something damn it!" Weiss suddenly screamed as Ruby grabbed her trying to calm her down as the tears ran down her cheeks. With that, it finally broke Winter from her stunned state as she helped to calm Weiss.
Jaune turned around and ran grabbing a blue jacket before he broke out into a sprint right for the window jumping without a second thought. "Winter!" He yelled giving chase and falling through the portal.
As he exited the portal he landed hard on the pavement and held his side in pain groaning, he began to get himself up as his pistol laid on the floor before suddenly lighting up like a hard light projection and changed into a floating fiery skull that moved.
"You know, J, just because the highway to the underworld is stretched out before us doesn't mean we have to,"
"Calm down Weiss, everything is fine," Winter calmed her younger sister as her own feelings were being put behind her wall so she could help Weiss.
"Talking skull!" Nora gasped pointing at the screen in shock and excitement. "Ren I want a pet floating skull!" Nora stated as Ren rubbed his eyes thinking of how to explain how it wouldn't work.
"That's why he called it a pet gun," Roman remembered the demon who's melon he popped.
"Is there a problem, Johnson?" Jaune asked standing up again as he fixed his blue leather jacket.
"I am having mixed feeling…" Coco put her head in her hands as she hated leather clothing, in moderation, it could work but a leather jacket and pants were a horrible combination. It strangely he was pulling the look off in his own way that it was hard to hate.
"I'm just saying, demons are buttholes, you really wouldn't like it there." Johnson the floating skull informed Jaune who smirked.
"He sounds like Ruby when she was younger," Yang chuckled feeling her sister's little fist hit her shoulder, didn't do anything making her laugh even more.
"Say the former demon. What's wrong, lost your spine?"
"Uh, look if you want to go to the underworld, good on ya. But you don't know that place. Look…" Johnson flew into Jaune's face. "Look what they did to me, a few little transgressions and now I'm doomed to eternity to heavy metal jokes and posing for pirate flags," Johnson explained as Jaune held up his hand and grabbing the pole that formed under him and let Jaune hold him like a torch.
"It's only worse for mortals!"
"Even more reason to go, they have Winter. So the way I see it, you're either with me." He stopped walking and threw Johnson over his shoulder discarding him. "Or you're not." Johnson spun through the air before he yelled no and changed again flashing brightly. When he lent he had changed into a motorcycle as he was on the front fender.
"Jumping headfirst into danger for a woman, how stupid," Raven stated disliking how lacking this version was in survival.
"Tia did the same thing, still would," Qrow said glancing at his sister who sat still not even going to look at him.
'He turned out happier without you,' Qrow stated bitterly in his mind, he remembered when she left he thought of tracking her back to the tribe and beating some sense into his sorry twin. But the way he saw how Tai just shut down even with Summer's support. He knew it was better to leave it and move on, then when Summer left and with two kids...he was literally all the family he had left. He may have been a Branwen but he changed from that life and wasn't gonna leave him all alone.
He road over and stopped next to Jaune as the kickstand popped out and he rested for Jaune to climb on. "Uh...get on." Johnson bit agreeing to help Jaune get to the underworld and get around.
"Alright." Jaune smiled climbing on and grabbing the handles, "Hurry! The underworld lies just beyond the sound barrier!" Jaune stated as Johnson's jaw fell slack.
"How do you know? That's like, super classified demon information!" Johnson questioned him as he turned back looking down the highway to hell and seeing something coming. "Not according to the internet." He smirked seeing suddenly as demons came flying out from the fog and screeching as they ran for him. He turned back and revved the bike pulling back as the tire screeched burning rubber, he stayed in the wheely position for a few seconds until touching down and hauling ass away as he zoomed down the highway leaving them in the dust.
"Whoa! This one is so awesome!" Ruby cheered as she saw Jaune being a real hero again going to save the girl he loves.
"He's certainly much more joking in this," Blake stated as she saw how he jumped head on without a second thought, she glanced back at the cabinet which held the photo of her fa...possible future.
"It's so strange to see him with guns," Pyrrha muttered a bit as she was used to him with Crocea Mors.
Jaune continued to speed down the highway as in the distance he could see the castle that belonged to that bastard who kidnaped his love. Jaune sped up more as they were slowly breaking through the fog passing bodies and demons that wandered their way through the fog lost. But finally, Jaune broke through the fog and began to slow as he began approaching a giant door with two statues on each side. He stopped the bike and got off walking towards it.
"This is your old neighborhood, right, Johnson? You can be my tour guide then," Jaune asked as his skull was changing back into a torch for him to carry as they walked closer to the door which had many locks running down the center along with chains that had all been broken off a very long time ago.
"Me? I quite the whole demon thing ages ago...and really, my memory's absolute rubbish." Johnson told making excuses.
"Oh, I'm sure your memory will return to you, come on friend this is going to be our own adventure. Our very own road movie!" He tried getting Johnson motivated instead of trying to get him motivated. "And the best part is you dont know what's around the next bend." Jaune put his hands up and began to push on the door barely getting it to budge as it hadn't been open in a long time. He kept pushing until it cracked opened and he shoved getting it open as strange blue darkness surrounded the whole area.
He looked in to see more of those demons from before standing there watching him when he saw them he began to pull the door shut as they rushed trying to get him. As they got close he used Johnson to smash their heads in keeping them back before one fell grabbing his leg. Johnson changed into a gun and he began to shoot until it was dead.
He saw more come and kicked the corpse away as he pulled and tried not to get his head cut off by the claw swiping at him. He pulled more and then slammed it shut severing the arm as the light returned. "Like what you see?" Johnson asked as Jaune stood there smiling like a mad man.
"It's magnificent!" He turned to look at the severed arm and grabbed Johnson turning him into the gun once again. "Where is Fleming's castle?" he pulled the trigger blowing the arm into pieces.
"...Well, it won't be on this side of the door." Jaune let go of Johnson and turned back to the door keeping his grin.
"Alright, let's start this road movie," He ran towards the door lifting his leg. "With some roadKILL!" He yelled kicking the door open.
Hey, sorry about the whole cliff hanger thing, I don't usually do this kind of stuff leaving you waiting for another half but i actually have a few things to ask and get started. Do you guys actually want long chapters that are from start to finish or have long chapters that are cut up sections that go to the end? What you saw right there is like the first 20mins of the game but with all the cutscenes it makes it longer. So that's why I wanted to see which one you guys actually liked better.
Also, my second announcement is that I am trying out commissions of writing. My current situation had changed where I have lost hours from work and still need to make a bit of money to keep gas in the car. I'm only doing 5 slots as of right now to see what happens or what people think so that I can get a feel for it, I don't wanna leave a whole long end part where I know most of you won't read so if you read this and are interested in getting a slot you can easily contact me through discord so shoot me a PM on here and I'll give you my Discord ID so you can contact me and can talk about what you want, if its NSFW related the only things I dont do are bathroom stuff or anything related to cheating.
Also might as well ask should I make a discord server? Not sure what I'll do with it but maybe I can make it so some of you can join and chat there about whatever. Anyway have a nice day and take care.