Hello, it is time for Raven's turn.
Current Seating arrangement:
{Empty, Qrow, Raven, Empty, Empty
Emerald, Cinder, Salem, Velvet, Empty,
Ruby, Weiss, Yang, Blake, Empty,
Empty, Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora, Ren}
SCREEN
Inspiration: Devil May Cry 3
Raven turned her focus onto their host "Give me one where I beat this idiot!" she shouted causing Qrow to putter in indignation
"Hey!"
"Not my fault you were too stupid to request something specific!" she snapped back with a victorious smirk.
"I'm assuming you mean in combat?" Fox questioned simply already sifting through several possibilities
"Of course!"
"I must admit, I thought you'd request something vague, such as being powerful or some variation of such a description " the host mused as he noted a suggestion from a similar entity as their creator.
"You'd just find a way to troll me if I did" Raven shrugged her shoulders "At least this way even if it's us as two brats in diapers I still win" Some of the younger audience members snorted at the line of thought.
"Well you're not wrong, I do prefer comedy" Fox hummed as they nodded their heads "That being the case, I think this one might suit your fancy, it was a suggestion from another being similar to my own creator" without preamble the screen flared to life as the viewing began.
Qrow frowned as he made his way to the top of the tower where his sister was waiting for him. His presence must have been sensed as Raven regarded him as soon as she was in sight "You showed up" she noted looking over her shoulder
Qrow clicked his tongue before pulling out a white handgun and pointing it at her in a lazy manner "You sure know how to throw a party!" he noted sarcastically "No food, no drinks, and the only babe just left." he paced around, his irritation clear for all to see as Raven turned to face him fully.
"My sincerest apology brother. I was so eager to see you, I couldn't concentrate on the preparations for the bash." Raven's tone was even throughout her words causing Qrow to scoff as he continued to pace around unable to keep his temper in check.
"Very punchable" Yang muttered as she made squeezing motions with her hands.
Weiss sighed "I'm so thankful my relationship with Winter is normal" she whispered to herself as Ruby chuckled nervously beside her.
Salem leaned towards Velvet "Is this whole party thing some sort of modern euphemism?"
Velvet hummed "Sort of?" she hedged "It's been around longer than I've been alive. I think most people use it like Mr. Branwen does when they are anticipating the violence"
Salem simply blinked "I don't understand"
"I don't really get it either" Velvet admitted "I just know that Coco uses it a lot when she's excited about an event, regardless of what it actually is"
"Whatever, at any rate, it's been a whole year since we've last met" Qrow pointed out "How about a kiss from your little brother?" he flourished his handgun and pointed it at Raven with a cocky smirk "Or better yet, how about a kiss from this?" Raven merely raised an eyebrow at him causing Qrow to roll his eyes "So this is what they call a heartwarming family reunion, eh?"
Raven looked down before using her thumb to pop the sheath of her weapon "You got that right" she muttered. Qrow began the fight with a volley of fire from his two handguns, all casually blocked by Raven's katana. Shifting her stance Raven charged forward forcing Qrow to jump over her as her sword sought out its target. Shifting her balance after the miss she charged him again forcing him into the air again and again until she finally lost her momentum and Qrow saw his chance to counterattack.
"We must not have a lot of experience" Qrow noted idly as he watched the fight with a critical eye. "My dodging is too showy and Rae isn't even changing her attack patterns."
"He's right" Raven muttered "Lots of strength but not enough technique" she hummed "But obviously I'm better since I can attack much quicker than you"
"Your sword is thinner, probably lighter. Meaning it's easier to swing around" Qrow pointed out "Mine's thicker, shut up Yang, means you can't afford to block it"
Yang pouted at being cut off before she could even say anything "He knows you so well" Blake noted with a grin
Qrow swung wide and hard at Raven's midsection confident that his heavier blade would win out if they clashed head-on. Therefore when, she instead parried his attacks, diverting them just enough to miss her, he frowned in annoyance. He swung three times with his great sword and all three were knocked aside before Raven made space between them and reset her stance.
Rushing forward once more she opened with a rising slash. Instead of dodging like he did the first time she attacked, Qrow purposefully put his sword up to guard allowing her momentum to push him upwards. Rotating with the momentum he turned himself into a human buzzsaw as he used his demonic energy to launch himself at her.
"Clever, brother!" Raven grits out as she hastily backs up "You're not as stupid as I remember!"
"And you're more cowardly than I recall!" Qrow shot back as he opened fire with his two handguns all deflected once more as Raven charged him again.
"Quite capable" Cinder noted "And the Branwen twins consider this unskilled?"
Emerald shivered "And one of these people almost caught us?" she whispered softly
"Calm yourself child" Salem waived the mint-haired girl's concern. "The two on-screen are stronger than their physical forms would suggest. The actual twins don't even come close to raw physical might"
"How can you tell Lady Salem?" Velvet questioned curiously
"Experience mostly" Salem shrugged her shoulders "Look at the effect their swings have on the rain around them. You'll see what I mean"
As the two twins clashed once more on screen Velvet narrowed her eyes and focused on their weapons instead of the fight as a whole. "Wait..." she muttered "Are those weapons reaching further than they should be?" hearing her statement Ruby narrowed her own eyes as she looked for whatever Velvet had seen.
"Oh my gosh Velvet's right!" she cheered excitedly "Their swinging so hard that their weapons are displacing the air around them!"
"That's pretty dope!" Yang cheered causing Raven to preen
Qrow rolled his eyes "She's complimenting me, Sis"
"In your dreams maybe, little brother"
After another clash, the two jumped away from each other both siblings breathing heavily. With a roar, Qrow charged dragging his sword along the ground as he tried to cleave Raven from hip to shoulder. Raven, tired from parrying so many of Qrow's heavier blows barely knocked the attack away allowing Qrow to twirl the sword around the momentum and attack with a stab. Using both hands Raven batted the sword aside allowing herself to let go of her sword to reverse the grip and slammed the pommel into Qrow's stomach launching him into a pillar.
Pulling his gun he fired five bullets at her. Raven once more showed off her incredible reflexes and hand-eye coordination as she not only parried all five shots but guided the rounds neatly into a line on the ground. with a flick of the wrist, she sent all five back at Qrow. With a yell, he cleaved all five in half.
Breathing heavily Raven pointed her sword at Qrow "Why do you refuse to gain power?" she questioned "The power of our father Sparda."
"Context please!" Nora called out eating some popcorn.
"Qrow and Raven are half-angel, half-demon hybrids. Their father is a legendary demon named Sparda. As for the details, let's see here..." Fox pulled out a pamphlet from... somewhere and began to read "Sparda was once a powerful demon king, who once worked alongside Mundus, his blood brother, as his right-hand man and most trusted lieutenant during the former's rise to power over 9,000 years prior to Raven and Qrow's birth. However, he eventually fell in love with the angel Eva, and the happy pair were gifted with twins, Qrow and Raven. For the crime of bringing Nephilim into the world, Mundus sent his hunters after Sparda and Eva and eventually tracked them down to his mansion, Paradise. During the attack, Eva was killed by Mundus while Sparda took Qrow and Raven away from their home, erasing their memories and hiding them, separately, among the humans in order to protect them. Sparda was eventually captured by the demons and condemned to endure eternal agony as a prisoner."
"Thanks, Fox!" Nora called out happily
"Father?" Qrow asked humorlessly "I don't have a Father. I just don't like you, that's all." charging forward Qrow swung his sword as Raven met him head-on. Qrow grunted realizing that her footing was just slightly better set than his own and that she was slowly gaining control of the deadlock. With a sudden downward motion, Raven quickly knocked Qrow's sword skyward before running him through.
"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby screamed as Qrow's eyes widened seeing himself stabbed by his own sister.
"How could you?" Yang screamed turning burning red eyes onto her mother.
"Oh come off it!" Raven snapped "He's fine! It's not a fatal stab!"
"I doubt he's fine, I suspect that it hurts like a bitch" Cinder pointed out flatly causing Velvet to snicker.
"Foolishness, Qrow, Foolishness..." Raven chided as she dug her blade deeper. "Might controls, everything. And without strength, you cannot protect anything." Raven's expression flattened as she jerked her sword up causing Qrow to grunt in pain "Let alone yourself" With a jerk of her wrist Qrow was pushed off her blade as she casually reached out and grabbed his necklace as he feebly tried to stop her.
Raven stared down at the pendant silently before gently holding it against her forehead. Taking a deep breath she slicked her hair back into place and turned to leave grabbing Qrow's sword along the way. Hearing the shifting of his clothing she turned sharply and rammed the sword into his stomach pinning him in place and ending any further attempts at stopping her in the immediate future.
"Bitch" Yang hissed as she glared at her mother who simply flipped her the bird in response.
"What's that make you?" Raven asked sarcastically "Since you're my daughter" Pyrrha and Nora both had to grab Yang's arms to prevent her from jumping at the older woman
"I hope the next viewing doesn't cause as much trouble" Velvet muttered softly
"Do you finally have it?" a dark voice questioned as Raven looked over her shoulder. It was Arthur her current ally in current affairs.
"Yes. Now the spell Sparda cast will finally be broken" she stated calmly as she walked past the scholar.
As they turned to leave there was a pulse of power as Qrow's sword was forcefully dislodged from his body and he shot up at her with a transformed right arm. Raven quickly blocked his attack with the blade of her sword though Qrow showed no reaction to the blade digging into his knuckle. "I see a devil inside of you has awakened as well." Qrow didn't respond as he slowly turned his hand around the blade and gripped it before throwing her to his left.
"That sounds nasty..." Jaune shivered as the sound of twisting flesh sent chills up his spine.
"Does he have some sort of healing factor?" Pyrrha questioned noting how unaffected Qrow seemed to be with all his injuries.
"He does" Fox nodded their head "They both do actually, it comes with the inhuman constitution."
Before Raven could draw her blade Arthur stopped her "Wait! We should leave" When Raven looked at him for an explanation he provided "For the moment we have all that we need" Raven glanced at her brother and realized that his mind was elsewhere. He was only moving on instinct, in other words, not worth her time. turning on her heel she strode to the edge of the tower and jumped off followed shortly by Arthur.
"So wait... what happened to me?" Qrow asked curiously
"You awakened your latent power as a Nephilim and then fell unconscious. When you awoke you continued your pursuit" Fox explained before focusing on Raven. "Raven, who would you like to select for the next viewing?"
Raven folded her arms "Yang"
"Yang, what would you like to see?" Fox asked turning towards the brawler.
Yang took deep calming breaths "Anything to unwind after that last one" she muttered angrily "Something weird and funny"
"I think I've got a few"
Vergil - Raven Branwen
Dante - Qrow Branwen
Arkham - Arthur Watts
Honestly, I debated ignoring all of the suggestions because a bunch of ideas came to mind after they all came. They included but were not limited to, Erza from Fairy Tail, the fake Musashibou Benkei from Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, Saitama from One Punch Man, and Zoro from One Piece.
For future chapters, I think I will put up my own idea on what to do next, but then ask if you guys have a better plan. If I like yours better I'll switch it to that, otherwise, I'll stick with my own idea.
Next time will be various scenes from "How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?" unless someone suggests something that really catches my attention.