A/N: Chapter 25 of REKT. Enjoy!
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Chapter 25: The Mask
Inside the city...
With most of the civilians hunkering down in shelters during a Grimm emergency Team RWBY and company were surrounded by the said beasts, standing back to back on some kind of platform in the middle of the city square. They looked around with nervous glances at the large amount of enemies, hands tightly gripping their respected weapons.
"Kairos stay close to me okay?" Timber said as he raised his bow and prepared an energy bolt. "I don't want you getting hurt and aggravating your wound."
"Don't treat me like I'm dead weight." She spoke with a small bite in her voice but she smiled softly. "Thanks though, I'll make sure to stay in your sight at all times."
"Let's go!" Ruby shouted as she launched herself into the fry, twirling Crescent Rose above her head before embedding the blade into the ground. Grinning she jumped and twirled in a circle, mowing down the charging Beowolves with the sniper end of her weapon.
"Alright!" Yang jumped off the stage, landing on the head of a Creep that sent her flying through the air. Locked and loaded she fired rapidly towards the group of Beowolves. They fell back and the blonde brawler smiled for a few minutes before she was picked on by three Nevermores, their talons ripping into her uniform. "Ah shit! When did these damn birds fly in?!"
"Yang!" Timber changed his target and fired towards the sky, knocking two of the Nevermores out while the last one screeched defiantly. Yang for her part landed in a crouch, throwing a huge cloud of dust into the air thanks to the impact her boots made and gave him a thumbs up. "Heh! Perfect marks!"
Weiss and Blake were dancing back to back on the stage, alternating from slashing and firing bullets in great synchronization. Efram either washed his opponents away with waves of water or stabbed them the old fashion way. A huge grin soon made itself known on his face when he saw Yang punched a parked vehicle as a means of taking out some Grimm and whistled with approval.
"So it's just you and I huh?" Kairos looked up as the huge King Taijitu slithered forward. It opened its mouth, showing off the white fangs and let out a roar. The Faunus grinned and slashed a wound on the body. "I'm gonna make a leather wallet out of you!"
"Nora Smash!" Nora's voice filled the air as the orange-hair soared through the air and slammed her hammer on the snake's head. The beasts shook back and forth to get rid of the dizziness but soon fell victim to Kairos' sword, crumbling in half. Releasing a sigh, the Faunus turned to see Nora, Ren, Jaune and finally Pyrrha who entered the battle with a pose.
"Let's move!" Pyrrha ordered and the three members of Team JNPR rushed into battle, leaving Jaune behind much to his surprise as well as to his annoyance. Kairos just stifled a laugh before disappearing to fight.
"Hmph...and why wasn't she chosen as the leader instead? Ren and Nora obvious followed her commands...Good going Ozpin..." He grumbled, rolling his eyes before begrudgingly followed suit. "There's no need to sulk about this I guess...Okay then, who's first?" The ground trembled behind him and he looked over his shoulder to see a monstrous Ursa towering over him.
"GRRRRRRRROAHHHH!" It roared at him, daring the Huntsmen to fight.
"O-o-oh-okay." Jaune backed up a bit, chuckling under his breath. "You're first, huh? Ha-ha-ha okay. That's totally fine."
"Grrrrrrr..." The beast got down on all fours and gauged his opponent, watching carefully but also smelling the mild fear coming off the boy. He took a step forward and Jaune took a step back.
"Totally fine, done this before." Jaune said confidently to himself and planted his feet firm. "Done this before." Taking a deep breath he let out a yell and unleashed a barrage of slashes, hacking away at the Ursa. Once he finished he watched the beast with a critical eye. With a weak growl the Grimm finally fell, giving the Huntsmen the feeling of satisfaction and he couldn't help but let out a small dance of victory.
Heh. There you go Jaune. After dealing with her own group the red-haired Huntress had turned to see the Ursa pressuring him and debated whether or not she should intervene. Watching him lash out with well-aimed attacks and making the bear fall on his own Pyrrha could feel her mouth curl up into a smile. Feeling proud of him for over coming his enemy threatened to burst from her chest. She could remember how she helped him when he battled to protect Cardin but now she didn't need to.
"Nobody move, Junior Detectives!" Sun spoke as he and Neptune arrived on the scene. The monkey faunus had a huge grin on his face but he was eager to join the fight. "Man that felt really good to say!"
"We have badges, so you know it's official." Neptune grinned and the two of them fist bumped with silly grins on their faces. "Oh yeah!" Their entrance was soon overpowered by Grimms and the two boys wasted no time getting into the spirit of battle. The clearing rang out with fighting and yelling as well as bullet fires and other flesh-ripping noises.
"Wow, these guys don't even know when to quit!"
"Almost like you and your puns huh Yang?"
"Weiss why do you have to bring that up?"
"Because it's true."
"Guys, please stop fighting yourselves." Blake sighed and face palmed. She loved her two teammates to death but bantering should be the least bit concerning thing on their plates at the moment. "We've still got Grimm to get rid of."
"Unhand me you brute!"
"Timber!" Efram called as he threw a Death Stalker to the side with his trident and looked up with widened eyes. "Those Beowolves are taking Kairos away!"
"What?! She was just-?!" The boy turned around in time to see the said group take off down the street, the leader had the Huntress locked firmly in his jaws as she repeatedly hit the side of his head with her sword but that only forced him to bite down harder. "Oh damn it!"
"You guys go after her then!" Ruby called, noticing the commotion and quickly sliced off a couple more Grimm heads. "We'll handle things here!"
"If only it were that easy! Look!" Timber gestured to a large amount of Creeps, Ursas and Boarbatusks barring their way. Right behind them were another horde of Beowolves rushing up with their lips pulled back to reveal teeth. "It'll take us awhile and everyone else are dealing with their own set of problems! This is becoming insane!"
"It'd be such a breeze to just kill them all in one fell swoop!" Yang stated, round-housing an Ursa in the jaw before firing a bullet into a Boarbatusk. "Wow this is really making me sweat!"
"When one falls, another takes its place." Weiss had to raise her voice in order to be heard, encasing a couple of Grimm in ice. "Even I'm blown away just by the sheer numbers."
"Blake!" The Faunus turned to see Yang waving to her energetically and with a huge grin on her face. "This is the purrfect opportunity to try out that move! Lets do it!" Nodding her head with agreement, she took a running start before jumping, landing on the brawler's arm.
"I'm gonna get you for that pun but for now...are you ready?" asked Blake, laughter laced in her voice. Golden irises met playful lilac irises and there was no need for words, they knew what needed to be done.
"Raaaaaaaaaah! Have a taste of the Cat-apult! Get 'em Kitten!" Yang swung her arm forward, launching Blake right into the stampede of Grimms. Unsheathing Gambol Shroud the Faunus started to spin, becoming a whirlwind of blades. One by one the Grimms all fell like flies and Blake skidded to a halt with her weapon crossed in front of her. She flashed a smile to Yang before turning her attention to a new wave of beasts.
"Don't count us out yet!" Efram grinned, twirling Arcturus over his head. "Time for Mudtide to wash these beasts away!" He crouched low as Timber hopped onto his shoulders. Gathering as much energy into his legs, the Huntsman jumped, sending his partner high into the air.
"Here we go!" Twisting midair, the archer unleashed a shower of energy bolts that whistled through the air. He spun a full 360, hitting his marks and the unfortunate Grimms were impaled into the ground. "Take it away!"
"Awww yeah!" Efram slammed the butt end of his weapon against the ground, summoning the largest wave of water from the ground. The Grimms all howled as the water surged over them, submerging their heads until they drowned into the murky darkness.
"Oh dude...Do warn me the next time you do that!" Neptune yelped as he clung onto Sun. "I dislike water!"
"You need to get over your fears!" The monkey Faunus commented dryly. "I'll help you once this is over!"
"All jokes aside, do you all hear that?" Weiss asked as Blake twitched her ears before flattening them on her head. "Oh? Is it too loud for you Blake?"
"It's...it's okay." The dark-haired Faunus replied. "Nothing I can't handle but it sure did surprise me a bit."
"Is that what's causing the noise?!" The students all paused to see the giant aircraft with the emblem from Atlas followed by a fleet of smaller air vehicles. Equipped with machine guns, they started firing before deploying the soldiers. The battlefield turned into a mess as soldiers, students and professors joined together with a solid goal in mind.
"Nice hustle Fox." Coco stated as she slapped her comrade's behind and smirked. Her team had been ushered in by Professor Port from their mission and took a stop in the city to help clean up. She felt the need to congratulate him since he wiped out a good portion of Grimms while protecting Velvet. "Good job."
"Grrrrrrr..." A large Beowolf stepped up, snarling at Coco who merely lowered her glasses with an unimpressed expression on her face.
"You ruined my favorite clothing store." She said with anger. "Prepare to die."
Underneath the rubble...
The first thing that moved was my left shoulder. I moved it around slowly, remembering to breathe as calmly as I could as I regained consciousness. Next came the right leg, then the left. Soon I was able to move my limbs and didn't find any abnormalities. Struggling to stand up that's when the pain kicked in and I couldn't help but yelp.
"What the..." Raising my left hand I placed it tentatively on my ribs and inched my way down. The softness of flesh was soon replaced by the coldness of steel, steel that was coated by dry blood. When the head car was blown out of the hole it crashed on the other side of the city. The window was completely shattered and a couple of the components lay in fragments along the ground.
Some broken pipes from the ceiling fell onto the broken bottom and one in particular was sticking out of my body. My only conclusion was that the moment of impact my body had flown across the compartment and ended up landing upon the pipe with enough force that it broke through the skin.
"Ack..." I grunted and, coating my right hand in Aura, broke the pipe. I grimaced at the small piece that was still stuck within my body but there was no way I'd be able to pull it out without professional help so I left it in. Taking a deep breath I noticed another nuisance stuck in my other side and it came from the broken window itself, a glass shard that wasn't too deep so I could easily pull it out.
"Uugh!" I gave it a sharp tug, pulling the shard out and tossed it away. I stifled a cry before falling on all fours, pressing a hand over the wound and felt my Aura going to work in healing it.
You've lost some blood. If you move too much you might lose some more.
"You think I don't know?" I hissed with frustration and slowly rose to my feet, leaning against the wall to keep my balance. "Uuugh...my head hurts."
There was a sudden flash in my mind and I sensed a familiar Aura in the vicinity surrounded by a torrent of Grimms. It took awhile to figure it out but I felt nauseous. Swallowing down the need to retched I used the wall as support to make my way to the opening. Each step was agonizing but I was determined to make it outside.
You better hurry if you want to save that little Aura. The voices whispered constantly in my ear, trying to whittle away my self-esteem. At the rate you're going you'll never make it. You might as well give up. There's no need for you to go there...because you will only torment yourself further. Can you handle seeing someone you cherish most dying in front of you? You don't have the heart for that!
"Shut up! I'm gonna make it, you'll see!" That Aura signature...it belongs to Kairos...I would know that anywhere! What the hell is going on?! My senses heightened as I stumbled out of the ruined train car and headed towards the sound of battle. I smelled the blood being spilled before seeing the fight. The injured Faunus was being thrown around like a chew toy, the ragged bandages that used to be wrapped around her wound had been shredded away. When she defends against one she was attacked by another, it was a lose-lose situation.
Even as claws slashed and ripped her flesh she continued to hack away at any fur-covered body that fell into her sight, Lancelot becoming drenched with blood. It wasn't until she was fending off one of the wolves that the other clamped its fangs down hard on her wounded side, puncturing and drawing blood that dribbled down its chin. Kairos stiffened, her eyes widened with pain and that split moment was the opportunity for the other wolves to pounce and soon the Faunus was buried underneath the mass of bodies.
No...no... I felt like I couldn't breathe, my chest constricted. Please no. Soon the wolves backed off, allowing me to see my comrade laying in the middle. Her body was now riddled with even more marks and her Aura was so faint in my mind that I feared that she didn't make it. However her fingers twitched and she was gasping desperately for air.
"Come at me..." The Faunus growled as she struggled to rise, glaring angrily at the crowd of Beowolves around her. "I'm not finished yet...I can still..." She didn't finish her sentence as the leader slammed her head into the ground, pinning her under his claws.
"LEAVE HER ALONE!" I screamed as something within me snapped. Everything went into overdrive as my mark exploded, sending Aura swirling around in frenzy. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Rei...na..." Kairos whispered as the Beowolves tensed up slightly, the ears laying flat against their heads as waves upon waves of Aura washed over them. The leader still hasn't lifted his claws but she could feel him wavering.
Please...O Great One. The voice echoed from within my head as I focused on the leader, knowing that he was in charge of the little charade. You are hurt...you should get your injuries checked out before they get worse.
Yeah...get them checked out. The others chanted together, ears now perked forward attentively. For you Great One! Please lead us!
You see? The leader grinned, noticing the rising support around him. However, our kinds have been subjected to hunting...by the likes of these filthy humans.
"Ugh..." Kairos winced as she was pushed further into the ground but she was able to watch the conversation.
If we don't do anything about them...how can we ever show our faces to the Great One? He stared me down with his red eyes, hoping to intimidate me. But taking in your appearance I don't think you have enough to put up a fight.
"You sure are confident." I snarled and in an instant, appeared before him. The other Beowolves stood back, watching and waiting anxiously. "Why don't I take you down a notch?"
It would be my pleasure. He grinned and attempted to slug me in the face but I hastily raised my arm so his punch hit my forearm instead. As we fought I knew he would aim for the piece of metal sticking out of my body and took precaution to protect it the best I could. And he could tell that I was trying too hard and constantly feint blows just to take me unguarded.
"Are you even trying?" I growled, somersaulting backwards with a feeling of irritation. "Why are you toying with me? Is it because I'm wounded? Don't fuck with me!"
Oh of course not. I wouldn't dare do such a thing to the Great One. Injuring your pride in anyway is a punishable offense...He spoke calmly, curling his claws into fists. After all...I am just a loyal subject.
"Ghagh..." I gasped when his fist slammed into my stomach with a strong uppercut. The force from the blow lifted me off the ground and I leaned against him, wheezing to catch my breath. My blood was pounding in my ears but I didn't have time to react before I was slammed harshly against the ground. I could vague hear my name being called as I laid there with my head ringing.
O Great One. You have gotten weaker, for a second I assumed it was my imagination. The leader taunted, bending down to hold me up with his claws around my neck. Grinning he made use of his other claws by tearing them into my body in front of the others. I wailed in agony and held onto his forearm with trembling hands as he continued to ravaged my flesh, blood soon flowing down my legs and dripping to the ground. This human shell isn't very suitable. Allow me to destroy it.
Is this...the most I can do? I thought to myself with anger, trying my hardest to avoid blacking out. If I can't even defeat this Beowolf...how the hell am I supposed to defeat her?! I bit my lip so hard that I broke the skin. I have a teammate counting on me. I have friends I want to return to. I...I don't want to lose here. I can't lose here!
Are you afraid? He growled in question. Are you ready to concede defeat?
"Read...my lips..." I gripped the Beowolf's forearm tightly and screamed in his face. "I WON'T LOSE! TO THE LIKES OF YOU!" The mark on my shoulder pulsed painfully and erratically against my skin. Holding on tightly I swung my legs up and over, twisting out of the wolf's grip before lashing out with a kick, catching his snout with the bottom of my shoe. He grunted from the impact, sliding back a few feet and curled his lips into a sneer.
"What...is that?" Kairos stared wide eyed as a mask settled itself upon my face, a sharp click signifying that it was on tight. Glowing red eyes pierced through the slits and a low growl escaped my throat. A pitch black trench coat covered my shoulders, flowing out behind me as my strawberry-blonde locks bristled like a wolf's fur. The leader wolf gazed at me calmly with a small grin on his face. He wasn't frightened at all, in fact he himself knew such a transformation would occur so he stood with his arms held wide open.
...Magnificent...With a feral roar I tore the head clean off with my bear hands, letting the body hit the ground lifelessly. I stood there with the Beowolf's head in my hand, watching the light fade from the eyes before tossing it over my shoulder with a huff. My shoulder throbbed, oozing with dark Aura but I paid it no heed. All I could see within my Mind's Eye was red and black threads woven together messily. Chaotically. The main emotion that I was feeling was immense hatred and the need to kill but I held myself back, gripping my right arm tight.
You can't resist the temptation. The voices swirled around me, drawing me into the depths of darkness. You will ultimately fall...and bring about a New Age. Your human mind will no longer belong to you...and you will lose sight of what's important to you.
"Get lost. All of you." I ordered, leaving no room for discussion as I swept my gaze at the surrounding beasts. The slits in the mask made it easy to see the red orbs which narrowed threateningly. "Now."
We shall retreat for now, but all is not in vain...you're slowly on your way to revival. This is good. The other Beowolves growled as they backed away, keeping their eyes on my new form. O Great One...you aren't out of the woods yet. This is only stage one and we'll...be back when you are in your full form.
"Beat it!" Once I felt the presence of the enemy withdrawing the fatigue came in strong and I collapsed on the ground. My strength left my body and I passed out without a sound. The mask and the trench coat both shimmered and disappeared, leaving no traces behind.
"Reina..." Kairos crawled no matter how painful it was until she was right next to me, glossing over with worry as she carefully pulled my body against hers and wrapped her arms protectively around me. What the hell was all that? She looked...like a Beowolf for a minute. That mask...what does it even mean? Why did it have the markings like some of the masks the White Fang wore? She held me closer just as the others ran up, worried expressions on their faces before shouting for medics filled the air. Leader...what in the world are you?
Beacon Academy...
From above in his office Ozpin calmly stared out the window with a mug in his hand. He took a sip and released a small sigh, knowing full well that the battle had been taken care off by the students and a few professors.
"Ozpin!" A voice from a call he was in the middle of brought him back to reality. "Ozpin! Are you listening?!"
"Yes, Councilor." The headmaster swiveled in his chair to look at the screen.
"You've left us no choice! The Vytal Festival tournament cannot be broadcast, let alone held if we are unable to ensure the safety of the citizens. Therefore, we have reached out to the Atlas council, and together have decided that the best option is to appoint General Ironwood as head of security for the event."
"Thank you Councilman." An image of Ironwood himself popped up on the screen as he addressed those in the call meeting. "Our kingdom is happy to lend as many troops as it takes to ensure that this event runs as smoothly, and safely as possible. There will be no incident."
"And we thank you, General." The Councilor said.
"Will that be all?" Ozpin, clearly unamused, wanted nothing more than to hang up right away. He also was looking forward to sitting in his office alone and with his thoughts as company.
"For now." The Councilor told him almost in a threatening way. "But after this festival comes to a close, we're going to have a serious discussion regarding your position at Beacon Academy. General Ironwood's reports of these last few weeks have left us somewhat...concerned. I'm sure you understand."
"I do." Ozpin replied and the Councilor hung up, leaving Ironwood alone for any last minute remarks.
"This is the right move, Ozpin." The headmaster of Atlas spoke after a few minutes of silence. "I promise. I will keep our people safe, you have to trust me." On that note the call ended and Ozpin was left to brood over everything that had transpired.
Somewhere...
"Oh, I can't believe that you caught me." Roman stated with disbelief as he was escorted by Mercury and Emerald to the troops. "You've really taught me my ways." He watched the two roll their eyes at him before walking off. The orange-haired villain just huffed as he was dragged into the ship. "Hey hey, watch the hat!"
After saying goodbye to the teams that converged in once place, Team RWBY decided to hang out a bit more and watched the lovely sunset to end the day. The professors even went back early but of course Glynda had to remind them about curfew. She was not a happy camper since she had to fix everything that was damaged much like how she had to fix the food fight in the cafeteria.
"Well, we did it." Yang said with a grin on her face. "And I couldn't be any happier that I don't have to do anything else for the rest of the week."
"We did it." Blake repeated almost tiredly but got smiles from the others.
"If we don't get extra credit for that, I'm going to be seriously disappointed." Weiss commented sourly. "I'm not joking here I'm being very serious."
"Weiss, a two-headed snake literally crushed a bakery." Yang laughed at the ice princess' comment. "I wouldn't get my hopes up that high."
"Plus, we didn't solve everything." Ruby added. "A lot of people were hurt and we still don't even know why they did this, or who that mysterious girl was."
"Well, not every story has a neat and tidy ending." Weiss said solemnly. "But I suppose I'll let it slide this one time."
"We might not have all of the answers, but we do have a lot of dangerous people behind bars." Blake offered her input on the matter. "That in and of itself should be considered as something we can be proud of."
"Yeah. And if anyone tries something like this again, we'll be there to stop them." Ruby agreed cheerfully as Yang stretched her arms and leaned back, gazing up at the sky.
"Yay. Teamwork, camaraderie, good guys, go team, alright good job." She listed off before propping herself on her elbows and looked at her teammates. "So, what now?"
"I'd suggest training for the tournament but...I think we have that covered at this point." Weiss stated bluntly, getting a few incredulous stares which she ignored. "I'm feeling really excited about this to be honest."
"So then...?"
"Uh, time for bed?" Ruby offered, getting a bunch of head nods and voices of approval. "I figured it's probably a good time for that."
"Oh please, yes." Weiss pleaded, almost giving Ruby puppy-dog eyes but held herself back. "I can't feel my feet."
"Absolutely." Blake stifled a yawn with a hand. "That goes without saying.
"I'm going to sleep forever." said Yang as she followed her teammates back to school. "Don't wake me up no matter what."
"Also we should probably make arrangements to see Reina since she's in the hospital ward. I'm sure she'll be happy to see some company."
"I was horrified by the amount of wounds she received." Weiss said with worry. "It's a miracle that she's still alive."
"Blake and I can go and get her some...uh...what do they call those things? Gift baskets? There's a shop not too far a walk from the school." Yang offered. "It'll be great!"
"Then we'll go and see her and her team when we wake up from our much needed rest." Ruby pumped her fists into the air with glee. "Team RWBY, to the beds!"
Elsewhere...
"All in all...I'd call today a success." Cinder was saying as she, Emerald and Mercury chatted together. They arrived on the scene not too long after Team JNPR departed and helped control the situation, killing off the Grimms and apprehending Roman. "I'm feeling really happy about this."
"Those stupid kids really made a mess of things." Emerald shook her head. "Are you sure you want to celebrate over it?"
"No I agree with you." The silver-haired Huntsman directed his attention to Emerald. "A lot of Faunus didn't make it out of those tunnels. You still think the White Fang's gonna listen to us?"
"No." A new voice arrived on the scene and the three turned to greet their new comer. He was a tall man with red hair that spikes backwards. There was a mask – decorated with flame-like symbols – that obscured his eyes and upper face. From either side of his head were two horns, depicting his Faunus heritage.
He wore a long-sleeved black trench coat with slit sleeves and even more flame motifs along the bottom and inside. On the back was a large emblem depicting a white tulip covered by a red rose. For bottoms he opted for black pants and black shoes and he has black gloves covering his hands. "But they'll listen to me."
"Adam...so nice to see you." Cinder said, getting a slight head nod from him. "You look well."
"I don't know about you but I felt a strange sensation during the battle." Emerald said as she got the conversation back on hand, almost looking to the side in thought. "Like...something sinister."
"I felt it too." Mercury crossed his arms over his chest. "Unfortunately I couldn't pinpoint it directly since it disappeared."
Hmmm...is she starting to develop due to the amount of Grimm in the area? Or is it triggered by something else? Cinder thought to herself, drumming her fingers against her chin. Either way she's growing faster than I had imagined...I can't wait to see how it goes but that also means I have to bide my time wisely. Everything must be perfect. No slip ups.
"Cinder? Any ideas?"
"Sorry...I don't have any." The woman smile innocently when Emerald questioned her, brushing her hand in a manner of aloofness or disinterest. "But do keep your minds open. I think we have a lot of opportunities developing over the horizon."
That night...
Yang opened her eyes and found herself standing outside Beacon's gates, there was no one else in sight so she assumed that they were in their rooms sleeping. Looking around confusedly her eyes caught a black bird flying in circles above her head. Following her gut instinct she keep her eyes on the avian as it flew towards the school, leading her there for a reason.
She came to a stop when the bird landed on the water fountain statue and locked eyes with the mysterious woman standing in front of it. The blonde brawler remembered her, catching a glimpse of her before she disappeared into the portal and now that they were standing face to face it all seemed surreal.
"I have this feeling like I know you and yet...I don't." Yang started off, making sure to keep eye contact with the woman. "Tell me, who are you?" The woman silently lifted a hand and removed the mask, revealing a face eerily similar to the brawler's in every way, minus the red eyes. However Yang already had the preconceived notion and her own eyes changed to red as well.
"Yang." The mysterious woman spoke with a slight smirk tugging at the corner of her mouth, no doubt she was amused by the resemblance between them. Deep down she always knew that Yang was her child. "We have a lot to talk about."
