chapter 25: darkness
impossible ".Biju/Talking Beast.
—" for her", Thought of characters.
—" How can I forget you ?", Thoughts of Biju/Invocation/Beast.
—"interesting."Character speaking.
No characters from Naruto or the RWBY series belong to me, this work is for mere entertainment, thank you in advance for reading this fanfic.
The sound of the hooves was beautiful. A constant and harmonious rhythm, which evoked beautiful meadows, plains and forests. They were the steps of a majestic beast, which had always served man to travel paths and have company. When the load was too heavy, this animal always carried it for him. The incessant steps of a horse, advancing across a tree-covered ground in a lush forest. He seemed like something out of a fairy tale, a pristine forest.
—"What is this? Why am I here? What place is this? I have never seen it... but I recognize it... I don't remember having been here, but I recognize this horse... I recognize this path Why is it so hot?... Wait, I don't feel hot, but it's like I do, as if I remember that it was very hot here..., on this particular day. Why is it? What? How? Who am I? What am I doing on this horse?"
—"Brrrruuummmm!", the animal neighed as if it wanted something.
—"Calm down, friend, don't worry. I know you're exhausted. We'll soon reach the next town and I'll feed you."
—"What?... Why do these words come out? I didn't mean them? I didn't say them... Isn't that my voice?"
The animal neighed again.
—"Yes, you're right. Maybe I should eat something, but I don't have much supplies left. I don't want to spend them, unless I'm near the next town... I'd like to eat the cake I'm carrying in the bag, but I have to resist... I can not wait".
The horse protested again.
—"Yes yes yes. Maybe a little bit isn't bad. Right?"
The horse neighed again.
—"Yes, you're right. I have to be strong," she sighed.
—"I sighed? But I didn't sigh? Why did I sigh?"
—"Ah... I wish I wasn't so alone."
—"Run! Run! Don't waste time, you can't stay here."
Jaune indicated to everyone, to each person, to each people that was there, he ordered them to flee away from Vale, they did not even have time to feel the fear that invaded them, they had to escape from the beast that was approaching, and that it would be impossible. Protect them and fight her at the same time.
The hunters, even they were afraid, Jaune perceived the fear in their eyes, they couldn't even move, and when they heard his words they also unconsciously retreated, ready to run, but in retaliation Jaune yelled at them.
He told them that they didn't have to run, They were here and they were going to face that thing.
—"Are you crazy?!" said a hunter,—"that thing is a Wyvern! Haven't you heard the legends about that damn thing?! It's impossible to kill it! We have no support! Atlas' weapons are against us and the other Grimm keep coming! We are lost!" replied the hunter.
—"Listen to me carefully! You will stay and I don't care if you're afraid!", Jaune grabs the hunter's shirt,— "if you think of running away, I swear that I myself will drag you, hit you and throw you next to that beast to devour you, I don't want complaints."
Jaune pushes the stunned man,—"You promised,… all of us promised to fight these creatures, So now I'm going to force you to fulfill that duty."
Jaune looked towards the creature,—"we don't have time to hesitate.
He was truly afraid, but even he had to push that feeling away from his heart, it didn't matter if he died he had to fight, in the pupil of his eyes it was reflected how the creature was getting bigger, getting closer to the kingdom.
—"Awesome"
Despite the fear Jaune felt, he smiled.—"This will be a good story to tell."
— " And maybe the last one , " he thought bitterly. She knew that the chances of survival were slim, but she couldn't give up. He had to protect people, his friends. He had to honor the legacy of his grandfather, the hero who had fought against the Grimm years ago. He had to prove that he was worthy of being a hunter, a leader,...a hero.
—"Let's go guys!" , she shouted loudly, — "We are not afraid of them! We are hunters! We are warriors! We are the hope of this world!"
And with those words, he launched into combat, followed by the other hunters, ready to give everything for a greater cause. They didn't know if they were going to win or lose, but they knew they were going to fight. Fight for your dreams, for your honor, for your future. Fight the Wyvern, the most fearsome beast of all. Fight until the end.
—"N-Naruto," Nora stammered fearfully, looking at the sky. — "What is that thing that is approaching?" Her leader did not answer her, he was observing the creature just like she and the other students and hunters who accompanied him.
The battle stopped for a moment, even the faunus saw it, terrified.
—"What the hell is that?".
The most curious thing about this situation was that the Grimm remained motionless, as if they were drugged. It was very strange, but the attack by the Atlas machines continued.
However, despite the trance that the hunters felt due to fear, many of them did not give up and continued fighting and defending themselves from the machines.
Naruto ceased his attack, also staring at the beast. He was more fascinated than scared. — "He is a Wyvern, I never thought I would see something like this, the last time one of these creatures was seen was 100 years ago."
—"What will we do Naruto?" Ren asked seriously. Naruto looked back at him and smiled slightly.
—"Let's fight that thing."
—"You're crazy," said a hunter who was close to them, like many students.—"I don't know if you're very trusting or very stupid, but killing that thing is not easy, the only way I see to do it is with Atlas's battleship and I see that it is only heading to Beacon:.
—"Well, we don't lose anything by trying," replied Naruto.
—" Naruto jump! " Kurama shouted in his mind, something is happening. He immediately jumped and gave the same order to those who were close to him and they all jumped at the same time, only to see how some claws came out of the ground, they belonged to different Grimm, they emerged from all the streets, there were hundreds of those things, it was Impressive, how come they hadn't seen them coming? Of course. The tunnels.
Naruto realized something very interesting, those damn aqueducts were very big, enough so that any ursa could pass through there, he hadn't felt it due to the chaos of the situation.
—"Sons of bitches. They are more cunning than I thought," Naruto growled angrily,— "This has become more complicated, there are hundreds of Grimm, getting to the Wyvern will be very difficult with all these obstacles. We will have to make our way, Guys," Naruto looked at Ren and Nora,— "We can't afford to fail."
Naruto took two blue pills from his jacket pocket and threw them at Ren and Nora.
They caught them with difficulty and realized that they were the same pills that Naruto had shown them once, but he never really explained how they worked or what they did, so they hoped that he would now give them clarification.
Those soldier pills were not just regular utensils like any ninja in their world would have, they were very special, they were the same ones that the Akimichi clan used for a secret technique specific to their clan.
Naruto had to replicate them with the help of the Kyubi, he knew a lot about the clans of Konoha so making a copy of those wonderful pills was very simple, the bad thing was that although he understood everything, he did not have all the secrets of the clans revealed, so making a copy of those pills would not be as effective as the original.
This pill would give them a lot of strength, the bad thing about this is that it had a small side effect, after the effects wore off it would be very serious, it could actually cost them their lives.
—"Ren, Nora, these are soldier pills and they are not like the ones I gave Jaune or how I taught them to him, these are special. They will help you recover your lost aura and restore all your strength, yes."
Naruto looked seriously at his two companions, —"Use them only when you are in extreme need, when you really feel like you can't take it anymore and if it is absolutely necessary. And above all, listen to this, it is very important."
Naruto was much more serious than normal. —"Perhaps we will separate at some point and I will not be there to help you. When you take this pill it will give you a signal in the form of a very mild electric shock towards you indicating that the effects are wearing off. At that moment I want you to get very far away. from any Grimm attack, find a safe place and stay there, do not make any maximum effort or pressure yourself or you will die."
Nora and Ren nodded in confirmation to their leader and then faced the Grimm before them.
These pills were incredibly special, not only did they help you recover all the lost energy, but they gave you an energy bonus, an incredibly high increase to your level, they made you faster, stronger, the problem was that once they were Once the effect ended you would be completely incapacitated and would have no strength to do anything at all, and in this situation, being completely incapacitated in the middle of an invasion was a certain death sentence.
These pills were only made for fighting or rather to simply sacrifice yourself in combat or fight against a single person.
Naruto knew that these pills were a double-edged sword, but he also knew that it was the only way for Ren and Nora to have a chance against the Grimm when they are married and he is not with them.
Nora and Ren trusted Naruto and his judgment. They knew that Naruto wouldn't give them something dangerous without a good reason. They had seen how strong and how kind Naruto was, how he cared about them and everyone else. They had learned a lot from him and had improved his skills as hunters. They also wanted to protect their friends and the world from the Grimm. They were willing to risk their lives for a cause.
—"Do you hear me, Miss Nikos? Are you okay?" ,a voice asked.
—"Who are you?" , she responded, confused.
—"I'm Ozpin, Miss Nikos. Concentrate, please. How are you feeling?" the voice insisted.
The young woman with reddish hair opened her eyes with difficulty and saw the man who was speaking to her. He looked worried about her condition. —"Yes, you are Ozpin, aren't you?" she said in a weak voice.
—"Yes, it's me. Hello, Miss Nikos... Is that really you?" he asked.
—"Yes, yes... it's me," she stated, trembling.
—"What is your name?" He wanted to know.
—"Pyrrha Nikos:," she responded.
—"And who are your teammates?" ,he continued.
—"Naruto, Ren and Nora," she said, with effort, as if it were difficult for her to remember them. Her mind was beginning to clear little by little. She regained self-awareness, she no longer felt exhausted or sleepy, her mind was not troubled nor did she hurt. —"I am Pyrrha Nikos. I am a member of the NNPR team. I am the champion of the Mistral Tournament four consecutive times."
—"Is there anything in your mind that doesn't fit with what you have remembered?" he asked.
Pyrrha frowned. —"No, there is nothing but my memories, nothing that bothers me."
Ozpin sighed in relief. It seemed like Pyrrha was herself and not someone else. —"That's good, Miss Nikos. I'm glad you're okay."
The redhead nodded and left the capsule she was in. But as soon as she took a step, she collapsed to her knees. He tried to get up, but failed. It wasn't that he lacked strength, but that his body was out of control, as if trying to move his left hand moved his right foot. Something was very wrong.
—"Don't worry, Miss Nikos," Ozpin said, putting a hand on her shoulder.
—"Take some time to get used to it. You have not obtained the power of the Maiden naturally. You will have to adapt little by little," and Pyrrha tried to reject his words.
—"There is no time to rest. We have to go to the battlefield."
—"You won't be able to do anything if you can barely move well, Miss Nikos," he replied. She finally nodded. Ozpin lifted her by her shoulder and took her to a corner to sit.
—"It is very likely that the enemy is approaching. While you recover, no one will touch you. Not while I am here."
—"Well, I hope so," the two tensed. There was an unknown voice in that place where there should be no one.
From the shadows emerged a beautiful woman with black hair and amber eyes, wearing an elegant red dress and a malicious smile. —"I always wanted to test my skills against the headmaster of Beacon. She has told me a lot about you, Ozpin."
Ozpin stared at the woman in shock and anger. She was the cause of all this disaster. It was unheard of that a student from a Mistral school was here and had done so much harm.
—"You are responsible for what happened to Amber and the invasion of Vale," the director said with repressed anger. This woman had caused all this devastation and death, something unforgivable. —"How did you discover this place?"
Cinder took out a scroll and showed it wryly. —"When I attacked the CCT tower I simply installed something that would allow me access to all of Beacon's infrastructure.
Cinder walked as if Ozpin was no danger to her, touching each wall of the bunker with interest.
—"Interesting. How long did it take you to do this? Or did you already have it ready?... I guess when you heard about Amber's attack you started building this damn bunker here, under your academy... No, that would take a lot of time and draw too much attention, so I have to think that this was used for something else and that it was already built a long time ago. What for
—"For meetings," he replied with disdain. —"You won't achieve your goal, you won't get your way," Ozpin pointed his staff at the girl, but she didn't flinch, she just smiled disdainfully.
—"Oh, no? And who's going to stop me? You? Or that girl who can barely stand?" said Cinder, looking at Pyrrha with contempt. —"You know, you disappoint me, Ozpin. I thought you would have something more interesting to offer me. But I see that you only have a poor girl to whom you have transferred the power of the Maiden. A power that, by the way, belongs to me. hehe, Not getting my way, Ozpin? I've had my way since the first day I stepped foot in this academy, everything went exactly as I planned, even before I arrived in Vale I already had the entire squad in my hands. criminal structure of this stupid kingdom, nothing happened without my knowing, because I wanted it that way, the White Fang, the theft of Atlas' machinery, I orchestrated everything."
She walked slowly and stopped about 2 meters near Ozpin so he could hear well. —"Even in the Vital Festival Tournament the students fought against the opponent I chose."
Ozpin tightened his grip on his staff, damn it, this was completely embarrassing and humiliating, he was totally outdone.
—"Don't feel bad, Ozpin, you're an idiot who would stay on the sidelines as long as people didn't panic, you could have stopped me at any time, you know, but you always kept a lot of information hidden in your inner circle, just so that people would be well in their little bubble and not feel panic, I thank you very much, you have not changed, you are still the same idiot that she talks so much about, a worthy gentleman who does not hesitate and who did not sit still, yes of course, But you have become old and cowardly. Just like she said."
—"Miss Nikos, can you move?" Ozpin asked the recovering girl, Pyrrha Nikos responded with a statement.
—"Then please go to the elevator and run away from here."
–"That will not happen!" , Cinder launched herself at the redhead but Ozpin stood between her and the two clashed their respective weapons, Cinder with a crystal sword reinforced with aura and Ozpin with her staff.
The clash between the weapons produced a shock wave that shook the bunker. Cinder backed away slightly and launched several thrusts towards Ozpin, who dodged or blocked them with superhuman speed. The director created green afterimages every time he moved, confusing Cinder.
—"What kind of trick is this?" Cinder asked, frustrated.
—"It's not a trick, it's a gift," Ozpin responded, calmly. —"A gift that you will never be able to understand, because you are only moved by ambition and selfishness."
—"Don't give me that about the gifts, Ozpin. You have been the one who has manipulated the destiny of the Maidens, trying to dominate their lives. But it will do you no good, because I am a different Autumn Maiden, and I am going to destroy you and everything you have created."
Cinder concentrated her aura into her sword and transformed it into a spear. Then he threw it at Ozpin with all his strength. Ozpin parried the spear with his staff, but the impact sent him back several meters. Cinder took the opportunity to create a fireball and throw it towards Ozpin.
Ozpin covered himself with his staff, creating a shield of green aura that deflected the fire. However, Cinder didn't stop there. She created more fireballs and fired them in bursts towards Ozpin, who had to work hard to block them all. Cinder smiled evilly as she saw that Ozpin was on the defensive.
—"What's wrong, Ozpin? Don't you have any more tricks? Can't you move so fast anymore? It seems your gift has a limit, after all."
—"Don't trust yourself, Cinder. You haven't seen anything yet," Ozpin said, catching his breath.
Ozpin leaped forward, slashing through the fire with his staff. Cinder was surprised to see him approaching so quickly. She attempted to create another crystal spear, but Ozpin knocked it out of her hands in one swift motion. Then she hit him in the stomach with the cane, making him double over in pain.
Ozpin raised his staff to deliver the final blow to Cinder, but she reacted in time and kicked him in the face, making him fall to the ground. Cinder stood up and retrieved the spear from her. She then approached Ozpin, who was stunned by the blow.
—"It's time to end this, Ozpin. It's been fun, but you've already bored me. Goodbye."
Cinder raised her spear to stab Ozpin in the chest, but before she could, Ozpin formed a dome of magical energy that surrounded him.
Cinder's spear collided with that dome but that didn't make her retreat. She increased her strength more to cross that field. She wasn't going to allow the idiot to be saved by something as pathetic as a shield. She laughed at how pathetic he was. Ozpin looked like the youngest director in history.
But now he was at his last strength, forming a shield to save his skin, he had no more tricks, he had no more skill. He was tired, he was defeated, the only thing he could do was simply defend himself and of course Cinder saw this attitude with displeasure, this was the supposed eternal enemy of his teacher, it was a complete shame.
—"What's wrong Ozpin, is this the last thing you can do, a shield, that won't stop my spear from piercing it and then piercing your damn heart, why don't you just do us a favor and just give up, it's not like you're going to die for real anyway."
Ozpin simply gritted his teeth and put all the magic he had into that shield, shit, he shouldn't have prolonged that battle for long, he didn't have much energy left, maybe in his old days he would have enough strength to easily defeat a maiden or a a half-maiden like Cinder, but now she was not what she was before, she was a shadow of what she once was, the only thing she could do was simply buy time for Pyrrha to recover and escape.—"Rot you."
—"Is that the last thing you're going to say, Ozpin? Sooner or later that shield is going to weaken and your death will be imminent. No matter how much time you're trying to buy for Nikos, eventually I'll find her, she won't be able to escape with all the weakening she is, she's not going to go very far, I'm going to kill her and all the power she contains inside will be mine"
Ozpin only grunted from the effort he put in.
—"It's a shame, Ozpin, in the end you're going to fail like the other times, like in your previous lives."
He dreamed many times of something very similar in his life. She dreamed that he would arrive in the middle of the chaos and save the day. She imagined it so many times, she rehearsed it in her mind many times too. She thought about what he was going to say to look like someone incredible in the middle of that situation. But when faced with reality, he was more agitated than ecstatic about the situation he was experiencing. There were so many factors nagging at his mind that he was totally paranoid. He had to evacuate people, he had to prevent people from dying in the middle of that evacuation, he had Grimm attacking everywhere.
Sure, he was doing an excellent job killing the vermin, but everything was chaos. Shooting everywhere, fighting those beasts while all the citizens were evacuated. He hoped the work was at least mostly completed by now.
—"¡Lord!".
A soldier came towards Jaune with news. —"We have evacuated all the citizens."
Hearing, Jaune gave a small sigh of relief, but it was not the time to let his guard down. —"Look for stragglers right now."
—"Yes sir!" The soldier with a group of soldiers immediately left to look for any stragglers in the midst of the chaos.
The only good thing in that situation was that this area was completely clear. The Grimm were decimated by the group Jaune led of about ten hunters. In addition to about ten students from Beacon Academy and all the other academies who came for the vital festival and also soldiers from Atlas. Giving a total of forty people they did a great job. But with the group that went to look for stragglers the number was reduced to thirty-two.
—"Sir, we have finished the job!"
—"Excellent job soldier," Jaune said to an Atlas soldier who was there. In fact Jaune had no rank above this soldier, he was just a student at Atlas Academy, but in this situation it seemed like they saw him as superior. Jaune felt pride.
—"...Sir... Are you okay?" the soldier asked with a touch of concern as he looked towards Jaune. He didn't look remarkably well, he had many wounds and part of his armor was broken. He was also panting with difficulty, obviously trying to hide it.
—"I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me."
—"Maybe you should rest, sir."
—"No, we don't have time to rest," Jaune dismissed the soldier.
Jaune took out a small box from his pocket, no more than the size of a box of mints. In there it contained two soldier pills of the five that Naruto gave him.
In this invasion he had consumed three and frankly it was making him horribly tired. Maybe the recovery of his aura was good but apparently the consequences after the effect were very catastrophic. He tried to stay upright, shaking his head to dismiss his dizziness and fatigue. He had to keep fighting.
He raised his voice to call the entire group that was in that area. —"Alright guys, listen, we have to..."
But before he could finish a squawk was heard from the heavens. A loud roar from the beast, it was already here. The wind produced by his flapping reached Jaune and made his hair wave as he did the dust under his feet.
The creature circled above the group, watching them carefully. What caught their attention the most was that small objects came out of his body that, when they fell to the ground, turned into Grimm. That left them stunned.
—"Don't fuck with me! That thing can create Grimm!" Jaune exclaimed.
Despite his fatigue, he continued fighting and eliminating the Grimm that appeared, along with the others. But the beast did not seem fazed by his attacks, it looked at them as if they were insignificant. Then, he changed his objective and headed towards Beacon Academy, which could be seen in the distance.
Jaune felt a chill as he watched her walk away.
He realized that this creature was intelligent, too intelligent for its own good. He knew there was only a small group of hunters there who could stand up to him, but most of the citizens were in Beacon, terrified by what was happening. So he decided to go there to finish them off.
The beast flapped its wings and headed towards Beacon Academy. Jaune watched in horror at the actions of that gigantic grimm.
—"No no no no no!" , she exclaimed desperately.—"Attention everyone! Shoot that thing!"
The soldiers nodded and obeyed Jaune's order, as did the hunters and students who were there. With all the firepower they had in their weapons, they shot at the creature.
—"S-sir, d-do we have any plans?" one of the soldiers asked fearfully.
—"No," Jaune responded quickly, surprising everyone. — "But we can't let that thing get to Beacon, not with civilians there."
The soldier nodded with fear in his eyes.
Jaune patted the soldier on the back.
—"I will take care of killing that beast, I just need one chance," he squeezed the box in his hands tightly.— "Just a little more, I will give everything I have, just one hit with everything I have and I will destroy this vermin."
The beast roared in annoyance, saw those responsible for its pain and turned its flight towards that group. Very elegantly, as if she were an angel of death, she descended from the sky and stood on all fours, looking directly at the group of people. They were terrified, they had never seen a beast like that and frankly they never expected to fight something like that in their lives.
The beast roared and clawed at the ground as if it were a bull preparing to charge the group. He was flapping his wings and looked at Jaune specifically, as if he considered him the biggest threat. Well, that was good, this creature would focus on him and the others could attack it from behind.
—"I just need one chance, one and nothing more. I can't afford to waste these pills like it's nothing. Guys, get ready," said Jaune.
The trembling soldiers aimed their weapons as did the hunters and students. They were scared but they didn't back down. They had to face the beast that soon launched itself against the group with strong and ferocious steps. Each stomp made the earth shake.
"—Alright, get ready now!" Jaune ordered.
—"Yeah!" The others responded and shot the creature.
The grimm received the projectiles in his body, but they did not affect him in the slightest. The creature only let out a roar of irritation and continued its march towards them. The battle soon turned into hand-to-hand combat.
The beast was unstoppable and unbreakable, and lashed out with its paw at the unfortunate soldier in front of it, who could not avoid the blow. The beast's claw pierced him; The soldier's body did not bounce against anything, it simply split in two; blood stained the street floor and the creature grunted at the shots coming at it from all angles; with his tail he captured a hunter who was pierced by the bony thorns of his limb; The creature picked up the hunter and stared at him, as if mocking him, and threw the poor man's body onto the roof of a house.
Jaune watched in horror as his companions fell one after another before the beast's power. He couldn't believe that a single creature could cause so much damage. He wondered where the teachers and the most experienced hunters were, why no one came to help them. He felt helpless and furious, but he did not give up. He knew that he had to do something, that he had to use his last resort.
But if he took the pill and regained all his strength, all he could do was face the beast and the effect of the pill would wear off and he would be exhausted again. He needed a direct hit capable of killing him in one hit, but he couldn't do it, he was too exhausted. He could only limit himself to attacking the beast.
—"Attack, use everything you have!" he shouted.
All the soldiers were full of adrenaline and fired with everything they had. The situation could not be worse. There was no White Fang in that area and neither were the Atlas machines. They practically only had that beast in front of them, but there was not much difference, they were decimating them.
—"No, no, wait!" a student screamed. The Wyvern pounced on him like a cat and bit his head off and swallowed it. He left the student's body as if he had no interest in him.
The shots continued to hit the beast, but it only grunted. With a movement of its wings it raised a cloud of dust and the creature launched itself onto the roof of a house, completely destroying it and also destroying the hunters, students and soldiers who were there.
—"Second door open!" Jaune exclaimed and with a quick movement of his sword he cut the beast's leg. He didn't manage to cut it completely, he only made a deep wound. The beast felt pain for the first time, that cut really hurt him, but something curious happened: he was recovering.
—"Damn it," he grumbled with annoyance. This thing wasn't just a normal creature, it apparently regenerated. Not so fast, but she was recovering. The shots went on and on. Jaune fought relentlessly with the beast. In retaliation, the beast summoned more Grimm from his body and there were more enemies to fight. Still they did not give up.
The beast received several impacts of dust on its body. Her eyes focused on a figure carrying a submachine gun. It was a powerful weapon, capable of piercing her skin. The figure was a girl with a beret and dark glasses. Seeing that the beast was watching her, she began to run.
But he wasn't going to allow it. He chased her through the houses and streets, ignoring the shots fired at him by the others. He just wanted the girl.
The beast advanced slowly, enjoying the hunt. He liked to provoke fear in his prey. She felt it, he was in that house. The girl was hiding there. He could sense her terror. She tried to find shelter, but it was useless.
The Wyvern lunged at the house and destroyed it, causing the girl to limp out of the place, trying to escape. She had no time to waste.
The beast followed her, it was already close to catching up with her. She opened her mouth to devour her, but Jaune appeared above him and plunged her sword into the center of her spine. The beast roared and shook, throwing Jaune's body into the ground, forming a small crack. He quickly stood up, leaving his sword stuck in the beast, and took the girl.
—"Hello... Coco, right?"
—"Yes," she said with pain.
—"Well, let's get out of here before this thing kills us," she nodded quickly.
The beast pulled out the sword with its tail and threw it to the ground, but it did not have time to follow the man who injured it or the girl, as it was shot from several directions. He growled in annoyance and lunged at the unfortunate men who were challenging him, making them scream in pain.
—"This can't go on like this," Jaune said and leaned the girl against a wall so she could recover.
—"Well, I guess thanks for saving me, a little more and I didn't count it," Coco spoke with gratitude.
—"Don't worry," Jaune turned around to walk.
-"Where are you going?".
—"Where do you think? There is a Wyvern to kill." Jaune's seriousness and will, despite his fatigue, were admirable.
Coco looked at him with wide eyes as if he were crazy. Despite seeing the power of that beast, he wanted to continue facing it.
Jaune returned to the place where the shots were heard, where the beast was facing the hunters and the others. When he arrived he realized that it was a neighborhood with Mistralian food.
—"I would have liked to have dinner here," he whispered tiredly.
Jaune then let out a bloodcurdling scream, screaming loudly and drawing the beast's attention.
—"HEY!, DAMN WORM!, HERE I AM!, I AM YOUR ENEMY!, YOU BETTER LOOK AT ME OR I WILL STICK MY SWORD IN YOU AGAIN!, BUT THIS TIME IT WILL BE IN YOUR DAMN HEAD! ".
With a furious roar, the beast lunged at him. Jaune gathered his courage and prepared to fight with his fists, but suddenly a huge stone hit the beast's head and made it stagger.
Jaune looked towards the origin of the stone and saw Glynda Goodwitch accompanied by General James Ironwood and Qrow Branwen.
Glynda used her Semblance to lift rocks from the ground and throw them at the Wyvern with great power. Ironwood advanced towards the beast, firing with his pistol. Qrow brandished his sword turned into a scythe, making cuts in the air.
—"Mr. Arc, get away from there!" Glynda shouted at him,— "That monster is very dangerous!"
—"Don't worry about me, worry about yourself!" ,Jaune answered. —"I'm going to get my sword back!"
Jaune activated the first gate and ran towards the Wyvern, determined to pick up his weapon that was under the beast. But the Wyvern did not stay still, apparently he had hidden tricks, and it spat a flame of fire from its mouth. Jaune narrowly managed to avoid it, but he felt the burning heat on his skin.
—"Damn, that was close!" Jaune exclaimed. "At least I got my weapon back."
The Wyvern took advantage of Jaune's carelessness to attack him with its claws, but Ironwood arrived in time to stop them with his metal arm.
—"Thank you, General!" Jaune thanked.
—"You're welcome, soldier," said Ironwood,— "But don't be so reckless. This beast is no ordinary Grimm."
—'I know general, but I needed a weapon to face this beast," Jaune said, raising his sword.
Ironwood tried to shoot the Wyvern at point-blank range, but despite its enormous size it was incredibly fast and agile, and it dodged many of the General's shots and hit Jaune with its tail, which he blocked with his shield, but he was still thrown back. and crashed into a house. At that same moment, the Wyvern bit the general's arm and threw him away with violence. Ironwood fell to the ground with a loud thud and let out a groan of pain.
—"General!" Jaune shouted, worried, emerging from the rubble.
The Wyvern turned to Jaune and looked at him with its red eyes filled with hatred. Jaune felt a chill run down his spine, but he didn't back down. He raised his sword and prepared for the clash.
But before the Wyvern could attack him, a scythe cut off one of his wings, causing him to let out a roar of agony. Qrow appeared behind the Wyvern and smirked at it.
—"What's wrong, ugly bird?", Qrow said,— "Don't you like having your feathers cut?"
That comment made no sense, since the Wyvern had no feathers, but in the midst of that situation no one bothered to correct Qrow.
The Wyvern roared in fury and lashed its tail at Qrow, attempting to impale him with the bony stinger at its tip. Qrow narrowly avoided the blow, but was unable to prevent its tail from tearing his arm and causing a bleeding wound.
—"Damn, that hurts!" Qrow exclaimed.
The Wyvern did not miss the opportunity and lunged at Qrow, knocking him to the ground. Qrow tried to defend himself, but the beast was too powerful and heavy. The Wyvern opened its mouth to tear off its head, but Glynda intervened and threw a rock at its jaw, making it let go of Qrow.
— "Qrow, are you okay?" Glynda asked him.
—"Yes, yes, I'm fine," Qrow responded, standing up,— "Thank you, Glynda."
—"You're welcome, Qrow," Glynda said,— "But we have to end this quickly. This beast won't give up."
Glynda used her Semblance to lift more rocks and throw them at the Wyvern, but it deftly dodged them and headed towards her. Glynda was amazed at the speed of the beast, and she was unable to react in time when the Wyvern whipped her, sending her flying into the air.
—'Glynda! / Teacher Goodwitch!" Jaune and Qrow shouted at the same time.
Glynda fell to the ground, with several wounds on her body. The Wyvern approached her to finish her off, but Jaune and Qrow got in her way.
—"Do not touch her!" Jaune challenged.
—"Go back to hell, monster!" Qrow insulted him.
Jaune and Qrow prepared to fight, ready to give everything to protect Glynda. And James joined them.
—"You miserable disgusting beast," Glynda got up from the ground with great effort, the blood was running down part of her face and she was very angry, her hair that was collected in a nice and elegant bun came loose and her hair was free of her hair. restraints, she was a mess.
The Wyvern slammed its tail against the ground, emitting a growl of rage. These four individuals had been the ones who had made his mission the most difficult, and now that he saw them wounded and exhausted, the beast would take the opportunity to finish them off.
Jaune Arc, Glynda Goodwitch, James Ironwood and Qrow Branwen. Despite being tired, they had not lost their will to fight and faced the creature with determination.
The beast lunged at them with blind fury, as if it were a mad dog.
—"Rasengan!"
It was a surprise to everyone, Naruto appeared out of nowhere and hit the Wyvern with an energy sphere in the side, making it crash into several houses.
—"I arrived just in time, are you okay, Jaune?"
Naruto smiled at his friend, who was dirty and somewhat tired from the battles he had fought in this invasion. But still he was in good condition, ready to continue fighting.
Jaune let out a relieved laugh. —"You took too long to arrive. Idiot."
Naruto smiled back. —"Well, it's not like I had a clear path, I ran into some ancient Grimm and others I'd never seen before, I don't know where those beasts came from, they appeared suddenly, but I already took care of that thing..."
A chilling roar was heard in the area, the beast emerged from the rubble more enraged than ever, the wounds that Qrow, Jaune, General Ironwood and Professor Goodwitch had given it had healed. He was furious.
—"Well, thank goodness I brought reinforcements," said Naruto, pointing to Ren, Nora and also another group of hunters, students in training and Atlas soldiers.
The Wyvern roared and sent a flare of fire towards Naruto and the others, but Ren used his Semblance to calm his companions' emotions and prevent them from panicking. Nora took the opportunity and swung her hammer at the Wyvern, hitting it in the chest and making it retreat. The hammer returned to Nora's hands, and she smiled with satisfaction.
—"Take that, you ugly lizard!" Nora exclaimed.
The Wyvern recovered and spread its wings, preparing to fly. Qrow transformed into a raven and charged at him, trying to prevent him from escaping. The Wyvern took a bite out of the raven, but Qrow broke free and returned to his human form, swinging his scythe. The Wyvern swung at Qrow, but he blocked it.
—"You're not going to leave that easily!" Qrow shouted.
Meanwhile, Jaune approached Glynda and gave her a soldier pill to help her recover. Glynda opened her eyes and saw Jaune worried about her.
—"Are you okay, teacher?" Jaune asked.
—'Yes, yes, I'm fine,' Glynda replied, sitting up,—"Thank you, Jaune."
—"You're welcome, Professor," Jaune said,— "But we have to help the others... That beast is very strong."
—"You're right," said Glynda,—"Come on."
Glynda and Jaune joined the fight, using their abilities: one fighting with his sword and shield and the other lifting objects to throw at the Wyvern. The Wyvern defended itself with its claws and tail, but was increasingly cornered by the combined attacks of the hunters.
Naruto took advantage of the Wyvern's carelessness and stabbed him in the eye with a kunai, making him roar in pain.
—"It's time to end this!" said Naruto.
Naruto created a rasengan in his palm and launched it at the Wyvern. The monster was unable to dodge the attack and suffered a powerful detonation of energy.
However, that was not enough to kill him, the beast was still alive, although wounded. You could feel the hatred that the creature gave off, which quickly generated more Grimm from his body to buy time and recover.
The beast was furious but scared, these boys did not give up despite their fatigue, he was especially afraid of that blonde boy with blue eyes and marks on his cheeks. Then he flapped his wings and rose into the air. He had to escape from there and set his sights on his main objective: Beacon Academy.
—"Don't let it flee!" Ironwood ordered a targeted attack immediately, it was bad enough that this beast had caused serious damage to his body, but if this thing reached Beacon before them, there would be a massacre.
A hail of bullets hit the beast, which was desperately trying to fly even a meter towards Beacon. These little pests, the humans, were bothering him, these creatures so weak and cowardly that used to run away every time he appeared, now they dared to challenge him, they irritated him, they irritated him to the limit, he, who had lived millennia on this earth. before them, who had been master of the wonders of the world before these apes set foot on the earth. Now they dared to attack him and claim what once belonged to his species.
The Wyvern, although it was a Grimm with an intelligence far superior to that of its peers, could not ignore its instincts, the hatred it felt towards humans was stronger than its mission, it had to exterminate these individuals, these people, these rats that caused him so much pain. He opened his mouth, not caring about the projectiles that pierced his skin, enduring the pain. A large sphere of magical power concentrated in his mouth began to glow blood red. A large sphere of red hellfire would obliterate the rats below him.
Naruto watched this Grimm's action with curiosity.
—"Hey, in everything I've read about this creature, they never mentioned that it could breathe fire or anything it's going to throw at us."
—"No..., I shouldn't," Glynda responded to her student and many of the others who were terrified by what this Grimm was going to do.—"No Grimm should do such a thing... How is this possible?" .
Glynda wondered and also asked the question that many were asking in their heads: should no Grimm do what this thing does? Where did it get those abilities?
The Grimm looked down with the sphere ready to deliver the final blow and put an end to these damned pests.
Naruto watched in amazement at what was happening. He knew he could resist, but he wasn't sure about the others. Some were able to escape the attack, but others would be injured by the blast wave and others were too injured and exhausted to flee.
Glynda couldn't help much at the moment and evacuate everyone with her telekinesis. And Naruto had nothing that could defend each of his allies. Maybe an earthen wall. But that also implied another problem: it was not enough, the young ninja had run out of resources.
But no, there was still something left. Naruto closed his eyes and suddenly blue chakra began to envelop each of the injured people who were near him: Jaune Arc, Glynda, James, Qrow, all of them were covered by blue chakra.
This had a purpose: it was not to enhance their abilities, it was just to protect them when the attack hit. This layer of chakra was a convincing alibi, after all its semblance, so to speak, was aura control.
— "Why the hell don't you use my chakra brat?" said the Kyubi.
—" I won't use you Kurama, I already told you, only in moments when I really need you will I use your power, for now I will manage with just mine . "
—" Idiot ," said the 9-tailed fox.
No one questioned where this mantle of energy that suddenly surrounded them came from and they did not question it, only few would know, very few people knew the origin of this mantle and those were their closest, they did not thank Naruto because they were focused on the creature.
The creature released the crimson, incandescent sphere downwards with such incredible force that the sound of air pressure could be heard.
—"Everyone run now!" Qrow said and everyone who had the ability and energy to run immediately ran away in any direction, but the same couldn't be said for the injured.
Naruto wasn't going to abandon them, while he could save some others, he wasn't that fast, he couldn't take everyone out. So he just put more chakra into each person there, so that the impact wouldn't cause serious damage to them.
With her hands clenched on her riding crop, Glynda was ready to do something crazy... Well, in desperate situations, crazy was relative. She raised her riding crop to the sky and used her telekinesis to stop the enormous sphere of power floating in the air. From her She knelt from the pressure of that power, which was too much for her. The force she had to endure was so great that blood came out of her nose. She couldn't take it anymore. Her body was shaking and her teeth were grinding to keep that thing in the air. She tried to move it to the right or left, but she couldn't. She didn't move. It was impossible. The creature controlled the attack, applying more pressure to bring it down.
Glynda let out a cry of despair. It couldn't be. What could she do now? It was about time. The sphere was going to release her pent-up force and so she did. The sphere exploded.
It was an astonishingly powerful explosion, the likes of which she had never seen in her life as a Huntress. The shock wave caused those below to be almost buried in the ground by the air pressure and houses were blown away and the pavement was lifted. And the burning fire spread, burning the wood of the houses. It was incredible.
The beast made a sound similar to laughter. She looked at the damage she had caused. The smoke spread throughout the place, but it dissipated little by little to reveal the disaster it had caused. Everything was reduced to rubble, at least for a block around. It was impressive. A beast with so much power. But the creature was surprised. The idiots who should have died were still alive. They themselves were surprised. They looked at their bodies, wondering how they had escaped unharmed.
Many had their eyes wide open, in shock, not understanding how they had survived, it was impossible, what that Grimm had just thrown at them was practically a bomb like they had never seen and they had somehow survived.
Jaune, Glynda, General Ironwood and Qrow looked at Naruto, who was slightly sweaty and panting, it seemed that the energy shield he had given them had protected them from the explosion, and had somehow been strong enough to let them intact.
— "...Naruto," Nora said, looking at her leader with concern.
—"I'm... fine, don't worry," Naruto said, opening his eyes wide,—"I didn't expect it, that power was much more than I thought, and where the hell did that creature get that from?"
The beast growled and stayed in the air, it didn't matter, it had more to get that from and it was going to finish them off, no matter how many of those spheres it threw, those vermin would die, no matter what.
The beast began to attack with a flare of fire, everyone immediately reacted despite their shock and defended themselves and dodged.
—"Don't let him escape!" Ironwood shouted to everyone else who immediately fired, "we have no time to hesitate or be surprised."
The battle resumed, but all the while Jaune didn't stop looking at Naruto, he had a critical look. So he decided to do something about this situation, something that Naruto could do, he didn't know how, but he was sure that he could do something.
—"Naruto," Jaune called.
—"Yes, whats up?"
—"Could you keep this creature in the same place?"
—"Yes..., I think so, why do you ask?" said Naruto.
—"I have a plan".
—"I see. Could you tell me?" said Naruto with a critical look.
—"I don't have the details, it's still in process, but I will give you a sign, and when everything is done, finish and kill the creature."
Naruto simply raised an eyebrow.
—"How do you know I can do it?"
—"I don't know," Jaune said quickly,—"but I know you can do something, 10 minutes, that's all."
Naruto smiled at his friend.
—"Done, I'll keep it in the same place for 10 minutes."
Jaune nodded and flexed his feet to quickly run away from that place.
—"Hehehe, how fun, what a fun moment." but... This chase was pointless, it was a complete waste of time. Why was this girl trying to escape from her? She had no chance, not even if she recovered her energy she could master a power like that of the maiden, it would take weeks like hers. Pyrrha Nikos couldn't win, she didn't care what situation she found herself in.
—"Hey, invincible girl, why don't you give up once and for all? It's no use keeping hiding. It's a waste of time and my energy, chasing you is fun, I'm not going to deny it, but in At some point I'm going to get angry and I won't mind causing a big mess."
Cinder tapped her fingers on a table, she was really pleased to scare this girl, it gave her a little pleasure. Now they were in the Beacon dining room, Cinder had practically been hunting Pyrrha, who was only running away.
—"No matter where you run, I will find you, I can feel you, I feel the power calling me, I feel the other half of the maiden wishing to return to its true owner, to me."
Pyrrha didn't answer, she was at the food counter, hidden. Right now she was not in a position to fight, but little by little she felt that her mobility and motor skills were recovering quickly. It wasn't that she lacked energy, she just couldn't control the maiden's power and from what she had told Ozpin the power of a maiden was incredibly dangerous and powerful, she would need more than just her physical abilities to overcome. to Cinder.
Cinder sighed and showed an expression of pity for the girl, although Pyrrha couldn't see her face, she could hear a tone of melancholy in her voice.
—" You shouldn't have accepted this power, Pyrrha Nikos. You have no idea what you've gotten into. Being a maiden condemned you to a life of loneliness and sadness. You could only find happiness by trampling on others, freeing yourself from the moral bonds of the world. Something that you are not able to do by your nature. Ozpin deceived you, he did not reveal the truth about your destiny. You shouldn't have accepted... If there was another way to take away your power-maybe I would choose it," Cinder said quietly
Pyrrha stayed silent, not responding. It was a lie. Ozpin had told her everything that being a maiden entailed and she had accepted it. It was her responsibility and no one else's.
—"I'm warning you, I'm telling you for the last time, just come, it will be quick, it won't hurt, it will all be over in a moment."
The redhead grabbed a metal tray that was within her reach and threw it hard at Cinder. She dodged it easily and took advantage of that moment to run out the dining room door.
Cinder frowned and held up a finger. A flame sprang up and launched it quickly towards Pyrrha, who was barely able to avoid it.
— "Silly girl".
Cinder Fall looked out the window. She saw a Grimm walk by. It was clear that they would not attack him; They had that order. She also saw many academy students. That night would be a night she would remember for a long time and she would escape without consequences. No one knew that she was the culprit of all that chaos and the information would surely be hidden so as not to cause panic. The most they could do is accuse her of some minor crime to issue an arrest warrant for her.
She was persecuted for a crime she didn't commit, but nothing compared to what she did. Why did she feel disappointed? It was as if she wanted the whole world to fall on top of her and pay for the pain she caused.
But his thoughts were interrupted by the sound of something approaching, something at high speed. She looked at the window in amazement, her eyes wide.
BAM!💥
The entire Beacon dining room was completely destroyed, a missile hit there. Cinder wasn't expecting something like that, how the hell had that happened? and who attacked her?
She turned her gaze and saw the Atlas battleship, she couldn't believe it, why would they attack her? She didn't have time to look for an answer, as another missile hit near her, and then another and another. The battleship bombarded Cinder mercilessly, a hail of explosions shook the ground, Atlas' weaponry pounding her relentlessly.
—"Sir, can you explain to me what we are doing and what our real objective is?"
—"Well, we are doing something very risky and stupid, or something very smart. That depends on who you tell."
—"And are you going to tell me, sir?"
Jaune Arc was in the passenger seat, trying to hold back his nausea from his severe motion sickness problem. He now controlled it better than the previous times..., but he forgot to take his pills.
The blonde smiled very confidently at the pilot: —"I won't tell you, you'll probably think it's crazy. And don't tell me, sir, I'm still not part of Atlas' army, I'm not even your superior."
The soldier smiled jovially: —'Well, in this situation you have been giving the orders, so I don't care. I always wanted to meet you, sir. My son is a big fan of yours.'
Jaune smiled at those words. It seemed like recognition was a good thing.
—"I would like to take a photo with you, just in case what we are going to do doesn't turn out well."
—"Don't worry," said Jaune, patting him on the back. —"You just take care of taking me to the destination point, and I'll take care of the rest...By the way, what is the maximum height at which can the bullhead arrive? Or the one that is registered".
—"3,500 meters, sir," said the pilot.
—"Very well... How long does it take to reach that height?"
—"200 meters".
—"You are in the coordinates I gave you, right?"
—'Yes, sir," confirmed the pilot.
—"Very good". Jaune slapped his knees, making a rhythm that matched his heartbeat. What he was going to do was complete nonsense. In fact, it could be considered suicide. The implications were bad and he most likely wouldn't survive. —" Try not to think about that."
—"We're here, sir."
—"This is the right place, right?"
—"Yeah".
—"Very good. It was a pleasure meeting you... What's your name?"
—"Steve."
—"Very good, Steve. The kingdom of Atlas thanks you." Jaune walked over to the bullhead's hatch and opened it. This was a bad idea. The wind hit his face. He felt the cold wind of darkness. God, I had vertigo.
—"Shit!", It seems like he really didn't prepare himself mentally enough. Jaune began to jump lightly to lighten her body and calm down.
—"《What are you doing, sir? Why did you open the hatch?》" the pilot asked nervously from the cockpit, whose voice reached Jaune's ears through a speaker.
—"I'm going to do something totally unreasonable," Jaune responded calmly.
—"《D-Don't tell me you're going to jump, sir?》" the pilot asked with evident fear in his tone.
—"That's right. I'm not going to lie to you, that's what I'm going to do."
—"《《B-But, sir, we can go back and get him a parachute. This bullhead doesn't have one on board》".
—"No need. I'm fine."
—"《Sir...uh...I know you're a celebrity and all, and I know what your title means. But I'm sure no one can survive a fall from this height》."
—"Yes... you're right," Jaune admitted as he looked at the soldier's last pill and swallowed it.
—"《Sir, your bones will be shattered at this altitude》".
—"I know. I've thought about it," said Jaune, feeling how he regained all his energy. It felt good to be at his best again.
—"《S-Sir, despite what they say about you, you are not immortal》".
—"I know. That's obvious."
—"《Lord, this is crazy. Don't do it》".
—"I think there is no turning back now."
—"《Yes there is, sir!》", exclaimed the anguished pilot.
Jaune looked down. A cloud prevented him from seeing the ground. He took a deep breath.
—"《Lord! For God's sake... what are you trying to do?!》".
—"I intend to surprise the Wyvern."
—"《And how do you plan to do it by jumping from this height?!》".
—'The Wyvern is unique and incredibly powerful. It is the supreme predator among the Grimm, the pinnacle of its species. Nothing is above it. Why would it look up?'
Jaune smiled expectantly: —"This reminds me of old times."
(Flashback).
Jaune Arc's body collapsed to the ground due to the extreme exhaustion he felt. The only thing he could do was lament at how exhausted he was. He was panting and struggling to breathe. He wasn't dead or anything, but he'd almost prefer it.
With great effort he rose to his knees like a small child.
—"Where are we?" Jaune asked. This place was totally unknown to him and he looked at the feet of the person who was responsible for his condition.
Naruto Uzumaki. He had met this boy a few days ago and since then he had dedicated himself to training him secretly from his family. They were terrible days. From the first day Naruto had subjected him to brutal training that surpassed all of his limits. Not even his father had been so hard on him. But Jaune didn't give up. He went on and on and on. And Naruto was very impressed. Jaune's will was unbreakable as far as he could see.
So on that particular day Naruto took Jaune for a walk. That was the excuse they gave to his parents. He took him to climb a big hill. The problem was not just walking and that's it. They had to run, do all kinds of exercises that put Jaune to the limit and they didn't rest even once. And finally they reached the top.
—"Get up," Naruto ordered.
Jaune Arc struggled to his feet and looked into his friend's eyes. Well, if he could call himself that.
Naruto was the boy he had found in that crater in the forest, near his family's farm. He was very surprised to find him there, badly injured and with his clothes torn. And Jaune, who was like that, did not hesitate to help him and take him to his home, where he had been cared for since then.
—"It's a wonderful landscape, don't you think?" said Naruto, looking at the edge of the abyss. From there you could admire an incredible view, beautiful in every aspect. Jaune looked at it too.
—"Yes, it's beautiful. But I don't care," Jaune said with a lost look.
Naruto fixed his gaze on the exhausted Jaune. — "Today you have finished training," he announced.
This astonished the boy and he became alarmed.
—"But I haven't achieved anything yet!"
Naruto ignored Jaune's shock, he didn't even flinch and continued with his calm face. —"This training to be a hunter has been very beneficial, you have advanced a lot in the short time that I have started training you, but... this aura thing you mentioned before... It is a great advantage".
Jaune watched Naruto's ramblings intrigued. Where did the whole aura topic come from? Why did he bring it up now?
According to what I have read in the library, there are two ways to release the aura: one is to have someone help you by opening your aura; and the other is that you subject yourself to great stress or pressure so that your soul can free itself... heh, the first option is the simplest, but it's a shame that you don't know how to open the aura.— "Jaune!"
Naruto shouted surprising the blue eyed boy. —"From now on you will have to face death head-on."
—"Death?" Jaune asked, bewildered.
—"If you don't want to feel the horror of death you will have to release your aura."
—"What the hell are you talking about?" asked the scared blonde.
—"When a man looks death in the eyes he frees himself from his chains, your mission now is to overcome your limits imposed by your own mind. If you do not want to die, it is time for you to act now."
Naruto gave Jaune a slight push, who rushed into the void, into the depths of the uncertain.
(End of flashback).
The wind hit his face, he felt like that time, only now he was not afraid, he did not have the panic of the abyss, now he felt ecstasy, the fear that was in his heart had disappeared a long time ago, his doubts had been left behind .
Jaune Arc entered the cloud, for a moment he was blinded, but he was not afraid, soon this would happen, he would reach his destination. Jaune Arc tore through the cloud. He could now clearly see his target, which was slowly getting bigger as time passed.
Jaune was plummeting, the wind whipping his armor hard, but he didn't care.
—"First door," Jaune whispered, instantly his aura intensified, he freed himself from his bonds.
—"Second door", Jaune began to feel more power.
—"Third door," Jaune felt his muscles tense, strengthen. His aura was visible, a greenish hue covered Jaune, it was bright, but it wasn't enough.
—"Fourth door", Jaune felt that his entire body was burning, his skin turned red and the veins were marked on his body, the aura that surrounded his body began to grow, to emerge.
Jaune felt steam coming from his mouth. He knew that wouldn't be enough. He had the opportunity to deal a devastating blow to the Beast. His plan was simple: attack the beast with enough force to kill it. But he also had a plan B just in case that thing didn't die. However, would what he was going to do be enough? Could a fourth gate put an end to that beast? , He didn't have the answer. But he had to try.
—"It's not enough," Jaune repeated to himself,—"it's not, it never is."
—"Now or never, surpass your limits, Jaune," he clenched his fists, shouted with fury and courage, that beast had taken many lives, had caused a lot of damage and above all had instilled terror in the people, the people he swore to defend. ,—"Fifth door! The closing door! Open!"
All those who were on the ground fighting against the creature, dodging its attacks, its flames of fire that it launched from the sky, watched in amazement as something rushed towards the beast, it was something resplendent, imposing, like a star, a green comet. that was heading towards the untamed and ferocious creature of the night.
—"That's the sign," Naruto said with a smile from ear to ear,—"I knew it! That's why you're my rival."
—What is that thing?", some wondered, everyone watched in amazement as a green comet appeared out of nowhere, which got closer and closer to the monster that did not realize what was going to impact it, only focused on the insignificant creatures below
—"Naruto," Ren asked his leader, but Naruto did not give him the answer he expected, but it was General Ironwood who answered him.
—"It's Jaune," he said with wide eyes.
—"How?", Glynda exclaimed,—"You mean...?:
—"Yes," James interrupted,—"I would recognize that aura anywhere, this boy...", Ironwood was really afraid of what Jaune was about to do, it was crazy, but he smiled.—"I didn't. I can believe, I knew he was crazy, but not that crazy.
Jaune clenched a fist, he was close to the monster, getting closer, a meter away... a millimeter, and he reached the monster.
💥¡BOOOOM!💥
The Wyvern didn't feel it, it was too fast, it didn't even process the pain it must have felt, it was a brutal blow, everyone could feel it, the wind exploded all over the place, raising dust.
The shock wave shook the foundations, everyone covered themselves so that the debris would not hit them.
The monster that had previously towered majestically in the skies, looking above everyone, feeling superior, crashed into the ground creating a large crater, and a cloud of dust rose.
Everyone looked in amazement at the large crater that was formed, the monster fell resoundingly, even they felt some compassion, as if they felt the pain of that monster.
—"That was incredible!" Nora shouted
The orange-haired girl launched herself at her leader and Ren, she was happy that this was over, many also celebrated the victory, the monster had caused so much death and destruction, they felt their legs weaken.
James sighed in relief and Glynda took off her glasses massaging her temple, she was exhausted, Qrw sat on the floor, gasping with relief.
Everyone spent a brief moment of celebration, before a crash echoed out along with a growl of anger and pain.
Many more blows echoed from the center of the crater, the monster was hitting the ground in rage, as if it were a child, wondering how it had been hurt like that, it was humiliated, the monster roared more and little by little it began to get out of that crater, began to growl angrily.
The beast was in a sorry state. He had wounds all over his body, his wings were in tatters. He wouldn't be able to fly again for a long time. He was missing his left arm and several ribs, and his appearance was frightful. She was slowly regenerating, but she was exhausted. She no longer cared if she lived or died, she just wanted to kill as many humans as she could. The Wyvern let out an angry roar and rushed forward, where Naruto Uzumaki and his companions were.
Naruto watched as the beast approached him with difficulty, while many trembled in fear. That creature was still alive despite everything he had suffered, and that surprised them greatly.
—"Well, I think it's my turn, Jaune," said Naruto.
Naruto crouched slightly, taking a defensive stance. With his left hand he grabbed the handle of his sword, which was still in his sheath. He prepared for the attack, staring at the beast that was getting closer and closer.
—"Don't shoot!" Naruto exclaimed, addressing everyone who was ready to shoot the Wyvern,— "I'll take care of this now."
—"Naruto, what are you going to do?" Glynda asked, looking at her student with concern.
—"It's my turn now," Naruto answered with determination.
The hand holding the handle of his sword sparked with small bolts of blue electricity that slowly turned yellow.
—"You will be the first to test the edge of my sword, consider yourself honored, creature," Naruto said with disdain.
Naruto closed his eyes, concentrated. It was the first time he had done this.
—"I am the wandering traveler, I come from the mountains, the desert, the sea. I have fought and I have fallen, I have triumphed and I have failed. I come from the horizon beyond the worlds, the metal of my sword has seen the horrors of two worlds in ruins. Fed up with war, but I don't hesitate when danger threatens the innocent," Naruto said in a low voice.
Everyone was listening to Naruto's words, it was as if he was summoning something. But what was he doing? He was wasting his time in everyone's opinion, even Ren and Nora.
—"O my sword! You have an enemy in front of you. Annihilate him with your power. Have no mercy!" Naruto shouted.
Naruto opened his sword a little. —"Unfold your jaws, kiiroi senko!"
Naruto vanished in an instant leaving a trail of yellow lightning. His movement was so fast that no one noticed it. The beast lost sight of him. He opened his mouth and Naruto's sword collided with his teeth, which were cut instantly. And Naruto appeared behind the beast, the blunt end of his sword touching the tip of the Wyvern's tail.
Naruto turned his back on the creature, not even looking at it. He was already finished, he was defeated with a single cut.
Everyone watched in amazement as the top half of the Wyvern fell towards the ground. Naruto had cut it from the middle of its mouth to the tip of its tail, splitting it in two. The creature gradually faded away.
Nobody believed what they saw. The creature had died, that was incredibly fast and many wondered why the hell Naruto didn't do that from the beginning. They wouldn't get an answer to that.
Naruto stared at the ground and put away his sword.
Naruto sighed, but felt a blow between his ribs. Nora picked him up and shook him with great enthusiasm.
—"Naruto, you have to tell me how the hell you did that! It was incredible!" Nora exclaimed.
—"Nora, please put me down," he said, smiling at his partner.
—"Nora, put Naruto down," Ren said.
—"Okay," Nora released Naruto, obeying her partner's instructions.
—"Apart from that"; a voice was heard behind him. It was Glynda Goodwitch,—"that was impressive. Why didn't you do it sooner?" she asked.
—"Yes, that was completely unexpected. Where did you get that from?" said Qrow.
Naruto didn't respond, his back was turned, he didn't answer.
Naruto placed his left hand on his chest, with a suffering expression. Ren and Nora, who were next to him, looked at his face and then at his hand. She was burned, a deep red. The fabric of his shirt had fused with his skin, forming a shapeless mass. Sparks of electricity ran through his arm.
Nora covered her mouth with her hands, suppressing a scream of horror. Ren was also startled, as were Glynda, James and Qrow, who saw Naruto's hand and were shocked by the terrible wound.
—"Lord Uzumaki!" Glynda exclaimed.
—"Don't be alarmed, Miss Goodwitch. It's nothing serious," Naruto lied.
Glynda was not fooled by Naruto's words. She approached him and carefully touched his injured arm. Her skin felt sticky and hot, but she showed no disgust, only concern.
—"Mr. Uzumaki, you must leave here and receive medical attention," he ordered.
Naruto shook his head. —"No, there is still work to do."
—"Mr. Uzumaki, it's an order. I mean it..."
—"You can order me whatever you want, Miss Goodwitch. But I will not obey. They need me here," Naruto smiled at her.
—"Naruto, don't be stubborn. Look at your arm, it's very bad. You can't continue like this, you could lose it," Ren told him with concern.
—"Ren is right, Naruto. You can't risk that much, it's not worth it. What would we do without you?" Nora told him with tears in her eyes.
—"Guys, don't worry about me. I'm fine, really. It's just a burn, nothing I can't handle. I've been through worse things," Naruto told them, trying to calm them down.
—"Naruto, don't be an idiot. You can't ignore your injury, it's serious. You should go to the hospital right now," Qrow told him sternly.
—"Qrow is right, Mr. Uzumaki. You can't continue fighting with that arm. You should let them heal you, it's the best for you and everyone," James told him firmly.
—"No, I can't leave you alone. There are more enemies out there, and you need my help. I can't abandon you, it's not my style," Naruto said determinedly.
—"Naruto, don't be foolish. You are not abandoning us, you are just taking care of yourself. You are a great fighter, but you are also a human being. You have limits, and you must respect them," Glynda told him with authority.
Naruto just smiled a little sadly. He actually wanted to tell them not to worry, that his wound would heal in an hour and that he would be as good as new. But the truth was that he really liked the attention Glynda was giving him. Ah, he felt so good.
—"It seems that my strategy worked," said a voice that approached Naruto's group. It was Jaune, who was smiling. His appearance wasn't much better. He had blood on his face and his armor was in pieces. He would have to get another one. But the most impressive thing was the arm he used to hit the monster. He was broken in several places, it was horrible to see. The general and Glynda Goodwitch were horrified to see Jaune's arm.
—"I managed to distract the monster long enough for Naruto to deliver the final blow," Jaune explained.
—"Mr. Arc, are you crazy? Look at your arm, it's destroyed. How could you do something like that?" Glynda asked him in disbelief.
—"I don't care about my arm," Jaune said proudly.
—"Jaune, you are a hero," Naruto said with admiration.
—"No, you're the hero," Jaune said with a smile.
—"No, what's wrong, you're the hero. Look how you've torn this monster to pieces," said Naruto.
—"No, no, no. Of course not Naruto," Jaune said with a big smile. —"You are the hero, I didn't see that technique you used, but it sure was incredible."
—"No, no, you are the hero."
—"No, no, you are the hero."
—'Enough, you damned idiots!" Nora exclaimed furiously. —"Look at how they are! How can they be so calm?!"
Naruto and Jaune shrugged at Nora's glare. That's how they were, you couldn't change the way two idiots were.
—"Wow, friend Jaune, you look terrible," Naruto told him with a mocking smile.
—"And you're not much better either."
—"Let me give you a hand with that arm." Naruto walked over to Jaune and grabbed his broken arm.
Jaune complained. —"Yuck, are you going to touch me with that thing?"
—"Be quiet". Naruto smiled back and began to set Jaune's broken bones.
The blonde boy let out a scream of pain, but endured it bravely. It took a long time for Naruto to put Jaune's arm back in place, although his bones were still broken. Then he used his medical jutsu to heal him as best he could.
Everyone watched in amazement as Naruto manipulated Jaune's arm. Some were horrified and covered their ears so as not to hear Jaune's screams. Glynda even tried to stop Naruto, but Jaune stopped her in surprise.
—"I think it's fine now," said Naruto, moving away from Jaune, who examined his arm to see how it was.
—"Yes, I think it's better now. It still hurts a lot, but I guess I can keep fighting. Although...", Jaune looked at Naruto. —"And your arm? Are you okay?"
—"Yes, don't worry. I'm fine."
—"Maybe you should go to the hospital."
—"Oh, don't give me that. There's no time to rest. When it's all over I can go to the hospital."
—"...I see. Hahaha, I guess there's no way to convince you."
Naruto smiled and looked at his companions. —"Well guys, this is not over yet. We will only be able to rest when all the people are evacuated. So there is no time..."
¡CRACK!
It was so fast that no one saw it coming. A rock pillar appeared out of nowhere near Naruto and hit him in the abdomen.
The pillar rose about 20 meters high and Naruto was sent flying at least half a kilometer away until he crashed into the ground and left a trail of destruction.
Everyone was speechless. They looked at the pillar that rose to the sky. Where the hell had that come from? Were there more enemies here? A Grimm? What Grimm could summon a rock pillar?
¡Clap! ¡Clap! ¡Clap!
Then they heard applause from a demolished house. The subject finally became visible. A black robe and a white mask.
Everyone who knew this man became tense and the others just wondered who this guy was who had appeared out of nowhere.
—"Wow, wow, I have to admit that that was very impressive for us being simple hunters, fighting and resisting so much against a beast of those magnitudes, I have to say that they surprised me."
The man spoke with a tone of joy and joviality, something that contrasted with the dark atmosphere of this place.
—"The Grimm creatures are very interesting, until now I have only seen common Grimm, but I never believed that they could spit fire and create those characteristic attacks, it seems that there is a lot to investigate in this world, this is so exciting."
He looked like a little child, as if he had been told that his video game had an extended version and that it had more sagas.
Glynda was worried, she was tired like everyone, how would they fight someone like him now?, and Jaune was not in the best condition,... no one was, they just tensed their weapons, ready to fight, but they felt that it was not worth the effort. grief. They couldn't win, not against Sasuke.
The Wyvern, which was dissolving into ashes, which perceived the last breaths of life escaping, felt strange, because they had no soul, but even so it experienced some fear of ceasing to exist. But he saw something, he saw it, he saw the individual who emerged from the shadow, he felt his aura, it was identical to his own, to how he was in the past.
The creature observed the man with the mask, recognizing a very familiar presence in him. She saw the reflection of his lord de ella in the black-robed fellow, the lord of the void, the god of darkness, the creator of him.
—"Ah, what a sublime aura, I never thought I would feel something like that again after my lord's departure from this impure world." thought the Wyvern with a weak and reverent voice.—"You are the chosen one, the one who will carry out the will of our lord, the one who will bring definitive darkness to this world. I am just a vestige, a memory of what was our glorious empire. But you are the future, the bearer of dark power. I beg you to grant me one last favor: let me die at your side, let me contemplate your face until the end. peace, knowing that our lord lives in you...It is an honor to know you, brother born of darkness."
I hope you liked the chapter, sorry for the spelling errors and write me in the comments any ideas that I could add to this story
I clarify, that many things could not make sense, so any advice is appreciated.
I clarify that I will take certain liberties with some characters and it will not be 100% faithful to the original canon.
I made the Wyvern more powerful, it is practically not the same as the one in the original Canon, the Wyvern of the rwby series did not have such abilities, such as breathing fire and stuff, I just wanted to add them, I understand that the original creator of the Grimm was the god of darkness, So simply some of these beings are much older than the witch of the dark lands herself. I'm taking a lot of liberties.
I thank you for your support. I hope you enjoy what I have written so far, and that you continue to accompany me on this literary adventure. A hug!
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