When the light was gone, Lurid lowered her arm, a bit dazed from the light. She then heard a cracking and looked, her eyes widening. The Black Walls were stone. She looked at Argent in shock before glaring at him. "What have you done," she growled.
"Looks like I beat you," he said with a snarky smile. Nimueh smirked with pride, patting her son's head.
"NOOO!" Everyone looked at Tyrian, Nimueh and Argent's eyes widening in horror.
Tyrian was pounding on stone wings, crying. "Her legacy. Her legacy. Her legacy," he sobbed as his pounds were getting weaker. "The goddess would have been reborn, but now she has been taken from me once again. Her legacy has been stolen again."
He then straightened up, eyes wide. "No." He turned and looked at Argent with insane eyes. "There's still hope," he said as he smiled disturbingly.
Nimueh stood in front of Argent defensively, looking at Tyrian with a threatening snarl. However, she was becoming more transparent as time went by, the sword becoming visible more and more.
"Lurid, grab the boy. Don't worry about the sword. She will be no threat in mere minutes."
"Yes, Head Servant," she said as she walked menacingly towards the mother and son, the two looking nervous.
"The goddess's legacy will live through the Young Prince," he said menacingly as he walked towards the mother and son, arms outstretched, tail swishing around.
Then, he stopped when he heard a cracking. He turned to see the stone wings beginning to crack even more. Then, the stone exploded.
Tyrian instinctively held up his arm to protect himself from the flying debris. When he lowered his arm, his vision went black... when a hand grabbed his face.
Tyrian was then slammed into the ground. "STAY!" Slam. "THE HELL!" Slam. "AWAY!" Slam. "FROM MY SON!" Jaune then threw Tyrian into Lurid, the two slamming into the stone wall with enough force to not only crack it, but shatter both of their Auras.
Tyrian then coughed up blood as he looked up to see Jaune standing in front of his family, looking down at the killer with cold, crimson eyes. Tyrian smiled. "Glorious," he said in a hoarse voice.
The walls were then torn down. Out of the smoke ran in Huntsmen, all of them pointing their weapons at Tyrian, some of them stupidly pointing their weapons at Jaune, but Jaune ignored them.
Instead, Jaune plucked off a single hair off his head and used it to tie his hair into his Warrior's Wolf Tail.
"Wait, is that-"
"No way."
"What is he doing here?"
"B-But that can't be him... can it?"
"But the woman and the kid behind him. If it's not him, who else could it be?"
Jaune then dug into his pocket, took out his scroll, and readied his license, holding it out towards Tyrian. "Tyrian Callows, on my authority as a 1st Class International Huntsman, I'm placing you under arrest for assault, assault on a licensed Huntsman, destruction of property, destruction of private property, and the attempted kidnapping of a minor."
"It really is him. The Vale Knight."
"The living legend is here?"
"So that news report was true."
"He looks kinda hot like that."
"Seriously, lady?"
"Hey, a girl knows what she wants."
"Aren't you too old to call yourself a- OW!"
Tyrian stared at Jaune's license before he chuckled before laughing, standing up with a stumble. "Oh, my liege, do you truly believe this is over?"
"You're surrounded by Huntsmen, have a broken Aura, your comrades are beaten, and I still have plenty of my own Aura and these Grimm powers to take you. Plus..." Jaune took Crocea Mors from his son, pointing the sword at Tyrian. "I can go all out with this baby right here. Nimueh has had to deal with your crap enough as it is."
"Not complaining," she said with a raised hand.
Tyrian snickered. "My comrades? I don't think all of them are beaten, do you... Bell?"
Before anyone could react, a cloaked figure appeared out of nowhere... the sight of Aura dust falling around her.
Jaune's eyes widened, remembering the cloaked figure he drop kicked into the ground. He looked towards the hole. "That wasn't her Aura shattering. That was-"
"Her Semblance." Jaune looked at Tyrian, who was holding Al-nun over his shoulder, while Lurid had Isaz's arm around her shoulder. "We will meet again, my liege. The goddess's legacy will continue... and my dream WILL come true. I promise you... you will continue where she finished off, King of the Grimm."
The hooded figure then took off her hood, revealing a beautiful young woman with blonde hair in a bun, blue eyes, and cherry red lips. "Even with Aura, that kick of yours really hurt, Your Majesty."
Jaune glared at the admittedly beautiful girl. "I am no Majesty, least one that you desire."
She blushed. "Like the Head Servant said, you will be, one day." She then twirled, spreading what looked like Dust around her and the group, everyone vanishing as the Dust fell around them.
"A teleporting Semblance. That's a new one," Nimueh said.
"And an annoying one."
"Dad?" He looked at Argent. "Did our lives just get harder?"
Jaune sighed. "Much harder, kiddo."
Weiss and Silber were in the dining room drinking tea and having a light breakfast when Ruby walked in, scratching the back of her messy head while yawning.
"Morning, mother," Silber went with a snicker.
"Mornin'," she went lazily.
"Goodness, Ruby. You're a respected Huntress. You should act more dignified and get up before 8."
"Sorry," Ruby said lazily as she sat down, Klein putting a cup of coffee in front of her. "Thanks, Klein. Your coffee's the best."
"Three creams and three sugars, just how you like it, Lady Ruby," he said with his base personality.
"Like I said. The best."
"Oh, stop," he went with pink eyes, being bashful. "How would you like to have some TV?"
"Klein, that is-" Weiss began.
"A great idea! Thanks, Klein," Ruby said happily, Weiss sighing while their daughter giggled.
Klein then turned on a news channel. "A beautiful morning, New Mantle. We are glad to have you with us at such an early time, for we have some amazing international news."
"International? Wonder what it could be about," Silber asked as she took a sip of her tea.
"New involving the legendary Vale Knight himself." Silber did a spit take, Ruby dropping her cup of coffee, which Klein just barely caught, and Weiss dropping her fork. "Not just that, but his wife and even his ten-year-old son. The Arc Family was just attacked hours ago by an unknown cult, led by the infamous and once thought dead Tyrian Callows."
"Tyrian's alive," Weiss went.
Ruby shot up from her seat. "HE ATTACKED MY SON?!"
Meanwhile.
Yang and Verde were doing their early morning training, Verde keeping her mom on her toes with her skilled kicks. The mother and daughter had wide smirks when their blows collided, Yang's fist against Verde's shin, when Blake ran out.
"Yang, Verde! You need to watch the news!"
"Whoa, Blake. Slow down. What happened, kitty?"
"It's Argent! he was attacked!"
"WHAT?!"
At the Ren Household.
"I'LL BREAK TYRIAN'S LEGS," Nora yelled while holding up her hammer.
"I'LL RIP OFF HIS TAIL," Lyra yelled as she held up her hammer, which was smaller than her mother's, had blade at the end of the hilt, and had a muzzle more akin to shooting bullets than grenades.
"Calm down, girls."
"Says the guy with his guns in his hands," the two said to the man of the house.
Ren had one hand wrapped tight around his gun, the other on the remote. He then took a deep breath. "Let's just watch the news report."
At Tai's house.
"SEE, JAUNE! YOU SHOULD HAVE COME TO MY HOUSE! If anything happened to my grandson, I will hunt down that cult and show them what happens when you mess with the Xiao Long family," he said with a dark look in his eye.
Qrow was looking at his scroll in shock as he ripped his sword out of the head of a Grimm. "Tyrian's alive? Impossible."
"Let it be known that what we are about to show you is not in real time. A brave reporter was able to capture this footage, being in the epicenter of danger, and capture this awesome footage. Warning: the following video might be too intense for younger views. Parental guidance is advised."
The video then began.
'This is Amanda Lavender, reporting live from a small town about five hours away from Jaune Arc's hometown of Ansel. Moments ago, the Vale Knight was attacked from inside that inn, but as you can see, the mysterious attackers are struggling against the arguably even more powerful hero. But that might not be enough to-'
The video then showed how Jaune was caught by someone's Semblance, beginning the awesome battle. Then, as soon as Huntsmen appeared, the Black Wall was erected. 'By the gods. What is this thing?' The reporter then grabbed a stone and threw it at the wall, the cameraman catching it melting away.
'Wait, turn towards the Regional Champion.'
'Huh,' the cameraman went nervously.
'Towards Argent! Towards Jaune's son! Turn the camera towards his son!'
The camera then showed Argent fighting Raudan.
"ARIE," Ruby cried out in worry.
'Man, you're angry. You're like Aunt Yang when something scratches her motorcycle, except unlike you, my aunt is pretty.'
"Hah! That's my nephew," Yang laughed. Her eyes then turned red. "But seriously, if I ever see that bitch, she's dead."
'I'LL USE YOUR SPINE FOR FLOSS!'
"AND I'LL USE YOUR LEGS FOR MY TABLE," Nora yelled at the TV.
'I might be over my head.'
"No, Arie. You can do it. You're a Xiao Long, kiddo," Tai went, forgetting that this wasn't live footage.
'Don't you see Arc?'
'Should I record the Vale Knight?'
'Keep your eyes on Argent! I've got a scroll recording the Vale Knight. Hope the station can catch this audio.'
"And to better hear the audio, we will stop the video recorded by the cameraman and play the recording caught by Vale's own Amanda Lavender, which we have enhanced for better quality."
'You and I have a destined bond.'
'I ask again: What. The Hell. Are you talking about?'
'You and I are perfect opposites. The perfect coin. You, the human; and I, the Faunus.'
'Is that it?'
'Oh, not even close. The hero and the serial killer. The savior and the destroyer. Even our Semblances are opposed to each other. You amplify the Aura of others, saving lives and protecting those weaker than you. While MY Semblance DESTROYS Aura. Disrupts it, allowing me to TAKE lives! You heal while I kill. You and I were always opposing forces. It's as if fate itself decided we should be enemies. Then, fate decided to give us a chance to be friends.'
"Jaune would NEVER be friends with you, Tyrian," Ruby growled.
'You realize it, too, don't you? Yes, the gift of the goddess. Her blood flowing through you. You are becoming her successor. You... becoming the new god. I exist for the sake of the goddess. Now that she is gone, I thought my time was over, until I dreamed a beautiful sight. The world overrun by Grimm. Death, destruction, and misery as far as they eye can see. And leading the Army of the Dark was a being standing above all, worthy to be called God! I thought it was the goddess, but now that I think of it, it looked nothing like her; and I can recognize her easily. Now, I know who my dream was about. I know who I prophesized.'
Everyone listening was horrified by what Tyrian was saying, realizing what he was saying.
'You think I'm going to destroy the world?'
Yang shot up, her hair on fire from unconsciously activating her Semblance out of pure rage. "How DARE he?!" Blake looked just as angry at what Tyrian implied. Everyone was, all wanting to fight Tyrian for even humoring the idea of Jaune destroying the world.
'I know it. In fact, I can make it happen. My prince... My king... My master, come with us. Let us take you to the Land of Darkness, to Evernight, so that we may rid you of the weakness of humanity... AND MAKE YOU INTO GOD!'
'Tyrian, you said we were total opposites... and you're right. Everything you said was true. You described the two of us perfectly.'
'Mmm?'
'But what you failed to realize... was that all I heard... was that I was the one meant to stop you. Not Ruby. Not Robin. Not even Qrow himself. You and I are total opposites. Meaning that one of us needs to fall, and I don't plan on losing.'
Tyrian chuckled before he laughed madly. 'A FIGHT?! HOW EXCITING! Honestly...I'VE WANTED TO HAVE A PROPER FIGHT WITH YOU THE MOMENT I MET YOU!'
'WISH GRANTED!'
"Get him, Jaune," Ruby said.
"BREAK HIM, JAUNE," Nora went.
"Get him, kid," Qrow said before slashing a Grimm trying to attack him from behind.
"That was all that was recorded of the Vale Knight."
"Aw, what?! I wanted to hear how Jaune kicked Tyrian's butt," Nora whined.
"Now for a disclaimer: we are about to continue the captured video of Vale Regional Champion Argent Arc and his brutal fight against one of the cultists. Repeat- the fight is brutal. The following WILL contain the violent assault of a ten-year-old boy, which will most certainly be disturbing to certain viewers. This is your one and only warning. Please change the channel if you believe it is too much for you or your family member to handle."
Yang's eyes were wide. "Violent assault? Violent assault?!" She stood up, eyes red and hair ablaze. "VIOLENT ASSAULT?! I! WILL! RIP! THAT! BITCH! TO! SHREDS!"
Yang wasn't the only angry one in the room. Blake's ears were pinned back, her pupils slits as she bared her teeth. Verde's long hair was now puffed up, making her look like an enraged lion.
Nora was actually pointing her grenade launcher at the TV, her finger twitching over the trigger, basically chanting: "It's just a TV. It's just a TV. It's just a TV." Ren was tapping his foot at rapid speeds, anxious to see what happened to his nephew, while Lyra was choking her favorite teddy bear, using it as a stress ball, only thinking about how worried she was about Argent.
Tai and Qrow were waiting, both men practically holding their breath.
Ruby was basically a nervous wreck. Klein had gotten her a paper bag, which she started hyperventilating into. She calmed down a bit when Klein brought her Crescent Rose, but she just wanted the video to start and get over with it. Weiss was impatiently tapping her finger, looking ready to lunge at something, while Silber was scratching the table. Had this been any other moment, she would have been reprimanded for such an act, but all that mattered was Argent right now.
"Roll the video."
The video began when Raudan's fist clashed with Argent's shield, the two creating a shock wave that caused the ground beneath them to crumble.
The force pushed the two away, Raudan roaring in anger while Argent was still composed. He was about to charge but looked up. Everyone was curious at what he was looking at, but more worried about him since he let his guard down a bit.
They relaxed when he began channeling his Aura into his legs but got worried again when he sped towards the woman, who was preparing a counter punch. Everyone was surprised when her fist missed after Argent slid beneath her. Argent then jumped. The camera followed him to see him with Crocea Mors in its sheath mode, striking a grenade like it was a baseball. When Raudan turned around to follow Argent, the grenade bounced right off her bosom.
As the bomb bounced off of her, it went off right in her face, the cultist screaming as she was engulfed in an explosive, white light that made the area shake from its sheer power.
Yang jumped up with a cheer. "THAT'S MY FREAKIN' NEPHEW!"
"That was amazing," Blake went. "Still, he could use some work on his landing. A bit shaky on the acrobatics."
"Acrobatics? Please, did you see his fighting skills? Kid needs to learn from a real brawler," Yang said as she punched her metallic palm. "I swear, I'm gonna teach that kid how to throw a REAL punch."
Blake giggled. "He could benefit from learning from you."
"Damn right. Besides, he's a Xiao Long. Kid needs to know how to punch stuff, right?"
"Still going on about that, mother," Verde asked with a raised eyebrow and smile.
"It's a hill I'll die on, kitten."
The Xiao Long family's smiles went away at the sound of Raudan's roar. They looked in time to be horrified at the sight of the colossal woman grabbing little Argent by the throat. 'I. Will. BREAK YOU!'
"ARIE," Ruby screamed.
"WHAT IS JAUNE DOING," Weiss screamed.
As soon as she asked that question, the camera turned to Jaune. 'ARIE!' Jaune bent back to avoid Tyrian's tail.
'DON'T GET SO DISTRACTED, MY LIEGE!'
"THAT BASTARD," Yang yelled towards Tyrian.
"NO," Qrow yelled. "CALLOWS, GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY! DAMMIT, WHY DIDN'T I KILL HIM?!"
The camera then turned back to Argent, the boy gagging, as his grip became limp, arms falling.
"No. No," Nora went as she covered her mouth, beginning to cry.
'I don't care that you're the goddess's descendant! I don't care if you have value! You're just a damned brat! We have the Heir, so we don't need you! Blame yourself for making me this angry, boy! You may be the descendant of the goddess, but in the end, you're just a worthless mortal. May the Queen have mercy on her pathetic grandchild.'
"MY SON IS NOT PATHETIC," Ruby sobbed.
Argent's eyes then shot open as he grabbed Raudan's thumbs, the woman raising an eyebrow.
'Stop... calling... me... that.'
'Huh?'
'I'm... not the descendant... of anyone. I'm... a son.'
'The son of the Heir!'
'NO!' Argent's hands then began to glow. 'I'm... the son... of Remnant's greatest hero... and the strongest spirit. I'm... Argent Arc... the son...' Argent's eyes then practically shinned with determination. 'OF THE VALE KNIGHT!'
Argent then cried out in exertion as he dislocated Raudan's thumbs, shocking the large woman and everyone watching as she watched her thumbs hanging limply like they were rags.
Argent then reeled back both of his legs, his feet now glowing, before smashing them into the woman's chin. He knocked out her two front teeth, her eyes bulging out of her skull, and her Aura completely shattered.
As Argent was airborne, he grabbed the woman's head with both hands and slammed the back of her head into the ground, creating a quake and crushing the street below her. The woman coughed up blood as she was floating from the impact.
Argent, still holding onto her head, began to spin. He spun faster and faster before he stomped his foot down, crushing the street beneath his sole. Then, with a mighty roar, he threw the massive woman out of the area, not seeing how a part of her face grazed the Black Wall, her body vanishing past the horizon, but not without a loud, distant boom being heard.
Everyone watched in awe as Argent was panting, still in his throwing position, as his Aura shattered. He then fell to his knees with an exhausted sigh, wincing in pain before looking at his hand to see blood on it after he accidentally placed it on a sharpened rock from his fight.
He sighed as he was now on all fours, panting from absolute exhaustion. 'I... won,' he barely said.
Everyone cheered loudly when he said those two words.
"HELL FREAKIN' YEAH! THAT'S MY DAMN NEPHEW! WHOOO!"
"Wow. I haven't seen mom that happy since we got her the newest model of her motorcycle for her birthday last year," Verde said with a smile.
"Can you blame her after what Argent did," Blake asked with a giggle.
"I'M SO PROUD OF HIM! HE EVEN USED FIGHTING MOVES TO BEAT THAT GIANT BITCH! Though, his technique DEFINITELY could use some work. He wasted too much energy and made some unnecessary movements with that throw. It's why he struggled so much to throw her, even with his nearly broken Aura. Kid still needs some lessons from Aunt Yang," she said happily as she plopped down. "I don't care what Jaune says. That boy's getting his Xiao Long Training. I can see it now! Argent the Champ! Sword or fist, take your pick! He'll beat you with a stick! Ya wanna get stabbed or ya wanna get punched, then walk up to Argent, and enjoy your lunch! Xiao Long Knuckles Sandwiches for all!"
"Wow, you're pumped up," Verde laughed.
"Of course! Maybe you haven't noticed, kitten, but Argent is seriously-"
'Impressive.' Everyone looked to see Lurid walking towards Argent, armed with her sword and her Semblance shield. 'Let's see how well you fair against me, boy.'
'Oh, come on,' Yang and Argent said in unison.
"THAT'S NOT FAIR," Nora yelled. "ARIE JUST GOT FINISHED BEATING UP YOUR BIG FRIEND! LET MY GODSON REST, LADY!"
"How disgraceful," Ren said as he glared at Lurid.
"To attack someone when they are not only exhausted but without Aura? Of course, these cultists have no honor," Weiss said angrily. Ruby could only watch, her maternal instinct in overdrive as she worried about her son.
The viewers only felt more stress when Argent barely dodged Lurid's stab but were filled with both worry and anger when she smacked him away with her shield, Argent sliding to his sword.
"Arie, don't fight! Run," Ruby pleaded as Argent took up his sword and entered his stance.
'Such a brave little boy.'
"AND YOU'RE A COWARDLY BITCH! IF I EVER GET MY HANDS ON YOU-" Yang roared. She was silenced when Lurid kicked Argent in the chest, the boy falling to the ground with a violent cough, everyone horrified into silence when it happened.
'Hm, yes. You are in need of far more training. Impressive for a ten-year-old, but still nothing more than an exceptional child.' She walked towards Argent, sheathing her sword, and actually wrapping the Sound Shield around her fist. 'Don't worry. You're just going to take a short nap. When you awaken, your training with the Servants of Salem shall begin, next Hand of the Goddess.'
She then got ready to punch Argent as he glared up at her defiantly. She blushed and smirked with excitement. 'Such a beautiful expression. It's a shame those horrid eyes are the only flaw on you.'
Ruby's eye twitched at that.
'What a waste for the next Head Servant, to have those accursed eyes. Though, they may be useful, somehow, someway.' She then prepared to punch Argent.
She was stopped by the sound of a booming strike and something flying past her and Argent. She looked to see what it was.
"Al-nun?"
The assassin struggled to get back up, only to fall, her Aura shattering.
Another strike was heard, Isaz flying past and slamming into the Black Wall. He then began to scream in anguish as he got off. His back was covered in darkness, the ooze actually sizzling. As Isaz screamed in anguish, he put his hand on his back and actually froze it, the darkness beginning to fade away. But as it faded away, so did his Aura, the man falling to his knees before falling onto his face.
Lurid was shocked to see him down before she sensed death. She turned around and held up her shield just in time to block a kick that made her skid to be in between her comrades, before her a pissed off Nimueh.
'Get the hell away from my kid.'
"YEAH, NIMUEH! I STILL HATE THAT YOU'RE CALLING ARIE YOURS, BUT YOU SAVED MY GRANDSON! THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS," Tai cheered.
Ruby sighed. "I'm glad he has such a protective mother."
Weiss looked at Ruby. "Yes. He does." She then looked back at the TV. 'Right now, I wish that mother was with him, like they both deserve,' she thought.
'A trial by fire.'
Ruby's eyes widened at Argent's words. "Arie, no. That's not the time. How can you even use them in that situation?"
'Argent, this isn't the time.'
'This might be the only time. If it doesn't work, we might be in trouble, even with dad with us.'
Nimueh thought about it and sighed. 'Don't make me regret this.'
'I hope I don't regret it either.'
"Arie! That's not the time! I'm regretting this for you! Don't try it! You won't be able to-" Ruby's eyes widened in shock when the screen went completely white. "-Do it."
"Wha- He ACTIVATED his eyes?! How," Weiss asked.
"It's as bright as his mom's," Nora went. "Even on TV."
Qrow smirked at the sight. "Not bad. You're just like your grandma, kid."
Yang was giddy. "That's what I like to see."
"See," Verde asked.
"Proof."
"Proof of what," Blake asked.
"That that boy... is Ruby's son."
"But how?" She looked at Weiss. "The only Grimm around should have been Jaune. Why would Argent use..." Weiss's eyes widened when the light was gone, the now black walls turned to stone. "It couldn't be."
Ruby was just as shocked. "You mean... those walls... were Grimm?"
"But... that's impossible. No one would possibly be able to-"
"Wait," Silber went in a worried tone, catching her mothers' attention. "You said the only Grimm should be Uncle Jaune? W-What happened to my uncle?"
Both women's eyes widened in horror.
Ruby turned to the screen. "No."
'NOOO!'
The camera turned to see Tyrian pounding onto stone wings. Everyone was horrified, none more than Ruby. She fell onto her seat, tears falling from her cheeks, seeing the father of her son turned to stone. Worst, it was done in front of their son... BY their son. She didn't even hear Tyrian's ramblings. She didn't hear anything for the longest time, until she heard: 'Lurid, grab the boy.'
Ruby jumped from her seat, looking furious. "IF HE EVEN GRAZED ARGENT, I WILL HUNT HIM DOWN AND SKIN HIM ALIVE!"
"Ruby?" She looked at a surprised and slightly frightened Weiss, Silber with the same expression next to her.
Ruby... wasn't calming down. All she cared about was that a lunatic might have kidnapped her son. She looked back at the screen to see the monsters getting closer to her son, Nimueh fading away. "Why? WHY WASN'T I WITH HIM?! Someone. Anyone. SAVE MY SON," she cried, tears flying.
Then, she heard cracking.
The camera turned towards the stone wings, which grew even more cracks. Then, the wings shattered, some of the debris flying past the camera.
Then, out of the smoke, Jaune flew out, grabbed Tyrian by the face, and slammed him into the ground. 'STAY!' Slam. 'THE HELL!' Slam. 'AWAY!' Slam. 'FROM MY SON!' Jaune then threw Tyrian into Lurid, the two slamming into the stone wall with enough force to not only crack it, but shatter both of their Auras.
"YEAH! GO JAUNE! I WOULD HAVE BROKEN HIS LEGS, BUT THAT WORKS, TOO," Nora cheered.
"Wow. Remind me never to make him mad," Yang said.
"You?! Afraid of making someone mad," Verde snickered out.
"Shut up," Yang said with a blush.
The walls were then torn down. Out of the smoke ran in Huntsmen, all of them pointing their weapons at Tyrian, some of them pointing their weapons as Jaune stupidly.
"Hey, HEY! Idiots! The bad guy is in FRONT of Jaune, not with him," Lyra yelled.
"Yeah! Just try shooting him! We'll send you to the moon," Nora said as she and Lyra fist bumped.
"Though, Jaune doesn't seem worried," Ren said.
Instead, Jaune plucked off a single hair off his head and used it to tie his hair into his Warrior's Wolf Tail.
'Wait, is that-'
'No way.'
'What is he doing here?'
'B-But that can't be him... can it?'
'But the woman and the kid behind him. If it's not him, who else could it be?'
Tai scoffed. "Guy ties his hair into a ponytail, and suddenly everyone recognizes him?"
Jaune then dug into his pocket, took out his scroll, and readied his license, holding it out towards Tyrian. 'Tyrian Callows, on my authority as a 1st Class International Huntsman, I'm placing you under arrest for assault, assault on a licensed Huntsman, destruction of property, destruction of private property, and the attempted kidnapping of a minor.'
"Wait, what," Weiss went. "He's a 1st Class?"
"What," Ruby whined. "I thought he was 2nd class like the rest of us. When did he get promoted?"
"Hm? You two didn't know? He and Uncle Ren both reached 1st Class years ago when they hunted and defeated a Wyvern a few years ago, just the two of them."
"THEY BEAT THE SAME THING THAT DESTROYED BEACON ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO," both mothers yelled.
"I, uh, assumed you both knew."
"We didn't."
'He looks kinda hot like that.'
Ruby glared at the TV.
'Seriously, lady?'
'Hey, a girl knows what she wants.'
"Uh, mother? Are you alright?"
"Mm? Oh, yeah. I'm fine." Ruby's eyes narrowed at Jaune. 'Just a bit annoyed for some reason.'
'Oh, my liege, do you truly believe this is over?'
'You're surrounded by Huntsmen, have a broken Aura, your comrades are beaten, and I still have plenty of my own Aura and these Grimm powers to take you. Plus...' Jaune took Crocea Mors from his son, pointing the sword at Tyrian. 'I can go all out with this baby right here. Nimueh has had to deal with your crap enough as it is.'
"Yeah, try weaseling yourself out of that, Callows," Qrow said.
'Not complaining,' Nimueh said with a raised hand.
Tyrian snickered. 'My comrades? I don't think all of them are beaten, do you... Bell?'
Before anyone could react, a cloaked figure appeared out of nowhere... the sight of Aura dust falling around her.
"SERIOUSLY," Nora, Lyra, Yang, and Ruby yelled.
Jaune's eyes widened, remembering the cloaked figure he drop kicked into the ground. He looked towards the hole. 'That wasn't her Aura shattering. That was-'
'Her Semblance.' Jaune looked at Tyrian, who was holding Al-nun over his shoulder, while Lurid was had Isaz's arm around her shoulder.
'But the Aura Thread!?'
'Now who said that was my Semblance,' the girl asked as she took out a yoyo sized device, pushing a button, the same string as before falling out of it.
'We will meet again, my liege. The goddess's legacy will continue... and my dream WILL come true. I promise you... you will continue where she finished off, King of the Grimm.'
"NO, HE WON'T," everyone yelled at their screens.
The hooded figure then took off her hood, revealing a beautiful young woman with blonde hair in a bun, blue eyes, and cherry red lips. 'Even with Aura, that kick of yours really hurt, Your Majesty.'
Jaune glared at the admittedly beautiful girl. 'I am no Majesty, least one that you desire.'
She blushed. 'Like the Head Servant said, you will be, one day.' She then twirled, spreading what looked like Dust around her and the group, everyone vanishing as the Dust fell around them.
'A teleporting Semblance. That's a new one,' Nimueh said.
'And an annoying one.'
'Dad?' He looked at Argent. 'Did our lives just get harder?'
Jaune sighed. 'Much harder, kiddo.'
'But you have family to help you, Arie,' they all thought in unison.
'And that concludes the epic battle of the Arc family against this new and deadly cult.'
"Wait, WHAT!? That's it," Ruby yelled. "What happened next?! What happened to Jaune?! What happened to my son?!"
'What's that? She was able to get a strong enough signal? We just received news that the reporter on sight is able to connect with us. Transferring now.'
The screen flashed to Amanda Lavender.
'How are things, Lavender?'
'Just fine, Tempestas. Local Huntsmen and constructors are already underway repairing the shocking low damage.'
'Low damage? It looked like you were filming a war.'
'And that's what makes it so shocking! The strongest man in the world, with most powerful of the Four Relics, and their son who has a super strength Semblance, only did real damage to the area that was surrounding them in that mysterious black wall that Argent Arc somehow turned to stone. I don't know whether to call it a miracle or a scientific breakthrough of awesome proportions that even New Mantle couldn't match.'
"Hey," Weiss said in annoyance.
'Speaking of the Vale Knight, where is he?'
'Well- Oh! There he is!' Lavender went running towards Jaune and Argent, talking to the inn keeper.
'I wish you'd let me at least pay for the damages.'
'Jaune, YOU were attacked under MY roof. I feel ashamed as an inn master for not being able to keep my tenants safe, even if one of them is a living legend. Just know you will always have a room here, my friend.'
'Thank you, Wilhelm.'
'That goes double for you, little master,' the innkeeper said as he bent down, his hands on his knees, looking at Argent with a smile.
Argent smiled back. 'Thank you, Mr. Wilhelm.' The father and son then walked away as Amanda reached them.
'Mr. Arc, a few questions.'
Jaune sighed. 'You again, Amanda? You don't know when to quit, do you.'
'Of course not! I'm a reporter who gets the job done, and the job now is finding out who those people are and why they attacked you.'
'They're my problem. That's all that needs to be said.'
'Actually, dad, aren't they my problem t-'
Jaune grabbed his son's nose, one of the best ways to make Argent stop talking. 'MY problem. Let your old man clean up his own messes, alright?'
'Okay, dad,' he said nasally before Jaune released his little sniffer, Argent rubbing his nose as the two pairs reached the hovercycle.
"Uh-uh, Jaune. They attacked Arie. They're not YOUR problem anymore," Yang said as she cracked her knuckles.
"If he thinks I'm going to let those bastards get away after attacking my son, then he's sorely mistaken," Ruby said with Crescent Rose in hand.
"I highly agree," Weiss said with her Myrtenaster in hand, Silber's hand on her Erfrierung's handle.
Jaune then placed Argent's helmet on the boy's head and lifted him onto the bike.
'Can you at least tell us where you're going?'
Jaune sighed. 'Fine. I'm taking my son to my parent's house. Then I'm going to Haven to visit an old friend.'
'Your parents' house? Wait, you're from Ansel, correct? Is that where your parents are?'
Jaune reeved his bike. 'And she gets it right on the first try. Have a donut for a prize. Like I keep saying, I'll schedule an interview later.' Jaune then sped away.
Amanda coughed a bit as she waved away the dust. 'And there you have it, people of Remnant. The Legendary Vale Knight is headed back home to Ansel, Vale to visit his parents before making another long trip to Haven, Mistral. For what reason? We may not be able to find out immediately. My guess is that he needs to have a meeting with the Headmaster of Haven Academy. We can only wait and see.'
"Lady Weiss, your airship is ready."
Weiss smiled. "Punctual as always, Klein," she said as she stood up. "Come on, you two. We're headed to Ansel to-" Weiss was interrupted by Ruby's Semblance speeding past her. Weiss sighed. "So impatient.
As soon as Amanda said the word Ansel, Ren heard honking outside his house. He noticed his wife and daughter were gone. He walked out to see his car, reeved up and ready to go.
"COME ON, COME ON, COME ON," Nora said, honking each time. "WE NEED TO GET TO ANSEL, YESTERDAY!"
"HURRY UP, DAD,' Lyra called from shotgun.
Ren sighed before jumping through the open window of the car, Nora speeding away before Ren could confirm he was even safe.
"ANSEL! DON'T WORRY, ARIE! YOUR PRETTY AUNT IS ON HER-" Yang was interrupted by the sound of a car horn. She looked at Blake, seeing the Faunus was just as confused, both mothers walking out to see Verde's car in the driveway ready to go. "Come on! Arie would have facial hair by the time we get there at this pace!"
"SHOTGUN," Yang went as she ran to the car. Blake sighed as she got in, the car taking off.
'How would Arie look with a beard,' Yang thought.
Tai didn't hesitate to get into his car while Qrow was already flying. Judging from the area filled, it would take Jaune about five more hours to reach Ansel, so they had about enough time to reach it before him... if they're lucky.