Chapter 15: Defying Fate & Overcoming Hatred
Last time our hero has finally accepted his Saiyan heritage discovering his Saiyan Pride. In doing so, he finally is able to fully control his Primal State using it to defeat Elias. Soon after, the Tuffles plans are revealed as Elias joins Jason and the others to fight against his brothers in order to save Vale. What happens next now!
Amity Colosseum Underbelly…
Teams RWBY, JNPR, JADE, and Co continue to venture deeper into the bowels of the Amity Colosseum as they look for the machine Elias told them about. The entire area was dimly lit with machinery and fake terrain that was used for the tournament.
"Are any of you guys scared?" Ruby asked. Everyone looked at Ruby, quite surprised at the sudden question from the girl, knowing that it was very unlike her.
"Well yeah, we're about to fight psychos who can destroy three Atlas flagships like it was nothing and are currently trying to change the people of Vale into a different species, so yeah, I think it's safe to say that we're scared," Weiss answered.
"Yeah, a lot of pressure on to us, but who else will do it!" Nora exclaimed.
"Are you okay, Ruby? It's unlike you to be like that?" Yang asked.
"It's just that they just killed so many people without hesitation when it was Talon. It was just us when he was trying to kill Jason, but now the people of Vale are suffering." Ruby explained.
Yang put her arm around her sister to comfort her. She knew that death was an uncomfortable topic for Ruby ever since Summer had died when they were young.
"Look, try to keep your mind off it. We're here to make sure they don't hurt anyone else anymore and think about it like those stories we read as kids we're the heroes, and the hero always wins in the end!" Yang comforted her sister, who gave her a smile.
"Well, this time, that's not going to happen." Iver snickered as he appeared from ruined buildings terrain.
"He's right. This isn't some story of a hero. This is real life, and who says that we are the bad guys in our point of view we are the heroes or perhaps even liberators." Kiran quipped as he appeared from behind Iver.
"It's funny though the very thought that the Saiyan and our brother would think that any of you can defeat us is ludicrous." Kiran laughed.
"We'll see about that we're putting a stop to your plans here and now!" Evan declared.
"Is that so then, by all means, come and try I've always wanted to try fighting in an interchangeable battlefield." Iver provoked.
"But someone didn't want to make it," Iver muttered.
"Not the damn time." Kiran shot back.
Just as he said that Kiran rushed forward to attack the group but was intercepted by Evan, holding him in place. Soon they split into their assigned groups to fight against the Tuffles as Iver shot at them in an attempt to keep them going too far, but each shot was matched by Alex and his arrows.
"Well, seems I'm not the only long-distance fighter here, but those arrows won't be able to stop my Ki blasts once I turn up the power," Iver commented as he took the group fighting him further into the ruins area.
"Good thing I am here then." Mura chimed in as he shot a Ki blast at Iver.
Iver quickly dodged the attack as he eyed the situation. He knew that not a single one of them were close to being as strong as he or Kiran was, but if they fought together coordinated enough, it might spell trouble.
Iver was suddenly taken out of his thoughts when he felt a presence behind him. He just barely avoided an attack by the girl in red as she swung her scythe at him. Having dodged Ruby's attack, Iver created more distance between him and the others, landing on top of a building.
But he couldn't stay in one place for whenever he landed at a new spot, he found himself about to be pierced by several small swords that seemed to move on their own. The swords forced him to jump to the ground where the others waited.
Thinking that Iver was being put on the defensive, unable to fight back, Pyrrha and Ren went in for the attack, but they were blindsided when Iver blasted the two away with ease. He then broke off a piece of a nearby ruin to block Penny's swords, causing them to get stuck.
"Don't think it'll be that easy," Iver said as he threw the piece of the building away, pulling Penny with it. Alex then shot several arrows with his semblance imbued, and at the same time, Ruby was shooting bullets at Iver. However, Iver managed to dodge them all and even catch a few.
Iver then blasted a barrage of blasts shooting it at the group. Still, it was matched by Mura, seeing an opening, Ren snuck behind Iver, delivering several strikes on his back then backing off to shoot several bullets at him.
In retaliation, Iver shot a concentrated beam at Ren, but thankfully before it could hit Ren, Jaune managed to block the attack with his shield. However, the force of the attack sent both of them into one of the many ruined buildings.
"Alright, while this is fun and all I'm done playing around," Iver announced.
Everyone struggled to hold their ground as Iver powered up with some grabbing onto the ruined buildings and debris to stay put. He was surrounded by a dark purple energy as his fingers lit up, ready to fire. Everyone began to prepare themselves for the imminent attack with Mura charging up energy of his own.
"If you can, get behind me, I won't be able to hold off all his attacks!" Mura yelled as Iver began his attack.
Several large beams of energy came at the fighters, and Mura was barely able to hold them all back with his power. Soon Iver's attack overwhelmed Mura's counterattack, and everyone was blasted away with their auras broken already. With no aura left, they had to fight Iver without any protection against his Ki attacks meaning if they weren't careful, any shot would be their last.
"Still standing after all that, I have to say I am impressed, especially you, girl." Iver expressed as he eyed Penny, who seemed almost untouched with Ruby behind her.
"I'm surprised that the people here could manage to make such an advanced android though, of course, nowhere near as advanced as anything we Tuffles have made," Iver added.
"Android, I don't know what you're talking about. *Hiccup*" Penny lied.
"Save the lies I can see exactly what you are, not that it matters in the slightest," Iver replied.
He shot several beams at Penny, who used her swords to deflect them, but as she stopped, she realized the damage that was done to her weapons, seeing that they were broken down and rendered unusable.
Ruby took advantage of Iver being focused on Penny by getting to the top of a building then proceeding to shoot him before he could attack Penny once again. Now turning his attention to Ruby, Iver began attacking her, shooting several beams of energy at the girl who, using her semblance, managed to dodge the attacks just barely by jumping to another building.
Now that Iver was distracted once more, Penny used this as a chance to charge up her laser attack, but due to her broken swords, it took her more time to focus the energy. At the same time, Alex began using his semblance in an attack of his own.
Both fired it simultaneously, catching Iver almost off guard, barely giving him time to block the laser but letting the arrow get by. Once the attack finished, Iver took barely any damage except a hole where Alex's arrow had pierced him.
"Okay, that's it killing you both!" Iver yelled.
As Iver began to charge up the energy, he was once again taking off guard when Jaune came in from behind and slashed him on the back, causing him to use the energy he had charged to attack Jaune, shooting it point-blank into his chest.
Jaune was sent flying away but was caught by Pyrrha, who got him to safety, thankfully his armor took the brunt of the damage saving his life though it was ruined in the process. Iver began taking out all of his blind spots meaning that he was no longer going to give a chance for any of them to catch him off guard once again. Ruby, Ren, and Pyrrha then began to charge at Iver to take him on. Ruby started to use her semblance to encompass Iver with rose petals so that he couldn't see.
However, she gave small openings for Pyrrha and Ren to shoot through. Both Pyrrha and Ren were unloading upon Iver, who continued to block all the attacks with ease. Seeing this, they tried circling around him to see if they can get some shots off on him to no avail. Ruby ended her semblance and shot at Iver with Crescent Rose, only managing to irritate Iver, who now blasted Ruby, Ren, and Pyrrha away, breaking Ruby's aura and severely injuring Ren and Pyrrha.
"It's useless. You can't beat me," Iver claimed as he deflected several Ki blasts from Mura.
"Maybe if you were stronger, you would've stood a chance, but as it is now, you are destined to lose," Iver explained as he blasted Mura away.
"Then we'll just defy destiny!" Alex declared as he shot another arrow filled with energy at Iver, who caught it without looking. However, unknown to either of them, some of the energy came off and dissipated just before it made contact with Iver.
"That's just a foolish notion." Iver gibed. Iver raised his hands to attack everyone again to finish them off for good, but just before he could fire, a large beam came cutting through the area knocking Iver away and sending ruble everywhere.
The beam even caused some buildings to fall. This forced everyone to move out of the way while helping those who couldn't. As the dust settled and the beam disappeared, Iver was left wide open for them to attack.
"Where did that come from?" Ruby asked.
"Does it matter it gave us an opening!" Jaune replied as he weakly got up to help Pyrrha and Ren.
"But what if…" Ruby began to ask until she was interrupted.
"Ruby, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Let's just take this chance!" Alex said as he knocked his last arrow.
"One last shot it's now, or never I'm going to do this!" Alex thought as Iver picked himself up.
"Well, that was unexpected, but even so, it doesn't mean I'll lose now. Just accept your fate and die!" Iver yelled, gathering energy in his hand, firing a beam at Alex.
Alex was still charging his attack when the blast came, unable to dodge, but he was saved when Penny shot her own beam deflecting Iver's attack just enough, barely scrapping Alex only tearing his mask off, revealing a large scar on his mouth.
"Then, I'll defy my fate!" Alex declared as Iver sent another attack.
Five Minutes Earlier…
"Well, your pretty strong human, but…" Kiran began as he kneed Evan in the gut and kicked him away.
"You're nowhere near as strong as I am." Kiran finished.
"Okay, I guess we're just jumping right into this, huh?" Damian asked as he helped Evan up.
"Looks that way, yeah," Evan answered.
"So do we have a plan of attack, or are we just going to just attack him without coordination?" Blake asked.
"Well, the best plan of action we have currently is just to go in one by one or in pairs to do as much damage as we can," Evan suggested.
"That sounds like a battle plan for an MMO," Damian commented.
"Don't worry about it," Evan replied.
"Hope you enjoyed your little talk because that's the last time you'll be able to strategize!" Kiran declared as he charged at the group who split apart to dodge the attack.
Evan shot a quick Ki blast at Kiran, who easily deflected the blast, but before he could attack Evan, Yang planted her fist straight into his face though he didn't move an inch from it. Kiran was taken by surprise by this. But it didn't last long as he grabbed Yang's arm and punched her straight across the room into the ice area. However, thanks to training on top of Kai's Mountain, she was able to slowly get back up.
"Now that is a punch," Kiran smirked as Blake came up from behind to attack.
However, Kiran anticipated this and backhanded Blake only for it to become a shadow as Blake reappeared behind him, landing several blows. Kiran soon grew tired of trying to hit Blake, so he decided to blow her away by a quick power-up, then throwing a ball of Ki at her taking out a good chunk of aura from her. Damian then ran up, slicing at Kiran's face, who easily dodged the blade and slammed his fist into Damian's stomach.
"Interesting a normal sword in such a fight like this, not bad, I'll pay that game," Kiran smirked as he concentrated Ki into his hand. Kiran slowly moved his left hand over the right then slowly brought it back out, building a long blade out of the Ki, giving it a quick slice cutting nearby objects in half.
"Now taste my blade!" Kiran yelled as he charged at Damian, who blocked the attack with his sword.
"Impressive such material that can withstand Ki this concentrated is rare. Your weapon is very unique." Kiran commented.
They continued to clash blades for a while until Kiran blasted some Ki into Damian, catching him off guard then proceeding to bring his sword down on him. His attack was interrupted by a sudden smack by Nora's hammer into his side, sending him flying away.
"Okay, now I'm pissed!" Kiran declared, but soon he was thrown again, this time by some of Weiss's glyphs around the area, crashing him into the forest area through many trees before the floor.
"Yang now!" Weiss ordered.
Yang nodded as she began to run around using her Ember Celica to gain speed. Blake then threw her Gambol Shroud at Yang, who grabbed on and swung towards Kiran as Weiss positioned him in Yang's path.
Once Yang let go of Gambol Shroud, she flew straight at Kiran, slamming her fist into his face with the strength she gained from the damage Kiran did to her. Unlike the last time, Yang punched him. This time she managed to deal some damage, hearing a noticeable crack sound as he was sent flying into the fire area.
"PLAYTIME'S OVER!" Kiran yelled as he powered up to full power.
His body was now surrounded by dark green energy. He immediately shot forward at Yang, who had no time to react, and to everyone's horror, he sliced right through Yang's right arm before moving on to his next target. Yang screamed in pain as she fell to the floor, clutching where her arm used to be.
"Yang!" Blake called out as she went to her partner's aid. Upon hearing Blake's scream Ruby's attention was pulled from her fight to she her sister down a arm. Her eyes flickered with light but she was pulled back into her fight before she could do anything or even notice.
However, before she could reach her, she was intercepted by Kiran. The Tuffle proceeded to stab her in the stomach, causing her to collapse next to Yang. Kiran then quickly dodged a punch from Evan, who powered up to full power surrounded by white energy. He followed up his attack by getting on his hands and swinging a kick at Kiran. His kick made contact with Kiran's face knocking him further into the fire terrain as Evan got back on his feet.
"I'll make you pay for hurting my friends!" Evan declared.
Before Kiran could attack Evan, he was hit with a large gust of wind, sending him flying into a burnt hill. Amber was holding Kiran in place as she brought out the powers of the Fall Maiden, and once she was ready, she began to bombard him with a rain of fire.
During this time, Nora switched her Magnhild into its grenade launcher form and began to shoot a volley of grenades at Kiran, exploding on impact. Once the two ended their assault on Kiran, he fell to the floor with several scrapes and bruises all over his body, his clothes were torn as he wiped blood from his brow.
However, it was not over for do to the fire and explosions it activated the firey terrain under Kiran. The ground exploded underneath the Tuffle, sending him into the ceiling above. His anger peaked the Tuffle broke free from the ceiling before dropping back to the ground.
"You're going to regret that," Kiran claimed as he fired two Ki attacks at the two girls.
Both barely managed to get out of the way. Nora scarcely able to get back on her feet to see Kiran about to cut her through. Kiran swung his sword down, but before it could make contact Weiss used a glyph to throw him away from Nora, saving her.
"I'm getting tired of being thrown around!" Kiran yelled as he charged at Weiss.
Weiss attempted to use more Glyphs to stop Kiran, but it proved useless as he slashed through them, arriving in front of Weiss, throwing down his blade upon her. This time Kiran wasn't thrown away by another glyph. Instead, he was blocked by a giant white great sword that was held by an astral arm protruding from a glyph.
"What the hell!" Kiran gasped as the sword pushed him away into the forest area.
Weiss turned to look at the arm, surprised that it came. She had finally done it and used the summoning technique of the Schnee family. Though she did wish it came at a better time, she was happy to see it work now.
Kiran recovered from the force of the summoned creature just in time to block an attack from Damian, holding his ground until he was blasted point-blank by Evan, who took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
Kiran spit some blood out of his mouth as he recovered, jumping forward at Evan, swinging his blade at him only to be blocked by Damian and Evan shooting another blast onto Kiran. This continued on for a while until Kiran made a second blade on his left-hand slicing through Evan's attack and dealing strong blows on both Damian and Evan, sending them flying away.
"Just stay down. You cannot win. It's best to just accept your fate and become part of the Tuffle race." Kiran asserted.
"Never There's no way in hell we'll give up and let you enslave Remnant!" Evan vowed.
"Very well, a few less Tuffles in the army won't hurt our plans in the slightest," Kiran responded. He raised his blade, ready to charge and deliver a finishing blow on Evan, but before he could reach, a large beam came from above, sending Kiran away and blowing Evan into a tree wall.
Once the beam dissipated, the area was left in shambles as everyone picked themselves up. Weiss moved over to help Yang and Blake with Nora coming to assist her. Damian, Evan, and Amber, however, stood to continue fighting Kiran.
"This isn't good. I'm running on fumes here." Damian groaned as he got up.
"Same here, we need to land one more attack, one decisive blow that will finish him off." Evan planned.
"I still have some power left, but it seems like it barely fazes him," Amber added.
"That's fine if you can buy me a minute to charge up an attack, I think I can beat him," Damian explained.
"Are you planning on using that move?" Evan asked.
"Yeah, it's an all or nothing gamble, but I am willing to try it," Damian answered.
"Fine by me, let's do it!" Evan yelled as he charged at Kiran with Amber following close behind him.
"It's futile. You can't win. You all are fated to lose here!" Kiran screamed as he engaged Evan and Amber.
"Then, I will defy my fate!" Damian declared as he charged energy into his sword.
"This is it. I'm finally going to do it and show my family that Alex and I can do anything!" Damian thought as he charged at Kiran.
Twelve Years Prior…
Damian and Alex lived in the wilderness of Vale in their family's compound. The Shade family were a very secretive family with very few ever leaving the compound if they are not on missions. They were a very strict family who held onto traditions very seriously, having a strict tradition of training with their semblances.
In fact, their weapons played into that being made of a scarce material that is harmonious with energy. Each weapon, both sword and bow, is made of this material and are identical to one another. It is for this reason why none are given a name.
In the Shade family, there are two factions the dragon faction who uses bows and arrows with their semblance, and the serpent faction who uses swords with their semblance. Whenever someone is born into the family, they initially belong to no faction until at the age of five.
That was when their semblance is revealed, and depending on their semblance is the faction they are a part of. Damian Alex were only four when they decided what faction they wanted to be in though it wasn't their choice.
Damian was a big fan of swordsmanship, having read several books on it, so he wanted to be in the serpent faction while Damian was a nerd for bows wanting to be in the dragon faction. You could imagine how devastated the two were when on their fifth birthday, they were chosen for the opposite factions they dreamed of.
"But I don't wanna be in the serpent faction. I want to use a bow!" Alex complained.
"You are to be in the faction we tell you to be in. You have no choice, boy you are forbidden from using a bow!" His father scolded him.
Soon the two brothers were forced into training with their semblance and weapons of the faction they were assigned to. But then the two siblings came up with a brilliant plan to teach each other the secrets of their faction to each other so that they can work with the weapons they want to and prove that they can do it to their father.
"Wow, this is fun swords are the best!" Damian exclaimed as he practiced swinging his sword.
"I haven't missed a single shot with the bow and arrow. This is awesome!" Alex smiled. After two years of training, both had mastered the weapons they dreamed of using, but soon they were discovered by their father, who reprimanded the two of them.
"YOU DARE DEFY ME! Our family has rules, and you knowingly broke them!" Their father scolded.
"But father, we got really good with them. Why can't we use those with our semblance?" Damian asked.
"Because it is against the rules of our family, and if people of one faction attempt to use the weapon of another, they will fail. This is the fate of our family!" Their father yelled.
"But we can, father, just look!" Alex claimed as he picked up his bow.
"Alex, don't!" His father ordered as Alex began to charge energy into his bow.
This was the first time he attempted it, and at first, it looked like it was going well until he let go of the string. Before his father could stop him, he let go of the string, releasing the arrow the energy building up to critical levels and exploding in his face. Alex fell down in pain with a large gash in his mouth. His father took him to the family infirmary, before continuing to reprimand the two.
Once Alex was released, he had a large scar on his mouth, which he hid with a mask. Both he and Damian were forbidden from using the opposite weapon of their faction. To further prevent anything like this from happening again, they were also told to never talk to one another again.
The two were also shunned by their family for many months during their punishment. No one would talk to them, nor did anyone ever stand up for them. Not a soul seemed to sympathize with them, nor did they help them from then on, causing Alex to become less trusting of people and an introvert.
They were told that this was the fate of those who defied the family. It was their fate to suffer like that and to be in the faction they were assigned to. For many years it continued neither dared go against the family again. But deep within their hearts, they wanted to fight back to show their family that they could change their fate.
In the end, when they turn fifteen, they decided to disobey their father once again one day, and knowing that even more severe punishment was waiting for them if they did this, they decided to run away to train on their own in order to defy their fate and prove that their father was wrong.
After two years of intense training and living in the wilds, the two decided that the best way they could continue training would be to join Beacon to become official huntsman. It was then that they met Jason and Evan and who were the first people to believe in them.
Present Day…
Back in the present, both Damian and Alex were charging their attacks, determination written on their faces for today was the day that they defied their supposed fate. Alex began to glow with a blue light that concentrated over his arrow, and before he shot it, he felt Mura giving him Ki to use in his attack, which he gladly accepted as he shot the arrow.
"DRAGON ARROW!" Alex shouted as he released the arrow into Iver's attack. But to his dismay, the arrow was destroyed as Iver's attack continued towards him.
"It's pointless now, peri…" Iver began but soon was cut short as his attack twisted unnaturally. Soon Alex perked up as he saw Iver's Ki blast being pushed back at him, taking the form of a giant dragon.
"What! What is this?!" Iver asked as the dragon made impact with him, causing him to scream in pain.
Soon Iver's body began to disintegrate from the sheer power of the attack that held his power along with Alex's until he was no more. With Damian, he charged at Kiran, whose feet were frozen in place by Amber's magic and Evan putting him in a full nelson.
"EAT THIS! SERPENT CUTTER!" Damian yelled as green energy surrounded his blade in the form of a giant serpent.
The energy serpent turned his blade into something thousands of times sharper, capable of even cutting a Tuffle easily. He sliced right through Kiran, as Evan let go of him, who howled in pain as his upper body was separated from his lower half, hitting the ground with a loud thud.
"You did it!" Evan exclaimed, happy for his friend.
"I did, I really did," Damian said with a wide smile.
"I can feel that you did it too, Alex. We finally did what we were told was impossible. I wonder what father would say if he were to see us now." Damian thought as he collapsed.
"Do you mind taking care of him? I'm going to find their machine and destroy it?" Evan asked as he destroyed Kiran's two halves.
"Of course, but it would be best that we leave. Some of your friends need urgent medical attention." Amber answered as she looked over at Yang and Blake. Soon they felt the colosseum shake, seeing a noticeable tilt in the colosseum's angle and even feeling it move a little.
"Oh, shit, don't tell me…" Evan began.
"We need to leave the colosseum is falling out of the sky!" Evan yelled to everyone present.
"What about the machine?" Weiss asked.
"Leave it to me now, go!" Evan ordered. Everyone began to pick each other up and helping those who could not and left as Evan looked for the machine to no avail.
"It's not here, but this is where Elias said it was. Don't tell me they moved it!" Evan panicked as he ran around the colosseum.
Evan ran for two full minutes leaving barely any time to spare to find the machine he looked everywhere from the ruins to the burned landscape. Evan began to feel the changes begin to take effect as he ran towards the jungle area where he finally found it. Gathering energy Evan created a small disc just extending past his hand. His vision began to blur, indicating that little time was left before it was too late. It was now or never.
"Alright, this is it. Screw your stupid universal conquest bullshit!" Evan proclaimed.
"PALM SLICER!" Evan yelled as he sliced right through the middle of the device, destroying it, stopping the smoke that it exuded just in time as he collapsed.
Five Minutes Earlier Topside…
"TIME TO DIE!" Silas screamed as he charged at Jason and Elias. They split up to dodge Silas's attack, and once they did, they blasted Silas. He took on both attacks as they hit him, charging up his power to deflect the two blasts.
"So level with me what's the odds we beat him?" Jason asked.
"Not great, his power level is 210,000 while mine is 111,500, and yours is about 113,200, so not great," Elias explained.
"Okay, I only understood the end of that, but even so, I think we can do this as long as we fight as one!" Jason encouraged.
Elias nodded as both fighters charged at Silas, who waited for them, each fighter exchanging various blows with one another as they flew around the colosseum. Jason and Elias finished their assault with a simultaneous punch at Silas, who lifted his arms to block it, but he was sent back into the stands.
Before Jason and Elias could follow up on their attack, Silas shot out from the stands and slammed his fist into Jason's stomach and backhanded Elias into the ground. Silas then grabbed onto Jason's head and punched him several times in the stomach until he kneed him in the chin and tossed him into Elias, who was flying back up to attack Silas.
"What do you think you'll accomplish with this? Even if you work together, you're still no match for my strength?" Silas asked as he threw a ball of Ki at Jason and Elias, who flew out of the way.
"It doesn't matter what you think. We aren't going to let you hurt the innocent people of Remnant anymore!" Jason declared, shooting a quick Buster Flare at Silas.
"Oh come on, I think we both know that the people of this world are hardly innocent." Silas began.
"With those idiots in the White Fang who believe that fear will make them equal when it just causes the humans to want to kill them all. Then, of course, those idiots who want to treat the faunus in such a way that causes everyone in the White Fang to act that way." Silas continued.
"It's an infinite loop, one that will never end by words or violence. They will be stuck in this loop for eternity, ad infinitum." Silas went on.
"That is until when I turn them all into Tuffles, there will be no more hate and no more conflict between races. Because there will only be Tuffles as we conquer the universe!" Silas proclaimed.
"That's only because you'll have taken control of their minds!" Elias shot back.
"Semantics," Silas responded, playing it down.
Silas then shot a volley of Ki blasts at Jason and Elias, who flew all around the colosseum to dodge the attacks, and while in between Silas's attacks, they both shot Ki blasts of their own at him, causing pauses in his attack.
Seeing an opening, Jason shot forward at Silas throwing a punch at his head only for it to be caught and Silas's knee to connect with his stomach. After throwing Jason away, Silas was caught off guard by Elias elbowing him in his face sending him into the ground, then flowing the attack up with a massive Ki blast. Once he finished the attack, Silas came back with a vengeance charging up at Elias with Ki in his hand only to be kicked away from Jason.
Silas flew around the colosseum as he recovered from the kick he had just received, shooting several Ki blasts at Jason and Elias, who dodged the attacks. Jason intercepted Silas by flying in front of him, throwing a punch at his face, which Silas easily dodged, going over Jason delivering a punch of his own. Still, it seemed to pass through Jason as his body disappeared.
He reappeared above Silas and hammered down on him, sending him towards the ground only for Elias to appear, putting his elbow into Silas's back. Silas became angrier as he got off of Elias and kicked him away, he hated them, and he hated this. He can't be pushed by them! He was stronger than them, especially the Saiyan, he will never forget, and he will NEVER FORGIVE!
He screamed as he became faster, slamming his fist into Jason's face, then grabbing his leg, flinging him into the stands. Afterward, he shot toward Elias planting his knee into his stomach, then picking him up. He continuously slammed him onto the ground until he threw him away.
"This is the distance between our power no matter what you do, and no matter how many of you there are, it will do nothing against me!" Silas declared, blasting a Ki blast at both of them who just it time got out of the way.
The two fighters went to attack Silas once again, who was ready this time as they threw several barrages of attacks at one another. Jason landed an uppercut on Silas, sending him upwards, then Elias elbowing him in the stomach, sending him back down into the ground. This angered Silas once again, seeing that his brother and the Saiyan were able to hold some ground against him.
"No, I will not accept this. I will not lose to you or anyone, especially a Saiyan. I will not rest until I have slaughtered the entire Saiyan race and have their entire existence forgotten in the universe!" Silas stormed.
Just as Elias explained, as Silas released more of his hatred for the Saiyan race. He became stronger as he shot up at Jason and Elias at a frightening speed. Silas landed several punches on them so fast neither could register it until it was over as they fell to the stands.
"PERISH! CRIMSON CATASTROPHE!" Silas yelled as he blasted a large crimson beam at Jason and Elias.
"Shit, that's not good!" Jason shouted as the beam came after pushing off the chairs that were on top of him.
"We have to counter it, so stop staring and start shooting!" Elias told Jason as he threw a Torrential Flash, and Jason shot a Mega Flare. The two attacks intertwined as the collided with Silas's Crimson Catastrophe in a large beam battle.
"Damn, he's pretty strong," Jason complained.
"Don't tell me you're giving up?" Elias asked.
"Of course not. I'm just getting started." Jason smiled as they poured more energy into their attacks. The energy from their attacks began to split off as the two rivaling beams struggled, carving up the colosseum and creating large holes in the structure and what laid below.
"Let's go full power!" Jason shouted.
"You got it!" Elias complied as they poured all their energy, finally pushing back Silas's attack.
"No, you don't!" Silas yelled as he poured more of his energy. However, it proved to be too late as Jason and Elias's combined attack split through his hitting him with full force.
"NOOOO!" Silas screamed in pain as he was sent flying over the edge of the colosseum.
"Did that finish him off?" Jason asked.
"I don't think, so he's probably still alive if barely," Elias answered.
"It's more than barely fool!" Silas declared as he crashed through the walls of the colosseum, injured all over.
He immediately charged at the two grabbing both of them by the head and dragged them across the colosseum. The Tuffle slammed them into several objects until he threw them into the ground and blasting them with massive Ki blasts.
"You can never win! My hatred for you both knows no bounds, and as long as that fact remains true, my power will continue to grow!" Silas yelled as he created a giant ball of Ki, which he threw at the two. Jason and Elias were now severely injured and covered with blood as they saw the attack come at them.
"We have to stop that attack," Jason said, getting up.
"I can tell your running on empty again, and so am I. If we even manage to stop it, we won't have energy left to fight." Elias pointed out.
"Well, we don't know until we try," Jason replied.
"Even if I am out of energy, I will still fight to stop him. I am far from done!" Jason declared as he readied himself for the impact.
Elias got up and walked next to Jason getting ready himself as both smiling at each other. As soon as the ball made impact, they knew how desperate they were about to be as they struggled to keep it at bay with the blast pushing them back a great deal.
"This is bad. It's stronger than I thought it would be, but I can't give up if I let this pass, it could put everyone in danger, and it can even go through the colosseum and hit Vale. I have to stop that at all costs!" Jason thought. Both he and Elias screamed as they released all of their remaining power into stopping the ball, now starting to slow it down.
"Just give up you will never stop this attack!" Silas demanded.
Jason struggled to keep this up. He felt what remained of his strength about to give out as the ball continued upon him. As he continued to struggle, he remembered something his mother once told him when he was a kid.
"Hey, mom, what makes the best huntsman and huntresses so strong?" Jason asked.
"Well, it's because they have something to fight for dear, that even though they might die on a mission, they would give up their lives to protect that something or someone, and that gives them strength beyond imagination," Scarlet answered.
"What is it that you fight for, mom?" Jason questioned.
"Well, I fight for you, Jason, and for everyone in the village," Scarlet answered as she petted his head.
"That was such a long time ago, and I totally forgot about it, but she was right. Even if I die here, I have to make sure that the people I care about will survive and that the people of Vale do not suffer the consequences of this attack!" Jason thought as he went over his limit, giving more than what he had left to stop the attack.
Elias, too did the same, seeing the determination in his new friends' eyes, and soon they managed to stop the attack until it exploded on top of the two of them. As the smoke cleared from the attack, neither Jason nor Elias were anywhere to be seen.
All across Remnant, people were shocked by what they saw as the video of the fight. The battle between Silas, Jason, and Elias was being broadcasted all over the world. The people of Vale were especially terrified at the sight of the fight. The knowledge that such a strong being was in Vale intent on doing them harm as they hid from the Grimm that invaded the city.
"Damn, that kid was our only hope now we're screwed!" Qrow cursed as he saw the aftermath on top of a dead Grimm he just killed.
"Don't give up hope just yet, Qrow. There may be a chance that Mr. Shin survived." Ozpin consoled his friend.
"I doubt it, Oz. You saw that attack. It took everything they had to stop it, and now that monster is up there with my nieces!" Qrow shot back.
"Well, there's not much we can do, Qrow. If we try to get up there, we'll most likely be shot down!" Ironwood asserted as he shot a Grimm that came to attack him.
"I get that Ironwood, then again, even if we did get up there, what would we even be able to do?" Qrow asked sarcastically.
Elsewhere Neo had stopped watching the fight after the giant ball exploded. She had been searching for Roman ever since he ejected her from the ship with no luck. She had only stopped temporarily when she saw the ball of energy on the screens that were projected over Vale by mysterious spheres.
She had not cared about the result too much. However, she felt almost sad that the boy lost. She was also a bit scared that someone with that power was now on Remnant unopposed by anyone. Neo shook her head, ignoring those thoughts. What was important now was finding Roman. As she arrived at another crash site, she discovered that lots of the wreckage were still on fire.
She looked around, moving all the ruble she could for any sign of Roman but had no luck as she sighed to herself as she sat down to rest. Then out of the corner of her eye caught the sight of an all too familiar bowler hat, excited she rushed over to the hat picking it up, and looked around for Roman until she saw some of the wreckage under her have blood oozing out from underneath.
Neo shook her head in disbelief, unable to fight back the tears, Roman was dead. She was all alone again, she had no one, and no one wanted her just like she had been when Roman first found her. She put on Roman's hat as she looked up at the screen glaring at the man responsible for his death as he laughed hysterically.
"That's it. I win. I told you that you stood no chance, and you should've listened fools!" Silas laughed over the broadcast. Ruby looked in horror from the edge of the colosseum. She and the others were stuck on the colosseum with no way out. Kai was unable to teleport to them do to the clashing energies in the area, leaving them to their own devices.
"They're…they can't be…" Ruby began fighting back tears.
"They're gone. It's over now." Weiss finished for her partner as she comforted her. Ruby was already pretty distraught when she saw what happened to Yang and Blake. But now seeing Jason die from his fight with Silas had almost been too much for her.
"For now, we need to get back inside. It's the best chance we have to survive the crash." Alex suggested as he watched the colosseum slowly make it's descent onto Vale, now knocking over Beacon's tower. Everyone moved on inside once again to brace for the impact that would soon come keeping the wounded in the safest areas.
"What are we going to do now that Silas guys is unstoppable?" Blake asked. She had regained consciousness not too long after Kiran and Iver were defeated and was currently putting pressure on her wound while next to the still unconscious Yang.
"Who knows the best plan would be to regroup and plan an attack that can take him down," Damian suggested.
"I wouldn't give up just yet, children," Mura advised.
"What do you mean by that, Mura?" Alex asked.
"You'll see," Mura answered.
Colosseum Arena…
Silas touched down on the ground breathing heavily from the fight and still reveling in his victory. "You see that old man, I hope you were watching from whatever plain you are in now! I did what you couldn't. I killed the Saiyan!" Silas laughed in the empty, broken colosseum.
But suddenly, his victory was interrupted when a ball of Ki hit him in the back of the head. Turning around, he saw Evan, who stood alone behind him, exhausted. He could see the anger in his eyes, clearly unhappy at the result of the battle.
"Don't tell me you're going to try and fight me now, human! You're much weaker than the Saiyan and my brother. What makes you think you can defeat me?" Silas asked.
"I don't, but I have to try! You and your brothers hurt my friends and killed my best friend. I won't let you get away with this!" Evan declared as he charged at Silas. Silas easily countered and blocked each of Evan's attacks, but this did not deter the boy who continued his attack.
"Fine, if you wish to die, then so be it let you be another example to the people of this world!" Silas yelled as he punched Evan across the colosseum. Evan landed in the stands having the air knocked out of him as he saw Silas approach him.
"I'm not done yet!" Evan shouted as he shot several Ki blasts at Silas, who dodged them with ease.
"It's almost sad that you thought that would work." Silas insulted, not seeing Evan's blasts stop moving and begin to move back at him. Soon the blasts hit Silas in the back, catching him by surprise, not understanding how he managed to bring the blasts back at him.
"You like that, pal? That's my Tracker Bullet. No matter where you are, those will home in on you and hit you." Evan explained as he got up.
"Well, a trick like that only works once!" Silas asserted. He charged at Evan, grabbing him by the head, throwing him around everywhere as he squeezed his head with such force, nearly crushing him.
"AHHHH!" Evan screamed as Silas began to crush his head.
"You should have thought about this more clearly when you came to fight me. You should have realized that you were outmatched. Maybe then you would've lived fool." Silas insulted.
"Screw you! I already destroyed your device. You've failed." Evan hissed.
"So what I can just make another with the plans that Kiran left behind since seeing that you're here, I can assume he's dead. So nothing changes!" Silas explained. He squeezed on Evan's head tighter, causing him to scream in pain once again.
"Now, it's time for you to die," Silas stated. Before he could finish Evan off, he was attacked from behind, causing him to let go as he was sent into the stands crashing through several chairs.
"What…but how?!" Silas questioned at what he saw. Jason and Elias stood next to Evan with barely any clothes left on their bodies. Both looked like they were at death's door as they stared Silas down.
"You're supposed to be dead, how are you here?!" Silas asked.
"Honestly, I have no idea we probably just got lucky, but thanks to Evan, we managed to rest even if it was just a little," Jason answered.
"Though we didn't really recover much energy, we are at least able to move," Elias added. Silas got up, fury clearly written all over his face as he did so.
"You think that now that you both are back on your feet you can beat me, I'm still stronger than the both of you, and nothing you do will change that!" Silas declared.
"We'll see about that!" Jason shot back.
"Alright, let's do this!" Evan said as he got up.
"Are you sure you're okay to fight?" Jason asked.
"Oh yeah, I'm good, plus you guys are going to need all the help you can get," Evan answered.
"Fair enough," Jason replied.
"Enough talking, I'm going to end your existences here and now!" Silas yelled as he charged at the three fighters.
The three fighters then charged back at Silas exchanging several blows between them. Unlike before, Silas found himself overwhelmed by the number advantage that they had on him having several attacks get through his defenses. Evan kneed Silas in the chin flipping him over as Jason kicked him in the back, sending him upwards where Elias intercepted him, punching him back towards the ground.
Before he reached the ground, though, Evan blasted him with a Ki attack sending him flying towards the stands crashing through several before stopping. Jason and Elias shot forward, both throwing a punch at Silas, who blocked both and blew them away with a sudden burst of energy. Evan used that chance to fire a Buster Flare upon Silas, who was distracted, but he saw it coming blocking it with his hand.
Silas charged at Evan, slamming his fist into his stomach, sending him across the colosseum. Jason came from behind Silas, putting him in a chokehold as Elias punched Silas several times until Silas forced his way out.
Once he was free from Jason's grasp, he grabbed onto his head and threw him into Elias as Evan recovered, shooting a couple of Ki blasts at Silas. He deflected most of the blasts, with only a few hitting him. For Silas, this was the last straw. He had enough. He was going to kill them all here and now.
"That's it. I'm ending this. I will kill you all!" Silas shouted as he flew in the air.
Evan blasted at Silas with several Ki blasts to gain his attention, which worked as Silas shot a large beam at Evan, who barely dodged the attack. As Silas turned to deal with the other two, he was surprised when they were already in front of him side by side.
"This is over, Silas, you're done!" Elias shouted.
"This is a power beyond your hatred the power of Saiyan and Tuffle combined!" Jason declared as he and Elias used the last of their power to strike straight through Silas tearing him apart.
"No, this cannot be I had such plans how could I lose?!" Silas screamed as his body exploded from the energy of Jason and Elias's combined attack.
"They did it. We finally won!" Evan exclaimed as he passed out.
Jason and Elias soon fell out of the air and onto the broken colosseum, unconscious and on the brink of death as the colosseum finally crashed behind Beacon. As it did it, split apart with several pieces falling onto Vale.
Minutes Later…
Ruby awoke to see her friends scattered across the ground. She could tell that they were all alive thankfully as she could see them breathing as others picked themselves up. From what she saw from the screens they saw inside the colosseum, Jason and Elias had survived the explosion and, with Evan's help, defeated Silas for good, ending their attack on Vale. Ruby walked up to Weiss, helping her up as they looked around the area.
"Looks like we managed to pull off a victory somehow." Weiss smiled.
"Yeah, but the people down in Vale are still in danger from the Grimm." Ruby pointed out.
"Let's hope seeing Jason and Elias winning the battle has risen their hopes even just a little," Weiss added.
Suddenly her own hope was dashed as they heard a loud rumbling noise as they looked over towards Mountain Glenn, seeing the top explode open and a giant Grimm emerge from the underneath spreading its wings.
"What is that?!" Ruby asked.
"I've never seen a Grimm like that before!" Nora shouted as it flew towards Beacon.
"We need to get everyone out of here while we still can as it is, we cannot fight that Wyvern in our current condition," Mura ordered.
But they were too late as it landed in the courtyard next to them, roaring straight at the group. Ruby stood in terror as the Grimm marched towards them, seeing it about to attack Yang, who was laying alone by herself.
"YANG!" Ruby screamed as it opened its jaws to bite down on her older sister.
Ruby's vision went white as he saw it attack Yang, but to everyone else, they saw her eyes glow, shooting out a bright silver light encompassing the area. Soon the light dissipated. Ruby was on the ground unconscious while the Wyvern was turned to stone.
"What, what just happened?!" Weiss asked.
"That whole Grimm, Ruby, turned it to stone!" Blake gasped.
Qrow and Ozpin showed up soon after in a bullhead to carry them out of Vale taking care of the more critically wounded first such as Yang. It took them a good while to clear through the debris of the colosseum until they found Jason, Evan, and Elias. But once they did, they brought everyone out of Vale and to the nearest safe haven they could get to being Patch.
They first dropped off Ruby at home, along with some of the others who weren't seriously injured, and then brought those who were to the hospital on the island. Taiyang was distraught when they brought Ruby home unconscious and when he saw the condition Yang was in, but Qrow managed to calm him down.
"What's the state of Vale?" Taiyang asked.
"Not good, Tai. Those Tuffle guys literally destroyed every one of Vale's defenses. The walls and buildings will take years to repair with the Grimm roaming about." Qrow began.
"Not to mention how scared the people are everywhere on Remnant due to the power they demonstrated. Grimm activity is going to spike in general." Qrow explained.
"But aren't they gone now those boys defeated them?" Taiyang asked.
"Yeah, and everyone saw that too, but they still were too terrified to care enough to the point where the negative emotions brought out the Wyvern," Qrow answered.
"That's understandable. I mean, what if there are others with that kind of strength out there?" Taiyang pointed out.
"Yeah, that would be bad if there were others like that, but I can only hope those kids will be strong enough to stop it," Qrow replied.
"You almost sound like Ozpin trying to have faith in just kids to fight," Taiyang commented.
"Yeah, normally I would want to keep them out of it, but they showed that they are far stronger than us by far," Qrow explained.
"Yeah, that makes sense." Taiyang agreed.
"I'll be back, Tai. I'm going to check up with Oz. Call me if Ruby wakes up." Qrow said as he left.
As Qrow exited the house, he headed over towards the local hospital where Ozpin was looking over the injured. When he arrived, he was told that Yang was going to be fine and had stabilized. Making a quick visit to see her, he found the sight of her surrounded by her partner and some of her friends as she laid unconscious. Qrow was about to leave them until he caught what he thought was the form of a raven outside the window, but when he looked again, it was gone.
"It couldn't have, could it?" Qrow questioned. When he finally found Ozpin, he was talking to Mura and Amber in the room that contained the three that defeated Silas.
"Qrow, it's good to see you. How's Miss Rose?" Ozpin asked.
"Still unconscious but fine otherwise," Qrow answered.
"What about these three?" Qrow asked.
"Just woke up." Jason deadpanned as he tried to get up to no avail.
"No thanks to you guys being so loud," Evan added.
"Though it's nice to wake up, I wish that it wasn't here. I get the feeling people wouldn't be too happy to see my face around." Elias said.
"Or mine, I think," Jason agreed.
"I wouldn't say that you did save Vale and all of Remnant from becoming mindless slaves." Mura protested.
"Yeah, but I was one of the people who caused that problem," Elias argued.
"Well, I don't think that the people of Remnant will see it that way after seeing your fight," Ozpin claimed.
"What do you mean?" Jason asked.
"Your fight with Silas was broadcasted all over Remnant for everyone to see though I doubt they could hear what you were saying." Amber clarified.
"Wow, that's not great, is it?" Evan asked.
"No, people are scared now after seeing the fight though you won in the end," Qrow answered.
"So, what brings you three to our room?" Elias asked.
"We were just checking up on the students. It seems that everyone is now able to walk again and will be released tomorrow, save Miss Xiao Long, who has yet to waken, and to determine what our next move will be." Ozpin explained.
"What's going to happen with Vale?" Jason asked.
"With the extent of the damage and the amount of Grimm that is roaming around. It's going to take years before it can be rebuilt. Thankfully we got most of the people out of Vale before the Grimm came. So the casualty count after the Atlas Flagships fell were low," Mura answered.
"Then thanks to Mura, the frozen Wyvern Grimm has been destroyed, stopping more Grimm from being attracted to Vale," Ozpin stated.
"So, in the meantime, we are sending the students of Beacon to other academies to complete their education," Ozpin added.
"Haven would be a bad choice as it is," Elias commented. This caught everyone's attention. What had he meant by that was something like what happened at Beacon going to happen again.
"What do you mean?" Qrow asked.
"The headmaster of Haven is one of HER pawns," Elias answered, causing the three older men to go wide-eyed.
"How do you know about her, and how did you find out about that kind of information?" Qrow asked.
"Before I was made when Talon landed here over thirty years ago after escaping the fate of our people when the Saiyans took over. To enact his plans for revenge, he needed to know the dangers of this planet. Specifically, who or what could get in his way. It was in that investigation where he learned of her existence." Elias began.
"Once he did, he investigated who she was, and while he couldn't find that, he instead began to investigate where she was and who allied with her. He never found where she was, he found some of the people that she had under her thumb such as Haven's headmaster," Elias explained.
"But Leo wouldn't do that. Why should we believe you?" Asked Qrow.
"I have no reason to lie right now," Elias replied.
"He's not lying. I just read his mind in that moment. He's telling the truth." Mura commented.
"How could he? We trusted him!" Qrow shouted as Ozpin looked off in disappointment.
"Calm down, Qrow. We'll just need to go over to Haven and take care of Leo before the students arrive." Ozpin said as he put an arm on his shoulder.
"Okay, I'd hate to interrupt, but what in the hell are you talking about?" Evan questioned.
"I guess it was a matter of time before you two would find out after what's happened. You two should know what's truly going on." Ozpin said.
"Oz, are you sure?" Qrow asked.
"Qrow, we know secrets about them that are sensitive, and they just saved the world. I think they deserve to know about Salem." Ozpin assured.
"Who is Salem?" Jason asked.
"Salem is the Queen of the Grimm. She controls all the Grimm on the planet, though, of course, not at all at once. But she directs their actions, her main purpose is to send humanity and faunus into chaos and acquire four magical objects we call relics that will assure just that." Ozpin explained.
"Wow, that's pretty bad," Jason commented.
"So did Talon find out anything else about her?" Ozpin asked Elias.
"No, he stopped soon after learning her goals. He believed her to not be a threat due to us being stronger than her." Elias answered.
"Yeah, I have to say the shit we went through yesterday sounds worse than what she can cause," Evan replied.
"Don't underestimate Salem, kid. While you may be stronger than her, she has several tricks up her sleeve. No doubt right now, she's planning something to even the odds." Qrow stated.
"So we're going to now have to arrest some headmaster of another academy then attend that academy?" Evan asked.
"Well, you won't be doing the arresting we'll handle that, but yes, if you wish to attend Haven, that's what will happen." Ozpin clarified.
"I think I'll pass on that offer, Professor," Jason stated, causing everyone to look at him surprised.
"Wha…what do you mean you'll pass? Don't you want to continue where we left off in Beacon?" Evan asked.
"Yeah, I do, but I was thinking, in a sense, it's my fault all this happened to Vale in the first place. If I didn't attend Beacon, the Tuffles would have never attacked Vale during the Vytal Festival." Jason explained.
"Well, I guess that makes sense, but what are you planning on doing then?" Evan questioned.
"Well, I think I'm going to go back to Kai's Mountain and continue training there. That way, I can train with everything I have and help people out around Anima. Plus, I haven't visited my hometown in years, so I would like to see how everyone's doing." Jason answered.
"Well, if you're going back there to train, then so am I. I'm going to need all the training I can get to catch up to you," Evan replied.
"How about you join us, Elias!" Jason suggested.
"You want me to join you in your training?" Elias asked, surprised.
"Yeah, besides, we're friends now. Why wouldn't I want you to join, also it's not like you have anywhere else to go to." Jason answered.
Elias smiled as he looked at his new friend. He once thought that there was no purpose for him being alive besides killing the Saiyans, but now he may have just found a new meaning for existing because now he has friends. People that actually care about him.
"Sure, I would enjoy that, but first, we should probably go to Talon's laboratory and destroy it. Don't want the contents falling into the wrong hands." Elias agreed.
"Sounds like fun. I always enjoy blowing shit up!" Evan replied.
"Would you mind if I come with you all?" Amber asked, getting their attention.
"You see, once I leave, I have nowhere really to go, and I'm sure Salem is going to try and steal my power again, so I think I could use all the help I can get," Amber explained.
"Sure, you're more than welcome to come!" Jason smiled.
Salem's Domain…
Salem stood alone in her throne room as she looked over the vast wastelands that surrounded her castle. Cinder was dead, and her plan had failed. However, now Vale had fallen due to the very people who killed her and was in a worse state of affair than Cinder could ever cause, making the relic almost unguarded.
As long as Ozpin was alive and the powers of the Fall Maiden out of her reach, she couldn't take the relic that was underneath Beacon. But a new threat loomed over her now, for even she, as far as she was from the kingdoms, saw the battle. The battle between the man who called himself Silas and two other boys who showed a strength that was unheard of on Remnant except in legend fascinated her.
She had sent a Seer Grimm to more closely observe the battle, and with that, she could hear what they were saying talking about other species such as Tuffles and Saiyans. Salem found interest in what they were saying, and when their guards were down like during when Silas was laughing thinking that he had won and when the remaining fighters were unconscious, she managed to take samples of their DNA.
"If they are as powerful as I saw, then these will even the playing field." Salem declared as she looked at the three vials of blood in her hand.
One Week Later…
One week had passed since Vale was attacked by the Tuffles. Ozpin had kept his word as he and Ironwood arrested Leonardo Lionheart under the pretense of conspiring against the kingdoms though they kept the specifics secret.
Everyone had recovered from their fight with the Tuffles though some still dealing with the consequences, such as Yang now only having one arm. Though Ironwood had said that he would send Yang a top of the line prosthetic.
Ruby had wakened finally as the week was over, being told what had happened after she lost consciousness. Ruby had gone to check on Yang, who was with the rest of her team in the kitchen. Both sisters were glad to see that the other was okay, and while Yang was still processing that she had lost an arm thanks to the support of her friends, she was feeling better.
"So, we're going to be sent to another academy?!" Ruby questioned, surprised at the notion.
"Yeah, with Vale in the state, it's in kind of hard to hold classes in Beacon," Yang answered.
"Where do you guys think we should go?" Blake asked.
"Well, personally, I would like Haven since I'd rather not go back to Atlas or Vacuo though haven's headmaster was just arrested," Weiss answered.
"Plus, it seems like many other students from Beacon are choosing to go there, JNPR included," Yang added.
"Where are they anyway?" Ruby asked.
"They didn't want to impose on dad, so they decided to stay in a nearby inn to get ready to go to Haven," Yang answered.
"What about Jason and his team? The last thing I remember was that Jason and Elias defeated Silas, and they were nowhere to be found when we crashed?" Ruby questioned.
"They actually decided to not go to another academy instead opting to go back to Kai's mountain to train there and help around Anima," Blake answered.
"But that means we won't be classmates anymore!" Ruby pouted from the news. Yang wrapped her only arm around Ruby to comfort her sister.
"Don't worry, Ruby. I'm sure they'll visit, but if you want to see Jason so bad, you could always tell him." Yang teased her sister.
"It's good to see you acting like your old self, but we both know I don't like him like that!" Ruby asserted.
"Yeah, I know, but it looked like fun when Coco did it with Velvet." Yang laughed.
"I do wonder why Jason decided not to attend another school, though?" Weiss wondered.
"The kid blames himself for what happened to Vale, seeing as the Tuffles came to kill him in the first place. Can't say I blame him," Qrow answered as he entered the room.
"Uncle Qrow! How long have you been here?" Ruby asked.
"A while I've been waiting for you to wake up, kid, we've got things we need to talk about, and it's best to just let the rest of you in on this as well," Qrow explained.
"What do you mean by that?" Ruby asked.
Qrow sat down as he explained everything about Salem and the relics just as he did with Jason and the others in the hospital. Then he went on to explain what happened with Ruby explaining her special silver eyes.
"Such a person actually exists?!" Weiss asked.
"Yeah, and she's been here long before we have," Qrow answered.
"But why tell us now? Why not earlier?" Yang questioned.
"Because we didn't want to involve you guys, but ever since this whole Tuffle thing, you guys have gotten stronger and had to deal with enemies a lot stronger than you are, so we thought that you deserved to know everything at least. But knowing what you kids went through, I doubt this will stop you from moving forward." Qrow explained.
"I guess that makes sense though I have to say someone just trying to kill us all long term by gathering items seems almost less threatening than people who want universal conquest," Ruby commented.
"That's what that Evan kid said too," Qrow replied.
"So, I guess that means you kids aren't backing down?" Qrow asked.
"Of course not!" Ruby exclaimed.
"Yeah, we're still going to continue on!" Yang agreed with Blake and Weiss, nodding.
"Good to see you guys in high spirits. By the way, I also came here to give you all this. It's a paper you have to fill out specifying which academy you wish to go to. Once you're done, give them to me and start packing the ships leave tomorrow." Qrow said as he handed the four girls the paper.
"By the way, Uncle Qrow, about my silver eyes, do you know anything else about them?" Ruby asked.
"Sorry, kid, but most of what we know is just legend. Not even Ozpin knows how they work. But one day, you might find out how to use them yourself." Qrow responded.
Jason flew high in the sky as he traveled towards his home village Saiyatown, Evan and Elias were following close behind him as he reached the outskirts of the town. Before they left for their journey, they told Damian and Alex their plans for the future, who quickly decided to join them in returning to Kai's Mountain but chose to stay behind while they went to visit Jason's home.
"Wow, this place is smaller than I thought," Evan commented as they landed.
"I like it. It's very nice though being small that must mean that the community is very close." Elias responded.
"Yeah though some things do look a bit different, this place has a very tight community. However, due to it being so far from other towns or kingdoms, it's hard to make a living or even hire a huntsman." Jason replied.
"It makes me glad that this place is okay." Jason smiled as they walked through the town. As they walked around, they saw some of the people of Saiyatown going about their business.
"So which one of these buildings is your house?" Evan asked.
"Mine is over on top of that hill a little way away from the main part of town. I just thought it would be nice to pass through here after being gone for so many years." Jason answered.
"Well, these are some new faces. What has led you all to come to our small village today?" An old man asked.
"Oh hi, Mr. Mayor, it's me, Jason Shin." Jason greeted the town mayor whose eyes bugged out of his head.
"My god, is that really you Jason how many years has it been since you left looking for your mother's teacher how have you been?" The Mayor asked.
"It's been pretty good. I managed to find Kai after two months of looking, and after a couple of years of training, I enrolled at Beacon." Jason explained.
"I'm glad that you managed to find what you were looking for, but Beacon are you okay we all saw what happened that day, in fact, I think I saw you fighting now that I think about it?" The Mayor questioned.
"Oh yeah, that was me, but I'm okay me and my friends managed to stop the perpetrators of the attack and survive that night," Jason answered.
"Well, that good to hear, especially that you've made friends. I assume these two behind you are some of them." The Mayor said.
"Sup my names, Evan." Evan introduced himself.
"I'm Elias. It's a pleasure to meet you." Elias greeted.
"It's a pleasure to meet you both I'm glad to see that Jason made some friends seeing that he never had anyone his age here." The Mayor replied.
"Now, what brings you back, Jason?" The Mayor asked.
"I just wanted to check up on the village since I haven't been here in years," Jason answered.
"Well, your old home is still just as you left it though I doubt it has any food, and the town is fine for the moment though the recent negativity has drawn some Grimm nearby." The Mayor told.
"Well, we can take care of that if you'd like?" Jason suggested.
"That would be much appreciated, but I'm afraid the town is low on funds this month." The Mayor answered.
"That's fine. We don't need any money." Evan explained, causing the Mayor to smile.
"Thank you! You all are so kind." The Mayor smiled.
"Well, I'll see you around Mr. Mayor we'll go take care of the Grimm." Jason waved as he, Evan, and Elias left and quickly took care of every Grimm they found before they went to Jason's house. They entered the house, seeing it being very dusty after being untouched for over six years.
"Well, welcome to my home!" Jason Exclaimed as he and his two friends entered.
"Wow, it's not too bad, but it could use some cleaning," Evan commented.
"Yeah, but it's still home," Jason replied as he walked up to his mother's staff. He picked it up with a smile on his face as he turned around, walking around his old home.
"This is the first time I've ever been inside a human home that wasn't destroyed, and I have to say I quite like it," Elias stated as he walked around the building.
"Yeah, I loved this place growing up hell I barely left when I lived here since I had no friends growing up," Jason explained.
"You know it's kind of hard seeing you without friends seeing that since I've met you, it seemed like it was your life goal other than getting stronger," Evan commented.
"By the way, who's staff is that?" Elias asked as he noticed the staff in Jason's hand.
"Oh, this was my mom's it was all they found left of her during her mission, I keep it on this pedestal as a reminder of her," Jason answered as he placed the staff back on the pedestal.
"That's a nice thing to do to remember her," Evan said.
"Yeah, I thought so too," Jason replied.
"So, why was the Mayor so nice I thought everyone would be scared of us?" Evan inquired.
"I doubt anyone here would be scared of us. In Saiyatown everyone is understanding of one another since they need to depend on one another. Whether you're human or faunus it doesn't matter." Jason answered.
The three then spent the rest of the day cleaning up the house to spend the night there getting ready to go back to patch to meet up with Damian and Alex so Kai can bring them to the mountain.
Deep Space…
Elsewhere far off from Remnant in the Northern Galaxy, a fleet of ships moved along a planet raining fire down upon it. Inside the command ship, the people within were uninterested in the battle below, knowing that they have already won.
"I have several new planets that would be prime candidates for conquer Lord Cooler," Salza announced that stood next to the chair Cooler sat in.
"Show them to me," Cooler ordered as the man brought up a holoprojection showing several planets.
"As you can see, each one can sustain life with some even having local inhabitants. Additionally, each one has been untouched by your brother Frieza meaning that once you capture them, you will rule over more planets your brother ever did!" Salza exclaimed. Cooler smiled as he watched the man end the cycling of planets in front of him, finally landing on a planet that had a shattered moon.
"Perfect make course for the first one on the list this planet will be last, make sure I have my favorite wine in stock so that I can celebrate properly," Cooler ordered.
"Yes, Lord Cooler!" His crew replied simultaneously as they went on to do their jobs.
"I hope you're watching Frieza I am about to do what you could never accomplish. Being killed by a supposed Super Saiyan might hurt your pride enough, but soon after I conquer these planets, I will shatter it when I finish the job you couldn't! I will kill the Saiyans, then finally, the universe will know who is the strongest!" Cooler declared as his ship moved away from the now lifeless planet.
The Tuffles have finally been defeated, ending their plans of conquest, however, Vale was rendered useless from the damage caused by the Tuffles. Without Beacon, the students are sent to the other academies, and while Teams RWBY and JNPR having decided to go to Haven, Jason and his team have returned to Kai's Mountain along with Elias to train there. But soon a new terror will come to Remnant much more dangerous than the Tuffles ever were find out what happens next time!
Author's Note:
What a chapter I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did writing it. With this, the Vytal Arc is over, and next chapter begins the next arc of this Fanfiction, and I'm sure by that last scene you've already figured out who the main villain will be. So far, this is the longest chapter that I have written, and it took me a while to proofread (Though I would not be surprised if I missed some). I hope you all had a great Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate this time of year, and I hope you have a happy New Year!