(Volume 4) Mythical Rose (Scattered) (OLD)

Chapter 10: Team RNNJRR: Kuroyuri

(Dairoku's POV)

Ruby: Just hold on Uncle Qrow.

Currently, me along with the rest of Team RNNJRR and Athena were walking along a path, hopefully towards Mistral. Neo and Ren were up at the front, the latter having his Stormflower ready while the former was looking at the map that she saved. Jaune and Ruby were carrying Qrow on a makeshift stretcher with Celeste and Athena by his side; Athena was using some of her power to stabilize Qrow long enough until we reached Mistral. Nora and I hung behind, with our weapons out.

Qrow: Tai... she's not coming... Tai...

Athena: The poison's making him hallucinate.

As we walked, I suddenly felt a jolt of pain in my chest and I fell to my knees, using Glacial to support me.

Nora: Dairoku!

She hurried over to me as the others looked behind them to see me kneeling and panting heavily, before I began coughing up some blood. Neo rolled up her map and Ruby and Jaune gently set down before they all ran over to me.

Ruby: Dairoku are you okay!?

Ren: What happened?

Me: *pants heavily* I... I don't know... I just suddenly felt... weak...

Neo: *turns to Athena* What's wrong to him!?

Athena: Hmm... My guess would be that this was a side effect from the Barbatos Mini-Evolution he went through and he forcefully activated Barbatos when his body had reached its limits.

Me: Man... No wonder I felt like shit all night... Speaking of evolutions... I never tried to evolve Barbatos so why did it...

Athena: I would usually say that it forced itself to evolve but I think your emotions triggered it to evolve, just like how you woke me up the first time you went bat-shit crazy.

I just sighed and looked down... I looked up at Ruby, only to see her really upset and worried... I promised her I wouldn't evolve Barbatos and risk killing myself but, I just can't stop it... If I was to transfer Barbatos to someone else, I'd have to be literally dying... And there's no way in hell she'll let that happen... I'll just need to try my best to stop these evolutions for forcefully happening... Wait... why do I feel like because I'm resisting, it's becoming more forceful...? I was pulled out of my thoughts by Qrow coughing.

Me: Well, it's not enough to keep me down... I'll just need to remember not to activate Barbatos after my limits. Qrow's the one in need right now, so let's get him some help first, then we can start worrying about me.

I did my best to smile at them and it sorta worked as Ren and Nora began to move over to Qrow. Neo and Celeste looked at me worriedly before walking over to him. Ruby was very reluctant but she knew I was right and began to follow them. Jaune just looked at me, but I just got up and began walking along with the team, ignoring his presence for now... I can't believe him of all people would talk to me about Pyrrha in that manner... He knows how much I cared about her and how much I would be affected by her death, especially since I saw her die in front of me... so why would he say that... I guess he wasn't thinking but... ugh...

"THE NUCKELAVEE."
CHAPTER 10: TEAM RNNJRR; KUROYURI

(Dairoku's POV)

We continued along the path in our same formation; just with Celeste walking along side me and Nora, making sure to support me if I fell weak, which hasn't happened since the first, yet.

Me: Athena, how's Qrow doing?

Athena: Bad. My Nullification is slowly wearing off...

Ruby: How much farther?