Chapter 8

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As soon as I arrived, I noticed that everyone is occupied fighting something. Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren are fighting the Deathstalker, and Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang are fighting the Nevermore. 

Where are the others...?

Right on cue, I see Hana, Zack, and Titus fighting another Nevermore. Zack seems to be at a disadvantage due to his lack of ranged attacks, but his dodging is on point. Hana is helping Titus with her semblance while he punches the shit out of the nevermore with his brass knuckles. Well... that was up until he was sent flying. I used a pillar's shadow to catch him. He noticed and turns in my direction. 

"Missed me?" I ask.

"Haha... Why not join us in our tussling?"

"You guys didn't invite me," I faked being hurt emotionally. "I'm hurt..."

"Well, now is your time to shine."

We both rushed over to Zack and Hana. The Nevermore was circling back now.

"Geist!" Hana said with surprise.

"Hey man! Got a plan?" Zack asked me.

"Yeah, I've got a plan. Hana, your plants can boost people's Aura, right? Give Zack speed and he'll get its attention and lead it to those big pillars. Titus, do you think you can manage to create two ice structures at once?" I asked Titus. 

"I think I manage, but having Hana's Spirit Sage would certainly help," He said looking at her.

"Can we count on you with that, Hana?" I asked her.

"Sure can!" She said confidently.

"Alright, once the bird is between the pillars Hana will whip it to stun it for a bit. Once it's stunning, I'll create shadow claws to pin its talons to the ground and Titus will shoot its wings with his Black Ice to pin them to the pillars. Zack and Hana will cut them off and by then it won't be able to fly allowing me to stop using my shadows and cut its head." I explained.

"You're too good at this..." Titus said. 

"Cruel... I like it," Zack said with a smile and made fists with his hands.

"Thanks, I try my best," I say and the Nevermore had already seen us, approaching at full speed. "Alright, show me what you're capable of."

As planned, we all got out of its sight except for Zack.

"Hey, there you massive shit! Follow me!" Zack yelled at it. Successfully getting its attention. 

The nevermore was following Zack through the pillars until it was hit by Hana's whip and, as planned, was stunned for some seconds. 

"Titus!" I signaled and used the pillar's shadow to create shadow claws to hold the Nevermore's talons on the ground.

"On it!" Titus said and looked over at Hana. "Ready?" he asked Hana, who just nodded. 

Hana summoned her Spirit Sage and spirit leaves started revolving around Titus, this enhanced his ability to control his semblance and Titus shot two pillars of Black Ice with a hint of green toward the Nevermore's wings, and as planned, the wings were stuck, removing completely its ability to fly. 

"Hana, Zack!" I signaled them. They nodded and launched towards the Nevermore. Hana jumped and sliced where the wing meets its body with Verdant Edge. Zack did the same with his flaming Sirius. 

Wingless, the Nevermore screeched in pain. Now is my cue. Hana summons whips to hold its beak closed and held it close to the ground, allowing me to get a perfect slice. I dashed at it instantly, leaving afterimages of where I once was. I then strike the nevermore with great force, incapacitating it. My shadow afterimages then followed my course of action and sliced multiple times through its body.

"That went swimmingly..." I murmured to myself from the other side. I look up and see the others standing there triumphantly. 

Third Person POV

Back at Beacon, teams were being formed. 

"Russel Thrush. Cardin Winchester. Dove Bronzewing. Sky Lark," Ozpin mentioned. "The four of you retrieved the black bishop pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team CRDL, led by... Cardin Winchester!" The audience starts applauding. 

"Jaune Arc. Lie Ren. Pyrrha Nikos. Nora Valkyrie. The four of you retrieved the white rook pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team JNPR," Ozpin says and Nora jumps to Ren, hugging him.

"Led by... Jaune Arc!" Ozpin says and the crowd applauds. 

"Huh? L-Led by...?" Jaune said shocked. 

"Congratulations, young man," Ozpin tells Jaune. 

A grinning Pyrrha offers a friendly shoulder bump to Jaune, but her "fine leader" is knocked over and falls to his butt in front of the laughing audience.

"Blake Belladonna. Ruby Rose. Weiss Schnee. Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team RWBY. Led by... Ruby Rose!" Ozpin mentions and once again, the crowd applauds the students but Weiss seemed to be surprised, whereas Ruby was in shock, and Yang hugs her. 

"I'm so proud of you!" Yang says hugging her sister. 

"And finally: Ajax Ghost, Hana Hayashi, Zachary Solaris, and Titus Iceborne. The four of you retrieved the white king pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team GHZT. Led by Ajax Ghost!" Ozpin motioned to me and the crowd applauded one last time. I winced at him telling my name to everyone... Although my new teammates applauded me.

"It looks like things are shaping up to be an... interesting year," Ozpin says amid the cheering crowd.

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