ℝ𝕎𝔹𝕐 𝕌𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕒 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝟙: 𝒢𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓂 𝒮𝒽𝒶𝒹☯𝓌𝓈 (Oc X Blake)

Chapter 27: The Beginning of the End

It was time for the Vytal Festival Tournament Finals. The final contestants, which included Pyrrha, Akito, Sun, Yang and Mercury stood in the center of the arena as the crowd went wild. Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Setsuna, Ace and the four Maiden Sisters were sitting together in the stands, all excited, minus the four sisters. Blake and Setsuna would have noticed how their moods seemed to have changed a bit. While the four sisters seemed to be carrying on like normal, there was a noticable difference in Akito's mood. While he didn't seem that hung up over everything, he was still trying to proceed the information Ozpin gave him, not only about him, but also about the Fall Maiden Amber and what he and the other adults wanted Pyrrha to do.

Port: "Now, for the moment you've all been waiting for, the one-on-one finals! Barty, why don't you explain the rules?"

Oobleck: "Ah, it's quite simple Peter! Instead of a bracket system, each round of the finals will be randomly determined immediately before the match takes place!"

Port: "Much like a good hunt, there will be zero time to prepare!"

Oobleck: "Ah, yes, yes! Now, let's see who our first match will be!" The randomizer began as everyone stared at it eagerly. Eventually, it landed on Akito... and then on Yang.

Port: "Yang Xiao Long and Akito Zara! Both students of Beacon going head to head in the finale!"

The crowd went insane for the lineup, their cheers filling the entire arena. The members of Team RWBY along with Setsuna and Ace were certainly surprised by this.

Weiss: "Is that even possible???"

Ace: "It is quite a twist."

Ruby: "I don't know but it's so cool! Good luck, you two!!"

Setsuna: "Good luck!"

In another part of the arena, Team MYLC were seated, watching how things would turn out in the match. However, Akira's eyes suddenly caught sight of three familiar figures in the crowd. It was none other than Emerald, Jet and Cinder. The brown-haired female had gotten up and nodded to the two before she began to make her way out of the stands. Narrowing his eyes, Akira got up.

Maya: "Akira?" She looked at him as he patted her shoulder and began to make his way after the female.

Akira: "Bathroom." Was all he said. The blonde blinked before shrugging.

Port: "Would all other combatants please leave the stage!" Within seconds, the other combatants were leaving the arena, leaving Akito and Yang alone as the two stepped onto the center segment of the arena that began to slowly rise up into the air.

Yang: "Man, I never thought it would come down to you vs me. Talk about a plot twist, huh?" She looked towards the black-haired wolf, who seemed to be slightly distracted as he seemed to be staring off into the distance. Noticing her friend's state, the blonde got concerned. "Hey, you okay man?"

Akito: "Huh?" he looked at her before he sighed and nodded. "Y-Yeah... I'm fine. Just had a lot on my mind for a bit. But don't worry, I won't let it distract me from making you break a sweat in this fight." He said as Alpha's blade flipped into position as he pointed it at her. The blonde was at first surprised but smirked as Ember Celica activated and she pointed her fist at him.

Yang: "Hah! Bring it on then!"

Eventually, the center platform had stopped as multiple spotlights that had risen from the ground shined down on the two. With their sights trained on each other, they slowly began to circle each other, while slowly closing the gap between them.