The Knights of Grimm - Act 5 - The Oncoming Shadow

Chapter 54 - Clash For The Truth - Pt. 1

Ruby

The odds were stacked against them, but that had never scared them off before.

They needed to get into the Embered Grove, no matter the cost. Ruby charged ahead first, with everyone running beside her. Ahead of them, Vir Nominis Umbra walked across the ruins towards them, holding his conjured blades in his hands, staring them down with a sinister smirk on his face, eyes glowing bright red. Ruby launched herself forward, then burst through the petals, firing Crescent Rose at Death's helmeted head. The bullet scraped off the Isomacium, sparks flying, and his head barely even recoiling from the impact. All of their foes sprinted together at once.

Kannix blasted up into the air, raining fire down upon them, lighting the surrounding area on fire. He landed and punched Jaune in the face with his mechanical fist. It then transformed into its Hook mode and he drove it onto Jaune's shoulder and smashed his face against the wall with all his might, breaking the bricks and sending the Relic of Choice tumbling away from his grasp.

The Silver Eyed Betrayer watched it bounce away from him, then he smirked, stamping on Jaune's face before he rushed after the ancient relic as it tumbled down the broken road, the cane being stuck between chunks of tarmac. He reached out for it with his metal hand, only for Weiss to suddenly skewer him through the gut with the long barbed tail of her Summoned Lancer, yanking him away from it and tossing him aside.

She launched towards the Relic and scooped it into her hand until she was caught by the throat by the Knight of Death. He glared at her and lifted her off the floor with ease; she grabbed desperately at his heavy metal hand, only for him to slam her into the ground with all his might, causing her blue aura to flicker, and then he dragged her across the ground, and held her against the wall, spinning Ferrum Arctus through his fingers. He aimed it at her face, and just as he went to drive it straight through, the Architect sprung to Weiss' rescue.

He slammed his mechanical fist directly into Death's armoured helmet, knocking him away, then Weiss drove Myrtenaster into the ground, summoning the Arma Gigas, which locked blades with Death, holding him back. "Get back! We can't risk them getting a hold of the Relics!" The Architect yelled, then they turned with wide eyes as they saw Vir Nominis Umbra walking on top of a destroyed Hellfire Tank, resting a conjured hammer on his shoulder. "Oh, shit... RUN!" The Architect yelled.

Weiss did exactly that, knowing what Vir Nominis Umbra was capable of. The False God jumped into the air, and twisted his posture, smashing the hammer into the ground between where Weiss and the Architect were standing. The impact created a devastating shockwave, causing an Acolytes of Lien building to collapse next to them. The shockwave sent the Architect tumbling down the destroyed road, catching onto the edge before he could fall any further.

As Weiss ran with the Relic of Choice, she summoned the Nevermore they killed in the Emerald Forest, and she jumped on top of it, grappling onto its feathers as it flew ahead of Vir Nominis Umbra. "Foolish girl." He sighed, launching one of the blades he formed straight through the Nevermore and rending her helpless as she fell.

"Weiss!" Yang called out, blasting up towards her and catching her, landing on the ground with style. Weiss rolled her eyes.

"Why is everyone always catching me?" She groaned, jolting as Neo shot past them, sprinting towards the Hound which leapt off the destroyed remains of a Paladin, slashing its claws at her, only for her to break apart and suddenly appear behind it. She stabbed it through the neck, holding it in place so that Sun could rush forward and fire shotgun shells relentlessly into its black flesh. The Hound snarled, then suddenly fired razor sharp spikes from its body, knocking the two of them away. Then the Hound jumped into the air, catching onto a flagpole and swinging itself around.