RWBY: Team SHDW Volume 1 [NOT CANON ANYMORE]

Chapter 20: Round 1

I'm back!

So... After watching Volume 4, I learned that one of the big bad Elite 4 villains' name was Hazel... The same name as one of my OCs... Now, I NEED your input on this. Do you want my Hazel to be somewhat connected with their Hazel, or just make a few jokes with this odd coincidence?

Also, the picture above is the other members of Team SHDW's weapons. Did my best to capture what they look like.

But now, on with the chapter!
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Skyler Yin skidded backwards across the ground of the battlefield, before he stopped, grinning. He was honestly having a bit of fun with this battle, maybe a bit too much. Oh man, was he turning into his girlfriend?

Skyler gripped onto his sword tighter, facing his opponent, a gray haired opponent wielding the strange combination of a buster sword and spiked hammer, the leader of the opposing team.

Oh, I should probably mentioned what's currently happening. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Vytal Festival Tournament. This first round is the second fight shown in the tournament, this fight featuring Team SHDW (Shadow) of Beacon and Team ASTC (Astric) of Atlas.

The first fight had featured Team RWBY (Ruby) of Beacon and Team ABRN (Auburn) of Haven. Skyler and his team had watched Team RWBY's spectacular match, in awe of how far their friends (and girlfriend for Skyler) had come since the beginning, especially young Ruby Rose. But back to the match.

Skyler was currently facing off against ASTC's leader, Austin Tang. The guy was well built and his expression showed that he was becoming a bit arrogant. Skyler could use that as an advantage. He quickly monitored what his teammates were up to.

His partner, Hazel Tikal, was handling Selena Rustin, who had long brunette hair with an odd mix of purple stripes, and wielded twin scimitars with linings for Dust. Hazel seemed to be doing smoothly against Selena, though it was becoming difficult to keep up due to the different ranges the girls' weapons had.

Skyler's best friend, Dante Williams, was currently having a shoot-off with Tracy Smith, who had short black hair, and wielded dual pistols/knives. The two fighters seemed about equal in accuracy, but Dante's crossbow packed a bit more power to it than that of Tracy's pistols. Dante had the clear advantage against his male opponent.

That left the last team member, Walker Elliot, who was facing off against Caitlin Allen, herself wielding what appeared to be a cross between Walker's sword and Skyler's katana, seeing that it was double bladed, but the handle opened up at the bottom for Dust. But instead of wielding fire, like Skyler's, her weapon was currently specialized in ice. Walker seemed to be getting a disadvantage, due to that Ice Dust.

(A/N: If you watch the Flash show and know the ships in it, I really hope you get that last OC I made.)

But back to Skyler's fight. Austin charged him, beginning to swing his blade. Skyler smirked, leaning a bit to the right and raising his sword. The two swords skidded across one another, sparks flying. As soon as Skyler's blade hit the hilt of Austin's, Skyler pulled the trigger.

There was a burst of flames, knocking Austin back and on his butt. He shook his head, trying to get back to his senses. But as Austin's vision cleared, he saw Skyler's foot just before it impacted his face. Austin's Aura went into the red, knocking him out of the match.

Skyler caught his breath and turned back to the others. Dante had finished off Tracy and was rushing to help out Hazel with Selena. Skyler grinned for a second at that, but turned and ran towards Walker, who was losing ground against Caitlin.