RWBY: Crimson Shadow - Undead Huntress

Chapter 5: Even The Strongest Huntsmen Cry

Chapter 5:Even The Strongest Huntsmen Cry

You appear back in your village, a goal in mind but no real strategy to achieve it. The only thing you know is that the farther away this person is from Ruby, the weaker they get. Thing is, getting them far away is going to be a challenge. Leaping a significant distance takes time, and to take her with you requires physical contact. Perhaps with more training you could rectify this problem, but you don't have time to train. You need to get Ruby back and stop this spirit.

You scan your surroundings to try and find either Ruby or the spirit. To your surprise, you spot them both instantly. Ruby is lying on the ground where the outlines of your mother and father are, and the woman is standing over her.

"Hey!" You shout, getting the woman's attention.

She turns to you, glowing eyes staring directly into yours. You smile, unsheathing your blade so the rising sun gleams off the black metal.

"You're tough, I'll give you that. But I'm not going to lose when Ruby's life is on the line!"

The woman tilts her head at you.

"Sl... Slater..." She whispers, but it's not loud enough for you to hear it. "J-Jet?"

You swipe your hand back and throw your sword towards her, sending it like a spear that, admittedly, you copied the form from Pyrrha. The woman leans to the side to dodge your sword, but you've planned for that. In fact, using your Shadow Transmission, you're already behind her, grabbing your sword and slicing her. Her stolen aura prevents any legitimate damage, but you still force her away and cut down her aura somewhat. Now that you're here, you're close to Ruby. You leap back, over Ruby, and land right beside her. You kneel down and shake her, hoping her eyes will open.

They don't, and you have no time to try anything more. A screech erupts from under the hood of the spirit as she forms her bone scythe and charges at you. You wrap your arm around Ruby's waist then jump out of the way, landing on a nearby building. You toss Ruby up a bit so you can slide your arm around her upper body and hoist her arm over your shoulders. Now in a more comfortable position, you leap off your current building, passing over your entire village, and landing near the gravestones.

You need to get Ruby away from the spirit, or vise-versa. But even if you separate them, this woman can siphon aura from far away. If she tries that again, however, you'll interrupt her. The woman rushes you in some sort of demonic twirl, similar to what Ruby does when she uses her semblance. You leave Ruby on the ground and spring into the air. She follows you up, then splits into three different forms. You try to follow each one, but they're moving at such a speed that makes it impossible to follow all of them. One charges right at you, which you try and attack, but that only leads to it exploding into decaying rose pedals.

"Damn!"

Another one locks on behind you and charges. The cloak opens, revealing the woman, and she cuts you down, sending your body flying towards the ground. You recover and land, shattering the ground below you as your feet meet the earth. You instantly lock your legs down and block the woman's attack, sending a shockwave to blow away all loose dirt and weak grass in your vicinity.

"So who are you?"

You leap into a nearby building, taking the woman with you. You know all the buildings well, so you're using the layout to your advantage. You both appear in a very low ceilinged room, which gives her a disadvantage.

"You had to be someone who died here, right?"

You jump, forcing the woman to hit the ceiling and contort her body to fit. With that, you spin and elbow her with your free arm, then wrap your arm around her so her face is buried in your chelidon, twirl, and slam her against the ground with the added force of you landing on her. Quickly you get up, grab under her chin, spin around and throw her against the wall. She breaks through the wall, sending bits of cement outside and bending the beams that held the building up. She tumbles across the floor but manages to get back on her feet, slamming her scythe into the ground so she'll slow down faster and gain extra balance.