Reaper Of Remnant Volume 1 (A RWBY Fanfic)

13.

Blake is staring in horror at Adam as Weiss aims Myrtenaster at him.

Adam: I see you have a Schnee with you. All the better.

Weiss grits her teeth as Blake slowly backs up as Adam grins at her.

Adam: Running away again? Is that what you've become, Blake? A coward?

Blake: Why are you doing this?

Adam: You and I were going to change the world, remember? We were destined to light the fires of revolution!

He draws his sword and prepares to stab an Atlas student in the chest

Adam: Consider this... a spark.

Blake charges into the dining hall, drawing her sword in a flash. Her blade clashes with his as she pushes him away from the student, and they stand with their blades locked.

Blake: I'm... not... running.

Adam: You... will.

He kicks her away, knocking her onto the floor. A nearby Creep Grimm runs toward her, only to be shot by Adam.

Adam: But not before you suffer for your betrayal, Blake.

He smiles and begins walking toward her. Weiss fires a fire dust attack that forces Adam to launch himself backwards. Weiss gets in between Blake and him as she aims Myrtenaster.

Weiss: Not if I can help it!

Adam grins at Weiss and readies his weapon.

~On the hijacked Atlas Airship~

Reaper performs a low swing with his scythe, with Neo somersaulting over it, and ducking the next swing, before performing another backflip to dodge the third before jumping on the handle of his scythe and kicks him in the face, sending him flying behind Ruby. Ruby then twirls Crescent Rose before attempting a low sweep, only for Neo to backflip away from her consecutive twirls. Once Ruby finishes spinning her weapon, she lodges Crescent Rose on the hull and fires a shot, only for Neo to shatter in an illusion, revealing Roman as he fires a shot back with Melodic Cudgel, sending Ruby flying several feet, before she lodges Crescent Rose to safely grip herself from the surrounding gales, while Roman walks up to her. Reaper tries getting up only to get shot by Roman which incapacitates him.

Roman: Little Red, little Red, you are just determined to be the hero of Vale, aren'tcha?

Ruby: What are you doing!? Without these ships, the Grimm will destroy everything!

Roman: That's the plan!

Roman points Melodic Cudgel at Ruby. Ruby then swats aside the cane just as he attempts to fire it at her, causing him to move a few feet off-balance, before Neo returns and leaps over her, kicking Ruby's left cheek, and using the momentum to flip her over and send Ruby tumbling on her back. Neo then follows up with a roundhouse to the face, and a rear horse kick to nearly send her careening off the hull of the airship.

Ruby: But why!? What do you get out of it!?

Roman: You're asking the wrong questions, Red! It's not what I have to gain, it's that I can't afford to lose!

As Ruby charges, Neo vaults over Roman for a powerful kick. She then leaps up, grabs Crescent Rose, and slides under, flipping Ruby once more with the hook of her umbrella. As Ruby spins midair, the pint-sized powerhouse finishes with a roundhouse to the abdomen, as Roman slams the barrel of Melodic Cudgel to the ground and fires, causing the cane to ricochet and hit Ruby, before catching it and firing the weapon once more over his shoulder. The blast is enough to send Ruby holding on for dear life, with the embedded blade of Crescent Rose the only thing preventing her from falling.