Lurking Darkness

Sparring Practice

Pyrrha Nikos, versus the entirety of Team CRDL, and she was whooping their asses.

"Grimm, this is extremely satisfying to watch them get absolutely demolished." You say.

"(Y/n)?" You look at Weiss.

"I agree entirely." You give Weiss a big thumbs up. After Pyrrha finished dismantling CRDL, that idiot Cardin had the bright idea to try to get a cheap shot on Pyrrha, luckily for her, you're insanely fast. Unluckily for Cardin...

You're insanely fast.

Before he could even register what happened, you had his wrist in a vice grip.

"Don't. Ever. Try. That. Again." He falls to a knee.

"Ha! And what do you think you can do about it?" The air starts to freeze. While you're holding his wrist, you begin freezing his arm and weapon.

"AH! WHAT THE HELL!"

"Like I said. Don't try it." You give him an icy stare along with the icy arm. You walk away from the argument.

"Well then, how about we fight?" You stop in your tracks and slowly turn to meet his gaze.

"As a spar? Are you sure you want this?" Even Glynda Goodwitch advised Cardin against it, but of course...

"Yea, right now."

"Fine, I've been waiting for this honestly."

"Cardin, I highly advise against this still, he is on the same level as Miss Nikos." Glynda tells him.

"I don't care. Bring it loser."

"As. You. Wish." The air begins to freeze around Cardin, he still stands his ground, he then charges.

"HRA!" He hits your ribs flush with his mace.

"You're such an idiot Cardin." An ice wall had formed before he hit you, completely blocking the heavy weapon. Incredible gusts of cold air fly past Cardin.

"I haven't even drawn my weapon yet, you may still back out."

"Like hell, I'm going to make you pay!" He runs at you.

"(Y/n)..." Blake sighs, holding her hand in front of her face.

"Fine. I hope you're prepared." You lower your body's temperature to freezing temperature, 32 degrees F, your eyes turn an icy blue, Cardin charges, you slowly pull Moonwake off your back and walk toward Cardin, he swings and misses completely, you slash at his leg and he jumps over it, but you were anticipating that, so you kick him through the air.

"Little prick." He swears under his breath, before noticing and icy footprint on his armor.

"(Y/n) isn't normally like this." Pyrrha says worryingly.

"Maybe he feels like Cardin just isn't a challenge, I mean, like he is on your level." Ruby says to Pyrrha. Ruby doesn't know that's not what she meant.

"I'm going to break you!" Cardin screams as he charges.

"How are you a student here, you can't even tell when you need to retreat. We wouldn't want you to be eaten by a Beowolf now wold we?" You say like Glynda did to Jaune.  He does the same thing, you dodge to your right again, except this time he jumped trying to anticipating your leg swipe, but you knew he'd do it, so you hit him in the face with the hilt of Moonwake, as hard as your can, you then punch him square in the nose, making him fall back, and leaving quite the icicle hanging from his face.

"I'm going to kill you." You laugh at him.

"Please try it." He charges you, but this time instead of waiting for him to get to you, you use your speed to go to him, and proceed to combo him with Moonwake until he's covered in ice and marks from your spear and rifle.

"I'll give you this, your aura is tough. Shame you can't even hit me though." You can see pure rage in Cardin's eyes. You love every second of it.

"That's it." Cardin rushes you again, but this time making sure to keep his distance, when you close in, he resorts to being dirty and getting personal.

"I may not be able to hit you, but at least I can save my mother."

You can feel your heartbeats increase way over what they should be, how could Cardin know about that, there's no way.

"Oh no." Pyrrha said gasping, Blake reacts similarly.

"What?" said all of RWBY except Blake.

"Cardin just brought up (Y/n)'s mother..." Pyrrha says scared. In an instant, your entire body was solid ice, you couldn't control it, Cardin knew you'd lose it, little did he know how far you'd take it.

"Miss Goodwitch, I am giving Cardin 10 seconds, to run for his fucking life."

"(Y/n), what are you sayi-"

"I'm saying that if Cardin doesn't leave this arena, NOW. He will DIE."

"Fat chance buddy, I'm he—!" You cut him off.

"Ten.." Your body temperature begins to drop further, mist begins to emanate from your body.

"Nine.." You're so cold at this point the stone around the arena becomes solid ice, barely able to stand upon.

"Eight.."

"Mister Winchester, leaves the arena this instant!" Miss Goodwitch yells, realizing the situation is growing dire.

"I'm sorry Glynda but it's not happening."

"Seven.." Your body temperature is below zero now, as now even the very air becomes solid around you.

"Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, we have to get down there NOW!" Pyrrha yells.

"Right." Ruby says, they all quickly stand and run toward you.

"Six.."

"Cardin Winchester, you will leave now or I will force you myself!" Glynda orders.

"Not happening." Cardin stands still.

"(Y/n)! Aspro! You will stop this at once!" If only she knew right now that you can't stop.

"Five.." You're well into the negatives in temperature now, this is exactly what Pyrrha was afraid of.

"Four.." Your body temperature is so cold, not even a generated Aura can stop the cold from hitting you.

"Is he really that cold at the moment, he's even colder than Solitas! Not even my Aura can stop this!" Weiss exclaims, shivering. Everyone except Cardin and you have left the arena, even Miss Goodwitch who would seem to have ran for help.

"Three.." Your eyes have completely lost their pupils at that point, your eyes are no longer blue.

"Two.." Your body temperature is approaching the limit.

"One.."

ABSOLUTE ZERO.

Cardin has just realized he screwed up.

"Y/n! Please stop this!" You look out the window to see all of Team RW- no you don't, where's Blake?

Pyrrha and Blake were inside with you.

"Y/n!! Please fight the urge to kill Cardin! You can't do that! You're too kind-hearted to kill someone!" Pyrrha pleads and begs you.

"Y/n!" You turn to your right and see Blake, visibly scared.

Just seeing her. Makes you warm up, Pyrrha must've known that. Gods bless Pyrrha. As you warm up, from absolute zero, you realize that you are incredibly tired, you must've overworked your Aura and now it just hurts to keep your eyes open.

"Blake..." as you pass out.

No notes for this one, just wanted to keep saying thank you for reading! -P