chapter 6: bloody palace a level beyond grimm
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Azure: its been a long time since i last saw you my son
Verde: * he remained silent for s short time but then his facial expression turned to great rage as he rushed up towards azure swinging his right fist.*
Azure: * he calmly caught verdes fist and kicked him to the ground knocking him back with forth* i see you got my stubborn and reckless side in you.
Verde: you...you left me all by myself without even telling me!
Azure: and what do you think blindly swinging your fist at me will accomplish? you aren't a kid anymore i can tell just by looking at you so you can stop acting like one!
Verde: * he clinched his hands in anger and started to speak while tears dropped from his eyes* you have no idea how much i went through how much i had to suffer just to keep myself alive do you even understand how i felt being there without you!?
Azure: look i understand you have probably had it rough i know trust me....i never meant to put you through all of this in the first place things were never supposed to go the way they went, but im here for you now and i want to help you...you my son verde!
verde: * he stood there quiet with a cold look in his but then began to sigh as he looked his father in the eyes and spoke* i cant forgive you for not being there for me all those years...but im willing to accept that you want to try to make it up to me so im giving you a chance at least.
azure: *he closes his eyes and breathes slowly* thats all im asking for
diamond: that was...so beautiful! *she wipes a tear*
auburn: i dont even know whats going on anymore...
weiss: you all seem to be having fun even though we are here for a different reason
azure: ah that's right i almost forgot why we are here in the first place.
diamond: hey mom...
verde: w-wait mom so that means....
weiss: yes let it sink in how awesome i am *she smiles and giggles*
verde: y-you and ruby....oh my god * he holds his head trying to process this all in his head*
weiss: *pouts* argh why does everyone freak out when i bring this up!?
ozpin: not everyone ships you two you know?
weiss: well i think people need to deal with it we are together and people need to accept it weather they like it or not
azure: *facepalm* its not that at all...his brain is going into overload because i didnt raise him so he doesnt know exactly how two females could possibly....you know *cough*
weiss: oh wow.....no wonder your son hates you...
ozpin: we are getting a bit off topic here...
weiss: oh thats right we need to get down to business! azure you can explain the details to the young hunters
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azure: right....recently there have been reports of an ancient building north of vale that is crawling with grimm
verde: ok so it's got a lot of grimm i dont see what the problem is
weiss: this isn't just home to any normal grimm it's home to the strongest grimm alive
auburn: say what now!?
verde: no fucking way strongest grimm!? i thought the normal ones were enough
azure: the place is called bloody palace it houses some of the largest and toughest grimm there and most people who have tried to venture into it never came back
verde: thats insane how could there be grimm even stronger than the current ones!?
ozpin: now you know just how serious this situation is....if this building remains doing as it please's we could be looking at a massive grimm invasion in the near future...or even sooner than that.
weiss: so now that you know the situation its time to tell you what we plan to do.
azure: we cannot attack that place head on as we do not know if there are grimm guarding it or if it has any defenses....not only that but we cant go ourselves to investigate this place because that would be leaving beacon defenseless and vulnerable to attack.
ozpin: normally we would send a skilled group of experienced hunters to investigate but we are lacking in staff right now and there is no way we could leave the school so...
auburn: so you have no choice but to send us students in as an alternative.
ozpin: please understand that we wouldnt be doing this if we had another option.
verde: so then how are you going to do this?
ozpin: we were going to recommend your team to go but it seems your teammates are off on other missions themselves....the same thing goes for for team SARD.
auburn: how about me and verde go to compensate for the lack of choices you have for people who can go?
ozpin: hmmm...i dont like this but it is far better to send 2 people rather than one so you have a deal weiss you may drop them off at the way point of bloody palace.
weiss: you got it follow me to the chopper you two.
auburn: *while being inside the chopper she could clearly see that verde was a bit uneasy so she spoke to him softly* are you okay over there?
verde: it's just i have been fighting the grimm for a while now and hearing that there are even stronger ones out there kinda sends a chill down my spine.
auburn: dont worry we are huntsman we will be just fine
verde: easy for you to say you're the big bad wolf im just plain old me
auburn: hey cut that out i may be a big bad wolf but that doesnt make anyone else less qualified to complete a mission alright.
verde: sorry....just old scars haunting me again
auburn:.......*she slowly gets up walking over to him and hugging him softly in her arms*
verde: *his eyes widen as all who he could do was stand still and let her hug him.*
auburn: dont worry so much what ever danger we come across we are going to get through it ok?
verde:.....a-alright
weiss: we are here you two * weiss brings the helicopter down to the safe zone as the two exit and listen to her orders* both of you will head to bloody palace and check out the surroundings do not head inside we dont know what lurks in there so please heed this warning and do not go inside just scan the front area for any clues then come back understood?
auburn: got it we will be sure to report back lets head out!
both auburn and verde walk along a narrow trail as the sky got darker and and gloomier as it begun to rain however...the rain in this place appeared to fall very slowly as if time was stopping in slow motion as the two finally approached the building it had an ominous aura surrounding it and looked as though to be a mix between a mansion and a tower as the two stared out into the distance.
auburn: this place....it feels so lifeless and sad almost as if its reaching out and calling to someone
verde: i dont like the feel im getting from this place...there is nothing here right now but it feels like there is
just as they spoke a large red light flashed and shot down from the sky as it hit the ground creating a circle of concentrated energy in strange markings, as the light began to fade and they could see an object covered in wing feathers.
auburn: ummm what the heck is that!
verde: i dont know but im getting an even worse feeling from this thing in front of us
the object soon began to move as the wings burst open and the figure begins to rise slowly revealing a slightly female like figure with all the unique colors of a grim and a small mask to the right of her face,she was revealed to be wielding a long black sword in her right hand a platinum shield in her left as she flapped her wings and pointed the blade at the two hunters.
auburn:.......i think she wants a fight
verde: then it's a fight we are going to give her! * he leaps forward at the grimm swinging his sword downward at her*
platinum: * she quickly spreads her swings leaping back from the attack as she swoops into the air and showers a barrage of feathers down at him.*
auburn: * she quickly dashes to his location and uses her left hand she jabs at each of the feathers punching and shooting through them with fire bullets, she then leaps into the sky swinging her left hook towards the grimm.*
platinum: *she uses her shield swiftly swinging it deflecting her hand and slashing at her body knocking her downward as she glides down towards her.*
verde: * he quickly leaps into the air softly pushing auburn aside so she lands safely from being attacked, he then swings his sword vertically as she comes closer.*
platinum: *she moves her sheild close to her body blocking the attack and clashes with his sword as her speed increases pushing him back as her blade thrust into his while smashing him into a wall of the tower as he coughs up blood, she then proceeds to raise her blade up to pierce through him.*
auburn: * she dashes over quickly and swings her left arm at the grimms body making a direct hit as she shoots out a flame bullet that explodes and knocks it back.* are you alright verde!?
verde: * slowly breaks from the wall slightly winching in pain as he dust himself off* barely...this thing is no ordinary grimm its fast smart and powerful it can keep up with each of our movements too.....i dont know how this fight is gonna turn out.
auburn: im a bit worried but...* she then looks up in the sky and sees that this place has a blood moon and her frown turned into a smile* this place has a blood moon so my semblance is going to be at its peak but i will be a bit more wide open as this boost wont last forever can i count on you to have my back?
verde: * he transforms his sword into two halves and removes the eyepatch from his left eye revealing the dust eye* who the hell do you think i am?
auburn: heh clever looks like i wont be blowing your house down anytime soon * her eyes turn red as her aura became slightly visible getting in battle stance crouching as if she was about to chase her prey down and sink her teeth into it.*
verde: funny * he quickly dashes forward before the grimm could move and unleashes a flurry of sword swipes from both hands.*
platinum: * the grimm uses her shield to fend off most of the attacks starting to get pushed back by his assault this time,nervous of his strength she attempted to swing her sword at his waist area for a direct hit.*
verde: * he smiles as his body starts to become transparent as a ghost and slips through her attack appearing right behind her as a small burst of flame is left behind and explodes as she is knocked back slightly.*
auburn: *quickly leaps behind her and gains a direct hit with a powered up left hook as an electric bullet shoots out this time slightly making platinum immobile as she falls out of the sky.*
verde: * he lands on a tree branch and leaps from tree to tree gaining speed as he leaps forward and preforms a direct slash on the grimm with both swords as he lands on the ground.*
auburn: * she leaps back into the air and connects another left hook as her gauntlet shoots out a flaming bullet exploding and knocking her down to verde.*
platinum: * she slightly regained footing and proceeded to slash verde in half*
verde: * he became transparent as a ghost and slipped through her swipe appearing behind her as a small burst of flame exploded by her knocking her backwards.*
auburn: * she quickly dashes forward coming from behind him and roundhouse kicks platinum in the back sending her flying as she hits the ground and slides across the ground finally coming to a stop.*
platinum: * she slowly gets up unfolding her wings with her cuts and bruises over her body showing as she stared the two down and did something that they completely were not expecting* you two have begun to earn my respect i shall give you the honor of seeing me at 50% of my power.
auburn: d-did she just talk!?
verde: she's going to try something keep your guard up!
platinum: * she raises her sword slowly and at this very instant there was no sound that could be heard at all, in an instant she appeared behind the two hunters sheathing her sword and closing her wings as multiple slash marks suddenly appeared on the two and the sound of the cuts could finally be heard but by then it was too late.*
auburn: what just......* she slowly falls to the ground just now feeling the attack as blood slowly drips from her body.*
verde: * verdes swords suddenly snapped and broke into tiny pieces shocked at the sudden event his body starts to become numb and his vision blurs as he looks at auburn then platinum slowly falling sideways as his eyes looked like he had lost the light in them, body slowly dripping blood the same as auburn as both he and her were trying to process in their minds what just happened to them.*
platinum: *sighs and turns around speaking to the both of them* that was my slowest attack and you dropped like flies well i guess it was to be expected a real top of the line hunter would have been able to see that attack coming before i even raised my sword, i will admit though for rookies you were able to damage me and make me use half of my power so be proud...i purposely missed any of your vitals and only really damaged the outside so you two wont die. you showed me a good time so im honoring your efforts by giving you another chance leave and dont come back to this place until you are strong enough to beat me the front door entrance guard of bloody palace * the grimm slowly walked past them as a flash of light appeared and the grimm vanished without a trace...her leaving caused the slowed down rain to actually fall at a faster pace.*
as the rain poured and poured on bloody palace the two hunters were left staring at each other in a lifeless state..they were alive but to the two it was as if they were dead by this crushing defeat, their bodies lay there unable to move and even unable to feel the cold wet rain drops that touched their bodies.
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Verde: * he remained silent for s short time but then his facial expression turned to great rage as he rushed up towards azure swinging his right fist.*
Azure: * he calmly caught verdes fist and kicked him to the ground knocking him back with forth* i see you got my stubborn and reckless side in you.
Verde: you...you left me all by myself without even telling me!
Azure: and what do you think blindly swinging your fist at me will accomplish? you aren't a kid anymore i can tell just by looking at you so you can stop acting like one!
Verde: * he clinched his hands in anger and started to speak while tears dropped from his eyes* you have no idea how much i went through how much i had to suffer just to keep myself alive do you even understand how i felt being there without you!?
Azure: look i understand you have probably had it rough i know trust me....i never meant to put you through all of this in the first place things were never supposed to go the way they went, but im here for you now and i want to help you...you my son verde!
verde: * he stood there quiet with a cold look in his but then began to sigh as he looked his father in the eyes and spoke* i cant forgive you for not being there for me all those years...but im willing to accept that you want to try to make it up to me so im giving you a chance at least.
azure: *he closes his eyes and breathes slowly* thats all im asking for
diamond: that was...so beautiful! *she wipes a tear*
auburn: i dont even know whats going on anymore...
weiss: you all seem to be having fun even though we are here for a different reason
azure: ah that's right i almost forgot why we are here in the first place.
diamond: hey mom...
verde: w-wait mom so that means....
weiss: yes let it sink in how awesome i am *she smiles and giggles*
verde: y-you and ruby....oh my god * he holds his head trying to process this all in his head*
weiss: *pouts* argh why does everyone freak out when i bring this up!?
ozpin: not everyone ships you two you know?
weiss: well i think people need to deal with it we are together and people need to accept it weather they like it or not
azure: *facepalm* its not that at all...his brain is going into overload because i didnt raise him so he doesnt know exactly how two females could possibly....you know *cough*
weiss: oh wow.....no wonder your son hates you...
ozpin: we are getting a bit off topic here...
weiss: oh thats right we need to get down to business! azure you can explain the details to the young hunters
vale
azure: right....recently there have been reports of an ancient building north of vale that is crawling with grimm
verde: ok so it's got a lot of grimm i dont see what the problem is
weiss: this isn't just home to any normal grimm it's home to the strongest grimm alive
auburn: say what now!?
verde: no fucking way strongest grimm!? i thought the normal ones were enough
azure: the place is called bloody palace it houses some of the largest and toughest grimm there and most people who have tried to venture into it never came back
verde: thats insane how could there be grimm even stronger than the current ones!?
ozpin: now you know just how serious this situation is....if this building remains doing as it please's we could be looking at a massive grimm invasion in the near future...or even sooner than that.
weiss: so now that you know the situation its time to tell you what we plan to do.
azure: we cannot attack that place head on as we do not know if there are grimm guarding it or if it has any defenses....not only that but we cant go ourselves to investigate this place because that would be leaving beacon defenseless and vulnerable to attack.
ozpin: normally we would send a skilled group of experienced hunters to investigate but we are lacking in staff right now and there is no way we could leave the school so...
auburn: so you have no choice but to send us students in as an alternative.
ozpin: please understand that we wouldnt be doing this if we had another option.
verde: so then how are you going to do this?
ozpin: we were going to recommend your team to go but it seems your teammates are off on other missions themselves....the same thing goes for for team SARD.
auburn: how about me and verde go to compensate for the lack of choices you have for people who can go?
ozpin: hmmm...i dont like this but it is far better to send 2 people rather than one so you have a deal weiss you may drop them off at the way point of bloody palace.
weiss: you got it follow me to the chopper you two.
auburn: *while being inside the chopper she could clearly see that verde was a bit uneasy so she spoke to him softly* are you okay over there?
verde: it's just i have been fighting the grimm for a while now and hearing that there are even stronger ones out there kinda sends a chill down my spine.
auburn: dont worry we are huntsman we will be just fine
verde: easy for you to say you're the big bad wolf im just plain old me
auburn: hey cut that out i may be a big bad wolf but that doesnt make anyone else less qualified to complete a mission alright.
verde: sorry....just old scars haunting me again
auburn:.......*she slowly gets up walking over to him and hugging him softly in her arms*
verde: *his eyes widen as all who he could do was stand still and let her hug him.*
auburn: dont worry so much what ever danger we come across we are going to get through it ok?
verde:.....a-alright
weiss: we are here you two * weiss brings the helicopter down to the safe zone as the two exit and listen to her orders* both of you will head to bloody palace and check out the surroundings do not head inside we dont know what lurks in there so please heed this warning and do not go inside just scan the front area for any clues then come back understood?
auburn: got it we will be sure to report back lets head out!
both auburn and verde walk along a narrow trail as the sky got darker and and gloomier as it begun to rain however...the rain in this place appeared to fall very slowly as if time was stopping in slow motion as the two finally approached the building it had an ominous aura surrounding it and looked as though to be a mix between a mansion and a tower as the two stared out into the distance.
auburn: this place....it feels so lifeless and sad almost as if its reaching out and calling to someone
verde: i dont like the feel im getting from this place...there is nothing here right now but it feels like there is
just as they spoke a large red light flashed and shot down from the sky as it hit the ground creating a circle of concentrated energy in strange markings, as the light began to fade and they could see an object covered in wing feathers.
auburn: ummm what the heck is that!
verde: i dont know but im getting an even worse feeling from this thing in front of us
the object soon began to move as the wings burst open and the figure begins to rise slowly revealing a slightly female like figure with all the unique colors of a grim and a small mask to the right of her face,she was revealed to be wielding a long black sword in her right hand a platinum shield in her left as she flapped her wings and pointed the blade at the two hunters.
auburn:.......i think she wants a fight
verde: then it's a fight we are going to give her! * he leaps forward at the grimm swinging his sword downward at her*
platinum: * she quickly spreads her swings leaping back from the attack as she swoops into the air and showers a barrage of feathers down at him.*
auburn: * she quickly dashes to his location and uses her left hand she jabs at each of the feathers punching and shooting through them with fire bullets, she then leaps into the sky swinging her left hook towards the grimm.*
platinum: *she uses her shield swiftly swinging it deflecting her hand and slashing at her body knocking her downward as she glides down towards her.*
verde: * he quickly leaps into the air softly pushing auburn aside so she lands safely from being attacked, he then swings his sword vertically as she comes closer.*
platinum: *she moves her sheild close to her body blocking the attack and clashes with his sword as her speed increases pushing him back as her blade thrust into his while smashing him into a wall of the tower as he coughs up blood, she then proceeds to raise her blade up to pierce through him.*
auburn: * she dashes over quickly and swings her left arm at the grimms body making a direct hit as she shoots out a flame bullet that explodes and knocks it back.* are you alright verde!?
verde: * slowly breaks from the wall slightly winching in pain as he dust himself off* barely...this thing is no ordinary grimm its fast smart and powerful it can keep up with each of our movements too.....i dont know how this fight is gonna turn out.
auburn: im a bit worried but...* she then looks up in the sky and sees that this place has a blood moon and her frown turned into a smile* this place has a blood moon so my semblance is going to be at its peak but i will be a bit more wide open as this boost wont last forever can i count on you to have my back?
verde: * he transforms his sword into two halves and removes the eyepatch from his left eye revealing the dust eye* who the hell do you think i am?
auburn: heh clever looks like i wont be blowing your house down anytime soon * her eyes turn red as her aura became slightly visible getting in battle stance crouching as if she was about to chase her prey down and sink her teeth into it.*
verde: funny * he quickly dashes forward before the grimm could move and unleashes a flurry of sword swipes from both hands.*
platinum: * the grimm uses her shield to fend off most of the attacks starting to get pushed back by his assault this time,nervous of his strength she attempted to swing her sword at his waist area for a direct hit.*
verde: * he smiles as his body starts to become transparent as a ghost and slips through her attack appearing right behind her as a small burst of flame is left behind and explodes as she is knocked back slightly.*
auburn: *quickly leaps behind her and gains a direct hit with a powered up left hook as an electric bullet shoots out this time slightly making platinum immobile as she falls out of the sky.*
verde: * he lands on a tree branch and leaps from tree to tree gaining speed as he leaps forward and preforms a direct slash on the grimm with both swords as he lands on the ground.*
auburn: * she leaps back into the air and connects another left hook as her gauntlet shoots out a flaming bullet exploding and knocking her down to verde.*
platinum: * she slightly regained footing and proceeded to slash verde in half*
verde: * he became transparent as a ghost and slipped through her swipe appearing behind her as a small burst of flame exploded by her knocking her backwards.*
auburn: * she quickly dashes forward coming from behind him and roundhouse kicks platinum in the back sending her flying as she hits the ground and slides across the ground finally coming to a stop.*
platinum: * she slowly gets up unfolding her wings with her cuts and bruises over her body showing as she stared the two down and did something that they completely were not expecting* you two have begun to earn my respect i shall give you the honor of seeing me at 50% of my power.
auburn: d-did she just talk!?
verde: she's going to try something keep your guard up!
platinum: * she raises her sword slowly and at this very instant there was no sound that could be heard at all, in an instant she appeared behind the two hunters sheathing her sword and closing her wings as multiple slash marks suddenly appeared on the two and the sound of the cuts could finally be heard but by then it was too late.*
auburn: what just......* she slowly falls to the ground just now feeling the attack as blood slowly drips from her body.*
verde: * verdes swords suddenly snapped and broke into tiny pieces shocked at the sudden event his body starts to become numb and his vision blurs as he looks at auburn then platinum slowly falling sideways as his eyes looked like he had lost the light in them, body slowly dripping blood the same as auburn as both he and her were trying to process in their minds what just happened to them.*
platinum: *sighs and turns around speaking to the both of them* that was my slowest attack and you dropped like flies well i guess it was to be expected a real top of the line hunter would have been able to see that attack coming before i even raised my sword, i will admit though for rookies you were able to damage me and make me use half of my power so be proud...i purposely missed any of your vitals and only really damaged the outside so you two wont die. you showed me a good time so im honoring your efforts by giving you another chance leave and dont come back to this place until you are strong enough to beat me the front door entrance guard of bloody palace * the grimm slowly walked past them as a flash of light appeared and the grimm vanished without a trace...her leaving caused the slowed down rain to actually fall at a faster pace.*
as the rain poured and poured on bloody palace the two hunters were left staring at each other in a lifeless state..they were alive but to the two it was as if they were dead by this crushing defeat, their bodies lay there unable to move and even unable to feel the cold wet rain drops that touched their bodies.
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