Chapter 4: The Sloth
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Weiss Schnee's predicament, deflecting the swipe from a Beowolf with her Myrtenaster and getting pushed back into the middle of the beastly circle. She holds out her sword as she goes through her dueling motions and practices.
Weiss: (in her head) Remember your training, Weiss. Head up, shoulders back, right foot forward — not that forward! — slow your breathing, wait for the right time to strike, and... (brings her rapier up, the revolver spinning) Now!
Weiss dashes forward with her loaded weapon at the Beowolf in front of her, just when Ruby suddenly appears between the two in a blur of rose petals and a swipe of her Crescent Rose scythe, landing a hit on the monster.
Ruby: Gotcha!
Weiss widens her eyes and screams as she quickly has to stop, swinging the sword in a random direction and creating a line of fire that sets a nearby tree ablaze, followed quickly by the rest of the forest around the clearing.
Ruby, distracted by Weiss' mess-up, is barely defended when the same Beowolf scratches at her weapon, knocking the younger girl into the heiress.
Ruby: Hey, watch it!
Weiss: Excuse me! You attacked out of turn! I could have killed you!
Ruby: You'll have to try a lot harder than that...
The duo wield their arms as the pack of Beowolves whine and growl around them. Ruby reloads her scythe just as a flaming tree falls near them. Suddenly, a Blade slams into he spine of one wolf. Y/n leads quickly as he lands on he wolf. Crushing it into the earth as he pulls his blade out of it. The blade quickly is wrapped back into its cloth wrappings. And sheathed on his back.
Y/n: taking turns? Weiss this isn't a video game.
Weiss: (grabbing Ruby's arm) We have to go!
She leads Ruby out of the blaze as it engulfs the grass and sets the Grimm to running back the way they came or suffering in the fire. Y/n follows coyly.
Ruby, Y/n and Weiss stop a safe ways from the smoke and flames. Weiss leans over and pants as Ruby looks behind her.
Ruby: What was that?! That should've been easy!
Weiss: Well perhaps if you had exercised even the slightest amount of caution with the placement of your strikes, I wouldn't have set the forest on fire!
Ruby: (scoffs) What's that supposed to mean?
Weiss: I'm just surprised someone who talks so much would communicate so little during an encounter!
Ruby: Well, I'm sorry you need my help to win a fight. I'm just fine on my own!
Weiss: Well, congratulations on being the strongest child to sneak your way into Beacon. Bravo!
Y/n tries to Calm the situation
Y/n: Woah woah, let's all calm down. Let's try and focus on getting the relics. Alright?
Y/n is between the girls as they look away from each other and fold their arms.
Weiss: well I'm not working with a clueless brat!
Ruby: and I'm not working with a know it all!
Y/n: *sigh* fine...I'll go get the relic on my own.
Y/n turns and leaves as it's silent for a few seconds. Until ruby and Weiss chase after him.
Weiss: Wait!
Ruby: yeah wait up!
They catch up with Y/n as they're walking on both his sides. Clearly they want to be on his team.
Y/n: Great, stuck between two girls who want me..good freakin grief.
End of Chapter 4!
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