Chapter 15.5: The Final Battle; Barbatos VS Bale

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(3rd Person POV)

After everything's settled, Leonardo Lionheart was taken into custody by the Mistralian Police Force. Then newly reunited, Teams RWBY, RRCST (the second R is Neo's surname), Team JNR, Oscar and Qrow were getting ready to head back to the house.

Dairoku: *sigh* It's over...

Yang: Yeah, it is...

Nora: Sooo... Dairoku, was that form...

Dairoku: *smiles* Yeah... That was Barbatos' final form... Lupus.

Qrow: So you finally did it huh Featherless Chicken? Congrats.

Dairoku: Thanks... Though, I didn't do it alone... Athena helped out a lot...

Kuraime: Speaking of Athena, where is she?

Dairoku, Neo, Ren, Weiss and Jaune just looked down in sadness...

Qrow: Kid?

Dairoku: ...*sigh* Athena... used up her last bit of magic to revive Celeste and unlock Barbatos' final form... In the process... she disappeared... She's gone now...

Everyone eyes widen before they looked down, grieving the death of the Spirit of Wisdom... Ruby just held Dairoku's arm and leaned against him...

Ruby: Dairoku...

Celeste looked down, touching the area where the tattoo on her chest was placed...

Dairoku: But...*looks at the tattoo on left hand* She'll always live on in our hearts... *looks at Neo* Right?

Neo: *smiles* Yeah.

After that, everyone holstered their weapons and were beginning to walk out of the building; Dairoku who was walking along side Ruby and Kuraime. They were about to make it out of the building until Dairoku suddenly stopped... Noticing his suddenly halting, Ruby and Kuraime looked back at him, confused.

Ruby: Dairoku?

Kuraime: What's wrong?

Everyone else stopped too and looked back at the Faunus; he hung his head and his eyes were closed as if he was sensing something... Suddenly...

*ROAR*


Everyone became alerted as Dairoku opened his eyes and un-holstered Andromeda before swiftly turning around and redirecting a purple bladed wave of energy back at its attacker who redirected it into a wall; it was Lauren, holding her Euthanasia...

Dairoku: Lauren...

Lauren: Hai Darling! Did you miss me?

A tick of anger popped on Ruby's forehead when she called him Darling.

Lauren: *looks at Ruby* Oh don't be jealous little red! After we're finished, you won't have to hear me call him that! Okay?

Ruby: *starts walking towards her* Why you-

Dairoku immediately stepped in front of Ruby to stop her.

Dairoku: I knew you'd be back...

Lauren: Of course! After that Barbatos Shot to my face, which I must say Darling, packed quite a punch, I was launched all the way to a desert on Menagerie. Took me a few minutes to recover but when I got back, I caught the end of this failed operation. And besides, I can't leave, especially since I feel that strong Lupus energy coming from you

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