Jaune said in relief thinking he somehow outran Joraal, only for the ground to erupt underneath him as he was now being held by Joraal's arm stretching out of the ground soon the rest of Joraal's body emerged from the ground as Joraal forced Jaune to look at him
"GAME OVER CHILD" Joraal yelled as he slowly began crushing Jaune, that's when Jaune disappeared from his hand as Joraal looked around for any sight of the blonde knight
Below Joraal's feet was Jaune hiding underneath Joraal, Jaune couldn't believe Joraal didn't die since he was thinking of the monster's death but somehow can't
'So this guy can't be part of my mind? Maybe he came from the shield? No that's not possible and I'm not crazy like Ruby! But that's the only thing I could think of' Jaune said to himself as suddenly he was blown down, Jaune looked up and saw Joraal in the sky with the monster's wings spread wide that made him look menacing
Joraal looked at the boy "Impressive for you to hide below me boy, I really didn't think of you to do that, but it all ends here" Joraal said as the winged monsters rapidly descended down
Joraal was flying down fast and Jaune thought of something to possibly win and survive this battle. Joraal flew closer and closer at Jaune, the ground began to shake as a massive CCT tower came out of the ground below Jaune's feet as he was carried up by it
Caught in surprise Joraal crashed into the CCT tower causing it to break and fall down towards Joraal crushing the monster meanwhile Jaune thought of escape so he disappeared and re-appeared below in the aftermath next to Joraal's crushed body
Jaune sighed in relief thinking that the nightmare is over, that's when the ground began to shake again as Jaune's eyes widen in disbelief
He saw Joraal slowly getting up hearing the monster's flesh and bones merging together again as some metal beams began to fall out of his body, Jaune couldn't believe it Joraal came back
Joraal noticed Jaune as Joraal kneeled down before him bowing down to Jaune as Jaune himself was now shocked about the turn of events
"Uhm.... what?" Jaune looked at Joraal confused, that's when the creature looked at him
"You have bested me in combat, in all the many times I've reincarnated myself some of my hosts either accepted their fate or tried to run, but you.... you decided to fight me like a few of my past hosts and won, even outsmarting me by crushing me with this.... large weapon" Joraal spoke while Jaune was baffled at two things, first was about the creature thinking that the CCT was a weapon and second was that he wasn't the first one to meet Joraal
"Thank you for the compliment but I.... I'm not worthy of such praise" Jaune said looked down
"Nonesense a warrior like you has bested me, a Darkin of war, how could a warrior like you think that you are not worthy of such praise!?" Joraal yelled in disbelief and anger meeting someone who isn't feeling proud of beating him
Jaune explained his story to Joraal, the Darkin is baffled at the situation Jaune is in, the Darkin is angered since Jaune is being denied of his dreams in becoming a protector of mankind from the abominations like him that roam in this world
"How could they? Do they even know of your intentions young one!?" Joraal yelled as Jaune looked down
"They never gave me the chance to explain why I-" Jaune was cut off as Joraal slammed his fist into the ground beside Jaune
"Apologies young one, but I can't hold on to the anger I have hearing of these huntsmen and huntress in training, and from what I see despite your lack of fighting skills, your planning and decision making is truly incredible" Joraal spoke as Jaune looked away feeling flattered
"I don't think summoning a tower to crush you count as skill"
"Nonesense, it was still a part of your plan that you adapted from" After that a long silence fell upon them both as Joraal thought of an idea
"How about I help you become stronger? I can help you achieve your dreams and give you power to become a hero" Joraal said tempting Jaune, but Jaune knew there would be a catch, I mean there always is
"Sounds promising, but what's the catch?" Jaune said as Joraal told him about a war between Icathia and Shurima, the fall of Icathia, the fall of Shurima, the Darkin war, the rune wars, and finally the shattering of the moon all of those events have something Joraal wants
"So all you want is purpose and a reason to live?" Jaune said feeling sorry for Joraal and the other Darkin
"Yes" Is what Joraal only said as Jaune held his hand out to Joraal as Joraal grabbed and shook his hand
Jaune suddenly woke up from the ground, he took out his scroll and noticed that not much time has passed so he left the cave and walked back to Beacon with a smile and a new friend by his side
New Ally Obtained Joraal, The Darkin Aegis
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