RWBY: The Resonant Rōnin (Discontinued)

Chapter 58: The Lady in the Shoe

Coco shouts, "Hey! Over here!"

"What?!"

Cordovin looks over to Coco's group as they keep running.

Nora turns to Cinder with a smirk.

"And you said it wasn't beach season!"

The group of five then take cover behind a boulder for each of them. Nora fires off more grenades from Magnhild, but suddenly, a hexagonal shield pattern appears protecting Cordovin's mech, doing no damage to her as she laughs.

"Surely you knew Atlas was the father of hard-light Dust, or do lesser kingdoms simply lack proper education?"

Cordovin charges up her mech's arm cannon again, this time firing rock Dust, forcing Coco's team to abandon their cover.

"Cordo just activated shields!"

Oscar says, "I saw that. We need to find whatever's generating it." Ruby hums.

"You know, in video games, the weak spot's usually on the back of the giant boss!"

Weiss says, "Ruby, this isn't a game!"

"I'm just trying to-- LOOK OUT!!"

Cordovin's mech is seen stomping at a part of the ocean. Unbeknownst to her, Qrow flies around in his avian form.

"You are ants! You are lower than ants!" As Qrow flies through the clouds, he transforms back into his human form and takes out Harbinger's scythe form. He propels himself forward and grapples onto the giant mech. "Ah! What was that?!"

Qrow says, "Until the shield's down, we're gonna have to get up close and personal with this thing."

Qrow starts to fire at the scratch he just made. Suddenly, he notices the mech's giant hand start to reach for him. Qrow dodges out of the way, transforming back into his avian form.

Emerald's eyes widen as she says, "That's easier said than done!" Ruby looks back to them.

"Weiss and I are on it!"

Ruby and Weiss land on a patch of ice on the ocean together as Neo lands next to them and closes Hush.

"Hold on!"

Weiss stabs Myrtenaster into the ground, creating an ice attack that knocks Cordovin's mech off balance for a bit. Cordovin let's out a frustrated yell. As the airship flies by, Oscar realizes something.

"Wait, that's it. When she..." Cordovin aims her cannon at Ruby and Weiss. Oscar gasps. "RUBY, MOVE!!"

Cordovin fires a volley of missiles at Ruby, Neo, and Weiss, creating a large plume of water. From it, they emerge unharmed as they ride Weiss' Queen Lancer summon. Ruby leaps off and uses Crescent Rose to propel herself onto Cordovin's mech, embedding the scythe's blade into it. Maria cheers Ruby on. The force of Ruby's strike knocks the mech back into the cliffside, the tremors being felt by the citizens in Argus. Cordovin let's out an enraged scream.

Coco turns to those with her.

"Go!!"

Coco, Velvet, Pyrrha, and Nora proceed forward. Velvet leaps onto the mech's arm and runs along it, while also using the blades of a mimic of StormFlower to hang on as Neo catches up to her. Pyrrha uses Miló to slash at the mech's hip joint, while Nora uses the hammer form of Magnhild to smash at the arm cannon. Cordovin manages to stand the mech back up, causing Ruby to be lowered down into her view on the windshield. Ruby hangs on to Crescent Rose as she nervously smiles and waves at Cordovin.

"Get off of me!"

Cordovin tries to grab Ruby with the mech's left hand, forcing Ruby to let go as she uses her Semblance to fly downward. Luckily, Weiss flies by on her Queen Lancer summon and catches Ruby.