Volume 4 Chapter 3: An Enemy Of My Enemy

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Tyrian comes out of the floating dust and grime inside the building, purple flickers moving across his body. As the two begin to strike again, Ruby jumps in between and deflects Tyrian's blades with Crescent Rose.

Jaune: Ruby!

Ren holds Jaune back from moving forward.

Tyrian: Do you wish to be taken?

Ruby: No! But I won't stand by and watch someone get hurt!

Both Qrow and Ruby move in to attack Tyrian and the three clash. His eyes purple again, Tyrian almost gets her with his stinger, but Qrow blocks it.

Qrow: Ruby! What did I say?! Get back!

Ruby: This is my fight, too!

She attacks Tyrian while he's still locked blade-to-blade with Qrow, but his legs arch away from the swing of Crescent Rose.

Qrow: No, it's not that. It's—

Ruby attacks again, and Tyrian moves to her. He flips and sends her back with a two-footed kick. She slides closer to the building and gains her ground, but the wooden beams near the roof have been shaken up too much and a heavy one breaks and descends upon her. Qrow slices it in half so it falls in pieces to either side of Ruby without touching her.

She smiles at him in gratitude and affection, and he raises his head from his stance to look at her, only to gasp in pain as he is immediately cut in the abdomen by Tyrian's stinger.

Tyrian chuckles while everyone but Ruby takes a beat from the unexpectedness of it. 

A Black & White substance drops down between them, chopping of Tyrian's tail. It bounces, spurting purple liquid, to the ground. Tyrian reels back and cries out from the pain. Standing, he whirls to face them. Shocking them upon finding out who chopped it off....

Tyrian: YOU BITCH!

Tyrian: YOU BITCH!

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Ruby: Hey... I know you!

Qrow: Jeffrey...?

Tyrian: TRAITOR!

Jeff: Call me whatever you want....

Tyrian: Just you wait until Salem hears this! The we'll see what'll happen to your mute friend Cinder!

Ruby: Cinder?!

Jeff: Go ahead. See if I care. (slowly approaches Tyrian while playing with his knife) I'd rather die than to work with you lunatics.

Tyrian takes a few awkward steps, not engaging.

Tyrian: (to himself) She'll forgive you.

He runs away.

Jeff stops walking and looks at the ground as Ruby points her Crescent Rose to Jeff.

Ruby: (angry) You work with Cinder?!

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