Sliver of Hope

I can't believe it, I just killed a human. No I can't think of it like that. Cinder was no human, she was a monster. I stared at her lifeless body as it slowly faded away. I turned and rushed over to Rikka falling to my knees. I looked at her and started to tear up.

"Rikka I'm so sorry." I said as a tear dripped onto her arm.

"Wicked Lord-" She starts coughing, "I'm fine I promise."

Just hearing those words made me sigh in relief. I let Rikka lay her head in my lap and she smiled up at me as I smiled back. Rikka's smile was innocent like she had never been in battle before. I asked her how much pain she was in but she said that it seemed to have subsided. After getting Rikka to safety Weiss and I headed out on a quest to find Yang, Blake decided to stay behind so she could help treat Rikka. I knew that finding Yang would not be an easy task, but I need to find my sister and there is no one who can stop me from reaching her.

A while after Weiss and I headed out I got a message from Blake on my scroll letting us know that Rikka is making a successful recovery. Relieved to hear the news I had in formed Weiss as well thankfully this had calmed my anger down a bit. Weiss and I had reached Beacon, well atleast what was left of it.

"It looks like everyone left as soon as the dragon attacked." Weiss stated.

"I still can't believe I stopped that thing." I said softly. Oh yeah something I forgot to mention is that I stopped a dragon with my eyes, let me explain a bit. Grimm can take about any form of animal or beast such as wolves, horses, elephants, human, and even Dragons. Back when Beacon Academy was being attacked by Cinder and her forces a Grimm Dragon was awakened and found its way to Beacon. Cinder killed one of my friends and I was to late to stop her, but when I had witnessed Pyra being turned to ash something strange happened. My eyes glowed bright. I found out that I stopped that dragon by seeing one of my die because of my eyes. Apparently I have silver eyes which are very rare but very powerful. Once someone knows how to wield the power of their silver eyes they are unstoppable, unfortunately I still have a lot to learn. As Weiss and I walked through the ruins of Beacon I heard a scream, but it didn't sound human.

"Ruby." Weiss said quickly. I nodded and dashed to where the scream cane from. I was ready for almost any possibility, but nothing could prepare me for what was before my eyes.

Yang, my sister, was being consumed by those monsters. I fell to my knees starting to tear up, and in that moment all the confidence I created for myself was blown over like a tent with no stakes in the ground. Yang looked at me and screamed my name but I didn't know what to do. I'm supposed to be the fearless leader of team RWBY but right now I wanna cower into a corner and cry.

"Ruby what wro-" Weiss looked at the monstrosity before her.

"R-Ruby! W-Weiss! H-H-Help." Yang said faintly as she she'd a tear. I couldn't bear to watch her like this. She was in pain and I couldn't do anything to help her, I was so weak. I'm not fit to be a leader, I'm not fit to be a warrior, I'm not fit to be the daughter of Summer Rose.

"So, you now know what I'm capable of." I looked up only to notice Salem standing before me. "Time and time again you thwart my plans to cleanse this world, but no more. I will ga e control over your team and as you can see I already have your sister."

"I will stop you." I look at her with tears in my eyes.

"But Ms. Rose I've already won." Salem said Mockingly. I stood up and grabbed Crescent Rose from my lower back quickly changing it to it's scythe form quickly.

"I know your tricks Ms. Rose, please just give up. If you join me I will make it worth all the while." Salem offered.

"I'll never join you!" I exclaimed.

"You really do have the courage of your mother." She said softly, "to bad courage didn't save her life."

After those words came out of her mouth something deep inside of me snapped. My mother was the most important person to me and when she didn't come back from her last mission I didn't know what to think granted I was at a very young age. Once I got older her death impacted me as I realized what had happened and I knew I had to protect the rest of my family so the same fate doesn't fall upon them. I swung Crescent Rose back and blasted at the ground propelling myself at Salem. Once I got closer I flung Crescent Rose around trying to land a hit, but as I got close as possible Crescent Rose fell from my hands. My life started to flash before my eyes as I spit out some blood, Salem used her power over the Grimm to form a type of darkness where my heart was.

"Like I said Ms. Rose courage was not enough to save her life and it will not save yours." She smirked and walked towards Yang.

"Ruby!" Weiss exclaimed.

"My apologies Ms. Schnee but Ruby will no longer be joining you." She looked over at Weiss. Weiss started to tear up as she ran toward Salem in anger.

"W-Weiss stay back or she'll k-kill you!" I exclaimed.

"I don't care Ruby she must perish." She dashed at Salem ready to form something from the dust in her weapon. Before she reached Salem the last thing I heard was a different language of some sort and a dark entity grabbing at Yang. I wish I could have done more but I was truly to weak to do anything. Was this truly the end of my story. Was I the end of the Rose's story?