Red Like Roses

Once upon a time… Before the time of Kingdoms, Huntsmen and Huntresses..

There had been two brothers; one older and one younger. Both of them had unique and incredible abilities, unlike many that came after, but both used their gifts for different means for the world.

The Eldest brother created life throughout the world; he created plants, water, and animals when the sun had been among the clouds and at the highest in the sky,

But when night came, the Youngest grew disgusted when he saw the aftermath of what his eldest had made. And thus when darkness fell upon the world, he would destroy all that he created, bringing drought, fire, and famine to his Eldest creations, and basked at its destruction.

And yet… Even when there was destruction, life still furnished among its ashes.

One day… The Youngest had enough.

When night came again, he created something that had the same desire as he, to destroy all that stood in front of them.

Creatures, practically born from the depths of the Youngest's heart.

The Creatures of Grimm.

The Eldest grew tired of the feud between them and made a deal for his Youngest.

"All this anger and hate between us only brings us back to the beginning brother." The Eldest told him.

"...All the life you bring upon this world, only sickens me to my core." The Youngest said, "I cannot admire it as you do."

"Than perhaps you would consider a proposition?"

The Youngest merely laughed, "What would this be, pray tell?"

"You and I make a creature." The Eldest told him, "A creature that can choose whether they wish to create or destroy with all that they learn from this world. A creation that we can both be proud to call our own."

The Youngest had pondered on this as he couldn't help but feel interested in this sort of deal. "Very well then… Brother." The Youngest said, "Let us see what we can make."

And thus, the Eldest and Youngest formed a creature; the only creature that would be capable of choice, to either use what they have learned to create, or to use it all to destroy.

Their own and final masterpiece.

***

-Three Years Ago; Vale's Apartment 3G-

It was late at night in the city of Vale.

All through the streets had been quiet, and the sound of cars and construction had been heard, just outside of a small apartment. There a man with orange hair with most of his hair covering his eye, sat just at the bedside of a young girl with magenta hair, as she looked to be ten. An IV stand stood just on the opposite as an IV tube went into her chest. Her left eye had been green while her right had been coated with black and had been in the color of orange and yellow as black branches had been seen around it; part of her skin where the black branches had been seen looked to be pale.

She was leaning against the man's arm as she listened to the story.

"Their masterpiece…" The girl named Destiny said, "... It was people… Right…?"

The man named Roman chuckled, "You really are as smart as your mother, huh Princess?"

"That's good for them, right?" She said, "Now that they both made something together, they won't fight anymore, will they?"

"Well… Not exactly." The man replied, "I'm sure they'll have a few disagreements here and there even after they learned to agree or disagree on their creation."

"But… They won't keep hating each other anymore?" The child asked curiously.

Roman shrugged, "I suppose not."

Destiny soon started to let out a couple of coughs, causing Roman to put the book down, as he quickly started to give her a couple pats on the back to ease her.

Soon enough he heard the door to the apartment open, followed by a voice.

"We're back!"

"Perfect timing." Roman said, "I'll be right back Princess."

Destiny gave a nod before he stepped out of the room and towards the living room. Just as he entered there had been a light shimmer of pink, around the bodies of two girls. One of them had black hair and two parts of her bangs in the color of gray, as her eye had been red who looked to be thirteen, while the other had pink and brown hair, as she looked to be catching her breath after the shimmer went away.

"Did everything go alright at the pharmacy?" He asked the two of them.

"Yeah, got the cough medicine." The girl with the red eye said, as she took out a bottle of cough syrup, "I could've gotten it myself, you know dad. Didn't really need the disguise from Big Sis."

"Cristal." Roman said sternly, "There are two reasons why you can't go out by yourself. First of all, you've just turned thirteen, second the disguise Neo provides is absolutely necessary. It'll hide you from--"

"--The Witch, yeah I know." The girl named Cristal said as she had been slightly annoyed, "You've said it only a dozen times."

"Don't give me that tone young lady. It's for your own good." He said to her, "Now go help your little sister with her cough."

Cristal let out a sigh before she went to get a spoon from the cupboard, and went to the room where her little sister had been. Roman pinched the bridge of his nose before he turned over to Neo.

"She didn't cause problems, did she?" Roman asked her, "No tricks?"

Neo shook her head as she gave her usual smile. "Good." He said, "Last thing we want is for her to be caught on the news. Who knows what that will do."

Roman was about to go to where his daughters had been when Neo had stopped him, by tugging on his shirt. "What is it now?" He asked as he turned to her.

Neo only held her scroll and saw a text message; it had been from Junior.

"Really?" He said, "Another job, this late?"

Neo only nodded at this as her expression softened a little. "Alright, let me just put them to bed." He said.

With that being said, he made his way towards the girls room.

Cristal sat at Destiny's bedside as she gave her two spoonfuls of the cough syrup. The minute Destiny swallowed the syrup, she shuddered at the taste.

"Don't be like that." Her sister said amused, "It's not all that bad."

"It still tastes funny." Destiny said.

Cristal gave another laugh before she noticed a book on the dresser. "The Tale of Two Brothers" is what the cover had read. "Was dad reading this to you?" Cristal asked her.

Destiny gave a nod, as Cristal picked the book up from the dresser. "Now that is a good bedtime story…" She said to her sister, "... Other than the Story of the Seasons of course."

"Dad said it was mom's favorite." Destiny said, "Grandpa got that book for her birthday, didn't he?"

Cristal nodded, "Yep. She said that Grandpa read this story to her over a thousand times, and never once got tired of it."

"Like me with the Seasons Story?"

"... Well, you're not wrong there Princess."

Cristal soon noticed the look on Destiny's face. She could tell from the look in her eyes, she had looked as though she had been about to cry. At this, Cristal acted as she put her hands on her shoulder to get her attention, "Hey, you wanna see a cool trick ma showed me?"

Destiny tilted her head a little as Cristal held out her palm. Half of a butterfly appeared on her forehead, as her eye turned to gold. A white sphere appeared out of thin air before it started to take shape. It took the form of a little bunny as it stood up on its hind legs in the palm of her hand.

Destiny's eyes practically sparkled at this as she watched the bunny move it's nose and ears. It soon ran off her sister's hand and into the air, leaving a trail of the very same light behind, in the form of dust. It ran around Destiny, rubbing its body against her cheek and neck causing her to giggle at the sensation, before it took a seat on top of her head. Cristal couldn't help but laugh along with her when she gave a smile.

Though the smiles soon faded as they heard someone familiar clear their throat. Roman stood at the doorway again, with his arms crossed.

"Cristal…" Roman said to her sternly, "... What was the rule?"

Cristal sighed as if with a simple wave the rabbit disappeared on top of Destiny's head; her eye changed back and the half of the butterfly disappeared, "... No tricks…"

"No tricks." He repeated.

"Don't be mad at her dad." Destiny told her father, "She was just showing me what mom taught her."

"I know." Roman said to her gently as he put his hand on her head, "... But you know why you can't use it…"

"Dad come on, it was just one trick!" Cristal said, "Only one little trick!"

Roman only stayed silent at this before he told them, "It's getting late you two. It's time for you girls to hit the hay."

The girls didn't want to make an argument about it, and ended up complying. Cristal changed into her set of PJs, before she made herself comfortable in her bed that had been just next to Destiny. Roman soon tucked Destiny in bed.

"Hopefully your fever will be cleared up by the morning." Roman said. It hadn't been long before he noticed Destiny had been giving a sad look in her eyes. "Princess, what's the matter?" He asked.

"... Do I… Cause you trouble?" The child soon asked.

Roman, of course, had been taken back by this, as her sister looked shocked too.

"Why do you say that sweetie?" Roman asked again.

"... Recently you've been away on several jobs…" Destiny started to say, "... You come home late and wake up in the middle of the day… Not to mention, you've been getting those envelopes with the red letters in the mail… Is it because of me?"

Roman gave a smile as he shook his head, "None of that is your fault. You've never caused me any kind of trouble."

"But I…"

"No buts. Don't ever blame yourself. The jobs that I take on aren't just for you… They're for all of us. One day when we get enough money, we'll find a nice house outside of the city, just like before."

"... Really?"

"Really. I promise."

Cristal laid on her side as she said, "Better live up to it, old man."

"Hey now, isn't that a bit harsh?" Roman said with a smile.

Cristal couldn't help but laugh while Destiny giggled. Soon enough he gave Destiny a kiss on the forehead, "Get some sleep Princess." He said as he helped her to lay down. He soon went to Cristal's bedside giving her a kiss on the forehead, "I'll see you two in the morning."

Cristal yawned as she laid back, "See you when the sun rises."

"Good night daddy…" Destiny said as her eyes closed shut, "... I love you…"

Roman hesitated to leave the room for a moment, before he let out a sigh.

"Love you too…" He said before he flipped the light switch.

He shut the door just behind him as he walked out of the room, before he went down the hall where the living room was; Neo had been waiting for him, holding his weapon, white coat, gloves and bowler hat. He put them on, making sure they were set just right, before he took his weapon from her.

"You'll look after them while I'm away?" He asked her.

All Neo did was give him a reassuring smile, before she gave him a pat on the shoulder.

"Thank you." He said, "It's good to know that I can count on you."

With that being said he went to head out the door, tipping his hat as he did.

"If there's any trouble… You know what to do."

Neo gave a nod, before he went out of the apartment, shutting the door. The minute the door shut, Neo went to lock the door.

***

-Present; Somewhere in Anima-

Months came and went since the fall of Beacon.

Really, for anyone, it felt more like years.

Much has changed since than, and the once known peace between the kingdoms was now broken. Many of its citizens had lost their trust in one another, and became scared. They had seen what had happened before the CCT fell, and all sorts of questions kept popping up here and there, though all had been left unanswered.

A few certain people, on the other hand, remained undeterred.

Smoke arose from the buildings of a small village. Many of its citizens have fled their homes and tried to run from the oncoming creatures of Grimm, as they laid waste among the streets. Many of its citizens had been cornered as the Beowolves surrounded a group of people who had been completely and utterly terrified as they had been backed into a corner.

Just as the Beowolves went to attack, it had suddenly been sliced and diced.

The one responsible for this, looked to be that of a girl, who looked to be no more than eighteen. She had on a gray trench coat, with a white collar, and had on a pair of dark brown pants that looked to be ripped a little along with a dark red tank top underneath, that looked to have a design of a silhouette of a wolf, and around her neck she had a silver cross. Her skin had been pale as her eyes had been that of red, as she had black hair, tied into a short ponytail, thanks to that of a ribbon that had been in the color of white, and both of her arms had been wrapped around in bandages that reached up to her elbows.

A couple of the Beowolves came charging at her, attempting to attack her on the side, though she had been quick to retaliate; she blocked the attack with the base of her scythe, before slicing their heads clean off with one swing.

"GET GOING!" She yelled to the group, "WE GOT THIS!"

The group had been quick to comply, as they quickly made a break for it, without looking back. Just before the Beowolves could go after them, the girl quickly got their attention, before leading them away. She attempted to lead them to the town square but had soon been cut off by another pack.

"Ah, crap!" She exclaimed as she skidded to a halt.

One of the Beowolves went to jump at her, giving her no time to react; she would've been sliced to pieces herself, were it not for a set of teeth. Turns out the one responsible had been done by a large white fox with a set of blue eyes.

"Thanks for the save Frosty!" The girl said.

A Beowolf with to attack her from behind, though it hadn't been long before someone kicked it right in the face. A sound of a gunshot rang through her ears, as the Beowolf dropped dead.

Her savoir turned out to be a girl with metal leg appendages that replaced her real ones; both in a dark silver color as guns had been attached to it's heels.

The girl had looked to be around the same age as her, though her hair tied in pigtails was in the color gray with the ends of them dyed purple, and her eyes were of gray as well.

Her outfit consisted of a black turtleneck with a light gray buckled vest, along with dark gray pants; she had on a pair of gloves that only revealed her index finger and thumb on both of her hands that had also been padded.

"Seriously Melody!?" The girl said, "You're gonna let something like that stop ya!?"

"Oh, bite me Rosario!" Melody told her, "Where the hell were you the whole time!?"

"WHERE DO YOU THINK!?" The girl named Rosario shouted, "I WAS TAKING CARE OF THESE ASSHOLES!"

The two of them and the fox soon dodged an attack from behind them, as they both started to make their way to the town square. As they reached the square the two had been startled when they saw someone flying out of a building.

It had been a Fanus girl, who looked to be a bit younger than the other two; as she had a pair of fox ears on her head as well as a tail, both in the color of a light orange as well as her pixie cut hair as she looked to have a couple of freckles on both of her cheeks.

Her eyes were of blue and green as she had on a brown jacket with what looked to be a first aid elite bag on her bag. She also had on a dark blue shirt as well as a dark red skirt with a pair of dark green cropped leggings with a pair of brown shoes. She held a pair of small blades in her hands and looked to be as worn out as the others.

She let out a scream as she quickly moved from the Beowolf that charged at her. "Scout!" Melody and Rosario exclaimed.

The girl named Scout ran over to them, "They're too many of them! They're practically coming out of nowhere! I don't know how much longer we can hold out on our own!"

It hadn't been long before the three girls had found themselves surrounded; each of them stood back to back, each of them ready to fight, while Frosty growled at the beasts before them.

"Oh, no way!" Rosario said, "Out of all the jobs I've taken, there's no way in hell I'm gonna go down like this!"

"Ditto!" Melody said, before she turned to the Fanus, "How much longer before help arrives?!"

"I'm not sure!" Scout replied, before hitting a Beowolf away, shooting it dead, "I don't even know if the message got through!"

A young girl wearing a red cloak that had been partly torn at the bottom made her way towards the cliffside that lay, just on the outside of the forest. On her red cloak she had that of a silver rose which held the cloak in place; the hood she had over her head covered most of her face.

Beside her had been a girl with long black hair tied back, with part of her bangs colored in gray as most of it covered her left eye. She had on a short brown jacket with a black cropped top that had a torn design revealing her stomach; she had on a pair of red wine khakis with a set of combat style boots. She had on a set of gloves, one had been shorter than the other, both revealing her fingers.

She had a necklace with a silver ring as well as a black choker.

Her left fingers looked to be scarred up as well as half of her chest, stomach, and neck; the scar reached up underneath her chin that wrapped up to her cheek, though only partially. She had a pair of swords, wrapped around her back and waist, and had an ammo belt attached to the belt of her waist.

The two of them reached the cliffside as they saw the village had been engulfed in flames.

The girl with a red cloak, who had silver eyes, looked to the Grimm that invaded its streets.

"Cristal…?" The girl with silver eyes said to the girl, "... Can you tell how many there are?"

The girl named Cristal replied as she shut her eyes for a few moments before she opened them again, "... Hard to say. We could be looking at a whole pack of them, judging from the negativity."

"Do you think you can calm them?"

"Only some, but it won't be enough to draw them away… The only thing we can do is release them from their anguish."

The girl with silver eyes nodded, before they were drawn to the sounds of Nevermores flying overhead and heading towards the village.

"You ready?" She asked Cristal.

"Let's do it." Cristal replied with a smile.

The girl with silver eyes turned and drew her weapon; it unfolded to that of a scythe. Cristal took hold of her, before she leaped high in the air, leaving behind a trail of rose petals in her wake. She soon latched onto a Nevermore that came flying by, and they flew towards the village.

Just as they were above the vicinity, she pulled the trigger and sliced off the Nevermores wing, causing it to fall out of the sky. The two fell towards the Village, with Cristal landing on top of a Beowolf, killing it instantly, taking Melody, Rosario and Scout by surprise as the Beowolf happened to be in front of them; it's body disappeared in mere moments.

"Hi." Cristal said to them with a smile.

"Where did you--" Rosario started to say before they jumped at a crashing sound.

The girl with the red hood landed on top of one the statues breaking it under her feet. The girl stood as her hood fell from her face; her eyes had been closed shut. They took note of her appearance: a white high neck decolletage blouse with a black overbust corset.

She had on a black and red skirt with a black belt boarded with a red magnetic clip to hold her weapon and ammunition. She had on a pair of leggings with a long steamed rose that had gone up to her thigh; she also had a pair of red-soled boots that had four straps and buckled making her a bit taller. On her left wrist she wore a bracelet that consisted of red and black beads that were all connected to an insignia of a rose.

For a moment, Melody, Rosario and Scout stayed silent at the appearance of the two newcomers, but as Melody took note of the girl in red's appearance her eyes widened slightly at the sight of her red hood and silver rose.

"No way…" Melody said softly, as she sounded shocked.

The Beowolf behind them leapt high into the air, taking them all by surprise. However the girl with the red hood had been quick to act.

Upon opening her eyes she moved with incredible speed, making it look like she teleported. In a blink of an eye, she had been in front of the group as she had attacked with her own scythe in hand; with one swing the Beowolf was dead, leaving everyone, except Cristal surprised.

The girl in red flipped back as the more Grimm came at her. Cristal went to the girl's aid as she drew her weapons, which had both been Zweihanders. The two of them sliced and diced the Grimm, with Cristal flipping over her back, while the girl in red came to her aid, when a Beowolf went to attack her from the side.

The three girls watched in awe at this, though the three of them along with the fox engaged the Grimm once more as they came at them once more, though this time, they were more prepared.

At one point in the fight, the girl in red flipped a Beowolf in the air to gain momentum before she knocked it and a couple into one of the burning buildings. Cristal sliced and diced the oncoming Beowolf, while occasionally hitting them away with either her foot or fist.

That was until--

"INCOMING!" Cristal soon shouted.

Though the girl in red had been slow to react as a rock went across her face, causing Cristal to flinch before dodging a rock herself. Just as the girl in red recovered she dodged a couple of more rocks coming towards her. The Beowolf got a boulder to throw at her; before it could the girl in red, acted.

She activated her semblance as she went so fast, she had made herself in a turbulence of roses. The turbulence split just as the rock had been thrown, before she appeared just behind the Grimm. She fired a single shot, causing her to fly back due to the force.

She used a Nevermore to push herself back into the village while at the same she knocked it out of the air.

Cristal gave a whistle, "Now that's what I call a combo breaker!"

The girl in red couldn't help but smile, before Melody, Rosario, Scout and Frosty felt the whole ground shake. All of them stood with their weapons armed and ready.

Neither Cristal nor her friend could react as a fist came towards them. Cristal's eye changed to gold and the left side of a butterfly's wing appeared on her forehead as she quickly formed a barrier around the two. Though it protected them from the hit, it sent them both flying towards the building just behind them, taking the three girls back.

The barrier shattered and vanished, just as the two of them recovered from the hit, before they turned to see what had hit them.

The girls saw that before them there had been a Grimm in the form of that of a gorilla, as it hit it's chest and let out a roar.

"No!" Rosario exclaimed, "Not a Beringel!"

"I got it!" Cristal said, before she went to charge it, with her weapons in hand, just as her eye returned to red. She went towards the Beringel as she readied her weapons. With a press of a button, the weapons seemed to extend as they shined a blue and white color. As soon as she had gotten on it's side her swords seemingly turned into whips as she attacked. The Beringel's feet soon had ice over it, to prevent it from moving as it let out another roar.

The girl in red, soon made her move as she ran towards it. As the Beringel went to attack, she jumped over it with the help of her scythe, before she hit its leg with a cry. Though it didn't give a cry, not even so much as a flinch, taking the girl in red back.

It soon broke the ice, and grabbed a hold of her by the head, before hitting her across the way. The girl in red had been able to recover from this as she managed to land safely on one of the buildings, despite it being nearly engulfed in flames.

Cristal and the girl in red soon ran in opposite directions; with Cristal running along the ground, while she ran along the rooftops of the buildings. With the flip of her swords, it switched to a pair of dual shotguns, and she began to fire onto the Beringel and the Beowolves that began to follow behind it; eventually the two of them stopped running.

The Beringel soon grabbed a hold of Beowolf that Cristal didn't manage to kill before it tossed it over to the girl in red. The girl in red, switched from a gun to a scythe as she sliced the Beowolf in two. The Beringel soon jumped into the air, and landed on the roof; The girl in red and the Beringel started to circle one another.

Though they soon engaged with the girls watching below. The girl in red quickly dodged an attack from the Beringel, as it had tried to crush her underneath it's fists. She flew to the air darting like a pinball before she charged at the beast head on from above, though it had been quick to block it.

Leaving behind rose petals in her wake, she had gotten behind the Beringel though it moved to the side. It slammed it's fists into the ground, causing her to flip back, and fall into an opening it made on the roof. The girl in red fell into the building with a scream.

"RUBY!" Cristal exclaimed.

Melody had been taken back by this as her eyes had widened, "...Ruby!?"

The Beringel soon jumped from the rooftop as it had landed in front of Cristal; it let out a roar nearly causing her to stumble, though other than that she hadn't been phased. She wiped the saliva that had gotten on her cheek, "... Okay than… Let's dance…"

The three girls had been taken back when Cristal dropped both of her swords to the ground; the butterfly's wing appeared again as her eye turned to gold once more. They could've sworn they saw her fists glow a purple color.

As the Beringel went to attack, Cristal flipped into the air; with a war cry she went charging at the beast from above, in an attempt to crush it's skull. Though as the Beringel moved, the three girls had been taken back when she broke the ground with only one punch.

She soon turned to the Beringel, firing beams of light at the beast. As the Beringel dodged her attacks, the beams of light forming from the palms of her hands, it soon charged at her giving her little time to react. After only one hit, Cristal fell to the ground hard as she cried out in agony causing the three girls to jump.

Cristal let out a groan as she managed to recover, "Damn it… That hurts…"

She let out a scream as she saw another fist coming towards her. Though Melody had been quick to act as she moved quick on her feet as she grabbed Cristal before they both fell on their sides.

"Whew, thanks!" Cristal said, "I was nearly a go--!"

Cristal soon took notice of the girl's appearance, after taking one look at the girl's eyes. "Wait… I know you…" She said.

"Huh?" Melody said, confused.

The Beringel soon let out a roar, causing the two of them to become alert, as they drew their weapons. The Beringel hit his chest and prepared to charge but the three of them froze, when they noticed a rose petal fly by their face.

They noticed the petals were coming from inside the building, as they had soon surrounded the Beringel, and one or two occasionally flew past them.

"What the hell?" Rosario said.

"What's going on?" Scout wondered as the two bared witness to the scene before them. Melody and Cristal saw from within the building a spiral of rose petals took form till it reached the top.

The girl in red… Ruby Rose came leaping out with her Crescent Rose in hand, shattering the stained glass window in the process. She landed on the ground with the help of her scythe and pulled the trigger to allow herself to jump over the Beringel with ease. She soon used her semblance to create a tornado of rose petals causing the Beringel to fly. She soon flew above the Beringel and armed her blade; she charged at it, stabbing it in the chest and the Beringel soon landed on the ground with a thud.

BANG!

In one shot the Beringel was dead and it's body soon disappeared. Melody's eyes widened in awe as she couldn't believe her very eyes, as Ruby set her scythe standing.

"No way..." She said as she smiled softly.

Ruby soon took notice of her as the teen approached her. Her silver eyes brightened at the sight of the girl. "... Melody…?" Ruby said with a smile.

She laughed a little, "I don't believe it… It really is you…"

The two girls couldn't help but hug each other as they dropped their weapons, not minding the chaos just behind them.

"Melody!" Ruby exclaimed happily, "I haven't seen you for so long!" She pushed herself out of the hug, "You changed your look."

"I could say the same thing." Melody said, before she checked her height, "And you've gotten a bit taller in the last two years haven't you? Drinking that milk really did pay off."

"Says the girl that took after Uncle Qrow!" Ruby said amused, "Your still taller than me!"

Rosario, Scout, Frosty and Cristal soon approached the two of them. "Melody, you actually know this girl?" Rosario asked.

"Who is she?" Scout asked.

"This is my cousin, Ruby Rose!" Melody replied with a smile, "She's the one I told you guys about!"

"Really?!" Rosario and Scout exclaimed.

"But Beacon, I thought that--!" Scout started to say.

"Hang on! Hang on! Wait a minute!" Rosario said, "If she's your cousin, than who's the girl with the freaky light show!?"

"Hey!" Cristal said, "First of all, the name's Cristal and secondly, I take offense to the light show!"

"Yeah, Ruby, who is this girl? What was that light coming from her?" Melody asked, "Are you out here alone? Are you here with Yang?"

Ruby stood awkwardly as she replied, "Well--"

Just than they were taken back by a Beowulf's howl as they looked in the direction and saw there had been a whole army of them. Immediately they drew their weapons.

"Let's worry about the questions later!" Ruby said, "We still got some cleaning up to do!"

"A Huntress's work is never done huh!?" Melody said, before saying to her two friends and fox, "Let's go!"

"Right!" They both said before they charged at the Grimm. Ruby and Cristal had been about to follow when they heard Ruby's scroll let out a ring. She removed it from her skirt pocket before picking the call; four familiar voices came over the line.

"Red! Are you and my daughter alright?!"

"We saw the smoke from where we are!"

"We're heading your way!"

"Don't start without us!"

Ruby and Cristal smiled at one another.

"You'd better hurry…" They both said, before they ran towards the Grimm, armed to the teeth. The two had been left unaware that a certain Griffon with glowing white eyes, had been watching them from afar.