Remnant's Maiden Of Dawn

Chapter 59: Question

3rd Person POV:

Only darkness can be seen, until Cinder's body can be seen floating in water, blood trailing off her. Her eye suddenly opens up, twitching as she comes to terms with her current situation.

Bubbles escape from her mouth as she struggles to get upright in the water. She activates her Maiden powers as she pushes through the pain and crawls out of the pool of water onto the shore of an underground cave.

Cinder stands upright before grunting in pain as she looks down at her chest seeing a large slash mark across it.

The image of Y/N fills her vision as her Maiden Powers activate again as she aims a small flame near her chest, a loud scream echoes through the cave as the Fall Maiden nearly falls to the ground smoke coming from her chest.

A few moments later Cinder holds her hand out and tries to activate a small flame in her hands, but it dies out quickly. She let's out a grunt in frustration, slamming her Grimm-like fist to the ground, unknowingly opening up an exit to the cave. She looks up to see light pouring through the crack as well as the sound of howling wind.

Cinder then looks up to notice the Vault under Haven Academy where she fought against Raven Branwen. Cinder then uses her Grimm fist to punch at the crack in the wall.

Cinder staggers out of the cave and into the rain. She struggles to walk for a bit before collapsing to the ground, dragging herself through the mud. A woman can be heard approaching her.

Woman: Gods, are you okay?

The woman, holding a basket of food, looks down at Cinder in concern.

Woman: Where did you...?

Cinder crawls forward, revealing her Grimm arm. The woman gasps and drops her basket. Cinder then looks up to the frightened woman, activating her Maiden powers and smiling evilly...

One week after the events at Haven~

Ruby: We need to take the Relic to Atlas?

Team RWBY, JNR, Qrow, and Y/N are seen back at the house in Mistral.

Qrow: That's what Oz said.

Everybody looks to Weiss.

Weiss: You've got to be joking...

Nora: I mean, bright side, we finally get out of this house!

Weiss let's out a sigh as Y/N provides her some comfort by holding her hand.

Qrow: Well trust me, I'm not crazy about it either. And without the Spring Maiden here to seal the Relic back in its Vault, it's our best option.

Ren: Atlas may be the safest kingdom we have at the moment, but their borders are closed. General Ironwood called everyone back.

Qrow: Eh, not everyone. (activates his Scroll, showing a hologram of a highlighted portion of land) The city of Argus is a ways north of us and it's the primary trading port between Anima and Solitas.

Qrow: They've got the largest Atlas military base outside the kingdom. There's no way they'd leave it abandoned, and if we play our cards right, I think there's a good chance we could convince them to escort us straight to Ironwood.

Blake: I mean, we do have the missing Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company.

Weiss: Ex-Heiress, actually.