Pandora's Box

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Blood splatters against the floor as we see Ruby tear into a dead bear with her teeth, eating it at it. 'This is so delicious!' Ruby rips off a big chunk of meat and blood splatters on her face, but she keeps eating.

After several minutes Ruby finishes eating and licks the blood off her hands, having just cleaned her face.

"These monsters have such great taste!" Ruby smiles to herself, her voice has a bit of roughness behind it. Then she pulls out her Status plate. "My stats have changed a lot."

Name: Ruby Rose (Reuben Xiao Long) / Age: 17/ Sex: Female / Level: 50 / Job: G̨͕̙̰̥̻̣͉̾ͦr̙̞͐͂̚͘ī̧̥̱̪͓͇͙͈̗m͂ͤ͗҉̘͎m̤̱̞͖͕̦̤̜̀ͣ͜

Strength: 1275
Vitality: 1200
Defense: 1350
Agility: 1500
Magic: 1000
Magic Defense: 1000

Skills: Language Comprehension. Petal Burst. Iron Skin. Reap and Sow. Sacrificial Sweep. Burning Hook. Willpower-Draining Aura. Ear-Piercing Scream. Acid Spit. Fire Breath. Fireballs. Night Vision. Detect Negative Emotions. Fear Resistance. Paralysis Resistance. Poison Resistance. Slight Regeneration.

G̢̘͎̘̎̎r̜͍̓͠i̷̲̲̯̰̟̳̋̌mͦ҉̫̗̺͈m̷͕̝͙̥̝̯̈́̉ͪ̑ͅ ͇͔̠̲̖̻̗̺̓ͫ͝Ṕ̙̬̱̫̬͈͖̿̽͜o̸̬̼͖͍̥̖ͫo͎̠͇̹ͦ̒̌͟l̥̤͓͙̼͍̩̅ͮ̀̓͟

Ĝ̸̟̻̻̻̗̬r̯͍̲̆ͨ͌̀ͅĩ̷̫̤̯̺̹m̵͈̝̦̱̝͈̭ͭ͐͐m̧̲̙͚̜̻͖͍͚ͬͣ ̨̜̥̫̙̯̫̓̔͊̐ͅS̷̯̱̈́͆p̧̫̤͇̺͕͍̒͋̋a̭̖̳͍͔̞̞̳̿ͭͭ̊͡w̢̗̞ͪn̗̝̹̼͔ͪͬ͂́͡


"I've become so much stronger." Ruby smiles to herself and puts the status plate away. She then lays on the ground in the pool of blood below her. "I've become stronger than Yang, a goal I'd thought would take years." She runs her pale hand in the blood below and brings some up to her mouth and drinks it.

Ruby lays on the ground for a few seconds before kicking herself off the ground and onto her feet. She picks up her scythe and continues walking on through the Labyrinth.

"Now, what do I want to do?" Ruby sniffs the air and licks her lips. "Catch some more food."

She takes off running at high speeds with a sadistic laugh.

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Yang punches a wooden target with a flaming fist, then another and another.

She begins to think back on what happened in the Labyrinth. She curls her fist tight and slams her fist into another dummy, sending it flying across the training yard, tears form in her eyes.

"Damn it!" Yang slams her fist into the ground, sending cracks spiraling out below her. "I should have been faster!" She falls onto her ass and looks up to the night sky. "Why did we have to be summoned here?"

She thinks back on the first day they we're summoned.

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All the students and even their teacher are sitting at large tables as Ishtar Langbard, the Pope of the Holy Church talks to them. Reuben is sitting next to Yang.

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