The Child of Grimm (Rewritten)

Chapter 14: A House Divided

(Opening Theme: RWBY V3 Opening-When It Falls Performed By Casey Lee Williams)

    Ruby had gotten to the top without any problems, though she was too late.

    Destiny laid just behind Pyrrha while Pyrrha herself on her knees before Cinder, and Cristal had been on the opposite side where she had been; The bow and arrow she held in her hand had been pulled back. She let go of the arrow and it soon pierced Pyrrha's chest, causing Ruby's eyes to widen in horror. Pyrrha had gasped for air only for a brief moment before she had gone limp.

    Cinder threw down her bow as she walked up to Pyrrha, placing a hand on her head, before her body had glowed orange. Within a few short moments her body turned to ash, as they blowed away into the wind. The only thing that had been left behind was her crown, her bracelet and what looked to be a flower as it had gently touched the floor.

    Ruby's eyes welled up with tears as she saw what had been before her; she saw Cristal sobbing as she practically hugged the crown into her chest as she sobbed loudly.

    "PYRRHA!!"

    Her eyes suddenly emitted white beams of light surrounding everything that had been around her, including the Wyvern, and Cinder who had been just petrified.

    The last thing she heard before the world turned white was the sound of Cristal screaming in agony.

***

"It's alright, I gotcha kiddo. I gotcha."

"Cristal! Cristal, wake up! Open your eyes! Please!"

"What the hell do you mean, you couldn't find her!? Destiny was up there with them!"

"... Still nothing."

"Just turn it off. Without the CCT there's no point."

"Communications down across the entire Kingdom... No way to contact the outside world... And Ozpin is still missing..."

"Yeah..."

"This is bad Qrow..."

"Yeah... This is bad..."

***

Ruby let out a groan as she started to open her eyes.

    She found herself in a room all to familiar to her as she had been wearing her gray dotted PJs. She sat herself as she looked around wondering how she had gotten there before she noticed someone at her bedside. It had been a teenage girl, around Yang's age as she wore a green flannel shirt with a pair of jeans. Just from the red streaks in her short black hair, she knew who it had been.

    "... Maize...?" Ruby said as she shook her awake.

    The girl named Maize let out a groan before she picked up her head; her golden yellow eyes soon widened with relief.

    "Ruby!" She exclaimed, throwing her arms around her,"Thank the Gods, you're up!"

    Ruby only groaned in agony causing Maize to let go of her. It hadn't been long before she ran to the door, shouting down the hall, "Dad! Uncle Tai! Come quick, Ruby's awake!"

    Ruby only sat in her bed shocked before she heard footsteps coming from the hall. It hadn't been long before Tai, her father came into, looking just as relieved as Maize had been.