It was terrible.
It was beautiful.
Cinder walked up the stairs leading into beacon tower, as grimm rained from the sky. A wicked smile crept across her face as she savored the culmination of her plan.
Oh how long she had waited to be strong. To be feared. To be powerful.
But no, she couldn't get lost in the moment. There was still one last problem to be solved. One last bug to be squashed. An eye for an eye they said. She'd make her pay with more than an eye.
The doors had been long blasted from their hinges. Iron rusted underneath the paint that had long peeled off. Paper was strewn everywhere, and tables were upturned. A large banner overlooking the room had its end burnt off.
She walked to the edge of the elevator shaft, doors forced open. She looked down, and then up.
Ruby stood under what what was once a web of clockwork, a magnificent display of engineering. She stood still as a statue, waiting for the Fall Maiden. The Grimm Dragon clung from the side, frozen in time and place yet still seemingly lifelike. Its black scales glinted in the moonlight. Its eyes flickered.
Well, this is it, I guess.
A light slowly creeped up the elevator shaft as the roaring sound of fire slowly neared her. The girl hunched down and readied Crescent Rose, preparing to leap towards Cinder who was currently shooting up the tower.
Ready, set, g-
Ruby was about to leap towards the door when a fireball shot out instead and exploded, throwing flames everywhere. A group of obsidian shards darted out, soon followed by Cinder herself, drawing her bow.
She smiled as Ruby leaped forwards, barely dodging the arrow and threading through the shards. She deflected Crescent Rose with her bow, and disintegrated it now that Ruby had closed the distance.
Crescent rose slashed down.
Cinder deflected the scythe with her hands, following it with blast from her palm. Ruby dodged and countered with a sweep at Cinder's legs. Slash. Block. Stab. Feint. Ruby forced Cinder onto the defensive with a relentless barrage of slashes. She pushed forwards when Cinder suddenly grabbed Ruby's weapon with her bare hands and elbowed her in the ribs.
She gasped in pain as Cinder flipped over her. A hand then tugged at her hood. She shot away in a shower of petals as Cinder tried to strike her in the back. Crescent Rose flipped around in an arc and a single sniper round blasted out.
Cinder swept it away with the back of her hand and summoned an army of obsidian shards. Ruby was forced to dart back to the ground as the shards bolted towards her in a wide arc.
She landed only to see Cinder with her hands on the ground, fire licking in a circle around her. The ring started expanding, drawing dancing vortexes of flames across the ground. Ruby's eyes widened as the wall of fire hurtled towards her. She tried darting away, but it was too late. The wall smashed into her, knocking her over the edge of the tower and sending Crescent Rose flying away. Gravity started pulling on her, but she managed to barely dart back onto the edge of the tower. She was met with the sight of Cinder drawing back an arrow.
A single ashen arrow pierced through Ruby's heart.
Her knees buckled, and she fell backwards, off of the tower.
Wind rushed past her as she hurtled downwards. Her vision started going white, but something pushed it back. Repressed it.
So this is how I'm gonna die, a fall?
A sickening crunch sounded as she connected with the ground.
Haha, my (first) horrible attempt at writing something! Leave a review or whatever, I don't really care.