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Author's Note: Reviews and comments on how to further improve are appreciated. There will be no yaoi nor will there be any lemons. Enjoy.

-Yang Xiao Long-

Pain.

It was the first thing that Yang knew as she woke up. Blurred images greeted her vision and the blonde blinked twice before getting to her feet, wincing in pain as she did so. Clutching her side, she looked around in an attempt to get a bearing of her surroundings. She was in the amphitheater ... or what's left of it. A large part of the building was gone and was nothing more than piles of rubble that were strewn all around her. There was no one else here besides her.

Groaning, she put a hand on her forehead as she tried to get a hold of her thoughts.

What happened?

It took a while before she was able to pierce back the past few events.

She had been woken up by her sister in the middle of the night.

It had been urgent; Beacon academy was being attacked by a massive horde of Grimm. How it was possible for the creatures to be able to bypass the academy's defenses without being noticed she did not know. Ruby had only known about the attack because she had been unable to sleep and had decided to take a walk around the academy when she had seen them outside at the courtyard from the windows. Within minutes, the entire team had geared up and had immediately moved out to engage the Grimm.

They had been the first team to have reacted to the threat; the others had either milled about in confusion or were still getting themselves prepared.

Things from there had taken a turn for the worse.

There had been so many Grimm and just the four of them.

Despite fighting to the best of their abilities, there was only so much that they could do. They had been quickly pushed back by the overwhelming numbers. Somewhere along the way, Ruby had disappeared from the team's sight. Her sister had been the only one who had refused to give ground, unaware that she was becoming further apart from the rest of the team and allowing herself to get surrounded. Yang remembered launching herself at the swarm of creatures at that, shouting her sister's name as she punched the Grimm left and right whilst ignoring the cries of her two friends.

Something had hit her and sent her flying.

Then came the pain and everything had went black.

Making her way out of the destroyed amphitheater, Yang was greeted with a horrifying sight. The evidence of destruction was everywhere. The bodies of her fellow hunters and huntresses and the Grimm were all strewn across the courtyard.

How long had she been out?

The sky to the east was already paling while the one to the west was still dark.

Yang thought that she could hear distant sounds of fighting not far from where she was.

Was the fight against the Grimm still ongoing?

What about her friends?

What about Ruby?

As Yang walked past the scene of destruction, she kept an eye out for her sister or her teammates. For every dead hunter or huntress that she saw, the anxiousness within her grew. She needed to find anyone from her team fast.

She caught something from the corner of her eye and turned to look at it.

The blonde's eyes widened in shock.

"Ruby!" she shouted as she ran to her sister. Said girl had her lower half trapped under a concrete block. Her cloak was shredded to pieces and claw wounds marked her upper body and face which were caked in blood. Her eyes were closed and she was motionless. Yang tried to lift the block aside to no avail. Gritting her teeth in frustration, her eyes turned red as she activated her aura and with a snarl, she cast the block aside.

"Sis, can you hear me?" she said as she held her sister in her arms. "Sis, say something!"

She felt a flicker of hope when Ruby suddenly coughed.

"Yang ... is that you?" the younger girl muttered weakly.

"Ruby, oh thank god," Yang said in relief.

"Sis, what's going on?" her sister asked as she slowly opened her eyes. "It's so dark ... I-I can't see anything."

The blonde gasped as she saw what had happened to her sister. "Ruby, y-your ey-" She forced herself to shut up.

"Yang?"

Yang did not know how to answer. In the end, she held her sister close to her. "It's nothing Ruby. You're exhausted, that's all. But don't worry, everything is going to be fine. You're safe now." Her eyes were moist and Yang rubbed them as she tried to speak in a soft and reassuring tone.

"Where's Weiss and Blake? ... are they alright?"

Yang bit her lips as she carefully considered her answer. "They're okay Ruby - we all are. They're with the others searching the place for any remaining Grimm. The battle's over but there's still a couple of them around." She smiled and gently brushed her sister's hair. Inwardly, Yang cursed herself. She hated lying. She had promised herself years ago that she would never do that especially when it came to anyone in her family. She had done what she thought was best for Ruby in this case but that did not deny the fact that she had just lied to her own sister.

The brown-haired girl became relaxed. "That's ... great. I was-"

She began to cough violently and droplets of blood splattered all over Yang's clothes.

"Ruby!"

"It's alri-" Another cough.

"Don't talk, rest."

"But-"

"No buts," Yang commanded in that forceful tone which she had not used in a long time. "You have done enough. Save your strength, I'm going to get you some help." She carried her sister in her arms who was rather light and headed in the direction of infirmary. It did not occur to her that she could be right about a few Grimm being about. Or that the infirmary could have been destroyed or that she might not find anyone there. A single thought dominated her head and it was of Ruby and the need to get her treated. It seemed to take forever to reach the infirmary. Each step she took felt as though they had done nothing.

The wheezing that came from her sister made Yang desperate, reminding her that time was running out.

It was an eternity before the building came into sight.

"We're almost there Ruby, just stay with me."

"I'm sorry sis," the badly wounded girl muttered. "I shouldn't have-"

"This isn't your fault," Yang replied. "You have nothing to blame yourself for. You hear me? Don't you dare tell me otherwise."

So focused was Yang on reaching the infirmary, the older girl failed to notice a small open crack on the pavement and tripped. Yang's eyes went wide with horror as she accidentally let go of her sister as she fell. She uttered a yelp as she landed hard on the ground. Ignoring the twinge, her head darted up at where Ruby was. Her sister's breathing was becoming slower and slower. She crawled over to Ruby and quickly turned her body over.

"Ruby! Speak to me!" she cried.

"Yang." Ruby's eyes were closed, her voice was nothing more than a whisper now and blood frothed from her lips as she spoke. "... I love you sis."

"I love you too," Yang said. Her arms trembled. "Please, don't die," she begged, hugging Ruby harder than ever.

She heard her sister breathed her last breath before going limp in her arms.

Yang bursted in tears.

She remembered playing with Ruby outside their home in the summer when they were just small kids. How Ruby had tried to mimic her fighting style when she had yet to be taught by their dear uncle and failing miserably at it. They had went through many dangers together and now she was here with her sister one last time, embracing her in a final hug.

Yang did not know how long she had remained with her sister but eventually, she laid her sister down on the ground.

She stared at her sister for a while before looking at the academy.

Cold fury seized the blonde and she raced towards the building.

-Author's Note-

Yang's chapter is complete.

This is an experimental fanfic where I am trying to test a certain writing style.

I am also trying to test my ability in writing dark fanfics.

So please review this chapter and tell me what you think of this.

Was I able to achieve my goal? Is there a lack of description or emotion in my writing? Is this chapter dark or emotional in any way?

I had originally planned to write this fanfic to contain the same grim and dark atmosphere as the one in Metro 2033. However, I came across a roadblock and after several hours, decided to make some adjustments to my goals. To those whom I had talked to about my fanfic, I wished to apologize for this change.

In this fanfic, each chapter will be told from a different RWBY character's point of view. The next one will be from Jaune's P.O.V.

If there is anything that you readers feel that you do not like about the way this fanfic is being written or have any questions to ask, feel free to mention them in your reviews.

Thank you for your reviews and for reading this story.