Chapter One

Two hundred years of war between humans and the faunus, nothing was as tragic to the young Ruby Rose as the bloodied locks of her sister as the hole pierced through her skull. A single gunshot caused everything she once knew to shatter before her. Silver eyes scaling the yellow-red locks as she shook her sister harder and harder screaming for her to wake up. Little hands firmly placed against Yang's back, shaking her lifeless body to no end. That was until another pair of hands pulled Ruby away just as the air raid sounds slipped through the air. Within minutes of being dragged, Ruby's eyes grew to the size of plates as a bomb whistled through the air landed right where Yang once was. That was when she heard the voice dragging her

.

"Come on! We have to get away kid or we'll be like her!" The voice screamed releasing Ruby's clothing. She turned to see a black-haired girl dressed in ruined old clothing and faunus cat ears standing atop her head, a single band of medical tape strapped to her arm. "If you die now, Your family you just left behind will have died for nothing!"

Confused and scared, Ruby nodded following the girl through the night reaching a human refugee settlement just before daybreak. Confused still Ruby looked to the faunus girl panting against the tree with her. "N-n-n-no-now... w-w-wh-wha-what... m-m-m-mi-mi-miss?" Ruby choked out between her deep inhales seeing the amber eyes of the faunus turn to her.

"Now you live on. I can't go with you." Her tones was shaky as if she was scared of what lied behind those gates. "You live on… and... and someday I'll find you miss... I'm sorry I don't know your name."

The faunus chuckled extending her hand out to Ruby, "Just so you won't forget I'm Blake. Blake Belladonna."

"Ruby... Ruby Rose..."

/

The alarm sounded throughout the hut of her base, A dream or memory once forgotten running through her mind. Ruby rose, now at the ripe age of sixteen, she is considered the best sniper for Humanity. Or that's what Lieutenant General Weiss Schnee says at least. Turning her head towards the alarm clock causing her to slam her fist down on it like usual. Ruby takes in the image she once took with her father Colonel Taiyang Xiao Long, Major Qrow Braven, Major Summer Rose, her eldest sister Yang Xiao Long and herself as a six-year-old child.

It was a small time of peace when the Faunus were changing leaders, just before the bombs ripped through the skies and tainted the land. The memory permanently burning into her eyelids. Her parents burned alive by a faunus arson squad, her uncle shot to death by enemy artillery and worst of all... Her beloved sister murdered in cold blood by a faunus sniper.

The memory caused the contents of her stomach to turn as she reached for a trash can not far from her own bed side.

After the bile left her mouth, Ruby picked up the framed picture placing her fingers over the blonde mane of her sister, "Happy birthday Yang..." Tears of pain fell from her eyes as her icy heart melted some at the heated memories of Yang she had.

However, it was short-lived for a knock at her hut's door caused Ruby to quickly place the photo down before going to it. "Yea one second!" She hollered as the knocking stopped. Throwing on her training shorts, Ruby stumbled through her hut before thumping into the door. She let out a single 'Ow' as she began to wave an arm for the handle.

Ruby slowly opened the door, kicking all objects by the door back, only to see Weiss Schnee standing there. "Ummm Lieutenant General I didn't know you were coming by!" Ruby exclaimed standing straight saluting Weiss as she entered Ruby's perimeter before the door shut behind her.

"Strange. You're never late for training Lieutenant Rose. Care to explain?" The schnee woman asked turning towards Ruby causing a terrifying aura throughout the room. It was like a polar ice cap left one of the poles, found her house and hid away in the hut. However, that is just the schnee presence in any room.

"I'm sorry Lieutenant General, I merely over sle-" Ruby was cut off by Weiss' hand being raised telling Ruby to be silent for a second.

"Dolt. You're excused from all activities today like every year. and I'm sorry about your family. again." Weiss stated covering her small blush with her general's cap.

"Weiss, You've been saying sorry for the last ten years can you please stop. If it weren't for my family I would be dead." Ruby deadpanned stepping towards the mini-fridge just past the entrance opening it and dragging out a jug of milk. Seeing Ruby drink the milk like a barbarian caused Weiss to giggle slightly. "What's so funny?"

"You only drink milk on this day and that milk is past expiration date," Weiss commented trying to cut her giggles back.

Ruby quickly turned the jug to see that Weiss was correct. The Milk has expired and this is a problem that she will deal with the rest of the day now. Hopefully, she'll find a bathroom in time and no rivalry with Cardin Winchester, well hopefully again.

/

"I take it you understand your mission?" The monotone yet firm voice echoed from the man. His Blood red hair topped with bull horns created a sense of bloodlust to the others in the room and those three faunus assassins kneeling before him. "Do Not Fail Me unless you wish to end up like my last squad. I'm sure you remember their execution ain't that right my sweet 'beauty'." His voice dripped with poisonous venom that rang true to the Faunus Corps 201 stationed outside of Patch on the edge of the Kingdom of Vale.

Looking towards the man, The referenced 'Beauty' lifted her cold dead eyes, tinted golden with hate for humanity as her black hair draped over her eyes. A single clever hanging loosely on her back, it's once beauty black edge stained a dark red from her hundreds of kills in the dark of night. "I am the Shadow in the Night, A Reaper of Human souls. Who shall my next target be Lord Adam?" She asked staring at his chest, not once crossing her eyes with his as it was a sign of disrespect for Adam Taurus's heritage.

"Your targets are as follows; Lieutenant General Schnee, Captain Winchester and Lieutenant Rose of the Atlasean Military stationed three clicks from our current location. You will drip their blood in your usual methods 'Beauty'." He stated throwing the photos onto the ground before her, "In addition You will execute them yourself without your squad. Do this and I will make it worth your while."

"Yes M'lord." Her words rang like music to Adam's ears as he passed her. His 'Beauty' was the only woman to make him fear for his life all those years ago. Those Cold dead eyes on an eight-year-old girl as she held a blunt knife to his throat. The thought still caused shivers up his spine for there was no one like her within his division. A Ruthless woman use to the sight of Death earning a single name from the men and women around her, "The Reaper."

"My Lord Adam!" A tender voice echoed to Adam causing his train of thought to derail as Velvet Scarlatina approached him carrying a hand weaved basket on her right forearm. "My lord I brought you lunch." She panted out as a smile planted across his face, however it was not genuine. This Rabbit Faunus was infatuated with Adam to such a high degree it was almost suffocating to be near her. The smell of her carrot perfume was beyond sickening to him, hell if he was able too He would've killed her just to make a point. However, Velvet's family connection to his always prevented such an act. If he ever did follow through with snapping her little thin easy to reach neck it would certainly cause the forces to divide back into their respective forces once more and the lost of his 'beauty'.

"My Lord?" He looked at her placing a hand upon her head gently rubbing her head as her hair slowly became a mess as she smiled up to him.

"Thank you Vel. Shall we eat together then?"

"Is it really okay to do something like that My Lord?" She asks as a small blush crosses her cheeks and her eyes looking to her right with her left foot rotating on the dirt below her. This look she was giving is absolutely disgusting, to think someone like her would be an heiress. It always seemed like a waste to him, it would've been easier for her family to have a son he can torment and mold into a ruthless killing machine instead of her. Without breaking his fake smile, Adam nodded to the smaller faunus causing her to jump up and down towards the dining hall. Without her noticing, Adam's smile dropped to a scowl as his cold eyes slid up her body taking measurements of her body. "It could be a good idea to propose to her before I kill her in order to obtain her family's absolute authority in the name of revenge" He whispered below his breath before he felt a pair of cold eyes on him.

"I may be the reaper of human souls but if you touch my mistress I will not hesitated to drag your soul to hell with me." Before he could see his 'beauty' behind him, she was gone within a cloud of smoke only leaving her cold golden eyes before they vanished.

"My Lord? Something wrong?" He turned to Velvet with a concerned look upon his face as he was left with a personal death threat from the reaper. His 'Beauty' left a bloody taste in his mouth. Shaking his head as he quickly stepped towards Velvet, his thoughts were of that threat and the cold sweat that came with it. No matter how he played the scene in his head, if Velvet were to end up hurt, There was no assurance his life would be spared in any way.

"So What's for lunch Vel?"

And done. A New story. Thanks to Fallen Shadow69 for being the editor of the story I hope you guys enjoy my first Ladybug story as it comes out.

~Barbatos