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Pain. It was all that my mind was met with as I ran.

How I was able to, how I was even alive, I didn't know. How I had gotten here, I didn't know. The forest was cold, and dark, and gave no indication that I'd reach safety from my pursuer. All I heard behind me was the rapid footsteps, and the slashes as his blades shredded through forestry.

"Come on, champion!" He yelled, then let loose a string of laughter. "Beacon's best, their fall maiden, not even able to turn and fight?"

Who was he?

A little bit came back to me. I had been laying on the floor of a temple. Everything hurt, but I was able to move. I had started to escape when he had seen me. I started to run, first through a bizarre crystalline hell, but after hours, I reached here.

The world spun as exhaustion caught up with me. Was this it? Had I survived a lethal arrow and the new fall maiden, just to be slain by some madman with a scorpion tail?

"Just come back to our goddess, all she wants is to fix you," he cackled, on my heels.

I turned, attempting to bash him with my elbow. The sudden change in movement overwhelmed my nerves, and I cried out in pain, falling.

"Surely Beacon's best can manage better than a silly little fall," he smirked, looking down at me.

"Tyrian," a dark, commanding voice called out. "Enough."

He looked boggled for a moment.

"I caught her trying to escape, I just wanted to bring her back to-"

"She escaped because I willed it. I'm done with her. She needs not be kept on a leash, we need only watch events unfold."

Tyrian nodded, backing away. Then she stepped over to me, looking down at me with those blood red eyes. She knelt, almost examining me with curiosity.

"Poor girl. You could have been for greatness, had you been raised properly. But what's passed has passed. Enjoy your freedom, as little as it shall last."

With that, she stood, turned, and left.

My attempts to return to my feet only worsened my condition, as the forest blurred and fell away into darkness.

Hey everyone, quick introduction, I used to write RWBY fanfiction and I'm trying to get back into it, so I'm doing so with this series I've been working on for a while. Quick warning, this fanfiction is likely to contain mature language, gruesome content, and mature issues, if you're not up for that, turn away now.