Read the title. This is literally a revenge fix targeting the red dressed woman most of us despise. It is actually inspired by a piece of Fanart, one that made me angry. So I decided to alleviate it with this. This was done just because. I may edit it, add more to it, or outright change it. Read if you wish, but know Cinder isn't gonna have a happy ending.
Part 1: Alpha's Fury (I Killed Cinder)
Anger.
We all feel it, we all experience it, and we definitely all receive it. I was one whom only sometimes actually feels anger and lets its toxic influence take hold. Sure, I still get frustrated time to time, but I only barely get really pissed off or angry. It's just how my mind works, really.
Of course I, again, still feel this dark emotion from time to time and it is ever present. Festering and growing, waiting to take the reins and go on a rampage. This was one of those times…
I stood at attention with my gloved hands behind my back staring at a holographic display in the middle of an empty briefing room. There were several men in what appeared to be white army dusters and full helmet gas masks that were standing around me, their eyes glowing purple in the dim light. The room itself was an extra space I had claimed for this little bit of information a recon agent intercepted while on a mission.
The room was nothing much to talk about, in fact, it was quite small looking compared to other rooms. All it had were several tables and terminal stations, a projector and small seating area, and of course what emitted the hologram that caught my eye which was a large advanced looking table that sat in the center of the room.
It was the image which was currently displayed to me, one taken discretely by the agent, that enraged me deeply. Over the cylindrical table was a hovering blue image of Cinder Fall, a person of interest in our faction's books. She sat stoutly in a tall 'throne' which appeared to be made out of huge bones. And at her side, sat on the floor in a tattered black dress. Ruby Rose, the silver eyed hero was beaten and bloody, her body coated in bandages. The most notable were the ones covering her eyes.
Even with the two pools covered by the tattered cloth, one could still make out her expression. Broken, hopeless, depressed. All caused by the woman in red next to her.
I clenched my fist tightly, the strain causing my leather gloves to crinkle loudly. The sound made the men with me uneasy and downright afraid. They knew full well what I was like when I got this angry.
A total of four were present; Elite Guards who followed my every move and protected me with their lives. Equipped in modified NCR Vet Ranger armor and bulky looking energy weapons that glowed an emerald green.
One dared speak, knowing full well about the storm brewing under my skin. My face was as red as the hooded jacket I always wear and brow locked in a scowl as I looked at the image before me. "Sir, what do you plan on doing exactly."
turned to him, trying to lessen the murderous gaze as to avoid burning a hole through him. "Well Corporal, that's simple. I'm going to kill this bitch." I said jabbing a thumb in the direction of the image. My voice had an icy calmness to it; it was unnatural and terrifying. I used it when negotiations required a little more persuasiveness and it always worked.
He wasn't the least bit perturbed, none of the guards were. They were trained to deal with worse situations as well as my frustrations and on some occasions my anger. The guard asked another question. "Will we need to be present, sir? Or do you prefer a solo operation."
I turned back to the hovering image one last time. "Solo," I said in the same tone.
And like that, in a blue flash, I was gone leaving four guards alone in the dimly lit room. Another guard with a deep voice took this time to dispel the silence.
"May God have mercy on her…"
Cinder sat at the throne contently, happy she finally had the power she desperately wanted for so long. The powers of a maiden, a throne to her own, an army of Grimm at her disposal.
Thanks to Salem she now had so much.
Including a little pet to call her own. She chuckled darkly and ran her fingers through her pet's hair. "Such a good little pet. Maybe tonight I'll let you sleep outside your cage," she said.
Ruby only shrunk as the she-demon's claws raked through her dark locks. She'd probably be crying if she had the eyes with which to do so. But it was thanks to Salem's sadistic Faunus lackey that she no longer has her eyes.
Cinder stopped, rather suddenly too when a dull noise was heard inside the small chamber she sat in. "What was-"
Her voice was cut off when a portal, no taller than seven feet and blue in color appeared in front of her. She was surprised, more so when a combat boot appeared from within and planted itself firmly. Then a leg appeared, and another plus a second boot.
Attached to that was the body of a brawny man in a simplistic set of clothing. He didn't look special, in fact, he looked plain, the only extraordinary thing being he walked out of a sudden portal.
He did have this… the scowl on his face which sent a slight chill up Cinder's spine.
Who was he? Why the theatrical entrance? More importantly, was he hostile?
I exited the portal with the same piercing scowl affixed to my face, and I could see it had an effect on the devilish woman. I didn't give her time to piece together a question before I yelled, in a very deep and rage-filled voice.
"I AM GOING TO BREAK YOU IN HALF!"
My eyes were suddenly alight in a blue light and I lunged. Cinder countered by jumping, but my reflexes alowed me to grab hold of her leg. Using my momentum and newfound strength I proceeded to play as the Hulk and pretend she was Loki. I slammed her into the throne, nearly taking Ruby with it.
The aforementioned girl scurried away from the desolate ruins of bones as I brought Cinder into the second slam the opposite side of me. She gained enough sense to charge an attack which repelled me.
She stood back up albeit wobbly and glared at me. She threw a fireball my way but I didn't even react to it making a connection. The ball dissipated leaving no visible damage or injury. Cinder was shocked, yes she was new to the whole maiden thing, but she could still attack with it. Ozpin's demise was a Testament to that fact.
I, on the other hand, was not Ozpin.
"DO YOU THINK YOU CAN KILL ME?!" I yelled, purposely adding the theatrical effect "I AM AN ALPHA, YOU CAN'T EVEN HARM ME WHEN I UNLEASH MY POWER!"
A great pair of translucent blue wings sprouted from my back and I soared forth again, taking Cinder and smashing her against the wall. I then unleashed a flurry of attacks which slammed into her one after another constantly. She recoiled back into the wall with each blow until I grabbed her by the hair and threw her back to the center.
She tried to stand, but I was already on top of her, a boot to her back pressing down. "Listen here you bitch I want you to know how fucked you really are. I once took down a god with my bare hands. You don't even rank on the scale of worthy opponents. When I'm done with you, you'll beg death to take your soul to be free of me."
With that, I lifted her up, one hand on her neck another holding her ankles together. Then, a-la Bane style, I brought her down on my knee. Her scream echoed throughout where we were along with the sound of the spine breaking in two. Her Aura quickly fixed the damage and I went for round two by slamming her into the ground again.
I dropped her and then delivered a kick which sent her flying towards a conveniently placed pillar which dissolved when the speeding projectile that was Cinder passed through it. Before she would've hit the wall I was there again giving her a boost into the solid surface. She fell out of the 'her' shaped indent to the ground very unceremoniously. By now her Aura was gone completely, leaving her vulnerable to attack.
Knowing this I grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her back before giving her another kick. The strength dislocated her arm and sent another scream throughout the building. Another kick broke her arm, another scream. A third turned it into a compound fracture which now stuck out of her arm ugly.
I dropped the now useless appendage and put a boot on the wrist to the other, preventing her from a last ditch attack. She was heaving in pain and shuddering underneath me, but I couldn't care. She's done worse to others and deserves nothing less than what I delivered. She probably should have gotten more, but my powers are very limited and I could already feel them begin to fade. I needed to end this very one-sided fight and get Ruby out of here before anyone responds to Cinder's screams.
I reached into the depths of my brightly colored jacket and retrieved my prized revolver. I drew the hammer back with a familiar *click-clack* and aimed at the base of her head.
"Tell the devil I said hi." *BANG*
The magnum round had zero trouble passing through the base of her skull and out the other side, leaving a sizable hole in its wake. Cider was killed instantly and fell limp as her blood began to pool around her mangled corpse.
I returned the revolver from where it came and looked to Ruby who stared off into nowhere seeing as she couldn't, well… see. I quickly made my way over to her shriveling firm and crouched before her. "It's ok now, she's gone. You don't have to be afraid."
She latched onto me like a snake would its next meal and began to sob loudly which I responded by embracing her back. I could her Cinder's "rescue" stampeding down the hall. So quickly I opened another portal and suddenly we were in District Seven of my Faction specifically in the universe's top surgical combat recovery ward.
Nurses were started by the flash, but quickly calmed when they realized what it was. A few noticed the state of Ruby and got closer trying to examine her, however a wave from me deterred them.
"Ruby, listen to me. I'm going to hand you off to some doctors who are going to help you. Everything is going to be fine. Ok?"
The response I got was in the form of a nod against my shoulder.
"Do you want me to stay."
There was a brief pause before she nodded affirmatively again.
"Ok… Doctor," I turned to a nearby EMR Surgeon "She is to remain under my care until she or I deem fit. Is that clear?" he said yes and motioned for a couple nurses with a stretcher.
"Everything will be fine Ruby." I rubbed her back as I stood to place her on the moving medical bed.
"...Everything will be fine."
Ruby would later return to Remnant blind. Damage caused by Tyrian, who would later be killed in action by a certain yellow-haired brawler, made it impossible for implants or a replacement set. That didn't stop her though as technology provided by the hospital allowed her to use sonic waves in order to see and she would then return to learning how to become a huntress.
Beacon was (mysteriously) rebuilt by a third party who eradicated all the Grimm and transported the dragon offsite for disposal. Glenda Goodwitch is currently acting headmaster until Ozpin is located or confirmed dead and a permanent replacement is appointed.
Weiss would return to Beacon, still the heiress to the Schnee dust company when (also mysteriously) her father had a meeting with a nondescript man wearing a red jacket. Weiss didn't ask why her father suddenly changed his mind. Or why he looked as if he'd met death. She would later begin to date Neptune who transferred schools alongside Sun and continue her training.
Blake returned with Sun after Adam was hand delivered on her front doorstep in enough chains and locks to warrant a forklift being needed to transport him. Adam would later be tried and executed by the counsel for terrorism and the White Fang would fall under the leadership of Blake's father once again.
Yang woke up one day to have a brand new arm attached to her body. Her father, Taiyang, claimed he hasn't seen head or tail of her in over a week and is as surprised as her that she now has an arm again. She too would return to Beacon with Ruby to continue her huntress training.
Team JNR would also return to continue hunter training, a fourth member of their team is yet to be found.
The war against Salem continues even if Salem has lost a key piece in her game of chess. Plans will have to be redone and the new fall maiden must be located in order for her evil deeds to continue. Until then she and her band of merry misfits will lay in wait until such a time that can happen.
As for the one known as 'Alpha'...
He simply returned to his regular schedule. Because, even though he used his powers and blatantly disregarded the laws laid by himself, he knew he did good there. And that's all he needed.
The End