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Chapter two: Awaken the Flame
Ruby had been trying to fall asleep but the rings kept appearing in her head. Every time she closed her eyes she could see the rings and hear a voice in the back of her head to try the ring. After a while she just gave up trying to sleep and decided to sneak her way down stairs. When she made it into the kitchen she opened the box like she saw her dad do earlier.
When she opened the box she could not help but pick up the other rings and admire their beauty. After a few minutes of looking at the rings she grabbed the main ring and held it to her chest. She started to think about what her resolve would be. "Uncle Qrow said something you are determined to do," she said out loud. What was it she was determined to do no matter what? As she thought about it she started to think about her mother and how she wanted to be just like her. She wanted to be a hero and protect people from the Grimm. She then was struck with a realization. She now knew what her resolve was.
"I want to protect people," she said with a strong determination. She had closed her eyes to focus on the resolve, but when she opened them she was shocked to see a bright orange flame coming out of the ring. She stared at the flame in amazement for a moment till she remembered what the letter said and grabbed the orange box and inserted the ring into the opening. When she pulled it out the top of the box opened up and out came several other boxes along with a book and a DVD. She looked at the boxes that came out of the other box and saw that each of them was a matching color to the rings in the main box along with another orange box. Ruby reached for the book when the orange box started to shake.
She picked up the shaking box and looked inside the opening. As she stared into the darkness she head a soft growl coming from inside the box. "Hello," she said to the box timidly. She then dropped the box in surprise when she saw an eye stare at her from the opening inside the box. She takes a few breaths before grabbing the box again and saying, "hello there do you want out?" the creature let out a growl that sounded like a yes. "Okay," Said ruby as she grabbed the main ring again and focused on her resolve to help people when the ring flame lit up. She then pushed the ring into the box opening like before. When she pulled it out the box opened up and out came a loud roar.
The roar shook through the house startling everyone else awake. Qrow quickly grabbed his sword and ran down the stairs meeting up with Tai on the way. Yang followed behind the two worried about Ruby when she saw that her door was open and she was not in her bed. The three of them ran into the kitchen that if not for the fact they were suddenly awaken in the middle of the night would have called it one of the cutest scenes they had ever seen.
On the kitchen floor they see ruby laughing with a small lion cub licking Ruby's face. When they got over the initial shock. They took a closer look at the lion cub. Its mane was made out of flames the area around its neck was orange while the outer ring was yellow. The lion's fur was also yellow and wore a silver cap on its head with a blue gem on its forehead. Its tail was also on fire in the same manner as the mane. They just watched the adorable scene for a few minutes and Qrow made sure to record it on is scroll before they decided to make themselves known.
Giving a quick cough to catch their attention Tai decided to say, "What is going on ruby, and what is that?"
Ruby was afraid of answering the question since she was pretty sure was going to be in trouble. seeing this the little lion raised its flame to help comfort and encourage ruby. "Well you see I tried really hard to sleep but I just kept thinking about the rings so I decided to come down here and ty it out. I grabbed the ring and thought about how I wanted to help people and the ring lit up like this," she answered quickly before she held the ring up and managed to make the orange flame appear on the ring. The others just stated at amazement at the flame that came out of the ring.
"so the letter wasn't a joke," questioned Taiyang seeing the flame
"doesn't look like it," Qrow said. "or I am having one of my weirder drunk visions."
"nope im sober and seeing it to," answered Tai
"Looks like that ring knows how to ignite a situation," Yang said. Qrow and Ruby groan at the pun and the little lion lets out a growl. Tai just laughs at it.
"What happened after you got the flame to appear Ruby," Qrow asked. He was hoping to change the topic before Tai and yang made more puns.
"Well I followed the letter and put the flame in the box. When I did this book and other boxes came out of it. Oh along with this disk," ruby said holding the disk up. "Then one of the boxes started to shake and when I picked it up I saw this big orange eye looking back at me. It seemed lonely so I used the ring again and out came this little guy. Can we keep him?"
"I don't know Ruby. We don't even know what it eats or even its name," Tai said.
Qrow leaned down and picked up the box the little lion was in. he examined it for a moment till he noticed a name carved into it he then looks at the lion and asks, "hey little guy is your name Natsu?" the creature looks at him before it nods its head. The others just look at him before he lifts the box up and said, "His name is carved in the edge here." He points at the lower edge of the box and they can clearly see the word "Natsu" carved in it.
"Well there is one questioned answered but what exactly is it last I checked no lion cub had a mane of fire," Tai asked.
"Maybe the answer to your question is on this disk," Qrow said. "Let's go out into the font room and play It." he then started to walk towards the living room with the others following. Ruby was holding onto Natsu following them when yang walked up next to them and said, "hey little guy you got a fever because you look like you're burning up." This caused a groan from ruby and a growl Natsu.
They made their way to the couch and Qrow went to the DVD player to put the disk in. After a few seconds of waiting for it to load the scene changed to a simple office with a man with brown hair that sticks up in the air. The weirdest thing about him though was the flame that appeared on top of his forehead. They saw movement on his lap and were surprised to see Natsu sitting on it. They each take a look at the little guy and can't help but wonder how old he is. Then the guy on the camera starts to speak getting their attention.
"Hello my name is tsunayoshi Sawada. I am the tenth generation leader of the Vongola mafia.
That makes the two adults raise their eyebrows. Between the two of them they knew of most of the major crime organizations but have never heard of Vongola family. And to last long enough to have ten heads it had to of been a major player.
"I am making this video so whoever shall find the box and lit the flames of deathperation will know what they found and its importance. You see the box is going to be buried on a small island of the coast of Italy. We wish there was another option but with the chaos caused by the creatures of darkness.
"Creatures of darkness could he mean the Grimm," Tai thought out loud.
"Possibly," Qrow answered. He was defiantly going to show this to Ozpin.
"I don't know how long the box will remain buried or if you will call the creatures of darkness by a different name. Their creation was helped by the genius mind of Verde the former lightning Arcobaleno. He wanted to create fused hybrid of the flames of night and the flames of wrath. The result of the experiment brought out a witch of darkness that can summon other creatures of darkness." the video switches over to show the video of beowolves being born from a pit of darkness.
"We had attempted to break into the laboratory, but she must have known we were coming. She released a hazardous virus into the air that weakened or killed all active flame users exposed to it. Without the flame users to back them up the regular solders were overwhelmed by her creatures of darkness. She eventually used the resources in the lab to spread the gas through the air killing all the flame users." He coughs up a bunch of blood. "The gas has been killing off all the flame users who could fight against the creatures. Our scientist have found a way to make future generations immune to the gas but it only works on a small percentage of the population. I fear that by the time we make future generations immune the power of the flames will be forgotten about. I can only hope that you how found the rings will help end the evil witch before her evil can destroy the world"
The video cuts off their leaving the small family stunned. The person on the video just told them about the origin of the Grimm. Qrow was thinking in his head that Ozpin needed to see this video ASAP. He reached over and too the disk out immediately. "I am going to bring this to Ozpin right now don't tell anyone what you just saw," he said in an unusual moment of seriousness. He sees the girls nod their heads as he takes off out the door before he turns into a bird and flies toward beacon.
_In a mysterious cavern_
In a small dark room you can see a small baby surrounded by seven different colored lanterns. He suddenly looks at the orange lantern when it flickers for a moment. "I see so the rings have been found and the sky ring has been claimed," he let out a small sigh. "that's a relief I don't know how much longer I could hold on," the little baby said before it coughed out some blood. "I think I can still hold on for a few more years but I need to find people who can take on the power of the Arcobaleno and end that horrible witch. Jager you and the other Vindice go out into the world and find the successors of the Arcobaleno.
"At once Bermuda," another figure said. suddenly five portals of black flames appeared and five mysterious figures stepped through them.