It was a rainy night in Mistral. But he didn't mind. Trench coat drenched in the rain, he calmly waltzed around the city. He had managed to stumble across a destroyed bar, the one he had been at but not a few nights ago. He was sesrching for something, but without much hope in his search.

The warning tape that surrounded the building was a harbinger, a testament to the tragedy. Stepping underneath the yellow marker, he looked around, desperate to not find what he was searching for. No such luck. On the back wall, a blackened mess, was the body of his dearest. He didn't say anything, sorrowful to his core. In her eyes, her pink and brown eyes, he saw wrath, regret, and despairing look. What remained of her clothing, was what one would call rags. Her hair had been burned off for the most part, and what remained was a tangled mess.

Closing her eyes, he swore vengeance on whomever let this happen to her. Cinder.

Picking up her lifeless form, he began the long trudge out of the city. He didn't care about the quizzical looks he was given. She didn't deserve this. Withering away in a desolate place. The only thing on his mind, was carrying his faithful helper to her final resting place.

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Ren knew Pyrrha, or who ever this was, would make a move eventually. All he had to do, was observe her fighting style, should it have changed, and adapt to this. He was afraid this would happen. That the Pyrrha they had all grieved over, was not standing before them.

"So, shall we begin?" Her voice was distorted, like two voices were blended together. "I don't have all day you -"

Nora took a swing at Cinder, who ducked under the blow with ease. Leaping backwards, she transformed Milo into a rifle and began taking shots at both Ren and Nora. Ren was able to weave inbetween the shots, Nora deflecting them with Magnhild. They kept forcing her backwards, to try and corner her. Sensing their plot, Cinder swapped to the xiphos form of Milo instead, and adopted a more agressive style of attack. The merciless hail of blows were barely held back the Ren, who deflected them with his own blades.

Cinder was surprised at how easily she was able to predict the two's moves. I must be able to inherit their innate skills and muscle memory... she thought.

Preoccupied with exhausting Ren, she didn't full expect that Nora would fire a grenade right into Pyrrhas backside, at full force forcing her to the ground. Ren took advantage of the oppurtunity, and returned the blows which Cinder dealt, with equal, possibly greater force. All of which, were blocked by Akuo unfortunately. Nora was on the offensive again, sweeping her hammer in great arcs, forcing Cinder to backstep, and roll away from it constantly. A hail of bullets periodically severed an escape route, Ren was quick to ensure there was only one way. Glancing behind her, she had no way left to leave, except to go but forward. An idea popped onto her head. She faked exhaustion, and exhibited carelessness, letting herself be pushed back against the wall further and further. Nora and Ren guarded her only possible exits. Hastily turning around, she scaled the wall, and leaped off of it, passing over their heads. Nora attempted to bring her back to the wall with a vicious strike from Magnhild, but Cinder used it as a stepping stone and gracefully soared over their heads, landing behind them. Ren retaliated with surprising speed, whipping around and unleashing a flurry of blows. Deciding to make use of Pyrrha's innate power of polarity, she wrenched Stormflower out his hands. Clattering to the ground behind him, Ren looked up in shock. He dove for them, but Cinder twisted the blades so they faced him, and scored the blades on his hands, ripping through most of his aura.

A sideswipe from Nora forced her to parry, and Nora quickly followed up with a grenade blast that knocked Cinder through a wall. Struggling to see through the dust and debris, Cinder got a brief glimpse of Nora, before she subsequently brought down her hammer with a loud crash.

Ren knew they couldn't keep this up for much longer. Nora had bought him some time that he very much needed. Pulling out his scroll, he hastily tapped on it, accessing his contacts.

Who is this? This isn't anything like the real Pyrrha! If only we hadn't been so stupid! he furiously thought. Finding Ruby's contact information, he dialed her scroll, but found that it went to voicemail. A tremble passed through the earth. Seconds later, Nora was thrown outside the building she had eagerly leapt into only seconds ago. Staggering to her feet, her aura flickered. Pyrrha had emerged from the building, looking agitated. Ren attempted to try and contact General Ironwood in hopes of recieving backup, but the scroll was knocked out of his hand before he could do anything else. It flew off to the side. near the foundation of a building. Grenades rapidly bounced everywhere, and exploded, creating multiple clouds of thick dust. Taking advantage of the limited visibilty, Ren silently approached Pyrrha, who was stumbling about coughing. Slowly withdrawing his father's dagger, he flipped it about so that he might stab Pyrrha. He was only a few steps away from her. He closed the gap, and raised the knife, ready to plunge it into Pyrrha's shoulder.

Cinder knew something was off. She knew that Ren wasn't a fool enough to directly rush her like Nora was. Unfortunately, the dust that lay over the ground obscured her vision, so that she could only see a few inches in from of her. She suspected an attack might occur from behind, but masked the worry, in the event Ren did try to stab her in the back. The slightest shuffling of feet alerted Cinder to his location. She whirled around and intercepted his arm, in which his hand held a dagger. Using Pyrrha's semblance, she was able to twist the dagger out of Ren's hand into her own, pressing it against his skin. "Nice try dear." she rasped. "Too bad no-one is here to save you.

Ren stared back defiantly, ready to accept death.

"I wonder what I can do to toy with your friend before I slaughter her as well." She mused. "Tell you what; Call off the hunt for me, and I let you live." She offered. "Or, I can kill you, and everyone who dares come after me." She moved the knife to where she pricked his throat.

Ren merely responded by spitting into her face. Cinder, decided not to waste anymore time; Without haste, she dug into his throat. In one clean, slow swipe, she sliced open Ren's throat, allowing his blood to spray everywhere. Choking on his own blood, and rapidly dying, he managed to choke out, "I know you're in there somewhere Pyrrha. Fight the monster within you, for all our sake's!"

With that, he drew his last breath. His eyes glazed over and his body became still. The dust finally cleared. Nora shrieked at the sight of Ren's lifeless body. She ran to him, and fell to her knees. Cinder watched with a cold hostility as Nora buried her head into Ren's body, which was rapidly getting colder. Picking up Magnhild, Nora began to sweep large areas with her hammer, motivated by pure fury. Her strikes were careless, her mind clouded with rage. Cinder backstepped, and created a greatsword out of thin air. A quick uppercut from the sword split Magnhild in half, both pieces clattering to the ground. Nora collapsed to the ground in utter defeat.

Cinder slowly approached her. Creating a bow with an arrow notched in it, she took aim, and released the arrow. It pierced her body instantly, and she cried out in pain.

"What are you waiting for!" She cried out. "Finish me off!"

Cinder shrugged her shoulders, and complied with the defeated girl's wishes.

Cinder lunged for the girl, and thrusted Milo through her trembling body. She gasped in shock, before falling over. Her blood began forming a crimson pool around her. Cinder didn't bother to make sure she was dead.

A buzzing in the distance drew Cinder's attentention. It was Ren's scroll. Reaching down to pick it up, she laughed at who was calling him. Ruby Rose. She answered her request to a call.

"Ren! Sorry I couldn't take your call, I was -" She cut off midway through in a shriek upon realizing who had answered.

"Sorry dear, Ren and Nora won't be answering anymore calls." Cinder laughed maniacally. "I'm afraid you'll have to come clean up this mess." Panning the camera around her, she took photos that showed the multitude of corpses that surrounded her. "You've seen what happens when you try to capture me. Let this serve as a warning."

Cinder proceeded to throw the scroll onto the ground, before smashing it with her foot. Grinning wickidly, she set off intent on ending the existence those who wanted her dead.

AN:

Shorter Chapter today, sorry for the late upload.